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Summer 2008

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  Summer 2008

Mama's Health News

Foreskin Barrier to HIV?

 The U.S. is the 2nd highest circumcising country in the world. (After Israel) The US has the 2nd highest infection rate for circumcisions. Africa is first. More than 80% of the world's men are "uncircumcised." Countries in Europe have an extremely low HIV+ rate. Recent scientific studies discovered that Langerhans cells present in the foreskin behave as ‘a natural barrier’ to HIV. (see article in Mothering Magazine)

Tell Congress to Ban TV Drug Ads!

 Big Pharma spent $168 million to lobby federal lawmakers last year. They buy off any efforts to restrict drug advertising. The first few years a drug is on the market harmful side effects are likely to emerge. But the pharmaceutical industry wants to get these new drugs -- and their flashy TV ads -- out to the public as quickly as possible.

It's time for the pharmaceutical giants to back off—for the sake of our health. 

A bill is now in Congress to ban advertising of new prescription drugs and devices for three years. This would at least keep new drugs from being overused until their risks are better known.  Tell your federal legislators to support bill????

$100 in Fresh Food for Smokers

The city of Dundee Scotland has passed a law to help the poor quit smoking and to afford good food. It will now pay ex-smokers $25 a week ($100 a month) to buy fresh food. The smokers must take a test to prove they have not started smoking again.

New York's Street Food Gets Healthier

 Low-income neighborhoods in New York City will see a new kind of food cart this summer. The city will issue licenses to 500 food carts that will only sell fresh fruit and vegetables.

Carts in the Mayor's "Green Carts" program will be restricted to the city's low-income areas. They will give people who lack access to healthier foods an alternative. Hot dogs, soft pretzels and breakfast rolls are the usual street foods. Only 10 percent of the city's 4,100 street vendors - concentrated in Midtown - offer fresh produce. And they're accessible to the lunch crowds and more affluent New Yorkers.

A public information campaign will educate the public about the Green Cart program. Mayor Bloomberg said "the hot dog may be a cherished New York institution. With this legislation we aim to make the 'Green Cart' just as ubiquitous and loved."

The carts are another step in New York's ongoing initiative to help residents live healthier lifestyles.

Mother Earth’s Pharmacy

 Mother Earth gives us great clues as to what foods help what part of our body!

 A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye.... and YES, carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.

A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine. They are indeed pure heart and blood food.

Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell. Research shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.

A Walnut looks like a little brain--a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums.  Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the neo-cortex. Walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.

Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function…. and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.

Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb look like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium. And these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones. That makes them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.

Avocadoes, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female. They look just like these organs. When a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones. It also sheds unwanted birth weight and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this?  It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods.

Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm. And they increase the numbers of sperm as well to overcome male sterility.

Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas. They balance the glycemic index of diabetics.

Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries

Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the female mammary glands. They assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.

Onions look like the body's cells. Onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears  which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, Garlic, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.