Light Therapy & The Sun in Natural Health Care and Natural Medicine - The sun was once used as a general tonic to heal almost everything. If the sun causes cancer, man wouldn't be here today. Contrary to popular belief, sunbathing actually helps heal cancer of the skin while sunblock increases cancer risk.
Healing Power of Sunlight
Jacobs  Liberman, O.D., Ph.D., challenges the modem myth that the sun is dangerous to our well-being. The sun was once used as a general tonic to heal almost everything and man has run nacked on this planet under the sun for centuries. The sun provides the basis for all life on earth. The sun is the source of energy for all plants, and indirectly, for all animals. If the sun causes cancer, man wouldn't be here today. Contrary to popular belief, sunbathing actually helps heal cancer of the skin while sunblock increases cancer risk.  more
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Dr. Mercola - "In recent years we've all been trained to fear the sun, due to the threat of skin cancer. Nothing could be further from the truth. Now there is a growing belief that exposure to the sun may not actually cause skin cancer.  As this study published in the prestigious Cancer journal indicates, exposure to sun actually decreases cancer rates"

The light and heat from the sun are indispensable to all nature. Humanity is also part of nature and needs sunlight for health and well being, for vitality and happiness. In his book, The Healing Sun: Sunlight and Health in the 21st Century, Richard Hobday, MSc, PhD,  explains how and why we should welcome sunlight back into our lives — safely! It shows how sunlight was used to prevent and cure diseases in the past, and how it can heal us and help us in the future.

Jacob Liberman, who has doctorates in both optometry and vision science, says that the people who live on Earth evolved to thrive under the light put forth by our sun. He says, therefore, that we potentially harm ourselves when we hide from sunlight. In Light: Medicine Of The Future: How We Can Use It To Heal Ourselves Now, he explains how to utilize the therapeutic benefits of light. Dr. Liberman says that "light is the basic component from which all life originates, develops, heals, and evolves." Everything that humans do is affected in some way by light. Light has been used for healing since the time of ancient Egypt. Modern scientists began recognizing the benefits of light therapy in the late 1700's. Although many people believe the ultraviolet (UV) light is harmful, Dr. Liberman maintains our bodies need at least a small amount of UV light in order to function properly. He cites studies which indicate that, due to all the ways in which we block sunlight from our lives, including wearing sunglasses designed to block out UV rays, "it is possible that we are unknowingly contributing to the increased incidence of blindness and eye disease in this country." Dr. Liberman does warn against looking at the sun directly, or exposing ourselves to it between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., but emphasizes that light is a nutrient for the body. He says people need to be outside in natural light, without sunglasses or sun block, for a minimum of one hour a day. He warns that warm-white and cool-white fluorescents "should absolutely be avoided." People who cannot get outside regularly need to equip their work areas with full-spectrum light fixtures. Syntonics is the name given to light therapy, which involves utilizing specific colors for healing specific ailments. Dr. Liberman discusses its benefits in treating vision problems, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), cancer, and learning disabilities. He says that "as we continue to discover and understand the role that light plays in our lives, its use as both a therapeutic and preventive tool will become more evident."

Sunlight helps the body heal wounds and injuries and overcome virtually any illness. Dr. Carl Hoffminster wrote that soldiers in World War II healed and survived much better when their open wounds and broken bones were exposed to sunlight.

Lack of Sunshine Causes One Million Deaths a Year 

If vitamin D3 levels among populations worldwide were increased, 600,000 cases of breast and colorectal cancers could be prevented each year, according to researchers from the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). This includes nearly 150,000 cases of cancer that could be prevented in the United States alone. The researchers estimate that 250,000 cases of colorectal cancer and 350,000 cases of breast cancer could be prevented worldwide by increasing intake of vitamin D3, particularly in countries north of the equator. The study examines the dose-response relationship between vitamin D and cancer, and is the first to use satellite measurements of sun and cloud cover in countries where blood serum levels of vitamin D3 were also taken.  more

According to the National Cancer Institute, lifetime exposure to sunlight may reduce your risk of some of the most common types of cancer. In an analysis of death certificates from 24 states over an 11-year period, the NCI researchers found that people who lived in the sunniest parts of the country, and those exposed to the most sunlight through their jobs, had significantly lower rates of breast and colon cancer than matched controls.

The scientists identified cases through a database maintained by  the NCI, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the National Center for Health Statistics. The data was collected from 24 states from 1984 through 1995, and includes information on occupation, state of residence at birth and at death, and cause of death. The researchers took significant measures to ensure the accuracy of their data. They only included people who were born and died in states in the same solar radiation range. And they classified farmers in their own occupational category, separate from other outdoor jobs, as they have been shown to have higher overall rates of certain types of cancer. They also narrowed down the cases substantially with a long list of exclusions.

Even after all those adjustments, the results were compelling. Overall, people who lived in the highest solar radiation range (in states like Arizona, Hawaii, Florida, and Texas) had less risk of dying of breast, ovarian, prostate, or colon cancer than those who lived in the lowest range (states like Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Washington). The occupational difference was most significant in relation to cases breast and colon cancer; across all levels of solar radiation, people who worked outside had 20 to 25 percent less risk of these two types of cancer. And the benefits of outside work weren't attributable to the amount of hard labor. Even after the researchers adjusted for level of physical activity, the reduction in risk remained. In their discussion, the NCI researchers theorize that sunlight offers cancer protection through its contribution of vitamin D. Recent laboratory tests have shown that vitamin D can slow or halt the proliferation of breast and colon cancer cells. And in other research, breast cancer patients showed lower serum concentrations of a form of vitamin D when compared with healthy  controls.

It's the great cancer cover-up. Panicked into avoiding sunlight by health experts, we are now dying in our thousands from diseases linked to deficiencies of vitamin D. But still the exaggerated warnings come. - Oliver Gillie more

Why one should not be dissuaded from enjoying the Sun for optimal health 
It has been frequently reported that those who are regularly exposed to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) due to their occupation have a reduced risk of developing melanoma [Garland et al., 1990; Kennedy et al., 2004]. The reasons appear to be twofold: 1 - they develop a tan that blocks the penetration of UVR so it can't produce the free radicals that can lead to melanoma; and 2 - they produce lots of vitamin D. Both links have just been demonstrated in an excellent study by investigators studying 497 people with melanoma in and around Philadelphia and San Francisco [Millen et al., 2004]. 

Health and Light: The Effects of Natural and Artificial Light on Man and Other Living Things 

Sunlight Actually Prevents Cancer Dr. Mercola
In recent years we've all been trained to fear the sun, due to the threat of skin cancer. Now there is a growing belief that exposure to the sun may not actually cause skin cancer. Either way, the fear of skin cancer shouldn't keep you huddled indoors in the dark. According to Dr. William C. Douglass, you can reap the sun's healthy benefits with as little  as 20 minutes of exposure a day.

