Hunzaland is a tiny country located high in the foothills of the Himalayas in Pakistan.
The first group of Westerners to reach Hunzaland was the British army, which among
them a medical practitioner and researcher, Dr. Robert McCarrison.

Dr McCarrison was fascinated by the health and temperament of these people.
They lived isolated from the outside world and depending entirely for survival on
what they could produce themselves.

After 10 years studying the Hunzas, McCarrison – later to become Sir Robert
McCarrison – spent a further seven years studying nutrition in the capacity of Director
of Research on Nutrition in India. He later became a Major General  in the British
army and also chairman of the Post-Graduate Medical Education Committee at the
University of Oxford.

McCarrison summerized the Hunzas with the words: “These people are surpassed by
any other race in perfection of physique. They are long-lived, vigorous in youth and age,
capable of great endurance and enjoy a remarkeble freedom from diseases in general.”

In their natural, primitive state,  the Hunza people exhibited perfect mental and
physical  health – vibrant health, in  fact, with many of the population living to over
100 years of age, even to 150 or more. Men at 90 years of age were known to have
fathered children, while women at the age of 80 looked like Western women of 40.

Sickness was rare. Virtually unknown were ulcers, appendicitis, colitis, high blood
pressure, heart disease or childhood illnesses. It appeared that there was not a single
case of cancer in the entire population.

The people were friendly, hospitable and religious, free of fear, hatred and jalousy.
Divorce was rare and their was no juvenile delinquency. There were no jails, police
or army.

Medical studies have identified the Hunza’s natural way of eating as the  major factor
in their physical and mental health and well being. They lived on fresh vegetables,
fresh fruits, legumes, whole-grain foods and goats’ cheese and butter.
Meat was eaten only on ceremonial occasions, so it was a rarety in their diet.
They did indulge in a strong grape wine. Everything was organically grown on mineral-
rich soils.

In their way of life there was no refined sugar, no pasteurisation of milk, no
hydrogenation of oil, no chemical fertilizers, no chlorination  or fluoridation of
water and no vaccination.

They were a people of great intelligence, grace and charm, and were one of the
healthiest races the world has ever seen. They still live in the same part of the world
but are no longer isolated from Western influence.

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In today’s world we don’t see a lot of full-blown deficiency diseases.
Although deficiency diseases are rare in developed  countries, they may still occur.
However, we do see sub-clinical or low-level deficiency diseases.

People with digestive disorders may not get all the nutrients they need.
People who abuse alcohol are particularly prone to deficiency diseases, as are those
who live in poverty. They regularly  occur in many parts of the developing countries.

You can also have, what’s called localized  tissue deficiencies. That means, you might have
enough of a nutrient in your blood, but you might not have enough in specific tissues,
such as your lungs or cervix. This put you at risk for lung cancer and cervical cancer, respectively, and you’d never even know it!

Rickets.
Rickets is a bone softening disease that occurs when the body doesn’t get enough
vitamin D.
Vitamin D is essential to transport calcium and phosphorous into the bones  to prevent that your bones are getting soft. Vitamin D deficiency is now recognized as an epidemic
in the USA.

In children it can cause growth retardation. In adults, it causes a painful bone disease, called osteomalacia. It also causes muscle weakness, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, high blood pressure, heart disease and many common cancers.

For most people, 15 minutes of sunshine will provide the Daily Allowance  of 400 IU.
The RDA ( Recommended daily allowance ) is 200 IU. But for optimal health, the recommendation is 600 IU. The USANA Health pack contains 500 IU per packet,
with 2 packets per day.

Beriberi
Beriberi is caused by a deficiency of thiamin, a B vitamin that is essential for helping the body utilize energy.  Although beriberi is very rare in the USA, bariatric surgery is causing a resurgence of it and the other nutritional deficiencies as well. Beriberi shows up one year after surgery.

Bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) includes a variety of procedures performed
on people who have obesity. Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach (sleeve gast … Wikipedia

Pellagra
In 1914, the year when World War 1 began, a terrifying epidemic swept through the
South of the USA, causing diarrhea, skin inflammation and in many cases death.
More than 100,000 people where struck down, and worst of all, nobody knew what
caused it.

It wasn’t until 1937, that scientists understood that pellagra (meaning rough skin)
was caused when people didn’t get enough niacin, a B vitamin, in their diet.
Especially in the rural South, where people relied on corn as their main grain, which contain a form f niacin that isn’t available to the body.

