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01/25/2026

5 Tiny Habits and Supportive Courses
Each of these five habits can easily weave into your daily routine. Don’t underestimate their power! The hand-selected courses help you go even deeper with more tools to nurture a healthier and happier life.



1. Brush-and-March Boost
Sneak in movement while you brush. Each morning, stand tall and gently march in place for 2–3 minutes. Want a little extra oomph? Lift your knees higher. It’s a quick, seamless way to wake up your legs, core, and circulation — before the day even begins.

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2. Look and Name to Calm
When anxiety starts to rise, pause. Take a few slow, steady breaths — exhale a little longer than you inhale. Then gently look around and name three things you can see: “lamp, window, tree.” Saying them quietly (or in your head) anchors you in the present and signals safety to your nervous system. Repeat as needed, anywhere. You’ve got this.

01/16/2026

fluorescent lights have many harmful effects and leds are much worse. I do not have any in my house. When they but in the ban on the standard all fashioned light bulb stocked up on normal old fashioned light bulbs and am still using up my supply . A good part of my lifestyle is not like most americans. It is why I am 72 with no health problems

Here is a article i found that lists suppliers of incandescent bulbs. Trump did lift the ban

found them! 💡 Did you know that the LED lights that they have been pushing on us are actually bad for us?! … Yep!… And while they are HARD to find, incandescent lightbulbs are still available! I put together this list of the best incandescent lightbulbs that I found on Amazon:
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01/14/2026

Slowly, we are making progress. The turn has been made and we’re moving away from all this western medicine this harm so many it’s so exciting to see.

01/11/2026

in order to see this, you have to have X but this doctor is talking about all the ways. invermectin can heal different skin disorders

01/09/2026

This is very interesting I am going to grow some .

Corn, or maize, that people eat, has about the poorest nutritional content of nearly any food crop you can grow. An argument can be made that we would be better off without it. Instead, the U.S. exports it by the millions of tons as a major part of our supposed endeavor to feed the world. We are not doing anyone a favor.

This is an amazing story (or two stories in one) about a type of corn, Painted Mountain corn, black variety, that completely reverses that picture and even has incredible medicinal properties. It was bred by a man, Dave Christensen, about my age, who set out to develop a corn that will survive extreme drought and grow in very cold weather and at high elevations or northern reaches.

Christensen set out to grow a corn variety that simply produced very high yields in conditions of scant rainfall. It will, however, do better with some moisture. He wanted to make this corn available to poor farmers and people all around the world without any particular regard to its nutritional value. He has succeeded, after a lifetime of work, in creating one of the most nutritious food crops you could consume.

The story of this stupendous and serendipitous achievement comes from the January 2026 issue of Acres USA which describes itself as the voice of Eco-Agriculture. It is one of the most incredible stories I've ever read.

Part of why this is such an incredible story is that as a 17 year-old boy, Christensen had a dream, from out of nowhere and no reason, about walking into a grocery store and seeing a bin of multicolored corn and right in the middle were two long, skinny, black cobs. They weren't particularly beautiful, but they had a powerful effect on him that presaged how he would spend his life. He thought this had to be a message from God.

A couple days later, he was passing a grocery store and went in. He turned a corner and there was the bin of corn and those two black cobs in the middle, exactly as he dreamed. His mouth fell open. He bought the two ears and carried them around with him for years including through college and while he was in the Air Force. He later settled in Montana on a homestead with a desire to grow corn for food at that far north location.

Christensen began asking local old-timers what corn they grew and found out there was one variety, Mandan, which was the only one that could be grown there. The old-timers gave him seed, as did others who heard he was collecting old breeds of Indian corn. He also sent for seeds from the National Seed Bank until he had about 70 kinds in his founding population and began trialing them and inter-breeding them.

By the time he got to planting the two black corns, they had gone sterile so he had to recreate them. He says he tried and tried to get the corn darker and darker, but there weren't any black ones.

