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How do you avoid going to an emergency medical care?

Urinary Tract Infection – UTI (fever, common with elderly ) ; avoided with proper hygiene; use of cranberry juice
Sprains and strains ; preventive measures
Kidney stones ; regular doctor care and physical check-up
Stomach ache (can be related to food poisoning and other ailments); hot compress on tummy; hygiene ; do not eat in restaurants with questionable sanitary conditions

Others: Ear ache from impacted wax (hydrogen peroxide cleaning); tooth ache (preventive measures, tea tree/flosing/hygiene); blood pressure (diet and lifestyle; consume whole foods); falls (prevention at home); stroke (prevention and regular doctor care for elderly)

Many more such clinics are needed, staffed perhaps by newly licensed doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Or, as Dr. Marvin Moser, a professor of medicine at Yale, suggested in an interview, “Parts of hospitals that are closing could be kept open as walk-in clinics, where costs are considerably less, there are no four-hour waits and no automatic tendency to admit patients to the hospital.”

Group practices can — and often do — rotate having a doctor on call during off-hours, weekends and holidays. Virtually every doctor has a cellphone, and those in solo practices should be asked to give patients the number or include it in the recorded message when the office is closed.
If you have a chronic medical problem, such as a heart condition or asthma, your doctor should devise a care plan that will reduce the chances of a crisis that requires emergency care. Comprehensive patient education, especially for those with chronic conditions, can help to alleviate concerns when a symptom occurs. If your doctor does not provide such information verbally or in print, ask for it or educate yourself by researching your ailment on the Web. Better yet, get a new doctor who tells you what to expect and when to seek medical help.

Adding to problems with emergency room care are high and widely ranging out-of-pocket costs to patients for seemingly identical conditions.
Dr. Moser said his 11-year-old granddaughter, who had a bad stomachache, received questionable tests at outrageous charges at an emergency room in California where the child’s doctor had told the family to take her. The bill included $356 for a routine blood count, $1,212 for a blood analysis and $1,135 for a sonogram — not to mention $1,288 just for walking in the door.

In a new study, Dr. Renee Y. Hsia of the University of California, San Francisco, and co-authors found that among the 10 most common outpatient conditions seen in emergency rooms nationally, charges ranged from $4 to $24,110 for sprains and strains; $15 to $17,797 for headaches; $128 to $39,408 for kidney stones; and $50 to $73,002 for urinary tract infections.

Female sex hormones play a greater role than male sex hormones on neuromuscular ability for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

The study investigated the role of sex and the role of ammonia and amino acid metabolism, specifically the activity of glutamine synthetase, in survival and disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

It concluded that sex is an important factor in disease progression and the response of SOD1 mice to a drug targeting a central enzyme in nitrogen metabolism, with female sex hormones playing a greater role than male sex hormones. Glutamine synthetase, or its reactants and products, therefore plays a role in this disease, and the sex specificity of treatments aimed at this or other metabolic targets may therefore be an important factor in the development of therapies to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

The study tested treatment with methionine sulfoximine (MSO) on the lifespan and neuromuscular ability of male and female SOD1 mice as measured by their ability to maintain their grip on an inverted wire grid. And also tested the effects of castration and ovariectomization on those measurements.

Results: MSO treatment improves the survival of both male and female mice, but the effects are significantly greater on female mice. Saline-treated (control) female mice have delayed neuromuscular degeneration compared with saline-treated male mice, and MSO further delays disease progression in females, to a greater extent than in males. Ovariectomization or castration completely eliminates the effect of the drug on either survival or neuromuscular deterioration.

GENDER MEDICINE, 20121550-8579. December 2012. Volume 9, Issue 6

Verbal memory deficits in recreational Ecstasy/MDMA users

The study concluded that verbal learning and recall deficits of recreational Ecstasy or MDMA users are correlated with glucose hypometabolism in prefrontal and parietal cortex, while word recognition was additionally correlated with mediotemporal hypometabolism. We conclude that memory deficits of MDMA users arise from combined fronto-parieto-mediotemporal dysfunction.
Ecstasy or 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a recreational club drug with supposed neurotoxic effects selectively on the serotonin system. MDMA users consistently exhibit memory dysfunction but there is an ongoing debate if these deficits are induced mainly by alterations in the prefrontal or mediotemporal cortex, especially the hippocampus. Thus, we investigated the relation of verbal memory deficits with alterations of regional cerebral brain glucose metabolism (rMRGlu) in recreational MDMA users.
Methods
Brain glucose metabolism in rest was assessed using 2-deoxy-2-(18F)fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography (18FDG PET) in 19 male recreational users of MDMA and 19 male drug-naïve controls. 18FDG PET data were correlated with memory performance assessed with a German version of the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test.
Results
As previously shown, MDMA users showed significant impairment in verbal declarative memory performance. PET scans revealed significantly decreased rMRGlu in the bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal and inferior parietal cortex, bilateral thalamus, right hippocampus, right precuneus, right cerebellum, and pons (at the level of raphe nuclei) of MDMA users. Among MDMA users, learning and recall were positively correlated with rMRGlu predominantly in bilateral frontal and parietal brain regions, while recognition was additionally related to rMRGlu in the right mediotemporal and bihemispheric lateral temporal cortex. Moreover, cumulative lifetime dose of MDMA was negatively correlated with rMRGlu in the left dorsolateral and bilateral orbital and medial PFC, left inferior parietal and right lateral temporal cortex.
Citation: Bosch OG, Wagner M, Jessen F, Kühn K-U, Joe A, et al. (2013) Verbal Memory Deficits Are Correlated with Prefrontal Hypometabolism in 18FDG PET of Recreational MDMA Users. PLoS ONE 8(4): e61234. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061234
Editor: Stefano L. Sensi, University G. D’Annunzio, Italy
Received: January 4, 2013; Accepted: March 8, 2013; Published: April 9, 2013
Funding: Dr. Quednow received personal grants from the German Research Foundation (DFG, grant QU 218/1-1), the University of Zurich (Nachwuchsförderungskredit), and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF, grant PP00P1_123516). The study was funded by the Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Germany. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Authors
• Oliver G. Bosch (Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University Hospital of Psychiatry, Zurich, Switzerland)
• Michael Wagner, (Germany)
• Frank Jessen, (Germany)
• Kai-Uwe Kühn, (Germany)
• Alexius Joe, (Germany)
• Erich Seifritz, (Germany)
• Wolfgang Maier, (Germany)
• Hans-Jürgen Biersack, (Germany)
• Boris B. Quednow (Germany)
Connie’s comments: In the ‘Brain’ book, CAT scans of brain of drug and alcohol users showed a decreased in size. In the book by John Arden, ‘Rewire your brain”, the following topics are discussed:
• Firing the right brain cells together
• Taming your amygdala (Fear)
• Shifting left
• Cultivating Memory
• Fueling your brain
• Healthy habits: exercise and sleep
• Social medicine
• Resiliency and wisdom
• The mindful attitude

Rewire your brain

Inhibition of human aromatase (estrogen synthetase) by plant Flavone (flavonoids), for breast cancer prevention

Flavone and isoflavone phytoestrogens are plant chemicals and are known to be competitive inhibitors of cytochrome P450 aromatase with respect to the androgen substrate. Aromatase is the enzyme that converts androgen to estrogen; therefore, these plant chemicals are thought to be capable of modifying the estrogen level in women.
The study concluded that Flavones are stronger inhibitors of aromatase than isoflavones.
In this study, the inhibition profiles of four flavones [chrysin (5, 7-dihydroxyflavone), 7,8-dihydroxyflavone, baicalein (5,6,7-trihydroxyflavone), and galangin (3,5,7-trihydroxyflavone)], two isoflavones [genistein (4,5,7-trihydroxyisoflavone) and biochanin A (5,7-dihydroxy-4-methoxyisoflavone)], one flavanone [naringenin (4, 5,7-trihydroxyflavanone)], and one naphthoflavone (alpha-naphthoflavone) on the wild-type and six human aromatase mutants (I133Y, P308F, D309A, T310S, I395F, and I474Y) were determined.
In combination with computer modeling, the binding characteristics and the structure requirement for flavone and isoflavone phytoestrogens to inhibit human aromatase were obtained. These compounds were found to bind to the active site of aromatase in an orientation in which rings A and C mimic rings D and C of the androgen substrate, respectively.
Y C Kao, C Zhou, M Sherman, C A Laughton, and S Chen. Selected References
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CAM, holistic ways on cancer, depression, heart health, women and men

 

ANTIBIOTICS

Cleavers, echinaecea, golden seal, gentian, nettles, oats, wormwood. Myrrh.

ALLERGIES

Super enzymes by Twin labs (bromalain is key there). But a non herbal cure is more efficient. Stop eating all gluten containing grains, wheat, rice, stop all dairy foods but a little genuine yogurt occasionally is alright. Real yogurt, the kind that bleeds when cut. Greek or from healthfood store but containing no thickeners.

ASPERGER- (Autistic spectrum)

Pervasive development disorder, ATD. Brain foods. Vaccines cause it. Read Money Mag May 97.Virus during pregnancy.

ACHES

Homeopathic arnica pellets, 200cc, three under tongue as needed. Yarrow, if bad enough, skullcap. Make intotea, brewing at under boiling. Best bring almost to boil, turn off fire, throw in herbs, let steep 15 min. Red poppy bolus same, in tisane. All tisanes made with water brought to 155, between a bath and a boil, drop in herbs, cover, let steep. For bursitis, bromelain, pineapple extract. Also hard massage by pal with linamint or sesame/marjoram (below) on bursa. Take anti inflammatory, ibupofren (Motrin) while you spend a few days working that area, it’s an anti-inflam and allows you to exercise with slow yoga to loosen spasms without feeling the tension and pain. Spasms in muscles, from disc problems, afflicting major muscles around spine, use cured sesame oil with an EO. Pour good, crude sesame oil into crock pot. Turn on low, overnight. next morning, cool. Put four oz in squeeje bottle, rst in fridge. Add 30 drops marjoram essential oil (EO) to the sesame oil. Stops those spasms flat. ASPIRIN, which reduces aches, pains, but also lowers fevers, not a good idea if there are viruses/bacteria in you. Body uses the fever to KILL bugs. Honor its intent. Don’t stand in its way. ICE BRAIN wi. Wet towels. Three 8-hr. shifts a day of towel placer-persons if it’s an infant. Their job? To see if Fever gets near 105, at that point, ice the brain. Get a CHI LAMP.

ACNE

Organic, red Apple Cider vinegar

ADDICTION/ ALCOHOLISM

Milk thistle,l-Glutamine, Spinach salads, when they crave drink Another trick, protein with raw fruit full of enzymes. Fresh pineapple fruit blended with milk into a fruit shake. It ferments and gives addict feeling they had booze. Any protein given with raw fruit will ferment, that’s why we who eat protein do NOT mix it with fruit in same meal! Impedes protein digestion which is done with stomach acid.

ADRENALS

Licorice; siberian ginseng (eleuthro), jamaican sarsaparilla,
Prickley Ash bark, safflower flowers, dandelion root, horseradish,
hawthorne, freeze-dried adrenals, lysine will heal. If hypertension, must
use de-glycyrrhizined licorice, TO STIMULATE: gotukola, damiana, saw palmetto, kelp. MASTER HORMONE PRECURSORS like wild yam, ginseng, borage, licorice, ginseng, DHEA. Glandular called ‘Adrenal Support” by Natra-Bio (Ferndale WA).Clove tea w. dandelion root capsules 3, 3x a day.

AGING, and AGE SPOTS

Germanium! Found in barley, garlic. S.O.D, VIT C B COMPLEX, B-6, VIT E.ROYAL JELLY, LECITHIN. CO-ENZYME Q 10, Tea: red clover, burdock, milk thistle, dandelion. SILICA will give longevity, Devil’s claw takes care of joint pain, stiffness, instead of aspirin to thin blood, take willow bark “Pain Stop” capsule. Arnica, stops pain 200 cc three pellets
under tongue. as needed. Bitter herbs before every protein meal, like
chicory, endive, dandelion in salad. And be sure to smell the protein
cooking beforehand so there’s an acid flux in tummy. For men, saw palmetto, bearberry, burdock, juniper berry, prickly ash, slippery elm formula. AGING EYE SIGHT: bilberry or BLUEBERRY same thing, UK it’s bilberry, A,C. E, selenium. Malva Tea
AGING OF BODY- Exercise. Weight training. DHEA, L-carnatine, PREGNENOLONE, PROGESTERONE.AGING OF BRAIN: Use some of those new Smart drugs, they have names like Brain Power, Think, found at healthfood store, niacin with meals.
AIDS-Bitter Melon, Chapparal, Pau d’arco, wheatgrass juice, red clover.
Lomatium St John’s Hyssop, Lemon balm, Thuja, Echinacea. ANTI-VIRALS: lomatium dissectum, St john’s wort, bupleurum, cinnamon. ELDERBERRY fruit.
ALCOHOLISM-To repair damage already there, GARY NULL says take glutathion. and N-acetyl cystine and Chlorophyll, and Thiamine, Grapeseed extract And Vit C.
ALLERGIES- Super Enzymes by Twin labs, (bromalain is key ingredient) Eyebright, Goldenseal, Horseradish root, Nettle seed, Yarrow flower, ECHINCECA, RED CLOVER, BORAGE, LICORICE, MARSHMALLOW, SLIPPERY ELM, DANDELION, CHAMOMILE, yarrow. Alfalfa juice (easy to grow; seed avail. at all HFS) L- Glutamine. Fiber added to drinks with acidophilus, bifidus. msm – or METHYL SULFONYL METHANE, a natural form of sulfur(also eat broccoli, brussel sprouts, onions, garlic, raw so sulfur is not destroyed.)

ALZHEIMERS

240 mg. Ginko Bilboa daily. Acetyle-L-Carnatine; METHYL COBALAMINE. (co enzyme B-12) ANEMIA- Nettles, beets, black strap molasses, parsley, coriander, teas of yellow dock, verbena hawthorn, raspberry.

AMYLATERAL SCLEROSIS /LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE,)

Creatine, NO CANOLA. Olive oil on everything. See movie “Lorenzo’s Oil” or read the book.

ANGINA PECTORIS

Cayenne, Hawthorn, double consumption of water. APLASTIC ANEMIA- (LEUCOPENIA ) DRUGS, ANTIBIOTICS, ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES,
ANTI CONVULSANTS ARE THOUGHT TO CAUSE IT. HYPERSENSITIVITY TO CHEMICALS,

ALLERGIES

 Erythropoietan is medicine is injected to increase red blood cells. Testosterone has been used. If only red blood cells are affected, (RBC) immuno suppresants indicated. Prednisone and Cyclophosphamide and cyclosporin. Call NAT Information in Maryland 800 300-7469 FDA, Also Info: “N Assoc for Rare Diseases.” 203-746-6518.
ANTI FUNGAL- echinecea, garlic, pau d’ arco, goldenseal, cinnamon
REGULAR ANEMIA: yummy Blackberry and APRICOT juice, black strap molasses, all forms of chlorophyll: spirulina, chlorella, wheat grass, barley grass, wild blue green algae.