To day we’ve all but kissed pellagra goodbye in the USA, thanks to the fortification of flours and cereals, which makes it very easy to get the DV of 20 milligram of niacin.
However, pellagra is still common in parts of the world where people have
a lot of corn in their diets.
And it can develop after gastrointestinal disease or even from alcoholism.
It can also be a complication of the eating disorder anorexia.

Scurvy
Long before it was understood that certain foods are essential for preventing disease, sailors worldwide often suffered from scurvy, a vitamin C deficiency, causing slow
wound healing, bleeding gums, pneumonia and eventually death.

The amazing thing about scurvy is that you can reverse it almost instantly by having several servings of food that are rich in vitamin C. In fact, sailors who where all but depleted of vitamin C where often able to recover in a matter of days after including oranges or lemons in their diets.

Scurvy has been virtually wiped out for centuries, yet today, vitamin C deficiency is cropping up in the most unexpected places. When an Arizona State University researcher  tested vitamin C levels in college students, many where just on the sunny side of scurvy.

To get enough vitamin C in your diet, just pour some orange juice. One 6-ounce glass contains 73 milligrams of vitamin C. Other excellent sources include citrus and tropical fruits, broccoli and sweet peppers.

The RDA of vitamin C is 60 mg and the recommended optimal level is 1300 mg.
Although the RDA’s did a good job to eliminate Scurvy and Rickets, consuming the RDA ‘s
does not even come close in order to prevent degenerative diseases, which are still on the rise, and our epidemic health stats shows that!

Vitamins are essential food factors. They don’t nourish or provide energy,
but enable nourishment to be utilized and energy to be generated.
Vitamins are activators and regulators, and when they are present  in our foods
in adequate amounts, they ensure good health.
When vitamins are lacking in our foods, deficiency diseases, like heart disease,
diabetes, osteoporosis and arthritis, soon manifest themselves.

Although the discovery of vitamins goes back to the beginning of the last century,
men have long recognized the existence of food factors which cured disease.
In 460 B.C. The famous Greek physician Hippocrates correctly advised giving
ox liver ( which is rich in vitamin A ) for eye diseases.
He also described the disease we know as scurvy, which can be cured with
vitamin C.

In 1768 Captain James Cook sailed around the earth, a journey that took 3 years.
He returned without a single death among his crew from scurvy, which was a
remarkable achievement in those days. His secret was : he served his men a drink
made of sprouted   barley, prepared fresh daily and used liberally.
Unknown to Cook, this drink supplied an abundance of vitamin C, which is
essential to prevent scurvy.

The RDA Levels,  which are daily  dietary allowances, recommended by the
U.S. Government, consisting of Vitamin C (against scurvey) 60mg, Vitamin E, 15 IU
and Vitamin D (against Rickets) 200 IU , did a good job to eliminate
those  diseases, but consuming the RDA’s will not even come close to helping
prevent  a degenerative disease, and our EPIDEMIC health stats prove that.

Here follows a list of the principal members of the vitamin family:
Vitamin A  This is needed to prevent eye, ear, nose and sinus trouble;
it also prevent kidney and bladder ailments, skin disturbances and gall-bladder
infections. This vitamin is essential to prevent respiratory ailments, such as
bronchitis, coughs, colds, etc.and for colitis and other infections of the
intestinal tract. The richest source of vitamin A is fish liver oil.

The Vitamin B group: This group comprises at least eleven vitamins,  i.e.,
B1, B2, B6, B12, pantothenic acid, inositol, niacin, folic acid, biotin,
para-amino-benzoic acid, choline, and possible others.
A lack of these vitamins can have a damaging effect upon the nerves, skin,
digestion, appetite, eyes, blood cell supply, muscle tone, and can cause
anaemia, headache, migrane, constipation, chronic fatigue and other ailments.
The best sources of the B group vitamins are unprocessed cereals.

Vitamin B1(thiamin) is needed for overweight conditions, palmitation, headache,irritability, excessive fatigue, and oedema.

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) loses its potency when exposed to light.
This vitamin is beneficial for sores or cracks at the corners of the mouth,
burning or dryness of the eyes, disorders of the cornea of the eye,
burning sensation of the feet and ‘twilight’ blindness.
It is useful for cataract in conjunction with vitamin C and E.

