Saturday, December 30, 2017

The Importance of Writing Thank You Notes

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Whether it’s taking a day off from technology or writing thank you notes, reconnecting to traditional forms of communication has been shown (scientifically!) as an excellent means for improving our health and well-being. Handwritten notes are also a way of connecting on a more authentic level. Let’s be honest, when I find a handwritten letter...

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Friday, December 29, 2017

Genes in Space-3 successfully identifies unknown microbes in space

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Genes in Space-3 successfully identifies unknown microbes in space
Being able to identify microbes in real time aboard the International Space Station, without having to send them back to Earth for identification first, would be revolutionary for the world of microbiology and space exploration. The Genes in Space-3 team turned that possibility into a reality this year, when it completed the first-ever sample-to-sequence process entirely aboard the space station.
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5 Minute Turmeric Tea Recipe (How to Make Golden Milk)

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Soothing and Immune Boosting Turmeric Tea Recipe - Golden Milk Recipe

Our family loves this turmeric tea recipe and it is a favorite staple in our home. I used to mostly drink chamomile or green tea for the health benefits, but this tea with its earthy golden spice is perhaps an even more powerful (and soothing) remedy. In fact, turmeric tea (or “golden milk” as it’s...

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Turmeric: 12 Practical Uses (& Benefits of Curcumin)

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Turmeric is a powerful spice with an impressive list of uses and benefits. It’s known for its antioxidant content and ability to work as an anti-inflammatory. This common culinary spice is prized in many cuisines around the world and with good reason. What’s So Great About Turmeric? In short…. a lot: The spice we refer to...

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Thursday, December 28, 2017

Engineers hack cell biology to create 3-D shapes from living tissue

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Engineers hack cell biology to create 3-D shapes from living tissue
Many of the complex folded shapes that form mammalian tissues can be explained with very simple instructions, bioengineers report. By patterning mechanically active mouse or human cells to thin layers of extracellular fibers, the researchers could create bowls, coils, and ripples out of living tissue. The cells collaborated mechanically through a web of these fibers to fold themselves up in predictable ways, mimicking natural developmental stages.
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What's coming from Natural News in 2018

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Here's what's coming from Natural News in 2018, including details about a significant expansion to our medical science research team. Stay informed at http://NaturalNews.com and http://Natural.News
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This one event will cause Big Pharma to COLLAPSE

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This one event will cause Big Pharma to COLLAPSE
When governments run out of money, Big Pharma will collapse because it depends almost entirely on government money for its revenues. Stay informed at http://BigPharmaNews.com or http://NaturalNews.com
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10+ Ways to Use Ginger (& Get Its Amazing Benefits)

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Ginger uses and benefits

Ginger root is one of the oldest and most popular natural remedies, and in my opinion also one of the most delicious. Ginger root is very easy to find in most places both in fresh and dried (and even pickled and candied) preparations. This is one herb I always keep on hand (I know, say...

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What Is Food Either Fuel Or Poison

What Is Food?Only humans have to discuss the topic of what is food?

Why is it that only human beings need to cover the subject of what is food? If a person is hungry and walks down the street, what do they see? That person would see restaurants!

People’s motivation affects their perception. We need to understand that we will only find what we are looking for and if we are hungry, that’s food.

In India, there is a saying that if a pickpocket meets a saint, all he sees are his pockets. It’s important that we distinguish the difference between appetite and hunger.

Appetites are developed by the age of three. The foundation of our appetite becomes augmented as we get older. As we age, our appetites become elaborate. Appetites are the polar opposite of hunger.

Hunger is non-specific and easily satisfied. Appetite is learned, specific and never satisfied. Appetites are cravings, they give you that feeling of “I have to have that”!

When we are young, we are told, you have to develop a taste for it. Anything that a person has developed a taste for is a problem. And, the bigger problem is it represents almost everything we eat and ingest.

Another example is smoking. Smoking wasn’t pleasurable for people initially. The fact that it became pleasurable is an example of the divine flexibility of the human body.

Kids learned to eat what their parents stuck in their mouths. We are setting up neurological pathways that are so deep and rooted that we can never get them out.

Dr. Lodi Answers The Question What Is Food?

Now that we have this understanding, let’s discuss what is food. Food could easily be defined as a substance that once ingested can be incorporated into flesh and blood. This is a very simple and clear definition of what is food.

Conversely, whatever is ingested and brought into the body that can’t be incorporated becomes an impediment. This impediment or impediments need to be removed from the body. These impediments are called poisons.

The conversation now shifts to food versus poison. Poisons have different degrees have lethality. Smoking is a poison and very bad for you, however, it takes thirty years to negatively impact your health. That’s pretty mellow on the poison scale.

