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Plastic Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery

Plastic, reconstructive, and cosmetic surgery refers to a variety of operations performed in order to repair or restore body parts to look normal, or to change a body part to look better. These types of surgery are highly specialized and performed by surgeons trained to precise cutting and suturing techniques, and by care taken to minimize scarring. Recent advances in the development of miniaturized instruments, new materials for artificial limbs and body parts, and improved surgical techniques have expanded the range of plastic surgery procedures that can be performed.

Although these three types of surgery share some common techniques and approaches, they have somewhat different emphases. Plastic surgery is usually performed to treat birth defects and to remove skin blemishes such as warts, acne scars, or birthmarks. Cosmetic surgery procedures are performed to make persons look younger or enhance their appearance in other ways. Reconstructive surgery is used to reattach body parts severed in combat or accidents, to perform skin grafts after severe burns, or to reconstruct parts of person’s body that were missing at birth or removed by surgery.

Most cosmetic surgery is done on the face. It is intended either to correct disfigurement or to enhance a person’s features. The most common cosmetic procedure for children is correction of a cleft lip or palate. In adults, the reshaping of the nose (rhinoplasty), removing of excess skin around the eyes (blepharoplasty), face lifts (rhytidectomy), reshaping and adjusting the size of the breast (mammoplasty). In our modern time where more emphasis is put on our looks it become more acceptable for men to request facelifts and eyelid surgery, hair transplants and tummy tucks. Reconstructive surgery is often performed on burn and accident victims. It may involve the rebuilding of severely fractured bones and skin grafting, the reattachment of an amputated finger or toe, or implanting a prosthesis.How to proceed? After a meticulous research is done and making sure the surgeon has the right qualifications a first consultative meeting will be arranged. If everything was well explained and understood at the end of the visit or at a next visit (never rush to a conclusion unless you feel complete confident in the procedure and the surgeon) and as soon the appointment for surgery has been scheduled, the count down starts, not only for you, but also for the surgeon who has just made an agreement with you. The quality of the final result will depend on your mutual agreement. You must not undergo this operation passively. Your part is the most essential. You should establish a new mode of behavior, as does the surgeon, so that on the day of the surgery, all should be at the best of their forms, since the success of the operation is resulting from the fruitful work performed by a team, and you are the center of this team. Preparation for plastic surgery includes the surgeon’s detailed assessment. A physical examination followed by blood and urine tests, and other tests to make sure that they do not have any previously undetected health problems or blood clotting disorders. The skin has to be well prepared. Dietetic guidelines have to be followed as accurately as possible. Do not take any aspirin 7 days before and 8 days after the surgery. Plastic, cosmetic, and reconstructive surgeries have an important psychological dimension because of the high value placed on outward appearance in Western society. Plastic, reconstructive, and cosmetic surgical procedures are performed by surgeons with specialized training in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Depending on the complexity of the procedures, they may be performed in hospitals as an inpatient, in outpatient facilities, or in private professional offices.

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS (ASPS)

By choosing a doctor that is a member from the ASPS you can rest assured he’s qualified to perform your plastic surgery.

DOCTORS LIST

Palma-Zevallos Beatriz E., MD, SA-C Cosmetic Surgeon| Stem Cell | 340 NE 194 TERR, Miami, FL 33179, USA

Monica Tadros, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 911, Park Ave Suite 1C, New York, NY 10021, 300 Grand Ave #104, Englewood, NJ 07631, USA

Brian Hass, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 2401 PGA Boulevard, Suite 150, Palm Beach Gardens, FL. 33410-3515, USA

Jason Cooper, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 3535 Military Trail, Suite 204, Jupiter, FL. 33458, USA

Gregory DeLange, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 2865 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, FL. 33410-2910 USA

Dana Goldberg, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 224 Chimney Corner Lane, Suite 1002, Jupiter, FL. 33458, USA

Kim Koger, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 4600 Military Trail, Suite 202, Jupiter, FL. 33458, USA

Andrew Kornstein, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | Greenwich CT Location, 116 Mason Street Greenwich, CT 06830, USA

