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DYSLEXIA AND NUTRITION

A DYSLEXIC PERSONS VIEW
15 September 2011 by Karl de Leeuw
Index DYSLEXIA
Introduction My journey with dyslexia only really started in 2009 when my second daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia and since then I have picked up a lot of information on the topic. In 2009 I also found out that I am dyslexic as I never saw myself as such however I always had reading, writing and spelling problems ..Read more My_life_and_my_daughter's_life Here I briefly go through my life and my second daughters pivotal moments ..Read more Being_Labelled_and_product/method_being_used To be labelled with dyslexia has the advantage that you dont have to hide the fact that you are dyslexic for your whole life. However on the flip side unfortunately in todays society there is still a stigma attached to dyslexia. It can be a huge negative unless you deal with it Dyslexic people get pigeon holed by society at large and I believe we should stand up for ourselves and be proud to be dyslexic..Read more How_the_brain_works We encode and decode all new information coming in based on existing patterns in our minds ..Read more The_SeeSaw_Effect_in_the_brain_and_balance_in_life From birth to when we pass away - in the body is all about balancing things. Two other balancing acts that the body must maintain is keeping the body within a few degrees of 37 degrees and also the blood close to 7.365 ph otherwise you body shuts down The question is is there a balancing /compensating act also going on in your brain. If you believed that for any negative you have a counter positive. Then this could account for why some dyslexic people are very creative but useless at other things..Read more Abnormalities_that_can_occur_during_gestation,_pregnancy_and_early_childhood In terms of brain organisation some studies showed microscopic abnormalities in neural organisation in dyslexic brains that could be a problem during gestation..Read more
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Evolution Read more Comments_on_the_above_research_/_books_on_how_the_brain_works Here I comment on the books discussed in earlier sections. .Read more Male_and_female_dyslexic_people Read more The_Heart When recently visiting the mock up of Tutankhamuns tomb it showed that the Egyptians did not even take any notice of the brain. The heart was the main focus Nelson Mandela says A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. Dr J Andrew Armour, introduced the concept of a functional heart brain in 1991. His work revealed that the heart has a complex intrinsic nervous system that is sufficiently sophisticated to qualify as a little brain in its own right..Read more Looking_at_the_lives_of_some_dyslexic_people_and_why_dyslexia_is_a_gift Looking at the lives of some famous dyslexic people the things that stand out is summarized below: Can dream the end game; Intuition to see how things work; Most struggled at school and this can be a massive advantage down the line; Some dyslexic people are not afraid to pursue what they believe is true; As dyslexic people think differently they have an advantage of undoing old patterns of thoughts; Some dyslexic people have a childlike view at a later stage when the brain is more developed..Read more Looking_at_possible_reasons_why_the_brain_and_heart_could_provide_a_dyslexic_person_with _a_"gift" There seems to be two kinds of dyslexic people a) Developmental and b) Acquired. The developmental dyslexic people could be due to many different things that could have happened during gestation, pregnancy and early part of life. The acquired dyslexia due to damage to the brain after birth ..Read more Looking_at_one_case_study_of_an_UK_dyslexic_inventor This is a story about Tony Cuthbert that lives in a remote cottage in Wales. One of Tonys problems is that some of his inventions are so revolutionary they can threaten existing technologies .. Read more Orientation_Attention_Concentration Read more
Effect_of_the_environment_linked_to_dyslexic_and_non_dyslexic_people Cass Base Business School, London study shows that roughly 50% of the London prison population in their study showed signs of dyslexia. However the same study shows that dyslexic people are five times more likely to be entrepreneurs ..Read more Power_of_auto_suggestion_/_affirmations Napoleon Hill in the 1930s wrote the book Think and Grow Rich and says nature has built man that he has absolute control over the material which reaches his subconscious mind, through his senses..Read more Activating_genius_and_potential Read more Mentorship Sir Isaac Newton said If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants...Read more Speed_reading Read more English_one_of_the_most_difficult_languages_to_master_for_a_dyslexic_person Read more Dyslexia_Word_blindness Oxford dictionary define dyslexia as word-blindness ..Read more Psychology_report_and_testing The main test carried out in Europe seems to be the Wechsler WISC IV and WIAT II. The problem is that to date there is no link between what these test mean and the different products/methods/ resource out there ..Read more Products_tools_methods_resources Here look at testing and therapy methods of eyes; auditory; movement and vision based method ..Read more Assessment_and_programme_preferred_for_the_dyslexia_evaluation_centre In researching for the best assessment I came across Learning Solutions. When I saw his assessment I knew this is it ..Read more
NACD_(National_Association_for_Child_Development) NACD can fix a dyslexic person not that I agree that we need to be fixed. However if you want to be fixed NACD seems to be the one..Read more Dominance_+_Davis_Method_+_Myers-Briggs_indicator_for_dominance How do you check your dominance. To check your leg it is the foot you kick a ball with (strongest); the hand you write with; for ear dominance - what ear you mainly use whilst being on the phone; for eye dominance take something like the inside of a toilet roll (like a telescope) and it is the eye you use most. We provide a link that is good to check your eye dominance..Read more
NUTRITION
Introduction_to_nutrition_section Here I had certain help or the advantage of looking at things from a different angle being a) spiritual help, b) pH balance, c) Hunza society (longevity society details), d) not having the same amount of patterns in the brain and manual thinking, e) small things cumulatively making a difference and f) google and wikipedia..Read more The_seventh_category_of_nutrtion_-_pH_and_acid_/_alkalinity Most nutritionist refer to protein, carbohydrates, fat, water, minerals and salt. If we refer to these items as band members - what is not mentioned is that pH is the conductor. Unless the pH of the body is correct the body cannot operate correctly..Read more What_foods_are_acid_producing_and_what_not_+_PRAL_score Here are some pH values. Apple juice 3.35 to 4; apricot nectar 3.78: grape juice 3.4; pineapple juice, canned 3.3 to 3.6; prune juice 3.95; lime juice 2 to 2.35; guava nectar 5.5. This is before the foods enter our bodies. The important part is that some foods are alkaline producing and fortunately this includes fruits and vegetables. Coke when entering is acid and it stays acid. Meat is alkaline but is acid forming..Read more So_how_come_generally_we_know_very_little_about_pH_of_the_body? Louis Pasteur the father of modern medicine in notes before his death and on his death bed confirmed that his germ theory is not correct. Pasteur said Bernard Bechamp was correct the microbe is nothing the terrain is everything..Read more The_paleolithic_or_hunter-gatherer_diet Most of these illnesses simply did not exist more than 10,000 years ago, or where very rare, in the society of our Paleolithic ancestors. They, like us, had the genetic potential for these disorders, but it took our life-style to bring those genetic susceptibilities to the fore..Read more
The_decline_in_stature_and_health_since_the_dawn_of_agriculture Amanda Mummert of Emory University in the US published an article that shows that 19 our of 21 societies that switched from hunter-gathering to farming approximately 10,000 years ago had an increase in disease. The study believe the reason is lack of minerals and vitamin in our diets today..Read more Why_do_we_need_reduce_the_intake_of_red_meat_and_poultry_(and_sugar)? We have not adapted to eat meat. Meat-eaters have claws. We dont. Meat-eaters (such as lions) have sharp front teeth with no flat teeth for grinding. We only have teeth for grinding. Our stomach acids to digest meat is 20 times weaker than meat-eaters. Meat-eaters have a intestinal tract that is 3 times their body length that allows food to pass through the colon quickly. Our intestines are something like 10-12 times our body length Elephants, gorillas, rhinos etc are all vegetarians and tough animals. They also have a longer life span compared to carnivores such as the lion One of the major modern theories of aging, the glycation theory, concern excess sugar in the diet..Read more The_ideal_alkaline_diet_with_the_correct_grains,_small_amount_of_meat_and_no_milk Read more Why_most_grain_and_milk_must_be_a_no_no Staffan Lindeberg in Food and Western Disease says By looking at what we know of human evolution and disease in relation to the diets that humans enjoy now and prehistorically, the book allows the reader to begin to truly understand the link between diet and disease in the Western world and move towards a greater knowledge of what can be defined as the optimal diet...Read more Water There are two basic forms of motion found in nature as described by Viktor Schauberger. One is the outwardly expanding motion that begins slowly at the center and increases in speed towards the periphery. This is referred to as centrifugal motion. It is the same principal used in the spin cycle of a washing machine where the contents of the machine are thrown to the outside of the drum as the washing machine spins faster and faster to expel water. This type of motion is explosive and deconstructive. Nature uses it for decomposition The other form of motion described by Schauberger is the form used by Nature during the creative process. This is the inwinding, implosive energy that begins from the outside and winds inward, gathering, cooling, and organizing rather than breaking down and dispersing. This form of motion is referred to as centripetal motion. It is constructive, friction-reducing, form of movement that generates energy
rH2 (reduction of hydrogen); sometimes called redox; is measured on a scale, just the same way pH is. The rH2 scale ranges from 0 to 44, with 22 being the mid-point Dr Claude Vincent, the Chief Hydrologist in France was sent to measure the quality of and effects of local water in different villages in France. In some villages he found people very sickly with no energy and in other villages he found people vibrantly healthy and happy. He measured the waters and did statistical research and found direct correlations between the water and their state of health The healthiest villages had water with an rH2 of 22 and the unhealthy ones had an rH2 way towards 42 ..Read more Ionized_water Why Ionized water should only be used for short periods of time..Read more Why_soda's_such_as_coca_cola_must_be_a_no_no Sodas (such as coke and others) play such a big part in keeping big percentages of society in an acid state that it got to be removed from society. Some fruits with say a pH of 3.5 is alkaline producing however coke is not. To balance huge amounts of sodas acid injection into the body out - takes an amazing amount of alkaline foods..Read more Minerals_and_salt Barbara Hendel and Peter Ferriera in their book Water and Salt say As common as salt shakers are to our kitchen, so are the numbers of diseases associated with salts daily use. Life is not possible without salt. But our consumption of salt is killing us. Why is that ? Because our regular table salt no longer has anything in common with the original crystal salt...Read more Vitamins See great video on Vitamin D..Read more Proteins_Carbohydrates_and_fat Just briefly discuss these. Under carbs. It is good to have as low as possible glycemic index (GI) for each food. However what seems to be even more important is your daily Glycemic Load (GL) ..Read more Organic_food Ray Kurzwell and Terry Grossman in Fantastic Voyage on food pollution says Chemicals are used extensively in food production. Fruit trees, for instance, are regularly sprayed with insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides during the growing season. Poison grain is dropped from planes onto apple orchards to kill rodents. The trees are sprayed with chemicals designed to keep the apples from falling off their stems. After being picked, the fruit is coated with wax to improve appearance, then stored for several months in warehouses filled with toxic gases to prolong storage before
coming to market. When you eat conventionally grown apples, many of these toxins remain on and even within the fruit... Read more Cutting_out_toxins_from_the_body_and_"The_Healing_Crisis" Bruce Fife in The Healing Crisis say This is an area of confusion for many people. After eating healthfully they would expect to get better, not sick. The diet is supposed to make them healthy; why then, are they getting sick? These symptoms of illness are actually indications of improving health...Read more Oxidation_and_antioxidants_-_ORAC_score Oxidative stress is thought to contribute to the development of a wide range of diseases including Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease, the pathologies caused by diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and neurodegeneration in motor neuron diseases..Read more Oxidative_stress_+_reversing_a_condition_such_as_neurodegenerative_diseases Sea mines or acanthocytes or echinocytes is where the red blood cells radically change form into spiky forms with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimers , Parkinsons , Huntingtons, Mcleod and others Gareth Edwards the foremost alkaline nutritionist in the UK said My perception of echinocytes and acanthocytes is that they are totally reversible phenomena found in the blood and caused by .... over acidity or exposure to strong electro-magnetic fields (emfs) Huntingtons seem to be linked to low testosterone mainly in males. Low testosterone generally is linked to high uric acid, cholesterol and blood sugar. Can Huntingtons be cured via removing the high uric acid, cholesterol and blood sugar (plus an alkaline diet) ?..Read more Smoking Read more Blood_type Read more Acidification_of_our_oceans,_lakes,_rivers_etc_+_future_food_supplies The Earths atmosphere contains roughly (by molar content/volume) 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, a variable amount of 1.247% vapour, 0.93% argon, 0.038% carbon dioxide, and traces of hydrogen, helium, and other noble gases What is happening with the CO2 is that it is being absorbed by the worlds oceans, lakes and rivers. Two third of the world is covered in water..Read more
Exercise Faridum Bathmanghelidj in Your bodys many cries for water say In selecting an exercise, you should consider its lifetime value. A long-distance runner will enjoy the exercise value of longdistance runs into old age. A sprinter will not sprint for exercise at a later phase of life. The best exercise that one can benefit from, even to a ripe old age and without causing damage to the joints, is walking. Other exercises that increase endurance are swimming, golf, skiing, skating, climbing, tennis, squash, cycling, tai chi, dancing, and aerobics...Read more Sinusitis_and_asthma_+_speech_issues Dr Paul Carson say The relationship between allergic sinusitis and asthma has been known about for some time (though listening to some doctors you might find that hard to believe) and people commonly come to their doctor with both disorders. The bottom line is this; treat the affected nose and sinuses and you improve any coexisting asthma significantly. All children with true asthma also have some type of sinusitis, usually allergy-driven. When allergic sinusitis is very active, airway irritability increases, often aggravating the symptoms of asthma. Furthermore, the onset of allergic sinusitis sometimes precedes asthma and the onset of asthma may be prevented by successful treatment of allergic sinusitis...Read more Food_intolerances In this section I discuss the following food intolerance tests: IgG test ( immunoglobulin G) test, Vega test, Alcat test, Kinesiology allergy testing- muscle testing, hair testing for food intolerance and taking your pulse..Read more Is_it_hard_to_make_dietary_changes_within_a_family? In my family my wife dont agree with the food intolerance test and that we need to replace certain foods with other items . It can cause huge friction in a family ..Read more Vitamins_mineral_deficiency_+_test_for_toxicity Different blood, urine and hair test for lack of minerals, vitamins + toxins such metals, omega 3 & 6, efas, hormones, uric acid, cholesterol and blood sugar..Read more "Flow_system_audit" www.biomedx.com says Flow Systems Analysis is a method that is able to measure several factors of the fluid dynamics of the internal environment of the body. This environment is often referred to as the "terrain" or "biological terrain". While the various fields of medicine examine, isolate or treat one particular part or system of the body, Flow Systems Analysis gains feedback about the operation of the entire internal biochemical/electrical environment...Read more
World_longevity_hotspots_+_my_diet_checked_by_a_nutritionist Dr Edward L Bortz, former president of the American Medical Association claims that man should have a life span of 150 years, and he explains his supposition in the following way: A dog is full grown physically at 2 and has an average life expectancy of 12 years. At 1 1/2 years of age a cat is fully grown and has a life expectancy of 10 years. At 4 years a horse is fully grown and has a life expectancy of 25. According to this. If a man is physically mature at 25, then he should have an average normal life span of 150. There are longevity hotspots where people lived and currently live to 90 to 100 most disease free. Surely all we need to do is study these hot spots and and then follow these foods and way of life..Read more Dyslexia_versus_multiple_sclerosis Gout occurs less than would statistically be expected in people with MS, and low levels of uric acid in the blood have been found in MS patients as compared to normal individuals. This led to the theory that uric acid protects against MS, although its exact importance remains unknown When a person with MS is pregnant things improve but it is not associated with uric acid levels However could it perhaps be that uric acid levels in pregnant women go down in the body and that this is the reason why MS pregnant woman have an easy time during pregnancy During pregnancy MS women excrete uric acid more than normal and there is evidence that show that increased progesterone hormone levels make this happen Is the key not therefore that during MS pregnancy more uric acid goes out of the body and is not trapped in the body. Therefore that normally the uric acid levels in the body (not the blood) is very high and is it not this uric acid that is eating away at the myelin sheaths..Read more
DYSLEXIA
Introduction My direct family and I am are based in Dublin, Ireland My journey with dyslexia only really started in 2009 when my second daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia and since then I have picked up a lot of information on the topic. In 2009 I also found out that I am dyslexic as I never saw myself as such however I always had reading, writing and spelling problems. This happens to a lot of people that they find out via their children that they have dyslexia and an example is Jackie Steward the UK racing driver Ive seen how hard it is for people (parents and dyslexic people) and the information is geared at what information I would loved to have had in 2009. There is an amazing amount of information out there on dyslexia and I am focusing on what to me is the most important and thereby simplifying it for you. There are nearly 2,500 books on dyslexia on amazon . My aim is therefore towards giving you a road map to shorten your journey time and to provide what is to me the most important My mother is a physiotherapist and worked in a special needs school with dyslexic people and many other learning difficulties in South Africa. She has witnessed how something like dyslexia can cause a lot of stress in a relationship and can cause a split. My aim is to give you the tools to remove this risk I am not a psychologist or a therapist and my e-book is aimed at information to give you insight from a parents perspective. I simply use information that is out there and then provide my own insight and no doubt as the e-book develop the and new information come available my views might change. It is up to you to form your own opinion. I suggest that if you want more information you buy the persons book that I quote from for more detailed information. I only use parts of the book and it is important to buy their books to get the full picture. I have no financial linkage with any authors When discussing products/methods I mainly comment on what is in use in Ireland that is very similar to the UK. For anyone outside Ireland however the web links we provide will provide a good reference point for seeing if similar products/ methods get used where you are located Also I am writing in my own dyslexic writing style and did not get anything checked for grammar or spelling (other than spell check) I really mean is/ares etc. It will no doubt make for difficult reading other than when I use others work. However I believe it is the information that is important I ask questions about myself that I would love to get answers for. However it might not be relevant to yourself or your family member. I believe I am more in manual drive (see later why I refer to this) and a lot of the information I provide is not in automatic mode. Therefore the e-book might not be so automated and a bit all over the place not sure. It is therefore important to read the complete e-book to see the full picture
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Whilst I did my two year naval training as a 17 year old during basic training they called me but why?. I will put in questions and notes for my own purpose and it might not always make sense My preference would have been to use my family members names however it was decided not to use any names Any items in green I added after the 15 Sept 2011 launch date of the e-book. I date the items in green for my own reference To start with I want to briefly take you through some dyslexic linked points in my life story and then compare it my second daughters life who is also dyslexic My life and my second daughters life My life: - At say 6 the first time I realised that I was different to most was when we had to come up with the ingredients for a cake and write the ingredience down. I just could not do this task whereas everyone else just could. I was never diagnosed as having dyslexia and simply there were no learning support teachers in South African schools, however I was very fortunate that I had a fantastic family support network around me. My mother is a physio therapist, my aunt worked in a special needs school and also my two grannies spent a lot of time reading for me or to me. I never used any dyslexia product/ method as they simply didnt exist at that stage - In secondary school my two eldest brothers were one and two years ahead of me at school and they were fantastic at languages. In high school we had English for say hour per day. I remember for English (my second language) the elderly teacher Mam - when I got to her class for the first time said to me Karl where did you go wrong. I am sure the teacher did not mean to hurt my feelings and also mainstream teachers generally I believe are not properly trained in their curriculum to deal with these matters. There is enough to cope with having say 30 children in your class - During High school I was always tired and had to go for a rest after school and then started studying later. I believe that the reason was that like all dyslexic people your mind has to work so much harder due to the difficulties with languages, writing, spelling etc - In South Africa you had to do national service at that time. During my time in the navy at age 17 I sat in a bunker listening to morse code. I remember the first time we were tested that it was so easy and a lot of others just could not read morse code. Also when I did the course I could read morse code at 25 words per minute as fast as you can write and the fastest in my class. It is I think the first time I realised that I was really good at something. This can be seen in dyslexic people that as soon as they discover they have a gift - things change - At University I totally excelled. The studies where easy however I was very much an average student but just socialised and on a lot of different committees. However as one had to think out of the box or more abstract it was very easy. I put this down to two factors a) At that stage I was used to writing, spelling etc as it was drummed into me over the years and b) the most important part
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that I had total confidence that I had a gift. Studies however now show that the brain develop up to age 20. I entered Uni at 19/20 - In South Africa I had a vision of having a quantity surveying practice in London with a secretary. I moved to London at the age of 25 and by my early 30s I sat as a partner in a small London practice in WC1 with a secretary. I forgot about my vision in South Africa whilst at University - however one day remembered - wow In summary I had: - Fantastic family support - Never got labelled with dyslexia by being taken out of class - Never got diagnosed with dyslexia (Recently formally diagnosed with dyslexia) - Things got easier as time went on - Realised I had a gift at 17 in the navy - Excelled at University - Vision of having a quantity surveying practice in London with a secretary and the dream came true - Never used any dyslexia product/method. This should give you great comfort as we have so many more tools out there now My second daughter: -Grew up like normal child - Very bad eater from day one and had heavy eczema as a child - In London at pre-school my wife would say that she was slow - At say age 5-6 when reading started - my wife started saying to me that it was hard work with my daughter to do homework at school - I always said to my wife dont worry she is exactly as I am - At age 9 fortunately our learning support teacher at my daughters school convinced us to get her tested by an educational psychologist for dyslexia -I have never seen myself as a dyslexic person and until recently never got tested. Whilst testing my second daughter and with the psychologist we spent about hour chatting about things. During that period (in front of my daughter) I realised I am dyslexic as well. For the first time I opened up and when I had to sign a cheque for the psychologist I admitted that I could not spell her name being Deidre. Before that I would have made a plan like leaving the cheque blank for her to sign etc.
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- We used a product/ method on my second daughter that for her English worked wonders. We asked her if she would like to go back into the class and not stay out of the class with her learning support teacher and she said yes. She is now back into the class and fine. She is struggling with maths and still get learning support for maths (dyscalculia ). As no two dyslexics are the same - not all products/ methods work on others and it is not to say that the product/method we used on our daughter will work for others. This is the issue and will get back to that later on - One of the most important items is that when she was diagnosed we had a questionnaire to measure her confidence and we could not believe that this happy child of ours confidence was so low. Her confidence is way up however still needs improving In summary our daughter: Got diagnosed at age 9 Her confidence was low We were lucky and used a product/ method on her that worked wonders for reading and writing (as she is a visual thinker) Her confidence soared however still needs to be built Shes got fantastic family support network around her that is very open about her dyslexia and that it is a gift Now we need to crack her maths issues (dyscalculia )
Being labelled and product/method being used As mentioned in my case I was not labelled by not being taken out of class. In my second daughters case she was labelled by being taken out of class To be labelled with dyslexia has the advantage ( as like in my case) that you dont have to hide the fact that you are dyslexic for your whole life. However on the flip side unfortunately in todays society there is still a stigma attached to dyslexia. It can be a huge negative unless you deal with it Dyslexic people get pigeon holed by society at large and I believe we should stand up for ourselves and be proud to be dyslexic As mentioned I never had a product/method used on me and basically I had reading, writing and spelling drummed into me by repetition. As the years went on it got easier. Today things are very different as there are many dyslexia assessment methods/ products/ methods and resources on the market. This is also positive but cause confusion Because of the number of assessments/product/ methods out there - and as no two dyslexic people are the same it is a minefield out there. In order to assist your child parents self esteem needs to be at the right level. Parent needs to understand that the advantages of a dyslexic person out ways the negative side of a dyslexic child struggling in the educational system. Once a parent truly understands that their child has a gift this can unlock things for their child. I would label a child with having dyslexia only if you believe that dyslexia is a gift and truely embrace the gift of dyslexia
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How the brain works The brain is very complex and currently no-one fully understand the brain. I provide information of how some think it works and some of my own views There are different views on the brain. From Alexander Lurias views to Howard Gardners list of intelligences. Others say you have Left brain auditory sequential thinkers/ right brain visual-spatial thinkers; Some add kinaesthetic thinkers. Different experts have different views on groups of thinkers. Some believe the brain works as a whole with certain areas of the brain processing information The four basic steps involved in learning Brock and Fernette Eide in The Mislabelled Child set out the four basic steps involved in the learning process -Information Input Information is provided by the world to both outside and inside your body. You have five basic senses sight, sound, touch, taste, smell and others. The vestibular system (more on the vestibular later) that uses complicated inner ear equipment to monitor your bodys position in space. Your abilities to think, reason, remember and understand all began due to your abilities to acquire the information through these systems. When an input system malfunctions, every step in the learning process that lies downstream of it will also be affected -Pattern Processing When information comes in, the processing centers analyse the information to see if it detects any pattern. When they detect a pattern, they encode it into brain language then file it away as memory in one of your brains storage areas. This is how your learn: by forming and reinforcing accurate memories of information patterns - Output for action To act you need a detailed action plan. To develop a plan of Output for Action you simply use the model of the world youve created from your past experiences to make predictions about what you think will work this time - Attention But all the memory capacity in the world wont help you if you cant pay attention. The attention system is a collection of functions that helps you maintain mental focus The basic frameworks of memory pattern processing Brock and Fernette Eide in The Mislabelled Child sets it out as 1. Working memory = encoding + reflection 2. Long-term memory = filing + storage + retrieval Working memory. Operates say in less than a minute and like a juggler it has to keep as many memory balls in the air as possible. At the highest level, its made up of central executive that oversees and coordinates all of the working memory functions. It is called the central executive and provide the main workspace for encoding and reflection, and it coordinates the filling storage and retrieval processes with long-term memory. Working memory can juggle patterns that come in from
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the sensory inputs or that are recalled from long-term memory. To keep incoming patterns in mind for more than a few seconds, it must divert them to one of several special short-term working memory buffers Three short-term buffers Auditory (phonological) buffer Tape Loop. This buffer lets you replay sound patterns in your head. These may be actual sounds that youve heard or sounds images that youve generated by reading, imaging sounds, or saying words to yourself Visual-Spatial buffer sketch Pad. Lets you replay visual-spatial images or pictures in your minds eye. Some children are extremely strong visual-spatial image generators and forms images automatically in response to all sorts of stimuli (like heard or read words) or in response to particular thoughts or feelings. They may even use these images as their preferred or primary form of memory and thinking The motor movement based or kinaesthetic buffer The mime . This buffer uses the mental or physical rehearsal of motor movements to help keep things in the mind. Such as mouth retracing the eye or finger movements needed to outline a visual figure to using a finger to trace out the movements needed to spell. The mime takes advantage of the fact that the bodys motor or muscle-movement system has its own memory, where it stores the memory patters (or motor maps) needed to guide the bodys movements
The buffers use strategies of rehearsal. Rehearsal is the process of repeating a pattern so it can be transferred from the short-term memory buffers to a longer-lasting form of memory. Rehearsal is crucial strategy, because it allows you to keep much more information in the working memory. At age twelve one third of children cannot process sentences longer than thirteen words. Yet many sentences teachers (and parents) use are longer than this. Good teachers have always known this naturally Children with very limited working memory spans tend to overload with small amounts of information. As a result they often show the classic in one ear and out the other pattern of forgetfulness and are frequently diagnosed with attention problems Long term Memory. The sensory patterns through our input systems then gets stored in long-term memory to form a record of our environment. These patterns can subsequently be used to recognise similar incoming sensory patterns. They can also be recalled from memory, then modified or recombined to create new patterns through the process of reflection or mental imagery. As a result, our sensory memories are filled with images (remembered patterns) of real objects and imagined ones Generally speaking long-term memory subtypes can be classified in two big groups: personal memories and impersonal memories Personal memory: Children that favour the use of personal memory learn best through experience. These children thrive on novelty, humour, surprise, the flash of insight, and the aha moment
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Impersonal memory: Children that favour these are the classic book learners and have strong capacity for storing decontextualised facts and my neglect observation and experiments because they find it easier to learn from books
Most children learn best by combining personal and impersonal memory. Thats why in general we should try harder to add the power of personal memory to a childs learning experiences Three primary brain systems that a child can use to read: Sound-based systems., a sight-based system and a speech-based system. Brock and Fernette dont link it to the three working memory buffers discussed above. With the three areas below however the memory buffers seems to link in with the three areas below. Further work by Sally Shaywitz that I will refer to later seem to confirm this 1. Sound based (phonological) reading and spelling system. Children with dyslexia may have difficulty learning how to decode printed words that is, learning how to link the printed letters on a page with the word sounds they represent. Such as b,d,p or t. How can they decipher the correspondence of letters and sounds when presented with words like pit, bit, bid, dip etc. 2. Sight-based reading and spelling system. This visual recognition system is the primary mechanism most skilled readers use when they read, because its much faster and more efficient than sound-based decoding. Children with dyslexia often have difficulty storing and recalling words in their visual word form area. As a result, such children may have trouble identifying words by sight and thus be forced to rely on their sound based system. If the sound based decoding system works well, these children may be able to read reasonably accurately but they will usually be fairly slow readers. It is important to note that a dyslexic child with an extremely poor memory for visual word forms can have a phenomenal memory for visual shapes or images, because these memory areas use different pathways and are located in different parts of the brain. In fact other aspects of visual memory can often be used to compensate for impartial visual word form memory
3. The speech-based (Brocas) reading and spelling system. This area is named after Paul Pierre Broca. For dyslexics that have difficulty with sound based decoding there is a region in the brain that is usually involved in speech output that is called the Brocas area. In the Brocas area the information is organised according to the motor plans that determines which speech muscles are needed to speak the words. This area works even slower than the auditory area and in dyslexic children who have impairments in both the auditory and visual word form memory systems. The information stored in this area can be retrieved during reading when the visual image of the word the child sees on the page activates the vocal muscle movement patterns needed to speak the word. The Brocas area essentially reads aloud to the child. Note by Karl de Leeuw: This is what I do and I only recently discovered this. In addition to this what I did not know is that when I type on a keyboard- I also what they call sub-vocalise all the words. If someone ask me to spell a word I find it easier to
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write it down and then say how it is spelt. Is this because I am perhaps miming the word as I am writing it or because by writing the word the motor functions trigger something ?. My brother in London also do this. He does not make any sound however at work they call him a grunter as he actually makes a sound when he sub-vocalises. What is interesting is that he finds it very difficult to read aloud. As a separate matter we both cannot remember the details of a movie say 3 to 6 months later and have long term memory issues. In my case I can remember things from the past but it is as if the details been removed. It is more a broad brush memory when I recall past experiences. Certain experiences I cannot remember at all even when people remind me of it and others I can remember when prompted. Sure that non dyslexic people also dont remember everything . However with some dyslexic people (that fall in this category of long term memory lapses) I think the memory loss is far greater. I am hopeless in pub quizzes but useful as I can recall information that others wont (only few) Brock and Fernette Eide in The Mislabelled Child go on to say: Children with stealth dyslexia (speech based), are typically verbally skilled but on careful testing usually show signs of classic dyslexic auditory and/or visual difficulties. Because of their language skills they develop into good silent readers (though often slightly later than would be expected). Yet because of their unresolved dyslexic difficulties, they typically struggle with writing (including spelling) and oral reading. Because of their strong silent-reading abilities they are often not identified as having dyslexia, nor are they giving the help to develop their skills Attention: Role of the working memory in reading. For many children with dyslexia, working memory overload seems to be a result rather than the cause of their underlying reading and writing problems. In other words, they experience working memory overload because they must work so hard to decode while reading and to form letters and words while writing. Their working memory capacity is fairly normal, but its just not big enough to handle the extra burden imposed by the sound and visual processing problems Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the brain Sally Shaywitz provide the following data in her book Overcoming dyslexia. The name is slightly unfortunate. Like most books that is incorrectly titled the authors dont meant it in a bad way. Sally is professor of paediatrics at Yale University School and co-director of the Yale Center for the study of Learning and Attention. I suppose in the dyslexia world she is best known for her research on reading the mind via fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) which allows neuroscientists to visualize the inner workings of the human brain in a completely non invasive way Sally says Back in 1890 British Scientist C.S. Roy and C.S. Sherrington provided evidence that within the brain, local blood supply varies in response to functional activity in the region. In 1981 Louis Slokoloff showed that changes in energy metabolism directly influence alterations in blood flow It is therefore, clear ...that energy metabolism and functional activity are closely coupled in the nervous system and that local blood flow is distributed and adjusted in the celebral tissues to local metabolic demand and thereby to local functional activity
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If a child attempts to say rhyme two words that they never saw before such as Lete and Jeat - a chain of events is set in motion: The neural systems necessary for carrying out this task are activated and consume energy: to meet the increased energy requirement, more blood flow is needed to bring additional fuel (oxygen) and nutrients to the location. This concept, the auto regulation of cerebral blood flow, is the underlying principle of functional brain imaging. In red blood cells oxygen is bound to haemoglobin and transported through the body for delivery to working cells. Blood with high oxygen concentrations produce a stronger magnetic signal than blood with less oxygen. This, as the person carries out a specific cognitive task, activates, blood flow to these brain regions increases bringing with it rich, highly oxygenated blood and the fMRI apparatus pick up its stronger magnetic signal The brain is made up of two mirror-images or left and right brain. Each is made up of four lobes as figure 19 . Classically the left side of the brain has been associated with languages. Connecting the left and right hemispheres is a broad band of tissue that busily carry messages from one hemisphere to the other; this band of connecting insulated fibres is called the corpus callosum and appears as a white band (not the same as white matter referred to later on). In contrast the brain cells that are the command center and originates the message are not insulated and appear as grey matter. Finally tucked beneath the lobes is the cerebellum the part of the brain that controls movement and coordination
Careful examination of brain activation patterns has revealed a glitch in the circuitry in dyslexic readers. Studies from around the world leave no doubt that dyslexic readers use different brain pathways than good readers (non dyslexic people) Most of the reading part is in the back of the brain for reading see figure 21. The parieto temporal system is a step by step system. The occipito-temporal region is the express pathway to
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reading and used by skilled readers. The more skilled the reader the more it activates this region. Here is how they think it works. After a child has correctly read a word several times, he forms an exact neural model of that specific word; the model (word from) reflecting the words spelling, its pronunciation, and its meaning, is now permanently stored in the occipito-temporal system. Subsequently, just seeing the word in print immediately activates the word form and all the relevant information about that word. A third reading pathway is in the Brocas area in the front of the brain, which also helps in slowly analysing a word. There are therefore three neural pathways for reading. Two slower analytic ones, and the express route Note by Karl de Leeuw: All seem to link in with the Eides three areas discussed earlier
Sally goes on to say In all ages good readers show a consistent pattern. Strong activation in the back of the brain with lesser activation in the front. In contrast, brain activation in dyslexic children appear to change with age. Imaging studies reveals that older dyslexic children show increased activation in frontal regions so that by adolescence they are demonstrating a pattern of over activation in Brocas region. It is as if these struggling readers are using the systems in front of the brain to compensate for the disruption in the back of the brain. Note by Karl de Leeuw: This coincides with what is known about the reading style of many dyslexics where they subvocalise (say words under their breath) In figure 21 below you can see how a dyslexic person is using the Broca area in the left front lobe and two areas in the right side that many believe is for visual images
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Sally Shaywitz and other researchers used fMRI to study boys and girls who were struggling to learn to read and who then received a year long experimental reading program. The progression of changes we observed was remarkable as can be seen in figure 28. This may explain why children who receive effective interventions early on develop into both accurate and fluent readers
Maryanne Wolf in her book Proust and the Squid The Story and Science of the Reading Brain further provide details on the brain and I cover points up to page 40 out of 236 pages. Further pages will be discussed in future updates (just have not been able to read further but looking forward to) Maryanne says that Reading can be learned only because of the brains plastic design, and when reading takes place, that individual brain is forever changed, both physiologically and intellectually. For example a person who learns to read in Chinese uses a very particular set of neuronal
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connections that differ in significant ways from the pathways used in reading English. When Chinese readers first try to read in English, their brains attempt to use Chinese-based neuronal pathways The Chinese reading brain (figure 2-5) offers a contemporary , fairly reasonable approximation of the brains of the first Sumerian readers. A vastly expanded circuit replaces the little circuit system of the token reader. This new adaptation by the brain requires far more surface area in visual and visual association regions, and in both hemispheres. Unlike other writing systems (such as alphabets), Sumarian and Chinese show considerable involvement of the right hemisphere areas, known to contribute to the many spatial analysis requirements in logographic symbols and also to more global types of processing. The numerous, visually demanding logographic characters require much of both visual areas, as well as an important occipital-temporal region called area 37 in figure 2-5, which is involved in object recognition and which Deheane hypothesises is the major seat of neural recycling in literacy
Maryanne says that the Sumarian and Chinese show considerable involvement of the right hemisphere areas. I assume this is referring to all Sumarian and Chinese people. It seems generally accepted that some dyslexic people certainly in Europe and North America use the right visual side of the brain more. Regarding reading word forms and visual images Is it that by putting the logographic symbols (shapes) in their minds the Chinese form patterns in their long-term memories that is mostly to do with the shapes of the language. And then when new information (patterns) comes in they try to compare it to these shapes. Therefore they have not got the same land-bank of image patterns compared to others - that they can link things to. Taking Maryannes 2,000 year theory where she says it took the brain this long to get used to language. This with the Chinese should be easy to check by taking Chinese that no longer use the Chinese language and see per capita how creative they are. Based on the see-saw theory (see later on) and the law of
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things balancing out. Then because the Chinese creative sides been dampened down - they are therefore not as creative (only speculating at this stage) Using another example. If an archaeologist picks up a stone with some shape on it he/she will compare it with memory patterns from other stones and shapes seen and studied before. He/she will see the stone as very interesting unlike non archaeologist. It could be that an archaeologist having so many images of historical stuff in their mind compare most other things with these images. If you took an archaeologist that only studied via books and never seen 3 dimensional shapes the stone might not make so much sense - as it is trying to compare 2 dimensional patterns with 3 dimensional patterns. The Chinese language I assume is 2 dimensional and therefore when comparing patterns with this any 3 dimensional patterns might create an unrecognizable overlay If any of this is true this could be a huge advantage for dyslexic people (and disadvantage). The advantage is that as a lot of dyslexic people have short-term memory problems. Due to many reasons the patterns dont get stored properly in the long-term memory. This could have the advantage that when a dyslexic look at new information they are not comparing it to the same number of patterns as others. This can be a huge advantage as one can then compare the patterns that have just entered with one another and form linkages. Whereas people with strong existing patterns - frantically try to compare these new patterns with the existing patterns and not spot what for the dyslexic person is very obvious. This is only my own scenario and needs further investigation however this on its own could explain the gift of dyslexia. When I discuss nutritional issues and information that I bumped into with others (see nutrition section later). People just dont seem to want to absorb new information that makes total sense. Is this because they have so many existing patterns and it is nearly impossible for them to accept the new patterns If you compare Sally Shaywitz work (figure 21) and Maryanne Wolfs figure 2-5 area 37 both are the same being the Occipital-temporal area that is the word sight area (from Sallys work) and described by Deheanes hypothesis is the major seat for neuronal recycling in literacy. The auditory area in Maryannes figure is more to the front and I assume the Parieto-temporal area. I assume the frontal areas in Maryannes are the Broca area. What will be interesting to find out what the supramarginal gyrus and angular gyrus areas are used for. The visual areas left and right in Maryannes is new and this might be as it is used by the Chinese for visual recognition of the logographics. However why did this visual area not get activated by Sallys fMRI scan with European dyslexic people in figure 27 of Sallys diagramme earlier on. This could be because in the test that Sally refer to dyslexic people where tested for full words and tried to recognise them. Whereas the Chinese use both left and right areas due to I assume logographics being shapes or images. What will be interesting to see is if in Sallys figure 27 earlier on - what will happen if the dyslexic people where shown the Chinese logographics
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Maryanne says The cognitive neuroscientists Li-Hai Tan and Charles Perfetti and their research group at the University of Pittsburg make the important point that these motoric memory areas are far more activated in reading Chinese than in reading other languages, because that is how Chinese symbols are learned by young readers by writing, over and over. This is also how the Sumerian characters were learned Note by Karl de Leeuw: The Chinese and Sumerians seem to be doing something that is unnatural to the brain. Or lets put it this way far more unnatural to the human brain than western languages . As it seems to involve far more repetition (Chinese shapes). It is as if all people in China has to learn languages to the same effort as it takes dyslexic people in the west to learn a western language. But I assume all Chinese get the logographics hammered in over time. In the western world the figures quoted for the percentage of dyslexic people range from 5% to 15%. Lets therefore say 10% and dyslexic people make up roughly 80% of the autism range. What is the percentage of Chinese dyslexic people? If they do a logographic do they do it way through or just get it wrong. When I spell I get letters wrong but how does it work with the Chinese logographics Western dyslexic people right side cerebellum seems smaller and the cerebellum seemed to be linked to motor movements. If motor memory areas are activated more whist reading the Chinese language - it will be interesting to see if Chinese peoples generally have bigger right sides of the cerebellum compared to westerners Maryanne asked the neuroscientist and artist Catherine Stoodley of Oxford to draw a pyramid to illustrate how the various levels operate together when we read a single word as figure 1.1
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Maryanne says In order to learn to work together to perform our most basic human functions, neurons need instructions from the genes about how to form efficient circuits or pathways among the neurological structures. This pyramid functions like a three-dimensional map for understanding how any genetically programmed behaviour, such as vision, happens. It does not explain, however, how it can be applied to a reading circuit, because there are not genes specific only to reading in the bottom layer. Unlike its component parts such as vision and speech, which are genetically organised, reading has no direct genetic programme passing it on to future generations. Thus the next four layers involved must learn how to form the necessary pathways anew every time reading is acquired by an individual brain. This is what makes reading and any cultural invention different from other processes, and why it does not come as naturally to our children as vision or spoken language, which are pre-programmed As the cognitive scientist Steven Pinker eloquently remarked, Children are wired for sound, but print is an optional accessory that must be painstakingly bolted on Note by Karl de Leeuw: The above goes directly against the common belief that is in a lot of dyslexia research that there is a gene link with dyslexia and reading must be one of the main components of dyslexia. Also this is why in our schools and with dyslexic people etc we need to concentrate far more on the auditory side . Use auditory books to input information My two older brothers for instance are very good at reading, writing and spelling. Far above average. We are from the same gene pool and unless something specifically happened to my genes - it makes sense that reading has no genetic link that get passed on to future generations. However what could discount this in our case - is that in my case I could have eye tracking issues or auditory issues (vestibular) that makes my reading more difficult. I have checked this and I have not got eye tracking issues however I do have auditory issues (see Learning Solution report later on) By comparing my functions with my brothers functions could resolve this question unless there is something else that happened with me such as changes in the neural pathways
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Maryanne says If one were to expand Dehaenes view somewhat, it would seem more than likely that the reading brain exploited older neural pathways originally designed not only for vision but for connecting vision to conceptual and linguistic functions: for example, connection the quick recognition of a shape with the rapid inference that this footprint can signal danger; connection a recognised tool, predator, or enemy with the retrieval of a word. When confronted, therefore with the task of inventing functions like literacy and numeracy our brain had at its disposal three ingenious design principles 1) The capacity to make new connections among older structures 2) The capacity to form areas of exquisitely precise specialisation for recognising patterns in information 3) and the ability to learn to recruit and connect information from these areas automatically. In one way or the other these three principles of the brain organisation are the foundation for all of readings evolution, development, and failure Note by Karl de Leeuw: It seems that the word automatically crop up again and again in research on dyslexia. As mentioned elsewhere it seems that we dyslexic go into manual drive somewhere along the road Maryanne says Dahaene suggest that the visual areas in our ancestors brains responsible for object recognition were used to decipher the first symbols and letters of written language by adapting their built-in system for recognition. Critically, the combination of several innate capacities for adaptation, for specialisation, and for making new connections allowed our brain to make new pathways between visual areas and those areas serving the cognitive and linguistic processes that are essential to written language My question is this did this visual adaption take place gradually over the last 2,000 years since the written language come about. Or did the visual adaption take place from the day we were exposed to the written language or visual forms. Examples in the e-book show that it is possible to rewire your brain at say 10 years of age in one instance and 17 in another and it indicates that rapid visual adaption is possible - and is not necessarily linked to our ancestors. Or did our ancestorss set the foundation for rapid adaption ? The see-saw effect in the brain and balance in life Above Sally Shaywitz stated It is as if these struggling readers are using the systems in front of the brain to compensate for the disruption in the back of the brain Ullman in his DP (declarative/procedural) model suggest that a dysfunction in one system leads to enhancing learning in other, or that learning in one system depresses functionality in the other (seesaw effect). I have not as yet researched Ullmans work Some like myself believe there s order and this is what makes the world go round. If you take John Demartini. John wrote a book with about 2,000 positive words and was on the lecture circuit with other well know people. Teaching the power of positive thinking. All on the positive side. However at age 27 (he is now 57) John started a study where he 4 times a day clockwork wrote down how he felt. -3 say very down; -2 not so down; -1 feeling little down; 0 ; +1 little positive; +2 more positive ; + 3 feeling really great. At age 30 when 3 years passed he totalled up the score and guess what was
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the answer. Zero. Therefore in total balance over time. John was one of the guys in The Secret DVD. I understand that a lot of his footage was cut out of The Secret and he has just released a DVD called Conscious Intention that include the footage that was cut out In a recent programme on BBC1 called Inside the Human Body by Michael Mosley he says From the moment you are born your body has been engaged in a minute by minute struggle for survival; overcoming whatever challenges you have thrown at it; It has juggled ceaselessly to keep everything in balance but as we near the end a lifetimes of work take it toll; Finally you approach the last minute of your life He goes on to describe Gerald that is 84 last part of his life and says Geralds body is trying to keep its critical balance; Gerald is severely anaemic and only has a 1/3 of the normal blood cells; The level of oxygen in his body is so low it is surprising he is still alive; In a last struggle to keep going Geralds body tries to compensate; He takes deeper more frequent breath to try to draw in more oxygen; whilst his heart contract harder and faster in an attempt to force more blood around his circulation; Yet even this is not enough Two other balancing acts that the body must maintain is keeping the body within a few degrees of 37 degrees and also the blood close to 7.365 ph (more on this later) otherwise you body shuts down The question is is there a balancing /compensating act also going on in your brain. If you believed that for any negative you have a counter positive. Then this could account for why some dyslexic people are very creative but useless at other things
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Professor Roderick Nicolson (University of Sheffield) and Professor Angela Fawcett (Swansea University) book Dyslexia, Learning and the Brain In their book they go through the progress in dyslexia research mainly over the last 20 years including their own research. You dont have to go through the whole book and can read the summaries in chapters 2,7,8 & 9. I cover some items from these chapters in the e-book however have found interesting items in the other chapters In terms of brain organisation some studies showed microscopic abnormalities in neural organisation in dyslexic brains that could be a problem during gestation. Other studies claim that problems might arise in the magnocellular system - tracks of large neurons that convey sensory information from the eyes, ears, skin and joints to the brain. Some focus on auditory difficulties and others on visual difficulties. However a lot of research now seem to favour problems arising in the cerebellum the large sub cortical structure at the bottom rear of the brain that is involved in sensor motor integration and coordination and not only motor skills. In Eckert 2003 research dyslexics exhibited significantly smaller right anterior lobes of the cerebellum. Zeffiro and Eden (2001) make the point that since the cerebellum receives input from a variety of brain regions its inability to fully optimize the learning processes may reflect noisy input rather than faulty processing Stein (2001) suggest that we can view the cerebellum itself as the quintessentially magnocellular structure, indeed, as the head ganglion of the magnocellular system. Note by Karl de Leeuw: What is also interesting information is that there are new techniques that can analyse the white matter connectivity of brain regions called diffusion tension imaging (DTI).
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Studies showed that individuals with dyslexia may have less coherent white matter tracks in the language areas Nicholson and Fawcett also state from a few studies It is possible that dyslexia is acquired within the first few years of the life, perhaps as a consequence of otitis media (glue ear). It is likely that such children show relatively pure phonological difficulties. They also say under Can we prevent dyslexia In particular, one might hope to prevent completely the insults at birth or subsequent that lead to acquired development dyslexia Note by Karl de Leeuw: Rods work is very good however there is one item that I believe is not correct and that is on page 183 where it state It is apparent that even with enormous effort a dyslexic child will never became completely fluent in reasonably complex skills, and will therefore not be able to build core complex skills on top of solid skill building blocks . John Demartini show that this is not correct and that dyslexic people can indeed become completely fluent . NACD that we will discuss later fix dyslexic people. In both cases this came with hard work Although it most probably dont all fit in here - it is worth accessing Dr Harry Chastys paper Understanding Dyslexia as this is a very good piece of work and an excellent summary http://www.dyslexia-international.org/Archives/LS-Guide-EN.pdf Evolution In Proust and the Squid Maryanne Wolf says Socrates described what would be lost to human beings in the transition from oral to written culture. Socrates protests and the silent rebellion of Plato as he recorded every word are notably relevant today as we and our children negotiate our own transition from a written culture to one that is increasingly driven by visual images and massive streams of digital information. We therefore about 2,000 years ago moved from oral to written culture and this brought huge advances Maryanne also says The call system of one of our primate relatives, Nigerian putty-nosed monkeys, illustrates the importance of this type of combinatorial capacity in language. The putty-nosed monkey, like the velvet monkey, has two separate warning calls for its major predators. Pyow means that a leopard is nearby, and a hacking sound indicates the approach of the eagle. Recently two Scottish zoologist observed that the monkeys have combined the two calls to make a new call, indicating to the young monkey that its time to leave a site, Such an innovation among the puttynosed monkeys is analogous to our use of morphemes to create new words, as the Sumarians frequently did in their writing system The above if you believe in evolution might mean that the putty-nosed monkeys is in the early stages of their oral phase and we are two phases ahead of them It would be interesting to know where our two golden retrievers fit in. They can bark and cry however cannot yet bark and cry at the same time and seem further back in the oral journey than the putty-nosed monkey
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Comments on the above research / books on how the brain works Earlier I mentioned Is it that by putting the logographic symbols (shapes) in their minds the Chinese form patterns in their long-term memories that is mostly to do with the shapes of the language In the Irish Times on the 9 June 11 Marie Boran in Here comes the brain again says The next time you find yourself in a taxi, ask the driver to tell you about the last movie he watched. If he has a foggy recollection, you can always blame it on how his brain is wired. It is not that taxi drivers have especially bad memories. Like everyone else, their brains are wired as a direct result of repeated behaviour and experiences and this can have interesting results. A famous brain-imaging study by Dr Eleanor Maguire, formerly of University College Dublin and now at London City University, looked at a group of London taxi drivers and observed that parts of their brain literally grew due to their job. The study suspected that because these men had to get to know London streets like the back of their hand, parts of the brain responsible for this function might be larger than in the average person says Dr Richard Roche, lecturer in psychology at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. It was found that the part of the brain known as the posterior hippocampus was larger than average, especially in the right half or right hemisphere of the brain. Roche explains that as the area grew, it expanded into a nearby part of the brain. As a result, when these taxi drivers were asked to recall the plot of a film, they werent as accurate as the average person. There is a bit of a cost when you enhance a particular brain function and the neurons expand into another area Roche says.This shows that the brain is not a hard-wired organ that is incapable of change. It is plastic and the wiring is changed slightly every time we perform a new thought or action, says Dr Kevin Mitchell, neurogeneticist at Trinity College Dublin. Experience literally shapes the brain, says Mitchell. The major function of the brain is to adapt itself to the environment, form memories of what has happened in the past and better predict the future. This happens at the level of brain cells connecting with each other Note by Karl de Leeuw: If the London taxi drivers right Hippocampuses grew more than their left and they need to use a part of the brain thats got access to 3D images then does this indicate that the right hand side of the brain is the 3D side ? In online.wjs.com Linda Himelstein on 5 July 11 in Unlocking Dyslexia in Japanese say After her 12-year-ol son spent two years at a specialized school for children with learning disabilities, Lisa Lunday decided he was ready for a more challenging, mainstream environment. The school she chose, however, required all students to study Japanese as part of its academically rigorous curriculum. Ms Lunday was unsure how her son, who is dyslexic would cope. The result surprised her. The boy, now 13, excelled in Japanese studies. His lettering of Japanese characters was sharp and distinct. That was in stark contrast to his writing in English, which appeared to be the work of a kindergartner. Sometimes his English letters were so poorly composed that they were hard to read, a common problem among dyslexics. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Now you tell me I looked at his Japanese binder and was amazed at how perfectly formed everything was, says Ms. Lunday, of San Mateo, Calif. Just comparing two pieces of paper tells the story.
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..Now, recent brain-imaging studies are identifying possible reasons for the differences, and education experts say such research could point the way to improved teaching techniques. There are very real differences in the brains reading circuit for an alphabet as opposed to a language like Chinese. Says Maryanne Wolf, a professor of child development and director of the Center for Reading and Language Research at Tufts University in Medford, Mass. Dyslexics think visually.They analyze patters. She says. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Please see details on the Davis visual method later on. However it seems it is not all dyslexic people that think visual. I wonder if Lisas son is left eye dominant (you will now what I man when you get to the Davis method and dominance section later on) Character-based languages are mastered through memorization, a skill that dyslexics tend to rely on more than do typical language learners, says Sally Shaywitz, co-director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity in New Haven, Conn. And language characters are more like pictures than letters, which can be easier for many dyslexics to reproduce. Learning experts dont suggest that studying Chinese or Japanese will help dyslexics learn to read English; theres no getting around the fact that reading English well requires being able to identify and blend sounds. But improving understanding of the way dyslexics absorb character-based languages may help educators fashion curricula. Note by Karl de Leeuw: If you are a visual dyslexic thinker then the Davis method and clay shapes will help. However how do you alter the way we write. It is what it is. However due to things becoming more and more 3D and images this is an advantage for dyslexic people that think in pictures (I dont) I am a conceptual thinker. If you can visualize the front of your house in great detail you are most probably a visual thinker Karl de Leeuw: It seems that the cerebellum could be the RAM of the brain (using a computer as an example) or working memory and you then have different software programmes or buffers that work differently or have developed differently for non dyslexic people compared to dyslexic people. For non dyslexic people: the left side rear of the brain being the auditory and vision buffer. The left front being the motor or mime buffer (Brocas area) . However the Brocas areas mime area not being very active. For dyslexic people: the left side front Brocas area for mime and sound and very active. The right side of the brain two buffer areas that seems to be vision based. However is this true Existing studies on dyslexia focus on comparing dyslexic people to non dyslexic people. This must continue. However perhaps we need to look at others. Take for example someone with a brain hemorrhage. Medicinenet.com under brain hemorrhage says When blood from a trauma irritates brain tissues, it causes swelling. This is known as cerebral edema. The pooled blood collects into a mass called a hematoma. These conditions increase pressure on nearby brain tissue, and that reduces vital blood flow and kills brain cells. I dont know anything really about this field. But lets say a local area in the brain gets cut off from oxygen and nutrients. Then this possible small area will not function (as it says kills brain cells). Via scans we should know exactly where the specific area is. Should we then not check what functions the brain hemorrhage person lost and then we know exactly what this area is used for. Yes a dyslexic person might use different parts of the brain differently. There might be other options to study the brain as well. As a side note. Later on I discuss
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dominance. If I had a brain hemorrhage I would book my flight to see Bob Doman of NACD . See later sections on Bob. However via changing your ear and eye dominance Bob can rewire your brain (this is not his words). Actually thinking about it I would first read the nutrition section below and see if somehow the damaged location can fix itself. Most probably not likely but miracles do happen Back to earlier discussion. Something in the brain circuitry during gestation, pregnancy or after birth made it configure itself differently to non dyslexic people that causes reading, writing difficulties The one way I see a dyslexic person compared to a non dyslexic person is as attached clip that my sister in Sydney picked up on YouTube and that is on our twitter page http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2CIjD1gEiE This is the example of a pack of cards. Here the non dyslexic persons cards are neatly stacked and they know exactly where to go to get information. Therefore if they want the ace of hearts they retrieve it quickly and no hassles. For a dyslexic person this is not so easy. A dyslexic person to get the ace of hearts must first start sorting through the pack of cards as its encoding and decoding is not as good. This is a big disadvantage as it takes much longer and a dyslexic person needs time to access and process things and if they are pushed for time they simply cannot get to it. However (if given time) the big advantage is that a dyslexic person need to go through the complete pack of cards. Doing this they can see the big picture or the overall picture. This could be one explanation why dyslexic people are five times more likely to be entrepreneurs (Cass Base Business school in Londons study) and why they can see what others cannot see Some say all of us only use 5% of our brain (who knows what percentage we use). Perhaps Einstein also had just access to 5%. What could have made Einstein special as a dyslexic person is that he could see the whole pack of cards. On Einstein later under dominance some say he had a unusually large corpus callosum that connect the two halves of the brain. He therefore had a more integrated brain system between left and right. Therefore as a dyslexic person Einstein might have had two advantages. Not only being able to go through the complete pack using just one part of one half of the brain however both parts could speak to each other The pack of card scenario could link in with the hypothesis that dyslexia reflects and impairment in the procedural memory system (Ullman). Another explanation of why dyslexic people are five times more likely to be entrepreneurs is that the buffers or working areas on the right side of the brain are so powerful and image focused that this allows them to see the big picture (the visual dyslexic people) I myself would very much like to read 1,000 words a minute. The only way to do so is to rewire the brain and evidence shows this is possible (John Demartini) . However Sally Shaywitz research shows that once a dyslexic person starts using the rear areas of the left brain that the areas in the right side of the brain decrease in activity. This also links in with Ullmans seesaw effect model in that learning in one system depresses functionality in another. I really want to increase my research speed however I dont want to lose my creativity ? What now ?. Could it be possible that John Demartini rewired his brain and expanded it all at the same time. Therefore keep all the areas
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working fully. Only a fMRI will tell. Will also be interesting to see what happens to this brain when he goes from 250 words minute (reading more factual) to 1,000 words a minute I used to be very fast in reading Morse code whilst in the navy. These are dit and da sounds and I did not have to read it or I suppose decode it. I would love to do an fMRI scan to see what area in my brain gets activated when listening to Morse code. Also when I a read (mime) to see how it activate the Brocas area (front left of brain). Also it will be very interesting to see the size of my white matter doing diffusion tension imaging (DTI). Not only mine but Johns as well. I have suggested to Prof. Rod Nicolson that we must use our family of three generations as one study and that we should use societies (nationalities) from all around the world. Our family for instance on my mothers side stammers a lot;asthma and eczema. On my fathers side it is another double whammy of asthma, diabetes 2 and other allergies. I have asthma and our three children nut allergies. Lots of different things could have happened. My son has speech issues. Is there any link between his speech and a lot of family members on my mothers side stuttering. I understand that the Brocas area is used for speech As my mother was under a lot of stress due to getting divorced during being pregnant with myself. It seems that the view that something alters in dyslexic people before or after birth could be true in my case. My brother in Pretoria (pilot) had a traumatic birth and seems to have learning issues as well. As far as we know the other births went well and my other brothers and sister strength is languages. Keen to see their fMRIs. My brother Mike can remember a car registration plate number when we where kids of my fathers wife and his long-term memory is in the genius range. How big is his white matter? We have no dyslexics in our family (parents upwards) that we know of. There are however many studies that say there is a genetic link. In the direct family as mentioned we do have asthma, diabetes and nut allergies. There seems to be a connection between defects in the auto-immune system and dyslexia. Why did these defects not get triggered in my family (my parents upwards). Is it more to do with the environment of the brain as Dr Chasty say could be one reason. Further afield on my grandfathers side we have autism and more severe issues as well In the future one can envisage a dyslexic evaluation centre doing a scan of the brain to see where the activity is to find out what action need to be taken. Therefore what parts of the brain have been used or have been under developed In Harry Chastys paper on Understanding Dyslexia he mentions research by Dirk Bakker and a programme that he developed to assist functional asymmetry between left verbal/phonological and right visual hemispheres. Is this the white matter in the brain that gets exercised and what would be interesting to see is what the before and after fMRI scan and DTi results will be. Dr Chasty also mention that nerve cells communicate with each other electro-chemically and that his electrical activity can be measured outside the brain by means of an electroencephalogram (EEG) Turning to the cerebellum. The right side of the cerebellum of dyslexic people seem to be smaller and indicates that it is not stimulated via eyes, ears, motor functions to the same extent as non dyslexic and by correcting any issues in eye tracking, noise in the vestibular system and exercises of
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gross motor functions (see information later on) or otherwise could have a an impact. Will this however have a seesaw effect on areas in the right brain that compensated for these inefficiencies? I assume John did not correct any inefficiency in eye tracking etc as the equipment was just not available. What is the size of the right side of his cerebellum? Recently one of the movement therapists Katie Losty showed us movements that she use and one being finger movements. My finger movements co-ordination was better than my wifes. Is this because I touch type most of the time since the age of 17? What is the size of the right hand side of my cerebellum or as I mime when I type. Could it be that my Broca area has expanded more Following on from work in Maryanne Wolfs book it will be interesting to take different societies thats been exposed historically in a different ways to reading and writing. Then make one group not read and write up to say age 10 - however let them obtain the same knowledge by sound. Then get another group at age say 10 to learn as is normal in the current educational system and see how their minds develops. And then in the one group that leant by sound split them and let one group get intensive learning by traditional methods to read and then again see the difference. The study can be at various ages and can include writing as well and other test. It can measure gene pools as well in using children from dyslexic families as well. Maybe such study have already taken place Note for myself: Why do babies naturally say ma and pa and what happens in different nationalities (societies) The problem dyslexic people have with automaticity and being manual on its own might explain why I was so tired coming back from school in secondary school. The brain just has to work so much harder. However it could be due to other factors such as background noise due to say the sound system not working properly (as seems to now be the case with myself). It will be interesting to take a group of dyslexic children that get very tired at school (that all say have sound issues) but not eye issues. And then for of the group rectify the sound issues (input data) and then see if they still stay tired Maryannes book goes into the history of how the Egyptians and Sumerians with the hieroglyphic system and the start of writing. Therefore they were the inventors of writing and predict that over time this prepared us for the current more advanced reading system. It will be interesting to test this by finding a few societies that have been least exposed to reading and writing (hopefully none at all) and then compare it to a few other nations that have been heavily exposed and then get the children from both control groups at the same age to start reading and see what difference this will make. I suppose genetic makeup and things like IQ could cloud the research. 2,000 years of writing is a very short period if you believe in evolution. The question is would such a short period really make such a big difference in preparing us for the reading system Male and female dyslexic people A lot of books refer to there being more male dyslexic people compare to female. In Maryannes book she says One of the less known but felicitous aspects of the Sumerian legacy has to do with the discovery that the women of the royal houses learned to read. Woman possessed their own dialect, called Emesal, the fine tongue as distinguished from the standard dialect Emegir. The
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feminine dialect differed in the pronunciation of many of its own separate words. It is beautiful testimony to this ancient culture that some of the worlds first recorded love songs and lullabies were composed by their woman Note by Karl de Leeuw: If fine tongue refer to being more capable to speak in a more specialised why - naturally this could indicate a gene link in the verbal language going back to then. As Maryanne states elsewhere - she is not of the view that there is a gene link with reading (referring to figure 1-1 the pyramid of reading elsewhere in the e-book) Note: See if Aids link into any of this Note: As Bob Doman for his view on male/female dyslexic percentages - his last 40 years experience of dealing with people in the autism spectrum The Amygdala or nucleus amygdalae in the brain are almond shaped groups of nuclei located deep within the medial temporal lobes of the brain in complex vertebrates, including humans. Shown in research to perform a primary role in processing and memory of emotional reactions, the amygdalae are considered part of the limbic system. Females generally are more emotional. If so could there be some link between the amygdale and language The heart Doc Childre is the founder, of the Institute of HeartMath . In Science of the Heart Exploring the Role of the Heart in Human Performance www.heartmath.org say We observed that the heart was acting as though it had a mind of its own and was profoundly influencing the way we perceive and respond to the world. In essence, it appeared that the heart was affecting intelligence and awareness. ... The heart is, in fact a highly complex, self-organized information processing center with its own functional brain that communicates with and influences the cranial brain via the nervous system, hormonal system and other pathways. These influences profoundly affect brain function and most of the bodys organs, and ultimately determine the quality of life. ..After extensive research, one of the early pioneers in neurocardiology, Dr J Andrew Armour, introduced the concept of a functional heart brain in 1991. His work revealed that the heart has a complex intrinsic nervous system that is sufficiently sophisticated to qualify as a little brain in its own right. The hearts brain is an intricate network of several types of neurons, neurotransmitters, proteins and support cells like those found in the brain proper. Note by Karl de Leeuw: When recently visiting the mock up of Tutankhamuns tomb it showed that the Egyptians did not even take any notice of the brain. The heart was the main focus Heartmath says In our experience the degree of coherence between the mind and emotion can vary considerably. When they are out-of-phase, overall awareness is reduced. Conversely, when they are in-phase, awareness is expanded. This interaction affects us on a number of levels: Vision, listening abilities, reaction times, mental clarity, feeling states and sensitivities are all influenced by the degree of mental and emotional coherence experienced at any given moment. ..Extensive work by eminent brain researcher and neurosurgeon, Dr Karl Pribram, has helped advance the understanding of the emotional system. In Pribrams model, past experience builds within us a set of familiar patterns, which are established and maintained in the neural network.
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Inputs to the brain from both the external and internal environments contribute to the maintenance of these patterns. ... These inputs to the brain, translated into neural and hormonal patterns, are continuously monitored by the brain and help organize our perception, feelings and behaviour. Familiar input patterns from the external environment and from within the body are ultimately written into neural circuitry and form a stable backdrop, or reference pattern, against which new information or experiences are compared. According to this model, when an external or internal input is sufficiently different from the familiar reference pattern, this mismatch or departure from the familiar underlies the generation of feelings and emotions. The heart is the most powerful generator of rhythmic information patterns in the human body. As we saw earlier, it functions as sophisticated encoding and processing center, and possesses a far more developed communication system with the brain than do most of the bodys major organs. With every beat, the heart not only pumps blood, but also transmit complex patterns of neurological, hormonal, pressure and electromagnetic information to the brain and throughout the body. As a critical nodal point in many of the bodys interacting systems, the heart is uniquely positioned as powerful entry point into the communication network that connects body, mind, emotions and spirit. ..Our research suggest that the heart communicates information relative to emotional state as reflected by patterns in heart rate variability to the cardiac center of the brain stem (medulla), which in turn feeds into the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus and the amygdale. These areas are directly connected to the base of the frontal lobes, which are critical for decision making and the integration of reason and feeling. The intralaminar nuclei send signals to the rest of the cortex to help synchronize cortical activity, thus providing a pathway and mechanism to explain how the hearts rhythms can alter brainwave patterns and thereby modify brain function. Our data indicate that when the heart rhythm patterns are coherent, the neural information sent to the brain facilitates cortical function. This effect is often experienced as heightened mental clarity, improved decision making and increased creativity. Additionally, coherent input from the heart tends to facilitate the experience of positive feeling states. This may explain why most people associate love and other positive feelings with the heart and why many people actually feel or sense these emotions in the area of the heart. Research has shown that the hearts afferent neurological signals directly affect activity in the amygdala and the associated nuclei, an important emotional processing center in the brain. The amygdala is the key brain center that co-ordinates behavioural, immunological and neuroendocrine responses to environmental threats. It also serves as the storehouse of emotional memory within the brain. In assessing the environment, the amygdale compares incoming emotional signals with stored emotional memories. In this way, the amygdale makes instantaneous decisions about the threat level of incoming sensory information, and due to its extensive connections to the hypothalamus and other autonomic nervous system centers, is able to hijack the neural pathways activating the automatic nervous system and emotional response before the higher brain centers receive the sensory information.
