Vitamin D3 keeps your immune system strong, your bones strong and reduces your risk of cancers.

According to the information  at VitaminDCouncil.org and my personal experience, taking 5,000 IUs of Vitamin D3 is better than a flu shot. D3 provides your body with the ability to produce 100′s of anti-microbial peptides- the building blocks of your body’s antibodies.

D3 is essential for the development of the brain and nervous system, especially in prenatal and infants.

Breast Milk

All mammals have vitamin D3 in the breast milk.  Tests of human mothers has shown the breast milk to be void of D3.

UNLESS the mother takes about 5,000 IUs per day. Then the breast milk has adequate vitamin D3.

Doctors at the VitaminDCouncil.org have used this fact to determine optimal levels for vitamin D3 supplementation. Sunshine is the best source for our bodies to produce D3, however most of the United States doesn’t have the sun power or the temperatures to allow us to get adequate sunshine for many months of the year.

D3 biomarkers - see this article by Dr. John Cannell.

Also work and our habits keeps us indoors during the peak sunshine times during the summer.  Supplementation is therefore a viable option.

You should have your blood tested to determine your vitamin D3. The best test measures 25(OH)D, also called 25-hydroxyvitamin D.  Studies now show optimal health at 50 to 65 ng/ml.

I take 6,000 to 7,000 IUs per day of a Mycelized liquid D3. Our family follows these recommendations. Of course infants and children take less- about 1,200 to 2500 for toddlers after nursing.  We seldom have illness.

More about D3 and cancer risk in the next post.

For Your Total Wellness,

Dr. Darrel Hestdalen

Mercury Presents Extreme Risk to Nerve Growth in the Developing Fetus.

If you have amalgam fillings you are getting mercury toxins every time you chew or drink warm liquids.

The following video shows the mercury vapors from a mercury filling. Amalgam fillings are the “silver” fillings used by most dentists in the past 50 years.
More dentists are switching to composite fillings yet many people have had amalgam fillings over the years and still have them.
The vapors shown were tested and are mercury vapors.

Mercury is a toxic heavy metal that interferes with the growth and formation of the nerve sheaths. If you want to see a  scientific video from the University of Calgary on How Mercury Cause Neuron Degeneration click here.

Reducing mercury and other heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and arsenic will reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s, heart disease, stroke, cancers and many auto-immune diseases.  Heavy metals contribute to chronic inflammatory disease that is also known as silent inflammation.

Many experts recognize the impact of inflammation as a cause of Alzheimer’s, cardiovascular disease, cancer, asthma, allergies and auto-immune diseases.

This is why I take the activated zeolite in NCD everyday. My whole family does.  Especially my family in child bearing years.  My granddaughter has taken NCD everyday of her life and is rarely ill.

Mercury and other heavy metals have their greatest impact on your nervous system, your immune system and your hormone balance.

Consider this list of health conditions that can have heavy metals as a major causative factor:

• Weak immune system, frequent illness
• Blood Sugar control and diabetes,
• Cardiovascular including stroke,
• Body odor and bad breath, 
• Bloating and gas, yeast overgrowth, 
• Overweight,
• Recurring headaches,
• Allergies, 
• Asthma,
• Digestive problems,
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
• Skin blemishes,
• Headaches,
• Dementia and Alzheimer’s
• Depression and the list goes on…

I had a mouth full of amalgam fillings for 30 years. Mercury can contribute to auto-immune reactions.

I had an irregular heart beat called PVCs for about twenty years. PVCs can result from an auto-immune breakdown in the sheath of the purkinje fibers in the heart.

After about 18 months of taking activated zeolite I noticed an 80% improvement. The improvement has lasted for 5 years and continues.

Activated zeolite in the product NCD is a negative mineral and attracts the + charged heavy metals.  However research has shown that it does not remove good minerals or electrolytes. A more detailed explanation can be seen at NCD Support.

The most important people to take activated zeolite are women and men in child bearing years.

The developing nervous system is impaired with the presence of excess heavy metals.

