Vertigo

What Is Vertigo?

Vertigo is the feeling that you or your environment is moving or spinning. It differs from dizziness in that vertigo describes an illusion of movement.  1) When you feel as if you yourself are moving, it's called subjective vertigo, 2) And the perception that your surroundings are moving is called objective vertigo. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/vertigo/article_em.htm

A balance disorder is a disturbance that causes an individual to feel unsteady, for example when standing or walking. Balance is the result of several body systems working together: the visual system (eyes), vestibular system (ears) and proprioception (the body's sense of where it is in space). Degeneration of loss of function in any of these systems can lead to balance deficits. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_disorder

Vertigo and Meniere’s Disease

Vertigo refers to a type of dizziness, and Meniere's disease refers to aural vertigo, or recurrent vertigo that is accompanied by hearing loss and/or tinnitus. Meniere's disease usually occurs in "attacks" that last 3-24 hours and then gradually remit. The disease involves the inner ear; in those with persisting Meniere's disease, hearing loss gradually develops and there may be tinnitus which worsens in association with an attack. http://www.itmonline.org/arts/tinmen.htm

Causes

This site has audio explanations. You are encouraged to visit the sites for complete unedited content. Below are three of several probable causes of vertigo.

1.      Vertigo may also be caused by inflammation within the inner ear (labyrinthitis or vestibular neuritis), which is characterized by the sudden onset of vertigo and may be associated with hearing loss. The most common cause of labyrinthitis is a viral or bacterial inner ear infection.

2.       Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common form of vertigo and is characterized by the sensation of motion initiated by sudden head movements or moving the head in a certain direction. This type of vertigo is rarely serious and can be treated.

3.        Head trauma and neck injury may also result in vertigo, which usually goes away on its own. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/vertigo/article_em.htm

See: http://thehealthalert.blogspot.com/2012/09/how-antibiotics-work.html

Symptoms

If true vertigo exists, symptoms include a sensation of disorientation or motion. In addition, the individual may also have any or all of these symptoms: nausea or vomiting, sweating, and/or abnormal eye movements. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/vertigo/article_em.htm

Medications

Commonly prescribed medications for vertigo: meclizine hydrochloride (Antivert),  diphenhydramine (Benadryl),   scopolamine transdermal patch (Transderm-Scop),   promethazine hydrochloride (Phenergan),   diazepam (Valium). http://www.emedicinehealth.com/vertigo/page8_em.htm

Tonic Herbs for Vertigo                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Garlic balances all body systems and fortifies every organ. Garlic is the first herb on the list when any dangerous infection is present. For any infection, anywhere in the body, garlic can and should be taken internally; one of the most useful remedies for inflammation. Garlic is a very powerful antibacterial, antiviral, and anti pathogen substance. It is the heavy artillery when it comes to destroying any type of infection. http://www.all4naturalhealth.com/anti-inflammatory-herbs.html

Lemon being a citrus fruit fights against infection. It helps in production of white blood cells and antibodies in blood which attacks the invading microorganism and prevents infection. http://www.hyd-masti.com/2009/07/25-health-benefits-of-lemons-fight.html

Apple Cider Vinegar helps cures allergies, infections, acne, high cholesterol, flu, chronic fatigue, candida, acid reflux, sore throats, contact dermatitis, arthritis, and gout. http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/acvinegar.html  

See: http://thehealthalert.blogspot.com/2012/02/elixirs-snake-oils-tonics.html

Garlic is a scientifically proven panacea for the human body. For Good Health, Naturally, The TONIC Nutritional Garlic Supplement contains the power of garlic and no unpleasantness.

This is not medicine or medical advice. Nutritional supplements may react adversely with over-the-counter and prescription drugs. Consult your doctor for diagnoses and treatment of all health concerns.

How Antibiotics Work

Antibiotics work to kill bacteria. Bacteria are single-cell organisms. If bacteria make it past our immune systems and start reproducing inside our bodies, they cause disease. We want to kill the bacteria to eliminate the disease.

Certain bacteria produce chemicals that damage or disable parts of our bodies. In an ear infection, for example, bacteria have gotten into the inner ear. The body is working to fight the bacteria, but the immune system's natural processes produce inflammation. Inflammation in your ear is painful. So you take an antibiotic to kill the bacteria and eliminate the inflammation.

