OBVIOUS SOLUTIONS FOR THE U. S. ECONOMIC CRISIS

As the U. S. economy continues to plummet into the abyss, the obvious solutions to this crisis are seemingly intentionally being avoided. Let's look at these obvious solutions:

1.) Cease those bogus wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, both of which are based on a demonically deceptive pretext of the government's conspiracy theory concerning what happened on September 11, 2001. This would enable us to avoid spending another trillion dollars on macabre endeavors that have absolutely no benefit for U. S. citizens other than those who have vested interests in these atrocities.

2.) End the Bush tax cuts for those families making &250,000 a year or more, and individuals making over $200,000 or more a year. This would save us another $700 billion.

3.) Reinstate the estate tax by implementing a 15% tax on stocks and bonds of those with $1 million dollars or more in their portfolio.

4.) Stay the tax cuts for the middle and working class making under $250,000 a year for a family, and under $200,000 a year for an individual.

5.) Provide an incentive for corporations who relocate the bulk of their operations back to the United States commensurate with the number of U. S. employees they hire. However, increase taxes on those corporations who continue to increase employment of foreign workers at slave wages.

6.) Extend the unemployment benefits for the 20+ million U. S. citizens who are unemployed or underemployed.

7.) Reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act. We can then regain the oversight of the banking industry and avoid the financial avalanche that we experienced beginning in 2008.

So why aren't these obvious solutions being incorporated? Simple. Our government has been bought off by corporations and the banking industry. I say banking industry because that's exactly what it has become. It has MANUFACTURED TOXIC DERIVATIVES AND ASSETS and SOLD THEM TO THE WORLD which has caused a reverberation of a world-wide financial hurricane. Even our president won the election mainly because of campaign contributions from the likes of Goldman Sachs, which is at the epicenter of the economic earthquake.

So what has been the latest result of this corporate and bank buyout of our government? Well as I speak, the President's Commission on the Deficit's proposal is being held hostage by the Republicans and some Democrates in the Senate with the demand that the Bush tax cuts for the rich remain intact. They are threatening to end the unemployment benefits otherwise. What do these congressmen want to do to decrease the country's deficit instead? They are determined to cut Social Security and Medi-Care, two of the most solvent enterprises that this country has maintained. The trillions of dollars we gave the banking industry for bailout did not result in the salvation of our mortgage crisis or economic stimulation, but rather bonuses for management and the return to their TOXIC ways.

So what is to become of us here in these United States. With the unemployment rate soaring to double figures, education becoming more and more unaffordable for the masses, a shaky health care system, our homes constantly being threatened by shady bank practices, the corporatized government's continuous attack on Social Security and MediCare, corporatization of our agriculture industry, and the maintenance of two unaffordable wars at our expense, where are we headed ... towards REVOLUTION?!!! Well, that is the ultimate goal of the RULING ELITE - to create such dire circumstances that we would gladly accept their SATANIC NEW WORLD ORDER/ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT after MUCH WORLD-WIDE CHAOS. The classic ILLUMINATI phrase for this is ORDER OUT OF CHAOS! Keep your EYES and EARS OPEN AMERICA. It's about to get VERY INTERESTING.

THE END OF COMBAT IN IRAQ?

President Obama is scheduled to announce tonight the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq after seven-and-a-half years of the U.S. invasion of that country. The troop draw-down is to be about 100,000. However about 50,000 will remain to advise and train Iraqi soldiers and provide logistical support. Tens of thousands of private contractors will remain to continue to reek havoc (remember Blackwater and their deadly attacks on Iraqi civilians?). My hope is that somehow the U.S. can rebuild the infrastructure they tore down so that the people of Iraq can once again have access to clean water, efficient electricity, gas, and transportation among other necessities. I would also like to see the deadly and destructive residual effects of the ILLEGAL depleted uranium at least minimized. There have been reports of Iraqi children being born with half a head and half a brain due to this ILLEGAL substance. Plus, American soldiers have been reported to have contracted various forms of cancer due to their exposure to it. Well, at least, thank God, 100,000 will be returning home - hopefully soon. Now let us pray that they are not subsequently deployed to South America to disrupt the flow of self-determination among those countries such as Venezuela and Bolivia behind some illusionary pre-text.

TRUTH CRUSHED TO EARTH WILL RISE AGAIN! - SIX NEW ORLEANS COPS INDICTED IN DANZIGER BRIDGE SHOOTINGS!

Now that the FEDS are involved with the post-Katrina murders of unarmed Black citizens of New Orleans by the New Orleans police department, the truth is coming to light. According to the report by Rachel Maddow on MSNBC, if convicted, the officers involved with these murders and the despicable cover-up, could possibly face the DEATH PENALTY. Normally I am not for the death penalty. However, considering the perpetual atrocities being committed by those entrusted with the authority to maintain LAW and ORDER, I see the death penalty in this case as not only being appropriate, but NECESSARY! The following link will show you what I mean:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl0jWhWIDks

AWAITING THE OSCAR GRANT MURDER TRIAL VERDICT: U. S. JUSTICE ON TRIAL

As I am sure you know Oscar Grant, a young 22-year-old Black man was murdered in cold blood on January 1, 2009 (New Year's Day) as he laid face down by BART police officer Johannes Mehserle. The following link will show you the actual shooting - CAUTION, IT IS GRAPHIC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmJukcFzEX4. The only defense for Mehserle is that he thought he had pulled out his taser as opposed to his gun. Even the use of a taser is criminal in this case as far as I'm concerned. Especially since Grant was lying face down with Mehserle's partner's knee pressing on the back of Grant's neck. Also, tasers have been known to kill people as well. To make matters worse, the officers attempted to confiscate all of the video phone cameras that they could find in Nazi-like fashion. To top it all off, when charges were filed against Mehserle, he fled to Nevada only to be captured and brought back to California. Despite this criminal act, Mehserle was granted bail. Could this possibly be the last straw of injustice against dark and poor people before the boiler blows? Let's hope not. Let's hope that politics doesn't play into this in favor of the police as it always has. Because if the boiler does blow, all of us, including the police, will feel the heat. The following video illustrates the sentiment of the people:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PElcxjQpTw&feature=related

WAS THE BP OIL SPILL A PLANNED OPERATION?

Over the past couple of months, I have been seriously contemplating what has come to be known as one of the greatest man-made disasters in American if not human history - the British Petroleum oil spill. I became very suspicious at first because of the location of the disaster which was not far from the beautiful city of New Orleans. I have always been convinced that the Katrina catastrophe was not merely an "act of God" but rather an "act of man". After hearing testimonies of people from New Orleans repeatedly state that they heard explosions right before the levees broke, I began doing my research into the matter. I watched the militarized takeover of the city that I at one time considered to be my home. I heard stories on the various media programs of individuals being shot and even killed for taking steps to survive the disaster. I also heard stories of the plan to change the demographics of the region (less Black and less poor). Knowing the nature of man and having discovered years ago just how this world is run and by whom, these stories are very much believable to me.

Fast forward to the current crisis in the Gulf of Mexico. First of all, according to my research, it did not have to happen. Environmental attorney Mike Papantonio stated on MSNBC's The Ed Show that BP did a fast-track with the U. S. government and avoided the inclusion of an extremely important feature in oil drilling, the acoustic switch. He and others have claimed that it is a fail-safe system designed to automatically shut off oil leaks -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77pBcf0o444. According to Paul Joseph Watson, editor and writer of the internet news web page Prison Planet, BP's own investigative report on the oil spill on page 37 states that "... the Hydraulic Control System on equipment designed to automatically seal the well in an emergency was modified without BP's knowledge sometime before the explosion." Watson, drawing from a report in the May 27 New York Times issue goes on to say "BP chose to use a salt-water solution to seal the cement around the casing pipe which was known to be a far riskier option than that of the stronger heavy drilling fluid." Watson infers conspiracy by listing several other suspicious factors as follows: Local and state authorities have been prevented by BP and the U.S. Coast Guard from helping with the cleanup and preventing the oil contamination of their shores; Goldman Sachs, now chaired by Peter Sutherland, a former chairman of British Petroleum, got rid of 44% of its shares in BP during the first quarter of this year; Tony Hayward, the current CEO of BP sold 1.4 million pounds of his shares in BP weeks before the oil disaster - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utpZmU4V0ps.

Writer and ordained Baptist minister Lindsey Williams claimed to internet talk show host Alex Jones that his inside BP connections informed him that the spill is much greater than is reported. The main reason for the gross understatement is to not call attention to the amount of oil reserves in the Gulf which could cause the American people to demand that we sever ties with foreign oil, thus driving the cost of gasoline down. Williams believes one of the agendas of BP is to allow the oil disaster to force the Obama administration to cease domestic oil drilling, thus maintaining status quo in the oil industry as well as engage the CARBON TAX (CONSUMPTION TAX) that the ruling elite have been trying to implement.

The most horrific part of this disaster, however, is the devastating affect that it is having on nature, wildlife, and above all, HUMAN LIFE. Lindsey Williams reports that the main chemicals causing detrimental effects on humans are HYDROGEN SULFIDE, BENZENE, and METHYLENE CHLORIDE. Williams asserts that astronomical proportions of these chemicals are now being swept into the atmosphere. Using the EPA reports, Williams states that though the "safe" levels of hydrogen sulfide, benzene, and methylene chloride are 5-10 parts per billion, 0-4 parts per billion, and 61 parts per billion respectively, the actual amounts now being emitted into the air are 1200 parts per billion, 3,000 parts per billion, and 3,000 to 3,400 parts per billion respectively!!! The ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry) lists HYDROGEN SULFIDE as a FLAMMABLE, colorless gas that can cause DEATH with just a few breaths of air containing high levels of it. On the EPA website, the SHORT-TERM EFFECTS of BENZENE include "drowsiness, dizziness, headaches, as well as eye, skin, and respiratory tract irritation, and, at high levels, unconsciousness." The LONG-TERM EFFECTS are various blood disorders, adverse reproductive effects for women, and leukemia. The SHORT-TERM EFFECTS of METHYLENE CHLORIDE are "decreased visual, auditory, and motor functions, but these effects are reversible once exposure ceases." However, in this case it is IF exposure ceases. The EPA lists the long-term effects of methylene chloride as possible damage to the central nervous system, as well as possible liver and lung cancer.

After the oil disaster, BP recruited local fishermen to help in the cleanup. However, they were not allowed to wear respirators, according to Miss Kerry Kennedy, President RFK Center. Kennedy talked to fishermen in the three states that she and eleven others visited. These fisherman were in dire need of income due to the loss of their livelihood because of the spill. The fisherman told her that BP would not allow them to wear the respirators because "they were unneccesary and would cause hysteria ..." When Kennedy and her colleagues visited the site, they wore respirators and still experienced severe adverse effects - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKWTPibtskA. Besides the poisons from the oil itself, the despersants being sprayed by aircraft are also highly toxic. Wilma Subra, president of the Subra Company, which provides technical assistance to community groups on environmental issues and to the Louisiana Environmental Action Network, echoes Kennedy's perspectives. Subra revealed in an interview with Amy Goodman on the Wednesday 7/7/10 broadcast of Democracy Now, that the fisherman stated that BP told them that if they spoke out about there respiratory and other problems that resulted from the lack of respirators, they would be fired. When the workers' wives complained, the workers were told that if their wives continued to complain they would be fired. I recall hearing reports of workers being hospitalized because of severe headaches, nausea, and respiratory problems.

In addition to the aforementioned problems, there has been a serious attempt at a media "blackout" concerning the Gulf disaster. It seems that it is an attempt to keep the public ignorant of the magnitude of the spill. Democracy Now has recently reported that up to 130,000,000 gallons of oil has spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. DN reports that the media were given a mandate by the Coast Guard to stay beyond 65 feet of the response vessels or booms on the water or beaches or face up to a $40,000 fine and a possible felony charge of one to five years in prison. Even CNN's Anderson Cooper was greatly distured by this policy. A side-bar to all of this is WACKENHUT, the security company on site helping to enforce the media regulations, among other things. Though an American company in its inception, Wackenhut has since become British owned. According to Wikipedia, its new name will be G4S Secure Solutions. After delving into the U. S. PRIVATE PRISON MARKET in 1984, Wackenhut became the nation's second largest operator of FOR PROFIT PRISON.

So let us sit back and take a serious and intelligent look at all of this. Here you have an extremely volatile man-made disaster with indications of either intentional negligence or sabotage involved. At the helm is a foreign-owned corporation with strong ties to Goldman Sachs, the MAJOR PLAYER in the still reverberating WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS. You have the restraints on self-determination for survival of the victims who are subject to death by either a gas-induced explosion, or severe atmospheric contamination, and at the very least loss of economic livelihood, and finally, a security company that is a MAJOR PLAYER in the PRIVATE PRISON INDUSTRY. Pushing people against the wall like this was used during the Katrina disaster and the Haitian earthquake without the masses getting completely out of control. However, with this disaster affecting several states and millions of people with the reality of DEATH through CHEMICAL EXPLOSION and/or CHEMICAL POISONING, the possibily of MASS CHAOS lumes. And the way most governments deal with mass chaos is by implementing MARTIAL LAW and MASS DETENTION. Considering the MARTIAL LAW scenario, WACKENHUT really disturbs me. See, no one seriously goes into business unless they intend on GROWING the business. In this case, the PRODUCT is PEOPLE. The more people are channeled into the prisons, the greater the profit ... COMMON SENSE.

It is obvious to me that we are not being told by mainstream media what is really going on in the Gulf. This leaves us with the responsibilty to be vigilant and not be distracted by the World Cup or LeBron James, etc. and take the necessary steps that our conscience dictates to make sure that our nation is secure from the advancement of external and internal conspiratorial agendas. If you would like to help to ensure the proper resolution of the problem in the Gulf, I suggest you take a few minutes (literally) out of your day and SIGN THE PETITION to END THE GULF OIL SPILL NOW and follow through with the CLEANUP at the following websites:
http://www.petitiononline.com/oilspill/petition-sign.html, and
http://www.restorethegulf.com/.

You may also contact the State of Florida Governor Charlie Crist at 850-488-7146, or e-mail him at Charlie.Crist@MyFlorida.com; Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal toll free at 866-366-1121; and finally Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour at 1-877-405-0733, or e-mail at governor@governor.state.ms.us. Please show these state government representatives your support. That will give them the courage to fight.

BPA & CANCER: BEWARE OF PLASTIC CONTAINERS!

BPA, also known as Bisphenol A, an organic compound considered for years by many researchers to be highly toxic, is still being used to make plastic water and beverage containers and line our canned foods. According to Dr. Fred Von Saal, BPA is synthetic estrogen and can cause BRAIN DAMAGE, BREAST CANCER and PROSTATE CANCER. The website HEALTHIER-HARVEST.COM, states that BPA residue is contained in single-serving water bottles up to 5-gallon water jugs. The chemical has a tendency to escape from the plastic bottles and seep into the water. You will know if your bottle contains BPA if it is marked 7 at the bottom of it. Many now are attempting to avoid the dangers of plastic bottles by switching to non-toxic stainless steel containers. Though I still refill my plastic water jugs (#2 labeled at the bottom), I now pour the water from the jug into my new stainless steel container that I received as a gift from one of my gorgeous East Indian friends. The container is a product of KLEAN KANTEEN. You may watch and listen to a special five-minute report on BPA by FOX NEWS featuring Dr. Saal at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3_cYZKksvI.

BEST JUICE I HAVE EVER HAD!

I recently strolled through a store out here known as Food For Less looking for juice. Now being that I'm very careful as to what I put into my body, I cannot have just any juice. My juice has to have a STRONG NUTRITIOUS FACTOR. This means that it has to include REAL FRUIT JUICES and NO WHITE SUGAR. As I searched the shelves, I ran across a product that caught my eye. It was made by MINUTE MAID (believe it or not). The words HELP NOURISH YOUR BRAIN stuck out in bold, black letters against a yellow background. Just above those letters was posted OMEGA-3/DHA in not so bold letters. So I did my regular routine and searched through the ingredients. The INGREDIENTS included POMEGRANATE, BLUEBERRY, APPLE, GRAPE, and RASPBERRY juices from concentrate. Even when I saw that it was PASTEURIZED, I was still impressed. To further reinforce my disposition concerning this product, I noticed the price was $3+ dollars for 59 fl. oz.. Then when I took a sip, ... aaaaahhhhh, I was in ANTI-OXIDANT HEAVEN! My disposition was even further confirmed when I was out and about and a woman pulled up to park beside my car and noticed the juice in my passenger seat. She became all excited and said "Oh, that's the best juice! It makes you feel good all over!" So, I must say, outside of raw juices, this has got to be my favorite one.

THE ONE-MINUTE CURE SECRET FOR ALL DISEASES?!

Madison Cavanaugh, a self-described author and "... avid researcher of natural and wholistic approaches to health for the last 30 years ..." has gathered information and adopted a method that she believes is a cure for practically all diseases and may possibly render your body immune to disease. She came across this method of healing after losing her father, 2 aunts, an uncle, 3 cousins, and a close friend to cancer. According to the ONE-MINUTE CURE website, this method of curing diseases has been known for over a hundred years but has been suppressed by beneficiaries of the pharmaceutical industry. This method is reported to have cured individuals with a variety of diseases including AIDS, CANCER, YEAST INFECTION, HERPES, DIABETES TYPE II, PARKINSON'S, VIRAL INFECTIONS, CHRONIC PAIN, ECZEMA, INFLUENZA, and FOOD ALLERGIES just to name a few. You can check out the VIDEO about this revolutionary method at:

http://b07987rik8lihy0ko4cwirckc6.hop.clickbank.net/.


By the way, she states that her procedure can be administered in one minute. Also, the cost of the procedure according to Cavanaugh is 1 1/2 cents a day to self-administer. After administering the one-minute therapy to herself for throat inflammation and being healed within two weeks, and then observing her husband completely eradicating a life-long lymphatic condition in a matter of days, Cavanaugh decided to share this healing information with others.

A WOMAN'S TRUE POWER - SUBMISSION TO HER MAN

For a long time I have noticed women constantly striving to reach a certain height and balance in their lives. Growing up like I did in Louisiana, I could not understand why it seemed so complicated for them. From the women that I have known personally as well as from listening to talk shows and reading magazines, one of the two big questions has been "Should I strive to be a professional woman or a wife and mother?" The other question has been "What individual roles should I and my husband play if I do decide to get married?" The reason why this is so perplexing to me is because my mother and her friends never seemed to have any real problems with this. I know that there have been certain socio-economic changes brought on by the ruling elite that have reeked havoc on traditional families. These changes are a result of extreme economic pressure placed on the families causing a type of schism between husband and wife, and neglect of children due to the woman no longer having much nurturing and guidance time with them. Again, this has all been contrived by the ruling elite for a reason (see video of the interview by the late Hollywood movie producer Aaron Russo at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhJCTFZf03A.
Still, being a Black man, there was always pressure on my family. However, both of my parents were professional. My father was a professor, then placement director, and finally an administrator at a university while my mother was an elementary school teacher. Yet, my mother had time for my father and us four children. She cooked and she cleaned the house with help from my father, us children, and sometimes a relative. Though some women seem to think that the demand of cooking is an everyday ordeal, that was not so in our household. My mother cooked approximately three times a week - usually Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday. My father would fix the leftovers, take us out to eat, or he would bring food home from KFC on the other days. Later on in the marriage, he even started cooking breakfast sometimes. My point is, the balance that women seem to be seeking today was enjoyed by women abundantly in the past. This leads me to think that the problem lies in attitude. I've heard more women speak on what they are determined NOT to do for their husband than what they ARE going to do. One of my married female friends that I had somewhat of a relationship with (I know I was wrong and have since repented) told me that she was a mother, businesswoman, and wife in that order. As I listened to her, I thought "No wonder your marriage is shakey." Another female said that she wanted to get her profession together first, then have a baby, and then get married. After I explained to her the error in her priorities, she seemed astoundingly illuminated and said "Oh yeah, I guess you're right." Author Shanel Cooper (Stilletos in the Kitchen: The Modern Girls Guide to Being a Domestic Goddess ) seems to be on a mission to restoring the proper attitude, and bridging the gap between the tried and true traditional roles of women with the challenges of today's society. You can view a brief video by her as she gives a concise overview of her book at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ0xH28YL9k&feature=related and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOPfn5jydoY&feature=related.

HEALTH FREEDOM EXPO 2010

All of my friends who are concerned about maintaining your health at the optimum level as well as securing your God-given freedom to choose the supplements that YOU feel are BEST for your body, please attend the HEALTH FREEDOM EXPO 2010. It is a three-day affair to be held March 26-28 in Long Beach, California and June 4-6 in Chicago, Illinois. The prices are extremely nominal and you will receive a wealth of knowledge. You may get all the information about this event at http://www.healthfreedomexpo.com.

HELP PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS TO SELECT THE FOODS AND SUPPLEMENTS OF OUR CHOICE.

The latest attack on our freedom to choose what we place into our bodies for optimum health is Senator John McCain's Dietary Supplement Safety Act. Please review the information at http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=17539, and then sign the petition at:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/568/t/1128/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26714. You can also call Senator McCain's office directly at 202-224-2235 and leave a message voicing your disposition concerning the bill.

Petitions seem to have a positive effect as I understand the Food Safety Bill, which would have attacked our organic food supply, is stalled in Congress due to your emails. STOP CODEX ALIMENTARIUS NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!! If you're like me, no one's gonna stop you from getting the supplements you want at the amount you want them, when you want them, and at a reasonable price! That's called FREEDOM!!

VITAMIN D AND BREAST CANCER - DEDICATED TO MYRA BAUMAN

Several years ago I lost a beautiful, kind, loving, and talented cousin to breast cancer. She had begun to have strange pains in her leg and consequently went for a check up. Several doctors had not been able to find anything. However, after about six months or so, she was finally diagnosed with breast cancer. At that particular time though, the cancer had spread throughout her body. She died at 35.

There is nothing inherently mysterious about disease, including cancer. There is always a cause. For breast cancer, much research indicates a link with a low level of VITAMIN D. According to a study of 166 women undergoing breast cancer treatment presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's Breast Cancer Symposium in San Francisco, nearly 70 percent had low levels of Vitamin D in there blood. The presence of Vitamin D was even lower in women with late stage cancer and with non-Caucasian women.[1]

A 2008 study in which researchers measured 103 premenopausal women from the northeastern United States, who were newly diagnosed with breast cancer, revealed that 84 percent were deficient in Vitamin D. Along racial and/or ethnic lines, the breakdown was Caucasian women (78 percent), Black women (90 percent), Latino (91 percent).[2] Dr. Pamela Goodwin's study in the Spring of 2008 conducted in Toronto, Canada tested the blood of 512 women diagnosed with breast cancer between 1989-1995. The researchers discovered that 76 percent of the women had insufficient or deficient levels of Vitamin D.

Current research has been done with CALCITRIOL (Vitamin D's most active form) and CALCIDIOL (Vitamin D's less active form) on breast cancer patients deficient in Vitamin D. Calcitriol inhibits breast cancer cells from growing and causes them to die like natural cells.[3] Studies have shown that the higher the level of calcidiol in the blood, the higher the levels of calcitriol exists in the tissues to fight breast cancer as calcidiol in the blood is converted to calcitriol in the tissues.[4] In 1997, researchers at the Manchester Royal Infirmary found that women with the highest levels of calcitriol in their blood showed the best prognosis while women with the lowest levels exhibited more of a propensity for fatal results.[5]

Since it is obvious that Vitamin D is essential as both a preventative measure and a treatment for breast cancer, the question now should be where can one best get the proper amounts of Vitamin D. The following is a list of foods that possess the highest concentration of Vitamin D according to Healthier Talk (www.healthiertalk.com):

Shiitake and Button Mushrooms (Dried Versions)
Mackerel (3 1/2 ounce yields 90% of the recommended daily amount)
Salmon (one serving provides 360 IU)*
Herring
Sardines (One small can represents about 70% of your daily needs)
Catfish
Tuna Fish (3 ounces provides 50% of your daily Vitamin D needs)
Cod Liver Oil (one tablespoon provides 1300 + IU)*
Eggs (one egg will provide 25 IU)*
Milk (one glass of fortified milk provides 100 IU)*

As you can see, these foods are great sources of Vitamin D. However, the number one source of all is still SUNLIGHT. Dr. Soram Khalsa, in his book The Vitamin D Revolution, asserts that the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of Vitamin D (400 IU) has proven NOT to be a sufficient intake for women. He suggests that up to 10,000 IU a day is safe.[2] Many scientists now believe that our daily intake of Vitamin D should be at 1,000 IU. Full-body sunbathing will produce 10,000 to 20,000 IU.[6] If you are in Arizona, California, or Florida, you should be in good shape with the SOLAR POWER. Otherwise, get what you can get and select the proper foods. If you are in less solar states, are a vegan, or a vegetarian, Vitamin D supplements are necessary. A 1999 study concluded that by combining sun, supplements, and Vitamin D rich food, an estimation of 70,000 to 150,000 new cases of breast cancer and up to 37,000 deaths from breast cancer could be prevented.[2]

References

1. ^ "Women with Breast Cancer Have Low Vitamin D Levels"
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(http://www.vitamindrevolution.com). Hay House Publishers. pp. (excerpted
at weblink). ISBN 978-1-4019-2470-6. http://www.vitamindrevolution.com.
3. ^ Bortman P, Folgueira MA, Katayama ML, Snitcovsky IM, Brentani MM.
Anti-proliferative effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on breast cells: a mini
review."Vitamin D and Breast Cancer: Vitamin D Receptors and
Calcitriol." (http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/cancerBreast.shtml). Braz J Med
Biol Res. 2002 Jan;35(1):1-9. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/cancerBreast.shtml.
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5. ^ Mawer EB, Walls J, Howell A, Davies M, Ratcliffe WA, Bundred NJ.
Serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D may be related inversely to disease activity in
breast cancer patients with bone metastases. 1997 Jan;82(1):118-22: "Vitamin D
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Retrieved 2010-1-27.

*www.healingtherapies.info/Sunlight&VitaminD.htm

WHAT'S SWEETER THAN SUGAR AND MUCH, MUCH HEALTHIER?: THE NEW STEVIA MOVEMENT

I am a SERIOUS LOVER of GINGER ALE. If I could have only one soft drink for the rest of my beautiful life, it would be ginger ale. However, the well-known manufacturers and distributors of ginger ale (no names, but you know who I'm talking about) have one drawback - they use HIGHLY PROCESSED SUGAR ... that EVIL WHITE STUFF. Recently, while shopping at my favorite supermarket health food store, WHOLE FOODS, as I was looking for my favorite ginger ale made with cane sugar, I noticed that they were "out of stock." Since I was "feining" for ginger ale, just as with the almonds, I had to find a substitute. I found this canned ginger ale advertised as being natural with no sugar or artificial sweeteners. As I searched the label of ingredients (which I always do), I noticed two that I was not familiar with. They were STEVIA and ERYTHRITOL. I noticed also that it listed GINGER ROOT as an ingredient, which indicated to me that there was more real ginger in this soda than the previous one. So I bought it and tried it. Within the first couple of sips, I noticed that I felt invigorated and that my sinuses and entire breathing apparatus seemed to clear up. In other words, I could breathe deeply.

After doing research on stevia, I discovered that it is an herb known as the "sweet herb" by the Guarani Indians of Paraguay, South America (its origin). These natives had been using stevia leaves to sweeten herbal teas such as the bitter mate since ancient times. The natives also used the leaves for medicinal purposes. The news and the use of stevia spread from Paraguay to Brazil and Argentina by the 1800s. Europeans discovered the "sweet herb" courtesy of Italian botanist Dr. Moises Santiago Bertoni, who heard about it while he was exploring Paraguay in 1887. Bertoni actually got his hands on it in 1903. Within about five years or so, the first stevia crop appeared. Thousands of stevia plants were removed for transplantation due to the destruction of the plant's natural growth area because of the clearing of the forests by the timber industry.[1]

In 1918 stevia came to the attention of the United States by way of a botanist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In 1921 American Trade Commissioner George S. Brady claimed stevia to be safe for diabetics. He also expressed interest in seeing the herb exploited for profit by U.S. companies. Stevia stood the tests of extensive scientific testing. However, the Germans had already noted in 1913 that stevia proved to be a threat to sugar producers. This threat more than likely stalled the full-scale exploitation of the stevia plant at that time.

Despite the early setbacks, the wonders of stevia spread to Japan in the early 1970s as the Japanese began cultivating it as an alternative to banned cancer-causing artificial sweeteners cyclamate and saccharin. In 1971 the Japanese company, Morita Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., became the first in the world to commercialize the stevia sweetener.[2] Since then, the Japanese have been using it in food products, and even soft drinks. This version of stevia is in the form of an extraction known as stevioside that resulted from two French chemists who in 1931 isolated this gycoside along with the other compound, rebaudioside, that give stevia its sweet taste.[3] The compounds are claimed to be 250-300 times sweeter than sucrose (regular table sugar).[4] Though I don't normally care for extractions as opposed to the whole properties of an herb, there have been no substantiated evidence that stevioside or rebaudioside (rebiana) are harmful.

The stevia leaf is now commercially grown in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Central America, Israel, Thailand, and China. It has been employed for medicinal purposes in these countries and in the United States for such ills as HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES, OBESITY, CAVITIES, FATIGUE, DEPRESSION, INFECTIONS, URINARY INSUFFICIENCY, WOUNDS, and CANDIDA.[5] NO WONDER I FELT SO INVIGORATED!

By the way, the only drawback that I find with this new ginger ale that I've discovered is that it is in that ol' ALUMINUM CAN ... can't afford alzheimer's. Maybe I'll find one in a bottle ... HMMMM!

References

1.) ^ Bonvie, Bill; Bonvie, Linda; Gates, Donna (2000).The Stevia Story: A
tale of incredible sweetness & intrigue
(http://www.stevia.net/history.htm). Retrieved 2010-1-13.
2.) ^ "Stevia" (http://www.morita-kagaku-kogyo.co.jp/e/index.htm).
Morita Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.. 2007.
http://www.morita-kagaku-kogyo.co.jp/e/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-1-13.
3.) ^ Bertoni, Moises Santiago (1899). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia.
Retrieved 2010-1-13.
4.) ^ Bridel, M.; Lavielle, R. (1931). "Sur le principe sucre des feuilles de kaa-
he-e (stevia rebaundiana B)". Academie des Sciences Paris Comptes Rendus (Parts) 192): 1123-5.
5.) ^ Taylor, Leslie (2005). The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs
(http://rain-tree.com/stevia.htm). Garden City Park, NY: Square One
Publishers, Inc.. pp. (excerpted at weblink). ISBN 0-7570-0144-0.
http:://rain-tree.com/stevia.htm.

IS GOLDENSEAL A CURE FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE?

Back in 2001 I decided to return to school to get my Masters Degree in Mass Communications. Following the school's protocol, I paid a visit to the university's health clinic to get examined by the physician there. To my dismay, he informed me that I had HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (OUCH!!!)!!! My rate was 150/86. And of course he ran the proverbial line down, "You know high blood pressure is the leading cause of death among young Black males." Then he capped it with, "Come back in two weeks. If it's still high, I will have to prescribe some pills for you." I arrived back at the clinic two weeks later for my second examination. Now, mind you, my home was about a couple of miles away from the doctor's office. Since, I was walking, my blood pressure was bound to be higher than normal. I tried to explain this to the doctor and the nurse who took my blood pressure; however, they insisted that I was in dire need of high blood pressure medication (DRUGS!!!)!!! Now don't get me wrong, there may come a time when drugs are necessary in cases of emergency; but even then I prefer the Homeopathic type (NO SIDE EFFECTS). I remember the doctor telling me sternly, "You're gonna be on this medication A LONG TIME." After he presented me with the prescription, I walked out of the clinic thinking, "I ain't gonna be on this drug NO TIME." You must realize that I have much contempt for the pharmaceutical industry and any industry or corporation that places profit before people. And that represents about what ... 80 percent? Anyway, the VOICE OF GOD THE FATHER told me to "EXERCISE and take GOLDENSEAL." That sounded good to me, so I had no problem obeying His voice. I proceeded to buy a bottle of about 90 goldenseal capsules at 600 mg each. I also started jogging and walking around the university's old football field. I began testing my blood pressure at home right away. Immediately, my blood pressure registered 130/80. At one time it got as low as 117/69. In the years since, I have been tested by various doctors with the highest peak of my pressure registering at 132/84. The doctor even tried to frighten me with THAT number. Normally my pressure is just under 120/80. I found out recently that one's appropriate pressure is based on such variables as age, body type, blood type, and level of athletic activity. Therefore, I suggest that everyone finds a GOOD NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN and NUTRITIONIST to keep you abreast of the 411 concerning YOU.

I know that much information released concerning goldenseal warns against its use if you do have high blood pressure, insisting that it may exacerbate the problem. However, according to the website Herbal Extracts Plus (www.herbalextractsplus.com), goldenseal has been known to lower blood pressure in laboratory tests. This conflict in perspectives is probably due to the anti-inflammatory alkaloids hydrastine and berberine that are contained in goldenseal. Juniper and Sage (www.juniperandsage.com) points out that HYDRASTINE RAISES BLOOD PRESSURE while BERBERINE LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE. From my perspective, this represents BALANCE; for blood pressure can also be TOO LOW. And BALANCE is ALWAYS GOOD.

From the website www.herbalextractsplus.com/high-blood-pressure.cfm, the following herbs, including goldenseal, are useful in lowering high blood pressure:

1. Hawthorne Leaf
2. Olive Leaf
3. Garlic
4. Cayenne
5. Passion Flower
6. Celery Seed
7. Ginger Root
8. Korean Ginseng
9. Skull Cap
10. Parsley Leaf
11. Maitake Mushroom
12. Goldenseal Root
13. Valerian Root
14. Kelp

Well, I'm certain that I have solved my high blood pressure problem forever. And I'm not a SLAVE to some EXPENSIVE DRUG FOREVER. I hope that if you or anyone you know has high blood pressure, just remember that all ills and diseases have a CAUSE. And EVERY CAUSE has a CURE.