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Protect yourself
from 5G and Wi-Fi
radiation
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EMFs and how to stay safe

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Heal your heart after a
heart attack
How hydrogen gas is treating heart disease,
diabetes and more

60
Just too much kale
Sally Norton solved her back pain by ditching
her greens and other high-oxalate foods

43
Calm hot flashes
without hormones
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Dr. Jean Foundation for Integrated Dr. Sarah of biochar as a soil im-
Monro, Health, Dr. Gaier is author Myhill has prover, and a trustee of the
medical of numerous scientific worked in the Slow Food Trust UK. He
Editorial director of the
Breakspear
papers and The Encyclope-
dia of Homeopathy.
UK National
Health Service
is also the author of four
books, including The Little
Panel Hospital, is an interna-
tionally recognized Dr. Michel
and private practice since
1981. For 17 years she was
Food Book.

What Doctors Don’t specialist in environmen- Odent, a the Honorary Secretary of Sally Bunday is
Tell You is supported tal medicine, including French- the British Society for founder of the
by some of the world’s such conditions as chronic trained Ecological Medicine, a The Hyperac-
leading pioneers fatigue syndrome, Lyme surgeon and medical society interested tive Children’s
disease and multiple obstetrician, is the in the environmental caus- Support
in nutritional, chemical sensitivity. She is foremost pioneer of the es of disease and non-drug Group, the first organiza-
environmental and Fellow of the American natural birth movement, treatments. She is a tion to draw attention to
alternative medicine. Academy of Environmen- emphasizing home and frequent lecturer and has the role of diet and
Each is an authority in tal Medicine and a Board water birth. Founder of the written several books nutrition, particularly the
Certified US examiner. Primal Health Research including Sustainable effect of food additives and
his or her field; many Centre in the UK, he has Medicine (Chelsea Green, essential fatty acid
have broken new Dr. Damien written some 50 scientific 2018) and Diagnosis and deficiencies, in childhood
ground and inspired Downing, papers and 11 books, now Treatment of Chronic behavior problems. The
new practices in whose in 21 languages. Fatigue Syndrome and registered charity has
medicine. practice Myalgic Encephalitis helped thousands of
specializes in Dr. Melvyn (Chelsea Green, 2018). families of children with
allergy, environment and Werbach, attention deficit/hyperac-
nutrition, is current trained as a Janet tivity issues since it started
president of the British psychiatrist, is Balaskas, who more than 30 years ago.
Society for Ecological an expert in named and
Medicine and on the nutritional and botanical inspired the
editorial board of influences on illness and Active Birth
Orthomolecular Medicine mental illness. He has held Movement in the 1970s,
News Service. Chief a faculty appointment in helped to revolutionize
Medical Advisor of cancer psychiatry at the UCLA many maternity practices
charity Yes to Life School of Medicine, served around the world. Janet is
(www.yestolife.org.uk), as president of the the founder and director
he is also the author of Biofeedback Society of of the Active Birth Centre
numerous books, California in 1977, and in North London and the
including The Vitamin authored numerous author of nine books
Cure for Allergies. books, including the including Active Birth,
award-winning Nutrition- Preparing for Birth with
al Influences on Mental Yoga and Easy Exercises for
Dr. Harald Illness. Pregnancy.
Gaier,
arguably the Dr. Jonathan Craig Sams is
UK’s most Wright, co-founder of
knowledge- medical Whole Earth
able practitioner of the director of the Foods, a
major alternative medical Tahoma Clinic leading
disciplines, is registered in in Renton, Washington, organic food company,
the UK as an osteopath, pioneered nutritional and founder and President
homeopath, acupunctur- medicine in the US. A of Green & Blacks Organic
ist, naturopath and board member of the Chocolate. Currently he is
medical herbalist. Former American Preventive director of Soil Associa-
director of medical Medical Association tion Certification,
research at The Hale Clinic (APMA) and the Interna- executive chairman of
and the Diagnostic Clinic tional College of Ad- Carbon Gold Ltd, a carbon
and a committee member vanced Longevity sequestration
of the Prince of Wales’ Medicine, he has pub- business based on the use
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Hormones helped me how the patient feels about it. [osteomalacia], so that may be
As a subscriber, I have loved your That tells you where the energies why I have been electrosensitive
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learned much. I just wanted to to the correct medicine. I have been a subscriber to your
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YOUR the hormones article in the

November issue, based on my
experience using bioidentical
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symptoms are all important
for choice of medicine in
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and progesterone). I am almost 5G safety
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there is a ‘break’ of five or six days, but have recently discovered it rollout of 5G technology, please
like a period each month, which among some old piles of paper could you include an article on its
is what I do when taking mine. I and was inspired to write in about dangers to health? In particular,
also cycle my progesterone and how interesting I found Bryan it would be very helpful if you
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Meditation breaks
opioid addiction spiral
Mindfulness meditation—a passive A type of mindfulness practice, Meditators reported feeling
awareness of the body and its which the researchers call MORE greater joy for simple things,
surroundings—can help people (Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery less pain and greater positive
overcome their addiction to opioids, Enhancement), has been tested on psychological health.
the powerful painkillers. 135 people who had been taking Around a quarter of people who
After eight weeks of meditating, opioids for chronic pain. are prescribed opioids become
people lost their need for opioids, During the two-month study, the addicted to them; the drugs
felt less pain and regained their participants either meditated or were responsible for
joy for nature and family, a took part in a therapist-led support 63 percent of
shift that was recorded by EEG group. Their brain function was all overdose
(electroencephalogram), which recorded with EEG before and after deaths in
monitors brain patterns. the trial. 2015.
With opioid addiction killing The meditation “reversed the Sci Adv, 2019; 5:
eaax1569
around a hundred Americans a day, devastating trajectory” of opioid
researchers from the University of use, which blunts positive feelings
Utah say mindfulness meditation is and requires users to take ever
a proven and safe way to break the higher doses of the drug in order to
addictive cycle. function, the researchers said.

Talking works as well as

drugs for major depression
People suffering from major depression fare just as well by talking
about the problem as taking a powerful antidepressant.
After five years, people who used cognitive behavioral therapy
(CBT)—the ‘talking therapy’—were coping as well as those who
instead had opted to take
antidepressants.
The drugs are certainly
a cheaper option, at least
initially. But when the costs
of changing medications,
side-effects or having a relapse
are factored in, there’s hardly
any difference between the
two, say researchers from the
University of Michigan.
Looking at the outcomes
of the two groups, the researchers say that people who had
CBT saw their symptoms improve just as much as those taking
antidepressants—and a survey discovered that most people with
depression would prefer to be treated with CBT or some other
nondrug approach.
The problem is that only a quarter of them ever have the
chance. The costs of starting CBT are higher, and there aren’t
enough therapists on the ground to treat people.
But if insurers could see that, in the long run, there wasn’t much
difference in costs and outcomes between the two approaches,
perhaps more funding could be made available to the talking
therapies, the researchers add.
Ann Int Med, 2019 Oct 29

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Avocadoasgoodasstatinsfor
loweringcholesterol
Forget statins, eating an avocado a day can keep ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol in check. After five weeks,
levels will be significantly lower, researchers say.
The diet has been tested on a group of 45 people who were overweight or obese, and who
were also given a low-fat diet—but without avocado—to see if that worked any better on their
cholesterol levels.
But after five weeks, it was the avocado that made the biggest impact on LDL cholesterol, and
had caused levels to drop significantly, say researchers from Penn State University.
The fruit seemed to target LDL particles that had become oxidized—or exposed to oxygen—and
these are the ones that cause the build-up of plaque in the arteries, the researchers say. Oxidation
is a biological process that’s been associated both with heart disease and cancer.
As well as keeping cholesterol in check, avocados are full of healthy compounds such as
carotenoids that are also good for eye health.
J Nutr, 2019; nxz231

Steroid injections can speed up

osteoarthritis
Most arthritis sufferers will have a steroid injection into
the knee or hip to ease pain and improve mobility.
It’s estimated that thousands of the procedures are
carried out every day—but they may not always
be the safe and easy option that orthopedic
surgeons tell us.
Around 8 percent of patients suffer Around 8% of
complications, and the procedure can also
speed the deterioration of the joints, a new
patients suffer
study has discovered. complications,
The injection is a routine procedure
that doesn’t cause any side-effects, or so
and the procedure
we’ve all thought. But a new study has can also speed the
discovered that corticosteroid injections deterioration of
can be “very harmful to the joints with
serious complications,” said researcher
the joints
Ali Guermazi from the Boston University
School of Medicine.
The injections can cause osteonecrosis,
when bone tissue dies from lack of oxygen,
and speed the progress of osteoarthritis, when the
joints are destroyed, he warns.
In a survey of patients who had hip or knee injections in
2018, eight percent reported having complications afterwards, and most of these were from a
hip injection.
He warns that the injections aren’t safe, and the real pros and cons should be discussed before
going ahead with them. “Critical considerations about the complications should be part of patient
consent, and that isn’t the case right now.”
Radiology, 2019; 190341

HEALTH FACT
Mindful movement practices like yoga and tai chi boost
levels of the calming neurotransmitter GABA

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UPFRONT

The activity that’s bad for your heart

When it comes to maintaining the walls of our arteries, and this, in turn, can The participants completed regular
a healthy heart, all exercise isn’t lead to cardiovascular disease. questionnaires where they logged their activity
equal. Lifting heavy loads at work It’s a new way of looking at heart disease, say in sports, in their leisure time, such as gardening,
seems to be bad for our arteries scientists at the University of Paris and INSERM and at work, and the health of their arteries was
and heart, while intense sporting in France, who wanted to assess how different also checked.
activity has a positive effect, at activities affect heart rhythms. Although general movement at work is good
least according to new research. Although we’ve been told that all forms of for the heart, lifting heavy loads isn’t, they
It all seems to do with the way exercise are good for the heart, the INSERM discovered. Intense sporting activity is the best
different types of activity affect research team wasn’t so sure, and tracked the for maintaining a healthy heart.
our heart rhythm. An abnormal heart health and activity of 10,000 volunteers for Hypertension, 2019; 74: 1476–83
rhythm suggests a problem with 10 years to find out.

Exercise beats the blues – and genetics

People with chronic depression dance, or low intensity, such as discovered that those with a genetic Although depression is the
can ward off a new depressive yoga and stretching—reduces the risk were more likely to suffer leading cause of disability around
episode with physical activity—and risk of developing depression or depression over the following two the world, medicine has few, if any,
exercise even trumps a genetic experiencing another depressive years—unless they also exercised long-term answers to the problem.
predisposition to the problem. episode, even in people with for around two hours a week. The researchers suspect that
It’s yet another example of how an above-average likelihood of The risk was reduced further the exercise will be just one of a range of
environment beats genes, say experiencing the condition based on more that people exercised; each options for countering depression,
researchers from Massachusetts their genes. additional four hours of physical and their research is continuing into
General Hospital. Just 35 minutes After searching a database of activity a week saw a 17 percent other approaches.
a day of any type of exercise— health information from around reduction in the risk of a new Depress Anxiety, 2019 Nov 5
high intensity, such as aerobic or 8,000 people, the researchers depressive episode.

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increasing It deprives us of bright morning and causes a “profound impact on

the risk of light that is needed to properly the biological clock,” which affects
heart attack synchronize our biological clocks alertness and energy levels.
and stroke, say and, as a result, raises the risk of It’s an argument to end the
researchers. health problems usually associated practice and keep clocks at standard
Changing Daylight savings time (DST) with sleep deprivation. time, a view that’s being considered

the clocks means our body clocks go out of

sync twice a year, and it reduces the
“People think the one-hour
transition is no big deal, that they
by some states.
Tennessee has already passed

raises heart time we sleep by around 20 minutes

for several weeks after the clocks
can get over this in a day, but they
don’t realize their biological clock is
legislation that would keep the
state’s time permanently on DST,
attack risk change—and during that time we
are more vulnerable to heart attacks,
out of sync,” said Beth Ann Malow,
one of the researchers.
but it requires Congress to mandate
the decision.
We change the clocks twice a year— stroke and even fatal accidents, say In fact, changing the clocks twice JAMA Neurol, 2019 Nov 4
but this simple procedure could be researchers from the Vanderbilt a year interferes with our body
wreaking havoc with our health, University Medical Center. clock for eight months, she argues,

MISSING PART OF
healthy cells do, cancer cells feed off glucose. as they act as a regulator of other cells,
A molecule called lactate is the end product of changing the way they feed.
the Warburg effect, and scientists had assumed The process starts with immune cells called

‘WARBURG EFFECT’ it is nothing more than a waste product.

But a research team from the University
of Chicago has discovered that lactate has
macrophages. These cells produce lactate when
there is a bacterial infection or a lack of oxygen
supply in tumors.

COULD USHER an active part to play in the creation of other

cells that also start feeding off glucose, and so
become cancerous.
Although the lactate helps control damage
during infection, it promotes the growth and
spread of cancer cells.

IN NEW CANCER It is through the production of

lactate that cancers
A similar process happens in other diseases,
too, such as sepsis, autoimmune disease,

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Scientists have discovered the final part of the
spread, the
researchers
found,
atherosclerosis (hardening of the
arteries), diabetes and aging,
and so the discovery of
lactate’s role could open the
Warburg effect—which shows how cancer cells way for therapies for these
feed off sugar to live and grow—that could diseases as well.
herald in new cancer therapies to stop the Nature, 2019; 574: 575–80

disease progressing.
Nearly 90 years ago, German physician
Otto Warburg noticed cancer cells behaved
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‘Placebo’
homeopathic
remedies can
do great harm,
says FDA
Homeopathy has been dismissed as a placebo
because any active ingredient is diluted to such
an extent that only water can be left—but
America’s drug regulator, the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), disagrees and has warned
that the remedies have the potential to cause
“significant and permanent harm.”
In updated guidelines for consumers, the FDA
warns that homeopathic pills “have the potential
to cause significant and even permanent harm if
they are poorly manufactured.”
The agency points out that the remedies are
“made from a wide range of substances, including
ingredients derived from plants, healthy or
diseased animal or human sources, minerals and
chemicals, including known poisons.”
The FDA has ramped up its warnings as
PROCESSED FOOD ONE OF THE
consumer interest in homeopathy has been on
the rise. Recent surveys suggest up to a third of
adults are using homeopathic remedies in the
BIGGEST FACTORS IN HEART DISEASE
There are seven factors that contribute to adults who had been tracked between 2011
US, and 10 percent of people in the UK.
It has a special warning for children and the a healthy heart, according to the American and 2016.
elderly, claiming that their immune systems may Heart Association—and avoiding processed It’s one of the key factors in maintaining a
be too weak to protect them from homeopathic food could be the biggest. healthy heart, the researchers say. According
substances. People whose diets are made up mainly to the American Heart Association, the other
The FDA recently issued warning letters to of processed foods—such as white bread, six are healthy blood pressure, cholesterol
10 manufacturers of homeopathic eye drops, cake, chicken nuggets, soft drinks and and glucose levels; avoidance of tobacco
claiming the packaging was not sterile. instant soups—are 50 percent more likely to products; healthy body weight; and
Homeopathy is based on the idea that water have heart problems. adequate physical activity.
has memory, and the greater the dilution of a The risk is greatest in those whose diet is Eating too much processed food has an
substance, the greater the potency—but its critics at least 70 percent processed food, and it impact on four of the other factors—blood
argue this is nonsense and goes against known falls dramatically once the amount falls to pressure, cholesterol, glucose levels and
scientific laws. The original ingredient is diluted 40 percent or less of total calorie intake. body weight.
many hundreds of times, so nothing of it can still As a simple measure, every additional “There are things you can do every day
be in the actual pill. 5 percent of a person’s diet made up to improve your health just a little bit. Try
Daily Mail, Nov 1, 2019 by processed food has a corresponding replacing a hamburger with fish once or
damaging effect on the health of the heart twice a week, for instance. Making small
and arteries, say researchers at the US changes can add up to better heart health,”
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said researcher Donna Arnett.
(CDC). They reviewed the diets of 13,466 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Nov 16–18, 2019;
Oral Presentation 174

HEALTH FACT
Running at a slow pace just once per week
can reduce your risk of an early death from
heart disease by 30 percent

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Sesame is an unsuspected
food allergen for children
Around one in five children are allergic to sesame. Although they’re usually
seen as a healthy snack or seasoning, sesame seeds are one of the top
10 allergens for children.
It’s often an unsuspected allergy, with other foods being blamed
for serious reactions—but when researchers tested 119 allergic
children, they discovered that sesame was the culprit in 17 percent
of cases.
Researchers from the US National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases estimate that around 1.1 million Americans have a
sesame allergy, and only around 30 percent of children ever outgrow it.
EATING MEAT
The allergy has always been controversial, not helped by worries that
the tests were inaccurate—but the researchers say the various tests can MAKES US MORE
be reliable.
The researchers gave the children with a food allergy the standard
“oral food challenge,” where they eat increasing amounts of ANTIBIOTIC-
sesame to see if there’s an allergic reaction. After there was some
reaction, the researchers used the allergen-specific antibody test
to determine whether sesame was to blame.
It’s always been “a challenge” to establish a sesame allergy,
RESISTANT We’re becoming more
said lead researcher Anthony S Fauci, but the antibody test is resistant to antibiotics,
reliable and accurate. just by eating meat.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering Levels of antibiotic-resistant
whether to include sesame as an allergen on food labeling. bacteria in livestock have tripled over the
Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 2019 Oct 28 last 20 years, and these can be passed on to
humans who consume these animals.
The most infected meat comes from Africa,

Late eaters more likely Asia—particularly China—and South America,

regions that have seen a massive upturn in
protein consumption in recent years.
to develop heart problems Levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in
chickens and pigs from these regions tripled
Eating late in the evening increases the risk of There was a decline in heart health for each between 2000 and 2018, which means
heart disease—at least if you’re a woman. one percent of total daily calorie intake that antibiotics are failing more than half the time
The risk starts to rise if we eat most of our daily was consumed after 6pm, the researchers in 40 percent of chickens and one-third of pigs
calorie intake after 6pm, and the risk continues discovered when they tracked the eating habits raised for human consumption.
to increase the later we eat. of 112 women with an average age of 33. An international team of researchers from the
It’s an unrecognized factor in healthy eating, Although most of the volunteers ate some United States, Europe and India focused on four
where the emphasis has always been on what food after 6pm, those who consumed most of common bacteria—including salmonella and E.
and how much we eat, say researchers from their daily calories after that time had poorer coli—which can cause serious illness in people.
the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons heart health, the researchers discovered. They reviewed more than a thousand
at New York’s Columbia University. They had higher blood pressure, a higher previously published papers in order to map
body mass index (BMI) and poorer antimicrobial resistance in developing countries,
control of blood sugar levels—all with the greatest resistance found in livestock in
early warning signals of diabetes. India and China.
Raised blood pressure was a More than half the world’s chickens and pigs
particular problem among the are raised in Asia, and meat production now
Hispanic women who were tested. accounts for a whopping 73 percent of global
The researchers don’t know if antibiotic use.
similar problems exist among men. Affluent nations should be supporting a
Eating less in the evening is one transition toward sustainable farming, possibly
simple way to reduce heart disease through a global fund, the researchers say.
risk, the researchers say. Science, 2019; 365: eaaw1944
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Nov
16–18, 2019; Oral Presentation 176.

