Guest guest Posted February 28, 2003 Report Share Posted February 28, 2003 If you read nothing more than the article on microwave ovens this post will have been worth it and could well save someone from being very badly burned and maybe scarred for life. Marianne > > > > > > [unable to display image] > > > > MT NEWS JANUARY 2003 > SERVICE & MOT > > > RAW BUTTER & CHEESE IN THE UK > STILL USING A MICROWAVE > > MT RECIPES > MTILA TRAINING DAY > DR MERCOLA > > > IN THE NEWS > > SUBSCRIBE > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************\ ************************************* Service & MOT > We take care of our cars, don’t we? We can’t afford for them to be off > the road because they are an integral part of our busy lives. Of course, > cars are expensive to run………petrol, insurance, repairs etc and of course > the essential M.O.T. > > Why don’t we do the same things with our bodies? If we get sick and are > unable to function at our best our quality of life goes downhill rapidly. > > > > Many people look after their car better than they look after their body. > They make poor food choices because they do not understand what a well > balanced diet is. Who can blame them? > > Almost daily we hear reports about the latest “miracle†diet or food, > through magazines, books, and from friends and diet “expertsâ€. But the > information is often so contradictory and confusing that it’s difficult to > know who’s right. > > It all boils down to metabolic individuality. We are all different! If > there was a diet that was universally healthy then it would have been > discovered a long time ago. Doctors, nutritionists, vitamins, drugs and > the like do not heal your body…………remember that “Only The Body Can Heal > â€â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦.but it needs the right tools for the job! > > If you do not eat the correct foods for the way your body is functioning > (i.e. your “metabolic typeâ€), how can you expect to perform well? This > would be akin to putting diesel petrol in your new unleaded Mini Cooper! > > > > If you dont know your metabolic type then there has never been a better > time to discover it! > > The Metabolic Typing Centre is offering the following discounts for MT > programs from 1st - 31st March. > > Intermediate Program > The cost of the Intermediate Program is reduced to £60 for any 2 people who > book and pay for the program together. > > Advanced Program Retests > For anyone who has previously tested using the Advanced Program at any time > and would like to run a full retest, pay only £85 which will include a 30 > minute consultation. > > Advanced program (1st Test) > Advanced program is reduced to £135 and includes consultation and 4 weeks > support. > > > > > Service & MOT - Special thanks to Roland Mensikovas for the following: > > Apply this same thinking to your exercise program. You are unique and your > exercise program would not be the same as your neighbour's. Poorly designed > exercise programs can lead to muscle imbalances and injury. > > People often ask me what the best exercise is for a particular muscle or > muscle group My advice almost always the same…………â€THINK BIGâ€! > > Most gym goers go far too deep in their quest for the perfect shape and > form of a particular part of the body. They forget the bigger picture. What > I’m trying to say is that most of us try too hard to shape one independent > muscle instead of using movements that will involve not only that muscle, > but many others too. > > For example, a “leg extension†exercise targets the quadriceps, (the four > muscles on the front of the thigh). That’s it….really….that’s about as > much as that machine will do. Now if you perform a free weight squat, or > lunge, you will use muscles from the top of your head all the way to your > big toe muscles! It doesn’t really matter that you are using 80kgs on a leg > extension machine and only 20-30 kg. during the free squat………..what > matters is that you will involve every muscle in your body during a squat > or lunge. This ultimately means that you expend more energy and if your > goal is to assist weight loss then you will fair better by performing 4-6 > bigger exercises than spending an hour at the gym performing 8-12 exercises > for each possible muscle. > > The most important thing on your journey to health and happiness is an > exercise program that addresses the unique needs of