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Columnists our hands. The incidence of Alzheimers disease is more than any other. A special diet? Wrong. A particular
Dr Harald Gaier growing so quickly (the worldwide incidence is set to treble exercise regime? Wrong again.
Dr Rob Verkerk to 135 million in 35 years), and the death rates are so high The single thing you can do that dwarfs every other
Dr Annemarie Colbin
(its the sixth leading cause of death) that last December, intervention, including stopping smoking, is maintaining
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ministers from the G8 leading nations met in London to close social ties and staying connected. Our prescription
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pledge to coordinate efforts to research a cure. for a healthy 2014: talk to two friends before bedtime
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Although the pharmaceutical industry is never slow to (page 22).
Guy Hudson investigate new revenue streams, its hit such a stalemate And speaking of risk factors, the evidence is mounting
with dementianone of the ve drugs on the market about the risks of constant mobile-phone use, with
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Broccoli may prevent osteoarthritis;
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ADHD drugs triple diabetes risk;
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Aspirin in the balance 18
Think twice about poppingjust-in-
case aspirin to prevent heart disease
or cancerthe evidence just doesnt
stack up
Only connect 22
The single most important thing you
can do for you health this year isnt
drinking less or taking up exercise, but
strengthening your social ties
HEALTHY LIVING
Simple moves to boost
packing up 50
Chronic renal failure is the plague of Letters from readers 7 billion aspirins
older cats, but you can prolong your
pets life with natural vet Paul Bolans
The vitamin wars 21
The latest newspaper stories about every year
diet and supplement programme vitamins being useless, are based on
Food to get you in the mood 53
You can make a Valentines Day feast
bias, not science
Was my son ever bipolar? 82
Eating blueberries
of these natural aphrodisiacs and
foods to boost your sexual health
All doctors could do was throw
drugs at Joanna Blacks son until she
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Dr. John Dr. Damien Dr. Melvyn Janet

Manseld, Downing, Werbach, Balaskas, who
one of whose trained as a named and
Editorial Britains
leading
practice
specializes in
psychiatrist, is
an expert in
inspired the
Active Birth
Panel pioneers in allergy, food
sensitivities and clinical
allergy, environment and
nutrition, is current
nutritional and botanical
inuences on illness and
Movement in the 1970s,
helped to revolutionize
What Doctors Dont ecology, founded the president of the British mental illness. He has held many maternity practices
Tell You is supported Burghwood clinic, which Society for Ecological a faculty appointment in around the world. Janet is
by some of the worlds researches and treats Medicine and on the psychiatry at the UCLA the founder and director
leading pioneers allergy and environmental editorial board of School of Medicine, served of the Active Birth Centre
illness. Former president Orthomolecular Medicine as president of the in North London and the
in nutritional, of the British Society for News Service. Chief Biofeedback Society of author of nine books
environmental and Allergy and Environmen- Medical Advisor of cancer California in 1977, and including Active Birth,
alternative medicine. tal Medicine, Dr. Mans- charity Yes to Life (www. authored numerous Preparing for Birth with
Each is an authority in eld has authored yestolife.org.uk), he is also books, including the Yoga and Easy Exercises for
his or her eld; many numerous papers on the author of numerous award-winning Nutrition- Pregnancy.
allergies and several books, including The al Inuences on Mental
have broken new popular books on Vitamin Cure for Allergies. Illness. Craig Sams is
ground and inspired migraine, asthma and co-founder of
new practices in arthritis. Dr. Harald Dr. Jonathan Whole Earth
medicine. Gaier, Wright, Foods, a
Dr. Patrick arguably the medical leading
Kingsley, a UKs most director of the organic food company,
specialist in knowledge- Tahoma Clinic and founder and President
nutritional able practitioner of the in Renton, Washington, of Green & Blacks Organic
and environ- major alternative medical pioneered nutritional Chocolate. Currently he is
mental medicine for 25 disciplines, is registered in medicine in the US. A chair of the Soil Associa-
years, focused on treating the UK as an osteopath, board member of the tion, executive chairman
the incurables, especially homeopath, acupunctur- American Preventive of Carbon Gold Ltd, a
those with cancer and ist, naturopath and Medical Association carbon sequestration
multiple sclerosis, through medical herbalist. Former (APMA) and the Interna- business based on the use
a holistic approach director of medical tional College of Ad- of biochar as a soil
involving diet, supple- research at The Hale Clinic vanced Longevity improver, and a trustee of
ments and general lifestyle and the Diagnostic Clinic Medicine, he has pub- the Slow Food Trust UK.
overhaul. Now retired and and a committee member lished 11 books. He is also the author of
writing about his success- of the Prince of Wales four books, including The
ful treatment regimes, he Foundation for Integrated Annemarie Little Food Book.
has authored numerous Health, Dr. Gaier is author Colbin, Ph.D,
books, including his latest, of numerous scientic is founder and Sally Bunday is
The New Medicine. papers and The Encyclope- CEO of the founder of the
dia of Homoeopathy. Natural the Hyperac-
Dr. Jean Gourmet Institute for tive Childrens
Monro, Dr. Michel Health and Culinary Arts Support
medical Odent, a in New York City, the Group, the rst organiza-
director of the French- oldest natural foods tion to draw attention to
Breakspear trained cooking school in the US. the role of diet and
Hospital, is an interna- surgeon and Dr. Colbin is adjunct nutrition, particularly the
tionally recognized obstetrician, is the professor of nutrition at effect of food additives and
specialist in environmen- foremost pioneer of the Empire State College in essential fatty acid
tal medicine, including natural birth movement, New City, NY, and Touro deciencies, in childhood
such conditions as chronic emphasizing home and College, a lecturer at the behaviour problems. The
fatigue syndrome, Lyme water birth. Founder of the Institute for Integrative registered charity has
disease and multiple Primal Health Research Nutrition and the author helped thousands of
chemical sensitivity. She is Centre in the UK, he has of four books, including families of children with
Fellow of the American written some 50 scientic the bestselling Food and attention decit/hyperac-
Academy of Environmen- papers and 11 books, now Healing and her latest tivity issues since it started
tal Medicine and a Board in 21 languages. offering, The Whole-Food more than 30 years ago.
Certied US examiner. Guide to Strong Bones.
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Chinese herb reverses
chronic back
problems
A Chinese herbal medicine may reverse
chronic back problems by improving
movement, repairing damage
and reducing inammation, say
researchers.
The medicine, Ji-Sui-Kang (JSK),
appears to reverse most of the worst
symptoms of chronic back pain within
three weeks, working even at the
cellular level. It can repair damage to
the spinal cord, reduce tissue damage
and inammation, and boost oxygen
supply to the injured area.
The ingredients in JSK include ginseng,
the rootstock of Ligustici chuanxiong,
liquorice root (gan cao), white peony root
(bai shao) and cinnamon bark (rou gui), which
was formulated by researchers at McMaster
University in Ontario, Canada, who tested it on
laboratory rats.
Restor Neurol Neurosci, 2013; 31: 597617

BROCCOLI
MAY PREVENT
OSTEOARTHRITIS
Eating a handful of broccoli every day could prevent and slow
the spread of osteoarthritis, the degenerative disease that
destroys joints.
Sulphoraphane, a compound in the vegetable, slows
Around 4
the destruction of joint cartilage by blocking enzymes and
interfering with the inammatory processes associated with
out of every
osteoarthritis. Sulphoraphane is also found in Brussels sprouts 5 adults will
and cabbage.
Researchers from the University of East Anglia reckon that experience
eating 100 g (3.5 oz)equivalent to a handfulevery day
might prevent the disease and even slow its progress once its back pain at
been diagnosed.
Medicine has no answer for osteoarthritis other than
some point in
prescribing painkillers that ease the inammation. Joint
replacement surgery is often oered only when the joint has
their lives
been almost completely destroyed.
After successfully demonstrating the positive eects of
broccoli in laboratory and animal trials, researchers are now
testing it on 20 volunteers with osteoarthritis, who will eat
supercharged broccolia specially grown variety thats a
cross between standard broccoli and wild broccoli found in
Sicilyfor two weeks.
In that time, they hope to see the progress of the disease
slow, although they dont expect to see joints start to repair in
such a short time.
Arthritis Rheum, 2013; 65: 313040

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Fivefold rise
in ADHD drug
prescriptions
Prescriptions for ADHD (attention-decit/
hyperactivity disorder) drugs for young
children have leapt by 500 per cent in
the last few years across Europe. This
huge increase follows a drive by the
pharmaceutical industry to get Europe
more in line with the US in using stimulants
like Ritalin.
Children who have a range of supposed
psychiatric conditionsincluding ADHD
and autismare being given the drugs,
which include Ritalin (methylphenidate),
Dexedrine (dexamphetamine) and
Strattera (atomoxetine).
orway
Researchers in Denmark and Norway
discovered the sudden upsurge in
prescriptions when they proled more
than 850,000 children born between een
1990 and 2001. They found that 611 per
cent of the children diagnosed withh
ADHD, 16 per cent with ASD (autism m
spectrum disorders) and 3 per centt with
other psychiatric problems were being
prescribed one of these drugs.
nt a
The extra prescriptions represent
ars
vefold increase in the last few years
alone, they said.
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol, 2013; 23: 4329
9
Blueberries
reduce
diabetes
risk by
40% OF MEDICAL a third
PRACTICES USELESS
Nearly half of all medical procedures and drugslike COX-2
Eating blueberries, grapes and
apples reduces your chances of
developing type 2 diabetes, while
painkillers, stents for coronary artery disease and hormone drinking fruit juices can increase it.
Three servings of the fruit each
replacement therapy (HRT)have never worked and should be
stopped, a major review of current practices has concluded. week reduce the risk by as much as
26 per cent. Blueberries have the
The practices were instituted in error, never helped patients
and have eroded trust in medicine, says Dr Vinay Prasad, chief most protective eect, and people
who switch from drinking fruit
fellow of Americas National Cancer Institute. They also take up
valuable resources and money. juice to eating the berries reduce
their risk by as much as a third, say
On reviewing 363 studies of established medical practices, Dr
Prasad found that only 38 per cent were proven to be benecial; researchers from Harvard School
of Public Health. Grapes and raisins
22 per cent were inconclusive and 40 per cent contradicted the
current practices and didnt help patients. reduce the risk by 19 per cent, and
apples and pears by 13 per cent.
Examples of useless practices included stents for stable coronary
disease, HRT for postmenopausal women to prevent heart disease, Surprisingly, the researchers
found that drinking fruit juices
pulmonary artery catheters for patients in shock, use of the drug
aprotinin during cardiac surgery and COXCOX-22 painkillers. slightly increased the risk of
diabetes. Th They think this is because
Mayo Clin Proc, 2013; 88: 7908
the juicing pprocess gets rid of the
fruit and lea
leaves just the uids, which
are more quickly
qu absorbed, causing
blood sug
sugar and insulin levels to
rise rapidly.
rapid
38% 22% 40%
BENEFICIAL INCONCLUSIVE DIDNT HELP
They based their conclusions
on a sur
survey of 187,382 people
living in the UK, the US and
PATIENTS Sing
ngap
apo 6.5 per cent
Singapore,
of who
w hom developed type 2
whom
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diabetes.
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ALZHEIMERS Alzheimers as a result of a new
campaign in the UK and USS
cent will never see their mild
cognitive problems develop
cog
PATIENTS to screen the elderly. But into full-blown dementia.
in

DONT HAVE only between 5 and 15 per

THE DISEASE
Up to 70 per cent of elderly people in the UK
and US are being diagnosed with Alzheimers
when they dont have the condition at
all. They are then given powerful drugs
including chemical coshes to sedate them
when all they have is a mild memory loss that
can happen with age, an expert panel warns.
cent of people with mild
Despite this, virtually
eeveryone displaying any
cognitive impairment, suchh
as memory loss, will ever
mild cognitive problem,
m
like memory loss, will be
develop Alzheimers. given powerful drugs to treat a
The rest will never suerr non-existent problemand may
non-exi
from the disorder despite suer cocognitive decline as a result
the prognosis, and they may ay of the mmedication.
even improve, say specialists sts BMJ, 2013;
20 347: f5125
in the UK and Australia. A similar
imilar picture (See this months cover story on
dem
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WOMEN MISLED Ductal

BY DOCTORS carcinoma in
OVER DCIS situ (DCIS) is a
Too many women are having unnecessary surgery because doctors
are telling them that they have breast cancer when they dont.
precancerous
Instead, the women have DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) which,
despite its name, isnt malignant, invasive or even really cancer.
state that may
The trouble is that doctors are themselves not clear on what DCIS
actually is and are telling women they have aggressive breast cancer.
never become
Not surprisingly, when described that way, women opt for surgery
to have the breast removed, say researchers from Massachusetts
cancer
General Hospital.
But women opt for a less aggressive approach, such as
medication or watchful waiting, when DCIS is correctly dened as a
precancerous state that may never become cancer.
The researchers made the discovery when they tested 394 healthy
women with three dierent denitions of DCIS; when it was correctly
described, most women opted for a non-surgical approach.
JAMA Intern Med, 2013; 173: 18301

Mammograms see three

cancers that arent there
for every one that is
Women are nally being told the truth about the limitations and
dangers of routine mammography screening for breast cancer.
A new National Health Service (NHS) leaet warns that
the technology is three times more likely to pick up a benign
abnormalitywhich may nonetheless trigger a course of
chemotherapy or even mastectomythan an actual life-threatening
tumour.
The new leaet will be made available to the three million
women aged 50 to 70 who are each year invited to undergo routine
mammogram screening in the UK and points out that, for every life
saved by the technology, it will detect a benign abnormality in three
others, so triggering chemotherapy or surgical breast removal. The Mammograms
most common detection is DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) that,
despite its name, only rarely develops into cancer. are three times
The honesty of the leaet is surprising, as a government report
last year tried to put a positive spin on the screening programme,
more likely to
claiming that mammography saved 1,300 lives a year, although it
also admitted that a further 4,000 women underwent unnecessary
pick up a benign
treatment.
But even this somewhat optimistic review was criticized by other
abnormality
reviewers, who pointed out that it relied on old data from a time than a life-
before women were as conscious of diet and lifestyle changes as they
are today. Taking more recent data into account, Oxford University threatening
researchers concluded that mammography was hardly saving any
lives at all. tumour
J R Soc Med, 2013; 106: 23442

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Healthy diet
Lyme disease is overwrites genetic
10 times more
common than
code for chronic
gures suggest disease
Good news for anyone with a family history of heart disease and
Lyme diseasea debilitating condition
stroke: you can change your genetic inheritance with a healthy diet,
caused by a tick biteis far more
say scientists.
common than the ocial gures suggest.
A Mediterranean dietwhich includes olive oil, sh, complex
In fact, just 10 per cent of people who develop
carbohydrates and nutscan overwrite the genetic codes that
the disease each year are ever diagnosed.
dramatically increase the risks of heart disease and stroke, say
Around 30,000 new cases are reported each
researchers at Tufts University.
year across the US, but the true number of new infections
They made the discovery while testing the impact of
is around 300,000, says Americas Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mediterranean and low-fat diets on around 7,000 men and women,
(CDC). Its even reckoned that up to a third of multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnoses
and how it aected their chances of developing heart disease over a
are, in fact, Lyme disease.
ve-year period.
Typical symptoms of Lyme disease include fever, headache, fatigue and a skin
About 900 of the participants had genetic variations that made
rash (erythema migrans). If not treated, the infection can spread to the joints,
them more susceptible to heart disease, which is usually preceded
heart and nervous system. The best orthodox treatment is high-dose antibiotics.
by type 2 diabetes. However, this increased risk was eliminated
The disease is caused by being bitten by black-legged ticks that are often
in those eating the Mediterranean diet, putting them on an even
found in wooded areas, and where deer and rodents live. In the US, the ticks are
playing eld with everyone else, as one of the researchers said.
particularly active in 13 states in the Northeast and upper Midwest. Diabetes Care, 2013; 36: 380311
Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tick-Borne Diseases, August 19,
2013, Boston, Massachusetts

Conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) hormone therapy for

HORMONE postmenopausal women increases the risk of venous
Red grapes and
THERAPY thrombosis, or blood clots, and heart attack, and is more
dangerous than alternatives like estradiol therapy, say blueberries
INCREASES researchers from Washington University.
They studied the progress of 384 postmenopausal women boost immunity
HEART ATTACK aged between 30 and 79 who were taking either CEE or
estradiol, the two most popular oral hormone treatments.
A healthy immune system is vital for
keeping us alive and welland eating
RISK During the study, 68 women had blood clots, 67 had a heart
attack and 48 had a stroke. Apart from strokes, more incidents
plenty of red grapes and blueberries is
a great way to keep it functioning at its
were seen in the women taking CEE. CEE is made from the best, a new study has found.
urine of pregnant mares, The two fruits stand out from the
while estradiol crowd when it comes to boosting
is a natural, our immunity, say researchers
bioequivalent form from the Linus Pauling Institute at
of estrogen, the Oregon State University. Their active
researchers say. ingredientsresveratrol in red grapes
JAMA Intern Med,
2013; doi: 10.1001/ and pterostilbene in blueberriesare
jamainternmed.2013.11074 compounds known as stilbenoids
that work in synergy with vitamin D to
support immune function.

68
Blood clots
Many fruits were tested, but the
researchers found that grapes and
blueberries popped right out. Their
discovery could lead to special immune-

67
boosting supplements and even topical
applications to treat wounds and
Heart attack infections.
Of 384 postmenopausal
Mol Nutr Food Res, 2013; doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201300266
women taking the
hormone treatments

48
CEE or estradiol, 68 had
blood clots, 67 had a heart
attack and 48 had a stroke.
Stroke Apart from strokes, more
incidents were seen in
those taking CEE.

