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Truth Publishing Launches "The Secret of Juice Feasting" Audio CD Set Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Through the power of healing foods and botanical medicine, both have revolutionized their own personal health and become living examples of the power of foods, superfoods and medicinal herbs to literally reverse chronic disease and restore maximum health. Now, they are both "Juice Feasters," meaning they drink around five quarts of raw, freshly-made vegetable and fruit juices on a daily basis. "I'm astonished and excited about the health benefits I'm personally experiencing from Juice Feasting," said Mike Adams, the Health Ranger.

Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition Hyla Cass, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Even if you take only one prescription medication, you'll probably feel the need to add in one or two over-the-counter (OTC) medicines from time to time. Even medicinal herbs can interact harmfully with prescriptions or OTC drugs. More and more drugs, together with herbal preparations, are available over the counter, with no consultation or prescription required. Let's say you're taking a couple of prescription drugs . . . you add a few herbs and a dose or two of Tylenol here and there . . . and, of course, your nightly beer or glass of red wine (or two).

The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith See book keywords and concepts

They count their medicinal herbs in the thousands, as compared to the hundreds used therapeutically in Western societies. The therapeutic use of herbal preparations is also an integral part of Ayurvedic medicine, an ancient Indian system of healing that has its roots in Vedic culture. The American Indians also relied heavily on the healing properties of herbs. In fact, many of the over-the-counter drugs and prescription drugs in use today in our society are derived from Native American herbs.

Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes See book keywords and concepts

The Shennong Herbal recorded 252 medicinal herbs used in China, including Asian ginseng, astragalus, and reishi. 1755: Rhodiola was included in the first Swedish Pharmacopoeia. In the past, Vikings had used the herb to enhance their physical strength and endurance. 1947: The term adaptogen is coined by Dr. Nikolai Lazarev. 1958: Soviet researchers describe the action of Eleutherococcus as that of an adaptogen. 1960: Israel Brekhman published his article on eleuthero; after that, more than one thousand studies have been published by Soviet scientists concerning the use of adaptogens.

PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition Thomson Healthcare, Inc. See book keywords and concepts

Recent advances in clinical studies of Chinese medicinal herbs, 2: Clinical trials of Chinese herbs in a number of chronic conditions. Phytother Res; 2:55-60. 1988. Petkov VD et al., Memory effect of standardized extracts of Panax ginseng (G 115), Ginkgo biloba(GK 501) and their combination Gincosan (PHL-00701). In: PM 59(2).106. 1993. Pfister-Hotz G, Phytotherapie in der Geriatrie. In: ZPT 18(3): 162-165. 1997. Phillipson JD & Anderson LA. Ginseng- quality, safety, and efficacy? Pharm J; 232:161-165. 1984. Porrath SA. Hormonal effects of ginseng tea. Med Aspects Hum Sexuality; 117. 1986.

Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition Hyla Cass See book keywords and concepts

Even if you take only one prescription medication, you'll probably feel the need to add in one or two over-the-counter (OTC) medicines from time to time. Even medicinal herbs can interact harmfully with prescriptions or OTC drugs. More and more drugs, together with herbal preparations, are available over the counter, with no consultation or prescription required. Let's say you're taking a couple of prescription drugs . . . you add a few herbs and a dose or two of Tylenol here and there . . . and, of course, your nightly beer or glass of red wine (or two).

Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown David Steinman See book keywords and concepts

She used medicinal herbs such as milk thistle and antioxidants like n-acetyl cysteine, and they helped, although, after all, none of the pharmaceutical drugs could prevent further liver damage. It is difficult—if not impossible—to recover from such an acute poisoning incident. What happened in Earlimart was different. It was insane because all it was was a giant lawn sprinkler, really. Think of your own lawn sprinkler magnified one million times in a large field with neighbors' homes along the side and your sprinkler spewing not water but a fine mist of cyanide molecules.

PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition Thomson Healthcare, Inc. See book keywords and concepts

Immunomodulating activity of Chinese medicinal herbs and Oldenlandia diffusa in particular. Int J Immunopharm; 19:359-370. 1997 Yuan W-l, Chen H-z, Yang, Y-z et al. Effect of Astragalus membranaceus on electric activities of cultured rat beating heart cells infected with Coxsackie B-2 virus. Chinese Med J; 103:177-182. 1990 Zhang WJ. Wojta J. Binder BR. Regulation of the fibrinolytic potential of cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells: astragaloside IV downregulates plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and upregulates tissue-type plasminogen activator expression.

Liu JQ, Wu DW, 32 cases of postoperative osteogenic sarcoma treated by chemotherapy combined with Chinese medicinal herbs. Planta Med, 21: 1997. Ma B, Wang B, Dong J, Yan X, Zhang H, Tu A, New spirostanol glycosides from Anemarrhena asphodeloides. Letter Planta Med, 63:376-9, 1997 Aug. Miura T, Kako M, Ishihara E, Usami M, Yano H, Tanigawa K, Sudo K, Seino Y, Antidiabetic effect of seishin-kanro-to in KK-Ay mice. Planta Med, 21:320-2, 1997 Aug.

Immunotherapy with Chinese medicinal herbs. II. Reversal of cyclophosphamide-induced immune suppression by administration of fractionated Astragalus membranaceus in vivo. J Clin Lab Immunol; 25:125-129. 1988 Foster S. Astragalus: A superior herb. Herbs for Health; Sept/Oct: 40-41. 1998 Guo ^fW. Zhang XX. Zhang ZM. Li FD. Characterization of Astragalus sinicus rhizobia by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of chromosomal and nodulation genes regions. Curr Microbiol Dec;39(6):358-0364. 1999 Hirotani M. Zhou Y. Rui H. Furuya T.

Chinese medicinal herbs reverse macrophage suppression induced by urological tumors. J Urol Aug;146(2):486-90. 1991 Shi HM, Dai RH & Fan WH. Intervention of lidocaine and Astragalus membranaceus on ventricular late potentials. Chung Kuo Chung Hsi I Chieh Ho Tsa Chih; 14(10):598-600. 1994 Shi HM, Dai RH & Wang SY. Primary research on the clinical significance of ventricular late potentials (VLPs), and the impact of mexiletine, lidocaine, and Astragalus. Chung His I Chieh Ho Tsa Chih, May; 11(5): 259, 265-267. 1991 Rui T. Yang YZ. Zhou TS.

A comparison of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 inhibition by partially purified aqueous extracts of Chinese medicinal herbs. Life Sci; 60:345-351. 1997 DeSmet PAGM, Keller K, Hansel R et al (eds). Legislatory outlook on the safety of herbal remedies. In. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs, vol 2. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany: 1-90. 1993b Dombradi GA. Tumour-growth inhibiting substances of plant origin. II. The experimental animal tumour-pharmacology of arctigenin-mustard. Chemotherapy; 15:250-265. 1970 Izzo AA, Di Carlo G, Biscari D et al.

Natural medicine may hold solution for bird flu pandemic Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

To survive most viral infections, all you really need are certain nutritional supplements and powerful medicinal herbs. As Dr. Russell Blaylock explains, "With nutritional supplementation, the elderly can avoid flu vaccination altogether. In my own clinical experience, supplementation dramatically reduces the incidence of ALL viral infection. And should that person become infected with a particularly virulent strain, the severity of the illness is dramatically reduced. This protection also includes such diseases as smallpox and anthrax.

Sunshine heals cancer, and the FDA is powerless to stop it, regulate it or ban it Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

That's the real question, because an industry that only promotes its own patented and overpriced pharmaceuticals is an industry that will soon become irrelevant, because the information about the healing power of sunlight, medicinal herbs and medicinal foods is no longer a secret. It's getting out. People are learning that they can avail themselves of the best medicine in the world by turning to nature and avoiding physicians, hospitals and pharmacies altogether. The best pharmacy in the world is the pharmacy of nature.

