MSG (Vetsin): A Silent Killer

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a popular flavor enhancer which is often added to Chinese food. However, newest studies suggest that it is also involved in numerous foods we eat on a daily basis!

Apparently, MSG and its detrimental effects are difficult or impossible to be prevented. This chemical flavor enhancer has been related to a numerous health conditions, like obesity, fibromyalgia, fatty liver, metabolic syndrome, neurological and brain damage, as well as high insulin and blood sugar levels.

This flavor enhancer is one of the most harmful ones on the market, and it is added to crackers, meats, baby foods, canned soups, salad dressings, infant formula, and children’s school lunch.

Hence, MSG does not simply season your dishes like salt and pepper, but it enhances the flavor, meaning that when added, it will hide the true properties of frozen dinners and processed meats, and will provide a tastier and fresher flavor, with a better smell.

Therefore, its effects are more than welcome for big box food corporations which are interested in their financial profit only, but it seems that MSG is significantly endangering your well-being.

Namely, MSG does not have a flavor in itself, but it tricks the senses into believing that the taste of the food is better and that it involves proteins.

Umami is a little known fifth taste which identifies the savory flavor of glutamate in bacon, and, in its synthetical form, in MSG. Hence, its addictive properties are a result of the fact that it leads the brain into thinking that it consumes something as savory as bacon.

Interestingly, the greatest MSG producer in the world, Ajinomoto, is a drug manufacturer at the same time. Moreover, MSG became popular in the U.S. after World War II, when the American military found that Japanese rations were much more delicious than their own versions.

The U.S. FDA stated that MSG was “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS) in 1959, and it remained labeled thus, similarly to numerous other ingredients that are banned in other parts of the world.

After 10 years of its introduction into the American food supply, the medical literature entered a new condition named “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome”, which included all the symptoms and side-effects after the consumption of MSG, ranging from numbness to heart palpitations.

Nowadays, this syndrome has been renamed into “MSG Symptom Complex,”, and the FDA regards it as a “short-term reaction” to MSG. However, regardless of all this,  it is still generally “recognized as safe” by the FDA.

The brain damage caused by MSG can be of various degrees and has been explained by Dr. Russell Blaylock, a board-certified neurosurgeon and author of “Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills.” Namely, he states that MSG actually stimulates and worsens learning disabilities, leads to Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease and other health issues.

Apparently, one of the issues concerning MGS is that it is about 78% free glutamic acid, which is the  same neurotransmitter used by the eyes, pancreas, brain, nervous system, and more, in order to introduce processes in your body.  This has been confirmed by the FDA as well:

“Studies have shown that the body uses glutamate, an amino acid, as a nerve impulse transmitter in the brain and that there are glutamate-responsive tissues in other parts of the body, as well.

Abnormal function of glutamate receptors has been linked with certain neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and Huntington’s chorea. Injections of glutamate in laboratory animals have resulted in damage to nerve cells in the brain.”

Dr. Blaylock suggests that many glutamate receptors have been discovered both within the electrical conduction system of the heart and the heart muscle itself, which may be the explanation of sudden deaths of young athletes and should warn all consumers of MSG.

Dr. Baylock adds:

“When magnesium stores are low, as we see in athletes, the glutamate receptors are so sensitive that even low levels of these excitotoxins can result in cardiac arrhythmias and death.”

Even though they regard it as a likely safe, the FDA lists the following side-effects of MSG:

    Headache
    Weakness
    Tingling
    Accelerated heartbeat
    Difficulty breathing or chest pain
    Facial tightness or pressure
    Nausea
    Numbness
    Drowsiness
    Burning sensation

Moreover, even though food manufacturers are aware of the fact that consumers would avoid MSG, they have not discarded it from their products, but they have found ways to hide it, in order to mislead you and in order to prevent its recognition.

These food manufacturers were demanded by the FDA to list the ingredient “monosodium glutamate” on the labels of their products, but even though free glutamic acid is its main ingredient, that are not obliged to state that in labels.

Apparently, there are more than 40 labeled ingredients that involve glutamic acid, and you are not aware of it.

These are some of the hidden names of MSG:

    Glutamate (E 620)
    Calcium Glutamate (E 623)
    Sodium Caseinate
    Yeast Nutrient
    Autolyzed Yeast
    Monoammonium Glutamate (E 624)
    Yeast Extract
    Soy Protein Isolate
    Textured Protein
    Ajinomoto
    Monopotassium Glutamate (E 622)
    Natrium Glutamate
    Monosodium Glutamate (E 621)
    Anything hydrolyzed
    Magnesium Glutamate (E 625)
    Gelatin
    Yeast Food
    Any hydrolyzed protein
    Calcium Caseinate
    Vetsin
    Whey Protein Isolate
    Anything: protein
    Furthermore, the following ingredients include or produce processed free glutamic acid:
    Maltodextrin
    Stock
    Carrageenan (E 407)
    Citric acid, Citrate (E 330)
    Soy sauce
    Pectin (E 440)
    Anything enzyme modified
    Any flavors or flavoring
    Protease
    Anything ultra-pasteurized
    Barley malt
    Bouillon and broth
    Malt extract
    Anything containing enzymes
    Seasonings
    Soy sauce extract
     Anything protein fortified

Therefore, in order to protect your own health, and the health of your family, you should try and consume organic foods only and purchase organic foods on your local market, or if possible, grow your own in a small garden at home! However, remember to save some seeds for the next year!



(source: http://www.healthmagazine365.com/hidden-in-you-health-food-disguised-by-new-names-how-to-identify-msg-on-the-ingredients-label/)

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The Health Dangers Of Drinking Iced Water

When eating out, I always ask my server for water with no ice and they often look at me like I am crazy. But I am not, and below I explain why.

