<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>AskDrSkip.com, LLC &#187; immune system</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.askdrskip.com/tag/immune-system/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.askdrskip.com</link>
	<description>Educating The Public Through Naturopathic Wellness &#38; Healthy Living</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:29:13 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Keep Monsanto&#8217;s sweet corn off your plate</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrskip.com/2011/09/monsantos-sweet-corn-plate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askdrskip.com/2011/09/monsantos-sweet-corn-plate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Skip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental Health Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Letters to Readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutritional/Dietary Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thought for the day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Useful Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detoxification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GMO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immune system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inflammation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monsanto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pH balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wellness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.askdrskip.com/?p=1311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This fall, Monsanto, the corporation who produces roughly 90% of the world's genetically modified seeds, will try to bring their new, GMO sweet corn to a grocery store aisle or farmer's market near you. 

Unlike Monsanto's other GMO crops -- which are primarily fed to animals -- this sweet corn is intended for direct human consumption. 

This is the first time Monsanto has engineered a vegetable that could be served straight to your dinner table. And if this unlabeled and potentially toxic crop succeeds, Monsanto is sure to bring us even more. 

As an activist and consumer, we are in a powerful position to pressure leading U.S. grocery stores to reject Monsanto's new GMO corn. 

I just signed a petition telling major grocery stores around the country that I don't want Monsanto's sweet corn on the shelves. Will you join me and help stop this unsafe food? 
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>This fall, Monsanto, the corporation who produces roughly 90% of the world&#8217;s genetically modified seeds, will try to bring their new, GMO sweet corn to a grocery store aisle or farmer&#8217;s market near you.</p>
<p>Unlike Monsanto&#8217;s other GMO crops &#8212; which are primarily fed to animals &#8212; this sweet corn is intended for direct human consumption.</p>
<p>This is the first time Monsanto has engineered a vegetable that could be served straight to your dinner table. And if this unlabeled and potentially toxic crop succeeds, Monsanto is sure to bring us even more.</p>
<p>As an activist and consumer, we are in a powerful position to pressure leading U.S. grocery stores to reject Monsanto&#8217;s new GMO corn.</p>
<p>I just signed a petition telling major grocery stores around the country that I don&#8217;t want Monsanto&#8217;s sweet corn on the shelves. Will you join me and help stop this unsafe food?</p>
<p><a title="PETITION FOR NO GMO CORN FROM MONSANTO" href="http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/monsanto_sweet_corn/?r_by=-4517035-LT3qmBx&amp;rc=paste1">http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/monsanto_sweet_corn/?r_by=-4517035-LT3qmBx&amp;rc=paste1</a></p>
<p>Thanks guys!</p>
<p>Be Well,<br />
Dr. Skip</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.askdrskip.com/2011/09/monsantos-sweet-corn-plate/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Thimerosal in Flu vaccines</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrskip.com/2011/09/thimerosal-flu-vaccines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askdrskip.com/2011/09/thimerosal-flu-vaccines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Skip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental Health Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Letters to Readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Useful Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detoxification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immune system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inflammation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toxins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vaccines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wellness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.askdrskip.com/?p=1301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is very important to note that thimerosal has never been removed from flu shots. You get, each time, the full 25 micrograms of toxic mercury. I assure you that, although mercury is just one of the reasons no one has the optimal health and lifespan we were meant to enjoy --- you WANT it all out!!

We get copious amounts of mercury from sources ranging from dental exposure to the burning of fossil fuels! At birth we come prepackaged with plenty of mercury. Given the fact that it is injected, you should pay very close attention to this poison. With GMO foods and toxins in our water; air and climate changes, we are being affected at a much faster than we realize.

I am advocating health education and informed decisions. Please do thorough research before injecting anything into your system. Once it's in there it can not be removed. I am talking about wellness and disease prevention. We are bombarded with toxins at every turn. These must be minimized to ensure health and wellness.

