Viva Palestina: A Tribute to The opressed Freedom Fighters of Palestine

Enough is enough! No more road map or peace plan. The Israelis/Zionists do not understand peaceful settlements.They do not care for human lives. There are not even humans, worse than beast , worst amongst the worst ever lived . So listen every human being who still have souls in them. Be with the opressed, the real survivors, the heroes, the Palestinian people. Support them in whichever ways you could. Buy weapons for them. Feed their children. Give your best to Them, for they are the only saviour we have against the damned, racist nation on earth, the Zionists, sons of Antichrist! Let them feel the final blow. Kill them or Boycott their products, until they understand the meaning of Life and humanity.

Kudis Buta

Apa itu kudis buta?
Kudis buta ialah keadaan kegatalan pada kulit yang disebabkan oleh gigitan kutu yang
bernama Sarcoptes Scabiei.
Perihal Sarcoptes Scabies :
• Ianya berbadan bulat dan mempunyai lapan kaki yang panjang.
• Kutu ini berukuran 0.4 mm panjang setiap satu.
• Kutu betina akan mengorek masuk kedalam kulit, mengeluarkan telur dan mati.
• Telur-telur akan menetas menjadi kutu dan hidup selama 30 hari.
Kudis buta bukanlah tanda-tanda kurangnya penjagaan kebersihan. Walaubagaimanapun,
ianya cenderung berlaku ditempat-tempat tinggal yang sesak sepeti asrama dan rumah
asuhan.

Apakah tanda-tanda dan gejala kudis buta?
Kudis buta biasanya berkait dengan :
1. Kegatalan kulit yang teramat sangat, yang mana ianya lebih teruk diwaktu malam dan
selepas mandi air panas.
2. tanda-tanda calar kesan daripada menggaru.
3. Bintik merah – seperti ruam terutama dikawasan kedua-dua tapak tangan dan kaki.
4. Garisan hitam beralun dan pendek pada kulit (tempat korekkan kutu)

Nota: Kegatalan adalah disebabkan oleh reaksi alahan kepada kutu.

Kawasan yang biasa dijangkiti
Tempat-tempat yang biasa ialah :
• Dicelah-celah jari.
Kudis buta yang menjangkiti kawasan dicelah-celah jari
• Tapak tangan
• Bahagian dalam pergelangan tangan
Kawasan-kawasan lain termasuk :
• Kawasan kemaluan.
• Punggung
• Sekitar pusat.
• Celah-celah ketiak.
• Siku
• Kaki dan buku lali.

Bagaimana ianya merebak?
Kudis buta senang merebak dari seorang ke seorang yang lain melalui:
• Sentuhan kulit ke kulit.
• Menyentuh pakaian atau cadar yang dijangkiti (jarang)
Apakah rawatan untuk kudis buta?
Ubatan yang boleh membunuh kutu dinamakan scabicides. Ianya berbentuk krim atau losyen
disapu pada kulit. Ini termasuk:
• Losyen benzyl benzoate
• Krim gamma benzene hexachloride
• Losyen malathion
Dimana ianya disapu?
• Daripada bawah dagu hingga kehujung jari-jari kaki.
• Semua kawasan yang terlibat, termasuk kawasan dicelah-celah jari, bawah kuku dan
kemaluan.
Bagaimana ianya disapu?
• Ubatan disapu dan biarkan semalaman sebelum membilasnya esok pagi.
• Rawatan perlu diambil untuk 1-3 malam berturut-turut mengikut nasihat doktor.
Pakaian dan cadar perlu dibasuh dengan air panas.
Semua ahli keluarga perlu dirawat pada masa yang sama, tidak kira samada mereka
ada rasa gatal atau tidak.
Kegatalan mungkin berterusan untuk beberapa minggu selepas rawatan berhasil. Ubatan
untuk mengurangkan kegatalan mungkin perlu diteruskan untuk beberapa minggu.

Pencegahan dari merebak kepada orang lain
1. Jauhi kanak-kanak yang dijangkiti dari sekolah/taman kanak-kanak sehingga selesai
rawatan.
2. Rawat seluruh ahli keluarga serentak.
Elakkan bersentuhan dengan pesakit atau jika menghidapi kudis buta, ubati segera dan seelok-eloknya jauhkan diri daripada orang lain.

3. Pastikan kebersihan diri.

Jangan berkongsi pakaian atau barangan peribadi seperti tuala.
Rendam pakaian dalam air panas.
Jemur tilam, bantal dan permaidani di bawah terik matahari.

