Proposed,
Experimental and Theoretical, Non-Invasive
Do-It-Yourself
Methods For Accomplishing Parasite,
Fungal,
Viral, Pathogen and Chemical Neutralization In
CHRONIC
FATIGUE SYNDROME
by
William G. Drew,
Ph.D.
By training I am a Neuropsychopharmacologist. People
with my training typically teach medical students and doctors
while they are in allopathic medical schools or while they are
going through their internships or residency. I was no different
in this background.
The teaching of numerous courses in pharmacology,
neuropharmacology and neuropsychology to hundreds of medical students
and dozens of graduate students over nearly a fifteen year period
was not without consequences. My research work resulted in approximately
50 published studies in well respected, peer-reviewed medical
journals and was meritoriously suffient to win $4.6 million in
federal research grants.
However, growing dissatisfaction with the allopathic
practice of medicine and the negative influence their philosophy
and affiliations exert on basic medical research prompted an early
retirement. Then began years of intensive self-reflection and
work to de-bias my scientific and medical underpinnings. Concurrently,
I was suffering from coronary artery disease and lived through
3 heart attacks, six angioplasties and a triple bypass operation.
Ten months later the bypass shunts had closed and I nearly lost
my life, when, in the first week of May 1995, my heart stopped
5 times. I realized that to continue to rely on conventional
medicine would have worrisome consequences. Desperately I looked
for alternatives just to stay alive. I found them and got much
more than I ever believed possible.
Thankfully, to look at me now you would never know
just how sick I had been. Without some reference point, one fails
to appreciate change. Accordingly, it is hard to see just how
fatally flawed allopathic medicine really is. Tragically, these
analogies reveal the true extent of our health ignorance, a blindness
that has not only been extended, but exploited fully by a drug
industry that should be held accountable for the lethal consequences
of their acts.
Pharmaceutical misrepresentations have done great
harm in terms of human consequences. Together with the strategic
alliances these corporate powerhouses have forged with the cereal
industry, the dead food industry, the chemical lobbies, and the
on-going complicity of the medical profession, the public is in
grave danger of a total health collapse. Not only is allopathic
medicine fatally flawed, support industries operate with hidden
agendas and now control medical and nutritional advertising, promotions,
research grants, and regulatory agencies. There can be no restoration
of health, promotion of basic research or effective alleviation
of diseases when the parties involved have vested interests in
maintaining sub-optimal public health and "captured"
control of regulatory agencies.
Along with thousands of other health professionals
I now feel that many aspects of the practice of medicine are immoral,
unethical, impractical, financially devastating and must be stopped.
The immorality comes from the inescapable fact that the medical
establishment not only holds sick people hostage but makes a business,
even a monopoly out of illness and suffering. This is immoral.
I would not necessarily hold this view had I not been witness
to repeated medical establishment cover ups and deliberate attempts
to discredit revolutionary findings and cures that would end human
suffering on a massive scale. These were acts done by those with
vested interests in keeping people sick. It is immoral to deprive
people of access to information, new or old, that can cure diseases,
remove the underlying causes of sickness or that can restore health.
It is imperative that all people take back the power
to restore their own physical and financial health. As Dr. Clark
has stated, "The human species can no longer afford to make
a business out of illness...The concept of health as a narrow
professional concern is obsolete." So it is with this understanding
and from this background that Health Restoration Consultants came
into being. By "Empowering Through Knowledge"
we now have new ways of looking at and ridding ourselves of chronic
fatigue syndrome and related disorders.
NOTICE
TO THE READER
The opinions expressed
in this informational brochure are based on my scientific research
and the published scientific and clinical research of others,
notably Hulda Clark, Ph.D., N.D.
Be advised that the information
contained in this brochure is for educational purposes only.
No prescriptive advice is being offered. The treatments outlined
herein are not intended to be a replacement or a substitute for
other forms of medical treatment, conventional or otherwise.
ALWAYS CONSULT WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN OR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
WHEN ILL.
Be advised also that
everyone is unique, in different states of health, different in
age, sex and environmental background and may respond differently
to any conventional medical treatment or other forms of treatment.
Any new treatment carries with it the added need to be cautious
and apply common sense.
DISCLAIMER TO THE READER
Any use of this information carries with it the expressed
and implied understanding that we cannot be responsible for
any adverse effects believed due to its use. This is an informational
brochure only. The author has provided safe dosage information
on the herbs and nutritional supplements wherever appropriate.
Again, remember that everyone is different and the need for
using common sense cannot be overestimated.
Readers are strongly
advised to acquire and read The Cure for All Cancers
by Hulda R. Clark, Ph.D. N.D., as well as The Cure for HIV
and AIDS and The Cure for All Diseases by
the same author.
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Black
Walnut Tincture
2hrs before or after supper
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Wormwood
Capsules
2 hrs before or after
supper
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Clove
Capsules |
L-Ornithine
Capsules |
Para-Min
(With Meals)
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Colloidial
4xSilver
1 dp full in 8oz water
once in AM
once in PM
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Shigella
&Salmonella
homeopathic
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| Program
key |
Attention-Once
the 30 day program is complete, you will need to do
a weekly maintenance to keep parasite colonies in
check.
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| B
L S= Breakfast, Lunch, Supper |
| dp=
Dropperful |
Once
a week you should take the following: 2 tsp. Black Walnut
Hull Tincture |
| tsp=
Teaspoon |
2
dp Colloidal Silver AM/PM |
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3
Clove Capsules at B L S |
| Note:
8oz. of water can be substituted with juice |
2
Para-Min at B L S |
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3
Wormwood Combinations 2 hours before supper |
WEEK 1
· Wormwood: The numbers of capsules shown above
should be taken before or after supper with water.
· B L S refers to Breakfast, Lunch and Supper.
· ZAP with Beck unit. Days 1 - 21 ZAP 60 min. minimum; preferrably
2 hours.
· Take 5-10 drops Dioxychlor DC3 in 2 oz water
2 times daily. Alternatively use Aerobic 07 according to schedule
presented in appendix. Continue either Dioxychlor
or Aerobic 07 until bottles are empty.
· Acidophilus (Colon-Aid and Enterogenic Complex)
should also be used in this program. Take as directed.
WEEK 2
· Bowel cleansing is critically important. Begin
Vega-Lax and Miracle 7 Cleanse. Plan on using at least 12 bottles
of Miracle 7 Colon Cleanser over an extended
period of time. Often additional measures are required to eliminate
the mucoid plaque (flase lining) in the intestines.
· Begin indefinite period of taking 25 mg CoQ-10
each meal (i.e. 75 mg daily minimum).
· Take 1.8 mg NADH 4 times daily between
meals first 30 days, reduce to 1.8 mg 3 times daily thereafter.
· Take 1000 mg organic flax seed oil twice daily
and 1500 mg evening primrose oil daily; continue for 6-8 months.
WEEK 3
· A 10-day herbal cleanse program that removes
the mucoid plaque lining may be necessary. Alternatively, it
may be necessary to go on Herbal Fiber Blend and
/ or Homozon. Begin these programs in 3rd week if necessary.
· Once satisfied that the bowels are functioning
properly, move on into mucus cleansing.
WEEK 4
· Start Dr. Christopher's 3-day mucus cleansing
& detox program. After 3 days go on mucusless diet (see Appendix)
· Drink several cups of Pau d'arco tea daily.
· Drink 2 cups daily of Liver-Gallbladder Detox
Tea.
· Take 300 to 1,200 mg guaifenesin 2 times daily.
Requires a prescription. Alternatively, numerous herbal tinctures
also will break up mucus accumulations, thin them
and facilitate removal (See text).
· Take 1 tbs granulated lecithin daily in morning.
· Take 1 Lipex (AMNI) tablet each meal (EDTA in this product
may cause slight stomach upset initially)
· Take 1 Activated B Complex capsule twice daily.
· Take 5 Spectra-Scorb Plus tablets daily this
week; increase to 8 daily following week; increase to 10 daily
thereafter.
· Take 800 I.U. Vitamin E daily for 30 days. Reduce
to 400 I.U. daily thereafter.
· Take 1 tbs bee pollen 3 times daily this week,
reduce to 2 times daily thereafter.
· Take 200 mcg selenium daily for first 90 days,
reduce to lower levels ranging from 50 to 100 mcg daily thereafter.
· Take 1 Similase (Tyler) and 1 Lipanase (AMNI)
capsule each meal. Take 1 Similase at bedtime.
· Take 50 mg grapeseed extract -pycnogenol mixture
every hour up to 8 times daily first two weeks; 6 times daily
next 30 days; 3 times daily thereafter. After
6 months on 3 times daily routine cut to 50 mg twice daily.
· Take 1 Cal-Plex capsules in a.m. and 1 in p.m.
· Take 125 mg dimethylglycine 2 times daily.
· Unless your blood isType A, use 25,000 I.U. natural
beta carotene daily first 30 days then 1 capsule every other day
thereafter. Drink 8 oz fresh carot juice if your blood
is Type A.
· Take 2 PGF400 garlic tablets (AMNI) 3 times daily
for first 60 days and 2 tablets 2 times daily thereafter. (EDTA
in this product may cause slight stomach upset initially)
· Take 500 mg taurine daily. Alternatively use
sublingual Taurine Plus - 15 drops under tongue 3 x daily.
· Take 60 mg Ginko Biloba (50:1 Extract - 24%)
capsules 2 times daily for 90 days; 1 time daily thereafter.
· Take 500 mg DL-phenylalanine daily for 7 days;
off 7 days; on 7 days, off 7 days, etc. for pain control.
WEEK 5
· Take 3 Candistat tablets 3 times daily beginning
5th week for 2 weeks; decrease to 2 tablets 3 times daily for
next 2 weeks; decrease to 1 tablet 3 times daily for 30 days thereafter.
· Take 2 organic Germanium (Ge-132) capsules daily.
· Avoid all contact, consumption and vapors from
chlorine (in drinking water; Chlorox, swimming pools, bleached
clothes). All
drinking water must
be passed through pure carbon filter system. Don't shower in
chlorinated water. Use carbon filtered water
to bath. Avoid bromide-containing medications and bromide-bleached
flour. No FLUORIDES!!!
· If you have mercury toxcity (from dental amalgams)
or from environmental ingestion, go on Mercury Detoxification
Program immediately.
· Get i.v. chelation
treatment if available plus Oral Chelation (HRC Formula I).
·
Supplement with 4 tablets thioctic acid daily for 14 days, 2 tabs
daily for next 180 days.
· Take a minimum of
1000 mg daily of N-acetyl-L-cysteine
· After 90 days remove
CNS mercury with Special Cilantro Formula (Cilantro, sea salt
and olive oil).
· Drink 2 oz Salute Herbal Aloe Vera Juice twice
daily for 30 days; 2 oz daily thereafter.
· Take 2 Immuno600 capsules twice daily.
CHRONIC
FATIGUE SYNDROME
Many experts believe that chronic fatigue syndrome
(CFS) and fibromyalgia are related. Fibromyalgia patients suffer
more from the muscle pain than from the fatigue component; CFS
patients suffer predominantly from the fatigue component. Chronic
fatigue syndrome is generally thought to be associated with the
Epstein-Barr virus, a virus that belongs to the herpesvirus family.
About 90 percent of all adults carry this virus.
According to specialists, fibromyalgia
syndrome (FMS) "...is a specific, chronic
non-degenerative, non-progressive, non-inflammatory, truly systemic
pain condition -- a true syndrome" (van Why, 1994). Since
FMS and CFS appear to be related or at least in the same family,
procedures that work to ameliorate one symdrome will also exert
positive effects on the other.
FMS was first described by William Balfour in 1816.
Fibromyalgia has been known by many names including "rheumatism,"
chronic rheumatism, myalgia, pressure point syndrome and fibrositis.
Most current thinking suggests that fibromyalgia belongs in the
rheumatoid family of diseases. If FMS and CFS are indeed related,
then chronic fatigue syndrome is also one of the rheumatoid diseases.
Whether suffering from CFS or FMS, most patients suffer from chronic
muscle pain that is characterized as "achy" and sometimes as sharp,
burning, shooting and throbbing. This pain is unresponsive to
standard analgesics.
FMS and CFS patients most often describe pain in
the lower back, shoulders, back of the neck, often extending up
into the back of the head, upper chest and thighs. However, FMS
pain has been reported in all muscle groups. The pain is usually
associated with morning stiffness and often with scleroderma-type
skin disorders (another member of the rheumatoid family of disorders).
The diagnosis of fibromyalgia requires that at least
11 of 18 specified tender points be confirmed as tender to painful
under slight thumb pressure. Moreover, these pressure points
must be distributed equally in all four body quadrants. The diagram
in the appendix shows the location of these tender points. The
diagnosis of CFS does not require the presence of equally distributed
pressure or trigger points.
FMS is far more common in women than men and typically
begins in early adulthood or late teenage years. CFS is three
times more prevalent in women as men. As with most rheumatoid
disorders, the symptoms begin gradually and slowly increase in
strength over a 5 to 10 year period. The symptoms are typically
made worse by overexertion, stress, lack of exercise, anxiety,
depression, sleep loss, injury, temperature extremes, and illness.
CFS appears related to the Epstein-Barr virus.
When the immune system is healthy the Epstein-Barr virus usually
poses no risk and remains silent, a life-long companion. In the
absence of immunity however, Epstein-Barr can cause the high fevers
and malaise of infectious mononucleosis. Epstein-Barr also promotes
the development of smooth muscle tumors as well as active infections
of the body's white cells. The virus appears to spur these infected
cells to proliferate. Most such tumors (leiomyomas) seem harmless
and go away. However, in some patients these growths turn malignant
(leiomyosarcomas). These same smooth muscle tumors are also seen
in young people with AIDS. They usually occur in the lungs, colon,
stomach, intestine and liver.
FMS and CFS patients also suffer from diverse additional
disorders. All of these disorders are part of the FMS / CFS syndromes.
These disorders may include "...headaches, irritable
bladder, dysmenorrhea, cold sensitivity, Raynaud's phenomenon,
restless legs, atypical patterns of numbness and tingling, exercise
intolerance and complaints of weakness." (Starlanyl and
Copeland, Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome,
New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA 1996). Moreover, fibromyalgia
can also cause symptoms like sleep disturbances, visual disturbances
including blurring, hearing losses, inability to maintain balance
resulting in falling, itching, pelvic discomfort including pain.
Depression is often present and is more predominant in older patients.
In younger patients skin disturbances similar to scleroderma seem
more common. But regardless of age "...the
presence of unexplained widespread pain or aching, persistent
fatigue, generalized morning stiffness, non-refreshing sleep,
and multiple tender points..." confirms the diagnosis.
(Starlanyl and Copeland, Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial
Pain Syndrome, New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA
1996).
