FG-H2O2
By administrator | August 16, 2008
FG-H2O2
When it comes to hydrogen peroxide therapy there seems to be only two points of view. Supporters consider it one of the greatest healing miracles of all time. Those opposed feel its ingestion is exceptionally dangerous, and only the foolhardy could think of engaging in such behavior. Before either condemning or endorsing hydrogen peroxide, let’s take a real close look at what we’re dealing with.
If any substance is interesting, it’s hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide should really be called hydrogen dioxide. Its chemical formula is H2O2. It contains one more atom of oxygen than does water (H20)
By now everyone’s aware of the ozone layer that surrounds the earth. Ozone consists of three atoms of oxygen (03). This protective layer of ozone is created when ultraviolet light from the sun splits an atmospheric oxygen molecule (02) into two single, unstable oxygen atoms.
These single molecules combine with others to form ozone (03). Ozone isn’t very stable. In fact, it will quickly give up that extra atom of oxygen to falling rainwater to form hydrogen peroxide (FG-H2O2). (Bear with me: all this chemistry mumbo jumbo I’m going through actually will help you understand the importance of hydrogen peroxide.)
It is this hydrogen peroxide in rainwater that makes it so much more effective than tap water when given to plants. With the increased levels of atmospheric pollution, however, greater amounts of FG-H2O2 react with air-borne toxins and never reach the ground.
To compensate for this, many farmers have been increasing crop yields by spraying them with diluted hydrogen peroxide (5 to 16 ounces of 35% mixed with 20 gallons of water per acre).
You can achieve the same beneficial effect with your house plants by adding 1 ounce of 3% hydrogen peroxide (or 16 drops of 35% solution) to every quart of water you give your plants. (It can also be made into an excellent safe insecticide. Simply spray your plants with 8 ounces of 3% peroxide mixed with 8 ounces of white sugar and one gallon of water.)
Hydrogen peroxide is odorless and colorless, but not tasteless. When stored under the proper conditions, it is a very stable compound. When kept in the absence of light and contaminants, it dismutates (breaks down) very slowly at the rate of about 10% a year.
(This can be slowed even further by storing the liquid in the freezer.) It boils at 152 degrees C and freezes at minus 2 degrees C.
When exposed to other compounds hydrogen peroxide dismutates readily. The extra oxygen atom is released leaving H20 (water). In nature oxygen (02) consists of two atoms–a very stable combination.
A single atom of oxygen, however, is very reactive and is referred to as a free radical. Over the past several years, we’ve continually read that these free radicals are responsible for all types of ailments and even premature aging. What many writers seem to forget, however, is that our bodies create and use free radicals to destroy harmful bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
In fact, the cells responsible for fighting infection and foreign invaders in the body (your white blood cells) make hydrogen peroxide and use it to oxidize any offending culprits. The intense bubbling you see when hydrogen peroxide comes in contact with a bacteria-laden cut or wound is the oxygen being released and bacteria being destroyed. The ability of our cells to produce hydrogen peroxide is essential for life. FG-H2O2 is not some undesirable by-product or toxin, but instead a basic requirement for good health.
Newer research indicates we need hydrogen peroxide for a multitude of other chemical reactions that take place throughout the body.
For example, we now know that vitamin C helps fight infections by producing hydrogen peroxide, which in turn stimulates the production of prostaglandins.
Also lactobacillus found in the colon and vagina produce hydrogen peroxide. This destroys harmful bacteria and viruses, preventing colon disease, vaginitis, bladder infections and a host of other common ailments. (Infect Dis News Aug.8,91:5).
When lactobacillus in the colon or vaginal tract have been overrun with harmful viruses, yeast, or bacteria, an effective douche or enema solution can be made using 3 tablespoons of 3% FG-H2O2 in 1 quart of distilled water. Keep in mind, however, that a good bacterial flora must always be re-established in theses areas to achieve lasting results.
While we are discussing enemas and douches, there is another misconception about FG-H2O2 I need to address. The friendly bacteria in the colon and vagina are aerobic. In other words, they flourish in high oxygen environments and thrive in the presence of oxygen rich FG-H2O2.
On the other hand, most strains of harmful bacteria (and cancer cells) are anaerobic and cannot survive in the presence of oxygen or FG-H2O2.
We can agree that hydrogen peroxide produced within individual body cells is essential for life. And no one doubts its effectiveness when it comes to treating infections topically. The controversy deals with ingesting the substance orally or introducing it into the body intravenously.
The dispute has been going on for decades, and considering the attitude of our medical community, it will continue for many more decades to come.
I’ll admit I was skeptical when I first learned about using FG-H2O2 orally or intravenously. This healthy dose of skepticism, however, lead to a great deal of investigation, clinical work and experimentation. And while I realize a large majority of readers will probably never be convinced that FG-H2O2 is a safe and effective compound, I am. Hydrogen peroxide is safe, readily available and dirt cheap. And best of all, it works!
No one yet fully understands the complete workings of hydrogen peroxide. We do know that it is loaded with oxygen. (A pint of the food-grade 35% solution contains the equivalent of 130 pints of oxygen.
A pint of 3% hydrogen peroxide found at the local drugstore contains 10 pints of oxygen. And a pint of the 6% solution used to bleach hair contains 20 pints of oxygen.) We also know that when FG-H2O2 is taken into the body (orally or intravenously) the oxygen content of the blood and body tissues increases dramatically.
Early researchers felt these increases were simply due to the extra oxygen molecule being released. This doesn’t however, appear to be the case.
Only very diluted amounts of FG-H2O2 are ever introduced into the body. The small amount of oxygen present couldn’t be solely responsible for the dramatic changes that take place. Dr. Charles Farr, a strong proponent of intravenous use, has discovered another possible answer. Dr. Farr has shown that hydrogen peroxide stimulates enzyme systems throughout the body. This triggers an increase in the metabolic rate, causes small arteries to dilate and increase blood flow, enhances the body’s distribution and consumption of oxygen and raises body temperature (Proceedings of the International Conference on Bio-Oxidative Medicine 1989, 1990, 1991).