ARTHRITIS

Green Tea as a daily beverage. Alfalfa tablets, burdock, bogbean, black cohosh, tea of celery seed, meadowsweet, echinacea, devil’s claw, yarrow; licorice, wild yam. Supplements of calcium, boron, magnesium, cod liver oil, other fish oils; eve primrose oil; kelp, selenium, nettles, hawthorn, prickly ash. Rub aloe, peppermint oil, comfrey, cayenne, onion, CELERY/ cabbage juice on with DMSO on clean skin or put into a poultice, wrap. Get rid of rigid mental attitudes. Aurevedic cure for joint pain, tumeric in hot milk. Boswillia (from India); bromellian (active enzyme in raw pineapple) eat it on empty stomach, pycnogenol; black cohosh,
chapparal, garlic, sarsparilla, desert willow, poke root, meadowsweet,
colloidal silver, glucosamine sulfate or acetyl glucosamine. Take Calcium citrate with magnesium, boron, cod liver oil. Apple Cider Vinegar with other forms calcium. Niacinamide. CHINESE HERBS: Dong Gui, Gou Ji, Siberian Ginseng, Bone Mender, Xo Xian, Eucommia bark, Fo Ti, Disacus Root Mulberry Stem, Dodder Seed, Job’s tears. DRINK MORE WATER! DOUBLE THE AMT. And eat
the cartilege off chicken or beef bones. Beef trachea extract. RED or black cherries eaten alone. DAILY. DMSO (vets’ shin rub) with garlic on very clean, soaped then well rinsed skin only as the sulphur carries everything ON the skin deep into the body!

ASTHMA

Hot foods, chile peppers, tabasco, (lungs water just like eys)
onions, garlic, echinecea, licorice, borage, coltsfoot, hyssop, elecampane, thyme, skullcap, vervain, golden seal, elderflower, peppermint, chickweed, chamomile, ginger. Khella seed, skunk cabbage, grindelia, tumeric, thyme, muellin, radish juice. Anise seed, seneca, comfrey, mouse ear, ill bearing spurge, sundew, wild cherry. If it’s an allergy, use ephedra. Motherwort to strengthen heart. Switch to goat’s milk.

