Olive Leaf Extract (1997) By Dr. Morton Walker

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Olive Leaf Extract (1997)

By Dr. Morton Walker

Foreword by Joseph J. Territo, M.D.

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Introduction

 

To begin with, Walker warns us that we are currently

experiencing a number of " new " diseases due to " superbug "

microorganisms. Some of them include the Epstein-Barr virus and

retroviruses, which take charge of the genetic machinations of the

cell; antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which can sometimes actually

live off of the drugs designed to kill it; yeasts and fungi, which

are usually responsible for yeast syndrome (candidiasis) and chronic

fatigue syndrome; and parasites, which are a serious problem

worldwide. Most of these developing afflictions are due to one of

four factors: the upset of nature's balance, a depressed immune

system, the ill adaptation of humans to new technology, or the

diseases of overindustrialization. Due to these problems, some

retroviruses can even come out of dormancy once they detect a

weakness in the body. No supplement, drug, or remedy studied in

recent years has shown promise in working against the attacks of

viruses, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, yeasts, fungi, protozoa, and

worms. However, encapsulated powdered olive leaves, newly

available, show promise in addressing, affecting, and ameliorating

all of the above maladies.

Walker goes on to report that two million Americans a year

develop infections while in the hospital, causing the deaths of as

many as 20,000. This is partly the result of the overuse and

overprescription of antibiotics, the practice of which overlooks the

fact that bacteria can mutate, developing effective resistance to

antibiotics. Bacteria also create copies of themselves that carry

the parent cell's resistance, meaning that every time a better

antibiotic is administered, bacteria alter their genetic chemistry

to build new immunity, resulting in batches of immune bacteria. If

that weren't bad enough, bacteria can also exchange information with

other microorganisms, using " jumping genes " of DNA plasmids, to

spread their drug resistance.

To infect, bacteria must first enter the body and find a place

to replicate before the immune system searches it out and eradicates

it. We experience illness when the bacteria has multiplied to such

a degree that their generated microtoxins or tissue digestion are

interfering with our own processes. Most antibiotics work in one of

three ways: by interfering with the building of the invader's cell

wall, interfering with the assembly of the invader's vital proteins,

or shutting down reproduction altogether. However, in order for

those methods to work, the antibiotic must be able to penetrate the

invader.

The ability of bacteria to multiply quickly also complicates

things. Diseases such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the common

staphylococcus, salmonella, Haemophilus influenzae, and

streptococcus pneumoniae have already shown themselves resistant and

fatal in more and more instances during recent years.

Now, non-toxic olive leaf extract has emerged as a powerful

antimicrobial. Walker sees it as a much-needed natural savior of

sorts. He points out that olive oil, bark, leaves, and fruit have

been a part of nutrition and healing for thousands of years in the

Mediterranean. Its mythic properties have been confirmed by modern

tests, and thus olive leaf extract may be exactly what we need.

Part One—The Developmental History of the Therapeutic Attributes of

Olive Leaf Extract

 

1. We Swim in a Sea of Microbes. Dr. Walker declares the age

of antibiotics over at the beginning of this chapter. Many of our

modern antibiotics are quickly becoming useless because of the way

microbes are able to mutate, developing resistance to once effective

drugs. The frequency of diseases like AIDS, chlamydia, herpes, Lyme

disease, bacterial pneumonia, and staph infections led Dr. Stanford

T. Shulman to say that following birth " we swim in a veritable sea

of microbes. " And since infectious diseases are such a problem,

both in third world and industrialized countries, doctors now

specialize in just infectious diseases, studying the pathogenesis,

diagnosis, and management of these diseases. This is called

epidemiology . Once infected, the host experiences an immune

response, though there are many different kinds of infection. A

subclinical, silent, or asymptomatic infection may not be

detectable, or may not be showing its symptoms. Colonization also

shows no signs, because the microbe is busy multiplying. A latent

infection is one that has been dormant inside the host for perhaps

years. An exogenous infection results from environmental factors,

and an endogenous infection comes from the host's normal inhabiting

organisms. Walker presents a great deal of biologic background in

his text in order to fully inform his readers, and here he continues

by defining microorganism or microbe as " any living thing too small

to be visible to the naked eye, most often made up of a single

cell. " Included in this species are bacteria, spirochetes, viruses,

rickettsiae, chlamydiae, fungi, yeasts, molds, protozoa, and

helminths (worms). Walker next defines each microorganism.

