Re: Digest Number 731

[Guest guest]

Ann,

Hi, I am an old time person on the list who has been lurking for a while.

This sounds like quite a herx, especially the esophagus and cough with

plerutitic pain, which sounded familiar to me. I didn't notice in your note

what your diagnosis is. These are common symptoms to some of the rheumatic

diseases.

You might need to slow down on your dosage if it hasn't stopped by the time

this note reaches you.

http://hometown.aol.com//lindartc/index.htm

> Now I am a wreck with new

> symptoms-sore swollen muscles, weird soreness in my esophagus, and a cough

> with pleuritic pain. I don't want anything to threaten this treatment--my

[Guest guest]

<< mtx dosage >>

Hi ,

I have gotten down to 10 mg (from 17.5) I like the lower dose, but the

bod is just making it...... in Wisconsin

[Guest guest]

Dick: I am a 78 yr. old male physician (MD) who has CMT Dx at Mayo, Rochester

by Dyck, MD. There are two kind of nervous systems, the

sympathetic/parasympathetic which control body functions such as respiration

and pupilary contraction/dilation, etc. and the sensory/motor with which

we are mostly familiar. The failure to perceive sensation is a sensory nerve

function while erectile disorders are due to the sympathetic system

affectation. Neither is controllable for the most part by the individual. It

sounds to me like you have a problem with your nervous system due to a

neuropathy, most likely CMT - (Diabetes???). Consult your neurologist. I

believe he will concur. I am not sure if there is much one can do about

this. My wife has severe Diabetes and has hemi-anesthesia about the genitals, a

difficult problem for the pair of us.

Keep the faith and God Bless:

S.

[Guest guest]

> No other country in the world has ever enjoy the amount and type of health

care we have in the USA! For that reason asking them if they like their

> system doesn NOT mean that Americans would. Most of them don't know any

better. Though all are treated the same the wealthy purchase their health

> care on the side.

> ________________________________________________________________________

>

> Message: 25

> Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 02:07:35 -0000

> From: samjohn33@...

> Subject: Healthcare

>

> A great many people do not seem to have adequate health benefits.

> Anyone from Canada that can comment on your healthcare system?. I talk

> to some from Canada and they for the most part seem to like their

> system. Also England and other countries that have socialized

> healthcare. This country needs to do something so all may have

> sufficient care.

>

> ________________________________________________________________________

> ________________________________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

,

Dick S here,

I appreciate the info regarding nervous system. To add information, having

an erection is no problem, maintaining one to climax is. Is that a lack of

sensory response to the brain, which in turn thinks nothing is happening and

erases the need? Which type of Dr. would I go to for help? Or is worrying

about it making it worse? Info is appreciated.

[Guest guest]

Hi, I was reading your e-mail an your daughter sounds an awful lot like mine.

She sometimes is playing an all of a sudden she'll stop for a minute almost

like shes having a seizure an then she'll say your o.k she gets that from me

i say that to her a lot.How did they already say your daughter is autisic

without all the testing my daughter went threw testing at the cincinnati

center for developmental disorders, and it was a long process

pychs,deveolpmental peds, special ed ,o.t.therapist an speech probably others

i forgot the neuro was seperate ,but he ordered the mri,eeg blood work,and i

am getting ready to get a 24 hour eeg done on her because many people are

finding small seizures in their kids that way. Anyhow my daughter doesn't

have any behavioral issues basically just the speech an lining of objects. I

was thinking maybe your daughter needs some oral exercises to help her with

the bottle calming thing.An o.t can teach you those mouth

exercises.dannilynn700231@...

[Guest guest]

are heel spurs and osteoarthritis related to ra at all? can you have both

ra and osteo in your knees? thanks for answers in advance

kelly

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[Guest guest]

I don't about those being related but I do know you can have both OA and RA.

I do.

Hugs,

Jacy

-----Original Message-----From: kelly donovan [mailto:jamymad@...]Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 10:39Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Re: Digest Number 731are heel spurs and osteoarthritis related to ra at all? can you have bothra and osteo in your knees? thanks for answers in advancekelly________________________________________________________________The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand!Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER!Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

[Guest guest]

can you have both

> ra and osteo in your knees?

I do, and I'm only 43. The OA was diagnosed 5 years ago.

Sierra

[Guest guest]

My rheumy said that OA is an opportunistic disease so that any joint

that has been damaged is a joint where OA is more likely to hit.

Not one of those facts I am happy about, but not a problem as yet

Annette

> I don't about those being related but I do know you can have both

OA and RA.

> I do.

>

> Hugs,

> Jacy

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: kelly donovan [mailto:jamymad@j...]

> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 10:39

> Rheumatoid Arthritis

> Subject: Re: Digest Number 731

>

>

> are heel spurs and osteoarthritis related to ra at all? can you

have both

> ra and osteo in your knees? thanks for answers in advance

> kelly

>

>

[Guest guest]

aralya, Just today Hubby said his blood sugar has (mysteriously) come down

50 points. Now we know why.

I have also used Cinnamon for my bladder infections but I take a full 2

tablespoons for that.

--nh

From: " aralya " <aralya@...>

Subject: cinnamon

Bee, sorry for not getting back to you earlier, I was kind of busy -

thank you very much for the butter-information! I am sure your brother

is ok, I really am.

I found this information about cinnamon, it looks like it is a very

good antifungal and also helps with blood sugar levels. The site

where I found it is very interesting and has a lot of information

about many other foods: http://www.whfoods.com.

