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Dutch researchers conducted a 40 month long study on the effects of low doses of Omega-3 fatty acids in margarine on heart disease. Their conclusion?  According to Ben Hircshler, it did not significantly reduce rates of serious heart attacks and other cardiovascular events. Were they serious to believe it would? Obviously they have not read the following:

L. Eugene Arnold, M.Dd., M.D.; a Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Ohio State University writes:

“Do you know the difference between margarine and butter?”

*Both have the same amount of calories.

*Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at eight grams compared to five grams.

*Eating margarin can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.

*Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.

*Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few only because they are added!

*For most people, butter tastes better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods. (The best claim margarine can make in ads is that it tastes the same as butter.)

*Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years.

“And now, for Margarine…

*Very high in trans-fatty acids.

*Triple risk of coronary heart disease.

*Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol).

*Lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol).

*Increases the risk of cancers by up to fivefold.

*Lowers quality of breast milk.

*Decreases immune response.

*Decreases insulin response.

“And here is the part that is very interesting! Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC. This fact alone was enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).

“You can try this yourself: purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will note a couple of things: no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something). It does not rot or smell differently. Nothing will grow on it – not even those teeny weeny microorganisms will find a home to grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic.

“Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?”

Share this with your friends, it just may butter them up.

What doctors refer to as an incurable disease is quite often a disease found in its later stage, one that they refer to as not having “caught it in time.” This of course, is, as seen in the eyes of conventional medicine. Doctors who truly know the miracles of the body, know any disease can be won without the use of drugs or invasive procedures. What is critically important as well is the patients state of mind and spirit, and not only of their body. The patient must believe it as well, then take action.

A diagnosis all too often precedes a prognosis (AKA death sentence). Being told we are going to die within a set amount of time should be against the law and never be accepted or expected. This alone is killing people. After both my parents were misdiagnosed, they were given their “death sentences” and both were gone  sooner than told. This is no way to live, let alone be close to the ideal mindset needed to begin healing.

We are each equipped with built-in gauges to warn us of failing health, something not quite right. An unfortunate problem is many haven’t a clue how to read and listen to their own body’s signs and symptoms. Their body, mind, and spirit are blocked, numb and riddled with aches and pains that the majority of the population has unfortunately come to accept and expect. Isn’t it time we pay more attention to the engine that drives us? God forbid we put a french fry or spoon of sugar in our gas tank. Curing a so-called “Incurable Disease” can be done – what we believe, we can achieve. For some, some this may mean emotional healing, whatever the root cause, we can survive and thrive despite any prognosis or odds against us!

According to Dr. Mercola at Mercola.com, the benefits of laughing include:

• Relaxation and reduction in muscle tension.
• Lowered production of stress hormones.
• Improved immune system function.
• Reduction in blood pressure.
• Clearing the lungs by dislodging mucous plugs.
• Increasing the production of salivary immunoglobulin A, which defends against infectious organisms that enter through the respiratory tract.
• Aerobic effects that increased the body‘s ability to utilize oxygen.
• A rapid ability to disregard aches and pains or to perceive them as less severe.

In the book, Anatomy of an Illness, Norman Cousins tell of his journey of being bedridden with a “death sentence” of a few months to his remarkable recovery with laughter and Vitamin C.

Laughter does more than help and heal you… it does wonders for your face value!

PHARMACEUTICALS… and so the vicious cycle go!

In May 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that overweight and obese individuals are at an increased risk for many diseases and health conditions, some include:

• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Osteoarthritis (a degeneration of cartilage and its underlying bone within a joint)
• Dyslipidemia (examples: high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides)
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Coronary heart disease
• Stroke
• Gall bladder disease
• Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
• Some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon)

A colored pill can kill! Our food can be our pharmacy and an ongoing source to weight loss and vibrant health. Saying farewell to fast, processed fake foods and hello to real food and balanced meals is a start! Don’t allow the vicious cycle of obesity, disease, and pharmaceuticals to literally stop you dead in your tracks. Obesity as we know, has not yet been labeled a disease, but IT CAN LEAD TO ONE of many.

Medicine cures 3/10, diet cures 7/10  ~Chinese Proverb~