Monday, December 29, 2008

A Hospital Germ on the Warpath


You can take some simple steps to avoid infection
By Betsy McCaughey - November 1, 2008 - From the AARP Bulletin print edition


Grace Voros was 85 and enjoying life, watching her family grow and taking romantic walks with the man she fell in love with 61 years ago, when she took a minor fall. She went to the hospital for an x-ray, where tests confirmed she had no broken bones. But while there, she contracted an infection no one in the family had ever heard about, “C. diff,” and died.


C. diff, short for Clostridium difficile, is raging through hospitals, infecting hundreds of thousands of patients a year. The bacteria contaminate every surface, including bed rails, bed tables, nurses’ uniforms, privacy curtains, faucets and call buttons. When patients touch these surfaces and then pick up food without washing their hands, they ingest the germ. Any patient taking antibiotics who ingests C. diff is in danger of developing severe diarrhea, leading to dehydration, inflammation of the colon and even death.


Routine cleaning isn’t enough to protect you from C. diff. Researchers at Case Western Reserve and the Cleveland VA Medical Center found that after routine cleaning at a hospital, 78 percent of surfaces were still contaminated. To kill the germ, you need to use bleach.
When surfaces are not properly disinfected, the results can be deadly. At Thomas Jefferson Medical Center in Philadelphia, three consecutive patients occupying the same room came down with C. diff. One died.


Staffs at many U.S. hospitals are woefully uninformed about what to do. One study reported that 39 percent of medical personnel didn’t know that C. diff could be spread on stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs and other equipment. About two-thirds of medical staff were unaware they should clean their hands with soap and water, because alcohol sanitizers don’t kill this superbug.


What can you do to protect yourself? Take Immunocal!


Insist that everyone treating you clean their hands before touching you.
Clean your own hands thoroughly before eating. Do not touch your hands to your lips. Do not place your food or utensils on any surface except your plate. Ask family to bring wipes containing bleach to clean the items around your bed.


When you leave the hospital, assume any belongings you bring home are contaminated. Do not mix clothes from the hospital with the family wash; wash with bleach. Regular laundry detergents do not kill C. diff.If you are visiting someone in the hospital, be careful about eating in the cafeteria or a restaurant where the staff go in their scrubs or uniforms. These uniforms could be covered in invisible superbugs. More than 20 percent of nurses’ uniforms had C. diff on them at the end of a workday, according to one study. Imagine sliding into a restaurant booth after a nurse has left the germ on the table or the seat. You could easily pick it up on your hands and then ingest it with your sandwich.Poor hospital hygiene and lax practices such as wearing scrubs in public are putting all of us at risk. That’s why I founded RID, the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, so that other families won’t have to go through what Grace Voros’ family suffered.


Betsy McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New York.



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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Dr. James F. Balch speaks out on Immunocal! Is Immunocal a scam? Find out the shocking truth!



Radio Interview with Dr. James Balch (co-author of "Prescription for Nutritional Healing" & "Prescription for Natural Cures"-over 8 million copies sold) Is Immunocal a scam? Find out the shocking truth! For more information go to: http://www.gotimmunocal.com/
Listen to the interview below:

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Monday, June 16, 2008

Intracellular Glutathione- Emediawire (press release)- (PRWeb via PRWeb) December 17, 2004



Intracellular Glutathione

The benefits provided by glutathione - Your immune system depends on your cells producing glutathione to aid in the prevention of all illnesses and diseases.

December 17, 2004 -- Every single cell has its own built-in defense system. It’s called glutathione. Each cell in the body makes glutathione. Glutathione protects the cell against free radical damage and DNA changes. As the level of glutathione goes down, the cell’s defense weakens. The cell can be “injured” by free radicals and even “mutate” and start multiplying out of control – that’s called a tumor or growth. Over a period of time, these mutated cells can turn to cancer.

The lower glutathione levels also affect the immune system. It no longer can do its job. When your glutathione levels are strong, your immune system will recognize “mutated” or “injured” cells and neutralize them. Every day, the immune system does this without you ever being aware of it.