An antibiotic is a selective poison. It has been chosen so that it will kill the desired bacteria, but not the cells in your body. Each different type of antibiotic affects different bacteria in different ways. For example, an antibiotic might inhibit a bacterium's ability to turn glucose into energy, or its ability to construct its cell wall. When this happens, the bacterium dies instead of reproducing. At the same time, the antibiotic acts only on the bacterium's cell-wall-building mechanism, not on a normal cell's.

Antibiotics do not work on viruses because viruses are not alive. A bacterium is a living, reproducing life-form. A virus is just a piece of DNA (or RNA). A virus injects its DNA into a living cell and has that cell reproduce more of the viral DNA. With a virus there is nothing to "kill," so antibiotics don't work on it. http://health.howstuffworks.com/medicine/medication/question88.htm

Garlic is a very powerful antibacterial, antiviral, and anti pathogen substance. It is the heavy artillery when it comes to destroying any type of infection.  When any dangerous infection is present, garlic is the first herb on the list. For any infection, anywhere in the body, garlic can and should be taken internally. For infection based inflammation, garlic can be used externally as well.  http://www.all4naturalhealth.com/anti-inflammatory-herbs.html

Garlic is a scientifically proven panacea for the human body. For Good Health, Naturally, The TONIC Nutritional Garlic Supplement contains the power of garlic and no unpleasant taste or odor.

See: http://thehealthalert.blogspot.com/2011/03/garlic-better-than-penicillin.html

Cataracts and Tonic Herbs

Cataracts Are

A cataract is a clouding of the normally clear lens of your eye. Seeing through cloudy lenses is a bit like looking through a frosty or fogged-up window. Clouded vision caused by cataracts can make it more difficult to read, drive a car — especially at night — or see the expression on a friend's face.

Most cataracts develop slowly and don't disturb your eyesight early on. But with time, cataracts will eventually interfere with your vision. At first, stronger lighting and eyeglasses can help you deal with cataracts. But if impaired vision interferes with your usual activities, you might need cataract surgery. Fortunately, cataract surgery is generally a safe, effective procedure. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cataracts/DS00050

Symptoms

In the early stages of cataracts, you may not have any noticeable symptoms. As the cataract thickens and continues to cloud, you may experience blurry vision and need to change your eyeglass prescription. Cataracts often have a yellowish appearance, and this may slowly affect your color vision. Continued growth may result in glare conditions that may make you feel uncomfortable while driving at night. Your vision may seem blurry, but a new eyeglass prescription will not correct these vision changes. In advanced cases, cataracts may cause double vision in one or both eyes.

Tonic Herbs for Cataracts

Garlic

Garlic is a common ingredient in many recipes. In addition to its characteristic aroma and flavor, garlic contains antioxidants components that in theory may help slow the break down of the lens. Garlic does not have any known effect on cataracts, but if your doctor believes the antioxidants in garlic could offer you preventative benefits, she will advise you accordingly.

Credit garlic image by Marek Kosmal from Fotolia.com http://www.livestrong.com/article/373744-garlic-cataracts/#ixzz22E6GFF1B

Additional Sources

Since garlic alone may not provide you with the antioxidants you need for cataract prevention, your doctor may recommend a variety of foods for the best possible protection. She may recommend lutein-rich foods such as kale, spinach, yellow corn and green peas, as well as foods with vitamin C, including oranges, tomatoes and bananas. Foods containing vitamin E may also help prevent cataracts, and these include many nuts and seeds; almonds, peanuts and sunflower seeds. Your doctor can help you formulate a dietary plan that will provide you with these and other nutrients you need to maintain good health. http://www.livestrong.com/article/373744-garlic-cataracts/#ixzz22DG03r8n

Garlic Supplement Garlic is a scientifically proven panacea for the human body.

The TONIC Nutritional Garlic Supplement is made from a centuries-old recipe originally taken seasonally to prevent colds and flu. The combination of organic ingredients contains the power of raw garlic and no unpleasant residue formulated to help maintain Good Health, Naturally.

This is not medicine or medical advice. Supplements may react adversely with synthetic drugs.

Consult doctor for all health concerns.

I-Cool® Relives Menopausal Hot Flashes

What is I-Cool®

I-cool is the brand name for a new menopause relief supplement. The active ingredient is genistein, geniVida® (brand). GeniVida brand of genistein is not made from soy. http://www.icooltoday.com/faq/?gclid=CKf7mf2CprACFQhahwodvmqOZw

The Benefits

Reduction of hot flashes up to 51% after 12 weeks -  Improvement in night sweats, irritability, difficulty sleeping, dry or itchy eyes, headaches, vaginal dryness, poor skin tone, loss of interest in sex, difficulty in concentrating, feeling tired or lacking in energy, memory loss, panic attacks and aching or sore bones. http://www.icooltoday.com/faq/?gclid=CKf7mf2CprACFQhahwodvmqOZw

What is geniVida® brand genistein

geniVida genistein is a synthetic form of genistein.  It is nature-identical and has the same chemical structure as natural (from soy) genistein. It is non-soy genistein.

