TOURETTE
SYNDROME AND RELATED DISORDERS
The origins of many chronic health problems are to be found
in disturbed or compromised digestive functions. Tourette Syndrome,
in contrast, has not been thought of as a disease resulting
from compromised digestive functions. Instead, the clinical
mindset surrounding this multiple tic disorder has been focused
on biochemical and neurotransmitter imbalances in the brain;
imbalances which seem to respond to anxiolytics (e.g. Librium
and Valium) or antipsychotic agents such as haloperidol. Thus,
theories regarding toxin or parasitic etiologies have been
difficult for clinicians to accept.
Toxins, altered permeability and parasites are generally to
blame for virtually all gastrointestinal dysfunctions. But
the problem doesn't simply remain a gastrointestinal problem.
The consequences of toxins, intestinal permeability defects
and parasites can lead to profound health consequences. These
conditions may occur singly (i.e. independently) or in clusters
(i.e. groups of conditions) producing cumulative damage which
leads to a cascade of chronic illness. It is unknown whether
Tourette Syndrome belongs within this categorization.
Toxicity due to foreign chemicals (i.e. xenobiotics) can produce
damage affecting virtually all organs and systems in the body,
including the brain. Common signs and symptoms of xenobiotic
toxicity include weakness, headache, neurologic disturbances,
multiple chemical sensitivities, immune dysfunction and
liver disorders.
The gastrointestinal tract is the most
common route of exposure to these toxins and, as a result, the
integrity of the mucosal barrier is a key factor in limiting
absorption.
Increased intestinal permeability or leaky gut syndrome, results
not only in increased absorption of xenobiotics, but also in
the increased absorption of endogenously produced toxins (endotoxins),
antigens, immune complexes and intact microorganisms normally
confined to the intestinal lumen. It is by this mechanism that
chronic permeability defects have been shown to contribute to
the development of certain autoimmune diseases, liver dysfunction,
septicemia, and other systemic disorders. These same permeability
defects may underlie Tourette Syndrome as well.
Any time toxins accumulate in the body there is an extremely
high probability that parasitic infections, yeast infections
(candidiasis) and other imbalances in intestinal micro flora
(dysbiosis) also exist. These infections and imbalances actually
accentuate and extend the toxin symptoms. Chronic insults to
the gut wall produce abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, and
can lead to the development of malabsorption, inflammatory bowel
disorders and ultimately to leaky gut syndrome. Endotoxins
and antigens produced by intestinal pathogens are then absorbed
systemically producing allergic responses, autoimmune illness,
liver damage and other toxic reactions possibly including Tourette
Syndrome.
Under normal conditions, intestinal endotoxins and xenobiotics
absorbed from the gut are principally detoxified by the liver.
Liver detoxification pathways transform toxic molecules into
less toxic metabolites which can then be excreted. The liver's
capacity to handle detox functions can be impaired due to excessive
exposure to toxins as well as deficiencies in key nutrients.
Signs and symptoms of toxicity often occur as a result of compromised
liver function.
Gut-associated chronic illness requires several approaches.
Three broad objectives include: (1) reducing exposure to xenobiotics,
(2) normalizing gastrointestinal function, and (3) supporting
liver detoxification. So if Tourette Syndrome is due to excess
exposure to xenobiotics, impaired gastrointestinal function
or faulty liver detox pathways, then reducing the exposure to
xenobiotics will not only decrease the body's burden of toxins
but may minimize the symptoms of Tourette Syndrome. Similarly,
normalizing gastrointestinal function helps improve digestion,
reduce intestinal endotoxins, eliminate parasites and maintain
gut wall integrity thereby helping reduce the severity and progression
of the disease. Supporting liver detoxification assists the
body in transforming and eliminating xenobiotics and endotoxins
and would therefore be expected to reduce the severity of Tourette
Syndrome.
The pathological increase in permeability of the intestinal
mucosa has been referred to as leaky gut syndrome. Leaky gut
syndrome (LGS) is the problem in inflammatory bowel diseases
such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, 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 others. Is it possible
that Tourette Syndrome is simply yet another manifestation of
LGS disorders?
Correcting LGS dysfunctions is critical to the success of any
program designed to conquer chronic fatigue, arthritis, HIV,
lupus, multiple sclerosis or any of the LGS disorders. It would
appear prudent to correct possible LGS dysfunctions in Tourette
patients as well.
