Every Christian Should Tell
Others What They Have Seen
God Do
In Acts 26 stands the account of Paul’s defence of his
activity as a Christian to King Agrippa. Paul tells the king
of the encounter he had with the risen Jesus on the road to
Damascus at the time of his conversion some years previously.
He says that during this encounter Jesus had told him, ‘I have
appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant
and as a witness of the things in which you have seen Me and
of the things in which I will appear to you’ (v. 16).
The wording here is quite involved, but basically Paul says
that as well as being appointed as a servant, he was
instructed to be a witness of what he had seen and would see
Jesus do. He was to tell others of his experiences of Jesus.
Elsewhere in Acts too the theme of Christians testifying to
what they have seen God do is found often (Acts 1:8, 22; 2:32;
3:15; 4:33; 5:32; 10:39, 41; 13:31; 22:15, 18, 20; 22:18;
23:11; 26:22). And in the rest of the New Testament this theme
frequently occurs (Matthew 10:18; Mark 5:19; 13:9; Luke 8:39;
21:13; 24:48; John 15:27; 19:35; 21:24; 1 Corinthians 1:6;
15:15; 2 Thessalonians 1:10; 2 Timothy 1:8; 1 Peter 5:1; 1
John 1:2; 4:14; Revelation 1:2, 9; 2:13; 6:9; 11:1-13; 12:11,
17; 17:6; 19:10; 20:4).
Given the prominence of this theme in Scripture, we should not
hesitate to say that every Christian has at least some
responsibility to tell others what he or she has seen God do.
We may not have seen the risen Jesus like some in the early
church, but if we are His saved people we should have ongoing
experiences of what He does in our lives, and we should be
sharing those experiences with others.
It is true that some experiences of God involving very
personal things are sometimes best kept private. And it is
true too that we should be careful about what testimony we
share with non-Christians or even with very new Christians.
God’s ways can at times seem problematically strange to those
who don’t know Him or who have just come to know Him, and we
need to be sensitive to that. But basically we should have an
attitude of wanting to tell others about what we have seen God
do. Telling fellow Christians about our experiences of the
Lord will usually result in their being built up in the faith.
And telling non-Christians can help lead people to salvation.
At times we might not be certain that the experience in
question really was an act of God, but that shouldn’t
discourage us from giving testimony. If we are submitting
everything to Him, it should be the case that most of the
times we think we have probably seen God act it really was
Him. So our testimony should be genuine more often than it is
only imagined. It would be a mistake to decide to give
testimony only when we are completely sure that God has done
something. That would be to demand an unreasonably high
threshold of certainty, given that in this world we see and
understand so imperfectly (1 Corinthians 13:12).
Let us all, then, like Paul in the presence of Agrippa, be
outspoken witnesses of what we have seen and heard Jesus do
(and even of what we think we have probably seen and heard Him
do).
So as to practise what I preach, here is some recent testimony
of my own:
About three weeks ago I was doing some study on the New
Testament and I found, not for the first time, that I was
being hindered by a lack of technical commentaries to consult.
On some New Testament books I have several in-depth
commentaries, but on others I just have one or two, which is
not really enough for what I need to do. Anyway, about three
weeks ago I experienced this problem again, and, because I had
no money to buy any commentaries, I asked God to overrule and
provide.
Then, the next day, I received some money unexpectedly, the
first time that has happened for a while. So, I went ahead and
bought a couple of commentaries. I am not 100 per cent sure
that this was God answering my prayer, but I think it was.
Over the years I have seen Him provide for me in ways like
this many times, and I think I can hear the Holy Spirit
telling my spirit that this was an answer to prayer. I am
confident enough about this to class it as testimony of what I
have seen God do.
See also:
God Wants to Use Christians in Miracle Work Today
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Gout: The Big Toe Ache
Often, our introduction to gout comes when we wake up with a
big toe that hurts more than we thought a toe could hurt.
Shoes aren’t going to happen and neither is walking. That toe
has taken control of our every thought and action.
What is this mess about?
Our bodies create uric acid as a waste product of digestion.
It usually slips quietly into our kidneys, then out of our
bodies in our urine.
When levels get high, though, uric acid forms crystals that
get in our joints. We can feel pretty achy. But when it lands
in its favorite spot-our big toe-“pretty achy” doesn’t even
begin to tell the story. We’re talking misery of the highest
order. It’s gout.
