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Tuesday June 2, 2009

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 ASK LENA HEALTH Q & A EDITION!
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Today's question is a very different format than the usual Ask Lena Health Q & A as she and I had several correspondences since the initial one. Also very long so have plenty of time before you start to read... May your health be the best you can have and your life happy and fulfilled!

The answers to questions submitted to me each week come from my 20+ years as a Medical Office Nurse along with many years and ongoing education in nutritional and alternative treatment modes. Add that to many years of friendship with Dr. Wayne Garland, a very knowledgeable naturopath and herbologist, who many years ago, beat his cancer death sentence given by the traditional medical world, has helped along the alternatives path and hopefully help to give hope to those who need it... Also receiving a lot of study reports and try to ascertain if they are good or bad then report them to you, which has increased my knowledge along the way and I pass them on to you to use or not...

I am not a doctor or dentist and you should not think of me as one!! My years observing life and health of the many people/patients around me and the contradictions of the traditional medical world's idea of treating - prescription domino effect - while watching those same schooled methods that aren't relieving illness but creating far more health problems than they help. Those same medical professionals aren't telling people how to get healthy or how to prevent illness, which led me to look for something to change that premise for myself and those around me. In looking outside the Westernized medical profession I found and continue to find alternatives that really work to create health and longevity - when adhered to - beyond anything the traditional medical world can do...

Ask Lena Health Questions and Answers 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 here 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! 

IF YOU HAVE A HEALTH QUESTION 
Mailto:lenasanchez@q.com?subject=QandAquestion

Be sure to give at least your first name, if it is a question you want answered in person feel free to give me a call at 928-636-9425

Thank you for your confidence and inquisitiveness! 
Lena

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KARIN
Many thanks for your valuable ezine contributions.
I just come across an article on vitamin K2 (as menaquinone-7 from soy)
I have hardening of the arteries my blood pressure is 150/55. I am very excited
about k2 . I am taking blood pressure medicine, needless to say it makes me lethargic and I hate the side effects and I also have diabetes..
Would k2 be something really good for me or would I just waste my money since I am faithfully take
a multi vitamin every day .
Thank you for any light you might shed on this subject for me .
Karin
 
Thank you Karin for those nice words.
 
LENA
K2 is very good but not the full answer and in order to fully answer your question I need more info. 
There are natural/herbal/nutritional things you can do to start to reverse hardening of the arteries along with controlling your blood pressure and diabetes. Are you interested in knowing what? If so I have some questions that will help me determine what my answer to you will be...
 
1. How old are you?
2. What are you doing for your diabetes? If taking meds, which ones and how often or are you on insulin?
3. Which Blood Pressure Medication are you taking? How much and how often?
 
Will await your answers,
 
KARIN ANSWER #1;
Hi Lena
 
Yes I am very much interested, so let me answer your questions first of all.

I will be 69 in August 09
I had diabetes for about 11 years gained 80 pounds
so my weight now is 245 lbs
I am taking 1000 mg metformin twice a day
also 4 mg of glimepiride twice a day
18% glucosol, gymnema silvstre
for blood  pressure in the morning I take ( Dr. added about 6 month ago)
1 Lisinop/hctz 20-12. tab lupi and eve.1  Amlodipine Besyla 5 mg
this blood pressure meds make me sluggish and the Lisinop
since I work a lot outdoors it makes me dehydrate so that I have lots of body cramps .
My Dr also wants to put me on Cholesterol medicine, so far I have refused it .
Our last discussion was about hardening of the arteries and how I seriously should
consider cholesterol medicine.
It is so very hard for me to loose weight, there has to be a better way out there
for me to take care of my medical problems .
My husband is now at the point of onset diabetes ,so we are starting on the Atkins diet
this week , maybe together we can conquer the diabetic monster.
I am eagerly awaiting your help, please tell me there is still hope for me
since I am mostly older than dirt .
Thank you
Karin
 
