What does this Orangutan have in common with me? Apart from the strong cheekbones, stylish beard and devastating good looks, the shared characteristic between us, is our use of naturally growing local herbs for significant medicinal reasons. I am learning how to use Yarrow via the great tradition of Europe's finest witches and healers, knowledge kept alive via old wife's recipes and treasured books by the likes of Maria Treban (thank you Dr T) and more. See more about Yarrow here. Yet, it is orangutan Rakus that is causing a ruckus, due to his bare-faced success in herbal healing without an apparent lineage of healers to learn from. THE STORY OF THE ORANGATAN HERBAL HEALER Excitement has grown after what has been seen as to quote the BBC "the first time a creature in the wild has been recorded treating an injury with a medicinal plant." An orangutan in Sumatra after suffering a war wound has been seen using a plant called Akar Kuning. The orangutan's use of this plant has sparked great interest for three reasons. 1 - The plant is not part of the Orangutan's normal diet. 2 - The orangutan chewed the leaves and used the resulting paste as a poultice applying it to the wound. 3 - The plant Akar Kuning (Fibraurea tinctoria) has scientific studies to prove it has anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties and is used locally to treat malaria and diabetes. However, I think the thing that has blown away the scientists is also the effectiveness of the remedy. A large open wound like this in the jungle could have been expected to become infected and be fatal. The images below detail the healing achieved over six weeks. BEFORE AND AFTER In a photograph taken on June 23, 2022, an adult male orangutan named Rakus was seen with a facial injury on the left side. Two days later, he applied chewed leaves from an akar kuning plant to treat the wound. Within a month the wound had closed. By August 8, 2022, when photographed again, the wound was barely visible. credits Armas (left); Safruddin (right) THE CHEWING OF THE LEAVES AND MAKING A POULTICE Step through images of the healing process The scientists have been amazed as it seems to mimic the ancient herbal practices of humans even suggesting the Orangatans might have learnt it from 'ancestors': Scientists say the behaviour could come from a common ancestor shared by humans and great apes."They are our closest relatives and this again points towards the similarities we share with them. We are more similar than we are different," said biologist Dr Isabella Laumer at the Max Planck institute in Germany and lead author of the research. This is quite an admission as it infers the wisdom of herbal medicine does not just belong to our wise ones, but could predate humanity itself. Could an intuition towards 'knowing healing plants' be embedded within our DNA? If so, any being with a finer intuition towards the correct plant medicine will have for sure outlived and outbred any competitor. You can see more of the medicinal herbs and spices used and perfected by man in the range at Mamma-Nature.co.uk These are the medicinal properties of the plant Rukus chose to use. THE MEDICINAL PLANT: Akar Kuning Fibraurea tinctoria, has other generic names such as Akar Kuning It is known for its analgesic, antipyretic, antidote, and diuretic effects, and is used in traditional medicine to treat conditions such as dysentery, diabetes, and malaria51,54,55. All plant parts have been reported to be used for these medical applications, including leaves, stems, roots and bark54. Pharmacological analysis of the plant's chemical compounds reveals the presence of furanoditerpenoids. These compounds are known for to be antibacterial anti-inflammatory anti-fungal antioxidant anticarcinogenic 55,56. Fibraurea tinctoria is also rich in protoberberine alkaloids, which are known to be anti-inflammatory analgesic anticonvulsant antiamnesic narcotic antiarrhythmic antihemorrhagi hypotensive antioxidant antitumoral antidiuretic antiulcer muscle relaxant activities57. Additionally, it contains jatrorrhizine known to be antidiabetic antimicrobia antiprotozoal anticancer, hypolipidemi (as reviewed in58) Additionally, it contains palmatine recognized to be anticancer antioxidation anti-inflammator antibacterial antiviral effect (as reviewed in59,60). Malaria treatment Among 38 plants utilized in traditional medicine and cultivated in South Vietnam, Fibraurea tinctoria exhibited the most potent antimalarial properties61. Studies have demonstrated that the leaves and stems of Fibraurea tinctoria hinder the growth of various bacterial strains, including Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli53,62. Moreover, Fibraurea tinctoria displayed a notable anti-inflammatory effect by reducing mouse paw edema55. How did the young orangutan know? How did this orangutan know about the medicinal effect that science has now confirmed of the plant? Luck? Ancient knowledge? Intuition? Copied behaviour? Much more on this in later articles! To get the NOTB newsletter join here. You can see more of the medicinal herbs and spices used and perfected by man in the range at Mamma-Nature.co.uk LEAVE YOUR COMMENT UNDER THIS POST Meanwhile here is the study in more detail. THE STUDY TITLE: Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan Abstract Although self-medication in non-human animals is often difficult to document systematically due to the difficulty of predicting its occurrence, there is widespread evidence of such behaviors as whole leaf swallowing, bitter pith chewing, and fur rubbing in African great apes, orangutans, white handed gibbons, and several other species of monkeys in Africa, Central and South America and Madagascar. To the best of our knowledge, there is only one report of active wound treatment in non-human animals, namely in chimpanzees. We observed a male Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) who sustained a facial wound. Three days after the injury he selectively ripped off leaves of a liana with the common name Akar Kuning (Fibraurea tinctoria), chewed on them, and then repeatedly applied the resulting juice onto the facial wound. As a last step, he fully covered the wound with the chewed leaves. Found in tropical forests of Southeast Asia, this and related liana species are known for their analgesic, antipyretic, and diuretic effects and are used in traditional medicine to treat various diseases, such as dysentery, diabetes, and malaria. Previous analyses of plant chemical compounds show the presence of furanoditerpenoids and protoberberine alkaloids, which are known to have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, antioxidant, and other biological activities of relevance to wound healing. This possibly innovative behavior presents the first systematically documented case of active wound treatment with a plant species know to contain biologically active substances by a wild animal and provides new insights into the origins of human wound care. Introduction In the early 1960s Jane Goodall first described the presence of whole leaves in the feces of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) at Gombe Stream, Tanzania1. By the late 1990s, this behavior, now called whole leaf swallowing, was documented at several African great ape study sites, along with bitter pith chewing, and demonstrated to have therapeutic, anti-parasitic functions2. Since then, various forms of self-medication have been observed in wild great apes (e.g.,2,3,4,5,6). Some of the most detailed evidence for animal self-medication comes from research in primates (e.g.,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12). Animal self-medication is now divided into five categories2,4: (1) sick behaviors, such as anorexia; (2) avoidance behaviors, such as avoiding e.g. feces, contaminated food or water; (3) prophylactic behaviors, such as routine consumption of foods with preventive or health maintenance effects; (4) therapeutic behaviors, defined by the ingestion of a small amount of a biologically active or toxic substance with no or little nutritional value for the curative treatment of a disease or its symptoms, and; (5) therapeutic topical application of pharmacologically active plants onto the body for the treatment of external health conditions or placement of such species in the nest as a fumigant or insect repellent13. Several of these behaviors can be found in wild apes2. While sick and avoidance behavior (category 1 and 2) can be regularly observed in non-human animals (e.g.14), self-medication in the form of ingestion of specific plant parts (prophylactic and therapeutic behavior, category 3 and 4) is widespread, albeit exhibited at low frequencies (e.g.,15, but see16). So far, leaf swallowing has been reported in chimpanzees (Pan sp.; e.g.,7,9,16,17), bonobos (Pan paniscus3), gorillas (e.g. Gorilla beringei graueri18), and in only one Asian ape species, the white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar)19. Another study reported the consumption of plant species directly related to the occurrence of parasite infections in individual orangutans (Pongo sp.), but not correlated with the plant’s distribution in the environment20. Another therapeutic self-medicative behavior seen in chimpanzees is bitter pith chewing of Vernonia amygdalina to treat worm infection8,10,13. Despite the plant’s year-round availability, the behavior is highly seasonal, peaking during the rainy season when worm infections also peak8,13. Interestingly, as Vernonia amygdalina is not evenly distributed in their home range, the apes often need to actively adapt their usual travel routes to gain access to the plant13. Among Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) there are several reports proposing the intentional ingestion of specific plant species also used in ethnomedicine for their medicinally active properties. In Sabah, Malaysia, a 4- to 5-year-old severely wounded female Bornean orangutan was observed eating ginger leaves and stem (Zingiberaceae)21. Ginger is known as a traditional medical plant against inflammation with antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal properties22,23,24,25. In 7 years of observation, no other individual, except two flanged males was ever observed feeding on the same ginger species at that study site. The researchers concluded that the juvenile may have attempted to treat itself with these plants. Another study, which interviewed 13 traditional healers from Central Kalimantan, showed that Bornean orangutans feed on the same plant parts from two plant species (Uncaria gambir Roxb and Pternandra galeata Ridl), used by traditional healers for treating internal illness, tumors, and haemorrhage26. Additionally, they observed a female Bornean orangutan selectively choosing young leaves of Mezzetia sp., the pulp of Dyera lowii and Ilex cymosa, and leaves of Belang Handipek (Scolopia macrophylla)27. This plant combination is used in ethnomedicine as a prevention against fatigue27. Despite these reports, overall, evidence of plant consumption for self-medication in orangutans is still limited. Reports of the topical application of plants or insects to one’s own body (category 5) are found in a limited number of taxa, but the evidence for medicinal benefits remain mostly anecdotal (e.g.28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38). However, there is growing evidence for the application of biologically active plant compounds to the skin in orangutans. At Sabangau peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan, two adult female and one adolescent female Bornean orangutans were observed chewing leaves of Dracaena cantleyi for three to five minutes and then rubbing the resulting green-white lather onto their arms and legs for up to 35 min11. Ten years later, a follow-up study confirmed the same behavior in six additional adult females and one flanged male of the same population (the lather was similarly applied and massaged into the skin for up to 45 min6). The behavior appeared to be intentional as only specific body parts were treated, the behavior was repeated several times until the hair was fully wet and the entire process took a considerable amount of time6,11. Orangutans were never observed ingesting the leaves6. Dracaena cantleyi is a medicinal plant used by indigenous people for several medical treatments including sore muscles, joint or bone pain6, pain after a stroke6 and swelling11. Indeed, pharmacological analyses revealed that Dracaena cantleyi inhibits TNFα-induced inflammatory cytokine production thereby acting as an anti-inflammatory agent6. There are some brief anecdotal mentions of chimpanzees using leaves (plant species unknown) to wipe blood from their wounds39,40. Active wound treatment with a substance has only recently been documented for the first time in a great ape species. Chimpanzees of the Rekambo community (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in the Loango National Park, Gabon, were observed applying insects to their own wounds (n = 19) and to the wounds of conspecifics (n = 3)5. The five adult males, one adult female, and one juvenile female applied the insects in the same sequence: they caught a dark-colored, winged insect approximately 5 mm in size (unidentified at the time of publication), immobilized it by squeezing it between the lips, then applied the insect to the wound moving it with their mouth or finger, then removed it. The last two steps were usually repeated several times. Further research is needed to investigate the efficiency of this behavior. Active wound treatment has also been described in a captive capuchin monkey, that was observed grooming her vaginal area and four of her own wounds with a sugar-coated tool41. However, as the authors noted that the capuchin was used to having her wounds treated with an antibacterial salve topically applied by caregivers. We here report for the first time active wound treatment with a known biologically active plant substance by a male Sumatran orangutan in the wild, and discuss the hypothesis that this may be a form of self-medication to treat a wound and possibly prevent infection and accelerate wound healing. Introduction In the early 1960s Jane Goodall first described the presence of whole leaves in the feces of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) at Gombe Stream, Tanzania1. By the late 1990s, this behavior, now called whole leaf swallowing, was documented at several African great ape study sites, along with bitter pith chewing, and demonstrated to have therapeutic, anti-parasitic functions2. Since then, various forms of self-medication have been observed in wild great apes (e.g.,2,3,4,5,6). Some of the most detailed evidence for animal self-medication comes from research in primates (e.g.,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12). Animal self-medication is now divided into five categories2,4: (1) sick behaviors, such as anorexia; (2) avoidance behaviors, such as avoiding e.g. feces, contaminated food or water; (3) prophylactic behaviors, such as routine consumption of foods with preventive or health maintenance effects; (4) therapeutic behaviors, defined by the ingestion of a small amount of a biologically active or toxic substance with no or little nutritional value for the curative treatment of a disease or its symptoms, and; (5) therapeutic topical application of pharmacologically active plants onto the body for the treatment of external health conditions or placement of such species in the nest as a fumigant or insect repellent13. Several of these behaviors can be found in wild apes2. While sick and avoidance behavior (category 1 and 2) can be regularly observed in non-human animals (e.g.14), self-medication in the form of ingestion of specific plant parts (prophylactic and therapeutic behavior, category 3 and 4) is widespread, albeit exhibited at low frequencies (e.g.,15, but see16). So far, leaf swallowing has been reported in chimpanzees (Pan sp.; e.g.,7,9,16,17), bonobos (Pan paniscus3), gorillas (e.g. Gorilla beringei graueri18), and in only one Asian ape species, the white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar)19. Another study reported the consumption of plant species directly related to the occurrence of parasite infections in individual orangutans (Pongo sp.), but not correlated with the plant’s distribution in the environment20. Another therapeutic self-medicative behavior seen in chimpanzees is bitter pith chewing of Vernonia amygdalina to treat worm infection8,10,13. Despite the plant’s year-round availability, the behavior is highly seasonal, peaking during the rainy season when worm infections also peak8,13. Interestingly, as Vernonia amygdalina is not evenly distributed in their home range, the apes often need to actively adapt their usual travel routes to gain access to the plant13. Among Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) there are several reports proposing the intentional ingestion of specific plant species also used in ethnomedicine for their medicinally active properties. In Sabah, Malaysia, a 4- to 5-year-old severely wounded female Bornean orangutan was observed eating ginger leaves and stem (Zingiberaceae)21. Ginger is known as a traditional medical plant against inflammation with antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal properties22,23,24,25. In 7 years of observation, no other individual, except two flanged males was ever observed feeding on the same ginger species at that study site. The researchers concluded that the juvenile may have attempted to treat itself with these plants. Another study, which interviewed 13 traditional healers from Central Kalimantan, showed that Bornean orangutans feed on the same plant parts from two plant species (Uncaria gambir Roxb and Pternandra galeata Ridl), used by traditional healers for treating internal illness, tumors, and haemorrhage26. Additionally, they observed a female Bornean orangutan selectively choosing young leaves of Mezzetia sp., the pulp of Dyera lowii and Ilex cymosa, and leaves of Belang Handipek (Scolopia macrophylla)27. This plant combination is used in ethnomedicine as a prevention against fatigue27. Despite these reports, overall, evidence of plant consumption for self-medication in orangutans is still limited. Reports of the topical application of plants or insects to one’s own body (category 5) are found in a limited number of taxa, but the evidence for medicinal benefits remain mostly anecdotal (e.g.28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38). However, there is growing evidence for the application of biologically active plant compounds to the skin in orangutans. At Sabangau peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan, two adult female and one adolescent female Bornean orangutans were observed chewing leaves of Dracaena cantleyi for three to five minutes and then rubbing the resulting green-white lather onto their arms and legs for up to 35 min11. Ten years later, a follow-up study confirmed the same behavior in six additional adult females and one flanged male of the same population (the lather was similarly applied and massaged into the skin for up to 45 min6). The behavior appeared to be intentional as only specific body parts were treated, the behavior was repeated several times until the hair was fully wet and the entire process took a considerable amount of time6,11. Orangutans were never observed ingesting the leaves6. Dracaena cantleyi is a medicinal plant used by indigenous people for several medical treatments including sore muscles, joint or bone pain6, pain after a stroke6 and swelling11. Indeed, pharmacological analyses revealed that Dracaena cantleyi inhibits TNFα-induced inflammatory cytokine production thereby acting as an anti-inflammatory agent6. There are some brief anecdotal mentions of chimpanzees using leaves (plant species unknown) to wipe blood from their wounds39,40. Active wound treatment with a substance has only recently been documented for the first time in a great ape species. Chimpanzees of the Rekambo community (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in the Loango National Park, Gabon, were observed applying insects to their own wounds (n = 19) and to the wounds of conspecifics (n = 3)5. The five adult males, one adult female, and one juvenile female applied the insects in the same sequence: they caught a dark-colored, winged insect approximately 5 mm in size (unidentified at the time of publication), immobilized it by squeezing it between the lips, then applied the insect to the wound moving it with their mouth or finger, then removed it. The last two steps were usually repeated several times. Further research is needed to investigate the efficiency of this behavior. Active wound treatment has also been described in a captive capuchin monkey, that was observed grooming her vaginal area and four of her own wounds with a sugar-coated tool41. However, as the authors noted that the capuchin was used to having her wounds treated with an antibacterial salve topically applied by caregivers. We here report for the first time active wound treatment with a known biologically active plant substance by a male Sumatran orangutan in the wild, and discuss the hypothesis that this may be a form of self-medication to treat a wound and possibly prevent infection and accelerate wound healing. Conclusion Taken together, chemical analyzes of the properties of the Fibraurea tinctoria and the orangutan's particular goal-oriented behavior are consistent with the hypothesis that the process of preparing and applying herbal ointments may be a form of self-medication that reduces pain, prevents inflammation, and accelerates wound healing. 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The vitamin C in lemon and oranges (50 mg/100 g) are exceeded in the needles and bark of several conifers... It was believed that a number of conifer trees, known as "Annedda," were responsible for providing a remarkable remedy for scurvy to Jacques Cartier's severely ill crew in 1536. This cure was credited to Vitamin C, extracted from an Iroquois concoction made from the bark and leaves of the "tree of life," now commonly referred to as arborvitae. Examination of the amino acids in these potential "trees of life" indicates that the decoctions prepared in the challenging winter months probably contained significant levels of arginine, proline, and guanidino compounds. The semi-essential arginine, proline and all the essential amino acids, would have provided additional nutritional benefits for the rapid recovery from scurvy by vitamin C when food supply was limited. The value of arginine, especially in the recovery of the critically ill sailors, is postulated as a source of nitric oxide, and the arginine-derived guanidino compounds as controlling factors for the activities of different nitric oxide synthases. This review provides further insights into the use of the candidate "trees of life" by indigenous peoples in eastern Canada. It raises hypotheses on the nutritional and synergistic roles of arginine, its metabolites, and other biofactors complementing the role of vitamin C especially in treating Cartier's critically ill sailors. The recovery from scurvy in Jacques Cartier's crew in 1536 Scurvy is an acute chronic illness caused by a dietary deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Humans are not able to synthesize vitamin C from glucose because they lack a gluconolactone oxidase [10]. There are two active forms of vitamin C: L-ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid is absorbed by the small intestine and requires an energy-dependent active transport system. It is stored in all tissues. Exposure to long periods of cold temperatures can lead to ascorbic-acid insufficiency. The first symptoms of scurvy occur when the total-body pool of vitamin C falls below five grams. The body requires vitamin C to efficiently use carbohydrates, fats, and protein. It binds and neutralizes the tissue-damaging effects of free radicals. It is an essential cofactor for the formation of collagen, the body's major building protein, and is essential to the proper functioning of all internal organs. Scurvy is characterized principally by anemia, hemorrhagic manifestations in the skin (ecchymoses and perifollicular haemorrhage), and in the musculoskeletal system (haemorrhage into periosteum and muscles). The gums start to bleed. Teeth are loosened [24]. With no vitamin C intake, the symptoms of scurvy would occur after one to three months. Unless treated, scurvy is fatal. At Stadaconna (46° 49' N, 71° 13' N) and in November1535, Canada's cold struck with its entire rigor, and ice thickened to two fathoms. In December, over 50 of the Iroquois died from an unknown sickness (scurvy). The sickness began to spread to Cartier's crews in all three of his ships. By mid-February 1536, of the 110 member crews, 8 were already dead and more than 50 past all hope of recovery. Excerpts from Burrage [1, p. 73] reveal that the unknown sickness in Cartier's crew "spread itselfe amongst us after the strangest sort that ever was eyther heard of or seene, insomuch as some did lose all their strength, and could not stand on their feete, then did their legges swel, their sinnowes shrinke as blacke as any cole. Others also had all their skins spotted with spots of blood of a purple colour: then did it ascend up to their ankels, knees, thighes, shoulders, armes and necke: their mouth became stincking, their gummes so rotten, that all the flesh did fall off, even to the rootes of teeth, which did also almost fall out". "Our Captaine seeing this our misery, and that the sicknesse was gone to farre, ordained and commanded, that every one should devoutly prepare himselfe to prayer, and in remembrance of Christ, caused his Image to be set upon a tree, about a flight shot from the fort amidst the yce and snow, giving all men to understand, that on the Sunday following, service should be said there, and that whosoever could goe, sicke or whole, should go thither in Procession, singing the seven Psalmes of David, with other Letanies, praying most heartily that it would please the said our Christ to have compassion upon us ... That day Philip Rougemont...being 22 yeeres olde, and because the sicknesse was to us unknown, our Captaine caused him to be ripped to see if by any meanes possible we might know what it was...he was found to have his heart white, but rotten, and more than a quart of red water about it: his liver was indifferent faire, but his lungs blacke and mortified, his blood was altogither shrunke about the heart, so that when he was opened great quantitie of rotten blood issued out from about his heart...Moreover, because one of his thighs was very blacke without, it was opened, but within it was whole and sound." Scurvy continued to spread until not more than three sound men remained in the ships. None were able to go under the hatches to "draw drink for himselfe, nor for his fellows." At Stadaconna, Cartier encountered the native Domagaia, who "not passing ten or twelve dayes afore, had bene very sike with that disease, and had his knees swolne as bigge as a childe of two yeres old, all his sinews shrunke together, his teeth spoyled, his gummes rotten, and stinking. Our Captaine seeing him whole and sound, was therat marvelous glad, hoping to understand and know of him how he had healed himselfe...He answered, that he had taken the juice and sappe of the leaves of a certain Tree, and therewith had healed himselfe: For it is a singular remedy against that disease." Domagaia "sent two women to fetch some of it, which brought ten or twelve branches of it, and therewithall shewed the way how to use it... to take the barke and leaves of the sayd tree, and boile them togither, then to drinke of the sayd decoction every other day, and to put the dregs of it upon his legs that is sicke: moreover, they told us, that the vertue of that tree was, to heale any other disease: the tree in their language called Ameda or Hanneda..." Other translations refer to the tree as "Annedda", "Anneda" or "Hanneda" [2]. This sickness was treated with a boiled decoction from the bark and leaves of "a tree as big as any oak in France". Cook [25] translates that "The Captain at once ordered a drink to be prepared for the sick men but none of them would taste it. At length one or two thought they would risk a trial. As soon as they had drunk it they felt better, which must clearly be ascribed to miraculous causes; for after drinking it two or three times they recovered health and strength and were cured of all the diseases they had ever had. And some of the sailors who had been suffering for five or six years from the French pox [syphilis] were by this medicine cured completely. When this became known, there was such a press for the medicine that they almost killed each other to have it first; so that in less than eight days a whole tree as large and as tall as any I ever saw was used up, and produced such a result that had all the doctors of Louvain and Montpellier been there, with all the drugs of Alexandria, they could not have done so much in a year as did this tree in eight days; for it benefitted us so much that all who were willing to use it recovered health and strength, thanks be to God." We do not know how much ascorbic acid was lost during the boiling of the decoction and in the recovery of the "dregs", but it is clear that sufficient vitamin C was available to initiate a cure. In today's healthy men, the body is estimated to store 1,500 mg of ascorbic acid. It is used at an average rate of 3% of the existing pool per day [26]. After three months of vitamin C deprivation, the stores become largely depleted. The earliest signs of depletion begin during the first month of deprivation. Bleeding gums are not the most characteristic feature of scurvy and are a late manifestation. Except in the most severe cases, vitamin C would stop spontaneous bleeding within 24 hours and bleeding of the gums would stop in two to three days. Muscle and bone pain would quickly fade [24]. In advanced scurvy another group of symptoms becomes identifiable [15, 24]. They include ocular haemorrhages, loss of secretion of salivary and lachrymal glands, swelling of the parotid and submaxillary glands, loss of hair, femoral neuropathy, oliguria with edema of the lower extremities, psychological disturbances, impaired vascular activity, poor responses to stimuli that normally activate vasomotor adaptive mechanisms, and scorbutic arthritis, which is clinically similar to rheumatoid arthritis with pain, swelling, joint effusions, and limited motion. All of the above would respond completely to therapy with ascorbic acid given the added nutritional benefits of the conditionally and essential amino acids and other biofactors in the decoction. Identities of Annedda and the trees of life Before 1547 and during the reign of François 1er, seeds of Annedda were delivered to the Royal Garden (Jardin du Roi) at Fontainbleau and presented to the King. Apparently seeds were collected from a tree or trees similar to Annedda [2]. In 1553, Belon wrote in the Bulletin Dendrologique that Annedda was growing in the Royal Gardens at Fontainbleau. Nearby was another small tree, a five-needled pine, referred to as the second tree of life. Wood from these trees were used as medicine. In Hickel's translation [27] of Belon's book, we read that "...à cette époque, les seules espèces exotiques introduites étaient l'Arborvitae (Thuya occidentalis) et Pinus strobus, et que, d'autre part l'auteur confond plus ou moins diverses espèces de pins." When Belon visited Turkey, he found a tree similar to the one at Fontainebleau, which was brought from Canada and called "Arbre de Vie". Moore [6] citing the works of Bolle [28] and Annon. [29], who both reexamined Belon's records, proposed that the identity of the Annedda was not eastern white cedar, but a five-needled white pine (Pinus strobus). It is now evident that two trees of life were introduced from North America as exotic species [2, 6]. In 1632, the botanical garden, established in Paris in 1632 by King Louis XIII of France, was intended for the cultivation of medicinal plants "The fate of the pine at Fontainbleau is not known" [6]. Bolle [28]"could not find any further record of eastern white pine growing in Europe until 150 years later when it was introduced into England". In 1632, the botanical garden, established in Paris in 1632 by King Louis XIII of France, was intended for the cultivation of medicinal plants [5]. Landowners and naturalists were engaged in testing the effects of climate upon growing new exotic species arriving in France. A Bridgeman Art Library archive shows a "burgeoning bower" resembling eastern white pine in the botanical garden (Nature 2001, 410, 303). The King's garden survived the French Revolution (1796–1798) and its nurseries were used to provide patriotic 'trees of liberty'. They were planted in front of public buildings. The first trees of liberty were actually maypoles planted by peasants as a symbol of revolt against local lords in the winter of 1790. Today, Annedda is commonly referred to as eastern white cedar or arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis L.). This appellation was based on botanical evaluations, historical documents, naval and folklore medicine, notes of Cartier's contemporaries, and on the estimates of biochemical content of vitamin C [2]. The anti-scorbutic benefits of the candidate trees of life are abundant in the records and reviews of indigenous Maritime medicine [2, 3, 30–33]. Conifers, native along the travel routes of Jacques Cartier, and with known high levels of vitamin C are Picea rubens, Pinus resinosa, Pinus nigra, and Pinus banksiana. In the "Native Trees of Canada", Canada Forest Service Bulletin 1919, No. 61 the botanical names of conifers had popular names. Thuja occidentalis was called cedar, and referred to as white cedar, and arborvitae. Pinus strobus was called white pine, and sometimes referred to as Weymouth pine, pattern pine, eastern white, yellow, and Quebec pine. Picea canadensis was called white spruce, and sometimes northern, skunk, cat spruce, and pine. Pinus banksiana was called jack pine and sometimes grey pine, cypress, juniper, and Banksian pine. Today, the eastern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis L.) has the largest number of cultivars, and many do not resemble the species type [34]. Mature trees will reach 30 to 40 feet tall with a spread of 15 feet. The upright cultivars are much shorter. The latter would unlikely be "as big as any oak in France". In eastern Canada, white pine was reported to reach a height of 250 feet and a diameter of 6 to 15 feet [35]. Conifer decoctions for the treatment of scurvy Domagaia cured himself with the "the juice and sappe of the leaves of a certain tree". Adult scurvy is now treated with 300–1000 mg of ascorbic acid per day [15]. In clinical dermatology, ascorbic acid is recommended three times a day, 100 mg is given until 4 g is reached, and then 100 mg/d becomes curative in days to weeks [24]. Repletion studies demonstrated recovery from daily doses of only 6.5 [26]. Larger doses gave more rapid improvement and increased ascorbic acid storage in the body. The plasma levels of ascorbic acid attained depended on body weight (dose per kg of body weight) and on whether or not any prior depletion had been adequately repleted [16]. In early explorers, a deficiency of vitamin C repeatedly caused morbidity and death [36, 37]. Teas, brews, and beers, prepared from the needles of spruces and pines, were used to treat the symptoms of scurvy [38, 39]. Scurvy remedies were being made, sold and used under the name of "sapinette"[2]."According to the physician Gardane, in Des maladies des créoles (Paris 1784), this was a decoction of "sapin du Nord", or Picea abies . In Canada sapinette was made from the buds of the "Prussian fir", a name which was used indiscriminately for Abies alba , A. balsamea , and Picea abiesby Cartier. Sapinette was widely used in Canada, but the recipe seems to have come originally from the Baltic coast and sapinette was being used by the Russian navy long before the French took interest in it. The Russians in fact did use fermented pine buds with their fir decoction, though the species here is not specified. But it seems the French used fir, even in Canada" (Spary, personal communication [5]). Spary writes, "The French were experimenting with sapinette on their long-distance voyages during the 1780s, and it was stocked on board the Laperouse expedition vessels"..." sapinette was bought ready-made from London. All things considered, this does not suggest that there was a direct connection between Pinus strobusin particular and the antiscorbutic programme, though it is entirely possible that this species was brought to Paris to be investigated for its virtues in that regard". The British knew of the anti-scorbutic benefits of sapinette and of lemons and oranges in a cure for scurvy [37]. In 1753 scurvy was recognized by the British medical community as directly related to dietary deficiency. Spruce beer was used as an anti-scorbuticum by James Cook in his second Pacific voyages in Western Canada (1772–1775) [40]. Cook obtained this recipe for spruce beer from Joseph Banks who had visited Newfoundland before Cook [41]. The beer was prepared from fresh needles of a spruce tree, which in New Zealand was Dacrydium cupressinum [42]. On Cook's third voyage near Alaska, Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) was used but it was not as acceptable as the brew from Dacrydium. [43]. A similar drink called "Kallebogas" was used in Newfoundland. Variations involved the addition of rum and maple sugar [44]. Vitamin C was first isolated from paprika, chemically identified, and its metabolic role worked out by Albert Szent-Györgyi. He found that vitamin C also required cofactors to function properly. These cofactors are now known to be flavonoids. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 for his discoveries in biological combustion with special reference to vitamin C and for the catalysis of fumaric acid, an intermediate in the citric acid cycle. These factors, taken together, were probably available in the decoction used to cure scurvy. Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and black spruce (Picea mariana) served as ascorbutica [32, 44]. The indigenous peoples of the Maritime Provinces of Canada used roots, twigs, leaves, and bark, but rarely strobili or seeds in decoctions taken as a cupful in the morning [3]. Teas, prepared by steeping or boiling leaves from conifers, served as refreshing drinks and a tonic of medicinal value [33]. Green tissues offer high moisture content, vitamin C, folic acid, minerals and other biofactors. Roots are a good source of minerals but provide only small amounts of vitamins in a 100-gram portion [32]. The bark was usually collected from the east side of the tree. The selected root or branch ran to the east [3]. The reason was that these collections benefited from having more potency obtained from sunlight. The vitamin C in lemon and oranges (50 mg/100 g) are exceeded in the needles and bark of several conifer spp. The vitamin C in lemon and oranges (50 mg/100 g) are exceeded in the needles and bark of several conifer spp. [33]. Reduced ascorbic acid in 100 g of fresh needles and shoots was reported in Abies balsamea (270 mg), Picea rubens (169 mg), Pinus strobus (32 mg, bark contained 200 mg), Thuja occidentalis (45 mg) [2]. R. B. Thomson at the University of Toronto found a content of 20–80 mg reduced ascorbate in 100 g of white spruce bark [2]. For the treatment of scurvy, spruce (white and black) was considered as a likely candidate for the tree of life based on the ethnobotanical literature. Spruce is frequently recorded as being antiscorbutric and common in Quebec City. White pine was also widely used. The extracts from Cartier's tree of life raised considerable interest as a cure for all diseases. In 1494 King Charles VIII of France had already invaded Italy. Within months, his army collapsed and was routed not by the Italian army but by a mysterious new disease [45]. The disease was spread through sex and killed many of Charles's solders. European physicians were already aware of the root of sarsaparilla (Smilax officinalis) as a tonic, blood purifier, diuretic, and sweat promoter. Cartier's claim for the Iroquois decoction as a cure of all diseases may have been overstated to impress King François 1er (1515–1547). It is unlikely that vitamin C and other components from the trees of life would have cured syphilis in Cartier's crew at Stadaconna. READ MORE & SOURCE

