Zeolites naturally form when fresh groundwater or sea water reacts with volcanic ash and takes anywhere from 50 to 10,000 years to complete formation. Synthetic zeolites can also be produced much faster and in a more uniform fashion. Zeolites are traditionally used in water filtration, refrigeration, construction, and aquariums.

Zeolites are unique groupings of minerals with a 4-sided honeycomb structure and a negative magnetic charge. This distinctive structure allows zeolite to have a strong osmotic gradient to capture positively charged heavy metals, environmental toxins, and free radicals. Zeolite has small cavities that contain these negatively charged compounds that strongly attract and capture toxins and free radicals.

Once zeolite captures toxins it then holds them with its magnetic energy until they are excreted out of the body through normal digestion. Approximately 60% of the excretion leaves through the urine and 40% through fecal matter.

Zeolites help remove heavy metals

Zeolites are effective at adsorbing heavy metals such as mercury, lead, aluminum, cadmium, and arsenic. These toxins are quickly accumulating in our bodies in the 21st century due to our overuse of chemicals in our food, household products, personal hygiene products, water, and medical treatments. These heavy metals are highly toxic and create massive free radical stress in the brain, liver, kidneys, and gut.

Zeolite has been shown to create an osmotic effect that helps pull these metals out of the tissue structure and into the zeolite matrix. It is a slow and steady process that should be applied daily. Continually dislodging and removing heavy metals is absolutely essential for optimal health.

Most antioxidants act by donating an electron to neutralize a free radical. However, zeolite neutralizes free radicals by trapping them in its complex structure which effectively inactivates and eliminates them. When meat is cooked at high temps and particularly when it is burned it produces dangerous heterocyclic amines and nitrosamines. These are highly carcinogenic free radicals.

Zeolite has been shown to be extremely effective at removing these free radicals from the body.
Zeolites also trap microbes such as pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and yeasts into their matrix where they are eliminated through the bowels and urine. It also grabs hold of xenoestrogenic molecules from plastics, pesticides, and herbicides.

Zeolite is great to have as part of a water filtration system because it helps remove toxins and excess H+ that contribute to an acidic state. Acidic water can have inflammatory effects in the body while neutral or slightly alkaline water has been shown to have significant health benefits.
Zeolites has been shown to be 100% safe and non-toxic by the FDA. This unique mineral has no positively charged fibrous particulates that are non-carcinogenic. They are very similar to clay and activated charcoal in function however zeolite appears to have stronger anti-oxidant effects.

Consuming clay, activated carbon, zeolite minerals, and other earth compounds is an ancient practice. All pre-industrialized cultures practice this regularly as do many animals. It is not uncommon to see birds, cats, dogs, etc. licking clay, rocks, and ash. This is termed ‘geophagy’ and has been observed in archeological sites from thousands of years ago. Some would say that a diet not consisting of these earth minerals would be unnatural.

Sources for this article include:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeolite

http://carolynsamson.articlealley.com

http://www.dovepress.com

http://www.danielvitalis.com/tag/zeolites/

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/035814_zeolites_detox_heavy_metals.html#ixzz1uRogbOxR

Since I’ve been writing to you about the dangers of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and how unnatural it is for you, you’ve probably seen the ads that say it’s the same as sugar. And that sugar, whether it comes from corn or from cane is the same.

Well, it’s not.

If you’ve read my previous letters I show you why it’s not the same and how the fructose is handled differently by your body than sugar from cane.

But there’s another big issue… when high fructose corn manufacturers smile at you and want to reassure you that corn syrup is perfectly fine, ask them about mercury.

One of the steps used to make high fructose corn syrup is to process with caustic soda, which is made using mercury. And when we test, we find that half of the HFCS samples have mercury. Mercury was also found in a third of the off-the-shelf commercial foods where HFCS is the first or second labeled ingredient.

Unfortunately, you probably aren’t going to learn much about this from your doctor. Most are still hopelessly ignorant in these areas. They were simply never taught about nutrition and environmental toxins in medical school and instead only learned about drugs and surgery.

One of the worst toxic offenders you’re exposed to every day is mercury. 6 million pounds of it go up into the air every year just from coal power plants.

This elemental or metallic mercury produces vapor that gets thrown into the air we breathe. It is also used in industry to produce chlorine gas and the caustic soda I mentioned, and in dental fillings and batteries.

Mercury combines with other elements, such as chlorine, sulfur, or oxygen, to form “inorganic mercury” or mercury salts. They are sometimes used in synthetic skin lightening creams and as antiseptic creams and ointments.

Mercury also combines with carbon to make “organic mercury” compounds. The most common is methylmercury. This is produced by organisms in the water and soil, and is the kind of mercury you get when you eat fish.

We also get mercury in our bodies from drinking water, some vaccines, fluorescent light bulbs, red tattoo dye and contact lens fluid. Here are some other places you’d never expect to find mercury:

Many protein powders contain high levels of mercury and other toxic and cancer-causing heavy metals like lead, cadmium and arsenic. This was confirmed by a recent study published in Consumer Reports.
Gone are the days when candles were made from natural products. Today, paraffin is the ingredient of choice. Sounds innocent enough, but paraffin is actually the sludge found at the bottom of barrels of crude oil. The oil by-product is then bleached and treated with benzene and other chemicals to make it usable for candles. Even the American Lung Association warns that paraffin candles release lead and mercury into the air. One study from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that toxic emissions from paraffin candles exceed their own recommendations.
Mercury can build up inside you unless you help your body get rid of it. If you have any of the symptoms of mercury poisoning – emotional instability, depression, numbness, muscle weakness, tremors or ataxia – have yourself checked by your doctor.

And to help your body defend itself, here are two things you can do to protect against buildup of mercury and other toxins:

Take The Fast Lane to Detox – Working out helps your blood and lymphatic circulation do its job or removing toxins from your body. The critical issue when using exertion for detoxification is to work up a good sweat. Working up a sweat will rid your body of many toxins. P.A.C.E. works very well for this.

The principles of short duration and progressively increasing intensity allows for quickly adapting to high levels of exertion. I have never perspired so quickly and heavily as when I condition myself with P.A.C.E. Hundreds of my patients are using it with great results.

Push the Poison Out – Antioxidant foods are good medicine to prevent toxic damage from mercury. Lots of cruciferous vegetables and berries give you the most antioxidant protection.

But, there is one antioxidant that your body makes which is your main detoxifying agent against mercury. It’s called glutathione. It resides in each cell and pushes out heavy metals that you then eliminate through sweat or bodily waste so they don’t do damage inside.

The nutrients L-Glutamine (1,000 mg) and N-acetyl cysteine (1,800 mg to 2,400 mg a day) help your body make more glutathione. Both are available at your local nutrition or health food store.

Organ meats like chicken livers or turkey and chicken giblets, plus eggs and walnuts also make the list of detoxifying foods because they have a lot of selenium, a powerful antioxidant mineral that also helps your body make glutathione. Try to get at least 55 micrograms, and up to 200 micrograms of selenium a day. Brazil nuts are a good source, too. Each has around 100 mcg. (Of course, I also recommend purified liquid zeolite – Deborah).

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

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http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/04/02/toxic-parabens-on-breast-cancer-patients.aspx?e_cid=20120402_DNL_art_1

New research has detected the presence of paraben esters in 99 percent of breast cancer tissues sampledi.

The study examined 40 women who were being treated for primary breast cancer.

In 60 percent of cases, five of the different esters were present.

Parabens are chemicals with estrogen-like properties, and estrogen is one of the hormones involved in the development of breast cancer.

The study notes thatii :

“Variation was notable with respect to individual paraben esters, location within one breast and similar locations in different breasts.

Overall median values in nanograms per gram tissue for the 160 tissue samples were highest for n-propylparaben and methylparaben; levels were lower for n-butylparaben, ethylparaben and isobutylparaben…

The source of the paraben cannot be identified, but paraben was measured in the 7/40 patients who reported never having used underarm cosmetics in their lifetime.”

Sources and Dangers of Parabens

Deodorants and antiperspirants are some of the primary sources of parabens, but the fact that even those who reportedly never used them still had parabens in their breast tissue clearly demonstrates that these chemicals, regardless of what products they’re added to, can, and apparently will, accumulate in breast tissue.

It’s important to recognize that whatever you spread on your skin can be absorbed into your body and potentially cause serious damage over time, as this research demonstrates.

