The Health Plus Letter
March 16, 2006, Vol. 4, No. 5
By Larry Trivieri, Jr. – founder & publisher,
http://www.1healthyworld.com
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Table Of Contents
New This Issue
Quote of the Day
Fast Fact
Medical F/r/e/edom Alert
Self-Care Remedies for Fungal Infections
Wonder Drug Inspires Deep, Unwavering Love Of Pharmaceutical Companies
Recommendations
Unabashed Plug
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New This Issue
Welcome to another issue of The Health Plus Letter. This week I’m sharing self-care tips for dealing with fungal infections, plus a wonderful spoof on the pharmaceutical industry courtesy of the satirist site, The Onion (www.theonion.com).
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.
Quote Of The Day
Imagination without reason is mere fancy, but reason without imagination is sterile.
-- Julian Baggini
Fast Fact
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for every report that it receives regarding an adverse drug reaction (including death caused by properly a prescribed drug), between ten to one hundred more go unreported. Reported annual deaths in the United States due to properly prescribed drug use totals more than 100,000.
Medical F/r/e/edom Alert
Our health freedoms remain under assault by special interests that seek a monopoly on health care in this country and around the world. 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 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.
Unabashed Plug
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Self-Care Tips for Fungal Infections
A fungal infection is a disease that usually affects the skin, but can also affect other organs. It is caused by fungal organisms, including molds, mildew, and yeast.
Symptoms of fungal infection range from mild to severe. Mild symptoms include discoloration and swelling of the nail and surrounding areas; moist, reddened patches over various parts of the body; and a cheesy and smelly discharge from the vagina. Severe symptoms can disrupt normal organ functioning and require immediate medical attention.
What To Consider
Fungal infections are more common and/or severe in people who use antibiotic medication for extended periods, or who use corticosteroids, immunosuppressant drugs (used to inhibit normal immune functioning), or contraceptives, as well as in people with conditions such as obesity, AIDS, and diabetes mellitus. People in the last category must seek proper medical treatment for their condition while simultaneously addressing the fungal infection itself.
Self-Care
Diet: Eat an organic, whole foods diet with emphasis on raw foods. Minimize your intake of dairy products, and avoid foods high in yeast, such as beer and breads, as well as sugar of all kinds (including honey and fruit juices).
Nutritional Supplementation: The following supplements can help prevent and reverse fungal infections: acidophilus, Bifidobacteria, L. bulgaricus, garlic capsules, vitamin vitamin A, vitamin B complex, pantothenic acid, vitamin C, vitamin E, and zinc.
Other useful supplements are essential fatty acids (black currant, evening primrose, and salmon oils), caprylic acid capsules, and grapefruit seed extract.
Aromatherapy: Tea tree oil, patchouli, and/or geranium applied topically can help speed healing.
Herbs: Anti-fungal herbs are an effective topical treatment. Among them are myrrh, tea tree, and garlic. Tea tree oil can also be applied directly or diluted with calendula oil for application to sensitive skin. Oregano oil or capsules and products containing pau d’arco are other good anti-fungal herbs.
Homeopathy: Calendula, Chamomilla, Belladonna, Merc sol., and Sulfur are effective homeopathic remedies for treating fungal infections.
Juice Therapy: Add garlic to fresh, organic vegetable juice and drink 8-16 ounces per day.
Topical Treatment: To the affected area, apply one of the following: tea tree oil or gel, citrus seed extract, honey and crushed garlic, pau d’arco tea by wetting tea bag for ten minutes and then leave the bag itself on the area or use gauze or cotton soaked in tea if area is too large.
(The above information is adapted from Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide, 2nd edition, edited and co-written by Larry Trivieri, Jr.)
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Wonder Drug Inspires Deep, Unwavering Love Of Pharmaceutical Companies
[Note: The following spoof appeared on the website The Onion on March 6, 2006 (Issue 42•10). Good satire always contains a kernel of truth, and that is certainly the case with this article. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did.]
NEW YORK—The Food and Drug Administration today approved the sale of the drug PharmAmorin, a prescription tablet developed by Pfizer to treat chronic distrust of large prescription-drug manufacturers.
Pfizer executives characterized the FDA's approval as a "godsend" for sufferers of independent-thinking-related mental-health disorders.
