Health Boards
Tue-05-07-2016, 01:35 AM
My quest for health started about 4 years ago (2012). Prior to that I was a fairly healthy other than having a chronic back condition (cervical radiculopathy) which was fairly manageable. My back would go out 2 maybe 3x a year, lay me up for a couple of days, then I could return to work. But in 2012 one episode lasted a month. It was then I saw a Neurologist. Prior to that, I haven't seen a doc in 30 years. He diagnosed me with what I mentioned in quotes, and prescribed Gabapentin. When I asked about the prognosis, he said my back is arthritic and will progressively get worse. Naturally I'm getting older which I assumed was the cause. Anyway the Gabapentin had side effects, making me dizzy and light headed. So before heading back to the doc, I did some research. And on some forum where everyone was complaining about Gabapentin side effects, someone mentioned trying magnesium. They said it works on the same receptors as Gabapentin. I figured what the hell, it's a mineral everyone needs, what's the harm. Well, long story short, my back hasn't gone out since. And no longer take any medication for my back. Who knew it was a nutrient deficiency?
That was the begining of my quest for health.
Shortly after that, I quit smoking, and developed a parasitic infestation that drove me nuts. This parasite lives on all of us, but on me they exploded in numbers a drove me crazy (Demodex). There's a chemical in cigarette smoke (benzene) that kills these critters in minutes. It's know wonder it never happened before. People who suffer with this infestation, try everything to eradicate them. Dousing themselves in kerosene to spreding hot mustard on their body. But the problem with trying to kill them, if that was even possible, because parasites have been around longer than us, longer than insects, is their ability to survive. Plus even if you were able to wipe them out, you would get reinfected any time you had contact with people. Everyone has these living in our eyelash follicles. No, the solution is to control them from within. Why everyone has them and are not bothered by them is due to our immune system keeping them in check. I went to my GP and checked for everything imaginable that could be checked for, that might possibly explain why my immunity was weak. Everything came back negative except vitamin D levels were low. Which BTW was suprising because I was supplementing a 1,000 IU's daily in my multi-vitamin. After supplementing more and using other nutritional supplements to boost my immunity, I was still dealing with this infestation. It was the worst two years of my life.
Nine months later I went to the ER due to not being able to pass gas. Thought they would give me some pepto bismol and send me home. They wouldn't let me leave, admitted me right then, and told me I had a tumor in my colon that needed to be removed. This could explain my parasitic infestation as tumors suppress your immunity. Anyway, I was very fortunate. It was stage 2a, not aggressive, and all the lymph nodes came back clean. And no chemo was necessary. The only problem was, I developed a hernia which is common with surgeries that I'm still dealing with. Oh, and while I was in the hospital they said I had mild emphysema. So far no medication needed for that.
After recovering from the surgery I noticed the parasites were still with me. While ordering my monthly supplements I needed to spend a few more dollars to get the free shipping. CoQ10 was on sale, and said let's try it. Never really considered it before because our body makes it, and is found albeit in small amounts in our food. Lo and behold is was the missing piece to my immunity. After the first night I saw dramatic reductions in the parasites. Just another nutrient deficiency.
So twice I was able to beat a nagging problem with just giving what my body needs to function properly. Thought I was on my way, seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, when all of a sudden boom, I develop this severe inflammatory arthritis (PsA). It's like everytime I take a step forward, I fall two steps back.
I spoke of how it hit me New Years, and was diagnosed in April. The problem for me is that this inflammation is systemic and could create havoc on my COPD and cancer recovery. My inflammation has reduced somewhat and I can't credit LDN for that as I started taking it after my last blood work. LDN could take up to 6 months to show benefits. Sometimes in only days but generally you need to give it time. Maybe it was the lipoic acid I recently added that reduced the inflammation. Or the weather, or whatever. I don't care. Just glad it's heading in the right direction. I know I will benefit greatly with LDN. It's cancer preventive, improves your immunity, benefits all autoimmune disorders, which for anyone with psoriasis or PsA should be a concern. Being how they are linked with 14 other autoimmune conditions.
Will need a couple of days to gather my research on LDN, and then will post a huge amount of information on it's possible effectiveness.
Thanks guys, glad to be here.
That was the begining of my quest for health.
Shortly after that, I quit smoking, and developed a parasitic infestation that drove me nuts. This parasite lives on all of us, but on me they exploded in numbers a drove me crazy (Demodex). There's a chemical in cigarette smoke (benzene) that kills these critters in minutes. It's know wonder it never happened before. People who suffer with this infestation, try everything to eradicate them. Dousing themselves in kerosene to spreding hot mustard on their body. But the problem with trying to kill them, if that was even possible, because parasites have been around longer than us, longer than insects, is their ability to survive. Plus even if you were able to wipe them out, you would get reinfected any time you had contact with people. Everyone has these living in our eyelash follicles. No, the solution is to control them from within. Why everyone has them and are not bothered by them is due to our immune system keeping them in check. I went to my GP and checked for everything imaginable that could be checked for, that might possibly explain why my immunity was weak. Everything came back negative except vitamin D levels were low. Which BTW was suprising because I was supplementing a 1,000 IU's daily in my multi-vitamin. After supplementing more and using other nutritional supplements to boost my immunity, I was still dealing with this infestation. It was the worst two years of my life.
Nine months later I went to the ER due to not being able to pass gas. Thought they would give me some pepto bismol and send me home. They wouldn't let me leave, admitted me right then, and told me I had a tumor in my colon that needed to be removed. This could explain my parasitic infestation as tumors suppress your immunity. Anyway, I was very fortunate. It was stage 2a, not aggressive, and all the lymph nodes came back clean. And no chemo was necessary. The only problem was, I developed a hernia which is common with surgeries that I'm still dealing with. Oh, and while I was in the hospital they said I had mild emphysema. So far no medication needed for that.
After recovering from the surgery I noticed the parasites were still with me. While ordering my monthly supplements I needed to spend a few more dollars to get the free shipping. CoQ10 was on sale, and said let's try it. Never really considered it before because our body makes it, and is found albeit in small amounts in our food. Lo and behold is was the missing piece to my immunity. After the first night I saw dramatic reductions in the parasites. Just another nutrient deficiency.
So twice I was able to beat a nagging problem with just giving what my body needs to function properly. Thought I was on my way, seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, when all of a sudden boom, I develop this severe inflammatory arthritis (PsA). It's like everytime I take a step forward, I fall two steps back.
I spoke of how it hit me New Years, and was diagnosed in April. The problem for me is that this inflammation is systemic and could create havoc on my COPD and cancer recovery. My inflammation has reduced somewhat and I can't credit LDN for that as I started taking it after my last blood work. LDN could take up to 6 months to show benefits. Sometimes in only days but generally you need to give it time. Maybe it was the lipoic acid I recently added that reduced the inflammation. Or the weather, or whatever. I don't care. Just glad it's heading in the right direction. I know I will benefit greatly with LDN. It's cancer preventive, improves your immunity, benefits all autoimmune disorders, which for anyone with psoriasis or PsA should be a concern. Being how they are linked with 14 other autoimmune conditions.
Will need a couple of days to gather my research on LDN, and then will post a huge amount of information on it's possible effectiveness.
Thanks guys, glad to be here.
