Monday, September 28, 2009
Hormones...What your doctor probably won't tell you.
Our entire lives are controlled by hormones yet, more often than not, if you go to an endocrinologist (a doctor specializing in hormones) they simply check the symptom and throw a pill at you. OK, I am probably playing the same broken record here, but do you really want this as a national health care plan? More of them same and get fined if you don't want it?
So let's talk a bit about hormones and what the imbalance(s) can affect.
Your body is an incredible creation. It gives warnings and alarm "bells" all the time. Some of those alarms are such things as low libido, increased weight gain (especially around the tummy and butt), hot flashes (I prefer to call them "power surges"), breast tenderness, mood swings, decreased stamina, decreased muscle size, rapid aging, osteoporosis, hearling loss and about 40 other symptoms not usually associated with a "simple" hormone imbalance.
I recommend that every man and woman over 35 get a saliva test every year. My lab of choice is ZRT labs in Beaverton, Oregon. (If you live in California or New York, you will have to have a practitioner, RN, PA, chiropractor, acupuncturist, etc.) order the kit for you.
Please check your Estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol and DHEA. These tests will usually run about $150.00 and it's the best $150.00 you'll ever spend on your health. SInce your doctor probably won;t do it, you'll have to.
Your practitioner will interpret the rather simple results for you and most likely recommend a natural course to take. (We'll talk more about so-called Bio-identical hormone treatments in another entry.)
Why saliva and not a blood test?
I have several very good friends who are medical doctors and we go round and round about this one. Remember! I'm a blood guy, but I think that saliva is much more accurate and here's why.
Sex hormones such as progesterone, estrogen and testosterone are fat-soluble steroids similar to cholesterol that attach to lipids in the blood and get stored in fat tissue.
Only 2 to 5 percent of serum progesterone, estrogen and testosterone is "free" or non-protein-bound. This is the hormone available to target tissues and to saliva. Thus, these hormones measured by serum levels is mostly a measure of hormones that are not going to be used by the body and is therefore an erroneous calculation for our purposes.
Hormones transported by red blood cell membranes are readily available to all target tissues and to saliva. This progesterone is completely bioavailable and readily measured by saliva testing. Only a small fraction of it is carried by the watery serum. Obviously, serum testing is not a good way to measure transdermal progesterone absorption.
What I am saying about hormone transdermals also applies to other creams, as well.
I suggest you read What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause available through Amazon. This will explain in great detail what I trying to say here in a short blog.
You will be amazed at how many so called diseases (like Hashimoto's) is not a disease at all but a hormone imbalance.
Now, I know I only covered the basics, but unless you do the research, your doctor probably will not diagnose or treat the proper symptom. How many young women and teenage girls are thrown birth control pills when indeed that simply increases the risk of breast and lung cancer.
I am not saying your doctor is ignorant or stupid. I am only saying that they are overwhelmed by the system and really haven't the time to practice medicine anymore. If you want more of this medicine, then by all means let Congress run ahead with a system that isn't working.
But, please, please read and do your due diligence. It's your body.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
The Great Cover Up
Depression caused by loss of a loved one is normal and may require simple time to "heal all wounds." Friends don't hurt either.
Depression of unknown source is most often caused by a physiological problem such as a drop in B12 and folic acid. More often than not, this is preceded by anti biotic use which will drop your B12 and folic acid. Address the issue and not the symptom by treating your colon right. Yep. It's not in your head but your gut.
Most often, Leaky Gut Syndrome is the cause and should be addressed accordingly.
Finally, you can opt for pharmaceuticals. But, before you do, please read the warnings. Here is the FDA black box warning for Cymbalta.
WARNING: SUICIDALITY AND ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS
Antidepressants increased the risk compared to placebo of suicidal thinking and behavior (suicidality) in children, adolescents, and young adults in short-term studies of major depressive disorder (MDD) and other psychiatric disorders. Anyone considering the use of Cymbalta or any other antidepressant in a child, adolescent, or young adult must balance this risk with the clinical need. Short-term studies did not show an increase in the risk of suicidality with antidepressants compared to placebo in adults beyond age 24; there was a reduction in risk with antidepressants compared to placebo in adults aged 65 and older. Depression and certain other psychiatric disorders are themselves associated with increases in the risk of suicide. Patients of all ages who are started on antidepressant therapy should be monitored appropriately and observed closely for clinical worsening, suicidality, or unusual changes in behavior. Families and caregivers should be advised of the need for close observation and communication with the prescriber. Cymbalta is not approved for use in pediatric patients.Yikes! Anti depressants? Suicide? Let me see is suicide a depressive episode or just an "adverse event?" Oh well, your insurance will cover it.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Non-invasive approved cancer tests.