Lara Devgan, MD U.S. Board Certified | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 969 Park Ave., New York, NY 10028, USA

Douglas Steinbrech, MD U.S. Board Certified | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 60 East 56th Street, Suite 301, New York, NY10022 , USA

Samson William, MD U.S. Board Certified | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 5 Columbus Circle 8th Floor, New York, NY 10019, USA

Jimmy Sung, MD U.S. Certified | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 65 Broadway, suite 1701, New York, NY 1006, USA

Steven R. Cohen, MD U.S. Board Certified | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 4510 Executive Drive, SanDiego, CA 92121, USA

Randy Sherman | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 8635 West Third Street, Suite 770, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA

Mark Urata, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Mailstop #96, Los Angeles, CA90027, USA

Jeffrey Rosenberg, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 1245 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 601, Los Angeles, CA 90017-4810, USA

Emily Kirby, MD| Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 5075 Edwards Ranch Road, ForthWoth, TX 76109. USA

Emily McLaughlin, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 1200 West Magnolia Ave, Suite 110, Forth Worth, TX 76104, USA

Andrew Barnett, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 450 Sutter Street, Suite 1123, San Francisco, CA 94108-3913, USA

Randall Weill, MD| Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 909 Hyde Street, Suite 602, San Francisco, CA 94109-4822, USA

INTERNATIONAL CLINICS & DOCTORS LIST

 TUNISIA

CONSEIL DE L’ORDRE DES MÉDECINS EN FRANCE chirurgiens-plasticiens.info and CONSEIL DE L’ORDRE DES MEDECINS EN TUNESIE ordre-medecins.org.tn

By choosing a doctor that is a member from these National Medical Institutions you can rest assured he’s qualified to perform your plastic surgery.

 CHIRURGIE PLUS, Faiza Dhouib, MD / Moncef Guiga MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | 4, Rue de La Cote d’Ivoire, 1002 Tunis Belvedere - Tunisie

Chiraz Bouzguenda MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | Centre Soukra Medical, en face Clinique de la Soukra, Cabinet C4 – 4eme etage, 303 rue Cheikh Mohamed Ennaifer, 2036 La Soukra, Tunis, Tunisie

Hatem Zili, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | Av. Hedi Nouira, Imm. Le Capitol,Ennasr. II, Tunisie

Walid Balti, MD | Plast. Reconstr. Surg. | Hannibal Medical Center, Cab. No13 – 3rd floor, Berges du Lac 2 – 1053 Tunis, Tunisie

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Stem Cell Therapy

Stem cells are the foundation for every organ and tissue in your body. They are the body's raw materials — cells from which all other cells with specialized functions are generated. There are many different types of stem cells that come from different places in the body or are formed at different times in our lives. These include embryonic stem cells that exist only at the earliest stages of development and various types of tissue-specific (or adult) stem cells that appear during fetal development and remain in our bodies throughout life.

Cell therapy involves grafting cells to restore the function of a tissue or organ. The aim is to provide long-term care to the patient through a single injection of therapeutic cells. These cells are obtained from pluripotent  (can give all types of cells) or multipotent (can give a limited number of cell types) from the patient himself or from a donor. Under the right conditions in the body or a laboratory, stem cells divide to form more cells called daughter cells. Researchers now know how to differentiate pluripotent cells into several cell types.

People who might benefit from stem cell therapies include those with spinal cord injuries, type 1 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, stroke, burns, cancer and osteoarthritis.

The most used Multipotent stem cells, present throughout the body within the adipose, bone marrow, organ support tissues, but also from bones, cartilage, muscles ... These stem cells are particularly easy to take from adipose tissue or bone marrow. They can give rise to cartilaginous cells (chondrocytes), Osseous (ostheoblasts), fatty (adipocytes), muscle fibers (myocytes), cardiomyocytes ... They also secrete growth factors favorable to the surrounding cells and are sometimes used exclusively for this property. They also produce anti-inflammatory factors, which lead to local immunosuppression and promote the function of cells regulating immunity. These properties limit local inflammation and protect, a priori, against transplant rejection.

