Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 There's not a conventional dentist who has looked in my mouth, for example, who didn't immediately urge me to undergo oral surgery to remove my wisdom teeth. I'm 36 years old. My teeth are fine. My jaw is fine. But my dentists are mad. Most patients would automatically say yes to such an authoritative suggestion, though. They'd agree on the spot: "Yes, I'll let you cut open my jaw and remove my teeth just because you say so!"
Two decades ago it was tonsils. Half the children I grew up with, it seemed, had their tonsils surgically removed. That particular procedure was a popular medical fad. |
John J. Ratey, MD
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 FIGHT THE urge, SHAKE THE HABIT
A study in London in 2004 showed that even ten minutes of exercise could blunt an alcoholic's craving. The researchers divided forty hospitalized patients who had just completed detox into two groups: one was assigned to stationary cycling at moderate intensity, the other, light intensity. The next day they switched the groups and found that intense exercise significantly reduced the urge for a drink. This is what happened with my patient Susan, from chapter 3, who used her jump rope to fend off the stress-induced urge to drink wine in the middle of the day. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 I just want to point out two things and then urge you to speak to a knowledgeable healthcare practitioner about them: One, the findings are controversial, and may apply only to women who started taking the hormones later in life. Two, further analysis has shown that taking hormones for a short time (a few years) during the "worst" of the transition phase does not appear to be a problem. I'd also urge—repeat urge— you to talk to a health practitioner who is knowledgeable about bioidentical hormones (see below) and nutrition. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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Resources section)
Defecation
• Have 2 to 4 bowel movements daily
• Drink plenty of pure water
• Eat only fresh organic fruits for breakfast each morning
• Combine colon hydrotherapy with oxygen-based cleansers
• Use a squatting stool with your toilet to encourage proper waste elimination
• Don't delay when you have the urge to go
Urination
• Drink plenty of water
• Don't delay urination when you have the urge to go. If you wake up during the night to urinate, it means this elimination route is partially blocked and you need to purge toxins. |
Robert Whitaker
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 Dodge promised to immediately write the families of his patients and urge them to have their loved ones undergo lobotomy as soon as possible, before they became hopelessly deteriorated.23
Other physicians soon reported similar results. Francis Grant, chief of neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania, and a close friend of Watts, operated on ten patients at Delaware State Hospital. Seven, he said, had returned home after the surgery. Two of his anecdotal accounts told of remarkable revivals. Prior to the surgery, Sally Gold had been "entirely hopeless. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Many people are so busy they simply won't take the time to have a bowel movement when the urge strikes. Some people prefer to have bowel movements only at home and will go to great lengths to avoid using a public restroom. If the delay is too long or too frequent, ignoring the urge to "go" can lead to constipation and fecal compaction, both of which contribute to toxic buildup in the colon.
Constipation and fecal impaction can cause stool transit time to slow down. "Transit time" is basically the time it takes our bodies to process and pass waste. |
John J. Ratey, MD
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| The next day they switched the groups and found that intense exercise significantly reduced the urge for a drink. This is what happened with my patient Susan, from chapter 3, who used her jump rope to fend off the stress-induced urge to drink wine in the middle of the day.
The biology of stress ties in with addiction in that withdrawal puts the body in survival mode. If you suddenly quit drinking, for instance, you're turning off the dopamine spigot and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis gets thrown out of balance. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 The caregivers will distribute information and urge moviegoers to join the drive for a fundamental overhaul of the nation's dysfunctional healthcare system -- as is so brilliantly described in "SiCKO." They will urge the audience to help pass single-payer/Medicare-for-all-type legislation such as HR 676 now pending in Congress and several states, and make it a central focus of the presidential campaign.
Nurses and doctors are serving as co-hosts of "SiCKO" premieres across the nation. |
Steven V. Joyal
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 INCRETIN MIMETICS AND DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE INHIBITORS
Although you may be tempted to skip this section because the drug categories appear esoteric and/or arcane, we urge you to read and become knowledgeable about these drugs so that you can become fully involved in treatment decisions made with your physician. These new, innovative drugs represent the most significant breakthrough in diabetes treatment options, in our opinion, in many years, because they target a fundamental cause of diabetes—beta-cell function. |
Marshall Editions
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 Pounding heart
• Butterflies in the stomach
• Nausea and sickness
• Repeated urge to move your bowels and urinate
SYMPTOMS
TREATMENT GOAL
• Rapid breathing and lightheadedness
• Feeling shaky
• Sweating profusely
• Dry mouth
• Heightened senses
• Feeling alert
• Increased muscular tension can
Treatment first involves eliminating any possible physical causes of the symptoms. It is then important to identify the cause of the anxiety, relieve acute symptoms, and introduce any necessary lifestyle changes to improve quality of life. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| Never repress an urge to defecate.
