This vitamin can heal arteries, but there's a catch

Feeding and Healing Arteries

This article unveils the intentionally hidden secret that has caused millions to suffer from heart problems. 

In 1998, I attended a seminar by a holistic cardiologist that explained how to repair arteries.  I listened intently and later, observed for results in the real world. Unfortunately, I did not see the results even though the seminar's content made sense.  Then, in January of 2009 (11 years later!), a fortuitous series of events occurred that showed the truth.  Now for the benefit of many, we are changing lives for the better. Here's what I learned.

First I need to go over some physiology.  Arteries are muscular tissue.  They flex and contract with the pulsing of blood so they need to stay strong yet pliable.  The arteries that are stressed the most in the whole body are the medium-sized ones that feed the heart muscle.  They come right off the aorta which is the large artery that is the exit for all the blood that goes to the body. 

The reason why they are the most stressed arteries is because the heart NEVER STOPS BEATING.  These arteries are constantly being flexed by this action.  If they are not nourished and healthy, they start to get small splits in them like an aging car tire. 

If these splits are not repaired, then they get packed in with a gummy substance that acts like a plastering agent. This plastering agent is called cholesterol. The artery tissue may also become weak and balloon out.

There is some debate about whether or not this is truly the cause of heart attacks.  Another theory says that the tiny capillary arteries get diseased and as a group, starve a section of the heart muscle.  These capillaries are so small, only one red blood cell can get through it at a time and they do not get clogged with cholesterol.  They get polluted with toxins or become deficient in their essential nutrients so they don't work like they should. 

Either theory responds with the solution described below. 
 
What I learned in 1998 is the nutritional deficiency that causes the arteries to age and split.  It is Vitamin C deficiency. 

(You may have heard this before, but please read on.  There's a catch!) 

Vitamin C acts like glue to hold tissues together.  It keeps the arteries strong, yet pliable.  A deficiency of Vitamin C can be seen first as micro-tears in the arteries.  These tears become larger and larger and bleeding becomes more prevalent and profuse.  Excessive bleeding is first seen in the jaw and gums because chewing is a harsh action done often. This is scurvy!
 
Sailors often died from scurvy until it was discovered that limes, oranges and other citrus fruits prevented it.  Limes were good for long sailing trips because they had a long shelf life.  This is why sailors were called "Limeys".

In March of 2009, an old manuscript was uncovered that showed it was actually a woman who discovered this connection.  It was 1707 and her name was Ebbot Michell.

As stated above, when there is a deficiency of Vitamin C, the body packs cholesterol into those cracks.  It's like putting toothpaste into a hole in the drywall before painting it.  It doesn't belong there, but "it'll do" until you actually fix the problem.  This cholesterol patch becomes plaquing and it builds up, especially when you eat unnatural fats that are "sticky" like margarine, corn oils, and vegetable oils.  Natural fats slip right on by without sticking. This includes animal fats, lard, tallow, butter and dairy products.
 
This all makes sense, but unfortunately, I didn't believe it for 11 years!! 

Why is that?  Because I never saw Vitamin C reverse cholesterol plaquing. 

I saw heart patients take vitamin C but never get better.  I saw people continue to have heart problems while on lots of Vitamin C.  This was apparently not a solution. 

Why?  The answer came in January of 2008.
 
At that time, I had a young patient who was experiencing irregular heart beats and chest pain after only a few minutes of exercise.  He was a vegetarian and ate way too many grains and sugar.
 
I asked him to put his finger where his heart pain occurred.  He did so and I muscle tested him.  He needed Cyruta, which is a whole-food supplement that works like roto-rooter for arteries.  I gave him 8 per day and in two weeks he said he was 60% better!  He could exercise for 30 minutes with no pain!  We had just nourished and improved his arteries and heart.
 
Here's why I missed the connection for 11 years:  Cyruta is made of the juice taken from the leaf of the buckwheat plant which is the greatest source of Vitamin C.  The key is:  It is WHOLE FOOD VITAMIN C, not the synthetic version (ascorbic acid). 

Here’s the catch!  Food manufacturers have convinced our government to say that Vitamin C is ascorbic acid. Only it isn't! This is an intentional misunderstanding of basic science.  It has fooled nearly everyone.  The truth is ascorbic acid is only a small percentage of the Vitamin C molecule.  It is the outer protective layer like the paint on your car.  

