Showing posts with label garlic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label garlic. Show all posts

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Cheap Cure for Diabetes - Do not allow diabetes become an epidemic

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Rizal Philippines
September 21, 2017

Here are two videos that can help you fight diabetes the natural way with no side effects.  A healthy and natural way:












Use on egg


Monday, July 1, 2013

Natural Blood Thinners - onions, ginger, taheebo, melon; no to aspirin and statins

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Rizal  Philippines   |  July 1, 2013

In a TV show yesterday where the death of actor James Gandolfini was being discussed, the doctor who was in the show kept on prescribing aspirin as blood thinner.  However, there is an undesireable side effect of gastric discomfort.  I could not tolerate aspirin, even the baby aspirin or aspilets.

There are however natural blood thinners as mentioned in the food pharmacy by Jean Carper.

They are onions, garlic, which according to Dr. Gurewhich of Tuft University contains adenosine which prevent aggregation of platelets and hence blood clots. (page 32 The Food Pharmacy)

Another food that thins blood is melon.  Melon (together with aspirin) caused blood platelets to homogonize.  Others are fungus -  tree ear mushroom and ginger. 

Ginger which contains gingerol was found by both Indian researchers and Dr. Charles Dorso of Cornell University to be more effective than onions or garlic.  Gingerol has an amazing structure similar to aspirin. (page 209)

Danish investigator K. C Srivistava  found that ginger prevented the synthesis of  thromboxane an enzyme signal platelets to agrgegate prior to clotting

So there you are - there is no need to have perforated gut while thinning your blood.

Another natural blood thinner is taheebo (balbas pusa Ortoshiphon aristatus) which is widely used as hypotensive agent and diuretic  It is widely used by Phil herbolarios

Monday, June 17, 2013

Reducing your blood pressure the natural way - cheap cure

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The still warm days still contribute to high incidence of high blood pressure.  Some of our staff experience bp of 150/110 and this is rather abnormal.  This is not rare in view of the warm conditions.  We tried to research on how this could be overcome

What are the natural ways of reducing high blood pressure:

1.  Dr. Mercola archives  - Take garlic;  garlic is not only anti fungal, or anti viral.  It is good in controlling inflammation of the cardiovascular system -  just compress a clove prior to swallowing it, or put  a clove together with vegies in a juicer.

2.  From the Food Pharmacy by Jean Carper   -  page 326.  Mackerel, two cans per week can normalize your bp in just two weeks.  Other foods are:  olive oil, yogurt, seaweed, green tea, kelp (sea weed)  (Download the book by Jean Carper)

 3.  Eating mackerel  -  this seems to be the quickest and surest way of lowering blood pressure.  In a study conducted in Berlin, Germany a  groups of men (24 in all) were studied.  They received no medication for their mild hypertension and for the next 8 months, they were fed 3 ounces of mackerel 3x a week.  Their omega 3 fatty acids rose but their bp nomralized.

Before the test, their bp averaged 149/99.  However after just two weeks of 3 ounces of mackerel, their bp went down to only to 136/88.  The bp went to the pre mackerel level when they stopped eating the mackerel.   While mackerel is high in sodium, the omega 3 fatty acid could lower the bp on the average by 7% (that is a lot).

4.  Blood thinners -  onions and garlic.  Both onions and garlic can prevent rbc from aggrupating and coagulating.   So an onion a day keeps high blood pressure a day? (from Carper book page 194)

The most potent food drug in reducing high bp seems to  garlic as was investigated by Dr Petkov  in Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.  He found out that garlic can reduce bp by:

systolic  -  20 - 30 points

diastolic  - 10 -20 points

(page 203)

5.  Apple -  also  from Jean Carper book;  an apple a day keeps the doctor a way.  But 3 apples a day makes your heart healthy and lowers bp/cholesterol.  Dr. Sable Amplis speculates that pectin, the substance in apple skin together with Vit C. helps reduce cholesterol by as much as 30%  (page 115)

The GOOD NEWS IS THAT COFFEE DOES NOT NECESSARILY CAUSE BP TO SHOOT UP

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

A visit to the former classmate's organic farm

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Rizal  PHL   |  April 30, 2013

                                       Organic farm produce

I just visited the farm of a former class classmate which grows organic fruits and vegies in Jalajala Rizal.  It is near a dairy facility that produces carabao milk

Some facts:

l.  For water supply she uses wind power.  However at the time we visited the farm, there was little wind and it was not turning.   (Maybe the design needs improving.  It uses a split plastic drum for vanes)

2.  No pesticide is used;  shrubs that are vs insects like marigold are planted everywhere.

3.  For fertilizer, compost and manure are used.  Vermiculture is used extensively.

4.  She put up the farm 2 years ago in pursuit of healthy living

The lady owner is searching for buyers and will expand her farm accordingly depending on the demand.


                                    The wind turbine for water pumping but is not moving today


                                       The farm signage


                                Have you seen a dragon fruit plant;  good vs high blood


                                  Organic squash


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                                  Wind turbine for water irrigation




                                       Organic tomatoes


                                       Organic papaya


                                 Okra vs diabetes and high blood


                                        Food for the worms;  the vermiculture pit

                                 She must have a thousand dragon plants




                                    Lemon grass and other organic plants


                                 Garlic





Wednesday, April 24, 2013

More tips on lowering high blood pressure

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Rizal PHL |   April 24 2013

From You tube

1.  Top ten tips to lower blood pressure:








2. 7 Effective ways of reducing blood pressure










3. Aloe Vera for high blood pressure












4. Vegetable superstar vs. High Blood pressure; good for other diseases esp vs cancer, and has spiritual/religious use









More videos on high blood pressure

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PHL  |   April 24, 2013

More videos/info on high blood pressure

Effects of high blood pressure
High blood presssure can cause stroke, heart attack, damage the eyes and kidney. So you have to control your blood pressure













Foods that lower blood pressure:





What are the 5 foods:

l. Broccoli
2. Tomatoes
3. Garlic
4. Bananas (rich in potassium) eat 2 bananas day
5. Spinach (in the PHL it can be camote tops, alugbati or malunggay)

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Mercury poisoning can give you depression and anxiety - Dr. Shade

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Dr. Mercola archives

This post is about Dr.Christopher Shade, a former Illinois organic farmer.  He is an expert on mercury toxicity.  Toxicity from mercury can come from inorganic:   amalgam/mercury fillings in teeth and vaccines, and methylmercury (organic) from fish.  The mercury, as heavy metal binds more to the cells compared to other metals like zinc or copper.