FMS is difficult to diagnose and CFS for years was
laughed off by mainstream medicine as psychosomatic. Both syndromes
can occur at any age. Pain is usually the first symptom to appear
but not always. Sometimes the body's temperature regulation system
is the first to show signs of disorder. You may notice that you
begin to feel hot at night during sleep. This hot feeling wakes
you up and you have to get up believing that you have to urinate.
Sometimes bladder irritability is the cause of waking up. Then
when you get back in bed you often have to wait until you cool
down to go back to sleep or pull the covers up.
Sometimes the symptoms (especially of FMS) begin
as spasticity or tightness of muscles. This tightness can be
so strong that it feels like your hands are swollen and edematous.
Sometimes you experience Raynaud's phenomenon (blanching of the
fingers) especially during the cold seasons. Not only are the
finger vessels constricted, but often the vessels of the buttocks
and thighs. These areas feel markedly cold to the touch.
Sometimes you may begin to see skin mottling (blotchy
looking skin) as the first signs of fibromyalgia. Many FMS patients
suffer from brittle finger nails which can break off in moon-shaped
or crescent shaped pieces. Many times the nails begin to grow
under or they may even "spoon."
Unlike most CFS patients, FMS patients may exhibit
signs of being figidity, attention deficit disorder or an inability
to sit in any one position for longer than 15 to 20 minutes.
If they remain immobile they tend to get stiff. In fact, generalized
morning stiffness is typically severe.
But, on the other hand excessive muscle movement
(to prevent the onset of stiffness) becomes exhausting and often
leads to overexertion. Tremendous fatigue can also accompany
these symptoms. Similar to multiple sclerosis patients, fibromyalgia
patients also show reduced coordination.
According to Starlanyl and Copeland
"FMS is a sensitivity-amplification syndrome. Because
of this it has been called the "Irritable Everything Syndrome."
This means that fibromites are sensitive to smells, sounds, lights,
and vibrations. The noise emitted by fluorescent lights
can drive them crazy."
"FMS sensitizes the nerve endings, which means that
the ends of the nerve receptors have changed shape. Because of
this, for example, your body might interpret "touch, light, or
sound" as "pain." This typically leads to anxiety, pituitary-adrenal
axis stress and increasing negative feedback. While CFS patients
may suffer similar distress to environmental stimuli it usually
is not as severe as in FMS.
Confounding the picture even more, both FMS and
CFS can co-exist with diverse other conditions including: carpal-tunnel
syndrome, cerebral palsy, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression,
HIV disease, AIDS, hypoglycemia, thyroid disorders, hypermobility
syndrome, lupus myositis (discoid lupus) [limited
to the skin] and lupus erythematosus [occurs in connective
tissue]. Discoid lupus creates "a scaling red, pink or brown
rash, often in the shape of a butterfly over the face, although
it is not limited to that area. This rash is very photosensitive,
and patients with this condition must avoid the sun." Systemic
lupus erythematosus "can also cause a butterfly rash, but all
of the connective tissue can be involved, not just the skin."
Both FMS and CFS may also be found in patients with mitral
valve prolapse, multiple chemical sensitivities, multiple sclerosis,
osteoarthritis, Parkinson's disease, post-polio syndrome, Raynaud's
phenomenon, reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, rheumatoid
arthritis, TMJ disorder, and Candida (yeast) infections.
FMS and CFS and most of the above mentioned
disorders are the end result of pathological increases in permeability
of the intestinal mucosa. Such increases in gut permeability
have been referred to as Leaky Gut Syndrome. Therefore, FMS and
CFS are referred to by this writer as essentially leaky gut disorders.
An understanding of the causes (etiology) of Leaky
Gut Syndrome may help you understand the probable mechanisms involved
in a wide range of systemic disorders.
Much literature and hundreds of studies show leaky
gut syndrome (LGS) to be the primary problem in inflammatory bowel
diseases such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and irritable
bowel syndrome. LGS is involved in virtually all food allergies
and certain "auto-immune" diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis,
ankylosing spondylitis, lupus erythematosus and atopic and eczematous
dermatitis, vasculitis, intestinal toxemia (endotoxemia) microbial
translocation, dysbiosis, joint pain and inflammation, fatigue,
malabsorption and other diseases including chronic fatigue, multiple
sclerosis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, herpes and fibromyalgia.
Obviously, correcting LGS dysfunctions is critical to the success
of any program designed to conquer fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue
or any of the LGS disorders.
Fibrofog
Severe cognitive disabilities often characterize
the fibromyalgia patient. Starlanyl and Copeland have termed
this "fibrofog." It reminds me of the severe cognitive fogging
observed in patients severely toxic with mercury. Forgetfulness,
misplacing items, putting items away where the don't belong, spending
endless amounts of time trying to find lost objects, inability
to spell correctly (as in transposing letters), inability to balance
checkbooks, inability to complete sentences, severe mental confusion,
inability to complete tasks, inability to function on the job,
all leading to exhaustion. Fibrofog "is one of the least
recognized and most serious symptoms of FMS..."
Fibrofog does not appear to be as severe in CFS patients.
Fibrofog may be the result of severe disturbances
in the basal ganglia, especially the caudate nucleus, and certain
thalamic nuclei. According to Starlanyl and Copeland, researchers
have reported decreased blood flow in the right caudate and the
left and right thalamus of patients with fibromyalgia.
Environmental Triggers
Benzene.
Even with the Clean Air Act and the recent amendments
to this act, we are still being poisoned by air pollution. Most
of the pollution comes from benzene and benzol compounds in the
air, the exhaust of gasoline engines. Benzene is routinely added
to gasoline (1-2%) as an anti-knock additive not just here in
the United States, but all around the world. Indeed, the air
above each major city in the world has now become a cloud of benzene.
Adding to the problem are many benzene polluted
products which we consume in staggering quantities daily. Flavored
foods such as yogurt, jello, candies, throat lozenges, store-bought
cookies and cakes are all contaminated. It is not that benzene
is added deliberately. It is simply not removed from the chemicals
that go into making up these products. It is present in very
small, often trace quantities. Nevertheless, it can be easily
detected in hand creams, skin creams, toothpastes (including the
health brands), tea tree oil products, beverages including sparkling
water, bottled water, and store-bought fruit juices. Literally
all of them are contaminated. Personal lubricants, petroleum
jelly products, chapped lip products, and virtually all personal
products are contaminated with benzene. Cold cereals, cooking
oils and shortenings as well as ice cream and frozen yogurts are
also contaminated. Chewing gum, marihuana, flavored pet foods
and compression-molded bird foods along with cattle and poultry
feed blends contain benzene contamination. Even some of the beef
and chicken we eat carries benzene into our bodies. Testing is
essential (i.e. electronic resonance testing according to Dr.
Clark). It is imperative that you throw all of these type products
out if contaminated! Do not leave them in the house where their
use comprises a convenience. Throw them out and let the garbage
man haul them away.
Also stop eating foods that contain benzopyrenes.
Benzopyrenes are chemicals that are produced when certain foods
are grilled, toasted or cooked over open flames. Toast and wieners
contain benzopyrenes. Benzopyrenes are capable of completely
utilizing the liver's benzene detoxifying capacity. In this event,
the body's benzene burden becomes greater as benzene accumulates.
The association of elevated body benzene levels
with HIV disease, AIDS and Epstein-Barr suggests that benzene
may be the solvent that enables certain flukes and roundworms
to use certain body organs as the secondary host to complete their
life cycle. Therefore deparasitizing the body is essential to
overcome these disease states but this can only be effective if
accomplished at the same time we rid our bodies of benzene.
Benzene detoxification can be accomplished by biochemical
means or by a photobiochemical process using UV light. If they
are used together the result is a faster recovery and a faster
return to health.
Mucus Generating Foods
The second most prevalent environmental trigger
is food. See Dr. Christopher's mucus cleansing and mucusless
diet in the appendix.
Catarrh (Mucus) and the Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia
Syndromes
As early as 1969 Dr. John R. Christopher had written
about the many problems caused by mucus. According to Dr. Christopher,
mucus is primarily the cause of disease, allergies, pain and aging.
He outlined a 3-day cleansing program that effectively detoxifies
the body of mucus and when followed up with dietary changes that
eliminate the formation of mucus, the patient regains health (Christopher,
J.R. "Dr. Christopher's Three-Day Cleansing Program, Mucusless
Diet and Herbal Combinations" Christopher Publications,
Springville, UT, 1996).
Though largely ignored by the medical profession
and almost totally unknown by the public, this remarkable advice
holds the key to eliminating most chronic health disorders and
especially the problems associated with CFS and FMS.
In a follow up to investigations on the effects
of anti-gout drugs on fibromyalgia, Paul St. Amand, in 1993, reported
that guaifenesin, an expectorant, (sold by prescription under
the brand name Fenesin [600mg]) provided virtually complete relief
from the symptoms of fibromyalgia.
Guaifenesin is commonly found in OTC formulations
(over-the-counter) such as expectorants, cough syrups with expectorants
and other medications. Guaifenesin is used to "dissolve" mucus,
loosen phlegm in the lungs and respiratory pathways and thereby
enable users to eliminate the sticky, thick mucus deposits from
the air passageways. Fortunately, the drug works in all parts
of the body as well and accomplishes the same thing.
St. Amand's work with uricosuric drugs (i.e. anti-gout
or anti-uric acid) had led this researcher to realize that uric
acid was NOT involved in the pain component of fibromyalgia, but
that the pain was seemingly related to abnormally large quantities
of phosphoric acid. He discovered that guaifenesin
had a profound ability to rid his body of phosphorus / phosphoric
acid.
St. Amand developed a working hypothesis relating
phosphorus to fibromyalgia. This hypothesis basically states
that in fibromyalgia the mitochondria of the cells are affected
such that instead of manufacturing normal amounts of ATP (adenosine
triphosphate), inorganic phosphates increase. These phosphates
remain in solution both inside the cells and in the fluid surrounding
the cells.
Mucus and Guaifenesin
Patients with fibromyalgia produce very thick mucus.
Their body secretions are so thick that clean up is hampered.
Vaginal and anal secretions are exceptionally thick. Nasal secretions
are also exceptionally thick. Guaifenesin effectively thins these
secretions. CFS patients may also produce thick mucus but usually
not quite as severely as FMS patients.
Patients put on guaifenesin experience symptom remission
in accordance with Hering's Law. Hering's Law essentially states
that all healing occurs
from the head down, from the inside out and in reverse chronological
order. Accordingly, if a fibromyalgia patient first
suffered from pain, then sleep problems then fibrofog in the chronological
course of their disease progression, these same symptoms would
surface during the cure but in the reverse order to which they
first appeared. Thus, guaifenesin would be expected to first
induce a flare up of fibrofog, then go through sleep problems
once again and finally experience exacerbated pain in the course
of healing.
Guaifenesin, according to St. Amand, if given at
proper dosages will reverse the symptoms of fibromyalgia but the
symptoms can be more severe than originally experienced. Patients
move through these severe symptoms much quicker. In fact, 2 months
of treatment can reverse approximately 1 year of symptoms.
Hering's Law and the Reversal of Fibromyalgia
Without any other cleansing or detox work, guaifenesin
will reverse 1 year of symptoms in about 2 months. Thus, if a
patient has suffered from fibromyalgia for 10 years, this patient
may expect complete symptom remission in 20 months. However,
if the bowels are cleansed along with all the other systems of
elimination, a much shorter period of time may be required for
complete symptom remission.
It is for this reason that Dr. Christopher's Mucusless
Diet and methods of mucus elimination are so important.
Guaifenesin Dosage
St. Amand finds that about 20 percent of his fibromyalgia
patients go through symptom reversal at 300 mg 2 times per day
while others require 1200 mg twice daily. Your doctor must prescribe
this drug.
Mucus Thinning Herbs
Many herbal tinctures have the capacity to thin
or dissolve mucus deposits in the body. These include:
· fenugreek · grindelia
· sarsaparilla
· spikenard · thuja
· thyme
· yerba santa
and certain mixtures like · comfrey
with fenugreek.
Biological
Treatment Procedures For
Chronic
Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Syndromes
As early as 1968 a naturopathic physician named
Paavo O. Airola, reported on the results of some highly successful
biological treatment procedures for curing arthritis in European
clinics. Because arthritis, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue
have the same biological basis, treatment for these rheumatoid
conditions is similar. Thus, while the following was obtained
from a book on arthritis, the treatments also work to eradicate
chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia as well. One of the most
prominent treatment centers using this powerful and highly successful
method of treatment is the Brandals Health Clinic located in Sodertalje
near Stockholm, Sweden.
The Miracles at Brandal
Dr. Airola provides narrative accounts of many of
the thousands of patients cured of arthritis at Brandal. Virtually
all patients admitted for treatment at Brandal are remarkable
in that all suffer from severe pain, mild to profound deformity
and many are so crippled and debilitated that they arrive in wheelchairs
or on stretchers.
The cures were based on the work, research and self
experimentation of a courageous and very determined lady, Alma
Nissen, who 25 years earlier had desperately sought relief from
her own severe and debilitating arthritis. Ms. Nissen relates:
"Twenty five years ago I was so incapacitated
by arthritis that I was practically bedridden. After trying all
the available medical treatments, consulting dozens of doctors,
and several fruitless stays in hospitals I was becoming progressively
worse. My hands and fingers were stiff and in constant pain.
I could not bend myself, walk, or even turn myself in bed. In
addition, I had a chronic ovary inflammation and constant migraine.
I was suffering from a bad case of insomnia with resulting nervous
exhaustion. I also was chronically constipated. . .
I felt hopeless. Nobody could help me. I could
not see my way out of the indescribable suffering I had to endure.
But my spirit was strong and wouldn't give up. I was not willing
to accept my lot as a bedridden invalid for the rest of my life.
With the typical Scandanavian sisu and perseverance I rebelled
against my fate. I wanted to live, become healthy again. . .
A book by a British physician, Sir Robert McCarrison,
gave me new hope and became the turning point in my life. It
opened my eyes to the relation between nutrition and health.
I started to experiment with myself. I changed my diet. I fasted.
I drank fresh vegetable juices and broths made with cooked vegetables.
I drank herb teas. I took enemas and utilized colonic irrigation
to cleanse my intestines of accumulated toxins and wastes. I
read all I could on the nature-cure methods and picked up ideas
here and there. I met the famous Danish raw-diet pioneer Dr.
Kristine Nolfi, M.D., and read and studied her book The
Living Foods. I also took heat treatments and hydrobaths.
I must admit, I didn't have much faith in much of what I did,
but desperate as I was, I was willing to try anything.
Imagine my surprise when I started to feel better
and better! The stiffness in my joints started to disappear.
I slept better; pain gave way, and after just a few months I was,
to my and everybody's amazement, completely cured!
