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The ezines will be sporatic for the next couple of weeks and possibly not published, as it will depend on how much time I have available while helping my daughter through her biopsies and surgery... Tomorrow's "Your Home Business Coach" will publish...At the moment the next scheduled publish date for A.N.E.H.F. is 10/2, but that is only tentative until I see how things go while I'm in California... I will be in the Riverside/San Bernardino area... My cell phone (928-713-3624) will be on and I will be online with my laptop at least once a day and maybe more, so I will be available for health education and consults and/or to process orders for those of you who are still shy of placing them at herbal_pharmacy.htm ALL online placed health orders will be processed and sent from the warehouse so please allow a few days longer delivery since UPS is much slower than my usual mode of shipping, USPS...

Thank you to each of you who continue to contact me and say you are praying for my daughter's successful cancer treatments. That's natural treatments not chemo or radiation treatments. Since she has a better than 80% chance of success compared to 42% success rate with chemotherapy/radiation treatments, we are very hopeful...

I have my laptop and cell phone and you can still contact me for health problems or product orders...(928) 713-3624

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High Fat Diet Not Totally Bad According To Study!

According to a 2004 study conducted by scientists at the State University of New York and reported in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, healthy, non-exercising adults who followed an ultra low-fat diet (19% of total calories) saw their levels of blood HDL - the "good" cholesterol that prevents heart disease - drop significantly. When these same subjects were then placed on 3 weeks worth of a high-fat diet (50% of calories from fat), their healthy HDL zoomed upward...

Since it doesn't jive with the "facts" issued to them by drug companies, the simple correlation between low-fat diets and low HDL must be unfathomable to mainstream and government-affiliated sources like the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. To their way of thinking, who'd know MORE about cholesterol than the makers of cholesterol drugs, the best-selling prescription medications in the world?

***William Campbell Douglass II, MD http://www.realhealthnews.com/dailydose/freecopy.html

LENA'S COMMENT: I am not advocating a high fat diet unless it's natural vegetable fat in foods, then eat to your hearts content... I do not know what kind of fat this study fed the people, but I would bet most of it was vegetable fat.

Researchers from St. Francis College in Brooklyn found that adding cranberry juice to intestinal viruses in the laboratory seems to render them inactive. Their findings were reported at a July meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Atlanta. The scientists became interested in cranberry juice's antibacterial properties after noting the growing number of studies that show the drink's power fighting urinary tract infections in women.

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Are Cell Phones Causing Cancer?

Dear Concerned Consumer,

Forgive me for sounding like an alarmist, but I have good reasons.

* Brain cancer is up 25% since cell phones became popular.
* Every year, there are 183,000 more cases in the US alone. And research studies have shown a possible link with cell phone use!

Learn the facts. Watch the special VIDEO report on "The Invisible Dangers of EMF Radiation" now: http://www.emf-health.com

Recent scientific tests show that just two hours of exposure to high-frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF), such as the ones you're exposed to every time you turn on your cell phone, can lead to permanent DNA damage in brain cells.

It has been proven that EMFs affect the human brain and body. Renowned scientists show that cellular telephone radiation breaks down the blood brain barrier. This special filter in the blood vessel of your brain ensures the normal constant chemical setting in the brain and repels unwanted toxins. Damage to this barrier can leak dangerous chemicals into your sensitive brain tissue, causing DNA breaks and damage to the neurons.

Protect yourself. Watch the special VIDEO report on "The Invisible Dangers of EMF Radiation" now: http://www.emf-health.com

Cell phone and EMF radiation have been linked to degenerative conditions such as:

- DNA damage
- impaired learning ability
- acoustic neuroma and epithelial tumors
- brain cancer
- Alzheimer's disease
- Parkinson's disease
- cataracts
- high blood pressure
- heart disease
- leukemia
- depression
- asthma
- fatigue
- reduced sperm count in men
- and others

Don't wait. Watch the special VIDEO report on "The Invisible Dangers of EMF Radiation" now: http://www.emf-health.com

The harmful effects of exposure to EMF appear to take place slowly over time. The health cases that came to light in the 1990s most likely had their origin in the 1980s or before. The long-term effects of damage inflicted today won't be known for years to come.

The EMF problem has been categorized as a new form of pollution as consequential as air and water pollution. It has also been likened to the hazards of asbestos and cigarette smoking. In terms of its snowballing health effects, it's been compared to the slow process of lead poisoning.

You deserve to know the truth. Watch the special VIDEO report on "The Invisible Dangers of EMF Radiation" now: http://www.emf-health.com

Compliance Makes A Difference!

A gentleman was having some physical problems and his doctor told him that he had to drink warm water with Epsom salts one hour before breakfast. At the end of a week he returned and the doctor asked if he was feeling better. The man said that he actually felt worse.

"Did you drink warm salt water an hour before breakfast each day?" the Doc asked.

