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4/24/15

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Friday, April 24, AD 2015
 
MARKETS
 
Between Friday, April 17, AD 2015 and 
Friday, April 24, AD 2015, the bid prices for:


 

Gold fell 1.9 % from $1,203.30 to $1,180.40

Silver fell 2.9 % from $16.23 to $15.76

Platinum fell 4.0 % from $1,170 to $1,123

Palladium fell 1.8 % from $782 to $768

DJIA rose 1.4 % from 17,826.30 to 18,080.14

NASDAQ rose 3.2 % from 4,931.81 to 5,092.09

NYSE rose 1.2 % from 11,058.50 to 11,192.90

US Dollar Index fell 0.6 % from 97.45 to 96.86


 
Crude Oil rose 2.3 % from $56.04 to $57.34

  


 

 
 

"Only buy something that you'd be perfectly happy to hold
if the market shut down for 10 years." --Warren Buffett 

"If the markets shut down for 10 years, what investment would you dare to hold-- 
other than gold"? --Alfred Adask

Does fiat currency make fiat debt?

 

by Alfred Adask

 

 

The New York Times, "Greece Flashes Warning Signal About Its Debt":

 

"As Greece now gropes for a resolution to its current financial problems . . . Athens might still be holding out hope for a restructuring [defaulting on most]of its debt burden of 303 billion euros, or $327 billion.

 

". . . the eurozone braced for the prospect of a default. . . . Repercussions of such a default are so difficult to predict that European officials have spent the last five years trying to avoid one."

 

I agree that the "repercussions" of a Greek default are "hard to predict".   But that difficulty doesn't necessarily mean that all of the possible outcomes of a Greek default would be catastrophic. 

 

Most people assume that a Greek default could precipitate a Greek depression, EU depression or even a world depression.  All of the possible repercussions seem grim, but could it be that this Greek tragedy is really a comedy?

 

What about central banks?  Could a Greek default ultimately hurt the central banks more than the Greek, EU and global economies?  Have central banks and creditors extended the Greek bankruptcy for five years just to protect little Greece?  Or, was it to protect the EU and global economies?  Or-have central banks strung Greece along for five years for the primary purpose of protecting the central banks and the world's confidence in fiat currencies?

 

Could it be that, from the perspective of central banks (whose only products are fiat currencies), the primary danger in a Greek default might not be that the creditors won't get paid, but rather that Greece suffers no significant harm?  If a Greek default was largely painless for Greece, would the world realize that there's little real adverse consequence to defaulting on debt denominated in fiat currency?

 

Iceland

If the previous question sounds silly, there is precedent.  Iceland was overly indebted between A.D. 2008 to 2011.  Banker-creditors wanted Icelanders to accept "austerity" to repay the debt.  Icelanders refused austerity, told the bankers to "stick it," and expressly refused to pay their nation's debts. 

 

The world was shocked.  Everyone assumed Iceland would suffer a catastrophe for defaulting-and Iceland did have a difficult 18 to 24 months after the default.  But they survived and went on to quickly rebuild their economy into one of the West's most prosperous.  

 

What if Greece defaulted and, like Iceland, its default turned into a non-event?  What if Greece refused to pay its bills and the world didn't come to an end? What if Greece defaulted and was back on its feet within two years?  How many other debtor nations would begin to wonder if they couldn't also default on their debts without being doomed to a prolonged economic collapse?

 

I'm not arguing that Greece could default without suffering a sharp national depression.  But I am arguing that, as with Iceland, the duration of that depression might be brief and the subsequent recovery might be remarkable.

 

I'm reminded of reports over the years of people who filed for bankruptcy discovering that afterwards, they were deluged with new credit card applications since they couldn't file for another bankruptcy for seven years. 

 

Something similar might be true for Greece.  They default, wipe out most of their existing debt, and the world's creditors-knowing that Greece couldn't easily default again and is now debt-free-might be inclined to lend Greece enough currency to get their economy started again.  (As a creditor, would you rather lend to a debt-free Greece, or the overly-indebted United States government?)

 

Cui bono?