However, skin cancers are more likely related to the large distortion most people have in their omega-6 to omega-3 fat ratio. The high excess of omega-6 fats in most people's diet puts them at a much higher risk of developing skin cancer when exposed to excess sun. 

So the solution is not to slather sun block on. Sun block can be quite toxic and should be avoided by most people. The sensible approach would be to limit sun exposure so you never get sun burned. It is sunburn in conjunction with excess omega-6 fats that increases your risk of skin cancer. 

Sunlight Exposure Beneficial In Multiple Sclerosis
In a recently published exploratory study, mortality from multiple sclerosis (MS) was found to be reduced by exposure to sunlight. Depending on the degree of sunlight exposure, the risk of death from MS was reduced by up to 76%. No theory on the precise mechanism of action in this reduction was proposed by the authors.  Occup Environ Med 2000;57:418-421

Learn Why the Myth of the Sun Causing Skin Cancer Can Hurt Your Health
A recent study in the prominent US dermatology journal tell us that only a small fraction of US schools have implemented policies that protect students from over-exposure to the sun, and few provide shade, sunscreen, or other ways to avoid ultraviolet rays. Since severe sunburns occur during childhood, which may promote melanoma later, these experts recommend that policymakers and school administrators encourage and implement sun protection policies at schools nationwide. The authors of this study recommend that schools without a sun protection policy adopt one, and at least implement minor changes that could help shield students from the sun, such as allowing staff to put sunscreen on students, and permitting hats and sunglasses when outdoors. Archives of Dermatology June 2002;138:771-774

Reduce Your Risk of Cancer With Sunlight Exposure 
By William B. Grant, Ph.D.

Sun Exposure (UVB) Protects Against 16 Types of Cancer - The new study links UVB as protective to a total of 16 types of cancer, primarily epithelial (pertaining to the surface) cancers of the digestive and reproductive systems [Grant, submitted]. Six types of cancer (breast, colon, endometrial, esophageal, ovarian, and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma) were inversely correlated to solar UVB radiation and rural residence in combination. This result strongly suggests that living in an urban environment is associated with reduced UVB exposure compared to living in a rural environment. 

Another 10 types of cancer including bladder, gallbladder, gastric, pancreatic, prostate, rectal and renal were inversely correlated with UVB but not urban residence. Ten types of cancer were significantly correlated with smoking, six types with alcohol, and seven types with Hispanic heritage. Poverty status was inversely correlated with seven types of cancer. Since the results for alcohol, Hispanic heritage, and smoking for white Americans agree well with the literature [Trapido et al., 1995; Thun et al., 2002], they provide a high level of confidence in the approach and its results for UVB radiation

In a televised interview, Dr. Lorraine Day, MD, reported that rats fed a healthy diet developed no cases of skin cancer when exposed to the sun, while 25% of those fed the standard american did develop cancerous lesions. The difference between the two diets is likely to be the quality of the fats, as will be come more apparent shortly.   more

Solar ultraviolet-B radiation reduces cancer risk in Spain  A study published electronically this week in the International Journal of Cancer used a novel approach to examine the relation between solar ultraviolet-B (UVB) irradiance, vitamin D, and cancer risk reduction. In this study, mortality rates for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), which is primarily due to squamous cell carcinoma, were used as the index of integrated lifetime solar UVB irradiance. NMSC mortality rates provide higher confidence regarding the population exposure to solar UVB than geographic location of residence, which has been used in such studies in the past. Thus, locations with a larger fraction of the population having outdoor occupations, such as farming, will have higher NMSC mortality rates. In addition, lung cancer mortality rate was used as the index for the adverse health effects of smoking. more


Robert Bazell, Chief MSNBC Science & Health Correspondent  - "About three decades ago, dermatologists alarmed at the rising incidence of skin cancer began a campaign to get people to stop spending so much time in the sun, or at least to cover up with strong sunblock lotion if they did. The effort was enormously successful. Now there is a big problem with it. When the sun’s rays (unfiltered by lotion) strike our skin, our bodies produce vitamin D. Scientists always knew vitamin D is critical for good health. Children not exposed enough to the sun can get a terrible disease called rickets.  But around 1989 scientists began to discover that vitamin D played an important critical role in all the cells in the body, and they hypothesized that a lack of vitamin D could increase the risks for cancer.

Large population studies have now verified that people with low vitamin D levels indeed have higher levels of several common types of cancer, including colon and breast. Some of the best research comes from the Nurse’s Health Study and the Health Professionals Study -- two efforts run by the Harvard School of Public Health that have been following tens of  thousands of people for decades. The latest study looks at cancer incidence in men. You can see the journal article here with references to past studies that came to similar conclusions. And here is the editorial that accompanies the study results in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. In addition to the Harvard study, two others came out today demonstrating an increased incidence of breast cancer in women with low levels of vitamin D. Those were presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.

So how much vitamin D do we need? Based on these latest studies, experts now recommend a minimum of 1,000 units a day. We get about 200 from food and supplements usually contain 400. That is where the sun comes in. No one is saying people should get sunburned or even tan. But you can get 1,000 units of vitamin D by spending 10 minutes in the sun in the middle of the day with your arms and face exposed. Amazingly, with our automobile and indoor lifestyle many Americans do not get even that much." more



You Can Naturally Relieve Pain With Simple Sunlight  Psychosomatic Medicine January/February 2005;67(1):156-163
Exposure to sunlight may be the newest method of easing pain. According to a report, boosting the amount of sunlight in a patient's hospital room decreases their perception of pain and their need for painkiller medication. Researchers enrolled nearly 90 patients who had undergone spinal surgery and placed them in randomly assigned hospital rooms--the rooms were either sunny or dim upon their return from surgery. With the aid of light meter measurements, researchers found:
  • Patients assigned to bright rooms received an average of 46 percent more natural sunlight a day, compared to patients in the dim room, which translated to an average 21 percent reduction in the cost of painkiller medication for patients in bright rooms
  • Bright-room patients had considerably lower stress scores and slightly lower pain scores when they left the hospital, compared to patients in dimmer rooms.
  • These results may motivate hospital administrators to relocate patients with high painkiller requirements to rooms with higher intensity sunlight.
This book explains the therapeutic benefits of sunlight and reveals the evidence that sunlight is far more beneficial than we realize.Sun Gazing to promote healing - Humans have used light for healing since before the time of ancient Egypt. This book explains the therapeutic benefits of sunlight and reveals the evidence that sunlight is far more beneficial than we realize. Take note of the subtitle of our book, because your passageway into Sun Gazing will allow you to actually change the neural pathways in the brain.  Also, an exclusive interview with Dr. Michael Holick, the world's foremost authority on vitamin D and the healing power of natural sunlight. In this interview, Dr. Holick reveals fascinating facts on how vitamin D is created and used in the human body to ward off chronic diseases. This is one of the most eye-opening interviews you'll ever read on health. more

