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A study from the highly respected Journal of Infectious Diseases found that zinc acetate lozenges (and you should always look for zinc acetate) can slash the length of your cold nearly in half, from seven days to four. The lozenges can even reduce days spent coughing from five to two.
Because zinc works by preventing viruses from replicating, you’ll find that zinc products work best when you start taking them during the first 24 hours of your symptoms.
Giving your body a steady supply of zinc can also help you ward off other serious diseases. A study on hundreds of nursing home patients found that those with adequate levels of zinc in their blood were only half as likely to develop life-threatening pneumonia.
If you have a loved one in your life who is getting a bit older… or frail… zinc could be a real life-saver. Pneumonia remains one of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States, and cases strike hard in the winter. Have zinc acetate lozenges on hand and give it a try next time you feel a cold coming on!
Iodine – a Pillar Against Infections
Iodine offers a serious and potent replacement for much of the antibiotics that are literally destroying people’s lives and can be used safely with children. Parents, who chose not to dose their kids with dangerous vaccines will be glad to know that iodine can be very effective against a host of viral infections that medical officials insist threaten children and adults.
Though it kills 90 percent of bacteria on the skin within 90 seconds, its use as an antibiotic has been ignored. Iodine exhibits activity against bacteria, molds, yeasts, protozoa, and many viruses; indeed, of all antiseptic preparations suitable for direct use on humans and animals and upon tissues, only iodine is capable of killing all classes of pathogens: gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, mycobacteria, fungi, yeasts, viruses and protozoa. Most bacteria are killed within 15 to 30 seconds of contact.
Iodine kills single celled organisms by combining with the amino acids tyrosine or histidine when they are exposed to the extra-cellular environment. All single cells showing tyrosine on their outer cell membranes are killed instantly by a simple chemical reaction with iodine that denatures proteins. Nature and evolution have given us an important mechanism to control pathogenic life forms and we should use it and trust it to protect us in ways that antibiotics can’t.
Yes in dire emergency we can still use an antibiotic when all else has failed but until that kind of critical point, iodine can be the main line of defense against a full range of pathogens.
The way to combat antibiotic resistance is not bigger, better, stronger antibiotics but, rather, no antibiotics at all. Instead, other molecular weapons are available with the ability to disable bad germs without bothering good ones. Iodine is the ideal broad spectrum antibiotic that is not an antibiotic – it is not against life. Not against human life that is but you can hear the little pathogens screaming as high enough levels of iodine fan out through the system. Meaning all the viruses, bacteria, yeasts and molds that are threatening us are threatened with instant death when iodine is used orally to fight infection. It’s hard to make a mistake with iodine but with pharmaceutical antibiotics we are playing at the crap table hoping our choice of which one to use works against the pathogen that is actually threatening a person.
D-manos, cranberry juice, & probiotics stops UTI’s (Testimonial)
I suffered horrible UTIs (urinary tract infection) as a teen and young adult. Doctors gave me 14 cycles of antibiotics in less than 1 year. This resulted in MRSA (meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) at 23 years old. Besides bladder issues, I was completely healthy until the doctors poisoned me with outrageous amounts of antibiotics and then recommended surgery that would make me incontinent for the rest of my life. I decided something had to give, so then started my quest into alternative treatments. I have rotated between d-manos, cranberry pills, 100% cran juices, and the vaginal support probiotics found in the refrigeration section of most health food stores. I am now 31 years old and have been free of UTIs since employing natural remedies. I’ve learned to do my own research and not take everything doctor’s tell me as gospel. Nature is better!
High LDL remedy (Submitted)
3 ounces of apple cider vinegar with 5 ounces freshly squeezed oranges and 5 ounces of freshly squeezed apple juice per day for 32 days CURES all high LDL, Triglyceride or total cholesterol issues.
Glycine- a sleep aid when others fail and maybe even memory improvement
Volunteers took either 3000 milligrams of glycine or a placebo before bedtime. Those in the glycine group fell asleep significantly quicker and entered into the slow wave sleep commonly called “deep sleep” significantly faster as well. The volunteers also reported less daytime sleepiness and they improved their performance on memory recognition tasks.
In another trial, using the same dosage, volunteers who took glycine had a significant improvement in fatigue, “liveliness and peppiness” and “clear-headedness.” the researchers concluded: “…glycine before bedtime seems to produce subjective and objective improvement of the sleep quality.
This amino acid has a calming effect on the brain and is also involved in growth. Research suggests that glycine may help promote deeper sleep. Glycine also has a positive impact on attention and memory in adults. Glycine may also help boost the immune defense system and has oxidative stress regulating effects.
Glycine is found naturally in beef, poultry, fish and seafood. The amount in a nightly dose of Glysom is equivalent to that of 10 large sea scallops or shrimps. Though glycine can be absorbed from food, it would be difficult on an ordinary diet to absorb enough to saturate the blood. At saturation levels, glycine readily crosses the blood brain barrier via passive diffusion. A supplemental dose of 3 g before bed readily accomplishes this.
Berberine for diabetics
The botanical berberine stands out as the obvious alternative to metformin. Berberine is not only safer than metformin it matches — or beats — the patent drug’s performance for treatment of type-2 diabetes, insulin resistance and the high lipid levels resulting from insulin resistance.
In fact, berberine’s ability to regulate blood sugar and insulin resistance is equal to metformin and berberine beats the drug when it comes to lowering high lipids.
Unlike metformin, berberine actually lowers — not raises — dangerous homocysteine levels, and has been reported superior to placebo in improving heart function in people with congestive heart failure, as well as being useful for treating heart rhythm problems.
“I’ve now started taking the natural remedy Berberine (500mg three times a day just before meals) and according my glucometer I’m keeping 7-8, with Diastix pee strips reading “clear”. Berberine has received favourable peer reviews, with blind trials indicating it’s every bit as effective as metformin. ”
“I stated taking Berberine about 4 months ago I have lost well over 40lbs. I feel great, this has cut my craving for carbs and sweets way down. I just don’t get the urge to overeat. Feel full quickly and have great energy. I take 3 in the morning right after breakfast & 3 before bedtime with my other supplements. The extra plus, I’m NOT on a diet, I eat what I want just want smaller portions then I ever ate before. I smile every time I get on the scale!!”
For the typical adult, berberine is effective for blood-sugar management taken 400-500mg at once, twice or thrice a day. To ensure you get an effective dose each time, I suggest choosing a product with a standardized berberine extract (as opposed to a whole-herb product like goldenseal).
But that’s only the beginning of berberine’s power. A couple of ground-breaking 2008 clinical studies found that berberine regulates blood sugar in Type II diabetes just as well as the blockbuster drug Metformin (and with no side effects!). And beyond blood sugar, berberine also reduced those participants’ triglycerides by 35% and their LDL cholesterol by 21% and their blood pressure by 7/5 mm Hg (three things Metformin can’t and doesn’t claim to do)!
Beta-sitosterol for swollen prostate
Beta-sitosterol — a compound found in trees, shrubs and flowering plants around the world — is a powerful inflammation fighter that has been used in Europe for decades to fight everything from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) to heart disease.
A study of 200 men found that supplementing daily with beta-sitosterol increased urinary flow by 54% — plus it reduced the amount of urine left in the bladder after urination by more than half.
Now, if you complain enough about your swollen prostate or BPH, it won’t be long before the mainstream tries to saddle you with a prescription drug. These drugs are practically a sex change in a bottle.
Seriously. Some of the extremely common side effects for Avodart, one popular BPH drug, include impotence and swollen breasts.
It’s practically chemical castration — and you haven’t been told the worst part. Researchers have found that Avodart’s sexual side effects can continue even after you stop taking the drug! Avodart can be just as permanent as getting a tattoo!
Give beta-sitosterol a couple months to take some of the air out of that ballooning prostate. I’m betting it may end your midnight toilet torture forever.
Pumpkins Seed Oil for enlarged prostate (submitted)
Since an enlarged prostrate gland is common among senior males, making urination difficult and many times subject to an operation, I have learned how to eliminate the urination problem. I have done this by using using Pumpkins Seed oil caps on a daily basis for about 5 years or so. Two a day usually suffices. However, from time to time I require a little more help and then I usually take two more during a 24 hour period. That usually allows the spigot to open up within a couple of hours more or less.
