"Mother Earth was the first physician and healer. Some day, everyone will realize that she alone owns the true pharmacy in medicine, for all drugs are made from Her garden, or a chemical substitute that replicates the effects and benefits of Her plants." ~Alma Hutchens~

[but the pharmaceutical industry removes many components known to Gaia, and ignored by those human "experts." ~ Windhorse]

Over the years I've been surprised at how few people have heard of "Yggdrasil," a symbol for the World Tree; an attempt at expressing the way that the Universe cradles the Earth, feeds Earth from it's Roots, providing constant renewal; shelters Her in His Arms and Canopy. These days as people en masse are becoming more aware that they are not the focus of and locus of Creation, pictures of trees resembling people and depicting the World Tree are flooding the web.

Consider at the very basis, the volume of carbon dioxide which is processed and transformed for us into life-sustaining oxygen! Consider also, the tenacious webs of Roots that literally hold the Earth together. And how about the fruits, berries, leaves, bark and roots that contain nutrition and medicine for humans and animals alike? Laugh all you want about Tree Huggers...yet, have you ever experienced a response from a tree? Perhaps you asked a mental question and all of a sudden a breeze rustled the leaves of the tree nearest you. Or have you put your hands on a tree, asked for healing or for it to enhance your abilities...and felt energy run into your hands and arms? Have you ever leaned your back against a tree, and suddenly the deepest, most relaxing breath imaginable grew in your abdomen and rose up through your lungs to be expelled with an irrepressible audible sigh? That tree just hugged YOU!

Cutting down an ancient tree is a very serious matter. People are so accustomed these days to cutting away even a piece of their own body that they don't recognize all the implications and real results of such a process. When we think of Mother Earth as both a Body and a Consciousness...we might realize the impact of ripping those roots from her...there is death to the impacted area of Earth, as well as to the Tree...do you really think it stops there? What about the Oxygen levels that need to be restored? What about the dying process that emits various chemicals and toxins into the environment? One Allopathic Doctor has done indepth research into how the injuries we so lightly dismiss are causing necrosis to cells both in the acute area and surrounding cells as well. She is seeing numerous patients in the 20-30 year old range with onset of Arthritis. Since our youth are greatly tested, and trained in strenuous physical arts before their bodies have even completed development, they are compromised as never before...the Doctor asked herself why the healing was not complete. Her discovery was that the injury was more pervasive than the part of the body attended through Allopathic protocol.

This again speaks to me of the Wholistic Attitude which does recognize the Body, Mind and Spirit as One Unit...one Wholeness. Taking that a step further, Quantum Physics is proving claims of extant Light Bodies that envelope the Physical one. I've come to appreciate the probability that dis-ease and sickness originate in the Astral Body; the unseen, unknown Self.

If you've ever walked through a forest where the fallen leaves have been allowed to lay and transform into rich compost; if you've smelled the transitions or the greenness and blossoms of herbs and bushes...you've likely felt that 'otherness'...that sense that you are not alone; and even that you are extended beyond your usual physical boundaries and experience.

Monsanto seems to think it can replace Nature; commandeer the rights to people's health and access to Nature. One good earthquake will wipe them out; but Birds and Animals will continue to pollinate plants so that they may reproduce and bear their precious harvest. Nature always returns!

This Sacred Geometry symbol, the Flower of Life, demonstrates how Life blossoms, implodes...or Returns into itself to emerge and Blossom yet again. Doesn't every Spring Season prove this to be true? It's amazing how the human mind can live in denial of blatant demonstrations all about us; repetitively giving us the same simple Lessons!

Another assistant to Earth and All Life are butterflies who, in their need of plants, stimulate the Eucalyptus, for instance by their activity during their mating rituals. The female butterfly needs the Eucalyptus buds to strengthen her system for producing her eggs. She will have a false fertile time so that the male is 'tricked' into enriching her system as well.

From top left, leaves of Cilantro...the Leaf portion of Corriander: Coriandrum sativum, of the parsley family, native to Europe (and India, Windhorse is sure), having strong-scented leaves used in cooking and aromatic seeds used as a seasoning and in medicine.

