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Wishing you a healthy, profitable and not hectic week!

Question today:
 Pat  asks, "I have hemochromatosis and it has taken it's toll on my body. Especially my liver. Do you know of anywhere I might find a safe low iron diet to follow? Apparently all the good fruits and vegetables  that should be good for me are loaded with iron.
 
I learned that certain vitamins in pill form are bad for my heart. Such as vitamin C, unless it is powder or liquid. What about 'Garlands Mind Power', Brain-Anti Aging stuff. Coupled with 'Garlands Life Transfusion Liquid Mineral Complex. Will this be safe for me to take?"

Steve's Motivator this week "WHO LISTENS?" an important lesson for each of us who rush through life and aren't tuned in... If you enjoy his weekly Motivator let him know and tell him you read it in "A Natural Environmental Health Facts Ask Lena Health Q & A ezine." Publisher@LifeSupportSystem.com

Your health questions are being answered to the best of my ability using what I gleaned from 20-years as a Medical Office Nurse and Administrator along with my education in nutritional and alternative modes. I am not a doctor and you should not think of me as one.

Q & A is for your information and education only and in some instances to give you a different perspective on a particular problem! 

My wish for you, in the use of the information gained here, is that you will apply it in a smart and safe manner in order to enhance your life and not harm it! Not to be used in place of your judgment but in  addition to...

I have always felt that I had to know all sides to a problem and then make a decision for myself and I hope that will be your attitude as well! 

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QUESTION:
 
Hi Lena.
 
I have hemochromatosis and it has taken it's toll on my body. Especially my liver. Do you know of anywhere I might find a safe low iron diet to follow? Apparently all the good fruits and vegetables  that should be good for me are loaded with iron.
 
I learned that certain vitamins in pill form are bad for my heart. Such as vitamin C, unless it is powder or liquid. What about 'Garlands Mind Power', Brain-Anti Aging stuff. Coupled with 'Garlands Life Transfusion Liquid Mineral Complex. Will this be safe for me to take?
 
As usual, I would greatly appreciate any help you could give me.
Pat
 
 
ANSWER:
 
Thanks for the question Pat!
Let's take the last question first?
 
I've been telling my readers that pills are not the answer for years!!! All nutrients should be in powder, liquid, capsule or tea from whole plant life!!! Mind Power is in capsule form and contains whole herbs and liquid/granulated vitamins from plant foods... My dh and I take Mind Power every day... Aged as we are... This stuff is unbelievable. I lived with Meinere's vertigo (dizziness) & nausea every day or night of my life since my late 20's and when I started the mind power two years ago I have not had one single episode of vertigo since and the ear ringing is bearable now!!! MARVELOUS STUFF! Yes, both are safe for you to take?
 
This probably isn't going to answer your first question in the manner you intended me to answer but it's what I know...

Since Hemochromatosis' most danger is in iron build up in the liver and your best bet is to cleanse your liver with a liver cleansing coffee enema once a week and get your blood letting done one or two times a week for better control.

Hemochromatosis isn't a correctable problem for anyone I've ever known but those that do the coffee enema's to cleanse the liver and kidneys and get the blood letting done in a timely manner with a few modifications live a long and energy driven healthy life.

Every food imaginable has iron in it so it's impossible to not eat foods with iron... But red meats should be limited to very small portions or none at all as it tends to stress the liver and make the kidneys work harder, which you need to avoid with Hemochromatosis. Fresh raw fruits and vegetables benefit the liver more than processed foods. Make sure you get sufficient Vitamin B, not in pill form!

Since the problem is said to lie within the small intestines inability to work properly you must make sure your intestinal system has sufficient probiotics to work as efficiently as possible. That should include taking probiotics daily to assure that! With these recommendations your diet can be as normal as anyone else's. Special diets - other than avoiding red meat, raw or improperly cooked sea food, fortified cereals and alcohol - have not been found to increase or decrease the Hemochromatosis problem! Do not cook with iron cookware as food absorbs the iron from them!

Here are some guideline that you may already know, but just in case;

Optimum Hemochromatosis Treatment is blood removal once or twice a week at the blood bank, except for a woman's week of menstruation. You should be well hydrated and should NOT skip meals.  Blood letting treatment is inexpensive or free in some cases and is effective when utilizing the blood bank. This should be done providing the hemoglobin is 10 or higher and a hematocrit of 30% or higher, a full unit of blood should be drawn off once or twice a week.  The blood is usable as donor blood when it meets all safety criteria, making your draw a good thing for others. Such protocol will return you to a normal lifespan and reverse most if not all symptoms, when followed routinely.

