Hi, I'm Dr. Jon Ritz, a Naturopathic Doctor based in Matthews, NC. I'm passionate about health and making the world a better place.Vaccine Documentary: free till November 5th!
Here’s the link: “the Greater Good Documentary”
Do you have questions about vaccines? Want to be informed about all sides of the vaccine debate? Watch this film for free until November 5th!
Watch it! Click the link! Get informed about what you allow into your body!
Whether its a food or a needle, it’s your choice!
Autism: the autoimmune component
Earlier, I posted about Lyme (borrelia burgdorferii) as a possible autoimmune trigger for Autism. Want more evidence of the Autism-autoimmune connection? Check out the image above for a visual representation of the complex web of contributors to Autism.
Here’s a link to the .pdf document that outlines my talk. Click through to the next page to read it right here.
The Problem with Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen, oh that sweet little 200 milligram pill of loving painless goodness! Oh, the relaxation! Oh, the pain-free joint! Oh, the relief from cramps! Oh, ibuprofen, you truly are a miracle!
But, are you safe?
I used to be like many of you: I thought that if it was on the counter at the grocery store and the pharmacy, then it must be safe, right?
Wrong!
Ibuprofen is not a safe drug! It comes with a cost.
Ibuprofen is more than twice as likely to cause miscarriage.
Here is a link to an article that outlines a study of 47,000 women published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. I’ll give you a snippet:
“In a study with over 47,000 women, those who were pregnant and took NSAIDS like ibuprofen were 2.4 times more likely to suffer a spontaneous abortion. The drugs disrupt the process of embryo attachment to the uterine wall.”
“A major study has found that women who took ibuprofen or similar painkillers just before they conceived until the 20th week of pregnancy were 2.4 times more at risk.”
And it’s not just Ibuprofen, it’s also Naproxen, Celabrex, Vioxx…
“Dr Anick Bérard of the University of Montreal said: ‘We consistently saw that the risk of having a spontaneous abortion was associated with gestational use of diclofenac, naproxen, celecoxib, ibuprofen and rofecoxib alone or in combination.
‘Women who were exposed to any type and dosage of non-aspirin NSAID during early pregnancy were more likely to have a spontaneous abortion.”
So much for safe, eh? That’s 2.4 times the risk of your unborn child dying before he or she is even born.
Ibuprofen is also very dangerous for joints.
I’ll put it very simply for you: Ibuprofen interferes with normal maintenance of cartilage, ligaments, tendons. Anything in the body that has cartilage will be thinned by taking ibuprofen. In other words, if you’re taking ibuprofen daily for knee pain, you’ll only get worse in the long run with thinner cartilage in the knee. If you’re taking ibuprofen for an ankle sprain, the ligament will take longer to repair. If you sprained your ankle, maybe it was because you were taking ibuprofen.
How many people do you know who had joint pain and were prescribed massive NSAIDs only to later “blow out” their joint and “need” surgery?
Ibuprofen can cause stomach ulcers after only a few weeks of use.
There is a mesh lining made of cartilage that makes up the fabric of our stomach. Ibuprofen will make that cartilage mesh weaker and weaker leading to micro-tears.
Watch this video here about NSAIDs and the stomach.
There is a layer of mucous that lines your stomach to protect it from the strong acid. Ibuprofen stops the mucous production and exposes your stomach to its own very caustic acid.
Add this together and you get a stomach ulcer.
Not good.
Contact me. Let’s talk about the pain and come up with a true cure.
Why does Komen for the Cure claim there’s no link between BPA and Breast Cancer?
October is Pink-Ribbon month! These pink ribbons have been made famous by the Komen for the Cure foundation, which is a multi-million dollar non-profit agency that has been funnelling millions of non-profit dollars into for-profit “research” for the past 30 years to supposedly find a “cure” for breast cancer.
Are they really looking for a cure?
WHAT IS BPA? Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a petrochemical added to plastics to make them less brittle. It is found in nearly every clear (non-opaque) drinking bottle made. BPA can leech out of the plastic, into the drink, and then into you. At even trace amounts, BPA has been show to trigger cells to act like cancer. It is also show to disrupt hormones and cause reproductive diseases. Children born to mothers with BPA in their bloodstream
So, it might be confusing to learn that Komen for the Cure is saying (the toxic, carcinogenic chemical found in plastic called) BPA is safe.
Their website states:
“And, at this time, there is no evidence to suggest a link between BPA and risk of breast cancer.” (you can find the statement on Komen.org here)
Additionally, in April 2010, Komen posted an online statement saying that BPA had been “deemed safe.” Critics of Komen for the Cure claim that her organization is whitewashing this obvious toxin because she’s in the “pocket of BPA-happy sponsors.”
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen obviously unhealthy things that have repeatedly been shown to cause breast cancer washed in pink. Last year, the most egregious example was KFC. Perhaps the most direct causal link between breast cancer and the environment is saturated animal fat. These pink-washed buckets of fried chicken do more to cause breast cancer than anything.
Komen is dismissing 100′s of studies that find evidence that BPA causes cancer. A recent Mother Jones reporter, Amy Silverstein, writes that: [my emphasis added]
“And yet, it’s hard to ignore mounting scientific evidence that strongly suggests a link between BPA and cancer. The United States’ President’s Cancer Panel concluded in 2010 that “more than 130 studies have linked BPA to breast cancer, obesity, and other health problems.” A number of studies have found that the chemical causes breast cancer in lab animals. In human cell cultures, BPA has caused breast cancer cells to proliferate and has also reduced the effectiveness of chemotherapy. In September, a study by the California Pacific Medical Center found that BPA even made healthy breast cells behave like cancer cells and decreased the effectiveness of yet another breast cancer drug. Frighteningly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that BPA is in the urine of more than 90 percent of the United States population. Researchers believe this figure reflects continuous exposure to the chemical.” (article here)
We already know how to cure breast cancer! PREVENT IT! Eat a Plant-strong diet rich in whole plant foods, and avoid toxic chemicals like BPA. Buckets of KFC have been implicated in breast cancer: obesity, saturated fat, animal products, food additives have all been implicated…
If Komen for the Cure really wanted to reduce breast cancer rates, they would use their money to expose fast food like KFC and expose toxic petrochemicals like BPA. Instead, they’re pink-washing them. Actions speak louder than words, folks, and in this case Komen for the Cure is siding with the very forces that are putting women in the hospital. Creepy, eh?
Maybe it’s time to find a different non-profit to support if we want to reduce our breast cancer rates.
Grander water technology turns muddy bentonite water into clear, drinking water!
\”Grander Water and Bentonite turns your muddy water clear\”
Take a moment to watch this film.
Yes, it’s true: Grander technology can treat any quantity of water, continuously, forever, without any need for maintenance.
Grander is truly a proven revitalization method. You can use the same device this farmer uses in your entire home, swimming pool, lawn, and anywhere else you use water. Just install it at the source!
Contact me via the contact form on the right and I’ll set you up with everything you need to get one of your own.