Lack of Sunlight  Since a lack of sunlight prevents the formation of Vitamin D, it may be that high cholesterol levels result from a simple lack of sunlight. People who stay indoors all the time and only go outside using industrial-strength sun block (as opposed to increasing sun exposure gradually and letting it fall on bare skin) would be subject to increased cholesterol levels for that reason. (Bad Cholesterol: A Myth and a Fraud?  The Dangers of Low Blood Cholesterol)


Exposure to sunlight could reduce asthma

Australian researchers have found that exposure to measured doses of ultraviolet light, such as sunlight, could reduce asthma.

The research team at Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, through funding provided by the Asthma Foundation of WA, studied the effect of ultraviolet light on the development of asthma-like symptoms in mice, such as inflamed airways and lungs.

The study found that exposure to ultraviolet light for 15 to 30 minutes before allergen exposure significantly reduces the development of asthma-like symptoms

This UV exposure produces a cell type that, when transferred into other mice before they're sensitised to an allergen, can prevent the development of some of the asthma-like symptoms.

Associate Professor Prue Hart, leader of the research team, which includes Dr Debra Turner, Dr Shelley Gorman and PhD student Jacqueline McGlade, is excited by the ground-breaking results and possible future applications. more


The Healing Sun: Sunlight and Health in the 21st Century
by Richard Hobday

Richard Hobday, MSc, PhD is a member of the British Register of Complementary Practitioners and has studied traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese exercise systems in China. Dr. Hobday has many years experience of solar design in buildings and is a leading authority on the history of sunlight therapy.

The human race evolved under the sun, and for thousands of years lived in harmony with its heat and light. Yet over the last fifty years we have lost this close contact with the sun and its healing powers. We have become afraid of it. 

However the sun is central to our well being and health. Did you know that: designing and building sunlit houses can help prevent disease, make us feel happier and save energy; sunlight can help prevent and heal many common and often fatal diseases like breast cancer, heart disease, multiple sclerosis and osteoporosis; before antibiotics, sunlight was used successfully to speed up the healing of wounds; tanning moderately throughout the year is better than avoiding the sun altogether; sudden bursts of strong solar radiation are unnatural and dangerous, protection needs to be built up slowly; early morning sunlight in cool temperatures is particularly beneficial to the body.

The light and heat from the sun are indispensable to all nature. Humanity is also part of nature and needs sunlight for health and well being, for vitality and happiness. This book explains how and why we should welcome sunlight back into our lives — safely! It shows how sunlight was used to prevent and cure diseases in the past, and how it can heal us and help us in the future.


Sun Creams Are the Subject of New Safety Fears

CDC: Americans Carry Body Burden of Toxic Sunscreen Chemical
25 MAR 2008 A  new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reveals that 97% of Americans are contaminated with a widely-used sunscreen ingredient called oxybenzone that has been linked to allergies, hormone disruption, and cell damage. A companion study published just one day earlier revealed that this chemical is linked to low birth weight in baby girls whose mothers are exposed during pregnancy. Oxybenzone is also a penetration enhancer, a chemical that helps other chemicals penetrate the skin. Environmental Working Group identified nearly 600 sunscreens sold in the U.S. that contain oxybenzone, including products by Hawaiian Tropic, Coppertone, and Banana Boat (see the full list of 588 sunscreens here) as well as 172 facial moisturizers, 111 lip balms, and 81 different types of lipstick. The Food and Drug Administration has failed miserably in its duty to protect the public from toxic chemicals like oxybenzone in personal care products. At the request of industry lobbyists, including Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who represented the Cosmetic Toiletry and Fragrance Association, the agency has delayed final sunscreen safety standards for nearly 30 years. FDA issued a new draft of the standards last October under pressure from EWG, but continues to delay finalizing them at the behest of the regulated industry. more

Sunscreen found to generate harmful compounds that promote skin cancer   A team of researchers from the University of California has found that sunscreen can do more harm than good once it soaks into the skin, where it actually promotes the harmful compounds it is meant to protect against. The research team found that three commonly used ultraviolet (UV) filters -- octylmethoxycinnamate, benzophenone 3 and octocrylene -- eventually soak into the deeper layers of the skin after their application, leaving the top skin layers vulnerable to sun damage. UV rays absorbed by the skin can generate harmful compounds called reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can cause skin cancer and premature aging. The researchers found that once the filters in sunscreen soak into the lower layers of skin, the filters react with UV light to create more damaging ROS. more

Sun-Care Chemical Proves Toxic in Lab Tests The main chemical used in sun lotions to filter out ultraviolet light may be TOXIC, particularly when exposed to sunshine. Octyl methoxycinnamate (OMC), which is present in 90 per cent of sunscreen brands, was found to kill mouse cells even at low doses in a study by Norwegian scientists.

Sunblock Can Actually Increase Your Cancer Risk - Using sunblock stops your body from getting valuable vitamin D that prevents cancer and does nothing to inhibit the major cause of skin cancer, which is actually an imbalance of the proper fats in your diet. Find out how you can really prevent skin cancer.

Sunbathing for Health Dr. Bernarr Zovluck

The sun provides the basis for all life on earth. The sun is the source of energy for all plants, and indirectly, for all animals. Take away the sunlight and all life on earth would soon perish. Deprived of sunlight, man loses physical vigor and strength and will develop a disinclination for activity, wrote Dr. Herbert Shelton

I sunbathe nude almost everyday, at noontime, the hottest part of the day, for several hours, and at age 67, having done this for over 45 years, I have never developed skin cancer, wrinkles or dryness. 

Sunbathing does not cause cancer of the skin nor wrinkles nor drying of the skin. Healthy people do not get skin cancer - unhealthy people do. Sunbathing helps heal those with cancer by building up the body's vital energies and increasing the oxygen in the tissues. Sunbathing helps heal cancer of the skin, wrinkles and drying of the skin. Unfortunately, those who develop skin cancer and/or wrinkles and also coincidentally sunbathe have had many unhealthful habits that cause their skin cancer, wrinkles and drying of their skin. 

