Read what Sherry Brescia, author of GREAT TASTE NO PAIN has to say about a common problem of weight gain during the holiday season...

It's a time to show caring, charity, generosity, and
kindness to our fellow humans.

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I NEVER deprive myself on special occasions or holidays.
I’m looking forward to the Thanksgiving pumpkin pie and
Christmas cookies already.

So you are now more succeptible to every virus going
around and to getting infections you’d never get
any other time of year.

Here’s why that happens:

When your nervous system picks up signs of emotional or
mental distress, it signals for the release of stress
hormones and special chemical messengers (called
neurotransmitters).

These neurotransmitters speed to different areas of your
body and cause various reactions.

That’s why your heart rate increases when you’re scared or
your stomach gets rumbly when you’re anxious.

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These stress hormones can also lead to headaches, high
blood pressure and digestive disorders (like IBS).

They also affect your gut flora, and that’s where 80% of
your immune system is.

For example, strains of the harmful bacteria E. coli grow
faster in an environment that contains the stress hormones
epinephrine (adrenaline) or norepinephrine (noradrenaline).

In addition, some scientists believe that when we’re
stressed, our nervous system “talks” to our gut microbes,
telling certain (bad) ones to multiply and other (good)
ones to limit their growth.

Having a greater concentration of harmful bacteria in your
intestines makes you more susceptible to bacterial
infections and viruses of all types. This happens for two
reasons:

1- You now don’t have enough good bacteria to fight off
the dangerous pathogens you ingest
2- The bad bacteria have eaten away at your gut wall and
made it porous, so dangerous toxins can now seep out and
travel all through your body, making you ill

Plus having more harmful bacteria in the gut also affects
your immune system’s regulatory T cells. That means your
immune system will be less effective, leading to increased
inflammation (and pain) all over your body.

And heaven help you if you do get sick and take
antibiotics. While they will certainly help kill your
infection, they’ll also cause the bacterial balance in your
gut to even further out of whack…

…which means that you’re likely to get sick AGAIN very
soon.

It’s essential to keep your gut flora balanced all year
long, but especially around the holidays with all the added
stressors in your days.

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They also help strengthen the gut wall, so toxins are less
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and a stronger immune system.

To your health!

PS: Dale is feeling better inside and out with Super Shield:

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Hi Sherry,

I have Rosacea and used to have to take low doses of
antibiotics and put cream on my face…a life sentence.

After one month of Super Shield (which I took for other
reasons) I noticed to my suprise my Rosacea just cleared up
without any other meds.

Additionally I have more energy and as a wedding
photographer I need it. Even my Crohns is much better.

Please don’t stop making Super Shield. I’m a customer for
life and I’m sharing this with all my friends.

Thanks, Dale W.

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Want to read past articles? Here they are:
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(c) copyright 2009 Holistic Blends
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About the Author
Sherry Brescia is a natural health researcher, president
of Holistic Blends, Inc. and author of the mega best-
selling Great Taste No Pain Health System.

She has over 20 years experience in the medical research
field, and cured herself from IBS in 1992 by changing her
diet and eating the way she now teaches in her Great Taste
No Pain system.

Sherry has made it her life’s mission to help others with
digestive challenges by educating them about the role of
diet in overall health and the importance of an alkaline pH.

**The FDA has not evaluated all of these statements. The
contents of this email are not to be considered medical
advice and are for educational purposes only. If you are
experiencing health challenges, always consult your doctor
for medical advice and follow it even if it contradicts the
contents of this email.**

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The spleen is an organ about the size of your fist and
sits on the left side of your body, under the rib cage.
It’s part of the lymphatic system.      

Now if you’re like most people, you know of the lymphatic
system (especially when you have swollen glands) but you’re
not 100% sure what it does.  

So first here’s a very brief biology lesson about the
lymphatic system:

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Lymphatic System
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Your lymphatic system is like a staff of maids and
housekeepers inside your body.

This staff is made up of countless nodes and glands, the
thymus gland, the thoracic duct, the spleen, bone marrow,
tonsils and miles of lymphatic vessels.  

These lymphatic vessels contain 3 times more lymph fluid
than blood–that alone should tell you how important the
lymphatic system is.

The maids and housekeepers do their job by filtering and
purifying your bloodstream, cleansing wastes from your
tissues, organs and 100 trillion cells, and searching out
and destroying any harmful invaders that might enter your
body.

Then they gather the wastes and, just like dumping dirty
dishwater down the sink, they bring the wastes to one of
your body’s four “exits”–the lungs, skin, bladder and
bowels–for elimination from your body.  

The lymphatic system is truly the heart of the immune
system because of its vital role in keeping your body clean
and destroying dangerous substances and antigens.

Now on to the spleen.

