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The pipe story goes like this: you eat butter, the butter floats about in the blood, the butter sticks to the wall like grease in a drain, one day the drain is shut. It is the tidiest piece of medicine ever drawn on a napkin, and every part of it is wrong.

Dietary fat does not float about. It is packaged in the gut, shipped to your fat stores and muscle, and is gone from the blood within hours. Plaque does not sit in the pipe like sludge; it grows inside the wall, underneath the lining, where nothing you swallowed can reach it without an invitation. And the invitation is damage: a cholesterol particle gets through the lining, oxidises, and the immune system builds a scab over it. A plaque is a scab on the inside of a pipe, not a lump of dripping in the bend.

In 1994 The Lancet did the obvious thing and cut the plaques open to see what the fat inside them actually was. 26% saturated. 74% unsaturated, and more than 40% of it polyunsaturated, the fat that oxidises, the fat that comes out of a seed, the fat the butter was replaced with.

So the drain was never blocked with butter. It was scabbed over a wound, and the wound was full of the stuff the leaflets told two generations to cook with instead.

The pipe was a metaphor. The seed oil was a diet.

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The Maasai:
- Milk, meat and blood

- 5 inches taller

- 23lb heavier

- 50% stronger on the dynamometer

The Kikuyu:
- Maize, millet, sweet potato, beans, greens

- More bone deformity

- More rotten teeth

- More anaemia

- More tropical ulcers

Both peoples, one tape measure.

The survey was led by John Boyd Orr, who went on to be the first head of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization and collected a Nobel Peace Prize along the way.

In 2006 that same organisation published Livestock's Long Shadow, the report that taught the world to blame the cow.]]> <![CDATA[The Hyssop Vapor Protocol: A 15-Minute Chest-Clearing Steam Bath]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31928.html Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:54:17 +0000 Henlus]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31928.html
In Psalm 51, King David calls out, "Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean."

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In Exodus, God commanded the Israelites to use hyssop branches to paint their door frames with blood during Passover. And in the New Testament, it was a branch of Hyssop that was used to carry the sponge with vinegar to Jesus on the cross.

Why does this tiny herb of the mint family appear in times of greatest "purification" and medical emergency of ancient times? Because the Hyssopus (Hyssopus officinalis) wasn't just a symbol. It's one of the fiercest antiviral and mucolytic agents growing in the Mediterranean basin.

The Mucus Unclogger

If you have severe bronchitis, asthma, or are recovering from a brutal respiratory virus, your lungs fill with poo. This booger gets stiff, sticky, and hard like glue. You can't cough it up no matter how hard you try, and it turns into a growing broth for bacterial pneumonia.

Hyssopus Essential Oil contains powerful ketones and phenols (including acanphor and marrubiine).

...

These botanical compounds have a primary biological job: dissolve phlegm.

They act like a chemical detergent or "unplug" directly into your lungs. When you inhale its fumes, they physically break the protein bonds that hold that thick pacifier together. The mucus becomes thin and watery (Mucolitic Effect).

Simultaneously, the Hyssop acts as an Excitatory Expectorant. Gently irritates the respiratory tract, forcing your lungs to generate a "productive cough" to spit out that freshly-liqued phlegm and clear your airways for good.

Protocol :

The Hyssop Vapor Inhalation:

Warning: Due to its high content of ketones, Hyssop oil should NOT be used by pregnant women or people with epilepsy (ketones can stimulate the central nervous system).

The Steam Bath: The best way to get this medicine into your lungs is not by swallowing it, it's by inhaling it. Boil 4 cups of water and pour into a large glass bowl or container.

The Purifying Agent: Add 2 drops of Pure Hyssop Essential Oil to steaming water. (You can add 1 drop of Eucalyptus for path opening synergy).

The Campaign Store: Close your eyes. Place a large towel over your head and on the bowl to create a "tent" that catches steam.

The Extraction: Inhale slowly and deeply through the mouth and nose for 5 to 10 minutes. Hot steam will drive Hyssop ketones to the deepest alveols of your lungs. Get the tissues ready, because in 15 minutes you'll start flushing the infection out of your chest.

Source 📚: Planta Medica, "Phytochemistry and pharmacological profile of Hyssopus officinalis."]]>
In Psalm 51, King David calls out, "Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean."

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In Exodus, God commanded the Israelites to use hyssop branches to paint their door frames with blood during Passover. And in the New Testament, it was a branch of Hyssop that was used to carry the sponge with vinegar to Jesus on the cross.

Why does this tiny herb of the mint family appear in times of greatest "purification" and medical emergency of ancient times? Because the Hyssopus (Hyssopus officinalis) wasn't just a symbol. It's one of the fiercest antiviral and mucolytic agents growing in the Mediterranean basin.

The Mucus Unclogger

If you have severe bronchitis, asthma, or are recovering from a brutal respiratory virus, your lungs fill with poo. This booger gets stiff, sticky, and hard like glue. You can't cough it up no matter how hard you try, and it turns into a growing broth for bacterial pneumonia.

Hyssopus Essential Oil contains powerful ketones and phenols (including acanphor and marrubiine).

...

These botanical compounds have a primary biological job: dissolve phlegm.

They act like a chemical detergent or "unplug" directly into your lungs. When you inhale its fumes, they physically break the protein bonds that hold that thick pacifier together. The mucus becomes thin and watery (Mucolitic Effect).

