Improve Liver, Adrenal Gland, and Kidney Functions with Activated Charcoal

It was in 1831 when Professor Touery (in the presence of his colleagues from the French Academy of Medicine) drank a lethal dose of strychnine, and, to their great surprise, survived. He mixed the poison with activated charcoal. Activated charcoal is a powerful tool for emergency cleansing of the gastrointestinal tract, perhaps the most effective remedy known today. It can be used in cases of poisoning from virtually any toxic substance. Activated charcoal reduces the absorption of poisonous substances up to 60%. Activated charcoal is a sponge-like substance that is made from different carbon-containing substances of natural origin.

Activated charcoal is charcoal that has been treated with oxygen.  The treatment results in a highly porous charcoal. It is made at very high temperatures and as a result, activated charcoal is a substance which is almost one hundred percent composed of carbon.  The chemical composition of charcoal is very similar to graphite. Useful properties of activated charcoal can be contributed to the huge number of pores and hence activated charcoal exhibits very high absorbent and catalytic properties.

One teaspoon of activated charcoal has a surface area of approximately 10,000 square feet. It adsorbs and helps eliminate toxins, heavy metals, chemicals, pharmaceutical drugs, morphine, pesticides from your body.

Benefits of Activated Charcoal and Its Uses:

- Poisoning by various chemical substances, drugs, toxic heavy metals, alkaloids
- Overall body detoxification
- Food poisoning
- Treating stomach pain caused by excess gas, diarrhea, or indigestion.
- Body odor and bad breath
- Hepatitis: chronic and acute viral
- Withdrawal syndrome (as a rule, is used for drinking, not for drug addiction)
- Intoxication caused by chemotherapy or radiotherapy
- Various skin ailments
- Inflammation
- Helps lower cholesterol, triglycerides and lipids found in the blood.

Activated Charcoal DOES NOT deplete your body of nutrients.  In his book Activated Charcoal, David O. Cooney stated, “Charcoal added to the diet of sheep for six months did not cause a loss of nutrients, as compared with sheep not receiving charcoal. … 5 % of the total diet was charcoal. It did not affect the blood or urinary levels of calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, inorganic phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, creatinine, uric acid, urea nitrogen, alkaline phosphatase, total protein or urine pH.” Activated charcoal is often included as an ingredient in body detox products. You can find it various forms such as powder form, liquid form and chewable tablets.

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EGGS

If you eat eggs, there are some things you should know. The word egg is a reproductive body of an animal whose embryo is covered with a shell of membrane.

So for those of us who have not realized it, eggs pertain to female ovum. The egg contains the biogenetic makeup of its parent organism.

Most humans eat eggs that are not from their own species. The eggs eaten by humans usually come from fowl or birds that have a very different biogenetic and molecular structural makeup.

Eating eggs can promote a host of diseases and pathologies. Eggs can play a pivotal role in some female reproductive diseases including fibroid tumors, uterine cysts, breast cancer and tumors, and menstrual irregularities. Also, since these chicken eggs are sterilized or infertile, they are in fact impairing their own sexual fertility and potency.

Eating eggs can certainly change or alter your bio-chemical, genetic, and molecular makeup and make you susceptible to a host of diseases and pathologies. Eggs are more dangerous than smoking cigarettes found in a recent London study.

Researchers found that eating egg yolks regularly increased plaque buildup approximately two-thirds as much as smoking would. Using data from more than 1200 people in London, it appeared those who ate three or more egg yolks a week had significantly more plaque in their arteries than those who ate no eggs at all. One large egg has 100 calories, 230 milligrams of cholesterol in the yolk.

The 280 million chickens used each year for their eggs, called "laying hens" by the industry, endure a nightmare that lasts for two years.

At just a few days old, a large portion of each hen's beak is cut off with a burning-hot blade, and no painkillers are used. Many birds, unable to eat because of the pain, die from dehydration and weakened immune systems.

After enduring these mutilations, hens are shoved into tiny wire "battery" cages, which measure roughly 18 by 20 inches and hold five to 11 hens, each of whom has a wingspan of 32 inches. Even in the best-case scenario, each hen will spend the rest of her life crowded in a space about the size of a file drawer with four other hens, unable to lift even a single wing.

The birds are crammed so closely together that these normally clean animals are forced to urinate and defecate on one another. The stench of ammonia and feces hangs heavy in the air, and disease runs rampant in the filthy, cramped sheds. Many birds die, and survivors are often forced to live with their dead and dying cagemates, who are sometimes left to rot.

