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Thursday, February 25, 2016
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Animal study suggests vitamin D may help prevent and treat autistic symptoms
Animal study suggests vitamin D may help prevent and treat autistic symptoms
Recently, scientists from Saudi Arabia conducted a randomized controlled trial using vitamin D to both protect and treat an induced autistic brain in rats.
The researchers studied 28 rats induced with autistic markers, and divided them into 4 groups of seven rats each. They used propionic acid to injure the brain and induce the autistic markers. They had two control groups and two experimental groups. The experimental groups received vitamin D before (protective) and after injury (treatment). They used high doses of vitamin D: 1,000 IU/kg/day, which is the weight equivalent of me taking 100,000 IU/day. However, they only used this dose for 2 weeks. None of the rats developed vitamin D toxicity.
They measured various pathological markers known to be abnormal in autism, such as serotonin (a neurotransmitter known to be low in autism), IFN (a marker of inflammation), GST (glutathione, the master antioxidant) and 3 markers of genetic damage.
Results were statistically significant (p = 0.001) in all categories in both the prevention and treatment groups of rats compared to the placebos.
The authors concluded:
“Based on the anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and DNA repair actions of vitamin D reported in the present study, vitamin D could be used as a supplement in patients with autism to ameliorate the symptoms related to these pathways. As maternal vitamin D deficiency may predispose children to autism, a high consumption of vitamin D-rich seafood, and an avoidance of the use of sunblock during pregnancy could be suggested as an autism prevention strategy.”
We will shortly announce that 2016 will be the year that vitamin D’s treatment and preventative effects on autism will be emphasized. Stay tuned.
Until then, if you want your children to be free of autism, we recommend both mom and dad supplement with 5,000 IU/day of vitamin D for at least 3 months before conception (this dose will also improve both male and female fertility). Then, the pregnant woman should remain on 5,000 IU/day, and perhaps 10,000 IU/day, which is the No Observed Adverse Effects Level (NOAEL) level for vitamin D intake throughout her pregnancy.
After the child is born, he or she should supplement with at least 1,000 IU/25 pounds of body weight per day. When the child reaches 125 pounds, he or she should take 5,000 IU/day. If the child shows any signs or symptoms of autism, the dose should be increased to 2,000 IU/per day/per 25 pounds of body weight.
A very important survey of usage of homeopathic medicines in the USA was just published.....
This article is not available in full online. Its abstract is available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26890179
From Dana Ullman at www.homeopathic.com:
A very important survey of usage of homeopathic medicines in the USA was just published, and here are some of the salient facts about this survey:
-- It was published in the most respected public health journal in the USA, “The American Journal of Public Health.”
-- The authors of this survey were from Harvard’s School of Public Health and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard Medical School affiliated hospital.
-- This survey noted that homeopathic studies “suggest potential public health benefits such as reductions in unnecessary antibiotic usage, reductions in costs to treat certain respiratory diseases, improvements in peri-menopausal depression, improved health outcomes in chronically ill individuals. And control of a Leptospirosis epidemic in Cuba.”
-- This survey analyzed data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey for the prevalence and patterns of usage of homeopathic medicines among U.S. adults in relation to other complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) use.
-- Two-thirds of homeopathy users ranked homeopathy as one of their top three CIM therapies.
-- Homeopathy users who saw a professional homeopath were significantly more likely to feel that homeopathy was “very important in maintaining health and well-being” and that it helped their health condition “a great deal” than were homeopathy users who did not see a professional homeopath.
-- Previous governmental surveys in 2002 and 2007 found that homeopathy was used by 1.7% and 1.8% of American adults respectively. This new survey found that in 2012 the usage of homeopathy had grew approximately 15% to 2.1% of U.S. adults.
-- The usage of homeopathic medicines in the U.S. are considerably lower than in other Western countries, such as Italy (8.2%) and Germany (14.8%)
-- This survey, like dozens before it, have found that people who were more educated were more likely to use homeopathic medicines than people who were less educated.
-- The most common conditions for which people sought homeopathic treatment were respiratory and ear-nose-and-throat complaints as well as musculoskeletal pain syndromes.
-- The researchers concluded, “Because of potential public health benefits associated with the use of homeopathy, further research on this modality and targeted studies of users are warranted.”
