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I saw an ad for joint pain relief that contains the following:
Hyaluronan
Pine Bark Extract
Ginger
Indian Frankinsense (Boswellia Serrata)
Black Pepper
From: https://bestjointcare.com/tsl/?hop=saitama111&hopId=4a8b5dbb-0061-4bd0-ad90-a3a8abc9c322&v=bvsl
Published Aug. 8th, 2012 in the journal Diabetes Care, researchers studied patients with type 2 diabetes and advanced atherosclerosis and found that coronary artery calcification “was significantly higher in more frequent statin users than in less frequent users.” [i]
Furthermore, in a subgroup of participants initially not receiving statins, “progression of both CAC [coronary artery calcification] and AAC [aortic artery calcification] was significantly increased in frequent statin users.”
What is perhaps most alarming about this new finding is that statin drugs have already been shown to significantly increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, prompting the FDA on Feb. 27th, 2011, to add “diabetes risk” to the warning label of all statin drugs marketed in this country.
Now, with this latest discovery, it is safe to say, not only do statins likely induce type 2 diabetes in susceptible populations, but they also accelerate the cardiovascular complications associated with the disease — a painfully ironic and highly concerning fact, considering that statins are supposed to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, not accelerate it.
As we have explored in previous articles, this is probably only the tip of a massive iceberg of statin-associated adverse effects. Our ongoing database project has linked statin drugs to over 300 documented adverse health effects, not the least of which is the ability to weaken the heart muscle, or to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes by 48% in postmenopausal women.
If you know someone on a statin drug, especially someone who also has diabetes or is at risk of developing it, please distribute this information to them, and expose them to the peer-reviewed and published research that already exists on potential naturals alternatives: Health Guide: Statin Drugs.
[i] Aramesh Saremi, Gideon Bahn, Peter D Reaven, Progression of Vascular Calcification Is Increased With Statin Use in the Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial (VADT). Diabetes Care. 2012 Aug 8. Epub 2012 Aug 8. PMID: 22875226
© August 11th 2012 GreenMedInfo LLC. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of GreenMedInfo LLC. Want to learn more from GreenMedInfo? Sign up for the newsletter here www.greenmedinfo.com/greenmed/newsletter.
Have you ever noticed a sudden change in your hands? Maybe your nails are more brittle than usual, or perhaps you’ve experienced a strange tingling in your fingers. It’s easy to dismiss these changes as minor inconveniences, but sometimes, these subtle signs are early indicators of underlying health issues. Your hands are intricate structures, with a dense network of blood vessels, nerves and skin.
This complexity makes them susceptible to reflecting changes happening elsewhere in your body. By paying close attention to these signals, you gain valuable insights into your overall health. Being aware of these subtle changes allows for earlier diagnosis and treatment, which makes a big difference in preventing more serious health problems down the road.
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This evening I pondered that news of Caroline Kennedy’s hit letter against her cousin, RFK, Jr., and the fact that she was the Biden Administration’s Ambassador to Australia, and fact that she has served as a powerful ambassador for Merck’s Gardasil vaccine.
The association of Australia and Merck reminded me of the company’s “seek out and destroy” campaign against Australian doctors who expressed concern that the company’s blockbuster Vioxx seemed to be causing heart attacks and strokes. As was reported by CBS in May 2009:
Merck made a “hit list” of doctors who criticized Vioxx, according to testimony in a Vioxx class action case in Australia. The list, emailed between Merck employees, contained doctors’ names with the labels “neutralise,” “neutralised” or “discredit” next to them.
According to The Australian, Merck emails from 1999 showed company execs complaining about doctors who disliked using Vioxx. One email said:
“We may need to seek them out and destroy them where they live …”
During this same period in the United States, Merck was accused of concealing negative results of clinical Vioxx trials from the FDA and paying reputable doctors to put their names on research they did not conduct or write up. The company also published a fake journal, paying Elsevier to create a phony publication to serve as a marketing tool titled the Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine.
Ultimately the company was found guilty of knowingly concealing data about the elevated risk of stroke and heart attack from Vioxx and agreed to pay a class action settlement to stroke and heart attack victims totaling $4.85 billion.
I wonder if the nice folks at Merck would ever yield to the temptation to overstate the benefits of the HPV vaccine and downplay its risks, as some plaintiffs have alleged. I also wonder if the company’s PR department might yield to the temptation to smear RFK, Jr. during his Senate confirmation process.
Or am I just being cynical?
https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/seek-them-out-and-destroy-them-where
This unforgettable performance by Central Europe’s largest rock band transcends generations, blending timeless rock with a communal spirit that resonates across the globe.
https://www.flixxy.com/pink-floyd-another-brick-in-the-wall-400-musicians-and-children-unite.htm
…”The rapid decrease in body temperature and allergic diarrhea observed after… …administration were significantly suppressed in mice that were administered kaempferol.”
Kaempferol is abundant in leafy green veggies, such as broccoli, spinach and cabbage. According to a study published in Molecules, broccoli happens to have the highest concentration, while blueberries and onions are also good choices…
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In the video above,19 Dr. Jin Sung explains the role of quercetin in helping relieve seasonal allergies. According to his findings, he believes that quercetin possesses the greatest antiallergy activity compared to other flavonoids. Specifically, it works by modulating the release of histamine from basophils and mast cells. This process was also documented in a study published in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy.
When it comes to dosing, Sung recommends taking 500 to 1,000 mg of quercetin, two to four times a day during allergy season to help manage the symptoms. Begin with the lowest dose first — 500 mg, twice a day — and gradually increase if necessary. The reason for this is because the half-life of quercetin is 3.5 to 7.5 hours, so it’s best taken in divided doses.