Other multipotent cells can be used in cell therapy, such as skin stem cells. The stem cells of the eye make it possible to repair lesions of the cornea. Hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow are the source of all blood cells: in the case of hematological cancer, they make it possible to rebuild a stock of healthy blood cells after chemotherapy. Umbilical cord blood contains immune-naive hematopoietic stem cells, and therefore very well tolerated in the event of a transplant. Cord blood is used to treat malignant hemopathies such as leukemia or lymphoma, or genetic diseases like Fanconi anemia. It offers a serious alternative to bone marrow transplantation in the absence of a compatible donor. However, the number of therapeutic cells recovered by cord is low. When therapeutic stem cells are taken from someone other than the patient, they are said to be allogeneic. Their use can pose problems of immune tolerance.

Stem cell therapy, also known as regenerative medicine, promotes the repair response of diseased, dysfunctional or injured tissue using stem cells or their derivatives. It is the next chapter in organ transplantation and uses cells instead of donor organs, which are limited in supply.

The indications for cell therapy are endless and the promise is real in many areas. Clinical fields such as that of neurodegenerative diseases  (Parkinson's or Alzheimer's diseases) or muscular degenerations (Duchenne muscular dystrophy) could be concerned if the researchers manage to produce different subtypes of neurons in large quantities and skeletal muscle cells. And how not to also imagine the possibility of producing blood cells, including platelet, in unlimited quantity, to cover the blood needs of hospitals? All assumptions are now allowed.

Stem cell researchers are making great advances in understanding normal development, figuring out what goes wrong in disease and developing and testing potential treatments to help patients. They still have much to learn, however, about how stem cells work in the body and their capacity for healing. Safe and effective treatments for most diseases, conditions and injuries are in the future.

There is certain information you should look into if you are considering a stem cell treatment, including a detailed description of the treatment and the science that supports it, the expected outcome and the risks. It is important to discuss any research or information you gather with your primary care physician and other trusted members of your healthcare team in deciding what is right for you.

CLINICS & DOCTORS LIST

Kristin Comella. PhD | Stem Cell | U.S. Stem Cell, Inc., 13794 NW4th Street, Suite 212 Sunrise, FL 33325

Regenerative Medicine Institute, Vincent Giampapa MD, F.A.C.S. Plastic Reconstructive Surgeon | Stem Cell | 89 Valley Rd, Montclair, NJ, 07042 USA

Advanced Orthopedic Specialists | Stem Cell | Genoa Business Park Drive 2305, Brighton, 48114 Michigan USA

Anatara Medicine & San Francisco Stem Cell | Stem Cell | 1700 California Street, Suite 520, San Francisco, CA 94109 USA

Beatriz Palma-Zevallos, SA-C Cosmetic Surgeon | Stem Cell | 118 S Pendleton St, Easley, SC, USA

Caring Medical & Rehabilitation Services – Chicagoland Office             | Stem Cell | North Lake  Street. Oak Park 715 Grayslake, 60030 Illinois USA

Darrow Stem Cell Institute | Stem Cell | Wilshere Boulevard 11645, Los Angeles, CA 90025 USA

Jonathan Landow, MD | Stem Cell | 420 Jericho Tpke, Jericho,             NY 11753 USA

Manhattan Integrtive Medicine | Stem Cell | 330 West 58th Street, Suite 610, New York, NY 10019 USA

Pangenics Regenerative Center | Stem Cell | 3599 University Blvd, Suite 603, Jacksonville, FL 32218 USA

South Florida Bone Marrow / Stem Cell Transplant Institute, | Stem Cell | Ste 600 10301, Boynton Beach, FL 33437 USA

Stem Cell Carolina | Stem Cell | 7928 Counsel Place, #116 Matthews, NC 28105 USA

Charm – Center for Healing and Regenerative Medicine | Stem Cell | Ranch Road 2222 10815, Austin, TX &8730 USA

