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My 7 year old boy is diagnosed with Primary complex, bronchitis, and tooth decay

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My wife thinks our 7 year old boy has had a cold and a cough for 3 months.  2 days ago she went to Dr. Divina Hey-Gonzales the anthroposophic doctor to have our boy checked.  Dr. Hey’s diagnosis is primary complex, bronchitis, and tooth decay.  Now my wife wants a witch hunt for possible tuberculosis carriers in our staff.  I noted that our in laws’ driver Benny is well known to have tuberculosis.  And that my analysis is that driver Benny has one missing kidney.  So his lungs are being tasked to do what a missing kidney cannot.

Back to our son, Dr. Hey prescribed her anthroposophic solution.

For primary complex: to be taken for 6 to 12 months

Ferrum Rosatum / Graphites – 10 drops – 4 times a day

Phosphorus D12 – 10 drops – 2x a day AM only

Archangelica Ointment – apply on the neck and massage downward for lymph flow – 2 times a day

For cough:

Pertudoron 1 – 10 drops – 4x per day

Pertudoron 2 – 10 drops – 4x per day

Vitamin C:

Acerola – 1 tablet – 3x per day

Other strategies fall on my lap, finally, I get a free hand.  So I’m putting my boy on a more paleolithic schedule and more alkaline diet.  First adjustment is for him to only eat 1 animal meal per day at lunch, just 1 animal food purely whether raw or cooked, but preferrably raw.  Breakfast is fruit and fatty fruit, and if hungry raw or soft boiled fertilized eggs, eat until stuffed.  For lunch 1 animal meal say for example yesterday was seared fatty sirloin beef steak and today he ate 4 cups of goto – beef innards with liver with little rice in a soup – dinner are just some light fruits or cucumbers.  I figure, this eating schedule, will result in better sleep, and the first night’s experiment is he did sleep better, he said no bad dreams and he was hungry in the morning.  This is a good sign.

This Sunday my boy chose to stay home with me so he says I could attend to him personally.

Lately he plays the recorder, a wind instrument being taught at school.  See and hear Cush play Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.  He’s learning to speak some English.

My solution for tooth decay is already on the way. I had ordered the book Healing Our Children by Rami Nagel and it will arrive soon. It’s not for me, it’s for my wife to agree to the changes I need to implement in our diet. It’s time I killed this rice based diet lunacy. No amount of brushing or flossing will beat tooth decay as long as you stay in a rice based diet. I cured my rice addiction last year, it’s time the kids did the same while it is still early.

What is wrong with a rice based diet?

Rice is an original junk food, white rice is just empty carbohydrates.
Rice displaces more nutritious items like fruits, vegs and animal food.
The combination rice plus animal food is hard to digest and is highly acid forming.
Eliminating rice, we can switch to a high fat diet which allows to absorption of more vitamins and minerals.

United States Food and Drug Authority recognizes dangers of mercury / amalgam fillings

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Finally, the United States Food and Drug Authority has posted in its website that mercury / amalgam fillings are toxic.  What is idiotic in their website is they say the mercury toxicity warning only applies to children and pregnant women!  Why?  Are teenagers, adults and the elderly not as human as pregnant women and children?  That US-FDA is beholden to err on the side of the dental industry.  Just like the melamin fiasco, the US-FDA errs on the side of the infant formula industry.

The reason I post this is to alert our Philippine agencies and outdated dentists to flat out apologize for having harmed my generation and many other generations with their toxic mercury fillings.  Maybe we Filipinos should file class suits for damages as well.

Many Filipino dentists are beholden to the US American Dental Association education.  I hope this shakes up their industry.  What I’d like to happen in my lifetime is for the whole Philippine Dental industry to turn to Biological Dentistry.  All of those cosmetic dental technicians who know NOTHING about true human health be educated in HOLISTIC HEALTH so we can instantly have an army of biological dentists who will put pressure on Philippine conventional medicine to shape up or disappear.

Spread the word folks.  Mike Adams reported this in http://www.naturalnews.com/024993.html

The original US-FDA announcement is on http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/amalgams.html

Questions and Answers on Dental Amalgam
1. What is dental amalgam?

