Caruso Homeopathy Clinic Blog

Feeling Happy Reduces Risk of Heart Problems

2010-03-04T11:35:00Z

     According to a study by the European Society of Cardiology people who are typically usually happy, enthusiastic and content are less likely to develop heart disease than those who are not. This study published in the European Heart Journal is the first to show such a independent relationship between positive emotions and coronary heart disease. Another study in 1995 called the Nova Scotia Health Survey conducted over 10 years with 1739 healthy adults found that participants risk of heart disease dropped if they felt joy, happiness, excitement, enthusiasm and contentment. It was noted that occasionally a primarily happy person can feel periods of negativity due to external stressors and discontent and still be primarily considered a happy person. Despite occasional negativity these people still had less incidence of heart disease. This study found that people with no positive feelings that tended towards anger, pessimism and negativity had a 22% higher chance of having a heart attack or angina than the positive group.

     Although it may be early to think that perhaps some therapies to improve mood and attitude could be in order. However people with a positive mental attitude have less neurological response to stress such as increased heart rate, tense muscles, insomnia and stress overall. These things in themselves cause health concerns.

     What can you do for yourself? Practice meditation, take up a hobby that you love, do something that makes you feel good, volunteer in your community, chat with friends, seek counseling, exercise, meditate, go to a show, museum, read a book or stimulate your mind in a god way. Steer clear of negative people in your life. You cannot fly with the eagles when you are scratching with the turkeys! journal your feelings to problem solve. Journaling can help you to recognize your stressors so your can deal with them effectively. Love yourself and love your heart....

Grapeseed Extract May Help Alzheimer's Patients

2010-02-26T11:47:00Z

A Report by NCCAM http://nccam.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/031209.htm

Grape Seed Extract May Help Alzheimers Disease

Tauopathies—a group of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease—have been linked to the build-up of "misfolded" tau proteins in the brain. (Tau proteins are associated with microtubules, which help to regulate important cellular processes.) In light of previous studies indicating that grape-derived polyphenols may inhibit protein misfolding, an NCCAM-funded research center at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine recently examined the potential role of a particular grape seed polyphenol extract (GSPE) in preventing and treating tau-associated neurodegenerative disorders.

The results of their in vitro study showed that GSPE is capable of interfering with the generation of tau protein aggregates and also disassociating preformed aggregates, suggesting that GSPE may affect processes critical to the onset and progression of neurodegeneration and cognitive dysfunctions in tauopathies.

An earlier study by the Mount Sinai researchers found that this GSPE reduced Alzheimer's-type neuropathology and cognitive decline in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease and inhibited an Alzheimer's-linked process called cerebral amyloid deposition. In another recent study, the researchers used a variety of analytical techniques to further clarify how the GSPE affects Alzheimer's-related processes; an important finding was the extract's protective effects against cellular toxicity.

The researchers concluded that their laboratory findings, together with indications that this GSPE is likely to be safe and well-tolerated in people, support its development and testing as a therapy for Alzheimer's disease.

References

Ho L, Yemul S, Wang J, et al. Grape seed polyphenolic extract as a potential novel therapeutic agent in tauopathies. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2009;16(2):433–439.
Ono K, Condron MM, Ho L, et al. Effects of grape seed-derived polyphenols on amyloid ß-protein self-assembly and cytotoxicity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. November 21, 2008. 238(47): 32176–32187.
Wang J, Ho L, Zhao W, et al. Grape-derived polyphenolics prevent Aß oligomerization and attenuate cognitive deterioration in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Neuroscience. June 18, 2008. 28(25);6388–6392. (See NCCAM Research Spotlight at nccam.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/062408.htm.)

Additional Resources

More information from NCCAM on grape seed extract is available at nccam.nih.gov/health/grapeseed/.

Obesity Increases Cancer Risk

2010-02-17T14:56:00Z

Obesity comes with plenty of health risks, but there's one that's perhaps not so well known: an increased risk of developing cancer, and especially certain types of cancer like liver cancer. Now, a group of researchers reporting in the January 22nd issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, have confirmed in mice that obesity does indeed act as a "bona fide tumor promoter." They also have good evidence to explain how that happens (see also Research). Read on

Dr. Oz suggests homeopathic medicine for headaches

2010-02-11T16:40:00Z

In the November issue of O, Oprah Magazine, Dr. Mehmet Oz's article on headache treatment suggests that homeopathy as well as neurology, acupuncture and nutrition would be beneficial in addressing the problem. In his description of homeopathy he quotes Dana Ullman world reknowned homeopath in the description of homeopathy and the remedies Nux Vomica and Belladonna. These remedies are commonly used in headaches.

