Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:40:35 -0800WeeblyMon, 01 Sep 2014 20:21:31 GMThttps://www.healthylivingtc.com/newsletters/hidden-risks-to-breast-and-prostate-health According to the book The Iodine Crisis by Lynne Farrow and foreward by David Brownstein, M.D. , it is suggested that there are risks between iodine deficiency and breast, prostate and thyroid health. 

What does this mean?  Since many of us would be considered iodine deficient by today’s measure, maybe we should be paying closer attention to our iodine status.

Iodine is a mineral that each and every one of our cells uses, but especially our thyroid, and for women, the breast and uterine tissue use more of this mineral and for men, the prostate is a big user of iodine.

We have been told that if we ingest table salt that has been “fortified” with iodine, we will be able to get enough of our body’s iodine needs.  The author says, not only is table salt considered a processed food with the nutrients stripped out, but iodine that is put in the table salt evaporates quickly, leaving the salt with barely any usable iodine, and it’s in a form that is not very bio-available, as well.   In addition, the amount of iodine that is put into table salt is only enough to prevent goiters (swollen thyroids).  The recommended levels  do not take into account the rest of the body’s requirements, especially the thyroid, prostate, breast and uterine tissue’s needs.

The book conveys that iodine deficiency comes from something called “Bromide Toxicity”.  

Bromine/bromide is a substance that competes for our iodine receptors in our bodies.  Two other substances that compete for these receptors are fluoride and chlorine. 



 

Bromide is found in many things; Mattresses, car interiors, pesticides, fire retardants (clothing, bedding), baked goods, medicines, etc.  Chlorine is found in bleach and municipal water.  Fluoride is found in toothpaste, municipal drinking water (in some cases) as well as  some pharmaceutical drugs.  None of these poisonous halides  should be ingested  or absorbed (showering in and drinking chlorinated and fluoridated water). 



These are all things that we are constantly being exposed to and may be the reason why we end up with these toxicities and thus, the deficiency of iodine.



To help us detox these halides from our body, it is suggested that we perform the salt loading protocol found in the book.  Then add a product like Iodorol, which can be found on www.breastcancerchoices.org.  Biotics Iodozyme HP is a similar product to the Iodorol brand. 



Dr. Brown is an advocate of iodine supplementation.  He often recommends 12.5 mg. but in the book there were anecdotal testimonies ranging from 12.5 mg. dosages to over 100 mg.  By all means, you should make sure you consult with an iodine literate practitioner and never try to supplement on your own.



There is also testing that can be done to determine your iodine status.



In short, it’s in easy mineral to replenish, please consult with an iodine literate practitioner.



 



 



 



 





 

 

]]>Fri, 01 Aug 2014 20:19:33 GMThttps://www.healthylivingtc.com/newsletters/eating-healthy-on-the-road-or-at-college First off, for those of you that are currently in college, I totally get why you want to eat like everyone else.  No one wants to separate themselves from the mainstream at this time as we want to feel like we're a part of the group.

 

Let's talk about the actual reasons we're in college.  First, to get an education.  Yes, to actually learn new things.  And second, to learn to live on our own away from our parents and

experience new things.

 

So going back to number 1.  Learning things.  When we are properly nourished, and hydrated,  our blood sugar works right and we can concentrate, right?  We avoid anxiety and depression and we can keep on task.  Try it, I can't tell you how great it was for me to go back to school at age 50 and be able to read and comprehend and not be fearful of testing, etc.  I wish I knew about this stuff when I was in

college.

 

Number 2 pertains to experiencing new things-eating differently than our peers is actually a good thing.  I'm attaching a Cafeteria Meal Plan to help you nourish yourselves, even though the food is not going to be the best quality. 

 

If you're in your own housing, try to buy organic, grass fed, pastured, free range, non-GMO, wild caught, etc.  It can be a little pricier but remember that if you're really paying attention when you're eating and fully chewing each bite, you'll stop when you're full and you'll begin to know how much "fuel" your body really needs to function optimally.  You might even tart using a smaller plate and eating less.

 

Make sure you have plenty of the www.healthylivingtc.com snacks on hand in either case-dorm or off-campus.