First, take a minute to close your eyes and imagine the following:

It is spring and you are standing on a wooden dock that extends into a high mountain lake. While the temperature in the air is fairly warm, the top layer of the lake has only recently melted and you can tell by the color of the crystal clear blue water that it is anything but warm. You close your eyes and dive in.

What does your body do? What does your skin do? Are you relaxed and open, or tight and constricted?

 “You probably know that warm water opens your pores and makes your skin feel looser, while cold water closes your pores and constricts your skin. Guess what? Drinking cold water does the same thing to your digestive tract!”

Prolonged Exposure to Cold Water

What Happens When You Drink Cold Water

– When you drink cold beverages your blood vessels shrink, your digestion becomes restricted and hydration is hindered.

– Instead of working to digest the food and absorb the nutrients to create energy, your body is expending energy to regulate your temperature. This can lead to water loss.

– Drinking cold water after a meal creates excess mucus in your body, which can lead to a decrease in immune system function, making it easier to catch colds and illnesses.

– If you eat food while drinking cold beverages or immediately after, the water temperature solidifies fats from the foods we’ve just eaten and the body in turn finds it hard to digest the unwanted fats from our bodies.

Some people say that drinking ice water is beneficial because it burns more calories. I argue that we do not want to make our digestive system have to work harder; we want to makes things as easy on it as we can. There are many other ways to burn calories!

Benefits to Drinking Warm Water

Here are some benefits to drinking water that is room temperature or warmer:

– Faster + increased hydration

– Natural digestive enzymes are stimulated and therefore your digestion is enhanced

– Food breaks down more easily

– Your bowels move better (warm water with lemon in the morning is great for this!)

– It purifies your blood and increases your bodies natural detoxification processes via your skin, kidneys and lymphatic system

Once you get into the habit of drinking water at room temperature or warm, you will notice a dramatic improvement in your digestion and the way your body feels while eating and after the meal. Some people have also reported reduction in sugar cravings.

 

(source: http://www.fhfn.org/health-dangers-drinking-iced-water/)

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How to Get Rid of Cockroaches

(reposted, sorry for the grammar)


Cockroaches are a problem that does not go away by itself. Cockroaches are our uninvited and unwelcome guests.

Therefore, anyone with a cockroach in his home, wants to get rid of them. There are a lot of products to fight this menace, but most of them have certain drawbacks: cockroaches disappear, but for a short time, an unpleasant odor remains in the house, the chemical products are also dangerous to the health of humans and animals.

There is one proven way to get rid of them, which will not return and embittered your life.

Recipe:

Take 1 raw egg yolk, pour in it 50 g (1.7 oz) of boric acid powder (borax or boric powder). Stir until you get a thick mixture. From this mixture make a small balls. Wait until dry (about an hour) and distribute them all over the house in visible places and corners. Give special attention to the kitchen and bathroom. Do not forget that the place should be visible, not from your point of view, but from the point of view of cockroaches, areas like shelves, closets, kitchen cabinets.

Cockroaches will not feel the masked ball with boric acid , but be sure they will come out of curiosity. Will touch with their mustache, and will be doomed. Will not be able to warn others, and not just because their communication did not reach the high level of development, but because the cockroach will be neutralized from the effect of this boric acid ball.

Thus, more and more new and healthy cockroaches will approach the balls. Furthermore, such a cockroach is able to infect a healthy counterpart in touch with him.

At first you will think that cockroaches do not care about your tricks, how to calm down after moving your balls and do not feel any discomfort. But after 3-4 weeks every day you will cleaning enormous amount of dead cockroaches (of course if you have had a lot). After that cockroaches disappear!

If after 6 months the females (or only one) were able to lay eggs and hatched a new generation, repeat the same method.

These balls are harmless to humans and pets, so they can be safely placed in the house or apartment with small children, dogs or cats around.

Boric acid is not toxic, is used for disinfection. If you can’t find boric acid powder, use a 3% solution of boric acid, which is sold in every pharmacy at an affordable price. Mix one raw egg yolk with 100 ml boric acid and add a little flour. The effect will be the same.




(source: http://www.finelivingadvice.com/how-to-get-rid-of-cockroaches-forever-checked-acts-100/)

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Ovarian Cancer Case Linked to Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder

Wow! This is just really shocking! Something as innocent as a baby powder is now linked to cancer! They are just dry applications to our skin, not even taken internally! How much more the lotions, soaps, shampoos, toothpaste, etc?

Do you remember liberally applying this to your baby brothers and sisters with this powder? Even to toddlers when they are sweating after playing right?!

Here is an article from CBS and NBC News ordering J&J to pay damages to the family of an ovarian cancer victim:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/johnson-johnson-ordered-to-pay-72-million-over-cancer-death/

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/court-orders-johnson-johnson-payoff-talcum-powder-ovarian-cancer-case-n524456

The victim was using "the iconic talcum powder as a bathroom staple for decades". The victim's son said that applying the baby powder "just became second nature, like brushing your teeth. It's a household name."

As per the CBS article, "In May 2009, a coalition of groups called the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics began pushing Johnson & Johnson to eliminate questionable ingredients from its baby and adult personal care products. After three years of petitions, negative publicity and a boycott threat, the company agreed in 2012 to eliminate the ingredients 1,4-dioxane and formaldehyde, both considered probable human carcinogens, from all products by 2015."

It was also said that "Johnson & Johnson 'knew as far back as the 1980s of the risk,' and yet resorted to 'lying to the public, lying to the regulatory agencies.' "

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How Exercise Makes You Smarter, Happier, and Less Stressed

I confess, I am definitely a sedentary, a "taong bahay" person. I'm happy at home, even when my wife and daughter is at my home province.  My hobby is playing computer games and watching movies at home.