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don’t suspect the drug is the real culprit, the

Cystitis drug causes researchers say.
permanent eye Ophthalmologists at Kaiser Permanente
were alerted to the problem by doctors
damage at the Emory Eye Center in Atlanta, who
The world’s only prescription drug reported that six patients on Elmiron
for treating interstitial cystitis, or had developed unusual changes in their
inflammation of the bladder, causes macula, the central part of the retina.
serious eye problems—even leading to The Kaiser Permanente researchers
blindness—in 25 percent of people who then found 140 patients who had taken
‘New opioid’ take it for a long time.
The drug Elmiron (pentosan polysulfate
around 5,000 Elmiron pills over 15 years—
essentially one a day—and 91 of them
painkiller scandal sodium) can damage the retina, leading to agreed to have their eyes examined.
vision problems that can be permanent if it
looms is taken at high doses and for many years.
Of those, 22 had damaged retinas, and
the extent of the damage was correlated
The opioid addiction scandal may be The damage appears to be irreversible if with their Elmiron dose and length of
triggering the misuse of another painkiller. the drug has been taken for 15 years or exposure.
Prescriptions for a class of drugs called more. Lead researcher Robin Vora
gabapentinoids have doubled in the last advises all Elmiron users to have
few years as the opioid epidemic has been their eyes checked, even if they
making headlines. aren’t suffering any vision loss.
Gabapentinoids—which include They should have a check-up
gabapentin and pregabalin—are every year while they’re on the
licensed as anti-seizure and nerve drug and should consider
pain medications, but around stopping it if their vision
95 percent of prescriptions starts to deteriorate.
are “off-label,” meaning Elmiron is the
that they’re given to treat Elmiron can cause only FDA-
other health problems, permanent vision approved drug
such as migraine and
fibromyalgia.
problems . . . an for treating
symptoms
But nobody is astonishing discovery of interstitial
tracking the safety of for a drug that has cystitis, a
the drugs for these
problems or how been prescribed to bladder problem
that affects around 1
people are taking them, hundreds of thousands million people in the
say researchers from the
University of Michigan.
of people US alone.
American Academy
The sudden increase in of Ophthalmology
123rd annual
prescriptions has partly been meeting, Oct 12, 2019
the result of doctors prescribing
them to cancer patients to help
them with their pain—but patients
as young as 18 have also been handed a
prescription, suggesting it’s being used for HEALTH FACT
other conditions, too.
The proportion of cancer patients given Eye problems can affect up to a St John's wort
a prescription for gabapentinoids increased
from 3.3 percent in 2005 to 8.3 percent in
quarter of people who take Elmiron, an outperformed
astonishing discovery for a drug that has
2015, with the total number of prescriptions been prescribed for decades to hundreds of
Prozac in a clinical
nearly tripling from 1.2 million to 3.5 million thousands of people, say researchers from trial of people with
over the same 10-year period.
But the drugs may not be the best
Kaiser Permanente in Northern California. major depressive
Damage to the retina can be reversed
solution, even for cancer patients, the if drug usage has been short-term and it’s
disorder
researchers warn. It’s not clear just how realized early on that the drug is to blame
they work, and the potential for abuse for the vision problems.
and addiction is high. Because they are However, in many cases it's assumed
powerful drugs, they can also interact badly that the patient is developing age-related
with other medication. macular degeneration (AMD), and doctors
Support Care Cancer, 2019 Oct 25

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NewsFocus for themselves, and without industry

Blues clues: SSRI

funding, by focusing on sertraline
(Zoloft), which accounts for around 54
percent of all antidepressant prescriptions.
They recruited 655 people who had

antidepressants suffered depression over the previous two

years, half of whom were given sertraline
while the rest were instead given a

don’t work
placebo, although they all thought they
were being given the drug.2
By the end of the six-week test, there
was almost no difference in levels of
depression between the two groups;
The discovery that SSRI drugs are ineffective throws into question those on sertraline scored just 5 percent
the whole chemical imbalance theory of depression better on a standard measurement gauge
for depressive symptoms, which includes
poor sleep, lack of concentration and an
inability to enjoy life.
“We were shocked and surprised. We
definitely need better treatments for
depression, and we need more research in
this area,” said lead researcher Glyn Lewis.
Sertraline did have some positive
impact, but not on depression. Those
taking the drug said they felt less anxious,
with the standard symptoms of anxiety,
including worry, nervousness, irritability
and restlessness reducing by 21 percent

Z
oloft (sertraline) is the world’s effective as a placebo, although one of over the six weeks.
most commonly prescribed the least effective of the 21 drugs that This explains why people taking
antidepressant, with more than 37 researchers from Oxford University sertraline often report feeling better, even
million prescriptions written every year reviewed was Prozac, the best known of though the depression hasn’t improved.
in the US alone—and it doesn’t work. the antidepressants.1 It’s an unexpected benefit, but it seems
Researchers who carried out the to have little to do with serotonin.
trial, one of the first independent Poor science And because all SSRIs grew from the
studies that wasn’t funded by the drug’s But researchers from University College serotonin theory, Professor Lewis expects
manufacturer, say they were left “shocked London weren’t so sure, because around to see similar results for other drugs in
and surprised” by the results, which 80 percent of the papers the Oxford the family.
revealed the drug was only slightly more researchers had reviewed were biased or This means the standard treatment for
effective than a placebo, or sugar pill. were poorly put together. In other words, depression isn’t working and has never
The discovery puts a big question the drug manufacturer that paid for the worked, even though the SSRI class of
mark over the whole family of SSRI research got the result it wanted. antidepressants has been the focus of
(selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) The handful of independent studies more research than almost any other drug.
antidepressants, which were developed had discovered a much smaller positive
based on the controversial theory that effect, if any at all, they noted.So the From the few to the many
depression is the result of an imbalance London researchers decided to find out John Ioannidis, a researcher at
in serotonin, a chemical that acts as a Stanford University, investigated
neurotransmitter in the peripheral and this phenomenon in a seminal paper
central nervous system. in which he discovered that Prozac
The SSRIs were launched more than 30 The drug manufacturer (fluoxetine) won approval from the
years ago and are now generating annual US drug regulator, the Food and Drug
global sales of around $15 billion—but
that paid for the Administration (FDA), on the basis of
there were always concerns about the research got the result just five trials that involved a total of just
817 patients. 3
theory and, from that, the effectiveness of
the drugs.
it wanted. Independent At the time, in 2008, more than 40
Critics were silenced in 2018 when a studies had discovered million people had been treated with
major reanalysis of 522 trials, involving
more than 116,000 people, concluded
a much smaller effect, Prozac.“A simple calculation shows that
for each randomized patient receiving
that some SSRIs were around twice as if any at all fluoxetine in the FDA application

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 NEWS FOCUS

What can help?

If SSRIs can’t help lift depression, what can? Depression is
being seen as a multifactorial problem—and inflammation,
environmental causes, trauma and nutritional deficiencies
have all been cited as possible causes.
This suggests that many different therapies could be
used to relieve symptoms, and even reverse the problem.
Lifestyle changes, including an improved diet, adopting a
positive attitude, exercise and social activity, have all been
used successfully.

Vitamin D:
low levels have been linked to
depression, and people with a deficiency
are more likely to be depressed. The
vitamin can help with the healthy
functioning of neurotransmitters and
inflammatory markers.

Omega-3 fats:
If depression is an inflammatory
disease, the omega-3 fats could help
reverse it. One analysis of 13 studies
concluded that the supplements
could ease major depressive
disorders.1

St John’s wort:
The herb is “significantly more effective”
than Prozac, one study of 135 people with
depression found. It was tested against the
SSRI and a placebo, and those taking the Vitamins and minerals:
herb reported the biggest improvements in Aside from vitamin D, the B vitamins, including
symptoms.2 biotin and B6, vitamin C, calcium, iron, copper,
magnesium and potassium have all been used
with varying levels of success.

REFERENCES
1 Mol Psychiatry, 2012; 17: 1272–82
2 J Clin Psychopharmacol, 2005; 25: 441–7

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 NEWS FOCUS

Before SSRI
In many of the What antidepressants were
developed, just 100
suppressed studies, imbalance? people per million
were diagnosed with
depression, but this
SSRIs performed Before SSRI antidepressants were exploded to 100,000
developed, just 100 people per million people per million,
worse than the were diagnosed with depression—but when the drugs were
launched
placebos this exploded to 100,000 people per
million, 10 percent of the population,
package, approximately 50,000 patients when the drugs were launched on the
have been treated subsequently in back of the chemical imbalance theory
everyday practice,” he writes. of depression.
Prozac went on to become the first In 1965, Harvard psychiatrist Joseph deliberately lowered, the participants
SSRI blockbuster, with an explosion Schildkraut put forward the theory that didn’t become depressed.1
in sales that made it “the most widely depression was caused by low levels of Conversely, depressed people given
prescribed antidepressant in medical a neurotransmitter, and two years later, very high doses of serotonin didn’t see
history,” its manufacturer, Eli Lilly, other researchers singled out serotonin. any improvement in their symptoms.2
announced. Others SSRIs, including If a chemical is linked to depression, Even the psychiatric profession quietly
Zoloft and Paxil, quickly followed, and then the drug industry could produce agrees. Its “bible,” the Diagnostic and
from 1981 to 2000, SSRI drug sales rose another chemical to adjust the balance, Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,
by 353 percent. Revenues are anticipated and so research into SSRIs began. doesn’t list serotonin as a cause
to exceed $15 billion by 2023. But neuroscientists were doing their of depression, while the American
Subsequent SSRI trials were research, too, and they were unable Psychiatric Press Textbook of Clinical
either biased or suppressed by the to find evidence that supported the Psychiatry cites serotonin deficiency as
manufacturer. In fact, around a third theory. Clinical researchers didn’t “an unconfirmed hypothesis.”
of all SSRI studies have never been fare any better. Studies of depressed
published. people found that their serotonin levels REFERENCES
Researchers from Oregon Health were the same as in healthy controls, 1 Pharmacopsychiatry, 1996; 29: 2–11
and Science University gained access to and even when serotonin levels were 2 Arch Gen Psychiatry, 1975; 32: 22–30

some of the suppressed papers under

the US Freedom of Information Act, and on suicidality has been generated in

It’s when the results of the suppressed papers
were factored back in, average SSRI
short-term controlled clinical trials
planned by drug companies, carried out
inflammation effectiveness dropped to just 11 percent. by drug company hacks and evaluated by
If depression isn’t a chemical In many of the suppressed studies, drug company employees at corporate
imbalance, what is it? One theory SSRIs performed worse than the headquarters. If that kind of carefully
gaining traction is that it has to do placebos. The average beneficial effect cultivated evaluation bears such bad fruit,
with inflammation—and it could was 32 percent—far lower than the 94 imagine what the real data must show.”
be an inflammatory response to percent the drug industry promotes.4 All the SSRIs come with a range of side-
something in your environment or to a effects. Prozac alone lists 242 different
traumatic experience from childhood, Not tolerated side-effects; the most common include
such as parental rejection. Many antidepressant trials are conducted gut problems, such as stomach pain,
Researchers at the University of over a six-week period, but even for diarrhea, constipation and indigestion,
Notre Dame in Indiana tested the such short-term studies, the attrition affecting up to 22 percent of patients. The
theory when they assessed early rate is high, says Professor Ioannidis. A drugs also have anticoagulant qualities to
childhood experiences and depression high rate of participants leave the trials prevent blood from clotting, which can
among 177 young offenders at prematurely, usually because they cannot cause serious bleeds and increase the risk
a juvenile detention center in tolerate the drugs’ side-effects. for strokes.
Russia. Many were suffering from Side-effects as serious as suicide If these effects are real, and any ability
depression, and the researchers have been reported, especially among to counter depression is illusory, then
discovered a correlation between teenagers taking Prozac, but the real the major way that medicine treats
the severity of their condition and extent of the problem is unknown. As depression is not only useless, it’s
the extent of childhood trauma, such psychiatrist Dr David Healy told an FDA dangerous, too.
as punishment, hostility, parents’ advisory committee meeting: “The idea Bryan Hubbard
unjustified criticism and lack of that you would have a risk in one age REFERENCES
respect.1 group but not in another is just wrong.” 1 Lancet, 2018; 391: 1357–66
REFERENCES Another psychiatrist, Dr Peter Breggin, 2 Lancet Psychiatry, 2019; 6: 903–14
1 Psychol Sci, 2008; 19: 62–9 3 Philos Ethics Humanit Med, 2008; 3: 14
told the same panel: “The primary data 4 N Engl J Med, 2008; 358: 252–60

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EVERY PICTURE...

Keep on Any
running

running (Minimum of 1
session a week, 50
minutes or less, at
a pace of less than
6 mph, equivalent

(at least a little) to around 500

MET-minutes)

Everyone knows we should exercise. But how

much should we be doing—and for how
long—to improve our health? When it comes to
running, it’s far less than we’ve been told

W
e’ve been told that we’re supposed to run, swim or cycle for
75 minutes a week. These exercises—collectively known as
moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)—should
help us live longer, with the World Health Organization (WHO)
Walking
estimating that 5 million deaths a year globally could be prevented if (Around 675 MET-
people broke a sweat more often. minutes—see box,
This may sound like good sense, but the evidence is thin on the opposite)
ground. Why 75 minutes? And how do we know it really helps us live
longer? When it comes to heart health, the evidence is inconclusive
even for running, and proof for the WHO’s contention of 5 million
fewer deaths is nowhere to be found.
And what does “moderate-to-vigorous” really mean anyway? With
3.7 million Britons running every week, it’s possible to determine an
average amount of time that people run for exercise—and that’s twice
a week for 40 minutes a session, running at around six miles per hour
(10 km/h). But does the speed a person runs, their total distance or
number of runs per week make a difference? Again, nobody knows.
Researchers from Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia,
wanted to come up with more concrete evidence for the health
benefits of vigorous exercise. They took another look at 14 studies that
had tracked more than 232,000 participants and focused on running,
the most popular of the MVPA exercises.1
To their surprise, they discovered it didn’t really matter how often
you ran—as long as you did it sometimes. And people who ran more
frequently weren’t more likely to live longer, or suffer fewer heart
problems, than someone who went running only occasionally.
The unexpected take-home message is that there’s no association Cycling
between the amount of vigorous exercise you do and your risk of
(Around 675
premature death.
And as for the 75 minutes optimum, well, evidence for that was MET-minutes—
nowhere to be seen. In fact, people who run once a week enjoy the see box,
same health benefits as someone who runs more frequently. opposite)
Any amount of running is better than none—and it’s as beneficial
as doing a lot of running, the researchers conclude.

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 EVERY PICTURE...

0 10% 20% 30% 40%

Knowing your
reduction in risk of

27% premature death

from any cause
METs
The impact of exercise
is often measured
in MET (metabolic
equivalent of task)-
minutes. It’s a way to
reduction in risk calculate the amount

30% of premature
death from
heart disease
of energy or calories we
burn while exercising.
We’re told the
optimum amount
is between 500 and
1,000 MET-minutes a
week for major health
reduction in risk of

23% premature death

from cancer
benefits—and it could
be even more if you’re
trying to lose weight.
Resting MET—the
energy the body uses
just sitting in a chair—is
Running—the super exercise set at 1, so a 5 MET
Based on the latest research on the health benefits of running, this activity appears to have activity burns five times
a greater impact on lowering a person’s risk of death than other popular cardio exercises. the number of calories
Equivalent amounts of walking and cycling both result in about a 10 percent overall reduction in as that resting state.
risk of premature death.2 By contrast, relatively less weekly running (500 vs. 675 MET-minutes, Doing that activity
see box, right) was associated with a 27 percent reduction in risk of death from any cause. for 30 minutes is then
equivalent to 150
MET-minutes (5 MET ×
30 minutes). The 500

11%
reduction in risk of to 1,000 MET-minute
premature death target includes all
activity, including tasks
from any cause like housework and
gardening.
Running
(10 mins per mile for 30
mins): 300 METs
Biking
(45 mins at 12.5 mph):

10%
reduction in risk of 360 METs
premature death Walking/vacuuming/
from any cause lawn mowing
(30 mins): 270 METs

REFERENCES
1 Br J Sports Med, 2019; bjsports- 2018-
100493
2 Int J Behav Nutr Phys Activity, 2014; 11: 132

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SPECIAL REPORT

Celeste McGovern investigates

the promising new research
on the extraordinary benefits
of hydrogen gas, especially its
ability to heal the heart after a
heart attack or other damage,
and to largely replace insulin in
cases of diabetes

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t’s the smallest molecule on In Japan, however, a whole industry of

I
earth and the most abundant anti-aging and beautifying hydrogen products
in the universe. Hydrogen gas and devices has swept the country. Hydrogen
or H2, made up of two atoms of spas offer hydrogen gas on tap, hydrogen baths,
hydrogen, the lightest of atoms, foams and creams, and hydrogen water is
is known as rocket fuel and is practically a household term.
notorious for fueling the inferno The Japanese Ministry of Health has
that engulfed the Hindenburg approved hydrogen gas inhalation as an
blimp in 1937. It’s had a comeback advanced medical therapy for patients after a
since then, emerging as one of the heart attack, and if the research continues to
most promising clean alternative be confirmed in clinical practice, hydrogen
fuels on the horizon, but the gas may soon be supplied in ambulances, from
healing potential of hydrogen has wall outlets in hospitals, and even for home
gone virtually unexamined for nearly the entire use. It could even topple vitamin C from its
history of medicine—until now. antioxidant pedestal in the wellness industry.
In just the past decade, there’s been an “There are more than 1,500 studies showing
explosion of research on the health effects the therapeutic benefits of molecular hydrogen
of hydrogen; hundreds of studies suggest it now,” says Tyler LeBaron, founder and
may benefit everything from Alzheimer’s to executive director of the nonprofit Molecular
arthritis, cancer and even mood disorders. Hydrogen Institute.
Most amazing of all is new evidence showing “It’s shown therapeutic potential in 170
that this gas is able to heal the heart after different human and animal disease models.
damage such as a heart attack. Most of these studies have been published in
Thousands of people swear by its benefits just the past 12 years, so it’s really promising.”
and are willing to pay for it: a range of devices LeBaron was a biochemistry student when
from water bottles and tablets that hydrogenate he discovered hydrogen health science after the
water to gas machines have flooded the publication of a landmark study in 2007, which
Western market, but without much fanfare. kickstarted the current whirlwind of research.