The first one is the AMAS test. This is an Innovative Aid in Early Cancer Diagnosis and Follow up.
Oncolab provides the FDA approved AMAS blood test, helping health care professionals to diagnose cancer, and to follow up during treatment. In studies of more than 8,000 patients, the AMAS® Test was found to be 95% accurate and unique for its diverse use as a diagnostic tool regarding all non-terminal cancers. In some cases, the AMAS® test detected cancer 1 to 19 months before clinical detection.
These tests indicate with great accuracy (99% specificity and 95% sensitivity) if there is cancer active anywhere within your body.
A free testing kit can be ordered through the website or by calling 1-800-922-8378. Learn more about AMAS here.
Another example of a non invasive approved alternative to mammograms is thermography.
Thermography is a painless, non invasive, state of the art clinical test without any exposure to radiation and is used as part of an early detection program which gives women of all ages the opportunity to increase their chances of detecting breast disease at an early stage. It is particularly useful for women under 50 where mammography is less effective.
Additionally, thermography can help detect Inflammatory Breast Disease which a mammogram will not detect. Thermography can detect anomalies 6 years in advance of a mammogram! The information regarding your test is determined by doctors from Duke University and the results are usually available within days!
More information and local worldwide thermographers can be located here.
It's time we all had safe alternatives.
The Cancer Answer...baking soda.
The medical explanation of a cure is no re occurance in 5 years. After billions of dollars have been spent researching this disease, we are no closer to a cure because this disease, like all diseases, is a money making cash cow. Millions of people every year give money for research which will never accomplish anything. One doctor Tullio Simoncini has had incredible results.
Dr Tullio Simoncini has postulated (with huge amounts of research) that cancer is caused by candidiasis albicans. His theory is that "cancer doesn't depend on mysterious causes (genetic, immunological or auto-immunological, as the official oncology proposes), but it results from a simple fungal infection whose destroying power in the deep tissues is actually underestimated."
I have always subscribed to the theory referred to as Ocham's Razor. Simply stated "The simple answer is always the solution." This could not be more evident in Dr. Simoncini's theory that C. Albicans is the culprit.
Unfortunately, candida albicans (a normal part of the flora in the colon) in the blood stream is a very common condition caused by 4 common situations; chemicals, diet, radiation and stress. These factors can cause the colon to become compromised and, in effect, disarms the immune system.
We see this "leaky gut syndrome" in 90% of our clients. It is almost always the condition we address most often.
To quote Dr. Simoncini again "In the fungal perspective, in fact, the effectiveness of surgery is noticeably reduced because of the extreme diffusibility and invasiveness characteristic of a mycelial conglomerate. Surgery to solve the problem is therefore tied to the case; that is, to conditions in which one has the luck to be able to remove the entire colony completely (which is often possible in the presence of a sufficient encystment, but only where benign tumours are concerned).
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy produce almost exclusively negative effects, both for their specific ineffectiveness and for their high toxicity and harmfulness to the tissues, which in the last analysis favours mycotic aggressiveness.
By contrast, an antifungal, anti-tumour-specific therapy would take into account the importance of the connective tissue together with the reproductive complexity of fungi. Only by attacking the fungi across the spectrum of all its forms, at points where it is most vulnerable from the nutritional point of view, would it be possible to hope to eradicate them from the human organism."
I strongly suggest that you take a look at his website for his treatment options. Look here for that information. His treatment is very simple and is a simple approach similar to suggestions that we make regarding cancer...sodium bicarbonate. It's that simple.
The implications of his research would mean the following:
1) eighty years of genetic study and application has been for nothing, especially considering that the genetic theory of cancer has never been demonstrated;
2) the loss of millions, if not billions, of lives with all the suffering has been for nothing;
3) the billions of dollars spent on chemotherapy medicine, radiotherapy, etc. has been for nothing;
4) the recognition and prizes given to eminent researchers and professors has been for nothing;
5) the oncologist could be replaced by the family doctor; and
6) the pharmaceutical industry will incur tremendous financial losses (sodium bicarbonate is inexpensive and impossible to patent).
