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"Also used as a cough expectorant, and as treatment for food poisoning, scurvy, tuberculosis, and colic. In the southern United States, horseradish rubbed on the forehead was a popular method of getting rid of headaches. WASABI: Wasabi's antibacterial properties were first documented in a tenth-century Japanese medical encyclopedia. It was believed to be an antidote to food poisoning, making it a natural accompaniment to raw fish. Throw Me a Lifesaver! HEART HEALTH: A rat study found that the isothiocyanates in Wasabi inhibit platelet aggregation and deaggregation." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"See Allergies. - food poisoning - What is it? Every year, more than 2 million Americans report illnesses that can be traced to foods they have eaten. The actual number of food poisoning cases is probably much higher, however, because people often mistake the symptoms for those of stomach flu. Food poisoning is more serious than you may think. As many as 9000 deaths occur annually from all types of food poisoning. What's more, many cases lead to chronic health disorders. There are many types of food poisoning, depending on the agent that caused it." - Dr. Mary Dan Eades, The Doctor's Complete Guide to Vitamins and Minerals (Get the book.)

"And then she happened to contract a rather severe case of food poisoning, which changed the pattern. Now the attacks of pain and diarrhea were occurring much more frequently, as often as once a week. Her case provides two examples. Prior to the food poisoning, she had a quietly simmering case of IBS. Afterward, it became rip-roaring. In contrast to Mrs. Jay's case, some women have no gastrointestinal problems at all but then get an acute GI infection followed by the new onset of IBS." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"For the occasional toxin, flu, or food poisoning diarrhea, we can assist the body in cleaning out the intestines by taking a clear water enema. For persistent or chronic diarrhea, we should be working to improve our diets, supplemented with digestive enzymes and bowel flora products, as well as detoxifying the colon with gentle herbs, enemas, and colonics. Fever A fever is the body's natural defense against an invading virus. It is not a symptom of a disease, but is actually part of the body's anti-viral immune system. The body may also raise its temperature to speed a cleansing process." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"This raises your risk of food poisoning. A METALLIC OR TERRIBLE TASTE Occasionally we all awaken with a horrible taste in our mouths. But if your toothbrush and mouthwash fail to slay that "dragon mouth" and it sometimes gets worse during the SIGNIFICANT FACT , . , r , day, it may be a sign or phantom Vnr/ There are four basic tastes: j .1 vKBy tastes or phantogeusta, the most mMB' sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. However, some scientists common taste complaint. People claim there's a fifth, which they call with this condition taste things that umami." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"In years past in Japan, food poisoning was very common, and people used natto to prevent cholera, typhoid, and dysentery. Natto accomplishes this by suppressing the growth of harmful bacteria that are found in food, while at the same time supporting the growth of the beneficial bacteria like lactobacillus. Natto contains another useful component, namely vitamin K2. Vitamin K2 helps to prevent osteoporosis, which it is estimated will affect more than 52 percent of women and men aged fifty and older by the year 2010." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"Prior to the food poisoning, she had a quietly simmering case of IBS. Afterward, it became rip-roaring. In contrast to Mrs. Jay's case, some women have no gastrointestinal problems at all but then get an acute GI infection followed by the new onset of IBS. Because no specific test exists to diagnose IBS, the medical community has used the same tactic as with the other unexplained illnesses, turning to a group of experts to determine a set of clinical criteria needed for diagnosis." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"The actual number of food poisoning cases is probably much higher, however, because people often mistake the symptoms for those of stomach flu. Food poisoning is more serious than you may think. As many as 9000 deaths occur annually from all types of food poisoning. What's more, many cases lead to chronic health disorders. There are many types of food poisoning, depending on the agent that caused it. Symptoms vary, but the most common are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, and abdominal pain." - Dr. Mary Dan Eades, The Doctor's Complete Guide to Vitamins and Minerals (Get the book.)

