Dear friends,
I am having some chronic pain issues which will require me to spend 5-8 days in Jacksonville, FL, in order to run a number of diagnostic tests and hopefully get a treatment at the local Mayo Clinic. I will be honest and immediately admit that my trust level in modern medicine is pretty close to zero, but these guys are supposed to be better than the rest and I am getting pretty desperate. Besides, right now I can’t even get a diagnosis, not from regular MDs and not from alternative medicine practitioners (whose treatments also failed me anyway). The good news for me is that I have have an insurance which will pay for the costs. The bad news is that I can’t afford paying the kind of prices locals hotels typically charge (especially since being gone for a week or more will result in a corresponding loss of income from my regular, day job). My question to you is this: do you know/have any kind of cheap place which I could rent/stay at (with my wife) somewhere within, say, 45min by car from downtown Jacksonville for 5-8 days? I am tentatively looking at the 2nd half of September.
So far, every time I turned to our community for help I got the help I needed. Will that happen once more?
If you can suggest a solution or can help, please email me at vineyardsaker@gmail.com
Thanks a lot!
The Saker
I don’t know where to flop in Florida, but I used to know pain and dis-ease intimately well. Stop eating animal based foods, change to a whole food plant-based diet (no oil!) and start taking cannabis CBD or just smoke good weed. The CBD/weed helps with immediate pain and eating plants will reverse dis-ease.
Okay, I will bite. Going vegan did not help, using CBD did not help either, as for smoking weed, I did not try that but if the CBD did not help, I am not very optimistic about a joint either…
But thanks for your suggestions!
Cheers,
The Saker
“Vegan” is not the same as a fully compliant whole food plant based diet (WFPB). Vegans, whose only consideration is not to consume or utilize animal products, eat tons of salty junk food, fake meats, fat and sugar laden desserts and they cook with and slather gallons of oil on their salads.
Moving to a pot legal state would be ideal as you will have a better chance getting the best CBD tinctures as well as low THC medical strains like Charlotte’s Web or Cannatonic to vape or smoke. Humans have an endocannabinoid system and yours will respond with the right dose especially in concert with a WFPB diet.
“Vegan” is not the same as a fully compliant whole food plant based diet (WFPB).
Understood, good point.
Moving to a pot legal state would be ideal as you will have a better chance getting the best CBD tinctures as well as low THC medical strains like Charlotte’s Web or Cannatonic to vape or smoke.
Alas, that is really an option for me. I have to play the cards life handed to me…
Thanks
I doubt pot will help you if pharmaceuticals haven’t – Pot is very wide ranging and my impression is that its a kind of bandaid for everything – and only true advocates are cured by it.
And the stuff that doesn’t make you high – which is, I’m sure the stuff Saker would like best – is very expensive –
And going off meat is a great idea – but it takes years to really get over the poisons that enter your body through meat.
Watch out about organ transplants – the Mayo is really into it – don’t let them near your organs – just to re-assure you even more.
Talk about entering into the dragon – but you’ll learn lots I’m sure –
Saker, try Anthroposophical mediciine – I know a friend who has been fighting cancer without the chemo – for years – and he ended in Anthroposophical medicine – and he’s still alive – he’s a advocate of it now…after years of trying everything.
And the best way to get Anthroposophical medicine – is in Europe – Switzerland – Arlsheim –
that is completely wrong, don’t listen to it Saker. Good healthy animal based food is what God made for us to eat. Veggies are the junk, fruits ok, but animal food is the staple for health. I’ve been studying nutrition for 30 years and everyone I help with diet gets off medication and good health returns quickly.
You’re just quoting a verse from Romans which says the Vegetarianism means you’re weak in faith lol
in my experience PALEO diet really works and I feel better, younger and happier than ever. Also quitting coffee makes a huge difference. As per this book by a former US Olympic doctor:
https://www.amazon.com/Caffeine-Blues-Hidden-Dangers-Americas/dp/0446673919/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1501990680&sr=1-1&keywords=caffeine+blues
coffee is very bad for us and all the ‘studies’ talking about how good it is to drink coffee are sponsored by Big Food and other companies which profit from selling this drug. I used to drink coffee a lot – and after about a week of quitting – I felt about 10 years younger. It affects your level of cortisol and at the same time it stops production of good hormones which help us heal and feel young and healthy. It also reduces blood flow to our brains by 30 percent – even one cup (making us stupid).
Here is a good book on Paleo diet by my fellwo Serb Novak Djokovic he won Wimbledon after getting rid of grains (and his family owned a Pizzeria so he loved dough as did I and everyone else in Serbia) :
https://www.amazon.com/Serve-Win-Gluten-Free-Physical-Excellence/dp/0345548981/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1501990895&sr=1-1&keywords=serve+to+win
Hi Saker,
If you want to know how to play the tenor sax, you have to know John Coltrane. If you want to know about how diet affects health, you have to know the work of Dr. John McDougall. A low fat, high fiber vegan diet is the baseline. All lifestyle changes need to be adhered to rigorously and given a minimum of four months to test their effectiveness. When you see positive results, you won’t go back. It’s free, there’s no downside and nobody at any hospital is going to care about you more than you do. Dr. Neal Barnard’s book Foods That Fight Pain might be useful also. The McDougall diet might not cure your back pain but it’s the optimum for human health and if it relieves your pain enough that you can avoid surgery and/or lets you do everything you want to do, it will be a positive. It buys time. You can feel better than you do. Animal products are a burden, they are enervating. The Weston Price Foundation mentioned below is a front for the meat and dairy industries — they are hacks. I always keep in mind the words of the late macrobiotic guru Michio Kushi, talking about someone he knew: “He had (fill in the blank) but he died of arrogance.” When we get sick, we need some humility. Maybe some evil corporation poisoned us but, more likely, we’ve been doing certain unhealthy things for a long time. The body is amazing — it takes a lot to go past the point of irreversibility.
Hexbreaker’s got it exactly right! :)
Weston Price Institute is not a “front” for the dairy and meat industry. They are against pasteurized and homogenized milk which is 95% of the milk industry. And they are against eating commercial meat which is 95% of meat industry in the U.S.
so maybe they are a front to the 5% of the dairy and meat industries :)
Excellent comments. I agree with you I eat whole food plant-based and follow the recommendations of Dr. esselstyn.
It is not a matter of eating vegan. It is important to eat whole food plant-based, no meat, no dairy, no oil, no refined food.
They are very different! Just take one hit on a joint and hold it in for as long as you can and then sit in a comfortable chair and relax….be careful don’t take more than one puff, it’s a god given herb and i’m not a god guy!
Saker,
You have just driven 5000 miles across the US. This is not good for your back. Most pain is related to back problems all the way down to your ankle,sometimes called sciatica or trapped back nerve. Advise buying a back lumbar support for your car seat.
not a nerve problem, of that I am 99% sure
also, I had that before the drive :-(
thanks!
True. I suffered and still do from sciatica (trapped nerve) for many years, making walking difficult. After I was reduced to having to use a wheeled walking frame gadget, I sought physiotherapy and had six weeks of therapy and daily exercises and eleven years later, although I still get aches and pain at times, I make a point of still doing the exercises and walking about 2 to 3 miles per day.
If you have an injury, this may not suit you, but I offer it to anyone with back problems reading this for consideration, as I would not wish the pain I suffered on my worst enemy.
You have my sympathy and I hope you receive the necessary treatment and make a full recovery.
With best wishes,
Sean Murphy
That’s very good (best) advice, no doubt; walking 2 to 3 miles per day. Lifting yourself with your arms (from a tree branch or something) seems to be very good (against backache) as well.
“Lifting yourself with your arms (from a tree branch or something) seems to be very good (against backache) as well.”
Yes, but only if the (real) abs (and not hip flexors) are strong enough. Abs training without hurting the back even more is the trick. The Pinckney book tells how.
You need to move to a smallish town in Colorado, vape medical all day, and do yoga, all day. I think you will find that your work output is not degraded. Most likely you are dealing with a chronic issue that has an allopathic remedy which treats only the symptom. Homeopathic remedies are 90% spurious, but a dedicated physical routine, be it taichi, yoga, aikido, whatever. Also whole unprocessed foods but you know that. Canabis is not spurious and exceedingly powerful medicine, amplified by correct channeling.
There are other concerns I have but won’t discuss. The move plus the other would help solve that also.
I agree with your attorney .. perhaps not the move but the vape.
Go for the tests. Watch all of Dr John Bergman’s videos, perhaps not all, but the appropriate ones. Consider talking to him (after the tests). He makes himself available and will help with necessary dietary adjustments.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8RPuonNxq2lMb8zMvo7Xxw
Weight – get under control. A meat free diet may not be best for you now – these things must be phased in and we all need oil
You need a full health protocol, not a nibble here, or a nibble there. John Bergman could give you that or I could give you a recommendation to a naturopath/osteopath in the US if they have not killed all of them off yet. (60 of them died under mysterious circumstances over the past year including just the best one in Florida). https://www.healthnutnews.com/recap-on-my-unintended-series-the-holistic-doctor-deaths/.
Natural healing is usually a combination of the disciplines and not just one thing.
For pain, you could consider Kratom … very careful with this as it may be habit forming. There are ways to ingest it for pain and a strong protocol as to how to use it. No idea of the legality in Florida. If it is legal, I would consider a red vein and green vein in small qty’s in order to try out what suits best. I can give you more info but do not want to leave the links here.
A solution/protocol that works for one, may not work for another. One person may get relief with a specific substance … it is not automatic that another person will experience the same.
Yoga for now and perhaps ease into Tai Chi … Tai Chi is heavy on the bones and muscular structure initially if done correctly. You need to be very careful searching out teachers or masters for both these disciplines. They need to be able to confirm to you that they’re trained for people of our age group. If you find a master, it is like finding a jewel.
