Smart home reference for women's health

When it comes to women’s health concerns, conventional medicine is often woefully ineffective at addressing their root causes. It’s no secret that mainstream doctors tend to treat women’s illnesses with medications that cause side effects that can be as bad as—or worse than—the original problem.

Case in point: It often takes two drugs to treat a urinary-tract infection (UTI)—an antibiotic to treat the UTI and an anti-fungal drug to treat the yeast infection caused by the antibiotic. This limited way of addressing female health concerns is what prompts many women to explore alternatives, namely nutritional supplements and preventive strategies that address underlying problems, not just their symptoms.

That’s why The Vitamin Cure for Women’s Health Problems by Helen Saul Case is such a smart home-reference find. Written by a female researcher who speaks from personal experience in dealing with her own health concerns, this book offers great nutritional guidance, natural alternative options, and vitamins that actually can cure what ails many women. Our health partners at WellBella magazine caught up with the author to talk about the inspiration behind the book as well as some of the best tips and insights from it.

Author Helen Saul Case said she set out to create a book that seeks to create an environment similar to sitting down with a good friend who just happens to have stacks of vitamin research at her fingertips.

wb | What inspired this book?
hsc | I was raised in a household where vitamins and nutrition were the answers to our illnesses, and more often for the prevention of illness. After leaving home and dealing with my own “feminine ailments,” not only did drugs not cure what I suffered from, they actually made things worse. This book stems from my desire to help women help themselves. Of course, we should go to our doctor with our health concerns. But wouldn’t it be nice to not need to go?

wb | How can nutrition treat common female disorders?
hsc | Many women know the value of great nutrition, but knowing exactly how to use nutrition and high doses of vitamins to treat our health issues is another story. What vitamins should we take? How much? Do they work? Well, let it be heard here: Vitamins do work, and you don’t have to take my word for it. Information in The Vitamin Cure for Women’s Health Problems is backed up with hundreds of scientific references that provide plenty of support for the safety and efficacy of vitamin therapy.

wb | You probably wouldn’t get a lot of the information in your book from your doctor. Why do you think that is?
hsc | As talented and educated as your doctors are, their tool bag is filled with drugs, not vitamins; their solutions are medical solutions; their cures are based on a physician’s training. You just won’t find natural alternatives in the medical-pharmaceutical tool bag. We can choose to keep returning to the doctor, or we can choose a path leading away from the disease-medicate-disease-medicate spin cycle. This path is called education, and it takes bravery.

wb | What is one of the most important things a woman can do to protect her health?
hsc | There is no one-step solution for better health. However, we can make our bodies as healthy as possible so they become inhospitable hosts for sickness. We need to eat right and drink plenty of water; take our vitamins; drink fresh, raw vegetable juice; exercise; and take steps to reduce stress. I guess what I’m suggesting isn’t easy. But isn’t suffering from sickness harder?

wb | Did you discover any surprises when doing the research for this book?
hsc | There is so much information out there about how well vitamins work, but we are far more likely to see drug ads on TV and hear about negative vitamin reports. We have access to decades of research that show vitamins are safe and effective. What is surprising is that we rarely get to hear about this positive vitamin research. It’s time for a change.

wb | How do you feel about oral contraceptives?
hsc | I know many women who take the pill and are very happy with their choice. I also know many women who have suffered for years with the consequences of that choice. If you are going to use hormonal contraceptives, you should be aware that your need for certain nutrients increases. For example, a study showed that 75% of women who use oral contraceptives and do not take B6 supplements are deficient in B6.

wb | You mention in the book that a craving for pickles and cheese may mean that you need more calcium. Can share any other examples of physical signs that may indicate a nutritional deficiency?
hsc | Feeling moody lately? B vitamins should be on the menu. Vitamin C is another mood enhancer. Are you suffering from menstrual cramps or leg cramps? More magnesium may be just what you need. When you feel out of balance, it is your body’s way of calling your attention to an issue. The trick is to learn your body, and then learn what it needs and what to do that works best for you. – 
• Excerpts courtesy of WellBella magazine.

To soak up more of Helen Saul Case's wealth of knowledge on women's health, check out The Vitamin Cure for Women Health's Problems at www.basichealthpub.com or www.amazon.com. Also follow our partner WellBella at www.wellbella.com for more straightforward health advice everyday.

