Hi Everyone, Here is Dr. Group's Quote of the Month:
Having a loving holiday season is the best gift you can give yourself and others.
Reflect upon all of the good things you did this year and how many lives you
have touched. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukah.
--Dr. Edward F. Group, III, DC, PhD, ND, DABCN
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Table
of Contents for December 2004:
1.
Editorial: Don't Wait To Get Healthy
2. December GHC Special
3. From The UK? Now You Can Buy
Direct
4. New Law Requires Hepatitis B Shots
5. New
Twist On Altering Crops Stirs Opposition
6. An Apple
A Day Really Does Keep Doctor Away
7. Poor Childhood Nutrition Tied To
Behavior Problems
8. Cooking With Plastics - The Real Truth
9. When More
Is Less and Less Is More
10. Oxygen Therapy and Oxidation of Toxic
Compounds
| Editorial: Don't Wait To Get
Healthy |
Hi
Everyone!
In five days all of the hustle and bustle of
Christmas will be over and
we will be heading into the year 2005. A new year and a new
beginning. The time when most of us start thinking toward the
accomplishments we would like to achieve for the new year. For many that
means writing down personal and business goals. For others it means making
a "mental note." And for others it means thinking that they have never
stuck to a resolution so why start now. Goals will be successful if they
are surrounded by the "Three D's".
Desire--Discipline--Determination. These three words, when fully
implemented, will provide the end result of accomplishment and
success.
You have probably
guessed by now where
this is headed--your health or lack of it. Don't wait to get healthy,
you can start now. Turning your health around is very doable. A
goal must be set
and then we must implement the desire to accomplish it, the discipline
that it takes to accomplish it and last,
but most important the determination to accomplish it. Determination,
for most people, is what usually
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you like it is". A friend, spouse or child is probably not a good
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who you can check-in with once a month. Remember that responsibility
for your health or lack of it belongs to you. Your coach is a member
of your healthcare team and is someone who will be able to keep
you on track and give out that pep-talk when needed. But,
ultimately, the decision to continue on the course to reach your
goals is yours. |
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| New Law Requires Hepatitis B Shots |
Next year's 9th- and 12th-graders are targeted in
Indiana
By: Jennifer L.
Boen
A new state law requiring ninth- and 12th-graders
to have a series of hepatitis B vaccinations
before the 2005-06 school year begins has school officials
wondering how the rule will be enforced and at least one parent unclear
about it. The new law is a quirky one: It's aimed at two specific grades
and will only be around until 2007, said Zach Cattell, legislative director
for the Indiana State Department of Health. It also is a law that schools
- by law - cannot enforce. As a subsection in state code of required immunizations
for schoolchildren, the law stipulates "a child may not be prevented from enrolling in, attending or graduating from high
school for the sole reason that the child
has not been immunized under this
."
"In all my time here, I've not ever seen
an immunization requirement drawn up like
this," Cattell said.
Hepatitis B is a virus that attacks the
liver. It can cause lifelong infection and cirrhosis, or scarring, of the liver and is the
cause of 80 percent of all liver cancers.
Hepatitis B virus - called HBV - is spread when
blood or body fluids from an infected person enter an uninfected person through
unprotected sexual contact, sharing of drug needles, through accidental needle sticks or blood exposure on the job, or from
an infected mother
to her baby during birth.
The new vaccine requirement is aimed at
ninth-graders because they were the students
who just missed falling under the umbrella of the 1999 mandatory hepatitis
B vaccination law. In other words, all children who entered kindergarten or first grade since 1999 have been required to
have the series of three shots, which are
given within a six-month period of time. The shots are
routinely given to babies these days.
The next three senior classes are being
targeted to ensure they are protected before
graduation. Next year's 10th-graders will be the last class to
receive the vaccine as seniors.
In 2001, the most recent year for which
data is available, an estimated 78,000 people
in the United States were infected with HBV; about 5,000 people
die annually from HBV-caused illness. While there are treatments, there
is no cure for hepatitis B, which is why health officials have stepped up
prevention efforts.
Fort Wayne business owner Gary Osborn,
who has one son entering ninth grade and
another one entering his senior year next fall, said the letter he received
from their schools informing him of the new requirement was upsetting.