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Four cups of coee
slow prostate cancer
If youve been diagnosed with prostate cancer, drinking four or
more cups of coee a day could slow its progressionand even
stop it recurring if youve already been treated.
Men who drink that amount every day reduce the chances
of their prostate cancer growing, or recurring, by 59 per cent,
compared with men who drink one cup or less a day.
Tea doesnt seem to have the same benecial eects,
although almost none of the participants ever drank more
than one cup a day anyway, say researchers from the University
of Maastricht in The Netherlands, who surveyed the lifestyle
and diet of 1,001 prostate cancer survivors in King County,
Washington.
On analyzing the ingredients
of coee, the researchers
reckon its the
combination of caeine,
which inhibits cell
growth and encourages
apoptosis (programmed
cell death), and
chlorogenic acid, which
slows the progress of
many cancers.
The researchers sounded
one note of caution though. Men with high
blood pressure or raised cholesterol levels could be
endangering their heart health by drinking that much coee.
Coee doesnt seem to save lives either; although it slows
the cancers progress, men drinking four cups a day were just as
likely to die from their cancer as men who drank less.
Cancer Causes Control, 2013; 24: 194754
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Sunscreens could
trigger skin cancer
Common sunscreens can cause skin cancer pigskin, and exposed it to indoor lighting.
when exposed to the suns rays, research One form, rutile, had almost no damaging
suggests. Cosmetics can have the same eects, but the other, anatase, triggered
eect, as its all down to the titanium the free-radical process.
dioxide most of these products contain. Millions of tons of titanium dioxide are
Titanium dioxide (Ti02) triggers a series produced every year for use in cosmetics,
of toxic eectsincluding skin cancer sunscreens, toothpaste and food products.
when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light, The compound is considered safe in
which is found in the suns rays. But even skincare products because it doesnt
indoor lighting, which uses very little UV penetrate the skin, but it becomes toxic
light, can release free radicals in skin that when exposed to UV light.
are precursors to cancer and also linked to The researchers, led by Francesco Turci,
skin ageing. urge manufacturers to start using rutile,
Research
Researchers at Luxembourg University the safer form of Ti02.
tested two ttypes of titanium dioxide on Chem Res Toxicol, 2013; 26: 157990
P prostate cancer test
PSA
doing more harm than good
Th routine PSA (prostate-specic antigen) test for prostate cancer is doing
The
m harm than good, a leading researcher says. The testwhich measures
more
p
protein levels produced by the prostate glandshould be relegated to a
sec
secondary role, says Prof Mathieu Boniol, from the International Prevention
Resea Institute in Lyon, France, and should not be used as routine screening for
Research
healthy men. The test and treatment dont save lives, but they do aect quality of
life, often leading to impotence and incontinence, he says.
To prove
prov his point, he assessed the progress of 1,000 men aged 55 to 69 who
werent sc screened against a further 1,000 who had the PSA test. Death rates in the
two groups were almost identical, yet the screened group had twice the number of
biopsies, 35 additional prostate cancer diagnoses, 12 additional cases of impotence
and three of incontinence.
http://eccamsterdam2013.ecco-org.eu/Global/News/ECC-2013-Press-Releases-EN/2013/09/Organised-screening-for-
prostate-cancer.aspx
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DOCTORS
DOCTO
SAY THE
FUNNIEST
FU
THINGS
TH
We aall know that doctors are
re
busy ppeople, who have to choose
they have the time and
who the
resources to help and who to turn
away. But what
w they say to fob people
ocanbeh
o can be hilarious or sometimes just
downright rude.
Whats the funniest or most condescending
thing your doctor or other healthcare
professional has said to you?
If you have a corker quote, please Like us on
Facebook and add it to https://www.facebook.
com/DoctorsSayTheFunniestThings.
The Doctors comment whilst stitching
up my daughter after her son was
born: Where on earth is all this blood
coming from?
What symptoms does she have that
suggest to you that she has chronic acid
reux? asked the third doctor in a year
regarding my 10-month-old daughter.
I provide her with a list half an A4 sheet
long of symptoms and a diary. Well, I
still think we should wait and see if she
grows out of it (when I was sobbing
because it had aected all of our family
so horrically). I suggested that she
come and live with us for two days
and make up her own mind. Funnily
enough, she declined.
Aged 19 during a routine smear, the
doctor asked if Id had a baby. Err no,
Im not sexually active. Yes, but are
you sure youve never had a baby? Ive
no idea what he saw up there, but Im
pretty sure Id remember giving birth.
An MRI scan showed that blood had
ceased to ow in an area of my brain.
I was told by a neurologist, Not to
worry, its an area you dont need . . .
now heres a referral to a psychiatrist.
When complaining about my
severe fatigue that turned out to
be Hashimotos disease, one male
doctors helpful diagnosis was, Its
because youre a woman.
Quotes compiled by Gabi Heyes, a naturopath,
herbalist and iridologist practising at the
Natural Practices Clinic (www.naturalpractices.
co.uk) in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Gabi is a graduate
of CNM (College of Naturopathic Medicine),
which provides training for careers in natural
therapies: www.naturopathy-uk.com.
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ANTIDEPRESSANTS
CAN LEAD TO
DIABETES
People taking an antidepressant are more likely to develop type
ADHD drugs triple
2 diabetes. The link is very real, say the researchers, who urge diabetes risk
It isnt just obesity that increases
doctors to look out for symptoms in patients taking these drugs.
Around 47 million prescriptions are written for an antidepressant the risk of our children developing
every year in the UK alone, and taking them leads to a higher risk of diabetesits the drugs they are
developing diabetes, say researchers from Southampton University. given to treat their ADHD (attention-
decit/hyperactivity disorder) too.
The researchers say they cannot categorically state that the drugs
Four so-called atypical
cause diabetes, but a strong, signicant association remains even
antipsychotic drugs can triple the risk
after stripping away all other risk factors like obesity, and poor
of a child developing type 2 diabetes,
lifestyle and diet. As their ndings are of a general nature, they say the lifestyle disease that almost
that more research now needs to look at the eects of individual
invariably leads to heart problems,
antidepressants. researchers have found.
Diabetes Care, 2013; 36: 333745
The drugsRisperdal
(risperidone), Seroquel (quetiapine),
Abilify (aripiprazole) and Zyprexa
Bad cholesterol is (olanzapine)are routinely
prescribed to treat children with
good as we get older
The idea that there is a bad form of cholesterol is one of the great
attention, behavioural or mood
problems, commonly referred to
as ADHD.
medical myths of our time. As we age, our bodies need more of the The drugs triple the risk in the rst
bad LDL (low-density lipoprotein) type, especially to maintain brain year, and the risk increases the longer
functionso its no surprise that researchers have conrmed that theyre taken or when the dosage
cholesterol-lowering statins cause memory loss. is increased, say researchers from
The association had been suspected for some time and, last year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Americas drugs regulator, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), in Nashville, Tennessee.
ordered statin manufacturers to include memory loss and impaired The researchers say the children
cognitive functioning among the drugs listed side-eects. at highest risk were also overweight
The warning was the result of thousands of anecdotal reports and that alternatives to these
from patients and doctors who noticed an almost immediate eect on antipsychotics should be explored.
memory and mental capacity once a statin prescription was started. JAMA Psychiatry, 2013; 70: 106775
These case reports have now been veried by scientists at Bristol
University, who tested the
impact of two common
HRT increases
statinsPravachol breast cancer risk
(pravastatin) and Lipitor
(atorvastatin)on
by 20 per cent
laboratory rats. Within Hormone replacement therapy
18 days, the rats simple (HRT) increases the risk of breast
learning and memory cancer more than weve been
functions were badly toldespecially if youre a white
aected in those given woman whos not overweight. If that
Pravachol. describes you, the drug increases
Memory and cognitive your risk by more than 20 per cent.
function were quickly The outcome has been known for
Statins can cause restored once the statins years, but researchers believed it was
learning and memory were withdrawn. lower than the 20 per cent now being
problems according
to a new rat study PLoS One, 2013; 8: e75467 estimated. Previous studies included
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all women taking HRT, but this only Statins dramatically increase
served to reduce the average risk, as Common drug the risk of diabetes and cataracts Paracetamol
researchers from Chicago University
have now discovered that women
increases fatal in younger patients, and cancer
and neurodegenerative diseases
linked to asthma
arent equal when it comes to the heart attack risk in older ones. Worse, the benets and wheezing in
cancer-causing eects of HRT.
Black women and those who are
One of the worlds most common
heart drugs increases the risk of a
dont outweigh the risks, say the
researchers. Even in patients with
children
Giving babies liquid paracetamol
overweight seem to have a far lower fatal heart attack by 72 per cent, a advanced heart disease, the drugs
(acetaminophen) preparations such
risk with HRT than white, Asian and new study has found. may only extend life by a further
as Calpol may be increasing their
Hispanic women, and those with Digoxin, the active ingredient nine months at best if taken for
chances of developing asthma by
a normal BMI (body mass index) found in around 40 prescription 30 years.
the time they are six or seven years
score. Women who have dense drugs, increases heart risk in people Analyzing previous studies of
old, research suggests.
breast tissue are also at higher risk. who have had systolic heart failure. statins, it was found that some had
Children given such preparations
The Chicago researchers Digoxin is derived from digitalis, never been published because the
at least once a month as babies are
found the new risk prole after a plant thats been used for more results were so alarming, while
around twice as likely to develop
analyzing more than 1.64 million than 200 years to treat heart failure, others had fudged the real risks.
asthma, and three times more likely
mammograms, including 9,300 but despite this long-term use, One study, the Investigation of Lipid
to have a wheezing cough, by the
cases of breast cancer. researchers have discovered only Level Management to Understand
time they are rst-graders.
J Natl Cancer Inst, 2013; 105: 136572 recently that it can be fatal. Its Impact in Atherosclerotic Events
Researchers from the University
Those most at risk had systolic (ILLUMINATE), was shelved after
Hospital in Santiago de Compostela,
Steroids not heart failure, where the left heart
ventricle fails to pump blood
researchers discovered the statin
was increasing the risks of cancer
Spain, found a strong association
working for properly. Any heart drug that and sudden death.
between liquid paracetamol and
asthma symptoms. They suspect
people with includes digoxin can increase the
risk of fatal heart attack by 72 per
But its unlikely these latest
researchers will be heard: the statin
that children displaying early signs
severe asthma cent, say researchers at the Kaiser market is worth 20 billion a year
of asthma or wheezing may have
been given paracetamol more often
People with severe asthma are Permanente Northern California and rising.
as infants.
often classied as being steroid- department of medicine. OJEMD (Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic
Diseases), 2013; 3: 17985 These ndings are based on a
dependentbut new research They made the discovery after
su
urv
rvey of around 20,000 children;
survey
has discovered that the drugs dont ealth of 2,891 adu
tracking the health ult
adultsls
thee researchers
th reese
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work. In fact, asthmatics taking who had suered red systolic heart
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Aspirin in
the balance
Many of us take an aspirin a day as a just-in-
case remedy. New evidence suggests that
the risks could be outweighing any benets,
and people need to think twice
E
ven people who think twice about
taking a pharmaceutical dont give
a moments thought to popping
an aspirin every morning. After all,
its the ultimate just-in-case lifestyle pill,
offering protection against heart disease
and colorectal (bowel) cancer; doctors
regularly recommend it as part of the
general health regimes to all their patients
who are 50-plus.
But a major new analysis of the risks
and benets of routine aspirin use paints
a worrying picture: it could be costing as
many lives as it saves.
There is an incredibly ne balance
between the possible benets and risks
of the intervention, points out Prof
Aileen Clarke, who led the team of
investigators at Warwick Medical School
in Coventry, UK.1
The benets of taking aspirin are
certainly real, but possibly far less
impressive than doctors would have us
believe. Taking an aspirin every day for
10 years can reduce the rate of major
cardiovascular events like heart attacks
by around 10 per cent, and coronary
heart disease by 15 per cent, the Warwick
researchers have discovered. That
translates into 33 to 46 fewer deaths for
every 100,000 people who take an aspirin
every day for 10 years.
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The same picture emerged for lives
saved from colon cancer: after taking
aspirin every day for ve years, there were
34 fewer deaths per 100,000 people.
Any life saved has to be worth it, but
compare that to the estimated 130,000
lives that might be saved every year from
all cancers if every adult in the US took a
multivitamin supplement every day.2
And the real problem is that aspirin
givethbut it taketh away just as readily.
In assessing 27 large randomized trials,
the Warwick researchers discovered the
drug increases the rate of gastrointestinal
(GI) bleeding by 37 per cent and the risk
of stroke by 38 per cent. Translate
that into numbers, and it means
there are 117 extra cases
of GI bleeding per 100,000
people taking aspirin and
up to 10 additional cases of
stroke, which is debilitating
at best and fatal at worst.
People around the
Whos there? world swallow around
The real picture 100 billion aspirin tablets a year,
could be even and thats increasing by
grimmer. Its around 15 per cent a year
been known for
years that aspirin
causes GI bleeding, but
the extent and severity
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suggests that the risks/

rewards balance has now
Until 1971, actually become heavily
no one knew how aspirin weighted on the risks
worked. It took John Vale, a British side, so outweighing the
pharmacologist, to work out benets.
that aspirin suppresses the
production of prostaglandins and
thromboxanes (hormone-like Not for the elderly
lipids) that regulate many Theres another
physiological element to the equation
functions you have to consider
before deciding whether to start
taking aspirin daily: your age.
As the risk of GI bleeding starts
from the rst day you take aspirin,
but any health benets start to kick in
only after ve to 10 years of daily use,
starting late in life may be the same as not
of the problem has remained somethingething starting at all.
of a mystery. This may well be down to Anyone 75 years or older shouldnt
aspirins positive image as a safe, everyday start a daily aspirin regime as a lifestyle
medication that we can all take with no choice, suggests Prof Peter Rothwell
worries. at Oxford University. Not only will
This positive image means aspirin elderly persons not get any real benet
often slips under the radar, just like the from aspirin, they will also be far more
murderer whom nobody suspects in a susceptible to GI bleeding.
TV crime thriller. Researchers from the Rothwell found a sevenfold increase
Eastern Virginia Medical School made in intracerebral haemorrhagic stroke
just this discovery when they carried out (bleeding in the brain) among the
a series of interviews with patients at a over-75s.4 Although he has been unable
hospital specializing in GI problems. to prove that aspirin is the cause, the
Only one in ve patients had even rise does correlate with the increasing
bothered reporting the fact they were use of an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-
taking aspirin, as they didnt consider it to inammatory drug), which includes
Anyone 75 years or be of any consequence. aspirin, in that age group to help thin the
older shouldnt start When the researchers put aspirin back
into the picture, they discovered it could
blood. Between 1981 and 1984, just 4 per
cent of healthy individuals were taking
a daily aspirin regime be killing around 20,000 Americans every aspirin or other NSAIDs as a just-in-case
year from GI complicationsyet none remedy; by 2006, this had risen to 40 per
as a lifestyle choice. of the deaths has ever been attributed to cent of the population.
Prof Peter Rothwell the drug.3 Coincidence? Possibly, but Rothwell
Extrapolating the gures worldwide, doesnt believe its worth taking the
found a sevenfold it could be that aspirin is responsible risk.There are elderly people who take
increase in bleeding for around 100,000 deaths and 500,000 aspirin as a lifestyle choice, and, in that
emergency hospital treatments each year, situation, the trials have shown theres no
in the brain among and yet it has never been implicated in benet. And what our study suggests is
the over 75s taking any of them.
If the deaths and injuries havent been
that, particularly in the very elderly, the
risks of aspirin outweigh the benets.4
the drug attributed to aspirin and so havent been Theres also a massaging of the gures
picked up by the Warwick team, this that is, at best, suspicious. Deaths from
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A study of 22,000 doctors could nd

no protective eects of aspirin, and
neither could one involving nearly
40,000 women Aspirin was the
very rst drug in the family of
NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-
inammatory drugs) when Bayer,
stroke have fallen signicantly in the UK any cancer-ghting a German pharmaceutical company,
over the past 20 years, and doctors have been qualities. A study began marketing it in 1899
quick to champion aspirin as the reason for of 22,000 doctors a along with one of the companys
this victory. But, strangely, the statistics have few years later could nd other discoveries: heroin
always omitted the over-75s, the people most no protective effects, and
at risk from stroke and the group that has also neither did one involving
seen a massive increase in stroke death, as nearly 40,000 women given
Rothwells own analysis discovered. either 100 mg of aspirin or a sugar
pill (placebo) every other day for 10
Aspirins Not such a hero years. At the end of that study, the number of
principal active ingredient, Aspirins cancer-ghting cases of cancer was similar in both groups.6
salicylic acid, was rst discovered abilities may also be a So where did the cancer protection go?
by Hippocrates, the ancient Greek little overblown. Its The good news is that its still there, but it
physician recognized as the father an idea that has been only seems to benet a tiny fraction of the
of medicine, in the 5th century BC. gaining potency since population.
Derived from the bark of the willow
tree and the meadowsweet herb,
the 1990s, when it was One research team found that aspirin can
it helps relieve pain and is rst noted by doctors protect against bowel cancer, but only in cases
antipyretic (it reduces that people taking aspirin of a hereditary disposition known as Lynch
fever) didnt seem to develop syndrome.7 To put that in perspective, just
cancer. Researchers theorized 5,000 people in the UK have the syndrome;
that aspirin and other NSAIDs great news of course, but not exactly the
contained a chemical agent that massive breakthrough the study sponsors,
blocked an enzyme that turned healthy cells Bayer Pharma and Bayer Corporation, may
into cancerous ones. have been looking for. Bayer, by the way,
Their conjectures seemed to be conrmed manufactures Aspirin.
by the major long-term Nurses Health Study, All of which pushes the balance between risk
which noted that those who regularly took and benet even further towards risk. What
aspirin were less likely to develop cancer; the Warwick researchers described as delicate
essentially, those who took between four and may, in fact, be overwhelming.
six aspirin tablets a week halved their risk Bryan Hubbard
of colorectal (colon) cancer, although the
protective effect only became
apparent after taking
the drug for 10 years, and
the benet was delayed by a
further 10 years in those taking
Aspirin with
fewer aspirins per week.5 a capital A remains a
Strangely, the Nurses protected brand owned by its
Health Study was the only original manufacturer, Bayer.
one ever to discover As aspirin, its not trademark
protected, and is used in more than
50 over-the-counter preparations
either as aspirin or SA, an REFERENCES
1 Health Technol Assess, 2013; 17:
abbreviation of acetylsalicylic 1253
acid, Aspirins generic 2 Nutrients, 2013; 5: 516192
name 3 Gastroenterology Insights, 2013;
5: e3
4 Lancet Neurol, 2007; 6: 48793
5 N Engl J Med, 1995; 333: 60914
6 JAMA, 2005; 294: 4755
7 Lancet, 2011; 378: 20817

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OPINIO
OPINION
Rob Verkerk THE POLITICS OF HEALTH
The vitamin wars
The latest stories about vitamins being useless are based on biased opinion, not science
Robert Verkerk PhD
N
is the executive and atural-health acionados
scientic director would have been unable to
of the Alliance for
Natural Health miss the media reports about
International, a vitamins being a waste of money. They
consumer group
that aims to protect
hit every major newspaper, radio and
our right to natural TV station last December.
healthcare and The Times science correspondent,
nutrition.
Tom Whipple, the journalist that has
For more had his crosshairs focused on this
information and to get very magazine in separate articles
involved, go to www.
anh-europe.org, appearing on the 1st October and 2nd
or check out ANHs November, was the most condemning.
Facebook and His piece, in the 17th December
Twitter pages
(www. edition of the newspaper, declared,
facebook.com/ Vitamin pills are a waste of money,
ANHInternational experts warn. The Daily Mail said
and www.twitter.
com/anhcampaign). multivitamins do nothing to protect
us from illness.
So who are those experts, and what
did they actually reveal or say?
The rst thing to recognize is that
the most damning headlines about
vitamin and mineral supplements
werent generated from any new
clinical trials or even analyses of
previous trials. They actually came
from an opinion piece written as an
editorial by a number of scientists
and appearing in the same issue of the
medical journal Annals of Internal
Medicine (AIM) that also included
three reviews of past studies. Some
of the authors had been engaged
in previous studies of high-dose
synthetic vitamin supplements.
One review, the biggest by far,
evaluated 26 studies to see if there
was a link between taking typical
dosages and forms of multivitamin/
mineral supplements and death
from any cause, as well as death
from either cancer or heart disease.
Another looked at two studies that
evaluated the effects of a multivitamin
on reducing cognitive decline in the
elderly, and the third investigated
whether a multivitamin could reduce
cardiovascular events among those
whod already had a heart attack.
Any clinicians worth their salt and
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practising in the eld of nutritional and immune support. In fact, many
medicine, if asked to propose the of these kinds of relationships have
likely outcomes of the multivitamin actually been proven scientically,
interventions evaluated by the three and have been ofcially authorized as
AIM articles, would have said no health claims for use on commercial
chance. And guess what? Thats just products EU-wide by the European
what was found. But this then gave the Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the
editorial authors a chance to blast theirEUs highest authority on food safety.
anti-supplement sentiments through And the EFSA is notoriously tough on
an opinion piece that generated accepting health claims. Theyve only
international news headlines. approved about 250 in total, and most
The anti-supplement machine is of these are for vitamins and minerals.
rather well oiled and appears to be Another point made in the AIM
wheeled out every couple of years editorial is that people can get
or so, presumably to try to dissuade everything they need from their diet.
people from doing too much to Well, I agree. But only in theory, or
manage their own health. Short of in relation to a tiny section of society
banning supplementssomething who are able to put in huge amounts
already happening especially within of effort to source and prepare the
the EU and causing us to lose some of best highest-quality foods and eat
the most efcacious products, which them consistently, day in, day out.
threaten drug salesthis appears to In practice, many of us fall dismally
below optimal levels in one or more
Many of us fall below optimal nutrients, and population-wide
levels in one or more nutrients, surveys show us that deciencies in
and surveys show that vitamin vitamin A (for immunity), vitamin
deciencies are rampant K (for bone health), magnesium
(for muscles and energy) and zinc
be the favoured strategy among those (for immunity) are rampant. Worse
with this particular agenda. than this, many of us carry genetic
What you dont read in the papers defects, referred to as single nucleotide
is what was actually found in the polymorphisms (SNPs), which
studies. Did you read that a simple mean we benet from taking above-
multivitamin can lower cancer risk in average levels of particular nutrients
men by 8 per cent? You probably didnt to compensate. None of this gets a
read that there were many studies that mention of course, despite the fact
found positive effects. Its just when that this area of nutritional science
you pool studies that have conicting nutrigenomicsis one of the most
results, the very nature of a systematic rapidly expanding areas today.
review of this type, that you run the It seems that newspapers like The
risk of cancelling out the variable Times can only get away with creating
results, even when they may have been headlines out of these issues if they are
due to other factors. highly selective about the facts and
Also conspicuously absent from omit doing justice to the commonly
the news reports was any discussion accepted principles of standards of
of the reasons why most people journalism and critical, unbiased
take a daily multivitamin. They do reporting. Im condent that most
so because of perceived benets insightful readers will have been able
regarding things like energy levels, to read past the agenda of the scientists
athletic performance, mental alertness and journalists involved.
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PICTURE...