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) This vitamin is used for the more serious forms of
neuro-muscular and nervous disease, such as disseminated sclerosis,
myastenia gravis, muscular distrophy, and Parkinson’s disease; in conjunction
with certain other vitamins.It also gives relief in the ‘morning sickness’
of pregnancy.

Vitamin B12 was discovered in 1948, and is now being used most successfully
(together with other vitamins) to combat pernicious aneamia.
This vitamin has several other uses. Beneficial in multiple sclerosis,
and other neuro-muscular diseases;in osteo-arthritis, osteoporosis (brittle
or soft bones), and skin troubles

Choline. The function of choline is to transport fats in the body.
When choline is lacking, fats accumulate in the liver and can give rise to
cirrhosis of the liver.a rich source of Choline is egg-yolk, liver and
wheatgerm. It is also found in peas, cabbage, potatoes, soya beans and spinach.

Folic Acid stimulates the normal growth and reproduction of red blood cells
in the bone marrow. The principal use of folic acid is to prevent simple
anaemia, and it has been used with success to cure this ailment.
Folic acid should not be used for pernicious anaemia, for which vitamin B12
is necessary.

Niacinamide (Niacin) has proved beneficial for vertigo, nausia, vomiting,
skin lesions, head noises, insomnia, neuritis, tender gums, diarrhoea,
depression, and loss of appetite.
A severe deficiency of niacinamide can give rise to pellagra.The symptoms
of this disease are skin disorders, digestive disturbances, degeneration
of the nervous tissue and mental aberrations. Pellagra is common among
those whose diet has been deficient in liver, lean meat, milk, eggs and
other protein foods, also green vegetables.

Pantothenic acid is required for growth and normal functioning of living cells.
The richest sources are: liver, yeast and rice polishings. Egg-yoke, peanuts,
wheatgerm, molasses, soyabeans, dried peas, and beans are also good sources
of this vitamin, which is partially lost by the head of cooking and the use of
sodium bicarbonate when cooking vegetables. It is also leached away in the
water used for cooking vegetables.

Pantothenic acid is very effective for painful burning feet and for the pains
of neuritis. It has also been beneficial for inflammation of the intestines
and stomach. According to Adelle Davis in “Let’s Eat Right To Keep Fit”,
pantothenic acid improves defective memories and ‘appears to offer awards
of positive health and perhaps can help to extend youthfulness.’

Para-Amino-Benzoic Acid (PABA) in such serious diseases as lupus and other
rare forms of skin disease, together with other vitamins. It is effective
in preventing and healing sunburn.

Vitamin C is destroyed by cooking. A lack of vitamin C can result in
influenza and colds. fragile capillaries, spongy and bleeding gums,
joint pains, rheumatism and arthritis, and bone ailments.
It is needed for tissue replacement,for cartilage, strong teeth and bones.
The best sources of vitamin C are fruits and vegetables.

Vitamin D is essential to prevent and cure rickets. It is also required
to ensure healthy teeth bones, normal growth and heart function.
The effect of sunlight on the oil glands of the skin causes a provitamin
called ‘ergosterol’ to be secreted on the surface of the skin.
After the ergosterol is acted upon by the ultra-violet rays of the sun,
it is converted into vitamin D and absorbed into the body through the skin.

Vitamin E. This vitamin is normally present in cereals, and cereal and
vegetable oils, before the various refining and extractive processes are
commenced. A lack of vitamin E gives rise to serious heart ailments,
hypertension, high blood pressure, rheumatic heart trouble, hardening of
the arteries, varicose veins and ulcers, loss of muscular power, cataract,
kidney and liver ailments, and retinal diseases.
Vitamin E strengthens muscular tissue and reduces the body’s requirements
for oxygen. It also improves the circulation, dissolves blood clots, and
prevent their formation.

Vitamin F (Lecithin) – also known as unsaturated fatty acids.
The best sources of this vitamin are unprocessed cerial and vegetable oils,
such as soyabean oil, wheatgerm oil, peanut oil, olive oil, etc.
Lethitin is needed to prevent eczema, dandruff, falling hair, brittle nails,
underweight conditions and retarded growth. It is also beneficial in
emulsifying cholesterol, a hard and waxy substance that silts up veins
and arteries, and leads to hardening of the arteries and thrombosis.

Vitamin K. This vitamin is concerned with the normal coagulation of blood.
When it is lacking, blood takes longer to coagulate.
Vitamin K concentration tends to be low in new born babies, which explains
a number of cases of haemorhagic disease in the newly born.
It is now usual to give expectant mothers vitamin K injections, late in
pregnancy. Vitamin K is found chiefly in the leaves of green vegetables.

