Friday, December 24, 2010

Adjustment of Occipital Bone

On Dec twentieth I was having a low grade migraine, and the lights in the eyes. Well, after taking a hot bath and lying down and not feeling any better, I went to the chiropractor and told him of my blue lights (which also were green and yellow at times). As well as migraine. He did an adjustment of the occipital bone in the upper spine.
It felt as if my neck had telescoped into my back and he had just pulled it out. It stopped the lights and the depression started to lift.
Apparently many nerves in the neck that feed the eyes go through this bone. The bone needs to be retrained to stay in position, so we will work on that. Depressed because of a bone out of place. Lights in the eyes led the doctor to adjust the bone that was causing part of the depression. Lights that appeared about the time I asked for a healing from God. Coincidence? Timing? Weird?!
Well just one more piece to the puzzle.



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Thought Bubbles: Patience in Stress

I prayed for healing, according to the blog on Nov 22. I had the tingling and the lifting of the depression. That lasted for two weeks and then it re-emerged. I asked God why, and through three different sources I got answers. One answer was through Aaron. He said God knows far more about you and your condition than you and knows when to release the depression. Patience was stressed. Then on the way home on the radio I heard a preacher on a radio station that I came to when I was scanning the dial that to have patience in life, and then the next morning I heard another two radio personalities talking about patience again. Three times in two days. God was saying something. But looking back on the timing and the things that occurred when they did is very strange.

Dr. Michael Cutler Article

Is Exposure Making You Sick?