(To learn more about the potential toxicity of your cosmetics, I urge you to review the EWG’s extensive Skin Deep Report.iii ) Parabens inhibit the growth of bacteria, yeast, and molds, and are used as preservatives. On the label they may be listed as:

Methyl paraben Propyl paraben Isobutyl paraben
Ethyl paraben Butyl paraben E216

These chemicals are commonly used in:

Deodorants and antiperspirants Shampoos and conditioners Shaving gel Toothpaste
Lotions and sunscreens Make-up / cosmetics Pharmaceutical drugs Food additives

Studies have shown that parabens can affect your body much like the estrogens, which can lead to diminished muscle mass, extra fat storage, and male gynecomastia (breast growth). Other studies besides the one featured here have also linked parabens to breast cancer. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has linked methyl parabens in particular to metabolic, developmental, hormonal, and neurological disorders, as well as various cancers.

How to Avoid Some of the Most Common Culprits

Avoiding parabens and other harmful chemicals requires becoming an avid label reader. Beware that products boasting “all-natural” labels can still contain harmful chemicals, including parabens, so make sure to check the list of ingredients. Another alternative is to make your own personal care products. In many cases it’s much easier than you might think. Michael DeJong, environmentalist and author of books on green living has a book called Clean Curesiv, which is chockfull of affordable, easy, natural remedies you can prepare at home to treat ordinary ailments with items you have in your own refrigerator and pantry.

When it comes to deodorants, one option is to skip it altogether. Simple soap and water has served me quite well. For some additional odor-protection, try a pinch of baking soda mixed with a small amount of water.

Beware: There’s a Brand NEW Class of Cancer-Causing “Estrogens”…

Recent research has also confirmed the existence of a previously unknown class of cancer-causing materials that can be found in thousands of consumer products. Some of them are even added to supplements and foods as “nutrients”. These estrogen-mimicking compounds are: metals.

Yes, a broad range of metals have been shown to act as “metalloestrogens” with the potential to add to the estrogenic burden of the human breast, thereby increasing the risk of breast cancer. The following metals have been identified as being capable of binding to cellular estrogen receptors and then mimicking the actions of physiological estrogensv :

Aluminum Antimony Arsenite Barium Cadmium Chromium Cobalt
Copper Lead Mercury Nickel Selenite Tin Vanadate

According to Green Med Infovi :

“… [E]xposure to sodium selenite (and sodium selenate) is difficult to avoid, as it is the primary source of supplemental selenium in mass market vitamins, foods, beverages, etc. The same is true for inorganic forms of chromium, copper, nickel, tin and and vanadium, which you will find on the labels of many mass market multivitamins. Another daily source of metalloestrogen exposure for millions of consumers is aluminum-based antiperspirants.”

Cadmium Linked to Higher Breast Cancer Risk

A recent study published in the journal Cancer Research indicates that women whose diets contain higher levels of cadmium are at a greater risk of developing breast cancer. Cadmium is a heavy metal long known to be carcinogenic, and, as you can see by its inclusion on the list above, it’s also been identified as a metal that can bind to estrogen receptors, effectively mimicking the female hormone estrogen. The study found that among close to 56,000 women, those with the highest intakes of cadmium were 21 percent more likely to develop breast cancervii .

Cadmium leaches into crops from fertilizers, or when rainfall or sewage sludge deposit it onto farmland. Potatoes and whole grains are a couple of the primary sources cadmium, but it’s also present in air pollution from the burning of fossil fuel, and can therefore also be inhaled. According to the Los Angeles Timesviii :

“The study offers new evidence in a large human population that environmental chemicals that mimic the effects of the female hormone estrogen may contribute to women’s risk of certain cancers, including endometrial and breast cancers…. The finding comes just three months after the Institute of Medicine, a prestigious body of independent biomedical researchers, concluded that a host of other factors — most within a woman’s power to control, such as obesity and hormone-replacement medication — were the most important sources of breast cancer risk.

The report they’re referring to is Breast Cancer and the Environment: A Life Course Approach by the Institute of Medicine (IOM)ix issued in December of last year, which discusses environmental impacts on breast cancer risk.

The report is a step in the right direction, as it recognizes the need to further investigate the role environmental toxins play in the development of breast cancer. This is important, because while individuals can do their best to avoid harmful chemicals, if we really want to quell the rise in cancers of all kinds, we must remove chemicals linked with cancer from consumer products, manufacturing, and other sources of exposure. Furthermore, the IOM report also identifies ionizing radiation as one of the primary contributors to breast cancer, which of course includes mammograms…

Could More Women Be Harmed than Helped with Mammography?

Mammograms expose a woman’s body to radiation that can be 1,000 times greater than that from a chest x-ray, which increases the risk of cancer. Mammography also compresses breasts tightly (and often painfully), which could lead to a lethal spread of cancerous cells, should they exist.

Earlier this year, the Nordic Cochrane Collaboration issued a report stating that mammography screening may cause more harm than good. Their informative leaflet, Screening for Breast Cancer with Mammographyx , is an important read for every woman. Even more provocative is the new book, Mammography Screening: Truth, Lies and Controversy by Peter C. Gøtzsche, Professor of Clinical Research Design and Analysis Director at The Nordic Cochrane Centre, and Chief Physician. The very first paragraph of the book’s ad readsxi :

“The most effective way to decrease women’s risk of becoming a breast cancer patient is to avoid attending screening.”

While this may sound too shocking to be true for some, the available data fully supports that conclusion. According to the Cochrane Collaboration, for every 2,000 women invited for screening over the course of 10 years, just ONE woman will have her life prolonged. Meanwhile, 10 healthy women, who would not have been diagnosed with cancer had it not been for the mammography screening, will be misdiagnosed as having breast cancer, and will be treated unnecessarily. Additionally, more than 200 women will experience significant psychological distress for many months due to false positives.

The Cancer Industry is Fraught with Corruption…

There’s plenty of damning information out there that can, and ultimately will, be used to call for a congressional hearing on the mammography cover-up. As far back as 1974, professor Malcolm C. Pike at the University of Southern California School of Medicine warned the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that a number of specialists had concluded that “giving a women under age 50 a mammogram on a routine basis is close to unethical.” In the 1990’s, Dr. Samuel Epstein warned about the dangers of mammography, stating:

“The premenopausal breast is highly sensitive to radiation, each 1 rad exposure increasing breast cancer risk by about 1 percent, with a cumulative 10 percent increased risk for each breast over a decade’s screening… The high sensitivity of the breast, especially in young women, to radiation-induced cancer was known by 1970. Nevertheless, the establishment then screened some 300,000 women with X-ray dosages so high as to increase breast cancer risk by up to 20 percent in women aged 40 to 50 who were mammogramed annually.”

Yet despite all the evidence against the routine use of it, mammography has remained the number one recommended “prevention” strategy for all women over the age of 40. Alarmingly, there’s evidence indicating the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been negligent (to put it mildly) in their approval of a number of cancer-detecting devices. It recently became known that whistleblowers within the agency had been secretly monitored for two years; all of whom worked in the office responsible for reviewing medical devices, including cancer screening devices. The monitored employees had warned Congress that the agency was approving medical devices that posed unacceptable risks to patients.

Jeffrey Shuren, director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health has repeatedly tried to take action against the employees, claiming they had disclosed information that undermined the integrity and mission of the FDA. Shuren is also the official who oversees mercury dental fillings, which they have been fraudulently referring to as ’silver fillings.’ Shuren promised to make an announcement about dental amalgam by the end of 2011, but just before the end of the work year, the agency conceded that no announcement was forthcoming – not in 2011, and maybe not at all.

Again and again, Mr. Shuren demonstrates loyalty to industry interests rather than public health and safety… But he’s not the only one. In a 2009 letter from an unknown number of FDA employees to President Obama’s transition team, the authors clearly spell out the need for a complete overhaul of the agency due to deep-rooted systemic corruption at the highest levelsxii . They write:

“Currently there is an atmosphere at FDA in which the honest employee fears the dishonest employee, and not the other way around. Disturbingly, the atmosphere does not yet exist at FDA where honest employees committed to integrity and the FDA mission can act without fear of reprisal. … America urgently needs change at FDA because FDA is fundamentally broken, failing to fulfill its mission, and because re-establishing a proper and effectively functioning FDA is vital to the physical and economic health of the nation.”

Mammograms No Longer Recommended for Women in Their 40’s

The US Preventative Task Force revised its recommendations on mammograms in October 2009,xiii stating that women in their 40’s should no longer get routine mammograms for early detection of breast cancer. Instead, the panel recommended waiting until the age of 50, and only doing one mammogram every other year rather than annually. The Canadian task force followed suit in November last year.

While many cancer organizations were outraged and have shunned the task forces’ new directive, it’s important to realize that the main reasons for this change in guidelines were the documented dangers and short-comings of mammographic screening. All in all, there’s convincing evidence that mammography is not all it’s cracked up to be, and the FDA is not doing its stated job to protect your health. Instead, they’re busy catering to industry and skirting the boundaries of the law to protect a lucrative business model. This is a tragedy, considering how many alternatives there are that could help stem the tide of cancer…

There’s a wide variety of prevention and treatment strategies that appear to be both safer and more effective than conventional strategies like mammograms and the “cut-poison-burn” model of cancer treatment… To learn more, please review the related articles listed below.

