http://www.connieshealth.com RSS feeds for Connie Hansen Health 60 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/145/Drugs-and-Medical-Errors-Killing-One-of-Every-Five-Australians.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=145 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=145&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/145/Drugs-and-Medical-Errors-Killing-One-of-Every-Five-Australians.aspx Drugs and Medical Errors Killing One of Every Five Australians By Editor | October 15, 2009 http://besthealth.com.au/drugs-and-medical-errors-killing-one-of-every-five-australians “You medical people will have more lives to answer for in the other world than even we generals.” Napoleon Bonaparte In a recent emailed response to the British Medical Journal (BMJ), Ron Law, Executive Director of the NNFA, in New Zealand and member of the New Zealand Ministry of Health Working Group advising on medical error, offered some enlightening information on deaths caused by drugs and medical errors. He notes the prevalence of deaths from medical errors and also from properly researched and prescribed medications in Australia and New Zealand, which serves as a reminder to us that the US is not alone in having this problem. He cites the following statistics and facts: Official Australian government reports reveal that preventable medical error in hospitals is responsible for 11% of all deaths in Australia.(1, 2), which is about 1 of every 9 deaths. If deaths from properly researched, properly registered, properly prescribed and properly used drugs were added along with preventable deaths due to private practice it comes to a staggering 19%, which is almost 1 of every 5 deaths. New Zealand figures are very similar. According to Mr. Law: “Put another way, the equivalent of New Zealand’s second largest city (Christchurch) has been killed by preventable medical error and deaths from properly researched, properly registered, properly prescribed and properly used drugs in Australasia in the past decade and its biggest city Auckland either killed or permanently maimed. Put another way, more than 5 million people have been killed by Western medical practice in the past decade (Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, and NZ) and 20 million killed or permanently maimed. Sounds like a war zone, doesn’t it? Put another way, the economic impact of deaths due to preventable medical error and deaths from properly researched, properly registered, properly prescribed and properly used drugs is approximately $1 trillion over the past decade. He notes that only 0.3% of these deaths are properly coded and classified in official statistics as being attributed to these causes. British Medical Journal November 11 2000; 321: 1178A (emailed response) References: 1. iatrogenic Injury in Australia – This is the executive summary of a 150 page official report revealing 14,000 preventable medical error deaths (only in hospitals – not private practice). (Full report on file). 2. Australian Bureau of Statistics – Australian 1994 total deaths (1994) = 126,692 DR. MERCOLA’S COMMENT: It is obvious that the US is not the only place where the conventional drug-based paradigm is killing people.  This is a world-wide phenomena and occurs because of people becoming so enamoured of modem medicine that they lose touch with the god-given healing abilities that they all have.   host Thu, 20 Aug 2015 03:17:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:145 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/144/Finishing-the-John-Story-on-Dons-Ringleaders.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=144 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=144&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/144/Finishing-the-John-Story-on-Dons-Ringleaders.aspx Hi Don, and other health experts. Before I jump onto today’s topic, I would like to go back to some post I did end of last year, or early this year) regarding the client I took on. Believe I called him John. T0 re-cap; John came to me with schizophrenia, type II insulin-dependent diabetes, heavy smoker with severe emphysema, obesity, back and joint pain, migraine headaches, and a few other health issues. Due to the schizophrenia, (and in my opinion much contributed by the psychotic drugs, “Clopixol Acuphase / zuclopenthixol “, injected fortnightly) John believed that he was in perfect health. Any pain or “un-comfort for John was simply “The body telling me it’s time for a pill. (At one stage, I kept track and checked his consumption, it was towards hundred paracetamol tablets in a week.) John’s comments was; “the medication make me healthy so I have no problem at all”. Challenge number one; Convincing John that he wasn’t healthy, that he needed help, and he needed to start taking care of his body - or prepare for packing up and leave. (I was a little bit softer when I spoke to John. Challenge number two; Getting the doctors to do something productive, or finding a doctor that was willing to do anything other than prescribing drugs. Including different paracetamol tablets, whereof each package clearly stated do not take in combination with other paracetamol tablets. Moving on - and attempting to keep this short; John was with me for about 14 months, I managed to communicate something to him, and also improve his health; Reducing sugar consumption. (Was on 1kg / w when he came, and no direct suger when he left.) Reducing smoking. He lost about 15 kg in weight. Great reduction in pain, and therefore paracetamol consumption. Taking down the Clopixol injections from fortnightly to free week intervals. (Was due to take it to four-week intervals in end of August.) Balancing blood glucose to a quite steady 4 and 6. Reducing insulin dependence, and John should be free from his insulin injections by September this year. And this was all done by managing John’s food intake, I didn’t go full-out vegetarian, sorry Don, but I probably was on 80% plus vegetables, whereof a lot of them raw. And after that John concludes that he can manage himself, he doesn’t need any help or any carer so he decides to move from the Gold Coast to Newcastle. That’s life I guess, 14 months interesting and educational journey, so I wish John all the best with his new independence - and self-management. This was just end of the story I started - and might have left somebody wandering.   To the best in HEALTH!   OllePer host Sun, 09 Aug 2015 02:06:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:144 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/143/Woman-Battles-Brain-Cancer-Using-Low-Carb-Ketogenic-Diet-Without-Chemo.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=143 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=143&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/143/Woman-Battles-Brain-Cancer-Using-Low-Carb-Ketogenic-Diet-Without-Chemo.aspx Woman Battles Brain Cancer Using Low-Carb Ketogenic Diet Without Chemo by Samantha Chang Examiner.com Alix Hayden has brain cancer, but instead of undergoing surgery and grueling chemotherapy, she’s fighting it with the low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet and has been doing great so far. In an exclusive interview March 14, Hayden discussed her metabolic diet therapy and navigating cancer with a positive attitude. Alix, director of operations at biochemistry research firm Phenomenome Discoveries in Saskatoon, Canada, was diagnosed with brain cancer in August 2012. She has been following the ketogenic diet (which is a very low-carb, high-fat, moderate-protein diet) since February 2013, which cancer researcher Dr. Dominic D’Agostino confirmed starves cancer cells. This is because all the cells in our body can use both fat and glucose (a carb), but cancer cells thrive on glucose and cannot survive on ketones. So by limiting carbohydrates — which turns into glucose inside the body — we can starve cancer cells. Hayden’s diet is roughly 65% fats, 30% protein, and 5% carbs. Her brain tumor hasn’t gotten smaller since she began the ketogenic diet, but it also hasn’t gotten any bigger — which is a great sign. Alix, who’s in her thirties, gets an MRI every six months and is holding off on chemotherapy and radiation, as her brain tumor was categorized as slow-growing. Hayden started a blog called Greymadder to chronicle her cancer recovery, which has made her something of an Internet celebrity. Read the Full Article Here. More on the Ketogenic Diet.   host Mon, 03 Aug 2015 21:53:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:143 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/142/Heart-attack--Is-it-another-self-inflicted-epidemic-of-time.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=142 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=142&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/142/Heart-attack--Is-it-another-self-inflicted-epidemic-of-time.aspx   Heart attacks is the top dreaded killer, second only by cancer – possibly. But it is also a multi-billion dollar profit generator - for the sickness industry. (Ie; medical industry.) One have to be somewhat concerned, and maybe asking a few questions; Have we, as modern and intelligent humans, created this pandemic monster? Worse still - was it planned and orchestrated? I do have a hard time believing it was orchestrated, but quite sure it has come about due to a series of unfortunate mistakes - as well as severe ignorance on behalf of our decision makers. So let’s jump back a few decades, finding the man who is taking most of the blame for the disaster, his name was Ancel Keys (1904 – 2004). Mr Keys is the creator of the seven country studies, in which he proved the link between a high-fat diet and heart disease. However, the study actually was 22 countries study, and it is claimed that Mr Keys removed most of the countries in the study to prove his own preconceived hypothesis. (I will leave it to others to debate whether this was actually done by Mr Keys, if it was done for the purpose of known deceit, or if it was done by total ignorance.) For the purpose of this article it suffice to say that Mr Ancel Keys study, released in the early 1950s, had a tremendous impact on our eating habits, and also governments dietary recommendations. One serious and famous incident that helped establish Mr Keys theories was actually President Ike Eisenhower heart attack in September 1955, a major eye-opener that put all Worlds News media and eyes on ‘Ike’ and the Fitzsimons Hospital for several weeks. Alerting people to the fact that no one is guaranteed safety from this disease, and that it is a lifestyle and dietary disease. Ironically, and what is less known to the public, is that Mr Eisenhower was put on a high carb and very low fat diet from this 1955 heart attack and onwards. A diet that gave the presidents severe digestive issues, and bowl problems forcing him to undergo surgery for the problems. In addition Eisenhower had several additional heart attacks, culminating in 1968 with 4 heart attacks and 14 cardiac arrests from April through to August. Mr. Eisenhower died in March 1969. There you have it - the heart attack pandemic history. We now count 60 years, and possibly 500 million (500,000,000) heart attack deaths, very likely caused by wrong dietary recommendations. For the last 10 to 20 years the research and evidence are mounting, and the evidence are conclusive; a high-fat diet does not cause weight gain – obesity - and does not have direct correlation to cardiovascular disease and heart attack. My conclusion my friends are the following; Do not fear this silent killer any longer, take some action, educate yourself, and then adjust lifestyle and your dietary choices and you will easy safeguard yourself from this deadly threat. Cheers - to the best in health. OlleRP host Wed, 29 Jul 2015 23:36:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:142 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/141/Avocado-Uses-and-Health-Benefits-Infographic.