To its right, Tumeric or Turmeric is a strong anticancer Deva. I have not yet researched the following but note it here: Curcumin and Cancer:

Next, below Turmeric...is Black Pepper. Ayurveda distinguishes the properties of Black Pepper and Red, as do other cultures.

Bottom right, then, is Cumin...a powerful Herb and incredible Essential Oil for strengthening the Immune System. India's culinary art is never without it!

The pretty red Berries in the center are to be regarded cautiously! They will surge through your body like a flame thrower!

Along the path of Prevention we need to be able to recognize possible Adversaries.

Celendine will make short work of warts. There is a "Greater Celendine," which bleeds a dark yellow liquid, which does stain. Dab it on a wart and it makes short work of it, though you need to be ready to repeat the application till it dries up! It will turn dark on the skin. "Lesser Celendine" does not have the same properties and does not emit the magical yellow substance.

Feverfew resembles Chamomile but has larger flowers and different leaves. As its name suggests, Feverfew will help cool a feverish body.

Creosote is a Panacea for Native Americans. Other Americans have accepted its ability to thwart termites, but have ignored its medicinal qualities.

And how many times have you crushed a Dandelion under your boot? Sprayed them with some nasty chemicals, or ripped them out with a curse? Have you ever considered that Nature made such plants in great proliferation to protect humanity? This plant strengthens the constitution; bolsters the liver; cleans the immune system and even makes great wine for you who imbibe.

It looks like a miniature "Alladin's Lamp." You can substitute a paper cup (not waxed)...pinch one part of the rim of the cup into a small spout. Now, here's what you do with it:

This is the best preventative ... and the best cure for upper respiratory ailments...including flu. If you clean the breeding grounds for bacteria, they can no longer create dis-ease in you. I have repeatedly proven this to myself! -- Windhorse

Yes, this one will likely be under construction forever...I will add what I can and welcome your suggestions and contributions.

I've wanted to make this page for eons, and meanwhile I've discovered one of the best on the web regarding Herbs! I'm grateful to Henrietta for that great picture of Poison Ivy above.

A classic Herbology book I've long referred to is in two volumes by Mrs. M. Grieve, titled A Modern Herbal...and someone has put it on the web~~Bravo!

Thanks to my friend Camille Thunderwolf who gifted me a DVD of Juliette of the Herbs, I discovered the glories of the incredible Juliette de Bairacli Levy ~ if she were still walking the earth, I'd hunt her down and beg her to let me live nearby! She wrote many herb books, and lived a life that few would dare...learning from Earth and her neighbors...sharing her wisdoms with Gypsies, Bedouins and people all over the world.

Drug Side Effects

Please note - many side effects may not be reported. Always consult your doctor or healthcare specialist for medical advice. You may also report side effects to the FDA at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/ or 1-800-FDA-1088 (1-800-332-1088).

Alan Holman posted this very useful information, which is of course, "for your entertainment only. You are warned to seek the advice of your health professional in regard to any of this." This is not advice...just information that may prove interesting or helpful in some way to you:

Candida is a yeast that is present the bodies of 100% of people who have cancer. If cancer were a tree, candida would be the soil. Cancer cannot exist in a body that doesn't contain candida. A perfectly healthy person has no candida, but you can be reasonably healthy with candida. Everyone who's taken a pharmaceutical antibiotic in their life has at least some candida in their body unless they've made an effort to get rid of it. Several treatments that are known of in the world of alternative cancer research are treatments which do not attack the cancer; they attack the candida. If you get rid of candida, cancer dies, shrinks, vanishes. A person with no candida cannot have cancer.

Doing a candida cleanse in a cancer case is a race against time, because you're not attacking the cancer itself. You must destroy all the candida for it to have an effect on the cancer. But when you destroy all the candida, the cancer falls like a house of cards when someone opens a window.

