The Health Plus Letter
December 6, 2005, Vol. 3, No. 16
By Larry Trivieri, Jr. – founder & publisher,
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Table Of Contents
What’s New
Quotes of the Day
Fast Fact
Medical F/r/e/edom Alert (A New Threat to Our Health and Freedoms)
A Call For People With Diabetic Neuropathy
Self-Care for Tips for Preventing and Treating Asthma
Recommendations (Protect Yourself from the Flu)
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What’s New
This week I’d like to alert you to a fr.ee research study being conducted for people with diabetic neuropathy based on protocols developed by leading magnetic therapy expert Dr. Dean Bonlie, with whom I had the pleasure of speaking during my recent visit to the ACAM convention (see last issue). Based on Dr. Bonlie’s research, I’m convinced that the study has much to offer those who suffer from this debilitating disease. You’ll find more details below, as well as self-care protocols for dealing with asthma.
In addition, please read this issue’s Health Freedom Alert to learn about S1873, a bill under consideration in the Sen.ate that represents the most insidious giveaway to Big Pharma that I have ever heard of.
Finally, to learn how to safely protect yourself during flu season, see this issue’s Recommendations.
As always, 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.
Quotes Of The Day
"When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong."
-- Eugene V. Debs (1855–1926)
"I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot...and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that's precisely why I succeed."
-- Michael Jordan
Fast Fact
Every minute devoted to moderate exercise in the fo.rm of walking adds between one to two minutes to your life.
Medical F/r/e/edom Alert (News Call To Action)
Currently in play in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Sen.ate are three bills which could have a profound affect of our health care freedoms, for good or ill (no pun intended).
The bill that could have a positive affect has been introduced by my favorite member of the House, Congressman Ron Paul, of Texas, who consistently votes in favor of individual liberty as sanctioned by the Constitution. His bill, known as HR 2352, would, if passed into law, further strengthen the protection afforded natural supplements under the DSHEA act of 1994 by reversing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s current stance on nutrients and permitting “the accurate label and labeling claims of the curative, mitigation, treatment and prevention effects of foods and dietary supplements on disease and health-related conditions.” This is an important bill that would go a long way to ensuring our medical freedoms if enacted as law. Please let your U.S Representatives know if you are in favor of its passage.
A bill that would have the opposite affect, weakening DSHEA in the process, is HR 3156, which is being sponsored by Congresswoman Susan Davis, San Diego, CA, and co-sponsored by Congressmen Henry Waxman, also of California (and long allied against the supplement industry) and John Dingell, of Michigan.
HR 3156 treats nutrients as potential toxins (through the use of Risk Assessment which is the wrong science for assessing nutrients), and as such, is totally unscientific and would cause tremendous damage to our health and the natural wellness industry. I urge you to let your U.S. Representatives know that you oppose passage of HR 3156.
You can make your opinion known by emailing your Representatives at the Democracy In Action website. Go to:
http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/healthfreedomusa/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=678
[NEW ALERT] Meanwhile, in the Sen.ate, a bill known as S1873 and entitled the Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2005, will, if passed, create the most draconian measures regarding our health that I have ever heard of. S1873 would create a new agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that—unlike any other government agency—would receive blanket exemption from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and also exempt the pharmaceutical industry from damage claims arising out of side effects caused by vaccines they developed. In short, S1873 would go a long way to shredding basic guarantees of both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights while offering further benefits to Big Pharma, the most lucrative industry on the planet, whose products already kill or otherwise harm mil.lions of Americans each and every year. The fact that such a bill is receiving serious consideration in Congress is indicative of the massive influence Big Pharma holds over our elected officials. Its sponsor, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), obviously has no regard for the constituents he serves, let alone the oath of office he is sworn to uphold, and neither do any other Senators who are in favor of S1873’s passage. Needless to say, their cover story is that they want to see S1873 passed in order to protect us from nonsensical fearmongering ruses such as the Avian flu hoax. Please contact your local senators and urge them to send S1873 to the dustbin where it belongs. You can do so using the same link to Democracy In Action above. [For more about S1873, please visit www.nomorefakenews.com, where investigative journalist Jon Rappoport explains it in all its sordid details.]