References:

i Journal of Applied Toxicology March 2012; 32(3): 219-232
ii Journal of Applied Toxicology March 2012; 32(3): 219-232
iii Environmental Working Group, Skin Deep Report
iv Clean Cures: The Humble Art of Zen-Curing Yourself, Michael DeJong
v Journal of Applied Toxicology December 12, 2011 [Epub ahead of print]
vi Green Med Info March 18, 2012
vii Cancer Research March 15, 2012; 72: 1459
viii Los Angeles Times March 15, 2012
ix Breast Cancer and the Environment: A Life Course Approach, The Institute of Medicine (IOM), December 7, 2011
x SCREENING FOR BREAST CANCER WITH MAMMOGRAPHY (PDF), The Nordic Cochrane Center 2012,
xi MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING: TRUTH, LIES AND CONTROVERSY, Radcliffe Publishing, January 2012
xii CDRH Staffers To Obama: House Cleaning Urgent At Device Center, National Whistleblowers Center
xiii U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Screening for Breast Cancer 2009

Toxins cause IQ loss in Children

Lead had the most severe calculated impact, with an estimated drop in IQ of 23 million points in the population. In contrast, the predicted loss due to preterm birth was 13 million points. Any drop in IQ is considered detrimental to people’s success and society’s needs.

In one of the first studies of its kind, the author analyzed published data from 25.5 million children and compared estimates of population-wide IQ loss from exposures to those of several well-known childhood medical conditions. This new approach to categorizing population risk could help researchers identify the most harmful exposures and evaluate the success of intervention programs.

Context

Exposure to chemicals in the environment can significantly affect a child’s developing brain and nervous system. The exposures can lower IQ, alter behavior and influence social relationships.

Lead, organophosphates and methylmercury are three contaminants known to harm a growing child’s nervous system. Lead exposure occurs mainly through paint in older buidlings and lead-contaminated soil and dust. Organophosphate pesticides are used on crops and in homes, so children can eat or breathe the chemicals. In the United States, methylmercury exposure is mostly from eating fish.

All three chemical types can be passed from pregnant women to the fetus and nursing children. Exposures can be prevented or minimized in communities through education, clean ups and other programs.

Prior studies mostly examine one chemical at a time and often only in a few hundred children. Therefore, the larger public health impact from exposure to a collection of environmental chemicals is not known in the general population.

Medical conditions can also affect thinking and learning abilities. For instance, major health problems, including birth defects, preterm birth, ADHD, autism and brain injuries also affect cognitive and social challenges in school, family and life.

Although environmental exposures and medical conditions can both harm children’s intelligence, no studies have quantified the public health impact on children’s IQ at a populational level or compared the potential harm from the environment versus medical conditions.

Comparing the potential impact on children’s intelligence from these sources would help determine if preventing exposures would reduce cognitive deficits in U.S. children.

What did they do?

To quantify the impact on children’s IQ at a societal – not an individual – level, the researcher analyzed and compared published data from studies that evaluated the impact of environmental exposures and medical conditions on children’s intelligence. He generated loss estimates based on 25.5 million children under age 5 in the United States.

He examined birth defects, preterm birth, ADHD, autism, brain injuries, and other common children’s health problems. On the environment side, he investigated lead, organophosphates and methylmercury. All have sufficient data to produce a reliable population-based estimate on effect size. The effect size is a measure of how the children’s IQ will change with increases in environmental exposure or by having a medical condition.

He limited the analysis to IQ because it can be reliably measured even before school age and is commonly measured and reported in published studies.

He estimated the IQ loss in children based on the concentrations of environmental exposures in the general population and on the prevalence of medical conditions in the population. He compared the magnitude of IQ loss by each exposure or condition.

What did they find?

Lead exposure in U.S. children could be related to about a 23 million IQ point loss in the population, making it the most harmful environmental exposure among the three examined.

Organophosphate pesticides would affect the children by reducing IQ by about 17 million points at the population level.
Methylmercury itself could explain about 0.3 million IQ points lost in U.S. children.
Together, the three environmental exposures would decrease population-wide children’s IQ by 40 million points. This could be equivalent to a loss of 1.6 IQ point in each of 25.5 million children. The average IQ in a society is 100.

In comparison, the estimate for preterm birth – which affects 12 percent of U.S. newborns – was 34 million IQ points. The contribution to societal IQ loss in children by other common problems and disorders, include about 17 million IQ points for ADHD, 7 million points for autism, about 7 million IQ points lost to traumatic brain injuries and 0.1 million IQ points due to birth defects of the heart.

What does it mean?

The potential public health impacts of environmental exposures on children’s nervous systems is significant, according to this study that compares the estimated drops in IQ related to exposures with those related to medical conditions. According to the study, lead and organophosphates together would have more impact than preterm birth or ADHD, two disorders that have considerable societal burden.

The results are important because they are the first to estimate in a population the extent of cognitive losses from environmental exposures. Previous studies have evaluated IQ losses in individuals, which can vary widely in children. Examining IQ effects in populations gives a better indication of impacts on society.

Environmental exposures can be prevented and efforts to reduce toxic chemicals have been made. But the study’s findings suggest they don’t go far enough. Further reductions would help avoid even more public health effects associated with a downward shift of IQ.

Even small reductions in a person’s IQ can increase the need for extra help in school or at work. At a societal level, declining IQ scores results in overall lower intellectual ability, competitiveness, career achievement and increased costs in school and health care.

Even though the analysis focuses on chemical exposures, the approach could apply to non-chemical impacts – such as radition or noise – that may also impact children’s intelligence. Prevention of both chemical and non-chemical threats to child development should be considered when trying to reduce the effects on cognitive function.

This study gathered information on IQ. Other effects – including social adaptation, behavior and executive functions (memory, reasoning, attention) – from environmental exposures are also possible. Preventing children’s exposure to the toxic chemicals identified here may also address these effects as well.

The study suggests parents – and even pre-pregnant women – should be aware of common environmental exposures and how to prevent or reduce them. The author recommends that researchers work to identify historical, existing and new toxic chemicals that could be hazardous to a child’s developing nervous system

Related information:

Axelrad, DA, DC Bellinger, LM Ryan and TJ Woodruff. 2007. Dose-response relationship of prenatal mercury exposure and IQ: an integrative analysis of epidemiologic data. Environmental Health Perspectives 115: 609-615.
Bellinger, DC. 2004. Lead. Pediatrics 113:1016-1022.
Bouchard, MF, J Chevrier, KG Harley, K Kogut, M Vedar, N Calderon, C Trujillo, C Johnson, A Bradman, DB Barr and B Eskenazi. 2011. Prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides and IQ in 7-year-old children. Environmental Health Perspectives 119:1189-1195.
Lanphear, BP, R Hornung, J Khoury, K Yolton, P Baghurst, DC Bellinger, RL Canfield, KN Dietrich, R Bornschein, T Greene, SJ Rothenberg, HL Needleman, L Schnaas, G Wasserman, J Graziano and R Roberts. 2005. Low-level environmental lead exposure and children’s intellectual function: an international pooled analysis. Environmental Health Perspectives 113:894-899.
Saigal, S and LW Doyle. 2008. An overview of mortality and sequelae of preterm birth from infancy to adulthood. Lancet 371:261-269.
Source: http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/2012/01/2012-0223-chemicals-iq-loss-similar-to-disease/

Published in theJournal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, the study contains data on 26,000 US women between 42 and 64 years old. Upon evaluation, the research team found that women with the highest blood concentrations of PFCs tended to go through menopause much earlier than women with low levels of PFCs in their blood, and that PFCs led to “significantly lower” levels of estrogen in women’s bodies.

“There is no doubt that there is an association between exposure to PFCs and onset of menopause,” said Dr. Sarah Knox, lead researcher of the study. “Part of the explanation could be that women in these age groups have higher PFC levels because they are no longer losing PFCs with menstrual blood anymore, but it is still clinically disturbing because it would imply that increased PFC exposure is the natural result of menopause.”

PFCs, which are a fluoride-containing chemical, can be found in all sorts of consumer products ranging from popcorn bags and pizza boxes to Teflon cookware and dental floss. The chemical is a linked to causing cancer, thyroid problems, liver and kidney damage, neurological disorders, and infertility (http://www.naturalnews.com/PFOA.html).

