Concussions and brain health

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When Was Your Trauma?

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Brain TraumaBrain and Skull are

Injured

Skull Bones

Move

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Facial Asymmetry

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plagiocephaly

Cranial Bones Move up to 2mm

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Dr Roger Turner

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The human brain:•hundred billion neurons•several hundred trillion synaptic connections•can process and exchange prodigious amounts of information over a distributed neural network in the matter of milliseconds

Marois, R., & Ivanoff, J. (2005). Capacity limits of information processing in the brain Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 9 (6), 296-305 DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2005.04.010

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a disorder characterized by permanent changes in brain structure and function. •neurodegenerative disorders•Alzheimer’•Parkinson’s•Depression•post-traumatic stress

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

danger of repeated head injuries

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PTSDVS

CTE

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Hippocampus

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Hippocampal interneurons in bipolar disorder.Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011; 68(4):340-50 (ISSN: 1538-3636)(Hippocampus is smaller in people with Bipolar disorder )

hippocampus is part limbic system:

•incoming sensory signals are retransmitted and initiate behavioral reactions •Pleasure•Rage•Passivity•excessive sexual drive•modulation of emotions•Involved in mood disorders, depression, bipolar disorder

At least three different psychiatric conditions cause the shrinkage (atrophy)DepressionPost-Traumatic Stress DisorderBipolar Disorder

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Have you ever had a :•Stinger•Concussion•Black out•Bell Rung

Concussion

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Return to Play

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Return to Play

Where is the Skull

Check!!!

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Normal Bipolar DisorderDepression

The Curve in the Neck is the Arch of Life

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Normal Parkinson’s Diagnosis

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MS, Parkinson's Symptoms Reversed A study evaluated the data from 44 MS

patients and 37 PD patients who received treatment over a five-year period.

Results of Treating Upper Neck Injuries in 81 Patients •91 percent of MS patients showed improvement •92 percent of PD patients showed improvement

When Neck Injuries are Left Untreated Upper neck injuries usually occur as the result of accidents in

which the individual sustains a sudden hit to the head.

Symptoms of MS and PD could surface in months, years or even decades following the accident.

Often, the individual doesn't even realize the extent of the injury they sustained.

Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research August 16, 2004

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Brain Facts:•Weight about 2-3 lbs•Burns 30% of bodies calories•Burns 25% of the bodies oxygen

•Is constantly growing new neuronal connections•Movement is Vital for Brain function•96% of all brain disorders come from Deficiency or Toxicity

Week 4

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“The endocrine disrupting properties of glyphosate can lead to reproductive problems: •Infertility•Miscarriage•birth defects•sexual development •neurological disorders•attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD)•Autism•Dementia•Alzheimer’s•Schizophrenia•bipolar disorder

Those most susceptible are children and the elderly

Dr. Swanson, Ph.D..

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Adverse events reported during post-approval use of Tripedia vaccine include idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, SIDS, anaphylactic reaction, cellulitis, autism, convulsion/grand mal convulsion, encephalopathy, hypotonia, neuropathy, somnolence and apnea.

http://www.fda.gov/downloads/biologicsbloodvaccines/vaccines/approvedproducts/ucm101580.pdf

Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed

Tripedia® DTaP

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Fluoridated Water

aluminum is neuro-toxic and is in abnormally high concentrations in the brain of Alzheimers and other neurological disease victims,....

When floridated water is used in cooking in aluminum cookware, it concentrated the aluminum by 833 times and increased the fluoride content by 100%.

carbonated beverages and processed foods distilled from fluoridated water

scientific evidence has revealed that fluoride saturations are evident in nearly every food available on the market

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In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), an association with cholesterol is recognized, although poorly understood and often overlooked.

A study on membranes prepared from cortical grey matter of AD patients showed that the cholesterol… was reduced by 30%

This aberrant pattern could be restored to that found in the membranes from non-AD controls by cholesterol enrichment of the AD membranes.

It is of interest, therefore, that mice[cholesterol deficient] show many of the neurotransmitter deficits and loss of memory that are characteristic of AD

Correspondingly, there is evidence that induced depletions of neuronal cholesterol can affect synaptic plasticity and neurodegeneration

*Brain Research. 843, 87-94 (1999) * Neurosci Lett. 199, 1-4 (1995)

Cholesterol Vital Component of Brain and Brain Function

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MSG :canned soups, crackers, meats, salad dressings, frozen dinners, supermarket , restaurants, school cafeteria’s, baby food and infant formula’s

“Studies have shown that the body uses glutamate, an amino acid, as a nerve impulse transmitter in the brain and that there are glutamate-responsive tissues in other parts of the body, as well.