Kaedah Tradisional

1) Bunga Tanjung Ubati Kudis Buta

Spanish cherry atau bunga tanjung sejenis tumbuhan yang berasal dari keluarga Sapotaceae. Pokok itu yang tumbuh sehingga paras 20 meter akan mengeluarkan bunga-bunga kecil yang berbau harum yang bertindak sebagai perangsang dari segi perubatan.

Kulit pokok bunga tanjung direbus untuk dibuat tonik yang pedar dan pahit rasanya. Ia digunakan dalam perubatan tradisional untuk mengubati demam, kudis buta dan penyakit kulit yang dikenali sebagai exzema.

Di samping itu, kulit dan daun pokok bunga tanjung ditumbuk lumat untuk digunakan sebagai ubat sapu untuk menghilangkan bisa akibat dipatuk ular. Di Indonesia, daun bunga tanjung digunakan sebagai satu kaedah perubatan tradisional untuk merawat asma, tonsillitis, vertigo dan angin.

Dari segi saintifiknya, pokok bunga tanjung dikenali sebagai Mimusops Elengi. Ia juga mengeluarkan buah-buah kecil yang berkesan untuk merawat penyakit disentri iaitu berak berdarah.

2) Peria Jika menghadapi masalah darah kotor seperti bisul, kudis buta, rasa gatal dan lain-lain masalah, fungus peria boleh mengatasinya dengan cara mencampurkan segelas jus peria dan sudu kecil jus limau. Ia hendaklah diamalkan sedikit demi sedikit dalam jangkamasa empat ke enam bulan. Masalah ketagihan alkohol juga boleh diatasi dengan meminum air daripada daunnya. Ia juga boleh mengatasi masalah hati kesan daripada pengamblan alkohol. Walaupun peria tidak di minati kerana kepahitannya tetapi ia banyak membawa manfaat kepada orang yang mengemarinya. Rasa pahitnya akan hilang dengan cara merendam di dalam air garam sebelum di masak. Di India, biji daripada buahnya yang telah di masak ranum pula di jadikan sebagai bahan perasa

3) Guna Belerang

Panaskan belerang tersebut dalam periuk serta dicampur dengan bunga dan sapu suam2 kat tempat yang kena kudis itu.Cuba amalkan 2 hingga 3 kali sehari.Insyaallah hilang la kudis tu.

4) Guna Daun Mengkuang

Bakar daun mengkuang tersebut dan ambik dia punya abu.Sebelum letak abu tu dekat kudis,pecahkan kudis yang ada kuning-kuning(nanah) terlebih dahulu dan lepas tu baru rendam tempat kudis tu dalam air garam suam2.Insyaallah jika diamalkan petua ni,mungkin dapat menghilangkan parut2 kudis tu

5) Guna Daun Jambu Batu
Cari 5 atau 6 helai daun jambu batu, giling hingga lumat.Ia kemudian dicampurkan dengan santan dari segengam kelapa parut perah.Kemudian dibungkus dalam kain jarang dan digosokkan pada kudis buta itu.

6.Guna daun gelenggang

1. Ambil beberapa helai daun gelenggang dan bersihkannya.

2. Tumbuk daun gelenggang tadi hingga lumat. Pada masa yang sama, tambahkan sikit minyak tanah.3. Sapukan daun yang telah lumat ke bahagian yang dijangkiti penyakit kulit.
Ulangi 3 langkah yang dinyatakan sehinggalah penyakit panau, kurap atau kudis buta anda sembuh. Mudah-mudahan anda sentiasa sabar sebelum menikmati hasilnya.

2009 in review

(NaturalNews) 2009 has been a crazy year for health and medicine. It was the year that Congress rammed through a mandatory health "reform" bill that violates the U.S. Constitution in forcing all Americans to buy government-mandated products and services from greedy corporations. Although it hasn't been signed into law yet, the very fact that it has been passed by both the House and the Senate is alarming: America is just one signature away from becoming a medical dictatorship.

But that's not the only big health news that happened in 2009. In all, 2009 was a year of corruption, scientific fraud and health freedom oppression. Here are some of the highlights:

The FDA

The FDA was hit hard in 2009 was accusations of corruption and criminal behavior. In January, the FDA's own scientists accused management of committing crimes (http://www.naturalnews.com/025298_t...). And in August, the FDA abandoned even the appearance of standing up for safety by declaring that mercury fillings are safe for everyone (http://www.naturalnews.com/026822_m...).

In order to protect its authority and boost Big Pharma's sales, the FDA also went after numerous natural health companies in 2009. Stephen Heuer was arrested by the FDA in January (http://www.naturalnews.com/025347_n...), and by June, the FDA had threatened to seize all natural products that boost immune health and protect against the swine flu (http://www.naturalnews.com/026473_t...).