Only connect
We die prematurely because we are lonely. What works best?
To nd out the most
Making friends and being socially active are important lifestyle
better than anything else you can do to live a options you can Staart
art
longer life
make to live longer,
connect the coloured
exerccising
cising
circles on this game,

W
hats the single most important thing you can do to like in a childrens
increase your chances of living longer? Stop smoking? maze. The longer the
line, the longer youll
Thats important, of course. Drink less? A good strategy,
live after making that
true. Take up exercise? Cant go wrong with that. Lose
change.
weight? Bound to make a difference. But while all of these can help you
stay on the mortal coil a few more years, the one thing that dwarfs all Losse
se
the healthy lifestyle options is relationshipsstaying connected and weiight
ight
having social networks.
Living with a partner and being socially active with lots of friends
increase your chances of living longer by 50 per cent compared with
someone who lives alone and is isolated. Thats an average gure, and
some researchers have reckoned the benecial effects are as high as 62
per cent. Take anti-
Take
Interestingly, its one of the things most doctors dont mention when hyperteensive
ensive
advising their older patients about healthy old age. They tell them to drug
gs for
gs
start exercising (but that only increases the chances of living longer by high blood
blood
22 per cent) or losing weight (that has a 21 per cent positive impact), presssure
presssuree
or taking just-in-case antihypertensive drugs for high blood pressure
(thats just 13 per cent).
The importance of social interaction was rst noticed years ago
among children in orphanages and custodial care; those who had little
or no human contact died suddenly, irrespective of their age or health.
This one observation dramatically changed the way children in care are Cut dow
wn on
wn n
treated and, today, there is enormous emphasis on contact and social smokking
king
g
interaction.
The same goes for all of us, whatever our age, health or social status.
Scientists started to pick up on this over the years as they looked at the
impact of the nuclear family, but it took researchers from Brigham
Young University in Utah to nally pull all the ndings together. They
analyzed 148 studies that included 308,849 people, who were assessed
for an average of 7.5 years, and were astonished by the impact of social Be
interaction, community and relationship to our mortality.1 sociaally
allyy
The only thing that came close was smoking: heavy smokers who cut
down to 15 or fewer cigarettes a day improved their chances of living actiive
ive
longer by 52 per cent, and heart patients who quit were 50 per cent more
likely to live longer than someone who kept pufng away.
So the message is clear: if you want to live longer, join a club and make
more friends.

REFERENCES
1 PLoS Med, 2010; 7: e1000316 Givee up
alco
ohol
ohol

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In fact, just 11 per cent of 3,000 treatments and drugs assessed by investigators at
the BMJ Evidence Centre are very likely to work, whether that is curing or alleviating
symptoms.1 Close behind those are the 23 per cent of therapies that are likely to work
based on the evidence out there, whether its a clinical trial or case notes.
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thats the good face of medicine. How well does your Atrial brillation (acute)
Then we turn to the ugly. It represents Symptoms: Rapid and irregular heartbeat
51 per cent of medicine and is like the doctors arsenal of lasting for less than two days; treatment
dark side of the moon: nobody knows
if it works or not because its never been treatments work for the may include blood clot prevention before
stabilizing heart rate.
properly investigated. These are the
therapies and drugs used every day, but
most common conditions? Preventing a blood clot
for which there are little or no data to Heres the lowdown on The Ugly: After an episode of atrial brillation,
demonstrate they are actually helping
anyone. Put another way, more than half the Good, Bad and Ugly in doctors often prescribe an anticoagulant
or antiplatelet drug to stop a blood clot
of medicine is unproven.
Finally, theres the bad. This is the
his medicine bag (embolism), but theres no evidence to
suggest the treatment is helpful.
remaining 15 per cent of medicine,
practised every day: there is enough Reestablishing normal
evidence to show it should be put in
KEY heart rate
medicines waste basket. These are the The Good (grade 1): You are very likely to be helped by
The Good (grade 2): Applying an electrical
therapies that are as likely to do harm the treatment
current directly to the heart is pretty much
as good, or are unlikely to help, or are The Good (grade 2): You will probably be helped by the best method medicine has for stabilizing
probably going to harm you. the treatment heart rate.
Before we look in more detail at the
The Bad: The treatment is unlikely to help, or is a trade- The Bad: There is a range of drugs doctors
good, the bad and the ugly of medicine
o between doing harm and having some benet, or is may use to stabilize heart rate, but theres little
for some major conditions, its worth
likely to be ineective or harmful or no evidence they work. The drugs include
saying this: when the researchers carried
out their review, they were looking The Ugly: There is little or no evidence to suggest the amiodarone, ecainide, propafenone and
for at least one good study that would treatment may help digoxin.
demonstrate that a drug or procedure The Ugly: There are other drug options
could work. One solid study that proved too, but no evidence either way about
benet, and no studies suggesting harm, CARDIOVASCULAR them. These include quinidine,
q sotalol and
would put a drug or therapy amongst
the good. But as around 80 per cent of DISEASES
ASES verapamil.
medical research is fraudulent, those Angina (chronic,
solid studies may not be quite so solid stable) Heart failure
after all.2 Symptoms: This is sudden
sud failure of the heart
We cant know what impact this would Symptoms:: Discomfort or pain
in the chest, arm or jaw to pump blood at a rate
r that allows the
have on the true picture and, frankly,
usually brought
ught on by continu healthy functioning.
body to continue
it doesnt even bear contemplating.
exertion. It happens Depending on the severity of
Certainly, from a nancial viewpoint, it
seems a pretty poor return on the 160 when arteries es harden failure, symptoms
sympto can range from
billion annual investment the British or become blocked breathlessness,
breathlessness a sudden inability
taxpayer makes into the National Health by LDL cholesterol
esterol to carry out normal
no functions, uid
Service; the human cost is far greater, (atherosclerosis).
rosis). retention and death.
of course. The Good (grade
grade 2): The Good (gr(grade 1): Exercise, ACE
This is also a critique of conventional Beta-blockers,
ers, calcium- angiotensin-II receptor
inhibitors, an
medical practices by doctors for doctors. channel blockers,
ckers, beta-blockers, digoxin,
blockers, bet
Many alternative therapies havent even nitrates or potassium-
otassium- installing a pacemaker
been considered, and most of those (like channel openers
eners The Good
Goo (grade 2):
glucosamine for osteoarthritis) that have as single-drugug Aldosterone receptor
Aldoste
been are given short shrift.
therapy antagonists,
antagoni hydralazine
REFERENCES The Ugly: Beta-blockers
eta-blockers or The Bad:Antiarrhyt
Bad: Antiarrhythmic drugs (other than
1 Clinical Evidence Handbook, BMJ Evidence Centre,
London. June 2011 nitrates if youre
oure taking other calcium-channel blockers
amiodarone), calciu
2 BMJ, 2000; 321: 1487 drugs for angina
gina The Ugly: Amiodaro
Amiodarone, antiplatelet agents,
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SPECIA

Heart attack (myocardial Chronic pancreatitis

infarction) Symptoms: Long-term inammation of the
Symptoms: Pain, usually in the centre of the pancreas sometimes brought on by alcohol
chest, that can feel like pressure, tightness or and a fatty diet. Symptoms include recurring
squeezing; pain in other parts of the body; abdominal pain.
pain that feels as if its travelling from your The Good (grade 2): Avoiding alcohol, taking
chest to your arms (usually the left arm, but pancreatic enzyme supplements
it can aect both arms), jaw, neck, back and
The Bad: Analgesics, various surgical
abdomen; shortness of breath; feeling sick
procedures like decompression and resection
The Good (grade 1): ACE inhibitors, aspirin,
The Ugly: Low-fat diet, calcium supplements
thrombolysis
The Bad: Nitrates, calcium-channel blockers
The Ugly: Beta-blockers Crohns disease
Symptoms: This chronic inammatory
ENDOCRINE condition can aect any part of the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Symptoms include
Panic attacks
DISORDERS diarrhoea, abdominal pain, weight loss,
Symptoms: Sudden onset of intense
apprehension, fear or terror, often associated
blood or mucus in stools, perineal pain.
Type 2 diabetes with feelings of impending doom.
The Good (grade 1): Corticosteroids,
Symptoms: This lifestyle disease, usually The Good (grade 1): CBT, SSRI
iniximab to help remission
caused by poor diet and lack of exercise,
xercise, is antidepressants
progressive, as blood glucose (sugar)gar) levels The Good (grade 2): Aminosalicylates,
The Good (grade 2): Applied relaxation,
rise with the bodys inability to produce
oduce methotrexate to bring on remission,
methotre
client-centred and cognitive therapies, CBT
insulin. Early symptoms include thirst,
hirst, laparosco
laparoscopic surgery
plus antidepressants
excessive urination, blurred visionn and The Bad: Azathioprine, antibiotics,
The Bad: Benzodiazepines
weight loss. cyclosporin
cyclospor
The Ugly: Breathing retraining, couples
The Good (grade 1): Metformin,
therapy, monoamine oxidase inhibitors
sulphonylureas
Irritable bowel syndrome
Irrita (MAOIs)
The Good (grade 2): Diet, education ation
Sympt
Symptoms: IBS is a chronic condition
on lifestyle changes, including weight
eight
lower GI tract. Symptoms include
of the lo Post-traumatic stress
loss and exercise
abdominal pain, disordered bowel habits
abdom disorder (PTSD)
The Bad: Insulin like diarrhoea
dia and constipation.
Symptoms: Disabling symptoms of
The Ugly: Blood glucose The Good
G (grade 2): Antidepressants, reexperiencing a traumatic event, avoidance
self-monitoring, continuous antispasmodics,
antis cognitive behavioural behaviour and irritability that last for at least
insulin via infusion therapy
the (CBT), hypnotherapy, bre a month
supplements
su
The Good (grade 1): CBT
DIGESTIVE TThe Bad: Alosetron, tegaserod
The Good (grade 2): Paroxetine
DISORDERS The Ugly: Loperamide
Th
The Bad: Single-session debrieng,
supportive counselling
Acute cholecystitis
(gallstones) MENTAL
MEN AL HEALTH The Ugly: Antiepileptic drugs,
antihypertensives,
Symptoms: Almost all cases are caused by Depression
Depre on benzodiazepines,
a gallstone blocking the cystic or bile duct. Symptom Persistent
Symptoms: ersistent low mood, loss uoxetine, SSRIs
Symptoms include constant painn in the of interest and enjoyment, and reduced
abdomen, anorexia, nausea, vomitingmiting energy. DDay-to-day
o-day functioning is often
and fever. impaired.
impaired
Good (grade 1): Cholecystectomy my (gall The Good (gradeade 1):Antidepressants,
1): Antidepressants,
bladder removal) interpersonal
CBT, inter onal psychotherapy
Bad: Observation alone The Good (gradeade 2): St Johns wort,
Ugly: Mini-laparoscopic cholecystectomy combining antidepressants
tidepressants with
(use of smaller surgical instruments to psychological therapies
remove the gall bladder) The Ugly: Exercise,
rcise, problem-solving
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Osteoarthritis
Symptoms: This usually aects knee, hip and
hand joints, and damages bone and cartilage
around the joints. Symptoms include pain,
swelling, tenderness and inability to use joints
properly.
The Good (grade 1): NSAIDs for short-term
pain relief, exercise and physiotherapy, hip
replacement (where appropriate)
The Good (grade 2): Corticosteroids, knee
replacement surgery
The Bad: Analgesics, corticosteroid injections
for medium- to long-term relief
Gout
MUSCULO- Symptoms Acute pain and swelling around
Symptoms:
The Ugly: Capsaicin, chondroitin,
glucosamine
SKELETAL bones in the toes and foot caused by deposits
crystals. It can also aect the joints,
of urate crys
DISORDERS especially in the foot, ankle, knee, wrist, nger RESPIRATORY
Ankle sprain and elbow.
Symptoms: These vary depending nding on The Ugly: Colchicine, corticosteroids,
DISORDERS
the extent of injury to ankle ligaments,
gaments, NSAIDs, wweight loss advice Bronchitis
which can range from mild stretching
retching Symptoms: Sudden inammation of the
and partial rupture to complete ete trachea, diagnosed from cough and wheeze
rupture.
Hern
Herniated lumbar disc and occasionally from sputu
sputum
(slip c)
(slipped disc)
The Good (grade 1): Functional nal The Bad:
Bad:Antibiotics,
Antibiotics, aamoxicillin
Symptoms: Bulgingg around the midri
Sympto
treatment, such as early movement
vement clavulanic acid
sometimes accompanied ed by pain in the
port
with the help of external support The Ugly: Amoxicillin
Amoxicillin, analgesics,
lower back, often following
wing activity.
The Good (grade 2): Cast andd rest antihistamines, beta-agonists,
beta-
The Good (grade
(g 2): Surgery
rgery such as
The Bad: Surgery, ultrasoundd expectorants
discectomy, spinal manipulation
discectomy ipulation
The Ugly: Cold therapy, diathermy,
hermy, The Bad:
Bad:NSNSAIDs, bed rest,
est, traction
physiotherapy Asthma (in adults)
The Ugly: AAnalgesics,
antidepressants,
antidepress corticosteroids,
osteroids, Symptoms: Sudden airow
Carpal tunnel syndrome
rome exercise therapy,
the heat or ice, oobstruction
ob struction causing
c shortness
Symptoms: Caused by compression
pression massage (dyspnoea), cough,
o breath (dy
of
of the median nerve, symptoms include
msinclude tightness and wheezing
chest tightn
numbness, tingling, burning or pain in at least The Good ((grade 1): Inhaled
Low back pain beta-agonists with
beta-ago
two ngers
Symptoms: Low back pain ain inhaled corticosteroids
The Good (grade 2): Corticosteroids aects around 70 per cent ent of
The Bad: Endoscopic carpal tunnel release, The Bad:
Bad Helium
nvolves
adults at some time. It involves
surgery, wrist splints oxygen mix,
m intravenous
pain, muscle tension or stiness in the
short-acting beta-
beta-agonists
The Ugly: Diuretics, NSAIDs, massage lower back region persistingsting for 12 weeks
or longer (considered chronic).
hronic). Pain that The Ugly: Magnes
Magnesium sulphate
lasts for less is usually described
scribed as acute (intravenous)
Chronic fatigue syndrome and often resolves itself.
Symptoms: Severe, disabling fatigue often The Good (grade 1): Back ck exercises
accompanied by musculoskeletal pain, sleep The Good (grade 2): Acupuncture,
upuncture, CBT,
disturbance, impaired concentration and massage, spinal manipulation,
ulation, fusion
headaches. surgery
The Good (grade 1): CBT, graded exercise The Bad: NSAIDs, muscle le relaxants
The Bad: Galantamine, immunotherapy The Ugly: Analgesics, antidepressants,
ntidepressants
The Ugly: Antidepressants, corticosteroids epidurals, TENS, traction
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PREVENTION

New evidence shows

that sugar, a highly
processed diet and
nitrates in food and
fertilizers may be
the cause of our
Alzheimers epidemic.
Follow this plan to
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PREVENTION

L
ike many eureka moments, it occurred by happy accident. Suzanne
de la Monte, a physician scientist at Rhode Island Hospital and
professor of neuropathology at The Warren Alpert Medical
School of Brown University, was attempting to learn more about
the effect of alcoholism on the brain, which is known to decrease
insulin receptors. But to do so, she had to understand what exactly
happens to neurons when these receptors are interfered with.
She injected a group of rats with a substance that disrupted the
path of insulin to their brain cells, but then was surprised to discover that, in short
order, her entire body of experimental rats had completely lost their memory.
When given a classic memory test requiring that they locate a platform theyd seen
before, but which now lay submerged (and unseen) in murky water, the rats cast
around aimlessly, unable to retrieve anything from their memory storage about where
the platform might be located. Virtually overnight, their brains had turned to mush.
The rats had developed the rodent equivalent of Alzheimersand through this
untoward result, de la Monte was handed a giant clue about the possible cause of one
of the most puzzling diseases of our times.
She began to consider that Alzheimers wasnt a matter of genes or unlucky
happenstance, but a lifestyle illness, possibly a third form of diabetesa diabetes of
the brain. As with type 2 diabetes, it was a matter of the body being overwhelmed by
glucose, which ultimately caused insulin resistance. Too much sugar ironically might
cause a brain to starve.
From her rats, de la Monte moved
on to human cadavers. After analyzing Many of the unexplained
the insulin receptors in the brains of 45 features of Alzheimers, such
cadavers who had been either normal or
Alzheimers patients at various stages of
as cell death and tangles in
the disease, she and her team discovered the brain, appear to be linked
that insulin expression corresponded to to abnormalities in insulin
neurodegeneration.1 signalling. This demonstrates
In the most advanced stage of that the disease is most likely
Alzheimers, insulin receptors were
nearly 80 per cent lower than in a a neuroendocrine disorder, or
normal brain, Dr de la Monte said later another type of diabetes
about her ndings. She also discovered
that the ability of insulin and its growth factor IGF-1 to bind to the right receptors was
also impaired, ultimately causing cellular resistance to toxic proteins and leading to
the death of neurons.
As we are beginning to learn, insulin plays a central role in brain signalling,
which is why its absence causes immediate problems.Insulin disappears early and
dramatically in Alzheimers disease, said de la Monte.And many of the unexplained
features of Alzheimers, such as cell death and tangles in the brain, appear to be linked
to abnormalities in insulin signalling. This demonstrates that the disease is most likely
a neuroendocrine disorder, or another type of diabetes.

The silver tsunami

Every 68 seconds, another person in the US develops Alzheimers disease, making it
the sixth leading cause of death and one of the fastest-growing illnesses in the West
(affecting 5.4 million American adults, and 26 million worldwide). Governments in
the US and UK are so concerned about what has been labelled the silver tsunami
the swell of Baby Boomers from the 1950s moving into older age, and the implications
on society of a projected trebling of cases of dementia (to 135 million) by 2050that
health members from all the G8 leading nations met recently in London to coordinate
efforts to nd a successful treatment by 2025.
Towards that end, UK ministers aim to double annual research funding (to 132
million) in those 11 years. At present, the war chest for this illness lags well behind
those for other diseases like cancer, largely because of little pharmaceutical progress in
coming up with a cure.

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At the December conference it was

revealed that, for the ve drugs now
When the body on the market for Alzheimers, drug
is overwhelmed companies have yet to produce a single
with high-sugar clinical trial showing that the drug can
reverse the course of disease, so theyve
foods, such as essentially given up looking,
processed foods However, if de la Monte is correct and
and zzy drinks, if Alzheimers, like many of our modern
this interferes with degenerative diseases, has largely a
the eectiveness of one major culpritsugarthen
simple dietary management plus other
insulin receptors in promising nutrients look set to work
the brain better at preventing the disease than any
pharmaceutical magic bullet.

