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Glutathione Therapy and Parkinson’s Disease

  • Posted on April 30, 2010 at 7:20 pm



Anyone living with Parkinson’s disease knows that there are good and bad days. For days when there are challenges, a new treatment, one that is relatively affordable, effective, and safe has been discovered. Dr. Perlmutter who pioneered Glutathione therapy has helped to change many people’s lives. The results have been good and while IV Glutathione therapy is not a miracle worker, eliminating all symptoms, it has shown to slow the progression of the disease.

Studies show that as many as 90% of people who have undergone Glutathione therapy have seen huge changes. With Parkinson’s disease, dopamine receptors begin to lose their ability to be sensitive. However, by using this particular type of treatment, the brain’s dopamine begins to function more normally, which improves levels of sensitivity. Additionally, studies also show that serotonin levels within the brain are also brought back to a normal range, which alleviates problems of depression.

For people who use Glutathione therapy, 1,400 milligrams daily with saline is typical. In most cases, patients would be provided with an IV drip three times a week for ten minutes each session. This way, the medication can get into the bloodstream slowly and effectively. There are also other forms of Glutathione to include supplements and liquid but for Parkinson’s disease, IV Glutathione is the only method that works. In addition, some doctors prefer to add in various types of amino acids and milk thistle to make the treatment even more effective.

When it comes to IV Glutathione therapy a number of advances have been made but one in particular for patients with Parkinson is certain traditional drugs such as Levodopa that have a lot of side effects can be eliminated. However, anyone interested in using Glutathione should first consult with their doctor before stopping any prescribed medication. If the doctor agrees, it might be that Glutathione therapy is a much better solution.

IV Glutathione therapy offers many benefits to include there being no real side effects. Unfortunately, many other medications cause not only side effects, but also increased risk of serious and life-threatening problems to include stroke and heart attack. Although the cost of Glutathione therapy is a little higher than other options, it works exceptionally well. The good news is that most insurance companies are now providing partial or full coverage of this substance because it has been approved by the FDA.

Within a short time of a person with Parkinson’s disease being placed on IV Glutathione therapy, they begin to respond to the treatment. This means the patient starts to take back some control over his or her life. As you can imagine, both patients and medical professionals are anxious to get this treatment option out to the public. Although IV Glutathione therapy is used commonly to Parkinson’s, doctors are finding that it also helps with other health problems such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and so on.

People who have Parkinson’s disease or any other medical condition now have a new and exciting treatment option. With Glutathione therapy, relief is imminent. Because the results have been so astounding, this is quickly becoming a mainstream treatment options accepted by the medical community.

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Acai Berry – Is Whole Foods Market Or GNC the Best Place to Get Your Acai Berry?

  • Posted on April 11, 2010 at 1:50 am



Acai Berry has gained immense fame through immense media hype. This wonder fruit is now being adapted by several dieters all across the USA & UK for weight loss & anti aging. Many brands have launched acai supplements in various forms such as pills, juices, pulp and capsules. Many of them have also introduced combination of several other natural diet supplements & herbs along with acai. These are being sold on various platforms like pharmacies, department stores & the internet. Now, even the leading food marts like Whole Foods Market and General Nutrition Center (GNC) are selling the acai supplements. All these diet supplements give you the benefits of the Brazilian fruit acai.

Here Are The Demographics Of Brazilian Fruit Acai Berry:

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Smoking Causes Many Types Of Cancers In Women

  • Posted on April 10, 2010 at 2:49 am



The revelations about women smokers will give you a jolt. A woman loses, on an average, 15 years of her life whereas a man loses just over 13 years to a butt of cigarette. According to one study the number of male deaths due to smoking and related diseases like lung cancer is on the decrease, while in women it is on increase.

In the early 20th century, lung cancer in women was virtually unknown. Women rarely took to smoking. The Satan of tobacco industry began to target the women for their dirty profit game and they succeeded in their sinister campaigns. They picked up huge profits, by destroying the health of women.

In 1964, the Surgeon General woke up to tell you the startling facts in his report on Smoking and Health. By that time the smoking habit had engulfed over 45% of the women all over. The media campaign launched by the Health Authorities had the desired results, women began to beat the retreat in post haste and the profits of the industry began to fall. Men too gave up the smoking habit as a result of this campaign. But the marketing strategists of tobacco industry did not give up. Their marketing campaign was now directly addressed to women!

More suffering awaited women as the result of smoking. Lung cancer outdid breast cancer by 1987. As on date, more women die due to lung cancer, than the deaths due to uterine cancer and ovarian cancer put together! Women get lung cancer at young ages, and they are more prone to this malady than men!

What indeed are the sufferings the women have to undergo, before being cornered by the lung cancer finally? They will suffer chest pain, coughing up blood, weight loss and loss of appetite, frequent attacks of bronchitis or pneumonia, hoarseness, fever with unknown cause and breathing problems. The self-torture women have to undergo on account of the smoking habit is heart-breaking, before the actual heart attack.