Chronic sunburn on skin containing free radicals leads to skin cancer. Repeated sunburning, not suntanning itself, causes skin cancer, wrote Dr. Michael Gray. Sunlight may change free radicals, dietary fat from animal sources, cholesterol from animal sources and deranged antioxidants brought to the skin from the eating of cooked foods into carcinogenic substances. Antioxidant vitamins C and E are reduced or deranged by cooking. Furthermore, fats and oils applied to the skin in suntan lotions and other cosmetics are sources of free radicals which can lead to skin cancer. 

Dr. Zane Kime wrote that suntan lotions should not be used because they can cause cancer. Sunscreen may actually increase the risk of cancer, so proposed California researchers in a paper published in January, 1993 in the Annals of Epidemiology.

Gray also wrote that those who smoke tobacco and marijuana and expose them-selves to sunlight tend to get skin cancer. 

Cancer is common in those who over-consume coffee and teas which contain toxic caffeine and tannic acid, and expose themselves to sunlight, wrote Dr. Becker and D. Alexander. 

Immuno-suppressant drugs may contribute to skin cancer as well as x-rays and chemotherapy. We may be able to reduce our cancer deaths by inducing a partial or complete immunity by exposure of suitable skin areas to sunlight, wrote Dr. Frank Apperly.

Sunbathing helped heal the skin cancer of Dr. Harland G. Call. His skin cancer was diagnosed by two M.D.s, one of whom was a surgeon who recommended surgical removal. Call employed sunbathing of the effected area, Within a short time, the skin cancer disappeared, after which he reported back to the M.D. who had recommended surgical removal. When the M.D. examined him, he confirmed that the skin cancer had disappeared without surgical removal.

A man had recurrent skin cancer. His doctor recommended surgery. The cancerous man rejected the surgery. Instead he followed the advice of Dr. John Ott to sunbathe without his glasses and after five months his skin cancer completely disappeared. Sunlight treatments reduced malignant cancer growths 50% in animal experiments in Russia, writes A.P. Zabaluyeva.

Sunlight helps the body heal wounds and injuries and overcome virtually any illness. Dr. Carl Hoffminster wrote that soldiers in World War II healed and survived much better when their open wounds and broken bones were exposed to sunlight. 

Sunbathing helps strengthen muscles. Dr. Zane Kime wrote: Tuberculosis patients being treated by sunbathing have been observed to have well-developed muscles with very little fat, even though they have not exercised for months. He also reported that a study on the effects of sunlight on a group at a health resort showed that the group that was getting more sunshine with their exercise had improved almost twice as much as the group that avoided sunshine as revealed by their electrocardiograms. Kime also wrote, The Romans made use of the sun in training their gladiators, for they knew that sunlight seemed to strengthen and enlarge the muscles. Cancer of the breast, prostate reproductive organs and colon may be caused by not exposing these vital organs to the sun and air. Anything that blocks sunshine from penetrating the skin will reduce the amount of Vitamin D that the body makes. People with lower levels of Vitamin D are at greater risk for colon cancer, writes the Lancet. 

Sunlight helps people overcome winter depression. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) hits around 100,000 people and develops into severe depression as daylight decreases in the winter. If SAD sufferers get out and get some sunlight during winter, they will relieve their depression, writes Dr. Keki Sidhwa.

Dr. Herbert Shelton MD - "Gazing directly into the sun actually improves sight and aids in overcoming disease". 

Dr. Jacob Liberman.  - Sunglasses block healing ultra-violet light and thus contribute to the increased incidence of blindness and eye disease in this country"

Eyeglasses and contact lenses rob you of energy by blocking some of the ultra violet rays that travel through the eyes to the pineal gland, wrote Patricia McCormac. After discontinuing wearing his eyeglasses, Dr. John Ott wrote that he exposed his eyes to sunlight without lenses and his vision was much improved. He recommended similar therapy to his friends and they gained similar improvement in their vision. Ott wrote that nothing should block out the full spectrum of sunlight, no glasses of any kind should block the ultra violet rays, and especially no dark glasses.

Dr. Shelton wrote, "In truth man was designed by the Creator to enjoy the direct rays of the sun and the soothing strengthening influence of the winds over the whole surface of the body. He is by nature a nude animal."

Arnold Rickli, whose sun and air institution in Switzerland attracted patients from all over the world in the 19th century, wrote, Man is made to live in the open air; therefore when exposed to the action of the light, air and sun, he is in his real element. 

If we choose to expose our nude skin to the sunshine, all we need to do is pay attention to our bodies. Our bodies are always talking to us, and we must learn to listen. If the sunshine is going to be harmful, our bodies will feel uncomfortable in the sunshine. This will force us to withdraw our bodies from the sunshine before it can injure us. 

"A full sunbath in the nude is ideal. This is not a mere cosmetic measure, but a health requirement for greatest value" wrote Dr. Shelton MD.

Bernarr McFadden wrote: "From the dawn of history the sun has been utilized specifically as an aid to restoration of health and s a means of maintaining and increasing it. The ancient Greeks and Romans, Egyptians and Assyrians, Arabians, Babylonians and Cretans, the AZT:astonishing factsecs, the early Chinese and Japanese, the inhabitants of India and most other nations that were glorious in their day derived their superb health partly from their contact with the rays of the sun, and healed their ailments by their aid. Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, practiced the sun-cure in the temple of Esculapius on the island of Cos in ancient Greece." 

Everyone sick or well looks better, feels better, gets better and functions better after exposing every part of their nude bodies to the beautiful sunshine. Sunbathe each moment you can. It helps you in every possible way!

In Light: Medicine Of The Future: How We Can Use It To Heal Ourselves Now

Jacob Liberman, O.D., Ph.D.  explains how to utilize the therapeutic benefits of light. He says that "light is the basic component from which all life originates, develops, heals, and evolves." Everything that humans do is affected in some way by light. Light has been used for healing since the time of ancient Egypt. 

Modern scientists began recognizing the benefits of light therapy in the late 1700's. Although many people believe the ultraviolet (UV) light is harmful, Dr. Liberman maintains our bodies need at least a small amount of UV light in order to function properly. He cites studies which indicate that, due to all the ways in which we block sunlight from our lives, including wearing sunglasses designed to block out UV rays, "it is possible that we are unknowingly contributing to the increased incidence of blindness and eye disease in this country." Dr. Liberman does warn against looking at the sun directly, or exposing ourselves to it between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., but emphasizes that light is a nutrient for the body. 

He says people need to be outside in natural light, without sunglasses or sun block, for a minimum of one hour a day. He warns that warm-white and cool-white fluorescents "should absolutely be avoided." People who cannot get outside regularly need to equip their work areas with full-spectrum light fixtures. Syntonics is the name given to light therapy, which involves utilizing specific colors for healing specific ailments. Dr. Liberman discusses its benefits in treating vision problems, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), cancer, and learning disabilities. He says that "as we continue to discover and understand the role that light plays in our lives, its use as both a therapeutic and preventive tool will become more evident." 