Getting back to the mutated cells that are now cancer cells – cancer cells take every bit of nutrition that can be used to make glutathione; so they become stronger and stronger. That’s why you always hear your doctor telling you that cancer cells are hard to destroy because they are so strong.

Other normal cells start to suffer and weaken. When you introduce chemo or radiation, the cancer cells are stronger and the normal cells really take a beating. You are usually very sick; you look sick, and you have a very high risk of a future cancer from the ‘poison’ (chemo) you took to try to boost your immune system into helping kill the cancer cells.
Suppose you could find a product that would safely – without side effects – protect your normal cells, work with or without chemotherapy and/or radiation, and have zero interactions with any drug you might be taking? This product gives the precursors (building blocks) for every cell to make glutathione! Cancer cells gobble this up in the 1st days. Soon, they are too ‘full’ and, like normal cells, ‘shut down’ the manufacturing of glutathione.

The big difference between a cancer cell and a normal cell is cancer cells can never, ever turn the mechanism back on to make glutathione again! Normal cells can make glutathione today, but tomorrow say, “Nope, don’t need any today.” The next day they say, “Yes, I’ll make some today!”

As the cancer cell defense grows weaker, the normal cells become stronger and stronger right along with the immune system. This is why it is so important to take 3 or 4 packs a day in the beginning to start the ‘shut-down’ of the cancer cell’s defense. Glutathione then actually becomes the downfall for cancer cells.

Doctors will tell you that you cannot take immune system boosters like the antioxidants C, E, etc. They are CORRECT! Your cancer cells are already stronger than your normal cells. Adding more to their defense system will help protect them even more against chemo and radiation. Those antioxidants are not made inside the cells, but they are used by the cells. So, taking them in every day just reinforces the cancer cells.

Rememer: taking glutathione pills won’t build glutathione in the cell. The glutathione molecule is too big to get into a cell. Just the process of digestion destroys most of it. The cell must make its own glutathione. If you take the drug, NAC, to build glutathione – the doctors use it in hospitals to detoxify your liver after a poisoning – you would have to take doses high enough to make you vomit all day; and NAC is so short-lived, you’d have to have many intravenous doses throughout the day. It still would not allow the cells to make their own glutathione. (Intraveneous NAC has been used in all studies related to NAC applications, NOT the pills in health food stores.)


In closing, Immunocal is in the PDR on the drug side, not the vitamin/mineral/herb side. We have medical method-of-use patents, not ingredient patents. One is for the treatment and prevention of cancer. These medical patents are earned by the same scientific studies any drug has to go through to be OK’d for use against disease. Immunocal is in the pharmacist’s Red Book, to show there are no interactions with any drugs, and no adverse side effects. Immunocal is Medicare/Medicaid endorsed. Natural products never have this kind of science or endorsements. Immunocal has 23 published studies in prestigious medical journals. There are over 61,000 studies on the internet (Medline) that many countries and institutions are doing with glutathione.

Example:
Cell A is a normal cell. Cell B is low on glutathione. They both are being attacked every day by free radicals.

Slowly, as we age, glutathione levels start dropping. Now, the B cell is very low in glutathione and the immune system is weakened. The cell is penetrated by the free radicals and weakens further. This ‘injured’ cell B is not destroyed by the immune system. The DNA is changed and the cell has started to mutate. It starts multiplying and causing a ‘mass’ or ‘tumor’.


Now that B has grown, B can start ‘hogging’ all the nutrients it needs to make glutathione. It becomes stronger and stronger. As it builds its strength, it grows out of control and becomes cancerous. It is so strong, that, even if chemo is introduced, it can withstand the chemo-induced immune system response. However, the weakened normal cell (A) of the body is brutally abused by the ‘poison’ of chemo and radiation. Even if you managed somehow to recover from the first cancer, your immune system is so ‘beat-up’ after the chemo/radiation, that it still can’t do its job. The normal cell (A) is so susceptible to free radical damage that it takes about 1 to 4 years before it, too, fails and becomes a secondary cancer with even more strength than the primary.