This was 25 years ago and I never had a sick
day since. No traces of arthritis...Would you like to see how
flexible and elastic my body is?"...
Now when I cured myself I was so overjoyed with
the discoveries I made that I wanted to share them with others
and help as many as I could. I visited Dr. McCarrison and he
advised me to open a clinic and help other arthritics regain their
health.
Encouraged by the enthusiastic endorsement of
this great scientist, I transformed my seven-room apartment in
Copenhagen to an arthritis clinic. Patients came from everywhere.
They were brought in on stretchers; they came supported on crutches;
they came in wheelchairs. And after four to eight weeks on my
simple regime they left the clinic on their own feet, without
wheelchairs and crutches. The grateful patients spread the news
of their cures and a long line of patients were waiting to come
in under my care.
My arthritis therapies and extraordinary results
became widely publicized in the press. The Norwegian Medical
Association invited me to present a lecture on my therapies before
the leading medical authorities of the country....
My fame spread to Sweden and a wealthy benefactor
offered the Brandal, a beautiful estate with a large villa, for
my disposition, to be used as a rheumatic clinic. I accepted
gratefully. That was 13 years ago. During these years we have
helped thousands of arthritis sufferers. . ." (Paavo O. Airola,
There Is A Cure For Arthritis, 1968, Parker Publishing
Co. New York).
Dr. Airola goes on to say
"I also met a 43-year-old woman from Stockholm.
She had been ill with arthritis for 14 years. For 14 long years
she visited hospital after hospital, took drug after drug. You
name it -- she'd had it: gold injection, cortisone, Imagon, Butazolidin,
etc. The best arthritis specialists in the country from Sodersjukhuset
and the famous Karolinska Institute in Stockholm treated her until
finally they all gave up, admitting that they could do nothing
more. She had come to the clinic just five days before and started
fasting immediately.
"I am so happy. It is unbelievable!"
she said to me with enthusiasm. "In just four days all pain
is gone. I could not straighten this leg before --look at it
now! It is completely straight. After 14 years of pain and suffering--it
is just unbelievable! It's a miracle!" (Paavo O. Airola,
There Is A Cure For Arthritis, 1968, Parker Publishing
Co. New York).
Many cases are described in Dr. Airola's book.
With the high success rate seen at Brandal and many other European
clinics treating arthritis, the question arises as to why this
approach to treatment has been absent in the U.S. for all these
years? Insufficient time? Not hardly. Recall that his book
was written in 1968 and was based on extensive clinical findings
including double-blind, controlled studies published in peer reviewed
journals. Some of the findings actually extend back as far as
25 years and most of the cases discussed in the book utilized
procedures that had been in use since 1957 or 1958 - or at least
10 years. Yet, even as of November, 1996, some 38 years later,
neither the Arthritis Foundation, the American Medical Association
nor the average American allopathic physician, were acting as
if they had heard of or believed in this highly successful treatment
approach.
Offering a reason why the arthritic
public is still in the dark, Dr. Airola relates:
"The reason why you do not hear about this
from your television screen is because there is no money in selling
knowledge, truth, education. You cannot pack knowledge in a bright
labeled bottle, as pill manufacturers do, and make a million dollar
business out of it.
When your doctor tells you that there is no cure
for arthritis he means that there is no cure for arthritis with
a drug or a knife -- because the pharmacological and surgical
treatments are virtually the only curative methods accepted and
employed by the average orthodox, allopathic medical doctor.
And they are 100 percent correct: There is no cure for arthritis
with drug or knife.
But there definitely is a cure for arthritis
with biological therapeutic methods. Thousands of arthritis sufferers
throughout the world have obtained complete freedom from pain,
recession of swollen joints, and disappearance of every trace
of this crippling and agonizing disease. There are dozens
of clinics and spas in Europe where arthritis is cured today,
along with most of the other common ailments and chronic diseases.
The biological methods employed by these clinics are: dietetic
restrictions, fasting, herbal treatments, juice therapies, biological
medicines, heat treatments, massage, manipulations, hydro-therapies,
and a number of other drugless treatments."[emphasis added]
The patients discharged from Brandal or any of the
dozens of other clinics have learned to follow the routines they
learned there and when put into practice at home these patients
continue to be disease free. These routines include hot and cold
showers, dry brush massages, exercises and a healthful diet.
And these same treatments work beautifully for overcoming chronic
fatigue syndrome (CFS).
Biological Treatments that Cure FMS, CFS and LGS
Diseases
Biological therapies are aimed at
(1) correcting the abnormal
and health-destroying conditions which cause chronic
fatigue, fibromyalgia, arthritis, and other rheumatoid
diseases and,
(2) assisting the body heal
itself.
This latter step is accomplished by
normalizing all the metabolic processes, cleansing the body of
the accumulated toxins and wastes, strengthening the functions
of all vital organs, revitalizing glandular activity, establishing
chemical balance and in sum, simply rebuilding the health of the
patient.
Drug Withdrawal
Conventional drugs are used only to mask and suppress
the symptoms. These forms of treatments (i.e. drugs) have
absolutely no place in biological treatment programs.
It is important to understand that virtually all
arthritic drugs are aimed at pain elimination. In fibromyalgia
it is common to use prednisone to suppress pain and in many fibromyalgia
patients Procardia is used to suppress Raynaud's disease. To
suppress pain or increase regional circulation without attempting
to eliminate the original causes is contrary to the philosophy
of biological medicine.
Rule # 1 becomes:
Complete withdrawal of all drugs.
It has already been amply demonstrated that to obtain
lasting results, the withdrawal of all drugs is imperative. The
only exception is the use of guaifenesin to break up and remove
mucus.
Diet
This is the dominant form of treatment. Many observations
show that the diet of most (probably all) arthritics is deficient
in vital nutrients for prolonged periods and is usually loaded
with overcooked, canned, frozen, devitalized and over-refined
foods. Usually great amounts of empty calories are consumed from
white sugar and white flour. Add to this the problem of overeating,
alcohol, smoking, coffee, failure to exercise and this results
in a general breakdown of health.
The diet during the first two to four weeks consists
primarily of raw, uncooked fruits and vegetables with some cooked
foods. Most of the procedures use boiled potatoes and vegetable
soups in addition to the raw foods. All the clinics use raw milk
in the form of homemade soured milk.
Some of the clinics exclude all cooked foods during
the first phase of treatment as well as all foods of animal origin
including meats, fish, eggs, milk, butter and cheese. Breads
and cooked cereals are also eliminated as well during the first
two to four weeks. Raw nuts, seeds and sprouted grains are included
in the raw food.
Therapeutic Fasting
The quintessential biological treatment modality
employed in all the biological clinics treating arthritis and
recommended in our program for treating FMS and CFS is fasting.
Fasting is something that most allopathic physicians do not understand
nor are they ever taught.
Therapeutic fasting is the total abstinence from
food. This is done to promote healing and for the restoration
of health. Large numbers of studies all confirm the therapeutic
value of fasting. All doctors who employ fasting testify that
fasting indeed works. In fact, fasting is perhaps the most efficient
way known to correct virtually any disease.
Dr. Airola says
"The
therapeutic value of fasting is based on the following physiological
facts:
1. Autolysis is a known metabolic phenomenon
of self-digestion or disintegration of the body's own tissues.
2. Therapeutic fasting induces the development
of autolysis and directs its physiological effect for constructive
healing purposes.
To clarify:
when disease takes hold of the body it is usually because of the
weakened defensive mechanism and impaired normal functions of
the vital organs. Due to continuous neglect in feeding the body
properly and failure to observe the other rules of health, the
glandular activity and metabolic rate slows down and the eliminative
organs lose their efficiency. Many of the toxins and metabolic
wastes remain in the body and are deposited in the tissues, causing
autointoxication. In rheumatic diseases these wastes, such as
uric acid crystals and mineral compounds including heavy metal
toxins and other un-natural chemicals (i.e. xenobiotics), are
deposited in the joints and soft tissues.
Now, we must recognize the fact that the body's
own healing powers are constantly trying to correct any and all
defects, disturbances and damages if given the slightest chance.
Such a chance and opportunity for self-regeneration and healing
is made possible during the fast.
First, during
prolonged fast (after the first three days) the body will burn
and digest its own tissues by the process of autolysis, or self-digestion.
In its wisdom -- and here lies the secret of the extraordinary
effectiveness of fasting as curative therapy! -- the body will
only decompose and burn those substances and tissues which are
diseased, damaged, or of lesser importance to the body economy,
such as all morbid accumulations, tumors, abscesses, damaged tissues,
fat deposits, etc. These are consumed and utilized first. The
essential tissues of vital organs are spared.
Second, the
eliminating and cleansing capacity of the eliminative organs --
lungs, liver, kidneys, and skin -- is increased during fasting,
and masses of accumulated metabolic wastes and toxins are quickly
expelled. This is evident in the following typical symptoms of
fasting: offensive breath, dark urine (concentration of toxins
in urine ten times higher than normal --" ... "continuous
and generous discharge of feces, skin eruptions, perspiration,
catarrhal elimination, etc.
Third, a fast
affords a physiological rest to the digestive and protective organs
of the body. After fasting, the digestion and utilization of
food is greatly improved, which makes the assimilation of all
the important nutrients more effective.
Fourth, a
fast exerts a normalizing and stabilizing effect on all the physiological,
nervous, and mental functions. The nervous system is regenerated;
mental powers improved; glandular chemistry and secretions are
normalized.
It
is easy to see, then, why fasting is such an effective therapeutic
measure in treatment of a great variety of diseases, including
arthritis.
Fresh Juices
Although
the classic form of fasting is the so-called pure water fast (abstinence
from all foods and drinks with the exception of pure water), all
the practitioners I interviewed in European clinics, including
the champion of therapeutic fasting in modern times, Dr. Otto
Buchinger, Jr., use fresh juices, vegetable broths, and herb teas
during fasting.
Biologically oriented doctors feel that freshly
pressed vegetable and fruit juices, given to the patient during
the fast, will speed his recovery. This is attributed to the fact
that raw vegetables and fruit juices, as well as freshly made
vegetable broth, are rich in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and
trace elements, which help to normalize the bodily processes and
speed up recovery. At the same time, they are very easily assimilated
directly into the bloodstream without putting a strain on the
digestive organs.
Juices
most frequently used in Sweden are: carrot juice, apple juice,
black currant juice, and tomato juice.
Vegetable Broth
Vegetable broth is made by boiling all kinds
of available vegetables, but predominantly potatoes, carrots,
and celery, chopped to about half-inch pieces, for 30 minutes
in a pot of water ... Then it is strained and the vegetables are
thrown away. The remaining liquid is a highly alkaline, mineral-packed
broth, which is considered to be of extraordinary importance in
biological arthritis therapy. It combats acidosis or a tendency
toward a high acidity in the bloodstream and tissues. It helps
to normalize the mineral balance in the tissues, which, according
to Dr. Lars-Erik Essen, is of utmost importance for the effectiveness
of the fast.
Both vegetable broth and fresh vegetables and
fruit juices are concentrated nutrition. Perhaps, it would be
more appropriate to call such therapy a liquid diet, rather than
a fast.
Herb Teas
All
biological clinics use various herb teas, both during fasting
and while on a diet.
The medicinal value of herbs is well known.
Herb medicines are the oldest remedy known to man.
The
herb teas used in Swedish clinics are usually made from native
herbs: rose hips (very rich in vitamin C), peppermint, milfoil,
etc...
Enema
Fasting is always accompanied by enemas, or colonic
baths, taken two or three times a day. Most clinics administer
an enema twice a day; some, like Kjorkagarden and Vita Nova, three
times a day, two or three small enemas at a time. An enema is
generally considered to be an extremely important measure for
keeping the large intestine clean from wastes and speeding evacuation
of toxic matter from the system through the bowels.
Intermediate Diet
After the fast is broken, the patient is put
on a special diet. This consists of an abundance of raw vegetables
and fruits, vegetable and fruit juices, some cooked dishes, such
as boiled potatoes, vegetable soups, beans, homemade soured milk
(from raw unpasturized milk), whey cheese, and salt-free cottage
cheese.
Colonic Irrigation
In addition to an enema the patients who have
a record of chronic constipation prior to coming to the clinic
(a common affliction of many arthritics) are given a colonic irrigation
once or twice during the first week. This is a treatment which
employs a specially constructed appliance to thoroughly wash the
large intestine and colonic tract.
Hot and Cold Shower
One of the treatments which many practitioners,
particularly at the Brandals Clinic, attach a great importance
to, is an alternating hot and cold shower. It is administered
in the morning.
The procedure is as follows: First, a warm shower
for about ten to 15 minutes to get the body really warmed up.
This is followed by a cold shower for approximately one to three
minutes. Water should be as cold as the patient can stand. After
that the patient receives a vigorous dry brushing with a stiff
brush and is rubbed with a coarse towel until he is completely
warmed up.
The importance of the alternating hot and cold
shower lies in the fact that it stimulates the adrenal and other
endocrine glands and reactivates their functions. Alma Nissen
calls such a shower "a cortisone injection -- but without
cortisone's undesirable side effects!"
Sufficient Rest
All biological clinics stress the importance
of sufficient rest for patients with arthritis. After lunch,
1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M., there is an obligatory quiet hour, when
all patients take a long afternoon nap.
Exercise
Various therapeutic exercises are a standard
routine in the biological clinic. Exercises are adapted to the
condition of the patient. Walks in the woods are encouraged --
all the Swedish clinics which I visited are surrounded by beautiful
woods that afford invigorating walks in the fresh air. In addition,
special relaxation gymnastics are given in some clinics.
Baths
Therapeutic baths are an important part of the
biological program. In addition to alternating hot and cold showers,
mentioned before, the following baths are employed: whirlpool
massage, sitz bath, Kuhne-bath, steam bath, sauna, Gusse-shower,
warm sand bath (Bircher-Benner), etc.
Massage
Dry brush massage is an important therapeutic
measure. It stimulates the circulation; brings the blood to the
skin; keeps skin clean from dead cells and impurities; and opens
pores. The skin is your biggest eliminative organ and it is of
vital importance that it functions as such efficiently.
In
addition, conventional massage -- so-called Swedish massage --
is frequently used to help the affected joints to regain their
lost elasticity and movements.
Many Other Forms
Many other forms of biological treatments are
used in addition to the "standards" outlined above.
Every clinic has its own specialties. Bjorkagarden stresses vacuum
massage and modern cupping as being of extraordinary importance.
Vita Nova uses nontoxic biological medicines in the form of subcutaneous
injections. Various forms of heat treatments are used in almost
all clinics: high-frequency, pulsed, short-wave therapy; infrared
heat lamps; cold and hot packs; mud packs (Heilerde); etc.