There are poisons a person can ingest where they would be dead in 10 minutes. The fact is more people are dying from what they eat than from smoking.

A vegan who smokes has the same risk of lung cancer than a non-vegan who doesn’t smoke. Smoking is an assault on the lungs and gets into the blood immediately and produces free radicals.

Free radicals go around damaging things in the body. Food is actually incorporated, held, pocketed and processed does so much more damage than smoking.

In answering the question of what is food, it is relative to the organism that is being discussed. If what is being eaten is easily incorporated into that organism, then it is in fact food. If it is not, then it is poison.

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Veterinary surgeons perform first-known brain surgery to treat hydrocephalus in fur seal

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Veterinary surgeons perform first-known brain surgery to treat hydrocephalus in fur seal
A neurosurgical team has successfully performed what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind brain surgery on a Northern fur seal named Ziggy Star in an attempt to address her worsening neurologic condition. Ziggy, an adult female, is recovering well at her permanent home at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Conn.
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Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Low-altitude skiing can slow down ageing - relativistically

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A doctor could tell you that skiing and running will most likely slow down aging. But how come mathematicians and physicists give their scientific support to this point of view?
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Top Predictions for 2018 - the Health Ranger

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Top Predictions for 2018 - the Health Ranger
Here are a few of the top predictions for 2018, according to the Health Ranger. Stay informed at http://NaturalNews.com
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Antifa terrorists causing Amtrak train derailments?

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Antifa terrorists causing Amtrak train derailments?
Antifa is a radical anti-Trump, left-wing terrorism group that has been praised by CNN and the left-wing media, and now it looks likely that Antifa was responsible for the Amtrak train derailment south of Seattle, Washington which has so far killed at least six people and injured nearly eighty. Learn more at http://Antifa.news and http://Terrorism.news
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Soothing Shower Melts for Colds and Flu (or Anytime)

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Soothing shower melts

A friend asked me if I had a DIY recipe for a natural version of shower melts (basically a bath bomb for the shower) since her favorite ones had been discontinued and she was looking for a cheaper and better homemade option. I’m so glad she asked because these little shower melts are a staple...

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How to Stop Boredom Eating for Good

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Let’s learn how to stop boredom eating for good because it’s often one of the biggest culprits in weight gain and barriers to fast weight loss. Do you ever find that when you’re bored, you can almost hear the vending machine at work or fridge calling your name? You find your mind roams the depths

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Growing organs a few ink drops at a time

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Growing organs a few ink drops at a time
Researchers develop a finely tuned enzyme-driven crosslinking method to glue together biological ink droplets and extend the range of cell types that can be handled by inkjet bioprinting. Such printing holds strong promise for regenerative medicine, such as in use of iPS cells.
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Scientists describe how solar system could have formed in bubble around giant star

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Scientists describe how solar system could have formed in bubble around giant star
Scientists have laid out a comprehensive theory for how our solar system could have formed in the wind-blown bubbles around a giant, long-dead star. The study addresses a nagging cosmic mystery about the abundance of two elements in our solar system compared to the rest of the galaxy.
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Plants reveal decision-making abilities under competition

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Plants reveal decision-making abilities under competition
Plants can choose between alternative competitive responses according to the stature and densities of their opponents, biologists have discovered. A new study reveals that plants can evaluate the competitive ability of their neighbors and optimally match their responses to them.
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Cancer Treatment Methods To Be Avoided

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Cancer Treatment Methods To Be AvoidedCancer treatment methods such as surgery are not the best option.

Cancer treatment methods that involve chemotherapy, radiation and surgery are some of the least effective ways to heal from cancer. Let us walk through why that is the case and the cancer therapy methods you should be focusing on.

In order to fully explain why cancer treatment methods like surgery should be avoided, we’ll use a simple example. Let’s suppose there’s a poison pear tree in your backyard. Let’s also say that the people who eat the pears from this tree will in fact die.

Unfortunately, society is lead to believe that the only solution is calling a pear tree specialist who performs surgery. The specialist comes over cuts all the pears off the tree.

We ask you, did that actually solve the problem of the poison pears? The problem was resolved only until the tree is able to grow back all the pears on it.

Were the pears the problem? No, they were not. The actual issue at the root of the problem, no pun intended, is what the pear tree is sitting in. The problem is the soil.

Is this starting to come into focus now? It’s the military approach to treating cancer that is used by the conventional system. This approach is devastating to the human body.

There Are Cancer Treatment Methods That Bring No Harm To The Body

A woman having surgery to remove a breast tumor is not being told the truth about why the tumor developed in the first place. This woman has no idea there are natural treatment options that do not destroy her body.