Abnormal function of glutamate receptors has been linked with certain neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's chorea. Injections of glutamate in laboratory animals have resulted in damage to nerve cells in the brain.”

U.S. Food and Drug Administration “FDA and Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)” August 31, 1995

MSG linked to Neuron Death and Alzheimer’s

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MCT

Up The Coconut oil Decrease Grains

coconut oil is a brain fuel.The damage done to your brain from the wrong foods and from unbalanced insulin and leptin levels begins decades before you show any of the telltale signs of Alzheimer's.The coconut oil or MCTs should also be taken in the morning,takes a minimum of three hours for the oil to convert to ketones and reach your brain. Repeating the dose of four tablespoons of coconut oil twice a day Gradually add more coconut oil every few days until you are able to tolerate four tablespoons.

15 million cases of Alzheimer'sUnited States by the year 2050

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NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) and COX-2 inhibitors

Linked to Dementia

Acetaminophen ( Tylenol, Panadol, Tylenol Arthritis and Excedrin)Codeine and Codeine with Acetaminophen (Tylenol #2,3,4)Duragesic (Fentanyl Skin Patch)Morphine Sulphate (MS Contin)Oxycodone (OxyContin)Percocet (Oxycodone with Acetaminophen)Percodan (Oxycodone with Aspirin)Talwin NX (Pentazocine and Naloxone)Ultram (Tramadol)Ultracet (Tramadol with Acetaminophen)Vicodin (Hydrocodone With Acetaminophen)

The study doesn't disprove the theory that inflammation is a factor in Alzheimer's, though, says Jason Karlawish, "Negative studies like this that fail to prove the hypothesis leave thousands of questions to be answered," Karlawish

During the study, 476 people developed dementia, and heavy NSAID users had a 66% higher risk of developing the condition than those with low or no use

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Ataxia Telangiectasia or an Angel with Nerve Damage

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Normal Bipolar DisorderDepression

The Curve in the Neck is the Arch of Life

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Alcoholism Cause Dementia from Deficiencies

Vitamin B12 (and also folate) deficiency; zinc deficiency; copper and other mineral..

The neglect of B12 deficiency is the most criminal, due to the ridiculously-low "normal range" US this range is usually about 200-900 Japan it is 500-1300 pg/ml Normal range should be 600-2,000

Depression and bipolar disorders, 'unexplained' fatigue, and even violent behaviors, are additional sequelae of B12 deficiency

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY 1990; 27, 2 (Jan. 15): 125-37. THE LANCET 1981; 1, 8213: 186-8.

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Mayo Clinic study of 11,000 people found that diabetics had a greater decline in cognitive processing speed… and dementia

6,370 patients, ages 55 and older, Dutch researchers …type 2 diabetes faced nearly a 9% increased risk of developing dementia – and Alzheimer's disease

Harvard Medical School researchers …2,300 women , 70 to 78 years old. Women without diabetes were more than twice as likely to score better than those with diabetes.

"Based on calculations within the women in our study, we found that having diabetes was equivalent to aging 4 years in terms of scores”

10,000 people, cognitive test scores were compared six years apart. Diabetes was associated with greater cognitive decline in participants aged 40 to 70 years old,

• Heart conditions- (1 in 3)•Cancer-------------- (1 in 3)•Mental Disorders- (1 in 4)•COPD--(3rd cause of death)•Joint Disorders----(1 in 3)•Diabetes------------- (1 in 4)•High Blood Pres.- (1 in 3)•Back Problems-- (1 in 4)•High Cholesterol-- (1 in 6)•Child Birth-- (C-sec. 30%)

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13 studies were included. Of 34533 patients, 18315 received intensive glucose    lowering treatment and 16218 standard treatment.  

a more than twofold increase in the risk of severe hypoglycaemia.

Over a treatment period of five years, 150 patients would need to be treated to avoid one myocardial infarction

142 patients to avoid one episode of microalbuminuria

47% increase in risk of congestive heart failure

9% reduction of glucose = 19% increase in all cause mortality 14% reduction of glucose = 43% increase in cardiovascular death.

