Proposed,
Experimental and Theoretical, Non-Invasive
Do-It-Yourself
Methods For Parasite, Fungal, Viral, Pathogen and Chemical Neutralization
In
MIGRAINES
AND OTHER HEADACHES
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 sufficient 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
migraines and related headaches.
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.
Parasite Eradication Program
(To be done in conjunction with the Herbal Home
Colonic Program)
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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
1dp full at
B L S
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Echinacea
Capsules |
Zap
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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.
· ZAP with Beck unit. Days 1 - 21 ZAP 60 min. minimum; preferably
2 hours.
· Take 5-10 drops Dioxychlor DC3 in 2 oz water 2 times daily.
Alternatively, use Aerobic 07 according to schedule in appendix.
Continue either Dioxychlor or Aerobic 07 until bottles
are empty.
· Fennel capsules (1 each meal) and Turmeric capsules (2 each
meal) may be necessary to kill Shigella in the intestines
and to stimulate the liver. Lugol's Iodine is used
to kill Salmonella and some Shigella in the stomach.
WEEK 2
· Bowel cleansing is critically important. Begin Vega-Lax
(day 7) with objective of achieving 3 bowel movements daily.
Once bowels are moving 3 times per day begin Miracle
7 (see below - week 3) but continue taking Vega Lax. Often
additional measures are required to eliminate the mucoid plaque
(false lining) in the intestines. A 10-day herbal cleanse
program that removes this lining may be necessary. Alternatively,
it may be necessary to go on Herbal Fiber Blend and
/ or Homozon.
· Take 50 mg CoQ-10 each meal (150 mg daily) first week.
Second week take 100 mg CoQ-10 per day.
· Take 2 Tablespoons liquid organic flax seed oil mixed in
1/4 cup organic low-fat cottage cheese (yogurt will also work)
twice daily (see Appendix on Fats: The Good, The
Bad...). Also take 1500 mg evening primrose oil daily.
· Take 200 mg niacin (Vitamin B3) daily.
· Take a 500 mg niacinamide capsule in morning and 1 in the
late afternoon or at supper.
· Take 200 mg of Rutin daily to help remove toxic metals and
other toxins which may cause migraines.
· Begin taking Migraine as directed. See Appendix.
WEEK 3
· Begin Miracle 7 Cleanse (approximately day 14) but only
when you are having 3 bowel movements each day.
· Begin liver cleanse if instructed (see appendix).
· Drink 2 cups Liver-Gallbladder Detox Tea daily.
· Take 1 tbs granulated lecithin 3 times daily for first 60
days, twice daily thereafter for 6 months.
· Take 2 Activated B-Complex capsules twice daily.
· Take 1 Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate tablet in a.m. and 1 in p.m.
· Take 1 sublingual B-12 or B12/Folic multiplex tablet daily.
· Take 1 tbs bee pollen 3 times daily.
· Take 1 scoop (i.e. 6 grams) of Intestamine two times daily.
· Take 4 Spectra-Scorb Plus tablets daily beginning in week
3 and continue for 6 months.
· Take 300 mcg selenium daily weeks 3 and 4; decrease to 200
mcg daily week 5; take 100 mcg daily thereafter.
· Take 1 Similase cap each meal and 2 at bedtime.
· Take 3 mg melatonin 15 - 30 minutes before bedtime.
· Take 50 mg grapeseed extract -pycnogenol mixture 8 times
daily weeks 3 and 4; 6 times daily next 14 days; 2 times daily
thereafter.
· Take 2 Calcium Aspartate capsules at each meal.
· Take 1 Magnesium Aspartate capsules at each meal.
· Take 125 mg dimethylglycine 2 times daily.
· Take 500 mg Quercetin/Bromelain complex twice daily before
meals. (Helps control food allergies).
· Avoid all contact, consumption and vapors from chlorine
(in drinking water; Clorox, 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.
· Avoid all fluoride containing products. Absolutely No FLUORIDE
TOOTHPASTES of MOUTH WASHES!!!
WEEK 5
· If you have mercury toxcity (from dental amalgams) or from
environmental ingestion, go on Mercury Detoxification Program
immediately. Call this office for specific instructions
on protecting yourself from mercury shifts inside your body.
Next set up appt with a "biological dentist" to
have existing amalgams removed. Only after amalgams are removed
contact chelating physician in your area to arrange
for mercury chelation with DMSA (oral prescription drug) or
DMPS (oral prescription drug).
· After mercury removed, begin
an intravenous EDTA chelation program from a chelation physician
or go on VAXA Oral
Chelation program (available from HRC) + 4 tablets thioctic
acid daily for 14 days, 2 tabs daily
thereafter.