The light in the sheds is constantly manipulated in order to maximize egg production. Periodically, for two weeks at a time, the hens are only fed reduced-calorie feed. This process induces an extra laying cycle.

Male chicks are worthless to the egg industry, so every year millions of them are tossed into trash bags to suffocate or are thrown into high-speed grinders called "macerators" while they are still alive.

Just imagine the scenario for an instant in your mind. Every time I see an omelet or bake goods or a hard boil egg, I think of the horrible production from the agony of the chicken to the commercializing of egg marketing. It is profoundly sad and draws tears to my eyes.

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Before eating an egg consider the following:

1) An egg is for producing a new chick.
2) An egg is a chicken's period.
3) An egg is highly acidic and toxic to the blood and tissues.
4) An egg when cracked creates over 38 million pathological
microorganisms that are harmful to the body.
5) Eating an egg will pollute the blood and tissues with excess bacteria and yeast.
6) The ingestion of an egg will immediately activate the white blood cells.
7) An egg is one of my top ten toxic acidic foods to never eat.

HEALTH NEWS ~ FEBRUARY

Hello everyone!  It’s hard to believe its February already. Next month we can look forward to spring! Here is a good, healthy treat to make using no refined sugar.

Almond Joy’s

1½ c. boiling water

2¼ c. dates

1 t. real salt

¼ t. almond extract (no alcohol)

1 c. barley flour

⅔ c. almond or peanut butter

3 c. coconut (unsweetened)

Pour boiling water over dates in a blender. When softened add salt and almond extract. Partially liquefy leaving some lumps. In a large mixing bowl place flour and nut butter. Cut together until nut butter is evenly distributed. Add coconut and date mixture. Blend well. Prepare cookie sheets with parchment paper. Drop onto cookie sheet (any size) and press an almond (or two) into each one. Bake 350º for about 15 minutes or until slightly brown. Yield: 50-55 cookies

         

When cooled, melt homemade carob chips (ask me for recipe) with some almond or peanut butter and dip or drizzle it over the cookies on wax paper. To store the cookies, put them in the refrigerator or freezer.

What God created is what He intended for us to eat. His original diet was to nourish, strengthen and build our bodies.

It’s important to recognize that what we feed our children will directly affect their nature, their character, their attitude, their physical being.

“Parents should make it their first business to understand the laws of life and health, that nothing shall be done by them in the preparation of food, or through any other habits, which will develop wrong tendencies in their children. How carefully should mothers study to prepare their tables with the most simple, healthful food, that the digestive organs may not be weakened, the nervous forces unbalanced, and the instruction which they should give their children counteracted by the food placed before them. This food either weakens or strengthens the organs of the stomach and has much to do in controlling the physical and moral health of the children, who are God's blood-bought property. What a sacred trust is committed to parents to guard the physical and moral constitutions of their children so that the nervous system may be well balanced and the soul not be endangered!” Te 184.2

This tells me what I fix my children may develop wrong tendencies…Wow you mean if I give my child candy that it will make a difference in them following instructions we give them…..it will destroy their nervous systems is what it is saying. I think it applies to adults as well; we have the same bodies!

Appetite controls and passions are out of control because of our diet. It’s a serious problem in our country today.

When asked how much sugar does the average person consume every year? Here is what 2 Doctors said:

Mehmet Oz, MD, Cardiology answered – “The average person consumes 150 pounds of sugar per year–compared to just 7 ½ pounds consumed on average in the year 1700.That's 20 times as much!”   --  WOW!!!   What a difference!

Joan Salge Blake, MS, RD, Nutrition & Dietetics answered - "Americans, on average, are consuming 22 teaspoons of added sugar daily, the equivalent of 350 calories. That's over 8,000 teaspoons annually! This amount is double the amount recommended daily by the American Heart Association."

Gerry Curatola, DDS, Dentist, answered - "Since 1983 (the year before my oldest daughter was born), sugar consumption has been steadily increasing every year by an average of 28%, fueling an epidemic of obesity, dental disease, diabetes and other health problems."

 http://www.sharecare.com/health/carbohydrates/sugar-consume-every-year

Those of us who don’t consume that much sugar, someone else is eating our share.  I wonder who is eating my share?

