## Leeches are now being used to relieve pressure from internal bleeding of wounds where circulation is a problem. I think they also release an anti clotting agent as well which may prevent clots from internal wounds from blocking blood supply to the heart and brain. Ken
At 04:07 PM 9/18/00 -0400, you wrote: >Marshall wrote a bit sarcastically I think, > >"They thought putting leaches on people was helpful too." > >Actually, Marshall, I believe putting leaches on some people did serve a >medically useful purpose and is still used today for the same medical >purpose. Some physicians say that It removes blood from the patient in such >a way that it helps to lower and keep at a safer lower level the ferritin >(stored iron) in the patient. This is useful in people with a ferritin >level considered to be excessive and dangerous. Physicians differ somewhat >as to what is a safe and what is a dangerous ferrtin level. > >Today some physicians believe that we can get this ferritin lowering done by >donating blood or dumping blood (with a prescription) at a blood collection >center if done on a certain tight schedule. The trick is to trick the brain >into signaling the body to release stored iron from cells and put them back >into the bloodstream without lowering the ferritin too low. Who knows, maybe >leaches steadily sucking blood accomplish this trickery better than pint >blood donations spaced many weeks apart. A physician who still uses leaches >may have the answer to this question. > >The people most likely in need of this bloodletting are said to be people >with one or two genes that are said to be traceable back to the Celtic >tribes of France. These genes enable the gene owner to absorb more iron from >their food than the average person. Thus, leeching was popular in England >where there are many inbred Celtic descendants (Celtics marrying Celtics). >The medical problem is sometimes called hemochromatosis. Full blown >hemochromatosis is said to occur when you have both of the two Celtic genes. >One gene is said to be enough to get you a lot of iron in your cells if you >don't engage in some kind of bloodletting. Some call it iron overload >syndrome. > >Stored iron is said to promote (as a catalyst for oxidation) cell >degradation, now called damage from oxygen free radicals. Chelation, oral >and IV, may be another way of combating the problem. I conjecture as to >whether spikey red blood cells may be related to this problem. > >I have noted that several major TV networks in the past few years have run >short med news segments on the subject of blood donation with the advice to >people of Western European descent that "your regular blood donations may be >helping you the donor as much as it helps the donated blood recipient." > >Carlos LeClair at spiro...@tampabay.rr.com > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Marshall Dudley" <mdud...@execonn.com> >To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> >Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 2:12 PM >Subject: Re: CS>Parasites are beneficial??? > > >> mama2b...@aol.com wrote: >> >> > I'm almost embarrassed to say so but several people tell me internal >> > parasites perform a vital function in the body. Old timers used to >think >> > they helped digest food. Of course I know better, so don't laugh at me. >> > One doctor, a cancer specialist, says everyone has them and they "serve >a >> > purpose." Any comments? >> >> They thought putting leaches on people was helpful too. > > > >-- >The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > >To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: >silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com >with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > >To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com >Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html >List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > >
