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Toxins in Your Diet
Jun 21st
Protein drinks, children’s juice drinks, What Next?
Two links to check for toxins in popular foods.
and lead in children’s juice drinks.
The Solution to reduce our toxic body burden.
More support information is at this link.
There is a reason we have more allergies and learning disorders. These toxins are also related to all diseases of aging.
Everyone benefits from reducing their toxic body burden. My whole family does.
For Your Total Wellness,
Dr. Darrel Hestdalen
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Because you Love Your Kids
Jun 1st
Many parents and grandparents have concerns regarding vaccinations. In May 2010 the FDA discovered that Merck had contamination in vaccines of parts of a lethal pig virus. This was in vaccines given to children.
http://www.nvic.org is the best source for unbiased information on vaccines on the internet.
It is worth your time to know about vaccines.
Using Natural Cellular Defense to reduce your toxic body burden is one of the best practices we can do to give our immune system the best chance to respond properly.
For Your Total Wellness,
Dr. Darrel Hestdalen
Tylenol Recall 2010: Natural Alternative
May 3rd
Several Medicine used for Children Have been Recalled
About 40 medicines intended for use by children have been recalled. Dr. Manny Alvarez on Fox News stated that the manufacturing facilities were inspected and were in deplorable condition.
Some medications had 2 or 3 times the stated amount of active ingredient. Others had particles in the liquid. Over dosing of these medications could be very harmful. And some medicines were very low in concentration.
Children’s Tylenol, Tylenol Plus, Children’s Motrin, Zyrtec, and Benadryl were among the 40 drugs recalled.
What Do You Do?
Dr. Alvarez recommends throwing out any of these drugs you have and buy generic forms- they are reported to be ok.
Question- How to safely dispose of the drugs. Do not pour them into the sink or toilet. Drug concentrations have been reported in many city sewer systems. Call your local city waste disposal department and ask how to get rid to them.
A Great Alternative.
I have used a special Healing Energy Formula for 30 years with great results. At the first sign of illness (or injury) rub or tap these points to charge your body’s healing and immune fighting response.
Our two children had this benefit and had their first prescription when they were 19 years old. (Got severe sore throats when in college.)
Many of my patients also used the Healing Energy Formula for their families and had great results.
For a limited time I am giving this away FREE. Claim your Healing Energy Formula and the instructions for use. Download and print them for a life time of use for infant to elderly.
You also receive free membership in the Second Brain Dr. Newsletter.
For Your Total Wellness,
Dr. Darrel Hestdalen
The Many Advantages of Vitamin D
Feb 28th
Research suggests that up to 85% of people could be deficient in vitamin D without knowing it. We are just beginning to see the potential for less-than-optimal health. In fact, some scientists call for urgent action.
Why?
Because current scientific research suggests that all cells in your body have vitamin D receptors . It is logical to conclude that every cell requires vitamin D for its well-being.*
Not only that, but vitamin D is required for the regulatory function of over 2,000 genes in your body. We know that in some cases, if one gene malfunctions, serious health issues can develop.
Vitamin D engages in very complex metabolic processes within your body. Scientists believe that vitamin D serves a wide range of fundamental biological functions relating to many aspects of your health. I refer you to the website of the vitaminDcouncil.org
Your skin naturally produces your body’s supply of vitamin D from direct exposure to bright midday sun with a mere ten or fifteen minutes’ exposure per day.
But for decades, we have received the misinformation campaign from the media and conventional medicine that created a fear of sunshine. Therefore, most people either intentionally or unintentionally avoid the sun — or smear on sunscreen that blocks the beneficial wavelengths that produce vitamin D in your skin.
Vitamin D is VITAL for all of Your Family’s Health
Having too little vitamin D may not have any outwardly obvious signs. Yet vitamin D (specifically the vitamin D3 form) impacts an incredible array of support for systems and functions in your body…(see the vitamin D Council website)*.
- Heart health*
- Cell formation and cell longevity*
- Skin health*
- Pancreatic health*
- Aging process*
- Sleep patterns*
- Hearing*
- Reproductive health*
- Athletic performance*
- Eye health*
- Respiratory health*
- Immune health*… Most people feel in better health during the summer sunshine months — ever wonder why?
- Healthy mood and feelings of well-being*
- Weight management, including carbohydrate and fat metabolism*
- Hair and hair follicles*
- Strong and healthy bones, because vitamin D encourages calcium uptake*
- Muscles*
- Proper digestion and food absorption*
Since healthy levels of vitamin D protect and promote so many of your body’s functions, a deficiency may mean your body lacks the tools it needs to keep you in optimal health*…
Making sufficient vitamin D a very important issue for you to address!