According to a recent report byFOX News, DuPont, the manufacturer of Teflon, plans to eliminate PFCs from its product line by 2015. The best bet for cooking is to use only products that are inert and non-reactive. High quality ceramic, earthenware, enamel, glass, heavy-gauge stainless steel, and cast iron cookware are all viable options to help avoid chemical leaching into food.

http://www.naturalnews.com/031846_cookware_hormones.html

Sources for this story include:

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/03/24/study-chemicals-saucepans-linked…

Learn more:http://www.naturalnews.com/031846_cookware_hormones.html#ixzz1kzpyMWuB

Research shows that just 4ppm of aluminum can cause the blood to coagulate. This is what causes Alzheimer’s Disease and has been documented to inhibit learning. Aluminum consumption can also be associated with the development of bone disorders, including stress fractures.

Also known as tartrazine, FD&C Yellow Aluminum Lake is a chemical concoction derived from coal tar. It is known to be are productive toxin. All artificial colors contain Aluminum Lake, so when your child gets to pick between red, blue or green medicine, they’re really choosing which poison they get to consume. Several chemically enhanced food colorings contain ammonia and therefore produce compounds proven to cause various cancers in animal studies, according to CSPI, the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Most widely used food colors and their damaging actions:

• Blue #1: Research shows it causes kidney tumors in mice.
• Blue #2: Research shows even higher incidence of tumors, specifically gliomas in male rates (a type of tumor that starts in the brain or spine).
• Red #2: Toxic to rodents, even at modest levels, and causes tumors of the bladder.
• Red #3: FDA recognized it in 1990 as a cause of thyroid cancer in animals. It was banned in cosmetics, but still allowed in food and medicine.
• Red #40:Most popular dye of all. Debilitates the immune-system in mice. Allergic reactions common.
• Green #3: Causes bladder and testes tumors.
• Yellow #5: Affects behavior and induces severe hypersensitivity reactions.
• Yellow #6: Causes adrenal tumors in animals.

The following is taken directly from FDA’s Regulatory Process and Historical Perspectives: “Color additives are important components of many products, making them attractive, appealing, appetizing, and informative. Added color serves as a kind of code that allows us to identify products on sight, like candy flavors and medicine dosages.” Really?! Decoding medicine dosages on sight?

There has been a 55% increase in U.S. toxic food dyes just since the year 2000. There are over15 million pounds of dyes put in foods, drinks, candy and medicine every year, and the FDA does nothing to protect consumers from the colorful barrage of poison. 

Studies reveal that children have consumed as much as three pounds of dye by the age of twelve

Here are some popular product and “brand” names you may mistake as exempt products: RD&C dyes and colors in baked goods, beverages, candy, cereal, drugs, pet food, personal care products, cosmetics, cough syrups, NyQuil,Tylenol, Robitussin,Jello, gelatins, Cheetos, Skittles, Fruity Pebbles, Marachino cherries, sausage, Mountain Dew, Doritos, chewing gum, and powdered drink mixes.

American companies doing business in Europe currently have to change their products to natural colorings to meet European Union strict regulations. The FDA’s rationale is that because artificial food colorings are used mainly in foods and medicines of low or no nutritional value, that the American public should “already be aware” of health implications, so it doesn’t matter if other toxins are added.

Related articles:

http://chemicaloftheday.squarespace.com/todays-chemical/2009/7/7/fdc-yellow-5-aluminum-lake.html

http://www.amoils.com/health-blog/the-8-most-common-artificial-food-dyes-and-what-they-can-do-to-your-health-3/

http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/RegulatoryProcessHistoricalPerspectives/default.htm

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/165315-overview

http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/food/artificial-food-colors.htm

http://www.feingold.org/Research/dyesinfood.html

http://www.intlfoodcraft.com/color_guide.html

(http://www.amoils.com/health-blog/the-8-most-common-artificial-food-dyes-and-what-they-can-do-to-your-health-3/)

http://healingautismandadhd.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/artificial-food-coloring-is-evil/

http://jennifercopley.suite101.com/health-concerns-regarding-artificial-colours-a197580

Source: http://www.naturalnews.com/034813_childrens_medicines_aluminum_pills.html

Not long ago scientists thought that the placenta shielded cord blood — and the developing baby — from most chemicals and pollutants in the environment. But now we know that at this critical time when organs, vessels, membranes and systems are knit together from single cells to finished form in a span of weeks, the umbilical cord carries not only the building blocks of life, but also a steady stream of industrial chemicals, pollutants and pesticides that cross the placenta as readily as residues from cigarettes and alcohol. This is the human “body burden” — the pollution in people that permeates everyone in the world, including babies in the womb.

In a study spearheaded by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) in collaboration with Commonweal, researchers at two major laboratories found an average of 200 industrial chemicals and pollutants in umbilical cord blood from 10 babies born in August and September of 2004 in U.S. hospitals. Tests revealed a total of 287 chemicals in the group. The umbilical cord blood of these 10 children, collected by Red Cross after the cord was cut, harbored pesticides, consumer product ingredients, and wastes from burning coal, gasoline, and garbage.

This study represents the first reported cord blood tests for 261 of the targeted chemicals and the first reported detections in cord blood for 209 compounds. Among them are eight perfluorochemicals used as stain and oil repellants in fast food packaging, clothes and textiles — including the Teflon chemical PFOA, recently characterized as a likely human carcinogen by the EPA’s Science Advisory Board — dozens of widely used brominated flame retardants and their toxic by-products; and numerous pesticides.

Of the 287 chemicals we detected in umbilical cord blood, we know that 180 cause cancer in humans or animals, 217 are toxic to the brain and nervous system, and 208 cause birth defects or abnormal development in animal tests. The dangers of pre- or post-natal exposure to this complex mixture of carcinogens, developmental toxins and neurotoxins have never been studied.
Chemicals and pollutants detected in human umbilical cord blood

Click here to view the full benchmark investigation of industrial chemicals, pollutants and pesticides in umbilical cord blood

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Research teams around the world are exploring the mechanisms by which environmental pollutants may trigger genetic changes that can affect a person’s health and that, in some cases, may be passed on to future generations.

In a Nursing mothers study which has been completed a  group of mothers that had finished nursing but were still expressing milk had the toxins in the milk measured and then they were  on ncd for 11-12 days. A few women went for 2.5 weeks one went for 4.5 weeks. It was found ncd had in fact reduced their milk levels of heavy metals at least 80%, most between 85 -95%

They found the toxins came back in the breast milk after ceasing taking the Zeolite from a Second Cohort of women.

A Second cohort of women  received the Zeolite for 3 days and verified that the ncd had in fact reduced their milk levels of heavy metals at least 80%, most between 85 -95% then we removed them from the Zeolite and measured their breast milk and it took 5 days on average some 3 some 7 for them to get back up to within 10 -15% of their previous levels. That is the error that is built in to the measurement due to the collection methods.

The Dose used was for trials, has to be more closely regulated,  we had to give them an exact dose, 5 drops twice a day.

Dr James Flowers recommends taking  your zeolite  (go to http://ncdsecretlaunch.com/dlite3/tigerlily) at night because that is the time when your body is most active at filtering, your body does the most work while you are asleep.

An excellent site to understand how pervasive and important the issue of toxins is to the baby, go to the environmental working group research.

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Until this new study, both the poultry industry and the FDA denied
that arsenic fed to chickens ended up in their meat. The fairytale
excuse story we’ve all been fed for sixty years is that “the arsenic
is excreted in the chicken feces.” There’s no scientific basis for
making such a claim… it’s just what the poultry industry wanted
everybody to believe.

But now the evidence is so undeniable that the manufacturer of the
chicken feed product known asRoxarsonehas decided to pull the product
off the shelves (http://www.grist.org/food-safety/20…). And what’s the
name of this manufacturer that has been putting arsenic in the chicken
feed for all these years? Pfizer, of course — the very same company
that makes vaccines containing chemical adjuvants that are injected
into children.

Source: http://www.naturalnews.com/032659_arsenic_chicken.html 3434

In recent years, studies have increasingly associated exposure to
environmental pollutants like PCBs, dioxin and pesticides to
cardiovascular problems, including high blood pressure and heart
attack. Now, the new study clearly links such exposure to a key
underlying cause of heart disease — atherosclerosis. (Previous
research also shows that children born to mothers who were exposed to
pesticides during pregnancy may have lower I.Q.)

Researchers from Uppsala University studied 1,016 adults age 70 or
older in the small, industrial city of Uppsala, Sweden. The participants were tested for 23 environmental toxins, many that have been banned. In Sweden and in many countries in the world

many of these substances are forbidden today, but since they are so
long-lived they’re still out there in our environment. We ingest these
environmental toxicants with the food we eat, and since they are
stored in our bodies, the levels grow higher the older we get,” said
Monica Lind, associate professor in environmental medicine at Uppsala
University, in a statement.

