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Post by the Scribe on Apr 16, 2019 17:18:58 GMT -5
I went to a new doctor today (Harvard Medical School) and he asked about heart issues and cholesterol and the subject of statins came up. I told him studies are showing statins can cause heart, stroke and even dementia problems and he scoffed at me and said just the opposite is true. This is one of many articles about studies on the topic. I do not understand why MD's do not keep up with this stuff and are blind to the propaganda from Big Pharma. No wonder Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are epidemic. (not to mention heart disease)How Statins Can Cause Heart Problems & Neurodegenerative Disorders Like Parkinson’sPublished 1 year ago on November 21, 2017 By Kalee BrownCE Staff Writer www.collective-evolution.com/2017/11/21/how-statins-can-cause-heart-problems-neurodegenerative-disorders-like-parkinsons-and-more/
If you’ve never heard of the commonly used pharmaceutical drug “Statin,” it’s basically a prescription used to decrease “bad” cholesterol levels. It’s common for people with heart disease to take them, despite the fact that half of all heart attacks occur in people with normal cholesterol levels.
In reality, cholesterol doesn’t necessarily cause heart disease. The French have the highest average cholesterol in all of Europe (approximately 250), yet they have the lowest number of people with heart disease and only experience about half the amount of heart attacks that Americans do. This is where the cholesterol myth comes into play, a belief system that’s perpetuated by Big Pharma. How else would they be able to convince 20 millions Americans to take Statins to lower their cholesterol?
How Does the “Cholesterol Myth” Relate to Heart Disease? MIT Scientist Raymond Francis answers this question in his paper titled “The Cholesterol Myth,” arguing that “the answer is a story involving the triumph of money and power over science.”
Francis goes on to explain:
Atherosclerosis—the main cause of heart attacks and strokes—is the accumulation of fatty plaque inside the walls of major arteries. As the disease progresses, arteries become increasingly narrow, making it easier for a blood clot or piece of dislodged plaque to completely block blood flow, resulting in either a heart attack or a stroke. When cholesterol was found to be a major component of arterial plaque, the “cholesterol theory of heart disease” was born, thinking that high cholesterol levels cause atherosclerosis. The truth, however, is not so simple. Cholesterol is an anti¬oxidant, a repair and healing molecule. The body produces more of it in response to stress and tissue damage, when repair and healing are needed. Remove the causes of the body’s distress, like inflammation and oxidation, and you lower cholesterol. It turned out that blaming cholesterol for heart disease makes as much sense as blaming the Red Cross for the disasters it responds to.
Drug companies took advantage of this theory, investing millions in R&D into cholesterol-lowering drugs, and so Statins were created. As many of you know, Big Pharma plays a huge role in manipulating and writing legislation, and creates much of the scientific literature and knowledge taught in medical schools. They’re in the ears of doctors, and then they make their way into their pockets as well. Doctors are actually paid to prescribe us more drugs, and you can even discover how much your specific doctor makes here.
Statins are also heavily advertised in the media, which plays a key role in over-diagnosis in North America. Keep in mind that advertising for prescription drugs is illegal in most other parts of the world. In regards to Statins, one study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that people who watched ads for this specific cholesterol drug were 16-22% more likely to take Statins as well as 16-20% more likely to be diagnosed with high cholesterol.
The authors of this particular study concluded:
Our findings raise questions about the extent to which direct-to-consumer advertising may promote over-diagnosis and over-treatment for populations where risks may outweigh potential benefits. In addition, we found no evidence of favorable associations between exposure to statins in television advertisements and statin use among those at high risk for future cardiac events.
Not only are Statins unnecessary for many of the people who take them, but they pose numerous health risks as well. A new study conducted by Penn State College found a correlation between use of Statins and increased risk of Parkinson’s disease.
Statins May Increase Risk of Parkinson’s Disease The researchers in this Penn State study analyzed data from a database of over 50 million people, 22,000 of whom had Parkinson’s disease. Of that sample, they reduced it to 2,322 patients with new diagnoses of Parkinson’s. Then, they paired each person within the sample size to another individual without Parkinson’s, and those people made up the control group.
Researchers then established which patients had been taking Statins and how long they’d been taking them for before they developed Parkinson’s symptoms. Their findings suggested that prior Statin use resulted in a higher risk of Parkinson’s and, interestingly enough, “was more noticeable during the start of the drug use.”
“Statin use was associated with higher, not lower, Parkinson’s disease risk, and the association was more noticeable for lipophilic statins, an observation inconsistent with the current hypothesis that these statins protect nerve cells,” explained one of the researchers, Xuemei Huang, Ph.D.. “In addition, this association was most robust for use of statins less than two-and-a-half years, suggesting that statins may facilitate the onset of Parkinson’s disease.”
