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Journalist seeking sucess stories

madamed — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:20:06 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I am a health and science writer in New York working on a feature about the rise of alternative health and the *new* (I hope) paradigm of wellness that is on the verge of booming in the U.S.

Of course, I'll be writing about Dr. Mercola, as one of the founders of this movement. I was hoping to be in touch with a few who can talk about their success and transformation, and how they found Mercola in the first place.

If you'd like to contribute, please email me at katiedrumm@gmail.com. I'm happy to send along credentials (resume, published clips).

Best,

Katie

Cholesterol success stories?

jacksutherl — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:37:22 GMT

Does anyone have any success stories lowering Cholesterol, regulating their Cholesterol levels, or raising HDL? I'd like to pinpoint some things others did, to help me weed through the abundance of information on mercola.com. Thanks.

I can breathe better by avoiding dairy and sweets

wansuy — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:57:38 GMT

I have recurring acute sinusitis. It's very uncomfortable to have a cold all the time. Sometimes, even without a full blown cold, my nose gets stuffy in the mornings and afternoons. I read that Dr. Mercola attributes nasal congestion to dairy products and sugar intake. I observed my reaction when eating ice cream or other heavy sweets after lunch. True enough, my nose would feel stuffy almost immediately. Now I avoid eating ice cream, milkshakes and creamy, sugary desserts. And it's really paying off. I can breathe much easier now and am hoping to stay off nasal decongestants for good. Thanks Dr. Mercola!

recovery & inlighnenment of terrorism & health

davhos954yahoocom — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:17:57 GMT

I'm David:A USN SEAL, 20 yrs after my 3rd tour to Vietnam I went for my first physical at the VA. I lost my spleen from a stab wound and was asked if I had ever had a pneumonia shot? I said no, the nurse said this shot will help me keep from getting pneumonia like most do who have lost their spleen. I knew nothing about vaccines, it was free and I said OK. It was called numavax. I was supposed to get one every 5 yrs. I got that first shot and only noticed a problem with phlem in my throat that I still have today.

In 1985 I got my second shot that gave me a flu that wouldn't go away. They put me on antibiotics twice a month since the shot took our most of my killer T cells so I would get everything that was going around. After working 2 yrs full time thinking I was so tough I could beat this flu, but I couldn't. I was laid off with CHRONIC FATIGUE IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME / FIBROMYALGIA / FLU / REOCURING INFECTIONS. I was bed ridden for the next 3 1/2 years .

One day a Christian man came to my house and he said he was leaving town and he had a book that he thought might have some answers for me. It was the CURE FOR ALL DISEASES BY HULDA REGEHR CLARK. I red that book over the next year and it made sense. I got the little frequency device that it spoke about that would kill all VIRUSES/ PARASITES/ BACTERIA/ BUT ONLY A LITTLE OF THE GOOD BACTERIA IN THE GUT.

One night when I ran out of antibiotics I decided to use it because I was getting a sore throat & if I didn't get antibiotics right away it would come on so fast because of the lack of killer T cells that the last time this happened I was hemoridging from the throat the next morning. Instead of going to the emergency room for antibiotics, I decided to use the divice. The next morning I awoke and the sore throat was gone and I haven't been bed ridden since.

I assumed it had killed all the parasites that were overwhelming me. I then did a kidney cleanse it recommended in the book. Then I did the liver cleanse in the back of the book. I got out hundreds of gallstones. I have done 14 liver cleanses over a 3 yr period and counted over 10,000 gallstones. Many were the size of bb's and some nearly the size of a date and the rest in between. It sure makes a difference in my energy level & health.We are always making gallstones but they pass unless there are sheep liver flukes that get in the liver and keep them from passing. That is why you have to use the frequency device before the cleanse or you might have an uncomfortable experience and get no stones out like a friend of mine did. Other wise it is painless.

I then met a man who told me I didn't look so good and I told him why & he invited me to come to hear him lecture about alkalizing the body. I went to the lecture at a big health food store and he also taught me what I should eat which was raw living vegetables. He showed me how to make them taste good or I wouldn't have stuck with it. The chronic fatigue was hard to beat & is still a small issue which leaves me something to defeat and I will. The raw living food lifestyle & A LOT OF MSM was the answer for both the CHRONIC FATIGUE IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME & FBROMYALGIA.

FIBROMYALGIA is ACID leaking into the muscles & MSM neutralizes ACID, SO THERE GOES THE PAIN! Google MSM you need to know everything about it. Once you know you will know why. It takes a lot of MSM for some time to get your body back where it should be since MSM is the 3rd largest substance in the body and we don't get it any more in our diet even if we eat organic. Veggies must be eaten before they are 24hrs old or it has evaporated and rains down and comes up in something else. DMSO IS GREAT AS WELL LEARN ABOUT IT/ USE IT.

learned that over 85% of all vitimines tested in health food stores were polluted with solvents / heavy metals that makes you sicker while you are trying to get well. I have found a place where I can get tested pollution free products. I have also just found a man that can get me raw unpasturized seeds/nuts like almonds/ walnuts/ & more.

I have become a Hallelujah Acres certified health minister along with my wife.We are raw food chef's & have a radio show to try to educate the public. We had the Almond Blossom Cafe/wellness in Flagler Beach Fl for 2 years.

