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Dear friend,
I hope this newsletter finds you well.
As Thomas Edison implied, illness is NOT due to a deficiency in medication. You might find that idea food for thought. Please share it with your friends and family.
I enjoy hearing from you. Write to me with your comments and questions. I make every attempt to answer your e-mails as soon as my busy schedule allows. At times this may take a few days. Please understand and be patient.
In this Issue:
Quotes for your life:
"When you are educated, you'll believe only half of what you hear. When
you're intelligent, you know which half."
Jerome Perryman
"It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great
strength to decide what to do."
Elbert Hubbard
"When I was a young man I observed that nine out of the ten things I
did were failures. Not wanting to be a failure, I did ten times more
work."
Theodore Roosevelt
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."
Tolstoy
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
John F. Kennedy
I get letters
I get so many questions from desperate people all over North America - and sometimes the world - who have many "bizarre and unexplained" symptoms and who need help.
Sometime back in 2005 I received this e-mail:
"Yesterday my doctor ran a 6-Hour Glucose test on me. My fasting sugar was 71, then after I drank the orange drink:
Hour 1 - 147
Hour 2 - 127
Hour 3 - 104
Hour 4 - 97
Hour 5 - 67
Hour 6 - 84
Do you think this shows that I am Hypoglycemic?
Thanks
Connie"
Another letter: "I'm 55 years old. 40 years ago I had surgery of my left knee. I've had knee pain ever since. I have been contemplating knee replacement surgery because the pain has become relentless and kept me up at night.
Since childhood I've had problems with my feet. I've suffered from depression since my teenager years. Asthma started when I was 21 years old. Low back pain has been my constant companion.
Over the years I went to different chiropractors for chronic low back pain. Nothing was ever solved. Within a few days the same symptoms returned.
I was really sick of being sick. I finally made an appointment with Dr. Z.
I spend 1.5 hours with him. He changed my diet, put me on a regimen of supplements, taped both of my ankles, ordered custom made orthotics.
I must admit that initially I resented having to take all those pills and submit to a really boring diet for candida and hypoglycemia - I was a chocolate addict, I used to have bagels, peanut butter and jelly, plus three 2-3 cups of coffee every morning for breakfast .
To my utter amazement, within a few days my knee pain disappeared completely. I walk faster, with more confidence, not just in a self protective mode.
I've not used an inhaler since I started on Dr. Z's program.
The depression lifted nearly immediately. I find that I need less sleep, I wake up refreshed at 5:00 in the morning.
My food cravings have all but vanished.
Lee M, Nevada City, California"
Here is a very interesting article from 1966:
HYPOGLYCEMIA AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
"Relative Hypoglycemia as a Cause of Neuropsychiatric Illness," Salzer HM, J Natl Med Assoc, January 1966;58(1):12-17. 38372
Please note that this study was published in 1966.
In studying 300 cases of relative hypoglycemia,
- symptoms of depression were found in 60%,
- insomnia in 50%,
- anxiety in 50%
- irritability in 45%
- exhaustion or fatigue in 67%
- sweating in 41%
- tachycardia (rapid heart beat) in 37%
- anorexia in 32%
- neurological symptoms of headache in 45%
- dizziness in 42%
- tremor in 38%
- muscle twitching in 37%
- backache in 33%.
During a 6-hour glucose tolerance test the patient would drink a glass of sugar water. Blood sugar levels were monitored at regular time intervals during the six hours following the drink. A potential relative hypoglycemic diagnosis was made if there was a blood sugar drop of 10 to 20 mg% in blood sugar.
It was not necessary for there to be a blood sugar drop into the hypoglycemic range of less than 70 mg%. A patient whose fasting blood sugar is 110 mg% and whose blood sugar drops to 85 mg% during the course of a 6-hour glucose tolerance test has a 25-mg% drop and may have symptoms of hypoglycemia.
- The fasting blood sugar does not need to be low!
In 185 women and 115 men, the majority of cases were between 30 and 50 years of age, and approximately 50% of the patients had symptoms of over 5 years' duration.
The author feels that
- every neuropsychiatric illness patient should have a 6-hour glucose tolerance test,
- especially those who are diagnosed as having psychoneurotic anxiety states or depressive reactions.
The 6-hour glucose tolerance test should be interpreted as positive if there is a blood sugar drop of 20 mg% or more below the fasting sugar level, or if there is a drop from 10-20 mg% below the fasting blood sugar level.
- A diet high in protein, low in carbohydrate and free of caffeine will result in recovery in about 85% of the subjects.
HYPOGLYCEMIA AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS Here is a stunning research article published in December 2005.
Beginning of quote
Tanveer Padder MD, Aparna Udyawar MD, Nouman Azhar MD, Kamil Jaghab MD
From the Department of Psychiatry, Nassau University Medical Center, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow NY 11554 USA.