Other Health Issues Related to Statins It’s not just Parkinson’s that relates to Statins, either. These drugs can have a whirlwind of side effects and increase one’s risk of developing a number of different diseases. Since Statins block the body’s production of CoQ10, taking Statins can result in fatal muscle inflammation as well as congestive heart failure (which is ironic given that many heart disease patients take them).
Another study published in Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology revealed that, despite Statin drugs being marketed for their ability to decrease the artery disease called atherosclerosis, they may actually stimulate it and cause heart failure.
Another study published in the American Journal of Physiology found that some of the effects of Statins advance the process of aging, and pointed out that long term use of Statins have been associated with several adverse health effects including myopathy (skeletal muscle weakness), neurological issues, and an increased risk of diabetes.
The researchers stated: “In addition, considering their possible side effects, long-term adherence to statin treatment poses a potential risk, especially among individuals without cardiovascular disease. The primary use of statins should be critically assessed, especially when considering the potential risks associated with statin use.”
Other cognitive issues caused by Statins include temporary amnesia, and even Alzheimer’s. Statins can also cause cognitive decline in general as well as heightened anxiety, depression, and violence. Lastly, Statins have even been linked to liver damage, immunity issues, cancer, cataracts, and birth defects if taken by women.
It’s clear the risks of Statins outweigh their benefits in many cases, and if you or a loved one is taking Statins, then you should consider asking your doctor about other alternatives immediately.
If you’re interested in learning more, here are some other CE articles on Statins:
The Harmful Effects Of Statin Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs & How We Are Being Deceived Into Taking Them www.collective-evolution.com/2016/01/30/the-harmful-effects-of-statin-cholesterol-lowering-drugs-how-we-are-being-deceived-into-taking-them/
Cholesterol Drugs (Statins) Linked To Diabetes, Brain Damage & Much More www.collective-evolution.com/2016/09/03/cholesterol-drugs-statins-linked-to-diabetes-brain-damage-much-more/
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Post by john myers on Jun 5, 2019 11:46:04 GMT -5
My symptoms started at the age of 47. My fingers on my left hand were stiff and were difficult to move. People noticed that my walk was not normal. I was often asked did I hurt. I noticed nothing different about my walk. It was difficult getting up from` a chair and getting out of a car. I was diagnosed a year later ,it was the onset of tremors starting in my right hand that caused my other symptoms to be recognized as Parkinson's.. I am now 59. With the new herbal medicine i purchase from totalcureherbsfoundation .c om was my only way to get rid of my PD,the herbal formula effectively reverse my condition and alleviate all symptoms.
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Post by Bellle on Jun 9, 2019 16:08:14 GMT -5
If that South African totalcureherbsfoundation website is legitimate, it needs a lot of work, with information provided on (non-invasive) pages, rather than just information downloads available.
Most Americans have by now (hopefully) been conditioned NOT to download files from random websites linked to us--especially foreign ones.
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 9, 2019 17:26:53 GMT -5
If that South African totalcureherbsfoundation website is legitimate, it needs a lot of work, with information provided on (non-invasive) pages, rather than just information downloads available. Most Americans have by now (hopefully) been conditioned NOT to download files from random websites linked to us--especially foreign ones. I know. I was thinking the same thing and was waiting for you to visit and report back. My anti virus usually blocks me from going to those sites. When it comes to natural remedies I at least like it to be accompanied by anecdotal evidence but preferably a scientific study OR at least to come from a trusted source. Then there is the problem of quality control in any herb or supplement. Not sure I want to trust products from some guy named Randy and his girlfriend Tiffany packaged in their kitchen.
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 21, 2019 19:52:14 GMT -5
Can gut infection trigger Parkinson’s disease?Posted 3 days ago
A new study by Montreal scientists published today in Nature demonstrates that a gut infection can lead to a pathology resembling Parkinson’s disease (PD) in a mouse model lacking a gene linked to the human disease.
This discovery extends recent work by the same group suggesting that PD has a major immune component, providing new avenues for therapeutic strategies.
Stomach – artistic illustration. Image credit: mcmurryjulie, free image via Pixabay
The collaborative study was the work of a joint team of scientists led by Michel Desjardins and Louis-Eric Trudeau of Université de Montréal, Heidi McBride at the Montreal Neurological Institute, and Samantha Gruenheid at McGill University.
The number of PD patients in the world more than doubled between 1990 and 2016, from 2.5 million to 6.1 million. A relatively conservative projected doubling of the number of patients over the next 30 years would yield more than 12 million patients worldwide by about 2050.
About 10 per cent of cases of PD are due to mutations in genes coding for proteins such as PINK1 and Parkin, which have been linked to mitochondria (the organelle in cells that produces energy). Patients with these mutations develop PD at a much earlier age. However, in mouse models, the same mutations do not generate disease symptoms, leading many researchers to conclude that mice may not be suitable for the study of PD.