Here's a simple test you can do to monitor your candida levels:

Put a glass of water beside your bed at night, put it at a place where you can have easy access to it when you wake up in the morning. In the morning, spit into that water. Don't make any efforts to make any more of a gob than whatever's in your mouth in the morning. Wait fifteen minutes, and then stir it a bit. Then observe the cup. If your spit is floating on the top of the water, or if it's dissolving or if it has dissolved, you don't have enough candida for cancer to form -- you're healthy. But if your spit has formed a cloud or if it's got leggy strings, you've got enough candida for cancer to form and thrive.

You can do that test regularly to monitor the progress of whichever method you use for your candida cleanse. If you have cancer, or if your body CAN have cancer, your morning spit will form a cloud in the cup of water. If you don't have cancer, or if your body can no longer maintain cancer, your morning spit will float on the top or dissolve, but it'll generally be around the same consistency, or clarity, as the water.

What you need to do is cleanse the body until it's too healthy to support cancer. You can google the phrase "candida cleanse" and find suggestions. But I've already spent many hours analyzing the available intelligence on the subject, and I can tell you that the BEST candida cleanse method is 1 cup of 30ppm colloidal silver per day for a month. Colloidal gold and colloidal titanium are more effective, but I don't know how long they take -- obviously less than a month.

BUT WAIT -- ISN'T COLLOIDAL SILVER A HEAVY METAL?

Heavy metals are bad for you. I've done a lot of research, and I've learned that the metal-based chemical toxins that you should avoid are aluminum, cadmium, carbon monoxide, chlorine, copper, fluoride, hexavalent chromium, industrial and agricultural chemicals, lead, mercury, nitrates and nitrites, nitrogen dioxide and ozone, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, synthetic and chemical drugs, and tobacco smoke.

Silver, gold, and titanium are not on that list. Silver, gold, and titanium are HEALTHY TO INJEST (at the colloidal/monoatomic level), and they are actually EXTREMELY GOOD FOR YOU!!! Silver actually helps the body remove heavy metals through a chelating process!

One cup of 30ppm colloidal silver per day for a month can cost around $1000. Rich people fed their babies with silver spoons because they knew that it was good for them. The British royal family didn't get the plague at a time when they were eating off of 100% silver plates. One cup of 30ppm colloidal silver per day for a month WILL get rid of the candida in your body, and then the cancer will fall like a house of cards when someone opens a window.

And you can monitor the progress with "the spit test" that I explained earlier in this note.

Pau D'Arco is also good against candida, but you never know if the brand you're buying has enough of the active ingredient. And even if you buy Pau D'Arco tablets that have enough of the active ingredients, the tablets come in gelcaps (aka gelatin capsules). ALL gelcaps have MSG. MSG is an excitotoxin which actually provokes cancer growth. Many great cancer fighting herbs come in gelcaps, and the gelcaps cancel or weaken their effect.

Garlic is a good fighter against candida, but colloidal silver is the best. Well, colloidal titanium is the best, but I don't know how long you take that. Silver it's a month at one cup a day.

Alan Holman January 22 at 1:25pm

A lot of the things I’m going to talk about come packaged in gelcaps when you buy them at the health food store. Gelcaps contain a substance which is very close to MSG (Monosodium Glutamate). This substance is an excitotoxin. Fluoride in municipal tap water is also an excitotoxin, by the way. So perhaps you’re asking: What the heck’s an excitotoxin? Look it up! I’m trying to stick to the point without going off on tangents, so instead of explaining the topic of excitotoxicity, I’ll tell you what matters to cancer patients: ALL EXCITOTOXINS PROVOKE TUMOUR GROWTH! Many great cancer fighting herbs come in gelcaps, and the gelcaps cancel or weaken their effect. Now re-read this paragraph and realize that although a lot of the products I’m about to mention come packaged in gelcaps, you should dump the powder out of the gelcaps and ingest that powder either by itself or mixed in a drink or on food, or however – be creative! Vegetable caps are better.

Pau D'Arco is good against candida, but you never know if the brand you're buying has enough of the active ingredient. Take the amount specified on the package.

Garlic is a good fighter against candida. A lot of things fight candida. But you’ve gotta also avoid certain things while you try to destroy candida.