When you increase glutathione levels in the body, the cancer cell stops making glutathione and becomes the weaker cell. The immune system has strengthened and now it can take mutated cells like A and destroy them. Every day, the immune system does this repeatedly. Glutathione, the master antioxidant, is needed for the immune system cells too; so your body is doubly protected from everyday free radical damage and DNA mutations.


Here are some sobering statistics from the University of Illinois School of Public Health:
·In the last 30 years, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma has increased nearly 100%.
·Brain cancer has increased 80-90%.
·Testicular cancer in men 28-35 years old has increased 300%.
·Childhood cancers have increased 40-50%.


But now we have real answers, not only for the “Why?” but also for Prevention. Immunocal is all science and fact! Call us: 510-302-9822 or send us an email: health@gotimmunocal.com
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

BBC News- Hospital Wipes Spreading MRSA


Some types of anti-bacterial wipes used by hospital staff to clean surfaces could be helping to spread bacteria, researchers say.


The Welsh School of Pharmacy found that MRSA survived on the wipe, and then contaminated everything it touched.

The team said staff should throw away wipes after cleaning just one surface.

An infection-control specialist said killing bacteria instantly was not as vital as the need to tackle the dirt and debris on which they thrived.


"What is remarkable is that some of these wipes actually have the words 'kills MRSA' written on the box"
-Dr Gareth Williams, Welsh School of Pharmacy

Dr Gareth Williams, who is presenting the research at the American Society of Microbiology's Annual Meeting in Boston, said he planned to share his full findings with infection control teams.
He visited the intensive care units of Welsh hospitals to watch how staff used wipes, and found it was common for a single wipe to be employed on more than one surface.

"What I found was that staff would wipe one thing, perhaps a bed rail, then move on to several other surfaces, so we went back to the laboratory to see how different wipes performed under these conditions."

He discovered that while wipes were quite good at picking up bacteria from the first surface, they were unable to kill off that bacteria swiftly.

This meant that the subsequent cleaning using the same wipe resulted in contamination.
One use only

Dr Williams said: "What is remarkable is that some of these wipes actually have the words 'kills MRSA' written on the box.

"We found that, under the conditions we observed in actual hospitals, this wasn't the case."
He said that hospital staff should be taught not to clean more than one thing with the same wipe, even if it was advertised as 'anti-bacterial'.

Tracey Cooper, a nurse consultant and spokesman for the Infection Prevention Society, welcomed the research, but said that there were reasons why the ability of a wipe to destroy MRSA quickly was not a top priority.

"If they did contain an agent sufficiently powerful to kill bacteria instantly, the chances are it would be very bad for your hands," she said.

"The human body is beautifully designed for spreading things like MRSA, and if one surface in a room is contaminated with MRSA, it is likely that other surfaces nearby will also be contaminated.

"The important thing when cleaning is to physically remove bacteria, and the dust and dirt on which they live.

"In addition, staff are generally taught that you start wiping the surface that is most likely to be clean, and finish with the surface that is most likely to be dirty."

A Department of Health spokesman said: "The use of anti-microbial wipes is not counter-productive; we have robust protocols and it is important that staff follow them."


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Saturday, May 31, 2008

Dr. Phil- The Superbug Scare- MRSA- Staphylococcus-Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus




The Superbug Scare


Could a grave danger be lurking in your home? If you believe the headlines, you know that catching MRSA, also known as the Superbug, can have deadly consequences, but should you be concerned? How can you spot the danger and what can you do to stay safe? Dr. Phil gets to the bottom of these questions and others.

Fatal Infection
Melissa's son, Mark, was just 13 when he went to the hospital and wound up with MRSA. Learn about Melissa’s tragic loss and why she thinks her son’s death could have been prevented.


"He was cheated out of his chance to survive."

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Living with a Potential Killer
Nineteen-year-old Stephanie has been battling the Superbug for almost a year. Get a firsthand account of her experience with the disease. Why has she survived?


Find out what advice her doctor gave her that has Dr. Phil shocked and concerned.