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One of the functions of the amygdale is to organize what patterns become familiar to the brain. If the rhythm patterns generated by the heart are disordered and incoherent, especially in early life, the amygdale learns to expect disharmony as the familiar baseline: and thus we feel at home with incoherence, which can affect learning, creativity and emotional balance. In other words we feel comfortable only with internal incoherence, which in this case is really discomfort. On the basis of what has become familiar to the amygdale, the frontal cortex mediates decisions as to what constitutes appropriate behaviour in any given situation. Thus, subconscious emotional memories and associated physiological patterns underlie and affect our perceptions, emotional reactions, thought processes and behaviour. In Bad to the bone? in the Irish Times on the 9 June 11 (no author) it says Dr Kevin Mitchell, neorogeneticist at the department of genetics in Trinity College Dublin, says that certain individuals are more likely to end up behind bars because of the way their brain is wired. Psychopathic individuals in particular are estimated to make up 20 per cent of the prison population .... The prefrontal cortex and the amygdale are parts of the brain that are responsible for impulse control and emotional responses such as empathy. In the brain of the psychopath these regions have been found to be reduced in size. When we are shown faces of other people expressing fear, a part of the brain known as the amygdale becomes active as we feel sympathy. This area does not activate in the brain of a psychopath. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Will be interesting to see if the Heart Lock-In and The Listening Programme mentioned below will help psychopaths Hearthmath then discuss the Heart Lock-in method. Heart Lock-in facilitates the establishment of new reference patterns promoting increased physiological efficiency mental acuity and emotional stability as a new baseline or norm. The technique involves focusing ones attention on the area around the heart and experiencing sincere positive feeling state of love or appreciation. This process can be facilitated by music specifically designed to enhance mental and emotional balance. Pbs.org says Heart Lock-In Rather than fixing on something, Heart Lock-In is about experiencing your heart at a deeper level. 1) Shift your attention away from your mind and focus on your heart. 2) Remember the feeling of love or care you have for someone whom its easy for you to love. Focus on a feeling of appreciation for someone or something positive. Try to stay with that feeling for five to fifteen minutes. 3) Gently send that feeling of love or appreciation to yourself and others. In fifteen minutes, a Heart Lock-In can provide physical, mental and spiritual regeneration. Note by Karl de Leeuw: I bought Quiet Joy tape cassette by Doc Childre and it is nice music (OK). Heartmath seems to have stopped promoting the music side. See later under Auditory and Sound Section a fantastic programme called The Listening Programme where you can do Heart Lock-In should you want to. The Listening Programme takes things to a new level ..Research has shown that the heart communicates to the brain in four major ways. 1) neurolocially (through the transmission of nerve impulses), biochemically (via hormones and neurotransmitters), biophysically (through pressure waves) and energetically (through electromagnetic field interactions).
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..The heart is the most powerful generator of electro magnetic energy in the human body, producing the largest rhythmic electromagnetic field of any of the bodys organs. The hearts electrical field is about 60 times greater in amplitude than the electrical activity generated by the brain. This field, measured in the form of electrocardiogram (ECG), can be detected anywhere on the surface of the body. Furthermore, the magnetic field produced by the heart is more than 5,000 times greater in strength than the field generated by the brain, and can be detected a number of feet away from the body, in all directions, using SQUID based magnetometers. Prompted by our findings that the cardiac field is modulated by different emotional states, we performed several studies to investigate the possibility that the electromagnetic field generated by the heart may transmit information that can be received by others.
..This research elucidates the intriguing finding that the electromagnetic signals generated by the heart have the capacity to affect others around us. Our data indicate that one persons heart signal can affect anothers brainwaves, and that heart-brain synchronization can occur between two people when they interact. ..The concept of an energy exchange between individuals is central to many healing techniques. This concept has often been disputed by Western science due to lack of plausible mechanism to explain the nature of this energy or how it could affect or facilitate the healing process. ..It was found that the brains alpha wave activity (8-12 Hz frequency range) is synchronized to the cardiac cycle. ..Data showed that subjects separated by several feet, synchronization can occur between the alpha waves in one persons EEG and the others ECG signal. Note by Karl de Leeuw: How can you measure your emotional balance ?
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Heathmath say In recent years a number of investigators have proposed the DHEA/cortisol ratio to be an important biological market of stress and aging. When individuals are under prolonged stress, a divergence in this ratio results, as cortisol levels continue to rise while DHEA levels decrease significantly. The effects of DHEA/ cortisol imbalance can be severe, and may include elevated blood sugar levels, increased bone loss, compromised immune function, decreased skin repair and regeneration, increased fat accumulation and brain destruction. Patrick Hoford in Optimum Nutrition for the Mind says One of the more reliable indicators of adrenal exhaustion is a persons level of adrenal hormone called DHEA, or dehydroepiandrosterone. DHEA not only helps control stress, it also maintains proper mineral balance, helps control the production of sex hormones and builds lean body mass while reducing fat tissue. Increased levels of DHEA, nicknamed the anti-ageing hormone, have many benefits associated with youth. Levels start to decline after the age of 20, especially in people who live in a state of prolonged stress, DHEA levels can be measured in blood and saliva. Heartmath say To facilitate the heart focus and emotional shifts, participants practiced the CutThru) technique during a Heart Lock-In with music Speed of Balance, five times a week during the study period. Participants also used Cut-Thru any time they felt out of balance emotionally. ..There was a mean 23% reduction in cortisol and a 100% increase in DHEA levels. Note by Karl de Leeuw: My view is to use The Listening Programme discussed under Auditory or Sound based systems later on with Heart Lock-In . I will find out my DHEA and cortisol levels before I start the music programme + Heart Lock-In and then again after completion a few months later Heathmath say Linear regression analysis revealed a significant relationship between self-reported practice of the Heart Lock-In intervention and the pre-post change in haemoglobin A1c levels, a key indicator of glycemic control, in participants with type 2 diabetes. Increased intervention practice was associated with reductions in HbA1c, indicating improved glucose. Note by Karl de Leeuw: I dont think I have type 2 diabetes however I understand that a lot of people dont know (something like 25% that they border on type 2 diabetes) - not sure of this information. However cannot do any harm in taking the HbA1c measurement whilst doing the DHEA/cortisol sample How do you get these samples. One option is www.biolab.co.uk in London and Mark Howard in an e-mail said Sorry we dont offer any saliva test at Biolab. The conventional way of assessing levels of DHEA, cortisol and HbA1c are in blood, although I believe there are saliva cortisol test available via some of the American labs. .... I have attached our current list price: HbA1c is 23 and DHEA 49.60. Cortisol samples have to be centrifuged and frozen immediately after collection so we wouldnt be able to offer this on a postal sample. Note by Karl de Leeuw: I will be going to Biolab in any case for other test so will most probably do these test at the same time. However the saliva test option seems more practical Quote by Nelson Mandela A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination
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Looking at the lives of some dyslexic people and why dyslexia is a gift People always say that dyslexic people have high IQs. I will shortly show why I believe people intuitively feel that dyslexic people have higher IQs I would love to get more statistics on it. Speaking to Dyslexia International in Brussels they also agree that the average dyslexic person seem to have a higher IQ than the average non dyslexic person. Please keep this data in your mind They always say that if you really want to excel in any area you must study the greats. This is in any field of life As you know there are a lot of very famous people who have dyslexia Dyslexic people come from all fields of life a) physicists b) mathematicians c) investors d) artists e) political or military leaders f) poets / authors g) business people, etc Dyslexic people on earth: Richard Branson, Steven Hawkins, Steve Jobs (Apple), Cher, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, Tom Cruise, Jay Leno, Andy Warhol, Nigel Kennedy, Steve Redgrave, Jackie Stewart, Magic Johnson, Anthony Hopkins, Jamie Oliver, Ozzie Osborne, Steven Spielberg, Orlando Bloom, Sylvester Stallone, Eric Brokovitch, Noel Gallagher, Eddie Izzard, Heny Winkler, William Hewlett (founder of HP), Theo Paphitis (Dragon Den) and many more (29 Oct 2011) omit Steve Jobs Dyslexic people who passed away: Einstein, Henry Ford, Da Vinci, Newton, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Picasso, John Lennon, Winston Churchill, Alexander Bell, Jefferson, John F Kennedy, Oliver Read, Woodrow Wilson, George Washington, Mohammed Ali and many more (29 Oct 2011) Add Steve Jobs I wonder when they were struggling at school if their parents ever imagined that they would achieve so much and be famous one day By looking at a few peoples lives one can start seeing a pattern emerging and certain things stand out. I will look at Einstein who was dyslexic and also autistic and Faraday. Faraday seems to have had some lesser difficulties with speech but had difficulties with mathematics and poor memory. Here I refer to some items from Thomas West book Minds Eye and add a few of my own points and make some comments on his points -Can dream the end game: Can visualise. Have a holistic global thinking rather than an annalistic thinking of a non dyslexic person where one can get distracted by details. From Sally Shaywitz work you can see that the activity on the vision side and right side of the brain is far more active in dyslexic people Einstein was observed to have an uncanny sense of the whole in the scientific problems he was working on. He had a reputation for making frequent small mistakes but still arrive at the correct
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answer. Einstein used to joke that he had a good nose. It is this thought of the whole also often seen to characterise the thought of dyslexic people. This point very much links into the example of the pack of cards In a business plan this is one of the most important points that you know what you want to achieve (end goal) and then you can make small steps to achieve it. It is far harder if you cannot visualise or conceptualise what your end goal is. I recently went to an event in Austin, Texas by a guy called Keith Cunningham who wrote a book called Keys to the Vault . Keith must be one of the best business teachers out there and if you can prepare a business plan of your long-term objective this is hugely powerful. I have always been able to dream big and out of the box for instance. After doing this long term business plan you then need to step back and start with small baby steps as you cannot fall down very far on a tricycle. This ability which a lot of dyslexic people have that is to be able to dream big and visualize/conceptualise things is a massive bonus and something you cannot get taught. Back to the pack of cards. A recent study by Cass Business School in London found that entrepreneurs are five times more likely to be dyslexic people and non dyslexic people. Dreaming / visualising must be one of the most important components of being an entrepreneur In Maryannes book mentioned before she says that the French novelist Marcel Proust saw reading as a kind of intellectual sanctuary where human beings have access to thousands of different realities they might never encounter or understand otherwise. She goes on to say that Swinney discovered that the brain doesnt find just one simple meaning for a word; instead it stimulates a veritable trove of knowledge about that word and the many words related to it. Children with a rich repertoire of words and their associations will experience any text or any conversation in ways that are substantively different from children who do not have the same stored words and concepts I myself is not into reading fiction at all. This could be because I could not read well as a child. Non dyslexic people seem to be able to dream big but nearly more in fantasy land (I dont mean this in a negative way). Ive always liked factual books but can also dream big. Is it that dyslexic people brain allows them to dream big about real world issues that give them the advantage when it comes to the creative side? Could it be that as dyslexic people have more storage space available in the long term memory for factual dreaming? -Intuition to see how things work: Michael Faraday must be one of the best examples of this. He was a self-educated scientist and responsible for a great many fundamental discoveries in chemistry and physics. Faradays intuition was that of a first class genius. Although his views were built up without any carefully worked out mathematical analysis they were solid. It took Maxwell to believe in Faradays view to supply the mathematics to back it up. The scientists of the day did not take Faraday serious as he was not a mathematician It was noted that Faraday had a habit of thinking in terms of physical pictures (visual thinker). Individuals who see the dimensional attributes in our world understand intuitively how things work. They find that they have an innate ability for fixing things, understanding engines, electronics, plumbing, construction, visual arts and other related fields. These tasks are often simple for the
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individual with these talents . Regarding myself as a child I could just fix things and very practical. Very simple. I dont seem to be as handy in adult life (as a child could also take things apart) However even though this is the case dyslexic people have special difficulties orientating themselves which is not incompatible with the fact that dyslexic people are better at representing objects in space. It is when a dyslexic person has to orientate themselves that the problem occur For a great video on how dyslexic people just know how to do things Thomas West http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngl_II8TtGk -Most dyslexic people struggled at school: This assists in the success of dyslexic people in that they are battled hardened. They have the makings of someone who can take on tough challenges if they believe in themselves In a research study by Porter (1990) he demonstrated that development of the ability to compete under adverse conditions (as in a dyslexic childs schooldays) can lead to a unique and lasting advantage when the conditions ease (as in adulthood) - Some dyslexic people are not afraid to pursue what they believe is true: Example Einstein who got the Nobel Prize for lesser work however his major achievements at the time were still of great debate. A lot of business leaders are dyslexic people. You will not necessarily know they are dyslexic as some keep it very much a secret. Because dyslexic people at school had to be the underdog I dont feel that certain dyslexic people have the same want as others to fit into society and this is a major plus - As dyslexic people think differently they have an advantage of undoing old patterns of thoughts (conventional thinking) and follow their own thoughts: Reviewing his lifes work as an old man Einstein observed that one of the most difficult things he had to do in his work was to unlearn old patterns of thought. The phrase used is Thinking out of the box Dyslexic people have a global view of the world. A lot of dyslexic people can also take something 2 dimensional and see it in 3 dimensions. For progress this must be one of the most important points Prof Rod Nicolson in an e-mail to me said Most people get into habits so that by adulthood they have a relatively fixed way of doing things, but the lack of automaticity in dyslexic adults mean they keep seeing things from new perspectives, and are able to use their extensive declarative knowledge to make new combinations of things I assume it is because some dyslexic is in manual drive using driving a car as example and we are forced to change gear ourselves and this is where the opportunity is. Yes it is more work to drive a manual car and not as smooth a ride but can be more fun. Very much depend from what perspective you look at it - Some dyslexic people have a childlike view at a later stage when the brain is more developed: Children play, discover things, image, figure things out, investigate sounds, smells, tastes and images. With a non dyslexic person the maturing time is sooner than a dyslexic person and become
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more independent, organised, mature and self-directed quicker than a dyslexic person. Einstein said My intellectual development was retarded, as a result of which I began to wonder about space and time only when I had grown up. Naturally I could go deeper into the problem than a child with normal abilities - They say it is always good to operate in a niche market: I am a firm believer that when everyone goes south then go north. As dyslexic people are different and say 10% of the market we dont have to go anywhere as we are already a niche. They say where you make the serious money is in a niche. The reason for this is that you have not got as many competitors. As I (and some others) think our brains (and perhaps heart) function differently and this is the opportunity To summarize the items that stands out: -Can dream the end game -Intuition to see how things work -Most dyslexic people struggled at school and this can be a massive advantage down the line -Some dyslexic people are not afraid to pursue what they believe is true - As dyslexic people think differently they have an advantage of undoing old patterns of thoughts (conventional thinking) and follow their own thoughts - Some dyslexic people have a childlike view at a later stage when the brain is more developed
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Is it therefore such an issue or a disadvantage for a person with such creative abilities not be able to write, or read, or add, or remember, or to speak as quickly as others do. It seems to be that more entrepreneurs are dyslexic and therefore that more and more companies in certain fields hire people for their creative abilities. Lets celebrate the fact that your child could be or is a dyslexic person. Certain companies who want to hire certain talents might already have some computer equipment that can measure for talents that dyslexic people possess however due to employment law they might not even make this fact public (equality laws) Looking at possible reasons why the brain and heart could provide a dyslexic person with a gift There seems to be two kinds of dyslexic people a) Developmental and b) Acquired. The developmental dyslexic people could be due to many different things that could have happened during gestation, pregnancy and early part of life. The acquired dyslexia due to damage to the brain after birth. This should indicate that different dyslexic people have different issues on the negative side however if you believe that there is a balance in life then on the positive side different dyslexic people will have different gifts
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Bob Doman of NACD ( discussed under complementary methods) classifies dyslexic people as either conceptualised thinkers or visual thinkers and he mentioned to me that most people are visual thinkers. Bob must be one of the most experienced dyslexic evaluators around and he just need to spend 10 minutes with you and can give you a lot of information. Over his 40 years of dealing with dyslexic people (an others in the autism range) he will have a good idea of who thinks conceptually and who are vision thinkers. It stacks up as in my direct family I am the only conceptual thinker. The one simple test to see if you are a visual thinker or not is to visualise if you can see the picture of the front of your house in detail. We will discuss this later on however we have met a family in Dublin that Bobs company literary fixed (not our choice of word but very accurate description). Will discuss this later on. One of the items I want to ask Bob is because our brains expand up to age say 20 years of age - if we can say move from visual thinkers as a child to conceptual thinkers . Or if in his experience you are either wired up one way or the other Possible reasons for the gift in a dyslexic person Visual dyslexic thinkers 1. Not as many patterns in the long term memory due to not being able to store enough information in it. Under the brain section - when discussing the Chinese language - one option that I mentioned could be that as we dont insert as many patterns into our long term memory - when new patterns come in we can compare the new patterns with each other. Rather than comparing the new patterns with existing patterns stored in our long-term memory. This makes us more flexible and out of the box thinkers As I am a conceptual thinker I will not think in patterns and therefore above could put me out of touch with this possible giftedness option The area in the brain that seem to be linked to encoding and possibly decoding is the hippocampus that is sea horse shaped. Wikipedia says The second major line of thought relates to the hippocampus to memory. .... describing the results of surgical destruction of the hippocampus in patient names Henry Gustav Molaison known until his death in 2008 as M. HM was unable to form new episodic memories after his surgery and could not remember any events that occurred just before his surgery, but retained memories for things that happened years earlier, such as his childhood. Note by Karl de Leeuw: This indicated that HM could not encode anymore to store the information in the long term memory. With a visual thinker there must be lots of encoding going on with patterns and assume the hippocampus works overtime to encode. Perhaps with some dyslexic people the hippocampus is just not as functional as others . Wikipidea goes on to say The neuronal cells types are neatly organised into layers in the hippocampus, as it has frequently been used as a model system for studying neurophysiology. The form of neural plasticity known as long-term potentiation (LTP) was first discovered to occur in the hippocampus and has often been studied in this structure. LTP is widely believed to be one of the main neural mechanisms by which memory is stored in the brain. (29 Oct 2011) Under Dietrich Klinghardts Five Levels of Healing section later on under Nutrition it seems (if he is correct) that the hippocampus speaks to the long term memory but it is situated outside and
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around the head. With Mr HM hippocampus being destructed he could still decode things from the past. However it seems he could not encode new things into his long term memory 2. Not as many patterns in the long term memory due to the brain leaking or neural consolidation not taking place. Sally Goddard in her book we refer to elsewhere under the definition of Myelin says Myelin also acts as an electrical insulator, increasing the efficiency of nerve conduction and preventing interference or cross chatter from neighbouring pathways Note by Karl de Leeuw: Lets assume some dyslexic people have a bit of cross chatter then some dyslexic people might be able to store information but it might leak. In my case although not a visual thinker Ive always felt that there is a bit of a leakage going on in my long term memory. If one can compare it to a water tank with a slow leak over months (some tanks might hold the water longer some shorter). This will have a negative but on the gifted side - when new information comes in - then there will be so much more storage space for the new information. With visual dyslexic thinkers this will even be more of a plus (and have a negative side) but again on the plus side they will be able to look at the new patterns coming in even in more detail comparing them to each other than the above option 1 (29 Oct 2011) If Klinhardt is correct (see comment under above point 1) then they myelin sheaths might not have anything to do with long term memory. Myelin in the central nervous system could still however be linked to cross chatter linked to the pack of card example (see details elsewhere on pack of cards) In lieu of the brain leaking and information being lost via cross chatter it could be that it is due to items not properly being consolidated in the long term memory. Wikipedia under Memory says Short-term memory is supported by transient patterns of neuronal communication, dependent on regions of the frontal lobe (especially dorsolateral prefrontal cortex) and the parietal lobe. Long-term memories, on the other hand, are maintained by more stable and permanent changes in neural connections widely spread throughout the brain. The hippocampus is essential (for learning new information) to the consolidation of information from short-term to long-term memory, although it does not seem to store information itself. Without the hippocampus, new memories are unable to be stored into long-term memory, and there will be a very short attention span. Furthermore, it may be involved in changing neural connections for a period of three months or more after initial learning. One of the primary functions of sleep is thought to be improving consolidation of information, as several studies have demonstrated that memory depends on getting sufficient sleep between training and test. Additionally, data obtained from neuroimaging studies have shown activation patterns in the sleeping brain which mirror those recorded during the learning of tasks from the previous day, suggesting that new memories may be solidified through such rehearsal. 3. With some dyslexic people however after say 3 months we might not get the consolidation that non dyslexic people get. I suppose that is why they say let me sleep over it because from above it seems that you literary improve your memory as you sleep. I suppose it is like a company backing up all its systems when the main systems are not working to full
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capacity. Therefore it is a good time to do the consolidation whilst other systems are shut off or running on quiet mode (29 Oct 2011) If Klinhardt is correct (see comment under above point 1) then hippocampus can encode items (patterns) to the long term memory field around the head at night better. This makes sense as during the night when you sleep there is not the atmospheric disturbance and also other body systems can rest so more nutrients can go to the hippocampus 4. Just simply having a far stronger short-term memory. Most books seem to refer to dyslexic people having short term memory problems. Therefore this option is therefore not as likely. However say comparing to a computer - if the RAM memory of a dyslexic person is very strong but the hard drive not being big (29 Oct 2011) Some dyslexic people have very good long term memories and we are definitely not all the same. In these dyslexic people perhaps the aura around the brain is better. Or perhaps their hippocampus can encode things better. Therefore they perhaps have a bigger hippocampus. We definitely in the evaluation centre with initial research need to take MRI to look at different brain parts. Also fMRI scans to see how the brain functions and what part of the brain a particular dyslexic use for different tasks. This all links into dominance issues. See Dominance section later on. It might be that dyslexic people with good long-term memories have their gift via cross chatter in the central nervous system Conceptual thinkers 5. Long term memory loss due to leakage. As item 2 above under visual thinkers however here the dyslexic conceptual thinker I assume dont compare patterns with each other. And will have a huge advantage (on the positive side but must have another negative somewhere) in that all information coming in will not be compared to another pattern. This is only so if a pattern that the Eides earlier on refer to is a visual pattern. A dyslexic person will also on the positive side have a huge advantage over a non dyslexic visual thinker regarding not having to compare patterns. So where does this leave the dyslexic conceptual thinker likes myself. If our long term memory leaks - I suppose then when new information comes in -we will not have any preconceived set concepts, plans etc. We can look at things more afresh. This links into Thomas West one point mentioned in this section above As dyslexic people think differently they have an advantage of undoing old patterns of thoughts (conventional thinking) and follow their own thoughts (29 Oct 2011) Perhaps it is not undoing pattern of thoughts but rather that they are not there in the first instance As a side note. I assume Chinese and Japanese dyslexic people will mainly be conceptual thinkers. (29 Oct 2011) Because if they are visual thinkers with their visual shape language they should not have any issues 6. Not being able to store information in long-term memory. My initial feeling is that if you cannot do this (and I could be in this category as well) then you will not necessary be a very sharp cookie. However here the brain can balance things out by having a very strong short-
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7. Balance issues. As discussed elsewhere the vestibular in the ear is linked to the eyes and brain/ cerebellum. Also ear, nose and throat specialist should look at all three as they are interlinked. If so the ear has a really important part to play and there is a lot of research that shows that if something happens to the inner ear such as the fluid in the ear then this could upset your balance. When I mentioned to Bob Doman (whist being evaluated) that I have spelling issues he said that the reason is I most probably had auditory tonal processing issues and that essentially the brain learns how to process certain frequencies in the first two years of life and if anything interferes most commonly it is the middle ear that adversely effects tonal processing. Example apparently is that a Japanese person not hearing R will never be able to say Rise but in lieu of this say Lise. Getting back to balance issues. Sally Goddard in her book under Cerebellum and balance write The cerebellum works together with the vestibular system, antigravity muscles, and the eyes, and the coordination between these systems which results in good balance, adaptability, and flexibility of movement. Then goes on to say under studies by Jan Frank and Harold Levinson of children having poor responses to reading instruction. The authors speculated that these spatial adjustments of the figures and/or the self, tilting of the figures, and problems with angle formation suggested that automatic co-pilot or the inner ear spatial steering and equilibrium mechanism of the vestibular apparatus and cerebellar-vestibular circuits was impaired and later mention studies by Levinson where astronauts under conditions of zero gravity use other sensory systems to compensate when temporary visualperceptual disturbances occur. She said Change in the gravitational reference points results in temporary alteration of perception of direction and other visual-perceptual disturbances It also become clear that one could not define dyslexia and its many related cerebellum vestibular (CV) determined disorders on the basis of severity, since compensation and even over-compensation may often mask sub-clinical dysfunctioning symptoms Note by Karl de Leeuw: A dyslexic person therefore might appear normal but that behind it all a lot is going on My question here is what does the imbalance linked to gravity do to a certain dyslexic person - that gets a disordered sense of space and use of the body in space. Can this somehow make dyslexic people look at things from a different angle. This will be a difficult one to prove. I recently went to my brothers wedding and had to fly. On route I forgot my suit as I had to make a speech. I did not take a lot with me. How did I forget this. I should have provided time to acclimatise. Never really associated this with dyslexia or balance. Perhaps there is a link
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One of the theories lined to the hippocampus by OKeefe and Nadel and student Dostrovsky in 1971 is where they discovered neurons in the rat hippocampus that appeared to them to show activity related to the rats location within its environment. It will be interesting to see under scans (if possible) to see what activity there is in the hippocampus with say people with inner ear fluid problems or even others such as people that retained more primary reflexes compared to others that developed its postural reflexes well (29 Oct 2011) Therefore the hippocampus might not only be linked to encoding but could also be linked to location in the environment (links in with London taxi drivers) 8. Due to being in manual-drive and not auto-drive. Sally Goddard in her book Attention, Balance and Co-ordination explain that up to the age of 6 months you have primitive reflexes. An example of one is that when you put your finger in a babys hand it will clasp it. However from then onwards up to 3 years the postural reflexes take over. What Sallys group in Chester found is that some people with neural issues that include some dyslexic people retain some of the primitive reflexes? Sally Goddard writes At the beginning of life, motor activity anticipates mental action; then both factors are coincident; later, they coexist; finally, mental action subordinates motor activity. They go on to say that the higher the level of the central nervous system employed to maintain the service of the body, the greater will be the difficulty in concentrating on higher skills on learning process. The thought is that people that retain primitive reflexes use the nervous system to a much higher degree than the mid to high brain This is discussed elsewhere but the indication is that the co-ordination centre of the brain is the cerebellum. In some dyslexic people motor functions etc is not working in auto mode and this links in with Sallys work in that another part (nervous system) take on these functions. The dyslexic person not having the part of the body that developed most in humans (being the cerebellum) - not co-ordinating well must have an effect on things. And create issues however somehow and the flip side this might mean that as a dyslexic person has to go through things step by step it can see things on the way non dyslexic people cannot (29 Oct 2011) Both my dyslexic daughter and myself when tested for primitive reflexes showed very little signs of it. Is there but limited. See Assessment and programme preferred for the dyslexia evaluation centre section for more on the test that includes testing for primitive reflexes amongst other things). Could it therefore be more to do with cross chatter in the central nervous system than retained primitive reflexes(in our case). Or can some dyslexic display both. If so these dyslexic people will be more acute dyslexic I am sure over time I can come up with more options and others as well however what is critical is that we now start researching the gifted side of dyslexia as we found (via events) that the Thomas West points above on its own dont fully convince parents of dyslexic children as to the giftedness side of dyslexia. Most parents of dyslexic children just see their child struggling and understandably want a quick fix (29 Oct 2011) As mentioned earlier I think we sort of already established the main giftedness side of dyslexia. However still feel in the majority of situations we will have problems convincing parents of dyslexic children that their children are gifted. Must create a buzz. Will the
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International Celebration of Dyslexia event on the 1 Aug in Dublin provide this ? Or must this buzz or proof that dyslexic (like others) have a giftedness side come from something else ? Part of the research must be to establish what cause these changes compared to non dyslexic people so that one can early on provide information to parents as to what kind of giftedness dyslexic child they will have. This could also have a negative side as in all these things (29 Oct 2011) Think MRI and fMRI scans could help a lot here On the other possible options for giftedness for instance I assume there must be some dyslexic people with very good long-term memories (not sure). Is it that all the language information in the short term memory simply cannot get decoded into the long-term memory or is it that the language information just never properly enters the sort-term memory properly due to issues such as auditory, eye issues etc (29 Oct 2011) This paragraph included before does not make sense Looking at one case study of an UK dyslexic inventor In the readers Digest dated March 2011 there is a great story about Tony Cuthbert that lives in a remote cottage in Wales. The story is by Tony Edwards and I use sections from it verbatim He opened his laptop and tapped out: Hear is an inventoin for a new chuck deavice, using an aloy with a low liuqifactoin tempratur.. At the age of 65, Tony cant remember how many bright technological ideas hes had, but he reckons it must run into many thousands, most of which Ive forgotten. Michael Laughton, professor of electrical engineering at London University, whos spent the last 25 years scouring Britain for out-of-the way inventors, says Cuthbert is unique. Tony is the most prolific and gifted inventor Ive come across. Given the right backing, he could surpass Edisons record of a thousand patents. One of Tonys problems is that some of his inventions are so revolutionary they can threaten existing technologies, says Professor Laughton. That makes it difficult for him to convince the various industries he has tried to interest. Dyson had precisely this problem with his vacuum cleaners and finally had to manufacture the machines himself. But Cuthbert is not in the entrepreneur mould. Im just an inventor, he says disarmingly. Also, Dyson focused on a single invention, but I have so many different ideas, I cant concentrate on any one of them long enough. At school, Cuthbert had been the classic classroom dunce. Profoundly dyslexic, he was bottom of the class in everything part from science. More suited for manual labour than mental work, said his final report when he left Liverpool school at 15. He began work as a garage mechanic, then joined the Merchant Navy as an engine boy. After 18 months he had risen to chief electrical officer at 19, the youngest in the fleet. As I had no qualifications, they had to apply for a dispensation to employ me in such a high-powered job he says. But I seemed to understand instinctively how things worked. Whenever there were any electrical problems on board, I know how to fix them. Thats how I got the job so young He quickly became famous as a local Mr Fixit. If a firm has a technical problem, I can normally offer them two or three solutions within a couple of days. The word about Tony soon spread far beyond Wales to no less than the Ministry of Defence, who have sometimes called upon him for advice.
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They sit me in front of 50 to 60 high-powered scientists or engineers with phDs and degrees, and say, Tony, weve got a problem with a bit of kit, can you help ? One day it could be what they call novel power sources another day radars, or Chieftain Thanks. Ive always been able to offer at least a couple of solutions Small-time inventors are fond of engines they have lots of bits to improve on. But Cuthberts not a tinkerer. There have been only two basic engine designs one by Otto and Benz, the other by Wankel neither very efficient he says, So I decided to try and redesign the perfect engine from scratch. It took him a few months to come up with an novel concept an engine with just two moving parts (a typical car engine has over 100). The heart of it is a pair of wave-shaped discs that rotate when energised by a series of spark plugs. Its a cross between a car engine and a turbine, he says, and up to 100 times more powerful than either The article then discusses two companies that turned the idea down. It then goes on to say But another US company recently got hold of the Cuthbert Turbine idea and it is now marketing it. Cuthbert just shrugs. Oh. Well no matter: in the meantime, Ive come up with a better concept and engine with one moving part, he says. And in any case, Ive got plenty more ideas But why isnt he making money? I couldnt afford to keep up the patents, he replies. In Britain, the intellectual property rules are quite inventor-friendly at least initially, as it costs nothing to file a patent. But that dispensation lasts only a year, after which the fees are upwards of 10,000 to keep it going Hes both an old-fashioned experiential physicist and an extraordinary lateral thinker. While his own cottage is Spartan to the point of eccentricity, he appears to have spent every penny on his workshop an Aladdins cave of spectrum analysers, frequency counters, oscilloscopes, strain gauges, suspension wires, strange liquids, magnets, bicycles wheels and metal sheets and rods. Ive used them all in thousands of experiments he says It was while playing around with magnets and aluminium strips that Tony came up with an invention for sky scrapers: the Cable less Elevator. His idea was that the lift car would float in free space, held aloft by magnetic repulsion against the metal walls of the shaft. A magnetic motor drives the lift up and down. It could revolutionise the way skyscrapers are built, says Dr Gina Barney, a UK expert whos examined a working model. its ability to go horizontally and vertically is sensational. But are any manufacturers interested ? Well, yes and no, says Cuthbert. Two major lift companies thought it amazing, but said theyd already invested heavily in a different but lesselegant system and it would be difficult to change. The idea doesnt just end with lifts. In principle, the concept could be used to convert the UK rail network to high speed magnetic levitation, or maglev, trains. Says Cuthbert, at a fraction of the cost of current maglev systems. So, is he working on it ? No, he says excitedly, because Ive come up with a propulsion system thats even better even than maglev. Watch this. He presses a button and two coin-sized discs are flung forward, causing metal plate to shift position. It doesnt look much, he says, but this is a real breakthrough. It appears to break Newtons Third Law of Motion,
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but it doesnt; it just modifies it. With that, you can float off the ground, travel anywhere even get to Mars in a few hours. Note by Karl de Leeuw: I hope that Tony will be part of further dyslexia research as how his mind works and how his brain functions will be fascinating Orientation/ attention / concentration In addition to difficulty with memory a dyslexic person could have issues with -Concentration -Organisation in time and space how long things will take - Attention Concentration and attention seems to be more linked to ADD people. Joy Pollock and Elisabeth Walker in Day-to-day Dyslexia state Thom Hartman who describes himself as having an attention deficit disorder, considers an interesting dimension of the cause in his book ADD: A Difficult Perception. He reminds us that original prehistoric man was a hunter, and the traits necessary to be a successful hunter include responding immediately to the sound of a twig snapping, watching a birds flight, holding a sling ready and so on. In other words, concentration on one thing was not appropriate and could even be positively dangerous. Alertness, the courage to take risks, to make instant decisions and act upon them were characteristics of the prehistoric hunter and all crucial to his survival He goes on to say that .. in due course some primitive men became farmers. The characteristics of farmers are quite different from hunters. They need to plan ahead, to concentrate on the task at hand, to co-ordinate in order to sow and reap, to attend to details with patience and tolerance in short, to develop the ability to reflect and reason. Similarly, a comparison can be made with dyslexia in that cases of ADD lie along a continuum, some with severe and some with mild difficulties. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Some dyslexic people also have signs of ADD. Just reading what Thom Hartman says - the ideal candidate for a hunter would have been someone that was quicker than the rest mentally and that could co-ordinate well between different tasks. The drugs that are prescribed for a lot of ADD people must be to calm them down and really to slow them down. An ADD person might have a really well insulated nervous system so that there is no cross-chatter and the messages get their fast. Co-ordination is not the strength of most dyslexic people. However to be quick and beat the rest to the trigger perhaps the hunter retained some of their primitive reflexes. And used the nervous system more in lieu of the mid and high brain or perhaps the other way around. Whatever the situation - the ADD person gets distracted much quicker and therefore the input via the senses such as eyes, ears, nose, taste, touch, balance must be quicker than the average person. The hunter must have had better eyes, ears, etc than the rest and therefore must more alert. Or the encoding or decoding into the long-term memory must be much faster so that they can read patterns far quicker (information on patterns elsewhere). It is as if the ADD person is really nearly the opposite of a dyslexic when it comes to awareness. It would be interesting to see in
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the WICS 10 test to see what ADD peoples processing speed is. If the ADDs persons processing speed is not much faster than the average person then the senses might be far better but it just cannot encode it to the same speed What happens in society is that we now put an ADD person in front of the word the in a school class - a word that has no shape - and expect the person to sit still Although concentration and attention appear to be more linked to ADD - it might be from a speed point of view - for dyslexic people it is might be more to do with space and time and overflow of the mind issues If you give some dyslexic people multiple instructions in time such as turn left, then right, and so on then they struggle. If you sequence the instructions then you get a very different outcome. Therefore if you say go left and when they get there then say now go right etc (step by step). Then a dyslexic person can get there (That is as long as the dyslexic person knows the difference between left and right this is certainly an issue with say maths problem solving) Some dyslexic people cannot orientate themselves. They can see 3D but it is the orientation themselves that is the issue. Dr Vincent Goetry of Dyslexia International mentioned that it is not uncommon for dyslexic children to get lost in the corridors of schools for instance. Again seems to be space and time issues. Perhaps balance For a very good DVD on how attention /concentration work we suggest How difficult can this be by Richard D Lavoie. This is a great say 90 minute DVD that will also give a teacher a very good insight of how a dyslexic person feels in class. I suggest that after you listened to it you ask your childs teacher to do so as well. Even better if the head of the school can get all teachers to listen to the DVD. It is important for your dyslexic childs teacher to understand how your child feels and why they react in a certain way. Go on do it Effect of the environment linked to dyslexic and non dyslexic people Cass Base Business School, London study shows that roughly 50% of the London prison population in their study showed signs of dyslexia. A study by the Irish prison service shows that roughly 50% of the Irish prison population got level 1 and 2 illiteracy. That means that they cannot read a label on a bottle. It is interesting that in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin very close to inner city council estates that the percentage of illiteracy increases to 73% for males and 67% for females (level 1 & 2). Why is this? Is this to do with the environment in which the people were brought up ? Maryanne Wolf says A little-discussed class system invisibly divides our society, with those families that provide their children environments rich in oral and written language opportunities gradually set apart from those who do not, or cannot. A prominent study found that by kindergarten, a gap of 32 million words already separates some children in linguistically impoverished homes from their more stimulated peers. In other words, in some environments the average young middle-class child hears 32 million more spoken words than the young underprivileged child by age five. Children who never have a story read to them, who never hear words that rhyme, who never imagine fighting with dragons or marrying a prince, have the odds overwhelmingly against them
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Note by Karl de Leeuw: Some people might have odds stacked against them due to fitting into society. However if people get the correct opportunities they will fly as long as they want to. People first need to get old patterns out of their minds Carla Hannaford in her book refers to the Danish school system where they only start children in the school system at age 6 or 7 and reading only at age 8 and that Denmark boast one hundred percent literacy. How do they overcome the environment issue ?. I chatted to a Danish person that says you have dyslexia in Denmark so it seems that 100% literacy is not the case in Denmark. However what will be interesting to see is to compare the percentage of dyslexic people in Denmark with other countries. Therefore by going to school later (that is apparently the case in Denmark) is this linked to dyslexia? The Irish Times on the 17 May 11 in an article Back to basics by Grainne Faller refer to Inez Bailey the director of the National Adult Literacy agency in Ireland (www.nala.ie). She says Were all talking about how to improve standards for children coming up through the system but nobody has really asked what can be done for the people who have already been failed. During Inezs first year as director, the first (and to date, only) survey of adult literacy in OECD countries was published. It looked at how adults were able to function in society reading timetables, medicine bottles and soon and the results were not good. A quarter of Irish adults were found to have trouble with even the simplest of tasks. Inez says In such a print-centric society, being unable to read is an enormous disability. As the OECD reports have shown, when Ireland had a homogenous population we held our own in international literacy surveys. Now that we, like other counties, are facing challenges of diversity within our school population, standards have plummeted. Even before the drop, Irish literacy standards had not improved for 30 years She stresses that society has a role to play. Were overly dependent on what schools do Bailey says. Literacy starts from the time a child is born. Its important to think about what happens at home and in the community environment. It has been shown that improving the literacy standards of parents and other family members has a knock-on effect on children, often breaking a cycle of under-achievement. The emphasis also has to move beyond education attainment according to Bailey. I have Leaving Cert Irish, she says. But if you asked me to read a document or fill out a form in Irish right now I couldnt do it. Literacy is like a muscle, if you dont exercise it you can lose the skill. Its not just about achieving a standard. We need to give people an opportunity to maintain it. Also in the same copy of the Irish Times it discussed Susan Coyle that is dyslexic and age 24 and says I went and did the adult Junior Cert and right now Im working with a literacy tutor once a week over the phone. I learn a lot better in an adult environment. People have time to talk to you and explain things. I used to be so down on myself. Id always be saying, I cant, I cant, I cant. I used to shout at Nichole when wed be doing her homework, not because I was angry with her but because I was frustrated with myself. I dont do that anymore. Im not as hard on myself. When Im finished the course Im doing now, Id like to go to Liberties College. Id do more literacy courses to start and then Il like to do a course, perhaps in business. I was surprised to find that so many of the really
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successful business people have literacy problems. If it didnt stop them, theres no reason why I cant do well Note by Karl de Leeuw: The questions that the above raise for me is that some dyslexic people use different parts of the brain as discussed earlier. It could for instance be that a lot of non dyslexic people use the sound part of their brains and if this is the case they might be better suited to have books in auditory format. Reading seems to be something that needs to be practiced like a lot of things in life. However if it is easier for a particular person to learn via sound and this perhaps could be 25% of the population - should we not perhaps introduce auditory books in schools and whilst doing this go for smaller class sizes all at the same time just for good measure Also Susan above is dealing with her literacy tutor over the phone. How is this done if literacy is about reading? Do they read together over the phone and both have the same book. I assume Susan cannot be a visual dyslexic person as this will be hard to do over the phone. Perhaps the books are filled with pictures In the future for some people will you click on the internet article and Walla up comes the sound. So that auditory dominant people can hear and read it or just hear it. Not sure what one will do with books. Tony from Wales help? With the information on a medicine bottle being so important will you push a button like on a kids toy and out comes the sound of what is on the label. Might even be able to set it for different languages What is very interesting is what the OECD report said that when Ireland was a homogenous population they held their own in international literacy surveys. Now that Ireland, like other counties, is facing challenges of diversity within our school population, standards have plummeted. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Why has diversity caused standards to drop? Is it purely that teachers cannot cope with - in addition to facing dyslexic children - now having to face say a Polish child struggling with reading two of the most difficult languages to master being Irish and English or is there some other reason ? Power of auto-suggestion / affirmations Although books such as "Dyslexia for Dummies" and Dyslexia; A Parents survival guide" could have the best information in it (not saying it does) - unfortunately it is feeding the mind with weeds and hence the confidence level of parents and dyslexic people suffer As mentioned before what is interesting is that I discovered at age 17 that I had a real gift via being so fast in reading Morse code. In my view the top person in the world on the mind Dr John Demartini at about 17 found a person who made him believe in himself. Another remarkable man Ron Davis who was autistic until the age of 12 and just like John had to wear a dunce cap in class was tested at age 17 - and found out via an IQ test that he was seriously gifted and he was labelled a genius Is it just a coincidence all this happened at roughly 17; Is it that at that age the dyslexic persons mind has developed sufficiently; Is it that at that age you have enough maturity and confidence increase; I am not sure. However if you can get your child to find out that they have some special talent or gift -
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then what I am sure of is that it will assist a lot. Studies show that a persons mind grows up to around age 20 What I personally believe in is that when these positive things happen you start via positive affirmations feeding your mind with flowers. As Johns elderly neighbour said to him over the fence when he was pulling weeds in the flower beds John you need to plant more flowers. The more flowers you plant the less space there is for weeds. Using an analogy: Is it that with especially visual thinkers you simply put more positive patterns in your mind so that when new patterns come in that you compare it with the flowers rather than with weeds. With people that recall things with sound or smell could it be that with flowers they hear bees around the flowers or smell the flowers. With the mime motor function guys (me) - I am not sure how we fit in Napoleon Hill in the 1930s wrote the book Think and Grow Rich and says nature has built man that he has absolute control over the material which reaches his subconscious mind, through his senses http://blog.markcz.com/think-and-grow-rich/ - I visualise my second daughter sleeping at night sometimes dreaming that dyslexia is a gift. My son recently asked my second daughter what is dyslexia. My second daughter replied it is a gift and he just carried on talking about other matters - Ron Davis IQ test score of 147 labelled him a genius. This is when things changed for him. He became an engineer who took part in the US 1960s space race and later in the property field and then invented the Davis visual method for dyslexic people - Johns mentor Paul Bragg said to him for the rest of your life say I am a genius and I apply my wisdom. Today he is an international professional speaker who travels worldwide and who has written over 40 books I have over 50 auto suggestions I say daily that are mainly suggested by John, some by Tony Robbins and some my own - I am a genius and I apply my wisdom - Every day in every way I am getting stronger and stronger - With each and every breath I take; with each and every stride: I feel abundant cantered joy and love deep inside - Dyslexia is a gift and I have a photographic mind with an infinite shutter speed - I break through my fears and I pursue what I love in life Now you or your child do not need to take it to that level. You can simply say what my second daughter or Johns mentor told him to say. Dyslexia is a gift and or I am a genius and I apply my wisdom. Try to say this at least 10 times a day
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I am very keen to get more information on affirmations and further research and it will be fantastic if someone can take a sample group and say use the 50 auto suggestions I use; others say 10 etc and then on yearly intervals see if one group excelled more compared to say a controlled group that did not use auto suggestions at all. Could go even further and get different dyslexic people in the study where you have groups of split visual thinkers; conceptual thinkers, sound thinkers etc. However for this we will need to have more detailed measuring techniques as part of an evaluation centre yet to be established (3 Nov 2011) Lynne McTaggart in The Intention Experiment said Muhammad Ali was the master of intension. He developed a set of mental skills that eventually altered his performance in the ring. Before a fight, Ali used every self-motivational technique out there: affirmation: visualization; mental rehearsal; self-confirmation; and perhaps the most powerful epigram of personal worth ever uttered: I am the greatest Note by Karl de Leeuw: Lynne then mention other examples of affirmations Ali used. Very much demonstrate the power of autosuggestions / affirmations Activating genius and potential In one of the CDs below John as a message to mainstream teachers says Every child has an area they want to excel in Capture that discover that and then start to link what you want them to learn to their values and realities and see what happens. Whatever is the highest in their values they have Attention surplus disorder As discussed there seems to be a difference between ADD and dyslexic children when it comes to attention. All people have different value systems and by finding a persons top value system they might be willing to suppress say any attention issues they have. Alternatively they could channel everything into the area that they find interesting - so much so - that they can sit still John goes on to say Some ADD and dyslexic children can sit in front of a computer video game for hours but cannot concentrate in the class. Others could concentrate on sport or drawing or many other things. If a teacher can find an area in the childs life that they think of and dream of and therefore can focus on and link somehow to the classroom subject then they will concentrate The problem is that in a say 30 children class you will have many different interests and how do you teach all children. This links in to far smaller class sizes if you want to tap into a persons highest value system. The ideal ratio should be not more than 5 children per teacher. Will come up later with way forward of how to pay for this A very good CD for all 13 to 20 years olds by John Demartini is Inspiring you life. The CD goes into the 7 fears people have in life and ask typical questions teenagers ask and provide answers. There are many other good CDs and books on Johns web site and it will be wrong to pick one particular item www.drdemartini.com Mentorship In 2009 I studied some of the top people in the world in the property field and others. One thing they all seem to have in common is they have or had mentors. Using golf as an example Keith
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Cunningham always say you need someone to check your swing. You cannot yourself see your mistakes and it is easy for others to see. Also you dont know what you dont know. Simple sentence however the only way for you to find out what you dont know is to learn it. And no easier way of getting an experienced person who has been there and done it to provide you with the knowledge Dyslexic people that fall in the category that I do with a leaking brain (long term memory loss) must have a mentor even more so than others There is a complete lack of mentorship for all people never mind dyslexic people. Someone a dyslexic person can respect but not look up to thats been there and done it. There is a dyslexic facilitator in Ireland Annette Duggan whose husband and four children are dyslexic people and her eldest child is now in Harvard. Her child during her school life always took dyslexic children under her wing. More dyslexic people need to do so and that is one of the reasons why I am arranging an event that I want yearly in Dublin during the first week of August. Keen to get famous and not so famous dyslexic people to speak and also to take questions from dyslexic people however also to create a forum for dyslexic people to meet other dyslexic people and share their stories. Also the reason for a forum on the Foundations web site. Sister Antoinette of St Johns Education Centre in Dublin said this about the event As a Principal of twenty one years experience at second level and as a teacher for many years earlier I am only too aware of the impact on the lives of dyslexics and of their struggle to cope often with the simplest daily demands of reading, not to mention the exacerbated demands of the education system. I have the privilege of working daily with those whose self confidence has been damaged by their feeling different and their inability to comprehend, ( often despite their best efforts), what it is that blocks learning for them. I would welcome a National Forum where ideas can be shared, stories told, dyslexics given space and opportunity to celebrate who they are so that hopefully thinking and systems can begin to change We need stories to be told and more experienced dyslexic people to show the different pathways on the map Sir Isaac Newton said If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants Why not? Once again it will be great if someone can do research to show the importance of mentorship using a non dyslexic and dyslexic control group Another area that needs research is that a lot of top business people get up early in the day. Say 05:30 to 06:00 am rather than 07:30. It seems that early in the morning via mediation and thinking you can communicate better with the universe. Less electrical and other interference. Also e-mails, phone calls etc are not as active Speed reading Average non dyslexic people read say at up to 250 words per minute (Brocas dyslexic people in any case). I now read at that rate by miming. Did you know that John who wore a dunce cap at school now reads at the 1,000 words a minute range and at age 7 his teacher in front of his parents told him he will never read and write and account for much. How is it possible for a dyslexic person to do so?
