Volume 2, Issue 3
Welcome to Heartland's NATURAL SOLUTIONS FOR YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY newsletter. We are excited to share relevant news
about natural health topics and offer alternative and complimentary
options for you and your family. We are committed to helping
you find more complete answers to your health concerns,
and look forward to being a friend as you seek greater health
through innovative natural products, ideas, and educational
resources. For personalized direction, call our helpline
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TOPICS IN TODAY’S ISSUE:
-Did You Know? Your Body’s Detoxification
Pathways
-Q&A: Can Diet Help With Breast Cancer
Risk?
-Alkalizing Your Body
-Recipes for Health
“Chronic disease is the price we pay for chronic adaptation.”
- Sherry A. Rogers, MD in her book Chemical Sensitivity
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DID YOU KNOW?
You can completely lose one of your body’s detoxification
pathways if you cumulate too many toxins. This can happen
to ANYONE through ongoing exposure to common household cleaners,
pesticides, pet products, and any of the 100,000 chemicals
that have been introduced into our environment over the
past 50 years. For more and more people every day, having
compromised detoxification pathways results in a debilitating
condition called MCS or “Multiple Chemical Sensitivity”,
also known as environmental illness. Besides MCS, other
environmental illnesses include asthma, brain cancer, and
autoimmune diseases like lupus – all of which have
increased side by side with our culture’s increased
use of chemicals.
Your body has two main detoxification pathways. They are
also called xenobiotic pathways. “Xeno” means
foreign – that is foreign to the human body, like
synthetic chemicals, drugs of all kinds, and xenohormones
(petrochemicals, pesticides and air fresheners that imitate
estrogen in your body). Your xenobiotic pathways are responsible
for getting these foreign elements out of your system. When
you become chemically sensitive, your detoxification pathways
are either clogged or overloaded. Even when you are not
chemically sensitive, your body still uses a lot of energy
and resources to process toxins as they come in –
you don’t notice it on the outside, but on the inside
EVERY “BODY” is chemically sensitive!
Since toxins hurt every “body” every time they
are breathed, absorbed or consumed, common sense dictates
that any reduction is important and well worth the effort.
You never know how close you, someone you love or someone
down the street is to becoming chemically sensitive. The
easiest way to reduce toxins is to stop spending money on
them. At the store, products with a warning on the label
indicate the level of toxicity. The three signal words to
alert consumers of lethal toxicity are “CAUTION”,
“WARNING” and “DANGER”. Check out
your cabinets at home to see how many signal words you can
find. These are the products to replace with natural soaps
and organic pesticide alternatives.
Heartland Products can help. Our helpline is ready to answer
your questions about natural solutions for cleaning your
home, keeping your pets bug-free, and protecting your xenobiotic
pathways. Call us toll-free at 1-888-772-2345 and ask about
our All-Purpose Solution, Bug Arrest and Lice Arrest products.
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Q & A
Can diet help with breast cancer risk?
In his book What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast
Cancer, John R. Lee, MD dedicates an entire chapter to how
nutrition affects your breast cancer risk. On page 262 he
states, “Experts agree that environmental risk factors,
such as diet and exposure to toxins and pollutants, account
for about 80 percent of breast cancers” and that “among
the environmental risk factors for breast cancer, diet is
probably at least as important as exposure to toxins.”
He doesn’t recommend the same diet for everyone,
but that each woman find the combination that includes cancer-fighting
foods, excludes cancer-causing foods, and works best for
her particular physiological makeup. Here are his general
guidelines:
DOS AND DON’TS OF THE ANTI-CANCER DIET (from page
289)
DON’T eat lots of meat; use it as a condiment rather
than a main course.
DON’T eat meat, eggs, or dairy products from conventionally
raised animals.
DON’T use hydrogenated or otherwise trans-fats and
–oils.
DON’T eat refined grain products or foods with added
sugar.
DON’T drink too much alcohol, but don’t deprive
yourself if you can be moderate about it.
DO eat plenty of a wide variety of vegetables, especially
of the Brassica (cruciferous) and Allium genera.
DO eat whole fruits when you want something sweet.
DO eat deep-water fish two to three times a week.
DO eat whole grains and legumes.
DO take a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement.
DO drink eight to ten glasses of clean water a day.
DO use small amounts of olive oil or butter for cooking.
DO eat plenty of garlic.
DO choose organic whenever possible.
DO eat a high-fiber diet. (If you don’t move your
bowels at least once a day, add extra fiber to your diet
in supplement form, drink more water, and get more exercise.)
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in pill form to liquid form for greater absorption. Now
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ALKALIZING YOUR BODY
Following John R. Lee MD’s guidelines above is another
way to maintain an alkaline environment in the body. All
vegetables are alkaline, while meats are highly acidic.
Keeping your alkaline reserves (calcium, magnesium, sodium,
potassium, iron and manganese) from depleting is also critical
to the functioning of your xenobiotic pathways – your
body’s ability to detoxify from chemicals, poisons,
and medications.
ALKALINE HIGHLIGHT: Garlic. Well known as a healing food,
garlic is a 6.0, or a moderately alkaline forming food.
Among the special endowments of garlic is its ability to
elevate acid food 0.5 in an alkaline direction!
ACID HIGHLIGHT: Meat. Beef, goat, lamb and pork are the
most acid forming at a 1.0 on the scale. Chicken, deer,
rabbit and turkey are a 1.5, while fish and shellfish are
a 2.0. As a whole, meat is taxing on the body’s alkaline
reserves. It also has the highest concentration of pesticides
since it is higher on the food chain. “Clean”
meat is a priority for optimal health – look for kosher
and organic whenever possible.
Ref: Alkalize or Die, by Dr. T. Baroody
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RECIPES FOR HEALTH
HUMMUS – A classic garlic recipe.
From Don Colbert, MD’s newest book What Would Jesus
Eat?*
Soak chickpeas or garbanzo beans overnight. Drain them
well. For every two cups of chickpeas, add one quart of
fresh water, and bring the chickpeas to a boil, then allow
them to continue simmering for one to two hours (until tender).
Drain off the water, and place the chickpeas into a blender
or food processor. Puree. Then for every two cups of chickpeas,
add:
½ cup of tahini (sesame butter) or less (depending
on taste)
2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
1 clove of garlic (finely minced)
juice from 2 medium-sized lemons (freshly squeezed)
½ to 1 teaspoon of Celtic salt
½ teaspoon ground cumin
Thoroughly blend until smooth. Adjust seasoning as desired.
Place in an airtight container, and refrigerate. The mixture
should last approximately five days.
*Recipe contributed by Martha Shulman, Mediterranean Light
(New York: Harper-Collins, 1989).
Send us your own favorite recipes for keeping your family
healthy naturally! E-mail to recipes@heartlandnatural.com
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