Preventing and Reversing Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia,
Memory Loss, Confusion - Restoring Cognitive Abilities
Researchers have found a number of environmental factors that have
been associated with the development of Alzheimer’s, including long-term
exposure to silicon or aluminum, high levels of exposure to mercury and
fluoride, and chronic exposure to other toxins and free-radical damage.
Studies are showing that Alzheimer's disease may also be the result of
essential dietary deficiency.
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The World
Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are 18 million people
with Alzheimer's. Over 4 1/2 million Americans have the disease. We account
for 25% of all Alzheimer's cases, even though we represent only 4.6% of
the world's population. Europe is experiencing half our rate of disease.
For Americans over 85 years of age, 50% are thought to have Alzheimer’s.
As the 20th century comes to a close, we are witnessing a staggering increase
in dementing illnesses. By the year 2030, it has been estimated that this
number will approach 9 million. It affects over half a million people in
the UK alone. It is characterised by progressive mental decline and begins
with periods of memory loss, confusion, and personality changes before
proceeding to full-blown dementia with complete loss of most cognitive
abilities and even physical abilities.
Pick's Disease is a progressively degenerative
neurological disease similar to Alzheimer's Disease. Pick's Disease affects
the frontal and temporal lobes first, with earliest symptoms showing up
as changes in personality and a decline in function at home as well as
work. Pick's Disease is frequently first diagnosed as stress or depression
and then as Alzheimer's disease. The treatment of Pick's disease is the
same as for various stages of other dementias such as Alzheimer's. This
accounts for so little information being available related specifically
to the treatment of Pick's Disease. learn
more
In our magic-bullet society where physicians and patients alike are
programmed to turn to the pharmaceutical industry to cure our ills, it
appears that we have come up empty-handed when confronted by alzheimer's
and dementia. In the June 1999 issue of Archives of Neurology, the lack
of usefulness of any of these drugs was eloquently described in a guest
Editorial by Dr. William Pryse-Phillips.
Epidemiologic studies have shown that Alzheimer's patients have a higher
level of aluminum in their brain than do healthy people.
Particularly high levels have been found in the beta-amyloid deposits which
are so characteristic of the disease. Aluminum is known to be highly toxic
to brain neurons and recent research has shown that it can cause amyloid
fibrils to aggregate into structures resembling neurofibrillary tangles.
Canadian studies have found a direct correlation between the aluminum content
of drinking water and the incidence of Alzheimer's disease. Although some
medical doctors still question the aluminum link there seems to be growing
consensus that aluminum is somehow involved, if not in the initiation of
the disease, then at least in accelerating its progression.
The level of mercury in the brain of Alzheimer's
disease patients is significantly elevated and it is now accepted that
chronic low level mercury poisoning may be a significant factor in the
development of Alzheimer's disease. The level of mercury in the brain has
been found to be proportional to the number of amalgam fillings in the
teeth
Exposure to high levels of electromagnetic radiation
has been linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease as have severe
head injuries and a family history of Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's
disease.
Vitamin deficiencies have been implicated in the
development of Alzheimer's disease. A vitamin B-12 deficiency
is particularly serious as it can mimic the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease
and may even progress to Alzheimer's disease itself. One recent study found
that 40% of elderly Americans suffers from a vitamin B-12 deficiency. People
who have had surgery for stomach ulcers are particularly prone to a vitamin
B-12 deficiency. Lack of vitamins A, E, and beta-carotene has also been
linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease. British researchers found
that Alzheimer's disease patients admitted to a London hospital had only
half the vitamin E level in their blood as did healthy, matched controls.
The patients' beta-carotene levels were four times lower than that of the
controls.
The Alzheimer's Association has developed a list of ten warning signs
of Alzheimer's disease:
* Memory loss that affects job skills.
* Difficulty in performing familiar tasks.
* Problems with language.
* Confusion about time and place.
* Poor or diminished judgment.
* Problems with abstract thinking.
* Misplacing of things.
* Changes in mood or behavior.
* Changes in personality.
* Loss of initiative.
Mercury
- What is its role in Autism and Alzheimer's Disease?
Boyd Haley, Ph.D.
Dr. Haley, a biochemist at the University of Kentucky, is probably one
of the world's top experts on mercury toxicity. Hear this fascinating review
of the irrefutable evidence that links mercury toxicity to Autism and Alzheimer's
disease. The
video is from a presentation in March of 2003. The slides are courtesy
of Dr. Haley.
Alzheimer's:
Drugs may do more damage than the disease - Alzheimer's patients
can quickly lose their verbal skills – but researchers fear it may have
more to do with the anti-psychotic drugs they’re routinely given than the
disease itself. The drugs may make the condition worse, researchers have
discovered, and they don't seem to offer any long-term benefits. Around
60 per cent of Alzheimer’s patients are put on an anti-psychotic, even
in the early stages of the disease, in order to control behaviour such
as aggression. This effect has earned the drugs the epithet of “the chemical
cosh”. The drugs can cause a serious deterioration within six months, and
new research is exploring the suspicion that the drugs are also increasing
the death rate among Alzheimer’s sufferers. Researchers from King’s College
London and the Universities of Oxford and Newcastle made the discovery
when they observed the progress of 165 Alzheimer’s patients in care homes.
The anti-psychotics reviewed by the research study were thioridazine (Melleril),
chlorpromazine (Largactil), haloperidol (Serenace), trifluoperazine (Stelazine)
and risperidone (Risperdal). Public Library of Science
Medicine, 2008; 5: e76 doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050076.
Eating
soy linked to memory loss Frequently consuming foods containing
soy may contribute to memory loss, British experts say. Experts at England's
Loughborough and Oxford Universities researched the impact of soy consumption
in 719 senior citizens on the Indonesian island of Java, the Daily Mail
reported Saturday. Researchers determined people who ate soy at least twice
a day had 20 percent less memory function that those who ate it significantly
less. "Soy consumption is on the increase in the West and is often promoted
as a 'superfood.' Soy products are rich in micronutrients called phytoestrogens,
but it is not entirely clear what their effect on the aging brain is,"
said Professor Eef Hogervorst of Loughborough University. Hogervorst said
vegetarians and elderly women seemed to be highly susceptible to potential
memory loss from soy consumption. Are Soyfoods a Blessing
or a Curse?
'Memory Herb' and Alzheimer's Patients
Transfer
Factor Re-Call is formulated to give the brain the support it needs.
This complete formula promotes healthy immune and oxygen functions, supporting
the brain's ability to operate at a more efficient mode and direct energy
toward the most critical need. Transfer factors are tiny messenger molecules
that transmit immunity information from one entity to another, such as
between a mother and her breastfeeding infant.
Transfer Factor Re-Call targets the superior immune-enhancing benefits
of transfer factors to directly support the brain and central nervous system.
Targeted Transfer Factor lends important support to keep inflammation at
normal and healthy levels within the brain and central nervous system.
This product contains Vinpocetine promotes healthy circulation and oxygen
utilization in the brain; Glycerophosphocholine and Huperzia serrata (Huperzine
A) to support alertness, mental agility, and recall; (Huperzine A
works by helping inhibit the enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine, an
important brain chemical for learning and memory); Bacopa monnieri supports
healthy neurons in the brain for normal memory and cognitive function;
Lemon Balm Extract and Gingko biloba Extract. where
to buy...