The FTC also joined the tyranny bandwagon, engaged in a war of threatening tactics against a ministry selling anti-cancer herbs (http://www.naturalnews.com/025303_t...) and ultimately ordering them to lie to their customers about their products (http://www.naturalnews.com/026970_t...). The FTC even went after Dr. Weil, threatening him with arrest and imprisonment for daring to accurately describe the immune boosting effects of the astragalus herb (http://www.naturalnews.com/027303_t...).

Topping off the year of tyranny and oppression, in December the FDA staged an illegal kidnapping of herbal formulator Greg Caton who was threatening the cancer industry with his anti-cancer salve products made from Ecuadorian herbs (http://www.naturalnews.com/027750_G...).

Big Pharma corruption

2009 was also a bad year for Big Pharma. All kinds of new findings came out that show the dangers of pharmaceuticals. For example, did you know that HRT drugs shrink women's brains? (http://www.naturalnews.com/025354_d...)

The drug industry was also shown to be engaged in blatant scientific fraud. AstraZeneca, for starters, taught its sales reps how to lie to doctors (http://www.naturalnews.com/025744_d...), and throughout the pharmaceutical industry, many clinical trials were exposed as being entirely fraudulent (http://www.naturalnews.com/025833_B...).

On the researcher side, Big Pharma scientist Dr. Scott Reuben was caught fabricating 21 studies (http://www.naturalnews.com/025852_a...) -- most of which were widely quoted by other doctors to push dangerous pills onto children. Also in 2009, Pfizer actually admitted to committing felony crimes over its marketing of Bextra (http://www.naturalnews.com/026963_P...).

Merck was found to have created a "hit list" of doctors targeted for destruction -- doctors who were speaking out against the safety of the company's drugs (http://www.naturalnews.com/027116_M...). The company was also busted over its hiding of data about the dangers of Vioxx (http://www.naturalnews.com/027582_M...).

Not to be out-frauded by Merck, Pfizer paid a record $1.3 billion fine in 2009 for intentionally misbranding its drugs (http://www.naturalnews.com/027276_P...).

Similarly, the Dept. of Health and Human Services was caught backing a medical device "review board" that was actually led by a dead dog (http://www.naturalnews.com/025955_h...).

Big Pharma destroys the environment

Big Pharma was also caught destroying the environment throughout 2009. In India, for example, drug companies were caught dumping toxic pharmaceuticals into rivers (http://www.naturalnews.com/025415_w...).

Not surprisingly, lots of studies published in 2009 revealed that fish are contaminated with pharmaceutical chemicals (http://www.naturalnews.com/025933_p...).

Pharmaceuticals are even contaminated with chemicals themselves, we discovered. Some medications, for example, contain phthalates that "feminize" young boys (http://www.naturalnews.com/027514_p...).

Psych drugs and shootings

The psych drug industry received yet more bad news in 2009 as its drugs were shown to be even more dangerous than previously thought. ADHD drugs, in particular, were found to cause all sorts of bizarre side effects including making children hallucinate (http://www.naturalnews.com/025433_d...). Speaking of children, the FDA went out of its way to actually approve antipsychotic drugs for children (http://www.naturalnews.com/026429_h...), opening the doors to even more mass drugging of our nation's youth.

Thanks to the psych drug industry, there were of course more shootings in 2009 (http://www.naturalnews.com/025826_a...) and more sudden deaths from Ritalin (http://www.naturalnews.com/026459_a...). Both the Orlando and the Ft. Hood shooters were also linked to psychiatric drugs (http://www.naturalnews.com/027425_d...).

Food dangers

2009 was also a huge year for findings about the contamination of the food supply. High Fructose Corn Syrup ("liquid Satan") was found to be contaminated with mercury (http://www.naturalnews.com/025442_m...), and "natural" soy protein was found to be bathed in toxic hexane solvents (http://www.naturalnews.com/026303_h...).

Infant formula was routinely found to be dangerous to infants, including a finding that infant formula was contaminated with hexane (http://www.naturalnews.com/026315_h...). It was also revealed in 2009 that the USDA openly allows e.coli-contaminated meat to be sold as hamburgers (http://www.naturalnews.com/027414_d...). (They can also legally be made with beef from cows that are fed chicken feces.)

Also in 2009, the "Smart Choices" food labeling gimmick was revealed as a total fraud (http://www.naturalnews.com/027077_n...), discrediting Tufts University and its hilarious nutritionist who thinks processed sugary cereals are good for you.

Celebrity news

On the celebrity side, in 2009 Michael Phelps got caught smoking a bong (http://www.naturalnews.com/025489_s...), Oprah stirred up trouble by recommending KFC chicken dinners (http://www.naturalnews.com/026234_O...), Michael Jackson was killed by FDA-approved pharmaceuticals (http://www.naturalnews.com/026511_c...), and Patrick Swayze was killed by chemotherapy (http://www.naturalnews.com/027030_c...).

