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Cavities, Bare Feet, Birth
Control & Skin Cancer - What Fun!
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Message from Bernadette Wulf
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Greetings!
I'm breaking in my new Mac Mini with this newsletter. So far it is
working great and I am happy to not have my energy-hogging desktop PC
cluttering up my desk anymore (though I appreciate its years of
tireless service). Yup, I finally caved in to the Apple pressure with a
little crab apple. I resisted for a long time, but I have to admit, it
feels good! As they say, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," and
I'm all for avoiding those doctors whenever possible.
I got a "complaint" last month about not emphasizing the connection
between fiber and hemorrhoids. Good point. I did mention constipation
as one of the main causes of hemorrhoids, and I thought everyone would
know by now that lack of fiber causes constipation. If you didn't know
that, I'm here to tell you now. You need lots of plant fiber to keep
the colon rollin' and smooth elimination. I've said it once and I'll
say it again. Eat your veggies and fruits - and don't forget those
green smoothies. I can't overemphasize how much better my digestion and
elimination have been since I started the daily green smoothie habit.
This month we have more than the usual number of articles, from
natural ways to repair cavities, to a really strange drug reaction, to
skin cancer treatment comparisons, and lots more. I'm sure you will
find something to interest you.
To Your Health!
Bernadette Wulf, Naturopath
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Got
Cavities? Regrow Teeth Instead of Fillings
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You can actually repair dental cavities without fillings. According
to this NaturalNews article, "You'll just need two things: comfrey root
and organic eggshells. Eggshells are used because they contain 27
minerals and loads of calcium, so they contain the ideal building
materials to regrow your teeth. In fact, the composition of eggshells
is very similar to the composition of our teeth and bones. Comfrey root
is used because it accelerates bone, teeth and tissue growth." The
article goes on to explain exactly how to use organic egg shells and a
comfrey mouth wash to regenerate decayed teeth."
In addition to the recommendations in this article, I would highly
recommend eating lots of fresh, organic leafy greens and a daily
handful of raw tree nuts to remineralize bones and teeth. Seaweeds are
also an excellent source of a wide range of necessary minerals. As I've
mentioned many times before, a daily green smoothie made of dark leafy
greens and fresh fruits (especially berries) is the easiest way to get
all the essential nutrients you need, except for Vitamin D3 and Vitamin
B12, which most people should take as a supplement (testing D3 and B12
levels is recommended).
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Tooth Regeneration Article |
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Make
Sure You Get Enough Magnesium with Your Vitamin D
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Here is a surprising fact I had never heard before. Vitamin D uses
up magnesium! From NaturalNews - "Vitamin D, just like all other
nutrients, works in harmony with several other nutrients to perform its
many functions. Most importantly, vitamin D requires and 'uses up'
magnesium to convert from supplements or sun into its active form in
the blood. As such, it is a big mistake to simply take large doses of
Vitamin D without taking the need for magnesium into consideration."
That is very important information to know, because most Americans
are already magnesium deficient and suddenly all the health experts are
telling us to take vitamin D. Do you see a problem developing here?
Looks to me like we can expect to see more severe symptoms of magnesium
deficiency over the next few years. The real question we should be
asking is, why are we so deficient in magnesium that we can't even
process a healthy amount of vitamin D without negative side effects?
Most doctors, if they are even aware of this information, will tell
their patients to take a magnesium supplement in pill or capsule form
with their vitamin D, but nature never intended us to get our nutrition
from pills. Magnesium is abundantly available in the dark leafy greens
that Americans so studiously tend to avoid, and of course vitamin D is
freely available from the sun. So get out and do a little sunbathing
and toss something green into every meal. And don't forget to blend up
those green smoothies. They really are tasty if you make them right.
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the Entire Article |
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Use
Garlic Instead of Antibiotics
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Many people know that garlic is effective in warding off colds and
flu, but you may not know that exposing crushed garlic to air will
increase its potency. I had never heard that before. Here's what a
recent NaturalNews article says - "For garlic to be effective as a
healing agent and general antibiotic, it needs to be raw. It should
also be crushed and exposed to air for ten minutes before it's consumed
to fully activate its key germ-killing compound. And don't worry; raw
garlic doesn't have to taste awful. A simple recipe is to juice four
cloves of garlic, two tomatoes, and a lemon to make a delicious
antibacterial and antiviral drink. If you don't have a juicer, simply
toss the ingredients into a blender and make a tomato and garlic soup.
To either, just add some sea salt; it'll be delicious."
That reminds me of the time I ate so much raw garlic that I thought
I was going to die. There is a strange reaction that happens where your
insides feel like they are burning up. I just happened to grab a tomato
to quench the fire and it worked like magic. Tomatoes have an amazing
quality of balancing the fire of garlic, so I'm not surprised that this
recipe combines tomato with garlic.
Here's another great way to combine tomatoes with raw garlic. Make
a batch of fresh basil pesto with lots of garlic. Pour it over your
favorite pasta (or grated zucchini), and toss a handful of chopped
tomatoes on top. A few pine nuts will make it even better. Yum!
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Bizarre
Reaction to Tylonol! (And Grounding for Pain)
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Warning - this is really creepy!
From NaturalNews - "In September 2005, Uhlin took a capsule of
acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol and marketed in the United
States as Tylenol) to bring down a fever. The combination of her virus
and the drug, however, produced a rare condition known as Toxic
Epidermal Necrolysis. When she woke up the next day, blisters were
spreading all over her body, including her face."
The good news is that her face has been mostly restored, but the
bad news is that it turned black and "fell off" and she went through
four years of hell. It only happens to one in a million people, they
say, but who wants to be that millionth person? Personally, I have
always steered clear of Tylenol. I prefer good old fashioned aspirin on
the rare occasion that I need quick pain relief.
That brings me to another way of relieving pain that I intend to
cover in more detail in another newsletter. David Wolfe, an amazing
health and nutrition expert, has been talking a lot about grounding
lately. Just getting outside and touching the ground. He says that,
according to recent studies, simply connecting with Earth will cure
almost all pain and inflammation in the body. It takes 80 minutes for
the electromagnetic energy of Earth to run through our bodies. In so
doing, it pushes out all the collected EMF radiation we have collected
from cell phones, computers, televisions, and all the other electronic
devices with which we surround ourselves.
They are even developing indoor grounding technologies, but you can
do it yourself by connecting an electrical wire to a copper rod in the
ground, and running it to wherever you happen to be. If you hold the
wire against any painful or inflamed area, it should relieve the pain
within a couple of hours. Attach the wire to a copper plate under your
bare feet, and you can be grounded while you work at your computer.
What next, copper sheets for your bed? I'm sure they'll think of
something. Meanwhile, take off your shoes outdoors and walk on the wild
side!
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Fruit
Pectin Chelates Heavy Metals and Facilitates Drug Detox
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I've noticed that when I add pear or apple to my green smoothies,
and let it sit for awhile, it turns to a pudding-like consistency that
is fun to eat with a spoon. That is because of the pectin in the fruit.
Little did I know that the pectin was also helping to remove
contaminants from my body.
"(NaturalNews) Fruit pectin is effective for removing contaminants
from the body such as heavy metals and unwanted drug residue. When
these substances deposit in the body's cells, they contribute to a
variety of serious diseases. Detoxifying the body from heavy metals and
contaminants optimizes health and allows the body to repair itself."
We are all exposed to heavy metals these days, as well as a whole
host of other toxins. Good to know that something as simple and tasty
as pectin from fruit can help clear them out. Check out the article for
more specific directions.
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About Detoxing with Fruit Pectin |
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Natural
Birth Control - Hot Water and Papaya Seeds
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NaturalNews.com really came up with a lot of great articles this
month. Here's another thing I had never heard of, birth control for men
using papaya seeds! How cool is that? With all the side effects of "the
pill" and other birth control methods, it is good to know that there is
a totally natural plant product that can serve the same purpose.
NaturalNews - "Traditional cultures in Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka
and Southeast Asia have long eaten papaya seeds as an effective and
safe contraceptive. It appears a teaspoon of the seeds per day is what
traditional cultures use - and it takes three months of use to be fully
effective. Papaya seeds have been studied more frequently on males than
females as a form of contraception, but traditional cultures have used
papaya seeds for both male and female contraception."
This sounds like a really promising line of investigation, though I
doubt that it will get much attention, since there's no money in it for
the big pharmaceutical companies. Even so, people of childbearing age
might want to do some research on the subject.
The article also talks about how to use hot water to cause
temporary male sterility. Not being a guy, I can't say much about the
technique. I like taking hot baths, so it sounds pretty good to me.
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More About Papaya Seed Birth Control |
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Get
Rid of Lyme Disease with Cat's Claw
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(NaturalNews) "The deceptive pleomorphic Bb bacteria of Lyme
Disease can be rooted out by Cat's Claw." That is music to my ears,
since my dentist (who is also an ayurvedic doctor) told me he thinks I
have Lyme in my system. I did get a tick bite once. There was a good
possibility that it carried Lyme, but, though I sometimes get strange
aches and pains that I can't explain any other way, I am sure as heck
not going to take a massive dose of antibiotics. I knew there had to be
a better way to deal with it.
Apparently, there is a form of Cat's Claw called Samento, which is
even more effective than ordinary Cat's Claw for eradicating Lyme.
Nature always has the answers. There is probably also something that
grows right here in my own ecosystem, but since I don't know what that
may be, I'll try the Cat's Claw and see how it goes.
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More About Healing Lyme with Cat's Claw |
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Too
Fat to Fight! School Lunches Are to Blame
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I thought this was pretty funny, even though it is also really sad.
(NaturalNews) "A group of retired military officials recently expressed
concern that school lunches are a threat to national security.
According to them, the food being fed to children at public schools is
making them 'too fat to fight,' leaving a potentially considerable gap
in military recruitment."
With all the potential health challenges facing the upcoming
generation of obese children, the fact that they won't be fit to be
offered up as cannon fodder is way down at the bottom of my priority
list. Keep 'em fit so we can send 'em out to be shot at? Hmmm. No
offense to those who believe in the necessity of war, but I personally
don't see war as a viable long-term solution to any problem.
As I see it, we have much bigger issues at stake here. A generation
of malnourished children will mean exponentially higher levels of
diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and who knows what other diseases
might develop as a result of toxic chemical overload and genetic
tampering with our food supply. There is no way any health care plan
could ever cover the cost of dealing with all the problems we are
creating with our present junk food addictions.
Kids don't know any better. They just want to eat what their
friends eat so they can feel cool. It is up to us adults to get the
word out to parents and schools, so our kids have a fighting chance to
survive to a healthy old age. That's the fight we need to focus on!
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Sun
Spot ES or Efudex for Skin Cancer
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I know this newsletter is getting long, but this is on my mind and
I'm going to add it in here. Many people, including myself, have had to
deal with precancerous actinic keratoses (AKs) and superficial basal
cell carcinoma (sBCC) caused by ongoing overexposure to the sun. The
most commonly prescribed treatment is Efudex, but since it is a
prescription drug, you will have to get it from a doctor (and probably
pay through the nose) or buy it online. I've included a handy link
below.
Another product (that is not allowed to use the word "cancer") is
SunSpot ES, which is a non-prescription plant-based product. I've tried
them both and here is how they compare:
1. Both seem to have the same effect of turning "suspicious" spots
bright red, after which they dry up and peel over a period of a few
weeks, leaving smooth skin.
2. SunSpot ES stings like the dickens and causes eye watering when
used in sensitive areas of the face and you can't use it near the eyes.
3. Efudex does not sting and can be used right up to the edges of
the eyes without irritation or watering. (However it should not be used
on mucus membranes.)
So, all in all, my vote is for Efudex, just because it is less painful.
The end result seems to be about the same for both.
A great way to hide the flaming red spots is with Bare Escentuals
i.d. Bisque concealer, which you can order online or buy at Macy's (at
least our local Macy's has it in their make up department). You won't
be a candidate for cover girl, but at least you won't have everyone
asking, "What HAPPENED to your face?" Bare Escentuals i.d. makes a
great line of pure powdered mineral make up that is all at least 15 SPF
(Bisque is 20SPF). I recommend it for all the time, not just when you
have red spots to cover.
As for prevention, there is a lot of evidence that vitamins A, D,
and E can help prevent sunburn and sun damage such as skin cancer, when
there is enough stored in your system. Also, milk thistle is listed as
a preventative and healing herb for skin cancer. I would assume that,
because it does such a good job of cleansing and healing the liver, it
would help to clear out toxins that might otherwise end up in the skin
as the body tries to eliminate them in alternative ways. I've read that
toxins in the skin can cause skin cancer.
As for the question I received about whether the spots will come
back after treatment, the answer is yes and no. Some of my spots never
came back, others did. I think the ones that did come back were
probably not treated long enough the first time. It is a good idea to
do another round of treatment every so often to see if anymore places
react. I have found that even clear skin can react, so it is a good
idea to treat your whole face if you have any suspicion of problems. If
there is no problem, the skin will remain normal.
Hope this info. is helpful to all you fair skinned beauties out there
who got a little too much sun somewhere along the way.
- Efudex
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Bernadette Wulf is a Naturopath, EFT therapist, Health and
Nutrition Coach, and Reiki Master with a world-wide practice via phone
and Internet.
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