The debate between breastfeeding and using formula has been a contentious issue among parents who prioritize providing the best nutrition for their child. While some parents opt for infant formula due to its convenience, others, particularly mothers who struggle with insufficient breast milk production, are compelled to turn to formula milk. Therefore, discovering that the majority of infant formulas available on the market contain not only one, but FIVE harmful metals is not only concerning but also sheds light on the unnatural and harmful nature of these heavily processed infant products. Research on Infant Formulas Reveals Presence of Heavy Metals in All Samples Conducted in May 2024, the research was a joint effort between two non-profit organizations, GMOScience and Moms Across America.1 Led by Michelle Perro, MD, Zen Honeycutt, and Stephanie Seneff, Ph.D., the study sought to identify the existence of harmful metals in various infant formula brands. The researchers examined 40 samples derived from 20 formulas produced by reputable local and global brands like Enfamil, Gerber, and Similac, among others. Various samples were labelled with terms such as "Organic," "Non-GMO," "Grass-fed," and "Hypoallergenic." The majority of the formulas were dairy-based, with only a single soy-based variant. Each formula underwent testing on two separate occasions. The study findings were alarming. Not only did all samples test positive for aluminium and lead, but the researchers also found that:2 Six out of 20 formulas tested positive for all the heavy metals being tested 35% of the samples tested positive for cadmium, 55% were positive for mercury and 57% were positive for arsenic Four samples had mercury levels that were higher than the allowed limit in drinking water by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Cadmium levels in both samples of one formula are nearly twice higher than the allowed amount in drinking water The aluminium levels in a goat's milk baby formula were at 41,000 ppb — this means it was 4,000 to 40,000 times higher than other metals in the formulas tested. It also exceeds the limits set by the FDA for the maximum safety level of aluminium for a preemie Breast Is Best for Both Babies and Mothers The increasing understanding of the scientific basis for the "breast is best" campaign has resulted in a rise in breastfeeding rates in the United States. In 1971, only 24% of mothers started breastfeeding after giving birth; by 2016, this figure had increased to 81%. Despite this progress, a study indicates that 60% of mothers still discontinue breastfeeding earlier than intended. Discontinuing breastfeeding prematurely could mean that your child misses out on numerous health advantages, many of which persist well into adulthood. From a nutritional perspective, there is clear consensus that breast milk is the best source of nutrition for newborns and young infants. Furthermore, breastfeeding has been linked to a reduced risk of overweight and obesity. Exclusive breastfeeding not only delays the introduction of foods that could contribute to weight gain but also promotes a healthy gut microbiome, which is crucial for lifelong well-being. According to the Global Breastfeeding Collective, these benefits underscore the importance of continued breastfeeding. “Breastfeeding helps populate the child’s body with ‘good’ bacteria from his or her mother, which provide protection against excessive weight gain. Breastmilk contains hormones and other biological factors involved in the regulation of food intake that may help shape the long-term physiological processes responsible for maintaining energy balance. Feeding of infant formula by bottle may interfere with a child’s recognition of satiety and thus lead to overeating.” Adults who were breastfed during infancy were also found to have a 26% lower risk of becoming overweight or obese, as well as a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease Mothers who breastfed also experienced profound benefits, such as: Make Your Own Infant Formula at Home READ MORE https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2024/06/17/infant-formulas-contain-heavy-metals.aspx?

