The Lyme Disease Sentinel Blog

THE LYME DISEASE CONSPIRACY

2012-01-25T07:03:00.000-08:00

Joseph Bradley, a former police officer with a Masters Degree in Criminology, has suffered with chronic Lyme disease and has observed and experienced the politics which surround this extremely controversial disease.As an author of previous mystery thrillers, he decided to write a thriller about Lyme disease. I have read his book and you can find my review here http://lymesentinel.blogspot.com/2011/06/lyme-conspiracy.html . You don't have to have an interest in Lyme disease to enjoy this book. The Lyme Conspiracy is fiction.... however ..... the mystery, intrigue and deception that surrounds this disease is very very real to life. Listen to the In Short Order Radio Show below to listen to Sue Vogan's interview with Joseph Bradley, along with a respected doctor who treats Chronic Lyme disease. Learn more about this illness, the politics involved....and Joseph Bradley's book.

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EASY TO MAKE LACTO-FERMENTED FOODS: VIDEO REVIEW

2012-01-25T05:50:00.000-08:00

Easy To Make Lacto-Fermented Foods

Presenter: Annie Dru

"Life in all its fullness is mother nature obeyed”. This quote from Weston A. Price summarizes his research and is included on the cover of every issue of The Price Pottenger Journal of Health and Healing. Annie Dru, the presenter of the video “Easy To Make Lacto-Fermented Foods”, strongly believes that we can restore society back to health, harmony and fullness of joy, by following the principles of Weston A. Price. This video is divided into two basic sections. The first part summarizes the work of Weston Price and explains why it is so important. The second section deals with the actual demonstration of how to prepare different types of food for the fermentation process. Oodles of interesting facts and helpful hints are sprinkled throughout the entire video.

Immediately upon watching this presentation, I was very impressed with Annie Dru’s effervescent nature and clarity of thought. I felt that her presentation flowed beautifully, was very well organized and very entertaining. Her exuberance is a testimony to the six principles which she lays out for us in the first part of the video. She is a natural speaker and engages her audience with her wonderful examples and descriptions.

Annie begins the six principles with fermentation and the fascinating role this process plays in transforming already nutritious foods into even more nutritious superfoods. She explains that vitamins, enzymes and beneficial bacteria are all increased upon fermentation.

Principle number two involves the importance of bone broth. Dru includes complete instructions on how to make bone broth and discusses the role gelatin plays in aiding the digestion of meats.

The next principle focuses on why we should be soaking, sprouting and sour leavening beans, seeds and nuts. Dru explains how these processes neutralize the anti-nutrients found in these foods and makes them more digestible.

The fourth principle discusses why certain animal foods should be eaten raw. Special attention was given to liver and dairy products.

Principle number five centered on organ meats. Information was shared concerning the practices of animals in the wild and of indigenous people. When there was an abundance of food animals and indigenous peoples went straight for the organ meats and discarded the muscle meat of their prey. The animals instinctively knew what parts of their prey contained the most dense nutrition. People learned the same lesson either from experience and/or from watching what the animals did.

The last principle revolved around saturated fats and cholesterol. Dru explained how indigenous people made it a priority to save the fat from the animals and how important it is to include fat along with the meat we consume. Fat aides in the digestion of meat and also increases the assimilation of various vitamins and minerals. Dru stressed the idea that in order for people to be healthy, the animals that they consume must be fed their natural diets. For example, chickens are supposed to eat insects…..not corn. When animals or people eat a food they are not designed to eat, then their health suffers and their fat ratios also change. The animals pass their health status and their fat properties on to us.

In the second half of Dru’s presentation she actually demonstrates how to ferment vegetables and milk products. Included are sauerkraut, ginger carrots, beet kvass, crème fraiche, and soft cheeses. She encourages the audience to experiment with fermented foods and stressed the idea that fermentation is not a laboratory science. She added the fact that every batch of a specific fermented food will result in a little bit different end product and that this is ok.

Because our medical system is based on Pasteur’s Germ Theory, we have been taught to fear and obliterate all germs. Dru shares the fact that the human body is largely composed of bacteria and that instead of fearing these organisms, we need to learn how to coexist with them and how to put them to work for our benefit. Better health will result from working with nature instead of against it.

After I finished viewing “Easy To Make Lacto-Fermented Foods”, I realized that watching this video with my family and friends would be an exceptional way to share with them the vital research of Weston A. Price. The information was presented in such a clear, friendly, and interesting manner that it may even convert the most diehard junk foodie …or it would at least plant the seed for further exploration into real nutritional wisdom.

Our fast food technological society is depriving people of the joy of real connections to the food we eat. However, we don’t have to let this continue. We can once again experience the rhythm of the seasons through growing and preserving our own foods. We can increase our health by preparing our foods using more traditional soaking and fermentation methods. When we turn our focus to restoring and maintaining health as a foundation for increased harmony, not only will the individual benefit but society as a whole will begin to heal. Annie Dru provides a much needed stepping stone in this learning process and I encourage those who want to make a difference to watch this video and to share it with others.

This video can be purchased from the non-profit Price Pottenger Nutrition Foundation

http://ppnf.org/index.php/store?main_page=index&cPath=38&view=solidcart&sort=20a&page=4

Politics and the Sociopath/Narcissist Personality

2012-01-16T11:09:00.000-08:00

Narcissists, sociopaths, or psychopaths come from all walks of life, they come in all shapes and sizes and they can be either a man or a woman. These personality disorders can vary from each other but many of the traits overlapp. These personalities tend to cluster in positions where they can feel important, garner attention and have power over others...like the medical system, politics,psychiatrists, some religious leaders...etc.

When it comes to conspiracies...in the world of lyme disease and throughout society, many people often disbelieve the goals and plots of some of these people because they cannot fathom their mindset. Something in their brains is not working right so they lack empathy, compassion, love and they often do not realize the consequences of their actions...in that... in the long run they don't even realize that their negative actions will often end up harming themselves.

I think it's very important to realize this, if we want to get anywhere in the lyme community...or if we want to keep our freedoms we need to know why and how the "normal" people are being taken advantage of by those without compassion and conscience.

It's also important to realize that these people can be very charming and also can be excellent actors and actresses. It's like we need a whole new way of electing individuals for government or any position of power. Good, kind, compassionate people often do not seek these kinds of powerful positions because that kind of position often entails clawing and scratching to get to the top...and compromising one's values.

On the one hand I feel sorry for these people because their inner life must be barren. They seek thrills from adrenaline rushes and many times hurting others is how they acquire this adrenaline fix.

In my own experience I am trying to balance not being taken advantage of but yet not hating this type of person or becoming mean or insensitive myself. I think the main focus maybe should be on learning to spot this type of person and as an individual and a society we need to learn how spot them,know their tactics and keep them out of controlling positions. In our personal lives we need to know how to handle them....with general kindness but with firmness and boundaries.Show them that their tactics no longer work.

We need a sense of being ok ourselves so we don't get sucked into the idea they try to put on us that we are deficient in some way. We can't let them make us feel guilty about standing up to them and creating boundaries.

I'm just thinking outloud trying to come up with solutions because I really feel that much of the world's problems are due to this malfunction of personality. The other day when I was researching this personality type, I came across the reference to the reptilian brain in connection with these personalities which lack conscience. That of course made me think of David Icke and his claim that certain people can actually shapeshift into a material reptilian body. I never really did connect with that theory but what hit me the other day is that I bet that this equating of reptilians to those in control actually refers to the psychopathic/sociopathic/narcissistic brain, which has a dark cold spot in the frontal lobe. I have been reading how their personalities can shapeshift between evil tendencies and the appearance of good. I now believe that this is actually what shapeshifting is referring to.

I also think that going back...or trying to go back to traditional diets will help to bring back society's health AND sanity. Dr. Weston Price traveled throughout the world and discovered that those who lived in the outlying areas and who ate their traditional whole foods, were without disease, were happy healthy people and in general they didn't commit crimes. There was no need for jails. In the cities and near the trading posts where they were eating the refined foods, infectious disease, deformed skull, jaw and bone structure began appearing. Jails sprung up to deal with crime and violence. If you want to know more about how to improve our health and the health of society visit the nonprofit Price Pottenger Nutrition Foundation
www.ppnf.org

I am still learning about this troublesome segment of society. I found the videos by a self-proclaimed psychopath to be very helpful in preparing me to be able to discern who these people are....and how to handle them. We all need to become compassionately aware so that we can stem this destructive trend in our society. They say you can't change a psychopath or narcissist. But I don't think any situation is hopeless . For some reason the psychopathic/reptilian brain wants to create a sense of fear and hopelessness. Maybe this is just to gain power or perhaps it goes deeper and they may feel that if they are empty and barren inside, they want everyone to feel that way. Check out the first two parts of this documentary featuring a self proclaimed narcissist/psychopath. The rest of the documentary is on you tube

HOW DIRTY ELECTRICITY AFFECTS OUR HEALTH

2012-01-05T10:00:00.000-08:00

The IN SHORT ORDER Radio Show aired a very important show focused on an extremely critical issue.....how Electromagnetic Frequencies (EMFs) affect our health. I don't feel that EMFs are the sole cause of disease but the stress of these abnormal and unnatural frequencies in our environment can lower our immunity to disease....similarly to how poor food choices affect our immunity. Think about how these interfering frequencies could affect the neurotransmitters in our brains. Maybe this is one main reason for poor memory and word finding capabilities in people only in their forties. Please take the time to listen to this informative show.

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MOVIE FORKS OVER KNIVES Presents Unbalanced Advice

2012-01-03T09:06:00.000-08:00

When viewing movies involving subjects which have such power to affect our lives in either a negative or positive way, we need to be very discerning.Studies can be manipulated and propaganda is rife. In all areas....not just with this movie...we desperately need to learn the tactics and methods of persuasion and manipulation if we want to maintain our health and freedoms.

The film...Forks Over Knives.... is telling us to eliminate several whole food groups from our diet. The producers claim that meat, dairy products and fats are bad for us and that eliminating all of these food substances and living solely on plant foods will produce robust health. The China Study and a few personal testimonies are used to back up this stance. If one believes that animal products are bad for people, due to the conclusions of The China Study, then one should read a few of the rebuttals to this study. Here is one response http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/Campbell-Masterjohn.html I feel that The Vegetarian Myth is also a book which needs to be read. It discusses the politics behind the obvious mainstream push for veganism and vegetarianism.

To avoid disinformation, we need to look at history and anthropological works on nutrition. Modern day research in the medical field and in the nutrition field often has more to do with corporate interests and control rather than health and well-being.I respect people who are vegetarians and vegans when they are doing so for religious or what they feel are moral reasons....but if they are following these types of diets for health reasons then they really need to read works such as the classic anthropological study by Weston Price....Nutrition and Physical Degeneration.Other helpful books are Deep Nutrition, The Vegetarian Myth and Vitamin K2 and The Calcium Paradox.

The movie, Forks Over Knives does have some good points. The film encourages people to avoid processed foods. This is excellent advice. However,having done some research in the art of propaganda, I have learned that we need to closely evaluate all information we are exposed to. Often partial truths are used...in books, on the news, on the internet and in film....to persuade and to promote certain goals or agendas. Partial truths are often used ...even by "supposed" alternative media...to draw us in.When it is made to appear that the producers or authors are against the corporations or establishment and seem to be on our side...then we tend to take the rest of their information in with less scrutiny. It is true that milk products from our modern factory farms are causing allergies and other health problems. The same may be true for the meat raised on factory farms, however this does not mean we should eliminate these crucial food groups. The solution lies in feeding the animals their natural diets. In the case of cattle, this diet is fresh grass growing outside in the sunshine.

One of the main issues the movie should have focused on concerns the way animals are raised in modern factory farms and the food the animals are fed. No distinction was made between grass-fed meat and grain-fed meat.When ruminants are fed corn instead of grass this practice changes their whole fat ratio. In addition, when animals are raised inside they no longer have access to the sun and the animal fat can no longer be relied upon to provide us with substances such as CLA, K2, Vit D...etc. You may find this hard to believe but pastured pork fat (lard) was considered by our ancestors to be very nourishing and was used often in cooking.Pastured pork provides vitamin D. The fat on meat helps us to digest the meat. We also need fat to aid the body in absorbing the fat soluble vitamins and also the minerals. The practice of buttering our vegetables is not just for making them taste better. The main point of combining fats and vegetables is to improve absorption of vitamins and minerals from the plant food.

An all plant diet may be good for a short period of time for the purpose of detoxification but if this diet is followed for life, one is apt to suffer deficiencies which only show up later in life. Fat is needed for reproduction and especially for the growth and healthy bone structure of the fetus and growing child. Our brains are largely composed of cholesterol. It is not cholesterol that causes heart disease....it's the sugar and processed foods that negatively influence how our bodies handle and store the cholesterol.

Forks over Knives featured patients who went on the no meat, no dairy, no fat and NO PROCESSED FOOD diet and whose cholesterol and other health parameters improved. They also claimed to feel much better. When analyzing this information one needs to take into consideration that the patients gave up all of these foods together so how does one determine whether it was the avoidance of animal products or whether it was the avoidance of processed foods which caused the improvement? Again....there was no mention whatsoever as to whether the patients had been eating grass fed or grain fed/antibiotic/hormone fed meat products.

In his travels,Weston Price(author of Nutrition and Physical Degeneration ) www.ppnf.org was hoping to find cultures that were totally vegetarian or what we now term vegan. He did find some groups who ate less animal food but he did not discover ANY cultures that were totally vegan. He discovered that those who ate the more starchy diets, were less robust and were easily overtaken by other groups or societies. If one is thinking of totally eliminating meat or animal products,don't just listen to modern propaganda but go to the older books and try to find research that substantiates that there are cultures who have been able to reproduce through generations on a total plant diet. The Price Pottenger Nutrition Foundation is a great place to begin www.ppnf.org

I was also disappointed that the movie did not address the serious issue of plant anti-nutrients and toxins.....or the extreme importance of soaking our grains. Grains, such as oatmeal, wheat, rice, quinoa...etc...need to be soaked before cooking to remove the protective plant substances which when present in the food, keeps us from assimilating and or absorbing certain vital nutrients. I am continually amazed at how our ancestors knew to do these things...without information from formal studies and chemistry labs. Additionally we should not eat certain vegetables raw for the same reason. http://www.foodfreedomrevolution.blogspot.com/2011/11/is-totally-raw-diet-safe.html

The movie also did not address the vital issue of fermentation. Fermentation was used by our ancestors to store food but this process also rendered certain toxins and anti-nutrients as harmless and even increased the nutrient values of food. Beneficial bacteria from fermented foods is another absolute must for anyone who wants to maintain robust health and avoid infectious disease. Instead of getting a flu shot...buy yourself a fermentation crock..

The movie, Forks Over Knives also fails to mention the fact that historically people ate meat and meat products... extensively.... and thrived without heart attacks or cancer and diabetes(which the movie attributes to animal products) The Native American Indians ate alot of guts and grease and had magnificent bone structure, stong immunity, and respect for nature. They preferred the older animals as they had a better accumulation of fat. http://www.manataka.org/page2200.html . Many people look to the Native Americans as an example of deep spirituality and dignity....so it follows that if we want to emulate these qualities, then taking an honest look at what they really ate would help us to live more "sustainably" and healthfully. We need fat and we can thrive on meat and animal products....BUT these animals must be treated humanely and raised on pasture, eating their natural food. When the animals are healthy, they pass on their health to us. Our farms also need the recycled foods of farm animals to be able to sustain nutrient dense soils.

I will sum up what this movie is advocating. The movie is promoting the elimination of all animal proteins, dairy products and fats. Eliminating these food groups prevents us from adequately absorbing certain vitamins and minerals. There was no mention of soaking grains, fermentation and the need to cook certain vegetables. These essential methods of preparation are also necessary for the elimination of plant toxins and for the absorption of vitamins and minerals. In other words, Forks Over Knives is promoting a diet which prevents the consumption and absorption of crucial nutritional factors. A population which is lacking vital essential nutrients will become prime customers for medical industrial complex.
So...if you haven't yet watched Forks Over Knives.....please do so with a discerning eye and take the time to research what our ancestors really ate and just as importantly....how they prepared their foods before cooking. Of course we need plenty of vegetables and fruit in our diet (they are very healthy foods) but not to the exclusion of meat, dairy and fats, which our ancestors have eaten for thousands of years.We would not be here today if these foods(produced naturally) caused cancer, diabetes....etc. These are modern diseases caused by processed foods.

Watch the video below and learn more about the benefits of grass-fed meat. Granted, it is an advertisement, but I feel it accurately portrays the research and it makes sense.
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FORCED VACCINATIONS OF HEALTH-CARE WORKERS: ANALYZE THE RATIONALE

2011-12-22T07:45:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I attended a social function where I learned a bit more about hospital politics. A friend, who is an anesthesiologist, was very concerned over the changes being made in the hospital where she has worked for many years.She wasn't specific about the changes but did say these changes were not in the best interests of the patient. I half jokingly responded saying that these changes were probably in the best interests of the corporations. Her eyes widened and she exclaimed just how "on target" I was. YES, she said....that was the exact inference that hospital management made clear to us. Then my friend proceeded
to relate to me one of her greatest concerns, one that she personally had to deal with......forced vaccinations of health care workers.

I was told about the Hospital Honor Rolls and how "entities/organizations confer Honor Roll status to hospitals who succeed in mandating that a large percentage of their health care workers get vaccinated. There are several very serious issues that need to be addressed and analyzed before this freedom stripping practice is carried any further. First of all , there are no long term studies, that have been made public, that show any evidence of long term safety. When the safety of vaccines is discussed, only short term side effects are mentioned. This tactic, used by the vaccine industry, is used to infer that there ARE NO long term side effects. Most people, after they themselves have been vaccinated or after they have vaccinated their children, often breathe a sigh of relief when they or their children show no immediate side effects. However, should the long term effects of vaccines on the immune system and on the brain, be our PRIMARY concern? The vaccine manufacturers are very aware that it is very difficult, if not impossible to correlate future chronic illnesses, such as autoimmune disease, with past vaccinations. Why is there never any serious mention of this crucial issue by mainstream medicine?

Let's take a look at the immunity issue. You must have noticed that our population consists of several different classes of people who carry germs. Healthy people carry germs. Vaccinated people carry germs also. Then of course sick people carry germs. In fact, everyone carries germs and has the potential to pass these microbes on to others. Why do some people remain healthy while others succumb to disease, when they are exposed to the same germs? The answer lies in the individual's innate immunity....the ability of their body to fight off disease. What then determines a person's natural innate immunity? Heredity may play a role but the main determining factors lie in how we take care of our bodies. Injecting foreign animal DNA, viruses, bacteria and chemical toxins directly into our bloodstream, is not the answer. Diet, exercise, proper rest and stress reduction, reduction of exposure to environmental toxins(such as those found in vaccines), and healthy exposure to sunlight are the prime disease fighting components of a truly healthy person. There is a very strong concern that vaccinations are negatively hyper- activating the immune systems of many people and that this may be one of the explanations for our growing pandemic of autoimmune illnesses.

The theory of vaccination says that when we are vaccinated, we are still harboring (in the case of hospital workers) flu germs but that the drugs and chemicals we were just injected with supposedly prevent the germs from entering our cells and making us sick. The vaccinated person and the unvaccinated healthy person can still have flu germs and can pass them on to others. Getting vaccinated does not eliminate the flu germ from a person's body.A person who has the outward symptoms of disease, such as coughing and sneezing may be able to pass on the germs a bit more readily than than healthy people...but the people who are affected by the flu are more readily detected and aware of the illness being present so they are more likely than the vaccinated or healthy people...to quarantine themselves by staying home or away from patients or by wearing a mask, gloves...etc. So...the very basis of vaccinating health care workers to prevent the illness of patients, needs to be strictly and thoroughly questioned.

FERMENTED FOODS FOR IMMUNITY
Vaccines are a dangerous violation of our body's natural immune integrity. Injections of foreign materials, (such as animal products, microbes, and toxic chemicals) directly into the bloodstream, bypasses our natural defenses to these germs. If you are a hospital administrator and you want your hospital to truly be on the cutting edge...the humane progressive cutting edge....then please check out the Price Pottenger Nutrition Foundation www.ppnf.org and study the information found there. Read Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Dr. Weston A Price and learn how diet can enhance our true immunity and prevent disease of all kinds...not just the flu. However, don't be frightened away, thinking that if everyone is healthy then the hospitals will have less business and will go bankrupt. I doubt that this will happen anytime soon, since poor diet and iatrogenic causes of disease are still main factors in disease causation, and unfortunately allopathic medicine will be needed for quite some time till we can turn things around and make money through disease prevention.

Thankfully, my friend and a co-worker of hers, were able to get waivers , here in Connecticut, to prevent(in their cases) this forcible act against health and freedom. However, others who were not as well informed had no choice in the matter and submitted to these injections. The choice was either get injected or leave your job. I cannot imagine that this is happening(without much protest) in The United States of America, where we are supposed to be free and to have dominion over our own bodies. This is serious stuff and the medical system needs to be taken to task on this issue before it is too late and vaccines are required. The time is fast approaching where insurance companies and doctors will require that patients be vaccinated before they can be treated. It makes one wonder if there is more to this extreme push for vaccine after vaccine......other than making money.This may sound far-fetched but we need to ask these questions.....is our DNA being manipulated through vaccines, do vaccines make us ill in the long run and create a further market for drugs, and are there anti-fertility substances included in vaccines...especially the HPV vaccine. Does the advertisement slogan for this vaccine "One less" mean birth control?

If the medical system really cared about public health, they would be warning the public about the dangers of sugar and other processed foods and how these refined substances sabotage our immune systems. They would also be encouraging natural, live , fermented foods, as these foods provide a crucial part of our immune system. Most if not all of our foods have been pasteurized, which effectively negates any immune boosting properties of foods which have been fermented. Examples are pasteurized cider, sauerkraut, pickles, beer, wine, etc. In his anthropological studies, Dr. Weston Price found that all "cultures" ate cultured or live fermented foods that were unpasteurized and that this process(among others) accounted for their robust health and immunity.In fact these indigenous people religiously and sacredly guarded these regional cultures or ferments ( helpful bacteria) which brought them such health and vigor. When travelers from other countries would come to the shores of North America, they brought their "cultures" with them. The more one considers the term "culture" which is now used to describe an indigenous people's native customs, skills and arts, one can imagine how the word originated...the deep roots and real meaning of "culture"

Again, a recipe for good health and efficient immunity....does not come from adding more stresses to the body (such as the toxic ingredients in vaccines). Real immunity comes from feeding the body the foods it was meant to run on. You don't expect a gasoline engine to run on water. Likewise you can't expect the magnificent human creation to run on manmade processed junk! We truly are what we eat. Please check out www.ppnf.org for reliable health information that has proven itself with indigenous cultures around the world. Read Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Dr. Weston A Price. Proper diet can bring back honest statesmanship to our government and health to our people and to future generations. If we don't act now and stand up to Big Agriculture and the allopathic medical system, our health will continue to deteriorate. I am not exaggerating when I say that the survival of the human race depends on observing and honoring the foods our ancestors ate and the mehtods they used to prepare this food.

If you want to learn more about the fun, healthy and inexpensive practice of fermentation, check out Cultures For Health. Life will be much simpler and healthier for all of us if we observe what healthy people ate and how they prepared their foods. Learn how to make fermented drinks, sourdough bread, fermented milk products and fermented vegetables. I find it to be truly fascinating!

