Legal issues – State Laws
Which states are good and which are bad re: alternative medicine laws
http://www.faim.org/states.htm
More alternative medicine links:
http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/gov.html
Reference Guide For Herbs
http://www.realtime.net/anr/herbs.html
First Aid Through Home Remedies
http://rampbbs.com/public/beth/remedies.htm
Herbal Home Remedies
http://www.gardenguides.com/herbs/remedy.htm
Grandma’s Sampler
http://mwnewton.freeyellow.com/page2.html
Or check out the classic book on natural healing and herbal medicine, BACK TO EDEN by Jethro Kloss.
Great books to add to your personal survival library:
Alternative Medicine—The Definitive Guide
308 leading physicians explain their treatments
Where There Is No Dentist
By Murray Dickson
Where There Is No Doctor
By David Werner
Emergency War Surgery
Desert Publications
Prevention’s Giant Book Of Health Facts
Rodale
Healing Power Of Herbs
By Dr. John Heinerman
The Garden Primer
By Barbara Damrosch
The World’s Greatest Treasury Of Health Secrets
From the editors of Bottom Line Publications
The Book Of 1,001 Home Health Remedies
By the editors of FC & A
Amish Folk Remedies For Plain And Fancy Ailments
By William McGrath
Home Remedies From Amish Country
Compiled and written by the Amish
Available at http://www.lehmans.com
Naturally Healthy Babies And Children
By Aviva Romm
Honey, Garlic & Vinegar: Home Remedies And Recipes
By Dr. Patrick Quillin
The Herbal Home Remedy Book
By Joyce Wardwell
The Old Herb Doctor
Available through http://www.lehmans.com
Herbs For Hepatitis C And The Liver
By Stephen Harrod Buhner
Herbal Antibiotics
By Stephen Harrod Buhner
Natural First Aid
By Brigitte Mars
Any of Dr. Lorraine Day’s videos and books
http://www.drday.com/
The Naturally Clean Home
101 safe and easy herbal formulas for nontoxic cleansers
By Karyn Siegel-Maier
Beauty/Barbering Books:
Milady’s Standard Textbook Of Professional Barber-Styling
ITP
Scissors And Comb Haircutting
By Bob Ohnstad
Pets:
Where There Is No Vet
By Bill Forse
Dr. Kidd’s Guide To Herbal Cat Care
By Randy Kidd
Dr. Kidd’s Guide To Herbal Dog Care
By Randy Kidd
The Cornell Book Of Cats
A comprehensive medical reference for every cat and kitten
Edited by Mordecai Siegal
Villard Books
The Herbal Encyclopedia
http://www.naturalark.com/herbenc.html
The Medicinal Herb FAQ
http://ibiblio.org/herbmed
Viable Herbal Solutions
http://www.viableherbalsolutions.com/herbology/herbs37.htm
The Plant Tracker Database
http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/D_search.html
Herbal Treats
http://home.teleport.com/~howieb/howie.html
HerbNet
http://www.herbnet.com/
Native American Plant, Herbal Knowledge
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/food/plants.html
Aspartame Consumer Safety Network
http://web2.airmail.net/marystod/index.html
CancerGuide
Steve Dunn's Cancer Information Page
http://cancerguide.org/
ChronicIllnet Home
http://www.chronicillnet.org/
FoodSpeak: A Campaign in Opposition of Food Disparagement Laws
http://www.cspinet.org/foodspeak/
International Advocates For Health Freedom
http://www.iahf.com/main.html
Natural Health and Longevity Resource Center
http://www.all-natural.com/
Shirley's Wellness Cafe: Holistic Health Care for People and Animals
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/
The NOTMILK Dairy Education Board
http://www.notmilk.com/
Welcome to Mother Earth News Online
http://www.motherearthnews.com/
Your immune system is your body's first line of defense against disease and illness.
Build Immunity Now
http://www.greatdreams.com/immunity.htm
Dietary Guidelines For Americans
http://warp.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dga/
Health journalist Bill Sardi has some excellent articles on preventive health strategies and free books to download at:
http://www.askbillsardi.com
Here’s the URL for the Herbal Healer Academy web site, which Joel recommended in several of his past radio interviews.
http://www.herbalhealer.com
Besides offering natural supplements, Herbal Healer Academy also offers correspondence courses, informative newsletters and more.
I agree wholeheartedly with Joel that alternative medicine gets to the core of health problems much better than medical doctors who focus more on symptom relief. Two excellent Columbus Dispatch articles on natural healing appeared in the 10-12-03 newspaper. Apparently, more and more people are becoming fed up with taking prescription drugs. Surveys show that about one-third of patients use alternative therapies, and about 70 percent of those don’t tell their doctors. Below is more from the “Nature’s Healing Touch” Accent section of the Dispatch.
