Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 The more they can convince people that herbs or vitamins are useless, the more drugs they can sell.
FDA says, "We warned ya!"
An FDA panel has voted, with a slim margin, to require "black box warnings" on ADHD drugs following the deaths of hundreds of people who were taking them. If these drugs had been a Chinese herb, of course, the FDA would right now be issuing a nationwide ban and confiscating millions of dollars in inventory at health food stores all around the country. |
The Editors of FC&A
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| Remember, herbs are nature's drugs, but they can interfere with prescription medicines. Check with your doctor before treating yourself with any herb.
Healthy habits
Here are some tips to keep you healthy and save you trips to the doctor this winter.
Get a flu shot. Unless you are allergic to eggs, you should get a flu shot if you are over 50 or have a chronic condition. Because viruses are constantly changing, you must get a flu shot every year. For best results, be well-rested and relaxed. If you're under stress, your body won't respond properly to the vaccine. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 And they're legally allowed to give YOU medical advice while a healthy, unlicensed naturopath gets thrown in jail for advising you to eat healing foods and herbs! That's the state of organized medicine today: the most diseased people are still in charge and are the only ones allowed to practice medicine by law.)
You may also find other traditionally educated doctors who are in a high state of health, and when you do find those doctors, you will discover that they tend to explore way beyond what they've been taught in medical school. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 If an herb killed 60,000 Americans, the FDA would be screaming about how we have to regulate all herbs to "protect the people!" If a virus killed 60,000 Americans, we'd call it one of the worst outbreaks since the 1918 bird flu outbreak.
But when a prescription drug kills 60,000 people, the FDA is all but silent. The CEO of a drug company warns us not to "overreact." The newspaper headlines dedicate their space to the Michael Jackson trial. The politicians argue about whether cell phones should be banned on the road. And, don't forget, the Superbowl is coming, too! |
Gary E. Schwartz and Linda G. S. Russek
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 How would the practice of medicine change if such a theory predicted that sensory and perceptual information was continuously stored in all biological tissues, including the heart and lungs, or that natural medicines such as herbs and aromatherapy could sometimes be superior to synthetic drugs because of the systemic information and energy stored in the molecules? How would the practice of our religious institutions and rituals change if such a theory predicted that personal information historically termed "spiritual" was stored in the personal effects of our loved ones? |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 There seems to be an implied arrangement in the minds of regulators (like the FDA) that only alternative therapies have to be proven, only herbs have to actually work in order to be sold. But everything else -- prescription drugs, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgical procedures -- doesn't have to work at all. Even if they do not work, the patients must still pay for them and when those procedures fail to produce the promised result, the patients are never owed refunds. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 People who really know herbs and natural products can only laugh at a product like this. Want a real shampoo? Buy Olive Oil Shampoo from Heritage Products, available at most natural health stores.
The bottom line to all of this, though, is that every week, it seems like we see a new announcement about some toxic chemical found in personal care products that is related to either cancer or neurological disorders. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Superfoods like spirulina, chlorella, broccoli, and nutritional supplements like Amazon herbs, cat's claw (Una de Gato), graviola, or even more traditional herbs like green tea and licorice root. Garlic is also an amazing cancer busting food, not to mention onions, ginger and cauliflower. The harder researchers look, the more they're going to to find the answers right in front of them: inside our own bodies. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Antiviral herbs, medications and preparedness products will all be wiped out if that large a percentage of the population decides to do something at the same time.
A bird flu pandemic would stall the U.S. economy
That's not even the most alarming part of this study; here are more results that are actually even more shocking. First of all, on the minor side of things, 46 percent of poll respondents who eat chicken said they would stop eating chicken. Right there, we're going to see major effects on the poultry industry. |
Alex Steffen
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 Seed Savers Exchange is a network of people committed to collecting, conserving, and sharing the seeds of genetically unique heirloom varieties of vegetables, herbs, and other plants. These plants possess qualities specific to the ecological niches in which they've been grown—qualities that have been passed down through generations. Seed Savers publishes Seed to Seed, a well-regarded guide to growing and saving heirloom seeds. |
| There is additionally an herbal-medicine program that focuses on immune boosters and medicines for AIDS-related ailments; herbal production gardens at Kufunda and in local villages produce the herbs, and a small lab processes and packages them. In 2006 the scope of the lab will expand into growing and distributing the Moringa oleifeira plant (packed with vitamins, minerals, eighteen amino acids, chlorophyll, omega-3 oils, phytonutrients, and antioxidants) and the Artemisia annua plant, which is used to treat malaria (a leading killer in the Global South) and boosts the immune system. |
The Editors of FC&A
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| This is one of the most popular, effective, and versatile herbs for conquering insomnia. Drink it in a tea, swallow it in a capsule, or add five to 10 drops of the aromatic oil to a relaxing bath. most. Eat a handful each night an hour or so before bedtime, and be prepared for pleasant dreams. or other relaxing scenes did a better job of bringing on sleep.