Revealed: The original cause of bird flu, and realistic solutions for preventing a pandemic Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

James Duke to assess the chemistry profile of these medicinal herbs and put them in a database. The information is all there; it's all proven. This isn't even debatable. The only thing that's being debated is whether or not the public should be told about it, and, so far, the answer has been, "Keep people in the dark." It's censorship, plain and simple. Sometimes censorship has a very high cost. It certainly seems like it's heading in that direction. In this case, it could cost the lives of millions of people.

the Health Ranger exposes health deceptions while promoting honest health solutions Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

A way where you control your finances, you control your choices, you control your health outcome and you control your destiny; a way where you can create abundance and you can find true happiness – not the false happiness that people think comes with buying a new car, but by finding a way to have healthy, loving relationships in your life; a way to give back to society; a way that helps you find outstanding cognitive function and lucidity through nutrition, superfoods, medicinal herbs and honest nutritional supplements. All of these things are possible.

FDA tyranny and the censorship of cherry health facts (opinion) Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

It's blueberries, garlic, cabbage, onions, ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, aloe vera, almonds and a thousand other natural foods and medicinal herbs. If the public understood the true healing power of these foods -- and the powerful medicines they contain -- conventional medicine and all its drug-pushing participants would suddenly be irrelevant and bankrupt.

Study shows the public is turning to alternative medicine and away from dangerous prescription drugs Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

This includes medicinal herbs, meditation and chiropractic care. The fact that these people are adopting alternative medicine and using it in their own lives is fascinating in and of itself, but what is really fascinating about this research is the response it has been getting from the conventional medical community. The co-author of this study, Gong-Soog Hong, professor of consumer sciences at Ohio State University, said she was quite surprised herself by how many people were turning to alternative medicine.

The Honest Food Guide empowers consumers with independent information about foods and health Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Thai food is glorious, and if you look at some of the medicinal herbs used in Thai food, it's rather astounding how healing Thai dishes can be. Ben: I notice something really interesting right here, on both the health and disease sides of the pyramid. A lot of what we think of traditionally is just physical health when we talk about eating the right foods and eating the wrong foods. But I notice here we have some psychological and behavioral penalties and benefits from eating some of these foods. Mike: Absolutely.

Amazon Herb Company earns top recommendation: Top distributors and products listed Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

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Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind Henry Hobhouse See book keywords and concepts

But the corn could be unvalued and concentrated if turned into whisky, and a packhorse could be loaded with 50 gallons of whisky worth far more than 500 pounds weight of anything else except furs and medicinal herbs. The demand for these last two items was too specialist to be universal, while corn whisky would be accepted without question throughout the South. All other forms of wealth for exchange were heavily discounted, except gold and the paper currency of certain states which had a more rigid fiduciary control than was general.

Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide Ben-Erik van Wyk See book keywords and concepts

Many species and cultivars are grown as ornamental plants and culinary or medicinal herbs, including lemon thyme (T. x citriodora, a hybrid between T. pulegioides and T. vulgaris), wild thyme (T. serpyllum) and caraway thyme (T. herbabarona). Lemon thyme is a smaller, more spreading plant with rounded leaves (often variegated) and a distinct lemon smell. Origin & history Western Mediterranean to southeastern Italy. Thyme appears to have been burnt like incense by the ancient Greeks. It has a long history of use as medicinal and culinary herb and is cultivated in many parts of the world.

Amazon Herb Company review: John Easterling, rainforest herbs and more Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

And I've seen others reverse those diseases with medicinal herbs, healing foods, and a transformation in personal beliefs and personal responsibility. The Amazon Herb Company can help people overcome chronic disease and expand their understanding of the true healing potential found inside each of us. I want to see the Amazon Herb Company succeed Part of the reason I'm doing this is because I want to see the Amazon Herb Company succeed. I want to see this product in the hands of 10 million Americans in the next 3 years.

