DOCTOR YOURSELF News (Vol. 4, No. 12, May 20, 2004)

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BACK FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY

 

I just returned from Vancouver, where it was my privilege to present at the

33rd Nutritional Medicine Today conference. ( " So THAT's why he got so far

behind in his email! " ) At the conference, I was honored to be introduced to

Professor Harold Foster of the University of Victoria. Dr. Foster, with some

235 scientific publications to his name, is a world-class expert on

identifying the causes of chronic disease. He has found a relatively small

number of highly significant nutrient deficiencies in AIDS patients. It

would be more correct to say that they really are nutrient dependencies. HIV

seems to fatally up the nutritional ante for persons already malnourished.

Dr. Foster has written a special summary paper, just for this Newsletter,

which I include in its entirety below. This is very important reading for

all. Please share it and help get the word out.

 

TREATING AIDS WITH NUTRITION

 

by Harold D. Foster PhD

 

University of Victoria

 

British Columbia, Canada

 

WHAT REALLY CAUSES AIDS?

 

AIDS is a deficiency disease caused by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).

HIV-1 contains a gene that is virtually identical to that which allows

humans to produce the enzyme, glutathione peroxidase. As the virus is

replicated, it begins to seriously compete with its host for the four

nutrients needed to make this enzyme, specifically the trace element

selenium and the three amino acids, glutamine, cysteine and tryptophan. As

infection increases, serious deficiencies of these nutrients develop.

Inadequate selenium causes the immune system to collapse, the thyroid to

malfunction and depression to develop. Glutamine deficiency leads to muscle

wasting and diarrhea. Shortages of cysteine result in skin problems such as

psoriasis and greater susceptibility to infection. A lack of tryptophan

causes diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia and ultimately death. It becomes easy

for other pathogens to infect the patient. In short, the infected person has

developed the disorder we call AIDS. The treatment of HIV/AIDS, therefore,

should always include diets elevated in these four nutrients to reverse such

deficiencies. Details of how this might be done are available in the more

detailed discussion that follows and in the book " What Really Causes AIDS "

that is freely available at www.hdfoster.com/WhatReallyCausesAIDS.pdf

(Editor's note: I urge all Newsletter readers to download Dr. Foster's

important (and free) book.)

 

If HIV-1 causes AIDS by depressing body selenium, cysteine, glutamine and

tryptophan then the way to treat this disorder is obviously diets enriched

in these nutrients1-2. But how much of each is required? What are the ideal

levels of selenium, cysteine, glutamine, and tryptophan in the human body?

 

AIDS AND SELENIUM

 

A study by Shamberger and Willis3 discovered that healthy US individuals,

between 50 and 71 years old, averaged 21.7 micrograms of selenium per 100

millilitres of blood. This compared with cancer patients of the same age

range who were found to have only 16.2 micrograms per 100 millilitres.

Furthermore, in a subsequent paper, the same authors4 described a comparison

of selenium levels in the blood of people from 19 US cities. These were

highest in Rapid City, South Dakota and lowest in Lima, Ohio; 25.6 and 15.7

micrograms per 100 millilitres respectively. Interestingly, Shamberger and

Willis found a clear inverse relationship between cancer death rates in

these cities and blood selenium levels. The higher the selenium, the lower

the cancer mortality. To illustrate, in Rapid City, where blood selenium

levels were highest, the annual cancer death rate per 100,000 people, during

the period 1962 to 1966, was 94.0. In contrast, in Lima, Ohio the cancer

mortality rate for this time period was exactly double this at 188.0. This

strongly suggests that it is far better to have a blood selenium level of

25.6 micrograms per 100 millilitres than one of 15.7. Such US regional

differences in blood selenium levels were almost certainly a reflection of

variations in the local soil content of this mineral.

 

AIDS AND AMINO ACIDS

 

Braverman and Pfeiffer5 have published data on various blood amino acid

levels in both healthy adult males and females. For cysteine such levels

range from 6 to 14 micromoles per 100 millilitres for men and 5 to 13 for

women. Blood levels for glutamine given by these authors vary from 45 to 105

micromoles per 100 millilitres for adult males and from 40 to 90 for adult

females. Similarly, the figures quoted for tryptophan in blood for both men

and women vary from 4 to 25 micromoles per 100 millilitres. It would seem

logical to attempt to achieve the higher ends of these ranges.

