The 'Heart Attack Pill' That'll Make You Sick
Sometimes it is easy to brainwash someone. Out in the real world, you can do it overnight!
When someone wakes up in an ER after a heart attack, they'll follow just about any order a doctor gives them, even if it is ridiculous. And they are still asking people to do something I think is ridiculous and patients will obey as if they're brainwashed.
They'll give you med after med after med. When you walk out of a hospital after a heart attack, you'll have so many pills on you that you'll rattle.
Now, the latest research exposes the ugly truth about one of the most common drugs foisted upon millions of patients right after a heart attack.
It DOESN'T work!
The new study focused on heart attack patients who didn't have heart failure, a.k.a. your typical heart attack patient.
Nearly all of these folks are put on beta-blockers, but the new study shows they're getting nothing out of it: After one full year, folks taking the meds DON'T live longer than patients who don't.
And when you consider the side effects -- including everything from dizziness to fatigue to depression -- they're certainly not living better, either.
Surprised? Not me.
These same drugs are often given to at-risk patients BEFORE a heart attack, supposedly to prevent them -- except a study a few years back found they won't do that, nor do they cut the risk of a stroke, either.
So, if they don't work BEFORE a heart attack to prevent one, why in the heck would anyone expect them to work AFTER a big scare?
If you've had a heart attack, there's no doubt about it: You ARE at risk for another one, and you DO need help.
The best way to protect yourself is with one of the most basic heart-protecting, inflammation-fighting, blood-thinning natural therapies of all, and that's the healthy omega-3 fatty acids found in any decent fish oil supplement.
One study last year found that omega-3s given after a heart attack leads to less damage, stronger hearts and a better recovery.
Sometimes it is easy to brainwash someone. Out in the real world, you can do it overnight!
When someone wakes up in an ER after a heart attack, they'll follow just about any order a doctor gives them, even if it is ridiculous. And they are still asking people to do something I think is ridiculous and patients will obey as if they're brainwashed.
They'll give you med after med after med. When you walk out of a hospital after a heart attack, you'll have so many pills on you that you'll rattle.
Now, the latest research exposes the ugly truth about one of the most common drugs foisted upon millions of patients right after a heart attack.
It DOESN'T work!
The new study focused on heart attack patients who didn't have heart failure, a.k.a. your typical heart attack patient.
Nearly all of these folks are put on beta-blockers, but the new study shows they're getting nothing out of it: After one full year, folks taking the meds DON'T live longer than patients who don't.
And when you consider the side effects -- including everything from dizziness to fatigue to depression -- they're certainly not living better, either.
Surprised? Not me.
These same drugs are often given to at-risk patients BEFORE a heart attack, supposedly to prevent them -- except a study a few years back found they won't do that, nor do they cut the risk of a stroke, either.
So, if they don't work BEFORE a heart attack to prevent one, why in the heck would anyone expect them to work AFTER a big scare?
If you've had a heart attack, there's no doubt about it: You ARE at risk for another one, and you DO need help.
The best way to protect yourself is with one of the most basic heart-protecting, inflammation-fighting, blood-thinning natural therapies of all, and that's the healthy omega-3 fatty acids found in any decent fish oil supplement.
One study last year found that omega-3s given after a heart attack leads to less damage, stronger hearts and a better recovery.
And I always
recommend my favorite heart supplement – Cardio-Plus from Standard Process. It
is the only supplement made entirely from whole foods and it includes vitamin
B-4 which is essential for protecting and rebuilding heart muscle. No other heart supplement I
have found has B-4 included in it.
Now THAT'S real protection!
Of course, a heart attack is serious business. Don't take matters into your own hands here, and certainly don't stop or start any treatment on your own. Work closely with your doc and make sure he/she is on board with your plan first.
Now THAT'S real protection!
Of course, a heart attack is serious business. Don't take matters into your own hands here, and certainly don't stop or start any treatment on your own. Work closely with your doc and make sure he/she is on board with your plan first.
Skin
Cancer
By
Melissa Young at Health Science Institute
Medical research goes on all the time. But once in a blue moon, a study comes along that deserves the title of "game-changer."
And that's exactly what experts are calling a new study on melanoma led by Dr. Mark Faries, head of surgical oncology at The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute.
Hopefully, Dr. Faries will transform the way melanoma patients are treated.. and save them from a devastating surgical procedure that won't extend their lives one iota.
Medical research goes on all the time. But once in a blue moon, a study comes along that deserves the title of "game-changer."
And that's exactly what experts are calling a new study on melanoma led by Dr. Mark Faries, head of surgical oncology at The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute.
Hopefully, Dr. Faries will transform the way melanoma patients are treated.. and save them from a devastating surgical procedure that won't extend their lives one iota.
Having skin cancer is always scary, but for those diagnosed
with the deadliest kind -- a melanoma -- things can get complicated very
quickly.