Positive Attitude
The importance of positive attitude on the part
of patients is emphasized in all clinics. After years of pain
and suffering, persons afflicted with arthritis are often irritable,
tense, bitter, and resentful. These negative emotions can do
much to make efforts to regain health difficult, even impossible.
Therefore, fostering a positive, trustful attitude
in the patient and insuring his thorough understanding of the
various biological treatments and expected reactions is a very
important part of the total program in every biological clinic.
Several evenings every week special lectures are presented to
acquaint new patients with the intricate metabolic processes of
the body and the functions of various organs. The causative factors
leading to the development of the disease are explained. The
mechanics and effects of biological treatments, as well as the
whole philosophy of biological medicine, is made clear and comprehensive.
The fact that there are no shortcuts to the cure of arthritis
is emphasized. A biological program of treatments is not easy.
There are no specific miracle treatments, no specific diets which
can cure arthritis. Arthritis can be cured only by the efforts
of the body's own healing powers. With the assistance of the
wide arsenal of biological treatments and with the full and cheerful
cooperation of the patient it can be done. It is done every day.
But in order to achieve lasting and effective results, full co-operation
and a positive effort on the part of the patient is imperative.
The patient must understand that the cure is
possible only if he is willing to discard completely his former
mode of living and accept a new way of life. He must have the
willingness and determination to follow the new biological programs
and have a trustful and cooperative attitude. The negative attitude
will lock up the healing forces of the body, whereas a positive
attitude will unlock them and spur them into full action.
It requires a certain amount of intelligence,
understanding, and patience, in addition to a sense of determination
and self-discipline, to undertake a biological program of treatments
and not give up before noticeable results are observed. It often
takes time to induce a betterment. . ."
Biological Methods Scientifically
Proven
By now it must be evident to the average reader
that the biological approach to arthritis is quite different from
conventional practices. As with every new concept and new approach,
it takes an unprejudiced and objective attitude on the part of
practitioners to be able to grasp and accept the new discoveries.
It is natural to be doubtful and even skeptical of something which
is contrary to common practice and the accepted line of thought.
Moreover, the new biological approach seems to be so down-to-earth
simple that for a technologically minded and pseudoscientifically
trained, twentieth century space-oriented man it may seem too
simple to be true. However, hundreds of medical doctors in Europe
have given this down-to-earth, commonsense, nature-cure approach
a fair trial. They were soon convinced of its extraordinary merits.
Its effectiveness is proven by actual result-producing application
on thousands upon thousands of successfully treated patients...
It is unfortunate, indeed, that it takes such
a long time before new discoveries and original ideas become universally
accepted and officially endorsed. Millions of sick people suffer
because of unwillingness on the part of conservative practitioners
to accept and use new, unconventional methods of treatment. .
." (Paavo O. Airola, There Is A Cure For Arthritis,
1968, Parker Publishing Co. New York).
NUTRITION:
A VITAL ROLE IN CURING FIBROMYALGIA, CFS and RELATED DISEASES.
Problems stemming from
faulty nutrition is perhaps the most important causative factor
in the etiology (causative history) of fibromyalgia, arthritis
and CFS. Not only must digestion be improved, the foods that
are being digested must be correct, whole and organic. The digestive
wastes must be eliminated quickly and efficiently as well.
A problem that always
arises is the average American's conception of what he eats.
He often believes that he is eating properly. For example,
he might say to you that he has always tried to eat healthy foods.
He may say that he eats plenty of meat and eggs, and drinks lots
of milk. He may also say that he eats cereal for breakfast, and
one or two vegetables with his meat each day. He will often tell
you that he eats his "One-A-Day" vitamin each day, faithfully.
He believes that this is a health diet.
But in actuality he is
eating lots of polluted animal protein; devitalized, foodless
cereals; canned vegetables and instant mashed potatoes; white
bread; sugared desserts where even ordinary sugar is missing,
having been replaced by corn syrup and where hydrogenated vegetable
oils and tons of preservatives are used to prevent the junk from
going stale. Imagine having to eat stale junk food. After all,
fresh junk food is bad enough.
There are essentially
seven rules that must be followed regarding foods.
1. Natural Foods
The first rule of optimum
nutrition is that you must eat natural foods. This is
because the condition of your health is in direct relation to
the naturalness of the foods you eat.
Here in the United States
we have almost lost our ability to tell what is natural and what
is not. For example, we think that eggs are eggs and that any
egg therefore is natural. Wrong. "Eggs laid by hens which
have access to the outdoors, green grass, seeds, insects, and
worms are natural, fertile eggs full of nutritive value. But
eggs produced in an egg factory, by hens who never see a rooster,
nor sunlight, and eat only synthetic laying mash, are not natural.
Not only is the chemical composition of such an egg altered and
unbalanced, but also its nutritional value is far below that of
a natural egg."
The fruits and vegetables
that you eat should also grow in healthy, fertile soils, without
chemical fertilizers or sprays. The importance of eating organic
foods cannot be over stated. Even the milk we drink must be organic.
Cheese, meats, and other products derived from animals must be
organic as well. This means that they must come from healthy
animals fed organically grown fodder and not artificially raised
with the help of hormones, antibiotics, fat promoters, milk-fat
enhancers, etc.
2. Whole Foods
The second rule of vital
nutrition is that your foods must be whole, complete, unrefined
and unadulterated. Examples of whole foods include: whole
wheat, brown rice, oranges, sugar cane (not corn syrup) and potatoes
are all whole foods.
Whole foods are simply
foods which still contain all the nutrients which nature intended
us to eat. They have all the vitamins (with certain exceptions),
minerals (with certain exceptions), proteins, carbohydrates and
a natural compliment of enzymes which are essential to good health.
Whole foods are unrefined. Whole foods are not concentrates,
nor parts of whole foods.
It is hard to believe
that upwards of 95 percent of the foods consumed by the average
American today has been tampered with in some manner, adulterated
in some manner, overcooked, and processed in such a manner that
it is virtually devitalized of all nutritional value. White bread,
white sugar, breakfast cereals are examples of devitalized, nutritionless
foods. And our children only know Honey-Nut Cheerios.
Remember, only whole
foods can supply optimum nutrition for optimum health.
3. Living Foods
The third
rule of vital nutrition is that every food you eat should be eaten
as fresh as possible. They should be eaten raw in the case of
fruits and vegetables. They should not be cooked, canned or frozen.
If cooking is necessary, they should be cooked as little as possible,
preferably steamed or cooked with little or no water. All of
the broths that result from cooking should be consumed as well.
Raw foods are necessary
for proper nutrition because of the enzymes they contain. Cooking
always destroys the enzymes in food. Completely destroyed. The
heat of cooking also damages some of the vitamins, particularly
vitamins B and C.
Even freezing destroys
the nutritive value of foods. Canning, drying (dehydrating),
preserving and keeping such foods stored for long periods of time
also destroy the nutritive value of foods.
Raw foods act as intestinal
cleansers. They are the best preventive measure against constipation.
Cooked food is dead food.
Only living foods can build and/or restore health.
4. Poison-Free
Foods
The next
rule is simply that your food must be poison free. If you can't
get foods that are organic and free of colorants, waxes, etc.,
at least wash them thoroughly before preparing them. Special
peroxide-containing products are especially useful in de-contaminating
all foods. Remember, there are more than 3,500 different chemicals
used in the processing of foods. Our deteriorating health rests
squarely on the shoulders of the chemical industry's powerful
lobby!
5. Balanced Diet
You can forget that stupid
little pyramid that is supposed to represent the latest Washington-based
thinking on what we should eat. All you need to know is that
the optimum diet for optimum health and vitality is a diet low
in animal protein and rich in natural carbohydrates and protein
foods from vegetable sources. Such a diet would include raw fruits
and vegetables.
6. Undereating
It is a fact that undereating
leads to longevity. Foods eaten in excess of your bodily needs
act as poisons, interfering with digestion, causing internal sluggishness,
gas and incomplete assimilation. Excess foods are the greatest
causes of fermentation and putrefaction.
7. Correct Eating
Habits
It is not only what you
eat but how you eat that is important. We are not what we eat,
but rather what we assimilate.
Many of us gulp our food,
without chewing it properly. Many of us eat out of habit, eating
when we are not hungry. All foods must be properly chewed and
chewed thoroughly. Never eat in a hurry. It is also necessary
to eat in a relaxed atmosphere.
Eating should be a pleasure.
But eat to live, don't live to eat.
Diseases
Caused by Mercury
Amalgam
Fillings
Mercury is one of the most toxic elements on earth,
second only to Plutonium. It is linked to many of the most degenerative
and horrible diseases known to man. It is unfortunate that these
diseases are virtually all iatrogenic - diseases caused by inappropriate
medical / dental treatment.
Mercury is one of the deadliest toxins known to
man. Its toxicity may well prove to be the most invasive and
widespread disease in the history of mankind. Mercury poisoning
causes many common medical and mental problems including but definitely
not limited to:
· generalized morning stiffness
· joint pain
· rheumatoid arthritis
· mixed connective tissue disease
· skin rashes
· subcutaneous nodules (skin bumps)
· multiple sclerosis
· amyotropic lateral sclerosis
· neurological symptoms
· ringing in the ears
· burning and numbness sensations
· dry eyes and mouth
· immune dysfunction
· axillary lymph node swelling
· digestive disorders
· malnutrition
· leaky gut syndrome
· dysbiosis
· yeast and pathogenic bacteria infections
· chronic fatigue
· depression
· circulatory diseases
· atherosclerosis
and the list goes on and on.
Most of the mercury in our bodies comes from the
amalgams used to fill teeth. Though called silver fillings because
of their silver appearance, these fillings contain 50 percent
or more mercury along with other dangerous and toxic metals including
copper, nickel, and tin.
Mercury can cause serious dementia,
depression and short-term memory loss as well as all of the above
listed symptoms and diseases. The American Dental Association
(ADA) has known about the extreme toxicity of mercury for many
years, yet they continue to deny that mercury in amalgams is toxic
and they are adamant in denying that mercury leaches out of the
filling. For many years now the ADA has been extremely active
in keeping dental patients from learning that dentists have poisoned
more than 85 percent of our population! (See Appendix)
The ADA continues to fight a rear-guard battle to
cover up their culpability in much the same way that tobacco and
the cigarette industry have covered up and/or suppressed information
suggesting that their products were connected with any disease
entity. This is the same type of criminal negligence that surrounded
the use of silicone breast implants, asbestos, intrauterine contraceptive
devices (IUDs), and pickup truck gas tanks. It's all about greed
and stupidity, egos and reputations and from one perspective represents
the most reprehensible form of unethical and immoral behavior
imaginable.
Dentists have known about the deadly consequences
of mercury for many years. Mercury amalgams were introduced into
the United States in 1833, more than 160 years ago and were denounced
at that time by large numbers of American dentists. The opposition
was so strong that the American Society of Dental Surgeons, formed
in 1840, required its members to sign pledges promising not to
use amalgams. And in 1848 they actually found 11 members of the
society guilty of malpractice for using amalgams. All were suspended
resulting in such an uproar that the Society had no choice but
to disband in 1856. Its successor was the American Dental Association.
Dental amalgams were not in good repute until after 1895 at which
time it is believed that the ADA supported their use.
Prior to World War II a German chemist named Dr.
Alfred Stock published many articles on the dangers of mercury
fillings. A Colorado dentist, Hal Huggins has spoken out against
amalgams for more than 20 years now. His book "It's
All In Your Head" will teach you everything the ADA
is trying to cover up. Read it and you will then know more about
mercury toxicity than 99 percent of all American dentists.
Your dentist may attempt to refute the bad information
on mercury amalgams because he is under pressure from the ADA
to deny that this mercury leaches out. He also is probably unaware
that a bacteria in your mouth -- Streptococcus mutans --
can transform mercury into methyl mercury which is 100 times more
toxic than metallic mercury. Don't listen to or believe what
he says (that mercury is safe) because he is parroting back ADA
propaganda. The ADA has published and distributed guidelines
for all dentists to use when answering questions regarding amalgams.
Your dentist lives under the very real threat of having his license
revoked for speaking negatively about amalgams. Thus it is necessary
that you read this book and discover for yourself the incredible
potential that amalgam has for destruction.
What is Mercury Toxicity?
Dr. Huggins poses some questions that
you might ask:
"Am I mercury toxic? Can you test my mercury
levels? Just what is mercury toxicity anyway? These are common
and confusing questions. Mercury attacks many systems in the
body. If it attacked just one, like the polio virus or measles
virus do, it would be quite easy to identify. The diagnosis of
mercury toxicity is based on both the number of changes and the
degree of these changes. White blood cells usually increase as
a response to the introduction of amalgam. If these cells go
up from 5000 count to 7000 count, this is not especially notable.
If the count goes from 5000 to 50,000, then we are talking about
leukemia. This is quite notable. The white cell count bears
much more weight in diagnosis at 50,000 than 7,000. Many measurable
areas can be affected by mercury. Excerpting from our 1989 edition
of the Applications Textbook, here are some of the mental gymnastics
involved in generating a diagnosis:
Consider:
White cells above 7500 or below 4500
Hematocrit above 50% or below 40%
Lymphocytes above 2800 or below 1800
Serum total protein above 7.5 g% or below
6.4 g%
Serum triglycerides above 150 mg%
BUN above 18 or below 12 mg%
Hair Nickel above 1.5 ppm
Hair Mercury above 1.5 ppm or below 0.4
ppm
Hair Aluminum above 15 ppm
Hair Manganese below 0.3 ppm
Immune reactions to Aluminum, Nickel,
Mercury, Copper, and Gold
Oxyhemoglobin below 55% saturation
Presence of root canal treated teeth
Grouping of symptoms
Presence of both amalgam and gold
Magnitude and polarity of electrical
current
T-subset and DNA analysis.
This is just a partial list of potentially affected
areas. Add to this, the intensity and direction of each reaction
and it is obvious that diagnosis of mercury toxicity becomes a
professional judgment call. Since each of these reactions potentially
affects several others, it becomes increasingly more important
to rely upon professional judgment than a single test result."
(Huggins, It's All in Your Head, Life Sciences Press,
1989).
Make no mistake about it, hundreds of thousands
of Americans show such changes in blood chemistry, mineral analysis
and body function. If you have amalgam fillings, you, too, are
very likely to exhibit such changes. No one is immune.
The nation is in the midst of a grave health crisis.
It is a pandemic of environmental diseases in which mercury is
intimately involved. Regardless of what the dental and medical
authorities claim, mercury has been clearly linked, either directly
or indirectly with a great many of these diseases.
Volumes of material have been written on the cytotoxic
effects of mercury. Many studies have been conducted on the detrimental
effects of mercury on human subjects. Literally thousands of
anecdotal reports have been reported on the horrible consequences
of mercury toxicity in people. It is incomprehensible that
organized medicine and dentistry still refuse to acknowledge the
voluminous research findings that clearly implicate this toxic
heavy metal in the etiology of most of our diseases.
