Potpourri of

Healing
Secrets

by Dr. Frank Shallenberger

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 Potpourri of
Healing Secrets
T hrough all the years I’ve been in practice,
I’ve picked up some pretty neat healing
secrets that will work when many other
treatments don’t. What you’re about to read
is a small sampling of many of those secrets.
These little-known cures for dozens of health
problems will amaze you with their simplicity
and their healing ability. Let’s get started:
How to Prevent Loose Teeth
Due to Aging
If you want to make sure you hold onto
your teeth as you get older, there’s an impor-
tant mineral you should know about. And no,
it’s not calcium or magnesium.
The mineral I’m talking about is vanadi-
um. You may have heard about taking vanadi-
um for diabetes. But you probably haven’t
heard much more about it. That’s because it
just doesn’t come up on the radar screen of
most doctors.
Vanadium is a micromineral, meaning
that the body requires it only in very small
doses. Your entire body contains about 100
mcg of vanadium. That’s not very much.
But just because you don’t need very much,
doesn’t mean it’s not important. Vanadium is
an essential mineral. Unfortunately, you won’t
find it in most multivitamins — and our diets
rarely contain enough. So most people have a
deficiency. And one of the biggest effects of a
vanadium deficiency is loose teeth.
You’ll find most vanadium in your bones.
It tends to concentrate there, which makes the
bones surrounding your teeth stronger. That,
in turn, holds the teeth tightly in their sockets.
If you don’t have enough vanadium, these
bones can’t hold onto the teeth as well. This is
why getting enough vanadium is crucial if you
want to keep your teeth.
The foods highest in vanadium are buck-
wheat (about 30 mcg per ounce), parsley (about
25 mcg per ounce), oats (about 10 mcg per
ounce), and eggs (about 13 mcg per ounce).
Unfortunately, most people don’t eat enough
of these foods to get the vanadium they need.
Indeed, studies show that the average person
gets between 10 and 60 mcg each day, while
the optimum amount is more like 25 to 100 mcg.
The solution, of course, is to take a vana-
dium supplement. You can find an easy to take
form of vanadium in your health food store. But
you must be careful because it can cause toxici-
ty. A 50 mg capsule of vanadium sulfate con-
tains 10 mg of pure vanadium. Since only about
1% of dietary vanadium actually gets absorbed,
taking 10 mg will get you 1/10th of a mg —
100 mcg — into your body. This is the total
amount of vanadium you should have in your
body. So don’t take it too often. About once a
week is a great way to ensure that your teeth
stay right where they belong, without toxicity.
Spend Lots of Time Outside?
You Still Need to Take Vitamin D
If you spend lots of time outdoors, you
probably don’t need to take vitamin D supple-
ments, right? Wrong. It’s true that your body
can produce up to 10,000 units of vitamin D
from the sun. But a new study proves that
most of us are so deficient in vitamin D, the
sun simply can’t provide enough.
I’ve seen this in my own clinic. Several
years ago, I started testing all of my patients’
vitamin D levels. I found out that not one of
them had optimum blood levels of the vitamin.
Optimum levels are greater than 60 ng/ml
(nanograms per milliliter). Researchers have
found that women with levels below 52 ng/ml
have twice the risk of getting breast cancer.
And they’re also more susceptible to osteoporo-
sis (vitamin D is crucial for healthy bones).
In my practice, I found that it was rare to
find someone with levels above 40 ng/ml. And
30% of them had levels below the deficiency
mark of 30 ng/ml. That means 100% of the
people coming into my office were at an
increased risk of disease!
The astounding part was that most of
these people were getting plenty of sunlight
exposure. I was perplexed.
 Then I found a new study that showed
I wasn’t the only one seeing this. The
authors of a study in the Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology & Metabolism verified what I
was seeing. They found that many individuals
have low vitamin D levels despite abundant
sun exposure.