Natural Genistein is one of several known isoflavones. Isoflavones, such as genistein and daidzein, are found in a number of plants including lupin, fava beans, soybeans, kudzu, and psoralea being the primary food source, also in the medicinal plant, Flemingia vestita^[ and coffee. Besides functioning as antioxidant and anthelmintic, many isoflavones have been shown to interact with animal and human estrogen receptors, causing effects in the body similar to those caused by the hormone estrogen. Isoflavones also produce non-hormonal effects.

The main source of genistein are soybeans. Other legumes, such as chickpeas, contain small amounts of genistein.The main source of genistein is the glucoside genistin. www.genistein.net/ Cached - Similar

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Review of health benefit
In spite of an extensive literature on the effects of dietary genistein, questions still exist as to its potential overall benefits as a component of the human diet. Dietary genistein ingestion has been linked, through epidemiological and animal model studies, with a range of potential health effects. These include prevention of breast, colon, and prostate cancers, cardiovascular disease and post-menopausal ailments. Genistein may also be helpful in decreasing bone loss after menopause.

This is not medical advice. Consult your doctor for diagnosis and treatment of all health concerns.

 

Hot flashes, and menopause
Genistein and other flavonoids do not appear to have a significant effect in reducing the severity of hot flashes, at least not as much as estrogen. http://www.raysahelian.com/genistein.html                                                                                               ==è

Conclusion: It appears that genistein derived naturally from soybeans, (not synthetic) has the ability to do as cited, a good thing. However questions arise challenging the use of synthetic genistein. Why synthesize artificial genistein? Is the synthetic version of genistein compatible with the human body? Are there additives or bi-products that negatively affect the kidneys and other organs? Instead of the synthetic genistein with its unknown additives, simply consume natural soybean extract.   

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Mosquito Repellants

Garlic is used in many mosquito repellants used in landscaping. So, why wouldn't it work for us? After eating a garlicky meal, we waited. The mosquitoes didn't bother us. But really, is this practical? Bottom line: Works, if you'd like to down garlic cloves on a daily basis.

[Not only does garlic repel mosquitoes, according to research it is a panacea for the human body. See: March 22, 2011, Garlic-Better Than Penicillin]

Fabric Softener Sheets

Rubbed onto the skin, this method did leave us mosquito bite-free … But it did irritate the skin of one of our testers. Bottom line: This Works.

[Is it possible that the same ingredient(s) causing skin irritant repels insects?] 

Chives

Like garlic, mosquitoes dislike chives. …we placed a few snippets in a centerpiece. Bottom Line: Might work but probably should be applied to the skin to see results.

http://www.stylelist.com/2012/06/22/how-to-get-rid-ofmosquitoes_n_1619468.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl2%257%20Csec1_lnk1%25%2026pLid%3D173040#slide=1133028

Foxy Brown In Chinatown

 

                                                                       

Foxy Brown in Chinatown is not the latest movie staring the spirited screen persona perfected by Pam Grier. My Life in Three Acts chronicles Miss Grier's battle with cancer.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/people/2011/02/04/pam-grier-chinese-herbs-helped-me-beat-cancer/

When western professionals suggested Foxy Brown star Pam Grier turn to alternatives …she went to Chinatown, CA.

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The Best Faux Popcorn

While perusing the Internet for blog-worthy fodder, as if by magic, The Best Buttered Microwave Popcorn leaped from the screen onto the Blog. It should have read The Best Radiated Fake Butter-like Chemically-laden Pop-type Corn-like Substance. è
I’d rather a little associated cholesterol from real butter opposed to the inevitable cycle of disease treatment death. The excerpted comprise this post. You decide which is best for your children.

