New Hope for COPD

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New Hope for COPD

 

As I wrote about in the September 2003 issue of Health & Healing,

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a collective term

for several diseases of the lungs.

 

COPD most often refers to emphysema, which is almost always caused

by smoking. Other ailments falling under the COPD category include

chronic obstructive bronchitis and asthmatic bronchitis, which

narrow the airways and fill them with mucus.

 

Conventional medicine holds that there is no remedy for COPD. Yet at

the Whitaker Wellness Institute, we recently began utilizing a safe

new therapy that has shown great promise: inhaled glutathione.

 

Glutathione is the most efficient free radical scavenger in the

airways, and dozens of studies have confirmed that free radical

damage is a primary player in COPD.

 

Although not particularly well absorbed when taken orally, the

effects of inhaled glutathione are remarkable.

 

As promised in Health & Healing, below is the new Whitaker protocol

for COPD.

If you or someone you love suffers from chronic lung disease, pass

along this information and ask your doctor to help you implement

these recommendations (you will need a prescription for nebulized

glutathione). And send me a note to tell me how the protocol worked

for you.

 

New COPD Protocol

 

Diet

Eliminate dairy and wheat

Increase pure water intake

 

Nutritional Supplements-

 

Vitamin C, multiple doses throughout the day, to bowel tolerance

(minimum 10 grams per day)

Magnesium, 500 mg twice a day

Fish oil, 2 grams three times a day (6 capsules daily)

Beta-carotene, 300 mg per day (500,000 IU)

Vitamin A, 20,000 IU per day

N-acetyl-cysteine, 500 mg three times a day

Lycopene, 15 mg twice a day

 

Physician-Supervised Treatments-

 

Glutathione IV and nebulized 300 mg twice a day (Physicians note:

vial = 200 mg/cc, draw 1.5 cc and place in nebulizer)

IV vitamin C 30 grams + 2 grams magnesium, 3 times a week

 

Other Beneficial Therapies

Acupuncture

Exercise

Guided visual imagery

 

An Effective Approach to Kicking the Habit-

 

Finally, if you have COPD, you can slow its progression and

significantly lower your risk of death by quitting smoking

immediately, if you haven't already.

 

If you've been smoking for a long time — even your whole adult life —

and you think it's too late for quitting to do you any good, you're

wrong. It's never too late to benefit from quitting.

The sooner you quit, the sooner you will enjoy these dramatic

benefits: normalized oxygen levels in your blood; improvement in

your senses of taste and smell; easier breathing; and improved

circulation. Within nine months, smoking-related coughing,

congestion, and shortness of breath will be history, and you'll have

more energy.

After one year, your risk of heart disease will be cut by 50%, as

will your risk of lung cancer after five years.

 

Here's how I recommend you approach quitting smoking permanently:

 

 

Make a three-week commitment. At the end of three weeks, extend the

contract.

To break the biochemical addiction to nicotine, use a product called

BioCrave (formerly called Sulfonil).

BioCrave binds with nicotine receptors in the brain and blocks

cravings even more effectively than nicotine itself.

Begin taking BioCrave every day: two capsules upon awakening, one

every four to six hours during the day, and two more at bedtime.

You'll only need to take it for as long as cravings persist (three

days to two weeks).

 

 

Once the cravings have subsided, the desire for a cigarette is no

more than habit. A habit takes about 21 days to break, so be

vigilant during that time. If you experience stress or irritability,

take Anxiety Control, which contains soothing amino acids. Two

capsules twice a day should help you through this period.

 

(NOTE: if you're following the COPD protocol above, you're already

covered on many of the following nutrients.)

 

 

Take a high-potency multivitamin/mineral formula that provides high

levels of protective antioxidants — vitamins A, C, E, beta-carotene,

and selenium.

 

 

Take N-acetyl-cysteine. I recommend 200 to 1,800 mg per day. This

potent antioxidant has a long history of therapeutic use for

respiratory diseases, including emphysema.

 

 

Speed detoxification by drinking copious amounts of purified water

eight to twelve 8 oz. glasses per day.

 

 

To help keep your mood up, engage in regular exercise. Exercise

prompts the release of endorphins, your body's " feel good "

neurotransmitters. Walking is an ideal form of exercise.

 

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