If you’ve ever had a boil, you know the pain. What starts off as a painful red “lump” will soon turn into a pus-filled painful mess.
What you may not know is that you can treat a boil by putting a hot compress on it and letting it come to a head on its own, or letting a medical professional lance it (which causes draining and will bring instant relief from the pain) - but this will only treat the symptom of your problem and the boil is merely a symptom.

Actually what you have is most likely one of two things going on in your body. Staph bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus to be exact and they reside on your skin and also about a third of the population has staph resident in their nasal passages.)have either overrun a hair follicle or entered through a cut or abraision in the skin or; or you have a toxic condition in your blood stream caused by an unhealthy lifestyle in most causes.

The good news is that you only need one treatment to tackle whichever way boils are coming into your life.

We now carry BoilX - a homeopathic, pleasant tasting spray that you just spritz under your tongue whenever you have a boil. In fact, when you feel the tell-tale signs that a boil is coming on (tenderness in a specific area, redness or swelling) you can actually use this natural spray to head off boils and STOP them from forming.

Best of all, we 100% guarantee it will work or your money back.

If you suffer from boils or you know someone that does - make sure to find out more about BoilX.

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With the busy, busy, busy of the holidays - a lot of people may have missed the FDA’s warning on diet pills and since so many people make a New Year’s resolution to lose weight every year - diet pills are usually a big part of helping that resolution along.

Scan over this warning and keep it handy. None of the products we rep for are listed but if you’re going to choose  a helper product (Personally I like Lipo-6 for a little extra Ooomph on weight loss) then make sure you do not use of the brands listed below:

This is from the http://www.fda.gov site :

FDA Warns Consumers About Tainted Weight Loss Pills
Agency seeks recall of products that pose serious health risks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting consumers nationwide not to purchase or consume more than 25 different products marketed for weight loss because they contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that may put consumers’ health at risk.

The tainted weight loss products are:

An FDA analysis found that the undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredients in some of these products include sibutramine (a controlled substance), rimonabant (a drug not approved for marketing in the United States), phenytoin (an anti-seizure medication), and phenolphthalein (a solution used in chemical experiments and a suspected cancer causing agent). Some of the amounts of active pharmaceutical ingredients far exceeded the FDA-recommended levels, putting consumers’ health at risk.

These weight loss products, some of which are marketed as “dietary supplements,” are promoted and sold on various Web sites and in some retail stores. Some of the products claim to be “natural” or to contain only “herbal” ingredients, but actually contain potentially harmful ingredients not listed on the product labels or in promotional advertisements. These products have not been approved by the FDA, are illegal and may be potentially harmful to unsuspecting consumers.

The FDA advises consumers who have used any of these products to stop taking them and consult their healthcare professional immediately. The FDA encourages consumers to seek guidance from a healthcare professional before purchasing weight loss products.

“These tainted weight loss products pose a great risk to public health because they contain undeclared ingredients and, in some cases, contain prescription drugs in amounts that greatly exceed their maximum recommended dosages,” said Janet Woodcock, M.D., director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA. “Consumers have no way of knowing that these products contain powerful drugs that could cause serious health consequences. Therefore FDA is taking this action to protect the health of the American public.”

The FDA has inspected a number of companies associated with the sale of these illegal products, and is currently seeking product recalls. Based on the FDA’s inspections and the companies’ inadequate responses to recall requests, the FDA may take additional enforcement steps, such as issuing warning letters or initiating seizures, injunctions, or criminal charges.

The health risks posed by these products can be serious; for example, sibutramine, which was found in many of the products, can cause high blood pressure, seizures, tachycardia, palpitations, heart attack or stroke. This drug can also interact with other medications that patients may be taking and increase their risk of adverse drug events. The safety of sibutramine has also not been established in pregnant and lactating women, or in children younger than 16 years of age.

Rimonabant, another ingredient found in these products, was evaluated, but not approved by the FDA for marketing in the United States. The drug, which is approved in Europe, has been associated with increased risk of depression and suicidal thoughts and has been linked to five deaths and 720 adverse reactions in Europe over the last two years.

Health care professionals and consumers should report serious adverse events (side effects) or product quality problems to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail, fax or phone.

• Online: www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm
• Regular Mail: use postage-paid FDA form 3500 available at: www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm and mail to MedWatch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787
• Fax: (800) FDA-0178
• Phone: (800) FDA-1088

Information for consumers can be found at:
http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/weight_loss_products.htm

To learn more about FDA’s initiative against unapproved drugs read FDA’s Compliance Policy Guide here: http://www.fda.gov/cder/Guidance/6911fnl.htm.

For drug safety information, read: FDA’s Drug Safety Initiative

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I’m a huge supporter of natural health care - with rare exception I think that natural methods should be tried before we hit up the harsh chemicals of modern medical care. Not to say there isn’t a place for it - there is - but the body is a very amazing amazing machine and will heal itself if you just give it the proper tools to do so.
A cheeseburger and a diet coke every day ain’t gonna give your body those tools. Make 2009 the year you started really taking care of yourself - there’s no good reason not to.

And then you have to consider your pets. The pet food recall because of the melamine tainting was just scary. Melamine is an industrial chemical that looks for all the world like powdered milk. When ingested by humans and animals it causes kidney stones then progressive kidney and other organ failure.

I started wondering about the pet food that I buy. I thought I bought really good pet food, turns out I was feeding my dogs and cats, well other dogs and cats. Did you know the city of Los Angeles alone, for example, sends some two hundred tons of euthanized cats and dogs to a pet food plant every month. And it’s not just the animals, the plastic collars and tags they are wearing are melted down and the phenobarbital that is used to kill the animals is concentrated upon processing and your pets are eating this in most commercial pet foods - worse - this is LEGAL.

If you want to learn which pet foods are safe and don’t contain these added extras - check out the Dog Food Conspiracy - I can’t recommend it enough.

Click here and prepare to be shocked!