In this study, Dr. Neil Binkley with the
University of Wisconsin Osteoporosis Clinical
Research Program, looked at the vitamin D
levels of 93 people living in Hawaii. These were
people who were in the sun a lot! They had an
average of one-and-a-half hours a day of total
body skin exposure without sunscreen.
Despite a level of sun exposure in a tropi-
cal latitude that greatly exceeds what most of
us are able to get, half of these people had vita-
min D levels in the deficiency range (below 30
ng/ml). The results indicate that we all need
more sun – or vitamin D supplements. The old
rule that says you can get enough exposure
with 15 minutes per day of sunlight to the
hands and face just isn’t true. You need a lot
more than that!
You shouldn’t assume that spending a lot
of time outside will give you enough vitamin D.
It won’t!
I used to tell my patients to have their
levels checked. But when 100% of them come
back with low levels, I decided the 25-hydroxy
vitamin D test was a waste of money for them
— I already know they’re deficient. Now I use
the test only after a trial of 5,000 IU per day
for 30 days. If 5,000 IU is not enough, then I
raise the dose to 10,000 IU and check it again
after 30 days. I have never found anyone who
needed more than 10,000 IU.
Start taking vitamin D supplements now. It
the only way to increase your levels to the opti-
mal 60 ng/ml level. The starting dose is 5,000
units of vitamin D3. Healthy Resolve sells a
5,000 unit vitamin D3 tablet that’s very easy to
take. You can order it by calling 800-728-2288.
References: Binkley, N., et al. “Vitamin D Level May Be Low
Despite Adequate Sun Exposure,” J Clin Endocrinol Metab.,
2007;92:2130-2135.
Quick Cure for
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
If you suffer from carpal tunnel syn-
drome, I’ve got great news for you. There’s
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an easy way to treat it that really works
wonders.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is an inflamma-
tion or swelling in the tendons of the wrist.
Most people think that it’s caused by repetitive
motion. But that’s only what triggers it. It’s
usually caused by a vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
deficiency, a vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) deficiency,
a cervical (neck) subluxation, excessive expo-
sure to fluoride, and, in rare cases, from the
use of injectable growth hormone therapy.
The conventional treatment is to cease
the offending activities, wear a wrist splint, or
have a surgical decompression of the wrist ten-
dons. Unfortunately none of these treatments
addresses the real cause(s) of the disorder, and
are often unsuccessful.
I’ve found that employing treatments
aimed at the causes is successful in over 90%
of cases. And it avoids the potential pitfalls
of surgery. The best treatments consist of
the following:
• Take a B-complex capsule containing 50
mg of each of the B-vitamins, along with 100
mg of vitamin B6, twice a day. You can expect
to do this for three months before the problem
resolves itself.
• See an acupuncturist to reduce the
wrist inflammation.
• See a chiropractor to treat any cervical
subluxations.
• I like to inject a special form of B12
(methyl-B12) along with procaine and ozone
just under the skin (sub-q) over the underside
of the wrist once a week.
This works so well, most pain and irrita-
tion is gone in just a few weeks!
The Treatment That Makes You
Three Times Less Likely to Die
of Heart Disease and Cancer
What would you think of a treatment that
guarantees that you are three times less likely
to die of cancer or heart disease? What would
you think if I also told you that the treatment
was easy, and some would even say fun?
Interested? Now, what if I told you the treat-
ment was free? Do I have your attention?
One long-term study followed 2,014 men
for 22 years to see whether this treatment
could increase life span. Some of the men
received the treatment only a few days a week.
The unfortunates in the control group did not
receive any therapy at all.
At the end of the study, 131 of the men
had died. Of these, 95 (73.6%) were from the
control group, and only 36 (26.4%) were from
the therapy group. The treatment? Regular
exercise.
Yeah, I know you’re disappointed.
Exercise can be boring, strenuous, and a real
hassle. But here’s good news: To get the bene-
fits I’m talking about, you don’t have to run
yourself into the ground. In fact, you’ll get
better results if you do mild exercise. The
mild exercise I’m going to tell you about
decreases death from heart disease, ulcers,
depression, cancer, stroke, infections, and
diabetes. It also improves your sex life, and
helps you sleep better.