Actress Brittany Murphy was killed by "acute pharmaceutical toxicity" after taking a lethal combination of FDA-approved prescription drugs that nobody thought to test in combination (http://www.naturalnews.com/027781_B...).

Dr. Mehmet Oz, a very visible vaccine promoter, was also scrutinized for his financial relationship with a vaccine technology company that hilariously denied having anything to do with vaccines (http://www.naturalnews.com/027451_D...). NaturalNews readers conducted research on the company in question (SIGA Technologies) and found a huge amount of evidence linking the company to vaccines (including patents). (http://www.naturalnews.com/027483_S...)

On the bright side, I was fortunate to be able to conduct interviews with several courageous, outspoken celebrities including Jane Goodall (http://www.naturalnews.com/027714_J...) and Suzanne Somers (http://www.naturalnews.com/027526_S...).

Health freedom

Health freedom was under a major assault this year as sellers of raw milk found themselves targeted in state-run sting operations (http://www.naturalnews.com/027675_r...).

In order to try to enhance health freedom, I worked with the Life Extension Foundation (and other groups) to create the Health Revolution Petition (www.HealthRevolutionPetition.org), which offers a freedom-based health care reform system that restores health freedom and even would help save America from financial destruction by sharply reducing sick-care costs. It has so far been signed by over 35,000 people.

The H1N1 swine flu

Of course, no overview of 2009 would be complete without covering the Swine Flu scam and the ensuing mass vaccination con. We covered this in numerous articles: Why vaccines harm children (http://www.naturalnews.com/025595_v...), 10 things you're not supposed to know about vaccines (http://www.naturalnews.com/026717_s...), and how tissue from diseased African monkeys is used to manufacture vaccines (http://www.naturalnews.com/026779_s...).

A leaked memo, never covered in the mainstream media, even revealed that the swine flu vaccine was linked to paralysis (http://www.naturalnews.com/026866_s...). It wasn't long before the vaccine was linked to other dangerous side effects, too, and it eventually put one young athlete in a wheelchair (http://www.naturalnews.com/027473_G...).

The vaccine propaganda relied on a barrage of false and misleading statistics, so I published a popular story exposing the statistical fraud used to promote these vaccines (http://www.naturalnews.com/026955_s...).

Swine Flu propaganda was nothing short of astonishing in 2009, and part of that propaganda included information urging consumers to avoid using herbs, vitamins or natural products to protect themselves. Remarkably, even the Natural Products Association got in on the disinformation campaign (http://www.naturalnews.com/026215_n...). The mainstream media, of course, pushed the pro-vaccine hype to new levels by lying to their viewers and readers on a regular basis (http://www.naturalnews.com/027055_s...).

By mid-October, it was obvious that swine flu vaccines were outright quackery (http://www.naturalnews.com/027239_v...). Further supporting the idea that vaccines are based on total fraud, doctors, journalists and health authorities refused to answer ten commonsense questions about flu vaccines (http://www.naturalnews.com/027258_v...) -- questions that remain unanswered today. And nobody -- including the CDC or WHO -- dared recommend vitamin D as a way for people to prevent swine flu infections (http://www.naturalnews.com/027385_V...).

The FDA did, however, allow Cocoa Krispies cereals to make claims for boosting immunity. (http://www.naturalnews.com/027387_C...)

At the same time, the public soon learned that the conventional drug being pushed for swine flu -- Roche's Tamiflu drug -- was complete quackery too (http://www.naturalnews.com/027734_T...).

The fizzling out of H1N1 swine flu didn't stop President Obama from declaring a national emergency by late October (http://www.naturalnews.com/027323_s...). This "emergency" was entirely fabricated, of course. The only real emergency taking place was the loss of money by drug companies who were unable to sell their swine flu vaccines as profitably as they had hoped.

Deadly Merck vaccines

On the vaccine front, Merck was under extreme fire for its Gardasil cervical cancer vaccines. We promoted a petition to investigate Gardasil-related deaths (http://www.naturalnews.com/025646_G...), and we published stories about young girls who died after receiving Merck vaccines (http://www.naturalnews.com/027151_c...). One girl suffered permanent brain damage after a Gardasil injection (http://www.naturalnews.com/027188_N...).

In October, 2009, a top Gardasil researcher went public with information warning about the dangers of the vaccine (http://www.naturalnews.com/027196_c...), but she immediately retracted her story after being pressured by... guess who?

