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Lots of news this week and we returned home in time for me to set up the ezine so you can read all the news coming in. This is a time of great trepidation and negative attitudes toward health care in so many directions that it's hard to keep up but I'm trying.

This week's "Food of the Week" is a great health enhancing and tasteful treat but one used in dissolving kidney and gallbladder stones.

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Something To Think About
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H1N1 Fight Could Include Inappropriate drugs!

The Hong Kong researchers told Reuters Health that they plan to test Reclast and Aredia on animals and eventually humans. But if H1N1 should escalate out of control, don't be surprised to find doctors going ahead and using these drugs on flu patients. History of their action prove that by the time they are caught and have to pay a fine they will have made billions of $ nothing to lose and billions $$$$ to gain.

The FDA reported that in a span of less than two years, 24 cases of kidney damage were linked to Reclast use. Seven of those patients died. Other serious Reclast side effects include osteonecrosis of the jaw (literally, dead jawbone), abnormal heart rhythm, and hypertension. According to the Reclast website, more common side effects are the standard adverse events we see with so many drugs: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and (no kidding) "flu-like symptoms."

Researchers in Hong Kong say they've come up with a way to fight a wide range of flu viruses - throw inappropriate drugs at them. The researchers reports that when Reclast and Aredia (two osteoporosis drugs made by Novartis AG) were applied to human cells infected with flu viruses (including H1N1 and H5N1), additional white blood cells were produced, which killed infected human cells.

What happens in a petre dish doesn't mean it will happen in the body and how much testing is going to be done before release to treat H1N1 flu? The rush is on!

By the way, a single dose of Reclast costs about $1,000. Who can afford it?

Aredia, made by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, is in the same family as Reclast and has the same osteonecrosis of the jaw, abnormal heart rhythm, and hypertension as well as all the same side effects as Reclast.

The following is verbatim from aredia.com. Due to the risk of clinically significant deterioration in renal function, which may progress to renal failure, single doses of AREDIA (pamidronate disodium) should not exceed 90 mg and the duration of infusion should be no less than 2 hours. After the initial or a single dose of AREDIA, renal deterioration, progression to renal failure, and dialysis has been reported in patients. AREDIA-treated patients, particularly those with multiple myeloma and breast cancer, have reported focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (including the collapsing variant) with or without nephrotic syndrome, which may lead to renal failure...

It only costs a few hundred dollars a treatment!

Lena's Comment: Both Reclast and Aredia along with other types of drugs have numerous lawsuits filed against the drug companies for wrongful death, jaw necrosis, kidney failure, etc. So be careful if your doctor wants to treat your flu with any of them as they have not been approved for flu treatment but that makes no difference to the drug companies! Multiple millions by a few hundred $ and what do you get? Billions of $, yen, Euro's etc.... Taking those drugs are tantamount to real trouble for life if you ask me... There is already a move to have them taken off the market because of the health damages!

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According to the results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled study reported in the August issue of PEDIATRICS, probiotics may be useful to prevent cold and influenza-like symptoms in children.

Of 326 healthy children three to five years old, 104 were randomly assigned to receive placebo. The children were treated twice daily for 6 months.

Compared with the placebo group, the groups receiving single and combination probiotics fared significantly better in several ways.

The difference in rates of fever, coughing, etc. were compared with placebo:

Single probiotic:

   Fever:    53% less
   Coughing: 41.4% less
   Rhinorrhea (runny nose): 28.2% less

Combination probiotics:

   Fever:    72.7% less
   Coughing: 62.1% less
   Rhinorrhea: 58.8% less

Children who received the probiotic were sick for a shorter period of time
32% shorter with the single probiotic and 48% shorter with the combination.

Antibiotics prescribed use was 68.4% lower for the children who received the single probiotic and 84.2% lower for those getting the combination.
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Exercise beats angioplasty for some heart patients
Aug 30, 2009
By MARIA CHENG

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Working up a sweat may be even better than angioplasty for some heart patients, experts say.

Studies have shown heart patients benefit from exercise, and some have even shown it works better than surgical procedures. At a meeting of the European Society of Cardiology on Sunday, several experts said doctors should focus more on persuading their patients to exercise rather than simply doing angioplasties.

Angioplasty is the top treatment for people having a heart attack or hospitalized with worsening symptoms. It involves using a tiny balloon to flatten a blockage and propping the heart artery open with a mesh tube called a stent. Most angioplasties are done on a nonemergency basis, to relieve chest pain caused by clogged arteries cutting off the heart's blood supply.

"It's difficult to convince people to exercise instead of having an angioplasty, but it works," said Rainer Hambrecht of Klinikum Links der Weser in Bremen, Germany.

Hambrecht published a study in 2004 that found that nearly 90 percent of heart patients who rode bikes regularly were free of heart problems one year after they started their exercise regimen. Among patients who had an angioplasty instead, only 70 percent were problem-free after a year.

Hambrecht is now conducting a similar trial, which he expects to confirm his initial findings: that for some heart patients, exercise is more effective than a surgical procedure.

Other experts agreed that would likely be the case.

An angioplasty "only opens up one vessel blockage," said Dr. Christopher Cannon, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard University and spokesman for the American College of Cardiology. He was not linked to Hambrecht's research. "Exercise does a lot more than fixing one little problem."

