Cell Phone War Documentary

Please see www.safewireless.org to view a riveting 6-minute trailer for this important documentary film being released chronicling the proven hazards of cell phone radiation.

My question is: “Having that new information, what do I do now?”

I suggest that you read those 2 articles by Dr. Mercola. He offers practical advice:

Keep Harmful Cell Phone Radiation AWAY From Your Head

Reduce Your Brain's Exposure to Cell Phone Radiation

I believe that where there is a problem (or a challenge like I prefer to say), there is a solution.

The Future of Raw Milk

In case you feel moved to help out the future of Raw Milk…

To achieve their objectives Organic Pastures Dairy Company (OPDC) has founded a new department called: People Powered by Raw Milk (PPRM).

PPRM is tasked to accomplish the following goals:

1. To update Raw Milk laws in order to protect consumers and raw milk producers. This updated Certified Raw Milk law would focus on food safety and not on political obstructions to raw milk.
2. To provide legal protection. In the last few weeks (and the last several years as well), OPDC has withstood a massively biased and unfounded attack on its business. Suits must start immediately to recover losses and stop the harassment.
3. To make sharing testimonials available: Freedom to Speak about Freedom to Eat. Under current laws consumers cannot share their experiences with lactose intolerance or asthma or any other medical condition being resolved by the consumption of raw milk.
   

Here is part of their message:

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An Action of “People Powered by Raw Milk”

If you are a Raw Milk Consumer or Raw Milk Store this is your time to act! Raw Milk needs you now!!

Thousands of emails have been received by OPDC in the last three weeks expressing passionate support and asking the question….

…How can we help protect our raw milk supply?

The time has come. Consumers need to understand that they must contribute dollars into this effort. If living, whole, bio-diverse, enzyme rich, healing raw milk is going to be continually available for all consumers… all consumers must contribute. This is not an option. OPDC barely survived an attempt on your raw milks life!! We must not sit back and drink our delicious raw milk and enjoy our day! This is just a lull in the raging battle. We must remember the near death experience and act now. The next round could be the last round for California Raw Milk if we do not act immediately.

To fund the activities People Powered by Raw Milk (PPRM) will begin selling shirts for $150 dollars each (or as much as you are able to contribute). As a contributor you will receive your choice of OPDC shirts with various messages printed on them. We are able to take credit cards, checks and cash for the shirts.

Our goal is to establish a People Powered Raw Milk War Chest of $500,000 dollars to immediately accomplish the goals and changes as described.

Your $150 secures the future of Raw Milk

This may seem to be a lot of money… and it is. Think of this as people moving a huge mountain. That is what CDFA and the pasteurized milk lobby is…a huge mountain of money and processed milk power.

If thousands of raw milk consumers sent in $150 dollars each, the goal would be quickly accomplished. Also, the shirts that would be worn across the state would demonstrate our resolve and further carry the message. $150 dollars is a very small amount to pay for our raw milk security.

You have asked the question and we have developed an answer. It is now up to you to act quickly so you do not suffer repeated interruptions of raw milk availability. A tally of the amount collected will be kept at www.organicpastures.com. Updates on progress will also be given at the PPRM department at OPDC.

Please contact 1-877 RAW MILK and order your raw milk shirt.

Several statements are available in different colors and sizes. Wendy is the manager of PPRM and is awaiting your call. Let’s create a raw milk voice for change right now. OPDC cannot and should not do this all by its self. After nearly three weeks of shut down OPDC is digging deep just to survive the losses inflicted unjustly by CDFA. PPRM is acting for all of you who enjoy and depend on raw milk. This is something that must come from consumers.

Let’s raise some real money and lead the smart fight for raw milk freedom and freedom to eat for ourselves and our families.

1-877 RAW MILK for credit transactions

Or make checks payable to:
OPDC c/o People Powered by Raw Milk
7221 So. Jameson, Fresno CA 93706

Shirt selections:

People Powered
by
RAW MILK
(with OPDC brand )

Raw Milk Revolutionary
(with OPDC brand)

Raw Milk
Freedom Fighter
(with OPDC brand )

I Love Raw Milk
Raw Milk Loves Me
(with OPDC brand )

Freedom to Eat
RAW MILK
(with OPDC brand )

Raw Milk
Human Race
Super Fuel

Shirts will be sent out within four weeks of ordering via post office.

