The human body is very intricate and complex. It takes hundreds, if not thousands of years for our bodies to adapt to even the smallest of environmental changes. On the other hand, less complex life forms can adapt rather quickly. The cockroach is a good example. By adapting to changing environments, the cockroach is just as plentiful and robust living in nuclear waste dumps today as it was living among the dinosaurs thousands of years ago. And simple viruses and bacteria are even better at adaptation than the cockroach.
Viruses and bacteria cover the planet. They can divide and reproduce in a matter of minutes. Hundreds of generations are formed in a single day. And in their world, only the strongest survive to reproduce. They are the masters at adapting to any environment. In our infinite wisdom, man has upset the natural balance that once existed among these invisible inhabitants. So the biggest threat to the human race may not be nuclear holocaust, global warming, pollution or any of those other larger-than-life threats. It may be these little, invisible, mindless pathogens we call viruses and bacteria…the ultimate survivalist.
A CHILLING STORY BECOMING REALITY
For those of you old enough, you might recall watching the movie "War of the Worlds," which was based on H.G. Wells famous tale of Martians invading the planet Earth. Humans were helpless against the Martians and their fearsome machines of destruction. Just as all appeared lost, the invading spacecraft came toppling to the ground, their octopus-like occupants dead…killed by our faithful allies, germs. Common bacteria and viruses, for which the Martian invaders had no immunity, had saved the day for humankind.
Though this was a totally fictionist story, the truth is, that day may come for human inhabitants of this great planet. Our peaceful co-existence with our "allies" in the microbe world ended during the 1950's when antibiotic use became widespread. These new and powerful drugs had the ability to kill bacteria, both pathogenic and friendly. Humankind now had a powerful weapon to cure infectious diseases. In our shortsighted excitement, we declared "war" on bacteria.
Unfortunately, the bacteria responded by essentially declaring war on us. We became the enemies. We somehow forgot there is a reason for virtually everything in our environment. We failed to consider fully that bacteria are life forms, and like all life forms, they have the drive to survive and reproduce. And, like all life forms, they can adapt to threats to their survival.
HOW GOES THE WAR?
We are fighting this invisible war on many different fronts. Yes we are losing ground on many of these fronts, but knowledge is power. It is my goal to equip you with the knowledge to understand your adversaries and inform you about the weapons that are available today to defeat them.
First let's look at where the war is being fought.
According to scientists at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), we are on the brink of a health catastrophe due to the overuse and misuse of synthetic antibiotics. In one of their largest campaigns ever, the CDC announced the start of a nationwide campaign "to make antibiotic overuse as unpopular as smoking." To get the message across, the CDC is using radio and television announcements, as well as ads in medical and consumer health publications, to educate doctors and consumers on the dangers of excessive antibiotic use. Unfortunately, doctors are notoriously slow to change their practice habits. The widespread abuse of antibiotics won't come to a screeching halt. It will take years at best. The CDC is also taking measures to limit the release of any new antibiotics.
Please check out the special life saving report on antibiotics for more information on understanding why this is happening and what you can do. You'll find this report on our web site at www.thehealthguardian.com
One of the biggest killers among the elderly and the hospitalized is pneumonia. The CDC has just released figures confirming that more than 500,000 cases of what they call "community-acquired" pneumonia are occurring each year and increasing numbers of these cases are caused by strains of bacteria that are completely resistant to traditional forms of treatment. In the 1940's, just 40,000 units of penicillin cured a patient's pneumonia in four days. Now, due to bacterial adaption, a patient might receive 24 million units a day and still die of pneumonia.
VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococci) has become the most rapidly increasing antibiotic-resistant bacteria being reported by hospitals. While practically unheard of just a few years ago, VRE infections have now become the second leading cause of infections acquired in hospitals today. In 98 out of 100 cases being reported, the patients became infected with this untreatable infection after they were admitted to the hospital! Hospitals are obviously aware of the problem and most have take efforts to stop the growth and transmission of VRE, but it's an almost impossible task. It takes 30 seconds of washing with soap to completely remove it from the hands. It will survive at least 60 seconds on gloved or ungloved fingertips. It has been recovered intact from countertops after seven days and there was no reduction in colony counts after 24 hours on a bed rail. It lasted 60 minutes on a telephone hand piece and 30 minutes on the diaphragm of a stethoscope. The worldwide medical community is undoubtedly frightened and deeply concerned about the spread of VRE infections. People are dying and they don't know how to stop it.