Trudeau and McBride, two specialists in the field of PD research, argue that the findings in this new study may explain this disparity: these animals are normally kept in germ-free facilities, conditions not representative of those encountered by human beings who are constantly exposed to infectious microorganisms. Gruenheid, a microbiologist, is confident that the link between infection and PD will stimulate further study of the immune response linked to the initiation of the disease, allowing researchers to develop and test novel therapeutic approaches.
PD is caused by the progressive death of a subset of neurons in the brain, called dopaminergic neurons. This loss of neurons is responsible for the typical motor symptoms observed in PD patients, including tremors and rigidity. What causes the death of the dopaminergic neurons is still unknown.
“Most of the current models of PD are based on the belief that neurons die due to toxic elements accumulating inside them,” said Trudeau, a neuroscientist. “This does not explain, however, the fact that PD pathology is initiated in patients several years before the emergence of the motor impairment and any noticeable loss of neurons.”
The reason for this is believed to be explained by the results of the present study. The Montreal team has shown that in mice lacking a gene linked to PD, infection with bacteria that cause mild intestinal symptoms in young mice was sufficient to trigger PD-like symptoms in these animals later in life.
The Parkinson’s-like symptoms could be temporarily reversed by the administration of L-DOPA, a drug used to treat Parkinson’s patients. Desjardins and Diana Matheoud, an immunologist, point out that in normal mice, the immune system responded properly to the gut infection; however, in mice lacking the gene PINK1 related to Parkinson’s, the immune system overreacted and triggered “auto-immunity”, a process that leads the immune system to attack healthy cells in the organism. The results published today suggest that rather than dying from toxin accumulation, the killing of dopaminergic neurons involves immune cells.
In the infected mutant mice, autoreactive toxic T lymphocytes were shown to be present in the brain and able to attack healthy neurons in culture dishes. The co-first authors of the published article, Matheoud and Tyler Cannon, a graduate student in microbiology, emphasize the fact that these results strongly suggest that some forms of PD are an autoimmune disease likely to start in the gut several years before patients notice any motor symptoms, highlighting the fact that a window of time exists for preventive treatment.
This exciting collaborative discovery required the expertise of a microbiologist, immunologist, neuroscientist and a cell biologist, highlighting the complexity of this devastating disease. Support for the work was provided through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Brain Canada and Krembil Foundations and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
Source: University of Montreal
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Post by felix lina on Jul 30, 2019 5:16:52 GMT -5
My husband was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease at 68. His symptoms were shuffling of feet, slurred speech, low volume speech, degradation of hand writing, horrible driving skills, right arm held at 45 degree angle. Things were tough for me, I too was diagnosed of COPD but now we both finally free from these diseases with the help of total cure herbal foundation, He now walks properly and all symptoms has reversed. He had trouble with balance especially at night, getting into the shower and exiting it is difficult. Getting into bed is also another thing he finds impossible. We had to find a better solution for his condition which has really helped him a lot,The biggest helped we had was totalcureherbsfoundation.com They walked us through the proper steps, im highly recommending this herbal formula to anyone who needs help.
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Post by the Scribe on Nov 27, 2019 1:56:21 GMT -5
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Post by the Scribe on Nov 27, 2019 3:04:16 GMT -5
Tremors are not typical with PSP but in Linda's case there seems to be some cross-over from Parkinson's and PSP. hmmm wonder why?
Actor Dudley Moore's battle with PSP (progressive supranuclear palsy)
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Post by the Scribe on Nov 27, 2019 8:57:52 GMT -5
The first guest on this particular Coasttocoastam show was Christian Wilde www.myheartbook.com/ . Near the beginning of the interview he mentioned some famous people with Parkinson's among them Neil Diamond and Linda Ronstadt. And he RAVED about Linda and her talent. Then he mentioned her documentary The Sound of My Voice. He went on to talk about the benefits of Turmeric (Curcumin) for neurodegenerative disease among them Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Linda's PSP is also classified as neuro-degenrative and it would also be responsive to curcumin. As I mentioned in the last post there are improved curcumin products that make in highly absorbable but by itself turmeric does not absorb well so it is important to use one of those products. It is great for inflammation of all kinds. Something to think about.Turmeric Health Benefits / Ayahuasca & Healingwww.coasttocoastam.com/show/2019/11/26
DATE Tuesday - November 26, 2019 HOST George Noory GUESTS Christian Wilde, Spring Washam Show Audio Listen with Coast Player (Pop-up blockers may need to be disabled) Listen with Windows Player High Low Download MP3s Hour 1 Hour 2 Hour 3 Hour 4 IMPORTANT: Some mobile devices do not download MP3s. If this is the case, please use your desktop computer.
