Vitamin D………A Miracle Cure?
A friend of mine named Jeff just sent me an update on his battle
with Tinnitus (ringing in his ear) that has plagued him for some time. Seems he
has found the magic cure and it is the easiest and cheapest cure you can think
of. Here is his quote to me:
“Just to let you know, I went
and saw a natural Doctor concerning the ringing in my ears and my brain short
circuiting and cutting off use of my good right ear. I think I have found
the magic cure and it is Vitamin D. Took 20,000 units and the next
morning, my right ear was clear. Guess I'll target my immune system from
now on when my ears and head start going in the wrong direction.”
Which brings up a good point, always start with building your
immune system because everything in your body depends on your immune system.
Your Supplements
are Important to your Doctor
By Jenny
Thompson at HSI
I know it can be hard, but you really do have to share all your supplement use information with your M.D., no matter how enlightened or unenlightened he might be about the usefulness of vitamins, herbs, and other supplements.
The same is true with a surgeon, of course. But since a surgeon isn't your primary doctor, you might not think to provide complete details about supplement use.
New evidence shows why this could be a terrible mistake.
Researchers at Cleveland's University Hospitals Case Medical Center recently provided a very useful study for any patient about to undergo surgery -- whether it's a quadruple bypass or a simple out-patient cosmetic procedure.
After the UHCMC team conducted a review to assess the benefits and risks of widely used herbal supplements, they compiled this list of herbs that might be best to avoid for two weeks prior to surgery:
* For bleeding effects: gingko biloba, garlic, ginseng, dong quai, feverfew, fish oils
* For drug interactions: echinacea, goldenseal, licorice, St. John's wort, kava, valerian root
* For cardiovascular effects: ephedra, garlic
* For anesthetic effects: valerian root, St. John's wort, kava
* For photosensitivity effects: St. John's wort, dong quai
* For hypoglycemia effects: ginseng
The study discusses the general usefulness as well as the potential surgical drawbacks of each of these herbs except one: fish oils. Obviously, fish oils are not herbs, but the authors don't explain why they strayed outside the world of botanicals to include this item on their list.
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The C effect
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One of the drawbacks of the focus on herbs in the UHCMC study is that it might leave patients and doctors with the impression that vitamin use is of no concern before surgery. But that's definitely not the case.
For example, as Dr. Spreen has previously pointed out, high levels of vitamin C complicate the anesthesia process.
Dr. Spreen: "Very high doses of C over time cause the body to 'awaken' dormant enzyme systems that more fully utilize high doses of the nutrient. For those people I tell them to TAPER the C over time, reaching nearly zero just before surgery (not weeks before).
"This is because such high doses are good enough detoxifiers that more anesthetic drugs may be necessary for the anesthesiologist to keep you under. BUT, the absolute INSTANT you tolerate oral intake, you jack the C back up to heroic levels."
In addition, Dr. Spreen recommends that other supplements -- including a good multi, along with vitamins E, A, and B-complex, selenium, NAC, alpha lipoic acid, milk thistle extract, zinc, and essential fatty acids -- should be taken generously after surgery, provided your doctor agrees, of course.
I know it can be hard, but you really do have to share all your supplement use information with your M.D., no matter how enlightened or unenlightened he might be about the usefulness of vitamins, herbs, and other supplements.
The same is true with a surgeon, of course. But since a surgeon isn't your primary doctor, you might not think to provide complete details about supplement use.
New evidence shows why this could be a terrible mistake.
Researchers at Cleveland's University Hospitals Case Medical Center recently provided a very useful study for any patient about to undergo surgery -- whether it's a quadruple bypass or a simple out-patient cosmetic procedure.
After the UHCMC team conducted a review to assess the benefits and risks of widely used herbal supplements, they compiled this list of herbs that might be best to avoid for two weeks prior to surgery:
* For bleeding effects: gingko biloba, garlic, ginseng, dong quai, feverfew, fish oils
* For drug interactions: echinacea, goldenseal, licorice, St. John's wort, kava, valerian root
* For cardiovascular effects: ephedra, garlic
* For anesthetic effects: valerian root, St. John's wort, kava
* For photosensitivity effects: St. John's wort, dong quai
* For hypoglycemia effects: ginseng
The study discusses the general usefulness as well as the potential surgical drawbacks of each of these herbs except one: fish oils. Obviously, fish oils are not herbs, but the authors don't explain why they strayed outside the world of botanicals to include this item on their list.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
The C effect
---------------------------------------------------------------------
One of the drawbacks of the focus on herbs in the UHCMC study is that it might leave patients and doctors with the impression that vitamin use is of no concern before surgery. But that's definitely not the case.
