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Ten health benefits of drinking lemon water


WorldTruth.TV
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 00:00 UTC
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We often hear health experts say that drinking a glass of warm water with lemon every day early in the morning is good for our health. Here's why:
  • Water is extremely good for your health as it is the best way to keep the body hydrated, and it helps flush out harmful toxins.
  • Lemon is a good source of many nutrients like calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron and vitamins A, C and B-complex as well as pectin fiber, proteins and carbohydrates. Lemon's citric acid and strong antibacterial, antiviral and immune-boosting powers also help keep you healthy.
To easily reap the benefits, just squeeze the juice from half a lemon into a glass of purified, lukewarm water. If you want, you can add a little honey too. Drink it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, and wait 30 minutes before eating your breakfast.

Comment: Lemon juice has been found to be a safe disinfectant against noroviruses and warm lemon water can also reduce the intensity of headaches.

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First ever bubonic plague case documented in Michigan

Robin Erb
Detroit Free Press
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 21:33 UTC
First ever bubonic plague case confirmed in Michigan
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Under a low magnification of 96X, this hematoxylin-eosin stained (H&E) photomicrograph reveals some of the histopathologic changes seen in a lymph node tissue sample in a case of fatal human plague. Note the medullary necrosis accompanied by fluid due to the presence of Yersinia pestis bacteria.
A Michigan resident has contracted the rare, life-threatening bubonic plague — the first documented case in Michigan's public health history, state officials confirmed.

The Marquette County adult is recovering after apparently contracting the flea-borne illness during a trip to Colorado. Officials are reassuring the public there is no cause for alarm, despite the disease's connection to the microorganism that caused the Black Death plague in Europe in the 1300s, killing millions and reshaping history.

"It's same organism but, in this case, the infection resides in a lymph node," said Dr. Terry Frankovich, medical director for the Marquette County Health Department.

The bubonic plague, in fact, is notably marked by one or more swollen, tender and painful lymph nodes, usually in the groin, armpit or neck.

With the bubonic plague, people are most often infected by bites from infected fleas or when they have direct contact with the tissues or body fluids from an infected animal. The highest risk is in settings that offer food and shelter for rodents — campsites and cabins, for example, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.


Comment: Rats and fleas myth laid to rest as researchers conclude Black Death plague was spread by air-borne pathogens


The Michigander's case did not develop into the more contagious pneumonic form of the plague. Pneumonic plague may be passed between humans, infecting the lungs and causing a rapidly developing pneumonia that can lead to respiratory failure and shock, according to the CDC.

A third form, septicemic, occurs when the plague organism multiplies in the blood, and it can lead to shock, organ failure and — as in the case of a Colorado teen earlier this year — death.

Comment: New Light on the Black Death: The Viral and Cosmic Connection

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What they are not telling you about vaccines

Catherine J Frompovich
Waking Times
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:11 UTC
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The Weston A Price Foundation has produced a 6+ minute video about the actual facts regarding vaccines and vaccinations from the U.S. CDC's VAERS reporting system that every parent, MD, doctor-in-med-school needs to see, and every practitioner of the medical and healing arts must take seriously IF the USA is to have healthy citizens at every age level: prenatal, neonatal, infant, toddler, teen, adult and senior citizen. Here's that video, which I cannot compliment enough and highly recommend.
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Seven ways your health will benefit by giving up dairy products

Perri O. Blumberg
Yahoo News
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:00 UTC
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File this under things you probably never thought you could do. Give up the tantalizing mouthfeel of smoked gouda melted over juicy summer tomatoes in a sandwich? Forgo fresh mozzarella cradled in the sensual embrace of balsamic and basil? Nix crispy nachos swimming in a whirlpool of cheddar, scallions and tomatoes?

As it turns out, slashing dairy from your diet has numerous health benefits, from improving digestion to lowering your risk of chronic disease. Not to mention dropping weight fast by eliminating the calories and bad fats that dairy can pack. Read on to find out what giving up dairy can do for you and your waistline.

Comment: For more information on the negative health consequences of consuming dairy products, see:

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CAFO's: The facts about factory farms

John Ikerd
johnikerd.com
Sun, 13 Sep 2015 21:12 UTC
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A variety of controversies have seriously eroded public trust in American agriculture. Genetically modified crops (GMOs), agricultural chemicals, and concentrated animals feeding operations (CAFOs) or "factory farms" are among the most prominent on a growing list of public concerns. With respect to GMOs, more than 30 states are considering legislation requiring labeling of food products that contain genetically engineered ingredients.[1] Maine and Connecticut already have labeling laws that are pending implementation. The world's most popular weed-killer, Roundup, has just been identified by the World Health Organization as a "probable carcinogen."[2] The most commonly used herbicide on U.S. farms, Atrazine, has long been identified as a probably endocrine disruptor linked to a host of potential adverse health impacts.[3]

Nowhere are the public concerns and controversies about agriculture more prominent than for CAFOs - frequently called "factory farms." CAFOs actually are far more like factories than farms. Nine states have banned the use of gestation crates in CAFOs, which continuously confine breeding hogs is spaces so small they can't even turn around.[4] Only a veto by Governor Christie prevented New Jersey from become the tenth, and bans are under active consideration in several other states. McDonalds has been joined by a growing list of restaurant chains demanding "cage-free" eggs for their customers.[5] Legislation that has been persistently proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives would ban the routine feeding of antibiotics to animals - a common practice in factory farms. The legislation has been blocked thus far by the large drug companies.[6] Under growing pressure for action, the FDA reluctantly adopted "voluntary guidelines," for antibiotic use in CAFOs, which the drug companies endorsed.[7]

