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It's one of those wet and cold wintry days that should be spent inside by the fireplace with a good book, but I have to go out in it for a while and expose myself to all those coughs and sneezes running rampant now along with the shoppers rushing to and fro getting ready for the holidays, fighting for parking space... Ordinarily I wouldn't even try but something came up that can't be put off another day...

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To Pasteurize or Not Pasteurize?

Our FDA would tell you that certain products, dairy in particular, are unhealthy when not pasteurized. True or False?

False!

Actually pasteurization is a destructive process that changes the physical structure of the fragile proteins in milk (especially casein) and converts them into proteins your body was never designed to handle -- and that can actually harm you. Additionally, the pasteurization process virtually eliminates the good bacteria normally present in the milk and radically reduces the micronutrient and vitamin content of this healthy food. Making it unhealthy!

Sadly our government continues to waste money on trivial things, simply because big business, namely dairy industry and manufacturers using dairy, lobbyist push for it to show they are earning their money, paid them by those same people...

Case in point; A "raid" was conducted earlier this year during a drop-off of raw milk in a Cincinnati parking lot. Approximately eight FDA agents, along with four Cincinnati police officers, stopped the truck of a Kentucky farmer and began confiscating bottles of raw milk.

The lawmen tried to force the farmer into a "confession," but the farmer merely stated what he offered to his shareholders and that the milk wasn't pasteurized.

Kentucky officials decided against filing charges after a meeting of its Milk Safety Board, but Ohio officials decided otherwise. To avoid a draining legal battle, the farmer opted to plead guilty to labeling and licensing laws and paid a fine. The FDA sent him a letter warning about interstate deliveries. BusinessWeek.com November 27, 2006

If you must have dairy, raw dairy is the most healthy, regardless of what big lobbyist tell you and our government try to prevent!

According to the journal Medical Care, the Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis at the University of Wisconsin posed the question to a very large group of survey participants. The most surprising finding was that people who placed a high value on their health were actually less likely to want to make health care decisions than those who placed a lower value on their health. In addition, about 69 percent of those studied would rather have their MDs choose their treatment options for them. Older people in particular wanted the decisions made for them, while younger people wanted to be involved. Women were more willing to make decisions than men. And people with better educations were more likely to get involved in their own care than people with limited educations.

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Balance is the Key To Health

Look What A Balance of Minerals Could Prevent!

Acne - zinc, sulfur
Anemia - iron, cobalt, copper, selenium
Arthritis - calcium, copper, magnesium, potassium, boron
Asthma - manganese, zinc, potassium
Brittle nails - iron, zinc
Birth defects - zinc, copper, cobalt, selenium, magnesium, manganese

Cancer - selenium, germanium
Candida (yeast infection) - zinc, selenium
Heart disease - calcium, copper, magnesium, potassium, selenium
Chronic Fatigue & Fibromyalgia - zinc, selenium, chromium, vanadium
Constipation - iron, magnesium, potassium
Cramps - calcium, sodium

Depression - calcium, copper, iron, sodium, zinc, chromium
Diabetes - chromium, vanadium, zinc
Digestive problems - chlorine, chromium, zinc
Eczema - zinc
Goiter (low thyroid) - iodine, copper
Hair loss - copper, zinc

Graying hair - copper
Hyperactivity - chromium, zinc, magnesium, lithium
Immune system weakness - zinc, selenium, chromium
Impotence - selenium, zinc, manganese, calcium, chromium
Infertility - calcium, zinc, selenium, chromium, copper, cobalt, manganese
Liver dysfunction - cobalt, selenium, zinc

Low blood sugar - chromium, vanadium, zinc
Memory loss - manganese
Muscular weakness - selenium, potassium, manganese
Nervousness - magnesium
Osteoporosis - calcium, magnesium, boron
PMS - zinc, chromium, selenium

Receding gums - calcium, potassium, magnesium, boron
Sexual dysfunction - selenium, zinc, manganese
Wrinkles/sagging (aging) – copper

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Can You Accept Your Lab Results as Factual?

According to the journal "Clinical Chemistry" points out a Danish study done by the Reference Laboratory of the National Institute of Occupational Health regarding blood test results.