Lab testing shows homeopathic remedy Gelsemium works for anxiety

2010-02-01T16:39:53Z

A study done by Bellavite P. et al. found that Gelsemium had a positive action on anxiety in lab mice. This remedy was given in a 5C potency and compared to an anti anxiety drug called diazepam as well as a placebo. Researchers concluded that Gelsemium had a positive influence on the mice with regards to emotional responses to novel environments. There was a significant decrease in fear related behaviour exhibited in this mice. When additional tests were performed with a higher potency, 30C, they found that it had even a greater effect.

Source: Bellavite P. et al. Homeopathic Doses of Gelsemium sempervirins Improve the Behavior of Mice in Response to Novel Environments. Evidence-Based Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, e-Cam online advanced publication, 2009 Sep 14. ecam.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/nep139v1

11% of Cosmetics Ingredients Have Tested for Safety

2010-02-01T16:21:00Z

A recent article on yahoo health reports that only 11% of cosmetics have been tested for safety, the rest of the 89% could be irritants, allergens or even carcinogenic. It is a wonder that mainstream manufacturers are not required to use only safe and natural products for our skin and hair care products. It seems that the cheaper and more diverted from nature our food sources and products are the cheaper and more available they are. Have a read, click here.

Walk through a 40 foot colon and save your life!

2010-01-29T01:45:00Z

Waterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program is putting on a tour inside a Giant Colon Exhibit at Waterloo Town Square at 75 King Street South, Waterloo on Saturday February 6th from 10-6 and Sunday February 7th from 12-5.

Take a tour and see video displays about the diseases that may occur in the colon
Learn about colon cancer screening and the free home test kit
If caught early colon cancer is 90% curable.

This exhibit is FREE to the public.

Kickbacks for Prescribing Drugs to the Elderly

2010-01-28T02:26:00Z

Kickbackers’ motto: ‘Do no harm’ (to profits)

Boston Globe
By Donald A. MacGillis
January 26, 2010

TALK ABOUT death panels. The US attorney in Boston recently filed suit against the world’s largest maker of health products, Johnson & Johnson, for using kickbacks to get more nursing home patients onto its drugs, including one that was later found to be so lethal to the elderly it had to carry a black-box warning. The government’s complaint leaves little doubt that the drug company acted in a predatory way to increase sales and market share for its products, especially Risperdal, an antipsychotic often used to keep Alzheimer’s and dementia patients under control.

Risperdal is used principally for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Doping the elderly into placidity is an off-label use of the drug, one that the Food and Drug Administration finally cautioned against in 2005. The reason for the black box warning the FDA required? Too many of the elderly who got the drug were dying.

There is one other reason to thank the federal government for going after the suspect payments Johnson & Johnson made to the middleman to juice up sales of its drugs: Since Medicaid covers most of the nursing home patients, the taxpayer ends up paying much of the bill.

The middleman between Johnson & Johnson and the nursing homes is Omnicare, the country’s largest pharmacy for nursing homes. Last November, it agreed, without “any finding of wrongdoing’’ or “any admission of liability,’’ to a $98 million settlement with the government for its role in helping Johnson & Johnson boost sales to nursing homes. The government says that between 1999 and 2004 Omnicare received tens of millions of dollars in the form of escalating rebates based on greater market share for Johnson & Johnson drugs and in payments ostensibly made by Johnson & Johnson for “data’’ from Omnicare, much of which Omnicare never provided. Other kickbacks, the government says, came in the form of “grants’’ and “educational funding.’’

Read entire article: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/01/26/kickbackers_motto_do_no_harm_to_profits/

« Return to news items

News Feed

The Role of Wheat in Human Disease

2010-01-26T14:01:00Z

The Critical Role of Wheat in Human Disease

Posted by: Dr. Mercola
January 16 2010 | 10,142 views

Lectin is a type of 'wheat germ agglutinin' (WGA) and glycoprotein. Through thousands of years of selectively breeding wheat for increasingly larger quantities of protein, the concentration of WGA lectin has increased proportionately.