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=141 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=141&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/141/Avocado-Uses-and-Health-Benefits-Infographic.aspx Avocados. Avocados. And Avocados.... Discover interesting facts about avocado, including its uses and benefits, through the infographic "Avocado Uses and Health Benefits: Facts About This Food." infographic. Use the embed code to share it on your website. <img src="http://media.mercola.com/assets/images/infographic/avocado-uses-health-benefits.jpg" alt="Avocado Uses and Health Benefits" border="0" style="max-width:100%; min-width:200px; margin: 0 auto 20px auto; display:block;"><p style="max-width:600px; min-width:200px; margin:0 auto; text-align:center;">Discover interesting facts about avocado, including its uses and benefits, through the infographic <a href="http://www.mercola.com/infographics/avocado-uses-health-benefits.htm"><strong>Avocado Uses and Health Benefits: Facts About This Food.</strong></a> infographic.</p>   Eat them every day.         host Wed, 12 Mar 2014 19:14:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:141 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/140/May-I-Be-Frank.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=140 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=140&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/140/May-I-Be-Frank.aspx Frank Ferrante is a 54 year old Sicilian from Brooklyn living in San Francisco.  A lover of life, great food, beautiful women and a good laugh, Frank is also a drug addict, morbidly obese, pre-diabetic, and fighting Hepatitis C. He’s estranged from his daughter, single, and struggling with depression. Frank knows that life can be better than this, and is looking for a way out. May I Be Frank documents the transformation of Frank Ferrante’s life. He unknowingly stumbles into a local restaurant in San Francisco, Café Gratitude, a raw, organic and vegan café. As he becomes friends with the staff, he keeps returning to the café where he feels welcomed and free from his collapsing personal life. On one such visit, Frank is asked by Ryland, one of the servers, “What is one thing you want to do before you die?” Frank replies “I want to fall in love one more time, but no one will love me looking the way I do.” Inspired by the possibility of helping Frank, Ryland invites him to come into the café everyday for the next month. Armed with a camera and a wide open heart, Ryland soon enrolls his brother Cary, and Conor, his best friend, to participate in supporting Frank’s transformation. The final agreement is made that for the next 42 days, Frank will turn his life over to three twenty-something young men committed to his healing and prepared to coach him physically, emotionally and spiritually.  Frank will eat only raw food, practice gratitude, visit local holistic practitioners, and get a weekly colonic.  Ryland, Conor, and Cary get to support and witness Frank’s miraculous transformation.  Frank gets a new body, a clearer mind, and most importantly, a soaring spirit. Over those 42 days, the four men go on the ride of their lives.  Setting out to help Frank lose weight and get healthy, no one anticipated the profound impact this journey would have on the lives of countless others.  Through Frank’s story of love, redemption, and transformation, the viewers witness the power of change for themselves and the world.  May I Be Frank documents the essence of the human condition and what it truly means to fall in love again. - See more at: http://ollepersson.fortuneevents.com/product/may_i_be_frank#sthash.7LZEeY8p.dpuf Frank Ferrante is a 54 year old Sicilian from Brooklyn living in San Francisco.  A lover of life, great food, beautiful women and a good laugh, Frank is also a drug addict, morbidly obese, pre-diabetic, and fighting Hepatitis C. He’s estranged from his daughter, single, and struggling with depression. Frank knows that life can be better than this, and is looking for a way out. May I Be Frank documents the transformation of Frank Ferrante’s life. He unknowingly stumbles into a local restaurant in San Francisco, Café Gratitude, a raw, organic and vegan café. As he becomes friends with the staff, he keeps returning to the café where he feels welcomed and free from his collapsing personal life. On one such visit, Frank is asked by Ryland, one of the servers, “What is one thing you want to do before you die?” Frank replies “I want to fall in love one more time, but no one will love me looking the way I do.” Inspired by the possibility of helping Frank, Ryland invites him to come into the café everyday for the next month. Armed with a camera and a wide open heart, Ryland soon enrolls his brother Cary, and Conor, his best friend, to participate in supporting Frank’s transformation. The final agreement is made that for the next 42 days, Frank will turn his life over to three twenty-something young men committed to his healing and prepared to coach him physically, emotionally and spiritually.  Frank will eat only raw food, practice gratitude, visit local holistic practitioners, and get a weekly colonic.  Ryland, Conor, and Cary get to support and witness Frank’s miraculous transformation.  Frank gets a new body, a clearer mind, and most importantly, a soaring spirit. Over those 42 days, the four men go on the ride of their lives.  Setting out to help Frank lose weight and get healthy, no one anticipated the profound impact this journey would have on the lives of countless others.  Through Frank’s story of love, redemption, and transformation, the viewers witness the power of change for themselves and the world.  May I Be Frank documents the essence of the human condition and what it truly means to fall in love again. - See more at: http://ollepersson.fortuneevents.com/product/may_i_be_frank#sthash.7LZEeY8p.dpuf May I Be Frank. - Order the DVD HERE! Frank Ferrante is a 54 year old Sicilian from Brooklyn living in San Francisco.  A lover of life, great food, beautiful women and a good laugh, Frank is also a drug addict, morbidly obese, pre-diabetic, and fighting Hepatitis C. He’s estranged from his daughter, single, and struggling with depression. Frank knows that life can be better than this, and is looking for a way out. May I Be Frank documents the transformation of Frank Ferrante’s life. He unknowingly stumbles into a local restaurant in San Francisco, Café Gratitude, a raw, organic and vegan café. As he becomes friends with the staff, he keeps returning to the café where he feels welcomed and free from his collapsing personal life. On one such visit, Frank is asked by Ryland, one of the servers, “What is one thing you want to do before you die?” Frank replies “I want to fall in love one more time, but no one will love me looking the way I do.” Inspired by the possibility of helping Frank, Ryland invites him to come into the café everyday for the next month. Armed with a camera and a wide open heart, Ryland soon enrolls his brother Cary, and Conor, his best friend, to participate in supporting Frank’s transformation. The final agreement is made that for the next 42 days, Frank will turn his life over to three twenty-something young men committed to his healing and prepared to coach him physically, emotionally and spiritually.  Frank will eat only raw food, practice gratitude, visit local holistic practitioners, and get a weekly colonic.  Ryland, Conor, and Cary get to support and witness Frank’s miraculous transformation.  Frank gets a new body, a clearer mind, and most importantly, a soaring spirit. Over those 42 days, the four men go on the ride of their lives.  Setting out to help Frank lose weight and get healthy, no one anticipated the profound impact this journey would have on the lives of countless others.  Through Frank’s story of love, redemption, and transformation, the viewers witness the power of change for themselves and the world.  May I Be Frank documents the essence of the human condition and what it truly means to fall in love again. May I Be Frank. - Order the DVD HERE! Check out this GREAT FOOD option - CLICK the image.   host Wed, 29 Jan 2014 07:19:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:140 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/139/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-Life-Day-9.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=139 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=139&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/139/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-Life-Day-9.aspx Good Wednesday morning people. Connie's Health, Juice fasting Success! We are already at Day 11, and I have yet to report on Day number nine. Well, I think we already concluded that the program was successfully completed with a seven day fasting on fresh juices only, and followed by some day’s on raw vegetables and fruits. Even now at Day 11, we are continuing a vegetarian program, probably because it’s convenient, it’s healthy - and we feel that we are in an excellent condition. Day 11 are also being Connie’s birthday, so let’s see what challenges and temptations that may bring in the evening. So far so good however, we have avoided both toxins and processed foods. And the final on the numbers; Connie dropped from 68 kg down to 63 kg, and she sure is happy about that extra bonus of the health program. But probably even more so about the blood-pressure numbers, whatever it been as a maximum, (believe the top some years ago was around 200 over 100.) down to 140 over 65 the other night. (Again she has instruction that food make no difference and that she have to be on blood pressure medication for the rest of the life. Bloody ignorant Doctors.) For myself, I started somewhere over 86 kg - and was down to 81.4 for our first breakfast on Sunday morning - now probably around 82 kg. And the sore shoulder I complained about is pretty good now, good enough so I couldn’t keep off the weights at the gym and longer. Yesterday morning, our Tuesday gym session, I did half an hour cardio - but then went on to do both pull-downs, bench press and rowing just to get some load on the upper body again. So when are you joining us for fasting? Check out our requests on Connie’s second blog here; www.conniehansen.com We will do this again ourselves in September, but will also set it up as an online program. With today’s technology it is almost like sitting in the same room anyway, so why not set up a team around the world. Skype and WebCam - and we can check each other’s juices, machines and processes as much as we like. Remembering again - and again - and again, that we are only suffering from TOXICITY in the body - or DEFICIENCY. And you therefore heal 90% of the so-called diseases, by simply cleaning out your body. Max Gerson, and after him the Gerson Institute in Mexico, have totally removed migraine headaches for 100 years now with vegetarian diet. It is a matter of getting oxygen in your body, getting loads of energy, and keep it alkaline - and no disease can live there. So, are you joining us in September?     If you have fatigue - do your love hanging on to it? - It is an option you know.     Do you have allergies - they are optional imbalances, green juicing followed by loads of probiotic food will fix the problem.     Fibromyalgia, or other joint pains - a green diet supplemented with fat, and a lot of walking.  It is optional you know. If you believe the doctors, believe that you have an incurable disease - then you probably have. On the other hand, if you believe that your problem is repairable, believe in the body’s ability to heal and cure everything - then you are right too. There is no man on this planet that can predict the future, no doctor that can predict that you will be sick for the rest of your life. When a doctor tells you that you have to be on ‘this pill’ for the rest of your life - then hold on to your wallet and run. All the best to our health - our self-managed health. Olle…. And here's some other great health solutions you need to try;   host Wed, 15 Jan 2014 00:02:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:139 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/138/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-Life-Day-8.