Guest guest Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 --- Jeff <jeffAfrankel wrote: > mscured > " Jeff " <jeffAfrankel > Tue, 17 Aug 2004 02:02:59 -0000 > [mscured] Virgin Coconut Oil for Parasites > > Virgin Coconut Oil for Parasites > There are two general groups of parasites. One > consists of worms such > as tape worms and roundworms. The second category is > the protozoa, > one-celled organisms. Parasites infect the > intestines of both humans > and animals and can cause a great deal of intestinal > distress. We > often associate parasites with Third World countries > and poor > sanitation, but parasites are a problem everywhere, > even in North > America. In countries where sanitation is a priority > people > mistakenly assume that no problem exists and they > don't need to > worry. Parasites are everywhere, waiting for the > opportunity to latch > onto an unsuspecting host. Backpackers have long > been aware of the > danger of drinking water from streams and lakes. > Open water even in > the backcounty is often contaminated with parasites > waiting for a > host. > > Bert Thomas, a 45-year-old geologist, was a > wilderness enthusiast. He > loved hiking, rock climbing and mountain biking and > was an excellent > athlete. In the spring of 1994 he took his three > children and went > backpacking in the Wyoming wilderness. Always > mindful about the > dangers of drinking surface water, even in a > seemingly pristine > wilderness, he made sure to boil or filter every > drop of water they > drank. > > On his return home he began to experience bouts with > diarrhea and > became increasingly fatigued. He lost all energy and > stopped > participating in the outdoor sports that had become > a regular part of > his life. He began to lose weight, suffer from dizzy > spells, and > became short of breath. Doctors were unable to find > a cause for his > problems. Because the illness began soon after his > return home from > Wyoming, a stool sample was tested for parasites. > The tests came back > negative. Over the next six months in an attempt to > find the cause of > his illness he was treated for ulcers, had blood > tests, abdominal > scans, and X rays. Symptoms became worse. He began > having blackouts > and heart palpitations and was hospitalized. > Monitoring his heart > revealed a serious abnormality called arrhythmia. It > was assumed this > was the cause of his dizzy spells and blackouts. He > was given > medication to control the arrhythmia but after a > while stopped taking > it because of the side effects. Despite the negative > tests from the > stool specimen, his doctor gave him medication to > treat giardia > because there was little else they could do. > > He felt dramatic relief of the diarrhea and regained > much of his > former energy. As Bert found out, a common problem > with tests for > parasites is that they are often wrong. A negative > reading doesn't > necessarily mean there are no parasites present. > > His heart palpitations and dizziness continued and > seemed to become > aggravated when he attempted to exercise. He went to > another doctor, > an expert in intestinal disease, who recognized the > symptoms > immediately as giardiasis. Another stool test was > performed to make > sure that the giardia has been eradicated. It was. > > While the parasites may have been removed, the > damage done by them > wasn't. Intestinal permeability tests showed Bert > was having trouble > absorbing nutrients and was suffering from a mineral > deficiency. He > was given a multiple vitamin and mineral supplement. > Within a month > Bert reported a 90 percent reduction in heart > palpitations and > dizziness and was able to resume his favorite > sports. It took nine > months on high doses of supplements for his body to > recover > completely from the damage caused by the giardia > infection. > > It was assumed that Bert became infected with > giardia while he was in > the wilderness, but that may not be so. Tap water > can also be a > source of contamination. The water treatment process > doesn't remove > all contaminants and parasites. Single-celled > organisms such as > cryptosporidium and giardia are particularly > troublesome because they > can often slip through water purification treatment > unharmed. Since > these organisms are protected by a tough outer coat, > the chlorine > added to municipal water supplies to kill germs has > little effect on > them. Because of their small size, very fine filters > are needed to > trap them, and complete elimination of these > parasites from tap water > isn't possible. Drinking-water regulations are > designed to reduce, > but not necessarily eliminate, parasite > contamination; so even water > systems that meet government standards may not be > free of parasites. > Water supplies must be constantly monitored to > detect levels