DOCTOR YOURSELF Newsletter (Vol 3, No 2) December 5, 2002

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(Linus Pauling, in How to Live Longer and Feel Better, p. 274)

 

The DOCTOR YOURSELF NEWSLETTER (Vol 3, No 2) December 5, 2002

 

" Free of charge, free of advertising, and free of the A.M.A. "

 

Written by Andrew Saul, PhD. of http://www.doctoryourself.com , a free

online library of over 350 natural healing articles with nearly 4,000

scientific references.

 

AN ALMOST-OVERNIGHT CURE FOR HERPES

 

" Can you suggest for genital herpes? My doctor says there is no cure. "

 

K.D., Stockholm, Sweden

 

 

" No cure " is an absolute statement. There may be no pharmaceutical cure;

there may be no medical cure; there may be no well-publicized cure. Before

you resign yourself to accepting painful and otherwise problematic herpes

lesions as your lot for life, try this:

 

Make a paste with vitamin C powder and a little water and apply it directly

to external herpes lesions. Ascorbic acid works best, in my opinion, but may

smart a bit. Calcium ascorbate is non-acidic and is " ouchless. " You will

find a significant reduction in both discomfort and in size overnight. If

the lesions were fluid-filled (that liquid is loaded with viruses), you will

notice that the lesions are drier. For lesions that have broken and fluid

leaked out, apply the paste not only on, but liberally AROUND the whole

area. Sure, when the vitamin C paste dries, you will see a slight white

" frost. " But no big deal. It sure looks better than a herpes sore. Repeat

this process twice daily until the skin is completely healed.

 

Is herpes contagious? Yes. Use all cautions that you have learned to avoid

spreading it. If you don't know them, read up on the subject. That is what

Google searches and public libraries are there for.

 

GENITAL HERPES

 

Lowered resistance can trigger an outbreak of latent herpes viruses. Marta,

age 30, was in her sixth month of a long-desired pregnancy. She came to

consult with me specifically because of genital herpes. Her obstetrician had

correctly told her that she could not deliver vaginally as long as there

were active lesions. Exposure to herpes constitutes a real danger to a

newborn. The doctor had said that if the lesions were inactive, and

preferably gone, for a period of so many weeks, he'd OK a natural delivery.

Otherwise, it would be a Cesarean for her.

 

Her question was expected.

 

" Is there any way to get rid the lesions with nutrition? " Marta asked.

 

For my answer (and in this case it was NOT topical application), please look

at the second half of the article posted at

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/vitaminc2.html

 

" A topical C-paste has been found very effective in the treatment of herpes

simplex and, to a lesser extent, in the treatment of some Kaposi's lesions. "

 

from " Vitamin C in the Treatment of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

(AIDS) " by Robert F. Cathcart III, M.D.,

Medical Hypotheses, 14(4):423-433, Aug 1984. (The full text of this article

is posted at:

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/aids_cathcart.html )

 

More Anti-Herpes Hints:

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/herpes.html

 

Shingles (Herpes Zoster) also responds to megavitamin C therapy:

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/vitaminc.html

 

HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) can be treated very well (and very quickly) with

topical vitamin C paste therapy.

 

READERS ASK:

 

" Is coral calcium as good as claimed? "

 

Not really. A well-written critical review is posted at

 

http://www.askbillsardi.com/sdm.asp?pg=news & specific=52 or

 

Bill Sardi - Health Journalist

 

BLADDER INFECTIONS

 

J. M writes:

" I tend to have frequent bladder and urinary tract infections. I have in the

past gone down the antibiotic road but that messed up my normal bacteria and

digestion. Do you have any suggestion other than antibiotics or sulfa drugs

to relieve this problem? "

 

If I were in your position, I would immediately begin taking 500 mg of

vitamin C every 6 minutes by the clock. That is not a typo. I would continue

to do so all day until you reach bowel tolerance. The links below give more

specific instructions. If the slight acidity of the C bothers your stomach

at all, a fraction of a calcium tablet will buffer each dose.

http://www.doctoryourself.com/titration.html

http://www.doctoryourself.com/ortho_c.html

http://www.doctoryourself.com/klenner_table.html

http://www.doctoryourself.com/klennerpaper.html

 

I would also recommend frequent fresh vegetable juicing, or at least

drinking a large volume of water. If the condition does not resolve in a few

days, see your doctor.