Tim Bolen, has taken on the challenge to try to understand how this toxic fits in the overall scheme of health. Read his very informative article below and STAY HEALTHY!
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Readers,</p>
<p>It is very important to note that thimerosal has never been removed from flu shots. You get, each time, the full 25 micrograms of toxic mercury. I assure you that, although mercury is just one of the reasons no one has the optimal health and lifespan we were meant to enjoy &#8212; you WANT it all out!!</p>
<p>We get copious amounts of mercury from sources ranging from dental expsoure to the burning of fossil fuels! At birth we come prepackaged with plenty of mercury. Given the fact that it is injected, you should pay very close attention to this poison. With GMO foods and toxins in our water; air and climate changes, we are being affected at a much faster than we realize.</p>
<p>I am advocating health education and informed decisions. Please do thorough research before injecting anything into your system. Once it&#8217;s in there it can not be removed. I am talking about wellness and disease prevention. We are bombared with toxins at every turn. These must be minimized to ensure health and wellness.</p>
<p>Tim Bolen, has taken on the challenge to try to understand how this toxic fits in the overall scheme of health. Read his very informative article below and STAY HEALTHY!</p>
<p>Be Well,<br />
Dr. Skip</p>
<p>http://www.bolenreport.com/Geier/thimerosal.htm</p>
<p>All About THIMEROSAL &#8211; Why the Controversy?&#8230;<br />
Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen<br />
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011</p>
<p>If you look to the right, in the column box, you&#8217;ll see that this is the eighth article in a series that, for the most part, is about Mark and David Geier, and the team surrounding them&#8217;s, effort to remove, finally, Thimerosal (mercury), from medicines &#8211; especially vaccines &#8211; and the attack on them for their efforts.</p>
<p>As I sifted through the issues, and consequently, the people involved in those issues, I again and again asked the question &#8220;Why doesn&#8217;t the pharmaceutical industry just make vaccines without Thimerosal?&#8221; I received a lot of different answers in the form, primarily, of hypothesis. No definite answers.</p>
<p>I suspect that the answers are a combination of things we&#8217;ll talk about as we go along. But, for now, let me point out some history, lest we forget about how mankind&#8217;s institutions actually function.</p>
<p>So-called &#8220;Medical Science&#8221; is really anything but. </p>
<p>I have to laugh when I see one more group setting itself up as the protectors of &#8220;Evidenced Based Medicine,&#8221; or some other equally impressive sounding nonsense cliché. You only have to look as far, for instance, as the wanna-be &#8220;Czar/God of US Health Care&#8221; Stephen Barrett for an example of the self-promoting nobodies, with no qualifications, who proclaim that they, and they alone, are the authority on proper health care. Frankly, Barrett represents nothing new. There has always been a &#8220;Barrett,&#8221; in health care.</p>
<p>History shows us, quite clearly, that the &#8220;authority&#8221; figures in each medical science period, for the most part, were the biggest of fools, the most pompous of idiots, and the worst possible people to direct health care. For some reason, consistently, scum rises to the surface in our official health care systems.</p>
<p>So, why should we, here in 2011 think things should be any different? Why should we think that, somehow, health care could, or would, be dominated by thinking individuals who ask the proper questions, and find solutions. Nah, that&#8217;s what we have bureaucracies like the FDA, and the CDC, for. Society seems to demand that we set up systems (agencies) to do things the dumbest way possible. Of course, the FDA and the CDC excel at that. Lawrence J. Peter said it best with his Peter Principle- &#8220;in a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence&#8221;.<br />
Peter also said &#8220;Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.&#8221;</p>
<p>With that &#8211; let&#8217;s talk about Thimerosal&#8230;<br />
Mercury is a deadly toxin &#8211; in any form. Deadly to any living entity. The product Thimerosal (Merthiolate) is a mercury-containing pharmaceutical compound that is 49.55% mercury. It was developed in 1927. More, unlike other forms of mercury, Thimerosal, is both water and fat soluble &#8211; meaning that it immediately penetrates into every part of the human body, and attaches itself wherever it wants. When it is injected, as in vaccines, the human body&#8217;s natural defense mechanisms that would work to catch and expel INGESTED forms of mercury, are completely bypassed allowing Thimerasol to quickly bind itself in places in the body we definitely DO NOT want it &#8211; like the brain.</p>
<p>Thimerosal has been marketed as an antimicrobial agent in a range of products, including topical antiseptic solutions and antiseptic ointments for treating cuts. It was in nasal sprays, eye solutions, vaginal spermicides, and diaper rash treatments. Perhaps most importantly it is used, even now, as a preservative in vaccines and other injectable biological products, including Rho(D)-immune globulin preparations. </p>
<p>Despite evidence, dating to the early 1930s, indicating Thimerosal to be potentially hazardous to humans and ineffective as an antimicrobial agent it is still being used. </p>
<p>Crazy as it sounds, Thimerosal was not scrutinized as part of U.S. pharmaceutical products until the 1980s, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally recognized its demonstrated ineffectiveness and toxicity in topical pharmaceutical products, and began to eliminate it from these. In 1998, finally, the US FDA took topically used (applied to the skin) Thimerosal products off of the market &#8211; as being too dangerous.<br />
Insane as it sounds, the US FDA didn&#8217;t seem to have a problem with that same mercury being INJECTED directly into the human body &#8211; especially into our children. Worse, Thimerosal continues to be administered, as part of mandated immunizations and other pharmaceutical products, in the United States, and globally. </p>
<p>Just to bring things up to date &#8211; let&#8217;s look at the most recent Australian study on the relationship between Autism and mercury:</p>
<p>ATLANTA, Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; Researchers from Australia have identified an ancestry of Pink Disease (Infantile Acrodynia) as a risk factor for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Pink disease was common in the first half of the 20th century &#8230; </p>
<p>The new study, published July 28th in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health available at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15287394.2011.590097?journalCode=uteh20, investigated the hypothesis that autism can result from the interaction between mercury exposure and a genetic predisposition to sensitivity to mercury. Currently, 43 peer-reviewed studies support a link between mercury and autism, and experts agree that autism is caused by the interaction of genetic susceptibility and environmental exposures. </p>
<p>The Australian researchers, David Austin, Ph.D. and Kerrie Shandley investigated whether individuals with a known hypersensitivity to mercury were more likely to have descendants with an autism spectrum disorder. They surveyed 522 adult survivors of Pink Disease about the health of their grandchildren. They found that 1 in 25 of these grandchildren had an autism spectrum disorder compared to 1 in 160 children of the same ages in the general population in Australia, a staggering six-fold increase in relative risk. Dr. Austin had the following comment, &#8220;The large elevation in autism prevalence in this group of children was startling especially given that rates of other childhood disorders were at expected levels. The thing that differentiates these children from the general population, to which they were compared, is a family history of mercury sensitivity. We were simply blown away by the results.&#8221;</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s get to the part about vaccines&#8230;<br />
After a massive uproar, beginning in roughly the year 2000, and continuing through 2004, the US branch of the vaccine industry began to offer, in the US and Canada ONLY, childhood vaccines without Thimerosal. This affected only the four million (4,000,000) children born each year in those two countries of North America. ALL other countries&#8217; newborn, estimated at one hundred million (100,000,000) children get Thimerosal-packed, deadly-mercurized, puss-encrusted, God-only-knows-where-they-are-made, so-called-vaccines.</p>
<p>In the 1990s, in the US and Canada, and the rest of the world then and now, newborns, received, during the first eighteen months of life, a total of 237.5 micrograms of deadly-mercury, in the form of Thimerosal, included as a preservative (cringe here) in the childhood vaccines injected into our children..</p>
<p>It is VERY important to note that Thimerosal has NEVER been removed from flu shots. You get, each time, the FULL 25 micrograms of deadly-mercury.</p>
<p>The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set the maximum standard for exposure to mercury at .1 (point one) microgram per kilogram of body weight per day. A flu shot, for instance, has 25 micrograms of mercury in the form of Thimerosal. A person would have to weigh 250 kilograms (550 pounds) to be able to deal with the mercury in one flu shot.</p>
<p>Not many newborns weigh that much (not even elephants). Pediatricians now, in 2011, demand THREE flu shots for newborns up to eighteen months &#8211; and one for the mother while she was pregnant with the child. Add that up.</p>
<p>Vaccines are the mainstay-income-stream for Pediatricians.<br />
So, let&#8217;s take a look at the reality of the mandatory childhood vaccine schedule from the 1990s&#8230;</p>
<p>237.5 micrograms of mercury in the first eighteen months? Yup. Let me show you how that works:</p>
<p>Newborns get one shot: Hep B (12.5 mcg). A newborn baby, by EPA standards, would have to weigh, at the time of vaccination, two hundred and twenty-five (225) pounds to meet those EPA mercury standards.<br />
At sixty days: Hep B (12.5 mcg), DTP (25 mcg), and HIB (25 mcg) &#8211; for a total of seven vaccines (grouped) with 62.5 mcg of deadly-mercury. A two month old baby, by EPA standards, would have to weigh, at the time of vaccination, one thousand three hundred and twenty-five (1,325) pounds to meet those EPA mercury standards.</p>
<p>At one hundred twenty days: DTP (25 mcg), and HIB (25 mcg) &#8211; for a total of six vaccines (grouped) with 50 mcg of deadly-mercury. A newborn baby, by EPA standards, would have to weigh, at the time of vaccination, one thousand one hundred (1,100) pounds to meet those EPA mercury standards.</p>
<p>At one hundred eighty days: The same series as at 60 days &#8211; Hep B (12.5 mcg), DTP (25 mcg), and HIB (25 mcg) &#8211; for a total of seven vaccines (grouped) with 62.5 mcg of deadly-mercury. A six month old baby, by EPA standards, would have to weigh, at the time of vaccination, one thousand three hundred and twenty-five (1,325) pounds to meet those EPA mercury standards.</p>
<p>At fifteen to eighteen months: DTP (25 mcg), and HIB (25 mcg) &#8211; for a total of six vaccines (grouped) with 50 mcg of deadly-mercury. An eighteen month old baby, by EPA standards, would have to weigh, at the time of vaccination, one thousand one hundred (1,100) pounds to meet those EPA mercury standards.</p>
<p>Just think &#8211; Two hundred thirty seven point five (237.5) mcg of MANDATORY deadly mercury injected into your child in the first eighteen months of life.</p>
<p>Is anyone surprised that the Autism rates increased radically? So did the rates for Asthma, ADD/ADHD, and many other problems.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s the worldwide childhood vaccine schedule now, in 2011?<br />
It is all of the above and more. Of course, the vaccine apologists, like the CDC, the pseudo-skeptics and the &#8220;neurodiversity&#8221; nitwits, will delight in telling you &#8220;Thimerosal was removed from childhood vaccines in 2004, blah, blah, blah&#8230;&#8221; But what they will NOT mention is that that deadly mercury concoction was ONLY removed from the childhood vaccines distributed to the four million (4,000,000) newborns, each year, in the US in Canada. They, slyly, forget to mention the, to them, unnoticeable one hundred million (100,000,000) newborns in the rest of the world. Conveniently, they forget the DEMAND that the child get THREE flu shots (25 mcg each) during that same period.</p>
<p>It is time for a little VERY DARK humor&#8230;</p>
<p>I have met a lot of parents of Autistic children. I commend them for just being there for their child. With them, I see what heroes are made of. I could never make light of their life tasks &#8211; and I will not.</p>
<p>But, there are parts of this situation that need to be treated with ridicule. I am about to give you a sample.</p>
<p>For instance, it is well known that Pediatricians are the front line in the vaccine scenario foisted on the public. The vaccine industry very much kisses up to Pediatricians, with travel-paid &#8220;conferences&#8221; in Hawaii, Paris, Rio De Janeiro, where they are given their new lines for the script they memorize to use on the parents of patients.</p>
<p>One common story they are taught to use is the claim that &#8220;The 237.5 micrograms of mercury needs to be divided up on a daily basis over the life of the child. If the child lives to be eighty than the daily average amount is far less than the EPA mercury standard&#8230;&#8221;<br />
Well, yeah&#8230;</p>
<p>So, if your doctor tells you that story then offer to do a &#8220;Heavy Metal Exchange&#8221; with him/her using the same logic. Offer to exchange lead for mercury.</p>
<p>Point out to your pediatrician that a .45 caliber ACP bullet contains 230 grains of lead. One grain of lead is equal to 64.8 milligrams. Offer to exchange, on a right now basis, one 230 grain lead application, delivered from four feet away, for each 25 micrograms of mercury applied to your child. If they hesitate, point out that a 230 grain bullet using the same mercury formula they explained to you, could hardly do them damage, because, dividing it up every day for eighty years would give them very little each day. Ask them if they&#8217;d prefer a .45 ACP hollow point or a full metal jacket &#8211; their choice. Explain to them that a &#8220;full metal jacket&#8221; round is kind of like a &#8220;booster shot.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hey, logic is logic&#8230; Dark humor or not.<br />
Stay tuned.<br />
Tim Bolen &#8211; Consumer Advocate</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.askdrskip.com/2011/09/thimerosal-flu-vaccines/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Safe Sunscreens</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrskip.com/2011/09/sunscreens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askdrskip.com/2011/09/sunscreens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Skip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental Health Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutritional/Dietary Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Useful Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chemicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detoxification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immune system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wellness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.askdrskip.com/?p=1298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This list of safe sunscreens is approved by the Environmental Working Group! They paid $13,000 per child to do the Ten Americans study you find on their site www.ewg.org. These are highly motivated people to stop poisoning our planet. This is a list of safe sunscreens that you can use without the worry of toxins from conventional sun screens.