ATHEROSCLEROSIS- Wakame, (seaweed) Magnets on heart, crown of head. Malva tea.
ATTENTION DEFICIT- Drifty, (can’t remember instructions) driven, (fidgity) daring, (reckless). Remove all sugar, food additives. Avoid allergins. May have high toxic metals, high copper levels, get tested for both. Add raw cilantro to salad if that’s the case. AD Caused by LOW MINERAL intake. Take organic high min vegies 14 x more min than supermarket veg. Take S-adenosyl-l-methione a precursor to B-12, (take 2 tablets of 400 mg 8A.M., 1 PM and 6 p.m. If one can read in a focused manner, obsessive compulsive disorder is suspected, start on Prozac, very slowly, a drop a a day increasing slowly.
AUTISM-Magnesium, B-6 in combo; Food allergies/candida checked. DiMethyl Glycine from Food Science; (Vit B-15) Top Researcher: Bernard Rimland; Inst. Child Behav San Diego 619 281-7165. Catalogue: Vit Shop 800 2331216. Vit Trader 18003349310.
BOILS-slippery elm brings it to a head. Muellin/lobelia fomentation too. 3 to 1. To get rid of microbes, echinacea, eucalypstus, garlic, myrrh,
nasturtium, thyme, wild indigo, wormwood. In WWI they used garlic oil on spagnum moss dressings. To close it after it bursts, use calendula petals.
BONE- to form, condroitan sulfate, horsetail (organic silicon); eat ends of chicken bones. Mix bell pepper into your celery juice as it has silicon.
BRAIN-Ginkgo, (leaf) glutamine, Cayenne, siberian ginseng, gotu kola, and amino acid arginine, choline (a Vitamin). Periwinkle, holy thistle, lilly of valley root, lobelia. No hard minerals in water; do Shoulder stands. For paralysis, Masterwort 1 oz in l pt water as tea, 3x per day.
BLADDER:Cranberry, grapefruit peel, cinnamon, beanpod (not seed), fennel; make watermelon fruit/rind /goldenrod, beanpod/horsetail tea and take with HERB EXTRACTS OF: Cornsilk, horsetail, pipsissew, Juniper berry, goldenrod.
BLOOD PRESSURE:Celery juice.
BRAIN/MEMORY-Gotu Kola, Gingko, Passionflower, Skullcap, Calamus, Rosemary. Pregnenolone.
BREASTS- Cysts: No caffeine. Phytolaca compresses. Prevention Cancer: selenium. 200 mcg., Brown Kelp, rosemary, basil, parsley, cumin seeds.
BRONCHIALS-comfrey, marshmallow, lobelia, chickweed, mullein, slippery elm, lobelia, bayberry, ginger, white pine bark, cloves.
BURNS – Comfrey stem sap.
BURSITIS- SARSPARILLA, hyssop, bromelain or pineapple extract. Linamint and massage done while you’re sedated with ibupofrin, or MOTRIN, an anti inflammatory pain killer. Arnica 200cc, under tongue, a homeopathic remedy, repeat as needed. Handles pain.
CANCER-Red Clover, Chaparrel, Pau d’arco. Beet juice. Roasted Soy beans. Quit sugar and salt. Glutathione. Madagascar periwinkle (Vinca). To strengthen Liver, burdock, blue flag, essaic, (ask me for files on this
one) yellow dock. To clean kidneys, cleavers, dandelion. Echineacea, Poke Root, cumin, basil, rosemary, parsley. APPLY TO TUMOR: guaiacum, mistletoe, red clover, sweet violet, hot castor oil packs. IMMUNE SYS: astragalus, ligusticum wallichii, shitake mushroom, schizandra chinensis. Anti-Tumor activity: Flaxseed, freshly ground. Washed apple skins, eaten with or w/o the apple.
CANDIDA- Biocidin, Bipidius Fos, Acidophillis Call: Dr. Biamonte (212) 967-1762. 139 Fulton St. NY 5th Floor. Dilute teatree oil in water,
cleansing douche, acidophilis implants. Raw Garlic to clean
intestine.Astragalus Citricidal. Caprylic Acid! SOLGAR brand. NO ALUMINUM, MERCURY. (foil, deodorants, mercury fillings). Use a homeopathic triple remedy CUPRUM, Calc Sulf and Alumina, which draws it out of system. THEN the candida responds to treatment.Copper complex.
CATARACTS-Give up salt, sugar. Use celery juice, lecithin daily. Sweat. Vit C plus bioflavenoids, magnets 2 inches from eyes. Glutathione. (Toxic liver). No lactose, (milk, dairy foods) no mercury from fillings. No rancid oils, fried foods or heated oil, all of which produce free radicals, which is suspected to cause cateracts. Glutathione and anti-oxidants must be taken.
CHOLESTEROL- Wakame (seaweed), Onions, garlic, skullcap, butcher’s broom, hawthorn, horsetail, limeflower, dandelion root, cayenne. GINGER root (reduces clotting) eating beans, soy beans (takes 4 weeks). Rice Bran oil. Lime-ade. Garlic, ginger, lime on salad before meals.
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME-LYSINE no pork. Take Herbal Energy Boost, bladderwrack, beet powder, boron, chromium icolinate,fo-ti, ginger, ginkgo, sida cordifolia linn, hawthorn, kola nut, saw palmetto, white willow, zinc, 1-800-303-0187.
CREAKY JOINTS, BONE DAMAGE-Slippery elm, alfalfa, oat straw, tumeric simmered in milk. Calcium wi boron, magnesium, codliver oil. DRINK MORE WATER! Calc.Flour, Calc.Phos. Hydroxy apatite calcium.
CONJUNCTIVITIS- NEOSPORIN right in the eye. Works great.BORAGE, CLEAVERS, ECHINECEA, EYEBRIGHT, goldenseal, lemon balm, plantain, raspberry, valerian.
COLDS:Oregano seed tea at first symptom, Ginger tea, echinacea, goldenseal, osha, spilanthes, yerba santa, horseradish, elder, watercress, wild indigo. Red, Swollen eyes, take ‘eyebright.’
CYSTITUS- (IF CONSTIPATED, yellow or red urine, hot body, heat ):
goldenseal, cornsilk uva ursi, plantain, marshmallow, if bleeding
sheepherd’s purse, gentian. If coldness: add astragalus, cherry stems. Vit
C or Cranberry juice. Mix l tsp baking soda, drink 2x a day five days.
CANCER-ORANGE PEELS, pycogonels are expensive so use whole grapes in juice as a fast, (seed is full of antioxdants), watermelon seeds made in the juice. Take Chlorella or wakasa during chemo, loquat seeds say chinese.
CHOLESTEROL- BLUEBERRY, fish oils made of fish from cold waters.
COLON-cascara sacrada, buckthorn bark, licorice & dandelion root, cayenne, ginger, barberry root bark, couchgrass, red clover tops, lobelia, rhubarb, senna. Psyllim (unflavored metamucil) stirred into drinks.
COUGH- wild cherry bark, thyme leaf, licorice root, skunk cabbage,
petasites, elecampane, yerba santa, grindelia, bloodroot, sundew, radish
juice.
COLIC- FENNEL, catnip, ginger, peppermint, lemon balm, chamomile.
COLITIS- (Ulcerative) Chlorella or Wakasa.
CONSTIPATION- eat apples; senna, rhubarb, homeopathic bryonia (wild hops). Can be result of hypothryoidism.
CRAMPS- black haw bark, cramp bark, pasque flower tea. Also black cohosh, false unicorn, wild yam. Kal Phos, Mag Phos
CRIB DEATH- no synthetic blankets, no soy milk. Mattress covered with sealed material, so gases can’t come out of it. No vaccination of any
child, ever. Join a Christian Science Church if you have to so that the
state can’t force you! No infants sleeping in same bed with adults.
CYSTIC FIBROSIS- glutathione, 200-500 mlgms. or Cystine, (NAC).
CYSTITIS-YARROW, CHAMOMILE, CELERY SEED. Barley broth, cranberry fruit or juice. The real stuff, sold only a healthfood stores. Take care of all Vaginitis which causes it. A Betadine or Goldenseal tea wipe after sex. No eating any dairy product, cheese, milk, ice cream. FINISHED. Type O blood diet requires it be eliminated. Major cause of this disease is dairy.
DEMENTIA –
GINKOhttp://www.mercola.com/2006/dec/9/more-evidence-ginkgo-biloba-works-just-as-well-as-dementia-drugs.htm
Dental pain: Eat garlic, raw garlic, DAILY, the strongest antiviral
Have a glass of water ready to wash it down fast as it is HOT! Chew it with the front teeth so as to contain it to one
area of the mouth & minimize fire truck mouth…
DEPRESSION -Double down on sleep. READ THIS ARTICLE St. John’s Wort, valerian, Ginseng, wild oats, damiana, basil, vervain, dandelion. Fennel juice (anise) makes endorphins flow, banishes depress. Magnets on crown chakra while asleep. Lime blossom aroma. Kola, rosemary, lavender, skullcap, lady’s slipper, valerian, orange blossom.
DERMATITIS- COLLOIDAL SILVER. Hyssop.
DIAHARREA-Cantaloupe, blackberry, blueberry, pea, quince, raspberry, rhubarb juice. Herb Tea: American cranesbill, bayberry, meadowsweet, oak bark hourly. Try Citricidal in case of enterococcus. For babies, podohyllum cahmolla a homeopathic remedy. TUMERIC in foods, drinks! You can make citricidal from grapefruit seeds, so all year long, save them.
DIABETES-What Our Plants Are Good For” by Finnish herbalist Toivo
Rautavaara sez “There are components in blueberry leaves that have an
effect on diabetes; they can at least partly substitute insulin. The
American, Allen, calls the blueberry “plant insulin”. European studies
(Wasicky) have shown that dogs that had been made diabetic by removing their pancreas could be kept alive as long as they were regularly given blueberry leaf tea. Eppinger, Mark, Wagner and Kauffmann among others have discovered in clinical studies the effect blueberry leaf decoction has on human diabetics: the sugar is
reduced in the urine and tolerance for sugar increases. In their medical
directions for diabetics, Lasker and Kroeber have used bean peels,
blackberry leaves, nettle leaves in addition to blueberry leaves.”
Foenegreek, eaten cooked, Persian markets have it year round. It lowers
blood glucose. That’s why women nursing babies can’t take it. HOMEOPATHIC insulin. Devil’s club root bark, Jambul seed, blueberry leaf, bean pod, dandelion root, leaf, flower. DIABETIC CATARACT (prevent) Bioflavenoids, quercitin. JUICE: Cabbage, chile peppers, stringbean, jerusalem artichoke, bitter melon. Niacinamide. If type two Diabetes is suspected where body doesn’t recognize insulin, take cinnamon. For Type II Diab. sage, oregano double insulin activity; tumeric, cloves triple the activity, cinnamon is most potent. Normal doses given in foods fine. Hindu Doctors use GYMNEMA
for Type 2 adult onset diabetes. 250-400 millegrams a day. Platycodi Radix (Root), Schizandrae Fructus (Fruit), Capsella Bursa (Stem), Glycyrrhizae Radix (Root), Astragalus Membranaceus Bunge (Root), Lycium Chinese (Fruit), Dioscorea Japonica Thunberg (Root) are in ELEOTIN diabetes formula. DIVERTICULITUS-Natural, soft fiber foods, metamucil, not bran; MORE FLUIDS
DOWNS SYNDROME -Nuveen makes cure. Ask Julian Whittaker 4321 Birch Newport Bch CA for his free newsletter on this
DRY SINUSES, NASAL PASSAGES- Rub with sesame oil regularly in winter.
DYSENTERY- See Enteritis
EAR ACHE- Lymph rub around collar bone, neck. Moving downwards.
ECZEMA -Apple cider in bath tub, no showers, aveeno soap. Discontinue all cows milk products, goat ok. Bitters before meals. Proteins w. low carb vegies only, not w. starch/sugar/ dessert/ fats. Internal tea: burdock, figworth, fumatory, mountain rape, nettle, pansy, red clover and hyssop. Pour boiling water on top, let steep. EXTERNAL WASH for skin: tisane of chickweed, comfrey, golden seal, calendula petals, pansy, witch hazel. 2 tbsp herb to pt water. Burdock ointment on skin, sop w. almond oil all the time.
EDEMA-Use kidney herbs, diuretics, salads of white radish. Nat Mur.
EMPHYSEMA- MARSHMALLOW, MUELLIN, COMFREY CHICKWEED AS A TEA.
EPILEPSY- No carbs, go on the Dr. Atkins Diet. “Diet Revolution” This is a high meat, egg, milk protein diet.
ENTERITIS-(diaharrea) Turkish Rhubarb root; Cantaloupe, blackberry,
blueberry, pea, quince, raspberry, rhubarb juice. Oatmeal, rice as food.
Cayenne and garlic in food. Toast brown rice on thick skillet, grind to
powder (clean out your coffee bean grinder to do it,) simmer in water,
little salt, honey. Makes a great gruel. If you suspect viral causes, serve
with small amt. fresh pressed garlic, to cats to babies. Mineral
replacement is very important, so boil parsley with the water before you
use it. There are min replacement liquids like gatorade. CELL SALTS
minerals plus SOME SUGAR are required. Diaharrea washes away body’s minerals. In 3rd world countries, very common, they give these min replace drinks. Mothers are taught to salt water lightly, sugar it lightly, boil for purity.
ESTROGEN-Black cohosh, chaste tree berry, saw palmetto, sage leaf,
licorice, alfalfa juice powder, pomegranates, VITEX, avocados, dong quai,
DHEA, Pregnenolone, in diet eat tofu.
EYES-Rue tops, Fennel Seed, Eyebright, calendula, Goldenseal, Muellin, Boric acid. EYESIGHT-Gotukola, bilberry, Vits A, C, E, selenium.
FATIGUE-Siberian or korean ginseng, licorice, oat seed, jamaican
sarsaparilla, prickley ash, gotu-kola. B-12.
FEMALE PROBLEMS-Dong quai (chaste berry); Licorice root, (for estrogen) Fo-ti, Mexican Yam, Raspberry leaves, Queen of the Meadow, Black Cohosh, St John’s Wort (depres), Damiana (flashes); Foenegreek (brings period). Eat avocados, olive oil, take Royal Jelly, vitamin E. (VITEX), Pulsatilla, Motherwort.If fungus is suspected, astragulus
FEVER-currant, elderberry, grapefruit, peach, pear, raspberry juice.NO
ASPIRIN!
FIBROIDS-Chaste tree, (Vitex) Vegetarian diet, http://www.uterinefibroids.com
FLU-Lomatium, St. John’s wort, Hyssop, Lemon balm, Thuja leaf, Echinacea. (see cold remedy). ELDERBERRY Zinc, NO ASPIRIN, it reduces fevers. 1918, everyone died of flu as they’d just invented aspirin!
FAT-(to kill appetite) Fennel (finocchio) given in your salad, several
times a day. Herbs: licorice root, uva ursi. Minerals: magnesium and
chromium.
FERTILITY- Essential fatty acids, B Complex, Vit E, Octacosonal, Folic acid, Zinc.
TO CONCEIVE: Dong quai, black cohosh, royal jelly Vit E, loicorice rt,
sarsaparilla, damiana, wild yam, fo-ti, burdock rt, yellow dock, scullcap,
ginger, bladderwrack. red raspberry, rosemary, nettles, dandelion rt,
angelica, peony rt, oatsraw, fennel, ma huang, ginger, hawthorn, rosehips, rehmannia, natural iodine, sea weeds like kombu, kelp, dulse, also alfalfa, spirulina, irish moss, watercress, borage seed. Take minerals in beet/green salad. AFTER QUITTING THE PILL:black cohosh, chasteberry, licorice, motherwort tea 3x day.
FEVER- Boneset, yarrow, echinaecea, cayenne, calendula, cleavers, golden seal, in tea every 2 hrs. Blue Verbain
FIBROIDS- goldenseal, ramp bark, squaw vine, red raspberries, dong quai, false unicorn, rose hips, sarsaparilla, peony, uva ursi, blessed thistle, rehmannia, ginger, lobelia.Treat LIPOMA or tumors same way:
FIBROMYALGIA-Malic Acid and Magnesium, chlorella, wakasa,(liquid extract of chlorella.)
FOOD POISONING- CHICKEN Meat can smell good and still carry this killer bug. It kills oldsters, babies and cats! The bug hits with an intense headache and bowel cramps, and fever. The headache is like a hammerblow to back of skull. It’s toxins, so do up to 5 grams a day of powdered Vit C. Get out a heating pad, plug it in over tummy and stay in bed with a remote clicker. I went thru it and never medicated at all, just to see what would happen. You will probably then experience 15 days of cramps, a non functioning bowel & not necessarily a conspicuous diaharrea, either.Just a few tsps of mucus emerging. But go organic in your cure. At first suspicion of a bad chicken being in your gut, take Tumeric capsules 3 at a time, 3x a day. Don’t eat tumeric on your dinner; it stains the teeth! It is the spice that gives curry powder its color and background flavor if not its kick. Take Ginger, the real root, — raw, grated into tea. HOT HERBAL TEAS of all sorts are always best for gut poisons. L-Cystine is an amino acid that will clean out the toxins. CHARCOAL capsules, small amt. Will detox a poison. If you have any fairly recent Penicillin. Any of the rethymicins take one three times a day. Drink “Acid-ade” made with 2 tbsps of red, organic apple
vinegar in glass of water, use instead of water all day. Add raw, crushed
garlic to anything you eat. An avocado is a great vehicle, little raw onion
grated in, (another bug killer,) lime juice over all. Tomato. Delicious way to bug the bugs in your gut out of business. As a life habit, Cover raw meat/fish with rosemary branches when in fridge. BEST not to keep raw meat ever. COOK it second you bring it home, and cook l00%
FUNGUS-Usnea, Spilantes, Oregano, Pau d’Arco, Teatree. Nails: coco oil. Astragulus
GALL INFLAMMATION: tea of marshmallow root, dandelion, fringtree bark, wahoo, mountain grape.
GALLSTONES-Fennel juice, marshmallow root, barberry, mountain grape, balmony, boldo, fringetree bark, golden seal. 3x day.
GASTRITIS- chamomile, licorice, marshmallow, comfrey, meadowsweet, golden seal, calendula, slippery elm.
GOUT: Devil’s claw; yarrow; kidney stims like celery juice or seed,
boneset, uva ursi, wild carrot, yarrow, burdock root. NO sardines, shell
fish, kidney or organ meat, caffeine, alcohol. Cut down on meat.
GUMS- alfalfa. Keep several tooth brushes, dry in window between uses. Use cold water only when brushing teeth.
HASHIMOTO’S – NO mercury hence no clams, shellfish, swordfish, tuna. No melatonin, popular sleep aid.
HEADACHES-Jamaican dogwood, petasites rhizome, passionflower, meadowsweet, white willow bark, St John’s Wort, feverfew, wood betony, rosemary, periwinkle, lavender flower, ginger. Ginger, willow bark. FeverFew for migraines. Hindus mix tumeric, black pepper wi milk make a paste, rub on entire forehead. BANISH ALL SALT from DIET.
HEALING-amino acids; digestive enzymes, HCI with proteins. Zinc, B-6, magnesium.
HEART- Cayenne, (give to anyone in pain) Hawthorn extract, L-Taurine, L-Arginine 6 gm daily, reverses ability to relax blood vessels, lost in old age; Magnesium, Garlic, Ginger, Lecithin, Evening primrose oil; black cohosh, Vitamin E. Cactus flower/stem, Motherwort. Bromelian, Trypsin for clot removal. Creatine, N-Acetyl Carnatine or L-Carnatine, Co-Enzyme Q 10 taken with fatty meal or Omega oils, borage oil, GLA/EPA. Rice Bran Oil. Kidney and black Beans in diet. For Congestive heart failure, creatine, Co-Enzyme Q 10
HEAVY METAL POISONING- 7 day brown rice, vegie juice cleanse, carrot juice, potassium broth, miso soup. Antioxidants from whole grape juice. Cilantro in all salads, vegie dishes.
HEART DISEASE-bile salts, Yeast, Bovine heart tissue, Vit E, Lecithin,
Dwarf Elder, Bitter root, mistletoe, oil peppermint, cassia. CO-ENZYME Q 10 (GARY NULL sez, for CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
HEART ATTACK PREVENTION:Before breakfast, liquid potassium, VIT E, 400-800 units; CO-ENZYME Q10, 300 mllgms. L-Carnatine 500-155000, Vit C, 2k to 4k on arising. Exercise. Don’t skip meals. VULNERARIES: aloe,, arnica, bistort, black willow, burdock, chickweed, cleavers, comfrey, cranesbill, daisy, elder, elecampane, fenugreek, flaxseed, garlic, goldenseal, horsetail, hyssop, irish moss, calendula, marshmallow, mullein, plantain, poke root, shepherd’s purse, slippery elm, st. john’s wort, thyme, witch hazel, wood betony, yarrow.
HEMMORHOIDS-Bioflavenoids, butcher’s broom. astringents: pilewort, witch hazel, periwinkle, tormentil. Pilewort ointment after BM. Take hepatics: barberry, dandelion root, golden seal, yellow dock in tea many times a day. Turnip greens and roots.
HERPES- Lysine, astragalus, siberian ginseng, calcium. No chocolate,
Lomatium, St John’s Hyssop, Lemon Balm extract cream topically 5x daily, Thuja, Echinacea. BHT, DMSO topically w. garlic. Avoid eating argenine rich foods. (nuts, peanuts, chocolate.) Apply anti-viral herbs topically: melissa, licorice root, aloevera goldenseal tincture, echinacea extract orally, lysine cream, also 500 mg. 3x daily, extracts of licorice, myrrh, l-lysine, aloe vera, eg glycerine, lecithin, grapefruit seed ext.
agar-agar. The Quercitin in red onions very good.
HEPTATITIS- Liver Assoc. 800-223-0179 (auto immune)
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE-Olive leaf, Linden flower, Bean pod, no beans, Mistletoe, cayenne, niacin. Make certain there’s no tumor on adrenals. Co Enzyme Q 10, Hawthorn daily 12 weeks. Tea of chrysanthemum flowers, l00 mlg daikon radish juice daily.
HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES: Sudden colds. Aconite, under tongue. 30cc pellets. FERRUM FOS is for slow brew flu. Sore throat/flush take Belladonna. Wet cold, Alium sepa; Cold sores, dry lips, Natrum Muriatica. These work. My son had amoebas in Mexico, was 9 mos. Old. Early 1965 so I don’t recall what med was. Holistic doc said ‘conventional meds can really hurt him, let’s do the homeo thing. Three times a day I administered these little pellets and it fixed him!
HOT FLASHES- Bioflavenoids (500-3000 mg) w. magnesium, B6, E
HYPOGLYCEMIA- Devil’s club root bark, Jambul seed, blueberry leaf, bean
pod, dandelion root, leaf, flower. JUICE: Jerusalem artichoke, red/black
raspberry, stringbean, tomato, zucchini. Stop eating carbs, high sugar
fruits, refined starches. Instead, whole grain sprouted bread, and only l
slice daily. GREEN JUICES. GAIA tincture. If type two diabetes is suspected
where body doesn’t recognize insulin, take CINNAMON in all compatible foods. ‘Sanicle/ or healwell’ an ancient herb, hard to find. 3 drops sassafras oil in ltbspn fruit juice 2 x daily, four weeks. Red beets as a food.
HYPO-THYROID- Get rid of flouride in water, toothpaste. Switch to baking soda for toothpaste. Get purified water.
HYSTOPLASMOSIS- Move away from ocean. Diflucan medicine.
IMMUNE SYS- Vit C/Bioflavenoids, Echinacea, Goldenseal, wild indigo, Boneset, prickley ash bark, Thuja leaf. St John’s Lomatium, Hyssop, Lemon Balm. See “Thymus.” Pregnolone and Progesterone.
IMPOTENCE-Jamaican sarsaparilla, American ginseng, saw palmetto, oat seed, damiana, cardamon.
INDIGESTION- Sage, dill, anise, fennel, added to food while it cooks. The menthol in peppermint relieves gass.
INFECTION OR PUS – Grapefruit.
INFERTILITY- WOMEN: Pituitary insufficiency. Viburnum and Raw pituitary gland from animal. Scars: Sitz baths. 2 tubs, Hot 3 min, Cold 1 min. Scar tissue gets elim. Do 3 mos before attempt preg. Ovoducts open up in that time.
INSOMMNIA-valerian, rescue remedy, vervaine, marjoram, lavender, neroli, sweet orange, nutmeg, basil, bergamot, geranium (E/O’s) basil, jamaican dogwood, DHEA, beer. METHYL COBALAMINE, (co enzyme B-12) in a product called dibencocide. Lettuce juice. passionflower, catnip, hops, valerian, skullcap, vervain, chamomile. And the amino acid ornithine, kava-kava. Vit C, magnesium ascorbate, aspirin, niacinamide.
IRRITABLE BOWEL- Tea of wild yam, chamomile, peppermint, agrimony, marshamallow, goldenseal 3x. Add hops 4-stress, slippery elm gruel. enteric coated pepperiment oil capsules. Diet of fiber rich foods, grains, beans, but not bran. Friendly flora like lacobacillus acidophilus. l cap of powder after a meal. A pinch of asafoetida in all your cooked vegetables’ sauce. Very yummy and popular Indian food thing. DISCONTINUE milk. Bacteria in milk causes it.
JAUNDICE- Carrot juice, horseradish, castor oil fomentations. Wild Yam and Barberry tea 6 x a day. (1 to 2), tea of balmony, black root, dandelion, fringtree bark, golden seal.
