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How this tree bark could protect you from a deadly threat
5th May, 2006
The weirdest thing happened to my friend's wife, Alison, while they were on holiday in Australia recently.
She was walking down the road, minding her own business, when suddenly she had tremendous difficulty in breathing.
In fact, it was painful.
So painful that rather than go and have breakfast (and they really do good breakfasts over there), she went to see a doctor.
At first the doctor thought it was a punctured lung.
'Did you feel your chest pop during the flight?'
she asked happily, like having a popping chest is one of life's great pleasures.
Alison shook her head.
'Hmmmm...do you suffer from asthma?'
Again Alison shook her head and apologised, as if she was letting the doctor down.
'Angina, bronchial infections, pleurisy...?'
No, no, no.
Then after a while, the doctor had her Eureka moment.
It seems Alison WAS suffering from asthma.
And, like so many people, it's something that's just crept up and walloped her out of the blue.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you an allergy to the modern life.
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Hay fever in the concrete jungle
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These days people still seem to suffer from hay fever symptoms no matter where they are.
And the number of asthmatics is on the up.
In offices and shopping centres and busy city streets up and down the country, there's an orchestra of sneezing, sniffling and wheezing that's FAR worse now than it ever was.
And, as per usual, it seems the blame lies at the feet of big business.
Scientists believe that the increase in air pollutants over the years from car exhaust to factories to smoking to manmade fibres have made the lungs weaker.
Which means they just can't fight back against allergens and viruses like they used to.
'We've known that diesel exhaust particles worsen symptoms in individuals who respond to allergens, such as pollen, but this study suggests a direct way that pollution could be triggering allergies and asthma in a large number of susceptible individuals.'
That's the opinion of Frank D. Gilliland, M.D., Ph.D., professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School.
And we're not just under attack when we're outside.
Cat hairs, dust mites, and a common fungus called Alternaria can trigger attacks inside the home too.
But there are steps you can take to protect
yourself:
Try using special nonallergenic covers for
pillows and mattresses.
Wash all bedding in hot water weekly. This
can reduce asthma symptoms of children
with mite allergen.
Get more exercise! A healthier lifestyle
increases the capacity of the lungs to
fight through these attacks.
Eat more fruits and vegetables, and eat plenty
of fatty fish or flaxseeds.
And here's another potential remedy that I've covered previously one that I think deserves a repeat in these pages:
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How a ninetyyear old lady discovered
a 'miracle cure'
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Jerry Yamoa's grandmother was a very wise lady.
There wasn't a thing she didn't know about the roots, plants and trees in their area, and people from far and wide came to see her for potions and remedies that she'd mix up.
Come summertime, there was a long line of people who used to queue up outside his grandmother's house in Ghana.
They'd stand there patiently, sneezing and spluttering, all waiting to be handed a special powder that his grandmother made.
When he grew up, Jerry moved to South London and worked for the post office.
Every summer he noticed how many of his workmates suffered from hay fever, and he remembered his grandmother's cure.
So the next time he visited friends and family back in Ghana, he pleaded with her to divulge her secret remedy. At first she refused, but after much nagging she led him through the forest and showed him the bark of a particularly tree - the rare Funtumia Elastica tree, and showed him how to make the remedy.
When he returned to London, he gave his long- suffering workmates at the Nine Elms postal sorting office the powder... and it worked for an amazing 90% of them!
This natural extract is causing real excitement as a natural treatment, with some users even claiming a full cure for their Asthma or Hay fever.
No one seems to know how it actually works, but the results seem astonishing - and as with all the best remedies there are no side effects.
This remedy is called Yamoa. If you want to give it a go yourself. Just remember to run it past your doctor first.
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Special warning for diabetics...
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New research shows that the higher levels of air pollution we're all under attack from put people with diabetes at risk from cardiovascular problems.
I won't go into the study here. It's so complex and full of jargon it's almost given me a nosebleed just trying to read it.
But the upshot is this: diabetics' cardiovascular functions were 11-13% poorer when high levels of pollutants were present in the air.
So it's yet another reason to take the threat of air pollution seriously, and do something about it - especially for the elderly and people with chronic health problems such as diabetes.
And if you fall into this latter category, you really should take a look at this.
In fact, even if you don't suffer from diabetes, you should pay close attention.
Because this terrible disease is spreading like wildfire, and it really could hit anyone of us at any time...
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Take back control of your life (and make your stomach happy!)
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This is my favourite kind of recommendation...
Something that really helps you fight one of the most common and sneaky diseases - diabetes - and something that let's you enjoy mouth watering food at the same time.
I've mentioned The Diabetes Improvement Programme before. It's the best book on diabetes management and I've ever read.
Why? Because this one actually shows you how to REVERSE the symptoms so you can take back control of your life.
If fact, if you don't see an improvement in your symptoms, and you don't think these are tastiest diabetic meals you've ever tasted, you can get a full refund at any time within 90 days.
If you think you, or someone you know, could benefit from this, why not go that next step and find out a little bit more?
Diabetes info
That's all for today.
Take it easy over the weekend, look after yourself, and I'll be back
before you can say aah-choo!
Yours as ever,
Ray Collins
The Goodlife Letter
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