By the end of 2009, it was revealed that long-time head of the CDC, Dr. Julie Gerberding, had been in discussions with Merck about taking the job of president of Merck's vaccine division. She soon accepted that job and now works at Merck. (http://www.naturalnews.com/027789_D...)

This leap of such a high-profile government executive to a top position in Big Pharma underscored the ongoing "revolving door" between industry and government.

Making the vaccine topic even more convoluted in 2009, Baxter shipped vaccines materials containing live avian flu virus to 18 countries (http://www.naturalnews.com/025760_B...).

New information came out in 2009 about the link between autism and vaccines (http://www.naturalnews.com/027178_v...), and autism rates continued to skyrocket even while the conventional scientific community denied any and all links to pharmaceuticals or vaccines (http://www.naturalnews.com/027175_v...).

The mammogram scam exposed

2009 was also a terrible year for the mammogram industry, which found itself unable to hide the truth about its "detection" scam any longer. The world learned that mammograms cause cancer and actually harm more women than they help. (http://www.naturalnews.com/027742_m...)

Suzanne Somers bravely spoke out in an exclusive NaturalNews interview where she told the full truth about the dangers of mammograms and the fraud of the cancer industry (http://www.naturalnews.com/027526_S...).

The cancer industry, not surprisingly, still refuses to answer the 21 questions I posed in a widely-read article about the mammogram scam: http://www.naturalnews.com/027549_m...

The cancer industry was also pounded by new research showing that chemotherapy causes long-term neurological damage. (http://www.naturalnews.com/027600_c...)

Profiteering was a big theme in the cancer industry this year. One drug company announced it would start selling a new cancer drug that costs $30,000 a month (http://www.naturalnews.com/027705_c...).

CT scans and medical imaging procedures were also exposed in 2009 as Americans learned the truth about how dangerous they are to your health (http://www.naturalnews.com/025767_c...). It turns out that being subjected to multiple CT scans is a lot like standing in the blast radius of an atomic weapon (http://www.naturalnews.com/027648_C...).

Health care reform

The health care reform debate took a turn for the worse in 2009 as nutritionally illiterate lawmakers passed a health care reform bill that seemed designed to bankrupt America (http://www.naturalnews.com/026628_h...) and destroy U.S. jobs (http://www.naturalnews.com/026643_h...).

While there was lots of talk about how to reform health care, the entire debate turned out to be nothing but a scam to force Americans to buy into rip-off conventional medicine services and insurance scams. All the important conversations about real health care reform never took place (http://www.naturalnews.com/026887_h...).

The entire future of America looked rather bleak as accelerating national debt collided with increased sickness and disease. In assessing the situation, I published a widely-read article about the "New Mr. America" -- diseased and bankrupt. (http://www.naturalnews.com/026693_d...)

Following that, I posted a highly popular special report called Nutrition Can Save America! in which I laid out a plan for saving America by unleashing the healing power of food and natural remedies across the population. (http://www.naturalnews.com/027569_n...)

AIDS myths exposed

2009 was also the year in which the AIDS myth was exposed by a breakthrough documentary called House of Numbers (http://www.naturalnews.com/027355_A...).

It turns out that conventional AIDS theories are based on complete hogwash, and all a person really needs to prevent AIDS is a strong, healthy immune system (http://www.naturalnews.com/027354_A...).

The legal front

In 2009, Big Pharma sought to win blanket immunity for all drugs, but the U.S. Supreme Court surprisingly shot down the idea (http://www.naturalnews.com/025778_S...).

Throughout 2009, the courts continued to order parents to poison their children with chemotherapy (http://www.naturalnews.com/026283_c...). Young cancer patient Daniel Hauser was poisoned (virtually at gunpoint) by chemotherapy doctors acting on court orders (http://www.naturalnews.com/026305_m...).

Technology and DRM

On the technology front, Amazon.com pulled a huge Big Brother event by remotely deleting copies of the book 1984 from users' Kindle devices. NaturalNews responded by calling for a boycott on the Kindle (http://www.naturalnews.com/026804_D...).

We've since learned that the Kindle's security has been hacked, allowing users to copy off all their Amazon Kindle books as PDF files (yet another victory for the hackers over Big Brother).

Subatomic physics and the search for the God particle

In the realm of subatomic physics, 2009 was the year that people really started talking about the new Large Hadron Collider (a supercollider) and the search for the Higgs Boson particle. I wrote several important commentary pieces on this topic, explaining why there's no such thing as a Higgs Boson "particle" (http://www.naturalnews.com/025486_H...),

Also in the realm of science, 2009 was the year that U.S. Navy researchers finally admitted that cold fusion is, indeed, quite real, reversing decades of denials about this "free" energy technology which has been suppressed since 1989 (http://www.naturalnews.com/025925_c...).