Chamomile. Make a soothing cup of tea at bedtime to ease the stresses of the day. If you are allergic to pollen, however, choose a remedy other than this ragweed cousin.
Lavender. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Well, we study some of the same courses, like we have some courses on emergency drugs and office surgery, we focus most of our attention on herbs and vitamins and diet and lifestyle and hydrotherapy and psychological counseling, basically any therapy we can find that helps make the body stronger.
Mike: You mentioned nutrition as well -- this has been one of the frequent criticisms of more traditional medical schools, that they really don't teach enough nutrition. How much training in nutrition and the relationships between food and health do students receive there?
Dr. |
The Editors of FC&A
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| Check out these other herbs that help conquer atherosclerosis.
• Hawthorn is jam-packed with flavonoids to control LDL cholesterol and widen the blood vessels around your heart. It's a good idea to check with your doctor before using this herb. Too much can be toxic.
• Fenugreek contains lots of fiber to help lower bad cholesterol and triglycerides. Use whole or ground fenugreek seeds in cooking. You can find them in an Indian foods market.
Keep your eyes open. Ginseng also crops up in teas, soft drinks, and even chewing gum. to make a cup of tea. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 When the FDA is attacking herbs and nutritional supplements, they will claim there's not enough evidence to prove they are safe. But when it comes to prescription drugs, the agency says there's not enough evidence to prove they're dangerous. All drugs approved by the FDA, it seems, are deemed safe until proven deadly. And even when proven deadly, they apparently aren't deadly enough to warrant banning them.
The FDA is now so clearly the regulatory puppet of Big Pharma that it has proven itself unable to reform from within. It's time for the U.S. |
The Editors of FC&A
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| Other herbs and foods shield your heart from a dangerous build-up of artery-clogging cholesterol. But garlic gives you the full anti-stroke package.
A substance in garlic called ajoene helps prevent blood from clumping and sticking together. That means it's less likely to clot. Garlic may also help lower your blood pressure and cholesterol, further reducing your risk for stroke. Pep up your next meal with this zesty life-saver.
Jazz it up with ginger. This spice comes with its own dynamic duo — gingerol and shogaol. These natural phytochemicals help prevent blood clots. |
Mark Hyman, M.D.
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 Try herbal therapies
Many herbs have been studied in the treatment of sleep disorders. Try valerian root extract (as directed on the bottle) one hour before bed. Other helpful herbs include kava kava, passionflower, and lemon balm. Experiment with herbal combinations or blends to find the best effect for you.
Consider testing
The most common sleep disorder (and most underdiagnosed) is sleep apnea. |
Joseph Glenmullen, M.D.
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 Although herbs like St. John's wort have been used for centuries and appear to be safe, they are perhaps best used short-term, for up to a year, in combination with other natural alternatives. With the tendency to become dependent on pills in our culture, we need to be careful not to do the same thing with herbs that we have done with prescription medication, relying on them indefinitely. Nor should one rely on herbs exclusively, since, like synthetic drugs, they are not cures but merely suppress symptoms.
No one knows the exact mechanism by which St. |
Greg Critser
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 The growing alternative-medicine movement, with its reliance on herbs and vitamins, appealed to a generation concerned with what was natural. The movie version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest rekindled old suspicions about psychiatric medications, one of the industry's most profitable monopolies. News stories about abuse of Valium, one of the most profitable postwar drugs, led to its reclassification as a controlled substance in 1978, making it harder to prescribe. |
James Howard Kunstler
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 Public health measures were ineffective because the source of the plague was not understood—strewing herbs and murdering Jews did nothing to improve the situation. Faith in a merciful Christian god eroded, and the collective psychology of the survivors swooned into morbidity and depression. The art of the period, with its cavorting skeletons and corpses, reflects this.
