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WOW WHAT A LITTLE GEM THE CUCUMBER IS.

I WILL LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY NOW.

1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.

2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.

3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.

4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.

5 Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!

6.. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!

7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.

8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don’t have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.

9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!

10. Stressed out and don’t have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.

11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don’t have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.

12. Looking for a ‘green’ way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won’t leave streaks and won’t harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.

13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!

Pass this information along to everybody you know who is looking for better and safer ways to solve life’s everyday problems.

Health report About Memory From News Max Health, Total Wellness For A Better Life

If you have noticed more “senior moments,” even if you are not old enough to be considered a senior citizen, you may want to use the link above and read their article about increasing your intake of magnesium.

According to research, they have found that magnesium is a key nutrient in memory function and that it may be even more essential for healthy brains than previously thought. Unfortunately, even in industrialized countries, magnesium deficiencies are common.

Dr. Inna Slutsky of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler School of Medicine discovered that a new synthetic magnesium supplement, magnesium-L-theronate (MgT) crosses the blood-brain barrier and helps both young and aging animals to improve memory.

In addition, they discovered that MgT improved the ability to learn as well as enhanced both short-term and long-term memory.

Until MgT becomes available, augment your magnesium levels by adding magnesium-rich foods to your diet. They include green leafy vegetables, broccoli, almonds, cashews, halibut, and soybeans.

This Common Food Ingredient Can Really Mess Up Your Metabolism

by Dr. Mercola

What if you were to learn that every day, 25 percent of your calories came from a poison, disguised as a food?

And what if you discovered that this chemical imposter was responsible for your insulin resistance and weight gain?

And elevated blood pressure …

And elevated triglycerides and LDL …

And depletion of vitamins and minerals …

And even gout, heart disease and liver damage?

What if you were to discover that this toxic substance had been dumped into your food in gradually increasing quantities for the last thirty years, with the full knowledge and blessings of the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association, the USDA and the FDA?

Would you be angry?

I wish I could tell you that this is just a dramatic plot from some fiction novel, but it’s actually a shocking reality.

The substance dealing such a crushing blow to your health and responsible for many, if not most of the chronic diseases that are so rampant in our society, is sugar — and more specifically, fructose.

We now know without a doubt that sugar in your food, in all its myriad of forms, is taking a devastating toll on the health of this nation.

By the end of this article, you will have a solid understanding of how and why this has happened. In order to really grasp this material, you’ll have to learn a little of the biochemistry of energy, which is rather technical. But hang in there — the knowledge you’re about to gain, and the impact it will have on your health, will be well worth the effort.

I will try my best to make the more technical aspects as simple as I can for you.

Big Gulp, Meet Big Belt

We are eating far more than we were 25 years ago.

On average, men are consuming 187 more calories per day, and women 335 more calories. People who were never heavy before are becoming overweight, and the obese are becoming more so. We are now a “supersized” population.

But why?

READ THE REST OF THIS GREAT REPORT BY USING THIS LINK!

Dr. Mercola is the founder of the world’s most visited natural health web site, Mercola.com. You can learn the hazardous side effects of OTC Remedies by getting a FREE copy of his latest special report The Dangers of Over the Counter Remedies by going to his Report Page.

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Why Haven’t Fruit & Vegetable Eaters Been Told About This Toxic Waste Overload

Posted by: Dr. Mercola

January 16 2010 | 142,373 views

The U.S. government is encouraging farmers to spread a chalky waste from coal-fired power plants on their fields to loosen and fertilize soil.

The material is produced by power plant “scrubbers” that remove acid-rain-causing sulfur dioxide from plant emissions.

The substance is a synthetic form of the mineral gypsum, and it also contains mercury, arsenic, lead and other heavy metals.

The Environmental Protection Agency says those toxic metals occur in only tiny amounts. But some environmentalists say too little is known about how the material affects crops, and ultimately human health.

Sources:

Washington Post December 23, 2009

Wall Street Journal January 9, 2010

Dr. Mercola’s Comments:

As you may know, coal-fired plants produce about 50 percent of the power in the US, and are a major source of environmental pollution. One of its byproducts is FGD gypsum (flue gas desulfurization gypsum). Not surprisingly, the standard solution is to develop a scheme to sweep the problem under the rug and make money doing it…<<MORE>>

See http://Shop.OurDayShopping.com for greenhouses to grow your own food.

This report is the most outrageous thing I ever read. You have got to read this and figure out how to protect your family’s health. May I suggest you check out our store at http://shop.ourdayshopping.com and look at the various greenhouses available to you. Some of them are very economical.

Please read this report below from NewsMax.com.

Genetically modified foods have come to your local supermarket, even though most Americans don’t want them and many believe they’re dangerous. A CBS poll found that 53 percent of Americans wouldn’t buy food they knew had been genetically modified. But here’s the rub—there’s no easy way to know which foods contain genetically modified ingredients.

Genetically modified foods are made by inserting genes from another species into a food’s DNA. About 60 to 70 percent of products on grocery store shelves contain at least one genetically engineered element. These foods include corn, strawberries, tomatoes, lettuce, potatoes, soybean, and canola.

Click Here For The Rest of This Report From NewsMax.com Health.

Discover How This Exclusive Nutrient Can Help Energize
Your Cells and Help You Live at the Top of Your Game!*

Watching this video helps us understand why we need a supplement to provide the body this vital nutrient. Normally, I am not in the habit of advising a specific supplement on this website, so I will simply give you the information you need and then let you decide what you want to do with it.

Doctor Mercola say this about the supplement CoQ10. It is very informative.

Doctor Mercola also has this to say about the need for CoQ10.

You probably know that I normally don’t promote many supplements. I believe supplements should complement your healthy diet and never serve as a replacement.

There’s simply no substitute for eating healthy unprocessed whole foods.

However, there are a few supplements I consider highly beneficial for nearly all adults. One of these is Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10).

I believe one of the key elements in the aging process is free radical production. These free radicals are oxygen atoms deficient in electrons that become highly reactive. This in turn causes potential damage to your tissues and DNA.

Now, if you’re less than 25 years old, this is not an issue — your body is capable of converting Co Q10 from the oxidized to the reduced form. However, if you’re older, your body becomes more and more challenged to convert the oxidized Co Q10 to ubiquinol.

Another very important reason for using a Co Q10 supplement is to help boost your body’s cellular energy production.

So even if you do your best to eat wholesome unprocessed foods, your body’s capability to produce Co Q10 and convert it to ubiquinol declines over time.*

Critical Co Q 10 levels decline as you age. So I believe this is a must-have supplement!

Although Dr. Mercola advertises products on his site at Mercola.com, I would like you to check out his web page to learn more about this nuturient and about health issues in general. You might want to subscribe to his newsletter also, as I do, to be kept informed about important health issues that you need to know.

You may use this link as well to check out the Q10 supplement that I use.  Of course, since I’ve been using it for years, I am partial to this product over the others. You can find cheaper products in stores like WalMart and GNC, so make your own choice on what you want to use. The important thing is to recognize however, is your need to supplement or not to. If you need to supplement, then purchase the supplement and get started on taking it.

Sometimes, we make the decision to do something but then we get involved in life and forget about it.  I hope you put this supplement on the top of your priority list and not procratinate so that you end up forgetting about it.

Thank you for your patronage.  I appreciate you stopping by to read my reports.  I just hope you find them useful in making decisions about your health.