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Jim
Writes; "Now
to my question: What do you think? Myoclonus Epilepsy or
Parkinson's Disease? The reason I ask this question is
because I am 10% disabled due to Myoclonus Epilepsy for
the Veterans Administration (VA), due to a possible Air
Force mixup/messup. Another question: Which is worse?
Myoclonus Epilepsy or Parkinson's?"
Steve's Motivator this week, "WHO
WILL YOU BE TOMORROW?" is an example I see every day, is
it you? If you enjoy Steve's weekly Motivator let him know and
tell him you read it in "A Natural Environmental Health
Facts Ask Lena Health Q & A ezine."
mailto:Publisher@LifeSupportSystem.com
I answer all health questions 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.
Just lived many years while observing
the life and health of many in the world
around me...
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... Even though I daily watch people become
healthy with the information imparted nothing works 100%
of the time for 100% of people...
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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Lena
QUESTION:
Hi Lena!
I have a question for you: When I was in the Air Force I
was diagnosed with Myoclonus Epilepsy. That was in 1990
or 91.
The following were the symptoms:
1. Jerking of the hands and legs.
2. Confusion/Forgetfulness
3. Tremors
Now jump ahead to May 10th 2006.
I just got a new Neurologist at the Togus VA Center
which is just outside of Augusta, Maine. He put me on
medication for Parkinson's Disease. He never gave me any
notice or said anything to me about Parkinson's at my
appointment on May 10th.
Talk about confusion and frustration! I didn't know what
to think when I saw on the medication label: Take 1/2
tablet 3 times a day for Parkinson's Disease. I received
this medication on Friday, May 19th.
I researched Parkinson's Disease and found out that it
had the same exact symptoms as the Myoclonus Epilepsy
that the Air Force said I had.
Now to my question: What do you think? Myoclonus
Epilepsy or Parkinson's Disease?
The reason I ask this question is because I am 10%
disabled due to Myoclonus Epilepsy for the Veterans
Administration (VA), due to a possible Air Force mixup/messup.
Another question: Which is worse? Myoclonus Epilepsy or
Parkinson's?
If you need more information to make a decision on your
answers or anything else just hit reply and ask away.
Thank you Lena for caring to answer your subscribers
medical questions.
Sincerely,
Jim
ANSWER:
Hi Jim,
Scary for you at the best? As you may have realized by
now the government (VA) medical system is the only
entity that can legally get away without telling you
exactly what is going on with your body... This may or
may not be the case for you?
Is it Myoclonus Epilepy or Parkinson's? Actually
Myoclonus Epilepsy, a catch all phrase, merely describes
symptom(s) and generally is not considered a diagnosis
of any disease. This happens a lot in medical
terminology as doctors take the symptoms and try to fit
it to a problem, and they can take their time getting to
that diagnosis and sometimes never do... Myoclonus E. (M.E.)
generally refers to sudden, involuntary jerking of a
muscle or group of muscles, with a few variables, some
you mentioned. Your past Neurologist probably had no
answers and possibly this one doesn't have any better
one but only he/she knows for sure so you will need to
ask, next time you are there. Ask; what test results
they based their diagnosis on? If they diagnosed
Parkinson's? Both problems are prescribed a lot of the
same medications so it may just be the bottle saying
Parkinson's by the pharmacist yet you are not being
treated for Parkinson's specifically? Only your
pharmacist or doctor can answer that question.
Since M.E. doesn't always last in the body as it can
simply be a toxic reaction to something in the body such
as exposure to some poison(s), liver toxicity, chemical
or drug poisoning, or simply a mineral imbalance. So you
were given M.E. as a diagnosis for a lack of something
better most likely with the hope of it going away once
the initial problem subsided. What you describe sounds
very much like a drug/chemical poisoning?
Apparently yours didn't subside and persists with long
lasting symptoms and the new doc may have decided it's
Parkinson's. I can understand your confusion... Now
whether it is actually Parkinson's or not I cannot say
as I have not seen your initial or final test results
nor do I know the history behind the initial
diagnosis... Parkinson's, much like M.E., has become a
catchall diagnosis for unknown neurological/CNS problems
that exhibit much the same symptoms... As to which is
worse? That's up for discussion in all areas of medicine
today... Parkinson's isn't a good thing to have but
depending on the severity of any toxic poisoning that
started this problem the M.E. could be worse. So I will
not even try to guess at which for you will be worse -
if you actually have Parkinson's or not?
A lot of M.E. is showing up within the military
community, simply because of all the things they are
subjected to, such as immunizations and warfare/battle
toxin exposure... Depending on a persons health habits
will determine how well they do once they are out of
danger from those toxins... Yet no diagnosis of toxic
poisoning nor is anyone looking into these illnesses for
the specific cause? It is really imperative that a very
healthy organic foods diet be followed giving the body
as much help as possible to clear it of toxins... A
detox should be undergone ASAP after exposure as well...