For 11 years, I saw people taking the synthetic vitamin C (ascorbic acid) which DOES NOT WORK! 

The whole food vitamin C, does work.
It repairs arteries (like scurvy) in a matter of a few weeks. It is simple, noticeable and clinically significant. Using the FDA-approved Meridian machine, we have seen the risk for heart problems decrease. 

When researching Vitamin C on the Internet, be wary of what substance was used for research. It's basically all synthetic ascorbic acid, not the real Vitamin C.  That's why research on ascorbic acid is only "promising", "inconclusive", "might work" or "controversial".  If they used the whole food vitamin C, there would be no doubt that it works. 

What is in your vitamins in your kitchen?  Is the ascorbic acid label over 10 mg?  If so, it's not the whole vitamin C.  It's hard to find a pure vitamin C product at a health food store.  Even the good ones are "enhanced with bioflavinoids" which indicates it's not pure.  I saw one that said "blended with raw carotenoids" which is a very deceitful way of saying, "We added synthetic vitamins because everyone else is doing it and we don't know any better."  Otherwise it would have been a great product.  If you look hard  is possible to find a pretty good whole food Vitamin C in a heatlh food store. But.... Do you test for it?  Will it really work?  Only muscle testing can verify that.

The medical attempt of cleaning out arteries is to reduce the amount of cholesterol in the blood.  It's like taking away the toothpaste from your bathroom so you cannot temporarily repair the holes in your drywall before painting.  That's not a true fix.

If you have adequate vitamin C and healthy arteries, your cholesterol can be 400 (which is considered high) and have no plaquing and no diseased arteries.  Also, half of people who have heart attacks have normal cholesterol.
 
We've had many people improve the condition of their heart and arteries since we discovered this. One was experiencing knife-stabbing pains through her heart to her back.  Cyruta cleaned and repaired her arteries and she felt the pains less frequently and with less intensity.  She was 75% better in just 3 weeks!  
 
Kerry, one of our Clinicians, when she first became a patient had chest pain multiple times a week for a year and a half.  Years later, since starting her program which included Cyruta, Kerry has not had any pain.

Avoid the foods that cause arteries to split, tear and plaque.  They are sugar and white flour products and are too commonly consumed. 

Vitamin C competes with sugar to get into cells, but sugar is heavily favored. In other words, sugar crowds vitamin C away from cells.

Eat whole foods rich in Vitamin C.  It doesn't take a lot.  A sailor only needed a little lime juice per day!  This is a revolutionary, applicable, inexpensive solution for a national scourge.
 
Disclaimer:  The nutritional program that is described here does not interfere with any drugs.  It can be done concurrently.  These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Contact our office for help improving the health of your heart, arteries and the rest of your body.  

Yours in Health,
Darren Schmidt, D.C. 

 

Heart disease is not caused by a "statin deficiency"

    According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control), the number 1 cause of death in the United States is heart disease.  With a health crisis like this on the loose, the finger must be pointed somewhere and it has been squarely pointed at eating fat.  We have all heard from our Medical Doctors, TV, magazine and all the best hospitals and health "experts" that high cholesterol is the cause of heart attacks and strokes. We have become convinced we should avoid eating any saturated fats, butter and eggs.  With all these messages warning us of the ever present dangers of high cholesterol and the risk of death from heart disease so high, people get understandably anxious about their cholesterol levels.    
   
 

The standard medical route addresses high cholesterol by prescribing a class of drugs called Statins.  Originally, these drugs were only given to people who had already experienced a stroke or heart attack to prevent a second occurrence.  Currently, the trend has changed and statins are being prescribed freely to both people with only slightly elevated cholesterol levels and people who are perfectly healthy in hopes of preventing stroke and heart attack.

   This is not only completely unwarranted but dangerous and health damaging.  Although generally promoted as safe, statin drugs have very dangerous and potentially fatal side effects.  The true range and significance of the side effects

were not expressed in clinical trials because many of these studies excluded people who could not tolerate the drug from their final results. So, as with all too many drug studies they are skewed in favor of potential profits instead scientifically proven life saving or health improving properties.

 

 The most common adverse effect of statin therapy is unexplained muscle weakness and pain.  This side effect is highly significant because it can indicate that muscle tissue is being destroyed and can lead to shut down of the kidneys and ultimately death.

 

 Although these drugs are supposed to protect the heart, they may destroy its tissue because the heart itself is a muscle.  If muscle pain is severe, patients are often fortunate enough to link it to the drug and stop their therapy.  The problem is many people have low grade muscle pain and weakness they attribute to other conditions or aging so they continue with the statin drugs and never discover the actual cause...which of course is the drugs themselves.

    Other common side effects are headache, stomach pain and nausea.  These drugs often do damage to the liver and kidneys. 

 

The longer statins have been around and the more this list grows longer the longer these drugs are on the market.  Problems such as hormonal imbalances, joint pain, memory loss, as well as “psychiatric” conditions such as depression, sleep disorders and nightmares.

    The truth of the matter is high cholesterol is no the cause of heart attack and stroke, but a symptom of other underlying problems.  Believe it or not, the real culprit is not fat!  High cholesterol is causes by a diet high in sugar and carbohydrates. The good new is you can fix it safely, effective, and without harmful drugs!  This can be achieved by a good diet (yes…you can eat eggs and butter!), exercise and whole foods supplements such as Cyruta. 

Dr. Schmidt will be blogging about how the whole food Vitamin C reverses heart disease and opens arteries in his next post.

How to take control of your health

 

 

Your Role as a Patient at the Nutritional Healing Center of Ann Arbor

Becoming truly healthy requires a Pro-active patient

 

Your role or job as a patient in our office is different than at other offices. This includes chiropractic, medical,  physical therapy practices or other holistic practitioners offices. In order to have the greatest success with your health improvement program, it is necessary that you know this and take responsibility for your part in getting and maintaining your optimum health and well being.

The first thing to do as a new patient is to educate yourself at the first visit by reading and understanding the New Patient Orientation packet. You receive your initial Nutrition Response Testing examination at this visit. Then you come back in a few days for the Report of Findings. This is when you learn what your body needs for nutrition. Your current state of health is reviewed with you and how it can be expected to improve. At this visit, we determine if we are going to start the patient-doctor relationship. Most healthcare practices do the similar procedures. The biggest differences come next.

After we start the program together and you decide to take full responsibility for improving your health our next several visits are therapeutic nutrition visits, meaning we are working on improving the primary health challenges we’ve found. These visits are once a week for the first six weeks. During this time you begin changing your bad health habits and “normal” lifestyle that have put you in the condition that you are in now. You begin creating improvements in your health with gradual simple changes. These short, educational visits help you start rebuilding and repairing your body.  Part of your role is writing down exactly what you eat every day and counting the grams of carbohydrates that you ingest so we can both see what your dietary habits are and what needs to be fixed.

After 6 weeks, we re-examine your health and note the progress At this point your visits are every two weeks. You are now in what's called the "Healing and Observation Period". During this time you are producing a healthy body. You are performing the new, healthy habits that you learned in the first six weeks to repair your body and create a new level of physical health. Also, there are continual discoveries and education for you as you learn more about how your body works and attend educational lectures that teach you about health and nutrition. This phase may last 3 to 6 months or even more. During this time you are also setting forth your own personal policies regarding your diet. For example, many people discover that just because there's a birthday cake in front of them doesn't mean they should eat it. They’ve realized it causes them to feel bad for several days afterwards and they've determined it's just not worth it. So their personal policy becomes, “If I see cake, I don’t eat it unless I want to feel bad.”

When your  body and health challenges are stably improving you graduate to the next phase which is called the Maintenance Phase. These visits are every 2 to 4 months. At this point you are very familiar with what you need to do in order to continually and gradually improve your health. There is no relaxing or dropping out  the actions you now know are beneficial. Your understanding of health, nutrition and your body make it fairly easy to stay away from bad foods and only eat nourishing food. You don’t even waste time walking down the cereal aisle of a grocery store or searching for food at a gas station, since you know that there is no healthy food in either area.