Bibliography: SUNLIGHT CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE; Dr. Zane Kime, M.D. This book is packed with useful information on the benefits of sunlight. It is light and easy reading. Item #0185.........$16.00 - Family Health News (800) 284-6263 (305) 759-9500 

Dr. Bernarr Zovluck is dedicated to helping people gain and/or maintain optimum health through natural methods. You can contact Dr. Bernarr Zovluck by phone in Los Angeles at 323-653-6314 or 852 0403 or by post mail at PO Box 691891 Los Angeles, CA 90069

Natural Vision Health
Health of the eye depends on the well-being of one's entire body. Vision problems are multiplying at epidemic proportions in our society. Over half of the population over 75 years old has either cataracts, glaucoma, or macular degeneration. This page show people how to become active participants in their own vision care, giving back the power and responsibility they have so trustingly handed over to their eye doctors. The information here offerss a practical approach to keeping your eyes healthy based on the underlying philosophy that emphasizes prevention rather than cure, based on the latest scientific research. 
 

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    Sunlight Exposure Beneficial In Multiple Sclerosis 
    In a recently published exploratory study, mortality from multiple sclerosis (MS) was found to be reduced by exposure to sunlight. Depending on the degree of sunlight exposure, the risk of death from MS was reduced by up to 76%. No theory on the precise mechanism of action in this reduction was proposed by the authors.  Occup Environ Med 2000;57:418-421

    Sunlight Actually Prevents Cancer 
    Insufficient exposure to ultraviolet radiation may be an important risk factor for cancer in Western Europe and North America, according to a new study published in the prominent Cancer journal that directly contradicts official advice about sunlight. The research examined cancer mortality in the United States. Deaths from a range of cancers of the reproductive and digestive systems were approximately twice as high in New England as in the southwest, despite a diet that varies little between regions. 

    An examination of 506 regions found a close inverse correlation between cancer mortality and levels of ultraviolet B light. The likeliest mechanism for a protective effect of sunlight is vitamin D, which is synthesized by the body in the presence of ultraviolet B. The study's author, Dr William Grant (wbgrant@infi.net) , says northern parts of the United States may be dark enough in winter that vitamin D synthesis shuts down completely. While the study focused on white Americans, the same geographical trend affects black Americans, whose overall cancer rates are significantly higher. Darker skinned people require more sunlight to synthesize vitamin D. 

    There are 13 malignancies that show this inverse correlation, mostly reproductive and digestive cancers. The strongest inverse correlation is with breast, colon, and ovarian cancer. Other cancers apparently affected by sunlight include tumors of the bladder, uterus, esophagus, rectum, and stomach.  Cancer March 2002; 94:1867-75

    Dr. Mercola: "Sunlight is man's primary source of vitamin D. It seems quite obvious that man developed in tropical or subtropical areas and thus, has a need for sunlight as a nutrient.When we migrated further away from the equator, our ability to obtain valuable sunlight and its important influence on our health, was dramatically reduced.

    Most all of us need to expose far more of our skin to the sun during the noon hour to get the beneficial UV-B. Now, I can just hear scores of you getting alarmed that this recommendation will increase your risk of skin cancer. Well folks, nothing could be further from the truth. I will provide all of the documentation and scientific research to support this assertion in future issues. But, I am convinced beyond any shadow of a doubt that as long as you avoid being sunburned, sun exposure at noon on unexposed skin, is one of the healthiest things you can do for your body. Krispin has been kind enough to mentor me in the incredible value of vitamin D and how it is one of the biggest missing nutritional links not being addressed, even by incredibly astute physicians.

    Using foods to optimize people's health has been my driving passion for more than a decade. I have reviewed tens of thousands of articles and I missed it big time, so I am sure many others have also. I will be providing a series of articles in the upcoming weeks to further expand on this extremely important topic. The necessary doses for vitamin D are far higher than previously imagined. Most of us would likely benefit from doses closer to 4,000 units, not 400 units. This is a full order of magnitude higher than the RDAs.

    However, the best way to get this is through sun exposure, NOT though supplements. Unfortunately, for most of us in the U.S. there are only a few months of the year where this is even possible. Then, even in those months, if you live in a polluted urban area, or it is cloudy, there will not be enough UV-B to penetrate the clouds, smog, or ozone to stimulate vitamin D production in your skin.

    I am working with a company on a very inexpensive UV-B meter tha can be brought with you places, so you can know exactly how much sunlight you need on a given day to generate vitamin D exposure. It is a complex determination, since you also need to factor in the color of your skin. So, most of us will be stuck using supplements. My favorite is cod liver oil, since that solves another major issue in our diet, omega three deficiency. However, one needs to be cautious with supplements at these doses, and the solution will be to monitor your blood levels of vitamin D."  more

    You can read the other article on vitamin D in this issue that addresses the cautions.

    ...and God said "Let There Be Light" Krispin Sullivan
    The Importance of Sunlight and Vitamin D

    For the past number of years clinicians, physicians, national media and the National Institute of Health have been warning Americans to stay out of the sun. The purpose of this warning was intended to prevent melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer. In spite of the ever-increasing use of sunscreens and intentional reduction of sun exposure, incidence of this cancer is on the upswing. There is some evidence that the advice given regarding sunlight may have actually contributed to an increase in incidences of melanoma because of issues relating to genetics, UV-A radiation, UV-B radiation and extended exposure times due to reduction in sun-burning by sunscreen use.

    One of the known protectors of skin cells from pre-cancerous changes is vitamin D. For most Americans the only source of vitamin D is sunlight. We have a national disaster in progress due to a misunderstanding of the nature of and need for UV-B and vitamin D.

    Naked at Noon, Understanding the Importance of Sunlight and Vitamin D
    The book explains how we get D from food, sunlight and supplements and how we have become so seriously D deficient by changes in location (immigration to genetically unfriendly climates), attitudes and lifestyles. There is a chapter on skin cancer and another on the importance of essential fats.  It also covers information related to vitamin D's intimate relationship with calcium and magnesium.
     

    "Ultraviolet (UV) light is divided into 3 bands or wavelength ranges, which are referred to as UV-C, UV-B and UV-A.6 UV-C is the most energetic and shortest of the UV bands. It will burn human skin rapidly in extremely small doses. Fortunately, it is completely absorbed by the ozone layer. However, UV-C is present in some lights. For this reason, fluorescent and halogen and other specialty lights may contribute to skin cancer. 

