Leslie Taylor, ND
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 The simple fact is that people are destroying the Amazon rainforest and the rest of the rainforests of the world because "they can't see the forest for the trees."
Logging for Tropical Hardwoods
Logging tropical hardwoods like teak, mahogany, rosewood, and other timber for furniture, building materials, charcoal, and other wood products is big business and big profits. Several species of tropical hardwoods are imported by developed counties, including the United States, just to build coffins that are then buried or burned. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 If a woman does not maintain a lifestyle that keeps her kidney energy strong—good nutrition, exercise, plenty of rest, low stress, positive outlook—she could develop menopausal symptoms, including insomnia.
In addition to a healthy lifestyle, Chinese herbal supplements can be very helpful in strengthening the kidney essence, says Harriet Beinfeld, L.Ac. She recommends the herbs ginseng, lotus seed, and longan fruit for a woman with a kidney essence weakness that results in a heart yin deficiency. |
| Lying down to rest in the afternoon when circumstances permit
. Sitting and talking to someone
. Sitting quietly after a lunch without alcohol
. In a car, while stopped for a few minutes in traffic
Total Score:
0 to 5 = Slight or no sleep debt 6 to 10 = Moderate sleep debt 11 to 20 = Heavy sleep debt 21 to 25 = Extreme sleep debt
From The Promise of Sleep by William C. Dement, copyright © 1999 by William C. Dement. Used by permission of Dell Publishing, a division of Random House, Inc. |
| As you will discover in the rest of this book, a number of underlying imbalances, with accompanying physical, mental, and environmental factors, can contribute to sleep problems.
It is essential to understand the factors that went into creating each individual's sleep disorder, because sleep disorders are rarely caused by one thing alone and no two people have exactly the same causal factors. |
| So turn the page and let's get started. one
The Basics of Sleep
We spend up to one-third of our lives asleep. Although some hard-driven people may view sleep as an inconvenience that curtails productivity and leisure activities, slumber is certainly no waste of time. In fact, sleep may play a more crucial role than diet or exercise in fostering optimal health.
Sleep is a natural restorative, an antidote to the damage done to our bodies during the course of the day. It allows the body to replenish its immune system, eliminate free radicals, and ward off heart disease and mood imbalances. |
| Stress and Psychological Factors
Stress and pent-up emotional issues can wreak havoc on the brain, deregulating brain chemicals and also affecting organs that are instrumental in procuring a good night's rest. Unmanaged daily stress can upset your hormonal balance, deplete nutrient reserves, and create a vicious cycle of less sleep and more stress. Additionally, unresolved psychological issues, such as deep-seated internal fears or relationship conflicts, can disturb brain chemistry and hinder deep sleep. |
Leslie Taylor, ND
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| Vodka is fine, but remember if it says 40 proof, it is 20 percent alcohol and the rest is water. In the Amazon, a sugar-cane alcohol resembling rum and called aguardiente is often used to prepare plant tinctures; it is 40 percent to 50 percent alcohol.
To prepare a tincture with a shelf life of at least one year, plan on using a minimum of 40 percent alcohol and the balance distilled water, unless otherwise noted in the plant information in Part Three. Use a clean glass bottle or jar with a tight-fitting lid or cork. |
Stacy Malkan
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 They just don't want to convert all their processes because they would have to make an investment. The rest of the industry needs to get on board with this! It's frustrating."
American Beauty?
It's not just the formaldehyde cabinets. Like Columbia Forest Products, many US companies are interested in safer technologies but have a hard time competing with companies that aren't making those investments and that aren't required to inform consumers that their products contain harmful chemicals. Meanwhile, European companies are being pushed to develop safer technologies faster than. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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| Jerry never exercised and was under constant stress from the deadlines and schedules that were the nature of his business. He had become totally driven by the business and left no time for himself.
We told Jerry that the only way we could work with him was if he were willing to change his lifestyle. We made it clear that his sleeping problems were only a sign that all of his vital body functions—his circulatory, digestive, nervous, and hormonal systems—were beginning to fail. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Marshals are routinely recruited by conventional medicine "enforcers" to terrorize selected targets in order to send a message to the rest of the population that they must submit to the treatments of conventional medicine, even when such treatments are provably harmful to patients or based on fraudulent science and deceptive marketing claims.