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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Eat to Lose By Selene Yeager, Prevention Magazine




By Selene Yeager, Prevention
The Prevention Reshape Your Body plan incorporates easy food strategies you can follow for life. "Women succeed at weight loss when they get a handle on their portions and eat in a balanced way," says nutritionist Lisa Young, PhD, RD, who dished out the dietary advice for our program. Her three key tips:

1. Get your protein:


Research shows that protein-rich foods such as fish, chicken, low-fat dairy, and lean meats can increase satiety, meaning they help you feel full longer. "Eat them with every meal, especially breakfast, to curb the urge to snack all day long," says Young.Eat early.



2. Have breakfast, even if it's simply oatmeal or a hard-boiled egg. It jump-starts your metabolism and prevents late-day bingeing. Studies have found that dieters are most successful when they start their day with a meal.



3. Get a "hand-le" on portions. "Most of us eat too much—period. To lose weight, you have to eat proper portions," says Young.



Use your hand to measure,
How to measure:


Meat, fish, poultry
3 ounces = palm of hand


Mixed nuts
1/4 cup = 1 layer on palm


Cereal/popcorn
1 cup = 2 cupped hands


Cooked pasta
1/2 cup = 1 rounded handful


Cheese
1 ounce = 1 thumb


Butter/oil
1/2 teaspoon = 1 fingertip
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Acne drug linked to depression By Reuters




NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Use of isotretinoin, the active ingredient in the acne drug Accutane, apparently more than doubles the risk of depression, according to results of a study.

Still, the absolute risk is probably very small, the researchers emphasize.
The study is the first controlled investigation to find a statistically significant link between isotretinoin and depression, Dr. Anick Berard, from CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre in Montreal, and colleagues point out in a report in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

"Depression is likely to be a rare side effect of isotretinoin therapy," they wrote. Nonetheless, "current guidelines should possibly be modified to include psychiatric assessments of patients prior to and during isotretinoin therapy."

Berard's team studied 30,496 people from Quebec, Canada, who received at least one isotretinoin prescription from 1984 through 2003. During the study period, 126 of these individuals had a depression-related diagnosis, hospitalization, or treatment.

Based on previous research, the researchers focused on isotretinoin use in the 5 months prior to depression diagnosis (risk period) compared with a 5-month period a year before the diagnosis (control period).

After accounting for potential factors that might influence the results, exposure to isotretinoin was associated with a greater than 2.6-fold relative risk of depression, the team found.
"Because depression could have serious consequences, close monitoring of isotretinoin users is indicated," Berard and colleagues conclude.

SOURCE: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, April 2008.

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Sleep Apnea: A (Not-So-Silent) Killer By Howard Levy, M.D.


Two of the most common complaints I hear from patients are insomnia and fatigue. It should be no surprise that poor sleep causes fatigue. But often such sufferers turn out to have a much more serious condition: sleep apnea.


The word "apnea" literally means "not breathing." People with sleep apnea actually stop breathing for periods of time during sleep. As their oxygen levels fall and carbon dioxide levels rise, their brain eventually becomes aroused enough to wake them up, and they start breathing again. The cycle repeats over and over again throughout the night, resulting in constant interruptions in sleep and feeling tired all day long.

This is actually a life-threatening condition. The most immediate risk is falling asleep while driving or doing something else that requires sharp mental attention.(Get Sharp Mental Attention Naturally- Click Here) Sleep apnea also raises blood pressure throughout the body and in the lungs. Over time, that causes thickening of the lung tissues and permanent lung disease. The elevated blood pressure is also a risk factor for multiple other health problems, including heart attack, congestive heart failure, stroke, and kidney disease.


The most common cause of sleep apnea is being overweight (Find out more about weight loss- Click Here). Alcohol and sedating medications (both over-the-counter and prescription) also contribute to sleep apnea. Sometimes the cause is a neurological condition.


Here are some of the warning signs of sleep apnea:

Snoring. Many, but not all people who snore have sleep apnea.

Pauses in breathing. Ask someone with whom you share a bedroom, or record yourself sleeping.
Pauses often last 2-10 seconds, but they can be even longer.

Frequent awakening. Do you startle yourself awake in the middle of the night, perhaps gasping for air? It may seem like you snored so loudly you woke yourself up, but it's really due to that pause in your breathing.

Unrefreshing sleep. People with sleep apnea still feel tired in the morning because they didn't get much sleep overnight.

Daytime sleepiness. If you're so tired during the day that you nearly fall asleep while driving or doing other things that require concentration, sleep apnea is a likely cause.

Headaches. The low oxygen and high carbon dioxide levels overnight, combined with inadequate sleep, can cause severe headaches, especially first thing in the morning.

If any of these symptoms describe you, I urge you to see your doctor. You might need an overnight sleep study, in which you spend a night in a monitored room where your breathing, heart activity, and brain waves are recorded. If you do have sleep apnea, there are ways to treat it, and you'll feel better and live longer once it's under control.



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Oral Care and Your Heart: What's the Connection? By Howard Levy, M.D.



I admit it. I don't floss every day. I used to not floss at all, and gave typical excuses for this lapse - it hurt my gums, it hurt my fingers, it was inconvenient, and it took too long.


My dental hygienist kept bugging me about it though, so now I try to floss at least twice a week. Now that I've mastered the flossing technique, my gums don't bleed every time I brush my teeth, and the pockets between my teeth and gums have become a little smaller than they used to be.


Truthfully, I wasn't originally convinced that flossing was that important - after all, what's a little gum irritation going to do to me? However, there is evidence that gum disease and periodontitis could have effects beyond our mouths.


Most people have heard by now that periodontitis is associated with an increased risk of heart attack. This risk isn't nearly as high as with diabetes, smoking, hypertension, and high cholesterol. But it is probably at least as elevated as that linked to long-term use of Bextra® and Vioxx® (pain drugs that were removed from the market in large part because they were associated with a small increase in heart attack risk).


The evidence also suggests that periodontitis might contribute to pregnancy complications. Some studies show an increased risk of premature birth and low weight for babies born to others with periodontitis. Other studies did not find any such risk, so we don't yet know for sure if this is a true association.


There is a logical explanation for why heart attacks and pregnancy complications could be related to periodontal disease. Blood tests in people with periodontitis show increased levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a substance that has gotten a lot of attention in recent years as a possible predictor of heart attack, stroke, cancer, and a variety of other serious health problems.


The common feature in all of these conditions is the presence of inflammation, which is actually all that an elevated CRP level tells us. We know that inflammation is a major factor in periodontitis, and that inflammation is also important in both heart disease and preterm births of low-weight babies.


What we don't know is whether the possible association between periodontitis and heart disease or pregnancy complications is because of a direct effect of the inflammation in the mouth or of some other as yet unknown problem present in all three conditions.


So the jury is still out on whether preventing or treating periodontitis does anything to reduce your risk of heart attack or improve your chances of delivering a healthy baby after a full-term pregnancy.


I don't know if regular flossing is really doing me any good outside of making my mouth healthier. But it definitely improves my chances of keeping my own teeth into old age. Now that I'm used to it, it doesn't hurt and doesn't really take that much extra time. And I just might live a few extra years as a result, meaning that my teeth have to last even longer!
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Which Eggs Should You Be Eating? By Alexandra Guarnaschelli from Yahoo.com


As a kid, I can remember going to the supermarket and grabbing any random cardboard carton of eggs off the shelf. I would run them home (top speed!) to my mother because they were usually going into a delicious coffeecake or batch of corn bread.

Times have changed. Cage-free? Organic? Brown? White? Omega-3s? Help! Here are some tips to help you figure out which eggs you should be eating:

Brown or white? In actuality, color is simply an indication of the breed of hen. Find the freshest egg with the most flavor and let color be a secondary concern.

Extra Omega-3s? Omega-3 eggs come from a hen whose diet has added flaxseed, which yields an egg containing an average of 225 mg of Omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E. The countless health benefits for humans make these eggs a tempting purchase. My opinion? Eat a piece of fresh fish -- salmon or sardines or Atlantic mackerel, for example -- and get a pure dose of
Omega-3's. Let eggs be eggs.