He planted out all his varieties, but on September 1st there was a freak snow storm which froze and destroyed the still immature corn. However, he felt God was telling him to peel the husks back and harvest the cobs. When he did that, he discovered the long skinny ones had dried and were not destroyed.

He ordered drought hardy seeds from the southwest following six years of drought and planted them in his experimental garden. One of those was from Arizona. Most of those seeds were white, yellow, and blue and one kernel was red. He planted the red one and some others. They all did poorly, but when he peeled back the husk on one cob, it was shiny black. A second cob was also black. He reasoned the red kernel must have had just the right genes from a mixed field. He kept breeding until the corn was 99.5 % Painted Mountain corn but still had the gene for Navajo black color.

Christensen grows all his corn organically. He tested the black corn for antioxidant (anthocyanin) capacity and "it went through the roof" at about 200 to less than 10 for the other types. Anthocyanins have tremendous healing power. Christensen began eating this corn on a regular basis. He stopped taking his doctor-prescribed statin drug. After two months, he went to the doctor who didn't know he had made these changes. The doctor exclaimed "Look what I've done for you -- I've made you into a young man." His cholesterol was down below 200, his triglycerides were down a hundred. His high kidney and thyroid troubles dropped down to zero. The PSA for his prostate that was 12, dropped to 4 and his testosterone jumped 125 points. At 81, he had the blood panel of a young man.

Christensen's Painted Mountain black corn analyses at up to 14 percent protein whereas most corn today is down to around 6 percent in large measure due to inferior farming practices. What if we all started eating Painted Mountain black corn regularly? Likely, everyone's health would improve markedly. Corn would once again be worth eating.

Today, Christensen's corn is being grown all around the world -- Norway, Germany, Romania, Australia, Siberia and North Korea and here. A quick check of the 2026 Territorial Seed catalog shows they have Painted Mountain corn in orange, gold, red and purple but no mention of black. It is listed as an ornamental. However, you should get out your copy and read the excellent description in the catalog. Probably, you can get the black variety by going to northfrontierfarms.com.

You've already had the good luck to learn about this marvelous corn creation, but I'll wish you good luck with it anyway.

Health comes only from nutrient-balanced soil.

©2026 Gary L. Kline

01/08/2026

As we age Balance is very important to maintain and many of us struggle with it . I consider myself to have very good balance and do much work on tall roofs . Yet I found this hard to do

Here is a quick way to maintain it while brushing your teeth

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3 Balance Drills You Can Do While Brushing Your Teeth
You don't need a gym to fix your stability. You need 2 minutes and a sink.
Tom Kane
Jan 8





The most common excuse I hear for neglecting balance training is: “I don’t have time.”

I reject that.
You brush your teeth for two minutes, twice a day. That is 28 minutes of training time per week.
That is enough to change your trajectory.

We discussed “Proprioception” on Tuesday. Now, let’s put it into practice. We are going to “Habit Stack” your balance drills onto your dental hygiene routine.

The Bathroom Sink Protocol
Drill 1: The Flamingo (Basic)

The Move: Stand on one leg while brushing the upper teeth. Switch legs for the lower teeth.

The Science: This forces the “stabilizer muscles” in your hips (Glute Medius) to fire. If you touch your free foot to the ground, you start over.

Drill 2: The “Head Turn” (Vestibular)

The Move: While standing on one leg, slowly turn your head left and right as you brush.

The Science: This creates “Vestibular Chaos.” The fluid in your inner ear sloshes around, confusing your brain. Your ankle sensors have to work overtime to keep you upright. This is elite-level fall prevention.

Drill 3: The Calf Pump (Circulation)

The Move: Do slow, controlled calf raises while rinsing. Up on two seconds, down on two seconds.

The Science: Your calves are your “Peripheral Heart.” This pumps venous blood back up to the chest, improving circulation and strengthening the ankle complex.

The Rule:
If you are holding the sink for support, you are cheating. Hover your hand over the sink for safety, but do not touch it unless you fall.