UCLA-UCI Alpha Stem Cell Clinic | Stem Cell | University of California Irvine, 845 Health Sciences Road, 1001 Gross Hall Irvine, CA 92697-1705 USA

U.S. STEM CELL, Inc, | Stem Cell | 1560 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway, 4th Floor, FL 33323 USA

U.S. STEM-CELL CLINIC, Michelle Parlo, PA-C Physician Assistant, Beatriz Palma-Zevallos, SA-C Cosmetic Surgeon, Antonio E. Blanco, MD | Stem Cell | 1290 Weston Road, Suite 203A, Weston, FL 33326 USA

INTERNATIONAL CLINICS & DOCTORS LIST

COSTA RICA

REGENERATIVE MEDICINE INSTITUTE, Vincent Giampapa, MD, F.A.C.S. Victor Urzola MD, Estaban Urzola MDS, Richard D. Striano D.C., RMSK, | Stem Cell | Avenida Escazu, Torre Lexus 3rd Floor San Jose, Costa Rica 101017

STEM CELLS TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE, Leslie Mesen MD | Stem Cell | Hospital Cima,Medical Tower II, Office 618, San Rafael, Escazú, San José, Costa Rica

CROATIA

ST. CATHERINE SPECIALITY HOSPITAL - STEM CELL | Stem Cell | Bračak 8, Bračak, 49210 Krapinsko-Zagorska Zupanija, Croatia

INDIA

KOKILABEN DHIRUBHAI AMBANI HOSPITAL | Stem Cell | Swaminarayan Complex Surat, 395001 Gujarat India

JAPAN

OMOTESANDO HELENE CLINIC | Stem Cell | 5-9-15 Minami Aoyama Minato-Ku, Minato, 107-0052 Tokyo Japan

MEXICO

STEM CELL THERAPY TIJUANA MEXICO, Hospital Angeles Tijuana | Stem Cell | Paseo de los Heroes 10999 – 309, Zona Urbana Rio Tijuana, 22010 Tijuana, B.C. Mexico

PROGENCELL – STEM CELL THERAPIES | Stem Cell | Medical clinic, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico – In Plaza Comercial Pavillion

WORLD STEM CELL CLINIC  | Stem Cell | Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico

PANAMA

STEM CELL INSTITUTE | Stem Cell | BICSA Financial Tower 63rd Floor, Calle Aquilino de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama

SOUTH AFRICA

THE MELROSE AESTHETIC CENTRE | Stem Cell | 3rd Floor, Medical Centre, Melrose Arch Johannesburg, 2196 Gauteng South Africa

THAILAND

STEMCELLS21| Stem Cell | Soi Ruam 3 Bangkok, 10330 Bangkok Thailand

UK

UK STEM CELLFOUNDATION | Stem Cell | 21 Albermarle Street, London, W1S4BS UK

MEDICA STEM CELLS | Stem Cell | 27 George Street, Marylebone, London, W1U3QA UK

UKRAINE

ILAYA MEDICAL STEM CELL CLINIC, R. Sulik MD & Neurologist        | Stem Cell | Ivana Kramskogo Street 9, 03115 Kiev, Ukraine

ABLOU SREM CELL CLINIC | Stem Cell | Voznesens’kyy uzviz 23B, Kyiv – 02000, Ukraine

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Innovative Functional Regenerative Medicine