WGA is largely responsible for many of wheat's pervasive ill effects.

What’s more, WGA is found in highest concentrations in "whole wheat," including its supposedly superior sprouted form.

What is unique about the WGA glycoprotein is that it can do direct damage to the majority of tissues in your body without requiring a specific set of genetic susceptibilities or immune-mediated articulations.

This may explain why chronic inflammatory and degenerative conditions are endemic to wheat-consuming populations.

WGA lectin is an exceptionally tough adversary as it is formed by the same disulfide bonds that make vulcanized rubber and human hair so strong, flexible and durable.

Like man-made pesticides, lectins are extremely small, resistant to breakdown by living systems, and tend to accumulate and become incorporated into tissues where they interfere with normal biological processes.

At exceedingly small concentrations, WGA stimulates the synthesis of pro-inflammatory chemical messengers. WGA induces thymus atrophy in rats. WGA can pass through the blood-brain barrier. It may also interfere with gene expression and disrupt endocrine function.

Sources:

GreenMedInfo 2009

DR MERCOLA SAYS:

I have long been sharing the dangers of eating all types of grains, including even the supposedly healthy whole wheat and sprouted varieties.

Typically, the “danger” is blamed on gluten, a protein most commonly found in wheat, rye and barley. Celiac disease, also more casually referred to as wheat- or gluten intolerance, occurs when your body cannot digest gluten.

The undigested gluten then triggers your immune system to attack the lining of your small intestine, which can cause symptoms like diarrhea or constipation, nausea, and abdominal pain.

Over time, your small intestine becomes increasingly damaged and less able to absorb nutrients such as iron and calcium. This in turn can lead to anemia, osteoporosis and other health problems.

However, this is truly only one problem linked to eating wheat, and may not even be the most serious one. That honor may actually go to wheat lectin.

What is Wheat Lectin?

Lectin is a defense mechanism for the wheat plant, designed to ward of its natural enemies such as fungi and insects. Unfortunately, this protein is also very resistant to breakdown by living systems, and it easily accumulates in tissues where it interferes with normal biological processes and acts as an anti-nutrient.

Typically, sprouting, fermenting or digestion can help to negate some of the harmful effects of such anti-nutrients (as in the case of fermenting soy, which removes many of its anti-nutrient properties). However, lectins are resistant to these types of processes.

For this reason, lectins exist even in “healthy” sprouted breads and may be in their highest concentrations in whole-wheat varieties.

Dr. Del Thiessen explained the dangers very well in the article The Awful Truth About Eating Grains. When you have a few minutes, I suggest reading that article in its entirety.

But to put it in a nutshell, Dr. Thiessen writes:

“Lectins, which are proteins that are widespread in the plant kingdom, are recognized as major anti-nutrients of food. Cereal grain lectins are wheat germ agglutinin (WGA). It can interfere with digestive/absorptive activities and can shift the balance in bacterial flora shown to cause problems with normal gut metabolism. The potential to disrupt human health is high.”

The Dangers of Wheat Lectin

What is lectin’s potential to disrupt your health, exactly? Here is a sampling of its dangers, which you can read about more in-depth here :

Pro-Inflammatory: WGA lectin stimulates the synthesis of pro-inflammatory chemical messangers, even at very small concentrations.

Immunotoxic: WGA lectin may bind to and activate white blood cells.

Neurotoxic: WGA lectin can pass through your blood-brain barrier and may attach to the protective coating on your nerves known as the myelin sheath. It is also capable of inhibiting nerve growth factor, which is important for the growth, maintenance, and survival of certain target neurons.

Cytotoxic (Toxic to cells): WGA lectin may induce programmed cell death.

Further, research shows WGA lectin may even:

Interfere with gene expression

Disrupt endocrine function

Adversely affect gastrointestinal function

Share similarities with certain viruses

WGA lectin is capable of passing through cell membranes of your intestines, gaining entry into your body. Further, if your mucosal barrier is compromised, for instance from taking certain drugs like aspirin and ibuprofen or due to a viral or bacterial infection, lectin may become even more problematic.

Keep in mind that lectin is not only in wheat. All seeds of the grass family (rice, wheat, spelt, rye, etc.) have high levels of lectin.

