Mother Knows Best

Updates on vaccines plus back-to-school health fest in Illinois

Marguerite — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:02:32 +0000

Photo by Simona Balint @ www.sxc.hu

For families in the Chicago area and beyond I recently shared a very useful article if you are weighing the pros and cons of vaccinating your children. Doctor and vaccine expert Russell Blaylock was on Dr. Becker’s show recently revealing some important facts. He talked about everything from vaccines and autism and the vaccine for HPV.

Get the details at my Examiner.com column.

I also posted details on an upcoming health fest coming to Markham, Illinois that you might want to check out if you live in the area.

Click on the headlines below:

Health facts and vaccine information for Chicago families

Back-to-school Health Festival in Markham, Illinois

Photo by Anissa Thompson @ www.sxc.hu

Snoop Dog and Janet Jackson in health news recently

Marguerite — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:05:06 +0000

My most current articles at The Chicago Holistic Examiner covers Snoop Dogg and his wife and how they are dealing with his young daughter and her health. She has had lupus since age 6 and now she is 11 and managing her lupus well. I added a link to a previous article that had Chicago’s herbalist Medina J. Nance’s interview where she talked about how she had been able to reverse her lupus through holistic treatments. It is a good blogtalk radio interview from Mom’s Healthy Radio show.

I also posted articles on Chicago’s food deserts at is link to health issues and how it is being dealt with and Janet Jackson’s talk on a ‘tell-all’ book she will be releasing on her battle with weight management.

Read all the recent articles at: Chicago Holistic Examiner

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Don’t forget to check for the weekly specials Nature Sunshine runs each week.
This week B-Complex is on special.
Go to this link to take advantage of the specials:
http://www.mynsp.com/motherknowsbest

Have a great week!

Dr. Tenpenny shares knowledge on the vaccine for pertussis.

Marguerite — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:16:59 +0000

Photo by Simona Balint - www.sxc.hu

TV ads and discussions have been going around lately on the outbreak of pertussis in California. Dr. Tenpenny shares great information on natural health and the “untold truths” of vaccines.

Her latest online newsletter reports “Pertussis is more worrisome in children less than 3 months of age due to the small size of windpipe. Unless you are SPECIFICALLY tested for pertussis with a nasal or throat swab, you may have had it and not known! A persistent cough is frequently diagnosed and treated as “bronchitis”. Most persons who have had pertussis — children of all ages and adults–recover uneventfully with Vitamins D, C, A and lots of water with lemon.”

She stated that there were many posts on her facebook wall from parents sharing that their FULLY vaccinated children had full-blown pertussis.

Dr. Tenpenny created a table to show the ingredients in the pertussis vaccines (DTaP). I have attached the pdf file – (DOWNLOAD) DTaP components(3) for my blog readers to review, showing the ingredients of this vaccine. Please read and pass along to other parents.

Supplements needed for your regular health regimen

Marguerite — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:05:38 +0000

I always include purchasing my supplements in my regular budget. I consider it food because herbs are food and we need them for nutrition, vitamins and minerals. It is so important for the whole family to include multi-vitamins, minerals and any direct aids to help aid any conditions the family is dealing with from allergies to high blood pressure, diabetes, etc.

I posted the recommended vitamins and supplements that Dr. Oz suggested in a past blog that list all the supplements he suggest we take regularly:

Dr. Oz’s suggestions for daily supplements

This week Nature Sunshine has some popular products on special:

High Potency Garlic, a natural antibiotic and part of the program to manage high blood pressure.
$2 off
Buy 4 get 1 free

Probiotic Eleven
Good for gut health.
$2 off – $20.95
Buy 4 get 1 free – $91.80

See all of the specials for the week and order online at www.mynsp.com/motherknowsbest

I recently posted articles under my Chicago Holistic Examiner column in June with important information diabetes, heart disease and endometriosis, review of Jillian Michaels’ new show plus remembering celebrities we lost recently much too soon. Click on the article headlines below to read full articles.

Lifestyle changes that could save your life if you are diabetic

Jillian Michaels goes to a black neighborhood this week

Garry Shider “Starchild” of Parliament-Funkadelic dies at 56

One Illinois woman’s plight with endometriosis

Marvin Isley, youngest brother of The Isley brothers dies after battle with diabetes

Healthy health habits for people with heart disease

Have a healthy, happy week!

(picture of my youngest son with his dog above)

Natural therapies for Endometriosis plus Tiao He cleanse on special this week.

