COLLOIDAL SILVER WATER

    COLLOIDAL SILVER WATER! Nature's Natural Healer

A natural antibiotic. Can be used internally and externally. The presence of Colloidal Silver near a virus, fungus, bacterium, or any other single-celled pathogen disables its oxygen metabolism enzyme - its chemical lung, so to say. Within a few minutes, the pathogen suffocates and dies, and is cleared out of the body by the immune, lymphatic, and elimination systems. Unlike pharmaceutical antibiotics, which destroy beneficial enzymes, Colloidal Silver leaves these tissue-cell enzymes intact, as they are radically different from the enzymes of primitive single-celled life. Thus Colloidal Silver is absolutely safe for humans, reptiles, plants and all multi-celled living matter. Colloidal Silver is the result of an electro-magnetic process that pulls microscopic particles from a larger piece of silver into a liquid, such as water. These microscopic particles can more easily penetrate and travel throughout the body. Colloidal Silver works as a catalyst, disabling the enzyme that all one-celled bacteria, fungi and viruses use for their oxygen metabolism. In short, the bad guys suffocate. Unlike with antibiotics, resistant strains have never been known to develop. In fact, antibiotics are only effective against perhaps a dozen forms of bacteria and fungi, but never viruses. Because no known disease-causing organism can live in the presence of even minute traces of the chemical element of metallic silver, Colloidal Silver is effective against more than 650 different disease-causing pathogens.

FAQ

• Can I turn blue using colloidal silver? Of the 5 known cases in the US in the last 100 years, one was not colloidal silver at all, but was silver nitrate prescribed by a doctor, two were from mega doses of homemade silver solution that had other compounds in them (well documented, one being the “blue man” recently in the news), and the last two were homemade solutions and self administered without documentation, (Argyria, turning blue, is the long term, high volume use of large particle silver solutions.) There has never been a case of Argyria from any person using a commercial produced colloidal silver product adhering to the manufacturer’s “suggested use”

• Is colloidal silver use good for herpes, aids, swine flu, yeast infections, sinusitis, ringworm, hepatitis C, Abscesses, Acne, Allergies, Arthritis, Athletes Foot, Bladder Infection, Bronchitis, Spider bite, Candida, Colds, Colitis, Cough, Crohns, HIV, Cyst, Dandruff, Ear Ache, Eye Infection, Gastrointestinal, Infections, Rosecea, Shingles, skin Rash, Sore Throat, Sun Burn, UTI (Urinary Tract Infection), Viral Pneumonia, Warts and all other various and sundry ailments? Colloidal silver is sold as a supplement. Laboratory tests have shown that colloidal silver kills, bacteria, virus and yeast in a petri dish within 4 minutes.

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THE BIG DEAL ABOUT Glucomannan (Konjac) Powder

Weight Loss
Glucomannan is a soluble fiber that absorbs several times its weight in water and forms a gel in the stomach, giving a feeling of fullness, slowing gastric emptying and slowing the digestion of fats.
Allergy Relief
In mice, glucomannan powder inhibited the development of atopic dermatitis and overproduction of substance P and proinflammatory cytokines. It also inhibited overproduction of IgE, the immunoglobulin that causes most of the body's allergic reactions.
Lung Cancer Prevention
Studies in mice indicate that glucomannan powder may have a strong inhibitory effect on lung tumors.
Hyperthyroidism Treatment
Researchers have been studying the effects of glucomannan on thyroid hormone levels in patients with hyperthyroidism. Results have been positive so far and glucomannan may be a good complement to standard hyperthyroid treatments.
Lower Cholesterol
In one study of 63 healthy men, consumption of glucomannan powder significantly reduced total cholesterol, LDL ("bad") cholesterol, and triglycerides, while HDL ("good") cholesterol was not lowered.
Blood Pressure
In the same study of 63 men, the mens' systolic blood pressure decreased by an average of 2.5%.
Constipation Relief Glucomannan decreases fecal transit time and provides very good constipation relief thanks to its soluble fiber. The gel that forms in the stomach aids digestion and elimination as well. Help for Type 2 Diabetes
Glucomannan keeps fasting blood glucose levels stable. In one study, diabetic patients were given glucomannan for 90 days and their fasting glucose levels fell by an average of 29%.
Anti-Aging Benefits
In one study, researchers found that feeding rats glucomannan meal for 18 months delayed cell aging, arteriosclerosis, and brain deterioration.
Healthier Meals
It can increase the volume of recipes and be used as a healthy thickener, which allows you to create lower-fat, lower-calories meals and desserts that are good for your overall health.