I've been having fun. It's yarrow season. Since we have learnt of the undisclosed and most probably illegal ingredients in many pharmaceuticals. I have been looking for a replacement for the seemingly innocent aspirin. Aspirin has three main uses. Pain killing Blood thinning Anti-inflammatory in high doses Willow & The Natural Origin of Aspirin As many people know aspirin although now manmade follows in the footsteps of willow bark. For centuries, willow bark, derived from various types of willow trees, has been utilized as a pain reliever. Salicin is the active component found in the medication produced from willow bark. The salicin in willow bark converts to salicylic acid. Willow's effectiveness may also be due to the accompanying flavonoids and plant particles. Some individuals choose to chew on unprocessed willow bark because of this. Others make tea. Remedies derived from the willow tree have been used for pain management since the time of the Sumerians around 4000 years ago. Hippocrates also utilized it for pain and fever relief, including using tea made from it during childbirth. In 1763, Reverend Edward Stone conducted a groundbreaking clinical trial studying the effects of willow bark powder in treating fever. A century later, the effects of this powder were investigated for treating acute rheumatism. In 1828, Professor Johann Buchner identified salicin, the Latin term for willow, while Henri Leroux isolated it in a crystalline form in 1829 for treating rheumatism. Heyden Chemical Company was the first to mass-produce salicylic acid commercially in the 1800s. It was not until 1899 that Bayer registered and marketed a modified version called acetylsalicylic acid under the trade name aspirin. Yarrow This spring, I've been sitting in meadows looking at the natural fauna of the United Kingdom wondering at the beauty of nature. I had been told Yarrow was great for women but was curious and I've delved further. These are the known active compounds. Acetate Borneol Coumarin Caryophyllene Chamazulene Cineole Eugenol Farnesene Limonene Myrcene Sabinene Salicylic acid Thujone Tricyclene I had not managed to access natural wild willow bark so jumped when I saw Salicylic acid as this is the key precursor. I looked up the known benefits of Yarrow. diuretic diaphoretic menstrual support balance women's hormones anti-thrombotic fever reduction allergies anxiety Antiseptic IBS antibacterial sedative anti-depression hypotensive - High blood pressure Wounds hypoglycemic astringent anti-inflammatory anti-fungal emmenagogue tonic a bitter ...and pain-killing. HISTORY Yarrow AKA Soldiers woundwort Yarrow, also called Soldier’s Woundwort, has a long history of use spanning thousands of years. This herb holds significance on the battlefield, serving as a crucial plant for soldiers, warriors, healers, and medics alike. Yarrow was commonly grown in monastic gardens during the Middle Ages. Hildegard of Bingen, a well-known herbalist and nun, frequently suggested yarrow as a natural remedy. In Western folk medicine, yarrow has been widely employed for healing cuts, bruises, bleeding, and various other ailments, establishing its reputation as a versatile medicinal herb. Achilles Yarrow has a fascinating legend dating back to the era of gods and goddesses. According to the tale, Achilles (part mortal, part god) employed Yarrow during the battle of Troy to staunch his soldiers' wounds by using poultices made from this herb. It is believed that his success as a warrior was attributed to the rapid recovery of his soldiers from their battle wounds. This is why the Latin name for the herb is Achillia millefolium Where to find I'm picking this wild and have transplanted a few to now grow at home. Identify it by the leaves not the flowers. I've found it amongst the 'lawns' of many parks competing with the grass but maybe producing an even softer texture underfoot. In these parks at the side where there is no mowing, it's then easy to find the taller plants that are just coming to flower late June. The leaves are small soft and fern-like. WARNING - The flowers are easily confused and also look like Hemlock which is deadly, so don't pick or use unless you are 100% sure. Google lens works as a free way to identify plants but BE CAREFUL! . A gentle reminder that nothing here, or any of our other articles, constitutes as medical advice. Always consult a trusted medical professional. THE 'BIBLE' OF HERBAL REMEDIES & PREPARATION

Before reading on, make a quick mental note of the colours you can see in the image below Make a note of the dominant colour. There is no red in this picture. Your brain is filling the Red colour. The picture is made entirely of light blue, black and white. Zoom in and you'll see. And you still believe your perception of reality can't be manipulated by tricking your senses? Are you sure you never been manipulated to think something differently than what it actually is? If you can't rely on your senses, then what you can you rely on? Join Not on the Beeb for more news the BBC forgot. https://t.me/Not_On_The_Beeb

You got it... C... C... C... Cor... Coro ... Corona... Yes, Coronal Mass Ejections. "...The Sun has entered the most active period of its solar cycle, with NASA explaining in a post on X: ‘The Sun’s activity waxes and wanes over a 11-year period known as the solar cycle. Solar cycle 25 began in December 2019 and is now approaching solar maximum – a period when eruptions like this one become more common.’ Scientists expect this cycle to reach its peak between late 2024 and early 2025...." What is a solar flare? Solar flares are powerful bursts of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun. These flares are often associated with solar magnetic storms known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Affelia Wibisono, an astronomer at Royal Observatory Greenwich, told Metro: ‘Solar flares appear as localised bright flashes of light that can last for minutes and even hours. But solar flares don’t just emit visible light – they also release radiation from the rest of the electromagnetic spectrum, such as ultraviolet light and X-rays. ‘These emissions of electromagnetic radiation travel at the speed of light and so reach the Earth about eight minutes after they have left the Sun.’ Meanwhile, CMEs can take anywhere between 15 hours and several days to reach Earth. When intense enough, solar flares can disrupt radio communications, electric power grids and navigation signals, and can pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number refers to its strength. Last week’s solar flares wreaked havoc on farmers in the US by interfering with GPS systems. Nebraska-based farmer Kevin Kenney told 404 Media: ‘All the tractors are sitting at the ends of the field right now shut down because of the solar storm.’ ‘No GPS,’ he added. ‘We’re right in the middle of corn planting.’

As the science continues to unfold, it's clear that a precautionary approach to prenatal fluoride exposure is warranted. Pregnant women should be informed about potential risks and empowered to reduce their exposures through filtered water, fluoride-free toothpastes, and avoiding high-fluoride foods like tea. Policymakers must also reevaluate current fluoridation practices in light of the evolving evidence, prioritizing the safety of our most vulnerable populations. Written By: GreenMedInfo Research Group A groundbreaking study published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has sent shockwaves through the public health community, providing damning evidence that prenatal exposure to fluoride - long added to public water supplies for dental health - may come at a previously unrecognized cost: harming fetal brain development and leading to neurobehavioral problems in children. In a cohort study of 229 mother-child pairs, researchers found that higher levels of fluoride exposure during pregnancy were significantly associated with increased neurobehavioral problems in children by age 3.1 For each 0.68 mg/L increase in maternal urinary fluoride levels, children had nearly double the odds of total neurobehavioral issues reaching the borderline clinical or clinical range.2 Specifically, higher prenatal fluoride levels were tied to a 2.29-point increase in internalizing problem scores, including emotional reactivity, anxiety, withdrawal, and somatic complaints, as well as a 2.14-point increase in total neurobehavioral problem scores.3 Children of mothers with greater fluoride exposure were also rated higher on symptoms related to Autism Spectrum Disorder. As the authors note, these effect sizes are concerning given the relatively low fluoride levels in the study sample, which are typical for fluoridated areas in the US.4 The JAMA findings add to a growing body of evidence from Canada, Mexico, and other countries linking higher prenatal fluoride exposure to adverse cognitive and behavioral outcomes, including lower IQ scores.5 While fluoride's developmental neurotoxicity is well-established at high levels, recent studies suggest risks may also exist at lower exposures from fluoridated water, underscoring the need for a precautionary approach during the vulnerable prenatal period. These latest neurodevelopmental concerns join an extensive body of research in the GreenMedInfo.com database revealing fluoride's little-recognized dark side. With over 300 studies, the database links fluoride to more than 100 adverse health effects, from hypothyroidism6 and immune dysfunction7 to skeletal fluorosis8 and, most troublingly, neurotoxicity.9 Animal and cellular studies provide clues to the mechanisms behind fluoride's harmful neurodevelopmental impacts, including oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, disrupted neurotransmitter signaling, and altered thyroid function - all of which can derail healthy brain development.10 Coupled with the vulnerability of the developing brain, fluoride's ability to cross the placenta and accumulate in fetal tissue raises a red flag for prenatal exposures.11 In light of the evidence, the JAMA study authors conclude that "there may be a need to establish recommendations for limiting fluoride exposure during the prenatal period," echoing previous calls from researchers and health advocates. While fluoride's role in preventing tooth decay is well-established, a one-size-fits-all approach via community water fluoridation is increasingly seen as outdated given the availability of topical fluoride products and rising concerns about unintended impacts, especially for pregnant women and young children. As the science continues to unfold, it's clear that a precautionary approach to prenatal fluoride exposure is warranted. Pregnant women should be informed about potential risks and empowered to reduce their exposures through filtered water, fluoride-free toothpastes, and avoiding high-fluoride foods like tea. Policymakers must also reevaluate current fluoridation practices in light of the evolving evidence, prioritizing the safety of our most vulnerable populations. The JAMA study is a clarion call for greater research, oversight, and public education around the little-known risks of prenatal fluoride exposure. With the stakes for healthy fetal development so high, it's time to rethink our indiscriminate fluoridation practices and put the wellbeing of pregnant women and their children first. The science sounds a clear warning: in the delicate dance of fetal brain development, fluoride may do far more harm than good. To learn more about fluoride, visit the GreenMedInfo database on the subject here. https://greenmedinfo.com/content/jama-bombshell-fluoride-pregnancy-linked-worse-child-behavior-outcomes References 1 Malin AJ, Eckel SP, Hu H, et al. Maternal Urinary Fluoride and Child Neurobehavior at Age 36 Months. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(5):e2411987. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.11987 2 Malin et al, JAMA. 3 Malin et al, JAMA. 4 Malin et al, JAMA. 5 Malin et al, JAMA. 6 GreenMedInfo.com, Fluoride Toxic Ingredient, "Fluoride's Thyroid Disrupting Properties," Accessed May 25, 2024. 7 GreenMedInfo.com, Fluoride Toxic Ingredient, "Fluoride Exposure Linked to Autoimmune Disease," Accessed May 25, 2024. 8 GreenMedInfo.com, Fluoride Toxic Ingredient, "Fluoride: Calcifier of the Soul," Accessed May 25, 2024. 9 GreenMedInfo.com, Fluoride Toxic Ingredient, "Fluoride Exposure & Neurotoxicity," Accessed May 25, 2024. 10 GreenMedInfo.com, Fluoride Toxic Ingredient, "Mechanisms of Fluoride Neurotoxicity," Accessed May 25, 2024. 11 GreenMedInfo.com, Fluoride Toxic Ingredient, "Prenatal Fluoride Exposure," Accessed May 25, 2024.

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Scroll down for more info on dental anaesthetics and 'clean dentists' I remember precisely where I was stood precisely when I said to my partner at the time in 2020. "... they know that whatever they try, whatever they do, whatever they threaten us with, there is a section of the population like you and myself that would never under any circumstance take the COVID-19 jab. Therefore since they have been planning this for so long, they must have worked out another method to make sure they entrap us..." I suggested at the time they might try might be via the water. We were about to reveal the worm-like fibres in the masks and I had no idea that barely months later we would be publishing these articles proving the same nano-fibres had also been found in bottles of water i the UK and in Spain. Carbon Nano-fibres in bottled water: https://www.notonthebeeb.co.uk/post/bottled-water Carbon Nano-fibres in bottled water part 2: https://www.notonthebeeb.co.uk/post/is-water-pure-2 This is the film that kicked off our investigation We pleaded in summer 2021 for more experts to join the research. Magnetism - Induced by vaccines Since the start of time, no plant, animal or human has ever been magnetic. Since the vaccination rollout, people are now showing clear and proven magnetic properties. ​ The disclosed ingredients contain water, sugar, salts and fats. None of these ingredients are magnetic. Undisclosed ingredients are illegal. Undisclosed biotechnology involves the deception of the public. JAN 2024 - TESTS IN USA CONFIRM 10 OUT OF 13 BATCHES OF DENTAL ANAESTHETIC CONTAIN GRAPHENE Now, we are sure as we can be that all dental anaesthetics and most probably every other injectable pharma-made product is laced with the very biotech so many have avoided with the C19 jabs. JANUARY 2024 Torsion Spectroscopy Analysis Of Dental Anesthetics And Vitamin B12 Injections By Diana Wojtkowiak PhD - 10 Out Of 13 Batches Contain Graphene Many people ask about nanotechnology in dental anaesthetics. I hear of some people who ask their dentist and are told there is no mRNA in the anaesthetics. Yes, that is correct, but that is not what we are concerned about. We are concerned about self-assembly nanotech… read more on her paid substack here VIDEO FROM QUINTA COLUMINA List of Dentists in Spain that apply this method AI TRANSLATION: As you know, from LA QUINTA COLUMNA, we have launched a practical initiative to find dental clinics where there are dentists who apply or are happy to apply, the SEVILLANO-DELGADO MAGNETO-THERMAL CLEANING TECHNIQUE, to remove most of the GRAPHENE from the local anaesthetics for dental use. A simple technique that does not take more than a minute but is quite efficient, as we have been able to verify in our research through optical microscopy observation of the resulting material. After consulting with professionals in this sector, we publish a list that will go “in crescendo” throughout our country, as their level of CONSCIOUSNESS is acquired based on the communications we establish with them. In the attached image you can search for the clinic that best suits your place of residence. Said clinic would be willing to perform the MAGNETO-THERMAL CLEANING TECHNIQUE without any type of objection. The list shows all its identifying data (name, address and telephone number). Our advice is to call beforehand and clarify all kinds of doubts. In some specific cases (for now) they do not do the technique, but they allow you. can do it. Although the list is still short, it is a starting point in which we will quickly add clinics in different parts of the country. SOURCE General anaesthestic: https://t.me/miraalmicroscopio Insulin https://odysee.com/@laquintacolumna:8/AN%C3%81LISIS-INSULINA-TOUJEO:7?r=AgHroA4w6VnHYL25LFspDr3zpC4wH4i2 Serum https://odysee.com/@laquintacolumna:8/CLORURO-DE-POTASIO-B.BRAUM:f?r=AgHroA4w6VnHYL25LFspDr3zpC4wH4i2 Vaccines with graphene oxide https://odysee.com/@laquintacolumna:8/AN%C3%81LISIS-PFIZER-AQUILES-II:8?r=AgHroA4w6VnHYL25LFspDr3zpC4wH4i2 https://odysee.com/@laquintacolumna:8/AN%C3%81LISIS-VACUNA-VAXIGRIP:4?r=AgHroA4w6VnHYL25LFspDr3zpC4wH4i2 https://odysee.com/@laquintacolumna:8/AN%C3%81LISIS-VACUNA-DIFTAVAX:9?r=AgHroA4w6VnHYL25LFspDr3zpC4wH4i2 https://odysee.com/@laquintacolumna:8/AN%C3%81LISIS-%C3%93PTICO-VACUNA-PREVENAR-13:a?r=AgHroA4w6VnHYL25LFspDr3zpC4wH4i2 Graphene in Paracetamol https://odysee.com/@laquintacolumna:8/AN%C3%81LISIS-PARACETAMOL-B.-BRAUN:0?r=AgHroA4w6VnHYL25LFspDr3zpC4wH4i2