These other alternative cancer treatment options challenge cancers at a metabolic level and do no further harm to the body. Surgeons who perform surgeries to remove breast cancer tumors commonly say, “they got it all”! These surgeons say they got clean margins and everything looks really good.

Unfortunately, in just six to twelve months, their cancer comes back! Not only does it come back, it spreads to other organs as well as the brain.

Something else the surgeons like to state if the cancer returns is that the person had a recurrence. That is false, the fact is the cancer never went away and now has spread.

Here’s a simple truth, the only thing the surgeon did was “remove a pear” from the tree. The surgeon has done not one thing to change the PH of the soil that the pear tree was in and low and behold, the pears grew back!

Cancer treatment methods such as surgery, chemotherapy or radiation just don’t work. They are not effective at healing the reason why the cancer developed in the first place and that’s what’s missing from conventional medicine.

At An Oasis of Healing, we use treatments that work with the body and challenge cancer at a metabolic level. We use treatments that work within the biological laws of nature.

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Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Soothing Roasted Garlic Soup Recipe

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Garlic Soup Recipe

Ever heard the saying “A bowl of garlic soup a day keeps the doctor away”? Ok, maybe that’s not exactly how the saying goes, but in my book this garlic soup is one case where good health and good taste unite! Garlic is a wonderful herb and culinary ingredient that I always keep in the...

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Befriending oneself has benefits, but backup plan recommended

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A self-replicating fish replicates only its own DNA, but researchers have found the mangrove killifish has a remarkable amount of genetic diversity across its species.
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Monday, December 25, 2017

123: Sharing Gratitude, Joy, and Christmas Family Traditions

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Sharing Gratitude, Joy and Christmas Family Traditions

First, “Merry Christmas” from me to all of you on this blessed, happy, busy, chaotic, joyful, and sometimes stressful time of year! I know all of you as moms know exactly what I mean … Christmas is a day full of so much meaning and joy but also a million details to prepare and organize. May you...

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Sunday, December 24, 2017

'Cosmic lantern' could help us further understand the fate of the universe

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New research has provided a deeper insight into emission line galaxies, used in several ongoing and upcoming surveys, to help us further understand the composition and fate of the universe.
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Friday, December 22, 2017

46 Ways to Give Experiences Instead of Stuff This Year (Even Last Minute)

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46 Ways to Give Experiences Instead of Stuff This Year and why you would want to

In the midst of holiday gift giving, I can’t help but think about the fact that often these well-intentioned gifts eventually lead to more stress, for the giver and the receiver. So much so that over time my husband and I decided to give experiences instead of materials gifts as much as we can. After...

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These 5 Apps Can Help You Achieve Your New Year's Resolution

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These 5 Apps Can Help You Achieve Your New Year

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It's New Year's resolution time, and you know how it goes: You stock up on new cookbooks, restart that gym membership, buy blackout shades so you can score quality sleep, and take other steps to prep you for making your healthy pledge happen. But before January is over, you drift back to your old ways.

Instead of going down this same path this year, we suggest using your smartphone to help you achieve your goals (hey, you already use it for everything else, right?). Here are five apps to download that can make 2018 the year your resolution sticks.

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If your resolution is to lose weight

App: MyFitnessPal

MyFitnessPal isn't new, but with a database containing the calorie counts for more than five million foods, it's an essential tool for anyone hoping to keep track of what they eat. And if your meal is homemade from an online recipe, just paste in the recipe URL and the app will give you the calorie count. Log your eating habits and physical activity (the app has 350 exercises loaded on it) while sharing tips and advice with your friends.

Get: Free, IOS and Android

If you want to be more productive and organized

App: Any.do

The Any.do app is like having personal assistant in your pocket. Keep track of events and tasks with this easy-to-use reminder tool. We love this app because you can share your lists and chat about your to-dos with your family and friends. Another bonus, the Any.Do Assistant uses robot technology to accomplish those mundane and tedious responsibilities you put off for as long as possible, like online shopping and scheduling appointments.

Get: Free, IOS and Android 

RELATED: 7 New Year's Resolutions That Put Your Mental Health First

If your goal is to feel calm and centered

App: Pacifica

Manage your stress and anxiety with this free psychologist-designed cognitive behavioral therapy app. Pacifica provides users with relaxation techniques, mood tracking devices, and self-help audio lessons to help you feel less overwhelmed and more relaxed. You also have access to a community of other users dealing with mental and emotional health issues.

Get: Free, IOS and Android 

RELATED: 15 Everyday Habits to Boost Your Libido

If you want better sex

App: IKamasutra/IKamasutra Lite

A healthy sex life means trying new things, and this sexy app has that covered. IKamasutra features more than 100 different sex positions in nine categories, and it's always suggesting new ones for you. Swipe right ones you like, and the app moves them to a to-do list that includes how-to and descriptions. 