The patient who tests with elevated liver enzymes, as most do, must avoid Tylenol or Tylenol containing products altogether. Avoid all alcohol.

Do NOT not take vitamin C in pill form.  Vitamin C as a pill has been found to mobilize stored iron into the heart muscle where it sets up heart rhythm disturbances. It can also cause people to over absorb iron from their ordinary diets. And can fire the iron that is stored in the joints and make arthritis worse.  The source for vitamin C should be liquid, capsule, powder and uncooked foods.

DO NOT eat or handle raw seafood or walk barefoot on the beach... This is because of a bacterium common in all sea water called Vibrio vulnificus. This bacterium when it encounters stored iron in a body is catastrophically toxic. Every year it is the cause of death and maiming when an undiagnosed iron overloaded person comes in contact with these bacteria, caused from that barefoot walk on the beach or eating that raw seafood.

Drinking tea can help inhibit iron absorption.  Tannin is the blocking agent in teas.  DO NOT believe that this will be a replacement for protocol treatment!!! It isn't! Taking supplements that contain tannin is also good providing it isn't in pill form. Pill supplements of all types tend to be bound with agents that do not work efficiently and can cause iron overloaded people to become more so creating diabetes, heart trouble, arthritis, liver disease, neurological problems, depression, no sex drive, infertility, and cancer.

Preventing liver cancer should be the inflicted person's primary goal.  One with Hemochromatosis should avoid chemical medications where possible to protect the liver.  The physicians should use medications only in extreme emergencies!

Hope this helps as I know it isn't the diet you requested but maybe will help you stop stressing about it...

Lena

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WHO LISTENS?

Two psychiatrists met at their 20th college reunion. One is vibrant, while the other looks withered and worried. "So what's your secret?" the older looking psychiatrist asked. "Listening to other people's problems every day, all day long, for years on end, has made an old man of me."

"So," replies the younger-looking one, "who listens?"

Unfortunately, that is too often a problem -- who listens? REALLY listens?

I received a letter from a woman who lives in New York. She explained that her 22-year-old electrician son went to Manhattan a few days after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. He wanted to volunteer his time, but discovered that his skills were not needed.

Joe may have helped in a way he never anticipated, for on the train home, he sat across from a weary firefighter covered in what appeared to be "ground zero" dirt and debris. Though he could see bits of rock in the man's hair and noticed that his hands were bloody, what shocked the young man most was the look in the firefighter's eyes. They appeared lifeless and dull.

Then the man began to talk and Joe listened. He talked about retrieving a shoe with a foot inside. Joe listened. He talked about cleaning debris from a face, then discovering that this person's body was gone. Joe listened. And as his listened, he did not flinch. He did not react in disgust. He did not judge. He did not interrupt. He just listened.

He listened as the firefighter lamented about the carnage
everywhere and about shoes...there were so many shoes, he said.
Everywhere...shoes.

Through it all Joe quietly held the man's attention and listened, which is exactly what the rescue worker needed at that moment. And because he listened, the man continued to speak. He talked his pain out, as much as possible. And Joe, for that time at least, helped him carry his unbelievably heavy burden.

That day Joe did not give blood, nor did he use his electrical skills to help with the relief effort. But he did one of the most important things a human can do for another. He gave a stunned and disheartened man his whole attention, and thereby immeasurably assisted in the work of setting the world right.

Mary Lou Casey says, "What people really need is a goodlistening-to." Now more than ever.
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The Ultimate Sweet Plant!
 
I was so happy to receive a sample package of a new mouthwash that has neither alcohol nor aspartame in it. I use an herbal mouthwash so it isn't something that will change my life but a good thing for those who do... No, I'm not going to say a mouthwash is a food... But I thought this week would be a good time to hit on the ultimate sugar substitute that is plant based and healthy as the food of the week! I mention it from time to time but have never really given you the reason why it's healthier for you?
 
While Equal and Saccharine continue to dominate the non-caloric sweetener market, with the help of the medical world, this remarkable herb called Stevia remains relatively unknown.
 
Anyone who suffers from diabetic blood sugar disorder or who needs to limit their caloric intake or is addicted to sugar must be told about the remarkable health and healing properties of a great substitute that I can't say is a "sugar substitute," or the government will come down on me. Stevia can be marketed as a food supplement only. 
 