On request we will provide you with a revealing
questionnaire. It will reveal the true extent of mercury's potential
for destruction. This is important because mercury may have given
you heart problems in the form of heart attacks, chest pain, tachycardia,
murmurs, heart blockages, or other problems. Mercury could very
well be the reason you suffer from high or low blood pressure.
It is very likely that mercury is the cause of unexplained skin
rashes, excessive itching, red flushes, rough skin and acne.
Mercury is the culprit responsible for the horrible functional
degeneration seen in multiple sclerosis, and its spinal form --
amyotropic lateral sclerosis or ALS). It is also involved in
shingles, numbness in any body part, epilepsy or convulsions,
twitching, and knee or leg jerks especially at night. But mercury
also attacks the digestive system causing diverticulitis, ulcers,
Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disorder, indigestion from
most all causes, bloating, poor appetite, diarrhea and constipation.
It is involved in Graves disease, and other endocrine diseases
including hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and pancreatic dysfunction
including diabetes. Mercury is involved in problems of the ovaries,
testes, painful menstruation, irregular menstruation, premature
menopause, and tipped uterus. It is a likely culprit in cervical
erosion and PMS. Mercury is also involved in almost all problems
pertaining to the prostate gland in men. Its involvement in gray
penis and lack of sensitivity in that organ is legendary. In
fact, mercury may be the leading cause of impotence in men.
Mercury toxicity may underlie the phenomenal weight
problems Americans have. It may be responsible for being underweight
and/or being overweight. It is invariably found in cases of chronically
low or subnormal temperature (hypothyroidism).
But mercury also causes emotional problems often
leading to the loss of friends and relatives (i.e. divorces).
For example, mercury can bring about sudden bursts of anger, massive
depression, death wish mentation, suicide, extreme irritability,
and divorces. It and aluminum are invariably involved in Alzheimer's
disease. It is involved in rheumatoid and osteoid arthritis,
bursitis, tennis elbow, painful joints, Friedreich's ataxia, asthma,
osteomyelitis, psoriasis, sickle cell anemia, chronic anemia,
kidney stones, and virtually all allergies.
Are you ever bothered by metallic tastes in your
mouth, frequency headaches, noises in your ears, ringing in your
ears, chronic eye inflammations, chronic fatigue? Are you quick
to tire? Do you have swollen lymph nodes, hearing loss, excessive
sweating, cold hands and feet, motion sickness, slow healing,
skin fungus infections, Candida infections, leg cramps, or dizziness?
Do you have to get up at night to urinate, or experience frequent
urinations during the day? Do you suffer from insomnia? Are
you tired on waking up, have trouble making decisions (i.e. indecision
constipation)? Are you guilty of perpetual procrastination?
Do you seem to have more than your fair share of sore throats?
Have you had mono? Mercury probably is responsible for mononucleosis
and for false positives in venereal disease tests. It is always
involved in leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and many other grave
disorders.
Now are you ready to believe that mercury may have
affected your life? Hopefully, the above and the questionnaire
will awaken you as to the danger you face and the danger that
everyone in your family faces.
Exactly What Does Mercury From Amalgams Do ?
Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt, speaking on
the amalgam controversy states:
"From a scientific point of view there is
no more "controversy" about the ill health effects of
the metals contained in and released by the typical dental amalgam
fillings. The sheep and monkey studies conducted at the University
of Calgary, Canada -- under the guidance of Dr. Murray Vimy DDS
-- showed that radioactively labeled mercury released from freshly
and correctly placed amalgam fillings (in a monkey study) appeared
quickly in the kidneys, brain and wall of the intestines. Through
its affinity for sulfhydryl-groups mercury bonds very firmly to
structures in the nervous system. Other studies showed that mercury
is taken up in the periphery by all nerve endings (i.e. the hypoglossal
nerve of the tongue, the autonomic nerves of the lungs or intestinal
wall and connective tissue) and rapidly transported inside the
axon of the nerves (axonal transport) to the spinal cord and brainstem.
On its way from the periphery to the brain, mercury immobilizes
the enzyme that is essential for "making" tubulin.
Tubulin forms tubular structures within each nerve, along which
the nerve cell transports metabolic waste from the nerve cell
into the periphery and along which the nutrients required by the
nerve cell are transported from the periphery to the cell. Once
mercury has traveled up the axon, the nerve cell is impaired in
its ability to detoxify itself and in its ability to nurture itself.
The cell becomes toxic and dies -- or lives in a state of chronic
malnutrition. The mercury that has entered the nerve cell can
no longer be excreted in the normal axonal transport routes (some
can exit the Ca++ and Na+ channels) and begins to exert its more
well-known ill-effects on the mitochondria, nucleus and other
organelles of the cell. A multitude of illnesses, usually associated
with neurological symptoms, result." (Dietrich Klinghardt, Amalgam/Mercury
Detox as a Treatment for Chronic Viral, Bacterial, and Fungal
Illnesses, Paper presented at the Sept. 1996 Annual Meeting
of the International and American Academy of Clinical Nutrition,
San Diego, CA).
Besides being in considerable trouble, what does
all of this information mean?
It means you now have an explanation for chronic
illnesses of all sorts. In some patients this explains chronic
viral illnesses. Some suffer from Epstein-Barr Virus infections
(chronic fatigue syndromes) for example. Others now know why
they have suffered for years from herpes, shingles, mouth ulcers,
fungal illnesses, chronic sinusitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis,
bladder infections, prostate infections, or HIV-related infections.
The good news is that most such patients experience dramatic recoveries
following an aggressive mercury / amalgam detoxification program.
Mercury and Nervous System Poisoning
Very quickly after entering the body, mercury becomes
tightly bound in the nervous system. Mercury can be found in
the brain, spinal cord, ganglia, autonomic ganglia, and peripheral
motor neurons (running to muscles). Because it is so quickly
absorbed by the nervous system very little is left to be absorbed
by other tissues including the connective tissues. Thus, mercury
appears to have a high affinity for nervous tissue and as a result
it usually does not appear in the blood, hair, urine, feces or
waste waters (e.g. sweat). For this reason trace mineral analysis
of hair or blood may not show any mercury levels and an erroneous
conclusion that "the patient does not appear to have mercury
toxicity" results. Simply stated: Mercury does not appear
to enter certain "compartments."
Mercury in the nervous system results in diverse
psychological and neurological problems. All of these symptoms
are discussed in a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
publication entitled: The Toxicological Profile of Mercury.
Mercury and Immune System Repression
It has been known for many years that mercury impairs
the immune system. With impairment comes a chronic susceptible
to infections, if not chronic sickness. Mercury detoxification
programs almost invariably lead to immune system enhancement.
Amalgam fillings typically convey immunity to
antibiotics. This means that antibiotics may no longer be able
to kill or control certain bacteria when mercury is present.
This coupled with mercury-induced immune system impairment
can often lead to grave consequences when serious pathogenic infections
strike.
It is possible that mercury is the only known substance
with the ability to induce resistance to antibiotics. In this
regard it is well known that gum diseases which are resistant
to antibiotics quickly reverse once the amalgams are removed.
Fungal infections (i.e. Candida) are also promoted
by mercury poisoning and chronic mercury toxicity. Thus, it appears
that susceptibility to bacterial and fungal diseases are directly
related to the degree of mercury toxicity. This raises an interesting
hypothesis regarding just exactly why these diseases appear to
be chronically tolerated.
Klinghardt's Axiom
Dr. Klinghardt's axiom says:
"Most -- if not all -- chronic infectious diseases
are not caused by a failure of the immune system, but are a conscious
adaptation of the immune system to an otherwise lethal heavy metal
environment."
That does this mean? It means essentially that
because mercury
"suffocates the intracellular respiratory
mechanism and can cause cell death [that] the immune system makes
a deal; it cultivates fungi and bacteria that can bind large amounts
of toxic metals. The gain: the cells can breath. The cost:
the system has to provide nutrition for the microorganisms and
has to deal with their metabolic products ("toxins").
That does not imply that the tolerated guest cannot grow out of
control, as it sometimes clearly does. Therefore, there is still
a limited place for antifungal / antibacterial treatment -- but
only for the acute phase of the disease. A so-called "die-off
effect" (the sometimes severe crisis or even lethal reaction
a patient can have in the initial stages of aggressive pharmaceutical
antifungal or antibacterial treatment) is often nothing else but
acute heavy metal toxicity -- metals released from the cell walls
of dying microorganisms as suggested by my own correlation of
clinical syndromes and urinalysis for metals." (Dietrich Klinghardt, Amalgam/Mercury
Detox as a Treatment for Chronic Viral, Bacterial, and Fungal
Illnesses, Paper presented at the Sept. 1996 Annual Meeting
of the International and American Academy of Clinical Nutrition,
San Diego, CA).
Is this axiom correct? Dr. Klinghardt's results
as well as ours suggest that this is correct because when people
that are mercury toxic undergo a thorough mercury detox program,
there is always a dramatic improvement in the clinical picture
for chronic Candida infections.
Health Restoration Consultants recommends a mercury
detox program described below. One of the primary ingredients
recommended in this detox program is chlorella. Chlorella has
powerful mercury chelating actions which are thought to be due
to its cell wall. Something in the protein coat of the cracked
cell wall binds the mercury. Literature studies show that pretreatment
with chlorella before challenge with DMSA or DMPS (specific mercury
chelators) will increase the urinary excretion of mercury anywhere
from 300 to 1800 percent. Many mercury detox patients report
improvements in chronic viral illnesses such as Epstein-Barr,
and herpes. Japanese researchers have found that Minamata disease
(a mercury disease caused by eating mercury contaminated fish)
was far more severe when the patient also had a chronic viral
disease. In fact, the prognosis for patients suffering simultaneous
Minamata disease and chronic viral disease is poor.
Mercury Detoxification Program
All of the physiological and neurological disorders
associated with mercury toxicity should be treated as if mercury
poisoning and long-term mercury toxicity had been confirmed.
To remove mercury not related to dental amalgams, the program
below can be started at any time.
In the case of dental amalgam removal, detoxification
should begin at least two weeks before dental amalgam removal
and continue for at least 3 months after the last amalgam is removed.
Usual length of time to eliminate mercury is 3 to 6 months.
The following treatment regimen is an excellent
method of reducing mercury toxicity by eliminating mercury from
the body. The predominant process is that of chelation -- the
process whereby chelating substances (i.e. those that can form
"claw-like" bonding with heavy metals) are taken orally
and the chelated metals are then eliminated through the kidneys.
Because this represents an oral chelation
program, it is important to understand that 3 to 6 months will
be required to remove the mercury and that the cost is considerably
less than going through a standard iv. chelation therapy program.
A Higher Standard in Oral Chelation Therapy
Chelation is a natural chemical process that goes
on in your body all the time. Virtually all key metabolic functions
are dependent on chelation. For example, iron in our diet is
chelated to form hemoglobin, the oxygen carrying molecules. Cobalt
is chelated to form cyanocobalamin or vitamin B-12. Chelation
is a process that goes on in plants also. Magnesium is chelated
to form chlorophyll in plants. In fact, without chelation there
would be no life.
Chelation is a chemical reaction usually involving
the bonding of an organic, ring compound with dissolved metals
in your body. Organic ring compounds include many organic acids
like citric acid (from citrus fruits), lactic acid (the sore muscle
culprit), acetic acid (plentiful in vinegar), and ascorbic acid
(vitamin C) among others. All of these natural acids (classified
as weak acids) have the ability to seize and/or "sequester"
metal atoms such as calcium, lead, iron and zinc. Seizing or
sequestering is easy to visualize once you understand that "chelation"
is derived from the Greek root word "chele" which means
"claw." Chelation is a "claw-like" bonding
between an organic ring compound and a metal not unlike the way
a lobster claw might clamp down on some object. This bonding
is relatively strong and often permanent. Once chelated, toxic
metals can now be safely eliminated from the body, usually in
the urine.
Certain foods are natural chelators. In fact, foods
provide the foundation for a profound and powerful approach to
restoring and enhancing health. Many orthomolecular nutritionists
and conscientious health care practitioners believe that the natural
chelators found in certain foods and supplements are the key to
a healthy life.
The effectiveness of foods and nutrients as chelators
can be dramatically enhanced by combining them in specific formulations.
Certain combinations of food chelators taken regularly are more
than capable of reversing atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)
and rejuvenating the cardiovascular system through their natural
ability to remove toxic heavy metals from arteries, cells and
organs. This is not theoretical hype. Many medical research
studies report a complete clearing of coronary arteries and other
arteries throughout the body. In fact, the results have been
so impressive that some countries now routinely recommend such
food programs for preventing heart disease (e.g. National Health
Board of Holland).
The oral chelation program developed by Health Restoration
Consultants is based upon a more powerful and more effective formulation
designed to be maximally effective in removing toxic metals such
as lead, cadmium, mercury, strontium, thallium, and other dangerous
heavy metals commonly found in tissues. Removal is necessary
to prevent the catastrophic free radical damage these toxic metals
cause. You might say that Health Restoration Consultants has
created a higher standard for oral chelation.
Though slower than intravenous EDTA chelation therapy
(which must be performed by a chelation doctor), natural chelation
(with food substances and supplements) can be performed by you
at home or at work. When used regularly and in accordance with
directions, you will ultimately realize the same benefits that
hundreds of thousands of patients have realized from iv EDTA chelation
therapy.
While EDTA chelation therapy will only remove one
of the three forms of mercury, it will remove most of the other
toxic metals. But EDTA will not cross the blood brain barrier.
DMPS will not cross the blood brain barrier either. DMSA, another
chelator with a specific affinity for mercury shows only limited
ability to cross the blood brain barrier.
Foods that exhibit specific abilities to chelate
mercury are capable of crossing the blood brain barrier and thereby
remove mercury from neurons. Chlorella pyreneidosa,
an algae, has been shown to be capable of mobilizing mercury bound
up in nervous tissue. However, the predominant ability of Chlorella
to bind (chelate) mercury is exerted on non-neurologic structures
and compartments such as muscles, ligaments, skin, connective
tissue and in the bones.
Cilantro, or Chinese parsley, can mobilize
mercury and other toxic metals very quickly in nervous tissue.
If the correct amounts of cilantro are given, the mercury contained
in the nervous tissue is removed and can be measured in the urine,
stools, or can be re-distributed to other tissues (e.g. connective
tissues) for later removal.
Mercury that enters the body's mobile pool can be
reabsorbed from the bowel contents in the small intestine and
colon. Therefore to prevent this from happening, cilantro must
be used in excess on the days that DMPS or DMSA is given. Bowel
transit times must also be decreased to move the feces out of
the body as quickly as possible. This can be accomplished by
using large doses of Vitamin C, magnesium and fiber laxatives.