Researchers then compared participants’ levels of environmental
exposure to the health of their arteries, gauged by the amount of
plaque build-up in the carotid artery. When fatty plaques accumulate
on the inner walls of coronary arteries — known as atherosclerosis —
it hardens and narrows the blood vessels, reducing the flow of blood
to the heart; if an area of plaque ruptures, blocking blood flow
completely, it can cause heart attack.
The researchers found a strong association between seven of the 23
environmental pollutants tested and plaque build-up in the carotid
artery. Even after controlling for other cardiovascular risk factors
like gender, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and
smoking, the association remained significant.
Source: http://healthland.time.com/2011/10/11/study-exposure-to-environmental-pollutants-may-boost-heart-risk/

When volcanic eruptions occurred thousands of years ago, and the lava reached the sea, clinoptilolite was formed. This zeolite has a honeycomb-like structure which carries a double negative charge. When it comes in contact with heavy metals which happen to be positively charged, it forms a tight bond and captures these toxins in its cage like structure. Some “good” minerals also carry a positive charge but they are too large to fit into the zeolite cage.

WHY IS ACTIVATED ZEOLITE SUCH AN IMPORTANT PRODUCT?

According to the Columbia University School of Public Health, 95 percent of cancer is caused by poor diet and environmental toxicity. These toxic compounds also effect the immune, neurological, and endocrine systems. The dangerous effects of toxins upon these systems can lead to many chronic health problems including: immune and autoimmune dysfunction, hormone disruption inflammation, asthma, allergies, cognitive problems and mood changes. They are also known neurotoxins.

These toxins have been very difficult to remove in the past. Now activated liquid zeolite removes these toxins quickly, safely and naturally.

OLD TECHNOLOGY

In the past, the main way to remove these heavy metals was by intravenous chelation. The chelators would not only remove the heavy metals but also the minerals essential to good health. This means that a supplement of minerals needs to be taken with IV chelation such as DMSA and EDTA. These methods are invasive and time consuming. The person has to sit for around 3 hours as these chemicals are transfused intravenously. This system also acts under the law of diminishing returns. More and more of the good minerals are removed over time and less and less of the bad.

NEW TECHNOLOGY – ZEOLITE REMOVES TOXINS NATURALLY

This is not a problem with purified liquid zeolite. Now there is a safe, natural, non invasive way of removing heavy metals, herbicides, pesticides, hormone-disrupting chemicals, plastics and petrochemicals.  Zeolite has no affinity for essential minerals. Many heavy metals block essential minerals from being absorbed, so after a detox with zeolite, essential minerals will actually rise.

OTHER BENEFITS FROM USING ACTIVATED LIQUID ZEOLITE

Activated Liquid Zeolite

• Removes heavy metals and toxins. There are many studies to support this.
• Corrects pH
• Is an immune system modulator
• Supports liver function

WHAT SHOULD I LOOK FOR IN A ZEOLITE PRODUCT?

• The zeolite needs to be cleansed of any extra products that it may have picked up.
• It needs to be micronised below  2 microns so that it can pass into the blood stream and so it doesn’t cause any scratching to the kidneys and liver.
• Does not contain any moulds or other contaminants
• that it actually contains zeolite. (investigations by independent labs have confirmed that many brands on the market don’t even contain zeolite)

Drop me an email and fill in the form for the free toxin report up on the left hand of this page, if you would like to try purified liquid zeolite. You can also give me a ring on 08 93843434 or +61 893843434.

Dr Mercola posted this article on his website www.Mercola.com

Researchers have discovered that epicatechin, a compound in dark chocolate, may protect your brain after a stroke by increasing cellular signals that shield nerve cells from damage.

An hour and a half after feeding mice a single dose of epicatechin, animals that had ingested the compound suffered significantly less brain damage following an induced stroke.

Eurekalert reports:

“While most treatments against stroke in humans have to be given within a two- to three-hour time window to be effective, epicatechin appeared to limit further neuronal damage when given to mice 3.5 hours after a stroke. Given six hours after a stroke, however, the compound offered no protection to brain cells.”

DR MERCOLA’S COMMENT

Strokes (which are sometimes referred to as “brain attacks”) occur when the blood supply to your brain becomes blocked or reduced. This deprives your brain of necessary oxygen and nutrients, causing your brain cells to begin to die within minutes.

But researchers are looking into the protective qualities of certain antioxidants, in this particular case, epicatechins, a natural compound found in cacao, tea, red wine, and certain fruits and vegetables. And this compound may offer significant benefits to stroke victims.

Antioxidant-rich cocoa has been consumed for about 2,600-years, and certain native tribes, such as the Kuna tribe described in the press release above, who regularly consume cacao drinks, may owe their extremely low rates of cardiovascular disease to this heart healthy food.

Dark Chocolate May Protect Your Brain After Ischemic Stroke

Although previous research has already shown that dark chocolate can restore blood vessel function and protect you from heart disease, this latest study evaluated cacao’s effect on brain function after ischemic stroke.

The press release states:

“Ninety minutes after feeding mice a single modest dose of epicatechin, a compound found naturally in dark chocolate, the scientists induced an ischemic stroke by essentially cutting off blood supply to the animals’ brains.

They found that the animals that had preventively ingested the epicatechin suffered significantly less brain damage than the ones that had not been given the compound.

While most treatments against stroke in humans have to be given within a two- to three-hour time window to be effective, epicatechin appeared to limit further neuronal damage when given to mice 3.5 hours after a stroke.”

This is good news, considering that stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, and if you’ve ever known anyone who survived, but suffered brain damage from a stroke, you know how devastating it can be to the entire family.

Whenever you’re dealing with a stroke, every second counts, so being able to extend the window of opportunity for successful treatment for as much as an hour is quite phenomenal. Being able to do it with a safe, natural compound is even better.

How does it do it?

According to the press release, the study “suggests that epicatechin stimulates two previously well-established pathways known to shield nerve cells in your brain from damage. When the stroke hits, your brain is ready to protect itself because these pathways are activated.”

Interestingly, the mechanism of action appears to be an indirect one. Study author Sylvain Doré, Ph.D., is quoted as saying that,

“Epicatechin itself may not be shielding brain cells from free radical damage directly, but instead, epicatechin, and its metabolites, may be prompting the cells to defend themselves.”

This is a good thing because the epicatechin needed to “jump-start the protective pathway” is already present within your cells. So according to Doré, even a small amount of cacao may be sufficient to reap these protective health benefits.

Known Health Benefits of Pure Cocoa

While all flavonoids are antioxidants, some have stronger antioxidant properties than others, depending on their chemical structure. Raw cocoa powder ranks very high in terms of antioxidant properties and subsequent health benefits.

For example, a 2003 study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that a cup of hot cocoa (using pure cocoa powder) had close to double the amount of antioxidants than a glass of red wine, more than double the amount of green tea, and four to five times more than black tea.

Likewise, dark unprocessed chocolate has been exonerated in several studies as actually having some positive impact on your health, such as improving your:

• Glucose metabolism (diabetic control. In fact, one study showed that regular consumption of high-flavonol cocoa for one monthimproved participants’ diabetes as much as exercise and many common diabetic medications.)
• Blood pressure
• Cardiovascular system

Buyer Beware: Not All Chocolate is Created Equal

It’s important, however, to realize that the health benefits discussed above are mainly due to the high amounts of antioxidants present in the cocoa, and any time you process the cocoa, it loses its nutritional value.

This is echoed by Dr. Doré, who warns that “the epicatechin found in dark chocolate is extremely sensitive to changes in heat and light.  In the process of making chocolate, you have to make sure you don’t destroy it. Only few chocolates have the active ingredient.”

This means that the chocolate that offers the greatest health benefits is also the kind of chocolate that few people find truly mouthwatering, as it is very bitter – NOT sweet.

Milk chocolate, therefore, rates very poorly in this regard as it is heavily processed. The typical commercial chocolate has less than half of its flavonoids remaining after processing.

According to a study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, in terms of healthy antioxidant content, cocoa powder is followed by:

• Unsweetened baking chocolate
• Dark chocolate
• Semi-sweet chocolate chips
• Milk chocolate

If you’re still tempted to grab milk chocolate, simply because it’s on the list, don’t.

Because in addition to being already low in antioxidants, milk chocolate contains milk, which further cancels out chocolate’s antioxidant effects. And it’s typically loaded with sugar, which does will do far more harm than good to your cardiovascular system.

Yet another little known concern about processed chocolate is lead content. Researchers have found that commercial chocolate can be contaminated with extremely high quantities of lead. It is currently unknown if this contamination is coming from the shipping or the manufacturing process.

Whatever the cause might be, your best bet is to stick with dark, organic, unprocessed chocolate to minimize contamination risk.

To maximize your health advantages from dark chocolate, I strongly recommend you stick to USDA Certified Organic chocolate, because this is the best guarantee there is that the food has been organically grown and processed, from beginning to end.

I searched long and hard to find one, and once I did, I decided to add it to my online store. It’s even Fair Trade Certified, which is a system of exchange that honors the chocolate producers, communities, consumers, and the environment.