Bacteria are single-celled organisms that can multiply independently

and are classified by shape: cocci (spherical), bacilli (rod-

shaped), and spirilla (spiral-shaped). Spirochetes, also classified

as bacteria, are flexible, undulating rods with cell walls.

Rickettsiae are dangerous, bacteria-like organisms not often found

in North America. Viruses are the smallest organisms, consisting of

only an RNA or DNA nucleus covered by proteins. They replicate by

invading a cell and are classified by their size, shape, and means

of transmission. Chlamydiae are susceptible to antibiotics and

dependent on a host cell for replication. Fungi have cell walls

like plants but lack chlorophyll, and may manifest as yeasts or

molds. Yeasts, which are actually fungi, reproduce asexually or

sexually, and form germ tubes that grow outward to find nutrients.

Molds form a furry coating on substances they grown on, and protozoa

are simple, one-celled organisms. Helminths, or worms, are divided

into three groups: nematodes (roundworms), cestodes (tapeworms), and

trematodes (flukes). Developing treatments for the many diseases

these microbes cause is tricky, because anything too toxic can

affect the body of the host and cause unwanted side effects.

However, Walker writes, olive leaf extract kills viruses, bacteria,

fungi, and parasites all in one fell swoop.

2. The Development of Olive Leaf Extract as an Antimicrobial

Agent. In the nineteenth century, biochemists analyzed powdered

olive leaves and named the compound thought to contain all the

disease-resistant properties oleuropein. Oleuropein is present

throughout the olive tree, in its bark, roots, leaves, and fruit,

and it is credited for lending the olive tree its pest-resistance.

Although pests do attack olive trees and sometimes succeed,

oleuropein effectively protects the tree against predators if grown

under the correct conditions. In 1969, the Upjohn Company isolated

the antimicrobial agent in oleuropein, the calcium salt of elenolic

acid, or calcium elenolate. According to James R. Privitera, M.D.,

of Covina, California, olive leaf extract works by interfering with

the amino acid production of the invading microbe, inactivating

viruses, penetrating and reversing affected host cells, neutralizing

the microbe's production of enzymes, and stimulating phagocytosis.

The one negative side effect of taking olive leaf extract is

its " die-off, " or Herxheimer, effect. This occurs because the

extract has killed so many infectious microbial invaders that the

dead organisms temporarily overwhelm the immune system of the host,

sometimes intensifying the symptoms. Physicians administering olive

leaf extract view this effect as a sign that treatment is working.

These " die-off " effects should stop in four to seven days. Now that

olive leaf extract has been manufactured to be effectively

therapeutic, its full benefits can be expected. Some of the

properties of the extract are its ability to degrade pathological

microorganisms of all kinds, relieve inflammation, eliminate chronic

fatigue syndrome, restore energy, normalize heart beat

irregularities, lessen pain from toothaches, relieve malaria, and

kill and eliminate parasites. That is a short list of the

benefits. Walker ends this chapter with information about olives,

olive trees, the Mediterranean diet, and olive oil grading. Most

olives show up on tables as garnishes, but a sizable portion of

harvested olives are also made into soap and oil. The lesser grade

olive oils are used for lamp oil or industrial purposes, and some

are mixed in with higher-grade oils. We are used to consuming extra

virgin, virgin, or ordinary olive oil. As for the Grecian diet,

each man, woman, and child is said to consume at least five gallons

of olive oil a year, which is part of the reason why they stay so

healthy. Their natural diet consists of natural foods high in

phytochemicals.

3. Uncovering the Therapeutic Components of Olive Leaf

Extract. In studies designed to determine the safety of olive leaf

extract, it was found that even heavy doses failed to result in

negative side effects. In fact, researchers were unable to

determine the lethal dose for animals. Toxicity tests on humans

fared much the same. Scientists have isolated components of the

extract that are responsible for its antimicrobial effects:

verbenalin, elenolic acid, and aglycone. These work together to

inhibit the growth of microorganisms. The compounds in olive leaf

extract, namely oleuropein aglycone and elenolic acid, have been

shown to effectively inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus in

studies across Europe. Walker ends this chapter with the

interesting information that water used to wash olives in

preparation for the manufacture of olive oil has been known to cause

the batches of oil to go rancid rather quickly. The answer to this

dilemma is to remove the wastewaters as soon as possible; it has

been noted that these wastewaters contain elenolic acid and

oleuropein.