JOINT PAIN- Devil’s claw, cured sesame oil with marjoram, arnica, 200cc, 3 pellets under tongue. See “ACHES ” Take MSM – organic sulfur – MSM is it’s chemical name. You can get it at Walmart, relatively inexpensive. Start with a lower dose and increase if needed. It’s naturally occurring in the environment so you can’t take too much, your body just uses what it needs, the rest just passes through your system. It lubricates joints naturally.
KIDNEY-Tea made of Juniper berries, parsley herb, uva ursi leaves,
dandelion root, corn silk, chamomile flowers.
KIDNEY STONES- madder root, hydrangea root, gravel root, burdock seed, horseradish root, hydrangea, parsley piert, stone root and chamomile made into tea taken w. pinch sodium bicarbonate in 8 oz pear juice between meals. Eat rice bran daily, celery, asparagus, artichoke. AM lst thing, take watermelon tea. BORON, MAGNESIUM, CALCIUM. This come from raging osteoporosis, your calcium’s melting off your BONES. Quit diuretics! (tea/cafe, acids like vinegar, pasteurized citrus, aspirins.) Quit SOY products.
LABOR-(these CAUSE LABOR, that means this list is what you avoid using during pregnancy as will provoke!) autumn crocus, angelica, barberry, buchu, buckthorn, cascara sagrada, coffee, comfrey, ma huang, golden seal, horseradish, juniper, loage, male fern, mandrake, misteltoe, mugwort, wormwood, pennyroyal, rhubarb, rue, senna, southernwood, tansy, thuja, ginger, wormwood.
LINIMENT-St John’s Wort, Arnica, Melilot, Wormwood, Rue tops, Yarow flower,
Cayenne pepper and arnica liniment, homeopathic.
LIVER-For cirhosis, hepatitus or wild mushroom poisoning. Use MILK THISTLE, dandelion, tumeric. % MUSHROOM POISONING, MilkThistle and Liver cleansing herbs, Tumeric, Dandelion, root and leaf. See: http://www.thepracticalherbalist.com/component/content/article/40-herbal-encyclopedia/46-dandelion-the-liver-cleanser.html
Mushrooms can liquify the liver, the poison ones, so don’t wild pick as nobody can tell which is which. Except one way. Five hours after you eat them you start vomiting. Do that as long and well as you can. Keep adding warm water so your vomit that out. Then add more warm water, rinsing. Some feel charcoal capsules are indiated to inactivate the poison. It does that to some poisons. Then you must immediately start on milk thistle herb or extract
For less emergency related liver support, the usual suspects…angelica, queen of the meadow, beets, burdock, fresh dandelion root, parsley, fresh horseradish, horsetail, liverwort, birch, lobelia, blessed thistle, (sylbium marianum) chamomile, gentian, golden rod, wild yam, barberry, Oregon grape, red clover, tumeric, artichoke leaf, beet leaf. Take in fennel seed tea or take w. tomato juice. Castor Oil fomentation pack on liver, hotwater bottle on top. Use senna, psyllium occasionally as laxatives.
Milk thistle good as an extract, ginseng. Bastyr U. says: go vegie, take
fiber, 1 gm Vit c 3x a day, milk thistle, 70-210 mg broken into 3 doses
daily. 2 qts pure water daily, Vit/min formula daily. D. Hoffman says liver
tonic of dandelion, meadowsweet, fringtree bark, golden seal tea after
meals. Bitters before meals. Also hepatics like balmony, barberry, black
root, blue flag, boldo, dandelion, fringtree park, golden seal, vervain,
wahoo, wild yam, yellow dock. Schizandra and Ginseng together. MSM is supposed to heal the liver. (Sulphur) Ask me for liver purge files. Juice dandelion leaves and roots both.
LOW THY- Tyrosine and iodine, (kelp or seaweed in veg soup). No Flouride, get baking soda for toothpaste, get purified water.
LOWER BACK PAIN-NO milk or white flour. No bacon/sausage. Meat taken with green salad, onions.
LUNGS- (EXCESS MUCUS) Eat chile peppers. lungs water just like eyes. quickfix: 20 drops tabasco in beverage. Chickweed, lobelia/muellin, radish juice. Shoulder stands. White onion juice. Cherry bark. Onions in slices. Expectorant.
LUPUS-Get rid of aspartame or nutrasweet type drinks, sweets!
LYMPH- PURPLE Echinacea, golden seal, yarrow, cayenne, myrrh, garlic, Red Clover, Licorice, Buckthorn, Stillingia, Oregon Grape root, Phytolacca, Prickley Ash, Wild Indigo. To move the lymph, DAILY exercise & massage. Adjunct therapy for cancer. SWELLING: Muellin/Lobelia fomentation.
LYMES DISEASE- phone Gary Null, ask him for show on this.
MASTITUS-Muellin Lobelia fomentation.
MENOPAUSE- Vitex, Pulsatilla, Motherwort, Black cohosh, Licorice, CHINEESE: Dang Gui, (called Dong Qui in the west). Magnesium for hot flashes, Phytohormone diet of tofu, Vit E and bioflavenoids for hot flashes. Lots of water. No caffeine.
MEMORY- Choline with Ginko 500 mgm min. Aceytl-L-carnatine, GotuKola, L-Phenylelamine, choline.
MENOPAUSE-homeopathic remedies ‘bone grow’ nat carb, silican, calc flor and heckla.
MIGRAINE- food allergies. RELIEF: Bryonia alba (wild hops) Belladonna, natrum muriaticum, iris versicolor (blue flag), sanguinaria canadensis (blood root) feverfew, valerian, willow, ginkgo, DL-Phenylalanine, magnesium. Arnica 200 cc 3 pellets under tongue, homeopathic remedy for
pain.
MILK PRODUCTION- aniseed, blessed thistle, caraway, fennel, fenugreek, goat’s rue, vervain. Eat beans/oats for abundant milk. AND TO STOP MILK red sage, garden sage.
MINERALS- red raspberry lf, nettles, oatstraw, watercress, dandelion,
borage seed, horsetail herb, alfalfa, yellow dock in a tea with calcium
ascrobate, fennel, rosemary, acidophilus, dry Vit E, Vit B 6.
MISCARRIAGE- to stop labor, BLACK HAW BARK, BLUE COHOSH, CRAMP BARK, FALSE UNICORN root, true unicorn root.
MOTION SICKNESS- ginger in tea , Vit B6
MORNING SICKNESS- ginger in tea, peppermint or catnip tea, cukes. Vit B-6 from conception on. The problem is related to low blood sugar in the morning. One is not aware of it as it isn’t manifesting as HUNGER. The cure is to put cheese/tortilla or cheese/cracker under pillow. A few hours before you rise, take a bite, rinse mouth after.
MUCUS/SINUS-chamomile, peppermint, hyssop, ginger, cinnamon, golden seal, eyebright, ederflower, plantain, marshmallow, comfrey.Hot foods, hot peppers. Towel/steam, head inside, onion slivers up nose, tickle sinuses,inhale juice/fumes. You get copious sneezing, big cleansing. ONION expectorant, germicide.
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS- Get rid of Mercury fillings.
NAUSEA-(pregnancy/chemo) Ginger, Black horehound, Cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, ginger, rosemary, lavender in tea, meadowsweet, chamomile. The problem is related to low blood sugar in the morning. The cure is to put cheese/tortilla or cheese cracker under pillow. A slice of avocado with lemon by the bed. A few hours before you rise, take a bite, rinse mouth after. Vit B-6 from conception on.
NERVES-(nervous) Herbs: Black cohosh, cayenne, misteletoe, lady’s slipper root, skullcap, hops, wood betony, ginger, St. Johnswort, ginger root, passionflower, white peony, Valerian, Yucca, B-Complex taken 2 hrs before bedtime, either as tea or in capsules. Increase body energy.
OILy SKIN, lie in sun for an hr. Do not wash oil off. Use almond oil, corn oil, aloe, jojoba mixtures.
NEURALGIA- (pain in nerves) Hyssop. Magnets on feet while asleep. Arnica 200 cc 3 pellets under tongue, homeopathic remedy for pain..
NEUROPATHY (PERIPHERAL) -B-12 defic. Folic Acid. Vit A, and those three are in liver, saute lightly in onions and oil, eat brown on outside but inside, bloody rare, very delicious! ENjoy a salad with it, as gland meat is acidic reaction. Prenenolone, (neuro-horomone) progesterone, get A.L.A test to make sure no Multiple Sclerosis, check urine for DIABETES, major cause of this. If a blow to a nerve, frequently goes numb, but grows back slowly
OXYGEN LACK- dark circles? Vit E, CoEnzyme Q-10, Vit 15, green juices, salads.
OSTEOPOROSIS- Magnesium, boron, flouride, Vit K, B6, B12, Cal-Mag.
PAIN-Arnica 200 cc 3 pellets under tongue, homeopathic remedy for pain.
PANCREAS-digestive enzymes, (with pancreatin), sea greens, kelp for
minerals, Cal-Mag, B complex, pantothenic acid, propolis, chromium,
lecithin, C, acidophilus, coenzyme Q-10, Castor oil pack. Blueberries.
Herbs: Milk thistle, Golden seal, juniper berries, uva ursi leaves, loquat
or huckleberry or mullein leaves, comfrey root, yarrow flowers, garlic
bulb, cayenne, dandelion root, marshmallow root, buchu leaves, bistort
root, licorice root.
PARASITES-Pumpkin seeds, culver’s root, mandrake root, violet leaves,
comfrey root, pomegranate bark, or seeds, male fern, cascara sagrada bark,
witch hazel bark, chaparral, mullein leaves chinaberry tree also called
bead tree or melia azed tree, senna, slippery elm bark, wormwood,
(artemesia) black walnut bark, the green nuts of black walnut, (cut rinds
off, throw rinds into two cups vodka, weigh down so all nut rinds are
submerged, cover, leave in fridge for a few days). garlic, freshly powdered cloves, encapsulated. Unripe persimmon/ pomegrana fate juice, peach w. castor oil, ginger tea. Salted/peppered pineapple after meals. (On skin or in shoe lining) garlic, lemon, plantain, dandelion stem juice. Colloidal silver with acidophilis. Zinc. Apple Cider vinegar, 2 tbsp daily. Melia berries or seeds, diluted, as toxic
POISONING – LIVER-For cirhosis, hepatitus or wild mushroom poisoning. Use MILK THISTLE, dandelion, tumeric. % MUSHROOM POISONING, MilkThistle and Liver cleansing herbs, Tumeric, Dandelion, root and leaf. See:
http://www.thepracticalherbalist.com/component/content/article/40-herbal-encyclopedia/46-dandelion-the-liver-cleanser.html
Toxic Mushrooms can liquify the liver, kill kidneys…the poison ones, so don’t wild pick as nobody can tell which is which. Except one way. Five hours after you eat them you start vomiting. Do that as long and well as you can. Keep adding warm water so your vomit that out. Then add more warm water, rinsing. Some feel charcoal capsules are indicated to inactivate the poison. It does that to some poisons. Then you must immediately start on milk thistle herb or extract and keep that up as liver damage occurs over two weeks time.
THREAD WORMS: Quassia chip tea enema for rectal threadworms. And some as tea before meals. Unpeeled garlic in rectum over night. (yeah, riiiight!) Artemesia which is wormwood, tansy, I believe it has several names. Absinthe was made from it. Lovely garden plant, avail. all garden catalogues. Take the GREEN stage “black Walnut” and slice meat of outer covering into vodka, Fill that jar. Let sit. Potency of the green covering goes into the alcohol. Deadly for worms. Forces you to drink, unfortunately. Maybe tisanes of the nuts. Fresh real coconut for breakfast. Pumpkin seeds for lunch. Melia seed-fruit, but diluted, as it’s toxic. I have these by the pound! astrology@earthlink.net
PARKINSON’SNo heavy metals, no smoking (cadmium). Take antioxidants. Brain neurotransmitters like phosphatidal choline. L Dopa but no B6. DLPA (amino). Oral chelation program. HERBS: hawthorn, Ginko, black cohosh, skullcap. Vitex. MSM sulfur. No more canola oil. No more diet soft drinks. ALPHA GPC!
PERIOD- False unicorn, squaw vine cramp bark, blue cohosh, ginger. PMS:
Butcher’s broom extract. Free pamphlet on Natural hormones PO Box 6293
Malibu CA 90264 Dr. Pensati.Arnica 200 cc 3 pellets under tongue,
homeopathic remedy for pain.
PSORAIASIS- cod liver oil, Sarsaparilla; Hyssop taken internally.
PROSTATE – Saw Palmetto, Pumpkin Seeds, Zinc, & glandulars. Pygeum an herb
from Africa, essential fatty acids, uva-ursi, alanine, glutamic acid and
lysine in equal amts & bee pollen. 1 tbsp applecider vinegar 3x a day in
water.
PYORRHEA-alkaline reaction foods only. Bible bread not kinds made with
flour. Make sure Bowels move 4 x a day. Daily prickley ash MOUTHWASH. Edgar
Cayce group makes a good one. Simmer lst group herbs 5 minutes, then add
2nd group, simmer another 5 minutes.Prickley Ash extract, IPSAB by Heritage
(google that)Simmer root mixture first: ECHINACEA (purple cone flower)
root, Licorice root, bloodroot rhizome, ginger rhizome, and GOLDENSEAL
ROOT; simmer rootstock which is obtained from herb stores ) for l0 minutes.
LAST Simmer leaves of usnea thalus, Myrrh, Plantain & plantago major only 5 minutes. Water should not be bubbling, just at the verge. Add Peppermint oil and Propolis (bee resin) when it is finished. Resin is bacteriacide, anti-fungal. Store in fridge. BRUSH TEETH WITH THIS LIQUID and leave on gums. After PROFESSIONAL teeth cleaning, while gums are sore, rub gums with a little oil from vitamin E capsule. Also use mouthwash. DIET to heal gums: vegies rich in niacin, folate, minerals, leafy greens, broccoli, asparagus, lima beans, romaine, kale. Also sweetbreads or liver 2x weekly for folate, Vit A, also eggs and raw peanuts.
RADIATION POISONING- sezium a homeopathic remedy, l0 m; Magentum 5m, put crystals under knees. Alfalfa. Brown kelp http://www.ki4u.com/site says IODINE PILLS.
SALMONELLA CHICKEN Meat can smell good and still carry this killer bug. It kills oldsters, babies and cats! The bug hits with an intense headache and bowel cramps, and fever. The headache is like a hammerblow to back of
skull. It’s toxins, so do up to 5 grams a day of powdered Vit C. Get out a
heating pad, plug it in over tummy and stay in bed with a remote clicker. I went thru it and never medicated at all, just to see what would happen. You will probably then experience 15 days of cramps, a non functioning bowel & not necessarily a conspicuous diaharrea, either.Just a few tsps of mucus emerging. But go organic in your cure. At first suspicion of a bad chicken being in your gut, take Tumeric capsules 3 at a time, 3x a day. Don’t eat
tumeric on your dinner; it stains the teeth! It is the spice that gives
curry powder its color and background flavor if not its kick. Take Ginger, the real root, — raw, grated into tea. HOT HERBAL TEAS of all sorts are always best for gut poisons. L-Cystine is an amino acid that will clean out the toxins. CHARCOAL capsules, small amt. Will detox a poison. If you have any fairly recent Penicillin. Any of the rethymicins take one three times a day. Drink “Acid-ade” made with 2 tbsps of red, organic apple vinegar in glass of water, use instead of water all day. Add raw, crushed garlic to anything you eat. An avocado is a great vehicle, little raw onion grated in, (another bug killer,) lime juice over all. Tomato. Delicious way to bug the bugs in your gut out of business. As a life habit, Cover raw meat/fish with rosemary branches when in fridge. BEST not to keep raw meat ever. COOK it second you bring it home, and cook l00% well done! Poultry has salmonella but beef has flukes! Read HULDA CLARK on this subject.
SALVE- To kill bacteria, I rely on triple antibiotic NEOSPORIN. Even for cats’ interior eyelids and my own if I catch their conjunctivitis.
Alsocomfrey, St John’s Wort, Calendula, Plantain, Chickweed, Muellin in olive oil/bee’s wax, propolis.
SCABIES- Garlic, dilute with lemon juice. Apply topically.
SCARS- laser therapy;
SCHIZOPHRENIA- Eve Primrose, niacin, manganese,
SCLERADERMA- COENZYME Q-10, BEE POLLEN, VIT E 400-1000IU. propolis, Vit C/ pycnogenol, cayenne/garlic.
SENILITY-periwinkle, holy thistle, lilly of the valley, lobelia, in tea.
SHINGLES – Bioflavenoids “NUTRIFLAVENOID” megadose. See “virus.”
SIDS- NO SYNTHETIC BLANKETS ON THE BABY, No face down on chemical exuding mattresses. Wrap mattress in a safe substance that allows no chemicals to exude from inside. NO SOY MILK.No vaccinations. Claim to be 7th Day Adventist to doctor.
STRESS/FATIGUE-Milk thistle.
STROKE DAMAGE – Hypobaric oxygen (yoga); enzymes, chelation, speed, meth but only with exercise program.
STROKE PREVENTION- Bioflavenoids (cherries, berries, citrus and peppers and guavas). Pycnogenol, Rose hips, Garlic. Green or Black tea, Bilberry.
Ginkgo. 40 mgs. 3x a day.
SWELLINGS- 3 part muellin, 1 part lobelia. Fomentation.
TEETHING- Licorice tea or licorice root to chew on. Arnica 200 cc 3 pellets under tongue, homeopathic remedy for pain.
TOBACCO ADDICTION- lobelia, licorice, oat seeds, sassafras root bark, calamus rhizome, skullcap together instead of smoking.
THRUSH- GRAPEFRUIT SEED EXTRACT (diluted) called Citricidal
THYMUS-Zinc, Vit B, eat Sweetbreads, (all creates T Cells, IMMUNE)
THROAT SORE- JUICE OF WHITE TURNIP, PINEAPPLE.
THYROID-Black cohosh root, kelp, licorice, false unicorn, siberian ginseng, sarsaparilla, squaw vine, blessed thistle. Chromium, niacin, magnesium, B complex.
TMJ- valerian, skullcap, chiropractor manipulation.
TOOTH ACHE-Grapefruit, eat several a day at regular intervals. Give up all mucus foods, flour milk are the biggies.
TOXINS-(BANISH) QUERCITIN – VIT C, Gluthathione, licorice, crude citrus bioflavenoid extracts, hesperadin, rutin, technogenol (pine bark) alfalfa, NAC, organic selenium, antioxidants, betacarotene megadoses, 50,000 IU. Niacin.
TRIGLYCERIDES HIGH- Creatine.
TUMOR TENDENCY- wholesome vegan diet, no salt, flesh, milk, dairy, cheese and no beans, cooked grains, especially brown rice, cooked vegetables, or legume/pulse beans. No sugar at all. Feeds tumors.
You will enjoy a pure, RAW food diet, along lines of Hippocrates Institute. Read the books of Dr. Ann Wigmore to understand how you will fix really tasty raw vegie burgers, (ask me for recipes) make rejuvelac milk, etc. These books are avail. at any GOOD healthfood store in America. Eat fruits, vegies, cooked, raw. Also grains, seeds, legumes. Clarified butter is fine on cooked vegies, olive oil/lemon garlic dressing on salads. Whole grain products, especially those made of sprouted grains, (breads) are fine.
For brain tumors, use a crushed comfrey leaf and whole grape poultice placed at base of neck. It will draw the poisons out of the inside of skull. ALSO use the herb MASTERWORT made into tea. Ditto BINDWEED, which I give away. Throw 1 oz of the herb into a pot of 1 pint of simmering water, hold JUST BELOW a simmer for l0 minutes. Drink a cup 3 times a day. Make all three cups in the morning. ACTIVE ANTI-CANCER DIET: Grapes are the most beneficial food for cancer control as they contain cell salts which nourish the blood system. A diet of nothing but grapes may be eaten for three months. Take care to drink only distilled water, between meals, at least l cup per hour. When using the grape diet eat the seeds, skins and meat of the grape.
OTHER POWER FOODS that rid body of cancer: carrots, broccoli, watercress, loquat seeds
Use them raw if you know you have active tumors. HERBS that banish cancer. Crush fresh violet leaves, use in a poultice with crushed,
fresh raw cranberries. Red Clover, Chaparrel, Pau d’arco and bindweed,
masterwort made into tea.
HOW TO MAKE A POULTICE: Get a pckg of surgical
gauze. Open up a rectangle long enough to go around your neck, and 3 times the width of area between collar and hairline. Put crushed wad of
herbs/fruits in the center, fold gauze over it from both sides. Use
surgical tape or a scarf to affix to back of neck. Wear it while you study,
read or sleep.
ULCERS-Bleeding duodenal require bioflavenoids, low acid diet. D-GLYS Licorice, no salt in diet, as salt makes stomach acid. Tea: comfrey, marshmallow, american cranesbill, echinacea, golden seal.
URINARY TRACT INFECTION-Bee Propolis, Hit VitA, Garlic liquid 8 oz day, Vitamin C/Bioflavenoid, no alcohol, Cranberry Juice.
UTERINE INFECTION/BLEEDING- Chlorophyll infusions. Vinegar, garlic, teatree, lemon, comfrey in water as a douche and astragalus systemically. For bleeding of fibroids, Chaste tree, (Vitex) Vegetarian diet, http://www.uterinefibroids.com
VAGINITIS – Betadine douche (from supermarket) once a week. Or ordinary
iodine, diluted in water. Take yogurt in one meal a day, the kind with live
cultures in it, daily. ANOTHER Douche :. lemon juice, garlic. (method:
juice a lemon, crush a few cloves of garlic in it, let sit, then strain,
mix wi. teatree oil. Wash the area, plain soap, Do a douche with water to
cleanse area, then douche with the teatree,lemon garlic. Top off with
neosporin cortisone formula, applied wi. finger for itch. Take astragalus
as it is a fungicide.
VIRUS- Lomatium, St John’s Wort, Hyssop, Lemon Balm, Thuja Echinacea. Astralagus, Licorice Root. Garlic. ELDERBERRY fruit. Blood electrification. Plans for machine which costs 50$ to build in May June 96 issue Explore Mag. Washington DC. Find at New Age book stores.
VEINS- Collinsonia, Horse Chestnut, Butcher’s Broom, Rosemary, Prickly Ash. Cure Varicosities: Butcher’s broom.
VITAMINS TO TAKE JUST FOR YOUTH: CHROMIUM, algae, L-Glutathione.Germanium (found in crushed, raw garlic and barley. DHEA.
WARTS-Juniper, lomatium, St John’s Hyssop, Lemon balm, Thuja, Echinacea both as tea and topically. Milk of dandelion stem, lemon, garlic, or common garden plantain weed, squeezed on skin fresh.
WEIGHT PROBLEMS- Chromium piccoliniate, 1200 mg, magnesium & Bitter melon reverse insulin resistance, kelp, cherry bark, dong quai for hormones, curcuma longa (curumin) barberry, tumeric to improve fat metabolism, Licorice root, blood purifier. l-Carnitine (fat converter); niacin; Garcinia Cambogia (has hydroxycitric acid) dulls appetite. Poria cocous, Fu Ling and Peony root cleanse; choline/inositol b-6 Methionine stimulate liver. Taurine is produced by body if Meth. Vit B6 and Cystein are present. So take B Complex several times a day. Grapefruit juice between meals or with proteins in small amts.
WOUND HEALING-Vitamin E, calendula petals, mashed, add some neosporin original formula as a carrier. Closes any wound. Great for pets.
PAL WROTE ME: I like the herbal supplement corp
http://www.iherb.com Huge variety, major names, steep bargains from retail, multiple offerings in each category; free shipping if over $50
COSMETICS: I was sick of hugely costly perfumed face creams, which make me smell this intense PERFUME for days on end, searing my lungs. On a cosmetician’s advice, I went and tried castor oil on hands, face. NO AROMA.Thick, oily, sinks in, doesn’t stay on top of the skin, it is absorbed. I got it from a company called HOME HEALTH in VIRGINIA BEACH, the CAYCE people.
And for first time, no flaking, chapping potato chip skin on my face. I put oil on, thickly, waited an hour. Then I scraped the entire face, taking off that dried, chapped layer. Then reapplied the oil It sunk in. Disappeared. Skin like a plum now, not a peach! GOOD STUFF. I know that sesame, almond, coconut, lanolin work the same,
but this is what I had on hand thanks to my cosmetician galpal! Castor oil was SO much better than even the most costly face creams. Designer face creams make my lungs burn with their excessive perfuming! AND that burns the skin too, maybe ws the cause of my chapped face.
For files on any one of the healing ways above, write: Anita Sands astrology@earthlink.net

