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One-fifth of women would consider double mastectomy as breast cancer prevention strategy Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

I'm talking about medicinal herbs, reishi mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, outstanding nutrition and avoidance of certain food ingredients and environmental toxins such as plastic cookware -- measures like that. It's not overly difficult to reverse this disease or even prevent it from happening in the first place, but what modern medicine wants to do is take away your organs. When they're not removing your organs, they're irradiating them: "Let's smash your breasts between this machine like a pancake and irradiate them to see if we can find some tumors in there.

Beating cancer -- how to take charge of your cancer cure and outlive the lies of the cancer industry Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

This book teaches you about medicinal mushrooms -- the reishi mushrooms and the shitake mushrooms. Beyond that, we have anti-cancer oils: salmon oil, flax oil and cod liver oil. The list just goes on and on. I haven't really covered them all, but in addition all those healing foods, there are all the foods you can eliminate from your diet to stop poisoning your body and stop giving yourself cancer. What are those foods?

Revealed: The original cause of bird flu, and realistic solutions for preventing a pandemic Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Would I eat garlic leaves, olive leaf extract, lemon balm, lime leaves, astragalus, spearmint, peppermint, rosemary and reishi mushroom extract 10 times a day to beat bird flu? You bet I would. I wouldn't even give it a second thought. It would be a really fun experience, actually, to have all these different tastes on your tongue. You'd realize, "Wow, this is what real living food and living medicine tastes like.

Interview with David Wolfe on raw foods, the bird flu and herbal healing Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Mike: I know there's a company out there called The Maitaki Mushroom Company that has wonderful extracts of reishi and shitake and maitaki. Wolfe: There are some really great companies out there doing that, and I want to mention one, my friend Ron Teagarden of Dragon Herbs. Mike: Oh, Ron. Sure. Wolfe: He's got some great immune system formulas that deserve mention, and Ron's Dragonherbs.com gets my highest recommendation. Mike: He's got that one product that has something like 72 different Chinese herbs in one, doesn't it? Wolfe: Yes. Mike: Yes, I tasted that. Wow.

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The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D. See book keywords and concepts

Mushrooms (Shiitake, Maitake, and reishi) Although numerous types of mushrooms provide wonderful tastes, textures, and healthful properties, these three mushroom superstars have been recently receiving widespread attention due to their health benefits and, as a result, are increasingly available: • Shiitake (Lentinus edodes): These have fleshy, brown, slightly convex caps that range in diameter from about 2 to 4 inches. Shiitakes are cultivated on logs in the United States and in many East Asian countries for their meaty, robust flavor and texture.

Interview with David Wolfe on raw foods, the bird flu and herbal healing Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Anyway, the great adaptagenic herbs act like reishi. Another one I want to mention before we let this go is astragalus. Mike: Oh, you bet. Wolfe: That's one of the great Chinese herbs. It's a root, and it is considered one of the top six or seven herbs in the whole Chinese medicinal system, and that's another one that's an immune system modulator. If you need your immune system to go up, it will go up. If you need your immune system to calm down, it will go down. By the way, people will say, "Why do you need your immune system to calm down?

Wolfe: Let's say the bird flu comes into your neighborhood or city or wherever you're at, and you start on the garlic, the echinacea, the lomatium, the reishi and the astragalus. You have all the superfoods, like the great vegetables and fruits. Your immune system is going to be able to knock it off. You're not going to get hit with it. It won't be able to hold onto you. Being prepared like that will literally save your life. Now, how much is it going to cost to have that tucked away in your herb cabinet? I'd say a maximum of $200.

Anyway, the great adaptagenic herbs act like reishi. Another one I want to mention before we let this go is astragalus. Mike: Oh, you bet. Wolfe: That's one of the great Chinese herbs. It's a root, and it is considered one of the top six or seven herbs in the whole Chinese medicinal system, and that's another one that's an immune system modulator. If you need your immune system to go up, it will go up. If you need your immune system to calm down, it will go down. By the way, people will say, "Why do you need your immune system to calm down?

Anyway, one of the things that we're seeing in the real niche study of immune system modulation is that foods and herbs that we want to modulate the immune system are like reishi mushroom in that they modulate the immune system up and down as needed. Mike: That's right, it's adaptogenic. Wolfe: That is possibly what confused this doctor. He probably thought, because garlic is an immune system upper, you know, it kills everything off. Echinacea kills everything off, and to doctors that's confusing.

Mike: I know there's a company out there called The Maitaki Mushroom Company that has wonderful extracts of reishi and shitake and maitaki. Wolfe: There are some really great companies out there doing that, and I want to mention one, my friend Ron Teagarden of Dragon Herbs. Mike: Oh, Ron. Sure. Wolfe: He's got some great immune system formulas that deserve mention, and Ron's Dragonherbs.com gets my highest recommendation. Mike: He's got that one product that has something like 72 different Chinese herbs in one, doesn't it? Wolfe: Yes. Mike: Yes, I tasted that. Wow.

