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Wednesday 8 June 2016
The Root Cause of Diabetes and Techniques to Cure it with reduction of drug and injection dosage
Last year, our team of doctors at the ICTM helped 17,542 type 2 diabetics end the need for prescription drugs, insulin injections and blood sugar monitoring. This year we are on track to help over 30,000 diabetics achieve "the impossible".
The diabetes breakthrough you are about to discover on this page is twice as effective as the leading type 2 drug at normalizing blood sugar, fixing insulin resistance, stopping neuropathy pain, preventing blindness, amputations and other diabetes problems. These techniques have been used successfully by tens of thousands of people in over 40 countries and have helped type 2 diabetics eliminate the need for drugs and insulin injections while helping type ones greatly reduce their drug and injection dosages.
DIABETES ROOT CAUSE AND NATURAL WAYS TO CURE IT WITH REDUCTION IN DRUGS AND INJECTION USAGE
The diabetes breakthrough you are about to discover on this page is twice as effective as the leading type 2 drug at normalizing blood sugar, fixing insulin resistance, stopping neuropathy pain, preventing blindness, amputations and other diabetes problems. These techniques have been used successfully by tens of thousands of people in over 40 countries and have helped type 2 diabetics eliminate the need for drugs and insulin injections while helping type ones greatly reduce their drug and injection dosages.
DIABETES ROOT CAUSE AND NATURAL WAYS TO CURE IT WITH REDUCTION IN DRUGS AND INJECTION USAGE
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The cold hard truth By living with diabetes and by taking your prescribed medication, you are under the constant daily threat of dying of a heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, succumbing to blindness, amputations, neuropathy, hypertension, nerve system disease, high cholesterol, depression, and falling into a coma. Those are just the side-effects of living with diabetes. DIABETES ROOT CAUSE AND NATURAL WAYS TO CURE IT WITH REDUCTION IN DRUGS AND INJECTION USAGE Now lets add the side-effects from the drugs that are supposed to "help" you; hepatitis, liver problems, acidosis leading to death within hours, heart attacks, stroke, increased risk of cancer, weakened immune system, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, heart failure, etc. If you think it will ever get better, it won't. It has been scientifically proven that simply treating diabetes with conventional methods does not stop the disease. Over time, diabetics are prescribed higher and higher dosages of drugs. Then when those fail, they get prescribed insulin injections on top of drugs. DIABETES ROOT CAUSE AND NATURAL WAYS TO CURE IT WITH REDUCTION IN DRUGS AND INJECTION USAGEIt doesn't matter if you follow your doctors recommendations and dosages exactly as prescribed. This isn't a question of IF, but WHEN. Your health will get worse. The drugs you take will fail. The insulin injections you take will also fail.
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Tuesday 7 June 2016
Sugar Cane: You CAN Grow It Outside the Tropics (And Make Amazing Syrup!)
Did you know that you can grow sugar cane well outside the tropics? Or that it will produce a harvest on dry ground?
I didn't until a few years back. Since then, I've learned a lot about sugar cane - and come to love the rich flavor of organic homemade cane syrup.
I've always wanted to make my own maple syrup... but it's really hard to do when you don't have maple trees lying around.
If you're in the south, you know what I mean. There are maples here and there, but there's nothing like the great stands of magnificent sugar maples that are found further north.
Here, if you want syrup, you basically need to grow sorghum or sugar cane. I prefer the latter, since the yields are high and the plant is perennial.
Prepare a planting bed, then dig 4-6" deep trenches along it a foot or two apart. Lay your cane segments on their sides and cover them up with soil. In the spring, shoots will appear. Sometimes it takes a while, so be patient! They'll come up. I plant mine from November to January and they tend to come up in March and April.
Sugar cane is a grass so it likes nitrogen. I've fed mine with chicken manure and that's made them quite happy. Anything you'd use to feed your lawn will also work on cane. Give them lots of water and they'll also thank you.
Sugar cane also enjoys plenty of sun (it's a remarkably efficient photosynthesizer), so make sure you're not trying to grow the poor things in the shade.