We are just beginning to learn exactly how FG-H2O2 works. It was reported to work as far back as 1920. The English medical journal, Lancet, then reported that intravenous infusion was used successfully to treat pneumonia in the epidemic following World War I. In the 1940’s Father Richard Willhelm, the pioneer in promoting peroxide use, reported on the compound being used extensively to treat everything from bacterial-related mental illness to skin disease and polio.
Father Willhelm is the founder of “Educational Concern for Hydrogen Peroxide” (ECHO, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public on the safe use and therapeutic benefits of hydrogen peroxide.) Much of the interest in hydrogen peroxide waned in the 1940’s when prescription medications came on the scene. Since that time there has been little economic interest in funding peroxide research. After all, it is dirt cheap and non-patentable.
Even still, in the last 25 years, over 7,700 articles relating to hydrogen peroxide have been written in the standard medical journals. Thousands more, involving its therapeutic use, have appeared in alternative health publications. The number of conditions helped by hydrogen peroxide is astounding. The reported dangers and side effects are few and often conflicting.
Let’s look at several conditions that seem to respond especially well to FG-H2O2 therapy. First, keep in mind that there are two methods of administering the peroxide-orally and intravenously. While most conditions respond remarkably to oral ingestion, emphysema is one condition in which intravenous infusion can be a godsend.
Emphysema involves destruction of the alveoli (the small air sacs in the lungs). Although chemical fumes and other irritants can cause the destruction, it is most often the result of smoking. As the disease progresses, the patient finds it more and more difficult to breathe.
A wheel chair and supplemental oxygen become necessary as the disease progresses. Lack of adequate oxygen reaching the tissues forces the heart to pump more forcefully. This leads to high blood pressure, enlargement of the heart itself and eventually heart failure.
Conventional medicine offers little help for emphysema. There is no cure. The best that can be hoped for is symptomatic relief and the prevention of any serious complications that might result in death. FG-H2O2 therapy can offer more.
Using 1 ounce of 35% peroxide per 1 gallon of non-chlorinated water in a vaporizer improves nighttime breathing tremendously. But intravenous infusion holds the real key to relief. It has the ability to cleanse the inner lining of the lungs and restore the ability to breathe.
We continue to hear the same story from Dr. Farr and others who use intravenous infusion for emphysema and congestive lung problems. Within minutes oxygen from hydrogen peroxide begins to bubble up between the membrane lining the lungs sacs and the accumulated mucus. (Dr. Farr refers to this as the “Alka-Seltzer effect.”)
The patient begins to cough and expel the material that has accumulated in the lungs. The amount of bubbling, coughing, and cleansing can be regulated by simply turning the FG-H2O2 on and off.
As the peroxide clears the lung surface and destroys the bacterial infections, the patient regains the ability to breath more normally. We continue to receive reports from patients for whom the technique has improved breathing so much that a wheelchair and supplemental oxygen are no longer needed.
If emphysema were the only ailment successfully treated with FG-H2O2 therapy, it would still rank as one of the top health discoveries of all time. Fortunately, FG-H2O2 works wonders on a multitude of health problems. It does so by increasing tissue oxygen levels. A closer look at how we have decreased the availability of external and internal oxygen, will show you just how important this can be.
If you were not too occupied with trying to hide dissection specimens in the other student’s desks, you might remember from elementary science courses that our atmosphere contains about 20% oxygen. That is under ideal circumstances.
It has recently been reported that in many of our more polluted cities, there levels have dropped to around 10%! (I have already mentioned how less hydrogen peroxide-containing rain is reaching the earth’s surface.
With increased pollution it is reacting with airborne toxins before it even reaches the ground.) And everyone, by now, knows the oxygen-generating rain forests are being destroyed worldwide, which further reduces available oxygen. Internal oxygen availability is also under attack.
Chlorination of drinking water removes oxygen. Cooking and over-processing of our foods lowers their oxygen content. Unrestrained antibiotic use destroys beneficial oxygen-creating bacteria in the intestinal tract.
Dr. Johanna Budwig of Germany has shown that for proper cellular utilization of oxygen to take place, our diets must contain adequate amounts of unsaturated fatty acids. Unfortunately, the oils rich in these fatty acids have become less and less popular with the food industry.
Their very nature makes them more biologically active, which requires more careful processing and gives them a shorter shelf-life. Rather than deal with these challenges, the food industry has turned to the use of synthetic fats and dangerous processes like hydrogenation.
It’s obvious that our oxygen needs are not being met. Several of the most common ailments now affecting our population are directly related to oxygen starvation. Asthma, emphysema, and lung disease are on the rise, especially in the polluted metropolitan areas.
Cases of constipation, diarrhea, intestinal parasites and bowel cancer are all on the upswing. Periodontal disease is endemic in the adult population of this country. Cancer of all forms continues to increase. Immune system disorders are sweeping the globe. Chronic fatigue, “Yuppie Flu” and hundreds of other strange viral diseases have begun to surface.
Ironically, many of the new “miracle” drugs and nutritional supplements used to treat these conditions work by increasing cellular oxygen (oftentimes through FG-H2O2 formation). For example, the miracle nutrient, Coenzyme Q10, helps regulate intercellular oxidation.
Organic germanium, which received considerable publicity not too long ago, also increases oxygen levels at the cellular level. And even substances like niacin and vitamin E promote tissue oxidation through their dilation of blood vessels.
Hydrogen peroxide is only one of the many components that help regulate the amount of oxygen getting to your cells. Its presence is vital for many other functions as well.