Ginkgo biloba, an
herb touted as a memory booster, shows promise in treating Alzheimer's
disease, a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association
(JAMA) suggests. Previous studies have shown that ginkgo improves blood
flow to the brain. The plant extract, popular in Europe, has become widely
available at health, food and drug stores in the United States. In Europe,
there is now a large and convincing body of evidence showing how the herb
Ginkgo biloba will help boost memory and brain function, as long as the
patient takes it for several months. German researchers, for example, found
that giving people who had been diagnosed with memory and learning problems
ginkgo biloba significantly improved their memory skills after six weeks,
and dramatically increased their ability to learn after five months. Ginkgo
biloba were found to benefit cognitive, (which means learning, memory,
and knowing things) function, within three months. In fact, Ginkgo is so
effective that some scientists now suggest everyone over 40 should take
a daily dose to help prevent the slow but inevitable decline of brainpower
that is a feature of ageing. In Germany, Ginkgo is the most widely prescribed
herb, as it is considered to be as effective as drug treatments used for
treating Alzheimer’s disease and other severe forms of memory and mental
function decline. Ginkgo Biloba is a powerful herb from the Far East and
has been grown in temple gardens for millions of years. Its medicinal properties
have only been discovered by the West during the last 20 years, where clinical
studies have indicated its effectiveness in restoring the functioning of
the circulatory system and improving blood flow to the brain.
"My 11 year old has been in a special needs school for the last 3 years,
due to severe memory loss caused from seizures. Since taking Marine
Phytoplankton my son no longer needs to take medication and his memory
is as good as it ever was."
Dr. Jerry Tennant, M.D. says that marine
phytoplankton contains almost everything one needs to sustain life
and to restore health by providing the raw materials to make new cells
that function normally. Marine phytoplankton has been called "the most
nutritionally dense foods on the planet". Containing a wide range
of trace elements, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll, enzymes
and cellular materials, marine phytoplankton promotes and maintains optimum
health by boosting and supporting all systems within the body.
Its antioxidants and unique polysaccharides can halt the genetic mutations
that can lead to cancer. Both high levels of saccharides and adaptogens
increase energy and stamina by improving our ability to consume and use
oxygen. Adaptogens also improve cardiovascular health by strengthening
the heart and circulation. more about marine
phytoplankton's healing power
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Water The Great Healer
! Water therapy has been used for centuries to heal the sick. Hydro-
and hydrothermal therapy are traditional methods of treatment that have
been used for the treatment of disease and injury by many cultures, including
those of ancient Rome, China, and Japan. The ancient Greeks took therapeutic
baths. Water is an important ingredient in the traditional Chinese and
Native American healing systems.
more
"You don’t need to be stranded in a desert to feel the effects of dehydration.
Almost all the people you see and meet on a daily basis are dehydrated.
How many folks complain of a lack of energy? It’s the number one complaint
in America. Insufficient energy is the first sign that the blood, tissues,
and organs are not getting enough water, and your liver and brain are the
least tolerant of a lack of water. This has led some medical researchers
to conclude that Alzheimer’s disease
is simply the result of long-term dehydration of the brain. The same loss
of brain function that causes a lost and thirsty person to eat sand believing
it to be water causes your wife, husband, mother, or father not to recognize
you any longer. They are not demented, only thirsty."
"...Every time you move any body part, even a finger or toe, water is
required. That’s why dehydrated people have so many aches and pains. It’s
also why people look so old; their dehydrated organs steal the water from
their skin in order to function. Remember, under ordinary circumstances,
you expel up to a gallon of water every twenty-four hours. What do you
think happens when you don’t replenish that supply? Your body experiences
a drought condition! A mere two percent drop in hydration will make your
short-term memory so fuzzy that you’ll be unable to remember your friends’
names, have trouble doing basic math, and forget where you put your keys.
Since seventy-five percent of Americans are chronically dehydrated, it’s
no wonder people are losing their minds. Yet, the solution is so simple:
cool,
clean water. Drink eight to ten eight-ounce glasses a day of pure distilled
water, and you’ll be amazed at how many ailments disappear. Don’t worry;
you’re not demented—just dehydrated!" more...
Brain health dramatically improved by intake of omega-3
fatty acids and fish oils
Among various organs, in the brain, the fatty acids most extensively
studied are omega-3 fatty acids. Alpha-linolenic acid (18:3omega3) deficiency
alters the structure and function of membranes and induces minor cerebral
dysfunctions, as demonstrated in animal models and subsequently in human
infants. Even though the brain is materially an organ like any other, that
is to say elaborated from substances present in the diet (sometimes exclusively),
for long it was not accepted that food can have an influence on brain structure,
and thus on its function.
Lipids,
and especially omega-3 fatty acids, provided the first coherent experimental
demonstration of the effect of diet (nutrients) on the structure and function
of the brain. In fact the brain, after adipose tissue, is the organ richest
in lipids, whose only role is to participate in membrane structure. First
it was shown that the differentiation and functioning of cultured brain
cells requires not only alpha-linolenic acid (the major component of the
omega-3, omega3 family), but also the very long omega-3 and omega-6 carbon
chains (1). It was then demonstrated that alpha-linolenic acid deficiency
alters the course of brain development, perturbs the composition and physicochemical
properties of brain cell membranes, neurones, oligodendrocytes, and astrocytes
(2).This leads to physicochemical modifications, induces biochemical and
physiological perturbations, and results in neurosensory and behavioural
upset (3).
Consequently, the nature of polyunsaturated fatty acids (in particular
omega-3) present in formula milks for infants (premature and term) conditions
the visual and cerebral abilities, including intellectual. Moreover, dietary
omega-3 fatty acids are certainly involved in the prevention of some aspects
of cardiovascular disease (including at the level of cerebral vascularization),
and in some neuropsychiatric disorders, particularly depression, as well
as in dementia, notably Alzheimer's
disease. Recent results have shown that dietary alpha-linolenic acid deficiency
induces more marked abnormalities in certain cerebral structures than in
others, as the frontal cortex and pituitary gland are more severely affected.
These selective lesions are accompanied by behavioural disorders more particularly
affecting certain tests (habituation, adaptation to new situations). Biochemical
and behavioural abnormalities are partially reversed by a dietary phospholipid
supplement, especially omega-3-rich egg yolk extracts or pig brain. A dose-effect
study showed that animal phospholipids are more effective than plant phospholipids
to reverse the consequences of alpha-linolenic acid deficiency, partly
because they provide very long preformed chains.
James Scala PHD - "Fish supplies omega-3 oils, and among them
is docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), essential for brain and eye tissue development
(specifically the retina) in infants; it remains fundamental to those tissues
throughout life. Current research focuses on these oils—often woefully
short, if not deficient, in modern diets—as one cause of attention
deficit disorder. Once more, modern research is validating folk wisdom—fish
really is brain food."
"The basic building blocks of our brain cells are essential fatty acids
such as EPA and DHA from fish
oil. These fatty acids are also used as fuel for brain metabolism and
help control the chronic inflammatory processes involved in degenerative
brain disorders." Disease Prevention
And Treatment by Life Extension Foundation, page 22 more
about Brain health and omega-3 fatty acids
A study conducted by Uppsala University in Sweden looked at the effect
of Omega 3 fatty acids on patients who already had Alzheimer's disease.
Researchers gave 89 patients the Omega 3 fatty acids Docosahexaenoic acid
(DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) for a period of 6 months and another
85 were given a placebo in the form of corn oil. After the initial 6-month
period, the placebo group also switched to Omega 3 for a further 6 months.