It is unfortunate, the powers that are, mute to this ruthless killings, and the tobacco manufacturers are allowed to sell their deadly products by merely printing a warning on the package of the cigarettes, “Cigarette smoking is injurious to your health.”

There is another startling, and horrifying revelation by the researchers and scientists. Using birth control pills and smoking are the double tragedies for women- the risk of heart attacks in such women is very high.

It is safe to conclude with a general statement that smoking causes many types of cancers in women. Smoking is not only dangerous for women; it is more dangerous for the coming generation. The risks of stillbirths, premature births and miscarriages are high for the smoking woman. Smoking also hastens the aging process in women!

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The One Minute Cure Review – Dealing With Cancer Guide a Scam?

  • Posted on April 8, 2010 at 1:23 pm



Does The One Minute Cure Therapy really work, or is it actually a scam? This guide’s creator claims that this therapy has actually been proven to be able to cure and prevent almost all forms of diseases, as unbelievable as that may sound. He also claims that the method is currently being hidden from being accessed to the public by agencies and enterprises who want to protect their own financial interests. So can this therapy really cure diseases such as AIDs and cancer?

1. What Is The One Minute Cure All About?

This guide describes a therapy that only requires only 1 minute a day to use. So far, scientific research has shown that there have been no diseases that do not respond well to this form of treatment. It delivers oxygen atoms from a person’s bloodstream into his or her body’s tissues and cells through a natural and safe oxygenating product. Best of all, there have been no known risks associated with The One Minute Cure.

2. Why Is The One Minute Cure System Hated By So Many Health Companies?

This form of therapy may potentially be banned by enterprises soon, just like other forms of affordable medicine that have been banned before. The reason is that companies will always seek to protect their earnings, and this includes health care companies. One Minute Cure is an easy and affordable way for anyone suffering from diseases like cancer to cure themselves or their loved ones before it is taken out of the industry.

3. Does The One Minute Cure Therapy Really Work?

After reading through this guide and learning the therapy method inside, I managed to persuade my uncle who was suffering from Multiple Sclerosis to use it. The therapy had an almost instant effect, and his health condition started to get much better as the weeks went by.

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PTSD & TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) – A Hidden Connection?

  • Posted on April 6, 2010 at 5:19 pm



According to the Office of the Surgeon General of the Army, 64% of Veterans wounded in combat sustained “blast” injuries (attacks with rocket-propelled grenades, improvised explosive devices, or vehicle born improvised explosive devices). Many others have sustained blast injuries without obvious outward wounds. As a former Army wife, I cannot name one soldier I know who has not been hit at least a few times at close range by one of these devices.

Blast-related attacks can cause TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) or MTBI (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury). According to the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), “Blast injuries are injuries that result from the complex pressure wave generated by an explosion. .. Air-filled organs such as the ear, lung, and gastrointenstinal tract and organs surrounded by fluid-filled cavities such as the brain and spinal are especially susceptible to primary blast injury (Elsayed, 1997;Mayorga, 1997). The overpressurization wave dissipates quickly, causing the greatest risk of injury to those closest to the explosion.”

Though there is much that is unknown about brain injuries, a study of returning soldiers done at Walter Reed Medical Center in 2003 by the DVBIC identified that 61% of the soldiers who had sustained blast-related attacks, had brain injury. P. Steven Macedo, a neurologist and former doctor at the Veterans Administration (quoted by Ronald Glasser in a March 2007 Washington Post article) estimated that at least one-third of all Veterans who had served in Iraq or Afghanistan likely had sustained brain injury.

With the nearly 2 million soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines that have served in Iraq or Afghanistan to date, that estimate would mean approximately 670,000 returning heroes are suffering from a brain injury. This is far short of the mere 12,274 reported cases of combat-related TBI as of March 2007. Such a drastic discrepancy in numbers would indicate, perhaps, that current military and Veteran’s Administration screening and diagnostic procedures are not adequate.

It is also possible that the majority of our heroes are being diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) when they should actually be receiving a diagnosis of TBI, MTBI, or a combination of PTSD and brain injury. Many symptoms of brain injury, mild or otherwise, mirror symptoms of PTSD. Individuals experiencing either injury typically experience one or more of the following: memory loss, difficulty concentrating, shortened attention spans, slower thinking processes, irritability, difficulty sleeping, depression, and impulse control problems. With so many shared symptoms, it is impossible for many, even trained professionals, to determine from which ailment (or both) a soldier is suffering.

It is necessary, however, in order to ensure proper long-term care of our nation’s heroes for medical providers to do the necessary testing in order to determine if brain injury exists. This is paramount because, according to the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA), brain injury causes and accelerates many diseases including respiratory, circulatory, digestive, and neurological diseases. Without proper initial care, Veterans will not receive follow-up screenings and treatment to prevent or mitigate further harm.

