We have just posted a nice page of information on stevia extract, stevia, and stevioside.
This should clear up any questions of:
This was the headline of a story from January 24 “Group seeks Botox warning after 16 death reports”. It appears Botox is not the benign wrinkle remover it was claimed to be.
Gee… let’s see… the FDA approves something based on “scientific studies” performed by the company that wants it approved… and then after the product is in actual use, harm occurs to people using it.
Some old story… different day.
Personally, I can not think of anything so stupid as Botox.
What is Botox?… Simple it is botulinum injected into your body, and the toxins in botulinum “Freeze” your skin so that portion is paralyzed and the wrinkles disappear for the time being.
But Botulinum?
Is it safe?
Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon published in JAMA “The Journal of The American Medical Association”
The study was authored by Stephen S. Arnon, MD; Robert Schechter, MD; Thomas V. Inglesby, MD; Donald A. Henderson, MD, MPH; John G. Bartlett, MD; Michael S. Ascher, MD; Edward Eitzen, MD, MPH; Anne D. Fine, MD; Jerome Hauer, MPH; Marcelle Layton, MD; Scott Lillibridge, MD; Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH; Tara O’Toole, MD, MPH; Gerald Parker, PhD, DVM; Trish M. Perl, MD, MSc; Philip K. Russell, MD; David L. Swerdlow, MD; Kevin Tonat, PhD, MPH; for the Working Group on Civilian Biodefense
It was published — JAMA. 2001;285:1059-1070.
An aerosolized or foodborne botulinum toxin weapon would cause acute symmetric, descending flaccid paralysis with prominent bulbar palsies such as diplopia, dysarthria, dysphonia, and dysphagia that would typically present 12 to 72 hours after exposure. Effective response to a deliberate release of botulinum toxin will depend on timely clinical diagnosis, case reporting, and epidemiological investigation. Persons potentially exposed to botulinum toxin should be closely observed, and those with signs of botulism require prompt treatment with antitoxin and supportive care that may include assisted ventilation for weeks or months. Treatment with antitoxin should not be delayed for microbiological testing.
Their introduction to the article said…
This is the fourth article in a series entitled Medical and Public Health Management Following the Use of a Biological Weapon: Consensus Statements of The Working Group on Civilian Biodefense.1-3 This article is the only one in the series to feature a biological toxin rather than a replicating agent. Botulinum toxin poses a major bioweapon threat because of its extreme potency and lethality; its ease of production, transport, and misuse; and the need for prolonged intensive care among affected persons. An outbreak of botulism constitutes a medical emergency that requires prompt provision of botulinum antitoxin and, often, mechanical ventilation, and it constitutes a public health emergency that requires immediate intervention to prevent additional cases. Timely recognition of a botulism outbreak begins with an astute clinician who quickly notifies public health officials.
Botulinum toxin is the most poisonous substance known. A single gram of crystalline toxin, evenly dispersed and inhaled, would kill more than 1 million people, although technical factors would make such dissemination difficult. The basis of the phenomenal potency of botulinum toxin is enzymatic; the toxin is a zinc proteinase that cleaves 1 or more of the fusion proteins by which neuronal vesicles release acetylcholine into the neuromuscular junction.
Yes. you read that right.
So why would any sane person want to inject it into themselves?
Let’s go back. Let’s go back to before World War II, when Japan had invaded China. (They called it Manchuria). The head of the Japanese biological warfare group (Unit 731) admitted to feeding cultures of C botulinum to prisoners with lethal effect during that country’s occupation of Manchuria, which began in the 1930s.
The USA decided to develop botulinum toxin out of fear the Nazi Germans were developing it and were going to use it.
There are at least 16 known deaths due to the botulinum toxin spread inside the body of those injected with it. And over 87 people have been hospitalized due to Botox injections resulting in the spread of botulinum toxin throughout their bodies.
Uhhh let’s see… inject the most lethal toxin into your body and expect it NOT to spread?
These reports along with other reports of harm coming to people who have been injected have been reported to the FDA.
What did the FDA do about it?
According to the article they are investigating. This is excellent responsible behavior. Though I wonder what would have happened if it were a “Dietary supplement” would it already be banned.
Did you know that Allergan the maker of Botox (according to the article) projected in November that worldwide sales for Botox would top $1.1 billion in 2007.
Think of the skin nourishing properties of Vitamin E oil. Spread over your skin.
Think of using traditional products like JAJA Pearl Powder™
Think of luxurious milk baths.
Think of stopping smoking if you are a smoker.
Think of getting better nutrition.