Innovative Medicine is about restoring your body and mind’s power to heal itself by tapping into your own healing potential. The art of medicine is to understand and to anticipate a dysfunctional organism to help restoring itself to its full potential. There is an inevitable link between physical and mental health. The human body reacts to emotional and mental stress and distress. Innovative medicine recognizes this. A variety of approaches and therapies are incorporated that include psychological and emotional factors. These factors are often – but not always – entangled with a need for lifestyle adjustments or spiritual therapies. Spiritual therapies may include spiritual counseling, meditation, consciousness practices, and more. Often health care professionals don’t give any attention to this factor. Spirituality has such a vast space of manifestation that only a few dare taking the risk to integrate it in their approach of healing. It’s linked to connections within the universe and a moderate understanding of our existence. Innovative Medicine understands the spiritual association when it comes to wellbeing and health. Spirituality is closely related to mental wellbeing. Researchers found that stress and depression are linked to a decreased immune response. These aspects leave the human body susceptible to disease and may be the ultimate cause of one’s illness. Innovative Medicine emphasizes lifestyle changes as a considerable and important part of living a healthy life. It can impact a person’s physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental state. In Innovative Medicine, lifestyle factors aren’t limited to diet and exercise. These factors also involve stress-related mechanisms, relationships, and psychological consequences associated with psycho-emotional therapy methods. A sense of purpose or a person’s general happiness may also contribute to disease or illness. Innovative Medicine takes everything into account. It recognizes that acupuncture, TCM, Reiki, ‘qi’ therapy types, Ayurveda, homeopathy, herbology, emotional techniques, spiritual practices, and therapeutic touch energy therapies benefit certain individuals. It also realizes that great advancements have been made in energy medicine. We live in a global world where the East meet the West and there should not be preferential therapies based on religious, philosophical, cultural or financial preferences. A Doctor works with the noble purpose to help a human being in moments of pain, disability and sickness to the best of his ability with the tools he has to his disposition under whatever circumstances. He will never act to purposely, consciously and willingly harm any human being. There is a very fine silver lining between what is called innovative and functional medicine. But in both we can observe a new born unique approach towards health and wellbeing. A honest whole evaluation that considers the human being as a complex organism where all internal mechanism are connected and function with each other as well with the outer world. It will be very difficult to create health in an ecological sick and destroyed planet.The goal of Functional Medicine is to promote health and vitality in each patient. Practitioners examine each patient’s lifestyle and unique biochemical factors to identify the underlying causes of their disease and find treatments that help return patients to optimal health. Functional Medicine is holistic, one clinician looks at all aspects of the patient and focuses on prevention and health promoting lifestyle changes with sustainable treatments that address the underlying causes of dysfunction. Restoring patients to health Functional Medicine addresses the underlying causes of disease, using a systems-oriented approach and engaging both patient and practitioner in a therapeutic partnership. It is an evolution in the practice of medicine that better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century.By shifting the traditional disease-centered focus of medical practice to a more patient-centered approach, Functional Medicine addresses the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms.Functional Medicine practitioners spend time with their patients, listening to their histories and looking at the interactions among genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that can influence long-term health and complex, chronic disease. In this way, Functional Medicine supports the unique expression of health and vitality for each individual. Functional Medicine incorporates the latest in genetic science, systems biology, and understanding of how environmental and lifestyle factors influence the emergence and progression of disease. Functional Medicine enables physicians and other health professionals to practice proactive, predictive, personalized medicine and empowers patients to take an active role in their own health. The most important factors, and the ones we examine first when gathering information about the patient, are the foundational lifestyle factors; sleep, exercise, nutrition, stress levels, relationships, and genetics. These are the roots and soil, which are in turn influenced by specific predisposing factors (antecedents), discrete events (triggers), and ongoing physiological processes (mediators), and may then result in fundamental imbalances at the trunk. These can eventually result in the signs and symptoms that are grouped into a diagnosable constellation that we call disease. Functional Medicine is a systems biology–based approach that focuses on identifying and addressing the root cause of disease. Each symptom or differential diagnosis may be one of many contributing to an individual’s illness.A diagnosis can be the result of more than one cause. For example, depression can be caused by many different factors, including inflammation. Likewise, a cause such as inflammation may lead to a number of different diagnoses, including depression. The precise manifestation of each cause depends on the individual’s genes, environment, and lifestyle, and only treatments that address the right cause will have lasting benefit beyond symptom suppression.It is an approach to health care that conceptualizes health and illness as part of a continuum in which all components of the human biological system interact dynamically with the environment, producing patterns and effects that change over time.

