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Teaching children is such a wonderful privilege. Susanne introduces Molly and Joey who meet two villians on the way home from school. Although they are told all the wrong things, Healthy Hal appears and saves the day! This is a fun and memorable way to teach young children and those young at heart about good nutrition and other healthy living precepts. You'll receive a Healthy Hal Package which includes the script, music CD, and visuals. Excellent for teachers, parents, counselors, day care, health food store events, etc.  |
Susanne's Natural Health Articles
Been Stressed Lately?
By Susanne Morrone, C.N.C.
We’ve all heard the phrase “Stress is a killer.” Stress can also be a positive thing, a motivator that at times changes how we approach obstacles, challenging us to persevere when the heat is turned up, building character as a result. A pressing deadline that needs to be met can be very stressful, so we shift into high gear, meet the deadline and feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment. At what point do we cross the line from motivator to killer? It’s a subject worth considering since millions of Americans are suffering health consequences from long-term stress. To give us an idea of the numbers affected, The American Psychological Association conducted a stress survey in America. According to their press release of October 24, 2007, some significant findings were:
- Money and work continue as the leading causes of stress for three quarters of Americans, a dramatic increase over the 59 percent reporting the same sources of stress in 2006.
- The housing crisis is having an effect on many, with half of Americans (51 percent) citing rent or mortgage costs as sources of stress this year.
- Nearly half of all Americans report that stress has a negative impact on both their personal and professional lives
- About one-third (31 percent) of employed adults have difficulty managing work and family responsibilities and 35 percent cite jobs interfering with their family or personal time as a significant source of stress.
- Stress causes more than half of Americans (54 percent) to fight with people close to them. One in four people report that they have been alienated from a friend or family member because of stress, with 8 percent connecting stress to divorce or separation.
Stress affects us both physically and behaviorally. The next two sections identify some of the affects as well as tried-and-true ways to meet stress with success.
Physiological Impacts
At various times in our lives we’ve all experienced low energy, fatigue, short temper, anger, boredom, nervousness, tiredness, sadness, headache, neck and shoulder tightness, upset stomach and looking older from periods of stress. Long-term unaddressed stress results in high blood pressure, kidney malfunction, heart disease, skin disorders, nervous breakdown, and unexplained weight gain around the waist and stomach.
Cardiovascular impact from stress can be a life-threatening one. Surviving a heart attack, one usually realizes “I’ve got to do things differently. It’s not worth dying for.” There’s a common phenomenon with some people who register normal blood pressure when taken at their doctor’s office; yet it surges to dangerous levels when facing a daily challenge. These personality types who react with resultant blood pressure spikes have been termed “hot reactors.” They are usually in denial that they are suffering from stress and live with constant fear, doubt, worry, anger and the like. Life to them is one continual hardship after another.
A very dangerous result of long-term unaddressed stress is myocardial contraction band necrosis or contraction band lesions. These are microscopic bands of dead cells which weaken the heart from the inside out. How does this occur? A primary reason lies with the heavy drain on the adrenal glands. They’re pumping out adrenaline and nor-adrenaline which should be reserved for the fight or flight times. Being pursued by an attack dog with a fierce growl and teeth bared or needing to lift a heavy object off of an injured person who cannot move would be examples of times when this is fight or flight is advantageous. But, people are living in the fight or flight mode in their daily lives. This continual coursing of hormones puts “nicks” in the vessels and in the heart. Autopsies on humans who were neither obese nor sedentary have demonstrated these lesions. This means they can occur in people who appear very healthy, even runners and other types of athletes, who are inundated from stress. So that we don’t get stressed out talking about the affects of stress, let’s now consider the ways to deal with it successfully.
"The only difference between a diamond and a lump of coal is that the diamond had a little more pressure put on it." |
Positive De-Stressors
- Deep Breathing – This will activate the centers of the brain for relaxation and increase our creative mental energy. Breathe slowly, with deep, regular breaths so the mind will calm down.
- Therapeutic Massage – This is not a luxury; people who have experienced its benefits consider it a necessity. Deep tissue massage removes wastes by direct finger pressure across the grain of the muscles. Chronic patterns of tension that have accumulated from stress are alleviated. Scar tissue can also be broken up with this massage technique. Another is Swedish massage. The therapist will knead, stroke, stretch, tap, and use friction to cleanse, stimulate and relax. Those with injuries find massage helps speed rehabilitation. Dialog between you and your licensed massage therapist will help determine what will be just right for you.