· Take a minimum of 1000 mg daily
of N-acetyl-L-cysteine; 500 mg in a.m. and 500 mg in p.m.
· Take Special Cilantro Formula
(Cilantro, sea salt and olive oil) only after DMSA chelation
program is nearly complete.
WEEK 6
· Start Dr. Christopher's 3-day mucus cleansing & detox
program. After 3 days go on mucusless diet (see Appendix)
· Take herbal tinctures as directed to break up mucus accumulations,
thin them and facilitate removal (See text).
· Take 800 I.U. Vitamin E daily during weeks 6 and 7; reduce
to 400 I.U. daily thereafter.
· Take 60 mg Ginko Biloba (50:1 Extract - 24%) capsules 2
times daily for 90 days; 1 time daily thereafter.
· Take 2 organic Germanium (Ge-132) capsules daily.
· Drink 2 cups daily of Liver-Gallbladder Detox Tea.
MIGRAINES, MANIC DEPRESSION AND STRONGYLOIDES
Manic Depression, or bipolar disorder, is a variety of depression
associated with Strongyloides, a parasite common to pets,
humans and horses. This parasitic roundworm, and especially
the tiny larvae of this parasite, also causes migraines and
other types of recurrent headache.
CHLORINE, the common ingredient in municipal drinking water
and Clorox and other chlorine bleaches are a trigger allergen
in virtually all cases of manic depression and migraine headaches.
Whether an individual gets migraines or manic depression depends
on where in the brain the tiny Strongyloides larvae settle
in. Dr. Clark suggests that chlorine might be the deciding
factor.
Dr. Clark says: " These tiny wormlets can pass the placenta
into the unborn fetus. Is it any wonder that these brain disturbances
seem to be inherited? Of course, there is ample opportunity
to simply eat them off hands, other people's hands, and off
floors during childhood. The amazing truth is that some family
members do not get infected with it or at least do not get brain
symptoms! It is very difficult to eradicate Strongyloides
in a whole family and thereby let the depressed person or migraine
sufferer get well. It is, in fact, impossible if there is
a pet or other animal connection. Getting rid of the chlorine
allergy is also very challenging. Step one is to zap all parasites."
Dr. Clark goes on to say "I usually see an accumulation
of bromine as well. Since bromine, fluorine and chlorine
are all halogens, maybe getting too much of any one could
saturate the liver's ability to detoxify chlorine. Stop eating
brominated (bleached) bread. Stop using fluoride toothpastes.
Stop taking drugs containing bromides. That is the easy part.
You must also stop even washing your face in chlorinated water
(use a pure carbon filter system). You inhale it as you wash.
Never drink it or use it for any purpose. Of course, there
should be no bleach container in the house, even when tightly
closed; nor should bleached clothing be worn.
". . .Recovery can be very rapid -- less than a week and
recurrence just as rapid when a tiny bit of chlorine is inhaled
or drunk. But your careful vigilance pays off. In half a year
you can expect no recurrence.
Humans, it seems, must lick fingers with the same compulsion
that cows lick their noses and cats lick their rears. The
single, most significant advance in human hygiene would most
assuredly be stopping the hand to mouth habit. We must
always eat with utensils. And never leave a bathroom
without washing. These are difficult changes but the new age
of parasitism makes it necessary. Together with the new pollutants,
solvents and heavy metals, parasites will overtake us unless
we change."
MIGRAINE HEADACHES
The following review of migraine headaches
is taken primarily from Batchelder and Hudson "Naturopathic
Specific Condition Review: Migraine," The Protocol Journal
of Botanical Medicine, Autumn, 1995.
Migraines are debilitating. They are usually described as
paroxysmal attacks (i.e. wave after wave) which repeat at a
high frequency. Migraines usually affect one side of the head
and typically are preceded by nausea and disturbances in vision.
About 15-20% of men and 25-30% of women suffer from this affliction.
Children also have migraines but childhood migraines have differing
symptoms including stomachache, motion sickness or colic.
Migraines are usually classified into "classic" and "common"
varieties. Classic migraines affect about 10% of the migraine-suffering
population while 80% of migraine patients are said to suffer
from "common" migraine. The primary difference is "classic"
migraines usually last from 2 to 6 hours and are usually preceded
by the development of a "blind spot" (i.e. scotoma) and/or vomiting.
"Common" migraines usually last from 1 to 3 days. Within this
category is a subcategory referred to as "complicated migraines."
Complicated migraines don't generally follow any set classification
or diagnostic rules. But in almost all cases the symptoms are
more severe than in the classic or common classifications.