Simultaneously, the Hyssop acts as an Excitatory Expectorant. Gently irritates the respiratory tract, forcing your lungs to generate a "productive cough" to spit out that freshly-liqued phlegm and clear your airways for good.

Protocol :

The Hyssop Vapor Inhalation:

Warning: Due to its high content of ketones, Hyssop oil should NOT be used by pregnant women or people with epilepsy (ketones can stimulate the central nervous system).

The Steam Bath: The best way to get this medicine into your lungs is not by swallowing it, it's by inhaling it. Boil 4 cups of water and pour into a large glass bowl or container.

The Purifying Agent: Add 2 drops of Pure Hyssop Essential Oil to steaming water. (You can add 1 drop of Eucalyptus for path opening synergy).

The Campaign Store: Close your eyes. Place a large towel over your head and on the bowl to create a "tent" that catches steam.

The Extraction: Inhale slowly and deeply through the mouth and nose for 5 to 10 minutes. Hot steam will drive Hyssop ketones to the deepest alveols of your lungs. Get the tissues ready, because in 15 minutes you'll start flushing the infection out of your chest.

Source 📚: Planta Medica, "Phytochemistry and pharmacological profile of Hyssopus officinalis."]]> <![CDATA[Yesterday’s Medical Advice That Sounds Deadly and Crazy Today]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31916.html Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:35:24 +0000 Henlus]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31916.html If You Had Trusted the “Settled Science” of the Day, This Is How It Might Have Gone.

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Every generation has things it considers safe, modern and scientifically proven.

Then, years later, people sometimes look back and ask:

“How did they ever think that was safe?”

The people who followed that advice were not stupid.

They were simply trusting the best information available to them at the time.

Here are some examples.

1890s: The “Heroic” Cough Medicine

Your baby has a cough.

You buy Bayer's new cough medicine because it is advertised as a non-addictive alternative to morphine and is considered suitable for children.

The problem?

It contains heroin.

Yes, heroin.

Bayer marketed it as a powerful new medicine and even gave it a name derived from the German word for heroic.

What was considered modern medicine at the time would later become one of the world's most dangerous drugs.

1900s: Mercury for Teething Babies

Your baby is teething.

You use calomel powder on the baby's gums because it is a common treatment.

Calomel contains mercury, a toxic metal.

Some children developed a condition called pink disease.

Their hands and feet could become swollen and painful. Their skin could peel. Some children suffered terribly for months.

Some died.

A treatment that was once considered normal was exposing babies to mercury poisoning.

1910s: Crisco and the New “Modern” Fat

Your mother cooks with lard.

But you are told that Crisco is the modern alternative.

It was developed from cottonseed oil and became popular as a replacement for animal fats.

The problem was the process used to turn liquid vegetable oil into a solid cooking fat.

That process produced trans fats.

Trans fats are a type of fat that can increase harmful cholesterol and increase the risk of heart disease.

Decades later, governments would move to remove industrial trans fats from the food supply.

What was once marketed as modern and healthy eventually became something regulators wanted eliminated.

1920s: Radioactive Water for Health

You want more energy and better health.

So you take Radithor, a radioactive water product that was sold as a health treatment.

One wealthy American businessman, Eben Byers, reportedly drank around 1,400 bottles.

The result was horrific.

Radioactive poisoning destroyed his bones and severely damaged his body.

Part of his jaw had to be removed.

He was eventually buried in a lead-lined coffin because of the radioactivity remaining in his body.

Imagine drinking radioactive water because it was sold as a health product.

1930s: A Medicine Made With Antifreeze

A new drug called a sulfa medicine was being developed.

To make it easier to take as a liquid, a chemist dissolved it in diethylene glycol, a toxic chemical also used in some industrial applications and commonly associated with antifreeze.

The result was deadly.

More than 100 people died, many of them children.

The tragedy helped lead to major changes in American drug regulation and stronger requirements for demonstrating that medicines were safe before being sold.

1940s: Your Doctor Smokes During Surgery

Imagine lying on an operating table while your doctor is holding a cigarette.

At the time, cigarette advertising was everywhere.

Camel cigarettes were heavily promoted to doctors, and advertisements even claimed that more doctors smoked Camels than any other cigarette.

Smoking was not yet understood by the public as the enormous health threat we know today.

The cigarette companies had professional-looking advertisements, scientific claims and respected people appearing to support their products.

1950s: DDT Is Everywhere

Mosquitoes and other insects are a major problem.

DDT is a powerful insect killer.

So it is sprayed in homes, gardens and public places.

Children are exposed to it at school.

The scientist who discovered its powerful insect-killing properties, Paul Müller, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1948.

Later, serious concerns emerged about DDT's effects on wildlife and the environment.

Its use was eventually heavily restricted or banned in many countries.

1960s: The “Safe” Morning-Sickness Drug

Your wife is pregnant and suffering from morning sickness.

A drug called thalidomide is promoted as remarkably safe.

She takes it.

Then the terrible consequences become clear.

Thousands of babies around the world are born with severe birth defects, including missing or shortened arms and legs.

The disaster changed drug safety regulations around the world.

And it showed that a medicine can appear safe until it is tested in enough people under the right conditions.

1970s: Butter Out, Margarine In

You are told to reduce butter because saturated fat is considered dangerous for the heart.

So you switch to margarine.

Some margarines contain large amounts of trans fat, created during the industrial process used to harden vegetable oils.

Years later, the health risks of industrial trans fats became much clearer.

In the United States, the FDA moved to effectively eliminate artificial trans fats from the food supply.