KARIN FOLLOWUP ANSWER:
Oops Lena
I am sorry I forgot about the dreaded shot I take at night ,
75 units of Levemir at bedtime.
My Dr wanted me to increase that to 100 units so my glucose level in the morning would be 110 , but my pharmacist said that was not save and I needed to reconsider. My level in the morning is mostly between 150-190 my A1c every 3 month is mostly 7.9 to 8.5.
We live in the country and have well water and I am upset if I must drink a diet coke for liquid, our water is so sweet and pure (tested) that is all I ever drink.
I have read over the diet that is recommended by Wayne Garland. I have never seen half of what he recommends on food in our country grocers.
In any case I would like the prescriptions to vanish and I realize it is going to take hard work and commitment
thanks
Karin
 
 
LENA:
Yes, there is hope and I am conferring with Dr. Garland as it is always best when two heads look at something, and as soon as the doctor gives me his evaluation and his suggestions I will get them to you... Don't despair Read about our worst case scenario and know there is help.  You will find a link there to a diet that is conducive for both diabetics and prediabetics... Much healthier than the Atkins diet...
 

Dr. Garland's answer to me in regard to Karin's multiple problems;

Lena tell Karin that there is much hope for a better life and health for her? since the diabetes isn't from childhood - if she is willing to work at it. Natural healing takes time, patience and diligent work.

Karin, You have a lot of problems that came from the medications you are on and will take a lot of experimenting to find out how much! Muscle cramps says that you are very deplete in minerals and must correct that ASAP as the heart runs on minerals.

You will not stop all medications immediately but slowly with Lena?s help. She can guide you and works with me in answering questions and making adjustments when needed.

That said, here is what I recommend for you: 

Stop your Blood pressure and diabetic medications once you have had the following for two days but you will need to monitor your blood sugars every two hours the day you stop them so we can determine how much of everything will work for you? Here is what usually works but since everyone is different you may react different and only monitoring your BP and blood sugar can we know how you will react. 

You can email Lena after each reading or call her 928-636-9425 or her cell #.

For blood sugar/pancreas as well as blood pressure;

1. Miracle Electronically Charged Life Transfusion Ionic Liquid Minerals

Start week one; with 1/2 teaspoon in V8, beet/cucumber or other fresh vegetable juice before breakfast and again around 3 PM.

Week two; 3/4 teaspoon in V8, beet/cucumber or other fresh vegetable juice before breakfast and again around 3 PM.

Week three and thereafter; 1 teaspoon in V8, beet/cucumber or other fresh vegetable juice before breakfast and again around 3 PM.

2. Dia-Besity Diabetes Blood Sugar Formula. This will require adjusting according to your am and mid afternoon blood sugar readings, which you will report to Lena.

9 capsules a day, 3 capsules 15 to 20 minute before each meal

4) PROTEIN PLUS CHROMEMATE capsules This is important as it helps regulate your pancreas? ability to handle insulin output while helping to heal it?

To start - 4 capsules three times a day with meals... will lower dose as blood sugars get better.
 
5) CIRCULATORY SUPPORT FORMULA  - This for both blood pressure and pancreas:

Take 9 capsules daily, (3 with breakfast, lunch and dinner.) At the end of a month most are able to decrease to 2 or 3 capsules twice a day depending on the blood pressure and blood sugar readings.

6) NATTOKINASE - 2 caplets morning and evening on an empty stomach. This is to clear your arteries as well as soften them while lowering blood pressure. Also prevents strokes caused from clotting or bleeding. 

7) For weight loss and help with the pancreas and detox. Both weight loss and detoxing is necessary to remove the liver killing toxins left from your medications is necessary to heal the pancreas.
a. Rapid Burn Hoodia Fat Burner 2 capsules before breakfast and lunch. Burns fat and helps balance insulin
b. Night time Fat Burner - 2 to 4 with dinner. Start with 2 and then we will see if you need more. Helps detoxify your system and maintain weight loss goals, even as you sleep. Contains herbs and other nutrients that help cleanse your system of toxic materials and eliminate waste. Also contains CitriMax to control fat production while the body is at rest and herbs to promote relaxation and a sound sleep.