Although there was no real differences noted between the two groups in
general, there was an interesting result where 32 patients who had milder
mental impairment showed less of a decline whilst taking Omega 3. more
on the Omega 3 role in health
For normal functioning, the human body generates most of the fat it
requires from fatty acids it derives from the breakdown of carbohydrates
(ie, starches and sugars). However, the human system is incapable of producing
two "essential" fatty acids from carbohydrates. These fatty acids are known
collectively as essential fatty acids (EFAs). They are most prevalent in
certain types of oils but can be found at low concentrations in virtually
all types of food. more
Did you know that the root cause of serious chronic diseases such as
heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, arthritis, and asthma has been
identified as chronic inflammation? Although numerous studies have confirmed
these findings, few physcians are aware of or consider the fact that the
battle against inflammation is at the forefront of the fight for health
and well-being of the global population. Authors Joseph Maroon and Jeffrey
Bost have set out to reverse that trend with "Fish Oil: The Natural Anti-Inflammatory." Ultra-Refined
Fish Oil Joseph
C Maroon. M.D.,is a professor and vice chairman of the Department of Neurological
Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is also
a Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience as well as the team neurosurgeon to the
world-champion Pittsburgh Steelers. His publications numbr more than 250,
and he is a reviewer on five medical journals and an editorial board member
of "Neurological Research." Jeffrey Bost is a neurosurgical physician assistant
and clinical instructor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University
of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He has coauthored many presentations, articles,
and grants exploring the use of omega-3 fatty acids.
Scientists theorize that mineral deficiency subjects us to more diseases,
aging, sickness and destruction of our physical well-being than any other
factor in personal health. marine phytoplankton
and fulvic acids consist of an immense arsenal
and array of naturally occuring powerful phytochemicals, biochemicals,
supercharged antioxidants, free-radical scavengers, super oxide dismutases,
nutrients, enzymes, hormones, amino acids, antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals,
etc. Marine phytoplankton and Fulvic Acids greatly enhance the bioavailability
of important trace minerals. Regenerate and prolong the residence time
of essential nutrients in the cells. Modify the damage or toxic compounds
such as heavy metals and free radicals. Enhance the permeability for digestive,
circulatory, and cell membranes. Increase the activity of a multitude of
enzymes. Fulvic Acid can also be known as nature's electrolyte. It charges
and restores the potential that is or once was normal to the cell, and
in doing so, balances and super charges cellular life. (do
not confuse "fulvic acid" with "folic acid" which is
a common B vitamin).
Dr.
Jerry Tennant, M.D. says that marine phytoplankton
contains almost everything one needs to sustain life and to restore health
by providing the raw materials to make new cells that function normally.
Marine phytoplankton has been called "the most nutritionally dense foods
on the planet". Containing a
wide range of trace elements, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll,
enzymes and cellular materials, marine phytoplankton promotes and maintains
optimum health by boosting and supporting all systems within the body.
Its antioxidants and unique polysaccharides can halt the genetic mutations
that can lead to cancer. Both high levels of saccharides and adaptogens
increase energy and stamina by improving our ability to consume and use
oxygen. Adaptogens also improve cardiovascular health by strengthening
the heart and circulation. more about marine
phytoplankton's healing power
"My husband has Alzheimers in addition
to physical illnesses. Several months ago, he was hospitalized with
a suspected infection. He was unable to walk and could not feed himself.
After a week of medical work ups and a week of rehab he was discharged
with the expectation that he would need around the clock nursing.
My fear was that his brain was not sending messages to his body to perform
normal functions. We started drinking Goji Juice, and he is now walking
unaided, attends Adult Day Care three days a week, is no longer incontinent
and can get in and out of chairs without his booster. Yesterday, we received
a copy of his latest labs. He has had sluggish kidneys and I expected
dialysis was in his future, however, he now has normal kidney function
and his diabetes is controlled. Glyconutrients
has exceeded my expectations and made my life easier. I am so grateful."
Carolyn
H.
"My Mother is 82 years old and she has had Senile Dementia for the last
7 years. Dementia, a progressive brain dysfunction,
leads to a gradually increasing restriction of daily activities. The most
well-known type of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. We have tried the drugs
from the Doctor and holistic means to try and slow down the progression
of the disease. A few months ago she had to be hospitalized because she
stopped eating and couldn't get out of bed. The doctors said she was in
the last stages of the disease and they didn't have much else to offer
except drugs to control behavior. We brought her home to be around
family for whatever time she had left. She was only taking sips of liquid
and small amounts of soft food. I heard about glyconutrients from a friend
and I started her drinking it. She responded right away. She is up
every day now with a healthy appetite and is much more alert. She doesn't
get the extreme agitation anymore or try to wander off. She can talk and
understand much better now. I'm a nurse and I have worked with people with
Dementia and Alzheimer's. I have never seen anything reverse the symptoms
of these types of diseases. Her quality of life is so much better. I hope
that other people that have family members that are going through this
will try Glyconutrients." Vivien M., Palm
Bay, FL
6/10/2006 follow up:
This is a follow up for those who have asked how my Mother who has
Dementia is doing. She is doing great. She is still home with us
and has been drinking glyconutrients for ten months now. She loves to sing
hymns; she dances around the house to Calypso music (she's Jamaican) for
exercise. Her appetite is still very good and she enters into conversations
at dinner. I have no doubt that without Glyconutrients
she would either be in the Alzheimer's ward of a nursing home or not with
us at all. We are very grateful." Vivien M., Palm Bay, FL
In July 2005, the Los Angeles
Times wrote an article titled "Lycium (Go-ji's
latin name) May Repress Some Cancer Cells." In August 2005 The Department
of Anatomy at the University of Hong Kong published another scientific
study regarding go-ji
and Alzheimer's disease. In September 2005 the Department of Pathology
at Guangzhou University in China completed a study regarding go-ji
and cancer.
In Asia, the Goji berry has been used as a primary allergy therapy for
centuries. The noted ethnobotanist, Dr. James A. Duke, classifies Goji
as an immunomodulator - an enhancing substance that can balance and normalize
abnormal immune system.
Whether they are suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease or other forms of
dementia, often homeopathy can, at least to a degree, help. It usually
will not cure, but will often slow the decline and make their life much
happier. Here is one case to give you an idea how this works:
Ruth was a woman in her early 70’s who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
Stage 3. She had moderate level of memory loss and confusion. She talked
of her fears of what was happening to her and what lay ahead. Her main
concerns though were of her past life. She described a life of many hurts.
Of people doing things that emotionally made her feel very bad. Of feeling
alone and sorry for herself. Of all the love she felt but couldn’t always
express. Of her headaches and arthritis pains.
Based upon this and many other symptoms we gave him a dose of Natrum
Sulphuricum (note this was the right remedy for her but the possibility
of it being the right remedy for another person with Alzheimer’s is very
low). By one month she was much happier. Her memory was much better for
both the past and the present. She was much less tired. She said that she
felt better than she had in years. She no longer felt so dragged down by
the past.
Over the next 10 years there was a very slow gradual decline into dementia
but much slower than average for Alzheimer’s patients. Whenever she didn’t
feel as good she took a dose of her remedy which lifted her up for weeks.
Despite the decline she was happier than she had ever been in her life.
The remedy helped her memory, health and happiness tremendously and slowed
but did not stop the development of the disease.
In this example you see the difference between homeopathy and other
approaches for treatment of Alzheimer’s. After the right remedy we expect
to see everything getting better in the person’s life. In some very early
stage Alzheimer’s cases we can see complete cure. More often we see improvements
as in this example. Learn more about homeopathy
Presently there is a common belief that there is no cure or even amelioration
for the degenerative process called Alzheimer's Disease. Having personally
experienced and witnessed in my patients the brain function enhancing qualities
of a blue-green algae named aphanizomenon flos-aqua, I was interested when
I read some reports of its effects on Alzheimers Disease. This algae is
particularly high in active neurotransmitters and appeared to have positive
therapeutic results in people whose general mental functioning seemed sluggish.
