Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Drugs are legal to prescribe for everything, but foods, herbs and nutritional supplements are approved for absolutely nothing. That's how twisted the Food and Drug Administration has really become. It all comes down to a simple three-step formula: 1) Push the drugs. 2) Discredit (or outlaw) the herbs. 3) Repeat. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 There's even a downloadable free report, listing 12 potent antiviral foods, herbs and nutritional supplements that, based on my research, are far more powerful than Tamiflu. They work in ways less likely to be obsolete, even if the virus mutates. Even if the H5N1 mutates into something resistant to Tamiflu, it's highly unlikely it will be resistant to these 12 antiviral herbs.
In fact, right now, I could go out into my garden and I pick at least five or six, probably a dozen, different plants with potent, strong antiviral capabilities. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Mike: Aloe vera is one of my favorite herbs, or foods, of all time. I think it's one of the most underrated herbs out there. Why did you decide to put it in?
Lovejoy: Aloe vera is wonderful for blood glucose balancing. It's great for that. It's just so good for the body. There are so many nutrients in it, but what it really helps with is helping extend the antioxidant levels of your body. When you're taking vitamin C and vitamin E, you really only have that protection for usually six hours and sometimes up to eight hours, depending upon how much you're taking. |
| It has that spearmint green tea taste and it's really because of the spices and herbs that are wonderful for our bodies.
Mike: Let's talk about the ingredients that you have in this product. First, we have the greens group. There's barley grass, spirulina and some other green-oriented plant sources in here.
Lovejoy: Right.
Mike: There's not a "greeny" type of taste. It doesn't taste like wheat grass juice or even close to it.
Lovejoy: That's right.
Mike: How do you do that?
Lovejoy: Well, you put the right amount of herbs in it. |
Frantisek Stary
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 The genus Ocimum, which is made up of more than sixty species, includes aromatic subshrubs and herbs indigenous to the tropical regions of Africa, Asia and America. Since the days of the Egyptian pharaohs, and perhaps even earlier, Basil has been grown in many countries throughout the world, even in nontropical regions, as an important culinary and medicinal herb and also as food for bees. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 I also think that we're seeing a very significant increase in interest in the anti-inflammatory herbs -- turmeric, ginger, hops, powerful anti-inflammatories. Now that we're getting so much negative press about Vioxx, Celebrex, and Naproxen, it's inevitable that we'll see a gigantic increase in the use of herbal anti-inflammatories, so I'm all over those.
Mike: What about anti-cancer herbs? There are so many potent anti-angiogenesis properties from the rainforest. |
Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH
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 With more sophistication, our ancestors began to flavor their foods with herbs. This became much more important when food, which had gone bad, had to be consumed. The herbs were used to cover the awful taste of these stale preparations. Fresh food for most people tastes pretty good, even without the addition of salt and sugar. Many people, however, cannot enjoy the taste of food unless it is saturated with salt and sugar because that has been so much a part of their diet for so many years.
Simple
The natural diet is simple. |
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D.
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 You will develop a new taste for the natural flavors of food and you'll discover new herbs, spices, and sauces for seasoning. Eating safely in this culture is a daily challenge, but attention to detail assures success. And remember: you should beware of the "o fat per serving" products such as salad dressing, butter substitutes, mayonnaise, and pastries. They may contain less than 0.5 grams per serving, but that little bit is enough to ensure that you will continue to crave fat. |
Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe
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 Like chocolate, among the late Maya there was no single, standard recipe for such gruels, and often they were stepped up with chilli peppers, herbs, sweetenings, cacao, and combinations of the foregoing.
