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Vibration Prevents Bone Loss Mechanical Stimulation Might Treat Osteoporosis Without Drugs By: Laurie Barclay - WebMD Medical News Aug. 8, 2001 -- A new study is giving out good vibrations. The study, in this week's Nature, suggests that gentle vibration can improve bone growth. If the findings hold up in humans, they suggest a new way to prevent osteoporosis, or bone loss often seen in menopause, without drugs. "Exercise may prevent osteoporosis, but we always thought it had to be short bursts of intense activity," researcher Clinton Rubin, PhD, tells WebMD. "Our work now shows that even very low levels of mechanical stimulation promote bone growth." Without the force of gravity pulling on the skeleton, astronauts lose bone at the rate of 0.2% per month, Rubin explains. Conversely, a professional tennis player may have 30% more bone on his playing arm. "The skeleton is a smart material accommodating the demands placed on it," says Rubin, a professor and chair of biomedical engineering and director of the Center for Biotechnology at SUNY Stony Brook. "Unfortunately, most of us tend to sit around too much, so bones get weaker." In his study, adult female sheep treated with gentle vibration to their hind legs for 20 minutes daily had 30% more bone in their legs than did untreated animals after one year. "This is very exciting, as it suggests ways to treat bone loss without drugs," says Robert Marcus, MD, a professor of medicine at Stanford University who reviewed the study for WebMD. "Although there are FDA-approved drugs to prevent bone loss in menopause, most women probably don't want to take a drug every day for 40 years," Rubin says. Or in some cases, the women can't take the drugs. Such is the case with two patients in Bangor, Maine followed by Cliff Rosen, MD, president of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research. Because of other medical problems, they are unable to take any drugs or do any exercise for their severe osteoporosis, but seem to be responding to gentle mechanical stimulation. "We're very excited about this approach, which could be an alternative or even a mainstream therapy," Rosen tells WebMD. With his co-workers, Rubin is already testing the effects of gentle vibration on bone loss in 64 postmenopausal women. Half of them stand on a vibrating platform resembling a bathroom scale for 20 minutes daily, five days weekly, while the other half stand on a similar device that does not vibrate. The forces involved are so gentle that the women can't tell whether or not the platform is vibrating. Rubin says it's still too early to be sure how his study is turning out, but calls it "very encouraging." "The absolute worst thing you can do to the skeleton is to put it to rest," Marcus tells WebMD. "While active people seem to have less risk of brittle bones as they get older, not every woman who goes through the change feels like running a marathon." "We're trying to trick a 68-year-old skeleton into thinking it's a 23-year-old skeleton," Rubin says. I would like to add to this article that calcium should be taking before going to sleep at night. At night when we are asleep our bodies search for calcium, if it can not find any it takes it from our skeleton. During the day we take calcium in form many sources of what we eat as well as from the sunshine. There are major breakthroughs with calcium supplements that will re-grow bone. Much of our calcium loss is the result of our parathyroid ability to accurately read calcium levels. One of the supplements that i test for with my clients is deoxified iodine. Deoxified iodine allows the thyoid to heal or be regenerated to function normally. We are at the time in consciousness to break old beliefs systems of aging. Stay active and play though your life. Struggle and stress are lower vibrations that deplete our bodies of minerals and vitamins. When we are happy our bodies produce endorphins that promote healthier bodies. Watch what you believe for what we believe we create. The foods we eat contain less minerals and vitamins because of the lack of minerals in our soil. In working with my clients I suggest more minerals than vitamins, both are important. Ten Reasons to Throw
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took the same dosage 3 MORNINGS in a row, and has had no further symptoms of Ecoli. Of
course, her doctor was sure that the We are made up of mostly water. Water in itself is a feminine energy. If we will take the time to bless our water before we drink or take a bath in it , it will be transformed into holly water. Water is 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger. Even MILD dehydration will slow down your metabolism as much as 3%. One glass of water shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study. Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue. Preliminary research indicates 8-10 glasses a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory and trouble with basic math, as well as focusing on computer screen or printed page. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus can slash breast cancer risk by 79%, and makes you 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. Do you need more iodine in your body? Edgar Cayce made reference that we needed iodine in our bodies at 3 to four times a week to keep us healthy. If you are feeling rundown? Re-energize yourself by rebalancing your thyroid. here are two test that you can do to see if your thyroid is under active. For many of us a under active thyroid can make you feel worn-out. In fact, millions of Americans who experience exhaustion, chronic fatigue and an inability to concentrate have an undetected condition called hypothyroidism (a fancy way of saying you've got an under active thyroid). Basically, what causes hypothyroidism is the lack of the mineral iodine in our diets. Iodine is essential for the thyroid gland's production of the hormone thyroxin, which regulates numerous functions, most importantly metabolism. An inadequate intake of iodine can result in a wide variety of ailments, including fatigue, poor blood circulation, low sex drive, and irregular menstrual cycles--all classic symptoms of hypothyroidism. Doctors routinely overlook the thyroid as a contributing factor to health problems. To determine if your thyroid is under active, here's an easy test you can do on your own. It's practically foolproof. Here's how you do it: 1. Place an oral thermometer by your bed. Make sure to shake it down to at least 96 degrees. 2. When you wake up the next morning, immediately place the thermometer in your armpit and leave it there for 10 minutes before getting out of bed. Just relax and remain still during the test. (Note: Men and postmenopausal women can do the test any time. Women in their menstrual years get the most accurate readings on the second or third day after menstrual flow starts). 3. Record the temperature. A reading of anywhere between 97.2 and 98.2 degrees is considered normal; temperatures below 97.2 generally indicate you have a thyroid imbalance. If you detect a problem, there are a couple things you can do to rebalance your thyroid gland. The most effective way is to supply it with the iodine necessary for an increase in hormone production. (Note: Never ingest antiseptic or topical iodine. You should also avoid certain foods that tend to lower thyroid function. These include: turnips, mustard greens, broccoli, cabbage, rutabaga, brussel sprouts, bok choy cress, cauliflower, and kohlrabi. Another test is to buy iodine at the store and paint a spot on the body and in 24 hours check and see if the color is visible. If the color is gone it is a sign that your body has used the iodine you place on it. This is a sign of a lack of iodine in the body. I recommend Atomidine. It is one of the products by Edgar Cayce recommended. I have used it for myself as well for clients. It is also good therapy for your animals. It assist them in living longer and helps dogs with bad skin. Here is information on Atomidine from Phil Thomas. Atomic Iodine, or as it is known in the readings Atomidine, is a detoxified form of iodine trichloride, as compared to raw iodine which is a poison. When taken in sufficient quantities (which varies with individual tolerance) iodine trichloride will result in a toxic reaction with symptoms such as sensitivity and irritability in lower doses, followed by increased heart rate and sweating in larger doses as the body attempts to flush it from the system. As Mr. Cayce stated that iodine was one of four elements essential for the life process (the other three being water, salt, and soda), and that if the body had these four elements in balance it could produce all other elements, we begin to understand why he discussed this topic at length. Seeing as iodine bonds naturally only with living things in the ocean and dietary considerations generally do not provide sufficient amounts, the readings devised a method for detoxifying iodine so that the general populace could ingest it without fear of being poisoned. The discussion encompasses the role of the glandular system, how it is influenced by iodine, and thereby the stabilizing of body chemistry when it is utilized in this form. You can get Atomidine at The Yellow Brick Road to order email or call to order Conscious Water Crystals The Power of Prayer Made Visible The image above shows a frozen crystal of pure water-- a bright, radiant hexagon. But in response to human thought and emotion, water crystals can take many forms. . . We are dynamic creators! Every thought we think, every opinion we have creates the world that we live in. It is important everyday to bless yourself your world, all that you do and all that you have. We have direct effects on the elementals by the words and actions that we take. It is important to remember that everything is alive and is made up of the energy of God! I wish to share this article with you so that you can see the effects that blessing, prayers, anger and hurt have on the water spirits. Dorothea - The pictures and discussion in this article represent the brilliant work of Japan's Masaru Emoto. The photos have been published in a gorgeous book called The Messages of Water. If you still doubt that your thoughts impact the world around you, viewing Emoto's work will erase this doubt forever. The first four pictures are courtesy of Rebecca at DolphinSwim, http://www.seaswim.com. The rest were captured directly from Emoto's book. Emoto has been conducting worldwide research on the effect of ideas, words, and music upon the molecules of water, and the descriptions below are taken from the book of his published results. The photo on the left is of a frozen water sample from the
