Archive for the ‘Blood Boosters’ Category

Resveratrol and Glutathione: Did You Know?

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

One UlteriorHealth.com reader writes asking about Resveratrol. Is it really worth the hype or is it a scam?

Yes resveratrol is for real. It works wonders for lab mice and rats. There is not a lot of human testing yet. Just go to PubMed and you will find numerous studies about its wonderful benefits.

However, there is an underlying benefit you should know about resveratrol and glutathione.

First, check out Protective effect of resveratrol on PubMed.

An Ulterior Health Fact About Resveratrol and Glutathione.

Resveratrol induces glutathione synthesis. It is that simple. Looking at many of the studies it is interesting what happens to the cysteine and glutathione.

Learn more on how you can boost your intercellular glutathione.

Good Health to you and yours.

Tylenol Troubles? You Bet Your Life!

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

There is a warning out about Tylenol. Seems it is associated with some sever health problems.

I have been sounding the warning for over 15 years now. I am no longer alone.

One of my specialties in health care is Bloodless Medicine and Surgery.

For over a decade I have been discouraging the use of acetaminophen  in the hospital and especially when there was a risk of loss of blood. Of my over 600 patients refusing blood, not one died. One had lost well over 75% of his blood.

Most doctors do not know that Acetaminophen, (APAP, Tylenol, Liquiprin, or  Panadol) actually interferes with the production of red blood cells. This interference is quite sever when blood counts are low. Once the doctors exclude the use of Tylenol the patients do quite well. Although this is only part of the whole, studies suggest that bloodless patients get out of the hospital 1/2 to 3 days faster. Additionally there is a lower morbidity and mortality in bloodless medicine.

Then a few years ago, on hearing a lecture, the doctor speaking talked about selenium. We were giving 200 mcg to prostate patients originally.

Note: For those who loathe pills, my patients are taught to take two brazil nuts a day (each has 100 mcg of selenium) and they will most likely die of something other than prostate cancer.

But selenium was only a piece of the puzzle.

It turns out selenium is given to a lot of diseases and conditions now, including the patients in the burn unit of the hospital.

I wondered why. The reason is because of improved outcomes. But why the improved outcomes?

Enter glutathione. Selenium is the precursor of glutathione. You cannot take glutathione, however you can take the supplements to boost your bodies intercellular glutathione.

But wait, this gets better.

Low Cysteine Glutathione Syndrome is associated with almost all disease processes. At least as far as they have studied them for this. In other words, if you looked at any disease you will see lower glutathione levels than are necessary.

Glutathione levels actually are used to tell how far HIV-Aids has progressed.

Acetaminophen depletes glutathione from the body.

Hmmmm, so you take acetaminophen and you end the fever and as a bonus, you deplete the body of everything else it needs to fight diseases and other serious conditions.

So what is done in the hospital if you come in with an overdose of acetaminophen?  We give you NAC or N-AcetylCysteine, a precursor of glutathione. The dose is enough to over compensate for the damage of the acetaminophen. The glutathione sacrifices its self and protects the liver.

Incidentally, more than once in my life I have prevented acetaminophen overdoses in the hospital. Twice with babies less than a year old.

Also in the elderly (again, many nurses and doctors do not know this) the max daily dose is reduced of that of a younger person.

And Tylenol Arthritis, let the buyer beware. In more than one study it was found that a placebo worked better than tylenol on arthritis.

Hmmm, this makes total sense. Acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol) depletes your glutathione, which helps you manage among 68 other things, arthritis pain. So if you do not take it, you will do better.

What if there were acetaminophen options? There are. Go to GlutathioneDiseaseCure.com and learn about the dietary and supplements that can help.

So take heed, live well and prosper.

Good health to you.

Cell Phone Brain Cancer and Your Pet Lab Rats

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

After running across an article that said that cell phones are the biggest clinical trial in the history of man, it became time to re-run the numbers. Do cell phones cause cancer.

There is a problem with how the numbers are obtained. It is possible to make numbers say what ever you want them to say.

Mark Twain once said, there are liars, dam liars, and statisticians. This is because you can make numbers say anything you want them to say.

So, looking at all brain cancer and neurological cancers combined that occur in the head, there is an increase in the last four years. In the US it is about 3 people per 10,000 people on a per-capita compared to 2005. This is about 2286 more cases per year when adjusting for increase in population.

With as many people using cell phones as there are, the numbers should be much higher. We feel a more dangerous underlying health concern is MSG and fluoride. The per-capita numbers of those affected by these is far beyond that of cell phones. Just look at the obesity numbers, which MSG is complicit in.

As stated before, with current economic conditions affecting so many lawyers, where are the law suits. Every week I hear about another lawyer who is second or third homeless. While we are worried about keeping our only home, they are having to sell their second or third homes. Again, where are the lawsuits? If there was harm, there would be law suits.

However, a few recent studies have shown that cell phones do indeed harm us. They deplete us of glutathione. More specifically, if you keep it near your heart, as in a shirt pocket, you are causing micro damage to the heart. This means cell phones could be doing damage in other, underlying ways.

This of course begs the question for mostly guys who wear it on their belt or keep it in their pocket. What about them?