I know I need to exercise, not just to slim down, but also for my health. I do walk a bit, as well as ride my bike to work, but I know its not enough. I barely even perspire. Why is it so hard for most of us to exercise?

"We need to move," says Ratey of our evolutionary baggage, early in the talk. "It's only 10,000 years ago that we were hunter-gatherers and we moved anywhere from 10 to 14 miles a day."

That's the bottom line for physical fitness, but science is beginning to show that it's equally true for our mental health. Ratey lays out an incredible amount of research showing the amazing things exercise does for our mood and cognitive function, as well as exactly how these positive effects work.

Smarter.

These days, test-obsessed schools are often swapping gym for academics. Bad idea, insists Ratey. Why? Not just because sitting around makes kids fat and unhealthy. "The more fit you are, the better student you are," he explains.

There are tons of studies to back this up, including one looking at 2.6 million kids in Texas, which found a strong correlation between fitness levels and grades. That's regardless of demographic factors like race, gender, or parents' income.

 

But the real clincher, according to Ratey, is a Swedish study that looked at 1.2 million boys, who were evaluated at 15 for fitness and IQ, and then tested again when they began compulsory military service at 18. The results: if they got fitter, they also got smarter. That was even true of identical twins. If one exercised but the other didn't, the one that moved showed a cognitive benefit that the one who sat around didn't. This was clearly down to the exercise and not anything inborn. "We know exercise improves our ability to think," concludes Ratey.

Looking for motivation to move today? Even just standing up starts positive processes in the body and brain. "We know from studies, when we stand our brains are a little bit better, maybe 7 percent better than when we're sitting," Ratey says. Regular exercise is best, but just standing up is a good start.

Happier.

Exercise just doesn't fire up our brains, making us smarter. It also changes the chemistry inside our skulls, making us happier. In fact, according to one study out of Duke, exercise works just as well at treating depression as the common anti-depressant Zoloft.

"Exercise does the same kind of thing that many of our medicines do. A bout of exercise is like taking a little bit of Prozac and a little bit of Ritalin," explains Ratey, noting that, like drugs such as Zoloft, exercise increases the amount of neurotransmitters in our brains.

Less stressed.

That's not the only way exercise physically affects our brains, impacting our mental health. It also speeds the incredible process of neurogenesis, actually helping us grow new brain cells. Meditation, learning, and laughing all increase the amount of new cells being born, but exercise is best, Ratey says.

These new cells tend to damp down our stress response. "The fitter you are, the more stress it takes to get you stressed," reports Ratey. And other physical processes combine to help make exercise a fabulous stress buster. Apparently, working out also spurs the release of something called ANP, for instance, which helps damp down panic.

Listening to Ratey, it's easy to be convinced that you really should exercise more -- not just for your body, but also for your brain. But what if you worry these research results aren't for you -- that you're too old or unfit to start an exercise program now?

Tough luck, responds Ratey, pointing to Mr. Singh, a marathoner who started running at the ripe age of 89 and continued past his 100th birthday. "Evolution has built in our ability to change at any time if we go for it," declares Ratey. "There's really no excuse."

Want many more details? Then watch the complete talk below.

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Eliminate Your Stress Simply by Burning the Leaves of This Herb!

Hello fellow Call Center agents! Today I stumbled upon an article that can help us fight anxiety and stress from our hectic shift. What is surprising is that the ingredient is very accessible to everyone, especially those who love to cook and eat adobo! It is none other than bay leaf, or in tagalog, dahon ng laurel!

Here's the article, enjoy!

Eliminate Your Stress Simply by Burning the Leaves of This Herb!

Modern people have accepted the fact that their lives are filled with anxiety, tension and stress. However, their bodies have not accepted this situation and this is why there are so many cases of so-called “modern diseases”.

But, there is no room for panic. There is a good and simple solution for this issue. It turns out that only one herb can help you eliminate these problems. Thanks to this herb you will eliminate your stress and get rid of anxiety.

Prepare for the ultimate rest.

In case you believe that we are talking about marijuana, you are wrong. The solution comes in the form of bay leaf.

That’s right – the inexpensive and easily accessible bay leaf. It has the ability to kill anxiety in a matter of minutes.

According to a famous Russian scientist, Gennady Malakhov, the fragrance of bay leaves provides positive effects in people dealing with anxiety and everyday stress.

The bay laurel tree grows naturally around the Mediterranean Sea and it has now caught the attention of the public.

Most people use it when they are preparing meals, but some of them are used as part of different natural treatments.

How To Eliminate Your Stress

Simply, take one dry bay leaf, one ashtray and burn the lead over it. Make sure that everything is secure before you start with the procedure and once the leaf starts burning don’t stand over it. You can even leave the room and return after ten minutes. When you return you will notice a calming scent and pleasant atmosphere.

Thanks to the fire, these leaves release a set of special compounds that trigger positive energy circulation. Sit in the room, enjoy the beautiful scent and witness the effectiveness of these leaves.

Remember to breathe deeply in order to eliminate your stress completely.

Additional Benefits Of Bay Leaves

Aside from helping us to relax at home, bay leaves are also good for our health.

(source: http://www.healthandlovepage.com/eliminate-your-stress/)

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White Food Are Cancerous

The "whiter" the food, the more cancerous it is...

You probably didn’t know how dangerous and harmful these 5 “poisons” can be, and this is why you consumed them every day. But, now we are going to tell you and you won’t have any excuses. White rice, refined salt, pasteurized cow’s milk, refined sugar and white flour are the five white poisons, because they contain very few nutrients, protein and vitamins. If you consume these 5 products every day, you will increase the risk of hypertension, diabetes and other common diseases. Did you know that people who eat white rice 5 times a week, have up to 17% increased risk of getting diabetes? This is just one example of how dangerous and harmful these products can be. You need to know them better, before you eat them every day.