The Children's Health Defence team have written an important article on why children should not wear ear pods which we have republished here. The article concentrates on the EMF and RF dangers of using AirPods due to Bluetooth connectivity. At number 5 on the CHD list of reasons, they mention the issue of magnetic fields being an issue. Airpods not only have small magnets in them for the mini-speakers, but many have additional powerful neodymium magnets designed for them to 'clip easily together'. In 2021, a boy 15 years old who had seen the vaccine-induced magnetism first-hand, alerted us to the strong magnets in his AirPods and asked what would happen to someone magnetised if they wore such airpods with these powerful magnets on either side of the brain.. Dr T formed a critical hypothesis that such agents would draw any magnetised nano-particles to the centre of the brain that is the critical spinal cortex. The importance of this theory and the possible ensuing damage were clearly detailed in her key statement to Not On The Beeb which went viral worldwide with over a million views and was even translated into Spanish. In 2024, Considering we now know graphene has been found in most pharmaceutical products, mostly notably in dental anaesthetics, watching this video and taking onboard the key message of Dr T's warning is as important now, as it was then. Watch it here: https://www.notonthebeeb.co.uk/drt-genocide WATCH VIDEO HERE TRANSHUMAN AGENDA To find out more on graphene use our search bar and enter word 'graphene' VACCINE INDUCED MAGNETISM Film 1 - Vaccine-induced magnetism - True or False? Film 2   Dr T & NOTB test the public for v-induced magnetism Film 3   Compilation of vaccine-induced magnetism videos Film 4   Dr T's hypothesis Film 4.2   Dr T's hypothesis with Spanish subtitles Film 5   Dr T calls all health professionals Film 6   Z&G with a revelation Film 7   The Z&G interview

Wireless earbuds like AirPods use Bluetooth technology, which emits radiofrequency radiation near the head and body for prolonged periods. Experts caution that children and teenagers, due to their thinner skulls and more absorbent brain tissue, are especially vulnerable to health risks, including brain cancer, neurological damage and hearing loss. BY CHILDREN'S HEALTH DEFENSE TEAM 1. AirPods emit RF radiation near your head and body. AirPods utilize Bluetooth wireless technology, which means they emit radiofrequency (RF) radiation near your head and body for prolonged periods, increasing your risk for serious health issues, including cancer and neurological, reproductive and DNA damage. Experts say: “My concern for AirPods is that their placement in the ear canal exposes tissues in the head to relatively high levels of radio-frequency radiation.” 2. AirPods pose a greater health risk to young people. Children and teenagers absorb more RF radiation than adults because they have more absorbent brain tissue, thinner skulls and smaller heads, making them especially vulnerable to the health risks of AirPod use. 3. AirPods increase your risk of brain cancer. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies RF radiation as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” based on an increased risk of brain cancer associated with RF radiation exposure. 4. AirPods open your blood-brain barrier. Exposure to low-intensity RF radiation (like Bluetooth) has been shown to open the blood-brain barrier, a layer of brain cells designed to prevent toxins from reaching the brain, which may lead to brain cancer and neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases. 5. AirPods send magnetic fields right through your brain. The left and right AirPods communicate wirelessly via a magnetic induction field, continuously sending artificial electromagnetic energy back and forth right through your brain. 6. You’re conducting a health experiment on yourself. AirPods have not undergone safety testing on humans. AirPods were introduced in 2016, less than a decade ago, so the long-term effects of prolonged use remain unknown. Public health experts say that if you use AirPods or other wireless headphones, “You’re conducting a health experiment on yourself.” 7. AirPods increase your risk of hearing loss. One in five teens will experience some form of hearing loss, which experts believe is partly due to the increased use of headphones. 8. AirPods interfere with medical devices. AirPods and their charging cases contain magnets and radios that emit electromagnetic fields that can interfere with medical devices such as implanted pacemakers and defibrillators. 9. AirPods could soon track your brainwave activity. Wearable devices such as headphones have sensors that can pick up your brainwave activity, including your emotional states, the faces of people around you and even the PIN for your bank account. Technology experts admit that if implemented poorly, wireless headphones (like AirPods) could become “the most oppressive technology” ever introduced on a wide scale. 10. Safer alternatives are readily available. Air Tube headphones are a safer alternative to AirPods and other wireless and wired headphones. Unlike traditional headphones that transmit audio signals directly through wires or Bluetooth connections, air tube headphones use hollow tubes to transmit sound from the audio source to the earpieces, reducing overall electromagnetic field exposure from the device. With Atmosure's Anti-Radiation Air Tube Earphones experience the following benefits: Up to 99% EMF protection for your brain Extra anti-EMF features such as no loudspeaker and magnets in the earbud, dual sonic concentrator, and shielded wire that other air tube earphones may not offer Adjustable earbuds Exceptional crystal-clear stereo sound - great for calls and music listening! One-Touch Call Control - built-in microphone with a single button for answering and ending calls Compatible will all devices with a headphone jack

I think the May sun has got to me. This is the least scientific post I have ever done. So if you want facts, move on. But if you'd like some amusement at some co-rona-incidences, read on. Remember how as soon as the C19 pandemic hit, how quickly specific computer models were made? Let's take a peek at these images where I am sure the corona-incidences are purely co-rona-incidences and nothing more,. The Corona Virus computer model These are not photographs of the actual virus as many believe, but are computer-made images. The image of the virus took on a religious aura , almost a mania. Some even wore corona hats. Spike Proteins in computer modelling Spike Proteins - the 'eruptions' in red on the 'virus' Corona eruption on the sun Solar flares & CMEs The sun's surface recreated. What is the difference between a Solar flare and a Corona Mass Ejection CME? Spike Protein Is this image of a Corona mass Ejection or an image of a Solar Flare or is it a Corona Virus? Mind... the corona-incidences don't stop there. Did you know Solar flares are linked to influenza? Did you know the word Influenza is derived from 'Influence of the stars' as early astronomers noted solar flares matched the outbreaks of illness? Have you seen this study where Solar flares are linked to Pandemics? Have you read the Invisible Rainbow? Here are quick read summaries in multiple languages c/o Claire. Could symptoms that were labelled as being due to the coronavirus have been due to Coronal Mass Ejections? Were the symptoms then amplified by the use of man-made EMFs mimicking the natural in influenza-creating frequencies? Was the clue lying right there in plain sight the whole time? It was never a secret that these last few years were a period of the solar maximum where these CMEs would be expected. Yep, I think the sun's rays have got to me... time for some after-solar-exposure cream, and some sensible evening reading...

NOTE: IF A POP-UP ASKS YOU TO BE A MEMBER.... IGNORE IT. CLICK THE 'X' AND LOSE THE WINDOW. THIS POST IS 100% PUBLIC, AS ARE THE POLLS AND COMMENTS Do you have any of these symptoms? Headache? Tired? Tinnitus? Giddy spells? High blood pressure? Just not feeling quite right? Many of you reading this will have come from the NOTB newsletter made a note of your health over the last week, or made records over the last few months. If you have not yet made a list, before reading on, quickly take up your diary and make a note of how you have feeling each of the previous seven days. If there have been specific times since the start of the year when you've not felt well or been ill, and you can remember the dates, make a note of these in your diary too. Then read on.... and as you will see, it might be worth keeping health records for the near future. Here are two very quick polls, plus there a last final quick poll at end of the article. (these embedded polls are run by new software that are in beta test mode meaning not woking perfectly! Please click anyway as I can see the results even if you can't yet. I will publish them later) If you've been feeling great, skip the next section here If you have not been feeling great, try and match the bad days to dates on your calendar. Then tick all your symptoms on the list below. (these embedded polls are run by new software that are in beta test mode meaning not woking perfectly! Please click anyway as I can see the results even if you can't yet. I will publish them later) PLEASE SCROLL TO SEE ALL THE SYMPTOMS! Why am I asking? Astrologers and scientists have long noticed the effect of the celestial masses above us on the planet Earth, most notably, connecting the moon to our tides, where whole oceans shift in height, depending upon the position of the moon. The connection between solar flares and human health on Earth was also made many hundreds of years ago, when astrologers noticed that solar flares coincided with epidemics of illness on Earth. They were so sure of the connection, that the illness was named influenza, meaning 'Influence of the stars.' In 2001, Canadian astronomer Ken Tapping showed that the influenza pandemics over the previous three centuries correlated with peaks in solar magnetic activity, on an 11-year cycle. If any of you have missed it, The mighty door stopper of tome called The Invisible Rainbow is what I have called book of the century for a reason. The book is available on Amazon and leads us down a rabbit hole dispelling one of the greatest myths of the last 150 years. The book details how outbreaks of influenza spread over enormous areas in just a few days – a fact that is difficult to explain by contagion from one person to another. Also, how numerous experiments seeking to prove direct contagion through close contact, droplets of mucus or other processes have proved fruitless. From 1933 to the present day, virologists have been unable to present any experimental study proving that influenza spreads through normal contact between people. All attempts to do so have met with failure. The book is full of such stories. The information within the book would cause any rational person to dismiss the whole concept of viral contagion, which in turn would undermine the C19 lockdowns and make a mockery of the WHO's pumped-up Pandemic treaty, demasking it as a bare-faced attempt to gain control over the world's independent governments. Yes, it is Not On The Beeb's book of the century for a reason :) Influenza was called 'Influence of the stars' and not "Influe-da-block-next-door' or 'Influence of your ill neighbour" for a reason, that now seems forgotten. So why am I asking how are you feeling today on the 6th May 2024? This article was published this morning... Powerful Flares Just Erupted on The Sun, And Their Effects Are Lashing Earth SPACE 06 May 2024 By MICHELLE STARR FOR SCIENCE ALERT The X1.6 flare that took place on 3 May, just days before two more flares erupted. (NASA SDO) Some of the most powerful flares our Sun can muster have just erupted, each directed in such a way to have a noticeable effect here on Earth. On 5 May 2024, an X1.3 flare and an X1.2 flare erupted from active sunspot cluster AR 3663, at 0601 and 1154 UTC, respectively, according to the NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. Each flare produced a radio blackout here on Earth, and we may see ongoing effects, if there were accompanying coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that hurled charged particles in our direction. That's not a certainty; the UK Met Office notes that no obvious Earth-directed CMEs were observed. However, as the coronagraph technology used to see CMEs is currently either unavailable or limited, there may very well have been a CME that we didn't catch sight of. At time of writing, there are nine sunspot clusters, or regions, on the side of the Sun facing Earth, with more than 150 sunspots between them. AR 3663, however, appears to be the most active. It appeared on 30 April and has to date emitted 14 M-class flares and 3 X-class flares – the second most and most powerful flares the Sun can produce. Scientists predict that more M-class flares will emerge from the region, and maybe another X-class or two, before it rotates to the far side of the Sun, away from Earth. Active region 3663. (NASA SDO) Solar flares are spectacular eruptions of plasma on the surface of the Sun, powered by the snapping and reconnecting of magnetic field lines over sunspots – regions where the solar magnetic field is temporarily stronger. The flashes of X-ray and ultraviolet light associated with these explosions can lash Earth's ionosphere on the sunlit side, causing temporary radio blackouts. Sometimes, a solar flare is accompanied by a CME. This is a huge release of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun, spewed out into space. These eruptions sometimes hit Earth, although they take a bit longer to get here, since plasma travels somewhat slower than light. When they do arrive, however, the effects – known as a geomagnetic storm – are significantly more profound. When the CME reaches Earth, it smacks into the planet's magnetosphere; this produces electrical currents that can flow through the power grids, causing fluctuations and blackouts. Currents generated in low-Earth orbit can affect satellites, requiring course corrections, and radio and navigation signals can be affected. The best part, though, is the aurora. The interaction between solar particles, Earth's magnetosphere, and Earth's atmosphere creates an ethereal glow in the night sky around the poles (during the day, too; you just can't see it because sunlight is too bright). The auroras are caused by Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) Currently, there are no geomagnetic storms predicted for the two flares of 5 May, but there are geomagnetic storms just about to hit Earth from a previous solar flare. On May 3, AR 3663 spat out an X1.6 flare, and a CME is expected to generate a moderate geomagnetic storm on May 6, including power grid fluctuations, satellite drag, and fading radio signals at high latitudes. Aurora, the NOAA also notes, "may be seen as low as New York to Wisconsin to Washington state." Because AR 3663 is now rotating away from Earth, any more eruptions in the days to come are likely to have a much smaller effect, even for X-class flares. But not to worry – we're currently right in the swing of the peak of the Sun's 11-year activity cycle. No doubt more solar shenanigans loom for the months ahead. SOURCE Of related interest, This article was also in the Guardian three days ago, showing the new images back from the European Space Agency probe featuring the surreal video below of the sun's surface. VIDEO OF SOLAR SURFACE QUOTE "...The sun’s otherworldly landscape, including coronal moss, solar rain and 6,000-mile-tall spires of gas, is revealed in footage from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft. The observations, beamed back by the European Space Agency probe, reveal feathery, hair-like structures made of plasma and also capture eruptions and showers of relatively cooler material falling to the surface...." SOURCE THE QUESTION IS, CAN YOU SEE ANY CORRELATION? Can you see any link between the recent solar flares that have been recorded and your health? Have days of headaches, anxiety, or high blood pressure coincided with the flares? This graph shows a large X-rated flare this morning at 8 am - 2nd biggest of the year source Now look at these other dates from 2024 These are the biggest solar flares of 2024 and today's flare is sitting at number 2. Do any of these dates mean anything to you? Source If you can spot a connection, please scroll down and leave your comment in the comments section below this A LAST FINAL POLL - CAN YOU SEE A CONNECTION? PLEASE LEAVE YOUR FINDINGS AND FURTHER THOUGHTS IN DETAIL IN THE COMMENTS BELOW!

