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Tuesday February 9, 2010

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 ASK LENA HEALTH Q & A EDITION!
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Today points out that I am aging since my oldest turns 51 on this day.  That gives me some more to think about? Do I want to continue working or should I take time to relax from here on? Watch for a an important announcement in the next few weeks that will allow you to save a lot of money while treating your health and free up some of my time!

 I am not a doctor or dentist and you should not think of me as one!! My years observing life and health of the many people/patients around me and the contradictions of the traditional medical world's idea of treating - prescription domino effect - while watching and also was taught those same schooled methods that aren't relieving illness but creating far more health problems than they help is where my answers are based. Those same medical professionals aren't telling people how to get healthy or how to prevent illness, which led me to look for something to change that premise for myself and those around me who ask. In looking outside the Westernized medical profession I found and continue to find alternatives that really work to create health and longevity - when adhered to - beyond anything the traditional medical world can do...

Ask Lena Health Questions and Answers is for your information and education only and in some instances to give you a different perspective on a particular problem! My wish for you, in the use of the information gained here, is that you will apply it in a smart and safe manner in order to enhance your life and not harm it! Not to be used in place of your judgment but in  addition to... Even though I daily watch people become healthy with the information imparted here nothing works 100% of the time for 100% of people...

I have always felt that I had to know all sides to a problem and then make a decision for myself and I hope that will be your attitude as well! 

Thank you for your confidence and inquisitiveness! 
Lena

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> THOUGHT FOR THE DAY<
> MOTIVATOR STEVE GOODIER<
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 QUESTION:
 
My doctor says I am allergic to sulphur and should not take any sulphur containing products? Does that mean I cannot take MSM, which I'm told is sulphur? Who is correct her or you? I am experiencing some joint pain that has been diagnosed as mild arthritis and would like to try something natural but don't know if I should take MSM or not? I believe some time back I read one of your articles,  paraphrasing now, "MSM (sulphur), if ocean harvested and in its individual form is actually good for allergies and should not be shunned due to allergies... Does that mean I can take ocean harvested MSM? I want to go natural to treat my arthritis and see if it will help me and I've read that MSM is good for it. Can you explain why ocean based sulphur is okay when my doctor says no?
 
Roberta
 
ANSWER:
 
I will not say who is correct but I can explain why she believes that! Your doctor has no knowledge of sulphur in its natural form as the pharmaceutical industry does not teach it to them in medical school or after. She knows only of manmade drug produced sulphur. Since she most likely has no information regarding MSM or sulphur in its pure form it is highly unlike that she can state that with knowledge? I had personal experience with that same problem 52 years ago and then again about 35 years ago and was told the same thing you were.
 
As to whether you can take MSM or not? I do know you can take ocean based minerals that contain sulphur, without a problem as I know lots of people, myself included in that group, who have had severe reactions to man made sulphur medications. I have been taking Dr Garland's balanced minerals complex - contains natural sulphur - along with a couple of formulas containing MSM for almost seventeen years now and don't know what I would do if I didn't have them. I have never had a reaction to the sulphur in either of the three!  I also know of lot of people who have joint, bone and back pain that have been pain free since they started taking only Life Transfusion Ionic Liquid minerals complex, nothing else. Will that be you? I don't know but neither do you unless you try them. To me it would be worth the effort if for nothing more than pain relief. 
 
Now back to sulphur allergy.
 
Everything I can find and have read on allergies to sulphur has been in the drug form and not natural form. Scientists say "The concept of a 'sulfur allergy' is a real misconception. Sulfur is an element, the third most abundant mineral in the human body. It's not possible to be allergic to sulfur because it has no protein component. When people say they are 'allergic to sulfur', what they really mean is that they are allergic or sensitive to certain sulfur-containing manmade substances, most notably drugs such as; sulfa antibiotics (sulfonamides) or to sulfites (preservatives used in wines and some foods). Also - rare but can happen - slight reactions have been noted in a few who consumed extreme amounts of sulfur containing broccoli or cauliflower."
Those fact statements were made by scientists I trust to tell me the truth. I cannot drink wine as I react to it by having shoulder and neck pain almost immediately, as does one of my daughters. I am assuming it's from the sulphur in it...
 
