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Sugar

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Why is “Sugar” Demonized???

Sugar encompasses a lot of different “sugars.” How many types of sugar are there? Off the top of my head? Sugar made from cane juice (sucrose), GMO beet sugar, lactose, and fructose. I don’t think we can lump all “sugars” into one group!

Let’s see if we can use our common sense to figure out if “sugar” is bad for us.

God made sugarcane. Man sprays it with RoundUp before harvesting, so yes, if it’s not organic it is probably bad. If it says, “sugar” on the package, it is now beet sugar made from GMO beets, in fact, they made it illegal to use anything except GMO beets!!! So yes, I’d think that type would likely be bad for us. It’s well known that high fructose corn syrup is bad for us—it is why even young people get non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Fruit is used to reverse cancer, so can fructose be all that bad?

Mother’s milk contains lactose, so is that type of sugar bad?

When sugar is combined with something that might reverse cancer, like ginger or moringa oleifera or even chemotherapy, it can be the delivery system to get the cancer buster to the cancer! Yes, there is a chemo that uses sugar. It’s called IPT chemo. Insulin Potentiation Chemo—the “sugar” (glucose) gets the chemo to the cancer and ONLY the cancer! People get this type of chemo and don’t lose their hair and can go right back to work.

I know someone who said he cured himself of prostate cancer by eating crystallized ginger!

The real question might be, what is the cost of using man-made, artificial sugars instead of real, God-given sugars?

The Sugar in Kombucha

The reason I added this to my website, is that I was asked about the “sugar” that’s used to make Kombucha. The organic sugar that Kombucha is made with is to feed the SCOBY, not for us. When the kombucha is finished, there won’t be any or will only be a tiny amount left in the tea. The reason for the “organic evaporated cane juice” is that it wouldn’t be sprayed with glyphosate before it is harvested. It’s probably not a great idea to be fermenting toxic chemicals in food.

The Sugar that I use for Kombucha:

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen someone in a Lyme forum say that “sugar” is really bad for people with Lyme. It likely comes from doctors who heard that rumor, also, and passed it on. I’ve never been able to find a study showing that Lyme “feeds” off sugar of any sort. I’m not saying there isn’t one out there, but I’ve never found it. “Sugar,” of the God-given type was instrumental in helping me reverse my own Chronic Lyme Disease, so it would be rather tough to convince me that sugar is bad for “Lymies.” Have we been told sugar is bad for us to help keep us sick? It’s the only explanation I can think of.

I’m NOT SUGGESTING that people run out and get some sugar. And I’m especially not suggesting that diabetics add sugar to their diet! Anything in excess, even water, can be bad for us and even deadly!

Have people been misinformed about sugar? Decide for yourself!

Audrey’s Pine Needle Tea

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My friend, Audrey Heath, not only shared her Pine Needle Tea recipe with me, she was kind enough to drop off her finished product for me to try. She definitely kicked it up a notch or three! I’ve made pine needle tea for many years, but found mine to be quite boring. You won’t find Audrey’s tea boring!

Use ONLY Eastern White Pine Needles!!!

There are lots of pine trees in North America, so please be CERTAIN that your tree is, in fact, an Eastern White Pine. Using the wrong needles, or drinking too much, could make you quite sick or could even be deadly. If you are unsure, find your county forester or contact your cooperative extension service to help you identify yours. Then check with your doctor before drinking!

You can find more information at Nature.org and Farmer’s Almanac. Found on nature.org: “Fun Fact: White pines are the only five-needle pines found east of the Rocky Mountains and get their common name from the number of needles in each pine: W-H-I-T-E!”

Does Suramin Come from Pine?