Vitamin D Lowers Cholesterol in Type 2 Diabetics
Vitamin D Lowers Cholesterol in Type 2 Diabetics
February 23, 2016
In a new study published in December 2015, researchers reported that vitamin D supplementation reduces total cholesterol in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes is associated with elevated cholesterol and increased risk of heart disease and stroke. According to the American Diabetes Association, 65% of adults with diabetes have elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
The researchers evaluated 28 subjects with type 2 diabetes and vitamin D deficiency, defined as a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level of less than 20 ng/mL. The subjects received 16,000 IU of calcifediol (25-hydroxyvitamin D) orally once a week for a minimum of eight weeks and a mean treatment period of 84.1 days. The investigators measured serum vitamin D as well as total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein (non-HDL) cholesterol, and triglycerides.
Levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D increased in all subjects to greater than 20 ng/mL and total cholesterol was significantly reduced. Reductions in LDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides did not reach statistical significance and HDL cholesterol remained unchanged.
The study authors stated, “Correction of vitamin D deficiency in type 2 diabetic patients decreases total cholesterol. Our results do not rule out reductions in LDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides.”
Reference:
Ramiro-Lozano JM, et al. Ther Adv Endocrinol Metab. 2015;6:245-8.
Thursday, February 18, 2016
New study finds clear differences between organic and non-organic milk and meat
New study finds clear differences between organic and non-organic milk and meat
http://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2016-02-differences-non-organic-meat.html
February 15, 2016
In the largest study of its kind, an international team of experts led by Newcastle University, UK, has shown that both organic milk and meat contain around 50% more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced products.
Analyzing data from around the world, the team reviewed 196 papers on milk and 67 papers on meat and found clear differences between organic and conventional milk and meat, especially in terms of fatty acid composition, and the concentrations of certain essential minerals and antioxidants.
Publishing their findings today in the British Journal of Nutrition, the team say the data show a switch to organic meat and milk would go some way towards increasing our intake of nutritionally important fatty acids.
Chris Seal, Professor of Food and Human Nutrition at Newcastle University explains:
"Omega-3s are linked to reductions in cardiovascular disease, improved neurological development and function, and better immune function.
"Western European diets are recognized as being too low in these fatty acids and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommends we should double our intake.
"But getting enough in our diet is difficult. Our study suggests that switching to organic would go some way towards improving intakes of these important nutrients."
Western European diets are too low in omega-3 fatty acids
The systematic literature reviews analyzed data from around the world and found that organic milk and meat have more desirable fat profiles than conventional milk and meat.
Most importantly, a switch from conventional to organic would raise omega-3 fat intake without increasing calories and undesirable saturated fat. For example, half a litre of organic full fat milk (or equivalent fat intakes from other dairy products like butter and cheese) provides an estimated 16% (39 mg) of the recommended, daily intake of very long-chain omega-3, while conventional milk provides 11% (25 mg).
Other positive changes in fat profiles included lower levels of myristic and palmitic acid in organic meat and a lower omega-3/omega-6 ratio in organic milk. Higher levels of fat soluble vitamins such as vitamin E and carotenoids and 40% more CLA in organic milk were also observed.
The study showed that the more desirable fat profiles in organic milk were closely linked to outdoor grazing and low concentrate feeding in dairy diets, as prescribed by organic farming standards.
The two new systematic literature reviews also describe recently published results from several mother and child cohort studies linking organic milk and dairy product consumption to a reduced risk of certain diseases. This included reduced risks of eczema in babies.
Newcastle University's Professor Carlo Leifert, who led the studies, said:
"People choose organic milk and meat for three main reasons: improved animal welfare, the positive impacts of organic farming on the environment, and the perceived health benefits. But much less is known about impacts on nutritional quality, hence the need for this study.
"Several of these differences stem from organic livestock production and are brought about by differences in production intensity, with outdoor-reared, grass-fed animals producing milk and meat that is consistently higher in desirable fatty acids such as the omega-3s, and lower in fatty acids that can promote heart disease and other chronic diseases."
Avoiding iodine over- and under-supply from milk is a challenge
The study also found 74% more iodine in conventional milk which is important information, especially for UK consumers, where iodized table salt is not widely available.
Iodine is low in most foods, except seafood, and the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends Iodine fortification of table salt to address this. Iodine fortification of cattle feeds is also widely used to increase iodine concentrations in both organic and conventional milk.
Gillian Butler, co-author and senior lecturer in animal nutrition at Newcastle University, explains:
"There is a relatively narrow margin between dietary Iodine deficiency (<140 µg/day) and excessive intakes (> 500 µg/day) from our diet which can lead to thyrotoxicoxis.
"Optimising iodine intake is therefore challenging, since globally there seems to be as much concern about excessive rather than inadequate intake."