The food people were encouraged to replace butter with became a health concern itself.

1980s: Take the Fat Out, Put the Sugar In

The low-fat message becomes stronger.

Food manufacturers remove fat from many products.

But there is a problem.

Fat gives food flavour and makes it satisfying.

So when fat is removed, something often has to replace it.

Sugar becomes an easy answer.

Low-fat and reduced-fat foods can still contain plenty of sugar.

Over the following decades, obesity rates rose dramatically in many countries.

Of course, obesity has many causes, including overall calorie intake, physical activity, genetics, environment and food availability.

But the simple message that “low fat automatically means healthy” turned out to be far more complicated.

1990s: OxyContin and the Addiction Crisis

Your doctor gives you OxyContin for pain.

You are told the risk of addiction is very low.

The drug becomes a major commercial success.

Then the opioid crisis grows.

The manufacturer, Purdue Pharma, later pleaded guilty in connection with the illegal marketing of opioids.

Millions of people became affected by opioid addiction and overdose.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans eventually died from opioid-related overdoses over the following decades.

A medicine can be useful for pain and still carry enormous risks when it is widely prescribed and aggressively marketed.

2000s: Vioxx for Your Knee Pain

Your knee hurts.

Your doctor prescribes Vioxx, a popular painkiller.

Then safety concerns grow.

In 2004, Merck withdrew Vioxx from the market after evidence showed an increased risk of cardiovascular problems.

The drug became one of the major examples used in discussions about drug safety, clinical trials and how medicines are monitored after they reach the public.

The Bigger Lesson

None of the people who followed these recommendations were necessarily stupid.

They were following the advice of doctors, scientists, regulators and respected institutions of their time.

That is what makes these stories so important.

The problem is not that science changes.

Science is supposed to change when better evidence appears.

The problem comes when we confuse:

“This is the best evidence we have right now”

with:

“This can never be wrong.”

And then comes the uncomfortable question...

What are we confidently recommending today that future generations might look back on and say:

“How did they ever believe that?”

Maybe some of today's ideas will survive every future test.

Maybe some will change.

Maybe some will be completely abandoned.

That is why questioning, testing and continuing to investigate are so important.

“Settled” should never mean “stop looking.”

Because the history of science shows us something very clearly:

Yesterday's certainty can become tomorrow's lesson.]]> If You Had Trusted the “Settled Science” of the Day, This Is How It Might Have Gone.

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And then comes the uncomfortable question...

What are we confidently recommending today that future generations might look back on and say:

“How did they ever believe that?”

Maybe some of today's ideas will survive every future test.

Maybe some will change.

Maybe some will be completely abandoned.

That is why questioning, testing and continuing to investigate are so important.

“Settled” should never mean “stop looking.”

Because the history of science shows us something very clearly:

Yesterday's certainty can become tomorrow's lesson.]]> <![CDATA[When Scientific Consensus Got It Wrong]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31915.html Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:47:07 +0000 Henlus]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31915.html They Were Told “Science Is Settled.” They Refused to Stop Asking Questions.

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History has a funny way of treating people who challenge popular beliefs.

Sometimes, the person everyone calls wrong turns out to be right.

And sometimes, they have to suffer before people finally listen.

Here are some remarkable examples.

James Lind, 1747

Sailors were dying from scurvy, a disease that causes weakness, bleeding gums and eventually death.

Many people believed it was caused by bad air or poor living conditions.

Lind tested different treatments on sailors and discovered something simple: citrus fruits like lemons and oranges helped stop scurvy.

But the Navy did not immediately accept his findings.

It took decades before the Navy fully adopted citrus as part of sailors' diets.

Ignaz Semmelweis, 1847

Doctors were going straight from examining dead bodies to helping women give birth.

They often did not wash their hands.

Semmelweis told them to wash their hands with a disinfectant called chlorinated lime.

The result was dramatic.

Deaths in his hospital ward dropped from about 18% to 2%.

Instead of being celebrated, many doctors became angry because his discovery suggested that doctors themselves were spreading deadly infections.

He was pushed out of his position and later died in an asylum.

Alfred Wegener, 1912

Wegener looked at the shapes of the continents and noticed something strange.

Africa and South America, for example, looked as though they could fit together like pieces of a puzzle.

He argued that the continents were not permanently fixed. They slowly move.

Many scientists laughed at the idea.

Today, plate tectonics, the movement of huge pieces of Earth's outer layer, is a basic part of geology.

Wegener died before his idea was widely accepted.

Joseph Goldberger, 1914

Many doctors believed pellagra, a serious disease that can cause skin problems, weakness and mental changes, was caused by infection.

Goldberger disagreed.

He believed it was caused by poor nutrition.

To prove that pellagra was not contagious, he even exposed himself to material from sick patients.

He did not become sick.

His wife also volunteered.

His research eventually helped establish that pellagra was linked to a lack of certain nutrients, especially niacin.

Barbara McClintock, 1951

Scientists generally believed genes stayed in fixed positions on chromosomes.

McClintock discovered something surprising.

Some genetic elements could actually move around within chromosomes.

Her discovery was largely ignored for years.

She eventually received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1983, at the age of 81.

She received it alone.

Frances Kelsey, 1960

A drug called thalidomide was being marketed in other countries to help pregnant women with morning sickness.

The drug company wanted approval in America.

Frances Kelsey, a doctor and FDA reviewer, was not convinced that the safety evidence was strong enough.