- Regular Exercise - Find something you enjoy doing for exercise and be regular about it. Whether riding a bike, long walks with Fido, playing tennis, dancing or martial arts, make it a part of your healthy regimen. Tissues are oxygenated and mental outlook is improved.
- Good Nutrition – When folks are stressed they usually snack, graze or pick on fast finger foods that are simple carbs in refined packaged goods. Healthy meals go by the wayside. We require healthy food to maintain health and balance. At especially stressful times, slow down, think about what Hippocrates said: “Let food be thy medicine.” Choose food that will give us nutrients to meet the ravages caused by stress. Fresh fruit and vegetables along with high-quality proteins. Whole grains, sprouts, nuts and seeds, sea greens, fermented organic soy foods are common choices for those who are vegetarians. Non-vegetarians would benefit from seafood, salmon, and organic free-range poultry. If you eat dairy products you may want to consider switching to organic sources to avoid unwanted chemicals. The mineral potassium can help reduce the stress-related high blood pressure mentioned earlier. Likewise magnesium is essential for muscle relaxation, including the heart. Potassium and magnesium-rich foods include seafood, poultry and fish, avocados, kiwis, wild salmon, bananas, seeds, whole grains potatoes, dark leafy green vegetables, nuts, legumes, poultry, seafood whole grains, and dairy. Don’t really have an appetite, juicing may be the ticket for you. Fresh organic vegetable juice not only tastes delicious and satisfying it also supplies many of the essential minerals and vitamins needed during stressful times.
- Supplements - There’s a vast array of approaches to keep up adrenal nourishment during times of stress. I personally like Royal Jelly from the bee kingdom, a very high source of B5 or pantothenic acid to nourish the adrenals. There are liquid ginseng/royal jelly combinations. Green drinks are superb. For a vitamin approach, Vitamin C along with B5 provides adrenal support. B complex formulations are available, along with herbal and glandular adrenal supports. Schizandra berry is excellent for adrenal nourishment and can be found in a number of high-quality herbal-based stress formulas. SAM-e helps with synthesizing brain chemicals for improved mood and is helpful with depression, along with a B vitamin complex. Your local health food store can be a resource for quality natural options. Ask for assistance from a knowledgeable staff member.
- Humor- Write down your favorite jokes, or funny family stories. When the everyday stresses start to get you out of sorts, make yourself take a few minutes and go to your “humor file." Take a seat away from what you’ve been doing. Deep breathe for a few minutes, open the file, and concentrate on the words. Think of the occasion where these things occurred. You’ll crack a smile or perhaps laugh out loud. Keep a favorite funny book or movie handy. Call a friend who always lifts your spirits. Laughter can often diffuse the stress.
- Prayer and Meditation – We ask our Heavenly Father to take our burdens and walk with us through our stressful times. Spiritual strength and meditation on the bigger picture keeps the stresses of life in check.
- Emotional Freedom Technique - One of the most exciting natural techniques to come along in years is a combination of tapping on acupressure points combined with audible positive affirmations. It is called Emotional Freedom Technique developed by Gary Craig. Whereby acupuncture and acupressure have been likened to a gentle, flowing stream, EFT is Niagara Falls to bring about balance in a very short time.
One can hardly cover the topic of stress without mentioning Dr. Hans Selye. He’s the world-famous neuro-endocrinologist who’s considered the father of the stress field. Dr. Selye said, “Every stress leaves an indelible scar, and the organism pays for its survival after a stressful situation by becoming a little older.” But he also said, “Let stress be the spice life.” Use the spice sparingly, just enough to flavor our days with accomplishment and satisfaction for making the world a better place. When it gets too spicy, cool it down with the 8 suggestions listed above!
Beauty Is As Beauty Does:
Using Cleaner, Healthier Body Care Products
By Susanne Morrone, C.N.C.
Men and women alike are becoming more savvy about body care products thanks to health-oriented books, the internet, infomercials, and their local health food stores. It stands to reason we should scrutinize what is rubbed, dabbed and sprayed on our skin since it will show up in the rest the body. According to Josephine Fairley, author of Organic Beauty, up to 60 percent of skin products are absorbed into the circulatory system. A study by Dr. Hauschka Skin Care Company in Britain has shown that the human body can absorb up to 30 pounds of moisturizer over 60 years. (Oh, George!, George Magazine - Spring 2005)
This concept was proposed as controversial a few years back on a TV special interviewing several spa owners and two specialists in the medical establishment. The spa owners shared their beauty and therapeutic approaches alluding to the skin throwing off toxins and absorbing their nutrient-rich creams. The doctor experts stated the skin does not absorb nutrients. Funny, we now have trans-dermal patches for weight loss, hormone balance and nicotine withdrawal.