In the first half, researcher Christian Wilde detailed the health benefits of the natural spice turmeric, and its use as a treatment or preventative for such ailments as Parkinson's disease, MS, cancer, and Alzheimer's. According to his research, there are some 650 to 700 conditions that could benefit from turmeric supplementation. For people concerned about fluoride in their water supply, turmeric has been found to neutralize toxins, he noted, as well as having anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant, anti-viral, and anti-fungal properties. The neurodegenerative disease Parkinson's involves the death of neurons in the brain, and patients have low levels of Vitamin D. Testing in Petri dishes has shown that neurons bathed in turmeric have 80% regrowth, and these results are being studied for further applications, he reported.
In China and India, the numbers for Alzheimer's patients are much lower, which may relate to the fact that they have more turmeric in their diet, he indicated. A study from Vanderbilt University found that curcumin (the active ingredient in turmeric) "has demonstrated ability to enter the brain, bind to, and destroy the beta-amyloid plaques present in Alzheimer's disease," Wilde quoted from the paper. Turmeric has also shown some promise as a cancer preventative and remedy. Working with the MD Anderson Cancer Centers, biochemist Bharat Aggarwal has said 'in 50 years of research, I have seen no cancer that has not benefited from turmeric.' It's well established, Wilde added, that turmeric kills cancer cells on contact but preserves healthy cells. Further, oncologists are now considering combining turmeric with chemotherapy treatments to enhance effectiveness.
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Meditation and dharma teacher, Spring Washam, leads retreats throughout the world, including deep into the Amazon. In the latter half, she spoke about her extensive training in indigenous healing practices and work with ayahuasca to bring about positive psychological changes and increased meaning in the lives of her clients. She believes that difficult moments can be doorways to new understandings, and that the challenges in our lives are opportunities for growth. She regards the South American brew, ayahuasca, as a kind of sacred plant medicine that has helped people (including herself) deal with unresolved traumas. The potent substance induces a 5-6 hour internal journey, and often results in significant personal clarity, she detailed.
At Washam's retreats in Peru, which include ayahuasca ceremonies, she works with two shamans who offer guidance and support in an atmosphere she characterized as a "spiritual hospital." The experience, she said, has proven useful in treating anxiety, phobias, and depression, and helps people to deal with and release emotions. Ayahuasca naturally boosts serotonin levels in the brain, and this is being studied in Brazil, where the medicinal brew is legal (as it is in most of South America). The ayahuasca experience, as well as deep meditative techniques, may not be right or beneficial for everyone, she conceded-- people with mental illness, for instance, could have difficulty handling the intense states. But for what she considers a global epidemic of "psycho-emotional illnesses" and an ever-increasing number of people yearning for 'something more' in life, plant medicine can be more effective than pharmaceutical medication.
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Post by Bobby Picken on Dec 1, 2019 20:21:27 GMT -5
I just want to say that since I realised that creation is a necessary fact you have no real problem.If there is no cure you'll just go to sleep and wake up permanently young and healthy.You'll also see people you thought you might never see again.God bless you Linda.He already has and will again.
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Post by the Scribe on Dec 1, 2019 21:01:55 GMT -5
I just want to say that since I realised that creation is a necessary fact you have no real problem.If there is no cure you'll just go to sleep and wake up permanently young and healthy.You'll also see people you thought you might never see again.God bless you Linda.He already has and will again. So true whether one is a believer or not.
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Post by germancanadian on Dec 1, 2019 21:57:21 GMT -5
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Post by the Scribe on Jan 22, 2020 3:28:16 GMT -5
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Post by sliderocker on Jan 23, 2020 14:01:56 GMT -5
I have to wonder, Rob, if Linda would consider any of the natural remedies for her PSP? Many of the drugs in the pharmacies are often made with the natural ingredients, yet they still appear to be ineffective in treating the illness. And that has led me to wonder if the reason why is not putting enough milligrams in the drugs to make it work? Or if they put something else in which counter-effects what the main ingredient is supposed to do? With the diabetic neuropathy I have in my feet, no drug given has ever been totally effective in eliminating the pain in the feet. I'm hesitant about asking my doctor for something stronger since every drug in the pharmacy has potential side effects which could require more medication to fight the side effect. Makes me think the pharmaceutical companies do that knowingly so they always have a steady supply of customers. Regardless, I'm hoping Linda is trying natural remedies at least to help her fight her illness and she's not being stubborn about not taking anything.
