WOW! Radio wave-treated water could change agriculture as we know it. MIRACLE GROW: Treated water results in larger, healthier crops.
Wave goodbye to global warming, GM and pesticides.
MIRACLE GROW: Treated water results in larger, healthier crops, says Professor Austin Darragh of Limerick University.
25 August 2013
A GROUNDBREAKING new Irish technology which could be the greatest breakthrough in agriculture since the plough is set to change the face of modern farming forever.
The technology – radio wave energized water – massively increases the output of vegetables and fruits by up to 30 per cent.
Not only are the plants much bigger but they are largely disease-resistant, meaning huge savings in expensive fertilizers and harmful pesticides.
Extensively tested in Ireland and several other countries, the inexpensive water treatment technology is now being rolled out across the world. The technology makes GM obsolete and also addresses the whole global warming fear that there is too much carbon dioxide in the air, by simply converting excess CO2 into edible plant mass.
Developed by Professor Austin Darragh and Dr JJ Leahy of Limerick University’s Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, the hardy eco-friendly technology uses nothing but the natural elements of sunlight, water, carbon dioxide in the air and the minerals in the soil.
The compact biscuit-tin-sized technology, which is called Vi-Aqua – meaning ‘life water’ – converts 24 volts of electricity into a radio signal, which charges up the water via an antennae. Once the device is attached to a hose, thousands of gallons of water can be charged up in less than 10 minutes at a cost of pennies.
Speaking about the new technology, Professor Austin Darragh says:
“Vi-Aqua makes water wetter and introduces atmospheric nitrogen into the water in the form of nitrates – so it is free fertilizer. It also produces the miracle of rejuvenating the soil by invigorating soil-based micro-organisms.
“We can also make water savings of at least 30 per cent. When the water is treated it becomes a better solvent, which means it can carry more nutrients to the leaves and stem and percolate better down into the soil to nourish the roots, which in turn produces a better root system. Hence the reason you need less water and why you end up with larger and hardier crops,” explains Professor Austin Darragh.
Extensively tested in Warrenstown Agricultural College, the technology is being hailed as a modern day miracle.
Harold Lawler is Ireland’s foremost Agricultural Specialist. As Director of the National Botanical Gardens and former Master of Agricultural Science at Warrenstown Agricultural College, he has carried out more research on Vi-Aqua growth-enhancing technology than perhaps anyone else in the world:
“In the bedding plants we really saw a difference in the results; they were much hardier and tougher. You could drop a tray of these plants on the ground and they would not shatter, like ordinary plants.
“We also noticed that the treated plants needed far less fertilizer than the untreated ones. The roots took the nutrients in better whereas with other normal plants leaching of minerals occurs,” explains Harold Lawler.
Impressed, Harold Lawler’s research team carried out further extensive tests on a wide variety of vegetable plants:
“The iceberg lettuces were far superior with faster germination, and with carrots for example, the crops were on average 46 per cent heavier,” explains Harold Lawler.
During recent successful tomato crop field trials in Italy, three of the country’s largest Agricultural Co-op’s were so impressed with the results that they have now decided to recommend the technology to the country’s farming community.
Elsewhere, the Indian government have now concluded their own tests, which confirm that they are able to boost tea (plant) production by over a third while using far less water.
In recognition of the groundbreaking technology, the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, London, recently took the hitherto unheard-of step of granting Professor Austin Darragh and his team the right to use their official centuries-old coat of arms on the new technology – the first time ever that Kew Gardens has afforded anyone such an honor.
The Kew Gardens botanists were not just impressed with the research; they used the technology to restore to life a very rare orchid which had been lying dormant and practically dead in a greenhouse bell jar since 1942. Amazingly, the orchid is now flourishing once again.
Intriguingly, chickens and sheep fed the energized water turned into giants. . . but that’s another story!
Limerick University off- campus company ZPM Europe Ltd, who are based in the National Technology Park, Limerick, is now manufacturing the Vi-Aqua technology.
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REPOSTER’S NOTE
Personally we have experienced the benefits of electrically engineered mineral water that has almost miraculous effects. My husband was extremely ill due to internal bleeding. He was sleeping 20 hours a day. Within 1 week of starting use, he was back to his old self energy wise and remained so until surgery corrected the problem. The electrically engineered mineral water allowed his blood to carry oxygen and nutrients far more efficiently – it literally saved his life until the medical community were able to intervene surgically. That product was not financially viable for agriculture.
In the winter we added food grade hydrogen peroxide to our animals watering troughs and found the animals needed less water to drink and ate 10 – 20% less with no loss in health or weight gain.
In our home we have an oxygen spa that combines far-infrared exposure, natural ultrasound and ozone infusion in our bath. We experience significantly improved health and well being akin to anti-aging in how our bodies are functioning.
That Professor Austin Darragh and Dr JJ Leahy are able to create an innovative technology that is inexpensive to make and use on a large scale, which should get them the Nobel Prize for Science.
It will revitalize this planet – I wait with great anticipation for nutrient result testing. I expect the results to show spectacular increases in nutrient density. That is a real game changer for areas of the world with minimal water supply or minimal amounts of arable land. In addition to revolutionizing irrigated or currently watered crops, this technology will enable survival of the small family farm, and smaller organic market gardens while encouraging more patio gardens and small plot production. This remarkable technology may literally save our planet from us.
What is most admirable, is that this technology uses minimal energy input, the natural elements of sunlight, water, carbon dioxide in the air and the minerals in the soil. It will be a technology that can be accessed and used by the masses.
The comments on the animals fed the energized water are intriguing – I anticipate that the animals saw the same health benefits as the plants. Could this also end up being a tremendously significant medical breakthrough for mankind? If it makes our food healthier and more disease resistant – what could it mean for us if we ingested this water? The possibilities are staggering.
It is so appropriate that this technology would come to the world from the Emerald Ilse. Ireland is covered by lush green grasses. The morning dew in Ireland makes the green pastures sparkle just like emeralds. Radio wave-treated water – a gift of green growth from Irish researchers that will keep giving abundant crops while cleaning our air.
Raw Potato Poultice – Excellent to Draw Infection from Wound or Abscess.
Recently my husband’s thumb became infected at the large joint. There was no apparent wound, bite or bruise. He went to the doctor, who could not determine the cause either. The doctor prescribed antibiotics – which provided some assistance but did not clear the situation up.
We were a large family, who grew up on a farm over an hour away from any medical assistance, Our parents were used to treating many wound/abscess situations successfully. I recalled how effective they had been. When we had fresh farm milk, mom would typically make the bread and milk poultice otherwise we used the raw potato poultice.
I suggested we try an old-fashioned poultice. We made a raw potato poultice as we have new baby potatoes from the garden and by the next morning the inflammation was significantly reduced and the wound discharge was a clear fluid instead of pus.
We maintained the poultice throughout the day changing it about every 4 hours after rinsing the affected area in a salt water wash.
By the next morning, there was no sign of infection or inflammation. We washed it well in salt water, rinsed with colloidal silver, let the wound air dry thoroughly and covered with a breathable bandage. The bandage came off before his nightly shower, and that was that – the wound had healed beautifully.
RAW POTATO POULTICE
1. Take a raw potato and grate it finely to produce a soft,pliable, mush.
2. Spread this onto a clean cloth and apply it to the affected area.
3. Cover over it with glad/saran wrap.
4. Cover with glad/saran wrap with a cloth bandage to hold the poultice in place.
5. Leave overnight and remove in the morning. ( if you are seeing healing progress but feel the wound/ abscess would benefit from an additional application, can apply a new fresh poultice following the steps above)
6. Cleanse affected area with warm salty water.
7. Cover with a clean dressing.
8. Continue salty washes twice a day until completely healed over!
Please consult your health professional if not sure about this great healing recipe:)
Other Poultices
Poultice for Infection
Thank You to Buzzle for the following article
If you have an infection on your skin, then you can make use of poultice to get rid of the infection. Making the poultice at home is not a difficult task. It will be of help in getting rid of the infection easily.
Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/poultice-for-infection.html
All of us have suffered from skin infections at some point of time or the other in life. Although there are antibiotics available for the same, one can make use of poultice for treating infection. It will not only be of help in drawing out the infection, but it will also speed up the healing process. The poultice increases the supply of blood to the affected area, at the same time, they also relax the tensed muscles as they soothe inflamed tissues. They are also able to draw out the toxins from the infected area. The skin is known to absorb anything, which comes in contact with it instantaneously. Therefore, when poultice is applied on the skin, the medicinal benefits are also absorbed into the skin and that in turn, starts the healing process.
How to Make a Poultice for Infection?
For treating infectious diseases of the skin, different types of poultice can be used. It is important that the right type of herbs are used for the same. One can either use fresh herbs or dried herbs to make herbal poultice. The poultice recipes mentioned below will help in treating boils, infections, abscesses and inflammation.
Onion Poultice
To make onion poultice grate a raw onion. Combine it with warm water. Place a thin cloth on the infection and place the onion poultice on the cloth. Place a bandage on the onion poultice and leave it on the skin overnight.
Calendula Flowers and Lavender Oil Poultice
To treat infections of the skin combine quarter cup of crushed Comfrey leaves with quarter cup of Calendula flowers and a couple of drops of lavender oil. Add all the ingredients to a jar filled with sterile water. Shake the ingredients well and place the jar in a dark and cool place for four days. On the fifth day strain the leaves and flowers out. Dip cotton swab in the liquid and place the swab on the infection and wrap it up with a bandage. Change the swap at least 2 to 3 times a day.
Mustard Poultice
Soak the mustard seeds for 10 to 15 minutes in water. Grind them in the grinder by combining it either with water or natural oil. Place a thin cloth on the skin and then apply the poultice on it. Do not apply the poultice on the skin directly, as it can cause the skin to burn.
Turmeric Poultice
To make turmeric poultice, combine turmeric powder with water. Apply the paste on the affected area. It draws all the infection, therefore it is often referred to as drawing poultice. It can be used to treat boils, as much as it can be used to treat different skin infections. Along with the poultice, you may also want to drink a cup of warm milk combined with half a teaspoon of turmeric once in the morning and one cup in the evening to hasten up the healing process.
Bread and Milk Poultice
The bread and milk poultice has been used for many centuries. Soak bread in warm milk for some time. Then make a paste of milk and bread and then apply the poultice on the infection. It will help in getting rid of infection fast as it also hastens the healing process.
Potato Poultice
One of the poultices to get rid of infection is the potato poultice. All you have to do is to grate a raw potato. Place the grated potato on the infection site and cover it up with a bandage. Leave the potato poultice on the infection overnight for better results.
No doubt the poultice for infection is great to treat the infections. However, if the infections refuses to die down, then it is best to consult a health care professional. If along with the infection, you also have fever, redness, which is spreading away from the infection site, severe pain, foul odor, etc., then it is time that you consult your health care professional. At the same time, it is important that you do a patch test to know if the poultice does suit you. Last but not the least, the advice given in this write-up cannot be substituted for medical advice.
By Bhakti Satalkar
Published: 1/11/2011
Music to help you to bring more Love and Prosperity into your life.
Music has been a way we as people share our deepest emotions. Music touches even the most stoic of us. Music has moved individuals and nations. Music is said to heal. Here is a bit more on 528 hz. Enjoy!
Learn more – 528 Hz Prosperity Key of LOVE – Dr Len Horowitz
10 Easy Activities Science Has Proven Will Make You Happier Today
A thankful message, spending on others, listening to music, happy daydreams and more…
Science can make you happier. Do at least some of these activities today and feel the positive vibrations flow. Keep it going for a week or longer and feel your mood lift.
1. Mentally subtract something good from your life
People spend a lot of time thinking about good things that didn’t happen, but might have done. But what about the good things that did happen that might not have?
Say you’d never met your partner or friend or got that job? What would life be like without some of those things we take for granted?
Thinking about what might not have been can be tremendously powerful if used in the right way. Counter-factual thinking can create meaning in life and, and can increase satisfaction with what you have (Koo et al., 2008).
So, mentally subtract something good from your life to really appreciate it.
2. Send a thankful message
Gratitude is a powerful emotion that helps us enjoy what we have.
Evoke it right now by sending an email, text or letter to someone who has helped you in some way. Thank them for what they have done for you, however small.
It’s easy and quick and one study has found that practising gratitude can increase happiness 25%. Another found that just three letters over a three-week period was enough to reliably increase happiness and life satisfaction (Toepfer et al., 2012).
3. Spend money on someone else
Money can make you happy but only if you use it in the right way.
One of the easiest ways is by spending it on others. So, why does spending on others increase your happiness?
“It’s partly because giving to others makes us feel good about ourselves. It helps promote a view of ourselves as responsible and giving people, which in turn makes us feel happy. It’s also partly because spending money on others helps cement our social relationships. And people with stronger social ties are generally happier.”
So, buy a friend a present today or take them out to lunch. You’ll feel good about it, I promise.
4. Get some exercise
What’s the number one strategy that people use to feel better, increase their energy levels and reduce tension? Exercise.
It doesn’t have to be a marathon; a simple walk around the block will do the trick. We all know it’ll make us feel better to get out and stretch our legs, but there are always excuses to avoid it.
If you’re at home, make time for a trip that doesn’t involve the car and does involve your legs. If you’re in the office, make sure you get out for a walk at lunch-time instead of eating sandwiches in front of the computer.
5. Listen to music
Number two on the list of all time top strategies people use for feeling better is: listening to music.
Music can influence mood in many ways but most people rate its power to manage our positive moods as the top reason they love music. We particularly like the fact that it can make our good moods even better.
Even sad music can bring pleasure as many people enjoy the contradictory mix of emotions it creates.
6. Make plans…7. …with friends
Remember those childhood days leading up to Christmas when you couldn’t wait to rip open your presents? The pleasure in anticipation was just incredible.
Research on the psychology of happiness shows that anticipation can be a powerful positive emotion. We enjoy looking forward to things much more than we enjoy looking back on them afterwards (Van Boven & Ashworth, 2007).
So, make a plan now and try to always have something to look forward to, however small.
7. …with friends
The best types of plans to make are with friends.
It’s not just that you’ll have the pleasure of anticipation; it’s also that you’re keeping the friendship alive.
One study of 8 million phone calls has found, not exactly surprisingly, that when people call each other back, their friendships are much more likely to survive (Hidalgo & Rogriguez-Sickert, 2007).
If an economic incentive might help motivate you to make plans with friends, then here is one from research that attempted to put a monetary value on different types of social relationships (Powdthavee, 2008):
“…a move from “seeing friends or relatives less than once a month” to “seeing friends or relatives on most days” is now estimated to be worth an extra £85,000 a year for a representative individual”
In other words: you’d have to earn £85,000 ($130,000) more a year to make you as happy as if you saw friends or relatives on most days of the week.
So, not only is staying in touch with friends good, but it’ll save you a lot of effort trying to earn more money at work.
8. List 3 good things that happened today
At the end of the day, before you go to bed, spend a few minutes thinking about three good things that happened today. They don’t have to be that amazing; just three things that made you feel a little better. You can also think about why they happened.
In one study in which people carried out this exercise, their happiness was increased, and depressive symptoms decreased, fully six months afterwards (Seligman et al., 2005).
If you’ve done some of the things mentioned here, then you’ll already have at least three things for your list.
9. Practice your signature strengths
Simply put this means doing things you are good at. Whatever it is, people are usually cheered up when they do things at which they excel.
Think about things that you are good at: it could be social skills, physical skills, sporting skills or anything really. It could be making someone laugh or giving someone a helping hand.
Then take some time during the day to use that skill. When people practice their signature strengths it makes them happier.
10. A happy daydream
If you’re less of a doer and more of a dreamer, then this activity is for you: have a happy daydream.
Over the course of the day our minds tend to wander a lot, but directing that mind-wandering in a positive way can be very beneficial.
In this research on life-savouring strategies, positive mental time travel was found to be one of the most effective. In the study people thought back to times in their lives that gave them pleasure; moments filled with success, love and friendship.
The mind may try to fight back by traveling back to past embarrassments or failures, but keep it locked into a happy daydream for the best boost.
Get enough good sleep – most of us are sleep deprived then try to play catch-up which doesn’t work.
Get plenty of sunshine with out sunglasses. Sunshine stimulates the brain to make serotonin via light receptors in the eyes.