BMJ 2011; 343 doi: 10.1136/bmj.d4169 (Published 26 July 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;343:d4169

9% reduction of glucose = 19% increase in all cause mortality

14% reduction of glucose = 43% increase in cardiovascular death.

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Stress and Disease

VS

4,000,000 kids a year from 3yo-17yo DX with behavioral disorder every year

..the transition from an "age of pestilence and famine," in which the mortality pattern was dominated by high rates of infectious disease deaths, especially in the young, to the current "age of degenerative and man-made diseases" in which mortality from chronic diseases predominates. JAMA 1999 Trends in infect.

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The Rise of "Western" Degenerative Brain Disease PANDEMIC

Alarming increase in neurological diseases in Western nations:•Parkinson's•Alzheimer's•Dementia•Attention Deficit Disorder•Autism-spectrum disorders•Depression•Bipolar Disorder•Fibromyalgia

Causes:•Trauma•a sedentary lifestyle•Artificial sweeteners like aspartame•Pesticides•MSG•Vaccinations

44 yo woman

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BMJ 2002;324:886-891 ( 13 April )

There's a lot of money to be made from telling healthy people they're sick. Some forms of medicalising ordinary life may now be better described as disease mongering

Disease mongering can include turning ordinary ailments into medical problems,

seeing mild symptoms as serious treating personal problems as medical seeing risks as diseases framing prevalence estimates to maximize potential

markets

Selling sickness: the pharmaceutical industry and disease mongering

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insulin's major role is not to lower sugar, but to take the extra energy when available and store it for future times of need.

Insulin lowers glucose as a side effect of directing the extra into storage.

when insulin is kept low either through diet or via genetic manipulation animals live much longer and the rate of aging is significantly reduced.

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the major symptoms of aging -- diabetes, heart disease, obesity, osteoporosis, dementia, cancer

low insulin is a signal that energy is scarce and animals need to focus their energy needs on maintaining and repairing themselves so that they can outlive the famine

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Parkinson’s Disease caused by Toxicity and/or Trauma

Toxicities: • Pesticides• MSG• Excess Iron•Trauma•alcohol abuse•Neurotoxins (Neuro = Nerve Toxins = Poison)

• RX medication:Tylenol ( leading cause of liver damage) , anticonvulsant medications (such as dilantin, phenytoin and primidone) metformin (sometimes prescribed to control blood sugar in type 2 diabetes) sulfasalazine (used for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) triamterene (a diuretic for high blood pressure) methotrexate (used for cancer and other diseases ie: rheumatoid arthritis) barbiturates (used as sedatives)

Deficiencies:• Decreased Folate • Not enough good fats (omega 3’s)

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Folate Deficiency Linked to Parkinson's News Flash Vegetables Are Good For You!!!

The study found that dopamine-producing cells in the brain were more susceptible to damage and death when mice consumed a folate-deficient diet. diet with low folic acid levels … renders neurons in the brain vulnerable to dysfunction and death.Journal of January Neurochemistry 2002;80:101-110

Good sources of folate:Vegetables Excellent Source!Asparagus Leafy green vegetables*****Craziness (Blood Thinners) FruitsOranges Strawberries Cantaloupes and other melons

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Parkinson’s Diagnosis Parkinson’s DiagnosisNormal Neck Curve

The Curve in the neck is called the “ARC OF LIFE “ this allows the life force to flow from the brain to the spinal cord to control and coordinate all of the systems of the body

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76 YO With Parkinson’s Diagnosis for 12 years Before 90 Days After

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Toxic reactions to drugsMedications can cause mental decline

With aging, the liver becomes less efficient at metabolizing drugs, and the kidneys eliminate them from the body more slowly. As a result, drugs tend to accumulate in the body. Elderly people in poor health and those taking several different medications are especially vulnerable.The list of drugs that can cause dementia-like symptoms is long:

•antidepressants•antihistamines•anti-Parkinson drugs•anti-anxiety medications•cardiovascular drugs

•anticonvulsants•corticosteroids•narcotics•sedatives

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Dementia could be a symptom of low levels of vitamin B12.

include:•Yellowish skin •Dementia•Fatigue •Shortness of breath •Headaches •Numbness or tingling in the hands and feet •Trouble keeping balance

eggs, dairy products, meat, fish, and poultry, and it’s efficiently stored in the liver.