You also may want to check out a post I wrote about elderberries and the way that the components in this fruit prevent the bacteria and viruses from entering the cells.http://www.foodfreedomrevolution.blogspot.com/2010/09/elder-berry-for-flu.html

I have found that making my own elderberry tincture from dried berries, has been very helpful in preventing flu and colds, when taken at the first sign of illness and/or as a preventative when venturing out to a place where you know you will be exposed. It is also helpful to take it when under stress.

For a very helpful talk on vaccines from the In Short Order Radio Show, check out this episode

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THE INTENTIONAL MELTING OF THE POLAR ICE CAPS

2011-12-18T09:22:00.000-08:00

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)The Arctic Ice Melt for 2008
Last year in 2007, the Arctic had the lowest concentration of sea ice that was ever recorded. In 2008, the melt was not quite as extreme, but still well below the normal levels.

The"Global Warming" issue may very well be one of the biggest scams in history for the purpose of furthering several goals. The melting of the polar icecaps may not be due to car and industrial emissions...but to a type of directed energy technology which has the capability of warming parts of the oceans to cause hurricanes and also the ability to melt the icecaps.Three of the most obvious goals could be....

1. Opening up access to new trade routes
2. Creating access to natural resources which were unaccessable before
3. Further control by the United Nations through The Law Of The Sea Treaty

These direct benefits of melted polar icecaps are very boldly listed here:From The Pew Charitable Trusts ^{http://tinyurl.com/3alrpdc}

The Warming Arctic

Global warming is affecting the Arctic more rapidly and more visibly than anywhere else on Earth. The melting polar icecap opens unprecedented prospects for Arctic nations, including shorter routes for shipping, larger commercial fishing areas, and opportunities for drilling, defense and other previously unexplored activities. This emerging marine world will be governed under the Law of the Sea Treaty. Of the five Arctic nations—Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the U.S.—only the U.S. has not yet ratified the Treaty. Although U.S. laws are written in accordance with the Law of the Sea, until the U.S. ratifies this accord, it will have no say in how the Treaty evolves as the physical and geopolitical environment in the Arctic continues to heat up.

Commercial Shipping

According to experts, global warming could completely melt the Arctic’s ice cover during summer months as early as 2013.¹ With new transpolar trade routes open, shorter distances and significant fuel savings for ocean-going vessels could produce a seismic shift in commercial shipping and world trade patterns.

Currently, marine shipping vessels between major East Asian exporting countries and European and North American markets must travel through the Suez or Panama Canals. A route from China through the Northwest Passage to the North Atlantic would save more than 4,000 nautical miles, enabling companies to cut fuel and shipping costs dramatically. The Northern Sea Route between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, for example, would shorten the sailing distance between the Dutch port of Rotterdam and Yokohama, Japan, from 11,200 nautical miles to only 6,500 nautical miles and save an estimated 40 percent in shipping costs.²

Ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty will also legally guarantee the Rights of Innocent and Transit Passage and ensure safe, uninterrupted flow of commerce to and from U.S. shores through new routes. The Treaty also gives the U.S. authority to prescribe conditions (related to safety or environmental concerns) for foreign vessels entering its 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). For these reasons, both the Chamber of Shipping of America and the World Shipping Council support U.S. ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty.³

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^{The possible global warming scam seems to be being used to cover up certain projects and to cash in on other aspects of Global warming. There appears to be many nefarious facets to this massive "project". The reported absoluteness of the validity of global warming is being used as a premise for other unnatural events. For example...increased spread of disease is being blamed on global warming when there could be many other factors contributing to it...such as genetic manipulation of microbes AND their insect vectors. Biological experimentation...such as in field testing of organisms and vectors and biological warfare may also play a role.}

^{Another area of concern where supposed global warming is being used as a premise... involves our more recent erratic and destructive weather. Nothing is ever mentioned in the media about weather warfare capablities and how our weather may be a result of either intentional warfare or experimentation with the weather. I'd like to include here a newspaper article from the The Asheville Citizen Times (1989).....entitled "Can The Soviets Wage Weather War?" By Jack Anderson. I excerpt from an article I wrote entitled Weather Wars or Global Warming? http://tinyurl.com/nrj5r5}"WASHINGTON - Mark Twain once observed that everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. Twain hadn't counted on the Soviets.

For years the Soviet Union has been working on weather modification techniques that could be used in a covert "weather war" against the United states or Europe. The Central Intelligent Agency has tracked those plans and here is a list compiled by CIA reports.

1. A former Soviet ambassador to the United Nations once openly warned that the Soviets have the capability to punch a hole in the ozone layer using "bromine missle injectors". The Soviets think they can do that with enough precision to affect specific areas on the ground, letting in deadly ultraviolet rays that could damage crops and humans.

2. The Soviets have toyed with the idea of melting the Artic icecap to moderate temperatures in their northern regions. They have also thought about doing the same to the Antartic ice cap, using nuclear explosions as a way to break up the ice. Scientists believe that any tampering with the ice caps could cause a new ice age around the world and destroy coastal areas.

3. Another Soviet project is to develope the ability to generate artificial lightening ( which I believe I have witnessed), which could destroy enemy communications or start uncontrollable fires during a dry season.

4. The Soviets have considered artificially triggering earthquakes by filling earth cavities with liquids. Ironically, the U.S. Military discovered this effect when it dumped toxic waste from chemical weapons into wells near a Denver storage area and triggered numerous tremors.

5. The CIA is worried about the global effect, intentional or otherwise, of the continued large scale destruction of Soviet forests.

6. Large scale fog-dispersal programs are already used widely by the Soviets at civilian and military airports. One CIA report says the techniques used by the Soviets have potential military uses because they can stir up the weather unexpectedly.

7 The Soviets are doing some work in controlling the force of thunderstorms, typhoons and hurricanes, but the United States still lead the world as experts. But any method that controls a catastrophe could also be used to create or boost severe storms.

8. The Soviets have rain and snow making programs, although they are considerably more modest than the U.S capability. The CIA reports say that the Soviets have admitted routinely seeding the clouds near Leningrad and Moscow before holiday parades to clear the air and guarantee sunshine. They also claim to have created a beautiful sunny day for the opening ceremony of the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

The prospect of damaging weather wars, while fantastical, were sufficiently viable to cause the superpowers to sign a treaty banning hostile manipulation of the weather. But such an agreement is completely unverifiable. The United States has no way of knowing whether the Soviets are fair weather friends or foul weather foes."Now...remember...this newspaper article was written in 1989. Imagine how technology has advanced since then. As you can see...the intentional melting of icecaps and perhaps blaming this melting on something we would all be responsible for......is not an new idea. In this case scenerio the blame for the specific melting of the icecaps is being placed on all of us...instead of perhaps on a select few who want o gain profit, power and control through a hidden technology that most people don't even realize exists.

Homework: Observe and list other events and issues which are blamed on global warming.
Much money is being made on "green" products and much profit and power will also be gained by issuing global taxes and laws. Profits and laws would be accepted and perhaps helpful if the premise for the profits and laws were valid.However, the premise for global warming is highly suspect.

2012 Physician's Round Table

2011-12-11T09:47:00.000-08:00

THE 2012 PHYSICIAN’S ROUND TABLE

ThursdayJanuary 26, 2012

6:00 – 6:45 REGISTRATION

7:00 – 8:00 Michael Payne,MS, CRC, CNS The Use ofBio-Photonic Modulation in Complex Conditions

8:00 – 9:00 D.C. Amarasinge, M.D. BlackBox for Medical Errors

9:00 – 10:00 Victor Zeines,D.D.S. HealthyMouth Healthy Body

10:00 – 10:30 EXHIBITOR BREAK

10:30 – 12:30 Ritchie Shoemaker, M.D. Proteogenomics of Lyme

12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH BREAK

1:30 – 2:30 Omar Amin, Ph.D. “DelusionalParasitosis” or Neuro-cutaneous Syndrome (NCS) and Morgellons

2:30 – 3:00 EXHIBITOR BREAK

3:00 – 4:00 AlanGruning, D.O. Cocoa:Desert or Medical Super Food?

4:00 – 5:00 Aeron Goldheart, ChT/KenBentall Subtle EnergyActivation

5:00 – 6:30 PHYSICIAN’S ROUND TABLE David Nico,Ph.D. – Supernatural Health

7:30 – 9:00 FOODMATTERS “It would be bliss to trust that ourfood industry operates withthe public’s best interests at heart and that the FDA and thepharmaceutical industry are committed to human health.”

8:00 – 10:00 Health byChocolate Tasting Party XocaiChocolates with Dr. Alan Gruning

FridayJanuary 27, 2012

7:00 – 8:00 Jerry Leonard Connecting the Dots betweenthe Lyme Epidemic and the Biowarfare Establishment

8:00 – 9:00 Chuanhai Cao, Ph.D. Melatoninand Coffee can Sustain Your Good Memory

9:00 – 10:00 Armin Schwarzbach, M.D.,Ph.D. Diagnostic and Therapeutical Strategies in LymeDisease and Multiple Infections by Chlamydia andMycoplasma

10:00 – 10:30 EXHIBITOR BREAK

10:30 – 12:00 Steven Fry, M.S., M.D. TBA

12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH BREAK

1:00 – 2:00 Alan Gruning, D.O. Fibro/CFIDS: Hope forthe Tired and Hurting

2:00 – 3:00 Eva Sapi, Ph.D. Eliminatingthe different morphological forms ofBorrelia burgdorferi

3:00– 3:30 EXHIBITOR BREAK

3:30 – 5:30 Leslie Manookian The Greater Good –the documentary

5:30 – 6:30 DINNER BREAK

6:30 – 7:30 Warren Levin, M.D. CandidaWorkshop

7:30 – 9:30 David Kazarian, BSP,RPh, FASCP and Randy Breton, BSP, RPh.CPh. - Nutritional supplements and other hard to find products -- Infuserve America Tour --Hors d’oeuvres andopen bar -- State of the art compounding -- Transportation will be provided

7:30 – 8:30 FULL SIGNAL “ Reactions to electromagnetic radiation (EMF)from antennas;cordless, internet, and cell phones; WiFi hot spots,etc. erupt in its presence as headaches, anxiety, muscle aches, flu symptoms,cognitive confusion, visual abnormalitiesand more”

SaturdayJanuary 28, 2012

7:00 – 8:00 Warren Levin, M.D. Common Denominator

8:00 – 9:00 Armin Schwarzbach,M.D., Ph.D. From theSymptoms Checklist Over LaboratoryResults to Whole Body Therapies in Chronic Infections

9:00 – 10:00 Dietrich Klinghardt,M.D., Ph.D. Hemo Pyrrol-Lactam-uria

(HPU), Lyme disease and

autism

10:00 – 10:30 EXHIBITOR BREAK

10:30—12:00 Dietrich Klinghardt, M.D.,Ph.D. A Deep Look Beyond Lyme

12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH BREAK

1:00 – 2:00 Lee Cowden, M.D. Change the Terrain To Resolve Disease

2:00 – 4:00 Dietrich Klinghardt,M.D., Ph.D. InnovativeDisease Protocols

4:00 – 6:00 PHYSICIAN’s ROUND TABLE Lesley Fein, MD – Case Studies

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THE HEALTHY DECADENCE OF COCONUT and CHOCOLATE

2011-12-03T06:06:00.000-08:00

When trying to stay on a gluten and sugar free diet, one usually has to pass up dessert. Most desserts are composed of heavily refined foods which wreak havoc with our health. White flour and white sugar, when introduced into the healthy diets of indigenous peoples, very quickly begins to ruin the health of these previously robust populations. The negative health changes can be seen within one generation. Rotting teeth, poor skeletal formation , diabetes, and infectious disease, are just some of the consequences of a refined food diet. For more information on this subject, which is crucial to the survival of our species, I highly recommend The Price Pottenger Nutrition Foundation www.ppnf.org

For almost a year now I have been seeing a Maximized Living Chiropractor for adjustments and lifestyle support. Their program is very comprehensive and includes diet and excercise. Check out my friends at Coastal Chiropractic http://lymesentinel.blogspot.com/2011/04/maximized-living-chiropractic-care.html If you want to find a Maximized Living Chiropractor near you, you can contact Coastal Chiropractic for a reference. The reason I am bringing this up is because the basic recipe for the macaroons pictured above came from the Maximized Living Nutrition Plans ( a very helpful recipe and meal plan book)

I didn't follow the recipe exactly but it really isn't an exact recipe. It can be experimented with. I will share with you how I did it. Then we can talk briefly about the health benefits of the ingredients and why these chocolate macaroons are healthier than many other desserts. Here are the ingredients I used. There are very few and the recipe is fairly simple.

The first step is to make the macaroons. For the macaroons you need 5 or 6 egg whites, approximately 8 ounces of unsweetened coconut, 2 Tablespoons of melted butter and xylitol or stevia to taste.

In a large bowl beat the egg whites till they are frothy. Then add the coconut and then stir in the melted butter. Add sweetener to taste. Form coconut mixture into small patties. If they are too crumbly and don't stick together....add another beaten egg white. Place patties onto a greased cookie sheet. The recipe says it makes about 12 cookies. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes. The tops of the cookies don't have to brown but the bottoms should be a light brown. Remove from cookie sheet and cool.

For STEP 2 you need unsweetened baker's chocolate (3 squares), 2 Tablespoons of butter, 2 Tablespoons of coconut oil and stevia or xylitol.

Melt the chocolate, butter and coconut oil in a double boiler, add sweetener till it tastes the way you like it. I had never made macaroons nor had I ever dipped anything in chocolate before so when I observed the melted chocolate mixture it didn't look like the chocolate was deep enough to dunk the macaroons in. So.... I added 2 more squares of chocolate, and a tablespoon more each of butter and oil and then adjusted the sweetener (I used xylitol). Make sure your macaroons are cool and firm enough to dip, then dip each one in the chocolate and turn it over to coat the whole cookie. Then place on wax paper to cool. I did have some leftover chocolate so I took the top of the double boiler off the stove, let it cool a bit so the chocolate would be a bit thicker and then I used a spoon to slowly drizzle more chocolate over the tops. This created a thicker chocolate coating.....yum. Then I store them in the fridge. I froze half of the batch but I haven't eaten any of them yet so I can't tell you whether they froze well or not. I did think they were absolutely delicious!

I have been trying to find ways to incorporate more coconut products into my diet. I have read about the antibiotic, antifungal and antiviral properties of coconut oil.....and to a lesser extent the flaked coconut itself. The book Stop Alzheimer's Now by Dr Bruce Fife http://lymesentinel.blogspot.com/2011/07/stop-alzheimers-now.html , stresses how important coconut oil is in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's. Also you may want to check out the video, in the right hand column of this blog, which talks about a doctor's experience in partially reversing Alzheimer's with coconut oil.

Dark chocolate is reported to contain high amounts of antioxidants, however, chocolate is bitter and doesn't really taste very good without a sweetener.......which then may at least partially negate any benefits.Powdered stevia and xylitol are more natural than say...aspartame but they are still refined sweeteners. One of their main advantages is that they do not raise the blood sugar and are safe for diabetics and hypoglycemics. These sweeteners also do not encourage candida in the gut. Xylitol is reported to discourage cavities. I used xylitol in the above recipe and found that it did not hurt my sensitive teeth like sugar does. Chocolate also contains caffeine. So, while the recipe above appears to be much healthier than some desserts, we still must eat desserts in moderation.

Last night I had the chocolate macaroons with chaga coffee.No caffeine in chaga coffee....only immune and anti-aging benefits. More about that delicious healthful drink here

http://foodfreedomrevolution.blogspot.com/search/label/CHAGA%20HEALTH%20BENEFITS

LYME DISEASE: JUMBOTRON NEW YORK CITY

2011-11-24T07:56:00.000-08:00

Lyme disease is finally getting its deserved publicity and attention. Someone donated enough money to cover the advertising expenses so this Ad could appear on the CBS Jumbotron in New York City! Lyme disease is the fastest growing infectious disease in the world and mimics many other diseases. Thousands of people are undiagnosed and/or misdiagnosed with many autoimmune disease labels.Testing for Lyme disease and its many coinfectious, is inaccurate. Diagnosis must be made from clinical observation....according to the patient's history and symptoms. For a comprehensive paper on When To Suspect Lyme Disease....go here http://lymesentinel.blogspot.com/search/label/WHEN%20TO%20SUSPECT%20LYME%20DISEASE

For accurate information on Lyme disease, go to www.ilads.org

VACCINES : MOTIVES BEHIND THE PUSH!

2011-11-23T07:45:00.000-08:00

What would be required for a totalitarian government to form and then thrive in a nation long spoiled by relative freedom? It would be known by those currently in control or by those steadily gaining control...that if they desired total control...then their attempts to take control would need to be camouflaged to prevent outright revolution. I will present a hypothesis and you can judge as to whether it fits or not.

A few years ago I wrote an article entitled Antidepressants: Motives Behind The Push http://lymesentinel.blogspot.com/search/label/ANTIDEPRESSANTS It talks about the dangers of antidepressants and why there is such a push to get most of the population taking them. As a lyme disease patient and advocate I have personally witnessed the obsessive push to convince those suffering from infectious disease that their symptoms are all in their head and that antidepressants will fix them up just fine. Aldous Huxley, in his book "Brave New World", foresaw a society where the population would be psychologically conditioned and numbed by a drug called soma. Please check out these soma quotes from Brave New World http://www.huxley.net/soma/somaquote.html Take time to compare the similarities between the scenerio in this book and what we are currently experiencing.

As most of you have probably noticed there is also an extensive push for vaccines.....but so far these vaccines have been mostly for the prevention of infectious disease. ...at least that is what we are told. In recent years more and more researchers, doctors and citizens are questioning the real effectiveness of vaccines and the harm they may cause. Advertisements for vaccines are made to sound as if the corporations that make the vaccines and the government and medical industry that is promoting them...loves us and is concerned about our health. If we really think about that perception which is being foisted upon us we would realize how silly that notion really is. Governments and corporations are not people. They do not have a soul. They are huge bureaucratic machines which possess no feelings or compassion. So....one of our basic questions would be......should we put our unwavering trust in this profit/power- driven machine...... when concerning our health and our very lives?

Let's take a closer look at the issue that prompted me to write this post today.I came across webpage that was announcing the need for behavioral vaccines. At first I couldn't believe what I was reading. It was talking about eliminating ADD, criminal behavior...etc...through behavioral vaccines. The Health Ranger even came out with a statement that "behavioral vaccines" were going to be used to chemically lobotomize our brains. http://www.naturalnews.com/034229_science_cyborgs.html However, I reread the article by Dennis Embry and his concept of behavioral vaccines was this

"A behavioral vaccine is a repeated behavior—scientifically proven—that reduces or prevents morbidity (sickness) or reduces mortality (death). Hand washing is a simple example, which even prevents serious illnesses such as H1N1 Influenza. Infant car-safety seats or bike helmets are more sophisticated examples. Behavioral vaccines can have large public health, public safety and business or productivity effects at a very modest cost."

So, evidently, the behavioral vaccines that Embry is speaking of ....are psychologically administered and not given through a needle. Despite the seeming misinterpretation of Embry's behavioral vaccine solution, I still wonder about the true goals of vaccination. There are so many toxic ingredients in vaccines, such as mercury, formaldehyde, aluminum...diseased animal pus...etc...that it's obvious that vaccines do not bolster your immune system in a healthy and natural manner. In fact, you could say that vaccines over-stress our bodies in an unnatural manner and may be hyperexciting the immune system. Hyperactive immune systems could cause allergies and autoimmune disease. I have been concerned that vaccines ...especially the HPV vaccine...may contain anti-fertility agents for population control. There is also speculation and evidence that childhood vaccinations may be the actual root cause behind the epidemic of ADD and other behavioral and cognitive problems in children.

To get back to the point of this post....which is....are vaccines being promoted to appear as if they are helping us but yet have other motives..... such as birth control, population control at the other end through the stressing of our immune systems and or introducing certain types of bacteria and viruses which may cause autoimmune disease, degenerative disease and death? It seems to me that the extreme push and the scare tactics being used to promote vaccines, for an ever increasing subset of the population....is disproportionate to the marketing of other products. In other words...large amounts of money can be made selling other products so why such a huge emphasis on vaccinating everyone if it was just for profit and for no other reason? If the corporations and government were really concerned about our health, they would have stricter rules concerning food additives and other harmful junk foods. They would strongly discourage the use of sugar which is one of our main causes of infectious disease. Sugar lowers the function of our white blood cells which are the cells that protect us from infection. Have you noticed that everyone who carries the flu germ, for example, does not necessarily come down with the flu? It's the health or terrain of our body which determines whether or not we will become ill. Vaccines are NOT necessary for flu or illness prevention. In fact, they often cause the very disease they are supposed to prevent. We must take back responsibility for our health by learning about true nutrition. The best advice I have EVER come across and it's advice that makes the most sense to me......was the nutritional wisdom I found through Dr. Weston A Price www.ppnf.org

To try and sum things up.....just be aware that there may be other motives, besides disease prevention, behind our extensive vaccine programs, and that we each need to evaluate what we put in our bodies. How many people who get vaccines, know what they are injecting into themselves? Vaccines used to be forbidden for babies under 6 months because it was thought that their immune systems were not formed enough to handle the inherent insult to the body, now the hepatits vaccine is given immediately after birth! Pregnant mothers were NEVER advised to get vaccines...until very recently that is. Vaccines contain formaldehyde, aluminum, and toxic mercury. It is known that substances such as these can pass directly through the placenta to the fetus, which is why most drugs are discouraged in pregnancy. What has changed? Why are pregnant mothers now being pushed to get the flu vaccine?

People who are noticing the dangerous changes in our government try to warn others. Instead of becoming concerned as normal citizens should, many of those being warned simply change the subject and or act indifferently as if everything is "OK". Many people are either unaware, apathetic, frightened and or feel as if there is nothing they can do. Well...there is something we can do. We can educate ourselves in the tactics of deception and propaganda. These tactics are being used on us for a reason. Deception is necessary in order to control the people. So.....if we learn how to recognize this deception, we will be uncovering it and as a result it loses its power. Vaccines may not quite yet be a vehicle for mind numbing and societal obedience, however, it is one aspect, among the others, that we must consider.If the population is numbed and placated, they just may enjoy their servitude and not rebel.This was the idea of Aldous Huxley. Check out his interview below with Mike Wallace.
We are being told vaccines are for our own good and for the good of the whole....but are they really?

GORBACHEV and IMPENDING GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

2011-10-23T09:42:00.000-07:00

Don't be fooled by talk of peace and love and a global community. It is propaganda to put more power into the hands of the few. Please follow the links to get an overall view of this unprecedented push for and the impending finalization of absolute totalitarianism. Please read both articles and pass them on.As you can see if you read Keep An Eye On Gorbachev (link below),it was predicted years ago that World Government and the dissolution of The United States as a sovereign nation was one of Gorbachev's goals. We hear alot about the Catholic church, the zionists, or the Masons and other secret societies as being the main forces behind this New World Order...but Communism doesn't seem to be as much of a headline as it should be. Are we being diverted?