In preparation for this week's taste test, we micro waved 19 different bags of popcorn in our office kitchen, its aroma drives people wild. Hordes of our office mates flocked to the kitchen, hoping to get in on the action and grab a handful of the warm, fluffy kernels. [It must be eaten warm in order to avoid a hard chewy texture and oily film residue in your mouth.] … But before we get to the results, you may want to know what exactly is in your microwave popcorn. Seven of the brands we tasted contain something called TBHQ. Every butter-flavored popcorn we tasted is cholesterol-free; there's no real butter in the product. [Rather a few butter calories (to be exercised away) than cancer.] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/13/the-best-buttered-microwa_n_1423959.html ==è

The majority of the tested brands contained the following deadly ingredients: 
1. TBHQ stands for Tertiary Butylhydroquinone, which is a form of butane used to preserve foods, cosmetics, varnish, lacquers and resins. Consuming high doses of TBHQ can cause nausea, delirium, collapse, tinnitus, and vomiting, and has been proven to produce precursors to stomach tumors and damage to DNA in lab animals. [How much is a "high dose" for your toddler consuming and inhaling it thru puberity?] Prolonged exposure can even be [cancer causing.]

2. Diacetyl used to create artificial butter flavoring. This chemical cost flavoring manufacturers $100 million in damages from 2002 to 2007, due to an epidemic of lung disease among factory workers caused by diacetyl. One consumer developed a serious lung condition from eating butter-flavored microwave popcorn …popcorn manufacturers have been removing diacetyl from their recipe since 2007. [How did the FDA miss this one?]

3. Propyl gallate is another preservative to avoid. It's used to prevent fats and oils from spoiling and is often used in conjunction with BHA and BHT. [Is this the "oily residue" of cold microwave popcorn?] This additive is sometimes found in meat products, chicken soup base, and chewing gum. Propyl gallate has not been proven to cause cancer, [because it hasn't been tested on humans?] but studies done on animals have suggested that it could be linked to cancer, so it is an additive to be concerned about. "It's important to read the label," says Gerbstadt. "You really have to carry a cheat sheet around in the supermarket. I try to buy as few foods as possible containing preservatives." http://health.msn.com/healthy-living/nutrition/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100204508&imageindex=3

... an artificial food additive, used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. found in meat products, microwaveable popcorn, mayonnaise, and frozen meals; also denoted E310. Studies on rats have shown that propyl gallate may cause cancer. Other side effects of consumption are stomach and skin irritability, as well as allergic reactions that impact breathing; may cause kidney and liver problems. In some cases, to improve its efficacy, propyl gallate is used in conjunction with 2 other preservatives – BHA and BHT – which are suspect as carcinogenic. The FDA considers propyl gallate safe, in other countries it is either banned or very limited use. http://blog.fooducate.com/2009/09/10/10-things-to-know-about-propyl-gallate/

4. Now it’s not only the parent’s at fault for causing hyperactivity in children…the preservatives used in the foods being touted as “healthy” for our children are partially responsible for this “epidemic”! BHT and BHA are known to cause hyperactivity in children. By avoiding foods containing these unnecessary preservatives, parents can help improve the hyperactivity levels…without the use of drugs. In addition to causing hyperactivity in children, BHT and BHA are considered carcinogens [cancer causing] by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Yet the FDA allows them to be used in foods?! What’s wrong with this picture???

The more I research, the more I find out that the Food and Drug Administration is no longer interested in what they were created to do. The FDA is supposed to research foods and drugs to make sure everything sold to the public is safe for human use and consumption; however, so many dangerous food ingredients are being marked as “safe” when there is research to the contrary. http://www.stopkillingmykids.com/bht-bha/

Orville Redenbacher’s non-microwave regular self-pop was my popcorn of choice, you know, the large crunchy "fluffy kernels." See: Microwave-Brain-Cell Phone-Garlic  What makes those cornels so large; is Orville using genetically engineered corn? See: BioTechnology & You  

Sign Petition: Label Genetically Engineered Foods

 microwave popcorn or foods are NOT good for human consumption. That being said: Black Jewell; 365 Organic; Paul Newman’s Own Organic; Trader Joe’s Organic. 

 

Knowing the contents of microwave popcorn, why continue poisoning to our children?

 

Garlic is a scientifically proven panacea for the human body. The TONIC Nutritional Garlic Supplement naturally purges carcinogens from the body. Consult physician for diagnoses and treatment of all health concerns.

 The TONIC Nutritional Garlic Supplement is made from a centuries-old recipe originally taken seasonally to prevent colds and flu. The combination of organic ingredients contains the power of raw garlic and no unpleasant residue formulated to help maintain Good Health, Naturally.

This is not medicine or medical advice. Supplements may react adversely with synthetic drugs.

Consult doctor for all health concerns.

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