In the USA, China, Brazil and many European countries, where Iodine fortified salt is widely used, elevated levels of iodine in milk may increase the risk of excessive intake for individuals with high dairy consumption. For this reason the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has proposed a reduction in the permitted level of iodine in cattle feed from 5 to 2 mg iodine per kg of feed.
However, in the UK, where iodized salt is not widely available, the population relies more on milk and dairy products for adequate iodine supply. National Diet and Nutrition Survey data (NDNS) suggest that milk and dairy products supply between 31-52% of iodine in the UK diet.
The daily recommended intake of iodine in the UK is 140 µg/day and just over half comes from dietary sources other than milk/dairy products. Based on results from the study, half a litre of milk would provide 53% of and 88% of the daily recommended intake from organic and conventional milk respectively. However, pregnant and breastfeeding women have a higher iodine requirement (250 µg/day) and are therefore more at risk of iodine deficiency, which could affect neurological development in babies.
Further evidence of the health benefits of organic food
The work builds on a previous study by the team - involving experts from the UK, US, France, Italy, Switzerland, Norway and Poland - investigating the composition of organic and conventionally-grown crops.
This previous study - also published in the British Journal of Nutrition - showed that organic crops and crop-based foods are up to 60% higher in a number of key antioxidants than conventionally-grown crops and contained less of the toxic metal cadmium.
"We have shown without doubt there are composition differences between organic and conventional food. Taken together, the three studies on crops, meat and milk suggest that a switch to organic fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy products would provide significantly higher amounts of dietary antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids," concludes Professor Leifert.
"We need substantially more, well designed studies and surveys before we can accurately estimate composition differences in meat from different farm animals and for many nutritionally important compounds (vitamins, minerals, toxic metal and pesticide residues), as there is currently too little data to make comparisons.
"However, the fact that there are now several mother and child cohort studies linking organic food consumption to positive health impacts shows why it is important to further investigate the impact of the way we produce our food on human health.
The authors highlight that only a small number of studies have been carried out comparing organic and non-organic meat, and that even significant results may still carry a high level of uncertainty.
More information: "Higher PUFA and omega-3 PUFA, CLA, a-tocopherol and iron, but lower iodine and selenium concentrations in organic bovine milk: A systematic literature review and meta- and redundancy analysis". Carlo Leifert et al. British Journal of Nutrition
"Composition differences between organic and conventional meat; a systematic literature review and meta-analysis". Carlo Leifert et al. British Journal of Nutrition
Provided by: Newcastle University
High Fructose Corn Syrup and the Brain
High Fructose Corn Syrup and the Brain
Excessive alcohol use can cause fat accumulation in the liver. Ultimately, This accumulation of fat may lead to liver failure that may actually prove fatal.
But it turns out, that there is another form of fat accumulation in the liver that has nothing to do with consumption of alcohol, hence the name non-alcoholic liver disease (NAFDL). NAFDL is considered the most common liver disorder in developed countries, estimated to be present in an incredible 30% of American adults.
NAFDL is often not a benign condition. It is strongly related to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. That means that people who have NAFDL are far more likely to develop things like type II diabetes and ultimately may even develop cirrhosis of the liver.
But the main concerns for our discussion center on the relationship between NAFDL and issues with sugar metabolism, insulin activity, and, perhaps most importantly, inflammation, the cornerstone of our most dreaded and unfortunately all too common conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, coronary artery disease, and even cancer.
So, as common as this condition is, and its profound relationship to so many other conditions, you definitely want to know what may increase your risk of developing NAFDL, and one of the biggest culprits is the dietary consumption of fructose.
Researchers at the University of Florida have demonstrated that a diet high in fructose dramatically increases the production of fat in the liver. In fact, in a recent report they demonstrated that in individuals who had NAFDL, their consumption of fructose was 2-3x higher than controls (people who did not have this liver disorder).
To be clear, this is the type of sugar typically found in soft drinks and other products made with high fructose corn syrup, a sweetener that is widely used in food production here in America
From my perspective as a brain specialist, I was particularly taken by a recent report appearing in the Journal of Neuroinflammation, in which researchers demonstrated a powerful effect of NAFDL, in laboratory animals, in terms of increasing the changes in the brain that are characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease. The changes in the brain included a dramatic increase in inflammation in laboratory animals suffering from NAFDL.
This research again confirms the notion that inflammation, as a process, as in this case starting in liver, can be detrimental throughout the body. Further, we know that NAFDL is a powerful cause of inflammation and that there is a strong relationship between the development of NAFDL and the consumption of fructose.