Somehow, a rumor started that Judy Mikovits said Suramin came from Pine. Do pine needles or Pine Needle Tea contain Suramin? Absolutely not! according to Judy Mikovits.  Suramin is a synthetic drug that doesn’t come from pine. Here’s exactly what she said:

“I didn’t say pine needles. I talked about a 100-year-old essential medicine, a synthetic drug made by Bayer-Monsanto, called suramin. And suramin is a synthetic drug, but it’s known to stop the expression of retroviruses, and viruses . . . Suramin does not come from pine needles, but there are terpenes. That’s a class of chemicals where we get turpentine that will stop a lot of toxins and pathogens, but it’s also very toxic.  . . . . ” ~~ Judy Mikovits

Hear What Judy Mikovits Said about Suramin (at 9:50 Minutes)


Audrey's Pine Needle Tea
 
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Please check with your doctor before drinking this tea.
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Recipe type: Tea
Ingredients
  • 2 Gallons of Clean Water
  • Large Coffee Can of Eastern Pine Tree Needles cut into 1" lengths.
  • 20 to 25 Star Anise
  • 2 Tablespoons Cardamom
  • 2 Tablespoons Fennel Seeds
Instructions
  1. Bring water to a boil, turn off.
  2. Add remaining ingredients and let sit for 20 minutes.
  3. Re-heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
  4. Cool, strain, bottle, and refrigerate.
  5. Make certain you strain; you don't want to swallow any pine needles!

Remember that boiling releases the terpenes and over 116° kills the Vitamin C. 160° causes Vitamin C to explode. If you are interested in keeping the Vitamin C in tact, bring the water to a boil, let it cool to 115°, and then add the ingredients and let steep.

DO NOT DRINK THIS TEA WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING WITH YOUR DOCTOR!!! 

Cut Eastern Pine needles.

If you have a chance, look up what benefits might be found in star anise, cardamom, and fennel.

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Thai Soup – Immune-Building Soup

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A dear friend gave me this recipe. She calls it Thai Soup, but I call it Immune-Boosting Soup.  I cook all of my bone-in chicken in my Instant Pot, which gives me a beautiful bone broth. There’s no need to further cook the bones. Chicken cooks in about 25 minutes, and produces a beautiful gelatin.

Make it Strong or Weak

I made an extremely strong batch of this soup using water instead of chicken stock/bone broth, and froze it in small batches in freezer-safe Mason jars. After thawing, I added the fresh bone broth and then heated it–YUM. If you find you made your batch too strong (too much garlic, ginger, lemongrass, or cayenne), just add more chicken stock/bone broth.

I apologize that there aren’t any amounts in the first ingredient list. If you’ve done enough cooking, you’ll know just how much to add of each.

I’ve added Thai Soup #2 with the amounts I used in my latest batch. This batch could have been a little stronger–maybe less water.

Thai Soup
 
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Instructions
  1. After cutting up ingredients into bite size pieces, slow simmer in a pot for about 45 minutes, being careful not to boil the broth/stock away.

Recipe With Ingredient Quantities – Thai #2

You might want to adjust quantities in this recipe, but this gives you a starting point. I’ve specified Shitake Mushrooms in this recipe, since they are known as the best for the immune system, but any mushrooms will do.

Thai Soup #2
 
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Ingredients
  • 32 ounces homemade chicken broth, or 2 16.9 oz Boxes of Bone Broth (or Chicken Stock)
  • 6 Garlic Cloves, pressed
  • Thumb-size Ginger Root (about 3 tablespoons, sliced or shredded)
  • 1 Teaspoon Organic Dried Turmeric Powder (or 3-inches of fresh)
  • *3 Medium to Large Tomatoes, blanched with skin removed and diced, or a 15-ouce can of Diced Tomatoes
  • ⅛ Teaspoon Cayenne
  • 1 Medium to Large Diced Onion
  • 1 Cup Shitake (or any) Mushrooms
  • 3 Carrots, sliced
  • 2 Tablespoons Dried Lemongrass or ½ cup chopped fresh Lemongrass
  • Extra tomatoes or water can be added if soup tastes too "hot."
Instructions
  1. After cutting up ingredients into bite-size pieces, place all ingredients in a medium size pot and slow simmer for about 45 minutes. Stir occasionally and be careful not to boil the liquid away.