4. The Olive Leaf Antimicrobials and Those Infectious Diseases

They Act Against. Harvesting methods for olive leaves and fruit

vary. For the American extract, harvesters are careful not to break

or scratch the leaves, because doing so can lead to oxidation and

thus the loss of important phytochemicals. In the Mediterranean,

sometimes leaves are beaten off with long sticks or clawed off with

a primitive device made from the horns of a young goat. Richard

Hall, a Californian herbalist, points out that drying time is also

important to the preservation of the leaves' healing qualities. In

other words, be careful of the methods of your supplier. Olive

trees themselves are veritable weather stations, responding to

temperature and moisture by the curling up or spreading out of their

leaves. The trees require unpolluted air, aerated soil, bright

sunlight, warm temperatures, and room to grow. They are among one

of the oldest plant forms on earth, and are so resistant to pests

like the bug-eyed olive fly, black scale bug, bud-eating moths,

flying insects too small to see, and tiny black bark-boring beetles

because of the high oleuropein content in their bark, leaves, and

fruit. And while the properties of olive leaves have been used for

centuries, modern technology has only just determined what exactly

makes those properties so potent. Now that calcium elenolate/ olive

leaf extract is available to the public, we can resist the onset of

diseases and maladies listed in this table, taken directly from the

book:

 

AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)

Amoebiasis

Anthrax

Athlete's Foot (Tinea Pedis)

Bladder Infection (Urinary Tract Infection)

Botulism

California Encephalitis (CE)

Campylobacter (Campylobacteriosis)

Cat-Scratch Disease

Chancroid

Chicken Pox (Varicella)

Chlamydia

Chlamydial Pneumonia

Cholera

Clostridium Perfringens Infection

Colds

Cold Sores (Herpes Simplex I)

Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)

Crabs (Pediculosis Pubis)

Croup

Cryptosporidiosis

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Diarrheal Diseases

Diphtheria

Ear Infection (Otitis Media)

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)

Ebola Sudan Virus Infection

Ebola Zaire Virus Infection

E. coli 0157:H7 (Escherichia coli Hemorrhagic Colitis 0157:H7)

Encephalitis

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Infection

Fifth Disease (Erythema Infectiosum)

Flu (Influenza)

Food-Borne Illnesses (Food Poisoning)

Gastric Ulcers (Heliobacter pylori)

Gastroenteritis (Travelers' Diarrhea)

Genital Herpes (Herpes Simplex II)

Genital Warts (Human Papillomavirus, HPV)

German Measles (Rubella)

Giardia (Giardiasis)

Gonorrhea

Group B Strep Disease

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Syndrome (Disease)

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)

Head Lice

Hepatitus

Hepatitus A

Hepatitus B

Hepatitus C

Herpes Zoster (Shingles)

H. Flu Meningitis or Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae Meningitis)

Impetigo

Infant Botulism

Japanese Encephalitis (JE)

Jock Itch (Tinea Cruris)

Legionnaires' Disease

Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)

Leptospirosis

Listeria (Listeriosis)

Lockjaw (Tetanus)

Lyme Disease

Lymphocytic Leukemia from Human Acute Leukemia/ Lymphoma Virus

Malaria

Marburg (Monkey) Virus (Rhabdovirus simiae)

Measles (Rubeola)

Meningitis, Bacterial

Meningitis, Viral

Meningococcal Meningitis

Mono (Infectious Mononucleosis)

Mumps

Mycoplasma Pneumonia

Newcastle Disease

Norwalk Agent

Parrot Fever (Psittacosis)

Pasteurella (Pasteurellosis)

PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease)

Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis)

Pinworm (Enterobiasis)

Plague

Pneumonococcal Meningitis

Pneumonia, Broncho, Lobal, or Segmental

Pneumonia, Bacterial

Pneumonia, Chlamydial

Pneumonia, Mycoplasmal

Pneumonia, Viral

Polio (Poliomyelitis)