The use of cilantro should be undertaken only when you
understand what this herb does and most importantly, at the right
time.
Benefits of Chelation
Chelation, whether from natural foods or synthetic
amino acid chelators (i.e. EDTA), can prevent coronary artery
disease, strokes, protect against heart attacks and restore impaired
circulation. But that's not all that chelation does. Chelation
reverses senility and Alzheimer's disease thereby improving memory.
Chelation reverses diabetic gangrene, and restores impaired vision.
Chelation prevents the deposition of cholesterol in the liver,
reduces blood cholesterol, decreases high blood pressure, will
correct about half of all cardiac rhythm disorders (arrhythmias),
reduces heart irritability, removes calcium from arterial plaques,
helps dissolve kidney stones, reduces serum iron, protects against
iron overdosing and poisoning, and improves heart function.
Chelation can heal necrotic ulcers of the skin and
improve vision in diabetics (diabetic retinopathy). It decreases
macular degeneration and dissolves cataracts. It corrects impotence
through the restoration of normal blood flow to the penis and
through its ability to chelate nickel, a toxic metal that often
accumulates there. It unplugs carotid artery plaque build up
and can also unplug renal arteries thereby reducing blood pressure.
But perhaps the most meaningful way to think about all the benefits
that chelation provides is to simply understand that chelation
therapy actually reverse the aging process.
Chelation therapy prevents osteoarthritis, causes
rheumatoid arthritis symptoms to disappear, smoothes skin wrinkles,
cleans out metabolic wastes from the mitochondria (energy factories)
in all cells and thereby returns cells to an earlier (i.e. younger)
level of metabolic efficiency. The feelings of wellness and euphoria
that result are profound. In fact, most people report feeling
better than they have ever felt in their lives.
It's not uncommon to feel better after beginning
an exercise program or while losing weight. And indeed, compared
to the way you felt before you started exercising or losing weight,
you do feel like a "10" on the "1-10" scale.
But there are differing degrees of wellness. What most believe
was a "10" after a successful diet, turns out to be
only a "1" on the "feel good" scale once they
experience the benefits of chelation. In fact, people who have
been chelated report that their motivation changes, even including
changes in their system of values. They typically feel so good
that they become health conscious for the first time in their
lives.
Becoming health conscious is particularly notable
for smokers. For smokers the results can be profound. Now instead
of smoking to feel better, they realize that smoking provides
the exact opposite. The desire to stay off of cigarettes becomes
exceedingly strong. It is too bad that the medical establishment
by and large refuses to accept chelation therapy. This is tragic
since chelation therapy provides a proven, speedy reversal of
the health consequences of a 10, 20, or 30-year cigarette habit.
©
2001 Spirit of Healing Inc.
Individual Herbal Products
The following describes certain herbal products
that may be used in any mercury detoxification program depending
on the severity of the mercury toxicity. Information is provided
on dose levels and frequency of usage. Best results can be obtained
by using the Oral Chelation Formulas and supplementing with individual
herbal products.
Chlorella -- green micro algae with open
(cracked) cell walls. The cracking is usually accomplished in
the freeze drying of these algae and helps you digest this product.
Chlorella is beneficial in the removal of mercury
because of its ability to move mercury out of connective tissue
so that all chelating agents including DMSA (by prescription only),
ginko biloba or garlic for example can remove it from the body.
To supplement the Chlorella present in the Oral
Chelation Formula I and II, take 1 200 mg Chlorella tablet daily
for the first 2 weeks after amalgam removal. Then increase to
3 200 mg tablets daily (i.e. 1 at each meal) and finally increase
to 3 200 mg tablets taken 3 times daily (i.e. 3 at each meal).
Maintain that dose level for at least 45 days.
Studies have shown that preparing a subject
with Chlorella before EDTA chelation therapy will increase the
amount of mercury removed by EDTA by a minimum of 300 percent!
Chlorella may cause diarrhea as the dose level is
increased. This will usually disappear as your body becomes used
to this supplement.
Reduced L-Glutathione --
Recent research indicates that reduced L-Glutathione is an exceptionally
powerful detoxifying substance that is critically important in
liver detoxification reactions.
Reduced glutathione is vital to a broad range of
cellular functions including antioxidation, detoxication, and
the maintenance of the reduced biochemical state found in healthy
cells. It also plays an essential role in protein structure formation,
DNA synthesis and repair, immune function, and the regulation
of cellular proliferation.
Glutathione exists in both a reduced and oxidized
state, but it is the reduced state in which all of the vital biological
functions of glutathione are carried out. In normal, healthy
cells, oxidized glutathione is quickly recycled back to the reduced
state. The optimal ratio of intracellular glutathione ranges
from 100:1 to 400:1 in favor of the reduced state.
Research has shown that oxidative stress, exposure
to toxins and toxic heavy metals such as mercury can result in
the inability to recycle enough reduced glutathione to meet basic
cellular needs. Decreased intracellular levels of reduced glutathione
are associated with a number of chronic degenerative diseases.
Recancostat® contains reduced glutathione
in combination with anthocyans. Anthocyans are members of the
bioflavonoid family and possess significant antioxidant characteristics.
Studies have shown that specific anthocyans possess a unique ability
to regenerate reduced glutathione from oxidized glutathione even
in the presence of oxidizing agents (e.g. mercury), free radicals
(created by free radical generators like mercury) and toxic compounds.
In cases of severe mercury toxicity take 2 Recancostat®
capsules between meals 3 times daily. Before bed open one Recancostat
capsule and dissolve contents under the tongue.
In less severe mercury toxicity cases take 1
Recancostat® capsule between meals 3 times daily dissolving the
contents of the last one under the tongue.
Mercury toxicity requires other agents besides reduced
glutathione. N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine, Vitamin E and Selenium are
also necessary to protect the body from the oxidative damages
of mercury and to safely remove the mercury from the body. For
severe mercury toxicity
Take 2 capsules of IGA+ 2 times daily.
Silymarin -- milk thistle seed has profound activity
in the liver and can speed up liver detoxification reactions while
actually promoting increased levels of biochemicals needed in
the detox reactions.
If digestive problems are believed to accompany
the mercury toxicity, take 2 to 4 Hepatic Complex C42 capsules
between meals 3 times daily.
Otherwise, take 1 to 2 Lipotropic Complex capsules
2 to 3 times daily with meals or as directed.
DHEA -- dihydroepiandosterone -- an adrenal
hormone precursor that helps improve stressed adrenal function.
Take 1 25-mg capsule DHEA daily.
Selenium -- a powerful anti-oxidant with
the ability to assist in chelation. Selenium is often thought
of as a specific antidote to mercury.
Take 50 mcg 3 times daily between meals. Selenium
is present in above products.
Acidophilus -- it is necessary to restore
the microflora in the intestines because mercury adversely affects
their levels and profiles.
Take 4-6 Enterogenic Capsules twice daily with
a large glass of water.
DMSA -- (2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid)
-- an effective prescription agent for binding heavy metals.
Can cross the blood-brain barrier and help remove heavy metals
from neuronal and glial tissues.
On the day of amalgam removal, take 3 100 mg capsules
both in the morning prior to removal and on the day after removal.
Take 30 minutes before or after eating.
Once the amalgams have been removed and after you
have been on this supplement program for 3 months, on one
occasion only, take 2 capsules (100 mg each) 3 times daily
for 3 days. (Source: Daniel Royal, Health Hazard in Your Teeth
- Alternative Medicine Digest: Issue 13, 1996, pp
42-43)
Cilantro Buy
fresh organic cilantro. Wash and put approximately 1 cup in blender
with small amount of water. Add 1/4 cup of sea salt and 2 tbs.
of cold pressed olive oil. Blend until creamy.
After a minimum of 90 days on the oral chelation
program and only when the bowels are functioning properly (i.e.
3 to 5 times daily) it may be advisable to take 1 tablespoon of
this cilantro formula 3 times daily with meals. May by used as
a salad dressing. Use more if mercury toxicity is profound enough
to cause depression, Alzheimer's or brain fog.
Cilantro is capable of moving mercury into the brain
just as easily as it can remove it from the brain. It is advisable
to use this cilantro formula in excess amounts and in the presence
of powerful chelating agents such as DMSA or DMPS. If these prescription
agents are not available, use large amounts of alfalfa, garlic
and EDTA as supplied in PGF400 and Lipex or TriCardia + on the
days excess amounts of cilantro are consumed. It is imperative
that bowel transit times remain as short as possible once mercury
is dumped into the intestines. In other words, the object is
to get the mercury out of the body as quickly as possible.
Thioctic Acid Thioctic Acid
(Lipoic Acid) has been shown to be a powerful toxic metal chelator
with the ability to bind mercury, lead and other hazardous metals
such as beryllium, thallium and thulium (a common contaminant
in all Ester C preparations.)
Benzene Detoxification Procedure:
1. Biochemical detoxification begins with eating
fresh, whole lemons peeled but with the inner white of the peel
intact. The enzymes in the lemon's cytochrome system (oxidative
system) are powerful in detoxifying benzene. The lemon also contains
citric acid (a powerful chelating agent) niacin, vitamin C (another
powerful chelator and antioxidant), bioflavonoids and phosphates.
After you get used to the sour taste it will be easier to eat
a minimum of 10 (preferably more) lemons per day.
For less severe cases the Hot Lemon-Water
Flush drink early in the morning can substitute for this step.
(See Cleansing and Hydrating Drinks)
Take 1/2 to 1 Bronson Bioflavonoid tablet daily.
2. Benzene detoxification requires high levels
of niacin (vitamin B-3). But start out slowly because niacin
causes flushing or reddening of the skin as the capillaries in
your skin dilate. This may be accompanied by histamine release
leading to itching. This "flushed" state can leave
you looking very red and hot, but is not permanent. In extreme
cases the palms of your hands may itch. Many people suffer headaches
with niacin.
For these reasons it is wise to start out at
a 50 mg dose two to three times per day and determine how
severely you are going to react. Increase niacin tablets until
you are taking 500-800 mg three to four times daily.
It is necessary to gradually increase your dose
level to the maximum you can tolerate. The greater your benzene
burden, the more intense these side effects will be. But
as your body eliminates benzene the niacin will no longer cause
the flushing, itching or headaches.
Niacin is necessary in large doses to detoxify the
body of benzene. Some people suffering from HIV disease have
worked themselves up to doses as large as 1000 mg every two hours
or approximately 10 to 12 grams of niacin per day for up to three
months. If you can work your way up to a dose level of 600 -
800 mg every two to four hours you will be doing remarkably well.
Keep at it for as long as you can. Expect to follow this procedure
for at least 3 months but more reasonably, expect to be on niacin
for six to eight months.
Without niacin benzene detoxification results in
Nylon 6 polymer scars. Nylon 6 polymer scars are wart-like scars
that will disappear with UV light therapy.
3. Benzene detox also requires high levels of other
B vitamins. Benzene actually "polymerizes" the intestinal
wall resulting in diminished absorption of food stuffs and sometimes
enhanced absorption of viruses, bacteria and toxins. High levels
of B vitamins are necessary to absorb enough to maintain the detox
process. In addition to niacin (B-3) both B-6 and B-12 play major
roles.
Take 1 Activated B-Complex daily (Daily
Mfg.). These are pure, contain no solvents or heavy metal contaminants.
These tablets supply substantial dose levels of B-vitamins. All
of the B-vitamins are necessary and recommended.
Because oral B-12 is poorly absorbed in LGS, it
is necessary to use nasal B-12 products like "Ener-B"
or sublingual forms of B-12. Research shows several hundred fold
increases in circulating levels of B-12 result from nasal gel
or sublingual administration of this vitamin. Oral forms are
not absorbed properly because of the "clogged" or "polymerized"
gut wall.
If you decide to use nasal B-12
Use one "Ener-B" squeezable ampoule
(in the nostril) daily for the first week. Thereafter use one
"Ener-B" squeezable ampoule three times weekly.
If you prefer sublingual B-12,
Take one sublingual B-12 (Tyler or AMNI) tablet
3 times daily for the first week.
Thereafter, take two sublingual B-12 tablets daily.
As the levels of B-complex rise, there should be
changes in the color of the urine. If your urine remains clear,
your body is utilizing all the B vitamins and you need to take
more. Take B-complex at dosage levels sufficient to maintain
a straw color to the urine. Note: If your urine is brown colored
with an odor, you may be excreting nitrobenzene as well as phenolic
and benzyl compounds.
4. Vitamin C is required for benzene detoxification.
Vitamin C may not be tolerated very well by patients with Leaky
Gut Syndrome. But it is not the patient that can't tolerate the
Vitamin C, it is the benzene in the patient that causes the problem.
As benzene is detoxified in this program there is
the possibility that the skin may develop eruptions of a silvery
white powder. This is a beneficial effect of the detox procedure.
There may also be headaches.
During the first and second weeks start your Vitamin
C program slowly.
Take 1/8 teaspoon twice daily during week 1.
During week two increase to 1/4 teaspoon twice daily.
In week three increase to 1/2 teaspoon twice daily.
Thereafter take 3 grams (3,000mg) to 10 grams (10,000
mg) of vitamin C powder daily.
One gram of Vitamin C powder is equal to 1/4 teaspoon.
Accordingly, 3 grams = 3/4 teaspoon and 10 grams = 2-1/2 tsp.
Divide these dosages into three or four equal portions and take
throughout the day.
5. Take a complete amino acid supplement (See Honeybee
Pollen below).
Take 1 tablespoon High Desert or comparable Honey
Bee Pollen after breakfast, and 1 tsp. before lunch and 1 tsp.
before supper. This may be dissolved in water or sprinkled
on various foods. It may also be eaten straight.
Also eat a high cholesterol diet and take
sulfur containing amino acids like cystein.
6. Glutathione is helpful but poor absorption (from
LGS) limits the bioavailability. N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) stimulates
intracellular glutathione production while preventing oxidative
tissue damage.
Take 1-2 capsules Oxyperm® with meals 3 times daily.
Oxyperm is a targeted antioxidant that supports the intestinal
mucosa supplying Quercetin, Ginko Flavone Glycosides, N-Acetyl-L-Cystein,
Beta Carotene, Selenium and Vitamins C, E and Zinc.
7. Reduced L-Glutathione capsules help detoxify
the body. A better way to maximize the detoxifying actions of
reduced L-glutathione is to use it in a manner that bypasses the
gut. Open the capsules and pour the powder under the tongue.
It will absorb completely. It is not the most pleasant tasting
product in the world, but the end results are definitely worth
the salty-sulfur and smoky taste. The powder is usually dissolved
and absorbed in 7 to 8 minutes. It travels directly to the liver
this way and its potency is not lost in attempting to traverse
a polymerized gut wall. Dissolve 1 capsule Recancostat® under
the tongue daily.
