Thursday, June 28, 2012
US scores dead last again in healthcare study
US scores dead last again in healthcare study
• US spends twice as much as others, gets less
• US system less efficient, less equitable
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor Reuters
WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - Americans spend twice as much as residents of other developed countries on healthcare, but get lower quality, less efficiency and have the least equitable system, according to a report released on Wednesday.
The United States ranked last when compared to six other countries -- Britain, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand, the Commonwealth Fund report found.
"As an American it just bothers me that with all of our know-how, all of our wealth, that we are not assuring that people who need healthcare can get it," Commonwealth Fund president Karen Davis told reporters in a telephone briefing.
Previous reports by the nonprofit Fund, which conducts research into healthcare performance and which promotes changes in the U.S. system, have been heavily used by policymakers and politicians pressing for healthcare reform.
Davis said she hoped health reform legislation passed in March would lead to improvements.
The current report uses data from nationally representative patient and physician surveys in seven countries in 2007, 2008, and 2009.
In 2007, health spending was $7,290 per person in the United States, more than double that of any other country in the survey.
Australians spent $3,357, Canadians $3,895, Germans $3,588, the Netherlands $3,837 and Britons spent $2,992 per capita on health in 2007. New Zealand spent the least at $2,454.
And yet Americans get less for their money, said the Commonwealth Fund's Cathy Schoen.
"We rank last on safety and do poorly on several dimensions of quality," Schoen told reporters. "We do particularly poorly on going without care because of cost. And we also do surprisingly poorly on access to primary care and after-hours care."
SIXTH IN QUALITY
The report looks at five measures of healthcare -- quality, efficiency, access to care, equity and the ability to lead long, healthy, productive lives.
"On measures of quality the United States ranked 6th out of seven countries," the group said in a statement.
U.S. patients with chronic conditions were the most likely to say they got the wrong drug or had to wait to learn of abnormal test results.
Overall Britain, whose nationalized healthcare system was widely derided by opponents of U.S. healthcare reform, ranks first, the Commonwealth team found.
"The findings demonstrate the need to quickly implement provisions in the new health reform law and stimulus legislation that focus on strengthening primary care, realigning incentives to reward higher quality and greater value, investing in preventive care, and expanding the use of health information technology," the report reads.
Critics of reports that show Europeans or Australians are healthier than Americans point to the U.S. lifestyle as a bigger factor than healthcare. Americans have higher rates of obesity than other developed countries, for instance.
"On the other hand, the other countries have higher rates of smoking," Davis countered. And Germany, for instance, has a much older population more prone to chronic disease.
Every other system covers all its citizens, the report noted and said the U.S. system, which leaves 46 million Americans or 15 percent of the population without health insurance, is the most unfair.
"The lower the performance score for equity, the lower the performance on other measures. This suggests that, when a country fails to meet the needs of the most vulnerable, it also fails to meet the needs of the average citizen," the report reads. (Editing by Sandra Maler)
Merck vaccine fraud exposed by two Merck virologists; company faked mumps vaccine efficacy results for over a decade, says lawsuit
Merck vaccine fraud exposed by two Merck virologists; company faked mumps vaccine efficacy results for over a decade, says lawsuit
June 28, 2012 by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger Editor of NaturalNews.com
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036328_Merck_mumps_vaccine_False_Claims_Act.html#ixzz1z5Ro9JYO
(NaturalNews) Breaking news: According to two Merck scientists who filed a False Claims Act complaint in 2010 -- a complaint which has just now been unsealed -- vaccine manufacturer Merck knowingly falsified its mumps vaccine test data, spiked blood samples with animal antibodies, sold a vaccine that actually promoted mumps and measles outbreaks, and ripped off governments and consumers who bought the vaccine thinking it was "95% effective."
See that False Claims Act document at:
www.naturalnews.com/gallery/documents/Merck-False-Claims-Act.pdf
According to Stephen Krahling and Joan Wlochowski, both former Merck virologists, the Merck co engaged in all the following behavior:
• Merck knowingly falsified its mumps vaccine test results to fabricate a "95% efficacy rate."
• In order to do this, Merck spiked the blood test with animal antibodies in order to artificially inflate the appearance of immune system antibodies. As reported in CourthouseNews.com:
Merck also added animal antibodies to blood samples to achieve more favorable test results, though it knew that the human immune system would never produce such antibodies, and that the antibodies created a laboratory testing scenario that "did not in any way correspond to, correlate with, or represent real life ... virus neutralization in vaccinated people," according to the complaint. (http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/06/27/47851.htm)
Apparently OTC drug-makers like Merck need to be reminded that targeting kids is unfair, deceptive, and unacceptable.• Merck then used the falsified trial results to swindle the U.S. government out of "hundreds of millions of dollars for a vaccine that does not provide adequate immunization."
• Merck's vaccine fraud has actually contributed to the continuation of mumps across America, causing more children to become infected with mumps. (Gee, really? This is what NaturalNews has been reporting for years... vaccines are actually formulated to keep the outbreaks going because it's great for repeat business!)
