tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44015249906739332612024-02-20T20:20:29.123-05:00Health 2.0 in CanadaThoughts, news, reviews and everything else about the Health industry in Canada. This includes alternative medicine, Energy Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine and "anything else" medicine that I can find.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-57752810415312731432007-03-02T23:45:00.000-05:002007-03-02T23:48:07.631-05:00That's a SPICY meatball!!!<h1 class="Headline">Study: Hot chili pepper compound kills cancer without side effects</h1><p>Wow! I knew that eating hot chili would do me good someday! Well, at least according to this article and the science behind the study. =)</p><p><a href="http://www.newstarget.com/021449.html">http://www.newstarget.com/021449.html</a></p><p>What do you think? Do you eat a lot of hot food?<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-35097140237059880052006-12-27T16:23:00.000-05:002006-12-27T16:26:34.486-05:00Eight Ways To Simplify Your Life And Have More Fun<span style="font-size:78%;">Published 7/27/98 by Robin Sharma</span><br /><br />Here are some suggestions on how to improve and enjoy your life more fully:<br /><ol><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Find Work That You Love</span><br /><br />Nothing complicates your life more than forcing yourself to go to work every morning when your heart tells you that you should be doing something else. Find work that is fun and uses your natural gifts. Wise people spend their days on pursuits that engage the fullness of their natural strengths. In doing so, they always meet with success.<br /><br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Go on a "News Fast"</span><br /><br />One of the universal laws of the mind says that "as you sow, so shall you reap." What goes into the mind determines what comes out. Break your addiction to the news. The killings, the violence and the calamity do nothing to add to your inner peace. To simplify your life, spend the next seven days away from the news. Read great literature or listen to soothing music instead.<br /><br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Learn to Say No</span><br /><br />The person who tries to do everything ultimately achieves nothing. What separates the peak performers from weak performers is that the first group says "no" to anything that is not important while the second group says "yes" to everything. Have the inner courage to say "no" to all those things you really don t want to do. As if by magic, you will begin to have time for the activities your truly value.<br /><br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Connect with Nature</span><br /><br />Nature has healing properties. It reminds us of what life is really about and connects us to the simple gifts that we all, too often, overlook. If you are feeling the stresses and strains of modern life, just imagine what a daily walk through the woods or a weekly hour spent watching the sun set would do for you. Even growing a simple garden in your backyard will bring a wealth of benefits.<br /><br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Laugh Daily</span><br /><br />Daily laughter will renew your perspective and rekindle the childlike enthusiasm that you may have lost. Most of us are too busy to laugh and too serious to smile. We have become caught up in our own sense of importance. We have forgotten to nourish the child within all of us who is just waiting to get out and have some fun. Never forget that children come to us more highly evolved than adults to teach us the lessons we need to learn. Study children. Learn from their natural wisdom. They will remind you that if you haven t laughed today, you haven't lived today.<br /><br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sell your TV</span><br /><br />Do you have anything to show for all the time you have given to the box sitting in your living room? When you deeply reflect on all the hours, days, weeks and months you have given to your television, has it done anything to raise the quality of your life? While TV has some excellent programs, don t be a slave to it. Don t lose the best years of your life spending every evening on the couch.<br /><br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Be silent</span><br /><br />Silence is golden. In this crazy age we live in, the average person doesn t spend even an hour a month in silence. Yet silence renews us, it relaxes us, and it allows us to reflect on how we are living and make necessary corrections before it is too late. Get in the habit of taking daily "silence breaks." At the office, shut your door for 10 minutes, close your eyes and simply be still. It will be hard at first, but after a few days, you will find yourself feeling calmer and happier than you have felt in a long time.<br /><br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eat less</span><br /><br />Benjamin Franklin once said, "to lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals." Yet in this age of over-consumption, we seem to have forgotten this simple piece of advice. Eating less will allow you to become healthier, more energetic and live longer. It is also one of the best ways to build self-discipline because you are not giving in to the weaker impulses telling you to eat more. Instead, you are flexing your willpower and doing what you promised yourself you would do.<br /></li></ol><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quotable Quote by Robin Sharma:<br /></span><blockquote style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">The person who tries to do everything ultimately achieves nothing. What separates the peak performers from the weak performers is that the first group says "no" to anything that is not important while the second group says "yes" to everything. </blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-60072989805429143132006-12-01T18:11:00.000-05:002006-12-01T18:17:06.014-05:00Alternative Medicine - Evidence?I found some posts about Alternative Medicine and whether or not it works.