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TOXIC chemicals in the environment may increase the risk of developing diabetes

As the Editor and a Naturopath, and as an ordinary human being, sometimes I can't help myself of saying: " I told you so " :-)

 

My pet theory has always been; that your state of Health / Homeostasis (physical/mind/spirit) at this present state,
is the "accumulation" of everything happening to you as a person from the time you where conceived to this very moment.

 

With other words, if you present with a sign or symptom of any type of disease, understand that this is not a sudden occurrence, to the contrary, it is the result of a lifetime of accumulating those factors which caused that disease.

 

One of these factors is the accumulation of toxic or even non-toxic chemicals.

Actually, there is no specific point of time when you become ill, just ongoing accumulation and inflammatory processes as a result, developing in ongoing diseases, which is finally is termed "chronic disease".

 

TOXIC chemicals in the environment may increase the risk of developing diabetes, report researchers in the latest issue of Environment Health. Persistent organochlorine pollutants (POPs), including the insecticide DDT, are commonly found in fatty fish such as salmon.

 

Swedish researchers studied the incidence of type 2 diabetes in 196 fishermen and 184 fishermen's wives, and analysed levels of POPs in their blood. They found that 6 per cent of the men and 5 per cent of the women had diabetes, and the diabetics had significantly higher levels of the toxic chemicals than non-diabetics.

 

Editors comment: I guess you can see that this is not happening by eating one piece of fish... it is the accumulation over a lifetime.... do you really think that there are save levels of chemical in our food? Save for how long?

GLUCOSAMINE

Lots of controversy around the subject of GLUCOSAMINE, but finally something positive.

Not only has it been claimed as an aid to muscular skeletal problems and a natural remedy for arthritis, but it may also ease the symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new research in the Journal of Immunology.

 

Researchers found that mice with MS had fewer symptoms and were better able to move and walk after having a dose of glucosamine similar to that given to people for arthritis pain.

 

Glucosamine, being available as an Natural Therapy Nutritional Supplement, can be given orally and has already been proven safe, report the authors.

 

One group of mice was given glucosamine before the onset of symptoms, and another group received it at the time symptoms appeared. In both cases the mice took longer to develop MS than those that did not received glucosamine. And once the disease had taken hold, it was much less severe in those receiving the drug.

An Important message from Dr. Kerryn Phelps

As an experienced clinician I am well aware of the importance of appropriate nutritional supplementation for optimum patient care in both prevention and management of illness.

 

Recent events have hit the complementary medicine sector like a sledgehammer. A lot of innocent bystanders were affected. Of great concern have been a number of ill-informed comments made since then about complementary medicine and nutritional supplementation generally.

 

Complementary medicines and therapies that are of high quality and are known to work should not be dragged down by the recent scandal. There are now literally many thousands of scientific studies supporting the use of nutritional supplements such as multivitamines, folic acid, iron, zinc, magnesium, probiotics and a vast range of herbal preparations in helping to prevent diseases and recover from illness.

 

For example, the journal of the American Association recently published a study by the Harvard Medical School recommending that every adult should at least take a quality multivitamin to protect against chronic illness.

 

It is important that you understand the potential benefits of nutritional supplementations, potential side-effects, or possible interactions with your prescription drugs.

 

I believe your best option is to seek professional advice from a qualified complementary healthcare practitioner such as a naturopath or doctor who understands nutritional therapy, so you can get a proper assessment and the right advice.

 

Kerryn Phelps

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Taking Cod Liver Oil slows down the destruction of joint cartilage in arthritis sufferers, British scientist have revealed

(Weekend Australian - 21-22.02.04)

Wow, that's incredible! Is that something new?

Why have Naturopaths and Natural Health Care providers recommended Cod Liver Oil for ages, certainly not for the taste.

 

Half of the test group were given 1000mg of extra strength Cod Liver Oil, and it was revealed that 86 % of the group who took the Cold Liver Oil had significant improvement.

 

Who gets the "Credit", the "Acknowledgement" for that knowledge? The naturopath who has historically recommended Cod Liver Oil for that very reason, or the researchers who had the money to do the double blind test?

 

Irony besides, the positive outcome is that our patients now feel more confident taking some of the good old Cod Liver Oil, as I don't think that medical doctors will prescribe Cod Liver Oil :-)

 

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