Sugar is in everything, all processed foods and even canned vegetables…and more. We are over stimulating and ruining the health of our kids thru the use of sugar alone, to say nothing of the additives, preservatives and colorings and all the other chemicals they are pouring into food that are killing our health and making our spiritual nature benumbed.

Vitamin B is a very important vitamin in the body and it is necessary for vital body functions.  It is to control the nervous system, regulate and calm the nerves and to make them function well.  Vitamin B is needed to metabolize sugar.  What happens then when we consume too much sugar? The body robs the Vitamin B from the nervous system and sends it over to the metabolizing and digesting of the sugar to maintain all the sugar overload that’s coming into the body and then the nervous system is short circuiting. The nerves become frayed, frazzled, and spasmodic. The child becomes very HYPERACTIVE because they don’t have Vitamin B to meet needs of the nervous system and it becomes out of control and children become hyperactive and their attention span decreases.

“Through the channel of appetite, the passions are inflamed, and the moral powers are paralyzed, so that parental instruction in the principles of morality and true goodness falls upon the ear without affecting the heart. The most fearful warnings and threatenings of the word of God are not powerful enough to arouse the benumbed intellect and awaken the violated conscience.” Te 183.1

Our passions are inflamed and our moral powers become paralyzed…that means that our ability to stand for what’s right when we know it’s right becomes paralyzed so that parental instruction and the principles of morality and true goodness falls upon the ear without affecting the heart.

When thru the channel of appetite, our passions become inflamed, our moral powers and the moral powers of our children become paralyzed and our instruction to our children fall on deaf ears without affecting the heart, that means no change in character. Don’t we want to change the heart so the character changes?

It’s saying that by what we feed our children we can actually short circuit the Spirit of God the Holy Spirit working in the heart of our children, because of the appetites raging and the passions becoming out of control.

God help us as parents to wake up to see that what we feed our children (and ourselves) is not just hurting their physical body for the moment but it is affecting their moral and spiritual character for eternity. 

Look at our nation today. The morality of this nation and our country, the passions and temper, the whole atmosphere, it’s intense, immoral and evil.

God wants us to recognize that what we do as parents in how we feed our children (and ourselves) is having a dramatic affect.

I pray God will help you to make the necessary changes in your diet and in your children’s diet so that you and they can develop good moral and spiritual characters for eternity!  

HEALTH NEWS ~ JANUARY

Happy New Year everyone! It’s hard to believe another year is gone and it’s already 2015!  

Now that we have colder weather; here is a great recipe to warm you up.

Cheesy Broccoli Soup

3½ c. water
1 c. cashews
1 T. onion powder
½ t. garlic powder
½ t. dill weed

⅓ c. fresh red pepper 

2 t. salt or to taste
4 c. broccoli florets or chopped broccoli

Blend all EXCEPT broccoli together until smooth and creamy. Pour into large pot and add the broccoli. Heat and serve.
  
Variation:  If you want to serve over baked potato thicken with cornstarch. If you prefer, you may use cauliflower instead of broccoli.

“Cheese is still more objectionable, it is wholly unfit for food.” MH 302

Cheese needs to be cured or fermented to be eaten. Protein, fat and carbohydrate are the major nutrients affected during the curing process. The products used during the fermentation or curing of cheese are toxic 
and irritating. 

A summary of the objectionable features of hard or ripened cheeses includes the following:

1. The putrefactive process results in the production of amines, ammonia, irritation fatty acids.  The carbohydrate is converted to lactic acid.  These are all waste products which cause irritation to nerves and gastro-intestinal tract.

2. Migraine headaches can be caused by tyramine, one of the toxic amines produced in cheese.

3. Certain of the amines can interact with the nitrates present in the stomach to form nitro-samine, a cancer producing agent.

4. An intolerance to lactose, the chief carbohydrate of cheese and milk, is probably the most common food sensitivity in America.

5. Rennet is used in the curdling of milk for cheese making. Rennet is obtained from the whole stomach lining of calves, lambs, goats, or PIGS.

Our counsel has been a great blessing to us for many years. There has been much suffering avoided because we have this counsel on cheese. “Cheese should never be introduced into the stomach." CD 368

Did you know it takes 10 lbs. of milk to make ONE lb. of cheese? Wow how concentrated is that? No wonder people have health problems when eating cheese.

