It would be very helpful if you could use a subject line that can be
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Dave
patriot2...@mindspring.com wrote:
For davido, who wrote:
> I found this incredibly interestin and it seems so important.
> Is there info published re the effacy of this protocal?? where?
> Is it being used as you suggest anywhere???
> .........tell us more!!!!
> davido
>
This article is from Dr. David Williams, of Alternatives fame. He has a
website, but has been publishing his newsletters to faithful followers
since the mid 1980's. I hope he will not mind this full quote. I have
been a fan of his for over 15 years, and he often publishes helpful
information years before the mainstream picks up on it. Scroll down to
the bolded portion if you only want to know about DMSO and strokes.
From another source, which I will add after Dr. Williams' comments, is
the advice about actual ingestion of the DMSO, diluted by half water, to
be given to a person believed to be suffering a stroke. I bought some
DMSO at a feed store (a fourth of the price of the same thing at a
health food store) and put it into a little bottle (had mouthwash in it
before I cleaned it out -- complimentary from a hotel) with directions
for use, and will carry it in my purse for emergency use, hoping all the
while that I will never have to use it nor encounter anyone who does.
(Have parceled out more of it for friends and relatives to do the
same.) However, I am of Medicare age, now, and hang around with a lot
of folks of stroke vulnerability age, so who knows if it might come in
handy. Wish I had known about this years ago. Nearly all my older
relatives have died of strokes.
Hope some of you find it helpful, even if not CS related. (I give CS to
my friends and relations, too. So many good things we can do to help
one another!)
Marlys
Stroke Prevention
Dear Friend:
In the last Health Dispatch, I wrote about symptomatic and silent
strokes, and their causes, which included drugs and weather stress. In
this Dispatch, I deal with stroke prevention and treatment, including
a new therapy for stroke victims. Here are some steps to take to
prevent stroke:
* Handle stress. Your ability to do so depends on the strength of
your adrenal glands (the small gland that sits on top of each
kidney.) Anything you do to strengthen your adrenal glands will
be worth the effort. The first steps are to avoid excess sugar
and caffeine, never skip meals, and don't smoke.
* Don't drink heavily. A study of 100,000 patients, over seven
years, revealed that heavy drinking increased the chance of
hemorrhage-type strokes. Moderate drinking, however—no more than
two drinks a day—seemed to reduce the risk of strokes involving
clot blockage.
* Promote cardiovascular system health
<http://doctorspreferred.com/apps/dcs/mcp?r>. It will help
reduce the risk of stroke. Here are some areas to address:
o Take a high-quality daily multi-vitamin/mineral complex.
o Eat healthy foods
<http://doctorspreferred.com/apps/dcs/mcp?r> and use the
right supplements to keep arteries clean and clear,
improve blood flow, and make blood platelet cells less
sticky.
o Avoid prescription drugs unless absolutely necessary. Use
natural alternatives to the more common medications. They
often work as well or better without drug side effects.
o Avoid aspirin, which causes internal bleeding and
increases the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. If you take it
on a regular basis to prevent heart attack consider a
heart supplement containing bromelain instead (see below).
o Research has found that estrogen increases the risk of
stroke and causes more severe neurological impairments
following a stroke. (Report from the 2001 International
Stroke Conference by Lawrence Brass of Yale University)
Further, estrogen can elevate homocysteine levels and
contribute to clogging of the arteries by depleting
vitamins B6, B12, and folic acid.
* Know the peak stroke period. It's from 10 a.m. to noon. There
are several theories as to why strokes occur more often during
this period; the most reasonable one points to hormone fluctuation.
* Bromelain is water-soluble and easily digested. It works to keep
certain blood cells called platelets from sticking together and
forming clots. Take it early in the morning before the peak
stroke period of 10 a.m.
* Vitamin E and omega-3 fish oils should be divided into two
portions, with half taken with breakfast and the other half
taken with the evening meal. Fats and fat-soluble vitamins take
longer to digest and reach the bloodstream; spreading out the
daily dosage provides their protective benefits more evenly.
Dosages from 400 to 800 IU of vitamin E daily have been shown to
reduce the formation of dangerous blood clots. (Thromb.
Haemostasis 83;49:73-77.) Start with a low dosage (100 IU) and
gradually increase to recommended levels over a period of
several weeks. A high initial dose may cause a temporary
increase in blood pressure for some people.
* Garlic and onions work to keep platelets from clumping together.
Of course, eating garlic and onions at seven a.m. could make you
a very lonely person—instead eat them at regular meal times.
Many people know a family member or friend with stroke-induced brain
damage and know that the results can be devastating. Taking the steps
I've outlined above to prevent a stroke is far simpler than trying to
deal with the problem later. You can learn more about the symptoms of
stroke by clicking here <http://doctorspreferred.com/apps/dcs/mcp?r>.
If you, a family member, or a friend has had a stroke, there are several
things you can do to improve or even eliminate the symptoms. Here are
two recommendations that I think are very important:
The DMSO Connection
DMSO is a good treatment for minimizing brain damage following stroke.
It's worth keeping a bottle around for treating dozens of health
problems, but especially for treating neurological problems, such as
symptomatic strokes.