• Merck used its false claims of "95 percent effectiveness" to monopolize the vaccine market and eliminate possible competitors.
• The Merck vaccine fraud has been going on since the late 1990's, say the Merck virologists.
• Testing of Merck's vaccine was never done against "real-world" mumps viruses in the wild. Instead, test results were simply falsified to achieve the desired outcome.
• This entire fraud took place "with the knowledge, authority and approval of Merck's senior management."
• Merck scientists "witnessed firsthand the improper testing and data falsification in which Merck engaged to artificially inflate the vaccine's efficacy findings," according to court documents (see below).
US government chose to ignore the 2010 False Claims Act!
Rather than taking action on this false claims act, the U.S. government simply ignored it, thereby protecting Merck's market monopoly instead of properly serving justice. This demonstrates the conspiracy of fraud between the U.S. government, FDA regulators and the vaccine industry.
Chatom Primary Care sues Merck for Sherman Act monopolization, breach of warranty, violation of consumer protection laws
Following the unsealing of this 2010 False Claims Act, Chatom Primary Care, based in Alabama, smelled something rotten. Three days ago, Chatom filed a lawsuit against Merck. That lawsuit record is available here:
www.naturalnews.com/gallery/documents/Chatom-Lawsuit-Merck-Mumps.pdf
It alleges, among other shocking things:
[Merck engaged in] ...a decade-long scheme to falsify and misrepresent the true efficacy of its vaccine.
Merck fraudulently represented and continues to falsely represent in its labeling and elsewhere that its Mumps Vaccine has an efficacy rate of 95 percent of higher.
In reality, Merck knows and has taken affirmative steps to conceal -- by using improper testing techniques and falsifying test data -- that its Mumps Vaccine is, and has been since at least 1999, far less than 95 percent effective.
Merck designed a testing methodology that evaluated its vaccine against a less virulent strain of the mumps virus. After the results failed to yield Merck's desired efficacy, Merck abandoned the methodology and concealed the study's findings.
...incorporating the use of animal antibodies to artificially inflate the results...
...destroying evidence of the falsified data and then lying to an FDA investigator...
...threatened a virologist in Merck's vaccine division with jail if he reported the fraud to the FDA...
...the ultimate victims here are the millions of children who every year are being injected with a mumps vaccine that is not providing them with an adequate level of protection. And while this is a disease that, according to the Centers for Disease Control ('CDC'), was supposed to be eradicated by now, the failure in Merck's vaccine has allowed this disease to linger, with significant outbreaks continuing to occur.
Chatom Primary Care also alleges that the fraudulent Merck vaccine contributed to the 2006 mumps outbreak in the Midwest, and a 2009 outbreak elsewhere. It says, "there has remained a significant risk of a resurgence of mumps outbreaks..."
This investigation is only beginning
NaturalNews has only begun to investigate this incredible breaking news about Merck and the vaccine industry. We are pouring through the court documents to identify additional information that may be relevant to this case, and we plan to bring you that information soon.
For the record, Merck denies all allegations. Is anyone surprised?
An OPINION:
CORRUPTION along with Threatening is CRIMINAL, & ALL Merck Criminals MUST be arrested & tried for their illegal & DEADLY fraud !!
Ask which candidates in ALL elections for National & some local races IF they condone this VILE & Profit driven activity at the Public's Health expense ?
A COMMON practice in Corporate driven America specially our Health care DISASTER with chemicals, pesticides, antibiotics & dangerous Drugs! The FDA has been & is BROUGHT & PAID for !
For the record, Merck denies all allegations. Is anyone surprised?
Sources for this article:
NaturalNews wishes to thank CourthouseNews.com for its coverage of this story. Original article at: http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/06/27/47851.htm
Chatom Lawsuit against Merck
www.naturalnews.com/gallery/documents/Chatom-Lawsuit-Merck-Mumps.pdf
2010 False Claims Act against Merck, by two Merck virologists
www.naturalnews.com/gallery/documents/Merck-False-Claims-Act.pdf
Announcement of the lawsuit in the media:
http://www.nasdaq.com/article/lawsuit-claims-merck-overstated-mumps-v...
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036328_Merck_mumps_vaccine_False_Claims_Act.html#ixzz1z5ReFalB
Sources for this article:
NaturalNews wishes to thank CourthouseNews.com for its coverage of this story. Original article at: http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/06/27/47851.htm
Chatom Lawsuit against Merck
www.naturalnews.com/gallery/documents/Chatom-Lawsuit-Merck-Mumps.pdf
2010 False Claims Act against Merck, by two Merck virologists
www.naturalnews.com/gallery/documents/Merck-False-Claims-Act.pdf
Announcement of the lawsuit in the media:
http://www.nasdaq.com/article/lawsuit-claims-merck-overstated-mumps-v...