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The fact is it is possible. At about age 18 to 20 John just started reading every good book linked to the mind that he could find and I think looked up 30 words a day. He had his own drive to so. You need your child to find a gift or a want for something they want to achieve and John is a great example of what is possible. We hope that John will be able to expand on this if as before he indicated that he would be one of our keynote speakers at our event during the first week of Aug in Dublin, Ireland. As an aside for information John left school to surf sea waves. Later we discuss movement therapy. I wonder if John the surfing acted as a kind of movement therapy In years to come it will be great to have different competitions for dyslexia people of who is the fastest reader using the a) sight based area that skilled readers use b) sound area that slower readers use and c) the Broca area that I believe I use the slowest. However if I can be the world champion Brocas reader I will be proud. For this to happen we need fMRI scans as standard equipment in evaluation centres to cheaply measure the area in the brain people use for different activities. An fMRI scan will be too noisy and costly. Hopefully theres some far cheaper method to measure brain activity or some inventor has or is developing a machine English one of the most difficult languages to master for a dyslexic person -Easiest languages are Spanish / Italian / Turkish (write it as you speak) -Then Dutch / Afrikaans - French in the middle - English very difficult Irish seems more difficult than English but dont know. For anyone living in Ireland they have unfortunately picked most probably one of the most difficult countries in the world to live in for their dyslexic child or themselves. This is looking at things from a language point of view. If you can survive in this climate with you weak side of your brain - just think what you are capable of using the gifted side (if you believe in the see-saw effect). Therefore once dyslexic people know they can fly the opportunities are endless It will be great over time to list all languages in order of difficulty Dyslexia word-blindness Oxford dictionary define dyslexia as word-blindness There are many check lists to see a dyslexic persons score and see if your child is dyslexic. Go on google and put in dyslexia checklist and you will find many Most checklists are very broad. I like the checklist that Ron Davis uses in his book The Gift of Dyslexia: 1.They can utilise the brains ability to alter and create perceptions 2. They are highly aware of the environment
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3. They are more curious than average 4. They think mainly in pictures instead of words 5. They are highly intuitive and perceptive 6. They think and perceive multidimensional (using all senses) 7. They can experience thought as a reality 8. They have vivid imagination The above test is far more for the positive side of dyslexia whereas correctly a lot of the checklist list the problems dyslexia people face in the modern day society. As a side note referring to point 4 above - later on we discuss dominance and it might be that some dyslexic people are better picture thinkers than others + some dont think in pictures at all Now for something that I personally feel and I have not read in any book (not to say it is not in a dyslexia book) Trust your instinct. Having discussed this with dyslexic people a lot agree with this statement. What has happened to some parents is that they have gone to main stream teachers and said that their child is not the same as others and something is not right at say age 6. Then only to find that at age 8 their child has dyslexia. If in doubt trust your instincts and why not just get a report done by a trained educational psychologist Whilst our family was evaluated (May 2011) by Bob Doman of NACD we asked him if my second daughter is dyslexic knowing that my daughter was already identified as dyslexic. Basically Bob feels that the term dyslexia is very wide. Bob says that in the US the term dyslexia is not used as often as in Europe. This must be one of the reasons why Bob group been under the radar screen in the dyslexia world or certainly on google - in that the word dyslexia is just not prominent. Bob for information was or is a dyslexic person. I say was as like John Demartini he might have rectified his dyslexia. Regarding the word dyslexia it is bit confusing as someone like Sally Shaywitz (that is aslo from the US) very much use the term dyslexia Psychology report and testing The main test carried out in Ireland is the Wechsler WISC IV and WIAT II testing 10 items. My daughters results were: Verbal Comprehension - Similarities 10; Vocabulary 9; Information 9 Working Memory Digit Span 9; Arithmetic 7 Perceptual reasoning Block Design 6; Picture concepts 10; Matrix reasoning 10 Processing speed Coding 9; symbol search 10 Although these tests are important the reports dont seem to offer any forward and only really for diagnosing dyslexia In addition to Wechsler WISC IV and WIAT II test some psychologist in Ireland (for the same amount roughly 450) carry out other tests such as:
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- Nepsy 2 - Connors rating skill - Dean Woodcock - Eye tracking test (seems that not many psychologist do an eye tracking test) The problem is that to date there is no link between what these test mean and the different products/methods/ resource out there. To give an example in our second daughters test her Block Design score was 6 that is below where it should be at say 10 plus For my daughter we used a vision based method called the Davis Method that worked wonders. The question is if another dyslexic child has a similar score on block design will the vision method work. What does evidence show? If another child in one of the other tests has a low score does that mean the vision product / method will not work? Sister Antoinette who is the mother of the Davis facilitators in Ireland is currently doing a preliminary study to see if there is any link. Therefore see what the test results were before and after a dyslexic person were tested. What would be great is if the dyslexia associations worldwide carried out a similar study. Perhaps Ireland can lead. In Ireland a dyslexic person is tested approximately every 2 to 3 years and it is a perfect scenario for allowing data to be gathered and the test results to be used for good use. The Wechsler WISC IV and WIAT II data is already there - just need to access it As a parent after the initial test and once in receipt of the report - you should sit down with your psychologist again to fully understand what these tests mean. Therefore what has your child been tested for in each of the 10 tests and ask your psychologist what product/tool/ method/ resource you should use. This will be a really difficult question for psychologists to answer as currently there is no formal data on what products/ methods work for a specific dyslexic person If you can afford a test you can ask your learning support teacher at the school for a recommendation of a good educational psychologist or go onto www.psychologicalsociety.ie should you be in Ireland If you cannot afford a test - to put it bluntly - your best option is to approach the head teacher in a school as it is all about funding and money in the school coffers and getting your case prioritised A lot of people in the dyslexia field feel that one should preferably diagnose dyslexia at age 5/6 however some of the movement methods suggest 8 years of age as their test methods cannot be carried out before then. Carla Hannaford in her book Smart Moves claim that in Denmark there is no illiteracy and their schooling system only starts at age 8. Children are given sufficient time to develop before being forced to sit still in a classroom. This claim is hard to imagine as this will mean that all children will correct any issues with eye tracking, auditory etc before the age of 8 There is an educational psychologist in Ireland, Pauline Cogan who for the last 11 years has been working on 26 tests to test all children for dyslexia. However due to having these test tested on
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children and waiting for four years to test the results - these test will apparently not be made public for a minimum of another two years. Constant advances are being made and good news What is massively lacking in Ireland is a and evaluation centre where dyslexic people are properly tested. What we need here is a clinic similar to the Eire Neurolearning Clinic (http://www.neurolearning.com/clinic.htm ) that not only do the Wechsler WISC IV and WIAT II but also explain how the underachievement is taking place. Then look at visual and auditory processing. From the Eire web site it says Neurology consultation includes a survey of all major nervous system functions including vision, hearing, gross language, fine & gross motor coordination, strength, sensation and general outline of medical and developmental history and review symptoms. The Neuropsychological Assessment includes examination of major cognitive areas, including hemispheric dominance, pencil control, fine motor control & speed, phonology, speed of word retrieval, and language skills (receptive, expressive, figurative, semantic, syntactical). In addition to the Wechsler they do Woodcock Johnson Cognitive Abilities test 111, Nelson-Denny Reading testing, PEEX2, PEERAMID, etc as appropriate. Is this not what we need in Ireland? Should a centre such a this not be in every country ? We believe we have found a person in the UK that provide most of above. What their method lacks we can add such as an evaluation method that is faster than the Wechsler method or keep on using the Wechsler method. More information later on Others have been calling for and evaluation centre such as Dr Harry Chasty and Pauline Cogan. Sure there are many others that will have similar views. We need one international body perhaps Dyslexia International based in Brussels that can be the co-ordinator of setting up evaluation centres worldwide. However before this we need to first get an evaluation centre up and running in Ireland that works and include nutrition as well. Dr Chasty says Good health is important to all children if they are to perform well at school. Common allergies testing is available for wheat, dairy products, caffeine and food additives, especially colourings and preservatives. Treatment usually consists of excluding the offending foods from the diet, or controlling the home environment as much as possible in the case of an environmental allergy. A very good health testing and nutritional department in the evaluation centre will be very important Products /tools/methods/resources I dont recommend any product/method/ resource and it is up to each parent to form their own views. I do however suggest what I feel is the best method when it comes to the auditory and vision methods under the complementary methods Different products/ methods have come about as different people have different views on how to assist dyslexic people. As mentioned no two dyslexic people are the same. For this very simple reason and due to the fact that there is no research that links the Wechsler WISC IV and WIAT II test with product/methods - mean that you as an parent currently have no choice (in my view) but to explore different products/ methods. It is a bit like a baby having to fall before learning to walk. However the aim is to alter this. We have followed our own path and will discuss this. We have also discussed what we see as the next step for the evaluation centre in Dublin
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Dyslexia products/methods are broken down into two groups being traditional and complementary methods. Complementary methods also use traditional products/ methods. In essence you need to decide what approach you want to take for your child or yourself
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There are many different traditional products on dyslexia that most probably could fill big exhibition halls. The Dyslexia Association of Ireland does not list any traditional products on their web site however on request they provided this short list in no particular order: Alpha to Omega (Hornsby and Shear); The Bangor system; The Hickey; Multi-Sensory teaching (Manchester University) and Toe by Toe One very good site is www.dyslexia-international.org and on this site there is a link to www.tosuccess.org. On this page they list seven traditional products for reading and two products each for writing, language, spelling, keyboard, memory, maths and organisation. Different learning support teachers will use different products for reading. It will be problematic to alter their method specifically for your child if you find a product that you are very keen on Sally Shaywitz in Overcoming Dyslexia in chapter 19 sets out many US products as well and suggests going for off the shelf traditional programmes. In the numeracy/mathematical side Steve Chinn in the UK and Mahesh Sharma in the USA have established structured multi-sensory methods for dyslexics to develop Traditional products / methods are important and they are also used by complementary methods discussed hereafter as well. However what is critical is that each child needs to be evaluated first to see what programme is more suited for the specific dyslexic child. However as mentioned we need data from the Wechsler test reports first As mentioned in Ireland what is lacking is an evaluation centre to do just that. It would appear that most countries in the world also lack an evaluation centre that look at all issues including health (dont know of any proper evaluation centre anywhere but that does not mean it does not exist)
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Some describe complementary therapies as preparing the body (childs system) for traditional literacy training. This is how I view it as well. Therefore generally the complementary therapies can be carried out in conjunction with say a learning support teacher using a specific traditional product/method/resource. However even better - must be to use a programme that has been suggested by a professional for your childs specific needs? The last thing a dyslexic child wants is a method (especially out of school) that is repetitive and boring. They are already very tired after a school day where they need to work (mind) far harder than a non dyslexic child The Dyslexia Association of Ireland list complementary therapies as alternative therapies. I am currently trying to get the Association to alter the wording to complementary therapies as they are not an alternative therapy but actually where you should start (if you opt for the complementary approach). Another item that needs clarification is that no product/method ( whether traditional or complementary) got a fully tested independent report done by a credible body
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All the complementary methods listed below can give you numerous examples of people where their method made a big difference with helping dyslexic children. Certainly on the complementary side most of the companies/ individuals listed are in numerous countries and would not be around if their products/methods did not help some dyslexic people We found it very hard to get information out of some of the complementary methods companies. There are exceptions such as the Davis method, NACD and some others. It is like drawing blood from a stone. It must be to the detriment of the auditory/ sound and movement methods not to be more forthcoming with information. The movement methods dont seem to be keen to include the body movements they do as part of the web details. They seem to be afraid that people will incorrectly carry out the exercises. However once pushed we could got copies of books that explain how some of the movements methods work However as no two dyslexics are the same auditory or movement therapies cannot have the same effect on a dyslexic person. As stated we need an evaluation facility up and running in Ireland (and other counties thereafter) where a dyslexic persons functioning is explored including vision, auditory processing, visual processing, dominance, fine motor coordination, language, etc. Then come up with an individualised plan to fix the inefficiencies in the dyslexic childs function if a parent or dyslexic person opt to. The other option is to link into the giftedness side that the Foundation is trying to explore more. It might be that by fixing certain inefficiencies that the giftedness side will not be altered - Eyes: You have the following professionals: - Ophthalmologist. Classical approach and medical surgery - Orthoptist. They apparently dont do eye tracking - Dispensing optician - Optometrist. They are called developmental or behaviour optometrist and should be able to do eye tracking and provide eye tracking treatment. They also provide further behaviour therapy Optometrist One of the first things I wanted to do after receiving my second daughter's Wechsler report is eliminate any eye issues and I simply could not find someone who could do eye tracking. I contacted local opticians but they just could not help. I also contacted our Dyslexia Association however they did not provide information. I have however heard that a psychologist on the Associations panel do recommend eye tracking tests. I am not sure why the Dyslexia Association of Ireland will not recommend eye tracking. One reason could be that eye tracking rectification is seen as complementary and currently it would appear that traditional approaches are favoured by Associations worldwide For a very good site that explains things well go to http://www.davidevian.com.au/behaviouraloptometry.html
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Apparently the guru on vision testing in the UK is Paul Adler http://www.eyezone.co.uk/ . Paul tests your child eyes for tracking problems and can show you with his equipment how your child tracking works and then uses a US computer vision programme to correct or try to correct the tracking problem. I would however suggest that you see Learning Solutions or someone like them first as they look at auditory, eye tracking and other matters. If you then need more specialist advice. Then go to Paul (see auditory section for more detail on Learning Solutions) However as said above we believe that your childs eyes should be tested in one location including looking at other factors. The eyes are only one component. However as this is not possible in Ireland at present you have no choice to do so separately -Coloured lenses and filters Lenses or filters have been found to reduce or eliminate glare which causes some readers to experience perception difficulties. www.irlen.net is the only company that we could find in Ireland. I dont know too much about Irlen lenses however as some dyslexic people are sensitive to different colours the lenses are blue or yellow as an example. The auditory based systems and movement systems claim to be able to improve eye matters. However again should this not be part of the assessment of your child under one roof? We assume that it is best to discuss lenses and filters with the optometrist One interesting point one parent made was that once you have glasses you have it for life and your dyslexic child might not have any sight issues. Again understanding how the eyes link into the brain etc is important as we (dyslexic people and parents) just dont know how all of this fits into the big picture In researching nutrition I bumped into http://www.angelfire.com/biz/colortherapy/questions.html They provide therapy via different glasses for different parts of the body. The question that entered my mind was If you get Irlen coloured lenses are you not actually massaging a specific body area/organ ? And is it therefore not a nutritional issue ? - Auditory or sound based systems The other thing I wanted to eliminate when we found that my second daughter has dyslexia is anything to do with the ears The vestibular in the ear is linked to the vestibular nuclei in the brain and this in turn is connected to the cerebellum and the eyes. A good web site that explain this is www.integratedlistening.com Below figure 3.2 in Carla Hannafords book Smart Moves Why learning is not all in your head
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Auditory based or sound systems is a field on its own. I found a lot of web sites not to be forthcoming with information In Ireland I found the following companies / individuals The listening Therapy Centre in Galway www.listeningtherapycentre.com. Karen OConnor uses the Lift Programme and other targeted programmes. Karen is a speech and language therapist and will do a test and produce a report For details on Tomatis consultants go to www.tomatis-group.com For Dublin, Ireland as example Tomatis list the following two companies/ consultants:
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1.Cluas in Dublin. www.cluas.ie Pascal and Roman will also do a report and use the Tomatis method and they are both neuro developmental trained (movement based). They however say they dont have to use movement methods as the auditory processing treatment on its own is enough. For more detail see www.tomatis.com 2.Listenhear http://www.listenhear.ie/ Three of our family went for a test with David and the cost was 70 per person . I am not sure of Davids cost to use the Tomatis programme following the assessment Below is a curve of someone with a perfect hearing balance (assume it is not possible to be 100% perfect). The left graph is the right ear and the right graph is the left ear. Blue is sounds via the ear and the red is via bones. For the red (bone conduction) the listening device go onto your head (skull) and you hear via the bones. If you are balanced then the curves for someone that is perfect should be as below
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The graph on the left is my right ear and here at about 3,000 Hz I have a crossover and my blue (air) hearing dip a lot here. David said that this could be due to shooting training in the navy and not sure if they can rectify this. On my left ear I have a lot of crossovers. What Tomatis then do is to via music work on all the frequencies over time to balance matters. The way I see it is that if you hear via the bones first at certain Hertz frequencies (say a specific sound) and then the ear via sound. But at other frequency you hear the other way around then your system must be out of balance (this is not Tomatis definition and I might be wrong). However one can see that there needs to be harmony between the sounds reaching your inner air via bone conduction and via the air (ear). If the harmony is not there your body must be out of balance Each Tomatis client most go through a separate programme in their offices. Tomatis now developed a home programme http://www.solistentraining.com/ and you can get names off this web site per location. You will still need to see a Tomatis consultant and each programme is very specific to each person . The Solisten home programme is cheaper than the main programme yet still very expensive. Tomatis although the grand daddy of the auditory systems - negative issue is that it cost a lot and you can only use the programme on each individual in the family. Another person in the same family that might have say speech issues must have a separate dedicated programme You then get home auditory programmes that are cheaper and can be used by other therapists (such as movement therapist) in other fields and the programmes seem to include but not limited to: ILS (Integrated Listening) www.integratedlistening.com TLP (The Listening Programme) Samonas TSI (Targeted Sound Intervention) http://tsi.nacd.org/ Johansen (www.johansenias.com)
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You can use these methods on your own and they are normally used linked to other treatment We spoke to one family that got tested by the Lift programme. Then used the TLP home programme that was developed for their childs needs and then got another test carried out by the Karen and confirmed that the TLP rectified the issues. This was part of the NACD programme. Therefore all kind of combinations You as a dyslexic person or parent will have to decide what way you want to go. However as the home programmes are used by for instance some movement therapists you will have to go with the programme used by that specific movement consultant. That is if you opt to use the movement method Just before coming to the method of assessment that I favour some information on ear test available (we have not gone down this route so cannot provide information) Beacondermatology.ie offer the services as per their web http://www.beaconaudiology.com/service.html I list a company that provide hearing assessment solutions (machines) as well http://www.otometrics.com/hearingassessment/Hearingassessment.aspx Your child might have sinusitis say for instance and as the sinuses are linked to the middle ear most probably blocked ears. A normal school test did not pick this up with my son as he seemed to have normal hearing. I took my son to Tomatis for a hearing test (similar to the one I did) he showed a different pattern to mine however red and blue lines crossed between bone conduction and ear. What David of Tomatis did not know is that my son had blocked ears even though his hearing seemed fine. I will be keen to discuss this with Beacon Audiology and specifically have the dyslexia evaluation centre at mind here. Even before using a music programme you need to have a test to see if theres any fluid in your child ears. This could be someone like Dr Paul Carson that specialises in sinusitis. More on this in the nutrition section later on however Paul can in seconds see if you or your child has sinusitis (dont think a normal GP can) and if so the sinuses link to the ear and will cause permanent hearing loss (due to fluids) as in the case of our son. However we never new this as he acted normal but had (still do) speech issues For information Beacon came back with the following cost: -Full paediatric hearing assessment 90 for kids and 100 for adults -Auditory processing assessment 200 (including hearing test) - They did not list ABR (Auditory brainstem response) however did say they offer this service for extra 250. This seems a very interesting but expensive test Will also be keen to find out what action Beacon then suggest following a test. Apparently the more conventional ear testing methods dont buy into the auditory therapy methods. However not sure. I feel it is no good going for a test without any recommended way forward. What I am hoping for is that one of the above test can spot if an ear is blocked (more long term) Subject to a test that can establish if you have a blocked ear the way forward for me is Advanced Brain Technologies (ABT) and their programme The Listening Programme http://www.advancedbrain.com/ What I like about the programme is that it is holistic in nature and once you have the programme you and the complete family can listen to it. The cost for the air
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listening programme is 378 if you go with Alan Heath of Learning Solutions that I will discuss below. Then you get extra items to add on that push the price up. However the one to go for is the air + bone conduction including nature sounds and this cost 1,480. This is a lot of money however you can use the programme on your family not only once but repeat it say every year on each person in the family. This is far cheaper than a lot of the other programmes but still expensive You dont have to be dyslexic to use this programme. For instance by son is not a dyslexic person and yet his air and bone graphs overlap. However I understand form Alan that ABT is getting things ready so that one can link into the programme via the web. This will be amazing. ABT had huge start up cost to produce the music. However over time and with more completion coming into the market cost will reduce significantly. This is a tool that needs to be part of the school curriculum. I can visualise in say 5 years from how a programme per year to rent via the web costing 100 (air and bone) In the assessment method that I prefer (see later on) I will include the test that Alan from Learning Solutions carried out on myself where he recommended The Listening Programme - Movement therapies in Ireland: As mentioned before my mother is a physiotherapist and the profession has been going for many years. She worked in a school for people in the autistic spectrum with dyslexia being low down in this spectrum. Physios do gross motor movements (big body movements); fine motor (small body movements) and all kinds of movements on balls and massaging the body via movement of legs etc. She also refers to being neuro trained All movement methods assess for movement and most include auditory and vision checks as well. They therefore assess each person separately Within the movement field you get different descriptions. Some say top up and top down. Others refer to inside out for the neuro movement that works on the primitive reflexes and outside in for the postural or gross motor and fine motor movements. For below I will refer to the latter One of the psychologist I met during my research believes that if you see a child balancing on a wall for more than average periods - it is very likely that they have co-ordination problems. It is as if they know they need to be practising it. Compensating As mentioned both the movement and auditory system is closely associated with the vestibular system as both are supplied by the same nerve pathways and the movement based systems Some movement therapist use auditory methods as an add on The Irish web addresses of these methods are: 1. Neuro approach or inside out www.neurodevelopmentaltherapy.ie and www.brainandbehaviour.ie It would appear that www.inpp.org.uk is very much similar. Neurodevelopment is the inside out method. Up to the age of approximate 6 months you have primary reflexes and an example of this is when you put your finger in a babys hand and it immediately clasp you hand. From say 6 months onwards the postural reflexes such as sitting, standing etc take over (normal child up to 3 years) . However with some
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dyslexic people some primary reflexes still stay active. Their movements to correct this involve baby movements similar to what babys use in the womb. To date I have not been able to get a list or a book that describes the movements. Sally Goddard Blythes book Attention, Balance and Coordination explains the background to this. Their web site is informative www.inpp.org.uk. On their web site under dyslexia they say A diagnosis of dyslexia should only be given following a detailed assessment by a chartered educational psychologist or one of the recognised dyslexia organisations. INPP specialises in the detection of NDD (neuro developmental disorders) as an underlying factor in some cases of dyslexia, and the supervision of appropriate reflex stimulation. Note by Karl de Leeuw: The INPP therefore clearly say that not all dyslexic people got NDD in their view. The book is very interesting and raise a lot of questions about different things that can go wrong during pregnancy and early childhood 2. Outside in approach The Elbaum Intelligence Integration Method www.moshe-elbaum.com The person in Ireland that seem to lead the Elbaum approach is www.katielosty.com Katie is based in Dublin. It is a holistic method developed to overcome symptoms of dyslexia and dyspraxia. The programme uses Massage Therapy and a series of Physical Coordination Movements designed to stimulate both brain hemispheres and strengthen neural networks in the brain. (Physical coordination movements; Gross motor and Fine motor skills, Hand to eye coordination and Eye tracking) A further benefit of this programme (according to Katie), based on research in this area, is that it reduces stress levels and improves concentration, facilitating the learning process in any individual experiencing concentration or stress related learning difficulties. This programme is not only used for dyslexic people. Katie recommended Carla Hannafords book Smart Moves and I see that in Carlas book it also list some Brain Gym movements. This book must therefore be a reasonably good book when looking at the outside in approach www.braingym.ie The brain gym uses the outside in method and a system started by Dr Paul Dennison. The person in Ireland is Padraig King. Similar to the Elbaum approach they are in many countries worldwide www.primarymovement.org They are based in Belfast and it seems that they have trained up learning support teachers and others One of the exercises some of the outside in approaches use is finger movements. In an article quoting Professor Nicolson a study using a brain scanner revealed that dyslexic adults had 10% of the cerebellum activity of non-dyslexics when performing tasks involving automatic control, namely learning a sequence of finger movements. One would therefore assume that finger exercises could have a big impact on the cerebellum area. What would be interesting is to take these same dyslexic adults - and then do the finger exercises performed by some of the movement methods over say a 9 month period. Then see what difference it makes to the activity in the cerebellum It is hard to see that for some dyslexic people that movement cannot play a part. Sally Goddard give a good explanation of what part it plays Cluas.ie (Tomatis) and my favourate Learning Solutions both either come from or know the movement methods very well. They both first treat someone using the auditory method and movement if required thereafter. Alan Heath at Learning Solutions however assess for any movement issues as well (see below under heading Assessment and programme preferred for the dyslexia evaluation centre)
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Davis Method: www.dyslexia.com Ron Davis wrote the book the Gift of dyslexia and when I read it, it was like reading my life story. It is really written in my view for dyslexic people and not really for parents of dyslexic children. There is some evidence to suggest that some dyslexic people use the right hand side of the brain as well (figure 27 from Sally Shaywitz book)
As discussed before our second daughter on the "Block Design" under "perceptual reasoning in her WICS IV Wechsler test had a score 6. My feeling therefore is that she uses vision. I saw the power of the orientation method (minds eye) directly after a one hour session. Here a person sees an imaginary eye that look down from above on the back/top of your head . When my second daughter does not know a word whilst reading she closes her eyes, then imagines the eye looking down on her and amazingly most times knows the word when she opens her eyes. This is whilst reading a book for her age level. Over time you then dont have to close your eyes There is also an alignment method and I dont know too much about this method. Due to many dyslexic people having orientation problems I would highly recommend that you see if this orientation/ alignment can work on your child. Currently however the Davis facilitators dont do this in isolation as they have a full programme with other methods. Perhaps you can persuade the Davis facilitator to do the orientation in isolation as this only takes one hour or so to teach a child. On their web site www.dyslexia.com you can obtain information on now to do the method yourself. However I personally prefer that a trained Davis Facilitator teach you or your child this method. Ron Davis openly says that the orientation / alignment does not work on all. We have spoken to parents where they confirmed that the orientation and clay shapes vision method did not work for their child. We need to establish what dyslexic people are suitable for the Davis Method. Will discuss this further under Dominance Ron Davis realised that there are 250 or so trigger words that a dyslexic child cannot visualise. A child can see horse, apple etc however cannot visualise the, up etc. To overcome this your child builds clay shapes of say up with a shape in clay and you then take a picture of this and file picture. The child looks the trigger words up in the dictionary and also repeats the word. See attached examples by my second daughter
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The concept is that the total picture then gets stored in the dyslexic persons mind. What can I say at this point. Without any further data of a linkage of the 10 sub-test + test on dominance (see section later) - If possible I would definitely try the orientation/ alignment if you can. We like our second daughter doing the shapes out of clay as she gets a far better understanding of these words. In the interim (whilst we get more info) - If your child has a low block design score + left eye dominance (see section later on) - my own view is that the Davis method is worth considering. My second daughter was recently tested by Bob Doman of NACD and according to Bob she is a visual thinker. As mentioned before Bob believes that more people are visual based thinkers than conceptualised thinkers. You would therefore think that in practice the Davis method will suit more dyslexic people. See dominance section below Assessment and programme preferred for the dyslexia evaluation centre Having researched the above methods my view is that currently below offers the best assessment method and programme. This is not to say that items can be added. In fact items need to be added
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In researching for the best assessment I came across Alan Heath of Learning Solutions via Advanced Brain Technologies (ABT) web site. When I saw his assessment I knew this is it http://www.learning-solutions.co.uk/assessment.php Alan do a hearing ability test and auditory test that include: visual tracking (and he knows Paul Adler if he need to refer someone for their eyes); vestibular function; he looks at primitive reflexes (insideout) and he is brain gym qualified (outside-in) (both angles of the movement sector) Alan then uses The Listening Programme auditory programme to balance each client and fine tune matters with movement methods from both the inside-out and outside-in movement camps. Therefore first use music and if he needs any streamlining he does that via movement exercises My second dyslexic daughter and I visited Alan in the UK and he did not disappoint in the assessment. Below is my report http://www.karldeleeuwfoundation.com/ebook/pdf/Learning_Solutions.pdf I will test the music programme The Listening Programme Regarding the evaluation centre. In addition to Alans method (subject to testing it) we will use the Daviss visual method (already tested as my second daughter uses this method) for certain dyslexic people where this method works. We first need further research to establish who is suitable for the Davis method NACD (National Association for Child Development) in the US: I saw a family in Dublin that Bob worked with and completely fixed their dyslexic child. I personally dont see this as the best way forward however I am sure some dyslexic people will prefer this method Bob Doman has approximately 40 years of experience in the autism / down syndrome etc field and heads up NACD In discussing the giftedness side of dyslexia Bob feels that one can really let a dyslexic person excel via his methods. Bob mentions a lady where he used his method and she now has three masters degrees, designed the next level of a GPS system, a concert violinist, a fantastic artist and an award winning singer. No doubt that most will say this is exactly what I want for my dyslexic child and understandably so. Bob also does not feel that by fixing a dyslexic person - you take something away from the person. Because of the balance in life I believe you remove some other form of giftedness. However I have no doubt that his methods could make you or your dyslexic child excel but as said somewhere it must take something away. For instance Bob mentioned that the lady that excelled is a better artist than most. Da Vinci I understand was never seen as a fantastic artist whilst alive and people only saw his true potential after he passed away. Could the lady by concentrating on her giftedness side have turned out to be a Nobel prize winner? I suspect that by being fixed she has been automated and this can have big advantages and disadvantages. The Foundation is all about openness. I believe that parents of dyslexic children and dyslexic adults must make their own decisions. The critical item for me however is that all options must be on the table
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There are excellent items from NACD that will be good to incorporate in the dyslexia evaluation centre. Bob also work with others in the autism field with bigger challenges Bob sees the thought process as below
NACD http://www.nacd.org/ do a CD pack that explain their method well. In their CD they use a very simple method for you to test if your child is an auditory thinker or visual thinker. Here Bob Doman in his CD reads out the below and you then get a certain time period to write it down. As you go on it obviously gets more difficult. This is the auditory test. You then do visual test with a separate set of figures and put a card over all the figures. Then under say the first row you remove the card for 3 seconds, then the second row and so on. You should be able to work out with this simple test if you or your child is more vision on auditory based
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Another very simple test we heard from a learning support teacher is to ask your dyslexic child if they remember a person by how they see them or by the sound of their voice. I never even considered that you could think of someone in terms of the sound of their voice Bob Doman in detail discusses the profile of development between sensory input (visual; auditory and tactile) and motor output (mobility, language and manual) and breaks it into 7 phases each
Bob discusses above in his CDs however the important point here is that on each column NACD accesses how far up you are (7 being the highest) and the individualised programme is designed to take you from that level upwards NACD look at the dominance of your body for example if you use your left or right eye, hand, leg etc and then work on getting one side of your body to be dominant. To correct dominance your child needs to wear a patch inside glasses in one eye and if dominance need to be shifted in an ear then an ear plug in the ear for a certain period of time until dominance has been rectified (could be one to three years) Bob believes that a teacher in a class with say 30 kids cannot teach our children sufficiently. And that one to one teaching is critical in a childs development . You as parent must take that role in addition to the school system (at the end of the e-book I will provide my views on how I see the way forward in future schooling) The NACD do believe in home schooling and as far as I know there is only one family in Southern Ireland. The family took their child out of school for a year and made tremendous progress. Their child had to alter both ear and eye dominance (from left ear and eye) and the treatment took 3 years in total. You dont however have to home school and it very much depends on the childs needs. Bob refer to certain dyslexic people treatment only taking 9 months. We assume this is where there is no dominance issues. We considered home schooling for our second daughter for certain parts of Bobs programme. However did not see this as practical as we did not want to implement any change in dominance. We then considered asking our school not to give our daughter any homework for a year. Plus then implementing the academic side of Bobs programme before and after school. However this option became too difficult to implement and not all in our family agreed with this approach
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It is interesting that although during part of the evaluation, body movements such as creeping and crawling is looked at - that NACD dont use movement therapy (other than jumping jacks ) although they are familiar with the methods
My comments on Bobs assessment of our family and his suggested programme: Presently Bob goes to London once a year as he mainly operates in the US. He has fantastic staff and we dealt with Sara and Lori Bob evaluation report is not detailed and he concentrates far more on the programme side of things. Bob has a very quick way to assess where your child or you are academically. In the dyslexia evaluation centre this will be very useful On auditory function Bob gives you an auditory digit span score; reverse auditory digit span score; if you are left or right ear dominant; Regarding visual function your visual digit span score and if convergence and tracking is fine; if you are left or right eye dominant. In the area of fine motor if you are left or right handed; If you have the appropriate tripod pencil grasp, comment on printing and any concerns. In the area of expressive language Bob look at things like articulation, phonation, resonation, etc. In area of gross motor function look at if you have serialized cross patterns, coordination, and dominance There are certainly stand alone things in Bobs evaluation methods that can be used to assess a dyslexic person. This can be done separately to Alan Heaths Learning Solution methods On the programme that Bob sets out. It is very much in my view linked to re-wiring a person and putting intensity on one side of the brain. The brain is so plastic that this is possible. Sort of as if you wake up a certain part of the brain via intensity. Bob feels different and he sees it like a hand over a brain and not specifically at a certain part of the brain. Some of the items concentrate on sequential processing and I dont agree with this. I cannot tell Bob why but I just feel you make your child or youself more automatic Bob dont use any hearing equipment etc in his evaluation. On the auditory side if he feels you have hearing issues he will change your dominance if need be. Therefore if you are say left ear dominant he will change you to right ear dominant (if you are say more predominantly right side dominant). Then use their own in-house TSI focused attention and boost auditory programme. It is not right for me to comment as I am not qualified. However I see the TSI programme as very focused. Bob is big into intensity. I prefer what I see is the more holistic auditory programme developed by Bobs son The Listening Programme by ABT. When you listen to BbBs TDI programme you only listen to the new dominant ear (therefore cut the wire to say the left ear set). I am not a fan of this at all. Hearing should be with both ears. Tomatis I hear also use slight dominance to the ear. Whereas ABT dont Bob uses Audio books that is great. There are various companies that supply audio books for sale or for rent. We just bought ours via Amazon and you can pick the different age groups. With the audio books - I assume you ensure that your child receives the correct auditory stimulation. In practise all three of our children say a month ago received two audio books each and they are not too excited about it. Pity. This is really an item that should be brought into school. I can see a specific class sitting for say hour listening to an audio book (however a class size then must not be more than five or so). A class of 30 say be split into 6 smaller classes with partitions between the children. This will mean that dyslexic children will be grouped with others such as ADD and will not have to
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leave the class. You will say have 6 teachers per class and a main teacher. Payment of all this will come from savings via cutting health expenses (see nutrition part) For maths NACD use mental math with visualization and/ or without visualization. They provide videos how you do this as part of their programme. Use http://www.flashmaster.com/ and Hayes Math books (Hayes School Publishing in Pittsburg). The one that looks really good is http://www.khanacademy.org/ and this is sponsored by Bill Gates. One can buy these items direct or buy them from NACD. On the Hays book and New Practice Reader below - you need to know what level to start from and for this you really need an evaluation by NACD first. Perhaps Hayes or Phoenix can let you know. I provide these items to give you insight should you want to go down the NACD route or if you want to just tap into some extra items in addition to your childs school curriculum On comprehension with some in the family NACD suggested New Practice Readers http://www.phoenixlearningresources.com/New_Practice_Readers-d-list.aspx Here it is back to Bobs intensity. It is very short storys (two pages) and then say six questions. This is done one on one. It is all about understanding a topic and your child must read it properly otherwise they will not be able to answer the 6 questions. Topics like Using machines; Where to settle, Safety first; Inventing new ways, etc. It say takes say 15 minutes . This system should be brought into schools (sure some schools already do) but then class sizes cannot be more than five children. NACD also recommended http://www.wordsmart.com/ for some of the family + typing . Typing should also be in all schools as we should all touch type. Will save hours over your lifespan To date we have not implemented most of above. Need to get our kids to listen to the audio books and keen on Khanacademy On three family members NACD suggested we avoid cows milk for six months and then re-introduce it and see if it makes a difference. The reason for this is that Bob from a functional point of view can see if someone has a cloud over them Dominance + Davis Method + Myers-Briggs indicator for dominance How do you check your dominance. To check your leg it is the foot you kick a ball with (strongest); the hand you write with; For ear dominance - what ear you mainly use whilst being on the phone; For eye dominance take something like the inside of a toilet roll (like a telescope) and it is the eye you use most. Here is a link that is good to check your eye dominance http://www.archeryweb.com/archery/eyedom.htm Regarding the David visual method. It seems that the right side of the brain is more the 3D side. On the assumption that the right side of the brain control the left side of the body or that the input sensors of the left side of the body link in with the right side of the brain. Could it then not be that for dyslexic people where the Davis visual method is successful that they are left eye dominant. My second daughter is left eye dominant and the Davis method had a good impact on her. Is it possible to start a sort of Myers-Briggs type indicator for dominance? In a lot of data it refers to the right hand side of the body being controlled by the left hand side of the brain and the left hand side of the body by the right side of the brain. Taking an example of people suffering stoke. If there is damage to say the right brain then the left side of the body suffers and vice versa http://www.stroke.org/site/PageServer?pagename=EFFECT
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The above link confirms this and again indicate that the right hand side of the brain (right hemisphere stoke) is linked to tasks such as judging distance, size, speed, or position and seeing how parts are connected to the wholes. This links in to the 3D view some people in the dyslexia world got of the right side of the brain (my view as well). The link under Left-Hemisphere stoke refer to speech and language issues and very similar to the research in the dyslexia world. They also confirm the dyslexia research view that the cerebellum is very much linked to balance and co-ordination Web-us.com says The hemispheres are controlled by the corpus callosum. It serves as a conduit or a bridge between both sides. This bridge can literally be exercised and strengthened until it is physically larger and more capable of transmitting information, thoughts and feedback between the hemispheres and a more integrated system creates better performance. The famous clairvoyant healer Edgar Cayce and Albert Einstein were found to have an usually large corpus callosum. The two halves of our brains cooperate by agreeing that one of them will be in charge. On many jobs they take turns being the boss, handling the responsibility back and forth between themselves every few seconds, minutes, or hours. This is called hemispheric dominance. Playpiano.com state Gottfriend Schlaug, Herman Steinmetz and their colleagues at the University of Dusseldorf compared magnetic resonance images (MRI) of the brains of 27 classically trained right handed male piano or string players, with those of 27 right-handed male non-musicians. According to Shlaug, music study also promotes growth of the corpus callosum, a sort of bridge between the two hemispheres of the brain. He found that among musicians who started their training before the age of seven, the corpus callosum is 10-15% thicker than in non-musicians. At the time, Schlaug and other researchers speculated that a larger corpus callosum might improve motor control by speeding up communication between the hemispheres. Since then, a study by Dartmouth music psychologist Petr Janata published by Science in 2002, has confirmed that music prompts greater connectivity between brains left and right hemisphere and between the areas responsible for emotion and memory, than does almost any other stimulus. .. While it is now clear from research studies that the brain region connectivity and some types of spatial reasoning functionality is improved by music training, there is growing evidence that detailed and skilled motor movements are also enhanced. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Further to other benefits of the The Listening Programme the above is a very good reason why all in the family (dyslexic or non dyslexic) should listen to music and do the programme yearly. In fact it should be part of the curriculum in schools
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Introduction to nutrition section As nutrients and oxygen go to our brains for all people (however especially for dyslexic people) nutrition must be the first item to look at. More than 100 years ago it was discovered that a BloodBrain-Barrier (BBB) existed that prevents materials from the blood from entering the brain. For a dyslexic person (and others) it is important to make sure no harmful materials enter the brain that can cause issues + to have a healthy body generally (26 Oct 2011) I have checked my diet with a registered nutritionist that I supply later on under longevity hotspots. The idea behind this is to make things easy and provide a starting point (if you are likeminded). To eat basically fruit, vegetables and fish cannot be risky in comparison what western society currently eat. However it is up to each person to satisfy themselves as to what diet they want to follow and if need be take their own professional advice
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My background is property and I only started researching nutrition early June 2011 and completed my first stage research end of August 2011. I am not an authority on nutrition as this will be impossible. However in my research of nutrition I had the following advantages (I see them as advantages) I launched the e-book on the 15 Sept 2011 and all items in green I added subsequent to this date. Being a dyslexic person I have certain advantages but one of them is definitely not writing. However the information is what it is ultimately about Spiritual help Napoleon Hill in Think and Grow Rich in the chapter about sixth sense says The sixth sense is that portion of the subconscious mind which has been referred to as the Creative Imagination. It has also been referred to as the receiving set through which ideas, plans and thoughts flash into the mind. The flashes are sometimes called hunches or inspirations ...... The sixth sense probably is the medium of contact between the finite mind of man and Infinite Intelligence, and for this reason, it is a mixture of both the mental and spiritual. It is believed to be the point at which the mind of man contacts the Universal Mind ......The sixth sense is not something that one can take off and put on at will. Ability to use this great power comes slowly, through application of the other principles outlined in this book. Seldom does any individual come into workable knowledge of the sixth sense before the age of forty. More often the knowledge is not available until one is well past fifty, and so closely related, do not mature and become unable to except through years of mediation, self examination, and serious thought John Demartini in his DVD Conscious Intention says Thomas Aquinas distinguished a state called synchronicity where we are just present now. It means everything is happening in that moment. As a person go through life and they enter into a state of synchronicity which occurs when we have gratitude and love at that moment. What happens is that we are able to see things that we normally dont see. We are able to see what we intend we are able to see what is happening around us to manifest it and it is not that it is not there but that when we are in love and gratitude we just dont seem to see it because we are evaluating things instead of loving things. And when we evaluate and judge things and filter things out of our judgements and we put things into positives and negatives and support and challenges and we do realise what is actually synchronised. So when we go into gratitude and love we are able to see things that we dont normally see and these synchronicities are always there but we are unaware of them and we are not aware of them and we are responding as if they are not there and we are not inspired and encouraged to keep going into our creations. So as Thomas Aquinas says the purpose of the person who is able to enter into the world of synchronicity is the person who is inspired in a sense spiritually awakened to the magnificence around them based on their intentions to create things and they see all these events around them that are automatically manifesting according to their intentions supporting their intentions ........ if we in the morning get up and close our eyes and just think what we are truly grateful for and just be present for just a moment, the voice and vision on the inside become emerged and become strengthened and we are able as we start our day see things and hear things and even feel things that you would never see
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otherwise and that is the power of our intention because now we see all the things in our life that help us accomplish what we want Note by Karl de Leeuw: About 4 years ago one property in Dublin basically meant that I could not pursue property in the same fashion as before. This meant that I had so start soul searching. It is only during the last year and especially last 10 months or so where I have seen things happening spiritually that could not be a coincidence anymore . Especially over the last 3 months whilst researching nutrition things around me started happening that linked in directly to what I was researching at that time. It was very clear to me that things were happening and in certain critical times I got clues that I just had to park and wait until that clue made sense and it always did. Now I am not sure if I go into a state of love and gratitude however I do follow items as set us in the rest of the e-book. I therefore see these things happening supporting my intentions. Ive always said with property that a property will come to you. Yes you need to be out there but it is as if the property finds you. With nutrition articles and books just really came to me all at the right time. Perhaps you are just more aware of things. However with some personal experiences it is just too much of a coincidence As a side note regarding Napoleons sixth sense this should be called seventh sense as balance has become the new sixth sense. Again I am not sure if this seventh sense is what happened to me however I know that things from the past seem to just link in perfectly with what is currently happening. As if there is no time. They all come together all at once as it has been planned years in advance for that moment Whilst researching Deep vein thrombosis items linked to width and forces (larger and smaller) happened visually around me. There was a particular weekend when we went away and items linked to water and salt occurred. From that weekend I knew I had to look out for a Salt Hill. Somehow autism is also connected but I have not researched autism for the first e-book. Later on also whilst going away things happened relating to grain and milk. Far smaller things occur and linked to timing of things. Right at the time of starting to write the nutrient part (29/30 Aug 2011) Voltex of water and the Vega allergy test came up and my intuition just told me this will be important. Later on I could see how the Vega test just started linking into other items. I have mentioned some of above to my family members and I must say that they dont agree with my views on above. I can fully understand that as the perception is that you are going slightly loopy (8 Nov 2011) My family requested that I go to http://www.cluainmhuire.ie/ and my bloods and MRI scan came back clear. On their assessment (via questionnaires etc) they came back and said I suffer from delusion. This is due to above spiritual matters + the information in my e-book Ph balance The second item that gave me an advantage whilst looking at nutrition is pH balance About the only part I wrote on nutrition before starting my research on nutrition was below and I have kept it unaltered
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I said pH reflects the concentration of hydrogen ions (charged molecules) in any given solution. It is on a scale of 14 known as pH. Below 7 is acid and above 7 is basic or alkaline
There is a whole new field of people who believe that pH balance in the blood is important and I happen to be one. Basically the body regulate itself to approximately 7 pH. You have the acid products such as meat, beer, etc that vary between 0 and 7 PH that; then on the other side you have the alkaline products such as beans, salads, etc mostly green stuff that range between 7 and 14 pH How it works is that mostly our bodies have more acid products in it and therefore the body organs need to regulate and work hard to keep the body at 7 pH. If there is a balance and therefore if you put the same amount of acid and alkaline in your body then it does not need to work as hard. Simply put the ultimate is to have at least up to 3/4 of your dinner as green products and cut some of the acid products you put in your body
The following all have roughly 7 pH. Water, urine, saliva, soil, plants and animals. It is critical for farmers to keep the pH in the soil at 7 pH (some plants however grow better in slightly alkaline or acid soils) and with cows for milk farmers they need to do the same as farmers I understand cannot get insurance for their cows. To keep your body as close as possible to 7 pH seems very important. One
can buy pH strips at a chemist and measure your pH via urine or saliva however as will be seen later taking pH measurements on their own does not mean a lot (see Flow System Audit later on)
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As my second daughter was a really bad eater and my wife took her to Gareth Edwards in London who is one of the leaders in the UK in this field. He did a blood test under a microscope and the whole idea was to shock my second daughter into eating more food and it worked Coke and lemonade (all your fizzy soda drinks) are very acidy and if your child drinks a lot of it you must really cut the intake. All products should really have a pH reading on it (26 Oct 2011) and if it is acid or alkaline forming. Will be discussed later on To show you how the pH thing works. Your blood must stay close to 7.365 ph. One of my family members for some time now has had diabetes 2 and for this he has been taking pills and according to Gareth Edwards these pills contain acids. If a person cannot keep his/her body at roughly 7 ph due to just too many acids in the body and the body just cannot get the acids out via sweat, going to the toilet etc then the body calls for alkaline from the body and pulls calcium from the bones. This all stacks up as my family members bones became brittle and over the last two years he had to get some of the joints of his vertebrae fused together. In March 2011 however he found out that he has myeloma cancer. Now he is on chemo that we understand is acid based. Hes specialist said that with chemo he has a 60% chance of remission. But that there is now a smart drug that improves the probability to 90%. My immediate question was this smart drug something to do with putting more alkaline into the body to balance things out. I went to him by saying that for my second daughter we now sometimes check our pH and it would be interesting to see his. He came back by email and said The haematologist (blood specialist) is aware of the pH problem and I am taking the necessary anti acid dosage to keep it under control. I am basically fine except that I have had some pain in the ribs (where the damage has been done) due to the workings of the medication to strengthen the bone structure I dont at this stage want to probe things further with him however above indicate that the specialist know exactly how his bones were damaged by acid drugs and I believe the anti dosage is simply an alkaline based dosage. To prove this will be simple by asking him just taking his pH reading via say urine just after he has taken the anti dosage (26 Oct 2011) The good news is that the conventional chemo with the smart drug worked and my direct family member is fine Based on above information the pH story for me stacks up. However then someone gave me the book by Gareth Edwards mentor Dr Robert Young called pH Miracle and things got even more interesting Dr Young says Pasteurs friends in high places, his showmanship, and his ability to basically market himself and his work started the ball rolling in favour of the the germ theory all those decades ago, and mainstream medicine adheres to it to this day. That tradition is so strong, and the alternatives so revolutionary, that even something that is plain to see, observable with your own eyes, nonetheless goes unseen. My fervent hope is that this is, all too slowly, starting to change Therefore Dr Young is saying the Louis Pasteur got it all wrong. The person that pasteurisation is named after and big into vaccines. Can it be? It is worth noting that Bill Clinton backs the pH story and lives the alkaline diet
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoHt9cSWJVI&feature=player_embedded For now before going into Dr Youngs views I will just pose a few questions. Could it be that both Pasteur and Young got it right and that one can combine both options depending on the circumstances? Therefore that Robert Young is on the preventative side but if for some reason a persons organ fails due to genetic reasons or otherwise that Pasteurs medicine comes in. Therefore linking in with saying prevention is better than cure. Robert Young being prevention and Pasteur being cure. It is as if God gave us time to perfect the cure side first before exposing the prevention side Why if the pH in your blood is so important dont they list it on blood reports? In 2007 I had a full health check and last year asked for detailed blood test for all and sundry to really check my cholesterol levels. On none of these reports do they list pH at all. I understand if the pH in your blood go down to say 6.9 you go into a coma. Surely if pH is so critical and a change from 7.365 pH can put you into a coma everyone should be carrying a ph blood tester unless the pH in your blood stays at 7.365 and suddenly fall in which case it will not make a difference According to one of our family members that is a medical doctor. When there are too many acids in your lungs doctors know they must get rid of it. Also if the body is to acidic they know they need to make it more alkaline. This indicates that the medical field know exactly what is going on within acid/alkaline story so why then are people not being informed. Perhaps something to do with money. It is even on CNN as the clip with Bill Clinton above and yet still no action The above is what I wrote on pH before studying nutrition further and I will return to pH below. However the pH or acid / alkaline angle stacked up and in the nutrition research I could look out for anything to do with pH in the body Hunza society During April 2011 I went to a do on alkaline foods and water in London that is linked to Gareth Edwards (one of the foremost alkaline nutritionist in the UK) and at the event Ronnie Ruiz from the US talked about the Hunza society. Hunza people used to live 120 to 140 years of age and Ronnie talked about the quality of their water etc. When I started researching nutrition I knew all I had to do is to compare everything today with what these societies did 10,000 years ago before the agricultural period started. Really to see where we went wrong. How could it be that they lived to that age and did not have any disease or hospitals. Was that true ? Having this viewpoint to look at nutrition makes a big different as one has something to compare current day practices to. Like a control group to compare to (26 Oct 2011) As mentioned later on some authors that visited Hunza land mention Hunzakuts being 140 however it seemed that the majority reached 90 to 100 Below link is footage from the last century and therefore they were already farming crops (grain) unlike 10,000 years or more ago. I still have many unanswered questions about the Hunzas that is not yet covered. See clip on Hunzas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHFIiio9KhI&feature=related
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Also how can it be that someone lived in the order of 200 to 250 years of age http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Ching-Yuen (26 Oct 2011) both the Hunzakuts and Li Ching Yuen will be discussed under longevity hotspots later on Patterns in the brain + thinking manually As discussed under the brain section above what I see as one of the biggest gifts of some dyslexic people (or people in the autism range) is where our long term memory leaks. As in my case it is that we have less patterns in our minds if you have less patterns then you have not go preconceived ideas about something. Linked to the fact that I knew very little about nutrition this means that I could just look at what makes sense (26 Oct 2011) I am not saying that all dyslexic peoples have long term memory problems Dyslexic people seem not to be automated as the example of a pack of cards. This is discussed earlier on. However the point here is that thinking manually in this scenario of researching nutrition is an advantage. We have to go through the complete pack and can see the full picture. If we were automatic with old patterns it would be a big disadvantage. I provide the link again that expand on how the pack of cards concept work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2CIjD1gEiE Small things cumulatively making a big difference I am a great believer that if you do a lot of small things they cumulatively make a big difference. During the later part of my quantity surveying career I started investing with my wife and brothers in property. It started with one, then two and the cumulative effect in only say three years or so became very obvious. The different parts (in this case properties) interact with one another (can take a bit of money from the one property and bit from the other and invest in another). I am convinced therefore that when we look at nutrition if you do a lot of small things they can make a huge difference Google and Wikipedia (26 Oct 2011) To have a library in your house packed with information is amazing and without the web this e-book would not have been possible OK so here we go on nutrition (what I found) The seventh category of nutrition ph and acid / alkalinity Nutrition books seem to talk about nutrition under six categories being water, minerals, protein, carbohydrates (carbs), fat, and vitamins . The seventh item that is normally not mentioned is pH balance of the body or acid / alkaline state. pH is what combines it all and I suppose like the symphony conductor. Without the conductor (pH of the body) the music coming forth will not be so nice
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So why is acidity / alkaline balance (pH) so important ? www.biomedx.com that is behind Flow System Audit that is discussed later on says According to many researchers, total healing of chronic illness takes place only when and if the blood is restored to a normal, slightly alkaline pH. Your body pH affects everything. Human blood stays in a very narrow pH range right around 7.3. Below or above this range means symptoms and disease. When pH goes off: -Microbial looking forms in the blood can change shape, mutate, mirror pathogenicity, and grow - Enzymes that are constructive can become destructive -Oxygen delivery to cells suffers. More and more research is showing that low oxygen delivery to cells is a major factor in most if not all degenerative conditions. Nobel laureate Dr Otto Warburg discovered oxygen deficiency in the cancer growing process. When pH is off and our bodies are running more acidic, our cells are getting less oxygen. Cancer thrives under an acid tissue pH/oxygen deficient environment -Mineral have different pH levels at which they can be assimilated into the body. Minerals on the lower end of the atomic scale can be assimilated in a wider pH range, and minerals higher up on the scale require a narrower and narrower pH range in order to be assimilated by the body. For example: Sodium and magnesium have wide pH assimilation ranges It narrows somewhat for calcium and potassium Narrows more for manganese and iron More for zinc and copper More for iodine Iodine, which is high up on the atomic scale, requires near perfect pH for assimilation into the body. Iodine you may know, is one of the most important minerals for proper functioning of the thyroid. But, the thyroid doesnt get access to iodine unless the body pH is near perfect. The speed at which the electricity flows is controlled by the bodys pH balance. There are complex biochemical processes taking place in the body constantly in an attempt to keep body pH as near perfect as possible. These are known as the pH buffering systems. These buffering systems need a good balance of minerals to work effectively. If we are getting inadequate mineral intake from the food we eat, we are going to start having problems with our pH balancing systems And if your pH is unbalanced, what is the result ? Pick your disease, choose your unbalance. Cancer, arthritis, diabetes, heart decease, chronic fatigue, allergies, obesity, just to name it As the pH of the blood goes more acid, fatty acids which are normally electro-magnetically charged on the negative side switch to positive and automatically are attracted to and begin to stick to the walls of arteries which are electro-magnetically charged on the negative side (And as science states, opposites attract Note by Karl de Leeuw: I once read in a NHS (National Health Service booklet in the UK) that Afrikaners like myself have the highest cholesterol level of any nation in the world and
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it is due to our generic pool and as Afrikaners are big meat eaters. Now I understand why the arteries get clogged up by the fatty acids or am I mistaken neurotalk.psychcentral.com/ state All disease is acid related. In general, degenerative diseases are the result of acid waste build-up within weak cells and organs that are too weak to clean house. When we are born, we have the highest alkaline mineral concentration, establishing the highest pH. That is why most degenerative diseases do not occur when you are young. They occur usually after 40 years of age The underlying causes of cancer, heart disease, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, gout, kidney disease, asthma, allergies, psoriasis and other skin disorders, indigestion, diarrhoea, nausea, obesity, tooth and gum diseases, osteoporosis, morning sickness, eye diseases, etc are the accumulation of acids in tissues and cells, poor blood and lymph circulation, and poor cell activity due to toxic acidic residues accumulating around the cell membrane which prevent nutritional elements from entering the cell And the name of the particular disease depends upon the location of the deposits of this acidic, toxic, postulant soup. If the accumulation deposits are in the joints its called arthritis. If the poisonous waste matter accumulates in the pancreas and saturates the beta cells that synthesize insulin its called diabetes. If the toxic sludge is dumped in the lungs its called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Its the same disease. Wherever the weakest link in the chain of organs is, thats where your weakest link in the chain of organs is, thats where your genetic disposition for disease will be Lets look at cancer. If you were to ask an allopathic doctor to explain cancer in a few words, they will say it is a mutation, a missing gene, or maybe a virus causing immune-suppression. Since cancer is not a localized disease, but a systemic condition, it shows up in the bodys weakest link(s). I refer to the bodys weakest links as the dead zones because they carry a declining electromagnetic charge. All healthy cells carry an electromagnetic negative charge, but all fermented cells and their acids carry an electromagnetic positive charge. The rotting cells and their acids act like a glue (attracting each other) because opposites attract, causing healthy cells to stick together. This leads to oxygen deprivation where healthy cells begin to rot. This is cancer. Its my conclusion based on years of research and study that cancer and AIDS are nothing more or less than a cellular disturbance of the electromagnetic balance due to acid pH disorganization of cellular microzymas, their morbid evolution to bacteria, yeast fungus and moulds, and the production of exotoxins and mycotoxins. Cancer is therefore is a four-letter word Acid, especially lactic acid as a waste product due to the low oxygen level waste products of yeast and fungus How does the pH scale work ? Dr Young define pH as The pH is a scientific exponential measurement of the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) and hydroxyl ions (OH-) in an aqueous solution ranging from 1 to 14 with 7 being neutral. A pH below 7 would be acidic; having a higher concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) and a lesser amount of hydroxyl ions (OH-) and a pH, above 7 would be alkaline, having a lesser concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) and higher concentrations of hydroxyl ions (OH-). The pH scale
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is exponential, so a pH of 6 would have 10 times more hydrogen ions (H+) and 10 times less (OH-) than a pH of 7 and a pH of 8 would have 10 times less (H+) and 10 times more (OH-) www.biomedx.com state How we rot and rust. It all begins with pH. pH is the acronym for potential hydrogen. It is measured on a scale from 0 to 14. Higher numbers means the substance is more alkaline in nature and there is greater potential for absorbing more hydrogen ions. Lower numbers indicate more acidity with less potential for absorbing hydrogen ions. Our body pH is very important because pH controls the speed of our bodys biochemical reactions. It does this by controlling the speed of enzyme activity as well as the speed that electricity moves through our body. The higher (more alkaline) the pH of a substance or solution, the more electrical resistance that substance or solution holds. Therefore electricity travels slower with higher pH. If we say something has an acid pH, we are saying it is hot and fast. As an example, look at the battery of your car. Its an acid battery. On cold days you want it to be hot and ready, and you want the car to start. Alkaline pH on the other hand, biochemically speaking, is slow and cool. Compare it to an alkaline battery in a flashlight. You want the battery to be cool, and burn out slowly Look around you at society in general. Do you see people getting exhausted, burned out, and quick to anger ? Do you see rise in violence ? In part it could be due to the fact that people today lean to an acid pH. As a society we are running hot and fast. How did we get there ? We guzzle coffee for breakfast (acid), burgers for lunch (acid), wash it down with colas (acid), and have a pizza (acid) for dinner How does the blood keep a pH of 7.4 in the arteries http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/~edudev/LabTutorials/Buffer/Buffer.html This web site will provide far more technical details if interested however to summarise it via two sentences The most important way that the pH of the blood is kept relatively constant is by buffers dissolved in the blood and The kidneys and the lungs work together to help maintain a blood pH of 7.4 by affecting the components of the buffers in the blood Note by Karl de Leeuw: The blood, kidneys and lungs are working hard to keep balance in the body and if we over stress the body with acids the way I see it the body must use a lot of energy up to keep balance trans4mind.com says Human blood pH should be slightly alkaline (7.35 7.45). Below or above this range means symptoms and disease. If blood pH moves slightly below 6.8 or above 7.8 cells stop functioning and the body dies. Research shows that unless the bodys pH level is balanced, the body cannot heal itself. So no matter what means you choose to take care of your health, it wont be effective until the pH level is balanced. If your pH is not balanced, for example, you cannot effectively assimilate vitamins, minerals and food supplements. Your body pH affects everything www.chemcraft.net says The bloodstream is the most buffered system of the entire body, far more sensitive that any other. Arterial and venous blood must maintain a slightly alkaline pH; arterial blood pH = 7.41 and venous blood pH = 7.36. Because the normal pH of arterial blood is 7.41, a person is considered to have acidosis when pH of blood falls below this value and to have alkalosis when the pH rises above 7.41
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Note by Karl de Leeuw: The blood pH is very sensitive and the pH of the arterial blood must be the important one as it is the energy supplier to the body . No-one (traditional medicine and alternative methods) seem to take blood pH measurements to see where the body is from a preventive point of view. Systems like Flow System Audit (Biomedx) look at the total body and can measure all via saliva and urine. The only blood they take is via skin prick for blood analysis. However I would love to know if we take arterial blood of say 10 random people what it will be. Will everyones arterial blood be close to 7.41 pH or will pH go down (most due to most people being acidic) closer towards 7. Therefore what I am trying to say is will all be OK but then as your body has enough the pH just suddenly go down and when you hit 6.9 you are nearly dead. I understand that in hospitals they do take blood pH very seriously with sick patients In summary under the acid/alkaline section I want to conclude with some items already mentioned but think Robert Young that wrote pH Miracle sums it up well. He says So a declining pH just cant be allowed. To prevent it, when faced with a lot of incoming acid, the blood begins to pull alkaline minerals out of our tissues to compensate. There is a family of minerals particularly suited to neutralizing, or detoxifying, strong acids, including sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium. When these minerals react with acids, they create much less detrimental substances, which are then eliminated by the body. Now, a healthy body maintains a reserve supply of these alkaline minerals to meet emergency demands. But if there are insufficient amounts in the diet or in the reserves, they are recruited elsewhere, and my be leached from the bone (as with calcium) or muscle (magnesium) where they are, of course, needed. This can easily lead to deficiencies and the many symptoms that came with them. That s just the tip of the iceberg. If the acid overload gets too great for the blood to balance, excess acid is dumped into the tissues for storage. Then the lymphatic (immune) system must neutralize what it can and try to get rid of everything else. Unfortunately, getting rid of acid from the tissues turns out to mean dumping it right back into the blood, creating a vicious cycle of drawing out still more basic (alkaline) minerals from their ordinary functions and stressing the liver and kidneys. Furthermore, if the lymphatic system is overloaded, or its vessels not functioning properly (a condition often caused by lack of exercise) , acid builds up in the tissues When acid wastes build up in the body and enter the bloodstream, the circulatory system will try to get rid of them in liquid form, through the lungs or the kidneys. If there is too much waste to handle, they are deposited in various organ systems, including the heart, pancreas, liver, and colon, or stored in fatty tissue, including the breast, hips, thighs, belly and brain. This process of acid waste breakdown and disposal could also be called the aging process When your body goes from acid back to base, yeast, fungus, and mold stop growing and revert to being benign. Their leftover toxins can then be bound up by certain fats and minerals and eliminated from the body To contract an infection, you have to be predisposed to it internally. You have to have some of the bug already in your system, and you have to have the acidity to allow it to take hold. This is why some exposed people get a cold or any other bug, and some dont. Think for a minute of the flue epidemic of 1918. It ravaged the planet, killing about 30 million people worldwide. But it would
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occur in one home but not the one next door, one family member but not the next. Why, If you throw seeds on concrete, they wont grow. They have to meet fertile soil. So it is with germs. Even if they do get into your body, unless it is nice and acidic, they cant grow and multiply and make you sick - or kill you What foods are acid producing and what not + PRAL score www.trans4ind.com says A surprising number and variety of physical problems and diseases can be caused by the problem of food that are acid- producing after digestion. Today the vast majority of the populace in industrialized nations suffers from problems caused by the stress of acidosis, because both modern lifestyle and diet promote acidification of the bodys internal environment. The current typical Western diet is largely composed of acid-forming foods (proteins, cereals, sugars). Alkaline-producing foods such as vegetables are eaten in much smaller quantities. Stimulants like tobacco, coffee, tea, alcohol are extremely acidifying. Stress, and physical activity (both insufficient or excessive amounts) also cause acidification Note by Karl de Leeuw: on the PRAL score later on tea is not acidifying but slightly alkaline and trans4ind left out fruits that are all alkaline producing The pH level of the body has the ability to affect every single cell of the body. When the blood has an alkaline pH instead of an acidic pH, it will have a positive effect on how every body system functions. The brain, circulatory system, nerves, muscles, respiratory system, digestive system, and reproductive system can all benefit from a proper pH level. On the other hand, when the pH of the body is too acidic, it is susceptible to many diseases and problems. Weight gain, heart disease, premature aging, fatigue, nerve problems, allergies, muscle disease and cancer are all more prevalent when the bodys pH is not optimal. Because these problems are all more likely to occur when the bodys pH is too acid, it makes good sense to eat a diet rich in alkalizing foods. The primary goal is usually to eat approximately 75-80% alkaline foods along with only about 20-25% acidifying foods. If this level is maintained in the diet, the end result is slightly alkaline pH in the body, which is perfect for optimum good health Note that foods acid or alkaline tendency in the body has nothing to do with the actual pH of the food itself. For example, lemons are very acidic however the end produce after digestion and assimilation are alkaline so lemons are alkaline-forming in the body. Likewise, meat will test alkaline before digestion but it leaves acidic residue in the body so, like nearly all animal products, meat is classified as acid-forming Why are acidic lemons alkaline-producing ? The answer is simply that when we digest food, it produces alkaline residue. Thats why we classify it as an alkaline food. When we digest a food it is chemically oxidized (burned) to form water, carbon dioxide and an inorganic compound. The alkaline or acidic nature of the inorganic compound formed determines whether the food is alkaline or acid producing. If it contains more sodium, potassium or calcium, it is classified as an alkaline food. If it contains more sulphur, phosphate or chloride, its classified as an acid food The typical diet is significantly acidic. So what happens to your body when youre over acid ?. Your body will store excess acid in your fat cells (which is why so many people have such trouble losing
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weight). Over time, your body will leach calcium and alkaline stores from your bones in a desperate attempt to retain the pH balance in your body (which is why some people shrink as they get older) Blood cells have a negative charge on the outside and a positive charge inside; this is what keeps them healthy and far apart from each other. However when your body is over-acidic the acid strips your blood of its negative charge. Your blood cells no longer have the same repelling force and clump together. When your blood is clumped together, it no longer can get to all the little capillaries in your body to give you the life giving oxygen you need Note by Karl de Leeuw: I wonder if some of the positively charged blood cells will stick to the negative charged internal wall of the arteries and veins (see Biomedx part above stating that the inner walls of arteries and veins are negatively charged) Dennis L Myers in The New Biology state Weak acids like the acid in vinegar, tartaric acid and the acids in most fruits and lemons contain lots of minerals which are basic, along with their weak acid part. The weak acid part combines with water and is converted into carbonic acid which then breaks apart into carbon dioxide and water. You breathe out the carbon dioxide and pass the water out your kidneys. The minerals remain behind to replenish deficient minerals so in fact these weak acids in the end, alkalinize the body by adding more minerals to it Just going back to the pH scale again www.sciencebuddies.org list below chart. They say Acidity alkalinity are measured with logarithmic scale called pH. A strongly acidic solution can have one hundred million times more hydrogen ions that a strongly basic solution ... In order to deal with these large numbers more easily, scientist use the ph scale of 0 to 14
Note by Karl de Leeuw: Sodas like coca cola will be discussed later on however you will see that sodas are 10,000 times more acidic than pure water. Unlike fruit and vegetables sodas are not
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alkalizing in the body and sodas therefore are ready bad news when it comes to pH balance. The lemon juices, vinegar, orange juices, tomato , banana are all fine as they are alkaline producing in the body (see below ) Here are some of the common juices and their pH values from the USDA: Apple Juice 3.35 to 4; apricot Nectar 3.78: grape juice 3.4; pineapple juice, canned 3.3 to 3.6; prune juice 3.95; lime juice 2 to 2.35; guava nectar 5.5. This is before the foods enter our bodies. The important part is that some foods are alkaline producing and fortunately this includes fruits and vegetables PRAL (Potential renal acid load) www.johnberardi.com says Recently, Sebastian and colleagues compared the pre-agricultural diet (Note by Karl de Leeuw: approx. 10,000 years ago) of our ancestors to the modern North American diet. After evaluating the two diets for what they call NEAP (net endogenous acid production) essentially the same measure as the PRAL above a -88 m Eq/day acid load characterized the preagricultural diet while the modern diet was characterize by a +48 m Eq/day acid load. What this means is that our ancestors evolved eating a diet that was very alkaline/basic and therefore very low acid. However, modern people are eating a diet that is high in acid, and therefore very different from what we evolved to eat. As a result, our modern diet is responsible for what the authors have called a life-long, low grade pathogenically significant systemic acidosis Note by Karl de Leeuw: On http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nutrition/bases.htm you can see PRAL scores. Therefore the important point in the body is not if the food is acid or alkaline before it enters the body. It is the PRAL score. If you want to buy a more extensive list of PRAL scores for foods you can buy it on http://www.essense-of-life.com/ . It also provides you charts of how to work out your daily PRAL score. I personally dont want to spend time doing this. For me it is very simple. All the vegetables on essence-of-life list are negative between 0 and -27.96; Fruits are negative between 0 and -29.76; Lean meats, fish and seafood is on the positive side between +7.25 and +18.91; Beans and legumes are all slightly negative or positive; nuts and seeds vary. Some slightly negative or some slightly positive others between + 5 and +8 and the oness that stand out is sunflower seeds dry roasted at +30.09 and hemp seeds, flour at +35.30; Gluten free grains and floors are slightly negative or positive except Sesame flour +29.44 and Hemp seed flour +35.30; Avocado oil, coconut oil and olive oils are close to zero; Dairy products between approx. zero and + 26.09 with say average of +8 or so; glutinous grain products between approx. zero and + 41.85 (wheat being the highest) with an average of just over + 7; Beer (-0.3), coffee -1.2,distilled spirits +0.11, espresso -4.21, tea -0.82, red wine -2.2 and white wine -1.17 (26 Oct 2011) Hemp seed flour therefore although non grain interestingly has a very bad PRAL score + the gluten free grains score better My view is to try to eat 70% fruit and vegetables and the other 30% lean meats, fish and seafood, beans and legumes, nuts and seeds, the good fats and oils. All three of my children got nut allergies so obviously do not eat nuts if you have any allergies etc. See later sections on food intolerance items and milk and grain (26 Oct 2011) Have now reduced my meat intake substantially see later on for more details. If you eat meat then lean meats are best
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www.goutpal says Acid forming foods have a positive range, alkaline forming foods have a negative range. For adequate nutrition it is important to choose a combination of foods with positive and negative PRAL values. You need some acid forming foods, but you must balance these with sufficient alkaline forming foods to give an overall negative total. As far as I know, there is no target value to aim at Note by Karl de Leeuw: aim must be -88 or less as above Another effect, for gout, is that uric acid is more soluble in alkaline conditions. Though the pH of the blood is tightly regulated by the body, a tiny percentage increase in alkalinity is probably enough to dissolve slightly more uric acid. Again, it is vital to keep hydrated to ensure that the dissolved uric acid can be flushed from the body So how come generally we know very little about pH of the body The reason is Louis Pasteur (1822 to 1895) The following link is very important to read as it is very much part of this e-book and the below on Pasteur will follow ones youve read the information http://www.mnwelldir.org/docs/history/biographies/louis_pasteur.htm As stated in above link. Louis Pasteur had lots of achievements and no doubt all the advances in modern medicine will service us well in the future as there is a role for modern medicine but more refined to particular circumstances In summary what the link and there are others say is that Pasteur knew before his death that his germ theory ( that modern medicine is based on) is not correct . Biomedx.com say Pasteur promoted a theory of disease that described non-changeable microbes as the primary cause for disease. This is the theory of monomorphism. This theory says that a microorganism is static and unchangeable. It is what it is. Disease is solely caused by microbes or bacteria that invade the body from outside (This is the germ theory) On the other hand you had another French man Antoine Bechamp (1816 to 1908) Biomedx.com say Bechamp held the view that microorganisms can go through different stages of development and they can evolve into various growth forms within their life cycle. This is the theory of pleomorphism. He observed microbe like particles in the blood which he called microzymas. These microbes would change shape as individuals became diseased, and for Bechamp, this was the cause of disease; hence disease comes from inside the body http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_B%C3%A9champ Biomedx.com say Both men acknowledged certain aspects of each others research, but Pasteur was the stronger, more flamboyant, and more vocal opponent when compared to the quiet Bechamp. Pasteur also came from wealth and had the right family connections. He went to great lengths to disprove Bechamps view. Pasteur eventually managed to convince the scientific community that his view alone was correct. Bechamp felt that this diverted science down a deplorable road a road that held only half the truth. On his deathbed, Pasteur finally
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acknowledged Bechamps work and said, Bernard was correct: the microbe is nothing: the terrain is everything. It was a 180 degree turnaround. With his death imminently at hand, he as much as admitted that his germ theory had flaw. But his admission fell on deaf ears. It was far too late. It could not reverse the inertia of ideas that had already been accepted by mainstream science at that time. Allopathic (drug based) medicine was firmly entrenched on the road that was paved by Pasteur. The result of that road is what you see today practiced as medicine. When a body is out of balance, doctors attempt to put it back into balance, first through drugs, then through surgery. The general effect is to remove the symptoms, not to deal with the ultimate cause of the ailment Note: The microzymas that Bechamp mentioned some below call Protits or Somatid Following on from Bechamp you had the following: Gunther Enderlien (1872 to 1962) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_Enderlein Royal Ray Rife (1888 to 1971) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Rife Gaston Naessens (1924 to ?) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/714-X Robert Young (born 1952) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_O._Young There will be others however it appears that Robert Young is sort of the modern day Bechamp Above we mentioned microzymas, protits, somatid. Dennis L Myers in The New Biology that makes for very interesting reading that you can download on http://www.newtreatments.org/fromweb/newbiology.pdf says These Protits are the physical elements that transduce the energy called Life from the infinite, scalar potential of vacuum, down into this three dimensional, physical world where they physically manifest, pop into existence, protits, for ever, always moving, an infinite source of new Protits/Somatides. Where do they come from, what power keeps creating them, what energy keeps them moving, forever ? We are immersed in a sea of infinite energy called here the scalar potential of vacuum, a power that is beyond our .. it cant even be discussed. This scalar potential of vacuum is the electromagnetic potential of vacuum which is: The zero point energy, the energy of nothingness, of vacuum, of chaos. This is the energy that holds all this corporeal existence together. It is Free Energy and it is infinite Note by Karl de Leeuw: If I was in charge of one of the big oil / petroleum companies I would put a dedicated team investigating where this energy of the microzymas, protits or somatidis come from. This is not really part of the e-book however for anyone interested in it here is an interesting clip http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2124381128602218844# Gitte Jensen seems to be the modern microzymas, protits or somatidis explorer and information on her work can be downloaded on http://www.bioresourceinc.com/downloads/Vol3No1.pdf She also has a 30 minute DVD that explain blood called Microscopy of the blood that one can order via companies on-line. Onces youve seen the DVD you will most probably know more about blood than the person looking at your blood under a microscope (if you go for a live blood analysis where they prick your finger tip for blood and look at it under a microscope)
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Again outside the scope of the e-book Dennis L Myers in The New Biology goes on to say what seems like the opposite what Brian Cox and others are saying about the big bang theory. The New Biology is worth reading if you are interested in energy physics etc Whilst doing research I bumped into another group of people Virginia Livingston (1906 to 1990) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Livingston Alan Cantwell (born 1934) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Cantwell Milton Wainwright Senior Lecturer in Microbiology in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, UK Sure must be others I am not sure if the second group is part of Pleomorhism (changing shapes) as they use the same word. Alan Cantwell on an article on www.rense.com says Why does the medical establishment ignore a century of research pointing to tuberculosis-type acid-fast bacteria as the cause of cancer ? TB-type bacteria can be seen in specially-stained tissue sections of cancer tumors and viewed under the highest magnification of the light microscope at magnification of 1,000 times. For more than a half-century, the cancer microbe has been reported as a pleomorhic, intermittently acid-fast bacterium closely related to the acid-fast mycobacteria and to mycobacterium tuberculosis From the following link the author here seems to indicate that these two camps are after the same thing It seems from all above that when someone invents a microscope that can see far more than what we can currently see then a lot of doors will open for us Robert E Barefoot in his book on calcium said It is the objective of the authors to expand the dimensions of orthodox medicine itself, and help speed it towards medical practices of the twentyfirst century where diet and lifestyle will play a predominant role in preventative medicine He quote the following from the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research If the doctors of today do not become the dieticians of tomorrow, the dieticians of today will become the doctors of tomorrow Note by Karl de Leeuw: Doctors understanding the body so well must be ideally suited to become super dieticians The Paleolithic or hunter gatherer diet (before the agricultural period and Neolithic period started approximately 10,000 years ago) S Boyd Eaton & Co in The Paleolithic Prescription say Men and women in modern Western society are exposed to conditions of life that differ radically from those of the pre-Neolithic epoch those which, through Darwinian natural selection, determined the biological characteristics of the human species as it now exists. When conditions of life for any animal population deviate from those to
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which it has genetically adapted, biological maladjustment discordance is inevitable. The human species is no exception. For us, discordance between our current life-style and the one in which we evolved has promoted the chronic and deadly diseases of civilization: the heart attacks, strokes, cancer, diabetes, emphysema, hypertension, cirrhosis, and like illnesses that cause 75 percent of all mortality in the United States and other industrialized nations. Most of these illnesses simply did not exist, or where very rare, in the society of our Paleolithic ancestors. They, like us, had the genetic potential for these disorders, but it took our life-style to bring those genetic susceptibilities to the fore. Of course, our ancestors died earlier than we do on the average, but they died of causes we have now largely controlled, such as deadly infectious diseases, complications of childbirth, and trauma. We, in turn, die of illnesses which were uncommon in their world Illnesses whose frequency is encouraged by much in our self-made environment. With sanitation, pesticides, vaccination and antibiotics, we hold back what has been called the restless tide of microbes. But with comparable technology we have also created other, less beneficial, circumstances and thereby undermined our health in unprecedented ways. Occasionally one hears the claim that primitive people all died too young to get degenerative diseases. This claim is simply false many lived well into and through the age of vulnerability for such disorders, yet didnt get them, while in our population even young people often show early signs of them. Sometimes one hears the argument that the few who lived into old age in such societies where exceptionally hardy. But it makes no sense medically to link an ability to fend of microbes in childhood with resistance to heart disease in middle age. Medical anthropologist, for example , have found that the serum cholesterol levels of foragers (another term for hunters and gatherers) and other traditional peoples are far lower than those of Americans and Europeans, but when the former adopt a more Western life-style their cholesterol values promptly rise. Such differences have been observed for blood pressure and diabetes. Before 1940 Native Americans had almost no diabetes mellitus: now its prevalence among tribes such as the Pimas is the highest known. In the same vein, palaeontologist have found that the teeth of CorMagnons and other late Paleolithic humans were remarkably free of dental caries; these did occur, but were smaller and far less numerous than in teeth of recent populations. Nutritional practices afford a compelling example. Average daily salt intake indicted as a cause of hypertension is five times what it was for hunter and gatherers. In that remote past, the sole diary product mothers milk was available only to infants. Older children and adults had none, but despite this their bones and teeth, as shown by fossil study, where stronger than those of people living today. Except for honey, refined carbohydrates where unavailable to Paleolithic men and women, while 20 percent of our calories are derived from sugar. Instead, our ancestors consumed far more non digestible fiber and other complex carbohydrates, now considered essential for good health. Hunting was also a cardinal feature of their lives, so that meat was prominent in their diet. But because the fat content of wild game averages one-seventh that of domesticated beef, their total fat intake was much lower than ours. And what little fat that is in meat from free-ranging game
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animals has five times the proportion of polyunsaturated fat as is found in the fat of supermarket meat. Biologically potent substances including tobacco (a plant foreign to Africa, Asia and Europe) and alcoholic beverages (whose production by hunters and gatherers has not been observed) constitute health hazards that were much less, if at all, a threat to individuals living under Paleolithic conditions. In an important sense, there is no going back. We cannot totally recover the Paleolithic way of going back. We cannot totally recover the Paleolithic way of life, and most of us wouldnt want to. We are too satisfied with our safety and our comfort and why shouldnt we be ? But precisely because of our advantageous position, we should be able to pick and choose among the features of Paleolithic life. We can leave behind what is impractical or unsatisfying while adopting those features that improve our current health, both physical and mental Note by Karl de Leeuw: It is not practical not to live in a city and all the stresses that bring; very difficult to bring noise levels down to what they were; ionizing radiation being at least 50 percent higher in Western countries today than they were pre-agriculture, pollution etc. We can improve some of these no doubt. However as these things are far more difficult to bring back we should implement everything we possibly can. This is however very difficult to do especially as in my case I am implementing things but my wifes is not convinced of my views. This means that I have to introduce it within the household on my own. To put in place a change in diet (and living that is not the norm currently in our society) will no doubt be a challenge and need to be taken one step at a time Eaton & Co go on to say However, the last generation has brought a new consciousness into being: we are slowly becoming aware that chronic disease can be forestalled by adopting a new life-style In pursuit of these goals it is our unprecedented challenge and opportunity to reinstate essential elements of the Paleolithic life-style into our modern existence. These elements are those for which our genes were selected and without which our bodies and minds suffer. To realize the full human potential for health and longevity, we do need twentieth century technology, including the diagnostic and therapeutic power of modern medicine. But we also need to take a step back in time, if only to have a better understanding of who we really are. If we do, we can restructure our lives so that we measure up not only to conventional modern health standards, but also to an ancient one: the primitive standard of fitness- and protection from key chronic diseases that is our legacy from uncounted generations of ancestors whose genes and whose biology, we bear. So what foods did the Paleolithic diet include ? Wikipedia says The Paleolithic diet consists mainly of grass-fed pasture raised meats, fish, vegetables, fruit, roots, and nuts and excludes grains, legumes, dairy products, salt, refined sugar, and processed oils (27 Oct 2011) They therefore cut out a lot of the positive PRAL items such as grains and diary that meant they had the right balance and overall a negative PRAL score. As their
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meats where 1/7 th of the fat of todays meat I am opting to cut this out now as well. See information later on Proponents of this diet argue that modern human populations subsisting on traditional diets allegedly similar to those of the Paleolithic hunter-gatherers are largely free of diseases and affluence, and that two small prospective studies of the Paleolithic diet in humans shown some positive health outcomes. Starting in 1989, Swedish medical doctor and scientist Staffan Lindeberg, now associate professor at Lund University, Sweden, led scientific surveys of the non-westernised population on Kitava, one of the Trobriand Islands off Papua New Guinea. These surveys , collectively referred to as the Kitava Study, found that this population did not suffer from stroke, ischemic heart disease, diabetes, obesity or hypertension. Note by Karl de Leeuw: The Hunza tribe not only did not know what decease was however they also lived up to 120 to 140 years of age. The discussion about the Paleolithic diet is mainly in the e-book to provide information for the case to show that gains and milk seems to be very much part of the cause for modern decease. No doubt a lot of the Paleolithic diet will be in the Hunza diet. However I hope that 70% of their diet 10,000 years ago would have been fruit and vegetables and the other 30% meat, poultry and fish (with an emphasis on fish). I will not be keen to eat the quantities of meat that the hunter-gatherers had. In the clip below it indicate then even in the last century meat was not abundant (27 Oct 2011) Now reduced meat intake for reasons explained later. Also some Hunzakuts lived to 140 however say 60 years ago they seem to have lived disease free closer to 100 years of age. Info under longevity hotspots section I will also be keen to find out for future updates of this e-book what exactly was in the Hunza diet. I provided this clip before http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHFIiio9KhI&feature=related http://www.essentialoilcookbook.com/html/long-life.htm The Hunzas pre-agriculture would not have had wine, grains and even in this clip they only use the goats milk for cheese. 10,000 years ago they would not have made cheese as well. However what was the make-up of the Hunza diet ? Seems they were not big meat eaters. Dr Henri Coanda, the Romanian father of fluid dynamics and a Nobel Prize winner at 78 spent six decades studying the Hunza water trying to determine what it was in this water that caused such beneficial effects on the body. When he became too old to continue his research he entrusted to Patrick Flanagan. Will be good to speak to Patrick to find out what he knows about the Hunza diet (27 Oct 2011) As discussed under longevity hotspots the Hunzakuts appear to come from descendants of the Greeks about 1,000 years ago and did not go as far back as 10,000 years ago. They did have grains but say 50% of the grains they had were seeds and not grains (millet and buckwheat) and they ate their grains with the germ , fresh and without adding anything. Due to their mainly non meat diet (did have some meat) and quantities of fruit and vegetables it seems that the amount of grains they consumed did not matter as it was small in the total scale of things
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I also need to track Staffan Lindeberg down to find out what his diet is more specifically. It must make sense to study the Kitava society diet . With them you need to explain what an heart attack or stoke is as they simply dont know what it is. The first point for me is to live a healthy and productive live and yes if you can live longer then fine (27 Oct 2011) Since this have studied the longevity hotspots diets and formulated own diet as listed under longevity section Wikipedia says More than 70% of the total daily energy consumed by all people in the United States comes from foods such as dairy products, cereals, refined sugars, refined vegetable oils and alcohol, that advocates of the Paleolithic diet assert contributed little or none of the energy in the typical pre-agricultural hominid diet Note by Karl de Leeuw: Over the last year I have been on what I would say is a cross between the diet in Robert Youngs book pH Miracle (mainly vegetarian diet and grain) and the Paleolithic diet. When following these diets you will lose weight and your waist circumference will go down. No doubt your family and friends will be concerned for your health although I have not been heathier in my view. To prove my health I have used Flow System Audit from Biomedx that I will discuss later on and they look at the body as a complete system and fluids. However I have now agreed with my family not only to get a MRI scan but also to get a full blood test etc to show that loosing 5 kg in one year is not against the norm (80 kg down to 75 kg). It is against the norm for the modern lifestyle but not what the norm should be. I met someone last night that said that I now look like I used to look 6 years ago (27 Oct 2011) I have in addition to most cutting out grains (still eat millet, buckwheat, quinoa) and milk now also substantially reduced meat and poultry my weight being just under 5 ft 11 seem to have stabilized at about 70 - 72 kg Antony Sebastian and Co published research called Estimation of the net acid load of the diet of ancestral pre agricultural Homo sapiens and their hominid ancestors . NEAP is similar to PRAL discussed before and where the objective of the study was to estimate the net systemic load of acid (net endogenous acid production); NEAP) from pre agricultural diets and to compare it to contemporary diets. The result was -88 mEq/d base (alkaline) producing for the pre -agricultural diet and + 48 mEq/d for the American diet. Therefore +48 on the acid side Antony Sebastian and Co says The historical shift from negative to positive NEAP was accounted for by the displacement of high bicarbonate yielding plant foods in the ancestral diet by cereal grains and energy dense, nutrient-poor foods in the contemporary diet neither of which are net base (alkaline) producing In comparison with the diet habitually ingested by pre-agricultural homo sapiens living in the Upper Paleolithic (40,000-10,000 years ago), the diet of contemporary Homo sapiens is rich in saturated fat, simple sugars, and chloride and poor in fiber, magnesium, and potassium. These and numerous other post agricultural dietary compositional changes have been implicated as risk factors in the pathogenesis of diseases of civilization including atherosclerosis, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, and certain types of cancer For a pre agricultural diet consisting of 35% meat and 65% plant foods and animal food fat density of 26%, the computational model yielded a negative NEAP value of -78 mEq/d. When meat was
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incrementally reduced from 35% to 5% of total energy, bicarbonate production rates increased predominated, and NEAP progressively decreased to -218 mEq/d The descriptions of diets of many primitive horticultural societies, such as the Kitavans in the Trobriand Island, who habitually consume mostly tubers and fruit and other non grain plant foods, and the Yanomamo of the Amazon Forest, who cultivate plantains (a type of banana) and hunt with game, can be matched to the net base (alkaline) producing diet scenarios listed in table 3. Note by Karl de Leeuw: In table 3 Sebastian and co listed various scenarios such and different food fat densities. 100% fruit for example ranged between -35 to -140 mEq/d depending on fat density; 67% fruit and 33% leafy greens ranged between -84 to -218 mEq/d depending on fat density; 67 % leafy greens, 33% fruit ranged between -133 to -296 mEq/d; 67% leafy greens and 33% roots and tubers ranged between -136 to -302 mEq/d; 50% leafy greens, 25% fruit, 25% roots and tubers ranged between -111 to -261 mEq/d; 50% roots and tubers and 50% nuts ranged between 23 to -46 mEq/d I used parts of attached link from Wikipedia in above information and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic_diet should you be interested in more information about the Paleolithic diet The decline in stature and health since the dawn of agriculture In 1984, George Armelagos and Mark Cohen wrote a groundbreaking book Paleopathology of the origins of agriculture which drew from more than 20 studies to describe an increase in declining health and nutritional diseases as societies shifted from foraging (Paleolithic) to agriculture. The book was controversial at the time, but the link between the agricultural transition and declining health soon became widely accepted in what was then the emerging field of bioarcheology. George Armelagos seem to have passed the mantle over to Amanda Mummert and others of Emory University in the US although George still seem to be involved eScienceCommons on the 7 June 2011 in Dawn of agriculture took toll on health says Mummert led the first comprehensive , global review of the literature regarding stature and health during the agricultural transition, to be published by the journal Economics and Human Biology. Many people have this image of the rise of agriculture and the dawn of modern civilization, and they just assume that a more stable food source makes you healthier, Mummert says. But early agriculturalist experienced nutritional deficiencies and had a harder time adapting to stress, probably because they became dependent on particular food crops, rather than having a more significantly diverse diet. She adds that growth in population spurred by agriculture settlements led to an increase in infectious diseases, likely exacerbated by problems of sanitation and the proximity to domesticated animals and other novel disease factors. Eventually, the trend towards shorter stature reversed, and average heights for most populations began increasing. The trend is especially notable in the developed world during the past 75 years, following industrialization of food systems. Culturally, were agricultural chauvinists. We tend to think that producing food is always beneficial, but the picture is much more complex than that, says Emory anthropologist George Armelagos, co-author of the review. Humans paid a heavy biological
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cost for agriculture, especially when it came to the variety of nutrients. Even now, about 60 percent of our calories come from corn, rice and wheat Note by Karl de Leeuw: Our average heights increased over the last 75 years however unfortunately our health suffered compared to the preagricultural period Jonathan Leake in the Irish Times on the 12 June 2011 wrote an article called Farmers, youve shrunk mankind in the article he says When modern humans, Homo sapiens, first appeared around 200,000 years ago they where tall and muscular said Marta Lahr, co-director of Cambridge Universitys Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies. The fossil evidence for the next 190,000 years is patchy, but shows that humans remained tall and robust until about 10,000 years ago when many populations show reduced stature and brain size. It is a striking change Lahr said: We can see that humans have continually evolved but in body size it is not until the last 10,000 years that they have changed substantially so the question is why this should have happened One idea is that the decline in stature is linked to agriculture, which began about 9,000 years ago and is perhaps the greatest change in lifestyle humans have experienced In research just published Amanda Mummert, an anthropologist at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, shows that decline in stature were found in 19 of 21 societies that switched from huntergathering to farming. She suggest that the impact of agriculture, accompanied by increasing population density and a rise in infectious disease, was observed to decrease stature in populations from across the entire globe and regardless of the temporal period during which agriculture was adopted Mummert links this to a probable shortage of micronutrients although calories where plentiful, the vitamins and minerals that are essential to growth were inadequate. One example of this was in China, where early farmers relied on cereals such as buckwheat, rice and maize all of which lack niacin which is vital for growth (27 Oct 2011) In our diets we need to make sure that we get the daily mineral and vitamin allowance. With my diet I got a registered nutritionist to check this for me. See end of longevity hotspots section Note by Karl de Leeuw: If I am allowed to predict other possible reasons for why we shrunk over the last 10,000 year I would throw the following points in the hat. It is most probably a combination of the cumulative effect of many factors -Although vitamins and minerals where inadequate due to a grain and diary diet not having the same levels of vitamins and minerals it is the fact that in the agricultural period our bodies would also be more acid and as from the acid/alkaline section above certain minerals and especially iodine need nearly perfect pH balance of the body to function - Linked to above point. Grains and milk in the PRAL score (similar to NEAP) discussed before is acid producing. Higher densities of people would also bring more stress and stress is also acid producing. Earlier trans4mind.com says What happens to your body when youve over-acid? Your body will store excess acid in your fat cells (which is why so many people have such trouble losing weight).
