Contact Lens Solution tainted:

Looks like Bausch & Lomb’s Renu with MoistureLoc solution is under suspicion of facilitating an eye fungal infection that causes temporary blindness. The contact lens solution maker has voluntarily stopped shipping this particular lens solution.

If you wear contacts be very careful. I have been using a brand of solution for disinfection that I get at Wal Mart. It is cheaper than the expensive B&L and Alcon solutions and seems to work just fine.

I’ve been wearing contacts since I was 12, so about 25 years now. I’ve recently started washing my eyes with and eyecup, lemon juice and distilled water. I just use a single drop of the lemon juice. Don’t do this yourself, consult with your eye doctor if you are having any eye problems.

I love washing my eyes. I admit it sounds kind of gross, but people used to do it back in the early 1900s. You can get eyewash and an eye cup at just about any drugstore.

After wearing contact lenses all day, my eyes enjoy getting ‘washed’. They feel better. It is nice do do upon waking up too.

Here is a list of Contact Lens Vendors.

Bird Flu

You know it is amazing how much Bird Flu turns up in the NEWS. It seems like everyone is afraid.

I guess if I were to get bird flu, I would jump for colloidal silver at my local drug store. Silver has the ability to kill both bacteria and viruses. But, you’re not likely to hear doctors talk about it. For one, it is available without a prescription.

One of the side effects of too much silver in the body is the skin turning blue. I don’t think anyone wants that.

Honestly though, I haven’t been sick in over 6 years. I ‘ve been practicing Falun Gong exercises and I can’t help but think it has an influence over the health of my body.

Things people have used on Cancer

I have a book on Natural Cancer Treatments. It has over 400 pages and is very informative.

Of course, if you have cancer you should consult with your physician, but it certainly is nice to have additional information at your fingertips!

People have used many methods to combat cancer. And there are many theories out there on cancer causes too. Who is right and what works? That is the question.

Articles about Cancer

Weight Loss

Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle is the number one downloaded book on Clickbank.

I recently did a post on weight loss, check it out.

Personally, I don’t think it is that hard to lose or control weight. It is a matter of a little bit of knowledge. There are foods that raise metabolism. It is also prudent to avoid high fat and sugar combination foods. Just take a look at the snacks people it and you will discover the great majority of the problem.

Obesity is a big problem in the United States. I’ve recently read that lawmakers are trying to outlaw junk food from schools. It seems that 18% of boys and 16% of girls are overweight. This number is up from 14% previously.

Articles on Weight Loss

ADHD

It appears that the FDA has approved a patch to control Attention Defecit Disorder.
The patch contains methylphenidate. This is what is in Ritalin.

In my humble opinion, too many kids are on this drug. I sometimes wonder if this is about controlling the behavior of kids more than about whether they actually have ADHD or not. And frankly, it scares me.

Anyway, there is an ADHD herbal remedy that I would personally choose if I had ADHD over prescription medications. But that is just me, consult with your physician if you or your loved one suffers from ADHD or ADD.

Drugs

Merck, a pharmaceutical company was ordered to pay 4 Million on a case on Vioxx, a painkiller that may be linked to heart problems.

One thing I learned in school that I will pass on to you is the generalization:
“All drugs have side effects”. Make sure you know what the side effects are for any drugs you are taking. There should be information that comes with your prescription that details the possible side effects of a drug.

Listen to the story on Vioxx

Why not go one further and ask your pharmacist about side effects, before you purchase the prescription.

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When talking about loosing or controlling weight, I can tell you about my personal methods. Please keep in mind that I am not a health care professional and that you should not follow my example, but instead consult with a qualified health care professional on weight loss and before dieting or taking up any form of exercise. This article is for information purposes only.

Quote: I don’t like to follow the mainstream except when the mainstream agrees with my opinion.

What do I think is important for controlling my weight?
First off, I believe that some type of exercise is necessary.

I prefer the exercises of Falun Dafa. The reasons are many. First off, I like to avoid the tired and worn out feeling that comes from ‘traditional’ workouts such as going to the gym or aerobic exercises.(though I certainly concede that both have their advantages.)

I like the Falun Dafa exercises because when I’m done, instead of feeling dragged down, and ready to crash, I feel energized and full of peaceful wholesome energy.

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Next, it is my opinion that most of the various cultures in the world, including and perhaps especially the United States where I live, inadvertently encourages eating food combinations that promote weight gain.

Considering that the United States has an epidemic of obesity, perhaps my thoughts are not too far off the mark.

So what are unhealthy eating combinations? Well, in my opinion, the primary culprit is mixing fat and sugar together. Why? Well a fat molecule is made up of a fatty acid head and a string of carbohydrates as a long tail. So, when you put that combination of foods in your body, you give your body the ingredients it needs to create fat molecules. And we can’t blame our bodies for doing what they do naturally, can we?

There is actually much more technical rationale for what I believe, but I want to keep this simple. Just keep in mind that I believe that eating sugar and fat together is a bad idea.

I don’t believe in giving up fat, quite the contrary, the right kinds of fat are not only beneficial but absolutely essential to the proper maintenance of the human body.