Gout: The Big Toe Ache
Gout predominately affects men.
So what causes this terrible idea?
Well, doctors will tell you it’s too much alcohol, too much
caffeine or too much meat, especially organ meat. Truth to
tell, I don’t think so. Maybe the alcohol, since our bodies
see it as a poison. But the talk about caffeine and meat way
out of date.
They may tell you gout comes from hypothyroidism, and since
low thyroid can cause just about any problem known to mankind,
they could be right.
And they may reluctantly tell you the low-dose aspirin or
diuretic they ordered can cause gout. Then they’ll tell you to
stay the course on the aspirin and diuretic, but add another
medicine for gout. Well, that’s another story for another
time, but it’s not much of a plan.
Here’s what they won’t tell you, probably because they don’t
know. High fructose corn syrup raises uric acid levels like
nobody’s business.
If you have a family history full of gout, or if you’ve had
gout before, eating or drinking anything with high fructose
corn syrup in it is asking-even begging-for trouble.
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Take care of business and get rid of high fructose corn syrup.
It’s everywhere, so avoiding it takes effort. If you don’t
care to make that effort, don’t even tell me about your toe.
As my mother used to say, “It serves you right!”
Okay. Enough with the tough love. What do you do to get rid of
gout?
Eat red cherries or drink red cherry juice. Without sugar, and
certainly without high fructose corn syrup.
Doctors have medicine for gout, but the cherries work just as
well, with no side-effects.
Once your toe crisis is over, don’t volunteer to back there.
One time around the toe-on-fire track really ought to be
enough, don’t you think?
Especially since constantly high uric acid levels can lead to
kidney disease.
It’s no fun at all for the liver,
either.
What to do? Besides avoiding high fructose corn syrup, drink
plenty of water, either distilled with half a teaspoon of sea
salt added per gallon or from a reverse osmosis system. RO
systems get rid of the toxins, hormones, medications, fluoride
and chlorine in our water-all of which do a number on your
health.
Also, get on a good vitamin/mineral program. You’ll give your
body the support it needs, and gout doesn’t visit anybody
nutritionally armed and dangerous. A lot of people yoo-hoo
nutritional supplements, but if your body needs energy, spunk
and the strength to fight disease, that’s where you’ll find
it. Those babies gave me my life back.
Or maybe you enjoy pain and misery?
God is good,
Bette Dowdell
About the author: Bette Dowdell defines determination. In a
really deep health ditch, with doctors who didn’t help, she
got her Oh-Yeah! attitude in gear and researched her way out.
She never intended to be a health expert, but sometimes a
girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. You can subscribe to
Bette’s free e-mails on how to solve health problems at
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Concussions Will Change Your
Life
We’re way too casual about concussions. In fact, when I
suffered a concussion in a car accident (from a car glancing
off the driver’s door of my car at about 50mph) several years
back, the doctor didn’t tell me. And when I asked, she told me
it wasn’t important.
And she was wrong. Concussions are huge.
You see, most concussions damage the pituitary gland,
sometimes temporarily, sometimes permanently. If you don’t
take care of business in treating your concussion, nothing
good happens in terms of getting your grain back. If you get
repeated concussions, you could end up with permanent
pituitary damage.
How concussions work their woe
And the pituitary is the top dog in controlling your
metabolism, your energy levels, your immune system, and on and
on. You do not want to mess with the pituitary.
I can say this with authority because a drunk driver damaged
my pituitary before my first birthday (my first concussion),
and I’ve been living with the consequences ever since.
Some clues that you may have a concussion
Your head feels too heavy, and it’s hard to hold up
You have a headache and feel spacey, not quite there
You’re more tired than you thought possible
If you were knocked unconscious, you don’t need clues;
you have a concussion
What to do for a concussion
The most important thing you can do for a concussion is get in
bed and stay there. Don’t try to tough it out. Don’t try to
keep on going. Certainly don’t exercise. Your brain is
injured; don’t make demands on it.
Don’t eat junk. Certainly nothing with soy, monosodium
glutamate or aspartame in it; they inflame the brain.
Hopefully, you have a solid platform of vitamins and minerals
to support your health because your body desperately needs
nutrition when you’re hurt or sick.
Get plenty of liquids, but not fluoridated water. Fluoride
puts a burden on the endocrine system, and a concussion means
your endo system already faces a world of hurt.
