What’s the biggest challenge in fighting microbes

Let’s start with what I mean by microbes, ok? When I talk about microbes I mean bacteria, fungus and virus… They live on us, they live from us. Some of them are useful, like digestive bacteria, some of them are neutral in small numbers, debilitating in large, like Candida, and some of them are intent on killing us by turning us into them, the viruses.

The world of organized medicine and research is moving towards specialization, and the pharmaceutical companies are developing “remedies” to specific diseases, specific microbes, specific everything. Same is true with vaccines… and let’s not talk about whether they should make vaccines or not, this is not the topic of this article.

Now, this specialization sounds like a very good idea, but in fact it is only good for the developers of these remedies. It gives them jobs, it gives them research grants, it gives them billions and trillions in earnings.

Now, I would not speak against that if what they are doing were effective, but the trouble is that the enemy, they are developing these highly specific weapons against, is capable of shape-shifting, mutating faster than you can say your evening prayer.

For example virus that invades the body starts mutating almost the moment it has destroyed the first cell.

It adapts, it changes, and any remedy that was developed for the original strain will be ineffective with the mutated strain.

If humans were capable to change that rapidly, we would be on equal footings, but unfortunately to humans, the many trillions of cells a human body is built of is incapable to change that fast. But a virus is made up of seven proteins and an rna molecule. A human cell is a city compared to a single virus which would be like a citizen.

But unfortunately the virus, like a trojan horse, enters the city of the cell, and instructs the whole city to produce, from that point on, only clones of itself, the virus… until the city is so full or the newly produced virus, that the city explodes and the now trillions of virus can start over again on now trillions of your cells.

The whole imagery of this process give me a sense of horror.

An aside: I once saw a movie where a scientist gradually turned itself into another species… 70%. This is exactly what happens when the occupying virus takes over your body: it changes about 70% of your matter into itself.

Now, let’s look at the scenario that you want to fight off invaders to your city. Would you consider a chemical warfare with an intruder as capable of changing as a virus? If you said, of course, your answer is silly. By the time you get the right chemical weapon, the virus has mutated, and your chemical weapon will poison you, not the virus. So what would you do, if you had to fight intruders? Would you take a kitchen knife, a gun, a hand grenade? What would you such that the invader would have no choice but die?

For example, the best and most effective weapon I know to kill intestinal worms is swallowing diatomaceous earth, which is the casings of a tiny organism. It kills because it has sharp edges and the worm slithers on it and it cuts its skin on it like you would if you tried to crawl on glass chards, and it loses bodily fluids until it dries out and dies. Which means the diatomaceous earth is like tiny knives y9u eat. It doesn’t effect the internal lining of your stomach or your intestines, but it kills the worms… which most of us have, unfortunately.

What does the immune system use to kill microorganisms? It uses hydrogen peroxide that the white blood cells generate and zap the microorganism with them. There is no microorganism that can withstand being zapped with hydrogen peroxide. It is as effective as a knife… hmm.

But knives are not specific to what you want to cut with them. A knife can be big, a knife can be small, but its principle is the same: it cuts the offender to parts that are not capable of functioning without the other part.

The best medicine is medicine that follows the way life takes care of itself.

Hydrogen peroxide, and its close relative, sodium chlorite (activated mms), are like sharp knives, swords. They are also like heat seeking missiles in that they are attracted to and attracted by microbes that want to kill humans (just like white blood cells are attracted to an invador), and therefore these are the safest bets in your fight because there is not mutation that can make the virus, bacteria or fungus wiggle out and at the same time it is specific, i.e. it does not destroy your good bacteria, like antibiotics. You get the best of all worlds…

Tags: Bacteria, Billions And Trillions, Candida, Cells, Chemical Warfare, Clones, Digestive Bacteria, Earnings, Evening Prayer, Example Virus, Footings, Fungus, Human Body, Intruder, Microbes, Pharmaceutical Companies, Proteins, Remedy, Research Grants, Rna Molecule, Specialization, Trojan Horse, Vaccines

I have been reading up on the issue of people and nations being scammed out of their money, freedom and health by government, major corporations, and the health care system i.e. medical establishment and big pharma.

