Complementary Therapy & Therapeutic Musings

Easy quiz

2011-09-23T10:34:00.002Z

So just why do some people call America 'the great satan'?
Follow the link to find yet another example of government hand-in-glove with big pharma and the manufacturers. Long term plan - everyone pays for GM (no organic crops left uncontaminated) we all get sick so need lots of medication: big bucks for the few.

antineoplaston cancer treatment

2011-06-20T15:07:00.004Z

What happens when you come up with a treatment that appears to cure cancer, is non toxic but most importantly works? You get hounded through the courts because it threatens the monopoly of money making chemo and radiotherapy.

The full utube video can be found via the above link

This video details the work of Dr Stanislaw Burzynski, in Texas.
Burzynski has been through the mill: Court appearances, Senate hearings, FDA examinations, raids, the removal of all his patient notes, the threat of prison. But the most relevant to you, if you have cancer, is that the NCI and FDA amongst others supported the filing of 11 patents for antineoplastons, (even though Burzynski already had patents). In the patent applications two things were acknowledged - they are non-toxic; they can work! The video lasts for about an hour and a half - You can also read all about him on on the cancer active website (site see post of last week). If you have cancer you really should do both.

BBC programme discusses 'hypnosis is more than a placebo'

2011-06-16T08:23:00.003Z

June 6th Radio 4

The hypnosis section of the Royal Society of Medicine says the NHS could save money and serve patients better by treating some serious conditions with hypnosis.

Dr Peter Naish, president of the RSM's hypnosis section, and Dr Clare Gerada, chair of the Royal College of GPs, discuss why it is "now being used across the board."

To listen to the 5 broadcast please follow the attached link.

Cannabis & the teenage brain

2011-06-16T08:14:00.002Z

Cannabis use 'damages the brain in early teens', new Brazilian study reveals

Daily Mail article 1st June 2011

Children who smoke cannabis before their 15th birthday perform much worse in mental tests than those who start at a later age, warn researchers.
A study of chronic cannabis users found those who started in their early teens struggled with a range of neuropsychological tasks.
But those who started later did not have the same difficulties, says a study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
The findings add to growing evidence that the drug damages the developing brain, with greater harm caused by early exposure.
Marijuana is the most common illicit drug among adolescents in the UK with more than four in ten admitting having taken it.
Research carried out at the Federal University of Sao Paulo in Brazil looked at the mental functioning of 100 cannabis users after around ten years of consistent use, and almost 50 non-users.
They found 49 ‘early’ users whose habit began before the age of 15 were much worse at sustained attention, impulse control and executive functioning.
In a card-sorting test they made many more errors than 55 youngsters who got the habit later and 44 people who had never taken the drug.
Lead researcher Dr Maria Fontes said: ‘We found that early-onset, but not late-onset, chronic cannabis users had deficits in their cognitive functioning.
‘Adolescence is a period in which the brain appears to be particularly vulnerable to the neurotoxic effects of cannabis.
‘The brain before the age of 15 is still developing and maturing, so exposure to cannabis during this period may be more harmful.’
On average, the early-onset group had used cannabis for 10.9 years – equating to a lifetime consumption of 6,790 joints each.

What the Hell is going on????

2011-06-15T15:18:00.003Z

As I mostly use NSP excellent products for our family I am therefore not a very active distributor - I have bursts every now and then so need to take time catching up. I have just received a latest NSP product list and it is the third the size of my old one e.g. NO Co-enzyme CQ10 available: thanks Europe.
So let me get this straight. I can have statins (doled out like sweets) - even though a possible side effect is muscle weakness (the heart is a muscle) and, in the long term, death (read the pullout paperwork that comes with them) and they also deplete the your body of co-enzyme cq-10, or anti-depressant pills (possible side effect suicidal tendancies) but I can't exercise my freedom of choice to buy a supplement.

What sort of Stalinist super state are we living in? What happened to my human rights?

How many people per year have died or are admitted to hospital after taking herbal medicines/vitamins - probably less than 10. Now do a search (its mentioned in an earlier post on this blog) on how many people in the same period have been admitted to hospital (or have died) due to the effects of medically prescribed substances - you will be shocked to find the figures in THOUSANDS.

No doubt I can go on the internet and find some of my missing herbs but are they to the same pharmaceutical standard that NSP adheres too - will it contain road paint from Nigeria and other dubious substances - who knows - who cares, certainly not the multinationals that have brought about this state of affairs. And don't think it will stop there - just wait till they are force feeding the population a whole cocktail of drugs such as statins - happy pills or anything that will mean endless profits by lacing the drinking water. In the land of big business everything is a disease e.g. the menopause - a natural progression? nope in the medical world it is a disease that warrants medication. Need I go on - I despair.

Cancer: the latest from Chris Woollams

2011-06-15T15:01:00.003Z

New treatments that can help you beat cancer
Why do some people not want me to tell you?

Watch out - there are loonies about. I have told you that there are a number of 'Skeptic' groups in the UK. It can be a few like-minded people gathering in a pub to form a group opposed to Nick Clegg; or it can be more sinister. Already there have been cases where 'business corporations' are providing behind-the-scenes funding for such groups who meet their particular agendas.
This worrying trend of the 'Corruption of the innocents' may have nothing to do with the following but suddenly several doctors I know have had The UK Office of Trading Standards after them because 'a member of the public' has complained they are breaking the '1939 Cancer Advertising Act '. These particular Doctors have specialised in cancer treatment all their lives; but they have been warned that it is against this ancient law to offer treatments for cancer (in whole or part), or even to tell people you do! Or to tell people that something may be a treatment for cancer - even if a dozen hospitals round the world are using it! Can you believe our UK Charity has even been challenged for informing people about cancer treatments!? We had to take legal advice! Even yours trully was attacked. But I live in Thailand and this e news comes to you from the USA. And there is a European Law that allows me, as a qualified biochemist, free speech on my scientific views. Are there really people out there who don't want you to hear about treatments that might help you beat cancer? What sort of country has the UK become - the bastion of free speech no longer? In this e mail, I therefore belatedly provide a Latest News on Cancer from around the world;, including a report that HIFU is finally coming of age in the UK as an alternative prostate cancer treatment (nearly 9 years after we first told you about it), an article on a lady who used complementary therapies to see off her cancer in what a top oncologist called 'Enlightened Medicine' and several articles on an alternative treatment for cancer that seems to deliver. (I just hope it's safe in the long term.) And NEWS THAT YOU CAN NOW RECEIVE icon, online, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. Happy Reading. Chris Woollams
Cancer and stress, prostate breakthrough, curcumin recognised in hospitals and chemicals in your breakfast cereal A belated 'Cancer Watch' - latest cancer news
I have to admit that I really don't understand why UK cancer bodies seem to ignore the contribution of stress to cancer. I understand why many of them cannot talk about pesticides or chemical toxins for fear of biting the hand that feeds them. But not a denial of stress?? Our Star Story in Cancer Watch covers some biochemical evidence of the links between stress and cancer (but we all guessed it anyway, didn't we!?)
Add to that 19 more research studies from around the world. Like one from London that HIFU is finally being used in the UK to treat prostate cancer and - shock - it seems to do the trick! Also did you know that Cancer Research UK is going to police Wikipedia? How 'Big Brother is that? How do you feel about that in the USA and Australia, guys? Then we have pieces on curcumin, which MD Anderson is increasingly saying really does help beat cancer, plus toxic chemicals in your breakfast packaging. and more. Give it a quick read - you will find something that helps you for sure, I promise.
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'Enlightened Medicine' How Amy beat her cancer
The contrast between American Cancer Doctors and the majority of UK Oncologists seems to grow ever wider. Only recently we received two e mails from ladies with breast cancer asking about complementary therapies. Both stated that their UK oncologist would not even discuss 'complementary therapies' with them 'for fear of being struck off'!!!!
So here is Amy's story - Choose between the short version, or one where I was asked to write what complementary therapies I knew research had showed helped fight brain tumours. If you have cancer, Amy's story and the attitude of top US oncologist Dr Henry Friedman (who calls her use on complementary therapies 'Enlightened Medicine') is a must. You will also benefit from reading about the 'Ketogenic Diet'. As you know I warn every person with cancer to avoid glucose - but if you have a brain tumour doing so may just help kill the cancer. If you have a brain tumour - or you know someone who does - the longer article is for you.
Amy's Story
The Ketogenic Diet
Complementary Therapies for Brain cancer patients
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PH Balancing

2011-06-15T09:03:00.001Z

Spotlight On:
PH Balancing

Have you ever seen a swimming pool that has been neglected? The water loses its lovely clear colour, it gets darker and darker and if nothing is done to rectify the problem then nasty ‘things’ start growing in it. For anyone who can remember their school chemistry lessons the water has started to turn acid and lose oxygen i.e. it is ph unbalanced as it moves away from being alkaline. Our bodies react in the same way to any of the following; long-term stress, illness, a poor diet made up of processed foods and/or a sedentary lifestyle. The result: the body becomes a perfect breeding ground for Cancer, Arthritis, M.E. and a whole host of other short and long-term health problems. Research has shown that an acidic imbalance will: decrease the body's ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients, decrease the energy production in the cells, decrease the body’s ability to repair damaged cells, decrease its ability to detoxify heavy metals, make tumour cells thrive, and make it more susceptible to fatigue and illness. If your swimming pool needs attention then a few handfuls of the necessary chemicals can have almost instantaneous results. The human body though requires a little more attention than a quick chemical fix. To rectify you should eat more fresh fruit and veg’ (preferably organic), start a regular exercise regime and consume foods that are alkaline forming e.g lemon in hot water, apples, sea vegetables, pineapples, Zambroza, herbal teas etc. Or, if you are totally at a loss where to start then you can come to Wishing Well for a lifestyle and diet assessment including a comprehensive list of alkaline and acid forming foods.

Seriously bad customer service : Lipsy Milton Keynes

2010-11-01T15:46:00.003Z

Be careful if you are shopping in Lipsy at Milton Keynes - my daughter chose a dress that was marked as £60 now £30 (sale price) however when she got to the counter the £30 was a 'mistake' and they wouldn't honour it. Though legally correct, you would think that they would make an effort with regards to consumer service and happiness, espeically a consumer right at the start of her purchasing life - evidently not, they don't even acknowledge emails: lets see what trading standards have to say with regards to 'the consumer protection from unfair trading regulations 2008'.

MMR the truth will out

2010-11-01T15:27:00.001Z

40 UK children killed by MMR – and the true picture could be 10 times worse
27 October 2010

Forty children have died after a routine vaccination such as MMR and 2,100 more have suffered a serious reaction, UK health authorities have been forced to disclose this week – and these figures are just the tip of the iceberg. Two of the vaccinated children have been left with permanent brain damage, and 1500 others have suffered neurological reactions, including 11 cases of brain inflammation and 13 cases of epilepsy and coma. Overall, there have been more than 2,100 adverse reactions to a childhood vaccine in the UK in the last seven years. The UK’s Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) was forced to reveal the figures following a request from a journalist under freedom of information legislation.

The true picture is likely to be far worse. The MHRA cases are only those that doctors have reported; if the doctor does not believe the vaccine has caused the reaction, he will not report it. It is suspected that just 10 per cent of all deaths and reactions from vaccines are ever reported; if so, this means that 400 children have died from a vaccine and 21,000 have suffered an adverse reaction in the UK alone. The true situation will be far worse in countries such as the US where childhood vaccination is compulsory.
Last month, the UK government was forced by a court to pay damages to a mother whose son was left with severe brain damage after an MMR vaccination. Another 500 similar cases are currently going through the UK courts.These figures represent a major setback in the relationship between doctors and parents. Most parents have accepted the reassurances of doctors and health authorities that the vaccines are safe, and that they are doing the best for their child and the community.Now, if things go wrong, they may be less inclined to believe the doctor’s denials that the vaccine is to blame.
(Source: Sunday Times, October 24, 2010).

Reiki 1 Courses Buckingham North Bucks

2010-01-05T09:28:00.004Z

Have you ever dreamed of, or yearned to learn, Reiki? Do you feel there is something missing from your life? Why not come to Wishing Well and start your reiki/spiritual path with us? We keep our workshops to no more than 3 students so that you get as much attention and practice time as is possible.
Reiki 1 is a two day course but can be run over two weekends or even 3/4 evenings if you are pressed for time.

Reiki 1 costs just £95 and includes a comprehensive manual - certificate on completion of case studies and (when appropriate) lunch and refreshements.

Please call Graham to enquire 07759 118047
or graham@purenaturalherbs.co.uk

Seriously Good Service for sick computers in North Bucks

2009-10-01T09:24:00.003Z

Always quick to grumble at bad service I thought it only fair to give Technical Support Department of Buckingham a mention.
Sick office computer - panic - calm down - remembered I used to go to a breakfast networking club with a guy that fixed computers.
Result: New hard drive fitted - less than 24 hour turn around and excellent prices.

Contct via http://www.ttsd.co.uk/ or 01280 817616

Stevia the coverup part 3

2009-07-13T12:21:00.002Z

Whoops - sometimes I need to wake up - as a Nature's Sunshine distributor I have just discovered I can buy this herb in powder form from the U.S. - I am searching for a source within Europe.

Stevia - the Coverup part 2

2009-07-13T10:33:00.001Z

Following on from my original post below the above link makes very intersting reading.

STEVIA the coverup!

2009-07-13T08:37:00.003Z

How much proof do you need that the multi-nationals actually work against our best interests?

How would you feel if I told you you weren't allowed to grow your own basil plants (or any other herb) as a large company was applying to have it patented it so that only they could process it and pass it on the cusomer at vastly inflated prices - outraged? Surely 'they' can't patent a natural product - oh yes they can - they are certainly trying!

Ever heard of Stevia? It is a herb that is hundreds of times sweeter than sugar - it has no calories and can be used by diabetics - it has been used for hundreds if not thousands of years in the far east - so why are we not all growing it and using it especially as the sugar and the artifical sweetners we use act as a poison to our bodies i.e. obesity, diabeties etc?

Why? because a certain multi-national corporation has applied for a patent and in the meantime Stevia is not allowed to be mentioned in certain circles so as not to alert the public. When you know about it you'll all want it and somone else wants to make money out of your want.
Patents on herbs - GM crops that you have to rebuy the seeds for each year - this isn't business this is control and domination of vast sections of the human race. Reminds me of the Nazis.