 

FOODS

 

Naturally, one way to elevate body levels of selenium and the three amino

acids is to eat foods in which they most commonly occur. " What Really Causes

AIDS " is freely available at www.hdfoster.com/WhatReallyCausesAIDS.pdf and

contains appendices ranking foods according to their selenium and amino acid

content. (Selenium content depends largely on the soil where the food was

grown.) Below are some examples of foods that are normally elevated in at

least one of the key nutrients: Selenium, Cysteine, Glutamine, and

Tryptophan.

 

Selenium: Brazil nuts, garlic, mushrooms, liver, whole wheat, barley, egg

noodles, fish and shellfish, soybean meal, brewers' yeast.

 

Cysteine: Brazil nuts, garlic, onions, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, poultry,

egg yolks, yogurt, wheat germ.

 

Glutamine: Brazil nuts, wild game, wheat germ, oats, granola, cottage

cheese, ricotta.

 

Tryptophan: Almonds, cashews, poultry, anchovies, eggs, cottage cheese and

other unripened cheeses, oats, granola, brewers' yeast, bananas, pineapple,

yogurt.

 

(Editor's note: see also: http://www.doctoryourself.com/prozac.html)

 

SUPPLEMENTS

 

SELENIUM

 

There has been considerable debate over which form of selenium should be

taken as a supplement. Organically-bound selenium, for example, in brewer's

yeast, is considerably more effective in raising blood concentrations of

this trace element than is sodium-selenite. (Passwater RA (1980). Selenium

as food and medicine. New Canaan,CT:Keats Publishing.pp 183-196.) How much

selenium should be taken daily by HIV-positive individuals is subject to

discussion. Perhaps the most logical comments have come from Dr. Will

Taylor6

 

" ®esearch has shown that there are problems in nutrient absorption even in

asymptomatic HIV+ individuals, the suggestion has been made that HIV

patients need to take larger amounts of vitamins than uninfected individuals

to attain the same blood levels. Since the USDA states that nutritional

supplementation in the range of 50-200 micrograms (mcg) of Selenium (Se)

daily is safe and effective for healthy individuals, a dose of 400 mcg seems

reasonable for HIV-infected individuals, if they do have impaired

absorption. For an AIDS patient who is demonstrably deficient in Se, an even

higher daily dose (up to 800 mcg) for a brief period of time (say several

weeks) to get their blood levels up, followed by a decrease to 400 mcg is an

effective strategy that was used in one published clinical study involving

AIDS patients. This question of dose level naturally arouses concerns,

because in the past so much has been made of the potential toxicity of Se. I

believe that the danger of serious toxicity with Se supplementation has been

exaggerated. The threat of serious acute toxicity with supplementation is in

my opinion nonexistent at doses less than 1000 mcg per day in some

individuals. Thus, doses in the 400 mcg range are undoubtedly safe. In any

case, the signs of chronic Se toxicity - garlic odour of breath and sweat,

metallic taste in mouth, brittle hair and fingernails - are very

distinctive, and easily reversed by lowering the dose. "

 

I have nothing to add. Dr. Taylor seems to be correct as usual.

 

GLUTAMINE

 

Glutamine supplements, normally in the form of 500 milligram tablets, are

readily available in health food stores. AIDS patients are known to be very

deficient in glutamine. In a Harvard study7 of HIV-seropositive individuals

who were largely asymptomatic, glutamine serum levels were found to be very

depressed, even though they showed no sign of AIDS. Despite the fact that a

subgroup was given 20 grams (20,000 milligrams, that is 5 teaspoons) of

glutamine daily in small doses over 24 hours for one month, glutamine blood

levels remained depressed. Patients8 were then given 40 grams of glutamine

per day, an amount usually reserved for bone-marrow transplant patients

fighting off infection.

