** There is a lot of misunderstanding and fear regarding prostate problems. From the holistic view, prostate issues are an adhesion/fungus growth cause by Acidic conditions and lack of movement of urogenital era.

The prostate literally mean “one who stands before”, “protector”, “guardian” is a compound tubuloalveolar exocrine gland of the male reproductive system in most mammals.

In 2002, female paraurethral glands, or Skene’s glands, were officially renamed the female prostate by the Federative International Committee on Anatomical Terminology.

The prostate differs considerably among species anatomically, chemically, and physiologically.

Function

The function of the prostate is to store and secrete a slightly alkaline fluid, milky or white in appearance, that usually constitutes 20-30% of the volume of the semen along with spermatozoa and seminal vesicle fluid. The alkalinity of semen helps neutralize the acidity of the vaginal tract, prolonging the lifespan of sperm. The alkalinization of semen is primarily accomplished through secretion from the seminal vesicles. The prostatic fluid is expelled in the first ejaculate fractions, together with most of the spermatozoa. In comparison with the few spermatozoa expelled together with mainly seminal vesicular fluid, those expelled in prostatic fluid have better motility, longer survival and better protection of the genetic material (DNA).

The prostate also contains some smooth muscles that help expel semen during ejaculation.

Secretions

Prostatic secretions vary among species. They are generally composed of simple sugars and are often slightly alkaline.

In human prostatic secretions, the protein content is less than 1% and includes proteolytic enzymes, prostatic acid phosphatase, and prostate-specific antigen. The secretions also contain zinc with a concentration 500-1,000 times the concentration in blood.

Regulation

To work properly, the prostate needs male hormones (androgens), which are responsible for male sex characteristics.

The main male hormone is testosterone, which is produced mainly by the testicles. Some male hormones are produced in small amounts by the adrenal glands. However, it is dihydrotestosterone that regulates the prostate.

Development

The prostatic part of the urethra develops from the pelvic (middle) part of the urogenital sinus (endodermal origin). Endodermal outgrowths arise from the prostatic part of the urethra and grow into the surrounding mesenchyme. The glandular epithelium of the prostate differentiates from these endodermal cells, and the associated mesenchyme differentiates into the dense stroma and the smooth muscle of the prostate. The prostate glands represent the modified wall of the proximal portion of the male urethra and arises by the 9th week of embryonic life in the development of the reproductive system. Condensation of mesenchyme, urethra and Wolffian ducts gives rise to the adult prostate gland, a composite organ made up of several glandular and non-glandular components tightly fused within a common capsule.

Female prostate gland

The Skene’s gland, also known as the paraurethral gland, found in females, is homologous to the prostate gland in males. However, evolutionarily, the uterus is in the same position as the prostate gland. In 2002 the Skene’s gland was officially renamed the prostate by the Federative International Committee on Anatomical Terminology.

The female prostate, like the male prostate, secretes PSA and levels of this antigen rise in the presence of carcinoma of the gland. The gland also expels fluid, like the male prostate, during orgasm.

Structure

Micrograph of benign prostatic glands with corpora amylacea. H&E stain.

Urinary bladder (black butterfly-like shape) and hyperplastic prostate (BPH) visualized by Medical ultrasonography technique

A healthy human prostate is classically said to be slightly larger than a walnut. In actuality, it is approximately the size of a kiwifruit. The mean weight of the “normal” prostate in adult males is about 11 grams, usually ranging between 7 and 16 grams. It surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder and can be felt during a rectal exam. It is the only exocrine organ located in the midline in humans and similar animals.

The ducts are lined with transitional epithelium.

Within the prostate, the urethra coming from the bladder is called the prostatic urethra and merges with the two ejaculatory ducts. The prostate is sheathed in the muscles of the pelvic floor, which contract during the ejaculatory process.

The prostate can be divided in two ways: by zone, or by lobe.

The “zone” classification is more often used in pathology. The idea of “zones” was first proposed by McNeal in 1968. McNeal found that the relatively homogeneous cut surface of an adult prostate in no way resembled “lobes” and thus led to the description of “zones.”

The prostate gland has four distinct glandular regions, two of which arise from different segments of the prostatic urethra:

Prostate with a large median lobe bulging upwards. A metal instrument is placed in the urethra which passes through the prostate. This specimen was almost 7 centimeters long with a volume of about 60 cubic centimetres on transrectal ultrasound and was removed during a Hryntschak procedure or transvesical prostatectomy (removal of the prostate through the bladder) for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

The “lobe” classification is more often used in anatomy.

Prostatitis

Micrograph showing an inflamed prostate gland, the histologic correlate of prostatitis. A normal non-inflamed prostatic gland is seen on the left of the image. H&E stain.

Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland. There are primarily four different forms of prostatitis, each with different causes and outcomes. Two relatively uncommon forms, acute prostatitis and chronic bacterial prostatitis, are treated with antibiotics (category I and II, respectively). Chronic non-bacterial prostatitis or male chronic pelvic pain syndrome (category III), which comprises about 95% of prostatitis diagnoses, is treated by a large variety of modalities including alpha blockers, phytotherapy, physical therapy, psychotherapy, antihistamines, anxiolytics, nerve modulators, surgery, and more. More recently, a combination of trigger point and psychological therapy has proved effective for category III prostatitis as well. Category IV prostatitis, relatively uncommon in the general population, is a type of leukocytosis.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) occurs in older men; the prostate often enlarges to the point where urination becomes difficult. Symptoms include needing to urinate often (frequency) or taking a while to get started (hesitancy). If the prostate grows too large, it may constrict the urethra and impede the flow of urine, making urination difficult and painful and, in extreme cases, completely impossible.

BPH can be treated with medication, a minimally invasive procedure or, in extreme cases, surgery that removes the prostate. Minimally invasive procedures include Transurethral needle ablation of the prostate (TUNA) and Transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT). These outpatient procedures may be followed by the insertion of a temporary Prostatic stent, to allow normal voluntary urination, without exacerbating irritative symptoms.

The surgery most often used in such cases is called transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP or TUR). In TURP, an instrument is inserted through the urethra to remove prostate tissue that is pressing against the upper part of the urethra and restricting the flow of urine. TURP results in the removal of mostly transitional zone tissue in a patient with BPH. Older men often have corpora amylacea (myeloid), dense accumulations of calcified proteinaceous material, in the ducts of their prostates. The corpora amylacea may obstruct the lumens of the prostatic ducts, and may underlie some cases of BPH.