DOCTORS LIST

Lisa M Bixby Dr. MD | Innovative | 1532 Salt Point, Tpke, New York 12569

Peter R.Breggin, MD | Psychiatrist | 101 Easte State Street, #112, Ithaca, New York 14850

Yashoda Bhaskar Dr. Lifestyle Medicine Specialist | Innovative | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA

Jennifer Chevinsky Dr. MD Physician, Lifestyle Medicine Specialist  | Innovative | Atlanta, GA, USA

Lori Carnsew Dr. Lifestyle Medicine Specialist | Innovative | 118 S Pendleton St, Easley, SC, USA

Joshua Cusick-Lewis Dr. MD, MPH, Family Practitioner | Innovative | Robert C. Byrd Clinical Teaching Center 5th Floor, 3200 MacCorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV 25304, USA

Justin Charles Dr. MD Physician Lifestyle Medicine | Innovative | New Haven, CT, USA

Caldwell Esselstyn Dr. Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute | Innovative | 1950 Richmond Road Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124

Joel Fuhrman Dr. Wellness Center, Specializing in Nutritional Medicine & Lifestyle Counseling and Coaching | Innovative | 4 Walter E. Foran Blvd, Suite 409 NJ 08822

Michael Greger Dr. | Innovative | P.O. Box 11400 Park, MD 20913

Steven Gundry Dr. | MD, FACS, FACC | 9465 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 300 Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Jennifer Hetrick Dr. Family Practitioner, Lifestyle Medicine Specialist    | Innovative | 885 High Street, Suite 107; Worthington, OH, USA

David Katz Dr., MD, MPH | Innovative | 1001 Woodward Ave., Suite 500 Detroit, MI 48226

Anitha Kankar Dr. General Practice Doctor | Innovative | 8040 Van Nuts Blvd

Lori Lindbergh Health Coach, Ph. D. | Innovative | 2691 Bedford Street, Johnstown, PA 15904, USA

Philip Memoji Dentist D.M.D, F.A.G.D., F.I.N.D., C.N/C. | Innovative | 438 Springfield Ave Suite #3, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922, USA

Peter Osborne Dr. | Innovative | 7616 Branford Pl #110, Sugar Land, TX 77479

Jay Pennock Dr.  Physician| functional | 301 Center Street, Santa Cruz, CA, USA

Pamela A. Popper Dr. PhD President Wellness Forum Health | functional |

Danae Perkins Dr., Family Practitioner | Innovative | 1150 North Sister Catherine Way, Nampa, ID, USA

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With countless specialty food markets and so many wellness and workout options available, it feels like leading a healthy, balanced lifestyle has never been more on-trend. And while it’s great that people are paying closer attention to what they’re putting in their shopping carts and on their plates, there’s one downside⁠—healthy food ain’t cheap.

When it comes to choosing produce, most people assume organic is always the way to go—but the truth is, some fruits and vegetables are just as safe to buy conventionally, and they’re more affordable, too. (*cha-ching*)

RELATED: How to Store Fruits and Vegetables

When to Go—or Forego—Organic

There's a way to find out which types of organic produce aren't really necessary. Each year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) releases a Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce, aka “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen.”

Here’s how it works: Testing is conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture, the USDA's Pesticide Testing Program, and the Food and Drug Administration tests to determine which fruits and vegetables contain the most and the least amount of concentrations of pesticides. The “Clean Fifteen” is a list of 15 fruits and vegetables with the fewest traces of pesticides, while the “Dirty Dozen” is a list of 12 fruits and vegetables that contain the highest. It’s important to note that you should thoroughly wash all of your produce before consuming, even if you’re snacking on an item from the “Clean Fifteen.”

RELATED: A Go-To Guide for Using Up Every Bit of Your Fresh Summer Produce

15 Fruits and Veggies With the Lowest Traces of Pesticides

Buying organic isn't always worth it when it comes to these 15 fruits and veggies, so you can save yourself the worry and confusion—and some dough—next time you're in the produce aisle.

