Re: don in ks alternative protocal

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I am with you Don & Suzi, the healthier life style the better! it is amazing how

good ya feel when u give the body what it needs to fight

> >

> > Hi everybody

> > A lot of you have emailed me lately, and asked what suppliments I personally

take.

> > Rather than spend all day writing each of you separately, I will just send

one post to the groups, and try to cover all of you, and those folks who havent

asked too.

> >  

> > I do the same things as SuziQ, Kat, and a few more people.

> > SuziQ is sort of my hero, managing to live to 75 or so with her HCV, and

staying basically healthy.

> > I figure that if it works for her, maybe it will work for me too.

> >  

> > I have listed a lot of the suppliments in the LINKS section [ 'public' LINKS

LIBRARY] of the Warriors group, so we could all read up on them.

> > Just click on LINKS on any group page, or click on this link -

> > http://health.dir./group/ /links

> >  

> > Ok, here goes - this protocal is not expensive, and very worthwhile in my

personal opinion.

> > Most of it is plain old common sence.

> >  

> > DIET - The first thing to do is eat a good diet.

> > We are what we eat.

> >  

> > Stay away from ALCOHOL and street drugs. <---- very important

> > These two things will speed up any [liver] disease progression a bunch.

> > This is a well known fact.

> > [This includes TOBACCO products.]

> >  

> > In the link above you will find a folder on diet....folder 006G.

> > It would be to your advantage to read it.

> > Basically it says -

> >  

> > STOP eating fried, fatty, oils, and greasy foods.

> > Cut back on red meat and pork - chicken and fish are ok.

> > Cut back on spices, preservatives, chemicals, processed foods [canned],

dyes, sugars, salts, and anything that you cannot pronounce.

> > [We eat too much of this kind of stuff anyways.]

> >  

> > Eat LIVE FOODS - meaning fresh, or frozen, or as close to the natural state

as you can find.

> > Processed foods are dead foods - all the nutriants are lost in the

processing, and replaced with chemical substitutes.

> > Processed foods may taste good, but they are not real good for you.

> >  

> > The liver is a major contributor to our digestive system, and when it goes

out of wack, so does the rest of our digestive system.

> > Many of us with HCV, HBV, AIDS, HPV have digestive problems - stomach aches,

bloating, the runs, constipation, cramps, gas, nausea, acid reflux, pains, etc.

> > This is because we are eating - BAD FOOD.

> >  

> > Our liver processes everything that enters our body.

> > Those of us with a liver disease need to lighten the strain on our livers.

> > You wouldnt rub salt into a cut - so dont do it to your liver either.

> >  

> > Now your not going to run out of good foods to eat.

> > Your not going to starve, and you wont become a vegitarian either.

> > You will simply replace bad food with good food.

> >  

> > SUPPLIMENTS - There are some suppliments that boost liver health, and slow

down disease progression.

> > There is a list of these also in the link above - all folders 007.

> > Please spend a moment reading about them.

> >  

> > I hate to take pills, so I personally take -

> >  

> > - Alpha Lipoic Acid [ALA]   - 600mg

> > - Gluthatione [GSH - NAC] - 50mg

> > - Omega 3 [fish oil]            - 1200mg

> > - Selenium                        - 100mg

> > - Milk Thistle                     - 300mg

> > - Vitamin B complex

> > - Vitamin D3                     - 1000mg

> > - One-A-Day multi-vitamin [ NO IRON - mens formula]

> >  

> > I do not take massive doses of any of these things, hoping for a quick fix.

> > I take one pill per day each, regaurdless of dose.

> > The idea is that we need to keep these things circulating in our bodys, not

to cure us, but for our bodys to draw on if they are needed.

> > It also cuts back on cost - none of us are rich.

> >  

> > There are also many more suppliments, minerals, animo acids, and so forth

that you may find a benefit.

> > For example I also take these sups weekly -

> > - folic acid - 400mg

> > - grape seed extract - 60mg

> > - L-Lysine - 500mg

> >  

> > - I eat a banana a day for the potassium.

> > - I eat digestive enzymes because they help.

> > - I try to eat something green every day [i love broccoli and cheese, or

avacados]. 

> > - I eat some apple sauce each day.

> >  

> > You may want to take a higher dose of some things than I do.

> > Please just be careful because sometimes things in excess can hurt us.

> >  

> > Now I have read that people with liver disease may develope two additional

digestive problems.

> > - Gluten intolerance [Coeliac disease] - refined grains/breadstuffs [wheat,

rye, etc] - pizza dough.

> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten_intolerance

> > - Lactose intolerance - dairy products

> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactose_intolerance

> >  

> > You may want to cut back on some of these things, and see if that helps.

> >  

> > Please note - I am not prescribing for you - I am not a medical

professional.

> > I am just suggesting what I do, and hope that maybe it will give you some

ideas about how you can help yourself at home.

> > I dont imagine any of us like feeling sick, and I personally hate that I

have HCV to deal with.

> > I wanted to grow old and die feeling healthy and sexy, and liver disease is

not very sexy.

> > LOL :-)

> >  

> > Ok, I hope that I have given you all some ideas to work with in regaining

your health.

> >  

> > love

> > don in ks

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