Gorbachov calls for “global governance” in response to Wall Street protests
Posted by EU Times on Oct 21st, 2011

Former Communist leader Mikhail Gorbachev told an audience at Lafayette College on Wednesday night that the United States’ economic problems heralded the need for a new American “perestroika,” defined by a “new world order” and a system of “global governance”.

Speaking to a crowd of 3,600 people during an event that was broadcast live nationwide, Gorbachev made reference to riots and demonstrations that have swept the world over the last two years, including the Occupy Wall Street movement in the United States.
“The world needs goals that will bring people together,” he said. “Some people in the United States were pushing the idea of creating a global American empire, and that was a mistake from the start. Other people in America are now giving thought to the future of their country. The big banks, the big corporations, are still paying the same big bonuses to their bosses. Was there ever a crisis for them? . . . I believe America needs its own perestroika.”
How will this American perestroika manifest itself? As a “new world order” characterized by a system of “global governance,” according to Gorbachev.
READ MORE HERE http://www.eutimes.net/2011/10/gorbachov-calls-for-global-governance-in-response-to-wall-street-protests-2/

KEEP AN EYE ON GORBACHEV http://lymesentinel.blogspot.com/2009/07/keep-eye-on-gorbachev.html

THE CURSE OF LOUIS PASTEUR

2011-10-07T06:12:00.000-07:00

The Curse of Louis Pasteur: WhyMedicine Is Not Healing A Diseased World

By Nancy Appleton, PhD

Review by Marjorie Tietjen

LouisPasteur’s “Germ Theory” has become the foundation for modern medicine. Becauseour present medical system is so deeply entrenched in this theory, shouldn’tPasteur’s hypothesis be continually re-evaluated? To better determine theeffectiveness or usefulness of this theory, the question we must ask is…..do wenow have less or more disease since basing medical treatment on The GermTheory? Basically the Germ Theory states that pre-existing germs invade thebody and cause disease so that our method of healing disease should focus ondirectly killing the germ.

Currentlymuch of the world accepts Louis Pasteur’s “Germ Theory” as undisputed fact.After all doesn’t modern science prove to us the reality of this theory everyday? Well…..perhaps we shouldn’t be so hasty in our conclusions. After readingNancy Appleton’s book, “The Curse of Louis Pasteur”, I have become more fullyconverted from blindly accepting Pasteur’s “Germ Theory” to more fullyrealizing the importance of maintaining a healthy body terrain as being themost important step in preventing and healing disease. I have always known thatthe foods we choose to eat will affect the health of our bodies; however, Ireally never understood the deeper extent of this concept. Appleton’s book hashelped me to better glimpse the magnitude of the importance of keeping ourbodies in balance or homeostasis.

The authorshows us that there are other valid theories concerning how disease is causedand that the Germ Theory isn’t the only game in town. Appleton shares a bit ofhistory concerning some of the other great researchers, during and after thetime of Louis Pasteur, who discovered that it was the condition or health ofthe body which determined whether or not benign forms of germs would changetheir form and become pathogenic. This way of looking at things places theresponsibility for health back onto the individual. Pasteur’s theory tookresponsibility for health away from the individual and placed it with thedoctors and drug companies. This model of disease is much more profitable forthe medical industrial complex and is likely to receive more support than atheory which would keep people healthy and greatly reduce profits.

Appletonfeels that people should be encouraged to discover how they are causing theirill health because then they would have the power to do something about it. Sheexpresses it well in the following quote. “Listen to what your body is tellingyou. Heed symptoms such as headaches, falling asleep after meals, joint pains,bloating, allergies, high blood pressure, yeast infections, chronic fatigue,diarrhea, constipation, gas, skin problems, swelling, or a full blowndegenerative disease. If you believe these symptoms come out of the air, thenyou are under the curse of Louis Pasteur. You have given responsibility foryour life to others. But if you realize that you are doing something yourselfto cause these symptoms, you know you can do something to stop them.”

The bookincludes the research ideas of Claude Bernard, Antoine Bechamp, Walter B.Cannon, Melvin E. Page, Gaston Naessens and others. The main point they allshared was that the chemistry of the body determines whether we remain healthyor become ill. Our bodies must be in balance if we are to ward off disease.

Pleomorphismis one of the key processes which needs to be understood in relation to bodychemistry, health and disease. Bechamp believed that life forms which he termed“microzymas”, were continually changing according to the condition of the body.When the body was toxic or unbalanced, then these harmless and perhaps evenonce beneficial organisms would change form and turn into sickly pathogenic,bacteria, viruses or fungus. If the body’s homeostasis recovered then theseunhealthy pathogenic “germs” would change form back into harmless healthylifeforms.

If germsdon’t cause our bodies to be out of balance, then what does cause illness?Nancy Appleton believes that sickness results from things we do to ourselvesand not from something out in the air that we need to defend against. Theauthor shows us how improving our diet and reducing many different types ofstress can bring our bodies back into homeostasis or good health. Appletonfeels that the calcium/phosphorous ratio is a good indicator of homeostasis andshe lists foods and lifestyle factors which will help the reader to achievethis proper balance. The author also offers a urine test to measure thecalcium/phosphorous ratio. She claims that when these two elements are inbalance then it is a good indicator that other minerals in the body will alsobe able to function properly. When everything in the body is functioning appropriatelythen germs will remain in their harmless forms and health will be the result.

Mainstream modern medicine only treats thesymptoms of disease and rarely, if ever, addresses the cause. Even manypractitioners of alternative medicine focus more on remedies rather than theroot cause. Appleton’s advice to the medical community is…..instead of doctorsasking what their patient’s symptoms are they should be asking them what theyare doing to promote their own illness. It can be very dangerous to only treatthe symptoms while ignoring the cause. A patient may feel better because hissymptoms are being masked but the diseased condition is still simmeringunderneath the surface and will give rise to more health problems down the roadif the basic provocation is not addressed.

The authoremphasizes that it is not just what we eat that affects our health but that weneed to look at all areas of our lives for stresses that can be minimized oreliminated. All types of stress can negatively affect the body. At the end ofthe book Appleton includes 3 food plans with snack and breakfast suggestions tohelp the reader return his body to a balanced healthy state.

I found theinformation in this book to be quite fascinating. I especially appreciated theway the author included the research of the various scientists and how each oftheir findings supported the idea that we are not helpless victims of diseasebut that it is within our power to heal ourselves with proper food andlifestyle choices. I found The Curse of Louis Pasteur to be very helpful,motivating and encouraging. Step by step, becoming responsible for our ownhealth can be an exciting and empowering journey with many fruitful rewards.

Check out my post about elderberries and the many ways you can use them. The elderberry is great for preventing and or lessening the effects of colds and flu. Elderberry preparations also taste good and can be very soothing. I just read the reasoning behind why elderberry prevents cold and flu....When taken before or at the first sign of illness, certain constituents in the elderberry actually prevent the germs from entering the cells. http://foodfreedomrevolution.blogspot.com/2010/09/elder-berry-for-flu.html

Lyme Disease: Biological Warfare, Profits or Both?

2011-10-03T09:57:00.000-07:00

The photo above is taken from Hawk's Nest Beach in Old Lyme CT. The land mass that you see across Long Island Sound is Plum Island, the government animal disease research lab.It was a very clear day when the photo was taken and I was surprised to see how close the island really is to the mainland. Lyme disease, which is reported to be a growing pandemic greater than even cancer or AIDS, is rumored to perhaps have it's origins on Plum Island as an experimental biowarfare agent. There are documents which show that there were outdoor tick studies on this island but as of yet no proof has been found that the causative agent of Lyme disease(Borrelia burgdorferi) came from this island.However, when one looks at a map of the initial incidence of Lyme disease, the areas of Long Island and CT which are closest to Plum Island, are saturated with cases of Lyme disease ....and of course Lyme disease was named after the town of Old Lyme, which, as you can see.... is directly across from Plum Island.

Polly Murray, a housewife from Lyme, CT was the first to report illness of her family and neighbors. It is my thought that Plum Island is not the only institution that needs to be investigated but that Yale, Cold Spring Harbor Lab, Brookhaven National Lab and Rocky Mountain National Lab are also among the potential suspects. Institutions such as these often have ties to each other and work together on certain projects.What role may certain drug companies play? We have to be careful and not focus too much on one angle of the origins of modern Lyme disease because if we do we may miss important pieces of the puzzle.We are told that Lyme disease is an old disease and the only reasons we are experiencing this pandemic is because people are moving into the woods and also because of global warming.I don't accept these reasons for a minute. People in CT. have always lived in the woods and if this disease has been here all along then doctors should be familiar with how to diagnose and treat the disease. For the most part doctors are ignorant and are not taught what the extensive Lyme disease symptom presentation looks like.....especially when it has spread throughout the body and has affected many body systems. They are only taught about a bull's eye rash and swollen knees....and maybe heart problems.Misdiagnosis with such conditions as Chronic fatigue syndrome, M.S, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Lupus, Bipolar depression, ADD, Fibromyalgia....etc.....is rampant! Lyme disease, like it's close cousin syphilis, is considered The Great Imitator. The drug companies and other healthcare businesses are making billions off of only treating the symptoms instead of getting to the cause and eliminating the cause. Jerry Leonard does an excellent job of discussing this on The Conspiracy Radio Show in the You Tube Video below.The show is out of Canada. It's not just the U.S that is experiencing difficulties with the politics of Lyme disease. It's becoming a world wide health emergency but yet is being covered up with disease labels, none of which have any definitive diagnostic tests, causes or cures....only symptomatic treatments.How convenient and profitable!
The video below only has part of Jerry's interview. For the whole show you may be able to find it at The Conspiracy Show website http://www.richardsyrett.com/ Listen to the whole you tube video because there is a short break but they do return for more of the story.
For more info on Lyme as a possible bioweapon see http://lymesentinel.blogspot.com/2008/10/discreet-methods-of-biological-warfare.html

A MODERN DAY DAVID and GOLIATH

2011-09-30T06:58:00.000-07:00

This morning I woke up early, unable to get back to sleep. As I was resting, I began thinking about Becky McClain and her crusade to expose wrongdoing and to promote the oversight of biotechnology. Her motivation and goals appear very sincere to me. She deserves compensation for her suffering and medical bills but beyond that her main concern is for worker and public safety. More about her lawsuit against Pfizer here http://tinyurl.com/66swdzx .

While I was contemplating Becky's work, the story of David and Goliath came strongly to mind. I thought of how Pfizer Pharmaceuticals seemed to represent Goliath and how Becky was playing the role of David. I was filled with a sense of hope and of a certainty that "GOOD" eventually breaks through the mist or thought of evil as all powerful. This happens in accordance with our growing realization of the omnipotent everpresence of a loving God or Creator that fills ALL space.

Next I went to the computor to check my mail and I found this comment that was left on my blog story about Becky McClain.
"BIOTECH WHISTLEBLOWER BECKY McCLAIN":

"Pfizer influences America in a giant way and then so openly displays this lack of concern for their own. Boy, does the public need protection from them.
Bless you Becky for standing up to them.
A rock befalls a giant when slung from a heart of courage and truth. The dust of his falling you shall shake from your shoe.

Ms. Miracle "

I couldn't believe the coincidence!
It certainly seems as if the message of David and Goliath is meant to be considered....not just with McClain vs Pfizer but in relation to all of the chaos being heaped upon us. I believe the fear and chaos which is being intentionally created is for the purpose of making "evil", government, "the elite" etc. seem all powerful and unbeatable. They need this cover of illusion to gain control. Just like Goliath seemed so forbidding and powerful, he was exposed in the end as really being impotent in the face of Truth or God.

So many of us think that "evil" so to speak....is just too powerful and that "Good" or the children of God.....have no chance against such a giant. But it's not true. The story of David and Goliath symbolizes the powerlessness of evil when confronted with Truth, rightousness, Love, right motives and the Spirit of God.In this story Pfizer represents the giant or evil...not that there aren't good people working there of course....but I am speaking of the "entity" of Pfizer....or certain other corporations and entities. We don't need huge armies of people. What we need is faith, trust, right intentions, and quality of thought and action. I love the saying...."The only power that evil has is to destroy itself." This might not appear to be true in the moment ...but in the end and in different circumstances error or evil or "the big lie" always destroys itself . It's like turning on the light of Truth....and then without a struggle, the darkness fades away into its native nothingness.God Good is ALL powerful, omnipotent, fills all space. To me God is the energy of Reality. Maybe "evil" is humanity's misperception of Reality. Are our experiences an expression of our conciousness...and even our false beliefs of what appears to be evil? Maybe to some degree evil is a "suggestion" that God is not ALL. Look at the pop culture and take Lady Gaga as an example. Her videos are full of evil suggestions. It's almost as if "the suggestion" is trying to convince us of the attractiveness and power of a mist or shadow for the purpose of keeping us unaware of the present glory all around us.

Maybe that is why "error"(dressed as the illuminati or Pfizer or whatever) tries to create fear and an IMPRESSION of its supposed powerfulness. Maybe that is all the power that it has is our fear of it? I'm not saying that we should ever ignore "evil" but we must uncover it and see it for what it is...a wimp....a wispy nothingness in the face of God. I've been taught since a child that it is this "seeing" or Knowing" and then following God's leadings, is what proves the all power and loving presence of God and the ultimate nothingness of evil.Jesus said "Ye shall KNOW the Truth and the Truth shall make you free. I don't think he was just speaking of material truths but also of the spiritual truth of reality and our relationship to God. Evil may be like a hypnotic suggestion that we have to break free of because as long as we believe in it's supposed power maybe that is the degree we are affected by it.It seems pretty obvious to me what is behind the whole hypnotism craze. We have self hypnotism, guided meditation, stage hypnotism, all different kinds of so- called self help hypnotic tapes,hypnotic beats in music, subliminal suggestions on TV shows and movies, flashing lights and rapid fire scenes on TV. Then we have the blatant forms of mind control such as MKULTRA. All these things and more increase our suggestibility to make us believe that what isn't real....is real.

So..... this morning I am grateful for all of the people out there who are trying to uncover the material and the spiritual hypnotism we are under and for the messages that came to me this morning reinforcing my sense that in reality God is All and evil is an imposter. We don't have to "attack". All we have to do is shine the light in the dark corners.

BIOTECH WHISTLEBLOWER BECKY McCLAIN

2011-09-27T08:05:00.000-07:00

Biotechnology.....and technology in general is spinning out of control.Developments in technologies are occurring faster than our ability to create rules and proper oversight.There are many dangers inherent in this runaway madness.We already have the genetic engineering of our food and of the very mircobes that support life. There is a very fine balance that nature has created and man just does not have the scope of vision to interfere with this balance.When humans add or change an integral part of the ecosystem, then the once balanced ecosystem is thrown off kilter and the many prospective consequences can never be forseen. We are opening Pandora's box!Transhumanism is another very real threat in this area. Do your research on transhumansim and don't be fooled by this "new application" or that latest "gadget".Evaluate where these computorized toys are leading us.

Well....I'm getting off track a bit. Take a break and listen to Becky McClain tell about her own unbelievable experience with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals and OSHA. Other injured workers speak briefly in the video. Becky McClain makes a very important point that corporations need to listen to....for their own benefit. "Bad Safety is Bad Business." It will follow that if a business is using corrupt business practices, it will be found out and will eventually fail. If businesses want to stay afloat, make decent profits and still help mankind....they need to change their ways....and fast... because people ARE catching on. One of the wisest sayings I know is..."Honesty is the best policy". Individuals and corporations may get away with things in the short run but it ALWAYS catches up with them in the end.We also must learn to identify the corporate and politcal psychopaths who usually due to no fault of their own...have no conscience or compassion. They don't "feel" like normal people and consequently they don't care about others so their actions can be very dangerous to the public as a whole. Learn more about the psychopathic personality here http://conspiracyanalyst.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-to-recognize-psychopath.html

http://conspiracyanalyst.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-to-recognize-psychopath.html

RECIPES FOR REPAIR: A LYME DISEASE COOKBOOK

2011-09-22T11:04:00.000-07:00

Recipes forRepair: A Lyme Disease Cookbook

By GailPiazza and Laura Piazza

http://www.recipesforrepair.com/

A crucialquestion which needs to be focused on with persistence is….why can some peopleremain healthy when harboring a certain pathogen while others become acutely orchronically ill while hosting the exact same pathogen? Coinfection withnumerous pathogens does play a part in illness severity but more and moreresearchers, doctors and patients are beginning to realize that the conditionor terrain of the body plays a very important role in determining who remains healthyand who becomes ill.

The foodsthat we choose to consume have a significant effect on our physical and mentalhealth. Food plays a major role in determining the terrain of our body.Pathogens, such as Borrelia burgdorferi (the Lyme disease microbe) actuallychange form in the body in accordance with whether the host body has a healthyinternal environment or a sickly environment or terrain. Some forms of the germare more pathogenic (illness causing) than others. Certain foods and infectionscan cause inflammation, which is capable of setting up a vicious cycle in thebody. Which comes first…the chicken or the egg? The authors of Recipes forRepair express this important concept very well in relation to Lyme disease.

“ Lymedisease itself can trigger chronic inflammation, and any inflammation thatexists BEFORE (emphasis mine) infection impairs the immune system’s ability to fight off theinvading bacteria. The cycle of infection and increasing inflammation gives thebacteria an ever-stronger foothold in the body, causing increasingly severehealth symptoms. This relationship between chronic inflammation and Lymedisease explains why the severity of symptoms for people with widespread Lymedisease can vary so greatly, with some people nearly incapacitated and othersonly mildly affected.”

The authorsgo on to say that when following the Lyme Inflammation Diet (formulated by Dr.Kenneth Singleton); one should experience powerful anti-inflammatory effects.When inflammation is reduced through diet, this will in turn reduce theoverall burden on the immune system. When the immune system has less to dealwith, it can more effectively target invading pathogens. Gail and Laura Piazzahave based all of their recipes on this logical and important premise….toreduce inflammation and to support the immune system.

“Recipes forRepair” is full of helpful information to get the reader started on a healthierway of eating. In one section there is a very useful tool to aide readers indetermining their risk for chronic inflammation. The recipe section of the bookis divided into four phases. At the beginning of each diet phase there is achart of foods that are allowed in that phase. I find this feature much morehelpful and encouraging rather than listing only the foods which need to beavoided.

The firstphase is the most restricted and it is suggested that this phase be followedfor one week. The primary goal of phase one is to quickly abort the mechanismsof chronic inflammation and to detoxify the body. Phase one includes suchdelicious sounding recipes as Sautéed Salmon Cakes, Deviled Eggs, Sautéed AsparagusOmelet, Carrot Almond Pancakes, Pickled Beets, Moroccan Spice-Rubbed Salmon,and Stir Fried Rice and Vegetables.

In phase 2 of the diet more healthy foods areadded which makes following the diet less difficult. The object is to slowly reintroducefoods which have a higher probability of causing inflammation. This phase ofthe diet is followed for three weeks. You’ll discover such recipes as BlueberryOatmeal Pancakes, Chicken Salad, Carrot Pineapple Muffins, Lentil Soup, andSweet and Tangy Baked Chicken. I found the baked chicken to be absolutelydelicious. My husband even complimented the dish!

Phase threeis called the reentry phase and lasts for 4 weeks. More grains are introducedhere, along with the nightshade vegetables. It is advised that the dieterproceed with caution and be alert to any symptoms which may occur and whichfoods may have caused them. Butternut Squash and Apple Soup is one of therecipes from this section that I am looking forward to trying.

Phase 4 isthe maintenance phase which can be followed for 6 months or indefinitely. Wholewheat flour is the most significant addition in this phase. In order tomaintain health processed foods should never be added back into the diet.

I found thegeneral personality of the book to be very appealing. The photos are gorgeousand they really make the reader want to try each recipe pictured. The informationin the book was presented in a very clear and organized manner, which makesthis inflammation control diet easier to implement. I am a firm believer in theage old adage that we are what we eat. Degenerative chronic disease is becomingmore and more common. Diabetes, Chronic Lyme disease, autoimmune illnesses,etc., are reaching pandemic proportions. We need to address this situation byidentifying and healing the underlying causes. Recipes for Repair: A LymeDisease Cookbook does an excellent job of tackling this most dire health emergencyand should be read by anyone who is experiencing chronic symptoms. The dietaryguidelines put forth in this book are not just valuable for healing Lymedisease but they are for anyone who wants to promote overall health andwellbeing.
Visit the authors' website at http://www.recipesforrepair.com/

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THE SAFETY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY: TARRYTOWN CONFERENCE

2011-08-20T07:50:00.000-07:00

Tarrytown 2011 Conference

Connecting the Dots to Public Awareness of Public Health and Safety in Biotechnology

SPEAKER: Becky McClain, July 26, 2011 Biotechnology health and safety advocate and whistleblower

Thank you, Osagie, Richard Hayes and staff of CGS for this invitation to provide my thoughts at Tarrytown 2011.
I stand here today as career molecular biologist turned activist because of ethical and moral concern.

While working in an embryonic stem cell lab at Pfizer, the largest pharmaceutical company in the world, I reported ongoing public health and safety concerns to management. I soon began to experience retaliation that escalated into hostility. Soon there after, I became the victim of the very safety violations I was trying to prevent. An untrained lab worker used a human infectious genetically engineered virus, without suitable biocontainment, on my personal workspace. I began experiencing periodic paralysis and spinal pain – a result consistent with the DNA- coded effects that had been engineered within the pathogen.

This experience of walking through the fire, of being both a whistleblower and injured worker, provided me a unique view into the social and political cultures within the biotech industry, which hinder human rights and public health and safety. I hope my perspective today can contribute to connecting the dots at Tarrytown to enhance the movement for better protection for both workers and the public.

In April 2010, an eight-member jury in the state of Connecticut unanimously ruled that Pfizer had retaliated against me and engaged in willful, malicious indifference toward my speech concerning public health and safety.

This unanimous decision by a jury is very significant. It provides a clear example that if the general public ever does becomes aware of what is truly going on in the biotech industry … there will be an outcry… the public will quickly realize that self-policing and the lack of oversight within the biotech community are not providing adequate protections for their safety, their family’s safety or the public’s safety. So, my trial outcome should give us all hope and confidence that if we engage in a well orchestrated and strategic campaign towards public awareness, we could make a significant impact on the critical health and human rights concerns which underlie advanced biotechnologies.

Now I say “well-orchestrated campaign” for a reason. Because despite my story and other stories of injured biotech workers who have been made ill, maimed or killed, we still face immense challenges to inform the public. The one challenge we all face in common is the state of affairs brought about by a biotech industry, riddled with conflicts of interest and left to regulate itself. Networked with various businesses, academic institutes and governments, this complex of economic and political drivers makes for a formidable challenge to any would-be whistleblower, injured worker or concerned citizen who makes attempts to play fair in bringing about safety or social and human rights balances.

One of the first barriers is finding affordable and qualified legal help in a timely manner. The lack of experts and economic disparity make these high-risk cases. And although I am extremely grateful for winning my lawsuit, the economic reward, if it ever does come, comes after a long difficult battle. Many would-be whistleblowers would not be able to endure the economic hardships it requires. With all these limitations, the vast majority of legitimate claims cannot be brought to justice or to the public’s eye.

