Hummingbirds' Foundation for M.E. e-newsletter for April/May 2011

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Hello and welcome to the 'Hummingbirds' Foundation for MyalgicEncephalomyelitis' e-newsletter for April/May 2011We hope this past month has been treating you and yours as well as possible.The new projects we have to tell you about this month are:1. A new paper: Pregnancy and nutrition, and pregnancy and M.E2. A new paper: Coconut oil, lauric acid, monolaurin and M.E.3. A new paper: Liver, liver extracts, cod liver oil and M.E.4. A new paper: Healthy treats5. Two new Amazon lists6. A new page on the dangers of the Fluoroquinolone antibiotic drugs------A new paper is available: Pregnancy and nutrition, and pregnancy and M.EThis is a short summary paper on prenatal nutrition (created by me overthe last week or so, for a family member!). It also includes somecomments at the end appropriate for pregnant M.E. patients.See: http://www.hfme.org/pregnancyandme.htm------A new paper is available: Coconut oil, lauric acid, monolaurin and M.E.Information on why coconut oil and other coconut products are a goodchoice for healthSee: http://www.hfme.org/coconutoil.htm------A new paper is available: Liver, liver extracts, cod liver oil and M.E.Health information on the role of all liver-related foods and productsin M.E.See: http://www.hfme.org/liverextracts.htm------A new paper is available: Healthy treatsA collection of recipes that are dairy-free, soy-free, egg-free,wheat-free, grain-free, legume-free, nightshade-free and gluten-free buthopefully not taste-free!See: http://www.hfme.org/healthytreats.htm-------Two new Amazon M.E. lists are available.I have recently created two Amazon lists which feature some of my ownfavourite brands of supplements and vitamins, and also other items andtools of use to the M.E. patient. The main reasons for doing so were tomake my own supplement purchasing tasks easier by having links to allthe different products in one place, and also to save me time each weekfrom finding the links to individual products each time someone asked mefor one.Patients that have very little time online may wish to use these listsas a quick way to get a starting point for their own purchasingdecisions, and so I am including links to them here for those that areinterested. (I've had a lot of positive feedback for including suchinformation. Further feedback is welcomed.)List one: Excellent supplements listhttp://www.amazon.com/wishlist/8JII5M6DGD28/ref=cm_wl_rlist_goList two: Excellent tools and devices listhttp://www.amazon.com/wishlist/HL6TK9T22N82/ref=cm_wl_rlist_go(I receive no monies at all from anyone choosing to buy any supplementor device or tool from either of these lists, and highly recommend thatpatients shop around and find the best deals and products for them, andwhich best suit their own individual needs, at whichever other retailersthey may prefer.)-------A new page is available on the dangers of the Fluoroquinolone antibioticdrugs (Cipro, Levaquin, Floxin, Tequin and others).This page is essential reading for anyone even considering taking any ofthese dangerous drugs. Many safer alternatives are available.An excerpt:"The Fluoroquinolone antibiotic drugs (Cipro, Levaquin, Floxin, Tequinand others) `are the most toxic and dangerous antibiotic in clinicalpractice today' according to the Fluoroquinolone Toxicity ResearchFoundation. They go on to say, `We cannot even begin to count the numberof lives these drugs have destroyed rather then saved in the past fortyyears.'"See: http://www.hfme.org/fluoroquinolone.htm------Other recent/major HFME papers:1. XMRV, 'CFS' and M.E.http://www.hfme.org/xmrvcfsandme.htm2. M.E.: The shocking diseasehttp://www.hfme.org/metheshockingdisease.htmSee also:http://www.hfme.org/whobenefitsfromcfs.htmhttp://www.hfme.org/warningoncfsresearch.htm3. International M.E. expert disputes that 'CFS' XMRV retrovirus claimhas relevance to M.E. patientshttp://www.hfme.org/xmrvpressrelease.htm4. Symptom-based management vs. deep healing in M.E.http://www.hfme.org/treatmentconcepts.htmhttp://www.hfme.org/theorderofattack.htm5. Finding a good doctor when you have M.E.http://www.hfme.org/findingagooddoctor.htmhttp://www.hfme.org/testingformepland.htm-------Ongoing HFME projects1. The Hummingbirds' Foundation for M.E. is setting up two new memorialpages. One for M.E. patients and one for all those patients misdiagnosedwith 'CFS' who have diseases other than M.E. If you would like a friend orfamily member to be included in this memorial list, please see the HFMEmemorial lists page at http://www.hfme.org/mememoriallist.htm2. Donate 'free' money to M.E. advocacy if you are a new customer at theiHerb or VRP online supplement and vitamin shops. For more informationplease see: http://www.hfme.org/donatetohfme.htm3. Join the Facebook HFME group.See: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=81602111102There is also a HFME FB page.4. Join the M.E. cause on Facebookhttp://www.causes.com/causes/220295. Grey M.E. awareness ribbon designs - prototypes available to be viewedSee: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=21324 & id=119522608064036 & ref=mf6. A new HFME M.E. patient card mailing listSee: http://www.hfme.org/thehfmemecardsproject.htm----------That's it for this month.I hope you've found some of the new papers useful.Best wishes everyone until next month,Jodi Bassett (and the HFME team)-----This month's quotes:"Pasteurization destroys enzymes, diminishes vitamin content, denaturesfragile milk proteins, destroys vitamins C, B12 and B6, kills beneficialbacteria, promotes pathogens and is associated with allergies, increasedtooth decay, colic in infants, growth problems in children,osteoporosis, arthritis, heart disease and cancer. Calves fedpasteurized milk do poorly and many die before maturity." The Weston A.Price Foundation"We have pointed out that concerns about vitamin A toxicity areexaggerated. While some forms of synthetic vitamin A found insupplements can be toxic at only moderately high doses, fat-solublevitamin A naturally found in foods like cod liver oil, liver, andbutterfat is safe at up to ten times the doses of water-soluble,solidified and emulsified vitamin A found in some supplements thatproduce toxicity. Additionally, the vitamin D found in cod liver oil andbutterfat from pasture-raised animals protects against vitamin Atoxicity, and allows one to consume a much higher amount of vitamin Abefore it becomes toxic.Liver from land mammals is high in vitamin A butlow in vitamin D, and should therefore be consumed with other vitaminD-rich foods such as lard or bacon from pasture-raised pigs, egg yolks,and oily fish, or during months in which UV-B light is sufficient toprovide one with adequate vitamin D." Sally Fallon and Enig."From 1999 - 2000 a study was done at San Lazaro hospital in Manila byConrado S. Dayrit, MD, and the affect of coconut oil and monolaurin onthe viral load of HIV patients. It was found that lauric acid did bringdown the viral load of HIV patients. Dr. Dayrit is now conductingsimilar studies on the SARS virus, since the coconut oil consumingPhilippines population was relatively unaffected by the recent SARSoutbreak in China and other countries." Virgin Coconut Oil and Viruses"More than 99.99% of animal species synthesize vitamin C (ascorbic acid)on average, adjusted for body weight, 5400 mg daily. In animals, theirascorbic acid (vitamin C) is transmitted directly into the blood stream.They also obtain a little more in their diets. Irwin Stone believed that most humans are born with scurvy. Stone isnot alone in blaming Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) on the lack ofvitamin C in baby diets. It is wise for the mother to consume allorthomlecular vitamins, especially 1 to 5 mg of folic acid." Dr. A.Hoffer, MD, Ph.D on the Vitamin C Foundation website.-----If you have received this newsletter as a forwarded email and would nowlike to subscribe to the newsletter, see:http://www.hfme.org/hfmeenewsletter.htm