My Trusted Health "Gurus"

I continue to remind you NEVER take what someone says at "blind faith" investigate and research information for yourself (this also includes information from your doctor, by the way ) Find the best solutions for your body and life! Even though I trust the people below if they said to "jump off the brooklyn bridge" and I'd be healed and no more Lupus...no thanks....you get my drift....

David Wolfe http://www.davidwolfe.com/

Dr. Mercola MD  http://www.mercola.com/

Nick Ortner http://www.thetappingsolution.com/blog/tag/nick-ortner/

Kevin Gianni http://renegadehealth.com/blog/

Mark Hyman MD http://drhyman.com/

Stephen Sinatra MD http://www.drsinatra.com/

Dr. Steve Nenninger ND http://web.me.com/stevenenninger/SteveNenninger/Home.html

Dr. Fred Pescatore MD  http://www.drpescatore.com/drpescatore

Dr. Doni Wilson ND http://www.doctordoni.com/

Mike Adams http://www.naturalnews.com/

Donna Gates http://bodyecology.com/

I am sure there are others, but these are the names that come to my mind right now....

Gluten: What You Don't Know Might Kill You by Mark Hyman MD

Another outrageous and informative article from Mark Hyman MD. If you aren't aware of his books, lectures, and blog please tune in! He will teach you PLENTY!!!

http://drhyman.com/gluten-what-you-dont-know-might-kill-you-11/?utm_source=Publicaster&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=drhyman%20newsletter%20issue%20#24&utm_term=Get+the+story

http://drhyman.com/newsletter-sign-up-2/  Sign up for his e-newletter or his blog feed

Health Advocates and PANDAS (strep) by Meg Wolff

Many of the moms of Autistic children that I talk with know about PANDAS the moral of this story is the more you invite others into your life the more information you find out. Each little piece of the puzzle can come together. And you won't have to say "I wish I had known that sooner". I  continue to educate people because I feel that at least I want people to know they have other choices to feel better or even heal their disease. Then you make your choice in an educated manner. Knowledge is power and empowering!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meg-wolff/importance-of-health-advocate_b_892932.html

More on PANDAS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PANDAS (This wiki article seems on target)

http://childrenshospitalblog.org/one-mothers-story-how-strep-throat-attacked-my-childs-brain/

Sierra Club - Care About Your Environment

Sierra Club has local chapters that you can join to have fun, meet people and learn how to protect the environment at the same time. The more you get involved with people of like minds the more you can change your life for the better and healthier!

http://www.sierraclub.org/

Dr. Mercola on Chlorella (major detoxification!!!!)

There are a few "go to" people that I trust with their health information and research, Dr. Mercola is one of those people.
Of course you should always be an open-minded skeptic and always try to research things yourself or at least make sure items or protocols are safe for you and your specific health challenges.
Click below for an article on chlorella.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/07/15/40-common-conditions-this-simple-marine-veggie-can-ease.aspx

Please read this article and sign up for his e-newsletters they are chock full of the most recent, cutting edge health promoting information. You can enter your email on the top right of his site and be in the know!

http://www.mercola.com/

Order IgG Testing Direct to Your Door!

A Sample Test of A Person With Really Bad IgG Allergies

My Naturopath, Dr. Steve Nenninger ND,  is making IgG testing readily available. The test requires a finger tip pin prick and the blood drops to be put in a few circles on a special test paper then sent to the lab for analysis. Dr. Steve will then send you your results via email. You can decide if you would like a consultation with him after you get the results. The test covers 96 different foods. This test helped me find out the foods my body had issues with and when I avoided those foods I felt so much better.
Click on the link below to read more.

http://web.me.com/stevenenninger/SteveNenninger/Order_Test.html

Medicinal Mushrooms and AHCC Complex

http://www.amazon.com/Science-AHCC-Medical-Breakthrough-Immunotherapy/dp/1591202809 Dr. Fred Pescatore MD -  His AHCC Complex book

http://ahcc-nutrients.com/whatis-AHCC.html What is AHCC?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3PF3DSKxfw David Wolfe Video  on Medicinal Mushrooms

http://www.mushroomscience.com/

Medicinal Mushrooms types (probably a partial list- but the one's I've heard of so far)
Chaga
Reishi
Cordyceps
Coriolus
ABM (Agaricus Blazei Murill) http://starfishproject.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/abm-mushroom-extract-is-powerful-medicine-against-cancer/
Shiitake
Maitake

Astragalus: an Immune Booster

Some information for you all to research astragalus.....

http://www.naturalnews.com/027302_astragalus_the_flu.html
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/astragalus-000223.htm
http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/astragalus

http://www.livestrong.com/article/86388-astragalus-root-benefits/

http://www.bioinnovations.net/prodinfo.asp?number=BN65100

My Outgoing Comments Box is Having Technical Difficulties

While I figure out why I can receive but not send comments on Lupus Hope I wanted to comment back to Shaista.

