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Thursday, August 1, 2013

One of the best home cancer treatments ever found

Cancer Defeated Publications

One of the Best Home Cancer
Treatments Ever— And Now
There's an Important New Development


    As a Cancer Defeated reader, you may have seen our offer featuring a cancer remedy that caused one amazed doctor to exclaim, "What's going on? The cancer is melting away!'

    This remedy is one of the most renowned home treatments we've been able to find. I recommend it without hesitation to friends and family who come to me for personal help with their cancer.

    But. . .we don't reveal what it is in our advertising. You have to purchase the book.

    Now, quite a few people think everything should be free, and they get angry that they have to purchase the book to find out the name and all the details of this remarkable cancer treatment.

    For them, this is their lucky day. I'm going to reveal the name of this treatment, which I believe is one of the most effective home cancer treatments discovered so far. . .

Continued below...

Breast Cancer Survivor was told:
"You'll be dead in a year"

(Pssst!! That was 12 years ago!)
    Doctors didn't give Wiltrude much hope when they diagnosed her with cancer in the year 2000. Wiltrude, a German psychologist, never thought cancer would happen to her. But it did. And it came as a big shock.

    One doctor told her, "You'll be dead in a year." Late stage breast cancer isvirtually incurable using conventional treatments. Even M.D.s admit it. They talk about "buying you more time." (Don't count on it. The evidence shows you're better off doing nothing than chemo.)

    When Wiltrude told her doctor she was going to try alternative treatments, he said, "You are committing suicide with what you're doing." But she was determined to find a way to beat her cancer.

    Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, this European woman came across a book by my good friend Bill Henderson, one of the smartest and wisest people I know when it comes to cancer treatment.

    She tried Bill's top, number one recommendation — a gentle treatment you can do at home for just $5.15 a day. What's more, the cost goes down to $3.50 after six weeks because you just need a maintenance dose. And it even tastes good.

    Not only has Wiltrude passed the five-year cancer survival mark, she's survived for 12 years. We just interviewed her recently for this publication. The radiologist who tests her every year told her, "You're the only one with this kind of result."

    You can find out more about Bill’s proven cancer treatment plan if you click here.

    When I ask him about some of the treatments that top alternative doctors use, Bill sort of shrugs and says, "They're fine, but why bother? My treatment works, you can do it yourself, and it costs practically nothing."

    He's coached thousands of cancer patients with all different types and stages of cancer. Most of the people who follow the detailed, specific plan in this Special Report get over their cancer and live for years.

    "Almost any kind of cancer is reversible," says Bill. "I never give up on anyone."

Click here to learn more about Bill’s amazing cancer protocol.


    The reason I'm unveiling this bit of information is that there's a new development. Because tens of thousands of subscribers to this newsletter have purchased our Special Report on the subject, I want to make sure they know the news. It involves putting this famous fresh-food treatment for cancer into a pill, so it's easier to take.

    At first glance, this isn't the sort of thing we'd recommend — especially for this remedy. (You'll see why if you keep reading). Normally in this case I'd say it's absolutely essential to not only eat the foods but to prepare them exactly the way you're told. But I admit the makers of this new supplement may be on to something. . .

    First I'll explain the original treatment. Then I'll say a word about how it's now been put into capsules.
Understanding Budwig:
One of the best alternative treatments around
    Developed in the 1950s, the Budwig Protocol is one of the most celebrated alternative cancer treatments. Thousands of patients have found it to be a powerful tool against any stage or type of cancer. Dr. Johanna Budwig herself boasted a 90 percent cure rate.

    Her claims have a great deal of credibility as she was an esteemed biochemist and, at one time, the German government's principal advisor on dietary fats. She was not some amateur peddling snake oil.

    There's an entire center devoted to the Budwig Protocol, located in Malaga, Spain, but most people just do it themselves at home, often with the help of Bill Henderson's Special Report How to Cure Almost Any Cancer at Home for $5.15 a Day. My good friend Bill explains everything you need to know.

    Bill believes the entire protocol (not just the famous mixture, which I'll get to in a moment) is MORE effective than receiving treatment at one of the top alternative cancer clinics. He may be right. There are no studies on the subject. But many clinics will allow you to follow the Budwig Protocol while you also receive their treatments such as hyperthermia, IV vitamin C and ozone therapy. That's what I recommend if you can do it.
Helps with other health conditions besides cancer
    One of Dr. Budwig's most important findings was that man-made fats such as margarine and unsaturated salad oils are extremely dangerous. If you're old enough, you remember when we were all told these were good for you. Because she severely criticized them, Dr. Budwig fell out of favor with the German food industry and mainstream science and spent her last years as a voice in the wilderness.