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036328_Merck_mumps_vaccine_False_Claims_Act.html#ixzz1z5ReFalB
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Scotts Miracle-Gro sold bird seed contaminated with toxic poisons, class-action lawsuit seeks damages
Scotts Miracle-Gro sold bird seed contaminated with toxic poisons, class-action lawsuit seeks damages
Fri, June 22, 2012 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writer
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036253_Miracle-Gro_poison_chemicals.html#ixzz1ycKldv97
(NaturalNews) Scotts Miracle-Gro, a popular household name in gardening and lawn care products, is the subject of a new class-action lawsuit that is seeking damages for the company's willful distribution and sale of bird seed products contaminated with toxic, unapproved insecticides. Courthouse News Service (CNS) reports that plaintiffs from Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, Arkansas, Kentucky, and New Mexico have jointly filed the new suit, which follows an earlier suit in which Scotts Miracle-Gro pleaded guilty to knowingly selling poisoned bird seed to customers for over two years.
According to the latest suit, Scotts Miracle-Gro sold customers "defective and toxic bird feed products" between November 2005 and March 2008 when it knowingly applied Storcide II (chlorpyrifos-methyl) and Actellic 5E (pirimiphos-methyl), two illegal insecticide chemicals, to several brands of of its bird seed that include Country Pride, Morning Song, Scotts Songbird Selections, and Scotts Wild Bird Food. As a result, plaintiffs say they and thousands of others were ripped off by Scotts Miracle-Gro and its "criminal enterprise," which may have also poisoned countless bird species across the U.S.
"Scotts failed to disclose that its bird seed contained pesticides that were known to be highly toxic to birds," says the complaint. "Instead, [Scotts Miracle-Gro] knowingly sold millions of units of its defective and toxic bird seed products, knowing the products would be widely used to feed birds at purchasers' homes, in back yards and in wild and natural environments across the United States."
Scotts Miracle-Gro apparently started using the two chemicals as bird seed coating to prevent insects from ravaging the product in storehouses prior to shipment and use. But neither Storcide II nor Actellic 5E are approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use in bird feed, and the EPA specifically recognizes Storcide II as being extremely toxic to birds, fish, and other wildlife, which means it clearly has no place being used in food given to birds.
"Both chemical toxins act as cholinesterase inhibitors that result in overstimulation of the nervous system," says a piece published by the U.K.'s Guardian about both Storcide II and Actellic 5E. "Small doses of either poison cause symptoms that include nausea, dizziness, and confusion, and higher doses lead to respiratory paralysis and death."
Scotts Miracle-Gro scientists warned that insecticides threatened birds, company ignored pleas
The suit also alleges that during the summer and fall of 2007, a pesticide chemist and an ornithologist both working for Scott's Miracle-Gro came forward and warned their company that the use of Storcide II and Actellic 5E in bird feed was a serious threat to birds. Scotts Miracle-Gro allegedly ignored these warnings and continued to use the additives in bird feed for several years. According to the allegations, 73 million units of tainted bird feed were sold during this time.
During this same time, a federal registrations manager who was also employed by Scotts Miracle-Gro intentionally falsified pesticide registration documents for both Storcide II and Actellic 5E, which gave the illusion that both products were permitted for use in bird seed. When asked by the EPA for documents backing the use of the two chemicals, Scotts Miracle-Gro "fabricated correspondence and agency documents ... in an effort to deceive the EPA into believing it had registered these products but lost its files."
Chlorpyrifos linked to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)
To make matters even worse, the active ingredient in Storcide II, chlorpyrifos-methyl, is one of the many chemical poisons linked to causing Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), the mysterious bee collapse phenomenon that has been observed all across the world. A paper published in both the American Bee Journal (ABJ) and Bee Culture explains how chlorpyrifos is one of several insecticides that has been found in bee pollen samples (http://www.beeccdcap.uga.edu/documents/CAPArticle16.html).
So Scotts Miracle-Gro illegally used highly-toxic insecticides in bird feed for several years, fabricated documents submitted to government agencies, ignored warnings by its own scientists that the chemicals were dangerous, and exposed countless millions of bees to chemicals that are more than likely contributing to their demise. Is this the kind of company the natural health community should continue supporting?
The plaintiffs are seeking compensatory damages, treble statutory damages, costs of suit, and reasonable attorneys' fees as part of their lawsuit. Numerous violations are also cited in the suit, including several state fraud laws and the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, also known as RICO.
You can view a full copy of the class-action lawsuit against Scotts Miracle-Gro here:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/06/15/Birdseed.pdf
Sources for this article include:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/06/15/47494.htm
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2012/2012-03-14-091.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036253_Miracle-Gro_poison_chemicals.html#ixzz1ycHUFqgJ
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
LOWER blood pressure with Watermellon Extract better than dangerous pharmaceuticals
Watermelon extract lowers blood pressure better than dangerous pharmaceuticals
Tues. June 19, 2012 by: John Phillip
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036216_watermelon_extract_blood_pressure_remedies.html#ixzz1yKeMXsoh
(NaturalNews) Heart disease and stroke continue to be the leading cause of death in the US, as vascular deterioration and dysfunction result in hypertension and ultimately, an early demise. Elevated blood pressure results in micro-cracks to the delicate endothelial lining of the blood vessels that must be patched by plaque (formed largely of circulating oxidized LDL cholesterol and calcium particles), beginning the process of atherosclerosis and greatly increased risk of heart attack.