Government agencies use revolving door policies to establish special economic relationships with business. This creates certain boundaries that will not be crossed at the expense of individual and public health rights, even to the point of using disingenuous tactics. For example, during an interview session with OSHA, I was guaranteed that my notebooks were safe as I left for a lunch break. But while away, the OSHA investigator, nonetheless, made a copy of all my attorney-client privileged documents from my personal notebook without my consent or knowledge. And then later in the investigation, OSHA demanded a settlement offer from me, only to use it afterwards to write in their report that I had a character flaw because I was out to get money. OSHA refused to follow statutory procedure, never performed a safety inspection or addressed my serious safety complaints even with documents in hand showing serious biocontainment issues, exposures and illnesses in our department at Pfizer. The end result is that government agencies act in capricious ways, providing no consistent platform or protection for injured workers or whistleblowers to speak freely and inform the public.

And even more egregious against human rights, both federal OSHA and CT-Worker Compensation established terrible precedents of denying the disclosure of exposure records. These actions eliminated my rights and biotech workers rights to independent directed medical care and to any remedy through workers compensation. Consequently, injured biotech workers, like David Bell, who incur hundreds of thousands of dollars of medical bills, are forced onto social security disability at a cost to the public instead of the employer who engaged in unsafe work practices.

I also discovered walls of resistance amongst biomedical researchers within prominent academic institutes who partnered with Pfizer. Comparable to the overt anti-biotech crusaders who make grandiose and false claims that all genetically engineered products are harmful, these scientists, who come bearing credentials and big salaries, take the opposite extreme. They make overt statements claiming that all genetically engineered viruses used in BL2 labs are engineered to be safe and cannot cause harm, statements that are patently irresponsible and unfounded in science.

The biomedical industry has shown great confidence in using strategic alliances to manage their “dirty laundry” while moving on the fast track to “profits over safety” in the name of innovation. And why shouldn’t this industry proceed with confidence? When Pfizer received a $1.37 Million dollar verdict against them at the conclusion of my trial, their stock didn’t drop to reflect any consequences. In fact, soon after, many biomedical universities lined up with hands open wide in acceptance of $100 million dollar research deals with Pfizer. The State of Connecticut ignored pubic health and safety concerns even after a Connecticut jury agreed that my safety complaints where of serious public concern. Instead the state invited a Pfizer manager, who had been intimately involved in the retaliation and safety abuses in my case, to give a talk at this year’s STEMCONN 2011 conference on the topic of “Stem Cells for Profit?”

With injured workers and whistleblowers up against significant legal and economic roadblocks, created through a web of conflicts of interest, and the rare legal victories not changing bad behavior, we need to engage in a collective and strategic campaign to protect public health and safety.

The facial expressions from the jurors at my trial, told a story of disbelief and shock. I have confidence that with effective public awareness, the health and safety and human rights concerns within advanced biotechnologies will begin to be addressed. So if we are to connect the dots, let us connect with open dialogue and let us network to build capacity and to form a strategic framework to increase public awareness.

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE EXPERIMENT ON AMERICAN CITIZENS

2011-08-14T10:14:00.000-07:00

Please help spread the word!

Special Edition of the Public Health Alert, September 20

READ WHOLE ARTICLE HERE http://publichealthalert.org/pdf/Special%20Report%20-%20TUSKEEGEE%202.pdf

Biological Warfare Experiment on American Citizens Results in Spreading Pandemic

CDC-Created Epidemic Now Spreading Down East Coast of U.S.

Doctors Prevented from Treating Lyme disease Patients by Biowarfare Arm of the CDC (Epidemic Intelligence Service) Working with the IDSA in Phase II of the CDC's Infamous Tuskegee Experiment

Excerpt:

Manufactured Doctor Shortage Enables Modern Tuskegee Experiment

Why would the medical establishment actively prevent doctors from effectively treating Lyme disease, and help destroy doctors who treat it?

I believe the CDC is conducting Phase II of its Tuskegee Experiment on an expanded scale for the same reason it conducted Phase I—the development, testing and marketing of pharmaceutical products to treat only symptoms of the disease. In fact, the treatment denial of the Phase I Tuskegee Experiment has become an everyday occurrence for thousands of Lyme patients because the experiment has become institutionalized within the mainstream medical system through the creation and enforcement of treatment guidelines to justify treatment denial. For added protection, the CDC is conducting this experiment in long-term treatment denial through the biowarfare infrastructure as a biodefense exercise.

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: A NEUROSPIROCHETOSIS

2011-08-07T05:20:00.000-07:00

Is there a direct connection between spirochetes (including the lyme spirochete) and Alzheimer's and or other forms of dementia? There is a huge rise in the cases of Alzheimer's disease and this is not just due to an aging population because Alzheimer's is striking people at much younger ages. There is also a corresponding exponential rise in the number of cases of Lyme disease. Many people who harbor the Lyme disease spirochete do not even know they are infected. People with healthy immune systems may ward off a symptomatic case of Lyme until aging produces a weakening of the immune system where symptoms then become evident. In many cases Lyme disease is underdiagnosed and undertreated. It is called The Great Imitator.....as is its close cousin Syphilis ...and can mimic many different conditions.

It is imperative that we begin to look for the causes of Alzheimer's and not just treat the symptoms!! Of course there is never much of a profit in a cure or in prevention, which is one of the main reasons that important studies , such as the one below, often are not acted upon. Let's be wise and realize that researching for the true benefit of others does not have to take anything "good" away from ourselves. We don't have to take away health or money from others in order for us to have what we need personally for a healthy prosperous life.This is a different perspective, an older one that we have been drawn away from...... but it is a better perspective.....and it can work.

Alzheimer's disease - a neurospirochetosis. Analysis of the evidence following Koch's and Hill's criteria.

Judith Miklossy

Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2011 Aug 4;8(1):90.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-2094-8-90

Abstract (provisional)

It is established that chronic spirochetal infection can
cause slowly progressive dementia, brain atrophy and amyloid
deposition in late neurosyphilis. Recently it has been
suggested that various types of spirochetes, in an analogous
way to Treponema pallidum, could cause dementia and may be
involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Here, we review all data available in the literature on the
detection of spirochetes in AD and critically analyze the
association and causal relationship between spirochetes and
AD following established criteria of Koch and Hill. The
results show a statistically significant association between
spirochetes and AD (P = 1.5 x 10-17, OR = 20, 95% CI = 8-60,
N = 247). When neutral techniques recognizing all types of
spirochetes were used, or the highly prevalent periodontal
pathogen Treponemas were analyzed, spirochetes were observed
in the brain in more than 90% of AD cases. Borrelia
burgdorferi was detected in the brain in 25.3% of AD cases
analyzed and was 13 times more frequent in AD compared to
controls. Periodontal pathogen Treponemas (T. pectinovorum,
T. amylovorum, T. lecithinolyticum, T. maltophilum, T.
medium, T. socranskii) and Borrelia burgdorferi were

detected using species specific PCR and antibodies.

Importantly, co-infection with several spirochetes occurs in
AD. The pathological and biological hallmarks of AD were
reproduced in vitro.

The analysis of reviewed data following Koch's and Hill's
postulates shows a probable causal relationship between
neurospirochetosis and AD. Persisting inflammation and
amyloid deposition initiated and sustained by chronic
spirochetal infection form together with the various
hypotheses suggested to play a role in the pathogenesis of
AD a comprehensive entity. As suggested by Hill, once the
probability of a causal relationship is established prompt
action is needed. Support and attention should be given to
this field of AD research. Spirochetal infection occurs
years or decades before the manifestation of dementia. As
adequate antibiotic and anti-inflammatory therapies are
available, as in syphilis, one might prevent and eradicate
dementia.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-2094-8-90

The open access article is available as a provisional .pdf file:

http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/pdf/1742-2094-8-90.pdf

The fully formatted PDF and HTML versions are in production.

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IS A TICK BITE MAKING YOU NUTS?

2011-08-06T04:55:00.000-07:00

More and more people are being locked away in psychiatric wards due to UNDIAGNOSED or IGNORED Lyme disease and coinfections. I know personally of two patients who had a known past history of Lyme disease yet in the institutions they were taken to ...when experiencing psychotic episodes... they were refused antibiotics and or treatment for coinfections. Even though the young men were dangerous at this point the parents had to remove them from from these institutions (one of which was a psychiatric ward at Yale Hospital) in order to have access to antibiotics and or specific medicine for babesia or bartonella, which are very common tickborne infections.Instead of treating the causes of these psychiatric symptoms, people are only being offered symptomatic psychoactive drugs. This allows the main cause to go untreated and to more deeply embed itself into the human system.

Many many people with severe chronic illness are being told they are depressed and simply handed a prescription for antianxiety drugs or Prozac. This is a very scary scenerio. We must make this information widely distributed.

For a most excellent article on when to suspect Lyme disease please see the following link. It is an older article but is the best one I have ever read. Dr. Bleiweiss is no longer with us. Suposedly he committed suicide by shooting himself in his driveway....but some people question this version of his death. From what I understand Dr. Bleiweiss had been distributing information that perhaps some people did not want him distributing. Lyme disease is hugely political and a growing number of people feel it it is actually PHASE 2 of the CDC Tuskeegee Experiment where black men were told they had bad blood instead of the syphilis they really had. During the study they were refused antibiotic treatment, while passing on the pathogen to others and then died horrible deaths.The Lyme spirochete is a very close cousin to syphilis and appears to act in similar ways in the body. If you know of anyone with chronic illness you need to read this article by Dr. Bleiweiss.

http://lymesentinel.blogspot.com/2009/02/when-to-suspect-lyme-disease.html

The following is a recent article from Rodale News

Off-the-Charts Anxiety: Is a Tick Bite Making You Nuts?

Tick-borne infections aren't just causing sore joints and swollen knees. Some cause psychiatric symptoms that often go untreated, some experts say.
By Leah Zerbe

RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA—Finding an engorged, blood-sucking tick attached to your skin can cause anxiety in and of itself. After all, Lyme disease, an infection that causes multi-systemic, waxing-and-waning symptoms, and a disease that isn't always detected or effectively treated early on, is on the rise. But researchers are starting to realize that, although getting bitten may be stressful, tick-borne infections could actually trigger panic attacks and other psychiatric disorders in some people.

THE DETAILS: "After treating thousands of patients with tick-borne disease in the past 20 years, it appears psychiatric symptoms are more commonly seen when there is a co-infection," explains psychiatrist Robert Bransfield, MD, president of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) and vice president of the New Jersey Psychiatric Association. Co-infections (when a tick passes along more than one disease) most often involve Lyme, babesiosis, a malaria-like infection that can cause fever, night sweats, and anemia; and bartonella (cat scratch fever), a bacterial infection that causes fever, headache, and raised skin rashes. Co-infections are most often culprits in tick-related panic attacks and anxiety, and these multiple infections from tick bites are quite common, occurring in an estimated 30 percent of cases.

Dr. Bransfield, who is also associate director of psychiatry at Riverview Medical Center in New Jersey (a state with a high prevalence of Lyme disease), points out that 240 peer-reviewed scientific articles demonstrate an association between Lyme and other tick-borne diseases and mental illness. For instance, a small study published in The Clinical Journal of Pain in 2005 found that patients experiencing panic attacks also suffered other symptoms not typical of standard panic attacks—extreme sensitivity to light, touch, and sounds, joint pain, mental fogginess, and migrating pain, all of which can be symptoms of Lyme disease—and those people tested positive for Lyme and babesiosis, which, like Lyme, is on the rise in the U.S. Once treated with antibiotics for both diseases, the patients no longer experienced panic attacks. READ MORE...... http://www.rodale.com/lyme-disease-panic-attacks?page=0%2C0

IT'S INEVITABLE

2011-07-29T10:32:00.000-07:00

It's Inevitable - Not A

Matter Of If - But When

By Marjorie Tietjen

Daystar1952@yahoo.com

Has anyone else noticed how the media is making a habit of declaring that such and such is "inevitable" or "it's not a matter of if but when"? Several years ago I began noticing these repetitive statements in all forms of media. This caused me to begin wondering how officials could be so sure these predicted future events would take place.

First the thought came to me...well....maybe those coming up with the predicitions are perhaps psychic or that maybe collectively we are, in a way, creating these experiences or events by holding them fearfully in conciousness. I do try to be open to most new or novel ideas. Other's would say that the horrible events ,which come about as predicited, are God's wrath. Still others would suggest that it's all part of the master plan to form world government. The conclusion most people come to is that government scientists, technology, and our "Intelligence Agencies", are just so far advanced that we shouldn't even question their predictive capabilities....they are "all knowing".

I tend to think it's a little bit of all of the above.

Here is an excerpt from World News And Report, June 17, 2002 : By Mortimer Zuckerman.

"Even though the American people on Sept 11 witnessed the horror of terrorism up close, at home over and over again on television, they still seem to underestimate this new threat. Our most senior officials tell us that attacks using weapons of mass destruction are inevitable. Not a matter of if..but when."

As Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield put it....."terrorist networks are aggressively trying to get nuclear weapons and they would not hesitate one minute in using them."

Seems as if we are having trouble finding all the weapons of mass destruction.

In the case where the possibility or certainty of anthrax biological warfare was predicited, our government made it quite public what their solution might be....forced anthrax vaccines for everyone. If these forced vaccines were for our protection...as they were claimed to be...wouldn't it be an excercise in futility? Wouldn't the supposed enemy use a different biological agent which we wouldn't have been vaccinated for? After all, this vaccination plan permeated the media. I'm sure our "enemies" also watch T.V. and read newspapers. This publicity led me to the suspicion that the anthrax vaccines were not really for our protection.

In fact, due to my research into the politics of Lyme Disease and related misdiagnosed diseases...such as Lupus, ALS, M.S. , Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Gulf War Illness, etc, I have come to the conclusion that they are threatening us with the scare of lethal contagious diseases when all the while chronic disabling degenerative diseases are being allowed to pass through the population undetected. This appears to have been accomplished by calling just about every new disease "autoimmune". There has been an obvious and intentional lack of research into infectious causes for these so called autoimmune diseases. Those of us who insist that we have chronic lyme or mycoplasma infections are generally denied antibiotics. Most insurance does not cover natural treatments.....so....people's diseases are left to progress and pass on to others. It is believed these microbes can pass on to others...friends, family and coworkers. Many times the microbes will affect these people where their weakness lie and cause different symptoms than the person who may have passed it on to them manifested. Another disease label is then given to the family member or coworker.

Dr. Donald MacArthur, who was in charge of the developement and testing of biological weapons for the Pentagon, spoke at a Hearing before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations in 1969 and tells us the following : "Incapacitating agents are a more recent developement in the R&D phase. In fact, the prime emphasis in agent R&D is on developing better incapacitiating agents. We are synthesizing new compounds and testing them in animals. I should mention that there is a rule of thumb we use. Before an agent can be classified as an incapacitant, we feel the mortality should be very low. Therefore the ratio of the lethal dose to the incapacitating dose has to be very high. Now, this is a very technical job. We have some of the top scientists in the country working on this. It is not easy." He also tells us that an incapacitating agent "imposes a greater logistic burden on the enemy when he has to look after the disabled people."

Incapacitants would also slowly destroy the economy.

A few more predicitions of inevitable events

A. Hurricanes will be increasingly severe

B. The eruption of Mt St. Helen is "not a matter of it but when".....Could this be predicted because our scalar weapons technology can cause geological and weather events such as earthquakes, tidal waves, hurricanes and even volcanic eruptions?

C. FBI Director Robert Mueller says suicide bombings in the U.S are "inevitable"

D. Vice President Cheney tells us that the prospects of a future attack on the U.S. is almost certain "not a matter of if but when."

E. Donald Rumsfield - Assoc. Press Jan 31, 2002 " Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfield said Thursday the United States must prepare now for potential surprise attacks "vastly more deadly" than Sept. 11 terrorist hijackings.

All this certainty and high publicity of these specific warlike events should, one would think, warn the "enemy" that we are on to their tricks. Wouldn't this then cause an enemy , with any intelligence, to change their tactics or instigate the event sooner...so as to foil the United State's protective plans? Well.... not if the real enemy was from within.

There appears to be an astronomical increase of adverse events within the past few years. We've had to deal with terrorist attacks, killer hurricanes, school shootings ( possible promoting of gun control ), kidnappings have been highly emphasized ( eventual microchipping of children), earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, drought, floods, forest fires, disease epidemic scares, etc. Doesn't this seem a bit excessive? Of course, in the past, many of the natural events do occur from time to time...but not with such intensity nor in such rapid succession. And all the while these events are taking place ( faster than we can assimilate them ), our rights are quickly being stripped from us.

Scare, Divert, Confuse, Overwhelm and Divide and Conquer. These are the main tactics we must be alert to!

Remember a day or two after the Sept 11 attacks, President Bush told the nation who every terrorist was and that we were now entering a war on terrorism...with no forseeable end in sight and that Sept 11 has changed forever...our country and the world. How would they know that? I believe those statements were made to ensure public cooperation as our rights are consistently taken away in the name of protection and security.

Are most of these predictions made with such certainty because they are orchestrated or will be orchestrated by the predictors themselves?

I feel that becoming aware of these possible tactics and the social conditioning being heaped upon us, will foil or at least slow down those who may really be planning these predicited events, aimed at destroying our health and freedom. Next time you hear "This is inevitable" or..".It's not a matter of if but when"......think about and analyze what is being said and then point it out to others.

PROBIOTIC FOODS FOR GOOD HEALTH

2011-07-29T09:20:00.000-07:00

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Probiotic Foods For Good Health

Author: Beatrice Trum Hunter

Over the years when I have thought about indigenous peoples and their customs, I began to be concerned that these societies were losing their cultural heritage. Almost all areas of the world are becoming industrialized, sanitized and homogenized. One definition of culture from the New World Dictionary is….. “The ideas, customs, skills, arts, etc. of a given people in a given period.” Another definition is the growing of bacteria or other microorganisms in a specifically prepared medium. Fermentation of food depends on specific cultures of microorganisms. These cultures, which have been developed in various parts of the world, were revered, and guarded for reasons we will talk about below.

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People realized that these microbial cultures and the resulting fermented foods, were vitally important in preserving the food, in adding to the food’s digestibility and nutritional content, and helped to keep the people in robust health. These “cultures” were an integral piece of their overall culture of arts, language and customs. I was fascinated by this connection made by the author of this book, Beatrice Trum Hunter. On page 119 she speaks of a cultured milk called Taette, which originated in Norway.

“When Norwegians emigrated they were reluctant to abandon their taette cultures. Doubtless, there were many experiments to find some way to transport the culture to a new location. One successful method was to dip a clean piece of linen into the taette and air dry it. Later in the new location, the taette was reconstituted and found to be viable. For me this feat is a metaphor. Just as emigrants faced an unknown future, so was the dormant culture facing an unknown future. Would either survive? Also, cultural ties are strong, and are especially strong for food traditions. By transplanting taette successfully, the emigrants retained their cultural heritage. The old and the new were connected. The past could be savored in the present, and there was hope that it could be savored in the future, as a vibrant milk culturing agent would be passed along, from one generation to another.”

After reading this section of the book, the phrase “to preserve a culture” has taken on a whole new meaning for me. It has also illustrated just how vital the fermentation process is for humanity. Generational sharing of fermentation practices not only plays an important role in preserving our heritage or culture but it is also a requirement for the preservation of our health. Our ancestors were instinctively aware of this fact. However, with the development of our industrialized food system…. pure, unadulterated, live fermented foods are difficult to find. “Probiotic Foods for Good Health” is one of the few books available which is working towards restoring the recognition and practice of this very valuable health tradition.

The author thoroughly and plainly explains the science behind the health benefits of fermented foods. She discusses how the probiotic bacteria in these foods help to form and strengthen our immune systems. Hunter talks about the importance of the integrity of the mucosal barrier in the GI tract and how a breakdown in this barrier may be one of the main reasons for allergic reactions. Thus, by healing this barrier, through the use of probiotic foods, along with the rotation of foods, we are able to improve or eliminate many allergies. Probiotic bacteria are very healing to the intestinal mucosa.

Some studies and clinical experience show that lactose intolerance can be improved through the fermentation of milk. Many who experience digestive troubles when drinking sweet or unfermented milk, can tolerate milk when it is made into yogurt or kefir. Hunter also shares advice on how to determine whether a person’s symptoms are caused by lactose intolerance or true milk allergy.

The process of fermentation is not just limited to milk. Our ancestors used this process to improve and preserve many different types of foods, from meats, to fruits, vegetables, and grains. Many foods which were once available as live cultured foods… are now pasteurized and bear little nutritional resemblance to their natural unprocessed counterparts. The process of pasteurization is one of the main processes which destroys the probiotic bacteria, enzymes and some of the other beneficial properties of the food, which help to keep our immune systems strong. In other words, pasteurization is an instigating factor which contributes to the disabling of our immune systems. Some examples of this adulteration are processed sauerkraut, pickles, yogurt, buttermilk, beer, cider, etc. Even soda began as a fermented beverage but is now a toxic mix of chemicals and sugar. The author informs us of the many different processes the food industry uses to supposedly improve these fermented foods but which inevitably strip the food of its vital health giving essence. Hunter leads us through the dairy isle of the grocery store, advising as to what products are better for us , which ones are best to avoid…and why. High sugar content, lack of live cultures and unnecessary additives, are some of the things to look out for.

The author includes a chapter on the importance of fermenting grains. Traditional societies almost always soaked and fermented their grains to make them more digestible and to rid the grains of certain antinutrients and toxins. Today the world consumes an overabundance of grains which are not aged in this beneficial manner. This lack of natural processing of the grains may account for much of our degenerative disease. Hunter gives examples of some of the different fermented grains that were used in specific areas of the world and explains why unfermented grains can cause nutritional deficiencies.

Near the end of the book, probiotic supplements are discussed. Advice is given on how to select the proper form of probiotics and what to look for on the product labels. The author also includes the benefits that can be expected from these commercial probiotics.

One of the main focuses of modern medicine is to develope an increasing number of drugs to kill off pathogenic bacteria. Are the pharmaceutical and insurance companies aware of the already existing arsenal of beneficial bacteria which exist in fermented foods? Are they cognizant of the fact that if these beneficial organisms inhabited our digestive systems, much of our infectious and degenerative diseases could be prevented? The insurance companies may be interested in this logic but I doubt if the drug companies would investigate further into this matter. Prevention is not in the best interests of the pharmaceutical industry. Hunter describes the antimicrobial nature of fermented foods….”Therapeutically, fermented foods such as yogurt act gently and effectively to alleviate health disorders such as chronic yeast infections or chronic constipation. The value of fermented food to combat infectious agents is constant, whereas microbes learn to resist antibiotic drugs, and the drugs themselves become less and less effective. Also eating fermented foods strengthens the immune system. Fermented foods become instruments of preventative medicine.”

I feel that Probiotic Foods for Good Health is an important addition to the few books existing on this subject. This book is not a manual on how to ferment foods. Instead it is a very helpful guide in understanding why fermented foods should be an essential element in our diets. The book also aides us in sorting through the many products on the market which claim to be cultured and beneficial. Fermenting our own food can be an easy, fun and inexpensive way to maintain our health. I already consume a few fermented foods and have enjoyed a few foods I have fermented myself at home….however, this book, by Beatrice Trum Hunter, has further peaked my interest in this subject. It has encouraged me to add more fermented foods into my diet and to explore further into the art and practice of fermentation. Together lets preserve our cultural heritage!

