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1. Improve Your Health Without Drugs
2. Speaking Out Against Dairy
3. Improve Your Health by Eating Better
4. Are You Getting the Nutrients You Need From the Foods You Eat?

Improve Your Health Without Drugs

People today are being put on drugs to handle the blood sugar levels of diabetes, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, and high cholesterol. Are drugs the answer to these health challenges or do they just make things worse?

Factually, medical drugs are not the answer to the above health challenges. Doctors and researchers are now realizing that drugs are more often destructive and should not even be used, as you can see from the following excerpts:

“A type of therapy used by the majority of physicians in our country for the past fifty years is the administration of drugs at sublethal levels [sublethal: not quite enough to cause death ] . Drugs of course, are alien chemicals that are not normally present in the cellular environment of the human body. They radically alter man’s internal environment and often create very severe and dangerous side effects.”

“Drugs do not halt or prevent the disease process, especially degenerative diseases. At best they offer only relief of symptoms, while the basic, underlying disease process continues uninterrupted.”

“Nature’s biological nutrients [gotten from food] have been used as a defense system for millions of years in the battle against all forms of disease. They are far more reliable and more time-proven than the relatively recent drug-therapy fads that have swept the modern world.”

“When our body cells are ailing, as they do in disease, then chances are excellent that it is because they are being given inadequate nutrition. The list of things that these cells may need includes not only all amino acids and all the minerals, plus trace elements [trace elements: simple chemical substances in very tiny amounts ] , but about fifteen vitamins and probably many other nutrients.”

“Drugs at best are only a palliative [palliative: treating only the symptoms of a disease , alleviating pain and symptoms without providing a cure ] form of treatment.... The basic fault of drugs is that they have no known connection with the disease process itself.... Drugs are wholly unlike nature’s nutrients.... They tend to mask the difficulty, not eliminate it. They contaminate the body’s internal environment, create dependence on the part of the patient, and often complicate the physician’s job by erasing valuable clues as to the real source of the trouble.”

“Statistics tell us that as much as 5 percent of all hospital admissions – 1.5 million people – are now the result of negative reactions to legally gotten prescription drugs. Once a patient is in the hospital, his chances of getting a drug-created sickness more than doubles. This means that over three and a half million people experience drug-created internal contamination and dependence.”

“Many physicians are beginning to insist that the primary reliance in the battle against infectious disease – all forms of disease – should always be on weapons that are most similar to nature’s own biological weapons.”

“Nutrient therapy*, is a safe, economical, prevention oriented, and effective alternative to our current medical crisis.”

“The simple truth is that our country needs physicians who are interested in curing and preventing the causes of disease rather than merely treating symptoms.”

excerpted from Brain Allergies
by William H. Philpott, M.D. and Dwight K. Kalita, Ph.D.

Increasing numbers of people in the medical profession are now realizing that drugs are not the great solution they once thought them to be. In fact, the dangers of taking drugs have recently become headline news, with drug companies being found to have hidden previously known side effects to many of their “wonder drugs”.

There are safe and natural ways to lower blood sugar levels, lower triglycerides, lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and effectively lose weight. It all starts with diet, proper nutrition (by supplementing with vitamins and minerals, as our food today has far less of them than 50 years ago), and putting a little exercise into your life. And, within weeks or a few months, health can be yours again.

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Speaking Out Against Dairy

The government sure is milking that mustache gag. They've promoted dairy so much that "Got Milk" is now a national catch phrase. But why are they promoting milk so hard? And is milk really so important to good health? The answers will shock you.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommends three glasses of milk a day. Why? Because milk builds strong bones and combats osteoporosis. At least that's what the government tells us. But I'm telling you that milk breaks bones and may even be linked to cancer. And I've got significant studies, leading research, and Harvard University experts to prove it.

The Milk Myth

Milk is considered one of nature's great building blocks. That's because it's enjoyed great promotion for many years. Much of that promotion comes from the USDA Food Guide Pyramid. But several of the "experts" who designed the pyramid are dairy industry insiders. According to Dr. Mark Hyman, family medicine practitioner and Advisory Board member of Georgetown University School of Medicine's Food as Medicine training program, the pyramid protects industry interests, not what’s best for your health. 