Think of eating or drinking foods and supplements with high levels of anti-oxidants that stop free radicals from aging your skin and body. Supplements like Chocodant™ for instance.
Stay away from the poisons and harmful substances like Botox.
Sure those bio-weapons can stop wrinkles, but at what cost to your health?
Smiling a Natural Smile.
Remember to Live Healthy!
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Have you ever seen a movie when an evil creature was killed… Or everyone thought is was killed?…
When
Suddenly…
It comes back to life?
Like a vampire sucking the lifeblood of it’s victims, E. Coli is believed to suck the health out of people who have contracted it.
That is what is being reported. Now a paragraph in the story I read gives one pause…
But when people appear to recover, it is difficult to prove that later problems really are a food-poisoning legacy and not some unfortunate coincidence. It may be that people prone to certain gastrointestinal conditions, for instance, also are genetically more vulnerable to germs that cause foodborne illness.
It may be a coincidence or it may not. Sometimes certain unrelated events if they happen close together seem to be related as in cause and effect.
Though after looking at the evidence I am much more leaning toward the belief that E.Coli is somehow sticking around and causing further problems “Down the Road”
Now these problems may be because the person on the receiving end has a weak immune system, or a weak digestive system. It may be because they are genetically susceptible. It may be due to a variety of things…
E.Coli and other bacteria get into our food mostly due to sanitary conditions at the food processors themselves. NOT through the way you prepare your food.
For example, some unsupervised or untrained worker at a restaurant or food processor goes to the toilet and then does not wash his or her hands.
That is a prime example.
Now Medline says “E. Coli Infections - Also called: Escherichia coli
E. coli is the name of a type of bacteria that lives in your intestines. Most types of E. coli are harmless. However, some types can make you sick and cause diarrhea. One type causes travelers’ diarrhea. The worst type of E. coli causes bloody diarrhea, and can sometimes cause kidney failure and even death. These problems are most likely to occur in children and in adults with weak immune systems.
You can get E. coli infections by eating foods containing the bacteria. To help avoid food poisoning and prevent infection, handle food safely. Cook meat well, wash fruits and vegetables before eating or cooking them, and avoid unpasteurized milk and juices. You can also get the infection by swallowing water in a swimming pool contaminated with human waste.
Most cases of E. coli infection get better without treatment in 5 to 10 days.
I sure don’t. I wish the people in the food processors, and restaurants would use common sense and have the decency to ALWAYS WASH THEIR HANDS AFTER USING THE TOILET. And Wash them in HOT water and SOAP.
The time to prevent food poisoning is BEFORE you eat it. After you have eaten the food and gotten sick, it is too late.
This is what you can do at home… though if you got contaminated food, it may already be too late…
- Be sure that your refrigerator and freezer are the right temperature for storing food
- Refrigerate or freeze perishable foods right away
- Throw away anything that looks or smells suspicious. If you think a food might be bad, don’t taste it!
- Wash your hands well before preparing food
- Keep your work area, wash rags and utensils clean
- Cook meats thoroughly
And Food Processing Facilities and Restaurants Should Follow This Too!
If you are interested in getting involved, you may want to contact S.T.O.P. Safe Tables Our Priority
You may also want to watch the reports on your local TV station when they do the “Restaurant Report”
Stay away from those that have violations.
One more thing you may want to do, is to supplement your diet with Lactobacillus acidophilus
This is a “Good bacteria” found in yogurt.
The National Library of Medicine and the National Institute for Health say, it is useful in treatment and prevention of E.Coli food poisoning.
As with any supplement, if you are taking any medication make sure the supplement does not interfere with it.
Remember to Live Healthy!
Allen
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We get asked this type of question regularly, so it seems the Emperor’s Herbologist blog is a good place to put this.
The latest version of this question went something like this…
“I’ve been buying JAJA Stevioside in your 15 gram shake top container. I now want to buy bulk. You say to store in moisture free jars. Can it be stored in Tupperware? Is it acceptable or beneficial to store in the refrigerator?”
It is not necessary to store pure stevioside in a refrigerator when it is the dry powder like JAJA Stevioside. In fact it is not advisable to do so.
It is not advisable for the same reason you want to store it in an airtight, moisture proof container long term.
Here’s why…
Pure stevioside powder like JAJA Stevioside is very hydroscopic — meaning it collects any moisture around it. It easily becomes saturated with water.
If the container you are using is not air tight, the stevioside will be subjected to moisture.
Moisture will not hurt pure stevioside, like JAJA Stevioside. But it does make it really sticky and hard to use.
