ALJ - The King of Respiratory Formulations

*Recipes for Success*

ALJ is probably one of the most versatile herbal products I have ever seen. This product can be used as a decongestant, expectorant, lung tonic, stomachic(digestive tract soother), anti-allergenic and anti-catarrhal(mucus eliminator).
I have used the ALJ for almost every type of respiratory issue you can think of, and I consider one of the best "all round" formulas around. Yet the herbs contained in ALJ go beyond just working with respiratory system. ALJ is comprised of 5 herbs that are mixed in a proprietary blend (meaning secret amounts). The 5 herbs are Boneset, Horseradish, Mullein, Fennel, and Fenugreek. Each one of these herbs work synergistically together to create a wonderful effect for the body. Let's take a deeper look.

Antibiotics Use on Infants Cause Weight Gain?

I cannot say I am surprised by this study to much. This all comes down to what populates your gut.
If you put your infant, child, teen, or spouse on antibiotic and you do not repopulate the gut with good bacteria, then you are asking for a yeast problem. Yeast have to have sugar to thrive. If you have a yeast overgrowth, then it is obvious that you will crave more sugars. This will lead to more inflammation in the body and then insulin resistance. Once this happens fat is stored in the body at a faster pace than before and then we wonder how come antibiotics could lead to weight gain. There are herbs and supplements to counteract almost every medication out there if you have to rebuild your body. Once we understand "moderation" with everything it easier to strike a balance within the body. The sad part is that if a doctor pushes an antibiotic on a child, they will never tell the parent to rebuild the child's gut with probiotics afterwards. Insanity, I know, however you are informed and you can share this info with your friends and family so we can change things together. http://news.health.com/2012/08/21/antibiotic-use-in-infants-tied-to-overweight-later-study/

Do You Suffer from Wheat Belly?

Riding the wave of Gluten Free diets and our recent weight loss class, I felt this is great info to share with you. Did you know that there was a such thing as Wheat Belly? We according to this blog http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2011/07/wheat-belly-frequently-asked-questions/ there is. If you have had trouble losing the around the middle then I think it would be good for you to check this article out. Learning about the way simple carbs lead to fat gain is essential to helping you lose weight.  Figuring out the connection between how sugar turns into fat when the cells are damaged and suffering insulin resistance is crucial to success. This can be another piece of the puzzle to help you out to your weight loss goals and thinning the belly out. Enjoy.

Healthy Diet Feeds IQ

Can you imagine if the American diet went through a drastic overhaul and eliminated all the crap food that is fed to our children? If you can start kids off right, not only will they be healthy longer term, they will also be smarter. What could this country become once again if we were still eating off of the local farmer's farm? Just imagine the possibilities if we committed to feeding our body what it can thrive off of. http://news.health.com/2012/08/16/babys-healthy-diet-feeds-iq-study-finds/

Doctors Paid Off

This kind of information can just make your blood boil sometimes. Do you think it is right for doctors to get kick back from drug companies? Do you think that it is right for your doctor to prescribe drugs that may take advantage of your health, just so he can make some side cash? Do you think it is right that in your hour of "need" that a doctor is possibly thinking about making more money off of you by prescribing a drug that may not suit your needs, but  his or hers instead? You deserve better and you can change the system by demanding better. http://www.naturalnews.com/036816_Eli_Lilly_payoffs_doctors.html

If these payments are made public, transparency will demand integrity.
http://www.propublica.org/article/piercing-the-veil-more-drug-companies-reveal-payments-to-doctors

Oxytocin - The Trust Hormone

I thought this was an interesting article to share today. Most of the time when I am working with oxytocic effects in the body it has been for childbirth. I usually will use high doses of Red Raspberry capsules to create an oxytocic effect in the body to help start labor or induce contractions. So far, it has been a pretty successful way of helping mothers shooting for their due date or mothers that have gone over and are up against a possible induction at the hospital. However, oxytocin goes beyond just helping pregnant mommas and the newborn connection between momma and baby. In the following article http://www.naturalnews.com/036818_Oxytocin_hormone_trust.html, they discuss where oxytocin is produced and include studies that show how this hormone can help you feel happier.
I think this is great information, the missing piece not in the article though is that if your gut is not in great shape then how will your brain produce these higher levels of oxytocin. I have told everyone for quiet some time that your gut is responsible for the way you feel. If you have a happy gut, you will feel happier. If your gut is inflamed, you will experience the consequences of an unhappy gut: depression, poor assimilation of nutrients, brain fog, constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating etc...
How are you going to produce these happy chemicals if you gut is not feeling up to snuff?
So, while the idea of an oxytocin spray seems helpful, what is it really correcting? Happiness and trust originate in the gut. Maybe we want to start there first.

Cat and Dolphin Playing Together

 

Makes you wonder how two separate species can get along so great. Yet, somehow humans, after
all this time still choose to fight and degrade each other. Could you imagine humans loving and playing with each other like this outside of their family. Enjoy!