lake at Fujiwara Dam, in Japan. As you can see, the water's structure is dark and
amorphous, with no crystalline formations. The third photo shown here, also of water taken from Fujiwara Dam after the prayer treatment, reveals a shape that had never, prior to that time, been seen by Masaru Emoto in his over 10,000 water-sample experiments. As you can see, it is a heptagon, or 7-sided crystal. Rebecca at DolphinSwim tells us: "Reverend Kato explained that during his hour-long prayer vigil he was invoking the spirits of the Seven Benzaiten: the Goddesses of Fortune. You'll also notice that this photo displays the color gold, not white." At left, for comparison purposes, is a representative photograph of "untreated" distilled water. Different samples of distilled water showed different formations, but none were crystallized. Then this water was treated by taping words or people's names to the bottles, playing music to them, or exposing them to floral essences. One interesting result was that there was a language difference. For example, "Thank you" in English evoked different crystal formations than the same sentiment in Japanese. Here are some other effects that Emoto claims to have found in his research: Water from clear mountain springs and streams has beautifully formed crystalline structures, while the crystals of polluted or stagnant water are deformed and distorted. Distilled water exposed to classical music takes delicate, symmetrical crystalline shapes. When the words "thank you" were taped to a bottle of distilled water, the frozen crystals had a similar shape to the crystals formed by water that had been exposed to Bach's "Goldberg Variations" (see right) -- music composed out of gratitude to the man it was named for. When Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" was played to water, the resulting frozen crystals were split in two. When water samples are bombarded with heavy metal music or labeled with negative words, or when negative thoughts and emotions are focused intentionally upon them, the water does not form crystals at all and displays chaotic, fragmented structures. When water is treated with aromatic floral oils, the water crystals tend to mimic the shape of the original flower. At right, water crystals were exposed to aromatic essence of chamomile. Of great interest for healing and just day-to-day well being is the extreme effect upon water crystals of negative words and ideas. When the words "Adolf Hitler" were taped to a bottle of distilled water, the results seen at left were obtained. Here, you can see the results of taping the words "You Fool" to a container of distilled water. Interestingly, the pattern made by "You Fool" was almost identical to the pattern that emerged when heavy metal music was played. Masaru Emoto wonders in his book whether perhaps heavy metal musicians look upon people as fools. Another instructive set of pictures showed the amazing difference between the crystalline patterns evoked by the words "Let's do it" and the patterns produced by "Do it!" The "Let's do it" crystals were like beautiful snowflakes. The "Do it!" water did not crystallize at all. Sometimes, when we cannot see the immediate results of our prayers and affirmations, we think that we have failed. But, as we learn through Masaru Emoto's amazing photographs, that thought of failure itself becomes represented in the physical objects that surround us. Now that we have seen this, perhaps we can begin to realize that even when immediate results are invisible to the unaided human eye, they are there. When we love our own bodies, they respond. When we send our love to the Earth, she responds. For our own bodies are 70 percent water. And the earth's surface, also, is 70 percent water. And we have seen before our eyes the proof that water is far from inanimate, but is actually alive and responsive to our every thought and emotion. Perhaps, having seen this, we can begin to really understand the awesome power that we possess, through choosing our thoughts and intentions, to heal ourselves and the earth. If only we believe. S. Barberp Egg Tip ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The U.S. government says your breakfast is all wrong. "You just need to cook your eggs thoroughly -- no sunny side up, no over easy," said Dr. Jane Henney, FDA Commissioner. "This is a case when it's better to be safe than sorry." High temperatures kill salmonella bacteria, the Food and Drug Administration has recently ordered instructions on cartons of eggs telling consumers to cook them "until yolks are firm." But federal health authorities admit this is going to be a hard sell. "These recipes are traditional -- people wake up to them in the morning. Changing those behaviors is a long and challenging prospect," said Dr. Robert Tauxe, chief of the foodborne and diarrheal disease branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But change them they must, Tauxe said, because one in every 100 U.S. consumers could be exposed to an egg contaminated with salmonella. The CDC estimates that in 1997, tainted eggs caused 90 deaths and 200,000 illnesses. Check out further Egg Safety tips: |
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