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Massage, whether it be professional massage therapists or a massage chair, will help sooth sore muscles, where you can feel relaxed and invigorated at the same time. Diabetics should know massage is so beneficial that is should be considered compulsory for them. As no cure has been found through insulin, a controlled diet and exercise can help to keep symptoms under check. Diabetics suffer a lot, however alternative and complimentary medicines do have certain remedies in helping diabetics resume a normal life and ease their problems a lot. To less the side effects these techniques are often preferable and have lesser side effects. A massage chair has robotic techniques that can reduce a lot of the complications that face diabetics.

Massage increases blood circulation and stimulates blood flow around vital organs which can be used to help diabetics relieve pain. Effective massages increase blood circulation which helps to decrease diabetes associated with complications and complaints and proves to be extremely beneficial for those with neuropathy.

Massage chair therapy is administered through the use of a massage chair. Massage chair techniques are suited to specific kinds of complaints and general well being because it can target specific areas of the body for best overall effectiveness. As you choose massage therapy always seek professional guidance as to what would be most beneficial for the best desired mode of relaxation.

Gentle massage helps to clear the toxins out of your body which can greatly help with increased health and strength. A massage administered by a robotic massage chair can manage blood sugar levels and blood pressure levels by increasing blood circulation and maintaining it. The benefits of massage are extremely beneficial for diabetics. Massage will give certain party of your body the right pressure responsible for holding back toxins in your body and releasing the right ones.

Specialized massage will take pressure points and provide a lot of massage in those areas providing relaxation instantly. There are a lot of pressure points on the feet, back, and legs. Specialized massage treatments like reflexology depend on these points alone to give relief. Massage helps you relax instantly.

Regular massage requires you to remove your clothes where a massage chair session will not require you to move anything, however removing your shoes is nice. In any massage it is nice to not have any uncomfortable underwear or clothes constricting your muscles. Massage rooms can have a darkened room and incense can be burned to create a “mood”. Usually natural oils are used for lubrication where massage chairs require no oil, no “mood-lights or darkened room.

A robotic massage chair recliner can be quite relaxing and beneficial for your health. Massage chairs can give you the benefits of relaxing/massaged anytime you wish. You can even get relaxed so much as to fall asleep in the massage chair itself. Don’t miss out on an opportunity for a great massage from your massage chair.

Learn more about massage chairs. Stop by Dr. Alan Weidner’s site where you can find out all about the newOmega Skyline massage chair and what it can do for you.

For two millennia, medicinal mushrooms have been mainstream in Asia. Now, America is taking notice and interest is rapidly “mushrooming.” With the sprouting of this new industry follows issues of ethical quality claims between competing brands.

This information applies to all species of medicinal mushrooms. For practical purposes, this article will focus on the most popular medicinal mushroom species, red reishi (Ganoderma lucidum), over which the most intense battle of conflicting claims is being fought.

First off, stay clear of cheap, mass-produced medicinal mushrooms. If they are just dried and pulverized, then the medicinal compounds are still inaccessible behind the mushrooms’ cell-walls. You’ll be wasting your money on inert matter.

Then there are the real therapeutic grade red reishi brands, which are produced with much more care. But even here there are big differences between brands. Each claims to be the best, of course, because they want to sell their product. So lets set the facts straight and be independently informed consumers.

Below are three common methods for extracting medicinal compounds from reishi. Each method results in different compounds. All groups have been shown to have therapeutic effects in scientific studies.

1. Hot Water Extraction (polysaccharides, etc.)

2. Alcohol/Ethanol Extraction (triterpenoids, etc.)

3. Fermented (arabinoxylanes, etc.)

The water soluble compounds, primarily polysaccharides, are powerful anti-tumor agents, immune enhancers and strong antioxidants. [1]

Triterpenoids include a large number of related medicinal compounds whose proven effects include stabilization of blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood clotting. But most importantly, the triterpenoids are the anti-inflammatory compounds of reishi. [1] Inflammation is a serious component in asthma, allergies, arthritis and many more conditions.

Less researched are the “secondary metabolites” that come from fermenting reishi. “Secondary” because they result when the original medicinal compounds get broken down by bacteria. These new compounds have been shown to possess therapeutic properties that are unique, including immune enhancement, anti-tumor and blood-sugar regulation. [2]

This article is not meant to recommend any particular brand so none will be mentioned by name. But the author does know of two reishi companies (Japanese and American) that both claim only hot water extract of reishi is effective and that alcohol extracts are of no use.

They do that, of course, because they wish to sell their products. However, there is no scientific validity to those claims. All three extraction methods listed above yield important medicinal compounds.

To determine if a brand of reishi (or Ganoderma) contains all the important medicinal compounds from the mushroom, find out if it utilizes both alcohol and hot water extraction. An additional plus would be if it also includes fermented reishi.