Urinary frequency due to bladder spasm, common in older men, may be confused with prostatic hyperplasia. Statistical observations suggest that a diet low in fat and red meat and high in protein and vegetables, as well as regular alcohol consumption, could protect against BPH.

Prostate cancer

Micrograph showing normal prostatic glands and glands of prostate cancer (prostate adenocarcinoma) – right upper aspect of image. HPS stain. Prostate biopsy.

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting older men in developed countries and a significant cause of death for elderly men (estimated by some specialists at 3%). Regular rectal exams, as well as measurement of Prostate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The prostate literally mean “one who stands before”, “protector”, “guardian” is a compound tubuloalveolar exocrine gland of the male reproductive system in most mammals.

In 2002, female paraurethral glands, or Skene’s glands, were officially renamed the female prostate by the Federative International Committee on Anatomical Terminology.

The prostate differs considerably among species anatomically, chemically, and physiologically.

Function

The function of the prostate is to store and secrete a slightly alkaline fluid, milky or white in appearance, that usually constitutes 20-30% of the volume of the semen along with spermatozoa and seminal vesicle fluid. The alkalinity of semen helps neutralize the acidity of the vaginal tract, prolonging the lifespan of sperm. The alkalinization of semen is primarily accomplished through secretion from the seminal vesicles.^[6] The prostatic fluid is expelled in the first ejaculate fractions, together with most of the spermatozoa. In comparison with the few spermatozoa expelled together with mainly seminal vesicular fluid, those expelled in prostatic fluid have better motility, longer survival and better protection of the genetic material (DNA).

The prostate also contains some smooth muscles that help expel semen during ejaculation.

Secretions

Prostatic secretions vary among species. They are generally composed of simple sugars and are often slightly alkaline.

In human prostatic secretions, the protein content is less than 1% and includes proteolytic enzymes, prostatic acid phosphatase, and prostate-specific antigen. The secretions also contain zinc with a concentration 500-1,000 times the concentration in blood.

Regulation

To work properly, the prostate needs male hormones (androgens), which are responsible for male sex characteristics.

The main male hormone is testosterone, which is produced mainly by the testicles. Some male hormones are produced in small amounts by the adrenal glands. However, it is dihydrotestosterone that regulates the prostate.

Development

The prostatic part of the urethra develops from the pelvic (middle) part of the urogenital sinus (endodermal origin). Endodermal outgrowths arise from the prostatic part of the urethra and grow into the surrounding mesenchyme. The glandular epithelium of the prostate differentiates from these endodermal cells, and the associated mesenchyme differentiates into the dense stroma and the smooth muscle of the prostate. The prostate glands represent the modified wall of the proximal portion of the male urethra and arises by the 9th week of embryonic life in the development of the reproductive system. Condensation of mesenchyme, urethra and Wolffian ducts gives rise to the adult prostate gland, a composite organ made up of several glandular and non-glandular components tightly fused within a common capsule.

Female prostate gland

The Skene’s gland, also known as the paraurethral gland, found in females, is homologous to the prostate gland in males. However, evolutionarily, the uterus is in the same position as the prostate gland. In 2002 the Skene’s gland was officially renamed the prostate by the Federative International Committee on Anatomical Terminology.

The female prostate, like the male prostate, secretes PSA and levels of this antigen rise in the presence of carcinoma of the gland. The gland also expels fluid, like the male prostate, during orgasm.

Structure

Micrograph of benign prostatic glands with corpora amylacea. H&E stain.

Urinary bladder (black butterfly-like shape) and hyperplastic prostate (BPH) visualized by Medical ultrasonography technique

A healthy human prostate is classically said to be slightly larger than a walnut. In actuality, it is approximately the size of a kiwifruit. The mean weight of the “normal” prostate in adult males is about 11 grams, usually ranging between 7 and 16 grams. It surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder and can be felt during a rectal exam. It is the only exocrine organ located in the midline in humans and similar animals.

The ducts are lined with transitional epithelium.

Within the prostate, the urethra coming from the bladder is called the prostatic urethra and merges with the two ejaculatory ducts. The prostate is sheathed in the muscles of the pelvic floor, which contract during the ejaculatory process.

The prostate can be divided in two ways: by zone, or by lobe.

Zones

The “zone” classification is more often used in pathology. The idea of “zones” was first proposed by McNeal in 1968. McNeal found that the relatively homogeneous cut surface of an adult prostate in no way resembled “lobes” and thus led to the description of “zones.”

The prostate gland has four distinct glandular regions, two of which arise from different segments of the prostatic urethra:

Prostate with a large median lobe bulging upwards. A metal instrument is placed in the urethra which passes through the prostate. This specimen was almost 7 centimeters long with a volume of about 60 cubic centimetres on transrectal ultrasound and was removed during a Hryntschak procedure or transvesical prostatectomy (removal of the prostate through the bladder) for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

The “lobe” classification is more often used in anatomy.

Prostatitis

Micrograph showing an inflamed prostate gland, the histologic correlate of prostatitis. A normal non-inflamed prostatic gland is seen on the left of the image. H&E stain.

Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland. There are primarily four different forms of prostatitis, each with different causes and outcomes. Two relatively uncommon forms, acute prostatitis and chronic bacterial prostatitis, are treated with antibiotics (category I and II, respectively). Chronic non-bacterial prostatitis or male chronic pelvic pain syndrome (category III), which comprises about 95% of prostatitis diagnoses, is treated by a large variety of modalities including alpha blockers, phytotherapy, physical therapy, psychotherapy, antihistamines, anxiolytics, nerve modulators, surgery, and more. More recently, a combination of trigger point and psychological therapy has proved effective for category III prostatitis as well. Category IV prostatitis, relatively uncommon in the general population, is a type of leukocytosis.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) occurs in older men; the prostate often enlarges to the point where urination becomes difficult. Symptoms include needing to urinate often (frequency) or taking a while to get started (hesitancy). If the prostate grows too large, it may constrict the urethra and impede the flow of urine, making urination difficult and painful and, in extreme cases, completely impossible.