From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, a great deal of research was
performed using DMSO. Several studies demonstrated that it was a very
effective treatment for central-nervous-system trauma. DMSO's positive
effects included anti-inflammatory, anti-swelling, anticoagulant,
diuretic, hypothermic, vasodilatory, and respiratory stimulation
characteristics. It also has the capability of correcting membrane
instability and crossing the blood-brain barrier, which is particularly
helpful when it comes to minimizing stroke damage. (Ann N Y Acad Sci
83;411(6):278-85)
Use of DMSO on a regular basis for recurrent silent strokes could help
minimize damage until the problem can be brought under control through
other means, i.e., diet, supplements, etc. Apply a 70 percent solution
(7 parts DMSO and 3 parts distilled water) once or twice daily to any
one of the joints on the body. DMSO is available from many health food
or feed and grain stores; also by mail from DMSO Marketing at
800-367-6935. For more information about the properties and use of DMSO
you can request the special report
<http://doctorspreferred.com/apps/dcs/mcp?r> Pain Free Forever.
Constraint-Induced (CI) Movement Therapy
Constraint-Induced (CI) Movement Therapy has been around for at least
fifty years. Dr. Edward Taub, of the University of Alabama, developed
it, and you should consider it if you, or someone you know, has suffered
a stroke.
The amount of disability immediately following a stroke will generally
lessen over a period of time. Although it seems like neurological
function is shut down almost completely following a stroke, after a
period of time things begin to improve. Dr. Taub discovered a way to
more rapidly rehabilitate chronic damage from strokes and other
neurological problems.
When the nerve supply to an area such as the arm is first damaged, an
individual will initially try to use the limb, but is unable to do so.
Failure leads to pain, clumsiness, and frustration. Dr. Taub equates
these failures with punishment, and punishment results in the individual
giving up use of the limb. In effect, immediately following an accident,
the brain learns that it is not supposed to use the affected limb. Even
when there is still a nerve connection to the area—or the brain can
recruit other areas to supply the limb—the brain learns not to use that
limb.
Dr. Taub's therapy helps the brain overcome "learned non-use."
Additionally, in stroke cases where one side of the brain incurs damage,
CI therapy helps recruit the undamaged side of the brain, which learns
to control the affected limb. Numerous complex experiments over the last
fifty years lend support to the idea that the brain can re-route
functions to different parts of the brain. CI therapy appears to speed
up that process dramatically. What could take 10 years to accomplish
with conventional therapy often takes only 2 to 3 weeks using CI therapy
and it's more than just a theory. CI therapy works and has been proven
in the clinic and the real world. The results are nothing short of
amazing. CI therapy is a true breakthrough in the treatment of stroke
disabilities.
Full information is available in the September 2002 Alternatives
newsletter about CI therapy. You can order this newsletter by clicking
here <http://doctorspreferred.com/apps/dcs/mcp?r> for contact
information. Use the information I've provided above to minimize or
eliminate the risk of stroke. If prevention fails, take steps to
actively treat and overcome any debilitating results from stroke. CI
Movement Therapy won't work for everyone, but many can be helped if
aware and ready to use this treatment therapy.
Till Next Time,
Dr. David Williams
The following excerpt came in a cancer newsletter I have mentioned on
this site in the past, and underscores the use of DSMO for stroke first
aid. While not related to cancer, I guess the editor felt it was
important enough to send to his readers, too!
How to recognize a stroke:
"This might be a lifesaver if we can remember the three questions!
Is It a Stroke?
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.
Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke
victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize
the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say any bystander can recognize
a stroke asking three simple questions:
* ask the individual to smile.
* ask him or her to raise both arms.
* ask the person to speak a simple sentence.
If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 911 immediately
and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. After discovering that a
group of nonmedical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm
weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public to
learn the three questions. They presented
their conclusions at the American Stroke Association's annual meeting
last February. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt
diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage."
I would add that all of us should keep a bottle of diluted DMSO on
hand. One ounce of a 50% DMSO, 50% water mixture, taken orally, will
usually clear the blood clot causing the stroke. To get DMSO in a 99%
solution, go to a pet store or the pet section of your local health
food store.
Daniel Haley has a whole chapter on DMSO and its potential use for
stroke and head/neck injuries in his book "Politics in Healing." Here
is an excerpt:
"If given soon after a stroke, DMSO, one of the world's greatest
solvents, has been shown to dissolve the clot that causes the stroke,
thus restoring circulation and avoiding paralysis. How soon? Dr.
Stanley Jacob says within the first few hours is best and
intravenously is better than oral, but oral works too. Once DMSO gets
into the body either daubed on the skin, given I.V., or by mouth, it
permeates the body and crosses the blood-brain barrier, so even taken
orally it can dissolve the clot. One man who had a stroke at 7:30 AM
refused to go to the hospital until after his wife had spoken to Dr.
Stanley Jacob, which didn't happen until 6:30 PM. Starting at 7 PM
the day of the stroke, 50% DMSO in a little orange juice was given
every 15 minutes for two hours and then every half hour for two
hours. The next day, her husband was fine. A substance that can stop
a stroke as it's happening is something many might want in their home
medicine chest."
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