Others
Dry Skin Cream Recipe:
• 1 tbsp beeswax
• 1 tbsp lanolin or mineral oil
• 1 tbsp of cocoa, avocado or aloe vera butter
• 1 ½ tbsp oil such as macadamia nut, almond, avocado, wheatgerm, olive oil, apricot kernel or soya bean
• 1 tsp glycerin
• 2 tbsp infusion of herbs like comfrey, hens and chicks, elderflower or dandelion
• 6 drops of essential oil such as German chamomile, juniper, palma rosa, lemon, lime, orange, frankincense, lavender geranium cypress, pettigraine, marjoram, rosemary, jasmine, ylang-ylang
1.) Melt the beeswax. Gradually warm the lanolin or mineral oil and butter until melted; gradually stir them into the beeswax
2.) Warm the oils and glycerin and slowly blend into the first mixture
3.) Dissolve the borax in the warm herbal infusion and add this to the main mixture, blending well. Continue to stir until thick and cool, then add the essential oil
4.) Spoon into jars and label


FROM Dr. Jensen’s, Dr. Heinerman & Dr. Jim Jenks’ books, Gary Null) and from Anita Sands astrology at earthlink.net

NOTE: If capsules are used, take with mug of hot herb tea) but it’s better to brew the herb (bring to boil, turn off, throw in herbs, put on the pan’s lid and let steep) or by dropping in 155 degree spring water, never in boiling water, between a bath and a boil, but then you turn off fire, let steep covered 15 min.  Bark must be simmered 15 min. Not herbs, leaves.

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Thyme herb for toe fungus (guava and comfrey leaves and others)

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and colleagues were surprised to find the herb thyme could make prescription drugs used to treat fungus work better. They have also found out how thymol in thyme works to fight fungi.
Some fungal infections can be severe and difficult to cure. Examples include athlete’s foot, skin and nail infections and fungus infections of the lung brought about from inhaling mold and mildew spores.
Thymol in thyme boosts systemic anti-fungal drugs
In their studies, researchers were looking for ways to attack fungus that affects food crops.
The Aspergillus mold can infect corn, cotton, pistachios, almonds and other crops, and can produce aflatoxin, a natural carcinogen. Finding ways to stop Aspergillus has been a specific focus of Bruce C. Campbell, an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) molecular biologist and Jong H. Kim, and their co-investigators since 2004.
The scientists have been building a portfolio of natural plant based compounds that can thwart Aspergillus. Removing aflatoxin contaminated crops is costly and so are agricultural fungicides. Kim says the hope is that growers of tomorrow can save money by using the compounds they’re developing.
The researcher’s newest finding builds on studies. In 2010, scientists discovered that thymol, a derivative of thyme, inhibits the growth of fungus.
They found that thymol in thyme boosted the action of two systemic antifungal prescription drugs in lab tests.
Specifically, thymol in thyme boosted the action of drugs used to treat A. flavus and two related fungi, A. fumigatus and A. terreus, fungus that can infect people with low immune function that come from moldy homes.
Another new finding from the researchers is that thyme compounds thwart the ability of fungus to recover once antifungal medications have been started.
The notion that thyme can help fight fungal infections isn’t new, but the researchers have found out how thymol work when paired with other compounds the help fight disease by destroying the ability of fungi to recover from oxidative stress induced by prescription drugs.
Source:
USDA News
October 5, 2012

Connie’s comments: Boiled green guava leaves and comfrey leaves can also be used as a wash in eczematous feet. Do inspect for molds in nuts since molds can cause cancer. Eat raw nuts. For skin health, up intake of Vit C, A, D and E.
ECZEMA: Apple cider in bath tub, no showers, aveeno soap. Discontinue all cows milk products, goat ok. Bitters before meals. Proteins w. low carb vegies only, not w. starch/sugar/ dessert/ fats. Internal tea: burdock, figworth, fumatory, mountain rape, nettle, pansy, red clover and hyssop. Pour boiling water on top, let steep. EXTERNAL WASH for skin: tisane of chickweed, comfrey, golden seal, calendula petals, pansy, witch hazel. 2 tbsp herb to pt water. Burdock ointment on skin, sop w. almond oil all the time. Sulfur volatiles in guava leaves act as protection from insect vector H (IVH) and protects nearby plants. Comfrey leaves also contain sulfur volatiles. Both leaves are used in cleansing water for postpartum mothers to facilitate wound healing.

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Weight Training for brain health

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Weight Training
A new study in rats found that this activity may boost brain health through the release of insulin-like growth factor, a substance that appears to help fragile new neurons to survive:

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Fenugreek, for diabetes/lactating moms/to boost testosterone

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Orally, fenugreek is used for diabetes, loss of appetite, dyspepsia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastritis, constipation, atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemia, and for stimulating lactation. Fenugreek is used orally for kidney diseases, beriberi, hernia, and impotence and other male problems. Fenugreek is also used orally for fever, mouth ulcers, boils, bronchitis, cellulitis, tuberculosis, chronic coughs, chapped lips, baldness, and cancer.
Topically, fenugreek is used as a poultice for local inflammation, myalgia, lymphadenitis, gout, wounds, leg ulcers, and eczema.
In foods, fenugreek is included as an ingredient in spice blends. It is also used as a flavoring agent in imitation maple syrup, foods, beverages, and tobacco.
Effectiveness
Diabetes. Consuming fenugreek, mixed with food during a meal, seems to reduce postprandial blood glucose levels in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. It may be given in combination with guar gum or by itself. Muffins made from a batter consisting of foxtail and barnyard millet, in combination with legumes and fenugreek, do not produce a substantial increase in postprandial blood glucose in diabetic patients.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Clinical research shows that taking a specific fenugreek product (FenuLife, Frutarom Belgium), 2 grams twice daily 30 minutes before the two biggest meals of the day, significantly improves symptoms of heartburn after one week of treatment and continuing through the 2-week study period. Fenugreek was as effective as taking ranitidine 75 mg twice daily.
Hypercholesterolemia. There is conflicting evidence about the use of fenugreek for lowering serum cholesterol.
Hypertriglyceridemia. Preliminary clinical research suggests fenugreek might lower triglycerides in people with type 2 diabetes.
More evidence is needed to rate fenugreek for these uses.

Mechanism of Action
The applicable part of fenugreek is the seed. The active constituents include trigonelline, 4-hydroxyisoleucine, and sotolon. Fenugreek seeds have a distinctive bitter taste and odor. Sotolon is frequently used as a flavoring for artificial maple syrup. Soaking fenugreek seeds overnight and washing the seeds in water can decrease some of the taste and odor.
Fenugreek seeds contain about 50% dietary fiber and pectin and may affect gastrointestinal transit, slowing glucose absorption. About 80% of the total content of free amino acids in the seeds is present as 4-hydroxyisoleucine, which appears to directly stimulate insulin. This effect is glucose dependent and only occurs in the presence of moderate to high glucose concentrations.
Some evidence suggests the seed consumption might decrease calcium oxalate deposition in the kidneys.
Fenugreek contains coumarins and other constituents that might affect platelet aggregation, but this might not be significant clinically.
Preliminary research suggests fenugreek has stimulating effects on the uterus, intestine, and heart.

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Number of current research (2013) and areas of focus

No of current research & Areas
4/11/2013

0 Hormone research
54 Hematology and oncology
64 Herbs, spices and medicinal plants
69 Clinical epigenetics
73 Personalized medicine/pharmacogenomics
75 Food and nutrition research
140 Clinical laboratory analysis
157 Clinical chemistry and lab medicine
184 Alzheimer’s diease/dementias
235 Women’s health
256 Opinion on clinical nutrition and metabolic care
265 Physical medicine and rehabilitation
287 European food research and technology
294 Sports medicine
347 Epidemiology
411 Gender medicine
413 Cancer research
555 Food research international
713 Medicine and science in sports and exercise
998 Clinical neuropysiology

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Serum vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 as predictor of Chronic Heart Failure

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The study concluded that vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) appears to be useful in risk stratification of chronic heart failure (CHF) patients and in screening, to identify subjects at risk for heart failure related events.

To assess the prognostic significance of four inflammatory markers (TNF-α, high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1)) in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients with respect to individual outcomes, especially disease exacerbation and mortality.
Methods:
Plasma adhesion molecules, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1, together with TNF-α and hs-CRP were determined in 120 CHF patients and 69 healthy controls. Endothelial function was also estimated by flow-mediated brachial artery dilatation.
Results:
Increased levels of all investigated inflammatory markers were found in CHF patients compared to controls, with the rise more pronounced in New York Heart association (NYHA) functional IV class. Significant correlations were obtained for VCAM-1 and brain natriuretic peptide, as well as, ICAM-1 and endothelium-dependent vasodilatation. Kaplan–Meier analysis showed disease exacerbation in patients with TNF-α levels;2.78 pg/ml significantly shorter compared to those with TNF-α levels;2.78 pg/ml, while similar association was observed for patients with hs-CRP levels;4.76 mg/l and VCAM-1 levels;1200 ng/l with respect to mortality. Cox regression analysis demonstrated only VCAM-1 as independent death predictor, while TNF-α was associated with disease exacerbation.
ANA SAVIC-RADOJEVIC, SLAVICA RADOVANOVIC, TATJANA PEKMEZOVIC, MARIJA PLJESA-ERCEGOVAC, DRAGAN SIMIC, TATJANA DJUKIC, MARIJA MATIC, TATJANA SIMIC
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS, 20130887-8013
About: Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 is a type I membrane protein that mediates leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion and signal transduction, and may play a role in the development of artherosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. During inflammation, adhesion molecules regulate recruitment of leukocytes to inflamed tissues. It is reported that vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) activates extracellular regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2), but the mechanism for this activation is not known.

