Health reference books recommended by Katherine Poehlmann, PhD
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The Alarming History of Medicine by Richard Gordon. Hardback published by St. Martins Press, New York, 1993. Book-Finder
An entertaining compendium of medical anecdotes and stories proving that medicine has been practiced since several millennia BC and with all the practice and arrogance, Doctors are still rediscovering basic truths, over and over again. One can learn as much from a study of older medical lore as one can learn from new research. With barriers coming down for Internet access to worldwide medical documented experience and published foreign findings, one would hope to speed the application of proven, effective, common-domain medical knowledge. This fun-to-read book makes it clear that some of the God-Doctors are really a bumbling bunch. The exceptional brilliance of a few disciplined practitioners has forced the heard to advance and rediscover what was known to the ancients and forgotten. To err is human; medicine is too-often characterized by superhuman efforts to succeed.
Alexander Technique: A Practical Programme for Health, Poise, and Fitness by Glynn Macdonald. Hardback published by Time-Life Books, Alexandria, VA, 1998. Book-Finder
Detailed treatment of breathing, posture, movement while performing daily activities at work and at home. Emphasis on establishing good habits by conscious observation of the body in action to prevent bone and joint misalignment. Exercises are well illustrated.
The Arthritis Exercise Book by Gwen Ellert, R.N., B.S.N. Spiral bound, published by Contemporary Books, 1985 and 1990. Book-Finder
Profusely illustrated, easy stretching exercises for
those with painful joints. Great for disabled people who wish to exercise but
whose mobility is limited.
Body, Mind and Sugar by
E. M. Abrahamson, M.D.
1951, 1972, 1977, 1983 Holt/Pyramid/Avon 240 pages. Book-Finder
An authoritative description of how sugar is used in
the body and how it can contribute to allergies. Conditions of too much sugar (Hyperglycemia)
and too little (Hypoglycemia) are the effects of the body’s ability (or
failure) to regulate the sugar level in the foods we consume. This book
describes diet alternatives that assist in controlling sugar level swings
affecting mood, alertness, brain function, and immune system performance. This
work contains case studies and descriptions of the diabetic states. Sugar and
alcohol metabolism (alcoholism) are related. This is one of the best books on
the subject area written for the layman.
Cellular Health Series: Cancer by Matthias Rath, MD, MR Publishing 80 pages with
illustrated supplemental insert: The Victory Over Cancer is at Hand. Book-Finder
A concise, illustrated presentation of the concept
that microbes invade the host’s leukocytes (macrophages) and/or other (liver,
tissue, etc. cells), take over intracellular gene-driven enzyme production, and
produce an imbalance of destructive, inflammation-producing enzymes. The insert describes an in vitro
demonstration that a combination of L-lysine, L-proline, Vitamin C and
Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG, derived from tea or green tea extract) stops
the destruction of tissue membranes from viral-infected cancer cells. L-lysine
is known to facilitate healing of Herpes-caused lesions. Vitamin C also facilitates
healing, and disables viral and bacterial spreading-factor enzymes.
Cell Wall
Deficient Forms: Stealth Pathogens, Lida H Mattman, 2nd
Edition, 1993, 404 pages, CRC Press LLC Book-Finder A 3rd
edition is available.
Here is the evidence of the complexity of the microbial L-forms and CWD bacteria life stages of some of the shape changing bacteria. Illustrated, some in color. Considering the complexity of pleomorphic life, this is a toe-in-the-water sampling of microbiologists’ knowledge. It confirms the science in our RA books. I remember her complaining about her being forbidden by the government from helping clinicians to confirm Lyme Disease B.b in patients. She was one of the world’s experts in this area of microbiology. We need many more researchers like her to complete our knowledge of this still unexplored domain of bioscience.
"Civilized"
Diseases and Their Circumvention Max Garten, Nutrition Dr, Dr
Chiropractic Book-Finder 1978, 304 pages.
A doctor of nutrition and chiropractic, author of six other books on natural methods to restore health had compiled a thorough catalog of the ways our food is rendered unfit for sustaining a healthy life. Raw and natural foods are prescribed to reduce a wide range of pathologic conditions. Toxins, metal poisons, dental issues, fats modification to produce toxic components are all described. Vitamins and natural herbal foods are related to helping a short list of serious conditions including cancer, arthritis and gut disorders, to name just a few. A classic book summarizing practical naturopathic nutrition lore from over 30 years ago.
