Ahmed Sajjad Hashemy

Israel did 9/11, ALL THE PROOF IN THE WORLD!!!

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CIA Dengue Expirements in Lahore ...

Experts in Pakistan feared that some kind of biological experiment.

MQM Logic Impresses Shopkeepers Discovery!!!

On the morning of 23rd August 2011, shopkeepers nationwide stood outside in awe.

You know you're Zionist when...

You can choose to adopt a different identity and later hijack it.

Energy Crisis in Pakistan ...

Energy is the most important sources for economic growth of a country.

Friday, September 30, 2011

Collapse Of Entire Global Banking System Is Underway Signals CEO of Worlds Largest Mutual Fund ...




El-Erian just screamed ‘shut their ass down‘ from New York to Paris.
French banks have 1% capital. No polemic is needed. This is a solvency and liquidty crisis.
Notice below the bold quote from the CEO of the world’s largest bond fund. Not to overstate the obvious, but 1% capital ratios imply leverage of 100:1.
Calling Helicopter Ben…Sarkozy would like you at the launch pad, immediately.
Meanwhile, high-profile warnings over the state of Europe’s banks, particularly in France, came from a variety of sources.
Mohammed El-Erian, chief executive of bond fund giant Pimco, warned in an op-ed in the Financial Times published Thursday that French banks could tip Europe back into recession.
Private institutions around the world have sharply reduced short-term lending to French banks, while a plunge in bank shares since August has left bank equity trading at a 50% discount to tangible book value on average, he wrote.
At the same time, El-Erian noted that the ratio of market capital to total assets for the sector has fallen to 1% to 1.5% — far short of the range of 6% to 8% typically seen for healthier banks.
“These are all signs of an institutional run on French banks,” he wrote. “If it persists, the banks would have no choice but to de-lever their balance sheets in a very drastic and disorderly fashion.”
To be clear, the run on the banks and the collapse it will cause is already underway and “If it persists” the French Banks will have “no choice but to de-lever their balance sheets in a very drastic and disorderly fashion” which means forget about the plans of propping up or bailing out Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Italy and Spain.
In fact, such an event in happening in “very drastic and disorderly fashion” would trigger a Lehman style collapse wiping out any hope of those nations being able to pay off their debt.
The resulting financial turmoil drag down Germany and the entire Euro-zone resulting in sovereign debtdefaults in many of those nations as well.
From there the counter-party risk turns to contagion and drags down banks in Great Britain, China and even the U.S , resulting in the greatest economic crash in the history of man kind.
The question is will officials fess of to reality or continue to pretend the patient is not sick until he reaches the point where his vitality can no longer be preserved.

Future of US Dollar: How to Prepare for When Money Dies ...


An eye-openinginterview with renowned speculator Doug Casey, conducted by Karen Roche and JT Long of The Gold Report. Doug explains why fiat currencies around the world are destined for collapse… and what investors can, and should, do to protect themselves.   