The company pressured her repeatedly.

She refused to approve it.

The drug was eventually linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies around the world.

Her decision helped prevent the same disaster from happening on a large scale in the United States.

John Yudkin, 1972

For years, many experts strongly focused on dietary fat as a major cause of heart disease.

Yudkin argued that sugar also deserved serious attention.

His career was dismantled by the men with the rival theory, and his book returned from the dead forty years later.

Bernard Fisher, 1970s

For many years, women with breast cancer were often given a very aggressive operation called a radical mastectomy.

It involved removing the breast and much of the surrounding tissue and muscles.

Fisher helped show that, for many women, less extensive surgery could provide similar survival outcomes.

That research helped change breast cancer treatment and spared many women unnecessarily extensive surgery.

Barry Marshall, 1984

For years, many doctors believed stomach ulcers were mainly caused by stress and lifestyle.

Marshall and Robin Warren discovered a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori, or H. pylori, in the stomachs of people with ulcers.

To demonstrate his belief, Marshall famously drank a preparation containing the bacteria.

He developed stomach inflammation.

He then treated himself with antibiotics.

His work helped transform the understanding and treatment of many ulcers.

He later received the Nobel Prize.

Christopher Ramsden, 2016

Ramsden and his colleagues examined old records from a large nutrition study that had been conducted decades earlier.

The study had compared saturated fat with corn oil.

The results were more complicated than the simple message people had heard for years.

Lowering cholesterol did not automatically translate into the expected reduction in deaths.

The lesson is important: old data can sometimes tell us something different when researchers look at it carefully.

The Bigger Lesson

These stories do not mean that every unpopular idea is correct.

They also do not mean that scientists are always wrong or that scientific consensus should be ignored.

The real lesson is simpler:

Science is supposed to follow evidence, not popularity.

A person can be wrong while disagreeing with the majority.

But the majority can also be wrong.

The important question is not:

“How many people believe this?”

The better question is:

“What does the evidence actually show?”

Sometimes progress begins when someone is brave enough to ask that question again.

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https://www.facebook.com/1334883797/post...hf9hMHBWl/]]> <![CDATA[Ketoconazole drug can damage your liver]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31907.html Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:50 +0000 Henlus]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31907.html
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Yes. Ketoconazole can cause liver injury, and in some cases it can be serious.
The risk is particularly important with oral ketoconazole tablets. Liver injury is much less of a concern with ketoconazole creams or shampoos, because very little is absorbed into the bloodstream.

Possible warning signs of liver injury include:
Yellow eyes or skin
Dark urine
Pale stools
Severe or persistent nausea
Loss of appetite
Unusual tiredness
Pain in the upper-right abdomen

If you're taking oral ketoconazole, it should generally only be used under medical supervision, with attention to liver function and drug interactions.

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Melanoma is a serious type of skin cancer. It develops in the cells that produce melanin, the pigment that gives your skin its color. It can spread to other parts of the body if not detected early.

Now here's something that caught my attention.

In the United States in 1935, the estimated lifetime risk of developing melanoma was about 1 in 1,500.

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Today, the American Cancer Society estimates the lifetime risk at about 1 in 33 for White Americans.

That's a huge change.

Sources:
Rigel et al., Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8632084/

American Cancer Society
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/mela...stics.html

We know that UV radiation from sunlight is a major risk factor, especially intense exposure and sunburn.

But there's an interesting part of the story.

You might think that the more time someone spends outdoors, the higher their melanoma risk must be. Yet some studies have found outdoor workers had similar, or sometimes even lower, risk than indoor workers.

That doesn't mean sunlight is harmless.

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It suggests that how the body and skin respond to sunlight may matter too.

And this is where diet gets interesting.

During roughly the same period, the type of fat stored in Americans' bodies changed significantly.

Linoleic acid, an omega-6 fat found in soybean, corn, sunflower and similar oils, increased from about 9.1% of body-fat fatty acids in 1959 to 21.5% in 2008.

That's roughly a 136% increase.

Source:
Guyenet & Carlson, Advances in Nutrition (2015)
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4642429/

Does this prove that seed oils caused the increase in melanoma?

No.

But researchers have found that dietary fats can affect how skin responds to UV radiation.

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Human studies have found that omega-3 fats from fish oil can increase resistance to UV-induced redness and affect some inflammatory responses. Animal studies have also found that different dietary fats can change the skin's response to UV damage.

Source:
Experimental Dermatology
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full...11.01294.x

So we have an interesting question:

Could the fats we eat influence how our skin responds to sunlight?

That's very different from claiming that seed oils caused melanoma.

Melanoma has many known and possible risk factors, including UV exposure, sunburn, tanning beds, aging, travel, clothing, screening and changes in diagnosis.

The evidence does not currently prove that seed oils caused the melanoma increase.

But the possibility that diet can influence the skin's response to UV radiation is worth studying.

Instead of arguing about it, researchers could test it directly by comparing different dietary fat patterns under controlled UV exposure and measuring sunburn, inflammation, oxidative stress, DNA damage and precancerous changes.

We've spent decades asking what we should put on our skin.

Maybe it's time to also ask what we're putting into the body that builds it.]]>
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The tonic contains radium dissolved in water.

Hundreds of thousands of bottles are sold. One wealthy businessman, Eben Byers, drinks around 1,400 bottles.

He dies in 1932 and is buried in a lead-lined coffin.

1948: THE BABY POWDER

Now move forward to 1948.