Take charge of your own health now

The United States is facing a critical shortage of doctors that could seriously jeopardize the ability of a patient to get medical care in the coming years.The most widely publicized prediction of a looming crisis comes from the Association of American Medical Colleges , which has said that by 2025, the U.S. will be short roughly 130,000 doctors.

It's not hard to see how the group makes that calculation. Millions of people are getting health insurance for the first time under the federal Affordable Care Act. At the same time, 10,000 baby boomers are qualifying for Medicare every day. All of this only adds to the practical notion to start doctoring ourselves more with healthier food. Who better to lead the way than the MegaVitamin Man himself, Dr. Andrew Saul.

The best place to start feeling better is at our dinner tables. Saul says we eat too much of the wrong foods and not enough of the right ones. Scientific research continually indicates nationwide vitamin and mineral deficiencies in our country, and we spend nearly three trillion dollars each year on disease care.

Saul has seen enough of this situation, and in the bestselling book, Doctor Yourself, he gives you the power you need to change it. Citing abundant scientific evidence as well as case studies from his decades of practice, Saul explodes the myth that an army of medical specialists and pharmaceutical drugs is necessary to maintain health.

The human body evolved to live well and fight off disease on a supply of only a couple of dozen essential nutrients. Unfortunately, modern diets provide catastrophically inadequate levels of those nutrients. Using the guidelines set out in Doctor Yourself, you can not only prevent disease from getting a foothold in the first place, but also cure yourself of illnesses already in progress without resorting to drugs and surgery.


One of the most popular guides to nutritional therapy ever published, Doctor Yourself is now updated and expanded with the latest research and additional topics, providing proven methods for combating an even wider variety of health conditions.

Whether he’s delivering commonsense tips on subjects such as weight loss and longevity or praising the healthy glow of a carotene tan, Saul takes the starch out of healthcare and makes taking charge of your family’s health a valuable and life-improving experience.

To learn more about Doctor Yourself and to take charge of your own health, check out this book and others at www.basichealthpub.com 

Find your health answers in another doctor's bag

Dr. Andrew Saul
MegaVitamin Man

Everyone in the world is concerned about their health and their family's health. It's the one thing we all have in common at some stage in our lives. The tragic and life-threatening irony? We're spending more on healthcare and fighting disease than we ever have before, yet diseases are continuing to rise. 

All of this while pharmaceutical companies make more and more profit. Bottom line is, millions of people are dying every year of cardiovascular disease and cancer. Something has to change. Now.

Are you ready to be part of a health revolution, led by the MegaVitamin Man himself, Dr. Andrew Saul? Many of you know him from his trailblazing health books and documentary, Food Matters. Now he's working on a new film that will change the way you think about good health, medicine, and put the power of life-saving knowledge in your own hands.

Saul says that there is a defensive almost bunker mentality that conventional medicine is the only way to treat disease and if that doesn't work, then nothing will. But just because a doctor's bag is empty, doesn't mean that another doctor's bag doesn't have the answer.

For more than 38 years, Saul has studied a better way. This film will open the other bag. Watch the trailer here and be part of a better revolution to find those answers...

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/megavitamin-man-the-documentary

Before the film comes out, open up your own doctor's bag and find the answers in this new health bible by Saul, The Orthomolecular Treatment of Chronic Disease: 65 Experts on Therapeutic and Preventive Nutrition. Check out the reviews on Amazon and get your copy today at
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1591203708/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1415822791&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40 or www.basichealthpub.com 

Connect to the Earth to feel better now

Just as the sun gives us warmth and vitamin D, the Earth underfoot gives us food and water, a surface to walk, sit, stand, play, and build on, and something you never, ever thought about—an eternal, natural, and gentle energy.

Think of it perhaps as vitamin G—G for ground. What does that mean to you?  Maybe the difference between feeling good and not so good, of having little or a lot of energy, or sleeping well or not so well.

You can’t see the Earth’s energy but some people can feel it as a warm, tingling, and pleasant sensation when they are out walking barefoot along the water’s edge at the beach or on a stretch of dew-moistened grass.

Throughout history humans walked barefoot and slept on the ground. But modern lifestyle, including the widespread use of insulative rubber- or plastic-soled shoes, has disconnected us from the Earth’s energy and, of course, we no longer sleep on the ground. Fascinating new research has raised the possibility that this disconnect may actually contribute to chronic pain, fatigue, and poor sleep that plague so many people.