For example, as Dr. Spreen has previously pointed out, high levels of vitamin C complicate the anesthesia process.
Dr. Spreen: "Very high doses of C over time cause the body to 'awaken' dormant enzyme systems that more fully utilize high doses of the nutrient. For those people I tell them to TAPER the C over time, reaching nearly zero just before surgery (not weeks before).
"This is because such high doses are good enough detoxifiers that more anesthetic drugs may be necessary for the anesthesiologist to keep you under. BUT, the absolute INSTANT you tolerate oral intake, you jack the C back up to heroic levels."
In addition, Dr. Spreen recommends that other supplements -- including a good multi, along with vitamins E, A, and B-complex, selenium, NAC, alpha lipoic acid, milk thistle extract, zinc, and essential fatty acids -- should be taken generously after surgery, provided your doctor agrees, of course.
and another
thing……
Is Red Meat Bad For You?
Just ask any mainstream nutritionist and they'll stare at you, aghast. Of COURSE red meat is bad for you! It causes heart disease and type 2 diabetes!
In their dreams.
A Harvard study rocked the foundations of the Fear Meat Club (otherwise known as the American Heart Association) at an AHA convention last year.
The Harvard team reviewed 20 studies and gave the AHA crowd these two key results:
1) High intake of “processed” meat that's been cured and/or loaded with
preservatives (hot dogs, lunch meat, bacon, sausage) increases risk of heart
disease and diabetes
2) Any level of intake of unprocessed red meat does NOT increase heart disease
or diabetes risk
Awkwaaaard!
In CNN's report on the study, a couple of diehard meat-will-kill-you mainstreamers were brought in to completely ignore the results and school us on the dangers of saturated fat consumption.
Please -- save your breath. And while you're at it, enjoy a good steak now and then. It'll do you good. Literally.
A new use for soda
Next time you smell smoke, don't reach for the fire extinguisher -- reach for the Mountain Dew.
This noxious chemical backwash may not be good to drink -- but it sure is good on fires. At least it better be... because it contains flame-retardant chemicals!
Brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, is more commonly used to fireproof things like foam cushions and electronics -- but soda companies discovered it can also help blend citrus flavors with sugared-up water.
It's a stunt they can't pull overseas since BVO is actually banned from food and drink in places like Europe and Japan.
But here in the United States, drink up!
As a result, you get a dose of BVO with every sip of Mountain Dew, Fanta Orange, Fresca and others despite the fact that it's been shown to accumulate in the body -- specifically the heart, liver and fatty tissue.
In lab animals, BVO has been shown to cause serious sexual problems.
In humans, ER docs will tell you exactly what it does. They see it when people who are brought in after an all-night session of soda and videogames are showing the telltale signs linked to BVO poisoning: memory problems, nerve damage, and skin lesions.
On the other hand, drinking flame retardant might lower your risk of spontaneous combustion.
But really, small amounts of BVO are nothing next to the huge amounts of sugar in these drinks. And if anything's worse than that, it's the lab-created fake sugars used in diet soft drinks.
Throw in that certain artificial colorings have been shown to cause cancer, and you may as well just open a chemistry set and drink whatever's inside it -- it can't be that much worse than soda.
Awkwaaaard!
In CNN's report on the study, a couple of diehard meat-will-kill-you mainstreamers were brought in to completely ignore the results and school us on the dangers of saturated fat consumption.
Please -- save your breath. And while you're at it, enjoy a good steak now and then. It'll do you good. Literally.
A new use for soda
Next time you smell smoke, don't reach for the fire extinguisher -- reach for the Mountain Dew.
This noxious chemical backwash may not be good to drink -- but it sure is good on fires. At least it better be... because it contains flame-retardant chemicals!
Brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, is more commonly used to fireproof things like foam cushions and electronics -- but soda companies discovered it can also help blend citrus flavors with sugared-up water.
