Reflexology was founded in 1917, by William Fitzgerald, MD in the United States. He founded the vertical zone theory.  In 1924, Joe Shelby Riley, MD, also in the United States founded the horizontal zones of reflexology.  In 1957, Paul Nogier, MD, a neuro-surgeon from France, discovered the reflex points on the outer ear.

The Benefits of Reflexology

1. Reduces blockage around nerve endings.  2. Relaxation.  3. Pain reduction and elimination.  4. Improves circulation.  5. Increases oxygen and nutrient supply.  6. Detoxification.  7. Helps chemical functions of the body, in theory, to work better.  8. Increases sense of well being, vitality, quality of life.  9. Prevention increases with the reduction of accumulated tension and stress.  10. Body functions better.

I am now Certified in Reflexology.  Visit my new website: www.reflexologybykathy.com

What to do?  1.  Minimize your consumption of acidic products packaged in aluminum containers. 

2.  Don’t use aluminum cooking utensils. 

3. Read food labels closely.  You’ll discover several products you should avoid or at least minimize.  Most baking powders contain aluminum, you can get aluminum feed from your health food store. 

4.  Avoid aluminum-containing antacids, diarrhea medicines and douches. 

 5. Switch from antiperspirants or spray deodorants to not-aluminum-containing roll-ons or stick deodorants, or alternative products you can find in health food stores. 

 6.  Make sure you’re getting enough calcium either in the diet or through supplementation.  Calcium hampers aluminum’s absorption by the body. 

7.  Drink filtered water. There are many pollutants, fluoride, chlorine and cryptosporidium in the public water supplies.

Be informed about vaccines.  They contain large amounts of aluminum.  Studies show that if you get 5 flu shots, you have a 10 times greater risk of getting Alzheimer’s Disease.  Read my blog, Dangers of the Flu Vaccine.

High blood pressure (also referred to as hypertension) is often called the “silent killer” since it is one of the leading risk factors associated with heart attacks, stroke, and kidney failure but it has no clearly identifiable symptoms.  Since it is estimated that one in three adults in the USA suffer from high blood pressure, it is extremely important to get your blood pressure checked regularly by your doctor or other health care provider.

Although medication is often prescribed for serious cases of high blood pressure, most instances of the condition can easily be treated using a variety of everyday natural foods and simple lifestyle changes.

Causes of High Blood Pressure

While there is no single exact cause of high blood pressure or hypertension, a few risk factors have been recognized:  1. A regularly high intake of salt (exceeding 6 grams per day.  2. Excessively drinking alcohol (more than 2 days per day).  3. Regularly consuming large amounts of caffeine.  4. Obesity, since the heart has to pump more blood to supply the excess tissue.  5. Lack of aerobic exercise (such as walking, jogging, biking, or swimming).  6.  Stress.  7.  Hereditary (genetic) predisposition (for example, African Americans are more often susceptible to high blood pressure than Caucasians or Asians).

For a website for home remedies and natural cures go to: www.homeremediesweb.com.

For proven natural treatments go to: www.resperate.com and www.zona.com

MSG is an excitotoxin, a type of chemical transmitter that allows brain cells to communicate.  The problem is that excitotoxins can literally excite your brain cells to death.  Aside from harming your brain, MSG has also been linked to eye damage, headaches, fatigue, disorientation and depression.

Children are most at risk from MSG.  The blood barrier, which keeps toxins in the blood from entering the brain, is not fully developed in children.  MSG can also penetrate the placental barrier and affect unborn children as well.  Nonetheless, most major brands of infant formula contain some processed free glutamic acid (a form of MSG).  Most fast foods contain large amounts of MSG.

Processed free glutamic acid (MSG) is hidden in food, pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, cosmetics, fertilizers, desiccants, disinfectants, growth regulators, pesticides, and fungicide products.

Why is it hidden in food and other products?  MSG is a very big money maker for those who produce it, sell it and use it in their products.  MSG is harmful and has many adverse reactions.  If MSG isn’t harmful, why is it hidden?

Recommended book: Excitotoxins by Russell Blaylock

Recommended websites: www.truthinlabeling.org/hiddensources.html (a list of more than 44 different names used for MSG!) and www.truthinlabeling.org  and www.msgmyth.com/cover.html.

I now use a mask with cartridges to protect me from breathing in the cancer causing chemicals.  You can order a mask, cartridges, gloves, etc. from Airgas Safety (800) 678-2878, www.airgas.com. 

Those flickering “cool white” bulbs have nodes on the ends that give off X-rays and other electromagnetic pollution.  The light they give is limited to mostly yellowish hues, and lacks the healthy, rainbow-colored benefits of sunlight and therapeutic, nutritious full-spectrum bulbs.

Researchers the world over have proven the dangers of fluorescent light.  Besides headaches, eye-strain, and sleep disorders, here are some of the major problems:

1. Skin cancer (melanoma) has been linked directly to excessive exposure of fluorescent light, rather than sunlight. Those who work indoors under fluorescent lights are twice as likely to get skin cancer, and those who sunbathed often had the lowest risk of skin cancer.