How to tell if you have pituitary
damage
For one thing, pituitary damage causes minor clumsiness,
actually the lack-or loss-of athletic skills.
My mother took me from doctor to doctor trying to get help
because she noticed I lacked any of the athletic skills of my
siblings. Doctors insisted I was fine, but my mother was
right. Right from the start I provided a cornucopia of clues
about my pituitary damage, but doctors never caught any of
them. Doctors need to believe mothers.
When you hear of a football player who can’t seem to come back
from a concussion, it’s because pituitary damage has taken the
edge off their athleticism. Chances are they tried to tough it
out instead of heading for bed. Toughing it out is what
they’re taught to do, and accolades flow in. Nobody warns them
of the price they’ll pay. Thankfully, the word’s getting out,
and it’s getting better. Slowly.
Extreme fatigue goes on and on, think pituitary.
Brain becomes unreliable, with lost thoughts and
difficulty concentrating, think pituitary.
Ability to handle stress goes downhill, think pituitary.
What to do for pituitary damage
Was never treated for my pituitary problem.
Had to find the shovel that would allow me dig my way
out.
Found my answers in vitamins, minerals and other
supplements.
The research took a long time, but I made it.
I’m glad it worked out that way because I’m doing really well,
while doctors tell me I should be dead by now. They don’t want
to be confused by the facts through testing or hearing my
medical history; if I’m right, then they’re wrong, and that
can’t be. And if I mention nutritional supplements, their
heads explode.
To sum up: If you suffer a concussion, take it seriously. Or
risk settling for half a brain, no energy, no confidence and
no hope.
God is good,
Bette Dowdell
About the author: Bette Dowdell defines determination. In a
really deep health ditch, with doctors who didn’t help, she
got her Oh-Yeah! attitude in gear and researched her way out.
She never intended to be a health expert, but sometimes a
girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. You can subscribe to
Bette’s free e-mails on how to solve health problems at
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The Problems With Bread
Mercy, Maude, this bread mess is something else!
You’ve probably heard that celiac disease and bread don’t mix.
And perhaps you’ve heard that bromine, used for dough
conditioning these days, causes a world of hurt.
And the beat goes on! Let’s talk about four more bad news,
additional bread ingredients you don’t want anything to do
with.
• Most bread lists Malted Barley Flour as an ingredient,
typically the second one-which means it’s the second most
prevalent ingredient. Translated? There’s a bunch of it in
there, and it causes brain damage.
How’s that, you ask? Well, malted barley flour comes loaded
with the amino acid glutamate, an excitotoxin, a toxin that
acts like a whirling dervish once inside our bodies. That is,
it can rev up the hypothalamus part of the brain to toxic
levels, leaving it a wounded warrior.
Now, this is a very bad thing seeing as how the hypothalamus
controls your nervous system AND your endocrine system. When
it gets wounded, so do you. Count on it.
You may not connect that to your autoimmune disease, but you
should. Same with a punked out thyroid. Or any other endocrine
gland. Not to mention neuropathies, the pins and needles pain
that seems to have no explanation.
And, as if brain damage isn’t enough, malted barley flour
contains a ton of tannins, a major cause of migraines.
The Problems With Bread
Most commercial breads and bags of flour contain malted barley
flour. Ya gotta read labels! And if there’s no label to read,
as in a restaurant? Assume it’s there.
They say malted barley flour improves the taste. Stomping all
over your health isn’t mentioned.
Malted barley is also in many beers, with the same effects.
• Then there’s azodicarbonamide (ADA). It’s a pesticide from
China that’s added to flour to speed up the bleaching process.
This is a biggy and getting bigger. While typically the last
ingredient listed on labels, even a little packs a wallop.
PesticideInfo.org links it to cancer, reproductive and
developmental problems, nerve damage and overall toxicity.
Yikes!
Well, is there enough of it in bread to do any real damage?
Oh, indeedy!
It causes coughs, headaches that can last for days, shortness
of breath, wheezing, swollen nasal cavities, burning throat
and breathing problems. People report being diagnosed with
asthma because of ADA. Quit the ADA, and they’re healed! Same
with sinus infections.
The United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia and most of Europe
ban ADA. The FDA and World Health Organization say it’s just
hunky-dory. No problem here. Move along.