If a melanoma is "thin," it's usually just removed under local anesthesia. However, if cancer cells are found in the normal tissue around the melanoma (a.k.a. the "margin"), the doc will most likely go back to take more out, which is still no big deal (other than giving you a bigger wound/scar than originally planned).
But when a doctor believes that the cancer has spread even farther, into the adjacent lymph nodes, everything becomes a lot more serious.
In that case, the typical practice is to first remove one lymph node located in the region of the tumor, called the sentinel. If cancer cells are found there, a more radical surgical procedure called "complete lymph node dissection" becomes the "standard of care" -- often without a second to lose.
And this is where Dr. Faries's new study should command center stage.
That surgery involves taking out all of the lymph nodes in the region of the melanoma. And no matter how much your doctor may try reassure you or downplay the situation, it's a very big deal.
Besides the very real risks of a surgical infection and nerve damage, around 25 to 30 percent of patients who undergo this extreme lymph node removal will suffer from painful side effects such as lymphedema, when the arm or leg swells with fluid. According to experts, that risk can jump to 60 percent for seniors and those who are overweight.
As key players in our immune system, lymph nodes filter fluid to trap bacteria and viruses. When they're removed, fluid that's got nowhere to go can build up elsewhere, which can harden your skin, cause infection, and make moving those swollen extremities pretty uncomfortable.
The game-changer in this new research is that if the "sentinel" node shows signs of cancer, there's no need to rush into that extreme complete dissection surgery.
To come to that conclusion, Dr. Faries and his team examined 10 years of records on close to 2,000 melanoma patients from all over the world with cancer found in the sample lymph node surgery.
Only half received the extensive operation to remove all of the surrounding nodes, while the rest simply had that one sentinel node removed. No drastic surgery to heal from. No nerve damage or lymphedema risk.
This new research found that there were no life-extending benefits for the patients who had that radical surgery.
Cancer docs have been so amazed by these findings that some have described them as "practice-changing," "definitive," and "unequivocal."
But this isn't the first time that lymph node surgery has been called into question. Three years ago, a study out of the UK went so far as to say that even having that sentinel lymph node biopsied was totally unnecessary, because it provided "no survival advantage" to patients.
Of his findings at the time, Dr. J. Meirion Thomas, a surgical oncologist at the Imperial College in London, said that "sentinel node biopsy in melanoma benefits doctors and hospitals but not patients," who can be "considerably harmed" by the procedure.
So, if you have been diagnosed with melanoma, it's of utmost importance that you discuss these new findings with your doctor before you agree to undergo lymph node surgery.
Actually, it's so vital that even if your surgeon brushes this research aside, you should absolutely consider getting a second -- or even third -- opinion.
If a melanoma is "thin," it's usually just removed under local anesthesia. However, if cancer cells are found in the normal tissue around the melanoma (a.k.a. the "margin"), the doc will most likely go back to take more out, which is still no big deal (other than giving you a bigger wound/scar than originally planned).
But when a doctor believes that the cancer has spread even farther, into the adjacent lymph nodes, everything becomes a lot more serious.
In that case, the typical practice is to first remove one lymph node located in the region of the tumor, called the sentinel. If cancer cells are found there, a more radical surgical procedure called "complete lymph node dissection" becomes the "standard of care" -- often without a second to lose.
And this is where Dr. Faries's new study should command center stage.
That surgery involves taking out all of the lymph nodes in the region of the melanoma. And no matter how much your doctor may try reassure you or downplay the situation, it's a very big deal.
Besides the very real risks of a surgical infection and nerve damage, around 25 to 30 percent of patients who undergo this extreme lymph node removal will suffer from painful side effects such as lymphedema, when the arm or leg swells with fluid. According to experts, that risk can jump to 60 percent for seniors and those who are overweight.
As key players in our immune system, lymph nodes filter fluid to trap bacteria and viruses. When they're removed, fluid that's got nowhere to go can build up elsewhere, which can harden your skin, cause infection, and make moving those swollen extremities pretty uncomfortable.
The game-changer in this new research is that if the "sentinel" node shows signs of cancer, there's no need to rush into that extreme complete dissection surgery.
To come to that conclusion, Dr. Faries and his team examined 10 years of records on close to 2,000 melanoma patients from all over the world with cancer found in the sample lymph node surgery.
Only half received the extensive operation to remove all of the surrounding nodes, while the rest simply had that one sentinel node removed. No drastic surgery to heal from. No nerve damage or lymphedema risk.
This new research found that there were no life-extending benefits for the patients who had that radical surgery.
Cancer docs have been so amazed by these findings that some have described them as "practice-changing," "definitive," and "unequivocal."
But this isn't the first time that lymph node surgery has been called into question. Three years ago, a study out of the UK went so far as to say that even having that sentinel lymph node biopsied was totally unnecessary, because it provided "no survival advantage" to patients.