VRE infections are relatively a minor problem if nature takes its normal course. Different forms of bacteria have a way of exchanging drug-resistant genes with each other. If enterococci pass its ability to resist vancomycin to streptococcus and/or staphylococcus bacteria, it's going to be a whole new ball game. Vancomycin is currently the only reliable drug to treat these infections, but if vancomycin becomes ineffective, we're going to see infectious diseases and death spreading across the planet like never before in history. There is presently a strain of streptococcus bacteria that is only found in hospitals that is totally lethal. It literally eats away at your flesh and there is presently nothing available to stop it.
Unlike bacteria and other disease-causing pathogens, viruses cannot live or multiply on their own. To survive, they must puncture the wall of normal body cells. Once inside the cells, viruses hijack the small organs and energy producing centers and alter the cell's functions. Using the cell's "machinery," a virus can then replicate and begin the process of spreading throughout the body. An active immune system will respond to a virus by forming antibodies that are specifically designed to attack and destroy it. Unfortunately, there is some Catch-22's to the process. You must first be exposed to the virus, which gives it a chance to gain a foothold before it is destroyed. Also, viruses are constantly mutating and changing their form, making it harder for your body to recognize them. The viruses' ability to mutate and the fact that you must destroy normal body cells to destroy the virus make viral diseases extremely difficult to treat.
In conventional medicine, two different techniques are generally used in an attempt to stop viral disease. Vaccines are made from specific strains of inactivated viruses and injected into the patient with the hopes that the patient's immune system will be able to create specific antibodies that will recognize and destroy the live virus if and when it invades the body. However, vaccines pose several life-threatening problems, which I will explain in detail in an up-coming life saving report. Most research is now concentrating on creating drugs that inactivate viruses and make them incapable of penetrating healthy cells, instead of killing the viruses outright. However, these drugs have been difficult to create since viruses can mutate into hundreds, if not thousands, of different forms.
In the coming years, you can expect to see new disease-causing viral strains cropping up around the world. And unlike the horse and buggy days, when news and disease epidemics spread slowly, these diseases can now spread to every country on Earth, in a matter of hours. If this sounds a little far-fetched, consider some of the changes that have taken place in just the last few years. There is no effective worldwide or national system to screen for infectious disease carriers traveling from one country to another. Once an outbreak in one area of the world has been detected, measures are usually taken in attempts to limit its spread. Unfortunately, this has always been after the fact and far too uncoordinated to be effective. With the current airline system in place, people can be almost anywhere in the world within 24 hours and global travel is at an all time high.
Until the 1970's, air circulation (in aircraft) was accomplished by drawing in freezing outside air and warming it to a comfortable 70 degrees, all the while maintaining proper cabin pressures. When fuel prices went through the roof, re-circulating cabin air became a quick way to save money. Since that time, the newer aircraft have been designed to circulate cabin air less frequently. Prior to 1985, the new fresh air was exchanged every three minutes. In aircraft designed after 1985, the air is exchanged only once every 30 minutes. As a result, studies have now documented numerous cases where an influenza or tuberculosis infected passenger passed the disease on to other passengers and that breathed the same air over and over again.