But the results are even more impressive
than that. You’ve been reading in this month’s
lead article about preventing cancer by shifting
your body to a fat-burning metabolism. Exercise
is a critical factor in making this shift. I
showed you how glucose is the fuel that drives
the cancer engine. The higher your blood
glucose is, the more fuel cancer has to grow.
Well, exercise is one of the fastest ways to
keep a lower blood glucose level. Regular
exercise speeds up your metabolism and cuts
down the supply of glucose to cancer cells.
By shifting to a fat-burning metabolism and
exercising every day, your risk of getting cancer
is as low as it gets.
What is regular exercise? Just take 30
minutes out of every day. During that time,
walk at a pace that just slightly increases your
breathing rate. And then, every three minutes
go really hard and fast for only 30 seconds.
After this 30-second period, slow way down
until your breathing rate comes down to where
it was during the first three minutes.
Once it does, stay at that pace for another
three minutes. Then go fast again for another
30 seconds. Keep repeating this cycle of three
minutes easy and 30 seconds hard until your
30-minute exercise period is over.
I like to do this the first thing in the
morning. It makes me feel great for the rest of
the day, I do it no matter where I am. Even if
I’m on vacation. It fits right into my health
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budget. And it’s never too late to start getting
the benefits.
References:
Erikksen, G., et al. “Changes in physical fitness and mortali-
ty,” The Lancet, 352:759-762, 1998.
In-Tele-Health A9 2002 (from Hyperhealth Pro CD-ROM).
How to Save Your Tooth When
Your Dentist Says “Root Canal”
About three years ago my dentist noticed
that one of my older fillings was eroding away,
and needed some fixing. He suggested a crown
since the filling was so large. Turned out that
the tooth was injured in the process (not his
fault ... it just was a weakened tooth) leading to
a very painful condition called ostitis. The den-
tist recommended a root canal in order to save
the tooth.
I declined because of all the evidence that
indicates that root canals result in the forma-
tion of substances which are carcinogenic. (To
learn more about the negative side of root
canals, read “Root Canal Coverup” by George
Mienig, DDS.) My only other alternative was to
pull the tooth, which is what I ended up doing.
I wish I knew then what I know now.
A year later, I discovered that the tooth
might have been saved by injecting the area with
The Common But Unhealthy
Food Ingredient That Zaps
Your Energy
Never, ever use margarine, shortening,
hydrogenated, or partially hydro-
genated oils!!! These manmade industrial
wastes have been shown to be immune sup-
pressive. Recent publications have also
demonstrated that these artificial trans
fatty acids actually damage the inner walls
of the arteries contributing to cardiovascu-
lar disease, and also are toxic to the most
fundamental aspects of energy production.
That means they cause your body to pro-
duce less energy.
Carefully read ingredients labels, and
avoid all foods that contains these poisons.
It has been estimated by some researchers
that it takes about nine months to com-
pletely rid your body of these toxic fats
after you have ingested them.
mistletoe extract in combination with ozone.
Mistletoe is an old homeopathic remedy
that augments the immune system response.
When injected into tissues, mistletoe causes
the white cells that fight infection to migrate
to the area. Ozone is a treatment that I have
used for over 15 years to treat all kinds of
infectious conditions ranging from herpes to
hepatitis and even AIDS. Injected ozone
increases the circulation to the area, and also
kills bacteria. The beauty of ozone is that it
is impossible for any bacteria to become resist-
ant to it. As you may know, bacterial resistance
is a huge problem these days. So this property
of ozone is becoming more important every
year.
The injections are virtually painless
(really!), and take only a few moments. They
need to be repeated every three to seven days,
depending on the severity of the condition. I
have now treated a great many patients with
infected and inflamed teeth for whom their
dentist had recommended a root canal. In all
but one case, the teeth have been saved, with
a complete resolution to the problem.
An exciting side effect has proved out to
be the elimination of several cases of chronic
facial pain, for which the only recourse these
patients had was the daily use of pain medica-
tions. I even successfully treated a woman
from San Jose, who had severe pain stemming
from a chronic infection of the entire right side
of her facial bones, which had all started from
a root canal gone bad. She had previously had
multiple surgeries, as well as long-term antibi-
otic therapy without success. I have also had a
couple of cases of chronic TMJ pain respond
successfully. Usually from three to six are need-
ed to resolve acute problems. More are needed
in chronic infections.
I have had several patients in whom,
using x-rays, we have been able to actually
demonstrate bone regeneration after a four-
month course of these injections. This fact
makes me wonder if many patients with chron-
ic bone infections who ordinarily would require
bone grafts, might not be able to avoid that
surgery by using these injections. If you ever
have a dental problem that looks like it might
require either an extraction or a root canal,
keep this me in mind. It might save you a
lot of trouble.
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How to Eat Fish Without
Poisoning Yourself
You may know that eating fish can be haz-
ardous to your health. Even mainstream publi-
cations have caught on to the fact that the
world’s fish supply is tainted with mercury. But
there’s one thing the media hasn't told you.
There’s a very simple way to eat fish without
poisoning yourself.
The Journal of the American Medical
Association recently published an article enti-
tled, “Fish intake, contaminants, and human
health.” In the article, the authors noted the
many dangers of methyl mercury. Methyl mer-
cury is formed from inorganic mercury, which
is common in the environment.
When a volcano explodes, it releases mer-
cury into the atmosphere. The same thing hap-
pens when electric plants burn coal, or when
waste companies incinerate waste. There are
numerous industrial processes that release
mercury into the air. Rain then brings the inor-
ganic mercury from the atmosphere into lakes
and oceans. There it’s converted by bacterial
activity into methyl mercury.
Methyl mercury is very toxic. Unlike inor-
ganic mercury, your body absorbs it easily in
the digestive tract, and then transports it into
The #1 Mistake People Make
When Taking Supplements
Did you know that many people are
wasting their money on supplements?
That’s right! Throwing their money right
down the drain. It has nothing to do with
the quality of the supplements (though
that’s important), how many supplements
their taking (again, very important), or
even how often they take them.
No, the reason most people are wast-
ing their money is their diet. You see, vita-
min and mineral pills really won’t work
unless you’re taking them while eating a
good diet. Taking supplements while eating
a fast-food, high-glycemic-index, low-fiber
diet is a complete waste of time and money.
Before you spend another dime on sup-
plements, make sure you’re eating a good
diet, rich in vegetables and healthy meats.
tissues. Plants, such as algae, plankton, and
other foods that fish feed on also absorb the
methyl mercury. So when you eat fish, you're
also eating all of the methyl mercury that the
fish has eaten.
The amount of methyl mercury found in
fish depends on how long the fish lives. Older
fish have more methyl mercury than their
younger cousins because they have more time
to accumulate the mercury.
It also depends on how predatory the fish
is. Highly predatory fish accumulate more
methyl mercury because they eat more.
Longer-living, larger predators, such as sword-
fish and shark, have the highest levels of
methyl mercury. Smaller or shorter-lived fish,
such as shellfish and salmon, have only 1/20th
as much.
The more fish you eat, especially if you
eat the ones with the highest levels, the more
methyl mercury your body will amass. The
longer you live, the more you will store. Many
people over 50 have unhealthy amounts of
methyl mercury.
So what does all this methyl mercury do?
First of all, it crosses the placenta. It also
crosses into breast milk. The tolerance for any
toxin depends upon the weight and detoxifying
ability of the person being exposed. Therefore,
children and especially infants and are at a
greater risk for toxicity.
Researchers have found significant abnor-
malities in the brain function of children whose
mothers ate too much fish during their preg-
nancy. The authors of this study concluded
that even low exposure to methyl mercury can
decrease a child’s brain function.