2. Problem children, learning disabilities, school anxiety, leukemia. Several studies prove traditional fluorescent bulbs used in classrooms cause anxiety, hyper-activity, attention problems, bodily stress, aggressive behavior, tooth decay, and other learning and performance problems.  Even blind children are as adversely affected by fluorescence as sighted children.  Reports of leukemia in elementary school students who studied in fluorescent-lit classrooms with no sunlight.

3. Depression:  Scientists have confirmed that certain types of fluorescent tubes leak radiation that can lead to depletion of brain chemicals such as serotonin, which can lead to depression and suicidal tendencies. 

4. SAD (Seasonal Affect Disorder); From the fall until the spring, many people get depressed when they don’t get enough sunlight.  Researchers state that regular fluorescent light does not make up for sunlight because of it’s limited wavelength. Sunlight is vital to the stimulation of the pineal gland and to the body’s production of various hormones, and it affects the healthy secretion of neurotransmitters in the brain, like serotonin, that affects moods.

What is the solution?  It seems we all need to get more sun.  And, if we’re going to continue using fluorescent lights, we need to replace them with full-spectrum lights, which are designed to fit both fluorescent and normal incandescent lighting fixtures.

The Russians and the Germans have known all this for years.  The Germans have restricted the use of cool, fluorescent light in public buildings, and hospitals have banned the troublesome light.

Studies have been done on mice that lived seven to eight months under fluorescent lights; whereas mice living under natural, unfiltered daylight lived twice as long.

The new fluorescent light bulbs have been blamed for causing migraine headaches and are made in China and filled with mercury.  They need to disposed of properly because they are hazardous waste. If you break one in your home, there are 3 pages of instructions as to safely remove the mercury.  Does this seem safe?

Buy full-spectrum lights for your family’s health and well being.  Try to get your office or kids school to change to full-spectrum lights.  They cost more but the health benefits are well worth it.

Our bodies were not meant to deal with all the EMF’s we are being exposed to.  In Canada and Europe, they are seeing cancer clusters around cell towers (300 feet to 1/4 mile).  Most places have multiple towers within 1/4 mile.  This is a double whamy to your body.  There is no protection from the government.  Health concerns can not be used as a reason to fight against the telecommunications company from putting a cell tower in your neighborhood!

We are saturated with cell towers and there are many more to come.  Companies, cities, churches, etc. get paid well to have these towers, but at what cost to our health and that of our children and our pets?

To find out how many towers are near your home or office go to: www.antennasearch.com. 

2. Due to chemical alterations within food substances, malfunctions occurred within the lymphatic system, causing a degeneration in the immune system’s ability to protect the body against cancerous growth.

3.  Microwave exposure caused significant decreases in the nutritional value of all foods studied, most significantly in the bio-availability of B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, essential minerals and lipotropics (substances that prevent abnormal accumulation of fat).

4. Heating prepared meats in a microwave sufficiently for human consumption creates the cancer-causing agent d-nitrosodiethanolamine.

5. Cancer-causing free radicals were formed within certain trace-mineral, molecular formations in plant substances -particurlarly in raw root vegetables.

6. Ingestion of microwaved foods caused a higher percentage of cancerous cells with the blood serum.

7. Microwaving foods alters their elemental food substances, leading to disorders in the digestive system.

 *Radiation disrupts the electrical field of the body.  Radiation remains in the area, 15 minutes after the microwave is turned off. 

The use of microwave ovens was banned in Russia in 1976.

Source: Dr. Hans Ulrich Hertel and Dr. Bernard Blanc - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Trans fats raise the LDL (bad) cholesterol, while reducing the level of HDL (good) cholesterol.  Trans fats have been shown to decrease the body’s ability to produce natural anti-inflammatory prostaglandins, those hormone-like substances that regulate many of the body’s functions. 

Trans fats interfere with the ability of the cells of the body to metabolize the fats that are good for you.  They can weaken cell membranes and clog the arteries.  They are linked to other health problems, including decreased testosterone, abnormal sperm production, prostate disease, obesity, immune-system depression and diabetes.  Trans fats are known to increase degenerative diseases including, heart disease, cancer, birth defects and hinder brain function.

The health dangers of trans fats have been known for decades, yet food companies still poison consumers with hydrogenated oils.  The FDA has allowed labeling to say, “No Trans Fat”, when the product does, in fact, contain trans fat (partially hydrogenated oils).  Please read all food labels and avoid this dangerous fat.

The active ingredient in most antibacterial products is triclosan, an antibacterial agent that kills bacteria and inhibits bacterial growth.  Not only does triclosan kill bacteria, it also has been shown to kill human cells.  The use of antibacterial products contributes to the mutation of these organisms into resistant strains.

The real focus should be on building up the immune system and equipping the person to fight off the disease.  The best defense is to wash hands with safe, natural soap and warm water, that offers better effectiveness than relying on harmful chemicals.