Obesity, Cancer Strongly Linked

Excess weight can now officially be added to the growing number of factors that contribute to cancer, according to the UK's Million Women Study.

The study, which included more than 1 million UK women, found that 5 percent of all cancers in the UK -- or about 6,000 cases each year -- are caused by being overweight or obese.

Some of these cancers are of the:

• Esophagus

• Uterine lining

• Ovary

• Kidney

• Pancreas

• Breast (in post-menopausal women)

Read more here.

How Do You Patent "Wild" Rice?

Read this fascinating article from Orion magazine called Ricekeepers, about the Ojibwe and their struggle to keep their traditional wild rice paddys their own:

AS FALL TEMPERATURES CHANGE on the White Earth Reservation and the mist lifts off the lakes, the Ojibwe take to the waters. Two people to a canoe, one poles through the thick rice beds, pushing the canoe forward, while the other, sitting toward the front of the boat, uses two long sticks to gently bend the rice and knock the seeds into the canoe. The sounds of manoominike, the wild rice harvest, are the gliding of the boat through the water and across shafts of rice, the soft swish of the rice bending, the raining of the rice into the canoe. They are soothing sounds, reminding my people of the continuity between the generations. We have been harvesting rice here for centuries.

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"New" Items Added to Specials

We've added two new items to our catalog. Okay, they are not technically new, but they are different.

The first is what we call a Dextox Pack, which contains enough essiac blend to brew a half-gallon, plus a bottle of our Milk Thistle. You save $4.00 when you order these two items together. Only $15.94 plus shipping.

The second is a Sampler Pack. We include a one-ounce packet, a two-ounce packet, and a four-ounce packet of essiac herbs. This will brew about seven quarts/liters of essiac tea, and you save $5.00 over ordering these items individually. Just $19.93 plus shipping.

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Boiled Peanuts: Better for You

For lovers of boiled peanuts, there's some good news from the health front. A new study by a group of Alabama researchers found that boiled peanuts bring out up to four times more chemicals that help protect against disease than raw, dry or oil-roasted nuts.

These phytochemicals have antioxidant qualities that protect cells against the risk of degenerative diseases, including cancers, diabetes and heart disease.

Read the whole story here.

Should Health Insurance Cover Alternative Treatments?

In the United States, 36 percent of adults are using some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), according to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCAM). Add in megavitamin therapy and prayer, and that number rises to 62 percent.

The trend in health care is that more people are requesting alternative treatments, and health insurance companies are following suit.
Read the rest of the article from SixWise.com here.

Corpus Botanicus: A Temporary Herbal Apothecary Project

Just read about this neat art project in Portland, Oregon:

The Corpus Botanicus installation involves over 150 plants - many native to the region, and groups them in nine beds that each address a major system in the body: Respiratory, Skin and Muscles, Immunity and Lymph, Heart and Circulatory, Kidney and Urinary, Reproductive, Nervous System, Liver and Digestive and Spirit. About 2/3 of the plants will be planted this fall, with the remainder added in early spring. Each plant will be marked with its common and Latin name, and beds will be identified by system.

Read more about the project here.

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