HOW TO EAT WHEN TRAVELLING




I recently drove my daughter out to CA to start her new life AFTER college.  We took a smaller cooler bag and refilled ice along the way.  In the bag I brought:




Hard boiled eggs




Yogurt (whole organic )




apples, fruit




Cinnamon spice granola *




Grass fed meat sticks




Dark Cocoa macaroons *




Flax energy bars *




Lots of good clean filtered water-try not to drink anything from plastic but if you have to get bottles along the way, it's better than no water




A jar with cinnamon, ground flax seed and ginger all mixed together




Jello - homemade with organic fruit and gelatin from grass fed animals*




Canned tuna (BPA free can/wild caught)




Jar of olive oil and balsamic for salads




Kombucha - you can also find this on the road




Cultured veggies - you can always find a jar of sauerkraut or Bubbie's salt preserved pickles




Smoked wild salmon




Cut up veggies




Butter , nut butter and sea salt




Manna bread




Grass fed beef jerky




Already prepared bacon




Homemade kefir already blended with fruit




 




*www/healthylivingtc.com/recipes




 

 











]]>Tue, 01 Jul 2014 20:17:05 GMThttps://www.healthylivingtc.com/newsletters/could-you-have-a-thyroid-issue I’ve been listening to The Thyroid Summit for the last couple months .  Not only was I astonished at the number of people affected by thyroid disease, but also that competent medical care for those diseases and/or issues is hard to find. Some of the possible symptoms related to thyroid function: Hyper thyroid—anxiety, insomnia, racing heart, fatigue, weight loss, irritability Hypo thyroid—Thinning /coarse hair, muscle aches, pain/stiffness in joints, irregular menses/heavy bleeding, high cholesterol, fatigue, weight gain, sensitivity to cold, infertility, miscarriage Foods that can affect thyroid function: Goitrogens (try to eat them cooked) Gluten Coffee can also affect how your body utilizes your thyroid medications, if you are on them. 20% of the inactive hormone T4 is converted to the active hormone T3 in the gut.  Digestion and gut integrity is essential to good thyroid function.  THINK ENERGY!!!

 

What tests should you request from your doctor if you suspect a thyroid issue:

Several tests directly related to thyroid function are TSH, Free T3, Free T4, Reverse T3 and the anti-thyroid antibodies TPO and Thyroid globulin antibodies. 

Nutrient deficiency testing is also necessary to determine thyroid function.  The minerals iodine, iron, zinc and selenium, along with vitamin D and the B vitamins will give you a better picture.  Heavy metal toxicity may be an issue as well.  Poisons like chlorine, fluoride and bromine take the place of our iodine receptors in the body.  Iodine is essential to thyroid function.

Synthetic hormone replacement may not work as well as natural.  Be sure and talk to your doctor about this.

One of the speakers I listened to was Dr. Pamela Smith.  She is a Traverse City doctor who is quite experienced in this field.  Her contact information is http://www.cfhll.com/bio_p_smith.html

 





]]>Sun, 01 Jun 2014 20:15:29 GMThttps://www.healthylivingtc.com/newsletters/do-we-have-time-to-get-healthy Time...if only we could add a few hours to each day.  The truth is, you do have time to get healthy.  It doesn’t take much to transition to a healthier lifestyle.  I have been learning about how genetics pre-dispose us to certain illnesses and disease but that doesn’t mean we have to actually get them. The environment  and toxins have a lot to do with what happens to our cells, as well as our genetics, but there is a third component:  lifestyle.  The choices we make on a daily basis, whether it’s to eat processed foods, drink alcohol or eat refined carbohydrates, use our cell phones and other electronics excessively, or exercise has everything to do with how good we feel. Do you know what it feels like to FEEL GOOD?  Many people really don’t.  They TOLERATE their health instead of trying to improve their health.  This can lead to stress and eventually to cell damage and finally to illness and disease. Why not make some better choices for the next 30 days?  Try eliminating gluten (don’t be tempted to replace it with gluten free products that are both expensive and still a problem) and all refined sugar.

 

Healthy challenge:  for the next 30 days, try adding:

Toast shredded coconut over low heat 10-15minutes  add cinnamon



 



Hard boiled egg with sea salt



 



Organic apple  & organic nut butter



 



Green tea latte – ice, whole coconut milk from the can or organic heavy cream with ½ tsp. macha tea powder blended.



 



Organic hummus (made with olive oil, not soy or canola oil) and fresh veggies (cucumber, celery, broccoli, bell peppers, carrots)



 



Make your own trail mix with combination of SOAKED AND DEHYDRATED raw organic nuts, seeds shredded coconut, raw cocoa nibs and small amount of dried organic fruit.