BPH can be treated with medication, a minimally invasive procedure or, in extreme cases, surgery that removes the prostate. Minimally invasive procedures include Transurethral needle ablation of the prostate (TUNA) and Transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT). These outpatient procedures may be followed by the insertion of a temporary Prostatic stent, to allow normal voluntary urination, without exacerbating irritative symptoms.

The surgery most often used in such cases is called transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP or TUR). In TURP, an instrument is inserted through the urethra to remove prostate tissue that is pressing against the upper part of the urethra and restricting the flow of urine. TURP results in the removal of mostly transitional zone tissue in a patient with BPH. Older men often have corpora amylacea (amyloid), dense accumulations of calcified proteinaceous material, in the ducts of their prostates. The corpora amylacea may obstruct the lumens of the prostatic ducts, and may underlie some cases of BPH.

Urinary frequency due to bladder spasm, common in older men, may be confused with prostatic hyperplasia. Statistical observations suggest that a diet low in fat and red meat and high in protein and vegetables, as well as regular alcohol consumption, could protect against BPH.

Prostate cancer

Micrograph showing normal prostatic glands and glands of prostate cancer (prostate adenocarcinoma) – right upper aspect of image. HPS stain. Prostate biopsy.

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting older men in developed countries and a significant cause of death for elderly men (estimated by some specialists at 3%). Regular rectal exams, as well as measurement of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) are recommended for men, usually ages 40 and up to detect prostate cancer early.

In a paper published in the 1 March 2011 issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research, researchers from the University of Surrey reported that prostate cancers secrete the protein Engrailed-2 (EN2). EN2 can be found in a urine test. A EN2 stick test (like a pregnancy test) was expected to give results within five minutes. The test is more accurate, less invasive, and gives far fewer false positives than PSA test.

Male sexual response

During male orgasm, sperm is transmitted from the ductus deferens into the male urethra via the ejaculatory ducts, which lie within the prostate gland.

It is possible for men to achieve orgasm solely through stimulation of the prostate gland, such as prostate massage or receptive anal intercourse.

Vasectomy and risk of prostate cancer

In 1993, the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed a connection between vasectomy and an increased risk of prostate cancer. Reported studies of 48,000 and 29,000 men who had vasectomies showed 66 percent and 56 percent higher rates of prostate cancer, respectively. The risk increased with age and the number of years since the vasectomy was performed.

However, in March of the same year, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development held a conference cosponsored by the National Cancer Institute and others to review the available data and information on the link between prostate cancer and vasectomies. It was determined that an association between the two was very weak at best, and even if having a vasectomy increased one’s risk, the risk was relatively small.

In 1997, the NCI held a conference with the prostate cancer Progressive Review Group (a committee of scientists, medical personnel, and others). Their final report, published in 1998 stated that evidence that vasectomies help to develop prostate cancer was weak at best.

Stenting the prostate

Recent scientific breakthroughs have now meant using a Prostatic stent is a viable method of dis-obstructing the prostate. Stents are devices inserted into the urethra to widen it and keep it open. Stents can be temporary or permanent, and insertion is mostly done on an outpatient basis under local or spinal anesthesia and usually takes about 30 minutes.

Specific Antigen (PSA) are recommended for men, usually ages 40 and up to detect prostate cancer early.

In a paper published in the 1 March 2011 issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research, researchers from the University of Surrey reported that prostate cancers secrete the protein Engrailed-2 (EN2). EN2 can be found in a urine test. A EN2 stick test (like a pregnancy test) was expected to give results within five minutes. The test is more accurate, less invasive, and gives far fewer false positives than PSA test.

Male sexual response

During male orgasm, sperm is transmitted from the ductus deferens into the male urethra via the ejaculatory ducts, which lie within the prostate gland.

It is possible for men to achieve orgasm solely through stimulation of the prostate gland, such as prostate massage or receptive anal intercourse.

Vasectomy and risk of prostate cancer

In 1993, the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed a connection between vasectomy and an increased risk of prostate cancer. Reported studies of 48,000 and 29,000 men who had vasectomies showed 66 percent and 56 percent higher rates of prostate cancer, respectively. The risk increased with age and the number of years since the vasectomy was performed.

However, in March of the same year, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development held a conference cosponsored by the National Cancer Institute and others to review the available data and information on the link between prostate cancer and vasectomies. It was determined that an association between the two was very weak at best, and even if having a vasectomy increased one’s risk, the risk was relatively small.

In 1997, the NCI held a conference with the prostate cancer Progressive Review Group (a committee of scientists, medical personnel, and others). Their final report, published in 1998 stated that evidence that vasectomies help to develop prostate cancer was weak at best.

Stenting the prostate

Recent scientific breakthroughs have now meant using a Prostatic stent is a viable method of dis-obstructing the prostate. Stents are devices inserted into the urethra to widen it and keep it open. Stents can be temporary or permanent, and insertion is mostly done on an outpatient basis under local or spinal anesthesia and usually takes about 30 minutes.

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Caution;

1. Too much Iodine can hurt your body and effect your emotion.

2. Too much Iodine can deform your skin looks.

3. “Less is good”. (on the average you can take 2 drops every 3 to 4 days as needed).

Iodine is an essential nutrient for optimal thyroid function as well as for function of many tissues including the breast, ovary, and prostate. Unfortunately, iodine is no longer a prevalent mineral found in our soil and is therefore in short supply in the diets of most of the world. Iodine deficiency is an epidemic worldwide as it is here in the United States, and low iodine levels contribute significantly to thyroid dysfunction, breast disease and many other conditions.

In an iodine deficient state, the body will absorb the iodine it is given and hold onto it. The Urine Iodine Spot and Load test that Labrix does is based on this premise. During the test, the patient is given a loading dose of 50 mg of iodine and excretion of that iodine is monitored for 24 hours in urine. In an iodine replete individual, greater than 90% of the 50 mg dose will be excreted, but in cases of iodine insufficiency, the thyroid and other tissues in the body will hold onto the iodine and the iodine spill rate will be less than 90%, in many cases it is as low as 40 or 50%.