For my experiment I chose two individuals who had well documented Alzheimer's
Disease. They had obvious deficient mental functioning. Each month, besides
my notes, the mate of each of the patients was asked to fill out a questionnaire
covering thought process, memory function, ability to focus, judgment,
perception, emotions, ability to care for oneself, and sleep function.
Each section had several categories to be evaluated from 1 to 10 for a
total of 28 questions. Each case has been followed for 12 months.
The first case is a 66-year-old women with a seven-year history of Alzheimer's;
the last five of which were thoroughly diagnosed in 1978 and followed at
Stanford Medical Center. She had also been through oral choline and I.V.
chelation therapy without any effect on her deteriorating state.
On initial exam she revealed a significant aphasia. She seemed unable
to express her thoughts in words; her long and short tern memory was significantly
degenerated; she had great difficulty focusing on the present situation.
In essence she seemed absent. She also had a severe Parkinson-like tremor,
had much difficulty in walking a straight line and tilted to the right.
According to the report from her husband, she was completely unable
to take care of herself or even dress herself. The husband seemed hopefully
pessimistic. After one month of taking the blue green algae some decrease
in the aphasia was clearly discernible. A glimmer of awareness seemed to
have returned to her eyes. Some of the hand tremors had also decreased.
She was also able to put on an apron and tie it - something she had not
done for months. She also seemed to be able to express her feelings more.
By two months, her communication improved and she was able to watch TV
and understand what was happening.
By six months, her husband and I both agreed on our subjective experience
that her spirit, humor, and sense of awareness had significantly improved.
She was now able to work intellectually with the environment. Her short
term memory had improved. The aphasia had significantly improved over the
past six months, but had seemed to level off in the last month. Her attention
span had improved to the point that she could sit for several hours listening
to music. Her judgment, reasoning ability, and clarity of thinking had
significantly improved. There was no change in her long term memory. On
the physical level, she had moved from not being able to dress herself
to being able to put her clothes on, although sometimes backwards. She
was able to walk a straight line and stand almost straight.
At 12 months, some slight improvement in these areas was noted. Her
course at this point, after relatively rapid improvement in six months,
seems to be a very gradual improving situation. The second case involved
a 64-year-old lawyer from the Midwest who was diagnosed as having Alzheimer's
in 1982 after a series of neurological and psychological tests. Before
he had come for diagnosis his intellectual functioning and memory had significantly
decreased. He could no longer perform his work, or remember what transpired
beyond 15 minutes, and his IQ was measured at 92, significantly below that
of the average lawyer. He was put on the same protocol of the blue-green
algae as the first case. After one month his wife noted a cessation of
the degenerative process. After 12 month, she has noted no further obvious
degeneration, yet no significant return of lost function. The wife of the
patient is quite pleased with the results and feels the basis of a solid
husband-wife relationship has been preserved.
Two thoroughly documented cases have been reported: one showing some
significant return of function and the other showing cessation of progressive
degeneration from Alzheimer's. These preliminary results suggest that Alzheimers
may be a degenerative process that indeed may be halted and possibly at
least partially reversed by the use of aphizominon flos-aqua. " Gabriel
Cousens, M.D. (Dr. Cousens
is an orthomolecular psychiatrist who practices in Petaluma, California)
Learn more about Aphanizomenon
Flos-Aquae
Dr. Jerry Tennant, M.D.
says
that marine phytoplankton contains almost everything
one needs to sustain life and to restore health by providing the raw materials
to make new cells that function normally. These nutrients improve mental
function, and memory. They reduce depression, harmful effects of stress,
and mood swings. Profound Life-Giving Properties
of Marine Phytoplankton
Aspartame (NutraSweet) is linked
to sudden memory loss, seizures, flicker induced
epileptic activity, permanent brain damage, blindness and other acute physical
reactions.
In 1994, the New York Times reported a scientific study which revealed
that aluminum and fluoride
in water could be responsible for the alarming increase in Alzheimer's
Disease and percentile dementia. This confirmed the long-held suspicion
of environmental writer George Glasser that fluoride has the ability to
act synergistically with other toxic minerals in drinking water. Glasser,
currently on speaking engagements in England, said:
"For years I badgered various US government agencies to investigate
this specific activity between fluoride and other substances, which is
commonly seen in medicines. Aluminum sulfate (alum) is used to clarify
drinking water and I could see the possible relationship with Alzheimer's-like
dementia."
Said Glasser,
"In 1999, the US Environmental Protection Agency finally reviewed three
studies carried out by scientists at Binghamton University. The scientists
reported 80% death rates, kidney damage and brain damage in rats exposed
to half of one milligram of aluminum fluoride complexes in a litre of drinking
water. This is less than half of the amount of fluoride which is added
in fluoridation schemes.
Finally, the National Toxicology Program was asked to commission studies
to determine the extent of neurotoxic damage from aluminum in drinking
water, particularly stressing the fluoride interaction." Last October,
a Report by the National Institutes of Environmental Heath Sciences (NIEHS)
acknowledged that fluoride has been observed to have synergistic effects
on the toxicity of aluminum "I was particularly pleased when the US Environmental
Protection Agency report by Urbansky and Schock on the toxicity of lead
and fluoride in drinking water confirmed that fluoride complexes with other
substances in the water.
They also acknowledged that most drinking water contains a substantial
amount of fluoro-aluminium complexes. This should be a warning to dentists
who hold with the simplistic notion that fluoride only affects teeth and
is perfectly safe in drinking water." According to the NIEHS Report, most
water treatment processes result in increased levels of aluminum in the
finished drinking water. It stated that fluoridation will result in aluminum
fluoride complexes which will enhance neurotoxicity, or that fluoride itself
will enhance uptake and synergise the toxicity of the aluminum
Other studies have shown that in the presence of fluoride, aluminum
leaches out of cookware. Boiling fluoridated tap water in an aluminum pan
leached almost 200 parts per million (ppm) of aluminum into the water in
10 minutes. Leaching of up to 600 PPM occurred with prolonged boiling.
Different releases of aluminum depend upon the composition of the pan and
the type of food being cooked. Using non-fluoridated water showed almost
no leaching from aluminum pans. Glasser is frustrated that the Report recommended
further studies. "There are more than 40,000 studies on fluoride in the
scientific literature. How many more do they need? The recent York review
examined less than 300 - and they never bothered to review the Binghamton
University studies.
The incidence of Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's-like dementia is
hitting people at much younger ages. The average age used to be 65 - now,
it affects people in their forties in ever-increasing numbers. With these
revelations, health authorities have a moral obligation to employ the precautionary
principle and cease the practice of artificial fluoridation forthwith.
In the meantime, six million people in England and about 160 million in
the United States drink artificially fluoridated water. "
Respected Medical Professionals and Scientists are warning that water
fluoridation has dangerous long-term consequences to health.For
over 50 years, the U.S. government and media have trumpeted fluoride as
a safe and effective means of reducing cavities, especially in children.
But fluoride is not the benevolent and innocuous substance the public has
been led to believe.
"I am appalled at
the prospect of using water as a vehicle for drugs.
Fluoride
is a corrosive poison that will produce serious effects on a long
range basis. Any attempt to use water this way is deplorable."Dr.
Charles Gordon Heyd, Past President of the American Medical Association
"Fluoridation ... it is the
greatest fraud that has ever been perpetrated and it has been perpetrated
on more people than any other fraud has."Professor
Albert Schatz, Ph.D. (Microbiology), Discoverer of streptomycin and Nobel
Prize Winner
Dr.
