Thursday, August 17, 2023

Berberine

 Berberine From Dr. Keith Scott Mumby

Berberine is an herbal plant substance which surpasses all others!

It is a stunningly versatile plant substance, proven to have many useful pharmacological effects, including weight loss, glucose control, antimicrobial and antiviral activity (including anti-SARS-Cov-2 virus we’ve been hearing so much about), antitumor activity and it is a strong anti-inflammatory!1

Berberine is a naturally occurring plant alkaloid extracted from Turmeric goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) or orange-root, coptis, European barberry, goldthread, Oregon grape and Phellodendron (Cortex Phellodendri) or Huangbai.

We’ve been battered by the cholesterol hoax for decades.

Berberine can be used as an alternative treatment for patients who do not tolerate statins, because of its lipid-lowering effects. The findings of a 2021 review (meta-analysis) demonstrated that Berberine alone can reduce dangerous triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL and HDL cholesterol, fasting blood glucose and HOMA-IR levels in patients with metabolic disorders (HOMA-IR or Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance is the best measure we have of insulin resistance).

Compared with Berberine, metformin had little effect on lipid parameters. Compared with statins, Berberine is a miracle worker… and safer by far!

Several in vitro studies have shown that Berberine can promote glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, which is clearly better than injecting it. It had a positive effect on pancreas size, islet cells (which secrete insulin) and pancreatic insulin secretion.3

Another study found that Berberine treatment for 8 weeks could significantly reduce fasting blood glucose (FBG), which is something we want to keep as low as possible. Years ago, FBG was widely preferred as the number one marker for how long you would likely live!

In fact insulin resistance is one of THE markers for obesity, disordered metabolism and thus longevity. The mechanism is straightforward and not hard for the layman to understand. We eat too much sugar, insulin levels rise to lower blood glucose, typically by changing it to fat. But we eat MORE sugar and that means more insulin…

There comes a time when we consume so much sugar and other carbohydrates that insulin cannot get the blood glucose levels down. This is the state of pre-diabetes. If bad eating habits continue the blood glucose levels soar, so does insulin levels, but THE BODY IS NO LONGER LISTENING. Insulin cannot deal with the situation and this state we call insulin resistance.

It’s very bad news because insulin is very inflammatory in its own right. It tears up the lining of your blood vessels; that leads to heart disease, blood pressure  and stroke. VERY bad news.

You must get your insulin levels down, which means eat less (or no) sugar, and lower your hbA1C. BERBERINE DOES THIS FOR YOU. It’s ace at lowering glucose and insulin! Thus Berberine has emerged as a great herbal solution to pre-diabetes and diabetes.

In summary, Berberine is a potent oral hypoglycemic agent with modest beneficial effect on lipid metabolism. It is safe and the cost of treatment by Berberine is very low. It may serve as a new drug candidate in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.4

At one time Natures Sunshine weight loss program as prescribed by Dr. matt Tripp was to take 1 Berberine and 1 Probtioic 11 with every meal. The meals were high amounts of salads, meats and no carbos or sugars. Then he recommended a smoothie twice a day once in the morning and once in the afternoon. It was a very successful program for weight loss.

Vision Board

 Quote Charles Hannel: See it through even if the heavens fall; if you make up your mind to do something, do it; let nothing, no one, interfere; the "I" in you has determined this , the thing is settled; the die is cast, there is no longer any argument.  If you cannot do these things it is because you have thus far not made the necessary effort. Now is the time to make the effort. The result will be exactly in proportion to the effort expended. One of the strongest affirmations which you can use for the purpose of strengthening your will and realizing your power to accomplish, is, "I can be what I will to be." You can create for your self the thing you desire.” Charles Hannel author of The Master Key System

Grant was diagnosed with a sarcoma tumor at the back of his leg. He started the Paw Paw program in 2014. Then in 2017 an MRI test showed that his tumor had grown bigger. This is when Grant’s vision of healing his own body went out the window. In his mind the MRI was `100 % accurate.