Avoid sugar. Avoid anything that was made with flour. Avoid potatoes, and other simple carbohydrates such as parsnips, chips, crisps, and crackers. Avoid alcohol, mushrooms, cheeses, red meats, margarine. That’s a lot of things to avoid – it might be impossible, eh? Well don’t worry. Worry causes more problems than candida … but candida does cause cancer, so … umm … if it’s difficult to avoid all of this stuff which provokes candida growth, try to ingest enough candida killing stuff that it’s dying faster than it’s growing.

Candida killing stuff include: lemons, limes, plenty of non-fluoridated water, raw garlic, onions, cabbage, broccoli, turnip, kale, fish, fowl, Olive Oil, Butter, Coconut Oil, oregano oil, natural sugarless yoghurt (mixed with two tablespoons of linseed oil).

If all of that is too difficult for you, take three tablespoons of virgin coconut oil per day, and three teaspoons of baking soda per day. Mix the baking soda in water. So that’s three cups of water, with one teaspoon of baking soda in each cup. Take the baking soda before meals (on an empty stomach), and take the coconut oil after meals (on a full stomach).

I’m done talking about candida. Now I’m onto the cancer remedies!

Limit your meat intake! A cancer patient who doesn’t want to become a vegetarian should eat no more than between 5%-to-10% of meat in their regular diet. At least 90% of your diet should be vegetables!

If an amateurish vegetarian diet makes your white blood-cell count too high, that’s the time to start taking this mixture every other day: 15,000 IU vitamin D3, 100 mg resveratrol and same of quercetin, 4000mg of IP6 rice bran, 12000 mg of flaxseed oil, and sprinkle on some crushed garlic clove. Do that every other morning, with breakfast! (Do that on odd numbered days. And on even numbered days, take everything except the resveratrol and quercetin.)

Meats are acidic, and cancer thrives in an acidic environment. Maintain a diet of mostly fruits and vegetables, plus an antioxidant with EVERY meal. The fruits, vegetables, and antioxidant, keep the body's pH levels at an alkaline (non-acidic) level so that the cancer will not grow any farther. The antioxidant should be the baking soda that I mentioned earlier, but it can also be any number of antioxidant supplements that are available.

You should also do a daily dose of one fresh apricot kernel for every ten pounds of body weight. And you split that up and take it with meals. So a 150 pound guy eats five with each meal, and so on. The Apricot Kernels have a chemical in them that’s a combination of cyanide and something else. The only thing that separates the cyanide from the “something else” is a type of sugar that’s only found in tumors. So apricot kernels are a direct chemical attack against tumors! (Tumors contain a chemical called glucosidase which unbonds the cyanide from the other atoms. And so the cyanide ONLY affects the tumors.)

A low, regular dose of Graviola and/or the more rare Paw Paw will stop the cancer cells from being able to absorb energy I’m not sure what the dosage is for Paw Paw, but start the Graviola dosages very small and gradually increasing until you experience nausea or a headache. Lower the daily dose to half the amount that brought upon the nausea and/or headache.

The University of Alberta has found an effective cancer treatment called sodium dichloroacetate (DCA). But due to red tape from drug companies, it'll probably never hit the pharmacy shelves as a treatment for cancer. But if you google it, you can find companies who are selling it. For maximum effectiveness, mix 12.5mg per kg of the patients body weight of sodium dichloroacetate (DCA) into some cold coffee or cold tea [heat can nullify the effects / 480mg of caffeine per day is the recommendation, so 240mg every 12 hours.] and mix in 500mg worth of crushed up vitamin B1 supplements, and drink that every 12 hours. Only do the “DCA/B1/Caffeine protocol” for a limited time. When the side-effects (ultra-mega-super urination and/or numb fingers and/or numb toes) set in, you have to stop the “DCA/B1/Caffeine protocol.”

Eat cottage cheese along with flaxseed oil! This mixture magnifies the effects of all of the above suggestions because it creates a chemical reaction in the body which makes your cells absorb a higher percentage of the nutrients that you eat.

Muffins made with flaxseed oil kill breast cancer better than chemotherapy.

Enjoy a cup of Essiac Tea every once in a while!