December 23, 2010 by Dr. Michael Cutler
Is Exposure Making You Sick? There is no question that a large and growing number of people have developed illnesses largely caused from present-day environmental chemicals. Whether you have arthritis, memory difficulties, heart trouble, thyroid weakness, or one of a myriad of other chronic idiopathic (arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause) illnesses, exposure to chemicals may be to blame.
Chemical Exposure May Be The Root Of Your Health Problems
The symptoms caused by chemical or environmental exposures are usually multiple and sometimes disabling. It is a subtle process — one that has taken decades for our nation’s experts to figure out. These chemicals more classically affect the brain, nervous system or immune system. However, evidence is mounting that they also affect joints, heart muscle, the bowel, thyroid, intestinal lining and probably more.
We now know that they may be contributing triggers to many idiopathic illnesses. While the exact mechanism of how chemicals affect these tissues is not entirely clear, antibodies and markers of immune system inflammation are measurable and usually correspond with symptoms and history.
Let me share a case study to illustrate this. The February 3, 2006 issue of TheNewYorkTimes.com describes one patient’s plight that is all too common:
“During a nine-year period that ended in 2004, Ms. Riley, 47, visited almost 20 doctors, for a variety of intermittent and strange health complaints: blurred vision, urinary difficulties, and balance problems so severe that at times she wobbled like a drunk.
“She felt unwell most of the time, but doctors could not figure out what she had. ‘Each specialist ordered different tests, depending on the symptom,’ Ms. Riley said, ‘but they were usually rushed and seemed to solicit her views only as a formality.’
“Undeterred, Ms. Riley, an event planner who lives near New London, CT, typed out a four-page description of her ordeal, including her suspicion that she suffered from lead poisoning. One neurologist waved the report away as if insulted; another barely skimmed it, she said. ‘I remember sitting in one doctor’s office and realizing, ‘He thinks I’m crazy,’ Ms. Riley said. I was getting absolutely nowhere in conventional medicine, and I was determined to get to the root of my problems.’
“Through word of mouth, Ms. Riley heard about Deirdre O’Connor, a naturopath with a thriving practice in nearby Mystic, CT, and made an appointment. Right away, Ms. Riley said, she noticed a difference in the level of service. ‘Before even visiting the office, she received a fat envelope in the mail containing a four-page questionnaire,’ she said. In addition to asking detailed questions about medical history — standard information — it asked about her energy level, foods she craved, sensitivity to weather and self-image: ‘Please list adjectives that describe you,’ read one item.
“‘It felt right, from the beginning,’ Ms. Riley said. Her first visit lasted an hour and a half, and Ms. O’Connor, the naturopath, agreed that metal exposure was a possible cause of her symptoms. It emerged in their interview that Ms. Riley had worked in the steel industry, and tests of her hair and urine showed elevated levels of both lead and mercury. After taking a combination of herbs, vitamins and regular doses of a drug called dimercaptosuccinic acid, or DMSA, to treat lead poisoning, she began to feel better, and the symptoms subsided.”
I can assure you that I hear similar stories all the time. And I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences.
Testing For Chemical And Metal Exposure
The question for some people is what chemicals (xenobiotics) and metals are harming them and to what extent — not an easy answer. Others are content with doing all they can to eliminate their exposure to these harmful materials to remain as healthy as possible.
Specific antibody tests (IgG, IgM and IgE) have been developed that are specific to polychlorinated biphenyls (and other dioxin-like chemicals), DDT, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, ethylene oxide and heavy metals, including mercury.
But the measurement of antibodies is just the beginning. There is also the ability to measure the levels of killer T cells and several other white blood cell levels, which become elevated when chemical toxins, are driving the inflammation. These can be ordered by any licensed physician through Immunosciences Lab., Inc., in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Another test is designed to measure enzymes in the liver. Since the liver is the detoxifying organ that purifies the blood, it’s the front line of the battle-ground for good health. There are also measurements of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), the enzyme indicating liver function, or ALT and AST that can show liver cell damage or disease. An elevated GGT, combined with the finding of glucaric acid in the urine, signifies current toxic chemical exposure, but is a late finding in the process of the disease. These tests can be done by almost any lab in the country.
Not only can the antibodies to metals be measured, (mercury, cobalt, nickel, and lead), but the amount of the heavy metal itself can be detected in blood or urine and then be treated much as described by Riley above. I have done this in my office through specialty labs such as Great Smokey’s Diagnostic Laboratory in North Carolina or Doctor’s Data in Illinois. Most CAM-trained physicians are familiar with these labs.
The Aspartame (NutraSweet®), Methanol And Formaldehyde Connection
Did you know that aspartame turns into methanol and formaldehyde when heated? Were you also aware that the American Diabetic Association (ADA) supports the use of aspartame (NutraSweet®) as an acceptable replacement for sugar for people with diabetes?  This is despite the fact that aspartame has generated the largest volume of consumer reports (75 percent of them) describing adverse reactions.
To me this means the ADA is not willing to look at healthier alternatives to sugar and aspartame, such as whole food alternatives like stevia. The ADA’s official statement reads:
“The American Diabetic Association considers aspartame — as well as the other FDA-approved nonnutritive sweeteners (saccharin, acesulfame k, and sucralose) — acceptable sugar substitutes and a safe part of a diabetic meal plan.” Interestingly, Monsanto (producer of NutraSweet®) donates $250,000 a year to the ADA and is a Platinum Corporate Sponsor.
But worse is the FDA’s support of aspartame. Aspartame can be found in breath mints, gum, cereals, frozen desserts, coffee, juice, synthetic vitamins, pharmaceutical drugs, tea, wine coolers, yogurt supplements and of course, diet soft drinks.
That doesn’t sound so bad until you meet people who have linked their health problems to aspartame consumption. Aside from all the political and scandalous implications behind the supposed “safety” of aspartame, it’s equally appalling that Monsanto’s commercial brags that 200,000,000 people are now consuming NutraSweet® in more than 4,000 different products. Don’t think for a minute that they cannot afford the best lawyers and lobbyists to keep their product “legally safe” despite rising evidence to the contrary.
For example: A review of 164 studies on the safety of aspartame conducted by Ralph G. Walton, M.D., chairman of the Center for Behavioral Medicine and professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, revealed that of 74 aspartame industry-sponsored studies, all claimed that aspartame caused no health problems. However, he also found that of the 90 studies funded by non-aspartame industry money, 92 percent identified one or more serious health problems. And if you consider that the remaining 8 percent of the studies (which found no problems with aspartame) were FDA-sponsored and not really independent, it means that in reality, 100 percent of the independent studies found serious health problems with aspartame!
My take-home message is that a large body of scientific evidence now suggests that drugs, metals, toxins, industrial chemicals, low-grade herpes viruses and other xenobiotics can be stored in your body and persist for years. During this time they can continuously activate the immune system to cause low-grade tissue destruction in the wake of their battle to protect you. The detection of the IgG, IgM or IgA antibodies to these materials indicates chronic exposure or ongoing low-level tissue destruction.