Pork Tapeworm (Taeniasis)

Q Fever (Query Fever)

Rabies

Rat-Bite Fever

Rheumatic Fever

Ringworm (Tinea), of Scalp (Tinea Capitis), of Body (Tinea

Corporis)

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Roseola (Exanthem Subitem)

Retrovirus Infection

Rotavirus Diarrhea

Roundworm (Toxocariasis)

RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)

St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE)

Salmonella (Salmonellosis)

Scabies

Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Shigella (Sigellosis)

Shingles (Herpes Zoster)

Smallpox (Variola)

Staphylococcal Food Poisoning

Strep Throat

Syphilis

TB (Tuberculosis)

Thrush (Oral Candidiasis)

Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS)

Toxoplasmosis

Trich (Trichomoniasis)

Thrichinosis (Trichinellosis)

Tuberculosis (TB)

Typhoid Fever

Urinary Tract Infection (Bladder Infection)

Vaginal Yeast Infection (Yeast Vaginitis from Candidiasis of

the Vagina)

Vaginitis (Vaginosis)

Vincent's Infection

Warts

Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

The Yeast Syndrome (Polysystemic Chronic Candidiasis)

Yellow Fever

Yersinia (Yersiniosis)

 

Due to the intense study of olive leaf extract in Europe,

Hungary has adopted the extract for its Medicare system as the

official infectious disease remedy and has saved a great deal of

money since. Other countries, such as Yugoslavia, Poland, the Czech

Republic, Romania, and Italy are all studying the benefits of olive

leaf extract. Operating in Hungary is Robert Lyons, O.M.D., M.S.,

who is the director of the Robert Lyons Clinic and a correspondent

of Dr. Walker. Lyons reports that patients he has treated with

olive leaf extract have recovered from all manners of viral, yeast-

related, bacterial, and fungal infections. In a detailed table, Dr.

Walker shows that, of the hundreds of patients treated at the Lyons

Clinic, none of their conditions remained unchanged. Most recovered

fully, and the rest experienced an improvement in their condition.

Based on these findings, the Clinic concluded that the rate of

improvement due to treatment was 98%, that the extract improved

immune functions, and that there were no adverse side effects, even

in children and adolescents.

5. Additional Therapeutic Applications for the Olive Leaf

Concentrate. In this chapter, Dr. Walker explains through patient

anecdote that there are many more uses for olive leaf extract than

those outlined in the last chapter, which had to do with microbial

infections. Added to those benefits is olive leaf extract's ability

to produce a coronary dilatatory action, meaning that those

suffering from angina pectoris pain can and do benefit. Studies

have shown that oleuropein increases blood flow to the heart.

Oleuropein also decreases blood pressure by causing constricted

arteries to relax and become more flexible. Atrial fillibration,

which causes the heart to beat irregularly, potentially failing to

get blood to all parts of the body, also responds to olive leaves.

Olive leaf extract also interferes with the hardening of the

arteries, or arteriosclerosis. A part of this may be due to the

fact that the extract doesn't allow LDL cholesterol to oxidize,

which is good news for cardiovascular diseases. The extract also

works as an effective antioxidant. A good source of these

antioxidants is malaxation, the process outlined earlier in which

wastewaters, rich in healing nutrients, are removed from the

fermenting olive oil. These waters can be crystallized and

encapsulated, making a cheap but effective source of olive leaf

power. Walker goes on to say that the extract is also applicable

to psoriasis, peptic ulcer, hiatal hernia, and fibromyalgia. As for

the appropriate dosage, Dr. Walker himself takes two capsules daily,

which he doubles if he is traveling. James R. Privitera, mentioned

in an earlier chapter, recommends one tablet every six hours, or two

every six hours if you are sick, and advises that if the " die-off "

effect occurs, dosage should be temporarily decreased. As for

concentrations of oleuropein in olive leaf tablets, more is not

better. Dr. Walker advises that even a six percent concentration

can be effective. Other elements often found in the tablets are

cellulose, stearic acid, croscarmellose sodium, silicon dioxide,

magnesium stearate, and maltodextrin.

