[little jeremiah]

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[genesismt]

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[greeneyes]

So this will be my first tale and the longest one. I had the following disease for 20 years and went through 12 doctors before diagnosing myself, getting surgery and beginning recovery. My Surgeon told me I would not have lasted much longer - I was in the end stages of the disease.

PRIAMRY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM - 70% of people with this disease, do not know they have it. Their doctors are often uninformed and miss the diagnosis. It is slow death. Impacts your entire body. Data from the Norman Center in Tampa:

From a statistical standpoint, patients with hyperparathyroidism die an average of 5-6 years sooner than expected.

This is because the incidence of several cancers is increased by 1.8 to 3-fold (breast, colon, kidney, and prostate), the incidence of high blood pressure is 5.5 times higher, stroke is 4 times higher, heart disease is 2.5 times higher, atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) is 8 times higher.

This is all explained in more detail on our Symptoms page, including footnotes to medical journals.

Thus, parathyroid tumors are benign (not cancerous), but they slowly destroy your body, eventually making you feel miserable, and increasing your chance of several cancers dramatically.

Do NOT “watch” your high calcium levels! CLICK THE LINK AND SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE SYMPTOMS IF YOU ARE CURIOUS:
https://www.parathyroid.com/parathyroid-symptoms.htm

My second installment of this first tale will give some specifics of my story, and why this disease is underdiagnosed. IMPORTANT - NOT RELATED TO THE THYROID AT ALL.

[Chuckster]

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[GBA]

Could An Alkaline Diet Reverse Diabetes?

[Songcraft]

Please add me to your "Natural Health" ping list, little jeremiah.   Thanks!

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

L.J. Please add me to your Ping list!

(Laz...how is your glucose level? Hope you were able to bring it back down!!)

https://www.vox.com/2019/3/20/18214505/fiber-diet-weight-loss

Except:

“Fiber is the closest thing we have to a true superfood — or super-nutrient since it’s a part of so many different foods. Eating a fiber-rich diet is associated with better gastrointestinal health and a reduced risk of heart attacks, strokes, high cholesterol, obesity, type 2 diabetes, even some cancers. That’s because fiber is amazingly helpful in many ways: It slows the absorption of glucose — which evens out our blood sugar levels — and also lowers cholesterol and inflammation.

These benefits grow the more fiber people eat. In a recent Lancet review of 185 studies and 58 clinical trials, researchers found that if 1,000 people transitioned from a low-fiber diet (under 15 grams per day) to a high-fiber diet (25 to 29 grams per day), they’d prevent 13 deaths and six cases of heart disease.

If fiber were a drug, we’d be all over it. But the average American gets just 16 grams per day — half of what we should be eating.

A big reason for that has to do with what we now eat. Instead of munching on fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, and seeds, more than half of the calories Americans consume come from ultra-processed foods. On any given day, nearly 40 percent of Americans eat fast food. These prepared and processed meals tend to be low in fiber, or even fiber free. (A cup of cooked oatmeal has 4 grams of fiber and a pear has 6 grams, while a McDonald’s hamburger has one gram and soda has none.)

This pattern of eating is not just leading to weight gain and obesity-related health issues; it’s hurting our gastrointestinal health in ways researchers are only beginning to understand. That’s because fiber’s benefits are a lot more complicated than our prune-peddling moms and grandmothers appreciated.

Fiber doesn’t just help us poop better — it also nourishes our gut microbiome. The science, while still pretty nascent, is fascinating and it points to the fact that the fiber gap may be even more damaging than we’ve realized.....SNIP...CONTINUES AT LINK”

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

L.J. Please add me to your Ping list!

(Laz...how is your glucose level? Hope you were able to bring it back down!!)

https://www.vox.com/2019/3/20/18214505/fiber-diet-weight-loss

Except:

“Fiber is the closest thing we have to a true superfood — or super-nutrient since it’s a part of so many different foods. Eating a fiber-rich diet is associated with better gastrointestinal health and a reduced risk of heart attacks, strokes, high cholesterol, obesity, type 2 diabetes, even some cancers. That’s because fiber is amazingly helpful in many ways: It slows the absorption of glucose — which evens out our blood sugar levels — and also lowers cholesterol and inflammation.

These benefits grow the more fiber people eat. In a recent Lancet review of 185 studies and 58 clinical trials, researchers found that if 1,000 people transitioned from a low-fiber diet (under 15 grams per day) to a high-fiber diet (25 to 29 grams per day), they’d prevent 13 deaths and six cases of heart disease.

