Folk Remedies - Nature's Wonders!

The Doctors Book of Food Remedies reveals scores of "folk remedies" that modern research has discovered really DO work! Here are a few:-
'The 6-cherry remedy for gout - It dates back to the 1950's, to a Texas doctor who was so crippled by a gouty big toe, he was forced to use a wheelchair. He reported in a Texas medical journal that a diet including six cherries a day soon had him up and walking. He added that his physician tried the cherry diet on 12 patients and had equally spectacular results.'
'Stop embarrassing flatulence! with baking soda - To fight back against a gas attack, "add a pinch of baking soda to a glass of water and drink it down," suggests a leading holistic nutritionist. You may also want to forgo fruit at the end of a meal, because it causes fermentation. "Better to have your fruit first thing in the morning or at least an hour or so after a meal," she says.
'End Ulcers! with cabbage - Cabbage is an extremely effective ulcer remedy that dates all the way back to Roman times. In a study at the Stanford University School of Medicine, ulcer sufferers healed six times faster than people whose only treatment was the standard bland diet usually recommended for ulcers.'

Glyconutrients are necessary for every cell of your body. Cells are constantly being born and dying. Some of them, live for hours and some live for years and virtually every time period in between. Mannatech Inc, with founder Sam Caster, provides glyconutrient products giving optimal health and wellness. Glyconutrients are mostly missing from our modern diet.

Snake With a Smile

This morning, after phoning my Uncle, I discovered something to be wary of; the reptile called the Keelback snake. Definitely a snake not to be harmed as it likes to eat cane toads. It is the only predator that won't be killed by the venom of the cane toad - the great pest introduced to Australia to supposedly eat a beetle, also introduced, to save the sugar industry.
My cousin found the Keelback curled up in a water pipe giving him quite a start, however this snake is harmless. There is another similar snake which is poisonous with only one way to tell them apart. The Keelback has a smile and the venomous snake has an angry look....
Perhaps we could all carry a zoom lens camera at all times to see which snake is before us.

Mannatech Inc with founder Sam Caster, introduced their glyconutrient products to the world ten years ago. Their cutting-edge scientists have since produced PhytoMatrix TM, a plant-sourced multivitamin and mineral supplement giving important phyto-chemicals. Besides glyconutrients they have produced anti-oxidants helping to protect against free radicals formed by environmental pollution.

Canine Control

Many owners of dogs have a problem whenever anyone comes to visit. The dog goes off its head, jumping, barking and being most annoying to the owners.
It is usually the owners fault. When we treat our canine friends as a doll instead of a dog, the trouble starts and we have no way of controlling any situation.
Dogs are what we call territorially aggressive. In other wards, they wants to protect their home and stop others from entering what he considers to be his domain. this is quite normal canine behaviour. The problem that we face is being unable to control the dog and stop or minimise these reactions.
It is necessary to acquire a lead and a slipping noose collar or check chain. Start by treating your dog as a farmer treats his dog. This way, you'll earn the dog's respect and it will look up to you - not down. Do basic obedience like sit, drop and stay. Whenever someone comes, it's on with the lead and into the obedience routine. Practice will in time make perfect.

Mannatech Inc and Sam Caster, the founder of this world leading glyconutrient company, have produced PhytoMatrix using patented hydroponic cultivation technology which makes it possible for plants to absorb for greater quantities of minerals. PhytoMatrix contains glyconutrients the necessary sugars and early research suggests that by adding glyconutrients to the diet there is an increase in production in one's bone marrow stem cell production.

Flower Influence!

The garden gives us much happiness and enjoyment when we see the beauty of the trees, shrubs and exquisite flowers. These amazing flowers give more than just perfume and colour, the essences also give us help with our health.
The constant rush, the hustle and bustle, the traffic; they are all a part of day-to-day life for many of us. They are also a cause of our impatience, our reluctance to remain calm and in control. The essence of the impatiens plant is, naturally, to promote a patient and tolerant energy. Get through the day stress free, slow down, take some time to absorb the world around us and appreciate its beauty.
Self-confidence is something that many people lack. It's a disbelief in one's abilities to succeed and perform at a certain level of expectation. This can lead people to avoid trying, as they have already come to the conclusion that they will fail. Larch essence can help revive self-confidence and give people the boost they need to have a go at the things they would previously have avoided.