The only way my wife got me to stop eating meat & dairy was to remind me there is poop on all meat & blood & pus and about 9 other killers in all dairy. If that isn't enouth what would it take? I said as long as you make it taste good I wouldn't want meat. She made it taste so good I don't even think of meat. That is why we opened the cafe, to share it with others. Now we are holding wellness work shops & symposiums and making it affordable for people. By the time people come for us to help them the medical community has already got their money with no or little results. When they come to us what we teach them REVERSES ALL DISEASES IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. WHEN YOU PUT THE RIGHT THINGS INTO THE BODY IT IS PROGRAMMED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS. CANCER/ DIABETES NO PROBLEM. BUT THEY MUST DO WHAT WE SAY TO CAUSE THE BODY TO HEAL ITSELF.

I have just started focusing on terrorism, wondering what terrorism really is and decided it is anyone who offers me anything that doesn't promote life. Man did that open up the playing fiend. First the S.A.D.LIFESTYLE makes you sick and it works real well, just look all around you. So who put out the standard American diet? The food pyramid was made to fatten hogs and look at all the fat people walking around with all the deadly diseases connected to over weight. Who did that? Look at all the chemicals that are allowed in our foods that are not pro life. Who did that? Trails in the sky that have micro fibers and viruses and alot of other things you can search the web and find out about that cause sicknesses and skin problems and not life. Who did that? A medical community that treats the sysptoms and not the cause, that permotes drugs & drains your finances without a wellness factor. That is who does that. I believe people in the medical field really care about us and want to help but they are taught misleading lies and are so brainwashed by the chemical companies that they honestly believe what they are taught. They are great for trauma, but NOTHING CAN BEAT OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM.

Our immune system it the target of the terrorists who are seeking to thin out our populatonn and gain controll of society. The word pharmakia came from the word SORCERY. Every medication given by perscription is a poison that is why they are controlled by perscription. How can a poison improve your immune system?

So Lucifer is at the head of all this death and destruction especially abortion. We have killed more babies than all the death's in all the wars that have been faught on earth & nothing good has ever come of it only bad. Lives are ruined and the mental state of the women who have abortions are a mess. So to put it in a nut shell, Lucifer's job is to LIE / CHEAT / STEAL / KILL & DISTROY & he has a big army and slot of blind misled people to practice on. That is why everything we do is to help others live better and more economically.

It is a real battle to educate against big advertisement. Who spends 10 times more $ on permoting worthless empty food than healthy organic. It like someone is trying to kill us and they are very good at us. My advide is to stay away from vaccines that have things you wouldn't believe in them and they are proven recently to be ineffective. SORCERY is all about death don't go there seek the alternative. There is one good thing a holistic health insurance co. unbelievebly low cost. Started in Sept 09 search it out it is AEGIS. HOW ABOUT $79. YR. More on me and my wife www.almondblossomwellness.com . Wellness is what do, we don't practice:-) WE ARE ALIVE ONLY BECAUSE GOD IS KEEPING US LIVE.

DAVID

This Makes Me Sick

quiact — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:42:59 GMT

When I was a child, I heard the phrase 'war-monger', I had to find out its definition, as I had no idea what that phrase meant. I knew others could, and were, labeled with this phrase, as I had heard it in the past directed at others whoever said these two words. So I felt a need to know what these words meant, and how they affected others who heard them. Finally, I found the answer: a warmonger is one who promotes war, which is undesirable or discreditable. In this case, one labeled this would have an affinity for what others are reasonably opposed to share the same views: Others promote other things besides war. Disease mongering is when a large pharmaceutical corporation implements various unethical if not illegal activities in order to sell more of their products by either creating or expanding a particular illness. They do this by creating the perception that others are likely ill in some way when, in fact, they are not. Drug companies do this by seeking more of those who should be patients in need of treatment with the drug maker's promoted medications, regardless if they are in need of such treatment or not, clinically. How this is done by these companies will be described soon. The drug makers clearly place the needs for their drugs to be for medical conditions whose treatment regimens are to be viewed by others as incomplete or unmet. The companies want to let the public know of the progressive increase for the disease states and how their products treat this illness better than what is available now or has been used in the past. How ironic it seems that drug companies, who make drugs to delay the progression of, or cure diseases with these drugs, wish for others to become as sick as possible to profit from their suffering that they create with disease mongering and sell more pills. This disease-mongering in fact does occur often to widen the diagnostic boundaries of an illness, disorder, or syndrome by creating awareness of such medical conditions to the public. The drug companies do this by utilizing in several ways the delivery of fabricated if not baseless information during this process. Usually, the pharmaceutical either creates or expands a disease state by deception directly to consumers, often. Then the consumer, who now believes that they are ill, go see their health care provider. The health care provider, due largely to the unfamiliarity of the patient’s symptoms expressed by the patient, if not the drug the patient is requesting, usually writes a prescription for the drug requested by the patient. First, let's take a look at this label of disease mongering. It is inappropriate in that, unlike diseases and illnesses, mongering occurs with medical disorders and syndromes as well. It is accurate and factual, however, that disease mongering does happen with deliberate intent and reckless disregard for the well-being of others by drug companies. There was a book written by Ray Moynihan and Allan Cassels called, "Selling Sickness" in 2005. The book thoroughly described how big pharmaceutical corporations are turning all of us into patients, and into a over-medicated society. Disease mongering progressively continues to create patients with illnesses, disorders, or syndromes that in fact may not exist without any intervention to discontinue this behavior. What the drug company implements to make sure this happens includes the following: 1. Paying medical journals to publish fabricated clinical trials involving their promoted medications after paying those involved with such a clinical trial to create such fabricated data. That is disease mongering to the health care provider. 2. Subjective screenings, such as those for various mood disorders. These screenings, as well as the affective disorders, which were rare until about 1995, involve leading questions often- created by the drug company. It was around this time that the United States was becoming more of a psychotropic nation. These screenings that involve the leading questions responded by select groups of people. They are asked these questions by certain disease state support groups who have been converted into front groups after being funded by those big pharma companies who produce drugs for particular mood disorders. 3. Disease creations I: Social Anxiety Disorder, or social phobia: This condition is in the DSM IV which was published in 1994, and some were forced to delete the statement regarding this disorder that said, "Social Anxiety Disorder is not well-established, and requires further study." Aside from what may be simply amplified introversion, social phobias are likely due to societal dysfunctions and certainly should not be labeled as a pathological condition requiring pharmacological treatment. 4. Disease creations II: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder. I call this a mid-life crisis, yet it was entered by instruction by the APA (American Psychiatric Association) into the DSM (the psychiatrist's bible) in 1993. Anxiety about the inevitable does not require pharmacological treatment. 5. Direct to Consumer Advertising:. Most memorable were those commercials for erectile dysfunction. Their absurdness in creating these commercials appears to have multiple psychotic components: A healthy man who could probably run a marathon is having a decent time with his wife at some upper- middle class location. He is smiling all the time. Because now, his marriage is secure due to his ability to copulate- which was apparently absent before this wonder drug entered his system. Of course, it is not possible to have a happy marriage without intercourse, right? Then there are other conditions which are entirely natural in the human lifespan, yet have been determined to be diseases by those who can profit off of these lifespan events. Examples include osteoporosis and menopause, as well as erectile dysfunction. It’s insane the FDA approves pharmaceuticals for these natural events that occur normally in a human being. Finally, there are the required medical guidelines for various disease states, such as dyslipidemia. Drug companies that make medications to treat this disease are more than happy to support the financial needs involved in creating these guidelines. Dyslipidemia, for example: Publications such as the Lipid Letter, and Lipid Management, both offered more aggressive management of the lipid profiles of the patients of the readers. And both publications were funded completely by those big pharma companies that promote statins. Same with cholesterol screenings that occur often that are implemented by those drug companies with drugs that treat the disorder of dyslipidemia. A myth is something unproven. A false belief, or invented story. Disease Mongering is not a myth. Large pharmaceutical corporations promote illness and disease- not desired by anyone and discredited by many, and these companies do this for profit and profit only. I worked for three of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world for over a decade, and the disease mongering protocols were similar if not identical with all of these companies consistently, Dan Abshear http://collections.plos.org/plosmedicine/diseasemongering-2006.php Please review the link above, as there appears to be with some in the pharmaceutical corporate world that are offended by being labeled disease mongers. Often, others are offended by facts that exist as a reaction, it seems. Clearly, disease mongering is real, and activities illustrate this behavior. .

