Lynne McTaggart
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 Barry decided to test the effect of negative intention on fungus called Rhizoctonia solani. Rhizoctonia, a thready filament and a distant relative of the common mushroom, is an enemy to 500 types of crops. Farmers call it pod rot or root rot, as it commonly attacks the pods and roots, stunting growth and eventually consuming the plant. No one would object to a means of controlling this garden menace.
Barry set up a batch of experimental petri dishes and matched them with a set of controls of the identical type of fungus growing in the same conditions. |
Jeffrey M. Smith
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 Certain food ingredients and processing agents are derived from GM bacteria, fungus, or yeast.
2. Even if the transgene is not found in the food, the GM process still carries risks.
3. The GM protein may be unhealthy, have altered properties or react with other compounds in unpredictable ways.
4. The gene insertion process might also disrupt normal gene expression of the microorganisms.
Food additives created from GM microorganisms pose health risks
Several enzymes, cooking agents, and other proteins used in food are created from genetically engineered bacteria, fungus, or yeast. |
Bill Sardi
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 Joseph Glover developed a serum that came from horses inoculated with a Cryptococcus fungus, which was obtained from cancer patients. Dr. Glover observed the fungus caused "tumors" in experimental animals. The antibody-rich horse serum was given to many patients with reported success.
Later, Dr. Cornelius Rhoads, chief at Sloan Kettering Cancer Hospital in New York, sought to discredit the germ theory of cancer. Rhoads was head of chemical warfare during the Korean War and was deeply committed to using toxic chemicals to kill cancer cells. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Candida albicans is a yeast fungus that naturally inhabits the body. Ninety percent of the fungus can be found in the mouth and intestinal tract. Sometimes, however, Candida can grow out of control and produce devastating effects on the body. |
Doug Dollemore, Mark Giuliucci and the Editors of Men's Health Magazine
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 Nail Fungus: Avoidance Is Best
Nail fungus doesn't hurt. It won't harm your health. In fact, people won't even notice those thick, raggedy-looking toenails if you keep your shoes on. But this is one tough problem to cure. "There is a race among the drug companies for a cure for nail fungus, and so far, nobody's winning," says Dr. Braver, who tests foot products for one leading company. "If I knew the answer for curing nail fungus, I'd be a very rich man."
Some experts believe that nail fungus is often caused by an immune system problem and aggravated by moisture. |
Tom Bohager
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 Plant-based enzymes most often originate from a fungus called asper-gillus. This fungus produces a large amount of enzymes, including proteases, lipases, amylases, and cellulases, naturally active in a broad pH range. The enzymes are often called fungal or microbial enzymes. However, most people in the nutrition industry refer to them as plant-based, since the aspergillus is grown in a lab on different plants that serve as its food source. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 If there's a fungus there, there's a good likelihood you've got yeast in your system.)
How Does Your Garden Grow?
What to do, what to do?
First thing is, you want to send some reinforcements for the good bacteria in your gut. Start with supplements of probiotics. These guys live in the small and large intestine and happily make vitamins for us, while keeping the overgrowth of the bad bugs in check. They boost the immune system and increase resistance to infection. |
Andreas Moritz
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 It improves hair and skin conditions of any kind, including removal of fungus, healing of cuts, scrapes, and even serious wounds. It takes the itch out of mosquito bites, and the sting out of other insect bites. Lastly, ionized acid water promotes substantially healthier plant growth. Jupiter has by far the largest selection of reliable water ionizers. To find a suitable one, search the Internet or see Product Information.
Body Odor? A Good Reason Not to Use Deodorants
Most people are not aware of why they perspire. |
| Note: For short-term relief, the ancient technique of ear coning or ear candling can help drain old wax, fungus and toxic residues from the ears and open the lymph ducts for improved drainage. Placing several drops of urine into the ears also helps to clear up some of the congestion.
If at this stage of imbalance, the body is still fairly hydrated and is not interfered with, it will provide extra amounts of fluids and mucus to prevent toxins from entering the bloodstream. |
| Note: The skin contains harmful acids used to protect the nut from insect attack and fungus. These acids may cause some irritation, or even allergies, in some sensitive individuals.
ž It is best to avoid leftover foods, with the exception of rice and beans, which you may keep for a day or two and then reheat. Research has shown there are more destructive bacteria in Grandma's reheated soup than on a month-old kitchen sink sponge. With regard to vegetables, the active life force (Prana or Chi energy) and important enzymes and vitamins dissipate after one hour of cooking them. |
| Other applications include removal of toenail fungus, reduced flatulence and zapping of new acne.