8. For the first month or six weeks: TOLERANCE STRESS-X formula: 2 with breakfast 1 with lunch and dinner and 2 one to two hours before bedtime. This helps your Adrenal Glands which has been stressed out for all these years. Some people take this for the first full year so we can only determine how long you will need it as you check in with us and we see how you progress.
 
9) Exercise, a must for best results: 45 minutes of brisk walking each day is the best form. If you cannot start with 45 minutes, begin with what you can do then add 1 minute a day until you can get up to 45 minutes. The pancreas and body requires the endorphins the body produces with brisk walking.
 
10) Not absolutely necessary but an added bonus - Three dry saunas a week also work wonders--it burns off surface sugar in the skin and gets rid of toxins. Also a 15 to 20 minute hot tub or soaking mineral bath daily. If you don't have a hot tub to make the mineral bath put 1/4 cup Life Transfusion Liquid minerals in a bath tub of water as warm as you can stand it. Add two or three drops of Lavender Essential oil for relaxation and added benefit.

11) Diabetes Friendly diet for the overweight person or not overweight will work as well. Diet will be sent in a second email subject line will read Diabetic Diet! I WANT YOU TO BEGIN WITH THE 7-DAY CLEANSING DIET ASAP. Your husband will do well to do these steps along with you since he is at risk as well... This alone can speed healing and reversal!
 
10) Since you have had your water tested and it is pure that is good as you need to drink lots of clean purified water a gallon a day or as close to a gallon as possible to cleanse the liver, kidneys and adrenals. (Not distilled) 

God bless.
Dr. Garland

LENA;
Karin below is a note from Dr. G's with something he forgot in your original protocol suggestions that I just received.
 
The Thyroid Energy Capsules take 1 before each meal then 2 at bedtime at least 20 minutes before taking the rest of your bedtime supplements.
The Proactivator Digestive Enzyme should be taken 1 first thing in the morning then 2 at bedtime.
 
Regards,
Lena

FOLLOWUP CORRESPONDENCE:

KARIN:
Hello Lena
Thank you so much for all the work you and Dr Garland have put into helping me .
I read and re-read the plan you have outlined for me .
I have not thought about sunshine for my vitamin  D ,however, it has been overcast and raining
here in the South ( Alabama ) I tried this morning and got maybe 3 minutes of almost sunshine.
As for the diet itself it is doable I have some of the vitamins like Nattokinase (bought it but did not know how to use it) .
We have been using Flax seed for a while in Oatmeal and Salads.
Due to severely stressed budget I can not buy all the recommendations Dr Garland suggested on Vitamins but I see a need for the minerals and will order them today from your website.
My glucose level this morning (8:00am central time) was 149mg/dl and PB was 121/59.
On the potassium Soup is the red cabbage exchangeable with regular cabbage if I can not find it?
When will I start leaving off some of the prescription pills I am taking now .
Thank you again for all your help.
Karin
 
LENA:
We are here to help those who want help so thanks is not necessary.
 
I'm really sorry you are unable to do the full protocol at this time. As to stopping your prescriptions that would be dangerous without the formulas to replace them... Nattokinase and minerals alone won't do it for you. Yes, will help and should see a few changes but nothing major I'm afraid. The formulas for BP, Blood Sugar, Weight, etc. has the balance of dozens of herbs and nutrients that work with each body system... So until you can do the protocol to it's fullest you should not stop prescriptions. Diet, exercise and sunshine with a few vitamins will help but with the long standing problem will not do bring your systems into balance enough to stop them... Start what you can and let me know your BS and BP day to day so we can see if we can at least decrease them...
 
With the Nattokinase, if it's the correct one, will help the arteries and in conjunction with diet, exercise and sunshine will definitely work on the arteries. Your BP was good this morning except the 50's on the low end not too good and hopefully will see that gradually go up over the next few weeks.
 