Glucomannan (Konjac) Powder

Botanical name:  Amorphallus konjac

Origin:  China

Therapeutic actions:  Hypoglycemic; Laxative.
Drug interactions:  No known interactions.
Description:  Konjac is a water-soluble dietary fiber that is derived from the Konjac root. The fresh Konjac tuber contains an average of 13% dry matter, 70% Konjac and the remaining 30% is starch. Historically, it has been used in traditional Asian foods such as noodles, tofu and other food products.

Internal uses: By expanding in the stomach, it can be useful for people trying to lose weight. When Konjac is placed in water, it can swell up to 17 times its original volume. Several studies have suggested that it may help obesity, lower triglyceride and cholesterol levels, blood sugar levels and high blood pressure.

Ingredients

Glucomannan (Konjac) Root Powder

Instructions

Drink it with water - Three times daily before each meal, briskly stir one level teaspoon of Glucomannan powder in 8 ounces of water. Drink immediatly before it begins to gel. Use it as thickener - Glucomannan (Konjac) flour can be used as a thickening agent in food application. When using Glucomannan (Konjac) powder for thickening, always mix it with a small amount of liquid (cold water, stock, wine, etc.) till smooth, then add this mixture to the food that you want thickened. If you add Glucomannan (Konjac) powder directly to your food you will end up with a lumpy mess. Glucomannan (Konjac) powder doesn't thicken very much when mixed with cold water, but quickly thickens when it's heated. This is why you don't add dry Glucomannan (Konjac) powder directly to hot liquids. It will seize and immediately turn into lumps because the Glucomannan (Konjac) powder that contacts the water so quickly and fully absorbs the liquid before the adjacent Glucomannan (Konjac) powder can.
Glucomannan (Konjac) powder has about ten times the thickening power of cornstarch.
Suggested dosage:  3—4 grams daily for a laxative, 4—13 grams to lower cholesterol.

Warnings

Warning: Do not use if you are allergic to shellfish. Use only as directed. Keep out of reach of children.
Side Effects: Besides intestinal distress from overuse, there have been no documented side effects from Glucomannan (Konjac) use.

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STRESS

Stress can result from many things: a high-pressure job, relationships, financial problems, loneliness, crowds, and traffic jams. Because of the complexity of today's world stress is experienced by everyone at one time or another. Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) is know as the "Anti-Stress Vitamin" taken as directed on the label. Also take B-Complex 3 times daily.

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WEIGHT LOSS

Weight loss can be put into several categories:
1) a desire to loss weight due to obesity
2) spontaneous weight loss or a poor appetite, which often signifies there are other conditions present and should be looked into further
3) anorexia nervosa
4) bulimia
5) underweight.
When planning to lose weight, the following herbs and supplements help keep the body functioning properly and give you the nutrients you need. Follow Truman's Good-Tasting Herbal Diet as printed in The ALTERNATIVE Health & Herbs REMEDIES Catalog. Please pick from the following list below as there is something there for everybody..
Weight Loss Support
Did you know that more people around the world are obese than ever before? It’s a huge issue – affecting men and women, young and old, rich and poor. Obesity poses a huge public health problem as excess body fat contributes to an array of medical conditions and diseases. The non-maintenance of a healthy weight for your height can easily increase your risk of contracting conditions such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, types of cancers and other conditions such as gallstones.
Diet & Weight Loss
When we discover that we are heavier than we want to be, we have a natural inclination to eat less food, skip lunch or eat only a tiny amount of our dinner in the hope that if we eat less our body will burn off some of its fat. But that is not necessarily true, because eating less actually makes it more difficult to lose weight.
So a right diet and an effective weight loss is a task that requires a conscious, intentional effort. In other words, calorie charts, diet sheets, scales, and good intentions are often not adequate tools to regulate body weight over a lifetime. If weight regulation is going to be successful, it must take place over a longer period of time and it must allow the body to adjust to the new calorie requirements and intake.
Exercise & Fitness
Quality of life is what we all want and good health helps us achieve a high quality of life. Maintaining our health should be our first goal and fitness makes us want to live it every day. People who diet without exercising often get fatter with time, although their weight may initially drop while dieting; such weight loss consists mostly of water and muscle. When the weight returns, it comes back as fat.
To avoid getting fatter over time, increase your metabolism by making exercises regularly. Select an exercise routine that you are comfortable with. Physical fitness is to the human body what fine tuning is to an engine: it enables us to perform up to our potential.
Health & Nutrition
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Nutrition is a cornerstone that affects and defines the health of all people, rich and poor. It paves the way for the mankind to grow, develop, work, play, resist infection and aspire to realization of our fullest potential as individuals and societies. Do you remember the saying, An apple a day keeps the doctor away? There's more truth to this saying than we once thought. What you do or don't eat and drink can definitely make a difference to your health.
Weight Loss Programs
Three universal goals all the people around the world share are: to live longer, to live free of illness and to control our weight. Almost any of the commercial weight-loss programs can work, but only if they motivate you sufficiently to decrease the calories you eat or increase the amount of calories you burn each day. A few elements have to be included in a responsible and safe weight loss program such as the five following features: The diet should be safe and include all of the Recommended Daily Allowances (RDAs) for vitamins, minerals, and protein. It has to be low in calories (energy) only, not in essential foodstuffs.
Herbal Supplements:

Hippocrates said: "Let your food be your medicine and let your medicine be your food." So the knowledge that good nutrition and a balanced diet is helping to maintain health is not new, or news.
A cornerstone of belief in most alternative systems is to avoid the "modern, affluent diet" and replace it with a diet rich in whole, organic products, often vegetarian in approach. The use of herbs in medicine is ancient in its origins, and several astonishing examples are well known to both physicians and the public. Basic to the use of herbs in alternative medicine is the belief, that whole plant material is superior to synthesized or isolated chemicals derived from plant sources.
The material may be flowers, bark, roots, or leaves, used singly or in combination, often taken in the form of teas, or ground and taken as tablets, or used in salves. Botanicals are sold in many forms: as fresh or dried products; liquid or solid extracts; and tablets, capsules, powders, and tea bags.
Many people believe that products labeled as "natural" are safe and good for them. This is not necessarily true because the safety of a botanical depends on many things, such as its chemical makeup, how it works in the body, how it is prepared, and the dose used.
Their action ranges from mild till powerful (potent), a botanical with mild action may have subtle effects. Chamomile and peppermint, both mild botanicals, are usually taken as teas to aid digestion and are generally considered safe for self-administration. Hoodia, for example, in the Kalahari Desert, could become the newest weapon in the war against obesity, Herbalife is an extra ammunition to target additional risk factors like cholesterol, and Soy is regarded as a "functional food".
Regardless of the causes of being overweight, changing eating and exercise habits are some very important steps in declaring war to gained fat. Losing weight is possible, but you have to set your goals, make a weight loss plan and take in fewer calories than you burn up.
The benchmark of a healthy weight for adults is the Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator. This is based on the height and weight in imperial or metric.
A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered healthy. Less than this is under weight and can be bad for your health. A person with a BMI between 25.00 and 29.90 is considered to be overweight and he or she should try to cut down on sugar and fat foods and also increase the physical activity. A BMI of 30 means that the person is obese and it is important that you try to lose some weight and should consider asking for help from your herbalist.
Set goals. Pay attention of what you are eating, how you are eating, and when you are eating. Cut down sugary, carbonated drinks. Make a proper time and space for eating. Don't eat on the go. Work out ways to be more physically active. Set short term targets. You should have a weight loss plan for 6 months, followed by a period of maintenance.

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DEPRESSION & ANXIETY

Depression can be mild to severe, ranging from sleeping more to suicidal thoughts. Causes include: chronic stress, nutritional deficiencies, sugar and processed junk foods, allergies, illness, thyroid imbalance, lack of sunlight, and certain drugs. Diet is critical; high intake of sugar and fat cause fatigue and sluggish circulation.

A balance of complex carbohydrates and proteins is most appropriate to maintain alertness with a quiet ease. We also carry herbal formulas to help with depression symptoms naturally.


Introduction: What is panic? What is anxiety? And when is it a disorder? - Understanding classification


The definition of Panic Attacks is a discrete period in which there is the sudden onset of the intense apprehension, fearfulness, or terror, often associated with feelings of impending doom. During these attacks, symptoms such as shortness of breath, palpitations, chest pain or discomfort, choking or smothering sensations, and fear of "going crazy" or losing control are present (DSM-4). Anxiety Disorders, which are often associated with Panic Attacks, are characterized by a severe increase in the level of stress or anxiety.