But children aren’t the only people that
need to be concerned about methyl mercury.
Several studies have also indicated that it’s
toxic to the heart, and can cause heart attacks
in adults.
And this is where it really gets interest-
ing. In addition to mercury, fish also contain
two wonderful fats. One is eicosapentaenoic
acid (EPA) and the other docosapentaenoic acid
(DHA). These fats are so effective at improving
both neurological and cardiovascular function,
that the damage done by the methyl mercury
is somewhat offset by the benefit of the fats. So
much so, that the authors of this study con-
cluded that “the benefits of fish intake exceed
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the potential risks.” But let me take this one
step further.
Why eat any methyl mercury at all? It
can’t be good for you. Why not just have your
fish and eat it too? This is what I advise my
patients to do — unless they’re pregnant. I tell
my pregnant patients to avoid fish completely.
The risks just aren’t worth it. You can get
enough mercury-free EPA and DHA in gel-
caps, such as those sold with Healthy Resolve
(800-728-2288).
But I tell all of my other patients to eat all
the fish they want. But when they do, I tell
them to take DMSA at the same time.
DMSA (dimercaptosuccinic acid) is a natu-
rally occurring substance that chelates mercu-
ry. This means that it binds to mercury, and
does not allow it to be absorbed in the intestinal
tract. It also binds any mercury that's already
in the body and takes it out in the urine.
DMSA is extremely effective both at stop-
ping mercury absorption, and removing mercu-
ry from the body. And it's entirely safe when
you take it in recommended doses. An adult
can very safely take up to 1,500 mg per week.
Whenever I eat fish, I haul out my little sup-
plement case and take three 100 mg capsules
of DMSA before the meal. And then I can for-
get about mercury and enjoy my meal.
DMSA capsules are available at most
health foods stores.
References
Mozaffarian D, Rimm EB. Fish intake, contaminants, and
human health. JAMA, October 18, 2006. Vol. 296, No 15.
1885-99.
Why You Need More of This
Nutrition-less Substance
Do you know what has absolutely no
nutritional value, doesn’t provide your body
with any energy, is a powerful solvent, and can
kill you, but it’s still essential for life?
The answer is water.
You can’t live without it. The reason is
that water is the solvent in which every molec-
ular reaction takes place. Additionally, it’s the
solvent that the body uses to rid itself of toxins.
Some of these toxins come from outside the
body (including chemicals, pollution, cigarettes,
etc.). But the majority of the toxins are those
formed in the body as the waste products of
normal metabolic function. In the absence of a
sufficient daily intake of high quality water,
these toxins accumulate and cause disease.
This is why it's so important to drink plenty of
water during the day.
In light of this fact, it’s amazing how few
people actually drink an optimal amount of
water. Chronic dehydration is very common. In
the past, I’ve used bio-impedance measure-
ments to assess hydration status, and I would
say that about half the people we tested turned
out to be dehydrated. So it's much more com-
mon than you might think.
And don't count on thirst to let you know
if you're chronically dehydrated. Although
thirst is an excellent indicator of acute dehy-
dration, in chronic states the body accommo-
dates by retaining water, and thirst doesn't
occur. Unfortunately, when the body retains
water, it also retains the toxins that the water
was supposed to eliminate, increasing toxin
deposition in the connective tissues, and set-
ting the stage for chronic disease and prema-
ture aging.
The other factor regarding water is its
purity. Water is easily contaminated by chlo-
rine, fluoride, pesticide residuals, heavy metals,
or hard minerals. When this happens, it signifi-
cantly reduces its solvent capabilities. I’ve been
testing water for many years and the fact is
that it's quite unusual to find any well water or
city water that is pure enough for an optimal
detoxifying effect.
For this reason, and for the additional rea-
son that every now and then there is a biologi-
cal contamination of the water supply, I rec-
ommend that every household either purchase
purified water, or have their own home purifi-
cation unit. The key word here is “purified.”