Symptoms include: severe disturbances in speech, fainting (i.e.
syncope), hemi paresis (i.e. slight paralysis of one side of
the body), and severe disturbances in the function of the third
cranial nerves (i.e. the Oculomotor nerves which supply fibers
to 5 of the 7 eye muscles). All of these disturbances can occur
in the absence of pain. It is most interesting that virtually
all (98+%) of "complicated migraine" patients suffer from feeling
cold and strongly desire to be left alone and undisturbed.
Many profiles of symptoms can occur. Some symptoms may be
present in all attacks and sometimes some symptoms are not present.
There is usually instability in the control mechanisms that
regulate the tone of the muscles in the blood vessels (i.e.
the vasomotor system). While such instability can cause a rapid
and severe decrease in the blood supply inside the skull the
evidence that migraines are the result of disturbances in blood
pressure or blood supply is highly questionable. Mainstream
medicine usually describes this as "cerebral ischemia" (i.e.
severe deprivation of blood supply to parts of the brain).
This is usually accompanied by what has been termed a rebound
dilation of blood vessels which often can be seen as greatly
enlarged and pulsating scalp arteries.
Migraine sufferers also exhibit differences in their blood.
For example, the platelets of migraine patients aggregate (i.e.
clump) more readily than platelets from non-migraine control
patients. This has been referred to as "platelet hyperactivity"
or "platelet disorder" and may be due to diverse stressors such
as food allergies, stress, biochemical factors such as platelet-activating
factor (PAF), imbalances in the hormone systems in the body,
serotonin system disturbances, sympathetic dominance, and higher
than normal L-arginine and histamine levels.
Research has also demonstrated that arachidonic acid metabolites
may also be elevated in migraine sufferers, particularly leukotrienes.
Leukotrienes may cause inflammation inside the cranium as well
as dramatically lower serum dopamine levels. Leukotrienes also
can lower circulating levels of adrenaline while at the same
time causing elevated platelet levels of noradrenaline. Elevated
platelet levels of noradrenaline have been observed in childhood,
adult, aura, non-aura and photosensitive and non-photosensitive
migraine sufferers. Some research suggests that these platelet
changes can lead to spasm of the arteries and produce local
cerebral ischemia, vasodilation, and the release of a potent
vasoconstrictor, substance P.
Substance P is a neuropeptide that serves a neurotransmitter
function in the brain. Its distribution is uneven in the brain
suggesting to Lembeck as early as 1953 that it was the transmitter
of the first sensory neuron. Substance P is a powerful stimulant
of spinal cord motoneurons (nerves running to muscles) and of
cortical and cuneate neurons. Substance P is also involved
in other nocioceptive neurons (pain transmission pathways) and
produces effects opposite to morphine. Thus, substance P is
capable of producing hyperalgesia and also is capable of antagonizing
morphine induced analgesia. If this is so it may be that substance
P is capable of counteracting endorphins (the body's own morphine-like
neuropeptides).
It has been postulated that substance P and endorphins exist
in a delicately balanced state. These neuropeptides and especially
their balance govern whether pain is perceived, is ignored or
is blocked. Such a mechanism is likely involved in migraine
pain perception.
Current understanding of migraines evolved from the "vascular"
model to one which primarily involves a type of spreading cortical
phenomenon consisting of three phases. Early investigators
believed that the headache phase of migraines was caused by
extra cranial vasodilation and the neurologic symptoms of the
migraine were produced by intracranial vasoconstriction. This
is the "vascular" hypothesis of migraines. Shortly after this
theory was announced a virtual avalanche of publications provided
support for this hypothesis. In fact, the actual number of
studies published was so profound that no one paid any attention
to many diametrically opposed observations published during
the 1940s. But within the last 10 years a number of studies
have been published which has rendered the vascular hypothesis
totally untenable. In place of the vascular hypothesis, the
most plausible hypothesis is that of "spreading depression"
of the nervous system. NOTE: spreading depression is not to
be confused with clinical depression. Spreading depression
is a reduction in neuronal activity in parts of the brain resulting
in severe disruptions in nervous functions.
Spreading depression is a slowly moving, potassium-liberating
"depression" of cortical activity, preceded by a wave of increased
metabolic activity that can be produced by a variety of experimental
stimuli such as hypoxia (oxygen deprivation), trauma, and experimentally
by the topical application of potassium to the cortex.
Within the spreading depression model of migraines scientists
have been able to discern at least three phases: The first
phase is known as brain stem generation. The
second phase is referred to as vasomotor activation.
