Parallel Universes

The mind has been dealing with parallel universes for some time. Early man in many parts of the world believed in a dream world that was just as real as the conscious world. Many wonderful things happen there, especially for those who realized how to live in it.

Most of our stories and beliefs come from the world of the imagination, except revelation which discernment and the virtues allow us to come to understand better. Our myths of creation, and how to live the good life come from our understanding of all the realities. 

Ed Witten's M-theory says that there are eleven dimensions. The eleventh resolves the other five string theories and also gives us the parallel universes and another spacial dimension that can be called a membrane, which can be as small as a vibrating string of as big as the universe. Perhaps there were a couple membranes as large as the universe that came close to each other that caused a big bang?

Maybe there are dense particles that can prove a supersymmetry to M- theory and that we will soon discover these "sparticles" with the atom smashers?

For more information see Nova "The Elegant Universe" Part Three: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/3014_elegant.html

CERN Courier: Supersymmetry physics etc.. http://www.cerncourier.com/main/article/40/10/19

Alternative Health
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Alternative Health is not the same as Alternative Medicine

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Holistic Computing by Phil Cutrara
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The computer has many uses. It can help you with your work, your play and every part of your life. Holistics is a way of getting the most out of life and sharing it with others. When we learn how to better improve ourselve, we become better and are better able to help others make a better world.

There are many ways we can improve. It is probably easiest to start with our body. Everyone can learn how to exercise and to eat properly. Physical fitness is the place to start, because without our health we would not feel well enough to improve our mind or our spirit. When we are healthy, our mind wants to learn and create something better and something new. Our soul wants to deal with the problems of good and evil and learn the truth about war and peace.

When all the many aspects of our life work together for the common good, new dimensions come into view. The transpersonal and the self-transcendent levels come alive with serendipitous events and synergistic results.

There are countless aspects of the human being. A person is not just a body, mind, soul, and spirit; because there are many more dimensions to life. We all need the world to survive, and we also need other human beings to exist. No one can live a life alone. Introversion leads to narcissistic perversions and extreme fanaticism. There is no power in nightmares and terrorists will never rule a free society.

When we learn how to get the most out of our computer, we are on the way that leads to wisdom, creativity, contentment, productivity, and cooperation with every other person in the world, and every other creature.

It is remarkable how much a holistic human being can accomplish in a day! It does not take much planning to enjoy every minute of it. The sun does not have to be shining to talk to someone on the other side of the world. No human being is detached from another more than six degrees of separation. No one is a stranger, if you learn how to communicate effectively. Those who are close minded to what is good, beautiful, or true will never be able to become fulfilled.

The more ways we use our computer, the better we will develop. The science of learning is built upon using all of our senses to become better students of life. A liberal arts educated citizen is one of the most precious resources our nation possesses, because that individual can fit in where ever he or she is needed. You do not need to endlessly hunt for a place to work, if you know how to create your own job. Everyone needs help to do something. All you need to know is what it is and how to lend them a hand.

It should not be hard to find a job or someone to love. It should not be difficult to be healthy, wealthy or wise. Life needs not to be lived in "quiet desperation," for it is fill with hope and promises for a bright future.

The World Wide Web is filled with overflowing generosity. Take a tour of any subject and you will soon proceed to advance knowledge and understanding. Yet, you need to have the strength of discernment to know who are the authorities of the subject matter and the strength to stay away from sites that are a danger to your transformation.

The Internet has many sites that offer public domain multimedia: books, movies, information content databases on every subject, and freeware software of every type. There are also many people that write shareware and many companies that offer demos of their software products that you can download from the net. The search engines will help you find them, and also help you learn what other have to say about them. They will tell you if is worth the effort to even try them out!

Computer Science can be learned on the Internet for free. Some of the better computer clubs have an extensive Information Technology library that is used by its members so well that it is kept current with the latest texts. Although the Internet completely changes just about every five years, if you know how to keep informed about the latest technologies, you will also learn how to understand them, and use them to improve yourself and help create a better world.

HOLISTIC MEDICINE
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1-Optimal health is the primary goal of holistic medical practice. It is the conscious pursuit of the highest level of functioning and balance of the physical, environmental, mental, emotional, social and spiritual aspects of human experience, resulting in a dynamic state of being fully alive. This creates a condition of well-being regardless of the presence or absence of disease.

2-The Healing Power of Love. Holistic health care practitioners strive to meet the patient with grace, kindness, acceptance, and spirit without condition, as love is life’s most powerful healer.

3-Whole person. Holistic health care practitioners view people as the unity of body, mind, spirit and the systems in which they live.

4-Prevention and treatment . Holistic health care practitioners promote health, prevent illness and help raise awareness of dis-ease in our lives rather than merely managing symptoms. A holistic approach relieves symptoms, modifies contributing factors, and enhances the patient’s life system to optimize future well-being.

5-Innate Healing Power. All people have innate powers of healing in their bodies, minds and spirits. Holistic health care practitioners evoke and help patients utilize these powers to affect the healing process.

6-Integration of Healing Systems. Holistic health care practitioners embrace a lifetime of learning about all safe and effective options in diagnosis and treatment. These options come from a variety of traditions, and are selected in order to best meet the unique needs of the patient. The realm of choices may include lifestyle modification and complimentary approaches as well as conventional drugs and surgery.

7-Relationship-centered care. The ideal practitioner-patient relationship is a partnership which encourages patient autonomy, and values the needs and insights of both parties. The quality of this relationship is an essential contributor to the healing process.

8-Individuality. Holistic health care practitioners focus patient care on the unique needs and nature of the person who has an illness rather than the illness that has the person.

9-Teaching by Example. Holistic health care practitioners continually work toward the personal incorporation of the principles of holistic health, which then profoundly influence the quality of the healing relationship.

10-Learning opportunities. All life experiences including birth, joy, suffering and the dying process are profound learning opportunities for both patients and health care practitioners.

Principles of Holistic Medicine

Oral Chelation Therapy
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Introduction
Cardiovascular diseases have become increasingly common during this century. Only by major changes in western lifestyles — better diet, less smoking, more exercise — have stroke and heart attack decreased over the past ten years. Nevertheless, at least fifty percent of all Americans will die as a result of cardiovascular disease. Women are experiencing such illnesses even though it used to be believed that estrogen hormones protected women from vascular disorders.

Biomedical research has now uncovered the causes of cardiovascular disease:

1) The increasing consumption of processed food. In particular, refined sugar and grains that have had the high mineral content chaff and germ removed. In addition, the essential oils contained in these grains are now consumed in the form of "hydrogenated vegetable oils," which inhibit the normal processing of fats in the body.