    I'm not sure the Budwig Protocol could claim a 90% success rate today given how much the world has changed -- for instance, with much higher levels of toxins such as pesticides, and stronger, more resistant strains of cancer. But there's no doubt in my mind that the protocol can be very successful when done correctly and complemented with other remedies, such as supplements to boost the immune system.

    The Budwig Protocol has even been known to help with other chronic diseases besides cancer, such as Type II Diabetes. Bill Henderson has done it daily for years, to support his general wellbeing. He's well into his eighties and still gets around like a much younger man.

    To see what the Budwig Protocol did for one "terminal patient" -- a woman named Wiltrude -- read the green sidebar on this page.
What it is, how it works
    The premise behind Dr. Budwig's methods is to give your cells what they need in order to function at their peak performance. The core of her treatment program is a mixture of quark and flax seed oil. Quark is a European dairy product similar to cottage cheese. Americans who follow the protocol almost always use organic cottage cheese, because quark is not available here.

    According to Dr. Budwig, the cottage cheese-flax oil combo operates at the most basic level of cell metabolism and division. The biochemistry is too complex to explain here, and I'm not going to try to do that.

    A short version is that the surface-active fats and "the wealth of electrons" in the oil and cottage cheese blend "reactivate" vital functions in the sick such as coughing, urinating, and having bowel movements — all key to cleansing the body.

    Given to cancer patients, the cottage cheese and flaxseed mixture often arrests and shrinks tumors. It gets better word of mouth than almost any other do-it-yourself cancer treatment.

    Modern diets usually lack the highly unsaturated fatty acids our bodies crave and replace them with trans fats or partially hydrogenated oils ("dead" oils, you might say). We also consume too many omega 6 oils from sources such as corn oil and soybean oil. These aren't bad in themselves, but they become harmful if you don't balance them with omega 3 oils (and most Americans don't).

    Once the harmful oils get into our cell membranes, they destroy the electrical charge of the cell. Without this charge, our cells lack much-needed oxygen and suffocate. But with the addition of a generous dose of the flaxseed oil and cottage cheese mixture, the oxygen balance can be restored.

    As Dr. Budwig pointed out, cancer cells are anaerobic, meaning they thrive in a low-oxygen environment. The flood of water-soluble oils you get when you consume the Budwig mixture forces oxygen into cancer cells and also restores healthy cells.

    This is why she said it didn't matter what your cancer was called or where it was in your body — as long as you consume her recommended diet, the healthy fats will interact with your cancer cells and weaken them to the point where they die.

    By the way, it's not effective to take the flax seed oil and cottage cheese separately. The combination has chemical properties that differ from the individual ingredients.
Early evidence shows this new capsule
could be just as effective
    The main complaint about the Budwig Protocol is that some people just don't like the mixture. Flaxseed oil mixed with cottage cheese has its own peculiar consistency and flavor. And in most cases, I've heard, you either love it or you hate it. Most people mix it with a little bit of fruit to make it more tasty. I tried it once for a couple of weeks and I was fine with it.

    But as I said, some people just don't like it.

    That's where the new supplement Procella comes in. It's essentially the Budwig Protocol in a capsule, designed and manufactured so your body can absorb the essential fatty acids you would get if you created the fresh mixture.

    This quick-serve approach to the Budwig Protocol is made by Bodygenex. They manufacture both Procella and Budwig-to-Go; their website is www.bodygenex.com.

    Bodygenex claims their unique formula makes it easier for the body to absorb omega essential fatty acids. They use a combination of flax oil and cottage cheese powder, based on the ratios established by the Budwig diet protocol. They also add wheatgrass powder to the mixture, stating it further helps increase blood oxygen levels.

    I'm a strong advocate of wheatgrass and I believe this addition is a good thing.

    Now here's where it gets interesting. Using a bio-resonance device, researchers have found that the Procella supplement generates the same energetic frequency as flaxseed oil and cottage cheese. Because every atom in the universe has its own frequency, this implies the frequency — and thus, potency — of Procella as a treatment regimen is not less than what you'd get with the original Budwig Protocol.

    I'll reserve judgment on how accurate the bio-resonance device is — I can hear conventional scientists screaming in outrage even as I type these words.
Great stuff, when you can't mix the fresh brew
    Bill Henderson says Procella is a reasonable choice, and that's saying something because he's probably the most famous living advocate for the Budwig Protocol. Plus he's a man of unimpeachable integrity. You can get Bill's take at http://www.Beating-Cancer-Gently.com/178nl.html.

    Several other cancer advocates agree that Procella is a reasonable substitute for the pure Budwig mixture, at least for those times where you're traveling and it's not possible to have fresh cottage cheese and flaxseed oil daily, or when a person can't stand the taste or is lactose intolerant.

    But in the absence of those complications, I remain a strong advocate for the original Budwig Protocol and real, whole foods.