Up your Vitamin D intake – It is called the sunshine vitamin because your body can make it when skin is exposed to the sun but has also been proven to enhance mood. Most of us are deficient so getting more gets us more day to day happiness.
Sometimes we all just need a really good cry – watch a real tear-jerker – sob your heart out, you will have a great sleep and wake up feeling much lighter.
Join a group that does something you have always wanted to learn – you meet interesting people and get to do something you have always wanted too.
Volunteer – Doing something from the heart with others who are doing the same just plain makes you feel good. I find volunteers to be happy groups of people and Happiness is contagious.
Go Dancing – Music and exercise together – There is nothing better.
Personally – I would add 1 Tbsp Coconut Oil or 1 Tbsp Cold pressed Hemp Oil, or 2 heaping Tbsps of Hemp Hearts. Complex plant fats provide the body nutrient dense fats needed for optimal functioning. They promote weight loss while supporting the bodies daily need for good Omega 3 and Omega 6 fats . They also add a pleasant creaminess to the smoothie as well.
The fats give a feeling of satiation and fullness as do the bananas. They are good sources to increase energy levels naturally so you are not running for a high calorie snack.
Change it up by adding a bit of raw ginger, fresh lemon juice, fresh Kale a few nuts or even a dash of Himalayan Sea Salt.
Should you find your smoothie a bit too thick add coconut water to dilute.
Freeze a well washed full lemon – add 1/4 of the lemon rind and all. There are far more nutrients in the rind than in the pulp. Have it handy to add for those days you want a more cleansing alkaline effect.
I like personally like to replace the yogurt with a bit of coconut water and one of the oils. I get the creaminess without the dairy.
On busy days, I make a double batch, 1/2 for immediate consumption and 1/2 for later. Store it in the fridge or an insulated drink container to take with you, if you are going to be out and about.
Dr. Gupta has my appreciation and gratitude for broaching this topic in such methodical well researched documentary.
Ricki Lake also hi-lighted this topic earlier this year and showed us real lives, extremely changed for the better by appropriate use of Cannabis.
Ricki Lake Show Mykayla Comstock Parents BraveMykayla.com – Meet the Martha Stewart of Marijuana
Cannabis is a complex issue. Here is some additional information that really opened my eyes.
THE PARENTS/PEOPLE IN THESE VIDEOS COULD BE ANY OF US. They were desperate, they listened, learned, took action.
It was information and education that opened their eyes and changed their whole world. THEY ARE NOT CRAZY – THEY ARE JUST MORE EDUCATED IN THE FACTS ABOUT CANNABIS.
What follows is some of the information available out there that really opened my eyes.
A must watch is found at the end of this post is The Best Marijuana Documentary (Canadian)
There is a lot of support in the Medical Community that can not be voiced due to retribution and loss of livelihood. Lets free our Medical Community to use this tool sooner rather than later. There is a lot of support also found in the Policing community as well, and they for the same reasons can not voice it.
The generation graduating today will change this if we do not. They are not afraid of Cannabis and believe it is safe. They will be reaping the legacy of huge health care deficits. They will force the issue out of financial necessity but from the basis of knowledge and science.
Your body makes cannabinoids naturally. It is in mothers milk to help make new born babies become hungry and learn to suckle.
“Cell membranes in the body are naturally equipped with these cannabinoid receptors which, when activated by cannabinoids and various other nutritive substances, protect cells against viruses, harmful bacteria, cancer, and other malignancies. And human breast milk is an abundant source of endocannabinoids, a specific type of neuromodulatory lipid that basically teaches a newborn child how to eat by stimulating the suckling process.”
Don’t you find it interesting that the human body comes equipped with cannabinoid receptors and that when they are activated, they protect cells against viruses, harmful bacteria, cancer, and other malignancies?
Isn’t it also interesting thathuman breast milk is an abundant source of endocannabinoids? We know most babies, when born, are endowed with the benefits of it’s mothers immunities for the first few months allowing the baby a chance to develop it’s own immune system more fully. Does it then, not also make sense that these cannabinoids might need augmentingwhen our bodies are stressed by certain conditions like cancer?
We, all human beings come with built in equipment so our bodies can defend and repair itself through the use of cannabinoids.
HMMMMM!
So it would be logical to anticipate that if the body is unable to repair itself due to being overwhelmed by viruses, harmful bacteria, cancer, and other malignancies – giving this substance to the body would enable it to revitalize that defense mechanism ?
Wouldn’t that then explain the results of many studies over many decades showing a wide range of medicinal benefits to people who suffer from Parkinson’s to Cancer and pretty much every thing in between?.
Yet Marijuana/Cannabis has been criminalized and demonized, denying the public at large a safe effective medicinal solution with no horribly detrimental side effects when used appropriately.
Also very interestingly – No one has ever died from a Cannabis overdose. The same cannot be said for many of the man made pharmaceuticals which treat the same health concerns.
Cannabis is a VEGTABLE
Raw Cannabis IS NOT PSYCHO-ACTIVE
Cannabis provides highly digestible globular protein, which is balanced for all of the Essential Amino Acids. Cannabis provides the ideal ratio of omega 6 to omega 3 Essential Fatty Acids. Critically, cannabis is the only known source of the Essential Cannabinoid Acids. It is clear that all 7 billion individuals would benefit from access to cannabis as a unique functional food.
Alcohol, a large portion of pharmaceuticals, glue, certain permanent markers, various hallucinogenic herbs, aspartame, tobacco etc. are all legal or legal but controlled.
Most street drugs and Cannabis/ Marijuana are illegal.
Of this group only Marijuana/Cannabis can be categorized as non lethal in all dosages.
What do the majority of these substances have in common WHEN NOT USED IN MODERATION:
can be addictive ,
impact brain development in the frontal cortex in people under 25,
Prescription Drugs45% (Depressants, opioids and antidepressants)
Street Drugs Combined 39% (Amphetamine, Heroin, Methamphetamine, Cocaine)
Conclusions
Alcohol is the second most deadly and the most accessible
Prescription Drugs are the most deadly and second most accessible
Street Drugs are third most deadly and accessible
Cannabis does not cause death
Cannabis is less addictive than street drugs or alcohol (no numbers readily available for prescription drug addiction)
Cannabis has numerous studies to support use as a medical alternative for numerous more dangerous pharmaceuticals.
Billions annually could be reallocated if cannabis was regulated, marketed and controlled similar to alcohol or tobacco.
Low THC – high Cannabinoid strains could be grown without any more oversight than crops like wheat.
High THC – high Cannabinoid strains could be grown with appropriate monitoring and security engaged during late growth stages and processing .
A legalized cannabis industry could create billions of dollars in income and a significant boost to jobs. This industry properly handled could be a huge source of tax income.
We would solve many issues and have a multi billion dollar hemp economy as it can be used for 1000’s of products.
Proper education programs for young people could be created – give them the whole picture. Regulate high THC content Marijuana/Cannabis just like alcohol and tobacco
Alcohol is the most used substance by young people and it has the highest death rate.
We are focusing on the wrong substance if the goal is to protect our people, young or older from themselves as alcohol has much higher death and addiction rates and is consumed by a much larger segment of the population. It does not scientifically show many medical benefits.
Only a small minority would abuse Cannabis/Marijuana – they will do that whether it is legal or illegal.
Decriminalizing Cannabis would remove the criminal element from profiting, while freeing up resources that could be much better used elsewhere. Just think how many less jail cells would be needed – the financial windfall from that alone would be staggering.
I, like most of you, have watched people use the recreational substances of alcohol and cannabis. Almost everyone has seen the nicest, smartest people become idiots when they drink more than moderate amounts.
People on an alcohol high (drunk)
Engage in riskier behavior
Show more dramatic emotional responses ( crying, fighting, are less easy to reason with, become agitated far more readily,
Are less coherent, often are unable to follow direct commands
Much more likely to have a physical reaction, vomiting, stumbling, falling, unconsciousness,
Addiction is very difficult to overcome, severe relapses can pose a huge threat to others
People on a cannabis high(stoned)
Are typically happy and easy to get along with
May seem more lethargic but in control of their faculties and bodies
May not show any noticeable physical reaction
Can follow direct commands
Addiction can be difficult to overcome, severe relapses typically only pose a threat to themselves and that threat is the relapse into use.