So again, this is a very powerful argument in favor of dramatically reducing your consumption of products containing high fructose corn syrup, despite what advertisers may tell you.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Forced Vaccination Bill in VA Moving Fast
Forced Vaccination Bill in VA Moving Fast
Breaking News: A public hearing on this bill (HB1342) has been just scheduled by the House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee (Subcommittee #2) for tomorrow, Jan. 28, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. to about noon in the State Capitol General Assembly Building, Room D, (1000 Bank St, entrance at North 9th St. & East Broad St. - 1st floor) Richmond, VA. Public testimony (3 minutes) is allowed.
The most oppressive forced vaccination bill introduced in any state is being sponsored by an attorney and co-sponsored by an obstetrician for the purpose of eliminating the religious belief vaccine exemption for all children attending daycare and schools in the state, including homeschooled children. The bill (HB1342) would additionally prohibit state licensed doctors and nurse practitioners from exercising professional judgment and delaying administration of or granting a child a medical exemption that does not conform with narrow federal vaccine contraindication guidelines.
31 Doses of 12 Federally Recommended Vaccines, No Exemptions
Current Virginia law requires minor children attending public or private day care centers or schools, as well as homeschooled children, to receive up to 31 doses of 12 federally recommended vaccines administered according to the CDC childhood vaccine schedule unless parents submit (1) a statement from a state licensed physician or nurse practitioner that one or more required vaccines would be detrimental to the health of the child or (2) a signed affidavit from the parent that one or more of the required vaccines conflicts with religious tenets or practices.
In order to grant a child a medical vaccine exemption, HB1342 would force doctors and nurse practitioners to adhere to narrow federal vaccine contraindications that exclude 99.99 percent of children from vaccine exemptions, and it would force parents to violate their conscience by denying a religious belief vaccine exemption, including in cases where a child has already suffered a vaccine reaction, has been disabled or has a sibling who has been injured or died after being vaccinated.
Only 1 percent of VA Children Have Vaccine Exemptions Now
The Bill of Rights of the Virginia Constitution, as well the Virginia 1786 Act for Religious Freedom, the Virginia 2007 Religious Freedom Act and the Virginia 2013 Parental Rights Act contain strong language protecting the exercise of freedom of conscience, religious beliefs and parental rights. According to the CDC, Virginia ranks in the top third of states with high kindergarten vaccination rates for DTaP, MMR and varicella zoster shots and only 1.1% of children have medical or religious vaccine exemptions.
Bill Could Become Law Within Six Weeks
The bill was introduced on Jan. 21 and was immediately referred to the Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee. It could become law within six weeks. If you are a Virginia resident and want to protect vaccine exemptions, immediately go to the NVIC Advocacy Portal and become a registered Portal user and read the full Virginia Action Alert on HB1342, and find out how to take action today. You will also be able to stay up to date on the bill's status and what you can do each step of the way. The Portal will put you in immediate electronic contact with your own Virginia state legislators and the Governor so you can make your voice heard.
Read and download a referenced NVIC Briefing Paper on Virginia HB 1342 and make comment here.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
FREE GARDASIL RECOVERY HOMEOPATHIC THERAPY TRIAL - Starting in February 2016 for 12 weeks!
Gardasil Vaccine Damage - Free Homeopathic Treatment Trial For Recovery
http://homeopathyforwomen.org/free_gardasil_treatment.htm
by Kari J. Kindem, CFHom, CHP. Classical Homeopath, CEASE Practitioner, Vaccine Injury Specialist
San Jose, CA, USA
Published January 21, 2016
I am seeking 4 teenage to college age girls ages 10 - 26 to be part of a FREE GARDASIL RECOVERY HOMEOPATHIC THERAPY TRIAL for 12 weeks.
This Gardasil Vaccine Detox Program starts in February 2016 for 12 consecutive weeks.
- Free treatment is for homeopathic services with me as part of this therapy trial for Gardasil Vaccine Injury only.
- Gardasil damage should be confirmed or strongly suspected, with clear regression points observed and/or documented after shots were given.
- The Homeopathic Detox Therapy (HDT) treatment method is a safe, gentle and efficient way to remove Gardasil damage.
- The success rate of treating vaccine injury with homeopathy has been proven to be clinically effective, worldwide.
- Participants must live in the USA and be able to communicate with me via a caregiver using skype/email on a monthly basis.
- There is only about $100 cost for remedies and a few nutritional supplements required per participant during the 12 week trial.
- Please contact Kari J. Kindem, CFHom, via my website for more details!
Please Complete the Inquiry Form To Contact Me About This Special Program!