Get: IKamasutra Lite is free; the regular app is $2.99 IOS, Android 

If you hope to run a marathon

App: Couch-to-5K

If making it to the finish line of a 5K is your 2018 goal, this app is the running coach that'll get you there. This training program is designed to take users from couch potato to in-shape runner in just nine weeks. Select your own trainer, sync it with your music playlists, and track your daily progress . . . and imagine how awesome you'll feel when you've completed those 3.1 miles.

Get: $2.99, IOS and Android 


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This Is The One Thing Meghan Markle Can't Fly Without—And It’s Pretty Genius

Mathematical model reveals solution to sloshing coffee

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Mathematical model reveals solution to sloshing coffee
When commuters rush out the door with coffee in hand, chances are their hastiness causes some of the hot liquid to slosh out of the cup. In a new paper, authors use surprisingly simple mathematics to develop a model for such sloshing.
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Star in the constellation Pisces is 'eating' planets

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Star in the constellation Pisces is
Astronomers have discovered that a distant star called RZ Picseum in the constellation Pisces is crushing one or more planets into its orbit into a vast cloud of gas and dust.
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Vampire bat rabies kills hundreds of cattle a year in Peru

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The vampire bat is known to be the principle reservoir of rabies throughout Latin America, yet the burden of vampire bat-transmitted rabies on human lives and livestock has been largely anecdotal. Now, researchers have calculated that, in Peru, more than 500 cattle a year die of rabies.
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6 Benefits of Using Herbal Tea During a Fever

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Benefits of Using Herbal Teas During a Fever

My post on why I don’t reduce fevers (and what I do instead) is one of my most popular, and I totally understand why! What parent hasn’t gone through a sleepless night or two … or twenty … worrying about a child with a high fever? Thankfully, fevers aren’t as dangerous as many people fear,...

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Thursday, December 21, 2017

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Here's Why I Don't Want to See Your Before-and-After Photos in My Social Media Feed

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From all the comments you see on before-and after-pics posted on social media, many people seem to find them applause-worthy and inspirational. I’m not one of them.

As a person with a history of binge-eating disorder and the author of a book about young women’s messed up relationship with food and body size, I rarely see these side-by-side photos in my social media feeds. Instead—in addition to pictures of friends’ kids and pets—my feeds feature a lot of plus-size fashion bloggers, health-at-every-size activists, and inspirational messages from dietitians who don’t focus on weight loss.

RELATED: Subtle Signs of Eating Disorders

So when a real live before-and-after photo popped up on Twitter awhile back, I felt like I’d been hit in the gut with a brick. It was a split-image picture of a good friend in workout gear, a typical bit of fitspo. In the tweet, she mentioned that posting the picture was her way of acknowledging herself for bringing fitness back into her life, for making herself a priority, and for challenging herself athletically. In today’s busy and sedentary world, those feats are admirable and deserving of celebration. I mean, I get it: I feel like Rocky Balboa when I simply make it to the gym three times in one week!

But why the photo? Why did the illustration of her hard-earned pride in her dedication and her healthy actions have to take the form of a head-to-toe picture highlighting the changes in the size and shape of her body? Because she, like most of us, has internalized society’s idea that the ideal (read: good/acceptable/worthy) woman’s body is slim and looks “fit.”

RELATED: The 15 Best Body Positive Moments of 2017

I felt like crying—for a couple of reasons. First, far from being inspirational, the post made me feel bad about myself. A 2015 study from Australia found that looking at fitspiration posts on Instagram led to worse mood, body dissatisfaction, and lower self-esteem in the women who viewed them. And, as you might expect, the negative effects of fitspo images were most pronounced for women with a preexisting tendency toward body image concerns and/or disordered eating. Like me.

Second, I’ve done pretty much the same thing. We often hate in others what we despise in ourselves. Back in 2008 before social media was everything, I wrote an ongoing blog about how I lost 20 pounds for a magazine website. I thought I was inspiring readers, but I shudder now to think of some of the hurtful and just plain false messages (such as “thinner bodies are better and/or healthier,” “you should try to lose weight, too,” and “if I can do it, so can you”) I sent to readers. I posted pictures of myself at my lowest-ever adult weight with captions like “Does this dress make me look fat?”

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Fitspiration posts on social media—even those that talk about looking “strong” and “healthy” rather than “skinny” in the captions—reinforce the belief in that the ideal body is one that is thin and looks “fit,” studies like the one above have shown. Internalizing that belief leads many people to an effed up relationship with food and their bodies.

We’re more than our bodies. Health is more than size. And the real “wins” in life have nothing to do with the shape of your ass.