The chemical exposure in everyday living is becoming very obtrusive. Fact is, chemicals are accumulating in our fatty tissues and causing health problems. These chemicals are called PBT chemicals or persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic. (Even DDT is showing up in children and adults who were born well after its banning in 1972.) So, take a rough mental inventory of what you've been using everyday for years from shampoos and conditioners, hair coloring products, deodorants, to cosmetics for starters. Do yourself a favor and read the label ingredients. You'll be surprised when it seems like a lesson in chemistry. If the ingredients are herbal sources from nature, you'll usually see a botanical name in the list. For example, it could be Matricaria chamomilla (chamomile), Oenothera biennis (evening primrose oil), or Mentha aquatica (mint, lime). On the other hand, if the ingredients are synthetic chemicals or derived from petroleum, you can usually tell because of the longer names such as dipropylene glycol methyl ether, 2-amino6-chloro-4-Nitrophenol, or Disperse Black 9. Do you want to buy products with toxic heavy metals, skin irritants, and ingredients that may cause cancer, developmental/reproductive abnormalities, allergic reactions, nerve damage and other concerns?
Don't be fooled by buzz words on the front of the product like natural, organic, hypoallergenic or cruelty-free. This should not be the only inducement to buy. These products may still contain harmful chemicals, cause allergic reactions in some people and have individual ingredients which have been tested on animals. Many manufacturers have been misleading the public using the term organic while they’ve included synthetic petrochemicals and other potential carcinogens. Always scrutinize the list of ingredients and look for products which list certified "USDA Organic" ingredients from companies known for quality with consumer health as a high priority.
You may still choose to throw caution to the wind thinking that the average product out there is going to be safe or moderately safe. We're talking about a highly-profitable industry-- dominated by a small number of multinational corporations that originated in the early 20th century. The worldwide annual expenditures for cosmetics alone is $18 billion. Manufacturing companies are able to put virtually any ingredient into personal care products, be it highly-toxic or otherwise. Like most industry, they resist government regulation and have lobbied against it throughout the years. Federal law on personal care products, therefore, is riddled with loopholes, and there is no requirement for pre-market safety tests. The burden of proof lies with the consumer.
Common Skin Problems
Acne is commonly addressed with antibiotics in cream and pill forms as well as lotions formulated with many synthetic chemicals. Acne roseacea is becoming a more common concern as well. Rather than getting at the underlying cause, we almost always think medicate to suppress the obvious symptoms. One should take a hard look at diet as a big factor, along with possible hypochlorhydria (low stomach acid resulting in poor digestion), clogged pores and demodex. Demodex are tiny parasitic mites that live in follicles of mammals. There are about 65 known species of Demodex that are among the smallest of arthropods. Two species living on humans have been identified: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis, both frequently referred to as eyelash mites. Sea Buckthorn oil has shown to be one effective topical for this problem. The ingredients in the products you are using may be clogging your pores making an acne problem worse. The word comodogenic is used to describe ingredients that will produce or aggravate acne. There are many ingredients which have been found to irritate skin and clog pores. Here are just a few:
Acetylated Lanolin
Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
Algin
Anhydrous or Synthetic Lanolin
Butyl Stearate
Carrageenan
Cotton Seed Oil
Laureth 4, 23 and Lauric Acid
PEG 8 Stearate
Propylene Glycol Monostearate
Sodium Lauryl and Laureth Sulfate
A high-quality, organic product formulated for your skin type would be a wise choice. Choose between dry, normal, oily, and combination. The cleansing product should be followed by a toner to re-establish the pH, and moisturizer. Again, dirt and impurities can cause breakouts and clog pores. But we can also damage our skin by over-cleansing, harsh scrubbing, and using drying or exfoliating products.
While we are on the subject of high-quality products, don’t forget to check your deodorant! It may have butane, propane (liquified petroleum gas), aluminum and other chemicals. Since aluminum is implicated in a number of health conditions including Alzheimer’s, why risk applying it to your skin?
