nutrition scientist/presentation-Rochester/intro-long

[Guest guest]

Monday night I'm travelling to Rochester, MN to see the nutrition scientist

I've been working with for three years. We've had several health challenges in

our family he's helped us through. I need to go back further to help others

understand why he's been important in our lives.

 

Most of my life since toddlerhood, I've had hypothyroidism and related health

problems. Once I found out about natural foods shortly before I got married, I

began a search to find answers to ongoing health problems I found myself dealing

with, repeated colds, bronchitis, pneumonia which became almost yearly. Then I

had my first miscarriage which the dr. told me was related to my low thyroid.

He was unusual in that he encouraged home birth. After my third miscarriage,

and eventual birth of that twin, my health went downhill rapidly. This same dr.

encouraged me to seek alternative care. When we did, we found out that I was

dealing with cancer.

 

That battle lasted almost a year, we tried various methods, read tons of books

and tried this and that, and finally worked with a Reams person. We tried many

supplements, and juicing, and some of the suggestions mentioned in " Cancer

Winner " . What I went through, I wouldn't wish on anyone, but the day came when

my lab tests came back " cancer free " .

 

I had another miscarriage at 4 months, actually the baby died and got

reabsorbed, and I was sick for months. Then we were blessed with our miracle

daughter, and our hopes were up. Unfortunately, within a few years, after a

move to where we live now, I had signs of a miscarriage, but a month later the

test was still positive. At five months, I miscarried, and almost lost my life

due a " septic infection " . We had a surprise pregnancy, (my tsh was 191 so it

was totally unexpected) and I had another daughter. When she wasn't even one

years old, I ended up in the hospital with double pneumonia, which led to

asthma. We had another surprise pregnancy,(again related to low thyroid) and

interestingly enough, after her birth, the pulmonary specialist told me, the

asthma was in remission due to the birth.

 

Then once again my health started going downhill. I finally found someone else

to test my tsh levels, and actually listen to me, and that dr. told me that my

body wasn't absorbing the Synthroid they put me on in the hospital. I asked if

I could go back on Armour, and he agreed. At this point, a friend gave me the

name of a Reams dr. in MN, we went to him, and he told me my lab nos. were

really abnormal, and referred me to a dr. who had trained under Carey Reams. We

again had just found out we were expecting, but the dr. didn't give us much hope

for making it through. We went to see the Reams dr. and took the recommended

supplements, and made it all the way through the pregnancy, although the birth

was difficult.

 

I did start feeling better though, due to being on the Armour. My Reams dr.

disappeared, and I tried various things on my own, constantly reading,

especially about the thyroid. When symptoms began getting out of hand, I

finally got in touch with the 1st Reams dr. I answered his 20 ?'s and he told

me to go straight to my dr. and get a thyroid test. I did, and it was over 100.

My dr. was out of town, but his sub called and told me I was near coma level, to

increase meds and rest. My own dr. called raised them another half, and told me

to come back in SIX months. By the way, I had lost my appetite before this,

wasn't eating more than one small meal a day and had gained 75 pounds. Then

once again, though my cycles were normal, I conceived on the day before it was

due.

 

I felt great, was using the Dr. Schulze supplements, cleansers, etc. so it was

quite a surprise when at four months I began hemorrhaging. Having gone through

homebirths and m/c's at home, it was the same with this mc. I grabbed the

cayenne(liquid), downed a few dropperfuls, which probably saved my life, and

wept as I saw my little baby(a perfectly formed baby boy).

I wasn't bouncing back, and at Thanksgiving 98, my brother told me about the

nutrition scientist. He had waited a year before trying anything. What

interested him, is that his wife tried his supplement pack from his briefcase,

and at her next tsh test, was told to reduce her meds. It happened again, and

after meeting with the NS, they realized it was that pack that was the only

difference.

 

I agreed to be 3-wayed, explained my situation, and received a regimen over the

phone. I started taking it, and the next time I received my tsh, it had gone

from 100 down to 6. Then I started gaining weight, and began having moles

bleeding. The guy that first arranged the phone call, did so again, and the NS

added a non-toxic selenium to my regimen, and told me to see what happened in 72

hours. I had 9 moles bleeding and by the end of that 72 hours, they all

stopped.