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Big Train Edged by 'Birds, Face Express TONIGHT at Povich

Big Train Edged by 'Birds, Face Express TONIGHT   
 
The Big Train hosted the Baltimore Redbirds at Povich Field on Thursday in a second round game of the CRCBL League Championship Series.

Danny Mooney (Davidson) got the start for the Big Train, and gave up just one earned run over 6.2 innings. Box Score: L, 3-2

The Big Train would get the early lead in the bottom of the fifth, as Tim Yandel (Tulane) came around to score after a single by Kyle Wernicki(Virginia Tech).

However, the Redbirds scored three runs to take the lead on a series of strange plays that included a double that was fair by less than a foot and a pop fly that disappeared into the rainy sky.

Trevor Charpie (Tennessee) came on to relieve Mooney on the mound. Charpie pitched the last 2.1 innings of the game, giving up no runs on two hits and a walk.

With the Big Train trailing by two in the bottom of the ninth, Ryne Willard(Tallahassee CC) cut the lead in half by hitting a lead-off solo home run. However, the Big Train could not complete the comeback and ultimately lost 3-2.

The Big Train will host the rival Rockville Express at Povich Field tonight. As each team is carrying one loss, the game will eliminate the loser from contention while keeping the winner alive.

Bubba Derby (San Diego State) will take the mound for the Big Train. Derby led the CRCBL in wins, ERA, strikeouts, complete games, shutouts, WHIP, and opponent batting average.

The gates will open at 6:00 and first pitch will be at 7:30. Big Train Season Passholders get in free as usual. Tickets can be purchased here or at the gate. 

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Big Train Have Fun in Alexandria; CRCBL Playoff Seeding, Scheduling, & Ticket Info!

Big Train Have Fun, Fall at Aces 
 
The Big Train traveled to Alexandria on Monday to take on the Aces, as they looked to close out the regular season. Box Score: L, 6-1

After falling behind 2-0 through five innings, the Big Train pushed across a run in the sixth as Tucker Tobin (George Mason) scored on a wild pitch. However, the Aces scored four runs in the bottom half of the inning. Despite eight Big Train players recording a hit in the game, Bethesda was ultimately unable to overcome the five-run deficit, and lost 6-1.

The game meant some valued rest time for some Big Train regulars and allowed others to get some fun in before the playoffs start. Big Train outfielders Logan Farrar (VCU) and Kevin Tatum (Cornell) played second and third bases respectively. Big Train relief pitcher Will Resnik (High Point) got in on the fun as well by showing off his bat with a single out of the designated hitter slot. Since a pitcher was hitting, a hitter had to pitch. So Tim Yandel (Tulane) came in to face the last Alexandria batter and promptly struck him out.
 
Without the benefit of minimum requirements, Yandel's 0.00 ERA and Resnik's .333 batting average lead the Big Train. Those stats will be a fine memory as the regular season comes to a close and the postseason begins. 
CRCBL Playoff Information   
 
To make sure that you are up to date with the schedule for the CRCBL Playoffs, visit www.CalRipkenLeague.org and www.BigTrain.org frequently.

The seeds for the League Championship Series are as follows:

#1 - Bethesda Big Train
#2 - Alexandria Aces
#3 - Gaithersburg Giants
#4 - Rockville Express
#5 - Youse's Orioles
#6 - Baltimore Redbirds

The Giants will host the Redbirds at 5:00 and the Express will host the Orioles at 7:00 today. Both games will be single elimination.

After the winners of today's games are decided, the teams will be reseeded and the Big Train will host the lowest remaining team while the Aces will host the higher seed. Both of those games will take place Wednesday night.

On Thursday, the winners of the two Wednesday games will play each other while the losers will match up as well. Both games will be played at the higher seeded team. By virtue of the Big Train's #1 seed, this guarantees aThursday night home game as well.

Tickets to both games can be purchased here or at the gate.  

Cure deadly breast cancer with oxygen!?

Cancer Defeated Publications


Cure One of TheDeadliest Breast Cancers
With Oxygen!?
A breast surgeon laughed at
this safe home treatment , until
it saved his wife’s life when no scalpel could...
It’s a remarkable story that most breast cancer surgeons would rather not hear....
While they’re telling women that breast removal surgery is a must to survive breast cancer, there’s one breast cancer surgeon who sings a different tune.
This doctor experienced a stunning change of heart after a double mastectomy—removal of both breasts—failed his own wife. Her cancer came back and they were told it was “hopeless.”
The treatment she agreed to next wasn’t chemotherapy or radiation (she’d already tried those, and they didn’t heal her cancer either!) but a treatment he never learned about in medical school...
What saved her life was an all-natural oxygen therapy available without a prescription and backed by six decades of research—including studies in major medical journals—and thousands of success stories.
To his amazement it actually worked...
Watch this free video to see the proof for one easy treatment that’s so safe you can use it at home for a fraction of the cost of surgery, chemotherapy or radiation. This breakthrough discovery is bringing countless women with breast cancer back from death’s door.
Breast Cancer Cover-Up

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Are these "special" waters worth the money?