Do vegetarians have more knee pain?
In a study, the authors looked at 180 patients with osteoarthritis of the knees. They compared their diets to 180 people who were of similar age and health status whose knees were fine. They found a significantly lower intake of vitamin D in all of the arthritis cases compared to those who had healthy knees.
They also found that the patients with arthritis had diets that were higher in green leafy vegetables and lower in dairy, meats, and fish, whereas the healthy knee group had diets with less leafy greens and more dairy, meats, and fish. What’s the difference between these two? The more vegetarian types of diets are lower in vitamin D.
So if you have arthritis of the knee, especially if you tend toward a vegetarian lifestyle, make sure you have your vitamin D level checked. A level of 60-70 ng/ml is the best level to be at. So if you are below that number, please take enough vitamin D to get in that range.
Vick’s rub for sinus problems
One of the best helps is Vick rubbed around toes, wear a pair of socks and you will be surprised how good it is. Good for kids who do not like the smell or if you do not like it on torso. Reflexology trick, used it for years.
Garlic for ear aches (submitted)
Our daughter who is now 24 and has 2 little girls used to get ear infections as a little girl. When she got an ear infection she would also get quite a high fever. My wife would have garlic oil which was made by cut up garlic cloves in mineral oil. Doctors say not to put anything in your ears, but my wife would put a few drops of this oil in her ear when she was sleeping. She wouldn’t let her put it in while she was awake so she did it while she was sleeping. In the morning when she woke up, no more ear infection and no fever.
A secret of ginger for migraines
One of ginger’s claims to fame is its ability to cure nausea. But few people know that if fresh ginger is taken at the first sign of a migraine, it will stop a migraine before it can take hold. Juice fresh ginger with apples or with apples and carrots. Or, chew ginger or juice it for a ginger shot. This is a miraculous treatment.
The benefits and dangers of grapefruit
For the millions of people who take drugs it is a well known fact not to eat grapefruit when taking medication, and this includes cholesterol-lowering drugs. It has been discovered that grapefruit can block an enzyme that breaks down drugs like Lipitor, causing extremely dangerous levels of these meds to be released into your bloodstream.
Having to boot this amazing citrus fruit out of your diet is a darn shame.
And that’s not just because grapefruit is high in vitamin C, potassium, vitamin A, biotin, and vitamin B and lycopene (which protects against prostate cancer and cell damage). But because grapefruit, especially the red kind, can actually lower your cholesterol.
In a study, people who had high cholesterol and stopped taking drugs like Lipitor, but ate a red grapefruit a day had “notably” lower total cholesterol. And that included the “bad” LDL kind, too.
And those in the study who got the red grapefruit also had lower triglycerides. So it looks like grapefruit can have other heart-healthy benefits as well.
Now researchers aren’t sure exactly what gives grapefruit this potent cholesterol-lowering effect. But it very well might be the same powerful component that can cause all those drug interactions.
And recently, in a study done at the University of California, researchers who gave mice grapefruit juice (mice will drink grapefruit juice!) not only lost weight, but had better blood sugar levels.
In fact, the reduction in blood sugar achieved with grapefruit was similar to that of the common type 2 diabetes drug metformin.
So here we’ve got an amazing food, one that can lower your blood sugar the same as an Rx drug, keeps cholesterol and triglycerides down, and yet for millions it’s a forbidden fruit.
Clary Sage Essential oil for menstrual cramping (Testimonial)
Clary sage oil was life changing for me when it came to my menstrual cycle. I have wretched cramps during my 7 day extremely heavy cycle. The kind that doctors wanted me on prescription pain meds as a teen (I opted out and to just fight through it) as an adult I pretty much thought this was my fate as well as my daughters since my mom and grandmother both had tremendous painful cramps. I read about clary sage oil and menstrual pain so I decided to go for it and buy some. I have a calendar to let me know when my period is coming since I’m pretty regular but I can feel slight cramps about a day or two before it comes. So I started putting on clary sage by rubbing a few drops on my abdomen when I woke up in the morning and then again at night before bed. I have had 5 periods since using clary sage and all 5 have been CRAMP AND PAIN FREE!!!!!!