Can Deep Facial Wrinkles be an Indicator for Lung Disease?

Last year I took a Certified Natural Health Professionals Capstone course called, “Face, Tongue, and Nail Analysis.” It seems that what we learned about indicators in these areas is now being researched and accepted by many allopathic practioners as well!

Wrinkles: A Sign of Lung Disease

“The body speaks in visual clues revealing the state of our health. For example, a trained practitioner can tell you if you have heart disease by examining how your fingernails grow. Deciphering what the body is trying to say is a continuing learning process for the health community. Now, there might be one more clue that is understood. According to researchers, deep facial wrinkles indicate lung weakness and a sign of lung disease. In a study done at the Royal Devon & Exeter National Health Service in Britain, the participants who had significant wrinkles of the face were five times more likely to have COPD and three times more likely to have severe emphysema. It has been well-established that some, but not all smokers, develop decreased lung function and eventual COPD. Researchers believe the results of this study will alert physicians to the potential for lung disease when treating patients who show extensive or deep wrinkling of the face.”

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“Mega-dosing” Vitamin D!

Dr. Linus Pauling introduced us to “Othromolecular Nutrition,” which some would refer to as “Mega-dosing.” Dr. Pauling was advocating much higher than the RDA of Vitamin C. The RDA values are WAY out of date, there is no doubt. Now, it seems, there is MUCH evidence that we need to be consuming much more Vitamin D than we thought!

Vitamin D Has Many Benefits!

“Once seen as merely a defense against rickets, vitamin D has in recent years gained recognition as a major force that acts throughout the body. It improves absorption of calcium, controls the growth of cells (both healthy and cancerous), strengthens the immune system and seems to rein in overzealous immune system cells that cause diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Much of vitamin D’s potential is still just that: potential. But at this moment, to some scientists the potential looks huge. ‘Even if two-thirds of these things don’t pan out, it’s still a blockbuster,’ says Dr. Robert Heaney, a professor of medicine at Creighton University in Omaha, who specializes in osteoporosis. As excitement about vitamin D grows, so does the concern that many people may not be getting enough. In March, an article in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings called vitamin D deficiency ‘a largely unrecognized epidemic in many populations worldwide.’ ‘The daily allowances for vitamin D are outdated,’ says Anthony Norman, a professor of biochemistry at UC Riverside. ‘I would recommend 1,000 IU per day for all ages, with a maximum of 2,000 IU. I’m considering taking 2,000 IU myself.’ And, he adds, current evidence suggests that even 10,000 IU — overkill by anyone’s standards — would probably be safe.”