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Post by the Scribe on Jan 26, 2020 1:06:38 GMT -5
I have to wonder, Rob, if Linda would consider any of the natural remedies for her PSP? Many of the drugs in the pharmacies are often made with the natural ingredients, yet they still appear to be ineffective in treating the illness. And that has led me to wonder if the reason why is not putting enough milligrams in the drugs to make it work? Or if they put something else in which counter-effects what the main ingredient is supposed to do? With the diabetic neuropathy I have in my feet, no drug given has ever been totally effective in eliminating the pain in the feet. I'm hesitant about asking my doctor for something stronger since every drug in the pharmacy has potential side effects which could require more medication to fight the side effect. Makes me think the pharmaceutical companies do that knowingly so they always have a steady supply of customers. Regardless, I'm hoping Linda is trying natural remedies at least to help her fight her illness and she's not being stubborn about not taking anything. I am a big proponent of ayurvedic medicine. Since there is no known cure it makes sense to try alternative meds and herbs if one can afford it. I have the same painful neuropathy but am not diabetic. I don't like drugs either and decided to live with the pain rather than destroy my liver and kidneys. There is a lot of research beginning that many of those symptoms are from osteoporosis of the skull. Linda's past medical history may be a good indicator of the cause of PSP i.e. thryroid problems. I hope Linda is consulting with a good homeopathic physician. There are also some great healers around but unfortunately they mostly seem to require $. Best way to find one is by word of mouth or through research. (some listed in my Alternative Healing thread) They can be very helpful if you find a good one. Also, at the very least one needs to make sure they are getting the proper amount of vitamins, minerals, nutrients from food, enzymes for digestion and pre/pro biotics for good gut health. Personally I like the Youngevity supplements but can't always afford them. Just got to do what you can. Also need to make sure you are feeding the brain and the brain needs cholesterol. Lots of brain starved people from statin drugs these days. No wonder there is so many neuro-degenerative diseases. A good acupuncturist is worth their weight in gold as well. www.planetayurveda.com/library/progressive-supranuclear-palsy/www.psp.org/healthprep.com/articles/conditions/progressive-supranuclear-palsy-treatment/wholebodycures.com/PSP-research-los-angeles.html
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Post by sliderocker on Jan 26, 2020 16:56:26 GMT -5
]I am a big proponent of ayurvedic medicine. Since there is no known cure it makes sense to try alternative meds and herbs if one can afford it. I have the same painful neuropathy but am not diabetic. I don't like drugs either and decided to live with the pain rather than destroy my liver and kidneys. There is a lot of research beginning that many of those symptoms are from osteoporosis of the skull. Linda's past medical history may be a good indicator of the cause of PSP i.e. thryroid problems. I hope Linda is consulting with a good homeopathic physician. There are also some great healers around but unfortunately they mostly seem to require $. Best way to find one is by word of mouth or through research. (some listed in my Alternative Healing thread) They can be very helpful if you find a good one. Also, at the very least one needs to make sure they are getting the proper amount of vitamins, minerals, nutrients from food, enzymes for digestion and pre/pro biotics for good gut health. Personally I like the Youngevity supplements but can't always afford them. Just got to do what you can. Also need to make sure you are feeding the brain and the brain needs cholesterol. Lots of brain starved people from statin drugs these days. No wonder there is so many neuro-degenerative diseases. A good acupuncturist is worth their weight in gold as well. www.planetayurveda.com/library/progressive-supranuclear-palsy/www.psp.org/healthprep.com/articles/conditions/progressive-supranuclear-palsy-treatment/wholebodycures.com/PSP-research-los-angeles.htmlI've had family members on my mom's side of the family who suffered from non-diabetic neuropathy, so it seems likely if I had never been diabetic, I still would've been dealing with neuropathy. And although I know Linda is dealing with and struggling with the progressive supranuclear palsy, I still have to wonder if she could've been dealing with neuropathy in her feet because of her diabetes? I think any treatments would have to be different, depending on what the doctors find on the patients. If something doesn't work, it doesn't make sense to tell the patient to keep taking it because of the potential for side effects from long term use. And I'm a firm believer in the idea there's a cure for every illness, but not a believer in pharmaceutical companies having the right to charge outrageously high prices for a cure. What good is that if no one but the very wealthy can afford the cure?
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Post by erik on Jan 30, 2020 9:43:21 GMT -5
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Post by Partridge on Jan 30, 2020 18:13:42 GMT -5
That was certainly a depressing article. But thanks for posting.