Connie’s comments: Our vascular system needs to be in excellent shape in circulating oxygen and expelling waste products. Our circulation is clogged when it is in acidic environment. Up your intake of whole foods (fiber-rich foods), such as veggies, nuts and grains and colored fruits to clean your body from the acidic system created by eating red meats and dairy products (milk from hormone-fed animals).

Alzheimer’s Disease and ABCA7 gene, for lipid homeostasis in cells of the immune system

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the superfamily of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. ABC proteins transport various molecules across extra- and intra-cellular membranes. ABC genes are divided into seven distinct subfamilies (ABC1, MDR/TAP, MRP, ALD, OABP, GCN20, White).
This protein is a member of the ABC1 subfamily. Members of the ABC1 subfamily comprise the only major ABC subfamily found exclusively in multicellular eukaryotes. This full transporter has been detected predominantly in myelo-lymphatic tissues with the highest expression in peripheral leukocytes, thymus, spleen, and bone marrow. The function of this protein is not yet known; however, the expression pattern suggests a role in lipid homeostasis in cells of the immune system. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=full_report&list_uids=10347

Connie’s comments: Our lymphatic system cleans our body from waste products/toxins. Our body needs to balance fat metabolism and absorption. There is an increased chance of finding more cancer/abnormal cells in our fat tissues. We have to protect our bodies from toxins by consuming only whole foods, living a lifestyle with less stress and avoidance of toxins or exitotoxicities.

 

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Rehabilitation and physical medicine related research

Revisiting Physiologic and Psychologic Triggers that Increase SpasticityThe study concluded that although self-reports indicate a strong possibility of increasing spasticity, without objective examination, the true effects of these triggers on spasticity remain inconclusive. Most studies reviewed here were performed in the spinal cord injury population; therefore, it is not known whether these triggers induce similar effects in persons with other neurologic etiologies.
Objective: The aims of this study were to systematically identify and summarize the literature examining the impact of physiologic and psychologic triggers on spasticity and discuss the evidence supporting various types of triggers.
Design: PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and PEDro databases were searched using specific keyword combinations. Only studies using clinical tests or self-reports of spasticity were included.
Results: A total of 1152 articles were scanned for relevance, and of 44 relevant articles, 24 were reviewed. Pregnancy, posture, cold, circadian rhythm, and skin conditions increased spasticity and were measured using objective clinical tests. Self-reports of spasticity suggest that triggers such as bowel- and bladder-related issues, menstrual cycle, mental stress, and tight clothing can all increase spasticity. No literature evidence of increase in spasticity in response to heterotopic ossification, hemorrhoids, deep vein thrombosis, fever, and sleep patterns was found.
PHADKE, CHETAN P.; BALASUBRAMANIAN, CHITRALAKSHMI K.; ISMAIL, FAROOQ; BOULIAS, CHRIS
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20130894-9115

Does Flexibility Influence the Ability to Sit and Rise from the Floor?The study concluded that although seemingly simple tasks, the actions of sitting and rising from the floor are also partially dependent on flexibility in male and female subjects of a wide age range. Future studies should explore the potential benefit of regular flexibility exercises for these actions.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish whether flexibility influences the ability to sit and rise from the floor.
Design: Subjects aged 6–92 yrs (n = 3927 [2645 men]) performed the Sitting-Rising Test (SRT) and the Flexitest on the same laboratory visit. The SRT evaluates components of musculoskeletal function by assessing the subject’s ability to sit and rise from the floor, which was scored from 0 to 5, with 1 point being subtracted from 5 for each support used (hand/knee). The subject’s final SRT score, varying from 0 to 10, was obtained by adding the sitting and rising scores. The Flexitest evaluates the maximum passive range of motion of 20 body joint movements. For each one of the movements, there are five possible scores, 0–4, in a crescent mobility order. Adding the results of the 20 movements provides an overall flexibility score called the Flexindex (FLX).
Results: The SRT score differed when the Flexindex results were stratified into quartiles: 6–26, 27–35, 36–44, and 45–77 (P < 0.001). The SRT and Flexindex scores were moderately and positively associated (r = 0.296; P < 0.001). In addition, the subjects with an SRT score of 0 are less flexible for all 20 Flexitest movements than those scoring 10 are.
BRITO, LEONARDO BARBOSA BARRETO; ARAÚJO, DENISE SARDINHA MENDES SOARES DE; ARAÚJO, CLAUDIO GIL SOARES DE
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20130894-9115

The Hemodynamic Actions of Insulin Are Blunted in the Sublesional Microvasculature of Healthy Persons with Spinal Cord InjuryThe study concluded that the hemodynamic actions of insulin are markedly blunted in the sublesional microvasculature of persons with SCI, most likely as a result of impaired sublesional sympathetic nervous system control.
Objective: The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of the hemodynamic actions of insulin on cutaneous microcirculation in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).
Design: A prospective, open-label, nonrandomized, placebo-controlled investigation was performed in an otherwise healthy cohort of persons with SCI (n = 10) and in an age- and sex-matched cohort of control subjects whose neurologic function is intact (n = 10). Laser Doppler flowmetry characterized the peak blood perfusion unit (BPU) response (percent change from baseline) to insulin or placebo iontophoresis above and below the neurologic level of injury.
Results: Placebo iontophoresis did not result in any statistically significant changes in BPU. In the arm, insulin iontophoresis resulted in a 20% mean increase in BPU in the control group and a 9% mean increase in the SCI group. In the leg, insulin iontophoresis resulted in an 81% mean increase in BPU in the control group and a 29% mean increase in BPU in the SCI group. The relative effect of insulin on the lower extremity BPU response was significantly greater in the control group compared with the SCI group (77% vs. 35%, respectively).
LA FOUNTAINE, MICHAEL F.; RIVERA, DWINDALLY ROSADO; RADULOVIC, MIROSLAV; BAUMAN, WILLIAM A.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20130894-9115

Measurements of Anteroposterior and Intersidal Asymmetry in Patients with Diabetic Peripheral NeuropathyThe study concluded that measurements of asymmetric weight bearing may indicate the clinical significance of mild diabetic peripheral neuropathy similar as other screening tools. Asymmetric weight-bearing pattern may be useful for evaluating patients in the early period of diabetes mellitus because proper management would prevent further complications and improve quality-of-life.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the anteroposterior and intersidal asymmetric weight bearing and plantar pressure in patients with mild diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Design: A total of 102 subjects were enrolled in this study. Plantar pressure and anteroposterior and intersidal weight-bearing patterns on a foot plate were measured using Gaitview while standing and during dynamic walking. The subjects were evaluated with nerve conduction study, vibration sensory threshold (VST), and Diabetic Neuropathy Symptom (DNS) scores.
Results: The subjects were classified into normal nerve conduction study and mild diabetic peripheral neuropathy groups according to the results of the nerve conduction study tests. The two groups differed significantly in asymmetric weight-bearing pattern, DNS score, and VST. The sensitivities of anteroposterior and intersidal asymmetry were similar to those of DNS score and VST, with significant correlations between asymmetric weight bearing and VST and DNS scores. In contrast, highest plantar pressure did not differ significantly in the two groups and was not significantly correlated with nerve conduction study, VST, or DNS score.
LEE, SOOK JOUNG; CHUN, MIN HO; KIM, BO RYUN; KANG, YUJEONG; KIM, DAE YUL; PARK, JOONG-YEOL
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20130894-9115

Clinical Significance of the Double-Peak Sensory Response in Nerve Conduction Study of Normal and Diabetic PatientsThe study concluded that the double-peak response represents the far distal nerve pathophysiology. The authors suspect that they will find an increasing role in diagnosing the peripheral neuropathy, which starts at the distal nerve in centripetal pattern.
Objective: The aim of this study was to understand the meaning of the double-peak responses in digital nerve conduction study in normal and diabetic patients.
Design: This was a cross-sectional and correlative study. Sixty healthy subjects (10 people per decade from 20 to 79 yrs of age; 26 men; mean age, 48 yrs) and 60 diabetic patients (10 people per decade from 22 to 79 yrs of age; 36 men, mean age, 53 yrs) were included. The composite score of the nerve conduction study was obtained. Orthodromic sensory nerve conduction studies were performed on the median nerves using submaximal stimulation. The latencies and amplitudes of first and second peaks were measured. The Toronto clinical scoring system for diabetic neuropathy was applied to all diabetic patients.
Results: The first and second peak latencies of both 3- and 4-cm interpeak distance in diabetic patients were significantly increased compared with those of age-matched control subjects (P < 0.05). The correlation between the Toronto clinical scoring system and first and second peak latency and amplitude were significantly high, and the correlation between the composite score and first and second peak latency and amplitude was also related.
JOA, KYUNG-LIM; KIM, CHANG- HWAN
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20130894-9115

Isokinetic Testing in Patients with Neuromuscular Diseases: A Focused ReviewThe study concluded that isokinetic testing is an important part of the comprehensive evaluation and rehabilitation of patients with NMD. Research has demonstrated its efficacy in providing clinically relevant information. When integrated with a complete history, physical examination, and functional evaluation, isokinetic testing and exercise can be a valuable tool for the clinician in the assessment, rehabilitation, and performance enhancement of patients with NMD. Such equipment, however, has several disadvantages, rendering it usually impractical in the clinical setting.
Objective: This literature review aimed to study the use of isokinetic testing in patients with neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) and to identify directions for future research of isokinetic testing.
Design: The MEDLINE (January 1, 1965, to July 1, 2010), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health (1980 to May 2010), and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (The Cochrane Library Issue 3, 2009) electronic databases were searched. The literature search was conducted using the keywords muscle assessment, muscle strength, evaluation, isokinetic, neuromuscular diseases, muscle fatigue, functional test, rehabilitation, and literature search. Relevant references cited in the selected articles were also considered, regardless of the year of publication.
Results: The search strategy yielded 13 articles involving a variety of patients with known NMDs. All studies demonstrated that isokinetic dynamometry is appropriate and safe for ambulatory patients with NMDs. Isokinetic testing has proven to be reliable (intratest/intertest correlation coefficient ranged from 0.65 to 0.98), with the proximal muscles having the highest reliability, and sensitive to disease progression and to the effects of various therapeutic interventions. However, isokinetic testing has never gained wide acceptance, partly because of concerns about stabilizing the dynamometer and the subject during the test and of the lack of standardized protocols for isokinetic strength measurement.
EL MHANDI, LHASSAN; BETHOUX, FRANÇOIS
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20130894-9115

The Relationship of the Energetic Cost of Slow Walking and Peak Energy Expenditure to Gait Speed in Mid-to-Late LifeThe study concluded that in older persons with substantially reduced peak walking capacity, the energetic cost of walking is associated with gait speed, particularly when peak walking capacity nears the minimum level considered necessary for independent living. Thus, optimal habilitation in older frail persons may benefit from both improving fitness and reducing the energetic cost of walking.
Objective: Peak energy expenditure is highly correlated with usual gait speed; however, it is unknown whether the energetic cost of walking is also an important contributor to usual gait speed when considered as a component of peak walking capacity.
Design: The energetic cost of 5 mins of slow treadmill walking (0.67 m/sec), peak overground walking energy expenditure, and usual gait speed over 6 m were assessed cross-sectionally in 405 adults aged 33 to 94 yrs in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.
Results: Mean (SD) energy expenditures during slow and peak sustained walking were 8.9 (1.4) and 18.38 (4.8) ml/ kg/ min, respectively. Overall, the energetic cost of slow walking as a percentage of peak walking energy expenditure was strongly associated with usual gait speed; however in stratified analyses, this association was maintained only in those with peak walking capacity below 18.3 ml/ kg/ min, the threshold associated with independent living.
SCHRACK, JENNIFER A.; SIMONSICK, ELEANOR M.; FERRUCCI, LUIGI
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20130894-9115

Effect of Eccentric Strengthening on Pain, Muscle Strength, Endurance, and Functional Fitness Factors in Male Patients with Achilles TendinopathyThe study concluded that eccentric strengthening was more effective than concentric strengthening in reducing pain and improving function in patients with Achilles tendinopathy; therefore, regular eccentric strengthening is important for patients in a clinical setting.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of eccentric strengthening on pain, muscle strength, endurance, and functional fitness factors in Achilles tendinopathy patients.
Design: Thirty-two male patients with Achilles tendinopathy were assigned to either the experimental group that performed eccentric strengthening or the control group that performed concentric strengthening (n = 16, both groups) for 8 wks (50 mins per day, three times per week). A visual analog scale, an isokinetic muscle testing equipment, the side-step test, and the Sargent jump test were used to assess pain, muscle strength, endurance, and functional fitness factors before and after the intervention.
Results: In comparison with the control group, the experimental group showed significant improvement in pain, ankle dorsiflexion endurance, total balance index, and agility after the intervention (P < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference in dexterity between the two groups.
YU, JAEHO; PARK, DAESUNG; LEE, GYUCHANG
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20130894-9115

Use of a Squatting Movement as a Clinical Marker of Function After Total Knee ArthroplastyThe study concluded that on the first outpatient visit, individuals who had primary unilateral knee arthroplasty placed more body weight over the uninvolved side for the three weight-bearing positions. With high probability, the asymmetry index for both squatting angles identified perceived functional difficulty. As rehabilitation visits increased, there was a direct association to improved interlimb weight-bearing symmetry when squatting to 60 degrees.
Objective: The aims of this study were to evaluate weight bearing during standing and 30- and 60-degree squats approximately 1 wk and 2 mos after surgery and determine whether weight bearing during squatting could be a better clinical marker than standing for identifying perceived functional limitation approximately 1 wk after surgery. A further objective was to determine whether age, body mass index, and number of outpatient visits over the course of rehabilitation predicted weight bearing during a squat approximately 2 mos after surgery.
Design: The percentage of body weight placed over both limbs during stand and 30- and 60-degree squats in 38 patients (25 women and 13 men) who had primary unilateral knee arthroplasty was determined. An asymmetry index would be used as a marker that could discriminate between those who perceived at least moderate difficulty with functional tasks and those who perceived only slight or no difficulty with functional activities based on the physical function dimension of the Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis index approximately 1 wk after surgery. Stepwise regression was conducted to determine whether clinical characteristics predicted weight-bearing asymmetry at discharge. Results: At initial visit (first observation), and compared with the uninvolved side, individuals placed significantly less body weight over the involved or operated limb for stand and 30- and 60-degree squats.
Results were similar at last rehabilitation visit (second observation). Identifying at least moderate self-reported difficulty with functional tasks based on the receiver operator characteristic curve for the asymmetry index for the stand position was 0.64, whereas for the 30- and 60-degree squats, the area under the curve was 0.81 and 0.89, respectively. At discharge from rehabilitation, there was a moderate to good direct relationship (r = 0.70) between the number of rehabilitation visits completed and the weight-bearing asymmetry index for the 60-degree squat.
ROSSI, MARK D.; EBERLE, THOMAS; ROCHE, MARTIN; BRUNT, DENIS; WONG, MARLON; WAGGONER, MATTHEW; BLAKE, ROBERT; BURWELL, BROOKE; BAXTER, AMY
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20130894-9115