 

A month later after talking to some Mayo drs about his research, he also made

some presentations in Midwest cities. He made a brief stop in the city I live

and spoke to a group of 25 here, before going on to Appleton, WI, where he spoke

to a much larger group. In that audience was my brother-in-law, who ended up

needing the info he heard about cancer that night. A week later, I found a new

mole bleeding, saw a dr. who felt it was suspicious, and referred me to a

specialist. In the meantime, I contacted the NS. This time I was given a

full-fledged cancer regimen. By the time the specialist saw me, it was around

five weeks. He examined me, then told me he was baffled, had never seen

anything like this. He had me explain what I had done, and I told him about the

regimen, including the selenium. He lectured me about those amounts being

toxic, but I explained about the clinical research, and the NS presentation at

the American Association of Cancer Research in PA to several hundred oncologists

about the study that used the non-toxic selenium. Before I left, he told me if

I ever had anymore symptoms, to see the NS first, then him.

 

I was feeling great, had many comments about how healthy I looked, and due to a

financial pinch, decided to cut way back on my regimen temporarily. When I had

my next tsh it was over 120, and my local dr. refused to raise my meds, accusing

me of not taking them. I immediately contacted the NS, and was told first to

find a new dr, next was given a regimen to help the low hypothyroidism, and told

to get a lab test again soon. I finally found a dr, but meanwhile was able to

get a lab test locally at 4 months. It was down to 2tsh.

 

The new dr. switched me to Synthroid and Cytomel and I ended up with chest

pains. Because of the contact with the NS coordinating his visits with Mayo, he

had suggested I get in there. I finally did in Dec.99. He told me to get rid

of all my supplements, but I didn't. In the middle of all this I had developed

serious dental problems and had 4 teeth extracted. Unfortunately I didn't know

I was pregnant. We made it to 11 weeks, but I spotted and at 12 weeks

miscarried. Again the cayenne was a life-saver. I developed an infection which

normally would have caused me to be in the hospital, but I went to see the NS

personally when he was in IA, and with the supplements he recommended was able

to avoid it. When I finally saw a dr. for follow-up, she was impressed at my

blood count.

 

The Mayo dr. didn't understand that the supplements were helping me and refused

to lower my meds. I ended up in the ER here rather than at Mayo, and the ER dr.

told me I was being overmedicated, and had become severely hyperthyroid. My Mayo

dr. later lowered them, but at my last visit with him, I was still at .02 tsh.

He finally acknowledged that my supplements were indeed making a difference. He

had heard about the new complementary alt. medicine task force at Mayo, but

wasn't interested in it himself. During this time the NS was abroad, so I

didn't have his help. He came back, and had been researching, and in spring of

this year, I was able to see him in person, and fine-tuned a regimen. Since

then when he makes it to Rochester, or other MN cities, we try to attend the

presentation and speak with him afterwards.

 

I am trying to find a dr. who can work with me using the supplements, because I

have shown, that when properly monitored, I have been able to lower my need of

the meds. Properly monitored is not once a year, or every six months. My new

dr. here lowered my meds, my tsh went up, and I still haven't heard from her

after several months. Last time my tsh was 9, too high to maintain a pregnancy,

and I lost twins this time. I found a way to have a home tsh test, and after

being faithful to my regimen brought it down to 5.6. My goal is 1.5. Getting

my health back is a process, but since I met the NS I haven't had pneumonia, and

bronchitis only lasted a few days, compared to a month,(it was caused by an

allergic reaction to bleach).

 

I will save my husband's blood poisoning experience, my b-i-l's leukemia, and

eye injury recovery for a different email. Also that of a son's ear

injury/infection. I am very grateful for the privilege of knowing and being

able to meet with the nutrition scientist when he is here in the Midwest. There

is no charge for the presentation, nor any consultations after the meeting. Mayo

is currently initiating some clinical studies around the research he has done.

I believe we will hear some specifics at the presentation tomorrow night.

 

I still do research myself, but my supplement needs have been overall meet

through the ones researched by this NS. I have begun using the coconut oil, and

will relate that in another email.

I'm sure I have left out details, but this is way too long, and I don't know how

to shorten it. I left out a lot as it is. I would be glad to try answer

questions, and if anyone within driving distance to Rochester can make it, would

like to meet you. We will be there tomorrow night. Dr. Hsia, and Dr. Yang, a

pediatric asthmalogist/allergist dr. who has written nutritional books, and a

newsletter, will be there at the Country Inn Suites at 7pm.

 

Thanks for your patience in reading this. I have been reading the emails and

have learned a lot already.

Patricia