About 1,500 naturopaths practice in the United States. Naturopaths look at the whole person to try to figure out how to make the body well. Naturopaths test blood, saliva, hair and stool samples. In some states with licensing procedures, they also perform invasive surgeries, such as wound stitching, and offer help during childbirth.
Naturopathic medicine is based on the following principles:
· Encourage the healing power of nature by applying natural therapies.
· Treat the underlying causes of diseases, not the effects.
· Recognize the whole person by considering physical, spiritual, mental, emotional, genetic and environmental factors.
· Motivate the patient to take responsibility for his or her health.
· View prevention as the best cure.
· Do no harm.
Sources: http://www.pandamedicine.com, http://www.newyorkbodyscan.com
Options
Alternative therapies play a part in American health care, according to surveys of patients and physicians.
Almost 90 percent of the primary-care physicians and obstetric-gynecologic clinicians in a California health-maintenance organization had recommended at least one alternative therapy—primarily for the management of pain.
And, in another survey, about half of the California women of various ethnic groups with breast cancer had tried at least one such therapy, and about a third had tried two types.
In general, younger women of higher income and education levels who exercise are more likely to use alternative therapies.
Source: National Center for Biotechnology Information
During a recent K-Talk radio interview with host Tom Draschil, Joel discussed the dangers of vaccines. He also stressed how important it is to avoid sugars if you want to keep your immune system strong and healthy. Of all the foods consumed today, refined sugar is considered to be the most harmful. Refined sugar is more like a drug than it is a food. Dr. David Reuben, author of EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT NUTRITION, says, "White refined sugar is not a food. It is a pure chemical extracted from plant sources, purer in fact than cocaine, which it resembles in many ways. Its true name is sucrose and its chemical formula is C12H22O11. It has 12 carbon atoms, 22 hydrogen atoms, 11 oxygen atoms, and absolutely nothing else to offer."
The chemical formula for cocaine is C17H21NO4. Sugar's formula again is C12H22O11. For all practical purposes, the difference is that sugar is missing the "N", or nitrogen atom.
You can read more about why sugar is so harmful at:
The Harmful Effects of Sugar On Mind and Body
http://www.rense.com/general45/sguar.htm
Study Links Sugary Foods To Birth Defect Risk
Women who eat lots of foods that tend to make blood sugar soar may be more likely to have a baby with birth defects of the brain or spine, a new study suggests.
http://www.rense.com/general45/studylinkssugaryfoods.htm
Believers find healing powers in biblical anointing oils. Story on essential oils for healing.
http://www.courier-journal.com/features/health/2003/12/hf-front-anoint1211-7135.html
A senior executive at Europe’s largest drug maker has admitted most prescription medicines don’t work for most people, it is reported. Allen Roses, of GlaxoSmithKline, is quoted in a national newspaper as saying more than 90% of drugs only work in 30-50% of people . . . Most drugs had an efficacy rate of 50% or lower.
Full story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3299945.stm
See also:
1 in every 10 prescriptions wrong, says drug chief
GPs make mistakes in 1 in 10 prescriptions and need better training, says the chief of the Government's drugs rationing body. Prof. Sir Michael Rawlins, head of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, claims the incompetence of some GPs results in errors that put patients in hospital. Research suggests up to 1 in 20 hospital admissions could be caused by "preventable" medical drug related problems.
Full story at http://www.rense.com/general45/eeon.htm
An ingredient in garlic may offer one of the best defenses against hospital superbugs, research shows. The compound is said to be effective even against highly resistant strains of the notorious MRSA bug, which has claimed many lives. Tests by Dr. Ron Cutler, a microbiologist, showed it can cure patients with MRSA-infected wounds "within days", he said. Allicin, which occurs naturally in garlic, not only killed known varieties of MRSA, but also new superbug generations resistant to "last-resort" antibiotics such as vancomycin. The findings will be published in the Journal of Biomedical Science in the new year. More at:
http://www.rense.com/general46/super.html
Besides garlic, other good natural therapies can be found in “The Use Of Natural Therapies For Hypertension” by Dr. James Howenstine at:
http://www.newswithviews.com/Howenstine/james6.htm
Most of Dr. Howenstine's excellent tips in the article below are the same things that Joel already told us in his books, but it is so important to good health that I thought it bears repeating.
How To Recover From Cancer
By Dr. James Howenstine, M.D.
