Where does the United States rank in healthcare among nations?
I think that is a fair question – We rank #1 in spending, no suprise there. So do you think we rank ahead of Europe, Sweden, how about Chile or Moroco — Nope we are behind them all and falling further back.
The time for change is now!
http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html
http://www.photius.com/rankings/world_health_performance_ranks.html
So we have all heard the quote “you are what you eat”, well along those lines I have had the opportunity to work with researchers pushing the envelope on what food and nutrition really means to our bodies. Today I can confidently say that we have less nutrition in our foods than we have ever had and that number is continuing to decrease.
The attack on our food supply is not simple, easy to identify or overt. In terms of where the attack began I would say it is one of those changes that over time make inroads to our society then when no one screams it becomes a norm. The attack came in the form of mass farming for profit at the expense of the quality of the food delivered to the consumer as well as time to market issues allowing our food to be harvested before it is ready and allowing it to become ripe off the vine. These changes along with issues with soil quality and trace minerals have led to extreme changes in the nutrition we derive from our consumption.
Where does this leave us?
Well in the long run it has provided a steady stream of patients with degenerative conditions – cancer and diabetes being the most evident.
The good news is that with drastic changes an individual can turn things around.
- you can garden and tend to your families needs directly.
- you can make every effort to buy from farmers markets and speed the time from the vine to the table.
- you can look for those foods higher in nutritional content and become healthier simply by eating more quality foods.
Should your situation be more critical there are physicians working with patients to deliver the highest quality nutrition in a more clinical form to provide a more massive amount to your system quickly.
A great resource – Food Matters DVD
Food Matters for Cancer – Click Here
Food Matters for Diabetes – Click Here
A few suggested resources -
Dr. Dan Rogers http://www.gersonplus.com
Dr. Ralph Moss http://www.cancerdecisions.com
Many orthodox medical ‘experts’ claim there is no research evidence behind Complementary and Alternative Therapies. Yet when there is evidence – consistent evidence – it often gets ignored. When it comes to Beneficial Bacteria, perhaps the experts have not had time to read and digest the research results? Perhaps they are not aware of it? After all there is so much of it – and all very recent. Or could it be that the research poses some nasty questions about the direct conflict with current orthodox treatment methods? Judge for yourself.
1 Over 80 clinical trials and more than 4,000 research studies have been conducted in the last 4/5 years on the essential role of Beneficial Bacteria in your good health.
2 Scientists believe over 800 strains of bacteria inhabit your gut – they have already identified over 400 strains.
3 Thirteen strains have been studied most frequently. All offer significant benefits to your health and well-being. They are Lactobacillus Bulgaris, Acidophilus, Shirota, Caseii, Lactis, Rhamnosus, Plantarum; Bifidobacterium bifidum, langum; Streptococcus thermophilus; Saccharomyces boulardi.
4 A fundamental finding running throughout the research is that many of key beneficial bacteria strengthen your immune system, particularly stimulating the production of immunoglobulins, cytokines and Natural Killer cells.
5 Kids growing up on farms and those with pets in the home have stronger immune systems – you need to eat a bit of dirt. You need more bacteria to build your defences.
6 Natural birth babies have stronger immune systems. Mothers give their children some good bacteria as baby passes down the birth canal. Breast milk contains important prebiotics – the perfect food for beneficial bacteria – these stimulate the growth of important good bacteria. (So much for ‘caesarians’)
7 Our strong immune systems keep invading viruses, bacteria and cancer cells in check. Without the beneficial bacteria – our defences are greatly weakened, allowing disease to take hold more easily.
8 One hundred years ago, we ate beneficial bacteria all the time – but pasteurisation, sterilisation and irradiation of food have ended much of that.
9 Worse – our modern world kills the good guys, and alters the balance nature intended in our gut. Chlorinated water, stress, alcohol, too much salt, antibiotics in our chickens etc all reduce the levels of good guys within us.
10 Worse still, the drugs your doctor prescribes actually kill off even more; for example, antibiotics, chemotherapy, even certain statins and mercury in vaccines. Most drugs actually weaken your defences.
11 But these good guys do even more than build your immune system: at night time when you sleep, they attack, neutralise and ingest the invading microbes and yeasts you consumed during the day. Without the good guys your enemies can take control.
12Yeast and fungal infections are now commonplace among adults – yellow toe nails, thrush, cystitis, bloating, wind, allergies are all signs.
13 Now, fungal infections in the body are increasingly being linked to serious diseases like diabetes, MS, and cancer.
14 Beneficial bacteria are essential to the processes that release vitamins from your food. Their action increases blood levels of anti-cancer vitamins like B vitamins folic acid and B-12, and vitamin K.
15 Some beneficial bacteria have been proven to make short chain esters from your food – these pass across the gut wall and reduce bad cholesterol levels.
16 Some beneficial bacteria have been shown to neutralise excess toxins, biding to nitrosamine and oestrogenic products and to heavy metals, helping the body to eliminate these dangers.
17 Some beneficial bacteria destroy the Helicobacter pylori bacterium known to play a part in stomach cancer; they may even neutralise a microbe US researchers believe is linked to colon cancer.