This concept is important as we are faced with a potential radiation exposure in the aftermath of the recent earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan. There have now been several reports of explosions at a number of nuclear reactors in Japan, and though the exact amount of nuclear material that has been (or will be) released is unknown, there are many people around the globe and, specifically, along the west coast of the US that are preparing for this potential radiation exposure. Clinics, stores and websites that sell iodine are selling out as this rush to stockpile potassium iodide has become a frenzy.

Why iodine? Well radioactive iodine, specifically iodine-131 is a major (though not the only) radioisotope released in a nuclear explosion. Following its release into the environment, the radioactive material (including radioactive iodine) will be carried downwind. In persons who are iodine deficient, which is unfortunately a large percentage of the population, their body will readily take up the radioactive iodine and hold onto it just like it does with non-radioactive iodine in a 24 hour load test. The radioactive iodine becomes concentrated in the thyroid and potentially in other organs and tissues known to utilize iodine including breast tissue, the ovaries and the prostate. Concentration of radioactive iodine in these tissues can lead to mutations and cancers. There are iodine symporter molecules in a number of tissues in the body, so the effects may even be more diverse than we know.

A REAL SIMPLE TEST THAT YOU CAN DO AT HOME…PUT A COUPLE OF DROPS  IODINE ON THE INSIDE OF WRIST AND IF IT DISAPPEARS YOU NEED IODINE….NOW YOU ARE THE DOCTOR….

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Cleansing and detoxification are normal functions of the body. We have specific systems to get rid of unwanted material and toxins in the body. Further, one can use techniques and methods of cleansing which have stimulus agents in them to help remove toxic material. Because of the denatured cooked food that we eat which does not contain enzymes and has no life force, we carry mucus, toxins, pathogens and congestion in the intestines and body. The main cause is known as hardened mucoid fecal matter, and is the reason for many diseases.

There are many cleansing methods and techniques from many sources that all have the right idea in principle. Yet, most are only a temporary patch to a very sad affair-the deteriorating condition of our bodies. I have personally tried many of them, getting marginal results with most. Fasting is one good method to help rid the body of toxins for a time. Of course, a change in lifestyle is called for to maintain a healthy and clean inner terrain.

There are specific therapies to help detoxify the different systems, including:

•           fasting;

•           water fasting;

•           special diets;

•           colon therapy, enemas;

•           herbal therapy;

•           lymphatic drainage therapy; and

•           specific organ cleansing tinctures, homeopathic.

Parasite contamination

Food is the number one reason for the body’s aging process. It is a poison to the system, thwarting the ability of the body to operate at optimum condition and bringing it to a minimal basic function. There is a hierarchy of food types and ways of eating.  When living in a culture of death, food is the king and ruler of all addictions. Food is the single most powerful addiction that is dumbing our culture. Our belief in and need to consume food “to stay alive” is deeply entrenched inside of us. One of the main problems that arises from eating food is that the food we eat is being shared with parasites inside of us. Parasitic problems in humans create a “symbiotic” relationship with this lower form of life inside our organs and these parasites persist because we are feeding them.

We contract parasites in a number of ways, and they remain there because we feed them with our bad habits. They become accustomed to our way of life—drinking alcohol; eating and craving sweets and carbohydrates; taking medicines and vitamins; and eating all types of food. They become so addicted to food and smell, that they have their own cravings and addiction to food. They happily feed off of what we ingest and demand more, thus creating our own internal craving for more of these toxins. This relationship with bacteria, worms, fungus and virus is totally needless and destructive to the entire body. These suckers of energy drain the body on all levels of activity. When the body becomes host to parasites, the body loses the integrity of the digestive system, and sooner or later, other major organ systems start to dysfunction.

Parasites thrive in a acidic, imbalanced and fermented environment. They live and flourish in groups and most have their own territory and do not mingle with other species or types. Parasites, fungus and bacteria thrive in, and are immune to toxicity in the body. They can mutate and create a new breed of microbe, making themselves all the more resilient. It is ironic that the body is decaying but the parasites are flourishing. In our culture we allow this to happen through diet, pets in the home and victim attitudes.

Most people are good hosts to parasites and lack the awareness of their existence, or the knowledge of how to clear them. In my opinion, this is the most disgusting, decaying energy we can carry around with us and sleep with. Individuals that are hosts most likely have a contractual agreement with the various parasites inside them. It is difficult to cleanse/clear out the parasite unless the agreement is voided or broken in advance. Parasite hosts carry with them the negative energies of decay and influence the energetic matrix of other individuals around them who they come into contact with. Each parasite has its’ own frequency and during infestation, the carrier host can live and behave in a parasitic mode of action.

It is very important to clear parasites out of our energetic and physical matrix—it is not ok to be a host, it will lower the entire vibration of the body. There is not enough awareness in the medical world to eliminate parasites. They try only to kill the pathogen, not remedy the cause.

One must change their internal environment and pH balance through diet and cleansing, not just take a pill to kill the creature. The best method I have found which works well to control parasites is to starve them to extinction. For persons living on light, parasites will not be an issue to deal with. The inner terrain of the body will not accommodate parasitic conditions.

“Bring more love inward to your body, it is the  containare that hold all of your parts together. It is the most cherished possession you’ll ever have and own”.  Mony Vital

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Laugh if you want (though you’ll benefit your brain more if you smile), but in my professional opinion, yawning is one of the best-kept secrets in neuroscience. Even my colleagues who are researching meditation, relaxation, and stress reduction at other universities have overlooked this powerful neural-enhancing tool. However, yawning has been used for many decades in voice therapy as an effective means for reducing performance anxiety and hypertension in the throat.

Several recent brain-scan studies have shown that yawning evokes a unique neural activity in the areas of the brain that are directly involved in generating social awareness and creating feelings of empathy. One of those areas is the precuneus, a tiny structure hidden within the folds of the parietal lobe. According to researchers at the Institute of Neurology in London, the precuneus appears to play a central role in consciousness, self-reflection, and memory retrieval. The precuneus is also stimulated by yogic breathing, which helps explain why different forms of meditation contribute to an increased sense of self-awareness. It is also one of the areas hardest hit by age-related diseases and attention deficit problems, so it’s possible that deliberate yawning may actually strengthen this important part of the brain.