The IgA level, which is a measure of how well the immune system is working, can vary by 100 percent at different times of the day. And your dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) levels, which nobody really understands but we know is important to the body, have a 200 percent variation within a 24-hour period.

In studying the variability of lab tests, the researchers found that some results, like cholesterol and serum testosterone, seemed to vary from season to season. And some levels showed dramatic changes during the course of a single day.

So if you didn't like your readings go back at a later time of the day and redo them!

The Christmas Fruit

Sadly, this fruit will make it's appearance in more homes than usual this month. Kind of traditional fruit... So many people think of fruit as a holiday fare and do not bother to include it in their daily diets. A mistake! This fruit will be popular in another week in most homes that don't see it otherwise...

It might just be because they are coming into harvest or it has been passed down from generation to generation as the fruit to put in every child's stocking. Whatever the reason that they occupy a place of honor for this time of the year that orange ball is healthy, nutritious and a very enjoyable food.

An orange is more effective than dark-green, leafy vegetables in increasing serum concentrations of retinol and beta-carotene. Not to say green leafy vegetables should not be in the daily diet, quite the opposite!

Various varieties of oranges exist around the world.

The orange has a sweet with a slightly sour taste and is commonly peeled and eaten fresh, or squeezed for its juice. The outer-most layer of the rind is called orange zest, and it has a similar flavor with a bitter tang to the inner part of the orange. The rind is very high in nutrients and can be used in cooking, cleaning or eating. When the oil is removed from the orange rind it is a very effective non-toxic cleaning and polishing agent. Orange oil is used as a wood treatment for preserving and naturally beautifying it.

One naval orange provides 130% of your daily Vitamin C. This powerful antioxidant protects the body from the effects of stress, pollution and disease. Unlike some vitamins, Vitamin C cannot be stored by the body, so it must be replenished regularly. Oranges supply 80 fat-free calories packed with energizing carbohydrates that fuel energy levels.

Oranges supply Vitamin C, flavonoids and folate as well as fiber and many other vitamins and minerals that bolster the immune system and contribute to overall health, which is especially important during cold and flu season.

One serving of oranges or grapefruit contain 1g of protein and the mineral zinc, which can bolster the immune system and help fight off the negative effects of stress and help ward off illness and diseases.

The fruit originated in India or Vietnam, depending on who you listen to. It was called na rangi in Sanskrit. The na rangi or naranja was translated as "norange", and in English usage a norange was back-formed into the more acceptable an orange. The same thing happened in French and Italian, but in Spanish it is still naranja.

A number of varieties of orange are now cultivated in many parts of the world, usually in warmer climates. The sweet navel orange - Citrus aurantium - was first grown in Spain, and has become the most popular variety. The sweet orange will grow to different sizes and colors due to local conditions, most commonly with ten slices inside.

The Valencia or Murcia orange is one of the sweet oranges used for juice. It is a late-season fruit and is the most popular orange when the navel oranges are out of season.

The blood orange has streaks of red in the fruit, and when squeezed the juice is often reddish. The blood orange, with it's sweet, deep red colored flesh, is thought to be the result of a mutation that occurred in 17th century Sicily. In most varieties of blood orange even the pulp and skin is slightly sweet, and not bitter.

The mandarin is similar, but smaller and sweeter. The mandarin orange is considered a native of south-eastern Asia and the Philippines. It is most abundantly grown in Japan, southern China, India, Mexico and the East Indies, and is esteemed for home consumption in Australia. Mandarin is a group name for a class of oranges with thin, loose peel, which have been dubbed "kid-glove" oranges. These are treated as members of a distinct species, Citrus reticulata Blanco. The name "tangerine" could be applied as an alternate name to the whole group, but, in the trade, is usually confined to the types with red-orange skin. In the Philippines all mandarin oranges are called naranjita. Spanish-speaking people in the American tropics call them mandarina. There are a multitude of different named Mandarin oranges.