Harvesting Sugar Caneharvesting sugar cane By late fall, if all has gone well, your bed of cane will be tall and thick, like a stand of bamboo. At this point, you'll want to grab a cigar, a Panama hat and a machete. (Only the machete is strictly necessary, but the other accessories set the mood for a proper harvest.) I like to harvest close to my first frost date. Do NOT let them get hit by frost. If you're not sure what weather is coming, harvest a little early so you don't risk your shot at sugaring. Cut your canes as close to the ground as possible, just don't hack into the dirt too much. The roots beneath are important: they're going to give you next year's harvest. I throw the cut canes into a pile, then when I've cut everything down, I start stripping off the leaves and throwing them over the stumps still in my bed. A bit of extra mulch or straw is a good idea, too - you want to keep the roots safe from the
ravages of cold weather.
cane syrupMaking Your Own Cane
Syrup This is the fun part, and it fills your house with a wonderful sweet corn aroma. Professionals crush the juice out of sugar cane with special presses - but I have my own drop-dead simple method I share in detail here (with lots of photos). Once you get your juice, it's a simple matter of boiling it down to the right consistency. Cook... cook... cook... and eventually, you'll be rewarded with a syrup that I believe rivals even the venerable elixir of maples. Sugar cane is easy to grow, easy to harvest and easy to process into something that's delicious and very gift-worthy for the holidays. Try a bed
this year - you'll be glad you did.
How to make cane syrup at home… without a sugar cane press
As you regular readers know, I’ve been growing sugar cane for a few years now. The kids love it, but I’ve wanted to do more with our crop than just hack chunks off for chewing. Last fall when I planted a big bed of sugar cane, I knew that at some point I’d have to figure out how to process it into something useful. Since distilling is apparently illegal, rum was out… but homemade cane syrup sounded like a winner. Plus, Rachel wanted it, so it had to be made.
Step 1: Harvest Some Canes
We live in a climate with freezes in winter that will knock sugar cane down to the ground, so this is the time of year we cut canes. It’s got to happen before frost or the crop will be ruined. Cane harvesting is fun because you get to use a machete. Anything is better with a machete. I cut the canes close to the ground, then strip off the leaves and throw them over the “stumps” I leave behind. Because sugar cane is a cold-sensitive perennial, covering up the roots will keep the plant safe until next spring when a whole new batch of homegrown sugar will rise from the ground as soon as the soil warms up enough.
Step 2: Wash Those Canes
Sugarcane tends to have mildew on its stems, along with dust, dirt and the occasional bug. I don’t want these in my syrup, so I scrub the canes after removing the leaves. I like to do this over one of my garden beds and rinse with the hose as I go. I don’t use soap or anything, just water and elbow grease. The canes are truly beautiful when they’re wet – they look like lovely varnished bamboo. Contemplating their attractiveness helps alleviate the mind-crushing boredom of washing a stack of them.
Step 3: Start Chopping ’em Up
Here’s the big problem with sugar cane: it’s full of fibers. You can’t just put chunks in your juicer. I tried… and I don’t think my Champion juicer will ever be the same. After multiple jam-ups and some smoking and shaking which only yielded about a half-cup of syrup, I realized it was pointless. Normally, sugar cane is processed with powerful presses that crush it flat and let the sugary juice run out. I don’t have anything like this at home and couldn’t figure out a good way to jury-rig something. Real presses are really expensive – and the Thai ones they often sell on e-bay are made for flattening squid, not crushing something as tough as sugar cane. Don’t waste your money!
What we decided to do was simply chop the sugar cane into chunks, then quarter those segments. A good heavy meat cleaver works well for this.
Step 4: Boil the Chunks Of Cane
After chopping, we put the pieces into a large stockpot, covered them with water, then started boiling the sugar out of them. This takes some time and you have to make sure they stay covered with water, so top the pot off occasionally. As the cane cooks, it will lose its lustrous color and start to turn pale brown. Once the flavor of the water is the same as that of a chunk of the boiled sugar cane, you’re ready to move on to the next step. This takes an hour or two – I let my tastebuds be my guide.
Step 5: Strain Out the Cane Fragments
I pour the hot sugary juice through a stainless steel strainer, which brings up a good point. Do this whole process with stainless steel implements, if you can at all help it. Aluminum cookware leeches aluminum into your food, imparting off flavors while slowly poisoning you in the process. You don’t want aluminum fortified cane syrup. Just trust me on this one. That said – once you’ve poured off the juice into a second pot, it’s time to get really cooking.
Step 6: Boil It Down
This step (and the previous one) makes your house smell amazing. It’s not the molasses smell you would expect, though; it’s more of a delicious sweet corn aroma. You’re going to boil… boil… boil this juice until the liquid has reduced in the pot to a dangerously low level. Just keep a half an eye on it and find something nearby to do, like the dishes… or beer pong. If your juice hasn’t thickened when the pot has boiled down to an inch or so in the bottom (mine is never thick enough at that point), then pour your big pot’s contents into a smaller pot and proceed to the final step.
