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Cologuard® Is Back

The stool screening test for early cancer detection has reemerged. Cologuard requires the donation of a stool sample and does not require special dietary restrictions. It is 92% accurate for detecting cancer, but detected less than half of advanced precancerous lesions. Cost is about $600.

Qwest Labs has another test called the Septin-9. This blood test is very convenient, requires no dietary restrictions but is only 70% accurate. The cost is about $600.

The test I have used for years is the Fecal Immunochemical Test (FITs) and does not require special dietary preparation. This test is about 74% accurate and costs around $50.

Current guidelines by the American College of Gastroenterology recommend colonoscopy starting at age 50 and repeating every 10 years. When colonoscopy is not available or the patient declines the procedure, guidelines recommend annual fecal occult blood tests. Some guidelines now recommend computed tomography colonography every 5 years as another alternative test for average risk patients. Beware of the high radiation levels with this form of cancer screening

By |May 7th, 2015|Cancer, For Men, For Women, News Tips|

Smart Phone Applications for food ingredients.

1. To ID Phony Health Foods… try Fooducate This app, which comes with a barcode scanner to use at supermarkets, grades packaged food in terms of its healthiness, and it also alerts you to health food imposters that contain high fructose corn syrup, harmful additives, trans fats, and other sketchy ingredients.

Good for: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Android compatible

Find it: fooducate.com  

Price: $0 to $3.99 (depending on the version)

2. For When to Buy Organic… try EWG’s 2012 Shopper’s Guide Ever year, the Environmental Working Group wades through US Department of Agriculture data on levels of pesticides found on common produce. The result? Their much-hyped “Dirty Dozen” list of foods you should always buy organic, and their “Clean 15” list of foods that are OK to buy conventionally grown. Download their app to always keep this info handy when you’re shopping.

Good for: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android and Windows Phone compatible

Find it: ewg.org/foodnews  

Price: Free

3. For Safe and Sustainable Fish… try Seafood Watch One fish, two fish, red fish…oh, who even knows anymore? Skip the confusion about what seafood is safe—and sustainable—with the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch app. It tells you which fish are plentiful, which are on the brink of extinction, and which are so polluted with mercury and PCBs that you shouldn’t touch them with a 10-foot pole. It even has a handy Sushi Guide to help you navigate the raw-fish counter with ease.

Good for: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Android compatible

Find it: montereybayaquarium.org

Price: Free

Scary Facts About Shrimp  

4. To Pick the Freshest Produce… try Harvest Should you sniff strawberries or check out their color? Are you really supposed to thump a watermelon or shake an avocado? Consult with Harvest, an app that doles out tips […]

By |January 22nd, 2015|Uncategorized|

What does natural, organic, and air-chilled really mean on chicken labeling?

“USDA ORGANIC” is considered the gold standard for labeling. This label ensures that chicken eat organic feed (GMO-free) that doesn’t contain animal byproducts, are raised without antibiotics and have access to the outdoors (how much access…isn’t regulated).

“AIR-CHILLED” means that chickens were not water-chilled en masse in a chlorinated bath and the meat did not absorb any water during processing. (Water-chilled birds retain up to 14 percent water—inflating cost and diluting flavor) Instead, chickens hang from a conveyor belt and circulate around a cold room.

“RAISED WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS” are important; too bad they’re not strictly enforced. (The only rigorous enforcement is when it is USDA Organic).  Loopholes – like injecting the eggs (which will be used as meat birds) with antibiotics or feeding birds feather meal laced with residual antibiotics from treated birds.

“NATURAL & ALL NATURAL” beware of these ubiquitous labels.  The USDA has defined the term just for fresh meat, stipulating only that no synthetic substances have been added to the ‘CUT’. Producers may thus raise their chickens under the most unnatural circumstances on the most unnatural diets and inject birds with broth during processing.

“VEGETARIAN-FED & VEGETARIAN DIET” sound healthy, but such terms are not regulated by the government, you’re relying on the producer’s ‘notion’ of vegetarian, which may mean cheap bakery leftovers that may have preservatives and/or chemical additives.