One of the greatest mistakes a dieter can make is avoiding fat.

And one of the smartest moves in my amateur opinion IS avoiding the combination of Fat and Sugar as I’ve already stated.

What are some common examples of the weight producing combinations? Cookies, ice cream, frappachinos, cake, milk shakes, hamburgers and buns, meat and potatoes, hot dogs on buns, meat and rice (though this is a lot better than meat and potatoes because rice has a metabolism raising effect), pizza, non skinny foo foo drinks such as mochas, are good examples of bad food combinations. If you get these with skim milk it is not as bad.

Oh, and whole, 2%, and 1% milk are natural combinations of fat and sugar. I like to drink skim milk.

You get the idea. There are plenty of examples I’m sure you could think of yourself.

Another thing that is important in keeping my weight controlled as well as keeping some tone is that I know a person needs a protein source approximately every 8 hours. If your body doesn’t get protein (a complete protein that contains all of the essential amino acids) then it will catabolize or ‘rob’ the protein from your muscle tissue, this leads to less muscle tone and may contribute to flabby muscles.

So, what do you do to get a complete protein every 8 hours? My personal favorite is drinking a cup of skim milk. I know some people are lactose intolerant. A little tuna or lean chicken works well. You just need a small amount, you don’t have to eat an entire chicken. Maybe you could cut that chicken up in portions and have a little bit of it once every 8 hours or so until it is gone.

Some people think soy milk is good. In my opinion it is not. First of all, there is speculation that much of the value of protein in soy is greatly reduced by processing. I suspect that soy caused me to actually gain weight when I used it.

Secondly, if you like soy and soy products, you might want to do a google search on ‘the dangers of soy’.

Stay tuned for moreon this subject in the near future.

There is this great meditation practice at
http://falundafa.org

I really nice couple came up while I was practicing the Falun Gong
exercises in the park. They started asking me questions and I suddenly realized that I had taught the girl the 5th exercises, which is a seated meditation, about a year ago.

She had been in a car accident and was in a wheelchair at that original time. The cool thing is that she said she was certain that doing that meditation speeded her recovery up in a big way.

I told her I wasn’t surprised by that as I had heard of similar amazing healing experiences from people who practice Falun Gong.

Kidney Stones

Apparently, an Italian researcher has come up with a muscle relaxing drug that helps the majority of people pass kidney stones without much pain. Check the story out here

Unfortunately, this useful procedure may not make it to the US due to the ego driven aspects of the peer review process.

Bilberry and Lutein for the Eyes

If you read my last entry, you probably picked up that I have been drinking Bilberry and Carrot juice. I found the Bilberry juice at Whole Foods Market. I must admit, it is pretty tasty stuff.

Bilberry and Lutein are two items that are generally considered good for the eyes according to those who believe in and follow natural or alternative health care.

You can find a Lutein and Bilberry supplement if you look around.

Eye INfections

Since we are on the subject of eye health, there has been an increase in the number of eye infections in Florida recently.

I have actually been ‘washing’ my eyes lately. You can pick up an eyewash package at any drug store. It generally consists of a sterile solution and a plastic eye cup.

(This is a glass eye cup).

Did you know that back in the early part of the 1900’s used to wash their eyes? Back then, they didn’t have plastic eye cups, so they used glass ones. I’ve heard that you can still find those glass eye cups in antique stores and other such places.

Eye exercises

I have continued to do a number of eye exersices on a daily basis. I’m attempting to improve my visual acuity. This may be a long process. I’ll try to keep you posted. It is difficult to measure progress, you have to use something objective like an eye chart.

One neat effect: in the past if I tried to make ‘circles’ with my eyes, there would be pain. Now, after doing the eye exercises for a while, it is much easier to do eye circles without feeling the pain. I guess the extrinsic muscles of the eye can benefit from exercise, just like any other part of the body that has muscles in it.

Can vision really be improved? I can’t be sure, but I have heard of people who have done it. I’m going to keep at it and see what happens. When I don’t wear contacts or glasses, it is sort of difficult to interact with people because you can’t see body gestures and make eye contact as easily. Therefore, it sure would be nice to have my vision get back to 20/20 or better!

Allergies

I was just talking to a coworker and we were talking about horses which go with hey. She mentioned that she had been on a hey ride and how allergic she was to hey.

I guess I’ve been blessed in that I have no known allergies. Isn’t that great? But if I did have allergies there are two things I would look into to help me combat them.

The first is MSM or Methyl Sulfonyl Methane which you can find at almost any health food store. You can also find it here

I might also persuade myself to try the allergy herbal remedy found here.

Note, check with your physician before self treating.

Smoking is bad for you

Practically everyone knows it. I remember being in cadaver lab and seeing the lungs of someone who apparently smoked a lot while alive. The lungs were black all the way through.
The lungs of a non-smoker are closer to the color of the inside of your mouth. Seeing blackened lungs was really kind of unpleasant to say the least.

So if you smoke, you might want to rethink that portion of your life.

-d