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This "Handbook" organizes information on Chlamydia pneumoniae, it's impact on human diseasesi, and it's treatment via combined antibiotic protocolsi Much of the material is posted on www.cpnhelp.org website and is now put here in a more organized way. More of the material in this handbook is new and represents the most current, state of the art information on C.pn, CAPi, and the various supplementsi which are helpful in clinical experience. CpnHelp.org may update and expand the Cpn Handbook as new information becomes available.
The Cholesterol Hoax by Sheldon Zerden. Published by Bridger House, Carson City NV.
1997, Book-Finder
Our
own careful research has led us to the conclusion that cholesterol and
saturated fats are not a harmful factor for most persons in the
arterial sclerosis epidemic. Cholesterol blood level goals are now set too low
and statin drug use is not monitored in practice by clinicians. Cholesterol
plaques can protect the biofilm bacteria that weaken and may plug our circulatory
system of veins and arteries. Too much dietary reduction of cholesterol can and
does cause other harmful side effects. See the rat pictures in this book.
Cholesterol reducing drugs have many other undesirable health and systemic
energy-level reduction consequences.
This book details 101 so-called lies that are part of the popular anti
cholesterol myth. It provides some
balance by citing the many studies that disprove the myths created by the drug
companies. By ignoring the contrary
information in this book, the medical consensus is over-influenced by the drug
companies paid-for studies. Using
biased promotions and advertising in the form of journal-planted studies, the
drug companies lead medical consensus towards promoting iatrogenic nutritional and
prescriptive malpractice.
The Coconut Oil Miracle by Bruce Fife, C.N., N.D. Published by Avery/Penguin 1999-2004, 239
pages, Book-Finder
This
book is a “must read” if you are an older person who wants to suppress and
control your microbial invaders.
It
contains an important and comprehensive survey of many saturated fatty acids’
profound medical and nutritional benefits. MCFAs are medium chain fatty
acids. Our medical-nutritional
consensus is conflicted in its regard to these molecules. One side has long
promoted their imagined evils and the other side has documented their many
benefits. The advertising money from the US and Canadian agriculture promoting
interests supported so-called healthy fat mixtures that do not contain many
natural forms of essential antimicrobial saturated fatty acids. Promoting our
malnutrition. This book is well researched and fully in accord with our own
research findings. From Acetic acid
(2xCarbons) to Arachidic (20xCarbons, peanut oil), the 2xC saturated long chain
fats are anti-microbial to varying degrees.
All lipid-coated bacteria and viruses
(and possibly biofilms) are killed by Lauric Acid (12C) and Acetic acid
(2C). Capric (6C) and Caprylic (8C) are
especially active against yeasts.
Coconut oil contains both Lauric and Capric, while Palm oil contains
Caprylic and Palmitic (16C). Butter is
rich in Palmitic, a precursor to a lung surfactant that controls respiratory
microbes.
Curing
the Incurable: Vitamin C, Infectious Diseases, and Toxins
by Dr Thomas E. Levy, M.D., Published by Livon Books, Henderson, NV. 444 pages, 2002. Book-Finder Highly Recommended.
Over 140 pages (1,200+) of vitamin C references collected over many years of study. This book teaches the accumulated lore of vitamin C or ascorbic acid (AA) as a miracle healer and detoxifying agent. A very complete and well-organized presentation of the many diseases and toxins that high blood levels of AA can treat. It is a shame AA is not used routinely in emergency room treatments. The classic last resort life restoring adrenaline shot simply speeds the release of AA into the blood where the AA does the magic. See Chapter 3 of this book for AA’s near-universal antitoxin effects, found on Dr Levy’s website.
Much of the AA lore on our website is
confirmed by Dr. Levy’s treatment-oriented book. Reviews Also see Irwin Stone’s Book online at the
Vitamin C Foundation Some Effects of Vitamin C.