Seek out suppliers and stores that carry quality alternatives to the mass produced, cheaply formulated lines we’re all familiar with. Don’t let your guard down when at the health food store either as many just order the best sellers in each category without scrutinizing ingredients.
In conclusion, if you care about your skin and your health, no longer purchase products based on familiarity, media advertising and package appeal. Beauty is as beauty does—purchase products as an informed consumer to nourish and beautify.
Are You Ready for Change?
By Susanne Morrone, C.N.C.
American professor and philosopher William James said: “To change one’s life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions.”
I tend to be like that. When a truth is presented, I have to embrace it and it’s a part of me immediately. No exceptions. This brings to mind my quest for true prevention and healthier living. I was asked by a friend to attend a lecture and take notes for her in a local health food store about 25 years ago. I reluctantly accepted. After all, the medical field was my mindset, not “hippies and birdseed in barrels” as everyone I knew described that unfamiliar territory. But, I rounded up my sister and her neighbor for a strength-in-numbers entourage to fulfill my note-taking obligation. The lecture was academic, exceptional and the epiphany I needed. I approached the nutritionist as soon as it was over to make an appointment. My consultation proved to be another major educational installment, and I headed home with my bag full of supplements duly satisfied that they were appropriate and beneficial.
My stomach was growling as the shopping bag full of supplements was placed on the counter. I walked to the refrigerator and stared for a few moments at its contents. Wait a minute! I just spent all that money on my big bag of vitamins, minerals, and such. What about my food? We didn’t discuss food! All of a sudden, I realized there were only a few things in there that could possibly be “healthy.” My label reading skills had begun. I whittled the fridge down to butter, a head of lettuce and some carrots. The pantry door was flung open next, and I feverishly started reading cans, bottles, bags, and boxes. This has to go, this too, and this. The determining factor was unpronounceable, unfamiliar words which I suspected were synthetic chemicals and, of course, many synonyms for sugar. I never realized how much sugar was in everything. “Peas? Tortilla Chips? Spaghetti Sauce? Oh, for heavens sake!”
What was the point of learning truth, if there would be no follow through? Of course, my new found excitement and fervor was met with some resistance. But that’s okay. The change was permanent for me and that was to be the start for educating the rest of my family and eventually many others.
Over the years I’ve counseled one-on-one with many hundreds of individuals who had varying degrees of bad habits, addictions, and lots of misconceptions. But I have to say, the majority were ready for change and embraced the information which helped bring about a much improved level of health. What was the difference in those who changed and those who did not? It was desire. There was no more denial. They had had enough of sub-par health.
Change to achieve vibrant health takes place by addressing the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs. When one is truly ready, the ring of truth and the gut recognition of it propels one forward. I continue to learn the fullness-- height, width, depth and breadth of natural health following the guidelines established in God’s word. Appreciation and humility deepens as you come to the realization that as Edison said, “Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so-called scientific knowledge. It’s obvious we don’t know one millionth of one percent about anything.”
The Foundation
By Susanne Morrone, C.N.C.
Perhaps it stems from many years in the health field, or just a natural result of training and experience. Whenever I’m asked a question, my mind goes at ‘semi-lightening speed’ through an exercise of peeling layers. It is a way of thinking that proves to be very beneficial for me to help others understand and achieve good results. Let me explain.
If you ask, for example, what I think of supplements, my mind focuses: supplements—holistic nutrition—cellular requirements—health. I have to create a mind picture of the foundation up through what I feel is the intent of the question being asked—Are supplements viable or important to health? I might then answer, “Quality supplements have a definite therapeutic value. We must recognize the importance of a holistic approach to nutrition, since the cells require optimum nutrients to perform at full capacity to maintain health. We don’t always get all we require from our food.” The next response might be: “But I thought a good diet gives us all we need!” My thoughts would immediately go back to publications from the 1930’s.
A letter was written to President Roosevelt in August 1936, with great concern over the Dust Bowl and soil erosion. North America experienced one of the most severe environmental crises from drought and wind erosion in the 20th 
Century. The crises lasted a decade. The U.S. Senate then commissioned a scientific study on the mineral content in our food. Mr. Fletcher presented the results to the Senate in 1936. The pioneers of nutrition from this era demonstrated that innumerable human ills emanate from the fact that impoverished soil in America no longer provided plant foods with the necessary mineral elements to maintain human nourishment and health. (Senate Document 264 74th Congress, 2nd Session 1936.)