In the event of a life threatening event, I would much prefer my children be in the hands of someone high on cannabis than someone who is drunk.
It is time to start really looking at the facts.
None of the above mind altering substances are toys for fun and games, whether they are legal or not. It is obvious and incontrovertible through scientific investigation and anecdotal experience that Cannabis causes the least negative impact socially and financially to society and the individual.
When juiced raw it is an unparalleled nutritional powerhouse with no hallucinogenic effects
Scientific studies of cannabis, some dating back decades show very significant medical efficacy.
The US government holds patents cannabinoids.
How is it any longer acceptable and accepted that a more realistic and practical categorization of Cannabis be denied the populace at large?
How is it that we, as a civilized society continue to allow;
Billions upon Billions of wasted tax dollars and man hours on something that has never killed anyone.
Millions of patients to be subjected to Pharmaceuticals that further endanger their lives or quality of life due to destructive side effects, but continue to deny them access to a scientifically safer alternative.
THESE ARE QUESTIONS WE EACH NEED TO ASK OURSELVES.
I charge each and every one of you to ask any first responders you know, who they would rather deal have to deal with:
Someone who is using:
Cannabis
Alcohol
Prescription Drugs(Depressants, opioids and antidepressants)
Street Drugs Combined (Amphetamine, Heroin, Methamphetamine, Cocaine)
Or is not using anything but is in a heightened mental state like anger or psychosis.
I suspect you will get he same answer as I did. It was unanimous – the person using Cannabis.
There will always be those who will abuse substances, from mouth washes and aftershaves that contain alcohol to glue and gasoline that you can sniff. People have died from abusing each of those substances. Yet we didn’t make those substances unobtainable legally to the rest of the population. We the general public would never be in a position to compete and take any of that business away.
On the other hand, if Cannabis were re-categorized, you could grow a marijuana plant in a pot in your apartment window and reap the health benefits. If everybody grew a few plants to juice and keep themselves healthy, that could cut into the profits derived from a lot of different products marketed commercially today, Other companies would create legal cannabis products like leaf juice that would still put most of that same money into the economy and health care legally.
If we were so inclined – we could make a number of alcohols in our homes and grow their main in ingredients without breaking any laws. Most of us choose not to. I believe the same would true of Cannabis.It being illegal makes it more attractive to the criminal element for it’s profitability.
Prohibition created a huge underground economy, large government enforcement agencies and made would be criminals out of the general public. The same has occurred with Cannabis and as you can see from the statistics above, it does a lot less harm. It is long past time to move forward.
Not so long ago many OTC drugs were mainly in the domain pharmacists. There were huge fears what would happen out here in the real world. The reality is most of us use them as intended and a the few abuse them. Should we really expect anything different from Cannabis.
It clearly is not a cocaine. opium, heroin or ecstasy. Without the cachet and the profit, the criminal element would loose interest.
There could be huge business with so many spin off jobs and businesses. Only a bit of barley, wheat, corn etc goes into making alcohol. Only a bit of certain plants at a certain point in maturation contain the THC which only becomes psychoactive when heated.
That is why it didn’t warrant the attention of the general public before 1937 and was in the hands of farmers and businesses.
One person, Henry J. Ainslinger, made it his mission to change this and make a name for himself. Others saw an opportunity to protect their interests and got on that bandwagon. Those interests are just as real today so the funding and support of the bandwagon continues.
Today we know so much more – Cannabis is no longer the big scary beast we were told it was. Due to the internet, that knowledge is out here for us all to see. The wheels are starting to fall off this bandwagon state by state and special interests and agendas can no longer keep up.
Soon it will translate to the Federal level as the old guard and their alliances are replaced. As the groundswell grows it will be interesting to see how it is dealt with by leadership candidates.
The various parts of Cannabis being sold through appropriate retailers would allow regulation and control. Pharmacies or liquor stores for the part that contains THC actives. The leaves which contain no THC could be harvested and be handled like wheat grass. The cold pressed oil and the hemp hearts would go on the grocery shelves and the fiber would go out to industry to make canvas, rope, bio-fuel, pulp and paper fiber, cloth and 1000’s of everyday products.
There is no question, we have to start reducing health care costs. We as a society don’t have the resources to support the needs of our aging society without some major changes. More of us will be needing the solutions cannabis can provide. Many current pharmaceuticals come with costly negative side effects that require even further intervention. Where possible, we must move to use the most effective, cost effective, responsible, least detrimental solutions. Cannabis is the only possible solution on the horizon that offers major change with an affordable price tag.
Cannabis could put as much legal employment and money into the economy as commodities like corn, wheat. soy, canola or forest products. You and I could grow any of these but we don’t bother too unless we have a market or a purpose. We do buy the end products of these crops from retailers like department stores. liquor stores, grocery stores, pharmacies etc.
Marijuana/Cannabis was once a medicine available to our doctors. It was also a cash crop for the fiber. I know of European Immigrants who came to our area early last century who grew Hemp/Cannabis . Everything was put to use, People made tea or incorporated Marijuana/Cannabis oil into foods including desserts. The leaf of the plant has no THC but has been shown to have huge stores of beneficial nutrients. THC concentrations were much lower but the cannabinoids were likely similar. The Hemp fiber portion was put to use in so many ways. The crops left the soil in very good condition for the next crop.
How can we get back to where this can be grown in gardens by you and all your neighbors. Farmers can farm it freely. We can go back to using in our everyday life as a vegetable. Millions of trees could be saved every year, keeping our planet greener. Hemp/Cannabis being an annual crop is a very renewable resource and an excellent bio fuel source. Oil is not a renewable resource – we are using something we can not replace for future generations.
It is time to start considering the legacy we as a society are choosing to leave behind. When our actions serve only ourselves today – we serve no one. When our actions serve others – we provide service to everyone today and in the future.
Forward movement is happening as evidenced by the following article and the Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Ricki Lake and PBS broadcasts.
Note that industrial Marijuana contains very little if any THC – YET IT IS ALSO ILLEGAL TO GROW.
“Springfield, Colo., farmer Ryan Loflin on Monday planted the nation’s first industrial hemp crop (Cannabis Sativa) in almost 60 years,” The Denver Postreports.
Suck it, prohibition!
The United States banned the food, fuel and fiber in 1937, and we currently import tons of it, mostly from China. Below, Hemp for Victory, a piece of American propaganda during World War II detailing hemp’s rich history, which goes back thousands of years.
Uploaded on Aug 15, 2010 – Comments that followed the video
Produced by the US Government in 1942…Interesting to learn that Dupont Chemical funded the anti- hemp / marijuana effort. This is because they had patents on new synthetic fibers and Hemp had a new machine that would put them out of business if hemp were to be used for clothes. Dupont also sold – and still does many of the chemicals to wood pulp producers… so we continue to cut down forests… when Hemp could save millions of trees, be used as an alternative bio fuel and the US could easily grow enough hemp to eliminate the need for oil… so Big oil does not want hemp legal either. Neither do the drug companies… they can’t patent it. They would rather keep selling you their drugs. By keeping it illegal the lawyers, courts etc… also make a buck. You can only get high from the female flower – nobody has ever died from smoking a joint. Of course the alcohol and tobacco companies would prefer to keep their monopoly as well. So we have all the BIG Corporate players… against legalizing it. Yet if it were legalized – we would solve many issues and have a multi billion dollar hemp economy as it can be used for 1000’s of products. A few other good films to watch are run from the cure & hemp conspiracy – Google it!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kybQTt…
I watched helplessly as my father, uncle, mother in law and father in law died very painfully wasting away from cancer. My great grandmother was tortured by Parkinson’s in her later years. I have an epileptic cousin, whose life is a nightmare due to epilepsy induced by head trauma. My husband has to use Oxycontin for pain from damage caused by 3 separate back injuries.
From what I have learned – each and every one of them could have been or could be spared so much agony. It angers me greatly, that we the masses have been and continue to be so duped and denied this natural medicine, this natural herb, this natural fiber and this natural oil,
I have 1 mother, I husband, 5 siblings, 4 children, 5 grandchildren. By today’s statistics, 1 in 3 of us will get cancer – that is 5 of us. I want us to have cannabis as a choice for our therapy so we don’t have to experience the nightmare medical choices for treatment currently available, most of which don’t work any better than they did 50 years ago. I want the cannabis therapies to be legal, accessible and affordable. Our bodies are made to use cannabinoids – our newborns thrive on them in our breast milk. our bodies use them everyday to keep our brains, bodies and immune functions operating well.