Cancer Defeated Publications

Water Controversies: Organic Minerals, Alkaline Water, Distilled Water and Health
by Frederic Patenaude


    Editor's Note from Lee Euler: This is a fascinating article about drinking water that deals with many questions I've wondered about for years.

    One of the big ones is about those expensive machines that alkalinize your water. Do they do you any good? Our guest columnist Frederic Patenaude tackles the question. Keep reading for his answer to that, and much more. . .

Continued below...


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    Mr. Patenaude's article below also discusses whether mineral supplements are as effective as mineral-rich foods, and whether drinking distilled water leaches minerals out of your body and wrecks your health.

    I'm not saying his is the last word, but his viewpoint seemed so sensible to me I asked the publisher of this article, my good friend Kevin Gianni, if I could run it here. He was kind enough to say yes, and he is also offering a guide on how to make sure you’re getting safe, high quality water. In the guide, other leading experts on natural health tell you practically everything you could ever want to know about healthy drinking water. Go here -- — and you get it for $20 off if you use this coupon code: WATERSPC8. I also recommend Kevin's excellent website at www.renegadehealth.com — Lee Euler
Tips for Choosing the Best Drinking Water
    We know that water is of great importance. The surface of the earth and our bodies are made up of approximately 72% water.

    Although water appears to be a very simple element — H20 — a lot of confusion and hype exists in the field of natural health when it comes to what kind of water to drink.

    For example, you may at some point ask yourself:
  • How much water do I really need?
  • What is the best kind of water to drink?
  • Is distilled water good or bad for me?
  • Should I be worried about the quality of tap water?
  • Do I need "living" water?
  • Do I need an expensive ionizer?
  • What is the best purification method?
    There is so much confusion about water, but more importantly, so much bad science out there. Based on recent discussions that recently surfaced on the Internet about water products, I present to you in this post accurately researched information that will hopefully make it much easier and cost-effective to get water, in the right amounts, in your body.
Minerals in Water
    "Can minerals in water actually be assimilated by the human body or are they better assimilated when they come from food sources?"

    It’s much better to obtain minerals from our food instead of from our water. But that doesn’t mean that minerals from water won’t be absorbed by the body. It just won’t be a very effective way and most will be lost. That’s why so many supplements are a waste of time.

    Most minerals are best absorbed when attached to some sort of protein molecule. This has to do with the stomach lining. It’s just best suited for proper absorption in that form. Calcium in water is a salt, which means that it has a positive ion and a negative ion. You can absorb it to a degree but when we are talking about efficiency, it’s better when it’s attached to other molecules.

    So overall, you can absorb only a tiny amount of the minerals in the water you drink, so it’s better to plan getting them from food instead!
The Difference Between "Organic"
and Non-Organic Minerals
    I heard many times from raw-food circles that only minerals in plants can be assimilated by the human body. Rock minerals or minerals in water are not assimilable.     In some Natural Hygiene books, minerals from plants are called "organic" minerals and those from rocks are called "non-organic".

    Some people have even claimed that the cooking process turns organic minerals into toxic, non-organic ones.

    I did some research for people who are interested in this topic, so this next section is going to be a bit technical.

    I apologize about that but if you want the quick answer: minerals in plants are best but we can still assimilate a tiny amount of minerals found in water and other sources.

    Here’s the longer answer:

    How well a mineral ion is absorbed in the body depends on the environment it is in.

    The stomach acids break everything down while the intestines reduce the acidity so that it can better absorb what was eaten.

    So in doing so, additional anions, (negatively charged ions that the body produces) may bind with the mineral ions that you ate. So while you need iron in your diet, sucking on an iron bar is likely not going to help you.

    In your body, iron is surrounded by the heme molecule. Many of the trace minerals in your body have some sort of protein molecule attached to them. This prevents the mineral ion from reacting with the alkaline chemicals your body produces. In many cases these protein molecules effectively surround these metal ions.

    It helps with better absorption because some of these molecules can easily attach themselves to the intestine. This doesn’t mean that a non-organic mineral is useless. It just means that once ingested, it has to "compete" with the chemicals that the body produces for proper absorption, with other mineral ions, and bind with protein molecules to attach to the intestine to be absorbed.

    Plant sources already have the minerals attached to these biomolecules and hence are better absorbed.
Alkaline Water Scams
    Can you explain why the pH of water is not of concern to human health? Can you comment on companies selling machines to make "alkaline water"?

    A lot of people imagine that we have to worry about the pH of our water.