 



Chia pudding: 2 tablespoons chia and/or hemp seed) soaked in 4 oz of coconut milk from the can and refrigerated for at least 2 hours. Add few drops of stevia to desired sweetness or fresh blueberries



 



Organic Nitrate-free Turkey (Boar’s Head or Applegate) and guacamole roll ups



BPA free Tin or packet of wild salmon, tuna or sardines to go (look for wild caught/pole or line caught, make sure NO SOY) Add your homemade mayo, capers and celery.



 



Sliced avocado eaten with sea salt & spoon



 





]]>Thu, 01 May 2014 20:10:23 GMThttps://www.healthylivingtc.com/newsletters/more-news-from-the-burzynski-clinic An Antineoplaston Phase 2 study is now published in the peer-reviewed literature.
The majority of the blind opposition to Antineoplastons comes from the prejudicial prerequisite of having the Phase 2 trials published in the peer-reviewed literature. Well, that argument is slowly becoming less and less valid.

You can read the first peer-reviewed Phase 2 study treating DIPG using Antineoplastons in history at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00381-014-2401-z
A diffuse intrinsic brainstem glioma in a child (DIPG) has never been cured in a controlled clinical setting in medical history. Antineoplastons are the first in world history to have ever cured it.
Never before in medical history has any new drug ever shown enough safety or efficacy to be allowed to enter a Phase 3 randomized clinical trials to treat a childhood DIPG by the FDA - which would inevitably lead to their market approval. 

However, even within the industry-owned FDA, the FDA was forced to acknowledge this reality by granting permission for these trials using Antineoplastons.

 As was shown in Burzynski: Part II, over 300 hospitals (including all children's hospitals in the USA, Canada and the UK) refused to allow these trials to be conducted on their property. Thus leaving the future of the first cure in medical history for a DIPG in children to be uncertain or possibly lost.
The sad reality is, if Antineoplastons were placed on the market for this one condition, offering the first potential cure in medical history for a DIPG, it would in turn allow any cancer patient the option of receiving Antineoplaston therapy "off label" by default—for any type of cancer. If this were allowed to happen, it would thus create the beginning of the end of the current paradigm of cancer therapy—out with the old, and in with the new.

As we know, the establishment isn't built to change—it isn't called an "establishment" for nothing. It will take a massive political upheaval to accomplish this.

 

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This tragic development doesn't help things either:

World Cancer rates to increase by 60% in 20 years:
World Health Organization


When you stop to realize that most of all of the pharmaceutical industry's "me too" drugs are quickly running out of patent life, and the industry as a whole is looking toward cancer as the next big wave of blockbuster drugs -- you can understand why they are trying so hard now more than ever to make sure Antineoplastons are destroyed forever.

In today's market, creating big strides in scientific progress is not allowed if they want to keep the profit margins high. Unleashing a drug like Antineoplastons would be counter-intuitive when adhering to the needs of stock holders within this industry.

 

You can imagine what is going on right now in the conference rooms in most pharmaceutical companies knowing that this surge in cancer rates is on the horizon. They are already planning on the next series of "redux" drugs that are slightly better or the same as what already exists on the market.  As long as they have an army of lawyers to defend the patents on the new drugs, and as long as oncologists continue to prescribe these inferior drugs, the failed system will continue unabated.

Also in yesterday's news, billions of Pharma dollars fly!

However, there just might be a glimmer of hope on the horizon for scientific innovations like Antineoplastons to reach the people who need it most:

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Rep. Morgan Griffin (R-VA) introduces the "Compassionate Freedom Of Choice Act of 2014" HR 4475

From the ANH article:

"New legislation would prevent the FDA from denying appropriate experimental drugs from dying patients."


"Recently, by working together, we made great strides in helping dying patients win access to potentially lifesaving treatments. It was your messages, together with those of other grassroots activists, that convinced the FDA to grant 12-year-old McKenzie Lowe a right of access to Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski’s innovative antineoplaston treatment."

 

Support HR 4475 by clicking on the "Action Alert" here. offering the first potential cure in medical history for a DIPG, it would in turn allow any cancer patient the option of receiving Antineoplaston therapy "off label" by default—for any type of cancer. If this were allowed to happen, it would thus create the beginning of the end of the current paradigm of cancer therapy—out with the old, and in with the new.

As we know, the establishment isn't built to change—it isn't called an "establishment" for nothing. It will take a massive political upheaval to accomplish this.

 

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]]>Tue, 01 Apr 2014 20:06:23 GMThttps://www.healthylivingtc.com/newsletters/autism-awareness-month One of the best books I have read this past year is The GAPS Diet by Natasha Campbell McBride, MD.  She is the same doctor who wrote Put Your Heart In Your Mouth, about cholesterol and cardiovascular health.  She holds medical degrees in both neurology  and nutrition.