 

Pressman and Buff9 probably provided the best advice on the therapeutic use

of glutamine as a supplement when they wrote:

 

 

" Glutamine may also help treat serious diarrhea caused by AIDS or by other

intestinal problems such as ulcerative colitis. Fairly large doses of

glutamine, as high as 40,000 milligrams, may be

 

needed. The glutamine improves the absorption of water through the colon,

which helps relieve the diarrhea. Dosages that high should be taken under

supervision, and only by those with diarrhea caused by a serious medical

problem. Don't treat minor diarrhea from indigestion or a 24-hour stomach

virus with glutamine. "

 

As Shabert and Ehrlich10 point out:

 

" There are very specific instances in which giving glutamine to a sick

individual would not be indicated. Individuals who have severe cirrhosis of

the liver, Reye's syndrome, or another metabolic disorder that can lead to

an accumulation of ammonia in the blood are at an increased risk for

encephalopathy or coma. The basic problem is an inability to clear the body

of excess nitrogen, which is converted to ammonia and ultimately causes

brain swelling and brain-cell death. When the liver is severely damaged or

when hepatic coma is imminent, glutamine is not effective and would cause

only further damage to the brain. "

 

CYSTEINE

 

Cysteine supplements have been used for many years by orthomolecular

physicians to treat diseases as diverse as stroke, manic depression, asthma,

and schizophrenic psychosis. Cysteine, however, is a poorly absorbed amino

acid and has to be given in fairly large doses. To quote Braverman and

Pfeiffer5:

 

" When we determine that cysteine supplementation is necessary, we usually

begin with a dose of 500 mg/day. (Starting with a larger amount can lead to

indigestion). Gradually, we may increase the dose to 3 or 4 g per day.

Meanwhile, we keep an eye on serum cystine values. We find that, as cystine

levels return to normal, low plasma levels of zinc, folic acid and taurine

also return to normal. Some researchers have used as much as 7 g per day of

cysteine. It should be noted that extremely high doses of cysteine, probably

greater than 7 g daily, can be harmful. Patients with cystinuria, an

hereditary disorder characterized by excretion of large amounts of cystine

and other amino acids in the urine, are at increased risk of forming cystine

gallstones. We would suggest a limit of 500 mg of cysteine twice per day

except under medical supervision. Vitamin C may prevent cysteine toxicity. "

 

Indeed cysteine should always be taken with high dose vitamin C and vitamins

B1, B6, and E which improve its efficacy9. Other recommended supplements are

magnesium and zinc, deficiencies of which are detrimental to glutathione

metabolism. In magnesium deficiency, for example, one of the enzymes that is

required in glutatione synthesis, gamma glutamyl transpeptidase, is lowered.

Zinc and magnesium supplements, therefore, may enhance glutathione synthesis

under specific conditions5. However, it is known that diabetics should avoid

cysteine supplementation because it can block the effects of insulin by

altering its chemical structure. That is, cysteine breaks some S-S

cross-link bonds, changing insulin's molecular shape. Some orthomolecular

physicians prefer to describe N-acetyl-cysteine for the treatment of AIDS.

This is because AIDS patients usually have digestive absorption problems. It

is easier for them to take N-acetyl-cysteine than either cysteine or

glutathione. Physicians treating AIDS patients generally recommend fairly

high daily doses of N-acetyl-cysteine, in the range of 1,800 to 2,400

milligrams, taken at regular intervals, in three or four divided doses9.

 

TRYPTOPHAN

 

Tryptophan is the least abundant essential amino acid in foods. Deficiencies

of it are known to be linked with a wide range of health problems including

Hartnup's disease, pellagra, depression, hypertension, anorexia, insomnia,

and overly aggressive behaviour. Tryptophan supplements of up to 3 grams

daily have been used also to control intractable pain. This amino acid is

used by the body for the biosynthesis of niacin, serotonin, and various

proteins. As a result, deficiencies of tryptophan, seen in individuals who

are HIV-seropositive, seem to result in a variety of symptoms including

those associated with pellagra; namely dermatitis, diarrhea, and

dementia5,11

 

L-tryptophan is the most desirable supplement form since all other

metabolites of tryptophan, with the exception of niacin, have significant

side effects. Braverman and Pfeiffer5 explain that:

 

" Infusions of tryptophan can raise serum tryptophan six to ten times in

normal persons without apparent side effects. Oral loading (4 grams) to

normal controls can increase plasma levels up to four times normal within

two hours. Twelve grams daily to manic patients can maintain plasma levels

at three times normal. "

 

They further describe giving seven patients 2 grams of tryptophan daily for

6 weeks. Their plasma tryptophan levels were by then nearly double those of

a control group of 96 patients.

