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Five Myths of Neuropathy
2. Chemotherapy Drugs Mutate DNA
in Offspring
3. Handling Pain - NSAIDS vs. Herbs
4. Lowering
Blood Pressure: The Medications and the
Natural Treatments
Five Myths of Neuropathy by
Dr. David Bailey
Let’s face it, there’s a lot of confusing and even misleading
information out there. Effective information to help your neuropathy can
be hard to find because you are different than anyone else. Your
neuropathy has a different combination of causes..
Another possible reason for confusion is
the outdated or misleading medical research data. This comes from
"best guesses" from both neuropathy sufferers and medical
practitioners being reproduced as facts, and just plain old rumors.
These all contribute to a lot of very basic misinformation about
neuropathy.
Myths
of Neuropathy
Chemotherapy Drugs Mutate DNA
in Offspring
According to a recent study published in the journal Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers have discovered
that common chemotherapy drugs can cause DNA mutations not only in mice
that receive treatment, but also in their offspring. What this means is
that apparently the germ cell genome in treated mice becomes
“destabilized” in such a way from the mutagenic effects of the
chemotherapy drugs that the mutations are then passed onto their
progeny.
Chemotherapy
& DNA in Offspring
Handling Pain - NSAIDS vs.
Herbs
What Are NSAIDs?
NSAID
is an acronym for Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug.
The most important
landmark study on NSAIDs appeared in the conservative New England
Journal of Medicine in 1999. This publication is one of the two most
prestigious medical journals in the eyes of medical doctors in the
United States. In this study it was estimated that the number of
hospitalizations in the Unite States for serious gastrointestinal
complications from NSAIDs was at least 103,000 patients per year. In the
same study it was estimated that 16,500 NSAID related deaths occurred
every year in the USA.
Aspirin,
including baby aspirin, is the most basic NSAID. Other more
sophisticated NSAIDs are available over the counter as well as stronger
ones by prescription such as Celebrex currently advertised on TV.
In 2005 an article in the American Journal
of Gastroenterology, estimated a low end of yearly deaths at 3200. The
truth is probably somewhere in between the two articles, which would
be about 10,000 deaths per year.
Herbal
Alternative
One
of the best selling supplements in our office, because it is so good
against pain, is called Inflavonoid. It contains Vitamin C, Tumeric,
Lemon Bioflavonoid Complex, Ginger, etc. It is a natural supplement to
help with minor pains and promote healthy tissue. Drop by and I will
test it out on you. This product reduces pain and inflammation and is
economical. It has other health benefits as well.
Dr. Mike Spearman
Spearman Better Health Center
www.spearmanbetterhealth.com
Metagenics
Inflavonoid
Inflavonoid is expertly formulated to provide relief from
minor pain and support healthy muscle tissue. It is the perfect
choice for patients whose muscles are impacted by physical
stressors, poor posture, and even inactivity.
- Provides Ayurvedic herbs traditionally used to support
healthy muscle tissue.*
- Provides lemon bioflavonoids and vitamin C, which help to
protect connective tissues from damaging free radicals
Available with your health care professional or click
here at Inflavonoid
Lowering
Blood Pressure: The Medications and the
Natural Treatments
There are various methods of
lowering blood pressure, all involve relaxing the small smooth
muscles inside your arteries.
The Medications
If you take blood pressure medications to address
hypertension, you will need to take a blood pressure lowering drug
for the rest of your life. These medications do not change the
underlying reason that the blood pressure is high and so you have
to take the medications continuously for them to work.
These
drugs are attempting to address the reason for hypertension, which is the small smooth muscles inside your arteries
that tense up. When these muscles tense up, the arteries become
narrower, more rigid and less flexible. These medications will
lower pressure by slowing your heart beat, interfering with nerve
impulses to your arteries, removing water from your body, blocking
biochemical reactions, or preventing calcium from entering the
cells that make up the walls of your arteries.
Blood
Pressure medications alter basic body functions not only in the
blood vessels but other parts of the body as well.
Because all of the body’s systems work together, these
drugs can create a wide array of side effects.
There
are different types of blood pressure medications.
Beta-blockers:
are used to control irregular heartbeats. These drugs limit
the ability of the heart to beat faster and as a result they
reduce the ability of the person to or to physically respond to
fight or flight during an emergency.
Fatigue is a side effect.
Beta Blockers can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.
ACE
Inhibitors: Lowers
blood pressure by decreasing certain substances in the blood that
tighten the blood vessels.
It will dilate the blood vessels so the blood will flow
more smoothly and the heart can pump blood more effectively using
less pressure. Common
side effects are violent cough, dizziness, fatigue and flu like
symptoms. It can also
produce a pounding or uneven heart beat.
Diuretics:
Stimulates the kidneys to flush excess fluid and sodium out
of the body. Less
blood volume allows the heart to move the blood easier. Side effects are loss of potassium, dry mouth, and
dehydration.
Calcium Channel blockers: Keeps
the blood vessels and heart from absorbing calcium, which causes
the blood vessels to relax. Common
side effects are headache, nausea, constipation, rash, dizziness
and fluid retention.