Wake up, people!

In 2009, I also tried to educate people about the linguistic trickery used by modern medicine (http://www.naturalnews.com/025396_d...), but this topic turned out to be far too advanced and not many people "got it." This led to the publication of a very popular article asking why smart people are so stupid when it comes to issues like vaccines, nutrition and vitamin D (http://www.naturalnews.com/026843_h...).

In an effort to try to share natural health knowledge with the world, I personally built and launched the world's largest online encyclopedia of quotes from natural health authors, called NaturalPedia (http://www.naturalnews.com/026902_N...).

Positive news

Also on the good side, our non-profit Consumer Wellness Center (www.ConsumerWellness.org) handed out numerous grants to schools and education centers around the world that invested the money in teaching children (and some adults) about gardening, self-care, healing foods and more. Here are links to some of the awards we gave out:
http://www.naturalnews.com/025235_f...
http://www.naturalnews.com/025391_n...

And here are a few of the success stories from this grant effort:
http://consumerwellness.org/GrantSu...

Natural remedies revealed in 2009

We covered lots of news about natural remedies in 2009. Here are just a few of the ones we published on NaturalNews.com:

• Grapeseed extract kills leukemia cancer cells
http://www.naturalnews.com/025248_c...

• Vitamin D halts growth of breast cancer tumors (http://www.naturalnews.com/025495_c...)

• Blueberries lower cholesterol (http://www.naturalnews.com/025866_b...)

• Resveratrol prevents cancer and heart disease
http://www.naturalnews.com/025977_r...

• Astaxanthin is a natural anti-inflammatory nutrient
http://www.naturalnews.com/026325_a...

• Natural anti-viral remedies can protect you from swine flu
http://www.naturalnews.com/026378_a...

• Yellow pea protein lowers blood pressure
http://www.naturalnews.com/026406_b...

• Vitamin D lowers health care costs
http://www.naturalnews.com/026770_V...

• Selenium helps prevent cancer
http://www.naturalnews.com/027158_s...

• Cinnamon helps prevent diabetes
http://www.naturalnews.com/027168_c...

• Garlic treats high blood pressure
http://www.naturalnews.com/027195_g...

• Chaparral treats cancer
http://www.naturalnews.com/027247_c...

• Omega-3 oils beat depression
http://www.naturalnews.com/027285_o...

• Oregano oil eliminates parasites
http://www.naturalnews.com/027333_p...

• Magnesium prevents heart disease
http://www.naturalnews.com/027392_m...

• Cabbage stops stomach ulcers
http://www.naturalnews.com/027454_c...

• Acupuncture reverses infertility
http://www.naturalnews.com/027467_a...

• Colloidal silver works better than antibiotics
http://www.naturalnews.com/027474_c...

• Green tea prevents brain disorders
http://www.naturalnews.com/027757_g...

2009 in summary

Well, there you have it! Those are the highlights of what NaturalNews covered in 2009. It was a year of outrageous quackery, FDA tyranny, censorship and criminal acts on the part of the pharmaceutical industry.

At the same time, it was also a year when more people finally woke up to the dangers of mammograms and CT scans. NaturalNews readership climbed substantially through 2009 as more people got turned on to the truth about natural remedies and the healing power of nutrition.

The FDA and Big Pharma is now increasingly under fire as a result of the events of 2009, and I suspect that in 2010 and beyond, the pharmaceutical industry is going to find itself under increasing scrutiny as more and more of its criminal operations are exposed.

But don't expect the mainstream media to have anything to do with that. All the really smart reporting is now happening on blogs and independent news sites. The mainstream media continues to play its "Truman Show" game of broadcasting a fictional reality to the people, hoping no one will notice what's really going on.

Thank you for reading NaturalNews in 2009, and we have a lot more in store for you in 2010 and beyond! With your help, perhaps we can see some real breakthroughs in health freedom in 2010. One day, we might even get to witness the arrest and criminal prosecution of Big Pharma's top executives who are guilty of crimes against humanity for continuing to wage chemical warfare against the people (while poisoning the environment at the same time).

5 Simple Steps To Lower Cholesterol Naturally

Yes! You can lower your cholesterol safely and naturally without the harmful (and sometimes deadly) side effects of drugs. By following a few simple steps you’ll learn below, you can lower your cholesterol readings and improve your health starting today and well into the future. All too often, many people use prescription drugs and hope it will magically cure whatever ails them. These drugs aren’t the answer my friends! What ever happened to proper nutrition and exercise?