Among other benefits, exercise lowers bad cholesterol while raising good cholesterol, helps the body process sugar better, improves the lining of the blood vessels and gets rid of waste material faster. Exercise also lowers blood pressure and prevents plaque buildup in the arteries.

Previous research has estimated one third of heart disease and stroke could be prevented if patients did two-and-a-half hours of brisk walking every week. In the U.S., that would mean 280,000 fewer heart-related deaths every year.

Joep Perk, a professor of health sciences at Sweden's Kalmar University and spokesman for the European Society of Cardiology, said two thirds of heart patients in line for an angioplasty could probably get better benefits by regularly working up a sweat.

Experts say less than 20 percent of heart patients get the recommended amount of exercise - about 30 minutes of moderate activity five times a week.

Perk said doctors who performed angioplasties on their patients without asking them to change their lifestyles were ignoring the fundamental problem. "It would be like getting rid of the most troubled rust spots on a car without doing anything to stop more rust from appearing tomorrow."

Still, doctors admitted that persuading patients to exercise instead of simply going in for an angioplasty, which can take less than a day, would be a tough sell.

"Most patients want the quick fix," Cannon said. Exercise may improve patients' hearts better than an angioplasty, but it may also take months or even longer for patients to feel the benefits. "It's a lot easier to get your artery fixed than it is to exercise every day." http://www.escardio.org

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FOOD OF THE WEEK
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"An apple a day keeps the doctor away!" use to be true but today it takes two apples a day to get enough nutrients!

When we lived in Southern California every year from late September through November we made at least one trek up to Oak Glen for some apples and simply to enjoy the fall feel in the mountain air. Nothing like fresh apples picked fresh from the tree to achieve that mouth watering flavor and enhance our health! Sadly this year the mountain has been marred by a forest fire but apples will still be there.

Why the desire to do that?

Apples are known to help keep the immune system healthy. Apples are a marvelous anti-aging food. They stabilize blood sugar, lower blood pressure, control the appetite, assure better bowel action and keep the cardiovascular system healthy.

Researchers have found that those who eat more apples tend to have a lower incidence of colds and upper respiratory ailments. In 2003 it was reported by one study group that those who ate apples could probably avoid asthma.

There are numerous types of apples but they vary ever so slightly in the nutrient content, so eat whichever type you prefer and expect basically the same results!

* Apples have no fat, cholesterol or sodium, and a medium-size apple contains approximately 80 calories.
* A medium-size apple provides approximately five grams of dietary fiber - 20 percent of the recommended daily intake. This is more than oatmeal or most whole grain breakfast cereal, which can lower cholesterol as well as keep your intestines healthy and moving as they should!
* Apple sauce, apple juice and apple cider - not homogenized - are a tasty way to get your minimum seven servings of fruits and vegetables per day for optimum health. The serving size use to be five but with the nutrient deficient foods that had to be raised. Six to eight ounces of apple juice or apple cider or one-half cup (4 ounces) of apple sauce count as one daily fruit serving.
* Apples contain pectin, a water-soluble fiber found to reduce levels of cholesterol by removing it from the blood stream.
* Apples one source of potassium, which may help to maintain healthy blood pressure.
* Apples contain complex carbohydrates that give you energy faster than eating something high in sugar.
* Apples contain boron, an essential trace element that helps to harden bones, which may reduce the onset of osteoporosis.
* Apples have been shown to be better than coffee or caffeine to give you that morning boost of energy!

Be sure to eat the skin (wash it first ? I spray mine with Ionic Silver Water and let sit for about 30 seconds to remove pesticides, herbicides and/or bacteria - because apple peel contains pectin fiber, a soluble type of fiber, which is a well known anti-cholesterol agent.

Around our house we prefer apples raw or baked whole as dessert and an occasional home baked apple pie.

To bake:
Core the apple and barely trim the bottom flat to sit in baking dish.
Place it in an oven safe dish.
Fill the apple core hole with butter and brown sugar, cover dish with foil and bake in a preheated 350F degree oven for about 40 to 55 minutes. If you have more than two apples extend baking time by 5 minutes per apple.

Or place butter and brown sugar filled apples in a microwave safe dish and microwave on baked potato setting.

Got gall bladder or kidney stones? Try this to relieve pain and dissolve stones;
8 Organically grown beets and 2 Organically grown apples of approx. same size, juiced together add 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ionic liquid balanced minerals per first three glasses, and drink an 8 oz. glass every hour until juice gone. For the majority this will work wonders to relieve the pain within the hour and dissolve stones within 24 to 48 hours. If you have large stones you might want to juice many more beets and apples (ratio of 8 beets to 2 apples) and drink a glass three times a day for 5 to 7 days...

To prevent those stones from occurring ongoing balanced minerals in the body, and the only way to do that is to supplement an 84 mineral and trace mineral complex twice daily.

Enjoy your apples and the health that comes from them!
Lena

NOTE: Sadly food alone cannot yield all the necessary healthy nutrients - especially balance of minerals - as they did in centuries past, so we can't rely totally on our food intake! Because of the lack of nutrients in our soils and the pollutants added in the form of air pollution, pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers important nutrients are almost nonexistent and we know the body is not capable of producing minerals with even the healthiest of diets, as it can vitamins, and must be obtained from our foods or daily supplemented... Click Here to understand why minerals are so important to your body's health!

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