It is required for the production of thyroid hormone and sexual hormones. (Mol Cell Endocrinol 86;46(2): 149-154) (Steroids 82;40(5):5690579). It stimulates the production of interferon (J Immunol 85;134(4):24492455). It dilates blood vessels in the heart and brain (Am J Physiol 86;250 (5 pt 2): H815-821 and (2 pt 2):H157-162). It improves glucose utilization in diabetics (Proceedings of the IBOM Conference 1989, 1990, 1991).
GRADES OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
Hydrogen peroxide is available in various strengths and grades.
3% Pharmaceutical Grade: This is the grade sold at your local drugstore or supermarket. This product is not recommended for internal use. It contains an assortment of stabilizers which shouldn’t be ingested. Various stabilizers include: acetanilide, phenol, sodium stanate and tertrasodium phosphate.
6% Beautician Grade: This is used in beauty shops to color hair and is not recommended for internal use.
30% Reagent Grade: This is used for various scientific experimentation and also contains stabilizers. It is also not for internal use.
30% to 32% Electronic Grade: This is used to clean electronic parts and not for internal use.
35% Technical Grade: This is a more concentrated product than the Reagent Grade and differs slightly in that phosphorus is added to help neutralize any chlorine from the water used to dilute it.
35% Food Grade: This is used in the production of foods like cheese, eggs, and whey-containing products. It is also sprayed on the foil lining of aseptic packages containing fruit juices and milk products. THIS IS THE ONLY GRADE RECOMMENDED FOR INTERNAL USE…
90%: This is used as an oxygen source for rocket fuel.
Only 35% Food Grade hydrogen peroxide is recommended for internal use. At this concentration, however, hydrogen peroxide is a very strong oxidizer and if not diluted, it can be extremely dangerous or even fatal. Any concentrations over 10% can cause neurological reactions and damage to the upper gastrointestinal tract.
There have been two known fatalities in children who ingested 27% and 40% concentrations of FG-H2O2.
Recently, a 26 month old female swallowed one mouthful of 35% FG-H2O2. She immediately began vomiting, followed by fainting and respiratory arrest. Fortunately, she was under emergency room care and although she experienced erosion and bleeding of the stomach and esophagus, she survived the incident. When she was re-examined 12 days later, the areas involved had healed (J Toxicol Clin Toxicol 90;28(1):95-100).
35% Food Grade FG-H2O2 must be 1) handled carefully (direct contact will burn the skin–immediate flushing with water is recommended). 2) diluted properly before use. 3) stored safely and properly (after making a dilution the remainder should be stored tightly sealed in the freezer).
One of the most convenient methods of dispensing 35% FG-H2O2 is from a small glass eye dropper bottle. These can be purchased at your local drugstore. Fill this with the 35% FG-H2O2 and store the larger container in the freezer compartment of your refrigerator until more is needed. Store the eye dropper bottle in the refrigerator.
The generally recommended dosage is outlined in the chart below. The drops are mixed with either 6 to 8 ounces of distilled water, juice, milk or even Aloe Vera juice or gel. (Don’t use chlorinated tap water to dilute the peroxide!)
The program outlined is only a suggestion, but it is based on years of experience, and reports from thousands of users. Those who choose to go at a slower pace can expect to progress more slowly, but that certainly is an option. The program is not carved in stone and keep in mind that it can be adapted to fit individual needs.
Individuals who have had transplants should not undertake an FG-H2O2 program. FG-H2O2 stimulates the immune system and could possibly cause a rejection of the organ.
Day Number of drops Times per day
1 3 3
2 4 3
3 5 3
4 6 3
5 7 3
6 8 3
7 9 3
8 10 3
9 12 3
10 14 3
11 16 3
12 18 3
13 20 3
14 22 3
15 24 3
16-21 26 3
MAINTENANCE DOSAGE
In most situations after the above 21 day program, the amount of FG-H2O2 can be tapered off gradually as follows: 25 drops once every other day for 1 week 25 drops once every third day for 2 weeks 25 drops once every fourth day for 3 weeks
This can then be reduced to between 5 and 15 drops per week based on how one feels.
Those with more serious problems will often benefit from staying on 25 drops three times a day for one to three weeks, then tapering down to 25 drops two times daily until the problem is resolved (possibly as long as six months).
Those with chronic systemic Candidiasis may need to start with 1 drop three times a day, then 2 drops three times a day before starting the above schedule.
It is important that FG-H2O2 be taken on an empty stomach. This is best accomplished by taking it either one hour before meals or three hours after meals. If there is food in the stomach, the reaction of FG-H2O2 on any bacteria present may cause excess foaming, indigestion, and possibly even vomiting.
Additionally, some animal research indicates that when FG-H2O2 given orally combines with iron and small amounts of vitamin C in the stomach, hydroxyl radicals are created (J Inorg Biochem 89;35(1):55-69).
Some individuals taking FG-H2O2 immediately before bedtime have a difficult time getting to sleep. This is probably due to a sense of alertness triggered by an increase of oxygen at the cellular level.
The oral dosage schedule is basically the same for all conditions. There are several points to keep in mind, however.
Some individuals may experience upset stomach. If this occurs it is recommended that one not stop the program, but rather remain at the current dosage level or reduce it to the previous level until the problem stops. (Some patients have been able to solve the nausea problem by taking three or four lecithin capsules at the same time they take the FG-H2O2.)
During the program it’s not uncommon to experience what is known as a healing crisis. As dead bacteria and toxins are released from your body it may temporarily exceed your capacity to eliminate them quickly enough.
In some individuals this overload may cause fatigue, diarrhea, headaches, skin eruptions, cold or flu-like symptoms, and/or nausea. One should not discontinue using the peroxide to stop this cleansing. By continuing the program, toxins will clear the body sooner and this healing crisis will pass rather quickly.
