On Oct 23, 2005, at 5:35 PM, TurquoiseB wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Oct 23, 2005, at 2:19 PM, sparaig wrote: >> >> >>> OK, how about ANY RESEARCH AT ALL on humans or even animals? >>> >> >> Yeah it's out there no doubt as these recommendations have been >> in effect for a while. Originally it was for people who liked to >> megadose with vit. c. Now that there are plant antioxidants out >> there that are extremely powerful you'll begin to see warnings >> on these as well (e.g. grape seed extract, pycnogenol). I know >> in a recent trial I was involved in, these were all parts of >> the study design. >> > > Vaj, I've missed out on this whole brouhaha, and am > somewhat thankful for that :-), but your comment does > inspire a question. Have you heard of any Western > cancer studies involving the reishi mushroom? The > word I got from a Chinese tonic herbalist I knew > was that in Japan, its benefits are so well documented > that no course of chemotherapy is ever prescribed > without supplementing it with a regimen of reishi, > the reason being that the survival rates go up > considerably.
I remember hearing about it but have not read anything on it. > > Also, on another subject entirely, do you know > about the Bruce Cockburn "Full House" DVD? It's a > live recording from (I think...I have received my > copy but been unable to watch it yet because I've > been moving) Germany, during the era of one of his > hottest bands, when he was touring with both Hugh > Marsh on violin and his brother Fergus Marsh on > the Chapman Stick. No I hadn't heard. There was a Rumours of Glory tape years ago and that the last I heard other than River of Sand. Is it in US distribution? If not I should be able to order it from Amazon Germany. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/