Wheat Gluten Can Also Damage Your Health

As I mentioned earlier, celiac disease occurs when your body cannot digest the gluten found in wheat (gluten is also found in rye, barley, oats and spelt).

According to statistics from the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center, an average of one out of every 133 otherwise healthy people in the United States suffers from this digestive disease.

Previous studies have found that this number may be as high as 1 in 33 in at-risk populations.

"Gluten" comes from the Greek word for glue, and its adhesive properties hold bread and cake together. But those same properties interfere with the breakdown and absorption of nutrients, including the nutrients from other foods in the same meal.

The result is a glued-together constipating lump in your gut rather than a nutritious, easily digested meal.

The undigested gluten then triggers your immune system to attack the lining of your small intestine, which can cause symptoms like diarrhea or constipation, nausea, and abdominal pain.

Over time, your small intestine becomes increasingly damaged and less able to absorb nutrients such as iron and calcium. This in turn can lead to anemia, osteoporosis and other health problems.

The rapid increase in celiac disease and milder forms of gluten intolerance is no surprise considering the modern Western diet, which consists in large part of grain carbohydrates.

Additionally, modern wheat is very different from the wheat your ancestors ate. The proportion of gluten protein in wheat has increased enormously as a result of hybridization.

Until the 19th century, wheat was also usually mixed with other grains, beans and nuts; pure wheat flour has been milled into refined white flour only during the last 200 years.

The resulting high-gluten, refined grain diet most of you have eaten since infancy was simply not part of the diet of previous generations.

Further complicating matters is that celiac disease often goes undetected for years because symptoms are not always present. And because celiac disease has been considered rare in this country until recently, it often goes undiagnosed or is misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome or lactose intolerance.

If you do have celiac disease -- a blood test can let you know for sure -- it is imperative that you do not eat gluten in order to avoid further damage to your health.

Please be aware that gluten can be hidden in many foods including soups, soy sauce, candies, cold cuts, and various low- and no-fat products so you will need to be sure to check the labels before you eat it. Also watch out for malt, starches, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP), texturized vegetable protein (TVP) and natural flavoring. Some pharmaceuticals, vinegars and alcohol can also contain gluten.

Should You Give up Grains?

In my experience, about 75-80 percent of ALL people benefit from avoiding grains, even whole sprouted grains. This is true whether you have gluten intolerance or not. This is because, in addition to the problems with anti-nutrients like lectin and proteins like gluten, grains rapidly break down to sugar in your body, which causes elevations in insulin which exacerbate health problems such as:

Overweight

High cholesterol

High blood pressure

Type 2 diabetes

Cancer

The only consistent exceptions would be those whose nutritional type is a carb type and you don’t suffer symptoms of intolerance.

If you’re looking for a healthy alternative to wheat flour to use in your cooking, try coconut flour instead and also check out these wheat-free baking tips.

Limitations are Self Imposed

2010-01-19T18:40:00Z

Here is an excellent article from Sandra Lewis, Life Coach, EFT practitioner and author of "Getting It Right, Cutting to the Chase and Creating the Life You Want", www.lewislifecoach.com
Navigating one's way through life, avoiding pitfalls, looming obstacles and countless unknowns, can be tough - but for Calgary skier and Olympic hopeful, Brian McKeever, one would assume it would be close to impossible. Brian is legally blind. But with only 10 per cent vision, and more passion, guts and determination than most people realize they possess, this seven-medal Paralympic champion has his "sights" set on the 2010 Canadian Olympic cross-country ski team. In winning Tuesday's 50-km Nor-Am race, he has unofficially reached the qualifying standard for the Olympic team.

At 19, Brian lost his physical ability to see. Now at age 30, he perhaps sees better than most people with 20/20 vision.

Once the team is formally announced at the end of this month, McKeever is expected to become the first winter athlete to ever compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics.

Brian's brother, Robin, acts as his "guide" - a coach, if you will, providing Brian with the tools to make his own decisions, and carve his path to the finish line - ahead of the pack.

A fellow skier has commented that it is no surprise that Brian has achieved this remarkable ranking, and that after a while, "You forget he has vision problems".

Brian knows his eyes don't work. But he sees just fine: he has risen above his perceived limitation, and others' lower expectations of him, and he has created for himself the life he wants to live.