2) The increase in fast food as a major component of the diet at the expense of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and whole grains.

3) The addition of additives, dyes, pesticides, herbicides, and other poisons directly to our foods and into the food chain — via industrial pollution and "modern" farming practices.

4) The lack of exercise inherent in the industrialized Western lifestyle.

5) The increase in stress factors such as air pollution, polluted waters, crowded living conditions, wide spread distribution of depressing news events and other psychosocial forces.

ABOUT WATER
We are bombarded with multitudinous recommendations regarding what we should eat. I have tried to address this question from the standpoint of how the question is dealt with in the natural world. What do people drink in "primitive" hunter-gatherer cultures? What do animals in the wild drink?

The answer is simple: Water! Nothing more. There are no soda-pop factories or breweries in the rain forests of New Guinea or South America. Yes, people prepare herbal beverages but mainly for specific medicinal purposes.

The fact is our taste for fluids has been distorted by the use of soda pop, caffeinated beverages and alcohol. This fact was brought home hard on a medical doctor named F. Batmanghelidj when he was thrown into jail by the fundamentalist regime that had taken over Iran in 1979.

While in prison where he was deprived of all fluids except water for his own use, and where, as a prison doctor as well, there was a shortage of pharmaceutical medication necessitating his use of water for conditions such as peptic ulcer attacks, he discovered the healing power of water.46

In his book "YOUR BODY'S MANY CRIES FOR WATER", Dr. Batmanghelidj claims that chronic dehydration is a principal cause behind indigestion, hiatus hernia, arthritis, headaches, depression and high blood pressure, among other conditions. Many research studies have borne this idea out. A study presented at the European Society of Cardiology in Vienna in 1998 revealed that in a population of more than 30,000 men and women, the ones who drank more than 5 glasses of water per day had a dramatic reduction in the incidence of coronary heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

We have installed a distillation system for the drinking water at our clinic and during your chelation treatments we will serve you water and encourage you to drink all you can while you are in the office and at home.

Remember that the toxic metals we are chelating leave the body through the kidney system so extra water will hasten the flushing of these poisons out of your body. For your good health please drink at least 6 glasses (12 oz.) of water every day. You will notice a difference if you do this consistently for a number of weeks.

Water consumption is probably the most neglected area of health. Water is the basis of life on this planet and approximately 70% of our body weight consists of water. It is literally the medium in which our bio-molecules live and our tissues and organs cannot be healthy without proper water balance.

We recommend you try to drink a large glass of pure water every time you think you need a cigarette, a cup of coffee, a soda pop or other sweet or alcoholic beverage.

When I say "pure" water, I mean to imply that unless you have a good reverse osmosis filter or distilling apparatus connected to your water supply, you probably don't have pure water. Distilled water is "hungry" water — it will flush out impurities from our body. Clean Artesian or spring water is also fine as long as you can document its purity.

NOTE: The notable exception to this advice occurs in patients who have been given a fluid restriction by their doctor because of severe congestive heart failure. These cases are dealt with individually by Dr. Waters.

[ The scientific method to determine if you are consuming enough water is very simple and involves the use of a Specific Conductance Meter. An inexpensive meter can be obtained and used to test the solids content of your urine. If the meter reads above 12,000 microsiemens — the value of our blood — you need to be drinking more water.]

It is the combination of dietary changes, nutritional supplements, regular exercise, stress reduction, and Oral (Ed.) Chelation Therapy, which leads to improved health. It is important for you to be committed to all aspects of the program to insure maximum probability of success.

What is Arteriosclerosis and How is it Treated?
When we are born our arteries are basically free of obstructions and have a high degree of elasticity. They expand and contract with each pump of the heart; the blood with its life carrying nutrients and oxygen is carried to every cell and every tissue of the body. There is a tremendous amount of chemical activity going on constantly in the cells that line these vessels. If the enzyme systems, which operate in these arterial cell membranes, become blocked by heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, or aluminum, or by deposits of calcium in the membrane, the rate of chemical activity slows down. Fatty materials such as cholesterol begin to bind with the calcium atoms. This is the beginning of what is called a "plaque". This process is known to start in infancy. "Fatty streaks" have been seen in the arteries of infants during autopsies. It progresses insidiously. Autopsies done on young American men killed in the Korean and Viet Nam wars revealed 80 percent of these men, whose average age was about 21, had significant arteriosclerotic occlusive disease. In many cases, there was a 50 to 75 percent blockage of one or more of their coronary arteries. The lack of symptoms, until there is a 75-90% occlusion of a given artery, often makes this a most deadly process with sudden death frequently being the first symptom.

Depending on the location of the occlusion, the result of a total blockage is known as a heart attack, stroke, or arterial occlusion in the leg (see Figure 1). Total occlusions necessitate attempts to reestablish blood flow through by-pass procedures.

Locations of common sites of arterial obstructive disease.
Before total obstructions occur attempts are often made to widen the diameter of arteries or prevent clotting through the use of various drugs. While both drug measures and operations may temporarily improve circulation, they often only postpone the inevitable, total blockage of the artery. Drugs and surgery generally have no effect on the disease process itself.

Studies have shown that the use of a vegetarian diet along with an exercise program can halt the progression of plaque formation in arteries and in some cases actually reverse the obstructions.1

The approach used at Waters Preventive Medical Center includes the dietary — and exercise — oriented approach above in addition to a nutritional supplement program and intravenous infusions of vitamins, minerals and a chelating agent known as E.D.T.A. (Ethylene diamine tetraacetric acid).

What is Chelation Therapy?
The word "Chelation" comes from the Greek word "chele" which means a claw of a crab or lobster and implies a strong, pincer-like grasping. In the case of Chelation Therapy, the grasping is done by a chelating agent and the object grasped is a metal atom. This chelating agent forms a very stable chemical complex with a mineral or metal ion known as a "heterocyclic ring structure." There are many examples of chelates in nature such as magnesium in the chlorophyll molecule in plants, iron in the hemoglobin of blood cells in man and other higher organisms and the incorporation of cobalt in the vitamin B-12 molecule.

There are many "Chelating Agents" in nature such as vitamin C, sulphur-containing amino acids and many enzymes. Unless some of the enzymes contain a firmly bound metal atom they will not be active or have a decrease in their activity. Even the usual drugs used in medical practice in the treatment of disease are often dependent upon Chelation processes for their action.

A new science has emerged which deals with the subject of Chelation and is know as Complexion or Bioinorganic Chemistry.2 The basis of this field is the inorganic chemical principles contained in and well explained by Ligand Field Theory. This theory deals with the mechanisms by which organic chemicals form three-dimensionally stable structures with metal ions through sharing of electrons. The resultant compounds are very stable and will only break apart with difficulty. A review of the science underlying Chelation Therapy may be found in a treatise by Bruce W. Halstead, M.D.3

The principles, which are the basis of Complexion Chemistry or Ligand Field Theory, are among the most fundamental in nature. In view of the array of nature's applications the exploitation of these principles and concepts in the treatment of human disease is not only logical but also predictable.

In short, Chelation is a process whereby the metals are held and positioned by body chemicals so as to facilitate chemical reactions, which are essential to life. Chelation Therapy is the introduction of naturally occurring or synthetic organic chemicals into the human body in order to facilitate chemical reactions, which lead to the discharge of poisonous metals from the body and the rearrangement of essential metals in the body for the promotion of life's chemical reactions.

What is Chelation Therapy Used For?
Chelation Therapy is used as the primary treatment for heavy metal intoxication by lead, cadmium, aluminum, mercury, arsenic, and even iron.8-10 At this time, it is also used to treat occlusive vascular diseases in conjunction with diet, nutritional supplements, and lifestyle changes. Because Chelation Therapy appears to improve circulation and reduce toxic chemical reactions in the body, it has also been used successfully for arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure, and eye diseases such as macular degeneration.11-18

How Does Chelation Work?
Numerous theories have been erected to explain the obvious benefits of Chelation Therapy. The following is a list of possible mechanisms, all of which have been partially proven by research studies.

1) Heavy metals such as Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, Nickel, and Antimony have been shown to relentlessly accumulate in human tissue over a lifetime. Aluminum has been implicated as a possible factor in the causation of Alzheimer's disease. These poisonous metals disrupt the normal biochemical processes.

They insinuate themselves into the active sites of enzymes thereby altering such enzymes' activities, and they initiate "free radical reactions," which produce noxious chemicals that damage cellular structures such as proteins, cell membranes and DNA. The results at the level of the whole organism are the development of degenerative diseases-arteriosclerosis, arthritis and cancers. The removal of these poison metals with Chelation Therapy is probably a major mechanism by which Chelation normalizes biochemical activity thereby improving circulation and energy.

2) Essential metals such as iron, copper, manganese, and zinc are rearranged in the various body compartments resulting in improved enzyme activity at the cellular level.

3) Calcium deposits are removed from vessels and intracellular membranes leading to increased blood flow and better functioning of the enzyme systems imbedded in those membranes. The result is, again, improved organ function, vitality and energy level.

4) The blood clotting elements known as platelets are made less sticky, reducing clots in the vessels and leading to improved circulation and reduction in the thromboses that occur during heart attacks and strokes.

5) E.D.T.A. binds trace elements like iron, which are known initiators of "free radical reactions". These free radical reactions are thought to be the chemical origin of arteriosclerosis, cancer, and inflammations. In general, they are thought to be the cause of aging and its concomitant degenerative processes. With respect to #3 above, realize that a slight increase in the internal diameter of an occluded vessel results in a large increase in blood flow through that artery.

In fact, doubling the vessel's diameter results in a 16 to 32–fold increase in blood flow. If even a 10% increase in diameter occurs, there is still 1 l/2 to 3 times the blood flow. Therefore, a vessel doesn't need to be completely unclogged in order for the patient to experience a reduction in his symptoms.

A small increase in the diameter of an obstructed artery results in a large increase in blood flow throught that artery.

The positive effects of E.D.T.A. Chelation Therapy are probably dependent both on decreasing the blood vessel occlusion and on the cellular and subcellular level effects of this agent. There are also probably many other unknown mechanisms.

Oral Chelation Supplement Treatment

- Magnesium Di-Potassium EDTA 400mg
- 70 trace minerals in a liquid colloidal form
- A Mineral Insurance Formula with these 11 major minerals: Calcium, Iron, Phosphorus, Iodine, Magnesium, Zinc, Selenium, Copper, Manganese, Chromium, and Molybdenum

Chelation Therapy

Vascular Cleanse

Contains two essential nutrients necessary for the formation of HDL, the "good" cholesterol, Niacin and Vitamin C. Together with the biomolecular base these provide for cardiovascular health. High Density Lipoproteins, HDL's, are necessary for blood lipid maintenance. Vascular Cleanse not only allows for the increase of HDL but also reduces LDL and triglycerides.

Some individuals may experience a tingling, itching and reddening to their skin after taking a product with Niacin. This is normal, the result of the cleansing of the arterial and venous systems. Niacin dilates the vascular system while oxidizing lipids (fats and cholesterol) in the blood stream, and in the process thermogenesis occurs, indicated by the feeling of heat. This response is transient, lasting only 15-35 minutes generally, and is harmless.

Continue daily use until flushing no longer occurs. This is an indication that the vascular system is cleared. For maintenance, you may want to use Vascular Cleanse, one capsule, 1 to 3 times per week or as desired. Take with meals to reduce flushing.

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Vitamin A is extremely important in the protection of the endothelium or lining of the blood vessels, it assists in the absorption of Selenium and stimulates the thymus to produce more antibodies.

Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant and protects against free radical damage. Vitamin C is another powerful antioxidant which stimulates the production of the enzyme lipoprotein lipase which acts a cleanser on the arterial walls.

Vitamin B-1, B-2, Niacin, Pantothenic acid, B-6 and PABA all act together in the prevention of free radical damage by stimulating and supporting antioxidant nutrients.

Vitamin B-12 and Folic Acid improve the health of red blood cells. Choline and DL Methionine have a lipotropic effect which means they help to transport fat through the vascular system and prevent fat from attaching to the walls of the blood vessels.

Selenium is essential to maintain a healthy body and has a number of uses, it is a very powerful antioxidant, has lipotropic factors and helps detoxify some metabolites.

Zinc stimulates the immune system and acts as an antioxidant. L-Cysteine Hydrochloride is required to help remove heavy metals and toxins released as a result of EDTA activity. The Spleen and Thymus concentrates help rejuvenate their source organs.

EDTA helps to remove toxins which have become embedded in the body's tissue. These toxins include: Mercury, Cadium, Nickle, Copper and Lead. It is also thought that EDTA removes excess Calcium from the lining of the blood vessels which is associated with arteriosclerosis or hardening of the arteries.