Natural methods of lowering high blood pressure can allow the body to heal damaged vessels and arteries, dramatically lowering the risk of heart disease and stroke. Researchers from Florida State University have published the result of a study in the American Journal of Hypertension that explains how natural watermelon extract helps reduce moderately elevated blood pressure by providing a rich source of the amino acids, citrulline and arginine, both known to relax vascular pressure.
Watermelon extract lowers blood pressure to normal range for many suffering from hypertension
In prior studies, citrulline and arginine have been shown as effective agents to reduce blood pressure, but further research was necessary to validate the results. The scientists recruited fourteen volunteers with an average age of 58 to receive either a concentrated watermelon extract (providing six grams of a citrulline/arginine mixture daily) or a placebo for a period of six weeks. They then observed a two week washout period with no supplementation before crossing over to the other group.
At the end of the study, researchers found that systolic pressure (upper blood pressure number) in the supplemented group was lowered in the arm and ankle by 15.1 and 11.5mmHg respectively, compared to the placebo participants. Diastolic pressure was lowered by 7.6 and 7.8 mmHg. For many participants, this reduction was enough to lower blood pressure from a pre-hypertension state to a normal reading, significantly lowering the risk of heart attack or stroke.
Of greater importance is the fact that the results observed are similar or better to those found with dangerous prescription ACE inhibitors or beta-blockers so commonly prescribed like candy by allopathic practitioners. The study authors concluded "This study suggests that watermelon extract improves arterial function... cardiovascular events were lower by about two-fold in those with normal ankle systolic blood pressure than in those with high ankle systolic blood pressure during a 15-year follow-up." Researchers found that blood pressure is lowered in a dose-dependent manner with optimal results found with six grams of citrulline/arginine each day.
Sources for this article include:
http://www.nature.com/ajh/journal/v25/n6/full/ajh201220a.html
http://www.nutraingredients.com
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/204527.php
About the author:
John Phillip is a Health Researcher and Author who writes regularly on the cutting edge use of diet, lifestyle modifications and targeted supplementation to enhance and improve the quality and length of life. John is the author of 'Your Healthy Weight Loss Plan', a comprehensive EBook explaining how to use Diet, Exercise, Mind and Targeted Supplementation to achieve your weight loss goal. Visit My Optimal Health Resource to continue reading the latest health news updates, and to download your Free 48 page copy of 'Your Healthy Weight Loss Plan'.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036216_watermelon_extract_blood_pressure_remedies.html#ixzz1yKeC3oDA
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Strawberry Flavor’ Consists of 50 Different Chemicals
Strawberry Flavor’ Consists of 50 Different Chemicals
Anthony Gucciardi
NaturalSociety, June 12, 2012
What goes into mimicking the flavor a strawberry? Well, instead of simply using real strawberry, food manufacturers have decided to opt for a much cheaper (and toxic) method of creating what has come to be known as ‘strawberry flavor‘. The chemical concoction consists of 50 different chemical ingredients, many of which could be threatening to your health.
Processed foods, and even many foods pushed as ‘wholesome’ oftentimes contain this synthetic strawberry flavor (among many others). Opting to save money in blatant disregard for public health, the highly complex chemical formulas consist of a long list of substances including amyl acetate, benzyl isobutyrate, and phenethyl alcohol. And this is but one ‘flavoring’ used in the food supply.
Other ‘foods’ like McDonald’s chicken McNuggets follow a similar trend, with the ‘meat’ of the nuggets alone being made up of over 7 different ingredients — many with their own ‘sub-ingredients’. While the list is quite extensive, some of the most concerning ingredients compromising the ‘meat’ of the nuggets are autolyzed yeast extract and dimethylpolysiloxane.
Autolyzed yeast is quite similar to MSG, an artificial sweetener that wreaks havoc on your health. Dimethylpolysiloxane , on the other hand, is actually a type of silicone — the same ingredient used in breast implants and silly putty. Amazingly, dimethylpolysiloxane has even been phased out as a breast plant filler due to serious safety concerns. That’s right, the ingredient is so dangerous that its usage in breast plant production was perdominantly halted. Meanwhile, this food abomination is marketed specifically towards children.
It is important to always check the ingredient list of the product that you are purchasing at your local grocery store. Always remember to look for high quality organic products, preferably from a local source or farmer’s market.
While a large number of toxic flavorings exist that may assault your health, it is possible to avoid such contaminants.
WHY do Politicians allow this ?
Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/strawberry-flavor-consists-of-50-different-chemicals/#ixzz1y3CcZMEd
Friday, June 15, 2012
U.S. Government blocks sales of fuel-efficient cars
U.S. Government blocks sales of fuel-efficient cars
Fri, June 15, 2012 by: J. D. Heyes
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036183_fuel-efficiency_automobiles_government.html#ixzz1xrSSf4Tb
(NaturalNews) The development of affordable "green" cars and trucks - electric vehicles or hybrids designed to dramatically curb the nation's reliance on fossil fuels - is supposed to be a primary goal for the Obama administration and a number of government and industry leaders. But what about diesel-burning vehicles that already get more than 70 miles a gallon?
Yes, you read that right. There are already vehicles on the road - nice vehicles, not bread boxes with weed-eater motors on wheels - that get better than 70 miles to a gallon of diesel fuel. Only, you can't buy one here in the United States. More on that later.
Have you ever heard of a little German car company called Volkswagon (VW)? Well, what you probably didn't know is that VW makes a car called the Passat Bluemotion 1.6 TDI, and - according to published specs and eyewitness accounts - the vehicle is capable of getting 72-78 miles per gallon under normal load and driving conditions. While the car's engine lacks significant punch, says a review in Autocar magazine, it is certainly economical.
But you can't get one in the U.S. You can, however, get one in Europe.
"How about a projected 915-mile range after a fill up? Or a claimed 71.8mpg at the end of a 36-mile motorway and urban commute? Most impressively, a genuine 58mpg on a drive from southwest London to Sheffield without even trying, with the gauge still reading well over half full with 440 miles' worth of diesel left in the tank at the end of the 406-mile round trip," says the review. "And our car only had 2,000 miles showing on its odometer. There are without doubt even more impressive figures to come once the engine has more miles under its belt."
High-mileage cars you can't get in the U.S.
In an online video, an unidentified American male who labeled himself as "Brian" says he recently returned from a trip to the UK and drove a Passat Bluemotion, confirming the amazing mileage statistics.
Worse, Brian says he called a local VW dealer to inquire about the car and its incredible mileage. He says he was told by the dealer that indeed, the car does get that kind of mileage and that, amazingly, it is even built here at a plant in the U.S., but the government won't let it be sold in the U.S. Those vehicles, Brian says he was told, are shipped to South America and other places - despite the current administration's push for more fuel efficiency for American cars and cars that are allowed to be sold in the country.
One reason the hyper-mileage Passat and other similar fuel-sipping models made by other automobile manufacturers, including Ford, Brian said, is because the emissions standards on those vehicles are not as high as is required for cars sold in the U.S. He says he was told by the VW dealer that high-fuel efficiency motors emit 10 percent more pollutants per gallon of fuel than do U.S.-based cars.
"When you work it out, though, it gets twice as good fuel efficiency, so you actually get less pollutants in the air," even though emissions are 10 percent worse, the man said.
The root of all evil?
So what's the catch? Why are cars in the U.S. less fuel efficient than cars in Europe and South America?
You guessed it - money.
American roads are maintained by, in large part, a federal gasoline tax. That tax is levied per gallons. More fuel efficient cars means less money in federal highway funds, so there would be less money for highway repairs.
The technology is there, Brian says he was told, to build 100% electric vehicles that are reliable, but they aren't allowed on U.S. streets because the current highway funding measures all depend on taxing each gallon of gas and diesel fuel sold.
Meanwhile, the Obama administration continues to wail about "greener" cars, less reliance on fossil fuels, and better fuel efficiency, all the while refusing - as have past administrations - to allow car makers to offer a genuine solution. Sound about right?
Sources for this article include:
http://www.autocar.co.uk
http://video.staged.com/localshops/vw_passat_785_mpg_in_the_uk
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/fuel-economy/4276559
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036183_fuel-efficiency_automobiles_government.html#ixzz1xrSIkbLg
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Bye bye insomnia - How to ensure a good night's sleep
Bye bye insomnia - How to ensure a good night's sleep
Tues, June 05, 2012 by: PF Louis
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036067_insomnia_sleep_quality.html#ixzz1wxbvzIrS
(NaturalNews) Recent polls from the National Sleep Foundation show that most Americans are averaging just under seven hours of sleep on weeknights and seven and one-half hours on weekends. Yet sleep researcher Dr. William C. Dement, MD, claimed we live in a "sleep sick nation." He calls it a "hidden epidemic," because he considers this a major factor toward deteriorating physical and mental health in modern society. This is odd, since according to the hours logged by National Sleep Foundation surveys, sleep durations seem sufficient.