Brian says he hopes his story makes people realize MOST OF THEIR LIMITATIONS IN LIFE ARE SELF-IMPOSED.

“People hear some blind guy is trying to make it to the Olympics, and they think that’s crazy,” he said. “I understand.” "[but] I’ve been competitive with these national team guys my whole life,” he said. “These guys are going to World Cups. These guys are going to world championships. They’ve qualified for the Olympics.

“Why not me?”

As far as I'm concerned, Brian is already there.

Now, what about you?

Sandra Lewis Life Coach, www.lewislifecoach.com is available for appointments and speaking engagements.

Dieters Cannot Trust the Calories Listed in Restaurant Food

2010-01-10T14:15:00Z

A recent study showed that restaurants often have more calories than what are listed on their nutritional labels. A study of 10 popular U.S. food chains failed the test READ MORE

Listen to Heather Caruso interviewed on Intuitive Soul Radio

2010-01-08T21:35:00Z

Intuitive Soul Radio host Laurie Huston interviews Heather Caruso on her book "Your Drug Free Guide to Digestive Health" and her new upcoming book on weight loss.
To have a listen click here.

Is Moving More on Your Resolution List?

2010-01-08T14:18:00Z

Moving More on Your New Year’s Resolution List?

We all want to live the healthiest life we can. So what are we waiting for? If you truly want to be an energetic, leaner, active individual, then start acting like one. Picture the person you want to be and start doing what that person does. That person probably gets at least 30 to 60 minutes of exercise every day. That doesn't necessarily mean they're living at the gym or are training for a marathon. It may mean they take a 20 minute walk at lunch and an after dinner stroll; then add aqua fit or yoga once a week and skiing with their kids on the weekend. They are moving their bodies, growing younger and feeling great.

It only takes 21 days to develop a new habit. Stick to it. Don't wait until you drop ten pounds and buy a new outfit to join a gym you may never go to, start moving your body today. If you see yourself with more muscle tone, and greater bone density, then pick up some light hand weights or resistance bands because that is what those people you admire have been doing. If it's too cold for an after dinner walk hit the mall, pop in an exercise DVD, sign-up for badminton, try belly dancing, go bowling or clean out a closet. Just move.

Picture the person you want to be and just pretend you are them. Next year at this time your “new” habits will be old hat and you’ll be taking it to a whole other level.

Rose Parr is a Certified Personal Trainer in Guelph, Ontario; she can be reached at rose@roseparrpersonaltraining.ca

BBC Health News Reports Healthy Living Adds 14 Years

2010-01-07T17:58:00Z

Taking exercise, not drinking too much alcohol, eating enough fruit and vegetables and not smoking can add up to 14 years to your life, a study says.
BBC News reports on Healthy Living http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7174665.stm

Research involving 20,000 people over a decade found those who failed on all criteria were four times more likely to have died than those who succeeded.

The findings held true regardless of how overweight or poor they were.

The Public Library of Science Medicine study suggests many could increase their lifespan through simple changes.

The research was carried out by the University of Cambridge and the Medical Research Council in the English county of Norfolk between 1993 and 2006.

Participants were aged between 45 and 79. They were socially mixed although overwhelmingly white, and as far as they were aware at the time, did not have cancer or any heart problems.

Taking off the years

A point was awarded for each of the following: not currently smoking, consuming between one and 14 units of alcohol per week (the equivalent of between half a glass and seven glasses of wine), eating five servings of fruit and vegetables each day and not being inactive.

It means a large proportion of the population really could feel health benefits through moderate changes

Professor Kay-Tee Khaw
University of Cambridge

This last category was defined as either having a sedentary occupation and taking half an hour of exercise a day, or simply having a non-sedentary job like a nurse or plumber.

Not only did the team find that those with four points were significantly less likely to have died over the period than those with none, they also found that a 60-year-old person with a score of zero had the same risk of dying as a 74-year-old with the full four points.

"We've know that individually, measures such as not smoking and exercising can have an impact upon longevity, but this is the first time we have looked at them altogether," said Professor Kay-Tee Khaw, who led the research.

"And we also found that social class and BMI - body mass index - really did not have a role to play.

"It means a large proportion of the population really could feel health benefits through moderate changes."

