Health articles/ideas

While you're waiting for the real info for this page, here's some health related articles and ideas I've been sent.

I don't know all the authors and don't necessarily agree with all that's written... But I am gratefully repeating their words.

Note: I have not tested or researched these works and recommend that you not try out this info till you've researched for yourself. Let commonsense prevail regarding whether it is appropriate for you to try something out for yourself. Jen.

In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people there was this Doctor that visited the many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu. Many of the farmers and their family had contracted it and many died. The doctor came upon this one farmer and to his surprise, everyone was very healthy. When the doctor asked what the farmer was doing that was different the wife replied
that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms of the home, (probably only two rooms back then). The doctor couldn't believe it and asked if he could have one of the onions and place it under the microscope. She gave him one and when he did this, he did find the flu virus in the onion. It obviously absorbed the bacteria, therefore, keeping the family healthy.

Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser in AZ. She said that several years ago many of her employees were coming down with the flu and so were many of her customers. The next year she placed several bowls with onions around in her shop. To her surprise, none of her staff got sick. It must work.. (And no, she is not in the onion business.) The moral of the story is, buy some onions and place them in bowls around your home. If you work at a desk, place one or two in your office or under your desk or even on top somewhere. Try it and see what happens. We did it last year and we never got the flu. If this helps you and your loved ones from getting sick, all the better. If you do get the flu, it just might be a mild case.. Whatever, what have you to lose? Just a few bucks on onions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now there is a P. S. to this for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who regularly contributes material to me on health issues. She replied with this most interesting experience about onions:

Weldon,
Thanks for the reminder. I don't know about the farmers story...but, I do know that I contacted pneumonia and needless to say I was very ill...I came across an article that said to cut both ends off an onion put one end on a fork and then place the forked end into an empty jar...placing the jar next to the sick patient at night. It said the onion would be black in the morning from the germs...sure enough it happened just like that... the onion was a mess and I began to feel better.

Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed around the room saved many from the black plague years ago. They have powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties.

This is the other note.

LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS

I have used an onion which has been left in the fridge, and sometimes I don't use a whole one at one time, so save the other half for later. Now with this info, I have changed my mind....will buy smaller onions in the future.

I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food Products, Makers of mayonnaise. Mullins is huge, and is owned by 11 brothers and sisters in the Mullins family. My friend, Jeanne, is the CEO. Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share what I learned from a chemist.

The guy who gave us our tour is named Ed. He's one of the brothers Ed is a chemistry expert and is involved in developing most of the sauce formula. He's even developed sauce formula for McDonald's. Keep in mind that Ed is a food chemistry whiz. During the tour, someone asked if we really needed to worry about mayonnaise. People are always worried that mayonnaise will spoil. Ed's answer will surprise you. Ed said that all commercially- made Mayo is completely safe.

"It doesn't even have to be refrigerated. No harm in refrigerating it, but it's not really necessary." He explained that the pH in mayonnaise is set at a point that bacteria could not survive in that environment. He then talked about the quaint essential picnic,
with the bowl of potato salad sitting on the table and how everyone blames the mayonnaise when someone gets sick.

Ed says that when food poisoning is reported, the first thing the officials look for is when the 'victim' last ate ONIONS and where those onions came from (in the potato salad?). Ed says it's not the mayonnaise (as long as it's not homemade Mayo) that spoils in the outdoors. It's probably the onions, and if not the onions, it's the POTATOES.

He explained, onions are a huge magnet for bacteria, especially uncooked onions. You should never plan to keep a portion of a sliced onion.. He says it's not even safe if you put it in a zip-lock bag and put it in your refrigerator.

It's already contaminated enough just by being cut open and out for a bit, that it can be a danger to you (and doubly watch out for those onions you put in your hotdogs at the baseball park!)

Ed says if you take the leftover onion and cook it like crazy you'll probably be okay, but if you slice that leftover onion and put on your sandwich, you're asking for trouble. Both the onions and the moist potato in a potato salad, will attract and grow bacteria faster than any commercial mayonnaise will even begin to break down.

