My success with Curing 2007 Stage IV Metastised Prostate Cancer with a PLANT BASED DIET. Also Baking Soda for high pH. MANY have duplicated my success.
Drinking green tea
decreases cognitive impairment risk by 50% and as much as 86% for those
genetically at risk of Alzheimer's.
A recent study by Chinese researchers shows that drinking as
little as one cup of tea daily significantly reduces risk of cognitive decline
in older adults. Those who are genetically predisposed to developing
dementia-related conditions showed an even more significant decrease in risk.
The study was published in Dec 2016 in The Journal of
Nutrition, Health & Aging. Also MANY other studies Vern Varona, Donportercancer, etc Study Details
The study, a part of the more comprehensive Singapore Longitudinal Aging Study,
was conducted by researchers from the National University of Singapore’s Yong
Loo Lin School of Medicine Department of Psychological Medicine. Assistant
Professor of Psychological Medicine Feng Lei led the team.
Data was collected from 957 Chinese seniors over a 7 year period. All
participants were at least 55 years old and were cognitively intact at the
beginning of the study. Every two years, participants were physically examined
and provided information on things like lifestyle habits, medical conditions,
and physical and social activities. This information was used to create more
accurate statistical models from the research data.
Study participants were not asked to alter their diets or daily activities in
any way. Don Porter has been drinking various Green Teas daily as recommended
by Vern Varona 10 years ago !
Study Findings
Final analysis of study data shows that participants who consumed "at
least one cup of tea daily were 50% less likely to have experienced signs of
cognitive degeneration when compared to their non-tea drinking peers".
Those who carry the APOE e4 gene, which has been connected to cognitive
disorders like Alzheimer’s and dementia, were 85% less likely to show signs of
degeneration.
The type of teas consumed did not seem to affect the outcome, if it was brewed
from whole tea leaves, like black, green, or oolong teas. Asst. Professor Feng
states that bioactive compounds found in the tea leaves contain
anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and other properties that naturally protect the
brain from vascular damage and neurodegeneration. While the exact
mechanism is not yet known, bioactive compounds like catechins, theaflavins,
thearubigins and L-theanine have been positively linked to better overall brain
health.
Effects on Public Health Per Asst Professor Feng, the study is
significant because of the relatively low cost of teas. Neurocognitive
disorders are difficult and expensive to treat with existing drug therapies.
Other prevention strategies are not yielding desired results. Drinking a cup of
tea each day is affordable and does not require difficult lifestyle changes.
Tea therapy can substantially reduce future health and social spending for
individuals, families, and governments. Don Porter research and due diligence has identified the following teas as providing top results: KukichaTwig tea Bancha, which has more tea leaves than twigs and stems, Dandelion root tea, Riboos tea (also called African Red Bush--full of antioxidants!)
The Impossible Burger, also known as the “veggie burger that bleeds,” has drawn crowds of curious eaters and inspired dozens of think pieces.
Now Redwood City’s Impossible Foods, which makes this culinary curiosity, is rolling out the next phase in its ambitious plan to supplant animal agriculture with high-tech foods that mimic meat in every sense but the source. The co is moving into a factory in East Oakland that will soon be capable of producing 1 million pounds of the burgers every month. Impossible Foods is betting that the cachet the burger has earned will propel it into restaurants across the country.
On Wed, Impossible Foods held a ceremony, with Mayor Libby Schaaf in attendance, to open its 67,000-square-foot factory at 550 85th Avenue, last occupied by Just Desserts. The company expects to start commercial production by early summer.
CEO Pat Brown, who was a biochemistry professor at Stanford, founded Impossible Foods in 2011 because of his concerns over the environmental impact of meat production. If we couldn’t convince humans to eat less meat, he reasoned, why not create plant-based versions that tasted just like it?
Impossible Foods has raised $182 million, according to the startup database Crunchbase. Bill Gates and Silicon Valley venture capital firms like Khosla Ventures and Google Ventures have bought into Brown’s vision. In the grand tradition of VC-funded startups, Brown regularly calls animals “food technology,” one he’s eager to disrupt.