The question: Imagine you are a bank robber facing Christmas with no money to buy presents for your family. You gather together your favourite villains and low behold, they also don't have enough money for the great upcoming festive season. The solution is quickly agreed by the whole gang. It's time to do another bank job. The target is quickly decided, since an insider at a local London bank has leaked that there are a couple of deliveries of gold bars expected, secured in a super strong armoured van. Stealing the van is comparatively easy. The gang know they have the explosives and know-how to open the van, but the catch is, they have to get the gold out of the van within 30 minutes and must blow the doors off in central London. There are only two times on two dates in early November that the job can be done before Christmas The two dates are. 8pm on the 5th of November 11am on the 11th of November? Which date should the gang choose to 'blow the bloody doors off'? (Answer at the end of this article.) Watch Michael Caine in the original Italian job The art of illusion. Many tricks are used when creating an illusion, the most common of all is distraction. Magician waves a white handkerchief, so all eyes are focused on that hand, whilst his other hand, discreetly manoeuvres, whatever he needs to do. In Northern Ireland during the troubles, the British intelligence forces, when moving in to kidnap a suspect, they knew the locals were on the side of their freedom fighters. So to disarm the many watching eyes, they employed an apparent joyrider to circle the town at high-speed, so that all the locals will be focusing on the speeding car, not on the 'strangers; stealthily enclosing on their prey. The help of a seemingly innocent third party is a brilliant strategy, as few expect collaboration and collusion. i.e who would connect a joy rider to military intelligence? Watch this trick - collaboration and collusion The essence of creating a trick The real power of an illusionist is knowing or understanding something that the observer does not. Knowledge is the ultimate power. Ignorance is the ultimate handicap. How one bit of knowledge tuned me into a magician. Probably the greatest trick that I ever pulled off was when I was a child. Each day after school, us kids would sit down in front of the the children's TV hour before the main news for adults steered the television back into adult territory. With myself being the eldest, I wanted to watch something different to my younger brother and sister. As you can imagine, the fights ensued. The game became, 'who will get out their seat and run over to the TV set to switch over the channel' the most. Outnumbered 2-to-1, the majority gained control. Their perseverance won. I was soon frustrated and bored by the endless repetition that ground me down into submission. would give up trying to watch my porgamme, and go and do something different instead. This was until I overheard a conversation. A Friend of my mother's was explaining that his new TV was useless to him. The switches didn't work. After much investigation, it turned out that the TV was fine, ithe blame was pointed at the man;'s fingers. In the early 80s, some switches were used on electrical devices that were made of three stripes. 2 stripes of silver metal either side of a black line in the middle. The switches were designed to be sensitive to the moisture on the skin, creating a connection between the two pieces of metal activating the switch. Through this, the man discovered he suffered from 'dry fingers', so was completely unable to change the channels. I noticed our TV was the same and started to experiment. The next time we came back from school. I switched on my favourite channel and as usual within seconds my brother, my sister ran over to the TV and changed it back.. This time, as I wet to change my channel I chanted a made-up magic ritaul, placing my pre-licked finger om the button corresponding to my channel, leaving moisture between the two metal strips, To my utter delight, as my younger siblings ran over to switch to their favourite show, their channel would appear on the TV, but the very second they took their finger off, since my switch was still damp, the switch would. deactivated and my channel would come back on. In maddening frustartion they both stabbed at their channels, I sat back in the sofa, waving my hand at the TV saying 'abracadabra' with each dramatic swirl of my hand as the TV flicked back ro my programme. This time, my sister and brother got confused, fed up and bored and left me to watch in peace. I had tears streaming down my face then, as some friends know, even now as I retell the story, I can barely get the words out,. Tickled pink then, tickled pink now. How one bit of unknown knowledge tuned me into a magician and partly why I have come to realise that if I had the power, I'd make chemistry, biology, physics and economics mandatory at school until sixteen alongside maths and english. This is a copy of a post I made on the Not On The Beeb telegram channel earlier this week. Thought for the day 'Trust the experts'... We've been trained to accept dominance. I think we now have clear proof that as Plato said about politics, his truth applies to science... "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." His famous quote translates into science education as "the penalty for refusing to participate in, and understand science and specifically biology and medicine, is that you end up living under the mistakes of inferior less enquiring, less critical minds...". which in blunt terms means handing over important decisions to sheep-like follow-the majority thinking, can have dire (if not fatal) consequences. Trickery is of course also used by the government and in warfare. The CIA in the Philippines famously tricked their enemy into believing they were under attack by vampires. "The insurgents gathered around the body. On the ground lay one of their men, dead and ghostly white. They expected to find bullet wounds. Instead, closer inspection revealed he had two small puncture marks in his neck. In the night, something had taken him, sunk its pointed teeth in, and drained him of every ounce of his blood. Some sort of creature killed their comrade. Their thoughts turned to the aswang, a vampire-like entity that had persisted in folklore for centuries. And then another fear began brewing: It would likely return for others. "...The aswang became crucial during one key operation. Lansdale wanted a group of Philippine forces redirected from a small area, but there was fear a local Huk installation of up to 300 soldiers would lay siege to the spot once they left and potentially kill American sympathizers. In order to drive the Huks out, Lansdale had his men begin to spread rumors that the aswang was nearby. They could not, of course, have any direct contact with the Huks, so the story was seeded through villagers, who had an open line of communication with the fighters. A few days later, when Landsdale felt the rumor had reached the Huks, soldiers tracked a small squad on one of their known trails. The Americans grabbed the last man in the patrol, killed him, and punctured two holes in his neck. The man was then hung upside-down so his blood would drain. The body was left for the Huks to discover, at which point they had some cause to believe the man had been attacked by the aswang. They quickly fled the territory, just as Lansdale had anticipated..." read more here: https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/cia-philippines-vampire-attack The answer In the UK on November 5th at 8 pm fireworks fill the sky as the nation celebrates a failed attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the government. At 11 am on the 11th of November, the nation falls silent for a minute as the people remember their war dead. So, the best date and time to blow the doors off a van would be when fireworks fill the sky, right? So here is the real question. If you were a large organisation, WHO I'd never dare mention as it seems they want to be the one world government, WHO was funded and controlled by big business WHO would make eye-watering profits from selling a cure to a pandemic (fake or real), when would you 'blow the doors off'? When the world is silent 'listening' or when the skies are filled with the fireworks of solar flares that have long proven to cause outbreaks of influenza (influence-of-the-stars) and pandemics? if the last sentence sounds wildly crazy please see the other recent posts and if interested read the game-changing Invisible Rainbow. Was the C19 pandemic the greatest illusion of modern medical history? Please share this article. Please share your thoughts in the comment below (no sign-in needed) OTHER KEY ARTICLES Solar flares linked to Pandemics Solar flares linked to influenza Massive solar flares hit earth May 2024 When did influenza become annual? KEY BOOKS Invisible Rainbow KEY FILMS Dr Hodkinson

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Considering events over the last few years, the reason for re-posting the below article is clear. The main question remains simple. Have graphene-based hydrogels been used in the C19 vaccination programme? The secondary questions are less simple: Are the jabbed public now suffering high levels of graphene oxide making them more susceptible to EMFs and radiation? Are the hydrogels malfunctioning and causing blood clots? The below 'copy and pasted' taster-article is for a key study (hiding behind a copyright wall) from Science Direct. We are republishing the taster-article as the information is of importance for the public's information and well-being. Beyond traditional hydrogels: The emergence of graphene oxide-based hydrogels in drug delivery Abstract Hydrogel applications in various medical fields especially in drug delivery have been widely investigated in the last few years. Introduction of biopolymers in the production of hydrogels leads to develop biodegradable, biocompatible, and non-immunogenic drug carriers. However, possessing such remarkable properties the role of hydrogels is still limited in drug delivery because of the factors such as insufficient loading capacity particularly for hydrophobic drugs, poor mechanical strength, low homogeneity, and inadequate response to stimuli. Hence to address such shortcomings the two-dimensional (2-D) carbon-based nanomaterial, graphene holding various significant properties has been introduced to this three-dimensional (3-D) structure for their more prominent performance in drug delivery. This 2-D and 3-D combination made researchers to develop required features to the already existed traditional polymer hydrogels. Graphene and its derivatives exploited the practical applications of conventional hydrogels by acting as gelator to self-assembled graphene-based hydrogels (GBH) as well as a filler to blend with small and macromolecules to produce multifunctional GBH. Herein the progress with GBH in various field focusing their role in drug delivery as a nanocarrier has been empathetically revealed. Amid the limitations and factors affecting the performance of graphene and hydrogels along with their properties and methods of preparations have also summarized. Further, the development and challenges of GBH have correspondingly prospected. Introduction Nanomedicine is defined as a branch of medicines based on nanotechnology - that deals with the development and manipulation of materials at 1–100 nm for the diagnoses, prevention, monitoring, imaging, treatment of diseases and also to regenerate the biological system [1,2]. Nanomedicine proved a great potential for therapies of several disease states and presented many ground-breaking discoveries in past. Recent advances in nanomedicine brought an evolution in pharmaceutical and medicinal fields and became well esteemed at the commercial level around the world [3,4]. Over the last few decades, US FDA has approved about 100 nano-medicines which shows immense role of nanotechnology in medical field [5]. Several studies revealed that the strategies based on nanotechnology for drug delivery led to better absorption and biodistribution of drug in a controlled manner with fewer side effects along with precise targeting [6]. The basic properties of systems used for delivery of drugs which can be tailored at nanoscale level through monitoring controlling factor have been shown in Fig. 1. There are several traditional routes for delivery of drugs such as oral, trans-dermal, intra-nasal, intra--venous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, pulmonary, buccal & rectal [7]. After administering into the body the drug has to face various types of biological barriers such as immune system, biological hydrogels such as mucus, epithelial cell barrier and bloodstream to act at the site of action [8,9]. These conventional strategies for transporting the drug to site of action have several types of limitations such as instability, toxic, narrow range therapeutic range, and solubility problems [10]. To address the short comings of conventional approaches various nanomaterial incorporated drug delivery systems have been successfully designed. The current findings in this direction illustrate some promising ways in which nanomaterials as drug carriers can assist in navigating the biological barriers [11]. Their smaller size, greater area of surface and capability to interface to cells/tissues are remarkable features which are responsible for their demand in biomedical applications [[12], [13], [14]]. In general, nanoparticles are the structures having size range between 1 and 100 nm and over past few decayed they are playing marvelous roles at the frontiers of nanomedicine covering drug delivery, tissue engineering, microfluidics, biosensors, etc. [15,16]. Among these liposomes and micelles were 1st generation of systems having nanoparticles which got FDA approval. These systems are capable of holding NPs (inorganic nanoparticles) such as nano-particles of gold/magnetic and results in increasing utilization of inorganic nanomaterials for several therapeutic purposes [15,17]. Both organic and inorganic nanomaterials played a vital role in various fields and in case of medicinal application, organic NPs are considered suitable agents as they offer great biodegradability and biocompatibility characteristics, but in comparison to inorganic NPs they show lesser stability in the environment [6,18]. During recent decades, drug delivery formulations are designed by using natural biopolymers as raw materials due to their desirable and exclusive properties like non-toxicity, environmental sensitivity, renewability, bio-compatibility, and biodegradability. Chitosan, sodium alginate, starch, guar gum, and konjac glucomannan are examples of biopolymers but these biopolymers are associated with several shortcomings like delicate mechanical properties and free release of drugs. In this way, by using natural biopolymer as drug carriers, the adverse effects of drug therapy are rare to avoid. These drawbacks are basically due to the poor bonding between drugs and biopolymers or due to rapid breakdown of biopolymer carriers throughout the drug release process [19]. Additionally, sustained release profile of drugs can be achieved by using biodegradable polymers and encapsulating drug within polymer, but sometimes due to availability of the limited number of binding fictional sites, drugs are not capable to attach through the polymer. Thus, it is needed to improve further drug therapeutic action. Hence to evade such difficulty, the requirement of developing or discovering more efficient drug carriers is needed [20]. Various attempts have been made by numerous researchers to discover new carrier structure for targeting and for achieving expected control drug release profile including various organic and inorganic nanoparticles using proniosomes, silica nanoparticles, magnetic nanoparticles, alginate beads, hydrophilic colloids, hydrogels, effervescent floating tablet, microspheres and lipid solid dispersion, transdermal patches etc. [[21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28]]. Several nanomaterials categorized as organic and inorganic used as drug carrier are shown in Fig. 2 and a brief description of the same is given in Table 1. Nowadays, the preparation of composite of novel nanomaterial/biopolymer as controlled drug delivery vehicles have become more popular due to their extraordinary structure and properties since it was known that the properties of biopolymer vehicles can be improved by using methods like mixing with other polymers and grafting with monomers [19,20]. Till to date various nanocomposites exploiting graphene & its derivatives have been designed by researchers having wide spectrum of uses. These nanocomposites of graphene are broadly categorized into two types i.e., first are those nanocomposites which are formed due encapsulation of nanoparticles (NPs) within graphene; and second, are those which creates nanoparticles (NPs) and are decorated over the graphene sheet. A variety of derivatives of graphene viz. graphene oxide (GO) along with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) for growth of various sorts of NPs [29,30] have been used for formation of nano-composites. Hydrogel possessing tremendous advantages are still adhere with some major limitations, so to address such shortcomings this (graphene) carbon-based nanomaterial has been introduced by the researchers. Through this review we aimed to provide an up-to date overview of the research on graphene derivative based hydrogel, to cover a diverse range of perspective or emerging trends in this direction. The studies which could impart significantly impact on further research with robust outcomings have been taken into account. Section snippets Bio-medical applications of graphene-based nanomaterial The characteristic of a novel carrier includes biocompatibility, drug binding sites, nontoxic nature, safer elimination, excellent drug solubility and specificity for site [19]. The current innovation of GO has gained great consideration of the researchers in current years, owing to its potentiality of providing most of the above mentioned individuality as a carrier for delivery of drugs [49]. GO, possesses a honeycomb 2D crystal lattice having a solo coating of sp2-hybridized carbon atoms. Due Biocompatibility and toxicity of graphene oxide GO has been widely employed for many different biomedical purposes; however, there has been discussion over its toxicity and biocompatibility, and an exact conclusion has not yet been found. Moreover, the dosage, functionalization, synthesis process, and experimental design seem to have a significant impact on its toxicity and biocompatibility [67,68]. Lu et al. reported that the lipid bilayer of Escherichia coli is physically disrupted by GO nanosheets. In a similar manner depending on the Graphene oxide as a nanocarrier The properties required to become an ideal carrier for drug release were shown by GO, in comparison with them and thus it can be a possible option to the existing drug carriers for their organized release. The novel functional monohybrids can be designed by chemical modification of graphene that could play an essential purpose in delivery of drugs and may be valid in many other biomedical fields too, for example, tissue engineering and biosensing, cancer therapies, imaging, etc. [76]. Goenka et Hydrogels Treatment with traditional drugs involves repeated dosing of a drug that has been formulated in a manner to ensure its stability, bioavailability, and activity. The conventional methods for formulation of majority of therapeutic agents are relatively efficient but have some problems like instability, toxic, narrow therapeutic range, and show excessive solubility problems. Hence, need firm compliance or usage for a long time. In these cases, to retain predetermined plasma drug levels usually, a Graphene oxide-based hydrogels drug delivery system In recent years, graphene-based materials have been researched for use in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, wound healing, and stem cell engineering. Since it has superior mechanical qualities high elasticity, strength, and flexibility graphene can be tailored to perform a variety of functions on flat surfaces. As a result, it could be put to use as a reinforcing component in hydrogels, biodegradable films, electrospun fibres, and other tissue engineering scaffolds [353,354]. Many newer Properties that can be improved by incorporating GO hydrogels Integrating graphene oxide (GO) into hydrogels has great potential for improving certain essential characteristics. Significantly, the incorporation of GO may greatly enhance the mechanical robustness of hydrogels, thereby overcoming a key drawback observed in conventional hydrogel materials. The addition of this reinforcement enhances the overall strength and longevity of the hydrogel, broadening its potential uses in diverse areas such as tissue engineering and drug delivery. Moreover, the Methods of preparation of graphene-based hydrogels The basic approaches for the making of graphene-based hydrogels are self-assembly, mixed solution and in-situ polymerization methods which are discussed as follows in brief [364]. Applications of hydrogels based on graphene oxide for the administration of drugs It has been established that GO holding various oxygen-containing functional groups, make it a viable option as a vehicle for the desirable delivery of pharmaceuticals or DNA. In spite of the presence of functional groups, they exhibit remarkable loading capacity, great solubility, and outstanding biocompatibility as a result of their high surface area and basal planar structure with a sp2 domain. It is feasible to build multimodal GO with a range of functions through the process of conjugating Conclusion Since last few decayed, in the direction of drug delivery, researchers are focusing to generate novel drug carriers for control and targeted delivery by using amazing properties of nanomaterials. The review investigated the applications of graphene oxide, and due to its distinct physicochemical characteristics, it is able to couple with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic molecules either covalently or non-covalently, has been declared as a significant nano-vector for drug deliver amid its Credit authorship contribution statement Renu Saharan: Conceptualization, Data curation. Sarvesh K. Paliwal: Data curation, Formal analysis. Abhishek Tiwari: Formal analysis, Investigation. M. Arockia Babu: Investigation, Methodology. Varsha Tiwari: Formal analysis. Randhir Singh: Software, Supervision. Suresh Kumar Beniwal: Visualization, Writing – review & editing. Manish Kumar: Investigation, Methodology. Ajay Sharma: Investigation, Software. Waleed Hassan Almalki: Validation, Visualization. Imran Kazmi: Supervision, Validation. Declaration of competing interest The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article. References A. Sultana et al. Nano-based drug delivery systems: conventional drug delivery routes, recent developments and future prospects Med. Drug Discov. (2022) J.A. Finbloom et al. Engineering the drug carrier biointerface to overcome biological barriers to drug delivery Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. (2020) J. Wang et al. 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Whenever Not On The Beeb sends out an appeal or petition, we always get a few emails back from disillusioned members wondering if the effort of fighting back by paper/petition/survey is worth it. My take has always been that one of the foundational principles of a petition is letting the individual person signing, see how many other people believe and think the same thoughts. During lockdown, when they tried to stop us from meeting in groups and sharing our opinions that often were contrary to the media-reinforced government narrative, this was especially useful. The appeal in last week's email was to sign the government's consultation on the UK's CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency.) The push by many freedom groups in tandem (even though it was last minute) was effective enough to be written about in the Telegraph. 50,000 or more people made their voices heard. THANK YOU! Before reading the Telegraph's article on the public backlash, it is worth considering that when we watch 119 countries walking in hand-in-hand in tandem preparing for a CBCDs, just as we saw as countries adopting the same lockdown strategy under Covid, to question if we are witnessing something very far from a personal project of Sunak, as the Telegraph insinuates. The mass move in Lockstep seems to indicate an overreaching power higher than the leaders of individual nations. Sunak appears to be no more than a frontman to appease the British public on behalf of the masters of a larger more comprehensive global agenda. This map shows the uptake of CBCDs across the globe. MAP DATA HERE >>>> https://cbdctracker.org/ Adjusting the table, it is interesting to see which countries were the first to adopt the CBCD concept. And then interesting to see which countries have cancelled their CBCD projects The speech on CBDCs by the head of the Philipino central bank speech is entertaining. I love his references of organising a country's finances to married life. Echopomhg my previous email he states the basic result of CBDCs which many of us believe to be the actual agenda behind the CBDC attempted rollout. QUOTE: "...the government will actually know more about you than your wife..." He also points out that CBDCs would enable parking fines to b proportionate to earnings. I must admit I thought would be a good idea since I was student in the 80's and saw rich kids in Oxford using double yellows outside their favourite cafes as reserved private parking for the privileged who could afford the fines as a parking fee. QUOTE: "...My own personal experience is that cash is faster [for certain transactions] because you have to take your phone out [with e-wallets]. Then, your GMaya has logged you out. So, you have to log in. If you put out cash, that is it. So, it is hard to beat cash.... (however) in one economy I know, your traffic ticket fine is higher if your income is higher. That is how good the data system is. The theory there is, of course, very simple: A rich person will be discouraged less by a 50-dollar fine for violating traffic than a poor person. So, if you make the traffic fines proportional to income, it will be more effective. Can you imagine the data requirements to just issue the traffic tickets? In those countries, it is already happening..." SOURCE Many of us might momentarily have a knee-jerk reaction seeing this as a good use of data gathering, yet we must pause to think how else this data gathering would be used. If a parking fine could be related to your perceived ability to pay it, what else will power-hungry civil servants dream up? Medical care linked to our perceived diet or alcohol intake? Would we get the equivalent of digital ASBOS for attending protests that would disable us from accessing the internet or buying tickets to radical speakers? We have already seen moves to classify people such as myself for distributing the very information you are reading now as terrorists. Will we have our ability to purchase limited as a basic step to limit our work without trial? If researchers and filmmakers such as myself are successfully labelled terrorists, then the next step will be to label anyone reading or watching the material as terrorist sympathisers or a threat to national security. If this seems far-fetched Nigel Farage has had his accounts closed. Louise Cressfield from Save Our Rights has just had her Co Op close her bank accounts. I have been cut off professionally and personally from all of Paypal services and had had three online payment providers and one mass mail-out service cease their services. Why? Mailert lite banned my mass email newsletter enabling account for the email headline 'Why are the BBC ignoring vaccine-injury?' PayPal cited the closures were 'due to my activities with 'Not On The Beeb.' INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO CBDC Whilst many countries are pushing ahead. several have cancelled their projects,. This is the enlightening Press release issued by the Kenyan Central Bank cancelling their CBDC, (I've highlighted a key section in bold) PRESS RELEASE ISSUANCE OF DISCUSSION PAPER ON CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY: COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC In February 2022, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) issued a Discussion Paper on Central Bank Digital Currency and sought views from the public on the potential applicability of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in Kenya. The objective was to inform policy decisions and public acceptance regarding the innovation. CBK has now compiled the comments and announces the issuance of Discussion Paper on Central Bank Digital Currency: Comments from the Public. The paper summarizes the views that were received on the applicability of a CBDC in Kenya, in addition to providing an update on key CBDC developments since February 2022. An Annex in the paper also summarizes recent developments on crypto assets. The Discussion Paper elicited over 100 responses from a diverse range of individuals, public institutions, commercial banks, Payment Service Providers (PSPs), technology providers, academia, the legal fraternity, and international development partners. The responses were from across 9 countries: Kenya, South Africa, United States of America, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, and Japan. Respondents highlighted the following as the main potential benefits of CBDC: increased efficiency, transparency, and lower costs. Conversely, respondents identified the following key risks: disintermediation of banks, high implementation costs, technology and cyber risks, and financial exclusion. Respondents also highlighted the need to consider Kenya’s highly developed digital payments ecosystem and the high level of financial inclusion. Further, while a CBDC may be useful for cross-border transactions, its risks should be carefully considered. The understanding of CBDC issues is deepening with the ongoing work internationally. For instance, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other central banks continue to do research and/or implement CBDC projects. Nevertheless, on the global stage, the allure of CBDCs is fading. Further, central banks that were first to roll out CBDCs have recently faced challenges that have hampered implementation. Additionally, recent instability in the global crypto assets market has amplified concerns and the need for a careful review of the innovation and technology risks. Against this backdrop, implementation of a CBDC in Kenya may not be a compelling priority in the short to medium term. Significantly, Kenya’s pain points in payments could potentially continue to be addressed by other innovative solutions around the existing ecosystem. This would be consistent with CBK’s vision for a payments system that is secure, fast, efficient, accessible to and works for Kenyans. Nevertheless, CBK will continue to monitor developments in CBDCs to inform future assessments of the need for CBDC in Kenya. Major global central banks have deferred the decision on the adoption of CBDCs. This measured approach is consistent with the approach that CBK is taking. CBK has also been collaborating with other central banks that have developed proof of concepts for CBDCs, to benefit from their experience. Additionally, CBK is working with central banks who have implemented CBDCs to understand if the expected benefits have been realized. CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA June 2, 2023 SOURCE TELEGRAPH ARTICLE (UK) Sunak’s Britcoin ambitions hit by huge public backlash More than 50,000 responses sent to Bank of England after digital currency consultation. By Szu Ping Chan Rishi Sunak’s ambition to turn the UK into a digital currency hub has been dealt a blow following a public backlash over plans to introduce a virtual alternative to cash dubbed “Britcoin”. It is understood that Threadneedle Street has received more than 50,000 responses to a joint consultation with the Treasury on the introduction of a central bank digital currency by the end of the decade. The project, which was launched in 2021 by then-Chancellor Mr Sunak as part of efforts to digitise the economy, has been met with widespread public concern about privacy as well as anger over the possible consequences for cash. Civil liberties groups such as Big Brother Watch have encouraged the public to write to the Bank outlining their privacy concerns, while the response from the industry has also been mixed. Banking lobbyists have raised the alarm over plans to allow Britons to hold large amounts of digital pounds, in a move that the Bank has acknowledged raises the risk of faster bank runs as it would be easier for customers to move their money elsewhere. Andrew Bailey and Jeremy Hunt have thrown their weight behind the project, with the Bank Governor and Chancellor both suggesting it is likely a digital currency will be needed by the end of the decade as cash use wanes. The Prime Minister, who has stated his ambition to make the UK a global hub for crypto asset technology, was earlier this year forced to drop plans to make a non-fungible token (NFT) for sale through the Royal Mint, less than 12 months after the project was first announced. UK Finance, which represents more than 300 financial services businesses across the country, warned in a submission that Britcoin was “likely to trigger concerns about privacy and state interference” if widely adopted, including for salary payments. It described initial limits by the Bank of between £10,000 to £20,000 as excessive, adding the proposed figures would “introduce significantly more risks to financial stability than benefits”, particularly in times of crisis. While digital currencies could pose a threat to the traditional funding sources of high street lenders, UK Finance argues that a lower limit of between £3,000 and £5,000 better reflects consumer spending habits, highlighting that the average person spent just £89 per month in cash in 2021 and £1,053 on debit cards. A lower limit would comfortably cover average monthly expenditure while reducing financial stability risks, UK Finance said. However, others believe that a digital pound should be as flexible and usable as cash. The Payments Services Regulator (PSR), which oversees all the main systems in the UK including those used for salaries payments, cheques, Mastercard and Visa, said Britcoin should act as an asset of last resort enabling people to shift money into digital pounds quickly in the event of a financial crisis. Lord Bridges, chairman of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, said that while the Bank and Treasury were “absolutely right” to look into the impact of introducing a digital pound, risks such as the threat to financial stability, privacy and hacking should all be properly scrutinised. He also questioned how much the project would cost the taxpayer, regardless of whether any digital currency is introduced. The Bank’s latest annual report shows millions of pounds have already been spent researching the economic benefits of a CBDC, although this was primarily funded by withholding interest paid on commercial bank money deposited with the Bank. Privacy concerns were widely raised in responses, with any digital pound unlikely to offer total anonymity to its user in order to prevent fraud and crime. UK Finance also questioned whether the public would be satisfied with Bank reassurances that it would not know the identity of users, even as it controls the total amount of currency in circulation. This is a “key point to overcome doubts and fears in civil society about the central surveillance capabilities of the digital pound infrastructure,” the lobby group said. The Bank has entered the second phase of the design process for Britcoin before officials make a decision on whether to proceed with the currency by the middle of this decade. Mr Hunt said in May that any launch of a digital pound will need to be approved by Parliament. Mr Hunt has also insisted that “cash is here to stay”, with the Government legislating last week to protect its use as long as the demand for physical banknotes remains. Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) have also drawn the ire of a former Bank governor. Lord King has branded them a “solution without a problem” that have “risks but no obvious benefits”. He cautioned against creating something the public didn’t need just because it had the “sexy name of a digital currency”. A Bank spokesman said it was considering responses and will respond in due course. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/07/03/sunaks-britcoin-ambitions-hit-by-huge-public-backlash/