There is an upsurge in the discovery of new viruses that cause hepatitis. Hepatitis A now occurs 100 times more frequently than typhoid fever and 1,000 times more frequently than cholera. Those of us who live in more developed countries have little resistance to the disease. Experts now estimate that if you stay 30 days in a country endemic with hepatitis A, the odds are one in 300 that you will develop the infection. Last year we experienced the highest number of deaths from tuberculosis (TB) in history. Worldwide, over three million people died. The World Health Organization recently declared TB a global emergency. To make matters worse, although it has been estimated TB could be treated successfully with only $11 worth of drugs over a six to eight month program, most patients never complete the program. Not completing the program strengthens the pathogen and allows the emergence of drug-resistant forms of TB. Over the last few years, New York City has been experiencing a major outbreak of drug-resistant TB and worldwide it is estimated that over 50 million are infected with drug-resistant strains of TB. Treating drug-resistant TB can run as high as $250,000 a person. Obviously, most people will go untreated, which will only help spread the disease.
E-coli is a strain of bacteria commonly found in the intestines of all humans and numerous other mammals. Generally, it is a fairly harmless bacterium and its growth is kept in check by our immune systems. An overgrowth of the bacteria usually results in a minor bout of diarrhea or vomiting. This all changed in 1981 when a mutant form of E-coli appeared and caused internal bleeding in the intestines and kidneys. In 1993, over 5000 people developed serious problems after eating at Jack In The Box restaurants. Their hamburger meat was contaminated with this mutant form of E-coli. Of those, 50 developed internal bleeding problems and four small children died. The sudden emergence of these mutated pathogens can very often be traced to the overuse and misuse of antibiotics. After these outbreaks of E-coli poisonings, in an act of pure genius, President Clinton chose to treat the symptoms of the problem rather than the cause. He ordered more meat inspectors instead of addressing the unregulated use of antibiotics in cattle production. This is the equivalent to letting an arsonist run freely through the burning streets of New York City with a can of gasoline and pack of matches and blaming the problem on the lack of firefighters.
The contamination problem isn't limited to cattle. Estimates are that between 30 and 50 percent of the chickens being sold in grocery stores in this country are contaminated with salmonella and almost 100 percent test positive for another pathogenic called campylobacter.
On May 6, 2000, in a Radio Address to the Nation, former President Bill Clinton said, "Outbreaks of food-related illnesses are still far too prevalent. In fact, millions of Americans get sick eating contaminated food each year. One threat we must address immediately comes from a food-borne pathogen called Listeria, which has been the cause of recalls of hot dogs and luncheon meats, and several deadly outbreaks of disease. The most famous case emerged a year and a half ago, when Listeria killed 21 people and sickened 100 others. It was the nation's most deadly food safety epidemic in 15 years. A staggering 20 percent of Listeria infections result in death."
The list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and pathogens seems to be growing every day. The problem will undoubtedly get much worse before it gets better. And that's a big if it can get better. I firmly believe for every disease there is a cure. That cure will not be discovered in the laboratories of man, but in a remote part of the rain forest; in a leaf, a flower, a root, or a piece of bark. Some doctors have dedicated their lives to searching for these cures outside of their scientific laboratories. This is what is working right now:
Grapefruit seed extract is a great natural tool you can use immediately to combat these lethal bacteria and pathogens. Grapefruit seed extract is an amazing liquid, and so far it's the only product that can knock out many of these drug-resistant pathogens like VRE, but there are really two phases of this problem that need to be addressed.
Using external means to eradicate organisms that cause disease has long been the theory behind conventional medicine. It definitely has merit. The flip side of the coin has to do with combating illness from the inside out, a concept that seems to be as foreign to modern medicine as a fish riding a bicycle.
Grapefruit seed extract (GSE) is a broad spectrum, antimicrobial compound synthesized in a unique process from the seeds and pulp of grapefruits. The final product is a combination of naturally occurring elements including bioflavonoids, amino acids, fatty acids, saccharides, phenolic compounds, tocopherols, ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid.
The grapefruit seed extract I use and recommend is called Citricillin. It is manufactured by ForMor International, and you can find it at The Health Guardian web site under our catalog section. It comes in two forms. A concentrated liquid form (code 725/1 oz/$17.00), which can be used to disinfect contaminated water or used in a spray bottle as a food and cutting board disinfectant or as an antiseptic skin spray for acne, diaper rash, infections, nail fungus, athletes foot, warts, and scalp treatment. It can be taken orally as a gargle or swallowed to treat diarrhea or as a preventive. Citricillin also comes in 500-mg capsules (code724/30 capsules/$16.00). Citricillin is definitely the traveler's best friend. Whether visiting a hospital or traveling in an airplane, I would not leave home without it!