In addition, please support the following organizations, which are at the forefront of those working to protect our rights:
Citizens for Health - http://www.citizens.org
Alliance for Natural Health – http://www.alliance-natural-health.org (The leading organization fighting to preserve health f/r/e/edom in England and the EU.)
Institute for Health F/r/e/edom – http://www.ForHealthF/r/e/edom.org
International Advocates for Health F/r/e/edom (IAHF) – http://www.iahf.com
Health Lobby (Monica Miller) – http://www.healthlobby.com
To stay info/rmed of other developments related to medical f/r/e/edom, please visit http://www4.dr-rath-foundation.org the website of Dr. Mattias Rath, a leading crusader for medical f/r/e/edom.
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 f/r/e/edom advocate Tim Bolen at http://www.quackpotwatch.org/opinionpieces/Suster2.htm
And to learn how corrupt and extensive Big Pharma’s monopoly is, visit http://www.pnc.com.au/~cafmr/online/research/index.html the website for the Campaign Against Fraudulent Medical Research. In particular, read their in-depth report The Pharmaceutical Drug Racket that you will find th/e/re.
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A Call For People With Diabetic Neuropathy: Fr.ee Treatment Offer
Do you have diabetic neuropathy? Advanced Magnetic Research Institute International (AMRI-International) and five affiliated clinics will be conducting a fr.ee-of-charge treatment study for individuals with diabetic neuropathy.
AMRI-International is overseen Dr. Dean Bonlie of Calgary, a world renowned expert in the use of magnet therapy for health, and the inventor of the Magnetic Molecular Energizer (MME), which is n/o/w in use at seven affiliated clinics in the United States. The MME is similar to an MRI machine but designed for treatment instead of diagnosis. Many individuals with orthopedic, neurological, and cardiovascular problems have reported significant improvement in their symptoms.
AMRI-International is seeking FDA approval for the MME to treat the diabetic peripheral neuropathy. All MME treatment is supervised by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) as required by the FDA. AMRI-International has organized a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (supervised by the IRB) of diabetic neuropathy, a condition for which there currently is no cure. In a pilot study, 7 out 10 subjects with diabetic neuropathy showed significant improvements in pain and numbness after MME. MME treatment received as part of this clinical study is fr.ee of charge, and all individuals receiving placebo treatment will be offered real treatment after conclusion of the study, again at no charge. In addition, all participants will receive $300 after the final evaluation 6 months after the conclusion of treatment.
For information about this study, contact one of these five AMRI-International affiliated clinics:
Mocksville, North Carolina; www.amri-nc.com ; (336) 492-2874
Sterling Heights, Michigan; www.amri-mi.com ; (586) 24-7711
Renton, Washington; www.amri-wa.com ; (425) 738-5650
Toledo, Ohio; www.heartfixer.com/IndexMME.htm ;(419) 531-6254
Tucson, Arizona; amritucson@aol.com ; (520) 886-3800
I encourage anyone who is suffering with diabetic neuropathy to contact the above clinics to see how you can become part of this important research project.
Unabashed Plug
Sharry Edwards, a leading pioneer in the use of sound for healing, is making available her computerized vocal profiling technology for f/r/e/e for 30 days. The technology is available via downloadable programs that you will find at Sharry’s website – http://www.vocalprofiling.com. Once there, cli/ck on the link in the upper left of the homepage, entitled Nutritional Consultant Fr/e/e Trial Software Flyer. From there you will be guided through the registration and download process. By installing the Nutrition Consultant software onto your computer you will be able to accurately assess your health and learn which specific nutrients you require for that day. (You will need to purchase a computer micropho.ne if your computer doesn’t already have one. Sharry recommends an inexpensive model from Radio Shack; the info.rmation about it can be found one her website.) For more info.rmation, contact Sound Health at 740-698-9119 or visit the websites www.vocalprofiling.com and www.sharryedwards.com.
(Note: I receive no remuneration, financial or otherwise, from Sharry or Sound Health. I’m simply bringing this to your attention because I know it works.)
Self-Care Tips for Preventing and Treating Asthma
Asthma is a respiratory condition characterized by spasms in the smooth muscles surrounding the airways of the lungs, known as bronchi and bronchioles. As the spasms occur, they cause the airways to narrow, creating difficulty breathing and, in most cases, a sensation of being unable to breathe altogether. Typically, asthma is also accompanied by excessive secretion of mucus in the lungs’ mucous membranes.