Your attorney and I have the same philosophy seemingly (grins).
Looked up Kraton – wow, this stuff looks *nasty*!!!
Are you sure about that?
I think that I have enough health problems to add more :-)
Cheers!
I’d stay away from kratom and nobody ‘needs’ oil. It’s very simple: NO OIL! Not even olive oil. Oils are extremely low in terms of nutritive value. They contain no fiber, no minerals and are 100% fat calories. Both the mono unsaturated and saturated fat contained in oils is harmful to the endothelium, the innermost lining of the artery, and that injury is the gateway to vascular disease. It doesn’t matter whether it’s olive oil, corn oil, coconut oil, canola oil, or any other kind. Avoid ALL oil.
Actually, I don’t think this “no oil” thing is correct.
No bad oils. Som egood oils, good-quality animal fats/butter.
Most people don’t even realize that beta-carotene does you no good without animal fats.
Liver needs animal fat to synthiesize vitamin A from beta-carotene.
so. boiled whole carrots with butter is one of best way to get vitamin A.
The vegan/vegetarian thing flies in the face of basic understanding of physical anthropology.
A number of nutrietns are *key* to general health, and one of them is vitamin D, which acts more like a hormone, regulating many other bodily functions such a basic metabolism. So, adequate vitamin D is a biggie.Take the form called D3. (The centrality of vitamin D for all human functions/metabolism etc. is one of the cornerstones of the work of Marvin Harris, late of the University of Florida, Gainesville, anthropology department.)
Humans need animal fats and a source of vitamin D. They probably don’t need grains.
But IMO it is also unlikely that chronic pain is just diet-related. Of course, I don’t know what kind of chronic pain is occurring. But some kind of deficiency could have neurological affects.
Katherine
Totally right Katherine! Recommended D3 intake should be 75 IU per kilogram corporal mass per day. Thus a 200 Lbs (90 kg) guy would need 6750 IU of vit d3, but it’s recommended to take some vitamin K2 and other co-factors as well to get all the benefits.
BTW, 15 min in the sun within 2 hours from noon with a bare upper body may very well give you a nice ‘shot’ of around 50,000 IU of vitamin d.
Oops. Forgot to mention to Saker that Vitamin B12 helpes with nerve repair and pain reduction. Take some high dosed methyl cobalamin and see if the pain eases. If the case than there’s a nerve problem as well.
And, after those two hours in the sun, or at the beach, do NOT jump in the shower.
It takes about two days for the oils in the skin to synthesize vitamin D (another oil-soluble vitamin).
So if you are salty from the ocean, just rinse the salt off without soap.
“Vitamin D is actually a hormone rather than a vitamin. The body makes most of the vitamin D it needs; only about 10% comes from our food. The action of sunlight on our skin produces a substance called cholecalciferol, which is converted by the liver to calcidiol.”
Katherine
Well, here is where we hit the big advantage of modern “official” medecine over natural/alternative medecine: they (Big Pharma) at least are mosty internally consistent with themselves. Oh sure, they change their tune ever couple of years (eggs are good, eggs are bad, cholesterol is bad, not it’s good again, etc.) but “natural” or alternative methods all disagree with each other. Oil, no oil. Meat, no meat. etc. etc. etc. This is probably inevitable, but from a “user’s” point of view (mine) is is really frustrating…
Sigh…
Kind regards,
The Saker
The only difficult part about adopting and adhering to a WFPB diet is other people. It’s the Sartre effect and must be ignored. It really is as simple as that. No oil!
Actually, I believe one must assess medical information with the same set of intellectual skills that one must bring to trying to figure out what is really going on in the world today: There is not one true “guru”source of “correct” information, but there are more and less reliable sources, just as with alternative news sites. Just as with the whole “fake”news thing and when tyring to analyze the true forces driving, say, the Trump hunt or the Iran rhetoric or the Syria struggle: who profits? What is it really about? “Who profits” is a big part of the picturein almost all medical “controversies” of the last century.
Why do people come to The Saker site? Because they have figured out that is is a source of pretty reliable information, informed analysis, and input from many perspectives including common sense, I would say the same template could be applied to health “intelligence.”
IMO two of the best sources of good information are the site of Dr. Joseph Mercola:
http://www.mercola.com/
and the Weston A Price Foundation site:
https://www.westonaprice.org/
For example, and relevant to this thread:
https://www.westonaprice.org/know-your-fats/
This book is a font of genuine knowledge on nutrition and also “dys-nutrition’:
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and Diet Dictocrats
https://www.amazon.com/Nourishing-Traditions-Challenges-Politically-Dictocrats/dp/0967089735#reader_0967089735
Those of us with European parents had a better chance of avoiding a lot of the quackery of the twentieth century “dieticians” with their among other things total subversion of the real statistical results of the Framingham Heart Study (question: cui bono from the false narrative), boosting of margarine, boosting of soy products, boosting of fake eggs over unhealthy real eggs, etc. etc. etc. I copyedited a book once that laid a lot of stress on carrots but was anti-dairy/meat. I checked up on the vitamin table Merck manual (standard reference work). Yep, vitamin A is one of the fat-soluble vitamins. My point: a lot of drivel is written to sell diet books of all stripes.
Before you do the vegan thing, check this out:
http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/disorders-of-nutrition/vitamins/overview-of-vitamins
Nuff said. It does not work to be a swinging door slamming from one extreme view to the next. Get more information, figure out sources of *good* information on nutrition and actual biochemistroy of the body, and think for yourself. Who, in the main, sounds credible? Don’t denigrate high=tech tests to try to figure out what is going wrong. The body is complex.
As for an over-the-counter painkiller, the best (strongest) I know of is Percogesic. It is acetominiphen boosted with an antihistimine. Works really well.
Katherine
here is a great book about why they change trends so often – on purpose (and never admit they are wrong) – one of the best books I have ever read. It’s about how most stuff we eat today is not even food (GMO crap mixed with petrochemicals) – and what to do about it – i.e. don’t eat anything your grandmother would not recognize as food:
https://www.amazon.com/Defense-Food-Eaters-Manifesto/dp/0143114964/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1501991540&sr=1-1&keywords=in+defense+of+food
Have you heard of the (Linus) Pauling Protocol? Than you would understand that oils have nothing to do with the clogging of arteries. It’s the lack of vitamin c and thus collagen that leaves the (always under stresses) endothelium unrepaired and our bodies use another substance to stopgap the lesions. This substance readily available in the blood is LPa and is used to cover the lesions of the endothelium. This would not happen if blood levels of vitamin c were sufficient. On top of vitamin c we need the proteines L-lysine and L-proline the keep the endothelium healthy. Ortho-molecular dosage of these three substances can reverse arterial clogging.
BTW, if we avoid all oils/fats as you propose our bodies will have a hard time creating hormones and this will cause health issues waaaay beyond those possibly caused by fats.
For Saker I can strongly recommend Callan Pinckney’s book “Callanetics for your Back”, thus NOT the well known plain Callanetics. Simple enough daily exercises to stay back pain free for life and emergency exercises to relieve acute pains and muscular spasms.
https://books.google.fr/books/about/Callanetics_for_Your_Back.html?id=B-jXAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y
Cheers!
LInus Pauling was a friend of my friend’s uncle (who invented the fuel cell).
My friend (his niece) told me how Linus Pauling cured her uncle’s prostate cancer. He basically prescribed him high doses of vitamin C etc.
The reason she told me the story was because I was telling her about a great book I read I think in mid 90s when I lived in London called How to live Longer and be Happier – something like that by Linus Pauling.
Yay, Linus!!
Linus Pauling was a great source of real information about the biochemistry of the body and the role of various vitamins and minerals, also in mental health.
Pauling was a real rule breaker. Much of his work was suppressed (again, cui bono when patent meds are prioritized as therapy over, say, nonpatentable vitamins?).
Here is the last interview he gave:
http://www.roccomanzi.it/IMP-VITAMINERALI/SCIENZIATI/scienziati-docu/pauling/Pauling-The%20Last%20Interview-Peter%20Barry%20Chowka_file/Pauling-The%20Last%20Interview-Peter%20Barry%20Chowka.htm
Here is a better link for the last Pauling interview, with color photos:
https://www.hagmannreport.com/from-the-wires/domestic-news/dr-linus-pauling-and-vitamin-c-meetings-with-remarkable-men/
Katherine
Linus Pauling died of prostrate cancer, granted at the age of 93, and his research on vitamin c was discredited. If you want the science of nutrition go here for the facts:
https://nutritionfacts.org/
The people involved with this non-profit site review all the latest in clinical nutrtiton research and put it into a comprehensible context.
The scientific consensus is that a whole foods plant based vegan diet with supplements of B12 and Vitamin D is the optimal diet for human beings. Human beings can of course survive on a much less than optimal diet.
The best diet advice is a succinct 7 words by Michael Pollan: “Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much.”
Regarding the oil, yes it is probably bad for you in whatever variety. However, as noted, humans do require some fats in the diet to aid in absorption of fat soluble nutrients and other metabolic processes(particularly Omega 3 fatty acids). There is plenty of healthy fats, and protein also, to be found in plants.
Some extra stuff you get in meat and animal products are inflammation causing bacteria as well as growth hormones and antibiotics.
100% sure. But with 100% caution as to correct usage. We in the alternative health field use even belladona – a deadly nightshade and extremely toxic in leaves and berries, but used right and appropriately – marvellous.