Probiotics. While most of the research and publicity surrounding bacterial infections focuses on destroying harmful bacteria, one of the best and least emphasized methods you can use to protect yourself is to promote the growth of beneficial bacteria in your intestinal tract.
Your colon is like a constant bacterial war zone. There is a continuous battle going on between the beneficial bacterial flora in your bowel, and a massive quantity of germs and harmful bacteria that not only enter the colon daily through your food and water supply, but also constantly reside there throughout your lifetime. All remains well until the beneficial flora encounter a new form of bacteria or toxin, or are reduced to an ineffective level through the use of drugs like antibiotics. In either circumstance, the harmful bacteria multiply unchecked and cause severe local distress (in the colon, small intestine, stomach, etc,), or break through the protective barrier of the colon wall, enter the bloodstream, and trigger infections throughout the body. New research indicates that regularly consuming beneficial bacteria can have some profound effects. We've known for some time now that the "good" bacteria will overtake the "bad" bacteria within the intestinal tract. But there are other, more complex aspects to the disease-fighting ability of these good bacteria.
It has now been shown that beneficial bacteria in the bowel enhance your immune system by increasing the production of immunoglobulin A (IgA) by the lymph tissue associated with the gut. These immunoglobulins function as your body's natural antibiotics. They can help prevent numerous food-born illnesses caused by pathogens like salmonella.
There are two products that I recommend taking on a daily basis. Both are manufactured by ForMor International and can be found in the catalog section of The Health Guardian web site. The first is called Fiber Source 7 (code144/10.7 oz/$21.50). This product combines the ingredients to cleanse the colon and help eliminate toxins while adding probiotics to help restore the natural flora of the colon. It comes in a raspberry-flavored powder, which you mix with any beverage. The second is called Fiber Cleanse (code 1003/120 capsules/$25.00) and this does the same to increase the natural flora of your colon, but comes in a convenient capsule that can be taken twice a day.
LIVE SMART!
If you intend to live, breath and eat in this world, you're going to be continually exposed to new and more virulent forms of pathogens. My first recommendation is to stay out of hospitals if at all possible. Next I would suggest strengthening your immune system by enhancing the good bacterial flora in the intestinal tract, especially if you ever plan on eating fast food. Anytime you have to travel by airplane, I would recommend taking some grape seed extract before boarding the airplane. And if there comes a time when you need to take antibiotics, keep a couple of things in mind.
We ARE THE CHAMPIONS!
Okay, so an army of alien spacecraft is not invading our planet. That's the good news! Unfortunately the bad news is the invaders are already here! They are just as deadly, building strength everyday, growing in numbers everyday, and what's worse, we can't even see them. I hope you learned enough from this article to count yourself among The ULTIMATE SURVIVALISTS.
HEALING POWER FOR THROUGH THE AGES
Aloe vera has been used for thousands of years to treat burns, heal wounds, treat ulcers, and relieve hemorrhoids. The use of aloe is thought to have begun in Egypt or in the Middle East. The ancient Egyptians used aloe vera in their embalming and funeral procedures and pictures of the aloe plant are found on the walls of caves and tombs. One legend reports that Cleopatra even used the herb to soften her skin. Discorides, a Greek historian, recommended aloe vera as treatment for burns, kidneys and constipation. Alexander the Great, upon the advice of Aristotle, acquired an island off the coast of Africa (Madagascar) in order to gain access to aloe. It was used to treat the wounds of his soldiers. Historical records also provide evidence of aloe use by many people including Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Hebrews, Chinese, Indians, Algerians, Moroccans, Tunisians and Arabians.
