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Silver Colloids Support Sinus Health Naturally F
or people with sensitive sinuses, life can seem like a contest between breathing more freely and staying off steroid sprays and antibiotics—because using them regularly in a preventative manner can lead to serious health consequences. Naturally maintaining sinus health requires an antimicrobial agent that kills offending microbes, yet is harmless enough to use several times a day: indefi nitely. A natural protocol that uses an enhanced aqueous silver colloid of greater than 30 parts per million is now being used to relieve the burden on the immune system and prevent chronic irritation of sinus passageways. One crucial function our sinuses perform is fi ltering the air we breathe, which
is fi lled with viruses, bacteria and fungi. The easiest way to maintain sinus health is to kill these pathogens before their numbers become large. Silver colloids, delivered through the nose with either a neti pot or nasal spray bottle are one way to do this, according to Steven Frank, author of Managing Sinus Health: Clearing Sinus Infections Without Antibiotics. For the remedy to work, it is important to blow the nose prior to use and then coat the tissues of the nasal passageways, allowing the liquid to remain there as long as possible. Then a second, similar spray application can follow after a few minutes (avoiding blowing the nose in the interval). Frank is the founder of Nature’s Rite and chief technical offi cer at Klearsen Corporation—two companies that research and develop herbal formulations and natural health products. He holds numerous patents on antimicrobial colloids and respiratory infection therapies. For more information, email SteveF@
NaturesRiteRemedies.com or visit
MyNaturesRite.com/blog.
Vitamin E Hope for Cancer Care E
Chemicals Harm Pets, Too T
he nationwide health epidemic of chronic diseases affl icting the human population is also showing up among companion animals. According to a report by the Environmental Working Group, pets, like a canary in a coal mine, may be the environmental sentinels that are now signaling a clear connection between disease and manmade chemicals. In a study that analyzed blood samples of dogs and cats, 48 of 70 industrial chemicals and pollutants were traced, many recording levels that were substantially higher than previously reported in national studies of humans. Dogs displayed double the concentration of perfl uorochemicals (used in stain- proof and grease-proof coatings); cats evidenced 23 times the concentration of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) fi re retardants and 5.4 times the amount of mercury. PBDE levels in hyperthyroid cats have been linked to eating canned cat food and to the increased use of PBDEs in consumer products during the past 30 years. In humans, high levels of fl ame-retardant chemicals are implicated in endocrine disruption, Type 2 diabetes and thyroid disease.
Suggestions for minimizing
lusive anti-cancer elements of vitamin E, natural tocopherols, have been identifi ed by
researchers at Ohio State University as being able to deactivate an enzyme essential for cancer cell survival.
Although both alpha and gamma forms of natural tocopherols worked, the gamma was the most potent in shutting down the troublesome enzyme. Through manipulating the structure of the gamma molecule, the scientists were able to create an agent 20 times more effective than the original vitamin. In mice, this agent reduced the
size of prostate cancer tumors. Over-the-counter vitamin E supplements are limited because many use synthetic forms that do not contain the natural gamma tocopherols. The study’s authors, led by Ching-Shih Chen, Ph.D., note that the human body cannot absorb the high dosages of natural vitamin E required to achieve the anti-cancer effect; their goal is to develop a safe pill that could be taken daily for cancer prevention.
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exposure include avoiding chemical- laden household cleaners, furnishings and carpet; drinking carbon-fi ltered water; steering clear of food and beverage containers made from or lined with plastic (including cans); and eating organic produce and free-range meat.
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