The tactics of such campaigns mirror those of terrorist cells, which rely on violence or the threat of violence to achieve a political goal. |
Leslie Taylor, ND
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| CURRENT PRACTICAL USES
Traditional Preparation
While iporuru will probably long remain in the South American herbalist's and shaman's medicine chest of natural remedies for impotency, arthritis, pain, and inflammation, its use by the rest of the world will be limited until more people and practitioners learn more about the plant and/or additional research is performed. Very few iporuru products are sold here in the U.S., and it is only available through a handful of companies (which mostly include it in multi-herb combination formulas). |
| Throughout the rest of South America, boldo is used for gonorrhea, as well as for liver, gallbladder, and digestive complaints.
Boldo is the subject of a German therapeutic monograph that allows the use (as an herbal drug) for mild gastrointestinal spasms and dyspeptic disorders. In Germany, it is employed for liver and gallbladder complaints, gastric disorders, and to stimulate gastric secretions (especially bile production and secretion in the gallbladder and liver). It is also used for loss of appetite and as an antispasmodic. |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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 This book empowers a new century of readers to see past traditional thinking and invest in the new science, simplicity, and success of lifestyle changes that can restore your body chemistry and grant you better health for the rest of your life.
The Big Picture
What I now know about health connections to vitamin D deficiency and diet has radically changed the way I view patient problems. All health problems are connected. A person's high blood pressure and diabetes are now part of the same disease that's causing his arthritis and bone disease. |
Marie-France Muller, M.D., N.D., Ph.D.
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 Remove the shirt, rinse yourself in the shower, and treat yourself to 1 hour of rest.
This procedure detoxifies the body and activates metabolism. In cases of flu it produces better results than a sole-solution bath. If you suffer from flu, cold feet, or gout, you may also soak a pair of clean cotton socks in a 3 to 5 percent sole solution mixed from 2 to 4 tablespoons of Himalayan salt diluted in 1 quart of water, wring the socks thoroughly, put them on, then wrap your feet in a dry towel. After about 60 minutes, remove the socks, rinse your feet, and treat yourself to 1 hour of rest. |
David De Angelis
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 How could I avoid harming my sight for the rest of my life? I've been a myope for some years (0.25?.50 D per each eye). Once I had perfect sight and I'm very sorry I can't see as well as before. I study and work at the same time. Does this "work" somehow bring about my sight getting worse? I need clear, distinct sight for my job.
It's very interesting to notice (and point out) your gradual development of almost all functional visual errors. |
Adrian Forsyth and Kenneth Miyata
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 We are the first to admit that some of our statements and conclusions rest on evidence no more substantial than a strand of spider silk. But our web of fragile evidence is not without value. Our facts are unimpeachable—plants and animals do the things we say they do, at least in some places and at some times. It is the underlying causes that are poorly understood. Our purpose is not merely to set down a compendium of interesting facts about tropical nature but to provoke curiosity about how such a complex world might function and how it might have evolved. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 And the rest of the population too, you name it: Adults, senior citizens, expectant mothers – forty percent of our nation is now on prescription drugs. It is unprecedented in the history of the world. The level of corruption and the number of criminals now running our health care system is unprecedented in the history of the world. These are criminals who need to be arrested. Someone in a position of authority – someone like the Attorney General – needs to run in there and make some arrests.
Set an example that says, "Hey, you know what? |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 You can read the rest of this review, complete with photographs showing the problems with the device, by visiting http://www.newstarget.com/PhotoTour_Food_Fresh_1.html
This review is part of the NewsTarget "Phototours" feature that brings you photographic tours of interesting items. Another Phototour available right now shows you how to harvest aloe vera gel from a live aloe plant. To see it, visit: http://www.newstarget.com/PhotoTour_Aloe_Vera_1.html
NewsTarget will be publishing more Phototours in the weeks ahead. |
David De Angelis
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| The fovea is characterized by sharper focusing capacity in relation to the rest of the retina. This is where the entire image falls in case of weak coordination and convergence.