Mercury stays long in the body and detox may take a year.  Toxicity from mercury can be treated in various ways:

l.  Using gluthathiones.  Capsules are not very effective.  But milk whey can increase its absorption

2.  Phylogenemics - use of superfoods to remove toxins.  They are endowned with polyphenolic compounds that bind with mercury;   like pine bark extract;   and green tea.

3.  Taking sulfur based foods like garlic.  The sulfur compounds upregulates the body's glutathione system which chelates mercury  (Alicin is not the main compound here that is active for the glutathione but lipoic acid) It is a potent regulator of glutathione system.

4.  Astaxanthin -   strengthens body cells from damage

5.  Chlorella- detoxify gut and body.  They prevent absorption and reabsorption of heavy metal into your guts (liver excretes the heavy metals, intestines reabsorbs) and prevents metals from coming in contact with your guts and irritating them.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Foods that reduce risk of prostate cancer

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From newsmax health

This post is most important to men over 50, who are likely to develop BPH or worse prostrate cancer, one of the leading causes of death for men over 50.  In USA, about half million men would be diagnosed with prostate cancer.

However there are foods that can reduce risk of prostate cancer.  Some of them:

1 Brocolli.  For those without the disease yet, 3 servings  of the cruciferous vegetables like brocolli and cabbage can reduce the risk of cancer by 41%.  For those with cancer all ready, the body converts indole-30- carbinole into DIM which prevents cancer cells from multiplying;

2.  Tomatoes.  Lycopene in tomatoes, especially those cooked with small amount of oil reduced cancer risk by 3l%

3.  Green tea.  Reduced cancer cell risk by 90%

4.  Garlic.    Reduced cancer risk by 50%;  scallions reduced risk by 70%

Read more on foods that fight prostate cancer

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Chili and Other Spices Good for Colds and Other Respiratory Problems?

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Again from " Food Pharmacy by Jean Carper. (pp 43-48


                                                
 

The authority on this subject is Dr Irwin Ziment who comes from UK and now lives in California USA.


                                     


Observations:

l.  Chronic bronchitis is rampant among Brits for two reasons:   smoking and the cold weather.  It is not so common in areas like LA or Mexico where people eat spicy and hot dishes punctuated by chili, horse radish, wasabe

2.  In the history of medicine, old medicine men used spices like garlic as respiratory drug.

>Ancient Egyptians recommended mustard for respiratory therapy;

>Hippocrates recommended vinegar and pepper for respiratory therapy


                                          


>Russians use horse radish to treat colds.

> Oriental medicine use capsicum pepper, black pepper, mustard, garlic, turmeric (yellow ginger) to treat  colds, sinusitis, brochitis, ASTHMA.

> Roman physician Galen favored the use garlic for chest pains;

> Maimodes, a l2th century Jewish physician an expert on asthma, recommended "spicy chicken soup" for that condition,

               


> In the Middle Ages, mustard potion was used vs.ASTHMA, bronchitis, coughs and chest congestion

>Dr. Herberdeen, an English physician used garlic and mustard seed, to treat Asthma.

Expectorants, mucokinetic

The action of spices which makes your eyes water, is the same action on phlegms and mucus at the respiratory system.  The spicy food triggers the vagus nerve to release a flash flood of watery fluids that thins the thick mucus, and eventually allows the rt cilia to drive them out.

Alliin in Garlic

Dr. Ziment's fav for respiratory medication is garlic which contains alliin (the major flavor in garlic) which is very similar to Mucodyne ( S. carboxymethylcysteine) a mucus regulating drug in Europe. (carboceistene)  Combined with Vit C, alliin is broken down to a compound that is very close to mucodyne.



Mustard contains allyl isothiocyanate, a compound similar to alliin.  Mustard is a traditional expectorant.

                                
                         
                            






                                                      
                                         Carbocistine- mucolytic expectorant


Dr. Ziment recommends that garlic be zapped in a microwave to preserve alliin, before using or adding this to the food.  Crushing the garlic converts alliin to allicin which has other use

Burn up calories faster!

Spices  (like chili) ups the basal metabolic rate of the subject by as much as l0% and thus helps in weight loss.



                            


                             
                               Chili peppers vs the bulge


So there you are spices like garlic, chili peppers, horse radish are good in curing respiratory disease, chest congestions.  They are expectorants and mucokinetic.

Yes Francis, Nini, there is a cure for asthma.

Now you know that it is garlic, and other spices in chicken soup that cures cold.  Mystery solved.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Medicinal Values of Turmeric/Ginger

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Here are some medicinal benefits of ginger:

l. nausea,
2. motion sickness
3. vs. arthritis
4. vs. headaches
5. vs. types of ovarian cancer
6. a good expectorant and is good for respiratory diseases.
7. prevents blood clots (like aspirin)
8. cold and flu prevention with lemon or honey


Have ginger tea, beer, or capsule




Turmeric uses (Yellow Ginger)




Use of turmeric to prevent cancer