At this point your health is in a steep upward climb. You look back and discover what helped you the most and make sure you improve it even more. For example, you may have noticed by cutting out bread you no longer get bloated or maybe your heart has improved because of a particular whole-food supplement. So you figure out if there are ways to decrease grains and refined carbs so you can feel even better.  And you certainly know you should keep taking whatever supplement improved your heart health.

Our best patients eventually become so healthy that most if not all their previous health challenges go away or improve so much they are in a whole new plateau of good health. Most likely they are enjoying their new found vitality and able to do more than they could before. They are extremely healthy, their attention is no longer stuck on their own health challenges and they want to help others. They know the wrong thing to do is try coast on their own because they’re part of the team that creates this new healthy life. They also know it takes work to maintain health so they keep a schedule of visits even when they’re doing well. It may be every 3 or 4 months but they don’t stop coming in.

For most their new, self-appointed job becomes helping their family and friends conquer their own health challenges by introducing them to what we do. They also stay in touch with the people they help to assist them if they encounter roadblocks in their health improvement program.

We are expecting you and counting on you to reach this optimum level of health and wellness and help others get there too . Today’s healthcare in the United States results in incredible amounts of unnecessary suffering - physically, emotionally and financially from the hands of drug and surgery-based medicine. Our communities, our economy and our families need you and your loved ones healthy and vibrant, not sick and drugged. 

5 Tips for a slimmer, healthier you in 2012

  
Hello everyone. We're already half way through January but I hope your holidays and New Year were fantastic.  Now, since many of  you are patients and have been around the Nutritional Healing Center of Ann Arbor for awhile I’m sure no one cheated on their diets these last couple of months. Since, I'm also sure  you never ate a cookie, an extra piece of apple pie, a third helping of mashed taters and gravy or overindulged in marshmallow covered yams you are off the hook and can stop reading now.

But for the rest of us who were less resolved and may now be loosening the belt a notch or wondering how your clothes shrunk even though you washed them in cold water I've got a few pointers I've learned that helped me begin to conquer a lifelong struggle with the scale.

  Using these 5 simple tips I've lost 75 pounds in the last year and am having no problem keeping it off.  I feel great!  I never go hungry and I feel very satisfied by the foods I eat.  And it’s not a diet but a new way of eating based on some very simple truths about food and nutrition.  

   

 

Secret #1:  Change your eating habits gradually.  When I looked at what I ate and allthe changes that needed to be made, I felt overwhelmed and hopeless.

 I'd start making drastic changes that I couldn’t maintain and I'd hit the brick wall & quit faster than I'd started.

Finally, I decided to change only one thing about my diet each week.  The first thing I cut out was drinking pop and sugary beverages -  I lost 13 pounds in one week!

 I was shocked and thought, "Ok, that worked, what can I change next?" Each week I found a new thing to change and kept up the things I tried that gave me results. The results could be: more energy, feeling better, slimmer fitting clothes, more lost pounds, etc. This was hugely successful and  wasn’t overwhelming.  It was like a game and each week I got to experience a new victory.

 

   

Secret #2:  Get sugar out of your diet!

 I used to think sugar was ok as long as it was raw and organic and I kept my calories low. But it wasn’t until I started getting rid of added sugar all together that the weight started to really come off.  Sugar is the first thing you should start removing from your diet.  Being raw and organic doesn't make it not sugar. Check labels!  Sugar is hiding in many unsuspecting places such as spices, breads and sauces. Check labels for the words: sugar, dextrose, sucrose, maltodextrin, evaporated cane juice and high fructose corn syrup.  

   

 

 

 Secret #3:  Eat protein for breakfast.

Photo by John Juan

It has been my experience that most people eat little to no protein in the morning. I used to either skip breakfast all together or eat a bagel with low fat cream cheese.  Eating a high carbohydrate breakfast, like a bagel or cereal, sets you up for cravings throughout the rest of the day.  Eating protein (like eggs) and good fats (like butter) helps you to stay full, keeps your blood sugar level and wards off pre-lunchtime cravings.  Good proteins and fats are especially important at breakfast, but should be present in all your meals.  Good proteins include meats and fish, nuts and seeds, as well as beans and legumes.  Good fats include nut oils, extra virgin olive oil, butter, coconut oil, flax oil, plus many others.  Canola oil and margarine should be avoided.

  

Secret #4:  Eat low carb.  