Both boys attend school in Noble County.
"The letter sounded like the shots are
mandated," he said. "They need to tell you
that you don't have to get them."
Mary Hess, health specialist for Fort Wayne
Community Schools, said the district has
been informing parents of the new rule in school newsletters and
will likely send parents of current eighth- and 11th-graders individual letters.
As
for the non-enforcement issue, "It worries me a little," Hess said, noting
the district would probably send letters of deficiency to the parents of
ninth- and 12th-graders who haven't received the hepatitis B series. "We probably
won't say anything about the fact we won't mandate
it."
Hess said some private colleges are now
requiring hepatitis B vaccinations for incoming
freshmen, although Cattell said it is not yet the case at state-owned
colleges and universities.
According to the 2003 Indiana Youth Risk
Behavior Survey, 49 percent of Indiana high
school students reported having had sexual intercourse at least once,
and nearly 40 percent said they were currently sexually
active.
ISDH and other states are following recommendations
of the CDC's
AdvisoryCommittee on Immunization Practices, Cattell
said. "The main reason the state health department
is doing this is to make sure those kids, as they move
into the higher risk group, are vaccinated."
The virus
Unlike HIV, HBV can survive outside the
body at least seven days and still transmit
infection, according to information from the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. Most people who become infected with hepatitis B get rid of the virus within six months, developing
only an acute infection. But 10 percent
develop a chronic, lifelong infection. However, they
might not have symptoms and become unrecognized carriers of the disease.
According to the state, 59 cases of hepatitis
B were confirmed in Indiana in 2002, down
from 77 in 2001, but Margaret Joseph, spokeswoman for the Department
of Health, said the numbers reflect only acute
cases.
"There's no way of knowing how many chronic
hepatitis B cases there are," she
said.
The hepatitis B vaccine is one of the most
expensive required for children, costing
at private doctor's offices anywhere from $52 to nearly $90 per shot,
according to several pediatric groups contacted by The
News-Sentinel.
But Kelly Zachrich, executive director
of Super Shot Inc., said all children through
18, even if they have insurance, can receive the shots for free at any
Super Shot site. Super Shot participates in the federally funded Vaccines
For Children program. Some private insurance companies cover immunizations. The Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health
also gives the
shots for free.
Osborn said he is still not convinced of
the need and has safety concerns about the
vaccine. At one time, the vaccine contained human blood parts and also
a mercury-based compound called thimerosol, used as a
preservative.
But these days all components are laboratory-made,
and thimerosol is no longer used in single-dose
childhood vaccines, according to the nonprofit National
Vaccine Information Center.
| New Twist On Altering Crops Stirs
Opposition |
Oregon's
Physicians for Social Responsibility wants a four-year ban in the state
on
plants with genes modified with drugs
ALEX PULASKI
Should farmers be able to grow crops genetically
altered to help stop the spread of human diseases and cure afflictions ranging
from herpes to heart disease to HIV?
Not in Oregon, say a group of doctors and others
who want the Legislature to impose a four-year
moratorium on so-called biopharming.
The state chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility
worries that such crops would infiltrate the environment, exposing residents
to drugs they don't need.
Rick North, project director of the nonprofit group's
Campaign for Safe Food, said a bill seeking the moratorium would be introduced
after the Legislature convenes in January.
Biopharming represents the latest twist on genetic
modification in agriculture: splicing pharmaceuticals into the genes of staple
crops.
Biotechnology companies already have produced corn
varieties containing a protein found in HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Their goal is to manufacture food products, such as breakfast cereals, to
orally deliver an AIDS vaccine.
Various transgenic seed projects under development
and expected to be available commercially in the next few years include producing
a topical gel that prevents the spread of herpes simplex virus and oral vaccines
against hepatitis B and E. coli.
North, who has worked more than a year on the physician
group's opposition to all genetically modified foods, said biopharming threatens
to expose the public to microscopic levels of medicines drifting through
the air.
"I want to take a drug
when I have a need for it," he said. "I don't want to be exposed to it without
knowledge of what it does and what its side effects are."