The OPDC dairy team is proud to lead this challenge with you…
…the ever wonderful raw milk consumer.

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70% Fluoride to Be Sprayed on Veggies!

We need to keep a real close eye on this issue. If this goes ahead we absolutely cannot eat these foods. Fluoride is an extreme poison that has been foisted on us by the Government and vested interests in spite of the thousands of investigations that have proved it to be very deleterious to health.

Fluoride's affects at the limits of 4ppm which is the allowable limit in drinking water have been well documented. What is proposed as a fumigator for foods is 70ppm. Do the math....

http://www.fluoridealert.org/

The Issue at hand...

In a November 28, 2005 letter to Dow AgroSciences, Maureen Serafini, Director, NYS Bureau of Pesticides, approved sulfuryl fluoride (ProFume®) fumigant on all processed foods and a large number of raw food commodities in New York. These are the foods most Americans eat.

In response, FAN's Pesticide Project Director, Ellen Connett, requested Director Serafini to revoke this approval.

Because sulfuryl fluoride breaks down to fluoride in the human body, fluoride is the endpoint of toxicological concern. In their approval, EPA approved the highest levels of fluoride residues in food in US history. Fluoride is persistent and bio-accumulates in the human body.

Inhalation tests with all animal species exposed to sulfuryl fluoride revealed severe harm to the brain. Of particular concern was the finding of holes (vacuolation) in the white matter of the brain, and an abnormal softening (malacia) and cell death (necrosis) of brain tissue.

Here are some scientific studies done as to how flouride affects the brain:

http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/brain/

Flouride and the Pineal Gland:

http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/pineal/

And it is no accident that the addition of flourides is being advocated at this time--Flouride is part of the 'dumbing down' process:

http://www.mdvventures.com/flouride.htm

Fluorides have been used to modify behavior and mood of human beings.

It is a little known fact that fluoride compounds were added to the drinking water of prisoners to keep them docile and inhibit questioning of authority, both in Nazi prison camps in World War II and in the Soviet gulags in Siberia. Fluorides are medically categorized as protoplasmic poisons, which is why they are used to kill rodents.

"Fluoridation is the greatest case of scientific fraud of this century"

Robert Carlton, Ph. D., former U. S. EPA scientist on "Marketplace" Canadian Broadcast Company, Nov. 24, 1992.

"Regarding fluoridation, the EPA should act immediately to protect the public, not just on the cancer data, but on the evidence of bone fractures, arthritis, mutagenicity and other effects"

William Marcus, Ph. D., senior EPA toxicologist, Covert Action, Fall 1992, p. 66

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http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/march2005/240305fluoridestupidity.htm

Fluoride Stupidity And Population Control
Preferred Network | March 24 2005

"The real reason behind water fluoridation is not to benefit children's teeth. If this were the real reason there are many ways in which it could be done that are much easier, cheaper, and far more effective. The real purpose behind water fluoridation is to reduce the resistance of the masses to domination and control and loss of liberty."

"When the Nazis under Hitler decided to go into Poland, both the German General Staff and the Russian General Staff exchanged scientific and military ideas, plans, and personnel, and the scheme of mass control through water medication was seized upon by the Russian Communists because it fitted ideally into their plan to communize the world. ..."

"I was told of this entire scheme by a German chemist who was an official of the great IG Farben chemical industries and was also prominent in the Nazi movement at the time. I say this with all the earnestness and sincerity of a scientist who has spent nearly 20 years' research into the chemistry, biochemistry, physiology and pathology of fluorine--any person who drinks artificially fluorinated water for a period of one year or more will never again be the same person mentally or physically." - CHARLES E. PERKINS, Chemist, 2 October 1954.