Does your egg need exercise? Cage-free and free-range eggs are from hens raised without the confines of a cage, though they may or may not have spent much time outdoors. Organic eggs are from hens that are raised with the most holistic approach: their feed must meet organic standards, they must be raised humanely and sustainably, and they must be given access to the outdoors. Hey, happier hens do lay tastier eggs.


Does local make a difference? Nothing is better than local eggs. They may have a feather or two stuck to them or a slightly imperfect shape and they may or may not be certified organic; however, they have one quality I prize: I know exactly where my food came from and how it came to be! In some cases I can even ask the farmer when the eggs were laid and what they were fed. At $2.20 for a dozen large eggs and all the information I could want about my food, I call it a bargain! I refrigerate the eggs the minute I return from the market.


Is spending more really worth it? I think so. Some parts of your diet are hard to manage on a budget. Beef, for example, can make a costly difference if you're looking to go organic at home.

Eggs are less significant. Try making one evening meal a week where your organic eggs take center stage. Make a huge open-faced vegetable omelet, for example, or try a quick chicken stir-fry and fold in a few eggs during the last two minutes of cooking.
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Gut superbug causing more illnesses, deaths By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer


The Photo to the left is an actual photo of a magnified image of Clostridium bacteria. Health experts fear infections with a deadly, drug-resistant strain of the bacteria may continue to rise.
-ATLANTA - The number of people hospitalized with a dangerous intestinal superbug has been growing by more than 10,000 cases a year, according to a new study.
The germ, resistant to some antibiotics, has become a regular menace in hospitals and nursing homes. The study found it played a role in nearly 300,000 hospitalizations in 2005, more than double the number in 2000.

The infection, Clostridium difficile, is found in the colon and can cause diarrhea and a more serious intestinal condition known as colitis. It is spread by spores in feces. But the spores are difficult to kill with most conventional household cleaners or antibacterial soap.
C-diff, as it's known, has grown resistant to certain antibiotics that work against other colon bacteria. The result: When patients take those antibiotics, competing bacteria die off and C-diff explodes.


This virulent strain of C-diff was rarely seen before 2000.
"The nature of this infection is changing. It's more severe," said Dr. L. Clifford McDonald, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expert who was not part of the study.


There are other factors that play into the rise of C-diff cases as well, including a larger of number of patients who are older and sicker. "And there may be some overuse and inappropriate use of antibiotics," said Dr. Marya Zilberberg, a University of Massachusetts researcher and lead author of the study.


The Zilberberg study was based on a sample of more than 36 million annual discharges from non-governmental U.S. hospitals. That data was used to generate the study's national estimates.
The research is being published in the June issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, a CDC publication.


Using other scientists' estimates, the study concluded that 2.3 percent of the cases in 2004 were fatal — about 5,500 deaths. That was nearly double the percentage of C-diff-related cases that ended in death in 2000.


Many of the people who died had other health problems. The study did not try to determine if Clostridium difficile was the main cause of death in each case, Zilberberg said.
But earlier research concluded the infection is the underlying cause of thousands of deaths annually, and the problem is getting worse.
C-diff has become an acute health concern in Canada, where it was blamed for 260 deaths at seven Ontario hospitals recently, and 2,000 deaths in Quebec since 2002.


The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology is currently working with U.S. hospitals to study prevalence of the infection and what infection control measures seem to work best.


"This is not a time for alarm, but more a time for educating health professionals to understand this particular pathogen," said Kathy Warye, chief executive of the Washington, D.C.-based association.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Frequently Asked Questions About Immunocal/ Is there any clinical proof that Immunocal works?


Frequently Asked Questions About Immunocal-

1. Is there any clinical proof that Immunocal works?-

Yes. Research was sustained by the Medical Research Council of Canada and the National Institutes of Health in the United States. The observed effects to Immunocal at McGill University have been validated by numerous independent research centers world wide, namely Germany, Japan, Australia, France, United States and in Nova-Scotia (Canada). So great is the amount of evidence of Immunocal's benefits, it has even been awarded numerous US, Canadian, and international method of use patents.