My findings are alarming, and I am soon going to start a whole series of articles on the different ways we are duped and robbed and debilitated, but I am not ready to do that until I am clear on some counter measures. So you will need to wait a little.

I was researching (again) systemic yeast infection on youtube today, and somehow, unintended, I found this 4-minute 60-minute segment from last year that pointed to the unorganized, individual scam I am referring in the title:

http://www.youtube.com/profile_video_blog?sid=355C3A134CA50445&id=AAFA08F800A354F5

It is about an elaborate operation that performed unneded surgery on unsuspecting individuals to the tune of millions a year.

Go watch it, and then come back… I’d like to talk about the scam about yeast infection, cancer, ms, lupus, and countless diseases that leave you debilitated, tired, useless… and poor. OK?

Tags: Amp, Cancer, Corporations, Different Ways, Health Care System, Lupus, Lupus Diseases, Medical Establishment, Minute Segment, Money Freedom, People, Sid, Systemic Yeast Infection, Unsuspecting Individuals

As the swine flu “pandemic” is spreading, I recommend that you read up on the Miracle Mineral Supplement MMS and buy some before it becomes unavailable… the MMS is distributed by “amateur” enthusiasts (which doesn’t make it ineffective, it only makes it scarce and cheap

The MMS was discovered as an incredibly powerful anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal agent about 10-15 years ago by Jim Humble. He wrote a book about it, taught people how to make it, and is committed to make it available for humanity, which I wholeheartedly support him with.

I am taking it. I am seeing amazing results. I don’t want to talk about that in this article, I want to get this out fast for people who want to have real insurance against any pandemic, like the swine flu.

Buy MMS. Make sure you are protected. And download the first, free part of Jim Humble’s book on MMS and swine flu.

The second book is mainly how to make it yourself, but it can still be bought on ebay fairly cheaply, so go there and search for MMS. Or go to MMS Miracle. For every bottle you buy, I’ll donate another one to my community.

Tags: Amateur Enthusiasts, Ebay, Flu, Influenza, Insurance, Mineral Supplement, Miracle Mineral, Mms, Real Insurance, Swine Flu Pandemic, Swine Influenza

Hey. I understand that there is a flu epidemic. I also think that it came just in time to distract people from paying attention to the economy that was caused by banks stealing, committing fraud, and the government ignoring a law that it created a few years ago.

Ooops, sorry for spewing. I just had to vent.

I am grateful that it is not a world war this time. World wars (or Iraq wars, etc) have been governments main devices to draw attention to something real and equally scary…

I am grateful that I have bought both 35% food grade Hydrogen peroxide and MMS (sodium chlorite) and no flu, swine or otherwise can get to me or anyone that asks me to treat them.

Unfortunately I don’t have enough to send anyone who asks me for it, so buy your own. There is not enough for a whole continent, and the prices are going to go up, I guarantee it.

I bought mine on ebay, it came real fast. Buy mms and the activator. Follow instructions.

Be well. Don’t allow this new threat to distract you from what is important. To be free, to grow, to develop to a better and more accomplished human being… not to hide, fret, complain… etc.

Tags: Attention Economy, Banks, Continent, Ebay, Flu, Flu Epidemic, Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide, Fraud, Governments, Hey, Iraq Wars, Mms, New Threat, Paying Attention, People, Sodium Chlorite, swine flu, Time World, World War

I haven’t posted on this blog for a while… What am I working on?

There are a few topics I started on this blog and then I created a separate blog for them. Some of these topics are gluten intolerance and gluten free cooking, yeast infection issues, diabetes, and spirituality. The blogs are Gluten Blog, Yeast Infection, spirituality.

I have also been introduced to Hydrogen Peroxide as a modality, and have written a blog on the hydrogen peroxide experiment of myself and my friend, Diana Huntress.

And the last thing, still in progress, is a “humane” but effective lifestyle/supplement regiment for diabetics who are overweight and want to add life to their years and years to their life. The blog itself is still in question-gathering mode… but if you insist, you can visit it at http://www.answers-diabetes.com

Candida, and thousands of other fungi and bacteria have been co-habitating with humans for eons.

What I mean by co-habitating is that they live together, neither bothering each other nor helping. Just living together.