Co-factors are parts of the formula not described above, but whose function assists and enhances the actions of the nutrients listed above.

Remember also to the eat foods rich in antioxidants, a diet high in unsaturated Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, and to do your daily exercises and something every day to lower or manage stress levels in your life.

Vascular Health

GI Track PH Levels Need to be in Balance
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THE pH FACTOR -
ACID RAIN IN THE BODY
by Lynn Hinderliter CN, LDN

The human body contains up to 60% water overall: the brain is 70% water; the blood, 82% and the lungs almost 90%. We are an inland sea, and a blight can descend on our bodies if the acid /alkaline balance of this "water of life" is not maintained, just as the acid in rain is blighting some of the forests of the world..

All of the cells of our body are washed by the liquid medium of that sea, which allows nutrients to be transported from place to place, and laves away the toxins our cells discharge. When pH is imbalanced, the system breaks down - if the body's pH deviates too far to the acidic or too far to the alkaline side, cells can become poisoned by their own toxic waste and die.

Interestingly, scientists are now determining that the pH of our actual oceans is changing, with a concomitant effect on the health of the denizens of the sea.

Acidity can be a factor in:

irritability, anxiety and depression
excess mucous
lowered immune system function
Dysbiosis
aches and pains, inflammation
premature ageing because of cellular inefficiency

Many chronic disease states accompany an acid body condition : cardiovascular problems such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arteriosclerosis and stroke; many cancers; diabetes; many autoimmune diseases; osteoporosis, indigestion, bowel imbalances and dysbiosis; much inflammation, such as of the joints and the bladder..

I am not suggesting that acid pH is the only cause, or that correcting it will bring about a miracle cure: but any attempt to balance and bring health to the body needs to address this serious instability if it wishes to succeed.

Water is considered neutral at a ph of 7. Anything under that is increasingly acid, anything over - increasingly alkaline. The human body operates optimally at a pH that varies from 6.8 to 7.5, depending on the time of day: pH tends to peak at 6 o'clock in the evening, and at noon, with the lowest point coming at 6 o'clock in the morning. These readings represent homeostasis, or balance. When the pH is operating within these normal parameters, cells can take up nutrients as and when needed, depending only on availability, and can discharge wastes efficiently.

Calcium in particular is dependent on the correct pH for absorption. In addition, when the body is acidic, it will withdraw calcium from the bones in an attempt to provide the alkalinizing minerals necessary to correct balance.

Here is an excellent definition from Health Freedom Resources :

The cells of the body in health are alkaline, but in disease states the cell pH is below 7.0. The more acid the cells become, the sicker we are and feel. The cells won't die until their pH gets to about 3.5. Our bodies produce acid as a by-product of normal metabolism. This is the result of our bodies burning or using alkaline to remain alive. Since our bodies do not manufacture alkaline, we must supply the alkaline from an outside source to keep us from becoming acid and dying.

Food is the means of replenishing the alkaline to the body. The main determining factor of alkaline is the organic minerals. One can equate organic minerals with alkaline for better understanding. Foods are of two types, acid or alkaline. This refers to the ash value of a food. (Meaning the type of residue that remains after the food is digested and processed). Is it acid, or is it alkaline? If there is an acid residue (inorganic acids), the body must neutralize this acid to keep the blood from getting acid. The acid is neutralized with alkaline.

Ideally there is adequate alkaline in the diet to do this. However, if there is not, the body must extract alkaline from its cells to neutralize the acid. This, of course, causes the cells to become acid, and thus diseased. Because our bodies are an alkaline entity, in order to maintain health, the majority of our diet must consist of alkaline ash foods.

We can remain in health by consuming a diet that is 70-80% alkaline and 20-30% acid. The more alkaline the better. If we become too alkaline by eating a majority of alkaline foods, we will lose our appetite and automatically want to fast, during which time the normal acid metabolic by-products will return the body's pH back to normal. It is interesting to note that some foods which qualify as a real food have an acid ash reaction. This is probably nature's way of keeping a balance so that the real food consumer does not become too alkaline. Also note that the acid content of these acid ash real foods is very low and they still contain valuable nutrients which can be utilized by the body.

You can buy strips to measure pH at some health food stores. You can also order them directly from us. You can measure either urinary or saliva pH. Urinary pH should fall around 6.5, lower is acidic; salivary pH should be measured at least 2 hours away from a meal, and is healthy at 7.4, acidic below that.

Diet determines whether we tend towards the acid or alkaline and the average U.S. diet might almost be designed to cause us to err!

Proteins (pork, beef, chicken, ham, turkey etc.)

grains

coffee and tea

eggs

beer, wine and pops

most breads, spaghettis and pastas

refined rice

chocolate

all promote an acid state in our body fluids.

Dairy foods, potatoes and onions are mostly neutral, and

fruits

vegetables

beans and soy are on the alkaline side.

Occasionally I am contacted by confused clients who have found conflicting information from different experts concerning the pH of a food: I received this EXCELLENT clarification from another of my contacts, who is a long-time student of this health element:

"There is a lot of double talk by so-called experts. In some cases, the references are just the opposite of what they should be - I found that the reason apparently is that some experts are referring to the acid/alkalinity of food BEFORE these foods are eaten. There is a chemical change in the body which converts the (e.g.) acidity to alkalinity AFTER ingestion of the food. This should take out a lot of confusion about the chemical formation of the different foods.

There are some "superfoods" that are natural buffers that I use and recommend frequently. A natural buffer is a substance that counteracts the acid state of the body, and chief among them are concentrated green foods like

barley grass

spirulina

Chlorella

and some wonderful combinations of dried vegetables, sea vegetables and cereal grasses.

As a side note, I often have people tell me that their arthritis has been helped by taking a green food, and this is part of the reason why: people with arthritis are almost without exception highly acidic, which is a pro-inflammatory state. All concentrated green foods are helpful in alkalinizing pH.

Chronic acidosis also affects the function of the liver, causing congestion: when the liver is not functioning properly, inflammation can result: beneficially affecting this condition will also be of benefit in arthritis.

The other buffers I use and recommend most frequently because they are healthful in many other ways also, are

Brewers Yeast ( a natural source of B vitamins, selenium and chromium, among other things)

powdered Lecithin (a concentrate of the Phosphatides in soy)

Bee Pollen

Kelp.