A note on thyroid disease/goiter: About 96 percent of goiters are caused by an iodine deficiency. If you medicate with regular iodine, it should best be done under careful supervision because, if overused, iodine can lead to hypothyroidism (see below). However, eating iodine-rich foods, such as dulse and kelp (sea vegetation), is a more indirect and safe way to increase iodine and shrink goiters. Detoxified iodine is certainly a better choice, since it has not shown to produce hypothyroidism. |
| This makes them less "poisonous" for us but at the same time also more vulnerable to all kinds of attacks by insects, lice, bugs, beetles, locusts, fungus, and harsh climatic conditions. To make them resistant against the bewildering number of possible enemies we give the plants synthetically derived poisons (insecticides, pesticides, and other fertilizers) to make up for the missing antibodies. We have effectively impaired the plants' immune systems, and without our chemical assistance, most cultivated plant foods would never reach the ripening stage. |
Bill Sardi
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| Glover observed the fungus caused "tumors" in experimental animals. The antibody-rich horse serum was given to many patients with reported success.
Later, Dr. Cornelius Rhoads, chief at Sloan Kettering Cancer Hospital in New York, sought to discredit the germ theory of cancer. Rhoads was head of chemical warfare during the Korean War and was deeply committed to using toxic chemicals to kill cancer cells.
Other investigators validated the link between mycobacteria and cancer. In 1965, Canadian researchers had confirmed the existence of bacterial-like organisms inside tumors. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| The Yeast Killers for Candida albicans
THERE'S A fungus among us. And is Candida albicans. Also known as can vaginitis, candidiasis, thrush, and "that-annoying-itch-that-is-making-m crazy," yeast infections are just not fu
They are an overgrowth of the Candida albicans bacteria and are one of the most common reasons women consult health-care professionals. But if you're thinking we're just talking "female problems," think again. A yeast infection may sound like girl talk, but the mischief done by Candida albicans goes way beyond that most obvious of syndromes. |
Bill Sardi
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| But he maintains that there is a stealth bacterium that is as small as a virus, has no cell wall, is amorphous (no typical shape), and can resemble a fungus, a spore or a virus. It is a mycoplasma, the tiniest of bacteria. Because it grows and replicates slowly, it cannot be detected by culturing it (accelerating its numbers) in a lab dish until at least a year or more.
Cantwell's notion about cancer being caused by germs is further substantiated by the meticulous investigation of Dr. Lawrence Broxmeyer, a New York physician who carefully outlined the history of the germ theory of cancer. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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 Yard products such as insect repellents, weed, mold and fungus killers are all toxic chemicals. Many of them contain proven carcinogens, yet we utilize them everyday. You don't have to swallow them to be affected. Your body can be contaminated through your skin, nose, mouth and eyes and you may not even know it. We have become addicted to convenience and forgotten common sense. But there is hope. There are many natural cleaning alternatives available that are highly effective and safe for use in the home or office. Please see the Resources section at the end of this chapter or visit www. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 We also provide dietary, herbal, and supplement remedies for conditions such as candidiasis (overgrowth of the Candida albicans fungus) and parasites, two factors that impair the ability of the intestines to eliminate toxins, which ultimately disrupts sleep.
Step 3: Reset your body clock. The importance of balanced circadian rhythms will be emphasized in chapter 5, Reset Your Body Clock. Those of you suffering insomnia due to travel and shift work, as well those experiencing sleep phase syndromes, will learn how to reprogram your body clock to adjust to new sleep-wake schedules. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 Tinea (ringworm) is not actually a worm but a fungus that causes itching, redness, and a spreading circular patch. Different disorders all caused by tinea include athlete's foot, jock itch, ringworm of the scalp, ringworm of the body, and ringworm of the nails. Candida is usually present in the mouth, intestines, and vagina. Immunocompromise or overuse of antibiotics can cause an outbreak of Candida. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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| Toxins That Can Poison the Liver
¦ Pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides
¦ Antibiotics and growth hormones used in agriculture
¦ Vaccinations
¦ Food additives and preservatives
¦ Prescription drugs * Auto exhaust
¦ Fluoride
¦ Household cleaning fluids
¦ Mercury amalgam fillings
¦ Recreational drugs
¦ Electromagnetic fields
¦ X-rays
¦ Alcohol
¦ Tobacco
¦ Coffee
* Hydrogenated fats
¦ Fried foods
¦ Cosmetics12
The Yeast Connection
Yeast is a type of single-celled fungus found throughout nature—in the soil, on vegetables and fruits, and in the human body. |
| Darkfield microscopy: The blood can also be examined visually using a darkfield microscope to detect the presence of the Candida fungus. Dark-field microscopy is a way of studying living whole blood cells under a specially adapted microscope that projects the image (magnified 1,400 times) onto a video screen. A skilled physician can detect early signs of illness in the form of abnormalities in the blood known to be associated with disease. |
Earth RightH. Patricia Hynes
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| Department of Agriculture concluded that the credit goes to a fungus. Varieties of the fungus occur naturally in Europe and Japan, where gypsy moth infestations are not a problem as they are in the United States. The fungus was imported from Japan in 1909 and released in 1910 in several suburbs of Boston. Although the experiment was thought to be a failure, the USDA entomologists concluded that the original fungus spread unnoticed thoughout the northeastern U.S. and controlled a gypsy moth outbreak in 1989.