Oregon currently has no biopharmaceutical crops
permitted for cultivation. But North said the physicians group, which numbers
about 850 and includes nondoctors, wants to ensure that state residents don't
risk allergic reaction from pharmaceuticals if conventional crops become
contaminated by modified genes in the future.
The bill will be opposed by a coalition of farming,
forest and chemical-company interests that is closely tied to Oregon agriculture.
Salem-based Oregonians for Food and Shelter helped raise $5.5 million in
2002 to defeat a state measure that would have required labeling of genetically
modified food products.
Terry Witt, Oregonians for Food and Shelter's executive
director, said the bill proposed by the physicians group is overly broad
and would bar Oregon from research
opportunities.
"I don't think the biopharming arena will ever
amount to a real windfall for Oregon farmers, but the major concern I have
here is banning the technology without ever considering the details of what
might be proposed," he said.
Witt said he also worries that the bill might open
the door to restricting all types of genetically modified plant cultivation
in Oregon. One significant project, which is awaiting federal review before
its harvest can be marketed, involves a modified grass seed grown in Madras
that resists the herbicide Roundup.
Many of the new biopharming crops have been tested
by scientists and farmers in Corn Belt
states.
A
note of caution
The National Research Council has concluded, however,
that uses appearing beneficial in the greenhouse or lab could endanger humans
once nature takes over.
In a 2002 report, the council described how avidin,
a glycoprotein grown commercially in corn since 1997, could potentially act
as a poison.
Avidin is used for a number of purposes, including
medical diagnostic procedures. The avidin molecule binds to biotin, a coenzyme,
inactivating it. Because biotin is involved in the basic metabolism of all
organisms, the report states, avidin can act as a toxin. Low doses have been
shown to kill or chronically impair more than 20 insect
species.
The report also describes how genetically modified
corn containing avidin falls outside the jurisdiction of the Environmental
Protection Agency, because it is not a pesticide. Instead, it is overseen
by the U.S. Agriculture Department's Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service.
In the past year, the service has said it would
increase oversight of biopharming products. The service authorized more than
1,000 field tests during 2002, but fewer than 20 were for field tests of
plants engineered to produce pharmaceutical compounds. In 2002, about 130
acres of pharmaceutical-producing plants were planted in experimental field
tests at 34 sites.
Disasters
strike
ProdiGene Inc., a privately held biotech company
based in College Station, Texas, has pioneered plant cultivation of recombinant
proteins for pharmaceutical use. One of its goals is production of children's
vaccines that can be delivered in a snack
rather than through a syringe.
But the company's cultivation of crops for medicinal
purposes proved disastrous in 2002. In September that year, 155 acres of
Iowa corn were destroyed in light of fears that a neighboring ProdiGene test
plot tainted them. The following month, 500,000 bushels of soybeans in a
Nebraska grain elevator were ordered destroyed after inspectors found traces
of an experimental ProdiGene corn containing
vaccine against traveler's diarrhea.
John Reiher, ProdiGene's chief executive, said
this week that he would not comment on the company's record or the potential
for a statewide moratorium on biopharming in
Oregon.
In April, California refused to approve an application
by Ventria BioScience of Sacramento to grow rice containing human proteins
that work as antibiotics. The refusal came after rice growers complained
that they would lose their international customers if conventional crops
were accidentally contaminated.
North said the outcry from the ProdiGene and Ventria
experiences might cause companies to begin searching for alternative growing
areas, and his group wants to ensure that
Oregon is not among them.
Dan Hilburn, administrator of the state Agricultural
Department's plant division, said Monsanto representatives contacted the
state a few years ago to ask how the state regulates biopharmaceutical crops.
But he said the company never followed
up with an application.
Alex Pulaski:
alexpulaski@news.oregonian.com; 503-221-8516
Nothing in
the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will
not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will
not; unrewarded genius is
almost a proverb.
Education
will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence
and determination are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and
always will solve the problems of the human race.
~Calvin
Coolidge~
| An Apple A Day Really Does Keep Doctor Away |
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - An apple a day really does keep the doctor away, thanks to strong
antioxidants that fight cell damage, U.S. researchers reported on
Tuesday.
Rat brain cells exposed to the antioxidant -- in this
case quercetin -- resisted damage much better than those not treated, the team
at Cornell University in New York found.