    UV-A, known as the “tanning ray,” is primarily responsible for darkening the pigment in our skin. Most tanning bulbs have a high UV-A output, with a small percentage of UV-B. UV-A is less energetic than UV-B, so exposure to UV-A will not result in a burn, unless the skin is photosensitive or excessive doses are used. UV-A penetrates more deeply into the skin than UV-B, due to its longer wavelength. Until recently, UV-A was not blocked by sunscreens. It is now considered to be a major contributor to the high incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers.7 Seventy-eight percent of UV-A penetrates glass so windows do not offer protection. 

    The ultraviolet wavelength that stimulates our bodies to produce vitamin D is UV-B. It is sometimes called the “burning ray” because it is the primary cause of sunburn (erythema). However, UV-B initiates beneficial responses, stimulating the production of vitamin D that the body uses in many important processes. Although UV-B causes sunburn, it also causes special skin cells called melanocytes to produce melanin, which is protective. UV-B also stimulates the production of Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone (MSH), an important hormone in weight loss and energy production.

    The Healing Power of Sunlight - A special report features an interview with Dr. Michael Holick (PDF file)

    The reason it is difficult to get adequate vitamin D from sunlight is that while UV-A is present throughout the day, the amount of UV-B present has to do with the angle of the sun’s rays. Thus, UV-B is present only during midday hours at higher latitudes, and only with significant intensity in temperate or tropical latitudes. Only 5 percent of the UV-B light range goes through glass and it does not penetrate clouds, smog or fog. 

    Sun exposure at higher latitudes before 10 am or after 2 pm will cause burning from UV-A before it will supply adequate vitamin D from UV-B. This finding may surprise you, as it did the researchers. It means that sunning must occur between the hours we have been told to avoid. Only sunning between 10 am and 2 pm during summer months (or winter months in southern latitudes) for 20-120 minutes, depending on skin type and color, will form adequate vitamin D before burning occurs." Krispin Sullivan, CN more at the Weston A Price Foundation..


    Sleep Deprived Baby? Try Sunlight
    For many parents, getting their baby to sleep at night can become a daunting task. Often times it seems that nothing will help; however, researchers may have discovered a natural remedy: Sunlight.  According to a study, babies exposed to twice as much light during the day (between noon and 4 pm) became better sleepers at night. Parents are advised to take their babies out in sunlight. The sun is an amazing healing source that is absolutely underappreciated in our current culture. 


    Good nutrition will enhance the structure and function of all organs in our bodies. Our brains, muscles, hearts, arteries, joints, bones, skin, hair, hormones, immune system, vision, digestion, kidneys, liver will carry out their jobs much better. Metabolically, our lipids, and sugars can be optimized, thus providing more overall energy, minimize weight problems, and improve sleep. These nutrients improve mental function, and memory. They reduce depression, harmful effects of stress, and mood swings.The Past and Future of Human Nutrition is in the Oceans

    Dr. Rene Quinton, a French biologist and biochemist, studied seawater by comparing the microcosmic ocean environment and its similarities to blood plasma. His studies, grounded in the rich live mineral content found in plankton-fed seawater, led to his publication, "L’eau de Mer Milieu Organique"  in 1904. His discovery became known as Ocean Plasma. Dr. Quinton's work led to the belief that seawater contains every mineral and trace mineral known in organic form and provides all the necessary elements needed by human tissues when applied in the proper ratios. He proved that seawater, properly formulated and under certain conditions, is virtually identical to mammalian blood plasma. With the assistance of many eminent physicians, he successfully used seawater as a healing agent on thousands of patients in France and Egypt in the early 1900s. The report included before-and-after photos of patients.  Babies brought back from near death from cholera and other causes; cadaver-like bodies filled out to healthy plumpness; raw, weeping skin from eczema made smooth and lesion free…all by the power of seawater. Many early-20th-century scourges such as tuberculosis were shown to be healed by this remarkable marine plasma. Historically, ocean water (plasma) has had numerous applications, based on the concept of renewing, purifying and regenerating the internal fluid terrain as well as maintaining the equilibrium of the body. It has proved to be a support for and regenerator of cell functions. 


    Water The Great Healer and Detoxifier! 
    Water therapy has been used for centuries to heal the sick.  Hydro- and hydrothermal therapy are traditional methods of treatment that have been used for the treatment of disease and injury by many cultures, including those of ancient Rome, China, and Japan. Water therapy has been around for centuries. The ancient Greeks took therapeutic baths. Water is an important ingredient in the traditional Chinese and Native American healing systems. more

    F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. - "Every function inside the body is regulated by and depends on water. Water must be available to carry vital elements, oxygen, hormones, and chemical messengers to all parts of the body. Without sufficient water to wet all parts equally, some more remote parts of the body will not receive the vital elements that water supplies. Water is also needed to carry toxic waste away from the cells. In fact, there are at least 50 reasons why the body needs sufficient water on a regular, everyday basis. Without sufficient water to constantly wet all parts, your body's drought-management system kicks into action. The histamine-directed chemical messenger systems are activated to arrange a new, lower quota of water for the drought-stricken areas. When histamine and its subordinate "drought managers" come across pain-sensing nerves, they cause pain. This is what I discovered in my research that I mentioned earlier." 

    Benefits of Alkaline, Ionized Water, by Dr. Hidemitsu Hayashi, M.D. 
    Water has the ability to attract and accumulate bio-energy. It also stores an energy memory of harmful or helpful vibrations to which it was exposed in the past.  Chlorinated tap water is polluted with non-biological chemicals and negative energy imprints. It is also devoid of bio-energy and so may be regarded as being badly polluted as well as 'dead'. Alkaline living water is regarded by a growing number of health care professionals as the best water to drink and is listed as a medical device in Japan for the treatment of degenerative diseases.

    Joseph M. Price, MD - "Chlorine is the greatest crippler and killer of modern times. It is an insidious poison."

    Albert Schatz, Ph.D - "Fluoridation  is the greatest fraud that has ever been perpetrated and it has been perpetrated on more people than any other fraud has." Professor Albert Schatz, Ph.D. (Microbiology), Discoverer of streptomycin and Nobel Prize Winner

    Matthew Silver, MD  - "An associate in her early fifties who had suffered for many years from the toxic effects of chlorine poisoning from inhaling vapors from an over-chlorinated swimming pool. This had resulted in many severe health challenges including extreme chronic fatigue and breathing difficulty that kept her housebound and dependent on oxyn. Even minimal exertion led to extreme shortness of breath. After just three days of drinking glyconutrients, she reported that all of her symptoms improved dramatically and that she was able to leave her house without oxygen and work in her garden, which she had not been able to do in years."  The sugars found on all Glyconutrients (saccharides) also address the workings of the brain and nervous system – from memory and sleep to anxiety and depression.