All of which makes me wonder whether Greece is involved in "extend and pretend" for the primary purpose of:

 

1) protecting the Greek people from the adverse consequences of default;

 

2) protecting Greece's creditors from losses if Greece defaults; or

 

3) protecting the world's central banks and their fiat currencies from the world realizing that a default on a debt denominated in fiat currency might not result in catastrophe.

 

We live in a world where fiat currency can be "spun out of thin air".  If the Greek default is really as potentially dangerous as some fear, why not have the European Central Bank simply print an extra 300 billion fiat euros, pay the Greek debt and be done with this seemingly endless drama?

 

I suspect that the answer to that question may be that the illusion of fiat currency value must be maintained by pretending to be uncompromising in the collection of debts denominated in fiat currencies.  (The same answer might also explain the primary purpose for the income tax:  to maintain the illusion that fiat dollars (monopoly money) have real value worth fighting for.)

 

Has the Greek default drama been dragged out for five years to support the illusion that fiat debts are "real" and must be paid or economic catastrophe will necessarily follow?

 

Fiat Debts?

 

Given that a fiat currencies aren't real money, are debts denominated in fiat currencies real debts-or could those debts be more accurately described as "fiat debts"?

 

What would happen if a Greek default showed the world that the adverse consequences of defaulting on a fiat debt were both brief and easily survived?  Would other debtors and debtor-nations also want to default? 

 

We've already seen little Iceland openly default on its fiat debts and come to little or no harm.  What if a second, slightly-larger nation like Greece also defaulted and was back on its feet within two years?

 

If Greece were seen to have defaulted more-or-less painlessly on a fiat debt, would people around the world begin to realize that fiat currencies not only have no real value as assets but also have no substantive value as debts?

 

If the currency is fiat and therefore fictional, it would seem to follow that debts denominated in fiat currency might also be fiat and fictional

 

What's your legal obligation to repay a fiat/fictional debt?

No one's in control

 

by Alfred Adask


 

Yahoo! Finance recently published "Bove: The Fed won't dare hike rates this year".  According to that article,

 

"Bank analyst Dick Bove-equity research analyst at Rafferty Capital Markets-says the Fed won't dare raise interest rates with the dollar this strong."

 

I agree. Janet Yellen may talk about possibly raising rates sometime this year, but it's all smoke.  According to Bove:

 

"Expectations that the Fed will raise rates in September or even June are off the mark. The dollar is simply too strong. It's having a significant impact on the earnings of international companies across the board and it's having an impact on the trade balance."

 

"If the Fed were to raise rates, Bove believes the downward spiral would be severe. 'Trade balance would grow more negative, international companies would lose money overseas, jobs would be lost in the U.S. and the growth of the economy in the U.S. would slow down."  Bove said all those scenarios are just too threatening given the fragile state of the recovery.

 

"Therefore he thinks the Fed will feel compelled to err on the side of caution and keep rates low.  And Bove added, the Fed never thought it would have to keep rates so low for so long. 'They thought they could turn interest rates on and off like a water spigot.'"

 

In fact, the Fed's predicament may be much worse than an inability to raise interest rates in a fragile economy.  Maybe the Fed has lost its powers to control the economy.  Sure, the Fed still has a capacity to influence the economy-but its powers to control may have vanished.

 

Interest Rates 

Historically, the Fed had two fundamental powers:  1) control the interest rates; and 2) control money supply.

 

When interest rates were increased, people tended to earn more in bank accounts and would therefore save rather than spend.  Likewise, the additional cost of higher interest rates would tend to discourage borrowing.  Insofar as higher interest rates encouraged people save their currency and stop borrowing, they'd spend less and the economy would slow.

 

Conversely, by reducing interest rates, the Federal Reserve would discourage savings and encourage borrowing.  People would spend more, and the economy would be "stimulated".

 

However, the original concept of raising and lowering interest rates was based on the presumption that most of our physical money (gold and silver) was trapped within the United States by the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.  I.e., if you were rich and had money to loan, you couldn't easily lend it into foreign markets.  You'd have to load your gold into a chest, trust the chest to an ocean vessel, hope the vessel didn't sink or succumb to pirates, and hope that no one stole your gold when it arrived in a foreign market.  It wasn't impossible to lend US gold into foreign markets, but it wasn't easy.