“HORMONE-FREE” – When used with chicken (and pork) “hormone-free” is an empty reassurance, since the USDA does not allow the use of hormones or steroids in the production of either chicken or pork.

Full article…

By |January 22nd, 2015|Healthy Eating, News Tips|

Real Affordable Health Care?

I was invited to a meeting to understand a new health care co-op – O’Na Health Care. It is a Native American Health Care Plan. You do not need to be a Native American to participate.

For legal reasons:

O’Na Health Care cannot be referred to as a medical insurance plan.
O’Na Care must be applied for.

The type of client that they want to help are people interested in natural health methods and in taking responsibility for personal health.

In this system, reimbursement will be allowed for alternative healing methods.

The deductible is $5,000 for a single person, $10,000 for a family.
Your monthly premium may be as low as half of what you are currently paying.
Dependent children up to age 26 can be covered on the parent’s policy.
This plan is an opt-out for Obama-care, and can take the place of medical insurance.

I’m considering signing up as a provider of these plans and I like to know what you think.

Please email me with your opinion at O’Na Health Care – response

You can find out more about at www.onahealthcare.com.

By |December 11th, 2014|Children's Health, For Men, For Women, News Tips, Therapy|

Airborne vs Emergen-C

Airborne has splenda and acesulfame potassium, both of which are neurotoxins. I cannot recommend anyone take this product. Airborne is 49 cents a packet.

Emergen-C has no MSG, aspartame or neurotoxins. Their fructose is not from corn. Nonetheless, the company cannot claim their product is GMO (genetically modified) free. Emergen-C is around 50 cents a packet.

For quick (non-GMO) Vitamin C, I mix up 1000 mg of Vitamin C crystals for about 7 cents.

We carry now Vitamin C crystals at the clinic.

By |December 11th, 2014|For Men, For Women, News Tips, Recipes, Vitamins|

Lavado can prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is predicted to affect nearly 16 million Americans by 2050. Researchers are hopeful that cocoa extract could be a possible preventative treatment.

Lavado, an extract from cocoa, may reduce or block damage to nerve pathways in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, thus reducing symptoms such as cognitive decline.

Researchers have long known that cocoa and dark chocolate have substantial health benefits, due to their sky-high content of polyphenols. In the past, studies have focused mainly on the general health-promoting and protective aspects of cocoa’s various antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents.

Now, a new animal study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published in the June 2014 issue of Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease explores ways in which cocoa works at the molecular and cellular level to reduce damage to nerve pathways in Alzheimer’s disease. As nerve pathway damage can be seen long before patients even develop symptoms, there is hope that cocoa polyphenols may be able to help prevent the disease’s onset.

According to the researchers, lavado cocoa extract could pave the way for new treatments, but further studies are needed to better understand how the extract works in the human brain. NaturalHealth365

By |September 25th, 2014|For Men, For Women, Healthy Eating, Immune system enhancers, Therapy|

Ebola – from the doctor

Ebola has spread to 4 countries. From the CDC Ebola response roadmap: As of Sept 24 the total number of probable, confirmed and suspected cases in the current outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was 6263 with 2917 deaths. There may be under-reporting of the ill and dead because the health care system has broken down.

There is fear of the people that if they go to clinics or hospitals, they will catch the disease. There is fear from health care workers that they will be infected from their patients. Families are encouraged to care for their sick relatives at home, which could lead to an under-reporting of the ill/dead. Liberia just completed a mandatory quarantine for 3 days in which time 30,000 health workers health care workers went door to door to assess the extent of the epidemic. Nonetheless, the authorities which have finally quarantined cities, have not curtailed air traffic in these countries.

The CDC claims Ebola is not currently an airborne disease among humans. There was an experiment in 2012 where piglets were infected with Ebola and put in wire cages next to monkeys and 2 monkeys were infected. There was no physical contact between these species. However, this experiment may not apply to humans…yet the ARMY’s public research documents make such a clear case that the Ebola airborne risk is here and now.