Vitamin P (the flavenoids), This vitamin comprises hesperidin, rutrin,
citrin etc. Hesperidin is a flavenoid extracted from oranges and appears
to be more effective when taken with vitamin C, as each supplement
reinforces the action of the other, called synergy.
Rutin is obtained from buckweat.

Extensive clinical research has shown that the flavenoids are necessary
to prevent capillary fragility. When the capillaries are healthy, the
absorption of infection from mucous surfaces during the course of the
common cold and influenza, is greatly reduced and both ailments are
more quickly and easily  thrown off.

You can get high quality essential vitamins and minerals by visiting:
http://www.nutrobalance.usana.com  to ensure that all the necessary
requirements for optimal health are met.

     Edition #67

Brain boost: Research to improve memory
through electricity?

Date: February 29, 2016
Source: Office of Naval Research

Summary:
In a breakthrough study that could improve how people learn and retain information, researchers significantly boosted the memory and mental performance of laboratory mice through electrical stimulation.  continue reading.…

   Edition #66

Could Coffee Help Protect Your Liver From Alcohol?

Today’s blog, republished from my friends at TheAlternativeDaily, is going to explain the potential benefits of a staple in many people’s regular day-to-day lives…

By Tanya Rakhmilevich, TheAlternativeDaily.com

Another noteworthy benefit has been added to the list of perks that coffee may have for your health. New research has found that drinking your daily java may help protect your liver from alcohol-related cirrhosis.  continue reading….

Healthy Diet Tips

There are quite a few healthy diet tips that will help you to live a healthier lifestyle and eat a healthy diet.

If you are trying to eat healthily and stay healthy, you should take these healthy diet tips as good advice that should be incorporated into your daily lifestyle. You can incorporate these gradually and you’ll be used to it no time!  continue reading...

Cycling as Medicine

Cycling is healthy, convenient, cheap and also good for the environment. I cycle often: to the train, the shops and the library, and this way I get my recommended 30 minutes of daily exercise.

Thirty minutes exercise a day is sufficient to stay healthy. It seems little, but yet a lot of people don’t get to it. They are often tempted to take the lift instead of the stairs, the car instead of the bicycle, the TV instead of the ball.  continue reading….

Jamie Oliver’s Recipe of the Day – Minestrone soup

Wholesome and hearty

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    Edition #65

Exercise and Weight Loss: How Much Time it Takes
to Gain and Lose Muscle Mass

I realize it’s not new information that exercise is important for weight management and health. The hard part is staying consistent. If you’re like most people you’ll find yourself having conversations in your head where you talk yourself out of exercise: “I don’t have time today”, “I don’t feel like it”, I don’t want to get sweaty and have to shower again”. In the beginning you’re motivated and exercise 4-5 days a week for a couple of weeks and then some minor disasters happen at work or home and you exercise only once that week, and then once every two weeks, and pretty soon you aren’t exercising at all.  continue reading…..

Why Strength Training is Important Later in Life

Many people believe that as you age your metabolism automatically slows down and the weight creep is inevitable. While this is partially true, there is one important thing you can do to keep your metabolism revving like you were in your thirties. Strength train. Strength training allows you to build and maintain muscle.   continue reading……

Eat Your Vegetables! Getting Young Children to Eat Healthy

You can compare a child’s body to a building under construction. A lot of different materials are needed to build it and to keep it in good repair. But a human being is also a kind of machine that’s running. It requires fuel for energy, and other substances to make it work properly, just as an automobile needs gasoline, oil, grease and water.  continue reading……

Alcohol Risks vs. Benefits

Previously I’ve addressed the pros and cons in Alcohol Risks vs. Benefits. The other mouthwash video I referred to is Don’t Use Antiseptic Mouthwash, part of a video series on improving athletic performance with nitrate-containing vegetables (if interested, start here: Doping With Beet Juice).

As you can see in my volume 13 DVD listing, I’ve got another video coming up in a few weeks, Breast Cancer Risk: Red Wine vs. White Wine. Make sure you’re subscribed (for free!) so you don’t miss it.
continue reading …….

Healthy Aging

Read about the latest developments in anti-aging science and learn about the secrets that contribute to longevity and happy, healthy aging.   click here!

Jamie Oliver’s  Recipe of the Day – Incredible nut roast
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