Two explanations for AZ's demise in the last two days VERSION ONE - CNN 8TH MAY AstraZeneca is withdrawing its highly successful coronavirus vaccine, citing the availability of a plethora of new shots that has led to a decline in demand. The vaccine — called Vaxzevria and developed in partnership with the University of Oxford — has been one of the main Covid-19 vaccines worldwide, with more than 3 billion doses supplied since the first was administered in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2021. But the vaccine has not generated revenue for AstraZeneca since April 2023, the company said. It has not been used in the United Kingdom for some time. “As multiple, variant Covid-19 vaccines have … been developed, there is a surplus of available updated vaccines. This has led to a decline in demand for Vaxzevria, which is no longer being manufactured or supplied,” it said in a statement shared with CNN Wednesday. “AstraZeneca has therefore taken the decision to initiate withdrawal of the marketing authorizations for Vaxzevria within Europe,” it added. In a notice on its website, the European Medicines Agency also announced the withdrawal, which means that Vaxzevria is no longer authorized to be marketed or sold in European Union countries. SOURCE VERSION TWO - DAILY MAIL 7TH MAY AstraZeneca removes its Covid vaccine worldwide after rare and dangerous side effect linked to 80 deaths in Britain was admitted in court papers AstraZeneca is removing its Covid vaccine worldwide, months after the pharmaceutical giant admitted that it can cause a rare and dangerous side effect. The jab, developed by Oxford University, can no longer be used in the European Union after the company voluntarily withdrew its 'marketing authorisation', coming into effect today. Similar applications to withdraw the vaccine will be made in other countries that had previously approved it, including the UK. AstraZeneca admitted in February that the vaccine can, in very rare cases, cause Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome - which has been linked to more than 80 deaths in Britain as well as hundreds of serious injuries. More than 50 alleged victims and grieving relatives are currently suing the company in a High Court case. However, AstraZeneca denies that the decision to withdraw the vaccine is related to the court case, insisting that the vaccine is instead being removed from markets for commercial reasons. SOURCE EDITOR'S NOTE: Let's not forget the street nickname in the UK for the AZ jab was 'The clot-shot'. Let's see if the lawyers can keep up and enforce what Joe-public knew. This is one of the stickers The White Rose made to warn people HAVE YOU BEEN INJURED BY ASTRA ZENECA? See this NOTB film comparing NOTB's warning of vaccine injury in 2021, to the BBC's first admission of vaccine industry last year in 2023 The BBC segment contains a vital piece from a lawyer, so I'm posting it again... spoiler alert: get your claim in quickly!

No more speculation, It's now official, with The Northern Lights being seen all over the UK and even in Florida, we are witnessing the ongoing effects of being in the midst of a record-breaking solar storm QUOTE FROM YESTERDAY EVENING: "...I hardly dare to write this but if these conditions persist or perhaps even intensify as more coronal mass ejections pass our planet we might even see extreme G5 geomagnetic storm conditions which would be the first time this occurs since 2005. Go out, find a dark place and watch the skies. These kinds of storms do not come around too often. This is your chance and why you have been following us for all these years. Good luck everyone...." source The Northern Lights were seen in Florida last night. UPDATE: "...For the first time since the Halloween Solar Storms of 2003 we have now officially reached the Extreme G5 geomagnetic storm threshold at 22:54 UTC. With an observed Dst at -348 this is now one of the all-time strongest geomagnetic storms of the modern era only rivaled by the Halloween Solar Storms of 2003 and the 1989 storm that knocked out power grids in Quebec...." https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/news/view/536/20240511-extreme-g5-geomagnetic-storm.html THE STORM IS NOT OVER: A CME hit Earth's magnetic field on May 10th, sparking the biggest geomagnetic storm in almost 20 years--an extreme (category G5) event. It is subsiding now (currently category G3), but it is not over. More CMEs are expected to hit Earth's magnetic field during the next 24-48 hours, and they could push the storm back to severe or even extreme levels. Stay tuned for updates! AURORAS IN FLORIDA! Many people around the world have just seen auroras for the first time in their lives. This includes residents of the Florida Keys. Ron Jarrell sends this photo from Big Pine Key at latitude 24.7° N: THE STRONGEST X-FLARE YET: Giant sunspot AR3664 unleashed another X-flare today (May 11th @ 0139 UT)--its strongest yet. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a bright ultravolet flash from the category X5.8 explosion .Radiation from the flare caused a deep shortwave radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean. Ham radio operators and mariners may have noticed loss of signal at frequencies below 30 MHz for as much as an hour after the flare's peak. We don't yet know if this flare hurled a CME into space. If it did, it could have a grazing Earth-directed component. Confirmation awaits fresh data from SOHO coronagraphs https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/news/view/531/20240508-sunspot-region-3664-major-flares-and-cmes.html This comment is under one of the above articles. "...What can I do to shield my dog who has epilepsy from seizing during this events . Every time there is a solar mass ejection M class or X class he has a seizure . Is there anything I can do to protect him from the effects of these events ? He had 2 seizures at 9:05 am this morning one right after the other I believe following yesterday's M class and X class flare..." Even the BBC has now had to acknowledge the events QUOTE BBC: "...The Northern Lights have made a rare appearance across the UK, delighting skywatchers up and down the country. Excited onlookers shared pictures of the lights, also known as aurora borealis, visible right across the country, including the south coast of England. They could be seen after one of the strongest geomagnetic storms for years hit Earth, with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issuing a rare solar storm warning. Such storms increase people's chances of seeing the lights. Storms of this scale could potentially impact infrastructure, including satellites and the power grid, the NOAA warned. BBC Weather said clear skies - like those on Friday evening - made sightings possible from almost everywhere in the UK...." YET THE BBC DON'T ASK THE KEY QUESTION! How are these storms affecting your health? Please add your comments to the comment section below. Or, write to me and I will publish your comments: notb22@pm.me If you think this question is crazy read this study: https://www.notonthebeeb.co.uk/post/do-pandemics-match-solar-flare-activity-a-study Or look at this book THE INVISIBLE RAINBOW: https://www.notonthebeeb.co.uk/books-1/the-invisible-rainbow