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Over time, your body will leach calcium and alkaline stores form your bones in a desperate attempt to retain pH balance in your body (which is why some people shrink as they get older) Did were therefore not just shrink over time as well. Robert Young as earlier also stated But if there are insufficient amounts of minerals in the diet or in the reserves, they are recruited elsewhere, and my be leached from the bone (as with calcium) or muscle (magnesium) Therefore possible muscle shrinkage need to be added as a reason why we shrunk -Amanda Mumert in her study (published 1 April 2011 that is unfortunately not free on-line called Stature and robusticity during the agricultural transition: Evidence from the bioarchaeological record state The counterintuitive increase in nutritional diseases resulted from seasonal hunger, reliance on single crops deficient in essential nutrients, crop blights, social inequalities, and trade. There are a number of complex factors that may explain the decline in nutritional health following the development of primary food production. While agriculture can produce surpluses, the seasonal cycle frequency creates a seasonal hunger period. During the spring when stores have been depleted and the work in the field intensifies, nutrition will suffer Robert Young in his book pH Miracle under heading Stored Grains says Stored grains means last years crop. Grains that are stored will usually begin to ferment within ninety days, and in short order are full of mycotoxins. They also harbour harmful microforms. So you want to get this years crop, preferably within three months of being harvested. The only way I know of to get fresh grains is to ask the shop manager to check the dating on the packing (if you buy in bulk), or to check with the supplier. It is always important to read the labels. Unstored grains are a healthy part of your diet (Karl de Leeuw dont agree with this), generally, though you should cut them out for the initial eight to twelve weeks at the beginning of our programme after a cleansing, or for as long as you have symptoms. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Robert Young (being one of the foremost alkaline nutritionist) reverse many conditions that the medical field will say is incurable like cancer, diabetes 1 and 2, etc and it is interesting that before mentioned seem to indicate that he does cut out even unstored grains out of this clients diets initially Robert Young goes on to say Eating stored grains is, not surprisingly, damaging to the body. For example, a 1991 study found positive correlations between eating stored grains and oesophageal cancer. That same year, researchers identified cooked cereal (a form of stored grain) as a risk factor in stomach cancer. Should what Robert say be correct when the Egyptians were storing their gain for the 7 lean years they where storing grain that within ninety days would have been full of mycotoxins and harmfull microforms. On Robert being correct. I see Robert Young as the one of the leaders of pleomorphism and a sort of modern day Bechamp and he must be one of the best informed to talk about microforms however as from details earlier on this is not an accepted view of the mainstream medical field (28 Oct 2011) http://www.recipetips.com/kitchen-tips/t--1039/flourstorage-guide.asp The fact is we need to get our food shortly after harvest. The Hunzakuts had four different grains (actually seeds) during the growing season and they did not have any refrigeration. They must have understood that you should not eat stored grains (over some period stored). As discussed elsewhere grains were a small part of their diet (not like western society currently). Also
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some of the grains were the good ancient grains (seeds) that we have adapted to being millet, buckwheat, quinoa and amaranth - Food Intolerance could be another reason why over the last 10,000 years we shrunk. Food intolerance will be discussed in more detail later on. However the upshot is that especially people in the autism range seem to have a high level of food intolerance to grain and or milk. It is not confined to only grain and milk but they seem to be the main culprits in the autism range. If you have an food intolerance it irritates the digestive system and this must lead to a absorption reduction of the particular food in question however as can be seen from below paragraph also absorption of many other nutrients Wikipedia under the Paleolithic link above says Cereal grains, legumes and milk contain substances such as gluten and casein which have been implicated in the development of various health problems. Consumption of gluten, a component of certain grains, such as wheat, rye and barley, is known to have adverse health effects in individuals suffering from a range of gluten sensitivities, including celiac disease. Since a Paleolithic diet is devoid of cereal grains, it is free of gluten. The paleodiet is also casein free. Casein is a protein found in milk and dairy products, which may impair glucose tolerance in humans. Compared to Paleolithic food groups, cereal grains and legumes contain high amounts of anti nutrients, including alkylresorcinols, alpha-amylase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, lectins and phytates, substances known to interfere with the bodys absorption of many key nutrients Note by Karl de Leeuw: Therefore as last point food intolerance items (not only grain and dairy) reduces absorption and this means less nutrients to the body Side note on sugar: In Boyd Eatons book he says For hunter and gatherers, sugar was a highly prized commodity all the more so for being available only irregularly. With the domestication of sugarcane, however, all that changed. Sugarcane, apparently, was first cultivated in New Guinea around 8,000 years ago Note by Karl de Leeuw: It seems therefore that sugar was not plentiful. I assume it is sugar as we know it today. I must say that something I find fascinating in Robert Youngs book pH Miracle is that he says Sugar is sugar it doesnt matter if it is honey, jellybeans, maple syrup, or a berry or a piece of melon. In any form, microforms love it and will ferment it into alcohol and other mycotoxins and create an acidic environment in your body. So with the exception of lemons, limes, and occasionally non sweet grapefruit, which actually turn out to be basic (alkaline), fruit must be avoided to gain a healthy fully balanced body I always thought that sugars in fruits is in the right format and OK. For information Robert Young lives on a avocado and grapefruit ranch (27 Oct 2011) All the longevity societies had fruits as can be seen later on. Therefore the sugar in the fruits cannot be so bad. As long as one dont overdo the fruits I assume In the clip on the Hunza society http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHFIiio9KhI&feature=related it shows them eating apricots that is high in sugar. Perhaps the Hunza society only started eating apricots and other fruits since the agricultural period started. However this is why it is so important to try to find out what the diet was of the Hunza society. Even in the last century when the clip was produced. One point that scuppers the gain point being partly responsible for deceases is that in the clip the Hunzas where already producing grain and yet they still had no decease or hospitals although the only reference in the clip is when 80 plus years of age elders played volleyball. I assume
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the average life expectance at the time of the clip was say 80 to 90 years of age. Is this that due to the alkalinity of their water and other foods that the gain intake did not matter however that it still cut their life expectancy age. Therefore that they were so balanced that the negative acid impact and even food intolerance issues simply does not matter purely looking at health. They did not live stressful (acid) lives like us in the citys and I suppose it will be very difficult for us to get to their level of balance. Or is it that they did not store grain at all and therefore only had unstored grain. What I will be interested in is what food the Hunzas had when they reached 120 to 140 years of age whenever that was (to be established) (27 Oct 2011) The Hunzakuts food is in the longevity hotspot section. They had unstored grains without taking the germ out. They had about four different grains of which two seem to be seeds. Plus their grain content in their overall diet was small. We (western society) have stored cereal in the morning, bread sandwich for lunch and gain pasta for dinner. Just too much What goes against Robert Young views on sugar in fruits being the same as cane sugar is the Kitavans society who consumed tubers and seemingly lots of fruit and other non grain foods. The Kitivans although they dont know what a heart attack or stoke means dont seem to live past 100 or so but I have not seen age details. There seems to be items in their diet that still causes them not to live as long as the Hunzas. For instance if the Kitivans did not eat potato will that extend their lifespan even further ? (27 Oct 2011) Potato seems to be OK however high up on the glycemic (GI) scale and therefore should be eaten in small quantities. Sure having fish and chips once a week will be OK (however fish and chips should really in good oil such as olive oil and the oils a local chipper use is not really good). Therefore if one can restrict the local chipper to once a month and cook the the fish and chips yourself the rest of the time. In time it will be great to convince fish and chip take aways (chippers) to use good oils The Hunter gatherers had a low salt intake. Staffan Lindeberg discuss this in his book. However in The Calcium factor by Robert Barefoot and Carl Reich he talks about the Hunzas eating large chucks of rock salt. This must be Himalayan salt. Again need to find out more about the Hunza society when they achieved 120 to 140 years of age and hopefully Robert and Carl will also be able to provide more info. The amount of salt for ones diet to me is one of the biggest unanswered questions currently. Very sure of what salt as discussed in later sections but not the amount (27 Oct 2011) It turns out that the longevity hotspots also had very little salt content. See salt section green notes later on Robert Barefoot and Cos book in their book on calcium say Archeologist studying the cultures of the past 700,000 years have discovered that those who lived as hunting cultures had strong bones and were slim and relatively disease free, while those from agricultural cultures (starting 10,000 years ago) had weak bones, cavities and were disease prone. Diet was therefore the key factor. Agricultural cultures began consuming large amount of carbohydrates which are readily converted to glucose. The pancreas must produce large quantities of insulin to convert the glucose into collagen and fat. The high insulin also causes the body to produce cholesterol necessary to construct new cells to store the fat. The result is high blood pressure, high cholesterol, acidosis from sugar and fat storage. The hunting cultures are eating a high protein, low carbohydrate diet, resulting in low glucose. This causes the cells to produce fuel for the body. The protein/carbohydrate (procarb)
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ratio of the disease free hunting cultures of the past was 1 to 1 (about 50% protein with 50% carbohydrates). In agricultural America today the procarb ratio is about 1 to 4 (about 50% protein with 50% carbohydrates). Noteworthy, the U.S.D.A recommends the 1 to 4 procarb ratio, which is the same diet used to fatten pigs Note by Karl de Leeuw: I assume the USDA is the United States Department of Agriculture. I have found in my research that a lot of people refer to animal intake and one of the reasons they seem to do this is that with animals farmers can sometimes not get insurance and cannot afford to take risk and need to quickly and cost effectively rectify things like acidosis etc Boyd Eaton under proposed average macronutrient intake for the late paleolithic humans say they consumed 3000 kcal (35% meat and 65% plant foods) in grams and list Protein 250 (190 animal and 60 vegetable); Carbs 340 and fat 70 (30 animal and 40 veg). Total fiber 150 On http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/search2.php?search_type=foods&searchpro=grain one can click on any of the grain items listed and you will see how incredibly high the carbohydrates are in the different grains listed. Interesting that they dont state the high carbohydrate percentage as a bad point I assume Robert Youngs diet must be mainly vegetarian and the carbs percentage here is very low http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/search2.php?search_type=foods&searchpro=vegetables (27 Oct 2011) however as he has grains this will push the calorie count up With fruit I would have thought the carbs percentage would be higher . With carbohydrades commonly being referred to as sugars and Robert Young seemingly advising against most fruits I would have thought that the carbs percentage in fruits would have been higher. It is surprisingly lower than I would have imagined http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/search2.php?search_type=foods&searchpro=fruit The person in Ireland that has a clinic using Flow System Audit that I will discuss later on come up with a mixed food chart once they have corrected your metabolism. This chart is 30% protein and 50% carbs (20% fat) therefore the protein/carb ratio is not far off the hunter gatherers ratio of 1 to 1 (according to Robert Barefoot and Co) . I wonder what Robert Youngs, Staffan Lindeberg, the Hunzas and Kitavans protein carb ratio would be ? and their daily percentage protein/carbs/fat Why do we need to reduce the intake of red meat and poultry (and sugar) ? (24 Oct 2011) We are not made for eating meat http://www.celestialhealing.net/physicalveg3.htm The above link says ..mans body hasnt adapted to eating meat. The prominent Swedish scientist Karl von Linne states Man structure, external and internal, compared with that of the other animals, shows that fruit and succulent vegetables constitute his natural food. .. When you look at the comparison between herbivores and humans, we compare much more closely to herbivores than meat eating animals. Humans are clearly not designed to digest and ingest meat. Meat-eaters have claws, herbivores dont have claws; meat-eaters have sharp front teeth for tearing, with no flat teeth for grinding, herbivores have no sharp teeth, but flat molars for grinding; meat-eaters have an intestinal tract that is only 3 times their body length so that rapidly decaying meat can pass through
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quickly, herbivores have an intestinal tract 10-12 times their body length; meat-eaters have strong hydrochloric acid in stomach to digest meat, herbivores have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a meat-eater. Note by Karl de Leeuw: They dont say if fish is included in this definition or not. However you dont need sharp teeth or very strong acid to digest fish. They do say that white meat (assume refer to poultry) is better than red meat Celestrialhealing says Excessive intake of fats into your body can result in having a high level of cholesterol. If you think that not eating meat is going to make you look scrawny or unhealthy please think again. Just imagine that cows, goats, gorillas, elephants, rhinoceroses and so on are all vegetarians (herbivores) but look at how tough these animals are. They also have a longer live span compared to the carnivores (meat eating animals). .. The Chinese believe that the chi or life force in your body is less when you consume meat and also so do the Indians.Note by Karl de Leeuw: They go on to say that colon cancer is rampant caused by the slow evacuation and putrefaction of meat in the colon. I used to love my meat. However as an Afrikaner that have high red meat intake we have very high heart attack rates. Have not checked colon rates. .. The prime danger of excess meat consumption is uric acid (the waste product produced in the process of digesting protein). Uric acid attacks the kidneys and breaks down the kidney cells called nephrons. This condition is called nephritis. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Dairy also produce excess uric acid T Colin Campbel and Thomas M Campbell 11 in The China Study say In the early 1970s, the premier of China, Chou Enlai, was dying of cancer. In the grips of this terminal disease, Premier Chou initiated a nationwide survey to collect information about a disease that was not well understood. It was a monumental survey of death rates for twelve different kinds of cancer for more than 2,400 Chinese counties and 880 million (96%) of their citizens. ..We assembled a world-class scientific team. There was Dr Chen, who was the deputy director of the most significant government diet and health research laboratory in all of China. We enlisted Dr Junyao Li, one of the authors of the Cancer Atlas Survey and a key scientist in the Chinas Academy of Medical Sciences in the Ministry of Health. The third member was Richard Peto of Oxford University. Considered one of the premier epidemiologist in the world. I rounded out the tam as the Project Director. We went into sixty-five counties across China and administered questionnaires and blood test on 6,500 adults. We took urine samples, directly measured everything families ate over a three-day period and analyzed food samples from marketplaces around the country. Thechinastudy.com says Early in his career as a researcher with MIT and Virginia Tech, Dr Campbell worked to promote better health by eating more meat, milk and eggs high-quality animal protein It was an obvious sequel to my own life on the farm and I was happy to believe that the American diet was the best in the world. Note by Karl de Leeuw: T Colin Campbell therefore came very much from a meat and dairy background He goes to say on chinastudy.com The findings? People who ate the most animal-based foods got the most chronic disease. People who ate the most plant-based foods where the healthiest and tended to avoid chronic disease.
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In his book Campbell 1 & 11 says Critical to the importance of the China Study was the nature of the diet consumed in rural China. It was rare opportunity to study health related effects of a mostly plant-based diet. In America, 15-16% of our total calories comes from protein and upwards of 80% of this amount comes from animal-based foods. But in rural China only 9-10% of total calories comes from protein and only 10% of the protein comes from animal-based foods. This means that there are major nutritional differences in the Chinese and American diets. Note by Karl de Leeuw: This indicates that the normal western Chinese restaurant serving a lot of chicken, ribs, duck, beef and park is not your rural Chinese food items. I wonder if there is an organic Chinese restaurant in Dublin that also serves far more vegetarian and fish options. Even better if they serviced noodle or something made from a seed like millet, buckwheat, quinoa or amaranth. The Chinese seem to be non milk users or small amounts .. At the outset of the China Study, no one could or would have predicted that there would be a relationship between cholesterol and any of the disease rates. What a surprise we got! As blood cholesterol levels decreased from 170 mg/dL to 90 mg/dL, cancers of the liver, rectum, colon, male lung, female lung, childhood leukemia, adult leukemia, childhood brain, adult brain, stomach and esophagus (throat) decreased. As you can see, this is a sizable list. Most Americans know that if you have high cholesterol, you should worry about your heart, but they dont know that you might want to worry about cancer as well. .. at the time of our study, the death rate of coronary heart disease was seventeen times higher among American men than rural Chinese men. The American death rate from breast cancer was five times higher than the rural Chinese rate. .. a very prominent report by Sir Richard Doll and Sir Richard Peto of the Univeristy of Oxford (UK) submitted to the US Concress summarized many of these studies and concluded that only 2-3% of all cancers could be attributed to genes. Note by Karl de Leeuw: It mentions in the book that genes in China could not play a role due to the same gene pool Wbaltv.com says According to Dr Paul Gubel, sticky blood is platelet aggregation. The platelets stick to one another to the vessel wall and form a plug that obstructs the blood flow to the arteries in the heart, he said. Gurbel said he believes that sticky blood is the primary cause of heart attacks and the major cause of death in people with heart disease. .. He said that if a person doesnt have sticky blood, he or she will never have a heart attack, but if someone does, then this or her risk is much higher. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EO-7nDsMzU Note by Karl de Leeuw: I certainly knew that my high cholesterol level was linked to animal food. However I still kept on eating it. Perhaps if Paul Gurbel can get a test developed for the stickiness of the blood then this will be a wake up call for people. (5 Nov 2011) When I went of grain (now back on certain seeds referred to ask grain) I upped my meat intake and when tested for blood mid Sept 11 my overall cholesterol level went up to 5.6. In the UK/Ireland it is always referred to that your overall cholesterol should be below 5 mmol/L and seem to be different to some other levels of measurement. However on 3 Nov 11 I had my overall blood checked and it is now down to 4.12. They only difference in my diet is that I have stopped eating meat and poultry(now eating small amounts only). Therefore indicates a direct link between the two Findarticles.com says ..The fish oils kept blood clotting. Blood platelets, the tiny, dishlike cells essential to clotting, were less likely to stick together (coagulate) and form clots which could eventually cause heart attacks or strokes. Heat disease patients often have high cholesterol and triglyceride levels and usually sticky blood platelets, which may form a huge clot that blocks blood flow. Note by Karl de Leeuw: It seem that eating fish or other omega 3 products is good for antistickiness
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Roy and Lisa Walford in The Anti-Aging Plan says Eskimos, who have a low incidence of arteriosclerosis despite eating a very high fat diet but the fat they eat mostly comes from fish. In a ten-year-long study involving 6,000 middle-aged American mean, a 40 percent lower mortality was found among those eating fish two to three times a week. .. A few studies have suggested that fish in the diet may help lower blood pressure. .. A note of caution: Large amounts of fish oils may decrease platelet aggregation and prolong bleeding time. Eskimos are known to bruise easily and to be liable to profuse nosebleeds. Aspirin also decrease platelet aggregation. High doses of fish oils should probably not be taken if one is taking aspirin; but two to three fish meals per week do not constitute a high dose. Note by Karl de Leeuw: When discussing vitamin D3 elsewhere due to eating fish every day I will stay away from cod liver oil as it will just be too much oils. The link studied http://www.springerlink.com/content/e441336770115046 a salmon diet and did not find any increased bleeding times. The Eskimos I assume must eat a lot of fish and it state that they also eat seals and whales Roy and Lisa go on to say Total average sugar intake has increased twenty-five fold during the past two hundred years. Sugar is the number one preservative used in todays processed foods. This is energy-rich but nutrient-poor consumption, exactly the reverse of healthy eating. .. For many reasons, consumption of simple, refined sugars is bad for you. Refined sugars like sucrose (the one in your sugar bowl) tend to increase blood cholesterol. Cholesterol not only comes from the diet but also is synthesized by our liver, and refined sugar increases this internal synthesis; also, it lowers HDL. So if you think you have beaten the cholesterol problem by eating only lowfat foods, you may well be mistaken. ..One of the major modern theories of aging, the glycation theory, concern excess sugar in the diet. Excess blood sugar slowly binds to proteins in our bodies, permanently altering their molecular structure. The proteins gradually turn yellow-brown, and their function is impaired. This process is called glycation. ..Many athletes, especially body builders, have a mania about proteins. They believe that a very high protein intake will increase muscle mass and stamina. Thats just not true ! There is no direct link between big muscles and big amount of protein in the diet. Excess proteins are simply metabolized, largely to carbohydrates, or converted into fat and deposited in the abdomen, hips, or elsewhere, and extra energy must be expended by the body to fuel this metabolism. Sally Beare in The Live Longer diet says The average adult make gorilla weights 800 pounds and thrives very happily on a vegan diet of vegetables, fruits and nuts. .. Animal protein does help us grow, but it gets us in the end by laying the foundations for disease. When laboratory animals are fed on animal protein, they mature and grow more quickly than those on a vegetarian diet, but they also die earlier. Jay Hoffman of Hunza Secrets of the Worlds healthiest and oldest living people says Let us stop and consider another aspect of vegetarianism for a moment. Which are the strongest animals, the herbivorous or vegetarian, or the carnivorous or flesh eating animals ? Statistics show that carnivorous animals live only about one-third as long as herbivorous. Some of the long-living herbivorous animals are the elephant, horse, camel, and ox. Think how hard many of these animals work, and yet how long they live in comparison with the so-called king of the beast, the lion. Note by Karl de Leeuw: The foundation web site is a lion as de Leeuw means Lion in Afrikaans or Dutch. Certainly from a nutrition point of view the lion seems very far removed from us
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Later under Longevity hot-spots it shows that all of the societies had far smaller quantities of red meat than what the westerners today consume. The hunter gatherers consumed a high vegetarian diet as well plus non grain and milk
The ideal alkaline diet with the correct grains, small amount of meat and no milk Robert Barefoot and Carl Reich in their book on calcium mention other societies similar to the Hunzas. They say An article in the Jan 1973 edition of National Geographic entitled Search for the Oldest People provided examples of these cultures including the Abkhazians from Georgia (high up in the mountains), the Hunzas of Pakistan (high up in the mountains), and the Vilcabambas of Eduador (high up in the mountains).This list quickly expanded to include the the Bamas in China (high up in the mountains), the Azebaijans (high up in the mountains), the Armenians (high up in the mountains), the Tibetans (high up in the mountains), and the Titacacas of Peru (high up in the mountains). To this list the Okinawans of Japan (sea level) where added. With all of the above cultures, disease does not exist: no cancer, no heart disease, no diabetes, no Alzheimers, no arthritis etc. These cultures have no mental disorders and no doctors. They also live decades longer than we do in North America and their aging process is dramatically slower. Note by Karl de Leeuw: As mentioned for practical reasons I can only study one or two societies and what I like about the Hunzas is that some have studied their water as well with water being so critical - I am very keen on the data from the Hunzas . The Hunzas are therefore the high altitude study and with Staffan Lindeberg you have the sea level study in the Kitivans (27 Oct 2011) since then mainly focused only on the Hunzakuts and Li Ching Yuen. However under longevity hotspots I summarized the comparison others made of some of the hotspots mentioned Robert Barefoot and Carl Reich go on to say All of these disease-free societies violate our doctor recommended daily allowances , RDAs, by massive amounts. For example, they consume 70 times the RDA of calcium, 22 times the RDA of magnesium, 18 times the RDA of potassium, 126 times the RDA of iron, 120 times the RDA of fluoride, and so on. Also they consume RDA unacceptable amounts of trace minerals in their water while maintaining a killer diet rich in eggs, fat , milk, butter and salt Note by Karl de Leeuw: The milk, butter and salt intake was not the diet more than 10,000 years ago so assume these foods where only introduced over the last few centuries. Why could these societies exceed the limits so drastically. Is it perhaps that their bodies where so balanced that body just excreted all excesses via going to the toilet (or bush I suppose). Is it that due to all the acid environmental factors that our bodies just cannot get into alignment even with an alkaline neutral or positive diet. Or can we exceed the recommended limits set once our bodies are in tune (27 Oct 2011) As can be seen from my diet later on it will be very difficult practically to exceed the recommended daily allowances by the figures stated above by the Hunzakuts. We just have not got the same minerals and vitamins in our foods as the Hunzakuts had. The good news is that we can achieve the RDAs
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Robert Barefoot and Carl Reich go on to say Toxicity is defined as the ability of a substance to cause injury to living tissue once it reaches a susceptible site in or on the body. Based on this definition, almost all drugs are toxic. However , when a doctor tells a patient that something is toxic almost always, the patient believes that the doctor means that it can kill you. Unfortunately, the doctors common referral to too much vitamins and minerals as toxic is more than often interpreted as meaning that they can be lethal. For example, most people have been told by their doctor that too much vitamin A and too much vitamin D are toxic. It is unfortunate, both because the doctor never tells you that the drugs he prescribes are indeed toxic by true definition, and because the vitamins and minerals that he is referring to are scientifically non-toxic when taken in reasonable amounts and what is too much ?. Nutritionist believe that the amount that should be consumed are often 2 to 100 times the recommended daily allowance (RDA). Scientific testing has shown that such amounts are both safe and effective Note by Karl de Leeuw: My view on this is that I it will be nice not to have to take any supplements at all as the Hunzas and Kitivas did not have and need access to go to a health store to buy supplements. OK the argument is we just cannot eat the quantities of food that they had and also the quality. But if the societies mentioned exceeded their daily say mineral etc RDA by such huge amounts if we get the amounts of each mineral and vitamin that we need spot on via natural foods then can we not achieve our goal and therefore not take any supplements. We want to go for the quick fix solution. Should we not first balance our bodies by getting the pH conductor to get to work and then eat the correct foods. Due to our current population we cannot afford to waste foods and chuck large quantities of minerals/ vitamins etc out of our bodies by going to the toilet (27 Oct 2011) Unfortunately I had no choice to add a few natural tablet supplements one being spirulina and the other vitamin D3 Linus Pauling (two Nobel Prizes) started the The Linus Pauling Institute and Jane Higdon wrote a book An Evidence-Based Approach to Vitamins and Minerals and Jane took his work and how I see it married it with information that was not available before he passed away. They take a very much scientific view based on evidence. Jane discuss all the minerals and vitamins and then list the tolerable upper level of intake for each and spit it between infants, children, adolescents and adults. She also provides the foods that contain that particular vitamin or mineral (27 Oct 2011) In my diet later on in a link I provide the tolerable upper levels for each mineral and vitamin that they list Jane says In addition to the Linus Pauling Institute Recommendations, the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of the Institute of Medicine appoints committees of expert scientist to set dietary reference intakes (DRIs), which are used to plan and evaluate diets of apparently healthy people Karl de Leeuw note: the FNB is in the US Jane says Three minerals did not have DRIs at the time this book went to press. In 1989 the FNB set only minimum requirements for potassium, sodium, and chloride, which are presented in the Deficiency sections of chapter 24 (potassium) and chapter 26 (sodium chloride). The FNB has appointed a committee of experts to develop DRIs for potassium, sodium, chloride, sulphate, and water. Their report is expected in March 2003
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It seems that on all the outstanding items except sulphate the FNB now set RDAs as this list http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_Reference_Intake What is interesting here is that the FNB set levels for sodium (salt) of 1,500 mg and maximum 2,000 mg per day and water intake for an adult male of 3.7 L/day and for females of 2.7 L/day. The recommended protein/ carbs ratio is 56g/130g per day so ratio of roughly 1 to 2.32 that at least is lower than the 1 to 4 ratio of the USDA I am sure others are already doing it however I want someone like Jane to take my new grain free and milk free diet (without supplements) and via natural foods make sure that I get at least the recommended daily intake of vitamins and minerals in my diet currently based on Flow System Audits mixed food diet of 30% protein; 50% carbs and 20% fat. Need to make sure that the calcium I am losing from not drinking milk is also replaced. Also that iodine levels are right (27 Oct 2011) I did not provide the mix of protein, carbs and fat to my nutritionist but rather gave the foods that I wanted to eat to her. My main aim was to make sure I get the correct minerals and vitamins and then look at omega 3 and 6 and other scores as discussed under my diet I will be keen to include this new diet in future updates and as it changes via further research of the Hunzas to update it. (27 Oct 2011) now included later on. Currently I am flying in the dark as changed my diet 2 months ago (e-book date mid Sept 11) decided to go grain and diary free but needed to concentrate on further research on other items. I would not recommend it be done in one go and it might be better to first replace these foods with other foods. A registered nutritionist can provide you with alternatives. For two of my childrens food intolerance test we were advised by nutritionist from http://www.bant.org.uk/ The reason for this was simply as we used York Test in the UK and they use Bant registered nutritionists to advice on food intolerance once a test has been carried out (more under food intolerance later on). Later on research show that an IgG food intolerance test might be advisable especially for people in the autism range and if you make sure that the company that carry out the test also has a registered nutritionist attached to the service you can check any non grain and milk alternatives. For milk you have many options but as the grain family is so big if you want to cut out grain you just have to bite the bullet. As discussed before if your partner is not keen on a new diet or feel that there is no need for a food intolerance test then things will have to be handled very diplomatically and ensure that change happens gradually if you proceed on a new diet for yourself For what it is worth I provide the mixed type food but my local Flow System Audit consultant Gabriel http://www.karldeleeuwfoundation.com/ebook/pdf/Gabriel_(flow_system_audit)_mixed_food_cha rt.pdf He also has a vegetarian diet http://www.karldeleeuwfoundation.com/ebook/pdf/Gabriel_(flow_system_audit)_veggie_food_cha rt.pdf
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Flow system audit will say that each individual metabolism are different and you will start with a different plan and then move to the mixed chart over time. So you really need to first see them before starting with a new diet plan. The difference with Robert Young and the likes of Gareth Edwards (that studied under Robert Young) in the UK is that you go straight on a predominately vegetarian diet with some grain and fish etc I must just stress again that unless you are already balanced from day one (and most people are not) the Flow System Audit consultant will put you on a plan to start correcting your specific metabolism that is most probably different to above and the mixed type food chart is just for information purposes From the attached chart I like to have a lemon in warm water in the morning first thing; then grapefruit. Later at breakfast time definitely an avocado; fish or poultry and banana/kiwi/grapes say. During the day spread the fruits say between apple, orange, dried apricots, strawberries say every 2 hours. On the avocado olive oil and Himalayan salt. Use good quality olive oil for cooking. Lunch small amount of fish or poultry or meat and 70% salad. Lettuce; different colours peppers; cucumber; tomato; little olive oil or Odos (Omega 3) (27 Oct 2011) Now reduced meat and poultry intake substantially Evening meal bigger portion of fish or poultry or meat (try to keep it 50% fish if possible and mainly sea fish for iodine) + vegetables and sometimes salad as well say every second meal. Try to go for vegs that is high in calcium as well such as broccoli and spinach. Need to look at Kelp to assist in iodine intake (more on iodine later) (27 Oct 2011) Included my diet checked by a registered nutritionist under the longevity hotspots section Some fish are also high in calcium like salmon and see rhubarb as well. Need to find out what minerals what fish etc provide. However a lot of vegetarian foods and seeds got calcium in them but I want to scientifically via a nutritionist make sure that daily I get the FNB s recommended daily allowance of 1,000 mg. At this point I am only going in the dark and have no clue where I stand. From our local water board laboratory I see that our water calcium level is between 13 and 20 mg/l. I drink about 1.5 liters of water per day plus say 5 to 7 cups of tea. Say total of 2 liters x say 15 mg/l = 30 mg therefore very little. One of the four areas that supply Dublin is called Liffey Works Leixlip and their calcium is between 50 and 120 mg/L. Assuming the high level and someone drinking 2 liters of water a day then nearly a of the FNBs daily intake of calcium has been met just drinking water if you lived in this area. What I obviously cannot comment on is if this calcium is in the correct format but assume so otherwise the water board would not allow it. More about calcium later on Important to mention that Ive cut all processed foods and therefore bad table salt (more on salt later) (27 Oct 2011) Since then cut my salt intake to about 2 grams per day and water to 1 litres plus 3 or so cups of tea per day (therefore another 600 ml or so of tea) During the day I have Spirulina as well and would consider Robert Youngs green drink but unfortunately it has gains in it. Would be great if Robert produced a 100% vegetarian powder without grass and grains. I find the powder Spirulina difficult to drink. The taste is not necessarily the issue more practically. I found a company in Australia that sell it in also in tablet from without any
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starch etc called Australian Spirulina. Some scientist speculate that the manna of the wandering Israelites may have been a dried form of Spirulina and it has fantastic absorbing qualities and I understand good in detoxifying heavy metals. Others say Spirulina is rich in chlorophyll whose biological make-up is very close to human blood and that this control blood sugar and will assist the liver and pancreas control blood carbohydrate levels. The liver converts chlorophyll to haemalglobin easier than any other food and thus increases the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood. Chlorophyll also increases the livers production of glycogen which improves insulin regulation. One treat for myself currently is goat cheese. Like to build on treats as time goes on. Solely based on the Hunza clip and what Staffan later on say about cheese. But rough and ready approach but for now it must do. Something tells me that cheese might also be a no. At a seminar where Gareth Edwards arranged a lady to cook alkaline foods they produced with some machine that dries out food (think about 100) fantastic look alike crisps. Orange colour like Doritoss crisp that used to be my favourite. It tasted great. Sure there can be a lot of advances on alkaline treats especially for children parties (27 Oct 2011) I discuss a few treats under my diet checked by a registered nutritionist under the longevity hotspots section (already found an alterative to Doritos). I used to eat lots of Doritos and see they actually say on the packet it contains wheat and gluten. Little did I know I need to figure alcohol consumption out as well. We dont really drink at home but like a few pints per week in the pub. The one food intolerance test (igG)that will be discussed later on showed that I must go off glaidin (in grain products) and yeast (brewers and bakers). The other food intolerance test (Vega) showed that all grains is a no no. Therefore I have been told that all beers, cider, lager, Guinness is a no no and I must drink pure spirits such as vodka, gin. A gin and tonic is OK . On one web site I see that they say hobs is not a grain. Is this the case ? Shows how little I now about nutrition. Perhaps to be naughty a Guinness will not be out of the question. On cider. Seem to be a no no however Bulmers Irish Cider now make cider from apple, pears and all other kinds of fruits. If Paul Braggs apple cider vinegar is OK to balance your body perhaps there is mileage. In any case want to go off grain drinks and even if it is slightly on the bad side like perhaps yeast still in it if kept in moderation it should be OK (my treat) (5 Nov 2011) Onces certain foods intolerance items got out the Vega test and IgG test (see later on) then show that you can start introducing certain items. It is that we are just taking too much of specific items that are not good for us (mainly wheat and milk). Can now have wines. Under longevity section discuss wines under my diet part In future e-books I would like to look into when we consume foods as when we saw the Dalai Lama at a an event earlier this year he mentioned that they eat their big meal first thing in the day. This was my recollection in any case. It is nearly as if we are eating the wrong way around. Surely by eating a massive amount at night when you need the least energy is sort of the wrong way around. For now on the eating front I have made too many adjustments to at this stage think about this question I ordered a number of books on the Hunza diet and grain free and milk free foods and will update this section in due course (27 Oct 2011) All now under longevity hotspot section
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Why most grains and milk must be a no no Staffan Lindeberg in Food and Western Disease says By looking at what we know of human evolution and disease in relation to the diets that humans enjoy now and prehistorically, the book allows the reader to begin to truly understand the link between diet and disease in the Western world and move towards a greater knowledge of what can be defined as the optimal diet. The book summarises close to 25 years of systematic reading of scientific literature (up to April 2009) in terms of the role of diet in preventing and treating our most common and serious diseases. My approach has been to regularly read the most respected and relevant journals in the fields of nutrition, clinical medicine, epidemiology and molecular biology, and to conduct systematic computer-based literature searches regarding specific issues of particular importance. These searches included natural science articles outside the field of medicine and nutrition. For roughly the first 5 years, I followed professional journals in the field of biological anthropology and archaeology, but later years I relied on summary articles regarding the composition of food prior to the development of agriculture. Some of my conclusions may be considered to be rather radical. However, they are quite reasonable for people who want to understand why our most common diseases are missing in ethnic populations with ancestral-like dietary habits Past scientific discussion can sometimes give one the impression that the diseases of the Western world are caused by design flaws that can only be corrected with the help of pharmaceuticals or other medical procedures. I consider this book an argument for the case that this is a misunderstanding During the unbelievable slow process we call evolution changes through natural selection have led to the appearance of our own species The changes that occurred since one of our ancestors left the fish stage more than 400 million years ago primarily concerned size and form, temperature regulation and the methods for reproduction and obtaining food. We have stopped laying eggs, we have lost our tail and we no longer carry fur. We use tools to obtain food and obviously look different from our mammalian relatives. But despite the enormous amount of time that has passed since our first amphibian ancestor crawled up onto land, there are still more similarities than differences between the current descendants in the chain of development. The cells of different mammals are essentially built up by the same protein-based information systems regulated by the same DNA-based genetic language. Food is chewed and broken down in very similar ways by various types of animals. The few exceptions include the fact that mammals can move their lower jawbone sideways in relation to their upper jawbone, and that ruminants have bacteria in their digestive tract that can break down cellulose and disarm some plant defences. Curiously, few changes in our ancestors long history have occurred in terms of how our food is processed once it has been absorbed by the organism. Consequently, the metabolism between different mammals that are used in research is very similar to each other, despite the fact that their common ancestors may have lived 100 million years ago. It is thanks to this close similarity that we can perform experiments on animals to understand human biochemistry. We have obtained most of our knowledge of our own biochemistry from studies on rats and other types of animals. For million of years, species have been fine-tuning how they use the available food
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substances in the most beneficial manner possible. Notice the word available: this process has not been able to change our bodies to handle food that did not appear during evolution, e.g. salted food or cheese sandwiches. Our primate ancestors have been consuming fruit, vegetables, nuts and insects for 50 million years or more. Meat was successively added, with probable increase around 2 million years ago. Underground storage organs (roots, tubers, bulbs,corms) possibly staple foods 1-2 million years ago. The variability was large; single plant foods were rarely available in excess. Modern staple foods such as grain, milk, refined fats and sugar, and salt were not available but are now providing the bulk of calories in most countries. (27 Oct 2011) Assuming the 2 million time period is correct our bodies have not adjusted yet for meat (see above section on meat and our bodies not made for meat) Staffan then deals with the next question however I dont want to get off the topic of grain and milk. The question is If milk and bread are capable of causing illnesses that would have reduced fitness in early agriculturalists, would not have Europeans been able to adapt to these items over the past 10,000 years ? He goes on to say Grass seeds from the Poaceae family, which includes wheat, rye, barley, oat, rice and maize, have not been staple foods before the advent of agriculture. In contrast, fatty seeds from various African plant species probably have been part of our ancestors diets for millions of years. We know that seeds have high concentrations of phytochemicals. Hence, if African fatty seeds were regularly consumed during human evolution there may have been some adaption to these particular species, whereas grass seeds are just as recent as milk in the human diet. In addition, a narrow range of seeds are now consumed every day as staple foods, a very recent phenomenon in evolutionary terms. (27 Oct 2011) Would be interesting to know if Steffan when he refers to fatty seeds refer to millet, buckwheat, quinoa and amaranth These items are referred to as grains generally but seem all seeds http://bodyecology.com/articles/weight_optimizing_grains.php Millet,buckwheat, quinoa and amaranth I see are referred to ancient seeds and they say we originally come from Africa. Therefore our bodies are used to these seeds whereas our bodies have not adapted yet for the new seeds (grains) such as wheat, rye, barley, oats, rice and maize. Wheat seem to be the real problem one and rice and maize in small quantities seems OK. However seems best to focus on the seeds that we are more adapted to The question of root vegetables is even a more complex question ..... However , the potato, which originates from South America, may contain bioactive substances that are too foreign for us to cope with Karl de Leeuw note: At our wedding reception in Ireland we had four different potato dishes and the Irish will not like Staffans statement should it be the case. Lord Charles Trevelyans had a view that God sent the famine with a purpose. Could he have had a point ? Back to calcium Staffan say The calcium intake n spinach is actually higher than in skimmed milk, which may be surprising. For the average Westerner, roughly one-fourth of their energy intake is provided by food that is lacking in calcium (primarily oil, margarine and sugar). Cereals, which provide an additional 25%, contain relatively little calcium. Hence, it should come as no surprise that the calcium intake among many hunter-gatherer societies is estimated to have been higher than modern Westerners
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Under potassium intake Staffan write Alkaline salts of potassium, such as potassium bicarbonate and potassium citrate (which occur in particularly high amounts in vegetables and fruits) help prevent calcium loss via the kidneys A high intake of vegetables, fruit and roots during Palaeolithic times ensured a high intake of vitamins A,B,E and K, biotin, pantothenic acid and folic acid (folate). Folic acid is found in vegetables, particularly leafy greens. Vitamin B6 is found in both animals and vegetables. Consumption well exceeds the recommended levels for all known vitamins with one exception: Vitamin D. The only food habit that can compensate, to some degree, for the lack of sunlight is very high fish consumption. For most of their evolutionary history, humans spent so much time outside, and at such low altitudes, that the need for Vitamin D year round was met by converting the vitamin precursors in the skin. Wikipidea says In order to avoid deficiency, a modern human on a hunter-gather diet would have to take artificial supplement of the vitamin to ensure adequate intake of certain fatty fish, or increase the amount of exposure to sunlight (it has been estimated that 30 minute of exposure to midday sun twice a week is adequate for most people Note by Karl de Leeuw: If solar panels can operate 80% of the in Ireland getting 60 minutes of sun per week is even feasible in Ireland although only to certain body parts (27 Oct 2011) More on vitamin D3 under vitamin section On the Kitava society Staffan says The residents of Kitava, subsisted exclusively on root vegetables (yam, sweet potato, taro, tapioca), fruits (banana, papaya, pineapple, mango, guava, water, melon, pumpkin), vegetables, fish and coconuts. Less than 0.2% of the caloric intake come from Western food, such as edible fats, dairy products, refined sugar, cereals and alcohol. The total fat consumption was low, about 20E%, as was the intake of salt Dairy products. Staffan says Despite the lack of randomised controlled long-term trials (which for obvious reason cannot be performed as double-blind studies), there is some evidence that milk products are a contributing factor for ischaemic heart disease. Much of this evidence comes from animal experiments showing that casein, the dominant milk protein, causes atherosclerosis. Furthermore, aggravation of insulin resistance and intracellular fat deposition have been noted in animal studies, and both of these disturbances are thought to increase the risk of ischaemic heart disease. In addition, milk fat is highly saturated and raises serum cholesterol although the effect is small. On the other hand, milk contains substances of potential benefit for blood pressure In the beginning of the twentieth century, it was common practice among doctors in certain parts of the USA and England to treat peptic ulcers with large amounts of milk. The most famous diet was called the Sippy diet after the physician who introduced it in 1916. In a highly publicised autopsy study of patients from 1940 to 1959, it was noted that myocardial infarctions where considerably more common among patients who had undergone the Sippy diet, then among those who had been treated at hospitals where the milk diet had been prescribed. Today this study is seldom cited, possibly because the patients had not been randomised for one or the other treatment In ecological studies, there is a strong, positive correlation between cardiovascular mortality and the consumption of dairy products. In the late twentieth century, the European countries that
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reduced their milk consumption were also the ones where the incidence of mortality from myocardial infarctions had dropped the most. The strongest correlation points to components other than the fat in milk. The relationship appears to be stronger for milk than for cheese. Some countries , such as France, have low risk of developing myocardial infarction despite a high intake of dairy products. One of the several proposed explanations is that the French typically eat cheese instead of drinking milk. Many cheeses have lower content of specific milk proteins, which may be degraded enzymatically during cheese making. The absorption, metabolism and potential health effects of the resulting peptides have scarcely been studied (27 Oct 2011) The Hunzakuts also had goats cheese Lactose, which is largely removed in cheese making (the residual is lactic acid) has also been suggested to provide an explanation for the international variation in myocardial infarctions. The major part of Staffans book is on different modern deceases from page 56 to 215 he goes through the following diseases. Coronary heart disease, stroke, atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes, overweight and obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension (high blood pressure), dyslipidaemia (blood lipid disorders), heart failure, dementia, cancer, osteoporosis, rickets, iron deficiency and autoimmune diseases. I cannot go into the details but will briefly discuss four diseases as they are linked to family friends or close friends of mine: - Cancer. One of my very close family members recently got myeloma cancer. Staffan says Within the field of palaeopathology (the study of prehistoric diseases) there is wide agreement that metastasising cancer are uncommon in the pre- agricultural skeletal remains. However, malignant tumours originating in the skeleton (e.g myeloma and sarcoma), which are uncommon in all modern populations, were occasionally uncovered. As with modern Westerners, myeloma is the most common of these. Thus, in pre-agricultural humans, primary bone malignancies seem to have been more common than cancers metastasising to bone. In contrast, in the Western world, at least 98% of people with malignant bone tumours have metastatic cancer. This dissimilarity adds to the evidence that the most common cancers of modern societies are largely preventable Note by Karl de Leeuw: Seems our family has a strong pre-agricultural gene linkage. More about food intolerances however three out of our five direct family got tested and we all have intolerances linked to grain, milk and eggs. The below three diseases are also linked to milk and some grains so it could be that for my very close family member cutting grain and milk completely or substituting it with other products could assist going forward Both Flow System Audit and Robert Young (and others such as Gareth Edwards in the UK) reverse cancer and many other diseases using their metabolic balancing/ alkaline diet . More later on -Rheumatoid arthritis. Staffan say Many patients, especially those with presence of the so-called rheumatoid factor in the blood display antibodies against wheat or milk proteins, or both. Fasting has long had a clear effect with clinical improvement and decreasing inflammation parameters, which could be due to the elimination of antigenic dietary proteins. There is extensive support in the case of rheumatoid arthritis alone that show the role of these proteins in combination with a lectinrich Western diet. In dietary experiments on rabbits, joint inflammation similar to rheumatoid arthritis was caused by feeding them cows milk. A Palaeolithic diet has a lot in common with the diets in the successful clinical intervention studies, such as gluten-free vegan diet and
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Mediterranean-like diet. Similar to the Palaeolithic diet, both of these types of diets are rich in fruit and vegetables, low in fat, with a low omega 6/omega 3 ratio and contain no or little dairy products -Type 1 diabetes. Staffan say It is worrisome that the geographical distribution of type 1 diabetes is strongly related to the consumption of dairy products. This relationship can be seen both on global level and in individual regions such as Scandinavia or Italy. One study attributed milk consumption to a total of 94% of international variation in type 1 diabetes, with countries such as Finland and Sweden at the top and Japan at the bottom of the scale. Similarly, in a comparison of nine regions in Italy, 70% of the diabetes variation was attributable to milk consumption. The fact that these are not attributable solely to genetics is supported by the fact that type 1 diabetes is more common among the French descendants of Canada than among Frenchman in France. In the same way, the disease is more common among Japanese who immigrated to USA than those who remained in Japan. Prior to 1960, diabetes was a rarity in Japan In studies of rats and mice with a tendency for autoimmune type 1 diabetes (BBdp, diabetes prone BioBreeding mice, and NOD, non-obese diabetic mice) both wheat and soya protein have shown greater effects than casein on the development of diabetes. In the rodent model, the strongest diabetes-promoting effect has been seen for wheat gluten and, in particular, a protein in wheat gluten named Glb1. Antibodies to this gluten fraction were present in 19 of 23 children with diabetes, and only 3 of 23 control children. Many researchers believe that increased intestinal permeability plays a key role for type 1 diabetes and both gluten-derived peptides and wheat lectin should be considered in this respect. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Please note that Gareth Edwards the foremost pH nutritionist in the UK that studied under Robert Young confirmed to me that he has one diabetes 1 client and that Robert Young also reversed the diabetes 1 condition in his clients -Multiple sclerosis. Staffan say The geographic distribution of MS is almost identical to that of type 1 diabetes, and as a result, the correlation with milk consumption is strong as well. Immunity against cow milk proteins via T-cells is very common amongst MS patients. Antibodies against wheat gluten have also been found to be increased among MS patients. (27 Oct 2011) See more on Multiple sclerosis later on Under Viewpoint summary Staffan says The optimal human diet is more than just the diet of our ancestors; it appears to have the potential to prevent many of the common public health problems of the West. Established experts in nutrition seem to be in agreement that this diet is very healthy. Some of them have certain reservations, however. In particular, it is feared that calcium intake may sometimes become too low, and some feel that the protein intake is little excessive two problems that are discussed primarily in sections .... Others feel that the importance of fat and fibre has been overlooked.. The most common objections, however do not apply to the use of lean meat, fish, fruits and green vegetables; rather, they apply more to the supposed absence of grains and low-fat dairy products. There is no doubt that a lot remains to be proven in terms of the theories and warnings that are
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proposed in this book. But it is important to point out that there are no nutrients in whole-grain bread and skim milk that cannot be just as easily obtained from an ancestral diet. Just before ending this section with three risk of the Palaeolithic diet set out by Staffan just want to return to Robert Youngs book pH Miracle on dairy. Robert says Like most animal foods, dairy products contain hormone and pesticide residues, microforms, mycotoxins, and saturated fats. Layer on top of all those goodies milk sugar (lactose) that break down like any sugar and feeds harmful microforms. Dairy cows feed on stored grains laced with hormones and antibiotics made with fungi, which are then concentrated in milk. Then, too, cheese and yogurt are made by fermentation. And dairy is the leader of all foods in forming sticky mucus. It is highly acid-forming. It can increase cancer risk, including ovarian and endometrial. Furthermore, pasteurization destroys the beneficial enzymes milk starts out with. And pasteurization doesnt even really work! Pasteurized milk left out will rot and stink, whereas raw milk curdles naturally and is still edible. No matter how many times you were told by teachers and parents to drink your milk, the idea that dairy products are healthy is pure hype a cultural myth. Even if cows lived in some kind of bovine utopia and produced the perfect milk, lets face it: It simply isnt a human food. It is designed for baby cows, whose requirements are far different from those of humans. Milk is full of components of no use to us, and they must either be converted to use (wasting our bodys resources in the process) or eliminated as toxins. No other animal species drink milk beyond infancy and certainly not from a species outside their own ! No wonder so many people do so poorly on diary foods. No wonder so many suffer with osteoporosis while still ingesting so much dairy. No wonder so many people have allergic reactions to dairy foods, or are lactose-intolerant. No wonder people can gain weight quickly on dairy foods and lose it so quickly when they go off these very concentrated foods. They are just too concentrated, and are ultra acidic in the bloodstream. What about calcium ? ... Many people worry totally unnecessarily that if milk products are eliminated, their diet will leave them deficient in calcium. The fact is that all leafy, green vegetables and grasses are inherently high in calcium (as well as iron, magnesium, vitamin C, and many of the B vitamins, but thats another story), as are celery, cauliflower, okra, onions, green beans, avocado, black beans, chickpeas, tofu, almonds, hazelnuts, and sesame seeds. In short, you can get plenty of calcium with a diet that looks like the one described in this book. When were asked about where we get our calcium, we often answer with a question of our own: Where does a cow get hers ? The current recommendations for 1,000 mg. A day of calcium and more assume and average American diet which consists of one and a half to four times as much protein as necessary, creating an unnatural demand for calcium. Many experts blame the seemingly epidemic of bone-weakening disease osteoporosis on this protein overdose. It isnt really a lack of calcium at all! Or rather, it is a calcium-robbing problem, not a calcium-deficiency problem. We need to stop worrying about not getting enough calcium and pay attention instead to not getting too much protein. ... Just to confirm, in a way that even mainstream science could understand, that weve getting enough calcium in our own bodies, we both recently had bone density tests. We have been essentially vegan for approximately twenty years now, and both of our tests came out with densities well above
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average. Shelleys rating was similar to a twenty-year olds (when bone density usually peaks) though she was forty six at the time. Rob was also in the very highest percentile (and he was fortyeight) Note by Karl de Leeuw: When Robert talk here about a calcium robbing problem under earlier sections we discussed acidity and alkalinity and if your body is acidic as a lot of people following the western diet is - then the body to maintain the blood pH of 7.365 must leach an alkaline mineral from the body and it robs calcium being alkaline. Therefore my assumption here is that Robert is in essence saying if you have a balanced diet compared to someone with an acidic body the alkaline body will retain all its calcium and hence do not have to put the same amount of calcium into the body. Also vegetables (and fruit) are very high in potassium and as mentioned above alkaline salts of potassium, such as potassium bicarbonate and potassium citrate help prevent calcium loss via the kidneys Risks with the Palaeolithic diet There are very few obvious risks with a Palaeolithic diet. For most people the advantages seem to considerably outweigh the disadvantages. There are no nutrients in grains or milk, required by humans, that are not provided by a mixture of meat, fish, shellfish, vegetables, fruits, nuts and eggs. The effect of a high-protein intake on the kidney function is dealt with in section ... The risk of osteoporosis with a low-calcium intake or weight loss is discussed in section ... A few additional risks have been addressed here. (27 Oct 2011) The only item where we can improve on the Palaeolithic diet is cutting our or minimizing meat. See earlier section on this 1.Haemochromatosis. Genetic haemochromatosis is a hereditary disease that results in increased iron absorption. Around middle age, this leads to abnormal iron storage in the liver and other organs. Around middle age, this leads to abnormal iron storage in the liver and other organs. Among northern Europeans, approximately 0.5% are homozygous carriers and approximately 10% may be heterozygotes. The mutation behind haemochromatosis is considered to have originated among the Celts roughly 60 generations ago. i.e. approximately 1200 years ago. A more recent estimate suggest that the mutation occurred in mainland Europe at least 6,000 years ago. The explanation for the rapid spread of the gene may be that it protected against severely iron deficiency caused by a grainbased diet. In addition, a low intake of vegetables rich in vitamin C and the increase spread and high virulence of intestinal parasites under high-density living conditions could have been contributing factors. Since heterozygotes also have increased iron absorption, there may have been a strong selective pressure in favour of the haemochromatosis gene. Although humans are well adapted for meat-based ancestral diets, they are not necessarily appropriate for patients with genetic haemochromatosis. Heterozygous carriers can eat this type of foods, but they should check their iron status regularly after middle age. Measuring the serum ferritin is a simple and inexpensive way to check haemochromatosis. Some researchers feel that a high-iron intake can contribute to cardiovascular disease both in the carrier of the gene for haemochromatosis as well as those who are not carriers. Most evidence now suggest no increased risk for ischaemic heart disease but possibly for stroke Note by Karl de Leeuw: I e-mailed Gabriel that has a clinic in Ireland that offers Flow System Audit to find out if he had reversed a client having haemochromatosis. His respone Karl, As you know, modern medicine puts names or labels on certain diseases and conditions. The focus of modern
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medicine is on disease. On the other hand, the focus of Flow Systems Auditing (and the natural health industry) is on health. That may sound like quibbling in semantics but the difference is quite important. Modern medicine works at suppressing symptoms in the area of the body where the illness manifests; natural medicine works at finding the cause of the imbalance by treating the whole person - body, mind, and spirit. According to the principles of Flow Systems Auditing, quite a lot of ill health is due to one or more imbalances in the body's 5 core homeostatic controls: Electrolyte Excess or Insufficiency Anabolic or Catabolic Glucogenic ot Ketogenic Sympathetic or Parasympathetic Acid or Alkaline When any of these imbalances are returned to balance, good health is usually the result. This means that medically diagnosed diseases often disappear. I have seen this happen in many cases, although I don't recall working with anyone who had been diagnosed with haemochromatosis. In theory, I suppose, any illness can be reversed. One notable exception is Type I or insulin-dependent diabetes. Yet there may be cases where that illness too has been reversed or ameliorated. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Yes by Robert Young and Gareth Edwards Modern medicine works within the old principles of Newtonian physics, where everything is mechanical and the whole is merely the sum of its parts. If one part breaks down, then that's the part that you address. You either cut it out of the body, poison it with toxic drugs, or burn it with radiation. Natural medicine works within the principles of Quantum physics, where an object can be both a particle AND a wave and can even be in two places at the same time, and that human thoughts have an energy of their own and can greatly influence health & wellness. Scientists now agree that merely by observing an experiment a scientist (the observer) can actually change the outcome of the experiment. Modern medicine places a lot of store in the primacy of DNA in determining disease and they have spent a lot of time and effort in mapping or researching the Human Genome Project (HGP). Other scientists, like Dr. Bruce Lipton, Ph. D., author of "The Biology of Belief" have discovered a new field, Epigenetics. Lipton and others have found that one's thoughts can influence gene expression and change DNA. This incredible body of work opens a whole new arena in health and healing. Dr. Lipton has some great videos on YouTube as well. You should google him. (See also, Dr. Candice Pert, Ph.D., "Molecules of Emotion".) In this brave new world of ours, anything is possible. On a macro level, everything seems to be of a material nature and ordered and structured in a clearly definable way. But when you look inwards, as in quantum physics, matter does not seem to exist but appears to be "frozen energy", a micro
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world of space and electricity and photons, etc. Based on the above, any disease, including haemochromatosis, can in theory be reversed. Regards, Gabriel 2.Iodine deficiency. Staffan says One of the most intriguing essential nutrients in terms of evolutionary adaptions to the past diets is iodine, a trace element which is required for thyroid hormone synthesis. The thyroid hormones are necessary for growth and development, particularly for the brain, and for metabolism. Severe iodine deficiency in infancy causes cretinism, which is considered to be the most common preventable cause of mental retardation worldwide. ... Dobson has suggested that some of the upper Palaeolithic Venus figurines from mountainous parts of Europe and Asia may represent cretins among iodine-deficient terrestrial hunter-gatherers Without iodine enrichment of foods, few people reach the recommended iodine intake, 150 ug/day for adults and higher amounts during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Vegans run an increased risk of iodine deficiency. As people in developed countries consume less seafood, iodised salt and dairy products, they are expected to increase the iodine deficiency. The recommended iodine density to be used for planning diets for groups of people is set at 18ug/MJ. ... Shellfish and fish, especially seafood, and thyroid glands from various animals are exceptionally good sources of iodine. In contrast, nuts, meat, organs meats (other than thyroids), fruits and many roots and leafy vegetables are pour sources. Although pre-agricultural hunter-gatherers living off shore sometimes may have had access to high iodine vegetables, a fish intake of less than 20% of the total food intake (by weight) may not have been enough to meet the above recommendation for dietary iodine. Accordingly , at first glance it would seem that pre-agricultural humans were dependent on regular access to shellfish, or very high intake of fish, preferably marine fish. ... The advantage of eating iodised salt to avoid goitre does not seem to outweigh the increased risk for stroke, cardiac failure, stomach cancer, osteoporosis and kidney stones. Karl de Leeuw note: As later under salt it seems that table salt is bad news and the answer is firstly Himalayan salt or secondly good quality sea salt. Himalayan salt has over 70 minerals in them unlike table salt. However iodine will be in small quantities in Himalayan salt unless one eat a lot of salt and the indication is that the hunter gatherers had a low salt intake. However there is some indication that the Hunzas might have had large chunks of salt that no doubt would have been Himalayan salt but this needs to be established. (27 Oct 2011) I could find no evidence in authors visiting Hunza of the Hunzakuts eating large chunks or any salt at all Eating sea fish seems the answer as we cannot all (except vegetarians) in time to come go for animal thyroid glands. I see on the web that two further options is Kelp (they say it comes in tablet form and as long as this is 100% kelp without starches etc this might be an option for people not getting hold of Kelp). The other option is to buy vegetables that are grown in soil rich in iodine minerals. Is this how the Hunzas got their daily supply of iodine ? One of the major issues however is that as discussed under acid /alkaline earlier on that unless the pH of the body is nearly perfect iodine cannot be assimilated into the body (27 Oct 2011) In my diet later on I reach the iodine target via fish. However as recommended by my nutritionist I sprinkle some seaweed product in my soup to up the level of iodine a bit 3.The last risk is exaggerated drug effects. Staffan says Pharmaceutical drugs are used and evaluated in Western humans (with Western dietary habits). The extent to which they would have a
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beneficial net effect on humans with Palaeolithic dietary habits has not been studied. In some cases, drastic changes in diet can lead to the effects of the medicine becoming stronger than desired. The positive side of this is that the need for the medicine may eventually be eliminated (in consultation with the treating physician) Note by Karl de Leeuw: Late July 11 I came to the conclusion via research that I must cut grain and milk from my diet. Then in the following two days we tested all five family members using the Flow System Audit method and then found out my son had sea mines in his blood (red blood cells having a different shape that I will briefly discuss later on). At that point I believed I knew via the alkaline diet how to reverse this and started a new diet for my son against the wishes of my wife (that was not right of me). By the following weekend we went to Kilkee (west of Ireland) and stayed in a remote house. When we arrived at the house the landlady left bread and milk in the fridge for us + all around us farms with grain + cows. The house we stayed in even had chains in front of the house to make sure the cows dont wonder into the back garden as they walk down the road in front of the house. To me it was the rubber stamp that gain and milk is a no no. My direct family and others for obvious reasons think this is loopy and I fully understand and respect their views (27/9/11) Within the grain world wheat seems to be the biggest culprit. In below link you can see that wheat contain WGA (Wheat Germ Agglutinin) that is believed to pass through the blood brain barrier (BBB) http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/07/04/can-eating-this-common-grain-causepsychiatric-problems.aspx Some info on the blood brain barrier http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/bbb.html This link below is where the author of Wheat Belly realised that wheat was very high on the glycemic index and cut wheat out of his diabetic patients diet with huge success. Then tried it on other patients http://health.lifegoesstrong.com/wheat-free-diet In link below Natasha Campbell-McBride talks about how babies are born in some instances without the correct gut micro-flora and she says that not many people know that an adult on average carries 2 kg of bacteria in the gut. Campbell-MacBride says Well functioning gut flora is the right hand of our immune system. The beneficial bacteria in the gut ensure appropriate production of different immune cells, immunoglobulins and other parts of the immunity. But most importantly they keep the immune system in the right balance. What typically happens in a person with gut dysbiosis is that two major arms of their immune system Th1 and Th2 get out of balance with underactive Th1 and overactive Th2. As a result the immune system starts reacting to most environmental stimuli in an allergic or atopic way. .. There has been considerable amount of research published into the state of the immune system in children with learning disabilities and psychiatric problems. The research shows deep abnormalities in all major cell groups and immunoglobulins in these children. The most common autoantibodies found are to myelin basic protein (MBP) and neuron-axon filament protein (NAFP). There antibodies attack the childs brain and the rest of the nervous system. So, the modern
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child who we are talking about, did not get normal gut flora from the start and then got it damaged even further by repeated courses of antibiotics and vaccinations. As a result these children commonly suffer from digestive problems, allergies, asthma and eczema. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Must say this sounds exactly like my direct family and myself Campbell-McBride says Due to the absence of greatly reduced numbers of beneficial bacteria in the gut flora, the persons digestive system instead of being a source of nourishment becomes a major source of toxicity in the body. There are many toxins, which we have not studied very well yet. But some toxins have received a considerable amount of research. Let us have a look at them: 1) Acetaldehyde and alcohol: The most common pathogenic microbes shown to overgrow in the digestive systems of children and adults with neuro-psychological conditions and allergies are yeast, particularly Candida species 2) Clostridia Neurotoxins: There are about 100 different Clostridia species known so far. They are present in the stools of people with autism, schizophrenia, psychosis, severe depression, muscle paralysis and muscle tonus abnormalities and some other neurological and psychiatric conditions. Many Clostridia species are normal inhabitants of the human gut. For example Clostridium tetani is routinely found in the gut of healthy humans and animals.. In gut dysbiosis this powerful neurotoxin may well get absorbed through the damaged gut lining and then cross the blood-brain barrier affecting the patients mental functioning. 3) Gluteomorphins & Casomorphins: These are opiates derived from gluten and casein. Gluten is a protein present in grains, mainly wheat, rye, oats, barley. Casein is a milk protein, present in cow, goat, sheep, human and all other animal milk and milk products. .. There has been quite a substantial amount of research done in this area by Dohan, Reichelt, Shattock, Cade and others, where gluten and casein peptides, called gluteomorphin and casomorphin, where detected in the urine of schizophrenic patients, autistic and ADAD children. Incidentally, these substances where also found in patients with depression and rheumatoid arthritis. These opiates from wheat and milk get through the blood-brain-barrier and block certain areas of the brain, just like morphine or heroin would do, causing various neurological and psychological symptoms. ..The toxicity, which is produced by the abnormal microbial mass in these patients, establishes a link between the gut and the brain. That is why I grouped these disorders under one name: the Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAP Syndrome or GAPS). The GAPS children and adults can present with symptoms of autism, ADAD, ADD, OCD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, sleep disorders, allergies, asthma and eczema in any possible combination. These are the patients who fall in the gap in our medical knowledge. Any child or adult with a learning disability, neurological or psychological problems and allergies should be thoroughly examined for gut dysbiosis. Re-establishing normal gut flora and treating the digestive system of the person has to be the number one treatment for these disorders before considering any other treatments with drugs or otherwise.Note by Karl de Leeuw: I have not checked how Natasha rectifies matters however later on under the Vega test (see food intolerance section) it checks for this and via homeopathic substances re-establishes the but flora. Will
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discuss testing for these substances under the Vitamins and minerals deficiency + test for toxicity section http://www.mybrainsworking.com/diet/488-2/ It is well worth reading the above link if you want to hear Natashas views on how your child could have ended up with the in-correct gut micro-flora Water About 3 years ago I got gout where one of your toes swells up (in my case). I started drinking 1.5 to 2 litres of water a day (including tea) and my wife for years have been saying it is important to drink water being a nurse but I never listened. However since then I have not had gout again. It seems to just flush the uric acids out of your joints Why is water so important ? Faridum Bathmanghelidj in Your bodys many cries for water say The role of water in the body of living species, mankind included, has not changed since the first creation of life in salt water and its subsequent adaption to fresh water Management of the available reserves of water in the body becomes the responsibility of a complex system. This complex multi-level water rationing and distribution process remains in operation until the body receives unmistakable signals that it has gained access to adequate water supply. One of the unavoidable processes in the body water rationing phase is the complete cruelty with which some functions are monitored, so that one structure does not receive more than its predetermined share of water. Within these systems of water rationing , the brain function takes absolute priority over all the other systems the brain is 1/50 th of total body weight, but receives 18-20 percent of blood circulation ... Products manufactured in the brain cells are transported to their destination within the nerves in different parts of the body on waterways. Nerve cells are said to be 85 percent water, and there seem to exist waterways or micro streams along the length of nerves from these cells that float the packaged materials along guidelines called microtubules. These products are taken to the nerve endings of their respective cells for use in the brains communication system in the entire body Note by Karl de Leeuw: Our bodies are 70% water; blood 94% and our brain 90%. Really what we drink (plus eat) is us and the water quality will alter how we function MJ Pangman and MS and Melanie Evans in Dancing with water says In the human body, water is the medium through which vibratory signals are carried. Just as electrical wiring carries the electrons that produce light, water carries the signals within the human body. Signals are communicated as though there were water wires connecting every molecule to every molecule. When water is clean and structured, it is the perfect information transmission vehicle
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... Dr Szent-Gyorgyi said that water was the only molecule he knew that could turn around without turning around. Water molecules literally switch polarities over and over again as protons (hydrogen atoms without their electrons) are passed rapidly through the matrix of relatively static, hydrogen-bonded water molecules. This is called proton tunnelling or jump conduction. Water is potentially capable of transferring vibratory information in this way with very little actual molecular movement. The only way this can happen is if water is in liquid crystalline state. In this state, water has the ability to deliver frequencies for considerable distances at speed of light. Barbara Hendel and Peter Ferriera in their book Water and Salt say Water penetrates through all cells in the body and enables communication between cell clusters. Water regulates all functions of the organism, like our bodys construction, metabolism, digestion and circulation, to name a few. Beyond the physical realms, water is responsible for our consciousness, because it empowers our thought processes, feelings and moods. Water is a carrier of all physical and mental (i.e. nonphysical) information. Beyond its biophysical life-giving effect, water is also, chemically, a solvent, transporter and cleanser. Throughout the metabolism, it facilitates cleaning, the transport of nutrients and the removal of waste products; furthermore, it maintains the osmotic pressure of the cells and regulates the body temperature. While water travels through the earth, it absorbs all the electro magnetic vibrations that are present on our planet. Water becomes the blood of our planet as the renowned Austrian scientist Victor Schauberger (1885-1958) aptly put it. Just as Earth has a North and South Pole, every water molecule has a north and south pole, too. The atmosphere of the Earth corresponds to the electromagnetic field of the individual water molecule. Our Earths atmosphere vibrates at 7.83 Hertz and is called the Schuhmann Resonance Frequency. Water absorbs this frequency pattern on its journey through the Earth. Our body, in return, has the same frequency pattern as the water molecule. Our brain waves have a frequency of 8-10 Hertz. Water connects us to the Earths frequency. Barbara and Co ask the question: Does water affect our willpower ? The purification of our water by adding fluoride and chlorine poses another danger. Chlorine causes an unnatural isolated frequency pattern in our body, which promotes dissonant thought patterns in our brain. Science has known for about seventy years that sodium fluoride damages a certain region of the brain, an area where our individual willpower or self-assertion resides. Pangman & Co talks about acid and alkalinity in the cell and say In the book, Spiritual Nutrition, Dr Gabriel Cousens explains that water inside the cell is intended to be slightly acidic while water outside the cell (extracellular water) is slightly alkaline. This creates an electrical gradient that helps draw water into the cell. However, when wastes build up in the body due to poor diet, stress, and disease, extracellular water becomes acidic. This condition (referred to as acidosis) reduces the electrical gradient at the cell membrane and makes hydration more difficult. .. There are three parts to the problem of treating water that enters your home and garden:
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1. Determining the contaminants (testing the water) 2. Removing toxins and contaminants (finding a method of filtration/ purification) 3. Releasing dense imprints and returning waters life force (vibrational remediation and structuring) Note by Karl de Leeuw: On point 1 I have the lab test on our drinking source (Dublin City water). What I now need to do is check what contaminants is actually in our water when it leaves the tap. Therefore did any contaminants get picked up in the pipe network ? On point 2. Then need to get a reverse osmosis or carbon filter system that will take out these contaminants and then test the water again to make sure what the filtration system company said is the case. On point 3 see below section The Vortex structured water MJ Pangman in an series of e-mail exchanges with me in summary said The Voltex movement is the Key . I (Karl de Leeuw) have been researching water on and off for say the last year and longer than nutrition (last 3 months) I read Dancing in the Water but due to time pressure I skipped the chapter on Voltex as I thought I know what it is. Early September 11 I started writing up the nutrition side of the e-book and MJ came back to me with the statement that Voltex is the key. I could not believe what I read (in the Voltex section) and just knew due to the timing that this is it. For the last year I have been searching for the correct method as water is so critical and just knew that this is the key to the vault regarding water Pangman and Evans in on Voltex say Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) discovered, and as other have since verified, the inner layers of a vortex move more rapidly than outer layers. In water, layers glide past each other with clearly defined boundaries. For every vortex pulled by gravity toward the center of the Earth, there exist a levitational potential in the opposite direction. This potential increases with velocity and it is strengthened by the presence of rapidly spinning elements in the water. The levitational spiral begins its upward ascent at the base of the gravitational spiral as shown below.