Ebola is an unusual virus in that it can be transmitted before the person feels ill. The infection’s symptoms include fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, muscle aches, and headaches. All these symptoms could be confused with the flu in the beginning stages. The incubation period could range from 2 to 21 days. This could give ample time for […]

By |September 25th, 2014|Immune system enhancers, Supplements, Therapy, Vaccines, Vitamins|

How Healthy is Soy?

Soybeans were used in China during the Chou dynasty (1134 to 246 BC). At that time, it was used for animal food and for crop rotation. Soybeans were then introduced as human food.

The Chinese fermented the soybeans and made tempeh, natto, miso and soy sauce..

The Chinese then learned to mix soybeans with calcium sulfate or magnesium sulfate to make a smooth bean curd called tofu.

This product was not fermented. In Asia, this non-fermented soy was not a large part of the diet.

Modern Americans however, are consuming large amounts of soy food in the form of soy milk and soy formula.

Non-fermented soy foods (tofu and soy milk) have high phytic acid which blocks zinc, calcium, magnesium and iron absorption. Non-fermented soy can also cause such hormonal problems as hypothyroidism (low thyroid), and can stimulate estrogen in all ages. With fermentation, the phytic acid levels are markedly lessened.

Soy can also cause allergies, hives, eczema, diarrhea, IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), palpitations, panic attacks, and PMS type symptoms.

Soy does not provide all the essential amino acids (lysine). This is a large concern for infant formula.

TVP is a non-fermented soy product. It is processed at high heat and pressure, and harsh chemicals are needed. Artificial flavors are added to disguise any foul flavors. The artificial flavors are usually related to MSG, which is a potent toxin for the brain.

Fermented, soy is just fine. But be cautious about including significant amounts of unfermented soy in your diet.

By |July 18th, 2014|Healthy Eating|

The Great American Grocery Hoax

There is a big secret out there in the grocery store aisles that no one wants you to know.

There is a hoax of monumental proportions that is being perpetrated on the American public.The stuff sold there is not actually food.

I guess this depends on one’s definition of the word “food”.

Dictionary.com says “food” is:
any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.
Merriam-Webster says “food” is:
 material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy; also :  such food together with supplementary substances (as minerals, vitamins, and condiments)
The Oxford Dictionary says “food” is:
any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink, or that plants absorb, in order to maintain life and growth
“Traditionally…and by traditionally I mean ever since there were humans on the planet eating stuff…food came from one of these sources: plants or animals.  It has been hunted, gathered, foraged, cultivated, and farmed.”

“But now these substances are being created in a lab environment. From purely synthetic ingredients, compounds are formed. Sometimes a bit of the original food is present, perhaps a small bit of meat or vegetable or grain, and that item is stretched with chemicals to turn it into a food-like substance. The substance is shaped to look like food. It is artificially colored and molded into forms like some kind of semi-edible play-dough.  Then scents and flavors, also artificial, are added.  This makes the substances resemble food even more because now it tastes and smells like food.”

“Because it isn’t immediately lethal to ingest, those noble guardians at the FDA slap a label on it that the substance is GRAS – Generally Recognized As Safe.”

“Then the substance is placed into little plastic trays, foil, bags, or cellophane. […]

By |April 17th, 2014|Healthy Eating|

Aspartame Being Re-Branded as AminoSweet

Aspartame’s presence in the world’s food supply has been the subject of great protest and controversy since the mid-1980′s when then CEO if Searle, Donald Rumsfeld, pushed for it’s approval to be sold on the market.  Aspartame has been consistently proven to harm whoever, or whatever, consumes it.

Aspartame is an artificial, non-saccharide sweetener used as a sugar substitute in many foods and beverages. In the European Union, it is codified as E951, and is most popularly sold under the NutraSweet and Equal brand names.

The possible association between specific artificial sweeteners and cancer?

Studies in laboratory rats during the early 1970s linked saccharin with the development of bladder cancer. For this reason, Congress mandated that further studies of saccharin be performed and required that all food containing saccharin bear the following warning label: “Use of this product may be hazardous to your health. This product contains saccharin, which has been determined to cause cancer in laboratory animals.”

See more at theDailyShepple

By |April 17th, 2014|Cancer, Children's Health, Healthy Eating|
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