There is also a great reishi mushroom product he has. Another great friend of mine has tetrahedron.org, Dr. Len Horowitz. He's the main guy in the country in terms of the anti-vaccination movement and natural herbal alternatives. Mike: Yeah, Len will blow your mind with a listing of what's actually in vaccines. Wolfe: It is absolutely frightening. I mean, I saw that list and I just about fell over. Mike: It's like shooting up with toxic waste. Amazing. Well, David, it's always a pleasure talking with you. I want to thank you for taking a few minutes here today.

The New Optimum Nutrition Bible Patrick Holford See book keywords and concepts

These include Asian ginseng, Siberian ginseng, reishi mushrooms, and rhodiola. While rhodiola was a favorite in Siberia, reishi mushroom is one of the most respected tonics in Chinese medicine. In Asia, it has been revered for as long as five thousand years. These herbs are called adaptogens because they help even out and maintain normal levels of another energy-giving adrenal hormone called Cortisol. These are all available as herbal supplements, and you can also find them combined with tyrosine (see Resources).

Interview with David Wolfe on raw foods, the bird flu and herbal healing Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

There is also a great reishi mushroom product he has. Another great friend of mine has tetrahedron.org, Dr. Len Horowitz. He's the main guy in the country in terms of the anti-vaccination movement and natural herbal alternatives. Mike: Yeah, Len will blow your mind with a listing of what's actually in vaccines. Wolfe: It is absolutely frightening. I mean, I saw that list and I just about fell over. Mike: It's like shooting up with toxic waste. Amazing. Well, David, it's always a pleasure talking with you. I want to thank you for taking a few minutes here today.

The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D. See book keywords and concepts

Other immune-modulating plants that could theoretically be beneficial for people with HIV infection include Asian ginseng (page 630), eleuthero (page 672), and the medicinal mushrooms shiitake (page 746) and reishi (page 737). One preliminary study found that steamed then dried Asian ginseng (also known as red ginseng) had beneficial effects in people infected with HIV, and increased the effectiveness of the anti-HIV drug, AZT.80 This supports the idea that immuno-modulating herbs could benefit people with HIV infection, though more research is needed.

Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements Phyllis A. Balch, CNC See book keywords and concepts

Maitake, reishi, and shiitake mushrooms are all effective in boosting the body's immune system. Q Olive leaf extract is good for reducing symptoms and controlling the virus. Recommendations Q Drink plenty of fluids such as water, juices, and vegetable broths. Q Avoid processed foods. Q Rest until the rash and fever have disappeared. Q Avoid contact with healthy individuals, especially women of childbearing age and their children, until one week after the rash disappears. Q Do not give aspirin to a child with German measles. See reye's syndrome in Part Two.

Fundamentals of Naturopathic Endocrinology Michael Friedman, ND See book keywords and concepts

There are many natural medicines that increase HDL, such as garlic, reishi mushroom, hawthorne berry (Crataegus oxycanthus), nopal (Opuntia strepta-canthe), Panax ginseng, garlic, ascorbic acid, and niacin.30"33 The excretion of cholesterol from the body itself is in the form of bile acids and bile salts that are produced from the liver. This pathway can be supported with the use of Panax ginseng, globe artichoke, cur-cumin, and dandelion root. Cholesterol in the bile is excreted into stool matter. Normally 25 % is reabsorbed into the small intestine.

Many natural medicines increase levels of HDL, such as garlic, reishi mushroom, hawthorne berry, opuntia cactus, Panax ginseng, ascorbic acid, and niacin. Niacin has been shown to increase HDL by 33% as opposed to Lovastatin that increases it only by 7%. • Cholesterol excretion from the body is in the form of bile acids and bile salts produced by the liver. Fiber, such as psillium husks, oatmeal, and opuntia cactus, is an effective method to help the body naturally excrete cholesterol and to reduce the 25% normally reabsorbed into the small intestine.

Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements Phyllis A. Balch, CNC See book keywords and concepts

Maitake extract or reishi extract or shiitake extract As directed on label. As directed on label. As directed on label. Mushroom extracts that enhance the activity of T-helper cells in people with AIDS. Has been shown to kill HIV in the laboratory. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) (ENADA NADH from Kal or Menuco) 5 mg each morning on an empty stomach. A naturally occurring coenzyme found in all living cells. Necessary for cellular development and energy production. Shark liver oil As directed on label.

Add shiitake, reishi, and maitake mushrooms to the diet, or take them in supplement form (see under Nutrients, above). Q Limit your intake of soybeans and soy products, which contain enzyme inhibitors. Do not completely eliminate them from your diet, however, as they are valuable sources of protein. Q Eliminate from your diet colas, foods with additives and colorings, junk foods, peanuts, processed refined foods, saturated fats, salt, sugar and sugar products, white flour, all animal protein, and anything containing caffeine. Q Take supplemental fiber daily.

The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D. See book keywords and concepts

Preliminary human research demonstrates some efficacy for the mushroom reishi (page 737) in treating chronic hepatitis B; however, additional clinical trials are needed.58 An uncontrolled trial found that shiitake (page 746) formulations containing Lentinus edodes mycelium (LEM—the powdered mycelium of the mushroom before the cap and stem grow) may help decrease blood markers of liver inflammation.59 One marker of hepatitis B infection in the blood (HBeAg) disappeared in 14% of the patients in this trial.