ADA and bread
Subway, Dunkin’ Donuts and Burger King all add ADA to their
bread. MickyD apparently doesn’t.
• And don’t buy any bread that’s fortified with iron. They
make it sound as healthful as all get out, but it’s illegal in
most of Europe because adding iron triples the incidence of
liver cancer. Besides, too much iron rusts us out. And also
leads to heart problems.
• Finally, high fructose corn syrup. I’m worn out from all my
jumping up and down about HFCS, so I’ll just recap: HFCS
raises triglyceride levels, leads to obesity and diabetes,
raises uric acid levels (can you say ‘gout’?), damages the
kidneys, wears out the liver and creates general mayhem.
Poison.
Some people hope Ezekiel bread, said to be from a Bible
recipe, is the answer. Sorry. Ezekial bread contains soy. Soy
is a poison. Again, I’ll summarize: Soy disrupts the endocrine
system, causes kidney stones, strips us of the minerals we
need, damages the
eventually leads to
is, it didn’t exist
which the Bible was
hypothalamus, depresses the thyroid and
breast and prostate cancers. And the thing
in Bible lands during all the centuries in
written.
Love bread.
Love the taste, the texture in my mouth, everything
about it.
Wish they didn’t mess with it so much.
God is good,
Bette Dowdell
About the author: Bette Dowdell defines determination. In a
really deep health ditch, with doctors who didn’t help, she
got her Oh-Yeah! attitude in gear and researched her way out.
She never intended to be a health expert, but sometimes a
girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. You can subscribe to
Bette’s free e-mails on how to solve health problems at
http://TooPoopedToParticipate.com
Three Cheers For Cholesterol
Saturated fat is a beautiful thing. And worrying about
cholesterol levels is a waste of time.
Now, this isn’t what you’re hearing in the doctor’s office or
reading in magazines or hearing pretty much anywhere else, but
it’s absolute fact. Science says so.
So let’s talk about what the science says.
Raise up a cheer if your cholesterol is between 200 and 320
(as high as they’ve tested). Your brain needs cholesterol to
function, as does your nervous system and your entire
endocrine system-which adds up to pretty much everything that
goes on in your body.
Let me be blunt: If you don’t have enough cholesterol, your
brain function hits the skids. You’re inviting dementia if you
keep up this low tango.
Three Cheers For Cholesterol
Since our bodies make all hormones from cholesterol, our
endocrine system takes a whack when our its levels fall below
200.
Anyway you want to look at it, low cholesterol levels invite
danger. Besides creating weak muscles, stuttering brains and
no energy, low cholesterol invites cancer and strokes.
The death rate goes up as cholesterol is artificially reduced
to 180 or below. A cholesterol of 160 or below increases your
chances of heart problems. And at 150, Katy bar the door,
because that’s where you start sending out engraved
invitations to cancer and stroke. Alzheimer’s joins the party
at about 130.
Do you need more of a reason to just say ‘no’ to statin drugs?
Having celebrated cholesterol, let me add that eating
saturated fat reduces cholesterol levels. Why is that okay,
but statins aren’t? Because it’s a natural process that allows
the body to do what the body knows how to do, not an
artificial process that interferes with what the body’s trying
to do.
Statin drugs
Statin drugs storm in wearing steel-toed boots and start
breaking the furniture. Eating saturated fat, on the other
hand, enhances your health prospects.
And saturated fat helps you control your weight. A recent
study showed that kids who drank whole milk weighed less than
kids who drank low-fat milk.
The Atkins Diet, with 150 years of science behind it, works
wonders with its 60% saturated fat, medium protein, low carb
approach. Did you know that Dr. Atkins was a cardiologist?
One thing about saturated fat, though. It can’t come from
factory farms that feed their animals a grain diet.
Feeding animals a grain diet destroys the value of saturated
fight. But that’s another story for another day.
God is good,
Bette Dowdell
About the author: Bette Dowdell defines determination. In a
really deep health ditch, with doctors who didn’t help, she
got her Oh-Yeah! attitude in gear and researched her way out.
She never intended to be a health expert, but sometimes a
girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. You can subscribe to
Bette’s free e-mails on how to solve health problems at
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Does It Matter What Cows Eat?
It’s come to this. We can’t just go buy any old steak and
enjoy it in good health. Enjoy it, yes. In good health? Not so
much.