Step 7: Finish and Jar the Syrup
You’re really close to the end now. It’s the final stretch! At this point, you need to be careful not to let the syrup burn, turn into caramel or boil over. Cook it with constant supervision and be ready to pull it off the burner at a moment’s notice. The bubbles start to get very thick and glassy as it nears syrup consistency. My first batch was very, very thick so I learned to back off a little on the final boil down. Dip a spoon regularly into the syrup and see how thick it is when it cools. Putting a few spoons aside in the freezer for this stage is a good idea. Once you’ve got the right thickness, pour your syrup off into a mason jar and voila! Cane syrup! Congratulations! You’ve made your own home-grown, organic, vegan, free trade, sustainably harvested, locavore-approved, non-GMO, gluten-free, amazingly delicious sugar cane syrup!
Sure, it’s a lot easier to juice the cane first, rather than doing the chop n’ boil… but if you’re just a hobbyist like me who wants a few jars of syrup to give away at Christmas, this beats having to buy a specialized extractor or find a local cane mill. I bet it would also work for sorghum… try it and see. As a final note: this stuff tastes absolutely amazing… you’re gonna try it and love it. Happy syruping!
I didn't until a few years back. Since then, I've learned a lot about sugar cane - and come to love the rich flavor of organic homemade cane syrup.
I've always wanted to make my own maple syrup... but it's really hard to do when you don't have maple trees lying around.
If you're in the south, you know what I mean. There are maples here and there, but there's nothing like the great stands of magnificent sugar maples that are found further north.
Here, if you want syrup, you basically need to grow sorghum or sugar cane. I prefer the latter, since the yields are high and the plant is perennial.
How To Plant and Grow Sugar Cane
This is easy as pie. In the fall when roadside stands and farmer's markets are selling sugar cane, grab a few good-looking stems and bring them home. Each joint on the canes is capable of rooting and growing new shoots. I cut canes up into sections that contain 3 or 4 joints, just to give my plants a little redundancy in case of sprout failure or hungry vermin.Prepare a planting bed, then dig 4-6" deep trenches along it a foot or two apart. Lay your cane segments on their sides and cover them up with soil. In the spring, shoots will appear. Sometimes it takes a while, so be patient! They'll come up. I plant mine from November to January and they tend to come up in March and April.
Sugar cane is a grass so it likes nitrogen. I've fed mine with chicken manure and that's made them quite happy. Anything you'd use to feed your lawn will also work on cane. Give them lots of water and they'll also thank you.
Sugar cane also enjoys plenty of sun (it's a remarkably efficient photosynthesizer), so make sure you're not trying to grow the poor things in the shade.
Harvesting Sugar Caneharvesting sugar cane By late fall, if all has gone well, your bed of cane will be tall and thick, like a stand of bamboo. At this point, you'll want to grab a cigar, a Panama hat and a machete. (Only the machete is strictly necessary, but the other accessories set the mood for a proper harvest.) I like to harvest close to my first frost date. Do NOT let them get hit by frost. If you're not sure what weather is coming, harvest a little early so you don't risk your shot at sugaring. Cut your canes as close to the ground as possible, just don't hack into the dirt too much. The roots beneath are important: they're going to give you next year's harvest. I throw the cut canes into a pile, then when I've cut everything down, I start stripping off the leaves and throwing them over the stumps still in my bed. A bit of extra mulch or straw is a good idea, too - you want to keep the roots safe from the
ravages of cold weather.
cane syrupMaking Your Own Cane
Syrup This is the fun part, and it fills your house with a wonderful sweet corn aroma. Professionals crush the juice out of sugar cane with special presses - but I have my own drop-dead simple method I share in detail here (with lots of photos). Once you get your juice, it's a simple matter of boiling it down to the right consistency. Cook... cook... cook... and eventually, you'll be rewarded with a syrup that I believe rivals even the venerable elixir of maples. Sugar cane is easy to grow, easy to harvest and easy to process into something that's delicious and very gift-worthy for the holidays. Try a bed
this year - you'll be glad you did.
How to make cane syrup at home… without a sugar cane press
As you regular readers know, I’ve been growing sugar cane for a few years now. The kids love it, but I’ve wanted to do more with our crop than just hack chunks off for chewing. Last fall when I planted a big bed of sugar cane, I knew that at some point I’d have to figure out how to process it into something useful. Since distilling is apparently illegal, rum was out… but homemade cane syrup sounded like a winner. Plus, Rachel wanted it, so it had to be made.
