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Lupus is a devastating disease because it disorients your immune system which in turn causes your immune system to create anti-bodies that attacks it’s own tissue.

Sounds like invasion of the clones doesn’t it?

There are a number of supplements that you can take to help you cope and which should alleviate the symptoms.

Serious consideration should be given to you diet and the strengthening your immune system.

The following supplements can offer support:

To reduce inflammation:
*** Quercetin - 1000mg
*** Bromelain - 1500mg
*** MSM capsules - 800mg

For arthritis symptoms, take:
*** Glucosamine - 1500mg
*** Germanium - 150mg
*** L-carnitine - 1000mg

For stress relief, one or more of:
*** Siberian ginseng extract
*** Reishi mushroom extract
*** GABA
*** SAMe - 800mg
*** Core Level Adrenal
*** Valerian root
*** L-theanine

For muscle pain:
*** Magnesium gel caps - 400mg twice a day
*** Malic Acid
*** B-complex vitamins

For immune system boost:
*** Astragalus extract
*** Royal jelly
*** Vitamin C - 3000mg
*** Aloeride

For hormone balance:
*** Progesterone cream

Further you should walk for at least 30 minutes everyday for fitness and stress relief, get enough rest and sleep and focus on your prayer life.

Lupus is a terrible disease and must be controlled immediately to prevent long term damage.

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Herbs can easily be incorporated into your daily diet and help you control your cholesterol naturally.

These herbs are:

*** Although some herbalists consider Alfalfa so mild that it is a food rather than a medicine, the herb has to its credit some wonderful cures.

Frank Bower (who is known as the Father of Alfalfa) discovered that the plant contained important enzymes, which assist in good digestion.

Tests over a period of years revealed that in addition to enzymes, the plant contains important chlorophyll, vitamins and minerals, all of which stimulate the appetite.

The enzymes are sufficiently present to help in the digestion of all four classes of foods–proteins, fats, starches and sugars.

One of the important vitamins present in the food is Vitamin U, which is also present in raw cabbage and which has been used to treat peptic ulcers.

This discovery of Vitamin U confirms the Chinese herbalists’ use of the herb to cure ulcers.

Alfalfa, along with other foods, is known to help remove cholesterol from the system. Alfalfa has a significant amount of protein — 18.9%, as compared with 16.5% in beef, 3.3% in milk and 13.1% in eggs.

Eating the sprouts can add a significant amount of important protein in vegetarians who take no animal proteins at all, and whose diet may include so many grains and beans that concentrated proteins are difficult to obtain.

*** Black Cohosh is the combination of standardized extract and dried powder of the Black Cohosh root. Black Cohosh is a popular Native American and folk remedy for female ailments and menstrual cramps.

The triterpene glycosides in the extract have been well researched in Germany for a broad range of menopausal symptoms. Also know to reduce bad cholesterol levels.

*** Hawthorn is the primary herb used by herbalists in America and Europe to support a healthy heart.

The leaves, berries and flowers are rich in flavonoids and proanthocyanidins renowned for their ability to support the normal activity and integrity of the heart.

Planetary Herbals Full Spectrum™ Hawthorn Extract combines a concentrated extract of hawthorn leaves and flowers with the whole berries, to deliver a full spectrum of valuable hawthorn constituents.

Lifestyle Recommendations: To support a healthy heart, avoid excess consuption of saturated fats and salted foods, eat a high fiber diet, maintain normal cholesterol levels, exercise regularly and avoid excessive stress.

Eat plenty of garlic and onions and supplement with magnesium and antioxidant nutrients, such as CoQ10 and vitamin E. other Planetary Herbals products to support the heart include: Hawthorn Heart™, CholestGar™, GarliChol™, and Guggul Cholesterol Compound™.

*** Turmeric (Curcuma longa) has a long history as a health-promoting botanical worldwide. Modern research has identified a group of compounds known as curcuminoids as predominantly responsible for its beneficial effects.

Turmeric has antioxidant properties, stimulates the production of bile, and supports cholesterol levels already in the normal range.

Planetary Formulas Full Spectrum Turmeric Extract combines a concentrated turmeric extract, standardized to 95% curcuminoids, with whole turmeric rhizome.

Combining these active constituents with the whole herb ensures that all the important compounds of the botanical are present.

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The Relationship Between Obesity Heart Disease and Diabetes A Comprehensive Study.

Thought I’d be mean today seeing that it is the 13th and all.

By Steven M. Haffner - Department of Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas.

The prevalence of obesity and diabetes has reached pandemic proportions. Obesity, particularly in association with high waist circumference and high BMI, is an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) and diabetes. Several large studies have shown that marginal (5 lb) to moderate (11 to 22 lb) weight gain in adulthood (age 20 to 50 years) increases the risk of chronic disease and negatively affects CHD risk status. The metabolic syndrome, a clustering of cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors that includes abdominal obesity, is increasing among adults and children and is strongly associated with the development of diabetes and CHD. Recent evidence suggests that elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, may comprise an additional component of the metabolic syndrome and may serve as a surrogate marker for type 2 diabetes, particularly if used in conjunction with C-reactive protein.

Prevent diabetes and heart disease and you can add 10 years to your lifespan, simple.

How do you do this, read this blog it is full of relevant info, else improve your diet, exercise, have regular sex and practice stress relief.

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Let’s face it… No one wants to get wrinkles.

And there’s certainly no shortage of anti aging creams, serums and lotions meant to help fight them.