As a last point, when you look for the best reishi extract, one thing to look at is the form it comes in. For example, any reishi extract that fully dissolves in a water-based liquid such as coffee probably only contains hot water extracted reishi. So while reishi/ganoderma coffee certainly makes for a superbly delicious and healthy cup loaded with polysaccharides, it won’t include the important anti-inflammatory triterpenoids.

On the other hand, alcohol tinctures can actually contain both water soluble polysaccharides and alcohol soluble triterpenoids. The way you know is that the polysaccharides will fall out of solution because of the alcohol, and will make the tincture cloudy. That’s alright though; you just need to shake before you take. Capsules and tablets may be one or the other or both. The only way to know is ask the manufacturer or read their information.

[1] Boh B, Berovic M, Zhang J, Zhi-Bin L. “Ganoderma lucidum and its pharmaceutically active compounds.” Biotechnol Annu Rev. 2007;13:265-301.

[2] Tang YJ, Zhang W, Zhong JJ. “Performance analyses of a pH-shift and DOT-shift integrated fed-batch fermentation process for the production of ganoderic acid and Ganoderma polysaccharides by medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum.” Bioresource Technology 2009 Mar;100(5):1852-9.

Dr. Rafael has worked in the health field since the early 90’s, recently focusing on medicinal mushrooms. He partners with Davida Sara on red reishi extract and cordyceps extract plus the newly popular mesima mushroom and many more.

In a recent study, polyDNA interviewed people who were taking the antiviral supplement Gene-Eden for a few weeks. The objective was to collect data about their physical reactions to the supplement. The result of analysis was surprising. It showed that the participants were experiencing better, more refreshing sleep, compared to the time prior to taking the supplement.

Natural antiviral and sleep?

Although mostly unknown by the general public, many recent studies showed that an infection with a chronic virus can cause sleeping problems, and that antiviral medications can solve these problems. For instance, a study conducted by Professor Jose G. Montoya and a team of scientists from the School of Medicine at Stanford University, demonstrated the effectiveness of the antiviral drug valganciclovir. In the study, the scientists gave the drug to participants with both sleeping problems and a high concentration of chronic viruses. The results showed that after taking the drug, 75% of the participants experienced much better sleep.

How are these studies related to Gene-Eden?

Gene-Eden is an all natural, broad range, antiviral dietary supplement that targets many of the most common viruses during their latent or chronic phase. Some of these viruses include the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Herpes Simplex virus (HSV), Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Varicella Zoster virus (VZV), Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV).

The supplement’s formulation includes five compounds. To find these compounds, the scientists at polyDNA first downloaded thousands of scientific papers, than analyzed these papers with their in-house, proprietary bio-informatics software, and then used the results of the analysis to find the most powerful and safe compounds.

Some of the scientific studies that show the strong antiviral effect of the five ingredients are listed on the Gene-Eden website at http://www.gene-eden.com.

Also, as expected from the science-based development process, users of the antiviral supplement report great clinical results.

What is the advantage of Gene-Eden over traditional sleeping aids like Ambien and melatonin?

The Consumer Reports website writes that “Most sleep drugs are supposed to be taken for no longer than two weeks or so, and continued use could lead to serious side effects or dependency; “rebound” insomnia, in which sleeplessness returns and might actually worsen; memory lapses; and hallucinations.”

What causes these side effects? The new chemistry in the user’s brain. Sleeping pills create an artificial chemistry in the user’s brain. However, this artificial chemistry is artificial. This chemistry is very different from the natural chemistry typical of natural sleep, and as such, is associated with serious side effects.

Moreover, the brain is adoptive. It learns fast. When the artificial chemistry becomes the standard chemistry night after night, the brains changes its own chemistry and becomes dependent on the pills for sleeping.

In contrast to these artificial sleeping aids, Gene-Eden targets the chronic viruses in the body that cause the sleeping problems. Gene-Eden does not create an artificial chemistry. It recreates the more natural, healthy internal environment, typical of people with little or no chronic viruses, people who experience uninterrupted, refreshing sleep.

Would you like to read more about Gene-Eden? See the “About Sleep” webpage at http://www.gene-eden.com/sleep.htm. Would you like to learn about other dangers associated with chronic viruses? Visit the very interesting web page on the Gene-Eden website that describes the highly acclaimed scientific discovery by Dr. Hanan Polansky on the relationship between chronic viruses and major diseases such as heart disease, arthritis, asthma, cancer, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, or even accelerated aging. This page can be found at http://www.gene-eden.com/Gene-Eden.htm.

Gene-Eden is available on Amazon.com.