What can you do to protect yourself?
First of all I would advise that you make changes in your life to prevent or at least limit the amount of exposure you may have to xenobiotics and toxins. Secondly I would suggest healthy lifestyle changes to make sure you are doing all you can to avoid inviting these invaders into your body via processed food, chemicalized water, overuse of  medications or the polluted air you could be breathing in your own home.
As another precaution, consider liquid cleanses and seek out nutrients from Mother Nature’s pharmacy that can enhance your body’s own cleansing processes.  Your liver is the great filter for your body, but if it is over-worked, clogged, and fatty it can’t do the job it needs to do to keep you healthy.
Nutrients that have beneficial effects on helping your liver do its job are:
  • Milk thistle — known for supporting liver health and promoting regeneration of healthy cells
  • Dandelion root — maintains water balance and encourages electrolyte balance
  • Olive leaf extract — has powerful immune boosting properties to support a healthy liver
  • N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) — a natural amino acid that helps protect the liver from toxic chemicals
  • Burdock root — has the ability to neutralize many toxins that enter the liver
  • Turmeric root — stimulates the production of bile, which is beneficial to the liver
I hope I have opened your eyes to the dangers of chemical exposure, the many ways it can affect your health and the preventative measures you can take to protect your health
–Michael Cutler, M.D.
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Friday, December 17, 2010

Lights in the eyes

I have been having white pinpricks and blue, green and yellow floaters in the vision field for about two months. I went to Dr. Campbell at Sears Optical to have him check for retina detachment, that was today. He did not detect any detachment at this time. I think that it may be nutritional. I will have to see what I started taking about two months ago.
I think it was Olive Leaf extract. I also started taking Essential Female mix, an essential oil,  Primrose oil,which  is made be Barleans and is for hormonal balance.

Thought Bubbles: Distance of God

When the depression rages, say after eating wheat, well God seems distant. He seems not to talk to me as much. Oh, He talks alright. Through conversations, music, comments etc. But when I am depressed, well He seems furthest away.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Letter to Mary

 I have steadily gained some muscle over the past couple of months. Muscle weighs more than fat, but by the Tanita machine i am losing fat and gaining muscle. This increases metabolism. Not much, but a good start. I am doing Liquid Chlorophyll in all my water. Really does alkalize me and I am doing better. Spiritually I am better as well. God is leading me in growing faith. He tells me I need to grow in patience and express less anger about things. He will lead me, just have patience. That there will be enough money, enough to do what is right for my health. And I  am to tell people about what is happening to me.
I went to a new doctor today. Neurologist to be on my "medical staff" to adjust the VNS device. He seemed "right". So did his secretary. I was relieved. I thought it might be rough. I had prayed for it to be so, to be "right",  and the Lord answered, why did I even worry? Patience, my child I hear it even now. :) I quietly smile and nod my head.

What I am taking on my first vist to Dr. Sadek

 Vitamin and Essential Nutrients
What is Pana C-315®?
Pana C-315® is an all natural liquid nutritional supplement. The product contains more than 315 nutrients that are microcomplexed with organic carbon. This means that all the nutrients have been bound to organic carbon, the very substance that comprises most of the earth's matter. Therefore, Pana C-315® is very homogeneous to the human body. Its liquid form is extremely well tolerated and efficiently absorbed. It is efficacious and safe for all members of your family. Pana C-315® is all natural, vegetarian, drug free, caffeine free and preservative free.
What type of multivitamin is best for my family?
Carbon-Bond Organic Supplements.Modern research supports the assertion that every individual needs a good daily multivitamin as a foundation of health and nutrition. What kind to take is a very important question. There are many types of multivitamins on the market, and there are equally varied messages about what is good. Here are a few considerations that are truly important:
  • Look for a good quality supplement without binders, synthetics and excipients. These are the agents that are used to manufacture many pills. These agents can be harmful to the body.
  • Avoid synthetic vitamins, often Vitamin A (retinol), Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), and Vitamin E (dl-alpha-tocopherol). These are less bio-available (takes more to gain effective dose) and may even be harmful.
  • Organic vitamins are higher quality than non-organic.
Liquids vs. Pills. There are two fundamental reasons to take liquid vitamin supplements instead of pills.
  1. Absorption is the primary reason people select liquids. Some researchers cite up to 5 times the absorption rate of liquids vs. pills. Even if the number were just 2 times, you can effectively halve the amount per serving of ingredients in a pill form vs. the liquid. This is because the body will excrete at least half of what is in a pill. This also effectively multiplies the cost per dose by 2.
  2. The second reason is more emotional; some people, especially children, just don't want to swallow a handful of pills. If you can find a pleasant tasting liquid, it's much easier to swallow.
What is the unique technology in Pana C-315®?
intraCELL™ V Technology is the new proprietary ground-breaking "carbon-bond" technology.
  • First, it surrounds, then polymerizes an inorganic molecule (toxin) with living organic carbon, then instantly breaks it into very tiny restructured organically complexed molecules.
  • Second, intraCELL™ V Technology converts inorganic elements and molecules to be 100% organically microcomplexed™ for maximum intra-cellular and extra-cellular detoxification.
  • Then, intraCELL™ V Technology instantly infuses over 315+ life promoting, 100% carbon-bond organic microcomplexed™ nutrients into the cell.
Why do I need carbon-bond organic minerals?
"Every ailment, every sickness and every disease can be traced back to an organic mineral deficiency."* Without organic trace minerals as a carrier, vitamins and other nutrients are not as effective. Cells cease to function, the immune system weakens, the nervous system deteriorates and the body begins to age more rapidly. True 100% organic minerals and nutrients are absolutely critical to maintain health, promote healing, and prevent illness and disease.
Do I get enough nutrients and minerals from my food?
No. "99% of Americans are deficient in organic minerals because inorganic toxic chemicals, pesticides and herbicides have destroyed nearly all the critical organic minerals, elements, and complexes in our soils. A marked deficiency in any one of the more important minerals may actually result in disease."