The government tells us that milk is good for us because it: 

Builds strong bones 
Combats osteoporosis 
Rebuilds muscle 

Here's the government argument for you. Milk is rich in calcium. Calcium builds strong bones and teeth. Therefore, dairy will strengthen your bones. 

However, many significant studies - and leading experts - hotly refute this. In fact, they conclude that it simply isn't true. 

Two studies conducted by leading Harvard University researcher Dr. Walter Willet provided proof that this is not the case.

The first study revealed that eating dairy does not reduce the risk of fracture. The extensive 12-year Harvard study reviewed 78,000 women. It concluded that dairy may actually increase the risk of fractures by 50 percent.

"Milk is a primary source of calcium and vitamin D and therefore might be expected to decrease osteoporotic bone loss and fracture risk, yet research has not generally supported this assumption," concluded the study.

The follow-up study, also led by Dr. Willet, was published six years later in 2003. It showed that milk consumption "conferred a weak, non-significant reduction in fracture risk." Even worse, the study found that with "higher daily intakes of milk, there was still no evidence of a protective effect."

The studies are not alone in damning dairy. Leading authorities are also daring to speak out against milk products. They link the over-promotion of dairy - its benefits and worth - to big business.

"The myth that osteoporosis is caused by calcium deficiency was created to sell dairy products," said Dr. John McDougall, who operates a health and medical center in Santa Rosa, California. "There's no truth to it. American women are among the biggest consumers of calcium in the world, and they still have one of the highest levels of osteoporosis in the world. And eating even more dairy products and calcium supplements is not going to change that fact." 

Vitamin D More Effective Than Calcium for Preventing Fractures?

Further research found that Africa and Asia had the lowest rates of osteoporosis. Those countries also consumed the lowest rates of dairy and calcium. The conclusion: dairy does not defend against osteoporosis, weak bones, or fractures. 

Instead, the Harvard studies suggested that Vitamin D was more effective than calcium in preventing fractures. 

"An adequate vitamin D intake is associated with a lower risk of osteoporotic hip fractures in postmenopausal women. Neither milk nor a high-calcium diet appears to reduce risk."

The study suggested fatty fish – such as wild salmon, sardines, and mackerel – as a good source of vitamin D.

Credible Link Between Calcium and Cancer?

Believe it or not, there have even been links between calcium and cancer. A national health and nutrition study reviewed links between dairy and prostate cancer. It concluded that calcium may indeed raise the risk of cancer. The research suggests that the more dairy a man consumes, the more it raises his risk of cancer - by up to 50 percent. Further, dairy consumption increases the body's level of insulin-like growth factor-1 - another red flag for calcium causing cancer.

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Digesting Dairy 

Then there are the more commonly recognized problems with dairy. It's reported that approximately 75 percent of the world's population is lactose intolerant. The report concluded that the root of lactose intolerance lies in our origins: we are genetically unable to digest milk and other dairy products. 

This plays back into primal diets and eating only what our caveman ancestors did. Milk is not a natural food for human beings. We didn't domesticate animals - or drink their milk - until about 10,000 years ago. Ten thousand years is an evolutionary blink of the eye. Our bodies haven't evolved to match our modern diets.

Furthermore, humans tend to stop producing significant amounts of lactase - the enzyme needed to properly metabolize lactose, the sugar in milk - during infancy. It usually happens between the ages of two and five. Simple conclusion: we weren't meant to digest milk on a regular basis.

The Migraine-Milk Connection

Intolerance to milk and dairy can manifest itself in many different ways. Milk became a real headache for one concerned mother.

"When my son started kindergarten he developed what looked like acne around his mouth, "explained "Sarah." "We discovered it was caused by the milk he was drinking at school. We never gave him milk at home because our family has a history of lactose intolerance. We started giving him a lactose pill every day so he could have all the dairy he wanted at school....we didn't want him to feel left out on ice cream day. He started having headaches that became more and more severe as he got older. They eventually turned into migraines that were so bad he could hardly function and was getting them about every five days..."

When the doctor couldn't provide either answers or solutions, Sarah took to researching the migraine-milk link for herself. She looked beyond traditional medical advice to discover an alternative explanation. She began researching newspaper articles, holistic web sites... anywhere and everywhere to discover the truth about dairy.