Further exploration has revealed that the quality of sleep, regardless of the quantity, is the prevailing factor for getting the sleep needed to recharge sufficiently. A Miami Beach Mt. Sinai Hospital study on sleep measured brain waves of sleeping subjects and concluded that there are five cycles required for a beneficial night's sleep. http://www.naturalnews.com/026637_sleep_health_immune_system.html
You need all five cycles of sleep
The first cycle is where daytime normal thought Beta waves are overcome by Theta waves, offering a relaxed light sleep. The second cycle is longer and slightly deeper with what are termed sleep spindles and K-complex waves. Both cycles involve a level of sleep that is easily awakened. The third phase introduces deep sleep with Delta waves under 50%. This leads to the fourth phase with a further increase in Delta waves. Both the third and fourth sleep cycles are where the most regenerative and immune building processes take place.
Any interruption here sets one back to the first cycle, which may be one reason not enough people get into sufficient third and fourth cycle levels of sleep. The fifth cycle is the REM (rapid eye movement) phase where most dreaming occurs. Dreaming can act as a relief valve for recent trying events.
If the third and fourth cycles are too light or non-existent you may feel the effects of fogginess and grogginess or anxiety and irritability upon awakening. Even worse, your immune system is gradually being weakened. That's something we can't afford in our toxic environment.
Safe measures to ensure quality sleep
First look to eliminate or minimize electro-magnetic fields (EMF) from your sleep environment. This might require keeping electric clocks and radios away from your head and pulling the plug on your WIFI modem or router.
Some people simply shut everything down by turning off the master circuit breaker every night! Drastic you say? Think about it. You are surrounded with electrical wiring that produces electromagnetic frequencies creating invisible effects on your brain, every hour of every day.
Your bedroom should be on the cool side, around 70 degrees Fahrenheit to replicate the lowered body temperature of sleep cycles three and four.
Another trick is to make your bedroom as dark as possible or use an eye shield. This encourages melatonin production, the hormone that induces sleep. Stimulating your mind late at night on the computer or watching TV inhibits sleep cycles.
If your restless mate or pet interrupts your sleep often, you might consider quarantining yourself if there is an available room. When irregular sounds abound, earplugs can be used.
Don't drink much liquid of any type before bed. This may avoid disruptive bathroom visits. Make your bathroom visit as you head for bed. Avoid caffeine some hours before retiring.
You can look into sleep inducing supplements. The most effective for many is melatonin. But some have issues with melatonin. So valerian could be substituted.
Other supplements that help relax but don't induce sleep directly are highly soluble magnesium powders that fizz with hot water or chamomile tea.
Using sleep deprivation as a method of torture includes leaving on lights and interrupting every few hours. Many of us are practicing self-torture without even knowing it. Instead, the opposite deep-sleep sanctuary should be nurtured for our sanity and health.
Sources for this article include:
http://bodyecology.com/articles/how-to-get-enough-sleep
http://www.naturalnews.com/026637_sleep_health_immune_system.html
Learn more: http://ww.naturalnews.com/036067_insomnia_sleep_quality.html#ixzz1wxbpO8l7
Thursday, June 7, 2012
75% of physicians in the world refuse chemotherapy for themselves
75% of physicians in the world refuse chemotherapy for themselves
Monday, June 04, 2012 by: S. D. Wells
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036054_chemotherapy_physicians_toxicity.html#ixzz1wsGxZoEy
NNaturalNews) Doctors used to think that if they drained a sick person's blood it would purge the "evil" infection or disease right out of the body, but all that did was make the ill person much weaker, unable to fight off whatever was invading their body, and the patient was then highly likely to lose the battle for life, and in less time.
This is all documented in a groundbreaking downloadable PDF report published by NaturalNews: http://www.naturalnews.com
Research using polls and questionnaires continue to show that 3 of every 4 doctors and scientists would refuse chemotherapy for themselves due to its devastating effects on the entire body and the immune system, and because of its extremely low success rate. On top of that, only 2 to 4% of all cancers even respond to chemotherapy or prove to be "life extending," yet it is prescribed across the board for just about every kind of cancer. Polls were taken by accomplished scientists at the McGill Cancer Center from 118 doctors who are all experts on cancer. They asked the doctors to imagine they had cancer and to choose from six different "experimental" therapies. These doctors not only denied chemo choices, but they said they wouldn't allow their family members to go through the process either! What does that say about their true opinion of this archaic method?
These surveys are having a profound effect on the general public opinion of chemo treatments in most of Western society, especially the United States, which uses more than any nation in the world. This lack of trust by doctors is spilling over to patients, and the move towards natural remedies is increasing, much the way it did in the early 1900's, before the dawn of corrupt medicine, pharmaceuticals, and radiation.
An elevated level of toxicity is actually the last thing any human being needs when fighting infection, disease, or pneumonia.
Auto-immune disorders are mainly caused when humans ingest chemicals from food, drinking water, vaccines contaminated with chemicals, artificial sweeteners and environmental pollution. Chemotherapy, like the popular Cis-platinum, fills the body with horrific toxins, and doctors and scientists know it, but because the FDA outlaws doctors from suggesting or prescribing vitamins, supplements, herbs and super-foods, chemical therapy is still "recommended."