HUNDREDS OF STUDIES SUGGEST HYDROGEN MAY BENEFIT EVERYTHING FROM

ALZHEIMER’S TO ARTHRITIS, CANCER AND EVEN MOOD DISORDERS

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SPECIAL REPORT

The hydrogen in your belly

Hydrogen water Depending on what you eat and which bacteria are
present in your gut, the bugs in your intestine, such
boosts metabolism as Escherichia coli, ferment fiber to produce gallons
and quenches of hydrogen gas each day.
oxidative stress Research has shown that that this internal
hydrogen gas is actually capable of fighting
When 20 people with metabolic oxidation and inflammation and warding off
syndrome drank hydrogen disease, just as studies are reporting manufactured
water for eight weeks, their hydrogen gas and water can do.
markers of oxidative stress Hydrogen gas-producing bacteria can suppress
dropped by 43 percent, while hepatitis inflammation in the liver, for example.1
markers of diabetes and heart
disease risk (glucose tolerance
and cholesterol) significantly
improved.
43% Antibiotics can wipe out hydrogen-producing
bacteria, and the absence of this internal hydrogen
may explain why some people succumb to an
infection and some don’t.
One study found that hydrogen gas production
was more than two times lower in the intestines of
Parkinson’s patients than in controls.2
Numerous studies are trying to determine the
microbes that are missing or overrepresented in the
disease,3 and one theory is that missing hydrogen-
In this groundbreaking scientific paper, a group producing microbes— REFERENCES
of Japanese researchers showed that hydrogen gas and therefore missing 1 Biochem Biophys Res
prevents brain damage in a lab rat model of stroke. hydrogen gas—may be Commun, 2009; 386: 316–21
Being so small, it is able to rapidly diffuse across 2 PLoS One, 2015; 10: e0142164
part of the Parkinson’s 3 Front Neurol, 2019; 10: 1155
membranes (including the blood-brain barrier), and disease story.4 4 Trends Endocrinol Metab,
once it reaches the injured cells, it acts like a selective 2018; 29: 286–8
antioxidant.
While hydrogen is not technically an antioxidant
itself, the researchers discovered that it triggers almost every major illness, from cardiovascular and
antioxidant activity that specifically targets toxic free neurodegenerative disease to autoimmune diseases
radicals. Meanwhile, other free radicals that have and even obesity.
useful functions in the body are not affected by it.1 Perhaps the most astonishing finding about this
tasteless, odorless, nontoxic gas is that it has the
Fuel for the research explosion ability to regulate gene expression. A study in rats
Since oxidative stress from the sun, exposure to demonstrated that after drinking hydrogen-enriched
pollution and even normal body processes damages water for just four weeks, 548 genes were upregulated,
cells and is involved in the aging process and most and 695 genes were downregulated in the animals’
diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular disease, livers. Upregulated genes included those coding for
the Japanese paper triggered a research frenzy. proteins that affect oxidation and reduction.3
Numerous studies have since shown that hydrogen
gas (either inhaled or dissolved into water to make
IF THE RESEARCH “This could explain the antioxidative effects of H2,
without the need to inaccurately state that H2 has a
hydrogen-rich water) dampens oxidative stress and CONTINUES TO BE direct antioxidant chemical effect, which it doesn’t,”
restores the electron balance (oxidation/reduction
or “redox”) within cells—and this is what gives it its
CONFIRMED IN says Professor Garth Nicolson, a biochemist most
known for his seminal work on cell membranes and
wide-reaching therapeutic potential. CLINICAL PRACTICE, founder of the Institute for Molecular Medicine in
Clinical trials have confirmed the original finding, HYDROGEN GAS MAY Huntington Beach, California.
too. In one small open-label study, for example,
20 patients with potential metabolic syndrome
SOON BE SUPPLIED “It will take some time to sort out the changes in
gene regulation, because many of the genes encode
(a condition that often precedes type 2 diabetes) IN AMBULANCES, proteins with unknown functions. But fairly soon we
drank 1.5 to 2 liters of hydrogen-rich water per day
for eight weeks and showed a 43 percent decrease in
FROM WALL OUTLETS will have a good idea how H2 acts in vivo [in humans].”

urine markers of oxidative stress, as well as improved IN HOSPITALS, AND LeBaron adds: “This finding could explain why some
effects of hydrogen gas last long after the exposure.”
cholesterol levels and glucose tolerance.2 EVEN FOR HOME USE
As a byproduct of quelling oxidation, hydrogen Hydrogen for heart attack
gas has also been shown to have anti-inflammatory Not surprisingly, much research has focused on
effects. Like oxidation, inflammation is a driver in hydrogen’s potential in treating cardiovascular

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disease. Efforts to reduce the area of damaged heart

tissue following a heart attack are critical to prevent Case study: ‘I call it medicine’
the heart from changing shape and losing function, Yvonne Petty, age 55, from Bright, Indiana, had been on insulin for
leading to heart failure. nearly 30 years. She had hit the steering wheel full force during a car
Professor Shigeo Ohta from the Nippon Medical accident when she was 21 years old. “My pancreas was severed in a
School in Tokyo and Dr Masafumi Kitakaze from 90/10 split,” she says.
the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center in Doctors tried to save the insulin-producing organ, but it was beyond
Osaka, Japan, began experiments on rats and dogs salvage, and she also lost a kidney and her gallbladder. Unable to make
that verified inhalation of 1–4 percent hydrogen gas sufficient amounts of her own insulin, Yvonne was labeled type 1 diabetic
limited heart attack damage and the size of the dead (similar to those with the condition of impaired insulin production,
cardiac tissue that resulted.4 rather than those with type 2 diabetes, who suffer from overproduction
Armed with the evidence of improved outcomes in of insulin resulting in insulin resistance).
animals and hydrogen’s safety record, the researchers At age 50, Yvonne found herself suddenly feeling overweight at just
began human trials, and gave a 1.3 percent hydrogen, 5 foot 3 inches tall and 160 pounds. She began exercising vigorously,
oxygen and nitrogen mixture to hospitalized patients biking two hours a day, and adopted a strict ketogenic diet. Her weight
who were experiencing a heart attack. dropped to 120 pounds, but she still felt fatigued. The 6 to 12 units of
At first, to the researchers’ disappointment, they insulin she was taking daily just weren’t helping her.
found the area of damaged heart tissue immediately Four years ago, she stumbled on a YouTube
following a heart attack was not reduced. But magnetic video about hydrogen, read some research and
resonance imaging (MRI) one week and six months decided to try over-the-counter hydrogenizing
later revealed that the gas significantly reduced the water tablets—magnesium pills that are
longer-term damage from the heart attack.5 dropped into a glass of water and fizz, dissolving
Recent studies have also shown that hydrogen gas is H2 gas in the water.
better than the standard hypothermia treatment alone “It worked. I felt my blood sugar drop
in preventing neurological damage following heart sometimes. I knew there was something to it,
attacks in rat and pig animal models.6 Now, a Japanese but it was hit or
multicenter clinical trial of hydrogen gas in patients miss,” Petty recalls.
who had heart attacks out-of-hospital is ongoing to
see if it has the same benefits in humans.7
❝ It really does
work like insulin.
When she
received some
I can see it on my cash as a gift in
Hydrogen for stroke
Similar to its effects after a heart attack, Japanese glucometer in real July 2018, she
“splurged” on a
researchers reported in 2017 that hydrogen gas
improved outcomes after a stroke. In a pilot study, they
time ❞ more advanced
table-top hydrogen
identified 50 patients who had experienced strokes, generator that infuses water with gas.
and treated half of them with 3 percent hydrogen gas “This just blows my mind that it operates as
inhalation for one hour twice a day, and the other half insulin,” she says. “I call it medicine because it
with standard IV treatment using the stroke drug really does work like insulin. I can see it on my
edaravone for seven days. glucometer in real time.”
The hydrogen group had significantly better results Petty says she’s never tested hydrogen water on
in terms of stroke damage and physical therapy something as high in carbohydrates as a donut, but
evaluations.8 she’s experimented with her machine and watched
her blood glucose level soar from about 100 up to 200 after
Hydrogen for brain disorders drinking a sugary coffee, and then drop to 105 after taking five cups of
Numerous other studies have reported hydrogen’s hydrogen water. “Normally, that’s about three units of insulin for me.”
benefits following experimental models of traumatic Although her machine came with a gas adaptor, she’s found through
brain injury,9 bleeding in the brain10 and drug- experimentation that drinking water is more effective and convenient.
induced brain damage.11 And the effects don’t appear She’s been able to drastically cut her insulin injections and only uses the
to be limited to these types of direct, physical brain drug when she veers far from her diet.
injuries, but extend to developmental and age-related Water in general will help lower blood sugar spikes, and dehydration
issues as well. has been shown to disrupt the regulation of glucose levels in patients
One recent study demonstrated that hydrogen-rich with type 2 diabetes,1 but as a diabetic with a long history of injecting
water significantly reduced autism-like behavior in insulin, Petty is quite certain that the effects she feels go well beyond
mice along with reducing markers of inflammation in ordinary hydration.
the blood.12 A study in human volunteers found that “I’ve had occasions where I’ve actually felt shaky with low blood sugar
drinking hydrogen-rich water improved anxiety and when I’ve taken too much hydrogen water,” she says. “It’s that potent.”
autonomic function, while Professor Nicolson and
his colleagues have found that in brain cells, molecular REFERENCES
1 Nutr R es, 2017; 43: 25–32
hydrogen increases the synthesis of glutathione, a

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‘I reversed my symptoms’
Promising early results In 2015, after years of puzzling, disabling pain and
for cancer patients muscle weakness, Irene Phillips, an osteopath who
When researchers surveyed all the practices in Worcester Park near London in the UK,
published evidence on hydrogen was diagnosed with central core disease, a very rare
therapy for cancer patients, condition related to muscular dystrophy.
they found that an impressive 75% She was told that she would be in a wheelchair
40 percent of these patients eventually, and she had handrails installed in her
experienced an improvement house and kept rollator walkers on both floors to
in physical status. Among lung assist her movement. That same year, however,
Phillips met a practitioner named Jan Beute from
cancer patients in particular, a
full 75 percent had seen a drop 40% Ireland who introduced her to hydrogen water and
in disease activity based on made her a machine so she could produce her own,
cancer markers in the blood. using a powder, at home.
“Now, my symptoms are totally reversed. I have
no pain at all,” says Phillips. She purchased her own
hydrogen device, which can deliver gas or water,
and in her practice she has also recently started
to treat patients topically with the water for pain,
which, she says, seems to have some effect.

critical antioxidant that protects cells from age-related

oxidative damage.13
Little surprise then that hydrogen has sparked easy, that avenue was not pursued again until after the
research interest as a treatment for neurodegenerative groundbreaking 2007 report that hydrogen gas could
diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. A protect stroke victims.
2013 pilot study of Parkinson’s patients who drank One 2019 paper by Chinese researchers looked at
hydrogen water daily for 48 weeks found that more of the progress of 82 patients with advanced cancers
them had improved performance skills compared to (stages III and IV) and found that after four weeks of
those who drank control water, who deteriorated.14 hydrogen inhalation, a number of patients reported
However, a larger and longer follow-up study in significant improvements in fatigue, insomnia,
Japan found no adverse effects from hydrogen water anorexia and pain. More than 40 percent had
consumption, but no benefits, either.15 Nonetheless, improved physical status, with 75 percent of lung
some scientists are continuing the Parkinson’s cancer patients showing improvements in their levels
research with hydrogen water, spurred by encouraging of biomarkers related to disease severity.22
results in animals.16 GROWING EVIDENCE Another 2019 report describes the case of a
Videotape from one such study shows a rat injected
with a neurotoxin to mimic Parkinson’s disease. It has SHOWS THAT 72-year-old Chinese woman with gallbladder
cancer, which had spread to her liver, lymph nodes,
profound paralysis and movement disorder, while HYDROGEN GAS CAN pancreas and small intestine, in spite of treatments
a hydrogen-treated rat that received the same drug
appears to be moving normally.17 Another anecdotal
EITHER ALLEVIATE including surgery and chemotherapy. She refused
other treatments and instead began daily hydrogen
video features a 72-year-old Malaysian man whose THE SIDE-EFFECTS inhalation therapy.
severe Parkinson’s tremors appear to steady and OF CHEMOTHERAPY After one month of treatment, the gallbladder
eventually disappear following two hours of inhaling a
hydrogen gas mixture.18
OR SUPPRESS THE and liver tumors had continued to grow, but three
months after she began hydrogen therapy, according
Similarly, a number of studies in animals have GROWTH OF to the report, the tumors gradually reduced in size,
shown positive results for molecular hydrogen as a
therapy for Alzheimer’s,19 and this has led to a number
CANCER CELLS her tumor marker levels returned to normal, and
the patient was able to resume normal life. She had
of ongoing clinical trials, with promising early results remained stable for more than four months after that,
in people with mild cognitive impairment.20 up to the time the case report was published.23
Research has only just begun in this field of
Hydrogen for cancer hydrogen as a cancer therapy. As a recent review
One of the newest areas of hydrogen research is in paper in Frontiers Oncology concludes: “Growing
cancer therapy. Way back in 1975, a study found that evidence has shown that hydrogen gas can either
mice exposed to a high concentration of hydrogen gas alleviate the side-effects caused by conventional
(97.5 percent) in a hyperbaric chamber experienced chemotherapeutics, or suppress the growth of cancer
marked regression of skin tumors,21 but since delivery cells and xenograft tumor, suggesting its broad, potent
of high-pressure, high-concentration hydrogen is not application in clinical therapy.”24

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Hydrogen for diabetes

One of the most intense areas of hydrogen gas research Buyer beware
is its impact on metabolism and metabolic disorders There are zero reported dangers to taking hydrogen
including prediabetes and diabetes. Other studies have gas—if you are just ingesting hydrogen water. At
shown how it may impact obesity, insulin resistance less than 4 percent concentration, hydrogen gas
and other conditions.
At the cellular level, Nicolson and colleagues
THE EXPLOSION is not flammable. What’s more, it has no reported
side-effects; it’s been used by deep sea divers for
found that hydrogenized water stimulates the insulin OF THE HYDROGEN decades, it does not bind with oxygen, hemoglobin
signaling system by activating receptors on the cell
membrane. One 2018 study described how mice with
MARKET MEANS or other biological molecules, and it does not affect

type 2 diabetes injected with hydrogen gas under the PRODUCTS HAVE blood pressure.
You can’t overdose on molecular hydrogen
skin showed improved glucose tolerance, insulin COME DOWN IN because any excess after blood saturation is simply
sensitivity and serum triglyceride levels, along with
significant reductions in markers of kidney disease
PRICE AND THE exhaled, and blood levels of hydrogen rapidly fall
after inhalation is stopped. But here’s what to look
associated with diabetes.25 TECHNOLOGY IS out for (problems that are largely resolved with the
A 2013 study also found that hydrogen improves
glucose uptake by muscle tissue in an experimental
IMPROVING latest technologies):

mouse model of type 1 diabetes. The researchers Be wary of hydrogen water bottles and systems,
concluded that,“H2 exerts metabolic effects similar which have been criticized. Some use aluminum
to those of insulin and may be a novel therapeutic hydroxide or other metals that are released in the
alternative to insulin in type 1 diabetes mellitus that process, and these should be avoided given the
can be administered orally.”26 neurotoxicity of aluminum.
Steer clear of waters that are packaged in
“Wild, wild west” aluminum drink pouches, another source of metal
British osteopath Irene Phillips is one of the early toxicity, to try to contain the hydrogen gas from
pioneers of hydrogen therapy in the UK (see box, page REFERENCES escaping. The hydrogen gas does escape from the
31), which is still only in its infancy in the West. Tyler 1 Nat Med, 2007: 13; 688–94 water quickly (within an hour or so), which is why
2 J Clin Biochem Nutr, 2010; 46:
LeBaron says it is a “wild, wild West” with respect to the 140–9 bottles for making and drinking hydrogen-rich water
host of machines and water bottles that have suddenly 3 Biosci Biotechnol Biochem, 2011; have become popular.
flooded the market. 75: 774–6
4 Biochem Biophys Res Commun, Suspect your product if your water has an odor
Dozens of hydrogen water bottles are available on 2008; 373: 30–5; Cardiovasc
Amazon and elsewhere online, as are gas-generating Drugs Ther, 2012; 26: 217–26 like a swimming pool. Some water bottles have
machines that run in the thousands of dollars.
5 Circ J, 2017; 81: 940–7 been shown to free ozone gas and chlorine—
6 Shock, 2016; 46: 312–8, JACC Basic
“New uses of hydrogen gas and hydrogenized water Transl Sci, 2019; 4: 176–87 both potentially damaging gases. Some waters
abound, other delivery systems that are now much 7 Trials, 2017; 18: 488 reportedly smell like pool water as a result and turn
8 J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 2017; 26:
more economical are being developed, and the research 2587–94
yellow with chlorine detector drops.
into its possible health and anti-aging uses is expanding 9 J Surg Res, 2012; 178: e9–e16
10 Med Gas Res, 2019; 9: 74–9 Look for “Proton Exchange Membrane
quite rapidly,” says anti-aging scientist Nicolson. 11 Front Pharmacol, 2019; 10: 823 Electrolysis” or “PEM” on the label, to find a water
As in most frontiers, scams are not unheard of. 12 Front Behav Neurosci, 2018; that filters and removes chlorine, ozone and any
12: 170
Recently, CNBC reported that more than a dozen 13 Med Gas Res, 2017; 7: 247–55; J other gases but hydrogen from the water.
people were convinced to take out loans of thousands Am Food Nutr, 2018; 6: 9–13
14 Mov Disord, 2013; 28: 836–9
of dollars to buy an expensive hydrogen water 15 Mov Disord, 2018; 33: 1505–7
machine by a company called Trussi, which told them 16 PLoS One, 2009; 4: e7247; Med that is pulsed rather than constant so cells don’t become
they would be enrolled in a study and paid the money Gas Res, 2012; 2: 15 habituated, as Ohta explains in an interview with
17 Lee KY, “2 Hydrogen Water Helps
for the loan each month for their participation. They Parkinson’s Disease Clinical LeBaron for the Molecular Hydrogen Foundation.29
weren’t paid, and the machines didn’t work.27 Studies” www.youtube.com/ Furthermore,“A lot depends on the water you put
watch?v=K5MsTHKpKUg
The explosion of the hydrogen market means 18 Osmio Water, “Hydroxy Case Study in the system,” says Mark Kent, who is marketing a
products have come down in price and the technology - Parkinson’s” www.youtube.com/ hydrogen gas machine for which he is seeking approval
watch?v=-Z3lan12YsI
is improving, but there are no guidelines on what 19 Med Gas Res, 2018; 8: 176–80 from the National Institute for Health and Care
to buy or how much or how often to take hydrogen. 20 Curr Alzheimer Res, 2018; 15: Excellence, a regulatory body that oversees treatments in
482–92
Should it be taken as water or gas? Is a higher dose 21 Science, 1975; 190: 152–4
the UK.“The purer the water you start with, the better.”
better? Is a continuous flow or a low, pulsed dose best? 22 Med Gas Res, 2019; 9: 115–21 In the midst of this flurry of products and claims, one
These questions and many others haven’t been 23 World J Clin Cases, 2019; 7: thing is certain: one of the most promising cure-alls out
2065–74
answered yet. Dr Ohta’s team found that intermittent 24 Front Oncol, 2019; 9: 696 there may just be a matter of guzzling gas.
pulses of hydrogen gas were more effective than 25 Am J Food Nutr, 2016; 4: 161–8;
J Diabetes Investig, 2018; 9: 83–90
continuous therapy for the treatment of Parkinson’s, 26 PLoS One, 2013; 8: e53913
but drinking the water was best (see box).28 27 CNBC, Sep 14 2019 RESOURCES
The difference may lie in hydrogen’s activity as a gene 28 Med Gas Res, 2012; 2: 15
29 www.molecularhydrogeninstitute. Tyler LeBaron, Molecular Hydrogen Institute:
regulator, where it sends a signal like a beeping alarm, com/videos www.molecularhydrogeninstitute.com

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HEALTHY LIVING

reactive stress responses that can send you

Moving in the direction of self-medication. Much

of this effect may be due to their benefits
in lowering stress hormones and boosting
calming neurotransmitters such as GABA
(gamma-aminobutyric acid).1

through
It is the ventromedial prefrontal cortex
(VMPCF) in the front of the brain that
appears to integrate emotion-related
information and translate this into habitual,
quick-fix behaviors. Low VMPFC activity

addiction
affects decision-making and can result in
choices that satisfy instant want or reward
with no long-term concern.
The “reward” feeling of the
neurotransmitter dopamine is released not
just after the intake of substances that give
Mindful movement can help to combat cravings and us a “hit” or a happy feeling, but also just
from the anticipation of them. Mindful
addictions, says Charlotte Watts movement has been shown to wake up the
VMPFC response and help people make
more conscious choices.
According to one study,“Because yoga

C
ertain behaviors, such as Understanding the connections that encourages mindfulness, positive self-
smoking a cigarette, drinking stress and trauma have with addiction has talk, and self-acceptance, which may help
a glass of wine or eating sugary been part of the growing awareness that increase self-confidence and sense of self,
foods, can cause you to feel a mindful body-centered practices can help these aspects may engage the VMPFC by
pleasurable high that has you to unravel the harmful patterns that many encouraging focus on body movements, the
going back for more. people take up as coping strategies. breath, and other foci.”2
It’s perfectly normal to When the dissociation of past stress
want and seek out what gives or trauma is bound up in substances or
you pleasure—it’s part of the behaviors that keep us numbed, mindful
human condition. But when that desire for movement—occupying your physical self
a particular substance or activity becomes fully in the here and now—can help you
compulsive and out of control—to the point find new strategies for coping.
where it could do or is doing you harm—it Whether you want to move away
crosses over into addiction territory. from full-blown addiction or simply
It’s possible to be addicted to virtually be liberated from unhealthy
anything—shopping, gambling, exercise, habitual behaviors, fostering
sex, watching TV and playing computer a more compassionate and
games, to name just a few. Not having what present relationship with
you crave can cause withdrawal symptoms, your body can go a long
or a “come down,” so it’s easier to repeat the way toward helping.
addictive behavior, and the cycle continues. Research into mindful
movement practices such
Unravelling addiction as yoga, qi gong and tai chi
Dr Gabor Maté writes in his book In the shows that they reduce the
Realm of Hungry Ghosts about the role
of trauma as a key contributing fact for
addiction, and in When the Body Says No
about how stress drives compulsions
and cravings.