Dr. Atkins’ Vita-Nutrient Solution:
Nature’s Answer to Drugs by Robert Atkins, M.D. Simon and
Schuster, 1998, 1999, 407 pages. Book-Finder
Dr. Atkins has compiled a guide to nutrition for the
person who is ill. This authoritative
and insightful compendium of vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, and their
restorative powers tells how they help the patient with serious medical
conditions. Cancer, diabetes, MS, heart disease, arthritis, autism, vision
problems, dental problems, skin conditions, CFS, fibromyalgia, autoimmune
diseases, allergies, osteoporosis, scleroderma, urinary tract infections,
pulmonary conditions, intestinal problems, men’s and women’s health, etc. Dr. Poehlmann has recently been reading this
book carefully and it is highly recommended. We plan to compile a better
index to this wonderful book and publish it on our website.
Dr. Atkins’ Nutrition Breakthrough:
How to Treat Your Medical Condition Without Drugs by
Robert Atkins, M.D. Bantam Books, 1982-86, 380 pages. Book-Finder
Dr. Atkins was a cardiologist who embraced “natural,”
complementary medicine, dietary modification, and nutrition to treat molecular
imbalances that cause poor resistance to microbial colonization. His low sugar/low carbohydrate diet,
supplemented with appropriate vitamins is an effective way to control
hyper/hypo-glycemia, bad cholesterol, yeast/fungal infections, and many
specific chronic illnesses. His diet is based on the idea that all calories are
not the same among fats, carbohydrates, and proteins. Each molecule has its own
utilization effectiveness number that indicates how well its calories are used
or not used as fuel or converted to body fat. Our personal experience with his
diet (see Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution)
has confirmed several of his important claims. We found that a reduction in
refined sugar and carbohydrates led to near elimination of yeast/fungal related
hyperglycemic symptoms, including neuropathy, and also led to increased
resistance to other infections.
Dr. Earl Mindell’s Live Longer &
Feel Better With Vitamins & Minerals by Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D. Keats Publishing, Inc.
1978, 1982, rev. 1994; mass market paperback; 119 pages. Book-Finder
A concise guide to vitamins, minerals, and amino acids
with an emphasis on explaining antioxidants. Section on natural food
supplements—acidophilus/yogurt, alfalfa, bee pollen, bran, chlorophyll, garlic,
kelp, lecithin, liver, papaya. Very short list of maladies—prostate cancer,
breast cancer, colon cancer, constipation, stress, high cholesterol, insomnia.
Contains a list of drugs that deplete various vitamins and minerals. Excellent
books by the same author: Earl Mindell’s Vitamin Bible, Herb Bible, and Food
as Medicine.
Dr. Mandell's Lifetime Arthritis
Relief System [Hardcover] by Dr. Marshall Mandell. Book-Finder See the review of this book on Amazon.com.
Food allergies aggravate inflammation, generate oxides which make pain and
tiredness worse. This is the diet side of the polygon of treatment modalities.
Two helpful examples of several of Dr Marshall Mandell’s mass-market paperbacks
on the topic of allergy relief by diet changes, are shown next.
Dr. Mandell’s Allergy-Free Cookbook by Fran Gare Mandell, M.S. and Dr.
Mandell’s 5-Day Allergy Relief System by Dr. Marshall Mandell and Lynne
Waller Scanlon. Published by Pocket
Books, 1979 – 1980s. Book-Finder
Two examples of several mass-market paperbacks on the
topic of allergy relief, based on thirty years of Dr. Mandell’s experience with
patients suffering from symptoms of food allergies.
Dr. Mandell's Lifetime Arthritis
Relief System [Hardcover] by Dr. Marshall Mandell. Book-Finder wSee the review of this book on Amazon.com Food
allergies aggravate inflammation, oxides and make pain and tiredness worse.
This is the diet side of the polygon of treatment modalities. Other examples of
several mass-market paperbacks on the topic of allergy relief, based on thirty
years of Dr. Mandell’s experience with patients suffering from symptoms of food
allergies are shown below.
Drug Therapy published by Kaiser Permanente, Southern
California. 972 pages, 1999, Book-Finder
A concise, authoritative, comprehensive compendium of
clinically useful drugs used to treat various conditions, infections and
diseases. This is an
almost-pocket-sized, PDR that fits in your hand. Soft cover and printed on very
thin quality paper. Includes concise discussions warnings, interactions,
dosages and adverse effects. A valuable drug reference available used at a
modest price.
Every Second Child by Archie Kalokerinos, MD; 174 pages, 1981 Keats Publishers, Australia. Book-Finder
Out of print and very rare, this yellowing paperback
recounts the many deaths caused by compulsory mass vaccinations by the
Australian public health authorities. A combination of vaccination stress, poor
diet, undetected scurvy, genetic predisposition to ascorbate dependency all
combined to produce a 50% death rate. This
forgotten book, if its lessons had been heeded, could have eliminated the later
vaccine-caused mass deaths in Africa.