Another thousands of bacteria, that is called beneficial bacteria has a symbiotic relationship with humans, where they are mutually providing the other with something needed, as a rent for the habitat/service.

Candida is not useful, but normally isn’t harmful either. Candida is kept in check by the beneficial bacteria, and it can’t overgrow. Normally.

The circumstances needed for Candida to get out of hand are the same circumstances that other diseases, opportunistic diseases, I would call them, use to take over your body, your mind, your life.

These circumstances are caused you not keeping the normal hygiene rules, let them be physical, emotional, or mental.

You know exactly what would be a healthy lifestyle, eating, exercising, thought patterns, social stimulation, mental stimulation, cleanliness, and

avoidance of substances that set you back.

What you don’t know, that every instance of stepping off that relative narrow path is going to cost you, big time.

I had a conversation with my chiropractor today. He told me that his daughter had been sickly lately, colds, headaches, you know the kind. She is 13 years old.

Until this school year she was on the cheerleading team, going to practice every time they had one… Suddenly she has a lot of time and energy at her hand. She started to write a novel, she has written about 300 pages. She goes to bed at 9 pm as her dad demands it, but gets up as soon as he leaves the room, and writes sometimes till 1 am.

I bet she is writing in her dreams as well, getting no rest, no exercise, not enough water, and probably not enough supplements to support the increased mental activities she is pushing.

He has been giving her supplements to help her relax. I suspected that he is treating the symptom. I asked a few questions to be sure, about her eating habits, and about exercising.

Returning her to plenty of vigorous exercise, and carefully removing the vata producing foods, potato, bread, apple, hard boiled eggs, cruciferous vegetables, will naturally return her to her sweet, calmer self, that know when to sleep, and went to throw herself fully into activities.

You guessed right: the next thing for her will be (without intervention) a breakdown in the balance of power between good and bad in her body. She will probably get yeast infection, or she is already having it.

You may think I am exaggerating but be assured, I am not. It’s predictable, and it is natural.

I see myself in her. I was a lot like her. I still am.

I was first diagnosed with yeast infection at age 9. The cost has been tremendous. But that will be told in another blog post.

Tags: Candida, Candidiasis

OK. I read about this superfood, Salba (Salvia Hispanica). I searched for it on the Internet, wanted to get the seeds instead of ground… or as they call it, chia meal, because it can only last less time, and I wanted to buy quantity.

Found it on hidalgo foods… and finally it arrived last week, and I have been experimenting with it.

For those of you that don’t know what I am talking about: the Aztec had a superfood, tiny white or black seeds, small as poppy seed… shape of lentils, but about 50 times smaller.

What’s special about this seed (it is really not a grain… I think?).

1. it takes up 12 times its weight in water. I tested it, and one tablespoon of chia (I bought the white one…) and a cup of water. In a few minutes the cup of water became a smooth gel, colorless, almost tasteless, and the chia seeds the solid part that you can chew, became the size of a speck of dust. I just spooned it out of the cup, and I could not stop, it was tasty chewy. Some sources say you can mix it into yoghurt… can’t wait to try. I have also put some in a spice shaker, and have been shaking it onto my morning toast.
2. It is packed with nutrients. Two tablespoons, which is considered a serving, contains 2.5 grams of omega 3, 2.6 grams of protein, 92 mg of calcium, 54 mg of magnesium and 4.2 grams of fiber
3. It has a neutral flavor, no aftertaste at all, and in fact, when you examine the numbers above, you’ll find that chia is a better source of omega 3 fatty acids that salmon, better source of protein (complete protein, has all amino acids that are necessary for muscle building, for example), more calcium than milk, and without the additives, without the hormones, without the milk allergies. It even has vitamin C.

So what, you ask? Well, if you want to know what eating this superfood can do for your body, then look at the cell level. The cells need these nutrients to be healthy, flexible, supple and young. I am talking about skin, muscles, bones, joints, and your brain.