 

The reason I wanted to highlight her this month is that she has had a profound influence on the care of patients dealing with autism through her GAPS diet.  She healed her son of this affliction over 20 years ago.  She did this through working with the gut and diet.  The small intestine—where 70-80% of our immune system resides via lymph nodes called Peyers Patches —is instrumental in our ability to function normally, both physically, and emotionally.

 

GAPS stands for Gut and Psychology Syndrome.  Not only is this a natural treatment for autism, but also depression, ADD, ADHD, dyspraxia, dyslexia and schizophrenia.  In her book, she explains how the lining of the small intestine becomes inflamed and starts to become permeable, letting not only particles of undigested food into the bloodstream, but also parasites and bacteria that may have entered the body through the GI tract.  These food particles, being too big to be recognized by the body, are thought to be invaders and the body makes antibodies against them.  This creates an inappropriate immune response or an “allergy”.  This is where the term LEAKY GUT comes from.

 

Autistic children have been shown to lack an intact small intestine lining as well as harboring too much bad bacteria in their gut.  Whether they inherited this condition from their parents or environmentally, it still affects everything they do.

 

The measles vaccine has been repeatedly blamed for creating autism.  This is not necessarily because of the chemical thimerasol, but because the measles vaccine content is found in the guts of these children.



 

The Greater Good is a great documentary on vaccines if you want to see why so many are succumbing to this horrible diagnosis.  It focuses on the HPV vaccine but also explains how children are being vaccinated for three times as many diseases as they were in the 1980’s.  Back then it was 8 diseases, now it’s 24.  These vaccines are also given in combination with each other and without regard to whether the child is healthy at the time of the immunization. 



 



Couple this with a compromised small intestine lining and gut flora condition and you have the perfect storm for creating disease.  Be sure and watch the movie, don’t just listen and do other things while you’re watching, because there are many times information is on the screen and not spoken.  The link to the movie is http://www.greatergoodmovie.org/  It was featured in many film festivals.



 



Of course, you’ll hear lots of propaganda trying to dissuade you from believing what you see, but understand that this is coming from an industry segment that makes more than it’s share of dollars from administering these vaccines.



 



If you want to help your adult children getting ready to make you a grandparent, help them to achieve good health through a nutrient dense,  properly prepared whole foods diet, void of processed foods and refined sugars.  A great reference for them would be The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Child Care co-written by Sally Fallon  Morrell (Weston A. Price Foundation Founder) and Thomas S. Cowan, MD.



 



For those of you who are past this stage of life, the Nourishing Traditions Cookbook by Sally Fallon Morrell is loaded with great info



 





]]>Sat, 01 Mar 2014 21:04:42 GMThttps://www.healthylivingtc.com/newsletters/probiotics Probiotic means "for life".

And in this case we're talking about the life of the good bacteria that helps us to not just survive, but thrive. Our ancestors ate probiotic foods on a regular, if not daily basis ~ a habit we have mostly abandoned.

This included foods such as sauerkraut, kimchee, miso and, yes, yogurt!  Homemade yogurt and kefir (fermented dairy)from raw milk is a real treat and comes with those wonderful fat-soluble vitamins A and D, as well as the mineral Calcium that we need for strong bones and teeth, among other things.  Beet kvass and kombucha are wonderful probiotic drinks that taste great too.

The consistent consumption of these cultured foods helps us to keep the balance between the bad bacteria, to which we are naturally exposed, and the good bacteria, that we are born with and need to keep in ample proliferation for health.

While science has provided us with more ways to combat the bad bacteria we're exposed to, it's more important now, than it ever has been, that we continue to build our army of good guys.

FACT: You have ten times as much bacteria in your body as you do cells!

You want to make sure the good ones rule. One way to do this is by eating cultured food.

Yogurt is cultured or fermented by the process of adding beneficial bacterial cultures to milk. This transforms lactose, or milk sugar, into lactic acid. That chemical conversion is what makes yogurt tart and thick, as well as more nutritious than the milk from which it came.

This bacterial modification of lactose is also what makes yogurt tolerable, sometimes even to those that are lactose-intolerant.

But that's not the case for those of us who have a milk allergy or sensitivity to one of the proteins in dairy ~ casein or whey ~ as opposed to a deficiency in the enzyme to work with the milk sugar (lactose). If you're susceptible to the proteins in milk (think seasonal allergies, asthma, constipation, any IBS, or you know full-well who you are. . .), then it’s better to avoid yogurt.

