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The little known difference between folate and folic acid

The little known difference between folate and folic acid
If I asked you which of these vitamins was found naturally in food, folate or folic acid, would you know the answer? If not, you’re in good company. Medical professionals, nutrition experts, and health practitioners frequently mix up the two, simply because the terms are often used interchangeably. Many health professionals would even argue that folate and folic acid are essentially the same nutrient. While folic acid is often considered to be a supplemental form of folate, there is an important distinction between these two different compounds. For women past childbearing age, and for men in general, excessive doses of the synthetic form of this nutrient are not necessary, and may even be harmful. What’s the difference between folate and folic acid? Folate is a general term for a group of water soluble b-vitamins, and is also known as B9. Risks associated with excessive folic acid intake Folate from natural food sources is best

Why Does Walking Barefoot on the Earth Make You Feel Better? By Dr. Mercola Do you notice you feel better when you walk barefoot on the Earth?Recent research has explained why this happens. Your immune system functions optimally when your body has an adequate supply of electrons, which are easily and naturally obtained by barefoot contact with the Earth. The Ultimate Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Grounding or Earthing is defined as placing one’s bare feet on the ground whether it be dirt, grass, sand or concrete (especially when humid or wet). How the Modern Running Shoe Maybe Destroying Your Health Materials such as metals are electrical conductors. How the Different Types of Electricity Impact Grounding There are three different forms of electricity:Direct current (DC) electricityAlternating current (AC) electricity, andStatic electricityAll of these forms of electricity are present in the environment and can affect the way you feel.Direct Current, consider an ordinary flashlight with two type D batteries. A meter of this kind is shown above.

Erykah Badu To Become Midwife! Why We Need More Black Midwives & Doulas. : Kimberly Seals Allers' Mocha Manual Posted by kimberly on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 · 5 Comments I was so excited to learn that Erykah Badu wants to become a midwife. I wasn't surprised though, since I've been watching her spokesperson work with the International Center for Traditional Childbearing–an amazing organization run by an equally amazing woman, Shafia Monroe. Shafia and I got to know each other through my work with the Black Maternal Health project. (Please check out the info on ICTC's upcoming Black Midwives & Healers Summit in Mississippi) I've always been a huge supporter of midwives, particularly related to their powerful role in helping black women have full term babies, fewer C-sections and in reducing infant mortality. I remembered a post I wrote for my SisterSpace column on WomenseNews about the importance of midwifery and doulas. "Could midwives be key to helping reduce the high pre-term birth and low birth-weight baby rate that continue to plague black women of all socioeconomic levels? But, why?

Cod Liver Oil | Weston A Price Once a standard supplement in traditional European societies, cod liver oil provides fat-soluble vitamins A and D, which Dr. Price found present in the diet of “primitives” in amounts ten times higher than the typical American diet of his day. Cod liver oil supplements are a must for women and their male partners, to be taken for several months before conception, and for women during pregnancy. Growing children will also benefit greatly from a small daily dose. Dr. Price always gave cod liver oil with butter oil, extracted by centrifuge from good quality spring or fall butter. Please start your exploration of cod liver oil with our article Cod Liver Oil Basics and Recommendations, which includes brand recommendations and dosage estimates. _______________________________________________________ Read this introduction in: French _______________________________________________________

How To Spot Tongue/Lip Ties & Get FREE Expert Advice Yesterday I smiled at a a green-eyed blonde . . . In gorgeous leather riding boots while wiping a Charlie Chaplin-style snot mustache from Micah’s lip. Wait! If you are feeling this way about breastfeeding, read on. Today I’m going to show you how to make an at-home diagnosis, get a consult with the leading expert in the U.S. for FREE, and seek out treatment options. “My son was born almost 8 months ago… I FOUGHT with everything I had to BF him….I cried, I searched the internet, I prayed, I talked to friends, lactation consultants and finally gave up and have been EP’ing [exclusively pumping] since 4 1/2 months… your article popped up in my feed this am and I clicked on it thinking it would tell me that I needed to pump more and eat this and eat that blah blah blah… MY SON IS LIP TIED!!!! Let’s get started, shall we? Step One: Make An Informal Diagnosis Click here for a step-by-step exam guide. Step 2: Get a FREE Email Consult From the Leading Tongue/Lip Tie Specialist in the U.S.

LES HOSPITALIERS DE LA CROIX GLORIEUSE / HOPITAL DU WEB Les soins complémentaires < click / Introduction à la méthode ostéo-neurale (mécanisme de respiration primaire) La neuralthérapie ( OU NEUTRALISATION DES CICATRICES) Auparavant les neutralisations des cicatrices se faisaient à partir d’une injection de procaïne et d’un produit anesthésique. Ces soins étaient longs et douloureux. Il suffit donc, pour neutraliser les cicatrices, de repérer la cicatrice avec le pouls : D’une main, prendre le pouls et de l’ autre passer sur le bord de l’oreille avec un crayon et marquer l’emplacement quand la pulsion du pouls se fait plus forte. Puis neutraliser en cautérisant le point, avec un bâtonnet d’encens allumé. L'auriculothérapie Il existe 2 méthodes : Soit piquer ou cautériser le point qui correspond à l’organe, Mesoderme 1 . 31. Ectoderme C Pontique DlBulbaire E MédulIaire 46 Sinus de la Face 46 BIS Muqueuse Endo-Nasal 47-Sympathique IParasympathique 48- Thalamus 49- Trigone Endoderme shéma 1 Endoderme shéma 2 Et les cicatrices internes ? Les percings ?