 

Therefore, the creditors' money was figuratively "trapped" within the US.  The Fed could freely lower interest rates on behalf of the consumers/borrowers, and there was little that creditors could do.

 

In essence, if the Fed reduced interest rates to 1%, the creditors (those who had gold, silver or even paper currency to lend) were caught in a take-it-or-leave-it dilemma.  They could either lend their wealth at 1% into the US economy and earn only 1%-or they could save their wealth and earn no profit whatsoever.

 

But, once we moved from a physical gold- and silver-based money to a fiat currency made of paper or even electronic digits, the creditors' wealth could cross the oceans quickly or even at the speed of light.  If the Fed lowered interest rates to say, 1%, creditors were no longer trapped in that "take it or leave it" dilemma. They could simply move their wealth out of the US economy and lend it into whatever foreign country or foreign economy paid the highest interest rates.

 

With the advent of digital fiat currency and the internet, the Fed lost most of its powers to control the economy by adjusting interest rates.  In the past, if the Fed lowered interest rates, it would "stimulate" the economy.  Today, if the Fed lowers interest rates, it tends to reduce the domestic money supply and thereby slow the economy.

 

As a result, the magnitude of the Fed's former power to control interest rates has been often reduced to the status of a mere gesture, and perhaps even lost.

 

Therefore, today, the Fed's primary power is to control the money supply.

 

Money Supply

Historically, if the money supply wereincreased, it would cause inflation (cheaper, less valuable dollars).  Inflated/devalued dollars would make it more attractive for consumers to spend their savings since, if they left their money in a bank, they would lose value.  Therefore, better to spend a $100 bill now, than save it until its purchasing power fell to $95 or even $90.

 

Similarly, when the money supply increased, the public was more inclined to borrow and spend currency since they could repay their debts with cheaper/inflated dollars.

 

By increasing the money supply and causing monetary inflation, people could be prodded to spend savings or even borrow to spend more.  More spending would "stimulate" the economy and help minimize or even avoid recessions and/or depressions.

 

Conversely, by reducing the money supply, the Federal Reserve would tend to increase (deflate) the fiat dollar's value.  So long as the dollar's purchasing power was rising/deflating, people tended to save rather than spend knowing that today's $100 bill might buy $110 or even $120 worth of goods and services in the foreseeable future.

 

Likewise, so long as the currency was growing in value (purchasing power) people would be reluctant to borrow currency from banks since they'd have to repay their debts with more valuable, deflated dollars.

 

As people spent less of their savings and borrowed less freely, spending fell, profits fell, businesses cut costs, and unemployment rose.  Decreasing the money supply reduced the forces of inflation and slowed an economy.

 

"I Care Not Who Makes the Laws, If I Control the Supply of Money"-Baron Meyer Rothschild 

When we had a gold- or silver-based monetary system, interest rates could be easily manipulated by mandate, but the money supply could not.  I.e., the government and/or Federal Reserve could not "spin" more gold or silver coins out of thin air.

 

The government could reduce the money supply and slow the economy by raising taxes.  But tax increases would not instantly affect the economy.  Tax rates raised today, might not reduce the money supply until next April 15th.

 

If government wanted to increase the supply of real, physical money, it would have to find additional gold-and that required either hard work and a time delay as miners dug tunnels to search for gold or a war to steal gold from another country.

 

Given the inability to control the money supply when the money was physical gold or silver, you can see why big government would lust for a fiat currency.  Paper and digital currencies can be produced at almost no cost at any moment in order to increase the apparent money supply, "stimulate" the economy, and give government increased power to control the economy.

 

Great Recession 

Normally, increasing the money supply would cause inflation and stimulate the economy.  Silver might be found in Nevada.  Gold might be found in California.  The supply of physical coins would rise.

 

However, after the Great Recession began in A.D. 2008, the Federal Reserve pumped most of 3 trillion fiat dollars into at least part of the economy (the big Wall Street banks).  But, so far, that increase in the money supply has caused relatively little inflation or economic stimulus.

 

Why the $3 trillion addition to the money supply has not yet caused significant inflation and stimulation is unclear.