So, how's that for news? Take it for what you will. I (the author) am going to be very careful about my onions from now on. For some reason, I see a lot of credibility coming from a chemist and a company that produces millions of pounds of mayonnaise every year.'

Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs cannot metabolize onions .Please remember it is dangerous to cut onions and try to use it to cook the next day, it becomes highly poisonous for even a single night and creates toxic bacteria which may cause adverse stomach infections because of excess bile secretions and even food poisoning.

Need to relax? Grab a cup of tea. Tea contains a naturally occurring amino acid called L-theanine.This increases the amount of alpha brain wave activity. Alpha waves make you feel calm, but alert. They help you concentrate better by allowing you to block out background distractions.

One teaspoon of crushed garlic added to your daily cooking will give you enough sulfur-containing compounds, saponins, allicin and S-allylcysteine that may improve your health by helping to support you immune system.

2-3 tablespoons of psyllium husks sprinkled onto your daily breakfast cereal will help boost your daily fibre intake. Psyllium, a type of dietary fibre, discourages the growth of unhealthy bacteria by lowering the pH level in your bowel. Psyllium also binds water and increases the bulk of stools making it that bit easier to stay regular.

SWAP THIS - 1 ham, cheese, lettuce and mayo sandwich on white bread (with 2 slices ham, 1 slice cheese,1 tsp margarine, 1 tbs mayo) (1596kJ, 19.2g fat)
FOR THIS - 1 salmon salad sandwich (Burgen soy and linseed bread, salmon canned in brine, tomato, lettuce, grated carrot, beetroot and no margarine) (1312kJ, 9.9g fat)
KJ saved: 284 kJ Fat saved: 9.3 grams

SWAP THIS - Focaccia bread with chicken/onion & mayo + 300ml Flavoured milk (2980kJ (709 Calories, 24g fat)
FOR THIS - Pita bread salad wrap + 300ml low fat flavoured milk (1525kJ, 363 Calories, 5g fat)
kJ saved: 1455kJ (346 Calories) Fat saved: 19grams
Saves 2.5 kilos of weight gain if you make this swap just once a week for a year.

SWAP THIS - 2 glasses cordial a day (made with 2 tablespoons cordial + 150mL water) (592kJ, 0 fat)
FOR THIS - Iced water (0 kJ, 0 fat)
Saves 592 kJ (140 Calories) per day and prevents a weight gain of about 7 kilograms over a year.

To reduce your body weight by half a kilogram per week you need to cut 2000 kilojoules (500 Calories) a day from your current food intake or burn up another 500 calories a day in exercise. Note: 1 kilojoule (kJ) = 4.2 Calories

The truth is that extra hip and thigh fat, or being pear shaped, is not bad for you health. Current research indicates that too much fat stored around your waist, or being apple shaped, is more unhealthy than being a pear.

The risk of diet-related diseases in women increases with a waist measurement greater than 80cm and is greatly increased above 88cm. This compares to measurements of 94cm and 102cm in men.

Swapping a daily can of soft drink to diet soft drink will save you 11 teaspoons of sugar per can which is equal to about 14 kilograms of sugar a year.

Swapping a daily can of soft drink to diet soft drink will save you enough Calories in one year equivalent to about 8 kilograms of body weight.

To burn up the calories from a daily can of softdrink you would have to walk 21 kilometres a week or 1092 km per year (roughly the same as walking from Sydney to Melbourne)

Do you enjoy a coffee? Then give yourself a break. Switching a daily cappuccino from full fat to skinny saves you 2 kilos in weight a year (3 kilos if you usually upsize to a large).

Your average milkshake has a calorie value that takes 7.5 kilometers to walk off.

2 scoops of a premium ice-cream has about 15 gram fat (3 teaspoons); 2 scoops regular ice-cream has 10 grams fat (2 teaspoons); 2 scoops low fat ice-cream has 5 grams fat (1 teaspoon).

Switch from premium ice cream to low fat to save 70 Calories per 2 scoops. If you have 2 scoops per day that’s 3.6 kilograms in weight saved a year.

Forgot your lunch? A burger will set you back at least 400 Calories while a chicken salad sandwich brought from home will be less than 300 Calories. This difference is at least a 28 minute walk.

A healthy sandwich daily instead of a burger will save you about 7 kilograms of body weight in a year.

A burger will contain between 3 and 5 teaspoons of fat and 400-500 Calories. I hope you like a clean house because you will need to spend between 1.5 to 2 hours vacuuming to burn off these Calories.

Would you like fries with that? A medium serve of fries take 1.5 hours to walk off or you could run for 35 minutes. That 320 Calories and 4 teaspoons of fat.

Really want to save? Making your lunch at home will save you $$$ - at least $1000 per year.

If you replace 1 slice regular cheddar cheese (that’s 30 grams or a 3cm cube) a day with a 25% fat reduced cheese you will save the equivalent Calories of 4 kilograms in body weight a year.

Would you drink 4 beers easily? Swapping to low alcohol (2%) stubbies (375mL) will save you 180 Calories or a 4 kilometre walk home to burn them off.

Avoid drinking in rounds or shouts. 10 beers and your average bloke will have drunk down about half his daily Calorie requirements!

Don't top your wine glass up until it is completely empty. If you save the Calories from 4 glasses of wine a week, over a year you could save your weight going up by a whole dress size.

Be careful with alcohol – it dilutes your willpower. Make your first drink non-alcoholic and kilojoule free (water or a diet drink) as this is the one you usually drink the fastest.

Avoid cocktails – they are deadly for weight gain with some having up to 500 Calories. That's a 2 and a half hour walk.

Try a big bowl of vegetable soup or plate of salad before a party to help you avoid the snacks. A small packet of potato crisps plus some crackers and dip could set you back 500 Calories. That's 1 hour and 50 minutes of scrubbing and sweeping floors after the party.

Trade milk for chocolate without guilt. Swap your regular milk for skim milk and you save enough Calories to have Mars Lite funsize chocolate bar every day (based on 500mls of milk per day).

Cut down your meat serve to a piece of meat the size of a deck of cards (150g raw). This will save you 265 cal (1110 kJ). The difference in 1 year (if you have meat 4 times a week) is 7-8 kilograms in body weight over a year. That’s enough weight loss to drop your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by half.

Swap from fatty crumbed steak to extra lean grill or stir fry! You will hardly notice the swap but for a small piece of steak (the size of the palm of your hand) you will save 120 Calories and 2 teaspoons of fat. The difference is equivalent to spending 20 minutes shovelling dirt. Big meat eater? Then make that 1 hour.

Stir fry your vegetables using oil spray only. This has about 100 Calories and virtually no fat, compared to a plate of roasted vegetables and gravy at over 400 Calories and 4 teaspoons of fat. Even if you only have the roast on Sunday you will have eaten 4 tubs of margarine in a year and need to find time to walk 300 kilometres to burn up those excess kilojoules.

Your average store-bought muffin has over 400 Calories and 20 grams fat. Trying to lose weight? Then that is half your daily fat intake and a quarter of your Calories gone in a couple of bites.

Always keep fruit in your bag. If you feel hungry then there is no need to go grab a cake. One slice of carrot cake has the same Calories of about 5 apples.

Low fat foods can still be high in sugar, e.g. sugary kids' breakfast cereals are low fat but a small bowlful (30 grams) has almost 4 teaspoons sugar.

Learn to drop the biscuits with your cuppa! For every 2 chocolate biscuits you will have to run 4 kilometres if you don't want to gain weight.

Get a good night sleep – research shows those who sleep less than 5 hours a night are 70% more likely to be obese.

Sweet tooth? Swap the lollies for sugarless chewing gum. 10 Jelly Beans has 100 Calories. Give them up or go up a dress size each year.

10 jelly beans a day equal a weight gain of 100 grams a week. That is about 5 kilograms in body weight over a year.

2 tablespoons of cordial concentrate has the same Calories as an average apple or orange.

