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The Secret History of the War on Cancer Devra Davis See book keywords and concepts

These distinctions proved fertile grounds for constructing a useful argument when findings of increased risk in animals were eventually made public: if a chemical causes cancer or some other poor health outcome in purebred rats or dogs, that finding may not be pertinent to humans. We don't bark, chew through wood, or make babies after three weeks, so we should not assume that what happens to other mammals when exposed to chemicals necessarily happens to us.

Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods Jeffrey M. Smith See book keywords and concepts

For this reason post-market monitoring is not considered necessary or useful as there is no potential adverse health outcome to monitor. In Australia and New Zealand, as in most other countries, the responsibility for post-market surveillance is covered by an ongoing duty of care on the part of the developer. The developer is expected to monitor for existing and emerging risks that may be associated with its product and notify regulatory authorities whenever new information is uncovered.

Alternative medicine is often practiced with the limited mindset of conventional medicine Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Thus, the great failing in turning to conventional medicine or relying on prescription drugs is that patients shift responsibility for their health outcome to the drugs themselves. In other words, they aren't taking ownership of their health outcome; they are asking for a cure from outside themselves. They are visiting their doctor and saying "Doctor, please cure me, or give me something that will solve my problem." And what goes unsaid is the rest of that thought, which is "...and I have this problem because I haven't been taking care of myself.

The world according to the FDA and Big Pharma Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Patients have no role in determine their own health outcome. "Science" is whatever we say it is. Anything that disagrees with our definition of science is "unscientific." The "Scientific Method" is the process by which we decide what is science. Conflicts of interest don't count if we all mean well. What's really interesting about these beliefs is that they stand in direct conflict to reality. In reality, for example: The human body is naturally biocompatible with foods and medicines from nature. Pharmaceuticals interfere with normal human physiology and inevitably cause harm.

Gene therapy and genetic engineering: the future of medicine? Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

The fact is even though there are genetic influences on the way our bodies process foods, deal with stress or build bone mass, those influences only account for a tiny percentage of our overall health outcome. After all, people living today span the range of health from the utterly diseased to the super-healthy, and yet every human being shares at least 99.5 percent of the exact same genes. So we are nearly identical from a genetic standpoint, and yet we express a wide variety of health outcomes.

Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts

Notice that this is the opposite of the message you have probably heard from the conventional medical establishment, which goes out of its way to disempower people and make them believe they have no control over their health outcome. Conventional medicine likes to tell you that diseases just "happen" to you, for no fault of your own, and due to circumstances you do not control such as your genetic makeup. This message is false, of course. You are, in fact, the only person who has control over your health outcome.

The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S. See book keywords and concepts

You've heard that the attitude of a patient can make a huge difference in his health outcome, and it's true. But it's not the only thing that matters. But by the same token, neither are the drugs he's given. Nor the nutrients, especially if they're given one at a time. What does matter is how everything works together. The best practitioners not only recognize this, they make full use of synergy in designing treatment plans. Mind and body form a giant feedback loop in which ultimately the effects of one are indistinguishable from the effects of the other.

The Vitamin D Cure James Dowd and Diane Stafford See book keywords and concepts

The omega-3 fats in these fish have always gotten credit for this improved health outcome, but these same dietary sources are also high in vitamin D. Vitamin D, Inflammation, and the Metabolic Syndrome Our understanding of cardiovascular disease has recently shifted from a simple focus on lipids to a focus on inflammation. The weight of evidence now suggests that chronic low-grade inflammation and its effect on blood vessels are actually what cause arteriosclerosis (coronary heart disease).

Alternative medicine is often practiced with the limited mindset of conventional medicine Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

So the vast majority of patients, perhaps 95%, are visiting their doctors or alternative practitioners and they are asking for the same thing: some magic pill that will cover up their symptoms and alleviate their responsibility for their health outcome. For some people, it's drugs. For others, it's herbs. But it's all the same distorted view on where healing really comes from. That's the bottom line truth of what most patients are asking for. And that is the common flaw in conventional medicine versus complementary medicine.