Dental amalgam is the silver-colored material used to fill (restore) teeth that have cavities. Dental amalgam is made of two nearly equal parts: liquid mercury and a powder containing silver, tin, copper, zinc and other metals. Mercury concentration in dental amalgams is generally about 50% by weight, while the silver concentration ranges from 20-35%.
2. What is FDA’s role in dental amalgam?

Dental amalgams are medical devices and are regulated by FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). CDRH is responsible for ensuring that medical devices are reasonably safe and effective and that the labeling has adequate directions for use and any appropriate warnings.
3. What are the safety concerns about dental amalgam?

Dental amalgams contain mercury, which may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetuses. When amalgam fillings are placed in teeth or removed from teeth, they release mercury vapor. Mercury vapor is also released during chewing. FDA’s rulemaking (described in question 7) will examine evidence concerning whether release of mercury vapor can cause health problems, including neurological disorders, in children and fetuses.

Since the 1990s, FDA and other government agencies (CDC, NIH) have reviewed the scientific literature looking for links between dental amalgams and health problems. In September 2006, an advisory panel to the FDA reviewed FDA’s research and heard presentations from the public about the benefits and risks of mercury and amalgam.

You can read the summary of the panel meeting at: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/meetings/090606-summary.html

In addition, a complete transcript is available at: http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/cdrh06.html#dentalproductspanel
4. Are there other dental filling materials that can be used instead of amalgam?

Yes, there are several other types of dental fillings.

Resin composites are tooth-colored materials made from powdered glass and resin compounds. When composites were initially introduced, they were not very strong and were used primarily in the front teeth. Newer composites are stronger, although they still tend to wear more than metal-based materials and generally need earlier replacement.

Glass ionomer cement is also a tooth-colored material. It is not usually used for long-term fillings because it breaks easily.

Porcelain, gold, and other metals are also used as filling materials. Gold and porcelain are used for inlays, veneers, crowns, and bridges. These fillings are made outside the mouth and cemented into place after they are formed.
5. Should I have my amalgam fillings removed and replaced with these other materials? If I have a cavity, should I choose to get amalgam fillings?

FDA does not recommend that you have your amalgam fillings removed. FDA is engaged in a rulemaking that may lead to revised labeling. It is also reviewing evidence about safe use, particularly in sensitive subpopulations.

If you are concerned about the possible health effects of amalgam fillings, you should talk with your qualified health care practitioner.

Dental amalgam fillings are very strong and durable, they last longer than most other types of fillings, and they are relatively inexpensive. You may want to weigh these advantages against the possibility that dental amalgam could pose a health risk, until further information is conveyed through the rulemaking (see question 7) or otherwise.
6. Should pregnant women and young children use or avoid amalgam fillings?

The recent advisory panel believed that there was not enough information to answer this question.

Some other countries follow a “precautionary principle” and avoid the use of dental amalgam in pregnant women. Advice about dental amalgams from regulatory agencies in other countries is available below.

Canada: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/nr-cp/1996/1996_63_e.html
France: http://afssaps.sante.fr/ang/pdf/amalgam.pdf
Sweden: http://www.kemi.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=5233

Pregnant women and persons who may have a health condition that makes them more sensitive to mercury exposure, including individuals with existing high levels of mercury bioburden, should not avoid seeking dental care, but should discuss options with their health practitioner.
7. What is the next step for FDA?

In 2002, FDA published a proposed rule to classify dental amalgam as a class II device with special controls. On April 28, 2008, FDA reopened the comment period for that proposed rule. The comment period will be open until July 28, 2008. After reviewing all comments, FDA intends to issue a final rule classifying dental amalgam.

By July 28, 2008, FDA is requesting comments supported by empirical data and scientific evidence concerning this classification and special controls for dental amalgam. In addition, if class II (special controls) is the appropriate classification for these devices, FDA requests comment on whether the two types of special controls proposed by FDA in 2002 (materials and labeling) provide reasonable assurance of the safety and effectiveness of these devices and on whether the special controls FDA described in 2002 should be revised in light of the recommendations and with respect to the discussions by the 2006 joint committee.

Controls on the Materials. For example, should the material controls proposed by FDA address conformance to recognized consensus standards that make recommendations for testing, compressive strength, and identifying the mercury vapor released by the device?