Grant was in shock! At this point of the interview I deviated and we talked about the accuracy of MRI tests and this is what I discovered.Ross Hauser, MD said this: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is commonly used for diagnosis and as a research tool, but its accuracy is questionable.”

 Research says 43% of Knee MRIs are arguably useless. This is huge! MRI testing is 43% useless! So I ask why would an MRI test be more accurate for a tumor measurement? Furthermore Dr, Hauser states: In other words – the MRI pointed out the obvious, but it had difficulty pointing out the less obvious. It could not offer help if the image was too difficult to interpret or were of no use at all for recommending a treatment plan.

Of course, no one ever asks about the accuracy of the MRI tests. No one ever looks at the fact that the MRI is interpreted by one MRI technologist. We are programmed in our society never to question and to assume that all MRI tests are 100% accurate.

Then Dr. Hauser and his team state: False-positive MRI scans may lead to unnecessary surgery for meniscus damage. So I point out that in the case of the tumor that MRI test could also be a false positive! Of course, Grant did not know that and he did not question it either. Fear took over. In his mind that Paw Paw program was not working, and he would have to take a different route. “I was scared. I relied on the technicians report. If the technician said so it must be true, and I had to do something.”

So off to the naturopathic doctor Grant went. The ND recommended a Vitamin C intravenous, and Grant had no hesitations. He never asked about the success stories that the ND had regarding these intravenous treatments. Fear and desperation ran the show for Grant.

On Feb 22/2017 Grant went in to have surgery and to have the tumor in his leg removed. The doctor explained that this would be a tricky procedure because the tumor was wrapped around the sciatic nerve and if the doctor even dared to knick that nerve Grant would lose his leg. The surgeon explained that the surgery would take at least 1 1⁄2 hours. Lori was left in the waiting room. It was 45 minutes later when the doctor walked out into the waiting room to talk to Lori. She was terrified. The surgery was supposed to last for 90 minutes. Something must have gone terribly wrong! But the surgeon had a miraculous report to share. Grant’s tumor was totally encapsulated, and it came out 100% clean. There were absolutely no tentacles coming from the tumor. Lori was ecstatic. The Paw Paw program had worked. The Paw Paw was able to eat up these tentacles reaching out for sugar to feed it. Once there are no more tentacles and the tumor is no longer fed it would just shrivel up and die.

 Grant then came to the realization that the Paw Paw program was working but it just wasn’t working fast enough for him. “: There would be times I would be in the shower smashing my leg and telling that tumor to get out of my body.” Little did Grant know that the tumor was doing just that. It was in its dying stage but Grant did not recognize that. Two weeks later the surgeon reported that he got is all. The lab tests showed there was no more cancer, and everything came back clean.

But the story does not end here. The surgeon asked Grant to see the oncologist. “This was the darkest experience for me. This woman oncologist cast a huge spell on me. Her words totally scared me. She told me if I did not do radiation the cancer would come back, and I could lose my  leg. The image of losing my leg was so strong that I forgot the message from the surgeon who just minutes ago said I was cancer free. For 2 days I lived in this foreboding thought that I would lose my leg. The what ifʼs kept ringing in my ears. I had to really muster enough strength to believe in myself. When you go through something like that you reach out deep into your soul level. Then it came to me. I would call Donna Roth. What she said totally surprised me. She said this: I have heard that a hundred times before. And Lori supported me.”

Off to the doctor one more time. The doctor recommended more testing and then follow- up testing twice a year and she was scheduling it all in. At this point Grant regained his power and Lori supported him 100% and I, Donna Roth, was cheering. Grant cancelled all X-rays, and all follow up testing. He was done! He was back in his power; He was in control, and he called the shots. It is now 2022  and Grant continues to have good health. “We give our power away to somebody in a white coat. We long have been indoctrinated.