01/07/2026

If your lifestyle is anywhere close to what the average Americans is, you’re not gonna be healthy if your diet is, you will not be healthy. If you eat a restaurant you cannot be healthy Here’s some of the things common in homes that you cannot have and be healthy.

Did you know that everyday items in your home could be putting your health at risk? From non-stick pans to scented candles, certain products release chemicals that may increase your risk of cancer over time. For example, non-stick pans contain chemicals that can leach into food, while scented candles can release harmful toxins when burned.

Processed foods, plastic bottles, and refined oils are also linked to increased cancer risk. These items contain additives and preservatives that can contribute to long-term health problems. It’s crucial to be mindful of what’s in your home and choose safer, non-toxic alternatives whenever possible.

Protect your health by replacing harmful items with safer options. Opt for stainless steel cookware, natural candles, and healthier food choices to reduce your exposure to cancer-causing chemicals. Small changes in your environment can lead to big improvements in your health. 🍲🏠

01/06/2026

This is wonderful news in my world and understanding in my years of study vaccines are never beneficial. They’re only harmful. I would never let my animals or anyone. I could have a influence on get a vaccine your most anything we’ve been told is backwards about Health. It’s been discovering that that I’ve been able to keep myself so healthy.

Beyond my wildest dreams.

there’s a lot of weird stuff happening in politics right now, but this isn’t that.

20 years ago I started researching human hormones and fertility. My first book was about how to have a healthy baby, not about biohacking.

The consensus from functional medicine practitioners has been that the American vaccine schedule was insane and risky. And there’s plenty of evidence to support that perspective. I’m not saying they don’t work (we don’t really know given how much fraud there is in the research), but I will very clearly say: it is incredibly shortsighted to do biological research on all children in the next generation by forcing them to get jabs.

this may be one of the most pivotal changes in American health policy over the past 20 years. Thank you for leading the charge and for finding the good fight for decades. 🙏

12/30/2025

A new study definitively links tanning beds to a near-tripling of melanoma risk.

Researchers found tanning bed users had almost twice as many skin cell mutations.

This dangerous DNA damage occurs across nearly the entire surface of the skin.

Experts urgently call for policy reform, including bans on minors using tanning beds.

The findings counter a social media-driven resurgence by showing the permanent genetic risk.
For decades, the indoor tanning industry has operated under a cloud of suspicion, often downplaying the severe health risks of its devices. Now, a definitive new study has shattered any remaining doubt, revealing the precise and alarming mechanism by which tanning beds cause cancer. Published in the journal Science Advances, this research from Northwestern Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco provides irrefutable evidence that tanning bed users face nearly triple the risk of developing deadly melanoma and that these devices cause dangerous DNA mutations across nearly the entire surface of the skin.

The investigation began with a clinical mystery. Dr. Pedram Gerami, a dermatologist and melanoma researcher at Northwestern University, noticed an unusually high number of younger women in his clinic with multiple melanomas, often on body parts shielded from ordinary sunlight. Suspecting a link, his team compared the medical records of 3,000 tanning bed users to 3,000 non users. The results were dramatic. Melanoma was diagnosed in 5% of the tanning bed group, compared to just 2% of those who avoided the beds. After adjusting for factors like age and sunburn history, the analysis concluded tanning bed users had a 2.85 fold higher risk.

A deeper look at cellular damage
This epidemiological finding prompted a deeper, molecular question: how? Using advanced genomic sequencing on 182 skin biopsies, the scientists examined melanocytes, the pigment-producing cells where melanoma originates. They discovered that skin cells from tanning bed users carried nearly twice as many mutations as those from non-users. Critically, these mutations were found even in normal, mole-free skin and on areas like the lower back and buttocks, areas typically protected from the sun. "In outdoor sun exposure, maybe 20% of your skin gets the most damage," Gerami said. "In tanning bed users, we saw those same dangerous mutations across almost the entire skin surface."

