Using Laser Light Can Help Stoke Victims Recover

Researchers have been using Photic Stimulation, which is flashing a pulsed red infrared light into closed eyes, to help stroke victims recover from a stroke. The laser must be used within 18 hours of the stroke. 

The researchers found that the infrared light helped 70% of the stroke patients in their study. What the researchers think is happening is that the red light may reinvigorate brain cells or accelerate the release of protective antioxidants. So…if you know someone who has a stroke, let the light shine!
(Reported www.newsmaxhealth.com)

Blue Light Can Stop Stomach Ulcers


Change the light to blue and you get a powerful treatment to kill the bacteria, Helicobacter pylori, that cause stomach ulcers, Researchers have found that shinning a blue light inside the person’s stomach for less than an hour killed 91% of this bacteria. One study done by the National Institute of Health found a reduction of the bacteria of up to 99%. So…in this case, let the light shine inside!
(Reported www.newsmaxhealth.com)
 

Deterring Mosquitoes With A Fan

So your going to have friends over for a summer dinner on your deck, except the mosquitoes are attaching and you really don't want to have everyone lather up with DEET. So, do you go inside, or is there something else you can do? Well, it turns out that you can bring out a small electric fan (one that is 12 inches high) that oscillates back and forth so that it sends a gentle breeze across the area where you and your guests are sitting. That's all you need to do and the result is that you end up with no mosquitoes and no bites!

So how does it work? Mosquitoes are great attackers but poor flyers as they only fly 1 to 1.5 miles per hour. The 15 m .p.h. wind that the fan generates is too much for the mosquitoes to buck. This method is actually endorsed by the American Mosquito Control Association.

Other researchers have figured out that the fan also disperses the carbon dioxide that our bodies generate, which is how female mosquitoes zero in on us. So…let the fan blow!
(Reported www.NYTimes.com)

  How To Stop Mosquitoes When You Can’t Use A Fan

You're going for a walk in the woods, so if you want to 
bring a fan along, you’ll need a really, really long extension cord. If you still don’t want to use DEET or other chemicals, you have natural options to repel mosquitoes.

1.      You can take Vitamin B1 every 6 to 8 hours when you are going to be outside. B1 triggers us to produce an odor that repels mosquitoes.

2.      You can dab on cinnamon leaf oil, which is actually more effective at 
killing mosquitoes than DEET.

3.      Mix clear liquid vanilla extract with olive oil and spread on your skin.

4.      Wash with citronella soap and then apply the brand Java Citronella on yourself.

5.      Put on catnip oil (your cats will love you, but mosquitoes won’t). 
Catnip oil is 10 times more effective than DEET.

So....before you reach for DEET, experiment with some of these options 
to make yourself chemical and mosquito free! 
(Reported Mercola.com)  

You Can Lower Your Blood Pressure 10%

You’ve got high blood pressure and would prefer not to take blood pressure drugs so what should you do? A study reported in Hypertension reviewed more than 1000 studies and found that just doing isometric handgrip exercises can reduce systolic blood pressure by 2 to 10 points.  Researchers in another study found that four weeks of isometric handgrip exercises, such as squeezing a ball or an athletic gripper, resulted in a 10% drop in both systolic and diastolic pressure. The best part is you only have to do the exercises 12 to 15 minutes three to five times a week. So…squeeze away.
(Reported AARP Bulletin July/August 2013)

 

An Alternative To Using Antibiotics In Animal Feed

As you probably know animal feedlots and chicken farms confine the animals to small spaces. To keep them from getting infections, getting sick and spreading disease to the other animals, the animals are fed antibiotics. A recent report from the FDA found that almost half of all chickens sold in the US are contaminated with antibiotic-resistant campylobacter. This means that the antibiotics are creating drug resistant strains of bacteria.

There’s now a better option available than using antibiotics. Companies such as Iowa based Vi-COR have developed a concentrated yeast culture for supplementing livestock feed. The yeast boosts the immune system naturally by binding to E. coli and salmonella bacteria and actually renders them ineffective. This approach is the equivalent of using a pre-biotic that boosts the good bacteria while eliminating the bad ones. In addition, the yeast also improves the health and digestion of the animals.
(Reported Herman Trend Alert July 17, 2013 )

What Kind Of Treatment Do Doctors Prefer When They 
Are Dying

When doctors becomes terminally ill, you might think that they would pursue every kind of treatment available. Well, you’d be wrong. When doctors are diagnosed with a terminal illness,  they often elect for very little or no medical treatments. This is because they aware of all the treatments limitations,  side-effects and the pain and suffering that can come from these measures.

The docs get to see and may participate in what is called “futile care” being performed on patients. Futile care is when doctors bring cutting edge technology to bear on a grievously ill person near the end of the patient’s life. The patient may be cut open, perforated with tubes, hooked to machines and assaulted with drugs. It becomes almost the equivalent of torture and docs don’t want to experience this when they are dying.

So, if you have a family member or close friend who may be terminally ill, you want to gently talk to them to find out their wishes concerning the level of care they want to receive. Help them fill out a Do Not Resuscitate order and a Living Will.  (Written by Ken Murray, MD and published at Zocalo Public Square)
 

  The Impact Of Social Security On Poverty Rates

What if Social Security went away? What if the crazy Congress that we now have ended Social Security?. How would that affect the percentage of recipients age 65 and older who would be living in poverty? The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities took a look at Social Security and it's impact on poverty rates in each state. Here are some of their findings:

Arkansas current poverty rate is 11.9% for seniors. Without Social Security it would rise to 55.0%. Arizona ’s current rate is 9.1% and without Social Security it would rise to 41.7%. New Hampshire ’s rate would go from 6.5% to 45.1%. Every state had these kinds of increases.

Keep in mind, as more elderly people move into poverty, their health, wellbeing and quality of life will also suffer, which will cause all of us to pay more for their healthcare costs. So…the bottom line is protecting Social Security really helps our elderly and they need to be protected from sliding into poverty.

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