What do we learn from Grant’s story:

Note Grant’s experience where he was told by his surgeon that there was no cancer in his body, yet the next minute the oncologist created a vision for Grant that he would lose his leg if he did not succumb to her authority and her chemo and her radiation. Take note who created a vision for Grant. Who created the vision that he would lose his leg? We learn that your vision can be destroyed instantly as in Grant’s case  by a white coat authority. I absolutely know that we have all been programmed  for a long time since birth to believe and to trust well educated white coat authorities.

Know the importance of creating your own vision. It is precious and it is the treasure you have created. It is your creation. You must believe in it with all the strength of your heart. Yes, there may be times that you may fall short and you may doubt your vision. But this is the time to recognize your shortfall, and this is the time you must rely solely on your own faith, that faith that your body is created to heal. Grant teaches us well when he emphatically tells us that he had to muster enough strength to believe in himself and that took him 2 days of really hard work. What hard work am I referring to? Grant had to overcome the dark foreboding thought and vision of dread and fear of losing his leg.

I have worked with many many cancer clients over many years  and I have to say that it is that the most strenuous task of my work is to  get them to stay on task and stay in their vision. The majority of the people I have worked with in the past have fallen off the path by giving up their vision to an outside  authority. Now to clarify this statement it is okay if the outside authority is lined up with your own created vision. But it is not okay if the outside authority is out of sync with your vision.

I once worked with a man diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. He faithfully followed the Paw Paw program that I had designed for him. Blood tests showed that there was a marked improvement and he felt better and felt that he was now in control. This is when I went out of town on a holiday and that’s when things fell apart. This man then decided to go back to the doctor who convinced him that he should have another chemotherapy treatment. I will never forget the shock when I discovered that he succumbed to chemo. He called me on Thursday to tell me that he just had a chemo treatment. On Saturday I received an email that had died. This many totally forgot about his blood work. He totally forgot that his body was created to heal. He totally forgot that chemo is a poison. This man lost his vision. He fell off his pathway of faith. I cannot emphasize strongly enough the importance of having your own vision board of health and sticking to your vison board.

Now I have to admit that there are times that a doctor’s vision makes you so angry that you move very quickly into creating a vision for your own body. Let me tell you about Gail. Gail was diagnosed with breast cancer and spent 5 weeks in the Psch ward after her chemotherapy treatments. Then she did radiation treatments. Listen to Gail;s words: I did 5 weeks of radiation treatments. They made me feel really tired but nothing compared to the chemo treatments. I absolutely refused to do any more chemotherapy treatments! When I told my doctor this I was told,’ You can go home, and you don’t need to see me anymore.” The feeling I got was “go home and die.” I was angry and I decided that I would not die! I would find a different way.

In this scenario the doctor made Gail so angry that she decided to find a different way. The doctor was the driving force in this situation.  And the minute Gail made that decision her neighbor told her about Donna Roth. Here are Gail’s words once again.

“I was determined to take on the Paw Paw program and do it until  I got over the cancer. Finances were tight for me and I really had to budget to pay for my products. I have taught my children to know the difference between what you need and what you want. I knew what I wanted, and I set aside the money I needed for my supplements, and I made it work!

I continued the Paw Paw program until in January of 2016 I was told there was no sign of cancer. The medical tests proved that there was no cancer at all. In June of 2016 all tests once again proved that the cancer was gone. I even had my ovaries tested and there was no sign of any cancer. The doctor told me that I did not need to see him anymore.”:

Note how nothing could stop Gail from doing the nutritional program to overcome cancer. Not even tight finances. Gail made a decision, she had a vision and she made it happen.

I can’t help but relate one more story. This is Diane’s story. She was diagnosed with MS when she was 19 years old at McGill university studying piano when her fingers could no longer move  the keys across the piano board and she was in the hospital and in a wheel chair. This is what Diane states:

I began to question the proficiency of the medical world. Surly there are cause and effect relationships when one is diagnosed with a serious disease such as MS. In other words, one symptom will lead to another. In my case I ended up being diagnosed with 4 other different diseases before the age of 30 and no doctor looked at the correlation of these diseases.

Erythema Novosum, big purple bumps on my shins

Sarcoidosis, nodule between my lung and my heart.