The study marks the first time researchers have pinpointed how tanning beds cause the DNA damage that leads to cancer. "Even in normal skin from indoor tanning patients, areas where there are no moles, we found DNA changes that are precursor mutations that predispose to melanoma," Gerami stated. "That has never been shown before." This creates a widespread field of injury, meaning users accumulate a high baseline of damage that makes it far easier to tip into full blown cancer later in life.

A high personal cost
The human cost behind the data is embodied by patients like Heidi Tarr, 49, who donated skin samples for the research. As a teenager, she used a tanning bed several times a week because "it was just the thing to do." In her 30s, she was diagnosed with melanoma. "The biopsies can be painful, but the mental anxiety is worse," she said. "You’re always waiting for the call that it’s melanoma again." Her experience underscores a tragic pattern. "Most of my patients started tanning when they were young, vulnerable and didn’t have the same level of knowledge," Gerami noted. "They feel wronged by the industry."

In light of the findings, experts are issuing urgent calls for policy reform. The World Health Organization classifies tanning beds as a Class 1 carcinogen, the same level as to***co smoking and asbestos. Gerami argues public warnings must reflect this reality. "When you buy a pack of ci******es, it says this may result in lung cancer," he said. "We should have a similar campaign with tanning bed usage." He and other health advocates insist that, at a minimum, indoor tanning must be banned for minors, a step already taken by countries like Australia and Brazil.

This research arrives as tanning beds are experiencing a worrying resurgence, fueled by social media trends romanticizing the practice. The findings deliver a powerful, science-based rebuttal to any claims of safety. For anyone tempted by the promise of a quick glow, the message from both researchers and survivors is unequivocal. "For those who might be thinking about using a tanning bed," Tarr said, "I just would extremely recommend: don't use them." The pursuit of a temporary tan, it turns out, can permanently rewrite your genetic code, a gamble with stakes that are now clearer and higher than ever before.

Sources for this article include:

MedicalXpress.com

News.Northwestern.edu

NYPost.com

USAToday.com

12/30/2025

A large U.S. cohort study has found that individuals consuming the highest levels of ultra-processed foods face a significantly greater risk of developing lung cancer, even after adjusting for smoking and other factors.

Research published in the journal Thorax analyzed data from more than 101,000 participants in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. Over an average follow-up period of 12 years, researchers identified 1,706 incident cases of lung cancer, including 1,473 cases of non-small cell lung cancer—the slower-growing form—and 233 cases of the more aggressive small cell variant.

Participants in the top quartile of ultra-processed food consumption, adjusted for energy intake, showed a 41% higher risk of lung cancer compared with those in the lowest quartile (hazard ratio 1.41). The associations held for both non-small cell (37% higher risk) and small cell (44% higher risk) subtypes.

Ultra-processed foods typically include items formulated with multiple industrial processes and additives, such as preservatives, emulsifiers and artificial flavors. Examples in the study ranged from ice cream, packaged sauces and confectionery to soft drinks, ready-made burgers, pizza and processed meats. On average, the energy-adjusted ultra-processed food consumption was 2.8 servings per day, with lunch meat contributing 11.1% to total UPF intake, diet or caffeinated soft drinks 7.3%, and decaffeinated soft drinks 6.6%, the study found. UPFs are described as nutritionally poor, with high energy density, low fibre, fewer micronutrients, and excessive sugars, sodium, fats and additives.

Examples:

Sugar-sweetened beverages
Processed meats
Packaged snack cakes & pastries
Instant noodles & boxed meals
Frozen prepared pizzas & entrées
Sugary breakfast cereals
Flavored/sweetened dairy products
Reconstituted meat products
Packaged refined breads & buns
Processed cheese products
The findings build on prior evidence linking ultra-processed foods to a range of adverse health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and reduced life expectancy. In the U.S. and Britain, such foods comprise more than half of daily caloric intake for many individuals.