Steve Nugent - "Without exception, every North American now has
in his or her tissues 300-500 known toxins that were not in existence before
1940. So, where has all the poison come from? Shortages of natural materials
during WWII prompted the creation of synthetic chemicals. For example,
scientists developed nylon when they ran out of silk for parachutes. Natural
rubber ran in short supply, so they developed synthetic rubber. A shortage
of butter produced oleomargarine. Plastics were developed during this time
period. Toxins are everywhere. The problem is not confined to North America,
although the studies have been done in the USA and Canada. Because of the
nature of wind, rain and weather, we know that the entire planet is surrounded
with toxins. Almost every known toxin and farm pesticide on the planet
can be found in places as remote as the North Pole. Scientists doing studies
there drilled through the polar ice cap, sank a camera through the pole,
and found nearly a foot of brownish greenish goop that, similar to many
industrial chemicals, refused to freeze. Contained in the muck were DDT,
dioxin, and PCB's as well as hundreds of other chemicals. Ours is a closed
eco-system....which we cannot escape. The studies identify up to
500 toxins. It should be known that the instruments were calibrated for
up to a maximum of 500 toxins "
Dr. Ted H Spence, DDS, ND, PhD/DSc, MPH - "Detoxification comes
in many forms and refers to many different programs
that cleanse the body of toxins. Today, our environment is toxic and the
foods we eat, even the air we breathe and the water we drink is laden with
chemicals foreign to our system. Therefore, everyone is undergoing some
type of detoxification to maintain life and health. Although basic detoxification
begins with diet, detox programs may include nutritional fortification
for the liver, lungs, kidneys, bowels and blood. Detoxification for
the body may refer to the cleansing of the bowels, kidneys, lungs, the
liver or the blood, since these are the organs involved in detoxification
of chemicals and toxins from the body. The liver acts as an in-line filter
for the removal of foreign substances and wastes from the blood. The kidneys
filter wastes from the blood into the urine, while the lungs remove volatile
gases as we breathe." more
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Water therapy has been used for centuries to heal the sick. Hydro-
and hydrothermal therapy are traditional methods of treatment that have
been used for the treatment of disease and injury by many cultures, including
those of ancient Rome, China, and Japan. The ancient Greeks took therapeutic
baths. Water is an important ingredient in the traditional Chinese and
Native American healing systems.more
F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.
- "Every function inside the body is regulated by and depends on water.
Water must be available to carry vital elements, oxygen, hormones, and
chemical messengers to all parts of the body. Without sufficient water
to wet all parts equally, some more remote parts of the body will not receive
the vital elements that water supplies. Water is also needed to carry toxic
waste away from the cells. In fact, there are at least 50 reasons why the
body needs sufficient water on a regular, everyday basis. Without sufficient
water to constantly wet all parts, your body's drought-management system
kicks into action. The histamine-directed chemical messenger systems are
activated to arrange a new, lower quota of water for the drought-stricken
areas. When histamine and its subordinate "drought managers" come across
pain-sensing nerves, they cause pain. This is what I discovered in my research
that I mentioned earlier."
Dr.
Hidemitsu Hayashi, M.D. - " Water has the ability to attract
and accumulate bio-energy. It also stores an energy memory of harmful or
helpful vibrations to which it was exposed in the past. Chlorinated
tap water is polluted with non-biological chemicals and negative energy
imprints. It is also devoid of bio-energy and so may be regarded as being
badly polluted as well as 'dead'. Alkaline
living water is regarded by a growing number of health care professionals
as the best water to drink and is listed as a medical device in Japan for
the treatment of degenerative diseases." Benefits
of Alkaline, Ionized Water
Joseph
M. Price, MD - "Chlorine
is the greatest crippler and killer of modern times. It is an insidious
poison."
Albert
Schatz, Ph.D - "Fluoridation
is the greatest fraud that has ever been perpetrated and it has been perpetrated
on more people than any other fraud has." Professor
Albert Schatz, Ph.D. (Microbiology), Discoverer of streptomycin and Nobel
Prize Winner
Matthew Silver, MD
- "An associate in her early fifties who had suffered for many years from
the toxic effects of chlorine poisoning from inhaling vapors from
an over-chlorinated swimming pool. This had resulted in many severe
health challenges including extreme chronic fatigue and breathing difficulty
that kept her housebound and dependent on oxyn. Even minimal exertion led
to extreme shortness of breath. After just three days of drinking glyconutrients,
she reported that all of her symptoms improved dramatically and that she
was able to leave her house without oxygen and work in her garden, which
she had not been able to do in years." The sugars found on all Glyconutrients
(saccharides) also address the workings of the brain and nervous system
– from memory and sleep to anxiety and depression.
Safe, toxin-free,
Ionized,
Energized, Drinking Water helps to naturally flush toxins and acidic
waste from the body and is a powerful antioxidant. Ionized Water makes
more oxygen available to our cells than distilled, reverse osmosis, filtered
only, bottled or tap water and is the best possible drinking water. "Disease
and early death is more likely to be seen with the long term drinking of
purified water. Avoid it except in special circumstances." Zoltan P.
Rona M.D
A study showing a possible link between mercury exposure and
some forms of non familial or sporadic Alzheimer's
Disease has recently been published. This study by was done by a
group of Swiss researchers and published in the Journal of Neurochemistry,
a prestigious peer reviewed, neuroscience journal. The Swiss researchers
showed that exposure of neuroblastoma cells in culture to extremely low
levels (180 nanomolar or 180 x 10-9 molar) of mercuric cation (Hg2+) produces
all the classical cellular biochemical lesions found in the Alzheimer's
Diseased brain.
The "silver" fillings in your teeth - Dental Amalgams - are still widely
used by the dental profession in most parts of the world. The "Amalgam"
consists of a mix of metals - Generally 50% Mercury, 35% Silver, 15% Tin
and other metals. But is it safe to put so much Mercury, the most toxic
non-radioactive metal known to man, into the mouth of a person? There is
now a growing mountain of evidence that it is NOT safe to do so. Some countries,
like Sweden, Canada and Germany, have either banned or imposed serious
limitations on Amalgam usage. There is now compelling evidence from reputable
scientific bodies such as the World Health Organisation that, despite claims
from pro-amalgam bodies such as the American and British Dental Associations
(ADA/BDA), mercury is NOT "locked" safely in the metal bonds in the teeth,
but can leak slowly into the body, often causing severe illnesses. These
are reckoned to possibly include ME/CFS, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimers,
and a whole range of "auto-immune" illnesses. In fact, just by damaging
the immune system, Amalgam could be contributing to an even broader range
of illnesses.
Research including over 1000 peer-reviewed or government studies has
been accumulated from the medical literature, documenting the mechanism
by which mercury causes or is a major factor in over 40 chronic health
conditions. Also accumulated are the clinical results of over 60,000 cases
of amalgamreplacement as followed and documented by doctors
with evidence of cure or significant improvement in these chronic conditions:
Autoimmune problems such as arthritis, MS, Lou Gehrig's Disease(ALS), Parkinson's/
muscle tremor, Alzheimer's, muscular and joint pain /fibromyalgia, chron's
disease, lupus, scleroderma, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CFS), endometriosis
, diabetes
This book deserves a reading by everyone who is affected directly or
indirectly by Alzheimer's or other conditions causing "brain fog." Although
conventional medicine offers absolutely no hope at this point in stopping
or reversing the course of dementia, the author does. Careful not to promise
recovery (lest the FDA pounce), he nevertheless lays out a detailed alternative
program that proved successful in his own life--he was pretty far gone
mentally--and in the lives of numerous others afflicted with Alzheimer's
and other debilitating diseases.