All of this literary (and chemical) evidence for the Classic Maya use of cacao comes from the Peten of northern Guatemala, where cacao was seldom raised, if at all. A likely source of this cacao was the Pacific coastal plain of Guatemala and Chiapas, certainly a classic cacao-growing region well into late Colonial times. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 Nutritional and botanical support can stimulate white blood cells that engulf and destroy bacteria. herbs and nutrients can enhance the function of T cells, B cells, and natural killer cells that support the immune system's response to infection. Vitamin A, vitamin C, the carotenes, vitamin E, zinc, and the B vitamins all play an important role in immune enhancement. |
John Heinerman
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 It may be obtained by mail-order from Old Amish herbs in St. Petersburg, Florida. Or an equally nice dried cranberry juice product under the Nature's Way label is available from your local health food store. Three capsules of either on an empty stomach twice daily is recommended.
Currants Work Health Miracles
Black, red and white currants all manifest strong antiseptic properties—enough so, in fact, that they can be used in the treatment of Candida yeast infection, some forms of cancer, whooping cough, multiple sclerosis and various skin diseases. |
| A new kind of herbal combination called Artichoke/Garlic may be obtained through the mail from Old Amish herbs out of St. Petersburg, Florida (see Appendix). Recommended intake has been 2-4 capsules per day with meals as necessary.
Remedy for Liver Problems
Certain acids in artichokes definitely help to activate liver function. Scientific literature indicates a definite improvement in liver problems when artichoke is regularly used.
A Quick Three-Minute Salad
Ever in a hurry and don't have much time to fix yourself something to eat? How about whipping up an instant artichoke salad? |
| Accompany the following "wild" salad idea with a cup of instant Country Beverage containing chicory from Old Amish herbs (see Appendix).
Wilted Chicory Greens Salad
Needed: 1 medium-sized onion, sliced and separated into rings; 1 cup sliced, fresh mushrooms; 1 minced clove garlic; 2 tsps. butter; 1/2 tsp. dried, crushed basil; 1/2 cup loosely packed raisins and 2 cups each of endive and escarole snipped into pieces with kitchen shears or scissors.
In a large saucepan cook the onion, mushrooms and garlic in butter on low heat until tender, but don't brown. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 There are herbs, by the way, that have a better than 0.6 percent reduction rate in recurring breast cancer. Many herbs from the Amazon rainforest are anti-cancer, most notably graviola and cat's claw, both of which have received some notoriety over the last couple years, and deservedly so, in my opinion. |
Charles Barber
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 Adriane Fugh-Berman, has documented how she was contacted by RxComms, a British medical communications company, to author a review of interactions between herbs and a generic anticoagulant called warfarin.* "Months later, I received a completed 2,848-word draft, with an abstract, references, and a table, ready for submission to a journal, with my name on it. A note asked me to return it with any changes within seven days." Dr. Fugh-Berman declined, but no matter, another "author" was quickly found. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 I dare USA Today, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the San Jose Mercury News, the Chicago Tribune, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer -- I dare all of you to print the truth about antiviral herbs. Give people the information they need. Help protect public health in this country. You may actually be saving lives.
To all those papers out there, why aren't you printing this? Why aren't you printing articles about the antiviral properties of herbs? These are properties that have been well proven and well documented even in government databases. Dr. James Duke knows this stuff inside and out. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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Dry form used in combination with other herbs in capsules or
Tincture: Vz-l tsp 1-3 times per day
Red Clover {Trifolium Praetense). Red clover, a member of the legume family, has been used worldwide as a source of hay for cattle, horses, and sheep, and the leaves and young sprouts have been used by humans as a source of protein. Historically, it has also been recognized as a medicinal plant for humans and, more recently, as a menopausal herb.
At least six clinical trials have been conducted on the effect of red clover isoflavones on vasomotor symptoms. |
| However, the results of an experiment that compared the relative effects of several different herbs on estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer cells in vitro raised concern.99 Surprisingly, the breast cancer cells in the laboratory responded the same to red clover as they did to estradiol. The question of safety or concern with using red clover extracts in postmenopausal women with a history of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer remains unanswered. |
| Several herbs may be used in combination, and in these cases it is important to consult a reference book or an herbal practitioner to know the dose limitations.