The second area has something to do with your digestion:

1. It assists you to stay slim by eliminating and delaying hunger two ways. 1. you get filled up by the “gel.” 2. Sometimes it is the undernourished cells that cry for food, not your stomach. With the nutrients you give your cells with this tiny marvel, your cells will purr with satisfaction.
2. The combination of water soluble and not water soluble fiber, you become regular, easy stools, and the fibrous seeds scrub toxins off the walls of your intestines… so you’ll store less, and will have more energy, more brain power (less brain fog) etc.
3. The third area: ENERGY. We all complain that we don’t have enough. With chia/salba you’ll have energy without any down effect. You’ll sleep better and wake up more energized, will be able to go through the afternoon slump without coffee, or less of it.
4. Your heart and arteries run on cleaner “fuel” and your cholesterol can drop, your blood pressure can stabilize at normal, and the whole system will start humming like a well oiled (pun inteded) machine.
5. If you have celiac disease, or are gluten intolerant or sensitive: good news

OK, where to find chia/salba seeds, whole or ground (I recommend you buy the whole seed and grind what you need in the small coffee grinder you can buy for cheap in any store that carries small household electical equipment), in spite of the fact that the ground chia does have a 9-month shelf life… probably longer if you store it in your refrigerator.

I wanted to sign up to an affiliate program, but didn’t find any good ones… so here is the address where I buy it: it cost half of what it cost elsewhere. Click here for Hidalgo Foods.

Other chia seed posts in the blogosphere

1. Chia Obama: Obama Chia Pet Presidential Impersonator ” Right Pundits
2. Gluten Free For Good
3. Robyn’s Blog ” green smoothies
4. McGuire on Media ” The newspaper demise is accelerating; the market …
5. Virginia Miller Galleries Art Blog ” Archive du blog ” Autocycles
6. Technopreneurs Association Malaysia (TeAM) ” Blog Archive ” Global …
7. Blog PKS Jateng ” Blog Archive ” Undangan Menulis di Blog
8. Robyn’s Blog ” extra ingredients for green smoothies [part 1 of 7]
9. Paul’s Health Blog ” Foods That Athletes Use to Gain Strength and Endurance
10. Vitesis ” Blog Archive ” HOLISTIC HEART HEALTH
11. wilderness cooking - your guide to cooking in the backcountry
12. Sleep…
13. SHAZZIE’S BIRTHDAY BONANZA GIVE-AWAY, and BRIGITTE MARS | Raw Mom …
14. Papa Mike’s Blog ” Blog Archive ” 4-Pound, 4,800-Calorie Burger
15. AhDoe - Music as an International Language ” Blog Archive ” Salzburg …
16. Catholic heroes’ ashes interred at Holy Spirit columbarium — Catholic News
17. sonjabailes.com Sometimes serious. Sometimes silly. Always real. ” Blog …
18. The Medicine Woman’s Roots ” Golden Flax Bread
19. The Grazing Lamb: Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia!

Talk back to me. Please leave a comment.

Tags: 3 Fatty Acids, Additives, Aftertaste, Amino Acids, Black Seeds, celiac disease, chia seeds, gluten free, Hidalgo, Hispanica, Lentils, Milk Allergies, Morning Toast, Muscle Building, Neutral Flavor, omega 3 fatty acids, Poppy Seed, Salba, Seed Shape, Smooth Gel, Speck Of Dust, Superfood, water soluble fiber, white chia seed

What will Swedish Bitters accomplish in my body?

This is one of the questions that a reader asked, so I will answer it publicly.

According to many, all disease is caused by some blockage. The blockage can be temporary or chronic. The blockage can be emotional, spiritual, or physical. According to this worldview, if you manage to restore flow of energy, blood, emotions, etc. you can restore health.

One of my heros, Dr. Richard Schulze, bases his entire practice on this premise. His nickname is Dr. Cayenne, because he puts cayenne peppers in all his herbal formulae and his formulas work.

I have, for example, managed to regain my intelligence after a major brain damage caused by loss of blood and a long surgery where they had me stand on my head for about 3 hours… I was sleeping, of course.

The surgery was successful, but I came out of it not being able to do elementary calculus, adding and substracting… very bad. Some higher functions were untouched, so I immediately put myself on Dr. Schulze’s brain formula (lots of cayenne pepper) and in 4 years I managed to return my IQ to where it was before the damage.

Now, to your exact question: what Swedish Bitters, a bunch of bitter herbs consumed on a daily basis do?

For one, it helps your elimination, which is, according to Dr. Schulze clinical experience, 95% of the time solves or starts to solve the problem.