Follow the instructions in this note as closely as is comfortable for you, and just relax, because when you’re armed with all this info, cancer is nothing to fear!

P.S. I've heard of a village in South America where no one has died of cancer in hundreds of years because they make a tonic that cures cancer. The tonic is made with these ingredients:
Red Clover blossom, Licorice root, Buckthorn bark, Burdock root, Stillingia root, Poke root, Barberry root, Oregon Grape root, Cascara Sagrada bark, Prickly Ash bark, Wild Indigo root and Sea Kelp. But I don't know the portions of those ingredients, or any aspect of how it's prepared. All I know is that those are the ingredients for the tonic. All those ingredients are mixed together in some manner, and prepared in some way, and given to the cancer patient, and it cures the cancer. Further investigation is needed before I can say any specifics.

Thanks to Alan Holman for the above.

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What Causes the Toxic Build-up?

http://www.thecandidadiet.com/cleansing.htm

We put our colons under a great deal of stress with our modern lifestyle. Years of fast food, cigarettes, prescription drugs and alcohol keep the colon busy. Add Candida to that mixture, and you have a recipe for an unhealthy colon.

The colon is the waste pipe of the body. Once the nutrients are taken out and processed, the waste from your food intake is passed through the colon and expelled from your body.

What many people don't realise is that this fecal matter, including the Candida yeast, can get backed up and solidified in your colon. Without a regular cleansing programme it can get trapped there for years or decades, slowly releasing toxins into your system.

The waste matter hardens, fixing itself to the wall of the colon. Sometimes an unhealthy colon will have attached to it up to 20 pounds of this matter that just won't go away! Ever wondered why you sometimes feel heavy and bloated?

This waste material can serve as a breeding ground for Candida, releasing toxins into your bloodstream. They can spread through your body, affecting every part of it. Hence the need to flush out your system with a good cleanse.

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Mike Adams has a great website. Look for his "Honest Food Guide." He asks, "Want to know the eye-opening truth about the cancer industry? Visit Dr. Samuel Epstein's Cancer Prevention Coalition where you'll learn shocking (but true) facts about the corruption, deception and outright fraud of the hugely profitable cancer treatment industry." http://www.healingfoodreference.com/intestinal_infections.html

Here's an interesting note:

Kudzu may help with*:

Alcoholism ^(16,16)

Glaucoma ⁽¹⁶⁾

Chronic pain ⁽⁹⁾

Skin rashes ⁽⁹⁾

Stiff neck ⁽⁹⁾

Hangover ⁽⁹⁾

Fever ⁽⁹⁾

Headaches ⁽⁹⁾

Supports organs and systems*:

Blood ^(16,16)

Skin disorders ⁽⁹⁾

Joints ⁽⁹⁾

Notes about Kudzu*:

In Chinese medicine, kudzu is often used as a pain reliever. ⁽⁹⁾

It contains pueratin, a compound that helps improve blood flow and strengthen the heart. ⁽¹⁶⁾

Kudzu reduces the desire for alcohol. It contains phytochemicals that reduce blood alcohol levels and eliminates the nausea, headache, and sick feeling associated with drinking in excess. ⁽¹⁶⁾
Researchers Find Kudzu, the Vine That Ate The South, Loaded With Health Benefits

10/2/2009 - Kudzu, first introduced to the U.S. in l876 when the Japanese government brought the vine for a garden display at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, is often called the vine that ate the south. You'll understand why if you drive down country and even some suburban roads in Georgia, Alabama and...

I, Windhorse, find this particularly interesting and notable because as I travel the country I've seen Kudzu seemingly taking over in forests, along highways...some years ago, I was in an Alabama State Park where I was proudly told: "This is the only state Kudzo grows in." Well, if that was true then, it is no longer the case. I'm sure you've seen the fairyland look to woods in your own area of the country. That's Kudzu!

Kudzu is a food and an herb. How rampant is the problem of addiction all over the world? Does it seem that Creator is trying to insure the cures that are needed by the Human Race? I had considered its merit as a food in times pending that may find local food sources compromised. But here too is a resource for insuring a more sober Humanity!

