Gayla's Magazine

'Eat This Not That' Book

I just have to share this fabulous book with you!  If there is just ONE book I could inspire you to get for the health of your family, this is it.  It's called, 'Eat This Not That'.  A Supermarket Survival Guide.

The reason 'regular' food keeps packing on the pounds is all the hidden fats, sugars and chemicals that manufacturing companies are sneaking in processed foods.  This guide shows you which foods are the safest ones for actual human consumption.

With all the advertizing hype it's hard to know whats really the truth. Here's your answer!

Did you know that high fructose corn syrup added to foods, actually  will 'help' you to gain weight? Here's a list of juices and the truth about each one. 

You know you need these two pages!  An ice cream guide to help you choose wisely.  I bought the right one - a true ice cream and wow it is good. No more chemicals!

Now this page is important.  Ever wonder what all that 'stuff' that can't be pronounced in  the ingredients list is?  Here it is...... Along with the safety or dangers each one is. 

This book helped me to find the first lunch meat product made without sodium nitrate (a known carcinogenic that I can't believe is legal to put in food)   I found it at my local grocery store and we had lunch meat for the first time in years!

Get this book - your health is worth it!

Benzene - a carcinogen!

 

In this extreme heatwave we in Texas are experiencing - here's some valuable information I think you ought to read. It's one area that the general public should be told about because of the  the massive  cancer issues in America! It's just another one of the side effects in our modern world.
 
 Please do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car.  Open the  windows after you enter your car and turn ON the air-conditioning
after a couple of minutes.
 
Here's why:
According to a research, the car dashboard, sofa, air freshener emit Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen - take time to observe the smell
of heated plastic in your car).  In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anemia and reduces white blood cells.  Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer.  May also cause  miscarriage.  Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg per sq. ft.
 
A car parked indoors with windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene.

If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the
Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level...
People who get into the car, keeping windows closed will inevitably inhale,
in quick succession excessive amounts of the toxin.  Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver.  What's worse, it is extremely difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.
 
 So friends, please open the windows and door of your car - give time for
interior to air out -dispel the deadly stuff - before you enter.
 
 Thought:
'When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it,
you have a moral obligation to share it with  others.'

The Dream Backyard

Susan took me to meet a friend of hers one morning, and I am so glad she did!

This lady has been inspiring to meet here in Los Banos California.  Sandy is such a joy to been with, and it seems like time just few by when we were at her home.  She has Proverbs 31 working in her life right now!  Wait till I show you what all she does.

She said that she quit the corporate world and she and her husband decided to raise their  children with a lasting legacy of a true mom and dad. So she is a stay at home mom, with an incredible talent unfolding. Not only is she home for their children, but she also has found ways to make their budget work wonders right in their own backyard. 

This is her backyard..... ok.... you say looks like a regular kind of a yard.  But what is happening here is a dream.  She is raising all kinds of fruit trees and  nut trees. Planted all around the sides carefully tended and properly with a real gardeners eye. How does she know what to do or plant? She reads books and asks other gardeners questions.  She started this in earnest to help feed their family and what has happened is wonderful and I knew you would want to see this! 

 

She has pomegranates, plums, oranges, lemons, limes to name a few.

Her apricot tree is loaded with fruit.

 

The pear tree is producing nicely too.

 

THIS IS AN OLIVE TREE!!!

 

She gave me a peach from her tree.  (We ate it later that day - was so full of flavor)

 

Just look at this fruit!

This is one of the two tiny greenhouses that is also in the backyard. She grows all her own veggies and herbs from seeds - then plants them in beds along the sides of the house. Check this out!

 

She has peppers, of all kinds, several kinds of beans.....onions, garlic and more I can't remember.

 

There are strawberries planted all along the fronts of the beds - see the strawberry?

 

Look at these grapes!  Her grapevines are full of fruit.  I am in awe of her skills.

 

Her herb gardens are full - she gives me hope to keep working on mine!

 

The tomato beds are full of plants - it's going to be a bumper crop this year she thinks. So think about this..... instead of all the grass that does nothing but grows, gets cut, grows and gets cut - her yard is producing food! She took all the empty areas - sides, corners, fences lines and turned them into blessings for her family.