Everyday you absorb more heavy metals and chemical toxins than your body can naturally remove. Over time your body accumulates these toxins and forms a significant toxic body burden.

Reducing your heavy metal levels has many benefits.  Consider this quote: “I can now very comfortably and definitively state to you,” says Dr. Buttar, “that, in my opinion, based on the evidence, every single chronic insidious disease process is related to one word: toxicity. You cannot address the issues of aging unless you address detoxification.” Dr. Buttar, board certified and a diplomat in preventive medicine and clinical metal toxicology, and Vice-Chairman of the American Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology.

I have personally discussed the topic of activated zeolite and the removal of heavy metals with doctors from coast to coast and border to border. I agree with their common statement that the activated zeolite is the most important health discovery in the past 50 years.

You can benefit from reduced disease risk and more energy.  Get started reducing your risk of diseases and increase your quality of life now. 

I welcome your questions. I will hold webinars to discuss this. Email me with your questions. darrel@wellnesscommonsense.com

Reducing you toxic body burden is one of the best health practices you can do.

For Your Total Wellness,

Dr. Darrel Hestdalen

When your energy level is down it is hard to make the scale go down.  Natural Cellular Defense reduces toxic body burden.

Everyday your body takes in more toxins that it can naturally remove. The accumulation of heavy metals and toxins increases your body’s toxin burden. NCD has shown dramatic removal in heavy metals. You will see why in this short video.

The heavy metals and chemical toxins interfere with your enzyme systems and everything works at a lower and slower level.

Losing weight often gets harder after the first few pounds. One main reason is fatigue and that will reduce your desire and commitment to shed the fat. Your attitude can drop faster than the weight. That is when you often will give up your goal.

Your attitude is the result of a number of factors. I will discuss those in another article very soon.

You can stop losing your attitude and commitment and keep losing the pounds.

Besides fatigue, several other health factors are negatively affected by the toxins.

Poor control of your blood sugars can lead to cravings, over eating and fatigue.

All or any of these will cause you problems is losing the fat.

• Fatigue - 
• Depression - 
• Allergies - 
• Leaky Gut Syndrome -
•  Cancer Risk- 
• Hyper-activity- ADD- ADHD 
• Alzheimer’s- 
• Stroke - 
• Diabetes-
• Heart Disease- 
• Cancer risk-
• Arthritis- 
• Auto-immune diseases

Expectantly, responsibility, and compassionately are 3 terms from a recent sermon.

In Matthew chapter 25 Jesus tell three parables.

• The first parable is the Ten Bridesmaids and shows expectancy.
• The second parable is of the Talents. This illustrates responsibility.
• The third parable is of the Sheep and the Goats. This emphasizes compassion.

The pastor related these three qualities to how we live is relation to the second coming of Christ.

Allow me the liberty to relate how these three significant qualities  and the Great Commandment relate to your health.

The Great Commandment from Mt. 12:38 “ Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”( in Mark– and all your strength, is added) 39 . . . ” Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Let’s look at this is relation to expectancy, responsibility and compassion.

To Love the Lord completely you acknowledge that you are created in the image of God. You would expect to live up to the potential of the health God created in and for you.

As a creation of God you accept the responsibility to have a behavior with food, drink, time and activity that would support expressing your full potential offered by your heart, mind, soul and strength.

When you love your neighbor as yourself you live so as to enjoy your full health potential to serve God’s creation. You then will reduce your risk of the health problems caused by neglect and abuse of your health. The resulting debilitating diseases  would result in your neighbor having to pay more for your disease treatments. ( Higher insurance premiums or government mandates.)

Some of the diseases of aging that increase with personal health neglect are:

• arthritis,
• heart disease,
• cancer,
• Alzheimer’s,
• diabetes,
• chronic fatigue syndrome,
• stomach ache,
• heartburn,
• brain fatigue,
• toxic body burden,
• and more.

Yes, stuff happens and we should come together as a community of believers to help in times of need.