Since cottage cheese and cream cheese are not “ripened” it would seem reasonable that these products could safely be used. They are safe, however ONLY if free from disease –producing organisms, heavy metals, detergents, antibiotics, cancer viruses, and other undesirable substances.  In this day of expanding diseases in animals, and expanding processes of manufacture and marketing it is unlikely that any dairy products can be considered safe. Furthermore, rennet, as mentioned in item 5 above, is sometimes used in the production of these cheeses to make a firmer coagulum. Certainly one may object to the use of pigs’ stomach lining for this purpose!                                                           

“The effect of cheese is deleterious.”  TSDF 14.

I looked deleterious up in the dictionary and it means injurious to health, harmful, or destructive. Wow this is a powerful quote!

The wise man Solomon wrote these powerful words in Proverbs 23: 2-3... And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. 

Boy is he ever right! The Bible is full of wise counsel, and even eating and drinking receive proper attention.

 "If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are."   1 Cor 3:17

In 1893, an American physician, John Kellogg, identified the allergic cause and effect reactions which resulted from cheese consumption. Ellen G. White related a fascinating anecdote of this vegetarian doctor who invented Kellogg's Corn Flakes in her 1893 letter to a friend:

“It was decided that at a certain camp meeting, cheese should not be sold to those on the ground; but on coming to the ground, Dr. Kellogg found to his surprise that a large quantity of cheese had been purchased for sale at the grocery. He and some others objected to this, but those in charge of the grocery said that the cheese had been bought with the consent of Brother ___, and that they could not afford to lose the money invested in it. Upon this, Dr. Kellogg asked the price of the cheese, and bought the whole of it from them. He had traced the matter from cause to effect, and knew that some foods generally thought to be wholesome, were very injurious.” 12MR 342

"Nearly 70 percent of children who consume a typical American diet have fatty deposits in their coronary arteries - the earliest sign of coronary heart disease by the age of twelve."  ~ Charles Attwood, M.D.

"At least 50% of all children in the United States are allergic to cow's milk, many undiagnosed. Dairy products are the leading cause of food allergy, often revealed by diarrhea, constipation, and fatigue. Many cases of asthma and sinus infections are reported to be relieved and even eliminated by cutting out dairy." Natural Health, July, 1994, - Nathaniel Mead, MD

As you can see cheese is not good for you and we should not be eating it. Even some doctors recognize this as you can see from the above quotes. Yes, they are talking about milk, but remember I said above, it takes 10 lbs. of milk to make just ONE pound of cheese.

God has given us so many other wonderful, healthy things to eat that I don’t even miss cheese anymore. 

God never takes away anything good for us. He created plenty of fruits, nuts, grains and vegetables for us to eat. We can find all the nutrients we need in them to have healthy bodies.

“The more nearly we come into harmony with God's original plan, the more favorable will be our position to secure health of body, and mind, and soul.” MH 365

As you can see, we have a lot of information to help us to know how bad eating cheese is. May God lead and guide you to make better and healthier choices!

Pomegranate Juice ~ Health Benefits

1) Fights Breast Cancer - Studies in Israel show that pomegranate juice destroys breast cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone. It may also prevent breast cancer cells from forming.

2) Lung Cancer Prevention - Studies in mice show that pomegranate juice may inhibit the development of lung cancer.

3) Slows Prostate Cancer - It slowed the growth of prostate cancer in mice.

4) Keeps PSA Levels Stable - In a study of 50 men who had undergone treatment for prostate cancer, 8 ounces of pomegranate juice per day kept PSA levels stable, reducing the need for further treatment.

5) Protects the Neonatal Brain - Studies show that maternal consumption of pomegranate juice may protect the neonatal brain from damage after injury.

6) Prevention of Osteoarthritis - Several studies indicate that pomegranate juice may prevent cartilage deterioration.

7) Protects the Arteries - It prevents plaque from building up in the arteries and may reverse previous plaque buildup.

8) Alzheimer's Disease Prevention - It may prevent and slow Alzheimer's disease. In one study, mice bred to develop Alzheimer's disease were given pomegranate juice. They accumulated significantly less amyloid plaque than control mice and they performed mental tasks better.

9) Lowers Cholesterol - It lowers LDL (bad cholesterol) and raises HDL (good cholesterol).

10) Lowers Blood Pressure - One study showed that drinking 1.7 ounces of pomegranate juice per day lowered systolic blood pressure by as much as 5 percent.