BEHAVIOUR AND LIFESPAN

The chart above shows survival rates during the follow-up study

Cumulative survival was about 75% for those who did none of the four health behaviours

People who undertook all four behaviours reached 95%

It was in the reduction of deaths attributed to cardiovascular disease where the findings were most pronounced, with those scoring zero five times more likely to succumb than those scoring four.

But there was also a relationship between score and cancer deaths.

While the main analysis excluded people with known disease, the researchers found that those with serious conditions fared better the higher they scored than those who scored lower.

Health campaigners welcomed the study.

"This is good news and shows that by living a healthy life, people can reduce their risk of dying from heart and circulatory disease," said Judy O'Sullivan of the British Heart Foundation.

"By not smoking, drinking alcohol in moderation, taking regular physical activity and eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables, people can improve their chances of living longer."

A Department of Health spokesperson said: "Everyone has responsibility for their own health, which was highlighted last year when we kickstarted the Small Change, Big Difference initiative to show people that there are simple changes they can make in their lives that will have a direct impact on their health."

German Study Finds that Long Time Exercisers Age Less

2010-01-07T17:50:00Z

BBC News Reports a German Study on Long-term physical activity has an anti-ageing effect at the cellular level.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8385700.stm

Researchers focused on telomeres, the protective caps on the chromosomes that keep a cell's DNA stable but shorten with age.

They found telomeres shortened less quickly in key immune cells of athletes with a long history of endurance training.

The study, by Saarland University, appears in the journal Circulation.

This is direct evidence of an anti-ageing effect of physical exercise

Dr Ulrich Laufs
Saarland University

In a separate study of young Swedish men, cardiovascular fitness has been linked to increased intelligence and higher educational achievement.

Telomeres are relatively short sections of specialised DNA that sit at the ends of all our chromosomes.

They have been compared to the plastic tips at the ends of shoelaces that prevent the laces from unravelling.

Each time a cell divides, its telomeres shorten and the cell becomes more susceptible to dying.

National athletes

The researchers measured the length of telomeres in blood samples from two groups of professional athletes and two groups of people who were healthy non-smokers, but who did not take regular exercise.

One group of professional athletes included members of the German national track and field athletics team, who had an average age of 20.

The second group was made up of middle-aged athletes who had regularly run long distances - an average of 80km a week - since their youth.

The researchers found evidence that the physical exercise of the professional athletes led to activation of an enzyme called telomerase, which helped to stabilise telomeres.

This reduced the telomere shortening in leukocytes, a type of white blood cell that plays a key role in fighting infection and disease.

The most pronounced effect was found in athletes who had been regularly endurance training for several decades.

Potency of training

Lead researcher Dr Ulrich Laufs said: "This is direct evidence of an anti-ageing effect of physical exercise.

"Our data improves the molecular understanding of the protective effects of exercise and underlines the potency of physical training in reducing the impact of age-related disease."

It is still difficult to separate cause and effect from these studies - as longer telomeres may still be a marker of fitness

Professor Tim Spector
Kings College London

Professor Tim Spector, an expert on genetics and ageing at Kings College London, said other studies had suggested more moderate exercise had a beneficial effect on ageing.

He said: "It is still difficult to separate cause and effect from these studies - as longer telomeres may still be a marker of fitness.

"Nevertheless - this is further evidence that regular exercise may retard aging."

Professor Kay-Tee Khaw, of the University of Cambridge, an expert on ageing, said: "The benefits of physical activity for health are well established from many large long-term population studies.

"Even moderate levels of physical activity are related to lower levels of many heart disease risk factors such as blood pressure and cholesterol and lower risk of many chronic diseases associated with ageing such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some cancers."

Intelligence link

In the second study, published in Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences, a team from the University of Gothenburg analysed data on more than 1.2 million Swedish men born from 1950-1976 who enlisted for military service at age 18.

They found that good heart health was linked to higher intelligence, better educational achievement and raised status in society.

By studying twins in the study, the researchers concluded that environmental and lifestyle factors were key, rather than genetics.

They said the findings suggested that campaigns to promote physical exercise might help to raise standards of educational achievement across the population.

Lead researcher Professor Georg Kuhn said cardiovascular exercise increased blood flow to the brain, which in turn might help forge more and stronger connections between nerve cells.

However, he said it was also possible that intelligent people tended to make more exercise.