The Kratom came my way through a terribly afflicted ex US special forces fellow and he is now a friend. That was the only substance that could get him off of the bad medications and off the addictions to opiates that he needed to use for pain. I’ll send you appropriate links on email.
okay, thanks a lot!!
if your problems are back related – the only way to fix that is to prevent re-hurting your back by misuse of your back. Look into Alexander Technique – basically it teaches you to use your body with the least amount of stress (not to bend in weird, stressful ways etc – how to use your body we did naturally as children because sitting all day and slouching deformed our backs).
that really helped me and is pure common sense – since taking classes at my former gym in London , I stopped sitting and standing up in a way that hurts our back and I never had any back pain at all – that was back in 2003. Also when you wake up your spine is filled with spinal liquid and bending over to shave, brush teeth, make your bed can crack your swollen cartridge between your vertebrae. When you wash dishes, instead of bending over – spread your legs . Alexander technique is taught to actors at best acting schools like RADA od UCLA – so actors can have elegant natural posture. It really works – and it’s basically common sense – connecting us to our instincts (like Paleo diet)
Let me leave a better link on the holistic doctors.
https://www.healthnutnews.com/recap-on-my-unintended-series-the-holistic-doctor-deaths/
CBD failed, why do you think that cannabis with THC would help
and then there is the problem of legality…
alas, in FL, while medicinal cannabis has been made legal at a state level, I cannot afford to do anything, anything at all, which would be illegal at any level, including the federal one. Right now, in 20 years in the USA, I did not get as much as a parking ticket, nevermind a misdemeanor or felony and I have to keep it that way.
Thanks!
Florida medical marijuana laws are extremely restrictive. http://www.safeaccessnow.org/becoming_a_patient_in_florida
yeah, this is typical and typically stupid and nasty!
They are truly *terrified* that anybody could, God forbid, get a high of some kind…
I never used any drugs, not even pot or grass, but I find these laws to be stupid and revolting to the extreme.
I just came back from Oregon were pot, even recreational, is legal and it was a breath of fresh air (intellectually speaking, of course). I truly envy those who live in states which finally legalized marijuana: not only are their budgets benefiting from the huge proceeds from that business, but the people have finally recovered the privacy and freedom they all out to consider as a human right…
[sorry, I am getting off my soapbox; reading the stupid FL conditions made me mad]
Cheers,
The Saker
There is an “entourage effect” with cannabis in that consuming all the compounds together, in as large amounts one can afford, enhances the healing effect of the plant. If one is truly dis-eased, as most people are, only being in an unrestrictive medical marijuana state or district will offer the best chance for patients. Florida is exactly the wrong place to be in this and the other respects, plant based diet and healthy lifestyle, that really matter for personal health. As for your personal risk there is a system in Florida whereby you could work with a caregiver/provider to do all the iffy procuring and transporting of MMJ so you could just do the legal consuming. However, at the end of the day you will only have legal access to effectively zero THC cannabis oil with no chance to achieve the entourage effect.
Saker, my friend, I have no friends in Jax anymore, seems since I moved over a decade ago everyone I knew there took umbrage and don’t commo no more. However, let me contact someone in PV Beach. Slim chance but like asking a pretty girl for a date, the worst she can say is ‘no’.
As for Jax. Usually ‘inexpensive’ collates with areas known as Noah’s Ark, IOW if you don’t travel in armed pairs you don’t travel. Stay away from anything in Springfield and northside in general. West side is iffy most anywhere, you can go from upper middle class to ‘gawd I ain’t goin’ there’ in one block. Avondale, east of Roosevelt Blvd. and south of Hollywood Ave., is generally OK, lots of bed and breakfasts were there two years ago, same with southern side of Riverside District which is the north border of Avondale District.
Avondale and Riverside are a short and straight shot to down town Jax. East of the St. James, you’ll want south of the beltway. North of that road can be just as bad if not worse than Springfield/West Side.
The general area of St. Johns Avenue and Edgewood South junction should be good hunting and safe area. Biscotti’s is a good breakfast and lunch place. Brick is grand for dinner but don’t know their prices now. Off of Roosevelt below were it meets St. Johns there’s a good clutch of the usual, Waffle House, various steak, pizza and burger emporiums, local shopping centers for sundries, etc.
Be advised that the entire Historic District which pretty much encompasses Avondale and Riverside is our sworn enemies. No joke. Neocon/Lib to the core and then some.
If you have back pain, until you get up there my suggestion is 100 mg Ibuprophen twice a day, morning and dinner time, and one 100 mg aspirin in the evening. If the 100 mg Ibuprophen don’t touch the pain try 150 mg. Eat whatever you want but stay away, and I know you do, from heavily fat foods. Glass or two of red or black wine in the evening is good for the pain, too. Wish I could send you some Массандра Мускатный черный or Инкерман Кагор but…..well, you know why I can’t.
I’ll contact you shortly to find more details.
Auslander
thanks for your advice
I will be careful in the choice of a location
hugs and cheers!
Sorry to hear about your affliction. I’m not one of those Canadians who is intimately familiar with Florida, so I have nothing to offer on the accommodation front. :-)
However, one of my “go-to” resources for natural healing advice is Greenmedinfo, founded by Sayer Ji. Who is a fellow Floridian (I think?). Who overcame his own personal physical challenges through natural methods. And spent time in a monastery prior to embarking on sharing healing remedies with the underprivileged as a former of service (before launching his website.) It just seems like a lot of synchronicity! (http://sayerji.com/#education-experience). Maybe you two are intended to meet.
Dear S113,
Thanks for the pointer. I will read the info on his website, but I am afraid that he is too much of “big guy” to help a poor plebe like me :-(
Hugs and cheers,
The Saker
That’s a good point. Well, I’ll pass on one tip from him: black seed oil. I haven’t tried it, but it cures ‘everything but death!’
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/black-seed-remedy-everything-death
Sent you an email.
As for pain, if it is related to the spinal column, suggest you look into the research Arthur Jones did when developing his Medex line of machines.
We’re “shooting in the dark” without knowing what the pathology is. The physical evidence of what you did wrong to your body. Or what someone did to your body that was harmful, against your will. Like rear-end you and giving you whiplash.
First thing is to stop doing anything harmful to yourself, if it was you, and not someone else, at cause.
Ibuprofen and other pain killers never had much effect for me and I chose the stoics strategy of being able to feel all improvements and worsenings, as the case may be. Stomach lining destroying pain killers may be OK for a very short time, but I would never use them for years or even months. Particularly since large doses had almost no effect, in my case.
If my flesh was ripped in battle like Starshi Sarjant or one of his spetznaz I’d take the morphine shot, but otherwise, spare me the pills!!
What has the most effect? Emotions, attitude. The mind and especially the spirit is a master over the body. I guarantee that if your pain is anything like mine (a lumbar and a cervical fusion….destroyed and removed disks) a BIG break-though against Empire will make 90% of your pain “appear to disappear” in a flash. In reality, due to such psychological/emotional “lifts” the pain can still be there, but can be put very much in the background of your consciousness.
On a more mundane level financial progress also works to similar effect: If you got two years worth of Vineyard support in the next 2 weeks, tell me your pain would not be eased! LOL.
Lastly, if the cause is reversible with diet or exercise, try very, very hard to reverse it before “going under the knife”. Pain can be managed after being cut, but avoiding the knife is priority # 1, as removing the cause of pain is far preferable to masking it or managing it for decades. How do I know?
I was too late with chiropractic and Pilates, but probably had the right idea. I delayed surgeries as long as possible by strengthening “the core” (which Pilates does admirably well) on the theory that a strong abdomen is needed support for a problem back. Without losing any weight (nor needing to) 2-3 notches came off my belt size in less than 6 months, due to a tight abdomen and better posture standing, sitting, or moving erect. Joe Pilates developed his techniques for injured dancers and the most able practitioners LOOK like serious dancers! In the way that they carry themselves and move, core always under control and balance.
I hope you find answers soon, or at least have enough time to search hard for answers if the right one (or combination of things, more likely……diets DON’T WORK……lifestyle changes that include diet DO Work….) for you turns out to take a number of trials before you find it.
It’s a multi-front war and for sure I would do something serious on the diet and exercise “preventative” or “restorative” fronts (ahead of medications) immediately. Once you are “cut” you have lost a major battle. But not necessarily The War!
May you win The War (by stopping it, as your masthead suggests……) 3-4 decades before your final personal health battle!
Salam,
You shouldn’t go to MDs for chronic issues….. just acute and trauma.
Agree with the Bergman and Sayer-ji links.
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/gmi-blogs/sayer%20ji
You need to follow the rabbit down the whole look at your exposure to toxins or your lack of essential nutrients.
Either your cells have become toxic or they are depleted.
Here is another source of interest.
http://healthwyze.org/
Take herbs. May your issues get resolved.
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu!
You shouldn’t go to MDs for chronic issues….. just acute and trauma.
yes, good advice. that is also tried to follow this philosophy.
how long can you sustain pain until you are willing to try MDs in despair again?
Me, it took me about 2 years…
Take herbs.
Right. I wish life was so simple (or somebody handed me the correct herb)…
Cheers,
The Saker
Dear Saker,
Salaam,
Please start fasting and stop having pork(especially), cow meats and any processed so called “‘healthy food”‘s. You need to listen to your body while consuming….no matter the pain.. goat meat or milk does help but where you reside , it might be hard to find even peppers that actually taste and smell…
Also , I have been considering the fact that you might start having bodily issues sooner we approach momentous years with tech..
Mayor of Norwalk, major town from Connecticut had to move to Sweden when he was outspoken like you and took action against his own police dept and started experiencing poisonings, pains , chemical sicknesses to his neighbors and so on and on and on….
He is in Sweden now, CT issued his arrest and cunningly US Govt( who has nothing to do with his case) wants his extradition…
Short story, have you always had this pain or in the recent 5 years ?? if 5 years , then you might have bigger problems than pains..
