Renewable Revolution

Here's the problem with modern disease in a polluted world filled with toxins from the point of view of our immune system programmed responses.

ONCE the immune system is breached, "things" tend to get out of control. What do I mean by this? I mean that INFLAMMTION is an immune response but, if it goes on for long enough, it is bad for you. Toxins cause inflammation, not because they are immediately toxic (many aren't and will be excreted) but because they trigger an inflammatory response that THEN causes other problems for the circulatory system which needs to provide 24/7

A: Oxygenation to each and every cell and

B: Nutrients

C: Garbage collection

SO, if you DO NOT HAVE AN INFECTION, you need to do everything you can to control inflammation. For example, Gypsymama has had **** skin that brings added problems because the tissue is inflamed (it is edemic and stretched). The reason it stings when she gets water on them is because her body mistakenly believes it is being attacked and sends the pain nerve signal to tell her brain there is a breach. IF her inflammation is controlled, the tissue with the rash has better oxygenation and nutrient reception. This enables her to heal quicker as she seems to be doing now.

When people are in the final stages of dying from cancer they get something called ascites  (the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, causing abdominal swelling). It doesn't matter WHERE the cancer is, the body is trying, through a form of inflammation, to fight an infection that isn't there, not the cancer.

If I were that lady with the swelling issues, I would go out of my way to combat the swelling. Hemp oil and hemp seed oil are anti inflammatory, as well as possessing a wealth of cannabinoids that strengthen our immune system's naturally produced cannabinoids.

When a person has congestive heart failure (the large ventricle responsible for pumping blood all the way to your toes is too weak to do a proper job of it), the lower legs swell and fluid accumulation occurs in the lungs as well. The swelling, instead of making things better, reduces circulatory efficiency and oxygenation with tissue necrosis following anoxic cell death.

Diabetics get skin sores and mostly lose limbs because of poor circulation from excessive swelling caused by the disease.

Swellling is good when you have a cut or a bruise because immune system cells have lots of room to concentrate in that area and carry off any invaders to the lymph nodes (among several mechanisms the immune system engages in). Once the immune system decides through ABSENCE of certain chemicals that everything is hunky jake again, a series of biochemical reactions take place involving something called histones (I'm sure you have heard the term anti-histamine, right? It's related. They don't want you taking them when you have an infection because it is anti inflammatory).  The deal is those histones NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN when you don't have an infection.

The Native Americans used Willow Bark extract (later aspirin was made from it) as an anti-inflammatory. Many plants have anti-inflammatory properties. The info is available on the web and there are a lot of cheap and SAFE natural plant based topical anti-inflammatory applications.

I harp on this because inflammation, when not produced by an infection, is bad for you and needs to be stopped before other negative downstream effects like poor circulation begin to take their toll.

Signed,
A dude that took three years of pre-med but didn't continue due to an ugly divorce. I still love the study of medicine, however.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bNN95sA6-8&feature=player_detailpage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDZC9A6ASXU&feature=player_detailpage
Note the clotting response in systemic inflammation - severely inhibiting circulation IN PARTS OF YOUR BODY where there IS NO CUT! 

The Brew That Fights Joint Pain, Sun Damage, Cancer & More
Shubhra Krishan
December 2, 2013




White tea is fast brewing its way up as a star beverage, thanks to its tremendous health benefits. Study after study is establishing its role in controlling obesity, preventing heart disease, and even fighting off cancer. Here are some important white tea facts to make you reach out for the wonder brew:

What is white tea: It is not black tea with milk. It is, in fact, the least processed of all teas, in which the leaves and buds are simply steamed and dried. White tea contains numerous buds, covered with fine silvery hairs that give it a light white/grey color. The tea brews to a pale yellow color, and has a slightly sweet flavor.

Drink white tea to fight obesity: In addition to following a healthy diet and regular exercise, white tea can be a great ally in your quest for weight loss. A German study published in the medical journal ”Nutrition and Metabolism” found that white tea effectively assists the body to better metabolize lipids or fats.

Keep skin young and joints pain-free with white tea: The ingredients in white tea boost the immune function of skin cells and protects them from sun damage. This discovery by scientists at the University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University adds an important element in the battle against skin cancer. White tea also prevents the action of the enzymes that break down elastin and collagen—thus fighting wrinkles. The same enzymes also cause inflammation, so white tea brings relief from rheumatoid arthritis, too!

Let white tea rescue you from colds and flu: It is a powerful killer of streptococcus bacteria and viruses, studies show. A natural cleanser, it also kills fungi with more success than other teas.

Stop tooth decay in its tracks with white tea. Research shows that it fights dental plaque, too. Of course, you would also need to follow the basics of dental hygiene for the tea to be effective.

White tea can reduce colon tumors: According to a study published in the journal Carcinogenesis by scientists from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, white tea is more powerful than green tea in reducing the number of cancerous tumors in mice. Combined with sulindac (a common drug for preventing colon cancer), its cancer-fighting effect is even more dramatic.




Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/the-brew-that-fights-joint-pain-sun-damage-cancer-more.html#ixzz2mRPBnW5a

The issue I am increasingly running into from health related articles is that there will be a consensus on what is good for you but a few years later it will be contradicted with new evidence. The risk factors of saturated fats and cholesterol are long standing ones and to think these are not the biggest factors after all makes it hard to believe that doctors have not made further mistakes. The volume of studies, reports and articles on medicine is vast and quite often overwhelming for readers and often many struggle to discern the wheat from the chaff. I suppose this is what the big pharmaceuticals want were people are paralysed with choice and suffer from information overload. In that sort of state people are more easily persuaded to go with the flow i.e. follow the herd or mainstream opinion.