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Sitting in Silence Proven to Improve Chronic Conditions

Mediation tends to imply ‘religious’ practices. However, Dean Sluyter explains that it is simply sitting quietly and intentionally. Meditating has been found to be beneficial for improving a variety of conditions including high blood pressure, stress, heart disease, insomnia, depression, anxiety, chronic pain management, drug and alcohol addiction. even AIDS and cancer patients. Although it was once considered an alternative treatment method, meditation is now not only acceptable but encouraged by a variety of traditional physicians, hospitals and health care centers.

You learn to savor the quiet. It’s something most of us don’t have, quiet, and it takes some getting used to. When we’re driving our cars or out exercising or eating or working, we have music playing or we talk with people or we have the television on. Quiet can be amazing, though, because it helps us calm down, contemplate, slow down to savor the emptiness.

Stress and anxiety are known factors in causing pain, physical and emotional. A healthy lifestyle starts with a mindset – we need to slow down. Meditation is intentionally putting a pause in an very busy lifestyle. – Michael Karlfeldt

In Zen and the Brain, Dr. James Austin tells us that meditation actually rewires the brains circuitry. This theory has been confirmed with imaging techniques that record brain activity.

In another study published in the American Medical Associations Journal – Hypertension, researchers reported that meditating was just as effective for controlling high blood pressure as prescription drugs.

While a study at the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Mass. by Jon Kabat-Zinn, M.D. reports that participants were able to reduce chronic pain by more than 50 percent. The participants in this study also experienced an increased ability to perform their daily activities and long-term improvements in mood.

In another study by psychologist, Dr Gregg Jacob at Harvard University, found that 75 percent of people with long-term insomnia were able to falls asleep within 20 minutes after retiring with the
use of meditation and relaxation.

In a five year study by Dr. James Blumenthal of Duke University, participants with heart disease were able to reduce their risk of having a second heart attack by 74 percent using meditation, compared to participants who were using prescription medication.

Aside from specific health conditions, meditating is one of the most effective methods for reducing and managing stress and achieving relaxation, which is something we can all benefit from.

Learn More About Meditation from Dr. Michael Karlfeldt and Dean Sluyter.

Natural Meditation: Balance for Mind and Body

June 22, 2019
Explosion of Chronic Disease in Our Children
Over the past fifty years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease in our children have exploded: currently 1 in 2.5 American children has a severe allergy, 1 in 11 has asthma, 1 in 36 has autism and the list goes on. While some attribute this rise to increased awareness and diagnosis, Thomas Cowan, MD, argues for a direct causal relationship to a corresponding increase in the number of vaccines American children typically receive―approximately 72 vaccine doses by age eighteen. The goal of these vaccines is precisely what we’re now seeing in such abundance among our chronically ill children: the provocation of immune response.

With our 72 doses of toxic injections, have we have traded acute (short-term self-limiting) illness for life-long chronic disease?

The above graphic is a modified version of a additional rates of chronic disease increased researched and added by HFI 2018.

Dr. Cowan looks at emerging evidence that certain childhood illnesses are actually protective of disease later in life; examines the role of fever, the gut, and cellular fluid in immune health; argues that vaccination is an ineffective (and harmful) attempt to shortcut a complex immune response; and asserts that the medical establishment has engaged in an authoritarian argument that robs parents of informed consent. His ultimate question, from the point of view of a doctor who has decades of experience treating countless children is:
What are we really doing to children when we vaccinate them?

Listen to Dr. Cowan M.D., explain to us the exacting way vaccines disrupt the natural way the body deals with all viruses and bacteria

Proven Cause and Correlation?

The rate of chronic diseases in our children is astounding and outright terrifying for those paying attention.

The past 8 to 10 years:
- Juvenile Diabetes increased by 23%
- Cancer increased by 29%
- ADHD increased by 43%
- Food Allergies increased by 50%
- Asthma rates rose by almost 50%
- Autism increased 150%
Is there a “cause and correlation” effect relative to children’s chronic health issues surrounding the overwhelmingly accelerating negative health demographics seemingly related following the inordinate mandated number of multi-valent vaccines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as administered by pediatricians since the 1990s?

Dr Cowan brings up very valid points that direct us to a solid conclusion that vaccines, by their very nature, are triggering the chronic illnesses in our children. Epidemiological studies (statistical surveys) show poorer long-term health is more common among the vaccinated who survive without serious injury than children who are not vaccinated. (3, 4, 8, 9)

However this is a question apparently no one in federal health agencies, specifically the CDC and FDA, wants neither to investigate nor find statistically valid data and answers either to substantiate or disprove using science-based methods. They are quick to dismiss any suggestion of a link.

The science is settled – is the resounding rebuttal.

What is informed consent?