Because naturally, you want to be at your peak so you feel great, and accomplish so much each and every day.
How Can You Be Sure You’re Getting Enough Vitamin D?
Realistically, you have just three ways to obtain the vitamin D your body needs.
I’ve long been an advocate that the absolute best way to get vitamin D is through direct sunlight on your skin. It’s the most natural way to acquire your D, and your body self-regulates the amount you receive.
But what if you live in northerly climates where direct sunlight is unavailable for months at a time, as it is in most of the continental U.S.? Short of moving to Hawaii, you still have two alternatives.
One alternative is to regularly use a tanning bed that utilizes UV-B rays such as the revolutionary tanning beds. Whatever tanning bed you use, please be very sure it includes UV-B rays, so you get the exact rays that provide you optimal health benefits.
Your third alternative is internal supplementation with vitamin D3. We use an inexpensive liquid form.
If you supplement with vitamin D3 you should have your vitamin D levels tested to ensure you do not overdose with it. You and your physician need to be aware of your vitamin D levels so you can adjust your supplementation accordingly. This is a customized approach — not a one-size-fits-all. Some physicians are wary of vitamin – recommend the vitamin D council website.
Now that the necessary caution is given– studies suggest that most people are deficient in vitamin D — not overdosing with it.
Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?
Just who is most likely to need vitamin D supplementation? I include some general guidelines here. To be sure of your levels have your levels tested. The toxicity level of vitamin D is very high. One source gave 176,000,000 units per day as lethal. I recommend 4,000 to 6,000 IUs per day. The safety of taking vitamin D can be related to the statement by Dr. Holick that he could support the concept that vitamin D supplementation can be justified living at the equator.
Some population groups are more likely to have lower-than-optimal vitamin D levels than others. But remember that 85% are estimated to be deficient. Are you one of the 85% — or in one of these groups that may suggest deficiencies?
- People with limited sunlight exposure. During the long grey winter months in northern latitudes,(most of the US) you may need to supplement your vitamin D3 unless you have access to a safe tanning bed.
However, even during summer many of us spend most of our time indoors. Most people get very little sun exposure during the summer. Your reasons might include working an indoor job during all the peak sunlight hours, avoiding the heat of the day, or cultural dress codes.
Even on the weekend, if it’s rainy, you may miss sun exposure. If that’s your situation, you probably don’t receive the vitamin D you need.
Your car, home, and office windows block most of the sun’s wavelengths that your skin needs to produce vitamin D? So don’t count on getting it indoors — or in your car.
Further, if you live in an industrial area with high-sulfur content air pollution (acid haze) blocking the sun’s rays, your levels are likely low.
Your bare skin needs at least 10-15 minutes of exposure to direct sunlight every day to produce the vitamin D you need. Just as with windows, jackets and long pants also block the sun’s valuable wavelengths.
- Overweight people. Individuals who are overweight often have considerably higher needs for vitamin D because vitamin D is oil soluble and hidden in their fat.
- Pregnant women. New evidence suggests that vitamin D levels during pregnancy may be critically important for you and your baby.
- The elderly. As you age, your skin loses the ability to generate vitamin D. Plus, the elderly tend to spend more time indoors.
- Dark-skinned people. Darker-skinned people have higher melanin levels, which blocks UVB radiation and limits the body’s ability to produce vitamin D3.
What’s more, vitamin D is very rare in foods, and is only available in very limited quantities in eggs, liver and fatty fish.
So if you’re in one of these groups above, or you spend your winters above 30 degrees latitude, (north of southern Texas or the north of Florida) or otherwise determine that you need vitamin D3 supplementation, I have great news for you…A 3-4 month’s supply of vitamin D3 is about $4.00 per month. Our family is having a very healthy winter.
If you look at the compounding of D deficiency with the body’s toxic burden you can see the need for very powerful actions to improve your health safety. Using liquid activated zeolite and vitamin D3 is your best choice.
See the interview with Dr Cannell at this link:http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/11/25/does-the-flu-shot-even-work.aspx
For Your Total Wellness
Dr. Darrel Hestdalen
The Truth Behind 8 Babies-Part II
Feb 24th
My last writing about the 8 baby news item was about a reason men have become less fertile. Now why women have become less fertile.
The fact that an unmarried woman can become artificially impregnated raises ethical and moral issues indicating flawed regulatory oversight and personal judgment.
Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common cause of infertility in women today. An imbalance in the hormones that control release of the egg from the ovary results in an incomplete release of the egg and the formation of cysts.