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Heart Disease
By administrator | August 7, 2008
Heart Disease
A heart attack occurs when the small blood vessels supplying the heart muscle are blocked. Blockage is a result of a chemical reaction very similiar to the one that causes meat and butter to become rancid. It plays an important role in atherosclerosis–the development of artery-clogging plaque. Low-density lipoproteins (LDLs)–the so called ‘bad’ lipoproteins–carry 60 to 80 percent of the cholesterol in the blood. When LDLs join with oxygen they adhere to artery walls. This oxidation occurs when macrophages consume oxidized LDLs, creating “foam” cells. These foam cells adhere to arterial walls and collect atherosclerotic plaque. This plaque is what blocksthe small blood vessels which supply the heart muscle.
A five year controlled drug trial called the Oslo Study stated that diuretics can cause all kinds of problems with heart patients. Diuretics and some prescription antiarrhymic drugs can actually cause arrhythmias and heart attacks by washing magnesium, potassium and other nutrients needed for heart function out in the urine.
Cayenne capsules treat cardiovascular disease by acting as a general stimulant and reducing cholesterol buildup. Cayenne works by binding cholesterol and bile acids in the intestinal tract, which is then excreted.
Clots formed in arteries are composed largely of protein. A protein mesh of fibrin encases each clot which includes fats and cholesterol. Protease, or bromelain, is an enzyme extracted from pineapple which works well to break down those proteins. Bromelain, a non-prescription nutrient, also breaks down the fibrin mesh encasing clots of fats and cholesterol.
Carnitine is essential for fatty acid oxidation and energy production. Severe and chronic L-carnitine deficiency is associated with various cardiac problems such as cardiomegaly, congestive heart failure and cardiac arrest. Carnitine works by lowering triglyceride levels and elevating HDL cholesterol levels, reducing blood fat levels, improves heart arrhythmias, increases stress resistance, lessens electrocardiogram abnormalities and improves exercise tolerance.
Essential fatty acids like omega-3 has been found to reduce LDL cholesterol and raise HDL cholesterol. Omega-3 also keeps blood cells from sticking together on the arterial wall, thereby reducing tryglycerides.
In a six year study of patients with cardiomyopathy, a 75% survival rate was achieved when patients took coenzyme Q-10 (CoQ10). In comparison, patients receiving conventional therapy achieved only a 25% survival rate. Dr. Carl Folkers, the discoverer of vitamin B6 and the father of CoQ10 research, believes CoQ deficiencies may be the major cause of heart disease.
Another factor to consider in dealing with heart disease is Homocysteine levels (HCY). HCY is a toxic amino acid derived from pasteurized cow’s milk and red meat. Supplements of vitamin B6, choline and folate (all B vitamins) can lower HCY by 32% in three weeks.
Vitamin C is beneficial to the heart as it controls the conversion of cholesterol to bile acids; it helps lower high cholesterol; and it prevents free radicals from oxidizing cholesterol in water soluble environments, such as the blood stream. Vitamin C also prevents free radicals from damaging lipids.
Low density capsules of cholesterol are carried through the blood stream. These capsules are made up of apoproteins. LDLs move cholesterol from the liver to the heart and throughout the entire body. High LDL cholesterol levels mark a greater risk of heart attack.
High-density lipoproteins (HDLs) combine with cholesterol in the bloodstream and return it to the liver. In the liver, cholesterol is broken down. This is how HDLs can reduce the cholesterol buildup on an artey wall. Low levels of HDL have associated with high risk of atherosclerosis.
Cholesterol levels are affected by blood vessels and high blood pressure. Blood vessels absorb nutrients and act as filters. Fat, carbohydrates and proteins are passed into the bloodstream and carried to different organs for storage or for immediate use. Some fat particles can’t dissolve and then accumulate to form plaque or blockages.
High blood pressure can trigger a rupture or hemorrhage in the tiny blood vessels that supply different layers in the artery walls. Fat circulating in the blood is released and accumulates in these areas. Tiny arteries supplying the heart muscle are subjected to tremendous amounts of stress. Blocking these arteries leads to heart attacks.
Oats and oat bran have been found to lower LDL levels by as much as 20% in 11 days. Psyllium can cause cholesterol levels to drop in two weeks. After 8 weeks, total cholesterol can be decreased by 25%, LDL levels dropped by 20% and the LDL/HDL ratio decreased from 3.2 to 2.6.
Chromium used over an eight week period can reduce serum levels from over 240 mg to under 220 mg, and raise HDL levels in the process. 100 mcg’s of chromium picolinate is the most effective form.
Activated charcoal acts like a filter absorbing cholesterol. In 1991 Dr. Passwater reported in a Finnish study that 7 grams of activated charcoal taken daily for a month lowered LDL cholesterol by 41%!
The most serious vascular problem may be high blood pressure. The Surgeon General’s Report on Nutrition and Health stated that hypertension affects 20 to 30 percent of the adult population in North America. High blood pressure causes heart failure and stroke. Normal blood pressure readings range from 110/70 to 140/90. Readings of 140/90 to 160/95 indicate borderline hypertension. Any reading over 180/115 is extremely dangerous.
The quickest way to reduce blood pressure is through supplementing 900 mg of potassium chloride a day. Conditions known to deplete potassium from the body include excessive salt, prolonged diarrhea or vomiting, use of diuretics, alcohol, coffee and sugar. Cortisone-like medications and patients with digestive tract diseases may also register low potassium levels. Potassium is the opposite of sodium (salt) and aids in balancing the amount of salt in the body so that the heart and blood pressure remain normal. Cortisone-like medications and digestive tract diseases may also cause low potassium levels.
Supplementing 60mg of CoQ10 could lower blood pressure levels by as much as 12 to 25 points. When used in conjunction with magnesium (500 mg daily), not only is blood pressure lowered, but the incidence of heart attacks can be cut by as much as 87%.
Vitamin E helps the heart muscle use oxygen, while iron increases the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood. Together, they significantly lower blood pressure.
Garlic taken as a dietary supplement can reduce serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides and blood fats by 10 points in less than a week. Recommended dosage is 1 capsule 6x daily. As blood pressure stabilizes, the dosage can be reduced.