Read more about the Dangers of Gardasil
Read more about Gardasil Vaccine Injury and Recovery With Homeopathy
Read more about the CEASE Therapy and Homeopathic Detox Therapy
Tip on Hypothyroidism and Thyroid Medications
Tip on Hypothyroidism and Thyroid Medications (From the Hashimoto’s Institute)
Coffee lowers the intestinal absorption of both inorganic and organic compounds and seems to physically interact with thyroid medications.
One person who was drinking espresso within 10 minutes of thyroid medications had a consistently elevated TSH between 13 and 18. The same person, on the same dose of medication, was made to wait one hour to have her coffee, and took her medication with a full glass of water instead. Her TSH was testing between to 0.03-0.1 for 15 months!
A group of Italian researchers found a way for their espresso loving thyroid patients to have their coffee with their thyroid medications. They found one specially formulated thyroid medication that may withstand the effects of coffee - Tirosint, which is a gel cap formulation of levothyroxine, showed adequate absorption, even when taken with coffee,
Other foods that may interfere with thyroid medication absorption include soy, grapefruit juice, cottonseed meal, walnuts, and dietary fiber.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
THYROID HEALTH IN CALIFORNIA: This is of special concern for Californians!
THYROID HEALTH IN CALIFORNIA: This is of special concern for Californians!
A recent study showed that several counties in California had rates of aggressive thyroid cancer that were much higher than typical.
The rates of those with advanced thyroid cancer were:
1. Alpine, Amador and Calaveras (combined): Disease was advanced in 51 percent of those with thyroid cancer
2. Imperial: 48 percent
3. Sutter: 45 percent
4. San Francisco: 41 percent
5. Santa Barbara: 40 percent
Researchers lack a clear explanation but expect pesticide exposure from farmland to be the most likely variable with radon being the other consideration.
Original study can be found here: https://jz197.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/3901/7b446f227276c58a/1978143/6bce9d424bc977d5
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Other Dental Dangers: Are There Any Other Dental Dangers We Should Know About?
Other Dental Dangers: Are There Any Other Dental Dangers We Should Know About?
https://www.hugginsappliedhealing.com/dental-dangers.php
Yes, there are other potential hazards. Maybe not so much in themselves, but when combined with other challenges to your immune system, they can become highly significant. You need to be informed.
Cavitations Found under a series of names, such as NICO (Neuralgia-Inducing Cavitational Osteonecrosis) and Alveolar Cavitational Osteopathy, a cavitation is a hole within the upper or lower jaw bone. This hole is roughly the size and shape of the root that once occupied that space in bone, because that was its origin. It is an area of incomplete healing.
When a woman delivers a baby, she must also deliver the afterbirth. When a tooth is delivered, there is an equivalent of the afterbirth. It is called the periodontal ligament. This is a group of fibers, half of which originate within the tooth and the other half from the bone surrounding the tooth. They blend together and form a hammock-like structure that unites tooth and bone. There is normally no bony attachment between the two.
When a tooth has a root canal, or is in a dying state, bacteria within the tooth produce very strong chemicals that are highly neurotoxic and kill many critical enzymes within the body. When the tooth is removed and the ligament left in place (normal procedure) these chemicals remain within the ligament and can slowly seep into the body, potentially creating disease states.
If a tooth is removed and the ligament is left in place, a cap of two to three millimeters of bone heals over the top of the socket, leaving a cesspool of these chemicals lining the hole and sealed within the bone. X-ray has a hard time identifying these areas, for one is taking a picture of a piece of air within bone.
After the tooth is removed, or years later when the cavitation is being cleaned, the walls of the socket must be cut out with a dental burr. Just scraping it out (curetting is the term) pushes the toxins into the lymphatic drainage system and patients frequently become ill for several days without knowing why.
The procedure of cleaning out a cavitation is simple, just like landing a 747. It is simple when someone knows how to do it. Care must be taken to prevent the toxic materials from getting out of the opened cavitation into the mouth. High suction and saline flushes help to accomplish this. Since this is a problem of chemical toxins and not a bacterial infection generating pus, antibiotics are of little value in the treatment. Sometimes Intravenous Vitamin C is utilized.
According to certain toxicologists, toxic responses can take place just as fast as electrical responses within the body. This may explain why it is not unusual to see a body part that has been responding to the presence of these toxins demonstrate a positive improvement within seconds of the cleaning of a cavitation. Responses within a day or two are common.
Composites
Composite is another word for a specific type of plastic that can be used to fill teeth. It is frequently the "white filling" that dentists place, or sometimes it is called "porcelain". It is not porcelain, for true porcelain is fired at very high temperatures and cannot be fired in your mouth. The term porcelain is used only because the filling is tooth colored.