It is during this phase that arteries both within and outside
the brain per se may EITHER contract or dilate. The third phase
is referred to as activation of the medullary trigeminal
nucleus caudalis. This is a control area of the brain
which is responsible for processing pain signals from the head
and face. When this control area is activated in migraneous
situations the brain releases vasoactive neuropeptides at the
vascular terminations of the trigeminal nerve. Said differently,
nerve fibers belonging to the trigeminal nerve, which run to
blood vessels release vasoactive neurohormones (neuropeptides)
which then cause soft tissues to swell and makes the blood vessels
very tender during migraines.
Activation of any of the phases is capable of producing the
headache portion of the migraine. That is, one can develop
a headache by stimulating the brain stem, by activating the
centers that control vascular tension or by activating the medullary
trigeminal nucleus caudalis. It is for this reason that even
within the same migraine patient, migraines often appear to
have one phase or another dominate.
Patients suffering from classic migraines
usually show a modest cortical hypo perfusion (reduced
blood flow) that begins in the visual cortex (occipital region)
and slowly spread forward at the rate of 2 to 3 mm per minute
(i.e. slow spreading cortical depression). The reduced blood
flow is actually only reduced from 25 to 30 percent. Studies
have shown that reducing blood blow alone is NOT sufficient
to evoke migraines. The spread of the depression becomes wave-like
and is totally independent of the geography of the blood vessels.
The spreading depression is a neurogenic phenomenon. The waves
of hypo perfusion usually last for 4 to 6 hours and has been
measured to follow the convolutions of the cerebral cortex.
This spreading does not cross the central or lateral sulcus,
but progresses to the frontal lobe via a structure known as
the insula. All the while blood perfusion into the subcortical
areas is perfectly normal.
Because the right brain controls the left side of the body
and vice versa, contra lateral neurologic symptoms appear during
the time that hypo perfusion occurs in the temper parietal area.
For some sufferers hypo perfusion continues in these areas long
after the migraine has stopped. But adding to the research
confusion, it has been noted that some patients with classic
migraines do NOT show any flow abnormalities at all.
In contrast, common migraine sufferers show no flow abnormalities
at all. Instead, the few changes that are seen in flow
in this class of migraines probably reflect nothing other than
the simple law that "flow follows function." Accordingly, if
an area is neurogenically depressed, then flow into that area
may become depressed but only to the extent that higher flow
rates are not needed to support higher neuronal activity.
In these patients (common migraine), spontaneous, long-duration
biphasic brain wave signals lasting from 1 to 8 seconds have
been recorded on the EEG. These electrical brain waves are
consistent with a primary neuronal origin for common migraines.
Serotonin receptors in the midbrain, particularly in the area
of the dorsal raphe, also appear to be activated during migraines.
The full implications of this are unclear but it is clear that
electrical stimulation of the raphe neurons can result in migraines.
Some raphe neurons terminate on blood vessels while others terminate
in the visual cortex, the lateral geniculate bodies, the superior
colliculus, and retina. It is within these various structures
that the symptoms of migraines originate. For example, during
deep sleep the dorsal raphe neurons stop firing. There is no
migraine during deep sleep. Certain antimigraine drugs stop
the dorsal raphe neurons from firing. What this all is saying
is that the serotonin system is involved in migraines.
Vaxa Pharmaceuticals has developed a homeopathic nutraceutical
formula especially for nutritional support of migraine sufferers
and those suffering from related headaches. This homeopathic
formula is sold under the name Migrin.
Migrin is a homeopathic and nutraceutical blend with specific
activities of value in violent, severe and incapaciting migraines,
reoccurring frontal headaches, violent periodic hemicrania,
shooting pains through the occiput and temples with accompanying
constipation, nausea, fainting, vomiting and irritability.
These debilitating symptoms are often accompanied by blurring
of vision, hallucinations, development of blind spots, neuralgia
and limb twitching. Vaxa's Migrin acts to relieve the pain
and onset of migraine and cluster headaches.
Migrin complements the body's nutrition so that the brain is
ensured an abundant supply of biochemical ingredients such as
DL-Phenylalanine (DLPA) which acts to regulate serotonin levels
and serotonin utilization. This tends to modulate and stop
the spreading depression.
DLPA also increases the life of endorphines through its ability
to inhibit enkaphalinase, an enzyme that destroys endorphines
and other neuropeptides known to act as morphine-like agents.
Migrin also contains ample quantities of L-Glutamic acid, and
its natural, uncharged amide, L-Glutamine. Both of these normal
brain biochemical's are manufactured in the brain, but most
of the brain' s L-glutamine is the result of gut metabolism.
