general question

[Guest guest]

Dear Judy,

If your daughter doesn't absolutely need the shot DO NOT DO IT!!!!

Never put any chemical into your body that you do not have to have. It's

that simple. She has already shown an intolerance to the shots, this may or

may not increase with the next one. Only taking the shot will tell. I have

read nothing about an MS link... and don't know if there is really enough

data available yet.... but in this world we do have a history of vacinations

coming back to haunt us in various illnesses.

Good Luck to you both,

Ruth

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Dear Friends,

I have a general question for those of you who are up on the vaccination

dilemma. Not for me, but for my daughter who is 16. She has taken the first

two hepatitis A/B shots and has to get a third one. Meanwhile, however, I

was told that in France they stopped vaccinating babies as someone found a

link between MS and the vaccine. Is this true? Has anyone heard about this?

What should we do, if she has already had the first two shots, which I am

told provide about 70% protection, should she have the third, meaning once

she got one, the danger exists already so she should finish the series, or

should we stop here and hope for the best. She was supposed to volunteer for

the emergency medical services as part of her national service, hence the

shot but meanwhile she will be working in the teaching corps instead so it's

not a real issue.

Thanks for any feedback, particularly in view of the fact that I have CFS

and was warned against any other vaccinations for myself and my daughter had

mono 18 months ago and shows a few signs of CFS herself. By the way, she had

no bad reaction to the first two shots.

Thanks loads in advance,

Judy

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In a message dated 2/19/2007 4:03:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

mfarrish@... writes:

>>Just a general question - I read constantly about the

>>therapists/hospital horrors on this site - has anyone

>>ever tried hypnosis? I realize it would not be for

>>everyone, but has anyone ever tried it? I know it may

>>not be perceived as (real medicine) however, if it

>>worked it would be worth it.

Hi -

I actually asked about hypnosis when my daughter was diagnosed & things were

so bad. As I remember, one reason it won't work is because OCD

rituals/compulsions are a conscience choice. It's like using hypnosis for

quitting

smoking..... stopping the conscience choice to smoke can be mastered in just a

few

days (the physical need/habit) - after that you're trying to fight an

addiction (non-conscience choice) which is what the hypnosis apparently helps

you

do.

It's also said that hypnosis would never make someone do something they

wouldn't normally agree to do (you couldn't hypnotize someone to kill a person

if

they wouldn't have made the conscience choice to do it on their own to begin

with.) Again - it comes down to whether or not it's a conscience choice.

personally, I always thought that hypnosis might help in the treatment of

OCD, in that a post-hypnotic suggestion for relaxation could be made so when the

person is trying to fight an OCD compulsion/ritual, they could do something

to help themselves calm down & reduce the anxiety level - thereby helping

them stay in control.

I'd be interested to hear what you find out if you choose to look into this

further.

LT

[Guest guest]

Just want to say, we have no horror story. Our therapist has been great, dd

loves her, we have had only positive experiences.

We have not tried hypnosis. I did try it years ago for myself for weight loss.

I weigh more now than I did then. LOL! It was VERY relaxing when I did it and

I did enjoy it, though. Didnt do anything for me.

Sharon

General Question

Just a general question - I read constantly about the

therapists/hospital horrors on this site - has anyone

ever tried hypnosis? I realize it would not be for

everyone, but has anyone ever tried it? I know it may

not be perceived as (real medicine) however, if it

worked it would be worth it.

Anyone?

__________________________________________________________

Don't pick lemons.

See all the new 2007 cars at Autos.

http://autos./new_cars.html

[Guest guest]

Just want to say, we have no horror story. Our therapist has been great, dd

loves her, we have had only positive experiences.

We have not tried hypnosis. I did try it years ago for myself for weight loss.

I weigh more now than I did then. LOL! It was VERY relaxing when I did it and

I did enjoy it, though. Didnt do anything for me.

Sharon

General Question

Just a general question - I read constantly about the

therapists/hospital horrors on this site - has anyone

ever tried hypnosis? I realize it would not be for

everyone, but has anyone ever tried it? I know it may

not be perceived as (real medicine) however, if it

worked it would be worth it.

Anyone?

__________________________________________________________

Don't pick lemons.