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This was shared on Facebook and makes sense to me...I advocate making food, herbs, aromatherapy and supplements and energy our medicine and avoiding pharmaceuticals. I guess I've made that clear...

Pharmaceutical drug side-effects fall into two categories:
1) symptoms of nutritional deficiencies.
2) symptoms of element toxicities.

Compliment your pharmaceutical drugs with the nutrients they repurpose, and/or with protocols that chelate the toxic elements that make up some of the drug.$

If the list of possible side effects of a drug include ...
-Vision problems
-Hard bumps on skin
-Acne/blackheads
-Frequent infections
-Fatigue
-Loss of appetite
-Impaired growth
-Painful joints
-Dull hair
-Brittle fingernails
-Crooked/split teeth
-Diabetes
-Greasy hair/skin
... then that drug re-purposes vitamin A and/or D that is already in your body. The drug does not work if you don't already have enough vitamin A and/or D in your body. Vitamin A and/or D should be taken along with the drug so that the drug does not result in those side effects. But even better, don't take the pharmaceutical drug, and just several supplements or sources of vitamin A and/or D, until the condition, for which you were prescribed the pharmaceutical, subsides. My suggestion is that you should take 20,000 (twenty thousand) I.U. (international units) of Vitamin A with each meal, and 10,000 (ten thousand) I.U. (international units) of Vitamin D with each meal, until the condition, for which you were prescribed the pharmaceutical, subsides. If you are already experiencing any of the above symptoms, take vitamin A and/or D.

If your body gets enough Vitamins and nutrients, your body will put those vitamins and nutrients in their proper places for optimum health.

If the list of possible side effects of a pharmaceutical drug include ...
-Irritibility
-Thoughts of suicide
-Thin hair
-Poor appetite
-Insomnia
-Constipation
-Depression/tiredness
-Mental confusion
-Hypersensitive to light
-Cracks in corner of mouth
-Craving carbs
-Headaches
-ADD/ADHD
-Fears/phobias
-Abdominal fat
... then that drug re-purposes B vitamins that are already in your body. The drug does not work if you don't already have enough B vitamins in your body. B vitamins should be taken along with the drug so that the drug does not result in those side effects. But even better, don't take the pharmaceutical drug, and just take several supplements or sources of B vitamins along with every meal until the condition, for which you were prescribed the pharmaceutical, subsides. If you are already experiencing any of the above symptoms, take B vitamins.

Do you get it yet? Pharmaceutical drugs are useless if you know which Vitamins they repurpose. Just get enough of those vitamins, and the body will put them where they need to go.

If the list of possible side effects of a pharmaceutical drug include ...
-Bruise easy
-Hangnails
-Tires easy
-Gums bleed
-Nosebleed
-Poor teeth enamel
-Slow healing
-Skin rough/dry
-Bones break easy
-Dark circles under eyes
-Can't think
-Pak pallor
-Headaches
-Craves starches
... then that drug re-purposes vitamin C that is already in your body. The drug does not work if you don't already have enough vitamin C in your body. Vitamin C should be taken along with the drug so that the drug does not result in those side effects. But even better, don't take the pharmaceutical drug, and just take several supplements or sources of vitamin C along with every meal until the condition, for which you were prescribed the pharmaceutical, subsides. If you are already experiencing any of the above symptoms, take vitamin C.

If the list of possible side effects of a pharmaceutical drug include ...
-Muscle cramps
-Joint pain
-Insomnia
-Eczema
-Tooth decay
-Hyper/anxiety
-Craves dairy
-White spots on nails
-Stretch marks
... then that drug re-purposes calcium/minerals/zinc that is already in your body. The drug does not work if you don't already have enough calcium/minerals/zinc in your body. Calcium/minerals/zinc should be taken along with the drug so that the drug does not result in those side effects. But even better, don't take the pharmaceutical drug, and just take several supplements or sources of calcium/minerals/zinc along with every meal until the condition, for which you were prescribed the pharmaceutical, subsides. If you are already experiencing any of the above symptoms, take calcium/minerals/zinc.

