Green tea has been shown to help prevent cancer and promote heart health. But, you have to take those health benefits of green tea on faith – you can't peer into your body to see prevention at work.

There is, however, another benefit of green tea – and that green tea benefit might be quite noticeable.

Smoothing out the kinks

Green tea has been shown to be a stress relief, but no studies have examined the effect of green tea on distress. And that line between stress and distress is often a fine one.

Stress can be either good or bad. For instance, competition can be stressful, but gratifying. That's known as eustress.

But, when you're an NFL quarterback who's struggling, and there's a talented second stringer who wants your job and the fans and sportswriters are begging your coach to bench you, that's stressful in the extreme. Not much gratification there.

That's distress - and in need of stress relief.

Researchers at Japan's Tohoku University recently analyzed data collected from more than 42,000 adults. Data included dietary habits and psychological information.

Results: Subjects who drank five or more cups of green tea daily were inclined to have low distress levels. Low green tea intake (one cup or less per day) was linked to significantly higher distress scores.

These differences in stress relief held true even when other lifestyle factors were considered.

Word of caution

Green tea drinkers might lower distress just by thinking about these health benefits of green tea:

• Green tea has been shown to curb some cancers
• Green tea helps control blood pressure
• Green tea may reduce brain plaques typical of Alzheimer's patients

Research shows that EGCG (a catechin) is the component of green tea that makes all those green tea benefits possible. But, a word of caution: Too much EGCG may lower folate levels. This is significant because folate has been shown to help keep cognitive function sharp, ease depression, and reduce the risk of stroke and breast cancer.

Pregnant women and heart patients especially need to make a special effort to keep folate levels high. Dietary sources of folate include citrus fruits, tomatoes, leafy green vegetables, avocados, bananas, asparagus, whole grains, chicken liver, lentils, and pinto, navy, and kidney beans

Talk to your doctor before supplementing with folic acid.

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Intuniv – a new and different once-daily ADHD drug – just got approved by the FDA for use in children as young as 6. BIG mistake! This is drug is being marketed as the 'kinder, gentler' ADHD medication because it's not a controlled substance and it's not addictive. But what it is… is very dangerous for your child.

Here are nine very good reasons you should NOT give your child this ADHD drug:

1. It's only been tested for effectiveness in two short trials: one 8-week and one 9-week. No one knows if it will work after that. But everyone knows that ADHD is not an 8-week issue.
2. The two long-term safety trials lasted an average of 10 months.
3. Common adverse events of this ADHD medication, happening even at the lowest possible dose, include abdominal pain, sedation, dizziness, dry mouth, constipation, hypotension (very low blood pressure), loss of appetite, sedation, and somnolence (extreme sleepiness).
4. Children taking Intuniv are also at risk for bradycardia (dangerously slow heart rate) and syncope (fainting).
5. 12% of subjects (on Intuniv) dropped out of the trials because of adverse events, three times as many as in the placebo group.
6. In the short-term studies, a full 38% of patients suffered from excessive daytime sleepiness.
7. In the long-term studies, 45% of the patients suffered from extreme sleepiness, 26% reported headaches, and 15% complained of fatigue.
8. Some patients also reported psychiatric disorders, like anxiety, agitation, depression, and nightmares.
9. Less common adverse reactions reported by patients to this ADHD drug included sinus arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat), atrioventricular block (a disruption in the impulse that regulates the heart), chest pain, increased urinary frequency, asthma, and elevated liver enzymes.

Bottom line: Intuniv (and other pharmaceutical "solutions" for ADHD, such as Ritalin) can cause a great deal more harm than good for your child. But there are several safe, natural protocols that really can help… and you can learn more about them on this website: http://www.treatadhdnaturally.com/

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Dr. Vinay Goyal is an MBBS, DRM, DNB (Intensivist and Thyroid specialist) having clinical experience of over 20 years. He has worked in institutions like Hinduja Hospital, Bombay Hospital, Saifee Hospital, Tata Memorial etc.. Presently, he is heading our Nuclear Medicine Department and Thyroid clinic at Riddhivinayak Cardiac and Critical Centre, Malad (W).

The following message was given by him, I feel makes a lot of sense and is important for all to know.

The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is.

While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):

1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).

2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach.

Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat, bathe or slap).

3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt).

H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation.

In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.

4. Similar to 3 above, clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water.

Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga as an answer to clean nasal cavities), but blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.

5. Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (and other citrus fruits).

If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.

6. Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can.

Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.

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Scientists once thought people “reacted” to information coming into the brain from outside the body. Now cutting edge discoveries reveal you can learn to “respond” to what you expect to happen next.