Sincerely,
The kurd from the north/Student of Sheikh I. H.
I’m really worried about your health. I can not help, just pray for you and cheer. I’m going to help the community with ten dollars a month. It is not enough, but it is what I can contribute from the heart. Hugs from Brazil
For temporary relief try Voltaren Osteo Gel. Because it’s for external use, if it’s not working you will not harm yourself.For some it have really immediate effect.
Get well!
Walk 3/4 to 1 hour every day is basic.
H. Sapiens is meant to walk.
I walk four miles every morning. Same route, so no complicated decisions (it is a nice route, where I can also observe the tides, which makes me aware of the phases of the moon).
Go swimming in the ocean as often as possible.
Katherine
Dear Saker:
Have you tried this? (It cured my chronic back pain)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0446557684/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500565149&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=healing+back+pain+by+dr.+john+sarno&dpPl=1&dpID=51vQJdTVhNL&ref=plSrch
Read Sarno’s book – and I would say avoid surgery at all costs
Dear Annoyed European Marxist
May I say, I love you!
Understand the US food is denatured to a great degree. So, sometimes we have to push one thing or another thing! But you, you are good!
Prostatic Acid Phosphatase (PAP): This Pain Relief is 8 Times More Effective Than Morphine
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/10/30/this-pain-relief-is-8-times-more-effective-than-morphine.aspx
How to Treat Back Pain Without Dangerous Drugs
https://www.mercola.com/back-pain.aspx
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Very best wishes!
My Healing Regimen for Injuries and Surgery
https://chriskresser.com/my-healing-regimen-for-injuries-and-surgery/
Hi
Get your vitamin D levels done
Thanks
RE; your health problem. Try eliminating wheat based products from your diet.
Semi-dwarf variety wheat produces a chemical called ( I think ) Gliadin that fools the lower gut as to what should pass across, then when something gets across that should not have your immune system starts to attack your own body.
see also:
“Wheat Belly .org”
P.S. when in Australia come and stay at my place.
Ask Catherine Austin Fitts as she seems to know people all over the place.
I know about chronic pain and I don’t understand how people can be offering suggestions for relief if they don’t know the foundation of your discomfort.
You might ask the clinic for guidance in terms of accommodations? When I had surgery in Redwood City, CA; Stanford actually had a house where guests of patients could stay,
I wish you well.
Stewart
… immediately admit that my trust level in modern medicine is pretty close to zero, …
It’s the same with me. You never know if doctors are doing their job to help people or if it’s just for money (greed). Always be skeptical. As far as I know veterinarians also have a basic knowledge about the human body, so you may know who to consult in case you’re indecisive with regard to the doctors you’re dealing with.
Most important (the reason for this comment):
Get well soon!
Dear Saker, please don’t take Kratom, it’s a for junkies trying to get off opiates, and you don’t need a monkey on your back (an addiction) as well as pain.
Dear Saker,
Have you heard of a non-surgical treatment option for musculoskeletal pain known as prolotherapy?
I have chronic lower back pain due to arthritis. I received several prolotherapy treatments from Doctor Timothy Speciale at his Buffalo, NY. office a few years ago. The treatments significantly mitigated my discomfort to the point that I am relatively free of lumbar pain even when doing repetitive physical labor around my yard. Dr. Speciale has since closed his practice in Buffalo and joined Caring Medical, a clinic in Fort Myers, Florida which is about 5 hours away from Jacksonville.
Here is the clinic’s website: https://www.caringmedical.com/prolotherapy/.
This alternative medical regimen may or may not work for you but at least it is a viable option as opposed to surgery which can result in worse pain for a patient and is usually irreversible.
Can’t help with medical advice, nor a place to rent. I hope the Mayo Clinic will be able to help you.
Mayo Clinic – zioncon central
IIRC, there has been no mention of acupuncture as possibly helpful. I am flying blind here bec have no idea of yr situation.
Acupuncture is often helpful for pain relief and arguably that is its most common use [in US]. If it seems relevant in your situation and you do not know of an acupuncturist, perhaps seek a practitioner trained in Asia, with many years experience.
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How much is a hotel near the place you want to take the tests? You are asking for houseing help but are getting everybodies favourite self help.
I’l like to see you empowered to do what you need. I also have back issues to the point I had to retire this year.
While being in a freindly house would be great, there have to be local hotels that cater to the clients and families of people going to these medical centers.
So, i’m good for a night if you get back to me and tell me the costs. Of course do something else if it comes for free, Mayve other’s could sponsor a night?
‘So, i’m good for a night if you get back to me and tell me the costs. Of course do something else if it comes for free, Mayve other’s could sponsor a night?’
Ditto, I’m willing to sponsor a night also, if necessary.
Regarding self-help, I have multiple complex cardiac issues and rely on high-tech medicine to survive. Unbearable chronic pain came as a side effect to the many powerful meds I take and I cannot take the usual pain relievers.
The only thing that has worked for me and keeps me off the opiates is reducing carbohydrate intake to around 30-50 grammes max (for me, YMMV) per day, meat intake is reduced to 70 grammes, 3-4 times a week.
Not a cure but it is simple, do-able, and reduces my perception of the pain to manageable levels. Costs nothing to try for a while, either.
Hope you find a workable solution soon.
If you have mid-back pain, not lower or upper back pain, and the pain is particularly bad at night and sufficient to wake you up then there might just be a match with the years of torment I suffered. The cure took just a week and the pain area shrunk every day during that week. There are torrents of information on lower and upper back pain but almost the only mid back pain via conventional medicine is Pancreatic cancer which an MRI can rule out quickly.
Having listened to your podcasts I, perhaps incorrectly, gained the impression you might have some digestive issues. This was a contributing factor for me.
No, I am not a doctor.
Hi Saker,
pls check SM system, very easy excercises from a Czech doctor. Helped my mom already with a back pain. found it on amazon.de
https://www.amazon.de/Spiralstabilisation-Set-R%C3%BCcken-Smiskowa-Smisek/dp/B00Q6S4HFY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502003270&sr=8-1&keywords=sm+system
There are many youtube videos about it.
Anyway, without proper diagnosis (or knowing what is your problem), you can`t help it.
And eat everything, but in normal amount. Every part of food intake is important, especially oils and fat.
Dear Saker,
I don’t know really what kind of pain you have, nor about your symptoms, but… taking into account your kind of work, plus what you do for the vineyard, I assume that you spend quite a lot of time doing hard physical job and later spent hours sat in front of a PC. There might be a Problem with your back muscles… they don’t have time to rest and recover, and they are much of the time working unnaturally (I mean in unnatural positions). Try something for a couple of weeks: Swimming. You don’t need to swimm like an atlethe… you are not going to compete… just 45 min 3 or 4 times a week whatever your swimming style. Relaxed but constant. You have Nothing to loose there just trying. And you should see a difference about the second or third day of doing it.
I have also pain in my back for years… as I am in front of a PC at least 12 h a day. Swimming is the only thing that had helped.
Cheers from Black Sea
Swimming can never hurt. And can really help.
IMHO.
In addition to getting diagnosis.
Re “self-help” comment,
I think people are doing what was requested, namely, email *offlist* with actual housing possibilities if they know of one.
Katherine
hola,
sadly i can’t help you regarding a place to stay as i’m as many of your readers far away from your place.
But as i’m reading throuh all the answers trying to tell you about how to heal yourself without even knowing your real conditions and trying to ‘sell’ you the same poisonous stuff pharma is fabricating, i said to myself it won’t hurt posting my 2 cent which costs nothing and you can start testing right away, if you wish.
At first it will sound unbelievable but when you dig a bit deeper into the background and research of it you eventually at least think , why jot give it a try.
It’s free, you can start as soon as you have some books or whatever to manipulate your bed
and see if you get some positive results.
Just be warned it can take some time to get used to.
But as for me after adopting to the forces pulling on my body over night im sleeping that way and can asure you, if nothing else i have a deeper and empowering sleep even if its a short night.
But why i’m writing here is that it helped a lot of people (read the testimonies in the forums etc) with back pains too .
here we go
http://inclinedbedtherapy.com/
and just a short overview of the sites description :
Some observed results:
Improved Circulation and health throughout, Diabetic sensitivity reduced, Return of Sensation to numbed areas, Psoriasis and skin inflammations drastically reduced, Varicose Veins disappearing, Improved recovery and defences to common bugs, virus and germs, Improved recovery from DOMS after a hard workout, huge improvements in people with Multiple Sclerosis Bed wetting stops, bladder and bowl control restored, people with Parkinson’s Disease experienced huge improvements, people with spinal cord injuries have gained function and sensation below the injury site. Sleep apnoea greatly improved and vanished in some cases. back ache gone, migraines a thing of the past, lethargy gone, muscular atrophy reversed, osteoporosis reversed, insomnia cured, night time visits to the toilet greatly improved, no more cold hands and feet in bed, tremors gone, but to name a few….
anyway, i wish you the best
cheers
Thanks, youss,
I just inclined my bed. I describe the details at the cafe.
Dennis Leary
Hello Saker,
Pain leads to muscle tension / tightening and sometimes spasms. Unbalanced muscles from too much of a good thing or bad will leave its mark. You are also what you eat. Lower back injuries can take a long time to heal, despite a great chiropractor.
My break-through was my trip to Moscow, where I walked every day, with lots of breaks in between metro stations. Avoid the malls and enjoy fresh air outdoors where you are more likely to see sights that will enjoyably make you want to gently turn your head. Doing this with your partner, friend or child is best and gives a great opportunity to share your thoughts. Being a desk-jockey as well, I have found doing some basic exercises to tighten up my abdomen has helped a lot.