About: More information on Gene-Eden, the science-based, all natural, antiviral supplement that targets the most common viruses, including flu virus, EBV, CMV, HSV, VZV, HBV, HCV, and HPV, is available on the Gene-Eden website. Looking to buy Gene-Eden? Visit Amazon.com.

The immune system is powerful, yet delicate. Many events outside or inside our body can damage it. For instance, are you stressed? Are you taking medications to lower your cholesterol or blood pressures, or to control other long term conditions? Do you use your cell phone extensively? Do you live or work next to a cell phone antenna? Did you pass the age of 40? Stress, medications, radiation (UV, x-Ray, cell phone, etc), and aging damage your immune system.

How is the immune system protecting you? By controlling the number of latent or chronic viruses living in your body. Many viruses infect us and stay with us for life. Some of the most common viruses are the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Herpes Simplex virus (HSV), Varicella Zoster virus (VZV), Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and Human Papillomavirus (HPV).

What happens if the immune system is less efficient? The chronic viruses in your body multiply and cause major diseases, such as such as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and even arthritis, heart disease, asthma, cancer, diabetes, and accelerated aging. (Would you like to read scientific research on the link between chronic viruses and these diseases? Visit http://www.gene-eden.com/Gene-Eden.htm.)

How do viruses cause major diseases? And what can you do to stop them?

Let?s start by taking one disease, cancer, as an example. The process in the other diseases is similar (see below). Scientists believe that cancer results from a genetic mutation. For instance, they believe that breast cancer results from a mutation in the BRCA1 gene. This belief makes sense, since the BRCA1 gene produces a protein (with the same name) that stops the cell from replicating, and therefore, prevents it from turning into a tumor. However, here is the mystery. Only 5% of the breast cancer patients have a mutated gene. What about the other 95% of the patients? What causes cancer in the patients that don?t have a mutation?

In 2003, Dr. Hanan Polansky unraveled this mystery. In his ?purple book,? he explained how the other 95% of the patients develop breast cancer without having a mutated gene.

Hundreds of scientific papers showed that most people are infected with chronic viruses. (Do you want to know which chronic viruses reside in your body? Ask your doctor for a simple blood test, or visit the Gene-Eden website at http://www.gene-eden.com/immune.htm for detailed instructions.) According to Dr. Hanan Polansky, these viruses are genetic parasites. They compete with the human genes for a scarce genetic resource. In high numbers, the viruses win the competition, ?starve? the human genes, and disrupt their production of proteins. Starved human genes behave as if they are mutated. (They are not, but to a puzzled scientist they look like they are mutated!) And without the needed proteins, the cell stops functioning properly, and the infected host develops a major disease.

Want a more detailed description of Dr. Hanan Polansky?s discovery, especially designed for the general public? Visit http://www.gene-eden.com/Gene-Eden.htm.

A starved BRCA1 gene and the resulting breast cancer represent just one “cause and effect” example. When a chronic virus starves another gene, called CD18, the host develops atherosclerosis, heart attacks, and stroke. When it starves the TF gene, it causes autoimmune diseases, such as juvenile diabetes, lupus, arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and the list (unfortunately) goes on and on.

Why is Dr. Hanan Polansky?s discovery important?

It is important since it inspired the scientists at polyDNA to develop the antiviral supplement Gene-Eden, which, for the first time, targets, the cause and not the symptoms of the major diseases.

Gene-Eden is a natural, broad range, antiviral dietary supplement that targets viruses during their latent or chronic phase. The supplement?s formulation includes five compounds. To find these compounds, the scientists at polyDNA first downloaded thousands of scientific papers, than analyzed these papers with their in-house, proprietary bio-informatics software, and then used the results of the analysis to find the most powerful and safe compounds. Would you like to read the clinical and laboratory studies, which were published in scientific journals and show that the five compounds have a strong antiviral effect? Then visit the Gene-Eden website. Also, as would be expected from the rigorous process used by the scientists at polyDNA, users of Gene-Eden report significant improvements in their health.

About: To find out more about Gene-Eden, the antiviral dietary supplement that targets the most common chronic viruses, including flu virus, EBV, CMV, HSV, VZV, HBV, HCV, and HPV, visit the Gene-Eden website. Gene-Eden is available on Amazon.com.

Clinical magnetic therapy also;

Improves your circulation

Allows you to enjoy lengthy, peaceful and restful sleep

Eliminates toxins from your tissues

Gives you a wealth of energy

Strengthens your immune system

How? Magnetic therapy causes two actions in the body; an increase in blood flow and a reduction in inflammation. These two actions have a knock on effect across the body which results in these five additional benefits:

1. As blood flow improves the circulation in the body also improves and works more efficiently. This means the organs, muscles, tissues and cells have a rich and fresh supply of oxygen and nutrients which are essential for cell renewal and healing.