A book published in 1939 entitled “Nutrition and Physical Degeneration: A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and Their Effects” by Weston A. Price, MS., D.D.S., F.A.G.D., had much to say about this. As a dentist, Dr. Price researched various civilizations and saw the correlation between bad diet and poor teeth, which understanding he extended to health in general. He expressed the concept in these words: “The writer is fully aware that his message is not orthodox; but since our orthodox theories have not saved us we may have to readjust them to bring them into harmony with Nature's laws. Nature must be obeyed, not orthodoxy. Apparently many primitive races have understood her language better than have our modernized groups. Even the primitive races share our blights when they adopt our conception of nutrition. The supporting evidence for this statement is voluminous and as much of it as space permits is included in this volume.”
I appreciate the comment made in the Foreword of this book by Edward Hooten of Harvard University: “Since we have known for a long time that savages have excellent teeth and that civilized men have terrible teeth, it seems to me that we have been extraordinarily stupid in concentrating all of our attention upon the task of finding out why our teeth are so poor, without ever bothering to learn why savage teeth are good. Dr. Weston Price seems to be the only person who possesses the scientific horse sense to supplement his knowledge of the probable causes of dental disease with a study of the dietary regimens which are associated with dental health. In other words, Dr. Price has accomplished one of those epochal pieces of research which make every other investigator desirous of kicking himself because he never thought of doing the same thing. This is an exemplification of the fact that really gifted scientists are those who can appreciate the obvious.”
In Chapter 2, “The Progressive Decline of Civilization”, the quotes of Dr. Alexis Carrel in his treatise, “Man the Unknown” are included:
“Medicine is far from having decreased human sufferings as much as it endeavors to make us believe. Indeed, the number of deaths from infectious diseases has greatly diminished. But we still must die in a much larger proportion from degenerative diseases. After reviewing the reduction in the epidemic infectious diseases he continues as follows: All diseases of bacterial origin have decreased in a striking manner. . . . Nevertheless, in spite of the triumphs of medical science, the problem of disease is far from solved. Modern man is delicate. Eleven hundred thousand persons have to attend the medical needs of 120,000,000 other persons. Every year, among this population of the United States, there are about 100,000,000 illnesses, serious or slight. In the hospitals, 700,000 beds are occupied every day of the year. . . . Medical care, under all its forms, costs about $3,500,000,000 yearly. . . . The organism seems to have become more susceptible to degenerative diseases.”
The Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service at the time, Dr. Parran, made these observations:
“Every day one out of twenty people is too sick to go to school or work, or attend his customary activities.
Every man, woman and child (on the average) in the nation suffers ten days of incapacity annually.
The average youngster is sick in bed seven days of the year, the average oldster 35 days.
Two million five hundred thousand people (42 per cent of the 6,000,000 sick every day) suffer from chronic diseases-heart disease, hardening of the arteries, rheumatism, and nervous diseases.
Sixty-five thousand people are totally deaf; 75,000 more are deaf and dumb; 200,000 lack a hand, arm, foot or leg; 300,000 have permanent spinal injuries; 500,000 are blind; 1,000,000 more are permanent cripples.
Two persons on the Relief income level (less than $1,000 yearly income for the entire family) are disabled for one week or longer for every one person better off economically.
Only one in 250 family heads in the income group of more than $2,000 yearly cannot seek work because of chronic disability. In Relief families one in every 20 family heads is disabled.
Relief and low-income families are sick longer as well as more often than better-financed families. They call doctors less often. But the poor, especially in big cities, get to stay in hospitals longer than their better-off neighbors
Dr. Parran concluded: ‘It is apparent that inadequate diet, poor housing, the hazards of occupation and the instability of the labor market definitely create immediate health problems.’”
Inflation may have changed the figures, but the problems have not changed. The same chronic degenerative health problems still plague us. The same day-to-day worries and stress are here from the hazards of occupation and unstable labor market. We’ve come to accept denatured, overly-processed, chemically preserved, artificially colored, genetically modified and irradiated food grown in sterilized, poisoned soil. “The Complete Book of Minerals for Health” by Rodale Press describes the problems resulting from man’s synthetic fertilizers. They upset the delicate balance of minerals and organisms in humus rich soil by killing off the beneficial bacteria. The naturally occurring minerals are lacking, and they are less available to plants. Chemical fertilizers can also saturate plant roots with too much of one nutrient, making it difficult for plants or crops to pick up and absorb the other minerals that they need.