I am not taking any pharmaceuticals at this time. I am taking
in a smoothie in the morning:
Vega, mentioned in previous blog about 4 tbsp
about one tbsp each of these oils
Hemp, flax, primrose, Udo's
Olive leaf anti-oxident formula from Barleans 
2 tablespoons of psyllium husks
1 cup of either spinach and lettuce and cucumber combined or all of any one of them.
Almond milk
Filtered water
Stevia to taste

Other supplements
Designs for Health:
OmegAvail Synergy TG :
OmegAvail™ Synergy TG is a blend of high potency omega oils, featuring our TruTG™ fish oil in the form found in nature. The TruTG™ seal, found only with Designs for Health fish oils, ensures:
  • Unmatched TG potency - Only fish oil blends and concentrates containing the TruTG™ seal are 90+% triglyceride (TG) bound omega-3 fish oils.
Did you know?  Most other products claiming triglyceride bound omega fats are no more than 60% TG.
  • As found in nature - EPA and DHA are found naturally in fish in the triglyceride form.
  • Increased bioavailability - Research shows enhanced bioavailability of triglyceride bound omega fats over ethyl ester forms.1
This unique formula contains a blend of wild deep-sea sourced fish oils containing the omega-3 fats (EPA/DHA) in the TruTG™form, the omega-3 fat alpha linolenic acid (ALA) from flax seed oil and the most important omega-6 fat, GLA, from borage oil. EPA helps keep GLA metabolism in an anti-inflammatory mode. In addition, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) plays as many important roles in human health as EPA
Emulsi-D3  from same company
A natural, self-emulsifying technology allows us to produce a 2,000 IU per drop formula that quickly and completely disperses in liquid. This cutting edge technology provides enhanced bioavailability utilizing only naturally derived ingredients that are free of preservatives and synthetic surfactants.

From Systemic Formulas

#5 - STABILIZER
benefits:
Stabilizes and normalizes new, healthy cells.
DESCRIPTION:
Stabilizes and normalizes new, healthy cells. This formula helps the body overcome errant cellular proliferation. Where cells in an organ or body system suffer biogenic cellular degeneration or have lost their identifying factors, this formula normalizes, stabilizes and re-patterns the growth of cells

And
#22 - F+ - FEMALE PLUS
benefits:
Regulates menstrual rhythms; based on Oriental and Western Sciences.
DESCRIPTION:
This formula is considered to be the ultimate in providing nutritional support for healthy female biochemistry, hormonal balance and ovarian health. It greatly alleviates problems associated with the regulation of menstrual rhythms. Being an adaptagenic formula, it smoothes out the highs and lows to normalize the female menstrual cycle thus regulating and assisting it to achieve a healthy hormonal balance.
To fight yeast 
Caprylic Acid
Oregano oil
To alkalize my body
Liquid  Chlorophyll from NOW

Calories   15    
Total Carbohydrate   3.5 g   1%  
Copper (from Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin)   4 mg   200%  
Sodium (from Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin)   6 mg   <1%  
Chlorophyll (as Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin - a stabilized water-soluble      
form of Natural Chlorophyll extracted from Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)      
(Leaves) (USP Grade)   100 mg   †  




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Vega Complete Whole Food Health Optimizer

 

This is Vega, what I take each morning and its Ingredients:

What's in Vega Whole Food Health Optimizer?