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The Spleen
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Your spleen has many important functions including:

* Filtering out and destroying old and damaged blood cells
* Helping to prevent infection by producing white blood
cells (called lymphocytes) that act as a first line of
defense against invading viruses, bacteria and other
pathogens
* Storing blood and platelets (the cells that help your
blood clot)
* Acting as an intermediary between your immune system and
your brain

As you can see, your spleen is not something you want to
be stressed or not working right.  Your state of health
depends heavily on your body’s ability to fight infections,
and your spleen plays a vital role in that process.

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Enlarged Spleen
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Sometimes the spleen can become enlarged, which
compromises the functioning of your lymphatic system.

One of the most common causes of an enlarged spleen is
infectious mononucleosis (“mono”), but it can be caused by
these factors as well:

- Bacterial infections, such as syphilis or an infection
of your heart’s inner lining (endocarditis)
- Parasitic infections, such as malaria
- Cirrhosis and other diseases of the liver
- Hemolytic anemia – a condition characterized by
premature destruction of red blood cells
- Blood cancers, such as leukemia and Hodgkin’s disease
- Acidity in the body

As your spleen gets larger, it begins to mess up and
filter out the good, normal red blood cells as well as
abnormal ones.  This reduces the number of healthy cells in
your bloodstream.

It also traps too many platelets.  Eventually, the excess
blood cells and platelets can clog up your spleen, further
interfering with its normal functioning.

Another risk with an enlarged spleen is possible rupture.
A ruptured spleen can cause life-threatening bleeding into
your abdominal cavity, and the release of toxic wastes
throughout your body.

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Spleen and Acidity
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Like all of your organs, your spleen is designed to
function best in an alkaline environment.

When your body is acidic, you place an impossible burden
on the spleen to do its job, and it can eventually become
enlarged or simply slow way down.  

A poorly functioning spleen can reduce the number of
healthy red blood cells, platelets and white cells in your
bloodstream, so you can develop anemia or increased
bleeding.  

You also become susceptible to frequent, dangerous, or
even life-threatening infections.

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Keep Your Spleen Alkaline
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Good spleen health is yet another great reason to keep
your body as alkaline as possible.  ALL of your organs work
best when your body is alkaline, and the spleen is no
exception.

<Are you starting to see a recurring theme here? I hope so.>

If you want to enjoy any measure of good health, live pain-
free with little or no need for medications and enjoy life
well into your golden years, you must commit to eating to
minimize the acidity in your body.

It’s not a question of if…you must do this to have good
health.

Your body is alkaline by design, and the best way to keep
it alkaline is to eat mainly alkaline foods (at least 60-
70%) and correctly combine all of your meals.

Great Taste No Pain shows you how easy that is.

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GTNP spells out exactly which foods are acid-creating and
which are alkaline, so you can easily make sure you’re
getting the right ratio.  

It has charts that list what foods you can pair up
together, so you can continue to eat many of your
favorites, and your meal planning will be a cinch.

Plus the recipe book will give you 112 delectable reasons
to be glad you are eating for great health.

To your health,

Sherry Brescia

PS:  Ila said goodbye to 62 years of digestive pain:

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Dear Sherry,

I am 71 yrs. old and have had digestive problems since I
was probably 8 or 9 years old.  I’ve never had any help,
nothings worked.  

Recently I wouldn’t go to the doctor and my husband
threatened to call 911, that’s how much pain I was in.

I decided to go on the internet and see what I could find,
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I was skepical, but hurting bad, so I sent for your
program.

When I received it, I had to adjust it for my husband.  He
has chronic kidney disease, but by making sure of the fluid
intake, we are both on it.

In two days I was pain free, and I’m feeling better every
day.  I have energy I haven’t had in years.  

I’m telling all my friends about it and that it’s no big
fuss to eat this way–it’s things I’ve always loved, I just
needed to combine them right.

My daughter’s an R.N. and she’s a health nut, she’s so
happy we’re eating right.  It’s really easier to prepare
these meals than the way we used to eat.

I call this my labor of love, love of life and love of my
man.

Thank you again Sherry, God Bless you.

Sincerely,
                                                           
Ila Mousseau

Look at the grocery stores shelves and you’ll see
thousands of products that are touted as low-fat, non-fat
or reduced fat.

You don’t need to make all fat your enemy any longer.  Let
Great Taste No Pain be your guide to enjoying health-
enhancing good fats.     

~ Sherry Brescia

More words of  wisdom from Ms. Brescia….  good info about our misconceptions about the standard American diet and where those ideas originated.  Read on…

Many people are under the false impression that eating
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To your spicy pain-free life,

But they won’t. 

With the exception of curry powder and iodized table salt,
ALL herbs and spices (including garlic) are alkaline to the
body…meaning good for you, your pH and your stomach. 

The reason herbs and spices have gotten their bad rap is
because our good old standard American diet needed a
scapegoat.

Here’s a little history to show what I mean: 

Prior to the 20th century, people ate simple meals that
featured fresh foods, most of which was grown on the family
farm or purchased fresh each day from the market.

Processed food arrived on the scene in the year 1900.
Food manufacturers began developing “better living through
chemistry” products like artificial sweeteners (saccharin),
taste additives (MSG), partially hydrogenated vegetable
shortening and margarine. 