An average popper of orange juice has the same Calories as 2 small oranges.

Notes:
Australia is metric so kilojoules are the metric equivalent to a Calorie.
1 Calorie = 4.2 kilojoules (kJ)
When people talk about "calories" they really mean Calorie with a big "C" and it should be spelt with a capital "C" because strictly speaking and using the correct scientific convention then 1 Calorie = 1000 calories.

In November, a rare kind of breast cancer was found. A lady developed a rash on her breast, similar to that of young mothers who are nursing. Because her mammogram had been clear, the doctor treated her with antibiotics for infections. After 2 rounds, it continued to get worse, so her doctor sent her for another mammogram. This time it showed a mass. A biopsy found a fast growing malignancy. Chemo was started in order to shrink the growth; then a mastectomy was performed; then a full round of
Chemo; then radiation. After about 9 months of intense treatment, she was given a clean bill of health.

She had one year of living each day to its fullest. Then the cancer returned to the liver area. She took 4 treatments and decided that she wanted quality of life, not the after effects of Chemo. She had 5 great months and she planned each detail of the final days. After a few days of needing morphine, she died. She left this message to be delivered to women everywhere:
Women, PLEASE be alert to anything that is not normal, and be persistent in getting help as soon as possible.
Paget's Disease: This is a rare form of breast cancer, and is on the outside of the breast, on the nipple and aureole It appeared as a rash, which later became a lesion with a crusty outer edge. I would not have ever suspected it to be breast cancer but it was. My nipple never seemed any different to me, but the rash bothered me, so I went to the doctor for that. Sometimes, it itched and was sore, but other than that it didn't bother me. It was just ugly and a nuisance, and could not be cleared up with all the creams
prescribed by my doctor and dermatologist for the dermatitis on my eyes just prior to this outbreak. They seemed a little concerned but did not warn me it could be cancerous.

Now, I suspect not many women out there know a lesion or rash on the nipple or aureole can be breast cancer. (Mine started out as a single red pimple on the aureole. One of the biggest problems with Paget's disease of the nipple is that the symptoms appear to be harmless. It is frequently thought to be a skin inflammation or infection, leading to unfortunate delays in detection
and care.)

What are the symptoms?

1. A persistent redness, oozing, and crusting of your nipple causing it to itch and burn (As I stated, mine did not itch or burn much, and had no oozing I was aware of, but it did have a crust along the outer edge on one side.)

2. A sore on your nipple that will not heal. (Mine was on the aureole area with a whitish thick looking area in center of nipple).

3. Usually only one nipple is effected. How is it diagnosed? Your doctor will do a physical exam and should suggest having a mammogram of both breasts, done immediately. Even though the redness, oozing and crusting closely resemble dermatitis (inflammation of the skin), your doctor should suspect cancer if the sore is only on one breast. Your doctor should order a
biopsy of your sore to confirm what is going on.

This message should be taken seriously and passed on to as many of your relatives and friends as possible; it could save someone's life.

My breast cancer has spread and metastasized to my bones after receiving mega doses of chemotherapy, 28 treatments of radiation and taking Tamaxofin. If this had been diagnosed as breast cancer in the beginning, perhaps it
would not have spread...

Deanna Simpson
School Administrative Manager
Royal Far West School
Wentworth Street, Manly
'Phone: 9977 2452
FAX: 9976 2744

This is how Sheryl Crow got breast cancer. She was on the Ellen Degeneres show and said this same exact thing.

This has been identified as the most common cause of the high levels in breast cancer. So please be very careful ladies.

A friend whose mother was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. The doctor told her: women should not drink bottled water that has been left in a car.

The doctor said that the heat and the plastic of the bottle have certain chemicals that can lead to breast cancer. So please be careful and do not drink bottled water that has been left in a car, and, pass this on to all the women in your life. This information is the kind we need to know and be aware and just might save us!!!! The heat causes toxins from the plastic to leak into the water and they have found these toxins in breast tissue.

The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating.

It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal.. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer.. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting . Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive.