L-glutamine is the primary fuel of the intestinal mucosal cells
and this particular amino acid is made by beneficial bacteria
residing in the healthy intestine. Regardless, both L-glutamic
acid and L-glutamine act as inhibitory neurotransmitters and
both are rapidly taken up (i.e. absorbed) by glial cells (glia
cells support the neurons).
Some elements in Migrin represent an approach to treating migraines
based on an allopathic model. The objective is to eliminate
the painful (nocioceptive) component of the migraine with pharmaceuticals.
Other components represent a homeopathic approach to migraine
prevention and management.
There are other considerations. Naturopathic specific conditions
and treatments are particularly noteworthy. Such are discussed
in the following pages.
Naturopathic Stressors
Food
Migraines often result from dietary inadequacies. Dietary
inadequacies can result from diets deficient in particular nutrients
or from metabolic errors. A full 80 to 90 percent of all migraine
patients in one study tested positive for food allergies. The
best remedy for food allergies is to correct improper gut function.
Migraines are also known to result when magnesium intake is
insufficient. Improper gut functions (i.e. leaky gut syndrome)
is known to inhibit mineral absorption. Drinking soft drinks,
with their high levels of phosphorus and phosphoric acid, also
totally blocks the absorption of minerals and metals from the
intestines.
Similarly, migraines result when fatty acids are improperly
managed metabolically. Imbalances in fatty acid metabolism
(often resulting from imbalanced intakes of usable fatty acids)
or from diets containing too much "dead" fats also result in
migraines. When fatty acids are not in balance and not properly
metabolized, the body fails to counteract inflammatory prostaglandin
E1 actions which always results in inflammation and lowered
production of cyclic AMP.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU DETERMINE WHICH FOODS ARE PRODUCING
ALLERGENS THAT INDUCE MIGRAINES. Many studies now show that
eliminating trigger foods migraines can be significantly reduced
or eliminated. The worst offender foods are usually dietary
amine-containing products including alcohol, chocolate and cheese.
Dietary amines cause catecholamines to be released. Catecholamines
include adrenalin (epinephrine) and noradrenaline (norepinephrine)
which usually results in vasoconstriction. In migraine sufferers
one of the primary enzymes that terminates the adrenalin-induced
vasoconstriction is monoamine oxidase or MAO. MAO levels in
platelets of migraine sufferers is often deficient. Another
enzyme which is often deficient is phenolsulphotransferase which
is needed in the metabolism of tyramine. Phenosulphotransferase
makes possible the sulfate conjugation of tyramine (one mechanism
of metabolic breakdown). Tyramine is similar to adrenalin in
its actions on blood vessels. Tyramine is present in ergot,
mistletoe, and ripe cheeses. Red wines are able to severely
curtail the production of phenosulphotransferase thereby resulting
in susceptible individuals to exaggerated blood flow and blood
pressure responses to tyramine and even adrenalin for that matter.
Magnesium
Magnesium levels in many migraine sufferers has been shown
to be significantly reduced. Magnesium plays a vital role along
with potassium, sodium and chloride ions in maintaining water
balance and distribution. Magnesium is also involved in acid/base
balance, the functions of muscles and nerves, and of many organs
such as the brain, kidneys and adrenal glands.
It is most interesting that magnesium is one of the best treatments
for mitral valve prolapse. What makes this so interesting is
that mitral valve prolapse is a condition linked to migraines.
In fact, migraine sufferers show an 85 percent chronic reduction
in magnesium levels.
Estrogen
In women, migraines usually happen during the late luteal and
menstrual phases of the monthly cycle. This is when serum estrogen
levels are at their lowest. This does not mean that migraines
can be overcome by the administration of estrogens. Estrogens
may increase the tone of the vascular muscles whether or not
progesterone is present. When estrogens are abruptly stopped
the cardiovascular system rebounds and the result is vasodilation.
This mechanism may underlie the well noted effects of emotions
on the genesis of migraines. Emotional "highs" are often followed
by migraines and sometimes emotional "lows" can trigger these
attacks.
Birth control pills also can cause migraines.
Other factors which may or may not bring about changes in estrogen
levels or other hormones include fatigue, flashing lights, nitrates,
MSG, liver diseases including liver congestion, constipation
(underlying the need to cleanse the bowels), cervical misalignments
and cranial misalignments (requiring the services of competent
chiropractors) and DSL bodyworkers.
It is well known that bowel toxemia is strongly related to
migraines. Therefore it is imperative at some point, preferrably
the sooner the better, to detox the entire body and especially
the intestinal tract.
MANIC DEPRESSION, MIGRAINES, SALMONELLA AND SHIGELLA
Salmonella and Shigella are stomach
and intestinal bacteria that usually cause terrible bloating
and gas. Bloating and gas buildup are usually misdiagnosed
as lactose intolerance. Children typically get fevers
with Salmonella attacks and Summer "flu" or
the "24 hour flu", to which children are particularly
susceptible, is not the flu at all but Salmonella poisoning.