If the list of possible side effects of a pharmaceutical drug include ...
-Obesity
-Slowed mental reactions
-Dry hair
-Irritability
-Cravings for salt
-Slow walking
-Yellow on the bottom of your feet.
-Creases in neck
-Slurred speech
... then that drug re-purposes iodine that is already in your body. The drug does not work if you don't already have enough iodine in your body. Iodine should be taken along with the drug so that the drug does not result in those side effects. But even better, don't take the pharmaceutical drug, and just take several supplements or sources of iodine along with every meal until the condition, for which you were prescribed the pharmaceutical, subsides. If you are already experiencing any of the above symptoms, take iodine.

If the list of possible side effects of a pharmaceutical drug include symptoms that have not been listed above, they are side-effects of element toxicities. It means that the drug actually contains elements that can make you sick.

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Some great alternative health related links for you to look into......

http://cancertutor.com/

http://www.mercola.com/

http://www.wddty.com/,

http://www.healthypages.co.uk/

http://www.fht.org.uk/Homepage/

Big Bucks, Big Pharma: Marketing Disease & Pushing Drugs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_--xnJVC2AU

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I, Windhorse have never had a mammogram and never will. It has never resonated with me that squashing a part of my body could have any benefit ... what about the blood vessels and other important components of the body? I cannot imagine them not being damaged. It seems a barbaric practice to me! Here's Wikipedia's info on mammary glands: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammary_gland

Well, bless Dr. Mercola; he has provided much food for thought on the issue, and I list it for you here:

Thermography | Dr. Mercola's Natural Health Center

This revolutionary and safe diagnostic tool (Thermography)detects hidden

inflammation, allowing one to detect breast cancer, which is one of the

leading causes of death among women.

http://naturalhealthcenter.mercola.com/services/Thermography.aspx

Avoid Routine Mammograms if you are Under 50

Important information that women of all ages need to know before you get

your next mammogram.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/12/03/Avoid-Routine-Mammograms-if-You-are-Under-50.aspx

Mammography Leads to Misdiagnosis

Most women are afraid to undergo mammograms because it often leads to

false diagnosis and unnecessary biopsies or mastectomies.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/08/07/mammography-leads-to-misdiagnosis-and-unnecessary-mastectomies.aspx

The Breast Cancer Screening Mistake Millions Make

Mammograms are commonly used for breast cancer treatment but

increased awareness and improved treatments are helping reduce the

breast cancer death rate.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/10/15/mammograms-much-less-useful-than-previously-believed.aspx

How Vitamin D Inhibits Breast Cancer

Calcitrol, the active form of vitamin D, can induce a tumor-suppressing

protein that can inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells.

http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2009/02/11/how-vitamin-d-inhibits-breast-cancer.aspx

Major Confusion on How to Do Breast Checks

Is there a more effective and SAFER way than mammograms to screen for

this deadly cancer?

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/08/07/major-confusion-on-how-to-do-breast-checks.aspx

Breast Cancer Prevention

Drastically lower the risk of breast cancer to women with these proven

simple, inexpensive and SAFE strategies.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/04/13/at-least-onethird-of-breast-cancer-cases-are-avoidable.aspx

The Cancer Test that’s a Death Trap…

Does the American Cancer Society really have financial ties to the makers

of mammography equipment like Siemens, General Electric and more?

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/09/02/cancer-society-has-financial-ties-to-mammography.aspx

Omega-3's Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer

The latest study suggests that supplementing your diet with omega-3 fats

may reduce breast cancer risk by 32 percent.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/07/27/omega3s-reduce-your-risk-of-breast-cancer.aspx

Simple Steps to Lower Your Breast Cancer Risk

Are you aware of the lifestyle changes you can make right now to drastically

lower your risk for a leading cancer killer of women?

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/10/10/Simple-Steps-to-Lower-Your-Breast-Cancer-Risk.aspx

Breast Cancer Prevention's Dirty Little Secret

Cutting-edge information that every woman needs to know before getting a

mammogram.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/11/06/breast-cancer-prevention-s-dirty-little-secret.aspx

Mammography Isn't Effective Breast Cancer Screen?

Why risk missing detecting cancer with a questionable technology?

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/12/04/why-mammography-is-not-an-effective-breast-cancer-screen.aspx

Chemo for Breast Cancer - More Harm Than Good?

New studies suggest that many women with breast cancer can opt for

gentler versions of chemotherapy, or skip it altogether, without harming

their chances of overcoming the illness.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/01/does-chemo-for-breast-cancer-cause-more-harm-than-good.aspx

A New View of Cancer -- German New Medicine

Is the shock of stressful events the root cause of EVERY disease, including

cancer? This German doctor thinks so.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/08/21/a-new-view-of-cancer-german-new-medicine.aspx

Cancer Advances That Actually Make Cancer Worse

These top oncologists missed the boat big-time … I set the record straight

with the REAL top cancer advancements made in recent years.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/01/10/2008-cancer-advances-that-make-cancer-worse.aspx

Expert Panel Cites Doubts on Mammogram's Worth 2/16/02

… was possible that mammograms were beneficial, it was also possible that they

were not. … showed that mammograms prevented breast cancer deaths starting

at age 40. … have regular mammograms.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/02/16/mammograms-part-two.aspx

Is a Mammogram Right for You? 10/1/03

… mammograms save lives, and the benefits of mammograms are co … save

yourself the danger and the expense of yearly mammograms by performing

bre … to use mammograms as a screening tool, they can be used if there are any

suspic …

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/10/01/mammograms-part-five.aspx

Mammography Myths Remain Unexposed 7/30/03

There is no solid evidence that mammograms save lives, yet the public is led to

believe just that. … The benefits of mammograms are completely controversial,

while the harms of mammography have been es … save yourself the danger and

the expense by performing self-breast exams regularly, and getting a t …

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/07/30/mammography-myths.aspx

Thermography: The Safe Breast Cancer Screening Test - FREE Report!

mammogram every 1-2 years, there is no solid evidence mammograms save …

as unnecessary mammograms would likely reduce mortality rates. … So why is

there such a push towards screening mammograms?

http://www.mercola.com/downloads/bonus/thermography/report.aspx

New Federal Guidelines Ignore Dangers of Mammography 3/6/02

Dr. Samuel Epstein is one of the top expert's on cancer prevention, and he provides

his comments on the same topic.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/03/06/mammography-dangers.aspx

1500 Children Die Every Year From CT Scans 2/4/01

… and 20 mammograms. … daughter 10 to 20 mammograms unless she really

needs it.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/02/04/ct-scans-part-two.aspx

Cancer, a Man-Made Disease | Causes and Prevention

Cancer, a new study suggests, appears to be a man-made disease because there's

nothing in the natural environment that can be attributed as the cause of cancer.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/12/03/cancer-not-found-in-ancient-mummies-appears-to-be-recent-disease.aspx

Who is Protecting the Public Health? 3/2/02

Conflicts of interest within the medical establishment force us to ask the question:

Can we trust the regulators?

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/03/02/public-health.aspx

New Concerns Arise for Childrenâ€™s Dental XRays

… radiation, such as mammograms and CTs, should be minimized:

http://emf.mercola.com/sites/emf/archive/2010/12/06/new-concerns-arise-for-childrens-dental-xrays.aspx

What Causes Breast Cancer?

Free twice-weekly natural health newsletter of top medical news on subjects

including splenda, soy, sucralose, statins, insulin, aspartame, prevention and

alternative medicine.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/06/06/breast-cancer.aspx

Modern Health Care System is the Leading Cause of Death, Part IV 7/21/04

Here are the leading causes of death in US, not heart disease, not cancer, but the

modern health care system of America.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/07/21/healthcare-death-part-four.aspx

Movement Grows for Halt of Full-Body Airport Scanners

Beware of the dangers of full-body airport scanners to your health.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/11/26/movement-grows-for-halt-of-fullbody-airport-scanners.aspx

Causes of Death of the United States of America - Death by Medicine Part II

Is the American medical system the leading cause of death and injury in the

United States? According to these authors it is, and they have the evidence to

prove it.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/11/29/death-by-medicine-part-two.aspx

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