What does she do with all this food from her own backyard?  She makes jellies, jams, cans and freezes them for her family to eat year long.

 

And she also has built a business from her hands now.  She has a thriving business selling her homemade treats at bake sales and now she is getting so well known that people are coming to her front door to buy! Sandy's Jam n Desserts is alive and well.

Then we get to taste test the fruits of her labors, and my oh my what a treat it was! She has a orange jelly like none else, also orange marmalade and strawberry jalapeno, hot jalapeno jelly and a blueberry banana that is fabulous!  We kept on and on because each one was more amazing than the last! 

She told us laughing that she is trying to get ready for a bake sale, but can't because people keep coming to the door to buy! Like us - there is no way we are leaving her home without some of her goodies.  So Susan and I both left with 3 jars each!

Sandy I am amazed and can't wait for others to see you and what you are doing in your own home.  I love you and I just met you - keep going you are a inspiration to thousands of others now!   

RMA Proverbs 31 Talent Show

Role Models of America hosts a wonderful event called The Proverbs 31 Talent Show
This is something I felt was important for Christian woman to develop practical ways of serving the Lord through their expert care over their families. 

So this event is my way of encouraging growth in the ladies through being a Role Model.  It's going to happen this Sunday evening April 19th  at 6pm. If you are in Houston come!! 
Here is our agenda for the evening.....

                                          

 

6:00 WELCOME AND OPENING PRAYER- SHELBY (The RMA Team Leader)

ANGELA MOONEY-COUPONS - How to Save money in the home!

JASMINE POULLON-3 OUTFITS TO 15 - How to turn what you already own into something much more useful!

2  DOOR PRIZES - Blessings come to those who attend!

GLADYS OWENS- SEWING DEMONSTRATION - How to use a sewing machine and make simple things at home.

CONSTANCE GORDON - Detoxifying a woman's body and staying healthy

2  DOOR PRIZES - More goodies!

ANA PEREZ- ORGANIZING YOUR PRAYER CLOSET - How to get your personal prayer time and devotions in order.

WALTRENE JONES-P.O.P. FOOD DEMONSTRATION AND SAMPLING - How to serve wholesome food to your family  in this hectic paced world.

GUEST SPEAKER- PASTOR GAYLA  How God gave women directives on what and who she is through Proverbs 31. 

CLOSING PRAYER - Shelby the RMA Team Leader

 

A Twisted Pelvis - Ouch!

Twisted Pelvis Check - an extract from 'A Bowen Therapists Notebook'

Special thanks to my friends who send me all sorts of information and helps!  I love all of you!!! One friend sent me this link about a twisted pelvis and what it really is. 

I have inclluded the link here so if you too are recovering from such an injury - check this out. 

The following procedures are not intended to replace medical advice, which, due to possible injury to the skeletal system, should be sought in the first instance. (Check that the person has not had a hip replacement operation.)

An unbalanced pelvis is a fairly common. The causes are many and varied, muscles in spasm, injury within muscles and the skeletal structure of the pelvic system. Correction of a pelvis is relatively easy and should be achieved without inducing pain or stress on the system; otherwise other problems can be created.

The pelvis is a cats’ cradle held in place by muscles, associated skeletal system, and ligaments. It forms a major part of the body and contains within it the reproductive system and parts of the digestive system and is the conduit through which passes the nerves and blood supplies to the lower limbs. It is the pivot upon which the rest of the body sits. Any unbalance of it and its parts have far reaching effects upon the person.

The pelvis can be skewed in either the up position, (tilted), or front to back, (twisted).

http://www.timetotreat.co.uk/remedies/pelvischeck.shtml

What's it gonna hurt to read this?

Stop!  You have got to read this information !!

AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY .

Cancer Update from John Hopkins


1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard
tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.

3. When the per son's immune system is strong, the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer, it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, change diet and include supplements which can strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract, etc., and can cause organ damage to the liver, kidneys, heart, lungs, etc.