The plague of 1347-51 had been preceded by a general European famine that began around 1315, when the climate of Western Europe wobbled and produced a series of late springtimes and cool, wet summers. |
Byron J. Richards
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 Fresh herbs and spices can bring more taste pleasure to meals, thus reducing the desire to get taste pleasure from servings of fat and sugar. Many condiments contain significant health-promoting properties in and of themselves. Great choices for flavor enhancement include garlic, onions, scallions, cinnamon, ginger, turmeric, basil, ci-lantro, parsley, oregano, and cloves. Salt is fine in moderation, as long as it does not provoke fluid retention. Avoid MSG and aspartame.
MSG is a neurotoxin. |
John E. Sarno, M.D.
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 They, too, may nod indulgently and then recommend a physician, practitioner, medication, herbs, etc.
3. You have become convinced that this approach makes sense, but then you pick up a magazine and read an article discussing symptoms like yours, and there is no mention of TMS as a possible cause. Or maybe, just maybe, there is a brief mention of Dr. Sarno's work with TMS, but other quoted sources dismiss it out of hand. As you trust the members of the media to do their homework and provide accurate, complete information, you begin to wonder whether TMS is for real. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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 American West and have a much milder effect than the ephedra species described here, containing little to no ephedrine alkaloids.
EPIMEDIUM
Botanical Name
Epimedium spp., including E. aceranthus, E. acuminatum, E. brevicornum, E. grandiflorum, E. koreanum, E. macranthum, E. pubescens, E. sagittatum
Family
Berberidaceae (Barberry Family) Etymology
The genus name, Epimedium, derives from the Greek epi, "upon," and media, in reference to the ancient country of Media, southwest of the Caspian Sea. |
Kevin Trudeau
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 I'm doing it with all natural herbs and things. I am being monitored very carefully by my holistic doctor who is a DO. Thanks to Kevin I no longer have to take prescription drugs that do as much harm if not more than good. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Terry K.
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I received a check from in relation to the lawsuit the FTC had filed against you. I called your Natural Cures number and the lady that I talked to said to go ahead and cash the check. My husband said he felt like it was blood money. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Anyway, one of the things that we're seeing in the real niche study of immune system modulation is that foods and herbs that we want to modulate the immune system are like reishi mushroom in that they modulate the immune system up and down as needed.
Mike: That's right, it's adaptogenic.
Wolfe: That is possibly what confused this doctor. He probably thought, because garlic is an immune system upper, you know, it kills everything off. Echinacea kills everything off, and to doctors that's confusing. |
The Editors of FC&A
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| But for better circulation, more energy, and greater concentration — which also help improve your mental performance - try these savory garden herbs.
Garlic. This powerful herb fights Yellow mustard has t , , . 111 t more antioxidants than do8B^ and1helPs §et the darker Dijon variety. more blood to Your brain for
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Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 They go on the product, they start having bowel movements and they start taking the herbs, which help support cleansing of all the different organs, like the lungs, the kidneys, the spleen, the pancreas, the lymphatic system and the circulatory system. Everything. Then they start having two to three bowel movements a day. And they start feeling incredible. Then the product is helping to facilitate that detoxification. They start cutting back on the product. Eventually they go off the product, then they use the product twice a year. The product did its job. |
Kevin Trudeau
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| The fact is that studies have been done on this combination of herbs (the FTC prohibits me from mentioning its trade name). You can go to their official website, which I sent to ABC News, showing all the information from the University of Calgary and the various diabetic associations in Asia. They simply lied to the public about the truth about the fact that there is an herbal all-natural way to cure diabetes.
I sent them the information from the New England Journal of Medicine where the American Medical Association was quoted saying that 900,000 people died by taking pharmaceutical drugs. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 They'll go over there and try to discredit traditional Chinese medicine, and they will try to discredit herbs and acupuncture, just like they've done here in the US. They will create a market where they force people to have only one option for treating diseases or symptoms: prescription drugs.
The same scam worked here in the US. They convinced most people that drugs are the answer, even doctors, who are smart people. Why not try it in Asia as well? I'm sure they will. They're doing it already. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 We should all be skeptics of people who are trying to sell us products, especially if it's drugs or herbs or vitamins, because anything can have an element of hype or exaggeration to it. Just because someone is offering something that seems to be a natural vitamin or mineral supplement doesn't mean it's not being over-hyped.
In fact, there are many hucksters and con artists in the nutritional supplement industry, just as there are in the pharmaceutical industry. So, my position has never been that all nutritional supplements are good and that all pharmaceuticals are bad. |
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