Impossible Foods’ initial rollout strategy has been to recruit a few well-known chefs as champions, including David Chang of New York’s Momofuku and San Francisco’s Traci Des Jardins (Jardiniere) and Chris Cosentino (Cockscomb). Since last summer, diners have lined up outside their restaurants to taste — and document themselves tasting — the Impossible Burger.
Rumors aside, the plant-based burger doesn’t exactly bleed. It is made primarily with wheat and potato protein larded with chips of coconut oil, whose melting point is similar to that of animal fat. It does not yet taste exactly like beef.
The “blood,” a substance that the company calls “heme,” is produced by genetically modified yeast cells. Heme gives the burger its deep-red color when raw, which fades convincingly as the burger heats up, as well as a subtly metallic character that meat eaters rarely notice until they eat tofu patties and complain about its lack.
Brown says other plant-based meats are also in the works.
The company’s Redwood City facility and a small plant in New Jersey currently supply eight restaurants on both coasts. With the new factory opening, three more restaurants will be added: KronnerBurger in Oakland, the Public House in San Francisco and Vina Enoteca in Palo Alto.
Even after expanding its production capacity more than 250 times, Brown said that the company’s strategy will still be to focus on restaurants. “In our long-term plan, we will be ubiquitous,” he said. “Anywhere that consumers go to buy meat, we intend to be there, competing side by side. In the near term, the market for ground beef in restaurants is humongous.”
The United States consumed 7.4 billion pounds of ground beef in 2016, according to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Almost two-thirds of all beef served at restaurants is ground, representing $10.1 billion in wholesale sales. To replace all of that hamburger, Impossible Foods would have to open hundreds of plants.
The company’s expansion is well timed. In an October study, Lux Research estimated that the demand for meat alternatives should more than double in the next seven years, increasing 14 percent each year. Lux analyst Camilla Stice doesn’t foresee meat production decreasing. Rather, it may plateau, while soy, pea and oat proteins fill the remaining demand as the population grows.
“By 2054, we’re seeing that about one-third of the protein supply is going to be from alternative sources,” Stice said.
High-profile chefs have helped give the Impossible Burger its cachet, but the key to scaling up quickly will be so-called “better burger” chains, like Shake Shack and Five Guys. New York chain Bareburger, with 44 locations, currently serves the Impossible Burger at its flagship site, and Brown says the other locations will add the burger to their menus, too.
Cosentino, who has served the Impossible Burger at Cockscomb since October, said that though the product is no longer new, “we still have a pretty high demand.” Cosentino added that, even after the cult food becomes commonplace, he still plans to serve the Impossible Burger.
When at full capacity, the East Oakland plant should employ 80 workers, and company representatives say they are working with Oakland recruiters to hire locally “whenever possible.”
“One of the things we’d like to be — and the bar is very low — is the most transparent, tour-friendly meat-production facility on Earth,” says Brown. It may take until the end of the year, however, until the public will be allowed in for bloodless sightseeing.
National surveillance for Lyme disease began in 1982 and since then the number of reported cases have grown over 25-fold.1 Between 1990 and 2015, the number of reported cases in the U.S. doubled.2 The disease has also spread geographically.3
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it's the fastest growing vector-borne infectious disease in the U.S.4The CDC reports the disease, and the ticks that carry the disease, are concentrated in the northeast and upper Midwest.5 Ticks carry more than Lyme disease, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever and human babesiosis, a rare microscopic parasite that infects red blood cells.
Each year approximately 30,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported to the CDC.6However, this number does not reflect all cases diagnosed in the U.S. Following two studies by the CDC, researchers estimate 10 times that number are infected with Lyme disease each year, for a total ranging between 296,000 and 376,000 cases.
Lyme disease is often called "the great imitator,"7 as it may mimic a number of other disorders, such as arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease.
Outwardly, most infected individuals appear healthy, in spite of suffering severe symptoms. Vague and dispersed pain complaints may be misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia.