Thank you Shaista for the kind words...it is rough (pardon the pun) because I find myself so expecting Jenna to be there. I take out 3 dog bowls instead of just 2 now and sadly put one back...and the other day, out of habit, I cooked 3 eggs, one for each dog, and then was sad because Jenna missed her delicious breakfast  (PS My husband, daughter and I don't even eat eggs we're all allergic only my son and animals do! I buy them mostly for my animals!) Jenna was such an easy going dog and very sweet almost no trouble at all to look after, but she did love her food (and could even steal foods at inappropriate times...) We miss her, but time will heal....Toni

My Oldest Dog Has Passed On....

My oldest dog Jenna, at almost 13 years old, passed over the "Rainbow Bridge".

http://youtu.be/ZcQvYh_3Atw A touching video about the Rainbow Bridge Poem for anyone that has lost a beloved pet.

My dog Jenna had gotten very ill about 3 months ago she had diarrhea and was not eating and hiding in the bushes outside in the cold weather, shivering...we thought she was a goner...we had thought she got into poison outside of some kind.

Then we took her to the vet and the vet stopped the diarrhea and she began eating lightly again but we found from xrays taken that she had a very large liver tumor and probably wouldn't make it much longer.

She lived another 3 happy months, really springing back from the illness. I feed my dogs raw food (the Volhard Diet) and we added in more veggies and greens and chicken soup and broth and rice baby cereal and she did very well for a time..... but the vet warned that the mass was large and would probably eventually affect her eating and digestion and press on nerves and hurt her, most likely the vet told us she was already in pain.

Well this week she started having trouble walking and couldn't get comfortable in any position to relax and we decided that it was time to put her to sleep....it was very sad but we are happy to know she is at peace now.

Dr. Mercola Non-Wheat Grains Can Also Harm Your Health

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/07/05/other-nonwheat-grains-can-also-hurt-your-health.aspx

Dr. Mercola Eating Wheat Can Cause Psychiatric/Pain Problems?

I whole heartedly agree! I believe that wheat causes psychiatric problems, depression, pain and lots more issues. No wheat for me!

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/07/04/can-eating-this-common-grain-cause-psychiatric-problems.aspx

"Your Health" with Dr. Richard Becker and Cindy Becker

Dr. Richard Becker MD was given the diagnosis of cancer. He researched cancer along with his wife and found holistic medicine. He reversed his cancer and is now in great health. He no longer practices medicine, instead he researches the newest holistic information and shares this on his TV show. He and his wife own Bioinnovations which is a company that sells holistic and natural supplements, books, and super foods to help people learn how to heal themselves. They are also Christians.

Read their story here   http://www.bioinnovations.net/about.asp
Their website http://www.bioinnovations.net/
 
 
 Here are some of the show topics lately:

CoQ10

Fruits of the World Noni, Acai, Gogj, Mangosteen

Handling Heartburn Naturally

Managing Diabetes

Diabetes Doctor/Patient Terminology

Medicinal Mushrooms

They also have the most comprehensive Celiac Disease show, the best I've ever seen! (I even ordered a copy for my home library and to share with others through my classes) They do single vitamin shows like D3, B vitamins including B12, cancer, heart disease, wild oregano oil, olive leaf extract, and all their advice is holistic first, medication second, and medication only when absolutely necessary.

I watch their show on Verizon FIOS, on ALN (American Life Network) .
http://www.americanlifetv.com/

You can order  DVD's of singly recorded You Health shows here:
http://www.bioinnovations.net/dvdpolicy.asp

Canola Oil : Just say NO!