Diabetes of the brain

Medicine has long understood the
mechanics of Alzheimers and how
the development of toxic plaques
eventually rob the brain of neurons
How your brain gets robbed by Alzheimers (see box, left), but its only recently
Although used as an all-purpose catchphrase, dementia could be dened as any condition in which there is an that researchers like de la Monte have
observable abnormality involving normal brain cells, or neurons, or glial cells. connected the dots and demonstrated
But true Alzheimers disease, as rst discovered by its namesake, Alois Alzheimer, is characterized by three that insulin resistance may be largely
specic abnormalities in the brain: responsible.
senile plaquesabnormal clumps of amyloid and other sorts of proteins called beta-amyloid plaques that According to de la Montes theory,
form outside of cells in the gray matter of the brain and appear in place of normal brain cells which her team and others have dubbed
neurobrillary tanglesabnormal, twisted bundles of bres within brain neurons mostly made up of tau type 3 diabetes, what happens in the
proteins that impair the formation of tubulin, a protein necessary for healthy connective nerve tissue, the brain with Alzheimers is essentially
result of which is that messages in the brain arent transmitted properly what happens to the rest of the body
granulovacuolar degeneration (GVD), where neurons in the brain have abnormal holes (vacuoles), each with diabetes.
containing a small dense protein. The pancreas produces insulin to
As the condition progresses, the brain rapidly loses brain cells and, eventually, the hippocampus and
help the cells absorb the blood sugar,
cortexbrain areas responsible for learning, memory, cognition and even personalityphysically shrink.
or glucose, needed for energy. The
job of insulin is to alert the cells to the
presence of sugar so it can be maximized for energy. When we eat
The many faces of insulin more sugar than the cells can absorb, it gets stored as fat.
Up to now, doctors believed that insulins job was simply With diets high in sugar or processed carbohydratesfoods
to regulate blood sugar by alerting liver, fat and muscle that are converted into sugar very rapidlythe bodys liver, fat and
cells to the location of sugar, so allowing it to be either muscle cells essentially begin ignoring insulin, a situation referred
used for energy or stored as fat. But scientists are now to as insulin resistance. The pancreas, exhausted from having to
beginning to recognize insulins vital role in the brain. pump out enough insulin to cope with overwhelming demands,
Insulin helps neurons in the hippocampus and frontal begins to shut down.
lobes (the brains centre for memory and reasoning) Doctors like Suzanne de la Monte are discovering that a
take up glucose for neuronal energy, and regulates similar situation occurs in the brain. When the body is
neurotransmitters by, for instance, stimulating the overwhelmed with high-sugar foods, such as processed foods
expression of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), an enzyme and zzy drinks, this interferes with the effectiveness of insulin
responsible for making acetylcholine. A known marker of receptors in the brain.
Alzheimers disease is acetylcholine deciency.
And as de la Monte demonstrated, without insulin, the neurons
It also helps with the function of blood vessels that
of her rats quickly deteriorated, plaques formed and the animals
supply blood to the brain.
showed clear signs of dementia.
Finally, insulin aids the entire process of brain plasticity,
where neurons are able to strengthen old connections
One big culprit may be the Frankenstein sweetener high-fructose
(neurons that re together, wire together), forge new corn syrup (HFCS), now present in most zzy drinks in copious
ones and even change shape. amounts (see WDDTY, October 2013).
A recent study from the University of California at Los Angeles
showed that rats drinking water containing HFCS had learning
difculties after just six weeks and their neurons became less
responsive to insulin.2
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High carbs, fewer brains
Besides the Brown University work, other empirical
evidence strengthens the insulin connection. For instance,
people who develop diabetes (type 2 diabetes, or lifestyle-
based insulin resistance, representing 90 per cent of cases)
before age 65 are more than twice as likely to develop
cognitive impairment as those without the disease.3
We also know that the higher a persons carbohydrate
intake, the greater the chances of developing Alzheimers or
dementia.4
Those with the so-called metabolic syndrome, a cluster of
conditions associated with insulin resistance and impaired
glucose metabolism, also have a higher risk of developing
Alzheimers. The British Whitehall II cohort study, carried
out by a team at University College London to study the
effect of quality of life on health, discovered that obese
participants with the metabolic syndrome suffered far faster
cognitive decline than those of normal weight or normal
metabolism.5
Other lab studies are beginning to bolster de la Montes
initial ndings. Research at the University of Washington
in Seattle showed that rats fed a high-fat diet for a year
destroyed their ability to regulate insulin levels and
led to both diabetes and the
development of beta-amyloid
Lab studies show that when plaques in the brain (see box, page
taken as a supplement, 32). As with de la Montes rats,
curcumina compound in these animals had subsequent
the spice turmericstops trouble negotiating a maze
another test of memory.
beta-amyloid molecules William Klein, a neurobiologist
from forming and even at Northwestern University in
disassembles them after Evanston, Illinois, discovered
theyve formed that triggering diabetes in a
group of rabbits also led to the
development of Alzheimers-like changes in the brain,
including a sudden increase in beta-amyloid proteins.6
Of course, these animal studies do not necessarily apply to
humans, although another extraordinary study of human
tissue points to the importance of insulin in brain cells.
Using brain tissue from the cadavers of both those whod
died with Alzheimers and those who hadnt, Steven Arnold,
professor of psychiatry and neurology at the University
of Pennsylvania and director of the Penn Memory Center
(PMC), bathed both sets of tissues in a solution of insulin.
The neurons from the non-Alzheimer population initiated
a chemical chain reaction as though they had been jolted
back to life, whereas the neurons from Alzheimers patients
responded with just a glimmer of reaction, suggesting that,
as Arnold put it,the insulin signalling is paralyzed.7
One review of some 23 studies found that poor glucose
tolerance is associated with cognitive impairment,
particularly in verbal memory.8
And the reverse also holds true; giving patients glucose can
improve long-term memory performance. In one study of
56 healthy young volunteers, receiving a drink containing
25 g of glucose led to improved memory involving the
hippocampus.9
Once beta-amyloid plaques are present in the brain, these
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toxic proteins prevent new insulin receptors from being
formed, a situation that ultimately leads to insulin resistance
and a vicious cycle of more plaque formation and fewer
insulin receptors.
Although ordinary insulin levels protect neurons from
these toxic proteins, if the pancreas is already compromised
or insulin resistance is present, these proteins will eventually
run riot in the brain.
When reviewing all the evidence, de la Monte and her
team found that type 2 diabetes on its own is insufcient to
cause the problem, as it also requires disturbances in brain
insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1). From this
comes the idea that Alzheimers is a third kind of diabetesa
diabetes of the brain.
One tiny enzyme may hold the key to the connection
between the usual diabetes and the one related to
Alzheimers. Both insulin and beta-amyloid are broken
down by an insulin-degrading enzyme. One group of
researchers studying mice with a defect in this enzyme
discovered that they showed both a marked decrease in
insulin broken down in the liver and elevated levels of beta-
amyloid protein in the brain.10
Natural
reconnectors
The best way to prevent Alzheimers is to clean up your diet
right now, avoiding sugary foods, processed carbohydrates
that convert into sugar quickly and foods with nitrates (see
box, page 35). But for those already suffering from cognitive
decline with the presence of beta-amyloid plaques, is there
any way to undo the damage?
Medicine has been experimenting with non-steroidal
anti-inammatories with mixed results: ndings were
positive for those with very mild early disease, but showed
worsening of moderate full-blown disease.11
In contrast, many natural herbs and nutriceuticals
have solid clinical or laboratory evidence of achieving the
seemingly impossible: turning around neural damage that
has already begun.
And unlike drugs that can modify symptoms, these herbs
and nutrients appear to modify the entire course of disease,
delaying and even reversing aspects of it.
Here are those with the most evidence of reversing the
effects of insulin resistance or beta-amyloid production.
Curcumin
Curcumin, a compound found in the spice turmeric, used
widely in Indian curries, is both a powerful antioxidant and
powerful beta-amyloid buster. Lab studies show that when
taken as a supplement,t, curcumin stops beta-
amyloid molecules fromom forming
and even disassembless
them after they have
formed.12 Curcumin
also enhances the
ability of the bodys
macrophages to
sweep up fragments off
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focus, suggesting that the amino acid retards mental
Hold the bacon decline, and particularly in younger patients.18 In
d
Sugar may not be the only supermarket et an
another study, patients with mild dementia receiving
culprit. In de la Montes rat study, l-c
l-carnitine for just 12 weeks had nearly three times
the injection that kicked o the suddenn bet test scores than those taking a placebo.19
better
Suggested dosage: 13 g/day
Sug
reduction in insulin was none other
than a sort of nitrosamine, a nitrate.
When administered to the rats, it caused ed Vit
Vitamin E
immediate cognitive impairment and Annewly published study from the Minneapolis VA
l
disturbances in brain acetylcholine levels. (V
(Veterans Affairs) Health Care System of 613 patients
This represented another ah-ha moment for de la Monte: nitrates, present in fertilizers with mild-to-moderate Alzheimers found that patients
and in preserved foods and processed meats, may be another cause of Alzheimers,, taking 2,000 IU of vitam
vitamin E every day reduced their
and she makes several compelling connections. Diabetes and fatty liver disease all cognitiv decline by nearly one-fth
cognitive
skyrocketed during the years 19702005, when the fast-food chains andd meat- comp
compared with patients taking a
rocessing
processing companies sales increased more than eightfold, and grain-processing placeb
placebo. This is the equivalent, the
increased vefold, particularly of those grains grown using nitrogen- res
researchers said, of delaying
containing fertilizers. d
disease progression by six
Nitrosamines are used as preservatives, colourings and avourings m
months.
in such foods as bacon, sausages, smoked turkey and ham, processed Although the researchers
cheese food and even beer. use alpha-tocopherol, the latest
used
Fertilizer also has high levels of added nitrates, which are absorbed by
evi
evidence suggests that high levels
repared at
foods like grains, fruits and vegetables grown in the treated soil. When prepared
of ga
gamma-tocopherols (found in
high temperatures such as frying or ame-grilling, nitrates get converted tto nitrites
it it and,
d
tocotrienols) offer a lower risk of
eventually, to nitrosamines in the body.
Subsequent experiments by de la Monte in the lab showed that even very low, limited
cognitive impairment.20
Suggested dosage: 4002000 IU/day (preferably as tocotrienols)
exposure to nitrosamines can cause Alzheimer-type brain degeneration, dementia,
diabetes, fatty liver disease and obesitya situation that was even worse when high levels
of fats were added. Ginseng
As with long-term exposure to highly processed high-sugar foods, de la Monte now This herbal root (Panax ginseng), long used in Chinese
believes that exposure to low doses of sodium nitrates through food and pesticides over medicine as a brain-booster, also works to reduce the
years may have contributed to our present epidemics of both diabetes and Alzheimers. formation of beta-amyloid plaques and boost the
bodys ability to clear them. Both human and
these toxic proteins before theyre allowed to reassemble.13 animal studies show that ginseng
Theres also evidence from lab studies of diabetic animals can reverse many of the
that curcumin has powerful effects by enhancing the action cognitive and memory
of insulin receptors in the brain and counteracting the effects decits usually seen
of the nitrosamine-related agent streptozotocin, the same in Alzheimers.21 In
drug used by de la Monte in her studies (see box, above).14 one study, patients taking
Animals with Alzheimers disease given supplements ginseng extracts enjoyed
of curcumin had enhanced memory and improved improved scores on
performance on tests and mazes requiring memory.15 standard tests for Alzheimers,21
In another animal study, the spice also showed an ability while in another study, patients taking 4.5 g/day of
to protect against ageing even after the animals were given the root extract continued making improvements
d-galactose, a type of sugar that accelerates ageing in the throughout the 12-week study.22
brain.16 Suggested dosage: 4001,000 mg/day
Suggested dosage: 400800 mg/day
Huperzine A
L-Carnitine This natural extract of the Chinese club moss Huperzia
This natural antioxidant amino acid, present in serrata is an age-old Chinese remedy for senile
dairy foods and meats, plays an essential role in dementia. It protects the mitochondria of brain cells
releasing energy from fat to mitrochondria, the from attack by beta-amyloid and stimulates enzymes
power pack of the cell. Animal studies show that that destroy these proteins.23 Plus it binds to the enzyme
taking supplements of l-carnitine decreases the that destroys the brain neurotransmitter acetylcholine
buildup of beta-amyloid, and helps to degrade and so preserves the nerve cells main communication
these toxic proteins and eliminate them rapidly system.24
from the body.17 This alkaloid extract has also shown extraordinary
In one study, Alzheimers patients given effects by producing improvements of up to 348 per
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A few tiny, targeted exercises each day can go a long way

towards balancing stress and building vitality, says Paul Chek

H
aving too little time and too much stress has become an
everyday part of modern life. Were now so overwhelmed
with too much information, long commutes and too-
short deadlines that nding time for family and ourselves
is often at a premium. Its no wonder most people cringe
at the thought of trying to squeeze exercise into their busy
schedules. Yet a few simple movements that take only minutes every day and dont
require a trip to the gym will do wonders to increase your energy and vitality, and help
you better cope with your stressful life.
Building energy and vitality in your body is a lot like investing. Just as it takes money
to make money, it takes energy to make energy. Your body is a co-dependently linked
system of systems. One systemwhether your circulatory, digestive, hormonal or
musculoskeletal systemcannot function in isolation, and all are energy-dependent.
Yet just like the heating system in your house, these interlinked systems not only use
energy, they produce it. When you eat quality food, you spend energy chewing and
digesting it. Metabolized food molecules then provide both chemical and electrical
charges that help the body perform its work, such as building hormones.
Expending energy to inhale brings air into your body. Your lungs take oxygen from

Inthezone
the air you breathe and attach it to iron particles in your red blood cells to be delivered
to all parts of your
body by the circulatory
system. The oxygen
in the air you breathe
carries a very strong
positive charge, acting
like the positive pole of
a magnet, while your
body tissues and their
water contents (about
75 per cent of your
body is water) act like
the negative pole of a
magnet. As you may remember from science class, wherever you nd a positive and
a negative pole, theres energy and work potential. Breathing oxygen into the body
creates energy or work potential. This energy is called prana by East Indian yogis and
mystics, and chi or qi by masters of tai chi, qigong and the many martial arts.
Much of the energy produced by breathing and eating is used to run your muscles
so you can move, have fun and produce more energy. Most people only associate
muscle work with fatigue or loss of energy, but this results from excessive use of
the muscles and body systems that support activity
Paul Chek developed his particularly when there is an imbalance between the
unique, holistic approach amount of work or exercise relative to the amount of
over 28 years of clinical
practice in the elds of rest time.
corrective exercise, high Muscles help energize the body by producing
performance conditioning electromagnetic energy and acting as pumps to assist
and integrative lifestyle the actions of the circulatory and digestive systems. By
counselling. exercising the muscles in different parts of the body, we
Author of numerous
books and professional can deliver benecial energy to the hormonal and organ
development courses, he is systems as well as to tissues related to the spinal segments
the founder of the C.H.E.K in that particular area; these different body areas can also
Institute in San Diego, CA be called zones (see image, right). Those familiar with the
(www.chekinstitute.com)
and the P~P~S Success concept of chakras will see that each zone corresponds to a
Mastery Program (www. different chakra. This system is the foundation of yoga, tai
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Zone 6
Muscles Upper neck, face & head
Related functions Sleep/wake cycles; hormonal &
physiological regulation
Zone 5
Muscles Lower neck, shoulders, arm & hand
Related functions Metabolism; calcium regulation
Zone 4
Muscles Upper back & chest
Related functions Electromagnetic eld
generator; blood pressure; immune system
Zone 3
Muscles Upper abdominals & middle back
Related functions Digestion; assimilation;
musculoskeletal system
Zone 2
Muscles Lower abdominals,
lumbar region, legs & feet
Related functions Sexual
functions; elimination; water
regulation
Zone 1
Muscles Pelvis, legs & feet
Related functions Adrenals & ght/ight
response; bones & skeletal structure
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How to perform zone
exercises
1
Look at the image on the left and
determine which areas are key
issues for you and which zone they
correspond to. You may have musculoskeletal
problems like pain, or repeated injury or
weakness in a particular area. Issues within
one or more systems of your body, such as
high blood pressure, poor digestion, diculty
sleeping or hormonal uctuations around
menopause or menstruation, may be a
priority to you. Prioritize your top three or four
issues; many people nd that these fall into
just one or two zones.
2
There are several exercises
demonstrated for each of the six
zones. Try each of the exercises and
choose the one that feels the most eective.
If you have more time, you can do more than
one zone exercise because they dont cause
fatiguethey energize!
3
Zone exercises can be done any
time. If you feel tired or sluggish,
perform a zone exercise and your
energy levels will likely increase. Performed
before or after eating, zone exercises can
improve digestion. This is a good time to
determine how much eort to use with
zone exercises. If you are working too hard,
your digestion will feel compromised. If you
are exercising at the correct level for a zone
exercise, your digestion will feel improved.
4
When performing zone exercises,
always remember that the faster
you move your body, the slower
energy moves, and the slower you move
your body, the faster energy moves. If
you experiment with your zone exercises,
you will soon experience this interesting
phenomenon.
5
For anyone trying to cut down on
sugar, caeine or any other addictive
substance, you may nd that zone
exercises provide real energy to compensate
for the fake, or empty energy often provided
by addictive substances.
6
Zone exercises can help you unwind.
By performing zone exercises, you
bring more energy into your body.
If you have a hard time falling asleep or
sleeping through the night, practise your
zone exercises just before going to bed. Your
body is intelligentit knows when to speed
up specic cells and body systems, and when
to slow them down.
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Zone 2
Leg Tuck
Le
Zone 1 Lie on your back with your knees
bent.
Qigong Toe-Touch Inhale, then draw legs into chest
Stand with feet together and slide hands nds down aas you exhale (you may spread your
legs, bending your knees. llegs tto pull them in closer).
Place hands directly over toes, ngers aligned Inhale again as you return legs to the oor.
with toes. Repeat ten times slowly.
Inhale, raise hips up and roll slightly back onto
heels until you feel a gentle hamstring stretch.
Front-to-Back Pelvic Rock
Exhale and drop down again, rolling slightly
Stand with soft knees or sit upright
ght
forward toward the balls of feet.
on a Swiss ball.
Slowly
Slowl move your head and hips in a
Inhale, imagining that you have
circle during
du the exercise.
headlights on your bottom and shinene them
Repeat teten times. up to the ceiling.
Keep your trunk still as you movee
Breathing Squats your pelvis.
Take a comfortable stance Exhale and roll your pelvis back
w
wide enough to squat down underneath you, so the headlights shine
betwee your legs. Keep your arms at
between down.
your ssides or in front. Repeat ten times.
Inhale
In through your nose, then
low
lower yourself down as you exhale
through your nose. If you need
to exhale through your mouth,

Zone 3
keep a little tension in your lips.
Go as low as is comfortable,
pause, then inhale and return to
standing.
Piston Breathing
Stand in a relaxed posture and inhale deeply,
R
Repeat at the pace you naturally allowing your belly to expand.
breathe for up to 100 times.
Exhale forcefully through your nose. (If you cannot
breathe through your nose, exhale through your
Superman mouth while pursing your lips like a trumpet player).
Start face down on the oor or over a Swiss ball. Inhale again slowly and repeat for up to 100
Lift left arm and right leg so that they are at exhalation pulses.
about the same height. Your arm should be 45
degrees from your head with the thumb pointing
upwards.
Energy Push
Stand with arms raised straight out in front of you.
Hold this position for as long as you can with
Inhale and bring hands back in towards your body.
good form (up to 10 seconds), then switch sides.
Exhale and push your arms straight
g out with the intent of projecting energy
Do ve on each side. from your core out of your arms and
hands.
Repeat, pushing
pu towards the
centre, front
fron left, front right,
and back lleft and back right.
As you push to the sides
and back, keep your feet
planted and turn your body
d
towards the direction you are
pushing.
For the baback position, only go
as far as you ccomfortably can. Do
not over-rotat
over-rotate your spine.
Do up to 20 pushes in each
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Zone 5
Thoracic Mobilization
on
 Hold arms straight out to the side and stay
relaxed.
 Inhale, turn your right arm rm up and left arm
down and look down the left eft arm.
 When you naturally want nt to exhale, turn
your head to the other sidee and reverse arm
positions.
Repeat 10 times on each side..

Zone 4 Shoulder
Should
oulder Clocks
ould
 Sta
Stand or lie on your
Prone Cobra
side with your knees bent.
 Lie face down with your arms at your sides.
 Visualize that your shoulder is the
 As you inhale, pick your chest o the oor while
middle of a clock. Elevate shoulder
simultaneously squeezing shoulder blades together
towards ear (12 oclock), then roll the
and rotating arms out so that your palms face away
shoulder either forward (1, 2, 3 oclock)
from body with thumbs pointing up towards the
orr backward (11, 10, 9 oclock) around the
ceiling.
Inha as you move through the back half of
clock. Inhale
 Keep your head and neck in neutral alignment,
the clock (712 oclock) and exhale as you move
and toes on the oor.
th front half of the clock (16 oclock).
through the
 You should feel the muscles between your
 Keep your
yo head looking forward and arm relaxed.
shoulder blades doing the work. If you feel stress in
your lower back, squeeze your butt cheeks together ci
Do 10 circles in each direction and then repeat on the
before lifting your body. other arm.
 Hold position until you need to breathe out, then
exhale as you lower your torso to the oor.
Repeat 1020 times.

The Fish
 Lie back, resting on your arms. Inhale, pick your
chest up as high as you can. Hold for 10 seconds, then
relax and repeat 10 times.
 If this is uncomfortable for you, stand with good
Zone 6
Alt
Alternate Nostril
posture, inhale and open your arms wide as if ying
like a bird with your palms up. Exhale and bring
B
Breathing
 Plug one nostril
arms back across your body.
with a nger or
y thumb.
your
 Breathe in through your open nostril
you
your chest should rise in the last third of your
bre
breath only. Breathe out through your nostril,
keep
keeping the other one plugged.
 Try to breathe in and out for the same length
of time, sa
say, ve seconds in and ve seconds out.
 Alternate nostrils with each complete breath or each
inhalation.
tim on each side.
Repeat 10 times

Cross Crawl
Cr
 Raise your
y arms up. Pick up your left leg and bring
your right eelbow to the left knee as you exhale.
Alternate si
sides 1020 times.

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WDDTY addresses your

most pressing health issues
with promising alternative
treatments and those proven
to work

Gout The big toe is the most the pain and inammation Here are some other natural

Q After months and

months of tests, Ive
just been diagnosed with
common site, but gout can also
affect the ankles, knees, wrists
and hands. Classic signs are
characteristic of gout.
Other risk factors include
certain illnesses and
methods that may also help.