 

I suspect the problem might be that the Fed is acting as if the "official" unemployment rate issued by the US government (a little over 5%) is true.  If our unemployment rate is really only 5%, then we're in pretty good shape and there's a viable recovery.  Under such circumstances, only a small increase to the money supply or small decrease in the interest rate should be enough to stimulate the economy.

 

However, if the real unemployment rate-as John Williams (Shadowstats.com) calculates-is about 23%, then the economy isn't thriving, no recovery is present or in sight, and we're already ensnared in a full-blown economic depression.  In the midst of a depression, the Fed's tinkering with interest rates and money supply might simply be too weak to overcome the weight of 23% unemployment.

 

Whatever the explanation, the fact remains that, for the past seven years, the Fed's powers to lower the interest rates and increase the money supply have failed to cause enough inflation to stimulate the economy back into a recovery.

 

Implication?  The Fed's former powers to inflate the fiat dollar have been blunted and no longer seems to work as expected.

 

Implication?  The Fed is increasingly impotent and no longer able to control the economy by adjusting interest rates or the money supply.  Instead, the Fed is reduced to influencing the economy by saying (or not saying) magic words like "patience" or "ibbitty-bobbity-boo!".

 

Get that?  Without sufficient power to control the economy, the emperor is nude.  The Federal Reserve can't control the economy.  Ohh, it can still exert some relatively mild influence, but any pretense of significant control is vanishing.

 

Implication?  Nobody's in control.

 

The US and global economies are something like the Titanic steaming through icy waters without a rudder and praying to God that we don't hit an iceberg or a black swan.

 

Nobody's in control.

 

If that doesn't scare you, you be dumb.

 

The Yahoo!Finance article continues:
 

"They never anticipated this. It's a black swan event," Bove said, meaning the prolonged period of low interest rates is unprecedented and therefore ripples are difficult to predict." 

Bove is right.  The duration of low interest rates is "unprecedented" because lowering interest rates has not yet worked.  (What's that definition of "insanity"?  Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result?)

 

The Federal Reserve "never anticipated" that both of their fundamental powers (adjusting interest rates and adjusting the money supply) for controlling the economy would fail to work at the same.  It's like driving down a mountain road when both the foot brake and the emergency brake simultaneously fail.  Whatchoo gonna do?

 

The Yahoo!Finance article concludes:

 

"We need to have an accord where central banks come together and make a decision where their currency values should be," Bove said. "The situation at the present time is not good."

 

Oh sure.  We'll just get all of the world's central banks to agree to impose global currency controls that will fix the relative value of all fiat currencies at some reasonable level?  We'll just get all the central banks of the US, EU, Russia, Japan, China, South Africa, Brazil, India, Africa, South America, etc. etc. to sit down some afternoon and agree to fix the value of all of their currencies to levels that don't unfairly favor one nation or discriminate against another?

 

Simple!

 

Why didn't I think of that?!

 

In fact, Mr. Bove's recommendation is a non-starter.  It won't happen anytime soon.

 

The emperor is nude.  His former economic controls no longer work as expected.

 

Janet Yellen admits that her future actions will be based on new "data".  That means she doesn't have a plan because she has no powers to implement a plan and no ability to anticipate what's coming .  She will simply react as best she can to whatever new, unexpected data appear in the future.

 

Nobody's in control.

 

Like a rudderless ship at sea, the economy will continue to coast along, pushed by its mass and momentum to continue in its original direction.  To the casual observation, everything may seem normal.

 

But, sooner or later, the momentum will dissipate, our ship will slow and then drift randomly with the wind and current.  Eventually, the people will shout, "Oh, my gosh!  The emperor is nude!  Nobody's in control."

 

And that's when the trouble starts.

Christians will soon be the Pariah to Eradicate

 
BY LAURIE ROTH, ON APRIL 24TH, 2015

  

The move of the US and the world is heavily toward 'internationalism' and submission to UN-new age and Muslim standards. We have watched Obama lecture the world and Americans, justifying his illegal and UN Constitutional activities over and over. Remember how Obama marched around Congress, breaching the 1973 War Powers act and throwing us into an illegal and stupid war in Libya. He made sure Gaddafi was conveniently assassinated while arms shipments to Muslim terrorist rebels in Syria was covered up. We were told to bow down to the UN and international demands first not our laws, Congress or reasoning.

