Article: Did You Know - November 2003
Did You Know - November 2003
by: Dr. Janet Starr Hull, Ph.D., CN
http://www.sweetpoison.com/newsletter/
* One out of every 50 American adults
(two-thirds of Americans) are now extremely
obese or are 100 pounds or more overweight.
This is a four-fold increase from the 1980s.
* Aspartame in NutraSweet was launched
into the American food supply in 1981.
(See above for the correlation)
* If you are too busy to eat 'right' and
worried about not getting enough nutrients
from your food, Super Green powdered-type
drinks are nutrient-rich super-foods made
from food-derived compounds and are the
closest thing to real food on the whole
foods market today. Super Green drinks are
great for traveling and recommended to add
once a day to your diet if you're not eating
enough healthy foods for whatever reason.
* Studies show the destruction of the body's
natural rhythms -- also known as circadian
rhythms --accelerate the growth of cancerous
tumors in laboratory animals. When sleep is
disrupted, the body's defense system is less
able to control tumor growth, and the
disruption of the body's 'clock' in those who
perform shift work, results in a higher
propensity for cancer.
* Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
(multiple cysts on the ovaries) have been
found to be low in vitamin D. Normalization
of their vitamin D levels balanced the
menstrual cycles within two months in over
half the women.
* Pure calcium can relieve both PMS tension
and menstrual cramps. Cramping usually
disappears within half an hour after calcium
is taken. During menopause when calcium
is supplemented, hot flashes, night sweats,
leg cramps, and mental depression often
disappear.
* Sucralose (Splenda) is a chlorocarbon.
The chlorocarbons have long been famous for
causing organ, genetic, and reproductive
damage. It should be no surprise, therefore,
that the testing of sucralose reveals that it
has been shown to cause up to 40% shrinkage
of the thymus: a gland that is the very
foundation of our immune system. Sucralose
also causes swelling of the liver and kidneys,
and CALCIFICATION of the kidney. (More on
Splenda in next month's Healthy Newsletter.)
* Ideally, Vitamin D should be absorbed
into the body through sunlight. Try to get
at least 30 minutes of sunlight at least
every other day. Merely two percent of the
sunlight you are exposed to gets absorbed
through the skin. The rest enters through
the eyes, so try to be outside before 10:00
A.M. and after 2:00 P.M., when the UV rays
are less intense.
* Scientists at Britain's Public Health
Laboratory Service (PHLS) stated that
vaccinating children against chickenpox
(varicella) increases the risk that adults
would develop shingles, a painful blistering
rash that is potentially dangerous in the
elderly.
The scientists said that although
vaccinations would save thousands of lives
over time, thousands of elderly people could
also die, in turn, from the complications of
shingles, known as herpes zoster.