This increase can be related to the presence of particular events or items (triggers) and can also exists without being prompted by any known triggers.


Contrary to the popular misconceptions about Anxiety Disorders today, Anxiety Disorder is not a purely biochemical or medical disorder. Currently there are three main schools of thought regarding the etiology of Anxiety Disorders: The Biological Theory, (includes the genetic predisposition in panic disorder and presupposes a chemical imbalance in the brain), The Psycho-dynamic Theory (looks at childhood issues as being the cause), and the Behavioral Theory (sees the cause as learned behavior, including our negative thought patterns). (Fox, Barker 1997)


Anxiety Disorders include the following specific disorders: Anxiety Disorder with or without Agoraphobia, Agoraphobia without History of Panic Disorder, Specific Phobia, Social Phobia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Post traumatic Stress Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Disorder Due To a General Medical Condition, Substance-Induced Anxiety Disorder, and Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. Of this list there are five major Anxiety Disorders, which are; Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Post traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.


Panic Attacks and Agoraphobia, or "Avoidant Personality Disorder" are of the most prevalent, occurring in the context of several of these disorders. Description of Categories and Types of Panic Attacks

DSM-4 (Diagnostic And Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition) recognizes three different types of Panic Attacks:

1. Un-cued (spontaneous) Panic Attacks (relates to Panic Disorder).

2. Cued (specific) Panic Attacks (relates to Social Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Post traumatic Stress Disorder).

3. Situationally predisposed Panic Attacks (may occur on exposure to the situational cue or trigger, but do not necessarily occur immediately after the exposure).

Panic Disorder is defined as the recurrent experience of "un-cued" spontaneous panic attacks, which is often intensified by the resulting fear of the next impending attack. The fear itself of having a spontaneous panic attack often leads to Panic Disorder. The spontaneous panic attack is generally NOT prompted by a "trigger", and is now recognized as not being associated with specific situations and places. The intensity of the attack can be extremely severe; resulting in the feeling of having a heart attack along with intense feelings that one is going to die. Criteria for Panic Attack is defined as a discrete period of intense fear or discomfort, in which four (or more) of the following symptoms developed abruptly and reached a peak within 10 minutes. List of symptoms are as follows:

1. Palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate 2. Sweating 3. Trembling or shaking 4. Sensations of shortness of breath or smothering 5. Feeling of choking 6. Chest pain or discomfort 7. Nausea or abdominal distress 8. Feeling Dizzy, unsteady lightheaded, or faint 9. Derealization (feelings of unreality) or depersonalization (being detached from oneself) 10. Fear of losing control or going crazy 11. Fear of dying 12. Paresthesias (numbness or tingling sensations) 13. Chills or hot flushes

Attacks that have fewer than 4 symptoms are referred to as "limited symptom attacks". Some Common Alternative Approaches: - Understanding Your Options


First come to Jesus in all things. Currently, the majority of the mainstream medical and psychological establishment continues to show a preference toward treating Anxiety Disorders with medication (usually psychotropic drugs), while tending to dismiss the need of investigating where the symptoms may be originating from, such as problems in various organs or glandular systems (thyroid, adrenal etc) or vitamin/mineral deficiencies (Some studies have shown certain phobic disorders like agoraphobia to be associated with lower levels of magnesium, (Hoffman, 1999), and more recently researched possible activity of a part of the brain called the amygdala, which is believed to be rooted to the circuitry of brain function responses typical in panic disorder sufferers including OCD, PTSD, Agoraphobia and other anxiety disorders, in which case symptomology would be physiological rather than strictly environmental or emotionally based. However there are various and increasing alternative approaches commonly being used today by consumers and professionals. Some of those approaches found to be effective in treating Panic Attacks are nutritional/supplemental, breathing, physical exercise, meditative awareness/mindfulness techniques, yoga, biofeedback, psychotherapy, gentle manipulation therapies to support function of the autonomic nervous system such as Cranial Sacral therapy, etc.


Perhaps the most sound and effective nutritional approach for managing general anxiety is the practice of food combination, with raw unprocessed foods as the bulk of the diet, fats which are non-hydrogenated and medium-range saturated, and proteins which are mostly free of steroids, antibiotics and other additives, while limiting the intake of sugar, alcohol, and caffeine. One very effective way to determine the quality of foods and the effects of insulin response of carbohydrates is by using the "Glycemic Index" listing of foods as a guide, now available through many informational forums for the consumer.