Natural Progesterone. Cyclic bio-identical or natural progesterone that is given 12 days out of the month (usually day 15 of the cycle to day 26) can be used to correct infrequent menses, heavy menses, and sometimes intermenstrual bleeding. This therapy substitutes for what the body is not producing due to the lack of ovulation. A woman must ovulate in order to produce adequate levels of progesterone. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Note to the wise: When you read disparaging news about herbs or vitamins in the press, just recognize it's all part of the system of health oppression rigged up by the pushers of organized medicine. 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. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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| Numerous other herbs can be helpful for individual menopause symptoms. The German Commission E (the German agency similar to our FDA) has approved hops for mood issues such as anxiety and restlessness and for sleep disruptions.137 Hops contain a group of nonsteroidal phytoestrogens called prenylflavonoids. In one study, 67 menopausal women were given either a placebo or a 100 meg or 250 meg standardized hop extract for 12 weeks.138 At 6 weeks, the 100 meg dose was significantly superior to the placebo, but not after 12 weeks. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
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 While you're applying herbal oils and teas externally, there are also a number of beverage teas made with herbs that have fungicidal properties that could prove helpful. I went into my database and asked it to print a list of all the plants containing more than ten fungicidal chemicals. It didn't take the computer long to come up with 38 species, including cinnamon, fennel, peppermint, dill, tarragon, basil, tea, orange, black currant, sage, thyme, red clover, lemon and spearmint. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Chinese herbal medicine, as you probably know, relies a lot on the synergy of herbs and different energies that the herbs produce. So the Blood Sugar Balance is unique in that it only has five ingredients. But what we've found is that those five ingredients in Chinese medicine work very, very well for balancing blood sugar. It's not a diabetic formula or a hypoglycemic formula; it's a blood sugar balancer, to bring either high blood sugar down or low blood sugar up.
Mike: That's actually quite typical of Chinese medicine. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
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| Look for dental products containing these herbs at health food stores.
V Teatree (Melaleuca, various species). Teatree oil is a significant antiseptic, and many herbalists regard it as their first-choice disinfectant for external use. But if you're using teatree to treat gingivitis and canker sores, make sure you don't swallow it.
To combat gingivitis, add a couple of drops of teatree oil to a glass of water, then swish it in your mouth. As with any other essential oil, teatree should never be taken internally, as surprisingly small amounts—a teaspoon or so— can be fatal. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 You look at it, and where are the herbs?
Bronner: Exactly, and it's almost worse (than) what's happening in the natural channel because at least at Wal-Mart, the consumer doesn't necessarily care whether there are herbs. But at health food stores, consumers are motivated to support organics. They want organics. It's that much worse, then, to see this deceit, deception or fraud going on. A lot of people complain about the Clairol "Organic and Orgasm" ad, and yes, that's not great. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 You have to standardize all the herbs. You have to extract everything and standardize it. Otherwise, you don't know what you're dealing with." I completely disagree.
Standardizing herbs, foods and vital nutrients is foolish. It is losing out on all of the wisdom of nature. In nature, plants are naturally varied. One orange does not have the same exact vitamin C content as another orange, even if they're from the same tree. Two different berries from the same berry plant have a different chemical makeup. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 But with herbs and nutritional supplements, no such decision is extended to patients. The FDA merely bans whatever natural substances it wishes, usually based on reports of very small numbers of people being harmed be extremely rare overdoses (such as with ephedra). In those cases, the FDA proudly proclaims it is, "Protecting everyone from a dangerous herb!"
In other words, the FDA now sees its job as protecting the public from "dangerous" herbs while shirking safety responsibilities on truly dangerous prescription drugs. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Second, the practitioner inserts tiny needles approximately 3 to 5 millimeters beneath the skin and may apply heat (through moxi-bustion—the burning of an herbal substance at the exposed end of the needle), special herbs, micro-currents of electricity, mild pressure, or may simply leave the needles inserted. The needles typically remain inserted until the patient fully relaxes or until the meridian becomes balanced again. |
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