How Much Dark Chocolate is a Healthy Amount?

One study published two years ago found that just 6.7 grams of dark chocolate per day — a bit less than half a bar a week — represents the ideal amount for a protective effect against inflammation and cardiovascular disease.

Any more than that started to cancel out the benefits.

Chronic inflammation is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases ranging from myocardial infarction to stroke.

The study found that those who ate dark chocolate regularly had an average of 17 percent reduction in C-reactive protein — enough to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease by one-third in women and one-fourth in men.

How to Prevent a Stroke From Occurring in the First Place

Although chocolate-derived antioxidants may help protect against brain damage were you to suffer a stroke, PREVENTING a stroke from occurring in the first place should clearly be your ultimate goal.

Conventionally speaking, many of the same risk factors that increase your risk of heart disease also increase your risk of stroke, and these include things like:

• High blood pressure
• Obesity
• High triglycerides and elevated homocysteine levels
• Low levels of HDL (good) cholesterol and high levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol
• Smoking

So will eating unprocessed, natural foods, exercising and keeping your weight at a healthy level help to reduce your risk of stroke?

Absolutely.

But while these are important factors, they are not the only ones. Very high up on the list of keys to preventing a stroke is to get a handle on your stress levels.

For instance, a study in Neurology of over 20,600 people found that psychological distress will greatly increase your risk of suffering from a stroke. And, the more stressed you are, the greater your risk.

The researchers actually found that for every notch lower a person scored on their well-being scale, their risk of stroke increased by 11 percent! Not surprisingly, the relationship between psychological distress and stroke was most pronounced when the stroke was fatal.

So while you are making efforts to get your diet on the right track, and to stay physically active, please do not overlook the crucial importance of your emotional health. Choose a method, such as the Meridian Tapping Technique/Emotional Freedom Technique (MTT/EFT), that works for you, and use it regularly, daily even, to release the past and present stresses in your life.

Have a look at this video from the Calgary University and judge for yourself.

High levels of mercury are in most people from fillings in teeth, vaccinations, fish, volcanic eruptions, coal fired electricity, personal care products etc etc.

If you feel like it’s a good idea to get rid of the mercury in your body after having a look at this video, please give me a ring on 08 93843434 within Australia or +61 893843434 or email me at menlhahealing@gmail.com and have a talk about purified liquid zeolite.

How Mercury Causes Brain Damage

“I’m a practicing gastroenterologist in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a special certification in nutritional support. I work with Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa. This is a national organization that’s focused on the care, treatment and the prevention of this very serious illness. The science and research behind the natural zeolite product demonstrates its ability to safely detoxify the body of environmental toxins and potential carcinogens. We now know that many of these illnesses that we are face with as we age are strongly impacted by these chemical toxins.

“On the basis of the extensive research concerning this product, I’m impressed with its ability to support a healthy immune function, balance the body’s pH, detoxify and/or chelate heavy metals, toxins and other known illness-causing agents.

“This all natural zeolite product could be the most important and significant breakthrough in detoxification ever. By detoxifying the body of these harmful substances, we can help reduce the risk of minor illnesses and many serious illnesses as well. This is a product that I and my family use daily and I believe that everyone should be using.”

Disclaimer: Liquid Zeolite has not been approved by the FDA or TGA  as a treatment for cancer or any specific disease. This is for informational purposes only. It is not to be seen as medical advice , nor is it intended to diagnose  treat or cure  any disease. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA  or TGA  Zeolite is only available in Australia for personal use and not for resale. Zeolite is not registered on the on the ARTG.

A study, published in the European Heart Journal,(31 March 2010), showed that people who at around 7.5 grams per day of chocolate had a 27% lower risk of heart attack and a 48% lower risk of stroke than those who ate the least amount of chocolate (average of 1.7 grams per day).

The study followed 19,357 adults for 10 years. They received checkups at the start of the study and every two to three years filled out questionnaires about how often they ate chocolate and how much.

The Findings

Dr Brian Buijsse, a nutritional epidemiologist at the German Institute of Human Nutrition, Nuthetal, Germany, who led the research said: “People who ate the most amount of chocolate were at a 39% lower risk than those with the lowest chocolate intakes. To put it in terms of absolute risk, if people in the group eating the least amount of chocolate (of whom 219 per 10,000 had a heart attack or stroke) increased their chocolate intake by six grams a day, 85 fewer heart attacks and strokes per 10,000 people could be expected to occur over a period of about ten years. If the 39% lower risk is generalised to the general population, the number of avoidable heart attacks and strokes could be higher because the absolute risk in the general population is higher.”

• What if it contained a powerful mood enhancer from a food source that lowers anxiety and stress?

• What if it gave you all the benefits of dark chocolate?

• What if it included 5 drops of activated zeolite to remove toxins at a cellular level?

Chava Vital Zeolite Healthy Chocolate!
–

Deborah Howlett BA, Dip Advanced Acupuncture, Enar/Scenar Therapist

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Apart from the joy of consuming the new zeolite healthy chocolate, Chava, here is a university study showing how cocoa compounds effected the study subjects when they took a high flavanol cocoa beverage. Pretty impressive!

Cocoa Compounds Boost Blood Flow to Muscles

A large and steadily growing set of studies supports the cardiovascular benefits of consuming cocoa flavanols.  Narelle M. Berry, from the University of South Australia (Adelaide, Australia), and colleagues studied 21 overweight men and women, ages 54 to 59 years, BMI 31 to 36 kg/m2, each of whom was assigned to consume single servings of either a high-flavanol (701 mg) or a low-flavanol (22 mg) cocoa beverage.  Two hours after cocoa consumption, followed by 10 minutes of cycling at 75% of age-predicted maximum heart rate, the team measured endothelium-dependent flow-mediated dilatation (FMD), a parameter that can modify blood pressure responsiveness to exercise.   In those subjects who consumed the high-flavanol beverage, blood pressure was 14% lower, as compared to those who consumed the low flavanol drink.  The researchers conclude that: “By facilitating vasodilation and attenuating exercise-induced increases in [blood pressure], cocoa flavanols may decrease cardiovascular risk and enhance the cardiovascular benefits of moderate intensity exercise in at-risk individuals.”‘

Guess what’s in our new Chava Vital Healthy Chocolate?

PART 1

33% of People Wanting to Have Children Have Problems With Fertility

Baby Boomers and older, will remember that trying NOT to get pregnant was the usual concern. Not so today. Now many couples wanting to have a baby are having a problem getting pregnant – 33% to put a figure on it. Quite astounding – 33% of Australians wanting to have children are finding it difficult. That’s probably a conservative estimate, because these statistics have been harvested from people seeking help from IVF clinics.

In my acupuncture clinic, I am seeing more and more young people coming in for help.

Male as well as female fertility is a huge problem these days. Some of the couples who seek help from IVF clinics will eventually conceive, but unfortunately, many of the boys born from this will inherit their father’s problem and this next generation will not be able to produce fertile sperm even with the help of an IVF clinic.

Did any of you see the film “Children of Men” where no children were being born. It seemed like science fiction but in fact this situation may not be far away at all. Why are couples having so much trouble? Toxins in the environment. When I explain this to them, they seem surprised and don’t know how this could have occurred.

Our Toxic World

287 Carcinogenic and Neurotoxic Industrial Chemicals Found in New Born Babies Blood

A study in 2004 identified 287 industrial chemicals in babies’ umbilical-cord blood, including 180 known to cause cancer and 217 that are toxic to the brain and nervous system. The three most familiar heavy metals that are noted to be slowly but surely poisoning us are mercury, aluminum and lead. These are only 3 of hundreds that are in all human beings.

Breast Feeding and Toxins

Breast feeding is still the best option for a new born but toxins are mobilised in breast milk and these babies get an even larger dose of this toxic cocktail. They sleep on mattresses and wear clothes that are soaked in flame retardant, they drink from plastic bottles containing even more toxins. Childhood vaccines have had the mercury removed, but still contain aluminium and formaldehyde. Add all of these to an already loaded immune system and it is the final straw. Someone once joked, that the quickest way to detox yourself is to get pregnant. This very unfunny joke is true. The foetus will absorb all your toxins and has no way to filter them out. Mercury from the mother’s fillings, lead stored in her bones, will now migrate to the developing baby. Is it any wonder that ADD, ADHD, Autism and many other problems are rampant.

Results From The University Of Cincinnati

An ongoing study by the University of Cincinnati followed children for 25 years. They measured lead in the mother’s bones while she was pregnant. They found that elevated lead levels in the mother’s bone, led to children also being contaminated with lead. Where did this lead come from in the first place? Water pipes, paint, car exhaust being some of the sources. We all drink water. We all breathe air.