Fibromyalgia, painful muscles

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

I remember asking a specialist if there could be a connection between the 5 diseases, because I simply could not believe that somebody could be so doomed, and I was told “No, no connection at all – that is the way it is”. 

Well that didn’t make sense to me at all; to be given so many labels. For example, I was much more tired than the typical MS patient – so CFS became part of my list.  I had tremendous pain and according to their books, MS is not painful, so Fibromyalgia was another label on my list. And the list continued…

There was this one day when I was in the neurologist’s waiting room. He was a specialist treating exclusively MS patients and   I brought it to his attention that 8 out of 10 people in that waiting room with me were also in pain so who said MS is not painful? – By the time the 5th label was placed on my doom and gloom list, I’d had it with the medical system! I got very angry and frustrated. This is when I took a different pathway.

I began researching natural modalities and remedies. I thought about my situation and I realized that when we get sick, it does not happen overnight - it is one drop at a time and it is just that one last drop that makes that bucket overflow. These little drops, these symptoms happen over time, month by month, year by year … one symptom, then another one … then another … until it becomes a full-blown diagnosed disease.

My research led me to eastern philosophies, nutritional strategies, herbal medicines, mental visualizations, alternative therapies and so on.  The more I studied them, the better all these pieces of the puzzle seemed to fit together. There weren’t 5 diagnosed diseases in my body. There was only an overload of toxicity which created a lot of inflammation and a serious lack of nutrients. This is when I met Gail who gave me direction and helped me back to health. She was instrumental in leading me, inspiring me and mentoring me to keep me on track. I followed Gail’s program; I worked at it.  It was when I finally started to get well that all of my diagnosed symptoms as listed on my doom and gloom list; Sarcoidosis, Erythema Novosum, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia all mysteriously disappeared including all the symptoms of MS.

My family doctor at that time was a staunch supporter and simply said “whatever you’re doing Diane, don’t stop!” My neurologist finally threw his hands up in the air and said.” it’s gone, I don’t know why, but it’s gone, check-in annually so I can document this. “And I did, though I stopped checking in several years ago…But I do wonder if he really has it documented that I no longer suffer with MS.  As you recall I was strongly told by all authorities that I must accept the fact that I have MS and that it would never change!

It is my strong belief that everybody needs to know there are choices ...

You do have options and there are choices ... and they are a powerful combination!

After all my experiences and all my trials and tribulations I decided to take ownership for my own recovery! 

My decision was crystal clear. Note that I did not think, “I might not recover”. I did NOT say,” If I recover.”  I strongly stated, “when I recover.” And I strongly emphasized, ‘once I would come back to health.” This is a very important point and I believe crucial to successfully overcoming any illness or disease or achieving any goal for that matter. You see, in my mind and in my heart - there were no doubts.  I created my own vision where I was symptom free, playing in the grass and running after my children, having a career and living a life full of joy and fulfillment.

I did not know how long it would take.

I did not know what I would have to do.

I did not know how much money it would cost.

My one burning desire was to get well, then stay well.

I wanted to enjoy life without depending on others. I wanted to be in control, to do everything I wanted to do, when I wanted to it and as long as I wanted to do it and to do whatever it takes to get healthy and to stay healthy. I wanted it so badly!!

I now knew I had an option and I started to make changes. During these years I nutritionally supported my body and I did all that was required to get my body functioning normally. This included a clean diet with lots of whole foods plus large quantities and correct formulations of nutrient dense herbals and nutritional supplements. Over the years I always followed the medical advice first and it didn’t work for me. Out of desperation looked for other answers. I visited dozens and dozens of practitioners always searching and never giving up. Somethings worked to a certain degree and other times it didn’t work. The three times I came back to 100% healthy I discovered there was a common denominator. Each one of them used Natures Sunshine products. Later on, after extensive research I discovered why Nature’s Sunshine worked. It was the company with the highest quality and   the correct formulations. To this day Nature’s Sunshine continues to be part of my maintenance program and I use them in my natural health practice.

How much did it cost?