Anyway, at time of writing it is not yet illegal to buy Stevia on the internet - for starters see the link above. Good hunting and tasting.

North Bucks Incinerator - Apathy Rules?

2009-05-21T07:32:00.004Z

Given the number of residents in North Bucks you would expect that a protest meeting to discuss the proposal to build a large incinerator that takes in waste from around the world with resulting serious health problems for local residents would be packed to the rafters wouldn't you? Sadly the residents of Winslow and the surrounding villages appear to be sleep walking to serious illness and early death because, if they carry on doing nothing they will soon be breathing in particles of heavy metals which cause heart disease, strokes, cancers and birth defects.

The prososed incinerator is of a technology that is actually banned in the USA and other parts of the world.

WAKE UP before it's too late

Hooked on Splenda? You'd better read this.

2009-02-10T10:28:00.002Z

James Turner, the chairman of the national consumer education group Citizens for Health, has expressed shock and outrage after reading a new report from scientists outlining the dangers of the artificial sweetener Splenda (sucralose).
In animals examined for the study, Splenda reduced the amount of good bacteria in the intestines by 50 percent, increased the pH level in the intestines, contributed to increases in body weight and affected P-glycoprotein (P-gp) levels in such a way that crucial health-related drugs could be rejected.
The P-gp effect could result in medications used in chemotherapy, AIDS treatment and treatments for heart conditions being shunted back into the intestines, rather than being absorbed by the body.
According to Turner, "The report makes it clear that the artificial sweetener Splenda and its key component sucralose pose a threat to the people who consume the product. Hundreds of consumers have complained to us about side effects from using Splenda and this study ... confirms that the chemicals in the little yellow package should carry a big red warning label."

Wishing Well's Latest Newsletter Dec 2008

2008-12-17T14:34:00.000Z

http://www.wishingwellholistictherapies.com/news.htm

Don't you just love drug companies?

2008-11-11T10:51:00.003Z

Another excellent article from Dr Mercola, for the complete transcript follow the link on the left.
For rough UK figues just divide by six. Still shocking isn't it.

The number of reports of serious problems, including deaths, linked to medications hit a record in the first three months of this year.
The FDA received nearly 21,000 reports of serious drug reactions, including over 4,800 deaths, over that period. Two drugs accounted for a disproportionately large share of the problems -- heparin, a tainted blood thinner from China that caused an international safety scandal, and Chantix, a new anti-smoking drug from Pfizer.
Chantix had the most reports of any medication. Earlier this year, the FDA warned that Chantix may be linked to psychiatric problems, including suicidal behavior.
Serious drug reactions are ones that cause hospitalization, require medical intervention, or place a life in jeopardy. The total of 20,745 cases reported from January to March was 38 percent higher than the average for the previous four calendar quarters, and the highest for any quarter. Fatalities accounted for 23 percent of the cases.

So if the year carries on at the same rate we will have in the UK roughly 14000 serious drug reactions including 3200 deaths due to prescription drugs.
So how come the British press run articles on 'quack' complementary therapies such as homeopathy when the death rate is ZERO? So, it's not okay to spend money on what press thinks is quackery but it is okay to die with prescription drugs - the worold has gone made!

Problems with IBS

2008-08-26T10:02:00.004Z

A programme for IBS?

IBS is a distressing problem yet a recent trial at Manchester University showed that hynpnotherapy can be greatly beneficial in easing symtoms. Here at Wishing Well we have added to these results by combining hypnotherapy with a herbal product called Marshmallow and Chamomile combination which soothes and tones the digestive tract. This is a product from Nature's Sunshine so you can be assured that the products are organically sourced and extrememly potent.

Are you Getting Enough?

2008-08-01T14:11:00.001Z

Bananas that is!

Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fibre. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has shown that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But giving us energy isn't the only way a banana can help us to keep fit. Eating bananas on a regular basis can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet. Here are some other benefits of bananas….

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier (also found in Nature’s Sunshine – Synerprotein).
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anaemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of haemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anaemia.

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power: 200 pupils at a school in Middlesex were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Constipation: Bananas are high in fibre, so including them in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Losing Weight: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up which stops you reaching for chocolate and biscuits to get you over the ‘sugar dip’. Less junk food = more weight loss/stability.

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Super Green Algae - A powerhouse of Nutrition!

2008-07-15T07:44:00.003Z

Super Algae

Stock #1056 (100 capsules)
Super Algae is a unique green-foods supplement
containing a rich blend of sea vegetation. Super Algae
is especially beneficial for vegetarians or malnourished
individuals due to the generous amount of vegetable
protein, amino acids, carbohydrates, carotenoids,
vitamins and trace minerals provided in one source.
Super Algae stimulates immune function, increases
white blood cell count, binds with and eliminates
carcinogens from the intestinal tract, promotes the
growth of healthy colonic flora, and strengthens liver
and kidney function.
Super Algae contains numerous phytonutrients, some
of which may be helpful in the treatment of
degenerative conditions such as AIDS, Alzheimer’s,
cancer, multiple sclerosis, etc. Super Algae is also
beneficial for treating anaemia, bacterial and viral infections, candidiasis, chronic
fatigue, dyspepsia, obesity, and conditions of malnutrition and toxicity.
Klamath Lake blue-green algae (Aphanizomenon flos-aquae), also known as “wild
blue-green algae,” is a high-quality fresh-water algae, rich in bioavailable nutrients.
Blue-green algae, obtained from the Klamath Lake in Oregon, contains a rich blend of
protein, all 22 amino acids, and vitamin B12, making it one of the highest concentrated
food sources available.
Klamath Lake algae has a bitter flavour which, according to traditional Chinese
medicine, affects the “heart-mind” system, making it useful for improving concentration
or overcoming depression. This type of algae is also cooling, drying, mildly diuretic,
and acts as an anti-depressant, neuro-stimulant and general relaxant. Klamath Lake
algae has also been shown to improve stagnancy in the liver. This type of blue-green
algae is ideal for the depressed, overweight, untoned person, or those with a constitution
reflecting “dampness, excess or heat.” Bitter foods supply energy through burning fat,
support mental alertness and focus, strengthen reproductive ability, and provide a
general feeling of balance and wellness.
Due to its ability as a neuro-stimulant, Klamath Lake algae offers significant benefit in
the treatment of amphetamine, cocaine and other neuro-stimulant addictions, and is
being considered as a treatment for Alzheimer’s. Researchers have employed moderate
to large doses of Klamath Lake algae for arthritis, cancer, candidiasis, multiple
sclerosis, and other degenerative conditions. In fact, scientists from the University of
Hawaii have isolated a substance in blue-green algae called cryptophycin, which
appears to be responsible for killing cancer cells. Klamath Lake algae, when used alone,
should be used with caution by those having a “cold” constitution, especially where
there is “dryness,” frailty, weakness, and/or a type of mental “spaciness.”
Spirulina is a type of fresh-water blue-green algae composed of approximately 65-71%
protein, making it one of the richest vegetal sources of protein known. These proteins
are biologically complete, containing all 8 essential amino acids in their proper ratios.
Spirulina contains an extremely high level of the fatty acid GLA, as well as substantial
amounts of omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid. GLA and its corresponding prostaglandin
PGE1have been researched extensively for their immunostimulating activity. Spirulina
is an excellent source of beta-carotene (1,700mg/kg), vitamin B12, potassium and
chlorophyll. In fact, spirulina is one of the few plant sources of vitamin B12, which is
typically found only in animal tissues. One teaspoon of spirulina can provide as much as
2½ times the RDA for B12and over twice the amount of B12found in an equivalent
serving of liver. Spirulina also contains vitamins B1, B2, B6, biotin, folic acid, inositol,
niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin E, and the minerals calcium, iron, magnesium,
manganese, phosphorus, selenium and zinc.
Spirulina has been the subject of numerous studies in Europe and Japan, and has been
proven helpful for various ailments, including anaemia, cataracts, diabetes,
gastrointestinal problems, glaucoma, hepatitis, hypoglycaemia, malnutrition, obesity,
overeating, chronic skin outbreaks and weakened immunity. Spirulina has also been
shown to protect the kidneys against damage from strong prescription medication.
Spirulina helps to nourish the body, detoxify the kidneys and liver, build and enrich the
blood, cleanse the arteries, promote the growth of intestinal flora, and inhibit the growth
of bacteria, fungi and yeasts.
According to studies published in Medication and New Drugs, spirulina
supplementation has been shown to slow the loss of white blood cells (leukocytes)
associated with chemotherapy and radiation treatments of cancer. Also, patients noted
experiencing less nausea and lassitude from cancer treatments when spirulina was
added. Furthermore, the Regional Cancer Centre in Trivandrum, India, gave spirulina to
44 individuals having developed precancerous lesions from chewing tobacco. After only
1 year, the lesions had disappeared in 20 of those who had eaten the algae, with another
5 showing significant improvement.
Other studies show spirulina may be beneficial for treating obesity and compulsive
eating disorders. The high level of protein, vitamins and minerals in spirulina act to
nourish the body and provide a more satisfied feeling of fullness. Furthermore, spirulina
contains an amino acid called phenylalanine, which triggers the release of a hormone in
the cerebral cortex that acts on the hypothalamus to suppress appetite.
Chlorella is nutritionally comparable to spirulina, containing slightly less protein, only a
fraction of the beta-carotene, but more than twice the nucleic acid and chlorophyll
content. The nucleic acid in chlorella contains a special nutrient called CGF (chlorella
growth factor). CGF encourages normal growth without stimulating the growth of
disease mechanisms such as tumours. CGF is most beneficial for healing wounds,
improving growth in children, maintaining health in old age, and stimulating growth
stunted by degeneration or disease, including Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis,
nervousness, palsy, sciatica, seizures and various nerve disorders. Chlorella’s rich
chlorophyll content promotes detoxification and renewal and provides antiinflammatory
properties. The immune-enhancing and antiviral action provided by the
combination of CGF and chlorophyll is especially beneficial for treating fungi and
viruses that sap the body’s resources such as candidiasis, chronic fatigue immune
deficiency syndrome (CFIDS), Epstein-Barr virus and AIDS.
In addition, chlorella’s cell wall has been shown to bind with heavy metals, pesticides,
and carcinogens such as PCBs (polychlorobiphenyls), removing these toxins from the
body. Chlorella’s cell wall also contains complex polysaccharides that enhance the
production of interferon and other antitumour, anti-mutagenic, immunostimulating
compounds.

Garbage In - Garbage Out!

2008-06-30T16:20:00.002Z

As I write this I can look out of my window and see the good folk of my local village and beyond queuing to buy their meat at one of the finest butchers for many a mile. I wonder what they would say if I went out and told them “there’s cheaper meat available on the nearby Sunday market’? No doubt, the polite replies would include lines such as “you’re having a laugh – if I go there I won’t know what I’m buying, how long it’s been stored and if it’s actually the meat it says it is.” I would have to agree totally – yet how many of people take that risk with their herbs and vitamins? Did you know for example that most of the world’s ‘cheap’ vitamin E is a synthetic bi-product of the photographic industry? I wonder what the other cheap vitamins are bi-products from? Next time you’re considering the ‘irresistible’ offers in the Sunday supplements or certain TV adverts with 70% sales - remember Gerald Ratner!

Nature's Sunshine the herbal equivalent of the finest fillet steak!

Coke/Pepsi is Poison BUT Don't Waste it!

2008-06-24T15:32:00.001Z

Anyone who knows me will know about my opinions on carbonated drinks and coke in particular (the phosphorous helps to leach calcium out of your bones and leads to osteoporosis). But, even though you are mad to stick coke and pepsi down your throats don’t worry if you have a fridge full of the stuff and don’t want to pour it away as a waste of money! Here are some really useful things to do with the stuff (written from a bloke’s perspective of course.) other than poisoning yourself.

Clean Car Battery Terminals.There's acid in almost all carbonated drinks. And that helps strip corrosion from car battery terminals. Pour some coke/pepsi over the battery terminals and let it sit for a while. Wipe off the residue with a wet cloth.

Clean Your Dirty Toilet Bowl. Got bad stains, a date coming over in an hour and no toilet cleaner? Pour a can of coke/pepsi into the bowl. Let it sit for an hour to let the phosphoric acid work on the stains, then brush to loosen the dirt and flush clean.

Remove Rust Spots From Chrome.If you have an older car that has real chrome trim, chances are there are some small, and some not so small, rust spots developing on the chrome. Take some crumpled aluminum foil, dip it in some cola and rub the rust off the affected area.

Remove Rust Stains in Your Bathtub. Remember how the phosphoric acid worked to clean the toilet bowl? The same acid will remove rust stains in your bathtub. Soak a sponge (preferably one with an abrasive side), in some cola and go to work on the stain.

Clean Grout. Is mould and mildew ruining the look of your shower? Soak a sponge with Coke and work it into the grout. Rinse with water.

Remove Grease From Clothes. Been working on the car all weekend and greased up more than just the engine? Pouring a can of cola into your washer, along with your regular soap powder, is said to help loosen and wash away those grease stains.

Remove Milk Stains From Clothes. Soak the stain with Coke for about five minutes and then wash normally. It should get the stain out.

Remove Blood Stains From Clothes. If you soak the stain with coke/pepsi for five minutes then wash in your machine, the blood should come out, even dried blood that's been there for a while.
Clean Grease From Glass.

That same handy phosphoric acid removes grease and grime from glass, even dried hairspray from mirrors. Just rinse thoroughly with water afterwards.
Clean Oil Stains From Garage Floor or Driveway.

Pour coke/pepsi over the stain, let it soak in for a while, then scrub and rinse off with a hose.
Clean Burnt Pans.Ruined you favourite pan? Forget to take it off the stove? If scrubbing won't get it off, try this: boil some coke in the pan and the burnt-on mess should lift right out.

Clear Clogged Drains.If your sink is draining slowly and you don't have any drain cleaner in the house, pour a 2-litre bottle of cola down the drain and let the acids go to work on the clog. Cheaper than drain cleaner!

Loosen Rusted Nuts and Bolts.Soak a rag in cola and wrap it around the rusted-on bolt for a few minutes. The acids and carbonation will help loosen it.