His basic premise is that many such problems are the result of an accumulation
of toxins that overload the body's primary systems, including the immune
system. He targets mercury fillings as a major culprit. Numerous studies
have revealed that the 52% of mercury--one of the most toxic substances
known to man--in so-called "silver" fillings leaches out into major organs
of the body, reeking havoc on neurological functions. The author also recommends
various dietary and environmental changes in lifestyle to speed recovery.
In addition, he lists numerous related books as must reading for anyone
seriously determined to take an active role in combating the disease.
Mercury - What is its role in Autism and Alzheimer's Disease?
Dr. Boyd Haley, Ph.D., a biochemist at the University of Kentucky, is probably
one of the world's top experts on mercury toxicity. Hear this fascinating
review of the irrefutable evidence that links mercury toxicity to Autism
and Alzheimer's disease. The video is from a presentation in March of 2003.
The slides are courtesy of Dr. Haley. (1
hour 27 seconds video (only palys on IE )
The transport of vitamin B12 to the brain can be disturbed or interrupted
by heavy metals such as inorganic mercury, which affects the blood-brain
barrier by causing leakage and hampering the active transport of nutrients.
Exposure to laughing gas (N2O), commonly given to women in labour, causes
similar B12 deficiencies in the brain of the infant, and sometimes in mothers
with low B12 levels (and the anaesthetist). When used as a sedative in
connection with an operation, the gas can cause irreparable damage in an
individual with B12 deficiency.
The administration of relatively high doses of vitamin B12, in the form
of methylcobalamin, in the treatment of fibromyalgia, diabetics,
Multiple Sclerosis and amalgam-related disorders has been gradually
increasing in Sweden since the end of the 80's. The results are remarkable.
Some of the disorders that may be preventable or treatable with methylcobalamin,
include chronic fatigue syndrome, Parkinson's disease, peripheral neuropathies,
Alzheimer's disease, muscular dystrophy and neurological aging.
02-01-1999 Japanese scientists have identified a form of vitamin B12
that protects against neurological disease and aging by a unique mechanism
that differs from current therapies. Some of the disorders that may be
preventable or treatable with this natural vitamin therapy, called methylcobalamin,
include chronic fatigue syndrome, Parkinson's disease, peripheral neuropathies,
Alzheimer's disease, muscular dystrophy and neurological aging. Americans
have immediate access to this unique and new form of vitamin B12, and,
unlike prescription drugs, it costs very little and is free of side effects.
Vitamin B12 is a general label for a group of essential biological compounds
knows as cobalamins. The cobalamins are structurally related to hemoglobin
in the blood, and a deficiency of vitamin B12 can cause anemia. The primary
concern of conventional doctors is to maintain adequate cobalamin status
to protect against anemia.
The most common form of vitamin B12 is called cyanocobalamin. However,
over the last ten years, a number of central and peripheral neurological
diseases have been linked to a deficiency of a very specific cobalamin,
the methylcobalamin form, that is required to protect against neurological
diseases and aging. The liver converts a small amount of cyanocobalamin
into methylcobalamin within the body, but larger amounts of methylcobalamin
are necessary to correct neurological defects and protect against aging.
Published studies show that high doses of methylcobalamin are needed
to regenerate neurons as well as the myelin sheath that protects nerve
axons and peripheral nerves.
Alpha-lipoic
acid has been used for detoxification of heavy metal poisoning in Europe.
This is taking advantage of its ability as a chelator instead of its antioxidant
function, but there is fairly decent evidence showing its beneficial effects
against cadmium and mercury poisoning." Dr.
Jim Clark
Transfer
Factor Re-Call is formulated to give the brain the support it needs.
This complete formula promotes healthy immune and oxygen functions, supporting
the brain's ability to operate at a more efficient mode and direct energy
toward the most critical need.
Marine phytoplankton contains
almost everything one needs to sustain life and to restore health by providing
the raw materials to make new cells that function normally.
Memorise
is a natural remedy that has been scientifically shown to improve memory
loss linked to aging and which can lead to improved cognitive functioning
and a 'sharper' mind.
Mercury
Toxicity & Alzheimer's disease, dementia Drs Markesbery’s and Ehmann’s experiments have shown there are higher
concentrations of mercury in the autopsied brains of patients who died
of Alzheimer’s than are present in the autopsied brains of patients who
did not have Alzheimer’s.
"You wouldn’t take a leaky thermometer, put it in your mouth, and leave
it there 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Yet that’s exactly what happens
when an amalgam filling is installed in your mouth."----Dr Michael Ziff.
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Certain aluminum compounds have been found to be an important component
of the neurological damage characteristics of Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
Much research over the last decade has focused on the role of aluminum
in the development of this disease.
Over the last few years, there has been concern about the exposures
resulting from leaching of aluminum from cookware and beverage cans. Some
common food additives contain aluminum. Due to certain additives, processed
cheese and cornbread are two major contributors to high aluminum exposures
in the American diet. With regard to pharmaceuticals, some common over-the-counter
medications such as antacids and buffered aspirin contain aluminum to increase
the daily intake significantly. more
In 1998 Julie Varner and two colleagues published research on the effects
of aluminum-fluoride and sodium-fluoride on the nervous system of rats.
They concluded, "Chronic administration of aluminum-fluoride and sodium-fluoride
in the drinking water of rats resulted in distinct morphological alterations
of the brain, including the effects on neurons and cerebrovasculature."
In layman's terms, it looked like fluoride and aluminum could cause Alzheimer's.
That was not a definitive study, but they may have been onto something.
Aluminum is in our drinking water, foods, and many consumer products. Adding
fluoride to drinking water in the U.S. started in the 1950's. America's
drinking water is now over 60% fluoridated. Fluoride appears in many processed
foods and beverages made with fluoridated water. Keep in mind, Europe has
half our rate of Alzheimer’s. They don't fluoridate their water supplies,
but they do use fluoride supplements and dental products. more
B.Ghetti and O Bugiani. "Aluminum's
Disease" and Alzheimer's Disease. Indiana Medical Center, Department of
Pathology
Z. S. Khachaturian. Aluminum
Toxicity Among Other Views on the Etiology of Alzheimer's Disease. Office
of Alzheimer Disease Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes
of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Jay W. Pettegrew. Aluminum
and Alzheimer's Disease: An Evolving Understanding. Neurophysics Laboratory,
University of Pittsburg, School of Medicine.
Richard S. Jope. Aluminum
Toxicity: Transport and Sites of Action. Department of Pharmacology and
Neuroscience Program, University of Alabama.
Allen C. Alfrey. Systemic
Toxicity of Aluminum in Man. Renal Section, Denver Veterans Administration
Hospital.
Daniel P Perl. The Aluminum
Hypothesis of Alzheimer's Disease: A Personal View Based on Microprobe
Analysis. Neuropathology Division, Mount Sinai Medical Center NY.
It has been suggested that exposure to weak electromagnetic fields (EMFs)
can disturb the production of the hormone melatonin by the pineal gland
in the brain, eventually leading to an increase in the risk of breast cancer
and degenerative diseases such as coronary artery disease, Parkinson's
and Alzheimer's. Likewise, epidemiological
and laboratory reports suggest that children exposed to EMFs from power
lines are at greater risk of developing leukaemia, and that adults exposed
to EMFs at work run a higher risk of leukaemia and brain cancer (Edwards,
1995a). There are more recent concerns that cellphone users are more likely
to suffer from brain tumours (Day & Kleiner, 1999). Nevertheless, such
reports lack adequate foundation and have yet to be confirmed.
