The Health Plus Letter
April 20, 2004, Vol. 2, No. 12
By Larry Trivieri, Jr. – founder & publisher,
http://www.1healthyworld.com
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Table Of Contents
What’s New
Quote of the Day
Fast Facts
Medical Freedom Alert
Health News and Commentary
Q & A with Garry Gordon, MD, DO, MD(H)
Self-Care Tips for Preventing and Managing Shingles
Recommendations
Reader Feedback (Still More About Dr. Robert Friedman)
Unabashed Plug
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How to quickly and easily restore relaxation throughout your body using hand warming, an easily mastered biofeedback technique you can do without any equipment.
How to increase your IQ by 20 points or more in less than a week’s time.
How to permanently eliminate long-standing fears, phobias, and traumas using energy psychology.
How to create a bioscalar energy wave within your body for rapid healing.
All of these self-care exercises have been developed by the visionary healers and researchers I interviewed in Health on the Edge, and I know from personal experience that they really work. Take the next step in your healing, and order Health on the Edge today.
What’s New
This week, in light of how important I believe her work is to our understanding of health and our spiritual/energetic nature, I am repeating my interview with Dr. Valerie Hunt, which appeared in the inaugural issue of The Health Plus Letter, and which is excerpted from my book, Health on the Edge.
Also in this issue are self-care tips for preventing and managing shingles, a condition a number of readers have emailed me about. And I am beginning a new feature – Q&A with 1HealthyWorld medical advisor Dr. Garry Gordon, that features Garry’s response to reader questions.
Please continue to send me your comments and suggestions. And please spread the word about The Health Plus Letter by passing it along to your friends and inviting them to subscribe.
Quote Of The Day
“Thinking without constructive action becomes a disease.”
-- Henry Ford
Fast Fact
In 2003, Americans spent $163 billion on pharmaceutical drugs.
Source: http://askbillsardi.com
Unabashed Plug
Dr. Garry Gordon’s entire line of nutritional products are available for purchase directly from 1HealthyWorld.com. Dr. Gordon is a member of 1HealthyWorld’s Medical Advisory Board, and an internationally acclaimed expert in the areas of cardiovascular health, anti-aging medicine, and the use of nutritional medicine to prevent and reverse chronic disease. He is also one of the most accomplished and knowledgeable physicians it’s ever been my privilege to meet, and the nutritional products he’s developed reflect his expertise. You can order his products by visiting http://www.1healthyworld.com/healthproducts/garrygordon
Medical Freedom Alert
Please do your part to ensure that the misleadingly named “Dietary Safety Supplement” Act (S. 722) is defeated. To become informed about S. 722 and to take action to help defeat its passage, please visit: http://capwiz.com/nnfa/S722.html
To stay informed of other developments related to medical freedom, please visit http://www4.dr-rath-foundation.org the website of Dr. Mattias Rath, a leading crusader for medical freedom.
To see to what depraved lengths people will go to persecute practitioners of alternative medicine in the U.S., please read the following report by noted medical freedom advocate Tim Bolen at http://www.quackpotwatch.org/opinionpieces/Suster2.htm
Health News and Commentary
Vitamin C Shown to Reduce C-Reactive Protein Levels
A new study conducted at Univ/ersity of California, Berkeley, has found that supplementation of vitamin C can significantly reduce levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in the body. CRP is a marker for inflammation, which recent research shows is a primary risk factor for a wide range of chronic health conditions, including heart disease, cancer, arthritis, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. In the study, test subjects who consumed 500 mg of vitamin C per day experienced a 24 percent reduction in their CRP levels after two months.
For more on this story, see http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2004/04/12_vitc.shtml
[Comment: This is an important finding, given the abundance of evidence showing the link between inflammation and many serious disease conditions. I suspect the benefits of vitamin C supplementation in this regard might be even greater were the daily dosage increased to 1,000 to 3,000 mg, but as yet, that is simply speculation on my part.]
Alzheimer’s Linked to Vitamin E and Folate Deficiencies
According to a year-long study conducted by the Australian Centre for Neuropsychotherapy that collected and analysed previous published studies on the subject, deficiencies of vitamin E and folate (a B vitamin) can lead to brain degeneration and Alzheimer’s disease. Based on the findings, Rod Markham, the Centre’s director, recommends that people increase their intake of vitamin E and folate in their diet by consuming avocados, nuts, whole-grains, wheatgerm, and vegetable oils.