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THE DEVASTATION OF LYME DISEASE & COINFECTIONS

2011-07-27T04:12:00.000-07:00

Not everyone gets Lyme disease as severely as the children in the video below. Their very serious cases appear to stem from several insults....mold exposure, Lyme and other tickborne coinfections. However, there is a growing number of people who are acquiring chronic infectious disease....which is often being falsely labeled as autoimmune disease or as such conditions as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. We must begin to pay attention and realize that this state of affairs is NOT normal. What factors are contributing to this striking increase in chronic infectious and degenerative disease? Our government health agencies and the drug companies are covering up the causes of these diseases and downplaying their seriousness while making trillions of dollars off of symptomatic treatments. Let's demand disclosure before it is too late and we are all too sick to do anything about it.At this link you will discover some of the underhanded criminal activity that is contributing to our nation's deteriorating health http://tinyurl.com/3p2ox5r

Please watch the heartrending video below which depicts a rapidly growing scenerio that will eventually affect all of us.

STOP ALZHEIMER'S NOW

2011-07-11T07:03:00.000-07:00

Stop Alzheimer’s Now
By Bruce Fife, N.D.

Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes, and many other forms of neurodegenerative disease, are increasing at a very alarming rate. Unfortunately future predictions concerning this frightening trend are not very encouraging. Does this mean that a further decline in health is inevitable and that there is nothing we can do about? I believe there is plenty we can do if we will begin to look for the root causes of our problems.

Dr Fife’s book, Stop Alzheimer’s Now, focuses on this vital issue. In his book the author reveals numerous possible causes of neurodegeneration and offers the reader solid solutions, many of which are based on hard science. I found the information in this book to be very hopeful, in a constructive and practical way. The usual explanation for the drastic rise in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disease, is that we are faced with an aging population. It is implied that this poor state of health goes hand in hand with the aging process. Dr. Fife firmly refutes this lame reasoning…. “Dementia and other forms of neurodegeneration are not a part of the normal aging process. You should not expect to develop dementia as you grow older. The mind is fully capable of functioning normally for a lifetime, regardless of how long a person might live. While aging is a risk factor for neurodegeneration, it is not the cause! Dementia and other neurological conditions are disease processes that can be prevented and treated. This book will show you how you can hold on to your mental faculties for your entire life.”

The question arises as to why we are lumping all of these emerging diseases together. What process or reaction connects them? Fife narrows this subject of investigation down to the renegade molecules we call free radicals. He tells us that these molecules don’t just suddenly attack us and immediately cause disease but that the cumulative effect over a lifetime can be what causes many of our health problems. He goes on to inform us just how important our diet is in relation to free radical formation and how this process affects different parts of the body, including the brain.

Fife suggests that whenever we think of neurodegeneration we should immediately ponder its relation to diabetes and more specifically, insulin resistance. “Insulin does a lot more than regulate blood sugar. Insulin plays a role in normal cognitive function. Dysregulation of insulin increases risk for cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. Recent studies confirm that diabetes leads to a significant cognitive decline and increases the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease by up to 150 percent. While research at this time has linked neurodegeneration in general and Alzheimer’s specifically to disturbances in insulin metabolism, other disorders such as vascular dementia, Parkinson’sdisease, Huntington’s disease, and ALS, also exhibit features suggesting insulin resistance as either an important underlying factor or as a contributor to the initiation and progression of the disease.”

The author also warns us that the size of our waistlines is related to dementia and that the more weight we carry in this area, the greater the risk we have of acquiring dementia when we enter our 70s. John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that obesity increases our risk of dementia by 42 percent, Alzheimer’s by 80 percent and vascular dementia by 73 percent. Dr. Fife discusses other factors leading to neurodegeneration which include drugs, environmental toxins, toxic metal accumulations, and infections. I was particularly interested in his mention of the spreading epidemic of Lyme disease as one of the possible causes of dementia. He mentioned Judith Miklossy’s important studies which show that infection of the brain with spirochetes (including the Lyme spirochete), Chlamydia and Herpes, is frequently associated with Alzheimer’s.

The author brings all of this information together to form the basis of the “Alzheimer’s Battle Plan.” Fife feels that ketone production,through a low carbohydrate diet and the use of coconut oil, can provide the brain with a reliable source of energy with which to function. When a person has Alzheimer’s disease, the brain has difficulty metabolizing glucose, so another source of brain fuel needs to be substituted. Dr. Fife sums up the objectives of this therapy. “This dietary program produces enough ketones to supply the brain with the fuel it needs to function properly. In addition, it enhances insulin sensitivity, normalizes metabolic parameters, neutralizes neurotoxins, calms inflammation, stops runaway oxidative stress and destructive glycation, and subdues harmful microorganisms.”

Stop Alzheimer’s Now is a very comprehensive book and the author presents fundamental information in a very interesting and easy to understand manner. This book contains everything you need to know to prevent and help reverse Alzheimer’s, diabetes and or insulin resistance, and other degenerative diseases. The book includes carbohydrate counters, recommended supplements, lists of foods to include and to avoid and delicious sounding recipes to help you incorporate the food suggestions into your diet. There is so much helpful information that I have only touched upon some of the basic points. It is my opinion that Stop Alzheimer’s Now is Dr. Bruce Fife’s best work yet. It is one of the most important books I have read and I recommend it to everyone. The tools we need to turn things around are being rediscovered and presented. Let’s begin today to prevent what appears to be humanity’s spiraling descent into disabling illness, early death and possible extinction.

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The Lyme Conspiracy

2011-06-27T10:49:00.000-07:00

Title: The Lyme Conspiracy Author: Joseph Bradley

Do you or does someone you know have a chronic illness which has no known cause, definitive test, or cure? This description would include such diseases as Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia, ALS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Parkinson’s, Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, Alzheimer’s, Bipolar Depression and others. If this relates to anyone you know, I would strongly suggest that you read The Lyme Conspiracy by Joseph Bradley. It is a fast paced fictional thriller, which is not only very entertaining but also educational in respect to the real life political aspects surrounding Lyme disease. Lyme is often misdiagnosed and given labels which only describe the symptoms. The underlying cause of the symptoms is being ignored. However, interest in Lyme disease is not a requirement for the enjoyment of this book. If you like murder mysteries then The Lyme Conspiracy is for you.

The author, Joseph Bradley, is a former police officer and has a Master’s degree in criminology. Bradley has written several mystery thrillers before this one, which includes The Last Season, Ticket To Paradise and Bottle Park. His firsthand experience in navigating the shark infested waters of what appears to be the intentional misdiagnosis and under treatment of Lyme disease, is what motivated him to write his newest book, The Lyme Conspiracy. I was interested in learning how his education and experience in criminology may have influenced the writing of this book….so I decided to ask him! This was Bradley’s response. “My experiences as a Police Officer have helped me with all my novels in regards to the thought process behind the investigations, crime scenes, forensics, and just understanding how the investigative and criminal mind works. In my novel, I think like a criminal when I'm in that character and I think like the detective when I'm writing that piece. With 12 years experience as a City Police Officer, I've been able to allow for many twists and turns in my stories. Crime is seldom simple and is usually complex.”

The story takes place on the Connecticut shoreline and on Long Island, N.Y, which mirrors the real life history of the emergence of Lyme disease. Detective Taylor Marshall, who works for the Connecticut State Police, is assigned to investigate two murders which involve retired government scientists who once worked at Plum Island ( an actual government run animal disease research center). Detective Marshall begins to suspect that the two murders are connected. Marshall teams up with an investigative reporter, Gary Mitchell of the New Haven Register, and together they try to solve the mysteries of who killed the Plum Island scientists, who hired the killer and what secrets were these murdered scientists privy to? As Marshall and Mitchell get closer to the truth, the murderer first tracks down Gary Mitchell and then aims his sights on Detective Taylor Marshall. Will they survive? Will the covert information pertaining to the Lyme disease conspiracy be uncovered?

Bradley skillfully weaves together a plot of murder, intrigue and romance. The story takes many twists and turns and he keeps the reader guessing throughout the whole book. As I briefly mentioned before, the author masterfully captures the interest of the average reader while at the same time educating those who are unaware of the serious subterfuge surrounding this spreading pandemic.

I asked Bradley to sum up his concerns surrounding the Lyme disease paradox which is causing thousands upon thousands of citizens to be misdiagnosed and left minimally treated or totally untreated for the underlying cause of their chronic illness. He shared the following thoughts:

1. Drug companies are making billions in revenue off of Lyme patients by promoting symptomatic treatments rather than ones that cure. There is no continued profit in curing disease.

2. Lyme disease imitates many different diseases and doctors are not taught that Lyme is a serious systemic disease that can affect all parts of the body.

3. 60 to 70% of patients who have Lyme are testing as False Negative

4. There is a strong false pronouncement by the mainstream medical community that Lyme disease cannot become chronic or result in death. This misperception is causing untold suffering. There is valid research available which shows that Lyme disease can become chronic but it is being ignored.

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Tuskeegee Experiment Part 2

2011-05-25T07:47:00.000-07:00

The general belief is that as we get more advanced technologically and supposedly intellectually.....the more humane we become. We tend to think of Holocausts, inhumane medical experiments,eugenics, dictatorship, slavery...etc as things much of society has overcome. This myth is especially believed in relation to the United States. The truth however is much less noble. If you know of anyone with a chronic illness that has a specific disease label but supposedly no known cause, cure or definitive test, then you need to suspect Lyme disease and it's many accompanying coinfections.Examples of these labels are Chronic Fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis, ALS, Lupus, Bipolar Depression, ADD, Arthritis, Parkinson's, Juvenile Arthritis, Alzheimer's...etc. Lyme patients are being intentionally misdiagnosed. This is not due to the fault of the average doctor because they are only going by what they are taught. Medicine is very compartmentalized and it's usually only those at the top who are aware of any deceptive agenda.Lyme disease ....like Syphilis, it's close cousin, is called the GREAT IMITATOR. TESTING IS NOT RELIABLE and diagnosis must be made on a clinical basis.....history and symptoms.

The media is overplaying such illnesses as SARS, West Nile Virus, Swine Flu...etc and is diverting us from and covering up the real epidemic....The Tuskeegee Experiment Part 2. The very government institutions we depend on to keep us healthy are doing just the opposite.They are often complicit in making and keeping us ill. Perhaps this is a wakeup call telling us that we need to take back responsibility for our own health.Please watch the video below of Lyme Activist (Jerry Leonard) at a Lyme disease Rally in Washington DC and check out his book

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Please see Jerry Leonard's full speech below. He gets to the nitty gritty of the cause of our nation's increased suffering.

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LYME DISEASE CONFERENCE PART 2

2011-05-04T11:54:00.000-07:00

The 30th Anniversay of Lyme Disease and Medical Conference.

Lyme Disease Conference: No Compassion Observed - May 7, 2005

By Marjorie Tietjen
Reprint from www.redflagsdaily.com with permission.

PART II
Professor Garth Nicolson is President and Chief Scientific Officer for the Institute of Molecular Medicine (www.immed.org). A main interest of his is researching the role of chronic infections in many different chronic diseases such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Gulf War Illness, Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis and autoimmune diseases.

One of the first things that Prof. Nicolson mentioned was that a large subset of Chronic fatigue patients actually have Lyme Disease. Nicolson feels that Chronic Lyme involves viruses, bacteria and fungus. He says that this chronic state evolves over time. The Lyme infection can weaken the system and allow for these additional microbes to accumulate. It is also possible that it could work the other way around. A collection of other microbes, besides Lyme, could weaken the immune system, which could then allow Lyme to become chronic.

Nicolson discussed co-morbid states, explaining that most patients with chronic illness are infected with more than one pathogen. Each disease causes its own problems and this could be the reason why so many signs and symptoms keep shifting. Some of the culprits he mentioned are: mycoplasma, chlamydia, rickettsia, brucella, borrelia, coxiela, EBV, HHV6, CMV, enterovirus, Hepatitis C and fungus.

Each patient has their own unique overlap of symptoms. Because of this they end up going to different specialists who hand them a specific disease label to match their set of symptoms. There are usually no definite tests, causes or cures for all the subsets; only symptomatic treatments are offered. In the meantime, these infections continue to weaken the body.

Fatigue is the most common symptom of all those diseases because the pathogenic intracellular bacteria attack the mitochondria or battery of the cell. Lipids are the insulation for these mitochondria, and when the lipid membranes are stripped off, this depletes the energy and this is why fatigue is the most common complaint. One of the keys to improvement then would be to somehow restore the mitochondria of the cell in order to restore energy. Some nutritional supplements can restore mitochondrial function and therefore improve energy.

Nicolson also advised checking for dental infections in chronic illness, as this is a very efficient means of transporting germs into the body. And he noted that being bitten by a tick is not the only way to acquire these infections. Some are sexually transmitted, and some can be passed through the placenta, breast milk, tears and other bodily fluids.

One of the most important bits of advice he shared with us was to keep your immune system in tip top shape. He suggested reducing alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fats. Some of the immune enhancements he spoke of were: natural antimicrobial products, hyperbaric oxygen treatment, hydrogen peroxide baths, ozone therapy, Infrared saunas and sublingual B vitamins. Vitamins C, E and CoQ10 were also thought to be needed. Helpful minerals mentioned were zinc, chromium, magnesium and selenium. He stressed the fact that antibiotics by themselves will not cure you. It is up to the patient to follow appropriate healthful suggestions.

Professor Nicolson also spoke about Gulf War Illness and how it's symptoms mirror Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lyme, Fibromyalgia and certain other diseases. For more detailed information, read the abstract of the following study: “Mycoplasmal Infections in Chronic Illnesses: Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndromes, Gulf War Illness, HIV-AIDS and Rheumatoid Arthritis”.

Trevor Marshall, PhD, is the chairman of the Autoimmunity Research Foundation. He has developed The Marshall Protocol for the treatment of Th1 diseases, including Borrelia. Trevor Marshall was originally working with Sarcoidosis and eventually discovered that the solution for Sarcoidosis was also the solution for Lyme disease and other chronic infections.

The Marshall Protocol focuses on curing the disease itself. He uses a drug named Benicar in his protocol and avoidance of sunlight. For a deeper discussion and explanation of this treatment please visit his site.

Dr. Lesley Ann Fein was the Master of Ceremonies at the conference. She holds both an MD and an MPH, and completed her Fellowship in Rheumatology at New York University. She is an experienced researcher and a seasoned public speaker.

She spoke mostly about Bartonella, or Cat Scratch Disease. But first she raised the question, " Why do doctors get into trouble for treating Lyme disease?" She listed insurance statistics which pointed to why the insurance companies are playing a major role in the persecution of doctors who treat Chronic Lyme and as to why patients are not receiving treatment..

Regarding Cat Scratch Disease or Bartonella, Dr. Fein told us that the disease has been recognized since 1950. Most of us think of it as being transmitted solely by the scratch of a cat. However, it has been postulated that it can also be transmitted by a tick. According to a recent article published by Drs. Eskow and Mordecai, there have been several identified cases where Lyme Disease and Bartonella co-exist in the same patient, which raises the question: “Can Bartonella be another infection transmitted by ticks?”

We were told that 70% of the ticks in the Netherlands were positive for Bartonella and that in New Jersey more ticks tested positive for Bartonella than Lyme. Bartonella cases also correspond to the same time of year as Lyme cases, which suggests that Bartonella can also be passed by ticks.

The Central Nervous System (CNS) symptoms of Bartonella are very similar to those of Lyme. There were 327 patients initially treated for Lyme and 92% of them tested positive for Bartonella. Fein said that Bartonella is difficult to diagnose and treat and becomes chronic in an unknown number of people.. She says that further studies should be initiated to better understand this issue. Testing for this infection is very important because Bartonella requires different treatment than does Lyme. Some antibiotics which work best for treating Lyme would not work well in the treatment of Bartonella.

Dr. Steven Phillips wrapped up our conference with a comprehensive and informative presentation concentrating on the connections between Lyme Disease and Multiple Sclerosis. He is the President of the International Lyme and associated Diseases Society (ILADS), www.ILADS.org and has been researching Lyme Disease for the past 15 years.

Dr. Phillips spoke of the cyst or L form of the Lyme spirochete and how the approved current testing does not look for these forms. The Lyme organism can change forms according to the condition of the body. The proteins on the spiral forms are very different from the proteins on the cyst form. He made some interesting points; he believes that most people with Lyme are asymptomatic and that Lyme can have a long latency period - neurologic symptoms can present themselves many years later after the initial infection or bite.

He went on to say that Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic central nervous system infection similar to Lyme. Every feature you see associated with M. S. can also be found in Lyme. Lyme testing is badly flawed, but even with these drawbacks, it has been found that M.S. patients are twice as likely to test positive for Lyme.

Phillips said that when the spiral form of Bb was injected into the spinal fluid, there was 100% conversion of Bb from the spiral form to the cystic or L form. The cyst forms of the Lyme germ are being found in the spinal fluid of M.S. patients. He then made the following crucial point: steroids are frequently used to treat M.S., but steroids can increase bacterial growth and make Lyme much worse. Lyme testing is very inaccurate, especially in those with a long-term chronic illness.

Dr. Phillips presented study after study which support the fact that chronic Lyme is not a "post Lyme" autoimmune condition but rather an ongoing chronic infection. He also showed us an extensive number of studies which link M.S to Lyme Disease, and explained that one of the clues that Lyme can be a chronic infection is the herxheimer reaction. A herxheimer reaction is a worsening of symptoms when initially being treated with antimicrobials. This indicates that the treatment is working, -that the medicines are hitting the target and creating a type of cleansing reaction.

Phillips strongly suggested that Bb may be one of the causes of M.S. He stressed that persistent infection can occur despite long-term antibiotics. He also mentioned that brain and cervical cord lesions are found in both Lyme and M.S. Phillips called for a large-scale treatment of antibiotics in Multiple Sclerosis.

This conference was not concerned exclusively with the Lyme bacteria but was revealing to us that Borrelia burgdorferi, along with many other co-infections may be at the root of many of our autoimmune diseases.

PART ONE HERE http://lymesentinel.blogspot.com/2009/05/important-information-from-lyme-disease.html

ANTIBIOTICS and THEIR EFFECTS ON DIFFERENT FORMS OF BORRELIA BURGDORFERI

2011-05-04T10:07:00.000-07:00

University of New Haven Lyme Disease Research Group

Evaluation of in-vitro antibiotic susceptibility of different morphological forms of Borrelia burgdorferi
http://www.dovepress.com/articles.php?article_id=7341

Authors: Sapi E, Kaur N, Anyanwu S, Luecke DF, Datar A, Patel S, Rossi M, Stricker RB
Published Date May 2011 , Volume 2011:4 Pages 97 - 113 DOI 10.2147/IDR.S19201

Eva Sapi1, Navroop Kaur1, Samuel Anyanwu1, David F Luecke1, Akshita Datar1, Seema Patel1, Michael Rossi1, Raphael B Stricker2

Lyme Disease Research Group, Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of New Haven, New Haven, CT, USA; 2International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, Bethesda, MD, USA

Background: Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Although antibiotic therapy is usually effective early in the disease, relapse may occur when administration of antibiotics is discontinued. Studies have suggested that resistance and recurrence of Lyme disease might be due to formation of different morphological forms of B. burgdorferi, namely round bodies (cysts) and biofilm-like colonies. Better understanding of the effect of antibiotics on all morphological forms of B. burgdorferi is therefore crucial to provide effective therapy for Lyme disease.

Methods: Three morphological forms of B. burgdorferi (spirochetes, round bodies, and biofilm-like colonies) were generated using novel culture methods. Minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration of five antimicrobial agents (doxycycline, amoxicillin, tigecycline, metronidazole, and tinidazole) against spirochetal forms of B. burgdorferi were evaluated using the standard published microdilution technique. The susceptibility of spirochetal and round body forms to the antibiotics was then tested using fluorescent microscopy (BacLight™ viability staining) and dark field microscopy (direct cell counting), and these results were compared with the microdilution technique. Qualitative and quantitative effects of the antibiotics against biofilm-like colonies were assessed using fluorescent microscopy and dark field microscopy, respectively.

Results: Doxycycline reduced spirochetal structures ~90% but increased the number of round body forms about twofold. Amoxicillin reduced spirochetal forms by ~85%–90% and round body forms by ~68%, while treatment with metronidazole led to reduction of spirochetal structures by ~90% and round body forms by ~80%. Tigecycline and tinidazole treatment reduced both spirochetal and round body forms by ~80%–90%. When quantitative effects on biofilm-like colonies were evaluated, the five antibiotics reduced formation of these colonies by only 30%–55%. In terms of qualitative effects, only tinidazole reduced viable organisms by ~90%. Following treatment with the other antibiotics, viable organisms were detected in 70%–85% of the biofilm-like colonies.

Conclusion: Antibiotics have varying effects on the different morphological forms of B. burgdorferi. Persistence of viable organisms in round body forms and biofilm-like colonies may explain treatment failure and persistent symptoms following antibiotic therapy of Lyme disease.

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IDSA aims to CENSOR UNDER OUR SKIN TV broadcasts

2011-04-30T03:45:00.000-07:00

http://www.underourskin.com/news/idsa-aims-censor-under-our-skin-tv-broadcasts

Open Eye Pictures has recently learned that the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has been trying to stop the television broadcast of its award-winning documentary on Lyme disease, UNDER OUR SKIN. Working behind the scenes, IDSA officers and members have been contacting the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA), and local PBS stations, calling our film “dangerous for viewers” and full of “conspiracies.”

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was created in 1967 to “provide a voice for groups in the community that may otherwise be unheard,” and serve as “a forum for controversy and debate” by broadcasting programs that “help us see America whole, in all its diversity.”

We are heartened that no PBS affiliate station has folded under the pressure. UNDER OUR SKIN is the first televised documentary dedicated to educating the public about the plight of Lyme disease patients, who have been abandoned by the medical establishment, in part, because of the IDSA’s flawed Lyme guidelines development process.

While the primary focus of UNDER OUR SKIN is to inform viewers about Lyme disease through the eyes of patients, it also includes interviews with several authors of the IDSA Lyme disease treatment guidelines. These authors were briefed by the IDSA vice president of communications before the filming began, and we believe these interviews accurately represent the IDSA viewpoint on Lyme disease.

UNDER OUR SKIN also shows the unfolding of the investigation into the IDSA Lyme disease guidelines by former Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut. His final investigative report found that there was:

• Significant conflicts of interest among the original IDSA guidelines authors,

• Suppression of scientific evidence by authors, and,

• Exclusion of panel members with opposing viewpoints.

The IDSA’s suppression of dissenting views continues. This time the target is UNDER OUR SKIN. (More examples of IDSA censorship are listed at the end of this article.)

Recently, the importance of transparency and open dialogue in medical guidelines development were underscored in a report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), “Clinical Practice Guidelines We Can Trust.” In this mandate for guidelines reform, the IDSA Lyme guidelines were called out as an example of a process gone awry:

“This case highlights the need for standardization and transparency in all aspects of systemic data collection and review, committee administration, and guideline development, so that questions about these issues do not detract from the science. [Guideline developers]… must be aware of the many, varied observers who will consider their development processes, particularly when their recommendations are likely to be controversial.”

And in a recent study in Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers found that out of 4,200 IDSA guideline recommendations, more than half were based on no more than expert opinion and anecdote, not hard evidence, reinforcing points made in our film. (See references below.)