My grandchildren's favorite breakfast is
Orange French Toast;

Ingredients;
3 free-range organic eggs beaten
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
1/4 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
1/2 cup soy milk
1 Tablespoon melted Butter
6-8 Whole wheat bread slices

1) Beat first six ingredients together in bowl until well mixed.
2) Heat griddle.
3) Dip bread slices in mixture coating both sides.
4) Cook on butter coated or non-stick griddle until lightly browned. If you like your French toast slightly sweeter lightly sprinkle with powdered sugar. For a more cinnamon taste sprinkle with sugar and ground cinnamon before serving. (I keep a salt shaker with cinnamon/granulated sugar mixture on hand for this purpose. 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon to 1/4 cup sugar.)

Serve hot with fruit or syrup of choice. (Our favorite is with sliced peaches or sliced strawberries)
An apple a day keeps the doctor away but so does an orange a day!

Build a healthy immune system!
Lena

More Evidence Ginkgo Biloba Works Just as Well as Dementia Drugs

An Italian study has determined that ginkgo biloba works just as well as Aricept (donepezil) in treating mild or moderate Alzheimer's-related dementia.

For the study, 76 mild-to-moderate dementia patients received either a placebo, ginkgo or Aricept for six months, followed by a four-week course of a placebo to exclude those reactions.

During the study period, more ginkgo patients dropped out of the test, but not for the same reasons as the four Aricept dropouts, who left due to adverse drug reactions.

Based on test scores to determine the severity of dementia afterward, scientists agreed both ginkgo biloba and Aricept work just as effectively to slow down the damage.

European Journal of Neurology September 2006; 13(9): 981-985

LENA'S COMMENT: DUH! This isn't really new news but one that has been revisited with another study to back up what is already available... When ginkgo is added to other cognitive improving herbs and nutrients the brain can remain healthy as well as reverse some mental deficiencies... I've watched dementia reversed in lots of instances, with the right supplements. And in some that have deteriorated so badly, before Dr. Garland was asked to help, peace of mind with progression of dementia stopped!

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EPA shortens science reviews, angering some
By Janet Wilson, Times Staff Writer
December 8, 2006

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday streamlined the way it updates regulations for the nation's worst air pollutants, a move that drew immediate charges that officials are trying to quash scientific review to benefit industry at the expense of public health.

The changes, some of which closely mirror requests by the American Petroleum Institute and Battery Council International industry groups, include shortening what is now an exhaustive scientific review, and replacing recommendations prepared by career scientists and reviewed by independent advisors with a "policy paper" crafted by senior White House appointees at the agency.

EPA officials said the changes were made in part at the request of its science advisors, who have complained that the process for reviewing new health standards is overwhelming.

The agency regularly misses deadlines for updating health standards, which has led to numerous lawsuits by environmental groups.

"EPA is bringing air rule-making into the 21st century ? with a timely and transparent process that uses the most up-to-date science," said Deputy Administrator Marcus Peacock, who approved the new procedures. "Everyone has found the current process is inefficient, and current delays are unacceptable."

The pollutants covered by the changes include ozone and diesel soot, both of which continue to plague Greater Los Angeles, making it the nation's worst spot for deadly air pollution. Other affected pollutants include sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxides and lead.

Thursday's announcement came two days after the agency announced it would study whether lead should be taken off the list of the most serious pollutants.

It also follows controversial decisions this fall by EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson in which critics said he had ignored scientific counsel on tightening standards for deadly soot.

For 30 years under the Clean Air Act, agency scientists have reviewed and recommended health standards for six major air pollutants: ozone, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxides and lead.

The standards, which limit amounts of the pollutants that can be released into the air, are designed to protect children, the elderly and other "sensitive" populations, and curtail damage to animals, crops, vegetation, views and buildings.

Congress members, environmentalists and past EPA staff from Republican and Democratic administrations swiftly condemned this week's actions, saying they could undermine public health protections.

"EPA is downgrading the role of its own career experts and making sure that political appointees are running the show from the beginning," said Frank O'Donnell of Clean Air Watch in Washington. "It is little wonder that the oil industry pushed for exactly this sort of 'reform' to the process."

O'Donnell called the lead assessment "a political gift to the lead-smelting lobby?. It could threaten thousands of children who breathe toxic lead fumes."

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