7. Radiation--while destroying cancer cells--also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size.  However, prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9 When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation, the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy.  Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.

CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder.  By cutting off sugar, it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells.  Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc. are made with Aspartame which is harmful.  A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts.  Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color.  A better substitute is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.

B. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract.  Cancer feeds on mucus.  By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soya milk, cancer cells are being starved.

C. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment.  A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork.  Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

D. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment.  About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for build ing healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day.  Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

E. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate which contain a lot of caffeine.  Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties.  The best water to drink is purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water.  Distilled water is acidic; avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes.  Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering.  By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs, etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit.  A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor.  Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment.  Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit.  Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level.  Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.



CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL……….

1. No plastic containers in micro.

2. No water bottles in freezer.

3. No plastic wrap in microwave.

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well.
Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer.
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies.
Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.  He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers.
This especially applies to foods that contain fat.  He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastic releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else.
Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.  He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cook ed in the microwave.  As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food.  Cover food with a paper towel instead.

 

Alternative Cancer Treatment

All of my research CONTINUALLY points to these very same subjects. If you have ever been thru the vail of tears of cancer - this message is for you. If you have not been touched by it - it's STILL for you. Please read this information carefully and print it off for your own healthy living habits. No health insurance program in the world can keep you from getting cancer, but it's possible that your own eating habits might!!!!!! AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY. 1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size. 2.Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime. 3. When the person's immune system is strong, the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors. 4. When a person has cancer, it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors. 5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, change diet and include supplements which can strengthen the immune system. 6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract, etc., and can cause organ damage to the liver, kidneys, heart, lungs, etc. 7. Radiation--while destroying cancer cells--also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs. 8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However, prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction. 9 When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation, the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications. 10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy.  Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites. 11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply. CANCER CELLS FEED ON: a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder.  By cutting off sugar, it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells.  Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc. are made with Aspartame which is harmful.  A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts.  Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color.  A better substitute is Bragg's aminos or sea salt. B. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soya milk, cancer cells are being starved. C. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer. D. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for build ing healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C). E. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate which contain a lot of caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties.The best water to drink is purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic; avoid it. 12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup. 13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells. 14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs, etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted or unneeded cells. 15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life. 16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells. PLEASE FORWARD IT TO PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT) CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL PLEASE READ 1. No plastic containers in micro. 2. No water bottles in freezer. 3. No plastic wrap in microwave. John Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Hospital was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastic releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons. Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cook ed in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.

Barbeque?

I receive a email from a source that educates and gives informative ideas to me daily. I enjoy the tips and training to keep me on the right track.  With my health history (read my category on 'My Miracle Life' for more) I am conscious of taking good care of my health. Today's email is important - I already knew this information but it's always wise to share with my friends healthy wisdom. 

I firmly believe that many of the sources of cancer are coming from chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, additives, and food fillers, contaminants and poisons.  These can be avoided with protective knowledge and proactive action!  But today I received some information on my email that is important to most of us that love outdoor living in the summertime.

It's about outdoor grilling.  Now before you groan and say.....'oh no'.  Just read.  I don't know anyone who would willingly put an carcinogenic either in their mouth or on their skin.  What's a carcinogenic?  The meaning is causing or tending to cause Cancer.  Now are you interested?

I encourage you to connect with this site - you will learn so much!

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This week I want to talk about how our foods and the nutrients they contain just weren't designed to withstand extremely high temperatures. With the coming of summer barbecuing and grilling is a very popular method of cooking, but one I don't highly recommend because of the formation of heterocyclic amines (HAs). Well-documented carcinogens, HAs form most easily at high temperatures. Under 325°F (163°C), the formation of these compounds is very low. As temperatures increase above 400°F (204°C), the formation of HAs can increase by 700%-1000%. Gas and charcoal grilling often (but not always) involve higher temperatures.

