Herbs- Garlic -Food Supplements Mother Nature's Healers
Excerpt from Bragg Build Powerful Never Force Book - Chapter 2
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Our book gives you a program for healthy and rewarding living. When you follow The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle you can build a strong and healthy heart. This takes you down the path to increased confidence, creativity and vitality! Please remember, you can always strive to live a more healthy, positive life. In building a healthier and stronger heart don't forget the miraculous healing gifts available from Mother Nature's kingdom. For thousands of years people around the world have used herbs and plants as medicines, tonics and remedies. Many of them are renowned for increasing heart health. Today, scientific research supports the traditional use of many of these medicinal plants. Herbs such as garlic, ginko, hawthorn, bilberry, gotu kola and rosemary have been traditionally used and scientifically researched for the treatment of heart and circulatory conditions. Here's a brief description of some of the most effective herbs. In addition to The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle, make use of these miracles of the plant world or your heart's health and fitness. Remember to consult your health care professional before substituting herbs in a previously existing condition. The key to a healthy heart is prevention and The Bragg Healthy Heart Program.

Garlic - The Herb that Lowers Cholesterol
Garlic is one of nature's great miracles. No other medicinal plant is more effective in the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis! No wonder there has been increased research involving garlic and cardiovascular health. Research shows eating garlic regularly decreases serum cholesterol and dangerous triglyceride levels! People who eat garlic regularly have healthier arteries and blood than those who don't. This is why people in France, Greece, Italy, etc. (who traditionally eat lots of garlic) have a lower incidence of heart attack and disease than people in the United States.

Ginkgo - Improves Blood Flow to Brain
Over the last 40 years, Ginkgo has been one of the most scientifically researched medicinal herbs in the world today. Scientists know that Gingko Biloba (leaf) Extracts (GBE) dilate arteries, capillaries and veins, which increases blood flow.Therefore GBE reduces blood clotting and clogging of the arteries. GBE's strong cardiovascular benefits are localized in the brain. Increasing evidence supports the GBE effectiveness in treating ailments associated with too little blood flow to the brain (such as short-term memory loss, senility, short attention span and depression). Look for GBE supplements in health stores.

The Importance of Exercise
Excerpt from Bragg Health Lifestyle Book - Chapter 7
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You have roughly 640 muscles and all these muscles must be used! If you do not use them, you lose them! If they are not used, they then start to lose their tone, strength and flexibility! Exercise need not be violent and there are hundreds of ways to exercise the human body. The best and greatest of all exercise is brisk walking: no special equipment is required except good walking shoes. You can walk vigorously, swinging your arms, for a good workout or just take a stroll. When you walk and breathe in deeply as you stride along you are building Vital Force and stimulating the eliminating and cleansing processes. After walking, swimming is the second-greatest exercise. Any sport that brings into play the muscles of the body can be part of your daily healthy lifestyle. Tennis and even gardening are considered wonderful exercise.

You should also have a 20 to 30 minute daily exercise program of stretching, aerobics, etc. and breathing exercises. The best exercise for the lower abdomen and lower back muscles is to lie on your back and raise both your legs up slowly to a vertical position and hold for a few seconds. Next, slowly lower them until your heels almost touch the floor, then slowly raise back up to a vertical position again. Important: do this exercise slowly and increase the repetitions daily until you can do 30. The best exercise for the internal and external stomach muscles is the half sit-up crunch. Lie flat on your back with knees bent up and your hands clasped behind your head, now come up and bring elbows towards bent knees and hold for one minute. Slowly lower your back to the floor. Repeat this exercise daily until you are able to do 20 with ease.

Your Family's Life is in Your Hands
Excerpt from Bragg Healthy Heart Book - Chapter 17
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We would like to suggest to everyone that you re- read Dr. White's warning and that you take it seriously. If you want to keep your family alive, work on them to exercise every day as you watch what you feed them and yourself. You may be shortening the lives of your family with too many fattening and highly saturated foods. Their lives are in your hands! You prepare and put the food on the table for your family to eat. You will learn from this valuable book how to keep your family in perfect health.

Follow these instructions and soon you and your family will discover a startling increase in vigor and vitality, with a sense of well-being. Remember that young people can also die of heart disease! Teach your children how to eat correctly. Give your family more fresh salads, more lightly steamed vegetables, more fresh fruit desserts. Eliminate the gravy (it's loaded with cholesterol). Eliminate dairy products. Enjoy healthier soy, rice and nut milks. Serve delicious herbal teas such as mint, alfalfa, chamomile, lemon balm, anise seed and banish coffee and the salt shaker from your table. Your reward will be a radiantly happy, healthy family. Use Bragg's Health Gourmet Recipe Book or the 100% Vegetarian Recipe Book healthy ways to feed yourself and family!

Rich American Diet is a Killer

Excerpt from Bragg Healthy Heart Book - Chapter 3
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Atherosclerosis is not brought on by age, but by diet! Autopsies of the American soldiers killed in battle in the Korean War revealed the shocking fact that 77% of these soldiers (average ages 18-22) already had atherosclerosis! In contrast, the Koreans and other Asians who died on the same battlefield, under the same conditions, had only an 11% incidence of this disease. It's well known, the traditional Asian diet is low in saturated fats. The U. S. is a nation of fat-eaters. Saturated fats make up 40% of the caloric intake of the average American diet. Most of these are the commercial, hydrogenated fats - the most clogging, deadly of all fats and are not natural in any sense of the word. It's such a solid fat that it cannot be broken down by the body's 98.6°F heat. The best natural, unsaturated fats break down at body temperature and don't cause clogging problems. These are perishable foods and don't have a long shelf life. In time, these unsaturated fats take on oxygen and become rancid, which gives off a strong odor and bitter taste.