Avoid these 5 white poisons

Refined Flour

The white flour is almost pure starch and it contains just a small amount of the nutrients of the original grain. Additional chemical treatments result in grain formation of a product called alloxan used in the industry for producing medical research diabetes in healthy mice. The alloxan diabetes cause by turning massive amounts of free radicals in the pancreatic beta cells, destroying them.

Pasteurized Cow Milk

Well, the pasteurization process might help give milk a longer shelf-life, but the costs of doing so is high. The stripping process removes valuable enzymes, vitamins A, C, B6, and B12. And at the same time, allowing for the transfer of hormones and antibiotics into the milk.The pasteurization process also kills off beneficial bacteria that can be found in raw milk, like lactobacillus acidophilus. The pasteurization process also destroys 20 percent of the iodine present in raw milk, causes constipation and generally takes from the milk its most vital qualities.

Refined Sugar

The white sugar can’t be considered as a food, but as a pure chemical substance, which is extracted from plant sources such as sugar cane or beet. Then, its juice is extracted in this process, whichcompletely removes all fiber-forming proteins and 90% of the healthy nutrients.

To remove the liquid (containing sugar), they add lime, which creates an alkaline reaction that kills almost all vitamins. Then they add carbon dioxide to accelerate the lime process. Then this sugary liquid passes through tubes that remove all the impurities. Then comes another treatment with calcium sulfate and sulfuric acid bleaching, which leaves the “sugar” product almost white.

The refined sugar has no proteins, vitamins, minerals, it has no enzymes, no micro elements, it has no fiber, no fat and not of no benefit in human food. This sugar provides just energy and nothing more.

Refined Salt

The salt we all use is basically sodium chloride. This product increases the risk of some cardiovascular problems. Refined salt has its share of harmful side effects to those who consume it regularly too. While table salt has iodine, which is necessary for your good health, the many processed or junk foods that contain salt do not have the added iodine.

Fluoride is another additive included in the salt refining process that can be bad for you when you consume too much. If you consume too much salt, you can end up with high blood pressure problems.

Refined Rice

The white rice can significantly increasethe glucose levels in your blood stream, which is a risk for diabetes.

The white rice processingincludes a refining process which removes the outer layer and germ. And basically what remains is the endosperm, which consists mainly of starch.

We really hope that you will stop eating these five food “poisons” and you will add much healthier food to your diet (fruits, vegetables, whole grain foods, etc.), and we also hope that you find this article helpful. And don’t forget – sharing is caring.




(source: http://www.naturalhealingmagazine.com/stop-using-these-5-white-poisons/)

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Big Pharmacies Don't Want Us Healed, They Just Want To Make Money

I have been seeing a lot of Conspiracy Theories about successful natural medicine or cure for Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Attack and other degenerative diseases. They sometimes imply that it was being hidden or that the Big Pharmacies doesn't want us to know about these Alternative Medications because they will lose a lot of money.

I think this is true based on this news article published last Sept 18, 2015:

29 Naturopaths Poisoned at Conference in Germany as War Against Natural Healers Heats Up

Investigators are looking into a case of what appears to be intentional poisoning or possibly even attempted homicide that affected nearly three dozen holistic doctors attending a recent conference in Hamburg, Germany. Reports indicate that the 29 healers fell ill after being exposed to a dangerous and illegal amphetamine drug known as 2C-E, or "Aquarust."

Initial reports of the incident implied that the 29 naturopathic doctors, who had been attending a homeopathic health conference, might have voluntarily taken the drug as part of an "experiment." However, follow-up reports reveal that none of the healers had willingly taken anything and that someone might have intentionally poisoned and/or tried to murder them.

The German news source DW.com says the "mass intoxication," which took place on September 4, resulted in some 160 rescue personnel, 15 ambulances, and even a helicopter being sent to the small town of Handeloh, near Hamburg, where the conference was taking place. Most of the victims were in such bad shape from the poisoning that they couldn't talk, and some were even determined to be in life-threatening condition.

Laboratory testing is still ongoing, but initial results and interviews with those coherent enough to provide statements reveal that the doctors had not willingly taken 2C-E, a synthetically-produced methamphetamine similar to Ecstasy and Speed in terms of its effects. Each of the victims, who range in age between 24 and 56, was found to be suffering from some combination of breathing problems, delusions, racing hearts and cramps as well as various hallucinatory effects.

"The questioning begins as soon as the persons are coherent and their statements are usable," stated one police official quoted by DW.com.

Were these 29 German doctors targets just like the naturopaths who were murdered in the U.S. over the summer?

This horrific incident follows a series of mysterious deaths and possible murders that occurred throughout the summer among naturopathic doctors in Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania and elsewhere, so one's first thought might be that these German doctors were similarly targeted for elimination by entities threatened by the natural healing arts.

Erin Elizabeth of Health Nut News hinted at this in a recent piece covering the incident, noting that criminal investigations are currently underway to get to the bottom of what actually took place. Did somebody or some group deliberately target these holistic healers in an attempt to murder them, or was it all just a big coincidence?

It's important to reiterate that none of the affected doctors knew they had been poisoned prior to falling deathly ill, which would suggest that they didn't willingly take the drug. Even Germany's expert commission for narcotics, Torsten Passie, admitted this when he told the German media:

"It must have been a multiple overdose. That does not support the view that the people concerned took the hallucinogen knowingly."

Is Big Pharma trying to kill off its competition?