Marguerite — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:46:34 +0000

I wrote an article for Examiner.com about one young woman here in the Illinois area that suffers from a type of endometriosis that causes her to cough up blood when she is on her cycle! An article about her story in a local newspaper caused a center specializing in endometriosis to reach out to her. I added some natural therapies women have found helpful and an interesting slideshow. You can read the full article at the link below. (Click on article headline)

One Illinois woman’s plight with endometriosis

Specials this week with Nature Sunshine:

Tiao He Cleanse
$2 off – $24.75
Buy 4 get 1 FREE $107.00
(Member price)
Tiao He Cleanse is a great 15-day program of Cleansing herbs to achieve tiao he-balance and harmony. It includes herbs to cleanse the liver, detox at the cellular level along with laxative and digestive support.

Shop here: http://www.mynsp.com/motherknowsbest

Don’t forget to vote for Mom’s Healthy Blog

for the 2010 Black Weblog awards on the link to the right of my blog – http://www.motherknowsbest.net/blog. I need your vote to win again this year. Thanks for your support!!!

Doctor’s order for heart health and natural supplements plus Summer Savings!

Marguerite — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:56:26 +0000

Dr. Becker is a doctor who has a TV show that airs every Monday through Friday on TLN. He really believes in holistic medicine. He shares helpful tips and research proving the benefits of herbs and healthy living. On a recent show he talked about heart health and the supplements that support people who deal with heart disease. This information is great for anyone who may have received heart surgery or other serious heart conditions. Pass it on to anyone who may can use this knowledge.

Read the full article covering Dr. Becker’s suggestions at Chicago Holistic Examiner.

(Click headline below)

Healthy health habits for people with heart disease

Don’t forget to check out the specials Nature Sunshine is running June 6-12th.
View PRODUCT SPECIALS at http://www.mynsp.com/motherknowsbest

Make it a great week!

Suggestions for Acid Reflux and Special on Silver Shield!

Marguerite — Mon, 31 May 2010 02:47:37 +0000

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A frequent question people ask me about is Acid Reflux. Here are some suggestions on herbal supplements and habits to help deal with Acid Reflux:

Acid indigestion may involve a hyperactivity of the stomach, causing excess acid production, but more commonly a difficulty to properly digest food caused by insufficiency of hydrochloric acid being produced by the stomach and a lack of digestive enzymes.

We have a product called Anti-Gas Formula with papaya fruit, ginger root, peppermint leaves, wild yam root, fennel seed, dong quay root, spearmint leaves, catnip herb and lobelia herb.

We also have a product called Stomach Comfort that you can take with you and take after a meal. They are chewable tabs with natural ingredients.

Also, try eating right for your blood type.

More tips for acid relax:

Eat smaller meals.

Don’t eat heavy late at night.

Don’t eat a diet heavy in protein like lots of red meat and pork.

Avoid greasy, fried foods.

GERD or Acid Reflux can be linked to stress.

The products mentioned above are available on my site through Nature Sunshine and with your first $40 order you get a FREE membership and will get your products at member’s price.

All members can take advantage of weekly specials. This week NSP is running great specials:

Silver Shield – Aqua Sol Technology (Colloidal Silver) – 18 PPM
$2 OFF – $19.95
Buy 4 Get 1 FREE – $87.80
Buy 9 Get 3 FREE – $197.55

Silver Shield Gel Aqua Sol Techology – 24PPM
$2 OFF – $13.75
Buy 4 Get 1 FREE – $63.00
Buy 9 Get 3 FREE – $141.75

Read the great benefits of Silver Shield HERE and under TESTIMONIES

Go to the main page of my site to find all the specials of the week and take the FREE Health Analysis
http://www.motherknowsbest.net/

SHIPPING IS FREE THRU Monday, May 31st!

Make it a great week!

A diabetes testimony and quiz

Marguerite — Wed, 26 May 2010 04:14:08 +0000

As American faces one the worst epidemics ever, the testimony and article below is very encouraging. Take the quiz in the Examiner article and pass this along to friends, and family.

Diabetes Testimony

This was taken from an Nature Sunshine Products forum website:

I was found to have diabetes type 2 last April. After doing some personal research, checking with Mary Jane L., my NSP Rep and a nutritionist, I embarked on an aggressive new diet -totally eliminating all forms of sugar and no sugar substitutes, no white flower and no milk products, mostly salads and fresh vegetables, various beans, little meat, whole grain cereals, Ezekiel Bread, almond butter and cashews and lots of water. My diet previously had been junk food, sweets/pastries/cake/ice cream, loads of pasta, lots of red meat, coffee – almost no fresh vegetables or salad – most of the wrong things.