The Effects of Interdisciplinary Team Assessment and a Rehabilitation Program for Patients with Chronic Pain
The study concluded that both interdisciplinary assessment and rehabilitation program seem to be effective in chronic pain rehabilitation, at least for women. Further studies are needed to investigate potential sex differences, as well as content and duration for optimal pain rehabilitation programs.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of interdisciplinary team assessment and a 4-wk rehabilitation program in chronic pain patients.
Design: This was a longitudinal cohort study evaluating interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation measures in a specialist care setting. A total of 93 women (42.2 ± 9.5 yrs) with chronic musculoskeletal pain (median pain duration, 8 yrs) were evaluated at assessment and at the start and end of the rehabilitation program. Pain intensity measured with a visual analog scale, pain dimensions measured with the Multidimensional Pain Inventory, and anxiety and depression measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were registered.
Results: The participants exhibited significantly improved results of pain and pain-related measures. The results were seen both after the short-term intervention in the form of the interdisciplinary assessment and after the 4-wk rehabilitation program. The improvements seen after the assessment were not related to specific interventions, such as change of medication, and therefore seem to be a result of the interdisciplinary assessment concept as such.
PIETILÄ HOLMNER, ELISABETH; FAHLSTRÖM, MARTIN; NORDSTRÖM, ANNA
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20130894-9115

Effects of Obesity on Rehabilitation Outcomes After Orthopedic TraumaThe study concluded that obese patients make significant functional improvement during rehabilitation, but at a lesser magnitude and rate as their nonobese counterparts. Even with morbid obesity, small but important functional gains can occur during rehabilitation for orthopedic trauma.
Objective: This study examined whether differences existed in inpatient rehabilitation outcomes and therapy participation in nonobese and obese patients with orthopedic trauma.
Design: This was a retrospective study of 294 consecutive patients admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation hospital. Main outcomes included participation in therapy sessions, Functional Independence Measure (FIM) ratings, walking distance and stair climb, length of stay, FIM efficiency (FIM score gain/length of stay), and discharge to home. Data were stratified by patient body mass index values (nonobese, <30 kg/m2; or obese, ≥30 kg/m2).
Results: There were no differences in therapy participation or length of stay between groups. Both total and motor FIM ratings at discharge were lower in obese patients compared with nonobese patients. FIM efficiency was significantly lower in the obese than in the nonobese group (1.5 vs. 3.1 ; 1.5 points gained per day). Walking distance and stair climb ability were similar between groups by discharge. Even morbidly obese patients attained some improvement with independence in walking.
VINCENT, HEATHER K.; SEAY, AMANDA N.; VINCENT, KEVIN R.; ATCHISON, JAMES W.; SADASIVAN, KALIA
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20120894-9115

Tai Chi for Stroke Rehabilitation: A Focused Review
The focused review suggested that Tai Chi exercise might be beneficial with respect to balance, quality-of-life, and mental health in survivors of stroke. More rigorous randomized controlled trials are required to determine whether Tai Chi is effective in stroke rehabilitation.
The review summarizes and critically evaluates clinical trial evidence for the effectiveness of Tai Chi as a supportive therapy for stroke rehabilitation. All prospective, controlled clinical trials published in English or Chinese and involving the use of Tai Chi by survivors of stroke were searched in eight electronic databases.
Information from the included studies was extracted and synthesized. The methodological quality of all studies was assessed with the Jadad score. Five randomized controlled trials, four in English and one in Chinese, met the inclusion criteria and were reviewed. The methodological quality of the trials was moderate (Jadad score, range, 1–4; average score, 2.6). Meta-analysis was not performed because of the heterogeneity of the study conditions and outcome measures.
Three studies reported benefits of Tai Chi with respect to improved balance in participants who have had a stroke. Three studies assessed mobility function and reported no improvement after Tai Chi intervention in survivors of stroke. Improvements in quality-of-life and mental health were reported in three trials.
DING, MENG
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20120894-9115

Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Rehabilitation Outcomes in Chronic StrokeThe study concluded that chronic stroke subjects with a higher BMI were less likely to demonstrate improvement in motor impairment and up and go functional mobility performance in response to ambulation training, irrespective of treatment intervention. Stroke rehabilitation clinicians should consider BMI when formulating rehabilitation goals. Further studies are necessary to determine whether obesity is a predictor of longer-term post-stroke motor and functional recovery.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and change in motor impairment and functional mobility after a gait rehabilitation intervention in chronic stroke subjects.
Design: Correlation and linear regression analyses of pretreatment and end-of-treatment Fugl-Meyer scores and modified Emory Functional Ambulation Profile scores from hemiparetic subjects (n = 108, >3 mos post stroke) who participated in a randomized controlled trial comparing two 12-wk ambulation training treatments were generated.
Results: A series of linear regression models that controlled for age, sex, stroke type, interval post-stroke, and training device found the change in the Fugl-Meyer score to be significantly negatively associated with pretreatment BMI and the change in the “up and go” modified Emory Functional Ambulation Profile score to be significantly positively associated with BMI. Changes in modified Emory Functional Ambulation Profile scores in floor, carpet, obstacles, or stair climbing were not significantly associated with BMI.
SHEFFLER, LYNNE R.; KNUTSON, JAYME S.; GUNZLER, DOUGLAS; CHAE, JOHN
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20120894-9115

Long-term Lifestyle Intervention with Optimized High-Intensity Interval Training Improves Body Composition, Cardiometabolic Risk, and Exercise Parameters in Patients with Abdominal Obesity
The study concluded that a long-term lifestyle intervention with optimized high-intensity interval exercise improves body composition, cardiometabolic risk, and exercise tolerance in obese subjects. This intervention seems safe, efficient, and well tolerated and could improve adherence to exercise training in this population.
Objective: The aim of this study was to study the impact of a combined long-term lifestyle and high-intensity interval training intervention on body composition, cardiometabolic risk, and exercise tolerance in overweight and obese subjects.
Design: Sixty-two overweight and obese subjects were retrospectively identified at their entry into a 9-mo program consisting of individualized nutritional counselling, optimized high-intensity interval exercise, and resistance training two to three times a week. Anthropometric measurements, cardiometabolic risk factors, and exercise tolerance were measured at baseline and program completion.
Results: Adherence rate was 97%, and no adverse events occurred with high-intensity interval exercise training. Exercise training was associated with a weekly energy expenditure of 1582 ± 284 kcal. Clinically and statistically significant improvements were observed for body mass (5.2 kg), body mass index (1.9 kg/m2), waist circumference (5.4 cm), and maximal exercise capacity 0.84 metabolic equivalents). Total fat mass and trunk fat mass, lipid profile, and triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein ratio were also significantly improved. At program completion, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was reduced by 32.5% . Independent predictors of being a responder to body mass and waist circumference loss were baseline body mass index and resting metabolic rate; those for body mass index decrease were baseline waist circumference and triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio.
GREMEAUX, VINCENT; DRIGNY, JOFFREY; NIGAM, ANIL; JUNEAU, MARTIN; GUILBEAULT, VALÉRIE; LATOUR, ELISE; GAYDA, MATHIEU
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20120894-9115

Skeletal Muscle Plasticity After Hemorrhagic Stroke in Rats: Influence of Spontaneous Physical ActivityThe study concluded that skeletal muscle adaptation occurs by 2 wks post-stroke in this model. It is muscle specific and appears to be influenced by factors other than spontaneous post-stroke physical activity.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of spontaneous post-stroke physical activity to skeletal muscle plasticity after stroke.
Design: A randomized controlled study was conducted of 24 young adult male Sprague-Dawley rats assigned to three experimental groups: (1) STR—hemorrhagic stroke in the right caudoputamen; (2) SHAM—procedural control; and (3) CONT—no intervention (n = 8/group). Neurologic testing was performed before and 2 wks after stroke. Spontaneous physical activity was monitored five nights per week for 1 wk preoperatively and 2 wks postoperatively. Two weeks after stroke induction, bilateral soleus and tibialis anterior muscles were harvested. Myofiber cross-sectional areas were determined, and fiber typing was performed with immunohistochemistry.
Results: STR animals demonstrated neurologic deficit in the contralesional hindlimb 2 wks after stroke. Quantity of spontaneous physical activity did not differ between groups within each of the week-long study intervals. No significant difference was found in fiber types or cross-sectional areas in the soleus muscle of STR vs. CONT groups. However, the tibialis anterior muscle of the contralesional hindlimbs of the STR animals showed atrophy in 2x and 1 + 2x myofibers, as well as type 1 hypertrophy.
SNOW, LEANN M.; LOW, WALTER C.; THOMPSON, LADORA V.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20120894-9115

Bilevel Exercise Training and Directed Breathing Relieves Exertional Dyspnea for Male Smokers
The study concluded that the decline in exercise tolerance for male smokers can be reduced by intensive exercise training (SWEET) and comprehensive directed breathing but not by moderate training and traditional diaphragmatic breathing. Thus, some smokers can be helped despite continuing to smoke.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects on exertional dyspnea and exercise capacity of square wave (bilevel) cycle ergometry endurance exercise training (SWEET) and comprehensive directed breathing vs. walking while pushing an OxCar and traditional diaphragmatic breathing for male smokers with normal spirometry but reduced exercise capacity.
Design: This was a prospective randomized trial of 24 unmedicated men with exertional dyspnea assigned to SWEET or OxCar groups. Both groups trained for 45 mins, 5 days a week, for 6 wks. Before, during, and after training, 32 lung function parameters were studied at ventilatory anaerobic threshold, at PWR, and during incremental exercise (30 W/3 mins).
Results: For the SWEET group, exertional dyspnea and the dyspnea index decreased during incremental exercise, at the ventilatory anaerobic threshold, and at PWR. At the ventilatory anaerobic threshold, oxygen consumption increased by 74%; minute ventilation, 30%; tidal volume, 91%; and ventilatory efficiency and oxygen pulse (O2P), 25%; and breathing rate (breathing frequency) decreased by 32% . At PWR, oxygen consumption increased by 30%; minute ventilation, 37%; breathing rate, 21%; and ventilatory efficiency and oxygen pulse, 25% . During the full incremental test, minute ventilation, breathing frequency, and heart rate (cardiac frequency) decreased significantly. In addition, there was significant improvement in SWEET intensity by 63%, constant exercise intensity at 80% of PWR by 38%, and 6-min walk test by 30%. No significant changes were observed for the OxCar group other than for the 6-min walk test, which increased by 7%.
GIMENEZ, MANUEL; SAAVEDRA, PEDRO; MARTIN, NIEVES; POLU, JEAN MARIE; LÓPEZ, DANIEL; GÓMEZ, ARTURO; SERVERA, EMILIO
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20120894-9115

Mind-Body Interventions for Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain in Persons with AmputationThe authors discussed the potential for usefulness of specific mind-body therapies and the relevance of their mechanisms of action to those of PLP, including targeting cortical reorganization, autonomic nervous system deregulation, stress management, coping ability, and quality-of-life. The authors recommend more and better quality research exploring the efficacy and mechanisms of action.
Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a significant source of chronic pain in most persons with amputation at some time in their clinical course. Pharmacologic therapies for this condition are often only moderately effective and may produce unwanted adverse effects.
There is growing empirical evidence of the therapeutic effectiveness of mind-body therapies for the relief of chronic pain; therefore, an exploration of their role in relieving amputation-related chronic pain is warranted. We undertook a focused literature review on mind-body interventions for patients with amputation who experience PLP. Because of study heterogeneity, only descriptive presentations of the studies are presented.
Only studies of hypnosis, imagery, and biofeedback, including visual mirror feedback, were found; studies on meditation, yoga, and tai chi/qigong were missing from the literature.
Few studies of specific mind-body therapies were dedicated to management of PLP, with the exception of mirror visual therapy.
Overall, studies were largely exploratory and reflect considerable variability in the application of mind-body techniques, making definitive conclusions inadvisable.
Nevertheless, the weight of existing findings indicates that a mind-body approach to PLP pain management is promising and that specific methods may offer either temporary or long-term relief, either alone or in combination with conventional therapies.
MOURA, VERA LUCIA; FAUROT, KETURAH R.; GAYLORD, SUSAN A.; MANN, J. DOUGLAS; SILL, MORGAN; LYNCH, CHANEE; LEE, MICHAEL Y.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20120894-9115

Effects of Exercise Training and Detraining in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A 3-Yr Longitudinal Study
The study concluded that a long-term exercise program can produce immediate improvements in key health domains in women with fibromyalgia. The benefits achieved with regular training can be maintained for 30 mos. The lack of difference between groups over time may be caused by attrition and consequent lack of power at the final time point.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the immediate effects of a 6-mo combined exercise program on quality-of-life, physical function, depression, and aerobic capacity in women with fibromyalgia syndrome and to determine the impact of repeated delivery of the intervention.
Design: Forty-one women with fibromyalgia were randomly assigned to a training group (EG; n = 21) and a control group (CG; n = 20). Quality-of-life and physical function were assessed using the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, and depression was measured using the Beck Depression Inventory. Physical fitness was measured using the 6-min Walk Test. Outcomes were assessed at baseline and after each 6-mo intervention, which was delivered over 30 mos (6 mos of training and 6 mos of detraining).
Results: After a 6-mo combined exercise program, there was a significant improvement in the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (P < 0.0005) for the training group over the control group. Repeated-measures analysis of variance across all time points demonstrated significant main effects for time for the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, SF-36, Beck Depression Inventory and the 6-min Walk Test, but there were no between-group interaction effects. For the EG, there were significant within-group changes in the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, SF-36, and Beck Depression Inventory at the final time point; however, there were no within-group changes for the control group. Improvement achieved for the training group were maintained during the detraining period.
SAÑUDO, BORJA; CARRASCO, LUIS; DE HOYO, MOISÉS; MCVEIGH, JOSEPH G.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20120894-9115

Do Elderly People at More Severe Activity of Daily Living Limitation Stages Fall More?Conclusions: Risk of falling appeared greatest for those whose homes lacked accessibility features and peaked at intermediate ADL limitation stages, presumably at a point when people have significant disabilities but sufficient function to remain partially active.
Objective: The aim of this study was to explore how activity of daily living (ADL) stages and the perception of unmet needs for home accessibility features associate with a history of falling.
Design: Participants were from a nationally representative sample from the Second Longitudinal Survey of Aging conducted in 1994. The sample included 9250 community-dwelling persons 70 yrs or older. The associations of ADL stage and perception of unmet needs for home accessibility features with a history of falling within the past year (none, once, or multiple times) were explored after accounting for sociodemographic characteristics and comorbidities using a multinomial logistic regression model.
Results: The adjusted relative risk of falling more than once peaked at 4.30 (95% confidence interval, 3.29–5.61) for persons with severe limitation (ADL-III) compared those with no limitation (ADL-0) then declined for those at complete limitation (ADL-IV). The adjusted relative risks of falling once and multiple times were 1.42 and 1.85 , respectively, for those lacking home accessibility features.
HENRY-SÁNCHEZ, JOHN T.; KURICHI, JIBBY E.; XIE, DAWEI; PAN, QIANG; STINEMAN, MARGARET G.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20120894-9115