For me there is no cost. We borrowed the money, so I could do this program. I can’t put a price on it. If I am not healthy I can’t do anything:

 I could not work without health.

 I could not look after children without health.

 I would be a burden without health.

 There is no cost. You are never too old, you are never too young. And you need to stick to it. I decided to do the program until it worked. I made a decision and I became involved in taking control of my own health. I took courses because nobody had been able to help me to stay healthy. Money was not going to stop me from getting healthy.

One day after doing the program for many months and still seeing no results I called my Mom and I cried. I had spent all my money. I had taken all my supplements. I was ready to give up. I cried all night. Then something happened. During the night I got this inspiration. I realized I could not quit and wait for a solution to be handed to me on a silver platter. I decided  I would not quit, I would not give up. I be if I quit. I would do the program until it worked. I did it and it worked.

What about taking drugs for bladder and colon control like I do? Can you take herbs with them?

You just keep taking the drugs and add the herbs. As you start to feel better you can decrease the drugs and increase the herbs. Herbs rebuild your body. It’s like mending a sock. It takes time for the herbs to build.

What about fear?

Feeling fear is normal. If you didn’t feel fear you would be abnormal. You are a very special person but you are normal. It is very scary when you are given a diagnosis, when you hear what the doctors are saying. There is a lot of uncertainty. Usually there is not much positivity. You really don’t know fear until you are in a crisis. It’s like going out in the night. You can’t see ahead, and you don’t know what is coming. But just know one thing. If you drive 50 feet you can now see the next 50, your drive 50 you see the next 50 and you keep going until you get there. If you are doing the right thing your body will repair itself! Do the right thing and come back to health and balance.

How long did it take before you got out of your wheel chair?

From the time I was in a wheel chair to the time I was almost functioning normally it took a year but I was not in the wheel chair the whole time .

Have you ever had an MRI?

Yes, the last time I had an MRI was about 4 years ago for a totally different reason. The doctor told me that my MS was progressing! Progressing??? I had been out of my wheel chair and walking in high heels for 20 year and he told me my MS was progressing! That is when I decided to “walk away!”

There are many of you on the call this evening. I strongly suggest that you create your own vision for your health and for your body. If you don’t create your own vision then know that someone is creating the vision for you. I once talked to a friend who started telling me how fortunate we are to have nursing homes and that she was looking forward to being a resident of a nursing home when it comes to that time that she is no longer able to look after herself. Check out her vision. She is unknowingly accepting the vision that is being created for her.  Who is creating that vision for her? The people who own the nursing homes, the people who are running the nursing homes have already created the vision for you. Is that really what you want your senior years to look like? Think about it; disabled, unable to walk, body is out of control, people catering to your drug needs, nurses waiting for you with their syringes full of vaccines. Flu shots, shingles shots, Covid boosters and the list goes on.

It is time you sat down with a vision board and created your own vision for your own health weather in your senior years or otherwise, hiking, skiing, paddle boarding, swimming, dancing, playing with your grand children, travelling, having fun , herbs in your hands, knowing how to use herbs, no fear, no dark forboding thoughts, only faith and joy.

Helen Keller says, “The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight but no vision.”  The purpose of these Monday night calls is  to provide you with the education, the knowledge, the skills and the empowerment to heal your very own body be it from cancer, blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis. loss of memory and so on. If you do not have the skills, insights and strategies to wrestle cancer effectively then you can end up being miserable, anxious, stressed and full of fear. However if you have the skills, insights and strategies and you are consistently engaged in learning and applying the skills that are taught then you can overcome your own cancer or any other diseased condition To really take on your cancer or any other diseased condition it is imperative that you be assertive and very clear- “I want a healthy body” Know what you want. “ I want to heal my cancer or diseased condition “. Why do you want it. “I want to be healthy and to help other people heal.” Your success will be in direct proportion to your clarity and your consistent application of all the skills that are consistent with the Laws of Nature. That’s where TAFYH comes into play. TAFYH has the answers to your healing process presented to you in short 20-minute teleconference call every day for 5 days a week for a period of 2 months. TAFYH makes you accountable and empowered to take responsible action for your own health while digesting a 5-minute profound lesson every day. You learn it then you do it every day. There are 2 spots remaining for TAFYH team 74 to start after September 15 and the fee is $377 plus the cost of your products. If you are needing answers to your serious health problems, then I urge to come on board TAFYH.