History of Stevia
 
The Guarani Indians had known for centuries about the unique advantages of kaa he-he  -a native term which translates as "sweet herb" - long before the invaders from the Old World were lured by the treasures of the New.  These native people knew the leaves of the wild stevia shrub  - a perennial indigenous to the Amambay Mountain region - to have a sweetening power unlike anything else; they commonly used the leaves to enhance the taste of bittermate (a tea-like beverage) and medicinal potions, or simply chewed them for their sweet taste.  The widespread native use of stevia was chronicled by the Spaniards in historical documents preserved in the Paraguayan National Archives in Asuncion.  Historians noted that indigenous peoples had been sweetening herbal teas with stevia leaves "since ancient times."  By the 1800s, daily stevia consumption had become well entrenched throughout the region - not just in Paraguay - but also in neighboring Brazil and Argentina.
 
Like the discovery of America itself, however, credit for stevia's "discovery" to the rest of the world goes to an Italian.  In this case, the explorer was a botanist whose initial unfamiliarity with the region - because of his difficulty in locating the herb - caused him to believe that he had stumbled onto a "little-known" plant.
 
In 1903, however Bertoni discovered the live plant, a gift from the parish priest of Villa San Pedro.  The following year, as he recounted, "the appearance of the first flowers enabled me to make a complete study" that was published in December, 1905, after an interruption caused by a civil war.  His findings was enough to convince him that "the sweetening power of kaa he-e is so superior to sugar and there is no need to wait for the results of analyses and cultures to affirm its economic advantage...the simplest test proves it."
 
An ideal alternative to other sugar or sugar substitutes, but in the U.S. we cannot say it's a sweetener.  Yet this herb has proven to be safe and effective for hundreds of years without a single reported adverse reaction by anyone! No MS, or other neurological disorders as with our modern day chemical sugar substitutes or sugar derivative Splenda.
 
The sweetening power of Stevia is amazing as it is between 70 to 400 times sweeter than white sugar. Most amazing and remarkable about Stevia is that it is completely calorie-free, never initiates a rise in blood sugar, and does not provide an intestinal source of food for bacteria and yeasts.
 
The leaves of the Stevia shrub contain specific glycosides, which produce a sweet taste but have no caloric value. Stevia also contains protein, fiber, carbohydrates, phosphorus, iron, calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, rutin (flavonoid), zinc, vitamins C and A.
 
Stevia vs sugar? No comparison in the health department! Sugar is processed until it is more chemical than real and Stevia is natural and healthy!
 
Stevia is a small perennial shrub with green leaves that belongs to the aster or chrysanthemum family of plants. It grows primarily in the Amambay mountain range of Paraguay but over 200 species of Stevia have been found around the world.
 
While the herb's native locale may make it appear somewhat exotic, it has proved to be quite adaptable and capable of being cultivated in climate zones as diverse as Florida and southern Canada.
 
Organic gardeners in particular should find stevia an ideal addition to their garden.  Though nontoxic, stevia plants have been found to have insect-repelling tendencies.  Their very sweetness, in fact, may be a kind of natural defense mechanism against aphids and other bugs that find it not to their taste.  Perhaps that's why crop-devouring grasshoppers have been reported to bypass stevia under cultivation.
 
Then, too, raising stevia yourself, whether in your back yard or on your balcony, is another positive way you can personally - and legally - protest the wrongheaded government policies that have for so long deprived the American people of its benefits -- a contemporary Victory Garden.
 
Stevia enjoyed some popularity in the U.S. during the 1980s as a natural sweetener and was found in a variety of consumer products. However, in 1986, the FDA stopped the sale as a sweetener and in 1991 said it was not suitable as a food additive. Advocates for Stevia say that this happened because the herb is a natural, inexpensive and non-patentable sweetener, and poses a threat to pharmaceutical sweeteners. As of now, Stevia has received approval by the FDA to be sold only as a dietary supplement, not as a sweetening agent.  So use it as an additive. Isn't that what sugar or sugar substitutes are anyway? Cook, bake or sweeten your tea with this additive!
 
Conversion rates for Stevia are :
 
* 1 tsp. granulated sugar = 1/8 tsp. whole stevia leaf powder or slight dusting white stevia extract (powder)
 *1 tbsp. granulated sugar = 3/8 tsp. whole stevia leaf powder or 1/2 pinch white stevia extract (powder)
 *1/4 c. granulated sugar = 1 1/2 tsp. whole stevia leaf powder or 1 pinch white stevia extract (powder)
*1/2 c. granulated sugar = 1 tbsp. whole stevia leaf powder or 1/8 tsp. white stevia extract (powder)
 *1 c. granulated sugar = 2 tbsp. whole stevia leaf powder or 1/4 tsp. white stevia extract (powder)
 
Enjoy your sweet healthy plant food!
Lena
 

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