    Safe, toxin-free, Ionized, Energized, Drinking Water helps to naturally flush toxins and acidic waste from the body and is a powerful antioxidant. Ionized Water makes more oxygen available to our cells than distilled, reverse osmosis, filtered only, bottled or tap water and is the best possible drinking water. "Disease and early death is more likely to be seen with the long term drinking of purified water. Avoid it except in special circumstances." Zoltan P. Rona M.D
     


    Chemicals and Toxins Are The Primary Cause of Illness, Disease and Obesity
    Substances that are toxic to our bodies come at us from all directions: the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink, the cleaning products we use, and the metabolic waste produced inside us. Toxins build-up in the body contribute to premature aging and chronic and degenerative diseases. Dr. Steve Nugent, the past president of the American Naturopathic Medical Association, reported recently that "in the typical American home there are more toxins inside the home than outside the home! Your cells actually contain over 400 new toxins that didn't even exist 45 years ago and we are losing the battle against toxins!" It's a fact. There are increasing amounts of toxins and chemical agents in the water we drink, the food we eat and the air we breathe - they all contribute to the breakdown in cellular communication and disease.  more
     


    "Bee Pollen  is often referred to as nature's most complete food, containing all of the 22 elements that the human body requires to function, provides you with 135 essential nutrients, a vast array of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and more. Human consumption of bee pollen is praised in the Bible, other religious books, and ancient Chinese and Egyptian texts. It has long been prescribed by traditional health practitioners-including the fathers of Western medicine Hippocrates, Pliny the Elder, and Pythagoras-for its healing properties. Bee pollen rejuvenates the body, stimulates organs and glands, enhances vitality, and brings about a longer life span. Bee pollen's ability to consistently and noticeably increase energy levels makes it a favorite substance among many world class athletes and those interested in sustaining and enhancing quality performance." Steve Schecter N.D.


    Rainforest Home Remedies: The Maya Way to Heal Your Body and Your SoulHealing with Medicinal and Nutritional Herbs from the Amazon Rain Forest
    Disease is a symptom of one or more body systems in distress. When you nourish and balance the systems, you give your body what it requires to resist, repair and overcome disease, and to achieve optimal health.    As living foods, these herbal remedies have the ability to support good blood chemistry, balance energetic frequencies in the body, help cleanse and detoxify, and more. 

    The spagyric processing of the Amazon herbs is based on ancient bio-energetic principles and is the most perfect method available to deliver a full body treatment. John Easterling had a vision of bringing nutritional vitality to the world and at the same time helping preserve one of our greatest treasures, the Amazon Rainforest. He searched for the perfect vehicle to do so and he found it in a 15th century spagyric processing method that was designed to deliver the energetics (life force) of the plants. He studied the process, sometimes referred to as plant alchemy, and it was in alignment with what he wanted to provide. It was the only known method that could bring forward the essential oil, water soluble and mineral components (alkaline ash). The result is that it retains the plants original constitution with more concentrated healing potential than raw plants can provide. more

    Many other herbs purchased at the store or from other companies do not provide the same benefits as the Amazon formulas. They frequently use the processing method of percolation. They separate the three components, oils, liquids and plant fiber and reunite the oils and liquids, discarding the plant material. In the matrix of that plant material, called the mark, is the nutrition designed to nourish the body. AmazonHerb herbal combinations are based on those used by the Indigenous People of the Amazon for thousands of years to maintain and optimize health, strength and stamina. They are the result of a powerful blend of tribal wisdom and scientific verification that documents and supports the beneficial properties of these botanicals.

    Unlike most nutritional supplements on the market today, the botanicals in Amazon Herb formulas have not been altered or fractioned. They have not been extracted from their original composition. These herbs  are never fumigated, irradiated, genetically engineered or exposed to pesticides and industrial poisons. The integrity and life force of these plant is maintained. They are living foods that work, just as nature intended! 

    You can use the free Amazon Herb's Quick Health Guide  to select products that target your health and nutritional goals:

    • ciculatory  system
    • digestive system
    • lymphatic systmem
    • muscular/skeletal system
    • nervous system
    • reproductive/endocrine system
    • respiratory system - urinary system   - enter

    Our Earth, Our Cure - The Native Americans call it "Ee-Wah-Kee" meaning "The-Mud-That-Heals".  The Amargosians (predecessors to the Aztecs ), the Aborigines, and natives of Mexico and South America all recognized the benefit of clays. " "...healing mud not only draws toxic material out of the body if taken internally, but also reduces pain and infection in open wounds on both humans and animals."

    Earth Family: Clay, Fulvic Acids, Shilajit
    Clay is renowned to have many uses in promoting health in plants, animals and humans. Bentonite, Pascalite, as well as other types of healing clays, have been used by indigenous cultures since before recorded history. According to Knishinsky, benefits reported by people using liquid clay for a period of two to four weeks include: improved intestinal regularity; relief from chronic constipation, diarrhea, indigestion, and ulcers; a surge in physical energy; clearer complexion; brighter, whiter eyes; enhanced alertness; emotional uplift; improved tissue and gum repair; and increased resistance to infections. Clay works on the entire organism. No part of the body is left untouched by its healing energies.

    Fulvic Acid and Shilajit are involved in complex biochemical reactions in living plants and animals, which directly influence the very metabolic processes at the cellular level. Fulvic acid is a humic substance or extract. Humic substances are found in rich humus soil in trace amounts and are considered nature's own best medicine for plants, animals, humans, and the Earth itself. To the science of living cells, fulvic acids are vital in bringing substantial amounts of nutrients and minerals into water solution and delivering their living energies to the living cells. Fulvic acid assists every stage of cellular metabolism and is the most powerful, natural electrolyte known. It restores electrical balance to damaged cells, neutralizes toxins and can eliminate food poisoning within minutes. Shilajit in Sanskrit means "conqueror of mountains and destroyer of weakness". It comes from the rocks in the lower Himalayas and is the most important natural remedy of Ayurvedic medicine. The active principle of shilajit is fulvic acid. Traditionally considered a panacea and a strong kidney tonic, it increases the core energy responsible for your sexual and spiritual power, the same force that is withered by stress and anxiety. “There is hardly any curable disease which cannot be controlled or cured with the aid of Shilajit.” - Famous Indian Vaid Charak (1st Century A.D. It is used by the indigenous system of medicine in India, Hakims and Vaids and traditional healers, in a great variety of diseases: genitourinary diseases, diabetes, chronic bronchitis, asthma, gall stones, jaundice, painful and bleeding piles, epilepsy, enlarged liver and spleen, fermentative dyspepsia, digestive disorders, worms, renal and bladder calculi, nervous debility, sexual neurasthenia, hysteria, anaemia and in bone fracture.