If fiber were a drug, we’d be all over it. But the average American gets just 16 grams per day — half of what we should be eating.

A big reason for that has to do with what we now eat. Instead of munching on fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, and seeds, more than half of the calories Americans consume come from ultra-processed foods. On any given day, nearly 40 percent of Americans eat fast food. These prepared and processed meals tend to be low in fiber, or even fiber free. (A cup of cooked oatmeal has 4 grams of fiber and a pear has 6 grams, while a McDonald’s hamburger has one gram and soda has none.)

This pattern of eating is not just leading to weight gain and obesity-related health issues; it’s hurting our gastrointestinal health in ways researchers are only beginning to understand. That’s because fiber’s benefits are a lot more complicated than our prune-peddling moms and grandmothers appreciated.

Fiber doesn’t just help us poop better — it also nourishes our gut microbiome. The science, while still pretty nascent, is fascinating and it points to the fact that the fiber gap may be even more damaging than we’ve realized.....SNIP...CONTINUES AT LINK”

[AFreeBird]

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Much abliged.

[LoL_lady]

http://www.healthalert.com/Articles.aspx#colds.

I use immuplex and congoplex (Standard Process) to avoid colds and build up my immune system. Plus, I use Vitamin D3 with K1 and K2 from Designs for Health. You can purchase on Amazon. I purchase from www.prohealthsolutions.com as I like to speak with a real person...the certified nutritionist, Becky, is my go-to person for all my health issues. My vitamin D levels were 19% 3 years ago...by taking Vitamin D3 and following the protocols...my levels are now over 50%....to fight cancer, I need to be above 70%.

[who knows what evil?]

Bkmrk.

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[Songcraft]

Thanks for starting this kind of thread, little jeremiah, (and please add me to your ping list for future threads on this "Natural Health" topic).

Along these lines, I would like to highly recommend two books I recently discovered, which both seek to drastically reduce the dependence many people currently have on today's obscenely expensive "health care" system, doctors, prescription drugs, etc.

The first book is called "Undoctored: Why Health Care Has Failed You and How You Can Become Smarter Than Your Doctor" by William Davis, MD (the "Wheat Belly" Cardiologist).   In it, Dr. Davis recommends things like making use of forums (like this Free Republic "Natural Health" thread), where many people share health information, and effective health preventions or treatments.   He outlines his version of a low-carb approach to diet, and recommends a small number of very effective supplements, in addition to sharing many other valuable health tools and suggestions.

The second book is called "The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally" by Dr. Jason Fung (Nephrologist).   In it, Dr. Fung also recommends a low-carb diet, as well as intermittent fasting, to prevent and actually reverse diabetes, without having to use all those presciption drugs and blood tests, which merely treat the disease as it gets worse and worse.

Both of these doctors seek to reduce/eliminate, as much as possible, dependence on expensive prescriptions and "medical care", using more natural methods.   (While, most likely, not everyone here will agree with everything these doctors suggest or recommend, I believe both books can be very helpful for those seeking more natural solutions for various health conditions.)

"Undoctored: Why Health Care Has Failed You and How You Can Become Smarter
Than Your Doctor" by William Davis, MD (Cardiologist - Heart Doctor)
(Amazon Link)

"The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally"
by Dr. Jason Fung (Nephrologist - Kidney Doctor)
(Amazon Link)

My hope is that many people here and elsewhere will adopt these methods, and drastically reduce their excessive dependence on expensive drugs and doctors.   (I have no financial interest in either of those books.)

(I have to go now, so I'll say goodnight, but thanks again for starting this kind of thread.   It should, over time, be very helpful, for many people.)

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[PraiseTheLord]

Insurance companies are now canceling policies of conservatives who post pro-Trump messages on social media

https://www.naturalnews.com/2019-03-27-insurance-companies-are-canceling-policies-of-conservatives.html

House Insurance et al

[muggs]

I would like to know if any of you have tried kratom for pain?

This can be a controversial topic so you if you want, you can ask the mods to remove it.

[Mama Shawna]

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[Osage Orange]

Anyone here do Liposomal Vit. “C”?

[muggs]

Another great health product I just discovered is the Navage. The neti pot doesn’t come close to the Navage. I have never been able to breathe through my nose. Breathing through my mouth would cause me to wake several times during the night.

Since I started using the Navage I breathe though my nose and expel air through my mouth, like our bodies are designed to work. It is great to breath correctly.