Best, Andreea

" Anti-Microbial Activity

Cinnamon's essential oils also qualify it as an " anti-microbial " food,

and cinnamon has been studied for its ability to help stop the growth

of bacteria as well as fungi, including the commonly problematic yeast

Candida. In laboratory tests, growth of yeasts that were resistant to

the commonly used anti-fungal medication fluconazole was often (though

not always) stopped by cinnamon extracts.

Cinnamon's antimicrobial properties are so effective that recent

research demonstrates this spice can be used as an alternative to

traditional food preservatives. In a study, published in the August

2003 issue of the International Journal of Food Microbiology, the

addition of just a few drops of cinnamon essential oil to 100 ml

(approximately 3 ounces) of carrot broth, which was then refrigerated,

inhibited the growth of the foodborne pathogenic Bacillus cereus for

at least 60 days. When the broth was refrigerated without the addition

of cinnamon oil, the pathogenic B. cereus flourished despite the cold

temperature. In addition, researchers noted that the addition of

cinnamon not only acted as an effective preservative but improved the

flavor of the broth.(October 1, 2003)

Blood Sugar Control

Cinnamon may significantly help people with type 2 diabetes improve

their ability to respond to insulin, thus normalizing their blood

sugar levels. Both test tube and animal studies have shown that

compounds in cinnamon not only stimulate insulin receptors, but also

inhibit an enzyme that inactivates them, thus significantly increasing

cells' ability to use glucose. Studies to confirm cinnamon's

beneficial actions in humans are currently underway with the most

recent report coming from researchers from the US Agricultural

Research Service, who have shown that less than half a teaspoon per

day of cinnamon reduces blood sugar levels in persons with type 2

diabetes. Their study included 60 Pakistani volunteers with type 2

diabetes who were not taking insulin. Subjects were divided into six

groups. For 40 days, groups 1, 2 and 3 were given 1, 3, or 6 grams per

day of cinnamon while groups 4, 5 and 6 received placebo capsules.

Even the lowest amount of cinnamon, 1 gram per day (approximately ¼ to

½ teaspoon), produced an approximately 20% drop in blood sugar;

cholesterol and triglycerides were lowered as well. When daily

cinnamon was stopped, blood sugar levels began to increase. (December

30, 2003)

Test tube, animal and human studies have all recently investigated

cinnamon's ability to improve insulin activity, and thus our cells'

ability to absorb and use glucose from the blood.

On going in vitro or test tube research conducted by

and his colleagues at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center is

providing new understanding of the mechanisms through which cinnamon

enhances insulin activity. In their latest paper, published in the

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, et al.

characterize the insulin-enhancing complexes in cinnamon-a collection

of catechin/epicatechin oligomers that increase the body's

insulin-dependent ability to use glucose roughly 20-fold.. Some

scientists had been concerned about potentially toxic effects of

regularly consuming cinnamon. This new research shows that the

potentially toxic compounds in cinnamon bark are found primarily in

the lipid (fat) soluble fractions and are present only at very low

levels in water soluble cinnamon extracts, which are the ones with the

insulin-enhancing compounds.

A recent animal study demonstrating cinnamon's beneficial effects on

insulin activity appeared in the December 2003 issue of Diabetes

Research and Clinical Practice. In this study, when rats were given a

daily dose of cinnamon (300 mg per kilogram of body weight) for a 3

week period, their skeletal muscle was able to absorb 17% more blood

sugar per minute compared to that of control rats, which had not

received cinnamon, an increase researchers attributed to cinnamon's

enhancement of the muscle cells' insulin-signaling pathway. In humans

with type 2 diabetes, consuming as little as 1 gram of cinnamon per

day was found to reduce blood sugar, triglycerides, LDL (bad)

cholesterol, and total cholesterol, in a study published in the

December 2003 issue of Diabetes Care. The placebo-controlled study

evaluated 60 people with type 2 diabetes (30 men and 30 women ranging

in age from 44 to 58 years) who were divided into 6 groups. Groups 1,

2, and 3 were given 1, 3, or 6 grams of cinnamon daily, while groups

4, 5, and 6 received 1, 3 or 6 grams of placebo. After 40 days, all

three levels of cinnamon reduced blood sugar levels by 18-29%,

triglycerides 23-30%, LDL cholesterol 7-27%, and total cholesterol

12-26%, while no significant changes were seen in those groups

receiving placebo. The researchers' conclusion: including cinnamon in

the diet of people with type 2 diabetes will reduce risk factors

associated with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.(January 28, 2004)

The latest research on cinnamon shows that by enhancing insulin

signaling, cinnamon can prevent insulin resistance even in animals fed

a high-fructose diet! A study published in the February 2004 issue of

Hormone Metabolism Research showed that when rats fed a high-fructose

diet were also given cinnamon extract, their ability to respond to and

utilize glucose (blood sugar) was improved so much that it was the

same as that of rats on a normal (control) diet. Cinnamon is so

powerful an antioxidant that, when compared to six other antioxidant

spices (anise, ginger, licorice, mint, nutmeg and vanilla) and the

chemical food preservatives (BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole), BHT

(butylated hydroxytoluene), and propyl gallate), cinnamon prevented

oxidation more effectively than all the other spices (except mint) and

the chemical antioxidants. (May 6, 2004) "