A recent study showed that taking 900 mg of potassium chloride a day could drop blood pressure 5 to 20 points.
Calcium will lower blood pressure by relaxing the small muscles surrounding blood vessels and helps to excrete extra salt from the body. A University of Oregon study showed that 1,000mg of calcium citrate daily for 8 weeks dropped blood pressure 10 points in over 40% of the study participants.
Eating more fiber (as opposed to high sugar diets) requires less insulin to aid in digestion, so salt levels will drop with less insulin in the body, thereby lowering blood pressure as much as 10 to 15 points.
Supplementing 60mg of CoQ10 could lower blood pressure levels as much as 25 points.
Magnesium too is important in lowering blood pressure. Normally magnesium is lost through normal body functions by perspiring. It also is lost because of stress, use of alcohol, diuretics and sugar. Natural dietary sources of magnesium include fresh green vegetables, raw wheat germ, soybeans, figs, corn, apples and nuts rich in oil. I recommend 500 mg daily of supplemental magnesium citrate.
Vitamin E helps the heart muscle use oxygen, while iron increases the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood. This vitamin mineral combination can make significant differences in lowering blood pressure. Because initial high doses of vitamin E may temporarily raise blood pressure, I recommend the Dl-alpha tocopherol acetate form of vitamin E. 200 I.U. to 1600 I.U. daily, either during or right after a meal.
According to research from the University of the Nottingham, England, pycnogenol reduces cholesterol and foam cell formation. Pycnogenol increases the health of the capillary wall membranes allowing them to absorb vitamin C and increase their resilliency. A single supplement of 20mg of pycnogenol was shown to improve vascular sensitivity by 82%.
Preventing High Blood Pressure
The Surgeon General’s Report on Nutrition and Health stated that hypertension affects 20 - 30 percent of the adult population, or approximately 50 million North Americans. High blood pressure causes heart failure and stroke. High blood pressure is related to coronary heart disease and artherosclerosis as well as other disorders.
Normal blood pressure readings range from 110 (systolic)/70 (diastolic), to 140/90. Readings of 140/90 to 160/95 indicate borderline hypertension. Any pressure reading over 180/115 will eventually cause vascular damage if allowed to continue long enough.
Advanced signs of hypertension include headache, sweating, rapid pulse, shortness of breath, dizziness and vision disturbances. Another common precursor of hypertension is artherosclerosis. Artherosclerosis involves the thickening, hardening and loss of elasticity in the walls of the arteries. The arteries become obstructed with cholesterol and mineral plaque, making circulation of blood through the vessels difficult.
The first consideration in lowering blood pressure is to take table salt out of your diet. Salt holds water in the body, making it more difficult for the heart to pump blood through the arteries and veins.
Garlic taken as a dietary supplement can reduce serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides and blood fats by 10 points in less than a week. Recommended dosage is 1 capsule 6x daily. As blood pressure stabilizes, the dosage can be reduced.
Potassium is the opposite of sodium (salt) and aids in balancing the amount of salt in the body so that the heart and blood pressure remain normal. Conditions known to deplete potassium from the body include excessive salt, prolonged diarrhea or vomiting, use of diuretics, alcohol, coffee and sugar. Cortisone-like medications and digestive tract diseases may also cause low potassium levels.
A recent study showed that taking 9,000 mg of potassium chloride a day could drop blood pressure 5 to 20 points.
Calcium will lower blood pressure by relaxing the small muscles surrounding blood vessels and helps to excrete extra salt from the body. A University of Oregon study showed that 1,000mg of calcium citrate daily for 8 weeks dropped blood pressure 10 points in over 40% of the study participants.
Eating more fiber (as opposed to high sugar diets) requires less insulin to aid in digestion, so salt levels will drop with less insulin in the body, thereby lowering blood pressure as much as 10 to 15 points.
Supplementing 60mg of CoQ10 could lower blood pressure levels as much as 25 points.
Magnesium too is important in lowering blood pressure. Normally magnesium is lost through normal body functions by perspiring. It also is lost because of stress, use of alcohol, diuretics and sugar. Natural dietary sources of magnesium include fresh green vegetables, raw wheat germ, soybeans, figs, corn, apples and nuts rich in oil. I recommend 500 mg daily of supplemental magnesium citrate.
Vitamin E helps the heart muscle use oxygen, while iron increases the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood. This vitamin mineral combination can make significant differences in lowering blood pressure. Because initial high doses of vitamin E may temporarily raise blood pressure, I recommend the Dl-alpha tocopherol acetate form of vitamin E. 200 I.U. to 1600 I.U. daily, either during or right after a meal.
According to research from the University of the Nottingham, England, pycnogenol reduces cholesterol and foam cell formation. Pycnogenol increases the health of the capillary wall membranes allowing them to absorb vitamin C and increase their resilliency. A single supplement of 20mg of pycnogenol was shown to improve vascular sensitivity by 82%.
Evidence also suggests a direct co-relation between toxicity in the bowels and high blood pressure. If one has a history of constipation, or has used certain pharmaceuticals (aspirin, diuretics, steroids, antibiotics, etc…), the chances of toxic build up in the bowel being the cause of high blood pressure raises significantly. These drugs stop peristalsis, which in turn causes toxins to enter the blood stream, raising blood pressure. A series of colonic irrigations will bring the blood pressure down safely and quickly.
Colonic Hydrotherapy is a gentle therapy that cleans and soothes the large intestine of accumulated matter and soothes inflammation. Through improper diets, or the use of certain pharmaceutical products, the large intestine can become imbalanced, allowing matter to accumulate and inflame- mation to set in. This compromises the intestinal lining, altering the pH and thereby promoting parasitic growth and Autointoxication. When this happens, proper digestion becomes impossible and complications set in causing a variety of symptoms. The most effective treatment at this point is to flush the toxins out and allow healing to begin.