One of the single most effective health promoting practices one can do is practice deep breathing exercises as part of a daily routine. Turning one's attention to one's breath moves them naturally toward relaxation and meditation, putting one in conscious touch with one's vital, non physical essence. Breathing techniques can vary from just breath observation, to deep controlled yogic inhalation patterns accompanied by slow rhythmical counting. Breathing exercises can increase in productivity empowering the person with a strong grounding ability enabling them to control the onset of panic. Oxygenation of the blood is a primary and necessary function for keeping the lymphatic system healthy and toned, and is of course an enormous benefit of regular exercise in which the heart rate is kept at an elevated level for at least fifteen minutes a day.


The concept of "mindfulness" as referred to in meditative approaches involves the complete "owning" of each moment of one's experience, good, bad, painful or terrifying. It involves cultivating our ability to pay attention in the present moment. Beginning a mindfulness meditative process is essentially nothing more than sitting quietly with the constant attempt to chase down each wandering thought as it occurs, and bring attention back to our breathing pattern. This process builds gradually with practice, and can serve as a powerful vehicle for self-understanding and healing. Researchers have documented immediate benefits from meditation in terms of lowered blood pressure, decreased heart and respiratory rate, increased blood flow and other measurable signs of the relaxation response. (Weil, 1998)


Basic forms of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques, while being very effective as a management tool of psychotherapy, don't specifically emphasize the ongoing awareness of one's thought patterns in the way a mindfulness technique does, which presents the opportunity to observe our direct reactions to situational triggers. Mindfulness techniques go one step beyond CBT in that they focus on the how and the why of reactions, rather than identifying the trigger and patterns alone, and then go on to establish a more reality based belief and response in order to counteract those reaction patterns.


One specific psychotherapeutic approach to the healing of anxiety disorders, which may be helpful, is referred to as the "renegotiation of trauma" (Levine, Frederick 1997) in which it is believed that residual energy is trapped within the central nervous system from the experiences of early trauma, and that resulting post traumatic stress symptoms are a physiological response. The therapy involves allowing that trapped energy created by the "immobility response" (or paralysis of fight or flight) to be released, while avoiding the cathartic reliving of the immobility which can be re-traumatizing.


Cranial Sacral Therapy focuses on gentle manipulation of the cerebrospinal fluid, which is produced and absorbed by the body on a regular rhythmical basis, and may be considered similar in concept to the aforementioned approach of releasing trapped energy from trauma, but approached through physical touch. More commonly though Cranial Sacral therapy involves facilitating a balanced modality between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system, by gently reestablishing proper motility of the adrenals, glands which produce the adrenalin involved in the fight or flight response of panic.


Biofeedback is an approach used for increasing the person's own ability to better control their biological response to stimuli. It uses high-tech electronic equipment, monitoring skin temperature, electrical conductivity of the skin, muscle tension, heart rate and brain wave activity, by attaching wired sensors to the patient, and then by giving auditory and/or visual signals to their body, the patient learns to control what are usually subconscious responses. Biofeedback is used in relaxation therapy, is found to be effective for helping with anxiety and is most successful when combined with various other approaches.


All of these approaches are most effective when used in combination with another. No one approach can heal any anxiety disorder, as the root cause of the disorder is usually a complex mix of circumstances requiring a variety of healing aids.

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COLDS N FLU FIGHTER

Colds and flu viral infections most often occur between October through February when the immune system is busy fighting off the stress of winter. Physicians can only prescribe bed rest, plenty of fluids, decongestants, cough syrups, and maybe some chicken soup. Washing hands frequently greatly reduces spreading and duration of colds and flu virus.
 

Let's start with making those fluids 4427, Daily Health Tea, which is Pau d'Arco with delicious natural flavors. Now let's add (or can be taken separately) 6 or more drops of 1037, Congestion formula in the tea and, if the respiratory tract and/or sinuses need more attention, add 6 or more drops of 1297, Respiratory System formula into the tea.

After the tea, keep those fluids coming with some herbal chicken soup by adding some 3128 garlic, 3107 cayenne, 3130 ginger and 3142 kelp tinctures to the soup just before serving. It is acceptable to put some in while cooking as long as you are aware that this is mainly for flavor and that the medicinal value is destroyed in the cooking.