See all the new 2007 cars at Autos.

http://autos./new_cars.html

[Guest guest]

There has been talk about pts possibly needing to lose wt pre-op but when asked by the RD, none of them state that the surgeon instructed them to do so. Approval times seem to range from weeks to months.

Amy Long Carrera MS, RD Clinical Dietitian Northridge Hospital Medical Center & Center for Weight Loss Surgery Northridge, CA Amy.Long@... 818-885-8500 x4034

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:54 AM Subject: general question

Just curious if most of the programs out there are requiring some weight loss before surgery and how how much, 5% or 10% or none.

Also wanted to find out how long it is taking for most of your patients to get approved for surgery, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, etc.

Thanks in advance.

[Guest guest]

There has been talk about pts possibly needing to lose wt pre-op but when asked by the RD, none of them state that the surgeon instructed them to do so. Approval times seem to range from weeks to months.

Amy Long Carrera MS, RD Clinical Dietitian Northridge Hospital Medical Center & Center for Weight Loss Surgery Northridge, CA Amy.Long@... 818-885-8500 x4034

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:54 AM Subject: general question

Just curious if most of the programs out there are requiring some weight loss before surgery and how how much, 5% or 10% or none.

Also wanted to find out how long it is taking for most of your patients to get approved for surgery, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, etc.

Thanks in advance.

[Guest guest]

WE require at least 3-5% weight loss before surgery.

It helps to increase patient motivation prior to surgery.

We actually just presented this at ASMBS.

McCarthy, M.S., R.D., L.D.N.Registered Dietitian

Center for Lap-Band Surgery

Mercy Hospital2525 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL

office: 312-567-8793

cell: 773-307-3160

mccarthy112781@...

From: <lauramorr@...>Subject: general question Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 11:54 AM

Just curious if most of the programs out there are requiring some weight loss before surgery and how how much, 5% or 10% or none.

Also wanted to find out how long it is taking for most of your patients to get approved for surgery, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, etc.

Thanks in advance.

[Guest guest]

Our patients are required to lose at least 5% (but sometimes 10% depending the distribution of their weight). This increases their dedication and commitment to making dietary and behavioral changes and helps reduce the size of the liver, lowering their surgical risk.

Depending on the patient's co-morbidities, progress with weight loss, and multiple other factors, it can take as little as 2 months to over a year to be approved for surgery.

Deirdre , MS, RD, LDN

From: Long, Amy - NHMC <Amy.Long@...>Subject: RE: general question Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 12:57 PM

There has been talk about pts possibly needing to lose wt pre-op but when asked by the RD, none of them state that the surgeon instructed them to do so. Approval times seem to range from weeks to months.

Amy Long Carrera MS, RD Clinical Dietitian Northridge Hospital Medical Center & Center for Weight Loss Surgery Northridge, CA Amy.LongCHW (DOT) edu 818-885-8500 x4034

From: BariatricNutritionD ietitians [mailto:BariatricNu tritionDietitian sgroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:54 AMBariatricNutritionD ietitiansSubject: [bariatricNutrition Dietitians] general question

Just curious if most of the programs out there are requiring some weight loss before surgery and how how much, 5% or 10% or none.

Also wanted to find out how long it is taking for most of your patients to get approved for surgery, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, etc.

Thanks in advance.

[Guest guest]

Sure

here is the presentation.

McCarthy, M.S., R.D., L.D.N.Registered Dietitian

Center for Lap-Band Surgery

Mercy Hospital2525 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL

office: 312-567-8793

cell: 773-307-3160

mccarthy112781@...

From: <lauramorrgmail (DOT) com>Subject: [bariatricNutrition Dietitians] general questionBariatricNutritionD ietitiansDate: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 11:54 AM

Just curious if most of the programs out there are requiring some weight loss before surgery and how how much, 5% or 10% or none.

Also wanted to find out how long it is taking for most of your patients to get approved for surgery, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, etc.

Thanks in advance.

[Guest guest]

Great, thank you!

Amy Long Carrera MS, RD Clinical Dietitian Northridge Hospital Medical Center & Center for Weight Loss Surgery Northridge, CA Amy.Long@... 818-885-8500 x4034

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of McCarthySent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 1:15 PM Subject: RE: general question

Sure

here is the presentation.