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http://www.sonic.net/kryptox/history/perkins2.htm

Quoting Einstein`s nephew, Dr. E.H. Bronner (a chemist who had also been a prisoner of war during WWII) in a letter printed in The Catholic Mirror, Springfield, MA, January 1952:

There is a sinister network of subversive agents, Godless 'intellectual' parasites, working in our country today whose ramifications grow more extensive, more successful and more alarming each new year and whose true objective is to demoralize, paralyze and destroy our great Republic--from within if they can, according to their plan--for their own possession.

The tragic success they have already attained in their long siege to destroy the moral fiber of American life is now one of their most potent footholds towards their own ultimate victory over us."

Fluoridation of our community water systems can well become their most subtle weapon for our sure physical and mental deterioration.

As a research chemist of established standing, I built within the past 22 years, 3 American chemical plants and licensed 6 of my 53 patents. Based on my years of practical experience in the health-food and chemical field, let me warn: Fluoridation of drinking water is criminal insanity, sure national suicide. Don`t do it.

Keep in mind that what was proposed at that time was water flouridation at 1ppm---what is being proposed now is 70ppm, and as it would be in foods, entirely unavoidable once these substances were consumed. DO THE MATH!!

This article is a MUST READ in its entirety:

http://www.ekostv.com/node/125?PHPSESSID=f6bb75e02d7f26ec6ce70c8f1da86f1b

Help Ban Trans Fat in NYC Restaurants

My main teacher, Joshua Rosenthal, and his school, the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, are committed to playing a crucial role in improving the health and happiness of Americans, and through that process, creating a ripple effect that transforms the world.

Here are a message from Joshua and what you can do to make a difference:
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Now is the time that a little effort from you can go a long way to create a major change in America.

Recently, the FDA ruled that all packaged food companies are now required to list trans fat amounts on their nutrition labels. Artificial trans fat, also know as partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, is causing major health problems. The mandatory labeling is a huge step for America, a country that is desperately in need of help in the area of diet, health and nutrition.

Well, I'm happy to say that the next step is here.

The Board of Health in New York City has proposed a plan to strictly limit the use of artificial trans fats in New York City restaurants. New York City is the largest city in the country and one of the most influential cities in the world. If we can do it here, we can do it everywhere!

Here's what you can do:

1. ATTEND THE PUBLIC HEARING

I will be a speaker together with Walter Willett, Annemarie Colbin and many others. We'd love your support!

Date: Monday, October 30
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: 125 Worth Street, near City Hall

During and after the hearing, we will be gathering across the street in Thomas Paine Park. This will be a lot of fun. There will be expert speakers, trans fat free treats, and hopefully lots of media. Your attendance will be greatly appreciated.

2. FILL OUT A SIMPLE PETITION TO MAKE NYC TRANS FAT FREE

Simply click on the following link to fill out a quick petition in support of passing the law to limit trans fats in NYC restaurants. It only takes a minute and will help save hundreds of lives: http://www.transfatfreenyc.org/index.php

Please pass this on to anyone who might be interested. Together we can make this happen.

Thank you,

Joshua
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I will be there!

PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW!

The Importance of Touch & Hugs

One of my teacher, Joshua Rosenthal, taught me that a child who isn't held and touched enough won't grow to its full potential. In his book, he wrote: "Babies thrive on human touch, and holding them helps them become healthy, happy and well-adjusted. The same is true for adults. Most of us thrive on human touch, warmth and intimacy. Yet, most adults are touch-starved."

Click here and watch the video.

See how one person can make a difference.

Inspiring!

Avocados & a Healthy Recipe

Avocados are the richest source of lutein among commonly eaten fruits. Lutein is a carotenoid that acts as an antioxidant and has been linked to a reduced risk of prostate cancer.

However, when lutein is extracted from avocados, it does not offer the same anti-cancer results as the whole avocado. The carotenoids, vitamins, and diverse compounds in avocados have synergistic effects against prostate cancer, as compared with pure lutein alone.

Foods, in their original whole form, offer the best nutrition possible.

Here is a recipe of guacamole that I love from, the book RAWvolution by Matt Amsden:

Guacamole
(Serves 2 to 3)

3 medium avocados
1 cup chopped scallions
1 bunch cilantro, stems removed
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon sea salt
3 to 4 cloves garlic, peeled
2 tablespoons olive oil

Combine all of the ingredients, mix well, and serve.