above > acceptable limits, even then there exists the > potential for giardia > infection. The most susceptible are those who have a > weak immune > system incapable of mounting an effective defense > against the > organism. This is seen mostly in the very young and > the elderly and > those affected with other immune-suppressing > illnesses such as AIDS. > > Giardia and cryptosporidium normally live in the > digestive tracts of > many mammals. Public water supplies can become > infected with these > organisms when they are contaminated by sewage or > animal waste. > Although you may not hear about it, outbreaks occur > all the time, > usually in smaller cities and occasionally in large > metropolitan > areas. In 1998 the three million residents of > Sydney, Australia were > advised by the Health Department to boil all their > tap water because > high concentrations of giardia and cryptosporidium > were detected in > the city's water supply. In this instance most > people were spared > from infection because they were warned in time. > > Unsafe water is an embarrassment to the water > department of any city > and sometimes officials are unwilling to admit that > a problem exists > until it's too late. This is apparently what > happened in Milwaukee, > Wisconsin in 1993. A breakdown in water sanitation > permitted > cryptosporidium to contaminate the city's drinking > water for a week. > As a result, a hundred people died and 400,000 > suffered stomach > cramps, diarrhea, and fever that are characterized > by the parasite. > Recent outbreaks have occurred in several cities in > California, > Colorado, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania, and > Massachusetts to name > just a few. > > Cryptosporidium is believed to be in 65 to 97 > percent of the nation's > surface waters (rivers, lakes, and streams), > according to the Centers > for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). About half > of our tap water > comes from treated surface water. Giardia is a much > bigger problem. > It is commonly found in the pretreated water system > used by some 40 > million Americans and has caused epidemics in > several small cities. > > Giardiasis ranks among the top 20 infectious > diseases that cause the > greatest morbidity in Africa, Asia, and Latin > America. It is the most > common parasite diagnosed in North America. The CDC > estimates that > two million Americans contract giardiasis every > year.1 > > Giardia can live in a variety of water sources: > streams, ponds, > puddles, tap water, and swimming pools. Infection is > spread by > contact with an infected source. You don't have to > drink contaminated > water to become infected. Giardiasis can spread by > sexual contact, > poor personal hygiene, hand-to-mouth contact, and > from food handlers > who don't wash their hands thoroughly. If hands are > exposed to > contaminated water, animals, people, or feces (e.g., > litter boxes, > diapers) it could spread to you. Shoes can come in > contact with > animal droppings and bring it inside the home. > Veterinary studies > have shown that up to 13 percent of dogs are > infected. Any pet can > become a source of infection for humans although > they may not show > signs of infection. > > Infection can come from the most unsuspected > sources. One family get- > together proved this point. A few days after a party > 25 people who > attended reported gastrointestinal distress. They > were all found to > be infected with giardia. On investigation, > suspicion fell on the > fruit salad. It was discovered that the salad became > infected by the > food preparer who hadn't properly washed her hands. > She had a > diapered child and a pet rabbit at home both of > which tested positive > to giardia. > > A study at Johns Hopkins Medical School a few years > ago showed > antibodies against giardia in 20 percent of randomly > chosen blood > samples from patients in the hospital. This means > that at least 20 > percent of these patients had been infected with > giardia at some time > in their lives and had mounted an immune response > against the > parasite. > > Giardia is rampant in day-care centers. A study in > 1983 showed 46 > percent of those who were infected were associated > with day-care > centers or had contact with diaper-age children. It > is estimated that > 20 to 30 percent of workers in day-care centers > harbor giardia.2 In a > study done in Denver, Colorado with 236 children > attending day-care > centers, it was found that 38 (16%) were infected.3 > > Symptoms of infection are similar to those of the > flu and often > misdiagnosed. We don't usually think of parasites > when be feel " under > the weather. " I wonder how many times when the " flu " > goes around that > the real cause is parasites in the water supply? > Symptoms vary. In > acute cases symptoms are