    What they don’t realize is that even in nature, the pH of water will vary from one type of water to the next. PH of pure water is always 7.0, i.e it is neutral, neither acidic nor alkaline.

    When certain minerals (also called salts) are dissolved in water, its pH may vary and it may become acidic or basic according to the properties of the minerals dissolved.

    In the body, when we consume water, along with its minerals, food and other components, they all reach the stomach.

    The gastric juices are highly acidic and all the food exiting the stomach into the intestine is highly acidic. Bile neutralizes these acids and makes the food alkaline.

    Thus, when water and food passes through the stomach it will always be acidic and in the intestines it will always be alkaline irrespective of the original pH of our diet.

    Urine is the only body fluid that can have its acidity changed by food or supplements.The rest of the body pH cannot be changed by anything you eat or drink.

    The machines claiming to sell alkaline water use pseudoscientific hype with use of some technical terms to support claims that cannot be substantiated medically or scientifically.

    It is just a very expensive way of consuming calcium tablets!

    Most people who have spent a lot of money on such machines and believe it has had a positive effect on their lives are probably going through a placebo effect, which means if you think something is going to make you better, it probably will.

    It is an established medical phenomenon and it is observed in about 40% of people taking placebo medication in drug trials.

    There is some supporting research that alkalized water is beneficial and is used by the food industry to wash fruits and vegetables to remove and destroy harmful bacteria and viruses.

    But once it is ingested, any alkalinity is neutralized by the acids. There is no evidence that drinking or ingesting alkalized water is beneficial to human health.

    So the machine may be good to wash your fruits and vegetables in. While it is not beneficial to drink it is also not harmful but I think there are better things to spend money on.
Water Ionizers
    "Can you comment on water ionizers and their alleged health benefits?"

    There are no reported health benefits to water ionizers. I think the main attraction is the free radical scavenging properties and the fact that they have been effective against bacteria and viruses in washing fruits and vegetables.

    But when ingested, the body will "seek" to bring ionized water to the pH it needs for its own purposes. So it won’t alkalize the body or the blood.

    In the studies I have read, some of the papers are interesting. The Ionizers are effective disinfectants. But using them for that purpose is very expensive.
Distilled Water and Health
    "I heard that drinking distilled water can leach minerals from your body. Is this true?"

    A lot of people believe distilled water to be dangerous based on information read on the Internet or other Natural Health books. In fact, here’s what Dr. Mercola has to say about this:

    "Many health fanatics, however, are often surprised to hear me say that drinking distilled water on a regular, daily basis is potentially dangerous.

    "Paavo Airola wrote about the dangers of distilled water in the 1970s when it first became a fad with the health food crowd... Distilled water is free of dissolved minerals and, because of this, has the special property of being able to actively absorb toxic substances from the body and eliminate them.

    "Studies validate the benefits of drinking distilled water when one is seeking to cleanse or detoxify the system for short periods of time (a few weeks at a time).

    "Fasting using distilled water can be dangerous because of the rapid loss of electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride) and trace minerals like magnesium, deficiencies of which can cause heart beat irregularities and high blood pressure. Cooking foods in distilled water pulls the minerals out of them and lowers their nutrient value."

    At this point, I will agree with the conclusion that distilled water is not the best kind of water to drink, but will also point out that a lot of what Dr. Mercola said in his article (which you can find at: http://www.mercola.com/article/water/distilled_water.htm) is almost certainly mistaken.

    Water, whether it is found in a spring or the tap, contains trace elements and minerals.

    If the water is distilled, in that it is devoid of all minerals, it will draw from its stores, what it needs for biological processes (for example: the calcium in your bones).

    So calcium in your bones, the biggest mineral store, will be used.

    Distilled water is used to remove toxins from the body. It is what is used in kidney dialysis machines to cleanse the blood of toxins. It can also reduce potassium which is needed for proper heart function. Same with magnesium.

    Distilled water can and does remove minerals from the body.

    But fortunately, I don’t think there’s any evidence that this would be very dramatic — as long as you get enough minerals from your food in order to offset this.

    In one article on Dr. Mercola’s website, it was claimed that: "There is a correlation between the consumption of soft water (distilled water is extremely soft) and the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Cells, tissues and organs do not like to be dipped in acid and will do anything to buffer this acidity including the removal of minerals from the skeleton and the manufacture of bicarbonate in the blood."

    Here, Mercola is dead wrong on the issue!

    Distilled water is neither acidic nor alkaline! What happens is that the body removes minerals from various parts of the body to use the minerals it needs for biological function.

    It’s not like acid is streaming through the body and dissolving your bones!

    Overall, I think that drinking water that has some mineral ions in it is best, but I don’t think that drinking distilled water can be bad for health if you get minerals from other sources, such as a diet abundant in fruits and vegetables.