Safe sex on the side, that is my side, with someone I love, taking it slow, releases natural pain killers. Focusing on my partner helps extend the pleasure for all concerned and lessens or makes the pain oblivious (recommended by my chiropractor – seriously). You may also get a few hours of restful sleep that works wonders. There is more than a little truth to Denis Leary’s ideas about his “love army”. You get to make someone else happy at the same time as doing something positive for yourself.
Being in Florida, there must be a swimming pool nearby. Exercising in water, with its buoyancy will take the weight off your long-enduring skeleton, making slow movement easier but adding resistance to your more powerful exercises. When my boys were with me, we all had summer season’s passes to the local pool. There was even wifi for the portable pc to read later.
Anything that improves the circulation is generally helpful. Drink a glass of water first thing, before getting out of bed, will already help you relax after an “alarming” wake-up. Having my day planned the night before helps me have less stress, even if I have a very busy schedule. Having carburated with great coffee for many years (Swiss banks have some of the best), I am now down to one cup, first thing in the morning and it has helped a lot ( I still love fresh roasted aromas).
Readers may also want to look at
https://www.sott.net/article/357299-Shame-on-the-American-Heart-Association-Big-Business-Interests-Take-Precedence-Over-Human-Health
which blows the whistle on the cholesterol myth.
The only free radicals I recommend are the writers at the saker :-)
I hope you find what works for you.
Excellent article.
Re (in the article) ” “To me, the AHA advisory released in June was mystifying. How could its scientists examine the same studies as I had, yet double down on an anti-saturated fat position? With a cardiologist, I went through the nuts and bolts of the AHA paper, and came to this conclusion: It was likely driven less by sound science than by longstanding bias, commercial interests and the AHA’s need to reaffirm nearly 70 years of its “heart healthy” advice.”
We need to be aware of the cognitive biases and conflicts of interest that make us blind to the obvious facts. ” (in the article).
Not to mention researchers’ links to soy industry, pharma, etc.
What I said about conflicts of interest and the misuse of the Framingham study and the “heart healthy” nonsense.
Re soy: the Weston A Price foundation was one of the first to blow the whistle on soy.
Avoid like the plague, also in any baked goods, etc. (whole fermented soy products are a different story). Quite apart from the fact that it is all GMO nowadays.
Re raw milk (nutrient-rich as compared to pasteurized/homogenized): Glad I was raised on raw.
Isn’t cheap housing supposed to be available from the YMCA? I have never used it. A bed in a dormitory, nothing more, I think.
Your back problem might be something a sports medicine doctor could diagnose.
You should try cupping therapy. It cleans blood off toxic substances. Takes less than an hour, simple and no side effects. I think it would definitely help.
Look into using castor oil packs. You can get them from heritagestore.com
Acupuncture by a good, well-trained and experienced acupuncturist – if you haven’t tried.
Dear Saker,
If I was living in the neighbourhood you would be more than welcome to my house, but I live in Europe. You also miss then my famous pasta with fish ;-)
I can offer only a personal search to some hotels/inns: https://www.hotelplanner.com/Hotels/2147-in-Jacksonville-FL.html
I will refrain from suggestions about the health issues, those are personal things, I’m not a medic and I’m of the opinion that there are still quite good medics available.
Hopefully you will find something, and may the Lord hold His hand above your head.
Cheers, Rob
Good Day Sir,
I have a large house, pretty nice in Tallahassee, about 2.5 hours from Jacksonville. You and your wife would be most welcome to stay at. There is also an upper cervical Chiropractor here in Tallahassee that is absolutely an amazing man. I suffered from intractable pain for years, relieved by only strong pain medications for relatively short periods of time. He fixed me. I have been free from narcotic pain killers from more than eight years now.
Even if you don’t want to stay with me for going to Mayo, it may be worthwhile to see Dr. John Dunn or another Upper Cervical Chiropractor. There are only about 110 Upper Cervical Chiropractors in the world. There are only two in the state of Florida, it is an arduous process to receive that additional certification. If your issues are structural in nature, an upper cervical person could provide you with a real shot at eliminating your pain. I had suffered for more than twenty years, nobody was able to help. I can’t begin to tell you how many Doctors and alternative treatments I had tried over the years.
I am also a real fan of your work. Your articles are amazingly insightful. I also replied to you privately from my secure email. I truly hope you find relief.
I recommend somatics and hatha yoga never force!
Diet of course
I guess there are 2 issues.
1) stress.. one has to examine oneself and find the cause. Rescue remedy can help but one must relay on one’s own observation to be able to relax
2)diet. relax before eating eat slowly and chew properly Change your diet slowly. and find out what suits you best. If you eat meat reduce it.
moderation in everything
prayer helps
Dear Saker,
By now you must be, like me, bewildered and befuddled by the full spectrum of contradictory recommendations about diet: Meat/No Meat, Fat/No Fat, Oil/No Oil, Alcohol/No Alcohol … Here in California organizing a party has become a nightmare because of all the food choices hosts feel they have to provide ;)
One thing everyone seems to agree on, though, is less/no sugar, and less/no “white” starch.
Also I bet that genes play a role in our food orientation.
In any case, do not sweat it too much, and find a way to still enjoy your food however diet you choose.
Best wishes for a prompt relief from your pain.
Wishing you the best on finding relief from your pain. I’ve been a massage therapist for 30 years and also a yoga therapist and ayurvedic lifestyle practioner. I have worked with many different people with pain. There is no one solution for all as each person has a unique body. Some people do well with massage, others do better with Bowen therapy, others respond to yoga, some need more oil in their diet and others less, some need a vegetarian diet others need meat and some need allopathic medicine. It all really comes down to what is the cause, pinched nerve, disc issue(s), etc. You live in your body and so you are really the best one to decide as to what it needs. Again best wishes on your quest for health.
Dear Saker, amongst very resourceful tapestry of remedies recommended here important one certainly is missing. A proper prayer which always work. In the linked video brother Carlos in his prayer facilitates a gift from our Savior Jesus Christ to heal and to reconstruct.
https://youtu.be/0RWT8XpGaNE
Upon your healing give testimony.
PS: thank you for all your outstanding work and may you be blessed.
unless there is/was an actual injury, it would probably help to remember: stress collects and manifests around neck/shoulder area, sadness in lower back.
why not consider paleo-slavic remedies? your genetic make up is likely to respind, me thinks…fermented cabbage brine, kefir …I am mentioning just the hardest working of them all. ..sour kraut/ fermented cabbage brine is a miracle doer , most importantly it does not tolerate inflammation. for the most part, all our diseases including cardio etc are are result of lingering low level inflamatory processes we are not often aware
p.s get that 50lit plastic barrel, organic cabbage, sea salt, mesh and a sutable rock to hold it all in place..enjoy at christmas!
best wishes for speedy recovery, lb
For lodging check out Airbnb.com. I’m surprised no one seems to have mentioned it.
Saker,
Not ignoring the Orthodox medicine, simultaneously consider a very specialized Natural Medicine specialist. They charge you $800 for a comprehensive test and their fee is $400 per hour.
This information, I’m providing to you and the audience it is only the tip of the Iceberg.
Before trying a quick fix of the body problems just with pills, or with a surgery, or chemo and radiation, we must stop poisoning our body; eat a healthy Mediterranean diet, and much more. Fixing the symptom, (a bad, falling apart area on the ceiling), without fixing the Cause (a hole in the roof), it makes no sense. Problems start first in the molecular level, after DNA is mutated in many immune system departments. Disoriented immune system, for mistaken of identity attacks our body providing symptoms like eczema, psoriasis, arthritis, and more. The gum disease, not very well understood in USA, in fact is as gum disease and pyorrhea. It is a set of inflammatory diseases affecting the tissues surrounding the teeth. Periodontitis involves progressive loss of the alveolar bone around the teeth, and if left untreated, can lead to the loosening and subsequent loss of teeth.
The question is: Is pyorreah eating the alveolar bone around the teeth? The answer is no. Pyorreah is a combination of very specialized bacteria during more than 3 million year, able to Fool and Overwhelm the immune system. Is the immune system that, for mistaken of identity attacks the alveolar bone around the teeth, and destroys it. Even if you have some perfect strong Teeth, but an X-Ray reveals loss of alveolar bone, then those teeth got to go. If not, then the result is arthritis, deterioration of cartilages (including vertebrae disks), eczema, psoriasis and more. The immune system may attack kidney, hart, brain and more.
People may think they are healthy until one day, they feel symptoms and a comprehensive health check reveals serious medical condition, and sometimes the damage is irreversible.
If they would check the acid and alkaline balance for health, then they could find the problem 2 to 3 years ahead, just by checking the pH of saliva and Urine.
For that reason I use basically HYDRION pH test tape, and now and then pH Test Strips
as a second reference.
The Importance of Acid and Alkaline Balance for Health
Virtually all degenerative diseases including cancer, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, kidney and gallstones, and tooth decay are associated with excess acidity in the body. While the body has a homeostatic mechanism that maintains a constant pH 7.4 in the blood, this mechanism works by depositing and withdrawing acid, and alkaline minerals from other locations including the bones, soft tissues, body fluids and saliva. Therefore, the pH of these other tissues can fluctuate greatly. The pH of saliva and urine offers a window through which you can see the overall pH balance in your body.
Cancer cannot exist in an alkaline environment. All forms of arthritis are associated with excess acidity. Acid in the body dissolves both teeth and bones. Whatever health situation you are faced with, you can monitor your progress toward a proper acid/alkaline balance by testing your saliva and Urine pH.
How to Do the Saliva pH Test
Wait at least 2 hours after eating. Fill your mouth with saliva and then swallow it. Do this again to help ensure that the saliva is clean. Then the third time, put some saliva onto pH paper. Wait a few seconds until the pH paper stops changing color.