Your baby is crying because he is teething. A nurse tells you to rub a little powder on his gums twice a day.

You do exactly what you were told.

Months later, your baby's hands and feet become painfully red and swollen. Even normal daylight becomes difficult for him.

A child who was once healthy is now seriously ill.

The powder contains mercury.

Thousands of children develop a condition known as pink disease. Some die.

The product remains available until the 1950s.

1958: THE ROUTINE X-RAY

Your wife is seven months pregnant.

She is sent for a routine X-ray.

Nobody is worried.

She lies down, gets the X-ray and goes home.

But around this time, Oxford epidemiologist Alice Stewart discovers something alarming: an abdominal X-ray during pregnancy may significantly increase the risk of childhood cancer.

Many doctors refuse to accept her findings.

Routine X-rays during pregnancy continue for years before medical practice finally changes.

1983: THE TREATMENT THAT CARRIED HIV

Your son has hemophilia.

A new treatment means he no longer has to spend so many nights in the hospital.

You simply take a vial from the refrigerator and give him his treatment before school.

It seems like a miracle.

But the treatment is made from blood pooled from thousands of donors.

Some of the blood is contaminated with HIV.

About 1,250 British people with hemophilia become infected through these treatments.

Decades later, an official inquiry confirms what happened.

1989: THE HEART MEDICINE

You have just survived a heart attack.

Your heart monitor shows an irregular heartbeat, so doctors give you a drug designed to stop it.

It makes perfect sense.

If the heart is beating abnormally, shouldn't you give it medicine to make it beat normally?

Then researchers finally compare the drug with a placebo.

The results are shocking.

About 7.7% of patients taking the drug die within ten months, compared with about 3% receiving the placebo.

The trial is stopped early.

The treatment that was supposed to protect patients was actually killing some of them.

1995: THE CANCER TREATMENT

Your sister has cancer.

Her doctor recommends high-dose chemotherapy followed by a bone marrow transplant.

He tells her it is her best chance.

She agrees.

You spend weeks waiting while the treatment leaves her desperately weak.

Around 40,000 American women undergo similar treatment.

Then the evidence changes.

By 1999, clinical trials find no survival advantage over standard treatment.

And in 2000, one of the studies that helped convince doctors to use the treatment is exposed as fraudulent.

2016: THE EPILEPSY MEDICINE

Your daughter has epilepsy and becomes pregnant.

She stays on the medicine that has kept her seizures under control for years.

Nobody clearly explains the risks to her.

But the dangers have actually been known for decades.

Thousands of children have already been exposed before warnings become impossible to ignore.

AND NOW WE ARRIVE AT TODAY.

Medicine has better drugs.

Better technology.

More data.

Better research.

Doctors can look at the evidence and tell you what the medical profession currently believes is safest and most effective.

But here is the uncomfortable part:

Every doctor in those earlier stories could have said exactly the same thing.

They were not necessarily careless.

They were not all quacks.

They were following the accepted medical standards of their time.

The treatments were taught in medical schools.

They appeared in guidelines.

Insurance paid for them.

And they were supported by what many doctors believed was the best evidence available.

THE FRIGHTENING PART

That is the frightening thing about medical mistakes.

A wrong answer rarely looks wrong while everyone still believes it is right.

The people living through it usually have no idea they are part of a medical mistake that future generations will recognize.

That is why medicine must keep questioning itself.

New evidence can overturn old beliefs.

And today's accepted treatment may someday become tomorrow's warning.]]> <![CDATA[FG Unveils Seven Nigerian Herbal Medicines for Cancer, Hepatitis B and More]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31889.html Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:46:40 +0000 MamaGreens]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31889.html
Hepatitis B
Peptic ulcer disease
Prostate, colorectal and ovarian cancers
High cholesterol
Hypertension
Erectile dysfunction (aphrodisiac)

The products include:
Namdavir: For hepatitis B
Namdacid: For peptic ulcers
Turmegol: help prevent or slow the progression of certain cancers
Namdorol: For high cholesterol and hypertension
Namgor: Aphrodisiac
Zobo Tea: For hypertension

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Kingsley Udeh, said Nigeria has abundant medicinal plants and pledged support for a Clinical Observational Research Centre and increased funding to strengthen research and commercialisation.

NNMDA Director-General Martins Emeje said the agency has developed over 22 herbal products since 2023 and aims to reduce drug importation by producing standardised herbal medicines in forms such as capsules, tablets and syrups. He also claimed one of the products could create 3.5 million jobs if fully commercialised.
The article reports these products have been unveiled by the government, but it does not state that they have completed the large-scale clinical trials typically required to establish safety and effectiveness to the same standard as approved conventional medicines. Independent clinical evidence would still be important before drawing firm conclusions about their medical benefits.]]>
Hepatitis B
Peptic ulcer disease
Prostate, colorectal and ovarian cancers
High cholesterol
Hypertension
Erectile dysfunction (aphrodisiac)

The products include:
Namdavir: For hepatitis B
Namdacid: For peptic ulcers
Turmegol: help prevent or slow the progression of certain cancers
Namdorol: For high cholesterol and hypertension
Namgor: Aphrodisiac
Zobo Tea: For hypertension

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Kingsley Udeh, said Nigeria has abundant medicinal plants and pledged support for a Clinical Observational Research Centre and increased funding to strengthen research and commercialisation.