Of his findings at the time, Dr. J. Meirion Thomas, a surgical oncologist at the Imperial College in London, said that "sentinel node biopsy in melanoma benefits doctors and hospitals but not patients," who can be "considerably harmed" by the procedure.
So, if you have been diagnosed with melanoma, it's of utmost importance that you discuss these new findings with your doctor before you agree to undergo lymph node surgery.
Actually, it's so vital that even if your surgeon brushes this research aside, you should absolutely consider getting a second -- or even third -- opinion.
An Easy Way to Help Fight Nearly Every Chronic Disease
With One Inexpensive Pill!
There's a creep on the loose -- and this one's lurking where you least expect it.
INSIDE your body!
It's inflammation, and one of the best markers of this silent killer is C-reactive protein, a.k.a. CRP.
When CRP starts creeping around inside your body, your risk of just about everything jumps. Heart disease... diabetes... pain... cancer... dementia... and more can all come along for the ride when it shows up.
Now, the latest research shows one quick and easy way to fight CRP and maybe send it packing for good.
It's inexpensive, easy to find, and -- odds are -- it's something you need more of anyway.
The answer is magnesium, the miracle mineral responsible for at least 300 essential functions inside your body.
Maybe we need to bump that up to at least 301, because the recent review of 11 studies finds that boosting your magnesium can bring your CRP levels back down where they belong.
If you've seen a few of these kinds of studies, you know how they USUALLY work. They test magnesium levels in the body... find that higher is better.. and then claim that this doesn't mean supplements will help.
Not this time!
In this case, they looked specifically at what happens when you pop magnesium supplements -- and, at first blush, it looked like a stinker.
Overall, there was no effect on CRP.
Then the researchers did what should always be done in these studies. They pulled out the folks who already had low CRP levels, since they can't really benefit anyway.
Once they looked ONLY at the folks with high CRP levels -- exactly the kind of patients who need help most -- they found that the supplements delivered big.
In fact, the magnesium supplements brought those inflammation levels down, on average, by more than a third!
If that's not enough of a motivator to get you to boost your magnesium, just take a look at some of those other 300 functions it can support. You need it to keep your bones strong and your immune system humming and to stop your muscles from withering away.
Magnesium also plays a key role in one of the most important functions in your body: It literally helps keep your heart beating.
The only "catch" is that there are different kinds of magnesium out there, and some are better than the others. In general, the cheaper stuff could go in one end and out the other -- sometimes dramatically, which is why it's often used as a laxative.
Pay a couple extra bucks for a chelated form or a “whole food” form instead.
There's a creep on the loose -- and this one's lurking where you least expect it.
INSIDE your body!
It's inflammation, and one of the best markers of this silent killer is C-reactive protein, a.k.a. CRP.
When CRP starts creeping around inside your body, your risk of just about everything jumps. Heart disease... diabetes... pain... cancer... dementia... and more can all come along for the ride when it shows up.
Now, the latest research shows one quick and easy way to fight CRP and maybe send it packing for good.
It's inexpensive, easy to find, and -- odds are -- it's something you need more of anyway.
The answer is magnesium, the miracle mineral responsible for at least 300 essential functions inside your body.
Maybe we need to bump that up to at least 301, because the recent review of 11 studies finds that boosting your magnesium can bring your CRP levels back down where they belong.
If you've seen a few of these kinds of studies, you know how they USUALLY work. They test magnesium levels in the body... find that higher is better.. and then claim that this doesn't mean supplements will help.
Not this time!
In this case, they looked specifically at what happens when you pop magnesium supplements -- and, at first blush, it looked like a stinker.
Overall, there was no effect on CRP.
Then the researchers did what should always be done in these studies. They pulled out the folks who already had low CRP levels, since they can't really benefit anyway.
Once they looked ONLY at the folks with high CRP levels -- exactly the kind of patients who need help most -- they found that the supplements delivered big.
In fact, the magnesium supplements brought those inflammation levels down, on average, by more than a third!
If that's not enough of a motivator to get you to boost your magnesium, just take a look at some of those other 300 functions it can support. You need it to keep your bones strong and your immune system humming and to stop your muscles from withering away.
Magnesium also plays a key role in one of the most important functions in your body: It literally helps keep your heart beating.
The only "catch" is that there are different kinds of magnesium out there, and some are better than the others. In general, the cheaper stuff could go in one end and out the other -- sometimes dramatically, which is why it's often used as a laxative.
Pay a couple extra bucks for a chelated form or a “whole food” form instead.
Until next time, stay healthy and happy
JD Roma
The information on this blog is provided for
educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical
care, and medical advice and services are not being offered. If you have, or
suspect you have, a health problem you should consult your physician
(preferably a Naturopath).
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