<br /><br />BBC has a series of specials testing several alternative medicine modalities and their claims for success.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1739354,00.html">http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1739354,00.html</a><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/426003.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/426003.stm</a><br /><a href="http://www.pressbox.co.uk/detailed/Health/As_seen_on_BBC2_Alternative_Medicine_herbal_medicine_Sutherlandia_for_HIV/AIDS_available_in_UK_thro_53135.html">http://www.pressbox.co.uk/detailed/Health/As_seen_on_BBC2_Alternative_Medicine_herbal_medicine_Sutherlandia_for_HIV/AIDS_available_in_UK_thro_53135.html</a><br /><br />What do you think?<div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-45192883759548777472006-11-27T16:39:00.000-05:002006-11-27T18:57:09.216-05:00'The Secret' to Success?Do you know 'The Secret'? If not, go to www.thesecret.tv to find out what it is and how it can change your life.<br /><br />The Secret is becoming such a huge phenomenon around the WORLD. Considering that the majority of the speakers in the movie were interviewed on Larry King Live! goes to show how much The Secret really can help you achieve and get anything you want in life.<br /><br />To boot, The Secret will be featured on the Ellen DeGeneres show during the first week of December. ABC has an article on The Secret, too!<br /><br />Click the link below to read the article:<br /><br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2681640&page=1">http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2681640&page=1</a><br /><br />Let me know what you think!<div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-75587906791774145952006-11-19T19:56:00.000-05:002006-11-19T20:07:58.437-05:00Video CollectionHere is an amazing collection of videos for you to view. Videos range in topic from milk, to aspartame to fluoride and more.<br /><br />You be the judge.<br /><br />You and Your Milk<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zwkwhJuZtbw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed><br /><br />Genetically Engineered Food (GMO)<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VaN1W6XPhyc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed><br /><br />Aspartame: Sweet Poison<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XVcbsjtMvMs" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed><br /><br />What's in Your Beef<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5FFavw3zIz8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed><br /><br />How Mercury Causes Brain Degeneration<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GDnfeIwd0wI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed><br /><br />Suppressed Medical Discovery: Cure for AIDS by Dr. Robert Beck (part 1)<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/15unGjA4KhM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed><br /><br />Suppressed Medical Discovery: Cure for AIDS by Dr. Robert Beck (part 2)<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HpXSyL-EgrQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed><br /><br />Suppressed Medical Discovery: Cure for AIDS by Dr. Robert Beck (part 3)<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q_jrz5Kv05M" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed><br /><br />Fluoride Deception (part 1)<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q3y8uwtxrHo" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed><br /><br />Fluoride Deception (part 2)<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7hW0_UMtsb4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed><br /><br />Fluoride Deception (part 3)<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5NFOnQQMnx4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed><br /><br />AIDS/HIV: Bayer<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XS3mhjt7TrY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-70989353480093359902006-11-19T19:16:00.000-05:002006-11-19T19:23:19.799-05:00Hershey - Soy lecithin caused contamination<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"><blockquote>Hershey has determined that a soy ingredient used in chocolate making was the source of a salmonella contamination that prompted a recall of two dozen products.</blockquote></span>Oh boy. I can see this incident causing a slight backlash against the soy manufacturers. Possibly expect to see more news releases from the 'soy' group in the coming days or weeks.<br /><br />Personally, I don't eat soy that often. With the commercialization of soy in everything, soy manufacturing has gone from quality to mass production...and hence, the genetic modification of soy in order to meet the demand.<br /><br />What do you think?<div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-80599974391580323892006-11-19T19:03:00.000-05:002006-11-19T19:09:04.833-05:00Bacterium of Virus?<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Feeling a little under the weather?</span><br /><br />If you want to find out if you're being attacked by a virus or bacterium, read these articles.<br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/cp/HealthScout/061117/6111719AU.html<br />http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0768658.html<br /><a href="http://www.drgreene.com/21_527.html">http://www.drgreene.com/21_527.html</a><br /><br />Either way, you can easily take care of the issue with one or more of the following:<br /><ul><li>Colloidal silver</li><li>Oil of oregano</li><li>Elderberry</li><li>Scullcap</li><li>Astragalus</li><li>Zinc</li></ul>Obviously you should seek professional care when you start on a natural medicine plan to combat your illness. If you go to a Naturopathic Doctor ask them for the best way to tackle your current issue and also how to PREVENT it in the future.