The Potted Physician
Aloe Vera (aloe means "shining bitter substance") originated in the warm, dry climates of East and South Africa and is widely regarded as a master healing plant. In fact, herbalists and medical folklorists have known it for centuries as the "Medicinal Plant" or "The Potted Physician". There are more than 300 species of this yucca-like plant, whose extracts are widely used today in cosmetics, soaps, skin lotions, shampoos, and suntan preparations.
The strong fibrous root produces a rosette of fleshy leaves that emanate from the base of the plant and extend outward and upward, similar to the agaves, but much smaller in appearance.
There are a number of ways in which aloe vera may produce therapeutic effects. The gel from inside the plant's leaves is used internally and externally and appears to be active against a broad spectrum of microbes. This gelatinous substance contains some amino acids; vitamins, minerals and a salicylate component that may help reduce inflammation with its pain killing characteristics. There is also magnesium lactate; an additional substance that may inhibit histamine reactions of the sort that can cause, among other things, itching and irritation of the skin.
The Plant of Immortality
At present, aloe vera, referred to by the ancient Egyptians as the "plant of immortality", has little official standing in the medical community. Yet in spite of the lack of aloe vera's promotion, it is among the most widely used substances in North America for the treatment of burns and wounds.
The most common use of aloe vera is the application of its gel for burns. It is very soothing, may help reduce inflammation and blistering and may promote more rapid healing.
Applied to wounds, aloe gel is a mild anesthetic that relieves itching, swelling and pain. It is also antibacterial and anti-fungal, increases blood flow to wound areas and stimulates the skin cells responsible for wound healing.
Recent Findings
Researchers at Tokyo's Women Medial College in Japan have shown that a certain type of protein in aloe gel may stimulate the immune system to increase production of killer cells, or naturally occurring lymphocytes that kill bacteria and tumor cells.
Studies in Japan and the Netherlands suggest that constituents in aloe gel can enhance the workings of the immune system by containing the killer cells' lethal chemicals, thus preventing them from damaging healthy functional cells.
A research group at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio is studying the effects of aloe extracts on normal and tumor cells in humans.
A review of the medical literature by a group at the University of Texas in Galveston concluded that aloe gel clearly promotes wound healing and prevents progressive skin damage caused by burns and frostbite. It works by penetrating injured tissue, relieving pain, reducing inflammation and dilating capillaries to increase blood flow to the injury.
A review of the scientific data shows that while many cosmetics containing aloe claim to stop the aging of the skin, they actually only moisturize it. However, aloe vera extracts may have the potential to stimulate synthesis of collagen and elastin fibers, which could stop the degenerative skin changes associated with aging.
Recent Findings
Lesions: According to a report in The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, 18 acne patients underwent facial dermabrasion surgery, in which lesions are scraped away. Dressings were applied to their faces, with half of each person's face receiving the standard dressing coated with surgical gel and the other half with aloe added to the dressing. The side treated with aloe healed approximately 72 hours faster than the other side.
Diabetes: Aloe reduced the blood sugar levels in diabetics as reported in Hormone Research. Five patients with adult (non-insulin dependent) diabetes were give ˝ teaspoon of aloe extract daily for up to 14 weeks. Blood sugar levels were reduced in all patients by an average of 45%, with no change in their total weight.
The Immune System: According to recent research, Aloe may also help prolong survival time and stimulate the immune system of cancer patients.
Researchers writing in Cancer Immunology found that lectin (a compound from aloe), when injected directly into tumors activated the immune system to attack the cancer. Killer T cells, white blood cells that bind to invading cells and destroy them, begin to attach the tumor cells injected with lectin.
Aloe turns on the immune system by activating macrophages (white blood cells which "swallow" antigens), causing the release of immune-activating (and anti-cancer) substances such as interferons, and interleukines. In addition, researchers indicated that aloe promotes the growth of normal (non-cancerous) cells.
Lung Cancer: Aloe's protective effect was confirmed in a study of 673 lung cancer patients in Okinawa, Japan, published in the Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. This survey looked at the connection between smoking, comparative amounts of 17 plant foods in the diet and the occurrence of lung cancer over a five-year period.
