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February, 2007

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Health in the News:

Let’s talk about aspirin and cholesterol lowering drugs. . .

At least in the United States the media, drug companies and medical profession in general often recommend low-dose aspirin therapy to decrease the risk of heart attacks. In this area, aspirin has been elevated to the status of "miracle drug." Aspirin fights heart attacks by making the platelets (clotting agents) in your blood less likely to bind together in clumps that clog up your arteries. But did you know that even small amounts of aspirin can cause bleeding of the stomach lining and continued use can lead to peptic ulcers? That’s why you may feel that burning sensation in your stomach after taking any NSAID (Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drug) on an empty stomach.

Aspirin also interferes with the production of hormones, has been linked to macular degeneration, bruising under the skin and may predispose the body to aneurisms. 
 
Researchers at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore think they know why some of the people who take aspirin are not protected. Their study, presented at the 73rd Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association in New Orleans originally published in November of 2004, is continuing to make its rounds. This study found itself in my inbox this last week, so I looked it up.

In this original study, 60 percent of patients with cholesterol levels above 220 mg/dl still had platelet aggregation, in spite of daily aspirin doses. Now how can this be?

For the study, blood samples from 63 heart disease patients who had been taking 325 mg of aspirin daily for at least thirty days, were tested to see whether the blood platelets clumped together when a special agent was introduced. The study showed that aspirin prevented clumping in 41 patients. In 20 others there was no response. Of the patients with high cholesterol (above 220mg/dl), 60% were not helped by the aspirin, compared to 20% of patients with cholesterol lower than 180 mg/dl in whom aspirin did not have an impact.

I read in the National Enquirer this month that the medical profession has recently lowered the definition of “high cholesterol” to anything above 180 mg/dl. This kind of alarms me for a few different reasons:

1) If we don’t have enough cholesterol, we can’t plug up the leaks in our vessels (made from taking excessive amounts of aspirin instead of eating raw dark leafy greens and getting appropriate doses of polyunsaturated good fats!)

2) Our brains are made up mostly of cholesterol. Actually our brain is 85% cholesterol!

3) People taking cholesterol lowering drugs have lower cognitive ability. We already seem to have increased numbers of senility and Alzheimer’s in the world today. Why exacerbate these numbers with yet more cholesterol-lowering medications.

4) I suspect that this study may mean seeing millions more being prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs when I believe cholesterol levels below 250mg/dl can easily be controlled with diet.

Cholesterol lowering drugs (also called statin drugs) have been shown to cause heart disease (cardiomyopathy) in that they weaken the heart muscle causing it to fail. And some studies show that statins mess with neurotransmitters causing increased suicide rates among users. So, what would you prefer to die of?

What's the bottom line? Isn’t it just easier and healthier if we eat our 6-9 servings of raw fruits and vegetables daily? They provide enzymes, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and everything necessary to keep our cholesterol levels balanced out and strengthen and detoxify all tissues (including our circulatory system) so that we don’t need to take excess amounts of man-made drugs.  Why not eat less saturated fats and take aspirin only occasionally as needed for pain? How about natural herbs to thin the blood a little like Ginkgo biloba or White Willow bark? And if you have a weak heart that has arrhythmias, there is always Cardio Plus which repairs the problem over time. 

References: http://www.umm.edu/news/releases/aspirin.htm

Case of the Month:

Six Skin Cases with Different Core Causes 

I really didn’t have a grouping of cases this month and was a bit concerned that the Universe was dropping the ball, so I put it out there last night asking what I should write about. Sometimes I do this with my clients before they call for their appointment. I let it run around in my head and “sleep on it” and a lot of times the answer just comes.  

So, this morning I had a series of cases flash through my head. I’m getting that this is what I’m supposed to write about this month, so I will. 

Six Skin Cases: 

Case #1: A woman in her 80’s gets her hair done once a week. That is the only time she gets her hair and scalp washed. She has done this for years and wonders why she has sheets of dry skin which flake off in big chunks. She goes to her doctor who prescribes a salve to rub on her head to slow down the growth of cells which prevents the skin that’s on her head from drying up and flaking off making an even bigger mess than before.  