Avocados

Sweet corn

Pineapples

Frozen sweet peas

Onions

Papayas

Eggplants

Asparagus

Kiwis

Cabbages

Cauliflower

Cantaloupes

Broccoli

Mushrooms

Honeydew melons

12 Fruits and Veggies With the Highest Traces of Pesticides

According to the EWG, these 12 produce varieties contain the highest traces of pesticides, which means buying organic might be worth the extra cash if you're not sure which route to take.

Strawberries

Spinach

Kale

Nectarines

Apples

Grapes

Peaches

Cherries

Pears

Tomatoes

Celery

Potatoes

It's OK to Eat Non-Organic Produce!

Keep in mind, there’s nothing wrong with buying all conventional fruits and vegetables, so don’t let these two lists discourage you from eating healthily. Whether or not it's organic, fresh food is always pricier than products loaded with preservatives and longer shelf lives—but it's always better for you. The EWG states that "all research agrees on the health benefits of a diet that includes fruits and vegetables, and eating fresh produce— organic or conventional, as budget allows—is essential for health."

RELATED: Is It Better to Buy Locally-Grown or Organic Produce?

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THE MICROBIOME

What does it takes to make us understand that we are living in a very sensitive biosphere that makes up for our outer and inner environment. Our intestinal flora the micro-biome is where trillions of good and bad bacteria is cohabiting our bodies and responsible for the well functioning of most of our bodily systems. In particular the digestive system that has a direct influence on our immune system. By harming or destroying the micro-biome we are bringing in distress our immune system affecting our hormonal, circulatory system further down to the mitochondria that takes care of our cell metabolism and how it handles energy created in the process. Bringing the body in a high inflammatory state creates the majority of our autoimmune diseases such as cancer, hearth and vascular, diabetic, high blood pressure, obesity and the list goes on. Human kind has created a very toxic environment by using chemicals, pesticides, glyphosate, have been sprayed all over the planet destroying our top soil, trough genetic engineering (GMO”S) we have modified the DNA of the plants that feed us, air and sea pollution seems unstoppable. All these pollutants, stress and life style called epigenetics (triggers from our good and bad genes) are absorbed to our inner world through the food we eat, the air we breathe the water we drink. Sometimes it get very tricky, we all know that the use of antibiotics will not only affect our bad bacteria but also the good ones. Intelligent people will be very careful and refrain of overusing them. Just be aware that 80% from all antibiotics are used for the animals of our meat stock. The result is that if you eat meat unless organic your gut is overflown with antibiotics that are killing your good bacteria.

There is more than scientific evidence that direct us to eat a “whole plant food base” diet. This is the only sustainable way to feed the planet and our self and eradicating most of our chronic diseases. What is stopping you to get out of your existing paradigm of a destructive live structure? Is it the fear of change and the unknown? Leaving your comfort zone. The ostrich politics where you do not want to see the reality. Orsana has a very simple program for you to guide you step by step to a healthier way of life. “BE ALIVE” Eat right – Move – Relax.

There is only one way to know “try it”!

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The water therapy

Water is the primary substance of all things. It consists of hydrogen and oxygen. It can be found in all organs in copious amounts and even in the smallest building materials, the cells, of the body. It is transported by food, but of course also by the drinking of water. Every day, the organs -including kidneys, intestines, skin and lungs- eliminate almost 3 liters of water. One has to try to compensate this loss of liquid through food and drinking. In order to have the body functioning well, liquid is far more important than a large amount of food. As the fact is that approximately 70% of your body consist of water. In this water, there are the metals that attract and emit energy. If you do not take in enough water through drinking of food, this leads to internal autointoxication. In this case, several degradation substances are not washed away in time. It is recommended to drink at least 2 liters of water a day in order to stimulate the water metabolism, in particular the intestines, liver and kidneys will function better. Food that has too much seasoning, salt or sugar, upsets the water balance. Moreover it is better to use pure water, all other liquids are stimulants rather than resources.

Water has a triple task for food:

- To connect the substances in the body necessary for life, so that they can do their work.

- To thin down other substances.

- To transport waste products.