Doug CaseyIf dollar-dumping turns from a trickle into a flood, look out. Exploding prices (aka exorbitant inflation) resulting from the devaluation of the dollar will compound the problems we saw in 2007–2009. Catastrophe will come when everybody realizes that the dollar is an “IOU nothing.” That’s the downside in the decade(s) ahead, according to Casey Research Chairman Doug Casey. But an optimist at heart, in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report,Doug also identifies some reasons to be hopeful.
The Gold Report: You’ve been talking about two ticking time bombs. One is the trillions of dollars owned outside the U.S. that investors could dump if they lose confidence. And the other is the trillions of dollars within the U.S. that were created to paper over the crisis that started in 2007. Are these really explosive circumstances that will bring catastrophic results? Or will it just result in a huge, but manageable, hangover?
Doug Casey: Both, but in sequence. One thing that’s for sure is that although the epicenter of this crisis will be the U.S., it’s going to have truly worldwide effects. The U.S. dollar is the de jure national currency of at least three other countries, and the de facto national currency of about 50 others. The main U.S. export for many years has been paper dollars; in exchange, the nice foreigners send us Mercedes cars, Sony electronics, cocaine, coffee—and about everything you see on Walmart shelves. It has been a one-way street for several decades, a free ride—but the party’s over.
Nobody knows the numbers for sure, but foreign central banks, and individuals outside the U.S., own U.S. dollars to the tune of something like $6 or $7 trillion. Especially during the recent crisis, the Fed created trillions more dollars to bail out the big financial institutions. At some point, foreign dollar holders will start dumping them; they are starting to realize this is like a game of Old Maid, with the dollar being the Old Maid card. I don’t know what will set it off, but the markets are already very nervous about it. This nervousness is demonstrated in gold having hit $1,900 an ounce, copper at all-time highs, oil at $100 a barrel—the boom in commodity prices.
Some countries are already trying to get out of dollars, but it could become a panic if the selling goes from a trickle to a flood. So, yes, it’s a time bomb waiting to go off, or maybe a landmine waiting to be stepped on. If a theatre catches fire and one person runs out, soon everybody rushes toward the door and they all get trampled. It’s a very serious situation.
TGR: If panic erupts on the U.S. dollar, would products manufactured in the U.S. become super-cheap or super-expensive?
DC: They would become super-cheap. Everybody says that devaluing the dollar will stimulate U.S. industry because the products will become cheaper and foreigners will buy them. This is a huge canard everybody repeats and nobody thinks about. Yes, it is true for a while, but if devaluation were the key to prosperity, Zimbabwe should be the most prosperous country in the world as it has already collapsed its currency.
A strong currency is essential for a strong economy. Sure, a strong currency can hurt exporters for a while. But, a strong currency encourages manufacturers to invest in technology, and become more efficient. It rewards savings and results in the growth of capital that’s critical for prosperity. A strong currency allows businessmen to buy foreign companies and technologies at bargain prices. It results in a high standard of living for the country, and yields social stability as a bonus. The idea that decreasing the value of currency to stimulate exports is a short-lived, stupid and counterproductive solution to the problem. People seem to forget that while the German currency was rising about sixfold from its level of 1971, and the Japanese yen about fourfold, those countries became the world’s greatest export economies. It didn’t happen despite a strong currency, but in large measure because of it.
TGR: Given that the U.S. is the world’s biggest consuming nation, wouldn’t fleeing the dollar create a big consumer vacuum in the international community? Doesn’t the rest of the world want to keep up the high level of exports to these U.S. consumers?
DC: That’s exactly why the U.S. is in such trouble; it’s idiotically focused on consumption, while only production can create prosperity. The world doesn’t need to stimulate consumption. This is another canard, because everybody has an infinite desire for goods and services. I know for myself, I’d like not just a car, but 10 Ferraris, a couple of Gulfstreams and 10 houses around the world. So, by myself, I have an infinite desire for goods and services. Multiply that by 7 billion other people. The only way to gratify those desires is by producing enough to trade with other people to give you what you want. When so-called “economists” think the problem is that we don’t have enough consumption, that shows that the profession itself is bankrupt. It’s actually quite embarrassing.
TGR: But other countries currently produce enough of what the U.S. wants. With U.S. dollars, that trade won’t look good on their side eventually.
DC: The problem is the U.S. doesn’t produce enough in return. The U.S. has been lucky to have a currency that has, so far, been accepted by everybody. But when everybody realizes that the dollar is an “IOU nothing” on the part of a bankrupt government and a society that doesn’t really produce anything anymore, it’s going to create a worldwide catastrophe. Those $7 trillion held by foreigners are going to become instant hot potatoes.
TGR: Considering what you said a moment ago, that the world doesn’t need to stimulate consumption, you must find some irony in the Obama administration’s plan to stimulate consumption again in the U.S. as a way to spur some economic growth.
DC: I’m afraid that after being counseled by the fools that surround him, Obama talking about economics is like the blind leading the doubly dismembered. They want to spend $450 billion trying to create new jobs—but these are government jobs, where you have people digging holes during the day and filling them up at night to create the appearance of employment. No government has any idea what the market really wants and needs. There should be zero government involvement in this. The government cannot and should not even try to create jobs. If Obama wants to stimulate the economy, he can decrease the size of the government. I would say a 90% reduction would be a good starting figure.
TGR: But that will create even more unemployment. That’s one of the big concerns. States laying off employees could increase unemployment even more.
DC: It is wonderful that states are starting to lay off employees. Once they lose their state jobs, which suck wealth from taxpayers, maybe those people can find real, productive jobs providing goods and services that people actually want and will pay for voluntarily. So I’d argue that getting rid of state employees is essential to a sound recovery plan.