Water labeled as spring water, mineral water, or
drinking water is just not pure enough. Ideally,
water should be purified using either a reverse
osmosis method or a distillation method. My
favorite method is reverse osmosis, because dis-
tillation units are more complex and expensive,
and don't remove as many materials.
Every adult should drink at least one-and-
a-half quarts per day of purified water. On hot
days or when exercising, twice that amount
may be needed. Once your body is used to this
amount of water, you will begin to feel thirsty
if you aren’t getting enough. But until then,
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don’t rely on thirst to remind you to drink water.
Remember that since the lymphatics have
been dumping toxins into your bloodstream all
night long, it’s an especially good habit to help
the kidneys along by drinking 16-32 oz. when
you first get up in the morning. This may take
some getting used to, but it’s worth it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. I’m 79 years old and I'm still having
hot flashes. I had a hysterectomy in 1972
and went to Premarin until four months
ago. While taking Premarin, I continued
to have hot flashes. Finally, I decided to
just stop the drug. Of course, the hot
flashes continue. How can I get my hor-
mones in balance? Or is it too late for
me? — Shirley V., via e-mail
Dear Shirley,
According to the thinking of most conven-
tional doctors, it is too late for you. But that's
not how I think.
Replacing your sagging hormone levels
with just the right amount of bio-identical hor-
mones will help you avoid osteoporosis, heart
disease, strokes, and dementia. It also will
make you feel and sleep better, and give you
more youthful levels of energy.
The key is to take bio-identical hormones,
not Premarin and the like. If you can find a
local doctor to take care of your needs, that's
great. But make sure he/she is well versed
in bio-identical hormones. A good source
of doctors like this can be found at
www.worldhealth.net or call 800-558-1267.
Also, I can test your hormone levels as
well as prescribe bio-identical hormones for
you over the phone for a simple consultation
fee. You can reach my clinic at 775-884-3990
for more information and to set up an
appointment.
Q. Do you have any suggestions for
resolving migraine headaches? — Jerry K.,
via e-mail
Dear Jerry,
Migraines are caused by a lot of different
things. I would need to know much more about
you to answer specifically. Here are some
things I would need to know: How often do
they happen? Are they associated with any par-
ticular foods or with eating in general? Do you
get them when you're stressed? Have you seen
a chiropractor?
Are you sleeping well? What treatments
have you tried so far? How long have you had
the headaches?
The most common cause of migraines is
food allergies. If I had but one thing to suggest
without knowing anything at all about the con-
dition, I would say go on a specific food elimi-
nation and rotation for four to six weeks and
see if the headaches don't go away. There's a
50/50 chance that this simple approach will
work. And it's likely your best bet. If you're
successful, then very slowly introduce the elim-
inated foods back in one at a time until you
find out what foods are a factor.
Other causes are magnesium deficiency
and low thyroid function. The latter is especial-
ly tricky because the thyroid lab tests often
come back as "normal."
Q. Is there a cure for herpes? Kevin
Trudeau claims there is in his infomer-
cials. I realize he's not a doctor or molec-
ular biologist, but such a claim caught
my attention. Herpes plagues my face,
lips, and mucous membranes. It's a curse.
I would love to have it eradicated from
my body forever. Can you help? — Sylvia
C., via e-mail
Dear Sylvia,
It is possible to cure the symptoms that
a virus causes. But it's not possible to cure the
virus itself. Viruses encode themselves onto
our own genetic material. Then they use our
genes to reproduce because they can’t repro-
duce by themselves. So they literally become
a part of our genetic structure, making it
impossible to completely eliminate them from
your body.
I haven’t read Mr. Trudeau’s book. But I
hope he doesn’t mean to suggest that the virus
can actually be eliminated from the body.
That’s just not possible.
What he probably means is that it can be
controlled to the point that it will no longer
cause breakouts. After all, this is the case with
every other virus you have ever been infected
with. If you were infected with the chicken pox
virus when you were young, you still have the
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virus in your body. But, fortunately, you're not
walking around with a case of chicken pox.