I rarely if ever use suncreen and I am a redhead! Don't forget that sun is actually good for health (Vitamin D to offer just one benefit). I am not saying go out and get burned mind you but out of respect to the strong feelings of many who urge people to never let the sun touch them, this is a list of safe sunscreen products that at least will do no harm!
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This list of safe sunscreens is approved by the Environmental Working Group! They paid $13,000 per child to do the Ten Americans study you find on their site www.ewg.org. These are highly motivated people to stop poisoning our planet. This is a list of safe sunscreens that you can use without the worry of toxins from conventional sun screens.</p>
<p>I rarely if ever use suncreen and I am a redhead! Don&#8217;t forget that sun is actually good for health (Vitamin D to offer just one benefit). I am not saying go out and get burned mind you but out of respect to the strong feelings of many who urge people to never let the sun touch them, this is a list of safe sunscreen products that at least will do no harm!</p>
<p>The list of sunscreens below received the Highest Scores in Safety and Effectiveness from the Environmental Working Group, <a title="Safe Sunscreens" href="http://www.ewg.org" target="_blank">ewg.org</a>, which is a leading authority in public health and the environment!</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">They contain no hormone disruptive chemicals, no vitamin A (retinyl palmitate) and no oxybenzone.</span></p>
<p>1. Jason Natural &#8211; Sunbrella Sun Block, SPF 30 Chemical Free, 4 oz</p>
<p>2. All Terrain &#8211; Sunblock AquaSport SPF 30, 3 oz</p>
<p>3. Alba Botanica &#8211; Kids Sunscreen SPF 30, 4 oz</p>
<p>4. Alba Botanica &#8211; Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30, Fragrance Free, 4 oz</p>
<p>5. Beyond Coastal &#8211; Lip &amp; Face Sunscreen, SPF 30, 1 oz</p>
<p>6. Nature&#8217;s Gate &#8211; Mineral Sportblock, Spf 20, 4 oz</p>
<p>7. Caribbean Solutions &#8211; Sol Kid Kare Biodegradable Sunscreen, Spf 25, 6 oz</p>
<p>8. Caribbean Solutions &#8211; Sol Guard Natural, Biodegradable Sunscreen, Spf 25, 6 oz</p>
<p>9. All Terrain &#8211; TerraSport Performance Sunscreen, SPF 30, 3 oz</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.askdrskip.com/2011/09/sunscreens/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Colloidal Silver</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrskip.com/2011/01/colloidal-silver/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askdrskip.com/2011/01/colloidal-silver/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Skip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutritional/Dietary Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alkaline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[candida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detoxification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immune system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inflammation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.askdrskip.com/?p=1265</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Colloidal Silver has been shown to:

•Reduce the incidence of, flu, pneumonia, staph, strep, as well as respiratory infections

•Reduce the risk of infection and increase healing when used topically on cuts, wounds, rashes abd burns.

•Prevent skin itch, athletes foot and fungi when sprayed directly on the feet and toes.

•Prevent generalized mold and bacterial growth.
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Colloidal Silver has fantastic anti-biotic and anti-viral like effects on the system.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Colloidal Silver has been shown to:</span></p>
<p>•Reduce the incidence of, flu, pneumonia, staph, strep, as well as respiratory infections</p>
<p>•Reduce the risk of infection and increase healing when used topically on cuts, wounds, rashes abd burns.</p>
<p>•Prevent skin itch, athletes foot and fungi when sprayed directly on the feet and toes.</p>
<p>•Prevent generalized mold and bacterial growth.</p>
<p>* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products/services/therapies/education information are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.</p>
<p>If you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition, consult your physician before any products/services/therapies.</p>
<p>If you have any questions regarding the uses of colloidal silver call the office. We are here to help. We offer a great colloidal silver product called Sovereign Silver or the stronger version known as Argentyn 23. All silvers are NOT created equal. When used properly from a company that knows what they are doing in the manufacturing process &#8211; this is a very safe remedy.</p>
<p>972-530-4609</p>
<p>Dr. Skip</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.askdrskip.com/2011/01/colloidal-silver/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Malnutrition &amp; Microwaves</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrskip.com/2011/01/malnutrition-microwaves/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askdrskip.com/2011/01/malnutrition-microwaves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Skip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutritional/Dietary Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Useful Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immune system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wellness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.askdrskip.com/?p=1263</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that cooking your food in the microwave kills approximatley 90% of the nutrients and 100% of the vitamin b12??

If your schedule doesn't permit you to eat healthy wholefoods - try implementing a high quality protein shake like NANOPRO mixed with a green drink loaded with vegetables and fruits like NANOGREENS.
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that cooking your food in the microwave kills approximatley 90% of the nutrients and 100% of the vitamin b12??</p>
<p>If your schedule doesn&#8217;t permit you to eat healthy wholefoods &#8211; try implementing a high quality protein shake like NANOPRO mixed with a green drink loaded with vegetables and fruits like NANOGREENS.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.askdrskip.com/2011/01/malnutrition-microwaves/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>ASEA</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrskip.com/2010/04/asea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askdrskip.com/2010/04/asea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Skip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adrenal Fatigue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Health Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Letters to Readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parasites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alkaline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bacteria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cells]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cellular health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic fatigue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detoxification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immune system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inflammation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mitochondria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virus]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.askdrskip.com/?p=781</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As most of you already know, I have been seriously entrenched in health and wellness product research for over 10 years. I have traveled all over the world reviewing hundreds of products, and attending countless seminars and lectures…and have been personally introduced to some of the most cutting edge “supplements” available today. Through all of my research, I never came across a product with more merit, and such promise, as the one called ASEA.

