Red Wine or Starvation Diet?

If you pay any attention to the world news outlets, you have heard that drinking red wine has health benefits. Red wine contains various substances - resveratrol, flavonoids (antioxidants) and other polyphenols. All of these substances are known to help keep you healthy. Antioxidants fight cancer by reducing free radicals in the blood stream and resveratrol helps to unclog arteries fight hearts disease and strokes. The latest research shows that red wine will slow bone and heart muscle aging.

Resveratrol is the main chemical in red wine (comes from the grape skins) that excites scientists and drug companies the most. It is rather unique to red wine and grapes and looks like it will lead to many drug possibilities and high profits... Of course, you could just drink two glass of red wine a day or take resveratrol supplements, instead...

What is interesting about resveratrol is that it causes the body to mimic the conditions that occur when there is not enough food to eat. When food is scarce and daily calorie intake drops, the body switches its routine, taking energy reserved for reproductive uses and instead hypes up the cell maintenance. Bottom line here is that the body cells get healthier and live longer with such a tune-up. Of course, you don't want to starve the body for very long, this is a short term phenomenon when we are talking about "starving."

This is actually called a calorie-restricted diet, which has been proven to retard aging in animals.

So if you want to increase you lifespan and fight various diseases (and not starve) - try drinking red wine. You can trick your body to act in the manner of a calorie-restricted diet and still eat your cake, so to speak.

Everything should be done in moderation, of course. Eat wisely and drink red wine moderately. For more information about the health benefits of red wine, check out "To Your Health" - The Health Benefits of Red Wine.

While I recommend limiting your alcohol intake, if you do over do it, I urge you to get a copy of Get Rid of Hangover Forever.

Cancer Cells Used To Treat Liver Disease

There is new hope for those people awaiting a liver transplant. A medical device called a ELAD® (Extracorporeal Liver Assist Device) System is undergoing clinical trials in China. Much like a kidney dialysis machine used in treating kidney problems, the ELAD® is an exterior machine that can remove toxins from the blood stream replacing work normally performed by the liver.

The liver is the largest and most metabolically complex organ in the body. Hepatocytes comprise the bulk of the liver, and are responsible for detoxifying the blood as well as making proteins that are essential to life. If the damage to the liver and its Hepatocytes is "mild" the liver can regenerate itself. If a liver is severely damaged, the only long term option is a liver transplant.

The proposed purpose of the ELAD® is for the device to be used by those with liver disease until either the liver regenerates or a transplant operation can be performed.

What is fascinating about this device is that it uses Human Cancer Cells to do the detoxifying of the blood. The cancer cells are held in place within the device so that they cannot enter a patient's body (and cause new problems). Blood from the patient goes through the device and is purified by the cancer cells which "eat" the toxins. The refreshed blood is then returned to the patient.

A San Diego based firm called Vital Therapies is the creator of the ELAD®. It is hoped that the Chinese clinical trials will lead to the use of the device in China where an estimated 2 million people have liver disease. The data gathered from the trail will also be presented to the FDA as part of getting approval for the medical device's use in the United States.

Currently 15,000 American are on the liver transplant list hoping to survive until a liver is available. Hepatitis, cirrhosis and cancer are the main causes of liver disease.

Sugar Sickness - Candy Becoming Unfit for Consumption

Very soon the candy and other products containing sugar will be deemed unfit for human consumption by the European Union.

Why? Thanks to the greed of the Monsanto Company - Beet farmers are choosing to plant genetically engineered (GE) sugar beets. Half the sugar used to make food products in the United States comes from sugar beets (the other half comes from cane sugar).

Unfortunately, for US consumers, they will never know if they are eating genetically engineered sugar or not, due to the lack of labeling requirements for genetically engineered food in the United States. (Currently much of the corn and soy planted here is genetically engineered as well.)

Where does Monsanto fit into this. The GE beets are designed to resist the herbicide "RoundUp" made by Monsanto. That means farmers can dump even more of this poison on the beet crops (as well as the corn and soy crops). This means more poisons in our food chain and more poisons in the environment. Isn't that good news, especially if you don't care about people and are very greedy...