MCT Oil,Coconut Oil,

 Anecdotal reports claim coconut oil produces remarkable recoveries from Alzheimer's disease, but is there research to support this? Now,  one study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease shows that a mechanism for coconut oil's brain rescuing properties does in fact exist

The internet loves a good "natural cure" recovery story. For instance, when Dr. Mary Newport, MD, dramatically reverses her husband's symptoms of Alzheimer's disease after just two weeks of adding coconut oil to his diet, thousands enthusiastically share the story. But despite their popularity, anecdotes rarely stand the test of time, nor the scrutiny of the medical community, at least not like experimental research published in peer-reviewed biomedical journals.

All the more reason to celebrate a promising study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease titled, "Coconut Oil Attenuates the Effects of Amyloid-β on Cortical Neurons In Vitro."[i] The study lends fresh experimental support to an accumulating body of anecdotal reports that coconut oil may alleviate and/or regress cognitive deficits associated with aging and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's.

Medical researchers from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada, undertook a pilot study to investigate the effects of coconut oil supplementation directly on cortical neurons treated with amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide in vitro. Aβ peptide is the main component of certain deposits found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease believed to contribute to the disease.

The researchers noted that a clinical trial, which we reported on in our article MCT Fats Found in Coconut Oil Boost Brain Function in Only One Dose, reported significant improvements in Alzheimer's disease patients after 45 and 90 days of treatment with medium chain triglycerides from coconut oil. They pointed out that this trial led to the marketing of the FDA-approved 'medical food' caprylidene (trade name Axona), but that the public has shown greater interest in coconut oil itself as a potential therapy, owing to its far greater affordability and availability.

The researchers sought to test the hypothesis that coconut oil is beneficial for neurodegenerative conditions using a cell model. Live rat neurons were exposed to various combinations of Aβ peptide and coconut oil, with the result that Aβ peptide reduced survival of neurons and coconut protected against this Aβ-induced reduction in survival time. The researchers noted that coconut treated Aβ cultured neurons appeared "healthier," and that coconut oil "rescued" Aβ-treated neurons from mitochondrial damage caused by their toxicity. The researchers observed coconut oil preventing Aβ-induced changes in mitochondrial size and circularity. These findings have great significance, as mitochondria function is often compromised in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients.

According to the researchers, "The rationale for using coconut oil as a potential AD [Alzheimer's Disease] therapy is related to the possibility that it could be metabolized to ketone bodies that would provide an alternative energy source for neurons, and thus compensate for mitochondrial dysfunction." The researchers proposed that ketone bodies formed as a byproduct of coconut oil metabolism may offset Aβ-induced impairment of mitochondrial function and thus energy metabolism. Considering that the medium chain triglyceride found in coconut known as caprylic acid does cross the blood-brain barrier, and has been found to have anti-convulsant, in addition to, ketogenic effects, coconut oil likely does have a neuroprotective effect.[ii]

The researchers concluded, "The results of this pilot study provide a basis for further investigation of the effects of coconut oil, or its constituents, on neuronal survival focusing on mechanisms that may be involved."

Clearly, one of the ways that coconut oil can 'rescue' the brains of Alzheimer's patients is by addressing the metabolic derangement in the brain associated with the condition, or what is known as "type 3 diabetes." As the brain ages, it becomes increasingly resistant to insulin, and therefore incapable of using glucose efficiently to meet its significant energy needs -- hence the metaphor "type 3 diabetes." Thankfully, nature has devised an alternative fuel source for the brain that is independent of glucose utilization and the insulin signaling system, namely, the use of ketone bodies. Coconut oil provides the substrate for the immediate production of these ketone bodies, enabling significant quantities to be produced within a matter of only minutes following ingestion. This metabolic restoration of function may explain why remarkable recoveries in cognitive function and memory have been observed, anecdotally.