It is the upward, levitational vortex that salmon use to propel them high into the air as they bound up waterfalls during annual spawning runs. Aligning themselves within the levitational vortex, fish are capable of jumping beyond their physical limits. This same concept (on a horizontal rather than a vertical axis) is used by trout to stay stationary with little effort in a strong current. Fish can only perform this feat in cold, energized water when they are positioned in the center of a vortex. Levitational forces are equally if not more powerful than gravitational forces. Consider how
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buildings and other large objects are literally uprooted in an instant by the levitational forces in a tornado or hurricane. Viktor Schauberger and others used these forces to make levitationg devices that have never admittedly been understood by mainstream science. Vortices bring in raw energy for use in the creative process. They can cause individual elements to spin at velocities faster than the speed of light. These elements take on new traits referred to by some as super energy. Many believe that vortices are the key to understanding other dimensions beyond the physical realm (Vortex: Key to Future Science) Ormus. Vortices energize and can etherize or spiritualize the elements in water. Strong forces within a rapidly spinning vortex break molecular bonds releasing elements in their mono-atomic or di-atomic form. These spinning elements, referred to as ormus , shrink in size and weight. They are less subject to the forces of gravity, and they create upward motion as energy flows in the wake of spinning elements. Ormus elements border on the etheric. The difference between an ormus element and its normal counterpart is a matter of frequency and spin. Particles that spin faster vibrate at higher frequencies and they also possess greater energetic potential. Richard Gerber, MD, auther of Vibrational Medicine says that the difference between physical matter and etheric matter is only a difference of frequency. Differences in frequency are determined by rate of spin. .. Thus, structured water with an abundance of ormus elements has superconductive potential within the body capable of transmitting signals and other information with zero resistance Implosion vs. Explosion. There are two basic forms of motion found in nature as described by Viktor Schauberger. One is the outwardly expanding motion that begins slowly at the center and increases in speed towards the periphery. This is referred to as centrifugal motion. It is the same principal used in the spin cycle of a washing machine where the contents of the machine are thrown to the outside of the drum as the washing machine spins faster and faster to expel water. This type of motion is explosive and de-constructive. Nature uses it for decomposition. .. The other form of motion described by Schauberger is the form used by Nature during the creative process. This is the inwinding, implosive energy that begins from the outside and winds inward, gathering, cooling, and organizing rather than breaking down and dispersing. This form of motion is referred to as centripetal motion. It is constructive, friction-reducing, form of movement that generates energy. According to Schauberger, if we used this type of inwinding motion in our energy-generating devised, we could have all the energy we need with little, if any, ongoing cost. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Surface tension. In an e-mail MJ Pangman clarifies issues about surface tension of water that is a big topic amongst people like Kelly Kurtz / Patrick Flanagan and others. MJ says In the world of structured water there are many misconceptions that have been perpetuated for a long time and they have gone so far that to correct them will take time. The surface tension issue is one of those. If you recall from our book we say that when water is initially structured, the surface tension is reduced. Actually this is the first step in the structuring process and the maturation of water described by Viktor Schauberger, So many groups that are creating a structured water product have measured a lower surface tension initially but they have not waited (or have ignored) the measurement of increased surface tension later. Natures gentle ionization (The sun, the Earths magnetic field, piezoelectric forces inherent in the Earths rocks and minerals etc) begins the process by breaking water and mineral colloids down so that a new, more refined matrix can be created. When this happens, hydrogen bonds are broken and the water loses surface tension. Then, as the water becomes more structured (as ionized not colloidal) minerals are incorporated within the waters structure and as the crystalline matrix develops) hydrogen
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bonding increases and the surface tension also naturally increases. It is the hydrogen bonding that is responsible for surface tension. So truly structured water has a higher surface tension. Another misconception perpetuated for a long time is that structured water consist of smaller clusters. How silly. Liquid crystalline water is a matrix. It is one large repeating lattice that is hydrogen bonded and capable of transmitting signals and information because it is all interconnected not groups of small clusters. MJ go on to say .. There are many methods that have been devised to create spiral motion in home and in commercial water delivery systems everything from magnetic devices to spiral pipes and the use of flow forms. Note by Karl de Leeuw: The foundations second objective is Sustainable Community Development where we want to improve a community in Dublin and hopefully have a twin community in South Africa. I discussed with MJ Pangman commercial practical options . Below was her reply In attempting to provide good water for a whole community, you have undertaken a huge task and so much depend on the nature of the source water. So, it is difficult to tell you what the pH, ORP, rH2 will be when certain treatments are applied. You might be better off with spiral pipes installed to the incoming water line or the Photonic water device. Either of these will structure all the incoming water then people can add hydrogen or other energetic enhancements as they are personally inclined (a much better option since everyone is different). They cannot dance when there is only one step to the dance. After filtration, Structuring the water is the biggest thing you can do for the water. Structure will change the ORP, the rH2 and the pH slightly depending on the water source. Note by Karl de Leeuw: I see the commercial Photonic system cost about $ 3,000 and a commercial Photonic unit or creating a big pit and putting a spiral pipe in it might be the way forward. As MJ says as in her book there are many other options. I like the hydrogen stick option http://www.hydrogenwaterstick.com/ For the home environment it seems from research that a reverse osmosis or carbon filter system is good. Some are against distilled water and on the web once can see Kelly Kurtz views on distilled water. Then on the voltex (structured water) it seems there are two options. One can go for the Photonic water home/ business unit that is $ 1,500 or the http://vitalizer-plus.clearlifenet.com/ that is about $ 500. I will go for the Vitalizer first due to cost but also as it has a trace mineral cartridge and I want to find out more about this. If one can find out what minerals the Hunzas had in their water it will be great to compare it to the trace minerals in this cartridge. The above clip is 30 minutes long however it is well worth seeing . Then after structuring the water I will go for a hydrogen stick if need be. However get hydrogen stick for when travelling Just a health warning before moving on from structured water. MJ says Because of its crystalline organization and its ability to move more efficiently within the body, full-spectrum, living water has the ability to enhance nutrient absorption. It can literally introduce nutrients for absorption at the cell membrane more vibrantly than unstructured water. This is one of the reasons why medicines should not be taken with structured water ORP and the real important one rH2 On ORP Robert Young says The value of ORP(oxidative reduction potential) qualifies the amount of energy in the aqueous solution by numbering its electrons. A positive ORP means that the aqueous solution is acidic or oxidized and has no potential energy for further oxidation: that is, it has no free electrons for energy. Such an aqueous solution has no antioxidant or anti-acid potential to support
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life. A negative ORP means that the aqueous solution possesses electrical potential energy, and is rich in electrons to support living organisms. On rH2 (reduction of hydrogen; sometimes called redox as sort of a backup measurement to ORP. rH2, is measured on a scale, just the same way pH is. The rH2 scale ranges from 0 to 44, with 22 being the mid-point; the lower the number, the greater the concentration of electrons. With each step, the number of electrons increases by a factor of 10; water with rH2 of 22 has 10 times more electrons than water at 23. An increase of just two places on the scale, then, means 100 times fewer electrons. Ideally, you want your water to have an rH2 of 22 or less. Unfortunately, most municipalities have, on the average, an rH2 of 30 or greater. Thats 100 million fewer electrons. Note by Karl de Leeuw. On the web I see that some say that the mid point of rH2 is 28 and others like Robert Young say 22. Robert under rH2 above says that it is sort of back-up measurement to ORP. I dont agree with this. From my explanation below it seems that rH2 is the really important one. For information Gabriel of Flow System Audit said the following when I queried him on the mid point of rH2. He said At Biomedx they find that the optimum urine rH2 between 22.5 and 24.5, and saliva between 21.5 and 23.5. This research work is ongoing and I hear they may be looking at reducing these optimum numbers by 1 or 2 units Also Robert said that rH2 should be 22 to or less but does it not make sense that the rH2 cannot be much less than 22 as even an rH2 shift of 1 or 2 is a big difference (due to aforementioned factor of 10 electron increase per 1 rH2 shift) On www.enwaterment.com they say Dr Claude Vincent, the Chief Hydrologist in France was sent to measure the quality of and effects of local water in different villages in France. In some villages he found people very sickly with no energy and in other villages he found people vibrantly healthy and happy. He measured the waters and did statistical research and found direct correlations between the water and their state of health. The healthiest villages had water with an rH of 22 and the unhealthy ones had an rH way towards 42. Youve have to drink a million glasses in the higher range to get the same number of electrons as the one glass of 22 water! When he did statistical analysis of this findings and compared them to the health of the people in the villages, he found that the healthiest water had a pH of little below 7, lots of electrons and few minerals. Hunza water is loaded with electrons (it has an rH of 21 with is 10 times more than a rH of 22). Note by Karl de Leeuw: I will get back later on the pH of just below 7 when discussing Fiji water. Above they refer to rH and I see a lot do this but actually it is rH2 In Pangman and Cos book they provide the formula of rH2. There seems to be a few formulas flying around but all seem to be close. rH2 = ((ORP + 200)/30) + (2pH). The water in our area in Dublin according to the water board has a pH of between 7.5 and 8.5. Lets make it 8 pH. As far as I know all tap water and mineral water has a ORP in the positive range. I cannot be sure of this but this is the indication. I have a pH meter but need to buy a ORP meter. One good meter seems to be the Hanna HI98121 combination pH and ORP meter. I have found a company in Belgium that do a rH2 meter but they cost about 1,000 www.consort.be For now I will order the Hanna meter pH/ORP meter and will do the job 7healingwaters.com say bottled water and municipal water have ORP values of plus 300 to 500 Let say our tap and mineral water has a positive ORP of 300 and the pH is 8 then rH2 = ((+300 ORP+200)/30)+(2x8pH) and comes to 32.67 rH2 and not good news based on Louis-Claude Vincents findings above. With the community in Dublin where I want to change the water and in our home I would like to get as close as possible to an rH2 of 21 to 22. Water ionizers can give you a negative
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ORP of easily -300 (more about ionizers below). Some Ionizer companies say you can go up to pH of say 9 or 10. Lets make it 10. The rH2 will then be rH2 = ((-300ORP+200)/30)+(2x10pH) and comes to 16.67 rH2. A negative rH2 so far below 21 I assume is not good either. The best kind of scenario seem to be to have a pH of say 7.5 and an ORP of zero or (just slightly negative or positive).Then rH2 = ((0 ORP+200)/30)+(2x7.5pH) and comes to 21.67 rH2 . Perfect Oceanproaquatics.com says The higher the ORP level, the more ability the water has to destroy foreign contaminants such as microbes, or carbon based contaminants. ORP level can also be viewed as the level of bacterial activity of the water because a direct link occurs between ORP level and Coliform count in water. It then list ORP levels : +200 ORP = 300 coliform count in 100 ml of water; 300 ORP = 36 Coliform/ 100ml; 400 ORP = 36 Coliform/ 100ml; 600 ORP = 0 Coliform/ 100ml. Therefore if bottled and municipal waters ORP is +300 to +500 then there is basically no bacterial activity in the water. The healthy French villages with a ph of 7 and an rh2 of 22 would have had a ORP of about zero and they must have had a lot of bacterial activity in the water. How did they stay so healthy ? Once I have fitted a filter to the mains water that supply the kitchen sink + have a vitalizer to produce structured water I will be keen to see what the rH2 is. I see from the hydrogen sticks and on the web that they give water a slightly negative ORP as well. One reading of a person after having the stick in the water for a day or so came to -80 ORP. It could therefore be less for shorter periods. All a function of pH etc where you are. Will be interesting to see how it plans out when I get my vitalizer to see if on its own it can reach a rH2 of 21 to 22 or if I will need the hydrogen stick to bring it in the rH2 21 to 22 range Hopefully in time the Vitalizer and photonic prices will come down substantially as more competition enters the market and I assume patent rights run out Kelly Kurtz studied water for some time as link below and I just want to make a few comments on the article http://www.fastingconnection.com/component/content/article/125-drinking-water/46-what-trulymakes-water-healthy-and-healing- The article is called What truly makes water healthy and Healing ? Kelly Kurtzs say all healthy rivers, streams, brooks and creeks have a pH range of between 5.8 and 6.8. This links in with Louis-Claude Vincents ph of slightly below 7 as well. However both Viktor Schauberger and Louis-Claude Vincent lived in the era when the industrial pollution was in full swing. Did acid rain etc not perhaps alter the pH of the water. Wikipidea under pH say Most of the Earths freshwater bodies surface are slightly acidic due to the abundance of absorption of carbon dioxide Barbara Hendel and Co in Water and Salt say ... the uncontaminated ocean water vapour around the Fiji Islands, liberated from the salt, are lifted from the ocean upwards through the untainted atmosphere. These vapours condense and return to Earth as pristine raindrops. What happens from here creates the best drinking water of our planet Fiji Water. ... With a pH level of 7.5. Note by Karl de Leeuw. It might therefore be that true clean water pH is slightly above 7 pH. Kelly says that acidic water (less than 7 pH) is Yin and alkaline water is Yang. To me Fiji water is alkaline and Yin in a dark area and like an alkaline battery very cool. Acid water is Yang very fast, bright and active like an acid battery How much water should you drink per day and when ?
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The Water Ionizing Company says The World Health Organization estimate that an adult weighing 60 kg (9.45 stone) should be drinking two litres of water a day, and a child of 10kg one litre. Based on WHO calculations every 2.36 stone (33lbs or 15 kg) of body weight needs 0.5 litres of water daily The US Food and Nutrition Board for 40-50 year old adults say 3.7 l/day for males and 2.7l/day for females Robert Young says Ideally, youll get at least four litres (about one gallon) of good water every day. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Must be for males and warm climate where you sweat a lot Barbara Hendel & Co says Doctor Faridum Batmanghelidj, author of the renowned book: Your Bodys Many Cries for Water suggestion is to drink one half hour before and two-and a-half hours after a meal. In total, he recommends between two quarts to one gallon of water per day.Note by Karl deLeeuw: This works out between 1,89 L to 3.78 L per day and I assume it is an adult Barbara later says It is suggested to only drink a small amount of liquids with your meal because water and other liquids dilute your digestive fluids and considerably slow down your digestion. Fermentation and putrefaction in your colon are the consequences.Note by Karl de Leeuw: Will be interesting to get more views on timing of drinking water linked to meal intake plus quantities. However it seems that drinking small quantities (glass or so) at a time but regularly is better than large quantities all at once (27 Oct 2011) The authors that visited Hunza say the same that one should not drink water say hour before a meal and say 2 hours after a meal. Currently in Dublin Ireland being winter including teas I consume about 1.4 to 1.6 litres (70 to 72 kg). Interesting that my daily urine over two days came in about the same as 2.3 litres a day. The extra water must be from other food consumption. The water levels quoted seem very high for winter conditions Ionized water I first came across Ionised water about a year ago and was sceptical about it. Then slowly but surely got convinced it must be OK as Robert Young and a lot of people support it. During August I rented an ionizer and was all excited. However very shortly before starting to write the nutrition part of the e-book I came to the conclusion that ionizers are only suitable for people with diseases or for hospitals. Where you need to reverse the acid state of a body quickly. In Japan etc they use Ionizers in hospitals however it is now also more widely used outside hospitals and also now in Europe /North America and I assume other places. If someone has a negative ORP (see water section above) of say -300 and the person is very acidic the water ionizer with say a pH of 8 or 9 must be a very important tool in a tool box to take out for say a cancer patient. I envisage that Ionized water companies will as time goes on rent their machines out to people with diseases as and when they require it for say 3 to 6 months at a time. However the question is even for people with diseases will structured water (Voltex water) also not do the trick. The nice thing about an ionizer is that it has a filter in it and counter top ionizers are very portable so good for renting out. They are expensive say 1,200 to 2,000 The way I see Ionized water is that they remove the acid minerals in the water such as chlorine, phosphorus, sulphur and iodine and keep the alkaline minerals such as sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium and iron. The higher the pH the more acid minerals it removes. Hope my understanding is correct
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I am not really qualified to talk out water Ionizers however I list my reasons for what it is worth why in the long run ionizers should not be used: -In the long run I have a hunch that structured water (Voltex) will be better for your health - Natures way is to maintain pH balance via foods and that is what we should do. Going for a quick solution that was not around when the French had healthy villages with rH2 of 22 and they also lived during the period of industrial pollution with acid rain etc. We need to get our water to what the healthy French villages quality was or is and even better it to the likes of what Hunza water used to be - Kelly Kurtz in What truly makes water healthy and healing ? (article link provided under water) says Ionized water machines break the ionic bonds within water (anions(-) and cations(+) and separate them. Just to clarify, water (H2O) is a covalent bond or the sharing of electrons but can contain both ionic bonds and covalent bonds from other chemicals or substances. These water ionizers create an abundance of free electrons in their alkaline water, which are beneficial similar to anti-oxidants but they also contain free unbound metal ions, which are not found in any natural foods or in any healthy drinking water, which are not beneficial and in fact can be dangerous -Ionizers could perhaps control the sex of a baby and that is not natural. Sang Whang in Reverse Aging says With an understanding of human body fluid acidity and alkalinity, one can control the sex of a baby before it is conceived. Male sperm is alkaline while the inside of the vagina is acidic. The sperm with a male chromosome swims rapidly but lives only for a short time in an acidic environment. The sperm with a female chromosome swims slowly but lives longer in an acidic environment. .... if parents drink alkaline water for a month prior to conception, the sperm and the inside of the vagina will become more alkaline and they have increased the odds of making a boy significantly. I dont know how accurate it is, but a document from Korea says the odds of making a boy are 95% if both parents have been drinking alkaline water for at least 30 days prior to conception. In Korea there is a shortage of baby girls right now, and this is creating a social problem. Note by Karl de Leeuw: If true this will be disastrous for future males in Korea - Sang Whang that is big follower of ionizers later says Anybody in doubt should ask an independent testing lab to conduct longevity test on three groups of mice, grouped with similar ages and health conditions. The test should be done with three different kinds of water, namely: alkaline water, distilled water, and acid water or cola, while maintaining all other conditions equally. You can guess which group will live the longest and which will have the shortest lives. Sooner or later, time will convince the whole world. Unfortunately someone did a study. Not as Sang wanted but only using alkaline water. The information is very sketchy and it does not say what food the mice had with the water etc or what the pH level was and how negative the ORP was. The study was called Summary of results of controlled studies using Alkaline Water by Watanabe T and Kishikawa Y of Nihon University in Japan. MJ Pangman in their book say Studies with rats (whose entire life cycle can be studied in a short period of time) reveal potential problems with long-term, exclusive consumption of alkaline ionized water. These studies indicate that alkaline ionized water may lead to organ (heart) failure
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Why sodas such as coca cola must be a no no -High ORP. Energiseforlife.com list cola having a pH of 3.5 and ORP of +400 to +700. Taking the upper limit the rH2 = ((+700 ORP+200)/30)+(2x3.5pH) and comes to 37 rH2 that is bad news - Due to the very acidic pH of say 3.5 if you have an acidic body - as most people do - then to balance your system I assume as explained under the acid/alkaline section above the body must find alkaline minerals to balance it and pulls calcium (being an alkaline mineral) from your teeth as an example. At University I used to study with a 2L coke bottle next to me and this ruined most of my teeth where they meet the gums. It is now clear to me why this happened - Coke has no nutritional value and the sugar quantities in it can just be explained as crazy http://www.sugarstacks.com/beverages.htm - Sodas play such a big part in keeping big percentages of society in an acid state that it got to be removed from society. Some fruits with say a pH of 3.5 is alkaline producing however coke is not. To balance huge amounts of cokes acid injection into the body out it takes an amazing amount of alkaline foods (that is either alkaline producing or just over the 7 neutral ph point) to neutralize / balance things out. pH buffering systems in the body must be working flat-out to balance things out. I am amazed sometimes to see what amounts of coke children (especially in disadvantages areas) drink and how their bodys can cope with it (30 Oct 2011) Co2. Coke and others have a lot of Co2 in them http://consumeractivist.independentminds.livejournal.com/872.html In Delhi University a student had 8 bottles of coke and fainted. Too much CO2 in the blood http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blcoke.htm Co2 is an acid and for us to put these amounts of acids into our bodies is crazy. Yes it makes you like a fast acid battery and keeps you going. But at the expense of your long term health. We need to be like an alkaline battery cool I hope Sir Richard Branson , Warren Buffett and others will start producing and marketing alkaline drinks so that our society can be as cool as an alkaline battery Minerals + salt Minerals generally Lindus Pauling (two times recipient of the Nobel Prize) said Every ailment, every sickness, and disease can be traced to a mineral deficiency On the web site Dead Doctors Dont lie http://www.kingmaker.net/DeadDoctorstxt.html by Joel Wallach he no doubt feels that minerals are also important Under acid/alkaline others stated that minerals have different assimilation pH levels and why it is so important for your body to be on the alkaline side
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(27 Oct 2011) Under longevity hotspots my nutritionist go through all minerals in my diet Salt Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov state Sodium is found mostly in body fluids outside the cells. It is very important for maintaining blood pressure. Sodium is also needed for nerves and muscles to work property. When the amount of sodium in fluids outside cells drops, water moves into the cells to balance the levels. This causes the cells to swell with too much water. Although most cells can handle this swelling , brain cells cannot, because the skull bones confine them. Brain swelling causes most of the symptoms of hyponatremia Faridum Batmanghelidj in Your Bodys Many Cries for Water says Water, salt, potassium together regulate the water content of the body. Water regulates the water content of the interior of the cell by working its way into all cells it reaches. It has to get there to cleanse and extract the toxic waste of cell metabolism. Once water gets into the cells. The potassium in the cells holds onto it and keeps it there. Even in the plant kingdom, it is potassium in the fruit that gives it firmness by holding water in the interior of the fruit. Our daily food contain ample potassium from its natural sources of fruit and vegetables, but not salt from its natural source. That is why we need to add salt to our daily diet. Salt forces some water to keep it company outside the cells (osmotic retention of water by salt). It balances the amount of water that is held outside the cells. Basically, there are two oceans of water in the body: One ocean is held inside the cells of the body and the other ocean is held outside the cells. Good health depends on a delicate balance between the volumes of these two oceans. This balance is achieved by the regular intake of water, potassiumrich fruit and vegetables that also contain vitamin needs of the body, and salt. Unrefined sea salt, which contains some of the other minerals that the body needs, is preferable. ... When we drink enough water to pass clear urine, we also pass out a lot of the salt that was held back. Sea salt contains about 80 minerals elements that the body needs. Some of these elements are needed in trace amounts. Unrefined sea salt is a better choice of salt than other types of salt on the market. Ordinary table salt has been stripped of its companion elements and contains additives such as aluminium silicate to keep it powdery and porous. Aluminium is a very toxic element in our nervous system. It is implicated as one of the primary causes for Alzheimers disease. (27 Oct 2011) See later under MS it is also an issue with multiple sclerosis Let me repeat, when the body begins to collect salt, it is doing so to keep water in the body. From this edema fluid, it can filter some of its water and flush it through the cell membrane into some of the cells. ... The body is under a constant drive to retain salt to keep water inside the system. It will take a gradual increase in urine to pass the excess salt out. Water will do it if its intake is increased very gradually. .... That is why I insist on accurate measurement of fluid intake and urine output if you wish to test the effect of increasing your daily water intake and reducing your coffee and tea intake
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MJ Pangman, Ms & Melanie Evans in Dancing with Water says Most Americans suffer from a lack of salt even though they habitually consume copious amounts of refined salt. The deficit of natural salt with its balance of minerals causes salt cravings which can never be satisfied by NaCl alone. The more refined salt they consume, the worse off they are. Even livestock are provided with salt blocks with the complete balance of minerals. Most people in the Western world are literally poisoned with refined salt. The human body responds to the excessive consumption of refined salt by pulling water from inside the cells to dilute the sodium in the extracellular fluid. This forces the body to retain water. The consumption of refined salt also contributes to high blood pressure, diabetes, and to a whole list of maladies. No wonder doctors often recommend a salt-free diet. But it is not a saltfree diet that is necessary it is natural, unprocessed salt. Water and salt are obvious companions. Neither is complete without the other. Water without salts is empty. Likewise, salt without water is incapable of delivering the energy it holds. Salts give water the ability to conduct energy. The mineral-rich saline environment provides an optimum medium for the transmission of energy and information. Barbara Hendel and Peter Ferriera in their book Water and Salt say Upon close examination we find that the human body is made primarily of water and salt. Natural crystal salt contains all the elements of which the human body is comprised. From the periodic table of elements we are familiar with 94 natural elements (stable as well as unstable). Apart from inert gases, all of these elements can be found in crystal salt. Hence, crystal salt contains all natural minerals and trace elements that are found in the human body. .. Vitamins and proteins are neither found in water nor in salt. However, when we analyze water and salt in the body, we find that vitamins and proteins are nothing but partially complicated molecular chain links of elements, which we can find individually within the salt as well as in the body. Water, salt and light, as energy forms, can construct highly geometrically structured chain links which are biochemically identical to vitamins and proteins. ..Our prehistoric ancestors where already aware of the vital necessity of salt. Wherever they found salt they guarded that location like a treasure. Later in history, salt was called white gold an became the subject of political power plays, which often resulted in war. Roman soldiers were actually paid with salt, which is reflected in the word salary. Salt was more important for survival than gold. Note by Karl de Leeuw: In the pre-agricultural period 10,000 years plus ago salt intake was low and I assume they simply did not mine for salt. Over the last 10,000 years before table salt got introduced - diseases still increased so did salt help with health. Is it due to not drinking enough water (see later) or did the communities that had the correct salt health improve ? (27 Oct 2011) Did salt become so important purely because it is a food preservative? The longevity nations has low salt intake + paleolithic hunter gatherers ..Conductivity of salt. From science class, most of us are familiar with an experiment on the conductivity of salt. We attach two ends of an interrupted electric circuit to a light bulb and submerge it into a glass with distilled water. Because this water is not conductive, the bulb does not light up. But when we add a little bit of salt into the water, the bulb instantly begins to glow. It is the same with our body.
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..As common as salt shakers are to our kitchen, so are the numbers of diseases associated with salts daily use. Life is not possible without salt. But our consumption of salt is killing us. Why is that ? Because our regular table salt no longer has anything in common with the original crystal salt of which were talking about here. Nowadays, salt is mainly sodium chloride and not salt. Natural crystal salt consists not only of two, but of all natural elements. These are identical to the elements of which our bodies have been built, and from which life was formed in the primordial oceans. Interesting enough, our blood is sole, containing the same salty solution as that of primal sea: that is, a fluid consisting of water and salt. It also has the same ratio of concentration as existed in the days when life left the primal sea. Driven by the forces of gravity and levity, the sole flows through more than 56,000 miles of waterways and blood vessels throughout our organism, and regulates and balances the functions of our body. .. The result of consuming common table salt is the formation of overly acidic edema, or excess fluid in the body tissue, which is also the cause of cellulite. Thats why doctors tell us to avoid salt. For every 0.035 ounces of sodium chloride that cannot be eliminated, the body needs 23 times this amount of its own cell water to neutralize the salt. If the sodium chloride is still too high, recrystallization of the table salt occurs as the body uses available non-degradable animal proteins (as those found in milk), which also have no value and cannot be broken down and eliminated. The body uses these proteins to produce uric acid in order to get rid of the excess salt. As the body cannot dispose of uric acid, it binds itself with the sodium chloride to form new crystals that are deposited directly in the bones and joints. (27 Oct 2011) Anyone with uric acid problems must therefore look into their salt intake like gout sufferers. However I am speculating in the multiple sclerosis section that uric acid is eating their myelin sheath. If so salt levels must also be looked at. Wonder for how many diseases salt and uric acid is an issue. I just have some intuition that salt is an issue with autism but have not researched autism as yet In the view of these facts, we may ask why natural salt, so vital for our life, is chemically processed and turned into poison for our consumption. The motive is rather simple: About ninety-three percent (93%) of the worldwide salt production is more or less directly used for industrial purposes. And for this, pure sodium chloride is required. ..There is hardly a single ready-made or fast-food product which doesnt contain sodium chloride, be it yogurt, bread or ham. This has been a blessing to the logistics of the food industry, because now they are able to extend the shelf life of many other products for up to one year. However , for the human body, this has been a fatal development. Only an insignificantly small amount of the worldwide salt production ends up in our kitchens as salt, here commonly referred to as table salt. By intense advertising campaigns, the salt industry tries to convince the general public of the health advantages of halogens in salt, such as highly toxic iodine (in form of iodide compound). Fluoride is another popular additive to table salt, an extremely reactive, greenish-yellowish, piercingly sharp gas with stinging odour that also belongs to the group of halogens. Both are artificially added iodine claiming to be of benefit to the thyroid, and fluoride allegedly to strengthen our teeth. However, both components only add to the perils of sodium chloride.
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..The body is simply not capable of metabolizing artificially provided iodine and fluoride compounds. Amongst scientist, it is already known that nitrates belong to the most aggressive carcinogenic substances and breed selective cancer in numerous organs. Food additives such as iodine, fluoride, thiozynate, chlorogen acid and metal salts have an accelerating effect on the production of nitrates in the stomach. Iodine is first on the list of substances that catalyze and accelerate the production of nitrates, by literally six fold. One important consideration for cancer prevention is to completely avoid iodine. Japan, one of the countries with the highest iodine deposits in the world, also has a 25% rate of thyroid cancer. In other countries the thyroid cancer rate decreases proportionally to the decrease of iodine consumption. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Should we not just take iodine in its natural form via food and not exceed the RDA for iodine ? .. Crystal salt that exist within mountains is still pure as the ancient primal oceans and contain all the elements as found in our body. ..Pure, natural crystal salt has been subjected to enormous pressure over millions of years. The pressure is responsible for creating the salt crystals. The higher the amount of pressure the more superior or excellent the state of order within the crystalline structure. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Barbara is all for Himalayan salt and expand in her book why. I saw recently on Richard Hammonds Journey to the Centre of the Planet on BBC that during earth quakes where the Earths tectonic plates meet it pushes the earth up and that is what forms mountains like the Himalayan Mountains therefore mountains used the be the sea millions of years ago. The Himalayan salts have been preserved in perfect condition On rock salt Barbara says Salt deposits, as found in salt mines, consist of 95% rock salt. Since rock salt is wholesome, natural substance, it is far more valuable than table salt. Biochemically, it is nonaggressive. However, the elements within the rock salt have not undergone sufficient compression to be fully fused into a crystalline grid or lattice of structured order. ..Rock salt is a cheap alternative to table salt, and is at least a natural and wholesome product. Barbara talks about sea salt as well. Really good sea salt is also good but for Barbara the correctly sourced Himalayan salt is the best. On a video I saw of her she says that there are some good sea salt where it comes from clean sea areas On the quality etc of Himalayan salt Barbara says Be critical, ask the merchant where they get their salt from, which region and which salt mine. Also ask for the required analysis of the crystal salt. Request the verification of the presence of all the natural elements and of their availability to the cells. Investigate as to whether the salt fulfils the Codex Alimentarius, and make sure it was manually hand-mined and prepared. Barbara at the end of her book list sources where one can buy Himalayan salt that I assume has been checked out already. www.americanbluegreen.com www.bestcare-uk.com www.bionatural.com.au The salt from Dr Mecola should also be the real deal http://products.mercola.com/himalayan-salt/
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So what is the amount of salt that we require ? This to me is the main mystery. I had a weekend in Galway in the west of Ireland where we stayed in Salt Hill and lots of things around salt and water occurred that is difficult to explain. However the upshot is that I knew I had to look out for a mountain of salt. Is this because we as a population just eat far too much of the incorrect table salt. I am sure table salt is the wrong salt but still confused about the quantity. Is it that we must drink more water (27 Oct 2011) My view now after researching the longevity hotpots and thinking it through is that even the good salt must be consumed in small quantities. Therefore that all Salthills need to be cut out. (5 Nov 2011) for say two weeks a took about no salt as the preagricultural people did however although fit I got a food cramp a day ago. Low salt and cramps have some connection. Is it due to having not enough salt. Still think about 3 g a day is right if you look at the full picture of Vega test etc (see later) Mercola says in above clip that one should have double the recommended 3. 5 g or 3,500 mg that is recommended by the USDA. Therefore he suggest 6 g or 6,000mg Faridum Batmanghelidj as a rough rule of thumb, say one should have 3 grams (3,000mg) of salt a day half a teaspoon (0.1 ounces) Barbara Hendel says that our body only require 0.007 ounces a day (this is roughly 0.2 g or 200 mg). This will be only 3% of a teaspoon. She later says 0.007 ounces again as I first thought she made a mistake. Barbara says that the average US person consume between 0.17 ounces (11 g or 11,000 mg) to 0.25 ounces (20 g or 20,000mg) per day. I did the conversion and hope OK (27 Oct 2011) Perhaps Barbara has it right. I currently use about 2 g to 3g and this is say teaspoon per day. This is just lightly sprinkling your food. With the reduced salt intake the Vega test (see more on this later) said that my salt intake is now OK. Dont know how it knows this. My nutritionist also suggested keeping salt low. I suppose why Barbara is so critical of what quality salt we take is due to the fact that if we need to put such small quantities into our bodies and as salt is so important we better make sure it is the right stuff with all the right trace minerals in it. Therefore quality rather than quantity Wikipedia under Salt says The Scientific advisory committee on Nutrition (SACN) in the UK recommend 4 g for adults but that the average adult intake is two and a half times this Health Canada an adequate intake of 1,200 to 1,500 mg (therefore 1.2g to 1.5 g) and upper limit of 2,200-2,300mg (2.2gto 2.3g) The United States Food and Drug Administration says people should consume less than 2,300 mg (2.3g)
Not sure who is right. Still confused with some saying that the Hunzas had blocks of salt and for instance Mercola on the above clip saying go for more salt (27 Oct 2011) Most people take the wrong salt (table salt) plus too much. The longevity hotspots do not consume much salt The question is for kids what do you do. Do you pro-rata these amounts down. Make sense. Say you decide to take teaspoon or 3 g. Then you will have to definitely cut out table salt but what that
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mean is that all products that have salt in them (processed foods + fast foods etc) one will have to cut out. This is what I have done to a great degree. I see some organic burgers for instance say it contains sea salt. Hope in time to come it will start saying that it contain Himalayan salt. However even if they start putting the best salt in the meat you will still not know how much salt. It will be great if one can just have as much salt as you like. See below (27 Oct 2011) now reduced meat intake substantially Faridum Batmanghelidj said When we drink enough water to pass clear urine, we also pass out a lot of the salt that was held back.... Let me repeat, when the body begins to collect salt, it is doing so to keep water in the body Note by Karl de Leeuw: What does he mean by this ? Is he saying that at a certain point where you drink enough water any excess salt will in any case be urinated. Should salt intake not be linked to the amount of water you drink then. No doubt most male adults dont drink between say 2.5 l and 4 l of water a day as recommended by some under the water section above. If say you drink 1 litre you cannot ramp it up to say 2.5 l overnight the increase needs to be gradual. There must be a better way to suggest water and salt intake as it is very confusing. Back to Faridum. However if I say get to 2.5 litre a day or more will I at some point urinate all excess salt. Is this what happened to the Hunzas ? So far the only test that I have carried out that commented on my level of salt intake was the Vega test that will be discussed later on. It said that I have too much salt in my body. Therefore I assume I must keep on drinking more water slowly but surely and see what the test say in one months time (I dont eat more than teaspoon of salt a day currently and cut out processed foods (therefore salts as well) so it must be that I am not drinking enough water ? Not sure) (27 Oct 2011) The other test that commented on salt was Flow System Audit. On Vega test I reduced my salt intake and the test says now OK. Also did not pursue drinking more water and saying with 1.5 to 1.6 litres a day including teas (it is however winter in Ireland) Just a side note: Earlier on Barbara talked about the iodine and fluoride additives to refined table salt. We need to get our iodine shortage from other sources as discussed before and on fluoride. I see on vitamin-insight.com that they say Fluoride is essential for healthy bone and tooth formation, as it helps the body retain calcium. It prevents acid and plaque formation in the mouth caused from food, especially sugar. Note by Karl de Leeuw: If our bodies had the right pH balance the tooth bones will not be robbed of its calcium as the body will not have to rob the alkaline calcium to balance things. This is a bit off the topic however I see Wikipedia under Dental plaque says Dental plaque is a biofilm, usually a pale yellow, that develops naturally on the teeth. It is formed, as in any biofilm, by colonizing bacteria trying to attach itself to a smooth surface (of a tooth). It has been also speculated that plaque forms part of the defence systems of the host by helping to prevent colonization by microorganisms which may be pathogenic. I wonder 10,000 years ago what the Hunzas did with their teeth. It seem that the poor plaque is trying to help us protect our teeth but we keep on removing it by brushing our teeth. If we get our bodies in an alkaline state and make sure we stay away from any products like sodas etc that is acid but not alkaline forming then we should not need to protect our teeth with fluoride tooth paste and just brush our teeth with organic toothpaste. Not really my field so dont know 21st centurydental.com says Well , not all drinks eat teeth ....Demineralization , or loss of tooth material, begins at a pH of 5.5, although under certain conditions, may even start at a higher pH.
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Note by Karl de Leeuw: They list pepsi at 2.49 pH. This will definitely pull alkaline minerals from the tooth. However the lemon in water that is say 3 pH will not as it has alkaline minerals in it and is alkaline forming. It does not have to rob the teeth of alkaline minerals. It seem that the poor plaque is trying to help us protect our teeth but we keep on removing it by brushing our teeth. If we get our bodies in an alkaline state and make sure we stay away from any products like sodas etc that is acid but not alkaline forming then we should not need to protect our teeth with fluoride tooth paste and just brush our teeth with organic toothpaste. Not really my field so dont know As salt was in short supply (it seems) pre-agricultural period more than 10,000 years ago it seems that preserving food with salt only came since then. I will be keen to see under a microscope what Biltong looks like after 90 days compared to fresh meat. Biltong is a big item for Afrikaners like myself where salt and vinegar is used to preserve meat . At the same time will be good to see what happens to dried fruit like Goji berries + apricots Vitamins (18 Oct 2011) More in the field of a registered nutritionist. However I make a few comments on vitamin C and D Under vitamin C Lintus Pauline was big into having big quantities of vitamin C. My diet (see later on) works out at 408 mg per day of vitamin C and the programme that my nutritionist use recommend (RNI) 40 mg per day. Lintus Pauline Institute (post Lintus days) seem to have curbed their recommended daily intake (RDA) to 90 mg. However they do state an upper limit of 2,000mg. In my diet Goji berries are very high in vitamin C (per quantity) and then in order of most vitamin C (in my diet) it is grapefruit, oranges, kiwi, tomatoes, brussels sprouts, peppers (red, yellow and green), broccoli, avocado, cabbage, lemon juice, courgettes Under Vitamin D This link seem to sum things up well http://www.imt.ie/clinical/2010/08/vitamin-d-in-pregnancy-and-early-life.html Later on I compare multiple sclerosis with dyslexia to see if there are any similarities. There is some evidence under dyslexia that a vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and/or first year of a persons life could perhaps play a role. It is not only pH that play an important role with calcium. It turns out that Vitamin D3 plays a very important role in calcium absorption. The article indicate that the current RNI by the programme that my nutritionist use of 5 ug (200IU) per day could be way low. Even Lintus Pauline Institute recommend 15 ug/d or 600 IU. This article and the link below suggest in the order of 1,000 IU (25 ug/d) This is a great video on Vitamin D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq1t9WqOD-0&feature=player_embedded
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On a web site www.ontrackreading.com where the person says there could be a link between vitamin D and dyslexia (you will really miss a great clip if you dont watch the above 60 minute youtube video). Ontrackreading say cod liver oil got vitamin A in retinol form that according to others might not be good however cod liver oil has been used for rickets for some time now. Michael Holick (60 min clip) of Boston University get his Vitamin D from cycling with his arms and legs exposed (sun block on his face) and vitamin D3 supplements (1,000 IU (25 ug) per day. I wanted to have a 100% supplement free diet and make all things up naturally via food however will first try vitamin D3 supplements in tablet form. I dont want to increase my fish intake as it is already enough and in any case my total vitamin D is 11.79 ug whereas I want to increase this by 3 times but specifically vitamin D3. Important to note that farmed fish dont seem to contain Vitamin D3. Needs to be organic or wild In the link below from 38 minutes to 41 minutes you can see that in Norway when (early 90s) they dropped vitamin D3 supplementation to 400 IU per day (10ug) that it was a start of a diabetes 1 epidemic. Therefore seem that daily recommended allowances are way low. Intoxication only seem to start at 50,000 IU daily so there seems to be a lot of room for manoeuvre here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTtmvMvgfl0&feature=player_embedded T Colin Campbell and Thomas M Campbell 2 in The China Study state The vitamin D made in our skin then travels to our liver, where it is converted by an enzyme to a vitamin D metabolite. This metabolites main function is to serve as the bodys storage form of vitamin D (while remaining mostly in the liver but also in body fat). The next step is the crucial one. When needed, some of the storage form of vitamin D in the liver is transported to the kidney, where another enzyme converts it into a supercharged vitamin D metabolite, which is called 1.25D. The rate at which the storage form of vitamin D is converted to the supercharged 1.25 D is a crucial reaction in this network. The 1.25D metabolite does most of the important work of vitamin D in our bodies. This supercharged 1,25D is about 1,000 times more active than the storage vitamin D. Supercharged 1.25 D only survives for six to eight hours once it is made. In contrast, our storage vitamin D survives for twenty days or more. .. The relationship between the storage form of vitamin D and the supercharged 1,25D is like having a large tank of natural gas buried in our yard (storage vitamin D) but carefully using only a very tiny amount of gas to light the burner at the stovetop. It is critical that the amount and timing of gas (1,25D) coming to our stovetop be carefully regulated, regardless of how much there may be in the tank, whether it is low or whether it is full.. However, it is also useful that we maintain an adequate supply in our storage tank. Note by Karl de Leeuw: I dont even have to be tested and currently my storage tank will be low. My energy levels after going off grains, milk, reducing meat and poultry intake - when exercising in the mornings - seem the same with my new diet. I have not got the voltex (structured) water as yet. Will be interesting to see what difference upping D3 will make Campbell 1 & 2 go on to say One of the more important things that vitamin D does, mostly through its conversion to supercharged 1,25D, is to control the development of a wide variety of serious diseases. .. So far, we can see how adequate sunshine exposure, by ensuring enough storage form of vitamin D, helps to prevent cells from becoming diseased. This suggest that certain diseases might
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be more common in areas of the world where there is less sunshine, in countries nearer the North and South Pole. Indeed there is such evidence. To be more specific: in the northern hemisphere, communities that are farther north tend to have more type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, breast cancer, prostate cancer and colon cancer, in addition to other diseases. Note by Karl de Leeuw: It seems from many sources now that there is a link between vitamin D shortages and a lot of diseases. However as can be seen when comparing later on- multiple sclerosis as an example with dyslexia vitamin D is a part of the big picture (one of band members). Vitamin D seems a very important one in the band where pH is the conductor Campbell 1 & 2 go on to say When, for example, we need more 1,25 D, parathyroid hormone induces the kidney enzyme activity to produce more 1,25 D. When there is enough 1,25D, parathyroid hormone slows down the kidney enzyme activity. Within seconds, parathyroid hormone manages how much 1,25 D there will be at each time and place. Under optimal conditions, sunshine exposure alone can supply all the vitamin D that we need to produce the all-important 1,25 at the right time. How much is enough ? If you know how much sunshine causes a slight redness of your skin, then one-fourth of this amount, provided two or three times per week, is more than adequate to meet our vitamin D needs and store some in our liver and body fat. If your skin becomes slightly red after about thirty minutes in the sun, then ten minutes, three times per week will be enough exposure to get plenty of Vitamin D. When and if we dont get enough sunshine, it may be helpful to consume vitamin D from our diets. Almost all of the vitamin D found in our diet has been artificially added to foods like milk and breakfast cereals. Along with vitamin supplements, this amount of vitamin D can be quite significant and, under certain circumstances, there is some evidence that this practice may be beneficial. Note by Karl de Leeuw: I am personally off animal milk and grain (cereals). Please note that grains does not include seeds such as millet, quinoa, buckwheat and amaranth. They are OK and will be discussed under longevity hot-spots. Above web sites on vitamin D shows that in a country like Ireland especially in the winter months there is no way that you will produce enough vitamin D via sunshine. Yes you need to place yourself at work in a position to get maximum sunlight but need extra vitamin D via food or supplementation Campbell 1 & 2 go on to say There are several studies now showing that if 1,25 D remains at consistently low levels, the risk of several diseases increases. So then the question is: what causes low levels of 1,25D ? Animal protein-containing foods cause a significant decrease in 1,25 D. These proteins create an acidic environment in the blood that blocks the kidney enzyme from producing this very important metabolite. A second factor that influences this process is calcium. Calcium in our blood is crucial for optimum muscle and nerve functioning, and it must be maintained in a narrow range. .. The blood levels of 1,25D therefore are depressed both by consuming too much animal protein and too much calcium. Animal-based food, with its protein, depresses 1,25D. Cows milk, however, is high both in protein and calcium. In fact, in one of the more extensive studies on MS that is associated with lower levels of 1,25 D, cows milk was found to be as important a factor as latitude.
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.. This is supported by the observation that northern people living along coastlines (e.g. Norway and Japan) who consume lots of vitamin D rich fish have less multiple sclerosis than people living inland. However, in these fish-eating communities with lower rates of disease, much less cows milk is consumed. Consuming cows milk has been shown to associate with MS and Type 1 diabetes independent of fish intake. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Under vitamin and mineral test vitamin D3 and D2 plus parathyroid hormone levels tests are discussed. Personally I would first want to correct my D3 via upping my intake via D3 tables and only then do the test. However these tests (and other hormone tests) are far more technical compared to other test (20 Oct 2011) Article in the Scientific American by Gabrielle Glaser said Gene Stubb, an associate professor emeritus of psychiatry and paediatrics at Oregan Health & Science University, says the preliminary research is already intriguing. We dont have proof, but I am certainly leaning in the direction that this hypothesis could be correct for a proportion of kids, says Stubbs, who has been studying autism for 30 years. He is launching a pilot study of 150 pregnant women who have at least one child diagnosed with the disorder. The women will receive 5,000IUs of vitamin D3 during gestation and 7,000 IUs during lactation. (27 Oct 2011) upped my D3 supplementation to 8,000 IU for a few days just to see if it has any effect. It did not. How I see it is that we must have the fuel for the stove and if you want to be a marathon runner you need the fuel in the tank otherwise you will run out of energy. It is not a case that you will get amazing amounts of energy. Going forward for now being in Ireland in the winter I will take one tables of 1,000 IU . Therefore total of 1,000 IU per day Protein, carbohydrates and fat Not much that I can say here due not being a registered nutritionist. However make a few comments Protein The Bamford-Lahey Childrens Foundation link developmental disorders to proteins in grain and milk as link http://www.childrensdisabilities.info/allergies/developmentaldisordersprotein7.html It links it to neurological and behaviour disorders but dont specifically mention dyslexia however we are part of this family. It states Down Syndrome and Autism . As will be seen later on under food intolerances and allergies that some dyslexic people are linked to grain and milk (gluten and casein proteins in grains and milk) Carbohydrates Glycemicindex.com say What is the Glycemic Index ? Not all carbohydrate foods are created equal, in fact they behave quite differently in our bodies. The glycemic index or GI describes this difference by ranking carbohydrates according to their effect on our blood glucose levels. Choosing low GI carbs the ones that produce only small fluctuations in our blood glucose and insulin levels is the secret to long-term health reducing your risk of heart disease and diabetes and is the key to sustainable weight loss. Note by Karl de Leeuw: It is interesting to see on below link that most of
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the vegetables have a GI of 15 or so one can see why Robert Young (that is not keen on sugar) is not so keen on all the fruits and why he is on a grapefruit ranch as it has a low GI of 25 (low for fruits). I like dried apricots and I see its GI is much lower than actual apricots. I will still go for the following one of each per day: orange, kiwi and banana + some grapes (even though their GI is higher than say grapefruit) http://www.southbeach-diet-plan.com/glycemicfoodchart.htm (27 Oct 2011) What seem to be even more important than GI is GL (glycemic load) http://helenpapas.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/what-is-the-difference-between-glycemic-index-giand-the-glycemic-load-gl/ My diet GL work out at 109 GL per day and the target stated by nutritionist is 100. See link of how she worked it out in spreadsheet format. There must be nutrition programmes that can automatically calculate GL as well (28 Oct 2011) I asked my nutritionist the following question There seem to be no overall target figure for GI as my score is 861. With GI it seems to be more about looking at each food and a score of less then 50 is best Jesss reply Yes, your understanding of GI is correct. Essentially you should aim to eat low GI foods. However, this is not entirely accurate as it does not take into account portion sizes. Carrots for example are classified as high GI but in reality so would have to eat a very large portion of carrots to have a dramatic effect on your blood sugar balance. Stick to what you are doing - whole foods in their most natural state. http://www.karldeleeuwfoundation.com/ebook/pdf/ORAC_&_GI_Scores_Karl_de_Leeuw_25_Oct_1 1.xlsx Fats Gareth Edwards one of the UKs best qualified pH nutritionists and alkaline diet experts in one of his articles on why essential fatty acids are so important for your health say There are several reasons why you need fat in your diet. .... If you eat healthy fat it can be beneficial, ph neutral or even alkalising source of calories or a way to make you feel full and to give you a fuel source to make energy On top of that there are certain body structures that are made of fat (or to give them their biological name lipids). The membranes that form every cell in your body are made from fats. The myelin sheaths that act as insulators around your nerves are made from fats. Your skin is primarily made of fat and messenger substances in your body have a lipid component to them. Add to that the fact that grey matter of your brain mostly consists of fats and suddenly you may start to feel an urge to start drinking fat ... ! Your body is a fantastic intelligent, creative entity. It can manufacture many different molecules from metabolic building block. There are however two types of fatty acid that your body has to have from what you eat. It cant turn other stuff into them. These are omega three and omega six fatty
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acid chains. These are called essential fatty acids (EFAs) because your body cant make them and you have to have them You can get omega three oils from oily fish. The SMASH acronym is a handy way to remember the best sources (salmon, mackerel, anchovies, sardines and herring). Personally, I have my doubts though about dosing up on fish. Eating it occasionally from choice might be a different matter. One important consideration is the fact that these essential un-saturated fats are susceptible to damage by light and heat. So unless you are eating your fish raw, Im not convinced that its a great way to get the omega oils that you absolutely need The action plan. I would recommend to all my clients that they have about 1 tablespoons (or more!) of either hemp oil or Udos Choice every day. Udos Choice is a vegetable oil blend with flax oil as the primary ingredient. It has vitamin E added which may serve to make it more stable flax oil. All vegetable oils are best stored in the cool and the dark in a glass or a tin, not plastic Note by Karl de Leeuw: Earlier on in discussing the brain one could see that at lot of the grey matter of our brain is made of fats / lipids and it is interesting to note that the myelin sheaths that act as insulators around our nerves are also made of fatty acids. The question is with people in the autism range can one stop the cross chatter that some say could occur between not so well insulated nerves by having more fatty acids? (27 Oct 2011) A further question that has now popped up under the multiple sclerosis section is is it uric acid that is eating the myelin sheaths ? that could be causing the cross chatter Calories The way I see calories is the burn out of energy value of protein; carbs and fat In this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_energy it shows a label of Basmati rice were the total calories per 110 g is 350kcal and against an allowance one can work out against the daily total of say 2,000 calories per day for woman - where you stand. The problem here is that if you want a protein 30%; carbs 50% and fat 20% diet this label does not really help you. It shows that Basmati rice ratio is 9g protein;76g carbs:1g fat. In percentage terms this is 11% protein; 88% carbs; 1% fat and as a adult women you know you have used 350/2000 or 18% of your daily calories. But what now it will be too complicated to work out how you can achieve a 30protein/50carb/20fat ratio by the end of the day. With an alkaline diet you dont need to worry about being overweight issues and calories as you just get slim over time Organic food Ray Kurzwell and Terry Grossman in Fantastic Voyage on food pollution says Chemicals are used extensively in food production. Fruit trees, for instance, are regularly sprayed with insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides during the growing season. Poison grain is dropped from planes onto apple orchards to kill rodents. The trees are sprayed with chemicals designed to keep the apples from falling off their stems. After being picked, the fruit is coated with wax to improve appearance, then stored for several months in warehouses filled with toxic gases to prolong storage before
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coming to market. When you eat conventionally grown apples, many of these toxins remain on and even within the fruit. No matter how vigilant you are, you cant avoid accumulating pesticides in your tissues. Pesticides residues are present in all categories of foods, and it is not unusual for a single food item to contain residues of five or more toxic chemicals. To reduce these toxins, eat organic whenever possible, and soak fruits and vegetables for a few minutes in water mixed with a commercial produce cleanser, which helps remove some of the toxins from outside of produce. According to the Environmental Working Group, certain fruits and vegetables are heavily contaminated with pesticides, while others are much less so. By avoiding the most contaminated fruits and vegetables and eating those least contaminated instead, it is estimated that you can reduce your pesticide exposure 90 percent. Off course, you should still eat organic produce whenever possible. But these recommendations apply to those situations where conventionally grown produce is your only option. Most contaminated: Bell peppers, spinach, celery, potatoes, peaches, nectarines, strawberries, apples, pears, cherries, grapes (imported) and raspberries. Least contaminated: sweet corn, avocado, cauliflower, asparagus, onions, sweet peas, broccoli, pineapples, mangoes, kiwi, papaya, and bananas. Animal-based foods are higher in toxins than vegetables and fruits, with most toxins being concentrated in fatty tissues. Joel Wallach says ..when it comes to minerals, because plants cannot make minerals in any way, shape or form, and if theyre not in the soil anymore theyre not in our plants. Wikipedia under Paleolithic dietsays Cows fed on a grass-based diet produce significant amounts of omega-3 fatty acids compared to grain-fed animals, while minimizing trans fats and saturated fats Note by Karl de Leeuw: The way I see it is that whatever we eat becomes us. One can see with even a free range chicken fed on corn. They are yellow. Whatever they eat we eat. I have not been able to research what the organic animals feeds are however I see on the web in Ireland there is only one supplier and that the feed that they get is far more expensive than the normal feed. The normal feed for non organic chickens (even free range) seem to be grain. Is this unstored or stored grain ? If it is stored grain dont we just basically mostly eat grain. Yes a free range chicken will eat some plants so better than a mass produced chicken in a big warehouse. I wonder when you go to a food take-away that sell chicken what is in their chickens. Surely due to commercial pressures they have to go for the cheapest alternative. Currently people will simply not pay the extra price for say an organic chicken. Hopefully this will change because if Robert Young is right about 90 day fermentation of stored grain then the warehouse mass produced chicken is really the same stored grain we are eating (27 Oct 2011) Ive now substantially reduced poultry intake The Sunday Times in Ireland on the 17 July 11 in an article on Organic Failure by John Burns he says The rationale behind paying about 25% more for organic produce was further undermined by a study of Which ?, a British consumer group. Following admittedly small-scale trials of potatoes, broccoli and tomatoes, it concluded that conventionally grown vegetables were tastier and more nutritious, with the broccoli containing more antioxidants and the potatoes more vitamin C. Given
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that the yields are less, and with margins down because of the recession, these findings put the organic movement on the back foot. But it is clear from a scientific point of view that organic farming is more beneficial to the environment, in terms of increased flora and fauna and biodiversity. Also there is no chance of getting a build-up of pesticides in organic fruit and veg. Maher says the nutritional content is not the main reason why people buy organic food. It is because they dont have artificial chemicals or pesticides on them, She said. Even in the recession the organic market has held its own. The volume of sales has increased, although value has decreased. Note by Karl de Leeuw.: It is cutting out the pesticides etc (all toxins) out of the body. We already have enough pollution as it is why do we want to clog up our bodies with pesticides and chemicals. I am not convinced at all that organic food have not got the same or better nutrition but say it didnt then it means that the minerals in the ground that the organic farmers use is not as good as the non organic farmers. Should the non organic farmers not take up this opportunity and de-pesticide (if there is something like that) their land and start growing organic food. The organic market is growing The article goes on to say Nestle wanted to buy our oats for their baby food line. Nestle tested the Tipperary (Ireland) oats and the purity amazed them. They said they hadnt seen grain samples like this for 25 years said Finke. Note by Karl de Leeuw: When we used to live in London (now in Dublin) and when we visited Ireland we always used to love to eat Irish food as it just tastes great. Why is the Irish not exporting organic food. Currently Ireland import 70% of their organic food John Finke says in his native Germany, 5.6% of agricultural land is organic. In neighbouring Austria its 18.5%, in the Czech Republic , 9.4% and in the UK, 4.5%, But in Ireland, despite our green image and pride in the purity of our agricultural produce, the amount of agricultural land farmed organically is just 1.2%. The reasons why Irish farmers are reluctant to go organic is the subject of a PhD thesis by Doris Laepple, an official with Teagasc. The first reason is that farmers werent encouraged to go organic. We never went through the agricultural revolution as they did in Europe, where there were a lot of chemicals and pesticides which caused a lot of environmental problems. It is hard to convince people to get into growing them because its very hard work. she said. Thats a factor that deters people, plus the low returns.One barrier to getting maximum returns is the size of farms. In continental Europe, organic holdings can be 3,000 or 4,000 acres. The largest organic farm in Ireland is 300 acres. One of the barriers to organic farming is perception from neighbours, said Maher. If you decide to go organic youre going off the wall. Another is the high age of farmers, with 60%to 70% of them over 55. They may feel they are approaching retirement and wont look at other possibilities. Organic does require a huge skill set and lots more knowledge. Its a whole different method of farming.
