Aloe Vera for Health, Beauty and Luck

The war against cigarette smoking is apparently won; smokers may as is their right still smoke but are no longer permitted to poison others in the workplace or public places. It has taken at least 50 years for us to reach this happy state.

Read www.tobacco.org/resources/history/ for a history of the war for and against tobacco smoking.

Apparently there was initially a general panic when the first Government Reports linked cigarettes to lung cancer. However the Tobacco Industry Research Committee (TIRC) soon calmed this with a series of adverts and “bought” articles in the press
to quote the above

TIRC releases “A SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE ON THE CIGARETTE CONTROVERSY,” a booklet quoting 36 scientists questioning smoking’s link to health problems.
(The booklet) was sent to 176,800 doctors, general practitioners and specialists . . . (plus) deans of medical and dental colleges . . . a press distribution of 15,000 . . . 114 key publishers and media heads . . . . days in advance, key press, network, wire services and columnist contacts were alerted by phone and in person . . . and . . . hand-delivered (with) special placement to media in Los Angeles, Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. The story was carried by hundreds of papers and radio stations throughout the country . . . . staff-written stories (were) developed with the help of Hill & Knowlton, Inc. field offices. (Hill & Knowlton memo, May 3, 1954.)

These campaigns were brilliantly effective in causing doubt and confusion and even more importantly weariness in the general public to any kind of health warnings at all.

So smokers continued to die young, non-smokers working in airless offices with with smokers also died (to quote a relation: “You could hardly see the far wall of the office for smoke haze”)

I am in training for my Hadrian’s Walk Charity Walk and did a six hour walk in hot weather over the downs it was tough going but my worst problem was chapping sores where the top of my thighs were rubbing. I got home and cut a section of Aloe Vera leaf and spread the gel on my sores. I got instant relief and hope to be sore free by tomorrow morning; will let you know.

Next day report, I am stunned how much better my sores are, I am not aware of them at all although they still look red and must have been close to blistering, another success for natural Aloe Vera Gel

I got home very tired and dehydrated so I ate a bunch of grapes which was an ideal way to get sugars, liquids, fibers and minerals back into my system, and was also delicious!

Of course you don’t you’d be nearly sick but that’s what you get when you drink a can of Coke and most soft drinks!!!

1 tsp of sugar is 4g, so since a 250ml can of Red Bull has 27g of sugar, it contains 6.75 tsps.

By the way, 12 oz. can of Coke (336ml) has 40g of sugar – 10 tsp – almost a quarter cup.

There are often massive amounts of hidden sugar, salt and fat in junk food.

This is just a quick post which I will complete later, I was reading a health blog where it was muted that we were being deliberately fed unhealthy food so that the medical industry could later sell us marvelous medicines. At first you think this is just paranoia, but when you see how many of the adverts on television are for cures for our unhealthy lifestyles; another posting said that the next generation will be the first in recent history to live shorter lives than their parents.

Giving up smoking is at best difficult and for some nearly impossible. Some cannot give it up even when they are actually dying from lung cancer and can barely breath.

You wouldn’t think then there are actually people whose career it is both to encourage people to smoke and to discourage them from stopping.

So who are these people are they hunted down by the FBI do they have to change address every few weeks? no these people are very highly paid and respected and sit down at fund raisers with presidents; you don’t believe me huh.

Now I guess I don’t mind that they spend millions or is billions on advertising portraying smoking as sophisticated or in sponsoring sport which at least “out in the open”. But what I think is really underhand is to know that they are the brains and money behind the libertarian argument. You know somebody has finally decided to give up and then they read in a newspaper or hear on a talk show that it’s a scandal that there’s all these do-gooders telling people what they can or can’t do why it’s your right to smoke whenever you want wherever you want; why the non-smokers can go some place else.

I bet the cigarette companies are kicking themselves that didn’t think of this earlier, I mean all those years of setting up phony research institutes which produced those reports which cast doubts on the connection between smoking and lung cancer, when “sponsoring” pro-smoking articles in the media is so much cheaper.

Now I have no proof of this, just hearsay and it’s up to you whether you believe anything I write, but next time somebody trots out the “it’s my right to smoke” and “second-hand smoke causes no cancer” arguments notice just how similar are their arguments and if they are one of those bold talk-show hosts who is not scared to tell it how it is, just wonder if he has recently been on an all expenses trip to say Hawaii with his family to attend a conference where it was explained to him how exaggerated all this fuss about cigarettes was. Heck when I think about it , it wouldn’t take much to bribe me!

(By the way they always have an Uncle Walt who lived to a hundred and smoke like a chimney -: that’s the clincher!)

I was glancing through an otherwise good diet book and then I saw a warning “Not to Eat Too Much Fruit” because fruit contains Fructose, that was enough for me, it confirmed my opinion that dieting is a MISTAKE our ONLY HOPE is to learn to EAT PROPERLY.

I mean take fruit, did you ever hear anyone say “He’s fat because he EATS TOO MUCH FRUIT“? no he’s fat because he eats Burgers and Fries. If we eat real food like Fruit, Vegetables, Grains, Nuts, Real Bread, quality meat etc, stuff that arrives from the farm, shop or market with may be a bit of earth on it we would struggle to eat enough to get fat.

The junk food that our EYES desire never fills you just makes you hungry again in a short while. So get eating Mangoes, Oranges, Kiwis, Ugli fruit, Sharon Fruit, Pomegranates there are so many exotic and delicious varieties today.

Every time you eat a fruit instead of a sandwich or a cookie or a burger you are winning the battle!

In a way this is a struggle for survival!

** Exception don’t eat too many Bananas as they are nearly a food and are eaten by endurance sportsmen/women

Working to halve the number of people around the world without safe drinking water.

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March 22 is World Water Day, a reminder that clean, safe water enables life. It promotes good health, enables people to work, attend school and lift themselves out of a cycle of poverty. It is a cornerstone of development.

Currently, 900 million people around the world lack access to this basic and essential resource. Thousands of children die every day from preventable illnesses caused by dirty drinking water. Many more people are affected by painful and disfiguring diseases caused by waterborne parasites and bacteria.
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The spicy root of horseradish can be used as a natural treatment against rheumatic disorders and respiratory disorders, especially the superior respiratory ways. It is so beneficial because it is laden with a high amount of vitamin C and B complex, nutritive minerals (potassium, calcium, iron), natural antibiotics, enzymes etc.

Horseradish has a mild natural antibiotic effect, and it stimulates urine production. Thus, it has been used to treat urinary infections. If you experience chronic urinary, sinus, or other infections, you should know horseradish is considered safe for long-term use. Occasionally, horseradish is used topically to alleviate the pain of arthritis and nerve irritation. Horseradish also has been used as a poultice to treat infected wounds. Horseradish, however, may redden the skin and cause an irritation or rash.

I enjoy the string taste of Horseradish which is a relative of mustard but don’t think to eat it that often, I’ll have to change that!

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The raw food diet is a diet based on unprocessed and uncooked plant foods, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, nuts, dried fruit, and seaweed.

Heating food above 116F/46C is believed to destroy enzymes in food that can assist in the digestion and absorption of food. Cooking is also thought to diminish the nutritional value and “life force” of food.

What are the Benefits of the Raw Food Diet?
Proponents of the raw food diet believe it has numerous health benefits, including:

* Increased energy
* Improved skin appearance
* Better digestion
* Weight loss
* Reduced risk of heart disease
What interests me most is “Increased Energy”

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