To read more on this story, see http://snipurl.com/5syb
[Comment: Many people are allergic or have sensitivities to some of the foods Markham recommends, so adding food grade supplements of vitamin E and folate may be advisable.]
Unabashed Plug
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Q&A with Dr. Garry Gordon
“Dear Dr. Gordon – I am looking for something in your therapy that might help fight leukemia. My father-in-law has it, along with diabetes. He is 69 years old and the doctors are saying within 3-4 months he will be gone. Do you know of anything that will help him hang on longer? Chemotherapy is poison and the doctors claim that it is the next step in my father-in-law’s treatment. We are scheduled to consult with his primary physician shortly. Thank you for taking the time to read this.”
Dr. Gordon replies:
A world without cancer is already possible using non-toxic strategies but that requires earlier diagnosis. If we have to use some drugs, there are many natural products that I can recommend that in my experience will make a real and substantial difference, as well as some unique therapies only available in other countries. There is a new drug for some forms of leukemia called Gleevec that is non-toxic, so do not close your mind just yet to all possibilities.
There are many things that I know that buy more time and improve quality of life but rather than shoot from the hip I prefer to do this systematically. Please go to that doctor appointment with an open mind and learn everything you can. Take good notes, too.
You may also find it very useful to call The Health Resource at 501-329-5272. If you send them your father-in-law’s exact diagnosis, for about $300, within a few days you will receive comprehensive information on all standard and alternative therapies that are most applicable for his diagnosis. You can use this information then to consult with your physician and anyone you choose.
If you cannot wait, start some safe alternatives that every cancer patient would benefit from taking. These would include Wobenzym, and the dose is 10 tablets, three times daily. In a 6-year study, this has increased survival time at least 30% when used alone, but I find it is essential, in order to get the full benefits, to also include some other nutritional support products. These include Immuni-T2, (3 three times daily) RM- 10 (3 three times daily), and Cellfood (10-15 drops three times daily) in pure water like Penta Water (available from Biohydration Research, San Diego Call 858-452-8868). This protocol works best when used in conjunction with Beyond C.
In my professional opinion, and based on my professional experience, those products can be safely used by anyone on the planet with or without any type of cancer and no matter what therapy they are also receiving.
Sincerely, Garry F. Gordon, MD,DO,MD(H)
Note: You can find all of the products mentioned above, except Penta Water, at http://www.1healthyworld.com/healthproducts/garrygordon
Self-Care Tips for Preventing and Managing Shingles
Shingles (Herpes Zoster) is anacute viral infection of the central nervous system that affects certain areas of the skin. The same virus can also cause chicken pox.
Symptoms: Several days (three to four) before the skin outbreaks occur, there is usually fatigue, fever, chills, and sometimes gastrointestinal upset. On the third to fourth day, the skin area becomes excessively sensitive. On the fourth or fifth day, characteristic small blisters erupt that crust and hurt along the path of a nerve so that the reddened outbreak affects a strip of skin, forming a line. This usually occurs over the ribs in the thoracic area and is usually limited to one side. Rarely, it can affect the lower part of the body or the face. The affected area is very sensitive and the pain may be severe. The eruptions heal about five days later. Most people heal without any further problems except occasional scarring along the path of the nerve. In some individuals (about 30%), especially the elderly, pain may persist for long periods of time, months to years later, and sometimes be recurrent (2%). The older the individual and the longer the rash lasts, the more likely a lingering problem with pain will persist. One attack of herpes zoster usually gives immunity for life.
Occurrence: Shingles can occur in any age group, but is most common after 50 years of age. Several hundred cases per 100,000 people occur each year in the United States. It is a fairly common viral infection, but especially in those individuals whose immune systems have been severely compromised (cancer, HIV, severe trauma).
Special Note: If the eruptions last longer than two weeks, rule out possible underlying immune problems or cancer (particularly Hodgkin’s disease). During a childhood bout of chicken pox, not all of the viral organisms are destroyed. Some lie dormant in sensory (skin) nerves for many years. When events occur that decrease immune function, such as severe emotional stress, severe illness, or long-term usage of corticosteroids, the immune system cannot suppress the dormant organisms any longer and they become active again, causing infection along the pathway of the nerve. See an ophthalmologist immediately if herpes zoster occurs near the eyes or on the forehead, as it can cause blindness.