Informed consent would be a parent saying, “Yes I know that giving my child a chickenpox vaccine will shift them more towards allergies, autoimmune disease and even cancer. I know it will create some neurotoxicity, but I’m not willing to live with the chance of them getting chickenpox.” That is a truly informed parents making the choice they believe best for their child.

The alternative to informed consent is what is heard most often “Do the vaccine, they work great, there’s no downside.” This is a fairytale.

It is critical that parents research the information that is readily available to them. Reading vaccine ingredients, the vaccine inserts about the risks, reactions and the lack of studies performed for the vaccines the doctors are recommended they inject their children.

Looking for more information on vaccines and their risk? Visit LearntheRisk.org: NVIC.org and Vaccine.guide

Remember when science is “settled” – it is no longer science…it is simply blind faith.

And what of the onslaught of toxins that our children are bombarded with daily?
- Toxic Consumption 75% of our foods contains residue of carcinogenic, endocrine disputing chemicals
- Toxic Absorption Personal care products are loaded with untested chemicals and absorbed by the skin.
  
  OTC drugs and cosmetics: Different formulations are able to improve or reduce permeation, penetration and absorption of each molecule, but every molecule has a specific capacity of skin permeation, penetration and absorption in function of specific chemical-physical factors. It is a nonsense the tentative to demonstrate that if it is a cosmetic , cannot penetrate. There is not a traffic light that allows substances to pass through or not, according to what is written on the product label. -Rodolfo Baraldini
  
  SOURCES of statistics from FocusforHealth.org with additional links provided by HFI for updated statistics
1. https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/asthma/index.html

*2001 through 2009 asthma rates rose the most among black children, almost a 50% increase.

2. http://www.cancer.gov/types/childhood-cancers/child-adolescent-cancers-fact-sheet

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/data/

3. http://www.foodallergy.org/facts-and-stats

4.https://www.cdc.gov/injury/images/lc-charts/leading_causes_of_death_age_group_2016_1056w814h.gif

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/heartdefects/data.html

5. http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/facts.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151208150630.htm

6. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1866098

7. http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/developmentaldisabilities/features/birthdefects-dd-keyfindings.html

8. http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/facts.html

9. https://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/cdc-epilepsy-rates-increasing-among-adults-children

Zack MM, Kobau R. National and state estimates of the numbers of adults and children with active epilepsy – United States, 2015. MMWR. 2017. 66(31);821-825. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6631a1.htm?s_cid=mm6631a1_w.

https://www.cdc.gov/epilepsy/about/fast-facts.htm

Toxins Statistics:
Learn more from EWG consumer guides: https://www.ewg.org/consumer-guides

a. Chemicals in use:
2013 there were 85,000 chemicals https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/sunday-review/think-those-chemicals-have-been-tested.html

b. Glyphosate usage: https://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/pnsp/usage/maps/show_map.php?year=2016&map=GLYPHOSATE&hilo=L&disp=Glyphosate

c. Fluoride Usage: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5014a1.htm

d. Personal Care Products: https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/

e. learntherisk.org, nvic.org
September 4, 2018
17 Amazing Benefits of Pineapples
Pineapples are delicious tropical fruits, which have been celebrated for centuries not only for their unique taste but also for their miraculous health benefits. Eat a cup of pineapple chunks to reap its amazing benefits, such as boosting immunity, improving bone and eye health, and aiding in digestion. It is also anti-inflammatory in nature and helps in curing coughs and colds and accelerating weight loss.

90 percent of conventional pineapples had no detectable pesticide residues you don’t have to pick up an organic pineapple it’s on the clean 15 list from EWG.

What is Pineapple?

Pineapple, also known as ananas, is a delicious tropical fruit surrounded by thorny spikes and topped with hard, waxy leaves that are sometimes up to thirty per fruit. The fruit is up to a foot long and has a combination of sweet and tart taste. Pineapple belongs to the Bromeliaceae family and is actually a composite fruit made of coalesced berries that grow at the crown of a fruiting tree. The name pineapple evolved in the 17th century due to its structure and appearance being similar to pine cones.

Pineapples are a storehouse of several health benefits due to their nutrients. They contain bromelain, protein, carbohydrates, sugar, and soluble and insoluble dietary fiber. The vitamins in these fruits include vitamin A, vitamin C, beta-carotene, thiamin, vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), vitamin B6, and folate. Minerals like potassium, copper, manganese, calcium, sodium, and magnesium are also found in pineapples. These tropical fruits are low in calories and are, therefore, a major part of weight loss diets.

Pineapple Uses

The fruit can be added to your daily diet in many forms, most commonly by cutting them into pineapple chunks to snack on! Crushed pineapple can also be added to cupcakes, cookies, bars, ice creams, yogurt, and various other desserts. Fresh pineapple juice or smoothie is another popular and delicious way to start your day. Its antioxidant-rich juice is also enjoyed around the world as the tropical drink, pina colada.