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Note by Karl de Leeuw: From above just cannot understand why Irish farmers are not exporting organic food to the rest of Europe. The market is there and Ireland got the soil that provides a great marketing advantage Cutting out toxins from the body and The Healing Crisis Sang Whan of Reverse Aging says Dr Alexia Carrell kept pieces of a chicken heart alive in a saline solution which contained minerals in the same proportion as chicken blood for over 28 years ! The secret was that he changed the solution every day. In other words, he disposed of the waste products daily. An ordinate chicken does not live anywhere near 28 years. This means that there is no limit in the number of cell divisions as long as the cell waste products are disposed of every day. Note by Karl de Leeuw: I assume the way we get rid of waste products is by flushing our bodies with water. Is all the toxins that we are putting into our body via chemicals, pesticides, chlorine from swimming pools etc preventing the water to clean our bodies of waste ? MJ Pangman and Co says When the human body has enough water and enough energy, it is able to nourish and cleanse itself on a regular basis. Water is often the most limiting factor. When water lacks energy and structure, toxins are stored. Full-spectrum, living water can provide a significant boost in both energy and cellular efficiency enough for your body to begin to clear stored toxins. However, detoxification was not meant to happen overnight . It can take months even years to release the deeply held toxins that your body has carefully hidden to keep them from damaging critical organs and systems of your body. Heavy metals are some of the most difficult toxins to remove. If you are drinking structured water and you are still not well hydrated, it is often because there are heavy metals and other pollutants that still need to be released. Ray Kurzwell and Terry Grossman in Fantastic Voyage says Even a clogged toilet or drain can wreak havoc on normal household function. Our bodies are no different, and the prompt and effective removal of toxins is critically important to longevity. You are exposed to toxins in many forms: in polluted air and water, in your workplace, and in your food. You are bombarded with electromagnetic radiation and polluted by heavy metal. You even form some of the most dangerous toxins within your cells yourself. Efficient and effective mechanisms for decontaminating and safely disposing of these toxins are critical to health maintenance and longevity. ..The biggest source of toxins: misformed proteins. Misformed proteins are perhaps the most dangerous toxin of all and are formed within our own cells. Research suggest that misformed proteins may be at the heart of numerous disease processes in the body. Such diverse diseases as Alzheimers disease, the human form of mad cow disease, cystic fibrosis, cataracts, and diabetes all result from the inability of the body to adequately eliminate misformed proteins. (27 Oct 2011) Wonder if these misformed proteins are gluten in grains and casein in milk Protein molecules perform the majority of work done in the cell. Proteins are made within each cell according to DNA blueprints. They begin as long strings of amino acids, which must then be folded into precise three dimensional configurations to function as enzymes, transport proteins, and so on. Specialized chaperone molecules protect the amino acid strands while they undergo the folding
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process. Even so, about one-third of formed protein molecules are folded improperly. These disfigured proteins must be immediately destroyed, or they will rapidly accumulate, disrupting cellular functions on many levels. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Wonder if there is a linkage between above and http://www.childrensdisabilities.info/allergies/developmentaldisordersprotein7.html Bruce Fife in The Healing Crisis says All natural methods of healing are based on the concept that the body is capable of curing just about any illness if it is given the opportunity that is, if negative influences such as environmental toxins, emotional stress, malnutrition, etc are removed. The body has an amazing capacity to heal itself. When we get a cut, break a bone, tear a muscle, or get bacteria infection, the body immediately goes to work to repair the damage. We develop symptoms (mucus discharge, fever, coughing, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, etc ) to fight and remove harmful substances. The body knows what to do in every case. ..The immune system is our bodys defence mechanism. It protects us from disease-causing microorganisms, organic and inorganic toxins, and our own cells that are damaged or have turned malignant or cancerous. The immune system is comprised of billions of cells and molecules distributed throughout the body. The backbone of the immune system is the white blood cells and specialized protein molecules such as antibodies and complements. Potentially deadly organisms that cause bubonic plaque, yellow fever, typhoid, etc can all be overcome by a healthy immune system. This is clearly evidenced by the millions of people who have been infected by these organisms and have survived, with and without the use of medications. The body has the power to overcome all pathogenic organisms. But when the immune system is weakened, even a typical flu virus, which would ordinarily only cause minor symptoms for a couple of days, can become deadly. When the immune system is overworked or when nutrients essential for the production of healthy white blood cells are lacking in our diets, our immune system cannot adequately do its job, sickness and disease results. If the white blood cells are grossly outnumbered, the disease causing invaders will overcome. If white blood cells are just barely able to keep daily toxins and pathogenic invaders in check, poisons are easily trapped in tissues and build up over time. These poisons can disrupt normal cellular activity, causing degeneration and further burdening the immune system. Good diet and lifestyle choices are the keys to maintaining a strong immune system. Treating symptoms. In traditional medicine, disease is often viewed as a set of symptoms, and treatment is focused upon removing those symptoms. The problem with this approach is that the symptoms are not the cause of the disease: they are only the bodys response to it. Suppressing or masking the symptoms will not cure the disease. Taking a pain pill will not cure a headache, it only deadens the nerves so that the pain is not felt. The cause of the headache remains. Taking cough medicine does not cure chest colds. Sleeping pills will not cure insomnia. Prozac will not cure depression. Ritalin will not cure attention deficit disorder (ADD). Cortisone injections will not cure arthritis. When the cause of the problem is not removed, medication must be used regularly to suppress symptoms.
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..Many diseases, especially chronic illnesses, do not show up on diagnostic test until the condition has progressed to an advanced stage. For example,80 percent of the ability of the pancreas to produce digestive enzymes is lost before clinical symptoms occur and a problem can be detected. The loss in function of the pancreas, however, will adversely affect digestion and nutrient absorption, which in turn will affect the health and well-being of the entire body. So a person can be diagnosed as normal or healthy, yet lack of health because of subclinical conditions. Being healthy includes a feeling of well-being or the absence of dis-ease. Dis-ease is defined as any form of discomfort caused by cellular or tissue malfunction, sickness, or feelings of ill health that put the body or mind at dis-ease. Dis-ease can be caused by toxins (biologic organisms , environmental pollutants, metabolic waste, food additives and contaminants, as well as too much dietary fat, sugar, and protein), stress (both physical and emotional trauma), malnutrition (lack of essential nutrients and other elements necessary for optimal health), and poor lifestyle habits (lack of exercise, sunshine, and fresh air). When non-harmful methods are used to correct these dis-ease-causing factors, health is restored. ..When toxins are being assimilated or created faster than they can be eliminated, the toxic accumulations create an environment in which dis-ease develops. The cleansing process. When we have a fever, for example, body temperature is elevated as a means of killing invading organisms and sweat out by-products of the cleaning process. Heat also stimulates the production of white blood cells the powerhouse of the immune system. An increase in mucus production, which causes a runny nose and sinus and throat congestion, is an elimination process. The mucus is carrying away harmful debris cleansed from the body. Coughing is a means by which the body removes garbage from the lungs vomiting and diarrhea are processes in which the body cleans out the digestive system. Loss of appetite, aching muscles and joints, and fatigue are symptoms that encourage the body to slow down and rest while the cleaning process is taking place. Rest is necessary as the body needs to focus on purification. Pain tells us that there is a problem in the body that needs attention. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Over the last year I have made nutritional changes and I have been wondering why I still keep having a runny nose. As I write I have a runny nose. It is not there the complete time but comes and go. Is this my healing crisis ? I have been building toxins for 48 years and the healing process will not be overnight. I have also been having irritation between my toes and over the last few weeks this seem to be cleaning up. My gout from 3 to 4 years back was in my right toe. Is this a healing crisis where the body is removing things via my feet or is it simply that I stopped swimming in chlorine swimming pools three weeks or so ago Bruce Fife goes on to say This is an area of confusion for many people. After eating healthfully they would expect to get better, not sick. The diet is supposed to make them healthy; why then, are they getting sick? These symptoms of illness are actually indications of improving health. ..A man undergoing treatment for obesity, which included a sharp reduction of calories in his diet, suddenly developed symptoms of poisoning. On examination, his fat was found to contain substantial amounts of stored dieldrin (a pesticide), which had been metabolized as he lost weight. Over the years, his body had accumulated the toxin from his food and environment.
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..During the cleansing process, excess fat, hardened mucus, and toxic wastes throughout the body emulsify and wash out into the bloodstream to be discarded. This influx of toxins into the system brings on symptoms of sickness. ..Although you may encounter several minor crises, the first major cleansing crisis is often the worst, which each succeeding reaction being milder and of shorter duration than the one before. The body becomes purer, stronger, and healthier with longer periods of symptom-free health, until you reach a plateau where you are relatively free of symptoms and illness. ..Herings Law of Cure. He stated, All cure comes from within out, from the head down, and in reverse order as the symptoms have appeared in the body. In other words, healing starts from the inside of the body and works outward, and form the top of the head and works downward, occurring in the reverse order in which sickness afflicted the body. This law has proven accurate since it was first revealed more than a century ago. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Bruce then use examples of illnesses / diseases a) From within out such as runny nose, diarrhea, high blood pressure, skin rashes, menstrual disorders, stiffness in the joints,e tc . He says Arthritis, for example, is not a localized problem, but a metabolic or chemical dysfunction of the entire body. In order to get lasting relief from arthritis, the entire body must be put back into chemical balance. Drugs that threat only the area of the joints provide only temporary relief without curing the problem. b) From the head down . Use example of person that suffered from MS. Our second daughter had heavy eczema as a young child and the homeopath said that the eczema will disappear from the head down and that is what happened. Bruce go on to say Our minds are affected by all the foods, drinks, drugs, and other substances we come into contact with. Schizophrenic and other abnormal behaviour including depression, irritability, anger, anxiety, fear, etc. can be caused by nutrient deficiencies and toxicities. The obvious example is what hallucinogenic drugs can do to the mind. The lack of vitamin B3 can cause schizophrenia like reactions. Brain allergies cause mental dysfunction. Often, certain foods will involve brain allergies that manifest themselves in abnormal behaviour. Milk is one of the most common allergens. .. if that element were stored in his body, upon release due to cleaning, he would experience mental disturbance even though he had not consumed any diary. c) In reverse order. Bruce gives examples The most impressive example Bruce gives is of a lady with tumors covering her skull, shoulder,ribs, pelvic bone, and along her spine. She then went for chemo but no joy. Then via research she discovered the nutritionist that started a cleansing diet and detoxification program. Bruce recall her words Five week later, test done by my oncologist revealed no trace of cancer ! He was flabbergasted ! Five weeks of cleansing using harmless methods did more for Anne than a year and a half of drugs, surgery, and all the knowledge of medical science. Detox also occurs with Spirulina. Harald Tietze in Spirulina micro food macro blessing says The negative side effects mentioned earlier are only the response to the cleansing effect and area sign
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that Spirulina has begun its work to detoxify. After a while the benefits of the super nutrition will show clearly. Oxidation and antioxidants ORAC score Purewatersystems.com say Oxidation is Natures primary method of decomposition: it also link to the creative process. In the human body oxidation breaks food into its component parts and uses them to create the substances necessary to sustain life. The process of oxidation cannot occur without a balancing reaction of the opposite nature. When one substance loses electrons (is oxidized), another substance gains electrons (is reduced). The potential for electron exchange is described as redox potential REDuction and OXidation. While oxygen is the most prevalent oxidizing agent, hydrogen (the feminine force in water) is one of Natures primary reducing agents. Hydrogen and numerous hydrogen-containing compounds supply electrons during countless redox reactions. Oxygen the double-edged sword. Everyone knows that oxygen is necessary for life. You can only live a few minutes without it. But oxygens work leaves reactive molecules behind. These called oxygen radicals, reactive oxygen species, and /or active oxygen. Oxygen radicals (oxidants) are like the exhaust from a car. They are by-products of a fuel-burning engine. Oxygen radicals are the most aggressive free radicals. It has been estimated that two percent of the oxygen we breathe eventually produces oxygen radicals. This may not seem like a lot until you consider how many times every minute you breathe. By the end of the day, this amount produces over 57,000 cubic centimetres of oxygen radicals. Left unbalanced, oxygen radicals destroy cell membranes, deactivate enzymes, and damage DNA. However, the only time oxidants become a problem is when their counterbalancing reductions are absent. Stress, poor diet, pollution, and electromagnetic interference all contribute to the use of hydrogen. This leaves an overabundance of oxygen radicals. Wikipedia under Antioxidant say The brain is uniquely vulnerable to oxidative injury, due to its high metabolic rate and elevated levels of polyunsaturated lipids, the target of lipid peroxidation. Consequently, antioxidants are commonly used as medications to treat various forms of brain injury. An antioxidant is a molecule capable of inhibiting the oxidation of other molecules. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that transfers electrons from a substance to an oxidizing agent. Oxidation reactions can produce free radicals. In turn, these radicals can start chain reactions. ... Antioxidants terminate these chain reactions by removing free radical intermediates and inhibit other oxidation reactions. They do this by being oxidized themselves, so antioxidants are often reducing agents such as thoils, ascorbic acid or polyphenols. Although oxidation reactions are crucial for life, they can also be damaging: hence, plants and animals maintain complex systems of multiple types of antioxidants, such as glutathione, vitamin C and vitamin E as well as enzymes such as catalase, superoxide dismutase and various peroxidises. Low levels of antioxidants, or inhibition of the antioxidant enzymes, cause oxidative stress and may damage or kill cells. The paradox in metabolism is that while the vast majority of complex life on Earth requires oxygen for its existence, oxygen is a highly reactive molecule that damages living organisms by producing
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reactive oxygen species. Consequently, organisms contain complex network of antioxidant metabolites and enzymes that work together to prevent oxidative damage to cellular components such as DNA, proteins and lipids. In general, antioxidant systems either prevent these reactive species from being formed, or remove them before they can damage, vital components of the cell. However, since reactive oxygen species do have useful functions in cells, such as redox signalling, the function of antioxidant systems is not to remove oxidants entirely, but instead to keep them at an optimum level. Oxidative stress is thought to contribute to the development of a wide range of diseases including Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease, the pathologies caused by diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and neurodegeneration in motor neuron diseases. In many of these cases, it is unclear if oxidants trigger the disease, or if they are produced as a secondary consequence of the disease and from general tissue damage: One case in which this link is particularly well understood is the role of oxidative stress in cardiovascular disease. Here, low density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation appears to trigger the process of atherogenesis, which results in atherosclerosis, and finally cardiovascular disease. Diets high in fruit and vegetables, which are high in antioxidants, promote health and reduce the effects of aging, however antioxidant vitamin supplementation has no detectable effect on the aging process, so the effects of fruit and vegetables may be unrelated to their antioxidant contents. One reason for this might be the fact that consuming antioxidant molecules such as polyphenols and vitamin E will produce changes in other parts of metabolism, so it may be these other effects that are the real reason these compounds are important in human nutrition. Note by Karl de Leeuw: The Goji berry for example is a very good antioxidant. Li Ching Yuen (or sometimes referred to as Li Ching Yun) that lived in the order of 200 years plus. Growtallforum.com say ..one secret of Lis longevity is already produced right now. Yes, the raw organic superfood Tibetan Goji Berries. It is believed that Li consumed Goji Berries everyday, Tiberan Goji Berries as a raw organic superfood is being honoured to these day because of its longevity properties .. Despite its longevity benefits, Tibertan Goji Berries also strengthens the immune system, increase energy and reduce fatigue, reduce the effect of free radical in the body, engender a sense of well-being and optimism and help curb appetite and over-eating. As a raw organic superfood its nutritional profile is packed. Its loaded with nutrients and powerful antioxidants. 18 amino acids, more beta carotene than carrots, more iron than spinach, 21 trace minerals, 500 times more vitamin C than oranges, 13% protein more than whole wheat , and loaded with other vitamins such as vitamin B1,B6 and vitamin E Plantcures.com in an article Li Ching Yuen lived to be 197 ! that seems to be a summary of the New York Times of the 6 May 1933 Li Ching-Yun dead: Gave his age as 197 says At the time I thought it was really amusing. I think the reason that I have lived this long and am still perpetually healthy is because nothing has irritated me since I was 40 years old. Because of that, my heart is very calm, peaceful and divinely tranquil. That is why I am free from any illness, and always healthy and happy. At the age of fifty when I went to a mountain to collect some herbs, I met an elderly man who lived on the secluded mountain. He didnt appear to be a supernatural man, but he took big
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strides when he walked, as if he was flying in the air. No matter how hard I tried, I could not keep up with him. Later, I met him again. I knelt before him and begged for his secret. He gave me some wild fruits and said. My only secret is that I only eat these fruits. I took the fruits, and found that they were Chinese Wolfberries. Since then I consumed three qian of Chinese Wolfberries daily (a gian is the weight used to measure Chinese medicine which is equal to five grams). From then on I became healthy and agile. I can walk a hundred li (a li equal half a kilometre) and not feel tired. I became better in strength and stamina than an average person. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Wolfberries commercial name is Goji berries. Li Ching Yuen (if above is correct) therefore took 15 grams a day. Both Goji berries and Spirulina is high in beta-carotene the antioxidant so I will take most probably 1/3 of this amount say 5g as a start (before I get my diet confirmed). I assume that it will be important to get organic goji berries and make sure they come from an area with the right mineral quality. Will current Goji berries have the same nutritional value (same mineral content) compared to Lis time. I suppose if they grow it in the Himalayans or surrounding areas in China, Tibet, etc perhaps close ORAC. Wisegeek.com says An Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) score is a test tube analysis that measures the antioxidant levels of food and other chemical substances. If a food has a high ORAC score, then it means the food is high in antioxidants. The antioxidants strength is its ability to eliminate oxygen free radicals. With the ORAC, score, a higher score means the food is better at helping us fight disease such as heart disease and cancer. ..The ORAC score test was developed by Dr. Guohua Cao., a chemist and physician, The ORAC score covers all the antioxidants in foods. Antioxidants cannot easily be measured separately, but the ORAC score test can identify which nutrients are the important antioxidants. Combinations of nutrients found in foods may have greater protective benefits than each nutrient on its own. Many people obtain a number of their daily nutrients from supplements in pill or powder form, but in order to receive the best form of nutrients, it is essential to receive them from plant chemicals rather than just from supplements. There are certain types of plants that have a better antioxidant level than others, and the ORAC score can measure these. ..Studies have shown that eating foods with a high ORAC score will raise the antioxidant levels in the blood by around 10% to 25%. The ORAC figure suggested by experts is around 5,000 units per day to have a significant effect on plasma and tissue antioxidant levels. Eating eight to ten servings of brightly coloured fruits and vegetables or dark greens will help to achieve this level. More and more foods and supplements are beginning to state the ORAC score on their labels, and this should make it easier to find foods you like which are also good for you. (27 Oct 2011) My ORAC as my diet at end of the longevity section comes to approximately 36,000 that is way above the 5,000 units mentioned here. However my nutritionist stated 30,000 as target. I am not can going to be concerned that I am over the recommended target here as the Hunzakuts would then have been way over the target set by some. This is what my nutritionist Jess said I could not find a reliable source of information in any of the nutrition journals regarding the daily ORAC target. This figure is taken from Keri Glassman's The O2 Diet. As the ORAC rating is measure of your antioxidant
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potential, there is currently no research to suggest this can be too high. Inflammation has been shown to be the driver of most disease states and antioxidants help to 'dampen' inflammation. Wikipedia says With nearly all vegetables, conventional boiling can reduce the ORAC value by up to 90%, while streaming retains more of the antioxidants. (27 Oct 2011) In the longevity hotspots discussed later on they used steaming for cooking or made sure that the food is not overcooked http://www.gojijuices.net/gojiandorac.html list ORAC scores mainly for fruit and vegetables. I see on other ORAC scores that spices got very high ORACs. I have a food intolerance for spices that two test confirmed and this is a pity as I love Indian food. When it comes to nutrition linked to antioxidants for me the mix that makes sense is fruit and veg and then I will go for Gobi and Spirulina. From this link to achieve the DRI of 5,000 per day (assume DRI stands for Dietary Reference Intake) I assume we take the Goji Berry score of 25,300 divided by 5 = roughly 5,000. Then take 20 g /5 = 4 grams of Goji required per day to reach 5,000 ORAC score. This link says It has been suggested that humans should consume about 5,000 ORAC units a day for maximum benefits. Unfortunately most people do not eat nearly enough vegetable and fruit, or the right type of vegetables and fruit, to achieve this. For example, to get your daily ORAC from apples, you would need to eat 2,294 grams of apple (or about 22 apples). Note by Karl de Leeuw: I see that Spirulina got about double the ORAC score compared to Goji Berries http://www.superfoods.co.za/spirulina.htm but like Goji berries you take very small quantities. At present I will take the recommended allowances for Spirulina (currently I take one teaspoon twice a day in powder form but will move to tablet form and Australian Spirulina says 5 tables twice a day. Due to this I am going to restrict my Goji berries say 4 to 5 gram a day and I think it is about what you can get in the small palm of your had (3 or so teaspoons). On Goji berries the % vitamin C is amazing. Linus Pauline would have loved Goji berries http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Pauling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_radical_absorbance_capacity In this link one can see that other berries can also produce high ORAC scores but you need about a cup full. They say one apple does the trick so this is different to the information on the other site mentioned above. What is interesting is that one plum does the trick. What I like about Goji is that it has high (in % terms) vitamin C as well and I am not so mad personally on the taste of plums. I am not mad into the taste of Spirulina (not bad really) and once I have finished the powder will switch to tablet although powder is cheaper and better absorption. The tablets are still pure. One can however make smoothies and all kid of things with the powder (28 Oct 2011) have stayed with taking Spirulina in powder form Wikipedia under Antioxidant says There is strong evidence that one of the adoptions resulting from exercise is a strengthening of the bodys antioxidant defences, particularly the glutathione system, to regulate the increased oxidative stress. This may be to some extent protective against diseases which are associated with oxidative stress, which would provide a partial explanation for the lower incidence of major diseases and better health of those who undertake regular exercise.
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Oxidative stress + reversing a condition (such as neurodegenerative diseases) From the Oxidation and antioxidants section above I copy two paragraphs again from Wikipedia Oxidative stress is thought to contribute to the development of a wide range of diseases including Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease, the pathologies caused by diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and neurodegeneration in motor neuron diseases. In many of these cases, it is unclear if oxidants trigger the disease Diets high in fruit and vegetables, which are high in antioxidants, promote health and reduce the effects of aging, however antioxidant vitamin supplementation has no detectable effect on the aging process, so the effects of fruit and vegetables may be unrelated to their antioxidant contents. One reason for this might be the fact that consuming antioxidant molecules such as polyphenols and vitamin E will produce changes in other parts of metabolism, so it may be these other effects that are the real reason these compounds are important in human nutrition. The above indicate we must not just look at antioxidants but that we need to get the body metabolism correct. This links in with the alkaline or Flow System Audit approach I put in oxidative stress +autism and down syndrome under google and it shows there seems to be a linkage there with oxidative stress as well. Asa.confex.com says Convincing data demonstrate greater oxidative stress in groups of children with autism, as compared to controls. Oxidized biomolecules in blood (lipid peroxide in both red-cells and serum) and urine (isoprostanes) are significantly elevated in autism. Autistic brain has significantly increased lipofuscin after age seven, and a more specific oxidative marker is found in cortical dendrites in even younger subjects. Oxidant levels are higher in groups of autistic children. Multiple studies demonstrate much higher production of the nitric oxide free radical (NO) in autism. Another finds higher xanthine oxidase, which predicts greater generation of other free-radicals. Environmental toxins are higher: perchlorethylene, hexane and pentane in plasma; mercury, lead and arsenic in red cells. Plasma copper and provoked urinary mercury are higher. ... Finally, anti-oxidant nutrients have been shown to improve autistic behaviour. (28 Oct 2011) I saw a programme on TV last night on autism. The one family just from their body shape you could see are eating the wrong foods and shows drinking sodas. I wonder if autistic people go on a longevity diet (must by 100% including things like eating organic and no coffee etc) what will happen. Seems important also with autistic people to cut uric acid waste in body (by eating alkaline diet); cut all table salt and have small amounts of good salt and as above studies have a high ORAC score. Would cut out all grains and milk as well. Millet, buckwheat, quinoa and amaranth OK as ancient grain (actually seed). However will cut grain intake a bit compared to current western intake. Therefore with certain conditions we have to be more radical for say 6 to 12 months and see what difference it makes Note by Karl de Leeuw: As dyslexic people we are in the autism spectrum (lower down) and therefore above could have an influence on us albeit in a smaller way Under Downsyndrome Separationsnow.com says At the molecular level, oxidative stress is thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of Downs syndrome but a cause and effect relationship
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has yet to be established. The increased activity of copper/zinc superoxide dismutase has been proposed as the cause of many neurological symptoms of Downs syndrome but this is still in dispute. ..So, oxidative damage has been confirmed as an early event in Downs syndrome development and these oxidised proteins might be viable biomarkers of the disease, They could also help to design new nutritional or pharmacological treatments based on antioxidant compounds to prevent or slow down the onset of these side effects (28 Oct 2011) With Down syndrome I assume you cannot reverse things fully. However same comments on diet as above on autism Note by Karl de Leeuw: In the article it many times mentioned proteins and I then thought about the article on developmental disorder above where they talk about grain and milk and the proteins in it. I dont see us having to come up with pharmacological treatments. Is the answer not in aforementioned part in the nutrition side of this e-book. Should we get our food intolerances checked; then cut out any food that stops us absorbing other foods or the foods we have an intolerance to; It seems with downs syndrome grains and milk might be a problem; alkalize our bodies and get our metabolism corrects; drink more water slowly but surely up to right amounts over say 6 months to a year; drink structured water; get the right Himalayan salt in and cut out all processed foods and table salt; cut out chlorine from swimming pools and swim in ozone friendly pools or sea/ sea water pools; eat organic; eat antioxidants but not too much (28 Oct 2011) I am still not swimming in normal pools but now using the sauna and steam room in our local leisure centre. They use normal water for the sauna and steam room unlike the whirlpool or swimming pool where items gets added that could be just too much for our bodies to handle. More info later under exercise section Another item that crops up time and time again with dyslexia and other conditions - is fatty acids. Fabresearch.org says There is evidence of co-morbidity in the neurodevelopmental disorders and they display depletion of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in their plasma and red cell membranes. This suggest an abnormal fatty acid metabolism, which may affect cell signalling an synthesis of eicosanoids. This common feature in the neurodevelopmental disorders may be genetic in origin: however, oxidative stress may also contribute to decreased PUFAs found in these disorders. Note by Karl de Leeuw: I think they are right to say that neurodevelopmental disorders might be genetic in that yes it comes from pre-agriculture period before grain and milk consumption. Is this fatty acid build-up not due to us not being able to absorb food correctly. Is it not if we eat correct foods (including antioxidants) ; alter our absorption of food via Spirulina and structured water; cut foods out that irritate our digestive system ; exercise etc that things might improve rather than coming up with a new product to treat a symptom but not get to the cause? (28 Oct 2011) When mentioning that we did not have grains pre-agriculture it excludes the ancient grains from Africa being millet, buckwheat, quinoa and amaranth For information one of the things that attracted me to ionized water (I now prefer structured water + antioxidant foods as combination rather than ionziers) is that Ionizers will say have a negative ORP (oxidation reduction potential) of say -300 and the water is high in antioxidants that sort of eat up
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the free radicals. In Japan in hospitals however they use ionizers I suppose for this reason and to quickly balance patients acid imbalance. There could still be a role for ionizers in treatment where patients are very sick to eat up the radicals quickly. However for dyslexia, autism, down syndrome, etc the structured water + antioxidants foods must be the best option in my view Sea mines Sea mines or acanthocytes or echinocytes. Where the red blood cells radically change form into spiky forms. With neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimers and Parkinsons decease mentioned above by Wikipedia - oxidative stress is an issue. Oxidative stress is also an issue with other neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntingtons . Again with Huntingtons the words protein and fatty acids come up a lot At the end of July 2011 I took my son to be checked for his body metabolism (Gabriel in Ireland using Flow System Audit) and to look at the blood under a microscope. All our family of fives blood was OK except my sons red blood cells had echinocytes in them and Gabriel was not concerned. However when I got home I put in the word echinocytes in google an it listed neurdevelopmental disorders and amongst them Huntingtons (vary high amongst South Africans) , Mcleod syndrome and others. It has not been confirmed however these conditions are more linked to acanthocytes but the red blood cells look very similar. I obviously got a fright and linked this to South Africans where fat issues (due to high cholesterol as Afrikaners) is an issue fortunately due to my research in nutrition just before this event I knew an alkaline diet can do the trick. I was 100% sure of this. We decided to obviously get my son bloods checked by a children hospital paediatric haematologist but we could only do so after returning from a short break in Kilkee (the west of Ireland) . I instigated (incorrectly) a new alkaline diet for my son against the wishes of my wife I got our ionizer that we rented about two weeks before this date but only wanted to start using it after the consultation with Gabriel as I want to return 6 months after the check-up to see what progress we made and did not want the ionizer to alter the test. When I found out that my son had this sea mine I immediately hooked up the ionizer at about 9 pH (not too high); went organic; 70 fruit and vegetables; 15% fish; 15% meat and poultry; very much like my diet; Spirulina (only limited Goji berries as the ionizer did the short-term trick with eating the free radicals) (28 Oct 2011) would cut out meat and poultry as well (can later on introduce small quantities of meat and poultry but if need be just flavour food with meat small pieces). If I used my new diet with good ORAC score most probably would have used voltex water (structured water) in lieu of ionizer After a week we then got my sons blood tested and the haematologist said that my sons red blood cells are fine. We were obviously relieved however I must say that I immediately thought how is this possible. The view of family members is that the slide with the blood had an artefact on the slide. Yes this is possible. However why did it not happen to the other four family members Below video of my sons sea mines http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFV95NpRFd4
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The important point here is that my son is fine. However the reason for mentioning this is that whilst discussing this with Gabriel he mentioned he had a family client that had echinocytes that he reversed . He says Echinocytes, while not common, are seen in blood audit from time to time. Usually I see them in smokers or people dealing with toxic products like lead or mercury (dentist) or beauticians or whatever. Gareth Edwards said My perception of echinocytes and acanthocytes is that they are totally reversible phenomena found in the blood and caused by .... over acidity or exposure to strong electro-magnetic fields (emfs) After the event I did show the video clip of my sons red blood cells to the haematologist but she could not say if they were echinocytes or acanthocytes. They look very similar The DVD The Living Matrix A film on the new science of healing http://www.thelivingmatrixmovie.com/ shows that in the healing process your thought process needs to be right (6 Nov 2011) http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/324/1/1.full This link shows that Uric Acid (UA) levels (up or down) is very much linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as huntingtons , parkingsons , alzheimers, multiple sclerosis etc. See Dyslexia versus multiple sclerosis for more info on uric acid. My proposal in the MS section is that it is the uric acid that is eating away at the myelin sheaths With multiple sclerosis it seems as soon as the progesterone levels go up more uric acid is expelled out of the body (pregnant MS woman) and the condition improve. I provide details on this in the MS section below. In this dyslexia e-book I cannot go into other diseases however just want to briefly mention Huntingtons disease as it is linked to South Africans. Three boats arrived in South Africa during 1652 and the guy in charge was Jan van Riebeeckm(dutch). I was told as part of bedside stories that one of the captains of one of the boats was a De Leeuw. Not sure if true. In any case the reason for mentioning this it is said that Huntingtons is linked to gene pool. The impression I get from researching nutrition is that it seems that all of us can be fixed via eating the right foods and it is just that due to genes diseases just manifest differently With Huntingtons (HD) it is more linked to males and seem to be testosterone . With MS more woman and progesterone / estrogens. However the underlying issue in both is that of putting the wrong foods into our bodies and we are not made (have not evolved) to deal with certain foods I list below three extracts from web pages: -Huntingtons disease (HD) is a severe inhibited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by weight loss. - The symptoms of having low testosterone levels are decrease in energy, mood & decrease in muscle tone and bone mass. -The higher blood sugar, cholesterol and uric acid the lower testosterone.
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-Testesterone and LH levels of HD patients were significantly lower compared to the levels of 44 age matched healthy men. In South Africa growing up they had ads running saying Sugar give you go and a lot of South Africans have lots if sugar. Same with meat. Why not cut sugar, meat and poultry + diary (dairy is uric acid producing as well) and see if it works. I provide links of two people / groups that cure MS clients via nutrition. Why can it not worked for Huntingtons. And if it can work for MS and Huntingtons why can it not work for other diseases. Same issues different genes different symptoms Smoking I suppose not too much need to be said Smoking seems to be acidic http://articlesofhealth.blogspot.com/2007/08/smoking-pot-is-5-timesmore-acidic-then.html And if you are a smoker of any kind please google smoking + oxidative stress or chemicals or toxin (28 Oct 2011) In the longevity hotspots they also never used to smoke Blood type Drlam.com says According to Dr Peter DAdamo author of Eat Right For Your Type, a chemical a chemical reaction occurs between your blood and the foods you eat. The reaction is part of your genetic inheritance. This reaction is caused by a factor called Lectins. Lectins, abundant and diverse protein found in foods, have agglutinating properties that affect your blood. So when you eat a food containing protein lectins that are incompatible with your blood type antigen, the lectins target an organ or bodily system and begin to agglutinate blood cells in that area. I have not bought his book as yet however keen on the forum page to ask dyslexic people, autistic people, ADD, Aspergers, etc what their blood type is just to see if there is something there I think my blood type is AB but not sure and I see that blood normal blood test dont state your blood type. We dont even know what blood type our children are Acidification of our oceans and lakes, rivers etc future food supplies Wikipedia under Atmosphere says The Earths atmosphere contains roughly (by molar content/volume) 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, a variable amount of 1.247% vapour, 0.93% argon, 0.038% carbon dioxide, and traces of hydrogen, helium, and other noble gases. I must say that I never looked up what is in the atmosphere however it came a bit as a shock as I assumed that the percentage of carbon dioxide would be far higher. Wikipedia under Ocean acidification says Ocean acidification is the name given to the ongoing decrease in pH of the Earths oceans, caused by their uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide from
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the atmosphere. Between 1751 and 1994 surface ocean pH is estimated to have decreased from approximately 8.25 to 8.14, representing an increase of approaching 30% in acidity in the worlds oceans. ..These changes are predicted to continue rapidly as the oceans take up more anthropogenic CO2 from the atmosphere. ..Although the natural absorption of CO2 by the worlds oceans helps mitigate the climatic effects of anthropogenic emissions of CO2, it is believed that the resulting decrease in pH will have negative consequences, primarily for oceanic calcifying organisms. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Two thirds of the world is covered in water and what is happening must be taken seriously. Scientist are now talking about adding alkaline lime to the ocean to push the pH back up. Lakes and rivers are also acidifying. As the worlds population is predicted to increase by 2.5 billion by 2050 where will we get our food from ? I am not sure per say square kilometre how grain production compares to producing fruit and veg. However no matter what the answer is we need to start looking at water and the sea. In the sea we need to make sure we look after the fish in the sea and seaweed , kelp etc (especially with a no grain no milk diet). Generally we cannot even produce good quality sea salt due to sea pollution Regarding nutrients on land. Harald Tietze in Spirulina micro food macro blessing says Spirulina grown in an area of one acre, could provide food for 400 people per year. This compares very well with other high protein crops. Soy beans, for example, grown in the same area feed 16 people and rice feeds only 2 ..Algae were the first life form on earth. Algae can reproduce itself. The dying algae delivers the nutrients for the new growing algae. Other life forms developed and they fed on algae. Algae is not only the main food for other living things but also produces oxygen as a by-product, while growing. The algae always was and still is the main source of oxygen production. It is estimated that 70% of the total free oxygen on our planet is produced by algae. ..Spirulina grows in very alkaline water where no other plant can grow. That is also the reason that Spirulina farming does not require pesticides or herbicides . Compared to other agricultural production Spirulina farming, in the long term , is the best and safest method to produce healthy food without destroying the environment. ..Spirulina has its highest qualities when it gets as much sunlight as possible. Land areas high in sunshine and nearly no cloud the year round are therefore the best places to grow Spirulina. ..Since Spirulina is a concentrated whole food, it is easy to incorporate Spirulina in food preparations, especially for children who dont like vegetables. (28 Oct 2011) I see in organic shops that Spirulina is also mixed in gluten free breads ..Spirulina grows in shallow ponds which contain very high concentrations of minerals. .... when we consume Spirulina. We receive the minerals in a form which our body can readily make use of.
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..To feed people with Spirulina only waste desert land is required, and also only a smaller fraction of the land is required to produce the same amount of food. Only 2% of the total agricultural land in the United States could feed the whole world with Spirulina. But you would not even need the 25 fertile agricultural land, you only need desert land. Using only small parts of our deserts could feed the world for a long time in the future. ..You may ask, how can this algae save the world, if its so expensive ? Spirulina costs next to nothing to produce if recycled, and would be the ideal solution for malnutrition, especially in the main problem areas where the deserts are expanding rapidly as for example in Africa. The only way to help people in poor countries with food shortage is to show them how they can produce their own food. Harald then goes through how a village plant work and how you can produce Spirulina at home (obviously need all year sunshine) ..We are what we eat ..Spirulina is the super food of the future, not only to solve the problem with starving people of the world, but even more to solve the health crisis in the western world. ..If the now hungry of the world grow their own Spirulina and use it as a major part of their diet, their health will be much better than in the western countries. (28 Oct 2011) In Africa in addition to mixing Spirulina with food - aid agencies need to supply the ancient grains that originate from Africa being millet, buckwheat, quinoa and amaranth. Also stop consumption of animal milk. Corn as part of a fruit and veg diet is fine. Therefore the corn intake needs to be small in total diet. If no access to fish is possible then need to make sure that the correct iodine and omega 3 and 6 come from other sources (Hunzakuts seem not to have had fish so OK). Vitamin D3 with the sunshine should not be a problem in Africa but need to be checked. Obviously no table salt and small amounts of Hymalian or sea salt. Hopefully if the right water source is selected the water will come in at rH2 of 21 to 22. Might not even have to get a voltex machine (structured water). Cut out all pesticides and chemicals from food. No coffee or limited. Only small amounts of meat and poultry. All basically like the longevity hotspots. Lots of exercise . Rural people in Africa must be way up on us in getting the right amount of exercise Exercise Ray Kurzwell and Terry Grossman in Fantastic Voyage say The DNA of 21st century humans is more than 99.99 percent the same as that of our hunter-gatherer progenitors. These people exercised a lot. They ran, they climbed, they walked. .. 72 percent of American woman and 64 percent of American men do not participate in any regular physical activity ..The mainstay of our exercise programme should be regular aerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise is intended to raise both year heart and breathing rates and, as the name suggest. Results in increased air (oxygen) consumption. Aerobic exercise such as walking, swimming, cycling, rowing, and crosscountry skiing significantly lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other diseases, as well as providing immediate benefits in terms of weight loss, reduced hyper tension, improved sleep, and better mood.
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Although there is some cardiac benefit from the significant exertion involved in stop-and-go sports such as tennis and basketball, these are not optimal forms of aerobic exercise. We would consider these types of sports more as supplements to a regular aerobic exercise program, not the primary component of one. ..After safety, the most important consideration in an exercise progamme is regularity. We suggest you pick a time of day to exercise that can become a normal part of your routine. It is not a good idea to exercise within 30 to 45 minutes of eating, so many people find it convenient to exercise right before breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It is also not ideal to exercise just prior to bed time, particularly if you tend to have difficulty sleeping. Faridum Bathmanghelidj in Your bodys many cries for water say Exercising the body for endurance is better than exercising it for speed or for building excess muscle. In selecting an exercise, you should consider its lifetime value. A long-distance runner will enjoy the exercise value of long-distance runs into old age. A sprinter will not sprint for exercise at a later phase of life. The best exercise that one can benefit from, even to a ripe old age and without causing damage to the joints, is walking. Other exercises that increase endurance are swimming, golf, skiing, skating, climbing, tennis, squash, cycling, tai chi, dancing, and aerobics. In selecting an exercise, one should evaluate its ability to keep fat-burning enzymes active for longer durations. Outdoor forms of exercise are more beneficial for the body than indoor forms of exercise. The body becomes better connected to nature. The four most vital steps to better health are 1) balancing the water and salt content of the body 2) exercising the muscle mass of the body 3) taking a balanced daily diet of proteins and vegetables and 4) avoiding dehydrating beverages. The most important factor for survival, after air, water, salt, and food, is exercise. The following points explain the importance of exercise for better health and a pain-free, longer life. Exercise expands the vascular system in the muscle tissue and prevents hypertension Exercise opens the capillaries in the muscle tissue and , by lowering the resistance to blood flow in the arterial system, causes the blood pressure to drop to normal Exercise builds up muscle mass and prevents muscles being broken down as fuel Exercise stimulates the activity of fat-burning enzymes for the manufacture of constantly needed energy for muscle activity. When you train, you are, in effect, changing the source of energy for muscle activity. You convert the energy source from sugar that is in circulation to fat that is stored in the muscle itself. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Robert Young is not keen on an over supply of fruits as he says sugar is sugar no matter what form it is in and it ferments in the body to create an acidic environment. It seems that by exercising we are storing these sugars into fat supplies in the muscles Exercise makes muscles burn as additional fuel some of the amino acids that would otherwise reach toxic levels in the body. In their more-than-normal levels in the blood usually reached in an unexercised body - certain branched-chain amino acids cause a drastic destruction and depletion of other vital amino acids. Some of these discarded essential amino acids are constantly needed by the brain to manufacture its neurotransmitters. Two of these essential amino acids are tryptophan and tyrosine. The brain uses tryptophan to
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make serotonin, melatonin, trytamine, and indoleamine, all of which are antidepressants and regulate sugar level and blood pressure. Tyrosine is used for the manufacture of adrenaline, noradrenaline, and dopamine vital for the coordination of body physiology when it has to take a physical action, such as fighting, running, playing sports, and so on. Excess tyrosine loss from amino acid reserves of the body is also a primary factor in Parkinsons disease Unexercised muscle gets broken down. As a result of the excretion of muscle parts from the body, some of the reserves of zinc and vitamin B6 also get lost. At a certain stage of the constant depletion of vitamin B6 and zinc, certain mental disorders and neurological complications occur, this happens in autoimmune diseases, including lupus and muscular dystrophy Exercise makes the muscles hold more water in reserve and prevent increased concentration of blood that would otherwise damage the lining of the blood vessel walls Exercise lowers blood sugar in diabetics and decreases their need for insulin or tablet medications Exercise compels the liver to manufacture sugar from the fat that it stores or the fat that is circulating within the blood. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Not sure how it links in with above point where he said that you convert the energy source from sugar that is in circulation to fat that is stored in the muscle. Is it that the sugar that gets converted to fat then sits there ready to be put back into sugar form when the body needs it ? Exercise causes an increase in the mobility of the joints in the body. It causes the creation of an intermittent vacuum inside the joint cavities. The force of the vacuum causes suction of water into the cavity. Water in the joint cavity brings dissolved nutrients to cells inside the cartilage. Increased water content of the cartilage also adds to its lubrication and smoother bone-on-bone gliding movements of the joint Leg muscles act as secondary hearts. By their contractions and relaxations during the time we are upright, the leg muscles overcome the force of gravity. They pump into the venous system the blood that was sent to the legs. Because of the pressure breakers and one directional valves in the vein the blood in the leg veins is pushed upwards against gravity by frequent contractions of the leg muscles. This is how the leg muscles act as hearts for the venous system in the body. This is a value to exercise that not many people appreciate. Leg muscles also cause an equally effective flow within the lymphatic system and clause edema in the legs to disappear. Exercise strengthens the bones of the body and helps prevent osteoporosis Exercise increases the production of all vital hormone, enhancing libido and heightening sexual performance (yes) One hour of walking causes the activation of fat-burning enzymes, which remain active for 12 hours. A morning and afternoon walk will keep these enzymes active round the clock and will cause clearance of cholesterol deposits in the arterial system Exercise enhances the activity of the adrenaline-operate sympathetic nerve system. Adrenaline also reduces the over-secretion of histamine and as a result, prevents asthma attacks and allergic reactions providing the body is fully hydrated
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Note by Karl de Leeuw: I must say I never knew how important the leg muscles, lungs function etc is/are for circulating blood. I always thought it is just the heart that does all the work. I pull out paragraphs from two sources for those like myself that did not understand how the circulation system work Wikipedia under Circulatory system says The circulatory system is an organ system that passes nutrients, gases, hormones, blood cells etc to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases and help stabilize body temperature and pH to maintain homeostasis. ..Two types of fluids move through the circulatory system: blood and lymph. The blood, heart, and blood vessels form the cardiovascular system. The lymph, lymph nodes, and lymph vessels form the lymphatic system. The cardiovascular system and the lymphatic system collectively make up the circulatory system. The main components of the human cardiovascular system are the heart, the arteries, the veins, and the blood vessels. It includes: the pulmonary circulation, a loop through the lungs where blood is oxygenated; and the systemic circulation loop through the rest of the body to provide oxygenated blood. .. Also, the digestive system works with the circulatory system to provide the nutrients the system needs to keep the heart pumping. The cardiovascular systems of humans are closed, meaning that the blood never leaves the network of blood vessels. In contrast, oxygen and nutrient diffuse across the blood vessel layers and enters intestinal fluid, which carries oxygen and nutrients to the target cells, and carbon dioxide and waste into the opposite direction. The other component of the circulatory system, the lymphatic system, is not closed. On the lymphatic system Ross and Wilson in Foundations of Anatomy & Physiology says The lymphatic system communicated with the blood circulatory system and is closely associated with it. The tissue fluid is derived from the blood plasma. A certain amount of this fluid and waste products from the cells are returned to the blood capillaries, but within the tissue spaces fine capillary vessels known as lymph capillaries begin, which help to drain water and particles in the water from the interstitial spaces. These vessels have blind ends. Their walls are only one cell thick and are more permeable than blood capillaries. This means that larger particles can pass through the walls of the lymph capillaries than can enter the blood capillaries. Nutrient materials, water, oxygen move from the blood capillaries in the tissue fluid to the cells. Waste products and water excreted by the cells have two routes by which they return to the circulation: one is by the blood capillaries and the other is by the lymph capillaries. It is easier for water and dissolved substances to cross the wall of the lymph capillary because it is more permeable and the pressure inside is lower than the blood capillary. The fluid within the lymph capillaries and vessels is known as lymph. The composition of lymph is very like that of the blood plasma, but the dissolved substances are in different concentrations. Lymph also contains materials which may be damaging to the body. Because of the greater permeability of the lymph capillaries substances of larger size can enter these vessels and be removed from the interstitial spaces.
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All the small and medium-sized lymph vessels open into lymph nodes which are situated in strategic positions through the body. The lymph drains through at least one node before returning to the blood. Note by Karl de Leeuw. I see that Wikipedia says that the lymph nodes are packed with white blood cells so they must get rid of all the baddies. I see Wikipedia also say the kidneys main role is to filter water soluble waste products from the blood. And under liver that one of the functions of the liver is detoxification. Seems a lot of things going on to try to keep the circulatory system clean Back to the arteries and veins. Wikipedia under veins say In systemic circulation oxygenate blood is pumped by the left ventricle through the arteries to the muscles and organs of the body, where its nutrients are exchanged at capillaries, the blood then enter veinules, then veins filled with cellular waste and carbon dioxide. The de-oxygenated blood is taken by veins to the right atrium of the heart, which transfers the blood to the right ventricle, where it is then pumped through the pulmonary arteries to the lungs. In the pulmonary circulation the pulmonary veins return oxygenated blood form the lungs to the left atrium, which empties into the left ventricle, completing the blood circulation. Ross and Wilson under blood pressure say Blood pressure may be defined as the force or pressure which the blood exerts on the walls of the blood vessels in which it is contained. As there is some delay in the movement of blood through the arteriolar and capillary systems, the blood pressure in the arteries is higher than that in the veins. This means that the arteries are always full and their walls are continuously subjected to stretch. Under Venous return Ross and Wilson say Other factors (referring to things in addition to the heart) are involved in assisting the venous return (to the heart) 1. The position of the body. Gravity assists the venous return from the head and neck when the individual is standing or sitting 2. Muscular contraction. The contraction of muscles, particularly skeletal muscles, puts pressure on the veins. This squeezing or milking action has the effect of pushing the blood towards the heart. Backward flow of blood is prevented by the valves in the veins 3. Effects of respiratory movements. During inspiration the expansion of the chest creates a negative pressure within the thorax. This has the effect of assisting the flow of blood towards the heart. In addition, when the diaphragm descends during inspiration, the intraabdominal pressure rises and squeezes blood towards the heart Since I have been off my food intolerance items my energy levels with reduced carbs via grain is about the same. I go to the Fitzpatrick Castle, south Dublin, Ireland gym Mondays to Friday for 40 min in total - treadmill 8 minutes, rest of time light training on equipment 50% and 50% stretching. Currently I feel about the same doing these exercises. Like to see if things will change after getting structured water. Then also Monday to Fridays walk home (work from home) back after dropping the kids off to school say 25 minute walk. Sometimes during the week but mainly weekend do light games with kids such as tennis, gaelic hurling and football, soccer, cricket, etc. Golf say 10 times per year. Perhaps walk in Killiney Hill or Dun Laoghaire pier
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Used to swim, sauna and go to steam room twice a week but now need to first investigate chlorine levels. There is only one swimming pool in Dublin that offer warm sea water indoors (I should swim more in the sea) and I understand that the new swimming pool that the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown council will build in South Dublin will be a chlorine pool. If you are in South Dublin please ask the Council to give us the second Dublin non chlorine pool (sea water or water with lower levels of chlorine). We need to build on this list http://piscinasana.wikidot.com/ (28 Oct 2011) Our local sauna and stream room use normal water so back using these . The pool that I used to use have two automatic systems that top up two chemicals automatically up to the levels mentioned here. With chlorine (sodium hypochloride) the pool gets filled with 1.5 mg/liter. They refer to 1.5 per million. This is in liquid form. Our drinking water at home from the Dublin city lab results is about 15 mg/liter of chlorine. I am not sure if this chlorine is linked to sodium hypochloride- dont think so. Sciencelab.com does not list sodium hypochloride as a toxic item. They do list sodium hypochlorite that seems to be a different chemical. However the problem in the pool and assume all pools are the same is that they use 7.5 mg/liter in powder form of an acid called sodium bisulphate. Assume they will also refer to 7.5 per million. Sciencelab say it is a toxic item and can be absorbed through skin, inhalation and ingestion http://www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9927267 No doubt the levels of sodium bisulphate in the pool will be low. However why do I want to swim in a pool with a product that is used for removing oxidation layers form jewelry (even if it is in small quantities in the pool). On Wikipedia link I see food grade sodium bisulphate is also used in beverages, drinks, sauces, meat and poultry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_bisulfate I contacted the sea water pool in Dublin (Westwood, Sandymount) and Stephen said As regards to the chloride levels (sodium hypochloride) its only 0.5 per million and I am not sure if thats essentially good news. There are no other chemicals added to the pool such as sodium bisulphate and our salt is natural sea salt with comes from a natural spring which was found by chance when building began and it is the only reason why we have it. I still dont know if sodium hypochloride (not hypochlorite) is good or bad. However as I need to be practical will use this pool although a bit far as it has no sodium bisulphate Just as a temporary measure I ordered a filter for the shower (I now use it in the bath) via a company mentioned in Patricia Braggs book www.waterwise.com . The filter is very bulky and you cannot attach it to the end of a shower house if you want to travel with it. Perhaps there is already one out there - if not it will be great to have a chlorine and fluoride etc filter that is the same shape as a shower head at the end of a hose that is a shower head and a filter all in one Whilst talking about work place especially in Ireland we need Vitamin D via sun and I am very fortunate in our rented accommodation that in my room (office) I have a velux window and the sun shines on me from above
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(11 Oct 11) Chen Jinchao, from Bama Longevity Research in Bama, China points out that the heart should not beat more than 120 times per minute during exercise Sinusitis / asthma + speech issues My son has sinusitis and I have asthma. I thought I will share the below with you as I believe it all comes back to nutrition. It is also linked to speech issues as my son had to go to a speech therapist when he was young and recently. We never knew our son had sinusitis and one clue to this is if you sleep with your mouth open and dont breathe through the nose and you have a dry mouth in the morning Paul Carson in his book Sinusitis steps to healing says Almost all sinus problems begin inside the nose. He repeats this many times in his book The sinuses are cave-like structures inside the body skull. They cluster around the nose and connect directly with the inside lining of the nose via small tubes. These tubes must stay clear to allow the sinuses to breathe and drain. If they become obstructed then problems occur. The mucous membrane in the nose and sinuses is our personal air conditioner, cleaning and filtering and humidifying inhaled air before it enters the lungs. It is extremely delicate and easily damaged. ..When the lining of the sinuses swells this mucus becomes stuck and causes uncomfortable pressure. It also produces a prefect breeding ground for bacteria. Note by Karl de Leeuw: My son had heavy swelling and it pushed against the nerves (inspected by a camera in his sinuses). Paul said that his taste and smell would have been altered. The problem is that my son never complained about his taste and smell so we did not know. He did not know either because he assumed how he tastes and smell is normal. In addition to this both ears where blocked caused by the sinusitis (the Eustachian tube from the middle ear cavity is linked to the sinus ducts via the naspharynx). This must be why he has speech issues. If you cannot hear correctly how can you speak correctly. After my sons check-up Paul quickly looked at my nose and I had a Polyp in my one nose and my right ear was blocked. I have not gone for check-up as yet Paul Carson go on to say Lets be very controversial. Theres no such thing as asthma. Ill rephrase that. There is a condition still called asthma, but its now better incorporate into the term united airways disease (and so, thats not a low fares airline ailment!). United airways disease implies that asthma is but the lung component of a much more complicated condition that involved the nose, sinuses, lungs and bloodstream. ..The relationship between allergic sinusitis and asthma has been known about for some time(though listening to some doctors you might find that hard to believe) and people commonly come to their doctor with both disorders. .. The bottom line is this; treat the affected nose and sinuses and you improve any coexisting asthma significantly. All children with true asthma also have some type of sinusitis, usually allergy-driven. When allergic sinusitis is very active, airway irritability increases, often aggravating the symptoms of asthma. Furthermore, the onset of allergic sinusitis sometimes precedes asthma and the onset of asthma may be prevented by successful treatment of allergic sinusitis.