Yogurt – from raw dairy

In double boiler, heat a little less than a quart of milk to 110 degrees (no higher than).

Mix a small amount of the heated milk with ¼-1/2 cup of organic whole plain yogurt or use a yogurt starter culture.

Add the mixture back to the milk and pour back into the quart jar. 

Seal the jar tightly and place in oven at no more than 105 degrees or a dehydrator or yogurt maker for 24 hours.  Label and

refrigerate.

Sauerkraut

Save core and one clean cabbage leaf, set aside.

Cut in shreds or chop 2 lbs. of organic cabbage.

Put in medium to large bowl, add 1 T and 1 t sea salt.

Using kraut pounder or similar tool, pound cabbage until juice starts to flow.  Need to make enough juice to cover when it’s in the jar.

Add 1 T caraway seed if you want.

Put all the cabbage into a quart jar, pushing down slightly to get the juice to cover the cabbage.

Place the core top and clean cabbage leaf around it on top of the cabbage in the jar to weight it down.

Seal and leave in dark warm place for approx. 7 days.

Then refrigerate.

 

Kefir

 

Pour kefir grains in quart jar.

Add milk to about one inch below the neck (leaving room to stir).

Stir the mixture with wooden utensil, put a coffee filter on top to cover.

After 24 hours, stir mixture and strain through a plastic strainer into a clean container.  Use wooden spoon to massage grains against plastic strainer to get kefir off grains.

Place grains in small jar with milk to cover until next use.  Can flavor kefir-blend w/ frozen fruit and/or stevia to taste.

 

 

Kombucha

Do not use any metal utensils or boiling apparatuses.

Make hot water using coffee maker.  Pour into gallon jar (must heat jar first with hot water).

Add 1 1/3 cup organic sugar.  Stir to dissolve.  Cover with coffee filter.

Make another pot of hot water and steep 4 teabags in it for 20 minutes (no oily teas).

Add tea to hot water/sugar mixture.   Cover with coffee filter.

Let stand until room temp.  Add SCOBY and 8 oz. of kombucha starter.  Cover with coffee filter.

Place in dark room (cover with towel) for 10-14 days to taste.

Strain out 8 oz. of kombucha and SCOBY and place in fridge (in jar) until next time.

Put kombucha in jars or bottles-can flavor with fruit in bottom, can add chia seeds, etc.

 

]]>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 20:44:21 GMThttps://www.healthylivingtc.com/newsletters/will-it-ever-stop-snowing-january-2014 Something  you can do for your body when it’s cold outside or you’re not feeling well is to make Bone Broth.  HOMEMADE BROTH IS DELICIOUS!   MAKING BROTH RESPECTS THE DEATH OF AN ANIMAL (no waste)   HOMEMADE BROTH IS A FRUGAL PRACTICE   HOMEMADE BROTHS MADE WITH BONES ARE A GOOD SOURCE OF MINErALS, INCLUDING CALCIUM   HOMEMADE BROTHS ARE A GOOD SOURCE OF GLYCINE which COULD HELP WITH DETOXIFICATION   Homemade broth aids Digestion and heals the gut   GELATIN IN HOMEMADE BROTH HELPS YOU DIGEST PROTEIN FROM MEAT AND PLANT SOURCES   hOMEMADE BROTH IS AN EXCELLENT FOOD FOR THOSE RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS   HOMEMADE BROTH IS A RICH SOURCE OF A VARIETY OF NUTRIENTS
Homemade Beef Broth/Stock

3-5 lbs. of bones from grass fed cows.

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

Veggies-onions, celery, carrots, bay leaves, salt and pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 400F. Melt some ghee, or fat of choice to drizzle over the bones and vegetables for better roasting.  Cook for 30-45 minutes, flipping the bones and vegetables if needed, until starting to brown. Remove from oven and cool until warm.

2. In soup pot, cover the bones with water, 1-2 inches above the bones. Add the other ingredients incl. apple cider vinegar.  Wait 1 hour then bring to a low simmer and skim off any scum that comes to the surface. Simmer for 12-48 hours (three hours is the minimum for taste, but nutrition and depth of flavor will improve at the longer times).

3. Strain into a heat safe bowl, cool, and refrigerate. There will be a layer of fat on the top. 

4. If your ratio of water to bones was right you should have a gelatin rich, nutritious broth.  Enjoy!

 

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