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Chiropractic care gains acceptance & goes mainstream

Katherine Ellison
New York Times
Mon, 05 Oct 2015 23:41 UTC
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After injuring my tailbone in an ill-advised spin class, I made my first appointment with a chiropractor.

I did so with some trepidation: I'd grown up hearing my father, a surgeon, cast aspersions on all sorts of alternative healers, from acupuncturists to osteopaths, always reserving a special aversion for chiropractors. Of course, this was in the 1960s, when the American Medical Association was still waging war on the profession via its Committee on Quackery, which labeled chiropractors as an "unscientific cult."

The A.M.A.'s Committee on Quackery is long defunct, having gone out of existence after a lawsuit by chiropractors led to a 1987 federal district judge's ruling that the medical association had tried to destroy the chiropractic profession. Since then, the number of chiropractors has steadily grown. Today it seems as if everyone I know is seeing one — and not just for the standard hands-on treatment of lower-back pain, but for an expanding range of interventions falling under the rubric of "integrative wellness."

Comment: Read more about the Benefits of chiropractic adjustments

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Red Flag

Monsanto keeps trying to tell us "Cancer Causing" RoundUp is safe!

Jeffery Jaxen
Collective Evolution
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 22:19 UTC
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The last year has seen more happen in conscious defiance of genetically modified food and its associated chemicals than perhaps the last 20 combined. After a slow start, humanity is awakened, activated, and taking no prisoners. There are now blueprints in place from individuals, communities, states, and entire countries to replicate on the way to casting genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their chemicals into the history books.

Meanwhile, Monsanto's public relations and marketing appear to be operating within a vacuum by attempting to ignore a growing global population. As entire countries ban their products and inferior technology, Monsanto is quickly losing control of their financial bottom line as they watch their consumer base evaporate. Short videos and marketing spots are still lauding the virtues of their failed Roundup product. With Monsanto's YouTube video titled "Glyphosate: Give it a Minute," the public is getting a front row seat to the company's "emperor has no clothes" moment.

Comment: RoundUp: Boycott, ban & criminalize

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Bacon n Eggs

How to correct common nutritional deficiencies

Dr. Mercola
Mercola.com
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:32 UTC
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If you eat a balanced, whole-food diet like the one described in my nutrition plan, you're probably getting adequate amounts of the vitamins and minerals your body needs to function.

If not (and this applies to the majority of the U.S. population), there's a good chance you may be lacking important nutrients.

Even if you do eat well, how and where your food was grown can also influence your nutritional intake. Soil quality, storage time, and processing can significantly influence the levels of certain nutrients in your food.

Your age and certain health conditions (digestive issues and others) can also impact your body's ability to absorb the nutrients in your food.

Unfortunately, in many cases nutrient deficiencies can be difficult to assess, and you may not develop symptoms until the deficiency has become quite pronounced.

Below, I will review 11 of the most common nutrient deficiencies,1 and how to address them. Eating real food is usually your best bet, but sometimes supplementation may be advisable, especially if you're showing signs of deficiency.
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Health

New deadly genetic disease found in Russia's Yakutia: Kids don't live past 3 years old


RT
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:33 UTC
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Fourteen children in Yakutia have died of a previously-unknown disease caused by mutations in multiple genes. The illness kills kids before they turn three as it progresses rapidly and there's no cure so far, according to the scientist who discovered it.

In total 16 children have been diagnosed with the genetic illness, says Nadezhda Maksimova, head of a Yakutsk laboratory at the North-Eastern Federal University who discovered the deadly disease.

"We are currently studying a new, very severe disease which causes irreversible metabolic disorders in children who don't survive beyond three years of age. Of the 16 patients that we have found, only two are left alive," she told Ogonyok magazine.

To study the decease, one of the surviving tots is to be sent to Japan, with parents having launched a fundraising campaign.
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Ambulance

Is the medical industry sexist? What women don't know

Arjun Walia
Collective Evolution
Fri, 16 Oct 2015 01:32 UTC
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"No matter who walks into the door to the ER, we order the same tests, we prescribe the same medication without ever thinking about the sex or gender of our patients. Why would we? We were never taught that there were any differences between men and women."

The quote above comes from Dr. Alyson J. McGregor (video below), MD, emergency room doctor and the co-founder/director for the Sex and Gender in Emergency Medicine (SGEM) within the Department of Emergency Medicine at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Their goal is to establish research and educational programs which promote sex- and gender-specific medicine and women's health as they relate to emergency care.

The statement comes right after she cites a government accountability study which revealed that 80 percent of the drugs withdrawn from the market are done so because of their side effects on women.
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Health

Turmeric extract ends cancer malignancy at its roots, paves way for revolution in treatment

Sayer Ji
GreenMedInfo
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 19:16 UTC
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A new turmeric study published in Cancer Letters is paving the way for a revolution in the way that we both understand and treat cancer. Titled, "Targeting cancer stem cells by curcumin and clinical applications," U.S. researchers evaluated the primary polyphenol in the Indian spice known as curcumin for its ability to target cancer stem cells (CSCs), which are believed to be at the root cause of tumor formation and malignancy.

Whereas conventional models of cancer assumed that the majority of the cancer cells within a tumor possess self-renewal capacity to differing degrees, the CSC model proposes that, "[T]he initiation, maintenance, and growth of a tumor is driven by a minor population of cancer cells termed cancer stem cells (CSCs)," and that "These CSCs undergo continuous self-renewal and differentiate to heterogeneous cancer cells, yielding new tumors recapitulating the parental tumors, while the majority of cancer cells lack self-renewal capacity."