Antioxidants are compounds that counteract the damage
done by chemicals known as free radicals -- generated by sunlight, chemical
reactions and the stress of day-to-day living.
The researchers say their study adds strength to the
theory that the risk of developing Alzheimer's and similar brain diseases might
be reduced by eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Writing in the Dec. 1 issue of the Journal of
Agricultural and Food Chemistry, the Cornell team said they soaked rat brain
cells in either quercetin or vitamin C -- another potent antioxidant.
The cells were then exposed to hydrogen peroxide to mimic
the type of oxidative cell damage that is believed to occur with Alzheimer's
disease. Brain cells that were treated with quercetin had significantly less
damage than the cells treated with vitamin C and cells that were not treated
with antioxidants.
"On the basis of serving size, fresh apples have some of
the highest levels of quercetin when compared to other fruits and vegetables and
may be among the best food choices for fighting Alzheimer's," C.Y. Lee, a
professor and chairman of the Department of Food Science & Technology at
Cornell University, who led the study, said in a statement. "People should eat
more apples, especially fresh ones," he added. Lee said the skins of apples
contain the highest levels of quercetin so juice is not necessarily the best
source. In general, red apples tend to have more of the antioxidant than green
or yellow ones, he said.
Other foods high in quercetin include onions, blueberries and
cranberries.
| Poor
Childhood Nutrition Tied To Behavior
Problems |
Reuters - By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nutritional deficiencies early in life may
predispose children to behavioral problems into their teenage years, new
research suggests.
The study of nearly 1,600 children from Mauritius, an island in the Indian
Ocean, found that those with signs of malnutrition at age 3 were more likely to
show various behavioral problems at the ages of 8, 11 and 17.
At age 3, the malnourished children had signs of deficiencies in protein,
iron, zinc and certain B vitamins -- nutrients vital to healthy brain
development. The study findings suggest that poor early-life nutrition may cause
deficits in brain function that predispose children to problems such as
hyperactivity and aggression later on, the study's lead author, Dr. Jianghong
Liu, told Reuters Health.
She and her colleagues at the University of Southern California in Los
Angeles report the findings in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
For the study, the researchers assessed signs of malnutrition -- such as
iron-deficiency anemia, thin and discolored hair, and cracked lips -- among
3-year-olds born in 1969 and 1970. The children were given IQ tests at the age
of 11, and parents and teachers reported on any behavioral problems at the ages
of 8, 11 and 17.
Children who were malnourished early in life were more likely than their
peers to act out at school, break rules, get into fights or have other
behavioral problems as they grew older, Liu and her colleagues found.
Other factors usually associated with child malnutrition -- such as poverty,
poor housing and parents' lack of education -- did not explain the link.
However, malnourished children's generally lower IQs did appear to be a key
factor.
According to Liu, these lower IQ scores may "reflect neurocognitive
deficits," caused by malnutrition, that may predispose children to antisocial
behavior. The first three years of life are "critical" in brain development, Liu
said, so proper nutrition during this period is of particular importance.
Although many factors go into children's behavior, Liu said the new findings
point to a possible way to reduce the risk of behavioral problems into
adolescence.
SOURCE: American Journal of Psychiatry, November
2004.
| Cooking With Plastics - The Real Truth |
Rolf Halden,
PhD,
PE
Many people
are concerned about the use of plastics for preparing and eating foods
and beverages. Recently, Rolf Halden, PhD, PE, assistant professor in
the Department of Environmental Health Sciences and the Center for Water
and Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health set the record straight about
a hoax email warnings about the exposure to dioxins from freezing plastic
bottles. The Office of Communications and Public Affairs sat down with
Dr. Halden again to discuss the public health risks posed by plastic
products.
Office
of Communications and Public Affairs: We are surrounded
by plastic products and many people use them for cooking and preparing
foods every day. Is there a concern with using these products?
Rolf
Halden: In general, whenever
food comes in contact with materials that are not inert there is a
chance of chemical transfer and contamination. We are primarily concerned
about plasticizers such as the various phthalates, acetyltributylcitrate
and dioctyladipate, all of which are added to plastics to make the
products flexible and less brittle. The concern is that if you heat
up plastic food containers, utensils or plastic wrap, some of these
chemicals could be released into food or
beverage.