The book remains a near-forgotten reminder that the arrogant ignorance
of our public health leaders has lead to mass harm and to unconscious genocide,
and later to corrupt suppression of the story in the media. Archie’s lessons remain unlearned, so our
future of mass compulsory vaccinations without ascorbic acid supplementation
will inevitably contain more tragedies.
Autism epidemiological statistics [~1/90] put the lie to the safety of
certain vaccines; and the authorities pretend to be clueless as to the
causes. They have been pretending both
to be experts and also to be clueless since before 1981. Fortunately Dr
Kalokerinos’s legacy is active on the web. Summarized Here. SIDS and SBS are caused by scurvy,
infections, and vaccination
stress.
The Egoscue Method of Health through Motion by Pete Egoscue, with Roger Gittines. Hardback published by Harper Collins, 1992. Paperback by Quill, 2001. Book-Finder
Self-diagnosis for posture, walking, standing,
sitting. Illustrations show functional relationships of bones, muscles, joints,
and nerves. Egoscue’s clinic is in San Diego, CA but many practitioners are
trained in the method both nationally and internationally.
Fatal Cure by Robin Cook, M.D. Mass Market Paperback, Berkley Books, NY, 1993. Book-Finder
This book is fiction, but it is a gripping real life narrative describing some of the typical failures in our medical delivery/insurance systems and institutions. A two-doctor family with a cystic fibrosis child is in conflict with managed-care bureaucrats. Dr Cook is famous for his true to life depictions of medicine and of doctors doing their skillful tasks. One would hope that our 21st century real world is not as conflicted as is this imaginary one. But one can still suspect that certain medical realities remain significantly worse than in this fictitious 20 year old depiction.
50 Ways to Ease Back Pain by Billy Glisan, M.S. Hardback from Publications International, 1994. Book-Finder
Well illustrated, comprehensive instruction for dealing with chronic back pain. Emphasizes correct posture, ways of lifting, performing daily activities that can gradually lead to later back problems.
Folk Medicine by D. C. Jarvis M.D. Crest Books, 1958, 192 pages. Book-Finder
A classic. A
Vermont doctor finds that apple cider vinegar, honey, kelp and other
nutritional changes leads to improved bacterial resistance in cattle and
humans. PH is the measure of whether a
solution is an acid or gives a basic reaction.
The microbes that live inside us are sensitive to PH and the viruses and
microphages that live inside the bacteria are more successful if the PH is
within a certain range. Changing the
blood/urine/saliva/gut PH to more acid or more basic than normal can alter the
ecology of our microbial inhabitants.
Jarvis shows that sometimes cider vinegar and its antibiotic properties
can sterilize the gut and restore health and or avoid food poisoning. Studies recently have shown that eating
foods that make us more basic (green vegetables) can also improve our health.
E.g., eating onions pickled in salty vinegar stopped my persistent bladder
infection. Medical lore from 55 years ago is useful today as our conventional
antibiotics fail to work. Cider and wine vinegars contain inexpensive and
powerful antibiotics that are not exploited by the drug industry. Folk
Medicine, Chapter 9, The Benefits of Honey, contains test cases of
successful respiratory inflammation (COPD) treatments. Chewing on honeycomb
(beeswax) will relieve asthma attacks.
Vinegar and raw honey combined potentiate each other. Honey contains broad-spectrum antimicrobial
molecules with persistent effectiveness that have stood the test of eons.
Gary Null’s Ultimate Anti-Aging
Program, By Gary Null, PhD. Kensington Books, New York, 498 pages, 1999. Book-Finder A thorough encyclopedia of nutrition to
preserve health.
Almost a hundred pages of Testimonials. Listing of titles
of hundreds of medical papers on vitamins and other nutrient factors. A very
thorough explanation of how we age and what to do to slow it down and somewhat
reverse the decay. More nutritional data is here than in many other
sourcebooks. However, he has repeated
the mistaken anti saturated fat propaganda, without any detailed analysis of
the biochemistry involved. Lots of
references on antioxidants (vitamins C and E).
Well worth the modest price of a used copy.