Labeling Controls. For example, how should labeling controls, if any, address the disclosure of composition, including mercury content, and precautions regarding use of the device in sensitive subpopulations composed of individuals who respond biologically at lower levels of exposure to mercury than the general population? If so, which subpopulations should be included (e.g., children under age 6, pregnant and lactating women, hypersensitive or immunocompromised individuals)? Should the labeling controls require more specific patient labeling (e.g., informing patients of identified sensitive subpopulations of the mercury content, the alternatives to the device and their relative costs, and health risks associated with the failure to obtain dental care)?

For the agency’s future analysis of benefits and costs of the regulatory options for dental amalgams, FDA also requests comments, including available data, on the following questions:

(1) How many annual procedures use mercury amalgams? What are the trends?
(2) What are the differences in cost between amalgams and alternative materials (e.g., composite, other metals, ceramics, etc.)? Are there differences in replacement lives?
(3) What are reimbursement rates for dental amalgam and the alternative materials?
(4) How would labeling describing the risks of amalgam for certain subpopulations (e.g., children under age 6, pregnant and lactating women, hypersensitive or immunocompromised individuals) affect the demand for, and use of, mercury amalgam? How would the risks included in the labeling be communicated to those subpopulations?
(5) What is the current exposure to mercury for patients? For professionals? What would be the reduction in exposure associated with the use of alternative materials?

Updated June 3, 2008

Immediate sinusitis relief with quantum minerals plus and hydrogen peroxide

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My 7 year old boy seems to have inherited his mother’s tendency to suffer from sinusitis.  In the past months I’ve learned that putting a 50% diluted 10 volumes hydrogen peroxide in both his ears will clear up his sinuses.

This morning my boy was sluggish and wasn’t eating his papaya breakfast.  I found out later he was suffering from sinusitis.  I asked if I was to put hydrogen peroxide in his ears.  He suggested I wipe some quantum minerals plus drops on his forehead instead.  He says his Aunt did that once for him and it worked on his sinusitis.  So I put 2 drops of quantum and rubbed it on his forehead.

My boy has just finished his bath and is preparing to go to school.  He says there is only a little sinusitis left.  And he seems fine and ready to go to school.

I asked him if he wants me to put hydrogen peroxide in his ears.  He says he would rather have it later in the day when they get home from school.

Train safety and a close call with my 7 year old in the LRT 1 line

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A week ago my 7 year old boy wanted to come with me to my customer in far away Taft avenue.  Our transportation of choice was the train, it does not make any sense to bring the car with all the traffic and no parking.  So there were three of us, me, my girl editor and my 7 year old boy.

It was so much fun going there, having a little boy makes it all fun.  We did have a close call on our way home.  We were rushing to catch the LRT 1 parked and leaving the station.  The 3 of us rushed in my boy first, then me, then my girl editor.  The doors were closing but my boy got in, then I got in, then I had the idea of using my body to stop the door from closing so my employee could get in too.  Not possible, the LRT 1 doors are set to squeeze the life out of anyone trying that stunt.  It’s not like the safety devices in the elevators.  So we got separated from my girl editor.  We met her at the connecting station at Doroteo Jose to our next train the LRT2.

What dawned on me afterwards was the possibility that what if it was my child that got separated from me?  What if he was the one who got on the train and I and my employee were shut out?  Where o where would we pick up my boy?  That is one absolutely scary possibility.

Maybe if that happened, my girl employee and I should split up.  We have cell phones so we can talk.  We would notify the train staff, tell them my boy is on that train we just missed.  And… I need your ideas folks.  What to do in case your child gets separated from you on a train.

Prevention is the first thing in mind.  Don’t rush to ride on a train when you are with a minor.

Our visiting 5 year old girl gives me a glimpse of how bad our food perceptions used to be

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My wife’s 5 year old female nephew by her cousin who has been staying with us for more than 2 weeks now is very educational for us.  We have what you call a clash of food culture.  She is of the usual television informed majority seduced by the television advertisements.