Incidentally, bacterial infections and allergies are similar in symptoms and are frequently battled with antibiotics which destroy the immune system. So that is why the 1/4 teaspoon of 8413 Acidophilus powder is taken a half hour before meals to slow the harmful bacteria and increase the friendly bacteria.

Sometimes you need even more help. This old-time formula came from Dr. John R. Christopher's book, School of Natural Healing. It has been referred to as the 'anti-plague formula.' I call it Colds/Flu/Virus Begone formula 1025 because these modern colds and flus are plagues. A teaspoon to a tablespoon , 3 or more times/day helps to remove symptoms immediately, including nausea.

Here are some handy remedies that you should be aware of in case they meet that special need:
 

1009 Antibiotic formula ----- is the #1 natural antibiotic formula to have on hand for that extra infection fighter and immune booster.
7997 Colloidal Silver (silver water) ----- is a must to have on hand for doubling the immune system and a specific for respiratory support. Provide a host of internal and external uses for human and animal health.
1014 Asthma formula ----- is very effective.
1477 CAC (colon and liver cleanser) Liquid ----- (with colds and flus, you must keep the stool very soft).
3349 Fiber ----- to stop diarrhea or keep bowel movements from being TOO soft.
1027 Cold Sores formula ----- can be taken internally or used externally for relief.   

1025 Colds/Flu Begone formula ----- to strengthen the body against colds.  

1083 Coughs/Sore Throat Syrup formula ----- is the most delicious and effective cough syrup I have ever used.
1078 Sinus and Lung Congestion formula ----- is helpful when more support is needed.
1031 Stop Diarrhea ----- can be handy to stop diarrhea.
1044 Fever Reducer ----- can be invaluable.
1052 Gargle (herbal) formula ----- has helped a lot of throat and gum problems.
1053 Hay fever formula ----- is just right for symptoms.
1284 Immune System formula ----- is a team of herbs to strengthen and support a weak system.
1287 Nerves formula ----- is for restlessness.
1069 Sweat it out ----- for those times it is appropriate to sweat it out.
1295 Sleep formula ----- is good when help is needed for sleeping.
1570 Strep Throat Relief ----- can be just right for strep.
3247 Elderberry Flower (herb) ----- has been in the health news lately because of its ability to disarm the flu virus from penetrating the cells and is available by itself or in combination with other herbs like:
3121 Echinacea ----- which is a stand-alone herb against infections.
2801 Hi-C 500 w/bioflavinoids and 9988 Zinc Gluconate ----- are a couple more favorites to give relief.

Plenty of liquids, eat light, no heavy meals, while recovering. With these old fashioned remedies, colds and flues, stuffy heads and congestion may be prevented or removed faster than you can sneeze!

 

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Insomnia

What is Insomnia? Sleep is as important to promoting optimal health as diet and exercise. It restores and repairs the damage done during the course of the day. However, many of us have difficulty getting a good night’s sleep. Either we’re too busy to sleep, or when we try to go to bed, we stay awake thinking, or wake in the middle of the night.
Insomnia refers to difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep throughout the night. It is a common condition. About 10% of the population has chronic insomnia and about 50% have significant insomnia at some time. It can be traced to a number of physical, mental, behavioral, and environmental factors.

Types of Insomnia Sleep-onset insomnia refers to difficulty falling asleep.
It can be associated with pain, breathing difficulties, stimulant drugs, withdrawal from sleeping pills, irregular sleep schedules, excess alcohol consumption, or emotional disturbances such as anxiety, phobia, or depression. It can also be associated with sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, a condition in which there is intermittent disruption of breathing during sleep, or delayed sleep phase syndrome, a circadian rhythm disturbance in which the person has delayed sleep and waking times and cannot move to an earlier bedtime without an earlier waking time.

With early morning awakening, there is no difficulty falling asleep, but the person awakens too early. Sleep maintenance insomnia refers to awakening several times throughout the night with either difficulty falling back to sleep or drifting into a restless, unsatisfying sleep.

As a person ages, total sleep time tends to decrease and sleep may become disrupted. The amount of stage 4 (very deep sleep) may decrease. There may be early morning awakening or sleep maintenance insomnia. These two types of insomnia are sometimes associated with depression.

