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Health News Roundup

One of the most important things we can do at Covenant Natural Health Care is too make sure you are aware of what's going on in the natural news world and help educate you so that you can make good health-related decisions. Here's this weeks Health News Roundup.

• Why Laughing at Yourself May Be Good for You: First-Ever Study: Laughter, smiling and optimism are linked to better overall health.

• Eating Fat Won't Make You Fat but These 10 Things Will: Eating fat won't make you fat. Too many calories can, but most "low-fat" or "fat-free" foods actually have just as many calories as their full-fat versions. Yahoo Health has collected a list of 20 bad habits that can actually add to your weight.  Here are 10 of them ...

• Amazing food fact: Confectioner's glaze, a common coating on candies and pills, is made from the bodily excretions of an Asian beetle: Confectioner's glaze, also called pharmaceutical glaze, resinous glaze, pure food glaze and natural glaze, is a common ingredient in candies and pills. By any name, it's the same ingredient as shellac, the chemical sold in hardware stores that's used for sealing and varnishing wood floors. Check the ingredients of any over-the-counter drugs you may own, too: It's a common ingredient in children's medicines and even some children's frozen foods.

• Hungary Destroys All Monsanto GMO Corn Fields: In March, Hungary introduced a new regulation that states seeds must be checked for GMO before they are introduced to the market. However, some GMO seeds made it to the farmers without their being aware of it.

• The Bone Destroying Daily Drink Fooling Millions of Americans: Two new North American studies investigated the impact of low-level fluoride consumption on the strength and density of bone.

• 50% of Rats Given this Died -- Why is it On Your Dinner Plate?: The first report was recently issued on ambient levels of glyphosate and its major degradation product, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), in air and rain. Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the U.S.

• Cancer is curable NOW!: Watch the trailer to this documentary.

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The Beautiful Truth

Raised on a wildlife reserve in Alaska, 15-year-old Garrett was interested in the dietary habits of the farm animals. After the tragic death of his mother, Garrett's father decided to home-school his son and assigned a book written by Dr. Max Gerson that proposed a direct link between diet and a cure for cancer.

Fascinated, Garrett embarks in this documentary on a cross-country road trip to investigate The Gerson Therapy. He meets with scientists, doctors and cancer survivors who reveal how it is in the best interest of the multi-billion dollar medical industry to dismiss the notion of alternative and natural cures. Watch the trailer (first video), or the full movie (second video) below.

 

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Health News Roundup

Keeping up with what's going on in the health news industry is important because it gives you the knowledge you need to make informed decisions. Here are the top articles from my inbox and other sites that I found informative and enjoyed reading.

• Cancerous Cells Cannot Thrive Without This: We're now finally seeing science alter its course to investigate the power of optimal nutrition to improve health and prevent chronic disease from occurring in the first place.

• Anti-Depressants Linked to Suicide and Violence: Antidepressant drugs such as Prozac, Luvox and Paxil are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, commonly known as SSRIs. Serotonin is one of your brain's most important biochemicals; it controls everything from appetite to mood swings. If you're depressed, compulsively eating or gambling, not sleeping properly or even just moody, you're probably lacking serotonin. It's important to note, however, that you can also have too much serotonin.

• National Cancer Institute and American Cancer Society skewered in new book by leading cancer expert: In the book, "National Cancer Institute and American Cancer Society: Criminal Indifference to Cancer Prevention and Conflicts of Interest," Epstein argues that the NCI and ACS have spent tens of billions of taxpayer and charity dollars focusing on treatment to the exclusion of prevention, which has allowed cancer rates to skyrocket, with the disease  now affecting nearly one in two men and more than one in three women. Furthermore, the author claims that not only do numerous conflicts of interest exist within the NCI and ACS, but the NCI and ACS are also withholding a mass of information on avoidable causes of cancer.

