Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can save your Life by Russell Blaylock, MD

Product Description
Learn how the chemicals and compounds you encounter every day can lead to unexpected health complications and life-threatening disorders. Health and Nutrition Secrets presents the latest information about strokes and heart attacks, diabetes, protecting the digestive system, and the best ways to keep the immune system young and powerful. New revised edition has chapter on The Role of Fats in Health. This book was a springboard for us as we began to research and understand the implications of chemical toxicity in our everyday lives and the lives of my patients.

About the Author
Board certified neurosurgeon Russell L. Blaylock MD has recently retired as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Medical University of Mississippi. He has practiced neurosurgery for the past twenty-four years and runs a successful private nutritional practice.

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The Hundred Year Lie by Randall Fitzgerald

From Publishers Weekly
This provocative and frightening look at the synthetic chemicals used by the processed foods, pharmaceutical and chemical industries delivers an excellent, up-to-date summary of "what is really in our food, water, vitamins, prescription drugs, childhood vaccines, cosmetics, and in our homes." Former Wall Street Journal investigative journalist Fitzgerald (Mugged by the State) takes aim at the belief that "lab-created synthetics are as benign as-and more effective than-naturally occurring foods and medicines." The "hundred-year lie" dates from 1906, the year Congress enacted the Pure Food and Drug Act. Utilizing a range of articles from science journals and government reports, along with interviews with scientists and environmentalists, Fitzgerald looks at synthetic chemicals-from artificial sweeteners to antidepressants-that are diminishing our health. Throughout, Fitzgerald explodes various myths such as that one right dose of a particular drug works for everyone and that all food additives have been tested for safety. Still, Fitzgerald's faith in Eastern and other natural healing processes will not convince everyone. The author concludes with practical steps for "choosing a diet of pure foods and a lifestyle free of synthetics."

Dr. Reed: Like Dr. Blaylock's book above, this book changed our lives in very significant ways.

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The Chemistry of Essential Oils by David Stewart PhD

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This thorough, easy to read, eloquent book provides an unmistakable glimpse of God's love for each of us as evidenced even in something as tiny as molecules and the basic elements of creation. Scripturally based, Dr. David Stewart's book blends science and religion, chemistry and a deep love for God, in such a way that entertains and inspires, while it educates and answers questions about how essential oils work, why they work, and the profound healing effects available to us through prayer, faith and God-created essential oils. Offering wonderful anecdotes of scientific discovery, an exceptional index, cross-referenced and cross-indexed tables of botanical names, common names, chemical compositions, and much more, this is a must have reference for anyone interested in essential oils.

Dr. Reed: I have to agree here. I read through the entire book and was thoroughly impressed with his presentation of an otherwise complicated subject matter. I am a "show me" person and I needed to understand how essential oils worked if I was going to use them in my family and recommend them to my patients. Dr. Stewart's book satisfied that need.

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The Essential Oil Desk Reference 4th Edition edited by Gary Young

Dr. Reed: This book is a the ultimate resource guide for anyone who wants to understand essential oils. It contains practical, cutting edge information from the research and experience of many health professionals. It is an organized and comprehensive but easily understood compendium divided into five sections. Every oil that Young Living carries is listed with a full description of therapeutic uses and chemical properties that make the oils useful as therapeutic agents. Pertinent research is included with each oil.

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Discovery of the Ultimate Superfood by Gary Young, Marc Schroeder PhD, and Ronald Lawrence, MD, PhD

Dr. Reed: We highly recommend this book for those who want to understand the nutritional and therapeutic value of the NingXia wolfberry. It contains highly researched information on the value of the NingXia wolfberry as a superfood, including an analysis of the nutritional components and therapeutic benefits of the various constituents. The NingXia wolfberry is contained in Young Living's NingXia Red which is known to have the highest antioxidant rating of any fruit or vegetable combination available.

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Detoxify or Die by Sherry Rogers MD

Amazon Customer Comment:
Doctor Rogers is exactly on the mark! I am a trained epidemiologist. I have always been concerned about the illness patterns that seem to be increasing in our culture. Diseases that historically were rare are almost commonplace today. Doctor Rogers has homed in on a root cause that finally describes the root cause.

