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Health Freedom Protection Act (HR 4282) The FDA censors health information. It does so to protect drugs and its drug approval process from competition. The Health Freedom Protection Act (HR4282) addresses this problem.	Visit our website

A Call to Women. The Healthy Breast Program and Workbook by Sat Dharam Kaur, ND

Alliance For Natural Health	Visit our website

Amazon Herb Co. - Rainforest Bio-Energetics Powerful and unusual healing herbs that really work - plus an opportunity to help save the rainforests.	Visit our website

CARES - Chemical Awareness Research Education & Solutions Foundation CARES is a non-profit organization that researches and educates the public about toxic home environments.	Visit our website

Coalition to Preserve DSHEA 1220 19th Street #400, Washington, District of Columbia 20036 Phone: 202-223-7030 Fax: 202-223-0250 E-Mail: info@saveoursupplements.org As you read this, leaders in Washington are working to restrict your access to dietary supplements - including the safe, effective, and affordable vitamins, minerals, and herbs you depend on for your health. While more than 70 percent of Americans use dietary supplements, some lawmakers want to pass laws that will create roadblocks to supplement access, making it harder for you to purchase the products you rely on for good health. If you believe consumers deserve real health choices, tell Washington to Save Our Supplements.	Visit our website

Custom Fitness Systems Custom Fitness Systems provides state-of-the-art exercise equipment expertise, home fitness center planning and design, and in-home certified personal training services to help you establish your home fitness center and achieve your personal health and fitness goals..	Visit our website

DAMS ORGANIZATION (Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome Organization) Phone: 800-311-6265 Contact DAMS for free information on Mercury Poisoning and a list of qualified dentists in your area.	Visit our website

Dr. Hyson , The Best Migraine Treatment We've Found The secret to Dr Hyson�s speed and efficacy is the treatment of all headache symptoms simultaneously. The patented system combines for the first time a new topical Analgesic with a form-fitting Headache Mask. The Analgesic soothes pain, inflammation and muscle tension by applying it directly to the forehead and temples. The mask protects against light sensitivity and applies subtle pressure to help ease tension. The system treats migraine nausea indirectly since there are no pills to aggravate the nausea It�s that simple and it works remarkable fast	Visit our website

Emerald Heart Cancer Foundation Dedicated to providing financial support and ... resources for women in complementary.... and alternative treatments for cancer..... Our mission is to provide financial support and resources for women in complementary and alternative cancer treatments of their choice. We do not recommend or endorse any specific treatment.	Visit our website

Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill by Udo Erasmus, PhD

Health Freedom USA Natural Solutions Foundation, great source of different natural solutions.	Visit our website

HEMOXIDE Phone: 888-422-8398 Diabetes Supplement (non-prescription) to increase blood flow.	Visit our website

International Academy Of Compounding Pharmacists Phone: 800-927-4227 (Triple Estrogen)

LaValle Institute The LaValle Metabolic Institute is an interdisciplinary healthcare facility utilizing expertise from an experienced staff of medical doctors, registered nurses, registered dieticians, and a clinical pharmacist. Our team will provide an individualized plan of action to look and feel better. Our programs begin with a comprehensive evaluation of your health, and an extensive interview to establish our patient�s history, health conditions and goals.	Visit our website