usually most severe and can > include any of > the following listed in order of prevalence: > > diarrhea > malaise (a sense of ill being) > > weakness > > abdominal cramps > > weight loss > > greasy, foul-smelling stools > > nausea > headaches > anorexia > > abdominal bloating > > flatulence > > constipation > > vomiting > > fever > > > Infection can persist for weeks or months if left > untreated. Some > people undergo a more chronic phase that can last > for many months. > Chronic cases are characterized by loose stools and > increased > abdominal gassiness with cramping, depression, > fatigue and weight > loss. Some people may have some symptoms and not > others while some > may not have any symptoms at all. > > Giardiasis can be mistaken for a number of other > conditions including > the flu, irritable bowel syndrome, allergies, and > chronic fatigue > syndrome. Many people are diagnosed and treated for > these other > conditions without finding relief. > > Even if giardia is diagnosed and treated, it can > damage the > intestinal lining causing chronic health problems > that persist for > years after the parasite is gone. Food allergies, > including lactose > (milk) intolerance can develop. Damaged intestinal > tissues become > leaky. This is often referred to as leaky gut > syndrome. Toxins, > bacteria, and incompletely digested foods are able > to pass through > the intestinal wall into the bloodstream, initiating > an immune > response. Sinus congestion, aches and pains, > headaches, swelling, and > inflammation—all typical symptoms of allergies—are > the result. > > Loss of intestinal integrity can lead to > gastrointestinal discomfort > known as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Dr. Leo > Galland, an expert > in gastrointestinal disease, demonstrated that out > of a group of 200 > patients with chronic diarrhea, constipation, > abdominal pain, and > bloating, half of them were infected with giardia. > Most of these > patients had been told they had irritable bowel > syndrome. He notes > that parasitic infection is a common event among > patients with > chronic gastrointestinal symptoms and many people > are given a > diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome without a > thorough evaluation. > > Another consequence of poor intestinal integrity is > fatigue resulting > from malabsorption of important nutrients. If the > condition persists > it can lead to chronic fatigue syndrome. A giardia > infection can be > so draining on the immune system that it causes > fatigue. Again the > cause is often misdiagnosed. A giardia epidemic in > Placerville, > California, for example, was mysteriously followed > by an epidemic of > chronic fatigue syndrome. In 1991 Dr. Galland and > colleagues > published a study of 96 patients with chronic > fatigue and > demonstrated active giardia infection in 46 percent. > In another study > of 218 patients whose chief complaint was chronic > fatigue, Dr. > Galland found that 61 patients were infected with > giardia.4 His > conclusion is that giardia may be an important cause > of chronic > fatigue syndrome. > > Coconut oil may provide an effective defense against > many troublesome > parasites including giardia. Like bacteria and > fungi, giardia can't > stand up against MCFA found in coconut oil. Research > has confirmed > the effectiveness of MCFA in destroying giardia and > possibly other > protozoa.5,6,7 By using coconut oil and other > coconut products every > day, you may be able to destroy giardia before it > can establish a > toehold. In so doing you also eliminate the > possibility of developing > food allergies, chronic fatigue, and other related > symptoms. If > you're currently troubled with these conditions, > coconut oil used > liberally with meals may provide a source of relief. > Because MCFA are > quickly absorbed by the tissues and converted into > energy it seems > logical that those suffering from chronic fatigue > would gain a great > deal of benefit. Foods prepared with coconut oil, or > even fresh > coconut make a great energy booster. > > Another possible use for coconut is for the removal > of intestinal > worms. In India it has been used to get rid of > tapeworms. In one > study it was reported that treatment with dried > coconut, followed by > magnesium sulfate (a laxative), caused ninety > percent parasite > expulsion after twelve hours.8 The authors of some > pet books > apparently have had success with coconut and > recommend feeding > animals ground coconut as a means to expel > intestinal parasites. In > India coconut oil is rubbed into the scalp as a > treatment to remove > head lice. > > Tapeworms, lice, giardia, Candida, bacteria, > viruses, and germs of > all sorts can be eliminated or at least held in > check with coconut > oil. For infections and intestinal complaints it > seems