Self-Care Approaches
Diet: Whole foods diet with avoidance of excessive consumption of refined carbohydrates.
Nutritional Therapy: The most optimal approach, if possible, is Vitamin B12 injections combined with adenosine monophosphate (AMP), which is usually done by an orthomolecular physician. Also, place plain yogurt mixed with zinc oxide, if available, along the path of the nerve two to three times daily; this often clears up herpes zoster in 24-48 hours, if the regime is started at the first sign of the outbreak. Other nutritional supplements that have shown effectiveness in helping relieve the symptoms of shingles include the amino acid, L-lysine (4-5 grams initially, then 500 mg two times daily for several weeks only); Vitamin B12 (orally every hour first day); Vitamin B complex; high doses of vitamin C plus bioflavonoids; and calcium.
Herbal Medicine: Combine equal parts of oat straw, St. John’s wort, and skullcap tinctures and take one teaspoon of this mixture four times a day. Peppermint oil applied topically may reduce the pain through a mild local numbing effect. Do not attempt this if the skin is extremely sensitive.
Homeopathy: Arsen alb., Rhus tox., Sepia, Natrum mur., Hepar sulph., Caladium, acidum nit.
Hydrotherapy: According to Leon Chaitow, N.D., D.O., the most calming and stress-reducing ba/th is the neutral ba/th (body temperature), in which the individual soaks for 30-60 minutes. Someone needs to do the topping up to keep heat at blood temperature, using a ba/th thermometer to che/ck every few minutes.
Aromatherapy: Lemon, geranium, bergamot, eucalyptus, tea tree, lavender, chamomile.
Flower Essences: Rescue Remedy® for accompanying stress. Crab Apple may also be helpful.
Topical Treatment: Apply Vitamin E oil or apple cider vinegar directly to rash.
Professional Care
The following therapies should only be provided by a qualified health professional: Acupuncture, Environmental Medicine, Magnetic Therapy, Naturopathic Medicine, Neural Therapy, Orthomolecular Medicine, and Energy Medicine. (According to Dr. Chaitow the TENS device, which applies an electrical current to affected nerves, can be invaluable for relief of most, but not all, nerve pains. This method is well worth a try to see if the often intractable burning pain of shingles can be calmed in this safe manner.) Detoxification Therapy may also be indicated, depending on the condition of the person.
Note:The information above was adapted from Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition, co-authored and edited by Larry Trivieri, Jr. (Celestial Arts, 2002).
The Human Energy Field – An Interview With Valerie Hunt, Ph.D. (Part 1)
[Dr. Valerie Hunt is one of the most brilliant healers and researchers I have ever met. 88 years yo/ung, Valerie is professor emeritus at UCLA, where she was the first scientist to satisfactorily prove the existence of the human energy field, more commonly referred to as the “human aura.” Since that time, Valerie has remained in the forefront in the field of energy medicine, and today her ongoing research is making clear how and why understanding of the human energy field is of paramount importance not only to optimal health, but to spiritual awareness and the very essence of our Being.
This is part one of an interview I conducted with Valerie that is featured in my book, Health on the Edge: Visionary Views of Healing in the New Millennium (see Unabashed Plug above). To learn more about Valerie, visit http://www.1healthyworld.com/advisoryBoard/ValerieHunt.cfm.]
Q: Your research shows that disturbances in the body's bioelectromagnetic field, rather than biochemical imbalances, are the primary cause of disease and malfunction. That being the case, how did biochemistry come to be the underlying basis for the diagnosis and treatment methods of orthodox or conventional medicine?
A: We got into this state back in the 18th century, when medicine started to become more serious about finding scientific evidence to support medical theory and practice. At that time, the field of chemistry was the most scientifically advanced, well before the study of electromagnetism occurred. The researchers of that era began to investigate biochemical changes, and when they did their experiments, they could see biochemical differences. That's where it started. In addition, there was already a body of established scientific evidence regarding the mechanics of alignment and things of this nature in the scientific literature, dating much earlier than the 18th century. Having these two basic references and scientific information to go on, they grabbed it, and that was the basis of the biochemical paradigm.