Watch what you

goutsomething Im quite
surprised about as Im not
overweight and dont drink
alcohol. Im keen to nd out
more about the causes of gout
and whether there are any
natural treatments that have
been proven to work. Can you
help?J.T., Newcastle
redness, swelling and attacks
of severe pain.
As you mention, alcohol
and obesity are key risk factors
for gout, but there are several
other triggers that you may not
be aware of.
Certain foods are known
to play a role because they are
high in purineschemicals
medications. People who
suffer from hypertension,
drink
Drinking alcohol, especially
diabetes, kidney disease and
beer, appears to raise the risk
lupus are more vulnerable
of gout,4 so its good that you
to gout, as are those who
avoid it. But also watch out for
regularly take diuretics, low-
sugary soft drinks and even
dose aspirin (12 g/day) and
fruit juices (the ones rich in
drugs commonly prescribed
fructose), as they have also
to organ transplant recipients
been associated with gout.5
such as cyclosporine.1,2

A Gout is a form of arthritis

caused by the buildup
of uric acid crystals usually
around a joint, but also in
other tissues. The immune
system attacks these crystals
with phagocytes (scavenger
cells), and the toxic byproduct
of this clash causes joint
inammation.
that the body converts to uric
acid. These foods include
organ meats, shellsh, peas,
beans, anchovies, sardines,
asparagus and mushrooms. A
diet heavy in these foods can
lead to uric acid buildup in
the blood which, in turn, leads
to the formation of crystals
in a joint, thereby causing
An often overlooked cause
of gout is lead poisoning;3
the kidneys may be failing to
effectively excrete excess lead.
If you suspect this could be the
case, take a look at last months
issue (WDDTY January 2014)
for some pointers on how to
detox the body of heavy metals
naturally and safely.
Pass up purines
Follow a low-acid diet,
avoiding foods that are rich
in purines. In one study, men
who switched to a purine-free
diet signicantly reduced their
blood uric acid levels after
just a few days.1 This may help
prevent attacks of gout from

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recurring. Drinking six to
eight glasses of water a day may
also help, as water will dilute
uric acid levels in the blood.
Eat cherries
Munching on cherries
around half a pound to a
pound a dayis a traditional
remedy for gout and even has
some evidence to back it up.
US researchers found that
patients with gout who ate
cherries over a two-day period
had a 35 per cent lower risk of
attacks compared with those
who did not.6
If youre not a fan of cherries,
taking a cherry extract
supplement could also help.
Celery juice (or celery seed)
is another folk remedy for gout
that is said to be widely used in
Australia.
Consider quercetin
A avonoid found in onions,
capers, watercress, buckwheat,
kale and dill, quercetin is
sometimes recommended for
gout. In test-tube studies, it
inhibited an enzyme involved
in the development of gout,7
although these results may not
apply to human beings.
Bromelain, an enzyme
found in pineapples, is often
taken alongside quercetin to
enhance absorption of the
avonoid.
Dosage: 150250 mg of quercetin
three times a day (between meals)
Supplement with C
A daily dose of vitamin C may
be useful for gout prevention
and treatment, one study
suggests. After two months,
participants taking vitamin
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Munching on cherries is a traditional
remedy for gout. American researchers
found that patients with gout who ate
cherries over a two-day period had a 35 per
cent lower risk of attacks compared with
those who didnt eat cherries
C saw their blood levels of
uric acid drop signicantly
compared with those taking
a placebo.8
Other supplements that
may help include sh oils, B
vitamins (particularly folic
acid) and vitamin E.
Dosage: 500 mg/day of vitamin C
Try acupuncture
Combined with a nutritional
approach, this traditional
Chinese technique is worth
a try, according to some
evidence. People undergoing
acupuncture treatment for a
month had a greater reduction
of uric acid and other markers
of gout than did a control
group. The researchers said
that acupuncture may even
help prevent kidney damage
from gout.9
Use herbs
For natural pain relief, you
could try the herb devils
claw (Harpagophytum
procumbens). Based on
evidence for its effectiveness
in various forms of arthritis
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and back pain, its often
recommended for gout.10
Try homeopathy
The following homeopathic
remedies may be helpful for
the various symptoms of gout.
The usual dose is three to ve
pellets of a 12X to 30C remedy,
taken every one to four hours
until symptoms improve.11
Aconite: for sudden burning
pain and attacks after shock
or injury
Belladonna: for intense,
throbbing pain
Bryonia: for pain made worse
by motion, but gets better with
pressure and heat
Clochicum: especially good if
theres nausea associated with
the attacks
Ledum: for joints that are
mottled, purple and swollen.
Giardiasis
Q A friend of mine has
giardiasis and is suffering
with diarrhoea, weight loss
and constant tiredness.
Im trying to nd out
about effective alternative
treatments for her, as the
antibiotics shes taking dont
seem to be helping. Can
you point me in the right
direction?K.T., via email
A Giardiasis is an intestinal
infection caused by the
parasite Giardia lamblia,
which affects an estimated
200 million people globally
each year. Although its
traditionally been considered
a tropical disease, giardiasis
is becoming more common
in the developed countries,
especially among children.
Nearly 2 per cent of adults and
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6 to 8 per cent of children are
reportedly infected with the
microorganism in developed
countries worldwide, but
the true gures are likely to
be much higher, as many
cases have been mis- or
undiagnosed.
Symptoms include
diarrhoea, abdominal pain,
bloating, loss of appetite,
weight loss and fatigue, but
half the time there may be no
symptoms at all.
Antibiotics like
metronidazole are the usual
treatment of choice, but drug
resistance is an increasing
problem, with laboratory
studies showing that Giardia
parasites are now resistant
to the currently available
antigiardial drugs.1 Theres
also the issue of safety, as
metronidazole can cause
serious neurological side-
effects like seizures, peripheral
neuropathy (nerve damage
with numbness and pain
in the extremities) and
encephalopathy (disordered
brain function and/or
structure).2
More common side-effects
include vomiting, diarrhoea,
upset stomach and loss of
appetite, which ironically
are also the symptoms of
giardiasis itself.
Happily, there are safer,
more effective ways to manage
the infection.
Your friend would be better
off seeking the help of an
experienced naturopath who
can make recommendations
and prescribe supplements
and dosages based on her
individual symptoms,
although here are some herbs
and simple dietary changes
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Garlic has a long history of use as an
antiparasitic and antimicrobial agent,
and research suggests that both whole raw
garlic and some of its constituents possess
antigiardial activity
that may help, according to the
evidence so far.
Garlic
Allium sativa has a long history
of use as an antiparasitic and
antimicrobial agent, and
research suggests that both
whole raw garlic and some
of its constituents possess
antigiardial activity.3 In a
small trial of Giardia-infected
children, both fresh garlic
and a commercial garlic
supplement seemed to clear
up symptoms within a day
and a half. After three days,
stool samples revealed that the
garlic-treated children were
free of the parasite.4
Indian long pepper
Used in Ayurvedic medicine
to treat intestinal disorders,
Indian long pepper (Piper
longum) shows Giardia-killing
activity in test-tube and animal
studies. In mice, the herb was
found to reduce the number of
intestinal trophozoitesthe
active form of the parasiteby
75 per cent after ve days.5
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These results, though, may not
apply to humans.
Pippali rasayana
Prepared from P. longum and
Butea monosperma (Flame
of the Forest or palash
tree), Pippali rasayana is a
traditional Ayurvedic remedy
for chronic dysentery and
worm infestations.
In a trial of 50 giardiasis
sufferers, the herb was better
than a placebo at clearing
the infection and improving
symptoms.6
It appears to work by
enhancing the immune
system and other mechanisms
responsible for clearing
infection from the body.7
Dosage: 1 g three times daily
Oregano
In the lab, this common
culinary herb has
demonstrated antigiardial
activity superior to that of
tinidazole, an antiparasitic
often used to treat giardiasis.
More recently, among 18
tested essential oils, oregano
oil (Origanum virens) was
one of the most active against
Giardia trophozoites.8
Berberine herbs
Berberine is a compound
found in several plants,
including barberry, Oregon
grape and goldenseal.
According to test-tube studies,
berberine salts and extracts
can inhibit the growth of
Giardia trophozoites.9 Plus one
clinical trial suggests berberine
may help ease gastrointestinal
symptoms.7
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Propolis, the sticky substance made by bees
from plant resins is often used to treat
infections. A 20 per cent propolis solution
was just as effective as the drug tinidazole
Propolis
This sticky substance made
by bees from plant resins is
often used to treat infections.
A 20 per cent propolis solution
was just as effective as the
drug tinidazole at resolving
giardiasis in one study, and
worked with no side-effects.10
A high-bre diet
Eating a whole-food,
high-bre, low-simple-
carbohydrate and low-fat
diet may help reduce the
symptoms of giardiasis,
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boost the bodys defence
mechanisms and even prevent
the growth of trophozoites.7
In particular, your friend
should make sure shes getting
enough insoluble bre, which
had a benecial effect in
animal studies.11 Good sources
include beans, brown rice, oats
and lentils.
Wheat germ
Including wheat germ in
the diet may be helpful, as
it contains an agent called
agglutinin, shown to inhibit
the growth of Giardia
trophozoites in the lab.12
In one placebo-controlled
trial, a few spoonfuls of
wheat germ a day seemed
to improve symptoms
and signicantly reduce
trophozoite numbers in
giardiasis sufferers.13
Dosage: 12 Tbsp three times
a day
Probiotics
These friendly gut bacteria
should be on your friends
shopping list, as they can
directly inhibit Giardia
growth and trigger innate
immunological antigiardial
mechanisms.
Lactobacillus johnsonii
strain La1, for example,
inhibited the growth of
Giardia in test-tube studies
and enhanced levels of
immunoglobulin A (IgA;
an antibody that plays a
crucial role in protecting
mucosal surfaces) immune
responses.7,14
The L. acidophilus strain
La5 and L. rhamnosus strain
GG also appear to enhance
immune responses, which
may help to encourage
intestinal clearance of Giardia.
Your friend could try eating
half a cup of low-fat yoghurt a
day containing one or more of
these strains (with minimum
10 /mL guaranteed levels of
viable bacteria) or taking a
probiotic supplement.
And see page 60 for
information about cultured
foods like ker, which are rich
in good-guy bacteria.
Send us your most pressing medical
questions and well put them to our
natural doctor:
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LYY HEALTH
HEALTH
ALTH
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If your cats kidneys begin
to pack up...
C
Chronic renal failure is one of the most common conditions in older
c but you can prolong your cats time left by following our natural
cats,
vets programme
Q I hope you can help. My vet has told
me that my 10-year-old cat has
renal failure and hypokalaemia. He said
it wasnt severe, but this sounds really
bad and I am extremely worried. Can
you please let me know how you would
approach this? R.S., Shrewsbury
A You are correct. Chronic renal failure
(CRF) is a very serious condition and
one of the most common conditions in
older cats. Causes of CRF include nephritis
and nephrosis (inammatory and
non-inammatory kidney disease,
respectively),
infectious
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diseases and especially feline infectious
peritonitis and feline leukaemia, the use of
non-steroidal anti-inammatory drugs
(NSAIDs) particularly during periods of
low blood pressure, and polycystic kidney
syndrome in Persian breeds. Cats with CRF
may also have overactive thyroid glands.
We do not fully understand the
underlying causes in many cases, although
its thought there may be a link with the
long-term use of dry cat food. Sometimes
a specic cause of CRF, such as a bacterial
infection, can be identied and, in
these cases, its progression can be
stopped, but most of the time the
causes are not so easy to identify.
What do the kidneys do?
Every day the kidneys process huge
quantities of waste products
and extra water, turning
them into urine. The waste
comes from the normal
breakdown of tissues and
food. After the body has
taken what it needs from
food, the waste is sent
into the bloodstream and
eventually through the
kidneys circulation. But if the kidneys fail
to remove the waste, it can build up in
the blood.
The kidneys use a specialized ltration
system made up of nephrons, which
process water and waste out of blood
through a complicated series of chemical
exchanges. The word renal refers to the
kidneys, and health professionals use the
term renal (kidney) function when talking
about how efciently the kidneys lter out
waste from blood.
The kidneys are remarkable organs.
As well as being responsible for excretory
functions, they are also necessary for a
range of other vital functions such as:
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sPRODUCTIONOFHORMONESESSENTIALFOR
making red blood cells and maintaining
the bodys water and salt balance
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sELIMINATIONOFWASTEPRODUCTSTHROUGH
urine.
The kidneys are so efcient at
performing these functions that, by
the time many of the signs of failure are
evident, there is generally a 75 per cent
loss of nephrons, the key functional units
of the kidneys. It is this permanent loss
of working nephrons to the point where
there arent enough units left to maintain
adequate excretion (waste ltration) that
results in CRF.
Signs and symptoms
The main signs are excessive thirst and
urination, but the cat may also show signs
of weight loss, anaemia,
poor hair coat,
drooling,
jaw clicks,
listlessness,
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muscle weakness and ammonia-scented
breath. There is no cure for renal failure, but
if its not severe, it can be managed through
diet and hydration therapy.
Its been estimated that around one-
quarter of cats with CRF also suffer from
hypokalaemia, or very low potassium
levels in blood. This is thought to be partly
due to a lack of potassium in their diet as
well as increased potassium loss through
the kidneys. Hypokalaemia can lead to
worsened renal function, weakness, loss
of appetite and even muscle necrosis
effectively the wasting away of muscles.
But youll be happy to hear that all the
signs of hypokalaemia can be reversed with
the correct approach.
Dietary management
There are a number of diets specically
aimed at managing CRF and
hypokalaemia. Ideally, a cat with CRF
should have a diet with restricted protein
content. Protein breakdown can lead to
more accumulation of toxic byproducts in
the blood in cats with CRF.
I suggest getting specic foods designed
for renal issues rather than trying to mix
your own. These diets are very calorie-
dense, non-acidifying and low in protein,
with manageable levels of phosphate and
low levels of salt.
Changing to a new diet
In general, cats dont like change and
develop strong preferences for particular
diets. Low-protein diets tend to be less
palatable than normal diets, and this can
add to the challenge of introducing a new
diet. I suggest the following tips when
changing your cats diet:
s3TARTBYMIXINGASMALLAMOUNTOFTHENEW acid metabolism, but its also involved in the
food into your cats old food, making sure
its well combined.
s)NCREASETHEAMOUNTOFNEWFOODSLOWLY Dose: 1 mg two or three times a day
and only when your cat is eating the new
mixture.
s4RYWARMINGTHEFOODTOBODYTEMPERATURE major constituent of NAD (nicotinamide
as this may help palatability.
s!LLOWSEVERALDAYSOREVENWEEKSTOREACH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
your goal of introducing the new food and
dont rush it.
Hydration
Cats with CRF and hypokalaemia are
especially vulnerable to becoming
dehydrated due to the reduced ability of the
kidneys to conserve water, so you need to
make sure your cat is getting enough water.
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It can sometimes be difcult to encourage
cats to drink, but you can at least ensure
there is always easy access to water. Offering
water from different bowls in various places
can help, and using water avoured with
chicken or tuna may be a good idea. A wet
diet will also help hydration levels. If your
cat doesnt mind, you can also try adding
more water to wet food.
Supplementation
Even with changes in diet and hydration
levels, some cats dont improve and
need further supplementation. In fact,
I always advise this as part of the overall
management process.
Potassium. Use potassium gluconate over
other potassium sources, as this form wont
irritate your cats stomach.
Dose: 450 mg two or three times a day for a cat of up
to 5 kg (11 lb) in weight
Iron. In advanced cases of CRF, anaemia
is rather common. This is thought to be
due to the lack of a hormone produced by
the kidneys called erythropoietin, which
stimulates the production of red blood cells
in bone marrow. Severe anaemia can cause
lethargy and weakness, and I nd that iron
supplementation is essential.
Dose: 70 mcg two or three times a day
B vitamins. Cats suffering from CRF can be
decient in B vitamins, so its important to
supplement:
Pantothenic acid (B5). The body uses
vitamin B5 to make coenzyme A (CoA) and
acyl carrier protein (ACP), compounds that
play essential roles in the metabolism of fats
and carbohydrates for energy production.
Dose: 5 mg two or three times a day
Pyridoxine HCL (B6). The active form of
this vitamin is involved primarily in amino-
symptoms can be reduced with appropriate
metabolism of glycogen (a form of sugar)
stores and lipids (fats).
disease will get worse over time, so the goal
Niacinamide (B3). This water-soluble
vitamin is required by all living cells. Its a
life of your cat.
adenine dinucleotide) and NADP
number of years despite the prognosis.
phosphate) coenzymes, which are involved
in more than 50 metabolic reactions.
Dose: 5 mg two or three times a day
Thiamine HCL (B1). This vitamin is most
concentrated in the liver, heart and kidneys.
Dose: 1 mg two or three times a day
Cyanocobalamin (B12). This is essential
for the normal functioning of all cells.
Dose: 2 mcg two or three times a day
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Amino acids. These are the building
blocks of protein molecules, which also
include enzymes, structural proteins and
chemical messengers for communication
both within and between cells. They are
invaluable for their contribution to protein
formation in the body and also serve a
wide variety of biochemical functions.
Loss of amino acids is increased in cases of
CRF, so I routinely prescribe a blend of the
following amino acids to all my CRF cases.
Doses for all of the following: around 1 mg two or
three times a day for a 5 kg (11 lb) cat
L-Glutamine promotes protein formation
and intercellular hydration, and improves
wound healing and tissue repair.
L-Arginine improves immune responses
against bacteria, promotes wound healing
and regeneration, and aids the release of
growth hormones needed for optimal
muscle growth and tissue repair.
L-Threonine is a constituent of collagen,
elastin and tooth-enamel protein, and
assists metabolism.
L-Lysine ensures adequate absorption of
calcium, and helps in the production of
antibodies, hormones and enzymes.
L-Methionine is a dietary source of
sulphur, which contributes to healthy hair,
skin and nails. It reduces fat storage in the
liver, protects the kidneys and is a natural
chelating agent for heavy metals. It also
regulates the formation of ammonia and
helps acidify urine.
L-Taurine combines with sulphur and
together they are co-factors involved in the
control of numerous biochemical changes
related to ageing, including ridding the
body of free radicals. It is essential for cats in
their diet, but conditional for dogs.
The good news is that many of the
management, and you can certainly
improve your cats quality of life. Sadly, this
is to slow the rate of progression and reduce
symptoms while increasing the quality of
Dont give upyour cat may live for a
Paul Boland, BVSc MRCVS, a partner at Alder
Veterinary Hospital in Liverpool, has been a
veterinary surgeon for 21 years. Combining
herbs, nutraceuticals, acupuncture
and more recently natural stem-celll
enhancers, he is able to treat a largee
proportion of his patients naturally
(see www.naturalhealthvet.com).
Send your pet questions to:
letters@wddty.co.uk
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Markta Bola THE RAW-FOOD CHEF
Foods to get you in the mood
Make a Valentines feast of these natural aphrodisiacs
Markta Bola is a
natural nutritionist
and raw living-food
chef who leads
raw-food workshops,
R enowned American physician Dr
Henry G. Bieler, author of Food
is Your Best Medicine, and numerous
classes, dining other books, once wrote: Every area
experiences and Tree
of Life Wellbeing &
concerning human sexuality has been
Vitality Festivals in the intensively investigated, except the
Midlands role of nutrition and how it affects
(www.treeoife-
events.co.uk). a persons sex life. I have proven in
countless cases that improper diet
causes damage to and malfunction of
the sex organs, and that prescribing
an individual proper diet leads to
restoration of the males virility and
the return of feeling to the females
genital area.1
Another sexual health expert, Dr
Stephen Holt, in his book The Sexual
Revolution, also called nutrition a key
to sexual vitality: In my own clinical
experience, I have seen individuals
reverse sexual problems by balancing
their diet and taking well-selected
dietary supplements. Certainly they
may have changed their lifestyle in
other ways to enhance sexual function,
but good nutrition is the foundation
for continuing good sex.2
Here are some aphrodisiac and
sexual health raw foods you can try
to spice up your love life this
Valentines Day!3
Lentil sprouts. These contain
B-complex vitamins. They relax all
systems in the body and are important
for the production of hormones in
both men and women and are also
builders of the T and B cells of the
immune system, both of which direct
white blood cells in doing their jobs,
including sex hormone production.
They also contain essential fatty
acids, directly linked to every cell in
the human body and the primary
fuel for all cells. They are essential for
sexual desire, sensitivity and pleasure.
In addition, lentil sprouts contain
magnesium. Its the muscle-relaxant
mineral and every organ depends
upon it for healthy functioning. It
also helps maintain optimal prostate
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function and prevents vaginal dryness
due to low hormone levels.
Tomatoes. These contain the
antioxidant selenium, the most
powerful immune-boosting nutrient
known. White blood cells, the most
prolic part of the immune system, are
benetted by consistent amounts of
selenium. Sun-dried organic tomato
seeds also contain high levels of
phytonutrients that invigorate the sex
hormones. Another nutrient found in
tomatoes is the antioxidant lycopene,
Brussels sprouts
contain choline,
essential for
circulatory activity
and neurological
function
which helps protect the human heart,
prostate gland and skin.
Brussels sprouts. This tiny member of
the Brassica family contains choline,
essential for circulatory activity, blood
cell development and neurological
function. Its important to have
adequate amounts to regulate the
brain cell activity needed to balance
mood, heighten happiness and
increase potential for imagination.
These also contain selenium.
Brazil nuts. This variety of nut
contains copious amounts of vitamin
E, best known in the world of nutrients
as a sex vitamin, and selenium too.
Research has shown it increases libido
in both sexes and heightens desire,
sensitivity and longevity. It addresses
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symptoms of hormonal deciency
due to ageing and enhances sexual
function. Its best if vitamin E-rich
foods are consumed two to three hours
before sexual activity.
Shiitake mushrooms. These
mushrooms, beloved by the Japanese,
contain large amounts of vitamin
D, which regulates moods and the
protection of cells against mutagenic
factors. Its also important for the
development of all cells, including
white blood cells, and so should be part
of every sexually healthy persons diet.
One of the best ways to get enough
vitamin D is to ensure that you get sun
exposure for 30 minutes both early and
late in the day several times a week. The
mushrooms also contain selenium.
According to Michael F. Holick and
his colleagues at Boston University
Medical Center, ingesting mushrooms
containing vitamin D2 can be an
effective strategy for enhancing
vitamin D status.The observation
that some mushrooms when exposed
to UVB light also produce vitamin D3
and vitamin D4 can also provide the
consumer with at least two additional
vitamin Ds, he added. So mushrooms
are another good natural food source
of vitamin D that can easily be found at
your local grocery store.4
Avocados. This fruit is rich in vitamin
B3, which is important for the bodys
circulation. It allows blood ow to all
organs and glandular systems, and
increases cellular activity, heightening
sensitivity during sexual experience.
Lettuce. Many forms of lettuce are
rich in beta-carotene, which plays
a vital role in the production of sex
hormones. It strengthens the mucous
membranes, prevents genital atrophy
and increases sperm counts. The
strength and numbers of white blood
cells intensify with the absorption of
this nutrient, and white blood cells
are essential for the production of sex
hormones.
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Watermelon. This contains citrulline,
which the body converts to arginine.
Arginine boosts nitric oxide levels in
the body, which relax blood vessels
in the same way that Viagra does, so
erectile dysfunction may be treated
or improved if enough watermelon is
consumed. Dr Bhimu Patil, director
of Texas A&Ms Fruit and Vegetable
Improvement Center, carried out the
research and concluded: Watermelon
may not be as organ-specic as Viagra,
but its a great way to relax blood vessels
without any drug side-effects.5
Fruits like peaches, apricots and
plums. All these fruit contain iron, a
red blood cell nutrient that allows the
absorption and transport of oxygen
at the intercellular level throughout
all systems of the body. Consistent
usable iron is important to both the