    Dr. Mercola Continues:

    "Those who supplement their distilled water intake with trace minerals are not as deficient but still not as adequately nourished in minerals as their non-distilled water drinking counterparts even after several years of mineral supplementation. The ideal water for the human body should be slightly alkaline and this requires the presence of minerals like calcium and magnesium"

    There is no study, as far as I know, that shows that people drinking distilled water aren’t as adequately nourished as their non-distilled counterparts.

    There will be too many factors to take into account.

    I guess he is correct that the presence of the minerals will make the water slightly alkaline but drawing the conclusion of alkaline "good" and acidic "bad" is hardly scientific!
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Frederic Patenaude has been an important influence in the raw food and natural health movement since he started writing and publishing in 1998. He is the author of several books, including The Raw Secrets, the Sunfood Cuisine and Raw Food Controversies.

He was named Best Health Blogger of the year in 2011 by Renegade Health. Frederic has experimented with many diets and specializes in raw food, vegetarian and vegan topics, as well as how to balance a healthy diet in the real world. He lives in Montreal, Canada.

Big Train Shutout O's, Win Pennant

Big Train Shutout O's, Win Pennant   
The Big Train traveled to Glen Burnie on Saturday night to take on the Youse's Orioles, as they looked to clinch the CRCBL Regular Season Title and the first-overall seed in the playoffs. Box Score: W, 2-0

Bubba Derby (San Diego State) made sure that the Big Train got their wish. He got the start for the Big Train and pitched a seven-inning shutout. Derby gave up just two hits and two walks in the outing while striking out eight batters.

With one out in the top of the first inning, the Big Train got their first run of the game. With one out, Kevin Tatum (Cornell), Ty France (San Diego State) and Johnny Cole (Coastal Carolina) all reached base with Tucker Tobin(George Mason) coming to the plate. After falling behind in a 1-2 count, Tobin worked three straight balls to earn a bases-loaded walk and score Tatum, making it 1-0 Bethesda.

Three innings later, the Big Train added another run. After leading off the top of the fourth with a walk, Tim Yandel (Tulane) scored on an error to extend the Big Train lead to 2-0. The 2-0 lead would stand, and the Big Train clinched the pennant, a first-round bye in the playoffs, and the first overall seed in the CRCBL Playoffs.
Derby pitched his league-leading third complete game and is leading the league in all three statistics in the pitching triple crown: wins (6), earned run average (0.76), and strikeouts (56). 

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Big Train Look to Clinch Regular Season Title Today


Big Train Fall to Baltimore in Classic Pitchers Duel  
 
The Big Train traveled to Towson on Friday to take on the Baltimore Redbirds, as they looked to clinch the CRCBL Regular Season Title. Box Score: L, 1-0

Brock Larson (San Francisco) got the start for the Big Train, and gave up just one earned run over 6.2 innings. But despite giving up just three hits and a walk, Larson would ultimately take the loss.

Kevin Tatum (Cornell) and Johnny Cole (Coastal Carolina) both recorded two-hit games, but the Big Train would not push across a run, as Matt Denny threw a complete-game shutout for the Cardinals. The one unearned run in the seventh would be enough for the Cardinals, as they took the 1-0 victory.

The Big Train will try for the regular season title once again on Saturday, as they take on the Youse's Orioles at Backman Park. A win for the Big Train clinches the title and a first-round bye in the playoffs, however, the Big Train could also clinch the bye with a loss by the Alexandria Aces. Bubba Derby(San Diego State) projects to start for the Big Train, and will look to build on his last outing in which he gave up no earned runs on just three hits over eight innings.

After Saturday's game against the Orioles, the Big Train return to Povich Fieldon Sunday for the Fan Appreciation Night doubleheader against the Alexandria Aces. In honor of our great fans, everyone will receive a Big Train fan to help keep them cool. Tickets can be purchased here or at the gate. 

Friday, July 26, 2013

Iyabode Sodipo Receives Prestigious Boren Scholarship


A Bowie State University undergraduate with dreams of becoming an immigration lawyer will travel to her childhood home of Nigeria in the fall to study the Yoruba language, as a recipient of the highly competitive Boren Scholarship.

Iyabode Sodipo, 20, a junior criminal justice major from Baltimore, was selected among hundreds of applicants around the nation as one of 160 students to receive the scholarship. Funded by the National Security Education Program, the award promotes international study in areas critical to U.S. interests. After completing the program, she must work for one year in a national security role with the federal government within three years of graduation.

This summer, Sodipo is enrolled in eight weeks of Yoruba classes at the University of Florida to prepare for international study. In Nigeria, she will immerse herself in the culture by living with a host family and studying the language at the University of Ibadan in the western part of the country. Yoruba is spoken by more than 28 million native speakers worldwide.

An international relations class at Bowie State University exposed her to differences between the U.S. government and laws around the world, but Sodipo has always wanted to work in immigration law and study the traditions of her home country.