Yes, red cabbage can be used in place of regular and is better actually. That's what I use when I make the potassium broth.
 
Regards,
Lena
 
KARIN;
Hi Lena
I followed your cleansing plan as closely as I could ,but mostly I was watching my carbs, still taking the Banaba leaf and Gymnema but cut my glucophage and Amyril in half to
(500 mg and 2 mg) I also reduced the levemir to 50 units last night ,glucose level was within 120 all day and this morning it was again 146mg/dl but I did not take a blood pressure pill last night and BP was 121/64 this morning.
It is still overcast in Al so no sunshine here and my D must once again come from a bottle. I understand that I must keep a close watch on BP and Glucose.
Many years ago I had to take antibiotic for 9 month for an ear infection (and why not I had very good insurance and it paid the 2x weekly visits to the Dr) however, the ear never got better it was finally cured by another Dr, it was a  fungus infection form the pool , with lotrisone within two weeks.
Well the thing is, I was in the hospital with 2 blood clots, compliment of the antibiotic side effect.
Ever since then I have hated prescription medicine.
Lena I understand that you can not tell me to stop taking prescriptions and I would not expect you too, but you can slow me down when I get too eager to stop the poison, ahem, I mean prescriptions.
I know that loosing weight will in itself lessen the need for medication, and I need to loose the attitude that I am old and eating junk is my only vice and pleasure.
So let me finish my long winded report for today and say your advice and encouragement is very much appreciated here.
 
thanks
Karin  .
 
LENA;
Your readings are rather good this morning with decreasing your meds. check them again this afternoon at least 2 to 2.5 hours after lunch and again at bedtime and let me know what they are doing...
 
I'm glad you have the courage to do something about your drugs as they do more damage than they help yet medicine continues with their path... Just be careful as you don't want to suffer too many side effects when decreasing and stopping them as you may not experience problems until the second or third day of decreasing or stopping them so wait at least 3 days between decreasing before you decrease again...
 
Since you have a history of blood clots be sure you are getting at least 200mg of Nattokinase a day - 100mg morning and 100mg evening - that will control that possibility as blood clots can be a side effect of diabetic and blood pressure medications also. I will try to keep you on a level and sensible withdrawal program but it's tricky and could be risky without the herbal formulas to help the body heal...
 
Let me know your reading this afternoon and evening...
 
KARIN:
Hi Lena
here are the reading you wanted from yesterday.
morning before eating 8:00 am 149 and BP 129/61
2 hours after lunch 105 and BP 146/68
2hours after Supper 93 and 132/59
this was all with half medication
at bedtime Glucose was 118 so I opted NOT to take any
levemir shot but this morning my reading is
morning before eating 196 and BP 115/58
I do not understand that high overnight glucose reading since I did not eat anything .
Lena let me ask you what is the absolute must on vitamins and minerals I must have,
I am taking the nattokinase and it is 100mg and I am taking prenatal vitamins
and extra C&E also 18%corosolic acid ,pecolinate =(citrimax) gymnema sylvestre
finally the sun is shining so D from sunshine, so what else must I have to get healthy
and off prescriptions.
thank you for all your help
Karin
 
LENA;
Everything is good except this mornings fasting. Do you eat a high protein snack before bedtime. These kinds of readings are usually the result of not eating a high protein bedtime snack.

The vitamin intake is not as important and the balanced minerals intake and you will soon be remedying that with the Life Transfusion that you orders. Prenatal vitamins are great for pregnant gals as it contains things the fetus needs not the things a diabetic needs. You would do well to switch when those are gone... Once your body has the proper minerals you body will make most of the vitamins you need except for the D, C & E. Those will have to be supplemented to get enough. Which Citrimax are you taking so we can evaluate better... Dr. G's DiaBesity formula contains all the nutrients vital to your pancreas as well as the gymnema sylvestre among other things to help utilize sugar and help lose weight at the same time.
 
It is going to take time so don't get impatient until you can do the things necessary to stop and stay off drugs...
 
