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Is Bottled Water the Answer?

Nothing is more important to our health than drinking lots of pure water. All of the complex biochemical functions in our bodies depend on this key substance. Along with regulating the many micro-processes in our cells, it’s essential in absorbing and transporting all nutrients and oxygen throughout the body. It’s equally critical in eliminating wastes and toxins from the body. At a time when we are exposed to increasing levels of environmental toxins from our food, air, and water, the conventional wisdom to “drink 6 to 8 glasses of clean water per day for optimum health” is more important than ever before.

Unfortunately, as most people now know, most sources of drinking water are also contaminated with a wide variety of toxins. As a result, increasing numbers of people are now using water filters and are spending large sums of money annually on bottled water.

It is not so widely known, however, that an FDA survey has stated that 31% of the 52 brands of bottled water tested were tainted with bacteria. Similarly, a study conducted by the National Resources Defense Council on 103 brands of bottled water found that about one-third of them contained levels of contamination–including synthetic organic chemicals, bacteria, and arsenic. Moreover, there is growing evidence that xenoestrogens can leach out of the plastic bottles into the water when they are stored for long periods in either hot or very cold environments.

So many Americans, in spite of spending over $1,000 a year on bottled water, may still be exposing themselves to a significant level of toxins. These two facts taken together provide a major incentive for considering a new alternative to bottled water. It’s called “WELLNESS WATER.”

A Brief History of Wellness Water

Around 30 years ago, Haru Naito left Japan to attend the State University of New York. After winning the NCAA swimming championship there, he returned to Japan to coach Japan’s National Swimming Team. Through his devotion to improving the performance of his swimmers, he became involved in the emerging field of sports medicine. This led him to start investigating the unusual levels of health, vitality, and longevity of certain ethnic groups, including the Hunza of Pakistan.

As a result of his extensive research with this group, he concluded that their extraordinary health and longevity was largely due to their water supply. Through careful analysis of this water, he discovered that it had certain unique features as a result of being filtered through minerals of volcanic origin.

During the following years, he continued to investigate the effects of filtering water through similar volcanic minerals in Japan until he developed water with properties very similar to those he had discovered with the Hunza. The final result of his ongoing research was the development of the “Wellness Filter.”

Following the circulation of many anecdotal reports throughout Japan about the health benefits of drinking water that had been conditioned by this special filter, the Japanese Ministry of Health conducted rigorous scientific testing of this filter. This resulted in an unprecedented governmental endorsement of the filter. It has now been installed in over 100 government hospitals in Japan, and one of its mineral components has been licensed in Japan as a medicinal mineral.

It was introduced into the U.S. for the first time in 2000. Research here has added further documentation of the many health benefits of this enhanced “wellness water,” not only for humans, but also for chickens and cows. (A link to an extensive online summary of this research can be found by clicking on the URL provided at the end of this article.)

How to Have Your Own Portable Supply of Wellness Water

Very recently, the “Wellness Filter” has become available in a 16 oz. Wellness Sport Enhanced Water Bottle.
Through the use of this unique bottle, ordinary tap water is instantly transformed into purified ENHANCED water. Not only is this water at least as pure as the best bottled water, it also alters the water so that it: 1) increases the ease of absorption, helping your body absorb nutrients and rid itself of toxins; 2) adds trace minerals for cellular health; and 3) adds reduced ions for an anti-oxidant and anti-aging effect.

In additon to being superior in all of these ways to bottled water, Wellness Water is also much less expensive. Depending on the particular brand of bottled water used as a price comparison, the savings can range from $160 to over $1,000 per year.

Finally, using this Wellness Sport Enhanced Water Bottle as an alternative to bottled water eliminates the expense and burden on the environment of disposing of approximately 1,000 plastic bottles per person each year.

The Wellness Sport Enhanced Water Bottle is now being distributed in the U.S. exclusively by only one American company. To get further information, including how to purchase it, please click on the URL below.

George Shears
Retired Psychologist and Wellness Consultant
218-482-5287
gshears@hcctel.net
http://www.mannapages.com/gshears

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Psoriasis is a skin disease that is constant and never ending.
It can be recognized by red patches of skin that are covered
with white scales. People with Psoriasis usually have this red
scaling looking rash on various parts of their body including
the genitals, ears, elbows, knees, bell button, bottom and even
the scalp.