Watching all these people in these videos regain their health and ability to function fully as contributing members of society, removing them from needing so much of the health care budget, shows not only can they benefit, but potentially every single one of us.
From Diabetes to Alzheimer’s, from Parkinson’s to COPD, from MS to Cancer, from Lupus to Crohn’s, almost every imaginable condition including malnutrition and pregnancy would alleviated or improved by Cannabis in one of it’s various consumable forms. There is now the science from all over the world to show this.
Doesn’t It boggle your my mind, that we as a society, can all get brain washed against our best interest by a few with special interest agendas?
How is it that BIG BUSINESS and individual agendas have run our countries and promoted their twisted version of the facts AND WE LET THEM? Especially, when from all appearances, we the masses are THE BIGGEST LOSERS in this whole scenario.
We as North Americans need to support the Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s, Dr Shakefords and all of the other researchers who are bringing old and new information to light.
Our fore-bearers must be rolling in their graves constantly – watching us fall for the Propaganda – HOOK, LINE and SINKER.
My grandfather was a soldier after WWI, My father and uncles fought in WW11. That is a statement that true for many of us. Cannabis Sativa was grown to support the WW11 war effort.
My father got cancer and the cancer eventually killed him after putting him through extended torture. His brothers all but one died of various cancers – they too suffered unmercifully.
Yet when, they, my family were dying horrible agonizing deaths from cancer – Cannabis was not a choice. The knowledge of it’s efficacy as a cancer cure and a pain medication were purposely hidden from us under the guise of Cannabis being a horrible drug. A few involved in GOVERNMENTS, LAW and BIG BUSINESS not just the Pharmaceutical Giants were and continue to be complicit in the effort. That too will change as public opinion forces it to.
There are many effective cancer cures – you can’t patent them. They are natural to this planet and should be available to every inhabitant. Prevention really is the key. Our bodies create aberrant cells every day. We have multiple defense mechanisms that prevent proliferation and cause those cells to die. Cannabinoids play a very large and crucial role in defending our bodies.
Exercise, hydration, nutrition oxygenation, circulation, detoxification, PH balance, adequate quality sleep, a positive attitude, a supportive belief system are tools for a optimally functioning Immune System. Cannabinoids dramatically improve functioning of a compromised immune system. THC plays a huge role in pain control, aberrant brain function, mood and anxiety reduction.
This blog was created to share information on simple choices that can provide the body what it needs to create better health and wellness. It would be irresponsible for me to ignore Cannabis, when it is clearly a is a scientifically supported solution.
One of those choices for some people will be cannabis in various forms. For Cannabis to be available to everyone who is in need, regulation and laws need to change as well as false beliefs. Education and research will pave the way for change. Thanks to Dr.Sanjay Gupta and his approach, the lines of communication will be expanded on this topic, getting this message into the mainstream.
Research shows us:
“Cell membranes in the body are naturally equipped with these cannabinoid receptors which,when activated by cannabinoids and various other nutritive substances, protect cells against viruses, harmful bacteria, cancer, and other malignancies. Human breast milk is an abundant source of endocannabinoids, a specific type of neuromodulatory lipid that basically teaches a newborn child how to eat by stimulating the suckling process.”
Through lies and false propaganda – THIS CHOICE HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM US. WE NEED TO CORRECT THAT SITUATION sooner rather than later – we owe it to our for-bearers, ourselves and our children.
Get educated, active and involved – no matter your age, race, color, creed, sex, or religion – no matter who you are, this affects your future choices in so many areas.
Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, stated over a thousand years ago “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”
We need to start embracing his wisdom and reclaiming this treasure from nature for the use and benefit of everyone. On an individual health basis, good natural nutrient rich food, herbs and spices have been a mainstay and remain so.
The list of diseases and conditions that see beneficial results from cannabis therapy in one of it’s various forms is truly staggering. The most effective results are obtained from the real plant.
We, every mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, niece or nephew who has someone in our life who has or is suffering needlessly are the ones who need to speak up and do our part for change to occur.
Change that is long overdue and much needed. It can come about and it will as sure as the sun will rise tomorrow. 100 years from now this prohibition will be looked back upon much like the Alcohol Prohibition. That was changed because of the masses speaking up, so will this situation.
Pharmaceutical companies have created some synthetic drugs but the efficacy is not there and likely never will be.
Smart Phone Pictures Pose Huge Privacy Risks – News Report Shows How To Guard Your Privacy
THIS STORY WAS ORIGINALLY AIRED 11/09/2010 – BUT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT TODAY!
WARNING!!!! If you take photos with your cell phone, If you, your kids or grand kids take pics from your phone — You need to WATCH THIS!
This is truly alarming – please take the time to watch. Learn how to protect yourself and your family by disabling the picture Geo-tagging function on your Smartphone.
At the end of this news report, LEARN how to set your phone so you don’t run this risk of sharing photo tracking information !
PLEASE PASS THIS INFO ON TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO TAKES PICTURES WITH THEIR CELL OR SMART PHONE AND POSTS THEM ONLINE.
TAKE THE RECOMMENDED PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT ANYONE YOU TAKE AND SHARE PICTURES OF ONLINE.
Anyone who posts pictures of children online needs this information.
If you have children or grandchildren you NEED to watch this. Most of us had no idea this could happen from taking pictures on any smart phone or cell phone and posting them online. It’s scary how much information can unwittingly be made available to the pubic .
KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Pictures you’ve e-mailed or uploaded from your smartphone could be leaking location information threatening your safety or that of your children.
“Perfect, just like that,” cooed NBC Action News staffer Susanne McDonald to her four-year-old daughter Laine as she took a series of smartphone pictures. “Ready? One, two, three! Good Girl.”
We loaned McDonald and Laine a smartphone to see just how threatening a seemingly innocent snapshot could be once loaded online.
Police are concerned
“It’s frightening,” said Leawood School Resource Police Officer Mark Chudik when we showed him what we had uncovered.
We searched by entering the names of area cities. We easily identified the home addresses and play areas of children whose pictures were posted by their parents.
“That is legitimately terrifying,” said McDonald when we showed her information we obtained from pictures she posted of daughter Laine.
It’s a new and frightening threat to parents.
The full risk is even an unknown to many internet crime experts, like Chudik, who said he’d never seen private information shared so quickly in such an unknown manner.
He calls the hidden smartphone data today’s biggest risk online.
“It’s probably going to be number one for a while,” Chudik said.
Technique involves free, easily available software
Chudik used a free browser add-on to click on pictures of four-year-old Laine.
He not only found her home when he clicked on a picture of her bedroom, but located her day care, favorite fast food shop, and the specific part of the park where she plays.
“The fact that they found the bedroom is terrifying,” McDonald said. “Scary, like terrifying. Especially as a parent because of the fact that you can see the exact place of it.”
We searched online servers by local cities creating a menu of nearby children and their locations.
With one online bedroom picture, we were able to find the home of two Olathe brothers.
When we went to their home to warn their parents, they declined to comment, but did change the settings on their Photobucket account to private.
How it works
At UMKC, computer science Professor Deep Medhi says smartphones leave a high-tech invisible trail using the same geotracking technology that enables the social website Foursquare and handheld map apps.
“Exactly like in your GPS device in your car,” Medhi said. “When you do it, it can tell you exactly where it is.”
Medhi showed how the easily-obtained software can translate geotagged photos, uploaded or linked from popular websites, into maps.
“Exactly that spot where that picture was taken,” Medhi said.
How to deactivate your geotagging
The site icanstalku.com reposts pictures from unwitting Twitter users in real time, translating their photos into actual addresses and maps.
The site also lists a how to deactivate geotagging on the iPhone, Blackberry with GPS, Google Android, and Palm WebOS.
The site recommends restricting which applications can access GPS marking, or turning off location services altogether, in your smartphone settings.
“You want to be able to do it almost on a picture basis,” Medhi said.
“I don’t think you can think of anything worse than a stranger knowing all that information,” said Officer Chudik.
Experts say you can still be perfectly safe by turning off GPS settings before taking pictures you plan to post online and by keeping your online photo servers restricted to private.