The way to beat cancer is to detoxify your body and build up your host immune system, not break it down further by dousing one tumor or one organ with chemicals that pollute the entire system. Put it this way, if an elderly person had an injured toe and it needed a cold compress to help heal it, would you submerge the senior in a freezing pool of water repeatedly for days, and then wait for the toe to heal? Doctors know how absurd the ideology of chemotherapy really is, but when a society bases the bulk of its therapy on chronic care management, the doctors are silently coerced into suggesting it or finding another profession. Chemotherapy shows very little success with common solid tumors that occur in the colon, lung and breasts, as documented over the past decade, yet somehow doctors still push "chemo" to attempt to stave off tumors and malignant growths in these areas of the body. Could it be some extreme coincidence that although 75% of doctors would refuse chemotherapy for themselves and their family members, they still prescribe it for 75% of their patients? The costly price of chemo and the likelihood of Big Pharma "kickbacks" is screaming the answer "no."
At best, chemotherapy should be considered alternative treatment, but for over 70 years Allopathic medicine has warped the public perception of true medicine, so if you happen to get cancer and your doctor tells you what to do, you may want to ask him/her if they would do the same thing for themselves and their family members.
Sources for this article include:
Learn more about the true history of modern medicine in this revealing report. Free downloadable PDF. Covers Nazi connections with Big Pharma, war crimes of Bayer, the weapons origins of prescription medications, the shocking history of psychiatric medicine and much more.
Additional sources:
http://www.indiadivine.org http://breastcancercover-up.com/ http://www.scribd.com
http://www.curenaturalicancro.com/2-physicians-refuse-chemo.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/opinion/economic-bleeding-cure.html
http://cancercentre.mcgill.ca/research/ http://www.globalhealingcenter.com
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2001350/
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Monday, June 4, 2012
Alternative Cancer Treatment or Cures vs Conventional Cancer Treatment
Alternative Cancer Treatment or Cures vs Conventional Cancer Treatment that is "A No Heal No Cure Revenue Driven Choice that NEVER Seeks the CAUSE of Health Problems".
Mar. 20, 2012 Don Porter also see www.SmashCancer.com, donportercancer, etal
I have listened to and read many opinions, point-of-view, positions, attitudes, & beliefs of many people that, support the $200 Billion establishment/entrenched cancer industry position on cancer treatments, so called cancer cures, cancer research and related issues. I can understand how someone could, and would, believe the medical authorities. They’re the authorities! They are the ones that have all of the institutions, the schools, the degrees, the fellowships, the publications, the experts, the God like tendencies, the massive Brainwashing, REVENUE DRIVEN and related matters. They are the ones that spend and/or expend the resources of time and money to study things like cancer, and they report their findings to us. They are people, and they and their family members suffer & die from cancer, just like everybody else does. So who in their right mind would question their dedication, their work, their never-ending quest to beat cancer?
As you probably already figured out, that would be many and me, and other inquisitive, common sense driven people like me, who don’t accept pronouncements from ‘authority’ just because it emanates from those that represent so called authority. As I’ve stated before, the status quo is usually defended by the established experts of the time because they are experts on the way things are, and the way that they have been. I guess that you could characterize them as being a part of the shallow thinking that has gotten us to the place/disaster where we are. Revenue drives Most people & big cos. protect their revenues aggressively!
The problem is that in order to make progress, we must expand our thinking. We must not become enslaved to protect dogma or what we believe is true because our present level of thinking is what has created, or has caused the problems we experience to persist. In order to eradicate our problems, we cannot utilize the level of thinking that created the problem in the first place. The problem is that people are creatures of habit. We become nice & cozy, and love to be comfortable with a static existence. The technical term for this is homeostasis. We like to have some continuity and a stable existence. We don't want to challenge the System ! When new ideas on things are publicized, people have a ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to reject it. It’s natural, so natural that people have written books about it.
In fact, people have a tendency to subconsciously link their belief system to their identity. So this is the explanation of the phenomenon you experience when you try to introduce a paradigm-changing concept to most people. They vehemently bristle at you! They will fight you like you are the Antichrist, or a bitter enemy or a bit "Out There"..
If you really observe a medical establishment apologist’s argument to support the cancer industry, the funniest thing is that the validity or proof of your argument really doesn’t matter to the person supporting the status quo. I noticed that this is because their belief isn’t based on fact or reasoning, but on faith. Faith in other people; faith in an institution; faith in the system. A belief that if they themselves would not do something, other people would not do it either. Keep in mind the following: There is what we know, There is what we don't know. PROBLEM there is what we don't even know that we don't know !
I have studied many subjects, as a retired Investment Banker. One thing that is amazing to me is the blind faith that many people have in institutions and similar artificial entities. The reality is that there is no such thing as a corporation, a government or organizations. They are all artificial. They are abstractions, concepts in our minds. They are only an excuse for people to act under a shield or proxy for their own actions. Governments and corporations can’t do anything because they only exist on a piece of paper in their charters. But men and women acting in the name of a government or a corporation or a media source can and do perform every action that we attribute to these artificial entities.