What Lyme Disease Is and How It's Spread
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection primarily transmitted by ticks that have previously fed on an infected host. However, some top authorities on Lyme disease, like Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt, warn the bacteria that cause the disease may also be spread by other insects such as fleas, mosquitoes, mites and spiders.
Lyme disease remains one of the most serious and controversial epidemics today. The disease usually starts with fatigue, fever, headaches and joint or muscle pain.
It can then progress to muscle spasms, loss of motor coordination, intermittent paralysis, meningitis and even heart problems. Lyme disease was named after the east coast town of Lyme, Connecticut, where the illness was first identified in 1975.
It wasn't until 1982 that Willy Burgdorfer, Ph.D., discovered the bacteria responsible for the infection — a cousin to the spirochete that causes syphilis. They look almost identical under a microscope.
Burgdorfer named the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. The corkscrew shape allows the bacteria to hide in a variety of different body tissues, causing a wide range of symptoms.
The bacteria may also live inside your cells in an "L-form" or coated as a cyst. The ability to change forms explains why diagnosis and treatment is so challenging and why recurrence of symptoms may result after standard antibiotic protocols.
Ticks are not born with the bacteria, but acquire it after feeding on a host. White-footed mice, which are a common carrier, infect an estimated 75 to 95 percent of larval ticks that feed on them. Urban sprawl and reduction in natural predators have allowed the mouse population to quickly multiply, and with them the infected ticks.
The growing number of infections are not surprising, but how the medical community may respond will determine the extent of the damage in the coming years.
Although chronic Lyme disease is more widely recognized as an actual disease, there continues to be resistance in the medical community and with insurers. Sufferers are often told the problem is psychiatric.
Early Spring Is Creating the Perfect Lyme Storm
The majority of time Lyme disease is spread through tick bites. However, it can also be spread by mosquitoes, spiders, fleas and mites.
According to data from the U.S. Geological Survey, spring was scheduled to arrive three weeks early this year for nearly half of the U.S.8 If you love being outside without layers of clothing, this may sound like a good thing. However, the warm weather will also pose public health challenges.
Early spring may have an effect on the spread of insects that spread diseases, such as mosquitoes and ticks. Dr. Aaron Bernstein, associate director of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Center, commented on the spread of disease and diseases for which no good treatment is currently available:9
"There's no question that when it's too cold, ticks and mosquitoes cannot thrive. An overall warming trend opens up the chance for them to live in new places and to stay alive for longer periods of time.
We don't want to have to resort to spraying potentially harmful pesticides over large swaths of land to kill mosquitoes, or quarantining people who enter the country from certain parts of the world, or exposing our children to vaccines that haven't been tested thoroughly."
The combination of higher risks of flooding with an early spring, milder temperatures, growing populations of ticks and Lyme infected mice and more people being more active outdoors, may increase the number of people infected with Lyme disease.
Interestingly, the ticks do not get sick from the bacteria they carry. Joao Pedra, Ph.D., studies microbiology and immunology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He wanted to know what was happening in the ticks' immune system and found several genes necessary for mosquito immunity was absent in ticks.10
Instead of identifying a foreign invader by sugar molecules, a tick's immunity identifies lipid molecules, making them uniquely adapted to handle a bacteria that uses lipids to keep the cell structure intact. Pedra speculates the bacteria may also enable ticks to live through cold weather.
Areas Affected by Lyme Disease in the United States Are Growing
Areas of the U.S. affected by Lyme disease are growing, and most notably in the coldest, more northern states. The CDC estimates the two states to be hardest hit by Lyme disease this season are New Jersey and Pennsylvania.11 Researchers in New York have also found the regional mouse population is exploding.
Lyme disease is not exclusive to the eastern U.S., but also has a presence in Wisconsin and Minnesota. However, in recent years the tick population has spread to Michigan, in both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
The number of diagnosed cases increased five times over a four-year study period, indicating an expanding geographic distribution northward.12
The increasing number of people diagnosed with Lyme disease may be the result of better diagnosis and an increasing number of physicians who suspect Lyme disease. It may also be attributed to an increasing number of people who are moving to suburban areas that are being reforested.13
Although the number of areas affected by Lyme disease is growing, another challenge is convincing people the threat of this condition is real.
