Mike: We're here today with Dr. Decker Weiss, a naturopath who
also serves on the scientific advisory board for Enzymatic Therapy.
Today we're talking about the Earth's Promise product line. So,
thanks for taking some time to sit down and chat.
Every year millions of Americans go under the knife, but many
of them are enduring great pain and shelling out thousands of dollars
for surgeries they don't really need. In fact, the only people
who seem to really benefit from these unnecessary medical procedures
are the medical professionals who stand to make exorbitant amounts
of money from performing them.
Mike: This is Mike Adams with Truth Publishing welcoming Dr. Ray
Strand. He is the author of Death by Prescription and is one of
the most courageous doctors to speak out about the health effects
of prescription drugs. Welcome, and thank you for joining us, Dr.
Strand.
In a study exploring DHEA-replacement therapy as a weight loss
technique, researchers gave test animals large doses of both DHEA
and the drug fenfluramine. According to Dr. Ray Sahelian's DHEA:
A Practical Guide, "Even a hot fudge sundae with fresh bananas
and dark chocolate syrup couldn't get [the test animals] interested." If
you're like most sweet-toothed adults, you probably can't imagine
not being interested in a hot fudge sundae. You're probably thinking, "There's
something that can make me not interested in a hot fudge sundae?
Give me some of that!" But if your taste buds haven't entirely
taken over your mind, you might also be asking whether animals
would normally be interested in a hot fudge sundae. Unlike the
researchers, you might conclude that the animals' lack of interest
in ice cream doesn't necessarily prove there are weight-loss properties
in DHEA and fenfluramine.
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently announced a three-year,
multi-million dollar alliance with Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages
(CSAB) to help combat obesity and diabetes in America by stressing
the importance of making smart nutritional choices.
If you go to your favorite corner drugstore, you'll find two types
of things for sale: 1) processed foods and beverages that cause
disease, and 2) prescription drugs that treat the symptoms of those
diseases. It's a brilliant racket: buy the stuff at the front of
the store and get diseased, then you become a customer for the
drugs sold at the back of the store. That's called "customer
retention" in marketing-speak.
A reader asks, "How can I unclog my arteries or clean my
arteries without surgery?" And, "What are some good heart
foods?"
Aloe vera is one of my favorite healing plants, and I believe
it is quite promising in terms of enhancing cardiovascular health.
This is a subject that hasn't had many studies conducted yet, but
there has been some related research that I think sheds light on
the issue. For example, it is now known that an extract from aloe
vera gel, when injected into the human bloodstream, greatly multiplies
the oxygen transportation and diffusion capabilities of red blood
cells.
Mike Adams: What is it that drove you to have this kind of interest
and energy to pursue the truth about milk and dairy products?
In the first part of this question on avoiding atherosclerosis
and improving cardiovascular health, we talked about what to avoid
so that you don't worsen your situation. Here in the second part,
we'll talk about more proactive strategies that you can use for
reversing the build up of plaque in your arteries.
On the heels of a bizarre announcement from the American Heart
Association that people should not use antioxidant supplements
to prevent heart disease, the Council for Responsible Nutrition
has replied with a review of epidemiologic studies that shows strong
support for the use of vitamin E and other antioxidants in reducing
the risk of major coronary disease. One study that reviewed 80,000
nurses who took vitamin E supplements showed a 41% reduction in
the risk of major coronary disease. Another study of 11,000 elderly
people showed a 47% reduction in coronary disease mortality and
a 53% reduction if they used both vitamin E and vitamin C. |