the one and only you. > A thorough evaluation will prepare you for the obstacles that everyday life > throws at you. > > Going to the gym and exercising like crazy with a body that is misaligned > and poorly functioning can cause injuries and orthopaedic problems. Choose > to train under the supervision of a qualified exercise specialist, or > obtain an individually designed exercise program to address your own > personal imbalances. > > Don’t cut corners when your health and happiness is at stake! > > Roland Mensikovas is offering a 20% reduction for Postural Analysis and > Postural Assessment from 1st - 31st March. > > Postural analysis - 60min. 20% discount > > including : Standing Posterior, Anterior and Lateral Postural analysis + > length/tension assessment including: 1st Rib Angle, Forward Head Carriage, > Lumbar Curve, Thoracic Curve, Lumbar Flexion, Thoracic and Lumbar > Extension, Oblique Muscle Balance, Lumbo-Pelvic Rhythm Assessment, > Functional Abdominal Wall Assessment + advice on corrective stretches and > mobilisation*. > > Reduced to £40 > Full postural assessment - 120min.. 20% discount > > including : Standing Posterior, Anterior and Lateral Postural analysis + > length/tension assessment including: 1st Rib Angle, Forward Head Carriage, > Lumbar Curve, Thoracic Curve, Lumbar Flexion, Thoracic and Lumbar > Extension, Oblique Muscle Balance, Lumbo-Pelvic Rhythm Assessment, > Functional Abdominal Wall Assessment etc. Myotomal tests, Dermatomal tests, > Autonomic nerve compression, Sacro-Iliac joint function tests etc. + advice > on corrective stretches and mobilisation. > Reduced to £80 > > > Roland Mensikovas is a C.H.E.K. Practitioner & NLC Conditioning and > Rehabilitation Specialist (see:<A HREF= " http://www.chekinstitute.com/ " >www.chekinstitute.com</A> for more information). > > > You can contact Roland on: (M) 07900017503 or (H) 02088306523, or email: <A HREF= " Mensikovas " > > Mensikovas</A> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************\ ************************ > > > > Raw Butter & Cheese in the UK > The Teddington Cheese, 42 Station Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 9AA > > Tel 020 8977 6868 > > Fax 020 8977 1141 > > E-mail: <A HREF= " cheese " >cheese</A> > > <A HREF= " http://www.teddingtoncheese.co.uk/ " >www.teddingtoncheese.co.uk</A> > > Raw butter - <A HREF= " http://www.teddingtoncheese.co.uk/acatalog/index.html " >http://www.teddingt\ oncheese.co.uk/acatalog/index.html</A> > > Shipping is £5.99 for overnight delivery. The butter lasts for up to a > couple of weeks though, and is lovely and creamy! You can also stipulate a > " safe " place to leave your order if you are not in during the day. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************\ ********************** > > > > > > > > > > > Still Using A Microwave? > > The microwave has become an integral part of our fast food society. However > there are some health risks associated with its use. Studies performed in > Germany show that microwaved food is associated with a drop in lymphocyte > and haemoglobin levels in the blood, along with an increase in white blood > cell counts. Increased white blood cells indicate an immune response, i.e. > the body is fighting an infection. Some experts have linked the increased > reliance on microwaved foods to the sharp increase in autoimmune diseases. > Microwaving food kills almost all the enzymes that are present and these > enzymes contain all the biochemical catalysts that contain its life force. > > > Special thanks to Chris Hardisty for passing on the following: > " I feel that the following is information that anyone who uses a microwave > oven to heat water should know. My 26-year old son decided to have a cup > of coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it > up (something that he had done numerous times before). > > I am not sure how long he set the timer for, but he told me he wanted to > bring the water to a boil. When the timer shut the oven off, he removed > the cup from the oven. As he looked into the cup, he noted that the water > was not boiling, but instantly the water in the cup " blew up " into his > face. The cup remained intact until the threw it out of his hand but all > the water had flown out into his face due to the build up of energy. His > whole face is blistered and he has 1st and 2nd degree burns to his face, > which may leave