Mannatech Inc with founder Sam Caster, have introduced PhytoMatrix which does not contain any synthetic or chemically derived active ingredients. Instead, it contains vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals that have been absorbed by a plant's roots and stored in its tissue. When harvested, these plants provide all-natural ingredients. Containing glyconutrients, these supplements give optimal health and wellness. Glyconutrients are now necessary for optimal health and well being.

Ants - A Common Garden Pest

Excerpt from 'Controlling Pests' by John Dengate - "Attracting Birds to the Garden"
Just a few food crumbs on the floor can bring hundred of ants into the home. In the garden you would think of them being more welcome. However that is not always true.
'Ants are rarely a problem in the garden- they can even be useful in eating insect pests and attacking termite mounds. However, they can also be garden villains - especially when they are scuttling up and down a plant stem. Even though they look innocent, those ants are up to mischief. They are protecting colonies of bugs which drill tiny holes into your plants to siphon the life-giving sap, and they are also spreading plant diseases. The bugs, in return for protection from their enemies, give the ants a sugary solution. It's a great system for the ants and bugs, but not for the plants, which often have wilted shoots and are stained with black mildew growing on the excess sugary residue.
The solution to this problem is to put the bugs off-limits to the ants by greasing their pathways. After blasting the bugs off with a hose, or alternatively, scrubbing them off with a nail brush, cover a few centimetres of the plant stem with petroleum jelly, lanolin or anything else that ants are unable to climb. Although this process allows some of the bugs to return, without their ant protectors, they mostly end up as dinner for other insects.
Ants in pot plants are easy to remove. You simply sink the pot into a bucket of water or a pond. After half an hour, your problems have swum away! The herbs tansy and peppermint are also reputed to repel ants.'

We do know that glyconutrients discovered by Mannatech Inc and Sam Caster, have overcome many problems. Glyconutrients support your body's natural ability to reach optimum nutritional levels and play a role in enhancing quality of life. Mannatech offer hope and assurance of nutritionally enhanced lives.

Technically Superior Dino Tails

This reflection taken from "Creation" Vol. 29 No. 1 Focus News
There is great and amazing design in the armour of early living creatures, namely the conch and abalone. 'New research shows that the backs and tails of ankylosaurs were protected by strong, lightweight 'armour' so sophisticated that it's been likened to the structure of a fibreglass surfboard or the Kevlar of bullet-proof vests.
Torsten Scheyer of the University of Bonn, Germany, found two complex arrangements within the 'armour'. In the bone calcium of the plates, interwoven collagen fibres formed mats that crisscross from layer to layer. Within each mat, parallel fibres were angled perpendicular to fibres in the mats above and below.
"The armour was thereby endowed with great strength in all directions," said Scheyer. He also pointed out that as the ankylosaur swung its tail in self-defence, the layering could absorb large amounts of stress. All creatures reflect the ingenious hand of the Designer - Creator God of the Bible'.

Can't get much better than that for our wonderful creatures in nature. However, scientists from Mannatech Inc. and Sam Caster, continually work at improving their products and have produced PhytoMatrix, a plant-sourced multivitamin and mineral supplement for delivery of glyconutrients and important phytochemicals.

Designer Label Clothing- in Nature

Excerpt from 'Creation' magazine, Vol. 29 No. 1 Morning Glory's Designer Label clothing- By Dr. David Catchpoole B.Ag.Sc(Hons.) Ph.D.
'..When researchers report their studies of animals, plants, Earth and starry skies, they implicitly give the glory to 'evolution'.
A recent genetic study of the 'morning glory' plant, for example, speaks of the 'evolutionary transition' from purple/blue flowers (Ipomoea purpurea) to red flowers (Ipomoea quamoclit).
A closer look though, shows it is not evolution at all. Evolution... requires an uphill change, an increase in genetic information. But the researchers describe how their claimed 'evolutionary transition' from blue to red flowers in morning glory is actually a downhill change; a decrease in information.
The ancestral (normal) blue/purple floral colour is due to pigments derived from a chemical called cyanidin. Researchers discovered that mutations in Ipomoea quamoclit block production of cyanidin. Therefore a different chemical called pelargonidin builds up, resulting in red pigments and flowers. The researchers readily acknowledge this has been a downhill change, using such phrases as 'pathway degeneration' and 'loss of the ability [to perform certain chemical processes]'.
Thus the researchers concluded, starkly: 'This degeneration makes it very unlikely that I. quamoclit would be able to re-evolve cyanidin-based blue/purple pigments ...'. Why? Because, the researchers say, it would require multiple simultaneous mutations. These mutations would have to add information, i.e. it would require an uphill change.
But this is the opposite direction to observed mutations today. ...... The Bible tells us that from studying plants it ought to be obvious that they must have had a Designer (Romans 1:20). How could you ever get something that grows from a seed, extracts its own construction and maintenance materials from its surroundings, all fuelled by solar energy, arising by chance?'