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Post by Janet McMahan on Feb 2, 2020 15:55:51 GMT -5
My husband is a physician. I have done extensive research. We helped a Patient of ours who had many of same symptoms as Ms Ronstadt. Our patient went from being in a wheelchair to walking with no help. He used to fall backwards but doesn't do that any longer. His voice is still affected but his life is much better than before. He had Manganese in his drinking water and very high levels in his body. Manganese settles in the basal ganglia causing Parkinson's symptoms. We asked a fellow physician to consider a special chelation that comes from Russia to remove the manganese. It worked. He began playing his guitar again. If you would like more info, please contact me at 229-425-0310. My email is jmcmahan54.jm@gmail.com We would love to help as we are huge fans. I discovered the reason my 2 dogs, my son Ben & I developed cancer at the same time as 4 children who live near us. www.georgiahealthnews.com/2014/09/water-lady-front-lines-campaign-arsenic-georgia-wells/
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Post by the Scribe on Feb 2, 2020 19:05:58 GMT -5
My husband is a physician. I have done extensive research. We helped a Patient of ours who had many of same symptoms as Ms Ronstadt. Our patient went from being in a wheelchair to walking with no help. He used to fall backwards but doesn't do that any longer. His voice is still affected but his life is much better than before. He had Manganese in his drinking water and very high levels in his body. Manganese settles in the basal ganglia causing Parkinson's symptoms. We asked a fellow physician to consider a special chelation that comes from Russia to remove the manganese. It worked. He began playing his guitar again. If you would like more info, please contact me at 229-425-0310. My email is jmcmahan54.jm@gmail.com We would love to help as we are huge fans. I discovered the reason my 2 dogs, my son Ben & I developed cancer at the same time as 4 children who live near us. www.georgiahealthnews.com/2014/09/water-lady-front-lines-campaign-arsenic-georgia-wells/ My gosh Janet, that is an incredible story. I am so sorry for your loss but you turned tragedy into a movement that will save many lives. I had read a while back that people have been turning away from red meat and eating more poultry. The problem with chicken is it is suspected of causing bladder cancer. The arsenic connection makes sense as it is sometimes in their feed and collects in their system.
How do you detect arsenic and other heavy metals in a person's system? Hair analysis (most accurate) or blood tests? Do you treat with a vitamin C "drip" chelation to remove metals? A former doctor of mine (former because the state kept changing insurance companies, some covered his services and some didn't) has written extensively on this subject. It is certainly something to consider in some cases but he also said there are dangers. You might gain from reading his work and he yours:
www.drlwilson.com/Articles/chelation.htm www.naturalhealthprotocol.com/
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Post by Janet McMahan on Feb 3, 2020 5:09:51 GMT -5
Dr Geller, who at the time was head of CDC told us to use 24 hour urine test for arsenic. Make sure patient has not eaten seafood for at least 3 days prior. We now tell patients to test hair & nails for metals. Patients are finding not only Arsenic & Manganese but also Lead, Cadmium, Strontium, etc. When my son's cancer came back the third time, Doctors told him to call Hospice. He began high dose IV Vitamin C. It worked. He lived an additional 15 months hunting, fishing, living.. Died of MRSA & fungi in lungs that he developed on long hunting trip. The specific chelation therapy that I was referring to that might help Ms Ronstadt is PAS Chelation. Dr Efaw had to get a license to order it from Russia & give it to our patient. Results were amazing. One lady who had tremors stopped the tremors just by getting a water filter. Just like arsenic is in water & CHICKEN.. I believe there may be too much manganese in CHICKEN as well. I became a vegetarian to stop my skin cancers. Milk fat is food of choice for Squamous Cell Skin Cancers. So Ms R may benefit from Water filter, PAS chelation, eating less meat & dairy. This is what Poultry Litter adds to our water. www.researchgate.net/publication/12686987_Trace_elements_in_soils_fertilized_with_poultry_litter
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Post by the Scribe on Feb 4, 2020 2:03:09 GMT -5
Dr Geller, who at the time was head of CDC told us to use 24 hour urine test for arsenic. Make sure patient has not eaten seafood for at least 3 days prior. We now tell patients to test hair & nails for metals. Patients are finding not only Arsenic & Manganese but also Lead, Cadmium, Strontium, etc. When my son's cancer came back the third time, Doctors told him to call Hospice. He began high dose IV Vitamin C. It worked. He lived an additional 15 months hunting, fishing, living.. Died of MRSA & fungi in lungs that he developed on long hunting trip. The specific chelation therapy that I was referring to that might help Ms Ronstadt is PAS Chelation. Dr Efaw had to get a license to order it from Russia & give it to our patient. Results were amazing. One lady who had tremors stopped the tremors just by getting a water filter. Just like arsenic is in water & CHICKEN.. I believe there may be too much manganese in CHICKEN as well. I became a vegetarian to stop my skin cancers. Milk fat is food of choice for Squamous Cell Skin Cancers. So Ms R may benefit from Water filter, PAS chelation, eating less meat & dairy. This is what Poultry Litter adds to our water. www.researchgate.net/publication/12686987_Trace_elements_in_soils_fertilized_with_poultry_litter
Great information Janet. You might want to add a pure colloidal silver like MESOSILVER to your war chest. It kills MRSA and Fungal infections.
www.curezone.org/forums/am.asp?i=2339197
www.purestcolloids.com/
Just curious if you had more information on Milk fat? I have not heard about that. Along those lines also check out monolaurin.
www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319590.php#takeaway
www.naturalcurelabs.com/
I think I need to re-think eating chicken. How about organic chicken and eggs?
No wonder so many people are getting sick. We are being poisoned at all levels.