scarring. He also may have lost partial sight in his left > eye. While at the hospital, the doctor who was attending to him stated > that this is a fairly common occurrence, and water (alone) should never be > heated in a microwave oven. If water is heated in this manner, something s > hould be placed in the cup to diffuse the energy such as a wooden stir > stick, tea bag, etc. It is however a much safer choice to boil the water > in a tea kettle. Please pass this information on to friends and family. > > General Electric's response: " The e-mail that you received is correct. > Microwave water and other liquids do not always bubble when they reach > boiling point. They can actually get superheated and not bubble at all. > The superheated liquid will bubble up out of the cup when it is moved or > when something like a spoon or tea bag is put into it. To prevent this > from happening and causing injury, do not heat any liquid for more than > two minutes per cup. After heating, let the cup stand in the microwave > for thirty seconds before moving it or adding anything into it. I hope > this help. Should you need any further assistance, please contact us. > > > > Response from a scientist: > > > > " Thanks for the microwave warning. I have seen this happen before. It is > caused by a phenomenon known as super heating. It can occur anytime water > is heated and will particularly occur is the vessel that the water is > heated in is new, or when heating a small amount of water (less than half > a cup), What happens is that the water heats faster than the vapour > bubbles can form. If the cup is very new then it is unlikely to have small > surface scratches inside it that provide a place for the bubbles to form. > As the bubbles cannot form and release some of the heat that has built up, > the liquid does not boil, and the liquid continues to heat up well past its > boiling point. What then usually happens is that the liquid is bumped or > jarred, which is just enough of a shock to cause the bubbles to rapidly > form and expel the hot liquid. The rapid formation of bubbles is also why > a carbonated beverage spews when opened after having been shaken " > > > > > > If you pass this on you could very well save someone from a lot of pain and > suffering. > > > > Better still, dump the microwave oven! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************\ ************************ > > > > MENU SUGGESTIONS - Please refer to your food list for your individual > metabolic type. > > > To Make Coconut Cream > Each coconut supplies 6-8 ozs of cream. Do not use coconuts that are > cracked discoloured or watermarked. Find the coconut eye that is soft and > pierce it with an ice pick. Pour the milk into a glass to drink when > thirsty. Tap the rest of the shell gently with a hammer for 2 minutes to > loosen the meat from the shell. Then crack open the coconut at the end that > is opposite to the end you have pierced. Remove the meat from the shell > with an oyster knife and cut into strips about 1/4 " - 1/2 " wide and any > length. Push the meat through a juicer (not centrifugal type). Keep the > coconut cream and the coconut milk separate. It will keep for 7 days in > small glass jars in the fridge or liquidise 1 tbspn lime juice to each 7ozs > of coconut cream and it will keep for up to 3 weeks in the fridge. > > Detox Juice > > Blend together: 4 fresh celery stalks, 3 bunches fresh parsley, juice and > rind of 1 lemon, 1 bunch fresh coriander, 2 courgettes, 1 cucumber, 3 ozs > raw honey, 12 tbspns coconut cream. > > See <A HREF= " http://www.graigfarm.co.uk/ " >www.graigfarm.co.uk</A> for organic pates you can buy online! > > Asparagus & Toasted Sesame > Coat asparagus with melted butter. Bake at 400 degrees for about 8 minutes. > Add2 tbspnd shallots & 2 tbsns sesame seeds and bake for a further 2 > minutes. > > Avocado Dip > 1 ripe avocado,lemon juice,8ozs curd cheese,2 crushed garlic gloves,few > drops hot pepper sauce > > In the food processor, wizz, then chill, then serve > > Green beans with Almonds > Steam cook green beans. Just before serving, add sliced almonds that have > been lightly browned in butter. > > Liver and Apple > Fry onions in butter. Add liver (cut into strips) and a pinch fresh sage. > Cook gently for a few minutes. Add a little pressed apple juice and some > apple slices (GS) and simmer for a few minutes > > Stuffed Tomatoes > 3 large