"Many individuals today lack the deep, abiding affection for drug makers that is found in healthy people, such as myself," Pfizer CEO Hank McKinnell said. "These tragic disorders are reaching epidemic levels, and as a company dedicated to promoting the health, well-being, and long life of our company's public image, it was imperative that we did something to combat them."
Although many psychotropic drugs impart a generalized feeling of well-being, PharmAmorin is the first to induce and focus intense feelings of affection externally, toward for-profit drug makers. Pfizer representatives say that, if taken regularly, PharmAmorin can increase affection for and trust in its developers by as much as 96.5 percent.
"Out of a test group of 180, 172 study participants reported a dramatic rise in their passion for pharmaceutical companies," said Pfizer director of clinical research Suzanne Frost. "And 167 asked their doctors about a variety of prescription medications they had seen on TV."
Frost said a small percentage of test subjects showed an interest in becoming lobbyists for one of the top five pharmaceutical companies, and several browsed eBay for drug-company apparel.
PharmAmorin, available in 100-, 200-, and 400-mg tablets, is classified as a critical-thinking inhibitor, a family of drugs that holds great promise for the estimated 20 million Americans who suffer from Free-Thinking Disorder.
Pfizer will also promote PharmAmorin in an aggressive, $34.6 million print and televised ad campaign.
One TV ad, set to debut during next Sunday's 60 Minutes telecast, shows a woman relaxing in her living room and reading a newspaper headlined "Newest Drug Company Scandal Undermines Public Trust." The camera zooms into the tangled neural matter of her brain, revealing a sticky black substance and a purplish gas.
The narrator says, "She may show no symptoms, but in her brain, irrational fear and dislike of global pharmaceutical manufacturers is overwhelming her very peace of mind."
After a brief summary of PharmAmorin's benefits, the commercial concludes with the woman flying a kite across a sunny green meadow, the Pfizer headquarters gleaming in the background.
PharmAmorin is the first drug of its kind, but Pfizer will soon face competition from rival pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb. The company is developing its own pro-pharmaceutical-company medication, Brismysquibicin, which will induce warm feelings not just for drug corporations in general, but solely for Bristol-Myers Squibb.
"A PharmAmorin user could find himself gravitating toward the products of a GlaxoSmithKline or Eli Lilly," BMS spokesman Andrew Fike said. "This could seriously impede the patient's prescription-drug-market acceptance, or worse, Pfizer's pro.fits in the long run."
"Brismysquibicin will be cheaper to produce and therefore far more affordable to those on fixed incomes," Fike added.
The news of an affordable skepticism-inhibitor was welcomed by New York physician Christine Blake-Mann, who runs a fr.ee clinic in Spanish Harlem.
"A lot of my patients are very leery of the medical establishment," Blake-Mann said. "This will help them feel better about it, and save mo.ney at the same time."
PharmAmorin's side effects include nausea, upset stomach, and ignoring the side effects of prescription drug medication.
Copyright © 2006 by Onion, Inc. (www.theonion.com). All rights reserved.
Recommendations
Books:
The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem. This book is a sad, masterfully written novel about the wounds incurred in childhood and how they shape the lives of Dylan and Mingus. It is also about comic books, music, and the unintended tragic consequences of superpowers in the real world. I liked it a lot.
Energize Your Life: A Three-Week Plan to Change the Way You Look, Feel and Live by Peter Bennett and Stephen Barrie. This book shares a three-week energy and health plan developed by Bennett, a leading naturopathic physician, in collaboration with Barrie, founder of Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory. The plan they offer is sensible and easy to implement, and the book itself is wonderfully designed, and contains a wealth of practical suggestions about healthy eating, exercise, and coping with stress. I highly recommend it.
Website:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2352763- This link will take you a story about one of the most uplifting sports stories in recent memory involving an autistic boy and his heroics during a recent basketball game. It will move you to tears and leave you smiling at the same time. Be sure to watch the video, as well.
Television:
I usually do not recommend TV shows, but I am making an exception for the new series Miracle Workers, which airs Monday nights on ABC. It’s a reality TV show that highlights the very best of conventional medicine in terms of cutting-edge surgical procedures. I’ve watched the first two episodes and was deeply inspired by the four case histories that were profiled.
That’s all for this week.
Health and Blessings!
Larry Trivieri, Jr. (larry@1healthyworld.com)
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