Glyconutrients also have been in existence all along, but only recently discovered by the scientists from Mannatech Inc. The Chairman, Sam Caster, gives time and energy to telling the world the potential great benefits to all mankind from glyconutrients. These saccharides - glyconutrients- are necessary in our bodies, but are missing from our modern diet.

Bulbuls in Harmony

At my home in Sydney Australia, my father was always annoyed when the Bulbuls appeared in our garden. I guess they ate from the mulberry tree in the backyard.
Actually the Red-whiskered Bulbul come from India and south-east Asia. At one time, scientists thought they might be a serious threat to our indigenous birds, but thankfully, this has not happened.
These bulbuls seem to have been released in Sydney in about 1880, but did not become common until about 40 years later. Although they are a very effective competitor in the rainforests of India and Asia, bulbuls have not been able to invade Australian rainforests to the extent of other introduced birds as many ecologists feared they might. They have a pleasant range of calls which are heard in spring and summer.
Bulbuls find dense shrubby areas are ideal as they need cover to hide from predators such as currawongs (larger birds). The nest is a neat cup of grasses and bark with a lining of softer material. The three eggs are brooded by both parents.
Their food is made up of plants with bite-sized fruits or berries like grapes or mulberries. Suitable Australian plants include the Blueberry Ash and Lilly Pillies. If you have them on your block of land, the Bush Cherry and leucopogons are very useful berry plants - but not easy to establish.

Planting the seeds of wellness with glyconutrients is PhytoMatrixtm from Mannatech. It offers a complete, food-sourced vitamin complex; standardised phytochemicals; and concentrated amounts of plant-sourced minerals, which provide the body with what it needs for maximum utilisation. PhytoMatrixtm contains glyconutrients working in harmony with other components of Mannatech's celebrated Optimal Health Products, which is changing lives across the globe.

High-Tech Insects

Excerpt from Burke's Backyard Insect Inventors by Densey Clyne 2001
Our amazing insects have thought of many inventions, way before the human intellect overcame the problems of food preservation and cold storage. Not until the twentieth century were we humans privileged to acquire such grand helps in the kitchen.
'....Sealing their egg chambers means that the mud dauber and other solitary wasps can't feed or attend to their offspring. But each egg is provided with enough fresh food to carry the hatchling through. The mud dauber uses spiders or caterpillars. The cicada wasp stocks its underground burrow with our biggest cicadas while another preys on huntsman spiders. When these wasps sting their victims, they inject them with a preservative that keeps them fresh but immobilised for several weeks, until the wasp grubs have totally consumed them.
Still on food, honeypot ants in the Australian desert use cold storage deep in their underground nests. Foraging ants returning home with crops full of nectar feed some of it mouth-to-mouth to specialised nest mates. These ants, called 'repletes', simply can't say no - they eat so much they swell up like balloons. All they can do is hang about - literally - from the roof of the nest chamber. In a hot, dry season all the ants can survive underground by mouth-to-mouth feeding from their bloated sisters (who must surely feel a degree of relief)'.

Mannatech's newest glyconutrient product PhytoMatrix uses a patented hydroponic cultivation technology which makes it possible for plants to absorb greater quantities of minerals. PhytoMatrix provides superior delivery of essential vitamin, mineral and important phytochemicals.