A major problem is that most health problems that threaten the financial strength of our healthcare system and our country are related to neglect and abuse of our health.

Usually we think of being self-centered as a negative behavior. In the case of your health you can consider this as a positive focus. Taking care of yourself to support your health potential and reduce your risk of disease is showing love for your neighbor.

We all can have better behavior with our food, time and activities. Many of the diseases of aging can be avoided

How many of the 7 deadly sins relate to activities that threaten your health?  (Lust, anger, pride, envy, greed, gluttony and sloth.)

As you plan changes for a new year or commit to continue with good behavior with God’s creation do this:

1. write down what you will do,
2. review it regularly,
3. and record the progress you make.

For Your Total Wellness,

Dr. Darrel Hestdalen

Heavy Metals and Chemicals Block Normal Reactions in Your Body and Disease Gets Started.

This is a partial list of health conditions that can lead to more serious problems. All of these and more have a significant link to heavy metal toxicity- that toxic burden that we all carry.

Natural Cellular Defense is the most effective and safe product to reduce our toxic burden that I have seen in 30 years.

Arsenic has been found in unacceptable amounts in apple juice and grape juice.  This is only the “tip of the iceberg” when we consider the multiple sources of heavy metals and chemical toxins we take in every day.

You ingest more toxins everyday than your body can naturally remove. You need help. I need help. That is why my family takes NCD everyday.

Toxins will reduce your resistance to:

••         Weak immune system, frequent illness

••         Body odor and bad breath,

••         Bloating and gas, yeast overgrowth,

••         Overweight,

••         Recurring headaches,

••         Allergies,

••         Digestive problems,

••         Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,

••         Skin blemishes,

••         Headaches,

••         Depression and the list goes on…

Reducing your toxic body burden will improve healing and your body’s natural disease resistance.

My family-youngest to oldest)  uses NCD (Natural Cellular Defense) everyday.

Here is a report from Rik Deitsch, Biochemist and author of Invisible Killers:

According to a new Consumer Reports (CR) investigation, common brands of apple juice and grape juice—which children across America drink by the gallons—may have levels of arsenic that are high enough to increase the risk of chronic illnesses like cancer, diabetes and heart disease over time.

“Arsenic inhibits natural metabolic processes in the body by blocking essential minerals,” commented Rik Deitsch, author of the book Invisible Killers. “People exposed to even low levels of arsenic over time can develop fatigue, confusion, hallucinations, impaired memory, and emotional issues; while long-term exposure can lead to the development of numbness in the hands and feet that may progress to a painful ‘pins and needles’ sensation. Recent studies have also reported decreases in intelligence scores of arsenic-exposed children. Lastly, arsenic is a known carcinogen with skin tumors as the most common form of arsenic-related cancer,” he continued.

According to the investigation, a test of 88 samples of brands of apple juice and grape juice found that roughly 10% of the samples (from 5 brands) had total arsenic levels exceeding 10 parts per billion (ppb)—the federal arsenic limit for bottles water. One of four samples also had levels of lead exceeding the bottled-water limit of 5 ppb.

While the government has no standard for arsenic or lead in apple juice or grape juice, these findings and the urging of Consumers Union (CR’s advocacy arm) and other consumer groups has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to consider lowering its standards for levels of arsenic allowed in apple juice to crack down on the contaminant.

Researchers think contaminated soil is a likely source of the arsenic in apple juice, which helps explain why the toxin is found even in juices made from 100% organically grown apples.

As for the question of whether Americans drink enough apple or grape juice to see elevated arsenic levels or associated health effects, the CR study sought an answer by commissioning an analysis of 2003-08 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which tracked what people ate and measured arsenic levels in participants’ urine to gauge their exposure. CR reported:

The resulting analysis of almost 3,000 study participants found that those reporting apple-juice consumption had on average 19% greater levels of total urinary arsenic than those subjects who did not, and those who reported drinking grape juice had 20% higher levels. 

The results might understate the correlation between juice consumption and urinary arsenic levels because NHANES urinary data exclude children younger than 6, who tend to be big juice drinkers.