The virus is there, but it's not causing any
problems because your body has it under control.
This is what you can expect with the her-
pes virus. You can control it to the point that
you never have any outbreaks. But it's always
there just the same.
There are two primary ways to control the
herpes virus. One is to take the amino acid l-
lysine. Nobody knows quite how it works,
although it appears to work by affecting the
way the immune system fights the virus. I rec-
ommend 3,000 mg of l-lysine three times a day
for acute infections. Take 3,000 mg once a day
to prevent them from occurring. L-lysine is
completely safe.
In fact, because of its many health and
anti-aging properties, it's not a bad idea for
everyone to take it whether they have herpes
or not.
Problem is, not all cases of herpes respond
to l-lysine. When it works it’s great. But that's
only about 40% of the time. For cases that
don’t respond, I use the best natural treatment
for any viral infection I have seen in over 35
years of medicine. It involves treating the blood
with a combination of ozone and ultraviolet
light. We do this in the clinic all the time. It’s
as close to a sure thing for herpes as there is.
The only negative is that it requires a
number of treatments spread out over time.
You’ll need to find a doctor in your area that
can do these treatments.
You can find a list of doctors that do
these treatments on the website
www.oxygenhealingtherapies.com.
Q. I’ve got Lyme disease. My doctor has
me on antibiotics, which are wreaking
havoc on my body. I'd like to get off of
them as soon as possible. What’s the best
way to treat Lyme? — Marty H.,
Washington, DC
Dear Marty,
Antibiotic therapies are useful for Lyme
disease, but only when the case is acute (i.e.,
less than eight weeks old). In that case, a two-
to four-week course of antibiotics will often kill
the organism and eliminate the disease.
But antibiotics are useless to treat an
older case. This is called a chronic case of Lyme
disease. It sounds like the Lyme disease you
have is chronic. If that’s the case, stop the
antibiotics and start something else. I have
never seen antibiotic therapy work for chronic
Lyme disease.
As to what you need to switch to, that
depends on a lot of factors. The treatment of
chronic Lyme disease is very individual. And
it doesn’t focus on killing the bacteria that
caused the Lyme disease in the first place.
Instead, it focuses on optimizing your immune
system. Such a program is often very compre-
hensive. It requires you and your doctor to look
at detoxification, hormonal balance, your nutri-
tional condition, your metabolic status, and
how your body deals with stress.
If you can't find a doctor in your area
willing to work through all of this with you,
call the clinic (775-884-3990) and set up a
phone consultation. We can discuss your case
over the phone and give you some concrete
ideas of what will be needed to get you back
on track.
Q. My brother has intermittent claudica-
tion. He can walk no more than three
blocks. Are there any tips you could give
on how to help yourself if you have this
condition? Or if chelation therapy would
help? — John B., Mt. Washington, KY
Dear John,
Intermittent claudication is serious leg
cramps that are a result of decreased oxygen.
The cramps usually come during exercise.
Yes, chelation is vital. His doctor should
give him two treatments each week. It will
probably take 30-40 treatments to clear him
up. You can find a chelation doctor at
www.acam.org. Even better yet, have him
see a doctor that uses both chelation
therapy and ozone therapy. The two of
these therapies used together are remarkable
for any circulation condition. Go to
www.oxygenhealingtherapies.com to find
ozone doctors.
Now here's the best part, and the part
that he will most likely not want to hear. One
of the best treatments for claudication, and
clearly the least expensive, is fasting.
While he's fasting, he needs to make a pot
of my magic broth and drink it through the
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day. Here's how to make it. Bring a large pot of
water to a boil. Add chicken, rice, cabbage,
cilantro, garlic, onions, cayenne pepper,
turmeric, and fresh ginger. Add salt and pepper
and any other spices as desired. Boil it until
the chicken is fully cooked. Strain out all of the
solid material, and drink only the broth. Drink
a glass of this broth every hour and nothing
else but water. This fast may need to go on for
one to two weeks (sometimes longer).