Alpha
Blockers: stops
certain nerve impulses to the blood vessels causing the vessels to
relax. Common side
effects are low blood pressure, dizziness, headache, pounding
heartbeat, nausea, fatigue, fluid retention and an increase of the
cholesterol levels in the blood.
Vasodilators:
Cause the muscles in the blood vessels to relax, preventing
the muscles from tightening and the walls of the blood vessels
from narrowing. Side
effects are headache, nasal congestion, chest pain, rapid
heartbeat, pounding heartbeat, fluid retention, fluid retention
and dizziness.
Sometimes
taking two or three of these drugs is recommended to be used at
the same time, which creates even more side effects as a result of
the chemical interactions between the medications.
Natural
Treatments: Addressing
the underlying cause of the high blood pressure
Since
blood pressure is affected by the small smooth muscles that line
the inside walls of your blood vessels, the reason that these
muscles tense up needs to be addressed.
The
Reason: The loss of
vital minerals by poor diet, nutritional deficiencies, being
overweight, alcohol and caffeine in excess, emotional and physical
stress and being diabetic results in these small muscles tensing
up.
It
is the replacement of vital minerals to your body that is
essential to the natural and effective control of blood pressure
by relaxing the blood vessels and making them supple again.
Taking
the vitamins and minerals your body is deficient in will naturally
relax the muscles, relax the blood vessels and lower the blood
pressure.
Magnesium
is a key mineral. The
body needs a proper balance of potassium, sodium and calcium. When the body is deficient in magnesium, the balance is
disrupted.
We can’t
get enough magnesium in our food supply as the soil is depleted of
magnesium, and other vital vitamins and minerals.
Thus, supplementing our diet with whole food nutrients that
will nourish the cells of your arteries will naturally lower
blood.
For more information: High
Blood Pressure
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Sidebar:
A Neuropathy
Success - The Pain Has Disappeared
Neuropathy is often caused by prescription
medications, diabetes, surgeries, toxins, vitamin deficiencies and
injuries.
Fortunately neuropathy can often be reversed with the correct nutrition
and even gotten rid of entirely when using the WSN Nerve
Support Formula.
Here is what some of our customers have to say about using it:
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"I was diagnosed with diabetes last August and originally had a
blood sugar level of 455. I was prescribed Glipizide & insulin to
control the diabetes and my average morning reading was 108.
"At the same time my doctor put me on statin drugs to control my
cholesterol. Within a few weeks my legs were in so much pain that it was
unbearable. It was like boiling water had been poured over my legs and
my feet were only just bearable to walk on.
"After talking with many people I was advised to stop taking the
statins and I started researching my nerve problems over the Internet. I
came across your site and immediately sent off for a months supply of
Nerve Support Formula to try.
"I took 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening and within 4 or 5
days my legs started to get better. I continue to take the capsules and
I can only say that without them I could not even consider driving a car
four moths ago, but now I am back in my race car enjoying life to the
full."
From John E Forsyth in the United Kingdom
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"I am glad to write about my recovery. The nerves in my toes of
both feet were damaged and the injury kept getting worse until I could
not walk at all because of swollen feet and terrible pain.
"I came across WSN Nerve Support Formula capsules while surfing the
'net for something to relieve the pain in my feet which I suspected was
from nerve damage because of the tingling sensation and extreme
sensitivity.
"I took a chance and ordered the product and have been taking these
capsules for three months. I started with six capsules (3 with breakfast
and 3 with lunch) and upped the dosage to eight capsules (2 with
dinner) after the first month. The pain in my feet got less and an old
injury in my shoulder joint which bothered me also got better much to my
surprise.
"Three months after first starting the capsules, the pain has
disappeared and the swelling in my feet is going down. Because I no
longer have nerve pain, I am taking four capsules a day. Increasing the
dosage speeded up my recovery and relieved unbearable nerve pain. Thanks
for helping me stay the course."
From Tina Bleach in Illinois
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"Nearly 1 year ago, I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Among
other symptoms, my feet were very sensitive and painful. The doctor put
me on 4 types of prescription medicines, 1 of which was Avandia.
"About 3 weeks later, I heard on the radio that 5 people had died
while taking Avandia. I've never liked drugs in the first place, so I
threw away all 4 prescriptions! I immediately got online in search of alternative
remedies. I found WSN's Nerve Support Formula and decided, What do I
have to lose?
"At this point the coldness, lack of circulation, and "sharp
as needles" pain in both feet was scaring me. I have an
acquaintance who just had both feet amputated due to Diabetes.
"I took 2 capsules, three times a day, for the first 3 weeks. My
feet hurt about half as much. How wonderful! Gradually, they are hurting
less and less. I now take 2 each morning and 2 each nite and will
continue to do so, because my feet are very close to the way they felt
before the Diabetes.
"I am so grateful for the "Nerve Support" and recommend
it to anyone who suffers from neuropathy. It is truely a
"blessing" and I am forever grateful for it."
From Jeanne Powers in Montana
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The WSN Nerve Support Formula is a medical food that is specifically
formulated for the dietary management of neuropathy, and it works
extremely well.
You can learn more and order the WSN Nerve Support Formula by going to: Nerve
Support Formula
Or you can call us at 888 758 5590
You can call or email us anytime you have a question because we want to
make sure you get the results that you are after.
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