Antacids Dementia and Vitamin B12 deficiency

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Thyroid diseaseAn overproduction of thyroid hormones (hyperthyroidism) is commonly caused by Graves’ disease, while an underproduction (hypothyroidism) usually results from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Both disorders can cause dementia-like symptoms.

Hyperthyroidism. To diagnose hyperthyroidism, physicians use a simple blood test that measures levels of thyroid hormones. Surgically removing the thyroid or destroying it with radioactive iodine usually corrects the cognitive problems.

Hypothyroidism. This is diagnosed by measuring the level of thyroid-stimulating hormone circulating in the blood. Physicians usually recommend thyroid hormone replacement, but this treatment doesn’t always reverse the dementia.

Official Harvard CausesWhere is the “WHY”

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Vascular dementiaWhere is the “WHY”

Some cognitive problems stem from insufficient blood flow to portions of the brain. The decrease in blood flow is often the result of atherosclerosis in the blood vessels that feed the brain

risk factors:•hypertension (high blood pressure)•cardiovascular disease•diabetes•a history of stroke

The mental deterioration proceeds in a “stairstep” pattern—a person suffers a sudden cognitive decline, the decline levels off, and then new strokes cause another sudden decline

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Degenerative diseases•Alzheimer’s = more than 50% of cases of dementia,

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration, Parkinson’s disease, and Huntington’s disease account for approximately 25% of all dementias.

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration. atrophy of the front part of the brain, including the frontal and temporal lobes.

Frontotemporal lobar degenerationWhere is the “WHY”

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In a study published in the British Medical Journal, researchers looked at 24 studies carried out between 1966 and 2003 and found that the adverse effects of sedatives prescribed for sleep outweighed the positive effects they provided.

Anticholinergic means blocking the effects of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

Drugs that have anticholinergic effects include but are not limited to:

• Tricyclic antidepressants •Antipsychotics •SSRI antidepressants Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil•Diphenhydramine (Benadryl, other antihistamines) •Some Sleep Meds

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Many Drugs Can Cause Dementia

Over-the-counter drugs:Tagamet, Pepcid, Zantac, hay fever medications, cold and flu medicines, sleeping pills and anti-diarrhea treatments

Effects of the Chemical Products (medications):Symptoms of confusion, memory loss and disorientation, potential side effects included glaucoma-like blurred vision, dry mouth, constipation, urinary problems, dizziness, likelihood of falling, anxiety, rapid shallow breathing, and irregular or rapid heartbeat.

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

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Drugs that are known to cause epigenetic changes include :•statin cholesterol-lowering drugs,•antidepressants, •beta blockers •Diuretics • tamoxifen •methotrexate, •anti-inflammatories •even anesthetics, •oral contraceptives• antibiotics. Permanent changes in the epigenome Researchers are most concerned that drugs may produce defects in subsequent generations. They speculate that the current diabesity epidemic may be hastened by drugs.

[Metabolism Clinical and Experimental 57: (2008) S16–S23]

Epigenetics genes can be turned on (expressed) or

turned off (silenced)

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Epigenetics genes can be turned on (expressed) or

turned off (silenced)

…FDA-approved pharmaceutical drugs can cause persistent epigenetic changes. …pharmaceuticals may be involved in the etiology of heart disease, cancer, nerve and mental disorders, obesity, diabetes, leukemia, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, infertility, and sexual dysfunction.

…"consequences for modern medicine are profound, since it would imply that our current understanding of pharmacology is an oversimplification."

[Metabolism Clinical and Experimental 57: (2008) S16–S23]

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Here is a list of ingredients that ALWAYS contain MSG:

These ingredients OFTEN contain MSG or create MSG during processing:

MSG:Hydrolyzed ProteinGlutamic AcidMonopotassium GlutamateMonosodium GlutamateTextured ProteinYeast ExtractAutolyzed YeastYeast Food Yeast NutrientCalcium CaseinateGelatinAnything Protein Fortified Barley Malt lon Natural Beef FlavoringProtease Corn Starch 

Flavors and FlavoringsSeasonings Natural Flavors and Flavorings Natural Pork Flavoring Natural Chicken FlavoringSoy Sauce Soy Protein Isolate Soy Protein Bouillon  Stock Broth Citric Acid Powdered Milk Anything Protein Fortified  Anything Enzyme Modified

 

Malt Extract Malt Flavoring Barley Malt  Whey ProteinCarrageenan Maltodextrin Pectin Enzymes 

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Proper nerve supply – FREE of subluxation