This is an extreme case, but it is more common than you think. The skin turnover rate is about every 10 days. Now, that means that a new healthy cell is born, matures, ages and dies all in a ten-day period. Air flow, body heat, sunshine, brushing, rubbing, scratching and bathing help to disperse these dead cells freeing up the skin for more to come off. When one doesn’t mechanically wash/scrub off dead skin cells, they pile up like a log jam on the scalp (and other areas of the body) causing dandruff, psoriasis, and eczema.  

And if the body is sick in any way and the skin cells get kind of freaked out, the turnover rate can often be every three days. When this happens, the back up of cells is much worse. This happens in pets as well as people. Labradors and Cocker Spaniels are particularly prone to increased turnover rates of cells. This is why we see so much seborrhea and dermatitis in these two breeds. 

So, what makes the body sick enough to decrease the cellular turnover rate? Well, some of the most common core causes include:  

• Parasites (both internal and external parasites suck the nutrition from the body),
• Allergies (contact or seasonal)
• Zinc and Vitamin A deficiencies
• Body acidity (not enough raw foods) and an
• Imbalance of Essential Fatty Acids (too many saturated fats in the diet and not enough unsaturated good fats.)

This particular case had several of these core causes, but she was unwilling to change anything to repair the damage. Sometimes you just have to honor people for the path they walk. Some things you cannot change. It’s my job to love them anyway. Oh well, moving on. . . 

Case #2 

A month-old baby came to see me along with her mother (the mother drove of course). On the back of the baby’s head was a bacterial skin problem. When the mother took the child to her medical doctor, he gave her a tube of antibiotic ointment to apply and even with that the sore, which encompassed about a 3-inch circle on the top and back of the head, was not healing. In fact, the sore was getting worse with each passing day. Even though the baby had mittens on, it would try to scratch itself. Poor thing.   

Now I looked at the pattern on that baby’s head and it just looked funny. Why would it only be in that one spot? It almost looked like a line from one ear and over the top of the head to the other ear. I don’t know what her doctor asked her, but there were a few questions I needed answers for to figure out the core cause, like:  

How often do you bathe her? (Daily)

Do you bathe her in a bassinet? (Yes)

What kind of soap do you use on her body? (None, it dries her skin out)

Do you use baby shampoo? (No)

How far up in the bassinet does the water come on her body? (She is submersed about half way—the back side only)

Do you lie her down in that water? (Only her back side)

And what do you clean the bassinet with between the baths to disinfect the plastic so that it is not a moist area that allows bacteria to grow in between baths. (Nothing)  

Case solved. I dispensed a bottle of Oxyfresh Shower Gel because her son, who I had seen before responded quite well to that for his skin problem (small whitehead-like things on his upper arms) and I knew the baby had half the same genetic makeup as her brother. Oxyfresh has a component in it that is like bleach only safer. I figured that would, over time, kill off the bacteria on the body topically. I then instructed her to disinfect the bassinet after each bath by wiping it out with soapy water and disinfecting with diluted bleach spray (1 part bleach to 27 parts water.) I suspected Tea Tree Oil would also work, but I wanted to make sure that she killed all those bacteria in the bassinet at least initially. 

I saw the baby three weeks later. She was totally healed and had perfect skin. 

Case #3  Skin diseases of multiple origins in the same family.  

A woman called me almost in hysterics. I had been seeing several members of her family on and off the last month for various things. “If I don’t get to the bottom of these skin issues I’m going to totally lose it!” she said in tears. “I just can’t take anymore!”  

“Okay,” I said, “Let’s do this. . .bring ALL the kids in at the same time and let’s see what you are seeing and figure this thing out once and for all.”

Four kids showed up for the appointment aged 5-16 years old.  

“No wonder you are going crazy trying to figure this all out and do the home cure thing.” I said as I looked at different body parts on each child. “Each child has a different core cause for their itching!” 