• Add bran cereals to the diet and eat more high-fiber foods, such as whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.
• Drink six to eight glasses of fluid per day.
• Sit on the toilet at the same time every day (even when the urge to defecate is not present), preferably immediately after breakfast or exercise.
• Exercise for at least twenty minutes, three times per week.
• In the first week, every night before bed, take a stimulant laxative containing either Cascara or senna. Take the smallest amount necessary to ensure a bowel movement every morning. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 STOP SIGN
When you feel the urge to clear your throat, sip water or hum instead.
Sometimes persistent throat clearing is a sign of having a dry throat (which itself may be a reaction to the same drugs that cause hoarseness). It may also be due to radiation therapy. More important, it can be a warning sign of throat cancer.
TREMBLY VOICE
If your voice is often shaky but you feel calm and collected, it may merely be a sign of aging. Or it can signal a neurological movement disorder called essential tremor of the head and neck, which is not usually terribly serious. |
Roberta Bivins
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 Not only did he urge the Government to try the Chinese remedy, he justified his request by noting that 'the disease had baffled medical science to a great extent.' Perhaps even worse, he suggested that 'the vast empire of China' could hold at least a few drugs 'which might be of extreme value to this colony'. Campbell even proposed that a Chinese practitioner, Ah Sue, perform the trial according to his usual methods, albeit under medical scrutiny. This was a step too far. |
Frederic Vagnini, M.D. and Barry Fox, Ph.D.
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 Chemotherapy and the drugs used during surgery can also trigger an irresistible urge to empty the stomach.
These things do not act directly on the stomach to make you vomit. Instead, they stimulate the vomiting center in the brain, which then sends out the order to vomit. For example, certain nerve fibers in the gastrointestinal tract may detect that the stomach is terribly distended and pass that message up to the vomit center, which solves the problem by sending back the order to vomit.
One way to prevent vomiting is to stop the messages from getting to the vomit center. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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 It does require discipline in the early stages to control the urge to over-breathe and gulp air into the chest. Of course, if you cannot adjust your breathing pattern while exercising and you feel you might trigger an asthma attack, stop what you are doing immediately. If possible, lie in the foetal position and concentrate on performing Controlled Pattern Breathing. However, an asthma attack must be avoided, so take your medication if this is necessary.
Julian, a 12-year-old boy, could not walk for more than 200 metres without puffing and panting, much less do anything more strenuous. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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| This is an embarrassing sign of urge incontinence or overactive bladder (OAB), a condition that causes people to become supersensitive to certain sounds and other signals that stimulate the bladder to start emptying, even if not full. Graphically known as key-in-the-lock or garage-door syndrome, OAB
SIGN OF THE TIMES
Not all urine is a waste. ¦ Urine is tested to help pinpoint ovulation.
¦ Urine is tested to confirm pregnancy.
¦ The urine of postmenopausal women has been collected for its abundance of the substances used in fertility treatment. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 It is about alternative approaches to health—approaches generally not understood and, at this time, not endorsed by the medical establishment. We urge you to discuss the treatments described in this book with your doctors. If they are open-minded, you may actually educate them. We have been gratified to learn that many of our readers have found their physicians open to the ideas presented here.
Use this book wisely. As many of the treatments described in this book are, by definition, alternative, they have not been investigated, approved, or endorsed by any government or regulatory agency. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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| WARNING SIGN
Waiting too long to pee after you get the urge raises the chances of getting a UTI. A very full bladder will stretch and weaken the muscles that control voiding, causing incomplete emptying. Old urine left in the bladder is a fertile site for bacteria to grow.