Is this how the savages thrived? We must ask the same questions with the horse sense of a thinker and researcher like Dr. Weston Price.
"How Now, Sacred Cow?"
By Susanne Morrone, C.N.C.
Unless we’re seeking the real story or, to put it another way, truth on a matter, we usually go with what we have been taught. It doesn’t seem at all necessary to check facts or discover the evolutionary development of what are considered highly-respected, traditional institutions. Health, to most Americans, is total unquestioning acceptance of the western medical paradigm as it has been established since the early 1900s.
Examining the Roots
Enter: Rockefeller and Carnegie who were desirous of creating a new highly-profitable venture at the time -- it’s fruitage was a monopoly in healthcare to the exclusion of anything other than what was in their master plan. They brainstormed, orchestrated, developed and oversaw chemical plants to manufacture pharmaceuticals with a staged
agenda to take over the entire healthcare system to the eventual drugging of America. To seal the deal so to speak, they arranged to buy up the then existing medical schools by offering lucrative funding. The empirics as they were called included herbalists, naturopaths, homeopaths and other alternative philosophies whose schools of training fell out of favor since they were in opposition to a chemical approach. Politics ensued, control tightened, strings were pulled, and the system came into its own hell-bent on preventing any competition. By design, we would now have man-made synthetic chemicals to address and suppress any symptom. The cause, however, would remain elusive, and the patient kept in ignorance of necessary changes one had to make to bring about balance and a correction of the existing problem.
Examining The Fruits
- "There is an entire industry with an innate economic interest to obstruct, suppress and discredit any information about the eradication of diseases. The pharmaceutical industry makes over one trillion dollars from selling drugs for ongoing diseases. These drugs may relieve symptoms, but they do not cure. We have to realize that the mission of this industry is to make money from ongoing diseases. The cure or eradication of a disease leads to the collapse of a multi-billion dollar market of pharmaceuticals……As a direct consequence of the pharmaceutical business, more people have died from preventable diseases than all wars of mankind combined," Dr. Mathias Rath, M.D.
- The pharmaceutical giant, Bayer, dumped AIDS infected drugs for hemophiliacs (mostly children) in Europe, Asia, and Latin America after it was told by the FDA that it could not sell it in the U.S. The FDA not only let it happen - they covered it up. Check: www.liveleak.com/view?i=7d7_1182492879&p=1
- The New York Post and New York Press carried an article written by investigative reporter, Liam Scheff, published in 2004 entitled, “The House that Aids Built.” It exposed pharmaceutical abuse of children in a children’s home in NYC. The abuse resulted in drug-induced debilitating strokes, large fatty drug-induced lumps, blindness and death. “The drugs being given to the children are toxic – they’re known to cause genetic mutation, organ failure, bone marrow death, bodily deformations, brain damage and fatal skin disorders. If the children refuse the drugs, they’re held down and have them force fed. If the children continue to resist, they’re taken to Columbia Presbyterian hospital where a surgeon puts a plastic tube through their abdominal wall into their stomachs. From then on, the drugs are injected directly into their intestines.” Source: http://www.altheal.org/toxicity/house.htm
These three examples cannot even begin to comprise the tip of the iceberg. However, they were chosen for the proverbial reality check. When we acknowledge the foundation of the chemical/pharmaceutical industry and begin to grasp its fruitage, what are we to conclude? The approach to health care by design is the management of disease with drugs which are toxic to greater or lesser degree; there is an agenda for profits at the expense of human life; and true healing is opposed by this industry that was established to thrive on the sickness of the masses.
Going back in history (pre-dating the establishment of big pharma) the physicians of the day used arsenic, mercury 
and other poisons as medicines and were called “quacksilvers” by the herbalists of the day. Mercury, of course, was known as quicksilver. Isn’t it ironic that today the same medical / pharmaceutical establishment attempts to discredit natural approaches, referring to them as “quackery.” Edward Bernays, master of manipulating public opinion, couldn’t have done a better job. Their campaign to discredit anything non-medical is starting to be exposed for what it is. People are waking up to the fact that God’s pharmacy is superior in every way.
We have a choice. Since our cells are made up of what we ingest, why would the body need synthetic chemicals? Our food, as Hippocrates stated, is our medicine. It’s being irradiated, genetically-modified, and poisoned with pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals. Therefore, if the food that keeps us alive and well, is no longer viable, what then? Is anyone connecting the dots? Heaven help us, and if you know His word, He will, and that’s a promise!
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