Salmonella is present in virtually all foods, but especially
high concentrations are always found in deli food, chicken,
dairy products including butter, milk, yogurt, cheeses, and
foods made with these types of products.
People live with chronic Salmonella and Shigella
infections. Literally every new strain we eat or drink evidently
forms hybrids with the old strain we carry in our stomachs and
intestines. These hybrids are more vicious than their parent
form and the typical result is food poisoning. But there are
other effects as well.
Shigella has a strong capacity to make
you feel angry, irritable and can lead to short-tempered behaviors.
Shigella is a nervous system irritant that causes depression,
anger, aggression, elation, and other states, possibly migraines.
Both the bacteria and its toxins cause all types of problems
in the nervous system. In fact, Dr. Clark says that "All
cases of multiple sclerosis I have seen had rampant Shigella!"
Take six (6) drops of Lugol's iodine in a glass
of water. This kills stomach Salmonella
and what ever Shigella happen to be in the stomach.
Lugol's iodine is perfectly safe if you are not allergic to
iodine. DO NOT TAKE IF ALLERGIC TO IODINE. Gas and bloating
are gone in less than an hour.
Take 6 drops of Lugol's iodine in 1/2 glass of
water 4 times a day and it will get rid of even the most stubborn
case of Salmonella.
Lugol's has been noted to sooth and calm manic states. The
result is a tremendous reduction in anxiety followed or replaced
by a peaceful state. Lugol's kills Salmonella, Shigella
and eggs (cysts) of parasites in the stomach.
Lugol's iodine will not kill Shigella in the
intestines. But the Black Walnut Hull Tincture is very
effective in killing intestinal Shigella as well as intestinal
Salmonella.
It is important to conquer these "trigger bacteria"
in the intestine. Eradication is impossible but they can be
controlled very effectively. Two herbs are highly effective.
Turmeric and fennel are especially helpful in keeping Shigella
populations under control.
Take two (2) turmeric capsules with each meal.
Take one (1) fennel capsule with each meal.
If used in association with Acidophilus and on-going
regular bowel cleansing, the results can be spectacular.
Take two Colon Aid capsules two times daily.
This product may be kept refrigerated to extend shelf
life.
Take two Bio-Culture 2000 capsules (Lactobacillus
salivarius) on days 1 through 7 and one capsule daily thereafter.
Bowel Cleansing
The importance of bowel cleansing cannot be underestimated.
It is critical for success in overcoming the toxic effects of
intestinal bacteria. For bowel cleansing follow the home colonic
program discussed below. Thorough bowel cleansing takes anywhere
from 3 to 6 months. It is strange that most migraine sufferers
assisted by Health Restoration Consultants experienced highly
significant reductions in migraine frequency when their bowels
became clean and they refrained from showering or drinking chlorinated
water.
Mineral Supplementation
Take one (1) ounce of a complete colloidal mineral
supplement for each 100 pounds of body weight daily.
Split the total dose into two equal portions. Take half
in the morning with breakfast and the other half around suppertime.
Eliminate Shigella and Salmonella Sources
Sterilize all dairy foods before eating or drinking them.
Dairy products include butter, sour cream, cream, milk, ice
cream, yogurt, frozen yogurt, and all cheeses. If they cannot
be sterilized by boiling for at least 10 seconds, DO NOT EAT
THEM.
Because it is impossible to eliminate all intake of Salmonella
and Shigella, it is advisable to drink colloidal silver
water to kill all bacteria and viruses present in food and liquids
consumed. Colloidal silver will kill all known pathogens within
minutes by interfering with their oxidative enzymes. These
enzymes are the ones that enable bacteria to utilize oxygen.
Colloidal silver does not interfere with your ability to use
oxygen. It is completely safe, has no side effects of any kind
and will not interfere or react with any drug or herb you may
already be using.
TREATMENT PROTOCOLS RECOMMENDED BY HRC
Rule 1. Eliminate food allergies by correcting leaky gut syndrome.
Rule 2. Reduce vasospasm with supplements and essential fatty
acids.
Rule 3. Use relaxation techniques to counteract emotional
stressors.
Rule 4. Elevate oxygen levels with fresh air and supplements.
Rule 5. Balance the hormones.
Rule 6. Balance the adrenalin and serotonin neurotransmitters.
Rule 7. Attempt to relieve pain with homeopathic neutraceuticals.