• FDA finally admits chicken meat contains cancer-causing arsenic (but keep eating it, yo!): After years of sweeping the issue under the rug and hoping no one would notice, the FDA has now finally admitted that chicken meat sold in the USA contains arsenic, a cancer-causing toxic chemical that's fatal in high doses. But the real story is where this arsenic comes from: It's added to the chicken feed on purpose!

•  The Popular Food that Turns Your Gut into a Pesticide Factory:
 

Health News Roundup

• The Price-Pottenger Story: Dental caries and deformed dental arches resulting in crowded, crooked teeth and unattractive appearance were merely a sign of physical degeneration, resulting from what he had suspected-nutritional deficiencies.
 

• I Strongly Recommend Avoiding These 7 Foods: Food Matters asked seven experts a simple question: “What foods do you avoid?” Here are some of their eye-opening responses.

• CDC admits flu vaccines don't work (which is why you need a new one every year):
The vaccine industry false tries to claim its vaccines work exactly the same way: They cause the body to produce antibodies against a certain viral strain. But there's something you're not being told about vaccines: They don't really produce the same quality and strength of antibodies that your own body would produce from a natural infection and recovery. That's why the vaccines "wear off" and leave you with zero protection from the very strains they inoculate you against.

• Terminal Cancer Patient Blogs His Own Death from Chemo and Radiation Hell : Derek K. Miller, a Canadian man who blogged about his battle with cancer, has died -- but not without leaving a final post-mortem message on his website, penmachine.

The post began, "Here it is. I'm dead," and went on to say, "In advance, I asked that once my body finally shut down from the punishments of my cancer, then my family and friends publish this prepared message I wrote -- the first part of the process of turning this from an active website to an archive."

• Fraudulent organics from China spell safety hazards for U.S. consumers: Three years ago, Chinese baby formula tainted with Melamine caused the death of six infants and over 300,000 serious injuries. After initially suppressing the information, the Chinese government made a grand gesture of eradicating the problem. The company was shut down. Some executives were even put to death. The epidemic, however, was not.

• Does being exposed to too much estrogen lead to high blood pressure?: Contrary to widely-held belief, sustained high levels of estrogen in women via hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is not necessarily a good thing, as the hormone can create excess amounts of superoxide compound in the brain. According to new research out of Michigan State University (MSU), buildup of superoxide leads to blockages in the areas of the brain that regulate blood pressure, which has led researchers to conclude that estrogen may be directly responsible for high blood pressure and resultant heart disease.

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Zapping away nutrients: what microwaving does to your food

The microwave in our home has not been used once for heating food. *gasp* I have a feeling I know what you might be thinking. The truth is, the microwave (as convenient as it is) was probably one of the most difficult things we gave up when it came to changing our lifestyle to a healthy one. But, it's definitely one of the best decisions we've ever made. Why? Read these two articles to find out what microwaving does to your food.

• Why did the Russians Ban an Appliance Found in 90% of American Homes?
• Do You Microwave Your Food? You?re Zapping Away Nutrients and Risking Your Health

The information is kind of shocking, don't you think? Who knew? But now that you know the dangers associated with microwaving the nutritious, organic food you spend your hard-earned money on, what are your options when it comes to heating food? I'm so glad you asked ...

1. Steam: Our little steamer (approx. $30) gets used at least once a day. It's perfect for vegetables and rice and uses little energy.

2. Oven: I only use the oven when I have to because it does cost more to heat up. But it's perfect for pizza, casseroles, muffins/cupcakes, lasagna, etc.

3. Skillet: I will use this method to re-heat most meals, adding a little water to the bottom of the pan and cover it, so the food steams quickly.

4. Panini press or counter-top grill: This is great to warm up a chicken breast or hamburger.

5. Grill: This works well if you have time to spare and good weather. You can wrap your food in foil, creating a pouch, and let it steam on the grill.

Just as important as the good, nutritious food you buy is how you cook that food. Cook it in a way that allows you to get the most nutritional benefit as possible (use one of the methods mentioned above)—your body will thank you.