NNMDA Director-General Martins Emeje said the agency has developed over 22 herbal products since 2023 and aims to reduce drug importation by producing standardised herbal medicines in forms such as capsules, tablets and syrups. He also claimed one of the products could create 3.5 million jobs if fully commercialised.
The article reports these products have been unveiled by the government, but it does not state that they have completed the large-scale clinical trials typically required to establish safety and effectiveness to the same standard as approved conventional medicines. Independent clinical evidence would still be important before drawing firm conclusions about their medical benefits.]]> <![CDATA[Your Body Will Thank You for These 27 Simple Food Tips]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31887.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:08:58 +0000 MamaGreens]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31887.html
1. Add extra-virgin olive oil to your salad to help extract fat-soluble vitamins.

2. Add black pepper to your food, and when consuming turmeric, to increase absorption.

3. To maintain healthy blood pressure levels, increase nitric oxide by consuming beets, arugula, and beet juice powder.

4. Increase cabbage intake for vitamin U (common name for S-methylmethionine (SMM), a compound found in cabbage and some other cruciferous vegetables.)
and sulforaphane.

5. Consume sauerkraut for more vitamin K2, which helps keep calcium in the bones and out of the soft tissues. Calcium in soft tissues causes heart problems, arthritis etc.

6. Drink 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar with water before a meal to acidify the stomach and increase protein digestion and nutrient absorption.

7. Consume sea salt before bed for better sleep and 84 trace minerals.

8. Consume shellfish once per week for the trace minerals zinc, selenium, and iodine.

9. Consume broccoli with mustard to enhance sulforaphane.

10. Drink green tea for EGCG, which benefits many things, from weight loss to cancer prevention.

11. Add butter to your vegetables to help extract phytonutrients.

12. Consume dark chocolate to support microbes and increase nitric oxide.

13. To increase digestive juices, consume bitter vegetables first, such as dandelion greens, arugula, swiss chard, and kale.

14. Go for a walk after you eat to burn off extra sugar.

15. Consume garlic for allicin’s potent anti-cancer properties.

16. Add sage, thyme, rosemary, or garlic to meat when you cook on the grill.

17. Soak nuts overnight and dry them in the oven to enhance nutrients and digestibility.

18. Consume high-quality animal protein such as grass-fed meat.

19. Eat a protein-rich breakfast to boost cognitive function, increase energy, and reduce cravings.

20. Follow a low-carb diet with intermittent fasting.

21. Focus on getting enough collagen by consuming bone broth, animal skin, or collagen powder.

22. Consume sardines, cod liver, cod liver oil, and fatty fish to increase omega-3 fatty acids.

23. Add high-quality raw cheese to your diet.

24. Add cheese and nutritional yeast to your salad to increase B vitamins.

25. Consume cooked tomatoes to increase lycopene.

26. Consume onions for the anti-inflammatory compound quercetin.

27. Avoid refined sugar and starches.

Dr. Eric Berg, DC, not MD; information only

https://www.facebook.com/100047211517264...2/?app=fbl]]>
1. Add extra-virgin olive oil to your salad to help extract fat-soluble vitamins.

2. Add black pepper to your food, and when consuming turmeric, to increase absorption.

3. To maintain healthy blood pressure levels, increase nitric oxide by consuming beets, arugula, and beet juice powder.

4. Increase cabbage intake for vitamin U (common name for S-methylmethionine (SMM), a compound found in cabbage and some other cruciferous vegetables.)
and sulforaphane.

5. Consume sauerkraut for more vitamin K2, which helps keep calcium in the bones and out of the soft tissues. Calcium in soft tissues causes heart problems, arthritis etc.

6. Drink 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar with water before a meal to acidify the stomach and increase protein digestion and nutrient absorption.

7. Consume sea salt before bed for better sleep and 84 trace minerals.

8. Consume shellfish once per week for the trace minerals zinc, selenium, and iodine.

9. Consume broccoli with mustard to enhance sulforaphane.

10. Drink green tea for EGCG, which benefits many things, from weight loss to cancer prevention.

11. Add butter to your vegetables to help extract phytonutrients.

12. Consume dark chocolate to support microbes and increase nitric oxide.

13. To increase digestive juices, consume bitter vegetables first, such as dandelion greens, arugula, swiss chard, and kale.

14. Go for a walk after you eat to burn off extra sugar.

15. Consume garlic for allicin’s potent anti-cancer properties.

16. Add sage, thyme, rosemary, or garlic to meat when you cook on the grill.

17. Soak nuts overnight and dry them in the oven to enhance nutrients and digestibility.

18. Consume high-quality animal protein such as grass-fed meat.

19. Eat a protein-rich breakfast to boost cognitive function, increase energy, and reduce cravings.

20. Follow a low-carb diet with intermittent fasting.

21. Focus on getting enough collagen by consuming bone broth, animal skin, or collagen powder.

22. Consume sardines, cod liver, cod liver oil, and fatty fish to increase omega-3 fatty acids.

23. Add high-quality raw cheese to your diet.

24. Add cheese and nutritional yeast to your salad to increase B vitamins.

25. Consume cooked tomatoes to increase lycopene.

26. Consume onions for the anti-inflammatory compound quercetin.

27. Avoid refined sugar and starches.

Dr. Eric Berg, DC, not MD; information only

https://www.facebook.com/100047211517264...2/?app=fbl]]> <![CDATA[Before You Say "The Science Is Settled"... Read This]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31884.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:45:01 +0000 FarmKing]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31884.html
In 1799 it helped see off George Washington.