 

 

ALLERGIC TO VITAMIN C?

 

P. R. writes:

 

" I have a sister-in-law who says she can't take vitamin C because she's

allergic to it. Is this possible? "

 

 

Naw. All people (at least all living people) need vitamin C. So it is not an

allergy but rather a sensitivity either

 

1) to the ingredients in the tablet or

 

2) to the acidity.

 

Solutions to both problems are posted at

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/tabtaking.html

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/labels.html

 

NY STATE CONTINUES TO PROSECUTE (OR IS THAT PERSECUTE?) JENNIFER DANIELS,

M.D., M.B.A.

 

(Editor's Note: Dr. Jennifer Daniels is a graduate of Harvard University

(Cum Laude), the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Wharton

Business School. She was Board Certified in Family Practice, a member in

good standing of the American Medical Association and the American Academy

of Family Practice. In 10 years of medical practice, she has received

numerous commendations, including one from the Governor. She had no

malpractice cases or complaints in those 10 years. Here follows, in her own

words, how the State took away her medical license for treating patients

with nutrition and common sense, instead of with drugs.)

 

" In 1999, the NY State Health Department began an investigation of me and

requested a patient's records. I gave them the records. They then said that

they wanted to see the records of the 4,000 patients who had seen me over

the prior 10 years because this case represented a pattern of

" inappropriate " (that is, " natural " ) practice. I refused the search because

it was not a pattern, only one case. The Health Department then changed the

reason to one case of " negligence or incompetence. " I refused because the

therapy was effective, therefore this case could not be a case of negligence

or incompetence. The Health Department then changed the charges to

" non-cooperation " because I refused to allow them to see the charts of 4,000

patients unrelated to the initial case.

 

" I have retained numerous attorneys. The State threatened one of my

attorneys and told her that they would investigate her and fine her or

remove her license if she filed any legal action on my behalf. She resigned.

Photographs and an eyewitness affidavit then became available indicating

that the complaint was false. I was subjected to a one-day hearing and

allowed no witnesses. A copy of the patient chart as well as the evidence

that the complaint was false was excluded from the hearing. I was convicted

of non-cooperation. The penalty by law is a letter of warning. I received a

license suspension. A suspension by law should be finite. Mine is forever.

The law states that the Health Department has no jurisdiction to investigate

therapy that is effective; I was investigated anyway. Case law says the

State may not use a false complaint as a basis for an investigation. The

complaint is false, yet I was investigated. The prosecutor in my case, with

the cooperation of the judge, suppressed exculpatory evidence. This is

prosecutorial misconduct.

 

" Here I am, a 45-year-old single, unemployed mother of three children aged

9, 12,and 15. If I had been a mother sooner, the children would be grown by

now and I would be better off. Instead, I borrowed money and spent 14 years

of my youth getting an education only to practice medicine for 10 years and

have my license taken away without cause.

 

" My license was suspended 18 months ago. Then, I was the last African

American solo family practice physician in the Syracuse area. My medical

practice was located in a medically underserved ghetto. Now it is closed.

 

" I feel it is important to let you know that my situation is the very reason

that competent physicians are hard to find, and the reason why doctors

refuse to listen to their patients or offer options. You are invited to

contact me. "

 

Jennifer Daniels, MD, MBA

 

3100 S. Salina St.

 

Syracuse, NY 13205

 

315-475-3393

 

jdaniels

 

(Dr. Daniel's how-to articles have appeared in previous Doctor Yourself

Newsletters. Read for yourself and see if you think her self-help advice is

a public danger or not:

 

Headache:

 

http://doctoryourself.com/news/v1n19.txt

 

Arthritis:

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/news/v2n1.txt

 

Constipation:

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/news/v1n21.txt

 

VITAMIN TOLERANCE?

 

S. C. writes:

 

" I was wondering if you could take the same brand of multivitamin for a long

period of time without it becoming less effective over time. Or, should you

switch brands every so often? "

 

Your body needs vitamins every day. Alternating brands is completely

unnecessary. It is quantity and quality that matter, especially quantity.

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/synthetic.html

 

FREE VITAMIN DISPENSARY

 

Approximately half of poor persons coming in for a free meal at St. Joseph's

House of Hospitality in Rochester are now choosing to take the high-potency

multiple vitamin offered to all of them daily. That is a good response rate.