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Post by sliderocker on Feb 4, 2020 12:43:14 GMT -5
Dr Geller, who at the time was head of CDC told us to use 24 hour urine test for arsenic. Make sure patient has not eaten seafood for at least 3 days prior. We now tell patients to test hair & nails for metals. Patients are finding not only Arsenic & Manganese but also Lead, Cadmium, Strontium, etc. When my son's cancer came back the third time, Doctors told him to call Hospice. He began high dose IV Vitamin C. It worked. He lived an additional 15 months hunting, fishing, living.. Died of MRSA & fungi in lungs that he developed on long hunting trip. The specific chelation therapy that I was referring to that might help Ms Ronstadt is PAS Chelation. Dr Efaw had to get a license to order it from Russia & give it to our patient. Results were amazing. One lady who had tremors stopped the tremors just by getting a water filter. Just like arsenic is in water & CHICKEN.. I believe there may be too much manganese in CHICKEN as well. I became a vegetarian to stop my skin cancers. Milk fat is food of choice for Squamous Cell Skin Cancers. So Ms R may benefit from Water filter, PAS chelation, eating less meat & dairy. This is what Poultry Litter adds to our water. www.researchgate.net/publication/12686987_Trace_elements_in_soils_fertilized_with_poultry_litter Fascinating information, Janet. I am curious, however, with regard to the PAS Chelation. Is it possible that could be created in the United States without having to order it from Russia? And having to have a doctor get a license just to be able to order it? I have a suspicion Big Pharma and the FDA could be behind it being necessary to have a doctor order it and requiring a license to do so. And with regard to manganese, isn't that considered a trace mineral that's necessary to human beings? And like everything else, in the proper amount, it poses no danger but when there's too much in the blood stream, it poses a risk to a person. I believe all illnesses and diseases are curable, but I also believe that for Big Pharma and the medical community, the idea isn't in finding a cure but in managing the disease. You find a cure, you don't need to keep taking drugs which have side effects which could require more drugs to treat, which also have side effects requiring more drugs...it's a vicious circle. Linda has had a host of illnesses as she has gotten older, and I believe there's a good chance any of the drugs she was prescribed to treat the earlier illnesses and diseases caused the later illnesses and diseases, including the one she is dealing with now.
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Post by the Scribe on Feb 4, 2020 16:02:08 GMT -5
Hair dyes are not well regulated in this country and can also cause cancer and neurological diseases. They are full of a witches brew of chemicals and can cross that blood brain barrier easily especially when left sitting on the scalp to sink in.
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Post by sliderocker on Feb 12, 2020 16:30:57 GMT -5
Rob, maybe you know something about this. I was on my Facebook page about an hour ago and came across a video from the Australian version of "60 Minutes." They had a story on reversing the effects of a stroke with a drug given for arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, I believe. Etanercept.People who can't speak because of the effects of a stroke have no problems doing so after receiving a shot of the drug. They were also trying the drug on patients who have Alzheimer's. Same results. And as Parkinson's or Progressive Supranuclear Palsy are more or less neurological diseases, it stands to reason those illnesses could likewise be treated with the same drug and possible see the same benefit. I know you are more in favor of the natural remedies, but many of the pharmacy drugs or medical drugs are made from natural resources. I believe that what the pharmacy companies do is not provide enough of the medicine to work, just enough to manage it. Or they bind it with other ingredients which can cause the side effects. Linda, of course, has no trouble speaking (for now), but I have to wonder if Etanercept could help restore her ability to sing and fix her eye problem? If I recall, Etanercept was or is available in pill form in the pharmacy. But, the results of stroke patients and patients with Alzheimer's receiving the drug and then things returning to normal for them makes me wonder if it can work for all neurological diseases?
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Post by the Scribe on Feb 12, 2020 18:04:02 GMT -5
Yes, I know of it. Last year one of my brothers suffered a series of strokes so I did some research and sent him articles about that drug. The nice thing is one of the major clinics using it is near his home in Florida. Taking multiple pharmaceutical drugs can be like walking on eggshells. You have to be careful or bad combinations can kill you. I had my own experience with a doctor mis-prescribing some meds for me. When I got the prescriptions I questioned 3 different people in his office if they were sure about all 3 of these drugs. They ALL said YES, absolutely you need all 3. When I went to the pharmacy the pharmacist STOPPED them. He said you cannot take at least two of these drugs together. I got a second opinion from another pharmacist at a different location. He said the SAME thing. Needless to say the doctor was really pissed at me for questioning his competence. So I am looking for a new doctor as we speak. I think a lot of my problems stem from pinched nerves at the base of my skull and upper neck. Things like that can cause a racing heart, high blood pressure, painful neuropathy, swollen limbs, shaking, etc. and on and on. Youngevity founder Dr. Wallach thinks there is an epidemic of "osteoporis of the skull" in this country.
