Guest guest Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 When I or others post things like this, you must read them from a natural healing point of view rather than an allopathic point of view or they can be misleading. It can easily play into the one simple symptom needs one simple prescription to treat it idea of allopathics. Here are some examples. Not all stomach problems are an " ulcer " in the common usage of the word by the general population. Most think that an ulcer is a defined " disease " . What does ulcer mean? It only means an open sore. So, one has an open sore in the stomach. that is a symptom, not a disease. It is a manifestation of some underlying cause, But what is causing it and how do we correct the underlying cause is the big question. What was the underlying reason? Well, that could be from a number of things, (although, the bacteria mentioned below is a likely culprit many times) including a large number of invading organisms, bacterial, fungul, viral, etc. The sore or " ulcer " could be caused by some toxic substance including many prescription drugs. The sore could be the result of some deficiencies in your nutritional needs that either could cause it directly or indirectly by allowing those or some other other things to damage you when others may not be damaged so. The other symptom covered in this newsletter is about the " disease of high blood pressure. You can wind up with high blood pressure because of a number of underlying problems. It is not a disease, but a symptom that something unusual and detrimental is going on in the body. The allopaths treat this symptom all the same by suppressing it and they do not try and find out nor care what may have triggered the increased pressure. The increased bloodpressure could be caused by among other things, a toxic exposure and the body can't handle it all by detox route through the liver, etc, for one reason or another. The body detoxes through the liver, urine, feces, tears, sweat, breath, sloughing off of in dead skin cells, fingernails and toenails, hair, etc. When it gets to much of some toxic substance it tries to move some of it out by forcing it to the top layer of skin, to be disposed of through the, hair, fingernails/toenails, breath exchange, etc. so it raises the bloodpressure to force this junk out. High bloodpressure can be the result of nutritional deficiencies or imbalances too numerous to metion here. High bloodpressure can be the result of a modern diet. Too many omega 6s and no omega 3s, too much calcium not enough magnesium, or a hundred others, etc. Instead of trying to either educate the public or to try to find out why the person has high bloodpressure the allopathic establishment sells them a pill to " lower " that symptom. They don't care what causes it, the treatment is always the same. The suppression of the symptom. Of course those pills do nothing for the underlying condition. It will continue on unabated and not be corrected. Then the " patient " will then have the added burden of the toxic pharmacuetical to have to deal with and that comes with it's own disease causing properties. If you read this newsletter with an allopathic mindset then you miss all of that and think in allopathic terms that bloodpressure is a " disease " in and of itself to be treated and this might just be the magic bullet that you have been looking for to treat the " disease " of high bloodpressure. The natural healer will read this and put the information in large data pool of possiblities to point to causitive actions and start searching from there. How you read it and relate the information is up to you and what kind of reference points you " see' things with. That will be determined by your personal ignorance/educational/misconceptions/conceptions level on the subject(this has nothing to do with formal education), your basic understanding of the whole underlying idea (how health works, etc.) your preconceived ideas about health or lack of it and how to treat it. Natural healing is a very simple sytem. It is based on how the body works, what it needs to work and heal, (finding those missing nutritional needs can be a large task though), what poisons do we need to watch out for, how do we get those poisons out, etc. Whether we are dealing with high bloodpressure, acne, or a thousand other so called " diseases " we try to put the body into a natural state with good clean " natural " healthy foods, good nutrition, and all of the other natural things are body needs, like rest, sleep, natural light, etc. We put in the good things that we need to heal, we take out the bad things that are killing us. It is really that simple. Many in the alternative community still think in allopathic terms no matter how much they protest and try to turn it into the same " take the blue pill with headaches, and take the red pill with kneee problems, etc and never se the simplicity and truth of viewing the body as a whole living interacting organism that needs all of those natural things to function normally and to stay away from poisonous substances whether in our food, our " medicine " , our jobs, etc. They continually try and " treat " the symptoms with natural prescriptions instead by the same paradigm as used by allopathic medicine. One simple symptom to be attacked by one simple prescription. So, how you read this and what you get out of it is really up to you. Each perosn will usually get smething different. Kinda like the group of blind men describing an elephant. regards, Frank " HSI - Jenny Thompson " <HSIResearch Gut Check Wed, 29 Dec 2004 08:24:52 -0500 Gut Check Health Sciences Institute e-Alert December 29, 2004 ****************************************************** Dear Reader, If you sometimes feel like the stress of the holiday season is getting the better of you, here's one thing you don't have to worry about: a stress-related stomach ulcer. There's a popular misconception that stress can cause peptic ulcers. And while it's true that excessive stress can complicate an already existing ulcer, almost all peptic ulcers are caused by helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), a parasitic bacteria that weakens the protective coating of the stomach, allowing acid to irritate the sensitive stomach lining. Hopefully you'll never need to worry about H. pylori, which affects about one in ten people. But to be on the safe side, research shows that boosting your intake of a vitamin you're probably already taking may prevent H. pylori infection. --------------------------- Connecting C to H --------------------------- H. pylori bacterium was first identified in 1982. Since then, scientists have discovered that infection by this spiral-shaped bacterium may also play a role in the development of heart disease, autoimmune diseases, and skin diseases. The most recent research even suggests a link between H. pylori and several different cancers, including those of the stomach, pancreas, and the larynx. In 2003, a team of researchers from the San Francisco VA Medical Center designed a study to determine the relationship between blood serum levels of vitamin C and H. pylori infection. The VA team examined blood samples and accompanying data collected from more than 6,700 adult subjects as part of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted in the late 80s and early 90s. About one-third of the blood samples revealed the presence of H. pylori bacterium. The samples were also tested to measure levels of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). After accounting for variable factors that included ethnicity, researchers found that among white subjects who showed the highest levels of vitamin C, H. pylori infection was reduced by 25 percent. However, non-white subjects with high vitamin C levels didn't receive the same benefit; only a very modest correlation to reduced infection. Those are the correlations the researchers are certain of. Questions about cause and effect, however, produce less certain answers. For instance: Does vitamin C reduce the chance of H. pylori infection, or does H. pylori cause vitamin C levels to be diminished? Also, H. pylori infection often occurs when patients are very young, leading to ulcers later in life. Whether vitamin C could prevent this early infection is not known. Some animal studies, however, have indicated that H. pylori infection may be reduced with high levels of vitamin C intake. Obviously, more research is called for. But in spite of the unknown factors, the lead researcher, Joel A. Simon, M.D., told Science Daily that he would encourage everyone – especially those who test positive for H. pylori – to increase consumption of vitamin C-rich foods. --------------------------- Alternatives to antibiotics --------------------------- For many years the mainstream dismissed the idea that bacteria caused ulcers. In the past two decades all that has changed, and yet many doctors still don't test for H. pylori. And when a patient does test positive for the bacterium, many doctors simply reach for a prescription antibiotic – a practice that has led to new drug-resistant strains of H. pylori. Even worse, antibiotics can upset the delicate balance of helpful bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract, paving the way for more problems. At HSI, we've written about several natural therapies that can rid your body of H. pylori without the unwanted side effects of antibiotics. In the August 2001 issue of the Members Alert newsletter, we told you about a formula called Probiotics 12 Plus that contains a beneficial bacterial strain proven to destroy resistant pathogens. Laboratory testing has shown that this formula's helpful bacterium, called TH 10, inhibits all strains of H. pylori – even those that have become resistant to antibiotics. Probiotics 12 Plus is available from Uni Key Health Systems. For more information, you can visit the web site, at unikeyhealth.com. In the November 1999 HSI Members Alert, we told you how lactoferrin, a protein found in bovine colostrum, can kill H. pylori bacterium. Studies show that lactoferrin binds iron in your blood, keeping it away from cancerous cells, bacteria, viruses and other pathogens that require iron to grow. Research also suggests that the lactoferrin protein activates specific strands of DNA that turn on the genes that launch your immune response. Lactoferrin is available through many sources online and in most health food stores. ************************************************************** ....and another thing If you've resolved to get more exercise in 2005, here are two points that might help you keep on track. Point One: A study from Northwestern University that followed the exercise habits of more than 4,400 men and women for up to 15 years found that those who remained fit were far less likely to develop type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure; two conditions that often lead to a variety of health problems and chronic diseases. The results of this study are not surprising, of course. But I was impressed by a comment from the lead researcher of the study, Dr. Mercedes Carnethon, who singled out this important point for BBC News: " The development of risk factors for heart disease and stroke isn't just