Out-Smarting the Fox

Taken from 'Burkes Backyard' 2001
'A fox can cause havoc in the farmyard, but there are some good ways to out-smart this wily predator,' says Megg Miller.
'The children's favourite rabbit, tiny lambs, nesting poultry - all are nutritional delicacies to the fox. His taste is unquestionable: only the very best will do. Rarely will he do you a favour by dispatching the aged or infirm.'
'The fox now enjoys the suburban life. 'Bushy cover along railway lines, banks of creeks and the foreshore, together with urban parkland - even golf courses - have provided suitable accommodation in our city areas. There's rubbish to scavenge and no shortage of poorly-built poultry sheds to provide easy take-away chicken nutrition. The fox is not only highly adaptable but cunning and capable of causing unimaginable carnage.
Stories abound as to what will or won't keep foxes away. Here are the most common ones:
A dog's presence keeps foxes away - only if it is not chained up. Sometimes foxes work in pairs; one will lead the dog away and the other fox seizes the prey.
Use a light - Old timers used a kerosene lantern in the paddock, and nowadays we have flashing lights or activity-triggered security lights. The key to success is to move the light frequently or it loses its power to deter.
Employ companion species - Goat bucks, pigs, donkeys and alpaca wethers have all been cited as effective. Donkeys shriek and chase the fox, the goat buck is capable of standing up to it, pigs have a strong smell believed to mask that of poultry if kept close by, and alpaca will keep foxes out of sheep flocks.
Anyway these are worth a try, but always keep lambing ewes under supervision and the henhouse locked up.'

Early research on glyconutrients (the necessary sugars) suggests that by adding glyconutrients to the human diet there is an increase in production in one's bone marrow stem cell production.
Mannatech Inc. products are at the cutting edge of nutritional science and are essential for optimal health.

Feathers for Nesting

This information from 'Attracting Birds to your Garden' by John Dengate, gives some detailed ideas to help the birds with their nests.
With the drought in Australia there are plenty of birds around. Many have come in from the dry western areas to find food and water. Many people like to feed seeds and grain and greenery for nutrition. However, there are often great trees or other cosy places in our garden that our feathered friends like to nest in.
'You can give birds a helping hand during the breeding season by offering a range of natural and artificial nesting materials. Piles of suitable material should be left at various spots in the garden where they are out of reach of cats but easily accessible to the birds. Each species needs its own nesting materials, so whatever you provide, there is likely to be a local bird that will use it. Keep trying different items until you find the most popular ones.
Body feathers are used to line many nests. They are soft and provide essential insulation to help keep the eggs warm.
Twigs and sticks are the foundation of most nests and are popular with a wide range of birds.
Wool and cotton-Nesting birds love pulling threads from scraps of fabric. Don't use polyester, nylon or any thread that is not easily broken as it may end up wrapped around a chick's legs and cause some very unpleasant problems. A loosely woven bag of goodies hung in a tree makes the birds' task much easier.'

Mannatech Inc. scientists are at the cutting edge of nutritional science and these glyconutrients are essential for optimal health although are generally missing from our diet.

Catching a Kinkajou (Honey Bear)

Taken from 'Creation' magazine Vol. 26 No. 3 2004 by Dr. David Catchpoole, B.Ag. Sc. (Hons.) Ph.D.
Have you ever seen a kinkajou or 'honey bear'? It looks really cute and cuddly, except like the koala bear, it has long claws for climbing.
'Researcher Roland Kays had a problem: to find out more about the elusive kinkajou, actually the raccoon family. People knew that it slept all day in tree holes in the tropical rainforests of central and south America, and that it was usually found alone - but who could say what actually goes on up in the canopy at night? So, Dr Kays wanted to fit kinkajous with radio collars for tracking - but to do that, he had to catch them first!
Dr. Kays rigged up a system for hoisting traps up into tree, but ... not knowing what nutrition they eat ... how to lure kinkajous into the traps?
Kinkajous are classified as carnivores because of their skull structure and teeth, so Kays thought he'd try using the nutritionally sound meat (chicken) as bait. But the kinkajous weren't interested. Dr. Kays had heard reports of pet kinkajous raiding their owner's liquor stocks, so he tried luring with some schnapps which was just as fruitless - still no kinkajous.
Then Dr Kays considered what fruit might entice the kinkajous, he tried using bananas, which don't grow in that forest. It turned out that, finally, here was something the kinkajous couldn't resist. Success at last!
Wait! Isn't the kinkajou classified as a carnivore on the basis of its skull structure and teeth - so what's it doing going after bananas?
In fact, many animals classified as carnivores have their nutrition derived largely or even exclusively, from plants e.g. the panda (and other bear species, various species of bats, and the red panda. Thanks to Dr Kays and his research team, we now know that the kinkajous they studies in the wild are exclusively vegetarian, feeding on fruit, leaves, flowers and nectar.
Simply goes to show that just because an animal has teeth usually associated with meat-eating, it doesn't mean that it has to eat meat.
Surely this helps us to understand how it could have once been - that all animals (whether they had sharp teeth or not) were originally exclusively vegetarian, just like the kinkajous in the forest today.'

