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1. Taking Cymbalta for Neuropathy?
2. Why Diabetics should NOT eat Oatmeal?
3. Things that stop Nerve Damage Repair - for Neuropathy sufferers - but others
should read this too.
4. The Pain Scale
5. How We can Lead Others in the Health Care Revolution - by Dr. Mercola
6. What exactly is on the Obama Health Care Bill?
7. Ten Things Missing from Obama's Health Care Reform.
Taking Cymbalta for Neuropathy?
The drug Cymbalta is manufactured by the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly. Here is what author and investigative writer Martha Rosenberg found out about this drug:
"The first antidepressant to be introduced since FDA investigations into suicide/antidepressant links, Cymbalta itself was marred with suicides before it was approved. Five (deaths) occurred during Cymbalta clinical trials.
"Including previously healthy volunteer, Traci Johnson who hung herself in Lilly's Indiana University Medical School lab in 2004."
"Last May, the FDA ordered Lilly to add a black box to Cymbalta warning about suicides and antidepressants in young adults."
Here is a quote from Lilly's Cymbalta web site:
"Patients on antidepressants and their families or caregivers should watch for worsening depression symptoms, unusual changes in behavior, thoughts of suicide, anxiety, agitation, panic attacks, difficulty sleeping, irritability, hostility, aggressiveness, impulsivity, restlessness, or extreme hyperactivity. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have thoughts of suicide or if any of these symptoms are severe or occur suddenly. Be especially observant within the first few months of antidepressant treatment or whenever there is a change in dose."
And here is a quote from the FDA's web site and what it has to say about Cymbalta:
"Suicidal thoughts or actions: Persons taking Cymbalta may be more likely to think about killing themselves or actually try to do so, especially when Cymbalta is first started or the dose is changed. People close to persons taking Cymbalta can help by paying attention to changes in user's moods or actions. Contact your healthcare professional right away if someone using Cymbalta talks about or shows signs of killing him or herself. If you are taking Cymbalta yourself and you start thinking about killing yourself, tell your healthcare professional about this side effect right away."
The
investigative writer then went on to state:
"And in October Lilly was told [by the FDA] to "immediately cease" its Cymbalta campaign for diabetic nerve pain --an approved use-- which promises "significantly less pain interference with overall functioning." In a letter, the FDA says the claim "has not been demonstrated by substantial evidence or ... clinical experience" nor do the Cymbalta marketing pieces give precautions about liver toxicity or reveal risks for patients with certain conditions."
Martha Rosenberg is an author and investigative writer that has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, Providence Journal, Arizona Republic, New Orleans Times-Picayune and other newspapers.
(If you know of friends or relatives taking Cymbalta, feel free to forward this article to them. You just might save a life!)
There is a natural and safe way to address and help reverse neuropathy as can be seen in the success below.
“Why
shouldn’t diabetics eat oatmeal?”
The
majority of diabetic diets recommend that you do just that.
So
why is it bad?
Sure
oatmeal doesn’t quickly spike a blood sugar level but it does
break down into sugar just like all the other grains do. It breaks down into
sugar slowly but it still breaks down into sugar.
Carbohydrates are really just glucose molecules hooked end to end. They break down into sugar in the body.
There
are better ways to start your day that will actually give your body better and
correct fuel than eating a bowl of grains.
Did
someone recommend you eat oatmeal to help lower high cholesterol?
Don’t!
High cholesterol is merely a symptom of the diabetic condition and insulin
resistance going on in the body. A good handling for high cholesterol is taking
3,000 mg of fish oil a day and watch it nicely improve in about 5-6 months.
There are also many other great sources of fiber out there to eat, like
artichokes, broccoli and celery.
So
what does one eat for breakfast? Good question.
We
have a diet/recipe website that will give you great recipes and suggestions for
those needing to improve their health and diet.
Website: Diabetes-Support.com
Things that Stop Nerve Damage Repair Worth reading even if you don't have Neuropathy
While working with our customers to help them reduce and eliminate their neuropathy
there are some things we learned that can lengthen the time it takes to see an improvement in one’s neuropathy symptoms.
One of the things we found is that some of our customers are unknowingly creating a vitamin B deficiency as a result of their daily activities. B vitamins are vital for healthy nerves!
For example, some of the things that cause a B vitamin deficiency are heavy drinking of coffee, tea and soft drinks. This includes
de-caffeinated coffee, tea and soft drinks. These beverages act as diuretics that cause the loss of both water and water-soluble B vitamins from the body.
Also, heavy smoking or drinking of alcohol, antibiotics, birth control pills, and stress can all burn up B vitamins.
And of course, there are many prescription medications that cause neuropathy as a side
effect.
If you are taking one or more of the medications listed below, it can greatly increase the amount of time it will take for you to see results in repairing and reversing your nerve damage.
The following blood pressure medications are known to cause neuropathy as a side effect:
Aceon, Altace, Hydrochlorothiazide (HCT), Hydrodiuril, Lisinopril, Perindopril, Prinivil, Ramipril, Zestril.
The following cholesterol medications are known to cause neuropathy as a side effect:
Advicor, Altocor, Altoprev, Atorvastatin, Baycol, Caduet, Cerivastatin,
Crestor, Fluvastatin, Lescol, Lescol XL, Lipex, Lipitor, Lipobay, Lovastatin, Mevacor, Pravachol, Pravastatin, Pravigard Pac, Rosuvastatin, Simvastatin, Vytorin, Zocor.
It’s recommended that if you’re taking any of the above mentioned medications, that you speak to your doctor about getting off of these and replacing them with a natural supplement.
The Nerve Support Formula is a medical food that is specifically formulated for the dietary management of neuropathy, and it works extremely well.
But remember, if you are trying to put a fire out with one hand, it does not help if you are pouring gasoline on it with the other hand!
Here is what some of our customers are saying about using the WSN Nerve Support Formula:
“I am both amazed and delighted with the results I am experiencing from my first order of the Nerve Support Formula! After only 19 days of taking the 4 capsules a day I am free of that awful constant burning in my feet.” - Jeff
Hadfield, Manitoba, Canada
"Within just three weeks of starting on your Nerve Support Formula my neuropathy and the pain has decreased dramatically. I am so pleased!” - Betty Latham, Nevada
You can find out about the WSN Nerve Support Formula by clicking on our secure link:
https://www.mcvitamins.com/Order_nerve-support-formula.htm
Pain Scale
Get on the same page as you doctor. This is the best
pain scale I've seen to describe severity (though not necessarily quality)
of pain
Remember, whenever a doctor asks you to rate your pain from 1 - 10, ask for a
pain scale so you can be sure you're speaking the same language.
http://www.mcvitamins.com/pain-scale.htm
How We Can Lead Others in the Health Care Revolution
We often forward you information from Dr. Mercola and found this one interesting regarding your health and health care reform.
Obama Health Care Bill - What does it say?
Here are some excerpts you might be interested in, Click on Obamacare
Here is a link to the entire bill if you want to see it in its entirety http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h3200ih.pdf
(It takes a while to download, be patient. Its a BIG bill with plenty in it)
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