What to Have in Your Home for an Herbal Reference Book

Hope you are enjoying your summer.

Several people have asked me for a reference book that I would recommend for information on herbs to have on hand for everyday health maladies. One book that we have had in our home and referenced many, many times in 48 years is Back to Eden by Jeffrey Kloss.

The book covers nearly every malady that may suddenly occur, and it's is very handy to have in an emergency, or to have in your luggage or camping gear when traveling, camping, or hiking, especially in these summer months.

Have a great day,
Stephen



This is the cookbook that is great to have in your household, also, if you are a vegetarian!



Please Note: As Always, any recommendations do not surpass the recommendations of your personal physician or caregiver. Do consult your family physician in regards to any treatment, herbal remedies, or health advice for you and your family members in your household.

What is Happening to Our Wheat?

Wheat has been a staple for millenniums. But, something has happened. Our wheat is not the same wheat our forefather's ate.

There is an interesting movie on Netflix. If you have Netflix, I encourage you to take the time to watch the documentary, What's with Wheat? It's most interesting. And, the wheat by-products are used in skin care products and cosmetics, among other things on the store shelves.

Have a great day, and live naturally!
Stephen

Bees-Will they Be Replaced by Technology?

That sounds like a far out question: Is it, though?

These amazing little creatures are in dire peril. Our environment, Electro Magnetic Fields, and so many other hazards such as pesticides are threatening these precious creatures everywhere.

So many plants that we eat, and foods and drinks made from them such as coffee, depend on pollination from bees. Check here to see the long list.

There is a very interesting BBC TV show entitled Hive Alive on Netflix. You will enjoy it.

There was another show I came across on Netflix, and that is Black Mirror. It is a very avant-garde show regarding technology in fictional story plots. But, are they really fictional in all cases.

One in particular is entitled Harm ... about bees, drone bees, designed to pollinate plants. This is most interesting, since there is a concern that in the not too distant future bees may tragically be extinct.

This is a proto-type. Interesting, isn't it?

Image-http://www.nurserymag.com/article/nm1112-nursery-industry-notes/

The Harvard Microrobotics Lab has been working on its Micro Air Vehicles Project since early 2009. Borrowing from the biomechanics and social organization of bees, the team of researchers is undergoing the creation of tiny winged robots to fly from flower to flower, immune to the toxins dripping from petals, to spread pollen. They even believe that they will soon be able to program the robobees to live in an artificial hive, coordinate algorithms and communicate amongst themselves about methods of pollination and location of particular crops.  

Of course, published reports from the lab also describe potential military uses—surveillance and mapping—but the dime-sized cyber-bees have yet to be outfitted with neurotoxin tipped stingers.

Mind you this video was made several years ago. Technology has advanced. So what is in store for us now and in the future? That is up to us.

Bees are amazing, wonderful little gifts from God! They take care of us. Let's take care of them NOW.

Blessings,
Stephen

P.S. Besides robotic bees, there are, also, robotic natural-looking  hummingbirds and other birds. Quoting this article in 2011, "DARPA's head of the Nano Air Vehicles (NAV) program. Dr Todd Hylton, said the successful flight tests pave the way for new vehicles that resemble small birds and match their agility." 

What's next? That was 6 years ago. It is getting very interesting!

Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2011-02-robot-hummingbird-flight-video.html#jCp

Controversial Subject-Vaccines

As I have mentioned on my Vaccine Page, this is a subject that I have been very familiar with for many years. I am profiled in several books and my testimony on the vaccine issue is in the US Congressional Record.

Recently, several states have changed their rules. California is one of them. Drastic changes have taken place in the state regarding exemptions from immunizations for children enrolled in school, including philosophical.  Bottom-line, there are no exemptions!

In 2016, the state of Arkansas introduced a bill to take steps to do the same. The gist of it was that unless a family member/sibling, or a child has had serious side-effects from a vaccine as recorded in their medical records, children would no longer be eligible for a exemption status which included no philosophical exemptions. This would, no doubt, affect many if implemented and made law. When you read the articles regarding this issue, safety is being expressed, as well as, the benefits outweigh any risks.