Asthma is especially common among children and teenagers between the ages of two and seventeen. In the United States, it is the number one disease within this age group, as well as the leading cause of hospitalization. But asthma is also very common among all age groups, being the eight leading cause of disease overall in the U.S. It can also be fatal, and accounts for the deaths of over 5,000 Americans every year due to suffocation. In the last two decades, there has been a dramatic rise (over 65 percent) in the number of asthma cases in the U.S., primarily due to an accompanying rise in environmental pollution, poor eating habits, and food and environmental allergies.
Caution: Cases of severe asthma attack require immediate medical attention.
Causes of Asthma
Causes of asthma include poor diet, food and environmental allergies, exposure to cold air, infection, overexertion and/or excessive exercise, and stress. Inhalants, which are commonly prescribed by conventional physicians to treat asthma symptoms, can also trigger asthma attacks, as can other pharmaceutical drugs. Improper breathing habits can also be a factor.
Cold Air: Sudden exposure to cold air can often provoke attacks in people who are susceptible to asthma because of how cold air initially causes constriction of the body’s air passages.
Diet: In addition to the risk of food allergies posed by an unhealthy diet, poor eating habits inevitably leads to compromised immune function, which can makes dealing with allergens that trigger asthma attacks much more difficult, and also increases the risk of infection.
Food and Environmental Allergies: Allergens in food and/or the environment are common triggers of asthma attacks. Typically, asthma that occurs in early childhood is more likely due to food allergies, whereas both food and environmental allergies are associated with asthma that develops later in life. Common foods that can trigger allergy attacks include eggs, milk and dairy products, sugar, and wheat and wheat byproducts, such as gluten. Any food, however, can potentially cause asthma as well as trigger other conditions associated with allergies. In addition, food colorings, preservatives, and other food additives can also trigger asthma attacks.
The most common environmental triggers of asthma attacks are animal dander, commercial detergents, dust, feathers, mold, pollen, petrochemicals, smoke (including secondhand cigarette smoke), and textiles, especially those composed of synthetic materials. In some cases, cotton and flax can also be at fault.
Infection: Infectious bacteria, fungi, and viruses are all associated with many cases of allergy, especially during the winter.
Inhalants and Pharmaceutical Drugs: Inhalants, even though they are commonly recommended by conventional physicians to manage asthma symptoms, can actually exacerbate asthma symptoms and trigger asthma attacks. This is because of how individuals sensitive to inhalants react to coming in contact with them. Asthma related to inhalants in most common among people between the ages of ten and thirty. Various pharmaceutical drugs can also cause or exacerbate asthma attacks, including aspirin.
Prednisone, another drug commonly recommended by conventional physicians for asthma, can also cause serious side effects. In addition to potentially aggravating asthma symptoms, prednisone can cause dizziness, glaucoma, headaches, menstrual problems, muscle weakness, peptic ulcers, and impair the body’s ability to heal wounds. In addition, ongoing prednisone use can also hasten the onset of Type II diabetes.
Improper Breathing Habits: People who habitually breathe through their mouths instead of through their nostrils are very prone to developing asthma. In fact, researchers have found that as many as 90 percent of all asthma sufferers predominantly breathe through their mouths or did so in the past. Mouth breathing significantly increases a person’s exposure to dander, dust, mold, and pollen, as well as infectious agents and environmental allergens and pollutants.
Overexertion and Excessive Exercise: Physical overexertion and/or too much exercise can also trigger asthma attacks in people susceptible to asthma because of how physical activity affects the lungs and produces a tendency to breath through one’s mouth.
Stress: Physical and mental/emotional stress has been shown by research to be associated with asthma. Although stress may not necessarily trigger an asthma attack per se, it can nonetheless lead to sensations of breathlessness, often to a severe degree, compounding the symptoms of asthma patients. In addition, stress has been shown to cause white blood cells known as leukocytes to stick to bronchial cells. When this occurs, inflammation of the bronchial airways can often occur, which can leas to asthma.
Stress of a mental/emotional nature has been particularly linked to cases of asthma during childhood. Moreover, asthma itself can cause stress, creating a vicious circle between asthma symptoms and stress.
Self-Care
Aromatherapy: Inhaling the vapors of the essential oils bergamot, camphor, eucalyptus, lavender, hyssop, or marjoram during an asthma attack can often quickly help to resolve symptoms. The essential oil of frankincense can also be used.