The lifeblood of the Obama administration is to attack Christians, parental rights, families and God Himself. Obama and Hillary have been extremely supportive of 'The Rights of the Child' convention at the U.N.   As usual, on the surface everything sounds so good and reasonable. What is wrong with protecting children from predators around the world and preserving rights? That has been the dressing that Obama and Hillary hide behind for years. It is the farthest thing from the truth.

What is really being protected is the complete and total control and then destruction of the sovereign rights that parents have. The UN and their international governing body would forbid spanking and parental rules and guidelines they don't agree with. Requiring a child to go to church against their will on a Sunday would become a crime and could get your child taken right out of your home. Kids would also be allowed to roam all over the Internet without parental controls and protections. Welcome to the sexual and human trafficking playground children. A pesky parent would have limited if any controls over their child. Remember Hillary's mantra "It takes a village to raise a child." Her and Obama believe the same. Parents and God can't raise the child only the Government and the U.N. Well, I and America have a saying also - "It takes 'the people' to crush a dictator. So lets bring it!

It comes down yet again that Christian and conservative parents are just in the way. This is going to get dramatically worse very soon as the tests get bigger for us all.

Recently James Dobson commented on his show "Family Talk" that if the Supreme Court comes down with the decision he and other Christian leaders expect - for mandated same-sex 'marriage' that Christians have glow with targets on their heads. They will quickly become the hated class of people and attacked even more than they are.

Let this new emerging reality roll off your back for a second. If gay marriage becomes the new law of the land, then all its related tentacles could quickly dig a cemetery plot for those who dare to speak up. Can anyone have a stated opinion without dire career and legal consequences regarding marriage and what the Holy Bible says? Will Pastors be threatened, even eventually arrested for preaching on sexual sin on a given Sunday? What about freedom to speak your mind on blogs and in talk radio? There will be traps and progressive spies peppered all over to attack the 1st amendment rights of Christians and conservatives? This is going to happen. The question is what are you going to do about it?

Will you submit and suffer in silence - believe one way and speak another? Many will become 'two faced' over night, including many behind the pulpits. When a country and its governing and legal system turns on God will you also?

You had better start figuring out who you are and what you are made of. There are legacies to be made. There are wrongs to be righted and stark evil to confront. Make a good decision as to who you are or go down in compromising flames and get out of the way. I have work to do. Will you join me?

Join me each day on my national radio show at www.therothshow.com. Just click on listen live 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM PST Monday-Friday. You can call in at: 1 877 999 7684.

HEALTH

Essential BP

 

by Herbalist Wendy Wilson

 

 

Drug interactions is one of the leading causes of death and patients seldom think twice about what doctors recommend they take. According to Dr. David Sack, CEO of Elements of Behavioral Health, he says that the average patient leaves the doctors' office with a minimum of two prescriptions per office visit. He says most patients don't bother to check for the drug side effects or interactions and if the medication will benefit them. Dr. Sack says not to depend on the pharmacy to catch serious drug interactions and it is up to the individual to help minimize their risk of deadly drug use. According to chemist Shane Ellison of the People's Pharmacy, mixing any drugs is playing Russian roulette. Ellison reports that the US has had inadequate drug interaction warnings for over forty years and feels that it is the Achilles heel of modern medicine. The invention of computers he says can help track drug interactions but sadly drug alerts are overridden by doctors and pharmacists who consider them unimportant. At the top of Ellision's list are the ACE inhibitor drugs and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers often prescribed for heart or renal failure conditions. I would appear that anyone diagnosed with congestive heart or renal failure runs the risk of dying from their medications. I is a scary thought because that number is in the millions. Let's take a look and see how we can protect ourselves from drug interactions.