TGR: You warned early on in the 2008–2009 economic crisis that it would really be more of a hurricane. In the last year or so, we’ve been in the eye of the hurricane and there’s more turmoil to come. Will the other side of the storm be worse than the first? And given the recent economic news, do you think we have moved out of that eye?
DC: Yes, I think we are moving out of the eye and going into the other side of the storm. This storm will be much more severe because we haven’t solved any of the problems that caused the hurricane in the first place. The fact that governments all over the world have created trillions of currency units has only aggravated those problems. Now, I expect exploding prices to compound the problems that we saw back in 2007, 2008 and 2009. That will devastate the prudent people in society who saved money. They saved it in the form of currency, and wiping out their savings will be catastrophic.
TGR: Will this affect only North America and Europe?
DC: Mostly North America and Europe, but it’s going to be very serious in Japan, too. It could be even more disastrous in China. The Chinese real estate market bubble is very inflated, driven by the lending of Chinese banks that won’t be able to recover their loans. They will all go bankrupt, taking out the Chinese populace’s savings with them. At the same time, those who own real estate will find it worth vastly less than what they paid for it. Those problems will create social disruptions in China, leading to riots, perhaps even revolution, and who-knows-what. The fallout is going to be terrible.
TGR: Many pundits and economists still project growth in China, albeit at a lower rate, and anticipate further expansion of the middle class.
DC: The 21st century will be the Chinese century, but the distortions and misallocations of capital that have occurred over the last 30 years—notwithstanding the truly phenomenal progress the country has made—are serious and have to be washed out. I am a huge bull on China for lots of reasons, but I am bullish for the long run. I think it is going to go through the meat grinder over the next 10 years. I don’t know how it will come out; maybe China will break up into five or six different countries. Actually, that would be a good thing. Most of the world’s nation-states are artificially constructed and too big to be manageable as political entities.
TGR: Your outlook on China fits right in with something you’ve been saying for years—about this being the “Greater Depression,” which is also the topic of your upcoming presentation at the sold-out Casey Research/Sprott Inc. “When Money Dies” summit next month in Phoenix. Your opening general session talk is entitled, “The Greater Depression Is Now.” We are now four years into it, based on your 2007 start date.
DC: Actually, depending on how long a historical scale you look at, you could say that, for the working class in the U.S. anyway, the depression started in the early 1970s. After inflation, after taxes, their take-home pay hasn’t risen in real terms for 40 years. But the definition of a depression that I use is “a period of time during which most people’s standard of living drops significantly.”
Net savings shows that you’re living within your means and putting aside capital for the future. In the U.S., people have been living above their means for many years—that is what debt is all about. Debt means that you are borrowing against future production, which is exactly what the U.S. has been doing.
TGR: So, how long will this Greater Depression last?
DC: It doesn’t have to last long at all. It could be quite brief if the U.S. government, which is basically the root cause, retrenches vastly in size and defaults on the national debt, which is essentially an enormous mortgage, an albatross around the neck of the next several generations of Americans. The debt will be defaulted on one way or another, almost certainly through inflation. I simply advocate an honest, overt default; that would serve to punish those who, by lending to the government, have financed its depredations. Distortions and misallocations of capital that have been cranked into the economy for many years need to be liquidated. It could be unpleasant but brief. The government is likely to do just the opposite, however. It will try to prop it up further and make it worse—compounding the problem by expanding the wars. So, it could last a very long time. In that sense, I’m not optimistic at all. I think there is little cause for optimism.
On the other hand, I’m generally optimistic for the future. There are only two causes for optimism. First, smart individuals all over the world continue, as individuals, to produce more than they consume and try to save the difference. That will build capital, which is of critical importance. They should just save by holding paper currency. Second, expanding and compounding technology will increase the standard of living. Remember that there are more scientists and engineers alive today than have lived in all previous history combined. Those two factors countervail the government stupidity around us. Whether they will be overwhelmed and washed away by a tsunami of statism and collectivism, I don’t know.
TGR: You say that the U.S. government is the root cause of this problem. Isn’t that putting too much blame for a worldwide problem on one nation?
DC: The institution of government itself is the problem, and the problem is metastasizing like a cancer all over the world. But, sad to say, the U.S. is the most serious offender because it is currently both the most powerful and the most aggressive nation-state. It has been greatly abetted by the fact that the U.S. currency has been accepted globally. The U.S. dollar is, in effect, the reserve that backs all the other currencies in the world. That is why the U.S. government has been the most destructive from an economic point of view. Furthermore, military spending—which in the U.S. equals that of all the other militaries in the world combined—is purely destructive. It serves no useful economic purpose at all. The military is no longer “defending” anything—least of all liberty. It’s actively creating enemies and provoking conflict. So, yes, I think the U.S. government is actually the most dangerous force roaming the world today.
TGR: Do you see that changing after the next election?
DC: No. I think the chances of Obama being reelected are high, simply because more than half of Americans are big net recipients of state largesse. The U.S. has turned into a larger version of Argentina politically, where the electorate is effectively bribed to vote for the biggest thief. It is likely to turn out much worse than Argentina, however. Unlike the Argentines, the U.S. government is fairly efficient. And, unlike Argentina, the U.S. is rapidly turning into a police state.