By all appearances, it would seem as though these 29 enemies of the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical cartel were victims of an attempted mass slaughter simply because their work involves healing people naturally rather than making them lifelong slaves to the medical-industrial complex and its high-profit "treatments" that never heal

"It is no secret anymore that Big Pharma is (and has been) at war with alternative medicine," adds natural health enthusiast David Wolfe. "Its modus operandi is to generate profit by selling drugs that perpetuate a cycle of addiction and dependency, rather than liberation and empowerment."

Sources for this article include:

DW.com

NaturalNews.com

HealthNutNews.com

DavidWolfe.com




(Source: http://www.naturalnews.com/051226_naturopaths_mass_poisoning_Big_Pharma.html#)

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Energy Efficient Bulbs Cause Anxiety, Migraines, and Even Cancer. Be Careful Not To Break It!

Lots of people are struggling to save electricity and money in different ways. For instance, they start using environmentally- friendly bulbs, which are proved to use less electricity, instead of the standard ones.

Nevertheless, due to the toxic substances found in these energy efficient light bulbs, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published an emergency protocol which has to be followed in case the bulb has broken in order to protect people from the poison and toxins released from it.

A team of researchers from the Fraunhofer Wilhelm Klauditz Institute conveyed a survey for the German`s Federal Environment Agency about these bulbs and they proved that, if broken inside, these light bulbs release 20 times the maximum tolerable mercury concentration into the air.

Energy efficient light bulbs can cause:

    Migraines
    Fatigue
    Anxiety
    Dizziness
    Seizures
    Cluster headaches
    Inability to concentrate

Energy efficient bulbs contain mercury which is considered to be terribly harmful for children and pregnant women. This potent neurotoxin mostly damages the brain, the liver, the nervous system and the kidneys. Furthermore, it is harmful for the immunity, the reproduction and the cardiovascular system. This substance can also cause anxiety, tremors, memory loss, insomnia, headaches, and even cancer and Alzheimer`s.

Energy efficient bulbs can lead to cancer

Peter Braun conducted a research in Berlin, Germany`s Alab Laboratory and proved that these bulbs are full of cancer causing poisons including:

Phenol- a medium acidic toxic white crystalline solid, which is produced from coal tar and used in chemical manufacture.

Naphthalene- a violate white crystalline substance, made by the distillation of coal tar, used as a raw material for producing chemicals and in moth balls.

Styrene- an unsaturated liquid hydrocarbon, produced as a petroleum byproduct.

Energy saving light bulbs emit a lot of UV rays.

These bulbs also emit UV-B and traces of UV-C radiation which are proved to be highly damaging for the eyes and the skin, and may cause cancer. They emit radiation which directly attacks the immunity and prevents the skin from providing proper amount of vitamin D-3.

To conclude, due to the toxidity, these bulbs are considered a harmful waste and it is not recommended to put them in the garbage. If, by any case, a bulb breaks in your house, you have to open all the windows and stay out of the house for 15 minutes in order to protect yourself from the poisonous gas. Unluckily, the incandescent light bulbs will not be available on the market any longer. Incandescent light bulbs are being eliminated by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) and the energy efficient compact fluorescent ones (CFL) are being preferred.




(source: http://www.healthonlinecentral.com/energy-efficient-bulbs-cause-anxiety-migraines-and-even-cancer-reasons-to-get-back-to-incandescent-bulbs/)

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Unsweetened Salabat (Ginger Water) for Weight Loss

Lose Weight with Ginger Water: The Healthiest Drink to Successfully Burn Excess Fat on Your Waist, Hips and Thighs! (Recipe)

Although you may have heard of many effective weight-loss recipes, this one is probably the most health beneficial of all. Apart from burning the excess fat that’s built up on you waist, hips and thighs, ginger infused water can improve your health on several different levels.

HOW TO MAKE GINGER WATER

Over high heat, bring a mixture of fresh ginger root and 1-1.5l water to a boil. Let the mixture simmer for 15 minutes on low heat. Then cool and strain the liquid.

Drink ginger water throughout the day every day. Drink at least 1L a day. Store the drink in a thermos and take it everywhere you go.  For optimal weight loss results make sure your ginger water is always freshly made.

Continue with the treatment for a minimum of six months so as to reap the most health benefits and to completely cleanse your body of toxins.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF GINGER WATER

1 Ginger water can regulate your cholesterol levels

One of the medicinal properties of ginger includes its strong effect on high cholesterol levels, which can lead to obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and some types of cancer. What ginger water does to your body is reduce cholesterol by considerably lowering serum and hepatic cholesterol levels. Plus, ginger water can effectively thin your blood and reduces blood pressure.

2 Ginger water has strong anti-inflammatory effects

Another important health benefit of ginger water is that it can significantly reduce inflammation, joint swelling and pain, especially in conditions such as osteoarthritis and rheumatism. According to an article published in the “Journal of Medicinal Food“, this amazing root vegetable contains powerful anti-inflammatory properties.

3 Ginger water is a powerful antioxidant

Ginger is a rich source of antioxidants. These powerful chemicals are extremely beneficial for fighting free radicals, which are unstable molecules that can severely damage healthy cells and lead to serious health issues, including cancer.

4 Ginger water can protect against cancer

Ginger water can be extremely efficient in preventing and inhibiting cancer development. According to an article published in the “British Journal of Nutrition“, ginger contains powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties which can slow, even prevent the spread of certain cancers.

(source: http://www.naturehealthandbeauty.com/lose-weight-with-ginger-water-the-healthiest-drink-to-successfully-burn-excess-fat-on-your-waist-hips-and-thighs-recipe/)

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Why You Should Consider Not Eating Pork

13 Problems With Pork

1) A pig is a real garbage gut. It will eat anything including urine, excrement, dirt, decaying animal flesh, maggots, or decaying vegetables. They will even eat the cancerous growths off other pigs or animals.