Vitamin C (as Ascorbate for blood type O, as ascorbic acid for others) is an option that can have other benefits for those whose faulty pH accompanies a severe disease state where low immunity is a factor. Increase the amount of Vitamin C gradually until you have determined what your bowel tolerance is, and when that is established, I recommend using half that amount in the morning and half last thing at night to help regulate the body's acid balance.

I recommend a product by Vaxa called pH Balance.

Stress almost immediately causes acidic conditions in the body. For more about the effect of stress on our health, read my article on Stress and the Adrenal Glands.

In my article on digestion, you will find information about Hydrochloric acid and digestive health. Since stomach acid is a significant factor in maintaining pH balance, and is affected by stress, you will find that interesting too.

I find it vexing that some Doctors are still recommending Tums as a source of Calcium for their patients: it is a truly ironic recommendation, since Tums is designed to suppress stomach acid, and calcium is very poorly absorbed unless sufficient stomach acid is present. Sufficient HCL in the stomach, and a proper acid environment there, are also essential for keeping the body in proper pH balance. Lack of acid in the stomach often leads top too much acid in the body, which in turn leads to the withdrawal of minerals from the bones to correct and neutralize the problem.

At the moment there are no studies that support the importance of pH balance to health, and there are even some respected nutritional authorities that do not agree - Dr. Andrew Weil among them, who comments negatively here. However, in another place he emphasizes the importance of keeping the urine alkaline for urinary tract infections, and I wonder whether perhaps there is some confusion between blood pH ( which is regulated by the body) and urinary and salivary pH, which are at the mercy of the diet. If the pH of the mouth affects caries, and the pH of the bladder affects infections - then I submit that all places in between are also affected by an imbalance.

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Herbs Rich Source of Healthy Antioxidants; Oregano Ranks Highest

Better health may be only a dash and sprinkle away: Researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture have found that herbs, in addition to making food tastier, are an abundant source of antioxidants and could provide potential anticancer benefits when supplementing a balanced diet.

Herbs have higher antioxidant activity than fruits, vegetables and some spices, including garlic, the researchers say. Some herbs should be considered as regular vegetables. People should use more herbs for flavoring instead of salt and artificial chemicals.

In what may be good news for pizza lovers and Italian food connoisseurs everywhere, the herbs with the highest antioxidant activity belonged to the oregano family. In general, oregano had 3 to 20 times higher antioxidant activity than the other herbs studied.

On a per gram fresh weight basis, oregano and other herbs ranked even higher in antioxidant activity than fruits and vegetables, which are known to be high in antioxidants. In comparison to the antioxidant activities of a few select fruits and vegetables, the potency of oregano ranks supreme: Oregano has 42 times more antioxidant activity than apples, 30 times more than potatoes, 12 times more than oranges and 4 times more than blueberries.

For example, one tablespoon of fresh oregano contains the same antioxidant activity as one medium-sized apple, she says.

Adding a moderate amount of herbs may go a long way toward boosting the health value of a meal, especially as an alternative to salt and artificial additives.

Even if you're not into oregano, other herbs also appear to pack a significant antioxidant punch. Among the more familiar, ranked in order, are dill, garden thyme, rosemary and peppermint.

The most active phenol component in some of the herbs with the highest antioxidant activity, particularly oregano, was rosmarinic acid, a strong antioxidant.

Antioxidants have become synonymous with good health. They are a class of compounds thought to prevent certain types of chemical damage caused by an excess of free radicals, charged molecules that are generated by a variety of sources including pesticides, smoking and exhaust fumes. Destroying free radicals may help fight cancer, heart disease and stroke, researchers believe.

Fruits and vegetables have long been viewed as a rich source of antioxidant compounds. Health officials have been urging consumers for years to eat more fruits and vegetables in order to gain the health benefits of antioxidants, but progress has been slow, according to researchers.

More recently, researchers have begun to formally study the health benefits of herbs and spices. The two differ mainly by source. Herbs typically come from the leaves of plants. Spices come from the bark, stem and seeds of plants. Both have been used for thousands of years to flavor foods and treat illness.

Now, herbs have emerged as a quick and easy way to get a concentrated source of antioxidants - without all the extra calories of whole foods.

Herbs can be consumed in a variety of ways. Some people prefer to drink herb extracts, which can be made by adding herbs to hot water to make potent antioxidant teas. Others use concentrated herbal oils available in some health food stories. Most of us prefer a little dash and sprinkle of the familiar leafy or powdered versions to add flavor to our favorite meats and vegetables.

In general, fresh herbs and spices are healthier and contain higher antioxidant levels compared to their processed counterparts. For example, the antioxidant activity of fresh garlic is 1.5 times higher than dry garlic powder.

Just as consuming too much of any food product can carry health risks, herbs should be used with moderation.

Whatever form they take, herbs are no substitute for a balanced diet. Pregnant women in particular should consult their physicians before taking herbal supplements.

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry November 2001

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Dr. Mercola's Comment:

Well, now we know the difference between an herb and a spice.

Amazing how two of the most popular Italian herbs, garlic and oregano are two of the most useful nutritional herbs.

If you are not using these two useful herbs I strongly encourage you to consider using them. Remember that most of the major anti-infection benefits of garlic are lost unless you use it raw.

You can use 1-2 cloves in your vegetable juice to obtain maximum benefit. The chlorophyll in the juice also tends to cut down on the potentially offensive garlic odor.

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Oregano, Other Essential Oils Destroy Strep Pneumonia Cells


Tropical and Subtropical Fruit

Benefits

1. Defends Against Free Radicals*

The xanthone flavonoids and other compounds in mangosteen fruit are responsible for its high level of antioxidant activity. In vitro tests have been conducted on XanoMax mangosteen 10% extract to determine the level of free radical scavenging ability in both watery and fatty environments. A major test recognized as the industry standard for measuring antioxidant activity is known as the ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) assay.

The ORAC test is an in vitro assay that works by measuring the amount of free radical damage done to a fluorescent probe (measured by a change in probe intensity). Antioxidants lessen the damage to the probe fluorescence, which indicates a reduction in free radical damage. This measure is used to quantify the antioxidant's (or combination of antioxidants) capacity to quench free radicals. This quantification is known as the total ORAC value. The total ORAC value provides a relative measure of total antioxidant strength of any substance, allowing for comparison of different mixtures. A high ORAC value corresponds to a high total in vitro antioxidant capacity.

The development of the ORAC test has led to a number of commonly eaten foods being assessed in terms of total ORAC scores per serving. Similarly, particular combinations of antioxidants, such as those in nutritional formulas, can also be assessed for their total ORAC scores. This has led to the ability to determine the potential usefulness of a particular supplement in increasing overall antioxidant capacity.