Regular Exercise

Proper Nutrition

Sufficient Rest

Prayer and Meditation

Keep Informed, Stay Healthy:

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. FDA : "Low serum magnesium levels can result in serious adverse events including:

muscle spasm (tetany), i rregular hear tbeat (arrhythmias) convulsions (seizures) r isk of cognit ive decline decreased DNA production, type 2 diabetes) increased risk of fractures of the hip, wrist, and

spine with high doses or long-term use

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alprazolam (Xanax) indomethacin(Indocin, Indocin SR) amiodarone (Cordarone) isoxsuprine(Vasodilan) amitriptyline (Elavil) amphetamines ketorolac (Toradol) anorexic agents lorazepam (Ativan) barbiturates belladonna alkaloids (Donnatal) meperidine(Demerol) bisacodyl(Dulcolax) meprobamate(Miltown, Equanil) diazepam (Valium) pentazocine(Talwin) dicyclomine(Bentyl) mesoridazine(Serintil) carisoprodol(Soma) metaxalone(Skelaxin) cascara sagrada methocarbamol(Robaxin) chlordiazepoxide(Librium, Mitran) methyldopa(Aldomet)

chlordiazepoxide-amitriptyline(Limbitrol) methyldopa-hydrochlorothiazide (Aldoril) chlorpheniramine(Chlor-Trimeton) methyltestosterone (Android, Virilon,

Testrad) chlorpropamide (Diabinese) mineral oil chlorzoxazone (Paraflex) cimetidine(Tagamet) naproxen (Naprosyn, Avaprox, Aleve) clidinium-chlordiazepoxide(Librax) Neoloid clonidine(Catapres) nifedipine(Procardia, Adalat) clorazepate(Tranxene) nitrofurantoin(Microdantin) cyclandelate (Cyclospasmol) cyclobenzaprine(Flexeril) orphenadrine (Norflex) cyproheptadine (Periactin) oxaprozin (Daypro) oxazepam (Serax) dessicated thyroid oxybutynin(Ditropan) dexchlorpheniramine (Polaramine)

perphenazine-amitriptyline (Triavil)digoxin (Lanoxin)piroxicam(Feldene)diphenhydramine(Benadryl) promethazine (Phenergan)dipyridamole(Persantine) propantheline(Pro-Banthine) disopyramide(Norpace, Norpace CR)propoxyphene(Darvon) and combination productsdoxazosin(Cardura) doxepin(Sinequan)quazepam (Doral) ergot mesyloids (Hydergine)reserpine(Serpalan, Serpasil)Estrogensethacrynic acid (Edecrin)temazepam (Restoril) thioridazine (Mellaril)ferrous sulfate (iron)ticlopidine(Ticlid) fluoxetine(Prozac) triazolam(Halcion)flurazepam (Dalmane)trimethobenzamide (Tigan)tripelennamineguanadrel (Hylorel) guanethidine (Ismelin) halazepam (Paxipam) hydroxyzine(Vistaril, Atarax) hyoscyamine(Levsin, Levsinex)

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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 09:37:47 -0400 According to Hugh Fudenberg, MD, one of the world's premier immunogeneticists the chances of getting Alzheimer's is ten times higher if an individual has had 5 consecutive flu shots (he studied the years 1970-1980) than if they had 1,2, or no shots.  I

Dr. Fudenberg has had nearly 850 papers published in peer reviewed journals and he is the 13th most quoted biologist in the world today

“What?”

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Vaccinations Rx Medications Amalgam Dental fillings MSG foods Chemical exposure (hair dyes, work chemicals) Alcohol leading to nutritional deficiencies

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MESA, Ariz..•raw fruits, veggies and fish. •Meat is a treat only once a year.•reads daily, •walks a mile and a half as soon as he gets up •use on his skin is olive oil.•Extra virgin olive oil on his feet and face daily•His faith is his foundation•his father his role model

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Environment and brain plasticity: towards an endogenous pharmacotherapy.

Physiol Rev. 2014 Jan

Brain plasticity refers to the remarkable property of cerebral neurons to change their structure and function in response to experience, a fundamental theoretical theme in the field of basic research and a major focus for neural rehabilitation following brain disease.

…the influence exerted by the environment on brain plasticity processes, with special emphasis on the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms … highly relevant work performed in humans.

…how changes at the level of neuronal properties can ultimately affect and direct key perceptual and behavioral outputs.