Electing a Republican might be even worse, though. With the exception of Ron Paul and Gary Johnson, the potential Republican candidates absolutely make my skin crawl. So, no, there is no help on the horizon. The U.S. government is spending about $1.5 trillion more this year than it takes in, and it is not going to cut that. In fact, foolish spending to bail things out will increase. And, worse than that, the Fed has artificially suppressed interest rates for three years. Interest accounts for roughly 2% of $15 trillion official national debt, or $300 billion per year. As interest rates inevitably rise, that interest amount will grow. At 12%—and I’m afraid they’ll have to go even higher than that—it would add another $1.5 trillion just in interest payments.
I absolutely see no way out without a collapse of the U.S. currency and a total reordering of the U.S. economy.
TGR: When Money Dies, the title of your summit, implies some return to a gold standard. How do you see that playing out?
DC: Nothing is certain, but when the dollar disappears—and it’s going to reach its intrinsic value soon—what are people going to use as money? Will we gin up another fiat currency like the euro? The euro is likely to fail before the dollar. My suspicion is that people will want to go back to gold. It’s not because gold is anything magical, but simply the one of the 92 naturally occurring elements that—for the same reasons that make aluminum good for planes and iron good for steel girders—is most useful as money. In fact, the reason that gold has risen as high as it has is that the central banks of third-world countries—places that don’t have large gold reserves, such as China, India, Korea, Russia, even Mexico—have been buying the stuff in size.
TGR: The concept of going to a gold standard seems impossible in the sense that there is only so much gold above ground—6 billion ounces? Maybe $11 trillion worth? But it’s only a fraction of the U.S. GDP. Even with gold at $2,000 an ounce, that leaves an immense gap. In that scenario, how do you convert to a gold standard?
DC: In terms of today’s dollars, gold should probably be a lot higher than it is. I don’t know what the number will be, because a lot of those dollars will disappear in bankruptcies; they will dry up and blow away. It’s like a real estate development that was worth $1 billion on somebody’s books; when it fails, that’s $1 billion destroyed. It’s a question of the battle of inflation (with the government creating dollars to prop things up) against deflation (where businesses fail and wipe out dollars). But put it this way: the U.S. Government reports it owns about 265 million ounces. Its liabilities to foreigners alone are at least $6 trillion. If they were to be redeemed for a fixed amount, that would require roughly $22,000/oz. gold. And that doesn’t count dollars in the U.S. itself.
I’m a bargain hunter and a bottom fisher, and bought most of my gold at vastly lower prices. But I think gold is going much higher because most people still barely even know that the stuff exists. As inflation picks up, they are going to want to get rid of these dollars—but what other monetary commodity can they turn to? So, gold is going higher. I’m still accumulating gold.
TGR: You said that the storm as we emerge from the eye of the hurricane will be worse than it was on the other side. If they don’t own gold, how do investors protect themselves?
DC: It’s very hard to be an investor in today’s world because an investor is someone who allocates capital in a way to create new wealth. That is not easy in today’s highly taxed and regulated economy. It’s late in the day, but not too late, to buy gold, silver and other commodities. Productive assets are good to own. Of course, the easiest way to buy most productive assets is through the shares of publicly traded companies, but the stock market is quite overvalued in my opinion, so that’s not the best option right now.
In addition to trying to build personal holdings of gold and, to a lesser degree, silver, I think people should learn to be speculators. This is not to be confused with gamblers, who rely on random chances. Speculators position themselves to take advantage of politically caused distortions in the marketplace. In a true free market society, you would see very few speculators because there would be few such distortions. But regulations, taxes and currency inflations are likely to keep markets very volatile. Good speculators will position themselves to take advantage of bubbles, and identify bubbles that have been blown to their maximum and are about to deflate.
Government actions are going to force people to become speculators, whether they like it or not. Most won’t like it, and very few will be good at it.
TGR: What bubbles might speculators look to exploit?
DC: I’d say the world’s biggest bubble is real estate in China, but real estate bubbles are just starting to deflate elsewhere, too—in Australia and Canada, for example. It’s relatively hard to short real estate, of course. Shorting bank stocks is an indirect way to play it. I’d say bonds are the short sale of the century. They’re going to be destroyed. Bonds pose a triple threat to capital because:
  1. Interest rates are artificially low, and as interest rates rise—which they must—bonds will fall.
  2. Bonds are denominated in currencies, and most currencies, let’s say dollars, are going to lose a lot of value.
  3. The credit risk of most bonds, certainly those issued by governments, is high.
On the long side, mining stocks are very cheap relative to the price of gold right now. I’d say there’s an excellent chance of a bubble being ignited in gold mining stocks, especially the small ones; in fact, I’d put my finger on that as likely being the easiest way to make a killing.
TGR: Technology was one of the two areas of optimism you mentioned earlier. Do you see a bubble forming there?
DC: You have a point, but I’m not sure you can talk about technology stocks as a whole; technology is too variegated, too vast a field. Although, I’ve long been a huge believer in nanotech, which is likely to change the world as we know it. With gold stocks, however, you can jump into a discrete universe, that’s likely to become a mania.
TGR: Thank you for the tips, Doug, and as always, for your thoughtful insights.
At the sold-out Casey/Sprott Summit When Money Dies, more than 20 seasoned investment pros, economists and freethinkers provided their insights and advice on the coming currency collapse… and what investors can do to protect their assets. Listen to the timely investment advice and specific stock recommendations of North America’s top financial experts from the comfort of your home—in 20+ hours of power-packed audio recordings on CD (or MP3). More details.

