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MRIs: An Expensive Mistake for Breast Cancer

Canada’s nutrition crackdown

This is from Deborah Ray and the Alliance For Natural Health, March 2, 2010.   I believe, due to overwhelming response from concerned citizens, Senator McCain has withdrawn his support of the Supplements bill as written.  I think we’ve finally won one.  But we have to keep it up.  We have to stand up and be counted.  Not just on this bill, but every outrageous boondoggle they (Congress) seems to come up.  I believe its in your best interest to be appraised of what’s going on in Washington.  Check out the Suzanne Somers link below and pass it on.  dmc

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The Pulse of Health Freedom, March 2, 2010

Supplements Under Fire: Suzanne Somers Spars with Bill O’Reilly A vocal advocate for integrative medicine, Somers sparred with O’Reilly on Fox TV regarding the Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010, proposed by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. FDA Memo Blasts Diabetes Medicine Avandia Sens. Charles Grassley, I-Iowa, and Max Baucus, D-Mont., have released an October 2008 memo written by FDA drug-safety reviewers Drs. David Graham and Kate Gelperin. The memo concludes that Avandia poses serious risks exceeding those of Actos, a competing drug. Death in a White Coat Two fourth-year Harvard Medical School students question the slow trickledown to medical schools from the 1999 Institute of Medicine report blaming medical errors for 98,000 deaths annually. Americans Overfed, Undernourished But mainstream medicine ignores this all too obvious fact. Deborah A. Ray, MT (ASCP), Editor Stuart Kellog, Deputy Editor Craig Smith, Deputy Editor The Pulse of Health Freedom This newsletter is copyrighted material (copyright by the Alliance for Natural Health USA, 2010) but we hope you will forward, copy, or reprint it without prior authorization. Just remember to note the source and date — Alliance for Natural Health USA, March 2.

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]]> http://healthwealth-wisealternatives.com/health/suzanne-somers-spars-with-bill-oreilly/feed/ 0 http://healthwealth-wisealternatives.com/health/sex-in-the-sun/ http://healthwealth-wisealternatives.com/health/sex-in-the-sun/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:33:23 +0000 healthw7 http://healthwealth-wisealternatives.com/?p=1804 Is your sexual prowess linked to Vitamin D and the sun’s natural rays? Dr. William Campbell Douglass II has all those answers and more.  Excellent article, Dr. D.  Pass it on!  dmc

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How sunlight boosts your love life

I’ve been shedding light on America’s sex problems for decades…and now the mainstream is finally coming around.

Toss your dangerous penis pills, because the REAL answer to most cases of erectile dysfunction can be found in a single hormone: testosterone. And a new study suggests that you can get your own bedroom boost by simply stepping outside — because your testosterone rises and falls alongside your sun-powered vitamin D levels.

But don’t count on the sun alone to get your sex life cooking. It might give your testosterone levels a little kick, but it won’t be enough for most sexually challenged men.

There’s a simple reason for that: As you get older, your body makes less testosterone. It happens to the best of us. Getting fat will also cause your levels to go limp. And if you’re fat and old, you’re up the creek — but let me throw you a paddle: Switch to a high-protein diet rich in animal fats, and drop the carbs down to almost nothing.

The protein will give you energy. The zinc in the meat will boost your testosterone levels. And the lack of carbs will help you shed those extra pounds. Add it all up, and you’ll be back on track in the sack — but most men over 50 will need an extra hormone boost to really complete the picture.

Forget off-the-shelf testosterone supplements. Visit a doc who knows something about natural hormones. He can check your levels and top you off the right way: with a series of injections.

Finally, don’t be afraid of that big yellow thing in the sky. The media’s Chicken Little act over sunlight is out of control — I actually read an article in the online edition of the St. Petersburg Times that said you should get your vitamin D through sunlight “only with your doctor’s approval.”

I kept looking for the punchline, but it wasn’t a joke.

So consider this your permission slip — get outside and bask for a few minutes every day. Skip the sunblock and head back inside when your skin turns just a little pink.

The sun won’t poison you if you use some common sense, but your food might. Keep reading for the latest tuna trauma…

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When Oprah speaks, her flock leaps. And now, she wants her viewers to run, too — right out the door for a diabetes test.

It’s a great big game of “Oprah Says,” but no one wins this one…except for Oprah and her favorite sponsors.

In her biggest act of self-importance yet, the queen of TV blather is trying to solve America’s diabetes problem by sending her viewers out to Walgreens for free blood tests.

Hurry up, now…Oprah says.

Pardon me for not feeling all warm and fuzzy inside, but I doubt Oprah will ever come close to even hinting at the kind of changes people need to make to avoid diabetes.