The European Union will not purchase genetically engineered food and related food products. They have deemed such food as being unfit for consumption. What do they know and is that why Europeans live longer, healthier lives?

The answer to this problems, of course, is not to buy genetically engineered food. How do you do that? Buy organic food instead, including organic candy. Yes, it is being made. By law organic food cannot be made with GE plants.

The only power we have is with the money we spend - buy organic for your kids, for your parents and for yourself.

Feces Cures Cancer

Many years ago (around 1972) I published a cartoon that looked like this: A man was reading a newspaper. You could see his facial expression and he looked very surprised. The headline of the newspaper read (I am editing one word) " Sh-t Cures Cancer!"

In 1970's, it seemed that there was a new cancer cure every week, which would then be dismissed and replaced with the latest medical "cure."

Now 36 odd years later, there is still no blanket cure for cancer. The cancer rate for all cancers is stable (this means that the percentage of the population being diagnosed with cancer remains steady). And there has been a some decline in cancer deaths from some types of Cancer.

Here is an example in non-smoking, European men, aged 36-69, in 1965, the death rate due to cancer was 2.30 per 1,000. In 2000, the death rate was 2.20 per thousand. While the trend is in the right direction, a decline of .1 over years is a disappointment. Has medicine and the drug companies failed us?

What can you do yourself to prevent cancer? The drug companies want your money, not necessarily your good health. You have to take personal responsibility for your health.

Eat organic - the studies on good nutrition state over and over again that whole foods prevent cancers.

Remove toxins from your water - both what you drink and what you bathe in. (See blog entry about Filtering Your Water.

Relax, play and laugh - reducing stress helps to maintain your body's PH alkaline - preventing the growth of cancer cells.

Mostly change your lifestyle to remove poisons from your home and environment and eat real foods - not packaged foods. These are the steps that can help you from being on the wrong side of the statistics.

So feces does not really cure cancer, but the medical and drug companies aren't doing the job as well as they should either.

When Beauty is Not Skin Deep - Stretch Marks

On this blog I have looked at serious diseases such as cancer and warned of serious problems like toxins in our food and water. But less "serious" bodily concerns can have profound effects on one's health and quality of life.

Stretch marks occur when the skin is asked to expand beyond its elastic abilities. This most often occurs when one gains weight too quickly or during a pregnancy when a woman's abdomen and breasts grow larger in a short period of time. The skin tries to stretch and adapt during these times, but when it cannot expand, connective tissues are formed that look like bands of scars across the skin. These scar-like bands are stretch marks and few people find them pretty.

In fact, stretch marks can be a source of embarrassment to many people - diminishing their self-esteem. People with stretch marks might not going swimming or take a stroll on the beach because it means wearing clothes that would reveal the marks on their skin.

But there is no reason why your stretch marks should get you down. There are natural ways to eliminate stretch marks or prevent them from occurring in the first place. Through good nutrition and stress relief, along with not taking certain medications, you can fade stretch marks and feel good about looking in the mirror again.

There are many foods that can help you: Olive Oil (The Moisturizer Of The Ancient Greeks), Vitamin E Oil (Protects Skin Cells With Antioxidants), Castor Oil (A Potent Skin Remedy), Ground Coffee, (The Little Known Exfoliator), Peanut butter, (Maintain Normal Skin Function In A Jif) and Aloe Vera, (The Beauty Secret Of Cleopatra) are just some of the foods and natural products that can make a difference in your life.

If you gained weight quickly and then lost it again, you may have stretch marks you want to get rid of. If you have recently become pregnant, you maybe worried about getting stretch marks (NOTE: There are somethings you should not do to prevent stretch marks, if you are pregnant.) I would like to recommend to you the e-book, Solutions and Treatments for Stretch Marks.

In Solutions and Treatments for Stretch Marks, you will discover natural, home remedies that will help you fade away the stretch marks you have. Or keep you from getting stretch marks by learning about the causes of stretch marks, including over the counter creams...