ASEA is quite literally, stabilized, reactive molecules 
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="flag-singlepic flag-left" src="http://www.askdrskip.com/wp-content/flagallery/product-pics/asea.jpg" alt="" align="left" />As most of you already know, I have been seriously entrenched in health and wellness product research for over 10 years. I have traveled all over the world reviewing hundreds of products, and attending countless seminars and lectures…and have been personally introduced to some of the most cutting edge “supplements” available today. Through all of my research, I never came across a product with more merit, and such promise, as the one called ASEA.</p>
<p>ASEA is quite literally, stabilized, reactive molecules in a bottle. These molecules are suspended in a saline solution that matches the natural pH of the human body, and they work at the deepest cellular level…specifically, in the mitochondria. To the layman, this product needs a bit of explanation which is covered in detail by a short, animated video on my website,<a title="REACTIVE MOLECULES" href="http://www.askdrskip.teamasea.com/" target="_blank"> www.askdrskip.teamasea.com</a>. This video very simply details specifically how ASEA affects our cellular health, while also increasing glutathione, SOD and Catalase levels by 500%. Testing by the FDA has shown absolutely zero toxicity in ASEA.<br />
ASEA &#8211; $37.00 per bottle<br />
 [wp_cart:ASEA:price:37.00:end]</p>
<p>Recently, ASEA Corporation flew me, to their headquarters to meet the founders, CEO’s and the key scientist behind ASEA, Dr. Gary Samuelson &#8211; I was more than impressed, to say the least; not only with the science behind it, called Redox Signaling, but also with the caliber and vision of those directly involved with its creation. I came away with a high level of excitement and anticipation at just what this product could mean to the world.</p>
<p>Just a few weeks ago, ASEA received its Athletic Drug Testing Certification and it has been approved for use by all high-level competitive, endurance athletes, including Olympic Athletes. Incredibly, controlled testing by Dr. Eric Heiden and his team showed that ASEA significantly increased the Ventilatory Threshold by an average of 12% in only two weeks. Typically, a full year of intense training will show an increase of only 2%-5%. There is a plethora of printed research on all of this, and I would be more than happy to forward it to you if you like.</p>
<p>Additionally, ASEA has been clinically shown to improve adrenal fatigue, skin issues, and immune system disorders; not to mention bacterial, fungal and viral loads.</p>
<p>ASEA is considered a one of the most important breakthroughs of our time, primarily because the signaling molecules that were once thought impossible to stabilize&#8230;are now stabilized. The 16 molecules that are in ASEA are found in virtually the same concentration inside the cells in your immune system. The generalized explanation is that this product will reboot your cellular/immune system.</p>
<p>I encourage any and all questions you may have about this incredible product. I hope that you will take a few moments to visit my website to watch the video and read more about it. There is also a new u-tube link where you can hear the founders of ASEA tell their story. Please visit this link at: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/ASEAvideo">www.YouTube.com/ASEAvideo</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.askdrskip.com/2010/04/asea/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mood &amp; Sunlight</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrskip.com/2010/02/mood-sunlight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askdrskip.com/2010/02/mood-sunlight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Skip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental Health Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blood pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immune system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vitamin d]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://66.147.242.88/~askdrski/?p=69</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Depression is practically an epidemic. There is not a day that goes by that I don&#8217;t have a patient that complains of some form of depression. We have many tools in our chest for depression, but I want to focus in this article on one in particular. Sunlight!  Most of us work in an office.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=89" target="_blank"></a><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-100" title="sun" src="http://www.askdrskip.com/wp-content/flagallery/article-pics/sun.jpg" alt="" />Depression is practically an epidemic. There is not a day that goes by that I don&#8217;t have a patient that complains of some form of depression. We have many tools in our chest for depression, but I want to focus in this article on one in particular.</p>
<p>Sunlight!  Most of us work in an office.  We go from our houses to cars and from our cars to work.  We are told in the media that sunlight is dangerous.  Sun is going to give us skin cancer.  So we slather on the sunscreen (which is laden with toxic chemicals making the propensity for cancer worse) to protect ourselves and avoid the sun at all costs.</p>
<p>While it is definitely dangerous to &#8220;worship the sun&#8221;, so to speak, a daily dose of exposing your skin (as much as possible) without sunglasses for 15-20 minutes daily, is just what the doctor ordered. The benefits from this therapy offer benefits to our bodies, our enzyme systems, our mood, and also produces Vitamin D, which is essential for absorption of calcium into our bones, is priceless.</p>
<p><a href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=89" target="_blank">I recommend Light Therapy Boxes and Full Spectrum Lighting for:</a></p>
<ul class="unIndentedList">
<li>SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)</li>
<li>Jet Lag</li>
<li>Winter Depression</li>
<li>Sleep Therapy and Sleep Disorders</li>
</ul>
<p>Studies have shown that utilizing <a href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=89" target="_blank">Full Spectrum Light Boxes </a>or the actual sun is beneficial for:</p>
<ul class="unIndentedList">
<li>Lowering blood pressure</li>
<li>Increasing efficiency of the heart (heart becomes stronger and pumps more blood)</li>
<li>Improves EKG readings and blood work in patients with atherosclerosis</li>
<li>Reduces cholesterol</li>
<li>Assists in weight loss (this may be due to the fact that it stimulates the thyroid gland which increases metabolism and thereby burning calories</li>
<li>Effective in treating psoriasis, asthma and tuberculosis &#8211; among many other diseases</li>
<li>Increases level of sex hormones (extremely beneficial from an anti-aging standpoint)</li>
<li>Stimulates the immune system &#8211; via the production of vitamin D</li>
</ul>
<p>While getting actual sun is ideal &#8211; <a href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=89" target="_blank">I still highly recommend having one of these boxes in your home or office</a>. There is a tremendous amount of additional information regarding this topic available on the web.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><a href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=89" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.askdrskip.com/wp-content/flagallery/article-pics/lightbox.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-103" title="lightbox" src="http://www.askdrskip.com/wp-content/flagallery/article-pics/lightbox.jpg" alt="" /></a> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></p>
<p><a class="a2a_dd a2a_target addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.askdrskip.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fmood-sunlight%2F&amp;title=Mood%20%26%23038%3B%20Sunlight" id="wpa2a_2"><img src="http://www.askdrskip.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_171_16.png" width="171" height="16" alt="Share"/></a></p>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.askdrskip.com/2010/02/mood-sunlight/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Green Drinks! YUCK!!