It wasn't until the discovery of the atom early in the 19th century, that we started really understanding electromagnetism, but by this time the biochemical paradigm was already locked in. The first research into electromagnetism was also concerned only with material substance; it had to do with atoms and the physical things of the earth. The study of bioelectromagnetism, the subtle, invisible energy fields which enfold and animate physical matter, is much more recent than that, such as the work done by Nikola Tesla in the 1950's.
So this is a brief history of why energy field medicine, alternative medicine, or whatever you wish to call it, has been late in coming. The chemistry is there and we need to be concerned about it, but it is not our primary concern and it certainly is not the cause of illness. It's a downstream cause. Even the biochemists say that all chemical reactions have to have a catalyst in order to occur. You can't just put two substances together, you have to have a catalyst, and the catalyst is electromagnetic energy. When the pattern of the electromagnetism is disturbed in the body, you will get disease and malfunction. And this electromagnetic pattern can be disturbed in a number of ways: genetically, due to the nature of the tissue, although I don't think that's a major factor; experientially, due to lifestyle patterns; or emotionally, which I think is the primary factor. What happens is there is a disturbance that occurs in the electromagnetism of the tissue, which will eventually alter the chemistry. And actually this goes clear to the DNA. I predict we will learn before long that the DNA is reprogrammed by the emotional organization of the energy field. I am not saying this simply. I have had experiences here.
Q: What you are saying, then, is that the primary cause of all disease occurs first and foremost in the field. Correct?
A: Absolutely. Many people are coming to that conclusion theoretically. I'm coming to it through my research.
Q: Conversely, then, for healing to truly occur, it has to occur in the field, as well.
A: All healing that takes place in alternative medicine is electromagnetic. Whether it's the laying on of hands, Tai Chi, meditation -- everything that takes place, Even the thought process, or the person's intent or spiritual state, changes the electromagnetic field and changes it almost instantaneously. N/o/w if it stays changed and improved, the body heals itself, and the chemistry reorganizes. This biochemical reorganization is the effect that medicine is working upon. Medicine has ne/ver, ever cured anything. The body cures itself. Sometimes, in emergency situations, we need the offset of biochemistry, but not as a cure of disease. It ne/ver has cured disease, and it ne/ver will cure disease. Only if the field changes will there be a true cure.
For example, I can measure the energy field of a person who has had cancer but that cancer, according to chemistry, is in remission. I can tell you if the person still has a cancerous field, and until that cancerous field goes, I don't care if there is remission or not, biochemically, as long as the field does not change, it's going to recur.
And the reason they have cancer is because the field is a very high, very weak field. They're sweet, de/ar, lovable people. That's their emotional orientation. They aren't aggressive, and they don't have lower frequencies which have to do with tissue vitality. Without the tissue vitality, the cell becomes cancerous. But the difficulty is that some of these people would almost rather die than to give in to the very intense, angry, and hostile emotions which they have.
Q: Would you say that those emotions are basically suppressed?
A: Yes, they are suppressed as their consciousness soars, staying in what they perceive to be the more positive emotions. I have measured the fields of people with cancer many, many times, and it's always the same pattern. I've ne/ver, ever seen a cancer person whose field had the full spectrum of electromagnetic energy, from its lowest to its highest. Ne/ver, ever.
Q: Are you saying that cancer is a passive/aggressive disease in the sense of the person s emotional make-up?
A: I wouldn't say passive/aggressive. I would say it's passive, not aggressive.
Q: How did your research shift into this area of the field?
A: My academic background is as a neurophysiologist, and I was also a registered physical therapist. I was working in electromyography and electrocardiography, and I was interested in the patterns of electromyographic energy in the body that were related to emotions. Eventually, I established a pattern of emotions connected with neurological energy. In the process, I was the first researcher to have a telemetry, electromyography instrument. This was when the first astronauts went into space. They had to have monitors of their basic health -- the heart rate, the blood pressure, and the galvanic skin response -- sent from space. They did this using telemetry, which is a radio frequency instrument system. It would send a signal on an FM frequency down to the earth, where NASA would record the FM frequencies and know what was happening to the astronauts.
When I heard about this, I got in touch with NASA and the yo/ung scientist who had first made that telemetry instrumentation, and I had him build for me the first telemetry electromyography instrument. This meant I could test a person using an FM frequency, a radio frequency, process the data through my instrumentation and record it. And when I did this I found the electromagnetic energy field.