"Drink only filtered water so you do not have the problems of petrochemical residue, pesticides, herbicides, chlorine, fluoride, and heavy metals in drinking water hindering your effort..." More advice and full article at http://www.newswithviews.com/Howenstine/james8.htm
A good night's sleep may be one weapon in the fight against cancer, according to researchers at Stanford University Medical Center. Their work is among the first to piece together the link between mental well-being and cancer recovery. See the full story at
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/10/031001060734.htm or look for more at
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=sleep+cancer
America, It’s Time For Your Nap
http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/83/97900.htm?printing=true
American Kids And Parents Lack Sleep
http://www.rense.com/general50/americankidsandparents.htm
How Smokers 'Harm Healing'
People who live with smokers find that their cuts and grazes take longer to heal and are more likely to leave scars, according to a study. Researchers have shown that the body's "healing cells" move slower to the site of an injury if they are exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke. The preliminary study, at the University of California, studied the effects of smoke on fibroblasts, cells that play a key role in wound healing. More at
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/04/05/nsmoke05.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/04/05/ixhome.html/news/2004/04/05/nsmoke05.xml
Speaking of smoking . . .
Obese Kids 'Have Arteries Of 45 Yr Old Smokers'
The arteries of overweight children can be in as poor condition as those of middle-aged smokers, finds research. This could make them up to five times more likely than those of normal weight to have a heart attack or stroke before age 65. Read more at http://www.rense.com/general51/smoker.htm
Best Medical Treatment Often No Treatment At All
The biggest myths of modern medicine were challenged in a new guide for patients launched yesterday that sets out the best treatment for 60 of the commonest medical conditions. Instead of claiming miracles, the guide admits that often the best treatment is no treatment. Devised by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), it is based on evidence from thousands of research studies and is being made available through the NHS Direct website, the advice service for patients. Full story at
http://www.rense.com/general51/best.htm
Alternative medicine gains ground
In 2002, more than one-third - 36 percent - of American adults tried herbal treatments, meditation, chiropractic therapy, acupuncture, diets or some other nontraditional care, according to a study of 31,000 people. If prayer for health is included as an alternative treatment, the number soars to 62 percent, according to the survey released last month by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2188466,00.html
Berries And Beans Top Best Antioxidant Foods List
A variety of veggies, fruits and nuts battled it out this month for the top spot on a new list of the 20 most antioxidant-rich foods, ranked by nutrition scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In the end, small red beans won the day, narrowly beating out wild blueberries as the food with the highest concentration of disease-fighting compounds per serving. Antioxidants fight damage to cells from rogue molecules called "free radicals."
TOP 20 Antioxidant-Rich Foods:
1) Small red beans (dried).
2) Wild blueberries.
3) Red Kidney beans.
4) Pinto beans.
5) Blueberries (cultivated).
6) Cranberries.
7) Artichokes (cooked).
8) Blackberries.
9) Prunes.
10) Raspberries.
11) Strawberries.
12) Red Delicious apples.
13) Granny Smith apples.
14) Pecans.
15) Sweet cherries.
16) Black plums.
17) Russet potatoes (cooked).
18) Black beans (dried).
19) Plums.
20) Gala apples.
Full story at http://www.rense.com/general54/berriesandbeanstop.htm
Follow-up To 20 Most Anti-Oxidant-Rich Foods
Pine bark, red wine extract and grape seed extract are the strongest, most powerful antioxidants out there. Author of this article writes: “I'm seeing them help people with ailments as diverse as arthritis, chronic back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, allergies/asthma, and Alzheimer's. They are powerfully anti-inflammatory, and over 70% of all diseases have a strong inflammatory component. They also strengthen the immune system.”
http://www.rense.com/general54/ffods.htm
The TRUE Cost Of Your Prescription Drugs!
Material Costs of Medical Compounds
Investigative Research Reveals the True Costs of Drugs
http://www.rense.com/general54/preco.htm
78 Ways Sugar Can Ruin Your Health
http://www.rense.com/general54/78.htm
Before You Pop That Pill
An article in the Washington Post called "Alternative Remedies Gaining Popularity" by Rob Stein (Friday, May 28, 2204) stated that: "A new government survey of more than 31,000 U.S. adults nationwide, the most comprehensive assessment of the use of alternative medicine in the United States, found that 36 percent are using some kind of 'complementary and alternative' therapy."
http://www.rense.com/general61/before.htm
Avoid the five "whites"
White sugar >>> unrefined raw sugar if you must
White flour >>> use whole grained unbleached flour
White lard >>> use natural oils not from animal fat
White salt >>> use "SEA SALT" (set in a store of many pounds)
White women >>> just kidding (don't be so sensitive) :'>
Make your own colloidal silver
>>> link :,) >>>
http://www.keelynet.com/biology/colloid.htm
Bacteria caint grow in the presence of silver.
Silver in water filters prevents the growth of bacteria inside of the filter. (US Navy uses such)
Pioneers used to put silver dollars in thar water barrel to prevent the growth of nasties.
Pure silver is easily obtained.
Silver has a medical treatment history.
Do a wen search on "colloidal silver".
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http://www.bioelectric.ws/eng/index.html
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State Pandemic Plans
Listed at the link below are pandemic plans that are currently available on state Web sites.
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/stateplans.html