Michigan Nuke Plant Venting Radioactive Steam into Environment Because of Electrical Accident ...


You know there are nuke accidents all the time here in the US. The public thinksnuclear power is safe because the managed US corporate Media never focuses on the numerous accidents.
But here at Bodhi Thunder, I will keep focusing on them. Hopefully I don’t have to report on a Fukushima disaster here in the US anytime soon. But you can be assured over time there will be a Fukushima type disaster here in this country as long as the government continues to allow for the operation of nuclear power.
Presently a Michigan Nuclear Power Plant is releasing radioactive steam into the environment because of a nuclear accident.
Entergy’s Palisades nuclear plant near South Haven is venting radioactive steam into the environment as part of an unplanned shutdown triggered by an electrical accident. This shutdown, which began Sunday evening, came just five days after the plant restarted from a shutdown that was caused by a leak in the plant’s cooling system. Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokeswoman Prema Chandrithal said that the current shutdown happened because an object slipped during work on a circuit breaker and caused an arc that took out power for one of two DC electrical systems that power safety valves and other devices. According to a notice filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the plant is stable and “controlling temperature using Atmospheric Dump Valves.” “The steam that would normally go to the generators, that steam is now going into the environment … through the steam stack,” said Chandrithal. “This would have very low levels of tritium.” Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. The plant is monitoring the levels and will report them to the NRC, Chandrithal said. Palisades’ 798-megawatt reactor began operation in 1971, and through a license extension granted by NRC, may operate until 2031…