…striking ability of environmental enrichment and physical exercise to empower adult brain plasticity.

Endogenous substances are those that originate from within an organism, tissue, or cellPharmacotherapy is the treatment of disease through the administration of drugs

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Unipolar depression to bipolar depression

*extraordinary boom in bipolar diagnoses, and that is definitely tied to the widespread use of antidepressants

*kids 25% to 50% kids placed on an antidepressant, who stay on that antidepressant for five years, will convert to bipolar illness

*adults 25% of unipolar depression will convert to bipolar. *Bipolar used to be a fairly rare disorder but now it’s becoming much more common.

*converting from depression to bipolar, treated with a cocktail of medications including an antipsychotic medication *Only about 35 percent of bipolar patients are employed

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Suicidal Behavior and Severe Neuropsychiatric Disorders Following Glucocorticoid Therapy in Primary Care

Laurence Fardet, M.D., Ph.D.; Irene Petersen, Ph.D.; Irwin Nazareth, M.D., Ph.D.

Am J Psychiatry 2012;

Conclusions: Glucocorticoids increase the risk of suicidal behavior and neuropsychiatric disorders. Educating patients and their families about these adverse events and increasing primary care physicians' awareness about their occurrence should facilitate early monitoring

Glucocorticoids act on the hippocampus, amygdala, and frontal lobes

cortisone, hydrocortisone and prednisonerashes to lupus to asthma

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Could Soda and Sugar Be Causing Your Depression?Fructose malabsorption, a very common condition with surprising correlates. Published on May 24, 2011 by Emily Deans, M.D in Evolutionary Psychiatry

Turns out that in Central Europe, a large percentage (30-50%) of the population suffers from certain types of carbohydrate malabsorption

15-20% of Americans may have fructose malabsorption

undigested fructose in the colon, feeding the bacteria there and leading to bloating, cramping, and diarrhea - basically the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome

another study of 3,456 middle-aged civil servants, published in British Journal of Psychiatry

•a diet which contained a lot of processed foods had a 58% increased risk for depression•whole foods had a 26% reduced risk for depression.

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Effects of low Blood Pressure cause cortisol to be releasedRaising Blood Sugar

Blood pressure lowered,•Less O2 to tissue/ brain•Dysfunctions = low energy/etc• depression.

High Blood PressureDiagnosed Drugs given

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MSG and Depression

Researchers have also discovered that most people with major depressive disease (MDD) have higher levels of the neurotransmitter glutamate in their spinal fluid (CSF) and blood plasma.

This is the same glutamate found as a food additive-for example, MSG (monosodium glutamate), hydrolyzed proteins, calcium or sodium casienate, soy protein isolate, vegetable protein concentrate or isolate, etc.

Free glutamate, that is, existing outside the neurons, is very toxic to brain connections and brain cells themselves -- mainly by a process called excitotoxicity.

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Vaccine-related brain injury

Vaccines are made of two components -- the agent you wish to vaccinate against and an immune adjuvant. These adjuvants are composed of such things as aluminum compounds, MSG, lipid compounds and even mercury.

Studies have shown that these adjuvants, from a single vaccine, can cause immune overactivation

**No studies show the effects of the hyper-sensatization of the immune system to yearly flu shots from 6 months for life

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Vaccines, Depression and Neurodegeneration After Age 50: Another Reason to Avoid the Recommended Vaccines.

By Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., CCN

75 million Americans suffer from major depressive disorder anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder,

•chronic brain inflammation.•MSG on your brain and mood•connections between pesticides and neurological disorders•vaccinations cause brain inflammation•impact of an expanding vaccine schedule

Current recommendations by the CDC for adult vaccinations include a total of 14 separate inoculations with infectious agents and powerful immune adjuvants.

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WARNING: SUICIDALITY AND ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGSAntidepressants increased the risk compared to placebo of suicidal thinking and behavior (suicidality) in children, adolescents, and young adults in short-term studies of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and other psychiatric disorders. Anyone considering the use of PROZAC or any other antidepressant in a child, adolescent, or young adult must balance this risk with the clinical need.

Prozac Black Box Warning Quote Hippocratic oath

“I will use those dietary regimens which will benefit my patients according to my greatest ability and judgement, and I will do no harm or injustice to them.I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan; and similarly I will not give a woman a peccary to cause an abortion.”