Rising popularity of medical tourism reveals deterioration of U.S. healthcare system Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Similarly, the FDA wants to regulate and even outlaw most nutritional supplements and medicinal herbs. That's once again a protectionist strategy to protect the profits of the pharmaceutical industry. I wouldn't be surprised if sooner or later someone in organized medicine argues that outsourcing our offshore surgical procedures is hurting the U.S. economy, and they might try to pass a law that makes it illegal to go overseas to get surgery.

Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind Henry Hobhouse See book keywords and concepts

The only products of any salable value he might have had on his farm would be, as quoted in a list of 1812, "cotton, lumber, pitch, turpentine, tar, furs, animal skins, wheat, peas, potatoes, honey, myrtlewax, tobacco, snake-root, several sorts of gums, and medicinal herbs." What was not listed was corn, which, more than most of these products, was too bulky and too low in value to be worth selling.

Natural Health Solutions Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts

My favorite way to consume medicinal herbs and whole foods is to blend them into a smoothie using a Vitamix blender. I often blend whole vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds and various oils into a delicious smoothie drink. I will be publishing my favorite recipes soon in Superfood Smoothies, a recipe book from Truth Publishing. Acidosis / pH Regulation The health of your body rests on a delicate balance called pH. A healthy body is neither too acidic nor too alkaline, and a healthy blood pH level is just slightly alkaline at a pH between 7.3 and 7.45.

Walking the talk: the true story of my transformation from obesity and chronic disease to outstanding health Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

We've only explored 1% of the medicinal herbs in the rain forests. Our best scientists still haven't even been able to measure or quantify or even recognize the vibrational nutritional qualities of homeopathic remedies. We are infants, really. We are children in understanding the true causes of health and the complexities of what it takes to be a healthy person that lives in balance with our environment. We're nowhere near understanding what we need to understand in order to even call ourselves an advanced society. And for myself, I feel like I've just barely begun this health journey.

Medical Herbalism: The Science Principles and Practices Of Herbal Medicine David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG See book keywords and concepts

The Collins Dictionary of the English Language defines an herbalist as a person who grows, sells, collects, or specializes in the use of herbs, especially medicinal herbs. "Herbalist" was once the term used to describe botanists, although modern botanists would likely be offended! Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary defines herbalism as the "knowledge of herbs" and an herbalist as "one who grows, collects, or specializes in the use of herbs, especially medicinal herbs." A secondary definition refers to the herb doctor: "One who practices healing with herbs. Also called herbalist.

Handbook of Medicinal Plants Amarjit S. Basra See book keywords and concepts

Ma, X.F., medicinal herbs (Beijing: New World Press, 1990), pp. 12-262; Liu, C.X. and Xiao, P.G., An introduction to Chinese materia medica (Beijing: Peking Union Medical College & Beijing Medical University Press, 1993), pp. 94-190; Liu, C.X. and Xiao, P.G., Chinese medicinal plants (Tianjin: Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, 1995), pp. 1-90; Liu, C.X., Xiao, P.G., and Li, D.P., Modern research and application of Chinese medicinal plants (Hong Kong: Hong Kong Medical Publisher, 2000), pp. 1-100.

Chemical investigation of Chinese medicinal herbs: Baogongteng, I. The isolation and preliminary study of a new myotic constituent, Baogongteng A, Acta Pharm Sin, 14(12): 731-735. 4. Group of Pharmacology, Beijing Medical College, 1982, Anticonvulsive and sedative actions of pipeline, J Beijing Med College, (4): 217-220. 5. Yang, Q.Z., Shu, H.D., and Lin. L.R.. 1981, The blocking action of anabasin of neuromuscular junction. Acta Pharm Sin, 16(2): 84-88. 6. Zhang, T.M., Fong, T.C., and Lue, E.H., 1958, Studies of beta-dichroine. chloroguanide.

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