Video: Elenin On Stereo B: “She’s Still Out There” ...


September 28th,Elenin doom avoided; at least so far according to this YouTube prognostigator. While anElenin related Earthquakehasn’t occured yet, the ‘Jupiter’ sized comet is still out there and closing in onEarth every day until it’s closest approach around the 16th of October or so.

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Video: The Revelation Of The Pyramids – This New Investigation Changes Everything We Think We Know About Our History ...


For centuries the GreatPyramids have fascinated mankind and each year brings a batch of new theories from the plausible to the absolutely bizarre. Now in THEREVELATION OF THE PYRAMIDS, out on 22nd August, courtesy of Optimum HomeEntertainment, the truth is uncovered. After nearly forty years of study and research, the producers of this documentary have at last managed first to understand and then to prove what lies behind one of the greatest archaeological mysteries. Patrice Pooyard, the director of the film guides you through the world’s oldest and most beautiful sites after six years of investigation, aided by his anonymous informants and technical specialists. The result will shake the world history to its very core, and revolutioniseEgyptology entirely.


Here We Go – 200,000 Member Transport Workers Union Votes To Support Occupy Wall Street ...


The Massive Nationwide Transport Workers Union with over 200,000 members in 22 states has voted tonight to support the Occupy Wall StreetProtests.

TWU union votes to support occupy wall street
Yesterday, I reported on United Union Pilots marching on Wall Street in full uniform.
United Pilots Protest Wall St. In Uniform
United Union Pilots Protest Wall Street In Uniform
Reports from Twitter say United Pilots joined in the protests against wall street today choosing to march against their corporate overlords in full uniform.
Now comes news yesterday’s march was no fluke.
This tweet just came across my radar from @NewYorkist
Transport Workers Union Votes To Support Occupy Wall StreetTransport Workers Union Votes To Support Occupy Wall Street
To make sure this was legit, I looked for confirmation online.
Lisa Lockwood over at the Daily Kos reports to have called the union and verified.

Transport Workers Union votes to support #OccupyWallstreet!

From @Newyorkist twit stream:
M5 bus just stopped n. side of protest. Beeped many times. Member of twu 100. Said they coming Fri 4PM. Now what.
Then
TWU mtg tonight. Voted to support #occupywallst. Having all union mtg Fri 11pm @ 1700 Bway, 2nd Fl. All locals can attend. 2128732036 x2036
Followed by
Check @ANIMALNewYork tmrw forvideo interviews & more info about TWU Local 100 planned solidarity w/#occupywallst
And,
Call ur district office. RT @XtendedForecast: @Newyorkist. I’m labor too. Where is the @aflcio? Their 6.7% is part of the 99%!
I asked @Newyorkist for confirmation, he pm’d this:
I spoke w/Christine Williams. Her card says: TWU Stations Division Recording Secretary, Exec Board Member. 212.873.6000 x2036. She told me

The TWU has four main divisions: Railroad; Gaming; Airline; Transit; and Utility, University and Service. The Union has 114 autonomous locals representing over 200,000 members and retirees in 22 states around the country. James C. Little is the current President of the TWU and has been serving in this position for the last three years. Joseph C. Gordon is the Secretary-Treasurer and Harry Lombardo is the Executive Vice President.
This is big. The more Labor support we get, and the more visible that support, the better.
P.S.
Calling on the AFL/CIO…. hello? Solidarity! Join us! #OccupyWallStreet needs you!
Source: Daily Kos

Also republished by Occupy Wall Street and In Support of Labor and Unions.

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Why Was This Ancient Spice Given to Slaves Building the Pyramids?