According to a survey of more than 11,000 people done by the CDC between 2009 and 2012, 21 percent of households had one person bitten by a tick in the past year,14 but only 10 percent of those reported seeing a health professional.
Unfortunately, over 50 percent of the respondents to the survey reported they did not take any precautionary or preventive measures during warm weather.
The survey found that exposure to ticks was common and the understanding of Lyme disease was widespread, but preventive methods were used infrequently. This may indicate a poor understanding of the secondary effects of chronic Lyme disease, or a belief that the respondents would not contract the disease.
Symptoms of Lyme Disease May Baffle Your Physician
In this video, U.S. Congressman for New Jersey's 4th District, Chris Smith, describes the challenges patients are facing in the recognition and treatment of Lyme disease. People with Lyme disease are often described as "looking good" and their blood work often comes back normal, making diagnosis of the acute and chronic condition challenging.
In fact, the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) doesn't believe there is a chronic condition, stating symptoms should be gone in two to four weeks after antibiotic treatment.15 As a result, many patients are referred to a psychiatrist and some doctors have gone so far as to accuse patients of being attention seekers fabricating their symptoms. A significant contributing challenge is the disease is notoriously difficult to diagnose using lab testing.
The bacteria is able to infect your white blood cells. Testing measures the antibodies white cells produce, but infected cells don't respond appropriately. Antibodies to the disease appear only after your white cells are functioning normally. This means that to get an accurate blood test, you first have to undergo treatment.16 To overcome this challenge, the CDC recommends a two-step testing process.17
IGeneX lab, which specializes in Lyme testing, has a potentially more accurate test. They are accredited by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and hold licensure in several states. Their test is highly specific for bacterial strains and co-infections. They check for bacterial DNA, ideal for people who do not produce antibodies to Lyme disease.18,19
There is great variation in presenting symptoms and the characteristic "bulls-eye" rash is not present in nearly half of patients. The difficulty in diagnosis has led to resistance in acknowledging both the acute and chronic phase of the disease. This occurs in patients who are medical professionals as well. Dr. Neil Spector, oncologist at Duke University, recounts his journey with Lyme disease in his autobiographical book, "Gone in a Heartbeat."20
Spector's doctors attributed his symptoms to stress as his blood work was negative, until severe heart failure required a transplant. He commented:21
"Heaven help the patient whose diagnostic tests do not point to a specific disease. They are likely to end up neglected by the very system that was designed to help them … despite my instincts and research into the field, I was largely being discounted by the medical community. If this can happen to a physician-scientist with extensive knowledge of medicine, just imagine what is happening to others who lack a medical background."
Important to Take Prevention Seriously
The treatment for Lyme disease is challenging and often controversial, making prevention vital. Many people are unaware that young ticks are the size of poppy seeds and may crawl over your shoes and up your pants. Adult ticks are more likely to drop from trees or crawl under an untucked shirt.22
If you live or travel through a high-risk area, maintain your guard against tick bites. Here are several ways you can prevent contracting Lyme disease:23,24,25
Avoid tick-infested areas, such as leaf piles around trees. Walk in the middle of trails and avoid brushing against long grasses path edgings. Don't sit on logs, wooden stumps, stonewalls or the ground.
Ticks are very tiny. You want to find and remove them before they bite, so do a thorough tick check upon returning inside and take a shower.
Continue to check your body and bedding for several days after being in an area likely to have ticks.
Considering the high infection rate of rats, you'd be wise to take precautions if you're in an area where rats have been sighted.
Tuck your pants into socks and wear closed shoes and a hat, especially if venturing out into wooded areas. Also tuck your shirt into your pants.
Wear light-colored long pants and long sleeves with a tight weave, to make it easier to see the ticks.
Once you return home, place your clothing in the dryer (before washing) on high heat for 60 minutes to kill any ticks on your clothes.