For these reasons I believe that yawning should be integrated into exercise and stress reduction programs, cognitive and memory enhancement training, psychotherapy, and contemplative spiritual practice. And, because the precuneus has recently been associated with the mirror-neuron system in the brain (which allows us to resonate to the feelings and behaviors of others), yawning may even help us to enhance social awareness, compassion, and effective communication with others.

Why am I so insistent? Because if I were to ask you to put this magazine down right now and yawn 10 times to experience this fabulous technique, you probably won’t do it. Even at seminars, after presenting the overwhelmingly positive evidence, when I ask people to yawn, half of the audience will hesitate. I have to coax them so they can feel the immediate relaxing effects. There’s an unexplained stigma in our society implying that it’s rude to yawn, and most of us were taught this when we were young.

As a young medical student, I was once “caught” yawning and actually scolded by my professor. He said that it was inappropriate to appear tired in front of patients, even though I was actually standing in a hallway outside of the patient’s room. Indeed, yawning does increase when you’re tired, and it may be the brain’s way of gently telling you that a little rejuvenating sleep is needed. On the other hand, exposure to light will also make you yawn, suggesting that it is part of the process of waking up.

But yawning doesn’t just relax you—it quickly brings you into a heightened state of cognitive awareness. Students yawn in class, not because the teacher is boring (although that will make you yawn as well, as you try to stay focused on the monotonous speech), but because it rids the brain of sleepiness, thus helping you stay focused on important concepts and ideas. It regulates consciousness and our sense of self, and helps us become more introspective and self-aware. Of course, if you happen to find yourself trapped in a room with a dull, boring, monotonous teacher, yawning will help keep you awake.

Yawning will relax you and bring you into a state of alertness faster than any other meditation technique I know of, and because it is neurologically contagious, it’s particularly easy to teach in a group setting. One of my former students used yawning to bring her argumentative board of directors back to order in less than 60 seconds. Why? Because it helps people synchronize their behavior with others.

Yawning, as a mechanism for alertness, begins within the first 20 weeks after conception. It helps regulate the circadian rhythms of newborns, and this adds to the evidence that yawning is involved in the regulation of wakefulness and sleep. Since circadian rhythms become asynchronous when a person’s normal sleep cycle is disturbed, yawning should help the late-night partygoer reset the brain’s internal clock. Yawning may also ward off the effects of jet lag and ease the discomfort caused by high altitudes.

So what is the underlying mechanism that makes yawning such an essential tool? Besides activating the precuneus, it regulates the temperature and metabolism of your brain. It takes a lot of neural energy to stay consciously alert, and as you work your way up the evolutionary ladder, brains become less energy efficient. Yawning probably evolved as a way to cool down the overly active mammalian brain, especially in the areas of the frontal lobe. Some have even argued that it is a primitive form of empathy. Most vertebrates yawn, but it is only contagious among humans, great apes, macaque monkeys, and chimpanzees. In fact, it’s so contagious for humans that even reading about it will cause a person to yawn.

Dogs yawn before attacking, Olympic athletes yawn before performing, and fish yawn before they change activities. Evidence even exists that yawning helps individuals on military assignment perform their tasks with greater accuracy and ease. Indeed, yawning may be one of the most important mechanisms for regulating the survival-related behaviors in mammals. So if you want to maintain an optimally healthy brain, it is essential that you yawn. It is true that excessive yawning can be a sign that an underlying neurological disorder (such as migraine, multiple sclerosis, stroke, or drug reaction) is occurring. However, I and other researchers suspect that yawning may be the brain’s attempt to eliminate symptoms by readjusting neural functioning.

Numerous neurochemicals are involved in the yawning experience, including dopamine, which activates oxytocin production in your hypothalamus and hippocampus, areas essential for memory recall, voluntary control, and temperature regulation. These neurotransmitters regulate pleasure, sensuality, and relationship bonding between individuals, so if you want to enhance your intimacy and stay together, then yawn together. Other neurochemicals and molecules involved with yawning include acetylcholine, nitric oxide, glutamate, GABA, serotonin, ACTH, MSH, sexual hormones, and opium derivate peptides. In fact, it’s hard to find another activity that positively influences so many functions of the brain.

My advice is simple. Yawn as many times a day as possible: when you wake up, when you’re confronting a difficult problem at work, when you prepare to go to sleep, and whenever you feel anger, anxiety, or stress. Yawn before giving an important talk, yawn before you take a test, and yawn while you meditate or pray because it will intensify your spiritual experience.

Conscious yawning takes a little practice and discipline to get over the unconscious social inhibitions, but people often come up with three other excuses not to yawn: “I don’t feel like it,” “I’m not tired,” and my favorite, “I can’t.” Of course you can. All you have to do to trigger a deep yawn is to fake it six or seven times. Try it right now, and you should discover by the fifth false yawn, a real one will begin to emerge. But don’t stop there, because by the tenth or twelfth yawn, you’ll feel the power of this seductive little trick. Your eyes may start watering and your nose may begin to run, but you’ll also feel utterly present, incredibly relaxed, and highly alert. Not bad for something that takes less than a minute to do. And if you find that you can’t stop yawning—I’ve seen some people yawn for thirty minutes—you’ll know that you’ve been depriving yourself of an important neurological treat.

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What is glutamic acid (glutamate)?

Glutamic acid  is an amino acid found in abundance in both plant and animal protein.  In humans it is a non-essential amino acid, i.e., the body is capable of producing its own glutamic acid, and is not dependent upon getting glutamic acid from ingested food.

Technically, glutamate is the salt of glutamic acid.  Monosodium glutamate and monopotassium glutamate are salts of glutamic acid.

What is MSG?

Outside of the body, glutamic acid is produced commercially in food manufacturing and chemical plants. It’s use in food began in the early 1900s as a component of a flavor enhancer called “monosodium glutamate.” Unfortunately, any glutamic acid that is produced as an individual amino acid outside of the body for use in food, drugs, dietary supplements, cosmetics, personal care products, fertilizers, or other, can cause or exacerbate brain lesions, neuroendocrine disorders, learning disabilities, adverse reactions, neurodegenerative disease and more in animals — including humans. Many people who realize that that glutamic acid that is produced commercially in food manufacturing and chemical plants places humans at risk refer to all commercially produced glutamic acid as “MSG.”