She has advertisers to worry about, after all.

The truth is, lowering your risk for diabetes is beyond simple: Swear off the sugar, cut the carbs down to the barest of minimums and eat a diet rich in fresh animal fats and protein.

Works nearly every time…but that kind of crazy talk isn’t going to sell a lot of commercials, and it’s not going to make Oprah viewers feel good about their own carb-fueled misery.

So instead, she’s teamed up with Walgreens — which has no financial interest in making America healthy. Ever walk the aisles in a big chain pharmacy? The “food” section is chips, cookies, frozen dinners, soda and ice cream.

The healthiest thing in the store is probably the beer — and that’s only if local liquor laws allow them to sell it.

Chain pharmacies make money by catering to sick fatties who will buy more chips and ice cream while they wait for their prescriptions to be filled.

That, and overpriced dollar-store junk.

Show up for that free blood test, and after your run the potato-chip gauntlet to get to the pharmacy in the back, you’ll be asked to sign a consent form. Take a look at the fine print — it says right on the bottom that they’ll share your information. It doesn’t say whom they’ll share it with, but it doesn’t take much detective work to figure it out — the list of sponsors on the Walgreens website reads like a Who’s Who of Big Pharma: Bayer, Merck, Sanofi Aventis, and Pfizer, just to name of few.

You can bet your glucose they’re salivating at the idea of getting the names, addresses, phone numbers and blood-sugar levels of Oprah viewers who are at risk for diabetes.

But go ahead, sign that form — Oprah says.

If, on the other hand, you really want to eliminate your risk for diabetes, change the channel.

That’s not the only diabetes drivel making the rounds this week. Keep reading…

Like I said, it’s an excellent and comprehensive article.  Please pass it along.  Spread the word.  dmc

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I sat down for lunch last week and began thumbing through a local health magazine. I came across the headline: “Are You Aware of the Dangers of Skin Cancer?”

This ought to be interesting, I thought.

The article was written by a dermatologist. He spent half the time talking about the “dangers” of skin cancer. Then he stressed the importance of avoiding the sun. He also recommended the near-constant use of sunscreen (a brand you can buy at his office, of course). And he concluded with a recommendation to come in for a screening.

What he failed to mention in his efforts to demonize sunlight is that moderate sun exposure is some of the best “medicine” God ever gave us. Maintain optimal vitamin D levels from sun exposure and your risk of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes falls dramatically.

He also forgot to mention that the sunscreen he recommends has no fewer than FOUR proven carcinogenic chemicals.

But I’ve covered the topics of toxic sunscreens and the miraculous benefits of vitamin D in this space before. And Dr. Sears and I go into great detail in our book, Your Best Health Under the Sun.

Today, let’s look at the widely held and mistaken belief that “the sun” is responsible for the growing epidemic of skin cancer.

There is no doubt that skin cancer is rampant. It is by far the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control, well over a million Americans will be diagnosed this year. Current research suggests that one in every five people will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.

But consider the following…

Before the 1930s, skin cancer was rare. Since that time the incidence has increased dramatically. The incidence of melanoma (the deadly form of skin cancer) has gone up 1,800%. In just the last 30 years, the death rate from melanoma has increased more than fourfold, while the incidence of all types of skin cancer has more than doubled.

Is Sunlight Really the “Cause” of Skin Cancer?

But how could these massive increases be “caused” by the sun? Our sun is billions of years old – has it suddenly changed in the last 80 years? Not likely.

Or are the growing rates of skin cancer because we spend more time in the sun than we used to? No, that’s not it either. In fact, we spend far less time outdoors today than we used to. At the start of the twentieth century, more than 75% of people in the U.S. worked outdoors. Today, only 10% of the population works outside.

And not only do we spend less time in the sun, we now cover ourselves in sunscreen. In the last 30 years, the use of sunscreen has increased by orders of magnitude. Chemical-based sunscreens are now a $6 billion-a-year industry.

Understanding the REAL Causes of Skin Cancer

The increase in skin cancer is not the result of changes to the world around us. It is the result of changes within us. Because of alterations that have occurred in the human diet – particularly in the last 100 years – we have become far more vulnerable to all types of cancer, including skin cancer.

Science has proven that some foods can promote skin cancer. As a population, we now eat these foods in great abundance. On the other hand, there are other foods that strongly prevent skin cancer. Unfortunately, we now consume far too few of these foods.

In other words, we have artificially raised our risk factors for skin cancer, while simultaneously removing our natural defenses against it. Is it any wonder that the rates of skin cancer have increased?

Sunlight is simply a cofactor that comes into play only after our defenses have been compromised. But what if moderate sun exposure can actually protect us from cancer?