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=138 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=138&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/138/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-Life-Day-8.aspx Juicing Finale – The first day on solids. – Raw Vegetarian only. OK, so we are eating again, but as I mention avoiding toxins and processing. So let’s make this day eight report, a menu proposal for going back from any fasting or cleansing process. But of course, what we have on the plates here may very well be a cleansing process in its own right. Day 8 of our juice fasting - all the first day of eating; It is Sunday morning so we are not woken up by nice soft music, or a Sandy MacGregor guiding us through meditation as is otherwise normal. However, being young healthy and energised, I’m still wide awake at 5 Am, and I noticing that Connie is too. I also noticed that she still have some issues, or un-comfort, with her back and sciatic nerve. At 5:30 I go down to the office and create a CD, containing just mentioned soft music and include a guided meditation by Sandy MacGregor, meditation titled “healing yourself” - Plugin and start the CD in the bedroom - and we enjoyed a half an hour meditation. I then go up and put on a cup of tea for us, and dish up a plate of berries. Connie had a desire for berries the night before, and it would be a nice and soft start on the first day after juicing. Here it is; As it is served in the bedroom. After enjoying that in bed we get up to start the day, checking computers and of course Facebook - and planning today’s work list. And now it’s Connie’s time to start preparing breakfast for us - and she always do a more serious effort than my quick tea and some additions. So here’s Connie’s breakfast, which we decide to enjoy down at poolside - as we having an absolutely beautiful day here at the Gold Coast. As mentioned, it is raw vegetarian food only, raw because even processing may well turn out to be a toxin. Some processing less so, while other overheating can completely convert the products chemical structure. (An example being cooking oils, when heating to the stage of creating smoke of the frying pan - you have turned them into a toxic substance - better throw them out and start over. The one oil however that this doesn’t apply to is coconut oil.) On the subject of processing food; Our preferred definition, probably controversial, but it’s great with different views. The food that provide nutrition, that support and sustain your body is healthy food, things that you put in your mouth that doesn’t support your body in any way are toxins. Most of which mentioned here, as toxins, are actually damaging to your body, while some not directly damaging but takes the body’s energy and efforts to process and dispose of. I met a schoolteacher in Brisbane some years ago, just briefly for lunch and a chat - and I can’t even remember her name. But I do remember her story; She told us that she had competition for the children in her class, they got points if they have food in the lunchbox that “remember” where it come from. Raw vegetables do remember whether come from, while the dangerous substance in a Coca-Cola bottle certainly doesn’t. And to a big extent, our processing do the same, it kills the food. Nothing will survive an hour in an oven at 200°, or swimming in 100° oil in a frying pan. But worse still is the factory processing - and all the chemicals added, if it is white it’s and lookes very 'clean' then rest assured that it is cleaned. Cleaned from all its nutrients and fibres that is, clean white food products therefore, most definitely, can be classified as toxins. And that some of those products are; white flour, white bread, white refined sugar, white table salt, (proper salt is good for you and we need a lot of it.) white rise, pasta etc, etc But quickly back to my menu, where Connie prepare this beautiful plates for our garden lunch. And to keep it short, lefts move right on and have a look at a dinner; And as you can see on this beautiful plate, we do deviate slightly - including a tub of natural Greek Yogurt with Garlic and other nice spices. So that was our nice and relaxing Sunday - but more importantly a very healthy Sunday. Try it out for yourself - the above diet is an excellent break from your chemicals and processed food any day. But there are many alternatives to healthy living, and the Paleo diet is one of them. The Paleo diet is not a vegetarian diet, and therefore a good alternative to people who don’t want to give up their meat. Check it out by clicking here - or on the images in this blog. And for today’s video, let’s do another repeat as this is a good one. Our friend and Naturopath Samantha Backman are interviewing Mr Don Tolman. Juice fasting sessions; Don Tolman and his son Tyler have a regular juice fasting sessions in Bali several times through the year. You can join them on destination, or you can join them via the Internet. Connie and myself will have another juice fasting session here at Mudgeeraba HiltOnZ in September 2014 - also a session designed so that you can follow us over Email, Skype and Facebook. Looking forward to having you with us then……………   Finaly - just had to post the one picture Connie took over the week; The author, all dressed up (dressed down?) for some serious garden work. host Sun, 12 Jan 2014 21:52:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:138 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/137/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-Life-Day-7.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=137 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=137&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/137/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-Life-Day-7.aspx Juicing Finale – The final day of our Juice only regimen. Day 7 of our juice fasting - and yes we actually decided this is the last day of juice only. We are still full of beans, no lack of energy at all, I’ve been busy with cars and some serious cleanup in the garden. While Connie have done free massages here. (And doing so despite a little bit of back pain - old sciatic nerve issues.) The day started, of course, with a juicing session; 8 – 9 kg of vegetables for a batch of cabala juice. And a lot of leaves and stuff for the compulsory green juice. Lastly we produced probably 4 L of orange, pineapple, lemon etc. The green one is our energy drink, it’s such an popular term this days yet so foolishly missused. Sugar and caffeine (highly processed coffee beans) is toxic, and certainly not a sustainable energy provider. We get all our energy from the sun, and the best absorbers / collectors of the sun’s energy are green leafy vegetables. So wouldn’t it then makes sense that the way to make a proper energy drink, is to collect these green juicy leaves - squeeze that Sun energy out of them and drink it for direct absorption into your bloodstream. Another thing worth mentioning is mindset. Prepare yourself for you jucing session, read up about the benefits, and check out the many juicing video’s on YouTube. Then decide a bit about your program, most importantly the length of your fasting, commence this preparation at least three months before your fasting. If you do this, discuss it, plan it and prepare for it, then you will be so focused that you’re really looking forward to commence your fasting session. Your mind is set on your 5, 7, 10 or even 30 day of fasting. We put our fasting session at 5 to 10 days, but we will be more specific next time. Especially for Connie, there was a little bit of food cravings on Saturday afternoon and evening . She had set her mind on to a five-day mark - and now she was two days overdue for her first breakfast.     So now, or tomorrow morning, we are slowly and gradually getting used to food again. Getting used to food in itself is probably not an issue at all, but we want to stay green, healthy and on vegetarian raw food as much as possible. And other issues is the dearly loved toxins; like caffeine, alcohol and sugar, we will try to keep them off as long as possible. And of course strictly limited in our future menu. One challenge is Connie’s birthday on Wednesday, whether to celebrate with champagne or soda water? What do you suggest? And on Friday, driving home from the gym I seriously looking forward to my regular cappuccino on the way.     Today’s video isn’t juicing, and I have published it before - but it so good and so important. Please take your time and watch everyone of these 80 minutes. Dagens Video ar inte Juicing, and I have posted denna nagra ganger tidigaremen den ar MYCKET BRA OCH SA VIKTIGT ATT ALLA FORANDRAR SER DEN. Ta tid och titta pa alla 80 minuterna har;         host Sun, 12 Jan 2014 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:137 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/136/Why-are-we-doing-this-Juice-Fasting.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=136 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=136&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/136/Why-are-we-doing-this-Juice-Fasting.aspx Why are we doing this Juice Fasting? The most common question we get is why are you doing this, what’s the point. Well, I give you a few comments, or let’s call it common suggestions from the experts in the field. Charlotte Gerson; You cannot keep one disease and heal 2 others when the body heal, it heals everything. Hippocrates “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” Joe Cross; Over 70% of our health problems comes from lifestyle and eating habits. (Authors comment: That number is shocking enough in itself, but I would like to suggest, and strongly believe, that it would be closer to 90%.) Charlotte Gerson again; We really only suffer from either or both of two things; Toxicity in the body or Deficiency in the body. Thomas Edison; “The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease. Hippocrates “There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.” Doesn’t we live in a world of over indulgence? (Now talking to, and about, the Western World Society) We are over eating every day on most things; The catastrophic overdosing of sugar. Overdosing on proteins and fats. A lot more animal flesh than what our bodies can handle. And finally, if we insist on indulge in toxins, then it should be kept to very small amounts - therefore in most cases we are overdosing; Caffeine, Alcohol, Sweets, Nicotine, Sugars (worth mentioning again) and all over processed food. With that said, doesn’t it make sense to clean the body every now and then? How often do a clean your body on the outside? Versus - how often do you clean your body on the inside? Think about it – wouldn’t internal organs be more important than your looks? How much money do you spend on external cleansing? How much money do you spend on the outside, just to please other people. And possibly for your self-confidence in that you have too “look good”? How much money do you spend on toilet paper? A common statement is that people spend more money on toilet paper than what they do on the inside of the head. (Education.) I would like to borrow that statement with the following question; Do you spend more money on toilet paper, then what you do on really understanding and looking after your body? So to close this off, here’s some reasons; We are cleansing with freshly squeezed juices one day every week, and a couple of extended fasting is (a week or so) couple of times a year. And we do this to give the body a break from over indulgence - and the “unavoidable” daily toxic bombardment.   