Advocating for women's rights in childbirth and against obstetric violence Here we have listed organizations and groups that advocate for women’s rights in childbirth and/or work to improving women’s choices in childbirth. If you have an organization that we should list here or know of another relevant article that we should include, please let us know. World-wide Human Rights in Childbirth A grass-roots network of men and women working from around the globe to examine the role of human rights in birth care systems worldwide. Canada-wide organizations Humanize Birth A non-profit grass-roots organization that advocates for everyone’s basic human right to respectful, peaceful, humane birth. Mothers of Change A non-profit consumer advocacy group advancing mother-friendly care, by: 1. Local Canadian groups and contacts Vancouver Humanize Birth Contact: Kalina Christoff: kalinachristoff@humanizebirth.org Jessica Austin: jessicaaustin@humanizebirth.org Tara Burkhart: taraburkhart@humanizebirth.org Elodie Joy Ramjheetun: elodiejoy@humanizebirth.org Vancouver Island Ottawa

Scientific Information on UT from Dr.... - Urine Therapy - tribe.net Aloha, Here is some amazing info on UT in a working-copy (unedited) of Dr. David Jubb's new book - Jubb's Cell Rejuvenation, Colloidal Biology: a Symbiosis He uses a different type of speaking in a positive only approach. Enjoy the most up-to-date info available in my opionion! Fasting and recycling one's own urine as in urine therapy creates an environment so cells are able to transmutate one element into another and tap into zero-point energetics (is the energy that runs the body) and have greater oxygen and carbon content that allow for an absorption of glucose and amino acid more readily. Components within the blood and urine change during dis-ease. Hydrogen peroxide is a rich constituent of blood and urine. Urine therapy helps the body clear cancer by containing 15 known ingredients that work synergistically at every stage of that condition to help the body clear it up. Thyroid, adrenal and sex hormone is reabsorbed as they are other than protein complexes.

Blessing Way A Blessing Way was traditionally a Navajo Ritual created to spiritually support and empower the new mother for her journey of birthing and motherhood. In recent times, this beautiful Ritual has been adapted as an alternative to Baby Showers, where the focus tends to be more on the gifts and the baby, rather than on the Mother and her experience. There is a lot of information on the web and wonderful books that you can buy that can give you great ideas about how to create one for the new mamma in your life, whether friend, sister, daughter, relative. Here is are somes excerpt from the wonderful book by Yana Cortlund, Barb Lucke and Donna Miller Watelet, Mother Rising: The Blessing Way Journey into Motherhood: “If creating a Blessingway ritual seems at all daunting to you right now, we empower you to explore this idea in any way that feels right. Here are some simple steps from Mother Rising: The Blessing Way Journey into Motherhood for creating a RITUAL that can help you structure it: ~mm

Universal Healing Tao Center Complete Guide Urine Therapy Complete Guide Urine Therapy (Coen Van Der Kroon) Urine consists of 95% of water, 2.5% of urea and the remaining 2.5% is a mixture of minerals, salts, hormones and enzymes. Only urea , the substance after which urine is named, can be poisonous when present in the blood. However, this is irrelevant in the practice of drinking urine, as urine is not immediately put back in the bloodstream. In small amounts urea gets back into the body, it is purifying, and clears up excess mucus. Urine is entirely sterile after secretion and has an antiseptis effect. One of the liver's most important functions is detoxification of the blood. The kidney's most important function consists of balancing out all elements in the blood. Human urine has strengthening and curative characteristics concerning many deficiencies. Drinking urine is a good alternative wherever water is scarce. Urine therapy consists of two parts: internal appication (drinking urine) and external application (massaging with urine).

Thanks, Pharma. You created the “anti-vaccine movement”. | Gianelloni Family I love that when a nonsense article floats around on facebook, everyone who knows me, sends it to me. This newest article was sent to me about a dozen times today. I’m out of town for work and said “Nope, not refuting it. I’ve been researching the measles vaccine for 8 years now and have written many posts on this subject. So here we go…..again. I have to remind myself that my passion and heart is truly to educate and empower other mothers. The article begins with: “There is currently an outbreak of measles in New York City. Let’s break this down. Right away, the original article links to other articles. The first linked article is titled: “New measles cases confirmed in New York City”. Are you ready for what comes next? First sentence: “New York City health officials have identified 3 more cases of measles” “Five hospitalizations have occurred as a result of this outbreak” “At least two cases were transmitted right in a doctor’s office, officials said” Say what? Well that was 47 years ago.

Depression Infographic - Treatment Effectiveness vs Popularity Depression (11,742 members) StatsSurveyDiscussInfographic This infographic is based on a total of 30,359 treatment effectiveness ratings. Read the blog post for this infographic or Take the survey yourself Notes x-axis = fraction of respondents who tried a given treatment y-axis = average rated effectiveness of a given treatment vertical blue line = average fraction of respondents who tried each treatment horizontal blue line = average rated effectivenss of all treatments Treatments in the upper-left quadrant have below-average usage, but above-average effectiveness, so presumably more people should be trying these.

manumissio - home Detailed Listing of Acid / Alkaline Forming Foods The pH scale is from 0 - 14 Human blood pH should be slightly alkaline ( 7.35 - 7.45 ). Below or above this range means symptoms and disease. A pH of 7.0 is neutral. An acidic pH can occur from, an acid forming diet, emotional stress, toxic overload, and/or immune reactions or any process that deprives the cells of oxygen and other nutrients. An acidic balance will: decrease the body's ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients, decrease the energy production in the cells, decrease it's ability to repair damaged cells, decrease it's ability to detoxify heavy metals, make tumor cells thrive, and make it more susceptible to fatigue and illness. The reason acidosis is more common in our society is mostly due to the typical American diet, which is far too high in acid producing animal products like meat, eggs and dairy, and far too low in alkaline producing foods like fresh vegetables. To maintain health, the diet should consist of 60% alkaline forming foods and 40% acid forming foods.

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