Codex now -the end of organic foods and herbs

dani_3 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:07:33 GMT

Do you know what Big Pharma is doing regarding not only your supplements, but the quaility of your health care, your childrens' vunerability and the demise of organic farming...if no one stops them. Wake up America! It's happening as you read. http://farmwars.info/?p=1578

I Broke Free from Anxiety/Panic by Changing My Life

thehatchedegg — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:35:21 GMT

Six Years ago I suffered my first full blown panic attack. That was the scarriest night of my entire life. After a visit to my doctor and many test it was determined that I suffered from anxiety and panic disorder. With that diagnosis I was handed two prescriptions and got a back on the back. My doctor wished me luck and that was it. As I stood there with shock on my face and was terrifed to take the medication I vowed to myself that the anxiety started for a reason and I was determined to find a way to stop it. I wanted my old life back. For a few years I suffered from these terrible attacks almost daily & I was afraid of everything. I devoured every book I could find and set out on a healing journey.

After lots of effort I found the solution to my anxiety and panic...

Drink lots of water
Supplementation
Eat Super healthy - no refined carbs
Workout 5 days a week - Interval & Strength Training
Mental Healing Exercises
Relaxation Time
Changes in Breathing and Posture

Healing is possible from the depths of Anxiety & Panic. You just have to have determination and hope.

Thanks to my healing I am now out to help anyone I can. If you are suffering I hope this will offer a little light to your situation.

Wishing you all the best,

Amy

Child Care

green1706 — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:19:15 GMT

Children born for what? Violence and torture against children is a fact to which we are witnesses, even if we do not want. I have seen children beaten, made to beg, crippled or abandoned by parents. If you want to be a parent but you do not have security for the future of your child, then I think you should to think twice before you give life to an innocent beings. Child care should be a priority. What you think about this? What should be done to prevent negligence and carelessness of the kids?

My experience

Altair4 — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:25:00 GMT

Last Winter, I went through a period where I had to fall asleep with liquids by my bedside, as I was experiencing great thirst at night, but what was also strange was that I had to get up several times a night to relieve myself as well. I did not know it at the time, but these are 2 of the 3 classic symptoms of diabetes. After doing some web research, I decided to see an MD, and get some tests done. My first MD was a disaster. He took the tests, but it was not until I actually SAW the results with my eyeballs that I saw the glucose was in the diabetic range. He didn't even bother to tell me. So, I found another MD. He confirmed the diagnosis some more blood testing, and while pitching Metfornin, also started pitching statins and a thyroid hormone. I told him that a sample set of 1 indicates nothing, really, and would follow up with a retest in 3 months.

After the next round of tests 3 months later, his statement to me was that "He had never seen anything like it...".

The H1C went from 10.9 to 6.1 My weight went from 240 to 219, and my blood pressure dropped to 110\78 (down from 130\80).