It's a stunt they can't pull overseas since BVO is actually banned from food and drink in places like Europe and Japan.
But here in the United States, drink up!
As a result, you get a dose of BVO with every sip of Mountain Dew, Fanta Orange, Fresca and others despite the fact that it's been shown to accumulate in the body -- specifically the heart, liver and fatty tissue.
In lab animals, BVO has been shown to cause serious sexual problems.
In humans, ER docs will tell you exactly what it does. They see it when people who are brought in after an all-night session of soda and videogames are showing the telltale signs linked to BVO poisoning: memory problems, nerve damage, and skin lesions.
On the other hand, drinking flame retardant might lower your risk of spontaneous combustion.
But really, small amounts of BVO are nothing next to the huge amounts of sugar in these drinks. And if anything's worse than that, it's the lab-created fake sugars used in diet soft drinks.
Throw in that certain artificial colorings have been shown to cause cancer, and you may as well just open a chemistry set and drink whatever's inside it -- it can't be that much worse than soda.
Walnut Are So Good For You!
Walnuts help protect against prostate cancer, osteoporosis, and
CHD, but the FDA does not want you to know
(NaturalNews) Unlike pharmaceutical drugs, natural, whole foods are packed with synergistic nutrients that work together in unity to provide a plethora of health benefits without causing negative side effects -- and walnuts are no exception! A new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition has found that walnuts lower LDL (or "bad") cholesterol, prevent bone loss, and even fight cancer.
For their study, researchers from both the University of California, Davis, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Western Regional Research Center in Albany, Calif., fed mice with prostate tumors the human equivalent of three ounces of walnuts a day. At the conclusion of the study, the mice's tumors shrunk by 50 percent, and tumor growth slowed by 30 percent compared to control mice.
"These results make me very hopeful that walnuts may be beneficial both in terms of avoiding cancer and slowing cancer growth and therefore should be included in a balanced diet with lots of fruits and vegetables," said Dr. Paul Davis, lead researcher of the study. "If additional research determines that walnuts have the same effect in men as they do in mice, adhering to a diet that excludes walnuts to lower fat would mean that prostate cancer patients could miss out on the beneficial effects of walnuts."
Besides serving as a prevention and treatment intervention for prostate cancer, walnuts also demonstrably lowered the risk of heart disease by naturally decreasing levels of LDL cholesterol, also known as "bad" cholesterol, while simultaneously increasing levels of HDL cholesterol, also known as "good cholesterol."
The amazing thing about walnuts and other whole foods, though, is that no single nutrient inside them can be pinpointed and isolated as the sole beneficial factor. In explaining this very important fact, the study researchers noted in their report that "[t]he walnut diet's beneficial effects probably represent the effects of the whole walnuts' multiple constituents and not via a specific fatty acid or tocopherol."
But walnuts' benefits do not stop there. Walnuts are high in beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, which are known to help prevent the type of bone loss that comes with aging. At the same time, the protein found in walnuts helps to build muscle, which is associated with stronger bones.
It's called "The trampoline effect."
And if you're taking any medication -- prescription or OTC -- for your heartburn, you've probably already suffered from it.
Studies have shown that taking proton pump inhibitors for as little as a month -- and then stopping -- can cause "rebound acid hypersecretion." That means your stomach starts making even more acid than it ever did before.
So of course, you start taking them again! And that's just the kind of drug Big Pharma loves, the lifetime med you can never get off of.
People v. FDA
"These drugs are habit-forming, dangerous and overprescribed, but the FDA hasn't properly warned consumers." That's what Dr. Sidney Wolfe, founder of Public Citizen said about proton pump inhibitors.
If the name doesn't sound familiar, just think "Purple Pill," or Nexium, Prilosec or Zegerid.
Public Citizen never heard back from the FDA about its 2011 petition to have a black box warning put on their labels. So now it's suing the agency to force a response.
And of all the terrible side effects these drugs have, one stands out as the most bizarre. It's what can happen when you try to get off them.
Besides a black box warning about acid rebound, Public Citizen asked the FDA to make the drug companies include a patient "Medication Guide." It also wants a "Dear Doctor" letter to go out to make sure your doctor is aware of this awful side effect.