<div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-50908067291524639082006-11-17T17:45:00.000-05:002006-11-17T18:50:17.279-05:00Happiness and Your Health<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"></span><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><blockquote style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL...</span></blockquote></div><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"></span>Okay, I got some laughter in for today. I'll have to do some more later on to keep me in good mental and physical health.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What...<span style="font-style: italic;">strange </span>you say? Do you think I am a bit odd for laughing for good health?</span><br /><br />Well, if you don't believe me, the laugh may be on you. This Sunday November 19, 2006 at 10:00PM EDT, CNN will be airing a special called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happiness and Your Health - The Surprising Connection</span>, hosted by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Gupta">Dr. Sanjay Gupta</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2006/happiness">http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2006/happiness</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-114836939506662372006-11-14T11:56:00.000-05:002006-11-14T12:01:47.524-05:00Tamiflu linked to abnormal behavior<p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"></p><blockquote style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">The maker of the antiviral medication Tamiflu issued a new warning for the flu drug Monday, saying patients must be closely monitored for potential psychiatric problems, including delirium and suicide.</blockquote><p></p><p></p><p>WOW. Now THAT is one strong statement.</p><p style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"></p><blockquote style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">The memo also cites the case of an 8-year-old in Japan who took one dose of Tamiflu and, about an hour and a half later, tried to run out the front door of his home. The child would not answer to his name and was growling, according to the memo, which was prepared in advance of an FDA pediatric advisory committee meeting Thursday....it was not yet known if the abnormal behavior was caused by the drug or the flu, which can cause fever and delirium.</blockquote><p></p><p>That's the silliest thing that I have ever heard of. Did they really think that the kid's growling was caused by the FLU???</p><p>Read the rest of the article here. Let me know what you think.</p><p><a href="http://snipurl.com/124vz">http://snipurl.com/124vz</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-63596650808397015882006-11-13T23:00:00.000-05:002006-11-13T23:10:51.494-05:00If you trust Google more than your doctor...<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5069/537295531088126/200/think.jpg" border="0" /> <blockquote><p><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>"If you trust Google more than your doctor then maybe it's time to switch doctors." </strong></span></em><a href="http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Jadelr_and_Cristina_Cordova/"><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Jadelr and Cristina Cordova</span></em></a><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">, Chasing Windmills, 08-21-06</span></em></p><p></p></blockquote><p>Hehe, I found this quote a while back and find much truth in this statement considering how society has become so enthralled with the Internet.</p><p>However, on the serious-er side of things, we have to remember that the Internet may not necessarily hold the truths we are seeking. We must remember that the Internet is also a place for people to share their personal beliefs and thoughts. A witty writer may come across as a knowledgeable source, but you really should take it with a grain of salt.</p><p>When your health is in question, you can check the Internet for some information. But you should always seek the professional advice from your health care practitioner...preferably a Natural Health practitioner. (okay, that last part was MY personal opinion...but I say it with much truth and love and understanding)</p><p>Here's an article from <a href="http://www.citynews.ca">CityNews</a>.<br /><a href="http://www.citynews.ca/news/features_4943.aspx">http://www.citynews.ca/news/features_4943.aspx</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-2200835279917715572006-11-13T22:37:00.000-05:002006-11-13T22:49:57.139-05:00Flu shot linked to extremely rare side-effect<em><span style="color:#cc0000;"><blockquote><p><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">In extremely rare cases, getting vaccinated against the flu can trigger<br /></span></em><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">a potentially debilitating neurological disorder known as Guillain-Barre<br />syndrome, say Canadian researchers, although they stress their<br />finding should not make people shy away from getting their shots.</span></em></p></blockquote></span></em>Uh huh...well well...very interesting to see that Canadian Medicine is now recognizing something negative about the flu shot. The neurological disorder caused by the flu shot affects 10 in 1 million people. Or, 1 in every 100,000 recipients. Considering that approximately <a href="http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/diseases-maladies/flu-grippe_e.html">10 million doses of the flu vaccine are distributed in Canada</a>, this equates to approximately 100 people who will suffer from this neurological disorder.