I do know that some of the medications given for both
problems are antidepressants and/or barbiturates, which
makes no sense to me as both suppresses the brain's
actions even more? I'm not a doctor but have studied
enough to wonder how can a brain regenerate if its
functions are suppressed? It can't... We do know the
brain can be regenerated in a large number of cases,
even though it was believed not to be able to do so in
times past, but an antiquated belief of most scientists
today... So the brain needs feeding the right nutrients
to give it the ability to regenerate, which is not what
happens with drug treatments...
Traditional medicine has become more foreign to me each
year that passes as I watch the ridiculous drugs given
people without a thought as to what happens with the
medication and not question why it isn't senseless to
give it?
I would like to say that neurological damage can be
brought to a minimum damage and in some instances
reversed to total health with natural medicine. It
depends on how long and how deep the damage goes into
what areas of the brain... Not knowing what caused yours
makes it impossible to say if yours was simply a one
time or prolonged exposure that left these symptoms or
if the brain continues to deteriorate? If you wish to
try Dr. Garland's remedy for neurological problems and
see what happens let me know...
Sadly both Parkinson's and Myoclonus E. are neurological
and/or Central Nervous System problems and requires
strengthening the brain as well as the CNS and getting
them healthy... The outcome of either depends on the
area that is being affected... The brain affects the CNS
so it is difficult to tell which came first... I have
seen some Parkinson's symptoms totally reversed, within
minutes and some took a day or more, with just getting
the body into a complete
minerals balance. I cannot say that will be your
case but it does happen and what have you got to lose if
you try it? It can only help the rest of your body
function as it should anyway...
This probably doesn't answer the questions to your total
satisfaction but it's the best I can do with the limited
information I have...
Good luck,
Lena
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MOTIVATOR
~^~^~^~^~^~^
WHO
WILL YOU BE TOMORROW?
One man sat at a stop light. The woman in front of
him was going through papers on the seat of her car, and
when the light changed to green she didn't go. A green
light is not a suggestion, you know, it is more of a
commandment. But she didn't notice.
When the light turned red again, she still had not
moved. The man in the car behind her now started
screaming epithets and beating on his steering wheel.
A policeman tapped on his windshield. "You can't arrest
me for hollering in my car," the man said. The cop asked
for his license and registration, returned to his car,
talked on the radio for a while, and finally handed the
papers back. The driver protested, "I knew you couldn't
cite me for yelling in my own car!"
The officer replied, "I didn't want to cite you for
shouting in your car. But I was directly behind you at
the light. I saw you screaming and beating your steering
wheel, and I said to myself, 'That man is out of
control. He's going to hurt someone!' Then I noticed the
cross hanging from your rear view mirror, the bright
yellow 'Love Is a Choice' license tag, the 'Give Peace a
Chance' and 'Prayer Changes Things' bumper stickers, and
I was sure you must have stolen the car."
His behavior did not reflect his bumper stickers. But
let's not be too critical. Are we always the people we
want to be?
We make changes by stretching. Personal transformation
can happen when the person we presently are does not yet
resemble the person we hope to be. Better to set high
ideals and occasionally fall short than to settle for
mediocrity and succeed.
The important question is not, "Who are you today?" It
is better to ask, "Who will you be tomorrow?"
Remember: if nothing ever changed, there'd be no
butterflies.
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FOOD OF THE WEEK
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Sweet Prunus avium L.
Sour Prunus cerasus L.
As my husband laid some
delectable fruit into my hands, picked from our own tree, I
decided then and there what would be the fruit for the week!
In a few weeks the season will be upon us in parts of the United
States:
So it's time to get those taste buds working overtime
anticipating the sweet and tart taste… Cherry Picking Time!
Cherries are a small, round, red stone fruit. They grow on trees
in small clusters. There are both sweet cherries and sour
cherries. Sweet cherries are round or slightly heart-shaped.
Cherries are eaten fresh, made into pie filling, flavored
yogurt, jellies, jams, sauces, stewed fruit, fruit drinks, ice
cream and candies. Cherries are a good source of vitamin C, the
B vitamins, potassium and many micronutrients. Most sweet
cherries are eaten fresh. Almost all sour cherries are processed
for canning.
Compact, juicy, and colorful, cherries are nicely supplied with
nutrients, notably pectin (a soluble fiber that helps control
blood cholesterol levels), vitamin C, and beta-carotene, with
some potassium. (Sour cherries, which are sometimes called "pie
cherries," have considerably more vitamin C than sweet cherries
do, though much of it is lost when the cherries are cooked.)