Make Flowers Last Longer.Got your girl some flowers and you want them to survive through the week? Pour about 1/4 cup of clear soda like Sprite or 7-Up into a vase full of water. The sugar helps them to last longer.

Relieve Nausea or an Upset Stomach. I can think of better things to put in my stomach but evidently just leave the can or bottle open for about 30 minutes first, until the coke/pepsi goes flat. The carbonation could have an adverse effect on your stomach symptoms.

Help Prevent Diarrhoea. When you’re desperate for SAFE fluid (i.e. free from bugs) and you're traveling through a country with an iffy water and/or food supply, drinking coke could keep you from making constant trips to the bathroom. The acids in the coke/pepsi help reduce the amount of E. Coli bacteria in your intestines. This inhibits the production of toxins that can cause diarrhoea.

Ease a Sore Throat. By gargling with coke/pepsi you can loosen the phlegm causing the irritation. Remember it’s poison – spit don’t swallow.

Stop a Jellyfish Sting From Stinging. Just pour it on, the acids in cola seem to neutralize the venom in the sting.

Get Chewing Gum Out of a Child’s Hair.
Fancy your chances with that single mum struggling to get gum out of her screaming kid's hair? Come to the rescue with your can of Coke. Soak the kid's hair for a few minutes, then rinse. The gum should come right out.

Strip Dye From Hair.
If your girl comes home crying that her new dye job turned her hair green, wash her hair with Diet Coke. Apparently Diet Coke has the ability to strip and/or fade bad dye jobs.

Use as a Moisturizer.
Mixing a capful of cola with unscented lotion is said to enhance the moisturising
effects.

Keep People From Slipping on Slippy Floors.
If you're having an outdoor get together and you're worried about guests slipping on your back patio, try this trick: use a mop to spread a thin layer of Coke on the slippery surface. It'll dry slightly sticky and tacky.

Any more?

Paw Paw (the history of - relates to previous post)

2008-06-23T07:19:00.002Z

History behind Paw Paw Cell Reg:
Dr Jerry L. McLaughlin, an Emeritus Professor of Pharmacognosy from Purdue University, extensively studied cancer & related treatments. Dr. McLaughlin has made over 300 scientific presentations and his work is chronicled in over 330-refereed publications, supported by nearly 80 different grants and contracts. For 20 years he obtained and screened more than 3,500 species of plants during a study supported by the National Cancer Institute. During this time he discovered remarkable active ingredients in the twigs of a species of Paw Paw called Asimina Triloba which had powerful anticancer benefits. Dr. McLaughlin soon discovered that the twigs needed to be harvested seasonally to obtain the potency of the active ingredients. Dr. McLaughlin tracked more than 100 cancer patients who used the Paw Paw active ingredients during a one-year period. These patients had tumours representing many different kinds of cancer. The results showed significant reductions in tumour sizes and a significant reduction in tumour antigen levels. Many patients reported “increased energy” as a result of using paw paw. Of those patients who were undergoing chemotherapy, some reported no hair loss, no bone marrow depression and no GI bleeding. Interestingly additional health benefits were noted with patients suffering from cold sores, shingles, toenail fungus, acne, athlete’s foot, eczema and psoriasis. The Scientific research on Paw Paw was being conducted to make a pharmaceutical drug however by the time the research on Paw Paw had been concluded the pharmaceutical company had already invested millions in another anti-cancer drug and decided it would not be financially viable to invest further money in another new drug simultaneously. Nature’s Sunshine were very interested in Dr McLaughlin’s lifetime research and the results of the clinical trial believing it would be better for people to use this remedy in itsnatural form rather than a synthetic drug. Nature’s Sunshine commissioned Dr McLaughlin to work with the company to use his research to develop Paw Paw Cell Reg. Oncologist recommends Paw PawSome of the most encouraging paw paw results are coming from doctors who suggest thatpatients add paw paw to their current health regimens. One of these doctors is Dr. JamesForsythe (oncologist). Dr. Forsythe shares case studies of three patients who haveexperienced improvement while using paw paw.“One participant named Anna has stage four breast cancer. Within just six weeks of taking the paw paw she saw a 50 percent reduction in tumour markers as measured by blood tests.Also, the size of the tumour was reduced significantly. Since she did not change any other treatment protocol, I was convinced that the paw paw was instrumental in improving the condition of her cancer. A second participant named Ed has stage four lung cancer. He went through two years of chemotherapy, but the lung cancer was resistant. Within two months of taking paw paw Ed’s tumour markers also improved, and he experienced a weight gain of five pounds. Before taking the paw paw he was bedridden or was in a wheelchair. Ed’s health has improved to the point that he is now able to walk on his own.The last participant, Byron, has stage four prostate cancer, which spread to other parts of his body. Within six weeks of using paw paw there was a distinct reduction in the tumour masses. A CT scan showed a 25 percent reduction in the tumours. Byron is now in stable condition.”
Ref The Wellness Report40/1

Nature's Sunshine Cancer Programme

2008-06-23T07:15:00.001Z

Cancer Programme
During the last four years, numerous people across the world have achieved remarkable results using Nature’s Sunshine Cancer Programme. The programme is an arsenal of four products attacking cancer cells by different means and at the same time strengthening the body’s immune ability to defend itself. This programme has been
used for a large variety of different types of cancer. After using the programme for only a few days, many people start to see noticeable benefits including having more energy and skin colour improvement. The four products consist of Paw Paw Cell Reg, Immune Formula, Zambroza and Hi Potency Protease.
Paw Paw Cell Reg
Whilst each product in the programme plays an important role, the key product is Paw Paw Cell Reg which disrupts the energy cycle of cancerous and abnormal cells. The high metabolic rate of these cells stimulates a reaction with the active ingredients in Paw Paw Cell Reg, resulting in inhibiting the cells energy.
Abnormal cells reacting to these active ingredients are then less able to grow and develop. Many cells in this new state become dormant or destroy themselves (apoptosis).
Immune Formula
This combination product effectively increases the white blood count in the
body, helping the body defend itself against abnormal cells and pathogens.
Zambroza
Independently clinically proven to be the most powerful antioxidant product
on the market, Zambroza protects the body against free radical damage which
is the root causes of many health problems including many types of cancer.
Hi Potency Protease
In large concentration Protease (a digestive enzyme) is able to progress from
the stomach into the blood stream and helps break down the structure of the
abnormal cells which are being effectively attacked by the rest of the regimen.
‘Continue with this regimen as long as necessary until 6 months after you
have been given the all clear.’

Q & A
Can you take this regimen during Chemotherapy?
When someone has chemotherapy they will need to stop antioxidant
supplements including Zambroza as antioxidants make chemotherapy (excess
free radical causing drug) less effective. Zambroza should be taken however
leading up to chemotherapy treatment and immediately after the course of
chemotherapy treatment has finished. The other three products in this regimen
are not only safe to take during conventional treatment but they will also enhance
the results.
Enhancing conventional treatment
Sometimes cancerous cells can recognize and reject familiar conventional treatments.
When the chemical enters the cell, the cell pumps the chemical back out before it delivers its desired effect (chemo resistant cancer cells). This pumping mechanism is dependent upon the energy of the cell (ATP). The pump will stop when its supply of energy dwindles. If the chemical can stay in the cell, the treatment will be more effective.
As mentioned above, Paw Paw Cell Reg stops the energy cycle of the cell therefore
making the resistant pumping mechanism redundant and the treatment more effective.
Conventional treatment also results in a low immune system and Immune Formula helps
combat this by encouraging white blood cell production.

Testimonial by Marilyn Navarro - My daughter-in-law, Eva, was diagnosed with cancer in her brain near the pituitary gland. She quickly started on a regimen that included paw paw and we are so thankful she did! Just before starting chemotherapy, Eva had an MRI that showed a secondary tumour near the pineal gland. However, the primary tumour had shrunk notably. The last MRI she had shows no tumour near the pineal and the original tumour continuing to shrink.

Using Sucralose (sugar replacement)

2008-06-19T10:03:00.002Z

See my previous post : What are they trying to hide? Dec 2006

Looks like the ban on UK users accessing articles to do with Sucralose via Dr Mercola's website have been taken down.

Read and be afraid!
Or just stop using artificial, synthetic, sugar substitutes.

Link on the left.

Still think multinational drug companies are on your side?

2008-06-19T09:28:00.002Z

So how many people in Canada, or anywhere for that matter, have died through taking Vitamin C? Come up with any figures yet greater than 0? Thought not. So you couldn't make the following up could you?

What if, just for taking vitamin C, you could be thrown in jail for up to 2 years and fined up to $5,000,000?
That scenario could very well soon become a reality in Canada. The Canadian Government is trying to pass a bill known as Bill C51. According to some interpretations of the bill, it would remove all supplements from over-the-counter availability, by only allowing MD’s to prescribe them as they see fit.
This would mean that if you wanted to take a multivitamin, you would have to book an appointment with your doctor and try to convince your doctor that you are in need of these supplements. If your doctor decides a certain drug would be better for you, then you won't have access to your supplements anymore.
Consequences of the bill could include:
No more supplement stores
Supplements made illegal unless obtained through a prescription; 70 percent of all current supplements on the market could be removed
Fines of up to $5,000,000.00 and/or 2 years in jail per incident of being caught breaking this law
Sources: Dr Mercola's Website. See RSS link on the left.

Adverse Drug Reactions - Previous posts part 3

2008-04-17T13:37:00.002Z

Found the following on the WDDTY website - the figures relate to the USA but for rough UK numbers divide by six - wouldn't you rather look after your health with vitamins, herbs and minerals?

Drug Reactions: Deaths and serious problems triple in 8 years
13 September 2007
The annual rates of serious adverse reactions and deaths from a prescribed drug have almost tripled since 1998.Just 51 drugs – including painkillers and immune system-modifying agents – were responsible for the vast majority of reactions, new figures reveal.In 2005 – the most recent year when figures have been made available - 15,107 people in America died as the result of taking a prescription drug, while 89,842 people suffered a serious adverse reaction, which resulted in disability, hospital care or a birth defect.These reactions – all reported to America’s drug regulator, the Food and Drug Administration – represent an increase of 2.7 times on figures produced in 1998.Overall, the FDA received reports of 467,809 deaths and serious adverse reactions between 1998 and 2005.(Source: Archives of Internal Medicine, 2007; 167: 1752-9).

Previous Post Part 2

2008-04-16T09:44:00.002Z

Hmmmm........ woke up today to hear the radio full of 'anti-oxidants are bad for you' and the papers full of it as well. Can't help thinking that too many people are taking responsibility for their own health and this worries the multinational drug companies i.e. if you look after yourself you will need less drugs - less drugs sold means less profits so: lets publish a flawed report (see below) frighten the masses and as your food is so processed and polluted and there is no chance you can get all the nutrition you need from food alone then in time you will become sick and need expensive drugs to make you well again........ or am I just seeing another conspiracy?
Anyway the best ripost to all this nonsense can be found in Patrick Holfords latest news letter which I hav e reproduced below complete with all his links and references.
And my final word. How many people have actually died from antioxidant overdose? think we might be talking about the figure ZERO again. Now read my previous post on adverse drug reactions to prescribed drugs - didn't that item on the radio......

Here's Patrick's newsletter...

