By Rodi Alexander Friedman, C.H.C.
We are no longer living in a Health Care System, we are living in a Disease
Care System, and “Big Pharma” is the Warden.
The American Heart Association says, more than 80 million Americans have
some form of heart disease. The Bogalusa Heart Study, one of the longest and
most detailed heart studies conducted on children, 1972-2005, in Bogalusa
Louisiana, at the Louisiana State University Medical Center, shows that by
the age of 12, an estimated 70% of our children have developed the beginning
stages of hardening of the arteries.
The National Cancer Institute states that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 2 men will
have cancer in his or her lifetime. The biggest killer of children 14 and under
is cancer.
The American Diabetes Association says over 20 million children and adults
have diabetes, and 1 in 3 Americans born in 2000 will develop diabetes (The
Journal of the American Medical Association).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claim that 64% of adults are
overweight, and 1 in 4 children are obese (The International Journal of Obesity).
Nearly 50% of obese adolescents remain obese as adults.
All of these statistics are increasing every year due to:
1) Lack of whole food nutrition
2) Lack of education and knowledge on nutrition
3) Self negligence
4) The mass consumption of processed and chemicalized foods
5) The big push for pharmaceutical drugs.
In most cases these drugs only mask the problem, as well as creating an
onslaught of new problems and side effects. They do not fix it!
If the medical industry were truly honest about researching what works for
patients rather than what makes money for drug companies, sickness and
disease as we know it, would be greatly diminished. Their approach to
medicine is: “Treatment” instead of “Prevention”.
There are approximately 29,000 nutritional supplements on the market in the
U.S. There are multiple medical studies that raise the question of the safety of
large doses of isolated nutrients. We tend to take vitamins based on what we
hear or read about, not necessarily what we need. An article featured in
February 2009, in the New York Times, wrote about a massive study. It
documented the effects of a daily multivitamin on 161,808 women. The
researchers found no evidence of any benefit from multivitamin use. The
findings were published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
When looking for a specific vitamin to incorporate into one’s diet, we must
look at the source. Are the vitamins made naturally? Do they have synthetic
or toxic ingredients that can be detrimental to my health? How do we know
what our bodies are lacking or deficient in? All are excellent questions that
should be posed. The best way find out what you’re deficient in, is, by taking
a blood test.
Here are 3 Top Immune Boosting Supplements that I have discovered.
1) Vitamin D, the “miracle nutrient” that activates your immune system to
protect you against invading microorganisms. If people knew the truth about
Vitamin D, the vaccine industry would collapse. Who needs a vaccine if
you’ve got a strong immune system to do the job? Vitamin D is natural, while
vaccines are completely unnatural injections of toxic chemicals that are
increasingly being linked to not just autism, but seizures, brain damage and
death. Say no to vaccines and yes to Vitamin D!
Vitamin D can help relieve a host of medical conditions and prevent most forms of cancer, heart disease and stroke.
85% of the American population is vitamin D deficient..
Some symptoms of a Vitamin D deficiency include;
Chronic back pain (one of the most common)
Osteoperosis/Osteopenia
Musculoskeletal Pain
Irritable Bowel Disease
Inflammatory Pain
Nerve Pain or Neuropathy
Bone Pain
Parkinson’s
Skin cancer
Vitamin D deficiency has also been linked to Lung Transplant Rejection!
Sources of Vitamin D are naturally present in fish oils and marine omega-3
oils but the two most abundant sources are sunlight and a Vitamin D
supplement. Vitamin D is produced by your skin in response to ultraviolet
radiation from sunlight. You must be in direct exposure of sunlight.
Sunscreens hamper your ability to create vitamin D.
Vitamin D3 can be purchased in supplement form and is better than vitamin
D2. According to many nutrition experts, you’ll need at least 4,000 IU a day
just to prevent deficiency. Check with your health care provider, Natural
Doctor or Nutritionist.
I have discovered a great bio-available brand that is made with raw food. It is
called Vitamin Code, Raw D3, made by Garden of Life, and it can be found
in the health food store. Bio-availability is the degree or rate to which a
substance is absorbed or becomes available at the site of physiological
activity; It get’s into the blood stream! Please be vigilant, read labels and
watch for fillers or other unnecessary ingredients or chemicals(ie; soy oil).
2) Omega-3 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids that the human
body cannot produce. Therefore, omega-3 must be obtained from food such
as fish, certain plants and nut oils. Omega-3 fatty acids play important roles in
brain function and normal growth and anti-inflammation. In a study published
in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, it was concluded that fish oil reduces risk of breast cancer by a third. The omega-3 fatty acid known as
DHA is more effective at reducing the size of breast cancer tumors than the
chemotherapy drug Cisplatin, and can also reduce that drug’s harmful side
effects. This report was shown in a study published in the Journal of Cell
Division. DHA is found primarily in fatty cold water fish such as, salmon,
anchovies, herring, mackerel and sardines. It is believed to play a critical
role in the development of the nervous system, particularly the brain and
retina.