If you were truly allergic to sulphur - the mineral - you would not be able to eat a huge amount of foods but then you would be extremely ill from malnourishment as sulphur is most important in the growth of bones, joints and cells. Without it you would suffer a very early demise and be ill for most of your life until death.  Read Minerals and Their Uses to better understand mineral necessities for your body!
 
After a severe Kidney infection - 50 years ago - and given a prescription that almost killed me, I was told that I should not take anything containing sulphur. Since getting into natural alternative medicine I learned that it is not the case with natural sulphur. I have taken MSM and chondroitin, containing formulas, for many years now with no side effects and absolute pain relief for both my arthritis and fibromyalgia. But I do not take MSM or Chondroitin alone, as they could possibly become ineffective after while if you do not have the proper nutrient balance along with them.
 
The old Chinese medical world knows how to use them and Dr. Garland trained with them, the formulas I take.  
I would like to add that by the end of the first year on his formulas my fingers arthritic nodules had disappeared - I do not know at what point they disappeared as I was pain free and didn't pay attention to them until my husband pointed the fact out to me, almost a year after I started taking the formulas. My doctor said was impossible. HAH a lot he knows, the arthritic pain went away within days of starting to take his Skeletal and Structural Formulas along with the balanced minerals.
 
 
Hope this answers your concerns satisfactorily!!
Lena

Is Soda Consumption Ruining your Heart and Brain!

Scientists have absolutely proven, for the first time, that fructose, a cheap form of sugar used in thousands of food products and soft drinks, can damage human metabolism and is fueling the obesity crisis.

Fructose, a sweetener usually derived from corn, can cause dangerous growths of fat cells around vital organs and is able to trigger the early stages of diabetes and heart disease.

Over 10 weeks, 16 volunteers on a controlled diet including high levels of fructose produced new fat cells around their heart, liver and other digestive organs. They also showed signs of food-processing abnormalities linked to diabetes and heart disease. Another group of volunteers on the same diet, but with glucose sugar replacing fructose, did not have these problems.

Sodas are loaded with fructose as are a lot of other non-nutrient foods!
 

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MOTIVATOR
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PRINCIPLES TO LIVE BY

Groucho Marx quipped, "Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others." Though he is joking, I wonder if he was actually hitting close to home. I need to regularly check in with myself and ask questions like, "Is the thing I'm doing now guided by sound principles?

Principled people are the heart and soul of a society. But who teaches our young people about character? Who teaches them how important it is to be honest and to do what is right?

Even ETHICS classes might not touch on matters of character. They discuss the medical ethics of cloning, stem cell research and genetic engineering. They consider euthanasia, abortion and capital punishment. And they even look at the ethics of governments and multi-national corporations.

But one college professor recently made a disturbing discovery: she assumed her students shared her principles of honesty, honor, integrity, and the like. She taught ethics, but assumed that her students shared her personal ethical standards.

Then one day she dropped an armful of final exams on her desk in disgust and complained that over 50% of her students CHEATED on their social justice exam. (Do you think they caught the irony here?) They'd spent months learning about ethical issues most societies face, but they never discussed personal morality. They could talk convincingly about good and bad behaviors of corporations, governments and societies, but they cheated on their exams. They just didn't get it: cheating is wrong. And can we expect societies, governments and businesses to do better than the people who run them and live in them?

Principled people are the heart and soul of our lives together. Church leader John Wesley simplifies it for us. In regards to what is right and wrong, he says simply this:

"Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can."

I think those are principles I want to live by.

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Steve Goodier Publisher@LifeSupportSystem.com  is a professional speaker, consultant and author of numerous books. Visit his site for more information, or to sign up for his FREE newsletter of Life, Love and Laughter at http://LifeSupportSystem.com

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