 

We thank Lori's Natural Foods

 

http://www.lorisnatural.com for their recent generous donation of multiples,

children's chewable vitamins, and vitamin C tablets. If you or your company

would like to donate money or products, please email me at

drsaul . We welcome all the help we can get, and need it

now especially with winter upon us.

 

 

ACNE

 

If I had a buck for every " how do I clear up my face " letter, I'd be loaded.

(Those readers who think that, based on how I write, that I must already be

at least half loaded, should look at

http://www.doctoryourself.com/alcoholism.html and

http://www.doctoryourself.com/alcohol_protocol.html )

 

Let's " face " it: If there were an effective, and safe, true magic bullet for

acne, you'd already know about it. You can be sure that the drug companies

are looking hard for a lucrative chemical cure to what is a lifestyle and

nutritional problem. The true solution to acne is holistic, systemic, and

ecological. A previous Newsletter

 

( http://www.doctoryourself.com/news/v2n17.txt ) contains an article on skin

care, plus links which I think are worth your attention.

 

CHRONIC DEPRESSION

 

R. B. writes

 

" I am really glad there are intelligent people out there that understand

'the other side of medicine'. I have helped myself greatly with large doses

of vitamin C. I have stopped my chronic depression just with B100's, three

times a day. It is dramatic. Even my acne cleared up. The articles by Dr.

Hoffer were very enlightening. Most of the information I find on vitamins is

too superficial. He answered a lot of my questions. Thank you. "

 

MORE APPRECIATION FOR DR. HOFFER:

 

 

" Dr. Abram Hoffer has been a MEGA influence in my life of some 70 odd years.

 

" I worked as a social worker many years ago in Department of Public Social

Service in Los Angeles County, CA. At that time I was on " ATD " (Aid to

Totally Disabled) service. We would have once-a-week meetings with a local

psychiatrist and all the ATD workers. It was that way that I was introduced

to Dr. Hoffer's ideas. I was very interested and went to the library where I

read HOW TO LIVE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA by Dr. Hoffer. What an eye opener!

 

" From then on, I have followed the research on mega-vitamins, and

Orthomolecular medicine and have since read more books by Dr. Hoffer

 

( http://www.doctoryourself.com/biblio_hoffer.html ) My health, I feel, has

been a direct result of this knowledge. I am especially a vitamin C advocate

but it does not stop there. I try to spread the word whenever and wherever I

can. I have an R.N. background so there was much to unlearn as there was to

learn!

 

 

" I want to add my voice of gratitude for Dr. Hoffer's work and to wish him a

very happy 85th birthday. "

 

Most sincerely,

Barbara Macdonald

 

ROOT CANALS

 

M. M. writes:

 

" What do you recommend as an alternative to a root canal? "

 

I know of no true option to a necessary root canal. I do have three

important suggestions:

 

1) To be sure you really need a root canal, get a second, or third, opinion

(and not from me, as I am not a dental surgeon).

 

2) Prevent your needing any MORE root canals by frequently flossing, using

interdental cleaning sticks, and taking a lot of gum-strengthing,

tartar-reducing vitamin C. Scrupulously avoid sugar. Eliminate all

carbonated " soft drinks, " all of which contain acid (carbonic and

phosphoric) and are very " hard " on the teeth. Instead, eat a good, natural,

mineral-rich diet. If these steps do not appeal to you, start saving your

money. You'll need it.

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/gums.html

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/teeth_tooth.html

 

3) Take an enormous amount of vitamin C, both before and especially after

the procedure to reduce post-op infection, pain, and to promote speedy

recovery.

 

Of Related Interest: How Vitamin C Reduces Dental Decay, by Professor of

Oral Medicine Emanuel Cheraskin, M.D., D.M.D:

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/toothbrush.html

 

FACIAL WRINKLES

 

" Cigarette smoking is a direct cause of premature facial wrinkling, and

increased pack/years of smoking heighten the effect. "

 

(Frank MacInnis, M.D., summarizing a study by Kadunce, DP et al, Annals of

Internal Medicine, May 15, 1991)

 

READERS SAY:

 

" Your work in the health care field is magnificent and courageous. I offer

you my heartiest appreciation. "

 

Philip Rudnick, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Chemistry,

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

 

 

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