Headlines in today's papers such as 'Vitamin Pills "Increase Risk of Early Death"' claim that anti-oxidants are not good for you and could even do you harm. But, don't believe everything you read!
What's this review about?
This is the fourth time Bjekalovic and his group have reviewed the effects on selected studies on antioxidants. Anyone following the science of antioxidants over the past 20 years will be aware of a vast number of studies reporting positive results. So, how do you end up with a headline that implies antioxidants increase mortality?
In this review, which is a rehash of their paper published last year in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), they first excluded over 400 trials, that had no deaths. They then decided which trials they liked (low risk bias) and did not like (high risk bias), a factor that has received criticism in mainstream medical journals.
What the experts say
One of the world's leading experts in this field, Dr Balz Frei said "This is a flawed analysis of flawed data, and it does little to help us understand the real health effects of antioxidants, whether beneficial or otherwise," (1)
Dr Bernadine Healey, former director of the National Institute of Health said, "Blenderizing these diverse trials into one giant 232,606-patient-strong study to come up with a seductively simple proclamation is just silly. When the researchers tallied up the mortality from the 68 trials, there was no difference based on vitamin intake. The headlines that these supplements significantly increase the risk of death by 5 percent overall came only when the researchers pulled out the 47 trials they deemed to have been the best executed. Actually, in the 21 randomized trials they peeled off, mortality was decreased by 9 percent among those taking the vitamins." (2)
How did they come up with the reported results?
Not surprisingly, the selection process in today's review excluded many of the most positive studies. For example, quoting the review itself, 'In secondary prevention trials (meaning people with disease) with high-bias risk, mortality was significantly reduced by supplements.' In those they called 'low-bias risk' there was no significant change in mortality.
To report an even more negative result, which is what newspapers often home in on, they also excluded all trials on selenium, which actually reduced mortality the most of all the antioxidants considered.
Beta-carotene
As an example, let's look at beta-carotene, which is given the worst rating. The review states 'Beta-carotene used singly or in combination with other antioxidants had no significant effect on mortality when including all 24 trials' BUT 'After exclusion of high-bias risk and selenium trials, however, beta-carotene singly or combined significantly increased mortality in 12 trials.'
Antioxidants and cancer
Even if we were to accept the exclusion of the so-called high-bias risk trials let's look more closely at the apparently negative studies. A graph of all these trials shows five that skew the results towards a negative (p.167). I thought I'd look closer at these trials. The first was by Dr Correa from the pathology department at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Centre, and showed a clear protective effective of antioxidant supplements against gastrointestinal cancer. (3)
I decided to contact Dr Correa and he was "amazed", he said, because his research, "far from being negative, had shown clear benefit from taking vitamins". Correa told us there was no way the study could show anything about mortality. "Our study was designed for evaluation of the progress of pre-cancerous lesions", he said. "It did not intend, and did not have the power, to study mortality and has no value to examine mortality of cancer."
Vitamin E and statins
The next, called the DATOR trial, gave people with high cholesterol, high dose vitamin E (750iu) and statins. (4) As nutritionists we caution against this because statins stop you making CoQ10 which results in vitamin E becoming a potentially harmful oxidant. That's exactly what this trial reported, "These results indicate that the antioxidant effect of Vitamin E is attenuated (reduced) when given in conjunction with this statin." So these negative effects of vitamin E might actually be because it's taken with a drug that makes it harmful! Given that the majority of the trials included in this review were on sick people, presumably taking medication, this kind of confounding variable really should be taken into account. It is not.
Selenium's protective effects
The next trial, published on the Mayo Clinic's journal, that skewed the results to a negative reported a positive outcome. (5) It investigated the effect of selenium of oesophageal cancer. It found that 'among subjects with mild esophageal squamous dysplasia (early stage) at baseline, selenomethionine did have a protective effect.' For those with more advanced cancer it did not.
In January this year the authors published a paper 'Efficacy of antioxidant supplementation in reducing primary cancer incidence and mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis.'(6) Their conclusion was that 'beta carotene supplementation appeared to increase cancer incidence and cancer mortality among smokers, whereas vitamin E supplementation had no effect. Selenium supplementation might have anticarcinogenic effects in men and thus requires further research.'
So, what does all this mean?
Well, if you look at all the studies reviewed, strictly for reducing mortality, not for other benefits, Bjekalovic concludes 'Beta-carotene, vitamin A and vitamin C, used singly or in combination with other antioxidants had no significant effect' although a number of vitamin C studies did report reduced mortality. 'Selenium used singly or in combination with other antioxidants significantly decreased mortality.' (7). Beta-carotene, as we know, is best not taken singly by smokers. Vitamin E in high dose, as we know, should not be taken by those on statins without additional CoQ10. Selenium and vitamin C are most likely to be beneficial.
So, should we throw away our antioxidants?
Certainly not. Personally, I haven't recommended isolated antioxidant supplementation for 20 years and doubt they would produce much effect in sick people with advanced disease states, except for vitamin C at high doses - a subject not examined in this review. Antioxidants are team players. I take a combination of vitamin E, CoQ10, vitamin C, glutathione, anthocyanidins, resveratrol, beta-carotene, alpha lipoic acid and selenium. There's good reason to do so if you look at what's known about their effects in reducing markers of ageing. But these are as well as eating loads of fruit and veg, nuts and seeds.
Wishing you the best of health, and don't forget - if you want to stay ahead of the pack on health and nutrition news then join my 100%health Club.
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References
1. http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ncs/newsarch/2007/Feb07/vitaminstudy.html
2. http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/articles/070304/12healy_print.htm
3. P Correa et al, 'Chemoprevention of gastric dysplasia: Randomized trial of antioxidant supplements and anti-Helicobacter pylori therapy', Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2000), vol 92, pp1881-8.
4. Manuel-Y-Keenoy B et al Impact of Vitamin E supplementation on lipoprotein peroxidation and composition in Type 1 diabetic patients treated with Atorvastatin. Atherosclerosis. 2004 Aug;175(2):369-76]
5. Bardia et al Randomized, placebo-controlled, esophageal squamous cell cancer chemoprevention trial of selenomethionine and celecoxib.Gastroenterology. 2005 Sep;129(3):863-73
6. Bardia A et al Efficacy of antioxidant supplementation in reducing primary cancer incidence and mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2008 Jan;83(1):23-34.
7. Bjelakovic et al, Antioxidant supplements for prevention of mortality in healthy participants and patients with various diseases (Review), Cochrane Library, Issue 2, 2008

Still think the Multinational drug companies are on your side?

2008-04-10T21:10:00.003Z

It struck me recently that there seems to be a lot of articles in the press attacking complementary therapies, especially homeopathy. And then I read that the BBC had removed information about complementary therapies from its website - so what's going on? Are the multinational drug companies worried about something?

Last year I remember an article about someone self-medicating chinese herbal medicine which resulted in kidney failure: naturally there was a big hoo ha in the press. But consider this; apart from the case above how many people died last year from; reiki, hypnotherapy, acupuncure, homeopathy or any holistic therapy you might care to mention? 500? 100? 50? keeping going down and stop when you get to a big fat zero. Can you imagine the fuss if just one person had died, it doesn't bare thinking about.

Now, if you are in North Bucks and want to win a free session (offer ends April 30th 2008) of Reiki, Hypnotherapy or eft what's your educated guess for how many people, on average, die each year due to adverse reactions to prescribed or over the counter medication?
10? more...........100 no keep going............. 1000, that's a lot isn't it but keep going some more....... 2500, still better keep going. The figure that will win you the treatment is a round figure, higher than 4000 but less than 6000.

If you really want to blow your mind then have a read of the following article, printed in the Guardian recently on how much the NHS has to spend because of adverse drug reaction: give me a good herbalist and a dose of reiki anyday...........

The NHS is spending nearly £2bn a year treating patients who have had an adverse reaction to drugs prescribed for them by doctors, according to new figures from the centre-left thinktank Compass.
The amount of money spent on hospital care for those given the wrong medicine or who have reacted badly to a drug could pay for 10,000 new midwives or easily cover the estimated cost of combating MRSA infections, says Compass.
The health minister Dawn Primarolo confirmed to the organisation that 6.5% of hospital admissions are a result of an adverse reaction. Total admissions in 2006 were 16 million, which means that 1,040,000 patients were there as a result of the drugs they were prescribed.
Compass bases its calculation on an average stay of eight days in hospital at a cost of £228 a day. That puts the annual NHS bill at £1,896,960,000 just for those admitted with ill-effects. It does not include those patients who had a bad reaction to their medicines while they were in hospital. If that cost were added in, the bill would top £2bn.
The new figures, which are substantially higher than any previous estimates, have been compiled as part of an investigation into the pharmaceutical industry, its relationship to public health and regulation. "It is increasingly apparent that the lack of effective regulation is costing the taxpayer, and in some cases is causing unnecessary suffering," said Zoe Gannon, who is leading the Compass investigation.
Scandals such as that over the arthritis painkiller Vioxx, which caused heart attacks, and the antidepressant Seroxat, which was found to increase the risk of suicidal thinking in young people, suggest that industry could do more, she said.
"The industry knew about these adverse drug reactions and chose not to accept the responsibility because its ultimate goal is to make a profit," she said. "From our perspective this £1.9bn figure is not completely reducible - we are going to have to accept some adverse drug reactions - but the sheer size of this figure is enormous. It is all about getting a balance between risk and benefit and we feel that the balance is wrong."
Drug companies have huge profit margins, she said - in excess of 14.3% against a business average of 4.6%. Yet the number of genuinely innovative medicines - as opposed to copies of those already on the market - is decreasing.
"The pharmaceutical industry has the upper hand in terms of research and development investment and is always promising the latest miracle drug but too often failing to deliver,"she added.
"Now is the time for a debate about costs and policies about which drugs the healthcare service can afford as people are paying infinitely higher prices - the drugs bill to the NHS now stands at £11bn - for increasingly marginal rewards and higher risk from adverse drug reactions."
Compass's investigation will question whether it is appropriate for the Department of Health to take the lead in relations with the pharmaceutical industry. It will also be calling for a review of progress since the 2005 report of the health select committee. Compass aims to publish its own report in the autumn.

Natural Programme to Help MS

2007-09-09T09:29:00.000Z

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PROGRAMME

I thought sufferers of MS might find the following regime useful - all the herbs and vitamins are availiable from Natures Sunshine Products (NSP). The products are organically or naturally sourced and are of the highest quality. We are very proud of our business and the excellent name we have around North Bucks for the concept of quality and customer service: Nature's Sunshine Products are the only herbal products we endorse.

Any comments or suggestions, gratefully recieved.

M.S. a Progressive disease characterised by the degeneration of nerve fibres of the brain and spinal cord.
Suggested M.S.PROGRAMME from NSP:-

Essential-
ZAMBROZA - 30mls morning and night
OMEGA 3 or FLAXSEED - 3-6 daily
EVENING PRIMROSE OIL - 2 daily
CoENZYME Q10 - 1x 30mgs daily
SUPERSUPPLEMENTAL - 2 daily

Highly Recommended:-
MSM - 2 with a meal 3 times daily (helps keep cell walls permeable)
Nutri-Calm or B Complex - 2-3 daily
If Immune System still low - Defence Maintenance
Urinary Problems? URY and BIFIDOPHOLUS
BREAKFAST - SYNERPROTEINTNTCOLLOIDAL MINERALS

Mix above into a daily smoothie (can add fruit eg banana)

Avoid ALL saturated fat and sweeteners eg. Aspartame and stick to a whole food diet. Maintain healthy weight.
Reading - Anything by Professor Swank

Mobile Phones and Cancer

2007-08-12T06:53:00.000Z

If you're a regular heavy user of a mobile phone the following may be of some interest. Do follow the link because the associated magazine is an excellent read.......

The truth about mobile phones and your health
Even research sponsored by the operators reveals how they can harm usYou may never have heard of Dr George Carlo, and the mobile phone industry hope you never do. He’s an eminent epidemiologist who was given large research funds by mobile phone operators to prove that their products were safe.Unfortunately, he came back with a completely different picture, and one that operators have been trying to suppress ever since.He discovered that regular mobile phone use releases an excess of free radicals, which ultimately increases the chances of tumour formation.Dr Carlo’s findings are explained in the latest issue of ‘What Doctors Don’t Tell You’, which is available for immediate despatch to every new subscriber. To start your subscription, please click here.He is not the only scientist to discover the damage that’s being done at the DNA and cellular levels. A major institute in Germany – again sponsored by two mobile phone operators – found among regular phone users “disturbances of DNA replication”. Again, they fear that mobile phone usage – even at the low powers at which they operate – leads to cell proliferation, which is a precursor of cancer.But worse, these effects happen in the brain, which is normally protected by the blood-brain barrier.The latest science, including the suppressed reports, is explained in the very latest issue of ‘What Doctors Don’t Tell You’. It’s available to all new subscribers – so, to start your subscription, please click here.So why is it that mobile phones are so dangerous when humans have always been surrounded by electro-magnetic fields as part of the earth’s environmental makeup? We’ve coped with the earth’s natural EMF frequencies as background radiation, after all.The key is in the type of EMF waves. Although they are of a low power, EMFs from mobile phones use “information-carrying waves” that work at a frequency our bodies have never before encountered. Nevertheless, they resonate with our body’s cells and can cause adverse reactions. So what does this all mean, and how can we counter the EMFs? The latest issue of ‘What Doctors Don’t Tell You’ explains what’s happening and what you can do. To subscribe – and get this special report – please click here.

enjoy

Reiki for horses - part 1

2007-07-31T11:12:00.000Z

Reiki Healing for Horses
The following article can relate to any (tame) member of the animal kingdom but having a particular interest in horses I have carried out cases studies accordingly.
Being a practitioner of complementary therapies, specifically Reiki, one is naturally concerned with the well-being of the human body: keeping it healthy, and when necessary returning it to health, in the most natural and non-invasive way as is possible. Complementary therapies have been shown to be beneficial to humans then why not animals? They too are made up of skin, blood, bones and muscle etc and, with minor differences, have all the major organs that we humans have. More specifically animals have an energy meridian system just like we humans: an energy meridian system that in humans is utilized by practitioners of acupuncture, shiatsu Reiki, yoga, tai chi etc. Researching the area of complementary therapies for horses one finds that though there are many horse owners who are indoctrinated in traditional ‘old school’ methods, there are a growing number who accept and use complementary therapies both for themselves and their horses citing the following reasons for their doing so: their concern at the medical professions reliance drug therapy, disenchantment at a lack of results and the continual treatment of the symptom as opposed to the cause. I also detect a growing desire to return to a more natural, and spiritual, side of life away from the chemical cocktails that pollute our own body’s, the bodies’ of the animals under our care and the environment at large.
Whilst the most popular therapies for horses seem to be physiotherapy, shiatsu and chiropractic, interest is growing in Reiki healing as well as ‘horse whisperers’ and even aromatherapy.
So what is Reiki? Reiki is an ancient form of hands-on-healing dating back many thousands of years, with its origins in Tibet. Rediscovered by a Japanese scholar and monk, Dr Mikao Usui, Reiki is a powerful holistic therapy that uses energy to revitalise the mind, body, emotions, and spirit – thus stimulating the body’s natural healing abilities. As stated above Reiki utilises the energy meridian system to remove and clear stagnant chi (energy). One simple description of Reiki I have heard is “acupuncture without the needles.”

Reiki for horses - part 2

2007-07-31T11:10:00.000Z

With Reiki, wounds heal quicker and, whether with animals or humans, it is an excellent healer of stress and stress related conditions. Animals that are highly strung or excitable (see attached case studies) can benefit from Reiki. The following list appears on my Reiki flyer for humans and as many of the issues may relate to horses and other animals I have reproduced it here:

REIKI is an excellent Stress buster and may also help with the following:
§ Releasing blocks and suppressed emotions
§ Calming the nervous system.
§ Allergies
§ Back problems
§ Strengthening the immune system
§ Headaches/migraines
§ Muscular aches and pains
§ Confidence
§ Coughs/colds
§ Digestive problems
§ Exhaustion
§ Learning and concentration difficulties.
§ Shock/Trauma
§ Sleep problems
§ Balancing of the organs and glands and their bodily functions
§ IBS

Reiki is a non-invasive therapy. It is not addictive and no tablets or drugs are used. Reiki works well with, and actively empowers, all other therapies and treatments whether homeopathic or allopathic. Reiki can be used whilst an animal is pregnant and whilst it is on a prescribed course of medication, it is highly beneficial after surgery: there are no side-effects.
The process for channelling Reiki to horses is not dissimilar to that with humans. To start with it is important that the horse is relaxed and comfortable as possible. It is advisable to avoid feeding times and times when other horses are being put out to grass or are being brought in from grazing. Horses are generally nosy animals and like to see what is going on so during a healing session try to avoid too much activity in the yard as this will hinder the relaxation process. The basic hand positions are based around the chakra points and the meridian lines. Most animals will accept the Reiki energy but in severe cases of trauma or stress, horses may not want to accept (or to be touched) and will continually pull away. If the animal does not wish to have Reiki then you should respect this and end the session. A session will, on average, last around 30 - 45 minutes but you will be guided by the horse: when they feel they have had enough they tend to become restless and perhaps agitated.
Horses and ponies tend to react in a similar way to each other when being treated. If they are accepting of the Reiki their eyes become droopy and the head begins to relax and drop, the stomach react with gurgling sounds and often the horse will break wind or produce droppings. In some cases the horse will almost fall asleep and the bottom lip will drop and quiver. In some cases where the horse tends to fight the relaxation I have found it best to let the horse decide to come back to you rather than end up following it around the stable. In difficult cases where the horse is not comfortable or does not want to be touched you can start by beaming energy from either outside the stable or from one side, as the horse relaxes you can approach slowly so that you can get closer and return to ‘hands on’ if you wish to do so. The session ends by brushing down the aura from head to rear and down the legs
If you wish for your horse or maybe another animal (tame!) to experience this benevolent, absolute natural force which can restore health and vitality please contact:

Reiki for Horses - part 3

2007-07-31T11:09:00.000Z

The following case studies are typical examples of the use of Reiki
(names changed and identifying information kept to a minimum)
Case Study 1:

Danny is an 11 year old pony (Welsh Section A). He is in good health but becomes very excitable and difficult to handle when taken outside his normal routine.
The following (15 – 25 minute) treatments took place every Saturday for 3 weeks.