Sunny Sea Gold is a health journalist and the author of Food: The Good Girl’s Drug. 


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The origin of water's unusual properties found

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The origin of water
Using x-ray lasers, researchers have been able to map out how water fluctuates between two different states when it is cooled. At -44°C these fluctuations reach a maximum pointing to the fact that water can exist as two different distinct liquids.
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Health Ranger launching YouTube alternative VIDEO website

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Health Ranger launching YouTube alternative VIDEO website
The Health Ranger reveals his plans for launching a YouTube alternative "free speech" video site by the Summer of 2018. Stay informed at http://NaturalNews.com and http://Freedom.news
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A particle like slow light

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A particle like slow light
Weyl particles are not particles which can move on their own (like electrons or protons), they only exist as 'quasiparticles' within a solid material. Now, for the first time, such Weyl particles has been found in a special kind of material, which is particularly interesting for novel technological applications: scientists have measured Weyl-fermions in a material with highly correlated electrons. Surprisingly, these fermions move very slowly, despite having no mass.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

The Case for Skipping Parties and Making New Year's Eve a Night of Self-Care

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The Case for Skipping Parties and Making New Year

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New Year's Eve is a time of festive celebration—of dressing up, hitting a dance floor or crowded bar, and counting down to midnight, all to the sounds of music blasting and champagne corks popping. It's about being with friends and loved ones, and waving good-bye to the old and welcoming in the new.

Well, we're totally on board with the out with the old, in with the new part. Which is why we're making the case for skipping the party scene and instead staying in and treating yourself to a night of self-care TLC. Doing these moves can help you breathe a sigh of relief, restore your spirit, and get in the right headspace so you launch your get-healthy resolutions on a strong note.

RELATED: 7 New Year's Resolutions That Put Your Mental Health First

If you have big hopes coming up for 2018—such as losing weight, running a half marathon, doing a digital detox, getting more sleep—you’ll stack the cards in your favor if you’re physically and mentally prepared to tackle the challenge. Once you’ve made that mind shift, you can be on your way toward crushing your new year goals. These four self-care ideas for New Year's Eve will set you up for success.

Plan your first move for January 1

So your plan for 2018 is to build muscle, or learn to cook, or start practicing meditation. Now's the time, in the quiet of your home, to figure out what your first step will be toward making that goal happen. Don't aim too high—come up with something realistic that will launch you on your way. In other words, instead of an 8 a.m. run, plan it for a more doable 10 a.m. or 3 p.m. Think of one thing you can do every day that will help you make your resolution a reality. Write it down, and vow to stick to it.

“Figure out what is one minimum change you can make for your well-being,” advises says Stacey Morgenstern, certified health coach and co-founder of Health Coach Institute. Is that eating a nourishing breakfast? Taking a brisk walk with a pal? Stashing your phone away after work so you cut that digital cord? “Drastic changes won’t last, and you’ll set yourself up for self-bullying or failure," she says. "It’s the mini habits that make a big, positive impact over time."

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Reach out to your support team

Even if you’re riding solo this December 31, that doesn’t mean you can’t be with loved ones. Reach out—call, text, leave a sweet message on their Instagram. Connecting with the people who know you and support you can give you the feels, but it’ll also clue you into who you want as part of your support team as you tackle your 2018 goals. Tell them what you're up to, so they can cheer you on as the year moves along.

“Setting a resolution is easy. Keeping it is hard, unless you have the right support and accountability,” says Morgenstern. Who’s going to cheerlead you through the rough days or check in? “That is really what will make this year different,” she adds.

Clear the clutter

We get it, going through your closets and pantry and deciding what to keep and what to junk doesn't exactly sound like an ideal New Year's Eve. But hear us out: There's something very empowering about cutting yourself free from things you don't use or need. Cleaning up and clearing out helps you feel in control and organized, and when your home is clutter-free, you'll feel less mentally cluttered as well.

Plus, others might need some of the things you're tossing more than you do. So look into local charities you can donate clothes, books, and other items. You'll like the way it feels to start the new year by giving back—stronger and more connected, and that ultimately will help you with your goals.

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Treat yourself to indulgences

Self-care is all about doing what nourishes you. Feel like a glass or two of pinot, or making brownies, or hanging on the sofa doing pretty much nothing? Or maybe hitting the spa for a bunch of treatments or ordering in dinner from a decadent but delicious restaurant? Ignore the judgy voice in your head that's second-guessing or criticizing what you want and just enjoy yourself.

“Give yourself permission to have it your way and not feel guilty about it,” says Morgenstern. Indulgence doesn't always mean spending big money or lazing around—even turning in before midnight to score a few hours of extra sleep or popping in a yoga video is a way to treat yourself well and feed your soul. The positivity boost will help you make the changes you're planning and 2018 a success.