The pH paper should turn blue. This indicates that your saliva is slightly alkaline at a healthy pH of 7.4. If it is not blue, compare the color with the chart that comes with the pH paper. If your saliva is acid (below pH of 7.0) wait two hours and repeat the test.
Saliva pH and Cancer
“When healthy, the pH of blood is 7.4, the pH of spinal fluid is 7.4, and the pH of saliva is 7.4. Thus the pH of saliva parallels the extra cellular fluid…pH test of saliva represents the most consistent and most definitive physical sign of the ionic calcium deficiency syndrome…The pH of the non-deficient and healthy person is in the 7.4 (dark blue) to 7.1 (blue) slightly alkaline range. The range from 6.5 (blue-green) which is weakly acidic to 4.5 (light yellow) which is strongly acidic represents states from mildly deficient to strongly deficient, respectively. Most children are dark blue, a pH of 7.4. Over half of adults are green-yellow, a pH of 6.5 or lower, reflecting the calcium deficiency of aging and lifestyle defects. Cancer patients are usually a bright yellow, a pH of 4.5, “especially when terminal.”
What are Acid and Alkaline?
Water (H2O) ionizes into hydrogen (H+) and hydroxide (OH-) ions. When these ions are in equal proportions, the pH is a neutral 7. When there are more H+ ions than OH- ions then the water is said to be acid. If OH- ions outnumber the H+ ions then the water is alkaline. The pH scale goes from 0 to 14 and is logarithmic, which means that each step is ten times the previous. In other words, a pH of 4.5 is 10 times more acid than 5.5, 100 times more acid than 6.5 and 1,000 times more acid than 7.5.
The body doesn’t understand pH, but at the cell level Millivolts are very important.
Alkalinity or Acidity (pH) vs. Millivolts (mV)
The term pH means Potential Hydrogen and thus this pH number corresponds also to a voltage measurement. Where the full range of pH scale goes from a low acidic pH 0 = +400 mV to a high alkaline pH 14 = -400 mV level.
At our body temperature the pH = 7.4 means –25mV.
Our cells and all living things are direct current (DC) systems created by the movement of sodium and potassium ions in and out of cell membranes. Normal, healthy cells have an electrical charge of about -70 mV across the cell membrane.
This electrical gradient is critical to the process of ion transport across the cell membrane and normal cell metabolism. Key features of cellular metabolism include the exchange of oxygen and nutrients for cellular waste, and ATP (Adenosine triphosphate) energy generation. These metabolic processes are almost always lacking in dysfunctional cells and improved as the cell membrane charge returns to normal.
According to Nobel Prize winner Otto Warburg, We have cell voltages of minus 70 to minus 90 millivolts. When we are born a healthy cell will have an electrical charge of between -70millivolts and -90 millivolts. As we age the electrical charge around the cell decreases; to as little as -35 millivolts by age 70 or so.
Scientist explains it this way. A NORMAL cell has an electrical potential of -70 millivolts, an AGED cell at -50 mV to -35 mV, and a CANCER or ill cell is +15 mV
Any challenge to the cell, such as oxygen/nutrient deficiency, toxicity, or inflammation can degrade the gradient from its optimal -70 mV. As the gradient falters, sodium is less efficiently pumped out of the cell, resulting in edema (fluid retention) and inflammation. As the gradient falls lower, oxygen delivery across the cell membrane into the interior of the cell is compromised. Without oxygen, the cell cannot generate ATP energy; the sodium-potassium ion pumping mechanism cannot be fueled, and the gradient falls further. A downward cycle of disordered cellular physiology will follow, which can ultimately lead to cell degeneration.
What you can do if the pH of Saliva and urine persist under 7.0?
First do a Comprehensive Blood and Urine test at “walkinlab” for around $150.
Second contact your primary doctor.
Third – Get rid of infections and underlying infections.
As: Upper respiratory (Oral, throat, sinus, larynx, pharynx) ear, eye, lower respiratory (trachea, bronchi, lungs), yeast infections. STD infections, urinary tract infections (bladder, kidney), gallbladder, Intestinal, yeast infections, parasitic infection, foot infections, and more.
Immune deficiencies that cause recurrent infections and taking multiple rounds of antibiotics isn’t a permanent solution. You must change your lifestyle to support your body and the immune system.
As viruses, bacteria, toxins affects the entire body and in some cases, overwhelm the immune system, the symptoms include dizziness, rapid heartbeat and a skin rash.
If the immune system malfunctions and mistakes self for nonself, it may attack the body’s own tissues, causing an autoimmune disorder, such as eczema, rheumatoid arthritis, thyroiditis, or systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus).
For the first time, a team led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has proven that atopic dermatitis, also known as eczema, is an immune-driven (autoimmune) disease at the molecular level.
Fourth – restore minerals and trace elements in your body. Restoring your vital minerals is a lifetime work, but does not have to be difficult.
Fifth – STOP POISONING YOUR BODY, and START DETOXING YOUR BODY. Clear your kitchen from all processed food, including microwave (it kills the enzymes and turns an alive food to a dead food). Please Google: “Why Did Russia Ban The Use Of Microwave Ovens?”
[{Consumers are dying today in part because they continue to eat dead foods that are killed in the microwave. They take a perfectly healthy piece of raw food, loaded with vitamins and natural medicines, then nuke it in the microwave and destroy most of its nutrition.
Humans are the only animals on the planet who destroy the nutritional value of their food before eating it.}] Quote.
Stay away of sugar and anything that contain sugar.
Stop eating refined carbohydrates as they turn to sugar. Whiter the bread sooner you die. Do not drink soft drinks or any drink with sugar. Do NOT keep alcohol at home or work. Instead, choose HEALTHY alternatives for those moments you desire to drink an alcoholic beverage.
The bottled water has preservatives too.
Most of the bottled water it originates from public water sources and is then purified through a rigorous, seven-step purification process called Hydro-7™.
But they use preservatives making the bottled water acidic pH ~ 5.5 and they add a disinfectant, 4mg/L monochloramine (chloramines, NH2Cl).
Aside of a larger debate, one thing for certain is that chloramines kills bacteria in our
tap water, so it will also kill or dramatically injure cultures, which we use to ferment
(yeasts, lactobacilli and kombucha cultures all).
Chloramine can cause genetic damage in mammals, including human beings. In addition, a study conducted by the University of Illinois in 2004 demonstrates that a by-product of the chloramination of drinking water known as iodoacids (eye-o-doe-acids) may be the most toxic ever found in drinking water. The concern is the genetic damage they can cause in mammals (including humans) that drink chloraminated water, but also the fact that these dangerous chemicals are being released back into the environment where fish, wildlife, and the food chain can be harmed.
“Chloramine is not a persistent disinfectant and decomposes easily from a chemistry point of view (Valentine et al, 1998) but for water supply purposes chloramine is stable and it takes days to dissipate in the absence of substances exerting chloramine demand (Wilczak et al., 2003b). Therefore, it is not practical to remove chloramine by letting an open container of water stand because it may take days for chloramine to dissipate.
However, chloramine is very easily and almost instantaneously removed by preparing a cup of tea or coffee, preparing food (e.g., making a soup with a chicken stock). Adding fruit to a water pitcher (e.g., slicing peeled orange or lemon in to a 1- gal water pitcher) will neutralize chloramine within 30 minutes. If desired, chloramine and ammonia can be completely removed from the water by boiling; however, it will take 20 minutes of gentle boil to do that. Just a short boil of water to prepare tea or coffee removed about 30% of chloramine…. If desired, both chlorine and chloramine can be removed for drinking water purposes by an activated carbon filter point of use device that can be installed on a kitchen faucet. If desired, both chlorine and chloramine can
be removed for bathing purposes by dissolving Vitamin C in the bath water (1000 mg Vitamin C tablet will neutralize chloramine in an average bath. The skin is an organ and absorbs everything.
Give your body what it needs
Drink enough liquids, at least, half your body weight (pounds) in ounces per day. If you weight 160 pounds then you drink 80 ounces of liquids per day. From this amount 32 ounces should be fresh home made vegetables and fruit juice, 16 ounces plain Tea (Green tea, or Mountain Tea, boil the tap water for 10 minutes to remove chlorine and to kill most of the bteria, add tea, let simmer for 10 minutes and drink a cup in the morning and afte late afternun around 7pm, no sugar), and the rest water.
A healthy body is a well nourished body. The role of food is to provide us with the nutrients and energy that we need to live.
Only life generates life. All foods should be living, this is because when food is devitalized it generates illness and when it is dead it generates death.
Processed foods are devitalized foods.
Eat an alkaline diet of raw vegetables, and find a Mediterranean nutrition plan that work for you.
This is only the beginning of a journey but you are at least 2 to 3 years ahead because you were using Health pH tape and strips.
Good luck,
Sam with BS in Chemistry.
I’m now reading “Convict Conditioning 2” by Paul Wade who is a kind of underground authority on calisthenics (bodyweight conditioning).
He distilled knowledge on healing/re-building joint strength using a technique he calls “The Trifecta”.
His approach certainly is relevant to back pain but to apply it you’d gradually start exercising the whole body.
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Understanding the functional triad [anterior, posterior, lateral chain of muscles] if you are going to train your joints.
..unbalanced training .. builds dysfunctional asymmetry into the body and invites injury [such as back pain].
There is virtually no blood flow inside your joints. Whereas your muscles and tendons get their nutrition from the blood, cartilage is fed by a thick solution called synovial fluid. This fluid is rich in oxygen and proteins and contains everything the joints need to thrive and grow stronger. Synovial fluid also acts like a lubricant, like the motor oil in your car. It removes waste, feeds the insides of your joints, cushions them and protects them from damage. It’s great stuff. But whereas the blood is pumped round the body by the heart, synovial fluid is only generated and circulated by movement—it’s the opening of the joints that freshens this fluid and send healthy supplies to cartilage.