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Mindful movement “Moving meditations” are particularly

When you slow down exercise patterns to useful for focusing the mind when a
get the full mind-body experience, you can craving or compulsion strikes. Feeling
begin to cultivate a relationship with the alternative, embodied sensations can
deeper nature of your cravings. By learning Mindfulbody- help you to “disidentify” from a craving.
to stay present and breathe fully with strong Disidentification involves seeing the craving
physical sensations, you are better able to centeredpractices as something separate from you to create
acknowledge the intensity of your cravings distance from it.
without having to act on them. canhelptounravel Indeed, in a study of people with
Mindful movement can also help you chocolate cravings, disidentification was
develop the self-compassion needed to theharmfulpatterns found to be more successful than distracting
accept the difficulties in life that can have strategies at curbing the cravings.3 This is
you reaching for food, alcohol or other thatmanypeople one of the important ways that mindfulness
substances to make you feel better, or push is becoming accepted as an effective
you toward behaviors that numb the pain. takeupascoping intervention for cravings and addictions
With this type of movement, it’s not just of any nature, including smoking, alcohol,
about getting through the exercise and strategies drugs and sex.4
positions physically, but also about focusing On the following pages you’ll find some
on deep breathing and the sensations simple movements and positions you
you feel as you perform the movements. can try to help curb cravings, unhealthy
This can help you to drop beneath the habits or addictions. Remember, though,
often overwhelming tide of a craving and that a key part of mindfulness in any form
turn your attention to your breath and This is where mindful movement helps is to be fully in the here and now, without
movement instead. you to drop reaction and attachment—two self-criticism or judgment. This means not
Certain movements, especially those key facets of addictive cycles. If you can calm labeling sensations as good or bad, pleasant
where you roll on the floor, can also have the nervous system and create space between or unpleasant.
self-massaging effects. As limbs rub against a compulsion and the action of following Exploring this within an introspective
each other and on the floor, serotonin levels through, or the attachment to the numbing movement practice such as yoga, qi gong
increase and help regulate your experience effect that a certain behavior brings, you or tai chi can help to soothe hypervigilant
of pain, both physical and emotional, have more options available to you in terms inner voices, bringing more relaxed inner
reducing impulses to self-medicate. of how to respond. attention to thoughts and feelings that may
Focusing on the exhalation within the trigger temporarily rewarding impulses.
sensations of exercise can help you to Identifying these patterns can help you
release difficult or overwhelming feelings— attend to the deeper needs that cravings
especially when you accompany that with and addictions are crying out to fill, often
an audible sigh or move your face and jaw rooted in kindness, care and connection
around to further release tension. with others.
If you can tune into movement and
your breathing, you can learn to control
compulsive reactions, find the space for
change and make it to the next moment
without turning to quick fixes.

REFERENCES
1 Med Hypotheses, 2012; 78: 571–9
2 Explore (NY), 2012; 8: 118–26
3 Appetite, 2014; 76: 101–12
4 Sci Adv, 2019; 5: eaax1569; Curr Opin
Psychol, 2019; 28: 198–203

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Belly circling
From any seated position with a lifted spine, begin to
circle the whole torso, making circles with the crown of
your head. Keep the shoulders, jaw and eyes relaxed, so
that the movement comes from the belly. Inhale as you
lift around and back, and exhale as you sweep around
forward. Change direction when it feels right and
repeat. Notice how the difference in direction
feels in this moving meditation.

Lower back and hip release

Shoulder, upper Emotional tension is often held in the belly, lower back
and hips. It can therefore be helpful to focus on these
back and neck areas, which is best done when you are lying
release down, fully supported by the ground.
Lying with legs bent, take one leg up
From kneeling, take your hands out at a time to explore any movement
wider than your shoulders, elbows that simply feels good, tuning into
above wrists with your palms drawn your body’s needs, listening and
up so just your fingertips are on the responding.
ground—you can place your hands
higher onto a chair seat if needed.
From there, explore any motion into
your shoulders, neck, spine, back,
hips, face and jaw, getting into the
nooks and crannies where tension
can be held and translate
into craving.

All-fours moving
meditation
Starting on all fours, move
around naturally,
exploring whatever
feels freeing in
the hips, lower back and shoulders. Then exhale down
toward child’s pose, kneeling with head tucked between
extended arms, and inhale back up to all fours.
With the same breath rhythm, take the hips out to
one side as you exhale down, and up the other side as
you inhale. Follow these pelvic circles and then switch to
the other side, resting in child’s pose afterward.
Then inhale up to lift the right arm forward, left leg
back, drawing the lower ribs in to support the lower
back. Exhale back down to child’s pose, then inhale up
with the opposite arm and leg, moving side to side.

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Side-body lengthening
From all fours, step one leg at a time out behind you and across
the body to lengthen the whole side, including the neck
as you look around to see the foot. Also feel the side
movement into the spine as you move side to side.

Opening the front body

Coming onto your belly, lift up onto your elbows to feel length
in the front body and opening across the chest; breathe there
a while with chin dropped toward the throat. Then bend
up one knee to bring the inside of that leg onto the ground
comfortably for the hip, and take the opposite arm out to
the side as you did before. Explore similar motions through
the shoulder and neck, including turning to look over each
shoulder, feeling your range of motion according to how your
lower back feels. Do each side and then rest fully on your belly
for a few minutes to feel your breath there.

Soothing the forehead Soothing relief

By supporting the head with a chair during a Try this to end a practice or whenever you
forward bend, you can let go of its weight, soften experience an intense craving. Lying down
the eyes and jaw, and relax your mind. With arms on the ground with your legs above your
folded onto the seat—legs crossed or extended, head can soothe your activated
resting over a block or rolled blanket adrenal glands and slow down a
as needed—roll the head to racing heart rate. Use a chair, sofa,
massage the forehead. This bed or anything nearby, and place
can help to soothe the your legs onto it while lying down.
nervous system via the Support your head as needed, bring
trigeminal nerve. your hands onto your body and
focus on your breath.

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THE NATURAL MEDICINE CASEBOOK

Practical, natural solutions to your most pressing health problems

Natural FIX HORMONAL ISSUES

remedies Hormonal problems such as polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS) can cause acne, so work with

for acne
I’ve suffered from acne for nearly
a health practitioner experienced in these
conditions to either rule them out or identify
a potential trigger. Addressing the root
cause will be far more effective than simply
three decades. It’s not severe but gets treating the symptoms. A naturopath or
me down nonetheless, and it tends to functional medicine specialist will be able
worsen before my period. I’ve tried all to come up with a personalized program of
sorts of prescription creams and gels natural remedies, but in general, a good herb
over the years but would like to find a for hormonal imbalances, especially PCOS,
natural solution. Can you help? is Vitex agnus-castus.4 Herbalist and editorial
S.S., via email
panel member Harald Gaier recommends using
a tincture form of the herb—30 or 40 drops in
Adult acne is increasingly common, water taken once daily—for six months to treat acne
especially among women. Research and underlying hormonal problems.
suggests that the skin condition
affects up to half of women between
the ages of 20 and 29, over a third of
women aged 30 to 39 and around a
quarter of women aged 40 to 49. Even
CHANGE YOUR DIET
plenty of women over 50 get acne.1 Although the conventional view is that diet doesn’t affect acne, growing
The usual treatments—the many evidence suggests otherwise. Here are your best options, according the
gels, lotions and creams available over science so far, but be patient—it could take three months or more for a change
the counter or on prescription—can in diet to have an effect on your skin.
be harsh on the skin, and when it’s A low-GL (glycemic load) diet. This diet takes into
already irritated and inflamed, that’s account the amount of carbohydrate in a portion
the last thing you need. of food together with how quickly it raises
Benzoyl peroxide and topical blood sugar. It’s been found to improve
retinoids and antibiotics, for acne symptoms as well as reduce levels of
example, are known to cause skin insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1),
redness, peeling and burning,2 which which is known to play a role in acne.5
can end up looking worse than the A high omega-3 diet. Omega-3
acne itself. fatty acids, found naturally in fatty
With oral medication, used for fish, may be useful for acne as they
more severe cases, there are far more can lower IGF-1 levels and reduce
serious side-effects to worry about, inflammation.6 In fact, people who
like muscle pain, stomach problems, eat fish regularly are nearly a third less
depression and birth defects.3 likely to suffer from moderate to severe
The best way to tackle acne is with acne.7 Vegan sources of omega-3s include
a holistic approach, so ideally work chia seeds, flaxseeds and walnuts.
with an experienced naturopath who A dairy-free diet. Consuming milk and
can offer an individualized natural other dairy products has been consistently linked
treatment plan. But here are some to acne. Drinking skim/low-fat milk in particular
science-backed options with good appears to increase your risk for the condition.8
evidence of success.

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TRY TEA TREE OIL

Derived from the
Australian tree Melaleuca
alternifolia, tea tree oil is
a natural antibacterial
and anti-inflammatory.
Used as a 5-percent tea
tree oil topical gel, it’s
just as effective as benzoyl
peroxide for reducing
acne, but with fewer side-
effects.9 Try making your own
zit-fighting formula by adding
a six drops of 100 percent pure tea tree
oil (widely available in health food stores and
online) to 1 fl oz (30 mL) of a non-pore clogging
carrier oil like jojoba oil. Store in a glass dropper
bottle and apply nightly.

BET
ON B3 GO FOR GREEN TEA
A form of vitamin B3 called niacinamide Rich in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
(also known as nicotinamide) has proved compounds called catechins, such as epigallocatechin-
effective for improving acne when used topically, 3-gallate (EGCG), green tea extract is showing promise
with results on par with the popular antibiotic as a topical acne treatment. Green tea-containing lotions
clindamycin (1 percent gel).11 have been found to reduce the number and severity of
Try Insta Natural Niacinamide Serum, pimples as well as the skin’s production of sebum (oil),
available online, which is free of skincare known to play a big part in acne.10 To try it for yourself,
nasties like parabens and packed with look out for natural skincare products containing green
soothing, nourishing botanicals tea, such as Odacité Mint + Green Tea Hydra-Purifying
including aloe vera juice and Treatment Mist or 100% Pure Green Tea EGCG
avocado oil. Concentrate Cream (both available online).

ADDRESS STRESS REFERENCES

1 J Am Acad Dermatol, 2008; 58:
56–9
Stress has been linked to acne,12
2 Clin Ther, 2007; 29: 1086–97
so finding a way to manage yours, 3 Expert Opin Drug Saf, 2004; 3:
whether through exercise, meditation, 119–29
4 Int J Bas Clin Pharmacol, 2017; 6:
yoga, aromatherapy or some other 2051–55
technique, could help to clear 5 Am J Clin Nutr, 2007; 86: 107–15; J
Acad Nutr Diet, 2018; 118: 1874–85
your skin. In fact, in a study of 30 6 J Am Acad Dermatol, 2010; 63:
acne sufferers, those treated with 124–41; Nutrients, 2010; 2:
355–74
biofeedback-assisted relaxation—a 7 J Am Acad Dermatol, 2012; 67:
technique involving an instrument 1129–35
that provides information about 8 Nutrients, 2018; 10: 1049
9 Med J Aust, 1990; 153: 455–8
physiological changes in the 10 J Drugs Dermatol, 2009; 8:
body, such as skin temperature or 358–64; Bosn J Basic Med Sci,
2010; 10: 260–4
muscle tension, in order to control 11 Int J Dermatol, 2013; 52:
responses to stress—saw a significant 999–1004; Int J Dermatol, 1995;
34: 434–7
improvement in their acne compared 12 Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol,
to the control groups.13 2017; 10: 503–6
13 J Psychosom Res, 1983; 27: 185–91

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can’t seem to get them under treatment for hot flashes

Beating control. I’d rather steer clear
of HRT. Can you recommend
and other menopausal
symptoms—comes with

hot any effective natural remedies?

R.S., via email
major risks including heart
disease, stroke, pulmonary
embolism (a life-threatening

flashes Up to 80 percent of women

going through natural
blood clot in the lungs), breast
cancer and dementia.1

naturally menopause suffer from hot

flashes, or flushes, and these
often debilitating symptoms
It’s no wonder that more
and more women like yourself
are seeking out alternatives.
I’m perimenopausal and are reportedly the number one Here are the best options
suffering from horrendous reason why women choose to for dealing with hot flashes
hot flashes. I’ve tried all the start hormone replacement drug-free.
usual advice—avoiding therapy (HRT).
spicy foods, caffeine, alcohol, However, HRT—the
smoking, hot baths, etc.—but standard conventional

HERBS
Herbal medicine can relieve hot flashes and
other symptoms of menopause, but its best
to consult with a qualified herbalist who can
recommend the right herbs and dosages for you.
That said, here’s a selection of what’s worked in
clinical trials.
Black cohosh. Also known as Cimicifuga
racemose, this herb appears to be safe
and effective for alleviating menopausal
symptoms.2 In one trial it reduced hot
flashes, plus anxiety and depression, just as
well as estrogen therapy.3
Suggested dosage: 20 mg/day of a concentrated
extract or 2–4 mL/day of a tincture
Schisandra. A standardized extract
of the popular Chinese herb
Schisandra chinensis is effective for
menopausal symptoms, especially hot
flashes, sweating and heart palpitations.4
Suggested dosage: follow instructions on the label
Maca. Organic Peruvian maca root,
used in commercial products such as
Femmenessence MacaPause and MacaLife
(available online), has been found
to reduce the severity and
frequency of several symptoms
of menopause, especially hot
flashes and night sweats.5
Suggested dosage: try MacaLife, designed
for perimenopausal women, and follow the
instructions on the label

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What are
menopausal hot
flashes?
Caused by changes in
ACUPUNCTURE hormone levels as you
approach menopause,
This traditional Chinese technique can reduce the severity hot flashes are a sudden
and frequency of hot flashes as well as relieve other menopause- feeling of intense heat
related symptoms and boost quality of life.6 To find a qualified that spreads throughout
acupuncturist near you visit www.acunow.org. the body. Typically lasting
for a few minutes, they
often go hand in hand
with sweating, heart

RELAXATION YOGA palpitations and red,

blotchy skin. For many
women, hot flashes are
Yoga appears to be
frequent and severe
TECHNIQUES a useful therapy for
managing hot flashes
in peri- and post-
enough to become
debilitating and impact
Various relaxation
menopausal women.7 their quality of life.
therapies have proved helpful
for reducing hot flashes, In one study it cut the
including progressive muscle number of attacks by 66
relaxation, which involves percent after 10 weeks
alternately tensing and of regular sessions.8
relaxing the muscles, and
relaxation response training,
which teaches a form of
mediation to induce a deep
state of rest.9 Try to find a
method of relaxation that
works for you and aim to
practice the technique daily.

ANTIOXIDANTS
REFERENCES Oxidative stress, an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants
1 Menopause, 2014; 21: 846–54 in your body, plays a role in menopause.10 So supplementing with
2 J WomensHealth, 1998; 7: 525–9
3 Gynecol Endocrinol, 2005; 20: antioxidants might be able to help counteract some of the symptoms.
30–5 In fact, menopausal women taking vitamin E experienced
4 Climacteric, 2016; 19: 574–80
5 Int J Biomed Sci, 2006; 2: 360–74
less intense and significantly fewer hot flashes
6 Menopause, 2015; 22: 234–44 compared to when they took a placebo.11 And
7 Complement Ther Med, 2017; 34: trials of Pycnogenol (French maritime pine
156–64
8 Menopause, 2014; 21: 846–54 bark extract), another potent antioxidant,
9 J Consult Clin Psychol, 1984; 52: show it can improve hot flashes and
1072–9; Maturitas, 2010; 66:
135–49; J Psychosom Obstet
other menopausal symptoms.
Gynaecol, 1996; 17: 202–7 Suggested dosage: 400 IU/day vitamin E;
10 J Midlife Health, 2013; 4: 140–6 60–200 mg/day Pycnogenol
11 Gynecol Obstet Invest, 2007; 64:
204–7

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When your pet has cancer

It’s a devastating diagnosis for any pet owner. But holistic vet Rohini Sathish has an
immunity-boosting action plan to help

Q Our nine-year-old German

Shepherd, Sam, has been
diagnosed with cancer of his spleen,
It is important to consult your vet if any
of these symptoms develop, especially if
your pet is middle-aged or elderly.
without anesthetizing your pet, whereas
biopsies can only be obtained by sedating
or giving a full general anesthetic.
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if possible, to prolong his lifespan? asked how long it’s been there and how spread and how quickly.
T.L., via email quickly it’s growing. Some forms of cancer are diagnosed
Usually your vet will be able to tell you differently—for example, X-rays for