The simple answer is usually the solution (that solution being bicarbonate of soda!)
Time to wake up America. Cancer can be cured. It's being done in many countries but as long as we continue to feed the trough of research we will never find a cure.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
MS should mean Money Spent
(She still has no sign of MS after 30 years.)
What causes MS is known, regardless of what you have been told. Lida Mattman, in her seminal book "Cell Wall Deficient Forms...Stealth Pathogens" discovered the cause and subsequent cure for her daughter's MS. After her research book was published, she mentioned to a group of assembled doctors that "Our not telling people what causes MS is criminal." The next day they attempted to have her removed from her Emeritus chair at Wayne State University.
Her book is available here from Amazon. I promise you at $175.00 and it's deep scientific language it is not Saturday night reading. But, the truth isn't cheap.
So much for truth in research. Every time someone comes calling for the March on MS I turn them away. Every time someone in a grocery store checkout asks for money, I turn them down. It infuriates me to no end that the truth is not the goal...money is.
One would think that after throwing billions after billions at cancer and Multiple Sclerosis we might be closer to a cure. Unfortunately for the millions who suffer from these diseases a cure is not in the offing...at least from Big Pharma. Money and not cure is the motivator.
So, Lida Mattman was the grand ole Dame of Mycoplasma research. She set many of us on the trail of truth. Her discovery that mycoplasma brucellosis is the cause of MS was ground breaking yet it still remains in the murky shadows of news. One would think that doctors would praise the answers and search out the cure, but nothing yet.
So let me explain these little "critters" in a very short way. I don't have the space here but read Dr. Mattman's book for details.
In nature, all cells have a cell wall...like you and me. We call our cell wall skin. Sticking out of our skin are tiny hairs or, in the microbiological world, receptors. These receptors are the handy dandy "guides" or "buoys" that give our immune system their direction. Well, millions of years ago mycoplasma and other Cell Wall Deficient Forms (CWD's for short) took off their skin taking their receptors off, as well.
In doing this, they became effectively invisible to the macrophages (white cells) in your body. But the real havoc comes not from the pathogen itself but from your immune response doing exactly what nature intended it to do. But, having no distinct "buoy" to guide it, the t-cells begin spraying hydrogen peroxidase all over the place, especially the myelin sheath, attempting to destroy the invader. This is the so-called auto immune response. It isn't what we are told...the body is not attacking itself. It is attacking a stealthy invader.
As the myelin sheath is compromised (like an electrical wire insulation being destroyed) the typical MS symptoms begin to show. Hormones go haywire, shakes and numbness increase, etc.
In many cases, extreme debilitation and often death ensue.
Sadly, there is no reason for this.
First, let me say that this is simply my experience with my wife and not intended as medical advice. For information, please seek the help of a medical doctor.
It is important to understand CWD's. There are hundreds and many will simulate each other. Borellia Burgdorferi (Lyme disease) or spirochetes will evoke the same response as m. brucellosis. Some parasites will also cause the same symptoms. For example, Toxoplasma gondii will and does cause many of the same symptoms.
There is only one definitive test for m. brucellosis and that is a PCR or polymerase chain reaction. Since CWD's are neither viral or bacterial they will not culture like strep' or H1N1.
Second, regardless of what we are told, CWD's, by and large, will not respond well to anti biotics. So one must find a way to attack them that is outside the realm of most Western pharmaceuticals...and these are the ones we used.
We used colloidal silver. The brand we use is Sovereign Silver which can be purchased here). It is perfectly safe and can be used for long periods of time without any side effects at all. We used 1 tablespoon 6x daily followed by 2 probiotics at night. Pathogens cannot exist in the presence of silver. This was what doctors used for years in newborn's eyes and NASA uses it today for Astronaut's shirts to prevent bacterial odor. The FDA has tried to have it removed from the Health Food stores (wonderment.)
The dosage was for an extended period of more than 6 months. We also supplemented with lecithin to re-build the myelin sheath. We also supplemented with pregnenolone to help rebuild the myelin sheath.
Your body is equipped with an amazing ability to repair itself and repair of the myelin sheath is carried out by Schwann cells. But, these little guys require progesterone as fuel. What happens is the body begins to deplete it's hormonal reserves and one of the first things MS people notice is a drop in libido. It needs the fuel to repair.
We used 100mg of pregnenolone in the evening.
There are many other ways to do this, but this is the simplified version.