She was temporarily housed in our compound due to what they suspected as allergies to the neighbor’s chickens raising 30 plus fighting cocks.  It turns out from my observation of this little girl that it is because of a low fat and junk food diet provided to this girl makes her constipated.  Her parents had no idea that she was already experiencing extreme constipation.  While we are already freaked out by non-pooping of 1 day or 2 days… this little girl went on 5 or 6 day non pooping expeditions and the dad and the nannie were not the least bit alarmed… because they haven’t been taught about that little fact.  Constipation will make you sick… constipation can kill you… constipation leads to your body making anaerobic germs to digest the poop stuck in your gut.

Check out this little girl’s food menu:

Breakfast lunch and dinner… cooked white rice

Breakfast add instant noodles, or bread with commercial cheese, or breakfast cereal — fruit loops and Milo brand chocolate milk drink

Lunch is either hotdogs or any cooked fish…

And absolutely no fat…. so this little girl consumes white rice like there’s no tomorrow.

And this little girl refuses all the fruits we have in the house.  She’s not familiar with any of the local Philippine fruits!

It can be amusing at times but I’m not amused when my own children are being given the junk food they bring in.

So this is how we used to be.  I used to be something like this until around 7 years ago.  It was not until I had my own children when I wanted to learn about the truth about what’s really best for my family.  Plus that fact that our health challenges got greater and greater.

How do I know our path is correct?  We’re solving our health challenges by ourselves and we need to see doctors less and less… in fact… none at all.  Now you know why most of the medical profession don’t want us to learn to fend for ourselves… it’s bad for their business.

Simple headache cured immediately by hydrating with coconut juice

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My 5 year old boy came home after lunch yesterday and was complaining he had a headache. I asked where. He said, everywhere his whole head.

I had just finished lunch and we still had half a pitcher of fresh raw newly opened coconut juice. So I immediately filled my adult glass to half and gave it to my 5 year old boy. He quizzically expressed his doubts as to what good is that supposed to do.

I taught my boy that most headaches are mere signals of dehydration. You may not feel thirsty, but indeed you are thirsty. If you have been drinking water, it is pointless and ineffective usually because it is of the incorrect structure. My 7 year old illustrates with his body that when he drinks regular water, it merely makes a stop over at his stomach and heads straight to be urinated. But when he drinks coconut juice he feels the coconut juice dispersing throughout his body and he does not feel like urinating it. The innocent observation of a 7 year old is what we should be listening to.

Back to my 5 year old, in about 2 minutes of drinking that half glass of coconut juice his headache was gone and I got a big kiss. Very simple solution, great rewards!

For those who live in a place where there are no coconuts? Squeeze a lemon, an orange, or any citrus in water and wait 5 minutes to give it structure. Drink this. Better yet, open a hydrating fruit like water melon and eat.

I tried Sally Fallon of the book Nourishing Traditions recipe for Fish Stock

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A few days ago I decided to try and make sole fish stock as described in page 119 of Sally Fallon’s book: Nourishing Traditions. This is a hands on application of Dr. Weston A Price’s teachings. The reason I’m getting into the cooked recipes in this book is because I observed that it may take more time for me to overcome the resistance of my wife to more raw animal foods and that my children are also influenced by my wife and the maids around them. So I will have to learn to feed them much better cooked food while still hammering on more raw food.

“…meat stocks are extremely nutritious, containing the minerals of bone, cartilage, marrow and vegetables as electrolytes, a form that is easy to assimilate. Acidic wine or vinegar added during cooking helps to draw minerals, particularly calcium, magnesium and potassium into the broth.”

“Raw food compounds are colloidal and tend to be hydrophilic, meaning they attract liquids. Thus, when we eat a salad or some other raw food, the hydrophilic colloids attract digestive juices for rapid and effective digestion. Colloids that have been heated are generally hydrophobic – they repel liquids, making foods harder to digest. However, the proteinaceous gelatin in meat broths has the unusual property by which gelatin attracts water to form desserts, like Jello, allows it to attract digestive juices to the surface of cooked food particles.”

In my fish stock I bought 1 whole kilo of sole and added all the materials required: butter, onions, carrot, thyme, parsley, bay leaf, my white wine was yacon wine, organic coconut vineger, and filtered water. We let the stock simmer for 4 hours.

And upon refrigeration, yes! My stock turned gelatinous – meaning we did a good job! Hooray, now my cook knows how to do this. Next time we will try beef… but that takes a long time… 12 hours.

Here is a picture of my gelatinous fish stock: