上帝的神奇藥物God's Amazing Pharmacy

I received this from a friend. I am trying to track down the original citation for it. If anyone knows, please comment so that I can give a proper reference.

上帝的神奇藥物God's Amazing Pharmacy
It's been said that God first separated the salt water from the fresh、made dry land、planted a garden、and made animals and fish、long before making man.
據說上帝在造出人類之前，首先將鹹水與淡水分離，造了陸地、在花園裏種上各種花草、造了各種動物和魚類…

To ensure healthful living、God left us some clues as to which foods we should eat to keep specific parts of our body healthy!為了確保健康的生活，上帝留給我們一些線索來告訴我們該吃什麼食物以對我們身體的一些部位有益。We call this God's Amazing Pharmacy.我們稱之為上帝的神奇藥物

A sliced carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil、iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye. And yes、science now confirms that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to our eyes. 切片的胡蘿蔔看起來像人的眼睛。瞳孔、虹膜和放射的線條，看起來完全就是人的眼睛。科學也的確證明胡蘿蔔能大大促進血液向眼部的流動、改善眼部功能。

The tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. Research shows that tomatoes are loaded with lycopine、a wonderful heart and blood food.
番茄是紅色的有四個心房。心臟也是紅色的有四個心房。所有的研究都告訴我們番茄裏充滿了茄紅素，事實上它也是能淨化心臟和血液的食物。

Grapes hang in a cluster resembling the shape of the heart. An individual grape looks like a blood cell and research today shows that grapes are a wonderful heart and blood vitalizing food. 葡萄一串一串在一起形成心臟的形狀。每一顆葡萄看起來都像一個血液細胞，現代科學研究也都證明葡萄能極大增強心臟和血液的活力。

A walnut looks like a little brain、with left and right hemispheres、upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds on a walnut are like the neo-cortex. We now know that walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.
核桃看起來像小小的腦，有左、右半球和上大腦、下小腦。連它上面的褶皺看起來也很像新皮質。現在我們知道核桃能為大腦多提供三打以上的神經傳導.

Kidney beans help heal and maintain kidney function and、yes、they look exactly like the human kidneys. 菜豆能治腎並幫助維持腎功能，而且它們看起來確實很像人的腎。

Celery、bok choy、and rhubarb look like bones. These foods target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet、the body pulls it from the bones、making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.
芹菜、白菜、大黃葉柄看起來就像是人的骨頭。這些食物具有增強骨質的功效。骨頭含有23%的鈉，這些食物也含有23%的鈉。如果你從日常飲食中攝取不到足夠的鈉，身體就會從骨骼中吸收，從而使骨骼變弱。這些食物可補充身體對骨骼的需求。

Avocados、eggplant and pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female、and they look just like these organs. Research today shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week、it balances her hormones、helps shed unwanted birth weight、and helps prevent cervical cancers. How profound is this? It takes nine (9)
months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit.... There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).
酪梨,茄子,梨具有改善女性子宮和子宮頸的功能，使之保持健康，它們看起來確實就像這些器官（子宮和子宮頸）。現在的研究證明，如果一個女人每週能吃一個酪梨，就可以調節荷爾蒙、甩掉贅肉，並且預防宮頸癌。那麼這當中究竟多少奧妙？一個酪梨從開花到瓜熟蒂落需要整整九個月的時間。它們都含有超過14，000多種以上的化學營養物質（現代科學只對其中的141種做過研究並命名）。

Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility.
無花果裏面長滿了子並且是兩兩掛在一起生長。無花果可以促進男性精子的流動，並能增加精子數量，同時還能治癒男性不育。

Sweet potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics. 紅薯形狀像胰腺，可以調節糖尿病患者的血糖指數。

Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries 橄欖有助於改善卵巢功能、保持卵巢健康。

Oranges、grapefruits、and other citrus fruits look like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts. 橘子,葡萄柚和其他種類的柑橘看起來就像女性的乳腺，事實上它們有助於保持乳房的健康，促進淋巴液進出乳房。

Onions look like the body's cells. Today's research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion、garlic、also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.
洋蔥看起來就像是人體細胞。現代研究表明洋蔥可以幫助所有人體細胞清除廢物。它們還可以導致眼淚流出沖刷眼睛的上皮細胞。它的同伴大蒜也有助於從體內清除廢物和對人體有危害的輻射。

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Stop Deceptive Labeling of "Naturally Raised" Meats

I came across this news item from the Organic Consumers Association.
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Alert: Stop Deceptive Labeling of "Naturally Raised" Meats
Consumer polls indicate the average person imagines meat labeled "Naturally Raised" comes from animals that spent their drug-free lives freely roaming the fields of a family farmer, eating wild flora and fauna, and being (at least somewhat) humanely slaughtered. In fact a 2007 Consumer Reports survey shows 83% of consumers assume such labeling means “it came from an animal raised in a natural environment.” In stark contrast, the USDA, under pressure from big agribusiness, has released a standard for "Naturally Raised" meats that is so weak it would apply to a cloned animal raised in the confines of a factory farm. The public comment period on this labeling standard only lasts until January 28, so take action now before this type of labeling becomes as ubiquitous as corporate lobbyists on Capitol Hill.
Learn more and take action:
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/oca/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=22287

Aspartame Documentary

Sweet Misery - A Poisoned World.avi

1 hr 29 min 41 sec - May 26, 2007
Average rating: (318 ratings)
Description: Excellent documentary showing how dangerous artificial sweetner Aspartame is. From its history, to its effects this video is enough to shock anyone into really looking at there food labels next time they shop. Aspartame is a toxic food that came into the world as an investment By Donald Rumsfeld, while ignoring the deadly effects the tests showed. Take a good look at this video, it could save lives.

What's In Your Fish?

This article is a must read if you or your loved ones eat fish. Get it here.

USDA at it again

USDA PROPOSES RULE UNDERMINING ORGANICS AND SMALL FARMS
The USDA is accepting public comments until December 3 on a new proposed rule that would force small farms growing green leafy vegetables, such as spinach and lettuce, to put into place industrial-style sterilization measures that reduce biodiversity and soil fertility. The proposal follows in the wake of the USDA's recent controversial crackdown on raw almonds, continued interference with raw milk production, and bans on the sale of locally produced organic meat directly to consumers. The proposed rules basically cover up the fact that e-coli 0157H contamination in lettuce and spinach crops comes from feedlot or industrial livestock-contaminated irrigation waters or contamination in large processing plants. The rule limits hedgerows, and other non-crop vegetation commonly found on and around small organic and sustainable farms. In addition, although every organic farmer knows that healthy soil is literally alive with multiple types of healthy bacteria, the rules also discourage the development of beneficial microbial life in the soil. Send a message to the USDA today:
Learn more and take action: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_8679.cfm


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Coca Cola and Chinese Medicine? I don't think so!

Big pockets are constantly trying to cash in on alternative medicine. This is another attempt. Check out the following link. Imagine how difficult it will be for this Center (owned by Coca Cola) to conclude from its research and tell the world how dangerous Coca Cola is to one's health. This is such an egregious conflict of interest and attempt to misappropriate and co-opt Chinese medicine. I suppose we'll start hearing soon how healthy aspartame and splenda are with the new Coca Cola funded research. There is a lot of truth to Sun Tzu's words: Keep your friends close, and your enemies even closer. I guess Coca Cola has been studying.....

America Runs on Dunkin

Each time this commercial comes on t.v. I comment to my wife how frustrating it is to see these foods/drinks being promoted. Yesterday she said, "but it's true, America does run on Dunkin." Seems so basic, but it is remarkable how an entire population can be persuaded to consume food and drink that is so detrimental to one's health. And one cannot blame those eating and drinking these products as there is no voice out there that highlights these issues on any large scale. An incredible shame. We live in a society where the norm is to drink multiple cups of coffee daily (often iced coffee, even worse!), live on fast food, microwaved, denatured, preserved garbage. But the companies that spend billions on advertising include, Dunkin Donuts, McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut, etc. They control the information being disseminated. The average person who doesn't think to question the relationship to what he/she is eating, how it is prepared, etc. to his/her health really doesn't stand a chance. It's a full-time job keeping up. But the cost is too large not to. A real predicament. The huge price for living in a society that values business more than health. Take a look at the following link from Dr. Stickley's blog on what people across the world eat in a week. Notice the difference between the industrialized and non-industrialized menus. Check it out here.

Healthy Nutrition

Proper nutrition is one of the most important things that we can do to ensure good health. In Chinese medicine, we say that the Spleen-Pancreas (hereinafter Spleen) is responsible for the transformation and transportation of food and fluids. It is the Spleen’s job to break down and assimilate – it pulls out the vitamins, mineral, nutrients – the essence – of our food and drink and uses it to make energy and blood. It is the Spleen’s role to supply the rest of the body with energy and nutrients. The Spleen is able to perform these functions only when healthy and adequately supplied by yang/fire (metabolic force) from the Kidneys.

The Kidneys store our essence. They can be seen as our savings account; all our energy and reserves are stored there. If we tax our bodies (and/or our minds) through immoderate living we are debiting our savings without ever replenishing. Eventually our reserves will run out, just like a car will eventually breakdown if we don’t supply it with fuel and oil.

So, what are the things that deplete the Spleen and Kidneys? From a nutritional standpoint, the following will damage the digestive system: sweet sugary foods, greasy or fatty foods, too much dairy, cold or raw foods, overeating, overdrinking, undereating and underdrinking. Overeating refers to eating more than that which makes you about 70% full. It also refers to eating when you are not hungry. Undereating refers to not eating enough nutrients and quality of food (not just calories, as calories can be empty) to sustain your body’s energy requirements and not eating when you are hungry. Sweet sugary foods refers to refined sugars or any food or drink which has a large percentage of sugar. This obviously includes candies, chocolates, cookies and the like. It also includes fruit juices whose nutritional value is overshadowed by the tremendous sugar content (30+ grams of sugar per 8 oz. serving). Whole fruits are not prohibited, and are in fact recommended that one eat 2 servings per day.

Cold has two meanings. One is physical temperature. Our body’s natural environment is 98+ degrees and when we consume food or drink which is chilled or frozen it puts our digestive organs into shock. Cold has the nature of contracting and constricting and prevents proper circulation in the digestive system. Our Spleen must expend its yang/fire (metabolic force) to bring the food/drink to body temperature prior to assimilating it. It then must expend more energy to assimilate and extract the essence. This depletes the Spleen twofold and over time will damage and weaken the digestive fire. The second meaning refers to abundance of raw foods. Raw foods, despite physical temperature, are considered cold in that they require Spleen yang to work extra hard to break them down. This depletes metabolic fire and over time weakens the system. If one's diet is high in raw foods, it is recommended that digestive aids be used. Such aids include warming aromatic herbs like ginger, onion, cardamom, fennel, garlic, cloves, cinnamon, mashing foods to release it's juices, fermenting, chewing thoroughly to initiate salivary enzymes. This is why sushi is always served with plenty of ginger, daikon and wasabe. (See prior posts on the benefits of "raw" milk, i.e., unpasteurized).

Excessive dairy (pasteurized/homogenized) also taxes the digestive system and creates what we call in Chinese medicine “dampness.” Dampness has many meanings, but for our purposes we can think of it as excessive mucus which lines the digestive tract. Vitamins, minerals, etc. are extracted through the gut linings into the blood for transport to the rest of the body. When dampness exists, it prevents this absorption and the body is unable to benefit from the food. Thus, one can eat a great meal and receive absolutely no benefit if they are damp. Dampness comes because the Spleen is the main organ which transforms fluids. If the Spleen becomes weak for any reason, it will be unable to perform its functions and fluids stagnate and dampness forms. Signs and symptoms of dampness include: gas, bloating, abdominal distention, thirst without any desire to drink, nausea and vomiting, heaviness in the body, limbs and head, poor memory, sluggishness, lethargy to name a few.

So how do we prevent dampness and keep our digestive system strong? One should eat a diet high in lightly cooked/steamed vegetables and liberally use warm and easy to digest foods spiced with herbs to aid digestion. One should avoid excesses in the food categories listed above (damp cold raw sweet dairy fried greasy foods). One must be careful not to overeat and not eat when not hungry and make sure that he/she receives sufficient nutrients and quality of food.

A key factor to optimal digestive health is regularity in eating. The digestive system craves regularity and routine. The digestive organs prepare for food. Their energies gear up to receive the food and break it down. If one eats breakfast at 6 am one day, 7 am the next, 8 am the following, the Spleen and Stomach don’t know when to prepare for the meal. What winds up happening is that they gear up at the wrong time (which depletes their energies) and need to receive and assimilate food when they are not ready (which further depletes energy). Food winds up being poorly digested, starts to ferment, putrefy and form toxins.

In addition, we say that one should eat like a prince at breakfast, a merchant at lunch and a pauper at dinner. Every two hours a different organ system’s energy is most abundant. For the Spleen and Stomach that is between 7:00 am and 11:00 am, with the Stomach being between 7 and 9, and the Spleen between 9 and 11. Thus, our digestive system is most able to handle food between 7 and 9 am and the Spleen is most able to work on that food and extract and assimilate between 9 and 11 am. The opposite 12 hour period of time (between 7pm and 11pm) those organs have the least amount of energy. Thus, it is unwise to eat large amounts in the evening. Your meal will sit in your Stomach and not be properly broken down.

One should also incorporate each of the five flavors into meals. Acrid (spicy, pungent), bitter, salty, sour and sweet (from grains, vegetable and carbohydrates, not refined sugars) should be used to harmonize the internal organs. Each flavor is associated with a different pair of organs and helps to stimulate that organ when used appropriately.

Emotions also affect our digestive energies; they affect the ascent and descent of digestive Qi and can prevent the separation of the pure and turbid resulting in food stagnation and dampness. Some general guidelines include: Don’t eat when upset; Don’t eat with people you don’t like; Be mindful when eating: concentrate on your food; concentrate on chewing and enjoying the food; Do not be distracted while eating, thinking about other things, reading, working, on the run, in a hurry, etc. Overthinking and worry weaken Spleen and Stomach energies and fear and depression weaken Kidney fire.

Also important is the way that one combines food within each meal. Improper food combining can result in poor digestion and stagnant food which ferments, putrifies and causes the production of toxins. Proteins require an acid environment to be properly digested and carbohydrates require an alkaline environment. Combining the foods in the same meal prevents proper digestion. Equally important is the proper chewing of food. Saliva contains alkaline enzymes which begin to break down carbohydrates in one’s mouth. The Spleen thrives on an alkaline environment, so thorough chewing allows the enzymes to alkalize one’s food, taking the burden off of the Spleen.

Applying these guidelines to one’s nutrition will yield profound health changes. The understanding that everything that we eat and/or drink has an impact on our health should help guide us to take more time and consideration regarding our food choices.

For a list of hundreds of foods and their Chinese medicine properties, click Eastern Nutrition -- Foods and Their Properties.

Cloned Animal Products Soon to be on Grocery Shelves

I came across this interesting alert and thought you might be interested. It's from the Organic Consumers Association:

CITIZEN COMMENTS NEEDED
FDA APPROVES FOOD FROM CLONED ANIMALS
Despite a September survey found that 64% of Americans are repulsed by the idea of eating food from cloned animals, the FDA announced this week that milk, eggs and meat from cloned animals will soon be allowed on the market. Ignoring a number of disturbing studies suggesting potential human health hazards, Stephen F. Sundlof, director of the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine said "that meat and milk from cattle, swine and goat clones is as safe to eat as the food we eat every day." Consumer, food safety, and animal welfare groups have condemned the announcement, pointing out that animal cloning is inherently unpredictable and hazardous, and that the practice of cloning has led to a high number of cruel and painful deformities in the experimental animals' offspring. Recognizing that requiring labels on cloned food would lead to a massive boycott by consumers, FDA bowed to industry lobbyists by stating that there likely will be no required labeling of food products containing ingredients from cloned animals. The FDA's controversial proposed regulations in the Federal Register will now be followed by a three month public comment period. The OCA is calling on health and humane-minded consumers across the nation to stop this outrageous and hazardous regulation from coming into force as federal law.
Take action here: http://www.organicconsumers.org/rd/clones.htm


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Vitamin D

Interesting information on Vitamin D. Meant to be read in conjunction with the prior post and articles on cod liver oil.

The Miracle of Vitamin D

Cod Liver Oil

While I know that this may not be news to many of you, the health benefits of cod liver oil is staggering. After reading more about this superfood recently, I am compelled to link to some interesting articles on its uses and benefits. To name just a few conditions cod liver oil has been used for:

heart disease (and can actually repair damage to the lining of the arteries)
cancers
osteoporosis
obesity
hypertension
diabetes
improving brain function for learning disabilities
allergies
asthma
manic-depression
bipolar disorder
arthritis
colitis
skin health

Cod Liver Oil: The Number One Superfood
The Yin and Yang of Cod Liver Oil

How red do you like your meat?

I just came across this video. Take a look here.

Reduce your calories and live longer!

The relationship between calorie restriction and longevity is a sound one. My friend, Dr. Stickley, has posted on this subject. You can access his article here. Also read my comment and check out the links to some interesting articles and facts behind this practice.

Splenda far from Splendid

The amount of food products containing Splenda and other sugar substitutes like aspartame and the sugar alcohols is increasing exponentially. Being marketed as a "healthy" alternative to refined sugars is, yet another example, of the vast amounts of misinformation out there. And while refined sugars are a significant problem ubiquitous in our culture, Splenda, aspartame and the like are equally problematic and toxic. Please see the following links for some of the facts regarding these chemicals.

http://www.holisticmed.com/splenda/
http://www.truthaboutsplenda.com/
http://www.mercola.com/2003/nov/8/splenda_dangers.htm
http://www.holisticmed.com/splenda/splenda-adverse.txt
http://www.mercola.com/2000/dec/3/sucralose_dangers.htm
http://www.mercola.com/2000/dec/3/sucralose_testimonials.htm

But yet, they continue to be ever-present in a vast number of foods at our local groceries. Even companies like Weight Watchers recommend these products as weight loss, low calorie substitutes. But can we really be surprised about that when this company gives the following recipe for a fruit cobbler.

1 bag frozen blueberries
1 bag frozen raspberries
sprinkle yellow cake batter on top
1 bottle of diet sprite/pepsi/7-up

Very scary, indeed.

The Skinny on Butterfat and Raw Milk

So many natural health foods have been co-opted, denatured and 'preserved' for the profit of the large food conglomerates. They have even manipulated some of the labeling (organic) that allows health-minded individuals to identify those healthy foods. One of the most egregious examples is raw milk, which has been villainized over the past 75 years and claimed to be a health threat. Nothing could be further from the truth. For some facts on the health benefits of this food, see the following links.

http://www.karlloren.com/aajonus/p15.htm
http://www.realmilk.com/raw.html
http://www.rejoiceinlife.com/feedback/rawMilkTest.php