Raw-mantic
skeleton and organs. When people age
in an unhealthy way, lack of iron can
contribute to sexual dysfunction.
Leafy green vegetables. These
contain zinc, an essential nutrient for Valentines
Recipes
immune system function and best
known for prostate health and clitoris
sensitivity. It also plays a central role in
the production of hormones. Sexual
health expert Dr Morton Walker Youll need only about 6 shiitake mushrooms
wrote, in his book Sexual Nutrition, Sexy Salad 12 middle-sized Brussels
Shiitake small red onion
about the effects of zinc on the male This is a surprisingly sprouts to make 3 cups Passion Pat 2 Tbsp cold-pressed
body, and showed how insufcient refreshing salad made of leafy salad. sunower oil
This recipe is especially
amounts mean that a man would be with Brussels sprouts. Cut the white ends 1 Tbsp lemon juice
for lovers of pats and
unlikely to feel much of a sexual urge, o the sprouts so the 1 tsp Bragg Liquid
mushrooms. I have
or be able to sustain an erection or 12 Brussels sprouts outer green leaves can Aminos
great memories of
produce enough semen to successfully 1 cup sprouted brown be peeled away. 1 tsp cumin
hunting for mushrooms
impregnate a woman.6 lentils Cut the soft middles
in the forest and the
Leafy green vegetables are also rich cup peas into quarters. Place Blend all the
satisfaction of nding
in calciumlinked to cellular health. cup Brazil nuts, these in a bigger bowl ingredients together
them, and then
When cells are healthy, they heighten grated or chopped with a lid along with all with an S-shaped blade
making yummy dishes.
sensitivity. Calcium is also important 2 Tbsp cold-pressed the other ingredients. A in a food processor for
Mushrooms are like
sunower oil plastic bowl is ideal as just a few seconds to get
for blood circulation to the genitalia. herbsyou must know
Tbsp lemon juice its light. a paste-like consistency.
them well and look
REFERENCES tsp Himalayan salt, Close the lid tightly I like it rather more dry
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ne and shake it for a than too moist.
Boston: Charles Publishing, 1972 natural sources. I love
2 Holt S. The Sexual Revolution. San Diego, CA: Pinch of cayenne minute to combine the Now use it as a
the taste and the many
ProMotion Publishing, 1999 pepper greens, spices and oil lling for mini yellow,
3 Clement BR, Clement AM. 7 Keys to Lifelong Sexual health benets of eating
Vitality. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2012
well together. orange and red bell
raw mushrooms.
4 www.sciencedaily.com/ Add slices of red bell peppers or spread it
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Endocrinology, 2013; 5: 112
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 ELECTROSMOG DOCTOR
Dial S for safety
With more and more countries acknowledging the health risks of mobile phones,
Guy Hudson advises how to minimize the dangers of cell and cordless phones
S
cience has been making discoveries
about human sensitivity to
electromagnetic waves since
the 1930s,1 and for 80 years we have
been writing about the health effects
of microwave radiation (such as
radar sickness).2 The results of all this
research question the common sense
of putting a microwave transmitter to
your head as you do every time you use a
mobile phone, which transmits pulsed
microwaves.
The scientic evidence linking phone
use with health problems is growing,3
although proving direct links to, say,
cancer is difcult, as cancer takes many
years to develop after the initial exposure.
A similar example is smoking and lung
cancer: convincing authorities and
governments that smoking denitely
caused cancer took decades because
cancer typically appears only after years
of smoking.
Unlike cancer, though, other health
issues with mobile phones may become
apparent far more quickly; for example,
the time frame for fertility problems
can be measured in a matter of hours or
days. Male fertility has been shown to
plummet after brief exposure to mobile
phone radiation.4 Worse, exposure to
mobile phone radiation has been shown
to damage human DNA.5
More of us are reporting symptoms
which are sometimes severeduring
and after using mobiles.6 Some
commentators believe that 5 per
cent of us now consider ourselves
electrosensitive and perhaps 1 per
cent as hypersensitive.7 According
to a Swiss telephone survey of 2,048
people aged 14 and over, 5 per cent of
this sample population self-reported
electromagnetic hypersensitivity (with
complaints of sleep disorders and
headaches).8
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If there truly are such fertility,
electrosensitivity and cancer risks, we
should be even more aware of the extra
susceptibility of unborn babies and
children, and keep them well away from
this technology.9 And because of this,
some governments have already acted or
are planning to act to protect their entire
mobile-using populations, with Austria,
Russia, Israel, Canada, France and Spain
already in the club.10
Earlier last year the then CEO of
Belgacom (one of Belgiums leading
telecoms companies), Didier Bellens,
told school children that mobile phones
were not safe for them and that mobiles
are always switched off in his ofce.11
Not surprisingly, Belgacom asked
him to leave in November. In
spite of his sacking, Belgium
has introduced a ban on
mobiles specially designed
for under-7s that will
come into play on 1
March 2014, and has
now mandated that
specic absorption
rates (SARs)the
amount of
radiation
absorbed
by the body during usebe published at
points of sale.12
The good news is that theres a lot you
can do to reduce your current exposure
levels by factors of thousands just by
making some simple changes in the way
you use your phone.
1 For a start, avoid the old-fashioned
simple mobiles with a small aerial
sticking out of the top, as these aerials
physically come into contact with the
skin over your skull. More modern
phones often have aerials halfway up
inside the phone, which keeps the
aerial a minimum distance
away from your body
while the phone is
in use.
The CEO of one
of Belgiums
leading telecoms
companies told
school children
that mobile
phones werent
safe for them
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2 Phone signal strength falls off

strongly with distance and the
newer phones create less powerful
6 Use the phone in strong-signal
areasand especially not in cars,
trains or planesas the phone will ramp
hotspots of radiation and so also have up transmitter power by up to a factor
lower SARs. of 1,000 in poor-signal areas. Youll also
In fact, the safety instructions for get a double whammy from the waves
mobiles (hidden in the small print bouncing off the vehicles metal walls.
of safety manuals that no one reads)
prohibit using the handset within
normally 15 mm or more of any part of
your skinnot an easy thing to do!13 But
7 When texting, hold the phone away
from your body and text quickly,
turning the phone off as soon as possible.
at least we can use the phone held away If you have a Skype paid account, you
from the body. can text out from Skype (preferably
using a low-radiation PC setup), and its

3 Every few minutes, a mobile phone

interacts with local cell masts to
conrm that the phone is within range of
The safety
instructions for
much easier using a full-size keyboard.
If youre adept at using a smartphone,
you can get an app to forward your texts
a particular mast to direct a call to. This is mobiles (hidden to your email; this means you will only
going on all the time, even when a phone in the small print) need to re up your smartphone for a few
is on standbyits minutes while using the internet service.
RESOURCES
on but not in use.
prohibit using the Keep well away from the device once you
1 Bevington M. Electromagnetic
Sensitivity and Electromagnetic In the area of the handset within have started the job going.
Hypersensitivity: A Summary.
Capability Books, 2013; page 54 transmitter aerial of normally 15 mm or
2 Radar Overview, online at www.
powerwatch.org.uk/rf/radar.asp
3 Professor Olle Johansson, online
at http://www.es-uk.info/about/
the mobile phone
itself, the phones
signal strength is
more of any part of
your skin
8 With cordless phones and the more
common DECT phone charger
and docking stations, the pod connected
olle.html
4 Fertil Steril, 2008; 89: 1248
at maximum and to the phone line radiates a pulsed
5 www.kurzweilai.net/new-studies- its overall signal microwave 24 hours a day and is often

5
reveal-evidence-that-cell-phone- strength is measured You need never hold a mobile to your one of the worst offenders in your home
radiation-damages-dna-brain-
and-sperm; www.dailymail. in SARs. head again, as you can use either an for creating electrosmog. The handset
co.uk/health/article-331722/ air tube headset or speaker mode (though transmits while its in use too, so its better

Mobile-phone-radiation-damages-
DNA.html
6 Iran J Med Sci, 2011; 36: 96103;
BMC Public Health, 2011; 11: 66
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Electrohypersensitivity (EHS) in
the Netherlands A Questionnaire
survey. Dutch EHS Foundation. EHS
in the Netherlands, 2007, online
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org.uk/news/20071218_ehs_
netherlands.pdf
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2029
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children.php; BioInitiative 2012,
online at www.bioinitiative.
org/media/press-releases/;
Bioinitiative 2012; Evidence that
children are more vulnerable,
page 8, online at http://www.
slt.co/Downloads/News/1058/
BioInitiativeReport2012-7.5%20
Megs.pdf
10 www.emfwise.com/awareness.
php
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belgacom-chief-does-not-like-
the-wi--and-says-mobile-phone-
signals-are-dangerous/
12 EMF Safety Network, online
at http://emfsafetynetwork.
org/belgium-bans-sales-and-
advertising-of-mobile-phones-for-
children-under-7/
13 Product manual
recommendations for use, online
at www.amta.org.au/sar
14 Siemens Gigaset low EMF ECO-
DECT-Plus Cordless Phones, online
at www.emelds.org/phones/
cordless.asp
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4
If you really this may create privacy and background to go back to corded phones or, if you
want to noise problems). really cant manage without, then replace
minimize risk An air tube hands-free headset looks them with ECO-DECT-Plus cordless
and reduce your just like a standard headset but, crucially, phones.14 These dont transmit when
radiation exposure, the microphone unit on your chest not in use (saving electricity) and also
you have to stop also contains the loudspeaker and an signicantly reduce the power output
using a mobile empty, air-lled, tube connects up to of the transmitters according to the level
although this may be the ear piece. actually needed when in use.
impossible for work, This tube has no speaker, so there are
childcare and other no associated audio-frequency magnetic
day-to-day needs. elds or microwaves and the voice sound
So if you must use is generated by a tiny loudspeaker at the
9 When using landlines, favour
ordinary corded phones whenever
possible, as their radiation levels are
a mobile, whenever other end of the tube. very low. Electrosensitive people should
possible divert all Using this kind of headset massively t an active broadband lter between
mobile calls to your reduces the amount of radiation striking the phone lead and wall socket to lter
home or ofce the head of the user. Some versions have any broadband
landline when two earpieces, but I prefer the single- signals away Physicist Guy Hudson is a
youre at either place, earpiece variety as there are fewer wires to from the phone electromagnetic surveyor,
who helps consumers
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I sorted my
familys health
problems with
probiotic food
Donna Schwenk and her family were suering
from everything from diabetes to IBS until she
discovered an ancient natural probiotic

I was 41 years old and holding my new

baby in my arms, but it wasnt the beautiful
experience I had hoped for.
My little one was born seven weeks prematurely and weighed only four
poundsand I was the cause. I had had severe preeclampsia, my liver
had started
had star
st arte
t d shutting down, down and the doctor said my daughter had to be
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had de gestational diabetes.
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aandnd my diab diabetes disappeared. I thought everything was
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re eturning to t normal, but several months later, the diabetes
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H olllli was
Holli wa 10-and-a-half months old when she decided our house. I imagined they worked for us while we
tto
o sstop
t p nursing. Normally this wouldnt have been
to slept, and in the morning we would nd a new pair
aann issue,
issu but it was a big problem for a baby born
of shoes and breakfast waiting for us. This recipe is
Donna Schwenk is the Kansas City Chapter leader for like having elves. Just place the ingredients in the
the Weston Price Foundation, a worldwide organiza- fridge the night before, and the next morning you
tion dedicated to restoring nutrient dense food to the
human diet. She teaches classes on cultured foods
will have a thick creamy ker breakfast pudding...
and is the founder of www.culturedfoodlife.com. just like elves would make!
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seven weeks too early. Babies receive some immunity