There are over five million people in the United States that
have been diagnosed with Psoriasis. This cause of Psoriasis is
from hasty replication of skin cells that structure a
substantial exterior layer of skin. This condition can be either
mild all the way to severe.

Psoriasis
is thought to be a disorder of the immune system. What scientist
now believe is that a white blood cell that is called a T cell
believes it is protecting the body and begins the fast cell
growth and inflammation. But, more research does need to be done
in order to ensure this is the exact cause.

There are many things that can bring on the onset of Psoriasis
including a skin injury, infection, sunburn, stress, and some
medications,

There is no known cure for Psoriasis, but some medications can
reduce some of the symptoms associated with this condition. Not
everyone will receive the same effect. It is best to talk with
your physician before trying any type of medication or herb for
your relief.

Topicals are creams that can aid is relieving some of the
inflammation and discomfort due to Psoriasis. Some of the
topicals include Anthralin, Dovonex, Salicylic acid, Tar,
Tazorac, and Corticosteroids.

UVB phototherapy has also been helpful. This treatment exposes
the skin to a UVB light source. It is believed the ultraviolet
light works on restoring the normal growth of the skin cells.

Prescribed medications called systemic medications work on the
entire body and are normally used for people with severe
psoriasis. Some of these medications include Biologics,
Cyclosporine, Methotrexate, Soriatane, Hydrea, mycophenolate
mofetil, Accutane, 6-Thioguanine and sulfasalazine.

Many people are now trying alternative ways to aid in the relief
of Psoriasis. Some of these include magnets, acupuncture,
Ayurvedic medicine, Chiropractic, Homeopathic medicine , Chinese
medicine, Naturopathic medicine, and herbal remedies.

Diets can also be changed to help with Psoriasis. Adding such
items to your diet such as zinc, garlic, ginseng and enzymes,
fish oil, evening primrose oil and shark cartilage all have been
used in patients with Psoriasis. It is best to talk with your
physician before you change your diet or add other supplements
to your diet.

Sun and water have also showed some improvement in people with
Psoriasis. The heat from the sun even has benefits to arthritis
associated with psoriasis.

Seven Deadly Diseases will kill 80% of our population. That’s 8 out of every 10 people. These seven deadly diseases will send millions of people to an EARLY grave, not thousands, but millions. Listed in order of death rates they are:

1. Heart Disease

2. Cancer

3. Stroke

4. Diabetes

5. Osteoporosis

6. Arthritis

7. Alzheimer’s

Source: National Center for Health Statistics

Heart disease kills one of every two of us. One of every three of us contracts cancer, and 80% will die from the disease.

The tragedy of this carnage is not just the huge numbers or untold suffering, but the fact that there is a proven, natural substance readily available that can PREVENT these diseases from ever happening. Even more, biochemistry has proven that large doses of this natural substance will REVERSE and even heal people from these diseases.

The Root Cause:

All seven diseases have ONE common denominator directly responsible for their onslaught. That one common denominator is called free radical damage!

There are other denominators in the mix, for sure. But the largest, single factor that opens the door to the seven deadly diseases is FREE RADICAL DAMAGE.

What is a Free Radical and Why is it so Harmful?

To power our bodies, about a trillion molecules of oxygen pass through over 60 trillion cells every day. As we use the oxygen, “free radicals” are produced by the natural by-product of oxygen metabolism.

Oxygen free radicals serve a purpose in the body by burning bacteria and refuse matter. But in places they don’t belong and when out of control, free radicals become toxic molecules which damage the body through a process known as OXIDATIVE STRESS.

Free Radical Damage (oxidative stress) is measured by Oxidation Hits. Research shows every one of our billions of cells has about 10,000 oxidative hits per day. That is very cell, 10,000 times per day. Think about that.

Our body has protective defense systems that protect us from the free radical onslaught that can result in chronic disease and aging. But there is a problem.

Soil depleted of trace minerals; harvesting and shipping of produce before it’s ripe; highly refined food processing with chemical additives; cigarette-smoking; exposure to electromagnetic radiation from micro-wave ovens, copy machines, computer monitors, cell phones, television sets; and exposure to free radicals in the air and water are all reasons why our body suffers from its innate ability to ward off free radical damage.

When the burden from our environment becomes too much and the quality of our food supply becomes poor, the free radicals become overwhelming leading to oxidative stress and disease.