When XanoMax mangosteen 10% extract was tested for ORAC value, the resulting antioxidant potential was over 3,500 ORAC units per gram of extract. This result is extremely high. ORAC values of compounds vary with their nutrient concentration, moisture content and other factors. For comparison purposes, whole blueberries, considered to be a rich source of antioxidants, had an ORAC value of 61 units per gram, while pomegranate tested at 105 ORAC units per gram.1 XanoMax mangosteen extract is a potentially rich source of beneficial antioxidants*

2. Maintains Healthy Immune Function*

Evidence from several animal and in vitro studies on various cell lines suggests that components of mangosteen fruit extract may play a role in modulating several factors important to healthy immune function. Of the active components, xanthone derivatives seem to play the major role in influencing parameters of immune function in animals and in vitro models. Mangostin is the xanthone derivative that most of these studies have focused on.

A study published in 2002 assessed the effects of mangosteen extracts on the release of histamine from rat cell lines. The comparison was made to extracts of a plant frequently used in Japan, Rubus suavissimus, which is a known inhibitor of IgE-mediated histamine release from these cells. The assay showed that the mangosteen extracts used inhibited the release of histamine from these cells more potently than the extract of Rubus suavissimus. In addition, the authors compared the two herbs for prostaglandin E2 synthesis in another rat cell line and found that the mangosteen extract potently inhibited prostaglandin E2 synthesis in this in vitro trial, whereas the other herb had no effect.2

An earlier study was performed in guinea pig tracheal and rabbit thoracic aortal tissue. In this study, alpha mangostin prevented histamine-induced contraction and was shown to be a competitive histamine receptor antagonist in the smooth muscle tissue of the trachea and aorta of the animals selected. The results seen in this laboratory study were determined to be concentration-dependent. The authors suggested that alpha mangostin should undergo further studies to determine its effects on the modulation of the histamine response.3

Further in vitro assessments point to potential actions of mangosteen components in modulating effectors of occasional inflammation in the immune system. Studies in rat glioma cells suggest that mangostins inhibit enzymatic reactions that can lead to the production of specific prostaglandins.4,5 By inhibiting these reactions, mangostins may play a role in modulating overall immune function, promoting healthy immunity.

Mangosteen and its constituents hold much promise for their potential ability to enhance immune function and promote health. In addition to being a highly nutritious food, mangosteen extract is full of antioxidant activity. It has an extremely high ORAC value and a great potential for enhancing free radical defenses in the body. Best Mangosteen 10% extract contains XanoMax, which is standardized to a high level of active mangostin, the class of compounds shown in in vitro studies to benefit certain aspects of immune function. Safety Scientific References

1. XanoMax: High-potency extract of Mangosteen, Garcinia mangostana. Renaissance Herbs. From www.renaissanceherbs.com
2. Nakatani K, et al. Inhibitions of histamine release and prostaglandin E2 synthesis by mangosteen, a Thai medicinal plant. Biol Pharm Bull. 2002 Sep;25(9):1137-41.
3. Chairungsrilerd N, et al. Pharmacological properties of alpha-mangostin, a novel histamine H1 receptor antagonist. Eur J Pharmacol. 1996 Oct 31;314(3):351-6.
4. Nakatani K, et al. Gamma-Mangostin inhibits inhibitor-kappaB kinase activity and decreases lipopolysaccharide-induced cyclooxygenase-2 gene expression in C6 rat glioma cells. Mol Pharmacol. 2004 Sep;66(3):667-74.
5. Nakatani K, et al. Inhibition of cyclooxygenase and prostaglandin E2 synthesis by gamma-mangostin, a xanthone derivative in mangosteen, in C6 rat glioma cells. Biochem Pharmacol. 2002 Jan 1;63(1):73-9.

Benefits of Using an ORAC Supplement:
- Reduced "biological" age
- Increased energy and vitality at the cellular level
- Increased mental clarity and focus
- Reduced free radical damage and oxidativestress
- Decreased physical and mental decline
- Lower total cholesterol and LDL levels
- Strengthened immune system
- Anti-Oxidants and Free Radicals

Free radicals are molecules which harm healthy body cells. The accumulated damage caused by free radicals is considered a primary cause of the aging process. You can dramatically slow-down this aging process (anti-aging) by combatting free radical activity with anti-oxidants.

ORAC+ ?slows the Aging Process? (anti-aging)
Extraordinary scientific research from Tufts University has evaluated the antioxidant needs of the average person PLUS the antioxidant power (referred to as Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity or ORAC Value) of fruits and vegetables. Their research has concluded that we need approximately 5,000 ORAC Units per day to have a significant impact on plasma and tissue antioxidant capacity. Consumption of a minimum of three servings of fruits and vegetables per day provides approximately 1200 ORAC Units. This means the average person is short approximately 3800 ORAC Units each day, depending on the fruits and vegetables they are choosing.

ORAC+ fills the gap to ?mop-up? all the body?s free radical generation on a daily basis to slow the aging process (anti-aging).

ORAC+ has been independently tested by one of the world?s foremost laboratories specializing in Oxygen Radical Absorbing Capacity (ORAC). Oxygen Radical Absorbence Capacity (ORAC) measures the total ?Antioxidant Power? of foods and nutrients by calculating the ability of a product to protect against potentially damaging oxygen free radicals.

Serving size: 1 heaping teaspoon (5 grams) provides more than 4400 ORAC value.
ORAC+ Contains:
Bilberry Extract (Vaccinium myrtillus)
? 10 times more concentrated than regular bilberries
? Known to help correct night vision
? Strong antioxidant properties

Grape Seed Extract (Vitis vinifera)
? Contains Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPCs) known for powerful free radical scavenging effect
? Grape seed tannins reduce total blood cholesterol and LDL
? Improves circulation
? Decreases capillary permeabilityand fragility

Green Tea Extract (Camelia sinensis)
? Associated with a lower risk of cancer
? Our green tea contains 80% polyphenols with greater antioxidant protection than vitamins C & E

Prune Extract (Prunus domestica)
? Highest ORAC value determined to date (over 400,000 per 100 grams)
? 71 times stronger than regular prunes
? Contains neochlorogenic acid, an effective inhibitor of cancer-causing nitrosamines