Aloe was the only plant food in the diet that was protective against cancer. "The results of plant epidemiology suggest that aloe could prevent human lung cancer", stated the researchers. They further stated that aloe has been shown to be "widely preventative or suppressive against various human cancers".
Arthritic Swelling: Aloe may help prevent arthritis and reduce the inflammation in joints already affected by arthritis, according to the Journal of American Podiatric Medical Association. Aloe may also inhibit the autoimmune reaction associated with certain forms of arthritis, in which the body attacks its own tissues.
Several components from aloe showed anti-arthritic activity, according to the researchers. One organic acid in aloe reduced inflammation by 79.7% and suppressed the autoimmune response by 42.4%. Another aloe compound (anthraquinone) reduced the inflammation by 67.3%, but had no effect on the autoimmune response.
Gastrointestinal Tract: Aloe vera has gained attention in recent years for benefits on the digestive system. The juice may be soothing on internal tissue in the gastrointestinal tract and studies have pointed to aloe juice in improving the digestive process. Well-known authors James and Phyllis Balch suggest using aloe vera to treat stomach disorders, ulcers, colitis, constipation and other colon related problems. The aloe juice forms a lining in the gastrointestinal tract that remains intact for forty-eight hours.
Antiviral Activity: Aloe vera has found to contain antiviral properties effective against the spread of some types of viruses such as herpes, measles and rhinotracheitis. The results according to R. Sydiskis in the December 1991 issue of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, showed that aloe emodin inactivated hepes simplex virus (type 1 and 2), varicella-zoster virus, pseudorabies virus, and the influenza virus.
Antibacterial/Antifungal Properties: A group of studies have found aloe to contain activity against some common bacteria and fungi. The activity of aloe vera gel in inhibiting the organisms as compared to silver sulfadizaine was slightly higher. Organisms inhibited included Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Serratia marcescens, Citrobacter species, Enterobacter cloacae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus, agalactiae, Staphylococcus aureus, Echerichia coli, Streptococcus faecalis, Canddida albicans, Myobacterium tuberculosis, Trichophyton species, and Bacillus subtilis.
Kidney Stones: Aloe vera has been shown to be effective in preventing the formation of kidney stones and to actually help in reducing the size of the stones. The anthraquinones in aloe vera help to slow the formation of urinary calcium crystals, which contribute to the growth of kidney stones. One study reported by K. Riley found that the aloe vera extract can even help reduce the size of the stones and aid in their elimination once they have been formed.
CHOOSING THE RIGHT ALOE PRODUCT
It is important to realize that there are different sources of aloe, as well as different manufacturing methods. The quality of the product will vary and picking a superior product may be difficult. Some aloe products may be very low in actual therapeutic properties of the plant and may also contain a lot of fillers. I buy my aloe product from ForMor International because ForMor is committed to bring only the best aloe to the marketplace. ForMor uses only Certified Organic Aloe extracted using a cold-press method that is certified by the International Aloe Science Council. ForMor is an accepted member of the prestigious IASC, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of the aloe industry.
TWO ALOE PRODUCTS TO SATISFY EVERYONE
Aloe Pure is exactly what it suggests, 100% pure, certified organic aloe…just like you squeezed it from the plant with a 1:1 ratio. Aloe pure can be used either internally or externally. This is the product that many experienced aloe users will be looking for. (Code 151/half gal/$27.75)
Aloe Berry is my favorite choice. This is a delicious blend of 100% pure, certified organic aloe, along with pau d'arco tea, ginseng tea, ginko tea, and suma, with natural flavors of cherry, strawberry, raseberry, and blueberry. Aloe Berry does not contain fruit juice, and has no caffine, artificial sweeteners, or color. Even children will love the taste. (Code152/ half gal/$27.75)
How to Tell When the Sun Is Dangerous - 1) If your shadow is shorter than you are-or there is no shadow-the sun is overhead and at its most powerful strength 2) The same is true about the sun's intensity when your shadow-or the shade made by trees and other objects-is very sharp, deep and dark 3) The higher you are in elevation, the thinner the ozone layer and atmosphere, and less protection against the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays 4) Sand and grass reflect 100% of the sun's rays. If you're at the beach or on a lawn when the sun is overhead, you get double the radiation 5) The deeper the color blue of the sky, the less of a barrier there is between you and the sun's rays 6) Dangerous ultraviolet B (UVB) rays exist in shade as well as in direct sunlight. UVB exposure more closely correlates to how much open sky you can see than to whether you're in direct sunlight.
