February 2017
We want to share with you some natural ways to stay well. Don't think you have to read all of this at once. There is a lot here. These are ideas for you to study and determine if they are right for you.
All of us, whether we have ALS or not, can do things to protect ourselves from illness. PALS certainly need to be cautious. Right after Kim's diagnosis, his primary doctor told him to get a flu shot. Kim said, no thank you. What we may not have been aware of that the time was just how many toxins are in vaccinations. When you have a body full of toxins which we feel is true of PALS, we don't think it is a good idea to add more toxins like mercury and formaldehyde.
So what can you do to stay healthy? Probably one of the first things is to maximize your Vitamin D levels to build your immune system. This is an article from Dr. Mercola that helps you understand the important of Vitamin D:
Vitamin D
https://www.mercola.com/article/vitamin-d-resources.htm
Below are two articles that also contain information on staying healthy. The second article is a prevention technique on getting rid of Roundup in your life and why Roundup is so dangerous.
Zinc, Copper and ALS
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/01/23/zinc-immune-system.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art2&utm_campaign=20170123Z1&et_cid=DM131795&et_rid=1854291148
What Does Roundup do to your Liver? All PALS need a healthy liver to do the necessary detoxing. That means avoiding GMO foods like a plague (which they are.)
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/01/24/what-does-roundup-do-to-liver.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art2&utm_campaign=20170124Z1&et_cid=DM131814&et_rid=1855969428
Vaccine Safety - Is your doctor pushing a flu vaccine on you every year?
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/01/24/new-vaccine-safety-review-panel.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20170124Z1&et_cid=DM131814&et_rid=1855969428
Oregano Oil
http://articles.mercola.com/herbal-oils/oregano-oil.aspx?i_cid=oreganooil-rb-articles
Colloidal Silver. We learned about colloidal silver a few years ago. Dr. Mercola has most of the answers. See link below. We get our colloidal silver from www.utopiasilver.com. Dr. Mercola also sells his brand. I don't get it from health food stores because the cost is very high and I don't know if the quality is good. If Kim starts to get a sore throat or cold, I put a teaspoon of colloid silver (no taste to it) in his drinking water for a day or two. He bounces right out of whatever was bugging him.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/06/14/antibiotic-resistance-mcr-1-gene.aspx
As you can see, www.mercola.com is my go-to place for finding health answers.
There are also essential oils that help with health issues. We have used melaleuca oil and cinnamon bark oil to resolve fungus or mold issues. For Kim fungus was in his lungs mostly, so we will diffuse the oil into the air. OnGuard is also a very helpful blended oil. You can buy the DoTerra brand of OnGuard on amazon.com. It is especially helpful to take before and after a medical procedure.
Taking an antibiotic for a viral infection is of no value because antibiotics only help with bacterial infections. Certainly an antibiotic should be used for a life-threatening infection and have certainly saved lives, but they have been overused and are creating a whole new problem - superbugs that have morphed and are no longer killed by antibiotics. Our government has also allowed the use of antibiotics in animals that we eat, chicken, beef, turkey, etc. The benefit for the farmer is that the animals fatten up quicker and they can get them to market quicker. But we are also getting those antibiotics through the meat we eat and destroying our good gut bacteria leading to all kinds of digestive issues. PALS need good gut health in order to process nutrition and get well.
Colloidal Silver - Can help fight off infections. We have been getting our colloidal Silver from www.utopiaslver. We feel it is of the same quality as is spoken of in the article below.
How Colloidal Silver Combats Harmful Organisms By Dr. Edward F. Group Guest Writer for Wake Up World
Two thousand years ago, the Greeks and Romans used silver containers to hold and protect perishable liquids against harmful organisms. Silver containers were used until the invention of refrigeration to protect food liquids such as milk from spoiling.
Using silver in the medical setting came into practice about one hundred and fifty years ago as a means to protect the body against infection. It remained popular against harmful organisms until the advent of antibiotics.
What is Colloidal Silver?
Colloidal silver is a preparation of silver particles in a pure solution. When properly produced, these microscopic silver particles carry a positive ionic charge that makes them effective against harmful organisms.
Colloidal silver produced with high voltage technology is the most bioavailable and safest form of silver. Silver products made with low voltage means are lower quality and can be ineffective and even contribute to argyria if consumed in excess. This is why it is so crucial to seek out a high-quality colloidal silver supplement produced with high voltage technology from the purest silver and distilled water available.
How is Silver Harmful to Harmful Organisms?