Vega Whole Food Health Optimizer - Berry Ingredients:

Organic hemp protein, yellow pea protein, organic brown rice protein, whole flax seed, ChlorEssence (high CGF chlorella), Frutafit Inulin FOS (from chicory root), organic gelatinized maca root, protease I, protease II, amylase, lipase, cellulase, wild blueberry, blueberry, black raspberry, cherry, marion berry, blackberry, L. Acidophilus, B. Bifidum, natural berry flavour, xanthan gum, stevia leaf extract

Vega Whole Food Health Optimizer - Chocolate Ingredients:

Organic hemp protein, yellow pea protein, organic brown rice protein, whole flax seed, ChlorEssence (high CGF chlorella), Frutafit Inulin FOS (from chicory root), organic gelatinized maca root, protease I, protease II, amylase, lipase, cellulase, wild blueberry, blueberry, black raspberry, cherry, marion berry, blackberry, L. Acidophilus, B. Bifidum, natural chocolate flavour, xanthan gum, stevia leaf extract

Vega Whole Food Health Optimizer - Chai Ingredients:

Organic hemp protein, yellow pea protein, organic brown rice protein, whole flax seed, ChlorEssence (high CGF chlorella), Frutafit Inulin FOS (from chicory root), organic gelatinized maca root, protease I, protease II, amylase, lipase, cellulase, wild blueberry, blueberry, black raspberry, cherry, marion berry, blackberry, L. Acidophilus, B. Bifidum, natural vanilla and chai flavour, xanthan gum, stevia leaf extract

Vega Whole Food Health Optimizer - Natural Ingredients:

Organic hemp protein, yellow pea protein, organic brown rice protein, whole flax seed, ChlorEssence (high CGF chlorella), Frutafit Inulin FOS (from chicory root), organic gelatinized maca root, protease I, protease II, amylase, lipase, cellulase, wild blueberry, blueberry, black raspberry, cherry, marion berry, blackberry, L. Acidophilus, B. Bifidum, natural vanilla flavour, xanthan gum, stevia leaf extract

The depression returned, then lifts

Shortly after the last post dated the 7th the depression returned. But I knew that I was on the right track. I asked Aaron, my work
"pastor" just what was happening. Building of faith and of patience, for God knows my full condition, mentally, physically, emotionally. I thought about that. That concept of some One else knowing just how all things tied together would effect me. That made sense to me. I know I have patience for the guests at work, but not for much else. So this is another lesson. Ponder.
Then I get into my car and the radio was tuned into a radio station that had on a pastor who was speaking about patience. Coincidence? I don't think God works haphazardly. Then through out the week things have been centering about patience. Things just mentioned to me in conversation.
Last night I was looking for a set of maps about the Bible lands in my library (I study archaeology and the Bible and would have  maps for those studies)  and found a prayer book entitled, Emotional Wholeness, by author Stormie (what a name!) Omartian. The attached book mark was in the patience and anger prayer section. I think a message is being sent, how else can one explain it? My dance with the loving grace of God continues.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Thought Bubbles:The Healing Moment

It was on Nov. 22 that I asked God to heal me. In the car in the parking lot at my employee parking. Immediately in my head I heard a voice that said you've never asked. And my head started tingling. I mean tingling. This feeling of tingling is not new to me. Every time the depression had lifted, even for a few minutes, my brain, in some area would tingle. Picture a ball, the brain on the interior, and the skin of the ball is where the tingling would happen. This tingling in the past would occur randomly and a I could see no pattern, no connection to thoughts, food, meds, herbs, etc.
But here lately when I think of the full acceptance of God's love, well sometimes it happens. Just the watching of the brain and how it reacts to all of this is a part of this blog. It tingled for about 10 or 15 minutes, the full skin all over the head. This had never happened like this before. I have not been depressed in two weeks. God had responded in seconds.
(Yes, the depression returned, but it gave me the hope that God is there, but that I was not ready for the healing. This sounds weird, but shortly after this incident I heard another message that patience was needed, Three different times, one time on three different days in a row,-editor)