I attribute this to following the nutritional typing at Mercola, and eating accordingly. I have included the Krill Oil, coconut oil, and where I can, raw milk and butter into that diet. For the weight loss (which has been stubborn and resistant to earlier attempts to control it via nutrition and exercise) I used the homeopathic HCG protocol from enlita.com. I lost 21 lbs in 26 days, and while it was structured as far as eating was concerned (500 cal a day) it was not hard.

I will do a further round of this in 6 weeks to get closer to my target weight. I am also scheduled for more testing in 3 months. At that time I expect that I will no longer classify as "diabetic" according to the "official" standards. It will be interesting to see what happens at that point, because as far as I can tell, the MD's have no 'exit strategy' for patients once they are 'classified' other than death.....we will see.

I want to thank Dr. Mercola, and all involved for making the information available and accessable. This is an invaulable service, and I have benefitted greatly.

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Low Dose Naltrexone saved my life

SammyJo — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:15:36 GMT

Thank you Dr. Mercola for bringing attention to Low Dose Naltrexone! Your interview with Dr. Berkson is spot on, this information can help so many suffering from life threatening diseases.

My remarkable recovery from MS began 5 years ago, when I escaped my wheelchair after starting Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN). This led me to become a patient advocate, raising patient awareness and research funds for this promising therapy.

In 2005 I helped form the LDN Research Fund. Patients who had benefited from LDN contributed $25,000, which went to the first human trial of LDN for MS, at UCSF. The positive trial results were presented at neurology conferences in 2008. The double-blind placebo controlled 8 week pilot found a significant effect for mood improvement, decreased pain and fatigue. Hopefully a longer study will follow, to track the effect on progression and disability. A multi-year trial is also under way in Italy, that has already published positive 6 month results in the Journal of Multiple Sclerosis.

I was able to help compile all the known information on LDN when Elaine A. Moore invited me to co-author ‘The Promise of Low Dose Naltrexone Therapy: Potential Benefits in Cancer, Autoimmune, Neurological and Infectious Disorders’. This book assembles all the research in one reference book, including our interviews with the scientists who are documenting positive outcomes, across multiple conditions like cancer, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, autism, HIV, Hepatitis C, and Chron's disease. Why does it help so many conditions? The commonality is immune system dysfunction, which LDN corrects. These early pilot trials are occurring at major institutions such as Penn State, UCSF and Stanford. But LDN is available today with a doctor's prescription, and has been FDA approved for over 25 years. Our book seeks to educate patients and practitioners on therapeutic benefits that can be had today, from this side-effect free 4.5 mg pill. Thousands of patients have already experienced this. You can wait for more studies, or you can talk to your doctor and try it now.

At my website you can find the story on my LDN recovery from MS, the LDN book, links to LDN resources, and LDN research reports across multiple conditions.

Need your help - ready to give up...

Polina — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:38:49 GMT

Dear Glen,
I know that you asked me to write to the public forum, but I need some help asap. I wrote to the forum yesterday but I have not heard back. I wrote to you when you were on vacation and you were very kind to respond and to assure me that I will dance again. I did not tell you though how awful I was feeling.
I have been on the protein diet for 5 days, today is day 6. In the beginning I was feeling absolutely sick, I am better now, but I am still fatigued, emotionally down (more than before the diet), also energetically my body seems stiff and rigid, mentally I am not quite there either.
It seems like I have been eating a looooooooot!! but my weight is about 3 pounds less.
I have been following the plan. May be it is not right for me? Should I continue? or modify something?
My friends and family told me that I should have stuck with the way I was eating before just slowly introducing protein, but I have been on it for 5 days already.
After meals sometimes all I can do is lie down. May be all my energy is devoted to digestion now.
How long does it take for positive results to manifest? I understand it might be individual, but is this a normal response.
Anyway, I think you get the picture.
Please advise.
Thank you so much.
Marina

Trying hard!

dancyah — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:42:55 GMT

Glen - ok, you probably guessed I would need to send a private message sooner or later! I am trying SO HARD. As you can see by my diet record sheets, I am following the diet. I have increased my water. I am eating liver...sometimes even raw! I exercise everyday. I do EFT. I get sunshine. I sleep at least 8 hours. Given all this, it is SO hard for me to understand why my body does not drop the weight. I have been doing the protein diet for one month (I was doing the mixed for 5 months prior, and re-tested at your suggestion). I gained 7 pounds. I have not lost any of this weight in the last month. Is there ANYTHING else you can think of that I should try?

Some of my friends have been asking me about what I am doing. I am eager to tell them about the health benefits. Then they say...wow, eating like that, you must be losing weight. They are amazed when I say no. I know you have said that it will happen in time, but I am honestly still confused about why it hasn't happened in even a little way. It just doesn't make sense to me....does it to you?? I just want so badly to get to the point where I am able to follow this healthy diet, but also drop this excess body fat. I do work on visualizing my "yoga" body, and seeing it as my reality, given the premise that your thoughts create your reality. Anyway, I could go on an on, so I will just stop. Thanks for listening, yet again.

Anne

German New Medicine, disease after shock

matrixfold — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:15:20 GMT

I am a spiritually aware person. recently I had a collision with very bad karma. I had been exposed to a group of people who sent black energy at me every time I encountered them. I was aware that my consciousness was being polluted with negativity and as I struggled in the whirlpool hoping that I was strong enough to handle the currents I became swamped and acted in a manner that was not in accordance with my best interests. I became fearful and had my amalgam fillings removed at a time when I was not vigilant enough to scrutinize the practioner. I experienced severe mercury poisoning and have been fighting for my life for the last year.