There are many containers that can provide a barrier. Tupperware, empty plastic jars, glass jars. Ball® and other “canning” type jars.
Here is what we at Smarter Health Corporation use to store our personal stashes of JAJA Stevioside for long term.
We take big glass pickle jars. Then we wash them out and spend time to de-odorize the jars.
Unfortunately, the lids on the jars still have the pickle smell.
We have tried. Many times. To get the smell out.
So here is what we do. We take plastic wrap and double fold it. Then cover the top, and then screw the lid on top of that.
This keeps our JAJA Stevioside dry.
We recommend you put the container of bulk JAJA Stevioside in a dry cabinet or cupboard. There is no need or reason to put pure stevioside powder like JAJA Stevioside in a refrigerator.
I hope this helps answer your questions.
If you do have any recommendations on how to de-odorize the pickle jar lids, or other storage container suggestions… Please post them here.
Thanks for reading.
Remember to Live Healthy!
Allen
Shrill misleading headlines coming from a “News” agency. My, my, my how strange.
This headline was so off base it isn’t funny,– it’s disgusting!
Come on Reuter’s… you’re better than this.
Are you ready to be shocked, and horrified?
Ok then…
Here’s the headline…
Two men…
Yes, you read that right… Two men…
This headline is so wrong on so many counts.
Let’s start at one of the most glaring… Out of how many hundred’s of millions of men in the USA… Um let’s see now according to the 2005 US Census there were 222,941,000 men living in the USA.
OK let’s break that down.
These are in the range of ages for Prostate Cancer. I know, I worte several books on the prostate and prostate cancer. I did the research.
Anyway, let’s cut out the entire range of men from 18 - 44 because the article says “The patients, a 67-year-old white man and a 51-year-old black man, have both survived but have extensive cancer that has spread throughout their bodies.”
So now we have a total estimated population (based on 2005 figures) of 109,628,000 men.
2 / 109,628,000 = 0.000000182% of men the reporter is talking about.
Oh — My — God!
Let’s call out the National Guard!
Let’s confiscate anything that says “Natural” and have a “Natural” crystalnacht burning. Wahddya say?
Next point is the writer of the article implying that ALL “Natural” supplements are unsafe.
We all know that’s not true. Not in the least part.
It turns out the two men in question were taking a product that contained two hormones — testosterone and estradiol.
Taking testosterone by men has been shown in many studies to significantly increase the risk of prostate cancer.
Basically what the article should have said was…
As I have said time and time again, just because a product says it’s natural does not mean it’s safe. Nightshade is 100% natural yet, it’s one of the deadliest poisions known to man.
It is possible for herbs and other natural substances to have reactions with drugs including even aspirin, not to mention adverse reactions with other herbs. That’s why to become proficient as an herbalist it takes years of study. And all of our Emperor’s Herbologist formulations are backed by research to assure they are safe and do not have harmful ingredients or harmful combinations.
The article said the two men in question were taking the supplements “seeking to boost sexual performance and grow bigger muscles.”
Sounds to me they bought into the spam emails we all have come to see our email inboxes filled with. And remember… if it’s spam it’s a scam.
Let me be the first to point it out There Is No Magic Bullet (Drug or Supplement) For ANY Health Condition!
Want to increase muscles?
Exercise
Want to increase sexual performance, exercise, watch what you eat, and yes there are SAFE supplements that can help.
Testosterone is NOT one of them however.
Anyway, the article is totally biased and designed to strike fear into people and states over and over an outright lie “The FDA does not regulate dietary supplements”
Fact is, the FDA DOES regulate dietary supplements.
Of course the “reporter”… and I use that term very loosely… does not bother to quote anyone in the dietary supplement business. Rather she quotes some un-named “doctors”, and an instructor at a University with an obvious personal bias against dietary supplements
You can read the article in full here
It’s time to put an end to this nonsense. It’s time to call these people out. It’s time for us to make our own decisions as to what we are going to put into our bodies. We need to do the research, and need access to good information that the doctors quoted in the article and the reporter of the article seem to feel we should not have access to.
Perhaps that’s why more and more people are not trusting Western medicine. Perhaps that’s why more and more people are not trusting “mainstream” media. Perhaps that’s why more and more people are going to “Alternative” medicine practitioners.
Remember the Smarter Health Corporation / Emperor’s Herbologist motto “I’m doing it for my health!”
One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it. Mae West said.
And I’ll add four will get you fourteen… more years of living… if you really know how to work it… Sorry Mae, I had to use your quote.