<br /><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"><blockquote><p><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">"We know that the vaccine can prevent 80 to 90 per cent of deaths<br /></span></em><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">in people over 65 years of age in (long-term care) institutions,"</span></em> </p></blockquote></span></em><br />If this is true then why does the government roll out over 10,000,000 vaccines each year?<br /><br />Anyway, you be the judge for yourself and your family on whether or not you will go for the flu shot. If you stay healthy, a slight cold or flu really isn't that bad considering the negative effects (aside from Guillain-Barre).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/cp/health/061113/x111330.html">http://www.cbc.ca/cp/health/061113/x111330.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-61715716347577009322006-11-10T16:07:00.000-05:002006-11-10T16:11:51.887-05:00Sorting Through The Issues Of Organic Milk<p><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5069/537295531088126/200/milk.png" border="0" />In 1993 the US dairy industry changed dramatically. That year the FDA approved the use of a genetically-engineered form of bST, sparking a controversy that has persisted over the last thirteen years, leading to law suits and disputes over public health and safety. Many organically-minded consumers switched over to "hormone-free milk," only to later learn that there was no such thing. What is rbST anyway, and how does it affect cows? The intent of this article is to sort through the issues concerning rbST, so that you can make an informed decision about the milk you buy. </p><p>Somatotropin (bST) is the hormone which stimulates milk production and is naturally produced in a cow's pituitary gland. In the 1950s scientists first developed a recombinant form of this hormone, hoping to use it to treat children suffering with dwarfism. The injections had no effect whatsoever on the children, and the experiment was deemed a failure. Scientists concluded that some hormones were species-specific, meaning they only affect members of their own species. In the 1980s scientists had a new use for the synthetic hormone-inject cows with it to stimulate greater milk production. Studies began to see if such a theory would work.</p><p>The use of rbST (which is also called rbGH, Posil, or Bovine Growth Hormone) is often misunderstood. Misinformed individuals think that farmers who use the synthetic hormone use it 100% of the time with their entire herd. This is simply not true. rbST is used in synch with a cow's natural lactation cycle. Soon after a cow gives birth she reaches her peak milk production-a state called freshening. Sometime thereafter, her production steadily declines until she goes dry. The average cow produces milk 306 days out of the year. rbST is used toward the end of the freshening stage, to prolong higher milk yields later into the cycle. If a cow is already at peak production, rbST will not yield more milk. Neither does the hormone affect all cows equally. While the hormone boosts production in the average cow by 10-15% per year, some cows may not be affected at all. Dairy farmers therefore use the hormone on about a third of the herd at a time.</p><p><strong>The Controversy</strong></p><p>In 1993, amid a storm of controversy, the FDA released its conclusions regarding the use of rbST in dairy cows. None of the studies performed detected any significant difference in the milk of cows which had been treated with the synthetic hormone versus those who had not. Even if the hormone was passed in higher concentrations in the milk, which it wasn't, the FDA asserted that rbST would have no affect on humans. Therefore, the FDA did not require farmers using rbST to label their products.</p><p>When some organic farmers voluntarily labeled their milk as "hormone-free" or "bST-free," the FDA sued, saying that all milk contained natural hormones, and that the voluntary labels misled the public into thinking organic milk was healthier. Appropriate wording was finally agreed upon, and organic dairy farmers now inform their consumers that products have been made using milk from cows not treated with rbST. As a result of the law suit, organic farmers must also state that the FDA has found no difference in the milk produced by treated and untreated cows.</p><p>Their findings would have packed more power, had not three voices joined the resistance. Richard Burroughs, who played a lead role in the FDA review process, was shocked at how few tests the agency was running. When his questions threatened to slow down the approval process in the late 1980s he was fired. Alexander Apostolou was also pressured to leave the agency when he publicly stated that "sound scientific procedures for evaluating human food safety of veterinary drugs have been disregarded." It should be mentioned that neither Burroughs nor Apostolou objected outright to the drug, but advocated more thorough testing. Their concerns were not appreciated. They were joined by Joseph Settepani, a chemist in charge of quality control for veterinary drug approvals. After testifying at a public hearing that a systematic breakdown in testing had occurred, Settepani was stripped of his duties as a supervisor and sent to work in a small experimental farm. During this time numerous letters were sent by FDA workers expressing their concerns about the inadequate testing, choosing to remain anonymous because they were afraid of retribution.</p><p>Other countries, experiencing the same backlash, made different choices. To date, Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand have barred the use of rbST in their dairy cows. While their decision may be pitted more in politics than in human safety, (increasing the milk supply would drive down the price, forcing taxpayers to spend more money on farmer subsidies), at least two Canadian studies have yielded questionable results. In the first, it was suggested there may be a very rare sensitivity to food products from rbST-treated cattle. A subsequent study in 1998 found increased risks in animal safety. Treated cattle were 25% more likely to suffer from mastitis, 18% more likely to be infertile, and 50% more likely to go lame.