Handbook of Antimicrobial
Therapy published by The Medical
Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics, New Rochelle, NY. 214 pages. ISBN 0097190930 Book-Finder
A concise, authoritative, and very comprehensive
compendium of clinically recognized infectious microorganisms and drugs used to
combat them. Includes fairly concise discussions of most serious adverse
effects. This nonprofit organization provides a $76/year subscription to a wide
range of published and online drug therapeutic related information. Half price
for medical students and resident medical professionals. Some papers of general
public interest are available for download, free for registered users.
Healing Back Pain Naturally: The Mind-Body Program Proven to Work by Dr. Art Brownstein. Hardback published by Harbor Press, Gig Harbor, WA, 1999. Book-Finder
This book covers all the bases: exercise, diet, nutrition, meditation, guided imagery. Dr. Brownstein candidly admits how he took his back for granted over the years, only to find himself nearly incapacitated by pain in middle age. He describes benign ways to restore the back to proper alignment and deal with pain without drugs. Yoga-based exercises are easy, even for the elderly.
The Healing Factor:
Vitamin C Against Disease by
Erwin Stone, 1972 Book-Finder shows its
contents.
This book is a must-read; it is an Online-Book at VitaminCfoundation.org
This classic
book is just a couple of clicks away; you can browse it now. A scholarly,
scientific and well researched presentation of the history beginning with the
origins of life and how it works. It explains
discoveries of some of the leading scurvy/ascorbic-acid biochemical and medical
researchers, spanning a period of our knowledge ending more than 40 years
ago. Forewords by Linus Pauling and Szent
Gyorgyi. Basic science, genetic
factors, evolution, multiple applications. A must read for all of us who need
to understand how scurvy is induced by toxins, allergens, and infections and
how antioxidants, especially vitamin C in
large and frequent dosages can relieve and reduce the major illness
symptoms. How it stops cascading tissue-destruction resulting from inflammation
caused by toxins and infections.
Ascorbic acid is more like a food, since it is metabolized when it
neutralizes toxins, so if inflammation is massive and systemic as with toxic
shock, a large amount of molecules are needed with frequent timely
replenishment to have any long term lasting benefit. See the Some Effects of Vitamin C chapter.
How to Lie with Statistics by Darell Huff. Published by Norton & Co. 1954, Penguin
2009. Book-Finder
The popular classic on misuse of statistics. Techniques
for convincing your audience using numbers selected to mislead. Describes
methods of data selection and presentation. Not completely dishonest, it is a
must read to inoculate your intellect so you will not fall victim to the
dishonest politician or salesman for a bankrupting idea.
Hypoglycemia: The Disease Your
Doctor Won’t Treat by Jeraldine Saunders and Harvey
Ross, M.D. 1980-83
Pinnacle Books, 261 Pages. Book-Finder
A very useful, concise, self-help guide for the use of
diet in normalizing sugar levels in the blood. Hyperglycemia can disable the
immune system and promote Candida growth leading to food allergies,
peripheral neuropathy, numbness, toxin production in the gut and susceptibility
to fungal and bacterial infections. Hyperglycemia promotes the production of
excess bad cholesterol. Hypoglycemia leads to eating disorders, alcohol
craving, allergies, asthma, and brain shutdown. The book lists foods to avoid
and foods to eat. It also contains recipes helpful in controlling refined sugar
and carbohydrates.
I Have Cancer, What Should I
Do? Your Orthomolecular Guide for Cancer
Management. by Michael Gonzalez, Jorge Miranda-Massari, and Andrew Saul.
2009, 147 pages. New Book-Finder; Used Book-Finder
High
doses of vitamins and other nutrients, especially IV vitamin C (sodium
ascorbate, AA) help reverse cancer. If
AA is given in sufficient levels to reach cancer cell cytotoxic levels
in the blood, along with control of blood sugar starvation (ketosis). All three
authors worked with vitamin C and Journal of Orthogonal Medicine
pioneer Hugh Riordan, MD. Contains 25 pages of scientific references. Reviews
Kiss Your
Dentist Goodbye A Do-It-Yourself Mouth Care System
for Healthy, Clean Gums and Teeth by Ellie Phillips, DDS
2010, 240 pages. New Book-Finder;
Xylitol is a sugar substitute
made from wood and corncobs. In place of High Fructose Corn Sweetener in
chewing gum and other foods, Xylitol can reverse cavities and osteoporosis,
stop plaques and change the microbiome in the ear, respiratory tract, bones,
mouth, gut and urinary tract in ways that greatly reduce pathological bacterial
and yeast effects. It increases calcium based bone and teeth regeneration and
calcium absorption in the gut. Reviews This book tells the story of dental health and
Xylitol.