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Influenza pandemics and solar activity 123 K.F.Tapping,R.G.Mathias ,D.L.Surkan January 2021 Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory, National Research Council, P.O. Box 248, Penticton, BC, V2A 6K3, Canada Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, 5804 Fairview Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada Paper accepted for publication in the Canadian Journal of Infectious diseases. Kilbourne (1), suggested a quasi-decadal recurrence pattern to influenza pandemics. One natural rhythm with such a time-scale, which is widely evident in many aspects of the terrestrial environment, is the 11-year cycle of solar magnetic activity. The impact of the solar magnetic activity cycle upon our environment are extensive and well documented (e.g. 2, 3). We have made a search for any correlation in the occurrence of influenza pandemics with the solar magnetic activity cycle. We used two pandemics lists (Garrett, 4 and Potter, 5). Good-quality observations of solar magnetic activity (numbers of sunspots) are available back to at least 1700, which was therefore chosen as the starting point for the study. The duration of the "11-year" solar activity cycle actually ranges from 10 to 13 years. To compare the data we normalized the duration of each activity cycle to unity, and the sunspot number to 100. This provided an average activity cycle for comparison purposes. We then expressed the position of each pandemic in its (normalized) solar activity cycle in terms of a "phase offset", given by (Year of Pandemic - Year of Maximum)/(Year of Cycle End - Year of Cycle Start). An event at the solar maximum would have an offset of zero, and one at solar minimum would be at an offset of plus or minus 0.5. The pandemics in the two lists and the associated phase offsets are given in Table 1. The phase offset values were divided into bins (-0.5 to -0.3, -0.3 to -0.1, -0.1 to +0.1, +0.1 to +0.3, +0.3 to +0.5) and the pandemics binned according to their phase offsets. The two distributions were scaled to have a mode of 100, and plotted with the average activity cycle in Figure 1. There is a definite apparent tendency for pandemics to be more likely around solar activity maxima. Table 1: Pandemics Since 1700 as Listed by Garrett (1994) and Potter (1998) To estimate the probability that the association could simply be a random event, a simulation run of one million trials was carried out. In each trial a number of events equal to the number in the list in question (21 and 15 respectively for Garrett and Potter), were assigned random phase offsets in the range -0.5 to +0.5 and then binned in five bins. If bins 3 (phase offset in range -0.1 to 0.1) and bin 4 (phase offset from 0.1 to 0.3) together contained at least 12 observations (Garrett) out of 21 or 9 observations out of 15 (Potter), with no other bin containing more than 3 (Garrett) or 2 (Potter), then the trial was deemed a success. Otherwise the trial was designated a failure. Table 2 Figure Caption: The two distributions of pandemic count versus phase offset scaled to a peak value of 100. Pandemics listed by Garrett and Potter are shown respectively in solid black and white. The circles connected by solid lines show an average solar activity cycle, also scaled to have a peak value of 100. From this simulation, we estimate that the probability of obtaining a result leading to the reported conclusion on a random basis is less than 2%. We conclude therefore that there is a significant probability that influenza pandemics are more likely during solar magnetic activity maxima. The solar-environmental connection is well-established, but the factor modulated by the Sun that affects the development of influenza pandemics is not known. References Kilbourne ED. An Explanation of the Interpandemic Antigenic Mutability of the Influenza Virus. Journal of Infections Diseases 1978;128:668-670. Withbroe GL, Kalkofen W. Solar Variability and its Terrestrial Effects. In: Pap JM, Frölich C, Hudson HS, Solanki SK, editors. The Sun as a Variable Star. Proceedings of International Astronomical Union Colloquium No. 143, 1993 Jun 20-25; Boulder, Colorado, USA. Cambridge University Press; 1994. p. 11-19. Lang KR. The Sun, Earth and Sky. Springer Verlag; 1995. Garrett L. The Coming Plague. Penguin Books; 1994. p. 633-637. Potter CW. Chronicle of Influenza Pandemics. In: Hay AJ, Nicholson K, Webster RG, editors. Textbook of Influenza. Blackwell Science, Oxford; 1998. p. 3-18. DOWNLOAD STUDY

A friend E Jordan was in the public gallery of the debate in the UK Parliament yesterday - 18th April - on excess deaths since C19. This is her account of the day's proceedings. “No vaccine is 100% Safe” On Thursday 18th April at 2.33pm Andrew Bridgen stood up in the House of Commons and delivered an historic speech to open the long-awaited debate on excess deaths following Covid 19. There were 16 MPs present. Whatever you think of Andrew Bridgen (he has his detractors!), he gave a damning account on the effects of the Covid jab and the packed public gallery erupted into spontaneous and thunderous applause after his speech - and were swiftly told off by the Speaker of the House for doing so. I was there, and it was a momentous occasion. It wasn’t only Andrew Bridgen’s speech that was damning. There were many nuggets of truth revealed to which there was very little meaningful response. And it is now all on the public record. To follow is a synopsis of some of the main points mentioned. It by no means covers everything that was brought up in this excellent 2.5 hour debate. For a start, it was deemed “beyond doubt” that the Covid vaccine has caused deaths and other serious injuries. This is evidenced by the fact that the government’s own compensation scheme for vaccine damage injuries has paid the maximum compensation possible (£120,000) to 163 people for serious, life-changing injuries after the Covid vax. And the scheme is very far behind in accessing vax claims. (There have been more than 9,000 claims so far). Another damning fact is that there have been over 480,000 reports of adverse effects for the Covid jab on the MHRA’s Yellow Card adverse effects reporting system since it was introduced in 2021 (including fatalities), more than all reports for all other vaccines in the previous 20 years. Then there is the fact that Maria Caulfield (Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care) herself admitted that “no vaccine is 100% safe”. There was a sharp intake of breath from the gallery at that admission. Doesn’t this make a mockery of the government’s “safe and effective” campaign? Regarding the testing of this experimental vaccine, Neale Hanvey of the Alba Party (who has a background in the management and delivery of clinical trials) pointed out that there was no longitudinal data in accessing the Covid vax safety, as the pharma companies vaxed the placebo group after 8 weeks. Dr Kieran Mullan from the Conservative Party responded that “we do not typically use longitudinal studies, and that vaccine trial was done by using a lot of people in a short space of time to create the same amount of evidence”. This drew perplexed looks from the gallery! Neale Hanvey also stated that the vax has been discovered to be oncogenic (cancer-causing) by the US research scientist, Kevin McKernan, and other scientists have confirmed these findings. They are contaminated with plasmid DNA, which was not listed in the ingredients supposed to be in the vax. He added that Professor Angus Dalgleish, University of London Professor of Oncology, and principal of the Institute for Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy, has stated that the UK Government and their agencies are “in serious denial” regarding the “various serious and sometimes fatal consequences” of the spike protein produced due to the mRNA jab. The professor was quoted as saying that it “constitutes medical negligence because the facts are there for all to see” and that “all mRNA vaccines must be halted and banned now.” The professor would have attended the debate but was instead speaking at a conference in Berlin on this subject. nother important point made was that the way that excess deaths are calculated by the ONS was recently changed by the government so that the statistics for 2023 are not comparable with the figures before this time. Therefore excess deaths would be calculated as even higher than the 5% indicated last year using the previous metric, at a time when excess deaths should have been in the negative so long after the pandemic was over. Danny Kruger from the Conservative Party made the point that the previous ONS method of accounting for excess deaths—of taking an average over five years— had “led to an exaggeration of excess death numbers during the pandemic”. When it comes to the nature of excess deaths, Andrew Bridgen revealed that fatalities due to heart disease have increased significantly in the young to middle age bracket since the Covid vax was introduced. This is in line with the spike protein not staying in the arm but travelling all over the body and forming clots. Clots in vessels around the heart cause heart disease. Clots around the lungs and brain cause strokes. On the same point, Sir Christopher Chope quoted US cardiologist, Dr Thomas Levy, as stating last year that, on his estimate, “vaccines are causing heart injury in at least 2.8% of people who receive the Covid injections.” The government was also questioned as to why data regarding the numbers of deaths in those vaxed v unvaxed are no longer being released by the ONS to the public, only to the pharma companies. The government responded that this is because this data might be “misused” if released to the public. It was also stated a number of times that Module 4 of the Covid public enquiry which deals with the vaccine has been put on hold until next year, which is not helpful. And most agreed that further research needs to be done into the issues raised. Despite all of the above, the Government and Labour Party Opposition representatives at the debate both stated in conclusion that the benefits of the vax outweigh any risk and that the vax roll out should continue. Read the transcript of the speeches here: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2024-04-18/debates/9F01F787-D758-43D4-B8D1-4FA357EB3EED/Covid-19ResponseAndExcessDeaths “No vaccine is 100% Safe” Eye witness account by By E Jordan PETITION 1  - Why are so many people suffering adverse events and death after COVID-19 vaccinations? ​ 2 - Why are so many of our fittest sportspeople collapsing and suffering myocarditis, heart attacks and death post-vaccination? ​ 3 - Why have the vaccine manufacturers withheld ingredients? Undisclosed ingredients are illegal and involve the deception of the public. ​ 4 - Why have independent scientific reports of Graphene Oxide and other contaminants not been publically investigated? ​ 5 - Why are the various batches of the vaccine clearly different?  As per VAERS data, most adverse reactions are coming from a few batches. This clearly indicates suspect manufacturing. ​ 6 - (Jan 2022) With all these doubts concerning safety, why is (was) the vaccine rollout continuing in British schools 7 - As of December 6th 2022 why has such a product, with such a track-record, been authorised for our youngest children between 6 months and 4 years old? ​ 8 - (Update 2023) - Why are the considerable national (and international) excess deaths not being investigated? SIGN OUR PETITION HERE CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION https://www.notonthebeeb.co.uk/injunction WHAT DO YOU THINK? ADD YOUR COMMENT BELOW

Updated IHR Amendments Just Published Key video update from authority on subject Roguski CHD legal team review the updates here: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/who-pandemic-agreement-ihr-amendments-deceptive-language/ Update by the Road to Geneva team here: A HUGE VICTORY FOR NATIONAL DEMOCRACY, FREE SPEECH AND HUMAN RIGHTS Massive climb down from the WHO Working Group on almost ALL substantive concerns that we and others have raised over the past 18 months. 🎯 The WHO’s recommendations remain non-binding. Article 13A.1 which would have required Member States to follow directives of the WHO as the guiding and coordinating authority for international public health has been dropped entirely. 🎯An egregious proposal which would have erased reference to the primacy of “dignity, human rights and fundamental freedoms” has been dropped. This proposal marked a particularly low water-mark, and should never have been suggested. 🎯Provisions that would have allowed the WHO to intervene on the basis of a mere ‘potential’ health emergency have been dropped: a pandemic must now either be happening or likely to happen, but with the safeguard that to activate its IHR powers the WHO must demonstrate that coordinated international action is necessary. 🎯Proposals to construct a global censorship and ‘information control’ operation led by the WHO have been dropped. 🎯A material dampening of the expansionist ambitions of the WHO: provisions which had proposed to expand the scope of the IHRs to include “all risks with a potential to impact public health” (e.g. climate change, food supply) have been deleted. The scope now remains essentially unchanged, focussed on the spread of disease. 🎯Explicit recognition that Member States not the WHO are responsible for implementing these regulations, and bold plans for the WHO to police compliance with all aspects of the IHRs have been materially watered down. 🎯Many other provisions have been diluted, including: surveillance mechanisms that would have given the WHO a mandate to find thousands of potential new pandemic signals; provisions which would have encouraged and favoured digital health passports; provisions requiring forced technology transfers and diversion of national resources. The published document is only an interim draft, to be put before the IHR Working Group during this week’s final negotiations, so it could yet change. On the basis of this draft this is a profound victory for people power over unaccountable technocracy. However, we must continue to scrutinise the details and identify the remaining clauses that need to be dropped or amended, and ensure any that any broad clauses do not permit interpretation to the effect of the concerns we have previously raised. We must also recognise that the signing of the Pandemic Agreement represents something in spirit, even if not in legislation, that must be stopped. SOURCE: Say NO to the WHO! Join thousands of freedom lovers for a road trip with a mission to Geneva from Thursday 30th May to Sunday 2nd June http://www.roadtogeneva.com JOIN HERE: https://www.roadtogeneva.com/

Australian Barrister confirms the C19 vaccines are classified as GMO and authorities in Australia, SA, UK, EU and USA failed to ensure compliance with legislation. The transcript under this video is comprehensive and allows jumping to key sections in this interview by the ex C19 vaccine advocate Dr Campbell. DISGUSTED? THIS IS OUR PETITION The people of Britain (and the world) request the British police seize multiple sample vials of the C19 vaccines and conduct an immediate open, independent and detailed analysis of the contents. ​ 1  - Why are so many people suffering adverse events and death after COVID-19 vaccinations? ​ 2 - Why are so many of our fittest sportspeople collapsing and suffering myocarditis, heart attacks and death post-vaccination? ​ 3 - Why have the vaccine manufacturers withheld ingredients? Undisclosed ingredients are illegal and involve the deception of the public. ​ 4 - Why have independent scientific reports of Graphene Oxide and other contaminants not been publically investigated? ​ 5 - Why are the various batches of the vaccine clearly different?  As per VAERS data, most adverse reactions are coming from a few batches. This clearly indicates suspect manufacturing. ​ 6 - (Jan 2022) With all these doubts concerning safety, why is the vaccine rollout continuing in British schools 7 - As of December 6th 2022 why has such a product, with such a track-record, been authorised for our youngest children between 6 months and 4 years old? ​ 8 - (Update 2023) - Why are the considerable national (and international) excess deaths not being investigated? ​ SIGN HERE: https://www.notonthebeeb.co.uk/injunction WHAT DO YOU THINK? ADD YOUR COMMENT BELOW

Things are starting to unravel big time via the courts. Basic civil liberties were overridden and the criminally compliant in these insanities are being brought to justice. The employers, like many security guards and family members who jumped on the totalitarian bandwagon, behaviour infamously demonstrated within the Milgram torture experiments , will be found guilty. Milgram experiment Beginning on August 7, 1961, a series of social psychology experiments were conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram, who intended to measure the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience. Participants were led to believe that they were assisting an unrelated experiment, in which they had to administer electric shocks to a "learner". These sham or fake electric shocks gradually increased to levels that would have been fatal had they been real.[2] READ MORE: Milgram torture experiments These are highlights from an article detailing a prosecution in Australia. Australian court rules employers who mandated jab legally liable for injuries Quote: "...A South Australian court has ordered employers who mandated COVID-19 vaccines for their employees will be held legally liable for injuries caused by the jab. The Employment Tribunal ordered compensation for SA government employee Daniel Shepherd, 44, who developed pericarditis after being mandated to have a third dose of the vaccine in February 2022, per ABC News. The SA government mandated under the Emergency Management Act in January 2022 that certain workers were required to get a booster to keep their jobs. Shepherd, former child and youth support worker with the Department for Child Protection (DCP), has been off work since March 2022, save for a two-month part-time period doing administrative work. He made a claim for vaccine-related injury workers compensation, but was rejected — however the court ruled in his favour when he appealed. The Court of Appeal ruled he is entitled to workers compensation for the vaccine injury, including weekly income support and medical payments. Despite DCP arguing it should be excluded from liability due to Shepherd’s injury being a result of the Emergency Management Act directive, Tribunal Judge Mark Calligeros ruled the vax mandate and DCP were "both significant contributing causes" of his injury..." Source

The German MEP Christine Anderson was censored in the European parliament whilst exposing the corruption of Ursula Von der Leyen and the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine deal for the EU. Anderson's microphone was cut off in mid-speech much to the shock of many. Quite stunning to see the panic and how democratically elected representatives are restricted from representing us.... and there is a lot of 'us'. WATCH Words from Christine Anderson: Scandal in the EU Parliament. I requested a short-term change to the agenda to clarify the vaccine deals between the EU Commission and Big Pharma. ⚠️ When I say these 3 words: ➡️ Von der Leyen ➡️ Pfizer ➡️ Corruption 🎤 The President of Parliament immediately cuts off 🚫 my microphone ‼️ A 7-second vote (❗️) follows in which all other parties reject my motion. (I have deliberately left this outrageous event unedited in my video). Immediately afterwards, Parliament adjourns for a break. That's all! When in a pseudo-parliament technocratic centralism meets cemented bloc parties that are not even interested in clearing up the most serious allegations of corruption in the double-digit BILLION range against their own Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (the public prosecutor's office is already investigating), could this anti-citizen construct not rightly be called the 🇻🇳 EUSSR? Despite everything, I send you my best regards Christine Anderson, MEP

In terms of making a stand against oppression and fascism, the solution is as easy as making a stand with simple non-compliance. It doesn't matter how loudly the dogs bark or frantically the shepherd whistles if the sheep don't run for the gate. If the sheep, through lack of fear or simple apathy to the demands, do not comply, the farmer is helpless. We know they want to bring in digital monies, which will lead to the loss of our freedoms. All we need to do, is not comply with their wishes and keep using cash. Wev can double up by refusing to spend money with card-only shops and buying cash-friendly outlets. In this case, we become the sheepdogs and watch how quickly the retailers comply as they fight to meet the demands of their customers. I thought it was worth digging up this video of German MEP Christine Anderson's rousing speech on speaking up, rebelling and non compliance. German MEP Christine Anderson's rousing speech. QUOTE: "...This whole COVID madness, this so-called pandemic, it was just a test balloon, a gigantic test balloon, or for what you asked for, to see how far they could go, to see what exactly they would have to do to get free individuals in a free and democratic society to consent to be enforced into compliance. That's what they were trying to establish. That's what they were trying to figure out. And they had that figured out. Trust me, they are much smarter now. The goal ultimately is to transform our free and democratic societies down into totalitarian societies. Their goal is to strip each and every one of us of our fundamental rights, of freedom, democracy, the rule of law. They want to get rid of all of this. This whole COVID thing had never anything to do with public health. It never had anything to do with breaking waves. It always had to do with breaking people in order to make us a part of a mindless, malleable mass, which they can totally control. And we will be completely dependent upon this global Italian elite. So I'm really imploring the people and all the people around the world for God sake, stop giving your democratically elected governments the benefit of the doubt. They are not deserving of that. They are not. Stop rationalizing whatever your government is doing. Try to stop rationalizing and come up with some good intentions. They have no good intentions. Never. As I said before, in the entire history of mankind, there has never been a political elite concerned about the well-being of regular people. And it isn't any different now. Why should it stop giving them the benefit of the doubt? Because I can tell you, you cannot compel buy your way out of a tyranny. It is impossible trying to do so. You will only fit a gigantic alligator in the hopes of being eaten last. But guess what? Your turn will come. And then you will be the one swallowed up. I also have to ask the people and your silence. Speak up for God's sake, stop complying. Start rebelling. They are out to get you. If you do not resist..."