</p><p>Whether or not milk from rbST-treated cows is really any different, the controversy has resulted in a steady market for organic dairy farmers. Since 1993, the demand for organic milk has increased 500%, and at present, the demand is greater than the supply. While the FDA is unlikely to back down, it appears dairy farmers are responding to their market. Last week on the shelves of the dairy case I noticed traditional farmers are now offering their own milk products-produced by cows untreated with rbST. <em>Francesca Black</em></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-24053861423471208242006-11-06T15:20:00.000-05:002006-11-06T15:24:43.367-05:00Halloween Sugar (comic)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5069/537295531088126/1600/Halloween_sugar_600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5069/537295531088126/400/Halloween_sugar_600.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><blockquote style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">"I actually sketched out four Halloween comics -- and scrapped them all -- before coming up with this one. The challenging part is demonstrating the negative health effects of sugar without having to explain them. Of course, I don't think sugar has ever turned anyone green, but it does make kids crazy, aggressive and more than a bit frightening. It also rots out their teeth, as illustrated here.<br /><br />Sugar consumption also seems to disproportionately affect young boys vs. young girls. That's why this comic shows the young boy out of control from sugar consumption while his sister remains calm and cool-headed.<br /><br />Halloween is the strangest holiday of them all (and they're all a bit strange, mind you). Children dress up as dead people then run around collecting free candy that makes them obese, diabetic and neurotic. Halloween has been completely taken over by corporations, who depend on the holiday for as much as 50 percent of their annual sales of candy products, most of which are made from various metabolic poisons such as hydrogenated oils and high-fructose corn syrup.<br /><br />Adults actually condone all of this and serve as tour guides, leading their children around to strangers' homes, collecting whatever they hand out, and actually allowing their children to eat it! At any other time of the year, adults handing out something to little children would be arrested, but on Halloween, it's all normal.<br /><br />It all goes to show you the power of reframing. Dress up like a terrorist and run around ringing peoples' doorbells on any other day of the year, and you'll get arrested and shipped off to Guantanamo. But do it on Halloween and everybody smiles and compliments you on the authenticity of your costume.<br /><br />For all you adults reading this: If you're going to participate in this demented holiday, at least have the decency to give out something healthy. Nut mixes or trail mixes are a good idea. You can also go green on 'em -- give the little kids tiny bunches of wheat grass and I guarantee they won't bother you next year. Just don't stuff the kids with any more sugar, artificial colors and hydrogenated oils. They're already being poisoned by everybody else on the block. There's no need to add to it.<br /><br />And for goodness sake, parents: Don't let your children participate in this mass poisoning event. You wouldn't let your kids eat anything handed to them by strangers on any other day of the year. Why allow it on Halloween? Dressing up in costume is great fun, but do it with friends and family, and skip the candy route. </blockquote><a href="http://www.NewsTarget.com/020897.html">http://www.NewsTarget.com/020897.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-47053737926291900332006-11-06T15:13:00.000-05:002006-11-06T15:18:08.095-05:00"Think before you pink": Critics say breast cancer ribbons may be little more than marketing gimmicks<img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5069/537295531088126/200/ribbon_100-dollar-bills.jpg" alt="" border="0" />(<a href="http://www.newstarget.com/index.html">NewsTarget</a>) Breast cancer is the second most deadly cancer of all and is increasing in prevalence, so it is no surprise that "pinked" products promising to help fight the disease are so popular, but some critics say the movement is just another marketing gimmick and consumers should "think before they pink."<br /><br />The "shop for a cure" is promoting pink ribbons on a variety of products from pet food and frozen dinners to knives and cars, but Breast Cancer Action group's Executive Director Barbara Brenner said that consumers need to stop and think about how much of their money goes to fighting the disease, which charity will get the money, and what it will be used for.<br /><br />"Any company can put a pink ribbon on anything,'' said Brenner, whose advocacy group runs <a href="http://www.thinkbeforeyoupink.org/">www.ThinkBeforeYouPink.org</a>. She adds that some companies only make small donations or cap their donation amount at a fixed sum, no matter how much the consumer purchases. Other companies' promotions can have consumers spending the same amount to send in lids or labels to earn charity money as the companies end up donating. October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so some companies just put the popular pink ribbon on their products to "promote awareness," while donating nothing to treatment or research for a cure, Brenner says.<br /><br />Brenner suggested that consumers bypass these companies and write a check directly to local charities that are doing good work.