Blueberry Leaf Extract (Vaccinium murtilis)
? 117 times stronger in ORAC value than regular blueberries
? Contains 16% chlorogenic acid (CGA) and 60% polyphenols
? CGA helps limit the production of toxic nitrosamines from nitrate preservatives in foods

Apple Skin Extract (Malus domestica)
? 660 times more concentrated than apples
? Removes metabolic waste from the body
? Helps inhibit lipase activity and fat absorption

Red Wine Extract (Provinols?)
? Processed without the use of solvents and dried without the use of additives
? Contains approximately 95% polyphenols
? Contains three superoxidant polyphenols: catechin, quercetol, and resveratrol
? Every serving of ORAC+ contains the red wine polyphenols found in one glass of red wine (alcohol free)

Pomegranate Extract (Punica granatum)
? Called the "The Fruit of Immortality" by the ancient Egyptians
? Contains ellagic acid, a scavenger of tobacco smoke free radicals
? Over 40% ellagic acid and 70% polyphenols
? ORAC Value over 2,000 per gram

White Cherry Extract (Prunus avium)
? Very high in antioxidant potential
? Good source of vitamins A & C
? Contains ellagic acid, a natural compound with cancer-preventative properties

Resveratrol (Polygonum cuspidactum)
? Extracted from over twenty plants, including red wine and red grape juice
? Helps prevent deterioration of high-density lipoprotein, important fatty acids for heart health
? Standardized to 20%

Plus a fruit juice powder blend containing:
Blueberry Juice, Cranberry Juice, Apple Fiber, Pectin & Juice, Raspberry Juice, Concord Grape Juice, Blood Orange Juice, Watermelon Juice, Strawberry Juice,
Plus Lecithin, natural Beta Carotene (from Dunaliella Algae), and the equivalent Vitamin C found in two oranges.
Key Phytonutrients in ORAC+
Resveratrol
Chlorogenic Acid
Phloridzin & Phloretin
Anthocyanidins
Polyphenols
Ellagic Acid
Astrone
Catechin
Quercetol
Epicatectin
P-Coumaric Acid
Gallic Acid
Proanthocyanidole B1, B2, and B3
Oxygen Radical Absorbence Capacity (ORAC)
ORAC is an exciting and revolutionary new test tube analysis that can be utilized to test "Antioxident Power" of foods and other chemical substances. It calculates the ability of a product or chemical to protect against potentially damaging free radicals.

This analytical procedure measures the ability of a food, vitamin, nutritional supplement, or other chemical to protect against the attack by free radicals, or to act as an Antioxidant. The test is performed using Trolox (a water-soluble analog of Vitamin E) as a standard to determine the Trolox Equivalent (TE).

The ORAC value is then calculated from the Trolox Equivalent and expressed as ORAC units or value. The higher the ORAC value, the greater the "Antioxidant Power".

LIFE


Life is all around us. We are alive and life is in us. To come to a better understanding of what we are, we use models and the teachings of the truth that Jesus taught us.

We study in all the best schools to learn all about who we are and where we are going.

Biology teaches us about the cells within us, and the DNA that keeps us going. Just four amino acids in extremely long double twisted strans that if all of it was linked together from just one of us, it could run a line to the moon and back several times. That is how much DNA is in just one of us!



Biology Lessons

There are only a dozen amino acids that we do not make ourselves. Just like there are a dozen vitamins, minerals, lipids, and fats that we do not make ourselves that we need to get from food to survive. Yet food is made up of tens of thousands of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats that we eat, and that we make within our bodies.

The things that are wrong with the world is what is killing us. Toxins, pollution, climate change, mutations, free radicals, and poisins or "side effects" that many take to get well that they call medicine is what is killing us.

What we need to do is to find a solution to our problems and hope that this will save us. Good vitamins can keep us healthy. Just a few have all the anti oxidants we need to patch up the harm that has been done to us. Yet, we are not the only thing that is trying to survive. Without the plants, the animals and good climate we are doomed!

Who will feed the earth the anti oxidants they need to survive? We need to stop polluting the earth with gas, oil, and coal burning machines homes, and business. Passive solar energy is the answer!

The earth gets one /200 billionth of the sun's energy, but many of us waste much of it with extravagant spending, while the rest of the world starves to death.

When will the people stand up for good old walking, and riding a bike and for more bike ways and pathways and ways to work from home?

Bike Trail Search


Maybe we need to get the rest of us thinking about these things and really doing something about it before it is too late!

Small Steps to a Healthy Family Lifestyle
Now Playing: from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Childhood Obesity Basics

We are bombarded every day with conflicting information about our health. Is it better to eat a low-carb diet or a balanced diet? Should we be physically active three times a week or five times a week? And how can we be expected to follow any of these recommendations when we're always so busy?

It's no wonder that many of us throw up our hands and give up. But if we want to live long and fulfilling lives, it's essential that we learn the real facts about health, nutrition, and physical activity.

Luckily, the real facts are pretty straightforward. All you really need to know about a healthy lifestyle is:

- Eat a healthy diet that includes fruits, vegetables, and whole grain products -- and be sure to control portion sizes.
- Get physically active at least five times a week, for thirty minutes or more.
- Avoid tobacco and illegal drugs altogether.

Sounds simple, right? Well, if it were that easy, we'd all be effortlessly fit and healthy.

Today's lifestyle doesn't allow much room for health. And that's where Small Steps comes in. We know that it's impossible for many people to make dramatic lifestyle changes. Instead, we want to help you learn ways that you can change small things about your life and see big results.

Check out these 100 Small Steps to see what you can do to change your family's life.