One of the most disturbing aspects of this, is that there are no safe levels of lead in a human. The results from this 25 year study showed that most of the children with lead had ADD, ADHD and criminal records. Lead has been implicated in violent behaviour.

What Can You Do?

When people come to me with fertility problems, the first thing I ask them to do, is to detox. I ask them to try and eliminate any further contamination as much as they can through filtering their water, removing as many chemicals as they can from their homes, no fragrances, safe washing powder, no non-stick frying pans, safe shampoo and conditioner, chemical free makeup, clean, organic fruit and vegetables. I then ask them to make sure their bowels are working well and that they drink enough water. Only water soluble toxins can be removed in this fashion. Exercise and far infrared saunas are also useful. They also need to remove the non-water soluble heavy metals, herbicides and pesticides. This can be done through the use of activated liquid zeolite. This will remove all circulating toxins from the blood and allow heavy metals stored in the bones and fat to be released and then locked into the zeolite and removed safely through the urine and bowel. All would be parents should do a complete detox before trying to get pregnant, not just those with fertility problems. All children deserve the best start in life. If you want to have a baby, take activated liquid zeolite and remove these toxins safely and quickly.

Here is some information from Dr Mercola’s site on the gender bending effects of common household chemicals and personal care products.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/06/04/Common-Chemicals-Threaten-Male-Fertility.aspx

Common Chemicals Threaten Male Fertility

“A leading scientist has warned that chemicals found in many food, cosmetic and cleaning products pose a real threat to male fertility. Professor Richard Sharpe, of the Medical Research Council, says that these hormone-disrupting chemicals are “feminizing” boys in the womb, leading to rising rates of birth defects, testicular cancer, and low sperm counts.

It is thought that all these conditions, collectively called Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome (TDS), are linked to disruption of the male sex hormone testosterone. Professor Sharpe concluded that exposure to a cocktail of hormone-disrupting chemicals in the environment is likely to be at least partly to blame by blocking the action of testosterone in the womb.

His latest report highlights animal studies showing that testosterone-disrupting chemicals can cause TDS-like disorders.

Sources:

BBC News May 13, 2009

Chem Trust Report: Men Under Threat

Dr. Mercola’s Comments:

In recent years, more and more evidence has emerged, showing that certain chemicals are causing damage to the endocrine system of both wildlife and humans. Male infertility, in particular, is on the rise, and about 250,000 fewer boys have been born in the last 30 years in the U.S. and Japan.

Scientists are linking these phenomena to an accumulation of gender bending toxins called endocrine disruptors.

Based on the initial evidence, Congress passed the Food Quality Protection Act in 1996, which required the EPA to initiate the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) to screen pesticide chemicals and environmental contaminants for their potential to affect the endocrine systems of both animals and humans.

However, despite the fact that more than a decade has passed since the beginning of the program, the market is literally flooded with chemicals that have the potential to wreak havoc with your health. Especially when you’re exposed to them in a myriad of untested combinations.

Says CHEM Trust director, Elizabeth Salter Green:

“Chemicals that have been shown to act together to affect male reproductive health should have their risks assessed together. Currently that is not the case, and unfortunately chemicals are looked at on an individual basis.

Therefore, government assurances that exposures are too low to have any effect just do not hold water because regulators do not take into account the additive actions of hormone disrupting chemicals.”

Why You Need to Protect Your Endocrine System

Your endocrine system is a complex network of glands, hormones and receptors, which works in tandem with your nervous system to control all your bodily functions and processes.

The glands of your endocrine system and the hormones they release influence almost every cell, organ, and function of your body. It is instrumental in regulating mood, growth and development, tissue function, metabolism, as well as sexual function and reproductive processes.

Endocrine disrupters are substances or mixtures that alter the functions of your endocrine system and consequently cause adverse health effects, either in your body or in your offspring.

Mimicking the biological activity of your hormones by binding to a cellular receptor. This can initiate your cell’s normal response to the naturally occurring hormone at the wrong time or to an excessive extent (agonistic effect).

These types of chemicals can exert their effects by:

• Binding to the receptor but not activating it. Instead the presence of the chemical on the receptor prevents binding of the natural hormone (antagonistic effect).
• Binding to transport proteins in your blood, thus altering the amounts of natural hormones that are present in your blood circulation.
• Interfering with the metabolic processes in your body, affecting the synthesis or breakdown rates of your natural hormones.
• So far, the main areas of scientific study have focused on disruption to the hormones that play a major part in development and reproduction, mainly estrogens and androgens.

These hormones also influence your immune system and general metabolism.

The strongest evidence showing that exposure to environmental chemicals can lead to disruption of endocrine function comes from the bizarre changes seen in a number of wildlife species, such as male fish transforming into females; frogs developing a variety of defects like multiple testes or ovaries; and hermaphrodite bears, just to name a few.

The Dirty Dozen — Potential Endocrine Disrupters to Avoid

Endocrine disrupting chemicals are everywhere these days. You are exposed to them from a variety of sources, including countless common household products, toys, personal care products, and cosmetics.

Here s a list of twelve common agents with hormonal activity, i.e. potential endocrine disrupters:

Phthalates — Exposure to phthalates can lead to incomplete testicular descent in fetuses. Phthalates are found in vinyl flooring, detergents, automotive plastics, soap, shampoo, deodorants, fragrances, hair spray, nail polish, plastic bags, food packaging, garden hoses, inflatable toys, blood-storage bags, and intravenous medical tubing.
Bisphenol A — a common ingredient in many plastics, including those in reusable water bottles and resins lining some food cans and dental sealants, can change the course of fetal development in a way that increases your risk of breast cancer.
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) — found in grease- and water-resistant coatings like Teflon and Gore-Tex, is a likely carcinogen.
Methoxychlor and Vinclozin– An insecticide and a fungicide respectively, have been found to cause changes to male mice born for as many as four subsequent generations after the initial exposure.
Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) – Known to be potent endocrine disrupters, these chemicals affect gene expression by turning on or off certain genes, and interfere with the way your glandular system works. They mimic the female hormone estrogen, and have been implicated as one reason behind some marine species switching from male to female.
Bovine growth hormones, commonly added to commercial dairy have been implicated as a contributor to premature adolescence.
Soy products, which are loaded with hormone-like substances.
MSG — A food additive that’s been linked to reduced fertility.
Fluoride – This chemical in the U.S. water supply has been linked to lower fertility rates, hormone disruption and low sperm counts.
Synthetically produced pharmaceuticals that are intended to be highly hormonally active, such as contraceptive pills and treatments for hormone-responsive cancers. Your body is not designed to be exposed to these synthetic hormones, and long-term use will invariably increase your risk of developing serious chronic illness.
Other natural chemicals, including toxins produced by components of plants (the so-called phytoestrogens, such as genistein or coumestrol) and certain fungi.
Other man-made chemicals and by-products released into the environment. These include some pesticides (such as pyrethroids, linuron, vinclozolin, fenitrothion, DDT and other chlorinated compounds), and a number of industrial chemicals like polychlorinated biphenols (PCBs) and dioxins.

How Do These Chemicals Affect Your Health?

Certain health patterns over recent decades suggest that endocrine disrupting chemicals are quietly at work. These include:

• declining sperm counts
• increased incidences of male children born with genital malformations
• increased incidences of certain hormone-sensitive types of cancer
• impaired neural development, causing memory problems and lower IQ
• impaired sexual behavior
• precocious puberty
• retarded sexual development
• One of the Most Infamous Examples of the Dangers of Endocrine Disrupters

The clearest example of the disastrous, long-term health effects of an endocrine disrupter is diethylstilbestrol (DES), a synthetic estrogen prescribed in the 1950s and 1960s to five million pregnant women for the prevention of spontaneous abortion.

Many of these children ended with physical deformities and developmental abnormalities, and some of the girls developed an unusual form of vaginal cancer when they reached puberty.

Consequently, DES was banned in the 1970s. But the damage still lingers, and in some cases keeps showing up even in second generation babies. And, although DES is no longer on the market, other similar chemicals are, such as Bisphenol-A (BPA), which I’ve written about on numerous occasions.

How to Protect You and Your Children’s Health

If you have children, or are planning a pregnancy, this is clearly an issue you’ll want to pay attention to. Yet, so many more products contain endocrine disruptors of varying types; trying to avoid them all can seem like an impossible task.