<br /><br />The largest group devoted to breast-cancer research, the <a href="http://www.komen.org/">Susan G. Komen Foundation</a>, asks that dollar amounts of donations, minimum guaranteed donation, and the covered time period be printed on the label of products sold by its corporate partners, as per the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance guidelines.<br /><br />As much as $33 million is expected from said corporate partners, notes cause marketing manager Krissy Barker, who added that the companies deserve publicity if they are making real contributions to the cause. However, she said that consumers should read labels closely before buying pinked products or making donations.<br /><br />"Some of the companies touting pink ribbons on their products give absolutely nothing to breast cancer research" said Mike Adams, creator of the "Education, Not Medication" program for breast cancer prevention awareness. "Even those companies that make a donation are focused almost exclusively on a slash-and-burn treatment approach to cancer, using toxic chemotherapy treatments and radical surgical procedures.<br /><br />"<span style="font-style: italic;">Almost no one is teaching women how to actually prevent breast cancer through sensible nutrition, avoidance of exposure to toxic chemicals and regular exercise,</span>" Adams said.<div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-32083009903757713742006-11-06T15:01:00.000-05:002006-11-06T15:10:12.101-05:00Education Not Medication<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.newstarget.com/020841.html"><img src="http://www.newstarget.com/gallery/articles/EducationNotMedication_250.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><blockquote style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">"The emphasis on breast cancer "screening," and the circus of holding breast cancer awareness months is, of course, all about recruiting more women into a system of treatment that generates profits for drug companies. Using fear-based tactics of recruitment (like telling women, "You'll die in six months if you don't undergo chemotherapy..."), the breast cancer industry manages to corral women of all races and ages into treatments that actually harm far more women than they help."</blockquote>If the statement above doesn't shock you read this:<br /><blockquote><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">"...for every one woman helped by breast cancer screening, <span style="font-weight: bold;">ten were harmed</span> through false diagnosis or unnecessary treatments that devastated their health."</span></blockquote><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This is according to a study by Researchers at the Nordic Cochrane Center in Denmark where they studied <span style="font-weight: bold;">500,000</span> women to determine the results of breast cancer screening programs.<br /><br /></span>Find out what a list of 18 things that cause cancer and 22 things that can prevent it. <a href="http://www.newstarget.com/020841.html">Click here to read the article written by Mike Adams</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-55779505497192189632006-11-05T08:57:00.000-05:002006-11-05T09:03:54.083-05:00The REAL Threat to Americans<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5069/537295531088126/1600/what.kills.americans.website.graphic11.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5069/537295531088126/200/what.kills.americans.website.graphic11.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>An interesting chart I came across containing data from credible sources about the number of total deaths in America and their causes.<br /><br />It gives us all a great view to what the causes of death are in America. Consequently, I would figure the same statistics to be very similar for us in Canada (except for the terrorism part).<br /><br />Truthfully speaking, I'm kind of getting tired of all this 'terrorism' talk. So I'll shut my mouth up now.<br /><br /><a href="http://stpeteforpeace.org/real.threat.html">http://stpeteforpeace.org/real.threat.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-53144246456018201882006-11-03T18:39:00.000-05:002006-11-03T18:47:21.514-05:00Water or Coke<img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5069/537295531088126/200/coke.jpg" alt="" border="0" />A funny article I just came across containing statistics of water and coke. It's an interesting read and I'd really love to find out if some of the statistics are in fact true and where the statistics came from. I know it's on a joke website, but still...<br /><br />(I will have to admit that I already saw the episode of <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/mythbusters.html">Mythbusters</a> which busted many of the myths surrounding <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola">Coke</a>)<br /><br />I do know for a fact that a good chunk of the population IS dehydrated. No one seems to drink water anymore...maybe because it's more expensive than gasoline.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thatwasfunny.com/water-or-coke">http://www.thatwasfunny.com/water-or-coke</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-29950160705754020062006-11-02T00:07:00.000-05:002006-11-02T00:15:42.088-05:00An apple a day keeps the doctor away...true?<p><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5069/537295531088126/200/smile.jpg" alt="" border="0" />I stumbled across this article written by Dr. Gerard F. Judd, a Ph.D., chemist, researcher for 18 years and Professor of Chemistry for 33 years. If this is entirely true, I would have to personally say that he is indeed an expert in his field...well...assuming that he is a respected person in his fields of interest and that he is in sane mind to boot.