2. Magnetic therapy is known to have a positive balancing effect on hormone levels within the body. These are predominantly insulin, serotonin, endorphins and melatonin. Meaning diabetics, those with depression, pain levels and people with insomnia will all benefit from the hormone regulating properties of magnets.

3. It isn’t just hormones that are regulated by magnetic fields. Electrolytes, which are present in each living cell, are affected by magnetic fields as they have positive and negative ions (just like the ends of a battery) If your electrolytes are not balanced the cells will be invaded by excess fluid and toxins as with inflammation. This can cause the body to have up to 2 litres of excess and unwanted fluid.

Stabilising the body’s electrolyte an fluid imbalances enables damaged cells and tissues to repair and also causes any nerve cells which were compressed by the swollen tissue to be de compressed alleviating nerve pain.

4. As surplus fluid and toxins are passed out of the body as much as 2 litres of waste fluid can be removed from the circulatory system. As the heart does not have to pump such a large volume of circulatory fluid around the body it does not have to work so hard. Blood pressure naturally reduces as does the heart rate. Those who suffer with high blood pressure find that it returns to normal levels and many have medication reduced or stopped altogether. When the heart’s workload is reduced you will have more energy and a tremendous sense of wellbeing.

5. Lastly, the accumulative result of more oxygen, more nutrients, balanced hormones and a rested heart results in a strengthened immune system. You will be less likely to catch “bugs” and viruses. You will be able to fight infections better and ward off coughs and colds. Your immune system protects your body from attack and harm. To protect your body your immune system must be strong and healthy.

Magnetic substances can be dated back to 2500-3000 years BC. The first recording of magnets originated in Asia Minor, in a place referred to as Magnesia. The land was saturated with great quantities of iron oxide causing the earth to exert a pull on any metal. The citizens appropriately called it Magnetite.

Another story is told of a young boy, who lived 2500 years BC, called Magnes- a shepherd on Mount Ida. One day he was tending his sheep whilst wearing sandals which contained iron rivets in the sole. He found it hard to walk up the mountain, as his feet felt heavy and stuck to the rock face.

Mount Ida was found to contain a rock called Lodestone, which is the first known magnetic mineral. It is reported that Lodestone was named Magnes after the boy who discovered it, and it later came to be known as magnet.

The ancient Egyptian heroin Cleopatra could possibly be the first famous person to use the benefits of magnets. A Lodestone was used in her bed to refresh her skin and protect her looks. The knowledge of these benefits were shared with the Greeks and philosophers Plato and Aristotle wrote if its medicinal use since 2500 BC.

Following on from the Greeks, Chinese medicine then began to use magnets in 2000 BC along with their other treatments, reflexology and acupuncture. In fact, its popularity in the east remains today and is widely used for many different ailments.

Western cultures in Europe and America have also use magnets with ever increasing popularity. A Swiss physician in the fifteenth century called Paracelsus, penned numerous research papers with regard to the reduction of inflammation within the body caused by the placement of magnets on a person.

In the 16th century an English doctor Dr William Gilbert made a scientific study of electricity and magnetism. He published one of the first books about magnetic therapy called “De Magnet”. Dr Gilbert was also Queens Elizabeth I personal physician and it is said that she used magnets under his direction.

In the 1700s Michael Faraday made many discoveries into the healing properties of magnetic therapy. He thus earned the title “founder of biomagnetics”. In many modern magnetic treatments today his original studies provides a starting point. Doctors of Hypnotism and Homeopathy, Dr Mesmer and Dr Hahnemann worked with him and included some of their own work with his ideas.

Modern faces include a German doctor, Dr Kreft. In 1905 he looked at how magnetic fields can improve the symptoms of conditions such as neuralgia, rheumatism and sciatica. In 1926 Dr Criles ran studies on how cancerous cells would react to magnets. Then ten years later, Albert Davis was responsible for the accurate testing of magnetic north and south poles.

The examples of research and studies have grown with its popularity during the last 15 years. In excess of 57 studies have been carried out in the USA on all manner of illnesses and magnets. Here are a few of the most modern research programmes;

1990 – University of Hawaii studied the presence of magnetic fields on osteoarthritis sufferers.

1992- Stiller et al a randomised double blind trial of wound healing in venous leg wounds.

1999- New York Medical College took patients with diabetes and did tests using magnetic insoles.

2001- University of Virginia tested mattress covers with magnets on sufferers of Fibromyalgia.

2004- University of Exeter and Plymouth tested magnetic bracelets on patients with osteoarthritis

Magnetic therapy is gaining in popularity world wide with many celebrity devotees including:

Bill Clinton

Venus Williams

Bill Clinton

HRH Queen Elizabeth II

HRH Prince William

HRH Prince William

Cherie Blair

Shirley MaClaine

Venus Williams

Anthony Hopkins

Jack Niklaus and many more.