Abstract:
We are presenting a unique case of acute hypoglycemia presenting as acute psychosis with an unusual presentation creating a diagnostic dilemma. Medline search was done using the search words hypoglycemia and psychosis and to the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case of hypoglycemia presenting as acute psychosis.........End of quote
read more The authors present that hypoglycemia may masquerade as the following disorders:
- neurologic
- psychiatric
- traumatic
- toxicologic
The authors further note that hypoglycemia has been and can be misdiagnosed as
- cerebrovascular accident
- transient ischemic attack
- seizure disorder
- brain tumor
- narcolepsy
- multiple sclerosis
- psychosis
- sympathomimetic drug ingestion
- hysteria
- depression
Dr. Z's comments:
- Fasting Blood Sugar levels are pretty much meaningless.
- Only a Glucose Tolerance Test can demonstrate your tendency towards hypoglycemia.
- How fast and how far your blood sugar level drops is of of the essence.
For more than a 18 years we have assisted countless clients to help resolve a variety of seemingly bizarre and "unexplainable" symptoms. I dare say that approximately 80-90 percent of the clients who come to my clinic have symptoms of hypoglycemia, candida overgrowth and digestive stress.
I, myself, suffered from terrible depression and mood swings for years and years. Nobody could figure out what was going on with me or how to help me. As soon I became aware of the impact nutrition has on brain function I conducted a food experiment on myself back in 1991. Having grown up in Germany, the land of great beers, breads, pastries, chocolates and wines, I was a complete carbohydrates addict, without realizing it. I cut out all carbohydrates, only ate protein, fat and green vegetables. Within one week most of my severe symptoms had all but resolved.
Obviously, nutrition as being of vital importance for optimum health, has been conveniently forgotten by the medical profession. You mention that word to your MD...most will ignore you, some will belittle you. Most know nothing about it, because that topic was neglected or omitted in their medical school education. So it is not really their fault. Indoctrination goes a long way.
So now, to the advantage of the pharmaceutical industry, it has been made official that all illnesses are really due to a drug deficiency. Just look at American TV commercials. Physicians are pretty much by-passed.
We just don't have enough Prozac in our daily breakfast or lunch or dinner to lead happy and un-depressed lives. (this may sound like a joke, but it really is not funny) Ask you GP. Tell him you don't feel well. He will prescribe you some. You probably can get free samples on-line.
- Depression, anxiety, panic attacks....are due to Prozac, Zoloft, Wellbutrin, etc."deficiency".
- Heartburn... is due to a "deficiency" in Tums, antacids, Nexium, Zantac, etc.
- Pain is due to a "deficiency" in pain medication...Aspirin, Motrin, Vicodin, etc.
- What..you have headaches? It is probably because you did not take your Aspirin this morning!
- The list goes on and on
- Pharmaceutical companies can't make a lot of money if doctors would simply prescribe a change in diet.
There is a pharmaceutical drug for everything, or is there?
- Hardly anybody asks for the underlying causes of symptoms.
Of course, what can you do as a physician if the HMO or PPO only allows you an average of 8 minutes per patient?
How to Begin
Hypoglycemia is very widespread
- Hypoglycemia, unrecognized, can destroy your life
- Hypoglycemia, recognized, is easily managed
- Hypoglycemia is not a disease
- Hypoglycemia can lead to serious disease
- Hypoglycemia is a functional problem
- You can avoid Hypoglycemia
- You can cure Hypoglycemia
- The solution: what you put into your mouth
- The solution: how you digest what you eat/drink
- The solution: your insight and intelligence
- The solution: your compassion with your self
- The solution: your willingness to make changes
The solution: you take full responsibility for your life
Your First Step towards a Healthier Life
Nothing can replace a face to face evaluation.
- If you happen to live relatively close to our office, I strongly suggest that you call call 530-265-0224 and make an appointment with my lovely wife Victoria.
- We are located in Nevada City, California. This is approximately 1.5 hours by car from Sacramento, California towards Reno/Lake Tahoe in the beautiful foothillls of the Sierra Nevada.
If you cannot come personally - - - -
Our on-line Self Evaluation is geared towards giving you a basic starting point in order to make some intelligent changes in diet and improve some basic human functions such as digestion, blood sugar control. If you have ever taken antibiotics, yesterday or 30 years ago - the chances are high that you may suffer the consequences of bowel flora imbalance and candida overgrowth.
- It is my clinical experience that this approach is always useful.
- This does not mean that it will or can solve all your problems.
However, the majority of my local and on-line clients experience dramatic improvements in their health, when they address
DDHC - Diet, Digestion, Hypoglycemia/Blood Sugar, Candida
Dr. Z's Self Evaluation
Clinically useful Homeopathics/Supplements
Dr. Z's Hypoglycemia Support
Hypoglycemia means low blood sugar. The body tries at all times to maintain a nearly constant blood sugar level. This is especially important for the brain and the nervous system...
Dr. Z's Candida and Hypoglycemia/Blood Sugar Support
It is Dr. Z's clinical experience over more than 18 years, that Candida related health problems often occur in conjunction with Hypoglycemia/Blood Sugar issues.
Many of our on-line clients have asked me to offer a combination support kit that addresses both issues. Here it is!
Save 10% on Dr. Z's Clinical Pearl Orders
Clinical Pearls are groups of Thorne Research nutritional supplements and/or Sanum - PleoSanum homeopathic remedies that have proven very useful for certain conditions in Dr. Z's clinical experience.
Note: Clinical Pearl orders cannot be combined with any other orders.
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