Carbohydrates ultimately break down into sugar in the body.  A diet high in carbohydrates causes a vicious cycle of cravings for bad foods. Refined carbohydrates (like white bread) should be eliminated completely.  Gradually reducing the total amount of carbohydrates in your diet helps you maintain steady weight loss.  A good way to start is to get a count of exactly how many carbohydrates you consume in a day then calculate your weekly average.  It may be high and that’s ok.  You should start by reducing your intake slightly each week (by about 25 grams). Although everyone's body is different, most people will start lose weight once their carbohydrates drop below 100 grams a day.  

   

Secret #5:  Get rid of the processed foods in your diet.  Foods that are highly processed are high in sodium along with countless other chemicals.  These substances can cause you to retain fluid and actually hold on to fat!  Eliminate processed foods from your diet as much as possible.  When you shop in the grocery store, you should shop primarily in the outer aisles of the store (the produce section and meat section). We also do lectures on what foods to buy, how to decipher food labels and even grocery store tours, so keep an eye out for future dates.

  

   These are the 5 key secrets to how I lost 75 pounds.  Making these simple changes could help you reach your weight loss goals or even simply have more energy and fewer health issues. I hope these tips help you to take off those holiday pounds and keep your resolution to take control of your health for 2012. 

 

What We Do & What We Don't Do at The Nutritional Healing Center

Here's a short a blog post on what we do. These ideas may be entirely new to you or just good reminders of our philosophy here at NHCAA.

In your varied experiences with other traditional and non-traditional health care practitioners you may have developed some preconceived ideas about what we do. Since what we do may be labeled "alternative" or "holistic"  I’d like to clear  up what we do and do not do so you understand exactly who we are and don't confuse what we do with other  Doctors or healthcare providers.

What we do...

• We test your body to tell us what organs and systems need help.
• We work with patients on their food choices and nutritional supplements.
• We encourage simple lifestyle habits to improve health like:

         Get more sleep  -    Exercise more (or less in some cases!)

  

That’s it.  Pretty simple.

The results? A healed body through eating real food and wholefood-based nutrition.

What other professions do this?  Not medical doctors. Not nutritionists or dietitians. Not physical therapists or nurses. Not even chiropractors, homeopaths, naturopaths or acupuncturists.   Although there are individuals (including friends of mine) in every one of these professions that do heal with nutrition it is not those professions' primary focus.

What we don't do...

We do not give people food recommendations or pills that damage the body.
We do not recommend drugs.  
We do not recommend low fat diets or vegan diets (which are too low in fat and protein.)
We do not  teach meditation, relaxation methods or yogic breathing.
We do not  counsel people on their job choices, spiritual life, relationships or religion.
We do not  tell you to do drum circles, sweat lodges or shamanic retreats.

There is nothing wrong with these practices, it's just that we don't use them in our practice.

We believe you should live your life the way you want to and we believe you should be able to do so as long as possible.  We help you do that by giving your body the nutritional support it needs to function at its best.

If you want to be high strung, have a stressful job, do a triathlon or go to a Tibetan retreat in the Himalayas- then go for it.  We’ll make sure your body is in good shape while doing so.

Mother Nature can defeat depression...every time

Got the Winter Blues?

Is there a natural solution?

The colder, darker months of winter have arrived. I’m ready for a sunny destination vacation! How about you?

If that’s not in your plan for the next couple months here are some ideas to help you fight the winter blues.

• Get checked (at NHCAA) for Vitamin D. Adequate stores of Vitamin D in your body is a health insurance policy. Being low in Vitamin D put you at risk for: bone diseases and fractures, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, tooth and gum problems, decreased immunity, cancer, and multiple sclerosis. In the Winter with less exposure to the sun and our Vitamin D levels are low depression symptoms can increase.

• Get plenty of rest. Our schedules are often blamed for not getting enough hours of sleep. Try to make sure that you are sleeping enough (it’s when your body heals). And, that your sleep is restful. You shouldn’t wake up tired. If you are getting up to use the bathroom in the night or tossing and turning or having trouble falling or staying asleep your body is trying to tell you something is out of balance.  Nutrition Response Testing can help find out why.