<br /></p><p>Dr. Judd writes a very interesting article which contradicts everything to which the dental industry stands for. Is the dental industry just a 'business' in which they create disease just so that they can profit from it? I guess a great analogy would be the theory that all computer viruses are written by the companies which also create anti-virus software applications. If you truly think about it, what would happen if the anti-virus companies DID get rid of all the computer viruses in the world? What would they have to 'fight' against if they succeeded? Would they still need to be in business?</p><p>So, please read this article and let me know what you think.</p><p><a href="http://gerardjudd.com/summation.htm">http://gerardjudd.com/summation.htm</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-39529620173051883872006-10-30T00:41:00.000-05:002006-10-30T00:49:45.298-05:00Reset your sleep clock...<p><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5069/537295531088126/200/sleep.jpg" alt="" border="0" />If you haven't already done so, please update your clocks. Yup. North America just changed <span style="font-style: italic;">time</span> again while you were asleep last night (early Sunday morning) in order to save on energy costs. It used to be earlier in the month of October until the US government decided to change it some time last year. In order not to confuse the life out of the Canadian population (not to mention the potential catastrophic events that would occur in the business world) the Canadian government decided to follow suit.<br /></p><p>Luckily in the fall time we get that 'extra' hour of sleep because we set our clocks backwards. In the spring we set our clocks forwards, hence, we all lose an hour of sleep.</p><p>If you were listening to the news and have changed your clocks accordingly but still can't get your sleep schedule right, MSN has a great article on how to reset your sleep clock.</p><p><a href="http://health.msn.com/centers/depression/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100147511">http://health.msn.com/centers/depression/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100147511</a></p><p>Good night and sleep tight!<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-84157487480269362472006-10-28T14:55:00.000-04:002006-10-28T15:13:06.906-04:00The Secret DVD for Canadians<p><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5069/537295531088126/200/the-secret-dvd-movie.jpg" border="0" /><strong>Hey all you Canadians! I just discovered a place in Canada that you can buy The Secret DVD!</strong></p><p>I have heard of many people that have tried to purchase the movie from the main website (<a href="http://www.thesecret.tv">www.thesecret.tv</a>) but it was in US funds and had $5US shipping and would also take a couple weeks to arrive. Also, I have heard of many people who were unable to successfully purchase the DVD using their credit card online for some strange reason.</p><p>Well, wait no more! Just go to <a href="http://www.inspiredlife.ca">www.inspiredlife.ca</a> and click on The Secret logo at the top right of the screen. You can pay online using your credit card through Paypal. Don't worry, you don't have to have a Paypal account anymore to purchase through vendors that use Paypal as their payment processor. It's quick, safe and easy.</p><p>For only $35CDN you can own a copy of the DVD. I also heard through the grapevine that The Secret Book and Audio CD will be available in December. I'll keep you posted! Just keep coming back to this site (and don't forget to tell your friends!)</p><p>What is The Secret? Watch the preview trailers below one at a time to find out.</p><p align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UPA5GPyVWq8" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed></p><p align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b5z9ulTzZHQ" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed></p><p align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ghkl_PvE7C8" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed></p><p align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kezd39587W0" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-42149791687423787022006-10-28T14:16:00.000-04:002006-10-28T14:39:15.811-04:00Exercise may reduce chance of cold...and more.<blockquote><span style="color:#cc0000;"><em>...regular physical activity "probably reduces the chance of colds, probably<br />reduces the incidence of heart attacks and heart disease, helps prevent<br />diabetes, helps control body weight and keeps you out of the nursing home."</em></span></blockquote><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Exercise can keep the cold away" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5069/537295531088126/200/exercise.0.jpg" border="0" /> <p>Well, we knew this was likely the case, but we probably never knew the hard numbers. This study (<a href="http://www.healthday.com/view.cfm?id=535730">http://www.healthday.com/view.cfm?id=535730</a>) shows that non-exercisers were more than <u><strong>three times as likely</strong></u> to get a cold compared to people who were regular exercisers.</p><p><strong>THREE TIMES AS LIKELY.</strong></p><p>If you've ever had a cold you already know that it can take up to 2 to 3 weeks to clear up before you feel 'yourself' again. During those 2 to 3 weeks you're left depleted and possibly even bed-ridden for one or more of those days.</p><p>The moral of the story? Eat right. Exercise. Keep a positive outlook on life. <em>It's easier than you think.</em></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-67754415988930722062006-10-23T22:54:00.000-04:002006-10-23T23:01:34.574-04:00What happens if you STOP smoking right NOW?<p>If you have attempted to stop smoking in the past or if you are going through it now, here is some information which I think you will find very helpful. It's a brief timeline of what will happen to your body if you stopped smoking at this very moment. Yes, at this VERY moment.