My experience about not eating for 10 days

It sounds like a big deal, I know. Not eating for 10 days! But it wasn’t. Believe me. On the contrary, it was a wonderful, rich, and spiritual experience. In addition, I am back at my ideal weight, I have more energy, my skin is glowing, my nails are healthier, and I feel strong mentally. Well, thinking about it that way, I guess it was a big deal.

Let me tell you more about it.

I went to R.O.Y.L. Retreat. R.O.Y.L. stands for “Rest of your Life“ and it was, without a doubt.

The whole time I was under the supervision of Dr. Tosca A. Haag, a medical doctor who was raised under Natural Hygiene Law by her well-known mother in the field of Natural Hygiene, Dr. Vivian Virginia Vetrano, and her step father, Dr. Herbert M. Shelton, one of the fathers of Natural Hygiene. Dr. Tosca, as she prefers to be called, obviously knows very well about what she is talking. She was a Natural Hygienist before she was born. She has never taken medications or been vaccinated.

What is Natural Hygiene?

Natural Hygiene is a study of the science of natural living. Natural Hygiene concerns itself with supplying all of the needs of the body to regain and maintain optimum health, vibrant energy, and freedom from illness. Natural Hygiene encourages taking in pure air, pure water, adequate sunshine and natural light, regular exercise, adequate rest and sleep, a diet of whole, organically-grown foods such as fresh fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds eaten raw, eating foods in proper combinations for optimal digestion, and fasting. The goals of Natural Hygiene include emotional balance, freedom from addiction, high self-esteem, a purposeful life, and nurturing relationships. Natural Hygiene believes that health is something no one else can give you, nor can it be purchased at the local pharmacy, health food store or hospital. Health must be earned through self-discipline and knowledge.

My experience at the retreat was a full circle. Back in 1991, when I was searching for the perfect diet the first time, I was lucky enough to buy and read the book “Fit for Life.” At the time, my understanding was that Natural Hygiene was all about food combining and cleansing the body with the right food. I now understand that Natural Hygiene and health in general is much more comprehensive than that.

When I arrived at the retreat house, I wasn’t sure about doing a fast but after listening to Dr. Tosca, I decided to do it. So the first 10 days of my 17-day stay, I fasted. I didn’t eat at all. I DRANK ONLY WATER FOR 10 DAYS. During that time, the digestive system shut down and I was surprised to see how relatively easy it was. I wasn’t hungry. My body was using pre-digested matter: accumulated fat, cholesterol, waste, and toxins. I learned that when we eat, we use 75% of our energy for digestion. During the fast, that same energy is used to heal and repair. During those 10 days, I slept a lot. It was really the “rest of my life.” I also got what they call “Physical Healing Crises.” For example, I had 3 days of sore throat. I believe my body was healing one of my weakest spots. I also had pain in my ovaries for a couple of days, but nothing to be scared of. Finally, I had light symptoms of allergies that was nothing to compare with the painful seasonal allergies of my twenties.

I also experienced some “Emotional Healing Crises.” One afternoon, I felt pain in my chest. It was harder to breathe deeply. I was thinking: “It feels like someone is trying to strangle me.” Now, I realize that it might be related to my challenge to speak up for myself, to speak my truth.

After the fast, I had 7 days of recuperation. For the first two days, I ate 7 meals of watermelon every two hours, starting with 4oz and then 8oz. Everyday, Dr. Tosca added food to my diet. After four days, I had some avocado and the next day, I had some nuts and nut-based dressing. The whole time, the diet consisted of fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, all raw. It is amazing what we can prepare with raw food and how diversified my diet was (and still is).

I have to tell you about my first bite of watermelon. It was so delicious, so juicy. After my fast, my taste buds were fully alive. I was fully alive.

During recuperation, I got another “Physical Healing Crisis.” My back and my belly got covered with a rash of fungus, something I have been fighting on and off for a long time. But this time, it wasn’t only a few spots here and there. It was pretty ugly but disappeared after three days.