</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrskip.com/2009/09/nanogreens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askdrskip.com/2009/09/nanogreens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Skip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Digestive Disorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutritional/Dietary Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss / Exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alkaline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[allergies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breakfast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[candida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic fatigue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constipation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detoxification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digestion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enzymes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fruit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fruit juice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fruits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green drinks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hormone balancing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immune system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inflammation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[juicing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mineral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minerals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nanogreens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nanopro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pH balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegetable juice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegetables]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wellness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.askdrskip.com/?p=715</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An amazing team of scientists, physicians, nutritionists, and pharmacists joined together to formulate an amazing product called Nanogreens. This product is extraordinary. I came across this several years ago at an Anti-Aging convention. It was serendipitous because not only is this a very high quality supplement with a tremendous amount of research and clinical use backing it…it also takes great for a green drink. Let’s not forget the most important fact – it is by far one of the best products I have found with such substantial health benefits]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Nanogreens – What are they and why you need them??</span></strong></p>
<p> <a title="NANOGREENS!!!" href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=94" target="_blank"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-center" src="http://www.askdrskip.com/wp-content/flagallery/product-pics/nanogreens.jpg" alt="nanogreens" /></a></p>
<p>An amazing team of scientists, physicians, nutritionists, and pharmacists joined together to formulate an amazing product called <a title="Green Drink - Get Your Fruits &amp; Veggies" href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=94" target="_blank">Nanogreens</a>. This product is extraordinary. I came across this several years ago at an Anti-Aging convention. It was serendipitous because not only is this a very high quality supplement with a tremendous amount of research and clinical use backing it…it also takes great for a green drink. Let’s not forget the most important fact – it is by far one of the best products I have found with such substantial health benefits!</p>
<p>I am sure that many of you that have tried green drinks in the past and will agree that most of them taste terrible. I have become accustom to the taste of green drinks over the years because I do them for their health benefits and not the taste. All of you who know me usually don’t believe me when I say that “it doesn’t taste that bad” and truthfully, this…doesn’t taste that bad. The team at BioPharma did a great job of creating a product that tastes great.</p>
<p><a href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=94" target="_blank">Nanogreens is a little green blessing in disguise because it actually tastes great.</a> It has been formulated to synergistically mix well with the <a title="NANOPRO Protein Powder" href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=163" target="_blank">protein powder from the same company called NanoPro</a>. By mixing the Nanogreens and Nanopro together it creates a powerhouse of protein and greens for a morning meal.</p>
<p>My morning ritual is my <a href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=78" target="_blank">“<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Terramin Dirt Drink</span>” (its clay actually…I have  coined it the “Dirt Drink”)</a> around 5:30 in the morning. It should always be taken on an empty stomach. Take it in the evening before bed if it’s easier for you. Around 6:15am I take my <a href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=163" target="_blank">NanoPro</a> and <a href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=94" target="_blank">NanoGreens</a> mixed together.</p>
<p>This usually holds me over for about 2 hours…then I have to eat. This is a good thing because you are stimulating your metabolism and it is very helpful in weight loss and maintaining your current weight…not to mention the benefits to your digestion, liver and health and energy in general. If you are looking to lose weight please do not subscribe to the skipping meals and not eating club. This is not the answer – I assure you. For healthy, safe and effective weight loss protocols and techniques, please contact me directly. Let’s start with getting a picture of your Neurotransmitters!</p>
<p><a href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=94" target="_blank">Nanogreens is truly a quantum leap in the science of nutrition. Most of us do not eat a diet with the correct amounts of vitamins, mineral, proteins, etc.</a></p>
<p>Nanogreens and NanoPro allows you a simple and effective way to remedy this problem.</p>
<p>Please don’t misunderstand me here…I am not giving you a free ticket to eat garbage foods the remainder of the day just because you are having the Nanogreens for breakfast. You must still make better food choices and commit to a consistent exercise regime for lasting health and prevention of disease.</p>
<p>I have been recently lecturing to massage students on the subject of Anatomy and Physiology and teaching them about the importance of nutrition and bone health – doing things now like taking care of your bones, health, getting proper nutrition and exercise are much more effective at starving off disease than trying to treat something when you have a problem.</p>
<p><a href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=94" target="_blank">Nanogreens is a super greens food that supplements your diet with up to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables.</a></p>
<p>Scientists and doctors agree that dark greens, brightly colored fruits and vegetables are not only rich in vitamins and minerals, but phytonutrients. Ongoing nutritional research has demonstrated that optimizing phytonutrient intake by eating 7 to 13 servings a day may:</p>
<ul>
<li>naturally increase your energy</li>
<li>reduce appetite, improve metabolism, assists with weight loss</li>
<li>restore regular elimination and assist digestion</li>
<li>reduce inflammation, relieve stiff and achy joints and muscles</li>
<li>lower risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke</li>
<li>inhibit hardening of the arteries</li>
<li>protect your vision from age related vision loss</li>
<li>maintain strong bones</li>
<li>support immune function and increase resistance to infections</li>
<li>reduce allergy symptoms without drowsiness</li>
<li>improve mental acuity and protect mind and memory</li>
<li>detoxify toxic metals and chemicals</li>
<li>help slow aging of the skin and dulling of the hair</li>
</ul>
<p>Americans need to eat at least 50% more vegetables, 150% more fruit, 250% more orange and 350% more green vegetables every day says the USDA in a recent report. That&#8217;s around 7-13 servings daily.</p>
<p>That is an incredible amount and even now most people do not even eat the recommended daily minimums!  What can be done about this??</p>
<p>We make no medical disease claims for these or any of the products; however, I do want you to have the confidence that NanoGreens, when taken as directed, will help supplement your diet with a powerhouse of minerals, nutrients and whole foods.</p>
<p>NanoGreens is formulated to be taken once-daily. It is an easy to mix drink that has only 50 calories. It is loaded with all the healthy vegetables and it is by far the best tasting and most effective “green drink” that I have ever found. It is easy to use and easy to take. It works great in filtered, optimized water and patient compliance has almost never been a problem.</p>
<p>My patients use to complain considerably about previous green drinks that I have recommended – some wouldn’t even finish them because they didn’t like them. This has never been a problem with the Nanogreens.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Extraordinary Ingredients</span></strong></p>
<p>Greens Blend (Barley Grass Juice Powder, Spirulina, Chlorella (Japanese soft shell)</p>
<p>Phyto-Nutrient Blend (Blueberry, Green Tea Extract, Grape Seed Extract, Cranberry, Raspberry, Tart Cherry, Pine Bark Extract, Broccoli, Tomato, Carrot, Spinach, Kale, Brussels Sprout, Bilberry, Elderberry, Pomegranate, Blackberry) Fruit &amp; Vegetable Blend (Apple, Carrot, Mango, Sweet Potato, Lemon, Parsley, Peach, Kale, Broccoli, Spinach, Leek*, Beet , Cranberry), Atlantic Kelp Powder, Artichoke Extract, Quinoa Sprout, Lemon Peel Powder, Cabbage (Japanese, fermented),Enzymes (plant-based-Alpha Amylase, Bromelain, Cellulase, Galactosidase, Glucoamylase, Hemicellulase, Lipase, Papain, Protease), Marigold Extract, Milk Thistle, Cinnamon Extract , Cinnamon Bark Powder, Green Tea, White Tea (decaffeinated), Aloe Vera Powder Extract, Acerola Cherry Powder</p>
<p>NanoGreen10 is manufactured in an Organic and FDA approved facility.</p>
