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Published on Leave a comment on Part 3: Rebuilding the Shield – Selecting the Right Probiotics & Gut Healers

By Janet Vargas - Independent Natural Health Researcher 30+ Yrs
With Some Assistance

Rebuilding the Shield: Selecting the Right Probiotics & Gut Healers

In our last two articles, we mapped out the "Safe Zone" diet to stop the internal wildfire caused by Histamine and Salicylate Intolerances. But living on a restricted diet forever is not a cure. The ultimate goal is to physically knit your Leaky Gut back together so you can safely enjoy a diverse, normal diet again.

To rebuild your intestinal shield, you need the right allies. However, the commercial wellness industry is packed with hidden traps. For a hyper-sensitive gut, standard supplements can cause devastating flare-ups.

Today, we are unlocking the exact, scientifically verified probiotic strains and gut healers that safely rebuild your barrier without triggering a single symptom.

The Probiotic Trap: Why Standard Supplements Fail

If you have food sensitivities, you have likely been told to take a probiotic. But for those dealing with histamine issues, standard shelf probiotics can act like poison.

Many common bacterial strains are "histamine factories." They enter an already inflamed gut and actively pump out histamines, triggering the exact flushing, brain fog, anxiety, and bloating you are trying to fix.…

Published on Leave a comment on Part 3: Blinded by Commerce – Reversing Macular Degeneration with Ancestral Nutrition

By Janet Vargas - Independent Natural Health Researcher 30+ Yrs
With Guided and Selected AI Assistance

The Rise of Modern Blindness

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is currently the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the Western world. Mainstream ophthalmology treats this condition with expensive pharmaceutical eye injections or synthetic vitamin formulas, viewing it as an unfortunate byproduct of getting older.

But before Dr Chris Knobbe pivoted to full-time nutritional research, he was a board-certified general ophthalmologist for 24 years. He asked a radical historical question: Why was macular degeneration practically non-existent in the 19th and early 20th centuries?

Through his non-profit, the Cure AMD Foundation, Dr Knobbe proved that AMD is not an inevitable genetic consequence of aging. It is a diet-induced metabolic disease of the retina caused by the exact same culprit destroying our guts and our brains: industrial seed oils.

The Retinal "Rusting" Event

Your retina has one of the highest metabolic demands and oxygen-consumption rates of any tissue in the entire human body. This makes it a primary target for lipid peroxidation:

  • The Toxic Accumulation: When you eat a diet heavy in canola, corn, or soybean oil, these unstable fats accumulate directly in the photoreceptors of your eyes.
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Published on Leave a comment on Low Cholesterol and Its Psychological Effects – Cautions Against Statins…Phew!

By Dr James M. Greenblatt M.D - Psychology Today 2011

HERE'S A GOOD ARTICLE TO STRENGTHEN THE ARGUMENT THAT Cholesterol Is Our Friend, Not Our Enemy AND STATINS AREN'T SUCH A GOOD IDEA LIKE THEY'RE PURPORTED TO BE. IN FACT, THERE ARE SEVERAL ARTICLES ON THE NET THAT REPORT THEM TO BE A MEDICAL SCAM AND Big Pharma's Biggest Cash Cow! FOR MOST PEOPLE, WE NEED NOT BE CONCERNED ABOUT CHOLESTEROL, YET BIG PHARMA KEEPS PRESSING FOR MORE and MORE "Patients" TO BE ON THEIR STATIN DRUGS With Very Uncomfortable and sometimes Serious Side Effects. PLUS, DID YOU NOTICE THAT BIG PHARMA KEEPS Lowering The Bar, What They Say Our Cholesterol Should Be, In Recent Years? So Obvious. A NATURAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL COULD SERVE YOU BETTER. YES REALLY!

Low Cholesterol is Linked to Depression, Suicide, and Violence

Mark, a 43 year-old executive, saw his doctor for his Annual Physical. Reviewing his laboratory tests, the doctor noted that Mark's total cholesterol level was for the first time over 200mg/dL.