the natural result of aging. " Exactly so. None of the infirmities that so many regard as " just part of getting older " should be thought of as inevitable. With balanced nutrition and regular exercise, poor health is not an inevitable part of aging. Point Two: In an American Heart Association (AHA) review of more than 40 studies on the effects of exercise on heart health, researchers concluded that heart disease can be prevented and blood pressure can be lowered with regular exercise. Again, this is no surprise. But the report on the study offered an insight into the fact that most doctors are trained to simply treat heart problems, not prevent them. So their first reaction will likely be to reach for the prescription pad and to talk to you about exercise second (if at all). One of the AHA members who participated in the study slyly noted that, when talking to physicians, drug sales representatives don't talk about exercise instead of drugs, even though the review shows that exercise often works just as well as drugs to address heart issues. So it's up to each of us to keep in mind how heavily influenced some doctors can be by information they receive from the big pharmas when deciding what, if any, treatment to take. When it comes to exercise, we're on our own. But I know from experience that it's always helpful when you have motivators that can persuade you to stay the course. And for me, it's a great motivation knowing that exercise provides a way to avoid a visit to the doctor. To Your Good Health, Jenny Thompson Health Sciences Institute ************************************************************** Sources: " Relation of Serum Ascorbic Acid to Helicobacter Pylori Serology in US Adults: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey " Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 22, No. 4, 283-289 (2003), jacn.org " Vitamin C May Protect Against Ulcer-causing Bacteria, Study Finds " Science Daily, 8/1/03, sciencedaily.com " Vitamin C May Prevent Ulcers and Stomach Cancer " Dr. Joseph Mercola, 8/20/03, mercola.com " Exercise Prescriptions " Family Health Matters, 12/26/03 " Keeping Fit has Long-Term Benefit " BBC News, 12/17/03, news.bbc.co.uk Copyright ©1997-2004 by www.hsibaltimore.com, L.L.C. The e-Alert may not be posted on commercial sites without written permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 califpacific wrote: > > When I or others post things like this, you must read them from a > natural healing point of view rather than an allopathic point of view > or they can be misleading. It can easily play into the one simple > symptom needs one simple prescription to treat it idea of allopathics. > Great post from the pen of Frank, I feel this should be enlarged to poster size and put up on walls as a reminder not to be swept along by the popular opinion held by the manipulated masses! bravo Frank! sometimes it seems that common sense and wisdom will be drowned out but the big pharma dollar driven propaganda -especially with codex and government telling us what is good for us and how much to take etc. but a friend of mine used to say " it's not the size of the dog in the fight, rather the size of the fight in the dog that matters " warm regards kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 My father's high blood pressure, treated for years by high-cost prescriptions, 5 or more Rx's a day!) was an all-out reaction to the fear-based life he lived. He died of a heart attack--go figure. If something was not exactly like his belief system--he hated it. The hate was fear-based, triggering the blood pressure to go up, and all those fight-or-flight reactions balled up into one explosive man. He was one of those that would start coughing if anyone was smoking around him, abhored any political view other than his own, narrower than narrow one, he chided me for 'having my own ideas'! In his church, though, he was regarded as a saint. He either exploded with a purple face, or held all this hatred in, shoved it down, and going to both extremes killed him. No grey areas. No tolerance. I tried to explain that it was his fear of the unknown--of the different--that was causing him to have problems with his circulatory system, but that only fuelled his fire--his fear that I might actually be right. My father spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on medications that could have been avoided if he would have just been more accepting and tolerant of the world around him. To him, it scared him that people were different--he turned that fear into hatred, and the negativity burned his heart out. Poor guy. And he hated doctors! -Glenna - califpacific Thursday, December 30, 2004 11:29 PM Gut Check When I or others post things like this, you must read them from a natural healing point of view rather than an allopathic point of view or they can be misleading. It can easily play into the one simple symptom needs one simple prescription to treat it idea of allopathics. Here are some examples. Not all stomach problems are an " ulcer " in the common usage of the word by the general population. Most think that an ulcer is a defined " disease " . What does ulcer mean? It only means an open sore. So, one has an open sore in the stomach. that is a symptom, not a disease. It is a manifestation of some underlying cause, But what is causing it and how do we correct the underlying cause is the big question. What was the underlying reason? Well, that could be from a number of things, (although, the bacteria mentioned below is a likely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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