The answer to those lines on your forehead and in the corners of your eyes may be a whole lot simpler (and cheaper) than those products.

A recent study in the Netherlands found that vitamin K plays a key role in protecting the skin against the effects of a disease called pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE).

Just one of the symptoms for this illness is severe wrinkling of the skin.

The researchers discovered vitamin K activates one of the enzymes responsible for protecting the skin’s elastic fibers.

Based on previous research, they also knew that people suffering from PXE are unable to metabolize vitamin K.

So, putting two and two together, they concluded that this nutrient must be involved in the elasticity of skin.

While this particular study didn’t investigate it directly, the researchers speculate vitamin K could play the same protective role in healthy subjects as well.

Of course, they also didn’t study vitamin K in terms of anti-wrinkling effects.

But preventing wrinkles from occurring in the first place is an even better approach than fighting them back.

And since vitamin K is so good for you in so many other ways, it certainly won’t hurt you to try it.

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SACRED TREE TO HOST MASTER LI JUN FENG IN ASPEN AS PART OF SIGNATURE WELLNESS RETREAT WORKSHOP SERIES

(Aspen, CO) - Sacred Tree, an integrative health and wellness center in Aspen and Breckenridge, announced today that it will continue its line of signature health and wellness retreats beginning with two workshops in fall:

“FALL EQUINOX” EARTH CYCLES: A PATHWAY TO HEALING” SEPTEMBER 19-21 “AWAKENING THE SOUL: HEALING QIGONG WITH MASTER LI” SEPTEMBER 26-28

Participants in Earth Cycles will celebrate the four seasons, marked by the equinoxes of fall and spring and the solstices of winter and summer. The experience will also include Qigong and Yoga, interactive presentations, indigenous ceremonies, outdoor nature activities, spa services, organic breakfast and lunch.

Participants in Awakening the Soul will explore the Sheng Zhen Qigong style with Master Li Jun Feng, founder of the International Sheng Zhen Qigong Society and world-renowned wushu (martial arts) coach. Master Li will be giving a FREE talk and interactive presentation on Friday evening to launch festivities and celebration for the weekend.

Brigette Schabdach, owner and founder of Sacred Tree, who recently trained with Master Li, says that it is an extreme honor to welcome such a well-known leader to the Valley. “Master Li is truly brilliant. The work he is teaching, the proven effects, message and physical and emotional health benefits of Sheng Zhen Qigong are creating a movement of effective healing, and the power we have as individuals to create change within us and affect those around us,” she adds. “We are collective beings who cannot only heal ourselves, our families, our communities, but also the earth, which Master Li believes will permeate to the world,” she adds.

Schabdach, along with Joel Proctor Dipl. L.Ac & CH, co-founder of Sacred Tree and founder of Mystic Warrior School for Integrative Arts, is a licensed acupuncturist, Chinese medicine and herbology practitioner. Joel also is a practitioner of Traditional Indigenous Healing and is a Pipe Carrier. Together, they will present and lead these health and wellness spa retreats, along with additional Sacred Tree practitioners and Master Li.

More than 15 wellness health spa retreats are currently offered within the next six months. Earth Cycles (Fall Equinox) is one of three featured signature retreats, with the second being Awakening of the Soul with Master Li and the third being Return to Spirit: Transformational Healing Session. Future destinations include Breckenridge, Aspen and Tulum, Mexico. Visit sacredtree.com for an ongoing schedule of wellness retreat workshops, such as Crane Style Qigong, Rolf Talk, Comprehensive Integrative Medicine Package, Micro-cosmic Orbit/Tao of Sex, Love, and Relationship and Women’s Health and Vitality and the Art of Birth.

Registration for these signature retreats is open, and availability is limited. The fee to attend the two and a half-day retreats is: $325. Discounted spa services and lodging rates are available for all participants. All ceremonies are offered freely under traditional perspectives of spiritual responsibilities and reciprocal agreements. For more information surrounding Sacred Tree retreats and for registration information, visit: sacredtree.com or call 970-389-9968.

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About Sacred Tree: Sacred Tree is an integrated health and wellness center founded in Breckenridge by Brigette Schabdach in 2003 along with co-founders Joel Proctor, Corrie Burr and Allison Walters. The center supports an integrative approach to health and wellness, addressing the physical, psychological, social and spiritual components of well-being. Skilled practitioners help people of all ages and fitness levels live healthy lifestyles, reduce health risks and grow personally, with the ultimate goal of Sacred Tree being a place of protection, peace, relaxation, nourishment, contemplation and centering. The center offers acupuncture, massage therapy, natural skincare, chiropractic and naturopathic medicine, Rolf Methodology, iridology, ear candling, thermographic scans, ionic cleanse, nutritional counseling, women’s exams, skin cancer screenings and body treatments, free wellness talks, yoga, tai chi, Qigong and kung fu programs.

About Master Li Jun Feng: Master Li Jun Feng is the principal teacher of Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong. Presently, he tours the US, Canada, South America, and Europe throughout the year. He is training and certifying others to become teachers to thereby help spread the practice throughout the world. He is also the head of International Sheng Zhen Society, the foundation that propagates the practice of Wuji Yuan Gong. Master Li is best known for having been the head coach for the world renowned Beijing Wushu Team of the People’s Republic of China. After practicing and teaching wushu (martial arts) and training champions for many years, he gave all that up to devote his time to teaching Wuji Yuan Gong to the world. It is his deepest desire to share the blessings he has received and all that he has attained in practicing this loving form of Qigong.

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