In 1995, attention was drawn to the possible link between electromagnetic
radiation and Alzheimer's disease following
a landmark publication in the American Journal of Epidemiology by researchers
at the University of Southern California School
of Medicine. Subsequently, these researchers confirmed a direct relationship
between occupations exposing individuals to higher levels of electromagnetic
radiation and the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Their report,
published in the December 1996 issue of Neurology, revealed a substantial
increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in individuals whose occupations
exposed them to higher than average levels of electromagnetic radiation.
The occupations determined to be "high risk" with respect to exposure included
electrician, machinist, machine operator, seamstress, sewing factory worker,
sheet metal worker, typist, keypunch operator, welder, machine shop worker,
and several others. The risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in these
individuals was c alculated to be as much as four times higher than the
general population. Subjects evaluated were at least 65 years of age. at
the time of their first examination and their recorded occupations reflected
what they had been doing up to 40 years prior to their evaluation and diagnosis
of Alzheimer's disease. more
Chronic exposure to high levels of EMR, especially while asleep, is
a constant drain on our vitality. It creates chronic stress, which interferes
with the regeneration and healing that normally takes place during a good
night’s sleep. You may compare it to always swimming against a strong current
and this may well make the difference between recovering from a serious
disease and succumbing to it. read
the article
Cell
Phone Danger Evidence that Electromagnetic Radiation
is Genotoxic: The implications for the epidemiology of cancer and cardiac,
neurological and reproductive effects - Dr. Henry Lai, University of Washington
WHY SHOULD YOU BE CONCERNED?
There are
40,000 to 50,000 new cases of brain tumors and eye cancer per year attributed
to Cell Phone use.
USA Supreme
Court Cleared Cell Phone Cancer Suits for trial
A cell phone
emits electro magnetic radiation, even when switched off!
EMF's disrupt
the body’s natural energy levels, causing fatigue and stress responses.
Low level
exposure to cell phone radiation caused DNA damage in the brain cells of
rats resulting in memory loss and leaning impairment.
Using a cell
phone for an hour a day, can reduce adult male sperm count 30%!
WHAT CAN I DO TO PROTECT MYSELF?
Fortunately, there is now a product, Aulterra
Neutralizer ,available that is proven effective in protecting your
DNA against the harmful effects of EMF radiation emitters (cell phones,
wireless laptops, satellites, radio and TV towers, microwave ovens, televisions,
etc.) learn more
Cell
Phones: Invisible Hazards in the Wireless Age: An Insider's Alarming
Discoveries About Cancer and Genetic Damage
Dr. Carlo's research led to the discovery that human blood cells could
be damaged by the radiation emitted from a cell phone. "What you
won't see are the microwaves that are criss-crossing a confined space where
a number of people who are not even using these instruments are bombarded
by these waves." There may be a link between cell phone use and brain tumors.
In 1994, Dr. Salford, a Swedish research found significan leakage or breakdown
in he blood brain barrier due to the effects of microwaves. In 1996, Dr.
Om Gandhi, from the university of Utah, did a study and found that a five-year-old
child absorbs four times as much radiation as an adult. In 1998, research
by Drs. Ray Tice and Graham Hook showed that following exposure to cell
phone, there was a nearly 300 percent increase in the incidence of genetic
damage in blood cells.
Contrary to popular belief that soy is a health food, evidence reveals
that soy consumption has been linked to numerous disorders, including infertility,
increased cancer and infantile leukemia, Type1 diabetes, and precocious
puberty in children have been fed soy formula. (early maturation, such
as breast development and menstruation as early as 6 years of age). Scientists
have known for years that the isoflavones in soy products can depress thyroid
function and cause goiters in otherwise healthy children and adults. A
combined research team of Cornell University Medical College and Long Island
Community Hospital medical experts have found that children who develop
Type1 diabetes are twice as likely to have been fed soy formulas as those
fed all other foods This confirms concerns based on animal studies
raised in the 1980's and 1990s by Health Canada researcher Dr Fraser Scott
and led to the American Academy of Pediatrics issuing their warning to
pediatricians against any use of soy based formulas.
Brain.com reports an ongoing study involving 3,734 elderly Japanese-American
men. That research has found that the men who ate the most tofu during
mid-life had up to 2.4 times the risk of later developing Alzheimer's
disease. Lead researcher Dr. Lon R. White said that men who ate
tofu at least twice weekly showed brain aging about five years faster than
those who seldom ate tofu. Soy has also been implicated in interference
with the absorption of zinc, calcium, protein enzymes and amino acids.
more
While an experimental vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease may work, it was
found to cause life-threatening side effects in some cases. It is thought
that the vaccine works by causing the body’s immune system to fight against
abnormalities in the brain known as plaques. These plaques are thought
to cause some of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease including forgetfulness
and confusion. However, the vaccine may cause an immune overreaction causing
severe brain swelling. Some six percent of participants in a trial of the
vaccine suffered from severe brain swelling, leading the vaccine manufacturer,
Elan, to call off the trial. Researchers examined the brain of a woman
who had taken the vaccine and died after a fall in order to investigate
the side effect. They found fewer plaques in the woman’s brain than in
Alzheimer's patients who did not receive the vaccine.
However, researchers also found immune-system cells known as T cells
in the woman’s brain. T cells are not normally in the brains of patients
with Alzheimer’s, so the cells’ presence suggests an overreaction of the
immune system that may have harmed normal brain tissue and caused inflammation,
according to researchers. An Elan researcher leading the company’s effort
to develop an Alzheimer’s vaccine said that, despite setbacks, the company
hopes to begin trials of an altered version of the vaccine later this year,
and pointed out that the vaccine may have actually removed plaque from
the brain. However, other experts say that some patients with Alzheimer’s
have very few plaques, so it can’t be concluded that the lower level of
plaque was due to the vaccine. Moreover, it has not been proven that reducing
Alzheimer’s-related plaque improves symptoms in patients with Alzheimer’s
disease.
A further look at healing with nature. Nature
provides us with a simple, straightforward system for regaining and maintaining
superb human health and beauty.
Healing with Food: Most human illnesses and diseases
are due to a deficiency of vital nutrients. When you supply your body with
the proper nutrients, in a form that your body can use, it knows how to
repair itself.
Healing through Fasting: Fasting is the world's
most ancient and natural healing mechanism.
Healing with Water: Hydrotherapy has been used
for centuries to heal the sick
Healing with the Sea: There is no family of foods
more protective against radiation and environmental pollutants than sea
vegetables.
Healing with Sunlight: Sunlight helps the body
heal wounds and injuries and overcome virtually any illness.
Healing with Earth: Clay is renowned to have many
uses in promoting health in plants, animals and humans.
Healing with Plants: Plants have the power to supply
the bodies’ life force with the energies it needs to restore and maintain
health.
Healing with Urine: One of the most powerful, most
researched and most medically proven natural cures ever discovered.
Healing from the Hives: Bee pollen rejuvenates your
body, stimulates organs and glands, enhances vitality, and brings about
a longer life span.
Basic Healing Principles:
The body has an
innate capacity to heal itself. Self-healing can only occur once the cause
of
the illness has been eliminated. Why elimination of the symptom is NOT
the same as elimination of the disease? Physicians and surgeons
palliate
symptoms
instead of removing causes.
What
Every Parent Should Know BEFORE Their Childen Are Vaccinated! Why
are a growing number of parents and health care professionals around the
world questioning vaccination? The controversy stems from the thousands
of deaths and permanent disabilities attributed to vaccination annually,
as well as the many published medical studies, government statistics, congressional
testimonies, and other credible sources that directly contradict commonly
held assumptions about vaccine safety and effectiveness.