High Cholesterol
Heart disease, whether from high cholesterol or high blood pressure, affects as many as 1.25 million people in the form of heart attacks, every year in the U.S. alone. Two thirds of these attacks occur in men.
A heart attack occurs when the small blood vessels supplying the heart muscle are blocked. A blockage is a result of a chemical reaction very similar to the one that causes meat and butter to become rancid. Low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) cholesterol levels mark a greater risk of heart attack.
High-density lipoproteins (HDLs) combine with cholesterol in the bloodstream and return it to the liver. In the liver, cholesterol is broken down. This is how HDLs can reduce the cholesterol buildup on an artery wall. It has been suggested over the years that low levels of HDL have been associated with high risk of atherosclerosis. Doctors are finally having second thoughts about cholesterol’s role in heart disease. The reason has been obvious for years. Cholesterol-lowering drugs have failed to make a dent in heart attack rates. And not one study has been able to show that these drugs do anything to lengthen a person’s lifespan. Yet 30% of all North Americans over 55 currently take a cholesterol drug. Doctors are barking up the wrong tree and here is why…
Cholesterol is a modified fat called a sterol, which is waxy, not oily or fatty. It doesn’t dissolve easily in water or the blood stream. It is made by the liver and smaller amounts are manufactured by the small intestine and individual cells throughout the body. Cholesterol is important because it is used by every cell in the body to construct protective cell membranes. It acts as a barrier against substances trying to enter or leave the cell.
About 80% of cholesterol is used by the liver to help produce bile salts, which are stored in the gall bladder and used to aid in the digestion and absorption of dietary fat.
The adherence of fatty deposits to the artery walls is the result of a chemical modification of LDL through the process of oxidation. This oxidation occurs when a cell called a macrophage consumes oxidized LDLs, creating “foam” cells. These foam cells adhere to arterial walls and collect atheroscopic plaque. This plaque is what blocks the small blood vessels that supply the heart muscle. The more plaque we have in our systems, the greater the hypertension.
Saturated animal fats raise blood cholesterol levels by oxidizing and thereby creating free radicals, which inflame arterial walls. Saturated animal fats make blood cells stick together, causing reduced blood flow. This causes blood cells to clump and stick to artery walls. These clumps become receptacles for calcium and cholesterol deposits, thereby causing atherosclerosis. The real culprit is inflammation in the arteries, not cholesterol.
Blood vessels absorb nutrients and act as filters. Fat, carbohydrates and proteins are passed into the bloodstream and carried to different organs for storage or for immediate use. Some fat particles can’t dissolve and may accumulate as a blockage.
Hypertension can trigger a rupture or hemorrhage in the tiny blood vessels that supply different layers in the artery walls. Fat circulating in the blood is released and accumulates in these areas. Tiny arteries supplying the heart muscle are subjected to tremendous amounts of stress. Blocking these arteries lead to heart attacks.
FACT: More than 60% of all heart attacks occur in people with normal cholesterol levels.
FACT: The majority of people with high cholesterol never suffer heart attacks.
FACT: Half of all heart attack victoms have none of the standard risk factors (i.e., smoking, obesity, genetics, or high cholesterol)
The real solution is to halt the causes of inflammation, one of which is homocysteine, a harmless acid-waste product that forms when you eat beef and other higher protein foods.. Homocysteine is quickly broken down by certain B vitamins, so it isn’t usually a problem. But when a person isn’t getting enough B vitamins, homocysteine builds up to dangerous levels and “burns’ the delicate tissue of artery walls. Plaque is then formed at the site of this inflammation as the body attempts to heal the damage.
Our hearts are dependent on trace minerals like magnesium, sodium, potassium and other nutrients, to ensure proper function. Diuretics and some prescription antiarrhythmic drugs wash the body of trace minerals, causing all sorts of problems with heart patients. So there are far safer alternatives for controlling both blood pressure and cholesterol levels, than taking pharmaceutical products.
13 clinically proven products are:
-Cayenne pepper capsules treat cardiovascular disease by acting as a general stimulant and reducing cholesterol buildup. Cayenne lowers the blood cholesterol level by binding cholesterol and bile acids in the intestinal tract, which is then excreted. Cayenne capsules can also aid in treating gastric ulcers, depression, chronic fatigue or prostration. The strength of the cayenne pepper is measured in heat units.
-L-carnitine is essential for fatty acid oxidation and energy production. Severe and chronic deficiencies result in various cardiac problems, as 95% of the carnitine found in the body appears in cardiac and skeletal tissue. Carnitine lowers triglyceride levels and elevates HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol!).
-In the Medical Journal of Australia, a study of a group of patients who were given vitamin A along with vitamin D for a 10 year period had 1/3 less cholesterol than untreated patients. Treated patients were given 25,000 I.U. of vitamin A and 400 I.U. of vitamin D.
-Omega 3 oil is important as it is sadly deficient in the North American diet. It too reduces LDLs and raises HDL levels, as well as reducing triglycerides.
-Coenzyme Q10 is highly important to the heart as it is a source of energy to keep the heart pumping. A deficiency of CoQ10 may be the major cause of heart disease.
-One of the most affordable natural alternatives to help lower cholesterol is niacin. 3 grams of niacin a day could lower cholesterol levels by 26% in just two weeks.
-Vitamin B6 is important for repairing arterial lesions. A recent issue of Heart Alert by Dr. A.J. Olszewski stated that supplements of B6, choline and folate can lower HCY (a toxic amino acid derived from milk and red meat) levels by 32% in three weeks.
-Vitamin C promotes good health in several ways. It controls the conversion of cholesterol to bile acids; it helps lower high cholesterol; and it prevents free radicals from oxidizing cholesterol in the blood stream.
-Vitamin E in its alpha-tocopherol form is the most potent. It improves circulation and is necessary for tissue repair.