 

SALT SENSITIVE

There is this term in medicine called "salt sensitive", which is a label medicine uses for potential hypertension patients. Scientific medicine blames salt for 95% of high blood pressure cases and listing the underlying cause as undetermined. They call this "essential hypertension." However, medicine thinks this a great mystery as to the cause. Blood pressure is influenced by diet and lifestyle and there is an essential link between the use of salt and blood pressure, however all the facts are often missing. Scientists report that the Japanese are a race of "essential hypertension" people. They eat a lot of fish from the salty ocean and consume more salt than any other people. You'd think the entire country would be on blood pressure drugs but they are not. So, medicine has everyone thinking that if you have high blood pressure that you are salt sensitive. There are other factors that lead to hypertension such as obesity, stress and diabetes. However, for the most part it is lifestyle that everyone has control over which influences the risk of disease. However, not all salt creates a hypertension risk. We're told that normal blood pressure is 120/80. These figures fluctuate depending on your age and can indicate if a cardio system is in distress. Scientific medicine knows that salt is an essential element for good health. The problem is in what kind of salt. If processed salt is analyzed we find it has lost its nutrition (no minerals). Salt is supposed to be a goldmine of minerals in order to offer cardiovascular support. Devitalized salt offers no nutritional support yet hospitals will on a routine basis administer saline drips to all patients. Processed salt is not a whole salt. Look for sun-dried (unprocessed) Celtic Sea salt containing 84 micro minerals to offer the system support in balancing fluids, strengthening cell walls and help to keep arteries and veins strong but flexible in order to avoid arteriolosclerosis.

 

THE DEADLY COMBOS

Many people are under the impression that since a behavior is not forbidden or illegal that it is approved by their doctors. There are some deadly drug combinations we should avoid like the plague and make our children aware of the risk. An example is the use of prescribed medications and the consumption of alcohol. If doctors don't warn against drinking alcohol while on a medication then it is safe, right? In a majority of the cases this is the wrong assumption. If you would not drink and take street drugs you should exercise the same avoidance with the prescribed medicines. The age group that should take particular notice is anyone over fifty-years-of-age. In this age group the number of prescribed drugs jumps and because drugs weaken the body this puts them at risk. People over 50 take an average of five or more medicines. It amazes me that people are more concerned with the chemicals that went into the manufacturing of flooring than what they are putting into the system via pharmaceuticals. Add the alcohol and you can expect a negative impact. There are several serious drug and alcohol combos that should be avoided and they are:


 

Antidepressants (benzodiazepine) & alcohol - Mixing adult beverages with Xanax, Klonipin, Valium, Ativan, Prozac or similar drugs will make you fall asleep. The alcohol influences the absorption of the drug and the patients memory on how much they have had to drink and if they took their medication. Alcohol in itself is a nervous system depressant as well as the drug and impairs memory, consciousness and can lead to coma. This combo can also lead to a dangerous spike in blood pressure. Mixing alcohol with over-the-counter antihistamines can often serve up similar risks.


 

Opiates (pain killers) & alcohol - Drinking alcohol while taking heroin, morphine, codeine, OxyCotin or Vicodin is bad news. People will mix pain killers and alcohol for the feeling of euphoria but it leads to a lethal dose causing respiratory arrest.


 

Stimulants (Ritalin) & alcohol - Any stimulant such as Ritalin, Adderall, meth, speed and cocaine will mask the influence of alcohol and people drink more anticipating the high. This pushes up the blood pressure and creates tension in the body making it very easy to overdose. By-the-way the "stimulant class" also includes caffeine, nicotine, diet pills and over-the-counter decongestants and cold medications.


 

Blood thinners & alcohol - Taking Warfarin (Coumadin) and aspirin will encourage bleeding. Add the blood thinning act of alcohol and disaster can happen. It is not recommended to use blood thinner drugs and alcohol with medicinal doses of garlic (which is a natural blood thinner). Patients never hear from the doctor that blood thinners and certain foods are bad news such as, consuming spinach, broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts or any leafy, green vegetables to avoid a bleeding risk. 


 

Blood Pressure drugs & Potassium - If using BP medications such as Lisinopril, Zestril or Prinivil with potassium foods or supplements can produce heart arrhythmia and death. Avoid any drug with food or supplement that would lower potassium in the body such as licorice, herbal tea and certain sweeteners.