While in the grips of the poison I saw many evil spirits. The trauma of the poison had a legion of demons all of which cause disease of any kind. Clearly trauma and negative shocking experiences and emotional pounding produce damage to our spiritual bodies and allow these life destroying forces in.

HI Glen - Some questions

mrk — Wed, 09 May 2007 21:43:02 GMT

Hi Glen just a few questions here if you don't mind.

Just got my results in:

41% SYMPATHETIC

27% BALANCED

31% PARASYMPATHETIC

59% SLOW OXIDATION

40% FAST OXIDATION

1) In the recommendation it says to go more toward lowfat which has me puzzled. My naturopathic doct here says that I actually need some fat because Im underweight and for hormones and somewhat dry on the inside (dry mouth, skin etc) Im also about 15 lbs underweight -- and have had trouble putting on weight all of my life, because I think I have nervous-like system. Although I have a nervous-like system I'm also very fatigued and sluggish during the day at the same time. This has been going on for 10 long years and im only 27. Should I take an enzyme to help break the fat I need to help stablize my weight? I just couldnt imagine eating low fat.

2) It's seems to not matter what I eat it always makes me feel tired and lightheaded afterword. Even if it's not a large portion. Do you have any insight on "why" this happens?

3) After I eat I feel the tendency to want to smoke? Any insight on this as well?

4) I just found out that im loaded with parasites. When I did research on them, they said it actually makes most people gain weight. Do you think the parasites are why I've always had trouble gaining weight because they suck your nutrition?

Also, another doctor told me that the old remedy parasite cleanses were posion and to just get rid of them parasites with garlic. But then another natural doctor told me that I would have a major healing crisis if I consumed that much garlic and I would go into shock. Do you have any suggestions for parasites? Should I get healthier before I try to kill them so my body doesn't go into shock and get any weaker? Is there strategy and timing on all this that makes more sense?

This has been one of my biggest dilemma's for years: Im so weak, sore, stiff, achy, and mentally spacy, and lightheaded that I have been scared to cleanse my liver, and all that because im already in such an acute condition. So I've always been confused about which direction is the "right" direction to move into. It's kind of hard to just use "how you feel" as a guide because I always feel like im in a fatigued-like mode.

I mean if someones doing something that is right shouldnt logic just tell you at least notice something a little to keep you moving in that direction?

Very similiar to Carolyn.

5) I notice Im not really hungry during the day. In fact... alot of times I just force myself to eat so I dont get dizzy. Im mainly hungrier in the night, and then wake up BRUTALLY starving and I eat alot in the middle of the night. But yet strange I do not put on any weight. Not even a pound. Have you seen a similiar pattern like this in alot of people? Is this normal?

6) I wake up feeling like I've slept very little, and the spaciness I feel is like im drunk with mental cloudiness, clouded vision (yet have 20/20 vision) wobbley legs, lightheaded and bad balance.

Is this metabolism related? Do you know of any explanation of why I've felt like that for so long?

I've had MRI to the brain, numerous test of blood work, seen a nueroliogist and the only thing ever found was lyme, and parasites from a lady that put my blood under a microscope. And that was found here recentely. But the Semento and Burber given for that has done nothing to ease the symptoms,a dn I've heard antibiotics do nothing but hold them at bay and murders your immune system.

Thank-you for your time. It's much appreciated!

Fire Safe Cigarettes (FSC) add more chemicals and side effects

nomore — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:14:59 GMT

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/repeal-fire-safe-cigarette-laws

4) The added and higher level chemicals contained in FSC cigarettes has proven to be more toxic than regular cigarettes and cause increased health related problems for smokers. Symptoms/conditions include, but are not limited to: Nausea, Sores in mouth and throat, Dry throat, constant headaches, extreme coughing, tightness in the chest, vomiting, body aches, pain in the abdomen and respiratory conditions including asthma and bronchitis.

a. The Harvard School of Health reported that when comparing NY Cigarettes (FSC) versus Regular Cigarettes, the FSC cigarettes produced 13.9% more Naphthalene and 11.4% more carbon monoxide than regular cigarettes.[1] Naphthalene is commonly found in moth balls, and exposure in high amounts can result in %u201CSymptoms of acute exposure include headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malaise, confusion, anemia, jaundice, convulsions, and coma.%u201D[2] Therefore, it has been proven that FSC cigarettes contain higher levels of chemicals that are harmful to smokers.

b. Phillip Morris USA has reported that the Adhesive ethylene vinyl acetate and polyvinyl acetate are used in the non-tobacco ingredients of cigarettes produced as a Side-seam adhesive. However, Phillip Morris USA fails to distinguish the differences in levels between regular and FSC cigarettes. The amount does not exceed .6 % combined.[3] Since additional layers of paper are used in FSC cigarettes, more adhesive is needed in the form of ethylene vinyl acetate.

Safe smoking habits of responsible adults prevent fatalities from burning cigarettes. It is up to individuals to responsibly extinguish cigarettes. The creation of FSC cigarettes has created numerous hazards which cause more fatalities and problems than the small amount of lives saved from fires with the FSC cigarettes in use. Not only are the FSC cigarettes unsafe to smokers, it presents health problems and increases the damage of cigarettes. Due to inadequate testing by Cigarette Companies and government agencies, the FSC cigarette poses real and identified dangers to the smoking public. Therefore, the FSC laws are detrimental to the public good and must be repealed immediately.

All who hereto sign this petition support the immediate repeal of all FSC laws and support an allowance for Cigarette Companies to resume selling %u201Cregular cigarettes%u201D in retail stores within all States/Commonwealths in the United States of America.