The truth is, prescription drugs for lowering cholesterol do work. The problem is the short term and long-term side effects. Even more dangerous than the side effects of prescription drugs to lower cholesterol is not getting cholesterol under control. Over time, high cholesterol can lead to numerous conditions of the heart and arteries, not the least of which are atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), stroke or heart attack.

Here are 5 steps you can take today to lower your cholesterol without prescription drugs.

1. Eat right. It may sound simple, but your diet has such a huge impact on lowering your cholesterol that you should consider it the number one area you focus on in determining if your high cholesterol is hereditary or a matter of dietary choices. A low fat and low cholesterol diet is the first step toward lowering your blood cholesterol.

2. Exercise. Improving cardiovascular health is a major step toward reversing the effects of high cholesterol. Exercise will strengthen the heart and entire circulatory system. Become more active today! Just 30 minutes per day can have a positive impact.

3. Quit smoking. If you smoke, the plaque build up in your arteries due to high cholesterol is accelerated. When plaque blocks the flow of blood to your heart, the muscle has to work harder to get oxygen. This can lead to a heart attack. If the arteries get completely blocked with plaque from high cholesterol then a stroke can occur.

4. Relax. Chronic stress can affect cholesterol levels. If you are constantly stressed and eating a low cholesterol diet, you may not seen any improvement in cholesterol readings until you learn how to reduce stress stress.

5. Talk to your doctor. Not all doctors are quick to prescribe medications. In fact, there are “enlightened” doctors that will help you form a diet and exercise plan that’s suitable for your current overall health and physical abilities as a first step toward lowering cholesterol. It’s always important to ask your doctor if your decision to follow a specific diet or exercise plan is right for you. In addition, do not stop taking medications before consulting with your doctor. You can lower your cholesterol with diet and exercise, and under the care of your doctor, you can ask about removing drugs from the process.

It does not take long to see significant improvements in your cholesterol. Lower cholesterol can be yours in just a matter of weeks. If you would like to understand more about cholesterol, the prescriptions most often used to treat it, and what you can do to lower cholesterol naturally and without prescription drugs, visit one of the Internet's leading resources on cholesterol:
http://www.60daystolowercholesterol.com

Toxic Burden: Women Put 515 Chemicals on Their Faces Every Day

(NaturalNews) A study published by Bionsen, a company in the United Kingdom that sells aluminum-free body products, found that the average woman applies 515 chemicals to her face a day. Makeup, perfumes, lotions, mascara, and other beauty products all contribute to the toxic brew that is causing health problems for many women.

The study revealed that the typical woman uses about 13 different beauty products a day. Most of these products contain at least 20 ingredients and additives, many of which can have a detrimental effect on the body and skin. Perfumes alone were found to contain up to 400 different ingredients.

Other products that were tested include lipstick, body lotions and mascara which contained an average of 30 ingredients each. Aside from aluminum, many of these products contain other harmful ingredients like synthetic dyes, fragrances, and parabens. When applied continually, the many beauty products that women use are exposing them to wide range of carcinogens.

The perpetual advent of new and innovative beauty products has led to a massive increase in product usage over the years. What was once a basic cleansing protocol has turned into a lifestyle of trying the latest and greatest products in an effort to maintain youthful beauty. As a result, women are exposed to more toxic carcinogens from beauty products than ever.

An Environmental Working Group (EWG) study from 2006 found that less than one percent of all cosmetic products are made from ingredients that have all undergone safety assessments. The great majority of products contain known carcinogens, reproductive toxins and various other harmful chemicals that cause serious diseases like cancer.

The EWG study found that the average person uses up to 25 personal care products per day. Among these, about 200 different chemicals will have been added to scent, preserve, synthesize and stabilize them for consumption. Many of these ingredients will end up causing hormonal disruption and immune dysfunction. In younger people, developmental problems are likely to result from excessive product use.

Makeup usage among younger girls has also increased. About 90 percent of 14-year-old girls now use makeup, according to a research study conducted by Mintel Internation Group in 2004. Sixty-three percent of girls as young as seven are now using lipstick, eyeliner, eye shadow and mascara.

As consumers are becoming more aware of many beauty product ingredients and the harm they are causing, product manufacturers are beginning to remove many of them from their formulations. Those concerned would do best to purchase only products that have minimal or no toxic ingredients. Greatly reducing one's cosmetic arsenal is the next best option.

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Detoxification through the Skin Brushing

(NaturalNews) Our skin is often called our third kidney because of its role in detoxifying the body. Many toxins leave the skin through sweating, which is why aerobic exercise, saunas, and steam baths aid in detoxification. But a common problem is that our skin is clogged with cosmetics and dead skin cells - so toxins can't leave our bodies as easily as they'd like. Acne and boils are common signs that the skin isn't breathing properly, and dry skin brushing is a simple technique that can help.