Macular Degeneration Protocol (AMD) E-Mail: lpsnine9@comcast.net Hi all, I am getting so many requests for what I did to reverse my macular degeneration (AMD) that I have decided to put it on a Word document rather than keep doing individual emails. Feel free to pass this on. In December 2009 I had my annual ophthalmology appointment, and my ophthalmologist said the spot on my right macula was gone (over the past 12 or so years he used to say that he has never seen an AMD spot get smaller in any patient other than me, but it was still there), and this time he said it was not visible, which really made me quite happy. -Incidentally, the wavy lines on the Amsler grid have virtually disappeared to the point I am not sure it is really a very slight wave in one line or my imagination because the waviness was there for all those years. As for my history, I was diagnosed with AMD by Dr. Caruso in October, 1994, four months after my 50th birthday, and I had the �honor� of being the first of the fourth generation with it (great-grandmother, grandmother, 3 uncles and an aunt all had it before me). Fortunately the groundbreaking study on the two carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin, reducing the incidence of AMD came out in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) the month following my diagnosis. For a few years I ate a ton of veggies that contains those carotenoids, e.g., spinach, kale and collard greens, but even as a vegetarian that grew old. So when the lutein supplements came out I started taking them, but it was probably about 10 years later before I found zeaxanthin supplements. -It is my belief that the lutein helped reduce the AMD, but it took the lutein and zeaxanthin together to make it go away. And this is backed up scientifically in that lutein is used throughout the retina whereas zeaxanthin is more concentrated in the macula. And in 1995, a 5-year study was published showing that OcuGuard, which at the time didn�t have lutein and zeaxanthin, virtually stopped AMD in 70+ year old veterans while those on placebo continued to get worse. So that is when I added OcuGuard to my regimen (and now OcuGuard Plus, which contains lutein), and I do not believe any of the other vitamin supplements, most of which are based on the AREDS study, and I have a LOT of problems with that study for AMD, are as effective as OcuGuard. -The OcuGuard Plus says it has zeaxanthin, but it is in micrograms, i.e., virtually none, so you need to take additional zeaxanthin. -As a side note, I make sure the zeaxanthin in my supplement is OptiSharp zeaxanthin. OptiSharp has patented technology that provides superior stability and makes sure that the active is protected during the manufacturing process. At the same time it ensures a very good bioavailability (cheaper versions usually don�t do this), and achieving both of those conditions is difficult to do with carotenoids. -I was given an unpublished interview that Prevention magazine did with the lead author of the OcuGuard study, and he commented that knowing what they knew 5 years after they designed the study, they would have added a B vitamin complex, which is why it is in my AMD regimen (For other reasons I had been taking one for years at that point). I have since read others who suggest a B vitamin complex for AMD, but I have yet to see what the rationale is. Another study came out showing that aerobic exercise reduces the incidence of AMD. And ironically I discovered bicycling two months before I was diagnosed with AMD and have been doing over 6,000 miles a year (being a little crazy probably helps with all this also). So (a) I believe that aerobic exercise has definitely helped me and (b) that led to my theory that we need the �high pressure� blood flow from exercise for awhile each day to get rid of all the cellular waste so the body can now put the new healing components we are taking into the proper place. There has been quite a bit recently on fish oil helping with AMD, and while the recommendation is for 1,000 mg of DHA and EPA, I opt for around 2,000 for those diagnosed with AMD. (I don�t recommend going above 2,500 mg because I am aware of some unpublished work at the University of Pennsylvania�s neurology department that shows heavier bleeding from head injuries for those at 3,000 mg or more.) As for blueberries, see my Note 3 below. And finally, wear blue blocker sunglasses. Blue light is the highest energy light in the visible spectrum, and it had been speculated for some time that it contributes to AMD. So I have been wearing them for 14 or so years when it was just conjecture, but now Dr. Caruso said it is no longer conjecture but very definite that blue light contributes to it. -I get prescription sunglasses and specify the lenses must be blue blockers. Basically they are no different than any other pair of sunglasses other than the lenses are orangish with a brown tint. -Dr. Caruso also insisted I get wrap around sports glasses to keep light from coming in from the side as well as polarized lenses, which dramatically reduce the amount of reflected light coming through the lenses. Anyhow, I feel very fortunate to be diagnosed the month before the groundbreaking study on lutein and zeaxanthin and less than a year before the OcuGuard study came out. I think without these, I would definitely have serous vision problems in my right eye, and of course will always wonder if it would have appeared in my left eye some time later. And please remember that my AMD was just beginning, but it still took many years to go away. But we now have more tools available to combat it than I had in 1994. Bottom line is that this is a long term, ongoing process, not a �silver bullet� that will take care of anyone�s AMD overnight. Below is what I take for my AMD: 1. OcuGuard Plus � 2 a day 2. Zeaxanthin � 12 mg/day 3. B vitamin 50 complex � 2 a day 4. Fish oil � 2,000 mg of EPA/DHA 5. A cup of blueberries a day 6. Aerobic exercise ? Research has shown a reduction in AMD from exercise, and I believe it helps flush the cellular waste out so the above can go into repairing the macula 7. Blue Blocker sunglasses NOTE 1: Lutein, zeaxanthin and beta carotene are all carotenoids (the last count I saw there are over 600 carotenoids). Many years ago I was on the bandwagon of taking a beta carotene supplement daily until I read an article by a medical researcher who said the problem with that is that high amounts of beta carotene would compete with other carotenoids in going to the body�s sites where they are needed. As a result, the only beta carotene I take is what is in my multi-vitamin so it doesn�t compete with the lutein and zeaxanthin for �space� in the macula. NOTE 2: As with most natural supplements, I strongly suggest taking the above supplements (but not the blueberries) in two doses when possible. I do one with breakfast and the other with dinner. NOTE 3: Blueberries are the highest antioxidant fruit that is commonly available at a reasonable price and there is some good indication that they are effective for AMD (and there are great indications they are really good for reducing the incidence of dementia, so if I am wrong on the eye side with blueberries, all it is going to do it help my brain ?). But bilberries are also known to be good, and there is bilberry extract in the OcuGuard. But I would strongly suggest adding the blueberries (outside of the blueberry season I get 3 pound bags of frozen wild (better than farmed although I eat more than my share of farmed in July) blueberries at BJ�s for a very reasonable price. But use farmed if you can�t get the wild, and I just put them on my cereal each morning. After my daughter, a pediatrician, read about how devastating AMD is last year, she asked me what I take and what I would recommend she take to prevent it in the future (she is now 10 years younger than I was when I was first diagnosed and does not want to get it). It is not often I get to prescribe to a physician, but the following is what I put together for her as an AMD preventative: 1. OcuGuard Plus � 2 a day 2. Zeaxanthin � 8 mg/day 3. B vitamin 50 complex � 2 a day 4. Fish oil � 1,000-1,500 mg of EPA/DHA 5. A cup of blueberries a day 6. Aerobic exercise 7. Blue Blocker sunglasses Any questions, please feel free to contact me. Len Leonard P. Smith President NUTRAssociates, LLC 34 Jill Ave. Marmora, NJ 08223 Fax 609-228-1287 lpsnine9@comcast.net Last update 6/29/10

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The Argenine Solution by Drs. Merrell and Fried Cardiac	Visit our website

The Well Being Journal PO Box 739, North Bend, Washington 98045 Phone: 888-532-3117 Heralding the Integration of Natural Health Remedies, Contemporary Medicine and Spirituality The Well Being Journal is a bimonthly health and wellness publication dedicated to publishing quality information on natural, alternative and complementary medicine.	Visit our website

Turn On Your Inner Light: Fitness For Body, Mind and Soul by Debbie Eisenstadt Mandel, MA	Visit our website

When The Body Says No: Understanding the Stress Disease Connection by Dr. Gabor Mate MD	Visit our website

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom by Dr. Christiane Northrup, MD

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