1. Walk to work.
2. Use fat free milk over whole milk. (As long as your child is at least 2 years old)
3. Do sit-ups in front of the TV.
4. Walk during lunch hour.
5. Drink water before a meal.
6. Eat leaner red meat & poultry.
7. Eat half your dessert.
8. Walk instead of driving whenever you can.
9. Take family walk after dinner.
10. Skate to work instead of driving.
11. Avoid food portions larger than your fist.
12. Mow lawn with push mower.
13. Increase the fiber in your diet.
14. Walk to your place of worship instead of driving.
15. Walk kids to school.
16. Get a dog and walk it.
17. Join an exercise group.
18. Drink diet soda. (If your kids must drink soda and are aleady drinking enough milk.)
19. Replace Sunday drive with Sunday walk.
20. Do yard work.
21. Eat off smaller plates.
22. Get off a stop early and walk.
23. Don't eat late at night.
24. Skip seconds.
25. Work around the house.
26. Skip buffets.
27. Grill, steam or bake instead of frying.
28. Bicycle to the store instead of driving.
29. Take dog to the park.
30. Ask your doctor about taking a multi-vitamin.
31. Go for a half-hour walk instead of watching TV.
32. Use vegetable oils over solid fats.
33. More carrots, less cake.
34. Fetch the newspaper yourself.
35. Sit up straight at work.
36. Wash the car by hand.
37. Don't skip meals.
38. Eat more celery sticks.
39. Run when running errands.
40. Pace the sidelines at kids' athletic games.
41. Take wheels off luggage.
42. Choose an activity that fits into your daily life.
43. Park further from the store and walk.
44. Ask a friend to exercise with you.
45. Make time in your day for physical activity.
46. Exercise with a video if the weather is bad.
47. Bike to the barbershop or beauty salon instead of driving.
48. Keep to a regular eating schedule.
49. If you find it difficult to be active after work, try it before work.
50. Take a walk or do desk exercises instead of a cigarette or coffee break.
51. Perform gardening or home repair activities.
52. Avoid laborsaving devices.
53. Take small trips on foot to get your body moving.
54. Play with your kids 30 minutes a day.
55. Dance to music.
56. Keep a pair of comfortable walking or running shoes in your car and office.
57. Make a Saturday morning walk a group habit.
58. Walk briskly in the mall.
59. Choose activities you enjoy & you'll be more likely to stick with them.
60. Stretch before bed to give you more energy when you wake.
61. Take the long way to the water cooler.
62. Explore new physical activities.
63. Vary your activities, for interest and to broaden the range of benefits.
64. Reward and acknowledge your efforts.
65. Choose fruit for dessert.
66. Consume alcoholic beverages in moderation, if at all. (Adults only, of course)
67. Take stairs instead of the escalator.
68. Conduct an inventory of your meal/snack and physical activity patterns.
69. Share an entree with a friend.
70. Grill fruits or vegetables.
71. Eat before grocery shopping.
72. Choose a checkout line without a candy display.
73. Make a grocery list before you shop.
74. Buy 100% fruit juices over soda and sugary drinks. (But stick to the AAP limit of 4-6 ounces for younger kids.)
75. Swim with your kids.
76. Flavor foods with herbs, spices, and other low fat seasonings.
77. Remove skin from poultry before cooking to lower fat content.
78. Eat before you get too hungry.
79. Don't skip breakfast.
80. Stop eating when you are full.
81. Snack on fruits and vegetables.
82. Top your favorite cereal with apples or bananas.
83. Try brown rice or whole-wheat pasta.
84. Include several servings of whole grain food daily.
85. When eating out, choose a small or medium portion.
86. If main dishes are too big, choose an appetizer or a side dish instead.
87. Ask for salad dressing "on the side."
88. Don't take seconds.
89. Try your burger with just lettuce, tomato and onion.
90. Try a green salad instead of fries.
91. Bake or broil fish.
92. Walk instead of sitting around.
93. Eat sweet foods in small amounts.
94. Take your dog on longer walks.
95. Drink lots of water.
96. Cut back on added fats or oils in cooking or spreads.
97. Walk the beach instead of sunbathing.
98. Walk to a co-worker's desk instead of emailing or calling them.
99. Carry your groceries instead of pushing a cart.
100. Use a snow shovel instead of a snow blower.

100 Small Steps to Healthy Living

The Long Neglected Theory of Cardiovascular and Heart Disease
Now Playing: The Unified Theory of Human Health thru Vitamin C
"Vitamin C is Needed by Everyone"


By Owen Richard Fonorow 2002

"Vitamin C has been under investigation, reported in thousands of scientific papers, ever since it was discovered (circa) fifty years ago. Even though some physicians had observed forty or fifty years ago that amounts a hundred to a thousand times larger (than the RDA) have value in controlling various diseases, the medical profession and most scientists ignored this evidence." Linus Pauling HOW TO LIVE LONGER AND FEEL BETTER, 1986, pg 106 paperback.

We often hear in the Media of theories that attempt to explain what causes cardiovascular disease (CVD) leading to heart attack and stroke. There is a cholesterol theory, a fat (saturated and polyunsaturated) theory, the long neglected Dr. Kilmer McCully homocysteine theory, an oxidized cholesterol theory, a free-radical/heavy metal theory, and even a microbe theory. Each of these theories attempts to explain what causes the lesion in the artery that is the precursor to CVD.

At least one major theory is never mentioned in the medical journals or lay media: The Vitamin C Theory. Linus Pauling and Matthias Rath, MD, jointly identified the great problem of cardiovascular disease as a vitamin C deficiency disease; chronic rather than acute. This idea has yet to be seriously investigated by modern medicine.

Cardiologists routinely tell their patients that there is no “proven” value in taking vitamin C for heart disease. Technically, this statement may be accurate, but it is misleading. The implication is that experiments have been run that prove vitamin C has no value. No such experiments have ever been run. On the contrary, all research and experiments we know of provide evidence that vitamin C does, in fact, have great value[1].

It is incredible that after more than a decade since Pauling and Rath first published their Unified Theory, modern medicine and its schools, the pharmaceutical companies and the United States government have failed to make the slightest effort to investigate the effects of large amounts of vitamin C and the amino acid lysine in relation to CVD and heart disease. This is even more surprising when one considers that there are no proven treatments for heart disease. According to Dr. Julian Whitaker, heart by-pass operations and angioplasty were never clinically “proven” before being adopted by the medical profession.

The neglected vitamin C theory, proposed by Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling and his associate Matthias Rath, MD, is a unifying theory that encompasses homocysteine, lipid imbalances including Lp(a) excesses, infections and stresses, diet, free-radicals, lesions, lack of CVD in most animals, and raises the important issue of mechanical stresses in the blood stream. The arguments are straight-forwarded and most people can understand them. If more cardiovascular patients could learn about the Vitamin C Theory much suffering would end. Pauling’s recommended high-dosage treatment is having spectacular success among the lay public who have discovered it.

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Jeff Fenlason - The Two Day “Miracle” Recovery

Jeff Fenlason, 52, of North Carolina is but one of thousands of people who have experienced the Pauling Therapy miracle. His case provides clear and convincing evidence in favor of the Vitamin C Theory. Jeff has allowed his real name to be used and his entire testimony is posted at http://www.paulingtherapy.com/. Fenlason is somewhat unique in that he did not have Chelation or any other alternative therapy before adopting the high-dosage Pauling therapy. His “two day” reversal was after ten years under the care of modern cardiology.