2) The meat and fat of a pig absorbs toxins like a sponge. Their meat can be 30 times more toxic than beef or venison.

3) When eating beef or venison, it takes 8 to 9 hours to digest the meat so what little toxins are in the meat are slowly put into our system and can be filtered by the liver. But when pork is eaten, it takes only 4 hours to digest the meat. We thus get a much higher level of toxins within a shorter time.

4) Unlike other mammals, a pig does not sweat or perspire. Perspiration is a means by which toxins are removed from the body. Since a pig does not sweat, the toxins remain within its body and in the meat.

5) Pigs and swine are so poisonous that you can hardly kill them with strychnine or other poisons.

6) Farmers will often pen up pigs within a rattlesnake nest because the pigs will eat the snakes, and if bitten they will not be harmed by the venom.

7) When a pig is butchered, worms and insects take to its flesh sooner and faster than to other animal’s flesh. In a few days the swine flesh is full of worms.

8) Swine and pigs have over a dozen parasites within them, such as tapeworms, flukes, worms, and trichinae. There is no safe temperature at which pork can be cooked to ensure that all these parasites, their cysts, and eggs will be killed.

9) Pig meat has twice as much fat as beef. A 3 oz T bone steak contains 8.5 grams of fat; a 3 oz pork chop contains 18 grams of fat. A 3 oz beef rib has 11.1 grams of fat; a 3 oz pork spare rib has 23.2 grams of fat.

10) Cows have a complex digestive system, having four stomachs. It thus takes over 24 hours to digest their vegetarian diet causing its food to be purified of toxins. In contrast, the swine’s one stomach takes only about 4 hours to digest its foul diet, turning its toxic food into flesh.

11) The swine carries about 30 diseases which can be easily passed to humans. This is why God commanded that we are not even to touch their carcase (Leviticus 11:8).

12) The trichinae worm of the swine is microscopically small, and once ingested can lodge itself in our intestines, muscles, spinal cord or the brain. This results in the disease trichinosis. The symptoms are sometimes lacking, but when present they are mistaken for other diseases, such as typhoid, arthritis, rheumatism, gastritis, MS, meningitis, gall bladder trouble, or acute alcoholism.

13) The pig is so poisonous and filthy, that nature had to prepare him a sewer line or canal running down each leg with an outlet in the bottom of the foot. Out of this hole oozes pus and filth his body cannot pass into its system fast enough. Some of this pus gets into the meat of the pig.




(source: http://www.jewsnews.co.il/2014/09/14/13-problems-with-pork-g-d-knew-what-he-was-doing-when-he-banned-it-for-the-jews/)

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You Should Plan On Switching Jobs Every Three Years For The Rest Of Your Life

The stigma of being a flaky job-hopper is quickly becoming a thing of the past, and that's a good thing. - Vivian Giang

Changing jobs every couple of years used to look bad on a resume. It told recruiters you can’t hold down a job, can’t get along with colleagues, or that you’re simply disloyal and can't commit.

That stigma is fast becoming antiquated—especially as millennials rise in the workplace with expectations to continuously learn, develop, and advance in their careers. This sentiment is different than the belief of past generations that you cling to an employer over a lifetime in the hopes that your long-term employer will treat you fairly in the end with a matching 401(k) plan, among other benefits.

Job Hopping A Good Thing 

There are a lot of arguments for jumping ship every few years. The economy isn’t what it used to be—and never will be again. Workers who stay with a company longer than two years are said to get paid 50% less, and job hoppers are believed to have a higher learning curve, be higher performers, and even to be more loyal, because they care about making a good impression in the short amount of time they know they’ll stay with each employer.

Patty McCord, former chief talent officer for Netflix (and responsible for the company’s current innovative work culture), says job hopping is a good thing, and young people should plan to do so every three to four years.

"I think that the most important, critical change in people’s mental outlook is to view employees as smart contributors from the beginning," advises McCord, who now coaches and advises companies and entrepreneurs on culture and leadership.

"If we changed our perspective and said, ‘Everyone here wants to come in, do a great job, and contribute,’ then they either fit or they don’t," she adds. "You build skills faster when changing companies because of the learning curve."

Why the high learning curve? Because job hoppers are constantly placed outside of their comfort zones. They join companies, know they have to learn fast, make great impressions, and improve the bottom line—all within a couple of years before moving on to their next conquest. As a result, they’re usually overachievers and learn a lot in a short span of time.

Job Hopping For Career Stability

According to Penelope Trunk, serial entrepreneur and author, life is actually "more stable" with frequent job changes.

"In terms of managing your own career, if you don’t change jobs every three years, you don’t develop the skills of getting a job quickly, so then you don’t have any career stability," Trunk tells Fast Company. "You’re just completely dependent on the place that you work as if it’s 1950, and you’re going to get a gold watch at the end of a 50-year term at your company."

She adds:

I read a lot of research about what makes a good employee . . . and people used to think that the longer you kept an employee, the more worth they are to you, because you train them and they get used to their job and then they do it. But, in fact, an employee who stays on the job and isn’t learning at a really high rate is not as engaged, so they’re not doing as good work. So it turns out, the employee who stays longest, you get the least work out of, and the employees that job hunt are the most receptive of becoming extremely useful, very fast.

Trunk believes that the learning curve "pretty much flattens after three years." While there are few exceptions to jobs people should stay in for longer, such as academia, most people should leave if they want to stay engaged, says Trunk.

But what about companies? We all know how costly it is to train employees. If companies have to keep training new employees, how does this affect their business objectives?

This is a concen McCord is asked about regularly by the companies she consults. Employee retention is a big issue, and "it scares the hell out of" employers, says McCord. They’ve invested a lot in hiring big talent. To that, McCord has some advice: In 15 years, when your company is growing rapidly because of all the high, job-hopping achievers that have come and gone, unless you’re an institution, don’t worry that no one has any institutional knowledge of your company.


