My mom sent me some advertisements regarding health tips, and some of this seems to defy conventional wisdom. It describes “how doctors stay well while treating sick people all day”, and the solution isn’t washing hands. Many doctors take herbs but don’t recommend it to their patients because it’s unscientific. Maybe they’ve been taking the same weird assorted bark and dirt puree that I was made to drink as a kid by grandma! While the article is definitely advertisement, some of it is rather interesting. Check this out:
Cold and flu remedy that fights cancer: astragalus (huang qi). Take it with your meals!
Pain remedy that works faster than Tylenol/Aspirin: static electricity. Go to Home Depot and get some generic painter’s mitt and a PVC pipe about an inch thick. If you have a pain in the butt, rub vigorously for one minute, apply to the heinies, and voila! Pain is gone.
How to reversing clogged arteries: vitamin C. Simple.
What’s a heart attack trigger? People who interrupt conversations!! Oh oh… 😯
How to eat fiber without resorting to eating stuff that taste like sawdust? Eat Avocados. Some other stuff includes raspberries (8g), blackberries (8g), apples (3g), mangoes (4g), acorn squash (6g), black beans (8g), artichokes (6g), sweet potatoes (5g). Darn, and I’ve been trying to get rid of the blackberries in my back yard!
Is Salmon is good for you? Not from the supermarket. Farmed salmon contains antibiotics and pesticides, and are fattier than wild cousins plus they have two-thirds less omega-3 fats! Get wild salmon from natural food markets.
How to tell if you have bad breath? Lick the inside of your wrist, wait 4 seconds, then smell. Typically Karen just stuffs a couple of mint pills in my mouth before doing any tests. Guilty until proven innocent.
There are numerous other tips like these throughout the ad. Now I’ve greatly simplified the text, so if you’re interested in verifying the original manuscripts, you can download secrets1.pdf (6.6 MB), or you can check out the web site at http://www.bottomlinesecrets.com.
That said, I can’t vouch the accuracy of this information. After all, I’ve always thought static electricity is good for zapping someone silly than to sooth the pain. If you know of whether any of these is fact or fiction, let me know!