-Fiber lowers cholesterol levels by increasing the amount of cholesterol excreted in daily bowel movements, as well as reducing the amount of cholesterol secreted by the liver. Fiber helps to remove the ‘unfriendly’ bacteria in the colon. Use ground psyllium husks or ground flax seeds only. Never use Metamusil.
-Chromium picolinate helps regulate blood sugar and also lowers cholesterol levels. 200 micrograms can lower LDL cholesterol levels in as little as six weeks.
-Activated charcoal acts as a filter absorbing cholesterol and other potentially toxic chemicals. A 1991 Finnish study reported that seven grams of activated charcoal taken daily for a month lowered LDL levels by 41%.
-Pectin along with dark grape juice dissolves artery gunk the way drano cleans bathroom pipes! 1 tablespoon in a glass of juice once daily.
Along with supplementation, cholesterol levels can be easily & quickly returned to safe levels without drugs by incorporating a cleansing program that includes colonics. Colonics quickly wash out excessive cholesterol from the digestive system & helps build the immune system. Colonic Hydrotherapy is a gentle therapy that cleans and soothes the large intestine of accumulated matter and soothes inflammation. Through improper diets, or the use of certain pharmaceutical products, the large intestine can become imbalanced, allowing matter to accumulate and inflammation to set in. This compromises the intestional lining, altering the pH and thereby promoting parasitic growth and Autointoxication. When this happens, proper digestion becomes impossible and complications set in causing a variety of symptoms. The most effective treatment at this point is to flush the toxins out and allow healing to begin.
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Dealing With Cancer, Some Basic Facts
By administrator | August 7, 2008
Dealing With Cancer
63% of cancer deaths are caused by smoking, poor diet, physical inactivity, or being overweight, based on data from the American Cancer Society, calculates Jennifer Irvin Vidrine, PhD, an assistant professor at M.D. Anderson and lead analyst of our survey.”Simply eating two servings of fruits and three servings of vegetables every day can reduce your risk,” says Vidrine.Exercising at least 150 minutes per week (that’s a 30-minute session, 5 days a week, for example) also protects against cancer.You’re 2 ½ times more likely to feel at risk of cancer if an immediate family member has had the disease. But… your health habits are just as important as your gene pool. Although family history can increase your risk, most cancers occur in people who have no family history of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society.The three unhealthiest habits in America all increase your odds of cancer:1. Tobacco use (causes 435,000 deaths): Single biggest risk factor for lung cancer2. Poor diet and sedentary lifestyle (400,000 deaths): Plays a role in at least one-third of all cancers3. Alcohol (85,000 deaths): Linked to breast, mouth, esophageal, and liver cancers
Cancer results from the body failing to recognize and destroy cells that do not replicate normally. Why? In the average human, about 100,000,000 cells replicate every day. Just by the shear number of cells replicating, some of them will replicate with errors. And one of the main functions of the Immune System is to identify and destroy these aberrant cells. It is only when the immune system fails to either recognizes the bad cells, or if it does recognize them it fails to destroy them, that it becomes cancer.
This means that cancer is first and foremost an immune dysfunction disease. If the Immune System were working perfectly there would have been no chance for the cancer to begin. It would be destroyed on a cell-by-cell basis as it happened. This is actually the process that occurs in almost everyone from the moment of birth. But sometimes errors happen.
For cancer to occur, there are three things that must take place:
1. Some cell must have errors in replication for the process to begin. There are a number of things that will cause an increase in replication errors: Chemicals (the carcinogens) and some virus, but most importantly, age. It is age that causes the greatest errors in cellular replication. At 10 years old, most people have very few cellular replication errors. Probably less than 1000 per day out of the entire 100 million replications.By the time we reach 60, it is theorized that we have as many as 100,000 cells each day that fail to replicate normally. Consequently, cancer is much more common in 60 year olds than in 10 year olds.
2. The 2nd thing that must happen is that the Immune system must fail to recognize the aberrant cell when they are formed. At the point of the initial error happening it is quite easy for the Immune System to overcome the bad cell. But if the cell escapes detection and divides again, then the third step can and often does follow:
3. The third thing that must happen is that the Immune System must remain in a non-responsive state (or at least a less than ideal state) for the tumor to continue replicating. Most of the time, the body will overcome the tumor in the first few days/weeks/month of its life. But occasionally the tumor continues to evade detection and grows until it becomes large enough for a doctor to detect.
The point at which the tumor is large enough to detect can take a long time, even as long as 10 years. But by the time it is large enough to detect, it is already hundreds of millions of cells in size. By this point it is very difficult for the immune system to mount an effective defense against the invader, the tumor.
Chemo Therapy?
The cellular poisons used in orthodox cancer therapy today cannot distinguish between cancer and non-cancer cells. They act instead to differentiate between cells that are fast-growing and those that are slow-growing or not growing at all. Cells that are actively dividing are the targets. Consequently, they kill, not only the cancer cells that are dividing, but also a multitude of normal cells all over the body that also are caught in the act of dividing.
Theoretically, those cancers that are dividing more rapidly than normal cells will be killed before the patient is, but it is nip and tuck all the way. In the case of a cancer that is dividing at the same rate or even slower than normal cells, there isn’t even a theoretical chance of success.
In either event, poisoning the system is the objective of these drugs, and the resulting pain and illness often is a torment worse than the disease itself. The toxins catch the blood cells in the act of dividing and cause blood poisoning. The gastrointestinal system is thrown into convulsion causing nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite, cramps, and progressive weakness. Hair cells are fast-growing, so the hair falls out during treatment. Reproductive organs are affected causing sterility. The brain becomes fatigued. Eyesight and hearing are impaired. Every conceivable function is disrupted with such agony for the patient that many of them elect to die of the cancer rather than to continue treatment.