Cherries are also high in a number of phytochemicals, including:
anthocyanins (pigments responsible for the red and blue colors
of fruits and vegetables), which are touted to have anticancer
properties based on their antioxidant activities that defend
cells against harmful carcinogens); and quercetin, a flavonoid,
which is an antioxidant and with anticancer properties as well
as anti-inflammatory and antihistaminic properties. It is this
anti-inflammatory activity that has made cherries (specifically
cherry juice) of interest to people who suffer from gout.
Both sweet and sour cherries besides being rich in fiber also
contain several vitamins, such as Vitamin A, Thiamin- B1,
Riboflavin- B2 and Vitamin C. Also mixed in are the minerals
such as Calcium, Phosphorus, Iron, Sodium, Niacin and Potassium.
There's even a possible dental health bonus in that studies have
shown that a substance (not yet identified) in cherry juice may
help prevent tooth decay.
Although some people find the cherry pit an annoying feature,
the cherry's only other shortcoming is their brief season, which
lasts less than 3 months.
The two basic categories of cherry: sweet and sour.
Sweet Cherries;
Bing: There are many commercial varieties of sweet
cherries, but the leader is the Bing, a large, round,
extra-sweet cherry with purple-red flesh and a deep red skin
that verges on black when fully ripe and great fresh.
Lambert: The second most popular variety is the Lambert,
a smaller, heart-shaped red cherry similar in taste and texture
to the Bing.
Rainier: The Rainier, a sweet cherry with yellow or
pinkish skin, is grown in limited quantities and is milder and
sweeter than the Bing.
Royal Ann: Another light-skinned variety, the Royal Ann,
is often canned or made into maraschino cherries.
Sour cherries:
Most commercially grown sour varieties--such as Montmorency,
which is the best known--are canned or frozen for use as pie
fillings or sauces, although you can occasionally find fresh
sour cherries during the summer months at farmers' markets and
roadside stands. Sour cherries are smaller than sweet cherries
and are a bright scarlet.
Both sweet and sour cherries have extremely short shelf lives,
and must be handled gently to reduce bruising and oxidation.
Sour cherries for processing are dumped into cold water
immediately following harvest. They are then transported to
processing plants, where they are washed, de-stemmed, pitted,
and packed for freezing, all within hours from harvest.
Sweet cherries are hydrocooled or dumped into cold water by
pickers, and packed in shallow flats after being sorted based on
color and size, usually the largest being 15/16 inch or higher.
Sweet cherries are usually shipped immediately, since shelf life
is 2 weeks. They are subject to the same post-harvest diseases
(brown rot, grey mold, blue mold, Rhizopus, Alternaria, etc..)
as other stone fruits.
A nutrient rich food!
Maraschino cherries are made mostly from sweet cherries, but a
small proportion of sour cherries are brined for this purpose.
Brined cherries are de-colorized with SO2, then steeped in
Marasca, a liqueur distilled from the fermented juice of wild
cherries.
Our favorite way of eating cherries are fresh and ready for
popping into the mouth. Nothing quite so great as picking and
eating when they are in season. Second choice are cobblers and
pies...
Here are two versions of Cherry Cobblers for in season or off!
Fresh Cherry Cobbler
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
4 cups pitted fresh tart cherries
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons shortening
1/2 cup milk
Preheat oven to 400°. Blend 1 1/4 cups sugar, cornstarch,
cherries, and almond extract in a medium saucepan. Cook over
medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and
boils. Continue to boil and stir for 1 minute. Pour fruit
mixture into an ungreased 2-quart casserole.
Place in oven while preparing dough.
Measure flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, baking powder, and salt into
a mixing bowl. Add shortening and milk. Cut shortening in
several times then stir until dough forms a ball. Drop dough in
about 6 spoonfuls onto hot fruit. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or
until topping is golden brown. Serve warm with cream, if
desired, or cool slightly and serve with vanilla ice cream
Cherry Cobbler with Biscuit Mix
2 tablespoons quick cooking tapioca
2/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 can (20 ounces) drained canned tart cherries, reserve juice
1 cup cherry juice (add water to make 1 cup if necessary)
2 teaspoons butter
1 cup biscuit mix
2 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup evaporated milk
Preheat oven to 425º. In a bowl, combine tapioca, 2/3 cup sugar,
1/8 teaspoon salt, cherries and the 1 cup cherry juice (if there
isn't enough cherry juice to make 1 cup, add a little water).
Mix and put into a lightly buttered 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Dot
top of cherry mixture with 2 teaspoons butter, cut in small
pieces.
Bake at 425° for 12 minutes.
In a mixing bowl, combine biscuit mix, 2 tablespoons sugar, and
evaporated milk. Remove cherry mixture from the oven and drop
dough by tablespoonfuls on top to make 4 dumplings.
Bake for about 12 minutes longer, or until dumplings are lightly
browned.
Cherry Cobbler serves 4. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream of a
dollop of whipped topping.
Enjoy
Lena
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