 

Statin Drugs & Niacin - The cholesterol drugs (statins) are popular but mixing them with a B vitamin (niacin-synethic) can lower cholesterol further causing muscle pain and damage. There is also a danger to the kidneys when mixing statin drugs with anti-fungal or anti-yeast medications. It is also recommended to avoid grapefruit juice when taking statins to avoid liver and kidney damage.


 

Antibiotics & BP medicines - A dangerous combo of antibiotics with blood pressure medicines can cause a potassium overload called hyperkalemia, which is heart arrhythmia and sudden death. Most people are not given warning about this deadly drug interaction. Out of 100,000 patients on BP medications 1 in 10 were prescribed antibiotics. Patients using this combo are seven times more likely to be hospitalized (Archives of Internal Medicine 7/28/10). This means, doctors and pharmacists ignore the interaction warning of sudden death and override it. They have nicknamed this risk "alert fatigue" because they are filling so many prescriptions they just hit the "skip" button. They treat the situation as if the patient should monitor themselves more closely. However, sudden death is just what it means; comes on suddenly and can even occur if the patient were in intensive care.

 

HEALTH PLAN

A health plan to me isn't an insurance card but is a healthy lifestyle. Eating more organic fruits, vegetables and getting regular exercise goes a long way to avoid the top diseases and death by prescription medication. I know real salt (sun-dried, whole salt) does not create hypertension, heart failure, diabetes, renal failure or edema. Celtic Sea salt has been a part of my health plan for over twenty years and I just checked my blood pressure and it is 122/69. I'm not on any prescription medications. However, I do use herbs. The heart herbs I like to use are hawthorn berry, mother wort (prevent arrhythmia), aloe, cayenne, garlic, red clover and ginger root. They are all in my Heart Formula and it seems to take care of most cardio issues because it strengthens the system. So, if I had a cardio issue I would eat more fruits and vegetables, keep the meats to 4 oz or less (per serving), get regular exercise and use Celtic Sea Salt and the Heart Formula. If the situation is acute diet-wise I would go vegetarian for 30 days and drop the cholesterol immediately. Everyone has this control if they want to exercise it. For more information or to order your powerful herb formulas and heart friendly salt call Apothecary Herbs 866-229-3663, International 704-885-0277 http://www.thepowerherbs.com, where your healthcare options just became endless. Don't forget, spring is the perfect time to cleanse away toxins and remove stress on the system. Order your organic herb cleanses today.    

 

Source:

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/addiction-recovery/2012/04/7-deadliest-drug-combinations/

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2014/12/11/a-deadly-drug-interaction-often-ignored-by-doctors-and-pharmacists/

http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/blood-pressure-causes

http://www.life-sources.com/pages/The-12-most-Dangerous-Prescription-Drugs....html

http://www.todaysgeriatricmedicine.com/archive/101308pe.shtml

 

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"NEW" from Apothecary Herbs POWER GREENS FOR PETS - Keeps you away from the vet.  Natural herbs for dogs and cats. Because we want organic pets

Power Greens is a blend of organic plants and natural herbs containing vitamins, minerals and 22 amino acids found naturally in these whole-food plants. Easy to digest with healthy digestion enzymes. You will notice the vibrant color of the greens and other ingredients in Power Greens for Pets because it is made with certified organic herbs grown to Tilth Standards (the highest organic standards in the industry). Compared to Dinovite®, Power Greens for Pets is made with superior grade ingredients and will produce much faster and better results in the health of your pet. No need for large scoops of our Power Greens for Pets to get results. Depending on the size of your pet 1/2 teaspoon to one tablespoon is all you'll need. Your pet will be healthier and you'll save money. For more info call 866-229-3663 http://www.thepowerherbs.com/herb/Natural-Pet-Food.html

 

MORE HERB SECRETS IN THE POWER HERBS e-BOOK. By popular demand The Power Herbs e-book is available with symptom/herb reference guide, information on organ cleansing and how to make your own herbal tinctures plus a whole lot more. Go to http://www.thepowerherbs.com/Books-And-Newsletters/The-Power-Herbs-e-Book-cleansing-immune-boosting.html and click on Books. You must have email to order and receive the e-book a PDF version of The Power Herb book for just $14.99. At this time, we do not offer this title in hard copy.