The remedy for the disconnect is simple. Walk barefoot outdoors whenever possible and/or sleep, work, or relax indoors in contact with conductive sheets or mats that transfer the energy to your body. People who do on a regular basis say they sleep better, feel better, and have more energy during the day.  This simple practice is called Earthing, also known as grounding, and it is both a technology and a movement which is transforming lives across the planet.

To experience earthing for yourself, go barefoot outside for a half-hour and see what a difference it makes on your pain or stress level.  Sit, stand, or walk on grass, sand, dirt, or concrete.  These are all conductive surfaces from which your body can draw the Earth’s energy.  Wood, asphalt, and vinyl won’t work.  They are not conductive surfaces.  Experience for yourself the healing energy of the Earth at work.

To find out more about Earthing, get your copy of the best-selling second edition of Earthing at http://basichealthpub.com/collections/new-titles/products/earthing-the-most-important-health-discovery-ever or www.amazon.com

Breakthrough – a cancer vaccine does exist

1. Because cancer affects everyone, The Woman Who Cured Cancer, The Remarkable Story of Dr. Virginia Livingston-Wheeler, offers hope and solace to those stricken with cancer

It's time to let the world know that there is a cancer vaccine that has achieved a 90 percent success rate.

Author Edmond G. Addeo recounts the discovery by Dr. Virginia Livingston-Wheeler, M.D., of a cancer-causing microbe that is normally held in check by a healthy immune system in the new book, The Woman Who Cured Cancer. 

Years later, Livingston-Wheeler and biochemist John J. Maynarich, Ph. D. co-developed a vaccine that achieved. Livingston-Wheeler died in 1991, but Maynarich has continued to make the vaccine, which is still available from his lab in Redmond.

It all began when Livingston-Wheeler discovered the source of cancer was bacterial, rather than viral, and spent years in the mid-1900s researching a protocol to successfully destroy it. But the medical establishment vilified and ignored her findings. So she went it alone and established her own medical clinic that has phenomenal survival rates.

This story is more relevant today than ever before because the latest science is now validating her protocols. Antitubercular vaccines, autogenous vaccines (prepared from the patient’s own tumor), high doses of vitamins A, C, D, E, and essential minerals, and an immune-boosting diet high in cancer-fighting foods like broccoli sprouts and tomatoes are recommended by the medical academy that once denounced her.

That’s what motivated author Edmond G. Addeo, who first wrote about the doctor in The Conquest of Cancer (Franklin-Watts, 1985), to revisit and update her story in this book. Addeo is convinced that laypeople, especially the millions diagnosed with new cancers each year, are anxiously searching for a real cure, while newly trained practitioners are bound to be more receptive to the innovate work of “Dr. Virginia,” as he calls her.

Much of the book recounts Addeo’s original research into her scientific discoveries that led to successful treatment modalities—80 to 90 percent cure rate in comparison with the standard rate of 15 to 20 percent. Three chapters deal with hard science: why Livingston-Wheeler rejected the three conventional cancer treatments of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation; how the immune system works; and her discovery of the cancer microbe and the development of a vaccine to destroy it.

Another chapter surveys the many articles she published about the bacterial nature of cancer and her subsequent record-breaking treatment of it. Throughout the book are news updates about current cancer treatments, research projects, and nutritional developments that confirm her visionary work—promoting the body’s innate ability to combat cancer.

To hear more from the author about this amazing research, check out the book trailer at http://youtu.be/064hvn9EgkE

To buy The Woman Who Cured Cancer, go  www.basichealthpub.com or www.amazon.com

Legumes: natural cholesterol fighter

A new study has found that a serving of legumes a day may keep bad cholesterol at bay.

Researchers in the United States and Canada have found that daily consumption of non-oil-seed legumes such as chickpeas, lentils or peas can significantly reduce "bad cholesterol" and cut the risk of heart disease.

People who ate one three-quarter-cup serving of legumes daily had a 5 percent reduction in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels – a decrease that suggests a 5 to 6 percent reduced risk of major vascular events such as heart attack and stroke.

Nutritionists and preventive cardiologists not involved in the research said the new findings were noteworthy. Dr. Mehmet Oz recently touted the importance of legumes in our diet and eats them to fight his own cholesterol.