Fundamentals of Naturopathic Endocrinology Michael Friedman, ND See book keywords and concepts

T increases glutatione 3) reishi t increases N.O. 4) Quercitin, milk thistle 1 decreases sugar alcohols 5) Anthocyanins t increases capillary strength 6) Green tea .T increases capillary strength 7) Lipoic acid 4 decreases glycosylation 8) Vaccinun myrtilus t eye support 9) Ozone therapy t increases antioxidants t increases O, to tissues 3. Diabetic Nephropathy Case Studies Case 1: 10 years Type II 9 years oral hypoglycemics 1 year insulin hypertension 190/100, chronic renal failure 60% failure Jambul Combo, One pill t.i.d., 600 meg of chromium t.i.d., goldenrod tincture 1 tspn t.i.

The Green Pharmacy: New Discoveries in Herbal Remedies for Common Diseases and Conditions from the World's Foremost Authority on Healing Herbs James A. Duke, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

In season, I cook purslane like spinach and eat several ounces at a time. V reishi (Ganoderma lucidum). Sixteenth-century Ming Dynasty texts say that this marvelous Chinese medicinal mushroom "mends the heart." And my good friend, pharmacognosist (natural product pharmacist) Albert Leung, Ph.D., says in his Better Health with (Mostly) Chinese Herbs and Food that reishi has considerable value in preventing and treating arrhythmia. Reishi is a heart tonic, like hawthorn and ginkgo. It improves blood flow to the heart, reduces coronary demand for oxygen and helps ease the chest pain of angina.

The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D. See book keywords and concepts

Cat's claw (page 653) Echinacea (page 669) Eleuthero (page 672) Garlic (page 679) Mai take (page 707) Mistletoe (page 711) reishi (page 737) Shiitake (page 746) St. John's wort (page 747) Tea tree oil (page 751) Turmeric (page 753) What are the symptoms of HIV and AIDS? HIV causes a broad spectrum of clinical problems, which often mimic other diseases. Within a few weeks of infection (page 265), some people may experience flu (page 269)-like signs and symptoms, including fever, malaise, rash, joint pain (page 338), and generalized swelling of the lymph nodes.

Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements Phyllis A. Balch, CNC See book keywords and concepts

Today, both shiitake and reishi mushrooms are used to treat a variety of disorders and to promote vitality. They are used to prevent high blood pressure and heart disease, to control and lower cholesterol, to build resistance to disease, and to treat fatigue and viral infections. They are also known to have anti-tumor properties valuable in treating cancer. The mushrooms are available fresh or dried for use in foods (soak dried mushrooms in warm water or broth for thirty minutes before using), as well as in supplements in capsule, pill, and extract form.

The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D. See book keywords and concepts

Chinese scull cap (page 658) (Scutellaria baicalensis), reishi (page 737) (Ganoderma lucidum), saw palmetto (page 743) (Serenoa repens), Asian ginseng (page 630) (Panax ginseng) or sanqi ginseng (P. pseudoginseng), denodrantherm (Denodrantherma mori-folium), and rabdosia (Rabdosia rubescens). In several preliminary trials, this formula has been shown to reduce blood levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA, a marker for prostate cancer progression) in men with prostate cancer.

PDR for Nutritional Supplements Sheldon Saul Hendler and David Rorvik See book keywords and concepts

Crude dried reishi mushrooms, reishi powders and reishi tinctures are available, as are crude dried shiitake mushrooms and shiitake powders. Cordyceps sinensis is available in powdered form. No specific doses of these products can be recommended at this time. LITERATURE Borchers AT, Stern JS, Hackman RM, Keen CL, Gershwin ME. Mushrooms, tumors, and immunity. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1999; 221:281-293. Chang R. Functional properties of edible mushrooms. Nutr Rev. 1996; 54:S91-S93. Chang RY.

The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D. See book keywords and concepts

Along with other "medicinal" mushrooms, such as shiitake (page 746) and reishi (page 737), maitake was used as a food to help promote wellness and vitality. Common names: High mallow, common mallow Botanical name: Malva sylvestris Parts used and where grown Mallow originates from southern Europe and Asia but has spread all over the world as a common weed. Its cousin, the dwarf mallow (Malva neglecta), is another Eurasian plant that has spread far and wide. Other similar plants in the same family (Malvaceae) are hibiscus and marshmallow (page 708).

Reishi grows in six different colors, but the red variety is most commonly used and commercially cultivated in North America, China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.

The Doctors Book of Home Remedies II: Over 1,200 New Doctor-Tested Tips and Techniques Anyone Can Use to Heal Hundreds of Everyday Health Problems the Editors of PREVENTION See book keywords and concepts

A third type of mushroom that helps you overcome low immunity is called reishi (ray-shee). "Reishi is highly esteemed in the Orient," says Jill Stansbury, N.D., chair of the botanical medicine department at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon, and author of Herbs for Health and Healing. "It's considered good for your overall vital energy as well as your immune function." You can find encapsulated reishi powder fairly easily in health food stores. Follow the label instructions carefully, she adds.

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