In science the simplest answer that accounts for all the observations is the correct answer. Doctor Rogers has done just that in this book. She has taken all of the observations she has made clinically and the epidemiologic data and has defined the root cause that easily accounts for all the observations. I cannot recommend this book enough. I have read outrageous claims in the past that were not well documented and very hard to believe because they offered no scientific support for their findings. Dr. Rogers uses the very best medical references to support her position and clearly knows what she is talking about.

If you or someone you love have any sudden onset disease or chronic condition or have been told by a physician that your condition "must be nerves" or "you're just getting old," read this book!

Dr. Reed: his is another amazing book that we highly recommend if you want to understand why there are so many chronic diseases in westernized nations.

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The Untold Story of Milk by Ron Schmid

Amazon Customer Comment:
A great book full of hard-to-find information on milk. Well-written and compelling. It tells a sad but all too common story of large corporations ruining a once marvelous product in the name of industrialization and profit-maximization.

I tend to agree with Schmid that pasteurization may be the real culprit when it comes to dairy allergies. Raw milk contains enzymes and beneficial bacteria that aid in its own digestion. Raw cream sours naturally into something akin to sour cream; it doesn't putrefy like the pasteurized stuff. Raw milk contains as much vitamin C as orange juice. Unfortunately, its mostly destroyed by pasteurization. I imagine its probably completely gone after ultra-pasteurization.

You can get sick from any food that's contaminated, including pasteurized milk. If raw milk is produced in sanitary conditions it is quite safe and resistant to infection (unlike pasteurized milk). People have died from eating lettuce contaminated with bacteria, but I don't see anyone demanding pasteurization of all lettuce (thank God). Why is milk singled out for compulsory destruction? People deserve to make their own health choices and health freedom. Small farmers ought to be able to sell unprocessed, unpasteurized foods to consumers. Compulsory pasteurization laws ought to be repealed.

Full-fat dairy products don't cause heart disease... Neither saturated fat nor cholesterol have been shown to cause heart disease and many cultures around the world eat large quantities with no ill effects. Sat fats are actually quite good for you. See "The Cholesterol Myths" and books by Bruce Fife. There is a compelling case that pasteurized milk causes heart disease. It goes like this: Homocysteine causes heart disease, and homocysteine is reduced by vitamins B6 and folic acid. Guess what happens to vitamins B6 and folic acid during pasteurization? That's right-they are destroyed.

Dr. Reed: We agree with this customer's comments. We have been drinking raw milk for several years now. It is delicious and very healthy. My mother-in-law was diagnosed as lactose intolerant. She did not drink milk or eat ice cream for over 40 years. She came to live with us and we convinced her to try raw milk. She did not have ANY problems with it. Then for her 70th birthday, we made her organic ice cream with raw milk. She absolutely loved it and did not have any problems like she would have with pasteurized dairy.

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Deadly Emotions by Don Colbert

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For a reader who is not familiar or doesn't know the science that Dr. Colbert outlines, I will say that he is correct and absolutely accurate in his explanations. I have taught biochemistry and physiology and everything he says about the changes that occur in us due to stress is on target. There is a link, albeit not well understood yet, between our emotional health and our physical health. In my research of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn's disease, SLE, ankylosing spondylitis, atherosclerotic heart disease, blood pressure, migraine headaches, ulcers and infectious diseases, I have witnessed many, many times a worsening of the disease or the start of the medical problem when emotions were uncontrolled. I personally know of one patient whose psoriasis disappeared within one week after he retired; the stress of his job was gone and so was his disease. His case is not an isolated one by any means. Further we have to consider common diseases such as diabetes mellitus and obesity. Don't be surprised if unhealthy emotions are more implicated in these two diseases as we learn more. Remember in human history there are abundant examples of scientists and other visionaries with new ideas being ignored, ostracized, mocked and rebuked for their ideas. Sir Alexander Fleming, who introduced penicillin, wasn't met with open arms. Galileo was punished by the Church when he suggested that the earth revolved around the sun and not conversely. The physician who first suggested that a bacterium (Helicobacter pylori) was implicated in ulcers was laughed at just ten years ago.