2. Can a person who is lactose intolerant take Immunocal?-

Yes, Immunocal has less than 1% lactose which should not cause any ill effect even in the most severe case of lactose intolerance.

3. Can a person who is intolerant of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) take Immunocal?-

Yes, Immunocal has NO added MSG which should not cause any ill effect even in the most severe case of MSG intolerance. Immunocal contains the following amount of glutamic acid by weight: 180 mg/gram. There is therefore 1.8 grams of glutamic acid in a 10 gram packet of Immunocal. Every single protein on the earth contains glutamic acid, and glutamic acid is required for good health. Glutamic acid is an amino acid formed in the digestion of ALL proteins (including wheat gluten and meat). It is the only amino acid metabolized by the brain. Glutamic acid is necessary in human nutrition but can usually be manufactured by the body in adequate amounts. That means that our own body produces it. In certain disease states, deficient diet, malnutrition, and in certain metabolic abnormalities this amino acid becomes conditionally essential. Glutamic Acid's sodium salt, is monosodium glutamate, and ALL proteins may contain naturally occurring trace amounts of MSG. In summary, Immunocal would not supply any more glutamic acid than a serving of steak or other similar protein. There is NO added MSG in Immunocal, and Immunocal should not cause a medical problem in a person highly sensitive to MSG.

For more Frequently Asked Questions and Proof Immunocal Works Check Back Next Week:
4.Are there any interactions known between prescription medications and Immunocal?

5.Can you overdose Immunocal? Is there any potential for toxicity if you take too much?

6.Are there any side effects associated with Immunocal®?

7. Who should not take the product?

8.Are there any interactions known between prescription medications, supplements such as coenzyme Q-10, antioxidant vitamins, herbs and Immunocal?

9.What is the difference in taking Immunocal® as opposed to taking other antioxidants?

10.How does Immunocal® compare to other supplements that are labeled as "glutathione" or "cystine"?

For answers to the questions above Check Back Next Week

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Symptoms of Fibromyalgia and Fibromyalgia Hope


Fibromyalgia:


  • Most advice given to patients reads like a weight-loss program, recommending low-intensity exercise, drinking lots of water, and reducing mental and physical stresses such as those caused by saturated fats, caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, meat and sugar.

Natural Methods To Pain Relief:

A Natural Method to pain relief for Fibromyalgia can be found at this link: Natural Relief (scroll down to the Fibromyalgia) and watch the video, then go here: Natural Relief Product and Call Us: 866-484-4792

  1. Symptoms:
  • Pain: The most prominent symptom of fibromyalgia is pain. Unlike arthritis, the discomfort is not in the joints but in the muscles and ligaments. The pain is commonly located in the neck, shoulders, back, and hips. The tenderness is worse in the mornings and has been described as flulike, burning, throbbing, aching, or stabbing.


  • Fatigue: Another frequent complaint associated with fibromyalgia is fatigue. In fact, it occurs so commonly that some doctors think fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome are the same disease. The severity of the fatigue can range from mild to incapacitating. In its worse form, fatigue can be so debilitating that some people have trouble keeping their jobs. No amount of sleep at night or rest during the day is helpful.


  • Fibrofog: Another common symptom is a mental haziness some people call fibrofog. This refers to the inability to concentrate, memory loss, and depression that occurs with fibromyalgia.


  • Other symptoms associated with fibromyalgia are headaches, nervousness, numbness, dizziness, and intestinal disturbances.


  • Symptoms vary widely among sufferers, but generally include muscle and joint aches, chronic fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, headaches and tenderness in several of eighteen specific areas, or “trigger points” on the body.

  • Some patients choose to incorporate alternative treatments such as acupuncture, chiropractic, and massage therapy into their treatment.

    Pain Relief:


  • One of the best things you can do is low-impact aerobic exercise. Examples of this type of exercise include swimming or water exercise, stationary bicycling and exercising on ski-type machines. You may need to begin at a very low level of exercise (5 minutes every other day is helpful at first). Continue to increase the length and frequency of exercise until you are exercising for at least 30 to 60 minutes at least 4 times a week. Once you reach this point, you can consider switching to high-impact exercises, like walking, jogging and tennis.