"They are diseases such as bacterial, parasitic or fungal infections, malabsorption, pancreatic insufficiency, Crohn's disease, diverticulitis, food poisoning, ulcerative colitis, lactose intolerance, colon cancer and/or celiac disease. There are many other disorders that cause symptoms of IBS. • Drugs such as antibiotics, antacids and laxatives may cause symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. If you suspect your medication may be causing your problems ask your pharmacist for a report on your medications and their side effects." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) "Conditions that have a tendency to produce diarrhea are food poisoning, allergies, bacterial, viral and/or fungal infection. Some chronic diseases that manifest symptoms of diarrhea are celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, diverticulitis and colitis. Those who have had bowel surgery usually suffer from diarrhea until their intestines heal. Certain foods or supplements may cause diarrhea such as coffee, tea, chocolate, black licorice, prunes, excess fibre, antibiotics, laxatives, vitamin C and magnesium. Cut back on these products if your bowels are loose." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Take this remedy for food poisoning or vomiting. Take one 6X tablet one to three times a day. NECK PAIN • (Almost) Instant Shower Relief ./V hot shower can be therapeutic as well as cleansing—if you know the right moves for your neck. Consider the "Head Rock," favored by chiropractors and others for relieving pain and releasing tension: 1 Begin by standing tall and erect under the spray of the shower, imagining your body is suspended by a cord running from the top of your head to a hook in the ceiling above you, elongating your spine." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"If we lose our sense of smell, we increase our risk of breathing toxic gases, getting food poisoning, or getting burned. Loss of Smell Is your favorite perfume or aftershave no longer as fragrant as it used to be? Depending on your age, this might be yet another one of those unfortunate signs of growing older. As our hearing, sight, and memories fade with age, so does our sense of smell. The decreased ability to smell is medically known as hyposmia, while the total loss of smell is called anosmia." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"While you do not generally die from food poisoning (although this can and does happen), health researchers now know that your immune system becomes so weakened from a bout of food poisoning that your life span is statistically shortened. If something looks, smells, or tastes a bit off, you are better off not eating it. Most importantly if something rings your internal alarm, don't swallow. Spit it out! Don't let social pressures or financial concerns come between you and your health." - John K. Pollard, The Digestive Awareness Diet: You Are HOW You Eat (Get the book.)

"The causes of diarrhea vary and can include ingestion of certain foods or substances (such as caffeine, artificial sweeteners, or food allergens), food poisoning, viral or bacterial infection, parasites, excessive use of laxatives or antacids, overgrowth of natural bacteria in the intestines, exposure to chemicals the body cannot tolerate, and various bowel disorders or diseases. Acute diarrhea affects almost everyone from time to time. Chronic diarrhea or presence of blood in the stool may be due to a serious intestinal disorder and a physician should be consulted." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Before even leaving the Aegean, the fleet was delayed by an episode of food poisoning, which Procopius blamed on the war-profiteering of John the Cappadocian. The historian goes so far as to accuse the Prefect, Justinian's prime minister, of adding watet to inflate the weight of the promised "twice-baked" bread known as hardtack, causing it to rot. And if the expedition had too much water in its bread, it had too little in its water kegs, which were leaking so badly that they were essentially useless." - William Rosen, Justinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire (Get the book.)

"MMS has also been used successfully for many other serious illnesses, including Hepatitis A, B, & C, typhoid, most cancers, herpes, pneumonia, food poisoning, tuberculosis, asthma, and influenza. The following is a quote from a book by Jim Humble, the discoverer of MMS and the author of the book, Breakthrough . . . the Miracle Mineral Supplement of the 21st Century: "While first developed to address Malaria in Africa, it has now been shown to address any disease condition that is directly or indirectly related to pathogens." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) "It is now known that MMS can be used to overcome the symptoms of AIDS, Hepatitis A, B & C, Typhoid, most cancers, herpes, pneumonia, food poisoning, tuberculosis, asthma, colds, flu and a host of other conditions. Even conditions not directly related to pathogens seem to be helped due to the huge boost to the body's immune system, for example, macular degeneration, allergies, lupus, inflammatory bowel disorders, diabetes, snake bites, abscessed teeth and fibromyalgia. Please note that MMS doesn't cure anything, but rather it allows our body to heal itself." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Elevated temperatures may increase the number and distribution of insects such as mosquitoes that carry diseases like malaria; may promote bacterial growth leading to greater risk of food poisoning and diarrheal disease; and may warm waters and promote flooding, amplifying the risk of waterborne infections such as cholera. Moreover, aging persons are disproportionately affected by drastic changes in temperature, as has been evidenced by high mortality rates during severe heat waves in several countries." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"How does your immune system distinguish bacteria-induced food poisoning from normal intestinal bacteria, and sinusitis from normal nose bacteria? ?Does your immune system get a crash course in knowing when something needs repair or what the maintenance schedule is? 139 ?Exactly how can your immune system tell the good guys (normal cells) from the bad guys (cancer)? The beauty of the immune system is its ability to distinguish what is inherently you and what's not you and poses a threat." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "If you got IBD because of bacterial overgrowth, your bowel contents were contaminated by either invasive bacteria from food poisoning (E. coli, S. typhi) or unfriendly bacteria that grew wildly because of bad diet. In a normal scenario, contaminated foods will give you fever, inflammation, bloody stools, and diarrhea, but after your body clears the invasive bacteria, those symptoms disappear. Abnormalities in the immune system also can cause bowel inflammation. That's what happens with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"Chapter Eleven Cautions a la Carte 134. food poisoning Is Alive and Well Foods deteriorate because of microbiological, physical, chemical, or enzyme-induced decay. Food processing, for better or worse, can eliminate or reduce natural and added toxins, destroy harmful parasites, and maintain nutrient quality and flavor. Nonetheless, food poisoning is still alive and well and killing people every year—mosdy because of human error. COMMON TYPES OF FOOD POISONING Botulism This type of food poisoning is caused by eadng food that contains poison or toxin produced by bacteria growing in thefood." - Earl Mindell and Hester Mundis, Dr. Earl Mindell's Unsafe at Any Meal: How to Avoid Hidden Toxins in Your Food (Get the book.)