The group has also called for OTC versions to have "equivalent, prominent warnings." That way, the type you grab at the 7-11 won't look so innocent anymore.
In addition, Public Citizen has asked for that black box warning to list three more serious side effects. These are risks anyone who takes these meds needs to know about:
(NaturalNews) Unlike pharmaceutical drugs, natural, whole foods are packed with synergistic nutrients that work together in unity to provide a plethora of health benefits without causing negative side effects -- and walnuts are no exception! A new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition has found that walnuts lower LDL (or "bad") cholesterol, prevent bone loss, and even fight cancer.
For their study, researchers from both the University of California, Davis, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Western Regional Research Center in Albany, Calif., fed mice with prostate tumors the human equivalent of three ounces of walnuts a day. At the conclusion of the study, the mice's tumors shrunk by 50 percent, and tumor growth slowed by 30 percent compared to control mice.
"These results make me very hopeful that walnuts may be beneficial both in terms of avoiding cancer and slowing cancer growth and therefore should be included in a balanced diet with lots of fruits and vegetables," said Dr. Paul Davis, lead researcher of the study. "If additional research determines that walnuts have the same effect in men as they do in mice, adhering to a diet that excludes walnuts to lower fat would mean that prostate cancer patients could miss out on the beneficial effects of walnuts."
Besides serving as a prevention and treatment intervention for prostate cancer, walnuts also demonstrably lowered the risk of heart disease by naturally decreasing levels of LDL cholesterol, also known as "bad" cholesterol, while simultaneously increasing levels of HDL cholesterol, also known as "good cholesterol."
The amazing thing about walnuts and other whole foods, though, is that no single nutrient inside them can be pinpointed and isolated as the sole beneficial factor. In explaining this very important fact, the study researchers noted in their report that "[t]he walnut diet's beneficial effects probably represent the effects of the whole walnuts' multiple constituents and not via a specific fatty acid or tocopherol."
But walnuts' benefits do not stop there. Walnuts are high in beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, which are known to help prevent the type of bone loss that comes with aging. At the same time, the protein found in walnuts helps to build muscle, which is associated with stronger bones.
It's called "The trampoline effect."
And if you're taking any medication -- prescription or OTC -- for your heartburn, you've probably already suffered from it.
Studies have shown that taking proton pump inhibitors for as little as a month -- and then stopping -- can cause "rebound acid hypersecretion." That means your stomach starts making even more acid than it ever did before.
So of course, you start taking them again! And that's just the kind of drug Big Pharma loves, the lifetime med you can never get off of.
People v. FDA
"These drugs are habit-forming, dangerous and overprescribed, but the FDA hasn't properly warned consumers." That's what Dr. Sidney Wolfe, founder of Public Citizen said about proton pump inhibitors.
If the name doesn't sound familiar, just think "Purple Pill," or Nexium, Prilosec or Zegerid.
Public Citizen never heard back from the FDA about its 2011 petition to have a black box warning put on their labels. So now it's suing the agency to force a response.
And of all the terrible side effects these drugs have, one stands out as the most bizarre. It's what can happen when you try to get off them.
Besides a black box warning about acid rebound, Public Citizen asked the FDA to make the drug companies include a patient "Medication Guide." It also wants a "Dear Doctor" letter to go out to make sure your doctor is aware of this awful side effect.
The group has also called for OTC versions to have "equivalent, prominent warnings." That way, the type you grab at the 7-11 won't look so innocent anymore.
In addition, Public Citizen has asked for that black box warning to list three more serious side effects. These are risks anyone who takes these meds needs to know about:
- Serious infections, including
pneumonia and C. diff. That's an infection that causes watery diarrhea
that can occur up to 15 times a day and can be life threatening.
- Severe magnesium deficiencies that
can cause a deadly cardiac arrhythmia, and
- Fractures of the hip, spine and
wrist.
Dr. Wolfe said that the Public Citizen petition is "urgent" because without "these additional, serious warnings," the use of PPI drugs will increase. And the worst part, he said, is that "large numbers of patients" didn't need to take them in the first place.
The FDA will no doubt respond to the recent lawsuit. It has to by law. But it doesn't seem likely to require that black box warning the group is asking for.
Because if it did, it would finally be admitting how very dangerous these drugs are -- and have been all along.