So let’s talk about the things we should check out.
• If the package doesn’t say what
the cows eat:
If they won’t talk about it, you need to worry about it.
Agribusiness keeps cows penned up, hip to hip, all their
lives. Their lack of mobility means their muscles-our steakdoesn’t amount to as much as it should nutritionally.
And the lack of information on the package often means the
cow’s diet includes the remains of slaughtered cows, which
could lead to mad cow disease. Fortunately, that’s becoming
rare. But left to their own choices, cows don’t eat meat. At
all. It’s hard on them. Why take any risk?
Also, factory farms don’t want cows hanging around for very
long, so they shoot them up with hormones to spur growth and
get them to market at warp speed. And we get to “enjoy” those
hormones, too. We don’t grow though; we just put things in our
body that don’t belong there.
Plus, hip-to-hip living is hard on the marginally healthy
cows. They get sick easily. Hundreds of sick cows is not a
pretty sight (the mind boggles), so here come antibiotics into
the feed. And we get to become antibiotic-resistant without so
much as taking one pill. That’s not exactly the stuff dreams
are made of, but that’s the deal.
You’ll see some labels saying the cows haven’t received
hormones or antibiotics for some weeks before slaughter.
Sounds good, but nobody knows if the hormones and antibiotics
are actually gone in the time allowed.
And still the beat goes on. Amazingly, the beef we eat has
even more problems than meat offal, hormones and antibiotics:
Cows were never meant to eat grain.
• When the package says the cows
eat grain.
You might call this good news because it eliminates any chance
of mad cow disease.
And the package may even say that no antibiotics or hormones
were used. (Be careful, though, with wording that says no
antibiotics or hormones ‘were added.’ That can mean anything.)
But count it a plus if the cows never received any antibiotics
or hormones.
But that still leaves us with a problem. Cows aren’t designed
to eat grain; they don’t do well on it. Plus, the grain is soy
and, sometimes, corn. Both are genetically modified, which
forces us into a giant medical experiment. GMO foods damage
human DNA; twenty years or so down the road, we’ll get the
results. Oh, good, something to look forward to.
Besides the involuntary GMO science experiment, grains change
the composition of beef. Because of the diet, grain-fed beef
has less good saturated fat (omega 3), which our bodies need,
and more vegetable fat (omega 6), which creates problems.
In fact, grain-fed flips the ratio of good omega 3 and bad
omega 6. Grass fed beef is an omega 3 powerhouse; grain fed
beef doesn’t even come close to good.
Studies say red meat is bad
That’s how they come up with studies that say red meat is bad
for us. The researchers never consider what the animals eat.
It’s superficial science at best.
But it fits the preferred mantra. Poobahs have been denouncing
saturated fat and protein for years now. If they mention omega
3 fats, they always talk about fish. Well, when you’re wrong,
you’re wrong. Beef does a body good. At least, if it’s not
grain-fed.
Why is this a problem? Vegetable fats cause inflammation in
our bodies. Inflammation is a leading cause of the dread
diseases. Cardiovascular disease, for instance. Cancer, too.
Yet you’ve probably never read an article or seen a news
report that even mentioned this huge problem. You’ve only
heard reports-shouted at top volume-blaming saturated fat for
everything bad.
• When the package says meat comes
from 100% grass-fed cows
Grass provides cows with their natural diet. But, to
agribusiness at least, grass-fed cows take up too much room
and require too much effort. They also take too long to get to
market.
But their meat contains more nutrition because the cows get to
use their muscles, and the saturated fat hasn’t been
diminished. This is beef the way it’s meant to be. And it
doesn’t take our bodies down the inflammation road to
disaster.
Usually, grass-fed cows don’t get hormones or antibiotics, but
checking the label-or asking the farmer-is a good, just-incase idea.
As you can see, it matters a lot what cows eat.
God is good,
Bette Dowdell
About the author: Bette Dowdell defines determination. In a
really deep health ditch, with doctors who didn’t help, she
got her Oh-Yeah! attitude in gear and researched her way out.
She never intended to be a health expert, but sometimes a
girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. You can subscribe to
Bette’s free e-mails on how to solve health problems at
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The Fluoride Hoax
We’ve been told a lie. The poobahs said if we added fluoride
to our water it would strengthen our teeth and bones. And we
believed them. Even encouraged them to fluoridate our water.