“This one has flea bites on his bottom. You’ll have to treat the pets and the house to solve that one. The bites will resolve on their own in a few days. See the grouping here of five bites? And here’s another grouping of six” I showed her. “Fleas bite into the skin trying to locate a blood vessel so they can suck the blood to feed the eggs they will lay. They later poop the blood out and when the eggs hatch, they feed on the mom’s poop. Disgusting, huh? If the flea doesn’t hook into a blood vessel, they bit again and again until they get a bleeder.”   

“Now, Hailey has ringworm. She most likely got it from the new kitten you came in with the other day. We’ll have to strengthen both their immune systems and give both of them Tinea-Aid homeopathic drops. That stuff is awesome. Take a bit and rub it on the dry, hairless areas on the cat’s ears or paws and on the circle areas of Hailey’s arm each day. Wash the areas with soap and water first as the ringworm, which is actually a fungus, feeds off dry skin cells. If you take away the food source (the dead cells) the ringworm will go away faster. Also, give an oral dose twice a day of that same homeopathic.”   

“Now, the 12-year old boy has yeast. You can tell because on his hat line and belt line and where his buttocks rub together, there is a raw, reddish, moist look to it. Cut his sugar back, wash with chlorhexiderm soap every day, and massage the areas with some almond oil with a few drops of Myrrh Essential Oil on that every day. We’ll also add some Mycological Immune System Stimulator drops to kill off some of the yeast in his system. Those drops work better on children than taking oral Myrrh Gum Powder. And add some extra Lactobacillus Acidophilus to his diet for a few months. You can pick some up at the health food store across the street. Make sure to get the liquid stuff in the refrigerator section, and make sure it’s not outdated.” 

“Now, for 9-year old Jenny here. . .” I said. “Jenny has a combination of several things. We’ll need to worm her for internal parasites, get her guts built up with some of that Lactobacillus and lastly, we’ll need to work on the emotional issues. See where the pattern is for her skin issues on the crooks of the arms, and behind the knees and all over her face? That often indicates an emotional component. It’s important to make sure she is not constipated. Ask her every day to make sure she is having a bowel movement. If she isn’t give her a natural laxative, and up her fruit and fiber.” 

We worked on Jenny for about a month teaching her and her mother how to do emotional release work at home. It was obvious that she was picking up on how to use muscle testing, but she needed her mom to follow the steps on the sheet and come up with the emotions to clear to release all the negative energy from her body. They did quite well as a team on that. When I next saw Jenny, I literally had no idea who was gleefully saying hello to me in the reception area. I didn’t recognize her because her skin was so healthy!  The elephant skin look to her face had vanished. Mom was happy again. 

What's New on the Website:

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Product of the Month:

Nothing this month.

Ask Dr. Moffat:

Dr. Moffat: Do you have any information on apple cider vinegar and its health cures for humans and horses? Jane M. from Tennessee 

Jane: I think this will help you a lot! I don't use vinegar (I'm blood type O) but if I did, I'd use this brand. It's the best on the market. Dr. Paul Bragg has now passed over, but he spent nearly 80 years promoting natural health and has changed millions of lives. I think his wife owns the company still: http://www.bragg.com/products/liquidaminos.html

Jane’s Response:  Thank you for the information.  I am also type O....... are there problems with type O's and Apple Cider Vinegar? 

Dr. Moffat:  YES! We are allergic to anything with vinegar in it ( e.g. salad dressings, condiments, marinades, and pickles) as these products cause phlegm and catarrh. I once was douching with vinegar as a preventative for yeast (this may sound more personal to some of you than you’d like to read, but millions of women douche, so I think it’s extremely important. Also a greater proportion of Americans are Blood Type O). Could NOT understand why I was cramping all the time in my bowels, ovaries, abdomen and bladder area. Then I read the Eat Right for Your Type book by Dr. Peter D’Adamo and saw the Avoid list of foods. DUH! Vinegar was on the top of the list! I stopped douching immediately and all that pain went away the next day and never came back. I then I realized that every time I had a hamburger I had to clear my throat for about 4 hours. Annoying. So, now I try to stay away from vinegar in all forms. Oh well. I'd rather have my health. D. 