“Growing up in a household where my parents and my brother spoke the language made me interested in learning about the language and the culture,” she said. “I know what it feels like to enter a new world and be unfamiliar with the culture or practice. That's why one of my desires is to help those are unable to help themselves due to language barriers. I also believe that the law has the ability to transform societies and strengthen relationships among nations, thus creating a safer world.”

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Killing you sweetly: sugar substitutes

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Killing You Sweetly: Why Sugar Substitutes aren't Worth the Risk


    Here's something that will make you want to take your coffee black: sucralose might cause cancer. You probably know sucralose under the brand name Splenda, widely available in those little yellow packets. It's marketed under other names as well, so if you don't know what's in your artificial sweetener, you should check (I recommend avoiding ALL of them).

    The risk was uncovered by an Italian laboratory that found the sweetener caused leukemia in mice. I'll tell you a why a risk exists in the first place for this popular sweetener. But — what's most important -- there are plenty of healthy, non-disease-causing sweeteners out there, as long as you know where to look. Discover your options below. . .

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The scary truth about Splenda
    Most people choose Splenda/sucralose because they've been told it's healthier than sugar. It prompts neither blood sugar nor insulin spikes. The FDA blessed its use as a tabletop sweetener in 1998, and most of the public still believes the FDA.

    In 1999, it was approved as a general-purpose sweetener. And it's better than sweeteners like aspartame, saccharin, and acesulfame potassium (found in candies and gum , it's also known as Ace K and marketed as Sunett and Sweet One).

    Sucralose is a chemically-altered form of sugar. The process is patented, but essentially comes down to inserting chlorine into the sugar molecule. That makes it a chlorocarbon. Unfortunately, chlorocarbons have long been known to cause organ, genetic, and reproductive damage.

    Sucralose is also known to shrink the thymus gland by up to 40 percent. Given that the thymus is the foundation of your immune system, shrinkage can lead to many other problems.

    To put it bluntly, any creature that eats chlorine risks cancer. It's a known carcinogen as stated in both the Merck Manual and the OSHA Hazardous Waste Handbook. Obviously the risk varies according to the amount you take and how often you take it, but no matter how you look at it, chlorine is still a toxin.

    That's why the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) recently downgraded sucralose to a "caution" rating, as opposed to listing it as safe to consume. The CSPI has reviewed the Italian study and finds it used a superior protocol, even though the study is yet to be published. According to CSPI senior scientist Lisa Lefferts, "That's why we put 'caution' instead of 'avoid.'" A "caution" label means "try to avoid it, we need more testing."

    Defenders of sucralose might argue that chlorine embedded in a larger molecule differs from unbound chlorine. But the new studies suggest sucralose is toxic, too.
Natural and not-so-natural sugar substitutes
    Of course, sugar itself is still a risky beast in the health world, and the daily mass quantities consumed are the main reason for our shockingly high rates of obesity and Type II Diabetes, in my opinion and that of many other researchers. I would love to be wrong — nobody's more fond of cake and pie than I am — but this substance is a killer.

    Because of the risks that come from ingesting too much sugar, the CSPI says diet soda—commonly sweetened with aspartame—is still better than sugary-sweet sodas. (I should note here that aspartame has also been linked to cancer in laboratory settings. As I said earlier, there is no good artificial sweetener.)

    What can you drink instead? The CSPI urges plain water (know as "still" water), sparkling water, or unsweetened ice tea. Works for me (just don't drink so much tea you disturb your sleep patterns.) The average American consumes an incredible 22 teaspoons of sugar a day, which adds up to 355 calories. If you're on a kick of avoiding GMO foods, be aware that half the white table sugar made in the U.S. is beet sugar made from genetically modified beets.
There is life after sugar
    In a moment I'll suggest some natural (or mostly natural) sugar substitutes. But first let me pitch you on giving up sugar completely. It CAN be done, and this may actually be easier than trying to cut back or use substitutes.

    You see, sugar is an addictive substance. It is the heroin of foods. Thus when you cut back, what happens is that a mere taste of it sets off all the pleasure centers in your brain and you end up going on a binge. You may start with the intention of having a bowl of ice cream but you end up eating the whole quart.

    For this reason it's actually easier not to touch it at all rather than wrestle with yourself day and night about whether a little bit will be okay, or whether you can do it "just this once." Don't try to make a decision every day about sugar. Make one big decision and stick to it.