A few weeks into the process I added Chromium GTF – it made a significant difference in the numbers, evened the swings out – lessening the morning and mid-afternoon drops and the peaks after meals. I noticed that it took one tablet about every 4-5 hours to really stabilize my system. During the process, although I was not overly heavy, I lost 20 pounds in approximately 2 1/2 months. I ran out of my supply of Chromium GTF about 6 months into the process and decided I had to have my Chromium and couldn’t wait to get some from Mary Jane, so I picked up what the GNC clerk said was their best product – GNC Chromium Picolinate 500. I expected the same result but was very disappointed. There was a day and night difference between the two products. Within a couple of days I was on the phone to Mary Jane and told her what had happened and that I needed several bottles of NSP’s product right away!

Since then, I have converted to the Sugar Reg and have found it to be far superior to Chromium. I still take 4-5 per day and I rarely encounter any problem, even under stress. When I wake up every morning my numbers are always between 94 and 112. I don’t want to be without it.

-Joseph B. of Cleveland, Ohio

All Nature Sunshine supplements mentioned in above testimony and article below can be found at my Nature Sunshine online store: www.mynsp.com/motherknowsbest

Read this Examiner.com article on diabetes and take the quiz if you have diabetes, overweight or have family members with diabetes.

Click on headline below to read full article:

Diabetes quiz to take and healthy lifestyle changes to try

Dealing with skin breakouts naturally. Acne gel on special!

Marguerite — Mon, 24 May 2010 04:57:50 +0000

As a mother of a teen son and daughter in her twenties, I know of the struggle of dealing with acne. I also battled with acne as a teen myself and it is not fun. Beautiful skin is important at any age. Since studying herbs I found that when dealing acne helps if you work with the system internally as well as externally.

Pimples can be caused by hormone changes but aggravated by poor diet and lack of body cleansing. One of the first things people notice when they do a good herbal colon cleanse is how much better their skin looks because the colon cleanse will cleanse out waste, toxins and parasites, clean the blood and helping to cleanse the liver. This all benefits the skin and clears breakouts.

Products like:
Chlorophyll

Cleanstart colon cleanse

Tiao He cleanse

or the special System cleanse program we highly recommend is good for skin care internally. Contact me for details on the program – momsherbs@gmail.com
All these programs are awesome for detoxing internally.

This week our Acne Treatment Gel is on special and this is a great product to apply topically to the skin to help clear blemishes with natural ingredients.

Acne Treatment Gel
Buy 3 Get 1 FREE – $36.45

We also have other great specials:

Chromium GTF
$1 OFF – $6.65?Buy 4 Get 1 FREE – $30.60

Intestinal/Soothe & Build
$1 OFF – $8.00?Buy 4 Get 1 FREE – $36.00

Checkout all the specials at: http://www.motherknowsbest.net

Cllick on the headline below for past Chicago Holistic Examiner article for natural beauty tips:

How to look younger, with tips from The Doctors TV show

Answer my health question: What is an easy, cheap detox program for the New Year?

Make it a great week!

Resources for PCOS, Specials for the week of May 16th and NSP’s new energy drinks

Marguerite — Mon, 17 May 2010 05:32:57 +0000

I have so many great natural resources for various health challenges. For women with PCOS you will see I have posted information on my blog about this condition in the past. (Do a search under PCOS and past blog posts will show.) One awesome network and support group for women with PCOS is:
http://www.pcoschallenge.com/ Sasha Ottey does a great job sharing helpful resources for women with PCOS.
PCOS – Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is becoming more prevalent in recent years. It’s thought that 4% to 10% of all women have the disorder. It has to do with Insulin resistance and women diagnosed with this condition usually have extra facial hair, weight gain, irregular cycles and infertility issues. The good news is natural programs are available for this condition. A healthy diet and exercise is critical. It is important to recognize this condition and get on a healthy program because it could lead to more serious health issues. Contact your herbalist for a natural program.

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For the week of May 16th Nature Sunshine has some wonderful specials as usual

Products you want to keep stocked in your home:
Fenugreek & Thyme
Supports the respiratory system.
$2 off – member cost $8.50
Buy 4 and get 1 FREE – member cost $42.00

See all this week’s specials at: http://www.mynsp.com/motherknowsbest under PRODUCT SPECIALS

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