The Truth About Colloidal Silver

Colloidal silver is so safe and effective, it’s a threat to the medical-pharmaceutical cartel, says Paul Fassa.

Have you heard of a ‘miracle’ product known as colloidal silver? The basic reason for any colloidal silver efficacy and safety controversy is that the medical establishment (medical mafia) and the pharmaceutical industry (Big Pharma) see colloidal silver as a financial threat. While you may have been cautioned against using colloidal silver, know that colloidal silver benefits are tried and true.

Both the medical establishment and Big Pharma have put silver medical products to work in hospital equipment and medical tools as well as anti-infection burn remedies to prevent MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) infections, which are potentially lethal and have become antibiotic resistant.

Yet the medical establishment promotes fear mongering lies through various media outlets and threatens colloidal silver manufacturers through various federal, state, and local health agencies. Read more

5 Natural Sleep Aids

Not everyone has the knack of easily falling asleep at night and waking up in the morning feeling fully rested. However, natural sleep aids can be found right in your own home because they are mostly habits that you just need to develop. Be prepared to do a lifestyle check and make new adjustments to your daily routine. Here are five natural sleep aids to help you get that elusive good night's sleep.

1) Light

If you have trouble falling asleep at night, you may need more light in the morning. Light exposure plays a key role in telling the body when to go to sleep and when to wake up. Try taking a walk first thing in the morning. On the other hand, if you find you're waking up too early in the morning, you may need more light in the afternoon. Try taking a walk in the late afternoon

2) Exercise

Lack of exercise can contribute to poor sleep. Muscle tension and stress build in the body. Exercise can promote deep sleep that night. However, intense exercise too close to bed can increase adrenaline levels, leading to insomnia.

3) Nightly rituals

About an hour or two before bedtime, cut down on stimulation. Turn off the TV and stop playing video games. Develop a nightly ritual that relaxes you and prepares you for sleep. Activities such as iistening to soft music, practicing meditation, or doing yoga can send signals to your body that sleep is at hand.

4) Bedroom equals sleep

Learn to draw the line between your bedroom and workplace. Never make your bedroom as an extension of your office. The habit of working in your bedroom keeps you from distinguishing where your work stops and rest begins.

5) Music

Gentle, slow music is another remedy that can help to improve sleep without medication. Music therapy has been found to improve sleep quality, decrease nightly wakenings, lengthen sleep time, and increase satisfaction with sleep.

Sleep is definitely one of life's greatest gifts. Everyone deserves a good night's sleep after a long day. Treat yourself right and get a healthy dose of slumber.

Finally, there is a way to get rid of tiredness and start living a full and energetic life that doesn't depend on drugs, stimulants, or expensive treatments. Instead, you'll learn some simple and easy-to-understand information, apply it, and then start fighting tiredness the natural way. To find out how to end tiredness once and for all, click here.

4 Nutrients for Better Sleep

Having trouble falling - or staying - asleep? These nutrients can help you get your rest tonight.

Eat crappy, sleep crappy. That’s the message of a new study from the University of Pennsylvania. It found that people who reported the healthiest sleep patterns also had the most varied diets. These key nutrients have been shown to play a role in regulating sleep, so aim to eat them often for sounder slumber. Read more

Exercise More Effective Than Antidepressants for Mental Health Problems

For those with mental health problems, exercise can be more effective than antidepressants.

As a Zumba instructor, Karen Bedford might be expected to rave about what she teaches. But Karen has a more personal motive, for she believes exercise helped her recover from a decade-long battle with depression.

Where antidepressants failed, Zumba succeeded. 'Since Zumba became part of my life my mental state's been more stable and I haven't needed the pills,' says Karen, 49, who has two grown-up children. Read more

7 Dark Chocolate Health Benefits

Paul Fassa says dark chocolate is a surprisingly healthful superfood.

Chocolate can be extremely healthful and beneficial to your health, but before you get carried away with those common candy bars from childhood, understand that the superfood nutritional qualities come from cacao or cocoa, the bitter seeds from which chocolate is made.