  • Because the symptoms of fibromyalgia are made worse by stress and poor sleep, it is important to cut stress out of your life whenever possible and to get as much sleep as you need. Since alcohol and caffeine cause poor sleep, avoid these substances around bedtime.

  • Other simple lifestyle changes may be helpful. For example, try keeping your activity level the same each day. Many people with fibromyalgia try to do as much as possible on "good" days, which leads them to have several "bad" days. If you keep your activity level even, you may not have as many "bad" days.


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Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Nutrition for Children with Cancer and More Information




  • Children's nutrition needs can change during cancer treatment. A child may need up to 50% more protein to ward off infections(Read more to find out about a protein supplement that helped Celine Dion's husband become Cancer-Free). As well as extra fluids to prevent dehydration (They need to drink at least half of their body weight, for example: a child that weighs 100 pounds, needs 50 oz of water). Learn more about what is needed to support good health and a strong recovery below.

  • A link to the protein supplement that helped Celine Dion's Husband become Cancer-Free: Read Celine Dion's Story Here Heres the link to the product: Protein Supplement for Cancer in Children Call us for details on how to measure the amount your child needs to take: 510-302-9822 or

  • Click Here to watch the video about information on the protein supplement for cancer in children.

  • Go here for more links on nutrition for children with cancer: ACS Cancer Nutrition For Children




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Prostate Symptoms Test For Men


Prostate Symptoms Test

Over the past month or so...

Question 1 of 7-
How often have you had a sensation of not emptying your bladder completely after you have finished urinating?

Not at all

Less than 1 time in 5


Less than half the time

About half the time

More than half the time

Almost always

Question 2 of 7-
How often have you had to urinate again less than two hours after you finished urinating?Not at all

Less than 1 time in 5

Less than half the time

About half the time

More than half the time

Almost always

Over the past month or so...
Question 3 of 7
How often have you found you stopped and started again several times while you urinated?

Not at all

Less than 1 time in 5

Less than half the time

About half the time

More than half the time

Almost always

Question 4 of 7-
How often have you found it difficult to postpone urination?

Not at all

Less than 1 time in 5

Less than half the time

About half the time

More than half the time

Almost always

Question 5 of 7-
How often have you had a weak urinary stream?

Not at all

Less than 1 time in 5

Less than half the time

About half the time

More than half the time

Almost always

Question 6 of 7-
How often have you had to push or strain to begin urination?

Not at all

Less than 1 time in 5

Less than half the time

About half the time

More than half the time

Almost always

Question 7 of 7-
How often have you had to get up at least once in the night to urinate?

Not at all

Less than 1 time in 5

Less than half the time

About half the time

More than half the time

Almost always

American Urological Association (AUA) symptom index point scale
Use the following point scale to answer the questions.
0- points means you answered no to the question.
1- point means you answered yes to the question less than once in 5 times.
2- points means you answered yes to the question less than half of the time.
3- points means you answered yes to the question about half of the time.
4- points means you answered yes to the question more than half of the time.
5- points means you answered yes to the question almost always.

Total your score.
Your score shows how severe your symptoms are. The symptom index may be used to develop a treatment plan. Your doctor may also ask you to take the test again after treatment to see how well treatment helped your symptoms.

Compare your total score to the list below:
0-7 mild
8-19 moderate
20-35 severe


Here's the link I that I found the test on: http://www.bestprostatehealthtips.com/Prostate_Symptoms_Test_for_Men.html

Here's a link to an Alternative Method for help with prostate cancer and other cancers: Videos on Cancer or Go here for more information on the magistral

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Tips on Caring For The Man in Your Life



  • Prostate cancer is on the rise. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer, other than skin cancers, in American men.





Click on the picture for more information on Magistral for Men- It helps with prostate cancer, there is also an accompanying product that works with Magistral in helping Prostate Cancer. Click here for the link for men 20-40 years of age or Here for men 40 and over years of age


  • Heres a link for more information on Prostate Cancer: ACS Cancer


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Monday, March 31, 2008

Got Immunocal.com


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