Much to the surprise of his owner Danny relaxed immediately when I placed my hands at the base of his neck: other than to try and remove annoying flies he remained motionless. Having held this position for 3 – 4 minutes I then placed one hand on the top of his head between his ears and the other on the neck just below the jaw: at this stage Danny’s eyes began to droop as though he was going to sleep and his head started to sag. The treatment continued with Reiki being applied to and around the main chakra points.

Second Session: For the second treatment I ignored my own advice of having the horse isolated in the yard or stable: Danny was grazing in the field in the company of another horse. Though accepting of the Reiki Danny did not settle, being too concerned about the possibility of the other horse walking behind him and getting too close. All positions covered during the first treatment were covered again but this time slightly quicker as Danny was clearly restless. The owner reported that she felt there had been a slight improvement in his behaviour since the first session.

Third Session: Danny’s owner reported that Danny had been much calmer since my last visit, almost to the point of being “totally chilled and laid back”: This despite the shortened second session.
For the third treatment we returned Danny to the stable yard and although there was another pony in close proximity Danny relaxed immediately and enjoyed a longer session of Reiki. Now being used to both myself and the process Danny remained receptive to the energy for 25 minutes displaying all the symptoms of relaxation i.e. sagging head with half-closed eyes, gurgling stomach and one of his hind legs slightly bent with hoof resting gently on the ground.

Conclusion: Danny’s behaviour and excitability have certainly improved over the past few weeks: he is a much calmer animal. Whether or not his continues remains to be seen but just like humans I feel that he would benefit from regular top-up treatments, probably every 4 – 6 weeks.

Case Study 2:

Rumbold is a male horse, 7 years old. With a previous owner he has suffered from neglect and near starvation. He likes company but can be very difficult and nervous when asked to go out for rides without another horse. He is sensitive to an old jumping injury on one of rear legs.

The first treatment took place in the stable yard with the owner holding Rumbold on a short lead. Though apprehensive at first, Rumbold allowed me to commence the treatment at the base of the neck without him moving away. After a few minutes in this position Rumbold relaxed enough to allow me to treat his head area. Once around here Rumbold’s neck began to droop and his eyelids close. I then proceeded to work along his back and around his stomach. This first treatment lasted about 30 minutes. Despite finding the energy relaxing Rumbold became agitated by a rather noisy cow in the next field.

Prior to the second treatment, one week later, the own reported that Rumbold had been a lot calmer and easier to handle.

The second treatment followed much the same pattern as the first but without the noisy cow in attendance. Consequently the session lasted longer with Rumbold only showing agitation when I tried to treat his old leg injury. To combat this I lifted my hands and treated the area from 1 – 2 inches away. Overall a greater degree of relaxation was noticed with Rumbold fighting valiantly not to fall asleep completely.
Session time 45 – 50 minutes.

Since the second session the owner has reported that Rumbold is a changed animal. He has been happy to go out on his own; he is calmer and even easier to handle than after the first session. Just as with Danny, above I have advised the owner to call me if any of his old symptoms show signs of returning.

N.B. Reiki does not seek to replace the advice of your Veterinary practitioner. If you suspect the animal under your care has any medical problem whatsoever you should first consult with your vet for a thorough medical diagnosis. You should neither stop nor alter the dosage of any medically prescribed drugs without the knowledge of your vet. Though Reiki is non-manipulative or invasive it is advisable to check that your vet has no objection to the application of hands-on-healing.

Interesting?

2007-07-31T10:08:00.000Z

Pinched the following from the Nexus website (follow the link for some great reading http://www.nexusmagazine.com/) I'm sure they won't mind - found the sentiment extremely interesting, do you think we can now replace the word America with 'the whole of the first world' including UK and Austrailia? e.g. cash for honours = cover-up, Diana death crash = cover-up, effects of MMR vaccine = cover-up, Prescott council tax evasion = cover-up etc etc

One night, probably in 1880, John Swinton, then the preeminent New York journalist, was the guest of honour at a banquet given him by the leaders of his craft. Someone who knew neither the press nor Swinton offered a toast to the independent press. Swinton outraged his colleagues by replying:"There is no such thing, at this date of the world's history, in America, as an independent press. You know it and I know it.There is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions, and if you did, you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid weekly for keeping my honest opinion out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for similar things, and any of you who would be so foolish as to write honest opinions would be out on the streets looking for another job. If I allowed my honest opinions to appear in one issue of my paper, before twenty-four hours my occupation would be gone."The business of the journalists is to destroy the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of mammon, and to sell his country and his race for his daily bread.You know it and I know it, and what folly is this toasting an independent press?We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping jacks, they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities and our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."

(Source: Labor's Untold Story, by Richard O. Boyer and Herbert M. Morais, published by United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America, NY, 1955/1979.)

Impetigo : Other nutritional support.

2007-07-29T11:45:00.000Z

Anyone infected by impetigo should look to improve their diet along the lines of: nutritious whole foods, particularly fresh vegetables, soups, grains and fish to help fight the infection and promote healing. Fish provides the vitamins A, D and E, which help speed recovery. Vitamin A is especially important for the healing of skin tissue. Carrots, sweet potatoes and dark green vegetables provide beta-carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the body. Cut right down or eliminate refined sugar as a household rule. Garlic is an effective antibacterial agent, which can be added to many dishes. A friendly bacterial supplement and or yogurt helps promote healthy bacterial growth in the intestines, and is VITAL, if antibiotics have been administered, since antibiotics destroy healthy bacteria.

Impetigo – Tea Tree Oil: A Natural Remedy

2007-07-29T09:46:00.000Z

Felt I had to share the following with you after successfully blitzing an attack of Impetigo after just few days.

Impetigo is a very contagious skin infection that is caused by the staphylococci bacteria. Impetigo normally affects children especially in the summer. Although it can appear anywhere on the body, it usually appears around the nostrils and mouth and on the scalp. Impetigo usually begins with tiny blisters that burst. Small reddish patches of skin begin to ooze a thick fluid and then a yellowish honey coloured hard scab forms covering the area. Unlike normal scabs, impetigo scabs get bigger and bigger as the infected area spreads.

There is a very simple, yet extremely effective and natural remedy for this. If your child has impetigo in the scalp area, put a small amount of shampoo in the palm of your hand adding two or three drops of tea tree and wash the child’s hair. Be very careful not to get it into the eyes. If the infected area is not on the scalp, use soap and water with a couple drops tea tree oil. Once the area has been washed, and if the scab has not already come off, gently rub the scab off with a cotton-bud that has about three drops of tea tree oil on it. After the scab is off, apply the tea tree oil with the cotton-bud to the infected area where the scab was. Also, apply two/three drops tea tree oil using a cotton-bud once in the morning and once before bed, making sure the scab is off first. This method will kill impetigo within just a few days in the majority of cases. Explain to your child that he should not touch or scratch the infected area, as impetigo can spread to other areas. Using this remedy, you will be amazed how quickly impetigo will die.

Had your Pill today?

2007-07-29T09:03:00.000Z

Is it just me or is there some devious plot by our ever caring multi-national medicinal companies and 'democratically elected' goventment to have us all taking pills of one sort or another, even if we are perfectly healthy?
According to Saturday's Daily Mail the latest suggestion goes along the lines that all men over the age of 40 ish should be taking a combination pill that just might protect against diebetes, high cholestrol etc etc and this wonder pill will include statins. No mention of course that long term use of statins may lead (and has lead) to muscle pain/wastage and heart failure - the heart being a large muscle of course.
The whole of our nation seems to be sleepwalking into a fast food present and medicated future with vast profits for the multi-nats and our retiring government ministers who will no doubt end up on their boards as well-paid advisers.
Or am I just being cynical?

Cancer and terminal illness

2007-06-30T14:24:00.000Z

This post has been put together for anyone who has been diagnosed with or is recovering from cancer and for anyone who would like to prevent it. It is not intended to take the place of medical diagnosis or treatment - it is intended to arm you with extra vital tools and resources, so that you can make informed decisions about your health. It is by no means an exhaustive list. If you have cancer and would like to access some of the suggested internet links but you are not on the internet you probably know someone who is or, you can access the web-sites below at your local library: the staff will be only too happy to help if you are new to computers. Remember - information is power!

Please copy this post and pass it on to anyone who may be interested.

Personal Development
Our thoughts and emotions affect our body, so it makes sense to detoxify this area of our life too and release past hurt, anger, bitterness, resentment etc before it manifests physically and literally ‘eats away’ the body. Complementary therapies (see below), self help books and tapes from www.amazon.co.uk can play an important role in your emotional health.
Maintain your vital life force energy – take regular exercise, oxygenate your blood, have regular Reiki sessions and practice visualization techniques to boost your immune system, your positive outlook and your spirit. Free old and/or negative emotions with Emotional Freedom Techniques (meridian tapping therapy). In a recent German survey of 3000 cancer patients, 97% stated that complementary therapies had lifted their spirits and gave them a more positive outlook.
Hypnotherapy clinics for visualization techniques, positive mental attitude, natural pain management etc EFT &
Reiki Clinics: Available in Buckingham. Please call 01280 814081 for information or see www.wishingwellholistictherapies.com
You Can Heal Your Life, Louise L. Hay – available at most bookshops. A thought provoking book to make you think about dealing with issues before they cause you any more harm.
Cosmic Colour, Betty Shine, - Available at most bookshops and Amazon.co.uk. Feeling down, wearing drab/dark colours? Learn how to brighten your life: just wearing a brighter colour, even if it’s unseen, can lift your mood and help you with a positive outlook.
The Healing Journey, Matthew Manning. One of the worlds’s most gifted healers. Discover powerful new ways to help deal with cancer and other serious illness.

Nutrition & Nutritional Supplements

PH Balancing: Have you ever seen a swimming pool that has been neglected? The water goes a very nasty shade of dark green and ‘things’ start to grow in it. This is because the water has gone acid. Your body behaves exactly the same way. Processed food i.e. a ‘western’ diet, lack of exercise and stress can make your body like an untended swimming pool which if not corrected can result in cancer, arthritis, M.E., digestive problems, ulcers etc. Contact Graham at Wishing Well for a Lifestyle & Diet Assessment to find out how you can make simple changes to correct the acid state of your body and bring it back into balance.

Zambroza A delicious fruit drink based on the mangosteen that is a powerhouse of antioxidants. Zambroza helps the body fight the effects of ageing, counter inflammation caused by excess free radicals, support the cardiovascular system, promote energy, help maintain healthy cell growth and enhance the immune system. This drink is the most powerful antioxidant on the market, organically/naturally sourced, contains no artificial sweeteners, colours or flavourings. Produced to the normal pharmaceutical standards that are the pride of Nature’s Sunshine.

Paw Paw Cell-Reg: A uniquie herbal supplement from Nature’s Sunshine that selectively targets specific cells to enhance the overall health of your body. Works very effectively with Zambroza fruit juice.

With the health of our nation in rapid decline, we clearly do not get what our body needs from the artificially ripened, over-farmed, cold-stored, pesticide laden and polluted fruit and vegetables served up by profit-motivated supermarkets - Not forgetting the highly processed, micro-waved convenience foods.
Nature’s Sunshine provides the most potent, highest quality, organically sourced and GM free vitamins, minerals and herbs (endorsed by Dr Hilary Jones GMTV & Angie Best, personal trainer). They are available from Wishing Well on 01280 814081 or you can e:mail me via wishing.1well@btopenworld.com.

Toxic Bathroom Products

A time-bomb available at every high street supermarket and chemist: If you have cancer or want to avoid it, you must stop using toxic chemicals on and in your body. Personal care products such as antiperspirants, shampoo, talc, make-up etc all contain harmful, industrial chemicals that build up in the fat cells of the body (ICON May 03). E’SPA and Nature’s Sunshine produce a range of Beauty, Skin & Hair products that are formulated with natural ingredients and are not tested on animals. For Information and/or orders please call 01280 814081

Find Out What Cancer Is

www.credence.org An independent organisation reporting on issues that effect the general population; great source of books on cancer e.g. Cancer: why we’re still dying to know the truth and the ABC’s of Disease – myth exploding books by world renowned research journalist Phillip Day at Credence Publications that offer a tremendous insight into what cancer is (and what it isn’t) and how it can be overcome and prevented.
Everything you need to know to help you beat cancer by researcher and biochemist Chris Woollams. This is the ground- breaking book that spawned the monthly magazine ICON (Integrated Cancer & Oncology News). Enquiries/orderline: 01280 815166 / www.iconmag.co.uk. The title says it all!

Cancer Literature

Cancer Handbook – a What Doctors Don’t Tell You. A publication exposing the truth about cancer treatment. The monthly WDDTY magazine has many back issues on various cancers & causes of. Back issue list contains full listings of articles/topics covered. WDDTY subscriptions, back issues, information: 020 8944 9555 / www.wddty.co.uk
ICON Magazine – a monthly magazine with well-researched, open minded and balanced views of standard and complementary treatments and great anecdotal stories. Available online. Enquiries: 01280 815166 / www.iconmag.co.uk
The Tree of Life (Everything you need to eat to help you beat cancer), Chris Woollams, ICON: 01280 815166
Food for Thought & The B17 Technical Manual, Phillip Day, Credence: 01622 832386. Keep healthy and beat cancer with naturally occurring foodstuffs such as vitamin B17 rich apricot kernels.
www.mercola.com - Dr Mercola’s massive web site with up to the minute research comments and articles on all aspects of your health.

