The HFME e-newsletter - January 2011

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----- Forwarded Message ----From: Jodi Bassett <newsletter@...>Sent: Thu, 27 January, 2011 7:23:34 PMSubject: The HFME e-newsletter - January 2011Hello and welcome to the 'Hummingbirds' Foundation for MyalgicEncephalomyelitis' e-newsletter for January 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: Liposomal glutathione and M.E.2. A new draft paper: Treating M.E. in the early stages3. A new paper: Enemas for detoxification in M.E.4. A new paper: Managing colds and flu and M.E.5. Various HFME site updates6. New recommended articles by other authors------A new paper is available: Liposomal glutathione and M.E.As Lesley Ben explains in her HFME paper on antioxidants, direct oralglutathione supplementation is not recommended. This is because thesupplement breaks down into its different parts in the stomach.Recently, however, a new delivery system for glutathione has becomeavailable and is thought to be far more effective than glutathione givenby injection (which while effective to some extent, only has a half lifeof 2 minutes in the body) and is certainly more practical. It utilisesnanotechnology to deliver glutathione to the bloodstream and the cellsof the body in a way that protects it from degradation by the stomach.As vitamin C experts Dr Levy explains, Vitamin C is the premierextracellular antioxidant and glutathione is the premier intracellularantioxidant. Vitamin C and glutathione are powerful and importantantioxidants taken alone and have an even more powerful synergisticeffect when they are taken together. They both give the body the 'rapidand profound influx of electrons' needed to fight disease and to supportheart, lung and brain health and immunity says Dr Levy, who also addsthat 'Virtually all diseases and toxins/poisons cause sickness and deaththrough their electron stealing activity.'See: http://www.hfme.org/antioxidants.htm#690435068------A new paper is available: Managing colds and flu and M.E.Preventing and managing colds and influenza effectively is a veryimportant part of managing M.E. well generally.See: http://www.hfme.org/managingcoldsandflus.htm------A new draft paper is available: Treating M.E. in the early stagesThe information contained in most of 'Treating M.E.' is aimed at thosethat have been ill with M.E. for years or even decades. For those thathave only been ill with M.E. for a very short period of time, adifferent and/or more aggressive approach may be called for.As always, comments are welcomed.See: http://www.hfme.org/treatingearlystageme.htmSee also the two other new (early) draft papers from HFME:http://www.hfme.org/findingagooddoctor.htmhttp://www.hfme.org/testingformepland.htm------A new paper is available: Enemas for detoxification in M.E.Benefits of enemas include the following: reduced pain levels (in 90% ofpatients and no matter what the cause of the pain), improved circulationand detoxification, removal of parasites, weight loss (due to old wastematter being removed), reduced load on the liver, reduced allergies anda stronger immune system, improved skin, improved bowel movements and areduction of many other symptoms of various conditions; especially ifthe condition is caused or exacerbated by an over-acidic or toxiccondition in the body.See: http://www.hfme.org/coffeeenemas.htm-------HFME website updates1. The 'What is M.E.? Summary' paper has been updated and edited.See: http://www.hfme.org/whatismesummary.htm2. The 'Misdiagnosis of 'CFS' paper has been updated, and now includes amention of post-Polio syndrome as one of the diseases commonlymisdiagnosed as 'CFS.'See: http://www.hfme.org/misdiagnosis.htm3. The book review of Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin by Zoltan RonaM.D. has been updated and a minor error has been corrected.See: http://www.hfme.org/booksonhealthvitamins.htm#6357048974. The HFME Guestbook has been updated and is now current up to January1st 2011.See: http://www.hfme.org/theguestbook.htm------Other new recommended links and papers1. Action AlertNow the FDA Is Going After Vitamin C!"The FDA has just notified one pharmacy that it will no longer be allowedto manufacture or distribute injectable vitamin Cdespite its remarkablepower to heal conditions that conventional medicine cant touch. Pleasehelp reverse this outrageous decision!"See:http://www.anh-usa.org/action-alert-now-the-fda-is-going-after-vitamin-c/-------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.htm3. International M.E. expert disputes that 'CFS' XMRV retrovirus claimhas relevance to M.E. patients"Note that HFME do not recommend that patients buy the (very expensive)XMRV tests that are available. A positive result on this test isvirtually meaningless. It does not prove that a person has M.E. (or anyother distinct disease), that their disease is caused by or worsened bythe XMRV virus nor that anti-retroviral drugs will necessarily behelpful or even able to be tolerated. It doesn't even prove illness ordisease in any way, as many are wrongly claiming."http://www.hfme.org/xmrvpressrelease.htm4. Liposomal vitamin C and M.E.http://www.hfme.org/researchvitamincandme.htm#654257045-------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=816021111024. Become a fan of the new Facebook HFME page.See:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=81602111102#!/pages/The-Hummingbirds-Foundation-for-ME/1195226080640365. 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.Best wishes everyone until next month,Jodi Bassett (and the HFME team)-----This month's quotes:"Since no one has ever seen an electron, for most people it remains atheoretical entity. It is this invisibility that makes it so difficultto accept them as real entities that reliably treat diseases moreeffectively than antibiotics or prescription drugs. Yet this isprecisely the case. Even though it is not possible to give a teaspoon ofelectrons to a sick child, one can administer medications and/ornutrients that are extremely rich in their electron content.Once asufficient quantity of electrons is delivered to the body, it bringswhat can only be described as fantastic clinical results when comparedto traditional medical therapies. And, this has already been shown to betrue for a wide variety of medical conditions." Dr Levy"Never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, howeversmall, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seedgerminates and roots itself." Florence Nightingale-----HFME E-NEWSLETTER NOTES:1. If you'd like to unsubscribe, just reply to this newsletter (or emailHFME the word 'unsubscribe' and quote the number 19). To changethe email address your newsletter is sent to, please quote this same number.2. Permission is given to forward this email (unedited). Please delete thee-mail address from the top of the email, however. 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