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Rules For Healthy Living

Rules For Healthy LivingHere are the rules for healthy living which are straightforward and simple.

If you are consistent in following the rules for healthy living, then there is a good chance you will live a vibrant and healthy life. The goal of a thorough detoxification is to restore your health.

However, once you do that, how do you keep the good health you just acquired? How do you avoid going back to your old unhealthy habits?

If people can follow some simple rules for living life, then a person can maintain their restored health. Remember, whatever it takes to restore your health, it then required to also maintain it.

Let’s start with the subject of sleep. People have to go to sleep earlier. If people go to sleep earlier and wake up earlier, then they have experienced what is called restorative sleep. Getting this kind of restorative sleep helps to restore and cleanse your cells. People will have energy and feel better than they have in years.

The next rule to follow is to pray when you wake up in the morning. Starting your day meditating and being grateful for your health is an essential rule for healthy living.

Reading daily is another essential rule to follow. People can read books focused on health, healing, and nutrition as well as scripture.

The Rules for Healthy Living are an Ideal Way to attain True Health

It’s important to note that when you do read, read about truth and steer away from books that focus on disease and negative things. Instead, focus on the truth. Learning to appreciate a living a healthy life is important. Having true health is a blessing and something we should all be grateful for having.

Exercise is fourth among the rules for healthy living. It’s important to get your heart pumping and create a good sweat and then a nice shower to clean up.

Fasting is also an important piece in maintaining your health. The length of time you spend fasting in between meals is important. The longer you can go between meals without eating, the better.

Not eating three hours before bed and then going well into the next afternoon before eating is a great model to follow. The longer you can fast, the deeper the cleanse is for you at a cellular level.

All of these rules for healthy living are some of the fundamental principles we follow and instruct here at An Oasis of Healing. Our comprehensive cancer care program goes far more in-depth regarding health restoration, but these are some basic rules anyone can use to live a healthier life.

Contact us today if you, any member of your family or a loved one is in need of help when it comes to cancer.

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Giant bubbles on red giant star
Astronomershave for the first time directly observed granulation patterns on the surface of a star outside the Solar System -- the ageing red giant ?1 Gruis. This remarkable new image reveals the convective cells that make up the surface of this huge star, which has 350 times the diameter of the Sun. Each cell covers more than a quarter of the star's diameter and measures about 120 million kilometers across.
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Mars: Not as dry as it seems

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Mars: Not as dry as it seems
Two new articles have shed light on why there is, presumably, no life on Mars. Although today's Martian surface is barren, frozen and inhabitable, a trail of evidence points to a once warmer, wetter planet, where water flowed freely -- and life may have thrived. The conundrum of what happened to this water is long standing and unsolved. However, new research suggests that this water is now locked in the Martian rocks.
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Micro-spectrometer opens door to a wealth of new smartphone functions

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Micro-spectrometer opens door to a wealth of new smartphone functions
Use your smartphone to check how clean the air is, whether food is fresh or a lump is malignant. This has all come a step closer thanks to a new spectrometer that is so small it can be incorporated easily and cheaply in a mobile phone. The little sensor is just as precise as the normal tabletop models used in scientific labs.
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Sobering Health Ranger ANNOUNCEMENT for YouTube fans
The Health Ranger announces a reduction in posting political commentary to YouTube due to YouTube's outrageous censorship of any ideas which are critical of the delusional Left. See more at http://NaturalNews.com
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Hemp products LOADED with pesticides?

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Hemp products LOADED with pesticides?
Many hemp products -- including CBD oil -- are loaded with toxic pesticides and herbicides. Stay informed at http://CBD.news and http://Pesticides.news
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Lab science secrets of the CBD oil industry

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Lab science secrets of the CBD oil industry
The Health Ranger details some of the insider secrets of lab science and the hemp industry. Stay informed at http://Scientific.news and http://CWClabs.com
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8 Self-Care Habits That Will Help You Feel Less Stress and More Joy in 2018

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8 Self-Care Habits That Will Help You Feel Less Stress and More Joy in 2018

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What if we told you that there's a way to dial back the stress you deal with in your daily life, to feel more joyful and less overwhelmed? That's the premise behind self-care—a buzzy term you've probably heard a lot about or even tried to practice. The trick to making self-care pay off is to incorporate it into a regular part of your life. With 2018 upon us, make this the year you do just that. 

“Self-care is something we tend to forget about because it can almost seem as if you’re being selfish," says Apryl Zarate Schlueter, author of Finding Success in Balance: My Journey to the Cheerful Mind. "But we need to give to ourselves. Otherwise, you can run low on energy and put negativity out there instead of positivity.” These are the expert-backed self-care suggestions to take on this year—and find more happiness over the next 12 months.