Your body wants to be well – it is fighting to be well: give it all the help you can!

If you find a source of information you would like to share with others please let me know and I will add it to future copies of this post and associalted handout.

Prepared by Graham and Sharon at Wishing Well Holistic Therapies Ltd. To contact us please call 01280 814081 or visit us at www.wishingwellholistictherapies.co.uk

The Power of Protesting.

2007-05-20T10:27:00.001Z

Well done everyone who complained - this was a quick and decisive result. However, look carefully at the last two lines 'how long is a piece of string' ? It might be best to carry on the boycott for some time to come..... How many bars are already in the supply chain?

Vegetarians have won their battle over the use of animal extracts in some of the country's favourite chocolate bars.

The manufacturer of Mars bars, Snickers, Maltesers and Galaxy has apologised to vegetarians after saying last week it was to change its ingredients.
More than 6,000 people complained about the move by Masterfoods and 40 MPs signed a petition.
Masterfoods had said it was changing the way it used some chocolate and ice cream from a vegetarian source to one with traces of rennet, an animal enzyme.
The Vegetarian Society protested on behalf of three million vegetarians in the UK and asked people to "express their concern" to Masterfoods.
Fiona Dawson, managing director of the Mars snack business in the UK, said: "The consumer is our boss and we had lots of feedback from consumers.
"It became very clear, very quickly that we had made a mistake, for which I am sorry.
"There are three million vegetarians in the UK and not only did we disappoint them but we upset a lot of the consumers.
""We have listened to their views and have decided to reverse our decision."
The company said it will begin changing its recipe back immediately for the best-selling four brands and at a later date for Minstrels.

Vegetarians - Boycott Mars!

2007-05-13T11:19:00.000Z

Oh dear - Profit is king!
A Mars a day? Not if you're vegetarian
Chocolate lovers who are also vegetarians are facing a stark choice: either give up Mars bars or break their meat-free vows.
And it's not only the Mars bar they will have to avoid - a recipe change means Snickers, Galaxy, Twix, Bounty, Milky Way, Maltesers and Minstrels also now contain animal products.

Cadbury's chocolate is suitable for vegetarians, looks like all ny business will be going there in the future.

The decision by manufacturer Masterfoods, which makes three million Mars bars a day in Slough, Berkshire, has prompted a backlash from vegetarian groups.
The Vegetarian Society said it hoped Masterfoods would think again. A spokesman said: "We are very disappointed.
"For some incomprehensible reason they are using animal products when all these items have previously been produced using vegetarian alternatives.
"There are about three million vegetarians in the UK. Some are less careful than others but we no longer consider these Mars products to be vegetarian. We hope the company will reconsider this move."
Since the beginning of May, the confectioner has been using rennet - a substance extracted from the stomachs of slaughtered newly-born calves - to produce the whey it needs for its products.
Prior to May, it had been using a readily available vegetarian alternative to rennet.
Paul Goalby, Masterfoods' corporate affairs manager, said: "Since changing the sourcing of our ingredients we are no longer able to ensure our chocolate will be animal rennet-free.

Vegetarians would be well advised to check all of Mars' products such as stir fry sauces etc or just boycott them to be on the safe side.

Isn't reiki marvelous!

2007-04-29T09:44:00.000Z

Reiki Improves Mild Dementia

An American study involving 24* participants from an Indian Reservation suggests that reiki treatments may help to improve certain behaviour and memory problems in people with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease. The participants, aged 60 – 80, were split between two groups, a control group and an experimental group. The experimental group received one reiki treatment a week for four weeks. The two groups were scored/compared pre and post reiki treatments. Those that had received the reiki treatments showed a significant statistical improvement in the relevant tests.
*24 is rather a small number. The study needs to be much larger and from other groups and areas to discount the placebo effect.

Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez

A reiki treatment is extremely relaxing and a possible explanation for the above may be found in the following. When the body is relaxed the breathing rate and heart beat slow down, the bronchi of the lungs dilate, blood pressure drops and the production of stomach acid is reduced. No stress hormones are released into the blood stream. Even with the subject in a light trance scientists have observed white blood cells clinging more firmly to blood vessels, this is thought to increase the body’s immune efficiency. The body also seems to produce more of these immune-enhancing lymphocytes.

Help me Fade Away!

2007-04-29T09:36:00.000Z

Who ate all the Pies? I'm afraid I did!
To reverse the damage I am going on a sponsorsed slim with all proceeds going to Scope (formally the Spastic Society) in Milton Keynes. Any contribution would be gratefully accepted and the more that is pledged the guiltieer I will feel if I don't lose weight.
My target loss is 28 pounds - wish me luck.

Wishing Well Therapists Are Moving!

2007-03-21T12:39:00.000Z

Many thanks to all the regulars of Wishing Well but with so much of our work coming from the Carers based organisations of North Bucks we can no longer justify having a dedicated therapy base in Steeple Claydon. So, and with not a little sadness, as of the beginning of April Sharon and myself will be available from the Wellness Centre at Buckingham University and of course we are still around for home visits. This new arrangement will give us a lot more flexibility and to be honest the premises in SC have moved rather down market in the last few years. Here at Wishing Well we have certain standards of care and professionalism that were getting harder and harder to maintain in the noisy SC environment with slamming doors, synthetic chemicals in the air and 'trashy' magazines, not really us.
Three cheers for the hallowed air of alumni and 'professional' fellow therapists.

Carers in North Bucks

2007-03-19T16:20:00.000Z

A cause that is very close to my heart and one I consider to be a national scandal is the amount of unpaid caring work work that is expected of close family members when someone is too infirm or ill to look after themselves. Well if you are in Milton Keynes and looking after someone who is 1. over 18, 2. physically disabled and 3. not receiving any paid care you might like to know about the following:-

Scope in Milton Keynes’ A Best Kept Secret?

If you are a carer it is a good bet that the facilities run by Scope at Fletchers Mews have been, up until now, one of Milton Keynes’ best kept secrets. But no longer, with a new Resource Manager and revamped team in place it is Scope’s intention to make every carer aware of how we can be of assistance.
So why would you want to come to Scope?
Here at Scope we have loads of great activities and classes going on such as wheelchair-bowls, art, IT, a wildlife group, literacy, music, and therapy sessions such as reflexology, massage, manicures, and stress management. And if you want to do something that isn’t presently available then let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you. There are two aspects to the Scope services: the very enjoyable social side, which of course builds or re-builds social skills, and the rehabilitation and confidence building side. Scope has classes on each weekday and also runs a social club on Wednesday and Friday evening and during the day on Saturday.
Who can come to Scope?
If you care for someone who is over eighteen and receives unpaid care then they are probably eligible to come along. Just give our Resource Manager, Tracie, a call in the first instance to arrange a visit and a taster session. We can then arrange for the ASCAT team to assess your situation and arrange a referral.
What’s coming up?
The month of June is going to be our Scope awareness month so we will be looking for lots of willing volunteers and participants for our fun-run, barbeque and disco, quizzes and for the fashionably challenged a ‘green day’. We look forward to hearing from you. To contact us please call 01908 660364 or by email through this blog page or direct:
tracie.bailey@scope.org.uk or myself graham.ferris@scope.org.uk

If you are reading this from further afield you might like to know about the Milton Keynes Community Scheme (Independent Living Scheme)
A community based project enabling and encouraging independent living for disabled people. The residents are able to make use of the Fletchers Mews Project activities as well as the Resource Centre classes.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Top photographer at your wedding

2007-03-03T08:54:00.000Z

If you are lucky enough to live in North Bucks and you, or someone you know. are getting married, this could be you lucky day.
One of the UK's top still life photographers who has worked with Isabella Rossalini and the Spice Girls to mention just a few of his clients is looking to branch out into the world of wedding photograpy. So, even if you have a photographer already booked how would you like to have Brendan Walker around to take some background shots, off the record shots or whatever shots you like that he can use for his portfolio. You can have a look at the pictures afterwards, choose the ones you want and pay him just for the materials and printing costs.
If you decide you don't like any of the shots (highly unlikely, I've seen his work) you don't have to take any and it won't have cost you a penny.
Interested/ Contact me in the first instance and I will get the ball rolling.

And for the regular readers, do have a look at the latest copy of NEXUS there is a 'must read' article on just how poisonous fizzy cola drinks are. If you are female and want to give yourself osteoporosis as you get older, just drink a can a day!
Have a great weekend.

Reiki and addictions

2007-02-26T15:27:00.000Z

I was delighted to meet up with one of my former reiki students over the weekend. Mike was visiting the area having moved out to Spain. Interestingly he has been having a lot of success using reiki with addictions and specifically in using the 'harth' symbol. What sort of success has anyone else out there had with addictions and did you use the same symbol as mike or bring others in? I would be really interested to know.

Another excellent missive from WDDTY!

2007-02-09T18:51:00.000Z

If you know anyone who is taking anti-depresents, do make sure they are aware of all the facts.
Hopefully the following will make them think.
ANTIDEPRESSANTS: The baddest of the bad is revealed

Antidepressants are a family of drugs that are bad and dangerous to know – and now researchers have named Effexor (venlafaxine) as the baddest of the bad. Patients are much more likely to attempt suicide while taking Effexor than any of the other antidepressants, a new study has found.
The news comes as no surprise to those who’ve already been exposed to the drug. It’s considered to be one of the most powerful antidepressants, and one of the hardest to tolerate. In fact, around 19 per cent of patients stop taking the drug early because they can’t stand the side effects, which include anxiety, sexual dysfunction, weight gain, high blood pressure and thyroid depression. One patient even reported a sudden change of hair colour.
They are the lucky ones. Once over the initial hurdles of life-destroying side effects, withdrawal symptoms are so severe that it’s almost impossible to stop taking the drug.
Thousands of patients who signed a petition to the drug’s manufacturer, Wyeth-Ayerst, claim the drug company knew about the side effects and the withdrawal problems, but failed to properly disclose the facts.
Most of the problems were slowly drip-fed into the public arena over a period of eight years after the drug was first licensed, they say.
Now the last piece of the jigsaw has been revealed. Researchers from RTI Health Solutions at Manchester Science Park analysed the safety records of 219,088 patients from the UK who were taking an antidepressant between 1995 and 2005. Patients taking Effexor were nearly three times as likely to attempt suicide compared with a patient taking another antidepressant, including Prozac (fluoxetine).
(Source: British Medical Journal, 2007; 334: 242-5).

Some timely testimonials

2007-02-04T10:37:00.000Z

Hi Graham, its now January 27th and just to let you know that my weight loss and keep fit programme continues.With the help of Weight Watchers I have lost an incredible 2 and a 1/2 stones and am absolutely delighted. I still put much of my success down to your help at the start when I came to you last summer. Without your sessions to unlock my self-confidence and increase my self-esteem, I know I would not find myselfin this more positive position now. Thanks to you, I have found an inner strength, a way to move forward and the strength to stick with my commitments.So, thanks for your support last year and, the ongoing support in the form of your tapes.Thanks again and all the best J North Bucks

"Despite being very nervous, I found the environment created by Graham to feel both secure and relaxing. The sessions were extremely helpful and the time Graham spent doing research into my condition was much appreciated and I'm sure helped me progress more quickly than if I had just received a more general treatment. I found the sessions to be very much patient led and never felt under any pressure to continue with treatments any longer than necessary."
Good Luck!
LE Milton Keynes

“I suffered from phobias which really affected my life, not to mention my family's life too!
The fear of vomit and/or vomiting, a phobia I had since childhood and it got progressively worse during my teens and early 20's. I would avoid situations such as public transport, pubs, parties and children to avoid the possibility of facing this phobia. This then kicked off my phobia of flying. On one particular flight, there were difficulties with the engine, which resulted in a lot of people becoming hysterical and being "ill". Therefore, this did not help and the fear of being trapped with lots of people in a capsule became unbearable. After this experience, I did not fly for years until I had to go on my Honeymoon! I could only get on a plane if I had several Gin & Tonics or tranquilisers. I would insist on driving everywhere but you can't drive to the Far East!
I knew I had hit crisis point when I realised my phobias were affecting my son so I decided I had to get help. I knew about NLP and Hypnotherapy and thought that this would be the best thing.
I made an appointment to see Graham at The Wishing Well: Through hypnotherapy, he got to the root causes of my phobias and I can honestly say that I have not looked back. He also showed me some techniques that I could use e.g. EFT and visualisations to assist my own healing process. After 3 sessions, I boarded a plane and I think I was the calmest person in the airport lounge. My husband was astounded! I have been on 5 holidays abroad in the last 18 months (making up for lost time!) and have thoroughly enjoyed myself.
With regard to my phobia of vomit, Graham helped me to put things in perspective. It isn't nice but it can't ruin your life. I had not been on a train for 17 years but I now I do my clothes shopping in London and I go in by train!
I really feel safe and free to explore the world now thanks to Graham.
SH Peterborough

High Cholestrol - how safe are Statins?

2007-01-20T13:53:00.000Z

For those of you who are not subscribed to the truly excellent magazine and website of WDDTY (What Doctors Don't Tell You) and you know someone who is taking statins for cholesterol problems you might find the following of some interest.......

STATINS: The ‘safe’ drug that may cause Parkinson’s disease

Everyone seems to be popping a cholesterol-lowering statin drug these days. They have become part of the daily health regime for millions of people, and they are considered to be so safe that one statin – simvastatin – is available over-the-counter in the UK without a prescription.
They’re not safe, of course, and a new study that links statins to Parkinson’s, the disease of the central nervous system, underlines the point.
Statins reduce levels of the ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol – and the new study, from the University of North Carolina, believes these lowered levels may trigger Parkinson’s. Sufferers can have levels of LDL cholesterol that are three times below the average.
Researchers are so concerned by their discovery that they are initiating an immediate and major study involving 16,000 participants.
This is not exactly the first piece of bad news about the ‘safe’ statins. One statin, Baycol, was withdrawn from the market in 2001 after 31 people died from rhabdomyolysis, a muscle-weakening disease caused by the drug. At the time, 601 further cases of rhadomyolysis and 38 deaths among statin users had been reported to America’s drug regulator, the Food and Drug Administration.
Other reported side effects include heart failure, liver and kidney damage, myalgia, insomnia and sinusitis.
None of this will stop the statin rollercoaster. They are among the most popular drugs in the world, topping annual sales of $20bn, thanks in part to the creative prescribing flair of doctors, who are also dishing them out to patients with osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s.
(Source: Movement Disorders, published on-line on December 18, 2006).