A Common in both dogs and cats,

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almost 50 percent of older pets, especially
if it’s a tumor, which can be benign or
malignant. The benign ones have low or
no risk of spreading and are therefore not
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spinal tumors, and blood tests for cancer
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It is best to get advice from a veterinary Common cancers in dogs and cats
oncologist before carrying out too many
tests or surgical tumor removal. They can Here’s a look at the types of cancers that most commonly affect dogs and cats
perform a proper diagnostic evaluation Common dog cancers Common cat cancers
and advise on the best options after Lymphoma (blood and lymph nodes) Lymphosarcoma or lymphoma
considering the type of cancer your pet Mast cell tumors (skin) Skin tumors
has and the extent of disease.
Mammary tumors (breast) Mammary tumors (breast)
What causes cancer? Osteosarcoma (bones) Leukemia (blood and organs)
When I give a diagnosis of cancer to an Hemangiosarcoma (spleen, heart, bone, skin) Hemangiosarcoma (bone and liver)
anxious pet guardian, I’m always asked, Squamous cell carcinoma (skin, ear tips, nose
Transitional cell carcinoma (bladder)
“What’s caused it?” Unfortunately, it’s and neck)
almost never possible to pinpoint a single Mouth or oral tumors Mouth or oral tumors
cause for cancer. Brain tumors Thymoma (thymus gland)
Just a few of the long list of possible
causes include genetic heritage, Anal sac tumors Bile duct carcinoma
breeding, neutering too early or too late, Abdominal cancers (pancreatic, liver
Prostate cancer
carcinogens in the environment or pet and kidney cancer)
food, using plastic feeding bowls, drugs Melanoma Lung cancer
or chemicals in the water, viruses, chronic
inflammation, vaccines, stress and even expensive, their in cancer patients, please feed
excess sunlight. experience and knowledge is invaluable, whatever your pet will eat, as
Most of these causes are also true and if you find the right one, they can they cannot fight the cancer if they are
for humans. Since our pets share our actually save you money by helping you weak and starved.
environment, they are exposed to avoid unnecessary tests. Try warming the food to about 100°F
everything that we are. In fact, evidence A note on prognosis: don’t be scared (38°C), which can improve palatability.
shows that dogs and especially cats of the survival statistics for your pet’s See the box on page 51 for some delicious
can develop lung cancer due to passive cancer. Each pet is unique, and the warm veggie recipes for your pet.
smoking. numbers may not necessarily apply to
Research also suggests that our your pet. Be proactive, speak openly with Nutritional supplements
negative emotions impact our pets. your vet or oncologist, and then decide A number of nutrients have anticancer
In my experience, stressed owners are on the right treatment plan—one that properties or can help to support the
more likely to have stressed pets, and sick will suit you and your pet. immune system—crucial for fighting
owners are more likely to have pets who The decision is yours, but educate cancer. Here are the ones I recommend.
get sick often. yourself well so you can make the correct Probiotics. Some 70 percent of the body’s
choice for your pet and provide the right immune system resides in the gut, so
Conventional treatment support. Stay optimistic so your pet can use a high-quality probiotic daily, which
Depending on the type of cancer and feel the same—they definitely pick up on should contain billions of CFU (colony
what stage it is, your vet or oncologist your emotions. forming units) per dose. Look out for
will usually recommend chemotherapy, live ones that need to be refrigerated, and
surgical excision or radiotherapy. Holistic therapies those that also contain prebiotics are
In some cases, a pet might need a A holistic approach is vital to fighting even better.
combination of these. cancer. Here’s a range of natural Whole-food supplements, such as
An experienced oncologist and therapies to consider in addition to Canine Immune System Support and
a radiation specialist will make this conventional care. Feline Immune System Support from
decision, as radiotherapy will not be Standard Process, can help provide all-
effective against all cancers. Similarly, Diet around nutritional support.
chemotherapy will work best in some The goal of feeding a cancer patient Mushrooms. The beta-glucans
diseases, especially in dogs, and can should be to provide optimum nutrition present in medicinal mushrooms
actually cure them. for the pet while starving the cancer such as Cordyceps, agaricus, coriolus,
Chemo is not really used in cats as it cells of nutrients they need to multiply. maitake, shiitake and reishi have
can be more dangerous for them. But Most cancer diets are therefore high in proven anticancer effects. Turkey
while chemotherapy is notorious for protein, moderate to high in fat and low tail mushrooms (Coriolus versicolor)
its side-effects in humans, most dogs in carbohydrates. have shown excellent effectiveness in
do comparatively very well on it and Raw diets and homemade diets are dogs with splenic hemangiosarcoma,
experience only mild side-effects like both good options (see my book You Can a common cancer of the speen (see
nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. Heal Your Pet for more details on these). table). Host Defense Stamets 7 is a
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Nutraceuticals. Apocaps Apoptogen an herbal formula is prescribed, which

Formula capsules for dogs, available Homemade recipes to help can make a huge difference to cancer
on Amazon, have been designed by fight cancer progression and quality of life.
veterinarian Demian Dressler to help
prolong life in dogs with cancer. They are Vegetable harvest bake Herbs
said to work by inducing cancer cells to These vegetables are a rich source of iron, calcium, Ashwagandha, astragalus, boswellia,
undergo natural cell suicide (apoptosis). potassium, magnesium, zinc, beta-carotene, fiber turmeric (curcumin) and green tea
Caprylic acid. This medium-chain and vitamins A, B C, E and B6. Deep-red vegetables extract have all been found to inhibit
triglyceride is known to have specific such as beets contain betacyanin, a powerful cancer progression and induce cell
anticancer properties. In combination anticancer agent. Feel free to feed this healthy death. It’s best to consult with a qualified
with a low-carb diet, it potentially recipe to your pet at any time. herbalist for the right herbs and dosages
creates an environment where healthy for your pet.
cells receive the nutrients they need Ingredients
and cancer cells don’t. You can get it in A selection of fresh vegetables such as pumpkin, CBD oil
supplement form or from coconut oil. squash, sweet potato, zucchini, carrot, cauliflower Products made with CBD (cannabidiol)
Suggested dosage: start with 1 to 2 tsp per day for and beets. oil, extracted from hemp, can be
small pets and 1 Tbsp for large dogs beneficial for pets with cancer. Just make
Canine Transfer Factor, available online, 1 Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C. Place the sure you follow the dosing guidelines on
contains inositol hexaphosphate (IP6), a vegetables on a baking tray and drizzle over a the label strictly. Pet Releaf is a reliable
naturally occurring carbohydrate known little olive oil. brand that offers products for both dogs
to inhibit cancer cells.1 2 Bake in the oven for 40 minutes. Remove from and cats.
the oven and let cool in the tray.
Vitamins and minerals Homeopathy
Look for pet-friendly formulations of the 3 Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up Cleansing drops like Theratox and
following: to four days. Add a small handful to daily feed. Detoxification can help detox pets
Vitamins A and D. Given in high doses, suffering from cancer. Additionally, Nux
these can promote cancer cell death Steamed veggie combo vomica 30C can help with nausea, and
(apoptosis). However, be careful not to These vegetables are a rich source of vitamins A, B, Arsenicum album 30X can improve
overdose. C, K, B6 and E, plus folic acid, calcium, magnesium energy levels.
Suggested dosage: up to 90 IU per lb body weight and potassium. Suggested dosage: 1–2 dropperfuls twice daily
(200 IU per kg) per day for dogs; no more than as needed
2,000 IU for a 22 lb (10 kg) dog
Ingredients
Vitamin E. Not only is it an antioxidant, it A selection of fresh vegetables such as cauliflower, Flower remedies
also kills tumor cells. broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale, peas, Bach’s Rescue Remedy can help your
Suggested dosage: for pets less than 15 lb (7 kg), spinach and Swiss chard. pet deal with the emotional stress of
30–100 IU daily; for larger pets, 200–400 IU daily cancer and can rebalance and restore a
Selenium. This mineral can kill cancer 1 Lightly steam the vegetables. Remove from the sense of wellbeing.
cells and slow the spread of cancer, but steamer and let cool. Suggested dosage: 2–3 drops in water or directly
again, be careful not to overdose. 2 Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up into the mouth every hour
Suggested dosage: for pets less than 15 lb (7 kg), to four days. Add a small handful to daily feed.
25 mcg/day of methionol selenium; for pets
15–50 lb (7–23 kg), 100 mcg/day; for pets over 50
lb (23 kg), 200 mcg/day REFERENCES
1 J Nutr, 2003; 133: 3778S–84S

Intravenous vitamin C
Treatment with intravenous megadoses Rohini Sathish, DVM,
of vitamin C is becoming popular in MSC, MRCVS, MHAO,
MCIVT
the US and reported to have significant Dr Sathish is an
anticancer benefits. Try to find an award-winning
alternative vet who offers the therapy. holistic vet with 22
years of experience.
After training in
Traditional Chinese acupuncture, acupressure, energy
medicine (TCM) healing, Emotional Freedom Technique
This is a fantastic therapy for cancer (EFT), animal communication and herbal
medicine, she now actively integrates
in pets, but it must done with a TCM- conventional veterinary treatments with
trained vet. It may be the only choice complementary therapies and is co-author
left if your pet has advanced cancer with of You Can Heal Your Pet (Hay House UK,
a poor prognosis with conventional 2015). You can contact Dr Sathish at her
website: www.rohinisholisticvetcare.com
therapies. After a thorough diagnosis,

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PROTECTING
YOURSELF
AGAINST5G
The wireless
industry and
regulatory
agencies want
you to believe that
5G and wireless
exposures have
been proven to be
perfectly safe. Dr
Joseph Mercola
begs to differ and
offers ways to stay
protected

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s society adopts ever more wireless technology, we are increasingly Most cable and telephone company

A
bathed in high intensities of electromagnetic fields (EMFs). Some modems and routers are Wi-Fi enabled
EMFs are emitted by devices we own and use ourselves, but even if by default, but you can turn off Wi-Fi
you refused to ever buy a cell phone or wireless router, you would through the software. Contact your
cable or telephone company to walk you
still be exposed to ever-increasing amounts of EMFs, thanks to the through how to do this, or have them do
growing number of cell towers, wireless hot spots and satellites that it for you remotely over the phone. Your
are used to broadcast these signals. RF meter should then confirm that there
To make matters worse, with the advent of 5G (the so-called“fifth is no wireless radiation coming from
generation”of mobile technology) that’s rolling out, your EMF your device.
exposures—and the health and environmental ramifications they Your cable company may update your
bring—are about to increase exponentially. In the months ahead you will likely modem’s software automatically and
turn Wi-Fi back on without making you
have access to 5G if you live in a large urban area.
aware of it, which is why it is wise to check
Unfortunately, EMF damage can manifest in myriad ways, which include for this regularly with your RF meter. You
many conditions that are occurring in ever increasing amounts, such as decreased can then easily confirm whether or not
sperm count, impaired sleep, anxiety, depression,Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. the wireless is truly disabled.
The single most powerful way you have to protect yourself from EMFs is to
reduce your exposure to them in the first place. Purchase your own cable company-
Here are the most important steps to achieving that. approved modem and your own
separate router. Then you can avoid
paying the monthly fee to rent the
Step 1: Measure radiation your home routers and other devices.
modem/router from your service
What’s more, Wi-Fi produces a
levels already present modulated signal that is especially
provider, and avoid having Wi-Fi turned
back on automatically with updates.
Hire an expert to measure levels in your harmful to your body.
The Arris Surfboard is one such cable
home. The most well-known trained
company-approved modem. Choose a
and certified professionals who offer this Connect your home computer and
model that does not have Wi-Fi.
service are building biologists. They can printer to the internet using a hard-
also help you learn how to use your own wired Ethernet cable (local area network,
If there is more than one computer in the
meters and add to your knowledge of or LAN) instead of wirelessly through a
house, purchase a router that doesn’t
how to determine, reduce and eliminate Wi-Fi enabled router.
come with Wi-Fi at all, or a router model
EMFs that lurk in your home. Ideally, enlist a low-voltage audio/
that has switchable Wi-Fi.
EMF professionals are particularly video contractor or a home theater
helpful in finding wiring errors in your company to install Ethernet cables in
To ensure that your laptop is not emitting
home. These are relatively common and your walls.
a Wi-Fi signal, go to your settings and put
can result in very high magnetic fields As a money-saving alternative, you can
the device in airplane mode.
throughout your home. do it yourself by running Ethernet cables
from your modem and router along the
Disable Bluetooth on your PC or Mac,
Purchase your own EMF meter and do walls at the baseboards of your home.
after replacing a wireless mouse and
the measuring yourself. Often a decent The less-expensive flat Ethernet cables,
keyboard with a wired mouse and
meter can be obtained for somewhere readily available at online retailers, work
keyboard. You may need to actually
between $200 and $400. There are best in this scenario. Most new laptops
unplug a Bluetooth dongle from a USB
different types of meters to measure do not have an Ethernet port, so you will
port to disable the Bluetooth on your
different EMFs, but you’ll need a need to purchase an inexpensive adaptor
computer.
radiofrequency (RF) one for cell phones, that fits into the USB-A, USB-C or
Wi-Fi and smart meters. Thunderbolt port.
Disable the Wi-Fi on your router, by using
One cost-saving idea is to pool your Your Ethernet connection will not be
either an electronics timer or a wireless
resources with your neighbors or family grounded, so if you have a laptop, disable
switch to turn your Wi-Fi router off every
members and purchase meters together your Wi-Fi, and plug in a standard
night. Make sure it is always off when you
that you’ll share. Ethernet cable to connect to the internet
are sleeping and place it far from a desk,
instead, you will still be exposed to high
couch or anywhere people regularly sit or
electric fields when you put your hands
Step 2: Reduce EMFs emitted on the laptop.
stand in the daytime.
by your computer and your
internet connection Keep your router on, but cover it with
Avoid high electric fields by using a
Radiofrequency exposures are among an RF-shielding cloth or wire mesh box.
grounded Cat7 Ethernet cable (with
the largest contributors to your EMF Those in your family who insist on using
metal ends) and an Ethernet grounding
exposure load, especially Wi-Fi from their portable wireless devices will still
adapter kit.

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get a signal, but at least the RF signal from at least two feet away from your body
the router and other wireless devices will during the call.
be reduced in the room. Many women diagnosed with breast
cancer carried their phone in their bra.
Make sure your computer has a Unless you have an emergency and
grounded alternating-current (AC) need to be alert to incoming calls, avoid
power cord with a three-pronged plug, having your phone turned on when it is
and that it is plugged into a properly touching your body.
grounded outlet.
This is crucial for protecting against Avoid using your cell phone when the
EMFs when using a laptop. If your PC YOUR CELL PHONE signal is weak. When the phone has to
doesn’t have a power cord with a three- TRANSMITS work harder to establish a connection, it
pronged plug, buy one that plugs into a
USB port. RADIATIONEVEN emits higher levels of radiation—up to
10,000 times more EMF radiation when
For a Mac laptop, slide off and throw WHEN YOU’RENOT the connectivity is low.1
away the adapter on the transformer (the
white brick attached to the power cord).
ON A CALL,BECAUSE Wait until you’re in a spot with full
bars—and then, use the speakerphone.
The adapter is the piece with two blades IT IS CONSTANTLY
that swing out and allow you to plug COMMUNICATING Step 4: Beware of
the transformer into an outlet or power
strip—but that adapter is not grounded.
WITH THE NEAREST “harmonizers”
Instead, connect the transformer to the CELL PHONE TOWERS Don’t believe that a “harmonizer” will
grounded AC power cord with the three-
pronged plug that was included with
FOR UPDATES protect you from EMFs. One example is
a sticker that enshrouds a polycarbonate
older MacBooks. Or, you can purchase it disk that you place on your phone or
online from Apple or other retailers. For laptop, which sellers claim emits a
phone towers for updates, downloads, negative electrical field that counteracts,
added protection, purchase shielded AC
e-mails and texts. or “harmonizes,” the radiation emitted
power cords for your desktop computer,
monitor and printer. by the phone—making it “safe” to use
Whenever you don’t need to be your phone.
making a call, switch your phone to I have tested many of these devices
Step 3: Take control of your airplane mode in order to avoid the and have never found any that actually
phone continuous radiation it emits. Also turn reduce radiation exposure. If you have
Your cell phone transmits RF radiation off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and near-field one of these and take measurements that
even when you are not on a call, because communications (NFC). are above the recommended biologically
it is constantly updating its location and Additionally, use the phone on safe threshold of 1 milligauss, there’s
communicating with the nearest cell speakerphone, with the phone itself kept your proof.

Avoid using a cell phone in your car,

How EMFs impact human health or while you’re on a bus or train, even
The way EMFs damage a biological signaling inside your cells, allowing when the connection to a cell tower is
your cells is by increasing molecule that is afected too much of it to pass strong. Because you are in motion, the
oxidative stress within by EMF exposure. into your mitochondria. phone will need to work harder to stay
them, and this damaging A study by Martin Pall When calcium inside in communication with the cell tower,
process involves of Washington State mitochondria increases, emitting more radiation, which will
intercellular calcium. University, irst published it leads to a series be further intensified because you are
Calcium has many roles in 2013 and updated of damaging states, encased in metal.
besides keeping your in 2018, showed that including a lowered Keep your phone in airplane mode
bones and teeth strong, when EMFs activated the ability to generate when you’re in the car. If you commonly
including: voltage-gated calcium energy inside cells and use it to listen to music or podcasts,
• Cell signaling channels on muscle and increased oxidative download the content before you leave.
• Regulating enzyme nerve cells, after about stress that eventually
and protein functions ive seconds the channels contributes to premature Avoid sleeping with your cell phone in
• Muscle contraction opened up and looded cell death.2 your bedroom unless it is in airplane
• Blood clotting the inside of the cell with mode or powered off completely. And
• Nerve function an unhealthy amount of place it in a Faraday bag.
• Cell growth calcium ions.1 REFERENCES
• Learning and memory. EMFs also disrupt the 1 Environ Res, 2018; 164: 405–16
Never sleep with your phone on right
It is calcium’s role as low of calcium once 2 Neurochem Int, 2017; 109: 117–25 under your pillow. Keeping your head

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within inches of a device that transmits

intermittent radio signals all night long
is one of the worst things you can do for
brain health; it is a virtual prescription
for neurodegeneration and increased
risk of brain cancer.
SLEEPING WITH YOUR HEAD
INCHES FROM A DEVICE
Don’t use your cell phone as an alarm
clock. Many people use their cell phones
THAT TRANSMITS RADIO
as alarm clocks. If you choose to do this, SIGNALS ALL NIGHT LONG IS
the minimum precaution is to put your A VIRTUAL PRESCRIPTION FOR
phone in airplane mode and inside a
Faraday bag.
NEURODEGENERATION AND
INCREASED RISK OF
Don’t use wireless chargers for your
cell phone, especially anywhere near
BRAINCANCER
your bed, as they too will increase EMFs
throughout your home.