 

NEW DANDELION ROOT LIQUID

Try Dandelion Root Tincture for inflammation, blood purification, respiratory infections, digestion and cancer protection at http://www.thepowerherbs.com/herb/Dandelion-Inflammation-Blood-Purifier.html

 

HERB KITS EXTEND YOUR FIRST AID KITS

Do you have your Pandemic Kit yet? Here is what folks are saying about the 100% organic Pandemic Kit made by Apothecary Herbs. "I have this kit and recommend everyone have at least one on hand (or more depending on family size) for a pandemic." Rebecca Carley, MD, Hickory, NC and "I have one and glad I do; just in case. I like the long shelf life." Melody Cedarstrom, Port Matilda, PA (more customer feedback at http://www.thepowerherbs.com) or call 866-229-3663 to order your kit today.

 

PURE ZINC ENERGY

Pure energy is organic and instantly absorbed - transporting nutrition to every cell in your body. It is a super food for the body to repair, build and fortify itself. Where do you get it? It's called Body Foundation Food Mix and is at Apothecary Herbs 866-229-3663, International 704-885-0277 http://www.thepowerherbs.com. This pure energy food source is so efficient; you won't feel hungry between meals and can safely lose weight.

 

DETOX PRODUCTS

Apothecary Herbs has released a new product called Liver Detox Tea. You can layer this tea with Milk Thistle Tincture for a gentle yet effective liver cleanse. This is a nice option if you can't do the Liver/Gall Bladder Flush using olive oil. You will find this new product under Herbal Teas at http://www.thepowerherbs.com. Also new is the Liver & Gall Bladder Tincture with dandelion root for more anticancer protection. This formula is available in 1 oz, 2 oz and 4 oz sizes. You will find this item under Organ Body Cleanses at http://www.thepowerherbs.com. You can layer this tincture with the Liver Detox Tea and be well!

 

BE PREPARED

Being prepared is never a waste of time. Get your own organic garden growing and stock as much healthy foodstuffs as you can. You'll also need backup medicine but the over-the-counter and prescription medicines have a limited shelf life of two years or less. However, your organic medicines have a ten year shelf life without side effects. Call the folks at Apothecary Herbs for their Natural Medicine Starter Stock-up Package or make sure you get one of their many herb kits for boosting immune system and protecting you from viruses, bacteria and other pathogens. Call Apothecary Herbs 866-229-3663, International 704-885-0277 online http://www.thepowerherbs.com, where your healthcare options just became endless.

 

ALLERGY RELIEF

If you suffer from allergies (sneezing, itchy watery eyes, stuffy or runny nose, and sinus pressure or sinus infections) try the Echinacea Deluxe formula and Herbal Eyewash both around $20.00 from Apothecary Herbs. Call now toll free 866-229-3663 http://www.thepowerherbs.com.

 

APOTHECARY HERBS VITAMIN VAULT - STOCK UP AND SAVE!

You already know that you can save on the half and full case discounts in the Vitamin Vault area at http://www.thepowerherbs.com. Apothecary Herbs has added a new item called the Natural Medicine Starter Stock-up Package. This package is designed for those preparing for their medical future and contains immune boosting, pain & inflammation, organ cleanses, vitamin, mineral, amino acid and protein products plus a Pandemic Kit and it comes with a savings. Visit http://www.thepowerherbs.com or call toll free to order your Starter Stock-up Package 866-229-3663, International 704-885-0277.  

 

MALE & FEMALE ORGAN CLEANSES KITS - Don't give disease a foothold. You will have the power to cleanse the bowel, urinary, liver, gall bladder and blood system with this cleanse package. For added cleansing, ask about how you can upgrade your order to include the prostate cleanse for men or the Kidney/Bladder cleanse for females.  Go to http://www.thepowerherbs.com or call their 24-hour live customer service line 866-229-3663, International 704-885-0277.


 

STARTER KIT & ONE-YEAR SUPPLY OF HERBAL MEDICNE (shelf life 10 to 15 years)


 

See Apothecary Herbs One Year Supply of Herbal Medicine at http://www.thepowerherbs.com or call 866-229-3663, 704-885-0277. Call for a customized year supply or to set up installment payment for this package.

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