 

Part Two—Successful Antimicrobial Therapy for Viral, Bacterial,

Fungal, and Parasitic Illnesses

 

6. You Can Stop Herpes and Other Viral Diseases from

Threatening Your Loved Ones. This chapter begins with a patient

anecdote about a woman who, fearing she might have contracted

herpes, was given olive leaf extract and later tested negative for

the disease. Sexually transmitted diseases, too, have evolved,

creating new strains of related diseases. STDs are also passed on to

children born to infected mothers. According to Dr. Walker, the

best protection against these diseases is olive leaf extract. Viral

diseases are among the most difficult to get rid of, owing to the

hardiness of viruses. Viruses can be reactivated after long periods

of time, and can " hide " from the immune system within the cells of

the host. Because viruses are nearly immortal, a person infected

with HIV must deal with carrying that virus for the rest of their

life. However, as seen earlier, calcium elenolate may be the only

viral adversary. Some of the other viruses people may carry for the

rest of their lives are herpes viruses. There are seven known

strains: herpes simplex virus (HSV) has two types; cytomegalovirus

(CMV) is less severe; Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is often called " the

kissing disease " ; Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZ) causes shingles; Human

Herpes Type VI (HHV-6) also has two strains; and Human Herpes Virus

Type VII (HHV-7) is not well understood. The good news? Of course,

calcium elenolate is a virucide, and successfully kills all these

viruses.

7. How to Eliminate Any Viral Source of Chronic Fatigue

Syndrome. Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS)

is often accompanied by a viral infection, parasites, or yeast

overgrowth, all of which can serve to drain energy. Once again,

patient and doctor anecdotes show that not only can olive leaf

extract eradicate the symptoms of CFIDS, it can also create a

resurgence of energy in the patient. Chronic EBV is often to blame,

and in fact, EBV is far more common than is recognized. Some of the

results of this may include other diseases, such as hairy

leukoplakia and Hodgkin's disease, the overriding symptom of which

is of course chronic fatigue. Retroviruses may also be involved in

causing CFIDS. Retroviruses are those that can permanently splice

themselves into the chromosomes of human cells. However, research

is uncovering more and more information pointing to the fact that

CFIDS may be linked to more viruses than just EBV and retroviruses.

Again, calcium elenolate is a virucide and has the power to destroy

any virus causing CFIDS.

8. Changing HIV Positive (+) Blood to HIV Negative (-). Dr.

Walker begins by addressing the controversy surrounding the

connection of the HIV virus to the development of AIDS. Many

prominent doctors have questioned that HIV leads to the advent of

AIDS, speculating that HIV only " opens the door " for AIDS, and that

HIV is only a " hitchhiker " virus. Either way, the same James R.

Privitera mentioned earlier has shown that a concentrate of olive

leaves combined with Naltrexone, an immune modulator, dissolved in a

lemon and olive oil drink dramatically reduces the HIV viral load.

Olive leaves also contain protease inhibitors, which are useful to

the AIDS patient because they stop the action of enzymes that break

the body tissues down in response to the human immunodeficiency

virus. After drinking the above described lemon/olive oil drink,

patients tested for both viruses could be said not to have either,

due to the absence of the viruses in their blood. Even taking the

olive leaf extract capsules on their own can decrease a patient's

viral load. Here, taken directly from the book, is a recipe for the

lemon/olive oil drink:

 

1. Cut up one medium lemon into quarters. Put the whole fruit,

including the rind and seeds, in a blender. (For a less bitter

drink, squeeze in the juice of a whole lemon and blend in the rind

of half the lemon.)

2. You may add one and a half cups of orange juice, other fruit

juice, or water to make the mixture more palatable.

3. Add one tablespoon of cold pressed extra virgin olive oil.

4. Blend the ingredients together at high speed for two minutes.

5. Filter the mixture through a strainer to separate the juice

from the pulp. Discard the pulp and drink the remaining liquid,

either all at once with olive leaf extract capsules, or divide into

two or three daily portions.

You may also make olive leaf tea, but mind that the leaves you

buy are probably imported and are beaten or clawed from the trees.

The best possible leaves to purchase would be from manzanillo trees

in Southern California. First, buy a one-pound bag of olive leaves

that have not been air dried at over 150 degrees Fahrenheit. Use

half for brewing and store the rest in a plastic bag for later.