When positive silver ions encounter harmful anaerobic organisms like single-celled bacteria and fungus, it binds to the cell wall. The silver ions absorb into the organism and, once inside, disrupt cellular function and neutralizes the organism.
The complete mechanism of this action remains to be determined. Silver appears to disrupt energy production within the cell of the bacteria. Additionally, silver may oxidize organisms, disrupt cellular respiration, and affect the enzymes in their environment in a way that makes it impossible for harmful organisms to thrive.
How it affects viruses is somewhat different, possibly oxidizing the virus and reducing its function. Some believe silver directly affects the DNA of the organism. This may deactivate the virus, making it inert and no longer harmful.
How Effective is Colloidal Silver?
A 1978 article published in Science Digest reported on clinical studies supporting silver as a potent killer of 650 live tested organisms. The research showed that silver was even successful against resistant strains. Research performed at UCLA Medical Labs verified these findings, documenting how colloidal silver was effective against a variety of live viruses.
Polish researchers conducted a recent study pitting colloidal silver against several common harmful organisms. The success of these tests relied on a colloidal silver product containing the smallest possible silver particles.
Although many organisms have adapted to resist antibiotics, silver’s cellular disruption continues to remain effective against common damaging compounds. Fortunately, silver is nontoxic and shows no sign of micro-organism resistance.
Not All Silver is Created Equal
According to a 1992 Italian study by the Institute of Microbiology, pure electro-colloidal silver worked up to 100 times better than all other forms of silver. Solutions with smaller particle sizes (.005 microns or smaller) allow for a wider distribution of silver particles. The silver particles must also carry a positive electrical charge, as is found in quality preparations of colloidal silver. When choosing a silver solution, the highest quality and purity are necessary for maximum effectiveness and safety.
As with any product you ingest, the higher the quality, the better the results and the less likely the chance of side effects. Colloidal silver produced with high voltage technology does not cause the side effects that can occur with the ingestion of large silver salts or silver particles. Argyria, or the blueing of the skin, can result from ingesting large silver particles. To avoid argyria, it is important that you choose a silver supplement with small silver particles.
Before you invest in a colloidal silver, do your research into any products you’re considering and make sure all these factors add up. I personally use and recommend Silver Fuzion.
- Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, DCBCN, DABFM
We want to share with you some natural ways to stay well. Don't think you have to read all of this at once. There is a lot here. These are ideas for you to study and determine if they are right for you.
All of us, whether we have ALS or not, can do things to protect ourselves from illness. PALS certainly need to be cautious. Right after Kim's diagnosis, his primary doctor told him to get a flu shot. Kim said, no thank you. What we may not have been aware of that the time was just how many toxins are in vaccinations. When you have a body full of toxins which we feel is true of PALS, we don't think it is a good idea to add more toxins like mercury and formaldehyde.
So what can you do to stay healthy? Probably one of the first things is to maximize your Vitamin D levels to build your immune system. This is an article from Dr. Mercola that helps you understand the important of Vitamin D:
Vitamin D
https://www.mercola.com/article/vitamin-d-resources.htm
Below are two articles that also contain information on staying healthy. The second article is a prevention technique on getting rid of Roundup in your life and why Roundup is so dangerous.
Zinc, Copper and ALS
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/01/23/zinc-immune-system.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art2&utm_campaign=20170123Z1&et_cid=DM131795&et_rid=1854291148
What Does Roundup do to your Liver? All PALS need a healthy liver to do the necessary detoxing. That means avoiding GMO foods like a plague (which they are.)
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/01/24/what-does-roundup-do-to-liver.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art2&utm_campaign=20170124Z1&et_cid=DM131814&et_rid=1855969428
Vaccine Safety - Is your doctor pushing a flu vaccine on you every year?
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/01/24/new-vaccine-safety-review-panel.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20170124Z1&et_cid=DM131814&et_rid=1855969428
Oregano Oil
http://articles.mercola.com/herbal-oils/oregano-oil.aspx?i_cid=oreganooil-rb-articles
Colloidal Silver. We learned about colloidal silver a few years ago. Dr. Mercola has most of the answers. See link below. We get our colloidal silver from www.utopiasilver.com. Dr. Mercola also sells his brand. I don't get it from health food stores because the cost is very high and I don't know if the quality is good. If Kim starts to get a sore throat or cold, I put a teaspoon of colloid silver (no taste to it) in his drinking water for a day or two. He bounces right out of whatever was bugging him.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/06/14/antibiotic-resistance-mcr-1-gene.aspx
As you can see, www.mercola.com is my go-to place for finding health answers.