protection from their mothers during the last six weeks
in the womb. Premature babies like Holli dont get that
safeguard. When she was born, the hospital staff stressed
that the only way to protect her was to nurse her as often
as possible for a year or two.
Without the immunity shield, preemies are
more susceptible to all kinds of complications from
everyday colds and viruses. As soon as Holli stopped
breastfeeding, I witnessed this rsthand. She began
having frequent colds and countless sleepless nights.
Then one afternoon in a healthfood store, I stumbled
upon a book called The Body Ecology Diet by Donna
Gates. I picked up the book and it fell open to a page
on ker and an explanation of kers benets. I was
intrigued. The next book on the shelf was Nourishing
Traditions by Sally Fallon. When I opened that book,
I happened to turn to a page on ker. Just then, a store
employee walked by. He stopped, turned to me and said,
That is the most important book youll ever read. You
should pay attention. It could change everything you
thought you knew. Then he just strolled away.
I had never heard
of ker and yet in
the space of a few
minutes, two books
People in the
had opened to pages
on it, and a total
Caucasus
stranger had told
me to pay attention.
Mountains
So I walked over to
the dairy section, maintain
found ker, grabbed
a bottle and put it in that ker is
my cartalong with
those two books. the reason
Ker is a
fermented milk for their
drink that has
been around for
thousands of years.
legendary
Because of its long
history, there are
longevity
many claims and
legends associated with it: people in the Caucasus
Makes 1 serving Put all ingredients except Mountains maintain that ker is the reason for their
1 cup basic ker sweetener in a 1-pint canning legendary longevity. In Turkey, scrolls from Abraham
cup fruit of your choice, plus jar. Cap the jar and shake declared that his long life was due to fermented milk
extra for topping vigorously. Keep the jar in the products. Its said that Muhammad claimed that ker
cup oatmeal of your choice fridge overnight. When ready grains were a gift from Allah and that Noah got his
(old-fashioned, rolled, instant to serve, transfer the pudding grains from angels on the Ark.
The consistency of ker is creamy, sometimes
or steel-cut) to a bowl and top it with more bubbly and similar to pourable yoghurt, but ker is not
1 tsp chia seeds fruit and sweetener, if used. yoghurt. Homemade ker has between 30 and 56 strains
Honey, Sucanat or Stevia to of good bacteria, while yoghurt has only seven to 10.
taste (optional) And the types of bacteria in ker are also quite different
from those in yoghurt.
The bacteria in yoghurt pass through the body within
24 hours, their main purpose being to sustain the good
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Basic ker
You can use the method below to make any amount of ker
you desire; just keep in mind that a good rule of thumb is to
use 1 Tbsp of ker grains per cup of milk. So if you want to
make 1 cup of ker, use 1 Tbsp of ker grains and 1 cup of milk.
For 2 cups of ker, use 2 Tbsp of ker grains and 2 cups of
milk, and so on.
Step 1: Place the ker grains in a glass jar that can be securely
sealed. I like canning jars with plastic lids, but you can use any
jar that closes securely.
Step 2: Using the 1 Tbsp to 1 cup ratio of ker grains to milk,
add the appropriate amount of milk to the jar.
Step 3: Securely seal the jar, and leave it on your kitchen
counter away from direct sunlight or in a cabinet at room
temperature for 24 hours.
Step 4: After 24 hours, remove the ker grains using a slotted
spoon or mesh strainer. (The strainer can be stainless steel
or plastic.) Add the ker grains to fresh milk to begin another
fermentation or for storage.
Step 5: Transfer the strained ker to your refrigerator. At this
point, it is ready to use. You can keep ker in your fridge in
a sealed container for up to one year. But remember, the
longer its in the fridge, the more sour it will become because
the bacteria eat the lactose in milk.
Almond/coconut milk ker
Almond/coconut milk ker is a great alternative to dairy ker
if you are avoiding dairy for any reason. The probiotic content
is just as high, and they also contain supercharged vitamin
quantities.
Just keep in mind that ker grains do not survive in almond
or coconut milk in the long term. They grow and thrive by
feeding on the lactose in dairy milk and, as almond and
coconut milk have no lactose, the grains will need to be
refreshed in dairy milk once a week or more. Leave them in
a few cups of milk and let them eat the lactose. You can then
reuse the grains to make basic almond/coconut milk ker.
The same rule of thumb applies as for dairy ker: 1 Tbsp of
ker grains per cup of milk. So if you want to make 1 cup of
ker, use 1 Tbsp of ker grains and 1 cup of milk. For 2 cups of
ker, use 2 Tbsp of ker grains and 2 cups of milk, and so on.
Step 1: Place the ker grains in a glass jar that can be securely
sealed, like a canning jar with a plastic lid.
Step 2: Using the 1 Tbsp to 1 cup ratio of ker grains to milk,
add the appropriate amount of almond or coconut milk to
the jar.
Step 3: Securely seal the jar, and leave the jar on your kitchen
counter away from direct sunlight or in a cabinet at room
temperature for 18 to 24 hours. Almond or coconut milk will
culture faster than dairy milk.
Step 4: After 1824 hours, remove the ker grains with a
slotted spoon or mesh strainer. (The strainer can be stainless
steel or plastic.) Add the ker grains to fresh almond or
coconut milk to begin another fermentation.
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bacteria that already reside in the digestive system. Ker,
however, is a source of those good bacteria. The bacteria
in ker stay and take up residence, creating a colony that
remains in the digestive system.
I immediately began to add one to two teaspoons of ker
to each of Hollis bottles. What happened then shocked me.
In one month my baby had gained four poundsa lot for
a preemie. She had colour in her cheeks and was sleeping
through the night. She stopped spitting up everything and
she began to thrive. So we upped her ker intake and, in a
short time, she became the healthiest person in the house.
I started drinking ker too and began noticing an
interesting trend in my body. When I drank a glass of ker
every day, my blood pressure would go downand not
just a little. It dropped signicantly, putting me back within
the normal range. When I skipped my ker, my blood
pressure would start creeping back up within three days
or so. I started doing experiments on myself to see if it was
truly the ker that was making the difference. After many
trial runs, I was convinced that it was the ker that was
healing me.
A couple of months later, I discovered that my personal
experience was backed by research showing that
consuming fermented milk products can lower blood
pressure in people with mild hypertension.1 To combat
high blood pressure, doctors often prescribe what is
known as an ACE inhibitor, a drug that dilates blood
vessels, resulting in lower blood pressure. But some strains
of probiotic food produce their own ACE-inhibiting
substances during the fermentation process; Lactobacillus
helveticus, found in high concentrations in ker, was
identied as the most effective.
Ker may also have properties that assist in controlling
blood sugar because its loaded with lactic acid and
enzymes that regulate sugar metabolism. My blood sugar
quickly fell into the normal range when I added ker to my
diet. It was quite miraculous to meand I have noticed
this phenomenon in others who attended my cultured-
food classes.
In one study, researchers discovered that giving a
diabetes-prone breed of mice Lactobacillus caseione
of the probiotic bacteria
found in abundance in
Ker may assist kerprevented the
mice from developing
in controlling diabetes when the disease
was induced by regulating
blood sugar as immune responses.2
its loaded with The basis of your body
Inside each and every one
lactic acid and of us there is a whole world
of living organisms that, for
enzymes that the most part, go unnoticed
and unacknowledged. This
regulate sugar is the world of the human
gut and its bacteria.
metabolism These bacteria are
responsible for many of
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Its important to
cultivate good
gut bacteria
so they can
crowd out and
overpower
the toxic ones
the biological processes that inuence your life.
They supply us with necessary vitamins and
protect us against disease-causing invaders. They
break down sugars and proteins and provide us
with energy. The breakdown of sugars is basically
fermentation that happens in our colon, and
the end result is the production of short-chain
fatty acids, which do a host of great things. They
prevent the overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria
like Salmonella by making the environment in
the large intestine more acidic. They are also
phenomenal sources of energy because theyre so
Ker Cheese and
easily absorbed by the body. If the bacteria in our
gut arent able to break down and process our food Ker Whey
into short-chain fatty acids, our bodies will simply
excrete it without gaining the benet of the energy Makes 1 cup ker cheese and 1 cup ker whey
the food can provide, which can be up to 10 per 2 cups basic ker
cent of a healthy individuals daily energy needs.
Bacteria are also involved in synthesizing Place a basket-style coee lter in a strainer and set the strainer over a
hormones and vitamin precursors, plus theyre bowl. Pour the ker into the coee lter. Cover the strainer and bowl
almost entirely responsible for making our bodys
with plastic wrap and keep it in the fridge overnight. The bowl will
supply of vitamin B12, a nutrient that supports the
health of the bodys nerve and blood cells. catch the liquid whey, which you can store for future use. The next day
These are just a few of the millions of things youll have a beautiful chunk of ker cheese.
that bacteria do every day inside of you. But they Storage note: Ker cheese can be stored in a covered airtight
cant do this entirely on their own. Its important container in the fridge for up to one month, as can the ker whey too.
to cultivate good gut bacteria so they can crowd
out and overpower the toxic ones. Thats what
cultured foods do. Foods like ker are packed
with powerful, benecial bacteria that enhance the ora in designed to kill bacteria. When you eat a probiotic food,
your gut. Ingesting these bacteria leads to colonization and the food itself provides a protective armour that helps
so a healthy immune force. Plus, experimental studies also shield the friendly bacteria. It also speeds its transport
suggest that ingesting healthy bacteria may have other health out of the stomach, thus keeping the good bacteria
benets, like lowering blood sugar and blood cholesterol intact. Probiotic pills are often trapped in the acids of
levels (see box, page 66). the stomach, sometimes killing the probiotics before the
Many people wonder if probiotic pills provide the same body ever gets a chance to use them.
benet, as they seem to be marketed in the same wayas I saw a huge difference between my two older children
healthy bacteria for our gut. But probiotic foods work who didnt eat probiotic foods as infants and the one
signicantly better because of their construction. who did. My older children struggled with ear infections
To get into the small intestine and colon, where they do the and doctors visits due to illness. My youngest daughter,
work of breaking down and processing food and powering who was given ker, has yet to visit a doctor due to
up the immune system, the bacteria rst have to move illnessand she was the one I was told had a shaky
through the stomach, but the stomach is lled with acid immune system because she was a preemie. I have also
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seen this in myself. Since I started eating cultured foods, fully functioning, pain-free digestive system. She can
Ive been extraordinarily healthy. eat whatever she wants and she has more energy than
My daughter Maci, who didnt grow up on cultured you can imagine.
foods, went through some pretty miserable times before Another benet of ker is that the types of bacteria
I brought these foods fully into our lives. it contains help alleviate inammation throughout
When she was just 16, she would wake up every the gut.3 Controlling inammation is critical because
morning, drag herself to the kitchen and say,Mum, I many diseases are caused or affected by it.
dont feel good. I never feel good. She was constantly If your bodys ability to regulate inammation is not
tired, and suffered the pain and discomfort of general working properly, youre headed toward illness and
digestive issues. She was unable premature ageing.
to eat wheat and every week the Finally, ker enhances digestion
list of foods that hurt her got Health benets because its milk sugars have been
longer. of ker predigested by the fermentation
We took her to doctor after process, making it extremely low in
Preliminary scientic evidence suggests that
doctor, each of whom came sugar: ker is only 1 per cent sugar,
ker may have a host of health benets:
to the conclusion that she was while yoghurt is 4 per cent. This
probably dealing with irritable 1 Stimulates the immune system. predigestion also helps regulate the
bowel syndrome (IBS), but Peptides formed during fermentation or immune systems response, leading
no one was willing to give a digestion appear to do the job, at least in to less stress throughout the body.
animal studies.1
strict diagnosis. Finally, one I started my life with ker by
doctor suggested that she 2 Stops tumour growth. Although most drinking a good brand of ker
dairy products have been implicated in the
needed surgery to remove her promotion of prostate and other cancers, a found in healthfood stores and
gallbladder. polysaccharide isolated from ker grains, many large grocery stores, but
We had already found ker, whether in cow or soy milk, appears to eventually bought ker culture
but I hadnt yet discovered inhibit a variety of tumours, including lung starter packets so I could start
the power of all the other cancer cells and melanomaagain in making my own. And nally, I
animal studies. 2
cultured foods. When I began purchased living ker grains and
researching, I found that these 3 Allows better digestion and tolerance have been preparing ker with
foods were great options for of lactose in the lactose-intolerant. these ever since. (These grains,
naturally addressing Macis Gassiness and digestion has been resembling tiny spongy cauliower
improved in both animals and humans
underlying problem, rather given ker. 3 orets, are actually complex
than merely treating the microorganisms composed of
4 Improves digestion generally. Studies
symptoms by eliminating in animals show that regularly consuming
bacteria, yeasts and enzymes.)
certain foods from her diet. ker helps bacteria in the bowel grow The store-bought variety has
What I discovered was that signicantly.4 only a fraction of the bacterial
the lining of Macis gut was 5 Provides a natural antibiotic. Ker strains10 for the retail type
damaged. Stress and a lack of has been shown to inhibit E. coli and compared with 30 to 56 for
nutrient-dense foods were Streptoccocus bacteria.5 homemade. Its also much less
destroying her: she wasnt 6 May help reduce cholesterol. Small expensive to make it, plus you
getting enough of the right studies show that blood triglycerides are can customize the avours to suit your
bacteria and enzymes to lower and good high-density lipoprotein personal taste.
transform her food into the (HDL) cholesterol slightly increased in
vitamins and fatty acids her those consuming ker compared with milk Making ker
body needed to stay healthy. for four weeks.6 There are two ways to make ker. You
Years of antibiotics had stripped can use live ker grains that reproduce
her of all her good bacteria, so her food wasnt being and last a lifetime if you treat them right (Ive had mine for
processed correctly and she felt ill because of this. So I more than 11 years!), or you can purchase ker freeze-dried
started her on a diet that would help bring the desirable culture packets.
bacteria back and heal her gut. If youre not lucky enough to have a friend with grains to
Maci starting eating cultured foods at every meal: spare, ker grains can be purchased from a number of reliable
ker for breakfast, one to two tablespoons of cultured sources. I recommend raw (unpasteurized) goats or cows
(fermented) veggies at lunch and dinner, and coconut milk for the maximum benets, but as raw milk isnt available
ker to drink at every meal. I also served her a lot of everywhere, the next best thing is pasteurized whole milk.
soups made from bone broths. (Bone broths are healing Skimmed and low-fat milkas well as almond and coconut
to the digestive tract because of the collagen they milkalso work, but whole milk provides the most food for
contain.) She also took coconut oil by the tablespoon, the grains. Do not use ultra-pasteurized or lactose-free milk.
usually three tablespoons a day. And never heat your grains or place them in a jar still hot from
All these foods are healing to the gut, and each one the dishwasher. Heat and lack of food are the two things that
plays a different part in the process. Today, Maci has a will kill ker grains.
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For the gluten-free crust

Strawberry, 1 cups almond our
3 Tbsp melted butter
Lemon and Basil 3 or 4 chopped dates