Some composites can last as long as amalgam, but most of the time amalgam will outlive composites. The question becomes, which is more important, the life of the filling or the life of the patient? Composites are not always the white knight, for they contain some chemicals that leach out also. Do these chemicals sound like something you want in your mouth? Acrylate, aluminum, formaldehyde, hexane, hydroquinone, phenol, polyurethane, silane, strontium, toluene and xylene. These and more constitute composite fillings. In general it is true that they are not as toxic as mercury and copper, but there are blood tests that can tell you which composites are more compatible with your immune system.
Aluminum makes the composite filling last longer. The patient may not last longer, but filling longevity is the key to success in many dental offices. Higher aluminum content gives greater resistance to the rigors of life in the oral cavity. However, the aluminum appears to leach out in quantities large enough to affect nerve impulse transmission - and even gall bladder problems. Finding out the composition of a composite, or "white filling" is formidable at best. One of the most reliable ways is to look at a filling on the X-ray. If it nearly resembles a silver-mercury filling in appearance compared with some composites that are actually hard to see on X-rays - it is probably a high aluminum filling. Having seen patient relief of symptoms on the same day of removal many times, it is difficult for us to recommend just yanking out mercury fillings and replacing them randomly with whatever the dentist has on the shelf. Are you getting the idea that dental materials provide a serious problem?
Unlike amalgam, composites can bind to the tooth structure itself thereby making the filling stronger by holding the fragments together. Amalgam sits passively in the hole that the dentist drilled into the tooth. Neither filling can stand much chewing force without breaking, so they are both limited in size. If a filling is to replace over 40 percent of the chewing surface of a tooth, materials other than amalgam or composite should be considered.
Composites require more time and skill to place than amalgam, so one can expect them to cost 40 or 50 percent more than amalgam.
Crowns - Ceramic/Porcelain
I became curious about the composition of porcelain crowns and called one of the manufacturers. I was told their porcelain was pure ceramic. Thanks. I called another and asked what their ceramic was made out of. Porcelain I was told. I called another and asked what their porcelain ceramic was made out of. Natural products. Knowing that mercury was "natural" I went to scientists other than manufacturers. Natural porcelain ceramic is made from clay B kaolin specifically B which is 45 percent aluminum oxide. Oh! So porcelain crowns are really aluminum. The aluminum does come out of the crown and I have personally seen some tragic cases of poisoning from dental porcelain ceramic aluminum crowns. Obviously not everyone has violent reactions, but when they occur, it is not a happy site.
Porcelain is most often fired onto a metal base that fits onto the tooth. Occasionally these are gold bases, but most often it is the strong and cheap substitute, nickel. Check out nickel in these definitions. It is highly carcinogenic, or cancer producing.
Porcelain is prettier and more durable than its competition the laboratory processed composite plastic. Considering what aluminum does to one's immune system and nervous system, is the esthetic value worth it? Your choice, now that you are informed.
Crowns - Chrome Crowns for Children
When children's teeth have cavities that are large, it is common to take a preformed nickel, chromium, cobalt alloy crown, trim it down to fit the teeth that has also been trimmed down to a cone shaped object and cement it on. With a little practice, a good dentist can make one of these in a short period of time. The cutesy name of chrome crowns has been used for decades and these crowns allow baby teeth to last for another two to five years. That is usually all that is necessary, for permanent teeth replacing the baby molars are usually in by age 10 or 11. Used on front teeth, they are quite ugly and usually have some influence on the child's self esteem, but in the back teeth they are not usually seen.
Nickel, of course, has its problems with human biochemistry, but there are things noted in children that are not as obvious in adults with nickel crown. In children, the main thing I noticed is that these kids have to start wearing glasses within a few months of receiving the crowns. Look closely, sometimes these are bifocals and I even saw a 5 year old with trifocals once. Check it out. Behavior is another notable change. If your child becomes cranky and misbehaves when before the crowns were placed he had a pleasing personality, check it out.
What can you do? These can be replaced with composite crowns the same shape as the chrome crowns. You may have to twist your dentist's arm severely, but compare your child's health and behavior to pre-crown days and you should be able to make a determination as to whether or not you feel it is worth it to change the crowns. After all, the choice should be yours.
As with any dental work, before having crowns placed it is important to have "Compatibility Testing" done to determine what dental materials will be the safest to put in the patient's mouth.