Posted By Dr. Mercola | September 28 2011
Med Info has assembled studies that list more than 150 beneficial effects that garliccan have on your health.
The studies show that garlic:
  • Inhibits cholesterol accumulation
  • Reduces risk for heart attack and stroke
  • May be effective against drug-resistant bacteria
  • Lessens cadmium-induced liver damage
  • May have protective effects against cancer
According to one of the studies linked on the site, garlic may also help fight multi-drug resistant tuberculosis:
“Alternate medicine practices with plant extracts including garlic should be considered to decrease the burden of drug resistance and cost in the management of diseases. The use of garlic against MDR-TB [multi-drug resistant tuberculosis] may be of great importance regarding public health.”
Saffron is another spice making headlines, as there is increasing evidence to suggest that it may be an effective means of managing Alzheimer’s disease. A study found that saffron had an effect similar to the drug donepezil in the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s after 22 weeks — and had fewer side effects.
Another study found that dietary supplementation with vitamin E and folic acid, as well as ALA, DHA, and GPC, could aid in decreasing oxidative stress in mouse brains.
According to FYI Living:
“… [T]his reveals that such dietary supplementation also helps improve cognitive performance in the normal mice. This study is a significant step towards development of newer preventive nutritional therapies in the elderly who are susceptible to cognitive decline and related diseases such as Alzheimer’s. It also enables an understanding of the involvement of oxidative stress and other molecular mechanisms that lead to age-related loss of cognitive abilities.”
  



Dr. Mercola’s Comments

If you want a simple way to increase the disease-fighting power of your meals, be generous with your use of high-quality herbs and spices. There is no shortage of research showing that these foods are among the healthiest you can consume, and the best part is they taste wonderful and are relatively inexpensive, so they’re a “secret weapon” that just about everyone can take advantage of.
When it comes to using herbs and spices, you really can’t go wrong as long as you choose those that appeal to you and “agree” with you. But I want to highlight two in specific that are showing great therapeutic promise, one that you’re already familiar with — garlic — and one that you may not be — saffron.

Garlic: One of Nature’sMost Impressive Foods

Garlic has been treasured for its medicinal properties for centuries. In ancient times, Greek and Roman soldiers ate garlic before going off to war, and it was reportedly given to the slaves who built the Egyptian pyramidsin order to enhance their strength and endurance.
It also happens to be one of the most heavily researched plant foods around. At GreenMedInfo you can find 133 studies involving 153 different conditions that garlic may benefit. Among them:
AtherosclerosisHigh blood pressureCancerGallstones
Ear infectionsMercury poisoningDiabetesLow immune function
MRSAHigh triglyceridesCandidiasisUlcerative colitis
Wound healingStrokeHeart attackBacterial infections
As you can see from the wide range of conditions it impacts, garlic exerts its benefits on multiple levels, offering anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-fungal and antioxidant properties. It’s thought that much of garlic’s therapeutic effect comes from its sulfur-containing compounds, such as allicin, which are also what give it its characteristic smell.

An Infection-Fighting, Heart-Protective, Cancer-Preventive Powerhouse

Researchers have revealed that as allicin digests in your body it produces sulfenic acid, a compound that reacts faster with dangerous free radicals than any other known compound. This is one of the reasons why I named garlic as one of the top seven anti-aging foods you can consume.
Garlic is also a triple threat against infections, offering antibacterial, antiviral andantifungal properties. Not only is it effective at killing antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including MRSA, but it also fights yeast infections, viruses and parasites.
Garlic also helps relax and enlarge the blood vessels in your body, improving blood flow,especially to your heart. This can help prevent conditions like high blood pressure and life-threatening events such as a heart attack or stroke. Garlic also inhibits the formation of plaques in your arteries, and prevents cholesterol from becoming oxidized, a condition that may contribute to heart disease.
This powerhouse food is also known to help increase your protection against at least five forms of cancer: breast, colon, ovarian, prostate and esophageal. In one study, the more often participants ate vegetables from the allium family, particularly garlic and onions, the lower their risk of certain cancers became. Part of this effect may be due to garlic’s ability to increase tissue activities of phase II detoxification enzymes, which are necessary to help your body excrete chemicals and other toxins.
Interestingly, the allicin in garlic is so powerful it has even been found to help weight loss in rats fed a fructose-rich diet – which is virtually guaranteed to make most people gain weight. Animals being fed only the fructose-rich diet gained weight, but those whose diets were supplemented with allicin did not, and some even lost weight. Of course, this does not mean you can eat all the fructose you want and then eat a couple of cloves of garlic and expect to lose weight … but it does give you an idea of just how far-reaching garlic’s benefits appear to be.

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