The more complex environmental diseases are usually related
to or associated with chronic parasite infestations, bacterial
imbalances in the gut, poor metabolism (related to poor absorption
of nutrients) lower atmospheric oxygen levels, solvent pollution
especially xylene and toluene pollution (i.e., xenobiotics),
among other things.
Benzene pollution, for example, occurs in the air we breath,
in certain food stuffs we eat and in the many personal, cosmetic
and health care products we rub on our bodies. Mother Nature
equipped our bodies with the metabolic machinery to detoxify
small amounts of benzene and benzol compounds but the problem
comes from excessive benzene burdens resulting from prolonged
and frequently repeated exposure to these organic chemicals.
Much of what applies to benzene also applies to xylene and toluene
because these compounds all have benzene rings in their chemical
structure.
We live in an age where there is a great deal of concern over
our environment. The EPA has established strict environmental
pollution standards and the government has passed some of the
most comprehensive laws imaginable but most of the acts are
without teeth. Therefore enforcement becomes a nightmare and
the public suffers ever-increasing pollution daily.
Even with the Clean Air Act and the recent amendments to this
act, we are still being poisoned, if not totally suffocated
by air pollution and oxygen depletion. 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, gelatin, 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 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. It is imperative that you throw all
of these type products out! 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 weiners 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, xylene, toluene
and other xenobiotics.
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.
NADH Use in Tourette Syndrome
NADH stands for Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide.
The "H" in the formula designates Hydrogen indicating that NAD
is in its reduced state. Said differently, NADH is Coenzyme
1 in its reduced (i.e. non-oxidized) state.
Coenzyme 1 is a vital element in the
production of energy by the mitochondria. When Coenzyme
1 levels are low, energy production is low; when high, energy
production is high. If you were a car, think of Coenzyme 1
(NADH) as the spark that ignites the gasoline yielding energy.
The food you eat is broken down by your metabolic machinery
to create energy. This energy is usually in the form of Adenosine
Tri Phosphate ("ATP"). Specifically, for each mole of glucose
processed, your oxidative enzymes located in the mitochondria
create 32 moles of ATP. That is quite an extraordinary gain.
In the process, the oxidative enzymes use O2 and create CO2 as a waste product along
with H20.
The oxidative enzymes are instantly poisoned by cyanide and
this poisoning is irreversible. Once cyanide attaches to the
many enzymes in the mitochondria you suffocate from the inside
out. Mercury, usually coming from the amalgam fillings in your
teeth, also poisons the mitochondrial oxidative enzymes. Mercury
therefore suffocates you from the inside out. But mercury poisoning
can be reversed.
Likewise, many chemicals (would you believe 20,000 new ones
each year!) and other metals affect the oxidative enzymes in
the mitochondria preventing them from properly "phosphorylating"
(i.e. adding phosphate groups to) Adenosine (i.e. to form AMP,
ADP, or ATP - the true energy compounds that power your body).
Because of the high energy bond between the "H" and NAD, the
hydrogenated form of NAD (i.e. NADH) provides profound "reducing
power" for biochemical reactions involved in the production
of energy. In fact, NADH is the most powerful reducing agent
in the body. This by definition also confers upon it
the title of "Most Powerful Antioxidant" as well.
But NADA is not only involved in energy production, it is
deeply involved in regulation of cell processes and damage repair.
If the genetic material (i.e. DNA) becomes damaged by drugs,
UV-light, chemical toxins, chemotherapy, antibiotics or anti-inflammatory
drugs, this incredible coenzyme, NADH, plays a pivotal role
in the body's DNA-repair system. NADH therefore plays a major
role in correcting the many problems in chronic diseases such
as cancer.
NADH is critically important in cellular
immune responses. T-lymphocytes, B-lymphocytes and
macrophages, three types of white blood cells, all rely heavily
on NADH to enable them to function and do their job. For example,
NADH levels are directly related to phagocytic activity. Phagocytosis
is the process of engulfing (eating) bacteria, molds, debris
and destroying them. The process of phagocytosis is always
accompanied by dramatic increases in oxygen consumption by the
macrophages. Why?
Macrophages consume large quantities of oxygen to enable them
to make superoxide and hydrogen peroxide. Both of these powerful
oxidizing biochemical's instantly oxidize invaders in a process
that has been referred to as "metabolic burst." Thus, the killing
mechanism of these primary defense cells is associated with
NADH.