If the attack comes in the arteries, cholesterol and calcium heals the wound causing “hardening of the arteries” and high blood pressure.

If it happens in the capillaries, they may begin to leak, causing easy bruising and loss of blood internally.

If it happens in the joints it’s called arthritis.

In the pancreas it’s called diabetes.

On neurons it’s called Parkinson’s or Multiple Sclerosis.

Free radical damage has also been associated with many types of cancer.

Anti-oxidants: Free Radical Scavengers

Since oxygen is the most common type of free radical, the method of neutralizing free radicals has taken on the name “anti” “oxygen” or “anti-oxidant.”

Anti-oxidants in the body destroy free radicals by feeding electrons to them which changes their chemical structure. These new stabilized compounds actually enhance the oxidative process.

Anti-oxidants are so important to your health, “The amount of anti-oxidants that you maintain in your body is directly proportional to how long you will live.” (Dr. Richard Cutler, Director of the government’s anti-aging research department of the National Institutes of Health).

Though our bodies try to protect us from free radical damage by producing enzymes which neutralize them, as our body ages, our natural body antioxidant system diminishes. This is why middle age and older people need anti-oxidant supplements to make up what time and age have changed in their body.

This is not theory but fact. Sadly, what modern medicine is slow to accept, biochemistry has known for years…Free radical damage causes disease!

What We Know:

Denham Harmon, MD, PhD, has devoted fifty years to free radical research. He was the first researcher to advance a theory of aging as the indiscriminate CHEMICAL reactivity of free radicals possibly leading to random biological damage.

The theory implies that anti-oxidants such as vitamins E and C, which prevent free radicals from oxidizing sensitive biological
molecules, will slow the aging process. Dr. Harman launched his theory by showing, for the first time, that feeding a variety of anti-oxidants to mammals was able to extend their life spans. He reported:

“The average life expectancy of many species has been increased by more than 20 by adding anti-oxidants to the diet…This increase is equivalent to raising the human life span from the present 74.8 years to 97.2 years.” (Dr. Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Biochemistry at the University of Nebraska)

The aging question has direct correlation to disease, since it is disease that shortens our life span. Remove the conditions which cause disease and life spans will increase dramatically. And according to the original and subsequent research of Dr. Harmon, free radical damage is the primary cause of disease.

World famous expert on nutrition, Dr. Michael Colgan, and author of The New Nutrition, had this to say;

“The evidence is now irrefutable that the right use of the right
anti-oxidants can prevent and even reverse many forms of cancer, heart disease, atherosclerosis, adult-onset diabetes, and a host of other diseases whose primary cause is excess free radical oxidation, including cataracts, lung disorders, liver disorders, and degenerative diseases of the brain.”

Dr. Colgan goes on to say that heart disease is the “easiest of all man-made diseases to prevent and even to reverse, if only you follow the right nutrition, plus a little easy exercises to blow away the cobwebs.”

To Live a Long life Free of Disease,
Supplement Your Diet With Anti-oxidants:

The best known anti-oxidant supplements include Vitamin C and E, Selenium and Pine Bark extract, grape seed extract, raspberries, blueberries and pomegranates. One of the most concentrated form of anti-oxidants is found in a berry that comes from Ningxia province in China called the Wolfberry. (Tufts University Study)

While Chinese Wolfberries may be grown in many areas, the most antioxidant rich, nutrient rich berries are grown in the Ningxia province. Extensive studies show that the Ningxia wolfberry contain 18 amino acids, 21 trace minerals, 29 fatty acids, Vitamin B1, B2, B6, vitamin E, and more beta carotene than carrots. This makes the Ningxia wolfberry one of the most prized supplements available.

Conclusion:

The primary source of disease for aging adults is lack of anti-oxidants, a natural substance found throughout nature, It means the seven deadly diseases that kill so many is more a matter of chemistry than of medicine. This means you have it within your power and resources to prevent all seven disease and more.

The seven deadly disease are part of our reality because we live in a world where the right amount of nutrition is impossible to have without supplementation. What we do not know can and does kill us.

Knowledge and taking action on that knowledge can mean the difference between health and longevity, and an early, agonizing death. Supplementing your daily diet with anti-oxidants is one major key to good heath and longevity.

To learn more about NingXia Wolfberry, visit http://ningxia-red.info

Jim Lynn is the publisher of Health-e-Wise, a free newsletter
devoted to natural health. http://health-e-wise.com