Tendencies to anxiety, self-reproach, and self-punishing thinking are often magnified in the morning and may contribute to early morning insomnia, causing awakening between 3 and 5 am for no apparent reason.
Reversal of sleep rhythm usually reflects a circadian disorder such as jet lag. It may also occur after a head injury. Misusing sedatives or working irregular night shift hours can sometimes cause reversals, as can sleep apnea. With sleep apnea, a person may become drowsy in the morning, sleep or doze much of the day, and have a fitful, uninterrupted sleep at night.
Rebound wakefulness commonly occurs when sleeping pills are discontinued in a person who normally takes heavy doses. This is often wrongly interpreted as a recurrence of chronic insomnia.

Diet Cut out caffeine. Caffeine consumption can have a pronounced effect on sleep, causing insomnia and restlessness. In addition to coffee, tea, and soft drinks, look for hidden sources of caffeine, such as cough and cold medicine, other over-the-counter medicines, and chocolate.
Avoid added sugar. Although sugar can give a burst of energy, it is short-lived and can cause uneven blood sugar levels. This can disrupt sleep in the middle of the night as blood sugar levels fall.
Eat tryptophan-rich foods. Tryptophan is an amino acid that is a precursor to serotonin, which is then converted to melatonin. Tryptophan occurs naturally in turkey and other meat, milk, cheese, bananas, pumpkin seeds, and legumes.

Eat magnesium-rich foods. Magnesium is a natural sedative. Deficiency of magnesium can result in difficulty sleeping, constipation, muscle tremors or cramps, anxiety, irritability, and pain. Foods that are rich in magnesium are kelp, wheat bran, almonds, cashews, blackstrap molasses, and brewer’s yeast.

Nutritional Supplements Calcium and magnesium act as sedatives. A typical dose is 600 mg calcium and 250-500 mg magnesium. If you take a daily calcium supplement to meet your nutritional requirements, look for a calcium-magnesium combined supplement in a 2:1 ratio and take it in the evening.
There are a number of vitamins and minerals that can help improve sleep quality.
Vitamin B6 is required for the conversion of the amino acid tryptophan into serotonin, which helps with sleep. A food source of B vitamins, especially vitamin B6, is 1-2 teaspoons of nutritional yeast. It can be stirred into a glass of juice. Other sources of B vitamins are liver, whole grains, tuna, wheat germ, blackstrap molasses, bananas, and sunflower seeds. Deficiency of iron has been associated with restless leg syndrome. Chromium is often effective when there is waking at night due to blood sugar imbalance.
Melatonin is a hormone that is produced naturally by the body. The pineal gland in the brain makes serotonin, which is then converted into melatonin when exposure to light decreases. Melatonin can help people fall asleep when the bedtime rhythm has been disturbed. In studies, people taking melatonin sleep better, take less time to fall asleep, and feel more energetic and awake during the day. One study found that melatonin may be effective for jet lag, especially long-distance travel. Melatonin has also been suggested for re-establishing regular sleeping in shift workers.

There is no typical dose of melatonin. It is typically taken about 30 minutes before the desired bedtime. Some experts caution that melatonin should not be used in depression, schizophrenia, autoimmune diseases, and other serious illness. Pregnant and nursing women should not use melatonin. Melatonin should not be taken before driving or operating machinery. While melatonin is often recommended for short-term use, the long-term effect of melatonin supplementation is unknown.

Herbs Valerian, Valeriana officinalis, is a herb that has been long used as a remedy for insomnia. As early as second century A.D., valerian was recommended for insomnia. There are rumors that the name Valium was created to sound like the word valerian. In 1985, it was approved by Germany’s Commission E and is now an accepted over-the-counter insomnia remedy in Germany, France, Switzerland, Belgium, and Italy. Just how valerian works in the body is still not well understood. Some studies suggest that like conventional sleeping pills, valerian may affect levels of the neurotransmitter GABA. The effects of valerian take between 2 and 4 weeks to become noticeable. A typical dosage of valerian is 2 to 3 g of the dried root, 270 to 450 mg of a 3-6:1 water-based extract, or 600 mg of an alcohol based extract (4-7:1). Valerian is usually taken between 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime. Side effects of valerian may include mild digestive distress. There have been a few cases of mild stimulant effect from valerian use. Valerian usually does not impair driving ability or cause morning drowsiness. Consultation with a qualified health practitioner is recommended to ensure adequate dose and prescription.
The herb St. John’s Wort may help insomnia related to depression. For proper diagnosis and assessment of depression, please see your herbalist.