This was in early 60's, and I thought, "Oh my God, what have I got he/re?" So I brought in researchers from the university's chemistry, physics, and engineering departments. I said, "What have I got, an artifact?" And they kept saying I didn't, that my equipment was working fine. They tested everything, and finally I realized I was dealing with a new kind of energy in the body.
Forty years ago, I didn't know much about meditating, or Far Eastern literature, or mystical ideas. I just knew I was onto something. So I brought in Rosalyn Bruyere, a very top aura reader, and had her read the energy radiating from the body at the same time I recorded energy from surface electrodes. I also brought in healers and people with polio, or who were paralyzed. I just ran the gamut, because at first I didn't know what I was doing. But pretty soon I seemed to know exactly what I was doing. I was measuring an energy field that was in the fo/rm of light that radiated from the human body. It could be seen by aura readers and could be altered and changed by psychic healers, by hands-on healers, by all kinds of energy techniques. And it was extremely dynamic. It changed, and would frequently go back to where it was. Eventually, I found that I could measure the resting energy signature of a person. With some people I could get the signature in about fifteen minutes, which meant that, no matter what I did with them, they always had this dominant signature. But for others, it would take five or more recordings until I could find their signature - they were so dynamic and so changeable. This, of course, was good. Such people are not stuck with just one way to play the game. They can play it in all kinds of ways. Under new situations, emotional or physical, they can adjust the electromagnetic field so that they can cope, they can handle, and they can desirably work in the electromagnetic milieu of the world.
Q: In other words, their adaptive skills are optimal.
A: That's right. They are absolutely optimal, in all areas. I call these kinds of fields ideal. N/o/w, what is an ideal field? Health first and foremost is health of the electromagnetic field. You're not going to have health if you don't have health in the electromagnetic field because this is the source. Biochemistry ne/ver gives you source. It is legion that some people who go to their doctor find that everything, biochemically, checks out fine. Then they may walk out of the office and die of a heart attack because their fields are not dynamic, and optimally adaptive. The models that we have which say healthy heart rates, blood pressure rates, etc., should conform to a certain standard measurement are stupid. A healthy blood pressure is one that can shoot to the top, and drop to the bottom, and stay somewhere in the middle. It is more often that the people who can't do that are the ones that die suddenly, not necessarily the ones who have what they call high blood pressure.
[My interview with Valerie continues next week.]
Unabashed Plug
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Recommendations
Website:
http://www.inspirationonline.com This website is home to Life and Other Options, an eBook of timely and inspirational quotes, with commentary, written by Anita Bergen, one of my readers. I highly recommend it.
Book:
Lincoln by Gore Vidal. This historical novel is part of Vidal’s American Empire series and vividly brings Lincoln’s presidency and the conflicts of the American Civil War alive. It also debunks the fictions surrounding “Honest Abe,” to present a far more compelling portrait of a truly great president.
Reader Feedback (More About Dr. Robert Friedman)
I received emails from a number of additional readers regarding the energy healing work of Dr. Friedman. All but one of them wrote me dissatisfied with their experiences with him. But Tom L. sent me the following email:
“After reading your summation of your experience with Dr. Robert, I just want to let you know I felt better after several of his sessions, especially the last one. My problem was a right shoulder impingement, which involved physical therapy and getting a MRI to be sure my tendon wasn't torn. The physical therapy only aggravated the problem and I didn't want to take drugs or injections. Dr. Robert was very pleasant and I felt open to receive his energy healing. To say I am 100% healed, I am not quite there yet, but it is better than my other choice, which involves cutting two pieces of bone from within my shoulder.”
The varied experiences of those who chose to work with Dr. Friedman, including my own, points out how difficult it is to currently assess the skills of those purporting to be energy healers. But to some extent, at least, the same can be said of all health practitioners, conventional and holistic. There simply is no substitute for direct experience when it comes to choosing to work with them. Always bear in mind, you are the person in charge of the experience, not the physician or healer. Don’t be afraid to ask ques/tions, and if the answers you receive are not satisfactory, say so. And don’t hesi/tate to move on to some one else if you are not satisfied with the results you are getting.
As I wrote last week, my initial experience with Dr. Friedman was valuable for me, but subsequent sessions were less so, and in retrospect, I realize I should have waited to complete my experience with him before I made my recommendation.
Health and Blessings!
Larry Trivieri, Jr. (larry@1healthyworld.com)
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