I have been back from my retreat for two weeks and I have been eating the same type of diet: fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds in their raw form. I am having fun. I made yummy dressings, raw soups, raw dishes, salads, juices, and smoothies. My next experiment will be with raw desserts and raw “fake ice cream.” I’ll be sharing more about my discoveries through my blog and my newsletters. If you are not receiving my newsletters, I invite you to subscribe for free now at www.CathysHealthTips.com

To Your Long, Healthy, and Passionate Life!

Cathy

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Aspartame and Cancer

Aspartame is sold under the brand names Nutra-Sweet and Equal and is found in such popular products as Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, Diet Snapple and Sugar Free Kool-Aid. Hundreds of millions of people consume it worldwide.

Dr. Soffritti's seven-year study on aspartame concluded that aspartame may cause the dreaded "c" word: cancer.

The research found that the sweetener was associated with unusually high rates of lymphomas, leukemias and other cancers in rats that had been given doses of it starting at what would be equivalent to four to five 20-ounce bottles of diet soda a day for a 150-pound person. The study, which involved 1,900 laboratory rats and cost $1 million, was conducted at the European Ramazzini Foundation of Oncology and Environmental Sciences, a nonprofit organization that studies cancer-causing substances; Dr. Soffritti is its scientific director.

"For a chemical that is used by hundreds of millions of people around the world, it should be absolutely safe," said Mr. Michael F. Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nutrition advocacy group. "There shouldn't be a cloud of doubt."

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I agree with that.

Personally, I stay far from aspartame for years.

I remember a time when I put aspartame in my coffee in order to avoid calorie. I am not calorie-oriented anymore.

My new philosophy is the closest to nature, the better.

New York Times Article - February 12, 2006

What's in Your Organic Milk?

The USDA is supposed to require that all cows have access to pasture if their milk is labeled "organic."

But this rule is largely undefined, and as a result, major factory farmers have been selling their milk as organic when really their cows are kept in cramped feedlots - only let out to pasture when they're not producing milk.

What's worse, according to the Organic Consumers Association: “a routine practice on these giant dairy feedlots, many with thousands of cows, is to continuously import calves from conventional farms where animals have been weaned on blood, fed slaughterhouse waste and genetically engineered grains, and injected or dosed with antibiotics.”

If this is the standard which constitutes organic, why are we paying double for tainted milk?

Agribusiness is pushing to make this labeling loophole into law. Think about the precedent this would set: if milk coming from cows raised in feedlots and fed genetically modified grains can be called “organic,” what are acceptable standards for organic meat, cheese, eggs, and produce?

Sign the petition demanding higher standards for organic farming.

TAKE ACTION!

Thanks for your action today.

What’s Missing in Your Life?

I loved the Oprah Show last Thursday.

The show asked women around the US: “What’s Missing in Your Life?” and the number #1 answer was “Love for Myself.”

Smoking, overeating, drinking too much, using drugs, overspending, working too much are all signs of self-hatred

They are ways to get numb.

They are distractions.

They come from a lie you told yourself as a child (or that you’ve been told).

A lie that lives in yourself.

It is time to re-write the old script. You don’t need to feel unworthy or not good enough anymore.

As a Health Counselor, I encourage you to look at those questions:

1- Are your relationships healthy and nourishing?

2- Are you creating a work that you love and are excited about?

3- Are you enjoying regular physical activity?

4- Do you have a spiritual practice that fills you, quiets your mind, relaxes your body and/or brings you a sense of peace?

What is the first step in loving yourself?

The Oprah Show said it: “It is time to re-write the old script.”

Prescription Drugs Under Attack

While Merck is still dealing with roughly 11,500 lawsuits over the painkiller Vioxx, other companies are bracing for lawsuits over a number of other widely used medications.

The drugs now under attack include Seroquel, an antipsychotic medicine from AstraZeneca; Ortho-Evra, a birth-control patch from Johnson & Johnson; Prempro, a hormone therapy for women from Wyeth; and Fosamax, an osteoporosis medicine made by Merck.

The drugs have combined annual sales of almost $7 billion and are used by millions of patients.

To know more on "How to end addiction and properly medicate your body without the use of Rx Drugs!", submit your name and email here.