Step 1: Harvest Some Canes
We live in a climate with freezes in winter that will knock sugar cane down to the ground, so this is the time of year we cut canes. It’s got to happen before frost or the crop will be ruined. Cane harvesting is fun because you get to use a machete. Anything is better with a machete. I cut the canes close to the ground, then strip off the leaves and throw them over the “stumps” I leave behind. Because sugar cane is a cold-sensitive perennial, covering up the roots will keep the plant safe until next spring when a whole new batch of homegrown sugar will rise from the ground as soon as the soil warms up enough.
Step 2: Wash Those Canes
Sugarcane tends to have mildew on its stems, along with dust, dirt and the occasional bug. I don’t want these in my syrup, so I scrub the canes after removing the leaves. I like to do this over one of my garden beds and rinse with the hose as I go. I don’t use soap or anything, just water and elbow grease. The canes are truly beautiful when they’re wet – they look like lovely varnished bamboo. Contemplating their attractiveness helps alleviate the mind-crushing boredom of washing a stack of them.
Step 4: Boil the Chunks Of Cane
Step 5: Strain Out the Cane Fragments
Step 6: Boil It Down
Step 7: Finish and Jar the Syrup
You’re really close to the end now. It’s the final stretch! At this point, you need to be careful not to let the syrup burn, turn into caramel or boil over. Cook it with constant supervision and be ready to pull it off the burner at a moment’s notice. The bubbles start to get very thick and glassy as it nears syrup consistency. My first batch was very, very thick so I learned to back off a little on the final boil down. Dip a spoon regularly into the syrup and see how thick it is when it cools. Putting a few spoons aside in the freezer for this stage is a good idea. Once you’ve got the right thickness, pour your syrup off into a mason jar and voila! Cane syrup! Congratulations! You’ve made your own home-grown, organic, vegan, free trade, sustainably harvested, locavore-approved, non-GMO, gluten-free, amazingly delicious sugar cane syrup!
Sure, it’s a lot easier to juice the cane first, rather than doing the chop n’ boil… but if you’re just a hobbyist like me who wants a few jars of syrup to give away at Christmas, this beats having to buy a specialized extractor or find a local cane mill. I bet it would also work for sorghum… try it and see. As a final note: this stuff tastes absolutely amazing… you’re gonna try it and love it. Happy syruping!
Monday 6 June 2016
Is Chemical Energy Renewable or Non-Renewable?
Is Chemical Energy Renewable or Non-Renewable?
While you cannot replace the same chemical energy you have used the vast amount of chemical energy puts it above finite resources such as fossil fuels. When it comes to chemical energy the question of renewable or non-renewable is not all important.
Chemical energy is the form of energy most often used but many don't realize that is the case. This is a chemical reaction that takes place when fossil fuels are burned, when gasoline is combusted or when natural gas is used.
Those are fundamental processes of chemical energy where the energy is released by burning. Batteries that power everything in our home from ceiling fans to cell phones use chemical energy.
Chemical compounds are collections of large numbers of atoms. The atoms are bound to each other and when those bonds are broken a chemical reaction is the result.
When a process is applies to break the bonds of atoms, new compounds are created in the process. Oxidation of the atoms occurs immediately as the bonds break.
Exothermic energy is the result of a chemical reaction that releases energy in the form of heat. We use the heat energy produced to power various products and systems we use daily. When the exothermic energy is released the amount (size) of the chemical compound is reduced.
When we burn coal or wood, we are creating chemical energy. This natural energy is all around us and there is no debate on whether chemical energy is renewable or non-renewable as it exists so widely in everything we use and is a part of so many daily things we do.
There is energy required to break the covalent bonds holding atoms together. This is referred to as endothermic energy. When the heat energy released is greater than the endothermic energy required to break the bonds of atoms, the result is exothermic.
In some processes the opposite occurs and the heat required to break the bonds of the chemical compound is greater than the heat resulting from the change.
Energy is the ability to do work according to the scientific definition. There are two basic categories of energy. Potential energy is stored energy while kinetic energy is created by motion. Chemical energy is potential energy that exists in food, fossil fuels, batteries, etc.
Energy can be converted from one form (stored) to another (kinetic) but it cannot be created or destroyed. Thus, chemical is not renewable but is non-renewable.
The potential for energy is present in many of the naturally occurring resources around us and that confuses the question. You cannot renew the chemical energy in one ear of corn, but you can grow more corn.