• Eat good food. Fill up on veggies, protein and good fats and limit sugar and grains. Fat and protein are especially important for better body function in winter. Coconut oil, olive oil, fish oils, flax, avocado, and butter will all make your brain work better, help you stay warmer and help with dry winter skin.

• Get the right nutrition for your body.  But, by supplying the correct nutrition to make the body work better, the stress will affect you less. Plus,  I've got a simple formula on reducing stress I'll be giving you in next week's article.

• Reduce your stress. Many people blame stress for their sadness, low energy, and irritability.The truth is stress is all around us and affects our body on a daily basis. It depletes us of stores of vitamins and minerals and puts us at risk for health problems. Eliminating what stress you can is helpful. (Watch for my next article for some simple stress reduction tips.)
  

The symptoms of depression and anxiety and fatigue that many people feel during the winter are real. They indicate that something is not going well with some area of the body. They are a cue that your body needs something and that something is not a prescription.  You are not deficient in antidepressants.

Yours in Health,
Kerry

 

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Iodine - the Fountain of Youth? (Part Two)

    In chemistry, there is a group of elements that look similar but are not the same.  These elements are iodine, bromine, fluorine and chlorine. They are in the same column in chemistry’s periodic table of the elements and are called the halogens.

Drug makers attach these halogens to drugs because they help the drug cross through fatty tissues like cell walls.  Without it, drugs would just stay in the blood stream and not get into the tissues. They could use iodine which is very nutritious but they choose the other halogens so they can patent the new drug formula.

These halogens are very dangerous because they cause disease and they push iodine out of the body which is another cause of disease.  Many household products and medications are made from them.

Fluorine data:

Fluorine is one of the most reactive elements in the universe.  It is extremely toxic. Sarin gas is made from fluoride and is 500 times more toxic than cyanide, the gas used in the Nazi death camps.  Sarin is so toxic, even Hitler wouldn’t use it.

Flonase and Flovent are two examples of asthma/sinus drugs made from fluorine.

There are 30 antibiotics made from fluorine.  They are called Fluoroquinolones. They “are the most toxic and dangerous antibiotic in clinical practice today.”

“Some 30 percent to 50 percent of all pharmaceuticals now contain fluorine” -New, clean, cheap way to help make drugs. UPI Science News – 9-5-2002

"As many as 30−40% of agrochemicals…contain fluorine." – Chemical and Engineering News article entitled Fabulous Fluorine - June 2006

Other fluorine-containing products that are toxic and should be avoided include your tap water and toothpaste; just read your toothpaste label to find out for yourself how poisonous it is.  There are hundreds of  medications made from fluorine!

Here’s a link that lists over 300 pesticides made from fluorine.

Flouride poisoning has the same 181 symptoms as iodine deficiency.

Chlorine data:

Low iodine can cause joint pain.  

The pain killer Celebrex is made from fluorine and acetaminophen is made with chlorine.

“Other drugs made from chlorine include drugs for heart disease, hypertension, cancer, AIDS, arthritis, pneumonia, depression, diabetes, allergies, meningitis, glaucoma, osteoporosis and ulcers.

85% of all pharmaceuticals contain or are made using chlorine." - Americanchemistry.com

Bromine data:

There are many bromide or bromine-based medications on the market although they all need a prescription. One is for bladder dysfunction.  The other is for a disease that causes muscle weakness.  Both of these symptoms are related to an iodine deficiency and low functioning thyroid.

Besides medications, bromine is used as a fire retardant in mattresses, drapes, carpet and tv’s.  It is used in food (pop and bread) and in cosmetics.

The biggest source of bromine is bread. Instead of using the very nutritious potassium iodine, bread manufacturers use potassium bromate which is hazardous to your health. It has been proven to cause cancer in laboratory  (including thyroid tumors) animals  for two decades. Bromate is banned in the UK and Canada but in the US the FDA has merely asked bakers to voluntarily stop using it. Also, yellow pop like mountain dew has bromated vegetable oil. This harms the thyroid tremendously.

 

What you can do for yourself:

Research has shown the average American needs 12mg to 50mg per day to replenish proper stores of iodine in the body. These quantities are thousands of times higher than the USDA recommends. These quantities are rarely found in health food stores or pharmacies.  It is best to be properly muscle-tested for iodine levels in your body, then take the proper dose and be fully supported with other holistic therapies.