1847: Semmelweis showed handwashing took childbed deaths from one in six to almost none. Insulted, his colleagues ran him out, and he died in an asylum.

1900s: they sold radium as a health tonic and fitted children's shoes by X-ray in the shop. Then the jaws and the feet started to rot.

1949: they gave the Nobel Prize in Medicine to the lobotomy. A decade later it was a byword for butchery.

1950s: they prescribed thalidomide to pregnant women and swore it was gentle. Then the babies arrived.

1960s: they whipped out millions of children's tonsils on sight. Then they checked, found most never needed it, and stopped.

Every one of those was the settled science of its day. The journals, the committees, the experts, and a special contempt for the doubters.

Every one moved.

So look at what carries that same certainty now:
A statin for every middle-aged adult.

An acid blocker for life.

An antidepressant in a ten-minute slot.

A weight-loss jab you must never come off.

All of it said in the same confident voice. Backed by the same kind of committee.

The doubters have a better track record than the consensus does.

They always have.

I am a retired U.S. Army Intelligence Special Agent. Every day I create a digital magazine with political news, nutrition updates and historical information built on facts, analysis, and sometimes humorous satire.

Facebook tells me that 80% of my 178,571 average daily views come from non-followers. That means thousands of you read my posts every day but may never see the next one.

If you find value in fact-based reporting, thoughtful analysis, and informed discussion, please tap on my name at the top of my post and hit Follow.

Thank you for helping this page continue to grow. I don’t take any monetary benefits from Facebook. I am certainly not paid any money for doing this. I provide a free service and I love doing it.

https://www.facebook.com/1334883797/post...1hVxoofdl/]]>
In 1799 it helped see off George Washington.

1847: Semmelweis showed handwashing took childbed deaths from one in six to almost none. Insulted, his colleagues ran him out, and he died in an asylum.

1900s: they sold radium as a health tonic and fitted children's shoes by X-ray in the shop. Then the jaws and the feet started to rot.

1949: they gave the Nobel Prize in Medicine to the lobotomy. A decade later it was a byword for butchery.

1950s: they prescribed thalidomide to pregnant women and swore it was gentle. Then the babies arrived.

1960s: they whipped out millions of children's tonsils on sight. Then they checked, found most never needed it, and stopped.

Every one of those was the settled science of its day. The journals, the committees, the experts, and a special contempt for the doubters.

Every one moved.

So look at what carries that same certainty now:
A statin for every middle-aged adult.

An acid blocker for life.

An antidepressant in a ten-minute slot.

A weight-loss jab you must never come off.

All of it said in the same confident voice. Backed by the same kind of committee.

The doubters have a better track record than the consensus does.

They always have.

I am a retired U.S. Army Intelligence Special Agent. Every day I create a digital magazine with political news, nutrition updates and historical information built on facts, analysis, and sometimes humorous satire.

Facebook tells me that 80% of my 178,571 average daily views come from non-followers. That means thousands of you read my posts every day but may never see the next one.

If you find value in fact-based reporting, thoughtful analysis, and informed discussion, please tap on my name at the top of my post and hit Follow.

Thank you for helping this page continue to grow. I don’t take any monetary benefits from Facebook. I am certainly not paid any money for doing this. I provide a free service and I love doing it.

https://www.facebook.com/1334883797/post...1hVxoofdl/]]> <![CDATA[Lactobacillus reuteri: The Gut Microbe Linked to Love Hormone, Better Sleep, and More]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31857.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:41:25 +0000 Henlus]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31857.html
This microbe, when restored, has been shown in studies to increase oxytocin, the "love hormone," which can improve social behavior and even impact physical attributes like skin thickness and muscle mass.

The original discoverer found this microbe everywhere in the 1960s, even in breast milk, but over time, it's virtually disappeared from the human microbiome, likely due to antibiotics and modern living. It makes you wonder how much of our current health crises, from gut issues to social isolation, could be tied to losing these fundamental microbes.

It's truly astounding how replacing something our bodies were meant to have can have such widespread beneficial effects, from better sleep to improved body composition and even potentially reversing chronic conditions.

-Dr. Berg

Dr. Eric Berg, DC, not MD; information only

https://www.facebook.com/100047211517264...E6zqH5oxl/]]>
This microbe, when restored, has been shown in studies to increase oxytocin, the "love hormone," which can improve social behavior and even impact physical attributes like skin thickness and muscle mass.

The original discoverer found this microbe everywhere in the 1960s, even in breast milk, but over time, it's virtually disappeared from the human microbiome, likely due to antibiotics and modern living. It makes you wonder how much of our current health crises, from gut issues to social isolation, could be tied to losing these fundamental microbes.

It's truly astounding how replacing something our bodies were meant to have can have such widespread beneficial effects, from better sleep to improved body composition and even potentially reversing chronic conditions.

-Dr. Berg

Dr. Eric Berg, DC, not MD; information only

https://www.facebook.com/100047211517264...E6zqH5oxl/]]> <![CDATA[Tumeric vs Pain Medications]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31838.html Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:40:49 +0000 Henlus]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31838.html
One of the key advantages of turmeric over ibuprofen is its safety profile. Unlike ibuprofen, turmeric does not pose the same risks to kidney function and gut health. Moreover, there is evidence to suggest that turmeric may also help reduce neuropathic pain over time, which is often challenging to treat.