Mannatech Inc. are the leaders in the glyconutrient industry and recommend glyconutrients for all people whether vegetarian or meat eaters. Their glyconutritional products help the body overcome the problems of pollution, chemicals, soil depletion etc. giving optimal health and well-being.

Puppies Settling In

Interesting tit-bit from Australian Table 2007
Making the transition easier is to ensure a simple plan:

- Ensure you prepare your house before you bring your new puppy home. His sleeping area should be in place and designated toilet area decided upon. Make sure you have the appropriate food, nutrition and other supplies ready, and the local vet's number written down.
- Show your puppy his toilet are, bowls and bed as soon as you get home, then let him get used to you and his new surroundings in a stress-free way
- Puppy-proof the part of the house you plan to keep him in. This means clearing electrical cords and cables off the floor, locking away chemicals.
- Take your puppy to his designated toilet spot as soon as he wakes up and after a meal or drink, and wait patiently for him to do his business. Praise and offer him a treat when he does. He'll be toilet-trained in no time.

If your puppy has been fed and gone to the toilet before bed, try to ignore and whimpering during the first few nights. Tire him out before bed and pup a clock under his blanket to imitate his mother's heartbeat. Due to lactose intolerance, feeding puppies regular milk products is likely to cause diarrhoea. Instead, provide plenty of fresh water, and for a treat, look out for low-lactose puppy milk.'

Many of these suggestions are necessary also when new babies arrive in our homes. Some are also latose intolerant and of course have other problems. Mannatech Inc. scientists are at the cutting-edge of nutritional science and have produced glyconutrients for human adults as well as children giving enhanced optimal health and wellness.

From a Frog to a ......Frog!

Amazement and wonder from 'Creation' magazine Vol 29 No. 2 by Adrian Bates, LL.B.
'......Never mind about a frog to a prince - doesn't a frog show evolution happening within its own life cycle? From a fish-like tadpole (complete with gills) the 'frog baby' rapidly 'morphs' its way to a brand new lifestyle! The mouth widens, the tail dissolves, the fly-catching 'bungy' tongue develops, nostrils form, and bulging eyes migrate around the head. Lastly, when the lungs mature and four legs have grown, the graduating tadpole celebrates by hopping right out of the water and living on land.

This amazing transformation (metamorphosis) is a lot more than skin deep. Virtually every organ and body system is radically reworked. For instance, the nervous system has to be completely rewired to operate the new or reprogrammed models of eyes, ears, legs, tongue, etc. The same revamp applies to the frog's biochemistry. The hemoglobin in the blood changes, as does the photo-pigment in the eyes, besides a host of other transformations. Even the waste disposal system is altered to suit the creature's new living conditions.

Biologists shake their heads at the mega-complexity of this pond-based 'rebirth'. The frog basking on the lily pad is the surprising result of one tadpole plus a multitude of changes, all occurring in an astounding cascade of precise sequence and order.......'

Yes, when we see the frogs still happily living in the streams and ponds of land we know that all is well with the natural habitats.
Mannatech Inc. products are at the cutting edge of nutritional science. Glyconutrients are generally missing from our diet but are necessary for optimal health and wellbeing.

Which Sweetener or Sugar Substitute?

Great Information from 'The Genetic Key Diet' by Dr Steve Nugent.

What should I do for a sweetener or sugar substitute?

'...I wouldn't use a sugar substitute. Sucrose (table sugar) is the most common sugar found in plants and required to run your body. Sucrose isn't bad, excess levels of it are bad. Your body requires the equivalent of ten teaspoons of sucrose in a normal day according to the USDA. That would include all you receive from all natural foods you eat, not adding spoons of sugar each day. Sucrose, surprisingly, is moderate on the index if you do not exceed 1 teaspoon during any 2-hour period. If you are any metabolic type other than G5, you can use it in moderation.

If you choose not to use sucrose, use Xylitol. Xylitol is low glycemic, natural and tastes great. It is a natural sugar, Xylose, that has been extracted from fruits or vegetables with an alcohol process. Anything that is extracted with an alcohol process ends in 'ol'. Xylitol is as sweet as sucrose, has 33% fewer calories than sucrose, will not promote tooth decay, and won't raise your blood sugar. There are also studies that show it contributes to healthy teeth and bones, as well as reduces the incidence of ear infections in children.

