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Gingko protects your Brain & Fish can lower Blood Sugar (Plus bonuses on anesthesia and Swine flu news!)

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FUN FACTS FOR YOU BY DR. SARAH

Gingko and Your Brain

Gingko Biloba, is used by many versed herbalists to increase circulation and improve brain function. However, it now is being studied as preventative medicine! In February, I had mentioned on my webpage  that Gingko Biloba (GB) was shown to be protective against EMFs from cell phones in one study. That's worth a second look!

Summary: Gingko serves as a potent antioxidant which prevents free radical damage to the brain from cell phones.

And here's a link to my past article which discusses GB and my belief that therapeutic essential oils may also provide this protection!

Fish and Blood Sugar

Astaxanthin is an orange carotenoid found in algae, plants, and seafood. Recently, krill oil has been studied as the next best source of anti-inflammatory fish oil source. What makes krill so fantastic? It contains not only high omega 3 fatty acids, but also phosphitdylcholine, and this antioxidant compound, astaxanthin. A recent study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, showed this compound to have an anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and protective effect to the kidneys from high glucose levels.

For you science whizzes, here's the mechanism of action excerpted from the Journal of Agriculture Food Chemistry brought to my attention via DFH:  Results showed that astaxanthin effectively suppressed lipid peroxidation, total RS, •O2, NO•, ONOO−, iNOS and COX-2 protein levels, NF-κB nuclear translocation, and pro-apototic Bax, whereas it increased anti-apoptotic Bcl2 protein levels. 

Bonus Tips:
Anesthesia? Drink your Ningxia Red Juice and take your Resveratrol beacuse Anesthesia increases free radicals

Are you sure you want to cut that out?? The Appendix has a vital function after all- a storehouse for good bacteria to re-populate your gut after diarrhea. Read more on Dr. Mercola's site here.

Why do half of health care workers surveyed say they would deny the swine flu vaccine? Read about Dr. Mercola's take here and check out my compilation on the swine flu in the left hand column of my webpage.

Here is a youtube video on swine flu from Dr. Mercola's interview with Dr. Blaylock (approx. 36 minutes).

OK, One more....information on the withdraw of natural desiccated thryoid drugs. (Dr. Mercola)

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