Although an extract of seaweed had been used by oriental cultures to enhance food flavor for over 1,000 years, it was not until 1908 that the essential component responsible for the flavor phenomenon was identified as glutamic acid; and it was in 1910 that industrial production of glutamic acid designed for use in the food additive “monosodium glutamate” commenced.  From 1910 until 1956, the process underlying production of “monosodium glutamate” was slow and costly.  However, in 1956, the Japanese succeeded in producing glutamic acid by means of bacterial fermentation; and after considerable research to identify suitable strains of microorganisms for starting the requisite cultures, large-scale production of glutamic acid (and food additive “monosodium glutamate”) through fermentation began.

The first published report of an adverse reaction to MSG appeared in 1968 (Kwok, R.H.M. The Chinese restaurant syndrome. Letter to the editor. N Engl J Med 278: 796, 1968).  The first evidence that MSG caused brain damage in the form of retinal degeneration was published in 1957 (Lucas, D.R. and Newhouse, J. P. The toxic effect of sodium-L-glutamate on the inner layers of the retina. AMA Arch Ophthalmol 58: 193-201, 1957); and the first published report of brain lesions, obesity, and other disturbances in mice treated with monosodium glutamate was published in 1969 (Olney, J.W. Brain lesions, obesity, and other disturbances in mice treated with monosodium glutamate. Science. 164: 719-721, 1969).

Research over the course of the last four decades has undeniably demonstrated, using laboratory animals, that in addition to its role as a building block of protein, glutamic acid serves as a neurotransmitter vital to the transmission of nerve impulses in many parts of the central nervous system.  It has also been undeniably demonstrated, using laboratory animals, that, under certain circumstances, glutamic acid, along with other acidic amino acids, functions as a neurotoxin, causing neuron degeneration and cell death which may be followed by neuroendocrine disorders.

Since man was created, he has eaten food in the form of protein.  We understand a fair amount about human protein digestion and subsequent metabolism at the present time. As part of protein digestion, protein is broken down into its constituent amino acids, one of them being glutamic acid. In the human body, the ingested protein is broken down (hydrolyzed) in the stomach and lower intestines through the action of hydrochloric acid and enzymes–both of which are found naturally in the human body.  In a healthy human, the body controls the amount of glutamic acid converted from protein in this way, and disposes of the “waste.”  Humans do not store excess glutamic acid as such.

While glutamic acid can be freed from or “broken out of” ingested protein that contains glutamic acid, glutamic acid can also be created from other amino acids derived from ingested protein. If an individual never ingested protein with glutamic acid in it, that individual could synthesize all the glutamic acid that is needed from other amino acids. The human brain is also capable of synthesizing glutamic acid according to its metabolic needs, from endogenous materials.

Ingestion of free amino acids is a relatively new phenomenon.  In naturally occurring food substances, amino acids rarely are free.  Rather, they are linked to other amino acids in peptides or proteins. The free amino acids that are available in the marketplace, either in bulk or in processed foods, are manufactured. Commercially manufactured glutamic acid is produced in food and chemical plants.

We know very little about the digestion and subsequent metabolism of free amino acids, including processed free glutamic acid (MSG). We do know that vitamins, minerals, sugars, and some amino acids can be assimilated without digestion.  It is conceivable, therefore, that processed free glutamic acid (MSG) introduced as such into the body is not subject, at all, to the processes of digestion, including the processes of elimination of excesses of that which is ingested.  To the extent that the process of digestion or absorption of free amino acids differs from the process of digestion of protein, we can only guess how free amino acids are metabolized by the body.  Some persons have assumed that ingested free amino acids, including processed free glutamic acid (MSG) are digested and metabolized in a manner identical to the manner in which protein is digested and metabolized.  The evidence which exists, suggests that this is not true.

There are a number of methods presently used for producing MSG.  Commercially, each has its advantages and each has its drawbacks.  But the MSG produced by every one of these methods can kill brain cells, cause neuroendocrine disorders, cause or exacerbate neurodegenerative disease, and cause adverse reactions in both animals and humans.

In its early editions of the Code of Federal Regulations, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) distinguishes between two classes of commercially manufactured glutamic acid when glutamic acid is to be used as a food additive (Code of Federal Regulations Food and Drugs  21: Parts 100-169, 1990;  Code of Federal Regulations Food and Drugs 21: Parts 170-199, 1989).

Class I. Glutamic acid can be produced when a protein is broken down into its constituent amino acids. Glutamic acid can also be produced by bacteria that have the ability to synthesize and excrete glutamic acid outside of their cell membranes.  In either case, when the glutamic acid is refined to approximately 99% glutamic acid, the FDA requires that the ingredient/product containing the 99% pure glutamic acid be identified on food labels as “monosodium glutamate.”Class II. When protein is broken down into its constituent amino acids, and refinement results in an ingredient/product that is less than 99% pure glutamic acid, the product is referred to as a “hydrolyzed protein product” (HPP).  There are a myriad of HPP, each of which must be assigned its own unique “common or usual name.”   The HPP include (but are not limited to) products called “calcium caseinate,” “sodium caseinate,” “autolyzed yeast,” “hydrolyzed protein,” “hydrolyzed vegetable protein,” “hydrolyzed animal protein,” “yeast extract,” and “textured vegetable protein.”  All of these invariably contain commercially manufactured glutamic acid (MSG).  The only factor that distinguishes them from the ingredient called “monosodium glutamate” is that the per cent of glutamic acid in the HPP can not, by definition, exceed 98%.   Depending on the starting material, the method of protein breakdown used, and the degree to which the HPP have been hydrolyzed, all HPP will contain a variety of free amino acids, possibly small peptides, and even some protein in addition to glutamic acid.  All HPP, will also contain impurities, just as all “monosodium glutamate,” will contain impurities.

Reaction flavors (also referred to as processed flavors)
MSG can also be produced by combining specific amino acids, reducing sugars, animal or vegetable fats or oils, and optional ingredients including hydrolyzed vegetable protein (Lin, L.J. Regulatory status of Maillard reaction flavors. Division of Food and Color Additives, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA. August 24, 1992; Food Chemical News. May 31, 1993, p 16).  Strictly speaking, these products are not HPP, for there is more involved than simply breaking protein into its constituent amino acids and thereby releasing processed free glutamic acid (MSG).  They are mentioned here primarily because the glutamate industry often uses them in ingredients labeled “flavor,” or “flavoring,” (often preceded by the word “natural”) and uses these “reaction flavors” as “clean label” alternatives to “monosodium glutamate” and various HPP.  “Clean label” ingredients are ingredients that consumers might not recognize as containing MSG.