Procure a gallon of distilled or spring water, as well as a five or

six-gallon crock-pot. Have a few large glass bottles ready to pour

the tea into, and have a candy thermometer handy. Next, follow

these steps directly from the book:

 

1. Rinse the half-pound of leaves with purified water and drain

the water away. Put the leaves in the crock-pot and fill it with

the gallon of distilled water. Cover, and sit on the stove. Let it

simmer on low heat.

2. After six hours, check the temperature. The ideal

temperature is between 175 and 185 degrees. When the tea reaches

this temperature, open the pot cover enough for heat to escape, and

be sure to add water over the next ten hours to replace what is lost

in steam. Make sure you are back at the gallon level and close the

lid tightly.

3. Check the water temperature regularly to make sure it stays

within range. Simmer for twelve hours and then allow to cool for

four to six hours. Then, scoop out the tea, filling the glass

bottles, and strain the rest, removing the leaves. Refrigerate the

tea in closed glass bottles. Use the strained tea immediately, and

don't forget to strain the stored tea before drinking.

Drink half a cup of tea three times a day, but not after 7:00,

because it may cause insomnia due to your renewed energy. You can

add plain water, ginger ale, or soda water to the tea to alter its

taste, but no colas. Your viral load count should fall in response.

 

 

9. A Quick Cure for the Common Cold. The cold is historically

and presently the cause of the most sickness worldwide, and most

symptoms are due to infection by the rhinovirus (RV). RV is not

bothered by heat, cold, or antibiotics, but is killed by taking

olive leaf capsules. Hamsters given nasal washings made of calcium

elenolate recovered completely, which may mean that an olive leaf

nasal wash should be developed sometime in the future. A cold is

essentially an upper respiratory infection that may cause nasal

congestion, headaches, fever, and sore throat. There are peak cold

periods in the United States, as well as peak areas of occurrence;

one peak period occurs just as school is starting and another occurs

mid-winter. The Northeast U.S. gets 47% of national colds, East

Central areas have 17%, West Central has only 6%, the Pacific Region

has only 5%, and the South has 25%. RV usually enters the body

through the nose or eyes, can survive brutal temperatures, and can

survive on surfaces such as doorknobs and desktops for days. To

prevent colds, wash your hands after contact with those who have

colds, avoid touching your eyes and nose, and take olive leaf

extract. Olive leaf extract is also effective against all strains

of the flu, or influenza virus. It's also effective against mumps,

viral pneumonia, croup, bronchiolitis, and other lower respiratory

infections.

10. Antibacterial Properties of Olive Leaf Extract. The olive

leaf extract is also applicable to sinusitis, which can result due

to a long-standing bacterial infection. Sinusitis is a surprisingly

widespread disease, owing to confusion about its symptoms, which are

not unlike those of the common cold. The symptoms typically return

at regular intervals during the year. Sinusitis bacteria are

increasingly showing resistance to the drugs used to treat it, as

well. Severe headaches can accompany the infection of certain sinus

cavities, requiring surgery to relieve the dangerous pressure.

Hemolytic streptococci are bacteria that can complicate sinusitis

and cause bronchitis. Chronic bronchitis is the inflammation of the

air passages, and is prolonged, persistent, and reoccurring. It can

enlarge the mucous glands and produce excess mucous, cause upper

chest pain due to the impairment of the cilia lining the lungs, and

inflame the breathing passages. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema

can often occur together as a result of smoking, and are referred to

as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). If this condition

is allowed to continue, it can lead to labored respiration and a

worsened cough, and a change in the discharge from the respiratory

passages. Bacteria can act as parasites when they infect the host,

and this is called bacterial disease. Bacterial disease is due to

the pathogenic (disease-producing) properties of the bacteria.

Virulence refers to the degree of pathogenicity of a bacteria for

the host, meaning that some bacteria may be more destructive to

certain hosts and nearly unnoticeable in other hosts. However,

traditional treatments are currently having a hard time keeping up

with the mutated forms of bacteria such as staphylococci,

mycobacteria, clostridia, pseudomonas, enterobacteriacea,

spirochetes, salmonella, and others. This means that the public now

faces the same dilemma as before the advent of antibiotics. The

overprescription of antibiotics and the antibiotic content in animal

feed has led to the increased resistance of microbial diseases and

the increased number of diseases reported. Fortunately, olive leaf

extract is now available. Next, Walker goes back to malaxation,

mentioned in an earlier chapter as the process by which wastewaters

are removed in order to speed the process of olive oil

fermentation. These wastewaters are so rich in antibiotic

properties that when they find their way into the soil, they

actually inhibit the natural ability of soil bacteria to biodegrade

substances, affecting the process of germination and sporulation.