Signed,

Manifesto For Those Vexing Drug Reps

quiact — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:45:11 GMT

The word, ‘Manifesto’ is one of Latin origin, and means ‘to make public’. It’s an open statement of standards related to good behavior based on principles. What will follow are not in any way intended to be absolute directives or rules you should adopt in order to be successful. Nor am I, as a veteran ex-big pharmaceutical representative, suggesting the contents are an outline of what is an ideal pharmaceutical representative. So, these are some simple, yet possibly preferred, ideas I wish to offer to those who are pharmaceutical representatives regarding the nature of their vocation, and the image of your industry as it exists today that needs to be improved: Never park your free company car closest to the entrance of a doctor’s office or clinic. Obviously, both places treat sick people- some worse than others. Aim for the back of the parking lot. Exercise is good for you. Others need that ideal parking space more than you do. Show some consideration. Upon entering a medical location, such as a doctor’s office, if you happen to notice more than one pharmaceutical representative sitting in what may be a small waiting room, leave immediately and return at another time. Don’t be so insistent or persistent that you disrupt those in that waiting room who need to see the doctor much more than you do. Conversely, a similar suggestion is that if you enter a waiting room of a doctor’s clinic, and there are no other drug representatives, and only a few patients waiting to be seen by the health care provider, consider striking up a conversation with one of these patients as you both wait to see the health care provider. This rarely if ever happens- drug reps having a nice conversation with a patient in such a manner. You know, they are not Lepers, and you might provide some public relations for the industry that employs you. Make an effort not to become vexed if you are unable to see one of your targeted prescribers that you desperately feel a need to speak with, or else you will view yourself to be a complete failure at your vocation. More importantly, if such a health care provider accepts your promoted drug samples from you without you interacting with them, this in itself will influence their prescribing habits more than you may realize. So I suggest you visit such offices, regardless if you see the prescriber or not. You still will or may have a positive effect on what you feel you need to do with your job. However, if you have an opportunity to be invited into the medical office to ‘check samples’, which means an opportunity to speak with the health care provider, make an effort to read the environment in this patient treatment area you are a guest in at this time. For example, are staff members in this patient treatment area moving quickly? Do they appear overwhelmed? Are you not receiving any eye contact or dialogue from such staff members? Does the health care provider seem less than jovial? If so, don’t discuss any business issues at such times. The doctor and his or her staff have more concerning issues than your presence there, and certainly more concerning than any needs you feel you may have. Likely, you will visit this same location again and again. As you continue with your career, strive to learn as much as you can about not only the benefits of the medications you promote, but also the disease states for which they treat. You are, or should be, viewed as somewhat of an expert with both. So many others in your profession are a bit apathetic regarding any interest with medical issues, and the importance of restoring the health of others. Quite frankly, if you have no interest in the importance and complexities involved with medicine or health care, you should consider another job. Keep in mind the ‘detail pieces’ and clinical trials your employer gives you to persuade prescribers contain data that is largely embellished, incomplete, or completely fabricated. Find sources of information on the drugs you promote from legitimate sources you can easily find on the internet. You should do this not only from a paradigm of credibility, but for the benefits of patients who may be prescribed your promoted drugs as well. Furthermore, and as with so many other pharmaceutical representatives, I’ve read those aggressive and clearly subjective commentaries if not essays from other pharmaceutical representatives on the ever so popular Cafepharma website- that great bathroom wall where others express their anger in the written word. I know your concerns as a pharmaceutical representative, as well as the ridiculous activities you are required to do by your employer at times that either appear or in fact are pointless and absurd, if not unethical and/or illegal. With this said, I suggest you not be in a constant state of understandable anger or unhappiness as you work during the day visiting those in the medical community. People, including pharmaceutical representatives, are more transparent that you may realize (psychopaths are an exception). Those in the medical community that you interrupt (and you do) would rather not view you as upset or joyless if you are fortunate enough to visit them at their medical facilities. Attempt to make yourself in a presentable mood before entering such medical location. Who knows? You might actually make another’s day. Try gently to make medical staff laugh appropriately, for example. This may be more important than the 1000 dollar suit you may be wearing. Also of particular note, and this applies in particular to rather large pharmaceutical corporations, there seems to be a constant theme with their sales forces: Members of these sales teams are always striving to make a favorable impression for their employer- specifically their manager. This in itself is understandable and not necessarily a bad thing to do in the corporate world to ensure employment security. Yet do not ever confuse creative or innovative acts that may be misperceived by you as being these things. Such acts possibly could be unethical if not criminal activities you may engage in upon your own discretion, or upon a recommendation from another employee you work with at your pharmaceutical company, or most often, your manager. It happens often at times, and it is not a good thing for many others. So I suggest that you learn about laws relevant to your profession as a pharmaceutical representative. There are many, and you are likely not told these legal statutes and acts mandated by lawmakers by your employer at all. Learn about the terms associated with such laws, such as misbranding, kickback, and disease mongering as well. Why do pharmaceutical representatives follow at times directions of this nature by their superiors, as uncomfortable as it may be for them at times? This happens for two reasons: First, it’s understandable with a pharmaceutical representative that if their superior directs them to implement certain activities related to their employer’s objectives, the directives are appropriate and necessary. It is also reasonable to conclude that such acts planned deliberately could in fact ethical and legal. So rarely do pharmaceutical representatives ever question what they are told to do by their employers and managers. To be clear, this scenario of potential wrongdoing is possible, yet not always. In summary, exercise caution on what you may be directed to do by your employer. For example, do not ever engage in what is called quid pro quo. This is Latin as well, and means, ‘this for that’. For example, just because you buy the staff of a medical office lunch, or leave the health care providers samples of your promoted products, or placed a fancy TV in their medical clinic- these gifts do not mean in any situation that the doctor owes you prescriptions for the medications that you promote to such doctors. If your sales numbers are down, do not blame the medical professionals in your territory in such a way, and it happens at times. Finally, there are certain intrinsic human traits that others rarely discussed or examined, and I believe they should be acknowledged. Examples include qualities such as character, integrity, or kindness- as well as honesty. I’m not suggesting that you consider such moral and ethical concepts if they are of no importance to you. What I am suggesting is that you discover the meaning of such words and at least consider the possibility of acquiring such traits within you if they are absent. At the very least, consider the value of such traits, and this may be for your benefit as you continue through your lifespan and your career. Thank you for your time, A seasoned pharmaceutical representative.