Your pet can become a host for ticks and may also become infected with Lyme disease, although it is more likely they will test positive but won't experience symptoms.
I don't recommend using chemical repellents directly on your skin as this introduces toxins directly into your body. If you choose to use them, spray the outside of your clothes while outside and avoid inhaling the fumes.
Keep long hair tied back, especially when you are gardening. Remove leaves from your lawn each fall, as ticks will seek shelter from cold weather and snow under piles of leaves.
If you find that a tick has latched onto you, it's very important to remove it properly. For detailed instructions, please see lymedisease.org's tick removal page.26
Once removed, make sure you save the tick so that it can be tested for presence of pathogenic organisms.
Antibiotics Are NOT the Best Treatment Option
While early treatment is critical to prevent complications, traditional treatment involving a course of antibiotics is often unsuccessful in preventing complications, including arthritis, cognitive deficits, heart rhythm irregularities or neurological symptoms.27 Antibiotics damage your gut microbiome and increase your risk of yeast and fungal infections.
For these reasons, it is advisable to exhaust natural strategies to help your body fight Lyme disease. One example is the Nutramedix line of herbal antimicrobials, recommended by one of the most prominent alternative medicine experts, Dr. Lee Cowden. The best feature of this natural treatment for Lyme disease is that it rotates various herbal antimicrobials, so you don't have to worry about bacteria developing resistance.
To help your body fight the infection, you should consume a nutritious diet rich in antioxidants. You can also take antioxidants and other supplements, to help your body fight the infection and relieve symptoms. Here are some supplement recommendations if you are embracing a natural treatment approach:
Astaxanthin: neutralizes toxins and relieves joint pain
Probiotics: optimizes gut flora and supports immunity
Grapefruit seed extract: may help treat Borrelia in cyst form
Cilantro: a natural chelator for heavy metals
Krill oil: helps in reducing inflammation and relieving Lyme symptoms
Resveratrol: helps with detoxification and it may treat the common co-infection, Bartonella
Quercetin: reduces histamine, which is usually high in Lyme patients
Whey protein concentrate: may help with nutrition, a common problem in Lyme patients who are unable to eat properly
Andrographis and Artemisinin: herbs that treat the common co-infection, Babesia
Curcumin: helps reduce brain swelling and eliminates neurological toxins
GABA and melatonin: addresses insomnia, which is common in people with Lyme disease
CoQ10: supports cardiac health, alleviates muscle pain and reduces brain fog
Transfer factors: helps boost immune function
Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt is one of the top authorities on Lyme disease. He has a Lyme disease protocol that can help you recover from the infection. His website explains the protocol in detail, but here are the basic steps to give you an idea of what it entails:28
Evaluate all external factors, and address as appropriate. These include molds, electromagnetic fields, electrosmog and microwave radiation in connection to wireless technologies. Klinghardt advises shielding your home using Y shield (special graphite paint) in order to reduce microwave radiation coming from the outside. Cloth coated with silver is used for curtains. Patients are advised to turn off all fuses at night and eliminate all cordless telephones until they recover from the illness.
Address stress and emotional issues. Energy psychology tools like the Emotional Freedom Techniques can be helpful to address the emotional components of Lyme.
Address parasitic, bacterial and viral infections. Parasites need to be addressed first, followed by bacteria and then viruses. Klinghardt uses an antimicrobial cocktail composed of wormwood, vitamin C, phospholipids and different herbs. Viral infections are addressed with BioPure's Viressence, a tincture of Native American herbs.
Address other lifestyle factors. Determine your need for supplementation (antioxidants) to address nutritional deficiencies.
Tick-Borne Disease Alliance (TBDA). Under the "Diagnosing TBDS" tab, you can find a listing of medical professionals knowledgeable in the treatment of Lyme
Lyme disease expert Dr. Joseph J. Burrascano, wrote what is essentially a manual for managing Lyme disease, "Advanced Topics in Lyme Disease," which is worth adding to your resources. However, beware that his treatment focus is long-term antibiotics, which I believe should not be your first choice. Nevertheless, there is some good information there.
