Re: NV use for elderly people? Plus a brief update

[Guest guest]

I am so sorry to hear that your Dad is not feeling well! And don't ever

think anything that affects your life and the life of your child is off topic

here! I hope that like my Aunt that he too bounces back at least in energy

level once on Nutriiveda. I too would love to hear any reason why an elderly

person couldn't have easily digestible water soluble whole food nutrition!!

The funny thing with my Aunt is that all her doctors (and she has some of the

best) and nurses approved the use Nutriiveda -in fact encouraged it as she was

not eating and it provides such incredible whole food nutrition -but my Aunt

Leona was the one refusing to even try it for...months?! I was told by a few

medical professionals who have knowledge in nutrition that Nutriiveda is

excellent for either children, seniors, or anyone having trouble with digestion

as it's so easily digestible by the body. Each serving provides all the

essential amino acids the body needs daily as well as whole food replacement of

any vitamins. And even better -the nutrients are again ALL water soluble!!

That includes the vitamin A and E in it from the whole foods. There are no drug

interactions and you 'could' eat the entire canister and it wouldn't hurt you

-no known overdose. (just a really expensive poop) One nutritionist feels this

needs to be shared with more endocrinologists it's that incredible for those

that have trouble getting enough nutrients that are easily digestible from whole

food sources.

I know you have a medical background as well so you know how difficult doctors

or PhDs can be as patients -and my Aunt again has her PhD in nursing and had

gotten to a point that she was so difficult she was hurting herself! Thank

goodness the day I begged her on her death bed to just " try " nutriiveda she did

-and again all are shocked on her bounce back. The problem was however that she

once again tried to do too much to fast -was out walking with her nurse and once

again...FELL!!! - my still fragile nurse who was just days before on her death

bed saying goodbye to everyone, the nurse and the walker all went backwards and

we think Aunt Leona hit her head too because her speech seemed slurred after the

fall. Once again she was really bad- but thank goodness this time she's been on

her nutriiveda and continues to strengthen. I just spoke to her and she said

she feels she is getting stronger again. I just know that she won't be happy

until she is once again independent and honestly don't know if that is ever

possible again. Nutriiveda is incredible -but even nutriiveda has it's limits!

And speaking of which -please don't be discouraged if the surges you are seeing

aren't quite as dramatic as others. You know that of course the more you need

to go the longer it will take -but progress is progress! The following is from

Gretchen, a mom and research scientist from our group which she first posted a

version of here- but she allowed us to put up on our theory page as I think it's

that good. Like you, her child also don't have " dramatic " surges- but surges.

From Gretchen Walsh, Research Scientist:

I want to present another side to this story. Please, don't assume that science

or medicine has all the answers. I am trained scientist with 12 + years of

training after high school. The more we find out we know, the more we find out

we don't know. Medicine and science have much to offer. But, I am also fully

aware of how much medicine does not know about helping our

apraxic/autistic/otherwise neuroatypical children. I have a son with a

microdeletion syndrome (and by the way, many autistic children also have a

microdeletion syndrome), and will not do anything to hurt him. I research my

options fully. You are absolutely correct: as parents we have a responsibility

to protect our children and our pocketbooks.

Unfortunately, in autism and other neurological disorders, there aren't many

answers available yet. Because of the limitations of science and medicine, I

have chosen to research my options and give my son every REASONABLE chance to

reach his maximum potential. Because there are no answers, I am left to find

them on my own. In this area, in fact, Western Medicine may actually mislead us.

I have been aware of cases of autism cured since the 1980's. Do you know it is

not until the last year or so that " Scientists " have acknowledged that some

people have been cured of autism, even thirty years ago? So, although they have

helped keep parents from spending oodles of money or causing other harm from

therapies that don't work, if all parents had listened to 'scientists' some

parents would never have cured their children of autism. It is the parents of

autistic children who are the originators of much of the research currently

being done on treating autism. Scientists have spent a lot of time and money on

figuring out what autism is and what causes it....that is very important. There

are many different causes and that contributes to confusion and difficulty

performing treatment studies. But, I have decided I am not going to wait 20

years for the studies to come out and find that I have damaged my son by NOT

making a simple/harmless intervention that would have benefitted him when his

young brain was still forming.

If there is a chance that I might try something that will benefit him and won't

hurt him, and will only cost me $80 to try it...... (contrast that with many

other alternative and complementary medicine approaches that are either known to

be harmful or that cost thousands of dollars.)You better believe I am going to

try it. In fact, I do not sell Nutriiveda and never will...it's not my thing.

However, I have bought it as a gift for other people with medical issues and

have seen it help. It has helped my son some, not as dramatically as many

others. He does not have autism. I want to keep him on it for several months

because there are studies that turmeric has helped prevent damage to nerves in

some inherited neuropathies. It will probably take time to see if there is more

benefit than the small surges I have seen in speech, behavior, maturity, impulse

control and frustration tolerance. At some point, probably one year, I will have

to decide if it is worth $80 or $160/month. It might not be. Then I will

discontinue it. Or it might be worth it. However, until then, because I have

seen small surges in many areas, I will continue it and give it a chance to

work. If you look, there is a ton of science behind whey protein isolates and

the other contents of the Nutriiveda. There is a ton of research on how our

typical American diet creates high levels of inflammation in our system, causing

many chronic health problems. Good nutrition that is easily absorbed is good

science and good medicine and good sense. No, there is not a specific research

study out on Nutriiveda yet, because it is a recent and serendipitous finding

that it helped our kids. Research takes time. Do you know ph Lister was

laughed at for years by his fellow surgeons because he believed that germs could

cause surgical infections, and that they should wash their hands before

operating?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ph_Lister,_1st_Baron_Lister There are thousands

of examples like this in medicine/science.

So, what I am saying is, as a parent of a special needs child it is our

responsibility to decided what to try to help them. We should not try every whim

that comes around. We should not make ourselves poor trying things that have

little research or support. And we should be careful about doing things that

aren't proven safe. But, because the research isn't done yet, We have to do our

own research, whether we like it or not. Every parent has to make decisions

based on what they believe is best. But do it with knowledge, and gut instincts

about your child. Or you can depend on your doctor to research this, but I can

guarantee you have more time and energy for researching things that will help

your child or yourself than your physician has. If your gut reaction tells you

NV is not right for your son, trust your instincts. However, if your 'reason' to

try NV is that there is no research, I would suggest you research whey protein

and turmeric (curcumin) for starters. Then you could do your own research on

each ingredient in NV. You could research the effects of the typical American

diet on inflammation and chronic disease. Then your decision would be based on

science, and I believe you might reconsider your decision......based on science.

Good luck with your son. It's clear that you care very much about your son, and

are very careful in making good decisions for him and for your family.

Gretchen, mother 6, microdeletion syndrome, and triplet girls, age 8

From our parent's and doctor's theory page

http://pursuitofresearch.org/science.html

God bless your family and Dad and again hope that he bounces back just like my

Aunt once on Nutriiveda.

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