Olney and others have demonstrated that HPP, like “monosodium glutamate” cause glutamic acid type hypothalamic lesions and neuroendocrine disorders. HPP contain not only processed free glutamic acid (MSG) but other amino acids, including aspartic acid and L-cysteine, which are known to exert the same or similar neurotoxic effects as glutamic acid. (Olney, J.W., Ho, O.L., and Rhee, V. Brain-damaging potential of protein hydrolysates. N Engl J Med 289: 391-393, 1973; Schainker, B., and Olney, J.W. Glutamate-type hypothalamic-pituitary syndrome in mice treated with aspartate or cysteate in infancy. J Neural Transmission 35: 207-215, 1974).

Humans who suffer adverse reactions to the ingestion of monosodium glutamate also suffer adverse reactions to ingestion of HPP (Schwartz, G. R. In Bad Taste: The MSG Syndrome Santa Fe: Health Press, 1988, pp 7-10).  Similarly, they will suffer adverse reactions to ingestion of reaction flavors.

FDA regulations require that products that contain MSG in its “monosodium glutamate” form must be labeled with the words, “monosodium glutamate.”  Similarly,  FDA regulations require that products that contain MSG in its HPP forms must be labeled with their individual unique “common or usual names.”  However, the FDA does not require, and has refused to require, that the MSG in products that contain any source of MSG be identified. The rationale given by the FDA for this refusal is that FDA code does not require that constituents of an ingredient be disclosed to the consumer.  The MSG in hydrolyzed vegetable protein, autolyzed yeast, sodium caseinate, etc., is considered, by the FDA, to be a constituent, and therefore does not need to be disclosed.  Thus, very often, nothing on the label of a product containing MSG reveals that the product contains MSG.

The FDA goes even farther in allowing MSG to be “hidden,” even more surreptitiously, in food.  When sugar is added to a spice package, the addition of the sugar must be disclosed.  But when many MSG-containing ingredients are added to “flavor,” “flavoring,” “natural flavoring,” “stock,” or “broth,” not even the “common or usual names” of those particular MSG-containing ingredients need to be disclosed.

Finally, the FDA allows the inclusion of MSG produced during product processing to be totally undisclosed.  MSG can be produced during processing if protease enzymes in the presence of any form of protein are included in an ingredient/product.  Under certain conditions, if a product contains protein, the addition of protease enzymes during processing will produce MSG in the end product of the food being packaged or manufactured.

It is extremely important to the glutamate industry that consumers should believe that processed free glutamic acid (MSG) is identical to the glutamic acid in intact protein and in higher organisms (like the human body).

The glutamate industry continues to deny that exposure to free glutamic acid found in processed food (MSG) causes adverse reactions including hives, asthma, seizures, and migraine headache; causes brain damage, learning disorders, and endocrine disturbances; and is relevant to diverse diseases of the central nervous system such as addiction, stroke, epilepsy, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, and degenerative disorders such as ALS, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease.

Central to their argument is the lie that the processed free glutamic acid used in processed food and in pesticide and fertilizer products is identical to the glutamic acid found in unprocessed, unadulterated food and in the human body. Central to the success of their argument is the fact that this glutamate industry lie has never been challenged by a legislator, agency of the US government, or the Courts. When sued by those who have legitimate claims for damages caused by MSG, perpetrators of the lie settle out of court and leave no public record. Legislators and the Courts defer to the FDA, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the FDA, EPA, and USDA refuse to respond or simply lie.

Most of the glutamic acid with which consumers come in contact is found in protein where it is connected to (or bound to) other amino acids in long chains.  There are two forms of glutamic acid found in nature: L-glutamic acid and D-glutamic acid. When glutamic acid is found in protein it is referred to as bound glutamic acid. The glutamic acid found in protein is L-glutamic acid, only.

Eating protein (which will contain bound glutamic acid that is L-glutamic acid, only) does not cause either brain damage or adverse reactions.

Glutamic acid outside of protein is referred to as free glutamic acid. Although they may turn out to be artifacts of measurement, at the present time, it would appear that there may be small amounts of free glutamic acid found in some food consumed by humans.  That free glutamic acid would have been associated with unprocessed, unadulterated, and/or unfermented protein in the plants and animals (all higher organisms) used as human food. The glutamic acid found in higher organisms, but outside of protein, is always in the same form as the glutamic acid found in protein, i.e., it is L-glutamic acid, only.

The second form of glutamic acid, i.e., D-glutamic acid, is not found naturally in higher organisms.  It is found naturally only in the cell walls of certain bacteria.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, industrialists began to manufacture free glutamic acid.  Manufactured/processed free glutamic acid (MSG) always contains D-glutamic acid, pyroglutamic acid, and various other impurities in addition to L-glutamic acid. Manufactured/processed free glutamic acid (MSG) causes brain lesions and neuroendocrine disorders in laboratory animals.  Manufactured/processed free glutamic acid (MSG) also causes adverse reactions which include skin rash, tachycardia, migraine headache, depression, and seizures in humans.

MSG-sensitive consumers generally refer to all forms of processed free glutamic acid as MSG. Consumers react to all processed free glutamic acid in the same way they react to the processed free glutamic acid in the flavor enhancer called “monosodium glutamate,” provided, of course, that they ingest amounts of processed free glutamic acid (MSG) that exceed their tolerance levels for MSG.

The following pages should be sufficient to demonstrate that processed free glutamic acid used in processed food, drugs, cosmetics, personal care products, dietary supplements, and in pesticide and fertilizer products is not identical to the glutamic acid found in unprocessed, unadulterated food, and in the human body:

Truly natural glutamic acid does not contain impurities. Processed free glutamic acid (MSG) does.It appears that genetically engineered bacteria are being used to make MSG.

In September 2000, the Indonesian Ulemas Council uncovered the fact that pork enzymes were being used in the production of Ajinomoto’s monosodium glutamate.