"I discovered that dairy can cause migraines in people who are allergic to milk. My doctor apparently was unaware of this... We immediately put my son on a dairy-free diet and the migraines disappeared. He is now a very different little boy...no migraines, doesn't miss school, and is happier." 

Campaign Claims Not Backed by Science

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently requested that the UDSA back up the "milk mustache" campaign claims with science. The panel of scientists concluded the following: 

There was no compelling proof that dairy builds strong bones. 
Dairy causes digestive problems for the 75 percent of people with lactose intolerance. 
Dairy aggravates irritable bowel syndrome. 
Milk doesn't offer sports benefits. It does not improve athletic performance. 
Dairy may be linked to prostate cancer. 

Being Smart about Dairy

Given all the findings about dairy, you'd be better getting your vitamin D, potassium, protein, and fats from other food sources. Lean meats, wild fish, vegetables, and fruits offer balanced benefits.

Keep the following in mind when dealing with dairy: 

Dairy Doesn't Build Strong Bones. Instead, look for other minerals to enhance bone health. Build strong bones through exercise and supplement your diet with 2,000 IU of vitamin D daily. 

Eliminate Milk. Try to eliminate dairy from your diet. Gradually phase out milk, cheese, yogurt, and ice cream over the course of a week. Try going one month completely dairy free. And see how you feel at the end of that month. You should be smiling: your sinuses should be clearer; you should have fewer headaches; you should lose weight; and your energy should increase. 

In Need, Stick to Healthier Options. If you can't get by without dairy, try opting for healthier versions such as unsweetened yogurt. 

Other Options for Calcium, Protein

Our primal diets evolved over the course of two and a half million years. That perfectly balanced natural diet contained all the health benefits we needed. It was based largely on meat, fruit, seeds, nuts, and vegetables. 

Dairy was not a significant part of that diet. So you don't need to worry about losing essential sources of minerals even if you eliminate dairy from your meals. For example, dairy is only one source of calcium and protein. There are many alternative and natural sources available. If you're looking to boost calcium, stick with non-dairy options. These can include fish such as salmon (but stick to wild fish) and green leafy vegetables like spinach.

Protein is an essential macronutrient. It is an important component of every cell in your body. It's composed of 20 amino acids. For great health, you must consume eight of these essential amino acids every day. But you don't have to get them from dairy. 

Four great alternative protein-rich options include:

Meat: Animal-derived foods deliver those essential amino acids. White meat or red is fine. But be careful about the type of meat you select. For the most heart-healthy meat, avoid grain-fed cuts and stick to grass-fed meat. Also, avoid processed meat such as hot dogs, deli, and sausages. If buying fowl, stick with "free-range" labeled cuts.

Eggs: Eggs are rich in protein. They also contain essential amino acids in exactly the ratios your body needs. They're low in calories and contain no "bad" trans fats. They're also brimming with vitamins and minerals. 

Beans: Beans are another decent source for protein. Consider this as an additional source: you should not rely on them as your primary protein source.

This article is from www.totalhealthbreakthroughs.com 

Improve Your Health by Eating Better

People often find it hard to avoid foods they know they shouldn’t be eating a lot of.

When carbohydrates are eaten they break down into sugar which results in feeling less energetic or tired, and often in slowly increasing weight gain.

Some of the high carb foods include all types of rice, potatoes, breads, corn, pasta, beans, peas, lentils, cereals, chips and pancakes, as well as grains such as wheat, barley, rye and oats.

Reducing the amount of carbs in your diet is important in order to keep your energy levels up and your long term weight under control. The Carb Control Formula can help you do this.

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"I had real bad cravings for sugar. I like anything that tastes sweet. I decided to take the Carb Control Formula and after only 2 to 3 days my cravings are gone. It's been a month and I only need it from time to time when I'm under stress situations. It's been wonderful because I'm wearing jeans that I couldn't button before."

From Lin P. in Washington DC

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"My pattern would typically be that once I would start eating carbs, chocolate, ice cream, etc. I couldn't quit. I haven't done that after starting the Carb Control product. I've been able to easily limit the amount of carbs I eat at one sitting."

From Judith A. in Missouri

Are You Getting the Nutrients You Need From the Foods You Eat?