 

Unlike selenium, cysteine, and glutamine, tryptophan is not readily

available in health food stores. In the fall of 1989, the FDA recalled all

L-tryptophan, stating it caused the rare and deadly condition

Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome (EMS)12. On March 22, 1990 the FDA completely

banned the public sale of L-tryptophan.

 

The truth appears to be that one faulty batch of tryptophan probably caused

the death of 37 people, and permanently disabled 1,500 more. It is clear,

however, that this was due not to the amino acid itself but to a contaminant

in it, produced as a result of the use of genetically engineered bacteria in

its production13. Banning the sale of tryptophan, because of the world's

first genetic engineering disaster, was like banning the sale of whiskey

because of deaths due to a bad batch of moonshine. However, it is still

possible to buy 5-Hydroxy Tryptophan (5-HTP), derived from the seeds of

Griffonia simplicifolia, a medicinal plant traditionally used in Ghana,

Cameroon, and Côte d'Ivoire14. This supplement should not be taken by anyone

using SSRI (serotonin reuptake) or MAO (monoamine oxidase) inhibitor

prescription medications15. 5-Hydroxy Tryptophan is formed by the addition

of a hydroxyl group (OH) to tryptophan, by the enzyme tryptophan hydroxylase

and is the intermediate in the natural synthesis of tryptophan to

serotonin16. In addition, another tryptophan metabolite, niacin, is

available in any health food store. It should also be recalled that there

are 400 milligrams of tryptophan in a cup of wheat germ, while low fat

cottage cheese contains 300 milligrams per cup. There are also some 600

milligrams of tryptophan in a pound of turkey or chicken. In most countries,

if not available in health food stores, tryptophan can be prescribed by a

physician. Indeed, it is strongly suggested that anyone attempting to

reverse selenium, cysteine, glutamine, and tryptophan deficiencies caused by

HIV infection should do so under the supervision of an orthomolecular

(nutritional) physician. (Editor's note: I do not maintain a database of

such physicians. I recommend an internet search.)

 

More information, including cited references, is available at:

 

http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/aids.selenium.html

 

http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/aids.selenium2.html

 

http://www.hdfoster.com/WhatReallyCausesAIDS.pdf

 

http://www.lookforhelp.com

 

REFERENCES

 

1. Foster, H.D. (2002). What Really Causes AIDS. Victoria: Trafford

Publishing.

 

2. Foster, H.D. (2004). How HIV-1 causes AIDS: Implications for prevention

and treatment. Medical Hypotheses, 62, 549-553.

 

3. Shamberger, R., and Willis, C. (1980). Journal of the National Cancer

Institute, 44, 931. Cited by Passwater, R.A. (1980). Selenium as food and

medicine. New Canaan, CT: Keats, p.18.

 

4. Shamberger, R. and Willis, C. (1971). CRC critical reviews in clinical

laboratory sciences, 211-221. Cited by Passwater, op.cit., pp.21-22.

 

5. Braverman, E.R. (with Pfeiffer, C.C.)(1987). The healing nutrients

within: Facts, findings and new research on amino acids. New Canaan: Keats

Publishing.

 

6. Taylor, E.W. (1997). Selenium and viral diseases: Facts and hypotheses.

Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, 12(4), 227-239.

 

7. Young, L.C., Gatzen, C., Wilmore, K., and Wilmore, D.W. (1992). Glutamine

(Gln) supplementation fails to increase plasma Gln levels in asymptomatic

HIV+ individuals. Journal of the American Medical Association, 92 (Suppl),

A-88.

 

8. Robinson, M.K., Hong, R.W., and Wilmore, D.W. (1992). Glutathione

deficiency and HIV infection. Letter to the editor, The Lancet, 339,

1603-1604.

 

9. Pressman, A.H. (with Buff, S.)(1997). The GSH phenomenon: Nature's most

powerful oxidant and healing agent glutathione. New York: St. Martin's

Press, p. 135.

 

10. Shabert, J., and Ehrlich, N. (1994). The ultimate nutrient glutamine:

The essential nonessential amino acid. Garden City Park, NY: Avery

Publishing Group, p.46.

 

11. Fuchs, D., Moller, A.A., Reibnegger, G., Stockle, E., Werner, E.R., and

Wachter, H. (1990). Decreased serum tryptophan in patients with HIV-1

infection correlates with increased serum neopterin with

neurologic/psychiatric symptoms. Journal of Acquired Immunodeficiency

Syndrome, 3(9), 873-876.

