The Broken Promise of American Medicine

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Big pharma drugsThe FDA, the medical establishment, and big pharmaceutical companies have created an unhealthy environment for American citizens. 

While the medical system seems to work well when surgery and emergency lifesaving treatment are required little focus is placed on prevention of illness or chronic disease.  Treatment focuses almost entirely upon the performance of surgery and the prescription of drugs. 

The current environment created by the medical system, big pharma, and the FDA is not just skeptical of natural alternative medicine and nutritional supplements but is hostile to the concept. 

Pharmaceutical companies are motivated by more and more profits.  We’re bombarded every day with outrageous advertisements, many of which include in the “fast talk” at the very end of the commercial a statement of the side effects, including fatalities.

The FDA is heavily influenced by Big Pharma.  Did you know that many FDA and “independent” drug studies are financed by the drug manufacturers themselves?  More than half the budget of the FDA division that approves new drugs is paid directly by the drug companies’ user fees.  In a new definition of the fox guarding the hen house, drug company representatives even participate in study groups and review panels.  Experts with financial ties to the drug companies dominate the FDA’s Advisory Committees and the panels that write clinical guidelines.  In this type of a system the conclusions of these studies and reiviews regarding efficacy and safety should be suspect.   Continue reading The Broken Promise of American Medicine

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3 Great Tips to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables

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Fruits,vegetables,nuts,smoothiesSeems like a pretty obvious answer but the difficulty is that most people simply don’t get enough fruits and vegetables in their diet.  I believe that most North Americans get an average of 1.5 servings per day.  That’s pretty insane considering that the recommended daily consumption is between 5-10 servings .

With that in mind, here are 3 surefire ways to help you at least double the quantity of plant-based foods you consume each day .

1. Adopt a Mono Meal Mindset.

I’m not saying that you need to follow a raw food diet (although you would greatly benefit from doing so) but instead I’m suggesting that you adopt the practice of eating several of one type of food at a time.

 As an example, if you’re already going for the apple as a snack, try having 2 or 3 in one sitting.  There’s no down side to eating too many fruits and vegetables.

So the idea with mono meals is to eat any particular fruit or vegetable to the point of satiation. Since these foods are lower in calories, you’ll be able to eat more of them before you get full.

Mono meals also facilitate digestion because you are eating simply and your digestive system doesn’t have to work over time breaking down complex food combinations.

2. Liquify Your Meals.

I love smoothies. They are such an easy and convenient way of getting more fruits and veggies into your body. There are so many different smoothie recipes that you can enjoy and the beauty is that any given one can almost provide your entire fruit and vegetables requirements for a single day.

All you need to liquify your meals is a juicer and some tasty recipes.  I highly recommend this juicer and you can get some great recipes free here.  

For instance, I frequently like to make this smoothie.   Continue reading 3 Great Tips to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables

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Detoxification, how does it work?

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When we are overworked it is easy to overindulge and throw all the diet rules out of the window. Rich and/or processed foods also come with a substantial price tag like, indigestion, constipation, gas and acid reflux.  So, how can you restore your body back to health?  Simple, the first thing to do is to start with a colon cleansing diet to get rid of the toxins in your body.  It is suggested that everyone should plan to detox at least once a year.

So how do you know when it’s time to have a colon cleanse ?

You may not know it, but on a daily basis you are exposed to thousands of toxins. Toxins can be found in processed foods, our environment, and even our cell phones! Once toxins get in your body they can have a negative effect, causing you to have nutritional deficiencies, skin problems and also have you feeling sluggish.  And that’s just to name a few.

With today’s ever-rising health care costs, it is crucial to take preventative measures to avoid chronic illnesses that can be caused by free radicals having entry into the cells of your body. If you want to avoid or manage chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes, it’s important that you cleanse your colon regularly for optimal health and well being.

But,you should not detox only for weight loss purposes.  Although anything that will help you have a flat belly is an additional plus.  Just remember the main purpose of a colon cleanse is for you to do away with toxins in your body.

Have you ever suffered from lack of focus, anxiousness , natural depression or sudden loss of memory ?  If so, you may have a lot of unwanted toxins and parasites lurking in your brain.  You may also have a lot of heavy metals like mercury, lead and aluminum to name a few that can cause you to have a foggy brain.  That’s why it is important to cleanse and detox to promote proper brain utilization.