Use a standard plug-in charger and keep

that charger and its cord well away from
the bed. The 5G signals will be beamed into By contrast, 5G antennas will send data
your neighbor’s homes, but not so much signals, but on demand in a relatively
If your child wants to play a game on into yours unless you or a family member narrow beam (along with constant but
a tablet or phone, put the device in invites that signal in by buying and using much weaker reference signals).
airplane mode. Restrict your child’s total these devices yourselves. Certain shielding materials will
access to mobile devices to less than two Small cell signals, such as 4G LTE be effective against 5G signals and
hours a week. Hold out as long as you transmitters, are always on, spraying accompanying 4G signals. The term
possibly can before giving your child your home with constant RF exposure. shielding refers to enveloping either the
a cell phone, especially a smartphone, source of the EMFs or yourself so that
and then have them keep the devices in the radiation reaching you is blocked, or
airplane mode and on speakerphone How 5G works at least reduced.
when on a call. For the electrically sensitive, it’s
Some small cell stations will have not until they shield their bedrooms
Find ways to put more distance between always-on 4G LTE transmitters that their symptoms—like heart
the phone and your body. If you’re one emitting constant RF radioation palpitations, insomnia, tinnitus, night
foot away from an EMF, you’re exposed into your home at high intensities terrors and night sweats—disappear.
to only one-fourth to one-eighth of the because they will be so close by.
radiation you would experience if you That 4G signal will geolocate Buy a tent. I developed the Silver Shield
were in contact with the source. If you’re your mobile and fixed devices. The EMF Sleeping Tent because I travel
two feet away, the strength of the field 5G antenna will then send in data quite a bit and want to make sure I sleep
that reaches you is one-sixteenth of the at high speeds when a 5G device in a shielded room. The only practical
full strength. requests it. way for me to do this was to create a
Engineers have made it clear that lightweight, easily collapsible tent made
to save electricity, small cell stations out of RF-shielding fabric that can be
Step 5: Reducing outside will send out 5G signals primarily grounded.
sources of radiation, when users’ mobile handsets request For those who are unable to remediate
including 5G a connection, along with a much their bedroom, using a tent could
Much of the EMF radiation coming weaker but frequent reference signal be a simple and economical way to
from outside your home originates from looking for 5G-enabled cell phones. introduce shielding. Keep in mind that
cell phone towers, radio/TV stations, All 4G cell phones are programmed you will need one tent for every person
neighboring Wi-Fi routers, power lines to prefer Wi-Fi by default when in your home.
and smart meters. These are invariably given the choice. However, when
bombarding you 24/7, and they can’t be a visitor, resident or passerby with Paint your bedroom with EMF-shielding
turned off. a 5G-enabled cell phone does paint. This is an effective shielding
This will only get worse when 4G/5G initiate a connection to the small solution for blocking RF from entering
small cell transmitters go up outside cell 5G antenna outside, that signal your bedroom, but you will need to paint
homes in residential neighborhoods, will come into your home with a the ceiling, walls, floor, door and window
particularly in large cities. relatively narrow and focused beam. frames, and also have shielding fabric,

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Repairing EMF-related damage

• Limit your EMF or wraps are placed • Supplement with niacin
exposure and sleep in a around a limb during (25 mg/day)
low-EMF bedroom exercise, to limit blood • Supplement with
• Practice daily time- low to and from magnesium malate
restricted eating where
you only eat food in a
the muscle during
resistance training or
or citrate. Check the
label for the amount of
FARADAY BAGS ARE
6- to 8-hour window or even walking. elemental magnesium JUST AS GOOD AT KEEPING
even less • Supplement with per capsule and take EMFS IN AS THEY ARE AT
• Engage in some type
of daily exercise and
molecular hydrogen,
taken as tablets that
the equivalent of
400 mg of elemental
KEEPING HACKERS OUT.USE
seriously consider release the gas in magnesium THE BAGS WHEN YOUAREN’T
blood low restriction
training, where cufs
water (see page 24 for
more on hydrogen).
• Take frequent near-
infrared saunas.
ACTIVELY USING YOURPHONE
film, and/or a metal mesh screen for your Buy EMF-protective clothing. It’s possible
windows. to purchase hats, T-shirts, underwear
This is typically a far better, and likely and even hoodies and full burkas made
less expensive, strategy than sleeping out of materials that are designed to Recommended
in an EMF-shielding canopy, which shield EMFs. products
you have to go into and out of every
night, collects dust and typically can’t Install smart meter guards. This is a EMF-measuring meters
be washed due to the silver particles simple enclosure that slips over your • Acousticom 2
shedding off. smart electric, gas or water meter, and • Safe and Sound Pro
YShield and other RF-shielding you can probably install it yourself easily. • Safe and Sound Classic
paints as well as thicker building-grade The guard blocks up to 99 percent of • Cornet ED88T
aluminum foil will both be effective the radiation emanating out of the front • Electrosmog Indicator ESI-24
at blocking RF frequencies from 600 and sides of the meter. And yet your • Triield TF2 Meter
megahertz (MHz) through the part of utility provider will still be able to get • ENV RD-10
the gigahertz (GHz) millimeter wave their signal. • AlphaLabs UHS2 3-Axis
(MMW) band that will be used for 5G. Cover the back of the meter with a Gaussmeter
Windows will have to be shielded metal plate, either directly on the back
against 4G and 5G frequencies with a of the meter if you can access it, or on the Corded router with no Wi-Fi, or a
combination of transparent window interior side of the wall where the meter is switch-off for Wi-Fi
film, standard aluminum or steel mesh mounted. The metal of the smart meter • Trendnet 4-Port Broadband Router
insect screen and RF-shielding fabric base in the wall does afford some RF • Netgear N750 (Model WND4300),
sewn onto the back of curtains. shielding itself. N900 (Model WNDR4500) or
Make sure to have an RF meter AC1200 (Model R6230)
available to take readings before and after
shielding to ensure its effectiveness. Corded modem
REFERENCES
• Arris Surboard
1 Environ Res, 2019; 171: 581–92
Buy Faraday bags. They come in • Signal Tamer and Wave Cage, both
different sizes to fit cell phones, laptops available from www.LessEMF.com
and tablets, and while they are commonly • Router Guard, available from
used to protect against remote access of Smart Meter Guard (www.
your devices by hackers, Faraday bags smartmeterguard.com)
are just as effective at keeping EMFs in as
they are at keeping hackers out. Smart electric, gas and water meter
Use the bags whenever you aren’t covers
actively using your phone. • www.smartmetercovers.com
Many online retailers offer a • www.smartmeterguard.com
wide selection of bags for purchase.
Whichever one you choose, please be Shielding paint
sure to do before and after measurements Excerpted from • YShield (www.LessEMF.com)
with your RF meter to confirm the bag is EMF*D by Dr
indeed shielding you effectively. Joseph Mercola EMF protective clothing
(Hay House, 2020) • www.LessEMF.com

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ALTERNATIVES

‘How I beat
my back and
joint pain’

Sally Norton took the idea

of “eating your greens”
very seriously until she
discovered that all that
spinach and Swiss chard
was behind her mysterious,
debilitating symptoms

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ally Norton always had an interest in doing

right by her health. Even as a kindergartner,
after being taught how much milk she was
supposed to drink each day, she remembers
running home and schooling her mother
on the subject.
“I was the one kid who would geek out with my mom and
eat pickled herring and yogurt,” she says.“I was a great
food adventurer. I ate anything and everything, and
in rather large doses. I was the kid who ate three servings of
goulash and then skipped ice cream to go play.”
Although she was raised in a family that liked But her health was not fabulous. Trying to get in
cooking from scratch and had the ethic of eating lots better shape, she started exercising on the cement floor
of fresh vegetables and salads, the modern world of in her basement and ended up with acute foot pain.
food encroached when her mother began working The doctor ignored her complaints, saying she was too
several evenings a week as an optician. Sally’s job was to young to have anything wrong. He refused to do an
heat up the new-fangled TV dinners when her mother X-ray and handed her a prescription painkiller instead.
wasn’t there. But with her growing focus on healthy By the end of Sally’s first semester, she was limping,
eating, she was concerned that TV dinners didn’t have and by the end of her second semester she could
enough vegetables. hardly walk. Finally, an orthopedist did an X-ray and
By age nine, she had learned how to grow vegetables discovered that her sesamoid bone—one of two, pea-
and was enjoying the delights of having lots of fresh shaped bones located in the ball of the foot, beneath the
beet greens and Swiss chard available from the family’s big toe joint—was broken.
garden. By the time she was 12, however, she started A surgeon with the Cincinnati Ballet Company
to experience back and joint pain. She also started carried out surgery on her foot, but Sally did not receive
having some cognitive struggles with homework and appropriate physical therapy afterward and ended up
concentration. But never in a million years did she think even more crippled. Furthermore, she had pain in both
her problems could be related to food. feet, not just the one with the broken bone. Ultimately,
“I thought, if you just ate right, you could fix she was forced to take several years’ sabbatical from
anything,” she says.“In the seventh grade, I saw a college, using crutches and a wheelchair to get around.
filmstrip where the science teacher showed us pictures Hoping to help matters, she upped her health food
of hot dogs and junk food as cancer promoting and regime and went vegan. When she got married at 23,
broccoli and other vegetables as anti-cancer, and that she did so in sneakers with orthopedic inserts. Upon
captivated me.” Eventually she enrolled in Cornell her return to Cornell, she was a “broke, married college
University in Ithaca, New York, and majored in student, basically living on the Swiss chard I planted in
nutrition, disease prevention and wellness education. my yard.”
And after reading Diet for a Small Planet, a 1971
bestselling book by Frances Moore Lappé about the A steady decline
individual and global benefits of going vegetarian, Sally As time passed, her body-wide stiffness, painful joints
adopted a vegetarian lifestyle, buying things like soy and arthritis-like symptoms increased. Then she
flour and putting it in muffins and breads. She even developed a large blood blister on her vulva. Eventually
stopped drinking milk. the blister went away, but her aches and stiffness
PHOTOGRAPHY: Julie Atlas; www.julieatlasphotography.com

Because she lived off campus her freshman year, she increased, and she developed bleeding uterine fibroids.
cooked all her own meals, scanning grocery store ads to By 2009, Sally had undergone a complete
find out what produce she could afford. hysterectomy to remove the fibroids, discovering in

Never in a million years did Sally think her problems

could be related to food. ‘I thought, if you just ate right,
you could fix anything,’ she says
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dawned
on me: this Poisonous plant protection
started back Oxalic acid is an organic compound with the
formula C2H2O4. Its name comes from the wood
when I was sorrel pant (Oxalis) from which the compound
was irst scientiically isolated, and it’s a colorless
12 years old crystalline solid that dissolves in water.
eating all that Free-form oxalate ions, soluble oxalate salts,
insoluble oxalates and mineralized calcium oxalate
Swiss chard crystals are found in varying concentrations in many
plants, including healthy foods such as leafy greens,
vegetables, fruits, cocoa, nuts and seeds.
When we ingest foods with oxalates, tiny
oxalate crystals attach to healthy cells as well as to
damaged cells or cellular debris in our body.
When the cells can’t contain, dissolve or discard
the attached crystal, it attracts other available
oxalate particles, and the crystal structure grows.
This type of pathological crystal formation in the
body is especially common in the kidneys but also
occurs elsewhere in the body.
Oxalate is also produced by the human body as
a metabolic byproduct of breaking down ascorbic
acid (better known as vitamin C). The breakdown of
60 mg of ascorbic acid can potentially result in the
formation of up to 30 mg of oxalate per day. About
10 to 25 mg of oxalate is naturally created in the
the process that she had endometriosis but her chronic back pain had grown so human body by the liver every day.1
enveloping her ovaries, fallopian tubes severe she was only able to work part-
and the tissue lining the pelvis. time.“It was so bad I couldn’t sit in a chair REFERENCE

“I had such an extreme case of vulvar all day, so I would spend an hour or so on 1 Urolithiasis, 2016; 44: 289–97

pain that I had an outburst in the house, my knees and then sit in a chair for half an
basically screaming,‘Somebody cut these hour and then back and forth.”
off! I can’t live like this anymore!’” It was the same pain she had
With that, Sally’s husband jumped on Connecting the dots experienced back when she was a college
the internet and discovered The Vulvar Eventually the pain became so acute, student and a vegan with constantly
Pain Foundation, which advocated an she had to quit her job. She also suffered swollen, painful joints and feet.
unheard-of nutritional approach focused from irritable bowel syndrome and “Then it dawned on me: now that I
on eating a low-oxalate diet to relieve increasing levels of fatigue and cognitive was eating high levels of oxalate again
vulva pain and other pelvic disorders. impairment.“I didn’t have the mental every day, I was getting stiffer—and I
Oxalates are a toxic acid found in energy to even read my own mail.” suddenly realized all this started back
many plant foods. Despite a lack of In the meantime, she had seen by her when I was 12 years old eating all that
proof and her own skepticism, Sally count at least 17 different chiropractors, Swiss chard!”
was so desperate that she tried the diet, plus acupuncturists, herbalists, She cut out the kiwi and celery, and
dropping high-oxalate foods like her homeopaths and a huge network of within 10 days she was reading the mail,
beloved Swiss chard from her meals and alternative healers. Nothing worked. alert and mentally more functional. She
reintroducing meat. She was then diagnosed with a sleep started a low-oxalate diet for the second
The vulva pain quickly went away. But disorder, and her personal research on time just before Thanksgiving 2013.
she didn’t think its disappearance was that pointed toward brain toxicity as Pain and stiffness bothered her less
necessarily related to her change in diet. the culprit. So she tried the Kiwi Diet to and less. The belching and bloating she
Although she continued to avoid the flush her system of toxins, which entailed had been experiencing went away. One
massive amounts of Swiss chard she had adding in more high-oxalate foods like by one all the other problems got much
been ingesting for years, she unknowingly kiwi fruit and celery. better, including her feet.
continued to eat a lot of other high- “And by October 2013, I was so stiff By July 2014 she was wearing high
oxalate foods like sweet potatoes. and arthritic I found myself lying in bed heels—the highest she’d ever worn in her
After graduating and getting a having another conversation with God, life—for over seven hours at a nephew’s
master’s degree, Sally had landed a job asking,‘Why am I turning to stone? Why wedding. She could hardly believe it, but
writing research grant proposals for a am I in pain again? Why do I feel like I’m it seemed her 30-year health ordeal was
government health education project, 95 years old?’” finally over.

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High- and low-oxalate foods

High-oxalate foods Low-oxalate foods
Beans Meats
Grains Dairy
Bran Eggs
Seeds (sesame, poppy Other non-plant foods
and other seeds) Fats and oils of all types
Peanuts Arugula
She could Almonds and other
nuts
Avocado
Bok choy
hardly believe Swiss chard Cabbage
Spinach Cauliflower
it, but it seemed Beets Cilantro
Potatoes Cucumber
her 30-year Potato chips Garlic
health ordeal French fries
Sweet potatoes
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
was finally over Chocolate
Rhubarb
Mustard greens
Mushrooms
Figs Onions
Kiwi Red bell pepper
Raspberries Green peas
A hidden hazard lurking in biologist and professor of biology at Blackberries Winter squash
our superfoods Austin College in Texas. Seasonings including Turnips
“Some oxalate crystals called raphides black pepper, cumin Watercress
A toxic organic compound (see box, literally look like a sewing needle. Some and turmeric
page 63), oxalic acid is commonly used plants accumulate a large amount of
in cleaning products such as toilet bowl these crystals that provide very effective
cleaners, metal cleaners, rust removers protection. And if you eat plants like this, Cindy H.,
and laundry detergent. According to you can really be messed up.” Philadelphia, PA, age 52
the US National Library of Medicine’s The agave is one such plant, and over
Toxicology Data Network, oxalic acid is 80 percent of workers in tequila factories For 13 years, Cindy experienced chronic pelvic
a poison. Ingesting as little as 5 grams of who regularly handle agave develop pain, including vulvar pain and burning. She had
this strong acid on its own can be fatal.1 a characteristic skin irritation from been diagnosed with vulvodynia—chronic pain of
And while it’s unlikely that anyone will coming into contact with the crystals.4 the vulva with (officially) “no known cause.”
ingest the pure acid in any amount, it’s all The build-up of calcium oxalate Initially, she was prescribed a number of drugs
too easy for the oxalates in healthy leafy crystals is responsible for approximately including an antidepressant that she says numbed
greens such as spinach and Swiss chard to 80 percent of the half-million cases of her and masked the pain. She also underwent
add up to an unhealthy dose when large kidney stones in the US every year, and injections of a homeopathic remedy into the vulva
amounts are used in smoothies, green there’s some evidence to suggest that the and pelvic floor muscles to relieve the pain, which
drinks and salads—which many people amount of oxalate in the diet can increase helped temporarily. Physical therapy also helped
ingest on a regular basis, even several the risk of this painful condition. but did not get to the root cause.
times a day. In one analysis, people who consumed Cindy learned about Sally Norton through the
Heavy consumption of oxalate-rich the most dietary oxalate (with an average Trying Low Oxalates Facebook group. “I would be
juice is a potential cause of oxalate intake of 328 mg/day for men, 287 mg/ utterly disabled, depressed, probably suicidal or
nephropathy (kidney disease) and acute day for older women and 293 mg/day for dead by now, seriously, if I did not know about the
renal failure (a condition that occurs younger women) were up to 20 percent role oxalate plays in my health,” she says.
when the kidneys suddenly are unable to more likely to develop kidney stones than “I had done the low-oxalate diet for 13 years and
filter waste products from the blood).2 people with the lowest oxalate intake.5 it really helped, but I took it to another level once
Oxalate can also alter the function of the working with Sally this year.”
heart and nervous system by reducing the Cumulative damage Today she is about 85 percent improved in
level of calcium ions in body fluids.3 It might sound like a lot, but 300 mg of her pain levels. As a natural health practitioner
“Oxalic acid itself is a very small oxalates a day is actually quite a modest with her own practice, Cindy says, “From my
molecule, but when you put a lot of amount considering that a half-cup experience both as a sufferer and as a practitioner
it together you can amass crystals, of cooked spinach contains 750 mg of who sees a lot of suffering, I have no doubt oxalate
particularly calcium oxalate crystals,” oxalate, and the average green smoothie is the root cause of a very, very high percentage of
says Dr George Diggs, an evolutionary might easily contain well over 1,000 mg health problems.”

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How much you’re

consuming daily
This short list shows the oxalate content of a few
foods you might be eating almost daily. The daily
recommended intake is preferably less than 100
mg, plus your body produces up to 25 mg of oxalate
every day on its own.

High-oxalate foods, sorted by milligrams of

oxalate per serving
Beet greens, cooked ½ cup 916 mg
Rhubarb, stewed, no sugar ½ cup 860 mg
Spinach, cooked ½ cup 750 mg
(1 gram) once high-oxalate foods like nut In addition to kidney stones, calcium Beets, cooked ½ cup 675 mg
milks, nut butters, turmeric, blackberries oxalate is thought to be a contributor to
Swiss chard leaves, cooked ½ cup 660 mg
and raspberries are thrown in. gout, a form of inflammatory arthritis
“Researchers assume people are eating most often affecting the big toe.7 Spinach, frozen ½ cup 600 mg
about 150 mg of oxalates a day. But there Beyond the kidneys, oxalates are also Beets, pickled ½ cup 500 mg
could be eight times what’s considered known to accumulate in the bones,8 the
normal just in one smoothie alone,” breast tissue, where oxalate deposits have Dandelion greens, cooked ½ cup 246 mg
says Sally.“And if you have a whole bag been associated with benign lesions 9 Cocoa, dry ¼ cup 190 mg
of spinach and cook it down to make and the synovial fluid in the joints, where
Okra, cooked 8–9 146 mg
a spinach omelet later in the day, that’s deposits of calcium oxalate crystal can
pods
another gram of oxalate right there.” cause a form of arthritis called oxalate
Considering the increased focus arthropathy.10 Sweet potatoes, cooked ½ cup 141 mg
on dark leafy greens, berries and nuts Sally, now a full-time vitality coach Kale, cooked ½ cup 125 mg
as healthy eating “superfoods,” it isn’t and health consultant informing the
surprising that the prevalence of kidney public about the dangers of oxalates, says, Peanuts, raw 1¾ oz 113 mg
stones is increasing globally. Incidence “Eighty-five percent of people over age Chocolate, unsweetened 1 oz 91 mg
has doubled in the US since 1972.6 50 have detectable oxalate crystals in their
Parsnips, diced, cooked ½ cup 81 mg
Black raspberries, raw ½ cup 33 mg
Nevada G., Boston, MA, age 42 Blueberries, raw ½ cup 11 mg
Nevada suffered from asthma, podcasts about oxalates and Red raspberries, raw ½ cup 10 mg
allergies and eczema from birth. In her immediately began gradually detoxing
early teens, she was diagnosed with and eliminating all the culprit fruits
polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and vegetables from her diet.
a hormonal disorder triggering It’s important, she says, to realize thyroid gland. It used to be 58 percent
prolonged menstrual periods or excess that detoxification of oxalate can take of people over age 60. So, it seems to be
male hormone (androgen) levels. years. “While a gradual elimination getting worse.”
She experienced back pain, irritable diet works wonders in weeding out Calcium oxalate has been associated
bladder, joint pain, swelling and the foods that are inflaming you and with sarcoidosis, an inflammatory
stiffness, headaches, mental fog and providing relief in symptoms, it is disease that affects multiple organs
unexplained skin rashes. She was vitally important to understand that in the body, especially the lungs and
also diagnosed with cauda equina you must reduce oxalates gradually lymph glands, with symptoms including
syndrome, a condition where the to avoid or minimize the effects of swollen, painful joints, inflammation of
bundle of nerves below the end of the ‘oxalate dumping.’” the pericardium (the lining around the
spinal cord known as the cauda equina Today, she has made a complete heart), seizures and psychiatric issues
is damaged, triggering low back pain recovery from cauda equina such as depression and psychosis.11
that radiates down the leg. syndrome, put her PCOS and Oxalate toxicity has even been linked
Nevada underwent surgery for prediabetes into remission, eliminated to autism in children.12
the back condition and went on a all her allergy and asthma symptoms, Another aspect to the oxalate issue is
Paleo diet, but was still ingesting a lot lost over 90 pounds and proudly reduced nutrition.“Part of the problem
of high-oxalate foods. Fortunately, proclaims, “I am in the best health of is that if you’re ingesting a lot of oxalic
she ran across one of Sally Norton’s my life!” acid, your body is not able to utilize a lot
of minerals,” says Diggs.