Imagine if you could do Four yes FOUR simple, easy things and you could add an average of Fourteen Years to your life.
Well, do I have your attention?
A recent study in the UK showed if people do Four simple easy things, they studied 20,244 men and women aged 45–79 with no known cardiovascular disease or cancer at baseline survey in 1993–1997, living in the general community in the United Kingdom, and followed up to 2006.
They Concluded… And you’re going to like this…
This was published by the Public Library of Science… a peer reviewed open-access journal.
Four health behaviors combined predict a 4-fold difference in total mortality in men and women, with an estimated impact equivalent to 14 years in chronological age.
No! Absolutely not! It’s four simple, easy and fun things you can do.
I’ll be when you read them you’ll laugh and say “I can do that!”
- Eat
- Drink
- Exercise
- Don’t Smoke
Really! That’s it.
Well, a bit more actually…
- Eat — FIVE servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
- Drink — Eight to Fourteen Drinks (that’s considered moderate level) of alcohol a week.
- Exercise — Moderately every day. That would be something like at least a ½ hour walk
- Don’t Smoke — Goes for itself. Don’t inhale! And if you want to quit smoking, there is an easy fast way to do it. I was a t ½ - 3 pack a day smoker. I successfully quit instantly without weight gain, without cravings, without irritation. And I have been smoke free since 1988! TWENTY YEARS! You can do it too, and get the same results if you follow my “Instant Stop Smoking Method” If you need help, or are serious about quitting, you should get this package. It’s really cheap. And it’s exactly what I used. So you know it works.
You already know that experts who study increasing lifespan recommend these things… Individually. But this study shines light on the synergistic effects of combining these life extenders into a veritable elixir of life. And it will also help keep you healthy
What was measured regarding the fruits and vegetables was the blood level of vitamin C. The blood level of vitamin C was what it would be if you had 5 servings of fruits and vegetables.
So, if you can’t eat enough of them, consider a supplement. Actually, you may want to consider supplementing with Vitamin C anyway… even if you are getting 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
It’s a little after the New Year. But let’s make a pact. You Dear Reader, and I. Together lets walk down the road of long life. I’ll do my part and make this a part of my lifestyle… Will you?
I hope so
Remember the Smarter Health Corporation / Emperor’s Herbologist motto “I’m doing it for my health!”
So do it for yours.
My Friends,
We were just made aware of a post on youtube.com by a member of our community who loves the great taste and health benefits of Chocodant™
(since you are reading this you too are a member of) the Smarter Health Movement because as the attitude goes “I’m Doing It For My Health!”
His name is Ray Tutaj Jr. You can visit his youtube page at http://youtube.com/gjourney he has some pretty cool stuff there.
Ray was so inspired by Chocodant he even wrote a jingle about Chocodant.
It is inspiring to us (Smarter Health Corporation) when a member of the Smarter Health Movement (one of ALL of us… Yes that includes you… yes YOU the one reading this) is so inspired one of our products is mentioned or written about by someone who is using it.
As a special Thank You to you Ray… Ray, we are sending you more than enough Chocodant to get you through the winter and then some. And also some JAJA Stevioside™
Use the comment part below and let us know what you think about the jingle and review.
Think you can do better than Ray? … OK prove it. Post your reviews on youtube. Then let us know. We will be glad to post them here in this blog.
Remember to Live Healthy!
Allen
Now that it is turning cooler, my mind travels back to when I was a child drinking a nice hot cup of cocoa.
Yes… that was BEFORE Chocodant™ was invented.
You can’t look in the newspaper, a magazine, or turn on the news today without hearing about another health benefit of pure chocolate. We are not talking about the sugary, fat laden stuff… we are talking about rich, deep, dark chocolate. Dark chocolate…the food of Gods.
Montezuma, the ancient Aztec Emperor who is said to have drunk vast amounts of cups of hot chocolate a day before visiting his harem of wives to build his sexual prowess. Chocolate was Montezuma’s Viagra!
http://www.chocolate-week.co.uk/history-chocolate.php
The Mayan (Central American native people) and Aztec’s also used chocolate to fight fatigue, and to stimulate brain power.
And traditionally chocolate was drunk… not eaten as a candy.
Now days you read about how chocolate helps with health challenges such as:
Studies have found milk may interfere with the absorption of antioxidants from chocolate … and may therefore negate the potential health benefits that can be derived from eating moderate amounts of dark chocolate.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20030827/dark-chocolate-is-healthy-chocolate
And what’s really cool is our Chocodant is not only sugar free (and Z-E-R-O artificial sweeteners)… it is also dairy free.