Thus the industry might be well served by encapsulating these

waters. Another serious bacterial infection is that of Bacillus

cereus, which causes a number of side effects such as copious gas,

burning stomach, frothy diarrhea, and others. This infection can

also cause the heartbeat to fluctuate, causing possible damage to

the heart, cause temperature changes, confusion, and depression.

The bacteria are often found in food sources, and symptoms begin in

as little as six hours. The phytochemicals contained in olive leaf

extract can eradicate this difficult bacteria after infection.

Oleuropein can actually dissolve the outer lining of invading

microbes. Olive leaf extract can also relieve dental and bladder

infections. In a table at the end of the chapter, Dr. Walker lists

the ten most common infectious diseases of 1995. They are

chlamydia, gonorrhea, AIDS, salmonellosis, hepatitis A, shigellosis,

tuberculosis, primary and secondary syphilis, Lyme disease, and

hepatitis B.

11. Correction for the Yeast Syndrome and Other Fungal

Diseases. Fungi are more highly developed than the other

microorganisms, and produce spores to reproduce. At least eight

classifications of fungi cause diseases: dermatomycoses,

candidiasis, maduromycosis, sporotrichosis, blastolycosis,

actinomtcosis, coccidodides, torulosis, and aspergillosis. Fungi

are survivors and alter their growth to suit their environments, but

cannot overcome a healthy immune system. Once there is a defect in

the immune system, however, the fungi can move in. Fungi are, in

fact, what break down dead material, although they can infect living

animals as well. A common fungus, a yeast, is candidiasis, which is

present in our bodies already, but which may grow out of proportion

under the right conditions. This overgrowth can cause chronic

fatigue, acne, depression, constipation, headaches, infertility,

lost sex drive, poor memory, and others. This yeast does its damage

by releasing toxic chemicals inside the body. This is sometimes

called candidiasis hypersensitivity syndrome. It can also cause

complications in other present diseases, such as lupus,

schizophrenia, and multiple sclerosis. Normally, as mentioned

above, this is a harmless organism that lives commensally, meaning

without benefiting or harming the host, inside humans and animals.

However, when changes occur in your body, candida changes also.

These changes include eating red meat, taking cortisone or birth

control pills, steroid derivatives, therapeutic hormones such as

hormone replacement therapy, foods high in yeast or mold content,

recreational or anti-inflammatory drugs, and a diet including excess

sugar and junk foods. This condition is much more rampant than is

known. Dr. Walker uses a table to list symptoms that might occur as

a result of candidiasis, and also provides questions to ask yourself

to determine if you are suffering from yeast syndrome. Here,

reproduced directly from the book, are the questions:

 

For Adults and Teenagers

 

Have you suffered from:

1. Frequent infections, constant skin problems, or taken

antibiotics, birth control pills, or cortisone medications often or

for long periods?

2. Feelings of fatigue, being drained, drowsiness, or illness

symptoms on damp, muggy days or in moldy places such as a basement?

3. Feelings of anxiety, irritability, insomnia, or cravings for

sugary foods, breads, or alcoholic beverages?

4. Food sensitivities, allergy reactions, or digestion

problems, bloating, heartburn, constipation, bad breath?

5. Feeling " spacey " or " unreal, " difficult to concentrate, or

bothered by perfumes, chemical fumes, or tobacco smoke?

6. Poor coordination, muscle weakness, or joints painful or

swollen?

7. Mood swings, depression, or loss of sexual feelings?

8. Dry mouth or throat, nose congestion or drainage, a feeling

of pressure above the ears, or frequent headaches?

9. Pains in the chest, shortness of breath, dizziness, or easy

bruising?

10. Frustration of going from doctor to doctor, never getting

your health completely well, or being told that your symptoms

are " mental " or " psychological " or " psychosomatic " ?