Kava is an anti-anxiety herb that may be helpful for anxiety-related insomnia. A typical dose is standardized to contain 210 mg of kavalactones, taken 1 hour before bed. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued an advisory to consumers about the potential risk of severe liver injury resulting from the use of dietary supplements containing kava. To date, there have been more than 25 reports of serious adverse effects from kava use in other countries, including four patients who required liver transplants.
Other herbs - Chamomile, hops, passionflower, scullcap, and ashwagandha are other herbs that are often used for insomnia. Some people may find benefit from simply taking chamomile tea 1 hour prior to bed. Chamomile can reduce anxiety, calm the digestive system, and relieve muscle tension.

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GOOD HEALTH TO YOU!!!

A Healing of Body and Soul

Hello my name is Dr. Truman Berst. First I would like to share my story.

In 1960, at age nineteen, I'd had a lifelong battle with junk food and had more than my share of colds, flu, sinus, bowel and skin problems. I didn't have a clue what the cause was. My doctor said I was "normal" and I would have to live with it. Little did I know that just four months later I would be begging to be "normal" once again.

I moved away from Bakersfield, California and took a job in near-by Las Vegas, Nevada, which was then a small town. I delivered auto parts and supplies to remote Nevada desert locations, including areas near the Nevada Test Site where they tested nuclear bombs. After a few months, I began to lose a lot of weight and all my hair began falling out until, finally, I had no hair anywhere on my body. Open sores developed from my head to my toes. I felt like death warmed over. In 4 months I had gone from weighing 150 pounds down to 79 pounds and the doctors said I might as well "die at home".
I had been attending church regularly and members of the congregation were looking after me, as I had no family present at the time. With only 1 to 2 weeks left to live, some of these friends came by one evening to try to convince me to go to an evening church meeting and listen to Dr. Norma Myers, Dean of The Green Shores Herbal College. She had been invited to speak while visiting friends. I told my friends I was too weak to go, but they insisted. They placed me at the back of the church, because of my wheel chair. I was trying to prop myself up so I could see her as she approached the lecture stand. She stopped, looked directly at me and said: "You look terrible!" I said, "I don't feel very good, either". Then she replied, "Are you married?" I actually laughed (the best I could) and said, "What's that got to do with anything?" She said, "If not, I will come home with you and I'll sleep on your sofa. I'll pray with you and show you which herbs to use. I can only stay three weeks before I have to go back to teach. If you are meant to die and go home to the Lord, then you will. If you are meant to stay here, then you will."
Dr. Myers proceeded to introduce herself to the audience and said that she was there to share her knowledge about health & herbs.

I was born again that evening. Jesus was with me and I felt the glory, love and peace from God radiate through every fiber of my being. I knew right then that God had a ministry for me, and everything was going to be all right. Dr. Myers spoke for about 2 hours (which seemed much shorter at the time) and it was as though I had observed her from about 40 feet above the church looking down into it.
They carried me to the car and Dr. Myers followed me home. She stayed 3 weeks and showed me how to use herbs for cleansing and detoxification - a formula of herbs that became "CAC" (Colon and Liver Cleanser). She said, "The first thing we always do is make sure that every bowel movement is kept very soft". I was to eat 1 teaspoon each of Bentonite Clay, Alfalfa, Spirulina Blue Green Algae, and Kelp powder 2 to 3 times daily. I took them separately in juice, water or tea. They tasted strange but, after a few weeks, I didn't mind the taste anymore, my pain was gone.

Dr. Myers friend, Renee Cassie, an RN, had given her an herbal formula that had come from the Ojibwa Indians. She called it "Essiac". I also drank 2 ounces of this tea every morning and night on an empty stomach. She went to the local health food store and bought about $200 worth of vitamins, minerals, and herbs, with about all the money that I had. I wasn't worried; God had sent me an Angel of Mercy.
At the end of the three weeks I was able to stand up, with the help of canes, as I waved good bye to Dr. Myers, I continued to know God in every part of my life. My health steadily improved over the next six months and by the spring of 1961 I enrolled at her college in Vancouver B.C., Canada. I studied with her for 6 years formally and collaborated with her on numerous projects until her death in 1988. God had sent a Mohawk Indian angel to save me and bring me to my life's work of helping the multitude of suffering people.
God has made it clear that my ministry is to research natural health remedies, make herbal medicine, and teach that information to people in need through classes, radio and a group (ALTERNATIVE Health and Herbs REMEDIES) that I formed to help in my ministry, to educate people at no cost, about health foods.