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All asthma probably begins in the nose and sinuses and then spreads to involve the lungs. The sinusitis epidemic. So what happens to people with allergy when they need specialist help ? Quite often it turns out to be a frustrating experience. Consider this typical runaround of a boy with troublesome atopic (allergic) eczema. His main problem is his skin and thats what motivates his parents to seek expert attention. While they are with the dermatologist (skin doctor) they might mention that the boy is chesty (asthma).Thats not may area, theyre told, you must bring him to a chest doctor. At the chest doctor they wonder about the boys constant blocked nose and repeated head colds (sinusitis). Thats not my problem, trumpets the chest doctor, you must bring him to an ear, nose and throat doctor. At the ENT division they mention the boy rubs at his eyes a lot and the whites are very red (conjunctivitis). Take him to an eye doctor, they are advised. Why an ear, nose and throat doctor wont look at the eyes as part of his work for the nasal problem escapes logic. Why the chest physician refuses to inspect the nasal cavity when assessing the possible asthma symptoms is also illogical. The inter-department referral is disillusioning for children and parents. It suggests a lack of understanding of the back ground problem. Could this boy really have so many different conditions, or is he suffering an allergic challenge to the various systems, eyes, nose, chest, etc. ? Note by Karl de Leeuw: Paul then goes into immunotherapy that is very forward thinking however I am not a fan of this for my son and myself. My stepfather went to an ENT specialist years ago and said avoid chlorine swimming pools and rinse your nose with salty water. He now has an amazingly acute sense of smell. Paul says The principle of nasal douching. All that is involved is squirting a solution of slightly salty water up your nose, letting it drip out, blowing you nose gently, then repeating. The mechanical action of flushing out thickened mucus cleanses the nasal passages, making it easier for the tiny hairlike cilia that line the nose to push the remaining mucus out. Note by Karl de Leeuw: I see that Barbara Hendel in Water & Salt suggest a neti pot; there are fancier systems like http://www.sinupulse.ie/ and I see there is one that might be good for asthmatic people http://www.supervits.com/Herbs-of-Light-HIMALAYAN-SALT-INHALERP3889.aspx?gclid=COarso_U1aoCFUtA4QodfwK17A where you inhale Himalayan salt into the lungs (28 Oct 2011) The salt rinse produce that Paul suggested and we started to use is called NeilMed sinus rinse. The problem is that after squirting the salt water through my sons one nose it comes out of his mouth and should be coming out of his other nose. Therefore now back on medication that I am not too keen on as I know this will not resolve the issue. Paul at the last consultation said that in his experience immunotherapy will be required at the end of the day. I am not keen on that (and fortunately my wife as well) and see it as similar to vaccinations. I know it all can be fixed by eating the right foods and cutting out the wrong foods (it all starts in the tummy). However this is proving to be difficult to introduce as my wife is set against my ideas on diet etc
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Paul Carson very much comes from an allergy angle http://www.allergy-ireland.ie/ Paul tested my son on his arm for allergies (not food intolerance or food allergy) an he had heavy reaction to mites, tree pollen , silver birch, grass and peanuts Regarding food intolerance. Paul says Food allergy as a cause for sinusitis is rare. The commonest trigger is dairy products and often this is only convincingly proven by staying off all dairy products for a minimum of three months to see if your symptoms improve. In an article in the Irish Times on 19 July 11 by Padraig OMorain he said Food intolerance is different to food allergy. Allergies trigger direct action by the immune system and reactions tend to happen fairly fast, sometimes violently. Food intolerance, on the other hand means your body finds it difficult to digest certain foods completely. This can lead to a build-up of toxins in the bloodstream, resulting in symptoms such as bloating, lack of concentration, sleep disturbance and sinus problems. Barbara Hendel on www.dr-barbara-hendel.com under Gastrointestinal Health says Have you heard the old adage Good health begins with good digestion ? I believe there is a lot of truth in that statement, and Im not alone. Similar to the roots of a tree, a healthy gastrointestine is the source of a powerful and vital organism, and it is the basis for a healthy body, Gastrointestinal and digestive disorders are caused by processed, low-fiber foods that are additionally often contaminated with pesticides and heavy metals. When excreta lingers too long in the digestive system they are disposed toward fermentation and putrefaction and lead to a proliferation of harmful bacteria, fungi and other poisons. This resorption necessarily leads toward autointoxication (self-poisoning), which may result in a variety of diseases, such as: Gastrointestinal diseases, dyspepsia, allergies (as asthma, hay fever), skin diseases, rheumatic diseases, disordered immune system, headache and migraine, colds and sinusitis Note by Karl de Leeuw: Perhaps therefore the place to look for even before the nose for sinusitis and asthma is in the stomach Food intolerances The word allergy is sometimes used for food intolerances. Like my three childrens nut allergy. It is immediate and the igE and arm test. What I am discussing below is food intolerance. A food intolerance I see as anything where you dont show an immediate reaction and it a delayed reaction or as with our family you dont know it is even there. With allergy testing they test the mast cells on your skin. Your body got a lot of mast cells on the surface of our eyes, nose, sinuses, mouth, tongue, gut, etc. Paul Carson says In allergic reactions the mast cells explode, releasing a number of chemicals that cause problems. .. With a skin-prick allergy test the doctor places a concentrated drop of allergy extract on to the forearm. Each drop contains an individual test substance as dust mite, cat hair, horsehair, grass pollen and foods. Not every food is available in test form and occasionally fresh food will be used. Note by Karl de Leeuw: As mentioned our three children all have nut allergies and this is how they got tested. They also did an IgE blood test (not to be confused with igG food intolerance test). With my son his total score came to 777 igE whereas my two daughters total igE scores came to in the order of 120. I still need to find out how come his score is so high. IgE stands for Immunoglobin E
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(28 Oct 2011) The way I see it an allergy you can test on the arm however with food intolerance you cannot get inside the stomach and see what reactions are going on there. Far more problematic. I went to a foremost expert in Ireland on allergies (suggested by my wife). He is a professor of Paediatrics and Child Health. This is his response to my e-mail Hi these test you describe (e.g York.ie) are medically unsupported and the American and European medical allergy associations have both published statements to that effect. I cant help you with autism and intolerance related issues Im afraid and I do not advocate unsupervised exclusion diets for any conditions. I am happy to see your children regarding their nut allergies but the rest is outside my area of expertise and I would caution against the approach you are taking. To my knowledge Patrick Holford is medically qualified and I have major issues with his brand of nutritional advice. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Few comments on his e-mail. The way I see it is that what he says is unless you have an allergy that we test on your arm you are OK. This is not the case. With all the food intolerance people discussed they have success stories of people going off certain food items and it helps them. What you are faced here is the old medical view facing an alternative view on things. It is as if if you look OK then alls OK. A bit like you being al fine and then suddenly you have cancer. It is not to say that you look all fine that inside things are not brewing. It is a slow build-up of items and then at some point there is an overflow and then it could be too late. On the allergy medical associations. With dyslexia and multiple sclerosis (and now allergies) I have found that the associations just dont give you the right advice. Not sure why this is. Must be back to forming set patents in ones mind and not wanting to explore / test things. Are people saying that the studies mentioned below is false Below I will only discuss food intolerance allergies. Therefore for below I define and allergy to foods and other chemicals etc as something you react to immediately. What I am discussing below is food intolerance. A food intolerance I see as anything where you dont show an immediate reaction and it a delayed reaction or as with our family you dont know it is even there Patricia Bragg, daughter of Paul Bragg in Apple Cider Vinegar talks about allergies. Here she is actually referring to food intolerance and not allergies. In the following section therefore the world allergic needs to be replaced by food intolerance Patricia says Allergies are often The body cleansing . Often you will hear people say, I am allergic to apples, grapefruit, peaches, strawberries, etc, These people have no idea what these foods are doing in their bodies. To give you and example, when my father Paul C. Bragg was reared in the South, his typical diet was rich in animal proteins and fats from hogs, chickens, cows and sheep they raised. At each meal, they had a variety of these meat proteins. Im sad to say that accompanying these dishes were white flour biscuits, bread, fried potatoes and inevitably, a heavy, sugary dessert. When he attended this military school from the age of 12 on, his body became so saturated with toxic poisons, mucus and putrid food residues that, when he ate any fresh fruits, he suffered not only hives, but also colds, headaches and pains as well. These where erroneously thought to be allergic reactions. But they were the natural self-cleansing responses of the body that wanted him healthy and clean ! The cleansing fruits where trying to push out the mucus and toxins through his skin, lungs, etc ! He avoided eating these vital foods until he became a health advocate at age sixteen. Only after he had been cleansed and purified with healthy foods, apple cider vinegar and
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faithful fasting one day a week, along with occasional longer fasts it was then he could enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables without negative reactions. (28 Oct 2011) I can just see Pauls farm having pesticides as is normal with the food we eat. Then the amount of meats, flours and sugar is just too much for the body to handle. Paul said he lived to 95 but Wikipedia says he was 81. Whatever age the turnaround in his health and moving to fruit and vegetables says it all William Philpott and Dwight Kalita in Brain Allergies again refer to allergies whereas it seems the recent description is food intolerance. The book I have was published in 2003. They say Orthomolecular-ecologic psychiatrists firmly believe that foods, chemicals and inhalants in the environment do indeed affect human behaviour. In fact, they now understand that foods chemicals, and inhalants can change the chemistry of our brain so dramatically that normal behaviour is radically altered. The end result of such a radical alteration of the brains chemistry is called mental and emotional illness. Such a dramatic change in human behaviour occurs because of specific maladaptive allergic/addictive reactions to individually determined foods, chemicals, and inhalants encountered in everyday life. Orthomolecular-ecologic psychiatrists believe, therefore, that food, chemical, and inhalant immunologic allergies, addictions, and other nonimmunologic maladaptive reactions are the fundamental indeed, the most significant cause of minor as well as major mental and emotional illnesses. In short, these avant-garde physicians consider brain allergies to be the most important and promising area of research in the field of mental and emotional illnesses. These physicians consider the most important thing that can be done for the reversal of mental disorders is the identification and elimination of all food, chemical, and/or inhalant symptomproducing substances that are present in the patients diet and /or environment. They believe this because they now know that the ecologic relationship between man and his food/chemical environment must be allergy-free and addiction-free in order to have healthy brain function. Accordingly, the proper testing and elimination of all offending food, chemical, and/or inhalant allergens is now the first and foremost goal of every orthomolecular-ecologic physician. ..This is true whether these reactions are immunoglobulin G (igG) reactions or nonimmunological reactions. Generally speaking, the frequency of contact with an offending food, chemical, or inhalant needs to be more than two times per week. ..These frequently eaten foods should be avoided for three months. After this period, the foods left out of the diet can be introduced back into the four-day diversified rotation diet. Many patients have no symptoms once these foods are reintroduced. However, gluten-containing wheat, rye, oats, or barley, as well as dairy foods, corn product, individually determined foods, and many hydrocarbon-based chemicals and/or inhalants sometimes can never be reintroduced into the patients diet and/or living environment. In such cases, there allergy-producing substances must be avoided permanently. After years of observing maladaptive mental reactions to foods, most orthomolecular-ecologic psychiatrists would agree that gluten is the most frequent and severe symptom reaction of all foods. In addition to being the most reactive food substance in terms of immunologic and nonimmunologic maladaptive reactions, gluten is the most addictive of all food substances. Gluten is
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split in half during the first state of digestion, which occurs in the stomach by a combination of hydrochloric acid with the enzyme pepsin. This splitting of gluten produces an active narcotic called exorphin. This narcotic becomes addictive when it is absorbed through the small intestine without further digestion by pancreatic enzymes, sodium, and potassium bicarbonate. ..The importance of testing for isolatable neurotrophic and lymphotrophic viruses becomes more obvious when one understands that there is a common starting point for all the varying degrees of organic brain disorders (e.g., hyperkinesis, manic depressive disorders, dyslexia, autism, schizophrenia, etc.) This common denominator in all these organic brain disorders is a viral infection from the herpes family of lymphotrophic viruses: Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, and human herpes virus #6. Note by Karl de Leeuw: My view is that as we as dyslexic people are low in the autism spectrum we are also low in the food intolerance spectrum. You or your child might seem perfectly fit but behind all of this one of the factors could be a food intolerance / having to cut out toxins that is in the body ..As a result of the chronic stress of these previously undetected viral infections, there develops a state of maladaptive allergic reactions to foods, chemicals, and/or inhalants that further exacerbates the mental symptoms. In addition, severe nutritional and immunological deficiencies also develop in this vicious circle of biochemical cerebral deterioration. It is precisely at this stage of deterioration that the orthomolecular-ecologic psychiatrist must step in and reverse the nutritionally deficient, maladaptive allergic reactions that occur in most, if not all, chronic and organically based mental illnesses. Note by Karl de Leeuw: In the book they discuss taking people off the suspected foods or chemical addictive substances for four or more days. This to me indicate more than just food intolerance and could be chemical items as well. I assume (but dont know) that with chemical reactions the symptoms will be more severe William Philpott and Dwight Kalita discuss some of these chemicals and say Approximately onethird of my patients react to various chemicals common to our environment. Some react to the insecticides spray residues on fruits and vegetables and thus must eat fruits and vegetables that have not been sprayed by insecticides if they are to remain sane. Some react to preservatives and additives in foods; others react to the noncaking substances in table salt and have to use sea salt. Another surprise was the number of people reacting to chlorinated water; several developed ulcerated colitis. I had never heard of chlorine as a cause of either ulcerated colitis or psychosis, but my empirical observations made me a believer. Patrick Holford in Optimum Nutrition for the Mind says Early reports, as well as the current research, have found that allergies can affect any system of the body, including the central nervous system. They can cause a diverse range of symptoms including fatigue, slowed thought processes, irritability, agitation, aggressive behaviour, nervousness, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, hyperactivity and varied learning disabilities. Allergic intolerance in susceptible individuals can be caused by a variety of substances, though many people have reactions to common foods and chemicals. The most convincing evidence for this comes from a well-conducted double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial by Dr Joseph Egger and his team, who studied 76 hyperactive
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children to find out whether diet can contribute to behavioural disorders. The results showed that 79 percent of the children tested reacted adversely to artificial food colourings and preservatives, primarily tartrazine and benzoic acid, which produced a marked deterioration in behaviour. However , no child reacted to these alone. In fact, 48 different foods were found to produce symptoms among the children tested. For example, 64 percent reacted to cows milk, 59 percent to chocolate, 49 percent to wheat, 45 percent to oranges, 39 percent to eggs, 32 percent to peanuts, and 16 percent to sugar. Interestingly enough, it was not only the childrens behaviour that improved after the individual dietary modifications. Most of the associated symptoms also improved considerably, such as headaches, fits, abdominal discomfort, chronic rhinitis, arches in limbs, skin rashes and mouth ulcers. Another similar double-blind controlled food trial by DR Egger and his team was conducted with 88 children suffering from frequent migraines. As before, most children reacted to several food chemicals. However, the following foods and chemicals were found to be most prevalent: cows milk provoked symptoms in 27 children, eggs in 24, chocolate in 22, both oranges and wheat in 21, benzoic acid in 14 and tartrazine in 12. Yet again, after dietary modifications, not only their migraines improved, but also associated physical disorders such as abdominal pain, muscle aches, fits, rhinitis, recurrent mount ulcers, asthma, eczema and a variety of behavioural disorders. These studies are prime examples of how problems created by allergies often produce a multitude of physical and mental symptoms and affect many body systems. They affect not just the central nervous system and brain, but also, usually, the whole body in various ways. .. Most food allergies provoke mental and emotional changes. This is an idea which has been resisted by conventional allergists, but it has been well proven by clinical tests, scientific analysis and peoples experiences. Weve learnt that brain cells communicate through the action of neurotransmitter. This is the whole foundation of a chemical model of mental health. Yet brain cells are not unique in being able to communicate in this way. Immune cells in the digestive tract, blood and body tissues also have receptors to many neurotransmitters. Scientists are beginning to discover theres a lot of talking going on between the brain and nervous system, the immune system and endocrine system. ..One study that looked at the connection between allergies and schizophrenia and autism found that among autistic children, 87 percent had higher levels of IgG antibodies to gluten which are found in wheat and 90 percent had higher levels of these antibodies to casein, found in milk and milk products. This is significantly higher than in children without autism. ..Following a strict gluten/casein free diet has resulted in dramatic improvements in patients, with some recovering completely. The link between autism and wheat and milk allergy is particularly strong. The emerging view now is that most allergies and intolerances are not IgE based, but involve another market, known as IgG. According to allergy expert Dr James Brady, Food allergy is not rare, nor are the effects limited to the air passages, the skin and digestive tract. Most food allergies are delayed reactions, taking anywhere from an hour to three days to show themselves, and are therefore much harder to detect. Delayed food allergy appears to be simply the inability of your
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digestive tract to prevent large quantities of partially digested and undigested food from entering the bloodstream. It is now well established that many, if not the majority, of food intolerances do not produce immediate symptoms, but have a delayed, accumulative effect, This, of course, makes them hard to detect by observation alone. I find that the majority of food-sensitive children react after two or more hours to foods. In contrast, IgE reactions are immediate, suggesting that a build-up of IgG antibodies may be a primary factor in food sensitivity. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Two of my children have been igG tested and we all have food allergies around grain, milk and egg white. I would not say anyone would say that there is something wrong with us. Let me rephrase that. Certainly not the children. They are very happy and normal looking. Unlike say a schizophrenia person I dont envisage my children to perhaps have 100% improvement. However I believe there will be a small improvement. It is however the cumulative effect with other small items that is can be very beneficial. However what I fully believe in is that the foods that showed up to cause an intolerance for their long term health will be good to avoid. I am not saying they will not live long happy lives however they can live a better standard of living in their old age and reduce the risk of a diseases setting in Food intolerance tests 1.IgG test ( immunoglobulin G) Below this test is referred to as the ELISA test. Some referred to it as a RAST test. However for the IgE allergy test some also referred to RAST. Little bit confusing The igG test is to test for food-specific igG antibodies against certain foods. This test I understand is used in hospitals as well but in my view at too late. Test such as the igG should be done from a preventative viewpoint Patrick Holford in Optimum Nutrition says If you suspect you might have an allergy there are two courses of action. One is to avoid the suspected substances strictly for two weeks, then reintroduce them in a controlled way, recording your symptoms. This is best done under the guidance of a nutritional therapist, which is doubly important if youve ever had a severe reaction to food, such as asthma. The other involves a relatively new blood test, developed over the last eight years (my copy of his book was published during 2010), involving a method known as ELISA. This state-of-the art method of measuring IgG sensitivity will tell you the foods your are currently eating that cause an IgG reaction, and how severe that reaction is. Ideally, it is best to have an IgG ELISA test. This information can help a nutritional therapist devise a diet for you that avoids these allergy provoking foods and replaces them with suitable alternatives. But then what ? Foods that invoke an immediate and pronounced IgE type reaction may need to be avoided for life. The memory of IgE antibodies is certainly long-term, if not forever. In contrast, the cells that produce IgG antibodies have a half-life of six weeks. That means that there are half as many six weeks later. The memory of these antibodies is short-term, and, within three months there is unlikely to be any residual memory of reaction to food thats been avoided. Another, softer
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option, after a strict one-month avoidance, is to rotate foods so that an IgG-sensitive food is only eaten every four days. This reduces the build-up of allergen-antibody complexes and reduces the chances of symptoms of intolerance. Foods such as wheat and milk which are, by their nature, difficult to digest, are probably best avoided as much as possible by those who show allergic tendencies. This is especially true for wheat, since IgG sensitivity to wheat appears to be a life-long condition, and is possibly genetically predetermined. Note by Karl de Leeuw: I had an igG food intolerance test done in Dublin via post. You skin prick your finger and need to fill a little tube with blood and then post it to the company. It cost 270 and it listed the foods as normal (score of under 24); borderline (24-30) and elevated (above 30). My border line items were goats milk (28),lemon(29), pineapple(25), corn(maize)(27),wheat(29), cinnamon(27), cashew nut (25) and yeast(brewers(25). My elevated scores were cows milk (43), egg white (30), gliadin (gluten) (31), red chilli (65)and yeast (bakers) (34). With this comes a booklet that in summary tell you what foods to eat and avoid however with this service you did not get a registered nutritionist For my second daughter and son we went to http://www.yorktest.com/. York score it from 0 (no reaction) to 4. I must say I find this to be a better way of doing it as you are graded. My second daughter had a food intolerance for cows milk with a score of 2. This is the highest and they then suggest that you start avoiding this food first in your new diet for 6 months); then egg white as 1 and gluten (gliadin) also 1. The items between zero and one are millet, oat and wheat. My son had cows milk 2; egg white 2; gluten (gliadin) 2; rice 1; wheat 1 and between 0 and 1 carrot and egg york. We have not tested my wife and first daughter as in the family there is not full agreement on food intolerance. For the first child the cost was 350 but this reduces if you add extra family members. You then get two consultations telephone conversations with a http://www.bant.org.uk/ registered nutritionist that take you through alternatives to eat. I would suggest you go to a company that also provide a nutritional service (such as York). For information the blood for testing can be I think up to 2 weeks old so you are not limited by location for your testing. It is important to note that the IgG test can only test you for foods eaten during the last 6 weeks prior to your test. Also after 3 or 6 months (depending on your level of food intolerance) you reintroduce foods again one by one to see if it has a reaction on you over time. I dont know how it works however is this to make sure that the food that you cut out actually did have a reaction on you or I think the more likely explanation of this is that the cumulative effect of foods that you react to causes issues with some other foods. Therefore if you then sort of get the real culprit that is causing the problem other foods might be OK and could be re-instroduced. Not sure how it works. It must be something like this as Patrica Bragg mentioned that Paul Bragg was allergic to fruits and veg at one point in time but he was heavy toxic. Then once he rectified matters he was OK. My question then is it is not just about cutting out certain foods however it could also be linked to chemicals such as pesticides you get via foods. Therefore you also really - to do it properly - need to go organic for 3 to 6 months and then after introducing back the foods one by one to see what one is the culprit then you start eating non organic food one by one (hopefully you will like organic food and not go back). What then about food additives and preservative that you could have an intolerance to. I
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assume therefore that at least for the first 3 months it is best to eat organic and cut out all processed foods The igG test dont test toxins, additives etc and this is a negative but it seems the most recognised of the different test as it used in hospitals albeit too late 2.Vega Test For more detail of the test see http://www.advanced-allergy-testing.com/ The first test is 80 and second test is 65. Judy as far as I recall has a nursing background and I felt that she had a good knowledge of the body. I suppose it is like a JCB driver if you get the wrong driver they can cause havoc on a building site. Judy on all items I discussed had a deep understanding of things . My only criticism with July and also with Gabriel at Flow System Audit is that they dont charge enough and the initial report I got was not detailed enough. I could understand why as for the time spent on me it could not justify a report. I did not want a longwinded report just the facts but to make proper reporting possible they have to charge say 50% extra or even more Judy Lynam says The science behind the test began with research by Dr Reinholt Voll, a German physician, who first developed Electroacupuncture according to Voll (EAV) in the 1950s. He discovered that meridian points, some of which correlate to acupuncture points, can be used to collect energetic data and he developed a machine that could stimulate or balance acupuncture meridians using an electrical charge instead of a needle. ..Later in the 1970 Dr Helmut Schimmel designed the Vegetative Reflex Test (Vegatest) which simplified the testing greatly by using just one point on the body to test I recently got tested and Judy moved a probe in the palm of my hand. The easiest way for me to summarize the test is to provide an e-mail summary of what July tested me for Judy says I tested you today for all the toxins itemized on my website, i.e. parasites, metal intox, viruses, fungi, yeast and bacteria, and the only toxin in your system today was Helicobactor Pylori, traces of which were present in your esophagus, stomach and duodenum. The most stressed organs and glands today were your Frontal sinuses and Adrenal glands, the stress of both reduced considerably with Adrenal Liquescence, which also reduced the overall stress. I tested you for vitamin, mineral and trace element deficiencies, digestive enzyme deficiencies and Dysbiosis (deficiency in good gut bacteria). You had no deficiencies except Dysbiosis in the small and large intestine. (see comment below under date 27 Oct 2011) The system should be overall more alkaline than acid I can test every single organ for acid/alkaline balance! However, if part of the body is out of balance, the whole body can read acidic, also diet can cause this, and in the food test some of the foods tested could have reacted because of this.(I tested your whole body for foods). Pork is a good example, it is a very acidic foodstuff. When I see you next time, I will test you again and hopefully your system will read alkaline. I will retest foods exactly the same way next time. However I will test to see which areas of the body react to which foods, and how much they react. Hopefully, some of the foods will be okay, and you can reintroduce them back into the diet. Some will be allowed in moderation, and some will need to
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be avoided altogether. I cannot tell for how long, although clients do return months, or sometimes a year or two later for checkups to see if the same foods are still reacting. Note by Karl de Leeuw: As above e-mail Judy tested me for different foods to avoid. Interestingly there was a strong correlation between the igG test and the Vega test. The foods to avoid where all the grain items (buckwheat, barley, oats, oat bran, corn, rice, rye, wheat, wheat bran, wheat flour); dairy products; egg (this time both York and white of the egg); beer and wine that the igG test also showed I should avoid (due to grains); prawn, crayfish, lobsters, mussels. Therefore all the fatty fish. What I thought is impressive of Vega is how did the machine know my cholesterol are higher than average and I must avoid the shell fish; coffee (thank god not tea but cannot have green tea I am however cutting tea a bit); most of the nuts; it said my salt is high. This was very interesting and I want to find out how this works and from the four food intolerance test the only one that commented on salt intake (Flow system audit later on is very much about salts as well); under spices I must avoid all spices. It gave a detailed list. This is very interesting as on the igG it only listed red chilly but that is because I must have had chillies in the 6 weeks prior to the igG test. I was very impressed on the range of foods Vega could list. How is this possible ? ; Most meats OK however to avoid pork and lamb. Interesting again the fatty meats; no to mushrooms What is also impressive is that Judy then gives you a list of what you can eat. Here it differs from the igG in that it say I can have yeast; spirits (this was also suggested by igG person as alternative for beer and wine); all cooking oils fine except peanut oil (interesting as all our children got nut allergies ) I have never been tested for nut allergies); all fish OK except crayfish, lobster etc mentioned before; all fruits and vegetables OK (again thank god)- here I asked Judy to go through the full list and it is very detailed; under grains I can have spelt, golden millet and rice milk if I wanted to; legumes can have peas but not soy,lintils and chick peas (pity about not being able to have the chick peas); nuts - only nut that is Ok is hazelnuts; all sugars fine Before taking the Vega test I already decided to go off all grain, milk and eggs and beer and wine. Therefore I could just refine things (further to the IgG test) such as cutting the fatty fish that was not good for my cholesterol in any case + cut out all spices I was very impressed by the accuracy as I felt there was a strong correlation between theVega test and the IgG test (for me). It come from two different angels but I am glad I did the igG test first as the Vega test is more specific but the igG is more recognised . The extra test that the Vega also carry out as mentioned above to test for all toxins as on Judys web page. Again how can it do this ? From her web it says the metals tested are: lead, cadmium, nickel, mercury, chromium, arsenic, aluminium, iron, platinum, copper and many more Judy says it test for parasites, metal intox, viruses, fungi, yeast and bacteria. There must be other labs out there that can test for these but I have only seen a lab doing metal test as discussed below. Again how can this be ? My overall state was still acidic that I was not pleased with and keen to see what it will be next time. At the time of the test I did not know that one can check each organ for alkaline or acid condition and will be very keen to see this next time. On my acidity I had a bit of stress around the time of testing and as stress is acidic this could perhaps be why
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It tested me for vitamin, mineral and trace element deficiencies, digestive enzyme deficiencies and dysboisis. There is one test below that tested me for vitamin and mineral deficiency but not the others. The Alcat test below test for food additives, colourings and moulds. Not sure if the Vega test cover these ? What Judy then do is prescribe homeopathic remedies. I am taking them as I have been a year down the road on a better diet however only last month or so off grain, milk and eggs. However my feeling is that one should not take homeopathic remedies at the first visit. One should first use Vega as a test first and then work on an alkaline diet and with a registered nutritionist go through the items to replace things with and then say six months to a year later then start perhaps use the homeopathic remedies to streamline things. Perhaps I am wrong but dont we want to correct things via normal diet first. Perhaps the two can go hand in hand http://www.mybrainsworking.com/diet/488-2/ (27 Sept 2011) After seeing above link I can now understand why it could be important to first get the correct gut flora via homeopathic remedies. That is if required. However need to find out more The Vega test you for all foods even if you have not had them in the past. It must therefore somehow have a memory of all the foods. How does this work ? With the Vega test you can take any item of food or anything to test how it reacts to you. Say you drink rooibos (red bush) tea then you can take this along to be tested. Anything that is sort of non standard I have the same comments as IgG test. How come Judy said that at the next time we meet we can see if we can re-introduce certain foods again. The second Vega test will by about 6 weeks after the first. I understand that the antibodies for the food intolerance items go away after 6 weeks. Is this why the second Vega test is 6 weeks later. Also with cutting out foods Judy did not say I must go organic (from recollection) or that I must cut out processed foods . Therefore referring to checking if pesticides, food additives etc react with my body. Paul Bragg could not take fruit and veg due to all the toxins in his body. Once he got rid of the toxins and ate healthy foods he could enjoy fruits and vegetables again. At the time of the test I was off non organic foods and chlorine for say 6 weeks and it could be that due to not showing anything that Judy did not suggest I go organic. Keen to see in next test what it says to chlorine and what feedback Judy normally get with clients on chlorine (26 Oct 2011) I attach list as link below of different items that Vega also test to see if you have an intolerance such as insecticides , preservatives, solvents, exhaust gases, artificial fertilizers, fats, carcinogenics, radioactive, medication, disinfectants, cosmetics, wood plant fibres, pesticides, photo allergens, pollen, textiles, animals, environmental chemicals and detergents http://www.karldeleeuwfoundation.com/ebook/pdf/Vega_test_some_items_that_machine_test_fo r.pdf Judy is not linked to a registered nutritionist. As mentioned it provides you with what foods to eat but not a plan of when and quantities etc of foods to eat. Judy prescribes homeopathic items. Yes it
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tells you what foods are OK to eat but what then. You need a diet plan that can give you all the nutrients, minerals, vitamins you need. It seems that Vega and homeopathic go hand in hand. I see the possible future in the dyslexic evaluation centre more as testing for food intolerance, toxins, etc. All the items mentioned above The Vega test is apparently widely used in Germany and if found to be correct it is amazing. For me the Vega test had a linkage with the findings of the IgG test but went further. I see Vega have now taken things even to the next level as the IMEDIS-TEST (assume this is latest of the Vega Test) http://www.vitalgate.com/imedis-test This could be truely amazing if it stand up to the scrutiny test (26 Oct 2011) I went for a re-test on the 5 Oct 2011. During the first test my BI (biological index that runs from 1 to 21) as 4 and 14. Not sure what this means. However the lower the better. During 2nd test went down to 4 and 6 that was good. My sinus index went from 14 during first test to 4 during 2nd test. The homeopathic remedies did its trick and the items mentioned above corrected the a) toxin helicobactor Pylori in the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum b) dybiosis of the small intestine and c) my sinuses where much better Overall my organs where alkaline during the second test and when Judy tested the different organs they where all alkaline except the liver and lungs. My question here is is the liver and lungs more acidic in any case due to their functions or not. Co2 is slightly acid so with my asthma it could perhaps indicate that I have still too much Co2 that is retained. I have since stopped eating meat that is acid forming and wonder if I got it tested again in the future if my lungs will still be acidic. On the liver pureinsideout.com says One of the livers main functions in over three hundred is processing toxins, and producing alkaline enzymes. By cutting red meat and poultry out of my diet will be interesting to see if it makes a difference to the acid or alkaline state of my liver On the 2nd test it seems that Judy set things at 6 and checked what items where over this amount. From the list of the first test that I had to avoid the following items were now fine: White wine, salt, aspartame, saccharine, spices and pepper. The items still to avoid was egg white, lamb, pork, cacao, bifidus, buttermilk, canned milk, yogurt, kefir, milk, cottage cheese, cream, sour milk, peanuts and chocolate. The items to keep to a minimum were the rest and items such as the crayfish and all the grains. Take grains for instance. As I went off grains it is as if your system now can tolerate some grains again and that the problem is the amount of grains we put into our bodies. As Judy said you cannot have gain cereal in the morning, bread for lunch and then grain pasta in the evening. Just too much. Further I reacted to six different environmental chemicals and dust mites, cat, feathers and interestingly Dahlia flower (5 Nov 2011) Now found out that the Vega test can test if uric acid levels are raised. This could be important for gout sufferers. However sure many other deceases as well. I have speculated that uric acid is a problem with MS as well (see section below where I compare dyslexia with multiple sclerosis) 3.Alcat testing http://www.alcat.com/
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The above clip is a must to see as it generally gives information on the food intolerance items and the doctor in the video not only use Alcat testing. Alcat look at how the white blood cells via an incubator react with all the different foods. This is interesting as like the Vega test I assume it can then test for any food including the foods that that you dont necessarily had recently. Not sure if this is the case however I will find out for the next update and I will be keen to see its accuracy against the Vega and igG test. They dont seem to provide you with a registered nutritional service however what is great is that they give you a rotational diet to follow of all the foods that you dont react to. So you can then take this diet as a starting point when you go and see a nutritionist Regarding cost their 100 foods that is not far off the 113 foods tested via York Test (igG) plus 10 food additives + 10 food colourings + 20 moulds come to $ 425 at current exchange that is roughly 310 and similar in cast to igG tests. This is getting very interesting as igG test dont test for additives, colourings and moulds. I will do this test for the next update in 6 months time (March 12) as for the dyslexia evaluation centre it will be good to see how the Alcat compares to the igG and Vega test Therefore the advantage of the Alcat test over the igG test (not the Vega) is that it test for food additives and food colourings (not 100% sure if Vega does not do this) . The crossover trial mentioned before by Dr Joseph Egger, who studied 76 hyperactive children found 79 percent of the children tested reacted adversely to artificial food colourings and preservatives and a higher percentage than wheat and milk. Food additives therefore for ADD children is even more important than normal foods and this is where the igG test seem to fail. However the igG test is good for foods that you consume I asked Judy of Vega test if she test the food additives etc that Alcat test and she said I tested you for various food additives colourings, flavourings, sweeteners, preservatives, emulsifiers and stabilizers, and molds. You can see the list when you come over next as it is too long to list here. The only things that came up are on your food list aspartame and saccharine. 4.Kinesiology allergy testing- muscle testing Roz Collier in Understanding Kinesiology says muscle testing is used in a variety of complementary health disciplines; for instance it is commonly used in allergy testing. Muscle testing is a method of tapping into the communication system of the whole body. All parts of the body are continually communicating with each other. Any change that occurs within the body will affect the whole system. ... When a muscle is tested, the body checks with the relevant sub bio-computer before responding. A strong response indicated that the sub bio-computer knows that it is okay for the muscle to fire. A weak response indicates that the muscle has switched off and cannot function normally. If a muscle is weak and switched off, it means that there is an imbalance in the Triad of Health (being mental, physical and chemical). When the correct balance is restored the sub bio computer will receive the okay for the muscle to switch on Note by Karl de Leeuw. Lauren that tested me put different products on my throat whilst on my back with my arms next to my legs. I was asked to retain my hand (arm) close to my legs (body) whilst certain items (one by one) was placed on my throat and whilst Lauren tried to pull my hand away from my body. It was amazing that with certain products - I could resist and with others I had
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no strength and my hand just moved away quickly. There is certainly something going on with the testing and very interesting. Lauren after testing a lot of products (she did not say what) said I must avoid potato, wheat, cheese/milk (cows) and soy and then suggested the following supplements: Vitamin B complex, betacarotene, vitamin D, manganese and magnesium. I am not mad into supplements as I feel we should rectify matters via good foods wherever possible and although there is definitely something going on I did not feel the Kinesiology test had much to offer compared to the other test. However once I have my body in balance I would like to go back and test it again. Regarding Kinesiology generally I cannot comment however it looks as it could have a good function. Roz Collier says Chapman had mapped various reflexes in the body that could be massaged, producing a change to the lymphatic drainage of an organ. Anything that helps to drain the lymphatic system like lymphatic massaging etc could be good especially I assume if your system is full of toxins 5.Hair testing for food intolerance I discuss his under the vitamin and mineral deficiency test below however the hair test for food intolerance did not correspond with the Vega or the IgG test. I had no foods in red that meant I did not have to avoid any foods. The foods my test indicated in yellow I must minimise and they were: Allspice, cows cheese, ncectarine, quinoa, vanilla, asparagus, cabbage, lemon, plum, strawberry, corn, mushroom, lime, broccoli, garlic, pepper-green, honey, tomato, tea and cane sugar. Apart from the cows cheese it did not list any diary and apart from the quinoa and corn it did not list all the other grains. Plus it did not show up egg. On shellfish it said all OK. I know I have a cholesterol issue so this does not stack up for me that it says shellfish is OK 6.Taking your pulse Patricia Bragg (nutritionist Paul Braggs daughter) says If you know what youre allergic to, you are lucky; if you dont you had better find out as fast as possible and eliminate all irritating foods from your diet. To re-evaluate your daily life and have a health guide to your future, start a daily journal of foods eaten, your pulse rate after meals and your reactions, moods, energy levels (ups and downs), weight, elimination and sleep patterns. You will discover the foods and the situations causing problems. By charting your diet you will be amazed at the effects of eating certain foods. Dad kept a daily journal for over 70 years. If you are hypersensitive to certain foods, you must omit them from your diet ! There are hundreds of allergies and of course its impossible here to take up each one. Many have allergies to milk, wheat, or some are allergic to all grains. Your daily journal will help you discover and accurately pinpoint the foods and situations causing you problems. Start your journal today Below is a link going into more detail on the pulse test and a health warning if you do this test http://maninisglutenfreeblog.com/2011/07/22/determining-food-allergysensitivity-the-pulse-testand-other-do-it-yourself-strategies/ Paul Bragg did think the pulse test had something however this is before most of the above test were around. I do however think you need to do it over a period of time and keep a proper journal
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as Paul did. The one reason why I think it needs to be carried out over time is that when Gabriel took my pulse( end of July 11) it was in the order of 60. When I tested my pulse linked to food for a day (a few foods) my normal pulse was 80. One possible reason for my pulse going up is possible stresses caused by my sons sea mines but this was after we found out he is OK. Last night (11 Sept) my pulse was back to 60 however this morning it is 70. Therefore my question is as you take your pulse before you eat a certain food and then 30 minutes later can this 30 minutes alter your pulse in any event if you take foods or not what about your thoughts altering your pulse (placebo) . This is why I suppose a journal over time is important. This is a great way forward for someone that just cannot afford any test. At one test my pulse went down by 6 per minute when I had grapefruit. Was this placebo ? Is it hard to make dietary changes within the family ? Yes if both parents dont believe in food intolerance as is the case in our family. This means I have had to back down on this item and to make matters worse as I know exactly what foods are causing long term issues on two of my children and I need to see them eating these foods It will therefore help a lot if both parents agree on the way forward Regarding the children. When putting my son on a grain free and milk free diet (as discussed elsewhere) for 7 days he did not seem to have issues. However it must be best to follow a registered nutritionist advice and take it slowly but surely For children. Generally yes it must be difficult to do and although it can cost a lot of money it could be good to do as a complete family so all is in the game. This could be very costly and this is where if the Vega test stands up to scrutiny where it can have a huge plus side as it is so much cheaper (5 Nov 2011) I have had to eat on my own that is not practical. Will now eat say of evenings meals with family although non organic. Will just cook my own gluten free pasta on the side or so. I moved too much in my own direction. Unless a person needs to reverse a condition eating even small amounts of wheat in certain products should be OK (after the initial 3 to 6 months period where you cut items out). It must just be that one generally cut the food intolerance items out (obviously exclude certain conditions like celiacs). I took it to the extreme and we need to be realistic in a family situation. Need to keep family food budget in mind as well. Will keep on very much with my diet but just give way on items and when eating out. This will however not stop me from dreaming the big dream of all of us living disease free. Not actually so hard once ones installed new patterns of thought. This is the biggest problem instilling new patterns Vitamins and mineral deficiency + test for toxicity (28 Oct 2011) I want to create a dyslexia evaluation centre in Ireland. For this centre initially we will take test before starting a diet and thereafter. All people that want to be part of this centre will have to follow a new diet but adjusted for what fruit, vegetables and fish they like and checked by a nutritionist with a programme that can check the mineral and vitamin daily targets . Tests such as below will I believe over time not be necessary once one can see that a diet can make a huge
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difference. However the proof will be in the pudding. Will consult with Alan Stewart or someone such as Alan (see at end of this section) to design a range of test that can be done all at once The following company in the US provide an example of a company providing a http://www.hairanalysistest.com/ hair analysis for vitamin and mineral deficiencies + test for metals. I went to a company thinking that our children and I will be tested for toxic metals (not that they stated that) but it was restricted to vitamin and mineral deficiency. Also the company we used did a hair sample food intolerance test as well and it had no correlation to the other food intolerance tests. So my view of a food intolerance test via hair is that for me it did not stack up. However from below details (from authors on the topic) there seems to be something there via hair test certainly for toxic metals as a first step. On the vitamin and minerals there could be something there as well. I went to http://www.healthsynergy.co.uk/ and the test cost 47. I had no items marked in red which require attention but three vitamins where marked yellow that could be addressed via certain foods. The vitamins I lacked were B Complex (all B vits), Vitamin C and Vitamin E. On the minerals the same - no red - and two yellows being chromium and selenium . At present I am flying in the dark a bit before seeing nutritionist to plan things however I see all the vitamins + minerals that I lack except chromium is covered by Goji berries and Spirulina but obviously dont know to what quantities each (Goji and Spirulina) provide these minerals and vitamins. I am not sure if a nutritionist could go to this detail in any case. I might out of interest sake go back to Hebe (that did our hair sample test) say 6 months time to see if my new diet made any difference. Hebe Fearn do not test for toxins and as mentioned dont think the food intolerance side stacked up. I will get a test done by the US company above to see if they agree with the Vega test that I have no metal toxins. If the US test show up that I have metal toxins then I need to take it a step further to a urine test. If I have any metal toxins this could be a black mark against the Vega test but at this stage I am excited about the Vega test but feel one need to look at things from a few angles (see Vega test under food intolerance section) (28 Oct 2011) As mentioned I have now gone to a nutritionist and my diet is included under the longevity section Back to Hairanalysistest.com say A hair analysis test is the best way to obtain a comprehensive and accurate vitamin deficiency test or a mineral deficiency test. Hair is the second most metabolically active tissue in the body. The hair tissue is affected by the blood, perspiration, environment, genetics, hormones and enzymes. The hair represents what is occurring inside the cells and the submolecular figures of the body. A blood test shows what is happening outside the cell and the waste material being discarded. The hair gives a reading of what is being stored in the body. For example, if mercury is high in the hair, a higher concentration of it would also be found in organs like the kidney and liver....A hair analysis gives a complete picture of a person's health history. Our hair analysis test can indicate vitamin, mineral and nutritional deficiencies as well as heavy metal toxicity have occurred over a long period of time. ....This hair test for toxins can show if toxic heavy metals have accumulated in the body. Some of the metals which cause symptoms are mercury, chlorine, iron, aluminium, arsenic, copper, lead, cadmium and nickel. Surprisingly, heavy metal toxicity isn't uncommon. Toxic metals tend to cause havoc to the nervous system. Ray Kurzwell and Terry Grossman in Fantastic Voyage say Hair mineral analysis. This test offers a cost-effective and painless way of screening for chronic heavy-metal accumulation. Hair that has just
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emerged from the follicle provides a good representation of heavy metal exposure in the recent past. While not a perfect test, since the results are often skewed by external contamination, there is a reasonably good correlation between heavy-metal content in hair and total body levels. If hair analysis shows significant abnormalities, additional information can be obtained by performing a urine provocation test for more exact measurement and confirmation of results. Urine provocation test. Typically, the patient is given an oral or intravenous injection of an agent designed to concentrate heavy metals in the urine, which is then collected for the next 6 to 24 hours for analysis. Based on these results, a course of heavy-metal detoxification, typically using oral or ingestible chelating agents, can be determined. Blood tests. These are less useful for measuring heavy-metal toxins. For toxic metals to show up in blood tests, you need to have significant toxicity or poisoning. Sub acute and low-grade chronic accumulations are much more common, yet are rarely detected with blood tests, so in most cases we prefer the urine screening tests. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Should you test your dyslexic child for minerals ? I dont know. The Vega test seem to test for toxins but how accurate is it. I think time will tell. However Patrick Holford says A number of studies have proved the connection between high lead levels and low intelligence. One researcher, Dr Herbert Needleman, who has tested thousands of children, has not yet found a single child with high lead who has an IQ above 125. ... Copper is another toxic element that has been reported to be high in dyslexic children. Biomedx.com tell this story A story is told by Dr Alex Schauss, a noted author, researcher, and nutritional mineral expert. It is about his experience with a 9 year old boy brought into his clinic some years ago. The boy had been charged with attempted murder. His criminal record began at age 6. He burned animals, shot at peoples houses and beat up mothers pushing baby strollers. The police all said he would be a lifetime criminal, a Charles Manson type of psychotic. He was on six psychiatric drugs, and was kicked out of school after he tried to kill a 10 year old girl. Dr Schauss did a hair mineral analysis and discovered his copper levels were off the charts. He added supplemental zinc to the boys diet to chelate out the excess copper, and within two weeks the boys urinalysis showed all the excess copper had been eliminated. He went off all mediation, returned to school and became a model student. Years later the boy returned to see Dr Schauss. He was a junior in college, an A student, on the varsity basketball team, and had a heart of gold. For information I see that Irish horse owners use hair testing as well http://www.iaslabs.ie/animalhealth/hair-analysis.html With the big money at hand I assume they will not go for a test that does not stack up William Philpott & Co in Brain Allegies say Hair testing for minerals has been replaced by mineral assessment of whole blood and red blood cells. Hair testing is now used primarily for determining the levels of toxic minerals. The following clash a little with what Ray Kurzwell and Terry Grossman say above about blood test linked to mineral levels however it does say that a urine test is best. http://www.biolab.co.uk/ in
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London do blood test linked to metals and Mark Howard in an e-mail say We can measure a
range of metals in blood or urine to look for raised levels (a 6 hour urine collection urine is our preferred sample, and is normally the best option for children!! Our full screen of 18 metals (see attached sample report) is 113, or we can measure individual metals for 21 each (test kits available on request).We are a clinician referral laboratory and therefore need the name and address of a registered healthcare clinician who is familiar with your clinical history and is willing to receive our reports and assist you with the interpretation of the results we can also recommend doctors and nutritional therapists if this would be helpful.Note by Karl de Leeuw: Mark provided a sample report for the urine test and they test by urine: aluminium, antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, thallium, tin and zinc.
Ray Kurzwell mentioned a urine provocation test where you are injected. Checked and biolab.co.uk urine test is just a sample of urine or if you get injected. This is what Mark of Biolab said Out toxic elements screen in urine or blood can be run either before or after a
chelating challenge (using DMSA etc), depending on the referring doctors preference (we just measure the metals in the sample provided). However the reference ranges we show for metals are levels in the general population and do not represent levels that would be seen after chelation. So in summary the urine or blood screen can be used perfectly adequately without a chelation challenge. With regards to minerals and vitamins, these are normally measured in blood (Biolab test kits available on request). Prices are as follows:
Plasma mineral screen with red cell magnesium 56 Urine iodine 30 Vitamin profile (vitamins A,C,E carotenes, B1,B2,B6) 100 Vitamin D 43 Vitamins B12 and folate 50 We also have a hair analysis for minerals and toxic metals (41) which is a non-invasive test method particularly suitable for children (sample report attached). (28 Sept 2011) I checked and unfortunately Biolab do not test via urine for Acetaldehyde & Alcohol; Clostridia Neurotoxins; Gluteomorphins & Casomorphins (gluten and casein). All that can pass the BBB (Blood-brain- barrier) (26 Oct 2011). I asked Judy to see if above gets tested via Vega test however from the list that she gave me it would not appear that these items are included The following company in the US test for Gluteomorphins (Giliadorphin) & Casomorphins (gluten and casein) http://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/home/eng/peptide.asp and charge $ 110 for this test. They dont seem to test for Acetaldehyde & Alcohol or Clostridia Neurotoxins. I have stopped eating grains and milk so this test will not be of benefit for myself. However keen to test especially my second daughter as she is still on wheat and milk . This will verify the IgG test (have not been able to carry out the Vega test as yet). Worth noting that the link say There are some people that may not show a food allergy to milk or wheat, but have the peptide problem and vice versa so it s a good idea to have both the peptides and food allergy testing done.
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(18 Oct 2011) I asked Biolab if they do a fatty acid test and Mark replied Yes an essential fatty acid screen would be very sensible test selection (he knows I am dyslexic). We charge 65 for this and I have attached a sample report. We would also recommend a plasma zinc ( 21) level as this is an essential co-factor for EFA metabolism and has been shown to be frequently low in those with dyslexia. Note by Karl de Leeuw: In the report Biolab state the list and reference range that one should fall in. For omega 6 they test for: linoleic acid (8.1 13.5 range); gamma linolenic acid (0.220.47); di homo gamma linolenic acid (1.4-2.2); arachidonic acid (9-13.8). Under omega 3 they test for: alpha linolenic acid (0.6-1.15); eicosapentaenoic acid (0.7-1.51); docosahexaenoic acid (2.7-4.5). Other fatty acids they test for is: myristic acid (0.4-1.6); palmitic acid (22-31); (w7) palmitoleic acid (0.6-1.1); Stearic acid (13-18);(w9) oleic acid (14-24). Apparently most peoples ratio of omega 6 is too much compared to omega 3. My nutritionist said that when she gets my results back she can make recommendations as to what foods to increase or substitute. Not bad cost at 65 as essentially fat acids is such an important part (18 Oct 2011) I asked Biolab if they test hormones (please see vitamin section and section under multiple sclerosis). Initially for the evaluation centre it will be important to test all hormones such as testosterone, estrogen and progresterone. I could only see data linked to aforesaid hormone levels during pregnancy linked to dyslexia- however you never know. Mark Howard of Biolab replied I am not aware of any link between hormone levels and dyslexia, but thats not to mean there isnt a link. Individual hormones are charged at 34.50 each and we send them to an external referral laboratory. We measure 25-hydroxy vitabmin D3 and D2 and this is the best measure of vitamin D status ( 43) as 1,25 hydroxy levels are very difficult to measure accurately and are not considered a good overall measure of vitamin D status (cost is 183.50 and sample has to be collected at Biolab and frozen immediately). We dont measure parathyroid hormone levels here at Biolab but can get them measured via an external laboratory, again the sample needs to be collected here and frozen immediately after collection (test fee is 86.50). The above tests are highly technical biochemical investigations and would definitely require the interpretation of a doctor familiar with the interpretation of these tests, and I would strongly recommend that you seek the advice of a specialist in this area. If youre in London I would recommend that you see Dr Alan Stewart (office telephone 01273 487003), or have a look at your web site for a list of recommended around the UK. (28 Oct 2011) also DHEA/ cortisol hormone (19 Oct 2011)Note: In evaluation centre also initially check uric acid levels in blood (28 Oct 2011) Note: Check for cholesterol levels (28 Oct 2011 Note: Check for fasting blood sugar levels In summary then what test are there: hair analysis for vitamin and mineral deficiencies + test for toxic metals such as mercury, chlorine, iron, aluminium, arsenic, copper, lead, cadmium and nickel urine provocation test for heavy metals normal urine test for metal toxins such as aluminium, antimony, arsenic, barium,
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blood test for heavy metal toxins blood test for lack of minerals and vitamins (especially vitamin D3) vega test for following metal toxins, parasites, viruses, fungis, yeast , bacteria and items as extensive list provided under Vega section in Food Intolerances section gluteomorphins (Giliadorphin) & Casomorphins (gluten and casein) blood test cannot find anyone testing for Acetaldehyde & Alcohol or Clostridia Neurotoxins essential fatty acid (EFA) test for omega 3 and 6 testosterone, estrogen and progresterone , DHEA and cortisol hormone levels (plus HbA1c see Heart section) uric acid in blood cholesterol in blood fasting blood sugar levels
Will get Alan Stewart or other to design the correct test and if need be add items. Some of the above test duplicate. On the forum page I ask for your experiences / views on these test and suggestions of what other test could be useful Flow System Audit and other methods that can measure the fluid dynamics of the body (27 Sept 2011) Flow System Audit can measure items not being tested via current medical checks however it must be advisable to go for a full conventional medical check-up including checking bloods, urine and stools, ECG etc every few years. This is great example how the medical profession can work alongside other methods not yet accepted by the mainstream medical profession such as Flow System Audit www.biomedx.com says Flow Systems Analysis is a method that is able to measure several factors of the fluid dynamics of the internal environment of the body. This environment is often referred to as the "terrain" or "biological terrain". While the various fields of medicine examine, isolate or treat one particular part or system of the body, Flow Systems Analysis gains feedback about the operation of the entire internal biochemical/electrical environment. This complete picture of information gives the health care practitioner a baseline on which to adjudge his selected course of treatment as well as an objective procedure for monitoring the real effectiveness of his treatment on an on-going basis. This dynamic form of physiological biofeedback helps uncover the underlying cause or causes of a patient's imbalance or illness, rather than treating a list of "symptoms". Let's talk about health and farming for a moment as they both have some things in common. Before a farmer plants his seed, he needs to be concerned with the balance of the soil in which he is going to plant. One of the primary things the farmer looks at is the soils pH balance, the mineral balance, hydration level, healthy bacteria levels and other factors that give him an idea of the soil's "terrain" i.e. the environment in which that seed is going to grow. If the terrain is unbalanced, that little seed is going to have a much harder time growing into a big strong plant. As it grows, nutrient uptake
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from the soil can be diminished leaving the plant with a poor "immune system" so to speak and it becomes more susceptible to disease, competing foliage and parasites in the environment. The need for herbicides and pesticides increases in proportion to the decreasing health of the soil. Your body's cells are similar to that little seed. There is a "soil" for your cells. It is your internal bodily environment. To maintain health and to keep going strong, your cells need their own balanced terrain. This is their "biological terrain". And here also we are concerned with pH balance, mineral balance, hydration levels, good bacteria in the gut and other items of importance. Very simply, when these things are off balance the body is off balance. And when it's off balance, it is reflected in the body's blood, interstitial and intercellular fluids. One of the most dynamic of bodily fluids is the blood. By observing living blood under a microscope, we can get a real-time, dynamic and concrete visual perspective of the state of our internal biological terrain or body ecology. This however is only a QUALITATIVE picture. But behind this qualitative picture lie the QUANTITATIVE numbers which "pushed" the picture into being what it is. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Biomedx then list the people behind the system being Louis Claude Vincent, Carey Reams and Emanuel Revici Biomedx.com go on to say Flow Systems Auditing is a powerful complement to other tools in a clinic. For instance, many times a standard blood chemistry profile will come back with all parameters within the "norms", yet the patient will have complaints of feeling terrible. Flow Systems Auditing on the other hand will often give indications as to exactly why that is so. To discuss the nuances of this research is beyond the scope of this introduction, but we would like to give you a feel for the dynamic nature of what this work can do. In your clinic or at home, you should know that you would only be utilizing the fluids of urine and saliva. Urine is a reflection of what the body is letting go of and saliva of what is being held onto. As the blood is often the last to change when health starts to shift, we can use baseline physiological measurements of blood without resorting to a blood draw and interface that information with other data to reap huge insights--often going far beyond what a laboratory blood test alone might tell. Note by Karl de Leeuw: You dont need (unless you want to) have a clinic yourself and on the web Biomedx seems to be addressing people using their methods / equipment)
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Many naturopathic physicians and schools have adopted this same way of thinking. However, instead of using pharmaceuticals as intervention, they instead use homeopathics, herbs, and nutritional supplements. It certainly is a step in the right direction, but it is still often fraught as a hit or miss affair. With Flow Systems Auditing there is a clear path to see the core homeostatic mechanisms that are causing a client's problems. Without the clarity of this form of Biofeedback. It is like the clinician is driving at night without headlights. The objective of this application is to turn the lights on. Example: Upon obtaining appropriate flow system feedback, if it was discovered that the electrical resistance is higher than it should be in the urine, you might suspect the body is 1) not be releasing minerals, or 2) does not have minerals, or 3) the person is drinking too much water, etc. (Electrons travel on the mineral content in the body, if resistance is high, there's mineral relationships that need to be addressed.) It is also possible that the kidneys are not functioning optimally and the minerals are being kept in the body. Looking to the saliva to see if the minerals are there, you might note saliva resistance lower than it should be, which could point to minerals backing up into the system. Depending on membrane permeability (referenced from another value) you could pretty well determine if blood or lymph is being affected and whether there is a filter/kidney issue, a membrane issue, or both. This is a telltale sign for a typical electrolyte stress situation which a majority of all cardiovascular patients face.
As one out of two individuals today has cardiovascular problems, identifying the situation and providing the means for the individual to fix it could very well save their life, get them off blood pressure medications while dramatically improving their quality of life. Note an opposite situation. If a sequence of blood pressures read low accompanied by low pulse, poor electrical resistance of urine and saliva, this could mean an electrolyte insufficiency--just the sort of problem that plagues people with chronic fatigue and individuals with all forms of health complaints. How important is this? It is of the utmost importance. For example, if your resistivity/conductivity numbers are askew, any pH testing you are doing could be a lie! Yes you read that correctly. Note by Karl de Leeuw : Attached is background information I received from Gabriel that use Flow System Audit . Please print this as you need to have it handy whilst reading below http://www.karldeleeuwfoundation.com/ebook/pdf/Gabriel_part_of_flow_system_audit_report.pd f
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I summarize how I see my overall health position taking Flow System Audit detais (I have not as yet received my report from Gabriel): (28 Oct 2011) Report now attached below 1.Electrolyte excess and deficiency(mS) Electrolyte excess and deficiency of urine that should be between 5 mS and 15MS and for saliva it should be between 4.5 mS and 5.5 mS. Here they are looking at salts/minerals. My urine score was 4.04 so slightly below the minimum for urine of 5mS. My blood pressure was perfect so from the attached background info it means I am drinking too much water or I have too much salt in my food. I did increase my Himalayan salt intake after the test and kept my water intake to about the same. However when I went to for the Vega test it said my salt intake is too high. It did not say by how much. I have now lowered my salt intake a bit and now take about 3 to 4 grams or say 2/3 of a teaspoon a day. I have now increased my water from say 1.5 to 2 litres a day. Being in Dublin an also sitting mostly in front of a computer I just cannot see drinking more than 2 litres as practical. However in a warm climate and if you are a scaffolder on a construction site 4 litres might not even be enough. When I go back for the Vega test follow up in say 3 weeks time it will be interesting to see what it says about my salt level. It does not give a degree of salt but then perhaps need to delve into this a bit more with Judy. It is interesting that Gabriel when he started out with Flow System Audit - said that due to cost he could only start with Vega technology or Flow System Audit. The two systems might go very well together for the dyslexia evaluation centre. I see there is a company that provide a Vega test + BTA (biological terrain analysis) http://www.good-medicineclinic.com/Biological_Terrain_Analysis.html - more about BTA later as it looks like a good system however they look at R that is essential mineral concentration and how toxic your blood and lymphatic system is. Can BTA check your salt level similar to Flow System Audit ? On my electrolyte for saliva I had 4.15 and it should be between 4.5 and 5.5 mS. Here my mS is just slightly under and from the background info link above you can see that it suggest problems with digestion and minerals not being assimilated. This test was done two days after I decided to go off grain and milk however I decided to only start this after the test. With the Vega test my salts are high and I started taking more salt It seems if my digestion improved by going off the food intolerance items I should now assimilate salt and minerals better and perhaps why I now can cut my salts a bit too say 3 to 4 grams of Himalayan salt. This is only my take on all of this as at this stage I have not yet received my summary report from Gabriel as first focused on my three childrens reports and I have not chased him for my report as I know his life is hectic at present For info my blood pressure resting was 116/76 and standing 138/88; pulse resting 58 and standing 60 (26 Oct 2011) I attach audit notes received from Gabriel under the blood section (number 9 below). Since above as discussed under the longevity section it turns out that my blood pressure in todays society is OK however in reality a lower blood pressure of about 90/60 is better (as long as you are healthy). I cut my salt intake to say 2 or 3 grams a day (say a teaspoon) in total and the Vega test follow up did not flag salt as an issue. I also think that I was drinking too much water and cut my water intake to about 1 litre plus another say 600 ml from teas (say 3 cups a day). I therefore think I was actually taking too much water for Dublins climate. Therefore in total about 1.6 litres of water
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(5 Nov 2011) My blood pressure has gone down to 103/72 so still some way to go to get to the ultimate of 90/60. More on why low blood pressure (as long as you are healthy) should be lower than the current recommended 120/80 2.Electron activity (rH2) An acceptable rH2 reading for urine is between 22.5 and 24.5 rH2 and for saliva between 21.5 and 23.5 rH2. Gabriel did say to me recently in an e-mail when I discussed water rH2 with him that Biomedx is thinking of lowering the acceptable rH2 by 1 or 2 but not confirmed. My urine rH2 was 22.11 so therefore just slightly on the low side however if they lowered the acceptable levels it might be Ok. I see that under the background info link it says Low urine rH2 readings may point to Gastric Acid (HCI) production issues. It also may point to Helicobacter Pylori issues which might require assessment by your GP or licensed practitioner. Under my Vega test Judy found that the only toxin in my body was Helicobactor Pylori in the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum. Judy gave me homeopathic drops to correct this that I am busy taking. I would have however preferred to have done this by foods but perhaps the homeopathic drops is just to bring the system back quicker to where it should be. Amazing how the Vega test info (that I did after the Flow System test) links into the Flow System Test (26 Oct 2011) At the next Vega test the drops corrected the helicobacter imbalance On saliva my score was 27.35 that is a lot above the 23.5 rH2 that it should be. This as the background info link above is due to oxidative stress and free radicals that has been discussed before. I only started to use the water ionizer the next day but now I only set my ionizer so that it hopefully (need to yet order my ORP reader) gives me about a zero or slightly negative ORP reading and this will help. As mentioned under water normal tap and mineral water got say +150 ORP or more rH 2 readings that will give a rH2 of say above 27 or so that by Vincents studies of healthy water in France will not be good. However the real item to keep the free radicals at bay is as discussed under earlier sections is to eat foods thats got a ORAC score of about 5,000 per day (see Oxidation and antioxidants section) therefore fruit and vegetables + items such as Goji berries and Spirulina. I had fruit and veg before the Flow System Audit test but as fruit and veg is low in ORAC score you need to up it with something and I only started taking small amounts of Goji berries and Spirulina after the test. I will be keen to see what my saliva score will be next time and in the next update (March 12) will let you know score. At the right hand bottom page of page 8 of the background information link it shows healthy dry blood. All our families blood had white parts and this apparently shows the oxidative stress. Keen therefore to see my dry blood sample next time Gabriel looks at my blood (see the white parts in my blood as at end of July 11 test). The white parts should not be there http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDNKw9ahkz4 In addition to the free radicals under the background info it says There may also be a dysbiosis issue with sodium and chloride and perhaps other mineral imbalances. Judy under Vega test said I tested you for vitamin, mineral and trace element deficiencies, digestive enzyme deficiencies and Dybiosis (deficiency in good gut bacteria). You had no deficiencies except Dysbiosis in the small and large intestine. Judy said this is very common and prescribed a homeopathic remedy. Again
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amazing how Flow System link in with Vega (26 Oct 2011) My diet as at end of longevity section came in at about 36,000 ORAC and above some recommend a score of 5,000 ORAC. See comments under my diet on this where my nutritionist feels a target of 30,000 ORAC is good and she in fact commented that my ORAC score is impressive (my new diet). Therefore with the new diet I hope that the dry blood sample next time I visit Gabriel will show no white spots in the dry blood sample (therefore that the oxidative stress been removed) For info I mention setting my water ionizer. I am renting it and will keep it as a filter for the water until I get the correct filter + the structured water 3.Anabolic/Catabolic surface tention(ST) Gabriel in the background info link say Surface Tension (ST) of Urine (ideal range of 67 to 69) tells us a lot about the make-up of the membranes of the trillions of cells in the body. Cell membranes are largely made up of Soft Fats (Fatty Acids) and Hard Fats (Sterols, primarily cholesterol). When these fats are in proper proportion to each other we enjoy optimal cellular respiration essential amounts of oxygen & nutrients getting into the cells and the requisite amounts of water getting out. My ST score came in at 69 so I am Anabolic. For Catabolic that must be sort of the opposite I see that Gabriel says that if your ST score is less than 67 then you have too much fatty acids and not enough hard fats. If I am the opposite then I have too much hard fats (I know my cholesterol level is borderline high) but does this mean my fatty acids are OK ? I am slightly anabolic but if my score was higher this would have reflected an inefficient oxygen utilization the production of energy in the absence of oxygen (Anaerobic Glycolysis) which results in fermentation and an increase in Lactic Acid). The background info does not say how to rectify it however Gabriel no doubt would made recommendations in his report. Assume via diet and leaving say shelf fish etc out of diet 4.Blood carbohydrate (Brix) Gabriel says We look mainly for Urine for blood Carbohydrate content. Carbohydrate is crucial for delivering oxygen throughout the body. Brain cells require 5 times more oxygen than most other cells. Carbohydrate is measured by using the BRIX Refracometer, or by a Clinical refractometer which measures specific gravity of Urine and Saliva. The readings include not just glucose and sugars but salts, ureas, and proteins as well.... Carbohydrate readings are especially significantly because they reflect the level of energy that is available to the body. Feelings of well-being are related to the carbohydrate level. Not only does the brain and liver rely on carbohydrates for proper function but also upon blood oxygen levels. Blood oxygen levels are directly affected by blood carbohydrate levels. My Brix score was 0.9 and under the ideal marker for blood carbs of between 1.2 and 2. Gabriel says When the carbohydrate level is very low, oxygen is reduced and this affects the balance of energy flow in and out of the cells. Some of the symptoms people experience are: headaches, nervousness, dizziness, fainting, blackouts, and metal confusion and seizures.. Some will say that I suffer from
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mental confusion however I have not got any of these symptoms although I am lower than 1.2. At the time of the test I still had grains such as rice etc that is very high in carbs. I now have less carbs as a percentage of my diet and it will be interesting to see the next reading when I go for a follow up check before the next update (26 Oct 2011) I attach my audit notes received from Gabriel under item 9 below it turns out that I am actually in the low blood sugar zone. Gabriel recommended Spirulina and Chlorella as it is rich in chlorophyll that help control blood sugar levels. Under my diet at the end of the longevity section my GL (Glycemic Load) score is close to the suggested target of 100. I am now in my diet consuming more fruits and vegetables that should increase my blood sugar For information if you have a high Brix score then Gabriel says When the carbohydrate level is very high there is a tendency toward high blood sugar and possible diabetes. The pancreas is overworked and may produce excess alcohol, a person may not be able to think clearly, wounds are slow to heal, and there may be a tingling sensation in the feet. With excessively high carbohydrate readings, there may be high cholesterol, adrenal stress or pituitary involvement, or the pancreas or liver may be malfunctioning. Somewhere in between is a level of dropping blood sugar often referred to as The Zone of Misery Although there is abundant oxygen in the blood the red blood cells are paradoxically unable to deliver adequate oxygen to the tissues (the Bohr Effect). With oxygen going high or low there is a decrease in calcium because oxygen abundance or starvation interferes with the livers ability to pick up calcium. Note by Karl de Leeuw: I dont really for this purpose comment on the rest of my families results however my two daughters is in The zone of misery and therefore their livers is are being able to pick up calcium as well as it should. In the hair sample mineral deficiency test I see that both our daughters have no deficiency in minerals that includes calcium. That is good. It would be good to get all my children tested using the Vega test and to double check to make sure there is not calcium deficiency. Also due to my readings in the Flow System Audit coming in the closest within ideal ranges and my family being further out in their readings it will be very beneficial for them to have a Vega test 5.Energy Production Glucogenic or Ketagenic (NH4) Below 7.46 then you are a fast oxidizer and a glucugenic. My score is 5 so in this category. Gabriel says Glucogenics, or Fast Fast Oxidizers, create energy on the Tricarboxylic pathway of the Kerbs Cycle. They burn carbohydrates for energy and do not use fats well. They would tend to be hypoglycaemic (low blood sugar) and glucogenic (derive energy from carbs). They tend to have low blood pressure, high urine pH, low saliva pH, and low levels of Ammonia Nitrogen (NH4). Their breath rate would also be faster than normal and they would be unable to hold their breath for long(helping the body alkalize the blood by blowing off acid in the form of carbon dioxide) Note by Karl de Leeuw: Here it is a bit confusing as my blood pressure is fine; my urine pH is 6 that is in the good 6 to 6.5 ph range; my saliva pH is 6.8 that is in the good range of between 6.5 and 7; dont know if I have low levels of NH4 as I cannot see this from data I have but will ask; My breath rate is 15 but I dont know if this is good or bad but think I am OK on this front; and I could hold my breath for 112 minutes and this above normal I think (certainly for an asthma person) For info if you are above 7.46 then you are a slow oxidizer and Ketogenic and tend to have high blood pressure, low urine ph (therefore below 6 pH other than mornings where the urine will be
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more acidic in any case); high saliva ph therefore higher than 7 and have high NH4; breath rate will be slower and tend to hold your breath longer The upshot of this is that Gabriel then pick a diet that suits your metabolic type.I think it is really the protein, carbs and fat ratios that differ in the diet that he pick for you 6. Autonomic type sympathetic or parasympathetic I have not seen my summary report as yet so I a am not sure what one I am. Also at the end of the day I understand from the background info what they are but not sure what then. How does this alter my diet ? 7.Protein Utilization Ureas (NO3 and NH4) Here my total score is 7 and it should be between 16 and 18. Gabriel says An examination of the Ureas tells us how protein is being utilized by the body. Nitrate Nitrogen (NO3) is a reflection of protein coming in and Ammonia Nitrogen (NH4) is a reflection of protein going out. This test tells us about the efficiency of ones metabolism and whether food is being utilized effectively or not. It reflects the under utilization of food into energy. This is all about digestion. Improper digestion leads to the production of amino acids that cannot be used and the liver converts these unusable proteins to non-toxic insoluble urea. They remain insoluble for 72 hours in the body where they can actually help decrease the effects of excess conductivity related to electrolyte stress . But if they remain in the body longer than 72 hours turn into soluble urea of Nitrate and Ammonia Nitrogen and can exacerbate electrolyte stress and high conductivity issues. Note by Karl de Leeuw. At that stage I did not as yet cut out all my food intolerance items (mainly grain,milk and eggs) and I will not be surprised if I have soluble urea of Nitrate and Ammonia Nitrogen in my body (over 72 hours therefore) (26 Oct 2011) Since then have cut meat and poultry from my diet (will now introduce small quantities when eating with my family) and increased diet of + fruit, vegetables and fish. My digestion should improve a lot and will be interesting to see the new score at the next test Gabriel go on to say Potassium is dependent upon proper levels of nitrogen in the body which in turn is derived from protein. Potassium is used by the thyroid to make a special emulsifying agent that is used in bile for fat metabolism. If potassium drops below 12 (or below 15 in overweight people) there can be potassium deficiency. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Gabriel then goes on to say how important potassium is for nerves, muscles etc and that it is the third key mineral in the function of the brain. I know from the Vega test and the hair test that I have not got potassium mineral deficiency 8.pH acid or alkaline Here my urine pH is 6 and saliva pH 6.8. Here Gabriel goes into scenarios if both urine and saliva pH is above 6.4 and if they are both below 6.4 or if urine is above 6.4 and at the same time saliva is below 6.4. I dont fall under any of these categories. You c an take your urine and saliva ph by strips you can by in a chemist and compare it to what Gabriel says. However it is really mostly the other factors mentioned above that seems more important as Gabriel dont seem to make any
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recommendations here. A lot of people in the alkaline field take their urine and body saliva measurements but the Flow System Audit shows that on their own the info from this is not so useful 9.Live and dry blood audit As background info . Here you can see if your red blood cells are nice and detached or not and Gabriel could see if there was enough white blood cells. On some of the family there was some things floating around that was sizable and Gabriel felt this could be things that were on the glass slide in advance. This could be the case but then again it might not. For a DVD on things in the blood as mentioned before Gitte Jensen did a 30 min DVD that is sold on-line called Microscopy of the Living Blood www.bioresourceinc.com I could not get my copy via them and just googled it. It is not important for all to see but mention it specifically for people doing blood analysis. I promised Gabriel to lend him my DVD and will be keen for him to then look at my family blood again (26 Oct 2011) Since above Garbriel sent me my audit notes and it is interesting that he felt my blood pictures where the best that hes seen in his clinic see link below. However it did show signs of oxidative and colon stress. Will be interesting to see if my new diet included as links at the end of the longevity hotspots section will improve my blood further http://www.karldeleeuwfoundation.com/ebook/pdf/Flow_System_Audit_Notes_29_July_11_(receiv ed_Sept_11).pdf Other systems similar to Flow System Audit The other system that seems to share similar items is BTA (Biological Terrain Analysis) . Hans van de Braak that use the system in the UK says The BTA was invented by professor of hydrology Prof Louis Claude Vincent, whose Bioelectronimetre was first used in France in 1946. On enwaterment.com they say A machine called the BTA or Biololocal Terrain Analyser developed by Dr Morrell which test blood, saliva and urine for H+, H- and minerals found 100% of people low in H-, especially as they get older Note by Karl de Leeuw: It seems that Dr Morrell took Louis Claude Machine and enhanced it but dont know http://www.good-medicine-clinic.com/Biological_Terrain_Analysis.html it seems that the main difference between Flow System Audit and BTA is that BTA takes blood (assume this cannot be skin prick blood and must be blood drawn via arterial or venous blood). They also carry out a resistivity test (R) and I dont know how this compares to any test by Flow System Audit. The reason why I went with Flow System audit: a) It was cheaper. Van Braak charges 250 and I am sure he gives a very good service for this but due to 5 in the family I preferred to go with Gabriel - Thank Gabriel charged 95 per person (he should charge at least 150)b) I want a system that can be duplicated world-wide and therefore cost is very important c) If the test can give good results without taking arterial and venous blood this must be the first preference d) Biomedx web site I could understand e) It is as if Flow System Audit want you as individual to share the information and process however this could be the case with BTA as well. No doubt BTA will be good and as it was developed by the main man Louis Claude Vincent but it could be that Flow System Audit took all his work and added further systems by others and improved it
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The advantage of a system that goes through more steps and less automatic is that gives a person ownership of the information so that one can understand what is going on in the body that can make nutritional changes easier. The negative of this approach is that it is more labour intensive. However Biomedx says We resisted developing a computerized approach for a long time but there was a consistent plea by practitioners to help them streamline their approach as a lot of time was being spent thinking through the numbers. We finally put in the development time to build a system of the likes that has never been done in the industry. Over 4 years in the making and hundreds of thousands of lines of code later, the Biomedx Studio Software was produced. Note by Karl de Leeuw: At time of writing I asked Gabriel if he has the software but he has not responded as yet. I assume he has not got the software as I could see Gabriel thinking through the numbers. We had to take a 2 hour break or so whilst Gabriel did all the number crunching. Will be great if Gabriel can get the software for my next visit. I hope the system also kicks out a rotational diet as this is something that is lacking from Gabriels diet. Also that one needs the Vega (and perhaps igG or Alcat) test done before seeing Flow System Audit. I am waiting to hear back from Judy to find out if the Vega test can test food additives and colourings generally. The Vega can test anything you bring along however this needs to be standard in the test. If not one will have to get this tested by Alcat. Or one will have to find out if the new Imedis test developed by Vega incorporate testing food additives and colourings (I have not checked theImedis videos and Judys site again to see if this is covered) On others in addition to Flow System Audit and BTA I only recently saw further details of other companies on Biomedx web site and up to now only looked at Flow System Audit and BTA. Biomedx say We should say that Flow Systems Auditing
incorporates aspects of many of the tools used in what might be called "other systems". But there are differences, primarily in the approach and methodology used to obtain the utmost utility out of the various technologies that are available as they may be adapted to wellness ..People might say, how do you compare to Metabolic TypingTM (registered trademark of Healthexcel, Inc.) or Nutri-Spec Testing, (the company and process of Dr. Guy Schenker) or your equipment to the QFATM (the Quantitative Fluid AnalyzerTM, trademark and system of Health Science Company, LLC) or the BCATM (BioCellular AnalyzerTM trademark and system of Baltimore Laboratories, Inc., new system now referred to as SolarisTM), etc. To these questions we can only say, this is not that. But in so saying, we also strongly encourage people to go to classes given by others, to buy the books, take the certification programs, engage as deeply as you can in understanding other fine modalities of ascertaining what this thing called "wellness" is all about. You can never go wrong with knowledge. The caveat to this is it's not what you know that will hurt you, it's what you know that isn't so or what you're missing - for your specific client - that is a potential problem. Note by Karl de Leeuw: This last sentence is one of the biggest sentences that I picked up first from Keith Cunningham it is what you dont now. For info Gabriel mention Guy Schenker a lot and seems to add his work to the Flow System Audit ..Biomedx had briefly sold the BTA S-1000TM (the latest editions are the QFA 300TM, QFA 1500TM, QFA 3500TM) several years ago and more recently the Baltimore Labs BL5000TM BCA - BioCellular AnalyzersTM (the later edition the BL9000 BioanalyzerTM and now SolarisTM). Because the Biomedx
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BEV set is a fraction of the cost of these much more expensive devices, and these devices really only give a part of the picture, many find it hard to justify the extra investment. World longevity hot spots + my diet checked by a registered nutritionist Jay Hoffman in Hunza secrets of the worlds healthiest and oldest living people says Dr Geill is not alone in this theory that man can live to 120 and beyond. There are many others who agree with him. Note this statement of Dr Edward L Bortz, former president of the American Medical Association. He claims that man should have a life span of 150 years, and he explains his supposition in the following way: A dog is full grown physically at 2 and has an average life expectancy of 12 years. At 1 1/2 years of age a cat is fully grown and has a life expectancy of 10 years. At four years a horse is fully grown and has a life expectancy of 25. According to this. If a man is physically mature at 25, then he should have an average normal life span of 150. Sally Beare in The Live-Longer diet secrets of the worlds longest living people says The maximum lifespan of human beings is considered to be about 120 years, with the longest life ever recorded being that of Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who died aged 122.Test on laboratory animals indicate that our maximum lifespan could be extended even further than this, to 130 or even 140 years. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Not all the Chinese will agree with this statement as Li Ching Yuen claims to have died age 197 Alealife look at nine longevity hot spots in the world http://akealife.com/about/longevity-hot-spots/ Surely all we need to do is study these hot spots and see what make them live with far less diseases and then follow these foods and way of life. We have the added benefit of understanding and knowing what minerals and vitamins we need and to what quantities In link below I summarised Alealifes points and then added some of Sally Beares relevant points in blue. Sally Beare looked at the first five hotspots being Hunza, Okinawa, Bama, Symi and Compodimele. From Alealfie I excluded Sardinia, Italy as we already had a representative from Italy. The society not discussed is the Kitavas (Stafan Lindebergs favourate hot spot) http://www.karldeleeuwfoundation.com/ebook/pdf/Longevity_hot_spots.pdf Comparing the eight nations in the above link. The main items that stand out for me: Disease free and recorded diseases: The Hunzakuts seem to be the only society that had no disease and I will expand more on the Hunzas later on. Most of the other societies seem to have very low levels of disease Age: Hunzakuts seem to have lived 90 to 110 years where as the other societies lived 80 to 100 Environment: All these societies until say last 50 to 100 years were isolated and did not take up the western food diet. Most seemed to live in very primitive but organised villages. Here we should have one up on the societies in that we should have far better housing Water: They all had a very good source of water and drank sufficient quantities of water Salt levels: They had no or little salt consumption. No information provided on the others. None of the books on the Hunzakuts where people visited Hunza land referred to the rock salts that Joel Wallach referred to (and some others) Air: Clean and fresh. Here we have lots of work to do
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Organic: All eat organic foods and mostly the same day. Here we need to start eating organic and get daily delivery of food as fresh as possible. Delivered to your house. Or be able to go to a market with wide variety of organic food Outlook on life and food: The societies take great pride in their food and also live a harmonious life style. Strong family and friends linkage; low stress lifestyle Amount of food: Just enough and in case of Okinawas 80% full Sugar: no sugar (where mentined) Drinks and alcohol: Small amounts of alcohol and then mainly with food; Mainly herb teas Coffee: Coffee in all bar one - not mentioned. In two societies it mentioned that they dont drink coffee. Got the impression that in most hotspots coffee was non consumed Physical activity: All kept physical active right up to more mature age Ranking of elders in society: Later years seen as rich years Vitamin D and sun: loads Spiritual: All spiritual in some form Sleep: Two mentioned 8 hours. Also know that Hunzakuts were similar How many servings of food per day: Varied between 3 and 9 Meat and diary: Very small amount of meat generally and then organic and lean. Dairy the same (as generally not mentioned much) but some consumption but the name cow is not very prominent. Seems more into making cheeses from goats milk etc Smoke: Most not mentioned. With three societies they mentioned that they dont smoke Food: Mainly vegetables, fruits, herbs. Vegetables dominate in all societies. No real mention of spices; when grains are mentioned it is not just one. Sometimes up to three or four different grains are mentioned although millet, buckwheat, quinoa and amaranth are seeds and not grains. Refer to whole grain that I assume includes the germ. Other non grain flours used for breads such as hemp flour. Therefore flours some grain, some seeds and some from vegetable flours. Dont seem to get one grain such as wheat that dominate such as in western society. Grains small in total fruit, veg and some fish diets. No mention of fish with Hunzas . Fish as food with five other communities (28 Oct 2011) Now see that technically all grains are seeds Potatos in a few diets but seem to take back-seat status. From other books on Hunzakuts did not pick up that potatos were a staple diet . Same with eggs. Some eat eggs. All linked to herbs The Hunzakuts stand out for me and for below I focused on them. The Okinawas and other fish eating societies also interest me Sally Beare The Live Longer Diet secrets of the worlds longest living people (2003) The following is in no order and extracts as they appear in each book As a rule, nothing is eaten by the Hunzakuts between rising and doing an initial two or three hours work in the fields, which gives the digestive system a good chance to wake up before being put to
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work. Eating breakfast immediately on rising, as most of us do, is not a healthy way to start the day it is much better to wait for half an hour first, while sipping a drink of hot water and lemon juice to cleanse the system. Apricots are also made into jam, which is spread on wholemeal bread and eaten for breakfast. During the harvest , thousands of apricots are spread out over the flat roofs to dry .. The dried apricots are stored over the winter so that people can carry on eating apricots with everything even pureed with snow to make ice cream. Fresh apricots are a rich source of copper, iron, potassium, fibre and beta-carotene; when they are dried, the nutrient level is even greater. However, it may be the apricot kernel, rather than the fruit itself, that the real secret of the Hunzakut longevity lies. Apricot kernels are the best known source of vitamin B17, otherwise known as Laetrile, which has been found to be an effective anti-cancer agent. We are frequently told that we should eat dairy products so as to avoid osteoporosis. Yet most Africans and Asians, and the people studied in this book, drink very little milk and they also have extremely low rates of osteoporosis. On the other hand, those countries where most dairy products are eaten, such as the United Kingdom, United Sates, Finland and Sweden, have the highest rates of the disease. The protein sources that are healthiest for you are plant foods and fish. Good sources of vegetable protein are nuts and seeds, beans such as kidney beans and soya beans, and lentils. The populations described earlier all regularly eat these foods, as well as fish. All plant foods contain some protein, even lemons. Spinach is 49 per cent protein, almost as much as steak, which is 52 per cent protein. In 1953, as I completed the final stages of my autopsy as a medical student, I saw something Ill never forget, writes Dr Charles R Attwood. While sectioning the heart of a nine-year old girl who had died suddenly and unexpectedly of meningitis, I found yellow deposits within one of her coronary arteries. Take a good look, the pathology professor said, Youll probably never see this again during your entire career. The yellow deposits provided to be cholesterol .. Today, 42 years later, nearly 50 million American children have abnormally high blood cholesterol levels.. By the age of 12, two thirds of all children, like the little girl on my autopsy table, have the beginning stages of coronary disease, which eventually accounts for a third of all adult deaths. Note by Karl de Leeuw: What has changed since 1953 and now ? . Not sure. Is it that kids are eating more processed foods. Is it stress that is acidic to their bodies ? Is it pollution ? Is it the meat they eat are less organic and hence fatty ? Is it the amount of sodas rather than water that cleans the body ? Perhaps more and the cumulative effect of all these things The long lived people described in this book, on the other hand, are notable for their low blood pressure levels, even in old age. One study has shown that making simple changes to the diet can be as effective as taking hypertension drugs. Good pressure 90/60 to 125/85; OK 126/86 to 135/89; Borderline 136/90 to 145/95; dangerous 146/96 and above. In 1991 Dr Walford tested the low-calorie, nutrient-dense diet on himself and six other men and women in Biosphere 2, a closed ecological space in Arizona. For two years, the Biopherians ate nothing but fruits as figs, guavas and papayas, organic whole grains, nineteen types of vegetables, pulses and small amounts of lean meat, eggs, fish and dairy products. .. Participants blood pressure dropped from an average of 110/75 to 90/58 after three months, and blood cholesterol levels fell on average from 191 to 123 over six months. .. All the men and women had healthy drops in blood sugar levels unprecedented in drug trails, with fasting blood sugar levels falling from 94 to 65 for the men and from 90 to 68 for the women. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Would have been interesting to see if in
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the Biopherian study they did not consume diary and grain - if the their blood pressures would have been even lower. When at end July 11 I got my blood pressure tested at 116/76 I thought and was told that this is really good. Will be interesting to see with new diet where it is now. I was concerned about my very active sons blood pressure of 81/56 as he fell into about 25% of worlds population measuring his blood pressure on levels for boys on systolic and diastolic BP charts. My son is by far the most active in our direct family and really I should not have been concerned at all. The problem with all these charts is that we are measuring ourselves against a western population that is unhealthy in general and we need to draw up new base lines (yard sticks) (5 Nov 2011) My blood pressure via new diet is down to 103/72 but still some way to go Many people have problems digesting grains, particularly wheat, with a quarter of the UK population thought to be wheat intolerant. This may be because of two million years of human evolution where there were no grains in the diet grains were strictly for the birds. Bread is a staple of the Campodimelani, Symiot and Hunzakuts diets, however and they dont seem to suffer. This may be because their wheat is not treated with pesticides and other chemicals, and their bread is also lower than ours in gluten, which irritates the gut. Eating bread in relaxed surroundings, and chewing it to perfection, also helps with digestion. If you are sensitive to wheat or other grains, you might find that eating them in small quantities does not cause problems.. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Wheat from my research seem to be the real problem boy in the grain camp. If you have wheat it must be in small quantities and go for seeds such as millet, quinoa, buckwheat and amaranth (ancient grains (seed) that comes from Africa). Buckwheat is very confusing with the name wheat in it. But I suppose it bucks the wheat trend. Millet, quinoa, buckwheat and amaranth were consumed by some of the longevity nations In her book Digestive Wellness, Elizabeth Lipski recommends low temperature saunas and steam baths as the most effective methods of sweating out deeply embedded toxins such as pesticides and pharmaceutical drugs from our fatty cells. Another benefit of saunas is that cancer cells dislike heat and die at around 104 degrees Fahrenheit, whereas healthy cells survive. .. Exercise will also help to sweat out toxins. Long-lived populations do not use saunas, but they live in warm climates and take a lot of exercise, so they get plenty of opportunities to sweat out any toxins they may have in their bodies. Around 60 per cent of our brains are made of fats, especially the omega 3 essential fatty acid derivative DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), otherwise known as the brain fat. It has been suggested that it was our ancestors fishy diet that was responsible for transforming the primate-sized brains we had five to six million years ago. .. The best source of DHA is oily fish such as salmon, mackerel, tuna and sardines. No wonder fish is such an important component of the diets studied in this book. What is stress ? .. When you are stressed, your body switches into fight-or-flight mode, ready to run away from the source of danger. Your heart beats faster, your breath quickens and your blood pressure rises. Your body makes stress hormones such as adrenalin and cortisol, glucose is released into the bloodstream and your cholesterol levels rise. Potassium and phosphorus are excreted, which makes your body more acid, and free radicals are formed. Your digestion, libido and immune response are put on hold while energy is diverted elsewhere. Every one of these mechanisms also just happens to cause accelerated ageing and diseases of ageing. Thousands of years ago, when we just had the odd fight-or flight situation, this was not a problem, but today many people are chronically stressed. Stress devastates the immune system; researchers estimate that chronic stress contributes to up to 80 per cent of all major illnesses, including cancer, heart disease and back problems. The first physical signs of stress include fatigue, irritability, inability to concentrate, insomnia and drinking too much.