In the case of melanoma (the deadly form of skin cancer), that appears to be the case.

Dozens of studies have shown that those whose occupations keep them outdoors have a much lower incidence of melanoma than do those who work inside. For example, construction workers, lifeguards, and farmers have much lower rates of malignant melanoma than office workers.

Population studies also clearly show an inverse relationship between UV exposure and melanoma. For example, rates of melanoma are higher in Minnesota than Arizona, and higher in Norway than the South of France.

The combination of all of these studies plainly indicates that those who spend more time in the sun (without burning) have less risk of melanoma – quite the opposite of what the anti-sun proponents would have you believe.

Lab studies have also shown that vitamin D (which is highly protective against internal cancers) is also protective against melanoma. In several studies, vitamin D was shown to cause melanoma cells to self-destruct. And finally, moderate sun exposure was also shown to DOUBLE the survival rates of those suffering from melanoma.

The more common (though less dangerous) forms of skin cancer – basal cell and squamous cell – are more closely associated with sun exposure than melanoma. But as you will see, the sun is merely the cofactor. It is our poor diet and nutritional deficiencies that make our skin prone to damage from UV rays.

The Role of Free Radicals in Skin Cancer

The underlying cause of most skin cancer is oxidative stress. Skin cells (like all healthy cells) are rich in oxygen. When the ultraviolet rays of the sun strike these oxygen molecules, they can cause some of them to lose an electron. The result is an unstable and reactive molecule – the oxygen free radical.

Antioxidants are free radical scavengers. These electron-rich molecules donate their electrons to free radicals, stabilizing them and preventing cellular damage.

But if antioxidants are in short supply, or if so many free radicals are formed that they overwhelm the antioxidant defense system, then tissue damage, accelerated aging, and eventually, degenerative disease (i.e., skin cancer) will occur.

The Dietary Connection to Skin Cancer

For millions of years, man thrived under the sun. And for all of that time, skin cancer was rare. It has only been in the last 70 years or so that the incidence has increased dramatically. There is a very simple explanation for this.

The standard American diet (which is rapidly becoming the world’s diet) is abundant in foods that promote the formation of free radicals… and it is deficient in the foods that provide antioxidant protection against these free radicals.

Besides the use of chemical sunscreens, the real causes for the rise in skin cancer are two primary changes in the modern diet:

1. A dramatic increase in the consumption of omega-6 fatty acids and a corresponding decrease in the consumption of omega-3s.

At the beginning of the 1900s there were almost no vegetable oils in our diet. Today, the average American consumes 70 pounds of vegetable fat. We are not designed to eat these fats in the quantities we do.

The makeup of fat in the human body is normally about 97% monounsaturated and saturated. Only about 3% should be polyunsaturated. But the fat in your diet dictates the type of fat in your cells. And if you consume plant oils, your cell membranes will incorporate these fat molecules.

The problem with polyunsaturated fats displacing saturated fats in cell structures is that these fats are highly unstable. This means that they are extremely vulnerable to oxidative stress, especially in the skin, where they are exposed to oxygen and UV light.

Numerous studies have also shown that polyunsaturated fats stimulate cancer while saturated fats do not, and further that saturated fats do not break down to form free radicals. The results of having too much vegetable, corn, and seed oil in the diet are that your skin will sunburn faster and more intensely and you will be more prone to skin cancer.

1. A lack of antioxidant-rich foods.

Research also shows that low consumption of fruits and vegetables increases your skin cancer risk. This should come as no surprise. The role of antioxidants in protecting against many forms of cancer has been clearly established. And it appears that these nutrients are especially protective against skin cancer.

Carotenoids are especially protective. These colorful plant pigments are literally Mother Nature’s sunblock. When you consume carotenoids they are deposited in your skin, where they provide protection against sunburn and skin damage. These nutrients are also powerful antioxidants that scavenge for free radicals and repair cells that might become damaged. You could say they reflect and protect, forming a physical barrier and a nutritional barrier against skin damage.

The leading sources of carotenoids are eggs, spirulina, chlorella, tomatoes, dark green leafy vegetables (kale, collards, and spinach), and yellow-orange fruits and vegetables (apricots, cantaloupe, carrots, sweet potatoes, yams, and squash).

To slow the aging of your skin and dramatically reduce your risk of skin cancer, you must gain control over all of the factors that contribute to the degeneration process. Don’t believe the hype that skin cancer is exclusively “caused” by the sun. The sun is your ally in good health… and used wisely, it can even provide powerful protection against skin cancer

To Your Health,

Jon Herring
Total Health Breakthroughs