Ayurveda: To help relieve symptoms of an asthma attack, combine half a teaspoon of ginger and licorice root in a cup of water and bring to a boil. Sip as a tea until symptoms subside. Ayurvedic physicians also recommend combining one-eighth of a teaspoon of black pepper, a teaspoon of honey, and a quarter cup of fresh squeezed onion juice during times of breathlessness and/or congestion and coughing. To fortify yourself between asthma attacks, the her.bal tonics ashwagandha, and triphala can also be helpful.
Buteyko Breathing Reconditioning Technique: Developed by Russian scientist Konstantin Pavlovich Buteyko, Ph.D., the Buteyko Breathing Reconditioning Technique is a highly effective method for relieving asthma, and in many cases can eliminate asthma altogether. Dr. Butekyo believed that most asthma attacks occur because asthmatics tend to breath improperly. Overall, their breathing patterns resemble hyperventilation, which results in reduced carbon dioxide in the lungs and bronchial airways, leading to spasms in the smooth muscles. Contrary to conventional asthma breathing recommendations, which focus on taking deeper breaths to increase overall lung capacity, Dr. Butekyo developed a series of shallow breathing exercises that are easy to learn and have been shown by researchers to be superior to conventional asthma treatments, and also capable of eliminating asthma completely in many cases.
Diet: If you suffer from asthma, you need to be screened for food allergies and sensitivities, and then avoid eating those foods that they are allergic or sensitive to. In addition, avoid all sugar and sugar products, wheat and wheat byproducts, soft drinks, commercially processed foods, and all foods containing artificial ingredients, such as additives, colorings, flavorings, and preservatives. Also minimize your intake of milk and dairy products, and coffee and other caffeine products. In addition, avoid eating foods that are high in the glycemic index, as such foods can trigger insulin resistance and cause hypoglycemia, which is a common factor in many cases of asthma.
Emphasize organic, whole foods, especially plenty of fresh, raw organic fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, organic, fre.e-range meats and poultry, and wild-caught fish. Garlic and onions should be staples in your meals, due to their powerful health benefits for the lungs and overall respiratory system. Also be sure to drink plenty or pure, fresh water each day (at least eight ounces every two hours). Organic, extra virgin olive oil should also be used liberally.
If your asthma attacks tend to be provoked by stress, combine half a teaspoon each of baking soda and sea salt in organic juice or pure, filtered water, and drink immediately.
Her.bal Remedies: Useful herbs for helping to prevent and reverse asthma symptoms include cayenne pepper, ephedra (although the Food and Drug Administration tried to ban ephedra, it is once again available due to a federal court ruling that overthrew the FDA ban), garlic, gingko biloba, green tea, gumweed, horse chestnut, Indian tobacco, jujube plum, licorice root, lobelia, marshmallow root, mullein, onion, passionflower, skunk cabbage, slippery elm, and thyme.
Homeopathy: Useful homeopathic remedies for asthma include Ammonium carbonicum, Aralia racemosa, Arsenicum album, Arsenicum iodatum, Cuprum metallicum, Ipecac, Kali nit, Lachesis, Lobelia, Natrum sulpuricum, Pulsatilla, Sambucus, Spongia tosta, and Sulphur.
Hydrotherapy: For acute asthma attacks, applying hot compresses to the chest can help to relieve symptoms. To enhance their effectiveness, simultaneously soak your feet in hot water while covered in wool or cotton blankets. Russian steam baths (saunas with the head left outside of the steam cabinet) can also be helpful so long as you do not catch a chill afterwards.
Another hydrotherapy solution is to add 16 ounces of hydrogen peroxide in a hot ba.th and soak for fifteen to twenty minutes.
Improving Indoor Air Quality: Improving the quality of your indoor air, both at home and at work, is an essential self-care step for helping to treat and prevent respiratory conditions, including asthma. Healthy air is warm, fr.ee of pollutants and odors, has a relative humidity of between 35 to 60 percent), and is high in oxygen and negative ions (3,000 to 6,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter). Today’s technology makes it easy to ensure that your indoor air meets the above criteria. A negative ion generator can not only increase the oxygen and negative ion content of indoor air, but can also cleanse it of harmful animal dander, bacteria, dust, mold, pollen, and viruses. Moreover, negative ions help to soothe and repair damaged mucosa of the nasals, lungs, and bronchial pathways. For best results, choose a self-regulating negative ion generator that emits at least one trillion negative ions per second.