It is therefore easy to understand that NADH could play important
roles in cleaning up toxic chemicals that might happen to be
involved in the brain areas involved in Parkinson's disease.
Not only is NADH the body's MOST POWERFUL antioxidant, it
also plays a major role in repairing damaged DNA and in inhibiting
dopamine auto-oxidation.
This latter activity, dopamine auto-oxidation,
is a process that leads to the creation of powerful cytotoxins
which may severely damage the basal ganglia (part of the motor
[i.e. muscle] control systems) leading to cell death and tissue
degeneration. NADH prevents dopamine auto-oxidation.
NADH also plays a role in adrenaline
and dopamine stimulation. For example, NADH can lead to
a six fold increase in dopamine production through its actions
on tyrosine hydroxylase, the primary enzyme involved in making
dopamine. In double blind studies made on Parkinson's patients
in Germany, NADH produced elevated levels of L-DOPA and dopamine
in the blood.
NADH induced elevations in dopamine production lead to many
positive effects including: energy, strength, motor activity
(i.e. movement), coordination (through the basal ganglia control
systems), higher cognitive (i.e. thinking) functions, mood,
libido (i.e. sex drive), and growth hormone production.
NADH may also play a role in impotence,
especially where impotence is caused by excess prolactin secretion.
NADH may also play a role in weight loss.
When dopamine levels are high, the appetite is lower. Additionally,
dopamine causes growth hormone to be secreted which in turn
is a key for cellular regeneration, muscle growth, fat burning
and tissue repair.
NADH also lowers serum cholesterol.
It also protects against cell damage caused by AZT (zidovudine).
AZT severely poisons the mitochondria making them become abnormal,
particularly in muscles. AZT by definition is a DNA chain
terminator. Therefore it is a powerful toxin that invariably
destroys the entire immune system thereby CAUSING AIDS rather
than curing this disease. (See The Great Aids Hoax,
T.C. Fry; and AIDS by Peter Duesberg and John
Yiamouyiannis.). Now, simply imagine what AZT can do to your
brain and especially the basal ganglia.
Biological
Treatment Procedures
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 and other degenerative
diseases in European clinics. The same principles are recommended
by Health Restoration Consultants for patients suffering diverse
degenerative diseases including Tourette Syndrome. 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 Scandinavian 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).
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 prior to the 1968 publication date! Yet, even as
of October, 1997, some 39 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. These very
same procedures have also been shown to be of value in the treatment
of Parkinson's disease.
Biological Treatments that Cure Diverse Disorders
Biological therapies are aimed at
(1) correcting the abnormal and health-destroying
conditions which cause 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 drugs are
aimed at symptom reversal or elimination. The best examples
are the drugs used to provide pain elimination in arthritics.
To suppress pain without attempting to eliminate the original
cause is contrary to the philosophy of biological medicine.
Similarly, to suppress tremor, reduce the slowness of movement
(i.e. bradykinesia) or reduce muscle rigidity without attempting
to eliminate the original cause is contrary to the philosophy
of Health Restoration Consultants and biological medicine.
Accordingly, 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.
Diet
This is the dominant form of biological treatment. Many observations
show that the diets of 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. Much the same applies to Tourette Syndrome
patients as well.
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 degenerative diseases including
arthritis 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 (i.e. mucus) 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.
[emphasis added] Most clinics administer an enema twice a day;
some, like Kjorkagarden and Vita Nova, three times a day, two
or three small enemas as 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.
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 ANY DISEASE
Problems steming from faulty nutrition
is perhaps the most important causative factor in the etiology
(causative history) of any disease including Tourette Syndrome.
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,
nutrition less 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 not
too high in animal protein but not too rich in natural carbohydrates
or fats. James D'Adamo, N.D., in his book, Eat Right For Your
Type, shows you the right foods to be eating and those you should
avoid depending on your blood type. Where possible try to increase
your protein intake from fresh vegetable sources. Such a diet
would include lots of raw fruits and vegetables.
6. Under eating
It is a fact that under eating 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. 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 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 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
judgement call. Since each of these reactions potentially affects
several others, it becomes increasingly more important to rely
upon professional judgement 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, 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 chronic susceptibility 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 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 recommends 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 funct