There is only one valid laboratory test that measures iodine content in the body.  It’s called the iodine load test and has only been around since 2000. We have this test available at our office or you can order it online, without a doctor’s prescription.

A medical doctor in Michigan named Dr. Brownstein has used that test on 5,000 patients and has shown that 96% of Americans are deficient in Iodine.  He is the best resource for valid and reliable iodine research.  www.drbrownstein.com

To summarize:

This is a dirty secret of the pharmaceutical companies exposed for the first time in decades.  Instead of replenishing iodine, we’ve been given the other halogens which are very poisonous.

Supplementing nutrients that you are deficient in is one of the smartest things you can do.  It’s an investment that wards off the plague of surgery and medications that is sweeping our nation. 

Iodine should be at the top of your list of vital nutrients to supplement.  Others include omega-3 oil, vitamin D and whole-food vitamin B.  

Avoiding the five big toxins is essential too: white sugar, white flour, hydrogenated oils, msg, and the newest poison known as GMOs or genetically modified food. It is imperative to buy your produce at farmer's markets and natural/organic grocery stores.

To put it in perspective, Iodine deficiency is present in 96% of Americans and is linked with at least 4 cancers and 181 symptoms.  It is a medical and health travesty that needs to be addressed by all doctors in this country!  According to www.optimox.com, there are only hundreds of doctors using the iodine load test out of 800,000 M.D.’s and chiropractors.

As a comparison, Vitamin D deficiency is in 98% of Americans and is linked to 17 different types of cancers but only about 10 other symptoms – ouch.  This also needs to be addressed.  Your doctor must test you.

Take Action

If you are on any medication, google the “drug name + bromine”, “drug name + chlorine” and “drug name + fluorine” to see what’s in your drug.

Make the right decisions.  Go to the right doctors – the ones that prescribe medicine (or better yet reccomend real food and nutrition) that is closest to nature.  There’s a big difference in results when you compare the doctors who follow nature’s path versus the doctors that are prescribing what the last pharmaceutical rep was pushing during their free lunch. One results in improved function and better health the other results in suppressed symptoms and slow or fast demise.

Come to the Nutritional Healing Center for healthcare the way Mother Nature intended!  We have waded through the sludge of health data as seen on tv, in ads, drug commercials, multi-levels and profit-centered corporate propaganda.  We discover the most important truths for your benefit and have discard the false and unimportant data so you can get well and be happy, strong and remain physically young for a long time.

Yours In Health,

Dr. Schmidt

Is Iodine the fountain of youth? (Part One)

Is Iodine the Fountain of Youth? (Part 1)

96% of Americans are deficient in iodine. This means YOU!

The consumption of iodine has decreased 50% in the last 30 years. Various additives in food, tap water, medicines and consumer products actually push iodine out of the body creating an even greater deficiency.

Iodine deficiency creates dozens and dozens of symptoms. This includes high cholesterol, high blood pressure, depression, recurring infections, weight gain, fatigue, asthma, ADHD and constipation.

The pharmaceutical industry is dependent on you being deficient of iodine.

There are 181 symptoms of possible iodine deficiency. Before you let anyone prescribe a pharmaceutical drug to "fix" any of these you need to make sure a simple nutrient is not really what's missing.

Iodine was put into supplement form in 1829 by a Frenchman named Dr. Lugol.  This formula still exists today and is known as Lugol’s solution.  It is considered to be the first “Western medicine” ever.  It was used to shrink enlarged thyroids (goiters), cure hyperactive and underactive thyroids, and shrink tumors (cancer) of the thyroid, breast and prostate.  By 1956, there were 1,700 different iodine preparations.  It was used as a panacea since it fixes almost everything!

The drug companies started to attack it in the 1960s. Now you can’t even get it at a pharmacy! Also, medical schools started teaching their students that iodine is harmful but this is simply not true.

Why has this deception continued? It’s because drug companies make money on this falsehood. It’s not just a little bit of money- it’s a cornerstone of their total income!

Is your thyroid medication causing your health problems?

    One of the most common medications I see prescribed to women ages 35 and up is Synthroid.  This medication is prescribed to treat underactive thyroid, also called hypothyroidism.  Synthroid is a synthetic (man made) substance created to mimic a hormone naturally produced by the thyroid. 