OC&PA: What
about cooking with plastics?
RH: In
general, whenever you heat something you increase the likelihood of pulling
chemicals out. Chemicals can be released from plastic packaging materials
like the kinds used in some microwave meals. Some drinking straws say on
the label “not for hot beverages.” Most people think the warning is because
someone might be burned. If you put that straw into a boiling cup of hot
coffee, you basically have a hot water extraction going on, where the chemicals
in the straw are being extracted into your nice cup of coffee. We use the
same process in the lab to extract chemicals from materials we want to
analyze.
If you are cooking with plastics or using plastic utensils, the best
thing to do is to follow the directions and only use plastics that are specifically
meant for cooking. Inert containers are best, for example heat-resistant
glass, ceramics and good old
stainless steel.
OC&PA: How
much of these chemicals get into our food and is it
harmful?
RH: That’s
a difficult question and the best answer I can give is: it depends. Several
European studies found that many plasticizers migrated from plastic containers
and wraps into foods as they were heated in microwave ovens. Some of the
chemicals were absorbed in high quantities (several hundreds of milligrams
per kilogram food). The amount of chemical absorbed by the food depended
on the temperature of the container and food, the duration of the heating,
the type of plastic used and its initial plasticizer content, as well as
the type of food being heated. As a general rule, the fattier the food,
the more of the chemicals potentially can be absorbed and retained by it.
More research should be done in this area.
OC&PA: What
is the risk from exposure to these chemicals?
RH: For
example, phthalates are environmental contaminants that can exhibit hormone-like
behavior by acting as endocrine disruptors in humans and animals. These “synthetic
hormones” may pose a special risk to susceptible populations such as children,
who are more vulnerable because they are still developing. But again, it’s
not clear how much exposure to these chemicals is occurring. Potential
adverse heath outcomes also
are dependent on a person’s individual susceptibility.
OC&PA: Should
people be concerned about dioxins in plastic food containers more
so than
plasticizers you mentioned?
RH: Plastics
typically do not contain dioxins. However, dioxins can be formed in the
environment from the incineration of waste, particularly the incineration
of hospital waste, which contains a great deal of polyvinyl chloride plastics
and aromatic compounds that can serve as dioxin precursors.
When dioxins are sent into the atmosphere they become attached to
particles and eventually fall back to earth. Then they bind to, or are taken
up, by fish and other animals, where they get concentrated and stored in
fat before eventually ending up on our lunch and dinner plates. People are
exposed to them mostly from eating meat and
fish rich in fat.
OC&PA: A number of readers contacted the Bloomberg School about the risk
of warming plastic baby bottles or cooking with plastic bags. Do
you have any advice for
them?
RH: The
first thing is to use common sense and follow the manufacturer’s directions.
Only utilize plastic containers, wraps, bags and utensils for their intended
purpose. For example, grocery bags are manufactured to transport food and
not to serve as cooking aids. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety
Inspection Service (FSIS) has some helpful guidelines for cooking with
plastics in microwave
ovens.
If you want to minimize exposure to chemicals from plastics as much
as possible when cooking, use inert containers, such as heat-resistant glass,
ceramics and stainless
steel.
OC&PA: Is it better to use a paper towel rather than plastic wrap to keep
food from
spattering in the microwave?
RH: If
you cover your food with a paper towel, the FSIS recommends using a plain “white
paper towel” that does not contain inks or dyes. You can read their recommendations
at the FSIS website. Critical readers may argue that white paper could
be chlorine bleached and therefore potentially may contain dioxins. You
see, there really is no way to completely avoid contact with ubiquitous
toxic chemicals. The art is to avoid unnecessary exposures as much as possible
by applying a healthy portion of common sense before sitting down and enjoying
a meal.
Public Affairs media
contacts for the Johns
Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health: Tim Parsons or Kenna Lowe at
410-955-6878 or paffairs@jhsph.edu.
| When More Is Less and Less Is
More |
By:
Karol Truman
Have you
ever
noticed that society has become enmeshed with the philosophy that more is
better and less is
usually undesirable? In fact, for some, the pursuit to acquire more of
this
world’s goods and services has literally become an obsession. For others, more of
this world’s wealth is necessary just to sustain life or raise living standards
to a minimum level. Sadly, however, our unbridled desire for more often
has
tragic consequences.