If this is an issue in your life, stop being depressed and do something about it. You will learn to smile again... Solutions and Treatments for Stretch Marks,

Stop Using Bug Sprays and Poisons to Solve Your Pest Problems

One cause for disease in America are the toxins that we are inundated in. Their are poisons in our food, water and air that come from all sorts of sources. One source of these toxins should not be ourselves, we can control what we buy and use.

But what if there are spiders in the house, ants in the kitchen, aphids on the roses and gophers in the garden. There is a tendency to immediately reach for a bug spray or other type of poison to deal with this problem. And guess what you are just poisoning yourself, your children, pets and neighborhood when you make that choice. There are natural alternatives to getting rid of unwanted pest on your property.

• Do you hate spiders?
  
• Has your house been invaded by ants, termites or cockroaches?
  
• Is your garden a feeding ground for caterpillars, aphids, mites or grasshoppers?
  
• Are you tired of rabbits or deer eating from the vegetable garden you worked so hard to create?
  
• Are raccoons after your trash or tearing up your lawn?
  
• Is your property infested with mice or moles?
  
• Does your neighbor’s dog or cat cause you problems every day?
  
• Or would you simply like to enjoy your summer evenings without mosquitoes, flies or yellow jackets?

There is a book which offers powerful, all-natural solutions to these problems and hundreds more. Every bug, pest, and animal related problem you might be faced with is covered in a comprehensive, detailed and creative book.

I recommend you get a copy of Dr. Bader’s 1001 All Natural Secrets to a Pest Free Property It gives you over 1000 amazing all natural pest control solutions. From spiders, flies, cockroaches and mosquitos to mice, rabbits, gophers and even cats, there are hundreds of effective and ALL NATURAL solutions to pest control. You will find solutions for all types of ant problems, guaranteed ways to keep fleas and ticks from your pets, and so much more!

Never use a poison in your house, on your pets or in your garden again. Check out 1001 All Natural Secrets to a Pest Free Property by Dr. Myles H. Bader.

Kids Won't Eat Vegetables? Grow Your Own!

There are several root causes for disease and poor health. One of the big factors in becoming sick is poor nutrition. If the cells in your body are starved for particular nutrients, they will not perform well and eventually you get sick. This may manifest itself as a weakness for colds or more serious problems like cancer and diabetes.

That is why it is so important to eat whole foods, organically grown whenever possible, as organic products have a higher nutritional content.

One way to keep nutritionally sound is to eat vegetables, raw or slightly cooked is usually best. But what if your kids won't eat their vegetables?

Studies, coupled with common sense, have shown that if kids help to grow their food, they will eat it! Thus a great way to make sure your kids eat vegetables is to grow them in your own vegetable garden!

Having a vegetable garden is one of the best ways that parents can teach by doing. When Mom and Dad physically dig up the soil and form the rows and mounds for planting the seeds, children see how to actually do something.

The first couple of years of this great family project, don't expect your kids to do much of the digging. Instead get them involved with poking seeds into the soil. Instruct them in maintaining the rows and trenches while watering the garden. Kids love to mess with water. When weeds appear, show them the difference between food plants and the wild visitors. Older kids love to pull up weeds.

Eventually, some of your children will take over the garden. Don't get upset if they mess up some of the crops, just replant the area with lettuce or other quick growing vegetables.

Don't be surprised when you start seeing your children pop whole cherry tomatoes into the mouths and help make the salads! This may take a couple of growing seasons, but these miracles do occur.

A vegetable garden gives the family a sense of purpose that all can participate in. The garden provides real world experience and knowledge. Growing food helps the country. And finally, you can provide wholesome food that everyone will want to eat.

Be sure to grow your garden organically, you should never spray your family gardens with chemicals. For organic resources: Garden safely & naturally with the Arbico Organics line of organic gardening products.

For composting information. You can learn to make the world's Ultimate Natural Fertilizer without bins, turning or odor at World's Best Compost!

For Heirloom Seeds (seeds that have not been genetically altered): Rareseeds.com.

For Gardening Tips and Information, visit In-the-garden.org.