Some interesting observations, though, have been reported regarding known adverse reactions as a result of vaccines. For instance, there is the following:

Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed  Tripedia --
Additional Adverse Reactions Adverse events reported during post-approval use of Tripedia vaccine include idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, SIDS, anaphylactic reaction, cellulitis, autism, convulsion/grand mal convulsion, encephalopathy, hypotonia, neuropathy, somnolence and apnea. Events were included in this list because of the seriousness or frequency of reporting. Because these events are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequencies or to establish a causal relationship to components of Tripedia vaccine.2 [1] The reference 2 above refers to Sanofi Pasteur Inc., Data on File – 072503
Reference (This reference may not be available.) More research (1),  (2)

Government vaccine package inserts available from your doctor or on my Vaccine page on this blog if you are unable to obtain one, also, report adverse reactions. The side-effects are known.

Here is the CDC’s VAERS reports and the vaccine damage payouts by the HHS/HRSA; See pages 5 and 9. The amount granted so far is staggering-$3,311,864,421.55 – that have been awarded for vaccine adverse reactions and deaths from 1989 to 2016. In 2017 so far, the  US government has already paid out nearly $159 million to vaccine injured families.

A law was passed in 1986, The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, whereby Congress gave drug companies a partial civil liability shield for vaccine injuries and deaths. In 2011, the US Supreme Court effectively banned all vaccine injury lawsuits, ruling that vaccines are - quote - “unavoidably unsafe.” 

Then, in 2016, Congress lowered licensing standards for experimental vaccines so that drug companies can fast track them to market without conducting large clinical trials. Interesting...

If severe reactions occur, there is no court with your peers.  Rather, the Office of Special Masters, which consists of 8 non-elected individuals, is the government's Vaccine Compensation panel who will decide whether your case will receive a settlement.

There is a 3 year statute of limitations for injuries.  Should a death occur as a result of vaccine damage it is 2 years.  

There are minimum requirements that a claim must meet to even be considered for receiving reimbursement for damages if they are ensued as a result of a vaccination that you must know if your family vaccinates. See my blog page, HERE for more information. 

If you do not follow the government protocol, you will most likely not receive compensation for damages. As I said: There is ONLY the government panel from which a decision will be given as to IF you will receive compensation-There Is No Tort System involved. So, you must follow some protocol set forth from the time you enter the doctor's office.  

Once the vaccines are administered and you leave the doctor's office, it is usually too late to gather the information you will need should you have to file a report. Doctors usually do not report vaccine damage. Even though it is the law for doctors and health care practitioners to report adverse reactions, less than 10% are reported.  In view of this, it will probably be up to you as the parent or receiver of the vaccine to do so.

Print out the information on that blog page mentioned above, and follow the bouncing ball, so-to-speak. Hopefully, nothing will happen. However, the truth is, no one expects anything to happen, but, sadly, it DOES.

I will be very blunt here: My wife and I have witnessed so many sad stories of children who were healthy and strong one day, and suffered terribly for the rest of their lives or died shortly after being vaccinated.  It has touched our hearts and souls and is something we will never forget.

Yours in health,
Stephen

P.S. Always ask for the package inserts of the vaccines received! It is a good idea to get the inserts for any and all prescriptions and medications received, too, so you know what side effects may occur by taking anything.

This is an interesting little book, Medical Doctors Opposed to Forced Vaccinations: Should Their Views be Silenced?, that you can purchase and read online for only $.99 right now.

Holidays Coming: There are Some Products Untouched by GMO's

You know the holiday season is almost upon us and cooks in most homes will be making treats to serve their family and friends. There is a company that is trying to do good by the consumer by producing canned goods that are verified GMO and high fructose free, as well as, the cans being BPA free. One of these is Oregon.

The company announced that...By the end of the year, labels on Oregon Fruit Products’ canned goods and “Pourable Fruit” containers will proclaim the company doesn’t use genetically engineered ingredients and has verification from the Non-GMO Project to prove it.

The company has never used genetically modified fruit and berries and the list of such products includes just two things: papaya and a handful of apple varieties.

But today’s consumer “is a thorough label-reader,” company CEO Chris Sarles said in a news release. “And as an 81-year-old company, it is crucial that we maintain and build upon the brand trust we have built over the decades.

“We have always held our sourcing, ingredients, processing, and packaging to the highest standards,” Sarles said in the prepared statement, “and now our labels reflect that unwavering dedication.”

The company labels also will say it doesn’t sweeten its products with high-fructose corn syrup, which it hasn’t used for years. And beginning with the 2016 harvest, the company is using cans without Bisphenol A (BPA) lining.