"No," replied the man somberly, letting out a sigh. "I could only do about 15 minutes!"

The above may be a joke, but in reality it is real. This happens daily with instructions in health, life and business. Learn to clarify instruction being given to you... Always make sure you understand.

My daughter and I had a big laugh the first week of her natural cancer protocol. She is to make and drink 1 to 2 cups of Dr. Christopher's Black Dogwood Combination Tea daily. As I went through her protocol a day or so after she began she remarked, "Mom, I cannot handle the dogwood tea. Those seeds really get to me!" I began to repeat the instructions for making it. "Put 1 Teaspoon in a cup of boiling water, let steep 15 - 20 minutes, strain." That's as far as I got. She went, "Hmmm, I didn't strain it." Simple step yet when not taken makes a world of difference in the outcome of compliance. She is in compliance now...

If you can't follow the directions correctly the outcome can be disastrous especially with health instructions. Be diligent and listen carefully, repeat instructions as you understand them so the person giving them knows you understand them correctly...

Lena

A food delicacy with huge medical ramifications!

Because of it's great qualities a book could be written here about these delicacies, but I will try to hone it down to a rather large article! Studies have been released over the last month giving us the cancer preventing information on mushrooms so it's only fitting that this be our food of the week… It is also the season that mushrooms growing wild in many parts. Because a few wild mushrooms are deadly and many more are mildly poisonous, mushroom hunting is not a hobby for the careless or uninformed. On the other hand, neither is it necessarily the death-defying feat that many people imagine. There are a number of good edible mushrooms that are easy to recognize and hard to confuse with anything dangerously poisonous. (Poisonous mushrooms are often referred to as "toadstools," but this is a folk name that has no precise meaning. In this article, they will be called simply poisonous mushrooms.)

Because there are a myriad of mushrooms I am going to focus on my favorite of the mushroom world; Reishi. Their rich, smoky flavor have also endeared them to American taste buds and these exotic hearty mushrooms can now be found in supermarket shelves across the U.S. throughout the year. If your local store does not carry fresh reishi mushrooms, investigate the Asian food stores in your area as they oftentimes carry these specialty mushrooms.

Like other mushrooms, these specialty mushrooms are as mysteriously unique as they are delicious. While often thought of as a vegetable and prepared like one, mushrooms are actually a fungus, a special type of living organism that has no roots, leaves, flowers or seeds.

Reishi is the Japanese name for the Ganoderma family of mushrooms. In Chinese, they are called "ling-zhi." Reishi is a large, dark, mushroom with a glossy exterior. In traditional Chinese medicine, Reishi is in the most highly rated herb category in terms of multiple benefits, used as a medicinal herb, absent of side effects.

There are 6 different types of Reishi differentiated only by color: red, purple, blue, yellow, black, white, recorded in Chinese pharmacopoeia are actually one species grown under different conditions.

History;
Reischi is believed to have been known since at least the reign of "Fuxi", a legendary ruler of that time known also as the first of the Three August Ones.

Seng Nong, the Holy farmer, who was the second of the Three August Ones, is said to have discovered the curative virtues of plants by tasting hundreds of species. "Seng Nong's Herbal Classic" is considered to be the earliest manuscript on Chinese materia medica and is still today the foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine and in general all Oriental Medicine.

Reishi also contains ergosterols, complete proteins, unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals.

Reishi, known in China as an "elixir of immortality," has been used for more than 3,000 years to rev up the immune system and heal chronic inflammatory conditions. Dozens of preliminary studies support its anti-inflammatory properties. One Chinese study found
that of the more than 2,000 people with chronic bronchitis who took reishi syrup for two weeks, 60% to 90% said they felt better. (Reishi syrup is a long drawn out process.)

6 species of Ling-zhi, differentiated by colors, are mentioned in the Seng Nong classic. Li Shi Zhen, a famous medical scholar in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) introduced the indications of the 6 species concretely. The work of the latter was republished in 1956, and translated into several foreign languages including Japanese, English, French, German, Russian and Latin and is regarded as the cornerstone of Traditional Chinese medicine.

Today, an estimated 4,300 tons of reischi/ling-zhi is produced yearly in the world, with China producing 3,000 tons followed by Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, USA, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

Reishi is the Prednisone of foods!

Prednisone, the corticosteroid used to treat a variety of inflammatory ailments -- arthritis, asthma, colitis and some cancers -- and to prevent rejection of transplanted organs. Its nasty side effects - from a swollen "moon face" to increased infections - are legendary. But what many people don't know is that this medicinal reishe mushroom could, in some cases, do as good a job without wreaking the prednisone havoc on the body.

The best part - its side effects are as minimal as those you might have from taking a placebo. The side effects, if any, will be less than one-quarter of those you might have with prednisone -- and the cost is less than one-quarter that of a drug prescription.