Bart Classen, a Maryland physician, published data showing that diabetes
rates rose significantly in New Zealand following a massive hepatitis B
vaccine campaign in young children, and that diabetes rates also went up
sharply in Finland after three new childhood vaccines were introduced.
More pictures of vaccine
damage available to view at the
CDC
website
In fall 1997, two influential professional magazines featured articles
asking the question: Has the decrease of infectious diseases in childhood
through the mass use of vaccines been replaced with an increase in chronic
diseases such as diabetes and asthma? The Economist, a prestigious international
magazine read by world leaders in government, business and public policy,
and Science News, a magazine read by both health care professionals
and the general public, explored the reported links between vaccines and
chronic diseases in their November 22, 1997 issues.
Homeopathy
can be used successfully to prevent and treat smallpox, measles,
whooping
cough, chickenpox, and other ailments.
Would you allow big brother to enforce vaccinations on your kids? Government
Enforced Vaccinations Vaccination Tracking Registry - Government programs
that limit your choices -and your rights- in health care when it comes
to mandatory vaccination. These mandates last for 40 or so years
and they're impossible to repeal. Also, learn about Legal Requirements
and Exemptions
Are Vaccines Damaging Our Pets?
Routine Vaccination: Is
it really safe and effective? Most recently, an article
appeared in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
entitled "Are We Vaccinating Too Much?" Read about the comments of veterinarians who believe that vaccines are damaging our pets.
Home:
ShirleysWellnessCafe.com (aka: MyWellnessHouse.com) is a free educational
site site dedicated to help promote holistic health for you, your family,
and your animals.
Shirley was once a victim
of the never-ending flow of propaganda from the medical establishment who
wants to maintain a monopoly on the word "cure" and who wants us to believe
that we have no control over our own health and that our only hope to get
"well" is with drugs, surgery and radiation. You can read an account
of Shirley's
journey into health without drugs, surgery or radiation.
Leaders in Washington
are working to restrict your access
to dietary supplements - including the safe, effective, and affordable
vitamins, minerals, and herbs you depend on for your health. Your hard-won
natural health freedoms as guaranteed by the Dietary Supplement Health
and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994 have come under attack by the
political
allies of pharmaceutical interest groups!" Watch the Whistleblower
doctors free videos
Prescription
for Disaster in-depth investigation into the relationships
between the pharmaceutical industry, the FDA, lobbyists, lawmakers, medical
schools, and researchers, and the impact this has on consumers and their
health care.
The
National Health Federation is an international consumer education,
health-freedom organization working to protect individuals' rights to
choose to consume healthy food, take supplements, and use alternative therapies
without government restrictions.
The
Natural Solutions Foundation (NSF) is a non-profit corporation devoted
to protect, preserve and defend our right to make our own health
choices based on what we, not the government, believe are the best
choices for ourselves.
The Truth
About the Drug Companies : How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It
"The medical establishment works closely with the drug multinationals whose
main objective is profits, and whose worst nightmare would be an epidemic
of good health. Lots of drugs MUST be sold. In order to achieve this, anything
goes: lies, fraud, and kickbacks. Doctors are the principal salespeople
of the drug companies. " Guylaine Lanctot, M.D.
Dr. Jerry Tennant, M.D.
says
that marine phytoplankton contains almost everything
one needs to sustain life and to restore health by providing the raw materials
to make new cells that function normally. These nutrients improve mental
function, and memory. They reduce depression, harmful effects of stress,
and mood swings. Profound Life-Giving Properties
of Marine Phytoplankton
A
growing number of holistic doctors, pediatricians and veterinarians use
transfer
factors as an alternative to, or in conjunction with conventional
medicine for their acute and chronic cases, including cancer and other
serious health conditions, with excellent outcome.
Dr. Rob Robertson, MD
- "There is no other product in a nutritional substance, nor a drug, that
has this kind of power and ability to affect our immune system. With the
increase of killer viruses, mutated germs, super-resistant germs, and food
contaminations, our only hope and defense, must lie within our own immune
system." Transfer factors and the immune sytem
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Dr.
Howard Peiper MD "Our immune systems are under attack from toxic substances
that are everywhere - in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water
we drink. Serious disease doesn't just happen. The accumulation of toxins
compromises our immune system and wears the body down leaving us vulnerable
to all sorts of maladies. The body has an amazing ability to recover from
illness and restore itself if we give it the tools to work with."
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Magnesium helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function, keeps heart
rhythm steady, and bones strong. Dr. Sidney Baker - "Magnesium deficiency
can affect virtually every organ system of the body. With regard to skeletal
muscle, one may experience twitches, cramps, muscle tension, muscle soreness,
including back aches, neck pain, tension headaches and jaw joint (TMJ)
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The
Native Americans call it "Ee-Wah-Kee" meaning "The-Mud-That-Heals".
In addition to the role it plays as a potent detoxifier, therapeutic
clay has also been used extensively in the treatment of pain, open
wounds, colitis, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, stomach ulcers, intestinal problems,
acne, anemia, and a variety of other health issues. more
Raising
Public Awareness Most modern maladies are
caused by prolonged exposure to a combination of negative lifestyles and
toxic environmental factors, including junk food and malnutrition, pesticides,
antibiotics, microwaves, chemical pollution of food, water and air, lack
of exercise and chronic stress. These factors are further aggravated by
the failure of modern medicine to recognize them as agents of dis-"ease"
and death and the consequent failure to take preventative measures against
them. more
Teas
Are One of The Most Effective Ways to Benefit from Nature's Healing Herbs Teas can help fight depression
and anxiety, heal skin conditions and gastrointestinal disorders, regulate
hormone imbalances, improve your sex life, prevent illness, and help
you heal faster.
Many diseases and conditions for which we turn to modern medicine can also
be treated naturally with healing herbs. These treatments can be safer,
less expensive and possibly even more effective than traditional methods.
Dr.
Myklebust, MD: "Teas are rich in antioxidants called polyphenols which
are plant chemicals that may help prevent cancer, heart disease, and other
diseases" More
Chia
Seeds: The "Aztec" Wonder Food with Healing Power. The ancient Aztec
civilization used Chia seed to provide them with radiant health, endurance,
and boundless energy.
Chemicals
and Toxins Are The Primary Cause of Illness, Disease and Obesity. Detoxification
comes in many forms and refers to many different programs that cleanse
the body of toxins. Detoxification for Optimum
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Nature's Beauty Secret Since the Dawn of Mankind This skin
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to support healthy skin.
Stressed
out? Anxious? Worried? Panic Attack? Insomnia? Today's fast paced
living can translate into a highly stressful environment. Our bodies are
continually challenged physically and emotionally, in the workplace and
in our personal lives. Calmazon helps our body to relieve stress naturally.
It produces a calming effect by assisting the body's natural processes
and supporting its nutritional needs. learn
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At
India Herbs, you will find the highest quality natural medicine based
upon 5,000 Year Old Ayurveda Medicine and formulated by a team of
doctors with extensive clinical experience to help with a wide range of
health conditions.
Optimal Prostate Health and
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Prostate Cancer: a drugless
approach
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The Male Andropause (like menopause)
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Peter R. Breggin,
M.D - "The drugging of children has gotten
so out of hand that America is waking up to this. This is a national catastrophe."
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Julian Whitaker M.D -
"Class
action lawsuits have been filed in Texas, California and New Jersey charging
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, maker of Ritalin,
with conspiracy to create the psychiatric disorder known as ADHD in order
to fuel the market for their product." more...
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