You should also use a humidifier to keep your indoor air moist, especially during winter months, when air tends to be drier. Choose a warm mist unit. Adding plants to your home and work environments can also help keep air moist. Certain plants, such as chrysanthemums, philodendron, and spider plants, can also help to keep your air fr.ee of circulating dust and microorganisms, since they act as natural air filters. Also be sure that your home and work environments are properly ventilated, and avoid the use of synthetic materials in your home and workplace, including plastics.
Infraspinatus Respiratory Response (I.R.R.) Therapy: Developed by Harry H. Philibert, M.D., of Metairie, Louisiana, Infraspinatus Respiratory Response (I.R.R.) Therapy addresses the Infraspinatus Respiratory Response (I.R.R.), as known as the Infrascapula Respiratory Reflex. I.R.R. is a neuromuscular response that is directly linked to the sympathetic nervous system and which is involved in the bronchial spasms that can trigger an asthma attack. The I.R.R. is also involved in pneumonia and bronchitis. According to Dr. Philibert, who has successfully treated thousands of patients suffering from asthma and other respiratory disorders, manipulation of the I.R.R. can reverse, and many times completely eliminate asthma attacks.
I.R.R. Therapy involves the use of lidocaine injections into the infraspinatus muscle, which, during spasm, causes asthma pain and shortness of breath. In cases of acute asthma, Dr. Philibert says practitioners can often achieve complete cessation of asthma symptoms in a single session, while for chronic cases of asthma success is usually achieved in three to five treatments. Clinical studies on the effects of IRR injections on a series of over 4,000 asthma patients resulted in substantial improvement of symptoms in approximately 85 percent of asthma patients, in addition to improvement of commonly occurring associated shoulder pain. Approximately half of those patients reported themselves “cured” after a series of injections, stating that they didn’t have symptoms of asthma and didn’t require any medicine. Dr. Philibert has trained over 3,000 physicians in the I.R.R. technique. To locate one near you, contact Dr. Philibert at (504) 831-3380.
Juice Therapy: To help prevent outbreaks of asthma attacks, consider fasting on distilled water and lemon juice for one to three days, and then continue drinking lemon juice and pure, filtered water each morning, half an hour before eating breakfast. Other juicing remedies include carrot and celery, carrot and radish, and carrot and spinach. Radish, lemon, garlic, comfrey, and horseradish mixed with carrots and beets, can also be effective, as can fresh squeezed grapefruit juice.
Nutritional Supplementation: Useful nutrients for treating asthma include vitamin B3 (niacin), vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, and essential fatty acids, especially omega-3 oils. In severe cases, combining the above vitamins and minerals and administering them as an intravenous injection can also be effective. Other useful supplements include beta carotene, bee pollen, quercetin, manganese, and selenium. Betaine HCL, lycopene, and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) can also be helpful.
Note: The above information can also be sued to protect against colds, flu, and other respiratory conditions.
(This information is adapted by Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide 2nd edition, for which I served as editor and co-author.)
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Recommendations
Website
www.jrussellshealth.com - Health writer June Russell continues to add very useful health tips at the above website, including a new batch of informative articles about how you can safely and easily protect yourself from the flu. I highly recommend that you visit her site on a regular basis.
Books
Water: For Health, For Healing, For Life by F. Batmanghelidj, MD. In this book, the late Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, a committed healer I had the good fortune to know, summarizes over 20 years of his clinical research regarding the absolute importance that proper hydration plays in optimal health. As he used to say, “You’re not sick, you’re thirsty.” This book, which builds on his bestseller Your Body’s Many Cries for Water, should be on the bookshelf of everyone interested in health and healing. You’ll be ama.zed by Dr. Batmanghelidj’s discoveries and your health will dramatically improve once you start to apply them.
Continental Drift by Russell Banks. This novel is unrelentingly depressing, yet honest and illuminating in the way that few novels are. A brilliant meditation on race, class, love, and se.x by a writer at the top of his game.
That’s all for this week.
Health and Blessings!
Larry Trivieri, Jr. (larry@1healthyworld.com)
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