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Take vacations

You always tell yourself you're going to do it—pack a bag, book a flight, and head somewhere exotic or so far off the beaten path, you can breathe and just be. In 2018, start planning. “People forget to take advantage of having a vacation from work," says Schlueter. "It allows you to slow down so you can speed back up when you get back." No paid time off at your company? Steal away for a long holiday weekend, then and milk every minute of your time away so you come back refreshed and restored.

Try workouts outside of your comfort zone

We don't have to tell you about all the benefits of regular sweat sessions. And while you might have found a specific routine that works for you, stretching your boundaries with something new can fill you with pulse-pounding adrenaline, challenge your skill set, and give you another reason to make it to the gym every day. For Schlueter, checking out a flying trapezes class was her fitness self-care. “That was my zen place where I could socialize, work out, and have fun,” she says. 

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Masturbate more

Sexual activity and orgasms have lots of legit health benefits, from easing stress to relieving headaches and boosting brain activity. Considering that just 20% of women reported masturbating in the past month, according to research in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, you may find that you have some catching up to do in the self-love department. No disrespect to sex with a partner, but sometimes going solo is the simplest way to snag those body benefits.

Start saying 'no'

This one little word has a whole lot of power over your mood and happiness. “Saying no to someone or something is a great form of self-care. Not only is it allowing you to avoid something you don’t want to do, but it gives space in your life to say yes to something you do,” says Schlueter. While it may be difficult at first, you’ll notice it gets easier to speak up and voice your needs as time goes on.

Splurge on more events or experiences

Sure you’ve heard that money can’t make you happy. But actually, there is a way that it can, according to research: Spend your dough on experiences rather than stuff. That’s why a great self-care move is to plunk down cash on something that feels indulgent yet you’ve always wanted to do or see. Maybe it’s finally catching Hamilton, booking a luxurious spa day, or signing up for a yoga retreat. It’s completely up to you as long as you know it will bring you joy.

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Wake up with gratitude

Maintaining a happy, lighthearted perspective on the day can be tough, especially when there’s a million things going on. But a positive outlook is a gift you can give yourself by pledging to start or end each day reminding yourself about all that's good in your life. “Thinking about one thing you’re grateful for reinforces a positive mindset, which prevents you from defaulting to the negative,” says Schlueter. It takes less than a minute to score this mood boost.

Set regular coffee or wine dates with a friend

One misnomer about self-care is that you should be alone while doing it. Not so. Connections with friends and family are the foundation of a happy life. In a 2014 study in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, feeling satisfied with your friendships was what mattered most when it came to being content. These days, most of us rely on social media when it comes to keeping up with friends. Make a point in 2018 to carve out more face time.

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Soak up the sun

Mother Nature may be just the therapy you need. Getting outside can ease a bad mood or anxiety, suggests a study in the journal Proceeedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Day trips for long hikes or beach strolls are always restorative, but even a walk through some local woods or time spent on a bench in a garden can make you feel calmer and more at peace—and perhaps more aware of beauty, magic, and wonder.


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The Halloween asteroid prepares to return in 2018

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The Halloween asteroid prepares to return in 2018
There is one year to go until asteroid 2015 TB-145 approaches Earth once again, just as it did in 2015 around the night of Halloween, an occasion which astronomers did not pass up to study its characteristics. This dark object measures between 625 and 700 meters, its rotation period is around three hours and, in certain lighting conditions, it resembles a human skull.
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Scientists simulate the climate of Game of Thrones

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Winter is coming ... as anyone who watches the hit TV series, Game of Thrones, knows. Some even have their own theories for what causes the strange extended seasons in that world of dragons, kings, queens, and magic. But scientists have gone one stage further, by using a Climate Model to simulate and explore the climate of the world of Game of Thrones.
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Dear Moms, Let’s Simplify Christmas (& Enjoy It) This Year!

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Dear Moms, Let's Simplify and Enjoy Christmas This Year

Let’s face it, while the movies portray images of happy families laughing around the kitchen table or in front of the fireplace during the Christmas season, often moms end up more stressed out and busier than ever. I know I fall into the trap, and each year I have to try again to stay focused on...

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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

What Is Homeopathic Medicine, and Why Is the FDA Cracking Down On It?

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What Is Homeopathic Medicine, and Why Is the FDA Cracking Down On It?

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it will take a new approach to regulating homeopathic drugs. This comes after the agency issued several warnings in recent years about products, marketed as homeopathic, that have been linked to serious side effects and even a few deaths.