Crowns - Nickel (Non-Precious)
Non-precious metal used in dentistry is a term that generally refers to crowns made of nickel, chrome, cobalt and molybdenum. It further means that there is no gold or platinum in them. They cost much less than gold crowns, for you can easily see that a melted down nickel coin could easily cover one tooth.
Nickel is the number one cancer stimulating metal, even worse than mercury - because mercury usually kills cells, whereas nickel just turns the cell malignant. Although cobalt and chromium individually do not cause cancer, if they are combined into one mixture, they will cause cancer.
Nickel causes DNA damage in preventing cells from repairing and from duplicating. It has pronounced adverse effects on the immune system, destroying T-cells and especially the NK cells that are our major defense against cancer. Alteration of chromosomes is another pastime of nickel.
Sounds pretty unsafe doesn't it? But it’s cheap. That's why we find it in removable partial dentures, orthodontic braces, adult crowns and bridges (especially as the base under porcelain crowns) and children's "chrome crowns", a cutesy name for nickel.
My personal advice is totally against the use of nickel in dentistry, but, I will allow you to choose whatever you want - as long as you are informed.
Braces - Orthodontic Braces
There are many types of orthodontic appliances in use today. The time honored "bands" of "tin grin" fame are giving way to less conspicuous methods. The conventional bands are composed of nickel, chromium, cobalt, iron and possibly a few other metals. The nickel is not desirable. Sometimes a wire mesh is impregnated with plastic and this combination is used to cement a bracket that hold the action wires in place. This is called bonding. Ceramic brackets (ceramic is another word for aluminum oxide) are now popular.
Usually nickel wires (called arch wires) are used to guide the tooth movement. Other metals are available, but quite difficult to find. Titanium is a metal that is very low in reactivity if used in the mouth and not inserted into the bone. Plastic brackets are available which offer minimum challenge, but many orthodontists do not care for them because due to the wear in the plastic, they do not offer the accuracy of directing forces that metal offers.
How do you know if a reaction is taking place? Notably, allergies either appear for the first time, or worsen. Behavior may become "teen-age", which in this case is a toxic reaction, not a monster that suddenly appeared that certainly has its roots in your spouse's family. School grades may drop about a point and a half. That is from a B to C-minus. Should any of these problems become issues, you may want to think about another method of moving teeth, or not doing it at all. The solution is yours to call.
Root Canals
Root canal is a term applied to a tooth that has been treated by removing the contents of the nerve chamber. The pulp chamber, as it is called, contains small arteries, veins, nerves and a lymphatic drainage system. All this is removed and replaced most of the time with a wax material called gutta percha. The root of the tooth is still intact and for practical purposes, the whole tooth is the same size and shape that it was originally. The tooth is now dead and the body must come to some kind of agreement with the tooth as to how much necrotic tissue the body will accept in exchange for providing a much needed dental prosthesis.
There have been dozens of articles and several books written on the subject of leaving dead teeth in the body. Of late, a revival of the information provided by the National Dental Association has brought scientists to their laboratories in search of the secrets of the root canal tooth. Preliminary data suggests that root canals may have a limited life expectancy in those people who are interested in their health.
From the outside, a root canal tooth looks like and acts like a normal tooth. Sometimes they are painful or produce a feeling of awareness. This is a sign that the patient's immune system is healthy and it is rejecting a dead item. Root canal teeth are strong for the most part, in fact, they frequently act like they have fused to the bone when a dentist tries to remove them.
Dentures
This is a term that describes an appliance that replaces teeth. It can be a full denture, or a partial denture. Full dentures (commonly called "plates") replace all the teeth and are held in by the attraction formed between tissues and plastic due to the saliva in between. Full dentures are constructed of plastic with either porcelain or plastic teeth. The plastic is colored pink to assimilate the color of gums. The pigments that are used to form the pink color are usually mercury sulfate, cadmium sulfate, or a combination of both.
"Immediate dentures" are placed immediately after the teeth are removed and are a type of splint to hold the tissues in place while healing takes place. They need to be "relined" in a few months, for shrinkage of bone and tissue takes place daily and the fit is worse each day. Relining is adding new plastic on the tissue side of the denture so that an improved fit can be established.
"Partial dentures" are dentures that replace several, but not all of the teeth in either the upper or lower arch. They generally contain plastic that hold the teeth and the plastic is processed onto a metal framework that has little arms called clasps that hold onto the remaining teeth. There is a bit more stress on the remaining teeth, but it is offset by the added chewing surface area provided by the additional teeth.
Metals in the partial dentures can be gold (now really rare), nickel, beryllium, cobalt and chromium with a few other metals at levels of one percent or so.