But they lied. When it’s added to our water is a waste product
of aluminum and phosphate fertilizer processing. And it’s not
calcium fluoride that appears naturally in water, but sodium
fluoride, which is a whole different thing-and loaded with bad
news.
In fact, sodium fluoride has no good news. Except for a few
suspect reports by the people selling the stuff, study after
research study proves that sodium fluoride does not protect
our teeth, and it does a number on our bones. And on other
body parts, too, including our thyroid gland.
Unfortunately for us, it does its work in secret. Oh, we have
health issues. Maybe even a lot of issues, but we never
connect them to fluoride.
The Fluoride Hoax
So let’s connect a few dots here.
Your thyroid gland produces the hormone that controls your
metabolism. Thyroid hormone gets its power and glory from its
iodine content.
Enter fluoride. It and iodine look a lot alike chemically, but
its a bully while iodine, unfortunately, gives up too easily.
So it knocks iodine out of your thyroid hormone and takes
over.
Big problem. Iodine is what makes the thyroid wheels go round.
Fluoride may look like iodine, but it can’t do iodine’s job.
You have plenty of thyroid hormone, but since it can’t get the
job done, you’re hypothyroid.
But blood tests, which are not sophisticated enough to
distinguish between useless fluoride and the potent iodine you
had before fluoride showed up, will say you don’t have a
problem. To the tests, thyroid hormone is thyroid hormone,
whether it works or not.
You’ll hear the doctor’s famous phrase, “You’re fine.” And
you’ll know that’s not true, but you probably won’t know what
to do about it.
Well, one thing you should do for sure is get rid of ALL the
fluoride in your life.
Ditch fluoride
Not convinced yet? Well, then let me tell you even more
reasons to ditch fluoride.
• Fluoride also attacks your pineal (PIN ee uhl) gland. Deep
in your brain, called your third eye by seers, the pineal
controls your inner clock, provides good sleep, works with
your adrenal glands to handle stress, keeps the thymus gland
fed and cared for, and communicates 24/7 with the rest of the
endocrine system about how things are going. At least it does
all that until it calcifies your pineal gland into a nonfunctioning rock.
• Like the rest of the body, our bones constantly renew
themselves, adding new bone cells and removing dying cells.
It interferes with the ‘adding new bone cells’ part.
• Sodium fluoride contains heavy metals, including aluminum,
which throw a monkey wrench into most of what our body needs
to do. Adding to the mess, if aluminum can find some
magnesium-one of the really good guys-it latches onto it and
heads for your brain.
• The American Dental Association finally came out with an
advisory telling parents not to give their babies fluoridated
water-because it can cause brain damage. But they still back
fluoride.
• The government classifies sodium fluoride as environmentally
hazardous waste. Anybody handling it must wear HazMat
protective gear. Dumping it into rivers is a crime.
It’s okay to put it in the water we
drink
Why then is it okay to put it in the water we drink, bathe in
and swim in?
• Consider this: Putting sodium fluoride into the water supply
forces people to involuntarily take a medication they don’t
need and can’t handle, for no reason, with no controls. A
doctor who did this with a medication would lose his/her
medical license in short order.
• Fluoridated toothpaste requires a warning to alert parents
to call poison control if a child eats a pea-sized glob of the
stuff. Which contains the same amount of it as one glass of
water.
• Fluoride worsens many health situations, including autism.
Most of Europe enacted laws to stop the use of fluoride in the
water-and report great benefits from doing so. Canada is
following along.
Only eight countries in the world now fluoridate more than 50%
of its water.
Unfortunately, the United States is one of
them-and the politics run deep.
We’re on our own.
Reverse osmosis systems remove some of it, so at least get ROprocessed water (stores are popping up all over the place) or
a RO system.
Or you can get distilled water by the gallon or buy a
“bubbler” to create your own. Distilling gets rid of bad guys,
including all the fluoride, but it also removes minerals we
need. Adding about a half teaspoon of sea water (I use the
Celtic brand) to each gallon restores the minerals that bless
your body.
Whatever you do, don’t drink fluoridated water. Or bathe in
it. Shower in it. Cook with it, Etc. Why would you want to
harm your wonderful self by messing with fluoride?
God is good,
Bette Dowdell
About the author: Bette Dowdell defines determination. In a
really deep health ditch, with doctors who didn’t help, she
got her Oh-Yeah! attitude in gear and researched her way out.