The faulty digestion in LGS diseases (including
chronic fatigue) leads to the production of toxic by-products
such as indole, phenol, skatol, methane, putrescine, cadaverine
and hydrogen gas. The chemical structure of phenol is very similar
to benzene. It is imperative to eliminate these toxic byproducts
from the body and to stop their formation. These toxins directly
attack the mucosal epithelial cells and negatively impact the
normal barrier functions of the gut wall.
Equally as important, intestinal endotoxins like
phenol damage beneficial bacteria in the gut leading to a chronic
imbalance in the intestinal flora. This imbalance is called dysbiosis.
When pathogenic bacteria become predominant the results are intestinal
infections, inflammation of the mucosa and dramatically increased
permeability.
8. Ginko Biloba contains compounds known to scavenge
free radicals which prevents tissue oxidative damage. Quercetin
(from Saphora Japonica) exhibits stabilizing effects on intestinal
mast cells, inhibits histamine release and decreases the production
of free radicals. Other bioflavonoids (e.g. rutin) may have similar
effects.
If you are following these instructions you are
already taking enough Ginko Biloba. This is being supplied in
the 1-2 capsules Oxyperm you are already taking with meals 3 times
daily. Oxyperm is a targeted antioxidant that supports the intestinal
mucosa supplying Quercetin, Ginko Flavone Glycosides, N-Acetyl-L-Cystein,
Beta Carotene, Selenium and Vitamins C, E and Zinc.
9. Goldenseal is one of the most widely used herbs.
Roots of goldenseal exhibit antimicrobial, astringent and energy
stimulating actions. Goldenseal is especially useful in the treatment
of mucous membrane infections. The root is useful in the treatment
of dyspepsia and gastritis. The alkaloids in the root also have
an antispasmodic action, stimulate bile secretion and are strongly
bacteriocidal.
Take 10 - 20 drops of Golden Seal Tincture (Good
Herbs) in 4 oz. pure water 3 times daily 10 - 30 minutes before
meals. Use for 7 days, stop. Do not use for next 7 days. Repeat
start and stop procedure. Goldenseal should not be used continuously.
It damages good bacteria populations.
10. Oligosaccharides such as fructooligosaccharides
or "FOS" for short are short-chain polysaccharides which
are not digested by human digestive juices but which are preferentially
consumed by beneficial intestinal bacteria in the colon. Increased
populations of beneficial bacteria suppress the activity of putrefactive
bacteria in the gut, thereby reducing the formation of toxic fermentation
products. FOS is actually superior to fiber but when used together,
the results can be exciting.
The Jarro-Dophilus brand of Acidophilus contains
the FOS (NutraFlora) in each capsule. This minimizes dysbiosis.
Take 2 Jarro-Dophilus capsules twice daily.
Preferable times should be before breakfast and several
hours after supper.
Take 4 Enterogenic capsules twice daily between
meals.
11. Regular use of Cat's Claw (Uncaria tomentosa)
will assist in healing the intestinal lining. Research on more
than 150 patients over a four year period shows this herb to be
of great value in Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis,
recurring ulcers, and parasitic infections. Because of this,
it is also of value in all LGS diseases. Cat's claw seems to
"break through severe intestinal derangements that no other
available product can touch..." Cat's claw can clear up
long-term parasitic infections involving Blastocystis hominis,
entamoebas, and giardia, as if it were breaking up a long standing
log jam in intestinal metabolism. This then enables other therapies
to work. Cat's claw is also reported to have potent antioxidant
properties as well.
Take 30 drops of Cat's Claw Extract (Good Herbs)
5 times daily. Take 30 minutes before each meal. Mix in 4 -
6 oz of pure drinking water.
12. High grade honeybee pollen is a phenomenal
product containing all of the essential nutrients now known to
us. It brings the body chemistry into balance, helps digestion,
relieves stress, is phenomenally successful with allergies, is
loaded with enzymes, is high in B-12 and Vitamin E. Good pollen
has been shown to be of immense value in multiple sclerosis.
It builds strength in tired bodies, acts as a tonic and in most
cases can improve and restore the zest for living along with a
healthy appetite and mood.
Honey-Bee Pollen can either cause weight gain or
weight loss depending on whether it is taken before or after meals.
Take 1 tablespoon after breakfast (to gain wt)
and take 1 teaspoon before lunch and 1 teaspoon before supper.
Honey Bee Pollen acts as a psycho-motor stimulant
without the depressive after effects.
13. Lecithin (good news for MS sufferers) provides
power and vigor to a damaged nervous system and helps heal nervous
tissue. Acting together with Bee Pollen, the results can be remarkable.
Take 2 tablespoons daily (mixed with juice, soups,
dressings or sprinkled on foods).
NUTRITIONAL
SUPPORT FOR G.I. AND LIVER FUNCTION IN
CHRONIC
FATIGUE AND FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROMES
Because both CFS and FMS have their basis in Leaky
Gut Syndrome, and because LGS is the basis of most disturbed gut
and G.I. functions, it is desirable to correct even the slightest
disturbances in function in all the organs involved. Beginning
with the stomach it is best to assist the digestive process with
dietary enzymes.
1. Take 1-3 Similase® capsules 3 times daily
at the beginning of meals. CAUTION: If you are suffering
from or have been diagnosed as having gastritis, gastric or duodenal
ulcers do not use Similase®.
Similase® is a highly concentrated plant enzyme
digestive formula designed for persons on an average mixed diet
containing carbohydrates, protein, fat, fiber and dairy products.
2. It is impossible to overstate the necessity
of reestablishing normal beneficial bacteria populations in the
intestines. The best policy is to provide diverse forms of beneficial
bacteria in the nutritional support program. Accordingly, in
addition to the Enterogenic® capsules you are already taking with
meals,
Take 4 Enterogenic® capsules or Colon Aid capsules
twice daily between meals with at least 8 oz of pure drinking
water. This will supply your system with
2,400 mg of fructooligosaccharides (FOS), a food stuff you don't
absorb but which enables beneficial bacteria to flourish. These
capsules will also provide you with more than 6 billion viable
organisms including Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifodobacterium
bifidum, B. infantis, and Streptococcus faecium.
3. The intestines retain vast amounts of toxins
when normal functions are disturbed. These toxins must be removed
if there is to be any hope of recovering from the diverse ravages
of LGS. This process is best begun through products that absorb
intestinal toxins.
Take 6 Fiber Formula® capsules on an empty stomach
with a large glass of water. Repeat twice daily. This
will provide psyllium hull powder, oat bran, bentonite powder,
bromelain (a digestive aid), papain, guar gum, marshmallow root,
prune powder, vitamin C, Echinacea, Goldenseal, Cranesbill and
Ginger root.
Alternatively, go on the Herbal Home Colonic
Program and use Vega-Lax and Miracle 7 Colon Cleanser as directed.
4. It is probable that in most cases of Leaky Gut
Syndrome heavy metal poisoning is involved. Heavy metals create
massive amounts of tissue damage through their ability to generate
free radicals. Free radicals are easily as damaging as radiation,
if not more so. It becomes necessary to reduce oxidative damage.
Oxyperm®, is a targeted antioxidant support for
the gastrointestinal mucosa. This product supplies quercetin,
ginko flavone glycosides, N-Acetyl-L-Cystein, beta carotene, selenium
and vitamins C, E and zinc.
Take 1 to 2 Oxyperm® capsules with meals three
times daily.
5. The intestinal mucosa needs to be nourished
if one is ever to overcome the ravages of LGS. Permeability Factors®
is a product designed to supply nutritional support to the mucosa.
This product supplies L-Glutamine, N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine, Gamma
Linolenic Acid, Gamma Oryzanol, Vitamin E and Phosphatidyl Choline
in a base of Safflower oil.
L-Glutamine provides energy to small intestinal
mucosa, supports secretory IgA production (an immune factor),
and promotes mucosal integrity. N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine (NAG)
supplies naturally-occurring glycoconjugate precursor for production
of protective intestinal mucin. Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA) is
a polyunsaturated fatty acid precursor for prostaglandin E1
synthesis. Gamma Oryzanol is a natural component of rice oil
studied for its effects on gastrointestinal mucosa.
Phosphatidyl Choline has been shown to protect and
restore the gastrointestinal mucosa from chemical irritation by
strengthening the mucous-phospholipid layer. Lecithin, an important
dietary source of Phosphatidyl Choline, has been shown to prevent
disruption of the mucosal barrier due to bile salt injury.
Take 2 Permeability Factors® softgel capsules 3
times daily between meals.
6. The liver is overworked in all diseases caused
by LGS. Accordingly, the liver must be supplied with nutrients
essential to phase I and II liver detoxication. These nutrients
include antioxidants, conjugating agents, glutathione precursors,
sulfhydryl and methyl donors, vitamin and mineral cofactors.
Take 2 Detoxication Factors® capsules 3 times
daily between meals.
Notes on Strongyloides
Strongyloides stercoralis is the causative
agent in many disorders including manic depression, and migraine
headaches. Health Restoration Consultants believes that Strongyloides
are also involved in the full manifestation of fibromyalgia.
People are the principal hosts for this parasite but dogs and
monkeys have a similar parasite. In the adult form it is probable
that only females exist since no male forms have been reliably
identified.
The parasitic female is small, measuring 2.2 mm
in length by 0.04 mm in diameter. These are very small parasites
about the size of the standard hyphen ( - ). These worms are
colorless, semitransparent filariform nematodes with a finely
striated cuticle.
These nematodes penetrate the mucosa of the intestinal
villi where they burrow in serpentine channels in the mucosa,
depositing thin-shelled, transparent eggs and securing nourishment.
The worms are most frequent in the duodenum and upper jejunum,
but in heavy infections, the pylorus, both the small and large
intestines and the proximal bile duct and pancreatic duct may
be involved.
As deposited in the intestinal mucosa, the eggs
measure only 54 x 32 µ (i.e. microns). They hatch into larvae
(rhabditiform larvae) that pass into the lumen of the intestine
and out in the bowel movements. Eggs are rarely found in the
stool.
After 2 to 3 days in the soil, the larva molts into
a long, slender, nonfeeding, infective filariform larva about
700µ in length. The infective filariform larvae penetrate the
human skin, enter the venous circulation, and pass through the
right heart into the lungs, where they penetrate into the alveoli.
From the lungs the adolescent parasites ascend to the glottis,
are swallowed, and reach the upper part of the small intestine
where they develop into full grown adults.
Some larvae pass through the pulmonary barrier into
the arterial circulation and are distributed to all the organs
and tissues of the body. Some penetrate the brain. Some penetrate
the spinal cord. Others penetrate the glands. In short, these
highly dangerous nematodes can gain access into any organ in our
bodies. They can cross the placenta and enter a growing fetus
with ease. No wonder so many disorders which might be the result
of Strongyloides are currently considered "genetic."
These worms usually cause no significant symptoms
when they are present in the intestines. Moderate infections
may cause burning or dull to sharp pains in the midepigastric
area. Pressure may elicit pain and tenderness. Nausea and vomiting
may be present, diarrhea and constipation alternate. Long
standing gut infections result in fatty stools and weight loss.
Heavy infections result in pulmonary symptoms with asthmatic-type
wheezing and cough. Heavy infections can cause death.
Some patients on autopsy show lung hemorrhaging
characteristic of pneumonia. Many Hodgkin's lymphoma patients
shows disseminated strongyloidiasis. The use of corticosteroids
appears to make the worms spread (disseminate). Therefore, the
use of steroids of any kind should be avoided until after a thorough
parasite cleansing including zapping.
Diagnosis of strongyloidiasis is difficult because
there are no distinctive clinical signs that are strictly unique
to this parasite. Most patients present with symptoms of atypical
bronchitis or pneumonitis followed in a few weeks by a mucous
or watery diarrhea, epigastric pain and moderate eosinophilia
(ranging from 10 to 20 percent).
A history of migraine headaches can be indicative
of brain involvement by this parasite. Similarly, migraines associated
with monthly menstrual cycles and PMS also suggest Strongyloides
involvement.
A Note on Trichinella Spiralis
Trichinosis (or trichiniasis, trichinelliasis) is
caused by a small worm measuring from 1.5 mm to 3.5 mm in length
and 0.04 mm to 0.06 mm in diameter. The larva has a spear-like
burrowing tip.
The same animal acts as the final and intermediate
host, harboring the adult parasite temporarily and the larva for
a longer period. In order for the parasite to complete its life
cycle, flesh containing the encysted larvae must be ingested by
another host.
The larval parasite is found chiefly in humans,
hogs, rats, bears, foxes, walruses, dogs, and cats, but any carnivorous
or omnivorous animal may be infected. Pork usually is the culprit.
When infective larvae are ingested by humans (from
pork), they pass to the upper small intestine, where the capsules
are digested and the larvae released in a few hours. The liberated
larvae immediately invade the intestinal mucosa. Some larvae
become males; some become females. After fertilization the males
are dislodged from the mucosa and carried out in the bowel movements.
The female increases in size and in about 48 hours, burrows deeply
into the mucosa of the intestinal villi, from the duodenum to
the cecum and even into the large intestines in heavy infections.
By the 5th day the viviparous female worm begins to deposit larvae
into the mucosa and sometimes directly into the lymphatic vessels
including the mesenteric lymph nodes from which they reach the
thoracic duct and enter the blood stream. After passing through
the liver and lung (filters) the larvae are carried to all parts
of the body.
The larvae burrow into muscle fibers with their
spear-like tip. They are capable of encysting and developing
only in striated muscle. In other tissues they disintegrate,
cause inflammation and are absorbed. Among the muscles most heavily
parasitized are the diaphragm, tongue, various mouth and jaw muscles,
extraocular, nuchal, pectoral, intercostals, deltoid, gluteus,
biceps, gluteus and calf muscles.
The encapsulation process is dependent on muscle
tissue. These larvae cause the degeneration of muscle fibers
plus epithelioid cells and fibroblasts as well as other tissues.
The permanent capsule is completed in about 3 months.
Calcification begins as early as 6 months to 2 years.
This process is usually completed within 18 months. The newly
formed cysts are invisible to the naked eye, but when calcified
the appear as fine opaque granules. They usually do not appear
on X-rays.
The full spectrum of signs and symptoms caused by
Trichinosis infections is shown in the table on the following
page. As you can easily see, there are many signs and symptoms.
The predominating symptoms depend upon the organs
affected. In typical cases the findings are eosinophilia, edema
(around the eyes) muscular pain and tenderness, headache, fever,
shallow and painful breathing, and general weakness. Regarding
fever, Trichinosis is one of the few helminthic infections that
often run a consistent fever during its course that may persist
for several weeks.