In addition to that, the herbs cause the bile to flow, cause circulation to increase in areas where there has been slow or no circulation, and with the circulation, toxins, sludge, waste matters, etc. are taken out of the areas, and nutrients can enter.

This is, how I assume, it can effect fibromyalgia, arthritis, and other structural and muscular issues, eye sight, hearing, hair loss, skin tone and clarity, etc. This is a quotation from a swedish bitters site… of which are many on the internet.

1. If they are frequently breathed in or sniffed, the base of the skull is moistened or a moistened cloth applied to the head, they dispel PAIN AND DIZZINESS and strengthen the brain and MEMORY.
2. They aid dim eyes and take away redness and all pain, even if the EYES ARE INFLAMED. They rid them of SPOTS AND CATARACTS, if the corners are moistened In time or a moistened piece of cloth is applied to the closed bids.
3. PUSTULAS AND ECZEMA of all kinds, as SCABS in the nose or elsewhere on the body, are heeled, if they are often and well moistened.
4. For TOOTHACHE, a tablespoon of these drops is taken with a little water and kept in the mouth for a little while or the aching tooth is moistened. The pain soon eases and the putrefaction disappears.
5. BLISTERS ON THE TONGUE or other infirmities of the tongue are frequently moistened with drops and healing soon occurs.
6. If the THROAT IS HOT OR INFLAMED,so that food is only SWALLOWED WITH DIFFICULTY, these drops are swallowed slowly, morning, noon and evening and they take away the heat and heal the throat.
7. For STOMACH CRAMPS, 1 tablespoonful is taken.
8. For COLIC, 3 tablespoons are taken slowly, one after the other, and relief will soon be felt.
9. They rid the body of WIND[GAS] and cool the liver, eliminate all troubles of the intestines and stomach and help CONSTIPATION.
10. An excellent remedy for STOMACH DISORDERS, if the DIGESTION is faulty or food cannot be kept down.
11. They are beneficial for PAIN IN THE GALL BLADDER. 2 tablespoonful daily in the morning and evening and at night compresses and soon all pain will disappear.
12. For DROPSY, 1 tablespoon in white wine is taken in the morning and evening for 6 weeks.
13. For PAIN AND BUZZING IN THE EAR, a piece of cotton wool is moistened and put into the ear. It is very beneficial and brings back LOST HEARING.
14. For MORNING SICKNESS, 1 tablespoon of the drops in red wine is given in the morning for 3 days, half an hour later a walk is taken. Then breakfast with no milk. These drops should not be taken after drinking milk.
15. In the last 14 days of PREGNANCY, if 1 tablespoon of the drops is taken mornings and evenings, it PROMOTES THE BIRTH. For easy EXPELLING OF THE AFTERBIRTH, a coffeespoonful is given every 2 hours, until the afterbirth is expelled without pain.
16. If, after a birth, when the MILD DRIES UP, inflammation develops, it quickly subsides, if a moistened piece of cloth is applied.
17. They EXPEL WORMS, even TAPEWORMS, in children and adults, the amount taken by children being according to age. A piece of cloth moistened with drops is applied to the navel and kept moist.
18. They rid children of PUSTULAS. The children are given these drops according to age, diluted with water. If the pustulas start to dry up, they are moistened frequently with these drops and no scars will develop.
19. For JAUNDICE, very soon all complaints disappear, if 1 tablespoon or these drops is taken 3 times daily and compresses are applied to the SWOLLEN LIVER.
20. They open all HEMORRHOIDS, and heal KIDNEY, rid the body of all unnecessary liquids without further treatment, taking away MELANCHOLY AND DEPRESSION and improve appetite and digestion.
21. HEMORRHOIDS are reduced, if in the beginning, they are moistened frequently and if the drops are taken internally, especially before going to bed, they will soften the hemorrhoids.