The proposed new approach will focus on “risk-based enforcement,” according to an FDA press release, which means the agency will pay closer attention to homeopathic treatments that are marketed for serious diseases without supporting evidence, that contain potentially harmful ingredients, or that don’t meet standards for manufacturing.

Of course, it’s good news that the FDA wants to protect us from harmful or ineffective products. But what does the agency’s announcement say about homeopathic remedies as a whole? And what does it mean for the millions of Americans who use them on a regular basis?

To learn more, Health reviewed the FDA’s position on homeopathy, and spoke with Michelle Dossett, MD, a staff physician and researcher at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. (Dr. Benson is not involved with FDA policy, but she studies homeopathy and is board-certified in both internal medicine and integrative medicine.) If you’re concerned—or just curious—about homeopathic medicine, here are a few things you should know.

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Homeopathy has been practiced for more than 200 years

Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine that was developed in Germany in the 1700s. “The idea is that you can take a substance that, in large doses, would cause a certain set of symptoms in a healthy person,” says Dr. Dossett. That substance gets diluted down to barely detectable amounts, she explains. Then, the thinking goes, “you can use that same substance to treat those same symptoms in someone suffering from them.”

These substances can include plant extracts, minerals, chemicals, and human and animal excretions or secretions. Some of the most well-known homeopathic remedies on the market today include arnica (a plant-based gel used to treat bruises and sore muscles) and zinc (a mineral used to treat respiratory symptoms and the common cold).

The evidence on homeopathy is limited

Some studies have suggested that homeopathic remedies can be effective forms of treatment, says Dr. Dossett, for conditions such as upper respiratory infections, allergies, and sleep problems. Many of these products are available over-the-counter, she says, but her research suggests that seeing a homeopathic provider—who can do a thorough assessment of your symptoms and make specific recommendations—may be more effective than self-medicating.

However, most rigorous scientific studies have concluded there's little evidence to support the use of homeopathic medicine, according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. A 2015 review from the National Health and Medical Research Council in Australia concluded that studies showing homeopathy’s effectiveness have been too small or too flawed to consider reliable and that there is “no good quality evidence to support the claim that homeopathy is effective in treating health conditions.”

The FDA may be responding to “a few bad apples”

In 2016, the FDA warned parents against using homeopathic teething tablets and gels containing belladonna, a toxic chemical, after it received several reports of seizures or deaths in babies who had used them. An FDA analysis later confirmed that some tablets did contain levels of belladonna that could be harmful, although the American Institute of Homeopathy has argued that the agency’s research was incomplete and misleading.

The FDA has also issued warnings about homeopathic zinc nasal sprays that may damage users’ sense of smell, and various products whose labels include potentially toxic ingredients—like nux vomica, marketed for a variety of ailments, which contains the poison strychnine.

Not every homeopathic product is necessarily dangerous, however. “I think the FDA is really responding to a few bad apples out there in the last few years, and really wants to protect the public’s health with respect to those few products,” Dr. Dossett says.

Other products the FDA has issued warnings about may have made health claims that aren’t supported by science and that aren’t allowed on over-the-counter products—for example, that they can treat serious conditions like asthma or cancer.

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Most homeopathic products won’t be affected

The field of homeopathy has grown exponentially in the last decade, becoming a nearly $3 billion industry, according to the FDA. That growth has come with an increase in safety concerns, the agency notes, as well as an increasing number of poorly manufactured products that may pose health risks.

Homeopathic products are subject to federal requirements that prohibit adulteration and mislabeling. But these requirements haven’t been enforced since 1988, says the FDA—and thus, products currently on the market “may not meet modern standards for safety, effectiveness, and quality.”

That’s one reason the FDA is reviewing its enforcement policy, but it doesn’t mean that all homeopathic products will be affected. Many products will likely fall outside of the risk-based categories defined in the new policy and will continue to be available, the agency says. “We respect that some individuals want to use alternative treatments,” said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottleib, MD, in the agency’s press release. “But the FDA has a responsibility to protect the public from products that may not deliver any benefit and have the potential to cause harm.”

When in doubt, ask your doctor

The FDA will encourage public feedback on its new draft guidelines during a 90-day comment period, and it always encourages doctors and patients to report any side effects or quality problems associated with homeopathic products or any other type of supplement or drug to its MedWatch database.

Dr. Dossett says she supports the FDA’s decision to focus more closely on products that may pose a danger to the public. But she also believes that homeopathy—when used responsibly—can be a helpful form of complementary alternative medicine.

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“My advice is to go with large and well-known manufacturers of these products that have a good track record for safety and to communicate with your health-care provider about what you’re using,” she says. “Like with any drug, it is important to be careful about what you’re taking.”


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