Over the years, the activated zeolite featured in Natural Cellular Defense (clinoptilolite) has been proven to be effected in removing 98% of arsenic in ground and drinking water.

Here’s a sampling of some of the hundreds of clinical studies available:

• Use of synthetic zeolites for arsenate removal from pollutant water
• CDC toxological profile for arsenic
• Application of natural zeolites for preconcentration of arsenic species in water samples
• Arsenic sorption by modified clinoptilolite–heulandite rich tuffs
• Evaluation of Some Natural Zeolites and Their Relevant Synthetic Types as Sorbents for Removal of Arsenic from Drinking Water

“The clinoptilolite form of zeolite found in Natural Cellular Defense has been shown to have a high affinity for inorganic arsenic. Using the product has been demonstrated clinically to greatly enhance the excretion rates of arsenic along with other heavy metals and toxic substances,” Deitsch concluded.

With no provisions in place by the FDA to regulate chemical exposure in fruit juices, it’s up to you.

Discover more about NCD here.

For Your Total Wellness,

Darrel Hestdalen, DC, DIBAK, FASA

Several Studies Reveal Heavy Metal Toxin Burden Relates to Antisocial and Criminal Behavior.

The conclusion of several studies is the same- the increase accumulation of  heavy metals such as lead is directly related to higher incidence of criminal behavior.

One 25 year study of 250 inner city women  and their children showed a direct correlation with higher levels of lead and more serious and frequent criminal behavior.

We know that heavy metals interfere with neuro-transmission and neurological performance.  Reducing the body’s toxic burden would be a noble thing to do, for the children and society.

First avoiding heavy metal  and toxic chemical exposure is necessary however we can only reduce our exposure. The daily toxic chemical and heavy metal ingestion is greater than our natural detoxification processes can handle.

Therefore it is imperative that we safely and effectively reduce our accumulated levels of toxins.   I encourage you to  subscribe to http://www.ncdsupport.com/ for news and ideas on how to reduce our toxic exposures.

Reducing our toxic body burden is one of the key actions we must take to restore and preserve out health. Toxins interfere with our immune, hormone and neurological systems which greatly impairs our ability to heal.

Energy production is reduced. The most common response to taking Natural Cellular Defense or NCD is more energy.

The toxins also block many natural systems that prevent tumor growth.

Natural Cellular Defense or NCD  is what my whole family takes as the foundation of wellness.

For Your Total Wellness,

Dr. Darrel Hestdalen

Health Literacy

Centuries Of Medical Wisdom and Knowledge Have Been Pushed Aside Over The Last 100 Years, With DEVASTATING RESULTS!  These “Secrets” To Maintaining Health And Well-Being Have Been Quietly Pushed Aside By A Western Medicine Philosophy Of Treating A Diseases Symptom, NOT THE CAUSE!

 Centuries Old Wisdom Must Not Be Forgotten. There are basic facts of life that technology has shockingly pushed aside.

I am going to share with you a series of messages about many key health problems that have a common underlying cause:

• Allergies and the misery they cause
• Low back pain that limits your activities and restful sleep
• Headaches that cause a decrease your clarity of thought and enjoying those around you
• Muscle aches and joint pain that prevents you from enjoying the activities with friends and family
• Many other problems arising from abusing a system that can be damaged and cannot support the lifestyle we want

Technology WILL NOT and CANNOT give you relief nor provide the solution you truly desire.

I will reveal what you can do to make a huge difference in your active and enjoyable life. This can save thousands if not tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in your future medical expenses.

The following basics must be nurtured if you are to avoid many of the debilitating diseases of aging.