So, as investigative news organizations and documentary film producers — with the help of the Physicians Sunshine Act — begin to shine the light on endemic commercial influences on “evidence-based medicine,” it’s a wake up call to the medical establishment to clean up their own act before attacking outside organizations dedicated to protecting the public.

In other words, don’t shoot the messenger.
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To read more about past IDSA efforts to censor dissenting opinions:

Poses, R. (2006) “The Conflicted Defending the Conflicted: Infectious Disease Specialists’ Attack on the LA Times Goes Awry.” http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2006/10/conflicted-defending-conflicted.html

Henderson CW, DeNoon, DJ. (1997) “Strange Bedfellows Damage CDC and NIH Credibility” AIDSWEEKLY Plus. Feb 3 1997. http://www.aegis.com/pubs/aidswkly/1997/AW970201.html

Oransky, I. “Transparency needed in drug researchers’ finances.” Boston Globe. Oct. 7, 2006. http://tinyurl.com/rvsva

To read more about the flawed IDSA guidelines development process: http://www.peh-med.com/content/5/1/9

Johnson, L. and R. B. Stricker (2010). “The Infectious Diseases Society of America Lyme guidelines: a cautionary tale about the development of clinical practice guidelines.” Philos Ethics Humanit Med 5: 9. http://www.peh-med.com/content/5/1/9

IOM. (2011) “Clinical Practice Guidelines We Can Trust.” Washington D.C. National Academies Press. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13058&page=39

Lee, D. H. and O. Vielemeyer (2011). “Analysis of Overall Level of Evidence Behind Infectious Diseases Society of America Practice Guidelines.” Arch Intern Med 171(1): 18-22. http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/171/1/18

Frederik Joelving, Medical “best practice” often no more than opinion”, http://tinyurl.com/63b4zez

To read the Attorney General’s press release on the IDSA guidelines investigation, click here. http://www.ct.gov/AG/cwp/view.asp?a=2795&q=414284

IT'S INEVITABLE: NOT A MATTER OF IF....BUT WHEN

2011-04-28T09:24:00.000-07:00

I wrote the article below in 2004 and it was posted on Rense.com. I had forgotten about this article and just came across it again today in 2011. The same tactics are being used today. Concerning the certain prediction of more violent storms in the future......we are certainly experiencing them. Sincere environmentalists have been convinced by predictive programming that our storms would become more violent and more frequent due to global warming. It seems to me that the violent weather began to increase in concert with development of weather warfare technology.

It's Inevitable: Not A Matter of IF ....But When
By Marjorie Tietjen
Daystar1952@yahoo.com
10-5-4

Has anyone else noticed how the media is making a habit of declaring that such and such is "inevitable" or "it's not a matter of if but when"? Several years ago I began noticing these repetitive statements in all forms of media. This caused me to begin wondering how officials could be so sure these predicted future events would take place.

First the thought came to me...well....maybe those coming up with the predicitions are perhaps psychic or that maybe collectively we are, in a way, creating these experiences or events by holding them fearfully in conciousness. I do try to be open to most new or novel ideas. Other's would say that the horrible events ,which come about as predicited, are God's wrath. Still others would suggest that it's all part of the master plan to form world government. The conclusion most people come to is that government scientists, technology, and our "Intelligence Agencies", are just so far advanced that we shouldn't even question their predictive capabilities....they are "all knowing".

I tend to think it's a little bit of all of the above.

Here is an excerpt from World News And Report, June 17, 2002 : By Mortimer Zuckerman.

"Even though the American people on Sept 11 witnessed the horror of terrorism up close, at home over and over again on television, they still seem to underestimate this new threat. Our most senior officials tell us that attacks using weapons of mass destruction are inevitable. Not a matter of if..but when."

As Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield put it....."terrorist networks are aggressively trying to get nuclear weapons and they would not hesitate one minute in using them."

Seems as if we are having trouble finding all the weapons of mass destruction.

In the case where the possibility or certainty of anthrax biological warfare was predicited, our government made it quite public what their solution might be....forced anthrax vaccines for everyone. If these forced vaccines were for our protection...as they were claimed to be...wouldn't it be an excercise in futility? Wouldn't the supposed enemy use a different biological agent which we wouldn't have been vaccinated for? After all, this vaccination plan permeated the media. I'm sure our "enemies" also watch T.V. and read newspapers. This publicity led me to the suspicion that the anthrax vaccines were not really for our protection.

In fact, due to my research into the politics of Lyme Disease and related misdiagnosed diseases...such as Lupus, ALS, M.S. , Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Gulf War Illness, etc, I have come to the conclusion that they are threatening us with the scare of lethal contagious diseases when all the while chronic disabling degenerative diseases are being allowed to pass through the population undetected. This appears to have been accomplished by calling just about every new disease "autoimmune". There has been an obvious and intentional lack of research into infectious causes for these so called autoimmune diseases. Those of us who insist that we have chronic lyme or mycoplasma infections are generally denied antibiotics. Most insurance does not cover natural treatments.....so....people's diseases are left to progress and pass on to others. It is believed these microbes can pass on to others...friends, family and coworkers. Many times the microbes will affect these people where their weakness lie and cause different symptoms than the person who may have passed it on to them manifested. Another disease label is then given to the family member or coworker.

Dr. Donald MacArthur, who was in charge of the developement and testing of biological weapons for the Pentagon, spoke at a Hearing before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations in 1969 and tells us the following : "Incapacitating agents are a more recent developement in the R&D phase. In fact, the prime emphasis in agent R&D is on developing better incapacitiating agents. We are synthesizing new compounds and testing them in animals. I should mention that there is a rule of thumb we use. Before an agent can be classified as an incapacitant, we feel the mortality should be very low. Therefore the ratio of the lethal dose to the incapacitating dose has to be very high. Now, this is a very technical job. We have some of the top scientists in the country working on this. It is not easy." He also tells us that an incapacitating agent "imposes a greater logistic burden on the enemy when he has to look after the disabled people."

Incapacitants would also slowly destroy the economy.

A few more predicitions of inevitable events:

A. Hurricanes will be increasingly severe

B. The eruption of Mt St. Helen is "not a matter of it but when".....Could this be predicted because our scalar weapons technology can cause geological and weather events such as earthquakes, tidal waves, hurricanes and even volcanic eruptions?

C. FBI Director Robert Mueller says suicide bombings in the U.S are "inevitable"

D. Vice President Cheney tells us that the prospects of a future attack on the U.S. is almost certain "not a matter of if but when."

E. Donald Rumsfield - Assoc. Press Jan 31, 2002 " Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfield said Thursday the United States must prepare now for potential surprise attacks "vastly more deadly" than Sept. 11 terrorist hijackings.

All this certainty and high publicity of these specific warlike events should, one would think, warn the "enemy" that we are on to their tricks. Wouldn't this then cause an enemy , with any intelligence, to change their tactics or instigate the event sooner...so as to foil the United State's protective plans? Well.... not if the real enemy was from within.

There appears to be an astronomical increase of adverse events within the past few years. We've had to deal with terrorist attacks, killer hurricanes, school shootings ( possible promoting of gun control ), kidnappings have been highly emphasized ( eventual microchipping of children), earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, drought, floods, forest fires, disease epidemic scares, etc. Doesn't this seem a bit excessive? Of course, in the past, many of the natural events do occur from time to time...but not with such intensity nor in such rapid succession. And all the while these events are taking place ( faster than we can assimilate them ), our rights are quickly being stripped from us.

Scare, Divert, Confuse, Overwhelm and Divide and Conquer. These are the main tactics we must be alert to!

Remember a day or two after the Sept 11 attacks, President Bush told the nation who every terrorist was and that we were now entering a war on terrorism...with no forseeable end in sight and that Sept 11 has changed forever...our country and the world. How would they know that? I believe those statements were made to ensure public cooperation as our rights are consistently taken away in the name of protection and security.

Are most of these predictions made with such certainty because they are orchestrated or will be orchestrated by the predictors themselves?

I feel that becoming aware of these possible tactics and the social conditioning being heaped upon us, will foil or at least slow down those who may really be planning these predicited events, aimed at destroying our health and freedom. Next time you hear "This is inevitable" or..".It's not a matter of if but when"......think about and analyze what is being said and then point it out to others.

When reading the books below it's important to realize that information warfare or "operations" are not only used on foreign enemies but it is also used extensively to manipulate a country's own civilians. Learn the tactics of information warfare to prevent yourself from being manipulated.

Information Operations: Doctrine & Practice

Informations Operations: Warfare and the Hard Reality of Soft Power

MAXIMIZED LIVING CHIROPRACTIC CARE

2011-04-19T10:08:00.000-07:00

My Friends At Coastal Chiropractic in CT http://drmirante.com/

There are many different aspects to health and there is no one magic bullet that will bring our bodies into the optimum balance .....which is required to experience mental harmony and freedom from disease. Most of us can be found guilty of wanting to find the perfect healing potion or food which will heal all of our problems,while we continue to consume unhealthy foods, drugs and other harmful substances. Personally, I have found that it isn't always so much what I add to my diet as what I take away! I can add all of the herbs and vitamins I want but if I don't detoxify and eliminate the stressors , such as alcohol, caffeine, sugar and other refined carbohydrates, there usually isn't much improvement.

Recently I have become acquainted with chiropractic care which embraces a totally holistic view. This type of chiropractic care is called Maximized Living. It includes diet, excercise, spinal correction and detoxification. By following their "5 Essentials", health is achieved more quickly and adjustments hold for much longer. Here is a summary of these Essentials

1. Maximized Mind: Time and Stress Management, Improving Relationships, Adequate Sleep, and Approaching Life With a Positive Attitude

2. Maximized Nerve Supply: Adjusting the Spine For Proper Nerve Alignment ....which is responsible for all body function and healing.

3. Maximized Quality Nutrition: A Vital Part of the Program which can have a very large positive impact on regaining and maintaining robust health. The Maximized Living Nutrition Plan focuses on Real Nutrition and not the high carb recommendations of the USDA Food Pyramid.

4. Maximized Oxygen and Lean Muscle: Excercise to increase lean muscle, decrease fat and even improve mood.

5. Minimized Toxins: Eliminating different forms of toxins through avoidance and detoxification

Aging of the joints is not inevitable and the excercises taught (specific to an individual's problem) can help to halt and even reverse joint aging or deterioration. Certain excercises can help to rehydrate the discs. Neck excercises and adjustments can bring back the normal curve in your neck. I have found Maximized Living Chiropractors to be very supportive.... holding different types of classes, sharing encouraging stories, helping to guide you with the nutrition plan (two different levels) and just being excellent examples of happy, well adjusted, healthy caring people. It is a joy to go for my adjustments. There is always alot of Love and Laughter. They also teach how important laughter is for the healing of the body. Diet and chiropractic adjustment can aide in the healing of Lyme disease and other chronic illnesses.

From what I understand, there are over 400 Chiropractors in the U.S. who are taught the Maximized Living Principles. If you need help finding a practioner near you, the people at Coastal Chiropractic in CT will help you find one.
http://drmirante.com/

VACCINATION MANIPULATION

2011-04-19T06:52:00.000-07:00

The vaccine industry will try anything to frighten people into getting vaccinated. Instead of getting caught up in all of the scare mongering engendered by their marketing schemes, let's take a step back and try to analyze what we have been taught about immunity. Louis Pasteur convinced everyone that the germ itself was the sole culprit in disease causation where Antoine Bechamp hypothesized that it was the terrain of the body which determined whether or not a person would become ill and not merely the presence of a germ. See this link for a detailed discussion of this subject http://www.whale.to/vaccine/shea1.html
For more reading on this subject.....
The Curse of Louis Pasteur

The article below is a prime example of the social engineering aspect of drug marketing. I wonder what "Public Relations" firm was hired to come up with the idea below....not necessarily the article itself but the whole idea behind it? Many times the reporters are given the stories. True immunity comes from a healthy body. Diet, excercise, stress reduction and toxin avoidance and detoxification are the ONLY real ways to prevent disease. Disease prevention through these methods has no side effects where the supposed prevention of disease through vaccination can cause acute reactions in addition to many untold long term side effects which the public is not informed of. Next time you or your child goes to the doctor for a vaccination, ask your doctor to show you the long term studies which prove that a particular vaccine is safe and has no LONG term side effects.When you think about it...that is a very reasonable thing for a responsible citizen or parent to do. This should be done before anyone signs a form of consent which often lists death as a possible side effect.

When vaccine manufacturers advertise their products, no long term side effects are ever listed...only the acute side effects are mentioned. This appears to be a tactic used to subtly condition people to not even consider the possibility of long term side effects....such as autoimmune disease....which often takes years to manifest. The common expectation people have after they receive a vaccine is to wait for an acute reaction to the toxic injection and if they don't get a fever or aches and pains within a day or so, they then feel that this is the end of the possible dangers from vaccines and they think that they are now home free.The incidence of autoimmune disease has increased sharply and seems to coincide with the increase in the number of vaccines people receive. The drug companies are not going to indict themselves so we must begin making our own correlations. Even if the drug companies did conduct long term studies on vaccines...who are they doing these studies on? Are we the long term studies? Is our generation of cancer, autoimmune disease...etc...a direct result of the basically mandatory vaccines we were forced to get?

I very recently heard of a drug company, whom I will not mention at this point, which conducted drug studies on children who were wards of the state and several of them died. Are you going to trust your children's lives to a corporation?

Everyone harbors germs in their bodies. Our immune systems and or vaccines do not totally erradicate these organisms. For example many people test positive for Lyme disease or Epstein Barr virus and even AIDS but not everyone manifests with disease. This was also true way before vaccinations were ever in use. When there is food scarcity or an excess of processed food is eaten, this is when we become susceptible to degenerative and infectious disease. Please see The Price Pottenger Nutrition Foundation for extremely valuable information concerning this subject http://www.ppnf.org/

Let's take a quick look at the tactics used below. First let's just mention that the media...in general... is making it appear that vaccines are the only solution to preventing disease. At times diet and excercise may be very briefly mentioned but drug/vaccine companies of course never mention that diet is a huge determinant in maintaining health and preventing colds, the flu and other infectious diseases. Sugar, alcohol, white flour products, caffeine...etc...are all stressors on the body and weaken the body's immune defenses. If the government (which is meshed with the vaccine manufacturers) really cared about our health, they would be teaching citizens how to prevent the need for vaccines. There is also a huge debate over whether vaccines even prevent disease. That is another whole area of discussion. One point I would like to make however, is that it is being discovered that the diseases that vaccinations supposedly prevent are possibly morphing or being labeled as other similar conditions as a way of disguising epidemics. We do NOT have less disease because of vaccines. In fact, we are drowning in a sea of degenerative and autoimmune disease. WHY? Where are the longterm studies that can prove to us that vaccines are not the cause of our country's failing health?

The article below uses the threat of inconvenience, embarrassment, surveillance and quarantine to persuade people to get any and every vaccine that is recommended by Corporate America. The following sentence used in the article below seems to be for the purpose of implying that government and health experts must be more accurate or knowledgeable than celebrities. Here is the sentence."Health experts and government studies have found no link between vaccinations and autism, but celebrities have claimed otherwise, fueling an outspoken but small anti-vaccine movement."

Please read the article below with the social engineering aspect in mind. We need to be able to spot this type of conditioning and manipulation. We also need to become very familiar with the tactics used by Public Relations firms.

Recently I have been researching a bit into medicinal mushrooms and how they can be used to support our immune systems naturally http://tinyurl.com/4hmhkkg and
http://tinyurl.com/5wy6djx I believe the best results come from using the whole food and teas made from the whole food...rather than using extracts/pills. There are many important foods that can be used to support our immune systems but often it is the foods (processed foods) which we eliminate which can make the biggest difference in our health.

How To Stay Out Of Measles Quarantine: Know Your Shots

by Eliza Barclay

April 18, 2011
http://tinyurl.com/3ot5bdt

Forget snakes. There could be measles on the plane.

Maybe Matt Kohlstedt would have been better off sitting near the chatty guy or the crying baby on his flight back to the U.S. from work trip to Germany in late March.

Kohlstedt got an unusual phone call from a nurse at the local health department after he was home in Madison, Wisconsin. Someone seated a couple rows away on his flight from Frankfurt to Chicago was sick with measles.

"She asked me if I knew if I was vaccinated," Kohlstedt, a 30-year-old grad student, tells Shots. "I said I was 99 percent sure I had been, but that I could check with my mom (how embarrassing!) to confirm."

It was a busy time for Kohlstedt, and he didn't get an answer right away. Two days later, there several were voicemails on his cellphone from the department asking about the vaccinations again. Then the nurse's supervisor called in a panic, saying that if he didn't supply his vaccination history right away the county would quarantine him for three weeks. That did it. "I immediately called my doctor and then called them back with the dates," he said.

It turns out Kohlstedt's story is becoming more common. Measles remains rare in the U.S. When cases crop up, they're often traced to travelers entering the country from overseas. To keep these cases from morphing into outbreaks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention keeps very close tabs on people like Kohlstedt who might be exposed.

So how did the epidemiologists find Kohlstedt? When a highly infectious disease like measles is confirmed on a flight — usually after the patient seeks medical care and the doctor reports the case to local health authorities or the CDC — the airline releases the passenger information to health authorities.

Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, and the disease hasn't come back because most kids get their measles-mumps-rubella shots. Health officials recommend the vaccine for all children at age 12 to 15 months, with a booster at age 4 to 6 years.

Coverage rates for the MMR vaccine are still very high, but dropped slightly in 2009 to 90.6 percent from 93.5 percent in 2008. Some say the decline stems from parents' fears that vaccinations could be linked to autism. Health experts and government studies have found no link between vaccinations and autism, but celebrities have claimed otherwise, fueling an outspoken but small anti-vaccine movement.

What concerns health experts about this is that measles cases still pop up, typically after young children or unvaccinated adults pick it up when traveling overseas to countries where it's endemic.

"There are plenty of opportunities to get measles around the world," Dr. Greg Wallace, leader of CDC's MMR and Polio team, told Shots. "So it would be nice if travelers would get vaccinated or make sure they're up to date so that we can prevent outbreaks from happening in this country in susceptible populations." Most susceptible, Wallace says, are babies too young to get the vaccine and older ones who never got it.

Of the 692 measles cases reported between 2001 and 2010 by the CDC, some 87 percent were "import-associated."

This year there's already been a surprisingly high number of imported cases. The average number of cases per year over the last decade has been about 69, yet for reasons the CDC can't explain, the number of cases so far in 2011 has already hit 73. Nearly all of those were import-associated.

As for Kohlstedt, he's feeling fine. But the county health department said it will keep calling him once a week until May just to make sure he doesn't have any signs of the illness.

MAKE AN INFORMED VACCINE DECISION FOR THE HEALTH OF YOUR CHILD

MAKE AN INFORMED VACCINE DECISION

ZAPPED

2011-03-03T08:42:00.000-08:00

Zapped: Why Your Cell Phone Shouldn't Be Your Alarm Clock and 1,268 Ways to Outsmart the Hazards of Electronic Pollution

Zapped: Why Your Cellphone Shouldn’t Be Your Alarm Clock and 1,268 Ways to Outsmart the Hazards of Electronic Pollution

By Ann Louise Gittleman

Radiowaves, television broadcasts, cellphone frequencies, electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) from personal appliances, emissions from streetside telephone and electric wires and military communication systems have just about saturated our once natural atmospheric environment. How much is too much? Are any studies being done to determine the safety of all this interference? Which frequencies heal and which ones cause stress?

On page 8 of “Zapped” Gittleman writes, “Like everything else in our world, our bodies and every organ and tissue they contain have their own distinct frequency. The late Bruce Tainio of Taiinio Technology, an independent division of Eastern State University in Cheney, Washington, built the first frequency monitor in the world, and using it, he determined that the average frequency of the human body during the daytime is 62 to 68 HZ. When the frequency drops to 58 Hz, cold and flu symptoms appear; at 55 HZ, disorders like candida take hold; at 52 HZ, Epstein- Barr, and at 42HZ, cancer.” Everything in our world runs on specific energies. Isn’t it then vitally important to understand how artificially produced frequencies interact with the human body and with the planet as a whole?

The author informs us that even when we consume a substance such as an herb, medicine or food, its action upon us is not due to its physical form but its mechanism of action is determined by its energetic signals or frequencies. Researchers have discovered that there are frequencies which heal and frequencies which can harm us. Up until fairly recently, humans have evolved within a natural environment where energies were in harmony with or supportive of the human body. Unfortunately modern technology has been inserting a vast array of unnatural frequencies into this naturally balanced environment. You don’t have to be an astrophysicist to understand how this careless introduction of conflicting energy systems may be placing a very large burden on human health and on the environment. This subject needs to be addressed before we are faced with irreversible consequences.

The book “Zapped” takes this subject very seriously. The author warns us of the possible dangers of EMFs and more importantly informs us as to what practical steps we can take to avoid and or minimize interference by these invisible invaders. I was very interested in one of the points Gittleman made in chapter 3. Here she talks about studies which have been conducted which show that low levels of EMFs can reduce the body’s production of melatonin. It is well known that melatonin affects the quality of our sleep, and because it is an antioxidant it helps to protect us against stress and aging.

The author explains how test animals were exposed to EMFs. The animals were then observed and testing was conducted which revealed that the exposed animals were showing higher levels of adrenaline. The animals didn’t appear outwardly to be stressed but only testing revealed their true state. Gittleman makes the point that stress is not always expressed through the emotional response that can be observed but that “when you are stressed, your entire body becomes involved in a massive chemical mobilization to help protect you from whatever is threatening you.” She then goes on to explain the combat your body engages in and the different body systems which can be affected. EMFs may play a very large role in the exponential rise of degenerative disease.

Now we will talk about the good news. There are many preventative actions that we can take to defend ourselves against the hidden menace of electro pollution. The author covers this area extensively…but first… she gives the reader a test to determine just how zapped a person is in his or her daily life. This information gives an overall idea of where you can make improvements to lessen your personal exposure. The book walks you through every room of the house, takes you to work and school…and explains what to look out for and how to minimize the effects of EMFs. Gittleman advises…”Remember the rule of thumb: location, location, location. Exposure is reduced by 85 percent every time you double the distance from the source of the magnetic field.” Included in the book is a very helpful chart listing the magnetic field measurements of our home appliances and electronics. The chart plainly shows us how the numbers decrease with increasing distances from the source. A similar chart is included concerning equipment in the workplace.

Many helpful tips are given for reducing your exposure to cell phones and for zap proofing your kids. The author discusses the possible symptoms of EMF exposure. Information on EMF exposure from medical testing equipment is also included. Chapter 12 tells us how we can fortify our bodies against EMF assault by choosing foods that are high in antioxidants. Gittleman lists these top antioxidant foods and seasonings and even includes recipes to help the reader put it all together. Chapter 13 discusses the vitamin and mineral supplements which can also help to strengthen our defenses. At the end of the book there is an important section for resources and support.

The book “Zapped” is a comprehensive practical guide to understanding the dangers of electropollution and how we can effectively combat this growing concern. The information it contains is extremely interesting, easy to understand and very pertinent to our health and wellbeing. Gittleman doesn’t suggest that we leave all modern technology behind but instead she shows us how we can live more safely within the matrix. “Zapped” is a must read for everyone living in this modern age.