Good healers attempt to put patients back in control of their health outcome. But there are two huge challenges with this effort. First, educating patients takes time and the time of both conventional physicians and alternative practitioners is rather expensive. For them to take the time to teach patients, they would have to charge a couple of hundred dollars per visit, and most patients wouldn't want to pay that. And that leads me to the second challenge with this approach, which is that most patients don't want to hear this. The vast majority of patients aren't looking to be educated.

How to (not!) get fat in five easy steps Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

There's nothing you can really do to control your health outcome, they're told. If you get cancer, it's just chance or family history. If you're obese, it's just a genetic mutation that alters your brain chemistry. At least, in their minds. And so each and every day, Americans go to the grocery store and load up their shopping carts with foods that will inevitably create obesity and chronic disease in their bodies. And then they wonder why they don't feel well. They go to the doctor and say "Doc, please, fix me! Because I don't feel so good.

Alternative medicine is often practiced with the limited mindset of conventional medicine Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Because if you look at them both from the perspective of a victimized patient who is not willing to take control over their health outcome, then neither system of medicine is going to solve a person's health problem in the long run. Alternative medicine is no better than conventional medicine if you treat it as a temporary cover up for a pattern of symptoms that you created in your life through your unwillingness to make changes that lead to long term health.

In other words, they aren't taking ownership of their health outcome; they are asking for a cure from outside themselves. They are visiting their doctor and saying "Doctor, please cure me, or give me something that will solve my problem." And what goes unsaid is the rest of that thought, which is "...and I have this problem because I haven't been taking care of myself." Let's face it: the vast majority of chronic diseases are caused by choices made by the patients themselves.

Governments aren't telling people the truth about bird flu preparation Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

You have to take your health into your own hands and be responsible for your own health outcome, which means educating yourself. The best way to do that is to subscribe to this website. Enter your email in the form on the top left and you'll get an update from me with new feature articles on a regular basis. Your email address will be protected, and it will never be sold or rented. You won't receive any spam at that email address, but you will receive news about the bird flu, especially if we start to see an outbreak. Even now, we're seeing symptomless bird flu carriers in Vietnam.

Why we should bar smokers from taxpayer-funded health care coverage Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Cigarettes are also highly addictive, so once a person begins smoking, it's very difficult for them to ever quit, further worsening the negative health outcome. All of this is quite true. Cigarettes are indeed cancer sticks. Inhaling cigarette smoke is the closest thing to suicide other than jumping off the Golden Gate bridge or leaping from a tall bank building in downtown Manhattan. From a logical, reasonable, public health point of view, cigarettes should definitely be outlawed.

From another view, I'll talk about the libertarian argument and the value of allowing people to have the choice to take care of their own health outcome, even if it's negative. And thirdly, I'll present an alternative solution that avoids the pitfalls of both views and yet brings in the benefits of free choice and personal responsibility. First, the public health argument: it's a fairly simple argument, and one we've heard for quite some time. It says that cigarettes are a deadly product. Even when used as directed, they kill their customers -- not overnight, of course, but over the long term.

Depression and mental disorders can be prevented and treated with simple healing foods Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Because truly, the health outcome you experience in everyday life at both the mental and physical level is determined almost entirely by the foods you eat. Presently, the United States of America is home to the most chronically diseased population ever observed in the history of civilization, and it's no coincidence that we also eat the most processed foods, the most fast foods, the highest levels of sugar, salt and food additives than any other country in the world.

Alternative medicine is often practiced with the limited mindset of conventional medicine Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

This is just using herbs in a strictly allopathic manner to shift the responsibility of the patient's health outcome. Good health practitioners, whether in conventional medicine or complementary medicine, attempt to place that responsibility squarely with their patients, and they do that through education. They try to teach their patients about the value of nutrition; they try to show them the wisdom of making new choices about their lifestyle habits and chemical addictions that would lead them to a more healthful journey for the rest of their lives.

How to (not!) get fat in five easy steps Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

To do that, first realize that you, me and everyone alive has a great deal of power to control our own health outcome. If we take responsibility for our health and look at the effects of the actions we are taking, we can determine what outcome we wish to experience. (By the way, the vast majority of readers of this site already know this. But I'm sure you'll agree that many of the people around you, who aren't so well informed about health, truly have no clue...) Some people may be fine with going through life experiencing chronic disease.