Putting the science aside for a moment, coconut, like walnuts, both obey the so-called 'doctrine of signatures.' Both foods are encased by a skull-like shell, and contain within a fatty acid-rich 'meat,' that feed the organ - the brain - they resemble. Could the poetry of our direct experience tell us something about the value this food has to our brain, or should we continue to play agnostic and exercise great caution incorporating a 'food as medicine' approach until the men in white coats, and powerful economic forces behind them willing to shell out millions, if not billions of dollars, to "prove" in randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled fashion something we probably already know is true?

For additional research on the benefits of coconut oil visit our research page on the topic: coconut oil health benefits. Or, visit our neurodegenerative diseases page for dozens of natural substances studied that may help these conditions.

 

From the Desk of Donna Roth August 14/23

 

From theDesk of Donna Roth August 14/23

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Guest Fran speaks on Gingko Biloba


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Guest speaker Brian re: great news re: bladder cancer

MCT found in Coconut Oil Boosts Brain Functions

Words of Interest from Donna Roth

Words of Interest from Carol

 

Write a letter to your MP and ask them to help us by:

1. Getting sections 500-504 of Bill C-47 repealed.

3. Getting the Charter of Health Freedom enacted.

5. De-regulating natural health products.

The Charter of Health Freedom is proposed legislation that gives Natural Health Products and Traditional Medicines their own Act.

The Charter protects our access to Natural Health Products and Traditional Medicines by creating separate legal category for them.  Rather than being deemed as dangerous drugs under the Food and Drugs Act, under the Charter Natural Health Products and Traditional Medicines are deemed to be safe, as they are in the United States

The Charter of Health Freedom offers an appropriate, healthy, beneficial, safe and well-rooted change for regulating the natural health community.  Canadians are protected by permitting unsafe products to be removed while at the same time ensuring that safe and effective treatments remain available.


Recently Fran called me to tell me how much she loved Gingko Biloba.

 Then I got a call from Brian with some really exciting news. Brian said this : I told you , you would be the first. I will let Brian tell you his good news.

 On Saturday I went to the Farmer’s market because I love farmers and I love their products. That is where I buy cottage cheese, yogurt, raw milk gouda cheese, seed crackers and so on. This past Saturday I stopped at a kiosk of a wonderful lady who is very talented in pressing flowers from Nature and creating amazing art work from her pressed flowers and plants. From our conversation of the beauty of Nature we moved into how CoVid shots defied Nature. Sadly she reported how she had succumbed to these shots because she wanted to protect other people. She said she bought into the narrative. My response was this: Those shots are all dangerous and how could I ever help to protect others if I am sick from the shots. Then I moved into telling her that I do not go to doctors. I simply rely on our God given plants from  Nature. Then the great question came up. We need doctors. What if you ended up with a kidney infection? That is the time you need a doctor. I remarked how I could confidently heal any kidney infection using herbs from Nature. Now you just heard Brian. Did the antibiotics heal his UTI infection that he would get every time he had one of those doctor prescribed cystoscopy. NO! It did not because the UTI always came back. It did not work. And every time he had another UTI infection it was worse and worse. It was the One Day Kidney Flush using K. Cat’s Claw and UC3 J that worked and he has not had one since. How many of you on this call have the confidence to turn to herbs instead of doctors and drugs if you have an infection?

From Sayer Jy

 Anecdotal reports claim coconut oil produces remarkable recoveries from Alzheimer's disease, but is there research to support this? Now,  one study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease shows that a mechanism for coconut oil's brain rescuing properties does in fact exist

The internet loves a good "natural cure" recovery story. For instance, when Dr. Mary Newport, MD, dramatically reverses her husband's symptoms of Alzheimer's disease after just two weeks of adding coconut oil to his diet, thousands enthusiastically share the story. But despite their popularity, anecdotes rarely stand the test of time, nor the scrutiny of the medical community, at least not like experimental research published in peer-reviewed biomedical journals.