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Sally discussed items to reduce stress and I only list the headings: -Laugh for ten minutes a each day. I have not tried this one. Would prefer to go and see a good comic movie or something like that - Plan, dont worry - Love someone or get a dog - Give more than you receive - Mediate yourself younger (exact opposite of fight or flight) - Get enough sleep - Get spiritual Jay Hoffmans book Hunza secretes of the worlds healthiest and oldest living people In 1961 Jay Hoffman and his wife Trudie visited Hunza land on behalf of the National Geriatrics Society (assume US) The following is in no order and extracts as they appear in each book The water coming from the glaciers runs over the lower mountains, hills, and ravines that are composed of rich black soil and rock. As a result, when the water arrives in the reservoirs or irrigation canals, its color is gray. In fact, as it flows along it has the appearance of gray mother-of-pearl. The color of the water is truly beautiful. I brought back samples of this water to the United States and it was analyzed by the Associated Analytical Laboratories of New York. The analysis showed water to be rich in minerals and therefore, as it irrigates the farms, it leaves a rich sediment of minerals for luxuriant plant growth. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Pity Jay did not publish the mineral content of the water and hope that the Lab still got the results ..These pictures show that the topsoil of Hunza is black to the depth of a little more than two feet, a condition rarely found in other parts of the world. The next twelve inches from black to red, and the rest of the soil to the bottom of the hole is red. This would indicate that the rich, mineralized water over many centuries has contributed largely to the enrichment of the earth. .. We quote further from an American agronomist who is considered an expert on soil. In the June, 1953, Agricultural Leaders Digest, Dr William A. Albrecht, of the University of Missouri, Department of Soil, writes: It is high time to learn that our national health lies in our soil and the guarantee against failing health lies in the wise management of the soil for production of nutritious foods. Fertile soils are the first requisites if we are to be well fed and to be healthy and therefore to remain a strong nation. Note by Karl de Leeuw: We are what we eat and drink. Similarly the food we should eat mainly gets it nutrition from the minerals of the soil and water. The question is what is the best combination of minerals in the ground to give the highest mineral content foods. To allow us to eat smaller quantities of foods to get all the correct minerals A plant, in order to obtain perfect growth, must find in soil a certain minimum of each of many elements. Consider, for example, the element potassium. Suppose only half of the necessary amount of potassium be present, then no matter how abundant may be all the other soil and air constituents, their normal utilization is limited to one half. The rate of growth and the ultimate development of the plant are consequently depressed. Applying this principle to food absorption, showing that the lack of
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one mineral requirement in the body will, to the extent it is lacking, thereby deprive the system of the ability to utilize all of the minerals present. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Not only are we lacking some minerals and vitamins but we are putting some items into our bodies that harms it The role of organic matter can be summarized in this way. It is necessary as food for the bacteria, fungi, and earthworms. The bacteria, fungi, and earthworms are essential for building soil structure. Hence you cannot have the best soil structure unless you keep up its organic content. The chief cause for soil decline is the loss of organic matter. Minerals do not substitute for organic matter to improve soil. The importance of sleep cannot be overemphasized. For it is during the restful hours of sleep that the body rebuilds its tissues and alkalinizes itself. It is imperative that everyone gets the property amount of sleep. It is true that some people can get along on less hours than the majority require. .. It is interesting to note that in Hunza no one eats before going to bed at night. Water should be drunk a half hour before the meal or two to three hours after the meal. Then it does not interfere with digestion. If one drinks water with meals. The water has to be absorbed before proper digestion can take place. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Personally I cannot wait for three hours and drink water or tea say 1 to 2 hours after a meal. Hopefully a fruit, veg and fish diet absorbs quicker. In fact all these foods already melt in the mouth and must make the stomach and intestines job so much easier To illustrate why the people of Hunza have healthy bodies and live for over a hundred years, let us think of houses that are built. If we were to build a house out of mud, what kind of house would we have when we have finished ? The answer is obvious, a mud house. Now , if we were to build a house out of brick, what kind of house would we have ? We would have a brick house. You only get in a house the material that you put into it. Now let us stop and think of our bodies. Every tissue of our bodies is built of the food that we eat. If we eat good nutritious food we are going to have healthy bodies: but if we eat food that is demineralised, devitalized and diseased, it is only natural that we will have sick bodies. You can only obtain from the food that what you eat, the nutrition that is in it. If you want good healthy bodies, then we must become nutrition conscious. But, modern civilization today does not think that way. All that the average Mr and Mrs Public think about is, the way it tastes. They are more interested in taste than in nutrition for health. The people of Hunza land do not use any refined foods. You will not find any white flour, white rice or white sugar in Hunza. I have watched them grind their grain which is done in a mill located over one of their irrigation canals. As the water runs under the building it turns the paddle, that turns the stone, which grinds the grain. All of the grain is stone ground; nothing is added nothing is taken away from it. They then make it into a bread which is delicious. Concerning healthful living, it is not enough that the individual should know how to live; one may have the knowledge, but it is of no avail unless one puts it into daily practice. The author, when a young boy, got on the wrong train and was going in the wrong direction, but did he stay on when he found out he was on the wrong train ? No, he got off at the next station and took the first train going in the right direction. One of the fifteen reasons for good health among the people of Hunza is that they are not constipated. As a matter of fact, they are in the habit of moving their bowels no less than two times a day, and in many cases as much as four times a day. However, the norm seems to be three times a day. Some may say Oh, I wouldnt want to move my bowels three times a day. That would weaken me. This is positively not true. The reason many people have the opinion they will be weak is they move their bowels three times a day is that when they have taken a laxative and have gone to the
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bathroom three or four times during the day, they have felt exhausted or weak. But the moving of the bowels has not caused the weakness. The weakness is due, instead, to the purgative being so harsh. It caused the villi of the intestinal tract to weep in order to get rid of this toxic element. In doing this, it has called for a tremendous amount of water from the blood stream. The drainage of the natural water from an individuals body causes this weakness and not the moving of the bowels three times a day. What would happen if the city engineers closed all the sewer outlets to the river or ocean into which they drain ? In a short time our homes would be filled with poisonous and very offensive odours and gases. ..If the bowels do not move well three a day, the colon soon becomes a reservoir of putrefying food residues. The so-called well-formed stool is certain evidence of constipation. Normal stools are soft and almost wholly free from odour and occur after each meal. Another remarkable Hunzakut characteristic is that they must subsist mainly on vegetarian foods. This is because they do not have enough land to graze a large number of cattle. What land they have is needed for the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, and grains, the basic foods of the Hunza people. .. The scarcity of animals is not the only reason Hunzakuts do not eat much meat. There is no refrigeration and no way to preserve the meat of an animal killed during the warm weather. As a result, the animals are killed during the cold winter months when it is possible to preserve the meat outside for future meals of flesh food. Considering these two factors, we would class the Hunzakuts as being about ninety-nine per cent vegetarian. One of the hazards of eating flesh meats is uric acid. Have you ever wondered why all types of meat have a different flavour ? Do you know what the flavor in meats is due to ? Note this statement: Flavor in meat is due to the presence of the extractive substances soluble in water, alcohol, or ether. ..Uric acid is excreted from the blood stream by the kidneys and sent on to the bladder. Uric acid is one of the waste or excretory products of the body. It results from the work of the living cells. It is, like other waste products, poisonous to the living tissues, and when it is not promptly and thoroughly removed from the blood by the kidneys it is often deposited in the tissues, giving rise to gout and many other disorders. An excess of uric acid is also the cause of renal calculi, so-called gravel and bladder stones. Failure to eliminate uric acid is one of the first indications of disease of kidneys. This condition is shown by an increase of the amount of uric acid normally found in the blood. Note by Karl de Leeuw: In the multiple sclerosis section I provide an argument that uric acid is also the cause of MS where the uric acid levels in the blood is low due to eating away at the myelin sheaths of the central nervous system In addition to empty calories and dead flesh, the chief culprits which contribute to degenerative diseases are spices and condiments which include such things as pepper, cayenne pepper, chilli,curry, horseradish, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and all other items which are hot to taste when you are cold. These things injure the cells of the organs which have to do with the handling of them and must never be used in food. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Another author say that whatever you cannot put in your eyes you should not eat. Perhaps some of these items above you can put in your eye Does anyone ever get sick in Hunza ? In answering this question, I want to make it clear that the longevity and good health spoken of in this book refer only to adults and not to infants and small children develop dysentery; due to the Egyptian fly that is so common in Hunza and the lack of proper sanitation. Some of the children succumb to this ailment, while the healthier children live. It is a case of the survival of the healthiest, and those who survive this childhood ailment are destined for a long and healthy life. Most people are more interested in the type of oil they put into their automobiles than they are in the type of food they put into their stomachs. Others are more interested in the type of food they feed their
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animals than in the type of food they feed themselves. To illustrate: there was a young couple who decided to go into the park and take their lunch with them, so they could enjoy the sunshine, the trees, lawns, and flowers. When it was time to have lunch, the wife put a tablecloth on the green grass under a tree. Her husband helped her put the food on the tablecloth and get ready for their lunch. They had taken with them their little dog. As they sat down and began to eat, the little dog began yapping for food, The man reached over and picked up the pickle and was about to give it to the dog when his wife cried out, John, dont give him that pickle. It will kill him! Eat it yourself ! The Healthy Hunzas by J. I. Rodale published 1949 The following is in no order and extracts as they appear in each book The sturdy, mountaineer Hunzas are a light-complexioned race of people, much fairer of skin than the natives of the northern plains of India. They claim descent from three soldiers of Alexander the great who lost their way in one of the precipitous gorges of the Himalayas. They always refer to themselves as Hunzakuts and to their land as Hunza, but writers in this country insist on calling them Hunzas. This is like calling Englishmen Englands and calling me a U.S.A They are evidently of Aryan stock. That the Hunzas and the Greeks both had extraordinary physiques is a point worth noting. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Important point as this indicates genes did not play a role in that Aryan stock get all kinds of diseases. The Greeks would have intermarried with locals however The Hunzas, as well as other peoples in that region of the world, seem to suffer from eye disorders that are due to lack of stoves and chimneys. A fire is made in the middle of the floor and the smoke escapes from a small hole in the roof. The gathering smudge in the air is a constant irritant to their eyes. So vibrant was the health of those Hunzas with whom McCarrison came into contact that he reported never having seen a case of asthenic dyspepsia, or gastic or duodenal ulcer, of appendicitis, mucous colitis or cancer. One writer, R.C.F. Schomberg, commented, It is quite the usual thing for a Hunza man to walk sixty miles at one stretch, up and down the face precipices to do his business and return direct. Infants are reared as Nature intended them to be reared at the breast. If this source of nourishment fails, they die: and at least they are spared the future gastro-intestinal miseries which so often have their origin in the first bottle. After the barley crop is off in June, millet is sown, after wheat comes buckwheat, thus giving them two crops a year. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Therefore millet and buckwheat as seeds and wheat and barley as grains. This and others that said that they had wheat shows that one can live disease free and eat small quantities (due to other foods) of wheat however their needs to be organically farmed + wholegrain (28 Oct 2011) now see that technically all seeds are grains. Seems it is the quantity of wheat that we eat that is the problem The potato was introduced by the British in 1892 when they conquered the Hunzas, who dont seem to understand how they existed previously without this tasty tuber. The English also introduced the tomato. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Again potato seems fine but in small quantities There is one point about the Hunza agriculture which needs further investigation. The staircase cultivation of these hillmen received annual dressings of fresh rock powder produced by the grinding effect of the glacier ice on the rocks and carried to the fields in the irrigation water. .. The fact that the
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Hunzas raise food of such exceptional nutritional quality and that their neighbors do not led me to feel that possibly the underlying rock structure might be one of the causative factors I do not want to burden you with more quotations on this point but the writings are full of such expressions as granite blocks, granite boulders, granite ridges, rent granite masses, granite peaks, granite debris, etc. You cannot fail to be impressed that this part of the world is predominantly granite. ..he is referring to twelve Hunza families which attempted to colonize in a neigboring section overlying a granite formation. .. and they made shift to grow upon its granite and infertile soil such as grains as they could. My attention was directed to their efforts, and more especially to the results of them when ten out of twelve adult young men developed paralysis of the lower limbs due to lathyrism. Note by Karl de Leeuw; There seem to be certain granite that lacks in certain minerals so important to find out the good granite make- up. I live in the Dalkey area in Dublin, Ireland and close to Dalkey Quarry that is all granite. Very keen know to find out what the mineral content of our granite is Note by Karl de Leeuw: Jane Higdon in An Evidence-based approach to vitamins and minerals under iodine says Mountainous regions such as the Himalayas, the Andes, and the Alps, and flooded river valleys, such as the Ganges, are among the most severely iodine-deficient areas in the world. I could not spot anywhere any mention that the Hunzakuts eat fish. Where did they get their iodine from. Could it be that in their particular area the granite had high levels of iodine ? Dr Wrench has stated that the Hunzakuts use alkaline earth from the hills which they spread on the land on days when the fields are watered. This shows that their mountainside is limestone or some other type of rock which is alkaline and thus beneficial. In the winter the cold is so severe that for a period of about two months the entire family is housebound. The Hunzakuts refer to this period as the Great Cold. The Hunza mountainside looks to the south, and gets the maximum possible amount of sunshine, whereas the Nagyri live on the side of the river facing north. In the winter the sun penetrates little to their side... the Nagyri value highly the wool of the Hunza sheep which is far superior in quality to theirs, and yet they, themselves, have much more pasture land available for their sheep. As we have seen, the Hunzas also studiously observe the rule of high quality and low volume. They drink alcoholic beverages sparingly, and they eat only small amounts of meat. They do not scrape off the skins of their vegetables. It is a butter called maltash by the Hunzas. It is made a little at a time from milk of goats. ..The ghee here, like all that was given to us in the valley, was of the consistency of cheese, had the most unpleasant odour, .. They bury it in holes in the ground, and it is often kept there for generations before being used, one hundred years being quite an ordinary age. Scientists a generation or more ago saw the possibility of the intestinal bacteria being related to health and length of life, but the discovery of their role in synthesizing certain vitamins has been made within recent years. In other words, if there is a reduction in number of intestinal bacteria, there may be a decrease in the amount of vitamins produced by them. The Hunza, in consuming food like Maltash, which teems with billions of bacteria and fungi, in eating other foods produced in a pure soil unbefouled by strong chemicals, which may encourage the multiplication of intestinal bacteria, may thus contribute considerably to the health of this body.
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A valuable food of the Hunzas is the apricot. It is one of their staples, and when sun-dried, feeds them during the winter. The apricot tree will not grow at altitudes higher than 8,000 feet above sealevel, which is the reason why the Hunzas do not live at higher altitudes. .. That is why they even crack open and eat the insides of the apricot stones, the kernel, saving the stone part to use as fuel. Some of the kernel is pounded, which gives an oil used for lighting purposes. No matter how much they eat of the apricots, they seem to suffer no ill effects but they have found that the kernels had better be eaten after the fruit. Another valuable item in the Hunza dietary is millet, which is the most ancient of foods. The northern Chinese that consume millet are more healthy than their southern countrymen who depend on rice. The northerners are taller, the southerners are of inferior physical make-up. Millet is the only grain on which a person could live exclusively and remain in good health. It seems to contain some of all the basic nutritional elements. Instead of enriching our bread with synthetically produced vitamins, would it not be more healthful to put into it some whole millet ? The Hunza does not suffer form allergies. Hunza Health Secrets for Long Life and Happiness by Renee Taylor First print 1966 The following is in no order and extracts as they appear in each book Renee and her team visited Hunza land and made a film called Hunza .. the valley of eternal youth Note by Karl de Leeuw: Love to get a copy somewhere Hunza children have perfect teeth and healthy gums without toothpaste or toothbrushes. The Hunzakuts have no sugar other than the natural sugar of the land. Their fruits are astonishingly sweet and of magnificent quality. The butter for my bread had been made from goats milk. Not until Nazim Khan, the grandfather of the present Mir came to rule did the terroristic raids finally cease. The Mir has told me, At the age of twelve a brilliant child and the favourite son, Nazim convinced his father that fighting and killing and stealing could not possibly be a basic principle of life. On the contrary, God created men to live in peace and harmony with each other, and the time should come for our people to abide the law and the wish of God. The Mir seemed to read my mind .. You see, we have come to accept the fact that a mans life is divided into three periods: the young years, the middle years and the rich years. In the young years there is pleasure and excitement and the yearning for knowledge. In the middle years there is the development of poise and appreciation, along with the pleasures, the excitement and the yearning of the young years. In the rich years by far the best period of all there is mellowness, understanding, the ability to judge and the great gift of tolerance all of this combined with the qualities of the two previous periods. Indeed a man in his rich years is truly rich. His life takes on an entirely different scope. It becomes full and completely well rounded. The young people know this and respect this especially when they see that a man is just as agile mentally and physically as a boy of twenty. But the elder members of your society the men and women over ninety dont they ever retire from work ? I asked. Again there was a slow smile. The idleness of retirement is a much greater enemy to life than work. One must never retire from something. One must retire to something. Our people continue to work on by choice. He paused momentarily, then added, You know, it has been always my contention that a man is very much like a plant. He must have a very strong sense of belonging, otherwise he will wither and die, just as a plant will die if it is placed in an alien and infertile soil. To take a man or woman, simply because they have reached a certain age, and put them in
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some resting place away from all contact with their functioning society, this is the same as a death warrant. Suddenly I felt someone was staring at me. It was my friend, a 145 year youngster. He didnt speak a word of English, but he had a happy smile, and when he looked at me, I felt I knew what he was saying. He remembered some wonderful tales and stories that he would tell the children, and they in turn would tell others. His long white beard was soft and his white hair beautifully thick and well kept. Tall and slim he looked so youthful in the bright sun. .. my 145 year old friend joined the group and got into the act. When I saw him jumping up to catch the ball just as a young lad, I hardly could believe my own eyes. But, after you have lived with these people, you get used to miracles. The canal, filled with rich mineral water winding its way through the village and providing water for irrigation and domestic use looked cool and inviting. The grey color gave it a pearlized appearance. Because of its color, the Hunzakuts refer to it as our glacial milk. Everyone drink it in abundance. My eyes caught other trees, and everyone was covered with beautiful fruit apples, pears of enormous size a pound each. The peaches and apricots where luscious and juicy, and the grapes grew in abundance on huge trees. Woman were picking grapes to make vinegar and the famous Hunza wine. The buttermilk or lassi, that is left drunk with their meals. Yogurt is very popular. They usually sour milk and even sour buttermilk, as it keeps much better when soured. Since chickens have a natural urge to peck at seeds, and since seeds are more valuable than money in Hunza, until recently no chickens were allowed in the state. The Hunzakuts eat large quantities of spinach. It is practically served with every meal. But spinach graw in mineral poor soil is virtually worthless. There is a time in Hunza when there is no food to be had at any price: in the late spring before the new harvest has been gathered. Then the Hunzakuts go on an enforced fast. During this fast the digestive mechanism of the body is given a rest, the body lives on its own reserves, and old cells are eliminated. What is left constitutes the nucleus or basis of a new sound body. Complete fasts should never be undertaken without close and qualified supervision. When Gandhi was submitting to one of his widely published fasts, he was attended by a physician who proclaimed him to be as healthy as a man of forty despite his age of sixty-four. The Hunzakuts are fortunate, They enrich their soil with rich mineral water and they enrich it with natural fertilizer prepared by man from the things he has taken out of the soil. They carefully collect cattle manure, all vegetable parts which are not for animal or human consumption, fallen leaves and ashes from their fires. Everything is mixed together and made into compost. Then some alkaline earth is spread over the fields during irrigation. This enrich soil produces the rich plants which serve as food and bring all the essential goodness needed to build healthy bodies. Mentally and spiritually, their practice of the principles of their religion is without exception. Religion is not something that is read about, something that sermons are preached about. No, to them religion is a way of life, and they live their religion during every wakeful moment of their lives. When you hear that there are no jails, no crimes of passion, no juvenile delinquency and no police in this nation, you are certainly astounded, but after witnessing their way of life you realize that there is nothing startling about this lack of crime. It is the natural result of their approach to life, the actual living principles of all the texts of religion, the Bible, the Koran and the Talmud. In Hunza you can observe the actions of
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self-sacrifice, of tenderness and of brotherly love, all the inspiring messages of the great religious texts are demonstrated here by these simple God-loving people. There is a great lesson to be learned form history of this group of people. In the early periods of their growth they were brigands, a warlike nation, committed to raids upon the rich caravans that passed their way, It was a wild, self-satisfying life in every sense of the word. But somewhere in the distant past they decided that fighting and killing were negative aspects of life, that there were many wonderful values in life that they were missing. Within a few years they became a peaceful nation of brotherly love. Li Ching Yuen Plantcures.com says I for one do not believe he lived to be 256 as the Chinese government trys to say. I do not believe he was born when he said he was (1736) Not 1677! Why would he lie about that and pretend he was younger than he was ? Note by Karl de Leeuw: If he died in 1933 he would have been 197. Whatever his age it seems that he lived much longer than most. I cannot get hold of is A Factual Account of the 250 Year Old Good Luck Man Yang Sen Published by the Chinese and Foreign Literature Storehouse (Jong Wai Wen Kuh), Taipei, Taiwan Plantcures.com says According to all I could find, it seems that Li Ching Yun consumed mostly a diet of wild plants and fruit. There is evidence that he ate fish often and wild meat occasionally (about two times a year). According to other sites he was born in the mountainous southwest of China, ran away from home at age eleven and joined three herbalist teachers and travelled throughout China, Tibet and Southeast Asia studying herbal traditions. One site said It is said that Master Li also changed his diet accordingly, so as to consume very little meat, and even limited consumption of root vegetables. He also limited his consumption of grain. Instead, he focused mainly on steamed above-ground vegetables and herbs. Note by Karl de Leeuw: From all the research in the e-book it all makes sense. To live disease free you need to eat the right grains and limit the grains in ratio to the rest of the diet; no milk; fruit, veg and interesting that he had fish as well. Mainly cut meat but had small quantities of meat. One can see how this can work. Further to this the thing that stand out is his Lis herbs and also that he practised a certain from of meditation My diet checked by a registered nutritionist I drew up a daily diet. Not that one had to follow it strictly but to get a feel and put this to my nutritionist. I asked her to check all the daily allowances for minerals and vitamins. She said that this was an unusual request. Seems therefore that people generally dont either ask for minerals or vitamins to be checked or follow a diet put forward by nutritionist. Below link is the diet I put to Jess and in green the few small adjustments made thereafter. I have not included for the 50 g of millet and 240 g of chickpeas that Jess included (just forgot at time of setting up link) (Jesss web site http://www.jkn.ie/about/ ) I have now cut below diet intake by say 30% as reason listed below http://www.karldeleeuwfoundation.com/ebook/pdf/Daily_diet_Karl_de_Leeuw_Oct_11.pdf Below the results that Jess came up with on the above diet http://www.karldeleeuwfoundation.com/ebook/pdf/Revised_Diet_Plan_Karl_de_Leeuw_17_10_2011.p df I then queried things in black as below link and Jess answered in blue and I commented in green. Here we go through the daily allowances to make sure I get the right mineral and vitamin allowances
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http://www.karldeleeuwfoundation.com/ebook/pdf/Nutritionist_diet_based_on_diet_put_forward_by_K arl_de_Leeuw_Oct_11.pdf My only query on the on the mineral and vitamin intake is this. These standard programmes that work out what minerals and vitamins you have in your diet must be linked to the average western needs. Most people in western society are eating foods that clog up the body. Therefore certain foods are keeping other foods from being digested properly. Also we have a problem getting rid of our food as our body is clogged up (waste builds up). If we clean our bodies up and eat the correct foods. Do we need to get the amount of minerals and vitamins as per daily allowances set to be healthy. Two examples. With vitamin D3 in Norway in the early 90s as soon as they cut the recommended supplementation of Vitamin D3 to 400 UI per day a diabetes 1 epidemic started. You can measure your levels in your blood. However if all those people had an alkaline diet would they have been OK. Therefore the more intune your engine (body) the less fuel you need. Another example is calcium. Someone with an alkaline body with spot on pH can absorb calcium better plus the body does not remove calcium from the body (when it is acidic and it needs to draw the alkaline calcium to balance pH). Again the alkaline person needs less calcium than the acidic person as they use the calcium in the body properly. Therefore again we could say do with 30% less. I will due to this reduce my intake of foods say by 30%. All the foods in my diet provided above. Just cut it all by 30% Below is the spreadsheet showing how Jess arrived at the GL and ORAC scores. There must be more advanced programmes on the market that automatically work out GL and ORAC and fibre scores. Jess did not get back on the fibre score however I know by diet has plenty of fibre. My GL (Glycemic load) is 109 with a target of 100. My ORAC is roughly 36,000 with a target of 30,000. There is some debate about the 30,000 ORAC target. See Oxidation and antioxidants ORAC score section for more detail Milk free and correct grain treats Ice cream alternatives: http://www.boojabooja.com/ The chocolate I tried that is diary free was a bit rich. http://www.worthenshaws-freedom.co.uk/ is not yet in Ireland. Seem the Hunzas just had fruits with ice. This will be the cheapest method and most probably nicest Biscuits, breads, scones, confectionery and desserts: Hilda Cherry Hills in Good Food Milk Free, Grain Free do a lot of recipes where she use mainly potato flour. When I asked a local baker that produce millet, buckwheat etc burgers that I buy if they can use flours from these sources or chick pea flour they said We do not bake with any of these flours as they do not have a good shelf life. We have found that the bread need to be eaten on the day or even within a few hours of baking. However another local organic bread and confectionery supplier mix buckwheat and rice flour. Not perfect and the bread last for up to 4 days. However this indicated that with products like millet, buckwheat if they are on their own you need to most probably bake it yourself. Is this not where we went wrong. For convenience we are eating foods that last longer but not necessarily the best. We need to get same day delivery of food (all food) to our homes (or a well stocked organic and health market up the road that is there daily) Crisps: See there are organic corn crips. Corn seem OK but not in big quantities. Best company I saw so far (bit expensive) is Tyrrells (www.tyrrellscrisps.co.uk) that do hand cooked crisps from beetroot and sweet carrots. Really nice Teas: My granny Maude (called ouma in South Africa) lived to 95 basically disease free and drank copious amount of tea Restaurants and take a ways
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Would be great if someone can start a web site listing restaurants that fulfil the following criteria; Organic food (list who supplies them) Only grains (seeds) to be used being millet, quinoa, buckwheat and amaranth No salt used in cooking. On tables only Himilayan or good quality sea salt Water used in cooking structured (voltex) water with rH2 of between 21 and 22 (to have certification) Only oil to be used 100% virgin olive oil or avocado oil or any other recognised good oil perhaps rapeseed (http://secondnatureoils.com/?page_id=2) Red meat and poultry served in small amounts and 80% of meal options non red meat and poultry Organic wine Serve alkaline forming soft drinks No milk used (organic cheeses OK) No sugar No smoking No microwaves
Existing restaurants that appear on the web site will be given 6 months to get the water issue resolved How I envisage the different restaurants then Italian restaurant: You have say millet pasta http://realsustenance.com/recipe/gluten-free-milletpasta/ and the garlic bread is also made from millet, quinoa, buckwheat or amaranth. All kinds of sea food and vegetables pastas etc. Pizza base made from these grains (seed). Toppings all kinds of sea food and vegetables on top of tomato puree base. Organic cheeses from goats milk but in small quantities Chinese restaurant: Millet or other ancient seeds noodles http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v437/n7061/full/437967a.html All kinds of sea food and vegetables Indian restaurant: Millet was used in India before rice http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millet Millet rice http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/04/millet-rice-korra-buvva-korra-annam/ All kinds of sea food and vegetables. Soft spices that the test is that you must be able to put it into your eye. Egg fried millet rice fine. As long as eggs consumption like potato is kept to small quantities in over all diet Local fish and chips shop: Fry in olive oil. If too expensive in big frying containers then fry on hot plate. Batter to be used needs to be investigated as millet, etc will most probably not be suitable. Perhaps Buckwheat will work http://shetoldme.com/General/Fish-Batter Fasting (28 Oct 2011) There is only one mention of fasting in books of the Hunzakuts that I read and then no further detail See below link on a one day fast http://www.librarising.com/health/onedayfast.html
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BBB Librarising.com says One day fasting works by shrinkage or constriction. Your tissues and arteries constrict, loosening whatever garbage or material is stuck to its walls that is causing the problem. When you eat again, the tissues and vessels expand again and the material is forced out. Can now see how a sauna and steam room work. If you take a cold shower or dip between increasing the temperature the tissues and arteries etc must also shrink and expand + certain items get expelled out via your skin Not too keen on colon cleaning items. It gets rid of the bad bacteria etc but what about the good stuff. I did not see any mention of a colon cleaning regime when studying the Hunzakuts. However certain items like lemon (did not see Hunzakits taking lemon) is naturally a colon cleanser. This is the amazing thing. The Hunzakuts had limited supply of things. OK they were lucky (they say you make your own luck) to have the right water and soil, sun and due to circumstances could not eat a lot of (not that did not want to) of meat. However we can get items worldwide the next day and yet we got it so wrong. If we get it worldwide we need to have our planes go on ethanol fuel as Richard Branson advocate. Cars electric. However on both need better long-term solutions and only temporary stop gap If you are on a mainly fruit, veg and fish diet you need to actually put weight on. The fat just disappear and family comment on your weight. Therefore the way I see it is that you naturally fast in that he bad waste that has been stored in your body is expelled. I can just not afford to fast as I need to pick up weight. Whist getting my diet checed I did not have the 50 g of millet and 240 g of chick peas that Jess recommended and need to get a bit of life back into my face (nearly a bit bloated again) Dyslexia versus multiple sclerosis (MS) (18 Oct 2011) There are a number of reasons why this section been included such as One of my friends got MS Interested to see if the diet I put to my nutritionist will address certain issues in MS In the dyslexia world we always in research compare ourselves to a control group of non dyslexic people. It is as if our genes / DNA give us different symptoms but a lot of the underlying issues might be common. Same issues but just different symptoms or manifestations in body. Therefore will be interesting to compare things. Think that more research studies need to compare different conditions /diseases with each other Myelin sheath wear and tear is a big issue with multiple sclerosis and with dyslexic people it appears that there could also be an issue with myelin (we might have some cross chatter between nerves)
Campbell 1 & 2 in The China Study on MS state The web site of the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation, for example, reads, There is no credible evidence that MS is due to poor diet or dietary deficiencies. They warn that dietary regiments can be expensive and can alter the normal nutritional balance. .. Does this mean the diet that we now eat is normal the diet that is largely responsible for diseases that cripple, kill and make profoundly miserable millions of Americans every year ? Are massive rates of heart disease, autoimmune diseases, obesity and diabetes normal ? If this is normal, I propose we start seriously considering the abnormal. Multiple symptoms of this disease represent a nervous system gone awry. The electrical signals carrying messages to and from the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and out through the peripheral nervous system to the rest of the body are not well co-ordinated and controlled. This is because the insulating cover or sheath of the nerve fibres, the myelin, is being destroyed by an
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autoimmune reaction. Think of what would happen to your household wiring if the electrical insulation became thin or was stripped away. 1.Age and gender MS is a disease that is initially diagnosed mainly between twenty and forty years of age and women are about three times more likely to get multiple sclerosis than men. Dyslexia is from early age and to date I have not seen detailed data on male versus female numbers. However no doubt the ratio is not 3 to 1 as MS. Question to be answered is why is it MS more prevalent in women and why does MS only kick in from age 20 onward ? There seem no answers for this 2.Cows milk Cows milk like in the autism (dyslexia) seem to cause big issues. Seem same in MS world Campbell 1 & 2 say Although some scientists speculated that magnetic fields might be responsible for the disease, Dr Swank thought it was diet, especially animal-based foods high in saturated fats. He found that inland dairy-consuming areas of Norway had higher rates of MS than coastal fishconsuming areas. ..As the study continued, Dr Swank found that progression of disease was greatly reduced by the low-statured fat diet, which worked even for people with initially advanced conditions. ..More recently, additional studies have confirmed and extended Swanks observations and gradually have begun to place more emphasis on cows milk. There new studies show that consuming cows milk is strongly linked to MS both when comparing different countries and when comparing states within the US. .. The consumption of meat high in saturated fat, like milk, was also associated with MS in these multi-country studies, while the consumption of fish, containing more omega 3 fat, was associated with low rates of the disease. ..Dr Swank did brilliant work on MS, and Dr James Anderson successfully reduced the medication requirements for Type 1 diabetics using diet alone. Its important to note that both of these doctors used a diet that was significantly more moderate than the whole foods, plant-based diet. I wonder what would happen to these autoimmune patients if the ideal diet were followed. I would bet on even greater success Note by Karl de Leeuw: Like the Campbells it will be very interesting to see. However I am keen to see outcome after 6 months without any grains, animal milk and meat but eat fish. Therefore the diet checked by my nutritionist and included in the e-book. The foundation however cannot take responsibility for your own diets and you need to check this with your own nutritionist Cambell 1 & 2 say It is time to sacrifice our sacred cows. Reason must prevail. Professional societies, doctors and government agencies need to stand up and do their duty, so that children being born today do not face tragedies that otherwise could be prevented. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Just studying MS you immediately see the same pattern emerging of items that cause the issues. A great study just to convince people would be to compare research across all diseases with each other. If all the same food items crop up then this will be the evidence we need to convince people 3.Grains There is very little on grains on google linked to multiple sclerosis. However when a MS person carries out a food intolerance test for milk any intolerance for grains will also show up. From the below link it will be best in any case to eat alkalizing grains. Millet, guinoa and amaranth all are alkalizing. Buckwheat unfortunately is acid forming but in small quantities should be OK
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http://rmcrayne.hubpages.com/hub/The-Body-Ecology-Diet-Grains-Quinoa-Amaranth-MilletBuckwheat Millet, quinoa, amaranth and buckwheat according to Wikipedia are all seeds and although called grains not in the grain family On the face of it it seems that in the dyslexia world grains play a far bigger role. However perhaps the MS world missed this one. I did earlier in the e-book give some info linking grains to MS that I have not included here 4.Uric acid Wikipedia under antioxidants state Serum UA (uric acid) levels are inversely associated with the incidence of MS in humans because MS patients have low serum UA levels and individuals with grout rarely develop the disease. Under multiple sclerosis Wikipedia says Gout occurs less than would statistically be expected in people with MS, and low levels of uric acid have been found in MS patients as compared to normal individuals. This led to the theory that uric acid protects against MS, although its exact importance remains unknown. It seems an accepted view that uric acid might be beneficial in the treatment of MS http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11985629
When a person with MS is pregnant things improve but it is not associated with uric acid levels
However could it perhaps be that uric acid levels in pregnant women go down in the body and that this is the reason why MS pregnant woman have an easy time during pregnancy. According to this study as link below uric acid levels was significantly lower during early and middle pregnancy than a control group. The uric acid levels at late pregnancy returned to normal levels. This study shows that the average womens uric acid levels fall during early mid pregnancy http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC473361/
Babycenter.com state You need more oxygen during pregnancy, and your body adapts to meet this need in several way. An increase in hormones, particularly progesterone, directly affects your lungs and stimulate the respiratory center in your brain. And while the number of breaths you take per minute actually changes very little during pregnancy, the amount of air you take in with each breath increases significantly. Ncbi as link below state We administered progesterone to normal women and observed that GFR, uric acid clearance and kallikrein excretion increased significantly. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3179582 During pregnancy therefore MS women excrete uric acid more than normal Is the key not therefore that during MS pregnancy times more uric acid goes out of the body and is not trapped in the body
Wikipedia under Uric acid says Lower serum values of uric acid have been associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). MS patients have been found to have serum levels 194 umol/L, with patients in relapse averaging 160 umol/L and patients in remission averaging 230 umol/L. Serum uric acid in healthy controls was 290 umol/L
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When MS people relapse (get worse) it seems their uric acid levels in the blood go down. Could this not be due to the uric acid eating away at the myelin sheaths during relapse. Could it not be that something in the MS persons body is keeping the uric acid from being excreted via urine and make it target the myelin sheaths. Could be same reason why a person with gout cannot get rid of uric acid. With gout it is more common among men unlike MS . With gout sufferers uric acid blood levels go up. But with gout it just cannot get out of the body It would be interesting to see what happens to MS pregnant women to see if their blood uric acid levels go up as they can excrete the uric acid due to higher levels of progesterone. Should MS pregnant women uric acid levels go up and yet they improve then this will throw a spanner in the works for the current excepted view that low blood uric acid is good for MS. In the link below you can see the foods that stay acid forming. Some foods as covered elsewhere start as acids but end up alkalizing the body and also the other way round. The important item in the link is that meat and dairy metabolises in the body to form uric acid http://www.actualcures.com/ph-chart-of-food-and-mineralsupplements/ Most of western society have acidic bodies and I assume most MS people eat meat and dairy Nlm.nig.gov under multiple sclerosis state The nerve damage is caused by inflammation . Inflammation occurs when the bodys own immune cells attack the nervous system. Repeated episodes of inflammation can occur along any of the brain, optic nerve, and spinal cord. Researchers are not sure what trigger the inflammation. The most common theories point to a virus or genetic defect, or a combination of both. Geographic studies indicate there may be an environmental factor involved. Arthritis.about.com under gout says In response to irritation by uric acid crystals, the skin covering the affected area rapidly becomes tight, inflamed, swollen, and red or purplish. These classical signs of inflammation, together with sudden extreme pain, strongly suggest an acute attack of gout. As inflammation is the result of what occurs in MS and as inflammation is certainly an issue as I experienced with a gout attack on my right big toe Could it not be that both are coming from the same source being uric acid in the body. It just does not make sense that with grout uric acid is the bad boy and with MS uric acid is the good boy. Wisegeek.com says Gout is essentially a crystallization of excess uric acid not processed by the intestines and kidneys. With MS could it be that the intestines and kidneys are not functioning property. The intestines due to wrong foods and perhaps the kidney being overworked due to too high acids in the body. The kidney (and lungs and blood) regulate the pH balance of the body. If the acid / alkaline balance is off the kidney has a big job to do Diagnose-me.com says The lesions or plagues of multiple sclerosis are areas of tissue damage arising from inflammation, which occurs when white blood cells and fluid accumulate around blood vessels. This inflammation causes destruction of myelin. After the fragments are cleared away, as scar is formed in the area which is the lesion. Under the below link it shows that with gout white blood cells eat away at uric acid. It is therefore not only the inflammation but also activity of white blood cells that point to uric acid activity in MS around the myelin sheaths http://www.goutpal.com/1810/uric-acid-crystal-pictures/#uric-acid-crystal
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I started drinking water (never had water on its own) and never had a gout attach since. I see it like a cup full of uric acid. If you keep on pouring water in the cup the concentration of uric acid must get less Wikipedia under uric acid state The enzyme xanthine oxidase makes uric acid from xanthine and hypoxanthine, which in turn are produced from purines. Medpages.ie state .. a diet which is high in purines can increase uric acid level, causing the symptoms associated with gout It seems that most food rich in purines have positive (bad) PRAL scores. Therefore an alkaline diet should greatly assist with lowering the uric acid levels in the body cells. Personally I would keep fish as it is so important for omega 3, iodine, vitamin D, etc however fish can be substituted by a registered nutritionist coming up with alternatives. For a MS person the PRAL scores discussed earlier on will be very important There seems to be a link between essential fatty acids (EFAs) and dyslexia (omega 3 & 6, etc) and this is linked to myelin sheaths. I have not seen any link with uric acid and dyslexia however initially in the dyslexia evaluation centre it will be good to check the uric acid levels in the blood. If the uric acid myelin link could be established in MS - then there might be some link between dyslexia and uric acid. However with dyslexia people if there is any myelin breakdown that causes dyslexia it starts early on in life unlike MS that start mostly age 20 onward http://news.stanford.edu/pr/00/000224dyslexia.html
(21 Oct 2011) The following link state Low levels of uric acid in the blood are seen much less commonly than high levels and are seldom considered cause for concern. Although low values can be associated with some kinds of liver and kidney diseases. http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/uric-acid/tab/test As it seems that kidney failure is common in MS having low uric acid levels is not necessarily problematic however could be cause for concern (6 Nov 2011) Asked Judy of Vega test if she can test for uric acid levels and she said I could test for elevated uric acid levels but I never do as it is impossible to test how little or much they are elevated. This is good news because if the Vega test gives an overall elevated uric acid score but yet uric acid in the blood is low. Then this is would be the proof that uric acid could be the one eating away at the myelin sheaths
(6 Nov 2011) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_0D9CNYv9A Here is an example purely for shortterm reasons where medicine can play a role 5.T Cells and blood brain barrier Wikipedia under T Cells say T-Cells or T lymphocytes belong to a group of white blood cells known as lymphocytes and play an central role in cell mediated immunity News-medical.net says Professor Carsten Geisler from the Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology explains that when a T cell is exposed to a foreign pathogen, it extends a signalling device or antenna known as a vitamin D receptor, with which it searches for vitamin D. This means that the T-cell must have vitamin D or activation or the cell will cease. If the T cells cannot find enough vitamin D in the blood, they wont even begin to mobilize. Note by Karl de
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Leeuw: There seem to be white blood cells present around the myelin sheaths of MS people. Have they been activated ? Not sure how all this work Wikipedia under multiple sclerosis say The blood-brain barrier is a capillary system that should present entrance of T cells into the nervous system. The blood-brain-barrier is normally not permeable to these types of cells, unless triggered by infection or a virus, which decrease the integrity of the tight junctions from the barrier. When the BBB regains its integrity, usually after infection or virus has cleared, the T cells are trapped inside the brain. Note by Karl de Leeuw: In the dyslexia (autism) world the BBB is linked to peptides caseins (milk protein) and gluten (grain protein) and going through the BBB. Is it that with MS a similar thing might be going on and that it is not linked to a virus at all. What happens when these T cells and perhaps other things are trapped in the brain. How do you get it out. If it cannot get out via blood then it will have to sort of push through the cells. Is this were fasting or sauna/steam room come in ? Just dont know how this work. The one day fasting link (under longevity section) seem to show that bad items can be pushed out through the tissues and arteries. Therefore perhaps it can push items through the BBB 6. Vitamin D3 Further to the information under Vitamins section Lef.org state Mounting evidence suggest that vitamin D may be the missing link in virtually all autoimmune diseases, including MS. This single vitamin has the ability to modulate the immune system in ways that even pharmaceutical drugs cannot. A multitude of epidemiological studies have revealed that individuals with low levels of vitamin D in their blood are at considerably increased risk for developing MS; in fact, up to 90% of MS patients are deficient in vitamin D (Solar trial). Anthro.palomar.edu says Skin colour is due primarily to the presence of a pigment called melanin. Both light and dark complexioned people have this pigment. .. Nature has selected for people with darker skin in tropical latitudes, especially in non forested regions, where ultraviolet radiation from the sun is usually the most intense. Melanin acts as a protective biological shield against ultraviolet radiation. .. Nature selects for less melanin when ultraviolet radiation is weak. In such an environment, very dark skin is a disadvantage because it can prevent people from producing enough vitamin D. Webpace.ship.edu says Eskimos are rather dark for people who live further north than even the Scandinavians. How did they manage to keep their tans ? The theory is that they live on a diet very rich in fish, which, of course, has a high level of vitamin D. Ontrackreading.com feel there is a possible link between dyslexia and vitamin D3 deficiency and some of the video clips is in the vitamin section. Gabrielle Glaser on the 24 April 2009 in the Scientific American wrote an article What if vitamin D deficiency is a cause of autism ? In it she says Last summer, Swedish researches published a study in Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology that found the prevalence of autism and related disorders was three to four times higher among Somali immigrants than non Somalis in Stockholm. .. In Sweden, the 15,000 strong Somali community calls autism the Swedish disease 7.Progestrone, estrogens and testosterone cutting intake of meats There seems to be a link between hormone levels and MS. When it comes to dyslexia initial searches did not show much. Under autism testosterone level during birth comes up such as http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-link-autism-with-higher-testosterone-levels402068.html and http://www.autism-pdd.net/testdump/test16067.htm With autism it seems to be more linked to what happened during pregnancy and at birth. Question is can this be reversed or
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must the parent of an autistic or dyslexic child metabolism be correct (right diet etc) during pregnancy. Very difficult and time consuming to research. With MS women immediate improvements occur during pregnancy and therefore the trigger seems different Wikipedia under Cholesterol says Cholesterol is an important precursor molecule for the synthesis of vitamin D and the steroid hormones, including the adrenal gland hormones cortisol and aldosterone, as well as the sex hormones progesterone, estrogen and testosterone, and their derivatives. Cholesterol-and-health.com says Cholesterol is the precursor to a hormone called pregnenolone, which has important functions itself, but is also the precursor to all other steroid hormones Seems first cholesterol then pregnenolone then into hormones such as progesterone, estrogen and testosterone. Just a few comments on these hormones Natural-progesterone-advisory-network.com says The French researchers discovered that progesterone promotes the formation of the myelin sheath, the fatty substance that surrounds and protects nerve fibres. The myelin sheath is to nerves which plastic insulation is to electrical wires. They learned about progesterones role in myelin formation by injuring nerves in legs of male mice and monitoring the mechanism in the body that repaired the injury. These researches noted that concentrations of progesterone were significantly higher near the damaged nerves than in the blood, suggesting that progesterone plays a role in the healing process. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Seem therefore that progresterone not only help with getting rid of uric acid out of the body but also forming new myelin sheaths Lef.org says Patients with high estrogen to progesterone ratio had a significantly greater number of active, inflamed lesions than patients who had a low ratio (Bansil 1999). These studies suggest that maintaining youthful hormone balance may ease the symptoms of MS. Note by Karl de Leeuw: How do you maintain a youthful hormone balance ? All I can think of is proper diet In China MS seem rare. Campbell 1 & 2 in The China Study say When hormone levels among Chinese women were compared with those of British women, Chinese estrogen levels were only about one-half those of the British women, who have an equivalent hormone profile to that of American women. Because the length of the reproductive life of a Chinese woman is only about 75% of that of the British (or American) woman, this means that with lower estrogen levels, the Chinese woman only experiences about 35-40% of the lifetime estrogen exposure of British (an American) woman. ..If you are a woman, would you ever have imagined that eating diets higher in animal-based foods would expand your reproductive life by about nine to ten years ? Note by Karl de Leeuw: Estro gen levels seem higher than progesterone levels http://antiagingguide.com/estrogen-dominance.htm Therefore to keep the baseline estrogen level lower than current in the western women population average seems a good strategy. Cutting all or some animal based foods seem from The China Study to be the main way of doing so. This in turn should then reduce the estrogen dominance Wikipedia under Testosterone says On average, an adult human male body produces about ten times more testosterone than an adult human female body, but females are more sensitive to the hormone. ..Like men, women rely on testosterone to maintain libido, bone density and muscle mass throughout their lives. In men, inappropriately high levels of estrogens lowers testosterone, decrease muscle mass, stunt growth in teenagers, introduce gynecomastia, increase feminine characteristics. Note by Karl de Leeuw: Again seems that cutting animal based foods might be beneficial Initially in the dyslexia evaluation centre it will be important to test all hormone levels of dyslexic people just to see if there is any link
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8.Aluminium + iron News.bbc.co.uk says Scientists at Keele University, Staffordshire, compared levels of metals in the urine of people with MS and others without the condition. ..The study compared 10 MS patients with the relapsing remitting form of the disease and 10 who had the more advanced secondary progressive form with 20 people who did not have MS. .. It was found that iron levels were significantly higher in people with MS, particularly so in those with the secondary progressive form of the disease. People with relapsing-remitting form of the disease where found to have very high levels of aluminium up to 40 times those seen in the group who did not have MS. Dr Christopher Exley, a bio-organic chemist at Keele, who ran the study, said: We know from animal studies that myelin is the preferred target for aluminium. As myelin breaks down, something called myelin basic protein is found in urine. Dherbs.com state If aluminium is in the food, then the aluminium just as the heavy metal toxins will deposit in the blood vessels of the brain and inhibit oxygen (due to inhibiting blood flow) which will cause deterioration of the brain and thus impair the mental faculties, i.e. memory, the thought process, cognition, etc. .. Gotu kola is perhaps the best for Alzheimers as this herb naturally contains bio-aluminium which has an attraction for man-made aluminium. The bio-aluminium in gotu kola is negatively charged whereas man-made aluminium is positively charged, so gotu kola pulls harmful aluminium out of the body. Note by Karl de Leeuw; Li Ching Yuen consumed Gotu Kola regularly both fresh as a salad and brewed as a tea. The other herbs that he consumed regularly was He Shou Wu, Ginseng and Goji berries (Wolfberries also called Gou Qi Zi) (see longevity section) In the dyslexia evaluation centre we will initially test for metal toxins (excess levels) 9.Oxidative stress Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov in an study under Oxidative stress in patients with multiple sclerosis say In conclusion, the blood of patients with MS shows the signs of a significant oxidative stress. Vitamindcouncil.org say One of the hallmarks of autism is oxidative stress. This leads to early cell death. There are many papers in the literature reporting that vitamin D reduces oxidative stress. This might indicate the same applies with dyslexic people. Please see earlier section on oxidation and antioxidants, oxidative stress and reversing the condition 10.Can MS be cured ? As in other diseases/ conditions most feel you cannot. However as in other diseases/ conditions I side with the smaller section of society that thinks diseases can be cured via the correct diet and mental attitude. People in this sector dont like the word cure. They seem to favour reversible phenomena http://www.dherbs.com/articles/multiple-sclerosis-110.html think that MS is not an autoimmune disorder and that sclerosis means hardening. And that excess plaque and mucus dries up around the myelin sheaths. It says that the plaque and mucus is acidic and causes inflammation that burns through the myelin sheaths. My proposal is that what is causing this is uric acid http://www.healthenlightenment.com/nutrition-for-multiple-sclerosis.shtml It is clear that they understand alkalinity. They say To reiterate, the causes of multiple sclerosis must be corrected. We facilitate the process by providing the body everything it needs to function optimally. We Alkalize, cleanse, and nourish the body.
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Dietrich Klinghardts Five Levels of Healing I wanted to end the last statement under nutrition to say that in addition to looking at the body there is more to it and knew of Dietrich Klinghardt and in an e-mail discussed him with Gabriel. However for the first time I today(15 Set 2011) I looked at below video and all I can say is WOW http://www.klinghardtacademy.com/5-Levels-of-Healing/ Dietrich go into the five levels of healing being 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Physical body Energy body Mental Intuitive Spiritual
Under mental he says that the brain is only a receiver and the long term memory ( I certainly have issues with my long term memory) is in the field around our body. For above part at start of e-book I always considered the long-term memory to be part of the brain. This now opens things up a bit Under Intuitive he talks about working with autistic children (and we as dyslexic people are lower in the scale of autism) linked to family history of people that have passed away . Earlier in the book it made reference that as reading is not pre-programmed genetically that a dyslexic gene family link might not make sense . For reading it might not however Deitrichs work might prove there is a gene link after all. Under the Comments by Karl de Leeuw on the above research / books on how the brain works section earlier on - I ask a lot of questions about my family linkage to autism on my grandfathers side. A lot of the questions asked might be answered here The first step in the dyslexia evaluation centre is to look at the first step being the physical body as discussed in this e-book under dyslexia and nutrition. However most probably the most important steps 2 to 5 will need to follow The Living Matrix A film on the new science of healing http://www.thelivingmatrixmovie.com/ as mentioned before also talk about energy field around the body From above and the information discussed under heart and giftedness side earlier on - it looks like when it comes to patterns the heart speaks to the brain via the Amygdala. The brain is the receiver (short term memory) and via the hippocampus speaks to the long term memory field around the head ? The London taxi drivers mentioned before got a larger posterior hippocampus compared to average. There long-term memory to remember all the3D street images must be strong. They must have a massive energy field around their heads. It is not that the brain is plastic when it come to long term memory it is that it is the receiver from the field around it Uplifting DVD Like stars on Earth by Taare Zameen Par and directed by Aamir Khan (recommended to me by Judith Sanson of Dyslexia International in Brussels)
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STATUS QUO AND WAY FORWARD

Status quo for now In the traditional and some of the complementary approaches it seems that teaching is geared at making dyslexic people fit into society where you need to read, write and spell properly. This is understandable as knowledge is critical. One of the Dyslexia Associations says All teaching is most effective when it adheres to the following principles: They then list 10 and three being: - The teaching is systematic/sequential i.e. uses task analysis - Teaching provides for over-learning i.e. repetition and consolidation, through rehearsal to automaticity - The teaching is success orientated i.e. that it ensures success and build self-esteem As knowledge is critical and to make dyslexic people fit into society our whole system is geared at making dyslexic people sequential / automatic. Whereas taking the pack of card analogy - dyslexic people dont naturally think this way. To build self-esteem by being a good reader is understandable however if you believe in the see-saw effect it would be better to build self esteem using the gifted side You need to decide if you will use traditional methods only as one route or complementary and traditional as another or if you believe on the gifted side that we still need to prove as per the scenarios we outlined. As mentioned there are studies to suggest the possibility that by using some therapy methods some of the giftedness of a dyslexic person might be taken away by the seesaw effect . In my case I want to read faster but concerned that by rewiring parts of my brain - that it will reduce the function of the right side of the brain (29 Oct 2011) Feel we already identified the giftedness side of dyslexia. Not having many patterns that screw our perception and that we need to everytime go through our brain like a pack of cards (not sequential). Therefore we just cannot go into the pack of cards and pull out the ace of hearts. Need to go through the complete pack to get to the ace of heart and this gives us the overall picture How you or you as a parent will perceive dyslexia will have a huge impact on you or your childs future success. Ron Daviss mother refused to put him in an institution as they labelled Ron a retard. Johns parents where very supportive. Same with my parents and family You need to embrace dyslexia and know that your child has a gift. Once you know this and openly discuss your childs dyslexia it will take a huge burden off your shoulders and allow your child to fly. Yes it will not be easy in the educational system however you will have the knowledge that this negative could be the very reason that your child can take on big challenges down the line If your child follow the same pattern as the dyslexic people discussed who all struggled at school and did not know they would be well known one day then as time goes on things get easier. As the brain grows and if he/she goes to third level education they stand a good chance to excel - if they have the confidence and the support during their school career
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Let your child find out via something that they have a gift and this could make a huge difference. Let them say Dyslexia is a gift and or I am a genius and I apply my wisdom If you can find a likeminded dyslexic person that can take your child under their wing that will be fantastic. Also if they can meet other dyslexic children. Perhaps go on our forum or bring your child to our 1 August, Dublin event Remember that many say that the average dyslexic persons IQ is higher than the non dyslexic person and it is as if they sense dyslexic people see things they cannot. With certain companies, your child career prospects will be far greater than non dyslexic people albeit far more niche Make sure you get your child tested by an educational psychologist so that you are sure if they are dyslexic or not just as a starting point. Trust you intuition Test your child for food intolerance items. Let your child drink water; cut fizzy drinks as far as possible and try to get 50% or more of your plate of food as green (29 Oct 2011) If possible follow a diet similar to the longevity hotspots Allow your child to follow their dreams by embracing their gift What is possible How a dyslexic persons mind and body works compared to non dyslexic people seem to be one way to undercover the missing information on how the brain function. We need to bring all research together so that in totality it makes sense What needs to run in parallel with this is that in Ireland we need a testing centre that can act as sample for others Once we can show the giftedness side of dyslexia - it will not carry a negative label anymore and the stigma will disappear with the advantages alongside that. I believe we might already know the giftedness side being that we have not got the same patterns in our minds as others (29 Oct 2011) plus pack of card On the nutrition the things are already there and we just need to streamline it and more importantly implement it. Nutrition must in the first physical body level count for 70 % or more of the challenge In Proust and the Squid Maryanne Wolf says Socrates described what would be lost to human beings in the transition from oral to written culture. Socrates protests and the silent rebellion of Plato as he recorded every word are notably relevant today as we and our children negotiate our own transition from a written culture to one that is increasingly driven by visual images and massive streams of digital information. We therefore about 2,000 years ago moved from oral to written culture and this brought huge advances. If you take Thomas West YouTube clip In the Minds eye on our twitter site and above
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statement from Maryanne it would appear that we might just be entering a new phase of visual images and digital information. The question I have is must we as dyslexic people change to conform to the writing culture - just as we might be at the start of a new visual phase that will be more suited to us due to the way our brain works What might be practical is to consider a new age where dyslexic minds (and others) can come up with a new language or turn our language into digital format. Research indicates that human brains where not readily made for languages. Can we develop an e-book where the information in it gets downloaded into your brain within a split second? To do so we need to know far more about how the encoding and decoding in the brain works. Schools will then not be about teaching information but about problem solving and creativity. In this environment a dyslexic person will no doubt thrive How can the schooling system be? : Five children per teacher; say six teachers per class therefore you have one lead teacher and then five teachers take a group of five children each. Have partitions between the groups. Structured water of course; start day with 15 min of The Listening Programme; 30 minutes of audio books; short storys such as New Practice readers where it is about discussing an items and answering some questions afterwards; Khanacademy maths on line; visual and non visual maths exercises one on one (rotating between five kids); best of existing curriculum; dont get marked for mistakes; get marks for getting things right; fun; sports; sunlight (26 Oct 2011) dyslexic kids and others then dont have to leave the class setting and this removes the stigma this create with other kids thinking that you are stupid How can the hospitals be ?: Empty. Only emergencies for accidents (in the interim nurses etc can make super Flow System Audit/ Vega Test consultants , teachers etc; structured water; alkaline food for patients) Prisons: Empty (in the interim need to introduce structured water; check food intolerances; alkaline diet) (26 Oct 2011) Housing: All habitable rooms to have humidity meters to ensure that the humidity dont go over 65 degrees. Structured (voltex) water. Green spaces more nature. Automated cooled locking box for delivery of organic foods on daily basis. Rubbish control so that all plant/animal (should just be fish, few eggs etc) foods get re-introduced into the soil. Here Ireland is very advanced in that we have big rubbish bins for a) all plant/animal matter b) plastics/paper/cans/bottles e and c) rest (general waste) . a) and b) gets taken away free of charge
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