(source: http://www.fastcompany.com/3055035/the-future-of-work/you-should-plan-on-switching-jobs-every-three-years-for-the-rest-of-your-)

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How To Sleep In Just 60 Seconds

Hi fellow Call Center Agents! I know some of us are having a hard time trying to get sleep at home before we work our night shifts, but I stumbled upon this article below.

Dr. Andrew Weil may have the solution to the countless sleepless nights. If you have this problem, you should try this trick which will put you to sleep in seconds.

Yoga and its breathing practices inspired Dr. Weil to produce “The 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise”. Dr. Weil describes that this exercise is very simple and can be completed anywhere. Also, it won’t take long and you don’t need any equipment.

Here are his written instructions:

1) Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound.

2) Close your mouth and inhale quietly through your nose to a mental count of four.

3) Hold your breath for a count of seven.

4) Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound to a count of eight.

5) This is one breath. Now inhale again and repeat the cycle three more times for a total of four breaths.

This breathing exercise is supposed to lower the heart pulse and calm the mind. Dr. Weil advises you to focus on keeping the ratio correct and inhaling/exhaling deeply every time.

Maybe it sounds too easy to work, but don’t criticize it before trying it. If you tried this method, please tell us if this worked for you. Kindly leave a comment below.

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How To Make Your Own Alkaline Water

Alkaline water includes a lot of health benefits. You will be impressed at how regularly drinking water with a pH greater than 7 can improve your own health. Here are the benefits and homemade recipe:

1. Detoxifies your body

Drinking alkaline water is a great way to remove the toxins from your body. Alkaline properties are very effective and helpful whenever you have a cold or flu virus. What’s more, if you’ve had problems passing stool, alkaline water is a great colon cleanser.

2. Better Hydration

Alkaline water is able to spread vitamins and minerals throughout your body at a far more rapid pace than regular drinking water. This is primarily due to the fact that alkaline water typically contains between 4 and 6 water molecules. Whereas standard tap water generally contains between 10 and 13 molecule clusters. As a result, ionized water is much more effective at hydrating and detoxifying your body.

3. Effective disease protection

Alkaline water is able to balance your body’s acidity if regularly consumed. This, in turn, makes it difficult for assorted types of viruses and diseases to form within your body. By keeping your body’s pH level in the neighborhood of 7, you are making sure that your body is a place in which viruses and diseases cannot thrive.

Alkaline water is particularly effective at protecting against diseases that entail bone and cellular degeneration. These diseases include osteoporosis, arthritis and various kidney and colon disorders. In addition, alkaline water has been known to help prevent certain types of cancer.

Alkaline water can also be used to treat less serious ailments. For example, ionized water can be used to treat high blood pressure, as it balances your blood’s pH levels. Additionally, ionized water has been known to cure frequent headaches, indigestion and constipation. On a cosmetic level, ionized water can help prevent dry hair and skin.

4. Works as an antioxidant

Alkaline water is also a highly potent antioxidant, as it quickly and effectively neutralizes your body’s free radicals. For this reason, regular ionized water consumption can slow your body’s aging process, and as previously stated, helps protect against various cancers.

5. Protects bones, tissue and teeth

If you, like most people, eat a highly acidic diet, you are putting your bones, tissue and teeth at serious risk. By consuming this type of diet, your body becomes driven to automatically balance its pH levels by taking such vital minerals as magnesium and calcium from yours bones, tissue and teeth. Alternatively, by frequently consuming alkaline water, you can protect your body against bone loss, tooth decay and cellular degeneration.

By switching from standard tap water to alkaline water, you can protect yourself from a plethora of diseases, balancing your body’s pH levels and relieving yourself of acid toxins. So, if good health is important to you, make the switch today.

Here’s how you can do this elixir of health in a very simple way!

Ingredients:

    2 liters of water
    1 lemon – organic
    1 teaspoon Himalayan salt

Procedure:

Take a clean jar and fill with water.

Cut the lemon and add to the water- If you don’t use organic lemon, remove the rind.

Then add the salt, close the jar and allow to stand for about 12 hours at room temperature.
Use:

In the morning on an empty stomach drink 3 glasses of alkaline water. With this start of the day, your body will be grateful and full with positive effects.




(source: https://www.thebesthealthyhabits.com/alkaline-water-benefits-and-homemade-recipe/)

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Cancer in a Can: The Shocking True Story of How Pringles are Made

It is most likely that nearly everyone reading this enjoys the taste of potato chips. On the other hand, they are obviously one of the most toxic processed foods you can consume, whether they’re created from actual potato shavings or not.

Potato Chips Are Overloaded with Cancer-Causing Chemical

To be aware of the nature of Pringles and other stackable chips, forget the idea that they come from actual potatoes in any perceptible way.

The Pringles Company (in an effort to avoid taxes levied against “luxury foods” like chips in the UK) once even argued that the potato content of their chips was so low that they are technically not even potato chips.

So if they’re not made of potatoes, what are they exactly?

The process begins with a slurry of rice, wheat, corn, and potato flakes that are pressed into shape. This dough-like substance is then rolled out into an ultra-thin sheet cut into chip-cookies by a machine

The chips move forward on a conveyor belt until they’re pressed onto molds, which give them the curve that makes them fit into one another.

Those molds move through boiling oil. After that, they’re blown dry, sprayed with powdered flavors, and at last, flipped onto a slower-moving conveyor belt in a way that allows them to stack. From then on, it’s into the cans and off towards the innocent mouths of the consumers.

One of the most hazardous ingredients in potato chips is not intentionally added, but rather is a byproduct of the processing.