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The best way to “oil” your joints is by using calisthenic “holds”. Maneuver yourself into a stretch, and then hold at the top. If there’s a “secret” to why yoga helps so many people become pain free, it’s this method. A good example of such a hold would be a back bridge—push yourself to a peak stretch, then hold at the top. This type of stretch opens the cartilage (in this case, the discs of the spine) to the maximum degree, allowing an optimal amount of fresh synovial fluid to circulate.
“…fermented cabbage brine, kefir …I am mentioning just the hardest working of them all. ..sour kraut/ fermented cabbage brine”
These types of foods make up a part of the core of the “nutrient-dense” approach of Sally Fallon and the Weston A. Price Foundation. She notes that all traditional cultures have produced one or another type of fermented foods. The enzymes in them help boost the whole digestive process. The Koreans eat tons of kimchi. Fermented cabbage, with a hot Korean kick. Not that hard to make, but a lot of local “artisanal” foodies are producing and selling kimchi locally.
Homaway site has right now good offer of comfortable apartment $64 per night for next week.
Wouldn’t take Ibuprophen regularly : gastritis pretty soon, then heartburn added to pain. Two 200mg IBP plus one large Tylenol twice a day help me when I have my insane aura migraine, but I stop after 2 days no matter what. Belladonna, pot etc are crazy in my view, but it’s just my view. Topical steroid injection made wonder to my 2-years pain in arm (arthritis) , couldn’t even turn the left elbow, now almost normal. Can your insurance pay for whole body MRT? And wide-panel blood test? Very often what we think is just old bones, turns out many thing, including endocrinology. And the range of neurological diseases is much wider anybody thinks. I’ve got one I never heard about all my life, so rare it is. Chronic pain usually means one of major nerves is obstructed, then either surgery or just , helas, change of lifestyle. If it is migraine-related I can suggest one crazy pill. Sumatriptan ER. However it works on brain as sledgehammer though helps a lot. Hope, I didn’t sound too pessimistic. There is always solution!
Saker,
I cannot recommend accomodation, but I do know about chronic back pain.
Start by making sure your skeletal structure is in proper alignment. For this you need to find an oesteopath. They are degree qualified doctors who specialize in skeletal issues. They may do manipulations, like chiropractors do, but unlike chiropractors they do not run a business model that has your repeatedly visit for tune ups. It may require several visits, and there will probably be some initial discomfort
An oesteopath fixed a long running lower back problem for me by fitting a lift into my right shoe to correct for my right leg being about half an inch shorter than my left. This was twisting my spine and loading up the left hip joint, resulting in my walking straight but with my upper body twisted to the left, and in agony. Years of Chiropractors manipulating the twist out brought relief for about 12 months after which it slowly regressed. Two visits to the oesteopath 7 years ago, and I have not been back, except to buy a couple more inserts for my shoes.
All this malarky about diet and drugs is not worth jack schitt if your skeleton is out of alignment. Start there first.
Best wishes
Simon Warriner, Tasmania
Well we are ready to help but we need to know your diagnosis! For any inflammation systemic enzym es are number one. The way in which they work is quite amazing. My wife had a very bad back pain caused by inflamed muscles, the Serracor sorted it out permanently in a couple of weeks after previously trying lots of different things osteopaths etc. Sports people take them to recover more quickly from injuries too.
Dear Saker,
You are under an incredible amount of stress. This is most likely the source of your pain. Forget diet and drugs. Dr. John Sarno has written a book. “The Mind-Body Connection,” that can cure your pain with zero treatment or gimmicks. Once you “know” where the pain originates, it leaves. You don’t even have to buy the book. Just watching a YouTube video explaining his theories should do the trick.
Thanks for all your efforts to save the world. Good luck!
Hi there Saker,
I haven’t posted here before but I have been following your site for a while now and I want to say thank you for your good work.
I thought I’d write this time because I am sorry to hear about your health issues. I am not a doctor or a natural health practitioner but I am happy to also hear that you are open to alternative health practices. As we all know nothing beats conventional medicine when it comes to emergency/trauma situations but it has failed in the treatment of chronic and acute illness. So this is the approach i would follow if i were in your situation:
First of all, the approach I take is to adopt a nutritional diet that would heal cancer. I’m not saying you have cancer but that you need to eat like your life depends on it. We all need to research what that ultimate diet is. Some say vegan, others say paleo etc but as far as I am concerned the Asian way is the best way. That is, lots of lightly cooked vegetables (The Chinese never eat raw vegetables), meat sparingly and mostly fish at that – look at the Japanese. When it comes to food, everyone is different but certainly no dairy and wheat and have lots of good fats in the form of avacadoes, walnuts etc. I don’t agree with the raw food faddists but I would drink lots of green juices and smoothies with your lightly cooked meals. I have a red smoothie in the morning and a green smoothie in the evening. Take wheatgrass juice daily and aloe to fix any digestive issues. Try intermittent fasting like the 5:2 diet or don’t eat anything from 6pm till 10am the next day everyday. Fasting works wonders. If you’re overweight this will certainly contribute to your problem. We eat too much in today’s world.
Once again, train like your life depended on it, like you know you had to be extremely fit for a coming man-made or natural disaster. I don’t mean running marathons or anything like that but train daily incorporating cardio and weights. In particular, do intermittent high intensity training and also go for a walk in addition to your exercise later in the day. It’s also very therapeuatic Mohammed Ali would always do a daily walk when he was at his peak. Incorporate grounding while walking. This means walking barefoot on grass or the sand. This does wonders and many people have reported their pain vanishing soon after starting it. Start up rebounding too, that is, jumping up and down on a mini trampoline. This is the best exercise in the world.
Start a supplement programme that focuses on inflammation. Some anti-inflammatory supplements include ginger, black cumin seed oil, boswellia etc. These are vital and I would take them with a good multivitamin, fish oil and probiotics. And take lots of vitamin C especially the buffered form so you don;t get stomach aches. Magnesium is a must too, Of course you need to see a qualified practitioner to give you the right supplements but make sure they’re for stopping inflammation. And stick to the protocol and be patient.
I’m sure you listen to tons of podcasts but start listening to alternative health ones. There are thousands on the internet and some have been mentioned here like GreenMedInfo. I love listening to Gary Null. Dr Ronald Hoffman from Intelligent Medicine and a guy called Justin has a great podcast he does with his wife called Extreme Health Radio – highly recommended. He’s genuine and really cares. And of course, anything by Mike Adams from NaturalNews.com.
Specifically for your back pain I would invest in a infra-red sauna and a device called Rapid Release which is now being used by more and more chiropractors. Again you can read about these on Extreme Health Radio.I would consider these essential.I would also consider acupuncture too. The initial outlay may be a factor but you’ll have them for life and can use them everyday.
Check for other underlying issues like clogged arteries and even gallstones. You’d be surprised how these can affect the body in ways most people don’t know about. Read up on liver flushes and coffee enemas. They do wonders for all sorts of afflictions and pain.
So these are the things I would do Saker. Of course, you need to properly get diagnosed so you know what you’re dealing with but beware of the drug and surgical paths. There are often better natural ways. You definitely are a very intelligent man but you need to know that its only you who can heal yourself and you certainly can.
Keep up the great work Saker and you know that we are all behind you.
@ Mkedonia
While I agree with your very useful advice I have some detail to add, not to desagree with you but to make your information more complete.
The Breakfast have to be taken between 7:00 to 9:00 lunch between 12:00 to 14:00 and dinner no later then 19:00.
I start at 7:00 with 400ml liquid composed by a squeezed lemon, with the skin of the peal grated and added in the cup, and 20ml organic Raw Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar.
With this cup of fluid a take 200mg Magnesium as Magnesium Citrate, and one capsule 500 mg Spanish Olive Leaf extract 25% Oleouropein 20% Hydroxytyrosol Complex.
This is very potent, start low with one Capsule per day, and slowly increase the dose. I Take 3 Capsules per day, between meals.
At 8:300 I Drink a cup of Green Tea (no sugar) and take 2 capsules 750 mg AHCC (immune support). I take 2 more tablets late afternoons between the meals. I take 3 CapsulesWoboenzym N that Helps maintain healthy joints, mobility and flexibility. This contains Pancreatin, Papain, bromelain, Trystin that helps in proteins digestion too. I take 2 capsules Colostrum Plus With Imulox 10%.
This is just the beginning of my day. In each hour a take liquids as a cup of Red Drink that I prepare once per day (Juicing 1kg Carrots, 2 – 3 sticks of Celery, 250 gr Red Cabbage and 150 gr, Red Beets). I take a green blend I prepare in blender using One Romaine Salad, One Cucumber, One Zucchini Squash, 1 and ½ cup of Sweet peas melted in warm water and added in the blender, and 300 grams Broccoli pre steamed.
I drink filtered tap water, through an under sink carbon filter in tandem with the refrigerator filter. I take 1000mg Vitamin C as Buffered Vitamin C Powder from LifeExtentions, 3 times a day. If you take more than 1000mg Vitamin C, then body can absorb only 1000 mg Vit. C per hour and the rest is excreted with urine. Health is a very complex Condition that we cannot Wish but Have to earn it.
Health is like a stool with legs.
First – 8 hours Sleep (body destroy and rebuilt 12 million Cell every night from 23:00 to 5:00.
Second healthy diet Give your Body what it needs, and do not poison it.
Third – Exercise at least 30 minutes every day. I run 3 miles every day for 30 minutes.