When you have toxic build up in your body, it’s impossible to absorb nutrients the right way. And when you are not absorbing the vital nutrients that your system needs, this can lead to skin problems including acne.  When the body is full of toxins, it wants to find a way to eliminate them, and it does this by targeting the largest organ; your skin.  If you want healthy glowing skin, eliminate toxins the right way with a super colon cleanse.

Nowadays, it seems like everyone that has tried to treat allergies have failed.  The allergies usually come back.  If you truly want to treat allergies you have to get to the root of the problem.  And that usually happens in the immune system. It is proven that a good colon cleansing diet plan removes toxins and improves immune system function.

Feeling fatigued?  Not wanting to exercise or face the day to day demands of life?  You are always on the go!  And most probably that means you have no time to make proper food choices.  Lack of energy can be caused by many things.  However, most likely, you have parasites and pathogens lurking around in your body. These parasites steal the nutrients out of your body, thus making you feel sluggish and drained.  If you want to restore your energy, it would be wise to invest in a good colon cleansing diet plans to ensure proper digestion and great colon health.

To sum up how Detox diet plans work:  Basically, detoxification means cleansing the Blood. It does this principally by removing impurities from  the blood in the liver, where toxins are processed for elimination.  The body also eliminates toxins through the kidneys, intestines, lungs, lymph and skin.  However, when this system is compromised, impurities are not properly filtered and every cell in the body is adversely affected. 

To help you get the quantity of fruits and vegetables you need in a good detox diet plan, consider raw food juicing with a quality masticating juicer like the Champion Juicer.  And for additional assistance in detoxing, periodic detox footbath sessions are very useful.

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Danger! Smelly Cars Can Be Hazardous To Your Health.

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Does your car have a certain air about it?  Ours did.

Two years ago, in the middle of a hot summer, we noticed a bad smell in our Jeep.  After cleaning out the car and checking the front grill and the undercarriage for road kill, I still couldn’t find the source of the odor.

The smell got worse as the days went by, and we had to drive with the windows down wherever we went.  We absolutely wouldn’t allow any of our friends to ride with us.

I finally found the source of the stink, a half-full plastic milk bottle from a McDonald’s Happy Meal wedged under the front seat.

Some odors in our cars, like this one, are merely unpleasant and troublesome.  Other odors may be hazardous to our health.

In the simply unpleasant category go smells from leftover fast food meals, from Rover, from the exercise clothes and towels in the gym bag in the back seat, from body odor, and from crud tracked in on our shoes, all more hazardous to our reputation and driving pleasure than to our health.  Continue reading Danger! Smelly Cars Can Be Hazardous To Your Health.

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Medical System Almost Kills Farmer

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Vibrant Health filmIsn’t it frustrating how the medical establishment, the FDA, and big pharmaceutical companies reject alternative and natural medicine? 

While it’s clear that the motivation of Big Pharma is greed, and the FDA’s problem is their incestuous relationship with Big Pharma, it’s still puzzling how doctors who  enter their profession because of a desire to contribute to the health and well-being of others sell out to a system that prohibits the use of effective natural treatments. 

Most doctors know little of nutrition and seem to have forgotten the “roots” of their profession way back when.  Many doctors not only don’t take advantage of alternative medicine but agressively criticize the whole idea that anything other than drugs and surgery might be of use in their profession.

Are you as frustrated about this as I am?  Well, here’s a news flash!  Frustration is not be the worst thing that can happen to you or your family because of such ignorance.  If you have a life threatening illness or disease, it could cost you your life!

This short, yet powerful hospital documentary tells about a New Zealand farmer who almost died from swine flu due to the refusal of the medical team to try vitamin C even though they had already suggested ending life support and letting the man die.  The information in the video may help you save the life of a loved one during a desperate medical crisis.

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How to cure indigestion the natural way

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Get rid of indigestion for vibrant healthAre you often feeling bloated and full?  Do you suffer from pains in your tummy that make you numb and so uncomfortable that all you want to do is go and lie down in bed? Well if you do, it’s probably a sign that you are suffering from indigestion.

Continual indigestion is very irritating and very painful. It can also erode your esophagus and irritate the lining of one’s abdomen. If not treated early enough with indigestion remedies, it can lead to anxiousness, dizziness and occasionally even panic attacks.