In addition to its potential for managing knee pain, turmeric has also been linked to reducing menstrual pain, alleviating symptoms of PMS, improving digestive issues, and enhancing brain function.

But always take tumeric with healthy fat like avocado, olive oil etc for better absorption.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7812094/
.]]>
One of the key advantages of turmeric over ibuprofen is its safety profile. Unlike ibuprofen, turmeric does not pose the same risks to kidney function and gut health. Moreover, there is evidence to suggest that turmeric may also help reduce neuropathic pain over time, which is often challenging to treat.

In addition to its potential for managing knee pain, turmeric has also been linked to reducing menstrual pain, alleviating symptoms of PMS, improving digestive issues, and enhancing brain function.

But always take tumeric with healthy fat like avocado, olive oil etc for better absorption.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7812094/
.]]> <![CDATA[Prediabetes and the Hidden Role of Insulin Resistance]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31554.html Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:05:33 +0000 Henlus]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31554.html If your fasting blood sugar sits around 105–110, doctors call it prediabetes.
You might cut down on sugar and still see your numbers slowly rise. That can feel confusing.

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The reason is often insulin resistance.

This means your body is not using insulin properly. Your muscle and liver cells stop responding well, so sugar builds up in your blood instead of moving into your cells where it is needed.

Now, here is the interesting part.
Long ago, Amazon communities used fermented pineapple drinks to treat symptoms that sound a lot like diabetes. Today, people believe fermented pineapple vinegar may help with blood sugar control.

The idea is that it can:
Slow down how fast sugar enters your blood after eating

Help your body respond better to insulin

Help sugar get into your muscles more easily

How people use it:
Ferment pineapple peels with water and a little sugar

Or simply use apple cider vinegar as an alternative

Take 1 tablespoon in warm water before meals

What is claimed:
More stable blood sugar after meals in about 7 days

Better control after about 30 days
But keep this in mind:

This is not a cure. It may help slightly, but the real foundation is still proper diet, regular exercise, and medical guidance.]]> <![CDATA[SOYALAC AND DARAK: THE FOODS THAT SAVED THOUSANDS]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31455.html Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:51:21 +0000 Henlus]]> http://farmersjoint.com/thread-31455.html
Soyalac was a high-protein soy powder used as a milk substitute. Darak was a rice bran vitamin food that prevented early beriberi.

These foods were smuggled into prison camps hidden inside hollow bamboo poles. To survive transport, Darak was mostly prepared as a thick, concentrated paste rather than a liquid. Once inside the camps, it could be mixed with water to make a nourishing drink. Soyalac, being a dry powder, was easy to transport and resistant to spoilage. These clever methods allowed life-saving nutrition to reach the starving prisoners undetected.

Maria refused to flee Manila even when danger increased. She worked until the day she died because feeding people was her duty.

SOYALAC RECIPE
Ingredients
• Soybeans
• Water

Steps
Wash soybeans and soak overnight.
Rub beans to remove the hulls.
Boil beans until soft to remove the raw smell.
Drain well.
Roast beans in a dry pan until fully dry and slightly brown.
Grind into fine powder.
Store in a dry container.

How to use
Mix 2–3 teaspoons of Soyalac powder with hot water to make a protein drink.

DARAK RECIPE
Ingredients
• Fresh rice bran
• Water
• Sugar optional

Steps
Sift rice bran to remove large particles.
Lightly toast in a pan to reduce rancidity.
Mix with water and boil for several minutes to form a thick paste.
Strain if needed to remove excess fiber.
Add sugar if available.

Store in small containers or bamboo tubes for transport.

How to use
Dilute the paste with water before drinking to provide energy and vitamin B1.

HER IMPACT
Maria Orosa created over 700 food formulas. She invented banana ketchup, Soyalac, and Darak. She used science to fight starvation and saved thousands of lives. She died at her post during the Battle of Manila.]]>
Soyalac was a high-protein soy powder used as a milk substitute. Darak was a rice bran vitamin food that prevented early beriberi.

These foods were smuggled into prison camps hidden inside hollow bamboo poles. To survive transport, Darak was mostly prepared as a thick, concentrated paste rather than a liquid. Once inside the camps, it could be mixed with water to make a nourishing drink. Soyalac, being a dry powder, was easy to transport and resistant to spoilage. These clever methods allowed life-saving nutrition to reach the starving prisoners undetected.

Maria refused to flee Manila even when danger increased. She worked until the day she died because feeding people was her duty.

SOYALAC RECIPE
Ingredients
• Soybeans
• Water

Steps
Wash soybeans and soak overnight.
Rub beans to remove the hulls.
Boil beans until soft to remove the raw smell.
Drain well.
Roast beans in a dry pan until fully dry and slightly brown.
Grind into fine powder.
Store in a dry container.

How to use
Mix 2–3 teaspoons of Soyalac powder with hot water to make a protein drink.

DARAK RECIPE
Ingredients
• Fresh rice bran
• Water
• Sugar optional

Steps
Sift rice bran to remove large particles.
Lightly toast in a pan to reduce rancidity.
Mix with water and boil for several minutes to form a thick paste.
Strain if needed to remove excess fiber.
Add sugar if available.

Store in small containers or bamboo tubes for transport.

How to use
Dilute the paste with water before drinking to provide energy and vitamin B1.

HER IMPACT
Maria Orosa created over 700 food formulas. She invented banana ketchup, Soyalac, and Darak. She used science to fight starvation and saved thousands of lives. She died at her post during the Battle of Manila.]]>