Acrylamide, a cancer-causing and potentially neurotoxic chemical, is created when carbohydrate-rich foods are cooked at high temperatures, whether baked, fried, roasted or toasted. Some of the worst offenders include potato chips and French fries, but many foods cooked or processed at temperatures above 212°F (100°C) may contain acrylamide. As a general rule, the chemical is formed when food is heated enough to produce a fairly dry and brown/yellow surface.

It can be found in:

    Potatoes: chips, French fries and other roasted or fried potato foods
    Grains: bread crust, toast, crisp bread, roasted breakfast cereals and various processed snacks
    Coffee; roasted coffee beans and ground coffee powder. Surprisingly, coffee substitutes based on chicory actually contains 2-3 times MORE acrylamide than real coffee

The federal limit for acrylamide in drinking water is 0.5 parts per billion, or about 0.12 micrograms in an eight-ounce glass of water. However, a six-ounce serving of French fries can contain 60 micrograms of acrylamide, or about FIVE HUNDRED times over the allowable limit.

Furthermore, potato chips are notoriously high in this dangerous chemical. So high, in fact, that in 2005 the state of California actually sued potato chip makers for failing to warn California consumers about the health risks of acrylamide in their products. A settlement was reached in 2008 when Frito-Lay and several other potato chip makers agreed to decrease the acrylamide levels in their chips to 275 parts per billion (ppb) by 2011, which is low enough to avoid requirement for a cancer warning label.

Think twice before consuming these kinds of food.



(source: http://www.easylifeplans.com/health/cancer-in-a-can-the-shocking-true-story-of-how-pringles-are-made/)

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Worst Spending Habits Call Center Agents Need To Break

Borrowing money to pay another debt is a common story here in Philippines. Though most of the people may find this a “common” scene and seems like there’s nothing to worry, on a financial perspective, this is very alarming.

Financial debt is increasing in the Philippines. If we will not take action to solve this financial issue, we’ll surely see our fellow Filipino kababayan swimming in debt. This blog is to help fellow Filipinos to increase their awareness in financial matters of life. If you are one of us, help us spread the word in this awareness campaign.

Listed below are Filipino spending habits that are commonly seen in the Philippines. We hope by the end of this post, you’ll be more aware of these bad money habits and take action.

Saying that you can is one thing, but proving it is another thing.

Mañana habit

Many Filipinos despite knowing how important it is to save especially for emergency use, it seems they tend to ignore saving money and procrastinate rather. This is because of the lack of discipline. This one may hurt many readers but it’s true. When the need arise, they always use what they’ve learned from school, cramming. Sad truth isn’t it?

For us to overcome this mañana habit, we need to discipline ourselves and learn how to get away from bad habits.

Live life to the fullest (YOLO'ing)

This is one of the most evil advice you can get in your life. Why? This may seem good if you got a narrow thinking. You might say “Yeah, I only live once so I’ve got to live my life to the fullest” then you go party every weekends, do impulsive shopping, buy unnecessary things for short term pleasure. Then go broke in the future.

This piece of evil advice has blinded many people to enjoy the short term pleasures not seeing the long term effect in the future.

Bahala na si Batman

This statement comes from people who don’t have any plans at all. Most of the Filipinos don’t know how prepare for the future. Most of the people are enticed with the ever wallet-magnetizing, 70% off the tag sales promo from the malls. They entrust their future to the fictional character Batman.

When one of the family gets sick, guess what? A big surprise! They got no emergency funds to use for the hospitalization of their loved ones.

And  another guess what? No surprise. They will borrow money with high interest rates which is nearly impossible for them to pay. Hey! Where’s batman?!?

Pakikisama and Libre

Birthdays, Fiestas, Christening, and all these kinds of events are the making Filipinos broke! You’ve hear these lines before.. “Painom ka naman!” (You’ll shoulder the drinks), “Oh Ikaw taya ngayon!” (You’ll shoulder the expenses), “Sayo ang inumin, sayo ang pulutan” (A birthday song). (wag kang ngang ano)

Since it has been the tradition for many Filipinos to serve food for events through borrowed money, we find it hard to refuse these kind of situations as this has become our predisposition. Para makisama.

Hiya Factor

This is one of the saddest part of our culture I should say. When we were young, we tend to keep silent rather than ask regarding things we don’t know. Why? because those who ask questions, those who shows innocence, will most likely be ridiculed. As a result, we tend to play safe, keep it in ourselves, and miss the chance to learn and grow.

We should realize that it’s okay to look stupid at first then be smart for the rest of our lives than to look smart and all-knowing but know nothing really at all.

If you need advice, you can always look for the right people using the technology. There are bunch of people out there who help especially those who are willing to learn.

Inggit

Don’t be one of  the social climbers! Don’t be an attention whore. Get yourself away from these kind of people or you might acquire their poor characters. Don’t get yourself envy about other people’s new gadget. These things will only force you have bad filipino spending habits.

Asses what you need. Live below your means.

Investing in get rich quick scams

This is not surprising. From the lazy lifestyle and impatient attitude people have these days, it’s not surprising that many Filipinos will fall for these get rich quick scams that are popping out like mushrooms in Philippines.

Most of the Filipinos who join legitimate network marketing businesses here in our country don’t succeed in this kind of business. Again, it is because of the wrong mind setting. Most of the people fall for the trap of opportunity these network marketing companies use in their strategies, “Earn big while waiting”.

There’s no such thing as that..

All businesses struggled at first before they have the passive type of income they are enjoying right now. Top business people know these things. Though most of them are now rich but they do still work to maintain and expand more their businesses.

If you have any of these, you better assess yourself and quit these bad habits. If you have stories to share, let’s talk it down the comment area.





(source: http://www.powerpinoys.com/spending-habits-filipinos-need-to-break/)

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