A person in my raw food class recently asked about canola oil. I didn't have a lot of time to explain all the intricasies of why not to use this product but 2 things came to mind immediately. There is no such thing as a "Canola" so why is it called canola oil? There is olive oil , sesame seed oil, avocado oil...canola is made from a rape seed plant. Why don't they call it rape seed oil? (by the way VERY different from grapeseed oil which is fine to use). Why don't they call it rape seed oil because the rape seed plant is toxic! Even bugs won't eat it, and the number of processes that it has to go through to become canola oil is horrible. You don't want to eat it. Read on with Mike Adams' article...

PS I think any oil would kill bugs...but they use canola and soy bean because they're the cheapest. A holistic remedy that worked for my cats was put olive oil in their ears for mites. It worked too...killed the mites! I still won't eat canola oil or soy bean oil ( they can be GMO too--- another problem)

http://www.naturalnews.com/032853_canola_oil_pesticides.html article

http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=AEE77E1636E97778AB05E6F31D6B1C27 video

Astaxanthin: Super Power Antioxidant!

Italy 2010

An article for you from Dr. Joe Mercola on the incredible powers of Astaxanthin.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/11/23/astaxanthin-the-eye-antioxidant-550-times-more-powerful-than-vitamin-e.aspx

Cass Ingram on Chaga Mushrooms

Cass Ingram on Wild Oregano Oil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neZET5pH_n0&feature=related

***In this video they talk about oregano "juice", not oil. Oil is much stronger and you only need to take  1-3 drops of the oregano oil*****

Cytomegalo Virus and Other Viruses and Double Stranded DNA

Many people with Lupus have Double Stranded DNA Antibodies.... my thoughts keep going toward a connection to Cytomegalo Virus and other viruses that have double stranded DNA as well.

 Could  the bodies" immune system with Lupus "get confused" if it has cytomegalo virus or another double stranded dna virus, and fight the virus(double stranded DNA) and then mistake the  rest of our bodies DNA for a virus as well??? Read on for more info...I'm still researching this one....

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/215702-overview

http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/mhunt/dna1.htm

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1065341/ anti double stranded dna antibodies

http://www.lupus.org/webmodules/webarticlesnet/templates/new_learndiagnosing.aspx?articleid=2242&zoneid=524

http://www.cambridgebiologists.org/hiv/pdf/1_virus_lifecycles_plus_exercises.pdf double stranded dna virus life cycle

What Skin Care Products are Safer and Greener?

I asked a question of Ann Marie Gianni on the best shampoo, she hasn't created one yet for her line, (sad face) but her staff pointed me to this site. Just thought I'd pass it on! Remember that whatever you put on your skin and scalp is absorbed into your body so choose products wisely!

http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/  Body Care Products Ratings

http://www.annmariegianni.com/ Ann Marie's Skin Care

Read the Labels on Sunscreen!

Me doing my "Michael Jackson" as my kids call it

Michael Jackson was always famous about carrying an umbrella to shade himself.(heard after he passed that he may have had Lupus and  definitely had Vitiligo)

I don't always go to this extreme, but this day I really wanted to see a sandcastle contest at 11:00am-12:00 pm and the sun is VERY strong at that time, and Lupus makes me very sun sensitive. I get extremely tired and achy and feel feverish from a short time in the sun uncovered, this can last up to 24 hours after exposure I also get discoid Lupus sores on my face and scalp if I go out uncovered. See below for more suggestions.

Should you use sunscreen? If you have Lupus there is a very high chance you are sun sensitive and that being in the sun for even a few minutes can cause a Lupus flare and/or cutaneous lupus sores to appear.

I have shied away from sunscreens because I read the labels. What do I do for sun protection?
I eat foods that supply natural protection. I stay out of the sun between 10am and 3-4 pm. And I use UV safe clothes to protect my skin (long sleeve shirts/pants and hats). I very rarely go out in the sun in the middle of the day...one day however I so wanted to see a sandcastle contest and I carried a personal umbrella had sunglasses a hat and a long sleeved shirt for protection AND I didn't stay too long took a look at all the "castles" took pictures and  left promptly. I will try to find the pictures my daughter took that day to post above asap.

Here is an article from Mike Adams on the dangers of sunscreen.


http://www.naturalnews.com/032815_sunscreen_chemicals.html

http://www.greensmoothiegirl.com/robyn-recommendations/sunscreen/ sunscreen recommendations from Green Smoothie Girl