A devastating new report commissioned by the National Cancer Institute reveals that our 40-year long ‘War on Cancer’ has been waged against a vastly misunderstood ‘enemy,’ that in many cases represented no threat to human health whatsoever.
If you have been following our advocacy work on cancer, particularly in connection with the dark side of breast cancer awareness month, you know that we have been calling for the complete reclassification of some types of ‘breast cancer’ as benign lesions, e.g. ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), as well as pointing out repeatedly that x-ray based breast screenings are not only highly carcinogenicbut are also causing an epidemic of “overdiagnosis” and “overtreatment” in US women, with an estimated 1.3 million cases in the past 30 years alone.
This week, a National Cancer Institute commissioned panel’s report published in JAMA online confirmed that we all – public and professionals alike – should stop calling low-risk lesions like DCIS and high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) ‘cancer.’
There are wide-reaching implications to this recommendation, including:
Millions of women in this country have been diagnosed with DCIS, and millions of men with HGPIN, and subsequently [mis]treated. Are they now to be retroactively reclassified as ‘victims’ of iatrogenesis, with legal recourse to seek compensation?
Anyone engaged in a cancer screening will now need to reconsider and weigh both the risks and benefits of such a ‘preventive’ strategy, considering that the likelihood of being diagnosed with a false positive over 10 years is alreadyover 50% for women undergoing annual breast screening.
The burgeoning pink ribbon-bedecked ‘breast cancer awareness’ industry will be forced to reformulate its message, as it is theoretically culpable for the over diagnosis and over treatment of millions of US women by propagating an entirely false concept of ‘cancer.’
The practice of oncology in the United States is in need of a host of reforms and initiatives to mitigate the problem of over diagnosis and over treatment of cancer, according to a working group sanctioned by the National Cancer Institute.
Perhaps most dramatically, the group says that a number of premalignant conditions, including ductal carcinoma in situ and high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, should no longer be called “cancer.”
Instead, the conditions should be labeled something more appropriate, such as indolent lesions of epithelial origin (IDLE), the working group suggests. The Viewpoint report was published online July 29 in JAMA.
Fundamentally, over-diagnosis results from the fact that screen-detected ‘cancers’ are disproportionately slower growing ones, present with few to no symptoms, and would never progress to cause harm if left undiagnosed and untreated.
As you can see by the graph above, it is the fast-growing tumors which will be more difficult to ‘detect early,’ and will progress rapidly enough to cause symptoms and perhaps even death unless treated aggressively. But even in the case of finding the tumor early enough to contain it through surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiation, it is well-known that the minority subpopulation of cancer stem cells within these tumors will be enriched and therefore made more malignant through conventional treatment. For instance, radiotherapy radiation wavelengths were only recently found by UCLA Jonnsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers to transform breast cancer cells into highly malignant cancer stem-cell like cells, with 30 times higher malignancy post-treatment.
What this means is that not only are millions of screen-detected abnormalities not ‘cancer’ in the first place but even those which can be considered fast-growing are often being driven into greater malignancy by the conventional chemotherapy, radiation and surgery-based standard of cancer care itself.
Our entire world view of cancer needs to shift from an enemy that “attacks” us and that we must wage war against, to something our body does, presumably to survive an increasingly inhospitable, nutrient-deprived, carcinogen and radiation-saturated environment, i.e. Cancer As An Ancient Survival Mechanism Unmasked.
When we look at cancer through the optic of fear and see it as an essentially chaos-driven infinitely expanding mass of cells, we are apt to make irrational choices. The physiological state of fear itself has been found to activate multidrug resistance proteins within cancer cells, explaining how our very perception of cancer can influence and/or determine its physiological status and/or trajectory within our body.
The NCI panel report opined:
“The word “cancer” often invokes the specter of an inexorably lethal process; however, cancers are heterogeneous and can follow multiple paths, not all of which progress to metastases and death, and include indolent disease that causes no harm during the patient’s lifetime.”
For more details on what our founder Sayer Ji calls the “Cancer Malignancy Meme,” see his video presentation at the Mind Body Week DC conference, wherein he discuss the ‘Rise of Biomedicine’ within the context of the mind-body connection, and breast cancer over-diagnosis in particular.
We must keep in mind that this proposed redefinition of cancer is no small academic matter, but will affect the lives of millions of women. Consider that every year, approximately 60,000 women in this country are diagnosed with DCIS, a diagnosis so traumatic that it results in significant psychiatric depression 3 years after even a ‘false positive’ diagnosis. For those less fortunate women, numbering in the millions over the past 30 years, who were told they had ‘cancer’ and needed to undergo
lumpectomy, radiation, chemotherapy and/or mastectomy, the NCI panel’s recommendation is a hard pill swallow after the damage has already been irrevocably done.
So, what’s the solution? There is a growing movement towards the use of thermography as a primary diagnostic tool, as it uses no ionizing radiation, and can detect the underlying physiological processes that may indicate inflammation, angiogenesis, cancer-specific metabolic changes, etc., many years before a calcified lesion would appear within an x-ray mammogram. Also, – the mainstay of any truly preventive strategy against cancer is diet, nutrition, exercise and avoiding chemical and radiation exposure, the things that we can do in our daily lives to take back control of and responsibility for our health.
Sayer Ji is an author, researcher, lecturer, and advisory board member of the National Health Federation.
He founded Greenmedinfo.com in 2008 in order to provide the world an open access, evidence-based resource supporting natural and integrative modalities. It is widely recognized as the most widely referenced health resource of its kind.
Disclaimer: This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of GreenMedInfo or its staff.
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This article breaks my heart. I have friends and acquaintances who have had these surgeries at the behest of specialists and now suffer ongoing problems. The side-effects of the surgeries are life long and very inconvenient as well as painful.
This is MONUMENTAL NEWS.
Now many people will be spared unneeded procedures and the subsequent challenges they created. Billions of Health-Care Dollars and resources will become available to be used elsewhere.
Vitamin D3
There are numerous articles on Vitamin D3 which point to it as being very beneficial in resolving issues of inflammation when ingested in excess of 10,000 IU daily. Phenomenal results have been obtained so I encourage you to research Vitamin D3.
Reversal and Prevention of Fibrocystic Disease (lumpy, tender breasts) of the breast, Iodine may be the answer for the majority of women. You be the Judge!
A few years ago, I was in Vancouver BC at a health conference where I met a lady who had been diagnosed with breast cancer. She recounted her journey and her decision not to partake in Chemo or Radiation. She instead listened to nurse friend at one of the largest Vancouver hospitals. This nurse told her that, hospital co-workers diagnosed with breast cancer were going to see a Dr. David Derry.
She followed Dr David Derry’s advice and was able to clear her breast cancer without Chemo or radiation.
Dr. Derry actually had his license suspended for helping women not require standard medical treatment for breast cancer as their So Called tumors had disappeared.
Dr. David Derry
Below is an excerpt from a response Dr. David Derry posted that provides a very clear explanation. You will note that what he says “Most fibrocystic disease is benign, harmless and has no consequences.” So if you have fibrocystic disease still at the age of 45-55, you likely have had this for many years. There maybe then a significant chance the cells may change into a cancer cell. The good news is that it can be cleared up completely with a daily intake of iodine.