In other words, the CSCs are at the apex of a hierarchy of cells within the tumor, and are the "mother" of the various daughter cells that make it up, most of which are intrinsically benign. Conventional treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy, based on a rodent model with a 2-year experimental window to evaluate treatment efficacy and safety, was incapable of comprehending the CSC-mediated cause of post-treatment tumor recurrence, which in humans can take decades after initial treatment to manifest. Although it was possible to debulk a tumor with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, CSC populations were often missed or even enriched as a result. When the tumor mass regrew it often became more invasive and treatment-resistant, resulting in the rapid demise and death of the patient -- deaths which are often written off inaccurately or disingenuously as non-treatment related.
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Life Preserver

Four adaptogens for reducing stress and healing adrenal fatigue

Dr. Frank Lipman
DrFrankLipman.com
Fri, 13 Feb 2015 12:32 UTC
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Stress and fatigue. Judging from the proliferation of coffee and cupcake shops popping up these days, clearly caffeine and sugar are what a lot of folks are using to try to fight back. The problem is, they don't actually work. Sugar and caffeine do offer a quick lift, but the crash is never far behind - so it's back to Starbucks to start the cycle again, turning your day into a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows. Fortunately, there are healthier ways to get through the day - and one of my favorites is with "adaptogens," the special herbs that help your body adapt to stress and resist fatigue. Here's my adaptogens-at-a-glance guide:

Adapta-what?

Adaptogens are a unique group of herbal ingredients used to improve the health of your adrenal system, the system that's in charge of managing your body's hormonal response to stress. They help strengthen the body's response to stress and enhance its ability to cope with anxiety and fight fatigue - slowly and gently, without jolts or crashes. They're called adaptogens because of their unique ability to "adapt" their function according to your body's specific needs. Though the effects may initially be subtle and take time to make themselves felt, they're real and undeniable.

Comment: Healing from adrenal fatigue is a difficult process that typically requires life changes to reduce stress and a lot of rest, but the benefits can be significant. These herbs can be helpful in restoring energy and a sense of calm in situations of depletion from extended stress. Quality is also an important factor when taking herbal supplements, so it's best to look for standardized extracts (where the primary compounds are standardized to a certain percentage of the supplement) and/or high quality tinctures (liquid extracts). It may require some experimentation to find the herbs that work best for you.

Magnesium is also a helpful supplement for correcting adrenal fatigue: Another tool that's helpful for fighting stress is the Éiriú Eolas breathing program for stress relief.

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Beaker

Natural Flavors? Castoreum aka "beaver butt"


Food Matters
Mon, 18 Nov 2013 19:29 UTC
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Millions of people across the globe are eating "beaver butt" and don't even know that they're consuming such a substance.

It's called "castoreum," and it's emitted from the castor sacs within the animal's anus. For a beaver, this slimy brown substance is used to mark its territory, but for us humans, it's used as an additive that is often labeled as "natural flavoring" in the foods we eat - vanilla, strawberry and raspberry probably being the most common.

Why is castoreum used? The most notable characteristic (after being processed) has to be the smell of castoreum. Instead of smelling horrible, like most people would expect from an anally produced secretion, it has a pleasant scent, which supposedly makes it a perfect candidate for food flavoring and other products.

Comment: What's Really Behind the Ingredients in 'Natural Flavors?'

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Life Preserver

Medical Doctor Sells Practice, Opens Up "Farmacy" Using Food as Medicine

Justin Gardner
Free Thought Project
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 18:45 UTC
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Dr. Robert Weiss believes that a change is coming about in the way we approach health and medicine, or rather a reconnection with knowledge that was shunned with the onset of big pharma.

He sold his practice in New York and built the first farm-based medical practice on a 348-acre farm in Long Valley, New Jersey. It can be called a "farmacy," a place that explores and utilizes plant-based "food as medicine."

Comment: Also note that eating only vegetables and fruits is typically not a good idea for a consistent diet. In fact becoming a strict vegetarian might kill you. Consider reading The Vegetarian Myth for a detailed account written by a former vegetarian.

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Health

Boron: An essential mineral that improves absorption of calcium and magnesium


OrganicFacts.net
Mon, 23 Mar 2015 04:25 UTC
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Boron is a vital trace mineral that is required for the normal growth and health of the body. Many dangerous conditions like arthritis and osteoporosis are naturally managed by Boron, and it helps to reduce menopausal symptoms as well. It is believed that boron improves the natural ability of the human body to absorb calcium and magnesium.

Important Sources of Boron

Fruits like apples, oranges, red grapes, pears, plums, kiwis, sultanas, dates, as well as certain vegetables, avocado, soybeans and nuts are rich sources of boron. Chickpeas, borlotti beans, hazel nuts, currants, peanut butter, red kidney beans, tomato, lentils, olive, onion, potato wine, and beer are also notable sources of Boron. There are so many sources that there is no reason to ever suffer from a deficiency.


Comment: There are many factors that could affect the availability of a nutrient in foods (including processing, storage, and soil depletion), so even though a nutrient should be widely available, it is still quite possible to have a nutrient deficiency.


Comment: Any of the above listed symptoms may indicate a boron deficiency, so it may be worth considering supplementing to see if symptoms improve.

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