October 2008 Newsletter

Next Potluck

Monday Oct 6
6:00PM
1001 Chester, Lansing Mi

If you need more details call Cricket 517-882-1033 

Mickey Sperlich to speak

In October our speaker will be Mickey Sperlich who will introduce us to Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage.  This subject is applicable to both women and men.

Mickey is a Certified Professional Midwife with nearly 20 years experience helping women on the journey of pregnancy and birth. She currently coordinates a study on the effects of post traumatic stress on childbearing at the University of Michigan's Institute for Research on Women and Gender.  She is co-author of the recent book “Survivor Moms: Women’s Stories of Birthing, Mothering, and Healing after Sexual Abuse” (Motherbaby Press, 2008: available at www.survivormoms.com ).  Although retired from active midwifery, Mickey continues to do well-woman care part-time, and is a certified practitioner of the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage TM, founded on the ancient Mayan technique of abdominal massage, which is an external non invasive manipulation that repositions internal organs that have shifted, thereby restricting the flow of blood, lymph, nerve and chi.  To contact Mickey: sperlich@umich.edu
 

Apple Cider for Sale

If you want to order APPLE CIDER for delivery at this coming Monday’s potluck
Call Kathy Forsberg 517-914-4191 and tell her how many gallons you want.

The price is $4.50.
The cider is not pasteurized and has no preservatives.  It tastes excellent.  And Kathy told me they are adding new varieties of apples to the press, the taste is even sweeter than last month.
 

Calling all Recipes

It would really help the sharing of recipes if you could follow these guidelines when bringing a dish to share:
1-Bring the recipe
2-Include your name
3-Include the quantity for each ingredient
4-Include the source of the recipe, IE web site or book from which it came
5-Include directions
 

Anti Cancer Green Smoothie

1 pint broccoli sprouts
1 pint ripe organic blackberries
1 cup water
Blend all ingredients well. - Enjoy

Nutritional facts:
In 1992, scientists found that broccoli sprouts are rich in a compound that provides significant protection against breast cancer and colon cancer. The compound is called sulforaphane glucosinalate.

Black raspberries (blackberries) have been shown to reduce the risk of oral, esophageal and colon cancer in animal models, according to the researchers. Source: http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?docID=610680
For more information on the health benefits of all green smoothies I recommend the book "Green for Life"  click here to purchase

Save The Farm, Buy a Dram

Help Support us in Saving the Nations Oldest Growing and Producing Mint Farm!

Buy a Dram and help us save our 96 year old mint heritage. Click Here to purchase. You can have the option of your name going in our "Page Of Heroes".

Thank you for your response to our Save the Farm, Buy a Dram Campaign.  The countdown will be posted each day.  Stay tuned and thank you for kindness and good intentions
http://www.getmint.com
Peppermint Oil can:
Increase mental focus
Decrease frustration
Increase energy
Relieve migraines or headaches
Relieve tension
Sore muscles
Arthritis
Asthma
Sinus congestion due to colds
Relieve sore throats
Heal minor cuts and abrasions

 

What the drug companies really want

See the entire collection of CounterThink comics at:
http://www.naturalnews.com/index-cartoons.html

Do low cholesterol levels cause cancer?

 A recent medical study reported that both high cholesterol and low cholesterol were associated with higher cancer rates. I felt compelled to construct a public reply to this because too many people are still confused about it, including the scientific research community.  This recent article and the comments by the media and even by physicians and scientists illustrate pervasive ignorance and confusion about human nutrition.

The study in question was published in the August 28th issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).1 It showed that people whose LDL cholesterol was below 2.8 mmol/L (109) had a higher risk of certain cancers (primarily lymphatic and blood cancers) and people whose LDL cholesterol was above 3.9 mmol/L (152) had a higher risk of certain cancers (primarily breast and digestive tract) as well.

My book, Cholesterol Protection For Life, covered this issue in more depth. In it, I explained that certain illnesses, especially cancer, lower cholesterol levels by decreasing the liver's ability to produce cholesterol and that having a low cholesterol in spite of an unhealthy (high) cholesterol-promoting diet could be an early sign of an undiagnosed cancer. The types of cancers that have been reported to cause low cholesterol levels include lung, liver, lymphatic and hematopoietic cancer,2 the same cancers associated with low cholesterol in this study.