Our family’s personal experience with TBI/MTBI screening through the Veteran’s Administration medical system has not been entirely favorable. My husband sustained more than twelve blasts (a combination of RPG’s and IED’s) while serving in Iraq. His neurological symptoms following one attack fall directly under the diagnostic criteria for brain injury (available on the BIAA’s website at www.biausa.org) because he had an intermittent loss of consciousness for a period of time following the blast. He received one initial screening at our local VA outpatient clinic followed by one “Second Level Evaluation” at our regional VA hospital. The second evaluation was so unprofessional and seemingly dependent on the clinician’s opinions, that I sought counsel from the BIAA. It was through them that I learned that my husband did, indeed, at the very least have a MTBI and should receive follow-up care and testing under “civilian” care guidelines. However, based on the opinion of the VA clinician, my husband’s mental, behavioral, and physical changes have been attributed only to PTSD.

There are many current military and VA procedures and policies that will have to be adapted and improved in order to properly care for and diagnose our many returning heroes. The current level of care given to soldiers in regards to brain injury is definitely an example of this. If you or a loved one served in Iraq or Afghanistan and have experienced any of the symptoms of TBI or MTBI listed below, please push for a proper, complete diagnosis. Hopefully, if enough Veterans and family members stand up and ask for more, we will make the road ahead easier for our other returning brothers and sisters.

Neurological Symptoms of TBI include: memory loss; concentration or attention problems; slowed learning; and difficulty with planning, reasoning, or judgment.

Emotional and Behavioral Consequences of TBI include: depression, anxiety, impulsivity, aggression, and thoughts of suicide.

Physical Symptoms of TBI include: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, headache, blurred vision, sleep disturbance, quickness to fatigue, lethargy, or other sensory loss.

Glasser, Ronald. “A Shock Wave of Brain Injuries.” April 8, 2007. Washington Post (View complete text of this revealing article at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/06/AR2007040601821.html).

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West Nile Neurological Disease – Therapy Remains Essential

  • Posted on April 5, 2010 at 7:47 am



A month after the body pirates, as I call the mosquito-borne West Nile neurological disease, ravaged my 54 year-old husband, paralyzing him in three limbs, an ambulance transported him from hospital to a rehab centre. He stayed there for five months, relearning the skills of basic mobility through intensive therapy.

At night I slept at the other end of the centre, in a roughly 10 by 12 foot cement hostel room. During the day I helped where I could, encouraging and assisting as God, the doctor, and the therapists put my husband back together again.

I’ll never forget Rick’s first meeting with his physiotherapist, Errin. Immobilized by poliomyelitis, struggling with encephalitis, and beleaguered by constant nausea–all consequences of the virus–he lay on his back on the therapy couch, kidney basin firmly in place, eyes clenched shut, brow furrowed in pain.

Errin said, “Well, Rick, what are your goals for your time with us?”

He thought for a moment. “Well,” he said finally, slowly…”my left arm is weak.”

Errin waited a while. When it seemed clear he wasn’t about to continue, she gave an encouraging “Mmm hmm?”

“I need it…” he said, “I need it to drive my scooter.”

He’d only gotten that scooter the previous summer. He’d wanted one most of his life. It was his escape hatch, the thing that helped him flee the pressures of his busy professional life as a spiritual caregiver.

Errin, a true professional, didn’t laugh, and she didn’t point out his almost total-body paralysis. She just said, “Well, I can tell your scooter is pretty important to you. How about we work first on getting you to be able to sit up?”

He’d already been getting some therapy at the local hospital–minor, compared to the paces they put him through at the rehab centre. For the next five months I watched as he and both his therapists–physio and occupational–and their assistants worked together, through terrible pain at first, then as it lessened, more eagerly.

I watched him, with their encouragement and patient, cheerful help, learn to roll over, to sit up, feed himself, dress himself, propel his wheelchair with his own feet, stand up, take tiny steps, then larger ones, then to walk with a walker, until finally those therapists felt it safe to let him leave the security of the rehab centre.

After his release, Rick continued with local therapy, both with professional therapists, and on his own. Almost three years later, he continues therapy on his own–regular exercise–walking, primarily. Though his body will not likely progress past the point it reached after two years post-infection, exercise is necessary to keep his muscles from atrophying.

Rarely (if ever) has Rick ever said, after therapy, “That felt so great! I’d love to do that again.” The therapy, several hours a day, pains him greatly. Nevertheless, he has learned to value it. Why? Simply because of the benefits it brings to both body and mind.

Pain is an inevitible side-affect of any type of therapy. But achieving maximum possible recovery is another. In Rick’s case “maximum” is still far less than what constituted his normal for the first fifty-three plus years of his life. We have learned to accept that, and be grateful for it. Yet he continues to work to maintain his recovery.

Along our West Nile journey, we’ve met numerous people who should be employing therapy to assist them in their battles with the circumstances that have flipped their lives over. Yet they refuse it. Whether they need physical, occupational, cognitive, emotional, or spiritual therapy, their excuse is that it’s too slow, too painful, too inconvenient.

Too bad. Along with faith and hope, therapy, from trained, reliable practitioners, helps get your boat upright when you’ve been capsized by life’s pirates.

We’ve found another blessing through the many hours Rick has spent in therapy. We’ve gained friends, both the therapists, and people we’ve met in the therapy rooms. We are richer for their healing presence in our lives.

Therapy…seek it. Accept it, no matter the name of your pirates.

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