How many
fathers or mothers have been determined to provide everything for their children
that they, in their youth, had to do without…then after devoting all their
energy to that end and succeeding, their children become human have-ings rather
than human be-ings. At this point parents very often discover that
what they needed most…to be together as a family…had been sadly neglected.
And they reap sorrow in place of contentment.
Parents who
have been successful in acquiring more, often have a difficult
time saying “no” to the demands of overindulged children. What
happens? Do their children run the risk of not learning important values
like hard work, delayed gratification, honesty, unselfishness, and
compassion?
Yes, there
are affluent parents who can and do raise well adjusted, loving, caring,
contributive, and value-centered children. However…the struggle to
set
limits, to make do with less and avoid the
pitfalls of “more, more, more” has
never
been more difficult. It’s hard to say “no” to more,
when you can
afford to say “yes.” And in today’s world young people are exposed to sooo
many more things they
think they can’t live without. After all, they see more than
40,000
commercials a year just on TV.
Fewer and
fewer parents ask their children to do chores around the house because they
think they are already overwhelmed by social and academic pressures. However,
what happens to children who are devoid of responsibilities? Do they
risk never learning that every individual can be of service, and that life
has meaning beyond their own happiness?
When I was
young I was a real complainer. My mother used to drill into me that I was
never going to be truly happy until I forgot about myself and started thinking
of
others. She was right…because I finally “got it,” and came to understand,
apply and reap the rewards of what she so lovingly was striving to teach
me.
So…what
is it
we need to be about? How can we assist our children and grandchildren so
they avoid becoming human “have-ings” instead of human “be-ings”?
You
see…“more,” sadly, is
often too much.
Nevertheless, the meaning of more and less is not
always crystal clear. There are times when more can be less. For
instance, less pursuit of
materialism may enable more family
togetherness. More indulgence of children may result in them
understanding less of life’s
important values.
Some aspects
of life can be significantly enhanced by understanding that more of
certain
things IS better. For instance: Could any of us use more gratitude? What
exactly would this render? By going inside and recognizing that for which
we are truly grateful, then expressing this gratitude, a major shift takes place
within. We are less negative. We
find less fault with the people and situations in our life. We
complain less and are easier to live with. We are brighter and
lighter…and much, much more.
Let’s add
a
few other mores, and touch on the less they would
bring. more purpose in
prayer--less confusion; more teachable—less mistakes; more introspection & focus--less judgment & contention; more strivings
within--less frustration; more love--less friction; more patience & understanding--less blaming & condemning; more kindness & gentleness--less irritation; more praise--less sorrow; more forgiveness--less inner
turmoil; more acceptance & allowing--less agitation & anxiety; more reaching
out
to others--less selfishness.
Conversely, less materialism
could render more family
togetherness; less envy & jealousy--more contentment; less “poor
me” attitude--more inner peace; less complaining--more gratitude. I’m
sure you get the picture.
May
each of us re-evaluate the intent of our heart and be willing to create
the adjustments that are best for us and
our family. May we remember the example of the man whose birthday we
celebrate this month and recognize that the reason He could do what He did
was because
He was be-ing who He came here to be. God bless
us all to this achievement.
| Oxygen Therapy
and Oxidation of Toxic Compounds |
By: Dr.
Edward F. Group III
Oxygen, a
“good free radical” is an important part of Oxy-Powder. This
means that it attacks harmful substances in the body. Further, oxygen is safe.
It has not shown any damage to our normal cells, even in high doses. Our
bodies require good “oxygen radicals” to clean up the mess we force upon our
bodies from the poor choice of foods we eat, lack of exercise, coffee and cooked
meats, fats, carbohydrates and dehydration.
Repeated tests
on Oxy-Powder have determined the safety and have found that up to forty
capsules can be consumed in one day with no detrimental effects noted. Your
physician or natural health care practitioner should always regulate the dosage
and frequency of use. The product is non-toxic, harmless, beneficial and
effective. Effects of using Oxy-Powder do vary between individuals. Most
significantly enhance bowel function and increase the body’s overall energy
levels.