Source for article is HERE.

So when you shop in the coming season, read your labels and choose wisely. I know that not everyone has access to organic, fresh produce, or the time to make homemade pie and other pastry fillings. So, this is an alternative that can be used for your peace of mind when trying to live as healthy as possible. 

Have a great day---

In health & happiness,
Stephen 

Now We Have Bio-Engineered Nano-Food-What's Next?

Some interesting new findings for you.

Note: If video is in full view, the little over-lapping box disappears.

For over 15 years, bio-engineered Nano-Food has been taking over our commercial and corporate food supplies. Un-regulated, untested, Nanotechnology was a One Trillion Dollar Market in 2014 while Engineered NanoFoods was said to be at $5.8 Billion in 2012.

Senior scientists have warned that nanotechnology, the manipulation of matter at the scale of atoms and molecules, introduces serious new risks to human and environmental health.

Yet, in the absence of public debate, or oversight from regulators, unlabelled foods manufactured using nanotechnology have begun to appear on our supermarket shelves.

Around the world, there is an increase in interest in our food, health, and the environment.

Where our products are produced, how, why, by whom, how far have they travelled, how long have they been stored etc, should be of interest and a concern to all of us. The organic and local food movements have emerged as an intuitive and practical response to the increasing use of chemicals in food production, and to the growing alienation of industrial agribusiness from holistic agricultural systems.

Modern technology may sound fascinating, and seem good to many people after just a casual observance. However, a need to look at the long-range outcome of ingesting these so-called miracle foods needs to be seriously considered on behalf of not only ourselves and our health and well-being, but, also, that of future generations.  

Be alert, be aware, and grow your own food, or look for local organic farmers, if at all possible.

In health & happiness,
Stephen

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/ciencia_nanotechnology33.htm

Remember Erin Brockovich? Chromium-6 Is in the U.S. Drinking Water of Millions!

In 2000, the movie, Erin Brockovich, made headlines. Based on a true story, it told how families in the Hinkley, California, area were extremely sick from the chemicals in the water, a carcinogenic chemical called chromium-6.

Now, 25 years later from the original case, it was reported on September 21, 2016 on CNN, this same substance could be in YOUR drinking water. It is estimated that thousands of new cancer cases could be a result of this contamination since it has been found in the drinking water of 200 + million Americans.

EWG, the Environmental Working Group, reported that a new analysis by them of federal data from nationwide drinking water tests, shows that the compound contaminates water supplies for more than 200 million Americans in all 50 states. Yet, federal regulations are stalled by a chemical industry challenge that could mean no national regulation, even though chemical state scientists in California and elsewhere say it causes cancer when ingested at even extraordinarily low levels.

It is happening all over again but on a much larger scale: The entire US! Go to EWG and see a map of the U.S. that will show the levels of chromium-6 in your area. 

In 2008, a two-year study by the National Toxicology Program found that drinking water with chromium-6, or hexavalent chromium, caused cancer in laboratory rats and mice. See report below. [3] 

Based on this and other animal studies, in 2010, scientists at the respected and influential California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment concluded that ingestion of tiny amounts of chromium-6 can cause cancer in people, a conclusion affirmed by state scientists in New Jersey and North Carolina.

"Whether it is chromium-6, PFOA or lead, the public is looking down the barrel of a serious water crisis across the country that has been building for decades," Brockovich said in a written statement Tuesday, blaming it on "corruption, complacency, and utter incompetence."

Take steps to protect your family's drinking water supply. Bottled water is not the answer either since that water comes from public sources in so many instances. A Berkey Water Filter is a simple, affordable way to remove Chromium-6 and other contaminants. 

Click Here and scroll to the Berkey Water Filter Image. Click on the image to read more about the filter. Call me if you have questions as to the different ways to remove chromium, lead, fluoride and other contaminants. The Berkey Filter is good to have in your home for anytime you may be without electricity, too. You may be the only source your family and friends have for fresh water in an emergency.

Wishing you health & happiness,
Stephen



http://www.ewg.org/research/chromium-six-found-in-us-tap-water
3 National Toxicology Program, Technical Report on the Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of Sodium Dichromate Dihydrate (CAS No. 7789-12-0) in F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Drinking Water Studies). Available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/lt_rpts/tr546.pdf