And here's some other great health solutions you need to try;   host Sat, 11 Jan 2014 08:13:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:136 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/135/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-Life-Day-6.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=135 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=135&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/135/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-Life-Day-6.aspx Sorry folks, I miss the blogging yesterday, so here we are Saturday mornings instead. So happy Saturday morning all, hope you had a wonderful and healthily Saturday ahead of you. Day six of our program started with a good gym session, a bit over an hour, more than 30 minutes on bikes and treadmills - and then resistance machines and stretching. As I said yesterday, this would be a bit of a check-up on the energy level after five days without solid food. And I can testify that it worked very well, very good energy and I couldn’t feel any fatigue or tiredness at all. One thing I noticed is that the pulse seemed lower, I can normally reach 150 on a set speed on a treadmill - while yesterday I stayed on 130 in puls-rate. I pushed ahead with a bit increased speed and increased incline - and I managed to get up just over 140 before the time was up. The cost and the numbers again; After a bit of shopping yesterday, I realise that we are up to 30 kg of carrots for the week, maybe 20 kg of apples, and then celery, kale, silver beet, lemons, oranges, pineapples and much more. We have managed to streamline our juice selection a bit; The base for the program is still Don Tolman’s; cabala juice. That alone takes a bit over 3 kg of carrots a day for the 3 of us, and also 9 apples, 3 lemons and 3 beetroots. The second important one is to have a green juice; We have our green juice on a weekly basis, and the normal base ingredient is our home-grown wheatgrass. Unfortunately due to Christmas holiday we hadn’t any wheatgrass in stock for this project. So for the green stuff, you can use any green leaves you’ll find in the vegetable store, but we also throw in some green capsicum cucumbers and other greenies. Than for sweetening it a bit, we use apples, and sometimes half a pineapple. And finally a “desert juice” as Connie calls it - the sweet stuff; Here we have pineapple and or oranges, watermelon, grapes and a variety of apples. For the taste I like to add lemons, grapes, ginger - and other spices. So, what about today’s movies? First a short Gerson therapy presentation, it is basically a recipe display, on some juices and the ingredients they use. Just a 4 minute one. Healing of the Gerson away Defeating cancer and other degenerative diseases. I therefore put in a second movie today, and another juicing experts - a young and beautiful girl with an amazing story. You need to join Jessica Ainscough here; http://www.thewellnesswarrior.com.au/ And here's some other great health solutions you need to try;   host Sat, 11 Jan 2014 01:20:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:135 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/134/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-Life-Day-5.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=134 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=134&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/134/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-Life-Day-5.aspx Connies Health - Juicing for a week - Juicing for Health! Day five is done. We seem to be dropping the appetite a bit, today we didn’t finished our juices, and Connie was released from the duties of 3 hour juicing this afternoon. She have also survived her four day working week while being on the juice menu, which I think is quite impressive. As for myself, I’m in the home and in control of my time - almost any way, with the exception of various businesses in the car. Daniel is doing well too, complained during the morning walk about a bit of headache, but has been okay and be working all day. Yesterday Connie decided to clean us out a little bit extra, she gave us each a large glass of Epsom salt! That dynamite should come with great warnings and instructions, it really flushes the intestines. We have also decided on the closing schedule, which is to introduce some raw fruit and vegetables on Sunday, day number eight. Following by Monday also as a raw vegetarian day, with our regular Monday afternoon smoothie. So, not too much excitement today, let’s see what movie we can pick. Another great juicing experts we are following - if not the guru on the planet - is Mr Don Tolman. Here is in an interview with Ingrid Arna;   admin Thu, 09 Jan 2014 07:45:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:134 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/133/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-Life-Day-4.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=133 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=133&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/133/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-Life-Day-4.aspx End of day 4, and we are as happy and enthusiastic as ever. Day three and day four are supposed to be terrible days, the worst slump before it’s getting better. Joe Cross commented that he felt like he been run over by a truck. So we can contradict that, and say that both day three and a four can pass quite easily as well. I must admit though, that I did look bit towards my normal waterholes during my morning walk this morning - a cappuccino might have fitted in well. :) :) :)  Just in time for this little experiment, I got some infection in the right shoulder, these problems have quickly disappeared - and the shoulder is almost back to normal now. I was out carrying a big car door today, and it works very well. We have found that in comparison it is quite expensive to drink your vegetables as supposed to just eat them. We are three people on this juicing program, and we are looking at the costs towards hundred dollars per person. And normal week here is a lot of raw vegetables, and also lightly steamed broccoli, cauliflower, celery and carrots - that is at the cost of under hundred dollars for three people. We are not doing our juicing as any weight control at all, it is simply for long-term health. As you may know, we have a regular juice fasting program every Monday of the week. However, we are checking the scale anyway just out of curiosity, and both Connie and myself have lost 3 kg each for the first three days of fasting. Another positive is that Connie’s blood pressure was on 155 over 85 yesterday evening, a quite low reading for her. It is also a bit of a victory for a girl will have several the doctors orders to be on blood pressure medication for the rest of your life. Again its proven, as have been done tens of thousands of times before, that the only medication we need for their entire life is a raw food. Raw healthy organic vegetables in any form, and a lot of freshly squeezed juices to flush it down with. So we are moving on to day five - strong and energised. For today’s video I’m going back to Joe Cross, just a short one today. – Enjoy; host Wed, 08 Jan 2014 08:46:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:133 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/132/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-a-million-benefits-Day-3.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=132 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=132&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/132/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-a-million-benefits-Day-3.aspx End of day three, and we are still kicking. Today we only have three different juices for breakfast, cabala, oranges & carrots - and the green alternative. Then at about 6 AM it was off to the gym, and had a very good session there. A bit shorter than the normal 90 minutes, but we both have good energy and was paddling along with the Cardio machines. I have two skip too much weight lifting at the moment’s due to some sort of infection in a shoulder - but there’s a lot more to do and I need the extra time to pump up the pulse. Connie did a good juicing session yesterday, so Daniel and I had a good supply that lasted us past lunch. I then did and you exciting concoction on whatever I could find - when something like this; Two oranges, three or four apples, a pear, one Lemmon and one Lime fruit, some grapes, a big bunch of carrots and a big bunch of celery and of cause a bit of ginger root for that extra taste, and some apricot kernels for an extra dose of vitamin B. Just finished our afternoon tea, complemented with my newly composed juice as a substitute for the pastry or the raisin-toast that normally included. So yes it’s progressing very well, feel a bit of hunger every now and then - but a good as sip of the water bottle we quickly eliminate that feeling. We have felt quite energised today, maybe myself more so than Connie – no tiredness or feeling of fatigue and could easily do another gym session tonight. So for today’s juicing video, I just have a quick presentation by Tyler Tolman, Tyler is presenting the cabala juice a recipe from his residence in Bali. host Tue, 07 Jan 2014 07:35:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:132 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/131/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-a-million-benefits-Day-2.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=131 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=131&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/131/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-a-million-benefits-Day-2.aspx Connies Health, Juice fasting for Life. Day two was started with a four course breakfast, and a very colourful breakfast too. A big glass of red cabala juice, then the leftovers of their “Power Gulp” green juice from yesterday. Thirdly we had a juice that missed Connie’s recipe list from yesterday, pineapples and carrots for a nice yellow or orangey drink - and finally the “Cold and flu Blast” terrible brownish colour - but a drink with a tang and a good kick. That breakfast pretty much clean out our fridge, and I had to start planning for the Monday Juice menu. First however, being charged up with energy from the breakfast, I went for a long walk around Mudgeeraba - working up a good sweat in a hot summer day already at 6:30. Coming back home I jumped in the pool for a cool off, but found the temperature there to be about 32°C. Today we also had the third member joining our juice fasting team, Daniel James Coffey, a friend that have found the good habit of visiting Queensland from the UK every northern winter. At about 9 o’clock I needed my second breakfast so I had to wake up Daniel and get on with the juicing, we did another small batch of cabala juice. (My miscalculation, as it ended up being a little bit short supply for the day.) And we did a good batch of a green juice; celery, cucumber, green Apple, pear, pok choi, SilverBeat and parsley. Those juices took us through the day, although Daniel complained a bit about a persistent hunger feeling. Now for a couple of hours in the evening, Daniel and Connie have made some good batches of juices that hopefully should be sufficient for tomorrow Tuesday. That would be about 3 L of cabala juice, 2 L of green juice, and I believe Connie experimenting with an orange, lime, pear and carrot juice. To finish today’s little session; I will post a short video, a TV interview with Mr Joe Cross  -  ENJOY;   host Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:15:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:131 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/130/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-a-million-benefits.