This may sound like a fine, nitpicky point, but it is a lot more relevant than you would think.
I guess that we need to expand our thinking and get some personal responsibility. Despite the people in government being caught foisting lies, deceptions and doing other dastardly deeds on a very regular basis,(especially in banks and Wash., DC) the vast majority of us continue to believe the lies, allow them to continue to do damaging/bad things. I’m not sure why, but it is astonishing to hear people continue to believe the lies after it has been amply shown that lying, deception, brainwashing and doing unthinkable things are the standard operating procedure of the people in these organizations. Maybe it is the right thing to do. But it doesn’t sit right with many to just sit back and be another corporate/government drone, and to just accept lies and crap because we’re supposed to do it. Says who?
If you haven’t figured it out, some of what I’m referring to is the case with cancer research, Big Pharma, cancer treatment, disease fundraisers, thousands of employees, and related activities. Regardless of what mainstreamers say, even if you assume that 95% of all the 400+ existing alternative cancer treatment methods are pure quackery, that leaves 5% of them that are not, and are promising. That equals about 20 cancer treatments that have promise, and that have been summarily dismissed by mainstream medicine. I BEAT Stage IV Metastasized Cancer, along with a MOVIE/TV STAR, CEO-MD of a large PA Hospital, that both wrote books about 40 years ago about beating CANCER with a Plant Based Diet, THEREFORE ANYONE can do what we did !
I hate having to rely on non-scientific data, observations and similar non-substantiated info. But with all of the corruption in science and government, it doesn’t appear that the truth has a chance against entrenched financial interests.
Witness the situation with GMO foods. Virtually all of the preliminary experimental evidence points to caution and for extended testing of these foods. But people associated with the Big Agricultural cos (like Monsanto)
have put a ban on any labeling of GM foods in America. They couldn’t get away with it in Europe, but they zealously defend their ability to force people in America to be ignorant of the GMO content of their foods. Scientists in the FDA who wanted GM foods to be labeled and tested were quickly railroaded and moved out of the way, and we now have these dangerous genes and organisms in our food. The bottom line is that people are turning us, and our future generations into guinea pigs for their own GREED, Self Serving, revenue/profit; options, common stock levels/bonuses, etc. None of the claims these people are making about GM foods (i.e., that they increase production, are safe, reduce the use of pesticides & chemicals, etc.) are turning out to be true about them. I use the case of the GM foods as a metaphor for the cancer industry and Big Pharma’s ‘profits at all, or any cost’ strategy.
If the people associated with these mega-corporations have no qualms poisoning us with their GM frankenfoods, do you really think they would draw the line at ‘treating’ people with poisons as medicine? Do you think they would have moral crisis over suppressing effective natural cures for cancer and other diseases? Do you think they would tell the truth about health if it meant killing company reveues/profits, put them on the unemployment line, or actually get them indicted on criminal charges for fraud, price-fixing, profiteering off of the pain and misery of others, and other assorted crimes against humanity?
The evidence that these people are not genuine in their search for a cure for cancer is found in how they treat people who admit to them that they are using different strategies to treat their cancer. In numerous reports from people who are successful with alternative cancer treatments, their health care professionals are astonished when they show amazing recoveries, or recover without the usual side effects that people on chemo and radiation experience. Almost to a man, none of the doctors or nurses are in the least bit curious about what a cancer patient is doing to succeed in beating their cancer. Now isn’t that very interesting?? I’m sure that some know that they would become mortal enemies of the medical and cancer establishment if they tried to use anything except their approved protocols & procedures. The "Medical establishment DOES NOT ALLOW Healing or Curing or seeking the CAUSE of illness or disease.
These discoveries would severely damage revenues/profits & place POWR in the hands of the Population or common folks.
It’s time for people to step up and show some guts because these dangerous people are not going to stop the madness voluntarily. We’ve seen that FOR A long TIME. It’s time to put your pacifier away and trade in your diaper for some big breeches.
In my studies (10,000+ HOURS 5 years), I’ve read about numerous alternative cancer treatment practitioners with non-toxic treatments and cures for cancer get erased from the ‘official’ history of oncology. Nothing works 100% of the time, but I’ve seen reports of cure rates that are very high for some treatments, incl. Baking Soda high pH. DJP Baking Soda Protocol – This creates a high pH (8+) thereby kills cancer cells, & has worked for me, after following a modified Kushi/V.Varona
“Plant Based Diet” to restore/re-build my immune system
For the controllers of the cancer establishment, an effective cancer treatment is the enemy to mega-profits. Maybe one day, people will be less profit oriented and will seek the truth. But as of today, there will be no effective, cheap, non-toxic treatment for cancer, and that’s because the people that run the cancer and medical industries (as well as the other corporate vultures that make their fortunes off of treating disease instead of curing and/or preventing disease) will do their best, and use every resource available to them to make sure those treatments never get publicized.
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