V Info

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P F I Z E R Document – Does  this study/experiment transfer to others? Information on how vaccinated people can expose unvaccinated people through inhalation or skin contact can be found on pages 67, 68, & 69.

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PUB Med  – Passive inhaled mRNA vaccination for SARS-Cov-2

“The feasibility of inhaled RNA for passive transfection has also been proven in a number of studies”

 

What does OSHA say about my employer forcing me to get the shot?

“If you require your employees to be vaccinated as a condition of employment (i.e., for work-related reasons), then any adverse reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine is work-related.”

 

How Do You Feel about POISON in this?

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Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine VRBPAC Briefing Document

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Guaranteed Deep, Restful Sleep at the Flip of a Switch!

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Guaranteed Deep, Restful Sleep at the Flip of a Switch!

I’m guessing you’ve never been guaranteed deep, restful sleep at the flip of a switch. The Rest Shield produces a subtle energy field known as “scalar energy” that is beneficial to all living organisms. Place this Rest Shield within 20 feet of you to feel more relaxed without feeling tired.

No medical claims are made or implied, but in testing and development, the Rest Shield has been found to:

 

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Peanut Butter Dog Treats (Bisquits)

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No Toxic Ingredients

This dog treat recipe doesn’t contain propylene glycol, caramel color, or sodium nitrate, unlike so many commercial dog treats. Many “vitamins” found in dog treats aren’t really vitamins at all; they’re drugs that can come with side effects. If you’d like to learn why I would never give “vitamins” to my dog, and how those drugs are made, check out this article by Dogs Naturally Magazine.  If you’d like to delve even further into the world of “vitamins,” check out this article: The Truth About Vitamins in Nutritional Supplements.

PLEASE CHECK THAT YOUR PEANUT BUTTER DOES NOT CONTAIN XYLITOL!!! 

 

Peanut Butter Dog Treats (Bisquits)
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 Cup Brown Rice Flour
  • 1 Cup Freshly Ground Oat Flour
  • ¾ Cup Freshly Ground Flaxseed
  • 2 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast
  • 2 Tablespoons Brewer's Yeast
  • ½ Teaspoon Garlic or Onion Powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Parsley
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 Cup Peanut Butter
  • 2 Slightly Beaten Eggs
  • ½ Teaspoon Sea Salt
  • About 1 Cup Liquid--bone broth, apple juice, apple cider, or water. PLEASE NOTE: You may or may not need more or less liquid depending on how much oil is in the peanut butter.
Instructions
  1. Add all dry ingredients to mixing bowl (stand mixer works great)
  2. Mix thoroughly.
  3. Add peanut butter and egg.
  4. Mix together, then add enough liquid to make into a ball.
  5. Roll out onto floured pastry board.
  6. Use cookie cutter to cut into dog bones or cut into squares.*
  7. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.
  8. Flip bones over and bake for 25 more minutes.
  9. Reduce oven to 175° and bake for 6 to 8 hours or dry in a dehydrator overnight at 155° or until completely dry.
  10. Dehydrate longer, if necessary, making certain treats are completely dry. (Moisture will cause them to spoil quicker.)
  11. Leave out enough for the week, and store remaining in an airtight container in freezer.
  12. * I have a tiny dog and lightly score dough into tiny pieces before baking, which is quicker and makes it easy to break when they are dry.

Please Be Sure To Properly Dehydrate

As with any dry dog treat, beware that they can be a choking hazard, especially if they are too large. Please give them small, bite-size pieces appropriate for your size dog.

Did you know you can get a dog bone cookie cutter with your dog’s name personalized on it? Personalized Dog Bone Cookie Cutter.

When I don’t have time to make these, I purchase made-in-New-Hampshire Casey Jones Bones. In my local area they sell for about $5.99/box. UPDATE: I know Casey Jones Bones was sold, but I can no longer find any information about the company.

Source: How To Detox Your Dog