Pineapple leaves are used as wallpaper and in ceiling insulation. Pineapple fragrance oils are also popular due to their tropical touch.1

Health Benefits of Pineapple

The pineapple fruit is known to offer several benefits. Let us discuss each benefit in detail below.

Boosts Immunity

Pineapple is rich in vitamin C, which makes it one of the richest sources of ascorbic acid. Vitamin C helps in reducing illnesses and boosting the immune system by stimulating the activity of white blood cells and acting as an antioxidant to defend against the harmful effects of free radicals.

Improves Bone Health

Pineapple contains an impressive amount of manganese. Manganese is a trace mineral essential for the strengthening of bones as well as their growth and repair, as well as the creation and activation of certain enzymes. This is according to a report on the nutritional value and benefits of pineapple published in the International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences. A single serving of the tropical fruit can provide you with more than 70% of your daily requirement of this mineral.

Treats Cough and Cold

Pineapple is rich in both bromelain and vitamin C, therefore it helps in preventing and treating respiratory illnesses while eliminating phlegm and mucus from your body if you’ve already contracted an illness or infection. These two nutrients are connected with the reduction of phlegm and mucus build up in the respiratory tracts and sinus cavities.

In order to check the impact of pineapple on immunity levels, almost 100 children were fed no fruit, some fruit, and lots of fruit daily in a nine-week study. Children who ate pineapple showed a lower risk of viral infections and children who the most had almost four times more white blood cells than the other two groups. This clearly shows that consuming pineapple daily is positively linked to increased immunity levels.

Have you ever heard of drinking pineapple juice to alleviate your cough? It works!

On top of containing tons of illness-fighting vitamin C, pineapples have bromelain, an enzyme with anti-inflammatory properties. This combination of nutrients helps to fight off disease and kill bacteria, including those found in your throat! In fact, research has found that raw extracts from pineapple could decrease mucus five times faster than over-the-counter cough syrups.

What kinds of coughs can it help?

Pineapple juice can treat most persistent coughs, as long as they aren’t from something more serious like pneumonia. If you have a cold, skip the cough syrup and go straight for pineapple juice. It’s less expensive, healthier, and tastes much better.

Relieves Asthma

Pineapple aids in reducing the symptoms of asthma. It contains essential nutrients like vitamin C, bromelain, and beta-carotene, which help reduce inflammation often faced by asthmatics.

How to Pick a Pineapple?

The ripeness and freshness of a pineapple can be determined by the smell if its base (no matter how green the crown is). Pick a pineapple, the base of which smells sweet, just like pineapple juice. A fragrance-free pineapple is either harvested too early or is not sweet as it should be.

Note: If you are planning to consume a pineapple, cut the crown and keep the fruit in the fridge placing it upside down. Generally, the sweetness settles at the bottom of the fruit and this will help in distributing it throughout the pineapple. It’s best to have pineapple slices when it’s fresh so as to get maximum nutrition from it.

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August 27, 2018
Study: Manuka honey kills more bacteria than all available antibiotics

Australian researchers have found one type of honey, called Manuka honey, to be better than all known antibiotics.

Manuka honey is produced by bees that forage on the nectar of Leptospermum Scoparium, or New Zealand’s Manuka bush, as well as tea trees, native to Australia and New Zealand only.

This remarkable type of honey not only effectively kills bacteria, but none of the bugs killed by it have been able to build up immunity. In a world where many of the last resort antibiotics are failing against antibiotic-resistant superbugs, Manuka honey may hold the key to fighting resistance issues, saving thousands of lives worldwide.

Manuka honey fights superbugs

Dr. Dee Carter from the University of Sydney’s School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences noted that antibiotics not only have short shelf lives, but the bacteria they attack quickly become resistant as well, making them useless over time.

The report, published in the European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, claimed that Manuka honey killed almost every bacteria and pathogen it was tested on. Unlike all antibiotics available on today’s market, none of the bugs tested were able to survive the honey treatment.

According to Dr. Carter, there are particular compounds, like methylglyoxal, in the Manuka honey that cause multi-system failure in the bacteria, killing them before they are able to adapt and build up immunity.

What Manuka honey can do for you

Manuka’s biological properties range from antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, antibiotic and wound healing, to immune-stimulatory. However, what separates Manuka honey from the rest is that its antibacterial powers challenge even the toughest superbugs, such as the life-threatening methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Read the rest of this article at: http://www.naturalnews.com/2016-12-20-study-manuka-honey-kills-more-bacteria-than-all-antibiotics-available.html.

December 20, 2016