READ THE FULL EXCERPT BELOW – Dr. David Derry
Having said all that, breast cancer has been one of my interests for many years. I would like to tell you my thoughts on breast cancer and thyroid disease in an abbreviated form. Breast cancer takes around 20-30 years to develop. The discovered lump represents the end stage of slow cancer progression over decades. The longest period is the first phase of cancer development. This phase which is often called pre-cancerous happens as as a normal cell is gradually turned into a cancer cell. These pre-cancerous lesions are known as fibrocystic disease (lumpy, tender breasts) of the breast. (2-3,13-14) Most fibrocystic disease is benign, harmless and has no consequences.On the other hand, some more advanced forms of fibrocystic disease have clearly defined tendencies towards breast cancer. So there are grades of fibrocystic disease with some of the cells looking more abnormal than in the benign forms. The greater the difference in the cells from normal (abnormal) the greater chance of these cells converting to a cancer cell over 10-20 years. So if you have fibrocystic disease still at the age of 45-55, you likely have had this for many years. There maybe then a significant chance the cells may change into a cancer cell. The good news is that it can be cleared up completely with a daily intake of iodine.(9)In 1993 Ghent and Eskin (2) published a landmark paper on the treatment of severe fibrocystic disease of the breast with iodine supplements. This paper was the result of more than 30 years of marvelous research by Dr. Bernard. A. Eskin of the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. First in animals and then in humans he proved fibrocystic disease of the breast is the result of low dietary iodine. He has shown also that this can go on to develop into breast cancer.(2-8) I feel Dr. Eskin’s research represents a major step toward conquering breast cancer and likely other cancers.Our main significant source of iodine in our diets is iodized salt. But since the high blood pressure studies in the 1950s on salts and their effects on blood pressure, there has been a steady urging, on all women and the elderly especially, to decrease their salt intake. Women are also told to restrict salt in pregnancy. This salt avoidance leads to a relative dietary iodine deficiency. What’s more children are also being taught to restrict their salt intake because of obesity. If this lowers the children’s iodine intake then they will end up low thyroid and gain even more weight. Although there is still iodine in the diets of women it is much lower in general than was anticipated if they were taking a normal salt diet. (10-13) By law in some countries, but not in the United States, iodine is put into table salt. All other sources of salt, such as processed fast foods do not have iodine in them. So children can be eating a lot of salt but without any iodine in it.If it is true there has been a general decrease in salt intake and thus iodine intake since the 1950s, there should have been a general increase in the number of women with fibrocystic (lumpy) disease of the breast. But if as well even lower iodine intake was occurring in the female population, worse forms of fibrocystic disease would occur which are statistically directly related to breast cancer. The chances of getting breast cancer then go up considerably. Now if we put this together with the incidence of breast cancer going from 1 in 23 in the mid 1960s to 1 in 8 currently then it seems to fit together. Over the last 80 years hundreds of publications have confirmed statistical correlations between the worse forms of fibrocystic disease of the breast and subsequent breast cancer. Unfortunately if you have fibrocystic disease you really don’t know what type you have without a biopsy. On the other hand if you take iodine in adequate amounts daily all of the fibrocystic disease disappears so that you are essentially preventing breast cancer from occurring. If a cancer has already started it is unlikely it will be stopped with the iodine at that dose.
From my personal investigations cancer is roughly divided into two phases. The first part is the pre-cancerous phase (before cancer) and involves the change of a normal cell into a cancer cell. This first phase of cancer development takes about 10-30 years. Iodine in adequate doses stops and reverses this stage of the cancer process by causing the natural death of abnormal cells (apoptosis). Iodine circulates throughout the body in the extracellular fluids found between the cells of the body. If cell surface proteins have the amino acid tyrosine on the outside, the passing iodine reacts with this tyrosine. This little reaction denatures the protein and thus kills the cell. It is implied all vertebrate cell membranes do not have tyrosine on the portion of the protein sticking out into the extracellular fluid.
However, the intra membrane proteins may have tyrosine which is only exposed when the membrane is distorted by abnormal cell development such as we see in the pre-cancerous forms of fibrocystic disease. This would then expose the tyrosine to the iodine passing in the extracellular fluid. Again the iodine would denature the protein by reacting with the tyrosine and thus kill off the cell. So thus we have surveillance system for removing abnormal cells from our bodies. On the other hand low iodine intake allows cells to proceed and develop towards cancer. This is more indirect because the gradual increase in abnormal cells are just not being eliminated from the body because there is inadequate iodine to carry this out.
Once the cell has become a cancer cell then it can take two different turns. It can multiply and spread or it can multiply and just stay where it is. The second is called carcinoma in situ. (cancer at the site) The second phase(cancer multiplying and spreading) is the part we are all familiar with. Since on average breast cancer cells double every 100 days, it takes 9 years before mammograms can pick it up and around 11 years before we find it ourselves. (15)
This second clinical part of the cancer phase (the spreading) seems to be arrested by adequate levels of thyroid hormone in all tissues. Thyroid hormone completely controls the connective tissue which forms a strong sieve-like barrier to the passage of cancer cells trying to spread.(16-18) Low levels of thyroid hormone in the tissues (especially connective tissues) promotes the spread of cancer cells. So the body cancer defense system has two parts iodine for the first pre-cancer phase and thyroid hormone and iodine together for the second clinical phase. There is some overlapping of these two defense systems. The excess iodine flows out in the urine. Of course, because the iodine flows out in the urine it is preventing the development of abnormal cells in the bladder and kidney system at the same time. This then prevents cancers developing there.
Now you ask how much is adequate thyroid hormone? Clinically, it means, for you personally, enough thyroid to bring your weight back down. With the increase in metabolism caused by the thyroid together with the thyroid induced personal well-being and motivation you should easily return to your normal weight. You should feel good in yourself and coping well with your life (well-being). If those are all in place then you are likely on a dose that will stop the cancer from spreading. In a normal person this would be between 200 and 400 micrograms of thyroxine. If you combine thyroid hormone treatment with adequate amounts of iodine to prevent any new cancers from developing, then you likely have a good prognosis. For the 8 years I tried this regime on 10 breast cancer patients — there were no recurrences and everyone felt well. There are exceptions to the dosage — related to childhood frightening events. I will discuss this in another answer.(9)
An adequate dose of iodine can be defined as more than 4 mg per day. Lugol’s solution is an iodine-in-water solution used by the medical profession for 200 years.One drop (6.5 mg per drop) of Lugol’s daily in water, orange juice or milk will gradually eliminate the first phase of the cancer development namely fibrocystic disease of the breast so no new cancers can start. It also will kill abnormal cells floating around in the body at remote sites from the original cancer. Of course this approach appears to work for prostate cancer as prostate cancer is similar to breast cancer in many respects. Indeed, it likely will help with most cancers. Also higher doses of iodine are required for inflammatory breast cancer. As well we know that large doses of intravenous iodine are harmless which makes one wonder what effect this would have on cancer growth.
I hope this helps you understand breast cancer better.
David
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SHOWING THE IODINE & THYROID HORMONE CONNECTION TO CANCER & OTHER DEGENERATIVE CONDITONS
Startling Ground-breaking new research shows how to prevent and survive breast cancer & other cancers as well as other degenerative conditions such as fibrocystic disease, fibromyalgia, etc.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr.Derry was born in Selby, England and grew up in Marcaibo, Venezula. He received his MD at University of British Columbia. He did his internship at Toronto General to take his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Neurochemistry at Montreal Neurological Institute and McGill University.
He has taught Pharmacology to Medical Students and Dental Students in the Dept. of Pharmacology of University of Toronto. He was Medici Research Scholar.
He started General Practice in Victoria, BC Canada. Over the last 15 years he has researched the connections between iodine, thyroid and cancer and has amassed a library of 5000 reprints and books on breast cancer, thyroid hormones and iodine. He is now retired from private practice and heads his research foundation BITES.
ABOUT THE BOOK
“The book is divided into four parts. The first part discusses iodine. From published facts, we can arrive at a proposal that iodine could be the first phase of a two-phase cancer defense system. It appears that iodine in the extra-cellular fluid outside of the cells IS THE MAIN SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR ABNORMAL CELLS. Iodine also triggers the natural death of normal cells in the body (editor note: apoptosis). There are many cell types in the body undergoing natural death all the time. For example, some of the cells in the stomach have lives of only 2-3 days. The name of this process is apoptosis.
Carefully documented description of the cancer process at different places in the body reveals most cancers have similar stages through which it passes. Cancer is not really cancer until it starts to move by invasion through nearby connective tissue. Cells develop abnormalities for a variety of reasons and can continue to become abnormal all the way up through atypical cells and to carcinoma in situ. Carcinoma in situ is the dividing line between the 2 phases of cancer development. Iodine in correct doses will reverse all the changes up to and including the carcinoma in situ.
The thyroid hormone controls connective tissue function. So, connective tissue around organs forms a structural biological barrier to the spread of cancer. Cancer spread to distant organs can only develop in the connective tissue of those organs. Therefore, if the connective tissue defense is not strong, then the cancerous cell from a distant site can land there and grow. If however the thyroid hormone level in the connective tissue is high enough, then the connective tissue will perform its normal defense duties and now allow the cancer to enter and develop.