I have successfully treated many people
who could not even walk a hundred feet with
this treatment. It can work miracles.
Q. Does adding Splenda or any other
artificial sweeteners, besides sugar, to
your diet contribute to Pancreatic can-
cer? — Vicky C., via e-mail
Dear Vicky,
When taken in normal amounts, artificial
sweeteners are completely safe. All of them,
including aspartame, have been given to ani-
mals in doses that exceed the doses that would
normally be used by people, and none of them
have ever been shown to have any detrimental
effects that can be extrapolated to humans.
Early studies on saccharin showed an
increase in bladder cancer in rats with very
high doses. Other studies have suggested an
increase in leukemia and lymphoma in mice
and rats from aspartame. Happily enough,
however, when the results of the studies were
applied to human cancer development, the
researchers discovered that this was a problem
for rats and mice only.
In one study of half a million people,
many of whom drank excessive amounts of
soda sweetened with aspartame, there was no
more cancer in them than in those who avoid-
ed the sweeteners. Common sense says to avoid
all artificial substances as much as possible, so
I'm not a big fan of them. We can't tell for sure
what other problems they might be causing.
But so far, there is no evidence that artificial
sweeteners cause cancer.
The only sugar substitutes I recommend
is Stevia or xylitol, which you can find at any
health food store and on the Internet. This is
especially true if you’re diabetic or pre-diabetic.
Other sweeteners can increase your blood
sugar. But these two sweeteners will not nega-
tively affect your body's metabolism.
They Shaved This Woman’s
Head and Saved Her Life
A 50-year-old woman was rushed to the
hospital. She was severely weak and began
having trouble breathing.
By the time she got to the hospital she
had pinpoint pupils and was sweating profuse-
ly. Within an hour she stopped breathing, and
went into a coma. The doctors placed a breath-
ing tube in her windpipe, and attached her to a
respirator.
But what was wrong with her? The doc-
tors didn’t have a clue. Then an alert nurse
noticed that the woman had a peculiar smell
coming from her hair. The odor resembled gar-
lic, and to the nurse it smelled like insecticide.
The doctors diagnosed her with
organophosphate pesticide poisoning. They
immediately treated her with two drugs,
atropine and 2-PAM, to reverse the effects
of the poison. Each time she received the med-
ications she awoke and improved. But then
immediately stopped breathing and went back
into a coma again. The nurses washed her skin
and shampooed her hair several times, but this
had no lasting effect.
Finally, since the primary contamination
seemed to be in her hair, the nurses shaved her
head. It was only then that she steadily
improved. She regained consciousness, and was
able to breathe on her own. Eventually, the
doctors weaned her off her medicines.
When the initial blood tests returned,
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they verified that the nurse was correct. The
woman was poisoned with an organophosphate
insecticide. But how? How did her hair have
enough insecticide to almost kill her? The
answer came from the patient when she was
finally able to talk.
She remembered that just before she
became ill, her neighbor shampooed her hair.
The hospital contacted the neighbor and asked
her to bring in the shampoo she used. Chagrined,
she showed up with two containers. One held
shampoo. The other, a similar bottle, contained
an organophosphate insecticide. Both recepta-
cles were the same size. The labels were old
and blurred.
“I must have used the wrong one,” she
said when she learned that her friend almost
died from insecticide poisoning.
Her friend was very lucky this high-dose
of poison didn’t kill her. We know that even low
levels of these pesticides can cause Parkinson’s
disease, birth defects, male infertility, and even
multiple sclerosis in susceptible persons. The
problem is that we don’t have a way of deter-
mining who is susceptible and who isn’t. So
the most common sense attitude to take is to
just avoid them. In addition, make sure that
your children and grandchildren do not run
barefoot on lawns that have these pesticides
sprayed on them. The same goes for your dogs.
References:
Larry Zaroff, MD and Jonathan Zaroff, MD. “Is There a
Barber in the House?” December 19, 2006.