22. If soneone has FAINTED, open their mouth if necessary, give them 1 tablespoon of the drops and they will come to.
23. This remedy rids you of the pain of SPASM [CRAMPS] so that it will cease in time.
24. For CONSUMPTION, take them daily in the morning or on an empty stomach and continue the treatment for 6 weeks.
25. If the MENSTRUAL FLOW CEASES for a woman or is too heavy, she takes these drops 3 days and repeats it 20 times. They will, what is too much, lessen and, what is too little, evenout.
26. This remedy also helps to cure “WHITES” {white vaginal discharge}.
27. If someone is afflicted with EPILEPSY, he has to be given these drops on the spot and he should then take this remedy exclusively, since it strengthens the affected nerves as well as body and rids it of all sickness.
28. They heal LAMENESS and rid you of DIZZINESS AND INDISPOSITION.
29. They heal also hot PUSTULAS AND ERYSIPELAS.
30. If someone has FEVER, be it hot or cold, and is very weak, he is given 1 tablespoon of the drops and the patient, if he is not overloaded with other medicaiions, will in a short time come to, the pulse will start to beat again aand the fever, no matter how high it was, will pass and the patient will soon be better.
31. The drops also heal CANCER, OLD ROCK MARKS, WARTS AND CHAPPED HANDS. If the wound is OLD OR FESTERING OR PROUD FLESH has developed, everything is washed well with white wine and a piece of cloth moistened with the drops is laid upon it.
32. They heal, without danger, all WOUNDS, be they from a stab or a hit, if they are moistened frequently. A piece of cloth is taken, moistened with the drops and the wounds covered therewith. They take away the pain in a short time, permit no BLEMISH OR PUTREFICATION and heal also old wounds which were caused by a SHOT. If there are holes, the drops are sprinkled into the wound which need not necessarily be cleaned beforehand. Through repeated applying of the moistened cloth healing occurs in a short time.
33. They take away SCARS,even if very old, WOUNDS AND CUTS, if moistened up to 40 times with them. All the wounds heal and leave no scars.
34. They heal all FISTULAS, even if they seem incurable, be they as old as may be.
35. They heal all BURNS AND SCALDS, be they caused by fire, not water or fat, if the injuries are moistened frequently. No blisters form, the heat is taken out and even festering blisters are healed.
36. They serve against SWELLING AND BRUISES, be they caused by a blow or a fall.
37. If someone cannot eat with APPETITE, they bring back the lost taste.
38. In ANEMIA, they bring back the lost color, if taken for a period in the morning. They cleanse the blood and form new blood and promote circulation.
39. RHEUMATIC PAINS in the limbs are eased if the drops are taken morning and evening and a moistened cloth is applied to the aching parts.
40. They heal FROST BITTEN HANDS AND FEET, even if there are open parts, if a moistened cloth is applied as often as possible, but especially at night.
41. For CORNS,a cotton ball, moistened with the drops, is applied and kept moist. After 3 days the corns fall out or can be removed painlessly.
42. They heal too, BITES of mad dogs and other animals, if taken internally since they heal and destroy all poison. A moistened cloth is laid upon the wounds.
43. For PLAGUE arid other INFECTIOUS DISEASES, it is well to take the drops repeatedly, since they heal PLAGUE BOILS AND SWELLINGS, even if already in the throat.
44. He who cannot sleep at night takes these drops before going to bed. For nervous SLEEPLESSNESS, a piece of cloth moistened with diluted drops is laid upon the heart.
45. A DRUNK can be sober on the spot with 2 tablespoonfuls.
46. He who takes these drops mornings or evenings daily needs no further medication, since they strengthen the body, tone up the nerves and the blood, take away the TREMBLING OF HANDS AND FEET. In short, they take away all illnesses. The body stays supple, the face young and beautiful.