While that might help Linda there seem to be other alternative approaches that will help too. I am not sure who is directing her health care, if anyone but we all need to take charge of our own health. Most alternative medicine as well as using proven healers are completely compatible with typical allopathic medicine. There may be some exception but it is mostly compatible. ronstadt.proboards.com/thread/427/alternative-health-healing?page=1
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Post by sliderocker on Feb 12, 2020 20:10:15 GMT -5
Yes, I know of it. Last year one of my brothers suffered a series of strokes so I did some research and sent him articles about that drug. The nice thing is one of the major clinics using it is near his home in Florida. Taking multiple pharmaceutical drugs can be like walking on eggshells. You have to be careful or bad combinations can kill you. I had my own experience with a doctor mis-prescribing some meds for me. When I got the prescriptions I questioned 3 different people in his office if they were sure about all 3 of these drugs. They ALL said YES, absolutely you need all 3. When I went to the pharmacy the pharmacist STOPPED them. He said you cannot take at least two of these drugs together. I got a second opinion from another pharmacist at a different location. He said the SAME thing. Needless to say the doctor was really pissed at me for questioning his competence. So I am looking for a new doctor as we speak. I think a lot of my problems stem from pinched nerves at the base of my skull and upper neck. Things like that can cause a racing heart, high blood pressure, painful neuropathy, swollen limbs, shaking, etc. and on and on. Youngevity founder Dr. Wallach thinks there is an epidemic of "osteoporis of the skull" in this country.
While that might help Linda there seem to be other alternative approaches that will help too. I am not sure who is directing her health care, if anyone but we all need to take charge of our own health. Most alternative medicine as well as using proven healers are completely compatible with typical allopathic medicine. There may be some exception but it is mostly compatible. ronstadt.proboards.com/thread/427/alternative-health-healing?page=1 My hope would be that it's someone who can convince Linda that if she doesn't do something, it's going to end up costing her her life. I just found out this past weekend a former girlfriend I still loved, died a couple of years ago from stage four cancer. She didn't seek help when she started experiencing the first symptoms and waited too late to call her closest living sister to let her know something was wrong. She still didn't want to go see a doctor or go to the hospital and it took another call, where she was struggling with her breathing and dealing with intense pain. She was taken to the hospital by ambulance where the diagnosis was made. Her death has really broken me up because we hadn't seen each other in a while. We had words and we parted, and we shouldn't have. The two of us had a soul and psychic bond from when we first met in 2001. It was like each of our reactions was "You're the person I've been looking for all my life." I had the feeling something was wrong and started looking for her again and to my regret, discovered I was too late. I take comfort from the fact we have been together in many lifetimes and this is just a temporary break, however painful it may be. Back to Linda, my gut reaction is that she's likely using natural remedies and maybe medications to help with her illnesses. Medical science says there is no cure for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, but they are wrong. There is a cure, but they're working slowly because the money is in managing the disease and not curing it. I can't remember how much Etanercept costs, but as it was for arthritis initially and they have a new illness or two it can be used to treat people for, the cost of the drug has to have increased. The drug Viagra was initially given for another ailment, think blood pressure, but when it was discovered it could help some with impotence, it went from being a cheap ten dollar drug to one that now costs about $375. I know Linda has to be using medications to control her diabetes, because she didn't lose any weight for a long time. She's lost weight now, maybe enough to have made her diabetes go away and get off her medications. I still don't know if she had or has diabetic neuropathy with her diabetes. Most diabetics get it at some point, even if their diabetes has always been controlled. The Etanercept drug has promise but I don't know if Linda's singing voice was restored, if she would want to record again or still remain in retirement. As much of a homebody as she is, I have my doubts she would want to record again, as whatever record company signed her would likely want her to tour again. And even if her singing voice was restored, at 73, I don't know that she would have the energy or if the drug Etanercept would restore all of her physical abilities to where she could endure a tour. Hope your brother is doing okay, and I know what you mean about taking certain drugs together having synergistic effects and causing more problems than they would do alone. I always ask the doctor when he's prescribing a new medicine for me about any interactions and then I also ask the pharmacist during the consultation. I think my diabetic neuropathy was made worse by two of the drugs that were supposed to help the diabetes and the neuropathy. When I first started taking the medication for the neuropathy, the pain wasn't that great. Not even a one. But, as soon as I started taking the medications for the diabetes and neuropathy, the diabetic neuropathy has only gotten worse. And that shouldn't be happening as my A-1-C is under 7. Very low and good. so why the neuropathy is a problem, I can't fathom. They must've got something wrong.
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Post by rick on May 2, 2021 15:17:11 GMT -5
heartbreaker, your post was added to this already existing thread as the AARP interview was posted here years ago.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2021 8:57:58 GMT -5
Neil Diamond retired from singing in 2018 with Parkinson's (not PSP AFAIK). Glen Campbell died from Alzheimers. And yet some like Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Cliff Richard, Carly Simon, Elton John are still with us.
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