Our skin is our largest organ, and holistic healer Dr. Bernard Jensen tells us that our skin is actually meant to be releasing two pounds of toxins each and every day. But like any of our detoxification pathways, if they are clogged or obstructed, they won't function appropriately - which will leave those toxins inside our bodies where they can do us harm. If the skin isn't breathing properly, it also puts additional stress on our liver and kidneys to detoxify what could otherwise be directed out of the body through the skin.

The action of skin brushing brushes away dead skin cells which opens up this method of elimination for the body to fully utilize. Done regularly, skin brushing improves circulation, brightens our complexion, and stimulates our lymphatic system - which is another system the body uses to detoxify us. Doing skin brushing in conjunction with using saunas and steam baths increases the effectiveness of this detoxification method.

How To: Dry Skin Brushing

Dry skin brushing starts with dry skin and a soft, dry brush with natural bristles. It's recommended to brush your skin in the shower and shower afterward - so the dead skin will be whisked down the drain.

Starting at your feet, begin brushing your skin and always move your brush strokes toward your heart which facilitates detoxification. Move up your legs and then brush your back and stomach, again brushing towards your heart. Finally, brush your arms and upper body, using strokes toward the heart. Brush for a few minutes each day and within a few weeks you'll start to notice an improvement.

You'll want to brush hard enough so that your skin turns lightly red, but not hard enough to cause pain or irritation. Be sure to be gentle on areas with thin skin, like your face and neck, and avoid brushing areas with rashes or broken skin.

For complete detoxification, there are many steps beyond skin brushing you can take. However, skin brushing is an easy entry into detoxification and an important step in the right direction. Fortunately, it's a very easy step too.

CT scan exposes you to as much radiation as 100 chest X-rays.

(NaturalNews) A University of Wisconsin (UW) study has found that patients who receive computed tomography (CT) scans for various abdominal and pelvic conditions often receive a slew of additional scans that are unnecessary and that expose them to excess radiation. The findings were presented at the meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

A typical CT scan involves taking images of the patient using an intravenous injection of an imaging chemical in order to contrast the image. Occasionally it is helpful to take more than one image, but many times doctors will order multiple images unnecessarily.

In many cases, doctors are not being careful to assess the doses of radiation they are administering to patients. Though they are supposed to take certain measures to accurately ensure that the radiation dosages are as minimal as possible while still achieving successful scans, Kristie Guite, M.D., of UW emphasized that many doctors do not follow this principle.

Study coauthor J. Louis Hinshaw, M.D., backed up this point by explaining that CT protocols are meant to be custom-tailored to a patient's specific condition. In a great majority of cases, a one-size-fits-all approach is taken that puts the patient at increased risk.

Dr. Hinshaw suggests that patients who are prescribed CT scans should ask their doctors about the risks involved. They should also find out from the CT facility how many image exposures will need to be taken and if a lesser amount would suffice for their particular conditions.

These last few weeks have been huge for revelations about the dangers of medical imaging tests. It's not just CT scans, either: Mammograms are also under fire for exposing women to excess radiation and actually causing cancer.

Western medicine is strangely preoccupied with the desire to visually map physical tissues in the body as part of a diagnostic process. Why is this so strange? Because most modern illnesses have nothing to do with the physical structure of tissues. Instead, they are expressions of the function of the body's tissues and organs.

Some systems of medicine focus more on the functional relationship between organs than the physical, compartmentalized appearance of those organs, and they have far more success in helping patients without harming them. For example, I know a Chinese Medicine doctor who can tell you more about your heart, liver and kidneys by simply feeling your pulse than a whole hospital full of CT scans and MRI machines. Imaging your body is rarely necessary unless you've suffered some sort of acute physical trauma such as being struck by a flying pitchfork or hit upside the head with a heavy stack of health insurance forms. For most health conditions that exist today, medical imaging tests are not merely unnecessary, they are dangerous!

Medical imaging radiation isn't good for you. Just one CT scan exposes you to as much radiation as 100 chest X-rays. Shockingly, many doctors don't know this! And they fail to take medical imaging radiation into account when prescribing these procedures for patients.

The next time a doctor wants to subject you to medical imaging tests, ask WHY you need the test and WHAT the test might reveal that could be helpful to your physician. You might also ask if there's a safer alternative that could provide the same diagnostic information without the radiation shower.

And if you don't believe me, just ask yourself this: How come every time you get a chest X-ray, a mammogram or a CT scan, the doctor flees the immediate area and only returns after the imaging is done? The reason, of course, is because they're not stupid enough to hang out in the radiation zone and be exposed to the very same radiation they've ordered for you.