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1. Major Journal Blasts New Code Book for Making Grief a Psychiatric Illness
2. Two Types of Acidosis
3. What caused my neuropathy?
4. Digestion and Weight Loss Supplements

 

Major Journal (New England Journal of Medicine) Blasts New Code Book for Making Grief a Psychiatric Illness

Grief is a highly individual experience, but for most people it takes two to six months to “run its course” – and sometimes much longer, all of which is normal and to be expected after a significant loss

An article in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) strongly criticizes the move, and explains that the new definition will label healthy people with a mental condition

By making grief a certifiable mental illness, it then becomes treatable by drugs, putting millions of people at risk of receiving unnecessary prescription for mind-altering psychotropic drugs

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is now considering characterizing bereavement as a depressive disorder, which would encourage clinicians to diagnose people with major depression if their grief-related symptoms last longer than two weeks


Read entire article including Natural help for Grief

 

 

 

Two Types of Acidosis

 

Acidosis is classified as either respiratory or metabolic. 

 

When the acid controlling mechanism of the body is compromised due to the lungs inability to remove carbon dioxide, the result is an overabundance of acidic fluids. This condition is Respiratory Acidosis and is often caused by asthma, bronchitis, or some obstruction of the airway.

Chemical changes that disturb the bodies acid-base balance and cause an excessive acidic fluid accumulation is the condition of Metabolic Acidosis. This form of acidosis may be resultant of diabetes, kidney failure, metabolic disease, liver and adrenal disorders, stomach ulcers, improper diet, malnutrition, obesity, ketosis, anger, stress, fear, anorexia, toxemia, fever, and over consumption of aspirin, niacin, or vitamin C.

 

 

What caused my neuropathy?

One of the most common questions we get in our clinics is “What caused MY Neuropathy?” We spend a whole lot of time just trying to sort this one out.

Why? Because we know your results will be much better if we can just identify just what caused YOUR Neuropathy.

The more experience we get, the more I realize is that many times in the neuropathy treatment centers, the causes of neuropathy are actually several different things all interacting together.

Let me give you a common scenario.

This make believe patient is a guy, former athlete now has a sedentary job, he’s age 49, does not exercise at home at all. Unfortunately, eats lots of processed foods, very few vegetables, and loves a few beers with his steak dinners. He’s been eating like this 2-3 days a week since he started to make good money at work. He was put on statin (cholesterol) and blood pressure drugs 4 years ago, and was recently told by his doctor he may be “pre-diabetic”.

Now, he finds himself stumbling in the dark and his balance is off. He really got concerned when he couldn’t feel the carpet on the floor and his feet started to burn and tingle. Now they keep him up at night!

Our young patient has developed neuropathy. So, if you are a long time reader can you identify a least 3 possible causes?

OK, here goes: 1. Metabolic Syndrome or pre-diabetes can cause neuropathy, sometimes 10 years or more before diabetes is diagnosed! 

2. His diet is low in fiber and antioxidants, maybe too much alcohol too

3. And lastly, he’s taking two classes of drugs that are known to cause neuropathy, even sometimes by themselves.

So, what has to be dealt with for our patient to really get better? You guessed it. Treatment of course will make him happy and more comfortable, but lasting health will be…you guessed it… a project that is life long. 

For interesting articles go to NeuropathyDr

For a list of Causes of Neuropathy

 

Digestion and Weight Loss Supplements

DIGESTION:

The most popular digestive supplements are digestive enzymes and probiotics. The most popular elimination supplements are fiber and natural intestinal stimulants.

 

 

Digestive enzymes, at a minimum, provide the enzymes to help break down proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. They can be plant-based and/or animal-based.

 

 

Probiotics are healthy bacteria that support digestion, the absorption of nutrients, and immune function. They are often absent from components of the Standard American Diet, and are stripped from the body because of exposure to antibiotics, birth control pills, many common pharmaceutical drugs, and even chlorinated water. Given the many factors that limit our supply of these healthy bacteria, it’s critical to supplement with concentrated probiotic products.

 

 

Probiotic supplements are usually marketed according to their strains, (the variety and types of specific bacteria), concentration, (the number of bacteria present in each serving), viability, (their ability to remain alive and active in the packaging, their ability to survive the acid in the stomach, and their ability to colonize in the intestines), and processing, (e.g. – dairy or non-dairy based, fermenting media, etc).  

 

 

Fiber supplements, such as psyllium or kamut grass, are used to promote elimination. However, another great application for fiber is as a binder or adsorbent. Some toxins, such as mycotoxins, can bind to certain fibers and subsequently transported out of the body.

Natural intestinal stimulating herbs such as fennel and cascara can be useful, but not recommended for long-term use.  Higher dose magnesium and cape aloes may be better long-term alternatives.

 

WEIGHT LOSS:

While no supplement currently on the market will counteract the effects of a bad diet, many have been shown to help stabilize blood sugar, marginally mitigate hunger pangs, and somewhat raise metabolism. These include chromium picolinate, cinnamon, fish oil, CLA, glucomannan, banaba leaf, gymnema sylvestre, hoodia extract, and fucoxanthin.  (NOTE:  Any supplement combination that raises metabolism through the use of caffeine or other stimulants can cause irregular heartbeat and should not be considered part of a healthy, long-term weight loss strategy.)

 

 

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