Sam Caster, CEO and Chairman of Mannatech inc. during his first two years, the company focused on products that contained aloe vera extract. Mannatech announced it's flagship Ambrotose 1996, based on the discovery that the body's immune system needs eight plant-based sugars - also known as glyconutrients - to function properly.

Efficacy, Safety and Consistency in Supplements

The Real Story that US ABC’s 20/20 Investigators Missed
ABC’s 20/20 story on Mannatech – Why did ABC not finish their investigation on Mannatech?
By Mark Johnson, June 2, 2007

Dr. Gilbert Kaats, Ph.D., CEO of Integrated Health Technologies who has been independently testing the effects of nutritional supplements for nearly 30 years, has performed one of the countries largest longitudinal studies on nutritional supplements – specifically Mannatech’s glyconutritionals. Testing blood work and bone density of nearly 7,000 people over the past 12 years, his findings are impressive. In his conclusions, 8 of 10 biomarkers associated with the disabilities of aging are actually reversed on Ambrotose. Further, Dr. Kaats states that there is no competition with Mannatech with regards to (1) efficacy, (2) safety and (3) consistency – the
three things one desires in a nutritional supplement product.

I guess in the name of fairness, ABC just didn't have enough time to “squeeze it all in.” The
truth of the matter is that this 20/20 piece shows the level of irresponsible journalism that exists in the media today.

Mannatech filmed the interview between the US ABC reporter and CEO Sam Caster. To see
the full 4-part interview, go to: www.youtube.com and enter “Mannatech” in the search box.

Song of the Butcherbird

If there is any bird that can sing more beautifully than the Grey Butcher bird, it is the Pied.

According to John Dengate in his directory of garden birds, 'Pied Butcherbirds sit quietly in the branches waiting for unwary prey to reveal itself. Once they spot it, they glide silently into attack mode in much the same way that kookaburras hunt. They catch prey on the ground more often than Grey Butcherbirds do.

These butcherbirds nest in a neat cup of twigs built in a vertical fork more than 3m (10 ft) above the ground. They lay four or more eggs and the young may be cared for by older offspring, the last season's brood, as well as by parents. Like their grey cousins, these birds will take pieces of meat, cheese and pet food from a feeding tray. They become tame if fed regularly.'

Experience show that these birds will come right into our kitchen which is on ground level to feed, they are very tame but they also like insects, lizards, mice and other small creatures.

Mannatech Inc. are one of the leaders in the glyconutrient industry and their products redefine wellness and are designed to give you assurance of nutritional health. Some people using Mannatech's Inc. glyconutrients also give this to enhance the health of their pets.

Canine Diet and Nutrition

Obesity seems not only a problem in humans but also in the animal world especially dogs and cats, our domestic variety.

Our precious animals need to be well-nourished and the pet manufacturers certainly do a great job of researching amounts of protein, carbohydrates, fats and vitamins needed for pooches of every size and breed.

The amount of food you give your dog is influenced by its age, lifestyle, breed size and health. Buy food suitable for your dog's age. Puppy foods are higher in protein, calcium and energy; adult pet foods contain the necessary amount of essential nutrients, and senior diets have antioxidants to boost the immune system, more fibre for digestion and joint supplements to ease arthritis.

A mix of wet and dry food is necessary for good nutrition. Of course the canned is a favourite of our dogs whereas dry food is good for their teeth, skin and coat. Never feed your dog chocolate, grapes or raisins, onions, cooked bones, nuts or spicy foods as these can all be toxic, even fatal.
Serve each meal in a clean, unbreakable bowl accompanied by plenty of fresh drinking water. Store opened foods in airtight containers.

Although Mannatech's products, Glyconutrients, are readily available for humans, dogs and cats have benefited from Ambrotose TM, given to them by enthusiastic owners.

What is a Axolotl?

This interesting excerpt is taken from Creation Vol. 27 No. 4 magazine By Jeffrey Dykes.

One might wonder what kind of creature this is, with its catfish like shape, the odd, frilly appendages emanating from its neck. Fins, limbs and feet, should be classified land or water dweller? It has gills, and can clearly breathe underwater, but watching it walk across the bottom of an aquarium tank, it is no surprise that it is commonly referred as the 'Mexican walking fish'.
The axolotl is, in fact, a salamander, same group as frogs and toads. Like all amphibians (and unlike fish), the limbs are firmly attached to the vertebral column.