like coconut > oil is one of the best natural medicines you can > use. > > There are two general groups of parasites. One > consists of worms such > as tape worms and roundworms. The second category is > the protozoa, > one-celled organisms. Parasites infect the > intestines of both humans > and animals and can cause a great deal of intestinal > distress. We > often associate parasites with Third World countries > and poor > sanitation, but parasites are a problem everywhere, > even in North > America. In countries where sanitation is a priority > people > mistakenly assume that no problem exists and they > don't need to > worry. Parasites are everywhere, waiting for the > opportunity to latch > onto an unsuspecting host. Backpackers have long > been aware of the > danger of drinking water from streams and lakes. > Open water even in > the backcounty is often contaminated with parasites > waiting for a > host. > > Bert Thomas, a 45-year-old geologist, was a > wilderness enthusiast. He > loved hiking, rock climbing and mountain biking and > was an excellent > athlete. In the spring of 1994 he took his three > children and went > backpacking in the Wyoming wilderness. Always > mindful about the > dangers of drinking surface water, even in a > seemingly pristine > wilderness, he made sure to boil or filter every > drop of water they > drank. > > On his return home he began to experience bouts with > diarrhea and > became increasingly fatigued. He lost all energy and > stopped > participating in the outdoor sports that had become > a regular part of > his life. He began to lose weight, suffer from dizzy > spells, and > became short of breath. Doctors were unable to find > a cause for his > problems. Because the illness began soon after his > return home from > Wyoming, a stool sample was tested for parasites. > The tests came back > negative. Over the next six months in an attempt to > find the cause of > his illness he was treated for ulcers, had blood > tests, abdominal > scans, and X rays. Symptoms became worse. He began > having blackouts > and heart palpitations and was hospitalized. > Monitoring his heart > revealed a serious abnormality called arrhythmia. It > was assumed this > was the cause of his dizzy spells and blackouts. He > was given > medication to control the arrhythmia but after a > while stopped taking > it because of the side effects. Despite the negative > tests from the > stool specimen, his doctor gave him medication to > treat giardia > because there was little else they could do. > > He felt dramatic relief of the diarrhea and regained > much of his > former energy. As Bert found out, a common problem > with tests for > parasites is that they are often wrong. A negative > reading doesn't > necessarily mean there are no parasites present. > > His heart palpitations and dizziness continued and > seemed to become > aggravated when he attempted to exercise. He went to > another doctor, > an expert in intestinal disease, who recognized the > symptoms > immediately as giardiasis. Another stool test was > performed to make > sure that the giardia has been eradicated. It was. > > While the parasites may have been removed, the > damage done by them > wasn't. Intestinal permeability tests showed Bert > was having trouble > absorbing nutrients and was suffering from a mineral > deficiency. He > was given a multiple vitamin and mineral supplement. > Within a month > Bert reported a 90 percent reduction in heart > palpitations and > dizziness and was able to resume his favorite > sports. It took nine > months on high doses of supplements for his body to > recover > completely from the damage caused by the giardia > infection. > > It was assumed that Bert became infected with > giardia while he was in > the wilderness, but that may not be so. Tap water > can also be a > source of contamination. The water treatment process > doesn't remove > all contaminants and parasites. Single-celled > organisms such as > cryptosporidium and giardia are particularly > troublesome because they > can often slip through water purification treatment > unharmed. Since > these organisms are protected by a tough outer coat, > the chlorine > added to municipal water supplies to kill germs has > little effect on > them. Because of their small size, very fine filters > are needed to > trap them, and complete elimination of these > parasites from tap water > isn't possible. Drinking-water regulations are > designed to reduce, > but not necessarily eliminate, parasite > contamination; so even water > systems that meet government standards may not be > free of parasites. > Water supplies must be constantly monitored to > detect levels above > acceptable limits, even then there exists the > potential for giardia > infection. The most susceptible are those who have a > weak immune > system incapable of mounting