In other words, you can reprogram your brain with “positive expectation” and attract amazing results. Of course, getting rid of your arthritis is more than wishful thinking. Wishing only assumes willing is insufficient.

However, with willpower comes responsibility and where there is a will there is a way.

Let’s discuss “a” way you can claim your life back again from arthritis pain.

The word responsibility means having a “positive response” and the “ability” to move forward with it. Wishing only wishes and lacks focus and drive.

Neuropsychologists who study the law of positive attraction, self expectancy and autonomous healing say it is alien to most of us because we are “conditioned” in a negative way.

If you accept your conditioning you will believe arthritis is a hopeless situation. This belief system only limits your receiving cutting-edge information, which in turn stifles your choices and cripples your outcome - or your painful joints.

You have a lifetime of arthritis pain conditioning that often imprisons your ability to experience something novel, something transformational and wonderful.

Scientists confirm you have powerful resources at your command that you aren’t aware of. All you need is a desire to have new experiences . . . positive arthritis healing experiences for one.

Everyone uses the law of attraction constantly; some people are simply unaware of the process. Positive visualization is a potent resource that you can use to turn your health around to help your body cure arthritis.

There is an old saying that says, “We cannot see what we don’t believe.” So, I am petitioning you today, to believe, “Your arthritis pain and suffering can be cured” . . . It is possible and I can prove it.

Read on . . .

I know you have been disappointed by false promises drug companies have made, but that is in the past . . . your arthritis cure begins right here, right now.

It’s time to move forward and get on with your life once again.

As you let go of your painful joints and painful past, you will see new possibilities and with little knowledge and the right guidance you will be able to "Empower your own inner arthritis healing process.”

But, it all begins with your brain and Central Nervous System (CNS) and then your joints, cartilage and “cell health” can be revitalized.

Because your brain expects something in a certain way, you often achieve precisely what you anticipate. So, change your thoughts and transform your life . . .

P.S. I have a guaranteed remedy report that gives you easy step-by-step instructions of how to CURE arthritis fast. Click Here For More Info . . .

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The mainstream media is engaged in what we Americans call "bald faced lies" about swine flu. It seems to be true with this issue more than any other, and it became apparent to me recently when a colleague of mine — a nationally-syndicated newspaper columnist — told me their column on natural defenses for swine flu (or H1N1) was rejected by newspapers all across the country. Many newspapers refused to run the column and, instead, ran an ad for "free vaccine clinics" in the same space.

The media, it seems, is so deeply in bed with the culture of vaccinations that they will do almost anything to keep the public misinformed. And that includes lying about swine flu vaccines.

There are ten key lies that continue to be told by the mainstream media (MSM) about swine flu and swine flu vaccines.

Lie #1 - There are no adjuvants used in the vaccines

I was recently being interviewed by a major U.S. news network when the reporter interviewing me came up with this humdinger: There are no adjuvants being used in the swine flu vaccines, he said!

I assured him that adjuvants were, indeed, a crucial part of the vaccine recipe, and they were being widely used by drug companies to "stretch" the vaccine supply. It's no secret. But he insisted he had been directly told by a drug company rep that no adjuvants were being used at all. And he believed them! So everything being published by this large news network about swine flu vaccines now assumes there are no adjuvants in the vaccines at all.

Lie #2 - The swine flu is more dangerous than seasonal flu

This lie is finally starting to unravel. I admit that in the early days of this pandemic, even I was concerned this could be a global killer. But after observing the very mild impact the virus was having on people in the real world, it became obvious that this was a mild flu, no more dangerous than a seasonal flu.

The MSM, however, continues to promote H1N1 swine flu as being super dangerous, driving fear into the minds of people and encouraging them to rush out and get a vaccine shot for a flu that's really no more likely to kill them than the regular winter sniffles. Sure, the virus could still mutate into something far worse, but if it does that, the current H1N1 vaccine could be rendered obsolete anyway!

Lie #3 - Vaccines protect you from swine flu

This is the biggest lie of all, and the media pushes it hard. Getting a vaccine, they insist, will protect you from the swine flu. But it's just flat-out false. Even if the vaccine produces antibodies, that's not the same thing as real-world immunity from a live virus, especially if the virus mutates (as they often do).

As I pointed out in a recent article, statistically speaking the average American is 40 times more likely to be struck by lightning than to have their life saved by a swine flu vaccine.

Lie #4 - Vaccines are safe

And how would any journalists actually know this? None of the vaccines have been subjected to real-world testing for any meaningful duration. The "safety" of these vaccines is nothing more than wishful thinking.

The MSM also doesn't want you to know what's in the vaccines. Some vaccines are made from viral fragments grown in diseased African monkeys. If that sounds incredible, read the true story.

