Health

Coconut Oil

Proponents of coconut oil point to Weston Price's observations of the health and longevity of tropical populations that for centuries have regularly consumed large quantities of coconut and its oil. It is becoming more accepted that coconut oil has been unfairly caught up in the fat-fearing food fads of the past few years.

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Health or Disease Lecture of March 2012 Notes

This is in response to questions asked about a lecture given by Michael in 2012.

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See Your Way to Better Vision with Antioxidants

Millions of Americans have sung the question, "Oh say, can you see?" Unfortunately, for many millions of senior citizens, the answer to that question is, "No." That's because diseases like cataracts, glaucoma and macular degeneration rob thousands of people of their vision every year.

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Hot August Nights - Remedies to Help You Beat the Summer Heat

In traditional herbalism, sour-tasting berries are considered cooling. Berries mature from early to late summer, right during the time when their cooling properties are most needed.

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Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera is known as "lily of the desert", the "plant of immortality", and the "medicine plant". Over 200 worldwide scientific research papers have been published on the effects of aloe vera. The three main categories of research include anti-inflammatory, anti- bacterial, and anti-viral actions of aloe vera. The juice is said to soothe digestive tract irritations such as colitis, ulcers and irritable bowel syndrome.

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Milk Thistle

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) was used in classical Greece to treat liver and gallbladder diseases and to protect the liver against toxins. Centuries ago, Romans recognized the value of this herb for liver impairments.

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Slippery Elm

Slippery elm has been used as an herbal remedy in North America for centuries. Native Americans used slippery elm in healing salves for wounds, boils, ulcers, burns, and skin inflammation. It was also taken orally to relieve coughs, sore throats, diarrhea, and stomach problems.

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Green Tea Extract

Green tea has long been used by the Chinese as medication for the treatment of headaches, body pain, and poor digestion, and the improvement of health and life expectancy. In the 21st century, green tea extract is used as a means to lower cholesterol, slow down arthritis, prevent the growth of cancer cells and assist in weight loss. More than 2,000 scientific studies suggest that green tea is rich in polyphenols and flavonols. The most powerful antioxidant contained in green tea, Epigallocatechin Gallate, commonly referred to as EGCG is over 200 times more potent than vitamins C and E together in fighting free radicals and pro-oxidants.

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Fulvic Acid

Alpha-Lipoic Acid: Quite Possibly the "Universal" Antioxidant

Alpha Lipoic Acid directly recycles and extends the metabolic life spans of vitamin C, glutathione, and coenzyme Q10, and it indirectly renews vitamin E.

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The Vast Importance of Vitamin C

All animal species manufacture vitamin C in their bodies. All except man. The generally accepted theory of why man does not synthesize his own vitamin C is because of a mutation tens of millions of years ago.

Co-Enzyme Q10

CoQ10 is highly concentrated in heart muscle cells due to the high-energy requirements of this type of cell. CoQ10 is possibly effective for: conjunctive heart failure, decreased risk of heart problems in those with recent heart attack, Huntingtonâ€™s disease, to prevent blood vessel complications after heart bypass surgery, high blood pressure, in preventing migraines, Parkinsonâ€™s disease (early stage), improved immune system (HIV/AIDS), and with muscular dystrophy.

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CoEnzyme-Q10 - it's more than for the heart!

In this day and age of diseases with unknown origins to super-bugs that seem to be resistant to everything that modern medicine has to throw at them, it is imperative to look outside the western medicine box. There is a vast array of alternative therapies that are truly impacting disease processes where they start, the cellular level.

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