The longer a food is exposed to high heat, the greater the HA formation. When a food like a hamburger is grilled for ten minutes rather than six minutes, for example, the HA levels in the hamburger may increase by 25-30%. Meat, fish, and poultry are more likely to give rise to HA formation because of the amino acids, and nitrogen-containing substances that are found in these foods and are necessary for the formation of HAs. Since these compounds are less available in plant foods, there is less concern when grilling fruits and vegetables.

If you are going to grill your food, here are some tips I recommend to minimize the development of these compounds:

• Grill or broil on an area without a direct flame as the temperatures directly above or below the flame can reach as high as 500°F to 1000°F (260°C to 538°C).
• Consider using antioxidant-containing foods such as rosemary, citrus fruits, and green tea in marinades to help reduce the formation of HAs.
• If you do choose to grill foods and use an oil to coat them, use an oil that has a high smoke point, such as avocado oil or high-oleic safflower oil, to help lower the extent of oxidative damage to the oil itself.

On the home page this week, we are featuring shiitake mushrooms. Our Recipe of the Week even shows you how you can enjoy these delicious mushrooms as part of a Healthiest Way of Eating breakfast. And our Breakthrough News reiterates the benefits of selecting organically grown foods whenever possible.

This week enjoy the abundance of fruits and vegetables that become available during these first weeks of summer!

Happy Summer Solstice!

Green Tea and Breast Cancer

After my brushes with breast cancer, I am a firm believer in diet and lifestyle changes. Why wait till a bad diagnosis comes?  Go ahead and be proactive and make the positive changes to reinforce your health today!! This is an article sent to me by a friend and since I already drink green tea daily - it's  worth passing this along to you. 

Green Tea Ingredient Slows Breast Cancer

Antioxidant in Green Tea May Stop Breast Cancer Growth

By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News

Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

April 7, 2008 -- An antioxidant in green tea may be a powerful weapon against breast cancer.

A new study shows the green tea antioxidant EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate) significantly slowed breast cancer growth in female mice.

© 2008 WebMD, Inc. All rights reserved.

Previous studies have suggested that this antioxidant may protect against breast cancer and other cancers, but this research has been limited, and the mechanism behind these effects isn't clear.

Researchers say the results suggest that green tea's anticancer effects may be largely because of its high content of EGCG, which helps the body's cells from becoming damaged and aging prematurely.

Behind Green Tea's Anticancer Effect

In the study, presented this week at the Experimental Biology 2008 conference, researchers examined the effects of the green tea antioxidant on several indicators of breast cancer growth in laboratory mice.

One group of the female mice was fed a solution of the antioxidant in water for five weeks while the other received regular drinking water. During the second week of the study, researchers injected both groups with breast cancer cells.

At the end of the study, researchers measured tumor size, weight, and density as well as VEGF protein levels associated with tumor growth.

The results showed that treatment with the green tea antioxidant decreased tumor size by 66% and weight by 68% compared with the control group. Mice fed the antioxidant also had significantly lower density of small blood vessels within tumors and VEGF protein levels.

Researcher Jian-Wei Gu, of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, says the green tea antioxidant may work against breast cancer by suppressing blood vessel growth in breast tumors as well as slowing the proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells.

View Article Sources

SOURCES:
Gu, J. "Oral Administration of EGCG, an Antioxidant Found in Green Tea, Inhibits Tumor Angiogenesis and Growth of Breast Cancer in Female Mice," presented at Experimental Biology 2008, April 6-9, 2008, San Diego.
News release, The American Physiological Society.

© 2008 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Green Beans or What?

Now I used to think one green bean is just like all the rest - who can tell them apart?  And who cares?  Right?  But since I have grown some organic green beans it was easy to notice the two different colors of the simple green bean. 

The natural one is light green and slightly fuzzy.  The store bought one that is NOT organic is bright green alright, but it is also waxy feeling, and no fuzzies!  Yes I said it is waxy! Now why would anyone want to put anything on the simply bean.  Do they think that people will buy more if they spray paint them with some sort of solution?  Don't know if you can see the color here in these pictures, but in real life - there is a clear difference!  Makes a person wonder ..... what is being put on these beans?!? Hmmm wonder how I can find out.  If I do I will let you in on whats going on with our beans in the grocery stores.