It is ironic that the personnel who administer these drugs to cancer patients take great precautions to be sure they themselves are not exposed to them. The Handbook of Cancer Chemotherapy, a standard reference for medical personnel, offers this warning:
The potential risks involved in handling cytotoxic agents have become a concern for health care workers. The literature reports various symptoms such as eye, membrane, and skin irritation, as well as dizziness, nausea, and headache experienced by health care workers not using safe handling precautions. In addition, increased concerns regarding the mutagenesis and teratogenesis [deformed babies] continue to be investigated. Many chemotherapy agents, the alkylating agents in particular, are known to be carcinogenic [cancer -causing] in therapeutic doses. (Roland T. Skeel, M.D., and Neil A. Lachant, M.D., Handbook of Cancer Chemotherapy; Fourth Edition (New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1995), p.677.)
Because these drugs are so dangerous, the Chemotherapy Handbook lists sixteen OSHA safety procedures for medical personnel who work around them. They include wearing disposable masks and gowns, eye goggles, and double latex gloves. The procedure for disposing needles and other equipment used with these drugs is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency under the category of “hazardous waste.”
In 1986 McGill Cancer Center scientists surveyed 118 oncologists who specialized in lung cancer. They were asked if they would take chemo if they developed lung cancer. 75% replied that they WOULD NOT TAKE CHEMO. (Taken from Reclaiming Our Health by John Robbins, 1996. Published by HJ Kramer, Box 1082, Tiburon, CA 94920.)
I asked a physician friend about it. Turns out he’d had colon cancer and had elected to take chemo but he said they told him it would only give him a 15 percent chance of not getting cancer in a few years. Doesn’t seem like very good odds to me.
This is something you might want to ask your medical provider about…
In today’s “fight against cancer” we seem to have lost sight of the fact that cancer is not an alien being that has inhabited the body, but a growth of the body. It needs to be handled in a way that heals, rather than drastically trying to eradicate the invader at great expense to the rest of the body. Treating cancer effectively requires a two stage strategy that first deals with three things: correcting pH, oxygenating the circulation system & cleansing the body of existing toxins. Once this is accomplished, we increase natural killer (NK) cells to eradicate existing cancer cells. They’re important because unlike other white blood cells, they work independently to recognise and attack any foreign cells. For this reason, NK cells are considered to be the body’s first line of defense against cancer.
Circulating through the body, the majority of NK cells are resting. NK cells become active in response to proteins in the body called cytokines. Once activated, the NK cells begin aggressive search-and-destroy activities. Upon encountering a tumour cell, the NK cell attaches to it and injects a substance that quickly dissolves it. A single NK cell can kill up to 27 cancer cells before it dies, but the number of NK cells present dosn’t indicate the efficiency of the body’s immune system. Instead, it is the activity - how well NK cells are recognising and binding to tumour cells - that is important.
MGN-3 (an arabinoxylane compound), is an extract of rice bran, modified by enzymes from shiitake mushrooms, surpassed all commonly used immune-modulating drugs (those that effect the body’s immune response) but, int stark contrast, showed absolutely no toxicity or negative side effects.
Most “immuno-modulators,” substances that affect the immune system including MGN-3, do not increase the number of NK cells, but increase their level of function. In a healthy person, NK cell activity ranges from 60 to 75% activity, while in cancer patients, NK cell activity typically ranges from near 0 to 30%. Research suggests that MGN-3 works by stimulating the body’s natural production of chemicals called interferon-y and tumour-necrosis factor-a. These chemicals not only have direct anti-tumour effects, but also activate the body’s NK cells, B-cells, and T-cells.
Synthetic immune boosters such as IL-2 and interferon, whil effective in boosting the response against tumours, are exceedingly toxic and have several side effects including kidney failure. By contrast, naturally formulated MGN-3 appears to be well tolerated.
Conventional medicine has excellent anti-tumour therapies that can reduce the number of cancer cells. Unfortunately, it is difficult to achieve 100% kill rate without killing the patient in the process. At best, doctors can hope to kill 95 - 98% of the cancer cells with these therapies. At this point, a patient may be considered “in remission”. The problem lies in the fact the cancer killing therapies also depletes the immune system, leaving you particularly vulnerable to any existing cancer! Notice the paradox?
The most logical treatment for anyone with cancer is to first build up the immune system & to alter the body’s pH system so it is not a favourable environment for parasites of any kind, let alone cancer. When our body’s tissues are in an alkaline environment (homeostasis), disease has a hard time existing. Parasites (bacteria, viruses, worms, cancer, or other pathogens) only inhabit an acidic body, which is out of balance. Our immune systems function better in an alkaline environment, so the first step in any treatment is to alkalinize the body to boost the immune system & increase cellular oxigenation.
5 Common Cancers
Oral Cancer
Your Risk: 1 in 98, with diagnoses peaking between the ages of 55 and 65. Oral cancer is lethal more often than it needs to be because people tend to ignore symptoms (it’s typically caught in late stages).
Stay healthy: Watch your mouth: See a dentist or doctor about any sore in your mouth or on your lips that doesn’t clear up in 2 weeks. A change in color or persistent pain, tenderness, or numbness anywhere in your mouth or on your lips should also prompt a fast visit.
Curb your vices: About 75% of oral cancers are caused by smoking and drinking alcohol. When such habits were considered unladylike, men with oral cancer outnumbered women 6 to 1, says Sol Silverman Jr., DDS, a professor of oral medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry. “But in the last 50 years, the incidence in women has soared.” — now the ratio is two men to every woman. Limit your intake to one drink per day.
Guard your lips: They need protection, too. Sunscreen isn’t exactly tasty, so choose a balm with SPF and then apply your favorite gloss or lipstick.
The good news: Researchers at Ohio State University recently found that phytochemicals extracted from Hass avocados could kill or stop the growth of oral cancer cells. The study was done in test tubes, but there’s no need to wait for confirmation — bring on the guacamole!
Leukemia
Your Risk: Many think of it as a children’s disease, but the biggest jump in cases occurs between ages 55 and 74.