It’s best to select chocolates labeled Fair Trade and organic with at least 70% cacao or cocoa (both words indicate the same bean) and no sweeter than bitter-sweet. The more bitter the better. Anything less is too watered down with milk and saturated with unhealthful refined sugar, or worse, HFCS corn syrup. Read more

Don't Become a Processed Carb Addict

Brain imaging study confirms the addictive nature of carb-rich processed food, according to Dr. Joseph Mercola.

A staggering two-thirds of Americans are now overweight, and one in four are either diabetic or pre-diabetic.

Carb-rich processed foods are a primary driver of these statistics, and while many blame Americans’ overindulgence of processed junk foods on lack of self-control, scientists are now starting to reveal the truly addictive nature of such foods. Read more

Butter Is Good for You

Forget the margarine lobby propaganda. Butter is nutritious and has no equal in taste, say Joanna Blythman and Rosie Sykes.

Despite its best efforts, the margarine lobby has failed to convince us that its synthetic concoctions taste anywhere near as good as butter. People eat spreads on sufferance, having been browbeaten into believing butter is bad for us. But forgoing this versatile, natural fat that graces every food it touches is a misguided penance.

Toast with a thick layer of butter is the ultimate comfort food. Without butter, there’s no golden crust on your gratin dauphinois, no dreamy bearnaise sauce. Shortbread made with margarine? Gruesome. Avoid spreadable butter: it often has oil in it, which spoils the taste and consistency.

Why is butter good for me? Read more

What Is Gluten Intolerance?

Edward Group discusses the signs and symptoms of gluten intolerance and how to overcome them.

Gluten intolerance occurs when the body, specifically the digestive tract, responds to the presence of gluten in food. The response can range from mild discomfort to serious medical complications. Awareness is continuing to rise regarding the problems caused by gluten, even for people who do not suffer from a gluten allergy. Read more

Do You Have Difficulty Losing Weight?

Christina Sarich lists eleven foods that cleanse your body’s fat and toxin processor, the liver.

The liver is essential for so many things, but most importantly, it is one of the most vital internal organ to support weight loss and help us to detox from the millions of poisons in our air, water, and soil. Without the liver, and bile produced by the organ, we simply couldn’t lose weight, no matter how much we exercised or ate sensibly. This is because the liver helps to create and process special enzymes called lipase that digest fats – and guess where most of the toxins in our bodies are stored when they aren’t running through our bloodstream – you guessed it – in our fat! It is essential to include detoxifying foods every single day to naturally have a liver cleanse diet. Read more

Is Your Workout Making You Fat?

It's time to rethink the traditional gym routine and learn the new rules of fitness.

You log countless hours in the gym, following a traditional routine that dutifully alternates between strength and cardio, but you still can't achieve the kind of arm definition you see in the magazines. And why are those love handles still there? If this sounds familiar, then you're about to discover why your workout isn't nearly as effective as you think. For years experts have maintained that heavy lifting and cardio are the keys to building muscle and blasting fat, but the latest exercise science is turning conventional wisdom on its head. It's time to learn the new rules of fitness. Read more

How to Eat for Better Sleep

Can choosing the right foods to eat help you sleep better? We know that sleep has a great effect on how we eat, but does what we eat have an effect on our sleep? What you eat does have a big influence on the quality of your sleep. You can easily sleep better by making a few changes and being sure to include foods that promote rest - and avoiding those that don't. Here are five dietary dos and don'ts for better sleep.
 
Avoid caffeine.

Caffeine can have a pronounced effect on sleep, causing insomnia and restlessness. Not having caffeine for a single day can improve sleep quality that night, a study in the Journal of Clinical Nursing found. In addition to coffee, tea, and soft drinks, look for hidden sources of caffeine, such as chocolate, cough and cold medicine, and other over-the-counter medicine.

Avoid sweets.

Although sugar can give a burst of energy, it's short-lived and can cause uneven blood sugar levels. This can disrupt sleep in the middle of the night as blood sugar levels fall.

Avoid foods that cause indigestion. 