I am a survivor!

Duparc — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:04:03 GMT

For what it is worth, if anything, then here is my confessional. For years I had been hyper, tetchy, short-tempered, aggressive, and very frustrated. I was married, with three daughters, and I was six foot tall, of slim build, with a mop of dark brown hair and very fit. The career paths I followed are of no consequence to the general thrust of this tale although at one stage I was managing inadequates and would return home at the end of each day frustrated. I did not expect my family to have problems of their own that they were unable to manage but they did, although normal domestic and social ones which would frustrate me further. My frustration was physical and I was compelled to go for long physically exerting walks in the evening to help relieve the frustration which it frequently did. Affectionately my family called me 'bear's breath' because of my temper; which, incidentally, I seldom showed but they noticed and felt it. Often I would be accused of being aggressive by others which would make me even more aggressive but how could I possibly be aggressive when I was containing my feelings? It was easy to spread one's discontent or to project blame outwardly or to find solace in the 'bottle'. Easter weekend of 1974 my wife suggested that we leave the world behind for a few days and travel to the remote and scenic north which we did. On the morning of the first day I was feeling remarkably well which was unusual. At lunch time on our journey north we stopped at a hotel where we had lunch. The main course consisted of mutton which we enjoyed. After lunch we retired to the lounge for coffee and biscuits. While sitting there enjoying each other's company and the comfort of the hotel lounge I could feel myself physically going down to my usual tetchiness and frustration and feeling generally awful. My wife suggested the meat in the lunch was affecting me but I dismissed her suggestion feeling that it was fatuous but she insisted, explaining that she had noticed the same reaction previously whenever I had meat. Okay, I said, if you believe that I am being affected by meat then I will stop eating it. This I did. Within a few hours I began to feel better. A little later I felt really well. Four days later, at the conclusion to our break, I felt great! My wife's observation was right; meat was adversely affecting my behaviour. Between us we examined our diet closely and subsequently I became a vegetarian and no longer suffered from those allergic food affects. I became a temperate, placid, tolerant, compassionate, nice guy. Not so long afterwards, while in my mid-forties, I began to feel the first signs of angina although was otherwise fit. Being concerned I consulted my GP and being in a mobile occupation saw a number of medics over a period of time who were all nice guys but, on examination dismissed my symptoms as imaginary. On one occasion the GP sent a psychiatrist to examine me at home and I am glad to report that I passed my sanity test! Eighteen years later, having had two hemorrhoidectomies, two prostatectomies, the removal of a lumbar disk, I was rushed to hospital having suffered a heart-attack. Two weeks later I underwent an emergency quadruple by-pass. I was then 59 years of age and still a vegetarian, although by now I had grey hair that was balding and was about two stone overweight. For the following five years I was in an extremely ill state and felt that I was unlikely to survive each day that I encountered. I slept almost all and every day and yet still slept at night. Retrospectively, what I see as my salvation was, on coming out of intensive care after the cardiac by-pass and being asked what I would like for breakfast, my comment was, well, if I am about to die, then I am going to die happily so I will have streaky bacon and fried eggs. I am convinced that if it was not for the fact that I had given up vegetarianism I would not be here today relating this tale. After five years feeling awful, I decided to read about the medication I was being given and was astounded by its side effect. I then furthered my reading and soon learned of the off-label benefits of other less harmful drugs but also discovered the benefits of alternative therapies. Amazingly, on first taking CO-Q10 at 100 mgs I felt totally re-energised and within 30 minutes was in the perpendicular and working in my garage and I have never since looked back. I stopped taking my prescription medication and continued studying pharmaceuticals for the next few years but slowly this began to veer towards dietetics and today, on reaching my 78 birthday, I am in remarkably good health and I keep the medical profession at bay. I have succeeded in helping others, and especially my present wife who previously had a traumatic existence and was a very ill woman when we first met. Today, although only 5'4" tall and of slim build she performs like an Amazon! Paradoxically it was vegetarianism that almost killed me consisting as it did of polyunsaturated fats and high in carbohydrates and other deleterious foods. How then did meat previously affect me in the manner it did. I do not know but my suspicion is that it was in the manner that animals were then fed and treated, being pumped, as they were then, with growth hormones. In addition to being fit and healthy and enjoying high protein and saturated fat meals, I do not have any aches nor pains, feel good, can run with my Norfolk Terriers, and still possess a healthy libido. I continue to court my wife and we are regular dancers. In the intervening years, I lost a granddaughter of 16, my first wife 63, and a daughter 45. In each of their cases their diagnose was initially wrong which hastened their death. The only fear that I have today is that of medicine and those who practice it or work in the field and feel that they know it all! Igorance can indeed be bliss!