The Set of Ocular Stretching Exercises
The most important factor in these exercises is muscular work intensity. Gradual increasing of intensity leads to consistent training stimulus and physiological adaptation. This produces better coordination, resistance, and focusing after restoring natural shape to the normal ocular globe. The exercises are illustrated in Figure 5.1. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 I wonder if that's because the big corporations that prop up the finances of the popular newspapers aren't really interested in the public learning the truth about subjects like that. rest assured, if I ever get my hands on enough funds to conduct such investigative journalism and fund a team of researchers and reporters, I'll be using Wikipedia as a source for leads and information. Wikipedia is a good thing -- the fact that the media bashes it should tell you that it's actually a very important competitor in the information monopoly that used to be held by the popular press. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Not only is China supplying capital to the rest of the world, it’s increasingly doing so via direct investment. The question for the United
States is whether China will tire of investing only indirectly in our country and begin to sell its dollar-denominated reserves. Doing so could have spectacularly bad implications for the value of the dollar and the level of U.S. interest rates."
By "spectacularly bad implications," Kotlikoff means the value of the U.S. dollar would plummet, the level of U.S. interest rates would skyrocket, and hyperinflation would be well underway. U.S. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 About 90% of our hair is in this growing {anagen) phase at any one time, which can last from two to six years. The rest is in the resting HEALTHY SIGN (telogen) phase, which lasts about
If you don't have gray hair, you twQ tQ three months Then i{ faUs
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... . , ,-N • u out. On average, our scalps drop live longer. A large Danish 0 r r study found that adult men who did not about 50 to 100 hairs each day. The have gray hair had slightly lower death exact number usually depends on rates than men with gray hair. |
Carol Simontacchi
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 After your brain finally gets the rest it needs—and it may take hours before it can quiet itself—you will experience an incredible sense of peace that restores the body and mind. Do it often. Your body will love it.
DOES YOUR BODY NEED REALIGNMENT?
Many years ago, I fell off a horse and landed on the small of my back. I was not seriously injured; my back hurt for a few weeks and after several rounds of good chiropractic treatment, I felt fine. But since that time, if I eat foods to which I am allergic or do not get enough rest, that part of my back hurts. |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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| You burn more calories at rest when you have a greater amount of lean muscle.
On the flip side, inactivity leads to muscle atrophy and loss of muscle mass—or lower resting energy consumption. Inactivity wreaks all kinds of havoc by
?promoting the storage of energy as fat, which produces inflammatory substances;
?contributing to insulin resistance; and
?increasing physical stresses on your bones, joints, and cardiovascular system.
The Vitamin D Cure No-Sweat Workout
Here's an exercise routine that's simple, quick, and gets the job done without muss or fuss. |
Jack Challem
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 Pour the rest of the sauce over the individual servings of scallops and rice.
Shrimp and Chicken Sausage (Serves 2-3)
1 precooked 6-inch chicken sausage olive oil
1 pound shrimp, cleaned and deveined juice of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon diced parsley freshly ground pepper
At the market, looked for a savory precooked chicken or turkey sausage. You may use other types of quality sausages, such as Italian sausage, but cook and cool it before starting this recipe.
Remove and discard the sausage skin, then slice or dice the sausage. |
| Add the rest of the olive oil, then add the spinach and saute it with the leek. When the spinach starts to wilt, sprinkle on the toasted garlic pieces, saute everything for a few more seconds to thoroughly mix the ingredients, remove the pan from the heat, and serve.
Alternatively, you can use freshly diced garlic. In this case, saute the garlic for about 1 minute before adding the leek. |
Bill Sardi
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 There is no justification for treating every breast cancer detected and no sense in detection until the few breast cancers that threaten women can be distinguished from the rest.
In an overlooked report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway, find that three times more breast cancers are detected on the first mammogram than in subsequent screenings. |
Jack Challem
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| You'll be less tempted to snack on junk foods or overeat during the rest of the day.
If you don't have enough time to make a quick breakfast, it may be because you're too tired to get up early enough to cook. Once you start to eat healthy breakfasts, you'll have more energy in the mornings and will be able to get up fifteen minutes or so earlier to prepare them.
Simple Scrambled Egg (Serves 1)
Vi teaspoon olive oil or small pat of butter 1 large egg freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon or so shredded Romano or Parmesan cheese apple slices
Heat a small nonstick fry pan over medium-high heat. |
| The Problem with Low-Carb Diets
One of the inherent problems with low-carb diets is that the term doesn't say much about what the rest of the diet includes. Besides being low in carbs, the diet could be high in either good or bad fats, protein, or vegetables. Always ask yourself what foods the diet is rich in—the more nutritious it is, the better.
Protein, Blood Sugar, and Weight
Protein is an essential nutrient and, aside from water, serves as the main constituent of our bodies. |
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