 

12. Manders, D.W. (1995). The FDA ban of L-tryptophan: Politics, profits and

Prozac. Science Policy, 26(2). Reprinted on Cognitive Enhancement Research

Institute website: http://www.ceri.com/trypto.htm .

 

13. Boyens, I. (1999). The skeleton in the GMO closet: Did genetic

engineering cause the tryptophan-EMS disaster of 1989? From Unnatural

harvest: How corporate science is secretly altering our food. Toronto:

Doubleday Canada. (See

http://www.aquarianonline.com/Eco/UnnaturalHarvest.html)

 

14. People and Plants Online. Medicinal Plant Use in Africa.

(http://www/rbgkew.org.uk/peopleplants/wp1/africa1.htm)

 

15. http://www/painstresscenter.com/5htp.html .

 

16. http://store./vitanet/5htp60capsules.html .

 

KISSED BY A MOVIE STAR

 

Aw, shucks! Yes, it's true. At the Vancouver conference, I spoke with Margot

Kidder, best known as Lois Lane in the " Superman " movies.

(http://www.graphicpizazz.com/margotkidder/filmogph.shtml) Fully recovered

from severe bipolar disorder (thanks to her use of megavitamin therapy),

Margot is now an active spokesperson for nutritional (orthomolecular)

medicine (http://www.canoe.ca/Health9908/19_mentalhealth.html) and one of

Dr. Abram Hoffer's staunchest supporters. In her very well-received speech

this year, Margot's essential message was, " You can fix your brain with

nutrition. " She's right, and furthermore, she did it. She writes:

 

" People diagnosed with this or that " mental illness " . . . are not

mysteriously odd - we are human beings, just like you, with chemical

malfunctions that periodically cause us to behave in seemingly

incomprehensible ways. When the chemical imbalance is righted, as hundreds

of thousands of us have been lucky enough to be able to do with the help of

a strictly scientific practice known as Orthomolecular Medicine, our lives

are fully restored and we become, in the deepest sense of the word, WELL. I

have been well and free of the symptoms that are called manic-depression for

almost five years (now, in 2004, for 8 years), and have been working

steadily and leading a happy and productive life since then. "

(http://www.graphicpizazz.com/margotkidder/a & e.shtml)

 

And you wanted to know about that kiss, didn't you? In our conversation, I

complimented Margot on her work, gave her a half-hug. . . and she kissed me.

How about that! Star struck? Who, me?

 

More about megavitamin therapy and Margot Kidder's experiences with it at

 

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

 

Anxiety: http://www.doctoryourself.com/anxiety.html

 

Bipolar Disorder: http://www.doctoryourself.com/news/v2n20.txt and

 

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

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/caffeine2.html

 

Depression: http://www.doctoryourself.com/depression.html

 

Psychosis and Schizophrenia:

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

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/review_hoffer_B3.html

 

A case history: http://www.doctoryourself.com/psychiatry.html

 

DID YOU KNOW:

 

AMERICANS THROW OUT about half a BILLION pounds of food every week. And then

there are so many others, those who still go hungry, in a nation as rich as

this one.

 

Half of all Americans now take supplemental vitamins every day. But this

means that half of all Americans do not. And you can be sure that half

includes the poorest of the poor.

 

For those who cannot afford vitamin supplements, we can help them directly,

and here's how:

 

VITAMIN DISPENSARIES

 

It all started at a soup kitchen, two decades ago. Some of us were helping

prepare and serve meals to poor and homeless folks at St. Joseph's House of

Hospitality in Rochester, NY. The idea of offering each person a good daily

multiple vitamin came up, and we decided to give it a try. I observed some

notable improvements, especially among drug addicts and alcoholics.