NURSE’S HEART ATTACK EXPERIENCE - FEMALE HEART ATTACKS

I was aware that female heart attacks are different, but this is the best description I've ever read.

Women and heart attacks (Myocardial infarction). Did you know that women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have when experiencing heart attack ... you know, the sudden stabbing pain in the chest, cold sweat, grabbing the chest & dropping to the floor that we see in the movies Here's the story of one woman's experience with a heart attack.

I had a heart attack about 10:30 PM with NO prior exertion; NO prior emotional trauma that one would suspect might've brought it on.

I was sitting all snugly & warm on a cold evening, with my purring cat in my lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent me, and actually thinking, 'A-A-h, this is the life, all cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with my feet propped up.

A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of indigestion, when you've been in a hurry, grabbed a bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of water. That hurried bite seems to feel like you've swallowed a golf ball going down the oesophagus in slow motion and it is most uncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have gulped it down so fast and needed to chew it more thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water to hasten its progress down to the stomach. This was my initial sensation---the only trouble was that I hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00 p.m.

After it seemed to subside, the next sensation was like little squeezing motions that seemed to be racing up my SPINE (hind-sight, it was probably my aorta spasming), gaining speed as they continued racing up and under my sternum (breast bone, where one presses rhythmically when administering CPR)...

This fascinating process continued on into my throat and branched out into both jaws. 'AHA!! NOW

I stopped puzzling about what was happening -- we've all read and/or heard about pain in the jaws being one of the signals of an MI happening, haven't we? I said aloud to myself and the cat, Dear God, I think I'm having a heart attack!

I lowered the footrest dumping the cat from my lap, started to take a step and fell on the floor instead. I thought to myself, If this IS a heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next room where the phone is or anywhere else ....on the other hand, if I don't, nobody will know that I need help and if I wait any longer I may not be able to get up in a moment.

I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, walked slowly into the next room and dialled the Paramedics... told her I thought I was having a heart attack due to the pressure building under the sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn't feel hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts. She said she was sending the Paramedics over immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, if so, to unbolt the door then lie down on the floor where they could see me when they came in.

I unlocked the door, laid down on the floor as instructed and lost consciousness I don't remember the medics coming in, their examination, lifting me onto a gurney or getting me into their ambulance, or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the way. I briefly awaken when we arrived and saw that the Cardiologist was already there in his surgical blues and cap, helping the medics pull my stretcher out of the ambulance. He was bending over me asking questions (probably something like 'Have you taken any medications?') but I couldn't make my mind interpret what he was saying, or form an answer and nodded off again, not waking up until the Cardiologist and partner had already threaded the teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery into the aorta and into my heart where they installed 2 side by side stints to hold open my right coronary artery.

'I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions at home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes before calling the Paramedics, but actually it took perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the fire station and St. Jude are only minutes away from my home. My Cardiologist was already to go to the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my arrival and the procedure) and installing the stents.

'Why have I written all of this to you with so much detail? Because I want all of you who are so important in my life to know what I learned first hand.'

1. Be aware that something very different is happening in your body not the usual men's symptoms    but inexplicable things happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act). It is said that many more women than men die of their first (and last) MI because they didn't know they were having one and commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some Maalox or other anti-heartburn preparation and go to bed, hoping they'll feel better in the morning when they wake up ... which doesn't happen.
My female friends, your symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics if ANYTHING is unpleasantly happening that you've not felt before. It's better to have a 'false alarm' visitation than to risk your life guessing what it might be!

2. Note that I said 'Call the Paramedics.' And if you can take an Aspirin.
     Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!

Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER - you are a hazard to others on the road.
Do NOT have your panicked husband who will be speeding and looking anxiously at what's happening with you instead of the road.
Do NOT call your doctor -- he doesn't know where you live and if it's at night you won't reach him anyway and if it's daytime, his assistants (or answering service) will tell you to call the Paramedics. He doesn't carry the equipment in his car that you need to be saved! The Paramedics do, principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP. Your Dr. will be notified later.