McCarthy, M.S., R.D., L.D.N.Registered Dietitian

Center for Lap-Band Surgery

Mercy Hospital2525 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL

office: 312-567-8793

cell: 773-307-3160

mccarthy112781

From: <lauramorrgmail (DOT) com>Subject: [bariatricNutrition Dietitians] general questionBariatricNutritionD ietitiansDate: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 11:54 AM

Just curious if most of the programs out there are requiring some weight loss before surgery and how how much, 5% or 10% or none.

Also wanted to find out how long it is taking for most of your patients to get approved for surgery, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, etc.

Thanks in advance.

[Guest guest]

I have been following this group for some time but have not tried the protocol

since my first attempt with Japanese knotweed (Resveratrol by Source Naturals)

which did not go well - terrible abdominal pain. Not even sure whether this was

the correct form of knotweed. I then tried Cat's Claw once and had an equally

bad time of it.

I am doing other protocols but always considering this in the back of my mind.

Do most people see an improvement or just some, because others like me may not

be able to tolerate it?

deb

[Guest guest]

I have seen a huge improvement starting with the cat's claw and glutathione.

Some things do bother my tummy, so maybe if you take just one a day to start

and take it on a full stomach, you might be able to try the herbs again.

Depending on where the bugs are hiding, we all see different affects of the

herbs and for me, it kept changing as they kept moving around.

Start small is the key,

_____

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of Deb57

Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 6:35 AM

Subject: [ ] general question

I have been following this group for some time but have not tried the

protocol since my first attempt with Japanese knotweed (Resveratrol by

Source Naturals) which did not go well - terrible abdominal pain. Not even

sure whether this was the correct form of knotweed. I then tried Cat's Claw

once and had an equally bad time of it.

I am doing other protocols but always considering this in the back of my

mind.

Do most people see an improvement or just some, because others like me may

not be able to tolerate it?

deb

[Guest guest]

,

How do you take glutathione & how often as oral is tough for me even though I

energetically test well.

Jazzman

[ ] general question

I have been following this group for some time but have not tried the

protocol since my first attempt with Japanese knotweed (Resveratrol by

Source Naturals) which did not go well - terrible abdominal pain. Not even

sure whether this was the correct form of knotweed. I then tried Cat's Claw

once and had an equally bad time of it.

I am doing other protocols but always considering this in the back of my

mind.

Do most people see an improvement or just some, because others like me may

not be able to tolerate it?

deb

[Guest guest]

Excellent 2 cents. From: RayRoshi@...Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:31:39 -0800Subject: RE: General Question

[text here] From: siminowdt@...Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:56:28 -0500Subject: Re: General Question

Ray,

As one who shares an office suite with acupuncturists, I'd like to add my two cents' worth. Acupuncture has been around for thousands of years, yet insurance began covering it only once state health boards started requiring licensure to be an acupuncturist.

In my home state, acupuncturists weren't allowed to practice except under a physician's supervision (what a joke--how many MDs have expertise in acupuncture???) for several years before the acupuncture community was able to convince the state legislature to allow acupuncture to stand on its own. Even today, there are those who say that acupuncture needs to be legitimized via National Institute of Health studies rather than thousands of years of practice. Some studies that show variance in electrical resistance at key acupuncture points (pardon my lack of the correct terminology here) are hailed by a few as the beginning of proof that acupuncture has merit, whereas those same studies infuriate many acupuncturists, who believe that such studies are reductionist and pointless.

I am hopeful that neurofeedback does not go down the same road as acupuncture.

Instead, I hope that neurofeedback remains out of the hands of the insurance industry, because then there will be bean counters who establish standards of practice that are not customized for individual needs, access to NF will be limited by those whose credentials match whatever insurance companies want to see, and the public will get less from neurofeedback than they do now.

Although I agree with you that neurofeedback ought to be better known, I believe that it is gaining increasing acceptance among the public, especially for those who are thinking and researching beyond whatever their physician has to say on the matter. For whatever it's worth, I've only ever had ONE referral from a physician, and just a handful from psychotherapists. I have had a few more referrals than that from chiropractors, but most of my clients are word-of-mouth.

And as for research funds, neurofeedback is unlikely to have the millions poured into it that pharmaceuticals or surgical techniques garner because it doesn't make economic sense--the profit on the other end of the study just won't be there. Plus, a great deal of the research I see is based on DSM diagnoses, and those are methodologically unsound--and especially so when used as a basis for NF research, because our brains just don't conform to the DSM.

Tamera