Does Race Influence Functional Outcomes in Patients with Acute Stroke Undergoing Inpatient Rehabilitation?Conclusions: This study suggests that race does not influence rehabilitation functional outcomes in patients with acute stroke undergoing rehabilitation for the same intensity of therapy if admitted soon after their acute stroke.
Objective: Race has been shown to affect stroke-related morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of race on rehabilitation functional outcomes in patients with an acute stroke admitted to a designated stroke rehabilitation unit.
Design: A 2-yr prospective study was conducted of 670 patients admitted to an acute stroke rehabilitation unit within 30 days after an acute stroke. Demographic data along with admission and discharge Functional Independence Measure scores were recorded in a computerized stroke database. Patients participated in a standardized rehabilitation program 5 days a week for a length of stay dependent upon their individual needs.
Results: The distribution of patients by race was 504 whites, 115 blacks, 38 Hispanics, and 13 Asians. The mean age of the study population was 70 yrs. Whites had a higher prevalence of atrial fibrillation, and blacks, Hispanics, and Asians had a higher prevalence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus. The primary and secondary functional rehabilitation outcomes were similar for all four groups after similar intensity of therapy (3.5 hrs daily).
RABADI, MEHEROZ H.; RABADI, FRENY M.; HALLFORD, GENE; ASTON, CHRISTOPHER E.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20120894-9115

Men Recover Ability to Function Less Than Women Do: An Observational Study of 1094 Subjects After Hip FractureConclusions: In our large sample of hip-fracture patients, men had a significantly worse functional outcome than did women after acute inpatient rehabilitation.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between sex and functional outcome after acute inpatient rehabilitation in hip-fracture patients.
Design: We investigated 1094 of 1186 people admitted consecutively to our rehabilitation hospital because of a hip fracture. Functional outcome was assessed using Barthel Index scores. Barthel Index efficiency (improvement per day of stay length) and Barthel Index effectiveness (proportion of potential improvement achieved) were calculated.
Results: The median Barthel Index score at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation was 85 in the 970 women and 75 in the 124 men (interquartile range, 65–95 in women and 60–95 in men. Both Barthel Index efficiency and effectiveness were significantly lower in men (P = 0.030 and P = 0.007, respectively). After adjustment for six confounders, we confirmed that men had lower Barthel Index scores, Barthel Index efficiency, and Barthel Index effectiveness. The risk of achieving a low Barthel Index score at the end of acute inpatient rehabilitation was higher for men than for women.
DI MONACO, MARCO; CASTIGLIONI, CARLOTTA; VALLERO, FULVIA; DI MONACO, ROBERTO; TAPPERO, ROSA
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20120894-9115

Medical Rehabilitation of People with Spinal Cord Injury During 40 Years of Academic Physiatric Practice
Even with proper prophylaxis, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are still common, and clinicians have paid too little attention to reducing the risk for persons with SCI of developing obesity, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. These challenges need to be met by medical rehabilitation research, by advocating for insurance policies that support the healthcare needs of persons with SCI, and by developing comprehensive disability policies, all with the support and leadership of academic physiatrists.
ABSTRACT: There are many different paths that lead to an academic physiatric career and a lifelong interest in spinal cord injury (SCI) medicine. It is unfortunate that after decades of cellular-based research in multiple laboratories, there are still no interventions available that can reverse the neurologic loss that follows SCI. In contrast, medical rehabilitation research during the last 40 yrs has led to remarkable improvements in the lives of persons with SCI as evident in their increased life expectancy, shorter hospitalizations, fewer rehospitalizations, and more effective treatments for male sexual dysfunction and fertility, as well as spasticity, heterotrophic ossification, and neuropathic pain. Application of modern technology has improved the mobility of persons with SCI with better designed wheelchairs, decreased their dependency on others, facilitated their access to information, made communication and community integration easier, and so on. Although deaths related to urinary tract complications are now rare, better methods of managing the neurogenic bladder are still needed. Furthermore, better management methods are also needed for the neurogenic bowel, SCI pain, and osteoporosis of the paralyzed limbs.
RAGNARSSON, KRISTJAN T.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20120894-9115

Infections in Acute Older Stroke Inpatients Undergoing RehabilitationConclusions: Infection may prolong the length of stay in acute stroke patients in a rehabilitation ward. The present study provides important information for clinicians to help identify risk factors for infection.
Objective: The present study compares the incidence of various infections among patients in acute and rehabilitation wards and examines the risk factors and pathogens involved in rehabilitation ward infections.
Design: The study included 341 acute stroke patients (age, ≥65 yrs). The assessment of risk factors was done by comparison of patients with or without infection, urinary tract infection, and pneumonia. Possible precipitating factors in each comparison were included in the statistical analysis.
Results: Ninety-five (27.9%) patients experienced infections, and the most common type in the rehabilitation ward was urinary tract infection. The frequency of incidence of pneumonia in the rehabilitation ward (6.7%) was significantly lower than in the acute ward (23.8%). Patients with infection had a longer rehabilitation ward stay compared with those without infection (30.9 vs. 18.8 days). A postvoid residual urine volume greater than 50 ml (odds ratio, 2.314) was found to be the most important risk factor for infection.
CHEN, CHIEN-MIN; HSU, HUNG-CHIH; TSAI, WEN-SAN; CHANG, CHIA-HAO; CHEN, KAI-HUA; HONG, CHANG-ZERN
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20120894-9115

Comparison of Three Methods to Identify the Anaerobic Threshold During Maximal Exercise Testing in Patients with Chronic Heart FailureThe study concluded that in patients with chronic heart failure, RCP and HRTP, determined during cardiopulmonary exercise tests, precede the occurrence of LTP2. Target heart rates and workloads used to prescribe tailored exercise training in patients with chronic heart failure based on LTP2 are significantly higher than those derived from HRTP and RCP.
Objective: Exercise training efficiently improves peak oxygen uptake (V˙O2peak) in patients with chronic heart failure. To optimize training-derived benefit, higher exercise intensities are being explored. The correct identification of anaerobic threshold is important to allow safe and effective exercise prescription.
Design: During 48 cardiopulmonary exercise tests obtained in patients with chronic heart failure (59.6 ± 11 yrs; left ventricular ejection fraction, 27.9% ± 9%), ventilatory gas analysis findings and lactate measurements were collected. Three technicians independently determined the respiratory compensation point (RCP), the heart rate turning point (HRTP) and the second lactate turning point (LTP2). Thereafter, exercise intensity (target heart rate and workload) was calculated and compared between the three methods applied.
Results: Patients had significantly reduced maximal exercise capacity (68%; 21% of predicted V˙O2 peak) and chronotropic incompetence (74%; 7% of predicted peak heart rate). Heart rate, workload, and V˙O2 at HRTP and at RCP were not different, but at LTP2, these parameters were significantly higher. Mean target heart rate and target workload calculated using the LTP2 were 5% and 12% higher compared with those calculated using HRTP and RCP, respectively. The calculation of target heart rate based on LTP2 was 5% and 10% higher in 12 of 48 (25%) and 6 of 48 (12.5%) patients, respectively, compared with the other two methods.
BECKERS, PAUL J.; POSSEMIERS, NADINE M.; VAN CRAENENBROECK, EMELINE M.; VAN BERENDONCKS, AN M.; WUYTS, KURT; VRINTS, CHRISTIAAN J.; CONRAADS, VIVIANE M.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20120894-9115

Balance and Mobility Dysfunction and Falls Risk in Older People with Mild to Moderate Alzheimer DiseaseConclusions: The findings of the study highlight the value of including balance screening as a routine component of early dementia assessment. This would allow for the early detection of balance dysfunction and the introduction of balance retraining before impairments progress to more advanced levels.
Objective: This study aimed to identify the magnitude and type of balance and mobility impairments in people with Alzheimer disease by comparing their performance with that of older people without cognitive impairment.
Design: Twenty-five community-dwelling people with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease and a comparison group of 25 cognitively intact age- and sex-matched people completed a comprehensive balance and mobility assessment. This included computerized posturography measures of static and dynamic balance under various conditions, clinical balance, and mobility measures, and measures of falls and falls risk.
Results: The level of falls risk was higher in people with Alzheimer disease. Standing balance in people with Alzheimer disease was significantly impaired across a range of static and dynamic balance conditions. Activity level, gait, and mobility measures were also impaired, particularly turning and dual tasks.
SUTTANON, PLAIWAN; HILL, KEITH D.; SAID, CATHERINE M.; LOGIUDICE, DINA; LAUTENSCHLAGER, NICOLA T.; DODD, KAREN J.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20120894-9115

The Effects of Visual and Auditory Cues on Freezing of Gait in Patients with Parkinson DiseaseThe study concluded that gait training using visual and auditory cues can improve PDF patient gait and that auditory cues enhance gait in PDNF patients with hypokinetic gait patterns.
Objective: The aims of this study was to investigate the effects of visual and auditory cues on the freezing of gait in Parkinson disease patients (PDF) compared with Parkinson disease patients without freezing of gait (PDNF).
Design: Fifteen PDF, 10 PDNF, and 10 age-matched healthy volunteers were recruited. Subjects walked back and forth on a 7-m walkway under three different conditions: baseline condition without cues, with visual cues, and with auditory cues. Visual cues consisted of white stripes located along the walkway. For auditory cues, a metronome was used. Gait was analyzed using three-dimensional computerized analysis.
Results: In the PDF group, both visual and auditory cues significantly affected visual-spatial and kinematic gait parameters. PDF group benefited more from visual cues than auditory cues. In the PDNF and healthy volunteer groups, visual cues significantly decreased patient velocity. Auditory cues affected some kinematic parameters on PDNF group. Compared among three groups, visual cues more positively affected the PDF group, and auditory cues more positively affected kinematic parameters in the PDNF group.
LEE, SOOK JOUNG; YOO, JONG YOON; RYU, JU SEOK; PARK, HEE KYOUNG; CHUNG, SUN JU
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 20120894-9115

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Alzheimer’s Disease related research

Direct Thrombin Inhibitors’ Potential Efficacy in Alzheimer’s Disease
RAMI, B. K.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS27(8):564-567, 20121533-3175
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease with no available disease-modifying drugs.
However, it has been postulated that neurovascular damage is a primary occurrence in this disease.
Neurovascular damage is the result of the presence of cardiovascular risk factor generating hypoxia, oxidative stress, and metabolic changes that activate the endothelial cells of the brain microvasculature in order to respond to the stress by the development of angiogenesis.
This endothelial activation could lead to a secretion of many proinflammatory cytokines and growth factors, such as thrombin.
Heparin and related oligosaccharides have been shown to be efficient in the improvement of symptoms of AD.
Their efficacy may be limited by their nonselective inhibitory effect of thrombin’s activity.
Direct thrombin inhibitors, such as dabigatran, might be efficient in the treatment of patients with AD because of their high selectivity for thrombin’s activity inhibition while having a safer side effects profile than heparin.
Connie’s comments: Take supplements of Zinc, Vit D, Vit C and calcium and magnesium for synergy and eat whole foods rich in these vitamins and minerals. Avoid allergy causing foods: corn, dairy, meat and others.

Hypotensive Syndromes Are Not Associated With Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients
SCHOON, Y., LAGRO, J., VERHOEVEN, Y., RIKKERT, M. O., CLAASSEN, J.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS28(1):47-53, 20131533-3175
To investigate the association of the hypotensive syndromes orthostatic hypotension (OH), postprandial hypotension (PPH), and carotid sinus hypersensitivity (CSH) with cognitive impairment (mild cognitive impairment/dementia).
Continuous measurements of blood pressure (Finapres) were performed during active standing, meal test, and carotid sinus massage, among 184 elderly patients presenting with falls.
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia were diagnosed following a multidisciplinary assessment. The study design was a retrospective cohort study. The OH, PPH, and CSH were observed in 104 (58%), 108 (64%), and 78 (51%) patients, respectively.
A total of 79 (43%) patients were cognitively impaired (MCI impairment n = 44; dementia n = 35). The prevalence of cognitive impairment varied little across the hypotensive syndromes (32%-43%) and was similar in patients with and without hypotensive syndromes (P = .59).
In this geriatric population with a high prevalence of both hypotensive syndromes and cognitive impairment, patients with one or more hypotensive syndromes were not likely to have cognitive impairment.

Plasma Viscosity: Is a Biomarker for the Differential Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia?
ARAS, S., TEK, I., VARLI, M., YALCIN, A., CENGIZ, O. K., ATMIS, V., ATLI, T.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS28(1):62-68, 20131533-3175
In this study, the importance of plasma viscosity (PV) as a biomarker in differential diagnosis of dementia subtypes especially Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) was investigated.
Our study recruited 45 patients with AD, 35 patients with VaD, and control participants. Individuals with inflammatory disease, infection, heart, liver, renal failure, and with high erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein levels were excluded from the study.
The cases underwent comprehensive geriatric assessment. The PV measurements were performed with Brookfield DV-II viscometer.
The PV levels of the dementia group were significantly higher than the control group . When the dementia group was analyzed by itself, patients with VaD had higher PV levels than the patients with AD.
The PV is a biomarker to be used in diagnosis as well as in differentiating between the 2 most common forms of dementia which are AD and VaD.
Connie’s comments: Take supplements of Zinc, Vit D, Vit C and calcium and magnesium for synergy and eat whole foods rich in these vitamins and minerals. Eat ginger, garlic and onions and less on red meats (if not grass fed).

Histone Deacetylases Enzyme, Copper, and IL-8 Levels in Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease
ALSADANY, M. A., SHEHATA, H. H., MOHAMAD, M. I., MAHFOUZ, R. G.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS28(1):54-61, 20131533-3175
Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive loss of cognitive abilities.
Epigenetic modification, oxidative stress, and inflammation play an important role in the pathogenesis of the disease.
We aimed to detect noninvasive peripheral biomarkers with a high degree of sensitivity and specificity in diagnosis and progression of AD.
Methods:
A total of 25 elderly patients with AD and 25 healthy control participants were selected and subjected to cognitive assessment and laboratory measures including histone deacetylases (HDACs), copper, and interleukin 8 (IL-8) levels.
Results:
The levels of HDACs, copper, and IL-8 were significantly higher in patients with AD (P < .001) and had a significant negative effect on all cognitive assessment tests. Receiver–operating curve (ROC) analysis revealed that HDACs and copper levels had higher sensitivity and specificity.
Conclusions:
Plasma levels of HDACs and copper may be used as peripheral biomarkers in diagnosis of AD, while IL-8 level could be a useful biomarker in following AD progression.
Connie’s comments: Take supplements of Zinc, Vit D, Vit C and calcium and magnesium for synergy and eat whole foods rich in these vitamins and minerals. Do not take copper and iron supplements.

Potential Blood Biomarker for Disease Severity in the Taiwanese Population With Alzheimer’s Disease
HUANG, C.-W., WANG, S.-J., WU, S.-J., YANG, C.-C., HUANG, M.-W., LIN, C.-H., CHENG, I. H.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS28(1):75-83, 20131533-3175
The identification of blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) could contribute for improvement in early diagnosis.
To define AD biomarkers, we compared serum/plasma levels of amyloid β (Aβ), tau, cytokines, and biometals between AD and non-AD groups.
Cognitive impairment was assessed by Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) and Clinical Dementia Rating scales. Plasma concentrations of total Aβ, Aβ42, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and interleukin 6 were quantified by immunoassays. Serum biometal concentrations were determined using flame atomic absorption spectrometry.
We found that serum zinc (Zn) was lower in patients with AD. After controlling for age, the MMSE score correlated with both TNF-α and total Aβ levels in the AD group, while the MMSE score correlated with iron only in the non-AD group.
Our finding that blood Zn, TNF-α, and total Aβ are possible biomarkers for AD diagnosis and prognosis validates the pervious publication on potential biomarker in the Taiwanese population.
Connie’s comments: Take supplements of Zinc, Vit D, Vit C and calcium and magnesium for synergy and eat whole foods rich in these vitamins and minerals.