The disease can cause death. However, if the patient
survives the acute illness, he or she will recover slowly and
show no residual ill effects, although pain may persist for months.
In overwhelming infections death may occur in 2 to 3 weeks but
more often in 4 to 8 weeks from exhaustion, pneumonia, pulmonary
embolism, cerebral involvement or cardiac failure. Weakness,
stiffness, rheumatic pain and loss of dexterity can persist for
up to a year or more after an acute attack. (from Basic Clinical
Parasitology, H.W. Brown, F.A. Neva, Appleton-Century-Crofts,
Norwalk, CT 1983).
APPENDIX
1
Herbal
Home Colonic Program
Modern lifestyle has taken its toll on our digestive
system. Refined, processed, low fiber foods, animal fats, environmental
chemicals, lack of exercise and an ever increasing level of stress
all contribute to our current gastrointestinal health crisis.
The frequency at which a normal, healthy person
should move their bowels has been a great misconception among
the public and most medical professionals. For years doctors
have thought that anywhere between 1 bowel movement a day and
1 a week was normal. In the examination of more primitive peoples
we find that their bowels move much more frequently, 2 to 3 times
daily on the average. This is because these people eat better,
get more exercise and have much less stress. What we have learned
is that it is normal to have 1 bowel movement a day for each
meal you eat (if you eat 3 meals you should have 3 bowel movements).
The Merck Manual, the medical industry's
standard text for the diagnosis and treatment of disease tells
us that colon degeneration is on the rise. The incidence of diverticulosis
has increased dramatically over the last 40 years. It states
that in 1950 only 10 percent of adults over the age of 45 had
this disease. In 1955 diverticulosis had increased to 15 percent.
By 1972 just over 30 percent of the population suffered from this
disorder and by 1987 it had increased to near 50 percent. The
latest edition states that the incidence increases rapidly over
age 40 and that "every person will have many" [diverticula]
if they live long enough. Every American adult will have herniation
of the large intestine.
Diverticula are saccular herniations that protrude
through the wall of the colon. These "bowel pockets"
are like "bubbles" on the sides of innertubes that have
been over inflated. Diverticula are almost always asymptomatic
(you can't feel them). They are caused by a sluggish, constipated
bowel. These pockets fill with old fecal material full of putrefaction
and toxins. These toxic materials can be re absorbed back into
the bloodstream. This can infect the entire body causing all
types of toxic reactions.
A sluggish bowel can retain many pounds of old,
toxic and poisonous fecal matter. Studies have shown that some
people may retain 40 or more pounds of this material in their
large intestine. Many times the real cause behind sickness and
disease is retention and re absorption of this toxic waste.
The first step in everyone's health
program should be stimulating, cleaning and toning all the elimination
organs and systems, and the bowel is one of the best places to
begin.
2 Week Herbal Home Colonic
Program
Day #1. Start with two
capsules of Vega-Lax intestinal corrective formula during or just
after your evening meal. This formula works best when mixed with
food. Drink at least 8 oz of pure drinking water after the meal.
Day #2. This morning (by
noon) you should notice an increase in your bowel action and in
the amount of fecal matter that you eliminate. The consistency
should also be softer. If you do not notice any difference in
your bowel behavior today or if the difference was not dramatic
don't worry. Take two capsules of Vega-Lax with lunch (with 8
oz water). Then tonight take two more Vega-Lax capsules (again
with 8 oz water). That's 4 capsules total for the day.
Days #3-7. Continue taking
2 Vega-Lax capsules with lunch (with 8 oz water) and two Vega-Lax
capsules with supper (with 8 oz water). If your bowels are moving
satisfactorily (i.e. noticeable improvement) stay at this dosage
of 2 capsules with lunch and 2 capsules with supper for the rest
of the week. If you are not moving satisfactorily, you will need
to continue to increase your dosage every evening by one Vega-Lax
capsule until you notice a dramatic difference in the way your
bowel works. It has taken most of us years to create a sluggish
bowel so lets be patient for a few days and increase by one capsule
each day.
By the end of the first week you should know what
your dosage is. This is your "established dose."
If not then remain on this formula alone for an additional week
to get regulated before you go on to the next step. Your established
dose is that dose that enables you to have at least three good
bowel movements each day. Do not proceed into the next phase
until you have determined you established dose.
Week #2. At the beginning
of week two is when you would ordinarily start the Miracle 7 Colon
Cleanser. We will take this formula 2 times each day beginning
in the morning after breakfast.
On arising (before breakfast) drink 8 ounce
Hot Lemon-Water Flush1. After breakfast and dinner
take the Miracle 7 Colon Cleanser capsules according to the following
weight schedule:
Adults: Under 100 lbs.:
4 capsules a.m. and 4 capsules p.m.
101 - 175 lbs.: 5 capsules
a.m. and 5 capsules p.m.
Over 175 lbs.: 6 capsules
a.m. and 6 capsules p.m.
with 8 ounces of diluted, organic juice (fruit or
vegetable) or Hydrating Drink2.
Within an hour after taking the Miracle 7 Colon
Cleanser, drink an additional 8 ounces of pure drinking water,
Hydrating Drink, or herbal tea. Try to consume between 80 and
128 ounces of liquid each day. This makes the Colonic Program
much more effective.
During week #2 you will continue to take your
"established dose" of Vega-Lax as usual but increase
the dosage you discovered the first week by one additional capsule
at supper (i.e. your "established dose" plus 1).
Vega-Lax Intestinal Corrective
Formula
Ingredients: Each capsule
contains 194 mg Senna leaves and pods (Cassia marilandica),
194 mg Cascara Sagrada aged bark (Rhamnus purshiana), as
well as 35 mg of a dehydrated aloe vera gel referred to as Glucomannon.
This dose of Glucomannon powder is equivalent of 700 mg Aloe Vera
liquid gel.
Therapeutic action: This
stimulating formula is cleansing, healing and strengthening to
the entire gastrointestinal system. It stimulates your peristaltic
action (the muscular movement of the intestines) and over time
strengthens the muscles of the large intestine, halts putrefaction
and disinfects, soothes and heals the mucous membrane lining of
the entire digestive tract. This herbal formula also improves
digestion, relieves gas and cramps, increases the flow of bile
which in turn cleans the gall bladder, bile ducts and liver.
It also helps to destroy Candida albicans overgrowth and
promotes a healthy intestinal flora. In combination with the
Miracle 7 Colon Cleanser it helps destroy and expel intestinal
parasites, increases gastrointestinal circulation and is anti-bacterial,
anti-viral and anti-fungal.
Contraindications: The
FDA requires the following warning: Do not use during pregnancy
without the guidance of a competent health care professional.
However, in our experience no harm has ever been reported following
the use of this product during pregnancy.
Miracle
7 Colon Cleanser
Ingredients: Each capsule
contains a skillfully blended mixture of natural and organic ingredients
consisting of Psyllium Seed Hull Powder, Pharmaceutical Grade
Bentonite Clay, Citrus Pectin, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Wheat
Grass Powder, Apple Fiber, Golden Seal Root, Gentian, Buckthorn,
Rhubarb Root, Cascara Sagrada, whole leaf Aloe Vera and spices.
Therapeutic action: This
cleansing and soothing formula is to be used during week two with
the Vega-Lax intestinal corrective formula. In combination with
the Vega-Lax, this formula becomes a highly powerful purifier
and intestinal vacuum. This formula will draw old fecal matter
off the walls of your colon and out of any bowel pockets. It
will also draw out poisons, toxins, heavy metals such as mercury
and lead and even remove radioactive material such as strontium
90. This formula will also remove over 3,000 known drug residues.
Its natural mucilaginous properties will soften old, hardened
fecal matter for easy removal and also make it an excellent remedy
for any inflammation in the stomach and intestines.
While the Miracle 7 formulation is very powerful,
don't think for one minute that your intestines can be completely
cleaned in only two weeks. This two week period is only described
to acquaint you with the process. Complete cleansing of the intestines
using Vega-Lax and Miracle 7 Colon Cleanser will take at least
6 months.
For this extended cleansing program you may be able
to take less Vega-Lax after the first 3 - 4 bottles of Miracle
7 have been used. Simply reduce the amount of Vega-Lax gradually
until you are only taking 1 or 2 capsules each day. Some people
are able to gradually stop taking Vega-Lax completely.
They also find that they can maintain 3 bowel movements
daily by taking their standard 4, 5 or 6 capsules only in the
evening near bedtime. This enables them to enjoy 3 satisfactory
bowel movements during the following day provided their diet is
satisfactory and water intake is high.
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Footnotes: 1) Hot Lemon-Water Flush and 2) Hydrating
Drink are prepared according to directions included on separate
sheets.
APPENDIX
2
CLEANSING AND HYDRATING
DRINKS
Hot Lemon-Water Flush
You will drink the Hot Lemon-Water Flush first thing
each morning, to help complete the cleansing process that has
been going on during the night. This drink flushes all the systems
of elimination, especially the kidneys, the liver, and the colon.
It helps to cleanse waste from the digestive tract and keep your
breath sweet.
8-ounce glass
of warm, purified water
Juice of 1/2
fresh lemon with white pulp pulverized
Pinch of cayenne
pepper
Heat water until it is quite warm on stove. Do
not use microwave since this imparts improper vibrational energy
to the water molecules. Pour 8-oz of hot water into glass and
add lemon juice and cayenne. You may increase the amount of cayenne
gradually (up to 1/8 teaspoon) as you continue to make your Hot
Lemon-Water Flush each morning.
Lemon juice helps to break up and dislodge the sticky
mucus deposits that tend to clog up the system. Its powerful
enzymes and high vitamin-C content are natural cleaners, helping
to flush your system of toxic wastes. The bioflavonoids in the
white inner rind and fibrous strands are also very cleansing,
so squeeze to deliver the benefits of these fibrous parts of the
lemon as well.
SUGGESTION: Peel lemon only half way. Cut and
place peeled half in blender. Pulverize and add juice (with ground
white, inner rind and seeds) to hot water.
Cayenne pepper aids digestion by stimulating the
production of digestive juices, and helps to eliminate mucus.
It is healing to the respiratory system and is thought to enhance
the effects of many other herbs and vitamin C. Some people report
that drinking hot water alone early in the morning encourages
bowel movements.
Hydrating Drink
You can enhance the hydrating properties of your
purified drinking water by adding a small amount of natural brown
sugar (turbinado). This procedure was developed by two Australian
doctors working with dehydrated and malnourished African babies
near death from starvation and diarrhea. The results are literally
the same as giving intravenous glucose or sugar water to people
in the hospital who cannot eat solid food. Better yet, prepare
the Hydrating Drink using organically grown apple juice and pure
drinking water. Mix
6 ounces of
purified water with
2 ounces of
organic apple juice
and drink between meals throughout the day. Or
prepare it by mixing
1/2 teaspoon
Turbinado with
8 ounces of
pure drinking water.
or
1 tsp Turbinado
with
32 oz pure drinking
water
Drink as much as you can. Try to drink 128 ounces
at a minimum. Drinking from a plastic cup with a straw coming
through the top makes it much easier to consume huge volumes.
This drink not only helps flush toxins from the
body, it stimulates the lymphatic system as well and flushes it
as well. It discourages constipation.
"Sily Tea"
One of the most impressive responses in all of herbology
is the response of the liver to an extract of milk thistle. Milk
thistle (Silybum marianum) yields an extract rich in silymarin.
Silymarin actually is a group of flavonoid compounds which have
a well documented and tremendous effect on protecting the liver
from damage as well as enhancing the body's detoxification process.
Silymarin prevents damage to the liver by acting
as an antioxidant. Silymarin is many times more potent in its
antioxidant activity than vitamin E and vitamin C.
Silymarin protects against liver damage by extremely
toxic chemicals such as carbon tetrachloride, amanita toxin (poison
mushroom), galactosamine, and praseodymium nitrate.
Silymarin enhances detoxification reactions by preventing
the depletion of glutathione. The level of glutathione in the
liver is critically and strategically linked to the liver's ability
to detoxify. The higher the glutathione content, the greater
the liver's capacity to detoxify toxic chemicals.
Typically when our liver is exposed to toxic chemicals
the concentration of glutathione is substantially reduced. This
reduction in glutathione makes the liver cells susceptible to
damage. Silymarin not only prevents the depletion of glutathione
induced by alcohol and other toxic chemicals, it increases the
level of glutathione by up to 35 percent.
Silymarin is very useful in treating liver diseases
including cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, fatty infiltration and
inflamation of the bile duct. Under ordinary circumstances the
standard dosage for silymarin ranges from 70 to 210 milligrams
three times daily.
Prepare Silymarin Tea by adding
4 dropper "squirts"
of silymarin extract (alcoholic extract) to
64 ounces (2
quarts) of pure drinking water
Drink 4 ounces of this tea (Sily Tea)
every 30 minutes throughout the day until the entire 64 ounces
is consumed.
Drink 64 ounces of Sily Tea daily for the first
14 days of the liver and gut detoxification program. Thereafter
drink 32 ounces of Sily Tea daily.
APPENDIX
4
Ten-Day Colon Cleanse
to Remove Mucoid Plaque
Aerobic Life Industries makes a 10-day colon cleanse
kit that will remove the mucoid plaque or false lining of the
intestines. This cleansing occurs without having to change your
diet or undergo colonic hydrotherapy. Ed McCabe's book Oxygen
Therapies relates a conversation with Mr. Goodloe, president
of Aerobic Life Industries regarding this product.
"Mr. Goodloe: "We've got a 10 day colon cleanse
that allows you to eat normally when you do it, and you don't
need a colonic machine or colonic board. You drink 5 ounces of
aloe vera, from our own plantation in Brazil, with "special drink"
in it, three times a day before meals. Between meals you drink
4 ounces of aloe vera with cranberry and papaya, 1 ounce of an
herbal brew (aloe, camomile, golden seal, yellow doc, coconut
oil, and potassium salt), and a tablespoon of powdered psyllium
husks, (licorice, and hibiscus). Mix that up, drink it, and follow
it with a glass of water. That does the trick."
"What happens, is that you actually stick new fecal
matter to the old fecal matter when it gets in the colon, and
the action of the colon literally strips it out. In around 3
days it'll probably come out, two feet or more long, all in one
piece, when you first get on that cleanse -- without a colonic.
And then you aren't upsetting the normal absorption of minerals
that go back through the colon wall into your blood. You'll see
dark brown, spots, or tough, stringly stuff, 2 to 2 1/2 feet long,
wrapped around, or attached to, the new fecal matter. That's
the old fecal matter, all in one piece, sometimes coiled up like
a snake. It gets the worms and parasites at the same time, because
of some herbs we put in it..."
"I've tried it. It did exactly what he said it
would. It even instantly cleared up a chronic case of acne that
a friend had..."