To help improve the results, I recommend taking other supplements to create synergistic effects. These include stinging nettle, butterbur extract, mangosteen extract, ginger, vitamin C and vitamin D.
Like vitamin C and kaempferol, quercetin is also found in many whole foods. These include citrus fruits, green leafy vegetables, broccoli, apples, onions, green tea, red grapes, dark cherries and berries, such as blueberries and cranberries. From these examples, the highest amounts are found in apples — especially the skins — as well as onions, broccoli, cherries, berries and green tea.
https://nexusnewsfeed.com/article/health-healing/kaempferol-a-potent-antiallergic-flavonoid/
My good friend and EMF researcher Trevor King is hosting a jaw-dropping free webinar to reveal the truth Big Tech doesn’t want you to hear – and, most importantly, how to protect yourself and your family starting TODAY.
https://webinars.ultraluxhealth.com/emf-panacea/?a_aid=panacea
Saw a reference to a body fat calculator and found this. Even though I have lost 6 kilos since coming home in October, I still have a bit of work to do!
We had to turn to author Meik Wiking of this gem to discover just why Danes are so happy. Lots of guff about work life balance and the fact that only 1% of Danes work 50 hours a week versus a global worker and incidentally a UK worker average of 10%.
But the real standout is the 3 metre rule. No, nothing to do with Covid and social distancing, instead each and every Dane is encouraged to be their own CEO within a zone of 3 metres around them and to behave accordingly. So the next time you see a solitary Dane, respect his/her space: he/she is in his/her own C suite.
https://howtohyggethebritishway.com/2024/09/06/book-friday-the-art-of-danish-living-by-meik-wiking/
Researchers have uncovered a startling link between drinking water and endocrine (hormone) disruption with subsequent weight gain. It is much worse than we ever thought. Why has this never come to light? Big greed and big liability. Read on . . . .
In 2006, The National Research Council published a report of the impact of Fluoride on the human body. This is what they said, “In summary, evidence of several types indicates that fluoride affects normal endocrine function or response….Fluoride is therefore an endocrine disruptor.”
The research goes all the way back to 1854 when a scientist named Maumene linked goiter in dogs to exposure to fluoride. Subsequent studies have found goiter (normally caused by iodine deficiency resulting in a swollen thyroid gland) in areas that had sufficient iodine, but had fluoride in their water. Between the 1920s-1950s, medical doctors dosed their hyperthyroid (excess thyroid) patients with fluoride to successfully depress the thyroid. Doses corresponding to those consumed in fluoridated water areas were enough to reduce the Basal Metabolism Rate (the basic measure of the body’s utilization of energy). When this rate drops, excess calories consumed are turned right into fat.
If fluoride calms down an overactive thyroid, then what would it do to a normal or underactive thyroid? You guessed it. A recent study done in the Ukraine found that long-term consumption of fluoridated water (2.3 parts per million) showed a significant imbalance of the major thyroid hormones. The conclusion was that excess fluoride in the drinking water was a risk factor for rapid development of thyroid disease. These conditions were found in dosages that a child would reach by drinking 1-2 glasses of 1ppm Fluoridated water per day. Depending on your city, you have between 2-4 ppm fluoride in your water).
“The NRC committee concluded that fluoride can subtly alter endocrine function, especially in the thyroid – the gland that produces hormones regulating growth and metabolism.”
Fluoride has been found to be much more toxic to the enzymes of the body that regulate life and metabolism than uranium!
When you drink bottled water, not only are you drinking estrogen-mimicking plastic, but if the water is fluoridated, and many of them are, then you are not avoiding fluoridation’s effects.
“Dasani and Aquafina, which are nothing more than purified tap water, will most likely contain fluoride. Poland Spring, Perrier, and Deer Park contain fluoride, and even boast its health benefits on their websites. Evian makes no mention of fluoride on its website either way.” If you are drinking natural spring water, the bottlers do not have to put fluoride on their label, if the waters naturally contain fluoride. They only have to disclose it if it has been added to the water.
Many pharmaceutical drugs contain fluoride, because one of fluoride’s properties is that it makes whatever it is added to more potent. Common antibiotics like Cipro, and drugs like Prozac contain fluoride. There are many incidents of someone going to the doctor for strep throat or some other infection, being prescribed Cipro, then having chronic fluoride poisoning thereafter.
In fact, fibromyalgia has been linked to prescription fluorinated drugs. Think about this the next time your doctor wants to prescribe a fluorinated drug. Do you want to depress your thyroid? Depress your metabolism? Gain weight? Experience one of the many effects of fluoride poisoning? Ask your doctor to prescribe a non-fluorinated drug instead. You can find out which drugs contain fluoride, as many of them will contain an “FL” or “FLUO” in their chemical name.
We will talk more about fluorinated drugs, about fluoride’s link to diabetes and heart disease, as well as kidney disease in upcoming newstips. Also in upcoming news tips, fluoride and your children, and fluoride’s effect on the golden years.
Can cooking in nonstick pots/pans make you fat? The majority of nonstick coatings are made of Teflon, which contains fluoride. When heated, Teflon pans can gas fluoride out into your kitchen. There is a well-known warning about keeping small animals out of your kitchen area while cooking in nonstick pans, as they may die immediately from the fumes.
So, if you think that your weight gain, lethargy, excessive tiredness, and inability to lose weight are your fault, they may be due to your unknowing fluoride consumption/poisoning. Your “laziness” and depression may be due to fluoride consumption. These are all common side effects of fluoride.
Sources: The Fluoride Deception by Christopher Bryson; The Case Against Fluoride by Paul Connett, PhD & James Beck MD, PhD & H.S. Micklem, DPhil; www.earthclinic.com