Dr. Moffat, how much Thytrophin PMG should I take to reverse hypothyroidism? The bottle says 1 tablet with meals. Are two or three tablets a day enough to be effective? And how long does it normally take for the thyroid to start responding and improving after starting Thytrophin PMG? Your reply will be appreciated.   Thanks!   Jon

Jon: It's way more complicated than that. I've actually never seen a hypothyroid case reverse with just Thytrophin PMG. Sometimes the dose starts out slow, then increases, then pulses for a few months and then there may be a maintenance dose for many years. I also have clients who use a combination of both medication and Thytrophin to make things work for them.  

Theoretically the body replaces every cellular component of every cell in the body within a 9-month cycle. So why then are we still sick after all the cellular structures have been replaced? I believe it to be the involvement of the other complicating components to dis-ease that have not been addressed.  

For hypothyroidism these factors may include emotions, spiritual needs, diet, electromagnetic fields, circulation, lifestyle, toxins (cigarettes, drinking, caffeine, soda), electrolyte imbalances, and alkalinity of the system (although there may be more!)  

If you aren't on synthroid or armor thyroid medications yet, you have chance to shift the energy with work and commitment. After being on hypothyroid drugs for a few years, it's much harder to do. And, it is usually a lifetime commitment to better health practices that keeps one from reverting back to the need for thyroid medications. These are things we talk about during a consult.

I know that doesn’t help much, but please know you are not the only one who writes to me about this particular issue. Although Thytrophin is an excellent product, a personalized strategy and some professional support is always in order for this particular challenge. One thing you can do at home though is to always walk with your thumbs pointed forward, use hot packs on your thyroid gland area for a few minutes each day and force yourself to always speak your truth out loud (even if it’s only to whatever you call God and not to the person who you really want to tell what for to!) Good luck!  Denice 

Hi Dr. Moffat, I've been reading your Ezine religiously for the past few months.  Your information is very useful and enlightening.  I usually print it off and give it to my husband to read also.  I was wondering if you could enlighten me on a particular problem that my cat has who is just about 14 years old.  She has been diabetic for about 8 years now.  Her sugar level is well under control but she suffers from neuropathy.  It has gotten particularly worse over the past month –I  haven't found a good vet in my area and no one seems to know how to treat it.  I have been giving her about a gram of B-12 Methylcobalamin daily for about 2 weeks now and she seems to have improved slightly.  She totally walks on her haunches and tends to drag her rear left leg.  Otherwise she is a very happy cat and healthy—she tends to sulk at times because I am sure she is frustrated by her condition. She used to walk around a lot and enjoyed playing.  I feel bad for her and wish I could do something.  Do you have any suggestions? 

Much appreciated,  Diana from Canada  

Diana: Sounds to me like a basic hypokalemia case (low potassium) so Google it out! Try giving her 50mg of Potassium/day mixed in her food for a week and let me know how that goes. And you can make a phone consult with me if you like to discuss other options. In humans, magnetic mattresses and shoe inserts work awesome for neuropathy conditions. In the animal world the Nikken Pet Pad works wonders because the animal spends time on it as it needs to and gets off of it when it’s had enough magnetic energy (pets are so smart.) You might want to try the magnet thing. I think they are about $150? I don't remember. Maybe you can find a used one on EBAY? Thanks for writing and supporting my newsletter! Namaste. Denice 

(Note: I contacted Diana a couple of weeks after this correspondence and her cat had passed over. Hypokalemia is a life-threatening disease and cats can spiral downwards health-wise within just a few days. I believe in treating the full person (in this case the full family unit which includes Diana!) Supporting friends and family when they lose a pet is just as important as supporting them emotionally when they lose a human member of their family. We send you loving energy Diana in hopes that your grieving period is effective and quickly completed!)  

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