Ker Pie For the lling

2 Tbsp unavoured gelatin Excerpted
from Donna
cup milk
1 cup ker cheese or cream cheese Schwenks new
The combination of strawberries with lemon
2 tsp vanilla extract book Cultured
and basil is like a taste of spring. The basil
doesnt overpower; it simply imparts a fresh, 5 or 6 basil leaves, chopped Foods for Life:
sweet avour. Its delicious any time of year, but Zest and juice of 1 lemon How to Make
particularly scrumptious as a special Valentines 1 cup basic ker and Serve Deli-
Day treat. 4 Tbsp honey, Sucanat or Stevia cious Probiotic
1 cup chopped fresh strawberries Foods for Better
You can make the almond our yourself by
crushing almonds in a food processor. Health and Well-
ness (Hay House,
2014).
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Soothing skin food
Natural preparations with medicinal plants can protect,
help and heal all kinds of skin conditions and without the
toxins found in ordinary products
Q I am a successful beauty consultant
with a clientle largely of people
who live in Mayfair, London, and other
well-to-do areas. I have no nancial
worries, but I suffer from unexplained
depression, Raynauds phenomenon,
bromyalgia, hives, periodic
labyrinthitis (inner ear infection) and,
professionally most embarrassing of all,
facial chilblains, dermatitis and other
ugly rashes on my body. All Im ever
prescribed are antidepressants and topical
corticosteroids, though one dermatologist
suggested I might be suffering from
multiple chemical sensitivity or TILT,
but that tackling this condition could be
a very slow process with an uncertain
outcome. Can you help me in any way?
Ms A.D., London
A Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS)
is often viewed as a psychiatric
disorder or an erroneous belief system
and so is conventionally treated with
antidepressants and other psychotropic
drugs. But since 1991, MCS has been seen
by medical professionals as a consequence
of exceeding your capacity to adapt to your
total environmental loadin other words,
toxicant-induced loss of tolerance or TILT.1
About a third of all cosmetic products
contain up to 16 endocrine-disrupting
chemicals (EDCs), as the Swiss Bund or
confederacy discovered,
vered, and professionally
youre constantly in
n contact with
these products andd perhaps
use them yourself.
Natural cosmetics
are more often
EDC-free, but
not always, while
market leaders
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use harmful agents in nearly half their
products. So, you may not just be harming
yourself, but many of your clients as well.
ng
In 2013 a German app called ToxFox-
App was launched on the internet to
detect EDCs in cosmetics (http://
www.bund.net/themen_und_
projekte/chemie/toxfox_der_
kosmetikcheck/toxfox_app).The
product barcode is scanned by the iPhone ne
camera, then a green or red symbol tells you
whether the product is EDC-free or not.
If you dont have a smartphone, you can an
use the tool via the Bunds website at www. w.
bund.net/toxfox. Before ending your search,
you can send an email to the respective
producer asking about the product.
Excluding offending products is the
obvious therapeutic approach, but this will
leave signicant gaps in your professional
armamentarium, so lets see what else can
help you.
You better than anyone will know that, in
winter, our skins are exposed to exceptional
stresses. But some medicinal plants can
protect, help and healand perhaps even ll
in those gaps left after excluding offending
products.
Moisturizing oats (Avena sativa). Oats
most important active ingredients are
avenanthramides, zinc, beta-glucans and
polyphenols, which have measurable
antioxidant, anti-inammatory, wound-
healing and overall skin-protective
skin-pro
effects. Oats deliver
deliv moisture,
calm sensitive
skin, ease
itchiness,
and
counteract
co
blemishes
ble
and redness.
red For
blemishes or irritated skin, an oat mask
can help: mix 34 Tbsp of oatmeal with the
same amount of water or goat buttermilk
(if available), and apply it to a cleansed face;
wash off with lukewarm water after ve
minutes. This can also be used as adjunctive
therapy for rosacea, neurodermatitis and
discoid lupus.
Certied natural cosmetics (some
using oat extract)
e are available online from
Aubrey O Organics (soothing face-mask),
Dr.Hauschka (cleansing milk) and Le
Dr.Hausc
Guide
Gu Sant (shower gel, liquid
an
soap, shampoo), among others.
Oats may also be a natural
antidepresssant.2
Bewitching Hamamelis.
B
Witch-hazels effects are anti-
inammatory, astringent and
antimicrobial; it also stops
bleeding
b and itching, and protects
the sk
skins small blood vessels. Most such
preparations
preparat contain no tannins, but only
essential oils. Witch-hazel is suitable for
daily facial
fac skincare, particularly for dry
and sensitive
sens skin.3 Its exceptionally gentle
ageing skin, where the lm (mantle)
for agein
h that
h provides acid protection becomes
thin, drier, harder to manage and prone to
injury, or a tendency for itching, rashes and
lacerations develops.
Cosmetics using witch-hazel are
available from Dr.Hauschka (facial milk,
shower crme, cleansing mask), Lavera
(deodorant spray, liquid soap, shampoo)
and Dr Willmar Schwabe Pharmaceuticals
(Hamentum, for wound-healing).
Soothing St Johns wort
(Hypericum perforatum).
Although well known as an effective
herbal remedy for mild clinical depression,
youll be pleased to know its also good for
the skin. It soothes dry, cracked or aky skin;
it halts bacteria, inammation and itching;
it heals minor burns; and ensures that small
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lesions heal without scarring. In rare instances,
though, it can cause temporary light sensitivity
when taken beyond threshold amounts.4
The active ingredients are hyperforin and
hypericin, proven to be antibacterial and anti-
inammatory.5
St Johns wort is ideal for skin problems,
including neurodermatitis (lichen simplex
chronicus, due to persistent itching and
scratching). Dr.Hauschka offers various
creams and body oils using St Johns wort, as
does Aubrey Organics.
Mellow mallow (Malva sylvestris). Mallow
leaves, used in traditional Austrian medicine
as a tea and as a bath for skin
disorders, has proven
roven
cal trials.6
efcacy in clinical
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Caring chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla).
A multitalented botanical medicine, you
may know this as a tea with antispasmodic
and calming effects, but used topically in
skin cosmetics, its an emollient with anti-
inammatory effects.7 It contains bisabolol,
a sweet oral scent long used as a fragrance,
but also known to have anti-irritant, anti-
inammatory and antimicrobial properties; it
can also enhance the skin absorption of other
molecules benecial to skin health.8 Bisabolol
has also been shown to induce apoptosis
(programmed cell death) in models of
leukaemia, removing cells with damaged DNA
and so cancerous potential.9 Chamomile also
contains matricine, an antioxidant essential oil,
and apigenin, a bioactive avonoid with anti-
inammatory, antioxidant
and anticancer
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skin tumours, and reduced the incidence
of ultraviolet light-induced cancers while
increasing tumour-free survival.10 Apigenin
may also reduce hyperresponsiveness of
the airways in asthma while having
antiallergenic effects.11
Using cottonwool, apply a cooled-down
chamomile infusion to a cleansed face for
rashes and neurodermatitis. Washing with
cold chamomile tea can also slake the itching
(urticaria) of nettle rash. For psoriasis, I
recommend washing affected areas with
lukewarm chamomile tea whereas, for
rosacea, cold chamomile compresses
can alleviate redness and inammation
(but keep it away from eyes). Skincare
products containing chamomile extract
p Medical Attributes of St. Johns Wort
are suitable for delicate, dry, irritated
ar
or blemished skin, and products for
sensitive baby skin often include
chamomile.
As some people may have allergic-
type reactions to chamomile, I
suggest testing for tolerability before
the rst full application. Certied natural
cosmetics containing chamomile are available
everywhere, such as in the sensitive-skin
ranges from Alverde, Dr.Hauschka, Lavera and
Primavera, to name but a few.
Viva aloe vera. This succulent plant, known in
homeopathy as Aloe Socotrina, can reestablish
physiological equilibrium after much dosing
with chemical and allopathic preparations and
in cases where disease and drug symptoms
are mixed.12 Frequently cited in the literature
of herbal medicine since the 16th century BC,
aloe has been in continuous use as a topical
multipurpose skin treatment for such diverse
problems as sunburn, cold sores, frostbite and
chilblains.
Nowadays, aloe vera is best known for
its lubricating and anti-inammatory
properties, but it can also heal burns, and skin
conditions like eczema, acne, sores and
insect bites.
You could even
make your own
aloe vera skincare treatment (say, a
revitalizing face mask or exfoliating
facial scrub) for your professional practice at
minimal cost. Whether you use the juice from
the leaves or a commercial aloe vera gel, the
skin-boosting properties will be evident (see
http://www.ehow.com/how_5909766_
use-vera-skin-care-treatment.html).
See page 72 for more soothing skincare
options.
ALTERNATIVES
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Hypersensitivity Syndrome Study:
Options for Action, a Literature
Review, and a Needs Assessment.
State of Maryland Department of
Health, 1989; Ashford N, Miller C.
Chemical Exposures: Low Levels and
High Stakes, 1st edn. New York, NY:
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1991: 232
2 Arraey H et al. Antidepressant-like
eect of ethanolic extract of Avena
sativa L. in the forced swim test and
tail suspension test in male mice,
in Proceedings of the 2nd National
Congress of Medicinal Plants in
Tehran, Iran, 2013
3 European Medicines Agency
Committee on Herbal Medicinal
Products (HMPC), 2009, online
at www.ema.europa.eu/docs/
en_GB/document_library/
Herbal_-_HMPC_assessment_
report/2010/04/WC500089242.
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4 Klemow KM et al. Chapter 11
(Hypericum perforatum), in Benzie
IFF, Wachtel-Galor S, eds. Herbal
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Aspects, 2nd edn. Boca Raton, FL:
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5 Phytomedicine, 2003; 10 Suppl
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6 J Ethnopharmacol, 2013; 149:
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8 Molecules, 2010; 15: 925287
9 J Transl Med, 2011; 9: 45
10 J Nutr, 2003; 133: 3800S4S;
Cancer Res, 1990; 50: 499502;
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Immunotoxicol, 2010; 32: 36470
12 Boericke W, Boericke OE. Pocket
Manual of Homeopathic Materia
Medica With Repertory, 9th edn.
Philadelphia, PA: Boericke & Tafel,
1927: 302
Harald Gaier, one of the UKs leading
experts on alternative medicine and
a registered naturopath, osteopath,
homeopath and herbalist, practises
at The Allergy and Nutrition Clinic, 22 Harley Street,
London. Visit his website at www.drgaier.com.
If you have a question for our Medical Detective, write
to us at the usual address or email
letters@wddty.co.uk.
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Many of us take an aspirin a day as a just-in-
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and people need to think twice
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ven people who think twice about
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UK.1
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10 years can reduce the rate of major
cardiovascular events like heart attacks
by around 10 per cent, and coronary
heart disease by 15 per cent, the Warwick
researchers have discovered. That
translates into 33 to 46 fewer deaths for
every 100,000 people who take an aspirin
every day for 10 years.
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SPECIA
A few tiny, targeted exercises each day can go a long way
toward balancing stress and building vitality
H
aving too little time and too much stress has become an
everyday part of modern life. Were now so overwhelmed
with too much information, long commutes and too-
short deadlines that nding time for family and ourselves
is often at a premium. Its no wonder most people cringe
at the thought of trying to squeeze exercise into their busy
schedules. Yet a few simple movements that take only minutes every day and dont
require a trip to the gym will do wonders to increase your energy and vitality, and help
you better cope with your stressful life.
Building energy and vitality in your body is a lot like investing. Just as it takes money
to make money, it takes energy to make energy. Your body is a co-dependently linked
system of systems. One systemwhether your circulatory, digestive, hormonal or
musculoskeletal systemcannot function in isolation, and all are energy-dependent.
Yet just like the heating system in your house, these interlinked systems not only use
energy, they produce it. When you eat quality food, you spend energy chewing and
digesting it. Metabolized food molecules then provide both chemical and electrical
charges that help the body perform its work, such as building hormones.
Expending energy to inhale brings air into your body. Your lungs take oxygen from
the air you breathe and attach it to iron particles in your red blood cells to be delivered
to all parts of your
body by the circulatory
Inthezone
system. The oxygen
in the air you breathe
carries a very strong
positive charge, acting
like the positive pole of
a magnet, while your
body tissues and their
water contents (about
75 per cent of your
body is water) act like
the negative pole of a
magnet. As you may remember from science class, wherever you nd a positive and
a negative pole, theres energy and work potential. Breathing oxygen into the body
creates energy or work potential. This energy is called prana by East Indian yogis and
mystics, and chi or qi by masters of tai chi, qigong and the many martial arts.
Much of the energy produced by breathing and eating is used to run your muscles
so you can move, have fun and produce more energy. Most people only associate
muscle work with fatigue or loss of energy, but this results from excessive use of
Adapted from How to Eat, Move and
Be Healthy! by Paul Chek (Vista, CA:
C.H.E.K Institute, 2004).
Other resources: Chek P. The Golf
Biomechanics Manual, 3rd edn. Vista,
CA: C.H.E.K Institute, 2009
About the author:
Internationally acclaimed
speaker, author and Holistic
Health Practitioner Paul Chek
draws upon over 25 years of
experience in corrective exercise,
high-performance conditioning and
integrative lifestyle management.
Paul is the founder of the C.H.E.K
Institute in California (www.
CHEKinstitute.com and www.
CHEKconnect.com) and the creator of
the P~P~S Success Mastery Program concept of chakras will see that each zone corresponds to
(www.ppssuccess.com). In the UK,
please visit www.CHEKeurope.com
or call 07963 111 906.
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(page 38)
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old age.
Dial S for safety
(page 57)
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electropollution and other health
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do about the dangers hiding in the air
you breathe, the food you eat and the
water you drink.
The same picture emerged for lives
saved from colon cancer: after taking
aspirin every day for ve years, there were
34 fewer deaths per 100,000 people.
Any life saved has to be worth it, but
compare that to the estimated 130,000
lives that might be saved every year from
all cancers if every adult in the US took a
multivitamin supplement every day.2
And the real problem is that aspirin
givethbut it taketh away just as readily.
In assessing 27 large randomized trials,
the Warwick researchers discovered the
drug increases the rate of gastrointestinal
(GI) bleeding by 37 per cent and the risk
of stroke by 38 per cent. Translate
that into numbers, and it
there are 117 extra cases
of GI bleeding per 100,000
people taking aspirin and
up to 10 additional cases of
stroke, which is debilitating
at best and fatal at worst.
Whos there?
The real picture 100 billion aspirin tablets a year,
could be even
grimmer. Its
been known for
years that aspirin
causes GI bleeding, but
the extent and severity
the muscles and body systems that support activity
particularly when there is an imbalance between the
amount of work or exercise relative to the amount of rest
time.
Muscles help energize the body by producing
electromagnetic energy and acting as pumps to assist
the actions of the circulatory and digestive systems. By
exercising the muscles in different parts of the body, we
can deliver benecial energy to the hormonal and organ
systems as well as to tissues related to the spinal segments
in that particular area; these different body areas can
also be called zones (Table 1). Those familiar with the
a different chakra (Fig. 1). This system is the foundation of
yoga, tai chi, qigong and the zone exercises that follow.
means
People around the
world swallow around
and thats increasing by
around 15 per cent a year
ELECTROSMOG DOCTOR
Dial S for safety
With more and more countries acknowledging the health risks of mobile phones,
Guy Hudson advises how to minimize the risk of cell and cordless phones safely
S
cience has been making discoveries
about human sensitivity to
electromagnetic waves since
the 1930s,1 and for 80 years we have
been writing about the health effects
of microwave radiation (such as
radar sickness).2 The results of all this
research question the common sense
of putting a microwave transmitter to
your head as you do every time you use a
mobile phone, which transmits pulsed
microwaves.
The scientic evidence linking phone
use with health problems is growing,3
although proving direct links to, say,
cancer is difcult, as cancer takes many
years to develop after the initial exposure.
A similar example is smoking and lung
cancer: convincing authorities and
governments that smoking denitely
caused cancer took decades because
cancer typically appears only after years
of smoking.
Unlike cancer, though, other health
issues with mobile phones may become
apparent far more quickly; for example,
the time frame for fertility problems
can be measured in a matter of hours or
days. Male fertility has been shown to
plummet after brief exposure to mobile
phone radiation.4 Worse, exposure to
mobile phone radiation has been shown
to damage human DNA.5
More of us are reporting symptoms
which are sometimes severeduring
and after using mobiles.6 Some
commentators believe that 5 per
cent of us now consider ourselves
electrosensitive and perhaps 1 per
cent as hypersensitive.7 According
to a Swiss telephone survey of 2,048
people aged 14 and over, 5 per cent of
this sample population self-reported
electromagnetic hypersensitivity (with
complaints of sleep disorders and
headaches).8
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If there truly are such fertility,
electrosensitivity and cancer risks, we
should be even more aware of the extra
susceptibility of unborn babies and
children, and keep them well away from
this technology.9 And because of this,
some governments have already acted or
are planning to act to protect their entire
mobile-using populations, with Austria,
Russia, Israel, Canada, France and Spain
already in the club.10 Earlier last year the
then CEO of Belgacom (one of Belgiums
leading telecoms companies), Didier
Bellens, told school children that mobile
phones were not safe for them and that
mobiles are always switched off in his
ofce.11 Not surprisingly, Belgacom
asked him to leave in November.
In spite of his sacking, Belgium
has introduced a ban on
mobiles specially designed
for under-7s that will come
into play on 1 March 2014,
and has now mandated
that specic absorption
rates (SARs)the
amount of radiation
absorbed by the
body during
usebe
published
NEWS FOCUS
suggests that the risks/
rewards balance has now
Until 1971, actually become heavily
no one knew how aspirin weighted on the risks
worked. It took John Vale, a British side, so outweighing the
pharmacologist, to work out benets.
that aspirin suppresses the
production of prostaglandins and
thromboxanes (hormone-like Not for the elderly
Theres another
lipids) that regulate many
physiological element to the equation
functions you have to consider
before deciding whether to start
taking aspirin daily: your age.
As the risk of GI bleeding starts
from the rst day you take aspirin,
but any health benets start to kick in
only after ve to 10 years of daily use,
starting late in life may be the same as not
of the problem has remained somethingething starting at all.
of a mystery. This may well be down to Anyone 75 years or older shouldnt
aspirins positive image as a safe, everyday start a daily aspirin regime as a lifestyle
medication that we can all take with no choice, suggests Prof Peter Rothwell
worries. at Oxford University. Not only will
This positive image means aspirin elderly persons not get any real benet
often slips under the radar, just like the from aspirin, they will also be far more
murderer whom nobody suspects in a susceptible to GI bleeding.
TV crime thriller. Researchers from the Rothwell found a sevenfold increase
Eastern Virginia Medical School made in intracerebral haemorrhagic stroke
just this discovery when they carried out (bleeding in the brain) among the
a series of interviews with patients at a over-75s.4 Although he has been unable
hospital specializing in GI problems. to prove that aspirin is the cause, the
Only one in ve patients had even rise does correlate with the increasing
bothered reporting the fact they were use of an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-
taking aspirin, as they didnt consider it to inammatory drug), which includes
Anyone 75 years or be of any consequence. aspirin, in that age group to help thin the
older shouldnt start When the researchers put aspirin back
into the picture, they discovered it could
blood. Between 1981 and 1984, just 4 per
cent of healthy individuals were taking
a daily aspirin regime be killing around 20,000 Americans every aspirin or other NSAIDs as a just-in-case
year from GI complicationsyet none remedy; by 2006, this had risen to 40 per
as a lifestyle choice. of the deaths has ever been attributed to cent of the population.
Prof Peter Rothwell the drug.3 Coincidence? Possibly, but Rothwell
Extrapolating the gures worldwide, doesnt believe its worth taking the
found a sevenfold it could be that aspirin is responsible risk.There are elderly people who take
increase in bleeding for around 100,000 deaths and 500,000 aspirin as a lifestyle choice, and, in that
emergency hospital treatments each year, situation, the trials have shown theres no
in the brain among
and yet it has never been implicated in benet. And what our study suggests is
the over 75s taking any of them.
If the deaths and injuries havent been
that, particularly in the very elderly, the
risks of aspirin outweigh the benets.4
aspirin attributed to aspirin and so havent been Theres also a massaging of the gures
picked up by the Warwick team, this that is, at best, suspicious. Deaths from
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Zone 6
How to perform zone
exercises
SPECIAL REPORT
Muscles Upper neck, face & head
1
Related functions Sleep/wake cycles; hormonal & Look at Table 1 and determine which
physiological regulation areas are key issues for you and
which zone they correspond to. You
may have musculoskeletal problems like
pain, or repeated injury or weakness in a
Zone 5 particular area. Issues within one or more
systems of your body, such as high blood
Muscles Lower neck, shoulders, arm & hand pressure, poor digestion, diculty sleeping
Related functions Metabolism; calcium regulation or hormonal uctuations around menopause
or menstruation, may be a priority to you.
Prioritize your top three or four issues; many
people nd that these fall into just one or two
Zone 4 zones.
2
There are several exercises
Muscles Upper back & chest
Related functions Electromagnetic eld
demonstrated for each of the six
zones. Try each of the exercises and
generator; blood pressure; immune system choose the one that feels the most eective.
Zone 3 If you have more time, you can do more than
one zone exercise because they dont cause
Muscles Upper abdominals & middle back fatiguethey energize!
3
Related functions Digestion; assimilation;
Zone exercises can be done any
musculoskeletal system
time. If you feel tired or sluggish,
Zone 2 perform a zone exercise and your
energy levels will likely increase. Performed
Muscles Lower abdominals,
before or after eating, zone exercises can
lumbar region, legs & feet improve digestion. This is a good time to
determine how much eort to use with
Related functions Sexual
zone exercises. If you are working too hard,
functions; elimination; water
your digestion will feel compromised. If you
regulation
are exercising at the correct level for a zone
exercise, your digestion will feel improved.
4
When performing zone exercises,
always remember that the faster
you move your body, the slower
energy moves, and the slower you move
your body, the faster energy moves. If
you experiment with your zone exercises,
Zone 1
you will soon experience this interesting
phenomenon.
Muscles Pelvis, legs & feet
5
Related functions Adrenals & ght/ight For anyone trying to cut down on
response; bones & skeletal structure sugar, caeine or any other addictive
substance, you may nd that zone
exercises provide real energy to compensate
for the fake, or empty energy often provided
by addictive substances.
6
Zone exercises can help you unwind.
By performing zone exercises, you
bring more energy into your body.
If you have a hard time falling asleep or
sleeping through the night, practice your
zone exercises just before going to bed. Your
body is intelligentit knows when to speed
up specic cells and body systems, and when
to slow them down.
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at points of sale.12
The good news is that theres a lot you
can do to reduce your current exposure
levels by factors of thousands just by
making some simple changes in the way
you use your phone.
1 For a start, avoid the old-fashioned
simple mobiles with a small aerial
sticking out of the top, as these aerials
physically come into contact with the
skin over your skull. More modern
phones often have aerials halfway up
inside the phone, which keeps the aerial
a minimum distance away from your
body while the phone is in use.
2 Phone signal
strength falls
off strongly with
distance and
the newer
phones
The CEO of one
of Belgiums
leading telecoms
companies told
school children
that mobile
phones werent
safe for them
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RESOURCES
IN THE NEXT ISSUE
March 2014
On sale from February 27
I brought my mum
back from dementia
In the second part of our special on
dementia we tell the story of Susan
Lakes mother, diagnosed with
PREVENTION
PREVEN PREVENTION
ENTION
a severe progressive dementia,
L who, with the help of a doctor and
ike many eureka moments, it occurred by happy accident. Suzanne
New evidence shows de la Monte, a physician scientist at Rhode Island Hospital and
professor of neuropathology at The Warren Alpert Medical
that sugar, a highly School of Brown University, was attempting to learn more about
the effect of alcoholism on the brain, which is known to decrease
processed diet and insulin receptors. But to do so, she had to understand what exactly
nitrates in food and happens to neurons when these receptors are interfered with.
She injected a group of rats with a substance that disrupted the
fertilizers may be path of insulin to their brain cells, but then was surprised to discover that, in short
the cause of our order, her entire body of experimental rats had completely lost their memory.
a special dietary and supplements
When given a classic memory test requiring that they locate a platform theyd seen
Alzheimers epidemic. before, but which now lay submerged (and unseen) in murky water, the rats cast
Follow this plan to around aimlessly, unable to retrieve anything from their memory storage about where
keep your brain the platform might be located. Virtually overnight, their brains had turned to mush.
The rats had developed the rodent equivalent of Alzheimersand through this
sharp forever untoward result, de la Monte was handed a giant clue about the possible cause of one
of the most puzzling diseases of our times.
She began to consider that Alzheimers wasnt a matter of genes or unlucky
happenstance, but a lifestyle illness, possibly a third form of diabetesa diabetes of
the brain. As with type 2 diabetes, it was a matter of the body being overwhelmed by
programme, recovered much of
glucose, which ultimately caused insulin resistance. Too much sugar ironically might
cause a brain to starve.
From her rats, de la Monte moved
on to human cadavers. After analyzing Many of the unexplained
the insulin receptors in the brains of 45 features of Alzheimers, such
cadavers who had been either normal or
Alzheimers patients at various stages of
as cell death and tangles in
the disease, she and her team discovered the brain, appear to be linked
that insulin expression corresponded to to abnormalities in insulin
neurodegeneration.1 signalling. This demonstrates
her memory and enjoyed improved
In the most advanced stage of that the disease is most likely
Alzheimers, insulin receptors were
nearly 80 per cent lower than in a a neuroendocrine disorder, or
normal brain, Dr de la Monte said later another type of diabetes
about her ndings. She also discovered
that the ability of insulin and its growth factor IGF-1 to bind to the right receptors was
Brain
also impaired, ultimately causing cellular resistance to toxic proteins and leading to
the death of neurons.
As we are beginning to learn, insulin plays a central role in brain signalling,
which is why its absence causes immediate problems.Insulin disappears early and
cognitive function.
dramatically in Alzheimers disease, said de la Monte.And many of the unexplained
features of Alzheimers, such as cell death and tangles in the brain, appear to be linked
to abnormalities in insulin signalling. This demonstrates that the disease is most likely
a neuroendocrine disorder, or another type of diabetes.
The silver tsunami
drain
Every 68 seconds, another person in the US develops Alzheimers disease, making it
the sixth leading cause of death and one of the fastest-growing illnesses in the West
(affecting 5.4 million American adults, and 26 million worldwide). Governments in
the US and UK are so concerned about what has been labelled the silver tsunami
the swell of Baby Boomers from the 1950s moving into older age, and the implications
on society of a projected trebling of cases of dementia (to 135 million) by 2050that
health members from all the G8 leading nations met recently in London to coordinate
efforts to nd a successful treatment by 2025.
Towards that end, UK ministers aim to double annual research funding (to 132
How much is it safe
million) in those 11 years. At present, the war chest for this illness lags well behind
those for other diseases like cancer, largely because of little pharmaceutical progress in
coming up with a cure.
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Brain drain
(page 30) to drink?
Ageing Well ebook: Discover more We all know a glass of red wine may
on how to keep your mindand be good for usbut how much can
bodyt for years to come in this we drink safely, and what exactly
comprehensive two-part ebook, is it good for? Health researcher
packed with practical information on and broadcaster Tony Edwards has
topics like arthritis, menopause and
dementia. uncovered good news about booze
evidence that may surprise you.
Turn on, tune in,
lesions heal without scarring. In rare instances,
though, it can cause temporary light sensitivity
when taken beyond threshold amounts.4
apigenin has inhibited chemical-induced
skin tumours, and reduced the incidence
of ultraviolet light-induced cancers while
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of exceeding your capacity to adapt to your products. and apigenin, a bioactive avonoid with anti- conditions like eczema, acne, sores and
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Guy Hudson, our electrosmog
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contain up to 16 endocrine-disrupting polyphenols, which have measurable Topical aloe vera skincare treatment (say, a
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in the womb. Premature babies like Holli dont get that
safeguard. When she was born, the hospital staff stressed
that the only way to protect her was to nurse her as often
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employee walked by. He stopped, turned to me and said,
That is the most important book youll ever read. You
should pay attention. It could change everything you
thought you knew. Then he just strolled away.
I had never heard
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from everything from diabetes to IBS until she the space of a few
minutes, two books
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discovered an ancient natural probiotic
had opened to pages
on it, and a total
Caucasus
stranger had told
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me to pay attention.
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the dairy section, maintain
baby in my arms, but it wasnt the beautiful found ker, grabbed
a bottle and put it in that ker is
experience I had hoped for.
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my cartalong with
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Holli
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or steel-cut) to a bowl and top it with more bubbly and similar to pourable yoghurt, but ker is not
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aann issue,
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Donna Schwenk is the Kansas City Chapter leader for like having elves. Just place the ingredients in the taste (optional) And the types of bacteria in ker are also quite different
the Weston Price Foundation, a worldwide organiza- fridge the night before, and the next morning you from those in yoghurt.
tion dedicated to restoring nutrient dense food to the
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MY HO
HORROR STORY

Was my
would have to be on medication for the rest
of his life.
She was a single mother and, as she was
unable to cope with Peters erratic behaviour,
the symptoms. Despite that, the psychiatric
unit then gave Peter a new diagnosis of
schizoaffective disorder.I dont really think
they know, she said.

son ever he was put into a care home with other boys,
some of whom seemed far worse than he
was. Peter also wanted to stop the medication
In her research, Joanna found out about
orthomolecular medicine and the vital role
that diet and nutrients, especially vitamin

really
and one day just refused to take it. He started
pacing up and down again and was taken
back into hospital.
Over the following ve years, Peter
B3, play in mental illness, and the work of
psychiatrist Dr Peter Breggin, who doubts
many mental-illness diagnoses and says
that most symptoms are the result of the

bipolar? stopped taking medication ve or six

We seem to know so little about
mental disease other than to throw
powerful drugs at the problem, as
one mother discovered when her
son was diagnosed as bipolar
times and each time was rushed back into
hospital. Eventually he was classied as non-
compliant and forced to have injections
of antipsychotics. He was even placed in a
secure unit with the criminally insane, where
he was beaten up so badly by one inmate that
he suffered bruising on the brain.
After that, he was put into a halfway
house, where a womanwho appeared
not to be qualiedcared for Peter and
another boy; she was supposed to teach them
basic life skills, although this never seemed
to happen.
But at no point did the authorities
tell Joanna about a service called carers
ment, where speciall care
assessment caarre and
and
antipsychotic drugs themselves.
Finally, she also came across the research
and work of Dr Natasha Campbell-McBride,
who had developed the Gut and Psychology
Syndrome (GAPS) diet for her own son. The
diet emphasizes the importance of animal
fats and the damaging effects that grains can
have on mental development. It also bans
stimulants and fermented foods. Essentially,
says Joanna, it involves preparing the gut and
immune system, and allowing nature to take
care of itself.
Peter is still on medication, and he
could still be taken back into care if the
psychiatric unit knew Joanna was trying out
pp
a nutritional approachwhich is why were
not using
not usin
us ingg th
theie r real n
their names.

J
oanna Blacks life was thrown upside support rt can be provided that
that
tha
th
down when her son, Peter, suddenly would have allowed Peter tto
started behaving strangely when he was at homee with his mother.
16. He had been a fairly ordinary and healthy hout that support,
Without
boy up to then, and she suspected the stress Joannaa found it difcult
and strain of preparing for his GCSEs may vide the sort of care
to provide
have unsettled him. eeded. Aside from
Peter needed.
Her relatives rst noticed Peters behaviour being a single mother, she
when he was staying with them. He would was also o trying to attend
hit himself on the head while walking in the classes to learn about
garden, and he would tear up paper into property ty investment.
small pieces. She alsoo suffered from
Back home, his behaviour worsened, and chronicc back pain and
he had mood swings. He started ghting ysical lifting was
any physical
with other boys at school and this had never almost impossible.
happened before. On a visit to other relatives, On thehe nal occasion
he picked a ght with the neighbours and ter stopped takin
that Peter ng
taking
dug a hole in the wall of the bathroom. dication, Joanna
his medication,
The nal straw was his claim that he was realizedd she needed to
seeing visions. per and nd out
dig deeper
He was taken to a psychiatric unit where what elsese could be done
they diagnosed Peter as bipolar and he was m.I just wish I had
for him.
put on powerful medication, which he said his at the beginning
done this
made him feel like a zombie. He was never and nott six years later,
able to go back to school. He was kept in d.
she said.
hospital for six months and given medication She began to doubt
every day. olar diagnosis,
the bipolar
Joannas natural instincts were to get him and onee psychiatrist
off the medication or at least reduce it, but the admitted ed they are hesitant
psychiatrist wouldnt listen.They all seemed to offerr a diagnosis and
very close-minded, and they just said he insteadd prefer to just treat
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Buut she
But ssh
he is left
lef with a lot of big
o be q esti
qu t ons aand is only now even
questions
begginnin to understand the
be
beginning
answers
answers.
Did Peter ever have
bipola
bipolar disease? What
would have happened
if he h
had never started
taking the drugs? Is Dr
Bregg
Breggin right in claiming
that mmost mental illness
symp
symptoms are, in fact,
reacti
reactions to drugs, so
any p post-drug relapse is
only the brains reaction
to co
coming off them?
T
Theres a lot I know
now that I didnt know
when Peter was rst
diagn
diagnosed. I feel it is
Peter was taken very iimportant to tell
to a psychiatric my story
st so that other
unit where they paren
parents, who may be at
those early stages, might
diagnosed him at least
lea be made aware of
as bipolar and he other possibilities, and
was put on powerful the may come
c to understand
tru about mental
truth
medication illness and the drugs they
t
use to treat it.
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