“You can’t say from this study that UPFs cause cancer as it’s observational, so we’re looking at associations, not direct effects. But it does strengthen the case for looking more closely at the food environment many people are living in, where UPFs are cheap, convenient, and heavily marketed, making them a go-to for many,” Rob Hobson, author of Unprocess Your Family Life, told The Independent.

“That might mean cooking more from scratch where possible, adding in more whole foods like vegetables, beans and grains, or just becoming more aware of how often UPFs show up in your day,” Hobson added. “It’s not about being perfect, it’s about balance and understanding how your food choices could be supporting or undermining your long-term health.”

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12/26/2025

Why I do not eat pork and you should not either this article explains it well

The Pork thing:
Our position about eating scavengers, with pork being the premier widely-eaten one, is that it is harmful to our bodies. The following article highlights some of the issues with consuming pork. It doesn't mention something I learned from Dr. Carey Reams, my mentor: the flesh of pig (and other scavengers) operates at a molecular frequency that is not compatible with the human body.
Every time I post something like this, there are always a number of people who object to the idea that pig meat is not healthy. They love their ham and bacon!
It is not required that you agree with everything you will read here, but I am presenting this for general education, NOT for argument! If you don't agree, pass on to another topic.
13 Problems with pork
1) A pig is a real garbage gut. Pigs will eat anything including urine, excrement, dirt, decaying animal flesh, maggots, or decaying vegetables. They will even eat the cancerous growths off other pigs or animals.
2) The meat and fat of a pig absorbs toxins like a sponge. Their meat can be 30 times more toxic than beef or venison.
3) When eating beef or venison, it takes 8 to 9 hours to digest the meat so what little toxins are in the meat are slowly put into our system and can be filtered by the liver. But when pork is eaten, it takes only 4 hours to digest the meat. We thus get a much higher level of toxins within a shorter time.
4) Unlike other mammals, a pig does not sweat or perspire. Perspiration is a means by which toxins are removed from the body. Since a pig does not sweat, the toxins remain within its body and in the meat.
5) Pigs are so poisonous that you can hardly kill them with strychnine or other poisons.
6) Farmers will often pen up pigs around a rattlesnake nest because the pigs will eat the snakes, and if bitten they will not be harmed by the venom.
7) When a pig is butchered, worms and insects take to its flesh sooner and faster than to other animal's flesh. In a few days the swine flesh is full of worms.
Pigs have over a dozen parasites within them, such as tapeworms, flukes, worms, and trichinae.
There is no safe temperature at which pork can be cooked to ensure that all these parasites, their cysts, and eggs will be killed.
9) Pig meat has twice as much fat as beef. A 3 oz T bone steak contains 8.5 grams of fat; a 3 oz pork chop contains 18 grams of fat. A 3 oz beef rib has 11.1 grams of fat; a 3 oz pork spare rib has 23.2 grams of fat. This would not be a problem, since saturated animal fats are good for us, but pig fat is saturated with toxins and poisons.
10) Cows have a complex digestive system, having four stomachs. It thus takes over 24 hours to digest their vegetarian diet causing its food to be purified of toxins. In contrast, the pig's one stomach takes only about 4 hours to digest its foul diet, turning its toxic food into flesh.
11) The pig carries about 30 diseases which can be easily passed to humans.
12) The trichinae worm of the swine is microscopically small, and once ingested can lodge itself in our intestines, muscles, spinal cord or the brain. This results in the disease trichinosis. The symptoms are sometimes lacking, but when present they are mistaken for other diseases, such as typhoid, arthritis, rheumatism, gastritis, MS, meningitis, gall bladder trouble, or acute alcoholism.
13) The pig is so poisonous and filthy, that nature had to prepare him a sewer line or canal running down each leg with an outlet in the bottom of the foot. Out of this hole oozes pus and filth his body cannot pass into its system fast enough. Some of this pus gets into the meat of the animal.

12/17/2025

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having success treating cancer with parasite medicine here is a expert talking about