https://www.lewrockwell.com/2019/05/bill-sardi/34-ways-to-stay-healthy-that-cost-next-to-nothing/
By Bill Sardi
- Sleep: Trying to get 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep may be frustrating. Modern humans are going to sleep two hours later than the daylight-darkness cycle. Prior to electric lighting, people slept for about 6 hours, awoke for about two hours, and then went back for a second sleep. Blue light emitted from electronic devices, even smart phones, or computer monitors fouls up melatonin secretion, the sleep hormone. Be aware. Blue light filters are available for computer monitors and eyeglass lenses. However, no one is mentioning that blue light filtering in the AM is counter-productive and impairs the dissipation of melatonin and could theoretically induce daytime sleepiness. Best to get some direct sunlight early in the AM to awaken fully refreshed and alert. The focusing lens of the eyes loses about 1% of its transparency every year. By age 80 maybe 20% of ambient or artificial light reaches the retina and this alters the light/dark cycle and affects melatonin levels. Replacement of the cloudy natural lens with a clear plastic lens implant is recently reported to help restore the natural sleep-wake cycle.
- Sun: there are vitamin D pills that can make up for the lack of sunlight in winter months; but a few minutes of full-body sun exposure is superior. I say this because studies show it is vitamin D produced by direct exposure of the skin to the breast that prevents breast cancer. I advise women to find a private place and sun for a few minutes with skin exposed.
I supplement my diet with 25 milligrams of beta carotene so I won’t develop sun burn, or sun-induced wrinkles. Beta carotene converts to vitamin A in the liver, but excess beta carotene is shuttled to the skin where it protects from blistering sun rays. Same goes for high-dose lutein and astaxanthin. (I developed a multivitamin that provides 25 mg/beta carotene + 10 mg lutein.) - Water: Clean water is the foundation for any healthy human population. Water in the U.S. is chlorinated. Chlorine is a very toxic chemical. Yet it has eradicated typhoid, dysentery and cholera. However, lifetime consumption of chlorinated water is associated with colon cancer. Furthermore, tap water is also fluoridated. This is a sedating mineral that breeds passivity. The IQ declines the more fluoride people consume. Various bottled waters are available that are not rich in natural fluorides. Bottled waters are often free of chlorine and fluoride but present a problem with their plastic bottles that contain phthalates and bisphenol A as a plasticizer. These are gender-bending molecules. Best to buy bottled water in glass bottles. Fiji water is an exception (no bisphenol A). It took till 2017 for bottled water to become the most consumed beverage over coffee, tea or soda in the US. I buy water in glass bottles. Gerolsteiner is my preferred brand due to its magnesium bicarbonate content.
- Sore throat: I actually have people email me to ask what they should do now that they woke up in the morning with a sore throat. They are clueless as to what to do. Home remedies have been completely forgotten. Gargle with salt water. The reason for its morning occurrence is likely consumption of sugary foods the night before. The involved bacterium is Streptococcus, an acid secreting bacterium that causes dental decay by virtue of its acid erosion of tooth enamel. Sugar indirectly causes cavities. But let’s get back to that sore throat. Sodium is alkaline. It counters Strep. So, gargle with some salt water and most sore throats vanish within minutes. Watch out for eating candies and sugary snacks right before bedtime. Strep loves sugar. Sugar restriction reduces the count of Strep bacteria in the oral cavity.
- Teeth: dental enamel is hardened by vitamin D. Cavities develop in the winter when your dental enamel is soft due to lack of sun exposure combined with eating sweets. You won’t hear of a single dentist who recommends vitamin D for his patients. Water fluoridation is reported to reduce the number of decayed teeth by 35%. But that is of modest effect. Kids are still getting plenty of cavities over time. Direct topical application of fluoride appears to be more effective.
Magnesium deficiency is associated with poor dental health. For already eroded teeth, you might think of brushing your teeth with magnesium. One thing your dentist may not tell you (he/she is probably clueless about this) is that without magnesium, only soft enamel can be formed. Magnesium may even heal already decayed teeth. Liquid magnesium chloride (preferred form of mag) is available to apply to a toothbrush.
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