Made a New year's Resolution?

2007-01-14T15:36:00.000Z

Well, I wonder how many of you made New Year's resolutions that have already bitten the dust? Why is it so hard to 'get going'? The answer is exactly why hypnotherapy can help you to achieve your goals. Whether it is losing weight, working on your confidence issue, improving your work or leisure perfomance or giving up some addiction your subconscious mind has 'learnt' to carry on and will fight any change. Hypnotherapy can effectively 're-programme' your thought processes and put in place new positive and healthier ideas. And for those of you who have never had hypnotherapy but have seen 'twerps' on TV seemingly under the control of the stage hypnotist, don't worry. The people on stage are only doing just what they want to do i.e. show off on national television. They are not out of control and will ignore anything that was against their morals. Do have a look at the hypnotherapy write-up on our main website for more info. www.wishingwellholistictherapies.com/therapies.html
Good luck with the resolution re-start!

Zambroza fruit juice

2007-01-04T16:16:00.000Z

Have just discovered another reason for drinking Zambroza. No doubt many of you will have heard of the new super-food 'goji-berries' that is getting a lot of press at the moment. Well, another name for the goji berry is the Wolfberry and wolfberries are one of the main constituents of Zambroza. Do have a look at our main website via the nutrition page to find all the other fantastic ingredients of Zambroza - the best anti-oxidant that money can buy.

A Thought

2007-01-04T16:11:00.000Z

Did you know that scientists have discovered a food that diminishes a woman's sex drive by 90%.

It's called a Wedding Cake.

Something I don't know much about

2006-12-30T16:15:00.000Z

Got a phonecall yesterday from someone who has just been diagnosed with pleurisy. Have booked them a session of reiki but has anyone used any herbs for this complaint? - no history of chest infection that they can remember from last few months - possibly caused by breathing in wood dust and/or filler - presently awaiting feedback from x-ray, which being a holiday they will have to wait till Tuesday now. Bet if they were a 'really useful' MP or a member of our ever scrounging royals the result would have instantaneous etc etc

So you want to be thin!

2006-12-28T12:05:00.000Z

It's that time of year again when lots of us join gyms and think about our weight but think about this.
If 100 people go on a DIET 96 will actually put weight on in the long term. DIETS are a con! Have you not seen the how big the industry is behind all these products. If the products really worked the companies would go out of business. DIETS DO NOT WORK - they are guaranteed not to work - their only function is to genereate vast profits for the diet industry. STOP WASTING YOUR MONEY.
So what to do? Go somewhere like Weight Watchers. This group encorages 'healthy eating'. Think about what you eat. Supplement this group with EFT and/or hypnotherapy. As a hypnotherapist I never use the word DIET, look at the first three letters. Is your subconscious mind really going to let you carry on with something that will result in D I E ?
Hand on heart. Do you do enough exercise? Could you walk upstairs instead of using the lift at work or the escalater at the shops? Could you get of the bus a stop earlier. Interesting article in the press yesterday: for long term weight-loss and healthful benefits having to walk a dog on a daily basis is far more effective than an expensive gym membership that you will have given up on by the middle of February. Now I just need a brand of dog that won't make me sneeze!
New Year tip: put the word 'aspartemene' (that might be spelt wrong) or sugar substitute into your search engine and really give yourself a jolt! You're being conned if you think they are healthier than sugar. Happy healthy eating.....

Merry Christmas

2006-12-28T11:55:00.000Z

To anyone that has clicked into here and anyone that has a peep on a regular basis I would just like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.

Cancer – Chemotherapy is not the only option

2006-12-25T12:46:00.000Z

During the last three years, numerous people across the world have achieved remarkable results using the Nature’s Sunshine cancer programme. The full programme is an arsenal of four products attacking cancer cells by different means and at the same time strengthening the body’s immune system and its ability to defend itself. This programme has been used for a large variety of different types of cancer. After using the programme for only a few days, many people started to see noticeable benefits including having more energy and skin colour improvement. The four products consist of Paw Paw Cell Reg, Immune Formula, Zambroza and Hi Potency Protease.

Paw Paw Cell Reg
Whilst each product in the programme plays an important role, the key product is Paw Paw Cell Reg, which disrupts the energy cycle of cancerous and abnormal cells. The high metabolic rate of theses cells stimulates a reaction with the active ingredients in Paw Paw Cell Reg resulting in inhibiting the cells energy. Abnormal cells reacting to these active ingredients are then less able to grow and develop. Many cells in this state become dormant or destroy themselves (apoptosis).

Immune Formula
This combination product effectively increases the white blood in the body, helping the body defend itself against abnormal cells and pathogens.

Zambroza
Independently, clinically proven to be the most powerful product on the market, Zambroza protects the body against free radical damage which is the root cause of many health problems including many types of cancer.

Hi Potency Protease
In large concentration, Protease (a digestive enzyme) is able to progress from the stomach into the bloodstream and helps break down the structure of the abnormal cells, which are effectively attacked by the rest of the regimen.

“Continue with this regime as long as necessary until 6 months after you have been given the all clear”

Can you take this regime during Chemotherapy?
When someone has chemotherapy, they will need to stop antioxidant supplements such as Zambroza as antioxidants make chemotherapy (excess free radical causing drug) less effective. Zambroza should be taken however, leading up to chemotherapy treatment and immediately after the course of chemotherapy treatment has finished. The other three products in this regime are not only safe to take during conventional treatment but they will also enhance the results.

Enhancing conventional treatment
Sometimes cancerous cells can recognize and reject familiar conventional treatments. With conventional treatment, when the chemical enters the cell, the cell pumps out the chemical before it delivers its desired effect (chemo resistant cancer cells). This pumping mechanism is dependent on the energy of the cell (ATP). The pump will stop when its supply of energy dwindles. If the energy can stay in the cell the treatment will be more effective. As mentioned above, Paw Paw Cell Reg stops the energy cycle of the cell therefore making the resistant pumping mechanism redundant and the treatment more effective. Conventional treatment also results in a low immune system and Immune Formula helps combat this by encouraging white blood cell production.

We are all just guinea pigs!

2006-12-23T08:46:00.000Z

BREAST CANCER: Rates drop dramatically as women stop taking HRT

The rate of new breast cancer cases in the USA has suddenly dropped dramatically, and scientists reckon it’s because fewer women are taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Millions of women stopped taking HRT for menopausal symptoms following a series of studies that linked it to a range of serious diseases, including breast cancer.
Breast cancer rates fell by 12 per cent in 2003 among women aged between 50 and 69, who were most likely to have HRT. UK researchers have reported a smaller, but still significant, fall in breast cancer rates among British women of a similar age.
Researchers from the University of Texas reported that 14,000 fewer women had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003, which coincides with a dramatic and sudden drop-off in those taking HRT after a study the previous year discovered a link between the drug and breast cancer.
Researcher Dr Peter Ravdin said: “It is the largest single drop in breast cancer incidence within a single year I am aware of. Something went right in 2003, and it seems that it was the decrease in the use of hormone therapy.”
(Source: BBC, 15 December 2006).
There are effective natural alternatives for a natural process that the medical profession treat as if it is a disease. These herbs will not deplete your bone minerals, add to the possibility of breast cancer or deplete you of vital vitamins and are avaialbe from Nature's Sunshine.

Think you live in the land of the free?

2006-12-23T08:38:00.000Z

BANNED AND FINED: The price of selling apricot seeds (and extra virgin olive oil)

Spare a thought for Jim Wright, who ran a natural products company from his home in Wales. Following two dawn raids by enforcement agencies, his business has been closed down, he’s been fined £1,000 and has been ordered to perform 120 hours’ community service.
His crime was supplying some apricot seeds to an enforcement agent who claimed to be a desperate woman looking for a treatment for her husband who was dying from prostate cancer.
Once he sent the plant to the woman, enforcement agents from the UK’s Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority made a second dawn raid on his home, and took away documents and the rest of his stock, including extra virgin olive oil.
The plant contained B17, or Laetrile, which was banned in Britain in 2002, despite overwhelming evidence of its role as a natural cancer fighter that has been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians.
It was the second time that Wright had been set up. The first dawn raid happened after he sold some natural products to a BBC reporter, who was pretending to be someone with a serious illness. Bizarrely, nothing that he sold on that occasion was illegal or banned.
If you do want to make sure you’re getting plenty of B17, despite the best efforts of our health guardians, you’ll find it in lentils, chickpeas, wild berries and brown rice. (Source: Alliance for Natural Health, 15 December 2006). Thought, Do the same enforcement agencies do dawn raids on the multi-nationals for selling 'happy-pills' that cause anxiety and suicidal thoughts, the MMR vaccine that 'allegedly' causes autism or HRT for adding to the breast cancer problem (see next post) - I think not.

The Daily Mail catches up!

2006-12-19T15:05:00.000Z

Sooner or later the UK's top daily newspaper catches up with things we have been telling you at Wishing Well for some considerable time. Today's edition includes two excellent articles. The first states that "No-one should take the pill or HRT" on the grounds that the risk of breast cancer is grreatly increased but forgets mention that HRT can also deplete bone minerals and give you osteoporosis, and the second article states that so called "happy-pills" for depression just don't work - halleluia! People are waking up. The article goes on to say that by far the preferred treatment sould be a 'talking-therapy' but due to the post-code lottery this is not avaialbe for vast numbers of patients. So, they are given unsuitable pills that only make the multi-nationals richer and the poor sods on them slaves to medication.

This magazine is ace!

2006-12-09T17:09:00.000Z

I reallly love this magazine, its always full of stuff you really need to know about. Read the article at http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/margarine.html and find out how we have been conned into not using cocunut oil. A fat that is miles healthier than soy, margarine, sunflower etc etc But here I go again, all the fats we are encouraged to use are manufactured by the profit not health multi-nationals.

Thought for the day

2006-12-07T13:31:00.000Z

"Beware of the military-industrial complex and the threat posed to our liberty and security by its excesses."
Dwight D Eisenhower

What are they trying to Hide?

2006-12-05T08:09:00.000Z

Dr Mercola, is trying to tell us about the hidden dangers of sugar and artificail sweetners but if you live in the UK and try to access the link you will get this:

Attorneys acting on behalf of the manufacturers of sucralose, Tate & Lyle PLC based in London, England, have requested that the information contained on this page not be made available to Internet users in England.

Makes you think doesn't it? Yet more proof that big multinationals are more interested in profit than our health?

Natural help with the Menopause

2006-12-04T16:49:00.000Z

If you knew what damage HRT does long-term you would run a mile. Why not try the following natural products from Nature's Sunshine? they all get rave reviews from regular users.

If you’ve started experiencing those ‘is it me or is it hot in here’ moments then black cohosh with dong quai helps provide relief from ‘hot flushes’. This special time released combination of black cohosh and dong quai gradually releases the beneficial ingredients over a 10-hour period. One tablet in the morning and one in the evening gives night and day coverage.
Thousands of women across the world use five Nature’s Sunshine supplements for general support during the peri-menopause, menopause and post meno-pause.
Skeletal strength is a comprehensive supplement that includes calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D to protect the bones.
Wild Yam and Chaste Tree effectively supports the glandular and reproductive system during the menopause.
Bloack Cohosh and Liquorice combination is a unique formula designed to nourish the adrenal glands and support the glandular system.
Flaxseed oil provides effective support to the cardiovascular and glandular systems.
Nutri-calm is a fast acting, soothing and de-stressing formula that feeds the nervous system with valuable nutrients.
For more info about these or any of the nature’s sunshine range of products please email me or contact me through our main website.

Doctor's in Glass Houses

2006-12-01T08:51:00.000Z

Cancer specialist attacks alternative therapies

Everyone knows the old saying 'People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones', everyone, that is, except Prof Jonathan Waxman, a cancer specialist at Imperial College in London.
He's been throwing stones at the alternative medicine and organic foods markets, which he says do nothing to help cancer patients other than to give them false hope, and generate vast profits for themselves in the meantime (I thought that was the role of the multi-national drug companies).
Prof Waxman states "It is the hope of clinicians that the snake oil salesmen that peddle cures and exploit the desperate will be tipped in the cobra-filled dustbin of oblivion," he writes in a vitriolic essay in the British Medical Journal.
To that end, all alternative strategies should be reclassified as drugs - as they all claim a cure (although few to my knowledge actually do) - and legislate them out of existence, he says. "Protect our patients from vile and cynical exploitation whose intellectual basis, at best, might be viewed as delusional," upon saying which he went back into his house, made entirely from glass.
First up with his own slingshot was Dr Damien Downing, medical director with the Alliance for Natural Health, a group that is fighting to safeguard alternative medicine against a barrage of EU legislation.
Prof Waxman assumes that, in contrast to alternative and complementary medicine, conventional therapies are tested by sound science. Sadly, that's not the case, says Dr Downing. A quick visit to the BMJ Clinical Evidence website reveals that, of the 2,404 treatments surveyed, just 15 per cent were rated as beneficial, while it's not known if 47 per cent are effective at all.
Turn to Prof Waxman's own specialty of oncology and the picture worsens. A study prepared in 2004 revealed that chemotherapy achieved a five-year survival rate of less than 2.5 per cent. Dietary changes are four times as effective in treating cancer, another study revealed.
Other doctors don't seem to share Prof Waxman's confidence in the scientific basis of medicine. Writing in the same issue, Aubrey Blumsohn, a consultant at the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, says that doctors have allowed the drugs industry to sabotage medicine. "We have allowed (the drugs) industry to subvert the rules of science. We have watched quietly as governments and academics have colluded with industry to hide information critical to our patients. We have remained silent as our medical schools have churned out graduates who have no knowledge of the dilemmas and scandals of medicine. We have allowed many of our medical journals to become corrupted and timid," he writes.
Come to think of it, Prof Waxman's house isn't made of glass at all. It's constructed entirely from straw - just blowing in the wind.
(Sources: British Medical Journal, 2006; 333: 1121 (Blumsohn) and 1129 (Waxman)).

Paw Paw - What's your opinion?