Could this be
the 10-cent cure for Alzheimer's?
If you want to give your local Big Pharma rep one heck of a scare this Halloween, keep the vampire costume and just dress up like a fish-oil capsule instead.
Because nothing scares the bejezus out of these scammers faster than a cheap, natural wonder cure.
Heck, when it comes to fish oil, Big Pharma doesn't know whether it wants to run clinical trials or dance the hokey pokey. One minute they're jumping in with both feet, trying to patent some high-concentration fish oil pill -- and the next minute they're jumping out, using sham studies to keep fish oil out of your hands.
But it looks like the jig is finally up. Because a powerful new study out of Rhode Island is proving once and for all that a daily dose of regular old fish oil won't just keep your ticker running like a top, it could be your brain's best buddy too.
In fact, scientists are now claiming that fish oil may be the world's first 10-CENT CURE FOR ALZHEIMER'S!
And while that won't get these prescription drug pushers dancing in the streets, you may want to strike up a tune.
Researchers from Rhode Island Hospital just wrapped up a study that tracked 819 seniors for three years, singling out the folks who were taking fish oil regularly. And let's just say you may not want to invite any of these fish oil fans over for a game of Trivial Pursuit because you're bound to lose It turns out they were sporting some serious brain power.
After 36 months, fish oil users had less cognitive decline... less brain shrinkage... and, most important of all LESS ALZHEIMER'S!
In fact, fish oil was practically the fountain of youth for these folks' aging brains. The sections of their brains responsible for memory and thought weren't just larger -- they were working better!
But really we shouldn't be all that surprised. A couple years back, a study of 1,200 seniors found that folks who swore by fish oil had the lowest levels of beta amyloid plaques, which gunk up the brains of Alzheimer's patients, stealing one precious memory at a time.
Fish oil just may be the most powerful natural cure to ever roll off Mother Nature's production line, and it doesn't need to cost you a cent. Just keep loading up on the fatty fish sitting in your fridge right now.
Stop sitting on your hands and waiting for Big Pharma and the mainstream to bless this miracle cure. Take a nickel's worth of free advice -- and start loading up on this 10-cent cure today.
If you want to give your local Big Pharma rep one heck of a scare this Halloween, keep the vampire costume and just dress up like a fish-oil capsule instead.
Because nothing scares the bejezus out of these scammers faster than a cheap, natural wonder cure.
Heck, when it comes to fish oil, Big Pharma doesn't know whether it wants to run clinical trials or dance the hokey pokey. One minute they're jumping in with both feet, trying to patent some high-concentration fish oil pill -- and the next minute they're jumping out, using sham studies to keep fish oil out of your hands.
But it looks like the jig is finally up. Because a powerful new study out of Rhode Island is proving once and for all that a daily dose of regular old fish oil won't just keep your ticker running like a top, it could be your brain's best buddy too.
In fact, scientists are now claiming that fish oil may be the world's first 10-CENT CURE FOR ALZHEIMER'S!
And while that won't get these prescription drug pushers dancing in the streets, you may want to strike up a tune.
Researchers from Rhode Island Hospital just wrapped up a study that tracked 819 seniors for three years, singling out the folks who were taking fish oil regularly. And let's just say you may not want to invite any of these fish oil fans over for a game of Trivial Pursuit because you're bound to lose It turns out they were sporting some serious brain power.
After 36 months, fish oil users had less cognitive decline... less brain shrinkage... and, most important of all LESS ALZHEIMER'S!
In fact, fish oil was practically the fountain of youth for these folks' aging brains. The sections of their brains responsible for memory and thought weren't just larger -- they were working better!
But really we shouldn't be all that surprised. A couple years back, a study of 1,200 seniors found that folks who swore by fish oil had the lowest levels of beta amyloid plaques, which gunk up the brains of Alzheimer's patients, stealing one precious memory at a time.
Fish oil just may be the most powerful natural cure to ever roll off Mother Nature's production line, and it doesn't need to cost you a cent. Just keep loading up on the fatty fish sitting in your fridge right now.
Stop sitting on your hands and waiting for Big Pharma and the mainstream to bless this miracle cure. Take a nickel's worth of free advice -- and start loading up on this 10-cent cure today.
Until next time,
stay healthy and happy
JD Roma
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