    Synthroid is very difficult to clinically manage in patients because a very slight difference in amount can change it from being safe or “therapeutic” to being extremely toxic.  In other words, only slight shifts in the amount of Synthroid in the body can cause toxicity or throw your thyroid into a “hyper” (over working) mode.  As hormonal levels can shift day to day, hour to hour, blood work is not always an accurate picture of what is actually occurring in your body.  Many patients end up with too much synthetic thyroid hormone due to the drug and never even realize it.  They just know they are having a racing or skipping heart, feel anxious or panicked, have hot flashes, or develop other symptoms they may never connect to their medication.

 
    On the other side of things, the medication may not even get their hormone level high enough to actually handle the low thyroid condition.  Their blood work may show normal levels but that doesn’t mean their tissues are using the synthetic hormone in the same way it uses naturally produced thyroid hormone.

    Taking Synthroid has other long term risks as well.  Over time, it decreases bone density or causes a thinning of the bones.  It also increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, which may lead to heart attack.  Synthroid has also been linked causing/worsening other hormonal imbalances in the body.

    There are many reasons why a thyroid may not create enough hormones.  One of the most common reasons is iodine deficiency.  Iodine is a necessary component of thyroid hormone which more than 90% of Americans are deficient in!  No wonder so many people suffer from thyroid dysfunction.

    The bottom line is: Synthroid is not a cure for a sluggish thyroid. There is a reason why your thyroid is not producing enough hormones to begin with.  Synthroid does not address the cause but masks the symptoms of the underlying problem.  What your thyroid needs for healthy functioning and repair is good nutrition through a balanced diet and whole food supplements. At my lecture on the Benefits of Iodine I will be talking about exactly how the thyroid works as the master endocrine gland and iodine’s role in maintaining your thyroid and overall health.

Is it possible to defeat Type II Diabetes? Not with metformin.

    Type 2 diabetes, often called non-insulin dependent diabetes, is the most common form of diabetes, affecting 90% - 95% of the 21 million people with diabetes.  Unlike people with type 1 diabetes, people with type 2 diabetes produce insulin; however, either their pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the body cannot use the insulin adequately. This is called insulin resistance.  There are numerous possible causes for this type of Diabetes but the most certain  are lifestyle habits (including poor eating habits) and lack of physical activity leading to obesity or overweight.

   The first line medication therapy for Diabetes is Glucophage (metformin).  It is thought that it works by making the tissues of the body more sensitive to insulin in patients who have become resistant.  The truth of the matter is, if you look up the mechanism of action of metformin in the official package labeling you get a list of wonderful things metformin does without any explanation of how.  Not very scientific.


    Metformin is a physician’s favorite to use in diabetic or prediabetic patients that are overweight because it induces weight loss.  It also induces diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea and other abdominal discomforts.  No wonder people lose weight while taking it!

    Metformin also is known to cause nutritional deficiencies.  It reduces the body’s ability to absorb vitamin B12.  It also causes folate deficiency and an increase in the amino acid - homocysteine.  These deficiencies can lead to increased risk of heart disease, nerve damage and much more.

    It can cause a dangerous condition known as lactic acidosis.  The pH of the body becomes too acidic and this condition can cause coma as well as be fatal.  The warning that accompanies the drug says it is a rare condition; however, it also states that it is fatal in 50% of cases in which it occurs.

    The truth is, in practice, as a Doctor of Pharmacy, I have not seen results with Metformin.  More often than not, patients feel ill and get no results yet are kept on the drug because it looks good on paper.  Meanwhile these patients feel horrible, their conditions are worsening and they are increasing their risk of serious illness and nutritional deficiencies.

    It is well known that diabetes is a lifestyle/dietary disease.  Before we had McDonalds on every corner and Hungry Man TV dinners as the staples of our diets, these problems did not occur on a large scale.  Dietary and lifestyle changes are the most safe and effective treatments for Diabetes because they address the cause.  

    Taking whole food supplements and getting your diet on track is hands down the most effective way to defeat diabetes.  It can be done and we specialize in helping people regain optimum organ function and real health so they don't need drugs.  Drugs don't cure, but Mother Nature does.