2006-11-29T20:40:00.000Z

PAW PAW CELL-REG

Cancer is a devastating disease for which there is yet no absolute cure. Genetic predisposition and mutations (abnormal changes in the nuclei of cells) caused by chemicals, radiation, hormones, and viruses account for 5-10% and 90-95% of all cancers, respectively. Cancer afflicts almost every part of the human body from the skin to the marrows and is indiscriminate of age. The annual U.S. death toll from cancer is over 555, 000 and costs about $156 billion in direct medical, indirect morbidity and mortality expense and losses.

Different approaches are employed in the treatment of cancer, depending on type, site and stage. In situ cancers are surgically removed and followed up with other treatments if metastasized to the lymph nodes and other organs.

Cancer cells grow and multiply rapidly and anticancer drugs (chemotherapy) normally destroy cancer cells by damaging their genetic material, thus stopping their proliferation. Some drugs work better together than alone, hence two or more drugs are often given at the same time. Unfortunately, most anticancer drugs are not selective, thus healthy cells can also be harmed, especially those that divide quickly. Harm to healthy cells causes the side effects. Healthy cells, however, can replicate and re-establish a normal population and size after chemotherapy.

Radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy, is the treatment of cancer and other diseases with ionizing radiation, especially for localized solid tumours, such as cancers of the skin, tongue, brain, breast, or uterine cervix. Radiotherapy can also be used to treat leukemia and lymphoma (cancers of the blood-forming cells and lymphatic system, respectively). Ionizing radiation destroys cells in the area being treated by damaging their genetic material, making it impossible for these cells to continue to grow. Both cancerous and normal cells are also damaged during treatment.

Newer forms of treatment involve angiogenesis inhibition, stimulating the immune system to fight cancer, bone marrow and peripheral stem cell transplantation, and gene and photodynamic therapy.

Possible side effects of cancer treatment include loss of hair, skin irritation, anemia (due to bone marrow depression), and temporary change in skin colour in the treated area, bleeding (platelet depletion), infections, chemo-induced cancer, and generalized weakness. Other side effects are largely dependent on the area of the body that is treated.

Paw Paw Cell-Reg is a dietary supplement that contains natural compounds that may be a good alternative or logical supplement to chemotherapy. Research information suggests that the bioactive compounds in Paw Paw Cell-Reg will prevent the growth of cancer cells and shrink tumours.

Key Ingredient
Paw Paw extract containing standardized mixtures of annonaceous acetogenins from the paw paw (Asimina triloba) tree.

Scientific Information
The paw paw tree is native to the eastern U.S. The fruits are banana-like and have been consumed by Native Americans for thousands of years. Eli Lilly and Company sold a liquid extract of its seeds at the end of the 1800’s as an emetic. Thus, it has a history of safe human use and consumption.

Annonaceous acetogenins are complex mixtures of long chain fatty acids derivatives from the extracts of the twigs of the paw paw tree. Many of the acetogenins have been isolated and characterized, and their numerous health benefits are being explored. Three, bullatacin, asimicin, and trilobacin, have been identified as the most potent, major, bioactive structural types of acetogenins in the paw paw concentrate. 1-6

Difficulties with most of the chemotherapeutic drugs emanate from their concurrent eradication of normal healthy cells, including those responsible for immunity.

Tumour cells grow and replicate more rapidly than normal cells. This is because they are better equipped to receive glucose, having seven times more insulin receptors 7 and ten times more IGF receptors 8 than normal cells. Also, cancer cells quickly develop a network of blood vessels (angiogenesis) to ensure an efficient supply of nutrients and oxygen. This is partly why cancer patients lose weight; the cancer cells rapidly take up nutrients meant for normal cells.

Furthermore, with chemotherapy cancer cells develop resistance to the drugs, rendering chemotherapy useless and futile after a period of remission. The same principle applies to other diseases that have become drug resistant, such as malaria. The organisms and cancer cells smartly find a way of protecting themselves from the damaging effects of drugs. They generate what is called the ABC transporter superfamily, which transports a variety of substrates including amino acids, sugars, inorganic ions, polysaccharides, peptides, and proteins into the cells. In cancer cells, a member of this superfamily, called the multidrug resistant (MDR) protein, is overexpressed and helps to pump drugs out of the cancer cells, making the cancer cells simultaneously resistant to a variety of drugs. Thus, the cancer cells are protected from the toxic effects of drug combinations.

Annonaceous acetogenins may be good chemotherapeutic agents for cancer. These compounds inhibit mitochondrial and cytoplasmic production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is the major source of energy for the cells and also a precursor of the nucleotides needed to produce DNA and RNA. Annonaceous acetogenins inhibit the enzymes of complex I in the electron transport system in mitochondria. 9-14 They also inhibit the NADH oxidases found in the plasma membranes of Tumour cells. 15 Their net effect is depletion of ATP levels.

Tumour cells, being typically metabolically more active, are more susceptible than normal cells to the effects of the acetogenins. Angiogenesis requires ATP 16 and angiostatin blocks angiogenesis by inhibiting ATP synthase. 17 Thus, ATP depletion helps to block the growth of new vessels to nourish tumours. Tyrosine kinases, which play roles in Tumour progression, are also inhibited by ATP depletion. 18

Annonaceous acetogenins also thwart MDR Tumour cells. The protein pumps (p 170 glycoproteins), which extrude the drugs from the Tumour cells are energized by ATP.19-26 Thus, by depleting ATP, the glycoproptein pumps become dysfunctional.

Ongoing studies confirm the benefits of paw paw extracts in clinical cancer treatments. Paw paw extracts can be used to inhibit the growth of cancer cells and as effective alternatives or supplements to chemotherapeutic agents. Research studies also show that paw paw extracts have anti-helminthic (worm controlling) benefits. To date, 130 cancer patients have experienced positive benefits (decrease of Tumour sizes, lowered levels of Tumour antigens, and generalized improvement).

Contraindication
It is not advisable to take Paw paw with nutritional supplements like CoQ10 and thyroid stimulators, as these supplements enhance mitochondrial complex 1 activities and energy production, respectively. Likewise, antioxidants block programmed cell deaths (apoptosis) and can reverse the damaging effects of paw paw on the cancer cells.

Safety/Toxicity
The acetogenins are not mutagenic. Unlike most anti-tumour drugs, acetogenins do not exert their effects by poisoning DNA; they selectively inhibit ATP production. These results have been confirmed in a recent publication in which two paw paw acetogenins were found to be antimicrobial but not mutagenic. 27 In other unpublished results (Asta Laboratories), bullatacin was emetic in pigs. This result demonstrated that the acetogenins very likely explain the former use of Eli Lilly’s liquid extract of paw paw seeds as an emetic preparation. An unpublished report shows that vomiting (emesis) prevented toxicity of paw paw capsules in dogs. Emesis is a definite safety factor should someone ingest excessive amounts of this supplement either intentionally or unintentionally. Any potential systemic toxic effects are conveniently thwarted by emesis.

A recent study on the island of Guadeloupe suggested that a higher than usual incidence of atypical Parkinsonism there might be caused by the chronic consumption of herbal teas and fruits from the Annonaceae family (Annona muricata and A. squamosa); some of the benzyltetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids found therein are believed to be neurotoxic and, thus, may be responsible for the Parkinsonism. 28 Such alkaloids were carefully excluded from the annonaceous extracts during processing of paw paw.

There is a page and a half of references for this article, if you would like them please e:mail me.

Christmas can be Depressing!

2006-11-27T16:33:00.000Z

Depression: Coping at Christmas

It may be the season of goodwill, but for many there is a darker side to the coming celebrations. Suicide levels rise to their highest in January, and the Samaritans expect to receive 10 per cent more calls over the festive season.
There are many reasons why the festive period can be very difficult for people, 'There is a great deal of pressure to be enjoying themselves, the television and magazines are full of people having a great time and jolly figures of Father Christmas appear almost everywhere. The perception can be that everybody else is happy but you, and then the anticlimax of New Year can hit people particularly hard.
Whether you're one of the many who dread this time of year, or you're worried about someone else here are some tips you may find useful.
1. Don't beat yourself up or give yourself a hard time As stated above there is a great expectation to be happy at Christmas and New Year. When reality doesn't work out that way, it can be even more depressing. Don't blame yourself if you're not feeling great - you are not alone.
2. Spot the signs of trouble If the future seems bleak, and you have lost interest in everything, you need to take stock of your situation. Watch out for the following signs of emotional distress:
difficulties getting to sleep.
problems eating.
excessive drinking.
being anxious.
being angry.
Holding yourself together at work but not joining in with anything at home.
3. Your emotions are your body's signal that something is wrong. If you feel moody, take it seriously and take action.
Look after yourself If your body is healthy, your mind is more able to cope.
Eat sensibly and get plenty of sleep.
Don't rely on alcohol or drugs to get you through.
Exercise to raise your mood (you don’t have to run a marathon just a walk in the fresh air can do wonders.)
Take time out for yourself – give yourself some ‘me’ time.
Give yourself the occasional treat - you deserve it.
4. It's good to talk Find someone you trust, who'll keep what you say confidential, then tell them about your problems. Unexpressed emotions stop you coping with everyday life. Once you talk about them, you'll find you've got more energy, you think more clearly and you're more able to sort things out.
5. Ask for help Admitting to yourself that you need help is a significant step forward. When you get to this point don't be afraid of asking. Remember, if you can’t wait to sort out a therapist and want to talk about anything that's bothering you, you can get in touch with the Samaritans at any time of day or night. They won’t tell you what to do, and definitely won't tell anyone you called, but they will listen for as long as you need.

If you’ve never heard of the Samaritans they are an organisation that provide confidential emotional support to people in crisis, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
You can contact them by calling 08457 90 90 90 (textphone 08457 90 91 92) you’ll find your local branch listed in the phonebook.
If you’re reading this because you’re worried about someone else,
Ask the person how they are feeling and listen to the answer.
No matter how much you want to help, it's difficult to support someone who is suicidal on your own.
Encourage the person to seek help and talk to someone they trust, such as a family member, local therapist or a helpline e.g Samaritans.
Contact Samaritans yourself, who may be able to contact the person you're worried about.
Finally, if you're helping someone who feels suicidal, make sure you remember to take care of yourself, too.

Whoops, I'm on a role

2006-11-26T12:41:00.000Z

I won't mention SSRIs again for a least a week but I just had to share this with you all.
A new study suggests that "pregnant women who are taking an SSRI antidepressant such as Prozac have double the risk of their precious baby being born with a congenital abnormality. The most dangerous time is during the second and third months of pregnancy. However, the researchers also found that the risk is vitually non-existant among women who are prescribed an SSRI later on in the pregnancy. This is a further blow to a class of drugs that is suspected of causing suicidal tendencies in patients and, paradoxically, making their depression worse. (sourse: Epidemiology, 2006; Oct).

Reiki - and depression.

2006-11-25T11:02:00.000Z

Just returned from an early morning therapy session - it never ceases to amaze me just how powerful reiki can be. To see someones long term depression lifting after three/four sessions is truly humbling.
Talking about depression, I seem to be getting more and more clients who have been prescribed anti-depression drugs in the form of SSRI's. Are doctors getting too quick to dole out these dangerous drugs as though they were doling out sweets?
Read the accompanying leaflet! SSRI'S can cause anxiety, panic attacks and if youi're really unlucky suicidal thoughts. And, by the way, these type of drugs deplete your body of B vitamins. Guess which vitamins you need to stop the brain chemicals unbalancing and causing depression - you guessed vitamin Bs. So when you come to the end of the prescribed time you will find it hard to give up, you will feel 'blue' so the doctor will say "we'll just keep you on SSRI'S a while longer." Result; the drug companies have another long term SSRI junkie and their profits go up.
Just so you know. I have total respect for my doctors and believe they always do their best for me and their other patients - I just think the whole medical proffession is being lied to and misled by profit motivated drugs companies. For example, why have the British and American governments stock-piled millions of pounds worth of anti bird-flu jabs? Because the drug companies said they had to and that they would be failing the electorate if they weren't ready for the epidemic.
1. Where is the epidemic? and did you know that the drug companies have now admitted that the stock-piled jabs are 'probably useless' anyway because, the virus still hasn't crossed over to humans and when it does only then will they know how to build the anti-dote. Scandalous really isn't it? 2. These drugs will have a shelf life and then the governing medical bodies will be convincing us that they have to re-stock: yet more profit for the drugs barons.
Why are old people given a flu-jab at the start of winter? If flu comes it will be a different strain to the one innoculated for because it always mutates. A waste of time but good for generating profit.
Did you know that in Germany the most prescribed item to cope with mild depression is not a drug but the very powerful herb St John's Wort.
PS Nature's Sunshine have the most potent blend of this herb.

Is Work-Place Stress killing You?

2006-11-24T23:13:00.000Z

Longer hours and more work spread amongst fewer workers because of business down-sizing is bound to take its toll as stress-induced health problems. Here's how to tell if stress at work may be harming your health:

Do you often feel like he does?
Do you always find it hard to get out of bed?

Are you always tired?

Are you having short-term memory problems and keep forgetting things?

Do you have aches and pains there doesn't seem to be a reason for?

Have you lost your appetite or conversely you can't stop snacking?

Have you lost your sex drive?

Are you always irritable and angry?

If you answered yes to three or more of the above, you really do need to do something about your work-place stress.

Your own home based business

2006-11-24T22:21:00.000Z

Do you know anyone who is looking for a second income, maybe a therapist who is looking for the ideal complement to their therapy business? If so, please email me. Not only will they be joining the Nature’s Sunshine family but they will also be involved with the finest herbal products it is possible to buy. Unlike some other companies there are no minimum orders, no stock to hold, the only targets are the ones you impose upon yourself, it is completely free to join and there is loads of support and free training available.

Job Satisfaction

2006-11-24T11:22:00.000Z

How fantastic is this job? I've had more job satisfaction in one session of hypnotherapy than I had in the last ten years as a civil servant. A chronic smoker tapped his craving away with 15 minutes of EFT and hasn't wanted a cigarette since: brilliant

Keep smiling

2006-11-24T11:10:00.000Z

So what are your thoughts on clients that don't turn up? Do you send them a bill?
Why don't people just phone and say "this isn't for me, I'm not coming back?" instead they leave me sitting in the clinic like a lemon - how do other therapists get round this problem?