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•The hippocampus shrinks in late adulthood

•leading to impaired memory and increased risk for dementia

•Hippocampal and medial temporal lobe volumes are larger in higher-fit adults

•findings indicate that aerobic exercise training is effective at reversing hippocampal volume loss in late adulthood…

Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory

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Researchers at Harvard, Yale, and the M.I.T.first evidence that meditation can alter the physical

structure of our brains

“Our data suggest that meditation practice can promote cortical plasticity in adults in areas important for cognitive and emotional processing and well-being,”

“These findings are consistent with other studies that demonstrated increased thickness of:• music areas in the brains of musicians•visual and motor areas in the brains of jugglers

In other words, the structure of an adult brain can change in response to repeated practice.”

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How Exercise Helps Older Brains•moderate exercise can reverse normal brain shrinkage by two percent, effectively reversing age-related hippocampus degeneration by one to two years•the people in the control group who didn't exercise saw an average of 1.4 percent decrease in hippocampus size

According to the research team:"We demonstrate that loss of hippocampal volume in late adulthood is not inevitable and can be reversed with moderate-intensity exercise."

Other contributing factors to brain …include•decrease in blood flow to your brain (Blood pressure drugs)•the accumulation of environmental toxins in your brain (Vaccinations)

Exercise •increasing blood flow to your brain•increasing oxygen supply to your brain•encouraging a more vigorous release of accumulated toxins through better blood circulation•Increased blood flow increases nutrients necessary to keep your brain cells

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MERCURY LINKED TO ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE!

Scientists have shown that trace amounts of mercury can cause the type of damage to nerves that is characteristic of the damage found in Alzheimer’s disease

Humans with mercury/silver amalgam dental fillings. found that exposure to mercury caused the  formation of “neurofibrillar tangles,” which are one of the two diagnostic markers  for Alzheimer’s disease.

Previous research has shown that mercury can cause the formation of the other Alzheimer’s disease marker, “amyloid plaques.” The scientists also exposed the test nerves to other elements, including aluminum, but found that only mercury caused the damage consistent with Alzheimer’s disease.

International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT).

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Health IS NOT a

destination,

IT’S A JOURNEY!

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According to Dr. Viera Scheibner, Ph.D., a former principle research scientist for the government of Australia:  The symptoms they developed included arthritis, fibromyalgia, lymphadenopathy, rashes, photosensitive rashes, malar rashes, chronic fatigue, chronic headaches, abnormal body hair loss, non-healing skin lesions, aphthous ulcers, dizziness, weakness, memory loss, seizures, mood changes, neuropsychiatric problems, anti-thyroid effects, anaemia, elevated ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate), systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Raynaud’s phenomenon, Sjorgren’s syndrome, chronic diarrhoea, night sweats and low-grade fevers.”…even the doctors who recommend the vaccines, is that most such studies by pharmaceutical companies observe the patients for only one to two weeks following vaccination—these types of reactions may take months or even years to manifest .

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symptoms associated with Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease), and Alzheimer’s

“Either this [link] is known by industry and it was never made public, or industry was never made to do these studies by Health Canada. I’m not sure which is scarier.”  

Similar adjuvants are used in the following vaccines, according to Shaw’s paper: hepatitis A and B, and the Pentacel cocktail, which vaccinates against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, and a type of meningitis.

...“No one in my lab wants to get vaccinated,” he said. “This totally creeped us out. We weren’t out there to poke holes in vaccines. But all of a sudden, oh my God—we’ve got neuron death!” ---

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CHEMICALS in hair dye could raise the risk of dementia, research suggests.

And it appears hairdressers face a higher than normal risk of suffering early- onset dementia, Alzheimer's disease and motor neurone disease.

Other studies have suggested they might be linked to cancer with rates of bladder tumours in women who dye their hair twice that of those who keep their natural colour. It is thought chemicals may build up in the bladder and so damage cells.

One Swedish study found that women who use hair dye for 20 years could be doubling their risk of developing arthritis.

Another report suggested the dye could cause birth defects in unborn children when absorbed through a pregnant mother's scalp and into her bloodstream.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Ohio, was based on more than 2.6million American death certificates issued between 1992 and 1998.

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WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?

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average person older than 65 takes seven different drugs a day elderly people average prescriptions for more than 28 different

medications yearly. IOM medication-related problems kill more than 100,000 people each

year. Adverse drug effects are especially problematic in elderly persons who

have age-related changes in metabolism and excretion that affect pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics.