<p>The above statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. NanoGreens10® is not intended for the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of any disease.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.askdrskip.com/2009/09/nanogreens/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>MSG</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrskip.com/2009/08/msg/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askdrskip.com/2009/08/msg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Skip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Useful Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[allergies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chemicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detoxification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[excitotoxin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[excitoxic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fast food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fatigue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immune system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monosodium glutamate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yeast]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.askdrskip.com/?p=675</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Be aware of this sneaky ingredient that pops up in the oddest of places...(MSG) Monosodium Glutamate.  It has many alias'...But by any other name...it's still as dangerous.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Be aware of this sneaky ingredient that pops up in the oddest of places&#8230;(MSG) Monosodium Glutamate.  It has many alias&#8217;&#8230;But by any other name&#8230;it&#8217;s still as dangerous.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Contain Monosodium Glutamate:</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Glutamate </li>
<li>Glutamic acid</li>
<li>Gelatin</li>
<li>Monosodium glutamate</li>
<li>Calcium caseinate</li>
<li>Textured protein</li>
<li>Monopotassium glutamate</li>
<li>Sodium caseinate</li>
<li>Yeast nutrient</li>
<li>Yeast extract</li>
<li>Autolyzed yeast</li>
<li>Hydrolyzed protein (any protein that is hydrolyzed)</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OFTEN contains MSG or can create it during processing:</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Carrageenan</li>
<li>Maltodextrin Malt extract</li>
<li>Natural pork flavoring</li>
<li>Citric acid</li>
<li>Malt flavoring</li>
<li>Bouillon</li>
<li>Broth</li>
<li>Natural chicken flavoring</li>
<li>Soy protein isolate</li>
<li>Natural beef flavoring</li>
<li>Ultra-pasteurized Soy sauce</li>
<li>Stock Barley malt</li>
<li>Soy sauce extract</li>
<li>Whey protein concentrate</li>
<li>Pectin Soy protein</li>
<li>Whey protein</li>
<li>Protease</li>
<li>Soy protein concentrate</li>
<li>Whey protein isolate</li>
<li>Protease enzymes</li>
<li>Anything protein fortified</li>
<li>Flavors(s) &amp; Flavoring(s)</li>
<li>Anything enzyme modified</li>
<li>Anything fermented</li>
<li>Natural flavor(s) &amp; flavoring(s)</li>
<li>Enzymes</li>
<li>Anything ingredient listed as &#8220;Seasonings&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<p>This little guy is a secret ingredient that has been shown in recent studies to actually cause weight gain. This horrible, very unhealthy and down-right dangerous ingredient is used in the great name of being a &#8220;flavor enhancer&#8221;.  It is common to go to various restaurants and see signs that say &#8220;no added MSG&#8221; and while this is a great thing&#8230;the problem lies in that it can and most often is used in the processing of the food before it reaches the restaurant.</p>
<p>MSG is considered an &#8220;excitotoxin,&#8221; which means that it functions in the system by exciting the neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters are your master brain chemicals. We can test them to determine your levels with a simple urine test. This will help us to determine a very fundamental state of your health. The imbalances that are shown on the results can be corrected very easily with some extraordinary products.</p>
<p>MSG being an &#8220;excitotoxin&#8221; has been linked to many various conditons ranging from simple headaches to severe strokes and seizues. I don&#8217;t know about you&#8230;but neither of those things,  nor anything in between, sound all that great to me.  It is in your best interest to avoid them at all costs. There are so many times that I pass people in restaurants and coffee shops putting 2-4 packets of the &#8220;pink&#8221; blindly in their coffee &#8211; having no idea just how dangerous it is.   Just because it sits on the shelf in the grocery store doesn&#8217;t mean that its safe. The FDA has a classification where they distinguish ingredients as G.R.A.S. which means &#8221;Generally Regarded As Safe&#8221;. Under this classification if they state that something is &#8220;natural&#8221; it just means that is once started out as natural&#8230;doesn&#8217;t also mean that its safe.  Again, here I can&#8217;t stress and reinterate enough you must be an advoate for your own health.</p>
<p>Read the book &#8220;Excitotoxins &#8211; The Taste that Kills&#8221; by Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.  In this book, your eyes will be opened so wide about the dangers of MSG, as well as other harmful chemicals, that I highly recommend you avoid (i.e.: saccharin, aspartame, sucralose &#8211; pink, blue and yellow respectivly).</p>
<p>Removing and eliminating the MSG from your life is not an easy undertaking, I am sorry to say.  Especially if you eat out very often.  A great place to start on this journey of removing harmful chemicals from your life is to completly avoid anything with MSG!  See the list above for other names that MSG might be called on a label.</p>
<p>Tips for Avoiding MSG</p>
<ul>
<li>Organic whenever possible.</li>
<li>Prepare your own food. Use ingredients, spices and foods that are not processed.</li>
<li>When using spices, pre-packed foods, etc. make a trip to a Health Food Store and buy them without the harmful ingredients.</li>
</ul>
<p>It&#8217;s your life and your health we are talking about.  I&#8217;m sure that the cost will be made up in increased energy, less doctor visits and missed work.  I assure you that just because you are eating organic and healthy that is doesn&#8217;t have to taste bad.  Ask any of my friends and family &#8211; I love to eat.  I love the taste of food.  When Julia Child was asked by her husband what she liked to do, her reply was &#8220;eat&#8221;!  That is so me! I have been doing it for years and while I understand and sympathize with the expense it is worth it and the healthy alternatives most often actually taste better than those chemical laden counterparts.</p>
<p>A few good example of previous recommendations are switching from table salt to sea salt and from conventional ground beef to grass-fed organic beef.  Give them a try for a few months then try your &#8220;old friends&#8221; again &#8211; and you will quickly see why I recommend the things that I do.</p>
<p>Foods and products that you may not realize contain MSG are: chips, candy, gum, medications, vitamin and nutritional supplements, vaccines and bottled drinks. I am not trying to scare you, I just want you to be aware and be careful. Please don&#8217;t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.askdrskip.com/2009/08/msg/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Parasites&#8230;YUCK! What can be done??</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrskip.com/2009/07/parasites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askdrskip.com/2009/07/parasites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Skip</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parasites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[allergies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bacteria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic fatigue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constipation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detoxification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fatigue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fungus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hookworms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immune system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parasitic infection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pH balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roundworms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tapeworms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yeast]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.askdrskip.com/?p=575</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chances are that you probably have them. For the most part they are no big deal. There are so many things within our system that we can handle without any issues. However, many things can cause anyone of them to go out of balance. These can include bacteria, virus, yeast and fungus. Our systems are in a delicate balance and there are things that we do daily without realizing it that can cause them to be imbalanced - then something like the parasites can actually become problematic.