</p><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">In 20 minutes</span> your blood pressure will drop back down to normal.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">In 8 hours</span> the carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) levels in your blood stream will drop by half, and oxygen levels will return to normal.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">In 48 hours</span> your chance of having a heart attack will have decreased. All nicotine will have left your body. Your sense of taste and smell will return to a normal level.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">In 72 hours</span> your bronchial tubes will relax, and your energy levels will increase.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">In 2 weeks</span> your circulation will increase, and it will continue to improve for the next 10 weeks.</li><li>In three to nine months coughs, wheezing and breathing problems will dissipate as your lung capacity improves by 10%.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">In 1 year</span> your risk of having a heart attack will have dropped by half.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">In 5 years</span> your risk of having a stroke returns to that of a non-smoker.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">In 10 years</span> your risk of lung cancer will have returned to that of a non-smoker.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">In 15 years</span> your risk of heart attack will have returned to that of a non-smoker.</li></ul><p>Hopefully knowing the information above will help you reach your target of becoming a non-smoker.</p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Better yet, print this list out for yourself and place a copy on your bathroom mirror, the inside of the front door, in your wallet, behind your car visor and everywhere else that would cause you to look at the list.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-79061096297346768572006-10-23T19:28:00.000-04:002006-10-23T19:36:32.991-04:001-2-3 Squat!<p><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5069/537295531088126/200/squatting.png" alt="" border="0" />Here's an interesting article I came across today. It writes about squatting when you are evacuating your bowel (aka "doing the #2") and how beneficial it is. I guess if you really think about it, that's how people used to do it before the invention of the toilet and toilet seat.</p><p>I'm going to try it and post an update in the near future. Have any of you tried this? If yes, do you find that it works?</p><p><a href="http://www.relfe.com/toilet_seat_constipation.html">http://www.relfe.com/toilet_seat_constipation.html</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-52356298712885995342006-10-20T18:34:00.000-04:002006-10-20T18:41:42.734-04:00What is "Beauty"?<p>I really love the new Dove campaigns. Their marketing agency must be getting some bigtime kudos, especially for coming up with the 'Evolution' ad they have recently put out. It's so big that it has made it to the formidable <a href="http://www.youtube.com">YouTube</a>.</p><p>Check out the video below and let me know what you think! <strong><em>Is beauty really only skin deep?</em></strong></p><p align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uT4dpFpiTgk" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed></p><p>Here's another video, a little longer at just under 3 minutes...but what the heck is wrong with our society?!?!?!</p><p align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Li3mg1GrKe0" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
http://health20canada.blogspot.com</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401524990673933261.post-79981267299930648992006-10-20T18:03:00.000-04:002006-10-20T18:17:38.610-04:00Silicone Goodness...or Badness?<img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5069/537295531088126/200/siliconeimplants.0.png" border="0" /> <div>Ladies and Gentlemen, silicone implants have been reinstated for the Canadian market. Oy. <em><blockquote><p><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Fourteen years after they were pulled from North American markets, silicone gel breast implants are making a return to Canada.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Health Canada announced Friday it has issued licences for two silicone gel implants, lifting restrictions on their use effective immediately. Mentor Corp. and Allergan Inc. make the two approved products.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">The manufacturers had to agree to continue long-term study of the safety of the devices and to develop new product labelling after holding focus group sessions with Canadian doctors and women who have the devices implanted.</span></em></p></blockquote></em><p>I can understand how much people are about their looks. Yes, many people will go to great extremes and sometimes into massive financial debt in order to look their best. But will people risk their health and life by stuffing silicone into their bodies considering all the proven health risks and possible deaths?</p><p>I think someone in the government has been seriously paid off here. I don't understand how decisions like this could be made.</p><em><blockquote><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Plastic surgeons applauded the decision.</span></em></blockquote></em><p>Well, um yeah. Of course they will applaud the decision! They make BILLIONS of dollars on breast implants every year!</p><p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/cp/health/061020/x102034.html">http://www.cbc.ca/cp/health/061020/x102034.html</a></p><p>What's your say?</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">--
Pass the Word - Health 2.0 in Canada
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