18 Some beneficial bacteria can even rebuild and repair the gut lining, damaged in diseases like IBS and Krohn’s.
19 It’s not mumbo jumbo – you can increase your beneficial bacteria by supplementing with probiotics – a probiotic cannot be called a probiotic unless clinical trials have proved it delivers a real benefit in the gut!
20 Every day you need as many beneficial bacteria strains as you can ingest – and you need to feed them their favourite whole foods. Rare ones you ate as a child may never be replaced if you destroy them. Without them all, can you really hope to beat cancer?
File this one away for September 2009 when we are headed into flu season. Mark this is important and a must have item by that time and continue to use it through Nov, Dec. Why? because it increases immune factors in your body by 1700%! We will all want our families to be well protected from the coming flu season – this is the best protection I have seen to date.
Cheap product to protect you from the flu ->
Enhanced Super Digestive Enzymes with Probiotics, 100 vegetarian capsules
less than 25.00
From Drug Discovery and Development:
New Study Suggests That GanedenBC30 Increases Immune Response to Cold and Flu
Drug Discovery & Development – May 13, 2009
A promising new study in the March issue of Postgraduate Medicine suggests that a strain of probiotic bacteria, GanedenBC30 (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, PTA-6086), increases the body’s immune response to viruses that cause common viral respiratory tract infections such as colds and flu. Study data showed significant increases in T-cell production of TNF-alpha, a key immune marker, versus control upon exposure to adenovirus and influenza A in healthy adults who consumed a daily capsule of GanedenBC30 for 30 days. While many health professionals believe that probiotics can help people who have specific health conditions, there has been controversy surrounding the benefits of probiotics in healthy people. The new study supports the idea that probiotics can indeed benefit those who are healthy.
The study measured the changes in blood TNF-alpha levels upon exposure to adenovirus and influenza A in 10 healthy adults prior to and following a 30 day regimen of GanedenBC30, which is marketed as a dietary supplement called Sustenex and is also available in a variety of fortified packaged foods. Results showed a 250% increase in TNF-alpha levels with adenovirus and a 1709% increase in TNF-alpha levels with influenza A after subjects took the probiotics for a period of 30 days. Increased production of TNF-alpha in response to viral exposure indicates a heightened immunological effect.
Colds and flu are the most common illnesses among humans. They have significant health and economic consequences, especially among young children, the elderly, and people with underlying or chronic conditions. Every year, an average of 5 to 20 percent of people in the U.S. contract the flu, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized with flu-related complications, and approximately 36,000 people die from the flu. It is also estimated that 1 billion colds occur annually in the US.
“These results demonstrate the ability of GanedenBC30 to boost the immune system of healthy adults against viruses that cause some of the most common human illnesses,” said Mira Baron, MD, author of the study. “The study helps support the long-suspected belief about the beneficial effects of GanedenBC30 on the immune system and adds to the emerging body of evidence that probiotics can benefit healthy people as well as those with specific health issues.
Probiotics are live, beneficial microorganisms similar to the “friendly” bacteria found naturally in the body’s digestive system and have best been known for their ability to support the body’s digestive system by helping to reduce symptoms of digestive disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), diarrhea, gas, and bloating. Researchers have long postulated the role probiotics play in boosting immune function through promoting a healthy bacterial ecosystem in the digestive tract, which comprises approximately 70 percent of the body’s immune system, a hypothesis supported by the current study.
“The results of this research are interesting and set the stage for the continued study of the effects of the GanedenBC30 strain of probiotics on the immune system,” said Dr. Justin Sonnenburg, an assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, who has reviewed the study’s findings. “The standard practice today is for people to take medicine to achieve symptomatic relief of colds and flu, but this research hints that healthy adults may be able to boost their immune system to potentially ward off infection and prevent such illnesses.”
The study points out that different strains of probiotics have different inherent properties, suggesting that the unique ability of GanedenBC30 to survive common conditions that can potentially kill other probiotics before they can have a beneficial effect, such as manufacturing conditions, extreme temperatures, and the harsh gastric environment, may contribute to its ability to support the immune system. Dr. Ken Alibek, MD, PhD, ScD, an infectious disease, microbiology, and immunology expert who has studied Bacillus coagulans extensively, believes that the strain may be the most ideal in existence, noting that “no other probiotic has the ability like that of Bacillus coagulans to survive the challenges probiotics face in reaching the intestinal tract where they can do good” and added that “once there, no other strain is as prolific in producing the beneficial by-products responsible for many of the benefits of probiotics.”
“This study is another step forward in our understanding of probiotics and the many health benefits they can deliver,” said Andrew Lefkowitz, CEO of Ganeden Biotech, which helped fund the study through a research grant and has completed a total of seven clinical trials using GanedenBC30, including trials in immunity, IBS, intestinal gas, Crohn’s disease, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. “We will continue to fund research investigating the benefits of GanedenBC30 and its ability to improve the quality of life.”
Date: March 12, 2009
Source: Ganeden Labs
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