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2. Petition Your Supermarket to Sell Organic Food. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| Tea tree oil shouldn't be applied to broken skin or rashes that aren't from fungus. It may irritate the skin, so start with a small amount to see whether it works for you. It's not believed to be effective orally, so don't take it internally.
NATURAL TREATMENTS
Acupuncture for Infertility
HAVING TROUBLE getting pregnant? You might want to consider acupuncture. Acupuncture might not be the first thing you think of if you're having a problem with infertility, but maybe it should be. |
Marshall Editions
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 Prevention: Boils can be caused by a virus, bacteria, fungus, chemical irritation, or a physical impact to the skin. However, they are usually bacterial, caused by staphylococcus and streptococcus, both of which live Vjy naturally on the skin. They are more common in diabetics and those with T weakened immune systems, and in those who are obese, have poor hygiene, perspire a great deal, or wear overly tight clothing. Losing weight, improving hygiene, and wearing looser clothing is a straightforward way to prevent or reduce the occurrence of boils. |
| Caution: If you have a fungus infection on your nails, do not use acupressure because it may spread the infection.
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Diet: Include foods in your diet that may help the blood and kidneys, and nourish the nails, such as duck, liver, loquat, persimmon, pineapple, chives, celery, grapes, lotus, yam, and tangerines.
Diet: Nail problems are often a sign of malnourishment. Look for good sources of protein, high-quality complex carbohydrates, and healthy fats and oils. |
| When this is the case, good results may be obtained by adding a few drops of grapefruit seed extract to your regular shampoo as this kills fungus. Leave the shampoo on for three to five minutes. Fungal infections are also a common cause of dandruff. Use a tea tree oil shampoo or add a few drops of tea tree oil to shampoo for its antifungal properties. Try using a selenium-based shampoo, as it acts as an antifungal agent. Flaxseed oil or vitamin E oil can soothe and nourish the scalp— apply either nightly and wash it off in the morning. Use an old sheet or towel to protect your pillow. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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 The fungus is poisonous.
Habitat: Aga is found in the northern hemisphere in sandy, acid soils as far as the northern tundra.
Production: Aga is the above-ground part of Amanita muscaria.
Other Names: Fly Agaric
ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY
COMPOUNDS
Ibotenic acid Muscimol Muscarine (traces)
Betalains (skin pigment)
EFFECTS
Hallucinogenic, toxic.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
In homeopathy for the treatment of neuralgias, fever, anxiety, alcohol poisoning and joint pains.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
The drug is highly toxic. |
| A parasitic fungus, which is often present on the plant, forms an alkaloid, making the plant poisonous.
Habitat: The plant grows in Europe and Mediterranean region.
Production: Taumellolch seeds are the ripe seeds of Lolium temulentum.
Other Names: Bearded Darnel, Cheat, Drake, Ray-grass, Tare
ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY
COMPOUNDS
The active ingredients are not known. However, the toxicity of Lolium rigidum is caused by bacterial toxins, the so-called kidney toxins, which are unusual nucleosides with uracil as the base. |
| The cycle of the fungus begins with the infection of the ovary by an ascospore. The spore, usually deposited by a visiting insect, germinates on the stigma, the hyphae grows down into the ovary where it appropriates food destined for the grain. When the ovary has been completely destroyed the mycelium grows. Horizontal walls are fontned and fat vacuoles become visible. |
| In China and Korea, the root is applied in cases of hepatitis, inflammation of the skin, rheumatic ailments, fever, hemorrhage of the womb, thread fungus, as a sedative, tonic, and for upset children crying (in a nervous state). Also found in decoctions for the external treatment of eczema, impetigo, and scabies. In India, diluted extracts are used for amenorrhea and birth control.
Efficacy of the listed applications has not been clinically proven. |
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