She never intended to be a health expert, but sometimes a
girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. Get more good health
information
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Thyroid Boosters
So, there you are, dragging your patooty through one grey day
after another, wondering where your brain went, why your body
aches and if you’ll ever feel good again.
Even if your doctor checked for thyroid problems-and the flaky
blood tests actually found the problem-you probably ended up
on the ineffective medicine Synthroid or its generic
equivalent. It helps almost nobody. On the other hand, it can
cause allergic reactions so patients feel even worse.
Doctors, state medical boards and, notoriously, the FDA need
to work this out by letting the sunlight of truth into their
considerations. I recommend, however, that you don’t hold your
breath.
Thyroid Boosters
So, while they’re figuring things out-or not-let’s talk about
four simple, but mostly unknown, things hypothyroid people can
do to help themselves. (Hypothyroid or not, anybody dragging
through life should give these ideas a go.)
• Don’t eat bread, cookies, cakes, etc-at least, not any you
buy. And not because of weight. Commercial bakeries started
using bromine as a dough conditioner in the 1980s, and bromine
Is death on the thyroid. Just eliminating bromine from the
diet could restore health to many hypothyroid problems.
Here’s why. Our thyroid hormone doesn’t work without its
iodine. Bromine is chemically very similar to iodine, and when
it gets into our bodies, bromine muscles iodine out of the
way. At which point, our thyroid hormone no longer includes
the iodine that gives it the power and the glory, just
bromine, which can’t get the job done. In effect, you have no
thyroid hormone.
But here’s the rub: Blood tests can’t distinguish between
effective iodine and nonfunctional bromine. While having
thyroid hormone that can’t do anything is no better than
having no thyroid hormone at all, the test says you’re good to
go. Even if you’re verging on comatose. Doctors no longer
consider symptoms, and the blood test has spoken.
Eat plenty of protein
• Eat plenty of protein, including red meat, in every meal.
Our thyroid glands, as part of the endocrine system, thrive on
protein. They live for protein. They can’t make it without
protein. And red meat has micronutrients we need and can’t get
anywhere else.
The current low protein fad shows how wrongheaded supposedly
knowledgeable people can be. And the low fat crowd is worse.
We need dietary fat to absorb nutrition from our food. Did you
know that using a no-fat salad dressing means your body won’t
benefit from the nutrition in the salad? Why not just eat
sawdust and at least get some fiber?
When it comes to fat, a little dab won’t do ya. Get plenty of
good saturated fat (notice the word “good”). Your brain, your
thyroid and all the rest of the endocrine gang need saturated
fat to keep on keeping on.
• And for pity’s sake, I’m begging you, don’t eat soy. Or
drink soy. Or put soy lotions on your body. Just don’t have
anything to do with soy.
Besides depressing thyroid function, soy messes with the
entire endocrine system, especially estrogen, testosterone and
progesterone. Do you really want to throw yourself into that
abyss?
Eliminating soy means eliminating 60% of processed foods,
which includes fast food, meals at most chain restaurants and
any meal that comes out of a box.
Read labels
You’ll have to read labels. For instance, most canned tuna
comes in a soy broth; the can says it’s packed in water, but
it tain’t. And soy uses many aliases. If an ingredient label
says hydrolyzed, concentrated protein, isolate, flavorings or
isoflavones, it’s soy; put it back on the shelf and walk
quickly away.
• Take quality vitamins and minerals to give your body the
ammunition it needs to fight the good fight. Food alone can’t
do everything that needs doing, so you have to supplement. And
you have to supplement intelligently. Picking up any old thing
in the grocery store doesn’t work.
In my Moving to Health program (http://MovingToHealth.com), I
link to specific vitamins, minerals, etc. because getting the
good and avoiding the bad is so critical-and so hard and timeconsuming to figure out.
So there you have it. Four ways to super-size your health. A
tip of the proverbial iceberg to be sure, but a strong
beginning for your health revolution.
God is Good,
Bette Dowdell
About the author:
Bette Dowdell defines determination. In a really deep health
ditch, with doctors who didn’t help, she got her Oh-Yeah!
attitude in gear and researched her way out. She never
intended to be a health expert, but sometimes a girl’s gotta
do what a girl’s gotta do. You can subscribe to Bette’s free
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