My book, Disease-Proof Your Child, reviews the science and explains that cancer is predominantly caused many, many years before it first appears (over 40 years) and that cancerous cells are present in the body for over 10 years prior to diagnosis, when the clump of cancerous cells eventually become large enough to be viewed by the human eye or when the first signs or symptoms appear. This study only followed people for less than 5 years. They recorded the cancers that occurred in the last 2 ½ years of the study.

The findings were not surprising, but consistent with the main body of literature on this subject. We would expect people who are eating a diet that promotes high cholesterol would have higher cancer rates, because the same diet-style that promotes high cholesterol and heart disease also promotes cancer. We would also expect to find that very low cholesterol was also associated with more cancers occurring because some people in the cohort would have undiagnosed (occult, early stage) cancer that would eventually become diagnosed in the last 2 ½ years of the study. Their low cholesterol was a sign of early (undiagnosed) cancer, not a cause of their cancer. These people have low cholesterol in spite of not earning low cholesterol with nutritional excellence. Their cancer caused the low cholesterol, not the other way around.

What I stated in Cholesterol Protection For Life is that a low cholesterol that is earned through adherence to a diet rich in vegetables, beans, seeds, nuts and other health-promoting foods will protect you against heart attacks and cancers, however if you have a very low cholesterol that you did not earn via healthy living and a healthy diet, it might be a sign that a disease is present that lowers cholesterol, such as cancer.

To conclude, don't be alarmed if your cholesterol is low, if you have earned it. Low cholesterol earned through high vegetable consumption and a micronutrient rich diet is linked to protection against all cancers, and populations eating a vegetable-centered-diet earn low cholesterol levels and have dramatically lower rates of cancers along with lower heart disease rates.3 People need not be confused about what constitutes the healthiest diet-style to prevent disease and promote longevity.

Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a board-certified family physician, specializing in nutritional medicine. Dr. Fuhrman has established a comprehensive online resource for medical and nutritional advice for those who want to take control of their health. At DrFuhrman.com you will find an extensive collection of scientific based articles and information on the importance of good nutrition and its role in promoting weight loss, preventing and reversing disease, and improving overall health and longevity. Plus when you join as a member, Dr. Fuhrman is available online to answer your personal health and nutrition questions and concerns.

1.  Yang X, WingYee S,Ko GT. Independent associations between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cancer among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. CMAJ 2008;179(5):427-437.
2. Abbott C, Meadows AB, Lier K. Low cholesterol and non-cardiovascular mortality. Mil Med 2000;165(6):466-9.
3. Campbell TC. Parpia B Chen J. Diet, Lifestyle and the etiology of coronary artery disease: The Cornell China Study; Am J Cardiol. 1998. 82(10B): 18T-21T

Meridian Twp Recycle Oct 11

October Calendar

Click here for the October calendar page on the website

Oct 4 – Free Class with Elaine Simon on the Benefits of Reflexology.  1:00 at 1001 Chester, Lansing.  Opportunity to sign up for free reflexology session at the class.
Oct 6 – Raw food potluck 1001 Chester, Lans 6:00, speaker is Mickey Sperlich on abdominal/uterine massage
Oct 8 - 6:00 pm Internationally known Herbalist, Dorothy Brunson, at the Wellness Center, 7911 Columbia, Eaton Rapids. The lecture:  "Using Herbs to Prevent Disease" is free but you must RSVP by Oct 7.  517-663-1637 Attendees are asked to bring a dish to pass. 
Oct 11 – pH Balance in your Body, Free class given by Pat Lipsey 1:00 at 1001 Chester, Lansing.  Learn what you can really know about the state of your health and what you can do to improve it
Oct 14 – Not Cooking with Cricket $20 4085 Bonnyview Dr, Lansing 6:00 We will be fixing dishes that can be used for the main course.  Must preregister with Cricket 517-882-1033
Oct 15 – Jackson raw food potluck 6:15 At Unity Church of Jackson 3385 Miles Rd, Jackson, bring your own table service and a dish to share.  Char Raby 517-529-9073
Oct 18 – St Stephens potluck 11:00AM 1007 Kimberley, Free, bring a raw food dish to share.  Speaker will be on juicing for life
Oct 25-  Nutrition, free class by Pat Lipsey, 1:00  1001 Chester, Lansing
Oct 29 – Not Cooking with Cricket $20 4085 Bonnyview Dr, Lansing 6:00 The many faces of salad.  Must preregister with Cricket 517-882-1033
Oct 30 - Get Healthy support Group meeting at the Precinct building at Holmes and Cedar streets. Time: 6-8 p.m Contact Jeanne 517-393-5641  There will be a food prep demo of breakfast recipes