tomatoes, S & P, 2 slices whole grain breadcrumbs, 2 tbsnd softened > butter, 2 tbsns grated Parmesan cheese, fresh parsley. Slice tomatoes in > half as you would slice a grapefruit. Remove seeds and stand in a buttered > baking dish. Blend other ingredients and fill tomatoes. Bake at 350 degrees > for 30 minutes. > > Baked Whitefish > 1 1/2 lbs white fish (sole, whiting), 1 lemon (juiced), 1.2 T.spn Celtra > salt and pinch cayenne pepper, 1 tbspn fresh chopped herbs. Place fish in a > baking dish, sprinkle with juice, seasoning. Cover and bake at 300 degress > for 15 minutes > > Mixed vegetables > 2 carrots, 2 leeks, 1 red pepper, 2 courgettes, seasoning, a little butter. > Chop all vegetables into uniform pieces. Cook in a little melted butter in > the order they are listed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************\ *********************** > > > > > MTILA TRAINING DAY > > Customised Nutrition > > Saturday May 3rd 2003 10am – 4pm > > Where: The Medicine Wheel, 42A Bramhall Lane South, Bramhall, Gtr > Manchester. > > Tutor: Sheri Dixon D. N. Th. Certified Healthexcel Metabolic Typing > Advisor and Trainer > > Goals: 1. To understand the Healthexcel structure > > 2. To teach the Intermediate Program so that you can complete > the training course to the Intermediate Level > > 3. To gain the confidence you need to set up and run your own MT > practice as a business, or as part of your current practice. > > Day is For: Anyone who wishes to improve their health using simple, > reliable, scientific nutritional protocols and those CAM therapists who > wish to use MT in their practice. > > Content: MT. The history, theory, types, and the practical implications of > setting up and running your own MT practice. > > Cost: £55 > > Places: 15 > > To Reserve Your Place: Send payment to " S. Dixon " , The Metabolic Typing > Centre, 1, The Crescent, Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire SK10 4QW, or call > 01625 586219 with credit card details. > > More Information: send an email to: <A HREF= " info " >info</A> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************\ ****************** > > > > > > Dr. Mercola > > <A HREF= " http://www.mercola.com/ " >http://www.mercola.com</A> is one of the most visited health sites on the > Internet. He recommends our Healthexcel metabolic typing diet programs and > regularly writes about MT in his free twice-weekly eHealthy News. click on > <A HREF= " http://www.mercola.com/ " >www.mercola.com</A>, enter your email address and click Subscribe. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************\ ************************ > > > > > In The News > > BBC2 Tuesday 28.1.03 " Crooked Britain " This reported & filmed illegal > slaugher houses in the UK which supply illegal meat to UK shops & > restaurants. The slaughter houses are dirty and unlicensed and the > livestock are not inspected for disease. Suspected BSE cows are supposed to > be registered, but unregistered cows were slaughtered and entered into the > food chain. <A HREF= " http://www.bbc.co.uk/crookedbritain " >www.bbc.co.uk/crookedbritain</A> > > D. Telegraph 3.2.03 p7, " JUNK FOOD TO BE TAKEN OFF PRISON MENUS IN A BID TO > REDUCE VIOLENCE. " Chips, pies & sweets will be removed from the menus of 3 > prisons after trials at Aylesbury Young Offenders Institute reduced > anti-social behaviour & crime, by wholesome food, vitamin supplements & > essential fatty acids. The charity Natural Justice will now carry out > trials for the Home Office & Scottish Prison Service. > > D. Mail 3.2.03 " Weedbusters " Virulent foreign super-weeds are choking > native plants. Over 80% of UK has been invaded by non-native plants > including stronger plants such as Japanese knotweed etc. > > D. Mail 5.2.03 " MOBILE USE MAY TRIGGER PREMATURE ALZHEIMER'S " Radiation > from mobile phones can destroy brain cells & could lead to early onset of > Alzheimer's according to research. Prolonged exposure to the handsets > destroys cells in brain areas important for memory, movement & learning. > > D. Telegraph, 7.2.03 " FREE RANGE FARMS WILL BE FORCED TO STAMP EVERY EGG " > The future of 100s of free-range & organic egg producers is threatened > because of EC rules that stipulate that from next year every egg must be > stamped with its home address. Farmers must buy printers to label every egg > and many small producers could not afford