28th April 2024 Bath, United Kingdom FUNDRAISING DINNER WITH TESS LAWRIE & GUESTS IN LONDON 30th April 2024 London, United Kingdom In the words of Tess Lawrie from her substack QUOTE: "...On joining us you will be greeted with a champagne reception with opportunities to chat and connect with our special guests(see below) You will then be treated to an exquisite two-course menu catered for by Lords’ award-winning chefs along with a selection of specially curated wines. This menu is designed with the highest quality local and seasonal produce....After dinner, you will hear from world-renowned speakers such as Bret Weinstein (professor of evolutionary biology and member of the so-called intellectual darknet), Dr Tess Lawrie (Ivermectin advocate and Great FreeSet Chief), and Patrick Holford (bestselling author and expert on brain and nutritional health). The conversation will dive into the reality of the Wordl Economic Forum’s Great Reset Agenda and we will share our counter proposal The Great FreeSet. It is well worth having a look at WCH South Africa’s fantastic new video on the World Health Organization for a bit of a scene set of some of the challenges we're facing and why the Great FreeSet is so important.Towards the end of the evening, we will hold a live auction with wonderful items including a two hour lunch with our very own Dr Tess Lawrie as well as signed copies of our guests' fantastic books including Bret Weinstein's 'A Hunter Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century'.

It's easy to forget the basics. Clean air, clean food and clean water. We also need the electrolytes that maintain and help the absorption of water into the cells. These electrolyte minerals can be found in good sea salt Could a small amount of good quality sea salt with these key minerals taken with a glass of water be one of the cheapest and most effective 'medicines' of all time? Check out this key video below by Dr Barbara O'Neill See our Celtic Salt below Dr Barbara O'neill's advice above is not new knowledge. I remember reading Iranian Dr. Batmanghelidj's best selling book 'The body's Many Cries for Water' over 20 years ago. His story was unique. Imprisoned for his political beliefs as a doctor he was much in demand by the inmates but unable to prescribe medication, simply prescribed water and salt - with incredible results. Dr. Batmanghelidj went on to be very influential before absconding the the USA on a world tour. Dr. Batmanghelidj's batlle cry as a healer was, "You are not sick you are thirsty!" If that sounds crazy, read on. This book sold a million copies for a reason... No miracles, just common sense. Dr. Batmanghelidj may have the last laugh.” —Julian Whitaker, M.D., Health & Healing “One man’s solution to soaring health cost: water.” —Paul Harvey, ABC Radio Network “I consider your insights some of the most amazing I have encountered in medicine.” —L.B. Work, M.D. “I believe this book would be seen in fifteen years time as an absolute classic health book.” —Phillip Day, Author/Investigative Journalist “He is arguing for a new scientific approach that turns clinical medicine on its head.” —The Daily Telegraph, London, UK THE HEALING POWERS OF WATER Dr. Batmanghelidj's groundbreaking book showed how water affects body function and structure, and he openly questions current paradigms regarding health. His books make sound, logically progressive reading and by the time you come to the end of them, you will be able to see logical reasons to tie them to lack of water and unrefined salt. To find out more watch Dr O'Neill's 2024 video here This story from the New York Times in 1983 confirms the start of Dr. Batmanghelidj 's incredible story, although this piece neglects to mention the key element of salt in his cure. QUOTE: "....UNDER the grim conditions of captivity in Evin prison in Teheran, Iran, a physician found what he believes to be a new and remarkable treatment for the pain of peptic ulcers. The treatment is simply several glasses of water taken at prescribed regular intervals. Dr. F. Batmanghelidj discovered the treatment largely by accident, but was able to examine about 3,000 patients and follow the medical fate of more than 600, mostly fellow prisoners. ''I was lucky to have been able to make my observations ... when I was waiting clarification of my own situation,'' Dr. Batmanghelidj said in a guest editorial in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. A prisoner at Evin from November 1979 to May 1982, he now lives in the United States. It started with one patient suffering unbearable ulcer pain late at night. The doctor treated him with 500 cubic centimetres (about a pint) of water, evidently because nothing else was available at that hour. ''His pain became less severe and then disappeared completely after eight minutes,'' said the report.'' The physican was so impressed that he prescribed two glasses of water six times a day and achieved a ''clinical cure'' of the ulcer attack during the patient's stay of a few months in the prison. After that, Dr. Batmanghelidj used the treatment in other prisoners, reducing the amount to one glass half an hour before eating and another glass two and a half hours later. Gradually, the treatment came into use throughout the prison as its effectiveness became clear in patients whose chronic ulcers were exacerbated by the stress of prison life...." SOURCE: https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/21/science/science-watch-doctor-finds-ulcer-remedy-while-in-iran-prison.html PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS FOR THE BODY'S MANY CRIES FOR WATER “Rare indeed are those books destined to become all-time classics. Even rarer are books destined to accomplish a paradigm shift in any major area of modern knowledge. Of still greater rarity are books destined to benefit significantly the health of countless millions of human beings, at no cost to them. Such a landmark book is Your Body’s Many Cries for Water by Dr. F. Batmanghelidj. He has made revolutionary discovery about water metabolism of the human body.” —Dr. Geroge J. Georgiou, Ph. D., Clinical Nutritionist “The average American is woefully uninformed about water. Most people think they drink enough water, but they don’t. Dr. Batmanghelidj’s book will create a tide of public opinion about the wonders of water.” —The Connection Newspaper “As his controversial book quietly gathers support worldwide, the doctor behind one of medicine’s most extraordinary theories explains why he has turned his back on conventional wisdom to treat his patients with water, not drugs” —The Daily Mail, London, UK “I must confess that, apart from the Holly Bible, I am yet to find a book as enlightening as the above in the breakdown of normally complex technical, scientific jargons and in the presentation of such to the previously uninformed.” Prof. Lekan Oyedeji, University Lagos, Nigeria “These books are extremely informative, inspiring and certainly exceed high recommended reading.” —Vivienne B. Black, Health Writer Positive Health Magazine, UK CUSTOMER REVIEWS FOR THE BODY'S MANY CRIES FOR WATER 2014 VIDEO: DR BARBARA O'NEILL ON THE SECRET OF HYDRATION VIA SEA SALT In this key video, Dr O'Neill explains why Celtic sea salt with its 82 minerals is the best of all. GOOD CELTIC SEA SALT A Paludier hand-harvesting our 82-mineral Celtic Sea Salt in from the salt pans of France using the traditional method Celtic sea salt Celtic sea salt Only a few grains are needed under the tongue before each glass of water. We sell 82 mineral Celtic sea salt in small 50g and 100g bags making it easy to carry with you. Buy 500g bags for cooking From under £5, all sizes with free UK postage

WATCH>>> meanwhile, in the USA... By Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. After a nearly four-year delay, federal Judge Edward Chen on Wednesday heard opening statements in a lawsuit seeking to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prohibit water fluoridation in the U.S. due to fluoride’s toxic effects on children’s developing brains. Fluoride Action Network (FAN) sued the EPA in 2017 — after the agency denied its petition to end water fluoridation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This week’s trial is the first to challenge the dismissal of such a petition. Other plaintiffs include Moms Against Fluoridation and other advocacy groups and individuals. Fluoride’s neurotoxic effects on children’s brain development were not in dispute during opening statements and in testimony delivered by the plaintiffs’ first expert witness, Dr. Howard Hu, an internist and preventive medicine specialist, with a doctoral degree in epidemiology. Instead, attorneys for both sides faced off over the question of what level of fluoride in the water supply poses a risk to the developing brain of fetuses and children. Full story here:

A good accountant is worth a million bucks, especially if you're steering a crooked enterprise and running double bookkeeping. A multitude of sins can be covered up by massaging a few numbers. A clear example of this 'cooking of the books' was highlighted in the documented Vaxxed which via a CDC whistleblower exposed how a little manipulation of the data helped them hide the fact that the MMR vaccine was clearly injuring male children of African descent. A slow but sure public awakening to the reality of the extent of the unexpected deaths in the UK has lead the powers at be to resort to comical excuses as they try to sway public opinion with duff news reports attempting to normalise sudden deaths amongst our youngest, fittest and the general population. In the UK media alone have tried to blame the death rate on people having cold showers, drinking too much tea, doing too much exercise, doing too little, long-covid, short-covid and spontaneous acts of God. However, as brave professionals like Dr Cartland, MP Bridgen and Campbell have pushed the situation into the spotlight, the powers at be have had to resort to the cooking of the books. This is no conspiracy behind closed doors. Seemingly emboldened by the gullibility of the British public and lack of critical thinking by the nation's trained and hypnotised so-called 'experts', they are carrying out this sleight of hand in plain sight.

Article by Rob Verkerk of Alliance for Natural Health SOURCE We — and many of our supporters in the UK – are very concerned about a change in direction by one of the UK's leading supermarket chains, Sainsbury's, traditionally a supporter of organic foods, regenerative farming, high animal welfare standards, and ethical foods. These concerns are brought into sharp focus by the passage of a recent law that allows producers to get gene edited foods to market without safety testing. Our concerns are amplified by views contained in Sainsbury's Future of Food report released in 2019, to celebrate its 150 years of existence. Based on this report, it also looks like Sainsbury’s may be turning its back on agro-ecological and regenerative farming and deciding to go full-steam ahead with supporting foods that are products of modern biotechnology, such as gene-edited foods. Rob Verkerk, our founder and executive director, has therefore, today, sent an open letter to the CEO of Sainsbury’s, copied to Claire Hughes, Head of Quality and Innovation, asking that the company clarifies its position in relation to these two opposing approaches (see below). Our net impact can be greatly magnified if you also send letters. These are much more powerful if individualised. We therefore urge our UK members and supporters to send individual letters expressing your concerns for Sainsbury’s apparent support for gene edited foods by email at simon.roberts@sainsburys.co.uk or by snail mail (Mr Roberts doesn’t have much of a social media presence) to the following address: Mr Simon Roberts CEO of Sainsburys 33 Holborn London EC1N2HT Feel free to draw anything you want from Rob’s open letter below. Remember – it’s the grassroots and consumer power that can be the major force for good in a world that is otherwise being overtaken by corporate greed, at the expense of humanity and our fundamental freedoms. Huge thank you to those of you who will take time out to send your individualised letters to Simon Roberts. Please keep us posted of any responses you might get; we’ll of course let you know the response to Rob’s letter too! OPEN LETTER: SAINSBURY’S FUTURE OF FOOD REPORT AND GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES IN FOOD PRODUCTION As a non-profit organisation supporting the development and regeneration of human health by natural means, especially through nutrition and lifestyle, we have long appreciated the role played by Sainsbury’s in the UK in bringing healthful foods to the market, including animal products with high welfare standards. However, we wish to alert you to our deep concerns, voiced to us by some of our membership and supporters, over a number of issues raised in your Future of Food report, published to celebrate Sainsbury’s 150th anniversary. One of the greatest single concerns is Sainsbury’s apparent support for synthetic biology (synbio), referred to in law as “modern biotechnology”, notably the genetic alteration of traditional foods or ingredients, and the creation of new ‘fake’ foods, through the application of gene editing (GE) technologies. We believe that Sainsbury’s apparent support for unproven synbio technologies, increasingly being justified by the agri-food industry as necessary to feed growing populations, to protect the natural environment or to avert climate change, marks a significant change in Sainsbury’s policy and values, as set out in your ‘Healthy and Better’ policy which seeks to provide consumers with “great value, healthy food that is produced sustainably”. If Sainsbury’s becomes, as proposed in the Future of Food report, a pioneer in bringing gene-edited, cultured synbio (‘fake’) foods to market, many traditional Sainsbury’s consumers, including those in our own support base, will be unlikely to continue to frequent your stores. There also appears to be confusion, re-direction or contradiction within your existing and future policies, as delineated in the Future of Food report, especially as far as these relate to your future commitment to agro-ecological or regenerative practices. Such approaches have been shown to be essential to sustainable food production and are central policies of organisations such as IFOAM Organics International, Regeneration International and the UK’s Soil Association. “Agro-ecological” (or related terms) does not appear even once in your Future of Food Report report, and “regenerative” farming is only mentioned on one page, Farming Impossible Environments, near the end of the report (page 24), so appears to have been dropped as a central, future food policy of Sainsbury’s. Eating local, as James Wong says in his section on Planet-Friendly Foods (page 6 of the Future of Food report), is completely at odds with the notion, suggested by Claire Hughes (in the Foreword) of farming in space, or supplying nutrients, not via foods, but via skin patches. Is Sainbury’s going to be playing both sides of the fence, on one hand supporting traditional, soil-building, agro-ecological farming approaches, while also supporting genetic manipulation of foods and a new generation of entirely novel, ‘frankenfoods’ or nutrients, delivered via the skin or cultivated off-planet? Current trends in viewing GE food technologies as a panacea to our food, health and environmental woes are deeply disturbing to those of us who have studied our evolutionary relationship with food, and how the vast majority of our growing disease burden is the result of our maladaptation to contemporary diets (including ultra-processed foods) and lifestyles. Synbio food would be less of an issue if only those foods or ingredients that were demonstrated to be safe following thorough safety studies were brought to market. But you will be aware that there has been very strong pressure from UK agri-food industry stakeholders, and the biotechnology companies that are set to gain from the development of GE and other synbio foods, to circumvent such safety testing previously required for all genetically modified foods. The agri-food and biotechnology sector has been a major driver of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill that was considered not fit for purpose in an opinion by the Regulatory Products Committee after it was proposed in 2022. The bill has now passed into law, as the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023, following Royal Assent on 23rd March 2023. We are not aware of Sainsbury's position on this Act. This law creates an entirely new category of human food, namely that based on any “precision bred organism”, this being defined as a product of modern biotechnology where “every feature of its genome that results from the application of modern biotechnology could have resulted from traditional processes, whether or not in conjunction with selection techniques, alone, and…its genome does not contain any feature that results from the application of any artificial modification technique other than modern biotechnology.” You may or may not be aware that a GE cultured ‘dairy’ product called Bored Cow has been released on the US market and has been found to contain 92 compounds unknown to science along with a series of known toxins and allergens not present in naturally produced cow’s milk. It is perverse that such a product results from so-called precision fermentation when the output is so imprecise. We recently publicised concerns over Bored Cow in an article on our ANH-USA website. The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act, by virtue of the fact it allows GE technologies to be used on the condition that an “organism’s genome could have resulted from traditional processes [and where] no account is to be taken of its location in the genome”, is almost guaranteed to result in unknown, unpredictable (imprecise) consequences. This is because gene expression is not only related to traits incorporated within the genome, it is also related to the specific location of those traits in relation to other coding and non-coding regions of the genome. This knowledge has become particularly apparent in post-genomic research undertaken since the completion of the Human Genome Project. Our ask Based on the views proposed in your Future of Food report, and the confusion it has caused among some of your customers and our supporters, we request that Sainsbury’s clarifies its position on the three following questions: What is Sainsbury’s current and future commitment to agro-ecological and regenerative farming approaches? Is Sainsbury’s in support of the UK’s Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023? Is Sainsbury's prepared to bring to market, through its stores and online retail channels, human food products derived from genetic technology-based ‘precision bred organisms'? Many thanks for your urgent consideration of the issues raised in this letter, and in particular, your response to the three questions above. Yours faithfully, Robert Verkerk PhDFounder, executive and scientific director, Alliance for Natural Health International cc: Claire Hughes, Head of Quality and Innovation, Sainbury’s SOURCE DOWNLOAD ROBERT'S LETTER

The following is an interview with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin shot February 6 2024, at about 7pm. In the building behind us, which is, of course, the Kremlin, the interview, as you will see, if you watch it is primarily about the war in progress, the war on Ukraine, how it started, what's happening, and most pressingly, how it might end. One note before you watch, at the beginning of the interview, we asked the most obvious question, which is why did you do this? Did you feel a threat, an imminent physical threat? And that's your justification? And the answer we got shocked us. Putin went on for a very long time, probably half an hour about the history of Russia going back to the eighth century. And honestly, we thought this was a filibustering technique and found it annoying and interrupted him several times. And he responded, he was annoyed by the interruption. But we concluded in the end for what it's worth, that it was not a filibustering technique, there was no time limit on the interview, we ended it after more than two hours. Instead, what you're about to see seem to us sincere, whether you agree with it or not. Vladimir Putin believes that Russia has a historic claim to parts of western Ukraine. So our opinion would be to view it in that light as a sincere expression of what he thinks. And with that, here it is. Mr. President, thank you. On February 22 2022, you addressed your country in a nationwide address when the conflict in Ukraine started. And you said that you were acting because you had come to the conclusion that the United States through NATO might initiate a, quote, surprise attack on our country. And to American ears. That sounds paranoid, tell us why you believe the United States might strike Russia out of the blue. How did you conclude that?