Camp Lejeune Water Contamination 1957-1987... Are YOU a Victim TOO?? PLEASE READ & pass this along... people DESERVE to know what happened!!!

daddyn4wisechix — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:10:02 GMT

There are approximately 1,000,000 U.S. Marine (both former & present) men, women, & their families who are being called "Poisoned Patriots." WHY, you are probably asking yourself??? Due to water contamination @ Camp Lejeune from 1957-1987 caused by chemicals used for various purposes, such as dry-cleaning solutions, additives in fuels, or as solvents to dissolve grease or other compounds that leaked into the water supply (main contaminants were trichloroethylene -TCE, tetrachloroethylene -PCE, benzene, dichloroethylene -DCE, methylene chloride and vinyl chloride).

The water contamination caused my birth defect, and is suspect in other health issues I have faced & am currently facing (adult onset single-sided deafness & possible autoimmune disease being the worst ones I am trying to deal with at present). It has also caused birth defects of several other babies (such as cleft palates, cleft lip & palate, heart defects, neural tube defects, low birth weight, small for gestational age, etc.), leukemia, lymphoma, liver disorders, miscarriages, stillborn babies, extremely rare cancers in children to seniors, countless other health problems, & several deaths of the other innocent military members & their family members.

The biggest tragedy of it all is that not only did the Marines learn of the contamination & do NOTHING, most of the victims still have no idea... no idea what took the life of their baby, caused birth defects & cancer in the babies that managed to survive, left children without a parents or parents, parents without their child or children, husbands without wives, wives without husbands, siblings without siblings, & some without parents or siblings. We have people who have gone through medical trauma after medical trauma, people left with broken hearts over the tragic loss of their precious loved ones, people saddled with medical bills (some with bills in the hundreds of thousands & more)... people with devastation in their lives they may even think THEY created. Like my own mother who spent the last 33+ years of my life believing she somehow caused my rare birth defect & the several years of surgeries, treatments, drugs, & trauma that followed, in addition to the issues I have faced as an adolescent & now as an adult. I am just one woman, & there are so many, many more like me.

Don't we deserve some justice?? Don't they deserve to know what happened?? Shouldn't the military who claims "Semper Fi" as their motto, be held to that same standard?? Apparently the government doesn't think so. They need to FORCE the military to inform the victims both in the States & overseas... sooner rather than later, as each moment wasted leaves the chance yet another victim will succumb to the horrible aftermath of the poisoned water, and never even be allowed the dignity or peace of knowing why.

I am begging you to help us... please help get the word out!!!

For further information about the water contamination at Camp Lejeune, please visit:

www.tftptf.com

http://www.tftptf.com/page5.html

http://www.watersurvivors.com/about_us.asp

http://www.andersonpangia.com/lejeunelitigation.html

PLEASE GET THE WORD OUT...

as many as 1 MILLION people have been effected!!!

Please feel free to contact me for any more information, an interview, etc. I am very willing to help get the word out to the countless others who still have no idea what happened to them!!!

Sincerely,

daddyn4wisechix

A proud, yet poisoned, daughter of an honorably discharged U.S. Marine

Cortland, IL

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FYI... Were YOU informed about the U.S. Marine Corp. water contamination @ Camp Lejeune from 1957-1987??? Did it cause your birth defect, cancer, or death of a loved one???

"Anyone, whether you were in the military or not and regardless of whether you lived on the base, should file a claim to protect your interest if you were exposed to the highly toxic waters of Camp Lejeune prior to 1986. You can also file a claim on behalf of a relative who died and had any illness related to the contaminated waters of Camp Lejeune."

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For further information about the water contamination at Camp Lejeune, please visit:

www.tftptf.com

http://www.watersurvivors.com/about_us.asp

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as many as 1 MILLION people have been effected!!!

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Depression

dancyah — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:58:57 GMT

Glen, I think I shared with you earlier that I take effexor for depression. Although at some point, I would like to get off it, I know that now is probably too early. Anyway, today I came across a website called "Rebuild from Depression", by Amanda Rose. I was wondering if you were familiar with her work. She talks a lot about what foods can help fight depression. Among other things, she says that cod liver oil and vitamin B-12 are important to take everyday. Is this something you would suggest for me as a protein type? Are there other foods/oils/supplements I should use, specifically for depression?

Thanks,

Anne

Thank you!

12PStreet — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 19:25:36 GMT

Suzanne,

I just read your response to my smoking question. Thank God someone gets it and I had tears rolling down my face as I was reading it. I would like to write you more later if that's o.k.

Lisa

discouraged

dancyah — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:09:28 GMT

Glen - I don't think you got my last private message. I didn't see it listed in my inbox. I need help. I did a 90 minute yoga class and a 2 hour hike yesterday. Since it is summer, I am doing lots more physical activity. I followed the plan. I did EFT. On the plus side, I can go longer without being hungry, I have more energy. BUT, I still have not lost any weight. This does NOT make sense to me. I know we talked about my body being ready to drop the weight, but I don't know what else to do to make it ready. From a logical pespective, it seems like I should be dropping it. Part of me feels like I should go back to the "dieting" regime...but I really don't want to. Are there ANY suggestions you would have for me to start dropping the weight? I would feel so much more successful if I could at least start that.

Thanks,

Anne

message

dancyah — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:35:19 GMT

Glen- I just sent you a private message. Can you tell me if you got it? When I sent it, I did not get one of those confirmations. Thanks, Anne.