Swine Flu & You
It’s no secret I am a homoeopath and no that’s not me in the photo…but I would really like some of whatever it is she is taking… I love homoeopathy and I love being able to work with people to develop their own health and wellness goals/strategies. One of our strategies for achieving that is to construct our world with as few chemicals as possible. While I am not anti 21st century or anti doctor in any way I do believe in – and enjoy the positive effects of – eliminating harsh chemicals – especially for our children. Their systems are SO sensitive and we need to protect/support them for as long as possible – they will bombard themselves into toxic overload when they are adolescents…To see the amazing effects of eliminating chemicals for yourself, take a look at the outcomes being achieved in areas like the treatment of autism and autism spectrum disorders. Once harmful chemicals are removed from kids DIETS and environments, those same kids (and their families) transform’ as if by magic. Anyway – I digress.
As the northern hemisphere head into (swine) flu season and with that whole issue of the Ukraine strain lurking – an article on (swine) flu prevention and treatment seemed timely. I have written what I think of as key interventions/strategies depending on the client and their sitiation.
Resveratrol and Cancer
Cancer continues to rise so lets use our resources differently to meet and counter act it. There are interesting outcomes related to cancer from the recent Resveratrol studies. No doubt you have seen the 60 Minutes footage; those encouraging images of Resveratrol fed mice having greater stamina than their non Resveratrol laced buddies. Just in case you haven’t click here view the 60 Minutes footage (you need to scroll down the page).
Having viewed the footage you have no doubt reached the same conclusion as us; the therapeutic claims from human trials in diabetes looks great and now human trials in treating cancer are very encouraging. This coupled with the purchase of the Sirtris start up company for almost 3/4 of a billion US dollars indicates these researchers are onto something big. Or are they?
Coca Is Not Cocaine
Last year our family spent 10 months living in Bolivia where the altitude of the cities we stayed can reach as high as 4,500m above sea level (approx 15,000 ft). Although we lived in Cochabamba we often traveled to the (de facto) capital La Paz which is approx 3,640 m (or 11,942 ft) above sea level; as you might have guessed the oxygen is a bit thin. For those who have no experience of high altitudes it means that when you walk, go up stairs or do any form of physical exertion there is not enough oxygen being passed into your body. The effects of altitude, otherwise known as Altitude sickness, can result in a variety of symptoms including being light headed, headaches, excessive tiredness, vomiting and in extreme cases it can be fatal. The airport international airport Bolivia has a oxygen room for those people adversely affected ed by altitude. Even the locals from Cochabamba (which isn’t exactly low…) complain about the altitude in La Paz.
The locals, who chew coca for a variety of reasons, advise you to drink mate (tea) of Coca to fix altitude sickness but our experience is that it takes a fair amount of tea and to tell you the truth my bladder cannot take it, between the altitude and then need to run to the toilet – it’s not a good combination. My partner a Homeopath suggested a Homoeopathic medicine for altitude, which is, surprise surprise, made from coca. It worked a treat and saved my bladder – phew!!!
Why Detox?
If your home, car or any other thing precious to you needed cleaning or de-cluttering you would do it right? After all you love that precious thing and want to keep it in optimal working order right? The same principle applies to your most precious ‘possession‘, your body. So while we all accept that the outside of our body needs regular cleaning (though try telling our 10 year old boy that…) few of us recognise the need for regular internal cleaning. A regular internal cleanse aka detoxification, detox or detoxing, helps keep the body working optimally.
Why consider a Detox ? Our bodies are regularly exposed to a barrage of toxins – for example the body naturally creates toxins as a by product of metabolism. Add to this the toxins created by stress, the effects of overeating, the sluggishness of our systems due to poor exercise habits, our continued exposure to environmental pollutants and daily exposure to any of the 14,000 food chemicals within processed foods and medications!. That is without mentioning smoking, excessive alcohol consumption and drugs. And spare a thought for your liver. The liver, the organ of detoxification, has to work harder now than at any other time in history – so to speak – because of all these contaminants. We also absorb toxins through our skin and we come into contact with many hundreds of chemicals on a daily basis – it’s no wonder our bodies are stressed and we regularly exhibit signs of toxicity. OK – I hear you say – we are always exposed to toxins – it’s all about our level of exposure – right?
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