HELP IS ON THE WAY DEARIE!!!

[Guest guest]

Hilda,

Sounds like it might be a case of multiple chemical sensitivity and

toxicity—more commonly referred to as " Chronic Fatigue Syndrome " these

days. I just finished a four day conference at the Academy of

Bio-Energetic and Integrative Medicine here in Ft. Worth. One of the

speakers was Dr. Konrad Kail from Southwest College. He gave a talk on

toxicity and cancer, which had much overlap with CFS, as it covered

Phase I & Phase II Liver Detoxification mechanisms. He is going to send

me a copy of the presentation in the next few weeks. I wish I could get

her to the Southwest College Medical Center, but unless she wants to

take a visit to Arizona, I'll do my best to help her.

First of all, go here:

http://health./health/encyclopedia/001244/0.html and here:

http://home.gwi.net/~dpoore/VOL1-CHAP2.HTM and confirm her situation.

If this is not right, let me know. If this does seem right, we are kind

of in a pickle. If she were in the United States, I would recommend a

fat biopsy to determine her toxic load and most likely some intravenous

chelation with Disodium EDTA and DMSA, followed by rigorous mineral

supplementation to restore her systemic balance. I would supplement

with Alpha Lipoic Acid (200mg, 3X daily) and other detoxification agents

during and after the IV protocol. The problem is that I don't know

about the availability of these treatments in South Africa.

I going to give you the names a few doctors below that might be able to

help or at least point you in the right direction. Three of them seem

to practice Chelation Therapy. In the meantime, Dr. D'Adamo recommends

the protocols below for CFS in his new BTD Encyclopedia. Dr. D says,

" Overall, blood groups O and B have the greatest susceptibility to CFS.

For blood group O, CFS may be linked to nutritional deficiencies and

liver toxicity. " Anyway, I hope this helps. I know she's having a hell

of a time, and I wish that I had something more to offer. It's going to

be a rough road to recovery, but with a little determination and effort,

I know she will be successful. Tell her to keep up with the eating

right for her type and exercise every day, even if it is extremely hard,

which it will be.

Be well,

Fatigue-Fighting Protocol for Type O's

• Methylcobalamin (active B12), 400 mcg: 1 capsule before bed

• Russian Rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea), 250 mg: 1-2 capsules, twice daily

• L-Tyrosine, 250 mg: 1capsule, twice daily

• Coleus (Coleus foskohlii), 150 mg: 1 capsule, twice daily (Dr. D'Adamo

has previously recommended a product standardized for 18% forskolin by

Phytopharmica. Enzymatic Therapy has a commercially-available identical

product. (They are the same company.) It is only 50 mg per capsule

though.)

• Sarsaparilla (Smilax sp) standardized extract, 150 mg: 1 capsule,

twice daily (I haven't been able to find a standardized extract of

Sarsaparilla.)

Non-Secretors Add:

• Co Enzyme Q10, 30 mg: 1capsule, twice daily with a fatty meal

General Recommendations usable by all Blood Types:

• General multivitamin, preferably ABO specific

• Probiotic supplement, preferably ABO specific

Immune-Enhancing Protocol

Use this protocol for 4 weeks.

• Woad root (Isatis tinctoris), 400 mg or tea: 1 capsule, twice daily

(alternately, 1 cup tea, twice daily)

• Reishi mushroom (Ganoderma senensis), 500 mg: 1capsule, twice daily

• Chuanxinlian (Andrographis paniculata), 350 mg: 1 capsule two or three

times daily1

• Osha root (Ligusticum porteri), 250 mg: 1capsule, twice daily2

Non-Secretors Add:

• Elderberry concentrate " Proberry " : 1 tsp, twice daily*

• Cordonopsis (Cordonopsitis lanceolate), 400 mg: 1 capsule, twice daily

General Recommendations Usable By All Groups

• Larch arabinogalactan (Larix officinalis) " ARA 6 " : 1 tbsp, twice daily

in juice or water*

• Probiotic supplement, preferably ABO specific*

• Multivitamin supplement, preferably ABO specific*

Liver Support Protocol

Use this protocol for 4 weeks.