As a preventative measure the doctor prescribed a Statin, a class of Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs. His cholesterol levels declined, and so did his Mood.…

Published on Leave a comment on Cleanse The Liver – Your Internal Filter: Revitalizing Your Body from the Inside Out; Good for Fatty Liver

By Janet Vargas - Independent Natural Health Researcher 30+ Yrs
(Combining Info from Websites and AI Overview)

Here on this Page are some Safe Guidelines for Improving Your Liver Health and dealing with a Fatty Liver - it is very common these days. Please remember you need to have Adequate Sleep (7-8 Hrs) and two 15 Min Walks each day OR 5-8 Min Walks 10-15 Mins after 3 Meals a day. If you do a few things to Manage Stress Levels, that will also help.

Have you been feeling unusually fatigued lately, dealing with a persistent sluggishness, or experiencing a dull discomfort in the upper right side of your abdomen? If you have recently been diagnosed with Hepatic Steatosis—commonly known as Fatty Liver disease—it can feel quite alarming.

Your liver is your body’s ultimate, unsung superhero. It silently performs over 500 vital functions every single day, acting as a master filter that cleanses your blood, synthesizes crucial proteins, processes nutrients, and metabolizes fats. However, when excess fat builds up in liver cells, this silent powerhouse begins to struggle, dragging your metabolic energy and overall vitality down with it.

Do You Want To Help Your Liver OR Fatty Liver?…

Published on Leave a comment on Moderate Movement and Walking and Outdoors: How They Can Help You in Your 70s and 80s

By Janet Vargas - Independent Natural Health Researcher 30+ Yrs
With Assistance from an AI App

In this Research, I covered Liver Health and Digestive System (Exercise Wise) Eye Health (Generally Helpful) Heart and Brain and Mood Level also (Contributing To) These things do not perform Miracles but along with a Sensible Diet and Good Sleeping Habits are Advantageous in Our 70s and 80s.

This Information Article Is Divided In Three GROUPS Of Questions
In RED To Help You Navigate and Review Them Anytime
You Wish To Find Something:)

MY FIRST BASIC QUESTIONS WERE
Does Moderate Moving Around in the House and 5-8 Minute Walks
10-15 Minutes after Meals 3 Times a Day Help With These Things?

Can They Help to Protect Your Liver?

Yes. Moderate movement around the house combined with three 5–8 minute walks after meals can help protect against nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, especially when done consistently.

The effect isn't dramatic from the walks alone, but it can be meaningful over time because physical activity:

  • Improves insulin sensitivity.
  • Helps control blood sugar after meals.
  • Reduces the amount of fat the liver stores.
  • Supports weight maintenance or weight loss.
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Published on Leave a comment on The Apple Wax Scare Revived From The 80s And The Real Facts For You – Including With Strawberries – It’s False!

By Janet Vargas - Independent Natural Health Researcher 30+ Yrs
With Assistance from AI App

Hi Friends, this has to do with Claims, there's Aluminum-Fluoride in Apple Wax. Apparently Not. And Neither or those Chemicals are allowed to be placed on our Food. It came from some Scare Mongers in America back in the 80s and has been found to be wrong. When Use of the Internet commenced, that Rumor was used again, and it exists to this day because it went Viral. As if we need any more Scares about Food Chemicals hey? Because there are so many Real Ones that do exist.

So just to let you feel less intimidated by the "Aluminum-Fluoride" Scare many of us had some time back that lingers in the thoughts of many concerned and health-conscious people, I will place this AI Info here for you. OK? Some AI Info at times is not correct, and I have run this Question through 2 AI Apps.

Skipping The Apple and Strawberry Toxic Wax Concerns -
Apparently Not True!

This Article will also cover the Scare about Wax being used on Strawberries too. Apples do have a Natural Wax type Coating and so do Strawberries.…

Published on Leave a comment on Settling The Matter About Peanut Paste: Is It Nutritious Or Anti-Nutritious? Depends What You Buy OR Make!

By Janet Vargas - Independent Natural Health Researcher 30+ Yrs
With Some Assistance

I'd like to share with you some INFO I found today with an AI APP named Chat GPT I have commenced working with for part of my Research. I have to watch it with some things, but it is Good to Very Good with most things I've searched so far - especially for Gardening.

I asked CHAT the Questions in Red and what I'm Adding for You is in Italics - OK?