Several physicians have written that a major cause of the hormone dysfunction that leads to this condition is affected by a chronic elevation of serum insulin. Insulin is the hormone necessary to control the levels of sugar in the blood. Excessive consumption of refined carbohydrates can cause a chronic elevation in serum insulin.
In our diets of highly processed foods this is a major problem. Various forms of sugar give us the major source of our calories in the United States. Overweight adults make up nearly 70% of the population with nearly 35% being obese. This is just a sign of our poor food selections and excess consumption.
Elevated serum insulin cause excess estrogen in men and excess testosterone in women. When this continues, masculine traits can develop. The testosterone excess interferes with estrogen/progesterone balance and FSH and LH as well. The resulting improper release of the egg contributes to the polycystic ovary syndrome.
It is very likely that a woman’s toxic burden also contributes to the infertility problems. I have seen dramatic improvement in blood sugar levels when we reduce the toxic burden. This would indicate that the toxins may impair normal receptors on the cell for insulin. Many studies have observed toxic involvement in DNA function. In the last article I discussed the effect of a man’s toxic burden on reduced sperm count.
It is imperative that we reduce our toxic burden. See the link on the right to” Remove what we must not keep…..”
Do those activities and make the food choices that we know are best for our health and well-being.
For Your Total Wellness,
Dr. Darrel Hestdalen
The Truth Behind 8 Babies.
Feb 19th
The recent birth of octuplets to a single parent has raised many questions. Emotional reaction includes disbelief , upset, anger, disgust and fortunately compassion for the children.
This event is the result of scientific advances or lack of advances in reproductive practices. The question that comes to mind is__” why do so many young people today have problems conceiving children”?
Is it a male or female problem?
The reasons for not being able to conceive are numerous. One key factor is the number of sperm produced. A low sperm count has a significant affect on the ability to conceive.
Is there a current trend of lower sperm counts?
The California Department of Health study revealed that pollution has contributed to a reduction in the sperm counts of an average of 1.5% per year between 1938 and 1990. A 30 year old male today has the sperm count of a grandfather in the 1930’s.
A Scottish study found the median sperm count declined 40% from 1940 to 1969.
A French study found an average male born in 1975 had one fourth the sperm count of a male born in 1925.
It is a combination of heavy metals and chemical toxins that are causing this problem. The pollution is continuing to get worse.
Today there is one safe and effective solution that reduces our toxic burden. Check out this link or on the right menu about Removing what we must not keep…
All men and women of child bearing years need to reduce their toxin burden, NOW!
Women have a major problem also. I discuss that tomorrow.
All of us need to reduce our toxic burden. The toxins are involved in every disease of aging. More on that later. Take action now.
For Your Total Wellness,
Dr. Darrel Hestdalen
More Bad Journalism Can Make You Sick
Feb 12th
Yesterday the newspaper and major news networks featured an article with the headline or introductory statement that indicated “supplements don’t work”.
The following story didn’t really say that. What recent released research said was that people that took supplements didn’t seem to prevent heart disease or cancer. Also the conclusion was that people that don’t eat a balanced diet still get benefit from a multiple vitamin mineral supplement.
Providing a basic supplement, if it is the right formula, should provide help in preventing disease. I agree. The American Medical Association agrees. The confusion are many.
- Most over the counter vitamin-mineral supplements contain mostly synthetic isolated nutrients. That is not what we need! We need a whole food based supplement with the nutrients in the natural molecular form and minerals in the ionized form- read for absorption. Nutrients work in harmony with each other for dynamic health not in isolated and incomplete form.
- Nearly everyone is not getting what they need from their diet. A study by the Health Awareness Foundation evaluated 26,000 people- not one received the full amount of the nutrients they needed from their diet. Most people were deficient in 2 or more nutrients.
- People make poor food choices – processed and refined foods, we eat under stress- in a hurry, when we are uptight, eat too fast, eat too much and ………
This research is questionable because it does not clearly state what it was testing. No one would get a grant for testing drugs with such vague concepts.
The journalists use misleading headlines to get our attention. The emotional if not intellectual impression often leads to the wrong conclusion and may have lasting results. When this leads to poor health choices it generates huge amounts of money into the sick care system. Money that would not need to be spent if people made good informed health care decisions.
Bad science and irresponsible journalism can lead to deadly results. Never read a headline without carefully reading the article and asking the logical questions.
For Your Total Wellness,
Dr. Darrel Hestdalen
See www.high5info.com for more information on whole food vitamin mineral supplementation.