There are also essential oils that help with health issues. We have used melaleuca oil and cinnamon bark oil to resolve fungus or mold issues. For Kim fungus was in his lungs mostly, so we will diffuse the oil into the air. OnGuard is also a very helpful blended oil. You can buy the DoTerra brand of OnGuard on amazon.com. It is especially helpful to take before and after a medical procedure.
Taking an antibiotic for a viral infection is of no value because antibiotics only help with bacterial infections. Certainly an antibiotic should be used for a life-threatening infection and have certainly saved lives, but they have been overused and are creating a whole new problem - superbugs that have morphed and are no longer killed by antibiotics. Our government has also allowed the use of antibiotics in animals that we eat, chicken, beef, turkey, etc. The benefit for the farmer is that the animals fatten up quicker and they can get them to market quicker. But we are also getting those antibiotics through the meat we eat and destroying our good gut bacteria leading to all kinds of digestive issues. PALS need good gut health in order to process nutrition and get well.
Colloidal Silver - Can help fight off infections. We have been getting our colloidal Silver from www.utopiaslver. We feel it is of the same quality as is spoken of in the article below.
How Colloidal Silver Combats Harmful Organisms By Dr. Edward F. Group Guest Writer for Wake Up World
Two thousand years ago, the Greeks and Romans used silver containers to hold and protect perishable liquids against harmful organisms. Silver containers were used until the invention of refrigeration to protect food liquids such as milk from spoiling.
Using silver in the medical setting came into practice about one hundred and fifty years ago as a means to protect the body against infection. It remained popular against harmful organisms until the advent of antibiotics.
What is Colloidal Silver?
Colloidal silver is a preparation of silver particles in a pure solution. When properly produced, these microscopic silver particles carry a positive ionic charge that makes them effective against harmful organisms.
Colloidal silver produced with high voltage technology is the most bioavailable and safest form of silver. Silver products made with low voltage means are lower quality and can be ineffective and even contribute to argyria if consumed in excess. This is why it is so crucial to seek out a high-quality colloidal silver supplement produced with high voltage technology from the purest silver and distilled water available.
How is Silver Harmful to Harmful Organisms?
When positive silver ions encounter harmful anaerobic organisms like single-celled bacteria and fungus, it binds to the cell wall. The silver ions absorb into the organism and, once inside, disrupt cellular function and neutralizes the organism.
The complete mechanism of this action remains to be determined. Silver appears to disrupt energy production within the cell of the bacteria. Additionally, silver may oxidize organisms, disrupt cellular respiration, and affect the enzymes in their environment in a way that makes it impossible for harmful organisms to thrive.
How it affects viruses is somewhat different, possibly oxidizing the virus and reducing its function. Some believe silver directly affects the DNA of the organism. This may deactivate the virus, making it inert and no longer harmful.
How Effective is Colloidal Silver?
A 1978 article published in Science Digest reported on clinical studies supporting silver as a potent killer of 650 live tested organisms. The research showed that silver was even successful against resistant strains. Research performed at UCLA Medical Labs verified these findings, documenting how colloidal silver was effective against a variety of live viruses.
Polish researchers conducted a recent study pitting colloidal silver against several common harmful organisms. The success of these tests relied on a colloidal silver product containing the smallest possible silver particles.
Although many organisms have adapted to resist antibiotics, silver’s cellular disruption continues to remain effective against common damaging compounds. Fortunately, silver is nontoxic and shows no sign of micro-organism resistance.
Not All Silver is Created Equal
According to a 1992 Italian study by the Institute of Microbiology, pure electro-colloidal silver worked up to 100 times better than all other forms of silver. Solutions with smaller particle sizes (.005 microns or smaller) allow for a wider distribution of silver particles. The silver particles must also carry a positive electrical charge, as is found in quality preparations of colloidal silver. When choosing a silver solution, the highest quality and purity are necessary for maximum effectiveness and safety.
As with any product you ingest, the higher the quality, the better the results and the less likely the chance of side effects. Colloidal silver produced with high voltage technology does not cause the side effects that can occur with the ingestion of large silver salts or silver particles. Argyria, or the blueing of the skin, can result from ingesting large silver particles. To avoid argyria, it is important that you choose a silver supplement with small silver particles.
Before you invest in a colloidal silver, do your research into any products you’re considering and make sure all these factors add up. I personally use and recommend Silver Fuzion.
- Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, DCBCN, DABFM