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I try really, really hard not to rely too much on analgesic pain relievers because I understand how harmful they can be to the liver and other organs. There are times, however, when you just need relief…at least I do.

I just found out about a new product called Emuprofen topical ibuprofen cream. This sounds very interesting to me.

Emuprofen combines Emu oil with Ibuprofen, MSM, glucosamine and a blend of natural anti-inflammatory botanicals to form a very powerful topical pain cream. This cream has just been launched and it has the ability to help so many different people from all walks of life. From athletes, to those with arthritis, to anyone with general neck, back and muscle pain.

I would much rather use something topically like this than ingest something that carries harmful side affects to my liver.

Vitamin D and Diabetes

Most people in Western societies are familiar with diabetes. Type II diabetes is highly publicized since most diabetes sufferers are afflicted with this form of the affliction. Those suffering with type I diabetes, have a small advantage over their counter parts. Recent research has demonstrated that those who receive high amounts of vitamin D during childhood have a lower risk of developing type I diabetes later on in life. The greater the amount of vitamin D, the greater the benefit.

Type I diabetes is different than type II because it does not come from insulin resistance. Instead it comes because the insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas are destroyed by one’s own immune system. This typically starts early in childhood. Though more commonly found amongst Europeans and North Americans, it can affect people from all walks of life.

Next time - Vitamin D and Cancer

Having had many children, something we thought about during several pregnancies was banking cord blood. I’m sorry to say that we never did take the steps necessary to do this with any of our children. I find myself wishing after the fact that we had done this…you just never know if or when you are going to need or want stem cells banked.

If I had it to do over again another time, I would definitely spend some time researching and getting information about banking cord blood.

The benefits are many…here are a few:

Umbilical cord stem cells are known to treat seventy diseases. This includes leukemia, anemia, lymphoma, diabetes and cerebral palsy, to name only a few. Did you know that approximately 30,000 people in the United States are diagnosed every year with a disease that could be treated with cord blood stem cells? The thought of treating diseases with stem cells is just such an awesome and exciting idea.

By the year 2015 it is predicted that there will be 10,000 cord blood transplants world-wide every year using publicly banked cord blood. This is amazing! The value of cord blood is an exponential thing that really cannot be measured by anything we can use.

Cryo-cell is one of the world’s largest and most established family cord blood banks. They have over 150,000 clients worldwide.

July is Cord Blood Awareness Month. If you have the opportunity to do this for your family, I hope you will consider it.

Vitamin D was once an obscure vitamin thought to only fortify skeletal structure through the minerals calcium and phosphorous. Now, however, there is new emerging research showing this vitamin carries many more benefits than just strengthening bones.

Vitamin D and Pre-eclampsia

Pre-eclampsia is a devastating systemic disorder that is characterized by protein in the urine, high blood pressure, and edema. This disorder can cause serious health problems for a mother and fetus. Pre-eclampsia can cause premature delivery and is also the leading cause of maternal and infant illness and death around the world. The cause remains unknown, but a study carried out by the University of Pittsburgh found that vitamin D deficiency early in gestation is associated with a five-fold increase risk of developing pre-eclampsia.

Next time - Vitamin D and Diabetes