    I weaned myself off soft drinks a long time ago, and I take my coffee and tea without sugar. Soft drinks now disgust me. I once spat out a mouthful of Hawaiian Punch, a drink I used to love as a child. I couldn't believe how sweet it was — utterly saturated with sugar. And believe it or not, coffee and tea taste excellent without sugar. For the first time in your life, you'll actually taste the beverage, not the sugar.
Now for the "safe" sugar substitutes
    If you really can't live without sweetening up your morning cup of Joe, there are better ways. Consider these alternatives:
Agave nectar: This is a tiny improvement over cane or beet sugar. Also known as agave syrup, this sweetener comes from the agave plant, a relative of the cactus commonly found in Mexico. Agave nectar can also be extracted from the blue agave, which is the same plant used to make tequila. The syrup is 25 percent sweeter than sugar, which is a pro because you end up using less of it. It also dissolves quickly and contains a prebiotic that nourishes intestinal bacteria. But I wouldn't call it healthy. It has the same amount of calories as table sugar—that's 16 per teaspoon. On the processing scale, agave has to be hydrolyzed down to fructose. That's one more step than honey and one less than high-fructose corn syrup.

Stevia: This sweetener comes from the leaves of the South American shrub Stevia rebaudiana. It's between 25 and 30 times sweeter than sugar and has been used for years in Europe, Japan, and South America. Yet stevia isn't as natural as most people want to believe. The stuff is highly processed to remove its natural and slightly bitter aftertaste that smacks of licorice, though some brands don't bother with this, so the slight licorice taste remains. It also gets blended with maltodextrin so it pours like table sugar. It does help you cut calories and avoid blood sugar problems. It's just a question of whether you can stand the taste.

Truvia: This one comes from rebiana, which is a compound found in the leaves of stevia. Truvia is trademarked as a "natural" sweetener, but is the brainchild of Coca-Cola and Cargill and is sweetened with erythritol. It doesn't pack any calories, but also doesn't taste much like stevia.

Honey: It's a kitchen staple, yet most people don't think of using it when they're looking for a sweetener. But honey packs a concentrated dose of antioxidants. If you buy honey local to your area, it can even help you fight seasonal allergies. Setting aside the nutrients and just considering honey as a sweetener, I doubt if it's much healthier than cane or beet sugar. It still packs calories and raises your blood sugar.

Blackstrap molasses: Molasses is a by-product of sugarcane processing and can be used to replace as much as half the sugar in any recipe. It's also a proven way to sweeten everything from coffee to beans. Plus, this black-gold liquid has iron, vitamin B6, magnesium, calcium, and several antioxidants—more than any other natural sweetener. Again — better than table sugar but not what I'd call healthy.
    I think a good rule of thumb is to never eat anything artificial. Real food doesn't have to be tested for unheard-of risks. And while sugar should be consumed in moderation just like everything else, at least consider using these alternatives so you can ingest somewhat fewer calories while you curb your chemical, processed food exposure.

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Big Train Come From Behind to Win

Bethesda Hops on Comeback Train,
Wins Late in Silver Spring  
 
The Big Train traveled to Blair Stadium on Wednesday night, as they looked to turn things around against the Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts. 
 
However, things would get off to a rough start for Bethesda, as the T-Bolts scored four runs in the first three innings. Box Score: W, 6-5

Trailing 4-0, the Big Train climbed back into the game in the top of the fourth, scoring three runs. A two-run double by Josh Spano (High Point) would scoreTy France (San Diego State) and Tim Yandel (Tulane) to make it 4-2, before Spano himself scored on a single by Johnny Cole (Coastal Carolina) to cut the deficit to 4-3.

The T-Bolts scored another run in the bottom of the fourth, and Will Resnik (High Point) would come in to relieve starter Riley Stephenson (UMBC). Resnik would go on to pitch 5.1 innings, giving up no runs on just two hits and a walk while striking out four.

After three innings dominated by pitching, the Big Train cut into the T-Bolts lead in the top of the eighth, scoring another run. Spano once again came up in the clutch for Bethesda, hitting an RBI single to center field to score France, making the score 5-4.

Resnik would throw a shutout inning in the bottom of the eighth, giving the Big Train one last chance to tie things up.

The offense answered in the top of the ninth.

With one out, Kyle Wernicki (Virginia Tech) reached first base after being hit by a pitch.  He advanced to second on a wild pitch, and came in to score on a two-out single by Kevin Tatum (Cornell). That tied the game at five.

After a walk by France, Yandel came up with an RBI double to score pinch runner Harrison Bruce (San Francisco) and give the Big Train their first lead of the game.

The slim lead would be enough for Resnik to close things out in the ninth, as he retired the side in short order to secure the 6-5 victory.

The Big Train have an off-day on Thursday before traveling to Baltimore on Friday to take on the Redbirds.  Bethesda then travels to Glen Burnie on Saturday to take on the Youse's Orioles before returning to Povich Field on Sunday for the Fan Appreciation Night doubleheader against the Alexandria Aces. In honor of our great fans, everyone will receive a Big Train fan to help keep them cool. Tickets can be purchased here or at the gate.