Why are we willing to rewire our brains with Prozac, tricyclic antidepressants, sedatives, hypnotics and sundry other drugs and we are not willing to take control of ourselves? This book will tell you how to take control and it delivers this prescription very nicely and in most understandable terms. The book will cost you much less than a prescription for Prozac or an hour with a therapist. Whether or not you are a Christian doesn't diminish the benefit you will enjoy by reading this book. If you are a Christian, you will understand Dr. Colbert's approach. If you are not a Christian, filter your reading with an open mind. Trust the science and apply what Dr. Colbert suggests. You don't have to be a Christian to see the relevance of Dr. Colbert's principles. The thesis presented in this book applies regardless of your core beliefs. If you don't believe in the Law of Gravity and jump off a building, you will fall just like someone who does believe in the law. Read the book carefully; I guarantee that you will be very pleasantly surprised with the results.

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The Diseasing of Our Children by John Rosemond

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I work in a community mental health center and I and my colleagues are shocked at the number of parents who have been told by their child's teachers that their child needs to be on medication. Unfortunately these well informed teachers and principals are basically ignorant about this overblown illness of ADHD and Bi-Polar disorder. The number of pre-school and elementary students who are on multiple mood altering medications is frightening. Those who advocate it so much are completely unaware of the long term consequences of these medications. They are also ignorant of the fact that the few studies which prove a benefit for these medications are far outnumbered by the studies which indicate no positive benefit and even negative benefit.

The second half of Rosemond's book offers a cure for ADHD, Bi-Polar Disorder, Childhood obesity, Childhood diabetes and declining school performance. (The author does not state this it is my conclusion). The quality of adult management (parents, teachers, counselors, Doctors, juvenile justice) of children over the past 30 years has deteriorated into absolute absurdity. Our society appears to have developed an aversion to the word NO. As a result we have reared the most spoiled children ever, even the so called poor children are spoiled. They have no responsibilities, they make no contribution to their families or their communities and consequences are meaningless to them.

Until as a society we are willing to return to the fundamentals of parenting and teaching, our children will continue to be the defenseless pharmaceutical guinea pigs of a society which has abdicated its responsibilities.

Dr. Reed: This book is a real eye opener into the fallacy of the majority of childhood behavioral disorders. With over 17% of children on mind altering drugs that was unheard of 50 years ago, something is VERY wrong. The problems have their roots in chemical intoxication from the food chain and a loss of parenting skills over the last two generations. For instance, a study of umbilical cord blood in ten pregnant women found 287 toxic and cancer causing chemicals with an average of 200. There toxins were going into the developing fetus for nine months, and undoubtedly continue as the developing child feeds directly on the toxins in the food chain. Also, most of the children diagnosed with ADD for example are Sanguine boys. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THESE CHILDREN that healthy nutrition and parents teaching sitting, focusing and concentration skills into their children won't cure. There are now designer drugs for every little emotional problem as the pharmaceutical companies capitalize on bogus behavioral disorders. I cover this in greater detail in my DVD, Health and Wellness in a Toxic World which can be purchased on this site here.

Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol Truman

Amazon Customer Comment:
This book packs in an amazing amount of information in under 300 pages (some of these are lists of feelings and physical symptoms.) It is written very simply - no rocket science here. It addresses the origin of emotions and approaches emotions on the scientific, medical, and spiritual levels. This book appealed to both my wanting to know how my feelings came about and how to properly label them and my need for a simple tool or meditation to release the negative unresolved feelings which have keep me in my destructive patterns.

I wish I had read this book when I was a teenager after an abusive upbringing, or while I was in college unmotivated to reach my full potential, or before I made the decision to marry the wrong person. I am glad that I found it in time to work through some of the issues of my divorce and to continue on my quest for personal growth.

Dr. Reed: This book is similar to Deadly Emotions but is more comprehensive in several ways. We have seen how negative emotions can destroy lives, even to the point of killing them prematurely. We have personal experience with this as we believe that a close relative died of cancer from unforgiveness of himself as he felt responsible for a divorce which took place thirty years earlier. He married again, but beat himself up emotionally at least once a month for thirty years, telling himself that he was responsible or the divorce and that he was worthless. Curiously, it was the wife that ust picked up and left him all those years ago. His body just listened to what his mind was saying and it killed him.

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