• To keep the endless supply of energy and nutrients to our cells
• To be able to enjoy eating the variety of foods that provide the nutrients
• To digest these foods in a comfortable manner without distress
• To absorb the proper nutrients and energy from these foods
• To keep the system working in a harmonious manner for a dynamic well-being

In the movie “Is Anybody There?” featuring Michael Caine, I was reminded of the possibilities of aging. Problems you may suffer can include:

• Losing your freedom
• The loss of mental and physical capacity
• Difficulty in coming to grips with the changes
• The loss of your health and vitality
• Losing your persistence to enjoy life

Start your wellness program by discovering the Ancient Secrets. Fill in the form on the right.

 All of these CRITICAL functions and effects are mostly controlled by the “Second Brain”.

It is for your quality of life that you must avoid and limit the damage you inflict on the complex and vital nerves of your digestive tract and organs.

I’m going to reveal what I have discovered over 30 years of healthcare experience and study. The actions are easy and the results are priceless. You can do this and you must take the actions I will describe if you want to reduce your risk of the experiencing the ugly side of aging.

I recently saw this headline “If you think health care is expensive now, wait until it is free”. The problems of health care often gets worse as people have a decline in personal responsibility for your health, after all the treatment is “free”. Recovery of your normal function of organs and systems after disease is rarely, if ever complete.

There is always a price to pay in the end. This is of course is in dollars and more costly in the loss of the freedom of normal life. It is much better to avoid the disease in the first place. In taking care of the “Second Brain” you avoid the miseries that result from the insults that lead to second brain dysfunction.
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Does it feel like your energy and stamina is not what it was?

Mitochondria are structures within the cells of our bodies that produce energy. Our cells cannot survive without mitochondria.

People have started an “Occupy” movement.

Occupy means to take over, dominate, take charge of. . .

Everyone should “Occupy” their own wellness. Take charge of what you do, eat and what you are.

Tired of feeling tired, sick, foggy thinking, overweight, and . . .  Occupy your wellness.

Start with knowing the seven secrets of your second brain.

Make the choices that make a difference.

The ancient masters developed a common sense program to control and maximize your health and well-being. The secrets are not difficult, yet your change in behavior  will be your challenge. When you feel the benefits you will be glad you made the right choices.

Reduce the inflammation by eating the right foods and avoid eating at the wrong times.

Reduce your body’s toxic body burden.

Pick the foods that nourish you. Avoid those that lead to health problems.

Start now. Your heart, brain and body will thrive.

For Your Total Wellness,

Dr. Darrel Hestdalen

I recently saw this quote :

“Disease is not the presence of something evil, but rather the lack of the presence of something essential.”

Dr. Bernard Jensen

Our bodies were designed to withstand attacks from many types and sources. We may be damaged however the ability to heal is phenomenal.

A study of 26,000 people found that not one person consumed the necessary amounts of vitamins and minerals in their diets. They were deficient.   Health Awareness Foundation.

When we are deficient our bodies cannot response adequately to the attacks we encounter on a daily basis. Disease will happen and w may be permanently harmed and weakened.

We need supplementation. We do not always eat right and the food does not contain optimal nutrients due to poor soils, toxic environment, and several other factors.

Vitamin pills help however according to the Physicians Desk Reference- we can only absorb about 20% of what is in pills. Now that assumes we have a fully functioning digestive system. This is rarely the case.

Liquid vitamin and mineral supplements made with whole foods will give you nearly 100% absorption and 100 % of the RDA of most vitamins and minerals. The whole food base- must include the seeds, pulp, juice and skins to contain all of the co-factors found in the food.

This is why my 30+ years of clinical practice has let me to use Essential Daily Nutrients ( EDN) from Waiora. Well known and respencted researcher Dr. Gordon Pedersen has stated that Essential Daily Nutrients is the most nutritious product ever brought to the market.

Reducing your body’s toxic burden further makes staying healthya habit your can readily have.  Heavy metal toxins and chemical toxins block many enzymes needed for your body to process and absorb nutrients from your food or tablets.

Reducing your body’s toxic burden restores your natural digestion and healing.

Of course avoiding poor nutrient foods, sodas, white flour, sugar and high fructose corn syrup will help you feel better and have more energy and fewer sick days.

For Your Total Wellness,

Dr. Darrel