• Milk Thistle Extract (Silybum marianum), 175 mg: 2-3 capsules, daily

• Artichoke Extract (Cynara scolymnus), 160 mg standardized to contain

13%-18% caffeylquinic acids calculated as chlorogenic acid: 1-2

capsules, daily

• Phyllanthus (Phyllanthus amarus), 500 mg: 1-2 capsules, daily

Non-Secretors Add:

• Dandelion Root (Taraxacum officinale), 200 mg: 1-2 capsules, twice

daily

General Recommendations Usable by All Groups:

• L-Glutathione, 500 mg: 1 capsule, twice daily

Notes:

1. Chuanxinlian should not be used for longer than 3 weeks.

2. Osha is an endangered species.

Pieter W. Cloete, MB, CHB, D/C

90 Meade Street

, Western Cape, South Africa, 6530

Phone: 27-44-884-0863 Fax: 27- 44-884-0738

Specialty: CT,FP,GE,GP,OS

P.G. Labuschagne, MD, D/C

P.O. Box 783

14 Delport Street

Schweizer Reneke, South Africa, 2780

Phone: 27-53-963-1310 Fax: 27-53-963-1914

Specialty: GP,A,CD,CT,DIA,PD

Ngwenya, MD

132 Josia Chinamano Ave

Harare, Zimbabwe, South Africa

Phone: 263-4-725973 Fax: 263-4-739832

Specialty: A,CT,CD,DIA,DD,GE,GP,PM,YS

Lawrence P. Retief, MB, BCH, D/C

43 Linksfield Rd. Dowerglen

Edenvale, South Africa, 1609

Phone: 27-11-453-7551 Fax: 27-11-453-8204

Specialty: AC,GP

A - ALLERGY

AA - ANTI-AGING

AN - ANESTHESIOLOGY

AC - ACUPUNCTURE

AR - ARTHRITIS

AU - AURICULOTHERAPY

BA - BARIATRICS

CD - CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

CT - CHELATION THERAPY

CS - CHEST DISEASE

DD - DEGENERATIVE DISEASE

DIA - DIABETES

END - ENDOCRINOLOGY

FP - FAMILY PRACTICE

GD - GENERAL DENTISTRY

GE - GASTROENTEROLOGY

GP - GENERAL PRACTICE

GER - GERIATRICS

GYN - GYNECOLOGY

HGL - HYPOGLYCEMIA

HO - HYPERBARIC OXYGEN

HOM - HOMEOPATHY

HYP - HYPNOSIS

IM - INTERNAL MEDICINE

LM - LEGAL MEDICINE

MM - METABOLIC MEDICINE

NT - NUTRITION

OBS - OBSTETRICS

OD - ORTHODONTIA

OME - ORTHOMOLECULAR MEDICINE

ON - ONCOLOGY

OPH - OPHTHALMOLOGY

OSM - OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATION

PD - PEDIATRICS

PM - PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

PMR - PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION

P - PSYCHIATRY

PO - PSYCHIATRY (ORTHOMOLECULAR)

PH - PUBLIC HEALTH

P/S - PROLOTHERAPY/SCLEROTHERAPY

PUD - PULMONARY DISEASES

R - RADIOLOGY

RHU - RHEUMATOLOGY

RHI - RHINOLOGY

S - SURGERY

WR - WEIGHT REDUCTION

YS - YEAST SYNDROME

On Monday, September 16, 2002, at 01:25 AM, Hilda Vosloo wrote:

> I hope you all remember my friend Reneé.  She introduced herself via my

> email some time ago.  Anyway, we really need some advice from the more

> knowledgeable people on this list.

>

> Reneé has been on BTD for quite some time, being a very good girl. 

> Never eats avoids.  But:

>

>   a.. she keeps gaining weight,

>   b.. her candida is so bad that her mouth looks like that of a baby

> with thrush,

>   c.. she suffers extreme fatigue,

>   d.. her hands tingle and then go dead at night regardless of the

> position the lays in,

>   e.. she is continually thirsty,

>   f.. her skin is very very dry,

>   g.. after getting a bad bout of flue, she is suffering double

> vision - fifth week now.  It doesn't get any better.  The doctor said

> her sinuses were so badly infected that it started to drain out of her

> eyes.  Could this be possible?

>   h.. she went for blood tests checking her thyroid and other

> hormones - nothing wrong.

>   i.. she went for a fasting blood sugar test - 4,7 - normal.

>   j.. she went for a glucose tolerance test - nothing wrong despite the

> fact that she couldn't see after consuming all that glucose.  she had

> to wait at the pathologists for quite some time before she could drive

> home.

> This girl is getting more and more depressed by the day and I don't

> know what advice to give anymore.  Help me out here guys please.  She

> is O+, secretor, 37 years old.

>

>

> Hilda