I have been using the Trifield meter pictured below to sucessfully measure the EMFS in my home and outside environment. It has helped me to see where the hot spots are and I am then alerted to move furniture, change problematic light fixtures...etc
Review by Marjorie Tietjen

Becky McClain Recieves Award and Speaks at Calaway Award Presentation in D.C

2011-02-02T09:14:00.000-08:00

Becky McClain, injured Pfizer Molecular Biologist and Health and
Safety Advocate speaks at Callaway Awards Presentation on
12/8/2010 in Washington, D.C.

I met Becky McClain several years ago after she had become ill from a biological exposure at Pfizer. It was a very interesting connection as I have been exposed (like millions of others) to the Lyme disease spirochete which may ...or may not have escaped from Plum Island or other nearby labs. I have attended some of the Pfizer/McClain trial sessions and have been included in some of Becky's activism efforts. I am very proud to know her and wanted to share with all of you what she is fighting for. Listen to Becky's speech below where she emphasizes the importance of worker safety and how the public should also be concerned and become involved. This issue of worker safety and biological safety affects all of us.

What Is The Callaway Award? Here is a description from Wikepedia
FROM WIKEPEDIA
Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic CourageFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage is presented annually by The Shafeek Nader Trust for the Community Interest. The Callaway Award "recognizes individuals who take a public stance to advance truth and justice, at some personal risk".[1][2] In 2007, award recipients were: Dahr Jamail (independent journalist in Iraq) and Linda Peeno, M.D., (whistleblower and patient advocate).[3]
The first recipient of the award was Joseph A. Kinney, of the National Safe Workplace in Chicago, who was credited for his fearless advovacy of safety for America's workers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_A._Callaway_Award_for_Civic_Courage

SOFT STAR SHOES: ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE

2011-02-01T12:44:00.000-08:00

http://www.softstarshoes.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=25&aff=53391

Click on the link above to view Soft Star Shoe's Annual Sale. The sale runs for the month of February and the discount increases each week...beginning with 25% off. Check out these unusually cool looking shoes which have minimal soles, shearling innersoles and are extremely comfortable. These shoes allow your feet do what they were designed to do and this strengthens feet and ankles. If you chose the suede soles, this may also allow conductivity from the earth.

PRESCRIPTION LAWS ARE NOT FOR OUR PROTECTION; MICROBES and MENTAL ILLNESS

2011-01-30T07:32:00.000-08:00

We have been conditioned to think that we need governmental laws to oversee what we put into our bodies and to protect us from ourselves. Is this true freedom? I say it's not freedom at all.

It is my belief that most disease can be prevented through traditonal diets...properly prepared foods which have not been processed. Excellent nutrition is the only real answer. Since we have been eating processed foods, degenerative and infectious disease has become an overwhelming plague. If we don't begin using wise farming methods and growing our own food, our soil will be destroyed and famine and disease will be the result. Now that I've said that, let's go back to the prescription drug issue and why I feel prescription laws are more about power, money and control rather than for protecting the health of citizens.

Even though I believe that nutrition (Traditional diets http://www.ppnf.org/ ) is the best prevention, we have weakened our immune systems to such a degree that often we do need medical help, along with natural healing methods...at least as a stop gap measure until we can restore the robust health which is our natural birthright.The medical industry, which I am sure must have advocated for prescription laws to be enacted, has created this monstrous predicament we are now finding ourselves in. Let me give you an example of where I am going with this.

I am a Lyme disease patient who has been trying to get the word out concerning the lyme disease conspiracy and other related disease issues. I am going to share a story with you as an example of what we are facing. This story is what prompted me to write this post

Yesterday an old friend called me to tell me that her family was in crisis. Her son had called the police, telling the police that someone was trying to kill him. This fear was delusion and has resulted from the effects of Lyme disease on his brain..and possibly co-infections such as bartonellla may also be involved. The mother has had chronic Lyme disease (even though mainstream medicine states that there is no such condition). The father was misdiagnosed for 10 years with BiPolar disorder. It was finally discovered that he had Lyme disease and lengthy antibiotic treatment has restored him to normal. The son who was taken to a psychiatric unit at a hospital, notably known for opposing the obvious condition of Chronic Lyme disease, is suffering from the same symptoms his father had.

The son has tested positive for lyme several times. He was treated for only a month with antibiotics... on a couple of different occasions. Each time the antibiotics helped him but they were not enough and as a result the son continues to relapse. The son is unable to work because of this illness and therefore does not have private insurance and is dependant on the State. This severely limits his choice of doctors and the treatment which he will recieve. He will most likely be prescribed lithium or some other psychiatric drug which only treats the symptoms instead of treatng the cause. The father was put on lithium for 10 years for his false Bipolar diagnosis. Misdiagnosing Lyme disease for this length of time, allows the disease to progress under the surface, which ends up causing many symptoms and other disease conditions.The drug companies and possibly the insurance companies (who will pay for expensive cancer treatments but not for simple antibiotic treatment) do make billions on all of the symptomatic treatments given to patients when the underlying cause of disease is not treated. This son...a man who is 32 years has had his life ruined because of prescription drug laws. If antibiotics did not require a prescription, he would be well and functioning and a contributing member to society.

The criminally oriented hospital that this man has been put in, is the main force behind the NONtreatment of Lyme disease. The parents are distraught that he is in this hospital but this is where the police brought him. They are unable to get a doctor, who takes title 19 and who realizes that UNtreated or UNDERtreated Lyme disease and its coinfections can cause mental illness, to prescribe antibiotics.We are not even talking necessarily about heavy duty IV antibiotics but often inexpensive high dose oral antibiotics do help these people back to normal. We also hear much in the news about the dangers of antibiotics and how they are all becoming resistant. While some of this is true, I feel it is being exaggerated for the benefit of the drug companies and the increased sales of symptomatic drugs. Many Lyme patients do well on antibiotics as long as they also take probiotics. There are natural treatments for Lyme disease but so far...no natural treatment seems to be a panacea.

Imagine what a frustrating experience this is for this man's parents. They know from experience and from testing that Lyme disease is causing their son's problems....yet they cannot get simple treatment to bring back his life to normal. How many suffering people are locked up in mental institutions due to lack of treatment for infectious disease? Current mainstream medical opinion states that the Lyme disease bacteria is always completely erradicated from the body with 3 to 4 weeks of antibiotics. Any remaining symptoms.....or if the patient has the same symptoms and hasn't begun to improve yet(due to the ingrained chronic nature of the disease) then the patient now automatically has a POST Lyme condition, not an active infection. Because testing for lyme disease is so inaccurate, there is no actual proof of this belief or opinion. Here is a collection of studies which show that Lyme disease can be a chronic relapsing disease and it can affect the brain, nervous system, and just about any other system of the body. See persistence files and symptoms http://www.lymeinfo.net/lymefiles.html

If we didn't have prescription drug laws that say we must have a doctor's prescription to be able to get any drugs we need then my friends and many others in the same situation could be well and healthy functioning adults. Our society is being disabled and one wonders if this is intentional.....for several reasons that we can speculate over.The medical system has directly and indirectly created the drug culture and substance abuse. This situation is held up as an example of why we need prescriptions to be able to buy drugs.This is an example of an entity causing a problem...expecting a certain reaction or negative situation and then offering their solution to the very problem they intentionally caused. The people are made to feel the solution was their idea and so they then clamor for it. The solution is always for the benefit of the entity or perpetrator....and not for the people.

David Moyer has experienced a similar situation with his son and has written a book about it and how nutrients do help to quell the symptoms of Bipolar Illness

BOOKS ON LYME DISEASE http://astore.amazon.com/thelymdissenb-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=2

BOOKS ON REAL NUTRITION http://astore.amazon.com/thelymdissenb-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=1

CURE TOOTH DECAY....Second Edition

2011-01-28T07:46:00.000-08:00

http://www.curetoothdecay.com/
Cure Tooth Decay: Remineralize Cavities And Repair Your Teeth Naturally With Good Food

By Ramiel Nagel

Ramiel Nagel, in his book Cure Tooth Decay, examines common dental theories and thoroughly explains how these theories have failed us. He teaches us how certain special whole foods can make our teeth sound and resistant to decay. The author not only shows the reader how to prevent gum disease and tooth decay…but how to heal it once it has occurred. Nagel refutes the widely accepted idea that carbohydrates (such as sugar) sticking to the teeth.... is the prime cause of tooth decay. One of the main points the author shares with us is that it is not the food and bacteria in our mouths which cause tooth decay but it is instead…the condition or structure of our teeth which determines whether or not our teeth will become affected by tooth decay. The author stresses the point that diet is the key factor in preventing and curing many dental problems.

Back in the 30s and 40s a dentist, Dr.Weston Price, travelled around the world conducting his priceless nutritional research on traditional cultures. He found that the remote communities which ate their natural diets (no sugar or other refined foods) had no need for toothbrushes. It was common for members of these communities to have food stuck to their teeth and sometimes Dr. Price found actual green slime on the people’s teeth. Despite the lack of what we call dental hygiene, these people rarely had any cavities.

In the foreword to this book, Dr. Timothy Gallagher explains what is really behind our tooth decay epidemic. I want to include the whole paragraph because it is a point that we need to focus on and that Ramiel also focuses on throughout this book.

“Your diet is the key to creating a healthy mouth. There is no other way about it. This is the key issue, and the central theme of Cure Tooth decay. When people eat too many processed foods, especially sugar and flour products, they wreak havoc on the body. Insulin levels spike, cortisol goes up, and the flow of parotid gland hormone changes, resulting in cavities. When you consume too much sugar, the hormones that control tooth mineralization change for the worse. When you have adequate healthy hormones, the tooth is healthy and is engaged in the process of maintaining and building healthy tooth structure, through the process of mineralization. When you don’t have a good diet, your body’s ability to repair and maintain healthy teeth and gums is severely limited. And the result is tooth destruction, or demineralization. If you learn one thing from this book, it should be that eating too much processed sugar and flour products upsets the entire hormone system. This not only sets you up for tooth decay or gum disease, but makes your entire body overly acidic. In the acidic state, harmful bacteria and fungi can thrive.”

I am reviewing this book for a second time and I am doing so because “Cure Tooth Decay” (second edition) is a very significant and notable book and Ramiel has added much valuable information which was not included in the first edition. He is continually refining and improving this much needed work. Two subjects that especially interested me were the sections on grains and how our “bite” can affect overall health. While focusing on the idea that nutrients and hormonal balance determine the health of our teeth, we need to realize that certain foods in their raw unprepared state contain antinutrients which prevent our bodies from absorbing important vitamins and minerals. One of these antinutrients is phytic acid, which is found in grains. The author gives suggestions on how to minimize the phytic acid content and also explains what foods should be eaten along with the grains for the purpose of maximizing specific vitamin and mineral intake and absorption. For example, in the indigenous cultures that Dr. Price studied, dairy products were noted to be consumed along with the grains to insure adequate calcium absorption. The phytic acid in the grains is known to bond with such minerals as calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc, making them less available to the body. The book also shares research which indicates that vitamin C and D also protect against grain toxins. We don’t want to go to all the trouble of eating what we are told is healthy food….only to have the nutrients blocked by improper processing and lack of proper combinations of certain foods. We need to be aware of how healthy traditional societies prepared their foods and we need to look at their diet as a whole….not just fragments of it.

Nagel details the profound negative effects that a poor bite can have on a person’s health. I had never considered that a poor bite could disrupt other parts of the body besides the teeth and jaw….so this crucial information has connected many of the dots for me personally. I will now be looking into this aspect much more deeply. The author relates how important prenatal nutrition is in the formation of our teeth and in the formation of dental arches which are wide enough to accommodate all of our teeth. Narrow jaws and crowded teeth are not due to accident or heredity but to poor maternal nutrition. When nutrition is adequate, there are ample building blocks available to allow the body to reach its genetic potential of perfectly aligned teeth. We are not told this but orthodontic problems can be prevented.

Jaw misalignment can interfere with the proper release of substance P (a neuropeptide). Too much of this substance over time can wear out the nervous system. Rami tells us “excess substance P from bite imbalances leads to hypersensitivity to touch, smells, light, and loud noises as well as to general irritability. Disease conditions that respond well to jaw alignment include fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, autism, asthma, and all of the autoimmune disorders. When your jaw is relaxed, then substance P is not being overly released because your jaw is aligned. Substance P can then do its job to help heal and regenerate all the parts of your body. A relaxed jaw from a correct bite makes your body relaxed and your body rejuvenates itself. A relaxed bite keeps us youthful, helps us heal well, and have the strength and energy when we need it. This is the power of your bite.” I seriously wonder….how many of us are wandering around in the fog of chronic illness due to a misaligned jaw?

Other crucial information in this book includes healing tooth infections, regrowing secondary dentin, forming new tooth enamel, avoiding root canals, specific food suggestions to help heal your teeth, a section on children’s dental health, tooth powder recipes and much more.

Ramiel bases a lot of his work on the research of Dr. Weston Price and also includes the ideas of other time honored dental and nutritional researchers. He then incorporates all of their findings and combines them with his knowledge and experience. His hard work has resulted in a very, informative, practical and helpful book that if read and followed can help to heal our world. The information in Nagel’s book not only can improve the health of our teeth and gums….but the whole body will benefit from his nutritional suggestions. We truly are what we eat. I am not exaggerating when I say that following Nagel’s advice in this book will help to establish personal harmony, made evident in increased dental health, overall physical health and mental and spiritual wholeness. “Life in all its fullness is Mother Nature obeyed.” Dr. Weston A. Price. Cure Tooth Decay is a book that will benefit everyone.

Please take the time to check out Rami on the news video below. Also be sure if you purchase the book to buy the second edition. It can be found on Amazon or at Rami Nagel's website
http://www.curetoothdecay.com/

TICK- BORN DISEASE: DIAGNOSIS and TREATMENT

2011-01-23T06:06:00.000-08:00

FROM THE TOWNSEND LETTER FOR DOCTORS http://www.townsendletter.com/July2010/savechildren0710.html
Saving Our Children: Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Tick-Borne Diseases

Dr. Ann Corson

by Scott Forsgren
Dr. Ann Corson had nearly 20 years of experience as a primary care doctor when she was faced with one of her most complex and challenging medical cases: her only child was literally dying from an unidentified illness without clear answers. It took three years for her to more fully understand the illness that was ravaging her son's body. It was then that Dr. Corson realized "how totally inadequate my 'ivory-tower' medical education had been regarding tick-borne diseases." As a result of her own son's personal struggles with Lyme disease, Dr. Corson has emerged as one of the most respected Lyme-literate medical doctors in the field.

After discovering the etiology of her child's mysterious illness, Dr. Corson feverishly read the scientific literature and studied with respected Lyme clinicians Joseph Burrascano, MD, and Charles Ray Jones, MD. She started her own practice devoted solely to the treatment of tick-borne diseases (TBDs). Her mission has become to help "those mothers who otherwise would have to watch their children slowly decay without knowledgeable doctors."

Dr. Corson quickly recognized that the clinical challenges presented by chronic tick-borne disease patients are incredibly complex and require a multidisciplinary, holistic approach. Over the years, it became apparent that allopathic medicine did not offer a complete solution. As a result, she has incorporated treatment strategies into her practice from many different healing disciplines. Helping patients attain the improvements they are striving for requires a willingness to think beyond the boundaries of that which is understood today. Consideration must be given to those things that will only be more widely accepted in the future.

In her presentation at the LIA Foundation "From Roadblocks to Recovery" event in June 2009, Dr. Corson shared her approach to the evaluation and management of pediatric tick-borne diseases.

"Ticks are cesspools of disease," she noted. Besides Borrelia burgdorferi, ticks harbor numerous other organisms that are pathogenic and result in considerable health challenges in humans. Some of these include other Borrelia species, Babesia microti, Babesia duncani, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Bartonella henselae, Bartonella quintana, Mycoplasma fermentans and other Mycoplasma species, Rickettsia rickettsii, Coxiella burnetii, Francisella tularensis, viruses such as HHV-6,nematodes, and possibly many other organisms. These are just the ones that are known today; in reality, the list may be much longer.

Approach

In the evaluation of a patient with TBD, a full history is obtained, including risk factors, a complete medical history including the medical history of the mother, and a social and family history. A detailed physical exam is performed. Laboratory evaluation includes assays for TBDs, a full medical work-up, and appropriate imaging studies.

Once a patient has been evaluated, management of the illness may include diet; environmental changes such as mold remediation or reduction of exposures to electromagnetic fields (EMFs); use of the German biological model of homotoxicology to modulate the immune system and support organ regulation and drainage; and various antimicrobial compounds, including allopathic, homeopathic, or herbal options. Patients may also be referred to other practitioners for osteopathic work, acupuncture, chiropractic neurology or other chiropractic interventions, other types of body work, and psychological counseling.

Risk factors for TBDs include any known tick attachments, rashes, living in an endemic area, proximity to reservoir animals such as deer or mice, travel to infested areas, family members or pets with known TBDs, and a mother's risk factors both before and during pregnancy. Maternal health at the time of conception and any complications of the pregnancy are important factors in evaluating a child with suspected TBD.

Evaluation

Birth history looks at factors such as term length, type of delivery (spontaneous vaginal delivery, C-section, or forceps-assisted birth), any delivery complications such as meconium staining of the amniotic fluid, Apgar score (a test to assess the health of newborn children), and any congenital abnormalities. Next, the neonatal course (first 12 weeks of life) is evaluated by reviewing blood sugar control, body temperature control, hyperbilirubinemia (an elevated level of bilirubin which may present with jaundice), difficulties in sucking, and history of immunizations. Factors of interest when the child is an infant include whether the child was breast-fed or bottle-fed, colic issues, sleeping problems, frequent infections, trauma, and developmental milestones. From toddler to school age, Dr. Corson looks at history of illnesses, trauma, problems with sleep, developmental delays, socialization, play behavior, gastrointestinal issues, food intolerances, environmental exposures, dental problems, and immunization history. During elementary school, consideration is given to illnesses, trauma, sleep issues, social behavior in school, learning problems, orthodontic issues, neuropsychiatric symptoms or personality changes, medication reactions, and environmental exposures. Tick bites or tick exposures are always considered and highly suggestive of possible TBD.

Dr. Corson further evaluates past surgical history, traumas, especially head injuries, dietary history, family dynamics, psychological traumas, and family history. She considers such factors as living in a home that may have a wet basement or going to school in a building suspected of having had water intrusions, as both of these could indicate mold as a possible cofactor in the illness. Electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure is another factor in the course of illness.

It is important to know why the parents believe the child is sick and to fully understand the entire chronology of the illness. At times, the seemingly unimportant detail helps assemble the often complex puzzle pieces necessary to arrive at a diagnosis.

Symptoms

A long list of symptoms must be reviewed, including generalized symptoms such as fevers, day or night sweats, cold or clammy hands or feet, and weight gain or loss.

Central nervous system (CNS) symptoms are evaluated by looking at developmental milestones both in gross and fine motor development, language delays, processing speed, attention, working memory, dyslexia, cranial neuropathies, and ophthalmologic abnormalities. Headache frequency, duration, location, time of day, and intensity are evaluated. Borrelia headaches are commonly suboccipital (between the skull and first vertebra), whereas headaches resulting from Babesia tend to be frontal or behind the eyes. Balance is observed.

Peripheral nervous system symptoms include numbness; tingling; itching; stinging; stabbing; burning; shooting pains; crawling sensations; hypersensitivity to noise, light, odors, or touch; and painful radiculopathies (nerve problems at the root of a nerve which manifest in an extremity). Clues to these symptoms may be seen in an infant who does not want to be held, or a child being unable to tolerate the feeling of clothing tags or certain fabrics, not wanting to have hair washed due to scalp sensitivity, or being overwhelmed in environments with high sensory input such as parties.

A number of symptoms related to the head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat (HEENT) may be present. Scalp tenderness, lesions or pimples, or other sore spots are often observed. Ear pain, redness of the outer ears especially in the afternoon, tinnitus (which may often be described as "crickets"), and hearing abnormalities are not uncommon. Eyes may be red, itch, burn, tear, have discharge, or have problems with tracking an object. Lazy eye is often observed, as are eye alignment issues such as strabismus or sixth cranial nerve palsy, or drooping eyelids known as ptosis. Floaters may be present. Sensitivity to light, known as photophobia, may also present. Sinus congestion, runny nose, postnasal drip, or sneezing may be involved. If nasal symptoms are worse after eating, this may be a sign of food allergies. Mold exposure can lead to runny nose presentations. Patients may have fever blisters or canker sores in the mouth. Other HEENT symptoms include tongue soreness, teeth sensitivity, enamel problems, cavities, changes in taste or smell, sore throats that may be chronic or intermittent, hoarseness, difficulties swallowing, and swollen or enlarged lymph nodes. Neck symptoms may include soreness or stiffness, muscle spasms or "cricks," cracking or creaking, and restriction in range of motion.

Lung symptoms of interest include shortness of breath, air hunger, intermittent sighing, and cough. Cough may be day or night, wet or dry, and may be cyclic. Often times, sighing or a dry cough are related to Babesia coinfection. Cardiac symptoms may appear, such as heart palpitations (including skipping or racing feelings) and pain in the chest, chest wall, or ribs.

Abdominal symptoms include problems with appetite, food cravings, nausea, acid reflux, heartburn, gas, belching, bloating, cramping, and abdominal pain. Stool color may be brown, tan, green, or black. Stool frequency may be affected. Consistency of stool may be dry, moist, runny, or mushy. The child may strain and have hemorrhoids, rectal bleeding, or mucus in the stool. Stool odor is another often-observed change. Dr. Corson says: "We talk about poop a lot in my office; it's just that important."

Genitourinary symptomsmanifest as delay in toilet training; bed wetting; loss of bladder control; painful urination; awakening at night to urinate; bladder pain; hesitancy; urgency; frequent urination; incomplete emptying of the bladder; and pelvic, genital, or testicular pain. Babesia may be a factor in bladder symptoms.

Skin manifestationsmay include neonatal acne, eczema, seborrhea, hemangioma birth marks, difficult-to-manage diaper rashes, skin rashes of all kinds, erythema migrans (EM) rashes, and reddish changes in skin coloration at the back of the neck also known as "stork bite."

Joints may be stiff and crack or pop. Pain is often intermittent, cyclical, and migratory. Migratory joint pain is a common characteristic of TBDs. On one day, the patient's left knee may hurt, while the next day it may be the right. Joint symptoms often worsen with exercise. Foot pain upon rising is a common sign of Bartonella. Morning stiffness suggests mold exposure. Muscle manifestations may include lowered or increased tone, pain, spasms, cramping, morning foot pain on first steps, morning body stiffness, and twitching.

Children often prefer sedentary activities or need to rest after school or play as they may not have the energy or stamina for something more active. Sleep is often challenged, and patients experience difficulty falling or staying asleep, frequent awakenings, nightmares, night terrors, sleep walking, and difficulty arising in the morning. Nightmares and night terrors are often present with Bartonella.

Psychiatric signs may be irritability, mood swings, increased emotionality, tantrums, anger or rage attacks, frustration intolerance, physical aggressiveness, separation anxiety, new onset phobias, anxiety, panic attacks, depression with or without thoughts of suicide, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and personality changes. Panic attacks may be the result of Babesia, while self-mutilating behaviors may be associated with Bartonella. Neurological symptoms may present as tics, seizures, lowered or increased muscle tone, motor or sensory abnormalities, gross lack of muscle coordination, neuropathies, neuralgias, vertigo, and motion sickness.