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=130 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=130&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/130/Connies-Health-Juice-fasting-for-a-million-benefits.aspx Connies Health, Juice fasting for a million benefits. Okay we started this adventure, juice fasting only, a whole week without chewing. Sunday morning, 5 January 2014, and we are doing three different juices. I initially had the idea about juicing every other day - but I soon realised that - that wasn’t practical. The amount of juice we need to go through makes it necessary to mostly juicing twice a day. Joel Cross, one of our teachers / mentor’s, suggest that for a full on fasting process like the one we are doing, we need about 3 L of juice each / day. Anyone should get on to juicing as a supplement, which is what we’ve been doing for years now, and if so drinking half a litre to a litre juice every day. A very effective way of limiting appetite, preventing over eating, and this is because you actually provide the body with the nutrition it needs - rather than junk food, or other over processed foods that fill your tummy for a false and temporary feeling of satisfaction. So, 2 – 3 litre per day it is, and in addition to that the normal standard of water drinking applies - approximately 1 L of water per 22 kg body weight. Here’s today’s recipes; Cabala Juice 1kg Carrots 1 green apple 1 red apple 1 yellow apple 1 medium size beetroot 1 lemmon Cold and flue Blast 4 lemons 2 limes 3 clove garlic 1 inch fresh ginger root 4 cups parsley 2 apples 2 large grapefruit, keep the white pith on the grapefruit. Power Gulp 3 large leaves of kale 1 cup green grapes 1 medium green cucumber 1 green apple 2 stalks of celery This was the morning juicing, Connie then had to do an additional batch of cabala juice in the afternoon, and she also did a green juice. Both partly for her lunch box - her nutritional supply - during her nursery work on Monday. By the way; Connie started this week on 68kg and I weighed in at just over 86kg this morning. (This is not a weight loss challenge at all, just fun to check the numbers.) host Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:05:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:130 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/129/6-Healing-Benefits-Of-Probiotics.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=129 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=129&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/129/6-Healing-Benefits-Of-Probiotics.aspx 6 Healing Benefits Of Probiotics   By: Meredith Melnick – The Huffington Post For most people, the mention of probiotics conjures up images of yogurt. But don’t dismiss the microbes as a marketing gimmick or food fad. The latest probiotic research suggests that live-active cultures of these friendly bacteria can help to prevent and treat a wide variety of ailments. "There is an increasing interest in probiotic interventions," wrote the authors of one of the most recent studies, a meta-analysis of previous research in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Those researchers found that probiotics were particularly useful against a common gastrointestinal problem: antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD). But studies show that probiotics can help with a great deal more -- warding off infection and boosting immune systems, as well as helping to improve women’s health and perhaps even fighting obesity. The word "probiotic" is a compound of two Greek words: "pro," to signify promotion of and "biotic," which means life. Their very definition is something that affirms life and health. That's true even by modern standards: the World Health Organization defines a probiotic as any living microorganism that has a health benefit when ingested. Similarly, the USDA defines a probiotic as "any viable microbial dietary supplement that beneficially affects the host." That doesn't mean that all probiotics, or probiotic-containing foods are created equal. So what should you look for? "There is a lot of 'noise' in this space as more and more 'food products' are coming out with Probiotics," Dr. Shekhar K. Challa, a gastroenterologist and the author of Probiotics For Dummies tells The Huffington Post. "Unfortunately it is impossible to quantitate the CFU's of probiotics in most food products." CFUs -- or colony-forming units -- is a microbiological term that describes the density of viable bacteria in a product. In other words, the CFU tells you how rich in probiotics a food actually is -- and how much will be available to your body. Dr. Challa recommends the following unpasteurized probiotic rich foods:   Plain unflavored yogurt Kefir Sauerkraut Miso Pickles Tempeh Kimchi and Kombucha tea. So what can probiotics help you with? Digestive Health Each of us has more than 1,000 different types of bacteria that live in our digestive tracts, helping us to break down food and absorb nutrients. But when we take antibiotics -- medicine that is designed to kill destructive, illness-causing bacteria -- the drugs can also kill the healthy intestinal flora that helps us digest. About 30 percent of the patients who take antibiotics report suffering from diarrhea or some other form of gastrointestinal distress, according to the recent JAMA study on probiotics and antibiotic-associated diarrhea. As a result, doctors commonly prescribe taking probiotics to "repopulate" the digestive tract with healthful bacteria. The study found that it was a viable solution for many. But probiotics can also help with other types of digestive issues. Research has shown that probiotics can be helpful for people with irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS -- a hard-to-treat condition that can have a range of intestinal symptoms, such as abdominal pain, cramps, bloating, diarrhea and constipation. In one study, female IBS patients experienced some alleviation of symptoms like abdominal pain and irregularity when they were given a supplement of the bacterial strain, Bifidobacterium infantis. Even for those without an urgent problem, probiotics can help with overall digestive management. Challa argues in his book, Probiotics For Dummies, that good bacteria help "crowd out" bad bacteria. That's because the intestine is lined with adherence sites where bacteria latches on. If the sites are populated with good-for-you microbes, there's no place for a harmful bacterium to latch on. Urinary Health Probiotics make a nice compliment to antibiotics among people who suffer from urinary tract infections, according to the research. What's more, there's emerging evidence that regular probiotics can help prevent bad bacteria from invading the urinary tract by maintaining a population of healthy bacteria on the tract's adherence sites. Infections of the urinary tract are extremely common, especially in women. Most infections disappear with antibiotics, but about 30 to 40 percent might return, according to literature from the University of Maryland Medical Center. Allergies Allergy research is still preliminary, but at least one large, high quality study found a relationship between women taking probiotics during pregnancy and a 30 percent reduction in the instance of childhood eczema (an early sign of allergies) in their infants. Researchers selected women who had a history of seasonal allergies -- or whose partners had histories of allergies. The infants who received probiotics in-vitro also had 50 percent higher levels of tissue inflammation, which is thought to trigger the immune system and reduce allergy incidence. Women's Health Just like the digestive tract, the vagina relies on a precarious balance of good and bad bacteria. When that balance is off, it can result in one of two very common, though thoroughly uncomfortable infections: bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections. In fact, bacterial vaginosis can actually lead to a yeast infection. Some small studies have found that L. acidophilius can help prevent infection, manage an already active one or support antibiotics as a treatment, though it's worth noting that the probiotics were taken as vaginal suppositories, rather than orally in food. Probiotics may also have a special role in maternal health, as pregnant women are particularly susceptible to vaginal infections. And bacterial vaginosis has been indicated as a contributing factor to pre-term labor, making probiotics a potential boon for fetal health. Immunity Surprisingly, one of the main functions of healthful bacteria is to stimulate immune response. By eating probiotic-rich foods and maintaining good intestinal flora, a person can also help to maintain a healthy immune system. And that has real world effects: for example, in one small study of students, those who were given a fermented dairy drink (instead of milk) displayed increased production from lymphocytes -- a marker of immune response. Obesity In 2006, Stanford University researchers found that obese people had different gut bacteria than normal-weighted people -- a first indication that gut flora plays a role in overall weight. Some preliminary research shows that probiotics can help obese people who have received weight loss surgery to maintain weight loss. And in a study of post-partum women who were trying to lose abdomnial fat, the addition of lactobacillusand bifidobacterium capsules helped reduce waist circumference. It's still unclear how probiotics play a role in weight loss -- and there is some controversy about how significant the probiotics-associated weight loss is. But as long as the probiotics source is low-calorie and healthful, itself, it is an innocuous method to attempt. Source: www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/... host Mon, 16 Dec 2013 10:00:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:129 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/128/Prescription-abuse-on-alarming-rise.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=128 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=128&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/128/Prescription-abuse-on-alarming-rise.aspx Prescription abuse, or the resulting deaths, on alarming rise Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association calls for a national monitor scheme and more safe injecting rooms to help curb prescription abuse. A total of 176 Victorians died of drug overdoses in the first half of this year 2013 - and the overwhelming majority of the deaths involved prescription drugs. Figures released by the Coroners Court on Tuesday show the contribution of prescription drugs - 82 per cent of overdose deaths - far outweighed those of illicit drugs (44 per cent) and alcohol (30 per cent), with some deaths caused by a combination of drug types. The figures put Victoria on track to exceed last year's total of 367 drug overdose deaths - higher than the road toll - and have prompted calls for increased drug treatment services. Victoria's drug toll. They show minor tranquillisers called benzodiazepines have overtaken opioids as the prescription drug type most commonly associated with drug deaths. Advertisement The tranquillisers - including alprazolam, commonly known as Xanax - contributed to 102 deaths in the first half of this year. Prescription opioids, such as oxycodone and fentanyl, contributed to 94 deaths. Heroin was involved in 67 deaths. Drug death findings. Where is hit hardest by overdoses. A Coroner's Court analysis of overdose deaths in 2010, 2011 and 2012 revealed that the City of Yarra had the highest rate of drug deaths in Victoria. The municipality, which includes Richmond, Collingwood and Fitzroy, was followed by the cities of Port Phillip (which includes St Kilda) and Melbourne. The analysis also looked at drug deaths within Melbourne-based Medicare Locals, which are organisations that co-ordinate primary care in different areas. By Medicare Local areas, Frankston/Mornington Peninsula and inner north-west Melbourne had the highest rate of deaths involving prescription drugs. Inner north-west Melbourne also had the highest rates of deaths involving illegal drugs and alcohol as well as the the highest rate of deaths involving prescription tranquillisers and opioids. Frankston/Mornington Peninsula had the highest rates of deaths involving antidepressants and antipsychotics. The figures also showed a higher rate of drug deaths in regional Victoria compared with Melbourne, when measured against population. Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association executive officer Sam Biondo said the figures were cause for concern. The higher death rates in regional Victoria could be blamed partly on difficulties in access to treatment due to ''a scarcity of resources and overburdened health and welfare services'', he said. Mr Biondo said the data provided insight into drug harms by region and allowed for tailored responses that should include a supervised injecting room in the City of Yarra. He said increased access to pharmacotherapy such as methadone was vital to driving down drug deaths, as were needle and syringe and pain management programs. Mr Biondo renewed calls for a ''real-time prescription monitoring system'' to alert doctors and pharmacists to individuals obtaining multiple prescriptions from various doctors to feed addictions. Federal and state governments say they are working to develop such a system. Australia's drug regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, will also place more stringent restrictions on access to Xanax from next February. A licence will be required to prescribe the drug for longer than eight weeks or to a drug-dependent person. Article by;  http://www.theage.com.au/  For the record we might add that there are no reported deaths from overdose of Celery, Broccoli or Carrots. Join Connies Health Crusade NOW - HERE!     host Fri, 22 Nov 2013 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:128 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/127/Don-Tolman-Self-Help-Self-Healing--Pulse-Diet.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=127 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=127&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/127/Don-Tolman-Self-Help-Self-Healing--Pulse-Diet.aspx Don Tolman on the Last Australian tour 2013 Today I want to share with you some tips about one of the most effective transitioning steps people take to get back their "awesomeness" - Fasting! But before I do that, I want to quickly let you know about a little something exciting... Since I was able to bring Pulse back into people's hands about a year ago, I know that many have become avid fanatics who love what Pulse has done for their health (especially weight loss) and energy.  I absolutely love every bit of feedback we receive and the success stories that keep coming from this amazing raw food product. To celebrate the end of the long weekend, I have a sensational deal for those of you who just can't get enough Pulse in your life :). We have especially prepared 50 sets of my 28 Day Pulse Challenge packs that we are offering at 20% off the normal rate (normally $595).   This means, if you are one of the first 50 people to order a 28 Day Pulse Pack here at my wellbeing store you will SAVE $119! To secure your discounted pack Simply Enter: ILOVEPULSE (all capitals) in the Discount Code field on check out.  Last time we offered this promotion we sold out in less than 48 hours so you'll need to be super quick! ORDER HERE - NOW! You'll receive 28 packs of freshly handcrafted Pulse in a mix of all seven available varieties for you to enjoy:   NOW.   I really need to emphasize that this is a special offer that will only apply to these 50 packs that we have set aside, once they're gone, they're gone and the "28 Day Pulse" pack pricing will be back to normal.  So, if you're a Pulse lover who would like to take advantage of this extra special deal, please Order Here Now! Now, back to my article on Fasting... The Art of Fasting An ill or injured animal’s first instinct is to abstain from solid food until it is again healthy. They instinctively know that the healing process will be much faster and more effective when it abstains from solid food that burden its digestive tract.  This instinct is also true for humans however most of us completely ignore our body's incredible intelligence! Fasting means to 'Make-Strong" and there are many different types of fasts including water, juice, mono diets, raw foods (like doing the 28 Day Pulse and Water Challenge) and more. When the body is processing food day after day, the digestive and cleansing systems are often subject to an uninterrupted workload.  Because of this constant strain the body is unable to rid itself of all these stored toxins, environmental pollutants, waste products, body acids, excess proteins, and fat deposits. If this condition continues long enough, it can lead to cancer and other diseases :( What are the benefits of fasting? Fasting is necessary to give the digestive system a deserving rest, and more importantly to cleanse the body. By fasting on Pulse for 28 days you can help prevent, improve and even remit many diseases such as circulatory problems, diabetes, intestinal problems, respiratory conditions, skin problems, and so much more. People love how they can fast on Pulse and still continue about their normal day to day activities (unlike a water fast where it's best to be out in nature away from your everyday life). There have been a number of intriguing clinical trials and studies treating numerous disease conditions with fasting. Here are some of those findings: •    Fasting is exceptionally beneficial in chronic cardiovascular disease and congestive heart failure, reducing triglycerides, atheromas, total cholesterol, and increasing HDL levels. •    Fasting has been found effective in the treatment of diabetes, often reversing the condition permanently. •    Because of its long-term effects on metabolism, fat stores in the body, leptin, and disease conditions associated with obesity, fasting has been found to be one of the most effective treatments for obesity. •    A number of studies have found that fasting is beneficial in epilepsy, reducing the length, number, and severity of seizures. Fasting is especially effective for helping alleviate or cure childhood epilepsy. •     In a 1998 trial of 88 people with acute pancreatitis, fasting was found better than any other medical intervention. •     A number of studies have found that fasting is effective for treating both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Fasting reduces inflammation in the body and researchers found decreased ESR, arthralgia, pain, stiffness, and need for medication. •     Autoimmune diseases such as lupus, rosacea, chronic urticaria, and acute glomerulonephritis have all responded well to fasting. •    Other diseases that have responded to fasting are: psychosomatic disease, neurogenic bladder, psoriasis, eczema, thrombophlebitis, varicose ulcers, fibromyalgia, neuro-ciculatory disease, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, bronchial asthma, lumbago, depression, neurosis, schizophrenia, duodenal ulcers, uterine fibroids, intestinal parasites, gout, allergies, hay fever, hives, multiple sclerosis, and insomnia. •    The historical claim that fasting increases life span is gaining support in research literature. Regularly repeated 4-day fasting has been found to increase the life span. The less you eat, the longer you live. •    Fasting is extremely beneficial in the treatment of cancer. It's Your Time To Shine! If you're serious about living a life filled with passion, purpose and bursting with energy my 28 Day 'Pulse Fast' Package is the perfect place to begin. To celebrate you being awesome, we're offering a massive 20% off 28 Bag Packs.  That's a $119.00 saving! We have only 50 packs available at this special discounted price so please be quick if you want to secure this incredible offer! ORDER NOW - You must Enter ILOVEPULSE in the DISCOUNT CODE field on check out. When you purchase this life-changing package we will send you a 28 Day Supply of Pulse (28 bags), in a mixed box of delicious flavours. Each bag of Pulse is filled with wholesome, nutrient-dense ingredients including dates, figs, brazil nuts, cashews, sesame seeds, quinoa, buckwheat (to name a few) - which have been purposefully combined and handcrafted according to the ancient recipe and ratio that I spent 17 years researching and discovering. During the 28 Day Pulse Fast you will only be eating the super nutritious Pulse and drinking lots of clean fresh water. Pulse is Made in Australia and "made with love" every step of the way. Hand-crafted in a positive and wholesome environment of the highest standard - we carefully select the finest organic foods available (or pesticide free where organic is not possible). Pulse comes together in a careful and exact alchemical formula to create the perfect synergy of food for the sacred beautiful human form that is "your body". If you are feeling inspired to live a healthier life then let's go for it! We will provide you with a full set of instructions to help you every step of the way. Order Now!!!   ---   Here's what others have to say... "I have just completed my first 28 Day Adventure, I have never felt so alive, energised and mentally clear!  I can't wait for my next one - Stacey Miller, New Zealand. "Thanks again, Day 8 and down from 117.6kgs to 109kgs" - Jerry Farsoun, Australia "The surgeon insisted that Jack needed a biopsy because his prostate PSA was too high (4.5).  Jack didn't want to do this as he knows a biopsy often makes cancer spread.  He did Don Tolman's 28 day program and his count is now down to 3.2 - He has prevented unnecessary surgery"!   Nicole Pritchard (Jack's Wife), Australia "I was diagnosed with an auto-immune disease 13 years ago.  I was on over 20 pills a day and not getting better.  My Dr told me I had to have a piece of my bowel taken out or go on even more medication.   I started looking for alternatives.  Soon after I discovered Don Tolman.  After completing a program I have transformed my health and am sooo freaking happy.   I'm definitely in remission, maybe even healed and am off ALL medication.  Thank you again for your kindness" - Anna Richardson, New Zealand As you can see by our testimonials, whether you're already healthy or have serious health concerns, everyone can benefit from 28 Days on Pulse! Have a great day! PS; Catch up with Don Next Month, Don's last visits from the 2nd to the 10th of November 2013!   host Sun, 13 Oct 2013 05:50:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:127 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/126/Energy-is-all-there-is--and-Energy-is-boundless.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=126 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=126&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/126/Energy-is-all-there-is--and-Energy-is-boundless.aspx My name is Olle. Olle Persson, Swedish origin and born 1956. I met you the first time Ed when you’re presenting and selling the Reading  Genius course in Brisbane. It must have been 15 years ago now. (On a sad note, I had a friend with me at your seminar, and she too bought your program, neither of us has done much about it though. The sad part is that the girl died from breast cancer couple weeks ago, again making me realize; “we don’t have a contract with life, so get on with it while you’re here.”) Well, I was born in Sweden a long time ago, but I did move to Australia in 1990 - hence my first language now is English. Absolutely loving the new life in the sub tropical / tropical sunshine state Queensland in Australia, and so does my partner Connie - and 28-year-old daughter. Mona. We are in a reasonable stable relationship, celebrating 40 years now on 8 December, still not married though - says I need to get to know the girl first.  :) Already in Sweden we were quite interested in alternative natural health, Connie even did short fasting periods during the 1980s. I studied a bit of Scientology in the early 1980s, did a lot of reading and a few courses - but can’t really say that I became a Scientology advocate. I also remember doing the Mega Memory course by Kevin Trudeau, in this course Kevin had a whole chapter about the vitamin supplement and the positive effect on brain and learning capability. I vaguely also remember that he had a very negative view towards the sugar drinks, and that you should stay away from sugar in any learning environment. (Interesting fact that the danger of sugar was known in the 1980s and long before that, yet still today they are happily selling both sugar drinks - and the very dangerous energy drinks in school canteens in Australia.) I sort of got hooked on the vitamins, and was popping vitamin pills from the mid 1980s through to just a couple of years ago. Occasionally still take my USANA multivitamin pills. The shift away from vitamins haven’t been less a belief in the need of nutrition, it is the approach towards the natural way, eating fresh greens; apple bananas, carrots celery and broccoli. Including, studying and following the Don Tolman’s teaching - with which we now for five or six years have applied a routine with one day juice fasting per week. An extended trial of Don Tolman’s program was when my partner Connie, removed ovarian cancer tumors with help of a three weeks juice fasting and meditation sessions. Another issue that we are adamant about is the avoidance of sugar, sugar is a poison to the extent it shouldn’t be available in supermarkets - possibly as a prescription drug. It looks like a hopeless mission, but we are committed in a persistent pursuit of converting Coke drinkers into or Water drinkers. We do sell a book authored by a close friend of ours; Monica Colmsjo, the book is titled; “Sugar Dreams” waking up to a bitter reality.  The book is available here, and we will soon have it available in E-book format as well. Another great source of information regarding sugar drinks is Professor Robert H. Lustig; “Sugar, The Bitter Truth”. http://youtu.be/dBnniua6-oM During this 30 years of health studying, we have of course started a few businesses and websites to promote our case. Here’s a couple of them currently live and available; http://www.connieshealth.com/ http://www.conniehansen.com/ But I guess I have to close this stretched out BIO for now, might slip back into it as I introduce a current patient here suffering from in-operable cancer. In conclusion; We are open minded, we are keen students - we have a great believes in the teaching of the Celestine Prophecy - in Crystal Energy and in Astral Travelling. We are only energy, energy is all there is, and energy has no boundaries, the physical manifestations we see is to some extent illusions - illusionary manifestations created in our imagination. We can choose to maintain this temple (our human bodies) we have been granted control over doing our earthly visit, or we can choose to abuse it - put the body at “un ease” and thus manifest “dis-ease”. As this is all a creation of our mind, and long past negative programming, and with long past I mean generations, we quite naturally can reverse any conditions with a simple change of our mindset. Thoughts are energy and they manifest into physical things, and there isn’t really much difference in this realm - whether somebody consciously thinks about creating a building - or subconsciously decide to create a cancerous tumor. You are a miracle healer Ed, a healing genius, I admire your work - and would love to work closer with you. I also believe that we are all Healers - we are all anything we want to be - it’s a matter of the believing and having the confidence. This is a very well said by a great teacher / healer in India; This powerful man once was asked, from someone having witnessed his healing powers, “Are You God”? To the question the man answered short and promptly; “Yes I am.” Continuing; - “And so are you my friend - the only difference is; I know it - and you don’t”. To help others to heal, we will do what we already do on a daily basis - the three important things; education, education and more education. Or in Don Tolman’s words;     self education  -  self help   and  self healing We are continuously growing and changing our online presence, and we all looking to take on clients to help them to heal. We already have open our house to people in need, and there is no filtering at all about what area they need help in. As a brief excitable, I would introduce a girl - and I give her the fictitious name Annie. Annie came to us a couple months ago, and she didn’t look good. She of course said that everything is good, and that she didn’t have any problem. Naturally it didn’t take long to realize that Annie is an alcoholic, and a quite heavy smoker. As is common with alcoholics, they are into body abuse, starvation - in short - on a path towards killing themselves. We later learned that Annie has spent many years in a physically abusive relationship, still suffering from the wounds of the abuse. In addition - and off course as a result of the above, is developing quite severe arthritis. Finally for the diagnosis, Annie is said to have in-operable pancreas cancer. The doctors didn’t say in-curable, but it would probably get to that stage. As we all know, chemotherapy and radiation is far worse than the actual symptoms it is meant to treat. Luckily for Annie, she have come to a supportive home - where we are well aware that “in curable” simply means that the condition is curable from within. We now have Annie on a healthy diet, high content of vegetables - and very limited processing of the food she eats. In addition she are on daily meditation sessions, as well as education in personal / mental development - and about the many options available to battle cancer. I have to stop here Ed - due to other commitments. Thus leave this temporarily as a draft - I hope to be able to come back editing and completing this draft. Truly looking forward to your response and comments, and hopefully work closer together Ed. To a happy and healthy life / Relationship!  -Olle Persson Ph; 07 5630 1276 Primal Force Nutrition Paleo Recipes. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/perssono Email; olle(a)ollepersson.com Thanks for reading – Love and Blessing to you all….     host Fri, 11 Oct 2013 23:16:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:126 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/125/Wheatgrass-NOW-available-in-Mudgeeraba-Connies-Health.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=125 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=125&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/125/Wheatgrass-NOW-available-in-Mudgeeraba-Connies-Health.aspx   Wheatgrass NOW available in Mudgeeraba, Connie's Health.   /  $12.00 per Tray only.  /  Contact Olle;  5630 1276 Organically grown wheat-grass available for collection in Mudgeeraba, grown to order as to your anticipated requirement. What is wheatgrass? Wheatgrass is young sprouted wheat of 1 to 2 weeks of age. Once wheatgrass reaches a height of 12 to 20cm it can be cut and then juiced. Due to its fibrous nature, wheatgrass is indigestible to humans, which is why it needs to be juiced and why cows need four stomachs to digest grass.     The Nutritional Benefits Wheatgrass's deep green juice is abundant in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, protein and chlorophyll. It contains every amino acid, vitamin and mineral necessary for human nutrition, making it one of the few actual “whole foods.” Wheatgrass is so nutrient-rich, in fact, that only 30mls of freshly squeezed wheatgrass juice is equivalent in nutritional value to 1kg of leafy green vegetables. Kilo for kilo, it has more vitamin C than oranges and twice the vitamin A of carrots. Containing 70% chlorophyll, wheatgrass juice increases the body’s production of red blood cells (haemoglobin). This helps to normalise high blood pressure and stimulates healthy tissue-cell growth. Chlorophyll also has the ability to break down poisonous carbon dioxide which allows more absorption of oxygen into the bloodstream.     As this is a natural organic process, we cannot provide any guaranties as to equality between batches, you are therefore invited (or required) to inspect and choose the trays of Wheatgrass you require. WYSIWYG. Different growth stages of grass are available to cover your weeks requirement. Our wheatgrass is grown in a generous layer of soil, this provides the grass with all nutrition and trace elements – but it also makes maintenance / watering much simpler. A slow speed “screw compression juicer” is required to enable processing of your grass, there are many juicers around, and one model is available through our website; www.connieshealth.com. Call now with your order or for a visit / inspection of your Health & Energy supply.   Connie or Olle; Phone; 07 5630 1276 Email; olle@ollepersson.com www.connieshealth.com      host Tue, 01 Oct 2013 09:51:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:125 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/124/What-is-Green-Coffee-Beans-and-WHY-is-it-so-effective.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=124 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=124&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/124/What-is-Green-Coffee-Beans-and-WHY-is-it-so-effective.aspx What is Green Coffee Beans – and WHY is it so effective. GCBx contains the only patented Green Coffee Bean Extract. Green Coffee Bean boosts the enzymes that burn fat and slow the release of glucose into the blood. The most recent study on Green Coffee Bean published in the journal of Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity¹ studied overweight adults taking either a patented Green Coffee Bean extract or placebo for 12 weeks. Subjects taking Green Coffee Bean lost an average of 8 kg in just 10 weeks! They also dropped almost 20% of their body fat! No side effects were reported, which is unheard of. Does Green Coffee Beans Aid Weight Loss? - Yes, according to a recent study. One of the explanations could be that the unroasted beans’ contain chlorogenic acid. Various studies have suggested that chlorogenic acid slows absorption of fat from food and also activates metabolism of extra fat. "Green coffee" refers to the raw or unroasted seeds of Coffea fruits. Green coffee beans are cleaned, dried, roasted, ground and brewed to produce coffee. Chlorogenic acid has specifically been shown to inhibit an enzyme. Which promotes the formation of glucose (sugar) in the liver. Unfortunately, brewed coffee doesn’t serve as a good source of chlorogenic acid. Roasting green coffee beans removes their naturally bitter taste, it also removes a significant portion of the chlorogenic acid. Therefore, green coffee beans remain one of the best natural sources for chlorogenic acid. Taking chlorogenic acid that is extracted from the green coffee beans promotes weight loss, apparently without any dietary changes or additional exercise. With such promising and dramatic weight loss results, the only thing that could really sideline the green bean coffee supplement movement that is already underway, would be side effects. Luckily for the industry, and for those who want to lose weight quickly and naturally without doing any extra work, chlorogenic acid has been shown to have NO side effects. Still, it’s highly advisable for those thinking about taking green coffee bean extract to pick the right product with the highest amount of chlorogenic acid. Lose Weight Naturally With Green Coffee Bean Extract And yet another study; According to studies published in the Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity Journal, green coffee bean extract may just be the first weight reduction product ever that actually delivers on its promises The University of Scranton in Pennsylvania study, presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society, involved 16 overweight or obese individuals who took capsules containing green coffee bean extract. The subjects took low doses of the extract supplement, higher doses of the extract supplement, and placebos over a period of 22 weeks. The subjects took the green coffee bean extract pills 30 minutes before a meal three times a day. Throughout the study, the participants did not change their eating habits or exercise regimens. On average the study participants lost 17 pounds. This equaled a total body weight loss of about 10 percent. What's even more interesting is that the participants also saw a 16 percent decrease in total body fat. This is especially promising because the subjects' average daily caloric intake was around 2,400 calories and they burned an average of 400 calories through exercise. This calorie level alone would not result in the dramatic weight loss that was observed with the supplemented coffee bean extract. Although the results of these studies are rather groundbreaking, it's important to note that these studies did have some limitations. The Pennsylvania study involved only 16 people, and the study itself was short. Additionally, the subjects in this study took supplements, which isn't the same as consuming whole foods.  