    A further look at healing with nature. Nature provides us with a simple, straightforward system for regaining and maintaining superb human health and beauty.
     
  • Healing with Food: Most human illnesses and diseases are due to a deficiency of vital nutrients. When you supply your body with the proper nutrients, in a form that your body can use, it knows how to repair itself.
  • Healing through Fasting: Fasting is the world's most ancient and natural healing mechanism.
  • Healing with Water: Hydrotherapy has been used for centuries to heal the sick
  • Healing with the Sea: There is no family of foods more protective against radiation and environmental pollutants than sea vegetables.
  • Healing with Earth: Clay is renowned to have many uses in promoting health in plants, animals and humans.
  • Healing with Plants: Plants have the power to supply the bodies’ life force with the energies it needs to restore and maintain health.
  • Healing with Urine: One of the most powerful, most researched and most medically proven natural cures ever discovered.
  • Healing from the Hives: Bee pollen rejuvenates your body, stimulates organs and glands, enhances vitality, and brings about a longer life span.
  • Basic Healing Principles: The body has an innate capacity to heal itself. Self-healing can only occur once the cause of the illness has been eliminated. Why elimination of the symptom is NOT the same as elimination of the disease?  Physicians and surgeons palliate symptoms instead of removing causes 



  • Vaccines: Are They Really Safe And Effective?What Every Parent Should Know BEFORE Their Childen Are Vaccinated - pictures from the CDC about the side effects of vaccinesWhat Every Parent Should Know BEFORE Their Childen Are Vaccinated! Why are a growing number of parents and health care professionals around the world questioning vaccination? The controversy stems from the thousands of deaths and permanent disabilities attributed to vaccination annually, as well as the many published medical studies, government statistics, congressional testimonies, and other credible sources that directly contradict commonly held assumptions about vaccine safety and effectiveness.
     
    More pictures of vaccine damage available to view at the CDC website


     "Bart Classen, a Maryland physician, published data showing that diabetes rates rose significantly in New Zealand following a massive hepatitis B vaccine campaign in young children, and that diabetes rates also went up sharply in Finland after three new childhood vaccines were introduced." Nicholas Regush ABCNEWS.com

    This child died as a result of vaccines - pictures from the CDC about the side effects of vaccines
    In fall 1997, two influential professional magazines featured articles asking the question: Has the decrease of infectious diseases in childhood through the mass use of vaccines been replaced with an increase in chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma? The Economist, a prestigious international magazine read by world leaders in government, business and public policy, and Science News, a magazine read by both health care professionals and the general public, explored the reported links between vaccines and chronic diseases in their November 22, 1997 issues. Learn more about vaccine and diabetes connection --- asthma and vaccine connection --- SIDS and autism and vaccine connection --- "Shaken Baby Syndrome": the vaccination link 

    Congressman is calling for criminal penalties for any government agency that knew about the dangers of thimerosal in vaccines and did nothing to protect American children. Congressman Dan Burton (R-Indiana) during Congressional Hearing: "You mean to tell me that since 1929, we've been using Thimerosal, and the only  test that you know of is from 1929, and every one of those people had mennigitis, and they all died?" For nearly an hour, Burton repeatedly asked FDA and CDC officials what they knew and when they knew it. (Thimerosal contains a related mercury compound called ethyl mercury. Mercury is a toxic metal that can cause immune, sensory, neurological, motor, and behavioral dysfunctions.) 

    Please get informed!Enter the vaccine information site 

    Homeopathy can be used successfully to prevent and treat smallpox, measles, whooping cough, chickenpox, and other ailments.

    Would you allow big brother to enforce vaccinations on your kids? Government Enforced Vaccinations Vaccination Tracking Registry - Government programs that limit your choices -and your rights- in health care when it comes to mandatory vaccination. These mandates last for 40 or so years and they're impossible to repeal. Also, learn about Legal Requirements and Exemptions

    Are Vaccines Damaging Our Pets?
    Routine Vaccination: Is it really safe and effective? Most recently, an article appeared in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association entitled "Are We Vaccinating Too Much?"


    AIDS/HIV/AZT
    What if everything you thought you knew about AIDS was wrong? A growing number of scientists world-wide have publicly denounced the total failure of the HIV/AIDS hypothesis, questioned the meaning of the "AIDS test", and criticized the use of AZT which has been proven to be a toxic poison that makes the patient sicker and is actually the cause of AIDS deaths. The group includes scientists such as Kary Mullis, who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1993 for inventing the polymerase chain reaction used to test for HIV, Peter H. Duesberg, Ph.D., a professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley and Charles Thomas, PhD., Former chair of the Cell Biology Department, Scripps Research Institute - Healing AIDS: a holistic approach.


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    Dr. Jerry Tennant, M.D. says that marine phytoplankton contains almost everything one needs to sustain life and to restore health by providing the raw materials to make new cells that function normally. These nutrients improve mental function, and memory. They reduce depression, harmful effects of stress, and mood swings. Profound Life-Giving Properties of Marine Phytoplankton
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    The acid-alkaline balance of the body has an enormous impact on a person’s health. When the pH of the body gets out of balance (too acidic), we may experience low energy, fatigue, excess weight, poor digestion, aches and pains, and even more serious disorders. When the body is excessively acidic, vital organs and individual cells are subject to damage or destruction. This condition, known as acidosis, can be a cause, an effect, or even a symptom of almost any health condition. By balancing the body's acidity levels, this simple plan can help toward curing various medical conditions, including arthritis, hepatitis, insomnia, alcoholism, and kidney disease.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    The Native Americans call it "Ee-Wah-Kee" meaning  "The-Mud-That-Heals". In addition to the role it plays as a potent detoxifier, therapeutic clay has also been used extensively in the treatment of pain, open wounds, colitis, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, stomach ulcers, intestinal problems, acne, anemia, and a variety of other health issues. more
     
     
     
     
     



     

    The Healing Power of Original Himalayan Crystal Salt  For centuries, the energy/information content, in the form of  vital mineral elements locked away within these perfectly formed crystals of mineral rich salt, were utilized by doctors for treating most every disorder known to humans, and with unfailing success. Recently. this ancient knowledge was once again uncovered by biophysicists and brought to light in the acclaimed book, Water and Salt, The Essence of Life , by Dr. med Barbara Hendel and biophysicist Peter Ferreira
     
     



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    A growing number of holistic doctors, pediatricians and veterinarians use transfer factors  as an alternative to, or in conjunction with conventional medicine for their acute and chronic cases, including cancer and other serious health conditions, with excellent outcome. 
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