How to Protect Yourself From the Sun - 1) Always wear the highest SPF sunscreen possible-at least SPF 15-and be sure the sunscreen is waterproof 2) Men should use sunscreen in place of aftershave lotion 3) Women should use cosmetics that contain sunscreen 4) Wear a hat with a wide brim made from a tightly woven fabric that won't let much light pass through. Avoid baseball caps and sun visors…they don't protect the sides or the back of the neck 5) Wear sunglasses that fit close to your eyes and the bridge of your nose. Sunglasses stop you from squinting, protect against wrinkle formation and prevent cataracts and other eye disorders 6) Wear sunscreen when spending a lot of time near glass because glass does not effectively block damaging UV-A rays 7) Remember when wearing clothing to block the sunlight, a fabric's weave is more important than its color, thickness or any special coating. Holding the cloth up to the sunlight and making sure the sun's rays do not penetrate is an adequate test 8) Always use sunscreen that offers protection against both forms of ultraviolet light-UVA and UVB 9) Apply sunscreen liberally and uniformly to all areas of the skin that will be exposed to the sun. Do so at least 15 minutes before heading outdoors, so that it has a chance to absorb. Reapply at least once every three hours for as long as you're in the sun. Even with water resistant sunscreen, its prudent to reapply after going into the water or perspiring heavily 10) Apply sun block to the nose and tops of the ears.
Can't Stomach a Roller Coaster Ride? Roller coasters are less fun as we age because the balance mechanism in the inner ear becomes less tolerant of excessive motion. Try eating a gram of powdered ginger root, which is available at drugstores and natural food shops or wearing a Sea Band, available at sporting goods stores. This will help control the nausea by stimulating an acupressure point on the inside of the wrist.
Bee Sting First Aid Remove the stinger if it is possible by scraping gently with a butter knife or credit card. Do not squeeze the area and pull with tweezers or fingers-this can release more venom. After removing the stinger, wash the area with soap and water and apply a cold pack to reduce pain and swelling. Applying an MSM lotion or meat tenderizer will draw the venom out of the wound.
Hot-Weather Jogging Keep your head wet by pouring water over yourself at the start of your run and every 10 to 20 minutes, wear light, synthetic clothing so sweat will evaporate faster and after the run, cool down by pouring water over yourself or taking a cool swim or shower. This also applies to any sport like baseball and soccer where you are out in the heat for extended periods of time.
Wear a Bike Helmet Wearing a bike helmet reduces the risk of head injury by 69%, the risk of severe brain injury by 74% and the risk of eye, ear, nose and forehead injuries by 65%. Helmets are important for all age groups.
Take a Vacation Research charted the vacation habits of 12,000 men at high risk for heart disease and found that the more they vacationed, the less likely they were to die of any cause, and of heart disease in particular.
WHAT'S NEW ON THE WEB SITE
The following life saving reports have been added since our last newsletter:
- Water vs. Coke: When Your Body Cries For Water Don't Feed It Acid
- Parasites: The Silent Killers
- Aspirin Anguish: Some Approved Drugs Are Deadly
- Mixing Drugs and Herbs: What Are The Dangers
- Coffee vs Ma Huang: The Truth Be Told
- America's Obsession: What Are We Doing To Ourselves
- Antibiotics: Their Overuse Will Leave Us Defenseless
Jennifer Manderscheid has joined the Health Guardian team and will be bringing her personal experience in children's nutrition and weight loss. Look for her bio under The Guardians.
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Special life saving reports on the drug Ritalin, the dangers of drinking tap water and the truth about sugar.
A catalog page that is redesigned to be more user friendly
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