It is difficult, yes, but there are still a number of practical strategies you can implement to limit your exposure to endocrine disruptors, and other common toxins.Here is a baker’s dozen of practical measures you can take to protect you and your children from common toxic substances that may wreak havoc with your delicate endocrine system:

• Store your food in glass containers whenever possible, as it is the most inert container you can use.
• Only use natural cleaning products in your home. Most health food stores will have these available or you can search online for them.
• Buy and eat organic produce and free-range, organic foods to reduce your exposure to pesticides and fertilizers. This also applies to milk, which is frequently contaminated with bovine growth hormone.
• Avoid conventional or farm-raised fish, which are often heavily contaminated with PCBs and mercury. Instead, supplement with a high-quality krill oil, or eat fish that is wild-caught and lab tested for purity.
• Avoid processed foods, and artificial food additives of all kinds, including artificial sweeteners and MSG.
• Throw out your Teflon pots and pans.
• Have your tap water tested and, if contaminants are found, install an appropriate water filter on all your faucets (even those in your shower or bath).
• Only use natural cleaning products in your home.
• Avoid using artificial air fresheners, dryer sheets, fabric softeners or other synthetic fragrances.
• Switch to natural brands of toiletries, including shampoo, toothpaste, antiperspirants and cosmetics.
• When redoing your home, look for green, toxin-free alternatives in lieu of regular paint and vinyl floor coverings.
• Replace your vinyl shower curtain with one made of fabric.

Review Our Stolen Future, which is an excellent resource on this topic.”

The best strategy is to avoid these chemicals as best as possible. As you can see, it’s impossible to avoid them all together. Purified liquid zeolite will remove many of these contaminants.

Chava Zeolite Chocolate

Well here it is. (Well, coming in July). Healthy chocolate! Eat it up guilt free at least 3 times a day. Mmmm, now that’s a chore. Chava chocolate is made with European dark organic chocolate choc-a-block with antioxidants. Add in a 5 drop maintenance dose of activated liquid zeolite to every square, stir in the proprietary, hyper potent natural mood enhancer from a food source and there you have it….a dark, creamy, organic, delicious, mood enhancing healthy treat with activated liquid zeolite which is also going to remove heavy metals and other toxins from your system. Now there’s a detox programme I can look forward to.

What’s so good about Chava Chocolate?
- It may have cardiac benefits
- It raises good cholesterol and may lower blood pressure
- It has an ORAC score of 3,000+ per square
- Dr Rik Deitsch says that the antioxidants in the zeolite as well as the chocolate acts synergistically- in other words the sum of them together  is far greater than either the zeolite or chocolate alone.
- Chava Chocolate is an antioxidant which traps small free radical compounds
- Chava Chocolate acts as a mood elevator, relieving stress, anxiety and nervousness. It enhances the “feel good” part of our brains by up to 70%
- Chava chocolate is an appetite suppressant and promotes better sleep cycles
- It helps correct pH
- and of course, activated liquid zeolite removes heavy metals, herbicides and pesticides

The company even has brain scans showing that the good mood centres of the brain light up from eating it. Well that’s food for thought!

Remember, this is a detox. You only need 3 squares a day for your maintenance schedule. Don’t eat it all at once!
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Five days ago the zeolite arrived. Paul looked so tired in the morning and took 3 drops as soon as it arrived and 3 drops that night. He said his kidneys felt a little sore but the pain that he’d had for the past week behind his eyes had eased. When he got up in the morning he said he did not feel as tired. I gave him 10 drops in the morning and by the afternoon his colour was better and he was much brighter. His energy and mood has definitely picked up, quite a different person and I was amazed how quickly it had worked. I am keeping his dose at 10 drops 3 times a day and we’ll just see how he progresses. I know his improvement is due to this product because he is not taking anything else at the moment. He will definitely be continuing the use of this product.

As for me, I noticed the most immediate change in my sinuses, At first when I started to take the product I had a very snufflely nose and a couple of headachesand then I noticed in the morning how clear my sinuses were. Considering that we have both only taken them for five days so far, we are really surprised and happy with the results.

Thanks again,Sally Sanders

I’m so impressed because to put on paper, people coming forward with their own personal testimonials, I’ve never seen this many and that is just an incredible testament to the product. We don’t make claims that Activated Zeolite is a cure or treatment for any particular disease state, but just to share with you some of the testimonials that have come forward that I’ve seen.

Hepatitis C

We’re looking at a study of patients for example with Hepatitis C using activated zeolite, and just as an anecdotal testimonial, the very first person that we enrolled, dropped their Hepatitis C viral load from 10 million to 7 million after six weeks of taking activated zeolite. We’ve had somebody else’s drop their Hepatitis C viral load from 3 million to 100,000 after one to two months of taking the product. We’re getting some really remarkable, positive results.

Mononucleosis and Epstein Barr

Additionally, in terms of viral responses, two weeks ago we had someone who was a teenager, who was diagnosed with severe mononucleosis, Epstein-Barr virus infection. This person had a severe case , had a sore throat, lymph nodes were swollen, was very debilitated, fever, the whole bit. They were basically told they would be out of school for six weeks or more and no sports.

Chronic Fatigue

They were boxing within two weeks and the family and treating physician just could not believe the rapid response that could not be explained, because the natural, clinical history of someone with severe mononucleosis is to be sick for literally six weeks, eight weeks or more and many of them are debilitated and have chronic fatigue for upwards of six months or longer.

That’s just to share with you some of the experiences that I’ve seen recently and that’s why I passionately feel the zeolite product has so much to offer basically the entire population and I feel this is almost a crusade to educate the public about the benefits of this one product and many, many, many people feel that way as well.”

– Dr. Alex Lee, M.D.

I thought I was going to lose her. I put her on the liquid zeolite and within hours she started to improve.

I give her 3 drops 2 x daily now, and you wouldn’t believe she was the same dog. She is now 15 and romps around in a way that she hasn’t done since she was around 9 years old.

My tonkinese cat Vishi, used to vomit daily and was looking pretty sick. The vet thought he was suffering from kidney failure. I put him on a couple of drops a day.

He is now about to turn 18 and has silky hair and lets the new puppy Tigerlily, play with him.

I was told that my survival chance for a year was only 10% – 15 %. It was decided that I would receive 2 phases of several chemo and radiation treatments. Both the 1st phase and the 2nd phase had to be cut short, because I experienced very severe side effects. The treatments helped to some extent, but 1/3 of my cancer was still there at that time.

One of the side-effects was actually life-threatening. I developed pulmonary inflammation and consequently pulmonary fibrosis, which most patients die of shortly thereafter. I had terrible coughing seizures day and night.

I have been aware of activated liquid zeolite, but my oncologist strongly suggested that I should not take it during the treatments, because he believed that it would interfere with the Platinum-based chemo. If I had known what I know now, I would not have listened to him! I would have taken it in-between treatments.

As soon as the last phase of the chemo was stopped, I immediately started taking the zeolite in very high dose (10 drops per hour during the day) with plenty of water for the purpose of removing the toxins and the platinum from the chemo that was still in my body. Two days after that, my coughing seizures stopped and I started feeling the positive effectiveness of zeolite, which was removing the left-over harmful elements from my body.

In addition, I started taking other products, which helped recover my strength and the weight that I lost during my ordeal. Two of them are daily nutrients and a mushroom product, another one of my favorite products.

My immune system built up its strength again so quickly that in December of the same year I was already able to fly to Europe to spend the holidays with family. Shortly after, I was elated when both my oncologist and pulmonary specialist were amazed that my CT-scan showed that there was no evidence of the cancer. My oncologist stated that I was “no longer a difficult patient, but a healthy one”.

My recent visit to my oncologist in May 2009 confirmed that I was on my best way to hitting the 5-year benchmark with ease! And I agree with him, because I feel great!

I am happy to be here and to be able to share my story because – without hesitation – I am 100% certain that the zeolite saved my life!

Thank you!!!
Emilia from New York State

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Many thousands of people are using liquid activated zeolite every day for various reasons including the following:

1. Is has been shown to safely and effectively remove toxic heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium, arsenic and lead from the human body.These can destroy your health. Many are known to cause cancer

2. Research has shown that zeolites may have an antiviral effect because it tends to trap viral particles within its porous cell structure and remove them from the body before a process known as “viral assembly” can take place.
   

3. Many people take activated zeolite as a safe, natural preventative, to lower their risk of cold and flu infections.
   

4. They have also been shown to help balance pH levels in the body which creates a healthy environment where viruses and bacteria are unlikely to live.
   

5. Activated liquid zeolite has the ability to trap excess protons in the digestive tract, helping to lower the risk of acid reflux .
   

6. Activated zeolites have also been shown to improve nutrient absorption in the digestive tract allowing for better results from other supplements you may be taking.
   

7. Many people use activated zeolite because of their effect on the immune system. They tend to support a healthy immune system by removing toxins and chemicals from the body that block the body from performing correctly.
   

8. Activated zeolite tends to trap allergens from the blood stream and digestive tract before the body can react to them, thus reducing symptoms from various food and environmental allergies.
   

9. Trials have shown that because of its effects in the digestive system, activated zeolite has the tendency to stop diarrhea .but  also relieves constipation.
   

10. It has been found to promote a sense of well being.