Because Peanut Paste is all the rage in recent months and people are adding it to all kinds of Recipes from Savoury to Baking to Sweet, I think I should advise people against the Commercial Jars of it (that have Nasties) and at-least direct them to the Natural one without Nasties from Aldi, and from Health Stores - Freshly Made.

If you're using Peanut Paste regularly, compare the ingredient lists. Some products are simply 100% peanuts, while others contain Added sugar, oils, salt, emulsifiers, or other ingredients. Choose the version that best matches your Nutritional Goals.

Almost always, when Oils are added to Ingredients in Commercial Foods/Products, they are the Nasty ones like Canola, Sunflower Oil, Vegetable Oil (most times is SOY Oil) Safflower, Corn or Grapeseed Oil.…

Published on Leave a comment on My Experience With An Idea To Dehydrate Zucchini Slices And A Handy AI App I Use:)

Hi Folks, here's a Fun Article for you for a change. There is far too much politics going on in recent weeks and Winter Weather Starting. I will let you know soon what I'm doing for Winter to make it more cheerful on Overcast days - I do like the Rains but too many Overcast days feels somewhat Yuck, aye? So we need to find a few Simple....Affordable....Ways to Offset that.

I am not an Amazon Associate
they have these Similar to mine:)

I had an idea to take my Dehydrator out and make some Dried Zucchini Slices, because when I went to Ebay to see if there is such an Item available, there was only about 3 Products there (different stores) AND Very Expensive (due to shipping costs) so I asked a Favorite AI App I've been using sometimes recently how I should go about making my Own Supply, being so Close to the very End of the Season now for Zucchinis.

The App I have commenced using just recently is called CHAT GPT - it's similar to Google AI but gives you More Detail which would often prove to be More Helpful.…

Published on Leave a comment on Smart Frozen Veggie Picks For Managing Inflammation – Fresh Veggies Too!

I would like to show you, there are better ways to go with Food than Takeaways and Premade Meals - especially if you have certain Health Needs that need to be addressed with REAL FOOD that has proper Nutrients . Some people's Health is in not a good way because they keep having Takeaways and Premade Meals. I just found this Article to place in the Blog for you. I generally have 50/50 Frozen and Fresh Veggies and the same with Fruits.

Tasty Veggies With Nutrients Locked In
Ditch The Premade Meals

Smart Frozen Veggie Picks For Managing Inflammation

By Mie Moller Bie  - MSN

Frozen vegetables aren’t just convenient. Many of them are loaded with Inflammation-Fighting Nutrients that can support Gut Health, Immunity, and long-term disease Prevention.

According to Dietitians and Research-backed sources, these Freezer staples are just as Nutritious as Fresh and make it easier to eat well every day.

1. Mushrooms

Frozen mushrooms are a great source of beta-glucans and phenolic compounds that help reduce inflammation and support immune function says MDPI Nutrients. They’re easy to toss into stir-fries, pasta, or soups.

2. Kale And Collard Greens

According to EatingWell, these leafy greens retain their nutritional value even after freezing.…

Published on Leave a comment on More About Kiwi Fruit: So Good For You – New Variety Ruby-Red Berry Delicious!

By Janet Vargas Independent Natural Health Researcher 30+ Yrs

Hi Folks, I posted an Article about Kiwis in Mid-March, they are So Good for Us. I just found out they are Good for Our Eyes, in addition to their other Benefits. And when you look at this according to Food Signatures (Key Benefits found in certain foods, referred to as the Doctrine of Signatures by the Greeks many years ago when they resemble a specific part of our Body) a Carrot when sliced resembles the Iris in our Eyes AND so does a Kiwi when sliced, hey? So from that perspective, it is not too surprising to hear a Natural Health Scientist mention Kiwi's Benefit for Our Eyes in a YouTube Video recently, never-the-less pleasantly surprising.

Today, I had a wonderful experience when shopping in one of the Aldi Stores - a discovery that there is a Ruby-Red Kiwi Fruit available from a company called Zepri in New Zealand in addition to Sungold Kiwis. They are selling here in Australia and Internationally now.

Zespri Ruby-Red Kiwifruit
Berry Delicious!

It's Interesting to note that each one of these Kiwi Fruits have different Nutrient Profiles and Benefits (Variation-Wise) in addition to their Colours.…