How is MSG manufactured? See: How is MSG manufactured?

How do we know that MSG causes brain damage and neuroendocrine disorders? See: How do we know it causes brain damage and neuroendocrine disorders?

How do we know that MSG causes adverse reactions? See: How do we know that MSG causes adverse reactions?

You may find it meaningful to know that glutamate receptors, which were once thought to be present only in the central nervous system, have recently been found in the mouth, lungs, intestines, muscle, and other “peripheral” locations

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A review of studies dealing with the healthy benefits of drinking lots of water concluded that, while athletes and people in hot, dry climates do better with increased fluid intake, for average healthy people, more water does not mean better health.

There is little evidence for or against any of the supposed benefits of extra water, such as increased toxin excretion, improved skin tone, lessened hunger, and reduced headache frequency.

Every day your body loses water through urine and sweat, and this fluid needs to be replenished. Fortunately, your body is already equipped with a virtually foolproof mechanism that tells you when you need to replenish your water supply — it’s called thirst!

Why Do You Need Water?

You can actually survive without food for months, but without water you’d die after a few days, so needless to say, water is absolutely essential to life.

Your body is made up mostly of water, which:

• Is essential for digestion, nutrient absorption and elimination
• Aids your circulation
• Helps control your body’s temperature
• Lubricates and cushions your joints
• Keeps your skin healthy
• Helps remove toxins from your body

But do you need to drink at least eight eight-ounce glasses of water a day?

That’s the recommendation we’ve all been traditionally told. The article above is actually not offering proof that this recommendation is wrong, per se. It’s simply a review of the available research on water’s ability to improve your health when ingested in larger amounts, such as 8 glasses a day or more.

Its conclusion that increased water intake has no discernible health benefits might be a bit misleading, however.

For example, the research on water intake and reduction in migraine headaches showed that 15 patients with migraines, who were assigned to increase their water intake for two weeks, had 21 hours less migraines compared to the control group. However, the difference was not considered to be statistically significant. If you suffer from migraines, you might disagree…

Your Body Tells You How Much Water it Needs – Here’s How

A few years ago I too began to question the general recommendation of eight glasses of water per day, which led to my refined recommendations on water intake.

Since your body is capable of telling you its needs, using thirst and the color of your urine as guides to how much water you should be drinking are good ways of ensuring your individual needs are met, day-by-day.

As long as you are not taking riboflavin (vitamin B2), which fluoresces and turns your urine bright yellow (it is also in most multi-vitamins), then your urine should be a very light-colored yellow. If it is a deep, dark yellow then you are likely not drinking enough water.

When your body begins to lose from 1 percent to 2 percent of its total water, your thirst mechanism lets you know that it’s time to drink some water. If you are healthy, then drinking whenever you feel thirsty should be an adequate guide of how much water you need. You can confirm whether you are drinking enough water by looking at the color of your urine, as mentioned above.

Of course, if it’s hot, exceptionally dry outside or you are engaged in exercise or other vigorous activity, you will require more water than normal so be sure to stay well hydrated in these cases.

Additionally, as you get older your thirst mechanism works less efficiently so older adults will want to be sure to drink water regularly, and again make sure your urine is a light, pale color.

Keep in mind that quenching your thirst with substitutes such as sodas, coffee or sugary fruit juices is NOT the same as drinking pure water! Both coffee and soda are high in caffeine, which acts as a diuretic that will dehydrate you even further. And then of course you have the issue of sugar and HFCS – but I will not rant about that here.

Water is Water, Right?

Not so fast!

Even more important than how much water you should be drinking is what type of water you should drink.

The answer is clean spring water and water that has been filtered by reversed osmosis — I do not recommend drinking either tap water or distilled water. Contrary to the traditional belief, it’s also important to avoid fluoridated water.

Why should you avoid distilled water?

Distillation is the process in which water is boiled, evaporated, and the vapor condensed back to liquid water. Although it’s a controversial stance, I am firmly convinced that regular and consistent use of distilled water is harmful to your health. If you want VISUAL proof, just take a look at these photographs!

Distilled water has the wrong ionization, pH, polarization and oxidation potentials, and if you drink it for too long it can drain your body of necessary minerals. This happens because distilled water is like a vacuum without any minerals, so it will actually leach beneficial minerals from your body to balance it out. While this might be beneficial for a short period during some sort of detoxification regimen, it’s usually highly counter-productive in the long run.

Distilled water is also highly acidic. Most of us are far too acidic already and the last thing we need to be drinking is a fluid that will make us even more acidic.

Distilled water is usually touted as beneficial because of its lack of contaminants. However, many of the devices that distill water are made of metal, which will actually add certain toxic metals like nickel back to the water and worsen your health.

Why You Should Avoid Bottled Water

Filtering your own water is important because you really want to avoid bottled water as much as possible.

Not only is bottled water a major strain on the environment, but a lot of bottled water is no cleaner than tap water. In fact, about 40 percent of bottled water IS regular tap water, which may or may not have received any additional treatment.

The metal antimony (a silvery white metal of medium hardness) has been found in many commercially bottled water brands, for example. The amount of antimony leeching into the water you’re drinking depends on the manufacturer, and can vary greatly. One study that looked at 63 brands of bottled water produced in Europe and Canada, found concentrations of antimony that were more than 100 times the typical level found in clean groundwater (2 parts per trillion).

It’s also been found that the longer a bottle of water sits on a shelf — in a grocery store or your refrigerator – the greater the dose of antimony present. The biggest offenders were packaged in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers. It is believed that the amount of antimony leeching from these PET bottles differs based on exposure to sunlight, higher temperatures, and varying pH levels.

Most municipal tap water — though generally far from pure — must actually adhere to stricter purity standards than the bottled water industry. In one study, a third of more than 100 bottled water brands tested for contaminants were found to contain chemicals like arsenic and carcinogenic compounds, at levels exceeding state or industry standards.

Additionally, fluoride (a highly toxic bone poison that should be avoided at all costs) is usually present in both tap water AND filtered bottled water.

Nalgene bottles should also be avoided as they can leach another unsafe chemical called BPA into your water. Glass bottles are best, but if you’re traveling and can’t use a glass bottle, the high-density polyethelene (HDPE) Nalgene bottles appear to be a safer choice, so far.

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