FREQUENT URINATION
What can be more annoying and embarrassing than going to the theater and realizing you won't make it through the first act without going to the restroom? |
| INABILITY TO SNEEZE
While sneezing—medically called sternutation—is actually a healthy sign that our nose is doing a good job clearing itself of nasal intruders, not being able to sneeze when you feel the urge is... well, nothing to sneeze at. It can signal a brain tumor. And sometimes people recovering from a stroke find it hard to sneeze. A psychiatrist in
SPEAKING OF SIGNS
People around the world still bless or wish a sneezer health in various ways. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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| Do you feel an urge to smoke when you see other people smoking? Peer group pressure is controlling and intimidating you. Be an individual. žDo you find it hard to refuse an offer of a cigarette? Your willpower has deserted you,- be determined and find it again. žDo you usually have a cigarette first thing in the morning? Do diaphragmatic breathing exercises instead—they're much better for you. žDo you crave a cigarette if you haven't had one for a couple of hours? If you can go this long, kick the addiction, don't pick up a cigarette—have an apple instead. |
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| SYMPTOMS
TREATMENT GOAL
• Painful burning sensation when urinating
• Frequent urge to pass urine
• Cloudy urine that smells unpleasant
• Occasionally, blood in urine
• Pain directly above the pubic bone
To get to the root cause of the cystitis and address it, while providing relief for the painful symptoms of the condition.
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Treatment of cystitis involves identifying the cause and avoiding risk factors wherever possible. Bubble baths, low estrogen, certain spermicides, altered vaginal flora, and toilet hygiene are some factors that contribute to urinary tract infections. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 I also urge you to join one of the many groups and organizations for families dealing with Alzheimer's; sharing frustrations and experiences with those who can relate and sympathize can provide some comfort and support. |
Marshall Editions
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| When this remedy is helpful there is a constant, distressing urge to pass water, but only a very small amount of urine is passed at a time. Scalding and burning sensations flare up violently and quickly. Symptoms are characteristically soothed by contact with warmth and massage, while moving around and drinking coffee aggravates symptoms.
Arsenicum album: This is a strong candidate if burning pains are associated with a sense of being generally chilly, exhausted, and restless when feeling ill. |
| TIP: DO NOT STRAIN YOUR BOWELS
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Supplements: Bioflavonoids are a type of plant compound that stabilizes and strengthens blood vessel walls and decreases inflammation. They have been found to reduce anal discomfort, pain, and discharge during an acute hemorrhoid attack. |
C. W. Randolph, M.D.
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 Due to the health hazards associated with xenoestrogens that were mentioned in Chapter 2, we urge you to eat only organic meats and poultry, which are produced without chemicals or growth hormones.
Even with organic meats, some choices are better sources of protein than others. Red meat is usually higher in fat, particularly saturated fat. There are, however, plenty of lean complete proteins, including the breast meat of poultry and eggs from organic, free-running hens. |
| They have been unable to explain why some women have this overwhelming urge to eat lots of chocolate right before their periods, yet at other times of the month the women's chocolate cravings are not as strong. The PMS-chocolate connection makes a lot of sense because chocolate is very high in magnesium.
Keeping a balance of calcium and magnesium is critical for optimal physical functioning and for hormone balance.
/ YOU SHOULD TAKE A CALCIUM-MAGNESIUM SUPPLEMENT THAT CONTAINS A RATIO OF TWO PARTS CALCIUM (1,500 MG) TO ONE PART MAGNESIUM (750 MG). |
| Prostate problems
ž Decreased mental clarity Q Decreased sex drive
ž Increased urinary urge Q Decreased strength
ž Decreased stamina Ql Difficulty sleeping
ž Decreased urine flow Ql Irritability
ž Depression ? Erectile dysfunction
ž Hot flashes ? Night sweats ? Poor concentration
C. Stress Level
1. On a scale of 0-10 (0 = no stress; 10 = high stress), my stress level is_.
D. Exercise
1. Last week I exercised_times per week for an average of_minutes each time.
2. Describe the activity or activities: _
E. Outlook
1. |
| Safe Cosmetics
I urge you to make sure that your cosmetics are safe. Many are not. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is a coalition of public health, educational, religious, labor, women's, environmental, and consumer groups. The coalition's goal is to protect consumer health by requiring the health and beauty industry to phase out the use of chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, and other health problems, and replace them with safer alternatives.
The Safe Cosmetics Campaign began in 2002 with the release of a report, Not Too Pretty: Phthalates, Beauty Products and the FDA. |
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| Nux vomica: This is one of the primary remedies for treating a system that feels generally "toxic" as a result of constipation. The urge to move your bowels is followed by the sense that the bowel has not been completely emptied. You may feel that nausea would be relieved after vomiting, but it may be difficult to do so. All symptoms are aggravated by high levels of stress and tension.
Pulsatilla: If you feel faint very easily, are extremely queasy and sensitive to rich, fatty foods, and have persistent heartburn, try Pulsatilla. |
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