Medicinal Preparation in early times consisted of a long process of boiling the mushrooms for hours or let them soak in alcohol for weeks so as to be able to drink them after the ingredients were dissolved.

While prednisone has its place for short-term life-threatening conditions, it may save your life. But if you have an ongoing inflammatory condition, reishi may be the best first line of treatment. Recently, researchers at Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai Tumor Hospital, and Shanghai Chung San Hospital have independently isolated from the Reishi mushroom a few species of polysaccharides which have subsequently been shown in clinical studies to have anti-tumor activities.

Reishi has also been shown to exert:
*A positive effects in treatment of insomnia
*Preventive effects against high altitude sickness
*Cholesterol -lowering effects
*Therapeutic effects in chronic hepatitis

Available in some grocery stores and health-food stores, in it's natural form or in powder form, as well as capsules and tablets. All observations show that Reishi has no side effects and can be consumed in high dosages and in parallel with other medications. Its main properties are the cleansing of blood, enhancement of the immune system and the lessening of nervous tension. These properties are conducive to normalizing and balancing the body and as a result preempt cure a multitude of diseases from within.

Tips for Preparing Mushrooms:

Mushrooms are very porous, so if they are exposed to too much water they will quickly absorb it and become soggy. Therefore, the best way to clean mushrooms without sacrificing their texture and taste is to clean them using minimal, if any, water. To do this, simply wipe them with a slightly damp paper towel or kitchen cloth. You could also use a mushroom brush, available at most kitchenware stores.

If the fresh mushrooms become dried out because of being stored for too long, soak them in water for thirty minutes.

Our favorite way of eating is sauteed alone or with stir fry vegetables and rice.

I simply clean, slice and saute' in butter flavored virgin olive oil.

For each two cups of sliced mushrooms use 1 Tablespoon of virgin olive oil and to 1 teaspoon of butter (I do not use margarine for anything because of its poisonous fat and chemicals). Heat olive oil then add butter, melt and mix well. Add mushrooms and saute' stirring until cooked (about 3 - 5 minutes). Add a dash of Bragg's Liquid Aminos for added flavor just before removing from heat. Serve with other stir fried vegetables over rice or alone over rice.

Enjoy our healthy shroom!
Lena

Study: Medical Research Spending Jumps
Sep 20, 2005
By CARLA K. JOHNSON

CHICAGO (AP) - Total U.S. spending on medical research has doubled in the past decade to nearly $95 billion a year, though whether the money is being well spent needs much better scrutiny, a study has found.

The report in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association comes amid heightened public attention to medical research because of liability lawsuits over the painkiller Vioxx, political debate over stem cell research and the untapped potential of curing or preventing disease through mapping the human genome.

"If we're soon going to be spending $100 billion a year, we'd better have treatments that work over a long period of time against diseases that are important today and will be more important tomorrow," said Dr. Hamilton Moses III, co-author of the study and chairman of the Alerion Institute, which conducts studies on research policy.

"If we don't know those conditions are satisfied, we can't judge whether we're getting our money's worth," he said.

The study is part of a special issue of JAMA devoted to the state of U.S. medical research. What emerges from the issue is a picture of an amorphous, mostly profit-driven system, where industry research focuses on existing drugs and lets discovery-stage research lag behind.

The authors call on the medical industry, government and foundations to do better at investing in research on diseases with fewer effective treatments, such as Alzheimer's, and at translating basic research into new treatments and cures.

The authors have ties to the industry, medical schools and health companies, doing consulting work and sitting on drug company boards, according to financial disclosures published with the study.

The imbalance between late-stage and early-stage research is growing, the authors wrote, and is due partly to lengthy clinical trials required for new drug approval and partly to pure marketing. Companies often run costly studies to show their drugs work better than competitors' drugs.

In their funding analysis, Moses and his colleagues found that the industry sponsors 57 percent of medical research and the National Institutes of Health pays for 28 percent. That proportion has remained unchanged over the past decade.

The analysis also found that the United States spends about six cents of every health care dollar on medical research. But the nation spends only one-tenth of a cent of every dollar on longer-term evaluation of which drugs and treatments work best at the lowest cost.

"The data in this article make it plain that we are spending huge amounts of money, more than any other country, to develop new drugs and devices and other treatments," said Dan Fox, president of the Milbank Memorial Fund, a philanthropic group that works on health policy issues. "But we are not spending as much as we could to disseminate the most effective treatments and practices throughout the health system."

In separate JAMA articles, National Institutes of Health Director Elias Zerhouni said genetics advancements and stem cell discoveries require teams of experts who haven't worked together before, such as biologists and computer programmers, to convert basic science into new therapies.

And Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said threats such as terrorism and avian flu require more investment in health protection.

JAMA

LENA'S COMMENT: And you wonder why there is such a push to kill supplements and alternative medicine. This should be evident by the $ going out to all these traditional centers of health...