11) Dental Protection - Research suggests that drinking pomegranate juice may be a natural way to prevent dental plaque.

What is Tea Tree Oil?

Today we're talking about an essential oil that you've probably heard of before or have even seen in recipes for homemade cleaners here at Keeper of the Home: tea tree oil.

Tea tree has such a diversity of usefulness that's both practical and convenient that you'll never want to live without it again! And the good news is that it is very inexpensive in comparison to other essential oils.

Tea tree oil, also known as Melaleuca alternifoliais, is an essential oil that has been around for quite a while but not until the past decade has its healing benefits been catching on like wildfire. The oil is extracted from a plant native to Australia and cannot be found naturally occurring elsewhere.

Tea tree oil should NEVER be ingested and is only to be used as a topical remedy.

What Are The Healing Benefits of Tea Tree Oil?

Tea tree oil is a "jack of all trades" as far as remedies go. The easiest way to grasp the benefits is to think: skin issues + tea tree oil = healing (in most cases).

Tea tree oil is known for its topical antiseptic and anti-fungal treatment or infection-reducing benefits. It also has antibiotic properties and helps aid against aliments such as skin infections, rashes, burns, dandruff and much more. It should be noted that tea tree oil should not be used on babies younger than 6 months.

You see? Tea tree oil is just something you need to keep on hand! It's so versatile. Now I want to show you 25 uses for tea tree oil:

A mixture of tea tree oil and water is the perfect all-purpose cleaner!

25 Uses for Tea Tree Oil

Helps heal and soothe sunburns.
Heals skin infections naturally.
Relieves itchiness from rashes as well as helps reduce rashes.
Can be used as an all-purpose cleaner: Fill a spray bottle with 1-2 tsp. of tea tree oil and the rest of the bottle with water.
Treats acne.
Gets rid of lice naturally; just add a few drops to your shampoo.
A few drops in your pets' crates or beds keep the fleas away.
Removes ticks; just add to skin, and the little stinker will usually unlatch.
Cures toenail fungus and Athlete's foot.
Helps remove skin tags.
Naturally cures bad breath. (Swish some tea tree oil and water in you mouth.)
Can be used in a homemade toothpaste recipe.
Has been found as an effective treatment for warts.
Soothes insect bites.
Treats ringworm.
Treats psoriasis and other skin conditions.
Relieves asthma or other breathing conditions when a few drops are added to a humidifier.
Works as as antiseptic on small cuts.
Keeps your bathroom fresh.
Relieves earaches; mix 1 drop of tea tree oil with 1 tsp. olive oil, drop mixture into the ear and then remove by tilting head.
Freshen laundry: Add a few drops in your washing machine to scent your clothes. Also, if you forgot to put the clothes in the dryer, run again with tea tree oil to remove mildew. You can also scent wool dryer balls with tea tree oil.
Helps freshen carpet.
Can be used in several homemade kitchen cleaners.
Cleans mold: Mix apple cider vinegar and tea tree oil and scrub mold; place outside to sun-dry.
Can be used in a homemade natural deodorant.

There you go - 25 different ways to use tea tree oil, the most versatile substance that can help anything from soothing a burn to removing ticks to freshening your house!

What is your favorite way to use tea tree oil?

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Pumpkin

I really like pumpkin so it is strange that the only time I think of it is this time of year… Thanksgiving! Here is a recipe that is a very good vegan pumpkin pie!

Pumpkin Pie

1- 15 or 16oz. can pumpkin

12 oz. tofu, xtra firm

1 c. honey

1 t. real salt

¾ t. coriander

¼ t. cardamom

1 T. cornstarch

2 T. cooked carrots

Blend all ingredients until smooth. Pour into unbaked pie shell and bake at 350º for 1 hour! Delicious! Serve with homemade whipped topping!

Pumpkin is a food for healing - PUMPKINS may help protect your heart because of its high beta carotene content. One study of almost 5,000 elderly people in the Netherlands found that the people who ate the most foods rich in beta carotene were 45 percent less likely to have a heart attack than those who ate the least amount. If you are thinking of taking beta carotene supplements, better think again. Researchers say supplements may not have the same effects.

Two separate animal studies recently showed that pumpkin seed oil may improve the effectiveness of medications used to treat high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels. Pies are just one way to use pumpkin. It’s also delicious in chilled or hot soups, or in place of mashed potatoes in a shepherd’s pie.

 Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving everyone and may God bless! J