 

Over twenty years ago, when interviewed for The Mother Earth News magazine

(Jan-Feb 1984, Issue 85

(http://www.motherearthnews.com/menarch/archive/issues/085/085-016-01.htm) I

said:

 

" Simple, easily available vitamins can actually fight drug addiction. I've

written to (then First Lady) Nancy Reagan and expressed my support for her

fight against drug abuse in children. And I told her of our work with our

vitamin dispensary that serves the poor in Rochester. We have seen substance

abuse trail off when individuals get adequate vitamin supplements. . .

especially B vitamins and vitamin C in substantial quantities. I suggested

to Mrs. Reagan that she help develop a national vitamin supplementation

program. Naturally, all I got in reply was a polite letter from her press

secretary. Yet I've talked to street people who were so drunk they couldn't

stand up without my holding them. We get such alcoholics on vitamin C and

B-complex, though, and those individuals can get off the booze. And that

means a lot. "

 

Though there were interruptions in the program due to lack of funding, the

dispensary is currently going full tilt once again. Between 50 and 100

people every day benefit from nutritional supplementation that they would

otherwise not be getting.

 

A BIG THANK YOU

 

St. Joseph's House has recently received a most generous donation of

**hundreds** of bottles of multivitamins from Our Health Co-op, " a

Florida-based company providing scientifically-promising, high-quality

health products made affordable. Our Health Co-op focuses on healthy aging

and serving those with limited means, particularly fixed-income seniors. "

 

(http://ourhealthcoop.com/profile.htm)

 

The Co-op's " Free to the Poor " program is, I think, the very model of

corporate responsibility. Details are provided, simply and elegantly, at

http://www.ourhealthcoop.com/ourhealth_free.htm .

 

I would especially like to publicly thank the members of Our Health Co-op,

whose contributions made this life-affirming donation possible.

 

HOW TO START A VITAMIN DISPENSARY in your city or town.

 

Step One: Identify where poor people can already go for free meals or free

groceries. It may be a church, shelter, mission, or community center. Talk

to the people in charge and ask if you can provide free multivitamin

supplements for their clients. Their answer is likely to be yes.

 

Step Two: Now that you have an outlet, ask pharmacies, health food stores,

supermarkets, practitioners, public figures, friends, family, ANYONE for

donations of bottled multivitamins. Stores are especially likely to donate

products that are close to their expiration date. Mention this when you ask.

Doctors, chiropractors, dentists, and optometrists may have multivitamin

samples on hand. Supplement companies always have their name and address on

their products. They may make a major donation, especially after your work

is established. Ask!

 

Step Three: You began it yourself, but many hands make light work. Now, you

need to gather volunteers. A organizational picnic or pot-luck supper can be

a good way to do this. Your group may wish to hand out the vitamins in

person, on a rotating schedule. Or, the food shelf, church, or shelter may

have people to do this for you, and you can spend all your energies seeking

donations. . . which, in my experience, is the real key to long-term

success.

 

Step Four: Keep it simple. If you operate an all-volunteer effort, and

receive donations of unopened, bottled vitamins (rather than money), this

will remain uncomplicated. You do not necessarily have to be officially

incorporated as a non-profit organization to operate as one; informal status

saves legal costs. Honest operation and accurate record-keeping makes

problems unlikely.

 

If you would like to help with our vitamin dispensary in Rochester, please

email me at drsaul and I will tell you how your cash

contribution to the St. Joseph's dispensary is IRS tax deductible.

 

NEW BOOK NEWS:

 

My book, " DOCTOR YOURSELF: Natural Healing that Works " is now available in

the UK, Germany and Japan, as well as throughout North America.

 

Yes, there will be a sequel. I have already sent my next manuscript into my

publisher. I will keep you posted as to when it will be available.

 

BOOK SIGNING: I will be autographing books and presenting a free natural

health lecture at the Lift Bridge Bookshop on May 20 at 7 PM. The bookstore

is located at 45 Main Street, Brockport, NY 14420.

 

If you cannot attend and still want a signed copy, please take a look at

http://www.doctoryourself.com/order.html . I am happy to autograph books

mail-ordered directly from me.

 

THE BEST KIND OF LOSS

 

While you've been reading my last couple of newsletters, I've lost 15

pounds. Although I've been told (by a physician) that I'm tall enough to

carry the weight, I wanted to drop it and here's how I did it:

 

I lived for about three weeks mostly on water and vitamin supplements,

near-saturation levels of vitamin C, and an average of one bean-filled,

dessert-free meal a day. I also maintained my occasional four-mile walks and

got my three gardens in. Bingo. Five pounds a week in weight loss, and high

energy the whole time. This is no fad; it works and it is cheap.

 

Weight loss and fitness tips galore at:

 

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

 

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

 

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