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 ALTERNATIVES

Linda K., Tustin, CA, age 69

For years, Linda suffered with chronic Candida,
including urinary tract infections. She felt
generally unwell, and normal everyday tasks took
most of her energy. Over the course of some 10
years, she consulted several physicians, but all test
results were normal, and physical exams showed
no evidence of inflammation.
Linda then sought treatment from two
naturopaths, a chiropractor and an acupuncturist.
“I tried different diets, supplements and exercise. I
juiced, sprouted, fermented, journaled, meditated
and prayed. I tried to remove every toxic chemical
and found the most nontoxic skin care products.”
Her blood test for food allergies showed a few Nobody is saying,
mild intolerances. She was given numerous
antifungal herbs and supplements and placed on a
‘Hey, these are
food elimination diet and a strict Candida diet.
“This worsened my symptoms until I was so thin
high oxalate,’
and weak, I could barely walk,” she says. “Although
I managed to keep working and doing daily tasks, I
even though
didn’t ever feel well.” it’s been in the
She found Sally Norton on the internet. “All my
symptoms seemed to be related to oxalate toxicity,” medical literature
she says. “When I removed the high-oxalate foods,
relief came within days. And when I added back since the 1940s
high-oxalate foods, I felt the pain come back very
quickly.” She made gradual changes reducing
high-oxalate foods and now feels better than ever. “Oxalate binds with potassium, shelves decades ago—exotic foods like
“Oxalate wastes and destroys minerals and magnesium and other minerals in pomegranates, kiwi fruit, greens and
uses up B vitamins,” she says. “I was always really addition to calcium, so it decreases the turmeric, plus nuts, nut butters,
hungry, and now I don’t ever really feel like bioavailability of these minerals.” potato chips and chocolates that now
overeating or eating junk food.” Additionally, oxalic acid is potentially come in dozens of styles and flavors,
corrosive to the digestive tract and may taking up whole sections of the grocery
contribute to gastrointestinal diseases. store shelves.
The needle-sharp raphide crystals are “Nobody is saying,‘Hey, these are high
How to get diagnosed known to perforate mucus membrane oxalate,’ even though the fact that you
According to Sally Norton, nutritional expert, vitality cells, which hints that they might shouldn’t eat high-oxalate vegetables as
coach and health consultant, there really isn’t an contribute to leaky gut, although no a staple has been in the medical literature
effective test to reliably determine whether your studies have evaluated this possibility. ever since the 1940s,” she says.
load of oxalates is high. Lab studies have shown, however, Hopefully, with experienced, research-
Hip bone testing (which involves taking a chip out that elevated oxalate levels can induce savvy advocates like Sally coming into
of the hip bone and analyzing the oxalate content) mitochondrial dysfunction in cells.13 the global health arena, the ignorance
is highly invasive, and both it and urine tests are not According to Sally, this can lead to around oxalates won’t last much longer.
dysfunction of organs and glands, as well Cate Montana
especially accurate.
Instead, Sally uses an inventory approach to as create nerve cell damage, pain and
determine how much oxalate you have been functional problems associated with the REFERENCES
eating. This history is then combined with a detailed brain and nerves. 1 Toxicology Data Network, Oxalic acid. toxnet.nlm.
nih.gov
questionnaire on symptoms to determine whether 2 Am J Med, 2013; 126: 768–72
oxalates are responsible for your condition. A new way of eating 3 Clinical Toxicology of Commercial Products. 5th ed.
Sally is now a leading voice in the US in 1984, p. II-71
4 Contact Dermatitis, 2001; 44: 94–6
the field of oxalate toxicity, with her first 5 J Am Soc Nephrol, 2007; 18: 2198–204
book forthcoming. 6 Rev Urol, 2010; 12: e86–e96
Besides the year-round availability 7 Urol Res, 2009; 37: 345–7
8 Am J Kidney Dis, 1986; 8: 450–4
RESOURCES of seasonal vegetables like spinach, 9 Am J Clin Pathol, 1993; 100: 488–92
Sally Norton: www.sallyknorton.com many high-oxalate food products 10 Curr Rheumatol Rep, 2013; 15: 340
are widespread today that barely 11 Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis, 2000; 17: 140–50
The Vulvar Pain Foundation: 12 Eur J Paediatr Neurol, 2012; 16: 485–91
www.thevpfoundation.org had a presence on the grocery store 13 Redox Biol, 2018; 15: 207–15

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SUPPLEMENTS
Hate taking pills? A growing number of
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supplements in handy “intra-oral”
spray formulas, which you squirt inside
your mouth for fast absorption via the
bloodstream—no swallowing necessary.
Studies suggest that this way of getting
your nutrients is just as effective as taking
traditional tablets or capsules, if not
more so.1
Here are three top sprays to try, all
made with natural ingredients.

Garden of Life
MyKindOrganics Vitamin
B12Spray,$14.39
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www.gardenolife.com;
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Co-created by actress,
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provides 500 mcg of B12
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organic whole foods and herbs. It’s certiied
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Vegetology
VitashineVitamin D3Spray,
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SLEEP WELL www.vegetology.com
Made from a type of lichen, a plant source of
Tekla vitamin D3 approved by the Vegan Society
OrganicCottonBedding,from$34.21 and Vegetarian Society, this supplement
www.contentbeautywellbeing.com  gives you 1000 IU of the sunshine vitamin
Tekla is the natural home textile brand on our radar right now. The Copenhagen-based per ive sprays. The only other ingredients
company has created a stylish range of sustainable 100 percent organic cotton bedding that is are coconut fatty acids and vitamin E.
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REFERENCES
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 BY JOAN
FOR HER
NA EVAN
S

Naturally
yours
Stuck for a Valentine’s gift
for your health-conscious
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If you’re looking for lux chocolates that are dairy- and
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of flavors, from almond salted caramel to raspberry, but
we love this hazelnut variety, made with cocoa beans from
the Dominican Republic and Italian roasted hazelnuts, and presented in a striking red
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CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

MantraBand
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Designed to be worn every day as a reminder, affirmation
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Made from hypoallergenic, lead-free stainless steel that’s either left bare or
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be customized. Mantra-inscribed necklaces and rings are also available.

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Abel
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natural and made with only organically certified, food-grade alcohol.
And if fruity floral isn’t her thing, try one of the other seven scents from
Abel, such as warm and spicy Red Santal or sultry, oriental Cobalt Amber.

GO FOR GOLD
Kypris
PuffOfLove,$165(1.55floz/46mL)
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If money is no object, treat her to this beautifully packaged moisturizer
from cult natural beauty brand Kypris. The lightweight lotion is a golden-
colored blend of botanical ingredients including hemp, baobab and
sunflower seed oils; shea butter and jasmine flower wax; and extracts
of chaga mushroom and Cardiospermum halicacabum, known as the
balloon plant or “love in a puff.” It’s designed to nourish, hydrate, soften
and illuminate the skin without all the usual skincare nasties.

LET IT BURN
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Say no to potentially toxic synthetic candles and choose
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oils including rose, jasmine, cedarwood and clove,
this therapeutic candle has a wonderfully romantic
scent that’s said to stimulate the emotions to enhance
sensuality and emotional connection. Combine it with
the Love Aromatherapy Balm, which can be applied to
pulse points, for the ultimate wellbeing ritual.

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FOR HIM
NA EVAN
S

MOOD LIGHTING
Aery
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Featuring Hokusai’s famous Great Wave print on the packaging, this
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and wellbeing, the candle is made from 100 percent natural soy wax from
sustainable sources and a blend of pure essentials oils including tree moss,
vetiver and yuzu. It’s totally vegan, plastic-free and smells divine.

CLOSE SHAVE
Trevarno
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This organic skincare kit has everything he needs for a perfect, natural shave and
super-soft skin. Included is a creamy shaving soap (2.98 oz/75 g), calming aftershave
oil (0.17 fl oz/5 mL), nourishing facial moisturizer (0.5 fl oz/15 mL) and reviving bath
and body oil (1.01 fl oz/30 mL)—all made from 100 percent natural ingredients. The
mini sizes make it ideal for travel or taking to the gym.

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Your KEY
mcg/ug: micrograms (1 million
mcg = 1 gram)

complete
mg: milligrams (1 thousand mg
= 1 gram)
n/a: not available
RDA: Recommended Daily

guide to Allowance, the minimum

amounts recommended by UK
health authorities to prevent

good nutrition
deficiencies
RDI: Recommended Daily
Intake, the minimum amounts
recommended by US health
authorities to prevent
Doctors think we get all the nutrition our deficient. Take a look at our chart to see deficiencies
body needs from eating a balanced diet. But the vitamins, minerals and acids that work SONA: Suggested Optimal
most of us don’t eat a balanced diet, and together for a healthy body and mind. The Nutritional Allowance,
those of us who do aren’t getting the same chart also lists the amounts you need to be developed by Dr Emanuel
nutrients from foods that our forefathers taking, the tell-tale signs of a deficiency, Cheraskin to maintain good
health
did. As a result, many of us are nutritionally and their food sources.

VITAMINS
Fat-soluble vitamins
SYMPTOMS OF DIETARY NOT MANY PEOPLE
VITAMIN WHAT IT DOES RDA RDI SONA
DEFICIENCY SOURCES KNOW THIS
A (retinol)/beta- Regulates the immune 800 900 3750 Measles, poor vision or Retinol, a form of A, in Zinc helps you absorb A
carotene system and helps protect mcg mcg mcg night blindness, dry eyes liver and eggs. Also in
against bacteria and carrots, sweet potatoes,
viruses spinach, broccoli,
asparagus
D (calciferol) Helps maintain levels of 5 mcg 10 mcg 500 Rickets, bone pain, Sunshine, cod liver oil Could help people with
calcium and phosphorus mcg muscle weakness, hearing loss
in the blood cardiovascular disease,
cancer, asthma
E (tocopherol) In alpha-tocopherol 12 mg 15 mg 60 mg Loss of physical Vegetable oils, nuts, Make sure you take
form, a vital antioxidant coordination, impaired green leafy vegetables the natural form of
that helps protect against immune system, alpha- tocopherol or
several cancers, and may retinopathy (acute eye tocotrienols
help protect against hay damage)
fever and asthma
K Helps blood clot. Also 75 80 n/a Osteoporosis, heavy Dark green leafy For patients on warfarin,
helps the healthy mcg mcg menstrual bleeding, gum vegetables, green tea, low-dose (50-150 mcg/
functioning of the kidney, bleeding, easy bruising cheese day) K supplements may
aids bone growth and help stabilize the blood’s
repair clotting factor
Water-soluble vitamins
C (ascorbic acid) The most important 80 mg 60 mg 750 Spontaneous bleeding, Citrus fruits, berries, Adding a little vitamin
antioxidant, it’s vital mg dry scaly skin, bleeding broccoli, Brussels C to your diet may help
for healthy immune gums, gum disease, sprouts, cabbage, you live longer; it’s that
functioning. It protects frequent colds, persistent peppers important
against heart disease, infections
and aids tissue growth
and wound healing. It is
good for stress, and at
very high doses, given
intravenously, it may
fight cancer

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SYMPTOMS OF DIETARY NOT MANY PEOPLE

VITAMIN WHAT IT DOES RDA RDI SONA
DEFICIENCY SOURCES KNOW THIS
B1 (thiamine) Improves circulation, 1.1 mg 1.5 mg 12.5 Sensory symptoms, Brown rice, egg yolks, Becomes more
digestion and brain mg shaky hands fish, lean pork, milk, important as you age
function. An antioxidant whole grains, nuts,
that protects against the broccoli, raisins
worst excesses of alcohol
and smoking
B2 (riboflavin) Helps maintain healthy 1.4 mg 1.7 mg 12.5 Sore tongue and lips, Organic meats, cheese, Works well with vitamin
skin, nails and hair. mg peeling or cracked lips, egg yolks, yogurt, milk, A to improve digestive
Essential for production greasy red, scaly skin on poultry, leafy vegetables, system, and helps the
of red blood cells. May face and side of nose broccoli body absorb B3, B6
help ease migraine and iron
B3 (niacin) Regulates blood sugar 16 mg 20 mg 50 mg Sore and painful tongue Organ meats, poultry, People who are
levels, lowers cholesterol nuts, whole grains (not depressed, anxious or
and improves circulation corn), fish, milk suffering from dementia
are often low in B3
B6 (pyridoxine) Good for morning 1.4 mg 2 mg 12.5 Inability to remember Cereals, beans, meat, Important if you’re
sickness and nausea mg dreams, cervical fish, bananas, potatoes eating fewer calories
when pregnant. Keeps dysplasia, carpal tunnel
the immune and nervous syndrome, dermatitis,
systems healthy sore tongue, depression
B12 Helps maintain healthy 2.5 6 mcg 12.5 Premature graying hair, Fish, milk, dairy, meat, Deficiency is rare, even in
nerve cells and red blood mcg mcg tingling and numbness tempeh, miso vegetarians. Most at risk
cells in hands and feet, are children and babies
pernicious anemia,
fatigue, constipation,
weight loss
Folic acid (B9) Helps produce and 200 400 400 Painful sore tongue, Leafy greens such as Best to supplement with
maintain new cells, mcg mcg mcg gum disease, cervical spinach, dried beans and B6, B12 and C
especially important dysplasia peas, cereals and grains
during pregnancy and
for infants
Biotin (B7) It is essential for the 50 30 75 Hair loss, poor skin, bad Cheese, organ meats, Long-term use of
utilization of fats and mcg mcg mcg nails eggs, nuts, broccoli, antibiotics reduces levels
amino acids, and helps sweet potatoes, oatmeal of biotin
keep skin, nails and hair
healthy
MINERALS
Calcium Plays a vital role in 800 1000 700 Numbness in fingers, Tofu, dark green, leafy The average woman’s
growth of strong bones, mg mg mg convulsions, arrhythmia vegetables, sardines, diet is deficient in
gums and teeth. It also (irregular heartbeat), salmon, almonds calcium
keeps your heart working osteoporosis, easy
healthily fractures
Phosphorus An essential mineral 1250 1000 200 No obvious symptoms Meat, fish, dairy, pulses, If your diet is rich in
needed by every cell in mg mg mg beans, almonds, eggs protein and calcium,
the body. Around 85 you’re probably eating
percent used in bones enough phosphorus
Magnesium Helps keep heart rhythm 420 400 350 Brittle nails, hyperactivity Green vegetables You can’t get your daily
steady, maintains muscle mg mg mg in children, tender calf (especially spinach), requirement from any
and nerve functioning, muscles, PMS, persistent nuts, seeds one food
and keeps bones strong diarrhea, shaky hands,
high blood pressure,
sensitivity to light

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SYMPTOMS OF DIETARY NOT MANY PEOPLE

VITAMIN WHAT IT DOES RDA RDI SONA
DEFICIENCY SOURCES KNOW THIS
Potassium Maintains healthy blood n/a n/a 180 Muscle pain, cramps, Dried fruits, vegetables, High doses can cause
pressure levels mg constipation, palpitations nuts hyperkalemia, where the
kidneys can’t cope with
the load
Zinc Supports a healthy 10 mg 15 mg 25 mg Loss of taste or appetite, Oysters, red meat, In men, zinc levels are
immune system, helps poor night vision, stretch beans, nuts, whole higher in the prostate
heal wounds, maintains marks, hyperactivity, grains, dairy than in any other part of
your sense of taste and poor healing, frequent the body
smell, and is needed for colds, persistent
DNA synthesis infections
Iron Essential for transporting 14 mg 18 mg 15 mg Pale tongue, hair Meat, fish, lentils High levels of iron may
oxygen around the loss, itchy skin, cold contribute to Parkinson’s
body, usually through intolerance, brittle nails, disease
hemoglobin, the protein restless legs, tires easily,
in red blood cells little endurance
Copper Essential for healthy 900 700 ug n/a No obvious symptoms Organ meats, shellfish, Copper levels can rise
immune system ug nuts, seeds dramatically in women
functioning on the Pill or taking HRT
Manganese Important for wound 2.3 mg 2 mg 10 mg Wounds that are slow to Whole grains, nuts, tea, It’s nutritionally
healing heal, bone loss leafy vegetables essential, and yet
potentially toxic. Its
name derives from Greek
for ‘magic’
Chromium It seems to keep the 40 120 100 Cataracts, sugar cravings, Meats, whole grains, Levels fall from the age of
heart and arteries mcg mcg mcg low blood sugar, blood- bran, green beans, 40. People who die from
healthy sugar swings broccoli coronary artery disease
almost always have low
levels
Selenium Protects cells from 55 70 50 Cancer or family Plant foods, Brazil nuts, Gastrointestinal
free radical damage. mcg mcg mcg history of cancer, walnuts problems such as
Helps healthy immune cardiomyopathy (heart Crohn’s prevent proper
system and thyroid gland muscle disease) absorption of selenium
functioning
Iodine Essential for healthy 150 150 125 Thyroid swelling, Seafood, wakame Iodine deficiency
thyroid functioning mcg mcg mcg hypothyroidism, goiter seaweed most common cause
of preventable brain
damage
ACIDS
Non-essential fatty acids
Coenzyme Q10 Converts nutrients into n/a n/a n/a Poor heart function, lack Sardines, mackerel, pork, People with Lyme
energy. Normalizes of stamina walnuts, spinach disease need up to 300
blood pressure, improves mg of CoQ10 daily
exercise tolerance,
and increases general
immunity
Essential fatty acids
Omega-3 (fish oil, Helps prevent heart and n/a n/a n/a Inflammatory diseases Oily fish, cod liver oil Helps balance omega-6
cod liver oil - EPA/ artery disease by keeping such as Crohn’s and intake from vegetable
DHA) blood triglycerides in rheumatoid arthritis oils. Imbalance linked to
check inflammation and even
schizophrenia
Omega-6 (evening Converts to n/a n/a n/a Rheumatoid arthritis, Polyunsaturated fats, It’s estimated you
primrose oil - GLA) prostaglandin E1, which raised cholesterol, itchy usually from vegetable should take two units of
has anti-inflammatory skin, eczema, PMS oils omega-3 for every one of
qualities, and may help omega-6
thin the blood and dilate
blood vessels

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frequency
Frustrated by the number of her patients
UPFRONT HEALTHY LIVING HEALTHY LIVING
in pain who weren’t responding to
manipulative therapies, Oregon osteopath
reactive stress responses that can send you Mindful movement “Moving meditations” are particularly

Moving
don’t suspect the drug is the real culprit, the
Cystitis drug causes researchers say.
in the direction of self-medication. Much When you slow down exercise patterns to useful for focusing the mind when a
of this effect may be due to their benefits get the full mind-body experience, you can craving or compulsion strikes. Feeling
permanent eye Ophthalmologists at Kaiser Permanente
in lowering stress hormones and boosting begin to cultivate a relationship with the alternative, embodied sensations can
damage
were alerted to the problem by doctors
at the Emory Eye Center in Atlanta, who calming neurotransmitters such as GABA deeper nature of your cravings. By learning Mindfulbody- help you to “disidentify” from a craving.
(gamma-aminobutyric acid).1 to stay present and breathe fully with strong Disidentification involves seeing the craving
The world’s only prescription drug reported that six patients on Elmiron
centeredpractices
through
for treating interstitial cystitis, or had developed unusual changes in their It is the ventromedial prefrontal cortex physical sensations, you are better able to as something separate from you to create
inlammation of the bladder, causes (VMPCF) in the front of the brain that acknowledge the intensity of your cravings distance from it.
serious eye problems—even leading to
macula, the central part of the retina.
The Kaiser Permanente researchers appears to integrate emotion-related without having to act on them. canhelptounravel Indeed, in a study of people with