"This is seen in bottle fed babies and elderly people when there is food poisoning going around.These are the at-risk groups, as they do not have the probiotics to defend them against food poisoning. Lack of them contributes to the premature aging process. What do they do? • Attack and kill unfriendly yeast, fungi, bacteria, virus and parasites. • Synthesize B vitamins and help them to be absorbed. • Enable taurine, an essential amino acid, to be absorbed. • Keep the intestines clean and healthy. • Break down hydrocarbons, improving absorption through the digestive system." - Robert Redfern, The Miracle Enzyme Is Serrapeptase (Get the book.)

"The researchers interpreted the weight decrease of the embryos as signifying food poisoning rather than lack of nutrition. Teratogenic (interfering with normal embryonic development), vascularized tumors of the navel were also observed. 62. "Occurrence of lipid oxidation products in foods," Chemical and Food Toxicity, Oct/Nov 1986, Vol. 24 (10-11), pp. 1021-1030. Lipid oxidation products were found in food that is dehydrated (which is normally done at temperatures higher than 118?F), fried and cooked in other ways. These toxic chemicals contribute to coronary heart disease. 63. " - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"It is also a folk remedy for many intestinal ailments, including gas, indigestion, cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, irritable bowel syndrome, and food poisoning. It has also been used for respiratory infections and menstrual problems. There are many sprays and inhalants on the market that contain mint and are promoted to relieve sore throats, toothaches, colds, coughs, laryngitis, bronchitis, nasal congestion, and inflammation of the mouth and throat. Throw Me a Lifesaver!" - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"You'll be killing two birds with one stone: reducing your risk of egg-white injury syndrome and of salmonella food poisoning. Nutritional deficiencies aren't the only culprits. Hair loss can also be your body's way of telling you that you've had too much of a good thing. Indeed, an excess of certain medicines or even essential vitamins and minerals (especially vitamin A and selenium) can cause your hair to fall out. High foreheads were considered a sign of beauty in Elizabethan England. Fashionable ladies shaved or plucked their front hairs to achieve this look." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"It was believed to be an antidote to food poisoning, making it a natural accompaniment to raw fish. Throw Me a Lifesaver! HEART HEALTH: A rat study found that the isothiocyanates in Wasabi inhibit platelet aggregation and deaggregation. It was found that in the case of a heart attack, where aspirin is commonly prescribed, the isothiocyanates in wasabi had an immediate effect as opposed to thirty minutes for aspirin. MELANOMA: Eighty-two percent of lung tumors resulting from metastatic melanoma were reduced in mice who were administered a component of wasabi." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"And on top of everything else, this formula will eliminate the effects of food poisoning or stomach flu in 20-40 minutes! Regular use of this four-part program will help keep your body in optimal health and vitality for as long as you live. The Probiotic Miracle AN ARMY OF BILLIONS When you were born, your intestines were virtually sterile, free of microorganisms. Almost immediately, however, bacteria, both friendly and harmful, fought for dominance." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Bioactive chemicals in wasabi are said to act as an antidote to food poisoning, one factor that might have led to the use of wasabi with raw fish dishes in Japan. Wasabi contains isothiocyanates, which, like the other compounds from the Cruciferae family, have significant health benefits. One research report specifically done on the isothiocyanates in wasabi found that they had a significant anti-inflammatory effect and also killed many human stomach cancer cells in a test tube." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.)

"You're not likely to get food poisoning at these and other fast-food restaurants. But this doesn't mean most fast foods are healthy. Don't assume that fast foods are safe to eat because they're prepared in clean kitchens. Germ-free or not, fast foods contribute in a big way to prediabetes and overweight. Food-Philosophy Principle #5. Don't Assume Anything about the Food You Buy Jack once bought a bag of dried cranberries, thinking they would be a nice addition to a salad. After all, cranberries are loaded with vitamins and minerals." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.)

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