Tag: Health

Boosting Your Immune System: 6 Things You Need to Be Eating

Randolph Jason

Boosting Your Immune System: 6 Things You Need to Be Eating By Daisy Luther for The Organic Prepper Do you want glowing skin, boundless energy, and a nearly super-human resistance to germs and viruses? It’s time to step up your nutritional game. With flu season bearing down on us, we’re hearing a lot in the media about how we should be rolling up our sleeves for a toxic flu shot. Instead, perhaps we should be focused on immunity-boosting foods that will help our bodies to fight off the bugs that come knocking.…

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Skip 2 or 3 Meals And Tell Me How You Feel

Randolph Jason

Skip 2 or 3 Meals And Tell Me How You Feel by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog I want you to try and understand the desperation that will unfold if “the people” were to go hungry. This weekend something happened that made me think of this… We had no breakfast (Mrs.J and I). I normally eat later in the morning (brunch) anyway, so no big deal. We decided to do a supply run over to the town that actually has a few ‘big box’ stores to pick up a few…

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The Bee Has Been Declared “The Most Important Living Being On The Planet”

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The Bee Has Been Declared “The Most Important Living Being On The Planet” By Mayukh Saha for Natural Blaze At a meeting of the Royal Geographic Society of London, Earthwatch Institute declared bees the most invaluable species on this planet, as reported by The Guardian in 2008. And along with it comes this disturbing piece of news. If bees were to disappear today, mankind would follow suit very soon! Scientists and wildlife experts have added bees to the list of species that are doomed to extinction in the near future if humanity does not do…

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The Demand for Frankincense Built Global Trade

Randolph Jason

The Demand for Frankincense Built Global Trade by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola Frankincense, which is also known as olibanum,1 was once as common in households as toothpaste and deodorant are today.2 High quality oil or resin is a product of the Boswellia sacra tree, commonly found along the Arabian Peninsula that is home to several countries, including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.3 There are 30 species of the Boswellia plant4 and frankincense is harvested from the B. sacra tree. The gum resin of the plant contains a volatile oil…

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Think positive: Optimists eat healthier

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Think positive: Optimists eat healthier by: Melissa Smith for Natural News Having a positive mindset can lead to eating healthier. A study published in the journal Appetite found that optimists tend to follow a healthy diet. A team of researchers from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England looked at the motivational role of a theory known as regulatory focus on consumers’ involvement in nutrition. In other words, they measured the time and effort the consumers put in to finding out about nutrition and seeking out nutritious food. The research team also investigated the influence of nutrition…

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Can green tea and carrots restore working memory in dementia patients?

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Can green tea and carrots restore working memory in dementia patients? by: Melissa Smith for Natural News Researchers from the University of Southern California found a promising way to restore working memory in people with dementia. In their study, which was published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, they found that compounds in green tea and carrots might reverse Alzheimer’s-like symptoms. For the study, the researchers examined the effect of green tea and carrot compounds on mice with Alzheimer’s-like symptoms. They specifically looked at two compounds: epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which is found in green tea, and ferulic acid, which is found…

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What is “opium lettuce” and what are its survival uses? What you need to know

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What is “opium lettuce” and what are its survival uses? What you need to knowBy Edsel Cook for News Target The backyard, food garden, or wilderness may produce a weed called “opium lettuce.” Instead of pulling it out, cultivate the wild plant for its natural ability to relieve pain without the addictive side effects of pharmaceutical drugs. The U.S. is currently experiencing an opioid epidemic. People are desperately looking for safer alternatives to addictive opioid-based painkillers. Further, when SHTF, the supply of pain relievers will dry up. Preppers and homesteaders need a personal…

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LASIK Surgery: Permanent Vision Correction as a Prep

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LASIK Surgery: Permanent Vision Correction as a Prep by Daisy Luther for The Organic Prepper In an everyday situation, poor vision is just an inconvenience. The modern world has provided us with lots of easy solutions: glasses and contact lenses are readily available.  Personally, I have required vision correction since I was 7 years old. I can barely remember a time when reaching for my glasses was not the first thing I did each morning. But what if you were at a hotel and smoke alarms were ringing and your…

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Health Benefits of MSM — A Powerful Sulfur Donor

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Health Benefits of MSM — A Powerful Sulfur Donor by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola Sulfur is a somewhat “forgotten” nutrient you don’t hear mentioned very often, but it’s very important for optimal body function and health. You get most of your sulfur from certain proteins in your diet, specifically the amino acids methionine, cysteine, cystine, homocysteine, homocystine and taurine.1 Of these, the two most important sources are methionine and cysteine. Methionine is an essential amino acid, which means it cannot be synthesized by your body and must be supplied through…

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