Frequently, people get indigestion symptoms due to the foods they eat not digesting efficiently or correctly. When this happens, the undigested food creates a gas inside the intestines. There are lots of types of remedies accessible to cure your pain and discomfort which consist of medication prescribed by a physician and also natural indigestion remedies which include various kinds of tea, herbs and alterations for your diet plan.  Continue reading How to cure indigestion the natural way

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The Key To Controlling Autism Symptoms

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Autism Symptoms Vibrant HealthAutism is a disorder that must be treated with a variety of methods since there is no effective way to completely cure it.  Diet is one of the most effective ways to control autism symptoms.  Parents of autistic children have reported that by controlling diet, they see a major difference in their child’s behavior.  Two of the main dietary concerns are gluten and casein.

Gluten is found in a lot of common food products, with wheat, rye, and oats being the chief culprits.  Casein is found in dairy products, such as milk.  If someone with autism consumes a lot of foods with these products in them, such as breads or cheeses, you can better control autistic behavior by decreasing consumption of such foods.  Continue reading The Key To Controlling Autism Symptoms

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Sweating Makes Her Feel Sexy Says Kim Kardashian

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Socialite in vibrant healthSocialite Kim Kardashian says sweating makes her feel sexy.

I don’t know about you, but sweating usually makes me feel irritable and exhausted.  Sweating keeps my clothes washer going busy because I don’t like wearing wet odorous clothes.  Sweat doesn’t do to much for the look of my dress clothes either. 

However, the experts say that sweating is actually beneficial.  Those 2.6 million sweat glands in the average person’s skin actually help us stay healthy.

Sweat helps regulate body temperature.  Sweating is the way our body responds to an increase in core temperature and it’s essential if our body is to cool down.  We stop sweating when our body’s core temperature drops down to normal.  If we didn’t sweat we would be in danger of heat stroke.

In addition to cooling us off, sweating has other health benefits.

Sweating can increase our metabolic rate, When our metabolism increases, our body’s ability to eliminate harmful toxins increases.  Our bodies are filled with toxins that we pick up every day from our environment; from the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe.  These toxins can cause significant health problems.  Although our body can eliminate some of these toxins by other methods, up to 30% of them can be effectively eliminated by sweat.  Sweat is one of the best toxic flushes available!

So it’s probable that individuals who periodically use saunas and steam rooms are getting important health benefits from doing so.  Continue reading Sweating Makes Her Feel Sexy Says Kim Kardashian

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Playing Games To Improve Memory And Concentration

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A sudoku game.Playing games can help you boost your brain power.  Most people know that it is possible to raise brain power and concentration.  Here are some tips on how to raise brain power.

Playing games is a great way to not only have fun, relax and enjoy spending time with family and friends.  Playing games also helps you to improve concentration. There are plenty of games that fall into this category.  Many people have become addicted to a game called Sudoku.

With this type of puzzle you have to fill in the grid. Each line going down as well as across has to have the digits 1 through 9 used only once. Deductive reasoning is required for sudoku as there are many possibilities for the different squares, and it takes a great deal of concentration to determine which is the correct number to fill in.

There are plenty of board games too that get you to improve concentration. Board games are a great deal of fun, but they also offer your brain a good workout as you play them. The internet is full of places where you can play them. Some of the favorites are Memory and Scrabble that people can easily access online.  Continue reading Playing Games To Improve Memory And Concentration

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Treating Sinusitis

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sinusitus diagram at Vibrant HealthSinusitis is an infection of the sinuses, caused by inflammation of the sinus cavities and surrounding area. Symptoms can include pain and pressure around one or both eyes, the forehead, the cheek or top jaw (sometimes confused for a toothache from the pressure and resulting pain behind the back tooth), as well as foul smelling breath, sinus congestion and nasal discharge, sometimes thick and yellow or green in appearance. Treating Sinusitis can be a challenge.

While there are antibiotics that can be used to battle sinusitis, such medications only go so far. Luckily, there are several chemical-free cures that can be used, such as steam. Humidity is one of the easiest ways to clear up the sinuses, either by standing in a hot shower a few times a day or by creating a steam tent: lean over a pot of hot, steaming water and drape a towel over your head, enclosing the steam as you inhale the vapors.  Continue reading Treating Sinusitis

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