Rule 8. Relieve body toxicity
Rule 9. ELIMINATE PARASITES, ESPECIALLY STRONGYLOIDES.
Some migraine patients have benefited by following the following
procedure originally developed to curb manic depression episodes.
It is definitely worth trying. If you are presently experiencing
a migraine or feel like one is coming on (or if you are experiencing
manic symptoms) drink 1 ounce of a 20 ppm colloidal silver
solution in the morning and 1 ounce in the afternoon. Thereafter
drink one (1) ounce daily until free of all symptoms.
Supplemental Strategies Known to Work In Some Patients
Warmth
Keep the extremities warm during an attack.
Posture
Also maintain good posture to ensure good circulation to the
head and neck.
Water Therapies
Detox Baths
Hydrotherapy can work wonders in pain relief and symptom suppression.
When you feel a migraine coming on take a hot mustard detox
bath. This bath can best be carried out by adding 1 cup of
sea salt, 1 cup of baking soda and about 1 cup of hot mustard
(European hot style mustard) to the bath water. Make sure that
both feet and hands are submerged. Submerge the arms as much
as possible. During the detox bath apply a cold wash rag to
the forehead and head.
Hot and Cold Showers
Never underestimate the power of the blood to heal sick and
toxic bodies. By alternating the application of hot and cold
water to the body the blood is driven deep into the body to
speed healing and speed detoxification. The hot and cold water
should be applied not only to the body but to the head as well.
Stand in the shower under hot water until you turn pink. Then
slam the lever all the way to maximum cold. Turn around several
times and get the head, face and neck chilled. Return the lever
to hot and allow the skin to return to the pink color. Repeat
the cold water application again. Repeat this procedure at
least 5 times.
Hot and cold showers cause the body to release endorphines
and also cause the adrenal glands to release cortisone which
counteracts the inflammation characteristic of migraines. This
cortisone is totally without side effect and is totally unlike
prescription cortisone preparations.
Enemas
Enemas are beneficial in so far as they eliminate toxins.
If enemas are beneficial, then colonics are extraordinary useful.
Home colonics through the use of colema boards are valuable
but are not as effective as colon hydrotherapy.
Beryllium,
Molds, Mold Toxins, Manic Depression and MIGRAINES
Beryllium is a contaminant in kerosene lamps and heaters and
can also be inhaled when working with lawn mowers. Both beryllium
and ergot (a powerful alkaloid derived from certain molds and
mold toxins) can cause chronic depression. This is because
beryllium and ergot both have the capacity to occupy the cellular
receptor sites within our brains ordinarily reserved for glutamate.
The more beryllium the deeper the depression.
To displace (remove?) beryllium and/or ergot alkaloids from
these brain receptor sites it appears that L-glutamine works.
Take a minimum of 3 grams (3000 mg per day) of
L-glutamine daily. This supplement
comes in 500 mg tablets or capsules so take 2 at breakfast,
2 at lunch and 2 at supper. The only effect of this much glutamine
will be lifting of the depression (in manics) and a possible
cessation of the migraine in migraine sufferers. Glutamine
is totally harmless and no other effects will be noted.
Please note: glutamic acid will not work.
Ergot can be controlled with niacinamide and vitamin C.
Take 2 niacinamide tablets daily. Sprinkle vitamin C powder
on all foods.
Certain enzymes also reduce manic depressive symptoms and curtail
the severity of migraines. Manic patients have been reported
to exhibit nutritional deficiencies. Migraine patients have
also been reported to exhibit nutritional deficiencies. Noteworthy
is the lack of protease enzymes necessary to digest protein
(in manics) and presumably in many migraine sufferers. Also,
manics may show intolerance for sugar and most probably are
carbohydrate addicts. Results with chronic migraine sufferers
reveal that many are also carbohydrate addicts. Manics may
also be hypothyroid (i.e. depressed thyroid functions) as is
the case with many migraine sufferers. PLEASE NOTE: Standard
blood tests DO NOT TYPICALLY REVEAL HYPOTHYROID CONDITIONS.
Real hypothyroid conditions are revealed only by following procedures
used to detect Wilson's Syndrome. Don't be fooled or duped
into believing otherwise.
It is interesting that biochemically undigested protein can
produce anxiety. The inability to digest sugars can lead to
panic attacks and depression. Panic attacks and depression
may also be seen in migraine sufferers. Under active thyroid
generally reduces bodily energy. Lactase, sucrase and maltase
enzymes are used for sugar intolerance.
Take 1-2 Similase capsules 3 times daily with meals.
This product will enable you to overcome this intolerance.
By supplementing the Similase capsules with a mixture of brewer's
yeast, gota cola and ground flax seed some rather marked effects
can be observed.