What causes indigestion in one person may well not bring it on in another, so the possible list of foods here could be endless. The point is to know your own causes of indigestion and to manage these. Some of the more common causes of indigestion include:

• Any food you have an intolerance for shouldn't be consumed at all. Some common intolerances include gluten, dairy, and chocolate or sugar;
• Stop eating rich food at least five hours prior to bedtime. When you don't give your body adequate time to break down the food, and you lie down, indigestion can easily follow. A light and healthy diet not only keeps down your weight but also reduces the risk of sleep apnea.
• Onions, beans, and peppers can bring on indigestion in susceptible people.

Eat tryptophan-rich foods.
Tryptophan is a precursor of the sleep-inducing substances serotonin and melatonin. This means tryptophan is the raw material that the brain uses to build these relaxing neurotransmitters. Making more tryptophan available, either by eating foods that contain this substance or by seeing to it that more tryptophan gets to the brain, will help to make you sleepy. For dinner and bedtime snacks, eat a meal or snack that is high in complex carbohydrates, with a small amount of protein that contains just enough tryptophan to relax the brain.

Eat magnesium-rich foods.

Magnesium is a natural sedative. Deficiency of magnesium can result in difficulty sleeping, constipation, muscle tremors or cramps, anxiety, irritability, and pain. It has also been use for people with restless leg syndrome. Foods rich in magnesium are legumes and seeds, dark leafy green vegetables, wheat bran, almonds, cashews, blackstrap molasses, brewer's yeast, and whole grains.

Next time you find yourself struggling to get to sleep, take a good look at your diet and see what can be done. There is no single dietary trick that can eliminate sleep problems. Creating and maintaining a strong sleep routine is about more than just what you eat, but eating well can certainly help.


Finally, there is a way to get rid of tiredness and start living a full and energetic life that doesn't depend on drugs, stimulants, or expensive treatments. Instead, you'll learn some simple and easy-to-understand information, apply it, and then start fighting tiredness the natural way. To find out how to end tiredness once and for all, click here.

One Pint of Beer Improves Hearth Health

Just one pint of beer boosts heart health by improving blood flow and make arteries more flexible. Drinking two-thirds of a pint improved blood vessels within three hours. The same t effect was not observed in non-alcoholic beer however.

Drinking a pint of beer a day could improve the health of your heart, research shows.

Scientists found blood flow to the heart improved within a couple of hours of polishing off two-thirds of a pint - and that the effect was more powerful than drinking a non-alcoholic equivalent.

Arteries became more flexible and blood flow improved within a couple of hours of drinking the equivalent of two-thirds of a pint.

But alcohol-free beer did not have the same powerful effect, the study found. Read more

7 Simple Strategies to Reduce Your Risk of Stroke

Dr. Joseph Mercola reveals seven simple strategies that can reduce your risk of having a stroke.

According to the National Stroke Association,1 stroke is the number one cause of long-term disability and the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. The most common type of stroke is called "ischemic stroke," which results from an obstruction in a blood vessel supplying blood to your brain. Once you suffer a stroke, the damage, should you survive it, can be absolutely devastating.

Thankfully, up to 80 percent of strokes are preventable. According to researchers,2 lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, body mass index, blood sugar levels, blood pressure, and smoking can have a direct bearing on your individual risk.

There’s also compelling evidence showing that your vitamin D status, grounding, stress, and use of statin drugs and hormone replacement therapy and/or birth control pills play a role. Read more

Ditch the Toxic Sunscreen; Use Coconut Oil Instead

Ditch the toxic sunscreen; use coconut oil instead, says Paul Fassa.

Summer time is beach time, or at least poolside time. But if you want some protection form the sun’s UV rays, don’t always reach for toxic sunscreens. Instead, pack some extra virgin coconut oil along with your beach towel and umbrella.

That’s right, the same extra virgin coconut oil found in your kitchen pantry will do the trick to protect your skin – minus the toxicity from health-compromising ingredients. Coconut oil has been used as an effective sunscreen for thousands of years by indigenous, pacific islanders. Why slather toxic chemicals on your body when you can use non toxic coconut oil instead? Read more