Studies have found that up to 30% of hospital admissions of elderly patients are linked to toxic drug effects and that one in three older patients will have an adverse drug reaction while hospitalized.

Polypharmacy sets the stage for life-threatening adverse drug effects, nonadherence, and drug-drug interactions

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You All Started Life By WinningDay 1

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Pesticides and head injury are sources for Parkinson's disease

"Those who were heavily exposed to pesticides had a 41 percent increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease” said lead researcher

Dr. Finlay Dick, from the Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine at Aberdeen University Medical School, Aberdeen, U.K.

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numbness or tingly feeling; muscle pain or weakness; slow, fast, or uneven heartbeat; feeling drowsy, restless, or light-headed; urinating less than usual or not at all; shallow breathing; tremors, confusion; or nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark

urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).

By STEPHANIE NANOAssociated Press Published on: 08/04/04

•Cause 4,200 more deaths from high potassium•37,000 more hospitalizations a year in the United States

Diuretic effects “Water Pill”

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In 1929, the average American received less than two prescriptions per year.

By 2007, the average annual prescription rate per capita in the United States was:

• 4 prescriptions per child (age 0-18)• Over 11 prescriptions per adult (age 19-64)• Nearly 29 prescriptions per senior, aged 65 and over!

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Bt trait indeed led to a reduction in insecticide use of 123 million pounds between 1996 and 2011. But that figure is dwarfed by the 527 million pound, GMO-driven increase in herbicide use over the same period. In other words, GMOs have added more than four pounds of herbicides to US farm fields for every pound of insecticide they've taken away. Overall, Benbrook found, GMOs have lead to a net increase in pesticide use (meaning herbicides plus insecticides) of 404 million pounds, a 7 percent gain.And just as weeds developed resistance to year-after-year applications of Roundup, corn's number-one insect pest, the rootworm, is quickly evolving to be able to withstand Bt-engineered corn, as I've reported before. Benbrook told me that in areas of the Midwest where farmers have been planting Bt corn year after year—an increasingly popular practice, since the explosion in ethanol production that started in 2006—ag university extension experts are suggesting that farmers spray other insecticides to supplement the failing Bt trait in their corn. "The goal of this technology was to make it possible not have to spray these corn insecticides, and now we have to spray them again to bail out this technology," Benbrook told me.

seeds engineered to contain the toxic-to-insects gene found in Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)

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Americans stricken with the disease was 5.2 million, 250,000 people under the age 65 “early-onset Alzheimer’s.” 2050, the report estimates that a full 10 million U.S. “baby boomers” 1 out of 8 = 12% Medicare spends over $160 billion per year on Alzheimer’s patient care Alzheimer’s is just as much a threat to the future of American adults as the

rampant rise in autism is to our children.

Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of aging Autism is a NOT“stage” that children commonly go through.

Alzheimer's = A Man Made Disease

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Two small trials published in 2000 and 2004 by Matthew Muldoon, a clinical pharmacologist at the University of Pittsburgh, seem to suggest a link between statins and cognitive problems. The first, which enrolled 209 high-cholesterol subjects, reported that participants taking placebo pills improved more on repeated tests of attention and reaction time taken over the course of six months—presumably getting better because of practice, as people typically do. Subjects who were on statins, however, did not show the normal improvement—suggesting their learning was impaired. The second trial reported similar findings. And a study published in 2003 in Reviews of Therapeutics noted that among 60 statin users who had reported memory problems to MedWatch, more than half said their symptoms improved when they stopped taking the drugs

Medication-Related Cognitive Impairments in the ElderlyPosted: 11/11/2008Volume 16 - Number 08 - August, 200812790 readsPsychiatry Rounds- See more at: http://www.clinicalgeriatrics.com/articles/Medication-Related-Cognitive-Impairments-Elderly-0?page=0,2#sthash.Wdj0rNaz.dpuf

Can Too Many Medications Cause Symptoms of Dementia?Polypharmacy and Drug-Induced Cognitive Impairment

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      1. Memory loss. Forgetting recently learned information       2. Difficulty performing familiar tasks.       3. Problems with language.       4. Disorientation to time and place.       5. Poor or decreased judgment      6. Problems with abstract thinking.       7. Misplacing things.       8. Changes in mood or behavior      9. Changes in personality. (extremely confused, suspicious, fearful or dependent)       10. Loss of initiative. (sitting in front of the TV for hours, sleeping more than usual)

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