New York Times Article - April 22, 2006

Ginger Can Kill Ovarian Cancer

Ginger can kill ovarian cancer cells while the compound that makes peppers hot can shrink pancreatic tumors, researchers told a conference.

Their studies add to a growing body of evidence that at least some popular spices might slow or prevent the growth of cancer.

Dr. Rebecca Liu, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, and colleagues tested ginger powder dissolved in solution by putting it on ovarian cancer cell cultures. It killed the ovarian cancer cells in two different ways. First, through a self-destruction process called apoptosis and second, through the process of autophagy in which cancer cells digest themselves, the researchers told a meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Ovarian cancer kills 16,000 out of the 22,000 U.S. women who are diagnosed with it every year, according to the American Cancer Society.

Ginger has been shown to help control inflammation, which can contribute to the development of ovarian cancer cells.

“In multiple ovarian cancer cell lines, we found that ginger-induced cell death at a similar or better rate than the platinum-based chemotherapy drugs typically used to treat ovarian cancer,” said Dr. Jennifer Rhode, who helped work on the study.

Ginger Mint Dressing is a great way to add ginger to your daily meal plan.

Ginger Mint Dressing:

½ cup freshly grated ginger
1 ½ cups Heart of Gold
1 ½ cups fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
1 cup finely chopped fresh mint

Combine ingredients and blend for 30 seconds in a blender. Add more mint or your favorite spices to taste.

Great on salads, great for tossing with steamed veggies or drizzling over fresh veggies!

Healthy Traveling

Last week, I was on the bus in direction of Montreal from New York where I live.

The bus usually stops at Albany station where I can eat the greasiest food for my 45-minutes lunch.

It just doesn’t serve me to eat that way anymore.

I feel bloated and tired after a meal like that and it often results in constipation (to tell you the truth!).

I did this New York–Montreal bus ride so many time the last 10 years.

I now know better.

So I bought some grapes and bananas that I packed with me. I also took one bag of raw healthy snack from Wholefood Farmacy. They have the most amazing selection of raw and organic snacks.

One of my favorites (and the one I bought) is Phi Plus. It contains raw and organic ingredients including nuts, seeds, grains, fruits, vegetables, berries, herbs, oils, & spices and it tastes so good.

I also packed two big bottles of water. I couldn't move much for 8 hours, a situation that brings too much Yang – tightness, stress and tension.

Increased intake of water increases Yin – making my body light and keeping my energy expanding, re-balancing myself.

When I arrived to Montreal I was ready for a fun evening out with my girlfriends.

Even after getting up at 5:30am and traveling 8 hours by bus.

It just makes sense to me to travel light and healthy.

Vibrant Health through Plant-Based Diet

An historic summit was held at the Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm Beach Florida on January 14, 2006.

The summit convened to unify the leadership in the Living Food Movement, establishing scientifically based common standards for optimum health.

Leaders from eight countries (with a combined total of 405 years following this lifestyle) agreed on the following standards (compiled and organized by Jameth Sheridan, N.D.):

The Optimum Diet for Health and Longevity:

- Vegan (no animal products of any kind, cooked or raw)
- Organic
- Whole Foods
- High in nutrition such as vitamins, antioxidants and phytonutrients
- Highly mineralized
- Contains a significant quantity of chlorophyll-rich green foods
- Contains adequate complete protein from plant sources
- Contains a large proportion of high-water content foods
- Provides excellent hydration
- Includes raw vegetable juices
- Contains all essential fatty acids, including Omega 3 fatty acids from naturally occurring plant sources
- Is at least 80% raw (the remaining to be Vegan, whole food, and organic)
- Has moderate, yet adequate caloric intake
- Contains only low to moderate sugar and exclusively from whole food sources (fruitarianism is strongly discouraged)
- Is nutritionally optimal for both detoxification and rebuilding

They also agree that:

- Supplementation with Vitamin B-12 is advised.
- The addition of enzyme active superfoods and whole food supplements is also advised.
- This way of eating can be further optimized by tailoring it based on individual needs (within the principles stated).
- Benefits derived by following these principles are proportional to how well they are followed.
- They will remain open-minded, and this information will be updated and expanded upon, if necessary, as new research becomes available.
- Diet is a critical piece of a healthy lifestyle, yet not the entire picture. A full spectrum, health supportive lifestyle is encouraged. This includes physical exercise, exposure to sunshine, as well as psychological health. Avoiding environmental toxins and toxic products is essential. Paramount is pure water (for consumption and bathing), the use of natural fiber clothing, and non-toxic personal care products. Also consider healthy options in home furnishings/building materials and related items.
- All leaders agree that the main objective of eating in the above mentioned fashion is to promote health, and equally to prevent and minimize disease.