Famous Musicians in History Appreciate and Benefit from Homeopathy

2010-01-07T14:11:00Z

Another great article by famous homeopath Dana Ullman author of "The Homeopathic Revolution". Many famous musicians are promoting their experiences with homeopathy and getting healthy by seeing their homeopathic doctor. From Tina Turner, Paul McCartney, Roger Daltery to Dizzy Gillespie, read more

BBC News Reports that 9 out of 10 are Unaware of the Risks of a Fat Belly

2010-01-04T03:46:00Z

According to an interesting report by BBC News, a study of 12,000 Europeans concluded that people have no idea how dangerous belly fat is and how it affects our health. Read on:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8436409.stm

Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation

2009-12-28T15:26:00Z

Do you wish to leave smoking behind permanently or know of someone else who is ready ? Are you wanting to do this mainly for yourself (or is it to please others)? Is this a relatively stress free time in your life?

Answering “yes” to the last two questions indicates that your timing is perfect and Hypnotherapy can make the transition to freedom much quicker and easier!

Hypnotherapy is a brief yet complete therapy. It is a gentle yet powerful way to replace a detrimental habit or belief, with new healthy patterns, because it supports what you truly wish for consciously. The wavering, inner arguments with yourself are replaced subconsciously with strong, clear intent that supports your conscious desires to be free of the old ways. During this short transition and beyond, hypnosis deals effectively with your emotional and physical needs, so that you can move forward into your healthier, happier future, free.

Coupon Value $100.00

when two persons schedule appointments for Smoking Cessation. That’s a savings of $50 each!

You’ll each receive 2 individual sessions on 2 consecutive days

2 personalized one hour CD’s

a healthy replacement habit and

self-hypnosis training

To set your target date call Marr Gabourie at 519 836 78 Redeemable until March 31, 2010
Journey Back Home Hypnotherapy

Frankenfoods rant....

2009-11-29T14:33:00Z

     Last night I watched the movie FOOD INC. I was revolted before I watched this, knowing that farmers no longer feed their cattle their proper diet of grass. They feed them corn and dead animals. It leads to antibiotic resistant strains of E coli and mad cow disease.. basically more disease for us and our children.
    It was upsetting to see the mutant animals we eat. Chicken's internal organs fail because we have mutated them to make for more white meat, is digusting. I knew it happened but to visually see the chickens that cannot walk and die after a few steps, the cows, with permanently bent legs, the pigs that are slaughtered by ramming them into a wall with large machine.
     It is big business these conveyer belts we have for farming. Now the US is not labelling food that they are using for humane consumption that is cloned, aka a totally manufactured being. They said by labelling it as genetically cloned food would cause for undue alarm. That is subject for debate. We have a right to know where our food comes from.
     Genetically modified crops are what give big companies like Monsanto the power to own seeds and patent them. Why would they not want to genetically modify everything? More money for them, they can sue the pants off farmers that re-use their seeds because they own the patent. Today big business is controlling our food, our health and environment.
     We can make a difference, choose to get your meat from a free range or organic farmer use non GMO seeds and produce, buy locally. Big business does listen to our desires. We can make a difference. If we don't do something, these blind choices we make, will ruin our environment, our health and mutate our livestock so that we are beyond repair. Heaven help us!

Canada Stops the Distrubution of an H1N1 Vaccine Lot

2009-11-24T03:50:00Z

An excerpt from Yahoo News:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/091123/canada/canada_us_flu_canada
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Some Canadian provinces have stopped using a particular batch of the H1N1 flu vaccine after six people experienced severe allergic reactions, the country's health agency said on Monday.

The Public Health Agency of Canada and vaccine manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline Plc have asked the governments of Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Prince Edward Island -- nearly half the country's 13 provinces and territories -- to stop using a batch of 172,000 doses.

Six allergic reactions from that size of a batch is a higher percentage than usual, said a spokeswoman for the Public Health Agency. Overall, the number of severe allergic reactions following H1N1 vaccinations is less than 1 per 100,000 doses, the norm for other vaccines.

All six people who experienced the allergic reactions have recovered, the spokeswoman said.

Manitoba received 63,000 doses of the vaccine batch and has only 930 left, a spokeswoman for the provincial health department said. Health officials have now placed all the remaining doses in storage.

People who were vaccinated from that batch have no reason for concern if they did not suffer an immediate allergic reaction, she said.