The studies will be forth coming.

The bottom line, if you respect life, even love it, based on the research from the studies, as a decent, kind and caring human being, you would never, ever, let your pet lab rat or even other lesser lab animal ever use the cell phone on a continuous basis. It is just not something anyone with a heart would do.

On a serious note: Kids, since they are still developing, are at greatest risk of DNA damage. Glutathione is one of the things that helps ensure the DNA does what it is supposed to. Everyone agree, that on numerous levels, the damage can and is happening and will not be seen for years.

If you do not want to wake up with regrets, have your kids hate you now because they cannot have a cell phone and they will be around to love you in the future.

Good health to you.

PS. Check out the latest posting on Radiation Protection.

N acetylcysteine: The Other Cysteine

Monday, April 6th, 2009

One of the best sources of cysteine to boost your intercellular glutathione is the all natural whey protein isolate.

A second best is the version used to treat Tylenol overdose.

It is called N Acetylcysteine

There are some side effects you might want to be aware of.

Sudo Gout or Pseudo Gout, Mispelled and Misdiagnosed

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Sudo Gout or Pseudo Gout What ever way you misspell it or spell it, pseudo gout is often misdiagnosed. It may look like gout, feel like gout but is not gout. If not treated, it can be just as bad if not worse.

There is not a lot of research on glutathione and either type of gout. It does appear that it may manage and even be very beneficial. Of course, to find out if glutathione is an underlying essential element to your health, you will need to boost your intercellular glutathione.

Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment Option

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Sickle cell anemia has a number of standard treatments.

A 1998 study should give pause about both current treatment and treatment options.

The study found in Blood showed that boosting glutathione resulted in a significant conversion of irreversibly sickled cells back into biconcave shape.

This means that boosting glutathione could help. More importantly, drugs that deplete glutathione could actually make the condition worse. This means that acetaminophen should be reconsidered as a means of pain relief.

A side effect of boosting glutathione is also pain relief.

Maybe this should be looked into more deeply.

Would you like to learn more about the Glutathione Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment?

Cysteine may be a viable option for blood transfusion avoidance and management of sickle cell anemia.

Gasoline: Skin Exposure Causes Blood Disease

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

Gasoline Related Blood Disease may not show up for many years. Many toxic substances can be the underlying cause of blood born disease. Consider this look at three men who were exposed to gasoline for much of their life. In later life, they all developed petrol or gasoline related blood diseases.

Glutathione boosting agents may provide protection from the toxins in gasoline according to some studies.

Polycythemia Rubra Vera Linked With Environmental Toxins!

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

If you caught the news, a study shows a link with environmental toxins and Polycythemia Rubra Vera (PVR or PV).

This is a disease where you make too many red blood cells. Having too many can become life threatening. It can make you tired as you will lack energy.

There are not a lot of studies that look at the glutathione connection. There is a connection but it requires connecting the dots.

An In depth Look at Polycemia Rubra Vera and glutathione.

There may be hope for PV patients.

Cataracts Symptoms Treatment Option: Cysteine or NAC

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Cataracts eye disease is a clouding of the lens of the eye. Considered a disease of aging, the underlying or ulterior symptom is a decrease in glutathione.

It stands to reason then that boosting your glutathione could help. Numerous people trying this say it does. The studies seem to support this claim. However, this is one you absolutely need to work with your doctor on. The option is boosting your glutathione either with NAC or cysteine.

Learn more about the cataract eye disease and natural cure for cataracts.

Boosting your glutathione may be a viable cataract management tool.

SELECT Flaws
The Rest of the Story About Vitamin E and Selinium

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Moving my business offices to a new city a few hours away from our old office has resulted in me leaving go many tasks like posting on this blog.

However this could not be passed up.

The SELECT study on vitamin E and Selenium need to be exposed.

The study, if you heard of it, stated that they do no good and could do harm. This is absolutely true. The form of vitamin E and the dose of selenium used in the study could indeed prove harmful to your health. They should be avoided at all costs.

What should you do?

The chemically-derived vitamin E (dl-alpha tocopherol acetate) given at 400 IU per day did have deleterious effects in the SELECT study. What should you conclude? If you see an “l” after the “d” in a vitamin E (see above) then it should be avoided if you read between the lines according to the study.

In this case, this vitamin e is made from coal tar and it has little or no antioxidant properties.

What about selenium that was used in the SELECT study? l-selenomethionine was used at a dose of 200 mcg.

This is the typical dose given to prostate cancer patients, burn patients and numerous others. However, the doctors tend to be divided on the effectiveness of this.

What we know is that selenium is an essential macronutrient. This means it is needed for life and health. This is because it is an essential co-factor in the production of glutathione. Thousands of medical studies show that glutathione plays a major role in fighting cancer.

We also know many dietary and drug interactions could reduce the absorption of the mineral. Reduce the intake and reduce the glutathione formation and increase other complications.

For instance, statins suppress selenium absorption. In the test, this would have had to be accounted for by giving a higher dose.

Since statins damage muscle and nerves, the increased potential diabetes risk could be a side effect of the statin and not the selenium.

So when you hear a study that is not congruent with common knowledge, it is usually because of a flaw.