Our body has about 4.5 l blood circulated by a pump named hart. But we have 5 times more Lymph and this can circulate by exercise and the blood collides with the lymph in the Spleen and improves the immune system.
This is just a small part of my style. Everybody is different, but better find a good Life Style to Support you body, to have a decent life.
I cannot think of a better listing of alternative health processes and remedies than what is contained in this thread …. From bed inclination to some more esoteric methods.
Let me add 4 more for the record, and that would be just about everything in existence.
– Cranio Sacral Therapy for correcting the chi or energy paths in the body and through this relatively light therapeutic action, kinda ‘pulls’ everything that is out of alignment together again.
– Frequencies through a frequency generator like a Tens Unit or my favorite but this has a very steep learning curve, the Spooky2 – for pain but a very wide range of other uses.
– Walking barefoot on sand or earth. Barefoot walking also lightly nudges the skeletal and muscular issues back into where they should be. There is more to this.
– A series of good deep cellular cleanses or detoxes – again a naturopath type can help with this, as there may be healing reactions or what is called Herxheimer’s reactions and one has to have knowledge to know how to work with these.
One reader recommended an Osteopath. These people are like gold. You don’t find them frequently and you don’t find very skilled osteopaths frequently. If it was me, I would visit that Osteopath for skeletal issues anyway. I’ve seen it with my own eyes where a skilled manipulation makes the pain just melt away as if it never was there before.
There has been so many dietary suggestions. My basic book of learning is Healing with Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford and my iniitial copy is dog-eared and really could be replaced now. It is based on eastern methods, but makes them work in the west and adjusts according to body type. There are cheap used copies available on Amazon and I would recommend this highly. Also, steep learning curve – but will take one through to finding a personal dietary plan that works and heals, given that the time is spent on reading and implementing. The basis of course is live food and not the normal denatured supermarket stuff.
Then, all the skeletal and muscular information here is of note. If your basic bone structure and the muscles that make those bones move, not even talking about all the other bodily systems involved here, are not in right alignment, things will go wrong and the body screeches out in pain.
If it was me, I would go for a good medical diagnoses … the medical guys are reasonably good at that. I would then take that diagnoses and give it to someone like John Bergman, to make up a full alternative protocol to get back to a healing lifestyle. The Weston Price foundation has been mentioned. One cannot go wrong if one started there. Just excellent! GreenMedInfo.com for basic information .. One cannot go wrong, but don’t start putting bits and pieces together – a full plan is needed.
Do the readers and commenters think I could put a special fund into Patreon for getting the Saker to the Mayo clinic for initial diagnoses and then for further therapy? We got to get him healthy eh!
Whenever I am looking for answers I put in a search at a trusted web site and usually get a bunch of articles on the subject. Like putting in “chronic pain” at LRC’s site. Good luck!
try air b’n’b. Is Daytona Beach near Jacksonville? I understand there are some inexpensive places there.
Kind of late to this, but I wonder if any of the doctors have investigated the possibility of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Really the main reason I say it is that I have a young relative who has it. Probably it would have caused you trouble before now though as it may have a genetic component. But it does cause a lot of pain, all over. It is fairly rare and most doctors have hardly heard of it or do not know how to diagnose it.
Hope you can find some relief.
Dear Saker:
Sorry to hear about the medical complications. About where to stay. If I were you I would get in touch with a local Orthodox CHurch or even a monastery if there is one in the area. They can either provide b and b themselves or might have some very good suggestions that are reasonable and spiritually uplifing – useful at this time.
Many Blessings
“alternative medicine practitioners (whose treatments also failed me anyway)!” I know a big Homeopath who does free treatment. You will speak over phone and won’t have to move/drive a cm. I think a good deal instead of moving to a far place from home.
Being such a voice against anglozionists you do believe their medicine could be genuine? I am sure not so i think you can try free treatment before hearing the crap of MDs at Mayo Clinic.
Dear Saker,
Follow your analytical approach and common sense – both of which you possess in high measure – in selecting the best treatment. May I humbly offer the following suggestions:
1. Stay away from cranks and true believers. Most vegans, vegetarians, and believers in “This is THE system/theory” fall into these categories. I’d personally eat everything (meat, fish, veggies, fruit) in moderation with the exception of bacon, sausages, pizza, processed foods and fast food. Even the bacon, sausages etc. I’d continue to enjoy in moderate quantities and only once in a while. Eat the way our ancestors ate, close to nature, and free from dogmas and crank beliefs.
2. Stick with evidence-based treatments. The way the medical community has come to define “evidence-based” is excessively narrow and not in accord with natural philosophy. Apply the acid test of common sense in evaluating all claims – whether from mainstream medicine or from alternative practitioners.
3. Sensible doses of all vitamins can probably help, or at least do no harm.
4. Cutting back on long drives and long computer sessions would be sensible as it would be in accord with man’s biological heritage and historical lifestyle. The human body wasn’t designed to sit on a chair poring over the computer screen. On this mainstream medicine, alternative medicines, man’s natural history and biology, natural philosophy, and common sense are all in accord. Try dictating some of your columns and try to do some computer work in a standing position.
5. Acupuncture can sometimes work like a charm. It did for me for one problem, but not for others.
6. Your decision to go in for scientific investigations is sound. Work with the physicians in analyzing the evidence of what ails you. Once the problem has been analyzed, solutions can be explored in a rational manner.
Wishing you good health,
A Concerned Fan
Do a search for a hostel. I’m sure they have a few. I’m 66 and I just spent a week in a hostel in Puerta Vallarta, MX and met a groups of wonderful interesting people of all ages on a great adventure. and they are cheap! maybe 20 bucs a night I would think. They are not only for young people. I also stayed at a wonderful hostel in Mexico City as well! Good luck, try cannibis for pain relief and hunger stimulation……right now a potato chip and mayo sandwhich sounds good…..with pickles!
Dear Saker, my severe back pain was cured by ‘hanging the spinal column’. A suitable anchor point is required just above outreached arms and hands above your head. The anchor should be a horizontal bar that can be grasped with hands and having your arms parallel to each other. Hang for thirty seconds and break for a rest, about the same time, three times at least, and twice per day.
When hanging jolt and swing your body slightly in an effort to release any trapped tissues between the vertebrae. On two occasions after heavy lifting this has worked for me. Beware of extended driving positions and rough road vibrations transmitting through motor vehicle seating.
Also, regarding push-ups, excessive passion with ones wife may result, or add to, this predicament.
Hope this remedy and advice benefits you to be physically at ease.
Dear ‘Saker,’ for an affordable stay wherever you need to be, have you tried the local churches? Sometimes they have monasteries, or such, whether Orthodox or Catholic, where they can receive guests at a cheap and affordable rate. I know my brother has at least twice stayed at one in Washington DC. You can consider it a ‘retreat’ along with medical treatment and recovery time. I have stayed at such places myself, though not in America.
God be with you and bless you.
With much appreciation for your blog, and for the honesty, human dignity, intelligence, caring and dedication that go into it.
I’ve got impacted discs which may not relate to your condition at all but i find that making sure to stay hydrated helps, also i use this position from the alexander technique http://www.dansr.com/uploads/images/Alexander-Technique-exercise.png alternatively stretching my neck, and then pulling my legs up to my stomach, until my back is stretched and mostly flat against the floor. Once my back settles I get up and go for a walk trying to maintain that posture. Otherwise i use organic turmeric to help with my joints.
http://www.lifeextension.com/Protocols/Health-Concerns/Chronic-Pain/Page-01 LEF has (or had) a list of physicians that work with their protocols.
Gary Null probably has a comprehensive protocol for chronic pain. Contract his office.
While it may not help with pain, intermittent fasting is just wonderful. See youtube videos by Dr. Jason Fung.
I’ve heard Gary Null say that all pain comes from inflammation. (I don’t take this 100% literally.) I believe paleo diets are mostly anti inflammatory. (Well, red meat is a high probability exception, but the paleo stuff I’ve read doesn’t suggest large portions.) Dr. Stephen Gundry has had fantastic success preventing re occurrence of coronary events, as proven by a fairly large scale study of people on his protocol vs. a control group. Coronary artery disease is partly inflammatory. Gundry advocates lectin avoidance, and polyphenol supplementation.
If you’re truly near a desperation stage, you might want to try a prolonged fast. Dr. Joel Fuhrman recommends water only, but also medical supervision, in case your one of the small percentage that might develop life-threatening reaction (heart arrythmia was his big concern, IIRC). The body’s capacity to heal itself is quite impressive…. Prolonged fast may be contra-indicated if you have liver problems. Fuhrman has (or had) a clinic in NJ for medically supervised fasts.
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If I had time, I’d go into details as to why I don’t trust orthodox medicine too much. Briefly: I know they were giving prophylactic dosages of about 30 mg of CoQ10 in Japan, against 2nd heart attacks, over 25 years ago. Flash forward to 2 years ago, relative in cardiac intensive care. I ask nurse if they’ve measured blood level of CoQ10, she doesn’t even know such a thing exists. It does, you can get it cheaply from LEF, and a maintenance dosage of CoQ10, these days, is about 150 mg (for healthy people).
God help us! I’ll pray for you, brother.
I believe that it would be worthwhile to visit this person in Brazil whenever you have a chance. His. name is João de Deus and lives in the Brazilian State of Goias
Here is its website: http://joaodedeus.com.br/plus
João Teixeira de Faria born on 24 de June of 1942 also known as John of God or João de Deus.
He does not charge any fees for its work
Tel. +55 62 3343-1254
AV. FRONTAL, N.º 823, ABADIÂNIA
Goiânia
GO, CEP 72.940-000
Brazil
Saker,
Will post this on my church’s page and maybe someone will know a place.
Will keep you in my prayers