this. > > Guardian 7.2.03 " Electric kettles may damage your health, scientists warn " . > Studies will now take place to discover if electric kettles are leaching > nickel from exposed elements. Nickel can cause skin allergies & if inhaled, > can cause lung cancer. Stainless steel is safer. > > D. Mail, 18.2.03 " PREGNANT WOMEN WARNED OVER TUNA " Pregnant and lactating > women are being warned to limit the amount of tuna fish they eat, due to > fears their babies could suffer mercury poisoning. The FSA acted after the > independent Committee on Toxicity compared mercury levels in fish against > WHO guidelines. The FSA is recommending a maximum of 2 medium tins of tuna > or one fresh tuna steak a week. The mercury, a legacy of polluted seas, can > be passed through the umbilical cord or breast milk. There are fears it > could damage developing babies nervous system, brain & impair movement, > language & learning skills. Symptoms can include tingling or pricking > sensation in the skin, malaise & blurred vision. Shark, swordfish & marlin > should also be avoided by children & young women. > > E. Standard 19.2.03 " CALL TO BOYCOTT PRAWN SANDWICHES " Shoppers are urged > not to buy prawns at the moment because catching them can damage marine > life. The Environmental Justice Foundation say trawlers catch 10-20kg. of > fish, to obtain just 1kg of prawns. Wasted marine life if thrown away.In > the UK, about 5kg of fish are wasted for every 1kg of prawns.They would > like supermarkets to buy environmentally sourced prawns. > > Guardian 21.2.03 " HRT INCREASES HEART RISK " Women with diabetes who were > also prescribed HRT are at increased risk of heart disease, according to a > study published in the British Medical Journal. > > D. Mail 21.2.03 " CARE HOME RESIDENTS ROBBED BY THE NHS " 1000s of elderly > nursing home residents people have been cheated out of millions of pounds > by the NHS a report claimed yesterday. They were made to pay expensive > nursing home fees - some as high as £600 a week - when the NHS should have > picked up the bills. This went on for nearly 7 years said the report by > Health Service Ombudsman, Ann Abraham. Many pensioners are now in line to > win full compensation for their losses. Up to 60,000 people a year had to > sell their homes to pay the price of care. > > Norwich Evening News 20.2.03 " MAST CANCER FEARS " by Mark Moore & Jasper > Copping. 6 people living close to a mobile phone mast have developed cancer > during the last 6 years. Victims' homes are just several 100 metres away > from the 120ft mast. The Evening News is campaigning to stop more masts > near homes & schools. Cancers include facial, bowel cancer, lymph glands, > throat & sinus. The mast has space leased by Orange, One2One & Bt Cellnet. > > " D. Mail 25.2.03 " IS YOUR HAIR COLOUR TO DIE FOR " Most hairsprays contains > liquid plastics which contain phthalates that disrupt hormones & could be > carcinogenic. Almost all popular shower gels, shampoos & conditioners > contain foaming agents SLS or SLES which disrupt cell membranes. Hair dyes > contain Para-phenylenediamines (PPD) to darken grey hair. The darker the > dye colour the more dangerous they are. > > D. Mail 26.2.03 " CAN MOBILE PHONES GIVE YOU BAD SKIN? " Radiation from > mobile phones could trigger skin allergies, according to new findings. > Scientists have found evidence that microwaves from the handsets can worsen > allergic reactions to dust mites & pollen, by " exciting " antigens - > substances which cause allergies - in the bloodstreams of susceptible > people. Dr. Hajime Kimata from Unitika Hospital, Kyoto, studied 52 people > with a history of eczema & dermatitis. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************************\ ***************************************** > > > > > You can help spread the news about Metabolic Typing by sending this > newsletter to at least one other person. It is now being received by > hundreds of people in more than 7 countries! > You can also send a blank email to <A HREF= " mtnews " >mtnews</A> with > " " or " " in the subject line. > > News, views, menu suggestions (for your metabolic type), and any > questions/subjects for inclusion in this monthly newsletter are always > welcome. Please send via email to: <A HREF= " mtnews " >mtnews</A>. > > > > Good Health, > > Sheri > > Sheri Dixon D. N. Th. 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