Ok. We had to determine if she actually had MS. Lyme and parasites will mimic MS. So make sure you actually have m. brucellosis and NO you do not need a spinal tap or MRI! A simple PCR is sufficient.
The trickiest part is convincing your doctor that you now know something he doesn't or wasn't taught. For that my freinds, I wish you luck. But, feel free to contact me if you need more details.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Lyme Disease; the real epidemic.
Most people know that Lyme is caused by a tick bite. That is partly true. Lyme is a result of an infection by a spirochete or Borellia Burgdorferi or Bb for short. But, most people infected with Lyme do not recall being bitten by a tick according to the Centers for Disease Control. Unfortunately, that's as far as they go. The truth is the main vector (carrier) for Lyme is milk. (This is why, for example, that the Wisconsin area is often referred to as The MS Belt.)
When I tell my clients this, they usually respond with "I only drink organic milk." It doesn't matter whether it's organic or not. The risk is still there. It also doesn't matter anymore where you live because Lyme has spread from its original site in Old Lyme, Connecticutt to as far away as the West Coast.
We can thank our friends at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Air Force for inventing this. You can read more in the Book Lab 257.
Most of us believe that Bb is a major player in many major undiagnosed disorders and those neurological problems like MS, one of the most misdiagnosed conditions today.
Some people with Lyme disease will have flu-like symptoms with or without a rash. These symptoms may include:
- Lack of energy, which is the most common symptom.
- Headache and stiff neck.
- Fever and chills.
- Muscle and joint pain.
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Partial facial nerve paralysis which usually occurs within the first few months after the tick bite or infection.
- Neurologic changes, including problems with memory, mood, or sleep, and sometimes problems speaking.
While most Medical doctors will treat Lyme with antibiotics, antibiotics are only effective in early stages of the disease. Chronic sufferers will experience little relief if it is diagnosed in the later stages of the disease. (Remember that you probably will not have the customary rash associated with a tick bite. It might be as simple as your "moostache" from milk.)
In our area, we are fortunate to have several practitioners who specialize in Lyme. One in particular, is our dear friend Dr. Nicola McFadzean. You can access her site here. She is not only a highly trained and experience practitioner, but Dr. Nicola is also a passionate advocate for sufferers of Lyme and other disorders.
Lyme or Bb is also treatable with any number of alternative methods and I would suggest you contact Dr. Nicola for more information.
If you believe your symptoms are consistent with Lyme, please contact either myself or Dr. Nicola.
FDIC chief considers tapping Treasury for funds
The U.S. is in deep financial trouble (duh) and all of this talk about a recovery is poppycock (I always wanted to say that). What really gripes me is this constant reference to the "Fed" and the FDIC as government agencies. They are not government agencies! They are private corporations without any oversight from the U.S. Government at all, yet they act as though they are.
And they do it with our money! Your congress is pilfering every last drop of money and that green paper in your pocket is nothing but fiat...worthless paper scrip.
Our financial security and our children's future is being rapidly and systematically defrauded by these fraudulent "government" agencies. These corporations are nothing more than arms of the banking trusts that have, as their agenda, total control of world economies.
A perfect example is the latest news that the FDIC may "borrow" money from the Treasury due to the projected failure of more banks through 2013! In May, the Treasury extended the FDIC loan guarantees from 30 billion to 100 billion. (Read the full article here.)
If the Federal Reserve and the FDIC are allowed to further plunder your children's future then where will we turn when the 775 billion dollar health care plan emerges from Congress? Make no mistake. These profiteers fully intend to pass this legislation with or without your consent. This is nothing more than a final takeover of every right you have left.
When President Johnson pushed Medicare through in his War on Poverty (a dismal failure) he cautioned congress not to mention the true figures for the cost or the bill would die in Congress. So they lied to the people by omission and look what we have now.
Deceased Senator Everett Dirkson once observed "A million here. A million there. Pretty soon you're talking about a lot of money."
Ever notice how these "representatives" refer to tax cuts? "How are we going to pay for it?" Is this not the dumbest question you ever heard? One doesn't "pay" for a cut! How long are we going to allow this fraud to continue?
If you think healthcare is bad now wait until the government runs it! Medicare is broke. Social Security is broke. The banking system is broke. The Treasury is broke.
When is this insanity going to stop? I want to know...How ARE we going to pay for it?
It will stop when we decide that enough is enough! Throw every one of the bums out and let's start over.