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1. Why do Doctors Give Insulin to Diabetics Who have Too Much (Type II Diabetes)
2. The Logic, Wisdom and Scientific Evidence for the Homeopathic Treatment of Influenza
3. How Popular Medications Wipe Out Folate and Can Lead to Depression
4. Autoimmune Reaction & Neuropathy  (nerve damage)

 

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Why do Doctors Give Insulin to Diabetics Who have Too Much (Type II Diabetes) By Dr. Eric Berg, DC

Our Educational Content is Not Meant or Intended for Medical Advice or Treatment

Too high blood sugars? What is insulin resistance

Learn More Insulin and Diabetes

 

 

 

 

The Logic, Wisdom and Scientific Evidence for the Homeopathic Treatment of Influenza

  • The wisdom and logic of homeopathic medicines are that instead of suppressing symptoms with fever-lowering drugs, a nano-dose of a medicine that might actually cause a fever or flu-like condition will be used to augment your immune and defense system
  • The homeopathic medicine Oscillococcinum is an example of a remedy that can be effective for many people with the flu, though clinical experience suggests that it is most effective when used within 48 hours of getting flu symptoms
  • Almost twice as many patients who were given Oscillococcinum recovered from the flu within 48 hours compared to those given a placebo (17 percent versus 10 percent)

Read more: Homeopathy for the Flu

 

 

 

How Popular Medications Wipe Out Folate and Lead to Depression by Suzy Cohen, R.Ph

What I’m about to tell you has been known for awhile now , but isn’t widely publicized. Those of you who have followed me for years know that I published a bestselling book called Drug Muggers, which is about all the ways taking various prescription medications can deplete your body of vital nutrients, causing unpleasant and/or dangerous side effects and even other medical conditions.

Today’s article is about a very important depletion because it has to do with a popular medication and an anti-cancer nutrient you need to avoid depression.

Interested in learning more? Article Wipe Out Folate and Lead to Depression

 

 

Autoimmune Reaction & Neuropathy  (nerve damage)

How it happens, what can be done

Autoimmune reaction - Autoimmune means that the body creates an overactive immune response against substances and tissues normally present in the body. In other words, the body actually attacks its own cells.

Nerve Damage can occur when the body attacks its own nerve tissue. This occurs in Guillain-Barre syndrome, celiac disease, Crohn's Disease, Fibromyalgia, Grave's Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Inflammatory bowel disease, and many others. 

Autoimmune disorders - An antigen is any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it. An antigen may be a foreign substance from the environment such as chemicals, bacteria, viruses, or pollen. An antigen may also be formed within the body, as with bacterial toxins. 

An Autoimmune disorder is defined as when the immune system can't tell the difference between healthy body tissue and antigens. It is when specialized cells and antibodies of the immune system attack the body's own tissues.

Viral and bacterial infections can cause indirect nerve damage by creating conditions referred to as autoimmune disorders.

How does this become neuropathy?

The autoimmune attack where the body is attacking its own tissue typically causes destruction of the nerve's myelin sheath of the axon (the long fiber that extends out from the main nerve cell body). The myelin sheath is the outer covering of the axon. This destruction is nerve damage. It is also called Neuropathy.

See Neuropathy for more information on this, the symptoms of neuropathy and what can be done to get relief.

Gluten neuropathy

Neuropathy, or peripheral neuropathy, describes a range of disorders characterized by nerve damage to one or more nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord. Often autoimmune diseases and vitamin deficiencies are some of the potential causes, according to the Mayo Clinic. Gluten neuropathy is when the autoimmune response is the root cause of the nerve damage.

A study published in Muscle Nerve journal in December 2006 found that participants with neuropathy who followed a gluten-free diet showed significant improvement in symptoms after one year. The control group reported worsening of symptoms. People who have gluten intolerance do not respond to simple allergy tests like someone with milk or nut allergy might. The gentlest way to figure out if someone is sensitive to gluten is dietary therapy. Avoid gluten for several weeks, then reintroduce it and observe any reactions.

Once it is known that a person has a problem with gluten there is only one form of treatment: abstinence. People with any degree of gluten sensitivity or intolerance must completely give it up. This means not only avoiding obvious foods like bread and pasta, but also foods like soy sauce and licorice that contain small amounts of wheat.

Fortunately, there are many alternatives. Pastas made with rice flour or quinoa* don't have gluten in them. Rice bread can replace bread made from grains containing gluten. Buckwheat flour contains no gluten and works well for pancakes. Some companies even make soy sauce that doesn't use wheat in the ingredients. It is simply a matter of reading labels and shopping around.

* Celiac disease: a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food.

* Neurologic: of or having to do with neurology. Neurology is a branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, functions, and diseases of the nervous system. 

* Quinoa: a grain-like plant.
For complete article  Gluten & Nerve Damage

Video on what to do about what causes the Autoimmune Problem

What can be done for relief?

We always recommend you take the approach of building health - and nerves are no different. 

Find out how to build healthy nerves

 

 

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Nutritional Support for Nerve Pain

Omega-3 fatty acids can provide important nutritional support for those who have nerve pain.

Nerve pain (or neuropathic pain) is usually caused by a deterioration of the myelin sheath that surrounds and insulates pain nerves.

Then, just like an electrical circuit with exposed wiring, nerves that shouldn't be communicating directly with each other, cross paths and create a feedback loop that perpetuates pain.

The February 2010 "Clinical Journal of Pain" describes five patients with neuropathic pain that experienced lasting relief by taking high dosages of EPA and DHA. Dosages of 2,400 to 7,200 mg a day contributed to improvements that were maintained for as long as 19 months.

It then follows that the higher the Omega-3 (EPA & DHA) content of the fish oil, the more it will nutritionally support and help your body to maintain normal nerve function.

* Average fish oil has 600 mg (EPA & DHA) Omega-3s.
* Higher Quality fish oil has 800 mg (EPA & DHA) Omega-3s.
* RHP Cold Water Fish Oil has 1500 mg (EPA & DHA) Omega-3s.

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