Comment: The economics of CAFOs:
  • There are approximately 15,000 CAFOs in the US, which raise 50% of all animals used for our food.
  • The largest food processors hold the greatest share of the market, so they wield more power, both economic and political.
  • CAFOs receive a wide array of subsidies, both direct and indirect, such as crop subsidies on the corn and soybean used to feed CAFO animals. This in turn means more money in the pockets of feed producers like Monsanto.
  • Because CAFOs are not held accountable for the environmental and health damage they do, they don't have to worry about those costs, putting more into their pocket. Those costs are absorbed by the public at large.
  • There are also the economies of scale: once a farm is automated for a large number of animals, doubling that number does not mean a doubling of costs. Organic costs more to produce - as much as 20% more - than CAFOs and factory farms because they require more labor (no use of dangerous of chemicals), more costly fertilizer, higher labor costs for crop rotation, more money spent on organic certification, slower growing time, greater post-harvest handling costs to avoid cross-contamination, and more spacious (and thus more expensive) living conditions for livestock. And of course they don't receive the aforementioned subsidies.


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Cell Phone

What 15 minutes on your cell phone actually does to your brain

Arjun Walia
Collective Evolution
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 14:35 UTC
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A common trend in recent human history is this: we think something isn't harmful, but find out it really is years after its introduction into the global marketplace. Cigarettes are the most obvious example, but the use of cell phones may very well become just as vilified.

We now live in an era where children born today are introduced to cell phones and other electronics almost instantly, and the very first cell phone generation is now reaching adulthood. They haven't been around long enough for us to see any harmful consequences fully materialize, but there is more than enough information out there validating what seem to be innumerable concerns over cellphone usage.

Comment: Listen to SOTT Radio Network's Health and Wellness show on EMF Exposure and the adverse effects it has on children and adults.

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Health

Researchers discover a link between titanium dioxide and obesity

Rob Watson
Prevent Disease
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:25 UTC
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Titanium Dioxide
There is a growing body of evidence to indicate that this may just be the case, for it is certainly disturbing a great many of our body's processes. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is food additive found in a significant percentage of processed food products we consume including dairy, cereals, condiments, sauces and many others.

Modeling is based on the consumption of manufactured foods containing Titanium dioxide. When Food intake is approx. 500gms per day, the consumption of titanium dioxide may be as high as 1%. This equates to approximately 5gms of Titanium Dioxide being consumed per day.
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Attention

Number one cause of childhood death in U.S.? Cancer

Melissa Melton
Healthy Holistic Living
Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:17 UTC
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The number one reason blamed for childhood deaths in America used to be accidents; now it's cancer.

ABC News is reporting today that cancer has officially outranked every other cause of childhood death in this country:
Cancer is the leading cause of childhood death in the United States, with 13,500 new diagnoses each year according to the American Cancer Institute. One out of every 300 boys and one out of every 333 girls will develop cancer before their 20th birthday, according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Cancer in America has seen a sharp increase over the last 100 years across all age groups. Data from the U.S. Public Health Service estimates that cancer death rates in 1900 were around 64 per 100,000; that number has increased almost threefold to 188.7 per 100,000 in 2005.

Comment: Back in 2010 The President's Cancer Panel released a 200 page document warning that America's lackadaisical approach to regulation may have far-reaching consequences for our health. In particular, the report warns about exposures to chemicals during pregnancy, when risk of damage seems to be greatest. Noting that 300 contaminants have been detected in umbilical cord blood of newborn babies, the study warns that:
"to a disturbing extent, babies are born 'pre-polluted.' "
To learn more about how Chemicals Affect Us, Chemicals Of Concern and pertinent information contained in the President's Cancer Panel document read the following articles carried on SOTT:

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Supplementing herbs in your canines diet has many benefits

Marlene Adelmann,
Mother Earth News
Thu, 03 Sep 2015 09:49 UTC
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The long, smoldering hot days in the Northern hemisphere referred to as the Dog Days of Summer can be attributed to the tilt of the Earth which allows for the sun's light to hit the Earth at a more direct angle for a longer period of time throughout the day. This time of year has actually nothing to do with dogs except for the fact that the brightest star in the Canis Major (Large Dog) constellation named Sirius - "Dog Star" by the ancient Romans was believed to contribute to the heat of the sun during the hottest days of the summer. The ancient Romans were sweating in their togas from about July 24th to August 24th. Today, because of the shifting and drifting of the constellations we experience the canine assigned effect from about July 3rd to August 11th.

Comment: More info on the doggie diet: How pet food is killing your dog, "Raw meat could be the cause of dead dogs!" - Seriously?!?,

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Heart

Poor oral hygiene increases risk of disease

Jonathan Landsman
Natural News
Sat, 12 Sep 2015 03:33 UTC
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Good oral hygiene and high-quality dental care are important for long-term health and have benefits that extend far beyond the teeth and gums. Likewise, poor oral health can lead to adverse outcomes and increase the risk of disease. In fact, many health issues and chronic systemic diseases are directly correlated to certain dental treatments and infections.

How serious is this problem? Leo Cashman, executive director of Dental Amalgam Mercury Solutions (DAMS) and a featured expert at the Holistic Oral Health Summit says:

"The root canal-treated tooth is a real serious problem for people that have them because it's a dead tooth that is prone to infection. And, it could end up quite toxic without the ability to fight off the infection of a dead tooth."

Comment: More information on dental hygiene: Good Dental Hygiene May Help Prevent Heart Infection

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