Oooh! double dose… double dose:)
And Chocodant is Dark Chocolate!
Dark Chocolate is said to help fight off diabetes
And needless to say there are a vast number of health benefits to drinking hot DARK chocolate yet to be discovered.
But to get to the newest news:
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSL0628389220071106
Regardless where you stand on global warming, certainly you will agree that bio fuels when manufactured from food waste (food products that would otherwise be burned, or thrown away and never used is a good thing.
Well…
Now when you drink hot chocolate (like Chocodant) you are helping create bio-fuels.
The bio-fuel created from the parts of the cocoa bean that will not be used as food, and would be designated as waste are now being used to create bio-fuel to run the trucks and other machinery used in the harvest.
Perfect. This does not eat into produce that would be used for food…. so it does not increase the cost of food. In fact it can lower the cost of raw materials because the locally produced bio-fuel used in the vehicles will reduce the cost to run those vehicles.
So drink up!
”Have a nice hot cup of rich smooth gourmet flavored Chocodant“ — that wonderful dietary supplement drink mix today… and all is right with the world!
Title: 11 Super Fruits
Everyone has heard “Eat Five Servings Of Fruits A Day”.
But which fruits do double duty? Which fruits are best for your health and beauty?
Besides apples and bananas we talked about earlier, here are more fruits and their properties for your consideration.
1. Blueberry: Strong antioxidants, longevity and make your heart healthy.
2. Cranberry: Another strong antioxidant, heart health, longevity food. It helps strong your immunity and detoxification system.
3. Fig: It has the same function as cranberry.
4. Guava: Improves immunity, skin health, longevity fruit, especially good for women’s health.
5. Grapefruit: It helps you manage your weight. It’s an immunity and longevity food.
6. Mango: It gives energy, and is especially good for women’s health and skin health.
7. Melon: It’s an energy and skin health fruit.
8. Passion Fruit: It’s a heart health and longevity fruit.
9. Peach: It’s a skin health, women’s health fruit. It’s also an energy and longevity food.
10. Plum: It’s excellent for stress relief and detoxification.
11. Pomegranate: It’s a super potent antioxidant, and is renowned for improving longevity and heart health, it’s especially good for women’s health.
Everybody likes to be healthy and look pretty. But healthy and beauty don’t come to you automatically. It requires good maintenance. In order to be healthy and look pretty, we need to feed the “machine”–our own body with natural and good quality “fuel”– food.
Here are few real good ones.
1. Milk (Organic milk):
Milk has rich Vitamin B2, Calcium, phosphorus and some milk fat. it can help you prevent or improve skeleton puff disease; Improve body’s cell life cycle and slow down cell aging. thus it help extend life longer. Besides, milk also can help you get better beauty sleep.
If anyone does not like to drink plain milk, to improve the taste of milk, pure good quality stevioside — like JAJA Stevioside™ — is good to be added into the milk. As Stevioside is been known as having no carbs, no calories, no fat and does not affect or change the property in the milk. It’s safe and good for everyone to use to supplement it.
2. Honey:
Honey has rich amino acid which is easy to be absorbed by human body. Honey also has hormones, vitamins and different sugars. It can help your skin more elastic, reduce cutaneous pigmentation and make your skin have pinkish and shinning look. It can also be used on your skin mixed with JAJA Pearl powder™ to help make your skin more lusterous and youthful in appearance.
3. Red dates:
Sweet and very low calories. They do not have fat. Even you eat some before going to bed, you don’t have to worry about gaining weight. Furthermore, red dates are believed to have certain curative effect for freckle, acne, angular stomatitis cheilitis, seborrheic dermatitis….etc. which can ruin your facial beauty.
4. Pine nuts:
The rich oil in the pine nuts can nourish blood and nurse your body cells. It’s best quality protein and muti-vitamin can prevent fatigue, increase skin vitality and make wrinkles disappear.
5. Apple:
Did you know apples have much more calcium than most fruit. Apples help metabolize the extra salt left over in human body. Apple acid can help metabolize extra calories left over in the body and prevent the lower part of body getting fat. Remember… “An apple a day…” 
6. Seaweed:
Seaweed has rich Vitamin A, B1, B2, minerals and a lot of fiber. It can help adjust balance of body liquid.
7. Banana:
Banana has very rich potassium, sodium. but it has very low fat and calories. It’s good to use it as snack, especially when you work very late or sleep very late in the evening, you can have it and it’ll not make you fat. Instead it can help you to maintain your body weight and have beautiful skin.
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