Beware of Saturated, Hydrogenated Fats!

Hydrogenated, saturated fat remains stable because it's impervious to oxygen. In reality, it is embalmed fat! The American consumer has been brainwashed by the greedy, large manufacturers into believing that they are permanently fresh and healthy! A container of this processed fat will keep in the house for years, because it's impossible for it to turn rancid. Clever advertising says these saturated, hydrogenated, snow white, processed (erroneously called vegetable) shortenings will not smoke. They also make other clever sales claims which have no relation whatsoever to good nutrition. The same applies to unhealthy margarine made to imitate butter. So - instead of the natural, unsaturated fats that will aid health - Americans consume deadly hydrogenated, saturated fats, high in cholesterol that coats and clogs the bloodstream, especially the vital arteries. All this clogging eventually causes fatal or crippling clots (thrombosis) into the bloodstream, causing strokes.

Youngsters Have Stress Too

Excerpt from Bragg Build Powerful Nerve Force - Chapter 10
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A recent New York Times/CBS News poll found that teenagers aged 13 to 17, from affluent homes regardless of their race or gender, had more stress than those from modest homes. Wealthy youngsters often have less perspective on the struggles of life, and there's lots of pressure to keep the family's status - getting into the elite schools, good grades and living up to their parents' academic expectations, etc.

Attention Deficit Disorder - ADD
ADD is not caused by a bug or disease. There is no laboratory test that can identify it. ADD is a condition brought on by depleted and exhausted nerves. People with ADD live at a low rate of vibration - the victims of a weakened nerve force. They have little energy to pay attention, to complete tasks or to ward off worry and frustration. Doctors, teachers and psychiatrists prescribe drugs like Ritalin at an ever increasing rate. Although almost 8 million school children are taking Ritalin, ADD is still the fastest growing childhood disorder in the U.S.! Drugs might mask some of the symptoms of Nerve Depletion, but do not replenish Nerve Force. ADD sufferers need to build up their Nerve Force, raise their rate of vibration and take control of their lives! Not surprisingly, more and more studies are finding that drugs are a dead-end in the treatment of ADD. Instead, they are finding that people are renewed to health only when they replenish their reserves of Nerve Force. This is accomplished, not through drugs, but through the kinds of changes in diet and lifestyle that we outline in this book. Australian researchers found that ADD children began replenishing their Nerve Force after they were put on a natural diet free of coloring, preservatives, etc. A similar study by the Cornell Medical Center recorded a 73% improvement with ADD patients. Unnatural and altered foods tax the nervous system, as do highly sweetened and processed foods. Children are at a greater risk of harm from this kind of diet. As our foods become more processed and refined, our children become inattentive, unfocused, unhealthy and unhappy.

Combating Depression, Stress and Anxiety
Excerpt from Bragg Build Powerful Nerve Force - Chapter 2
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Researchers have found that those who are the most resistant to stress and anxiety enjoy an active, healthy lifestyle. This includes: twenty minutes or more of exercise daily; stretching your body to allow a natural flow of energy and eating healthy meals.

Other suggestions include:

·Gardening - researchers have found it helps relieve tensions and is a powerful natural medicine for emotional, spiritual and physical healing.
·Enjoying natural beauty - scientific studies indicate that when individuals view beautiful natural scenes such as waterfalls, trees, animals, flowers, etc., they relieve anxiety, relax more easily and feel happier.
·Reducing or stopping caffeine - which is a stimulant that can trigger panic attacks and heart palpitations.
·Stop smoking - which "burns up" your nervous system.
·Unplug the phone and computer - for quiet time can help relieve stress. Write yourself a loving letter.
·Deep slow breathing exercises release tensions.
·Releasing your fears and overcoming self-doubt.
·Restful sleep and even daytime mini "cat"naps.
·Laughter - people who know how to laugh and have fun are generally able to bounce back from stress.
·Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it!
·Don't make impulsive snap judgements - take time.
·Realize that you can't change the past - learn from your past pain and let it serve your inner growth.
·You can't change others - you can only change yourself and your attitude. Be a strong, positive health captain.

Internal Purity Promotes Youthfulness

Excerpt from Bragg Healthy Lifestyle book - Chapter 4
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The energy and vitality of a young child can be yours at any age when you choose to follow Mother Nature's and God's Eternal Laws of Life. Following this System provides you with the vitality of youth, because youthfulness is Internal Purity! Total Health is not a matter of age, but it's a matter of Internal Perfection!

My father, when heading towards a century, was physically younger than a fit man of 40! We do not live by calendar years. We live in biological years and this is what counts! How clean are your arteries and veins? How are your blood pressures? Ours are 120 over 60 like healthy youngsters. We both have a steady, strong pulse of 60. We have strong eyes and ears that hear every sound. We are not interested in birthdays (forget them)! We love living our Bragg Healthy Lifestyle which keeps us internally cleansed, healthy and youthful!

You will reap the same benefits my father and I enjoy when you seriously follow this Toxicless Diet, Body Purification and Healing System! But you must be faithful every day and be the healthy captain of your life! This is not a fad diet - most diets are "yo-yo" diets where your weight just goes up and down! The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle is something that becomes a part of you and your daily lifestyle and it's not a diet per se - but a lifelong lifestyle for super health and longevity!

We want you to live a long, healthy, happy, fit life! Decide daily that you want to feel strong, vigorous and that you will banish your aches, pains and tiredness! It's up to you! We pray nightly for all our friends and Bragg readers to be guided down the righteous path of healthy living through these written words - that never tire and can be with you night or day - just for the reading!