Let me know your readings for today and tomorrow morning, just don't get over anxious as that too raises blood sugar and damages your adrenal system.

KARIN:
Hi Lena
Answering some of your questions.
I never thought about a protein snack at bed time, and why didn't my Dr know that and when I tell him how high the reading can be in the morning, he told me to take 100 units of levemir.that was the only answer I got .
Citri Max is by a co.called Pure it contains C as ascorbyl palmate10mg
chromium 100mcg, Garcinia cambogia 500mg, hydroxycitric acid 250mg.
the D I get from sunshine but on cloudy days I take 2000mg  from a bottle.
My next appointment with my Doctor is on June 30 , and I hope by then to be well on my way to loose the prescriptions.
Of course he nixes my love for natural vit.and minerals so I have no help from him along those lines.When I first got Diabetes my daughter made an appointment with a endocrinologist and when I ask him could we try natural remedies he got upset and said "then why would you need me"
Medicare has not allowed me to see that Dr any longer due to the high out of pocket cost (SS  of $600 a month only goes so far.:)
Anyway just as soon as I can I will buy diabesety too..
thanks
Karin

LENA:
I do not know why your dr. didn't tell you about the bedtime protein snack. That was part of what I learned before I became a diabetic consultant and had to counsel diabetic patients on their meds and diet, while still in traditional medicine. Even in natural medicine that is a necessary step... A handful of nuts (2 oz) or a Tablespoon of pure peanut butter on wheat toast or 2 oz soy cheese with wheat crackers. Doesn't have to be a full meal just a snack and just enough to help the pancreas utilize the sugar and not dump what it is holding... That is the reason the morning BS's may be high as the pancreas dumps the sugar it is holding while a person sleeps. It's way of trying to clean itself as it is sick.
 
I learned a long time ago that is it detrimental to try and reason with conventional doctors so we simply listen to their opinion and do what we want and surprise them when the outcome is much better than they expected. Of course I only see one about every five years. My dh is VA so he has to see his twice a year and fights with him to have a flu and pneumonia shot, which we don't take either. Then there was my brother's glaucoma, he's retired Marine and to keep his benefits, as does my husband has to see his dr. twice a year also. Within 10 days of starting our vison correcting protocol his eye pressure went to normal and has been normal since. He had been treated 8 years by conventional medicine and was still losing his eyesight and the eye pressure never went down. They have now told him he never had glaucoma as his eye pressure has been normal for 6 years since starting the formula and minerals. He takes the Vision formula and minerals daily... Love it when things happen like that but hate it that conventional doctors fail to do their own investigations and learn natural is better...
Lena
 

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EYES ON THE SHORE

A story is told about a bloodhound chasing a stag. A fox crossed the path, so the hound chased the fox. After a while a rabbit crossed the path, so the hound chased it. Later, a mouse crossed the path and the hound chased the mouse into a hole. The hound began his hunt on the trail of a magnificent stag and ended up watching a mouse hole!

Not that there is anything wrong with spontaneity. Some of the most wonderful things have come into my life by beautiful accident. But there is also something to be said for knowing where we want to go.

Florence Chadwick learned the importance of keeping a goal in mind on July 4, 1952. She waded into the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island and began swimming toward the California coast 26 miles away. The day was cold and her attendants drove off sharks throughout the journey.

Florence had already swum the English Channel twice and, if she could finish today, she would be the first woman to have swum both. But after fifteen hours in the water, for the first and only time in her long-distance swimming career, she gave up and climbed into the escort boat. Others had urged her on, but in the fog they could not tell her how near she was to the coast. She later learned that she was less than half a mile from shore.

When asked by a reporter why she gave up, Florence replied: "It was the fog. If I could have seen land, I could have finished. But when you can't see your goal, you lose all sense of progress and you begin to give up."

On a warm, sunny day two months later Florence Chadwick swam the Catalina Channel, handily beating the men's record. Only when she kept her eyes on the shore did she eventually arrive there.

Keeping that goal constantly in sight will get you where you want to go.

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