This odd amphibian is quite rare in the wild, existing in only one place in the world - Lake Xochimilco in Mexico and is protected by the government. An amazing ability of the axolotl is its fantastic regeneration and healing capabilities. It can replace significant portions of its body if damaged.......... If the conditions are right, a mature, adult axolotl can spontaneously metamorphose from a water-dwelling animal to a land-dwelling one. Over a period of up to several weeks, it will gradually absorb its gills back into its body, while its rudimentary lungs are simultaneously strengthened and enlarged so they can breathe oxygen from the atmosphere.

Also, its tail changes from being flattened like a tadpole's to being more rounded like that of a true adult salamander. its skin becomes tougher and dryer as it begins to adapt to living out of water, and it will also moult its skin as a surface-dweller.

Unfortunately, axolotls often experience a shortened lifespan, presumably due to the stress of transformation. Unlike Axolotls, humans in the industrial countries are experiencing extended lifespans as the medical professions gain extra knowledge using drugs and expertise in surgery etc. However, Mannatech is a world leader in Glyconutrition and their researchers are at the cutting edge in research and development giving essential glyconutrients to improve the modern diet for optimal health and wellbeing.

Adaptable Bird - Australian Ringneck

Interesting excerpt from Attracting Birds to your Garden By John Dengate

Although these birds are widely distributed in Australia, it is onlty the western sub-species, known as the Port Lincoln Ringneck, that has successfully adapted to the changes effected in the country since the arrival of Europeans.

Their diet is of seeds, berries and blossoms, as well as some insects taken on the ground or in tree canopies.

Like other green birds, the colours of ringnecks come from the microscopic structure of the feathers - they have no green pigment, it's the way the feathers reflect the light that makes them appear green. This means the brighter the sunlight, the more brilliant the green appears. For this reason, ringnecks look so much better in the wild than in photographs. In the blazing inland sun, they can really make the drab Australian bush sparkle. It's hard to forget your first sighting of this species.

These adaptable birds favour every thing from forests to lines of trees along watercourses, with the critical ingredient being trees that are the biggest in the area. A good way to attract these parrots is by growing Marri trees (Eucalyptus calophylla), as they love to rip into the half-ripe gum nuts produced by the trees.

Ringnecks also like the berries of White Cedars (Melioa azedarach), introduced from eastern Australia. They are insectivorous parrots, eating lerps, sawflies and other bugs. You can turn this to your advantage by avoiding pesticides, and therefore encouraging insects that the birds enjoy eating. Putting out a mixture of fruit pieces and grains will also encourage ringneck parrots.

Glyconutrients support your body's natural ability to reach optimum nutritional levels and play a role in enhancing quality of life.

Super Scent - in Stereo

We all know how well rats and mice can sniff out the smallest tidbit however this is amazing information about our rodent life, given to us by Creation magazine Vol 29 No. 2.

New research has shown that rats can use their two nostrils to localize the source of an odour. This is similar to the way that having two ears enables us to locate the source of a sound.

Although rat nostrils are only three millimetres apart, these animals can detect whether an odour source is to the left or right using time-of-arrival differences or concentration differences. that is, which nostril received the smell first or is receiving the stronger odour. (When one nostril was covered, the rats could no longer identify the direction of an odour, confirming that 'rats smell in stereo', say researchers.)

What's more, rats can locate an odour source in just 50 milliseconds - i.e. within a single sniff.'

GlycoScience is designed to provide information on nutritional saccharides - glyconutritionals - that form the scientific underpinnings for Mannatech.

Giving A Helping Hand - Nesting

Feathering the Nest - From Attracting Birds in your Garden - by John Dengate

'It is good to know that you can give birds a helping hand during the breeding season by offering a range of natural and artificial nesting materials. Piles of suitable material should be left at various spots in the garden where they are out of reach of cats but easily accessible to the birds.

Each species needs its own nesting materials, so whatever you provide, there is likely to be a local bird that will use it. Keep trying different items until you find the most popular ones.

Body feather are used to line many nests. They are soft and provide essential insulation to help keep the eggs warm. Twigs and sticks are the foundation of most nests and are popular with a wide range of birds.

Nesting birds love pulling threads from scraps of fabric. Not good to use polyester, nylon or any thread that is not easily broken as it may end up wrapped around a chick's legs and cause some very unpleasant problems. A loosely woven bag of goodies hung in a tree makes the birds' task much easier'.

This is something we would not necessarily think about doing for birds, even we do often give seed, crumbs or meat to various birds.

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