It is
important to point out that Oxy-Powder does not cause diarrhea, although
increased dosage can lead to temporary symptoms that are similar. Increased
dosages equal increased bowel function and improved assimilation. Effects do
range from a loose stool to clear water, depending on the dose. Remember this is
enhanced oxidation/oxygenation NOT pathological diarrhea. Germanium-132 has also
been added to improve the effectiveness and act as an additional oxygen
facilitator. Oxy-Powder increases nutrient assimilation and enhances acidophilus
and friendly bacteria production; actually helping repair bowel function,
oxygenating the body, improving blood quality and assisting in parasite
elimination.
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Oxygen – An Essential Element in
Life
Oxygen is the
most essential element in life. With oxidation (union of an element with oxygen,
as in digestion, burning or rusting), the universe maintains itself and breaks
down, then re-constructs again. This life-enhancing element, O2 (two atoms in
one molecule), is found in the air. A sick or diseased body has a hard time
making use of available oxygen through inhaling it through the lungs, or
artificially through oxygen tubes because, in most cases, our bodies don't have
the necessary carriers (minerals, vitamins, nutrients, blood factors) available
through our poor food supply. Because of this, the oxidation process (digestion)
in the body falls short. Acute, chronic and incurable disease’s result in
cellular oxygen deficiency.
To stay
healthy, we need oxygenating or oxidizing methods to eliminate the cause of the
disease in a natural way. Since the cause of most disease starts in the
digestive tract, oxygen must be increased directly to the digestive tract and
its surrounding organs. The full intestinal tract must be clean, in order for
the body to work normally and to be healthy.
Dr. Otto
Warburg, the only person to win the Nobel Prize twice in medicine discovered
that any cell deprived of 50% or more of its oxygen turned cancerous. As the
real cause of disease is cellular degeneration, maintaining the body and its
cells in top health is crucial. Detoxifying the body and thus the system, organs
and cells through enhancing the oxidative mechanism is the most effective way of
maintaining this health.
The following
excerpts from an interview with Dr. George Freibott explain further about free
radicals and oxygen:
“The free radical theory (a theory is an idea in the works, often
accepted before being proven a fact) has been around since the '30's. Today many
say all free radicals are harmful. That's a half-truth. Oxygen radical chemistry
is necessary for all metabolic exchanges in the body. All free radicals are
waiting to unite with another oppositely charged element (radical). The
negatively charged available oxygen bonds with the harmful free radicals to
allow elimination. Some years back a group of us at a costume party all dressed
in black with a long white rope connecting us at the waist.
We were the
"oxygen free radicals coming to clean up the place!" As the chemical attraction
beckoned one of us, we untied the rope and the oxygen free radical (O1) was free
to explore and bond. The blood also carries oxygen to each cell where it 'burns
up' (oxidizes) the waste products, resulting in carbon dioxide which is carried
out of the body via the blood stream through the lungs…”
“Oxidation is defined as the ability of oxygen to combine with other
substances to form water and gases. In the body, the process of oxidation occurs
continuously. Without this process taking place, life would cease very quickly.
We take on oxygen through our respiratory exchanges (breathing) and dispose of
toxic wastes. Our blood has the function of the uptake of oxygen, its transport
throughout the body, and the disposal of body
toxins.”
About
Antioxidants & Oxygen Therapy
We now know
that most people are deficient in their oxygen and antioxidant consumption.
Antioxidants protect key cell components by neutralizing the damaging effects of
"free radicals," natural byproducts of cell metabolism. Free radicals form when
oxygen is metabolized, or burned by the body. They travel through cells,
disrupting the structure of other molecules, causing cellular damage. Such cell
damage is believed to contribute to aging and various health problems. As such,
one may choose to use an antioxidant with Oxy-Powder. Don’t use them at the
exact same time however. Antioxidants can be taken 2 hours before or after
taking Oxy-Powder.
Editor-In-Chief: Dr. Edward F Group III, DC, PH.D, ND,
DACBN
Executive / Managing Editor: Dr. Loretta Lanphier, ND, CN,
HHP
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