Also, refined white sugar replaced molasses as the leading
sweetener in the American diet.

In 1911 a grain-milling process was discovered that
stripped away the germ and outer layers of wheat grain
(where the nutrients are).  The result was nutrient-poor,
acid-creating white bread and refined white flour.

Each decade that followed brought new “technological
advances” that would further destroy the naturally occuring
nutrients in food, while adding in more chemicals (making
them more acidic and toxic to the body).
 
Then to makes things worse, in the year 1956 the US
Department of Agriculture began a huge campaign telling
Americans to eat foods from the 4 different food groups at
every meal. 

The result of all of this?  People began eating horribly
mis-combined and processed foods, then had World War III
going on in their chest or gut afterwards. 

Well, most people and medical professionals thought that
it can’t possibly be the food–so spices took the blame.

And that old wives’ tale has continued to be standard
medical advice for decades–if you’ve got an ulcer, acid
reflux or hiatal hernia, 99.9% of doctors will still tell
you to avoid herbs and spices.

When in reality what you need to avoid is acid-creating
foods and food combinations (like I teach you how to do in
Great Taste No Pain.

They are used heavily in Ayurvedic medicine, the 3,000-
year old ancient Hindu art of health, medicine and
prolonging life. 
 
Not only are they alkaline to the body, but many have
their own unique health benefits.  For example:

- Oregano is a potent antiviral, antibacterial and
antifungal agent.

- Garlic helps protect the heart, has anti-inflammatory
properties and can boost your immune system.

- Cilantro helps move mercury out of the body’s tissues.

- Cinnamon has shown to help reduce blood sugar levels in
type II diabetics.

- Cayenne (red) pepper is used to stimulate the
circulatory as well as digestive systems.

- Marjoram helps promote good digestion and relieve
diarrhea, and works on the breathing passages by loosening
mucus.

- Nutmeg helps stimulate the brain, and also works as an
anti-inflammatory.

- Basil has anti-inflammatory properties and is a source
for Vitamin K, iron, calcium, vitamin A, manganese,
magnesium, vitamin C, and potassium.

And that’s just a few herbs and spices.

Plus let’s not forget how they make food taste fantastic.

The Great Taste No Pain recipe book features many health
and taste enhancing fresh herbs and spices in many of its
recipes, so you’ll enjoy every single bite of your pain-
free meals.

You’ll see for yourself very quickly that you CAN eat
herbs and spices and feel great.

Spice up your life and become pain-free now at:

Sherry Brescia

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Getting the right amount of protein?

Based on some of the questions I receive, it appears that the fears of death, snakes and public speaking don’t even come close to people’s fear of not getting enough protein. You can thank the Madison Avenue advertising sharks for that one. People have been brainwashed into thinking that meat and dairy are the only and best sources of protein, and if they don’t drink their milk and eat their meat, they’ll be protein deficient.

 Tell me, do you even know what a protein deficiency looks like? Know anyone that has one? I didn’t think so. The fact is, animal products are just one of many sources of protein, and they also happen to be very acid-creating to your body. When your body is in a state of acidity (called acidosis), it can not effectively absorb nutrients from your foods. So even though you’re eating protein when you have a steak, chances are good that your body will actually use little or none of it. What makes this worse is the fact that most people eat animal products with the wrong other foods. This results in over-production of acid in the stomach that destroys the nutrients in your foods and makes you reach for the Rolaids (or your stomach drug of choice). And what people don’t realize is that protein from animal products is just that–animal protein. It’s not human protein. Our bodies need to break down the cow or chicken or pig protein into its individual amino acids. Then it converts it to human protein, and that is quite an involved process.

Want to know another GREAT source of protein that’s actually good for you? Alkaline foods. That’s right. Alkaline foods contain the amino acids our bodies require to construct all the protein we need. And because they’re alkalizing to the body, you end up getting the benefit of the amino acids (and all the other nutrients) in your foods because they’re not being destroyed by acid. Here’s an interesting tidbit: Cows (and other animals of strength and endurance) eat nothing but alkaline foods. Cows with their huge bones and enormous bodies have no trouble with protein deficiency. Alkaline foods are also typically low in calories, so if you’re concerned about that spare tire or bump in your rump, eating mainly alkaline foods is a great way to make it go away.

 The manuals in the Great Taste No Pain system

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explain the health dangers of animal products and show you exactly what foods are alkaline, so you’ll know all the BEST sources for your protein. The recipe book contains many mouth-watering recipes, so you’ll love every bite of getting your protein. You’ll know what percent of your meals should be alkaline, so you can eat some acid-creating foods you love and still maintain a proper acid-alkaline balance. And if you’re a die-hard meat and dairy lover that can’t give it up, I also show you what foods to eat them with to help reduce their harmful effects. Check it out right away…and have all the protein you’ll ever need. –

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To your health,

Sherry Brescia

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