Dr Carolyn McMakin began experimenting

blindness—in 25 percent of people who then found 140 patients who had taken information and translate this into habitual, Mindful movement can also help you chocolate cravings, disidentification was
‘New opioid’ take it for a long time.
The drug Elmiron (pentosan polysulfate
around 5,000 Elmiron pills over 15 years—
essentially one a day—and 91 of them
quick-fix behaviors. Low VMPFC activity develop the self-compassion needed to theharmfulpatterns found to be more successful than distracting

addiction
affects decision-making and can result in accept the difficulties in life that can have strategies at curbing the cravings.3 This is
painkiller scandal sodium) can damage the retina, leading to
vision problems that can be permanent if it
agreed to have their eyes examined. choices that satisfy instant want or reward you reaching for food, alcohol or other thatmanypeople one of the important ways that mindfulness
looms Of those, 22 had damaged retinas, and
with no long-term concern. substances to make you feel better, or push is becoming accepted as an effective
The opioid addiction scandal may be
triggering the misuse of another painkiller.
is taken at high doses and for many years.
The damage appears to be irreversible if
the extent of the damage was correlated
with their Elmiron dose and length of
The “reward” feeling of the you toward behaviors that numb the pain. takeupascoping intervention for cravings and addictions
neurotransmitter dopamine is released not With this type of movement, it’s not just of any nature, including smoking, alcohol,
Prescriptions for a class of drugs called
gabapentinoids have doubled in the last
the drug has been taken for 15 years or
more.
exposure.
Lead researcher Robin Vora just after the intake of substances that give about getting through the exercise and strategies drugs and sex.4
few years as the opioid epidemic has been
advises all Elmiron users to have Mindful movement can help to combat cravings and us a “hit” or a happy feeling, but also just positions physically, but also about focusing On the following pages you’ll find some

with microfrequencies, which deliver tiny

their eyes checked, even if they from the anticipation of them. Mindful on deep breathing and the sensations simple movements and positions you
making headlines. aren’t sufering any vision loss. addictions, says Charlotte Watts movement has been shown to wake up the you feel as you perform the movements. can try to help curb cravings, unhealthy
Gabapentinoids—which include They should have a check-up VMPFC response and help people make This can help you to drop beneath the habits or addictions. Remember, though,
gabapentin and pregabalin—are every year while they’re on the
licensed as anti-seizure and nerve
more conscious choices. often overwhelming tide of a craving and that a key part of mindfulness in any form
drug and should consider According to one study,“Because yoga turn your attention to your breath and This is where mindful movement helps is to be fully in the here and now, without
pain medications, but around stopping it if their vision

C
95 percent of prescriptions ertain behaviors, such as Understanding the connections that encourages mindfulness, positive self- movement instead. you to drop reaction and attachment—two self-criticism or judgment. This means not
starts to deteriorate.
are “of-label,” meaning smoking a cigarette, drinking stress and trauma have with addiction has talk, and self-acceptance, which may help Certain movements, especially those key facets of addictive cycles. If you can calm labeling sensations as good or bad, pleasant
Elmiron is the
that they’re given to treat Elmiron can cause only FDA-
a glass of wine or eating sugary been part of the growing awareness that increase self-confidence and sense of self, where you roll on the floor, can also have the nervous system and create space between or unpleasant.
other health problems, permanent vision approved drug foods, can cause you to feel a mindful body-centered practices can help these aspects may engage the VMPFC by self-massaging effects. As limbs rub against a compulsion and the action of following Exploring this within an introspective

frequencies that nevertheless increase

such as migraine and pleasurable high that has you to unravel the harmful patterns that many encouraging focus on body movements, the each other and on the floor, serotonin levels through, or the attachment to the numbing movement practice such as yoga, qi gong
ibromyalgia.
problems . . . an for treating
going back for more. people take up as coping strategies. breath, and other foci.”2 increase and help regulate your experience effect that a certain behavior brings, you or tai chi can help to soothe hypervigilant
symptoms
But nobody is astonishing discovery of interstitial It’s perfectly normal to When the dissociation of past stress of pain, both physical and emotional, have more options available to you in terms inner voices, bringing more relaxed inner
tracking the safety of for a drug that has cystitis, a want and seek out what gives or trauma is bound up in substances or reducing impulses to self-medicate. of how to respond. attention to thoughts and feelings that may
the drugs for these
problems or how been prescribed to bladder problem you pleasure—it’s part of the behaviors that keep us numbed, mindful Focusing on the exhalation within the trigger temporarily rewarding impulses.
that afects around 1 human condition. But when that desire for movement—occupying your physical self sensations of exercise can help you to Identifying these patterns can help you
people are taking them, hundreds of thousands million people in the a particular substance or activity becomes fully in the here and now—can help you release difficult or overwhelming feelings— attend to the deeper needs that cravings
say researchers from the of people US alone.
University of Michigan. compulsive and out of control—to the point find new strategies for coping. especially when you accompany that with and addictions are crying out to fill, often
American Academy
The sudden increase in of Ophthalmology where it could do or is doing you harm—it Whether you want to move away an audible sigh or move your face and jaw rooted in kindness, care and connection
123rd annual

energy production in cells by 500 percent.

prescriptions has partly been meeting, Oct 12, 2019
crosses over into addiction territory. from full-blown addiction or simply around to further release tension. with others.
the result of doctors prescribing It’s possible to be addicted to virtually be liberated from unhealthy If you can tune into movement and
them to cancer patients to help anything—shopping, gambling, exercise, habitual behaviors, fostering your breathing, you can learn to control
them with their pain—but patients sex, watching TV and playing computer a more compassionate and compulsive reactions, find the space for
as young as 18 have also been handed a games, to name just a few. Not having what present relationship with change and make it to the next moment
prescription, suggesting it’s being used for HEALTH FACT you crave can cause withdrawal symptoms, your body can go a long without turning to quick fixes.
other conditions, too. or a “come down,” so it’s easier to repeat the way toward helping.
The proportion of cancer patients given Eye problems can afect up to a St John's wort addictive behavior, and the cycle continues. Research into mindful
a prescription for gabapentinoids increased
from 3.3 percent in 2005 to 8.3 percent in
quarter of people who take Elmiron, an outperformed movement practices such
astonishing discovery for a drug that has
Prozac in a clinical Unravelling addiction as yoga, qi gong and tai chi

Cate Montana reports on McMakin’s

2015, with the total number of prescriptions been prescribed for decades to hundreds of
nearly tripling from 1.2 million to 3.5 million trial of people with Dr Gabor Maté writes in his book In the shows that they reduce the
thousands of people, say researchers from
over the same 10-year period. Realm of Hungry Ghosts about the role
But the drugs may not be the best
Kaiser Permanente in Northern California. major depressive of trauma as a key contributing fact for
Damage to the retina can be reversed
solution, even for cancer patients, the if drug usage has been short-term and it’s
disorder addiction, and in When the Body Says No
researchers warn. It’s not clear just how realized early on that the drug is to blame about how stress drives compulsions
they work, and the potential for abuse for the vision problems. and cravings.
and addiction is high. Because they are However, in many cases it's assumed
powerful drugs, they can also interact badly that the patient is developing age-related
with other medication. macular degeneration (AMD), and doctors

discovery, plus a few of her so-called

Support Care Cancer, 2019 Oct 25 REFERENCES
1 Med Hypotheses, 2012; 78: 571–9
2 Explore (NY), 2012; 8: 118–26
3 Appetite, 2014; 76: 101–12
17 4 Sci Adv, 2019; 5: eaax1569; Curr Opin
Psychol, 2019; 28: 198–203

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joint pain’ on the subject.
“I was the one kid who would geek out with my mom and
eat pickled herring and yogurt,” she says.“I was a great
food adventurer. I ate anything and everything, and
for acne a health practitioner experienced in these
conditions to either rule them out or identify
a six drops of 100 percent pure tea tree
oil (widely available in health food stores and in rather large doses. I was the kid who ate three servings of
goulash and then skipped ice cream to go play.”

Sandy Edwards, a spiritual healer who

a potential trigger. Addressing the root online) to 1 fl oz (30 mL) of a non-pore clogging
I’ve suffered from acne for nearly cause will be far more effective than simply carrier oil like jojoba oil. Store in a glass dropper
three decades. It’s not severe but gets treating the symptoms. A naturopath or bottle and apply nightly. Although she was raised in a family that liked But her health was not fabulous. Trying to get in
me down nonetheless, and it tends to functional medicine specialist will be able cooking from scratch and had the ethic of eating lots better shape, she started exercising on the cement floor
worsen before my period. I’ve tried all to come up with a personalized program of of fresh vegetables and salads, the modern world of in her basement and ended up with acute foot pain.
sorts of prescription creams and gels
over the years but would like to find a
natural remedies, but in general, a good herb
for hormonal imbalances, especially PCOS, BET food encroached when her mother began working
several evenings a week as an optician. Sally’s job was to
The doctor ignored her complaints, saying she was too
young to have anything wrong. He refused to do an
natural solution. Can you help?
S.S., via email
is Vitex agnus-castus.4 Herbalist and editorial
panel member Harald Gaier recommends using ON B3 GO FOR GREEN TEA heat up the new-fangled TV dinners when her mother
wasn’t there. But with her growing focus on healthy
eating, she was concerned that TV dinners didn’t have
X-ray and handed her a prescription painkiller instead.
By the end of Sally’s first semester, she was limping,
and by the end of her second semester she could
Rich in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory

works at a Birmingham heart hospital,

a tincture form of the herb—30 or 40 drops in A form of vitamin B3 called niacinamide
Adult acne is increasingly common, water taken once daily—for six months to treat acne (also known as nicotinamide) has proved compounds called catechins, such as epigallocatechin- enough vegetables. hardly walk. Finally, an orthopedist did an X-ray and
especially among women. Research and underlying hormonal problems. effective for improving acne when used topically, 3-gallate (EGCG), green tea extract is showing promise By age nine, she had learned how to grow vegetables discovered that her sesamoid bone—one of two, pea-
suggests that the skin condition with results on par with the popular antibiotic as a topical acne treatment. Green tea-containing lotions and was enjoying the delights of having lots of fresh shaped bones located in the ball of the foot, beneath the
affects up to half of women between clindamycin (1 percent gel).11 have been found to reduce the number and severity of beet greens and Swiss chard available from the family’s big toe joint—was broken.
the ages of 20 and 29, over a third of Try Insta Natural Niacinamide Serum, pimples as well as the skin’s production of sebum (oil), garden. By the time she was 12, however, she started A surgeon with the Cincinnati Ballet Company
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nasties like parabens and packed with
known to play a big part in acne.10 To try it for yourself,
look out for natural skincare products containing green
to experience back and joint pain. She also started
having some cognitive struggles with homework and
carried out surgery on her foot, but Sally did not receive
appropriate physical therapy afterward and ended up
plenty of women over 50 get acne.1 Although the conventional view is that diet doesn’t affect acne, growing tea, such as Odacité Mint + Green Tea Hydra-Purifying concentration. But never in a million years did she think even more crippled. Furthermore, she had pain in both
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including aloe vera juice and
gels, lotions and creams available over science so far, but be patient—it could take three months or more for a change Concentrate Cream (both available online). “I thought, if you just ate right, you could fix she was forced to take several years’ sabbatical from
avocado oil.
the counter or on prescription—can in diet to have an effect on your skin. anything,” she says.“In the seventh grade, I saw a college, using crutches and a wheelchair to get around.
be harsh on the skin, and when it’s A low-GL (glycemic load) diet. This diet takes into filmstrip where the science teacher showed us pictures Hoping to help matters, she upped her health food
already irritated and inflamed, that’s account the amount of carbohydrate in a portion of hot dogs and junk food as cancer promoting and regime and went vegan. When she got married at 23,
the last thing you need. of food together with how quickly it raises broccoli and other vegetables as anti-cancer, and that she did so in sneakers with orthopedic inserts. Upon
Benzoyl peroxide and topical
retinoids and antibiotics, for
blood sugar. It’s been found to improve
acne symptoms as well as reduce levels of
ADDRESS STRESS REFERENCES
1 J Am Acad Dermatol, 2008; 58:
56–9
captivated me.” Eventually she enrolled in Cornell
University in Ithaca, New York, and majored in
her return to Cornell, she was a “broke, married college
student, basically living on the Swiss chard I planted in
insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), Stress has been linked to acne,12
example, are known to cause skin nutrition, disease prevention and wellness education. my yard.”
redness, peeling and burning,2 which which is known to play a role in acne.5 so finding a way to manage yours,
2 Clin Ther, 2007; 29: 1086–97
3 Expert Opin Drug Saf, 2004; 3: Sally Norton took the idea And after reading Diet for a Small Planet, a 1971

largest ever study into spiritual healing.

whether through exercise, meditation, 119–29
can end up looking worse than the A high omega-3 diet. Omega-3
yoga, aromatherapy or some other
4 Int J Bas Clin Pharmacol, 2017; 6: of “eating your greens” bestselling book by Frances Moore Lappé about the A steady decline
acne itself. fatty acids, found naturally in fatty 2051–55 individual and global benefits of going vegetarian, Sally As time passed, her body-wide stiffness, painful joints
With oral medication, used for fish, may be useful for acne as they technique, could help to clear 5 Am J Clin Nutr, 2007; 86: 107–15; J
Acad Nutr Diet, 2018; 118: 1874–85
very seriously until she adopted a vegetarian lifestyle, buying things like soy and arthritis-like symptoms increased. Then she
your skin. In fact, in a study of 30
more severe cases, there are far more can lower IGF-1 levels and reduce
acne sufferers, those treated with
6 J Am Acad Dermatol, 2010; 63:
124–41; Nutrients, 2010; 2:
discovered that all that flour and putting it in muffins and breads. She even developed a large blood blister on her vulva. Eventually
inflammation.6 In fact, people who
serious side-effects to worry about, spinach and Swiss chard stopped drinking milk. the blister went away, but her aches and stiffness
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eat fish regularly are nearly a third less biofeedback-assisted relaxation—a
like muscle pain, stomach problems, 7 J Am Acad Dermatol, 2012; 67: Because she lived off campus her freshman year, she increased, and she developed bleeding uterine fibroids.
depression and birth defects.3 likely to suffer from moderate to severe technique involving an instrument
that provides information about
1129–35
8 Nutrients, 2018; 10: 1049
was behind her mysterious, cooked all her own meals, scanning grocery store ads to By 2009, Sally had undergone a complete
acne.7 Vegan sources of omega-3s include
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9 Med J Aust, 1990; 153: 455–8
10 J Drugs Dermatol, 2009; 8:
debilitating symptoms find out what produce she could afford. hysterectomy to remove the fibroids, discovering in

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Never in a million years did Sally think her problems
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12 Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol,
could be related to food. “I thought, if you just ate right,
to the control groups.13
evidence of success.
2017; 10: 503–6
13 J Psychosom Res, 1983; 27: 185–91 you could fix anything,” she says.
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to offer sweet treats, and It’s free of sugar, gluten, alcohol and artiicial
people feel so sorry for the monks that they
like to offer sweet treats, and on hot days the on hot days the monks REFERENCES
lavors, colors and additives.
monks quench their thirst with a cola drink. quench their thirst with a 1 The Economist, November 9, 2019
2 BMC Public Health, 2009; 9: 465
REFERENCES
Thirsty work, begging. cola drink 1 Eur J Clin Nutr, 2019 Sep 23; Nutr J, 2015; 14: 114

allergies at bay.
3 Br J Sports Med, 2015; 49: 967–8

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I
f I’d been paid a dollar every time They may not be eating large amounts, The same phenomenon had been observed
someone has been told “Eat less” as the but what they’re eating is sugary—and, as a nine years earlier among the urban poor in
best way to lose weight, I’d be twice as consequence, they’re becoming obese, as the sub-Saharan Africa.
prosperous as Croesus and half as wealthy country’s National Health Commission has There’s been an explosion in obesity
as a president and a presidential candidate observed. levels in the population—the rate among
combined. The Ministry of Public Health is “fat- adults increased 35 percent between 1992
The calorie myth—that there’s a direct shaming” the monks by handing them special and 2005—and researchers have traced
correlation between the amount we eat and belts that measure their extending bellies the problem back to the introduction of
our weight—is one that won’t die, despite the (and have celebratory notches for when the inexpensive processed foods that are high in
mountain of evidence that has demonstrated monks start losing their girth).The ministry complex carbohydrates.
that it is, to say the least, simplistic. is also printing booklets that encourage Again, the locals haven’t been eating large
It’s still the stuff of most weight-loss well-meaning alms-givers to instead give the amounts of food—they simply couldn’t
programs, and even looking on a major monks simple brown rice and vegetables. afford to do so—but they have replaced their
health site like WebMD, you’ll read that “one It’s a lesson for the whole nation; as it has simple diets for sugary alternatives.2
pound of fat is equal to 3,500 calories” and “by become wealthier, the population has become With the finger moving back to sugary
shaving 500 calories a day through dietary and fatter as it abandons traditional staples of rice, foods lately, the sugar industry has been back
exercise modifications, you can lose about a meats and vegetables for Western junk food. in action with more misleading claims.“It’s
pound a week.” At the last count, 33 percent of Thai men and not sugar, it’s a lack of exercise,” is the new
The basis of the approach is that all calories 43 percent of Thai women were obese. clarion call, and it’s even enlisted some tame
are equal: it doesn’t matter what you eat or scientists to help spread the new message.
drink just as long as you keep an eye on the A few celebrity endorsements along the way
calorie content. It was an idea that sprouted have also helped sell the message and keep the
wings in the 1950s, when the sugar industry junk food industry’s profits up. All said and
spent a king’s ransom on a campaign that done, those monks probably just sit around all
shouted,“a calorie is a calorie.” day meditating.
But then, it would—and everyone believed It’s another red herring, laced with sugar, no
them. Their sugary products were suddenly off doubt. Yes, there are plenty of good reasons to
the hook, and fatty foods instead took the rap. exercise—mental wellbeing, cardiovascular
So, to all the calorie-extolling WebMDs health and stronger bones and joints being
and slimming plans out there, consider the three—but losing weight isn’t one of them.
Thai Buddhist monk. There are around As heart specialist Dr Aseem Malhotra
349,000 of them living in Thailand, and to has put it: “It is time to wind back the harms
eat every day they must beg for their food and caused by the junk food industry’s public
follow the Buddhist ‘Middle Way’ of neither relations machinery. Let us bust the myth of
overindulging nor starving themselves. Like physical inactivity and obesity. You cannot
Goldilocks, they eat just enough.1 People feel so sorry for outrun a bad diet,” he writes.3
Despite these constraints, half of them are the monks that they like At last, some good news for the overweight
overweight or obese. But how? Apparently, to offer sweet treats, and Thai monks.
people feel so sorry for the monks that they
like to offer sweet treats, and on hot days the on hot days the monks REFERENCES

monks quench their thirst with a cola drink. quench their thirst with a 1 The Economist, November 9, 2019
2 BMC Public Health, 2009; 9: 465
Thirsty work, begging. cola drink 3 Br J Sports Med, 2015; 49: 967–8

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