Supplements aren't regulated in the same way that food is. The research on green coffee beans is still in its infancy, but the results we have been able to trace down in a short period of time certainly warrant further investigation. But then again, this is an natural clean product - straight from nature. And as to this study is and other reports, there are no side effects recorded anyway. So why not make yourself a guinea pig, just get a couple of jars of this magical pill -and you will soon find if they work for you or not. There is the fact that we are all very unique and individual beings, no drug - medical drug or natural, work the same way in different individuals - and under different conditions. You can wait for another 10 years of official studying, and when start using it finding that it doesn’t work for you. All you can run the test on yourself right now, and as its most likely that it would work for you - you will enjoy this 10 years with lower weights and better health. Just jump onto the website here - and at least grab your free sample. All the best for your health - an ideal weight. mepys.com/herbalwellness/HerbalWellness Miss; Connie Hansen connie(a)conniehansen.com +61 7 5630 1276 http://www.facebook.com/hansen57 http://www.facebook.com host Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:35:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:124 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/123/Keep-your-kidneys-clean-and-healthy-or-you-might-become-statistics.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=123 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=123&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/123/Keep-your-kidneys-clean-and-healthy-or-you-might-become-statistics.aspx Keep your kidneys clean and healthy, or you might become statistics. Kidney failure, in all its different forms, is serious business. But it is also totally preventable, and as simple as Don Tolman’s three-step formula; Self Education - Self Care and Self Healing. Ancient civilizations taught us everything we need to know to lead full and healthy lives. Sadly, many of us have forgotten these lessons. Don Tolman rediscovered these ancient principles through extensive research over many years. And now you can benefit from his knowledge through the information on Connies Health.com or Contacting Connie HERE. Discovering the power of self care and self education – Register HERE for details. But back to our kidneys - and the statistics isn’t good; In 2011 4.5 million Americans were diagnosed with kidney disease, that is almost 2% of the population. Australia and most other westernised countries are following the same pattern, and with our un-improving eating habits and lifestyles - it's just another down ward spiral. Mortality Number of deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 50,476 Deaths per 100,000 population: 16.3 Cause of death rank: 8 Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2011 Final Data for 2010, tables 9, 10, 11 Adobe PDF file [PDF - 3.1 MB] Nephrotic syndrome is a nonspecific kidney disorder characterised by a number of signs of disease: proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia and edema.[1] It is characterized by an increase in permeability of the capillary walls of the glomerulus leading to the presence of high levels of protein passing from the blood into the urine….. Nephrosis refers to a non-inflammatory nephropathy.[1] Also known as nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis is any degenerative disease of the renal tubules. Nephrosis can be caused by kidney disease, or it may be secondary to another disorder.….. Source of these statistics; National Center for Health Statistics 3311 Toledo Rd / Room 5419 Hyattsville, MD 20782  / 1 (800) 232-4636 In addition, the longer we prolong it, the more toxic would become throughout the body, that it so much more difficult to re-establish health. So please educate yourself, the on many good cleansing processes to keeping your kidneys healthy. And it can be as healthy as drinking a glass of lemon juice every morning, in combination with making sure that you have at least 3 L of nice clean water through your body every single day. Another very successful way of restoring kidney health is to follow the advice of my friend Mr Duncan Capicchano, Naturopath and dedicated Kidney Researcher. Just click HERE NOW to get Duncan’s; “the kidney disease solution”. It is a ridiculously small, one off, amount to pay for peace of mind, for guaranteed kidney health, and for a long and healthy life. Believe me, if your kidneys are “slow”, not working on optimal level, it creeps upon us very subtly - and for years we are totally unaware about the growing problem in our gut. But make no mistake, this “soft” hidden conditions can be devastating on your energy, your productivity and of course your overall health. Follow Duncan’s advice; “Taking control of kidney disease the natural way”. In both books and audio recordings, Duncan explains what you need to do for ultimate kidney health, and in addition you have full email access to Duncan’s knowledge should you have additional questions. Learn how to lower creatinine levels, improve kidney function, and in general safeguard your kidneys - and therefore the rest of the body - from further damage. 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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/perssono Email; olle(a)ollepersson.com host Sun, 08 Sep 2013 23:34:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:123 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/122/Rethink-Sugary-Drinks-.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=122 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=122&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/122/Rethink-Sugary-Drinks-.aspx Rethink Sugary Drink Do you know how much sugar you’re consuming? There are about 16 packs of sugar in a regular soft drink. You wouldn’t eat 16 packs of sugar, so why would you drink it? Of course sugary drinks make work for more people than dentists. Though the drinks and food industry still hotly contests it, a scientific consensus is now emerging that fatal problems can be traced back to excessive sugar consumption. Sugary drinks, addiction and obesity are inextricably linked: excess sugar in the diet may be a greater cause of obesity than fat is. Obese people suffer from diabetes, cancer, fatty liver disease, dementia and heart problems to the extent that their healthcare costs are double those of people with a healthy body mass. The "metabolic syndrome" maladies associated with insulin resistance and obesity – many authorities now just use the term "diabesity" – are expected soon to overtake tobacco as the leading cause of heart disease in the world. And perhaps of cancer, too. Thus the "don't grow up" line on that 7UP tin carries a grinding irony. Dr Robert Lustig puts it brutally: "The numbers don't lie… as a rule, the fat die young." He is a medical doctor and professor of clinical paediatrics at the University of California who has emerged as the guru of an increasingly noisy international campaign pressing governments to act as aggressively on sugary drinks as they have on tobacco. The two are seen as directly analogous – unnecessary habits that cost people and society dear. Lustig believes that children are at the forefront of the sugar-driven health crisis because soft and fizzy drinks are the most efficient way of delivering this "poison". His word. So the 7UP tin is quite an artefact. It shows capitalism at its most efficient and rapacious: where ingredients – sugar, flavouring, water – costing almost nothing can be turned into a profit margin measured in the thousands of per cent. It illustrates the extraordinary diversion of farmland and forest into the production of the almost useless while nearly a billion people on the planet are starving. The can is an icon of the key dietary changes of the era, where we upped our simple carbohydrate intake – sugar – to the point that it started harming us in ways never seen before. A monumental battle is just beginning between the sugar and food corporations and governments, which know that society can no longer bear the strain of the polysaccharide habit. If the 40 years of war between government and Big Tobacco are anything to go by, the fight will be dirty. www.mepys.com/herbalwellness/HerbalWellness.aspxConnie Hansen connie(a)conniehansen.com +61 7 5630 1276 http://www.facebook.com/hansen57 http://www.facebook.com/ConniesHealth host Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:54:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:122 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/121/Don-Tolman-about-Angelina-Jolie.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=58&ModuleID=384&ArticleID=121 http://www.connieshealth.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=121&PortalID=0&TabID=58 http://www.connieshealth.com/HealthBlog/tabid/58/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/121/Don-Tolman-about-Angelina-Jolie.aspx Don Tolman about Angelina Jolie Just had to put in a few more lines here, and to share this excellent few minute video with you. It’s so much wisdom, or should we really call it basic common sense, although it’s common sense that problem have been very uncommon for the last hundred years. But please take a few minutes and listen to Don Tolman, his comments on Angelina Jolie’s actions and the basic truths about genetics behind decease - the lies and how we do anything for the bottom-line profit. CLICK HERE TO MEET DON TOLMAN IN AUGUST. The basics of our health, is flow, and we get flow through movement, internal movement and external movement. Drinking water maintain the flow in the digestive system, cleanses it out every day. Exercise, even a small daily walk do a great work towards the flow of blood and oxygen throughout the body.     Don’t sit there with your grand thoughts about exercising tomorrow, how you are going to start this magnificent gym program next month………. Please be aware; -  1% of any little bit - is far better than 100% of nothing. Disease isn’t a death sentence, come join us and learn how to regain your health & vitality. Enjoy your life - and maintain the flow. Love and blessings from us to you…. AND CLICK NOW AND BOOK YOUR COMPLIMENTARY SEAT! To Abundant Health Life;     BOOK YOUR SEAT now!!! Connie Hansen connie(a)conniehansen.com +61 7 5630 1276 http://www.facebook.com/hansen57 http://www.facebook.com/ConniesHealth host Wed, 31 Jul 2013 04:32:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:121