an effective defense > against the > organism. This is seen mostly in the very young and > the elderly and > those affected with other immune-suppressing > illnesses such as AIDS. > > Giardia and cryptosporidium normally live in the > digestive tracts of > many mammals. Public water supplies can become > infected with these > organisms when they are contaminated by sewage or > animal waste. > Although you may not hear about it, outbreaks occur > all the time, > usually in smaller cities and occasionally in large > metropolitan > areas. In 1998 the three million residents of > Sydney, Australia were > advised by the Health Department to boil all their > tap water because > high concentrations of giardia and cryptosporidium > were detected in > the city's water supply. In this instance most > people were spared > from infection because they were warned in time. > > Unsafe water is an embarrassment to the water > department of any city > and sometimes officials are unwilling to admit that > a problem exists > until it's too late. This is apparently what > happened in Milwaukee, > Wisconsin in 1993. A breakdown in water sanitation > permitted > cryptosporidium to contaminate the city's drinking > water for a week. > As a result, a hundred people died and 400,000 > suffered stomach > cramps, diarrhea, and fever that are characterized > by the parasite. > Recent outbreaks have occurred in several cities in > California, > Colorado, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania, and > Massachusetts to name > just a few. > > Cryptosporidium is believed to be in 65 to 97 > percent of the nation's > surface waters (rivers, lakes, and streams), > according to the Centers > for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). About half > of our tap water > comes from treated surface water. Giardia is a much > bigger problem. > It is commonly found in the pretreated water system > used by some 40 > million Americans and has caused epidemics in > several small cities. > > Giardiasis ranks among the top 20 infectious > diseases that cause the > greatest morbidity in Africa, Asia, and Latin > America. It is the most > common parasite diagnosed in North America. The CDC > estimates that > two million Americans contract giardiasis every > year.1 > > Giardia can live in a variety of water sources: > streams, ponds, > puddles, tap water, and swimming pools. Infection is > spread by > contact with an infected source. You don't have to > drink contaminated > water to become infected. Giardiasis can spread by > sexual contact, > poor personal hygiene, hand-to-mouth contact, and > from food handlers > who don't wash their hands thoroughly. If hands are > exposed to > contaminated water, animals, people, or feces (e.g., > litter boxes, > diapers) it could spread to you. Shoes can come in > contact with > animal droppings and bring it inside the home. > Veterinary studies > have shown that up to 13 percent of dogs are > infected. Any pet can > become a source of infection for humans although > they may not show > signs of infection. > > Infection can come from the most unsuspected > sources. One family get- > together proved this point. A few days after a party > 25 people who > attended reported gastrointestinal distress. They > were all found to > be infected with giardia. On investigation, > suspicion fell on the > fruit salad. It was discovered that the salad became > infected by the > food preparer who hadn't properly washed her hands. > She had a > diapered child and a pet rabbit at home both of > which tested positive > to giardia. > > A study at Johns Hopkins Medical School a few years > ago showed > antibodies against giardia in 20 percent of randomly > chosen blood > samples from patients in the hospital. This means > that at least 20 > percent of these patients had been infected with > giardia at some time > in their lives and had mounted an immune response > against the > parasite. > > Giardia is rampant in day-care centers. A study in > 1983 showed 46 > percent of those who were infected were associated > with day-care > centers or had contact with diaper-age children. It > is estimated that > 20 to 30 percent of workers in day-care centers > harbor giardia.2 In a > study done in Denver, Colorado with 236 children > attending day-care > centers, it was found that 38 (16%) were infected.3 > > Symptoms of infection are similar to those of the > flu and often > misdiagnosed. We don't usually think of parasites > when be feel " under > the weather. " I wonder how many times when the " flu " > goes around that > the real cause is parasites in the water supply? > Symptoms vary. In > acute cases symptoms are usually most severe and can > include any of > the following listed in order of prevalence: > > diarrhea > malaise (a sense of ill being) > > weakness > > abdominal cramps > > weight loss > > greasy, foul-smelling stools > > nausea > headaches > anorexia > > abdominal bloating > > flatulence > > constipation > > vomiting > > fever > > > Infection can persist for weeks or months if left > untreated. Some > people undergo a more chronic phase that can last > for many months. > Chronic cases are characterized by loose stools and > increased > abdominal gassiness with cramping, depression, > fatigue and weight > loss. Some people may have some symptoms and not > others while some > may not have any symptoms at all. > > Giardiasis can be mistaken for a number of other > conditions including > the flu, irritable bowel syndrome, allergies, and > chronic fatigue > syndrome. Many people are diagnosed and treated for > these other > conditions without finding relief. > > Even if giardia is diagnosed and treated, it can > damage the > intestinal lining causing chronic health problems > that persist for > years after the parasite is gone. Food allergies, > including lactose > (milk) intolerance can develop. Damaged intestinal > tissues become > leaky. This is often referred to as leaky gut > syndrome. Toxins, > bacteria, and incompletely digested foods are able > to pass through > the intestinal wall into the bloodstream, initiating > an immune > response. Sinus congestion, aches and pains, > headaches, swelling, and > inflammation—all typical symptoms of allergies—are > the result. > > Loss of intestinal integrity can lead to > gastrointestinal discomfort > known as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Dr. Leo > Galland, an expert > in gastrointestinal disease, demonstrated that out > of a group of 200 > patients with chronic diarrhea, constipation, > abdominal pain, and > bloating, half of them were infected with giardia. > Most of these > patients had been told they had irritable bowel > syndrome. He notes > that parasitic infection is a common event among > patients with > chronic gastrointestinal symptoms and many people > are given a > diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome without a > thorough evaluation. > > Another consequence of poor intestinal integrity is > fatigue resulting > from malabsorption of important nutrients. If the > condition persists > it can lead to chronic fatigue syndrome. A giardia > infection can be > so draining on the immune system that it causes > fatigue. Again the > cause is often misdiagnosed. A giardia epidemic in > Placerville, > California, for example, was mysteriously followed > by an epidemic of > chronic fatigue syndrome. In 1991 Dr. Galland and > colleagues > published a study of 96 patients with chronic > fatigue and > demonstrated active giardia infection in 46 percent. > In another study > of 218 patients whose chief complaint was chronic > fatigue, Dr. > Galland found that 61 patients were infected with > giardia.4 His > conclusion is that giardia may be an important cause > of chronic > fatigue syndrome. > > Coconut oil may provide an effective defense against > many troublesome > parasites including giardia. Like bacteria and > fungi, giardia can't > stand up against MCFA found in coconut oil. Research > has confirmed > the effectiveness of MCFA in destroying giardia and > possibly other > protozoa.5,6,7 By using coconut oil and other > coconut products every > day, you may be able to destroy giardia before it > can establish a > toehold. In so doing you also eliminate the > possibility of developing > food allergies, chronic fatigue, and other related > symptoms. If > you're currently troubled with these conditions, > coconut oil used > liberally with meals may provide a source of relief. > Because MCFA are > quickly absorbed by the tissues and converted into > energy it seems > logical that those suffering from chronic fatigue > would gain a great > deal of benefit. Foods prepared with coconut oil, or > even fresh > coconut make a great energy booster. > > Another possible use for coconut is for the removal > of intestinal > worms. In India it has been used to get rid of > tapeworms. In one > study it was reported that treatment with dried > coconut, followed by > magnesium sulfate (a laxative), caused ninety > percent parasite > expulsion after twelve hours.8 The authors of some > pet books > apparently have had success with coconut and > recommend feeding > animals ground coconut as a means to expel > intestinal parasites. In > India coconut oil is rubbed into the scalp as a > treatment to remove > head lice. > > Tapeworms, lice, giardia, Candida, bacteria, > viruses, and germs of > all sorts can be eliminated or at least held in > check with coconut > oil. For infections and intestinal complaints it > seems like coconut > oil is one of the best natural medicines you can > use. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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