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Monday, January 11, 2016
New Research On PANDAS: Strep throat, PANDAS and molecular mimicry
New Research On PANDAS: Strep throat, PANDAS and molecular mimicry
December 15, 2015
http://outbreaknewstoday.com/strep-throat-pandas-and-molecular-mimicry-97681/
Researchers have discovered how immune cells triggered by recurrent Strep A infections enter the brain, causing inflammation that may lead to autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders in children. The study, performed in mice, found that immune cells reach the brain by traveling along odor-sensing neurons that emerge from the nasal cavity, not by breaching the blood-brain barrier directly. The findings could lead to improved methods for diagnosing, monitoring, and treating these disorders.
The study, led by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, was published today in the online edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Recurrent Group A streptococcus (S. pyogenes) infections, which cause “strep throat,” have been linked to autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders, notably Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders associated with Streptococcal infections, or PANDAS. Children with PANDAS exhibit Tourette’s syndrome–like motor and vocal tics or obsessive-compulsive behaviors that appear to happen “out of the blue.”
The Strep A bacterial cell wall contains molecules similar to those found in human heart, kidney, or brain tissue, according to a co-leader of the study, Dritan Agalliu, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and cell biology (in neurology and pharmacology) at Columbia University Medical Center. These “mimetic” molecules are recognized by the immune system, which responds by producing protective antibodies. But because of this molecular mimicry, the antibodies react not only to the bacteria but also to the host tissues, producing autoantibodies that attack the body’s own tissues. Previously, scientists did not understand how these autoantibodies would gain access to the brain, because brain vessels form an extremely tight blood-brain barrier that prevents free movement of molecules, antibodies and immune cells from the blood into the brain.
A few years ago, researchers discovered that recurrent Strep A infections trigger the production of immune cells known as Th17 cells, a type of helper T cell, in the nasal cavity. But it was unclear how these Th17 cells lead to brain inflammation and symptoms such as those seen in children with PANDAS.
Studying the tissues of mice infected intranasally with Strep A, Drs. Agalliu and colleagues found that bacterial-specific Th17 cells move along the surface of olfactory, or odor-sensing, axons that extend from the nasal cavity through the cribriform plate, a sieve-like bone that separates the nasal cavity from the brain. From there, the cells reach the olfactory bulb in the brain, which processes information about odors.
“Once the Th17 cells enter the brain, they break down the blood-brain barrier, allowing autoantibodies and other Th17 cells to enter the brain and promote neuroinflammation,” said Dr. Agalliu. “What’s interesting is that we see abundant Group A Strep bacteria in the nose, but they never penetrate the brain,” he added. “This is different from Group B Strep—the cause of bacterial meningitis—which causes neuroinflammation by entering the brain directly.”
The findings may lead to a more definitive diagnostic test for PANDAS, which is currently diagnosed based on clinical symptoms and the presence of Strep A infection or autoantibodies against brain proteins. “We are also interested in exploring ways to treat the disorder by repairing the blood-brain barrier itself to prevent the entry of autoantibodies into the brain,” said Dr. Agalliu.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Time to End Water Fluoridation!
Please sign and share this Petition to End Water Fluoridation!
Fluoridation Is a Danger to Our Health: Recent science shows that fluoride is a neurotoxin that damages the developing brain, and an endocrine disruptor that impairs thyroid function. Neurotoxins and endocrine disruptors simply have no place in our drinking water.
Fluoridation Is Unnecessary: Unlike chlorine, fluoride does not treat the water to make it safe to drink. It is added for the sole purpose of reducing tooth decay. But fluoride is now readily available in toothpaste and other dental products, so there is no need to force it on people through the water supply.
Fluoridation Violates Our Rights: By medicating the public water supply with a drug, fluoridation violates the right to informed consent. No other medicine is added to water, and there is no reason to make an exception for fluoride.
Fluoridation Is Ineffective: Fluoride's primary benefit comes from topical application, not from ingestion, so there is little meaningful benefit from swallowing it. The vast majority of industrialized nations do not fluoridate their water and their tooth decay rates are just as low as heavily fluoridated nations such as the U.S.
Fluoridation Contaminates Our Food: Fluoridation chemicals are industrial waste products (hydrofluorosilicic acid) from the phosphate fertilizer industry. Once they are added to public water, they not only contaminate every glass of tap water we drink, but every food product and beverage made with that water.
There are far safer and less intrusive ways of protecting dental health than mass fluoridation of our water and food.
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Thursday, December 17, 2015
Recognizing and Treating the Four Biochemical Subtypes of ADD/ADHD/FAS
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