Take 1 tablespoon of brewer's yeast, goto kola
and flax seed mixture at each meal.
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.
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.
Week #2. At the beginning
of week two is when you 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).
Continue this program until 6 months has passed or 12 bottles
of Miracle 7 Colon Cleanser has been consumed.
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: Do
not use during pregnancy without the guidance of a competent
health care professional.
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
(and thereafter) 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.
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Footnotes: 1) Hot Lemon-Water Flush and 2) Hydrating Drink
are prepared according to directions included on separate sheets.
Diseases
Caused by Mercury
Amalgam
Fillings
Mercury is one of the most toxic elements on earth. 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!
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 is 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 note able. If the
count goes from 5000 to 50,000, then we are talking about leukemia.
This is quite note able. 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.
Take the time now to complete the attached 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, and 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. It's
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 Alzheimers 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 below
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 phychological
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 chronically 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 the regard
it is well known that gum diseases which are resistant to antibiotics
quickly reverse once the amalgams are removed.
Fungal infections 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
my own results suggest that this is correct because when patients
are put through a thorough mercury detox program, there is always
a dramatic improvement in the clinical picture for chronic Candida
infections.
Health Restoration Consultants uses a mercury detox program
described below. One of the primary ingredients 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.
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
i.v. 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.
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.
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 biochemical's 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 micro flora 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 tissue.
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 tablespoon of sea salt and 2 tbs of cold pressed olive
oil. Blend until creamy.
Take 1 tablespoon 3 times daily with meals. May by used as
a salad dressing. Use more if mercury toxicity is profound
enough to cause depression, Alzheimers or brain fog.
Thioctic Acid
Thioctic Acid of 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.)
Notes on Strongyloides
Strongyloides stercoralis is the causative
agent in many disorders including manic depression, and migraine
headaches. 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 show 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 all 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.
The figure below illustrates the various stages of this parasite.
Migraines
Once there is evidence that parasites are being eliminated
and the bowels are functioning properly there are supplements
that provide relief for the frequency and intensity of migraines.
Calcium and magnesium are
very important in treating migraines. Calcium should be present
at about 2,000 mg per day with Magnesium which should be present
at about 1,000 mg per day
Take 5
Cal Plex capsules 3 times daily with meals.
This provides 1635 mg calcium and
712.5 mg magnesium
Take 1
Colloidal Calcium capsule 3 times daily with meals
This provides 300 mg colloidal calcium
Take 1
Magnesium Complex tablet daily.
This provides 300 mg magnesium.
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CoEnzyme Q10 - an antioxidant that increases blood
flow to the brain and improves circulation should be present
at about 50 to 75 mg per day.
Take 2 or more 50 mg CoQ10 tablets
daily.
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Evening Primrose Oil and Flax Seed
Oil both are necessary for brain cells and fat metabolism.
The Evening Primrose Oil is an anti inflammatory agent to keep
the blood vessels from constricting.
Take 1 tbs. Flax Seed Oil daily
Take 1 softgel cap of Evening Primrose
Oil at each meal
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Basic Preventive 5 is one
of the best multivitamin/mineral products on the market.
Take 2 tablets at each meal for
30 days
Take 1 tablet each meal thereafter
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Niacinamide is an important
supplement that helps the liver detox mycotoxins (poisons from
molds) and other toxic compounds.
Take 1000 mg daily (i.e. 2 or more
500-mg tablets daily).
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Multi B Complex is critical
to normal nervous and vascular function.
Take 1 capsule A.M. and 1 capsule
P.M. for 30 days.
Take 1 capsule daily thereafter.
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Vitamin C is a powerful
anti stress vitamin that also helps produce adrenal hormones.
Take 3,000 to 6,000 mg daily depending
on initial reaction. Start with 1,000 mg, increase to 2,000
mg daily and then on to 3,000 and up.
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L-Arginine - An amino acid
that enables the arteries and arterioles to manufacture nitric
oxide - nitric oxide causes smooth muscles in arteries to relax.
Assists in stress.
Take 2 500-mg capsules at breakfast
and 2 500-mg capsules at bedtime.
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Ginkgo biloba extract
(24% ginkgo flavoglycoside content) enhances circulation and
also chelates heavy metals.
Take 1 capsule three times daily.
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Cayenne and ginger are
both effective in reducing migraine headaches.
Take 1 Quinn's Blend Cayenne capsule
in the A.M. and 1 in the P.M.
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Bioflavonoids (e.g. Quercetin, rutin, etc.) remove
inflammation and toxic metals and are of value in migraines.
Take 1 Citrus Bioflavonoid tablet
per day.