It is a well-known fact that high-soluble, fiber-rich foods, like legumes, produce significant effects on LDL numbers and actually add to the cholesterol-lowering effects of statins. Studies show that for every 1 percent fall in cholesterol, there is a 1-to-2 percent fall in cardiovascular risk.

Legumes have long been a favorite among nutrition researchers and health experts because of their proven benefits in lowering the risk of many killer chronic conditions, including type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. Now, according to this study, a legume-loaded diet can lower high cholesterol levels, as well.


That's not to say, of course, that a handful of beans a day can necessarily replace cholesterol-lowering statins for the 43.2 million U.S. adults who currently take them. Rather, it seems that adding a daily serving of tasty legumes like peas, beans, chickpeas and lentils in your diet will serve as a companion to this important prescription drug.

Few know the health benefits more than Swarna Moldanado, Ph.D. She grew up in India where legumes were not considered the super foods they are now – they were just part of her regular Indian diet. They could be found at any meal, breakfast included. But all that changed when she moved to America and began eating whatever they served in the school cafeteria, which was mostly meats and meat products. It was only when she started cooking for herself that she realized what had been missing in her American diet—legumes. Soon she was again adding dry beans, peas, lentils, and other legumes to her daily diet and feeling better for doing so.

As an educator, Moldanado was curious to learn why legumes were so overlooked in the United States. Her subsequent research turned up a number of misconceptions and inaccuracies as reasons for the prevailing lack of interest in them. This, in turn, let her to research legume-based diets in other parts of the world to ascertain what, if any, impact they had on health and disease in those locales. The information she accumulated was very enlightening—across the board it showed there were major advantages to be gained by adding legumes to the diet.

From here it was a short step to sharing her discoveries and doing this to help improve people’s health became the initial reason for her decision to write Legumes: The Super Foods that Should be Regulars on Your Plate. Any reader interested in optimizing or simply maintaining their health would do themselves a favor by adding this important book to their must-read list.

To learn more about the importance of adding legumes to your diet, check out the book at http://basichealthpub.com/products/legumes-the-super-foods-that-should-regulars-on-your-plate

or at www.amazon.com 

Menopause and exercise: lose the weight and cut your risk of breast cancer

Menopause is the one life phase that most women will all experience. Despite horror stories of night sweats and insomnia, it doesn't have to be that way, and fitness plays a big role during this life transition.Whether you've exercised faithfully for years or you haven't been active, physical activity during and after menopause offers many benefits.

For starters, it can prevent weight gain. Women tend to lose muscle mass and gain abdominal fat around menopause. Even slight increases in physical activity can help prevent weight gain.

Exercise can also reduce the risk of breast cancer. Whether it's a walk around the block on your lunch break or swimming a couple of laps at the gym, getting at least 15 minutes of exercise daily could reap serious rewards for your health – not just your waistline. And that's especially true for women.

According to the American Cancer Society, around one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer at some point in their life. A new study from Oxford University researchers highlights the importance of physical activity for post-menopausal women looking to lower their risk.

Researchers looked at over 125,000 postmenopausal women, studying their body fat composition and also their self-reported physical activity. Over 1,100 subjects developed breast cancer during the nearly three-year follow up. Further analysis concluded that women with higher body fat (average 45.4 percent) were at nearly a 50 percent greater risk for breast cancer than women with lower body fat (average 27.6 percent).

But even without considering body fat, just having 15-35 minutes of vigorous exercise every day was enough to cut the risk of breast cancer by a fifth. By maintaining a healthy weight, you can lower the risk of fractures and osteoporosis.

The research list goes on to show how activity reduces many other diseases. Menopause weight gain can have serious implications for your health. Excess weight increases the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Regular physical activity can counter these risks.

We all know that hormone changes can wreak havoc on your mental state too. Physical activity can improve your psychological health at any stage of life.

The bottom line – physical activity during and after menopause can relieve stress and improve quality of life. So whether you're nearing menopause or are experiencing it now, get your walking shoes on!

For more tips on how to not only feel physically and mentally better, check out The Hot Guide to a Cool Sexy Menopause by Nurse Barb Dehn, America's most trusted nurse practitioner, at www.basichealthpub.com and www.amazon.com