It is a building material with which organic life cannot do without. Without water, the protein in our somatic cells would dry up and become a lifeless mass. Water is life, we can do without food for many days, but only little time without water, People who retain water (edema) are very often afraid to drink. They think that the more they drink, the more they swell. This thought is incorrect and the contrary is true. Your body works as a sponge, if you do not drink much, the body retains water; the more you drink, the more it eliminates water. Another problem is that many people cannot drink if they are not thirsty. It is a known fact that the more you drink, the more you develop a thirsty feeling in mouth and pharynx. A good advice is not to wait until the evening before touching your first glass of water. Make it a discipline to take a glass of water as your first move when waking up. See to it that you always have water at hand, next to your bed, at the office, in the car or wherever you go.

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Do you real want to live healthy lives and eradicate all sickness out of it? Lets keep it simple. Hippocrates regarded as the father of medicine told us 2500 year ago that food is our medicine and medicine should be our food. Only recently since scientific research comes up with new studies showing how our environmental connection influence our micro-biome (intestinal flora) can we better anticipate PHD T. Colin Campbell (author of The China Study) 40 years scientific research how whole plant based food is the most efficient and sustainable diet for human kind and the well being of our planet.  Central should always stand our good health and wealth to thrive for a better life. Here fore we need a clean sustainable and peaceful environment. Our contemporary lifestyle has turned our bodies in a high inflammatory state, creating the majority of our autoimmune diseases such as cancer, hearth and vascular, diabetic, high blood pressure, obesity and the list goes on. Human kind has created a very toxic environment by using chemicals, pesticides, glyphosate, have been sprayed all over the planet destroying our top soil, trough genetic engineering (GMO”S) we have modified the DNA of the plants that feed us, air and sea pollution seems unstoppable. We are living in a fragile ecosystem that is continued under trait by the way humanity is destroying its biosphere. Collectively we are moving together full speed to a massive precipice. In fact we are committing a collective suicide. Scientists have warned us with solid evidence that we are destroying our biosphere. Our environment with its complex structures of diversity and all elements and substances necessary for our survival got out of balance to a point that if we are not taking action now it will be irreversible. It happens to be not easy to keep our health up despite the new available technologies and science better understanding the function and regulating laws of our living earth. But it all starts with ourselves being responsible for our own health and critical of what we eat and how we treat our environment with all its natural resources.

We will reap what we saw. The strongest power we possess as an individual and collectively is the power of love (light, our original state of being) and compassion. We are close to 7.5 billion people representing the great human family. Compassion, hope, taking care of each other and sharing our resources should be the spirit of humanity. We are all guardians of the existence of our neighbor and all life on earth. The world has more need than ever of this state of mind. Because there is only one-way to survive the challenges we face: together. Spreading the truth from a new emerging world not in anger and fear of the other, but hope and universal love, is the fate of a great human community.

There is only one way to know “try it”!

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Reiki

A spiritual practice developed in 1922 by Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui. It’s made up of two Japanese words: Rei which means “God’s wisdom of higher power”, and Ki which is “life force energy”. Reiki is a technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It’s spiritual in nature, not a religion and has no dogma and will work whether you believe it or not. We live in a world of energy that nourish and maintains all living things. When this energy flows uninterrupted there is balance and harmony within and around us, and we experience a sense of wellbeing. It may be used alongside other conventional or complementary treatment and help emotional support during recovery. Reiki is a safe and soothing treatment that can be comforting when life is tough. The relaxing nature of Reiki can be very helpful when we feel overwhelmed or disconnected. When there is a sense of emotional isolation Reiki treatments can bring a feeling of peace, centeredness and an ability to cope better with the challenges of life. Benefits you may encounter include deep relaxation promoting a calm, peaceful sense of wellbeing. A feeling of a sensation of heat, tingling, experience seeing colors or having a n emotional response indicating that a shift take place towards restored harmony. “As running water smoothed the jagged edges of a rock until it is small enough to roll away, Reiki flows to the areas of need, soothing and supporting the body’s natural ability to heal itself”.