I have tested two versions of the herbs: one premixed package of 100 grams of 17 herbs. And one where all the herbs were in their own plastic pouch and you can check what you are getting, and there were, if I am not mistaken 24 herbs. The quality of the second is far superior. I have contacted the seller and ordered another two batches… I’ll never want to be without.

The following German video shows (and says in German) how to prepare your own Swedish Bitters from herbs and alcohol and 2 weeks. Enjoy.

Tags: Brain damage, Cayenne pepper, Conditions and Diseases, Digestion, Disease, Health, Inflammation, Schwedenbitter, Shopping, Swedish bitter

I have only shared this with friends, because it feels waaay too ambitious for one person.

I have pledged to plant two million trees in New York in the coming 5-6 years.

I have no idea how I am going to accomplish that, but I am committed.

I have found a website that sells hybrid poplar tree planting kits for schools, and that is how I am going to start.

I have one school, a Montessori School, that is interested. they even have a greenhouse. It is not heated, but it will probably work.

I will need to find out from City Hall, where we can plant them, and then we’ll be on our way.

In the meantime, I found an article that is of interest, here it goes:

Group Uses Poplar Trees to Dispose Sludge
By ESTES THOMPSON, Associated Press Writer

WHITAKERS, N.C. (AP) - After years of struggling with the dirty disposal problem of sludge from hog waste lagoons, researchers have come up with a possible green solution: poplar trees that suck up the waste like soda straws.

If the procedure works well enough to be approved by state water quality officials, it could more than cut in half the cost of closing a waste lagoon, currently done with bulldozers and dump trunks.

“It is a simple method,” said Frank Humenik, coordinator of the animal waste management program at North Carolina State University. Humenik has been working with Oregon researchers who have been experimenting the past few years with technology that relies on groves of fast-growing hybrid poplars to suck up waste.

Studies have found the trees can absorb nearly 3,000 gallons of effluent per acre per day, ridding the ground ammonia and nitrogen by safely metabolizing the compounds in their woody tissue.

Oregon State University water quality researcher Ron Minor said it could take 10 years before the trees clean the land well enough that it can be used again.

“Over time, the trees take up the nutrients and it is natural purification,” Humenik said. “With the trees, you have a harvestable product.”

The current method approved by the state of North Carolina to clean up hog lagoons is complex. First, the liquid is drained from the top of the lagoon onto existing sprayfields of grass at the farm. Then the farmer pays to have the sludge scooped out and trucked away to be spread thinly on acres of fields.

“We don’t like to haul that stuff around,” Humenik said. Humenik said the sludge usually isn’t welcomed by neighbors of the fields. The cost and politics of cleanup may be the reason only 20 lagoons were closed last year in the state, he said.

There are 1,700 inactive lagoons in North Carolina waiting cleanup and 4,500 more lagoons in use. North Carolina ranks second in hog production at 9.6 million animals, behind Iowa at 15 million head.

National Pork Board figures show one animal produces between 8,000 pounds and 64,000 pounds of waste a year, depending on its development.

Cleaning out a typical lagoon could cost as much as $40,000 an acre, not counting the cost of land on which to spread the sludge. The sludge can’t fertilize crops for human consumption. Humenik said the typical lagoon cleanup using the poplars would cost between $15,000 and $20,000 for a lagoon that is two to three acres.

Tags: 2 million trees for New York, clean up waste, hybrid poplar tree, montessori school, toxic waste

I have 3 huge fileboxes full of printed stuff by alternative doctors, and offerings.

I started my collection some 20 years ago with Dr Richard Schulze’s stuff. I was in pitiful state then, I’ll describe in another blogpost when my stomach is not that ready to turn as it is now…

I have read more diverse stuff on how the human body works, on supplements, on methods that on almost any other subject, probably because I have been always interested in being well.

I was born 3 months premature, just under 4 lbs body weight, and there were no incubators at the time. To add to the problems, my mom, for reasons of her own, didn’t want to hold me, didn’t want to feed me.

I was a sickly baby, threw up every night. It was so habitual I never even remembered it in the morning, except it was there, the evidence, on the floor next to my bed.

I was diagnosed with duodenal ulcer at age 9. I had almost constant migrane headaches. I had no appetite, I had difficulty sleeping, I was accident prone.

After such beginning health, or the lack of it, was my main concern. Or one of them…

So I do have a large collection, and I have read it all.

I will, from time to time, quote from them. Quite fascinating.

The newest perfect food, white chia seed is on order, and I will report on my experience with it… I consider myself a maven: mavens are early adapters, and they test everything for the rest of the population, so others can benefit from their experimenting nature.

Actually, this is what my blogposts are about, if you haven’t noticed. I only write about stuff I tried.

Anyway, white chia seed is supposed to be an omega 3 fatty acid rich food… very rich. I haven’t received it yet, but from the description on the merchant’s site I think it is somewhat similar to flax… we’ll see. Bear with me…

Tags: chia seeds, gluten free, white chia seed