It is difficult for many to imagine that one disease could present with so many widely varied symptoms, and yet it is not uncommon to see children with TBDs present with dozens of these symptoms.

Physical Examination

A physical examination is a key part of Dr. Corson's evaluation of a patient potentially challenged with TBD. Vital signs are evaluated, though these are generally normal. Tongue size, color, coating, edges, and sublingual veins are evaluated. Red crescents in the pharynx are often observed. Tonsils, teeth, gums, ears, and eyes are investigated. Halitosis may be present.

In the neck area, range of motion and head posture are observed. Thyroid and lymph nodes are examined. Lungs are evaluated for abnormal breathing sounds or excursion of the chest wall. Heart murmurs and rhythms are listened for. Peripheral pulses are felt. The abdomen is palpated for enlarged organs and areas of tenderness.

In evaluating the musculoskeletal system, soreness is evaluated along the neck and spine. Trigger points, shins, and thigh muscles are assessed. Muscle twitches, or fasciculations, may be present.

The skin often holds many clues in TBDs. Dr. Corson stresses that every part of the body must be evaluated and that parents are often surprised by what she finds on their children. Hands and feet are evaluated. These may be cold or warm, clammy, or sweaty. The scalp, finger- and toenails, and anus are examined. Multiple hemangioma birthmarks may be observed in gestational cases of TBDs. Rashes of all kinds are often visible. These may include EM rashes or Bartonella rashes, which are often seen as striae; that is, bands, stripes, or lines that look much like stretch marks.

Neurological evaluation consists of a review of cranial nerves and extraocular muscles, looking for abnormal movements or tracking abnormalities. Motor strength and tone are evaluated, as are balance and gait. Reflexes, speech, and language are assessed. Behavior, appropriateness, attentiveness, and interactions with parents and siblings are key factors in a psychological evaluation.

Dr. Corson looks for the possibility that mold may be a factor in the child's illness. Mold may be found in the home, school, or even car. For some patients, mold exposure is a very significant component of the overall illness, as mycotoxins produce a number of symptoms. Improvement is often observed through either remediating the moldy environment or removing the child from the environment entirely.

An emerging theory in the puzzle of chronic illness is that biologically incompatible frequencies, or frequencies that are not supportive of human health, may have damaging effects. These EMFs come from numerous sources, such as cordless phones, microwaves, wireless Internet devices, and cellular phones. EMFs should be eliminated or reduced where possible. Televisions and computers should not be present in the bedroom. Video game use should be entirely eliminated.

Clearly, there are many physical clues that may support a diagnosis of TBDs in a patient. Nonetheless, doctors must open their eyes and look before they will find. Fortunately, for patients of Dr. Corson, the physical examination is thorough and often telling.

Laboratory Testing

A physical examination may yield clues that may lead Dr. Corson to further consideration of TBDs. In addition to a thorough physical examination, laboratory tests are used to evaluate additional indicators that may support a diagnosis.

Dr. Corson first orders a full panel of TBD testing from IGeneX in Palo Alto, California. This includes tests for Borrelia burgdorferi via western blot and PCR (polymerase chain reaction) as well as testing for common coinfections such as Bartonella, Babesia, Ehrlichia, and Anaplasma. A CD57 panel is ordered from LabCorp to evaluate a subset of natural killer cells that are known to be suppressed in chronic Lyme disease. Results of the CD57 often correlate clinically with the severity of the disease presentation. Dr. Corson believes that Clongen and Fry Labs are useful as well.

Medical Diagnostic Laboratories (MDL) is used to evaluate the patient for other related infections. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), human herpes virus type 6 (HHV-6), cytomegalovirus (CMV), and herpes simplex viruses types 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and -2) are types of herpes viruses that are often activated in patients with chronic Lyme disease due to the immunosuppressive nature of the illness. Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma species are evaluated. The presence of any of these infections is important when defining the treatment protocol for the patient.

Sulfates are tested using a urinary dipstick. Some patients will exhibit high levels of sulfates, which may be the result of genetic influences, inadequacies of liver detoxification pathways, past sulfa antibiotic use, or simply eating meat from animals that were fed sulfa antibiotics to enhance their growth.

A complete blood count (CBC) as well as a comprehensive metabolic profile (CMP) are run to evaluate basic components of the immune system, functioning of organs such as the liver and kidneys, and electrolyte and fluid balance.

When blood urea nitrogen is high and iron is low, Dr. Corson suspects Babesia. When alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is slightly elevated and white blood cell (WBC) count is low, she considers Ehrlichia. She has found that CBCs often show neutropenia, lymphopenia, or a reversal of the normal lymphocyte/neutrophil ratio.

Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) testing is performed based on the work of Ritchie Shoemaker, MD. The HLA panel provides specific insights as to the patient's ability to remove biotoxins effectively from the body. About one-quarter of the general population will be found to have genetic types that would increase the likelihood of more severe illness if exposed to biotoxins produced from Lyme disease or molds. Some patients are "multisusceptible" types, meaning that they are susceptible to both Lyme and mold biotoxins. In patients with chronic Lyme disease, the percentage of those evaluated who express genetic issues in this area is much higher than in the general population.

Dr. Corson runs tests to investigate the possibility of autoimmunity as a piece in the illness puzzle, as the immune system often becomes dysregulated when a patient has chronic Lyme disease. She evaluates whether hypercoagulation is a factor; it is not uncommon for the blood to become thickened, which protects the organisms and makes treatment more difficult.

It has long been known that toxicity is a significant factor in chronic illness. Heavy metal toxicity is a common finding in many patients. A stool analysis is performed to look for pathogenic bacteria, parasites, yeast, and levels of beneficial probiotic bacteria, as well as to evaluate whether the patient may have leaky gut syndrome. Food allergy panels are performed, as eliminating allergenic food items is often a key part of the approach to treatment.

When the baby is born, PCR testing is ideally performed on the first urine, the cord blood, the placenta, and the foreskin to evaluate for the presence of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi. Thereafter, PCR testing is performed monthly on the urine.

In terms of imaging studies, a brain SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) scan is often helpful. These can, however, be normal even in children who are significantly impaired. When the SPECT scan is abnormal, this is a very significant finding. The Amen Clinics look at both perfusion (blood flow) and metabolism at rest and with concentration in their SPECT scans.

Often, these laboratory tests provide important clues to Dr. Corson as to the potential causes of illness. However, testing for TBD is still in its infancy, and better diagnostic tools are desperately needed. As a result, it is important to look beyond laboratory testing alone and to evaluate the patient in other ways.

Pathophysiology

Pathophysiology is the study of changes in function within the body that result from a disease process. In TBDs, the list of these changes is potentially a very long one.

Multiple infections lead to multisystem organ damage. The nervous system is heavily affected in TBD. Herpesviruses, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, and many other infections heavily affect the course of the illness. Borrelia is clearly the ringleader in chronic Lyme disease. It opens the door to many other infections, which are then able to invade the body and take up residence.

Dysbiosis (microbial imbalance) of the gut is a common finding. The mucosal lining of the gastrointestinal tract often harbors infection. It is a known site for the formation of biofilms. Leaky gut is commonly present in children with TBDs, as is intolerance to gluten. The GALT (gastrointestinal-associated lymphoid tissue) is a key component of the immune system, protecting the body from invaders. In many patients, the GALT is often found to be dysregulated, thus impairing the proper functioning of the immune system throughout the body. According to Dr. Corson, cleaning up the gut is one of the first things that must be done before moving forward with treatment.

Liver detoxification abnormalities are almost always present. These may be in the methylation or sulfation pathways and are often genetically influenced – such as in patients with a methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) defect or problems with other detoxification pathways. Levels of homocysteine and methionine may be abnormal.

Systemic inflammation is often observed. Lipid abnormalities may be present. Cytokine imbalances may be the result of a confused immune system's attempting to respond to foreign items. These imbalances must be corrected to reduce inflammation. The immune system must then be upregulated to respond to specific targeted pathogens.

Blood vessels may be inflamed in what is known as vasculitis. The blood itself may become thickened due to the overproduction of fibrin. Bone marrow becomes dysfunctional, and as a result the patient may have low platelets (thrombocytopenia), neutrophils (neutropenia), or lymphocytes (lymphocytopenia). This further affects the body's ability to mount an effective immune response to address chronic infections. Anemia may be present.

Autoimmunity is unfortunately another common finding in chronic Lyme disease. As the immune system becomes dysregulated, autoimmune responses become more common. Autoimmunity may be in part the result of molecular mimicry, a process through which the infections are able to look like normal tissues in the body and cause the immune system to incorrectly recognize self vs. foreign invader. Autoimmunity to the thyroid is very common in patients with TBDs. This can be evaluated by looking at thyroglobulin antibodies and thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibodies. Anticardiolipin antibodies are used to evaluate autoimmunity to the interior lining of the blood vessels, while myelin basic protein antibodies give clues to autoimmunity to nerve tissue. Antigliadin antibodies suggest an immune response to gluten as a result of leaky gut syndrome or congenital abnormality. Antinuclear antibodies are evaluated, and a rheumatoid factor (RF) is often ordered. Both are indicators of autoimmune activity.

Changes are often present in the CNS. Oxidative stress levels may be elevated. Glutathione levels are often depressed. There may be changes in the metabolism of homocysteine and methionine. Important detoxification pathways such as methylation and sulfation are often impaired, which leads to elevated levels of both ammonia and sulfates. Autonomic and peripheral nervous systems can be severely affected, resulting in neurally mediated hypotension, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), or even "Bell's palsy" of the gut.

Biotoxins are often elevated, resulting from both exposure to external sources of biotoxins and from toxins created from the microbes that live within infected patients. In chronic Lyme disease, these water- and fat-soluble toxins may be the result of indoor mold exposures and infection with Borrelia, Babesia, and other microbes.

Biotoxins increase the production of inflammatory cytokines which in turn upregulate systemic inflammation and lead to a worsening of symptoms. Insulin resistance increases, lipid profiles deteriorate, and levels of VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) and PAI-1 (plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1) are altered. Leptin receptors are damaged, which leads to weight gain. Key regulating hormones in the body such as MSH (melanocyte stimulating hormone) and VIP (vasoactive intestinal peptide) become deficient. All hormonal systems of the body are negatively and significantly affected by the presence of biotoxins.

Hormonal dysfunction is present in almost all chronic Lyme disease patients, even children. Insulin and leptin resistance develop. Thyroid insufficiency is often present. There are deficiencies in sex hormones. The renin-angiotensin system is affected, resulting in problems with blood pressure and fluid balance. Abnormalities in antidiuretic hormone (ADH) lead to retention of fluids. Adrenal glands are often stressed or entirely exhausted.

Heavy metal toxicity, such as that resulting from mercury, aluminum, or arsenic exposure, is almost always a factor in chronic illness. In children, this may be related to vaccinations, wherein mercury and aluminum are used as preservatives. Many over-the-counter medications contain aluminum. Very few people recognize that factory-farmed chicken is high in arsenic. Children, especially the first born, can acquire heavy metal toxicity from their mothers in utero.

Dr. Corson has found that patients often have a history of past physical, emotional, or psychological trauma. These factors, though not pleasant, must be considered and dealt with in order to return the child to a state of wellness.

Management – Restoring Effective Function

The management of TBD is complex and requires the consideration of many factors. Just as Dr. Corson thoroughly evaluates each child through history, physical examination, and laboratory testing, she creates an equally thorough treatment program, which optimizes the outcome of each child she cares for. It is only through addressing the many factors involved in chronic TBDs that notable improvements are realized.

Diet is a key part of approaching chronic illness. Paleolithic dietary principles are often appropriate. Organic grass-fed meats, wild-caught fish, fruits, vegetables, and tree nuts are good options, whereas grains, legumes, cow dairy products, refined sugars, and processed oils are best avoided. In many cases, avoidance of gluten, cow dairy, sugar, and yeast are necessary. Individual dietary restrictions are introduced based on food-allergy testing. It is important for the child to have a diet with the least possible risk of allergic reaction, as the immune system is already overburdened and inappropriately responding.

The living environment must be carefully considered. This includes home, school or day care, car, and any other environment where the child spends time. Each of these must be evaluated for the presence of mold. Biotoxin-binding substances such as cholestyramine may be necessary. Algae and homeopathic products are often helpful. Avoidance of environments with toxic exposures is a key to recovery.

EMFs should be investigated, and every possible approach to minimizing these biologically incompatible frequencies should be implemented. This may include removing televisions, computers, and electrical toys; turning off circuit breakers in the child's bedroom at night; removing cordless phones and wireless devices from the home; and avoiding cellular phones.

Dr. Corson incorporates the concepts of German biological medicine and homotoxicology in her practice. This involves an assessment of where the patient is within six phases of disease development. The earlier stages are excretion, inflammation, and deposition. With each further stage, the disease process becomes more deeply seated in the body. As the illness progresses, it moves to the later stages, which are impregnation, degeneration, and neoplasm. Dr. Corson's goal is to identify the child's current stage and then to move him back toward the earlier stages of the homotoxicology model using the principles of German biological medicine. Restoration of patient vitality through rebuilding of vital heat and energy, or chi, is the first step.

The health and function of the extracellular matrix is of crucial significance. The matrix provides structural support to cells and is critical in both bringing nutrients into cells and supporting the removal of toxins from them. It must be cleared of biofilm formations, toxicity, and infection. Many functions in the body are supported through communication that occurs throughout the tissues in the matrix. As these are often impaired, the matrix must be a focus of treatment.

Metabolic function of the GALT is evaluated and corrected. Many children have leaky gut syndrome whereby the bowel lining has increased permeability and allows larger-than-expected particles into the bloodstream, thus creating an undesired immune response. Biofilms in the gut must be broken up while simultaneously removing infections and any dysbiotic microorganisms. The gastrointestinal tract must be repopulated with both prebiotics and probiotics in order to bring healthy balance to the bacteria. The flow of material and the mechanical activity of the digestive system must also be optimized.

It is critical for the liver to function optimally in order to return a child to wellness. There are often detoxification defects in methylation and sulfation pathways. These may be genetic in origin or acquired, but can be bypassed with appropriate therapies. Toxicity and infections both significantly affect liver function. The flow of bile and gallbladder function must be improved in order to support an effective overall detoxification program. Dr. Corson finds that the liver will often improve dramatically once the toxic load from dysfunctional intestines is removed. Thus, any attempts to improve liver function are often not successful until the toxic load of the gastrointestinal tract is addressed.

The mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) is evaluated. This includes the sinuses and the lungs. Often, biofilms present in the sinuses create a haven for infections that further stress the patient's overall system. Allergic responses are often upregulated. Head, neck, and chest lymphatics may be congested.

The function of the bone marrow is considered, given that the bone marrow is the source of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The more normal the immune cells produced by the bone marrow, the better the child's immune system can respond to the many infections and toxins present.

The CNS is a common source of symptoms for patients with Lyme disease. Dr. Corson works to lower oxidative stress, which affects the CNS. Levels of ammonia and sulfates are examined, and appropriate interventions are put in place. Both the myelin sheath and cell membranes need repair.

Various systems in the body have regulatory effects on other systems. Optimization of one system leads to beneficial effects on the other. For example, neuroimmunology is a field that looks at the interactions between the nervous system and the immune system. Neuroendocrinology considers the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine, or hormonal, system. The neurovascular system considers how the nerves control the caliber of blood vessels. Often hypercoagulation is a factor that must be addressed in order to effectively treat chronic infections.

In managing patients with TBDs, Dr. Corson generally uses a cycle of release, provoke, release, provoke, release. She comments: "The effective management of tick-borne disease is not unlike peeling an onion. There are many layers to the problem that must be addressed over the course of the treatment."

Management – Therapeutic Tools and Medications

There are a number of different tools that Dr. Corson uses in the management of TBDs. She finds that since many things have gone wrong in the bodies of people dealing with these diseases, it takes many different approaches and therapies to return a patient to vitality.

Spagyric homeopathic remedies and herbal medicines can be very helpful. She states: "Pekana products are incredibly magical medicines." She uses spagyric products from Energetix as well. Nestmann has a number of useful homeopathic remedies. Medications that modulate or balance the immune system are often helpful. Syntrion and San Pharma have created homeopathic preparations of metabolic products from common fungi and bacteria that regulate and modulate the immune system. Syntrion offers cellular reprogramming medicines that are incredibly effective. Nosodes from Energetix and Deseret Biologicals can be beneficial tools. Researched Nutritionals has a "wonderful range of transfer factors" that help deal with the various infections commonly present in TBD patients.

Nutritional supplementation is generally necessarily to provide the body with the building blocks to support optimal function. The nutritional supplementation aspect of the recovery program is synergistically interwoven with the homeopathic and immune-modulating medications.

A fresh organic diet with grass-fed meats and sprouted grains is recommended. In fact, "A good diet is always the first place to start," according to Dr. Corson. A multivitamin with trace minerals and magnesium serves as a foundational item. Essential fatty acids are generally required. For children, DHA, phosphatidyl serine, glycerphosphocholine (GPC), and phosphatidyl choline are most appropriate. For adolescents and adults, EPA or DHA are generally suggested.

In support of appropriate methylation, activated coenzyme forms of B vitamins such as folinic acid, methyl-B12, P5P, and even BH4 are considered. Antioxidants of all kinds are often necessary. These include vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, R-lipoic acid and specific cerebral antioxidants such as Cerebro PTC from MarcoPharma and Fibroboost from Allergy Research Group.

Specific consideration is given to mitochondrial energy production within cells and the use of specific nutrients to "resuscitate" energy-producing capabilities. These include CoQ10, NAC, acetyl-L-carnitine, D-ribose, R-lipoic acid, organic acid homochords (Lactiplus, Citiplus, and Formiplus from Pekana), and Researched Nutritionals NT Factor Energy.

Dr. Corson uses a multitude of advanced nutritional creams available from Health Pro Labs which can be highly effective, especially in children. Several that she has found to be beneficial include molybdenum, orthinine, folinic acid with TMG or folinic acid with TMG and B12, B12, CoQ10, vitamin D3, vitamin C, taurine, melatonin, GABA, GABA with theanine, R-lipoic acid, niacin, glutathione, "Cognitive Therapy," "MS," "Autistique," magnesium citrate, and magnesium sulfate.

The importance of probiotics cannot be overstated, as these are critical not only in fighting yeast infections but also in addressing pathogenic bacteria in the gut. Klaire Labs Ther-Biotic, Researched Nutritionals Prescript-Assist, MarcoPharma's Ba-Co-Flor, and Theralac are good options. Nutrients to repair the gastrointestinal tract include glutamine, Syntrion's SyCol, Tyler's Permeability Factors, deglycerinated licorice (DGL), and aloe.

Heavy metal binders include PectaSol, chlorella, Energetix's Arctic Alginate, Modifilan, BodyGuard Supreme from Supreme Nutrition Products, and Klaire Labs Interfase Plus. For removing vaccination stress, homeopathics from Energetix and Pekana are helpful.

Management – Antimicrobial Therapies

Though Dr. Corson does not believe that allopathic medicine alone holds the keys to recovery from the complexities of TBD, she does believe that there is a place and a time for allopathic treatment options in a well-planned protocol. She follows the treatment guidelines set forth by the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) in her practice.

For the treatment of Borrelia, a cell-wall antibiotic such as a penicillin or cephalosporin along with an intracellular antibiotic such as a macrolide or tetracycline is used. Plaquenil, Flagyl, or Tindamax may be added along with a cell-wall drug and intracellular drug in order to address the cyst form of the infection.

For Bartonella, doxycycline and a macrolide drug, doxycycline and Rifampin, Bactrim and Rifampin, or a quinolone drug may be used. For Babesia, Mepron, macrolides, Plaquenil, Artemisinin, or Bactrim may be helpful. Macrolides or quinolones may be used for Mycoplasma, while macrolides or Rifampin may be used for Chlamydia.

In looking towards nonallopathic antimicrobial options, Dr. Corson utilizes many of the antimicrobial herbs from the Cowden Support Program. These include NutraMedix Cumanda, Samento, Quina, Banderol, Mora, and Enula. She incorporates homeopathic and herbal antibiotics and antivirals from numerous companies that utilize traditional Native American, South American, European, and Asian traditions to target infections such as CMV, Epstein-Barr virus, HHV-6, HSV-1, HSV-2, Mycoplasma, Babesia, and Chlamydia. The key is that all these tools are used in an integrative manner.

Beyond restoring function, using therapeutic tools, and implementing an appropriate antimicrobial strategy, Dr. Corson may suggest a number of other therapies. Cranial osteopathy is invaluable whenever there is any history of trauma. Chiropractic neurology can assist in rehabilitating the brain and rewiring neural circuits. Chiropractic care and acupuncture can be useful interventions. Lymphatic drainage via machines such as the Lymphstar Pro or through lymphatic massage can support the removal of toxic wastes. Physical exercise and rehabilitation are appropriate, but only to tolerance and only when the patient is able.

Treatment Caveats

Dr. Corson has observed a number of important caveats along the way. She believes that any child who becomes ill after a tick bite needs a full evaluation for the presence of coinfections. She further states that any child who becomes ill after a tick bite and was only treated with 3 to 4 weeks of oral antibiotics has most likely been inadequately treated. Often, inadequate treatment makes future treatment more difficult.

Neurological or neuropsychiatric symptoms are often the first and only signs of infection. They are also the most common indication of persistent infection after inadequate treatment.

Summary

It becomes clear rather quickly that the evaluation and management of TBD is a complex and evolving area of medicine. From a review of symptoms to a physical evaluation, and consideration of laboratory findings, to a restoration of function using various therapeutic tools including the incorporation of antimicrobial therapies, TBD management is far from straightforward.

Dr. Corson's son graduated from Franklin and Marshall College with honors in Philosophy last May and will be starting graduate school at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland in September. He is nearing the end of his seventh year of a successful multidisciplinary treatment for TBDs.

It takes someone with a deep passion for healing to have an impact on children and their families. Fortunately for many, that "someone" has been found in Dr. Corson.

About Dr. Corson

Dr. Corson obtained her BA in biology from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She spent two years in graduate school at Penn State's Hershey Medical School working towards a PhD in neuroanatomy before entering medical school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, where she earned her MD degree in 1982.

Dr. Corson did her internship in internal medicine and had residency training in neurology at the Pennsylvania Hospital before completing a residency in family practice at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania. She is board certified in the practice of family medicine and has 27 years of primary-care experience in emergency medicine, occupational health, and family practice.

Dr. Corson has been a member of ILADS since 2003. She has studied with Burrascano and Jones in their offices, thanks to grants provided by ILADS and Turn the Corner Foundation.

Her practice in Chester County, Pennsylvania, is devoted full time to the treatment of patients suffering from Lyme and associated TBDs. Working with hundreds of such patients has provided Dr. Corson with the difficult yet enlightening experience that makes her a recognized expert in the field.

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Disclaimer: This article is not intended to serve as individual medical advice. All statements made are general in nature and should be discussed with a licensed health-care practitioner.

Scott Forsgren is the editor and founder of BetterHealthGuy.com, where he shares his 12-year journey through a chronic illness, diagnosed as Lyme disease only after eight years of searching for answers. Scott can be reached at Scott@BetterHealthGuy.com.

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