]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="There is help for these nasty critters!!" href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=57" target="_blank"><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-left" src="http://www.askdrskip.com/wp-content/gallery/blog-pics/thumbs/thumbs_tapeworm.jpg" alt="tapeworm" /></a></p>
<p><a title="Dr. Skip's Anti-Parasite Recommendation" href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=57" target="_blank">REVOXIL</a> I don&#8217;t know about you&#8230;but that picture just makes me sick.  I worked with a veterinarian for many years.  It was there that I realized parasites totally creeped me out.  We routinely checked for them in animals.  For some reason it seems to be lost in the conventional medical community.  Common sense dictates that if its a problem in animals and we have animals then just that thread of thought along would tell us to at least be aware that it could be a problem!</p>
<p>Chances are that you probably have them.  For the most part they are no big deal.  There are so many things within our system that we can handle without any issues.  However, many things can cause anyone of them to go out of balance.  These can include bacteria, virus, yeast and fungus.  Our systems are in a delicate balance and there are things that we do daily without realizing it that can cause them to be imbalanced &#8211; then something like the parasites can actually become problematic.</p>
<p>Parasites are gross little bugs that sustain off us, their &#8220;host&#8221;.  They set up shop in our bodies and become very comfortable and complacent and don&#8217;t want to leave. They can be very difficult to get rid of &#8211; so please be patient as it will take time.  One of the main symptoms of parasites is fatigue.  This is due to the fact that they place a tremendous amount of stress on the body and are actually consuming and causing the body to expend tremendous amount of energy to try and combat those pesky little critters.</p>
<p>If you are looking for a cleanse, a parasite cleanse in a great place to start.  Parasites can cause a whole &#8220;host&#8221; (no pun intended) of symptoms.</p>
<ul>
<li>Anemia</li>
<li>Respiratory &amp; Breathing Issues</li>
<li>Headaches &amp; Migraines</li>
<li>Skin Issues such as Eczema</li>
<li>Liver and Gallbladder Issues</li>
<li>Fatigue</li>
<li>Weight Gain or Weight Loss</li>
<li>Yeast Infections and Candida</li>
<li>The Whole Array of Digestive Issues &#8211; bloating, constipation and diarrhea</li>
</ul>
<p><a title="Dr. Skip's Anti-Parastic Recommendation" href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=57" target="_blank">The product that I recommend for folks to use to get parasite issues under control is called Revoxil. What an amazing product! It contains all the ingredients that are so effective at returning the system to homeostasis (balance) from a parasitic perspective without the difficulty of having to swallow nasty tasting herbs. This product is a highly absorbable and extremely utilizable gel capsule that is incredibly easy to swallow.</a></p>
<p>Be sure to take it with a bit of food.  It is not uncommon for you to &#8220;taste&#8221; garlic due to the high concentrations present in the capsules.  However, rest assured that it is working.</p>
<p>The nutritional support in <a title="Dr. Skip's Anti-Parasite Recommendation" href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=57" target="_blank">Revoxil</a> will help your rid your body of disease and fatigue causing parasites with a proprietary blend of black walnut hull, wormwood, garlic, clove seed and catechu seed from Healthwalk.</p>
<p><a title="Rebuild Your Imune System with Body Ecology" href="www.bodyecology.com" target="_blank" class="broken_link">Donna Gate&#8217;s of Body Ecology (www.bodyecology.com)</a> has some staggering statistics on her site about parasite&#8230;I have included the main one&#8217;s below&#8230;</p>
<p><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">If you thought parasites were only in undeveloped countries, you may be surprised to find out how common they are in the U.S., for example:</span></p>
<ul>
<li>According to the Centers for Disease Control, Trichomonas, a sexually transmitted disease, is the most common parasitic infection in the U.S. accounting for 7.4 million new cases annually. <sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></sup></li>
<li>More than 60 million people in the U.S. are infected by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which causes the disease toxoplasmosis and can be symptomless, cause flu-like symptoms, swollen lymph gland or organ damage.<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></sup></li>
</ul>
<p>1 Trichomonas Infection. Centers for Disease Control.</p>
<p>http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/trichomonas/default.htm</p>
<p>2 Toxoplasmosis. Centers for Disease Control.</p>
<p>http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/toxoplasmosis/factsht_toxoplasmosis.htm#what</p>
<p>Please be advised that the general consensus on implementing a parasite eradication program but be a commitment of 4-6 months. Then 1-2 months per year there after to maintain good health. It is not uncommon for parasites to be reintroduced to the system. Even in the U.S. parasites are everywhere. We can even get them from our pets.</p>
<p><a title="Dr. Skip's On-Line Store" href="http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studio=AskDrSkip&amp;stype=43&amp;prodid=57" target="_blank">The recommended dosing from the manufacturer for Revoxil </a>is one (1) capsule three (3) times per day for thirty (30) days.  After thirty (30) days take one (1) capsule daily for ninety (90) days. Then take a hiatus from the Revoxil.  This is an aggressive anti-parasite program.   It is not recommend to begin such a protocol without assistance from a healthcare practitioner who is well versed in these holitic, non-invasive methods of wellness. Click here now to setup a consultation with Dr. Skip to guide you through this process.</p>
<p>Please keep in mind that once you begin a protocol of this nature it is very common for the adage &#8220;you may get worse before you get better&#8221; to hold true.  If you start to feel sick or worsening of your current symptoms, decrease the dosage to your level of tolerance and then slowly work back to the originial dose.  This is just another example of why you should have someone working with you on your path to health and wellness.</p>
<p>Be Well!</p>
<p>Dr. Skip</p>
<p>Our best defense for our health this day-and-age is a healthy immune system.</p>
<p>* Dietary supplements are required by law to list the following disclaimer: This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. <a title="DISCLAIMER - PLEASE READ" href="www.askdrskip.com/disclaimer" target="_blank">Click here and lease be sure to read the entire disclaimer page.</a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.askdrskip.com/2009/07/parasites/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