Using these principles, fibrocystic disease and breast cancer become more understandable. Supplemental iodine in the correct amounts will remove all lesions from carcinoma in situ back to just an abnormal cell by triggering death of these cells by apoptosis. Spread of cancer cells in the connective tissue can be arrested by adequate treatment with thyroid hormone to strengthen the connective tissue barrier.
My experience with patients using this approach so far has been successful. The principles are that there are 2-phases of cancer–one controlled by iodine and the other by thyroid hormones. Thus, this book deals with the prevention and survival of breast cancer.”
Editor’s Note: This foundational concept applies to all cancers which must use connective tissue to spread, not just breast cancer.
Prostate Cancer Treatment A Bogus Industry That Harms More Men Than It Helps
Wednesday, August 07, 2013 by: J. D. Heyes
(NaturalNews) New science continues to emerge showing “traditional” medical treatments, especially those for cancer, in particular, can actually do more harm than good.
The latest evidence comes in the form of a recent research study said to challenge how one of the most common forms of cancer – prostate – is treated. According to details of the study reported by Britain’s Independent newspaper, “the world’s biggest randomized trial of prostate cancer has found that the standard surgical treatment for the disease is ineffective.”
Scientists conducting the study compared radical prostatectomy – or surgical removal of the prostate – with “watchful waiting,” which is akin to doing nothing at all. The study found that surgery did not extend life.
“The only rational response to these results is,” a leading British specialist, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the paper, “when presented with a patient with prostate cancer, to do nothing.”
Some still oppose a rational ‘wait and see’ approach
Prostate cancer is the most common in men, regardless of ethnicity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The American Cancer Society says 238,590 men will develop prostate cancer this year; of those, nearly 30,000 will die from the disease.
But the new study says in up to half of these cases, prostate cancer is slow-growing; even when left untreated, men can live for many more years and eventually die from something else. In fact, so slow is the growth that some specialists are beginning to question whether such cases should even be labeled “cancer.”
These are some of the results of the Prostate Intervention Versus Observation Trial, or PIVOT. Led by Timothy Wilt, the study began in 1994 with 731 men. It showed that patients who underwent surgery had less than a three percent survival benefit when compared with those who had no treatment whatsoever, after being followed up for a dozen years. In fact, the difference was so slight as to be insignificant and could even have risen by chance.
Per the Independent:
When the findings were presented at a meeting of the European Association of Urology in Paris in February, attended by 11,000 specialists from around the world, they were greeted with a stunned silence.
One expert who attended the meeting said that while most research results are immediately transmitted by specialists in the audience using social media, “I did not see any urologists enthusiastically tweeting about [this one].”
Despite the results of this new comprehensive study, there are urologists who remain wedded to the failed techniques of the past. These doctors find the idea of doing nothing – just watching and waiting – unacceptable, the paper reported.
But surgery carries side effects and risks, too. In fact, surgery can have a serious quality of life impact, with half of men who have surgery suffering impotence and 10 percent suffering incontinence.
Options for treatment shrinking
One of those who disagreed with watching and waiting was Dr. Ben Challacombe, a consultant urologist at Guys and St. Thomas NHS (National Health System) Trust in Britain. He notes that many of the men in the trial were older – an average of 67 years old – were of low risk and would not have been offered surgery in the United Kingdom anyway.
“We would offer milder treatment such as radiotherapy or watchful waiting. We are better than the U.S. in putting men on surveillance,” he said.
Needless to say, many urologists are content to continue current treatments – burning, cutting, and poisoning – men with prostate cancer. Many even say prostate treatment now is where breast cancer treatment was a generation ago, when the only treatment then was surgical mastectomy, or removal of the breast.
Removing only a portion of the prostate – as in “lumpectomies” with breast cancer – isn’t a real option either, says Dr. Joel Nelson, of the Department of Urology at the University of Pittsburgh. He says prostate cancer can trigger molecular changes in the entire gland, which can then lead to “malignant transformation.”
But the overarching point is this: More and more, science is uncovering the fact that current traditional treatment of cancer is becoming obsolete and ineffective. And we will cover every study detailing those chances in the months and years ahead.
“If only…” These two words paired together create one of the saddest phrases in the English language.
Here are ten choices that ultimately lead to this phrase of regret, and how to elude them:
Wearing a mask to impress others. – If the face you always show the world is a mask, someday there will be nothing beneath it. Because when you spend too much time concentrating on everyone else’s perception of you, or who everyone else wants you to be, you eventually forget who you really are. So don’t fear the judgments of others; you know in your heart who you are and what’s true to you. You don’t have to be perfect to impress and inspire people. Let them be impressed and inspired by how you deal with your imperfections.
Letting someone else create your dreams for you. – The greatest challenge in life is discovering who you are; the second greatest is being happy with what you find. A big part of this is your decision to stay true to your own goals and dreams. Do you have people who disagree with you? Good. It means you’re standing your ground and walking your own path. Sometimes you’ll do things considered crazy by others, but when you catch yourself excitedly losing track of time, that’s when you’ll know you’re doing the right thing. Read The 4-Hour Workweek.
Keeping negative company. – Don’t let someone who has a bad attitude give it to you. Don’t let them get to you. They can’t pull the trigger if you don’t hand them the gun. When you remember that keeping the company of negative people is a choice, instead of an obligation, you free yourself to keep the company of compassion instead of anger, generosity instead of greed, and patience instead of anxiety.
Being selfish and egotistical. – A life filled with loving deeds and good character is the best tombstone. Those who you inspired and shared your love with will remember how you made them feel long after your time has expired. So carve your name on hearts, not stone. What you have done for yourself alone dies with you; what you have done for others and the world remains.
Avoiding change and growth. – If you want to know your past look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future look into your present actions. You must let go of the old to make way for the new; the old way is gone, never to come back. If you acknowledge this right now and take steps to address it, you will position yourself for lasting success. The Power of Habit.
Giving up when the going gets tough. – There are no failures, just results. Even if things don’t unfold the way you had expected, don’t be disheartened or give up. Learn what you can and move on. The one who continues to advance one step at a time will win in the end. Because the battle is always won far away and long before the final victory. It’s a process that occurs with small steps, decisions, and actions that gradually build upon each other and eventually lead to that glorious moment of triumph.
Trying to micromanage every little thing. – Life should be touched, not strangled. Sometimes you’ve got to relax and let life happen without incessant worry and micromanagement. Learn to let go a little before you squeeze too tight. Take a deep breath. When the dust settles and you can once again see the forest for the trees, take the next step forward. You don’t have to know exactly where you’re going to be headed somewhere great. Everything in life is in perfect order whether you understand it yet or not. It just takes some time to connect all the dots.
Settling for less than you deserve. – Be strong enough to let go and wise enough to wait for what you deserve. Sometimes you have to get knocked down lower than you have ever been to stand up taller than you ever were before. Sometimes your eyes need to be washed by your tears so you can see the possibilities in front of you with a clearer vision again. Don’t settle.
Endlessly waiting until tomorrow. – The trouble is, you always think you have more time than you do. But one day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to work on the things you’ve always wanted to do. And at that point you either will have achieved the goals you set for yourself, or you will have a list of excuses for why you haven’t. Read The Last Lecture.
Being lazy and wishy-washy. – The world doesn’t owe you anything, you owe the world something. So stop daydreaming and start DOING. Develop a backbone, not a wishbone. Take full responsibility for your life – take control. You are important and you are needed. It’s too late to sit around and wait for somebody to do something someday. Someday is now; the somebody the world needs is YOU.
Reposter’s Note.
Nice title but I would not limit it with 10 years – life can change overnight and so can your experience of it.
What an absolutely superb article with some truly good advice. For years I had the list of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People posted right in front of me so that I would be reminded constantly. That list has been a terrific tool. This article is another list that can provide practical guidance tips for living ones best life.
LIFE IS A PARTICIPACTION SPORT ( PARTICIPACTION = Participate with action)
That has been my unwritten motto. It has led me to meet amazing people and have phenomenal experiences that I could not have dreamt of scripting.
My kids were forever chiding me for having opinions and interests that were my own, especially during their teen years. By participating in life to the fullest, rather than waiting for it to happen, no matter your circumstances – your everyday experience will be greater, grander and far more fulfilling.
and Tom Prendeville for this terrific news.
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