Why organized medicine wants to outlaw nutrition and turn healers into criminals Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

I'm going to start by taking responsibility for my health outcome. I'm going to fire my MD, and go get an ND, a naturopathic doctor. I'm going to start working on my foods, my nutrition, my supplements, and my lifestyle. I'm going to change my life and take responsibility for the outcome." That's where you get healthy. That's where you can bypass all that organized medicine. Again, this is the kind of information that organized medicine hopes you never hear. They don't want people to bypass their system. They want people to run through their system like a factory.

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

To begin your own health transformation and take charge of your health outcome, read Take Back Your Health Power! It's a powerful book, and it helps you dispel false beliefs about health that have been taught to you by old school medical doctors. To give yourself a strong foundation in nutrition that will protect you from chronic disease while greatly enhancing your health, read The 7 Laws of Nutrition. After reading this book, you'll instantly understand how to choose foods that create health while avoiding foods that promote disease.

Acomplia drug hype reveals mythology of prescription drugs, shortcut philosophy of American culture Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

They are responsible for their health outcome. No one else can take that responsibility for them. And if they have not created the health situation they desire, they have no one else to blame. Now certainly, genes can be a factor. There are some people who are born with greater ability to store food as body fat. There are other people born with stronger hearts.

They love it because there is a great unwillingness in Western societies, but especially in America, to take responsibility for shaping one's own health outcome. In America, we like to blame everybody else for our situation. We don't want to admit that we put ourselves into the health condition we are currently experiencing. Even our conventional medical system helps us give away our power by saying that it’s our genes, not our actions, that cause chronic disease.

Natural Health Solutions Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts

How to use these natural health solutions Achieving a real health outcome in real life is as simple as applying a few fundamental principles of self improvement. To best explain this, consider what happens when an airplane takes off from Los Angeles and flies to Tokyo. The pilot doesn't just taxi the plane onto the runway, point it toward Tokyo, slam forward the thrusters, and then hope for the best. Instead, the pilot heads in the general direction of Tokyo and, during the flight, makes thousands of tiny adjustments to the plane's direction in order to make sure it stays on course.

You see, your health outcome is really your choice. You can manifest whatever level of health you're willing to commit to. And I just gave you the secret recipe above. It's really that simple. But it does require breaking habits, spending some money on yourself (for supplements, mostly), and challenging your old, outdated, false belief systems that got you to where you are now. "Insanity," they say, is when you keep doing the same old things you've always done, but you expect a different result.

It's about showing individuals how to alter their health outcome so that they can be free of disease. You can't teach that unless you've done it. Based on a survey of my readers, the vast majority of people I'm reaching with information have been able to make astounding health changes. Forty-three percent, for example, have been able to quit drinking soft drinks and more than two-thirds reported improved mental function and improved happiness.

Conventional medicine consistently steals this power from patients, leaving them helpless, victimized, and believing they have no control over their health outcome. You are the healer, not your doctor If you are wise enough to resist this surrender of your health power, then you can recognize that you alone, and not anyone else in the outside world, have the ability to make the changes in your life that will result in a healing event. There is no other healer except you. Yes, there are surgical procedures.

Conventional medicine consistently steals this power from patients, leaving them helpless, victimized, and believing they have no control over their health outcome. 1 Disease is actually a teacher, if we're willing to listen. Pain can be a great motivator to learn something new. This is another reason why conventional medicine is so harmful— by eliminating the pain through painkillers or taking health responsibility away from the patient, doctors deny the patient the ability to experience their own healing journey.

Living the Low Carb Life: Controlled Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S. See book keywords and concepts

Walter Willet recently proclaimed, research has shown that the percentage of fat in the diet—contrary to the advice of the last two decades—has shown absolutely no relationship to any major health outcome. So why worry about fat at all? Having been the associate medical director of the Atkins Center for many years, Dr. Pescatore understands well that the demonization of all fat was a ridiculous idea. But rather than taking a stand for the wholehearted repeal of fat-phobia, the Hamptons Diet takes a more cautious approach.

Gene therapy and genetic engineering: the future of medicine? Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

These are just a few small examples of the many ways in which genetic engineering can help alter our health outcome by changing our hardware and software. Yet, I think there are many other important applications of genetic engineering. One of the most notable today would be altering the behavioral characteristics of our species. We have a genetic code that programs us with certain behaviors.

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