The following leaders support these principles (listed in alphabetical order):

1- Solveig Almqvist - Sweden
2- Tommy Axelsson - Sweden
3- Fred Bischi, PhD - USA
4- Tamara Campbell - Vision - USA
5- Rajaa Chbani- Pharmacie L™ - Unite - Morocco
6- Gabriel Cousens, MD - Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center - USA
7- Brenda Cobb- Living Foods Institute - USA
8- Anna Maria Clement, CN, NMD, PhD - Hippocrates Health Institute - USA
9- Brian Clement, CN, NMD, PhD - Hippocrates Health Institute - USA
10- Carole Dougoud - Institute Haute Vitalite - Switzerland
11- Kare Engstrom - Dietician - Sweden
12- Viktoras Kulvinskas - Grandfather of the Living Foods Movement - USA
13- Marie Christine Lhermitte - Chemin du mas Magnuel - France
14- George Malkmus - Hallelujah Acres - USA
15- Rhonda Malkmus - Hallelujah Acres - USA
16- Paul Nison - The Raw Life - USA
17- Claudine Richard - Naturopath - France
18- Jameth Sheridan, ND - HealthForce Nutritionals - USA
19- Michael Siaber - Vision - USA
20- Diana Store - Raw Superfoods - The Netherlands
21- Jill Swyers - Living Foods For Health - UK/Portugal
22- Walter Urban - USA/Costa Rica

Let's get junk food out of our schools

We must work together to get junk food out of our schools. Watch this funny flash animation, then take action, and spread the word. In a matter of minutes, you can make a real difference!

Click here to watch the video

New Study shows How to Lower Alzheimer's Risk

Americans who ate a Mediterranean diet - lots of fruits and vegetables, legumes, whole grains, olive oil, some fish and alcohol, and little dairy and meat - had a reduced risk for Alzheimer's disease as they aged. These findings are published in the April 2006 issue of Annals of Neurology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons.

"Higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease," the authors report.

For each additional point to Mediterranean diet scores (indicating increased adherence to the diet), Alzheimer's risk dropped by 9 to 10 percent, and people in the highest adherence to the Mediterranean diet had a 39 to 40 percent lower risk

“While a number of studies have shown that the Mediterranean diet decreases the risk of heart disease, this is the first research to show a benefit in terms of mental function ," said Dr. Nikolaos Scarmeas, assistant professor of neurology at Columbia University Medical Center and leader of the study.

When it comes to getting your 5 to 9 servings of fruits and veggies everyday, The Wholefood Farmacy is one of the easiest way. When healthy foods are delicious and convenient everyone in your home, especially the children, will benefit. Keeping some Wholefood Farmacy foods on hand can help you “bridge the gap” when you just don’t have the time.

Have you and your children had your 5 to 9 servings of fruits and veggies today?

Conference Call on Nature's Muti-Vitamin

Please join us tonight, Wednesday April 19th, for our conference call on Nature's Multi-Vitamin.

We'll be discussing Organic Barley Green Juice and Organic Kamut Blend. Tune in and find out more about these two cereal grasses, which are among nature's most potent leafy green vegetables. These unique plants are so packed with a broad spectrum of nutrition that they are sometimes referred to as nature's multi vitamin!

This is a call you definitely do not want to miss!

Simply dial 1-212-461-5800. When prompted for a pin - enter 8246#. The call will take place at the following times in your area:

9:00 PM Eastern
8:00 PM Central
7:00 PM Mountain
6:00 PM Pacific
3:00 PM Hawaii

For those who are unable to join us live, the replay of the program will begin tomorrow, Thursday the 20th, by dialing 212-461-8911.

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