When it comes to fossil fuels the non-renewable factor is more clearly in evidence. You can find better and more efficient methods to release the chemical energy in coal, natural gas or oil but these are finite resources. Once the earth's store of fossil fuels has been consumed, those fuels will not be renewed.
Such energy sources, with the exception of geothermal fields, occur almost everywhere in the world. There is no need to worry about the political climate in a far off country as the chemical energy of sun and wind are available in our own back yards.
Governments at state and national levels have recognized the value of harnessing alternative energy sources and thus provide help in the form of grants and tax incentives to encourage the development of alternative energy power plants and the equipment needed.
Building solar panels and wind turbines is often conducted in plants that are highly subsidized by government agencies to encourage use of environmentally friendly power sources.
On the other hand, these are expensive sources of energy. Solar power works great in some areas but not in areas where cloudy days are the norm. Even in the sunniest states, solar power is only produced during daytime hours and not at night or during a period of rainy weather.
Can We Renew Chemical Energy or Not?
While you cannot replace the same chemical energy you have used the vast amount of chemical energy puts it above finite resources such as fossil fuels. When it comes to chemical energy the question of renewable or non-renewable is not all important.
Chemical compounds are collections of large numbers of atoms. The atoms are bound to each other and when those bonds are broken a chemical reaction is the result.
When a process is applies to break the bonds of atoms, new compounds are created in the process. Oxidation of the atoms occurs immediately as the bonds break.
Exothermic energy is the result of a chemical reaction that releases energy in the form of heat. We use the heat energy produced to power various products and systems we use daily. When the exothermic energy is released the amount (size) of the chemical compound is reduced.
Nutrition
Nutrition is a form of chemical energy. When we eat it breaks down the molecules in the foot we consume and converts it into new molecules which release energy in the form of nutrition absorbs by our bodies.When we burn coal or wood, we are creating chemical energy. This natural energy is all around us and there is no debate on whether chemical energy is renewable or non-renewable as it exists so widely in everything we use and is a part of so many daily things we do.
There is energy required to break the covalent bonds holding atoms together. This is referred to as endothermic energy. When the heat energy released is greater than the endothermic energy required to break the bonds of atoms, the result is exothermic.
In some processes the opposite occurs and the heat required to break the bonds of the chemical compound is greater than the heat resulting from the change.
Energy is the ability to do work according to the scientific definition. There are two basic categories of energy. Potential energy is stored energy while kinetic energy is created by motion. Chemical energy is potential energy that exists in food, fossil fuels, batteries, etc.
Potential
Potential energy is also found with gravitational energy, nuclear energy and electrical energy. All of these are stored in a substance or object and can be converted to kinetic energy when a process is applied. Radiant energy such as sunlight, radiowaves, motion and sound are forms of kinetic energy.Energy can be converted from one form (stored) to another (kinetic) but it cannot be created or destroyed. Thus, chemical is not renewable but is non-renewable.
The potential for energy is present in many of the naturally occurring resources around us and that confuses the question. You cannot renew the chemical energy in one ear of corn, but you can grow more corn.
When it comes to fossil fuels the non-renewable factor is more clearly in evidence. You can find better and more efficient methods to release the chemical energy in coal, natural gas or oil but these are finite resources. Once the earth's store of fossil fuels has been consumed, those fuels will not be renewed.
Renewable Energy Sources
Geothermal energy, and energy created by sun and wind are free to use and freely occurring. They have low carbon emissions and thus as listed as environmentally responsible energy sources.Such energy sources, with the exception of geothermal fields, occur almost everywhere in the world. There is no need to worry about the political climate in a far off country as the chemical energy of sun and wind are available in our own back yards.
Governments at state and national levels have recognized the value of harnessing alternative energy sources and thus provide help in the form of grants and tax incentives to encourage the development of alternative energy power plants and the equipment needed.
Building solar panels and wind turbines is often conducted in plants that are highly subsidized by government agencies to encourage use of environmentally friendly power sources.
On the other hand, these are expensive sources of energy. Solar power works great in some areas but not in areas where cloudy days are the norm. Even in the sunniest states, solar power is only produced during daytime hours and not at night or during a period of rainy weather.
The Super-Resolution Revolution
Cambridge scientists are part of a resolution revolution. Building powerful instruments that shatter the physical limits of optical microscopy, they are beginning to watch molecular processes as they
happen, and in three dimensions.
happen, and in three dimensions.
Saturday 4 June 2016
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