All the more reason to celebrate a promising study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease titled, "Coconut Oil Attenuates the Effects of Amyloid-β on Cortical Neurons In Vitro."[i] The study lends fresh experimental support to an accumulating body of anecdotal reports that coconut oil may alleviate and/or regress cognitive deficits associated with aging and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's.

Medical researchers from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada, undertook a pilot study to investigate the effects of coconut oil supplementation directly on cortical neurons treated with amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide in vitro. Aβ peptide is the main component of certain deposits found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease believed to contribute to the disease.

The researchers noted that a clinical trial, which we reported on in our article MCT Fats Found in Coconut Oil Boost Brain Function in Only One Dose, reported significant improvements in Alzheimer's disease patients after 45 and 90 days of treatment with medium chain triglycerides from coconut oil. They pointed out that this trial led to the marketing of the FDA-approved 'medical food' caprylidene (trade name Axona), but that the public has shown greater interest in coconut oil itself as a potential therapy, owing to its far greater affordability and availability.

The researchers sought to test the hypothesis that coconut oil is beneficial for neurodegenerative conditions using a cell model. Live rat neurons were exposed to various combinations of Aβ peptide and coconut oil, with the result that Aβ peptide reduced survival of neurons and coconut protected against this Aβ-induced reduction in survival time. The researchers noted that coconut treated Aβ cultured neurons appeared "healthier," and that coconut oil "rescued" Aβ-treated neurons from mitochondrial damage caused by their toxicity. The researchers observed coconut oil preventing Aβ-induced changes in mitochondrial size and circularity. These findings have great significance, as mitochondria function is often compromised in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients.

According to the researchers, "The rationale for using coconut oil as a potential AD [Alzheimer's Disease] therapy is related to the possibility that it could be metabolized to ketone bodies that would provide an alternative energy source for neurons, and thus compensate for mitochondrial dysfunction." The researchers proposed that ketone bodies formed as a byproduct of coconut oil metabolism may offset Aβ-induced impairment of mitochondrial function and thus energy metabolism. Considering that the medium chain triglyceride found in coconut known as caprylic acid does cross the blood-brain barrier, and has been found to have anti-convulsant, in addition to, ketogenic effects, coconut oil likely does have a neuroprotective effect.[ii]

The researchers concluded, "The results of this pilot study provide a basis for further investigation of the effects of coconut oil, or its constituents, on neuronal survival focusing on mechanisms that may be involved."

Clearly, one of the ways that coconut oil can 'rescue' the brains of Alzheimer's patients is by addressing the metabolic derangement in the brain associated with the condition, or what is known as "type 3 diabetes." As the brain ages, it becomes increasingly resistant to insulin, and therefore incapable of using glucose efficiently to meet its significant energy needs -- hence the metaphor "type 3 diabetes." Thankfully, nature has devised an alternative fuel source for the brain that is independent of glucose utilization and the insulin signaling system, namely, the use of ketone bodies. Coconut oil provides the substrate for the immediate production of these ketone bodies, enabling significant quantities to be produced within a matter of only minutes following ingestion. This metabolic restoration of function may explain why remarkable recoveries in cognitive function and memory have been observed, anecdotally.

Putting the science aside for a moment, coconut, like walnuts, both obey the so-called 'doctrine of signatures.' Both foods are encased by a skull-like shell, and contain within a fatty acid-rich 'meat,' that feed the organ - the brain - they resemble. Could the poetry of our direct experience tell us something about the value this food has to our brain, or should we continue to play agnostic and exercise great caution incorporating a 'food as medicine' approach until the men in white coats, and powerful economic forces behind them willing to shell out millions, if not billions of dollars, to "prove" in randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled fashion something we probably already know is true?

For additional research on the benefits of coconut oil visit our research page on the topic: coconut oil health benefits. Or, visit our neurodegenerative diseases page for dozens of natural substances studied that may help these conditions.