Lie #5 - The vaccine isn't mandatory

You hear this lie all the time: The swine flu vaccine shot is voluntary, they say. But it's not true if you're an employee at a place where vaccines are being mandated. Millions of Americans are now being told by their employers that if they don't get vaccine shots, they will be effectively fired from their jobs. It's especially true with health care workers, day care employees and school teachers.

Lie #6 - Getting a vaccine shot is a good bet on your health

In reality, a vaccine shot is far more likely to harm you than help you. According to one viral expert, the actual mortality rate of the swine flu virus is estimated to be as low as .007 percent (http://www.reuters.com/article/heal…). That means H1N1 swine flu kills less than one person in 100,000. Even if the vaccine works, let's say, 10 percent of the time, you'd have to vaccine one million people to prevent one death from swine flu.

And in vaccinating one million people, you would inevitably harm or kill several people, simply from the vaccine side effects! Your net risk of death is increased by getting a swine flu vaccine.

Lie #7 - The vaccine isn't made with "attenuated live virus"

When the swine flu vaccines were first being announced several months ago, they were described as being made with "attenuated live virus." This was directly mentioned in CDC documents, among other places.

This term apparently freaked out the American news consumer, and it has since been all but erased from any discussion about vaccines. Now, journalists will actually argue with you and insist the vaccines contain no attenuated live viruses whatsoever.

Except they're wrong. The vaccines are, indeed, made with "attenuated live viruses." That's how you make a vaccine: You take live viruses, then you weaken them ("attenuate") and inject them into people.

Lie #8 - Wash, wash, wash your hands (to avoid exposure)

This idea of washing your hands a hundred times a day is all based on the assumption that you can avoid exposure to the swine flu virus. But that's impractical. The virus is now so widespread that virtually everyone is certain to be exposed to it through the air if not other means. This whole idea of avoiding exposure to the swine flu virus is nonsense. The conversation should shift to ways to survive exposure via a healthy immune system.

Of course, hand washing is a very good idea in a hospital setting. Recent news reveals that doctors are too busy to wash their own hands, resulting in the rampant spread of superbugs throughout most large hospitals in first world nations.

Lie #9 - Children are more vulnerable to swine flu than adults

This is just a flat-out lie, but it makes for good vaccine sales. Vaccines are right now being targeted primarily to schoolchildren.

But the truth is that swine flu is extremely mild in children. "It's mildest in kids," says Dr Marc Lipsitch of Harvard University. "That's one of the really good pieces of news in this pandemic." Reuters actually had the guts to report this story, but most of the larger media outlets are still reporting that children are the most vulnerable.

Lie #10 - There is nothing else you can do beyond a vaccine and Tamiflu

This is where the media lies by omission. The mainstream media absolutely refuses to print just about any story that talks about using vitamin D, anti-viral herbs or natural remedies to protect yourself from swine flu. In the MSM, there are two options and only two: Vaccines and Tamiflu. That's it. No other options exist in their fictional reality.

Why is the mainstream media so afraid to print the truth these days? Why can't reporting on swine flu see the light of day… literally, with a mention of sunlight and vitamin D? Apparently, Big Pharma has such a tight grip on mainstream newspapers that no true story on swine flu can ever make it past the editor's desk.

Killing stories, deceiving the public

It must really be depressing to work for the mainstream media. Even the reporters I know can't stand it. The truth, they admit, rarely makes it into print.

Over the last few years, I've had a couple of job offers from large media outlets. They want to pay me a six-figure salary and stick me behind a desk where they can control what I report. Needless to say, I routinely reject those offers. If I can't write the truth, there's no point writing at all. In too many ways, the mainstream media has become little more than a corporate mouthpiece, whoring itself out to the highest bidder / advertiser.

It's no fault of the frontline reporters who actually work there. For the most part, they agree with what I'm saying. It's the fault of the profit-oriented corporate mindset where news is about selling newspapers rather than actually informing the public.

Important news stories get killed every day in the newsrooms across America. They get killed not because they are poorly investigated or poorly written, but because they upset advertisers and corporate string pullers who shape the news and reject any stories that threaten their own financial interests.

Here in 2009, the distorted reporting on the swine flu vaccine has been one of the greatest media frauds ever perpetrated. The media has in every way contributed to the widespread ignorance of the American people on the subject of vitamin D and natural immune-boosting defenses that could reduce swine flu fatalities. Rather than informing readers, the MSM has made it a point to keep the people stupid, and in doing so, the media has failed its only mission and betrayed the very audience is claims to serve.

Adapted from: http://www.naturalnews.com/027055_swine_flu_vaccines_swine_flu_vaccine.html

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