 

Questions for Women Only

 

Have you suffered from:

 

1. Vaginal burning of itching, discharge, infections, or

urinary problems?

2. Difficulty getting pregnant?

3. Been pregnant two or more times?

4. Taken birth control pills?

5. Pedestal symptoms such as moodiness, fluid loading, tension?

6. Irregular menstrual cycles or other menstrual problems?

7. Permanently appearing changes in the time or frequency of

menstruation?

8. Heavy discharge from your nipples?

9. Pain during sexual intercourse?

10. Vaginal spotting?

11. Pelvic pain?

12. Breast lumps?

13. Hot flashes?

 

Questions for Men Only

 

Have you suffered from:

 

1. Difficulty having an erection?

2. A lump in the testicles?

3. A sore on the penis?

4. Any discharge from the penis?

5. A breast lump?

6. Impotence or premature ejaculation?

7. Peyronie's disease?

8. Loss of libido?

9. Prostatitis?

10. Orchitis (testiculiti)?

11. Pain in the lower abdomen?

 

Questions Especially for Children Under Age Ten

 

Have the child suffered from:

 

1. Frequent infections: particularly of the ears, tonsillitis,

bronchitis, history of constant diaper rash?

2. Continuous nasal congestion or drainage?

3. Dark circles under the eyes, or periods of hyperactivity,

poor attention span?

4. A long history of bedwetting?

5. Eczema?

 

If you had four or five " yes " answers, chances are you

may suffer from a yeast-related illness. Six or seven " yes " answers

mean you are probably infected with candida, and eight or more " yes "

answers mean that you almost certainly are infected and need to get

treatment for chronic candidiasis. Four facts that are known about

yeast and fungal diseases are that nystatin, a pharmaceutical

commonly used to treat candida, is ineffective, and does not

penetrate the blood/brain barrier; most patients show trouble

maintaining temperature; the presence of yeasts often indicates the

presence of parasites; and anti-allergen infections may affect the

disease, but are showing less and less efficacy. To rid yourself of

your yeast infection, avoid antibiotics, eat an anti-yeast diet,

discontinue birth control pills in the presence of vaginal

discharge, eat two fresh garlic cloves daily, take nutritional

supplements like vitamin C, zinc, and magnesium, and take six

capsules of olive extract daily, divided into three doses.

 

12. How to Expel the Parasites Living Within Us. . Human

parasites have only been

recognized as a danger in the last two hundred years, though

they have likely been

affecting us for much longer. Parasites normally cause

diarrheal diseases, which can be

fatal to infants. Pay attention to who prepares your food,

as food preparers are often

responsible for food infection. The gastrointestinal tract,

spread flat, would be as large

as a football field, and therefore there is a lot of room

where parasites and other flora

can hide. Parasites live off of the host, which provides

food and shelter and suffers from

the parasitic invasion. Protozoa are actually

microparasites. Despite the sanitary

conditions many of us have grown up in, parasites are

everywhere and are responsible

for a great deal of sickness and death. Symptoms may

include constipation, diarrhea,

gas and bloating, irritable bowel syndrome, allergy, skin

conditions, teeth grinding,

chronic fatigue, sleep disturbances, and immune system

dysfunction.

 

13. Concluding Information for Successfully Using Olive Leaf

Extract. While there is a

great deal of information about health and medicine on the

Internet, much of it is

indecipherable to the public. On the other hand, medical

providers often have too much

information available to them. The fact of the matter is

that olive leaf extract is the

answer to many of the maladies affecting modern humans,

particularly those ailments

caused by the invasion of microorganisms. Olive leaf extract

enhances the immune system's capability, increases energy, is

antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, and antiparasitic, lowers

blood pressure, protects against the oxidation of LDL, and

eliminates many other health problems like fibromyalgia, psoriasis,

and cardiovascularmyopathy. One of the ways olive leaves may do

this is by recognizing disease-causing invaders and producing an

antimicrobial enzyme called Pto kinase. This protein kills off

microbes. All in all, the powerful phytochemicals contained in

olive leaves store antimicrobial enzymes that are effective against

innumerable afflictions that are increasingly unresponsive to

synthetic drugs, making it the most powerful natural supplement

known to man.

 

 

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