3.   Don't assume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count. Research has discovered that a cholesterol elevated reading is rarely the cause of an MI (unless it's unbelievably high and/or accompanied by high blood pressure). MI's are usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones into your system to sludge things up in there. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive.

Just a small edition to the above warnings:

When I had my two minor heart attacks I had indigestion (and started taking tums)and the feeling behind the sternum of a hot knife in my chest. E. was admonished by the heart specialist for not calling the Paramedics and instead drove me to the hospital! M.A.C.

ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
FOUR. When you say, 'I love you,' mean it.
FIVE. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.
SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.
EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
TEN. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives.
TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.
THIRTEEN. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?'
FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
FIFTEEN. Say 'bless you' when you hear someone sneeze.
SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.
EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice
TWENTY- ONE. Spend some time alone

It is found that mixture of Honey and Cinnamon cures most diseases.
Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world.
Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients. Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, on its issue dated 17 January has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by Honey and Cinnamon as researched by western scientists.

HEART DISEASES : Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, chapatti, or other bread, instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also those who already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack.

Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heartbeat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as age the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalizes the arteries and veins.

INSECT BITES : Take one part honey to two parts of lukewarm water and add a small teaspoon of cinnamon powder, make a paste and massage it on the itching part of the body slowly. It is noticed that the pain recedes within a minute or two.

ARTHRITIS: Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week out of the 200 people so treated practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.

HAIR LOSS: Those suffering from hair loss or baldness, may apply a paste of hot olive oil, one tablespoon of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder before bath and keep it for approx. 15 min. and then wash the hair. It was found to be effective even if kept on for 5 Minutes.

BLADDER INFECTIONS : Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it It destroys the germs in the bladder.

TOOTHACHE: Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied 3 times a day till the tooth stops aching.

CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken 3 times a day, any Chronic cholesterol is cured. As per information received in the said journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

COLDS : Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold and clear the Sinuses.

UPSET STOMACH : Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomachache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.

GAS: According to the studies done in India & Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of Gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.

INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food, relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

INFLUENZA: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient, which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.

LONGEVITY: Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly arrests the ravages of old age. Take 4 spoons of honey, 1spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, 3 to 4times a day It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increases and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.

PIMPLES: Three tablespoons of Honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.

SKIN INFECTIONS: Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

WEIGHT LOSS: Daily in the morning 1/2 hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one-cup water. If taken regularly it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking of this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

CANCER: Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month 3 times a day.

Let's say it's 6.15pm and you're driving home (alone of course) after an unusually hard day on the job.
You're really tired, and frustrated...

Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw.
You are only five miles from the hospital nearest your home.
Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be able to make it that far

YOU HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN CPR, BUT THE GUY THAT CONDUCTED THE COURSE DID NOT TELL YOU HOW TO PERFORM IT ON YOURSELF !!!

SINCE MANY PEOPLE ARE ALONE WHEN THEY SUFFER A HEART ATTACK, WITHOUT HELP, THE PERSON WHOSE HEART IS BEATING IMPROPERLY AND WHO BEGINS TO FEEL FAINT, HAS ONLY ABOUT 10 SECONDS LEFT BEFORE LOSING CONSCIOUSNESS

A DEEP BREATH SHOULD BE TAKEN BEFORE EACH COUGH, THE COUGH MUST BE DEEP AND PROLONGED, AS WHEN PRODUCING SPUTUM FROM DEEP INSIDE THE CHEST.

A BREATH AND A COUGH MUST BE REPEATED ABOUT EVERY TWO SECONDS WITHOUT LET-UP UNTIL HELP ARRIVES, OR UNTIL THE HEART IS FELT TO BE BEATING NORMALLY AGAIN.

DEEP BREATHS GET OXYGEN INTO THE LUNGS AND COUGHING MOVEMENTS SQUEEZE THE HEART AND KEEP THE BLOOD CIRCULATING. THE SQUEEZING PRESSURE ON THE HEART ALSO HELPS IT REGAIN NORMAL RHYTHM. IN THIS WAY, HEART ATTACK VICTIMS CAN GET TO A HOSPITAL