A number of studies have linked omega-3s such as DHA to a wide variety of
health benefits, including reduced risk of cancer and heart disease. A recent
study showed that a diet high in omega-3s reduced the risk of prostate cancer
even in men with a genetic predisposition for the disease.
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has published research
stating that omega-3 fatty acids have an anti-aging effect on cells.
Japanese researchers have discovered another benefit to fish oil – treatment
for depression. According to a study out of the University of Tokyo, teenage
boys who eat a lot of oily fish have a 27% reduced risk of depression
compared to those who eat little amounts of oily fish.
An important new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry reveals
that fish oil supplements prevent mental illness and are a safe alternative to
antipsychotic drugs.
When it comes to fish oils, don’t settle for just any cheap fish oil supplement.
Many of the store-bought brands are largely made of olive oil filler combined
with a tiny amount of fish oil extract. Search out quality supplements from
companies like Moxxor, Nordic Naturals or Carlson Labs. Make sure your
supplements are free from heavy metals, pesticides and other residues. Make
sure they are harvested in a truly sustainable way, and make sure you can
trust the source to provide consistent quality.
Every week 1.2 million Americans are rushed to the emergency room for non
injury related problems and conditions they might have easily prevented if
they would have just taken a little better care of themselves over the previous
number of years. It is far easier and much cheaper to prevent an illness than to
have to deal with it after it occurs. So, what is our nutritional requirement?
Whole food nutrition. Scientists have isolated and identified over 12,000
different substances in plant foods that are nutrients. We need a little bit of
every one of those nutrients on a daily basis because they are inter dependent.
Some can’t work well without the other.
There are billions of chemical reactions taking place in every cell of the body
every second of every day. These chemical reactions make up our
metabolism. All of the thousands of nutrients found in plant foods are the fuel
to drive that metabolism so that every part of the body can do it‘s job to keep
us healthy. Those nutrients found in food such as; vitamin C, vitamin E, Beta
carotene etc, etc… are called antioxidants. Antioxidants protect body cells
from the damaging effects of oxidation. Oxidative stress is the physiological
stress on the body that is caused by the cumulative damage done by free
radicals (oxidants) inadequately neutralized by antioxidants. And where do
we find all of these wonderful antioxidants? In Fruits and Vegetables! And, in
a rainbow of colors.
The recommended serving of fruits and vegetables is 7-13 a day. The
problem is, almost no one does.
Only 9% of adults and only 1% of children eat 5-9 servings a day. And we
wonder why Americans are so sick? We don’t have a vitamin deficiency, we
have a whole food deficiency!!! We are nutritionally starving to death!
I have found a convenient way to bridge the gap between what we eat and
what we should eat. It consists of 15 vine ripened, raw fruits, vegetables, 2
grains and a Vineyard Blend of 9 berries, all with no herbicides, pesticides, or
insecticides. It is called Juice Plus+.
3) Juice Plus+ is the most thoroughly researched name brand nutritional
product on the market today. The most nutritionally dense fruits, vegetables
and berries are juiced and then concentrated into capsule form or soft
chewable. The sugar is extracted for diabetics and cancer patients as well as
the sodium for heart patients.
Numerous published, peer-reviewed clinical studies have shown;
*Juice Plus+ helps support a Healthy immune system
*Juice Plus+ delivers key phytonutrients that are absorbed by the body- It’s
Bio-available.
*Juice Plus+ reduces oxidative stress caused by free radicals
*Juice Plus+ helps protect the structural integrity of DNA
*Juice Plus+ reduces systemic inflammation
*Juice Plus+ promotes Cardiovascular wellness
There is science behind this brilliant product which has been studied at top
Universities around the world. One particular study which was published in
Integrative Medicine, showed immune function in elderly smokers and non
smokers improves during supplementation with Juice Plus+. WOW!
There is also a children’s study which allows parents to receive this health
giving product for their children whose ages range between 4 and 19 years,
completely free, for up to 3 years.
I don’t know about you, but when I was introduced to this 9 years ago by my
nutritionist/health doctor, it made perfect sense to me!
So, let me ask you, are you going to subsidize your illness, or invest in your
wellness?
To find out more about Juice Plus+, go to;
www.shareandpreventwithjuiceplus.com .
Today is the first day of the rest of your life! Make it a healthy one!