Let’s Eat Right to Keep Fit by Adelle Davis, MS in Biochemistry, Harcourt/Signet 1970,
334 Pages. Book-Finder
One of the best comprehensive reference books on nutrition
and vitamin lore ever written for the layman and practicing nutritionist.
Originally published in 1954, and updated in 1970. Especially complete
treatment on vitamins, foods containing them, their dosages and interactions.
She brings ideas about nutrition from all the cultures of the world. Covers
both normal and therapeutic nutrition. Tables of food composition. Excellent
index.
LYME DISEASE (Borreliosis) A Plague of Ignorance
Regarding the Ignorance of a Plague
© Copyright 2004, Dr Scott Taylor, DVM, All rights Reserved
Lyme Disease is
caused by many borrelia species. A major oversight by the medical community regarding
Lyme disease is that Borrelia burgdorferi is not the only bacterium that
causes Lyme disease; there are many pathogenic borrelia strains; many of
which cause borreliosis (Lyme-like disease). The causative agent, Borrelia
burgdorferi, is a type of spirochete. When Bb was first discovered in 1982
it was thought that there was just one strain. Since then, about 100 U.S. and
300 worldwide strains of the bacterium have been discovered. Dr. Scott Taylor’s
classic article on LD is gone from the Internet. We found it entire, with
figures and pictures via the Wayback
Machine web archive website.
Lyme
Disease Solution by Dr. K.B. Singleton, MD. Trade Paper, 5-star Amazon Reviews. Book-Finder
Written by an internal medicine physician who had Lyme and other
tic-borne infections. The single one
star review is not credible. 23 out of 24 reviews were 5 Star. Authoritative
and comprehensive. Recommended.
The Miracle of MSM: The Natural
Solution for Pain by Stanley Jacob, M.D. Paperback published by Berkley Books/Putnam,
1999. Book-Finder MSM is methylsulfonylmethane.
MSM if taken consistently, for a long time, slowly
reverses the pain of ostiomyelitis and arthritic plaques that are
characteristic of bone and joint infections. Authoritative and well researched.
Conditions helped:
Degenerative arthritis, back pain, muscle pain,
fibromyalgia, chronic headache, tendonitis and bursitis, carpal tunnel
inflammation, TMJ and dental pain, post-trauma pain and inflammation,
allergies.
The Multifidus Back Pain Solution:
Simple Exercises That Target the Muscles That Count by Jim Johnson, P.T. Paperback
published by New Harbinger, 2002. Book-Finder
Step-by-step easy instructions for gentle but
effective back exercises, well illustrated.
The New Arthritis Breakthrough: The Only Medical Therapy Clinically Proven to Produce Long-term Improvement & Remission by Henry Scammell. Hardback, published by M. Evans and Company, 1998. Book-Finder
An
updated version of The Road Back (included in its entirety), with
new case studies and accounts of large scientific studies substantiating Dr.
Brown’s research and the antibiotic protocol. The treatment applies to RA,
Lupus, Juvenile RA, Fibromyalgia, Scleroderma, Spondyloarthropathy, and other
forms of arthritis. Henry Scammell headed the non-profit Road Back Foundation,
which informs and educates regarding Dr. Brown’s work. See www.roadback.org.
The New Killer Diseases: How the Alarming Evolution of Germs Threatens Us All by Elinor Levy, PhD. and Mark Fischetti. Trade Paper, published by Three Rivers Press, N.Y., 2004, 360 pages. Book-Finder
Well-researched and well written account of many recently recognized hyper-virulent viral diseases that are or that threaten to become devastating plagues. Some, like mad-cow disease [Aka, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in US wildlife and vCJD=BCE in England, caused by prions] have successful public health countermeasures. Emphasis is on the causes, epidemiology, treatments, life cycles and related vaccinations. General functional discussion of the life stages of pleomorphic microbes, what cells they infect, how they do their damage to immune system and target organs and how they spread from victim to victim. Covers Herpes viruses, hepatitis viruses, HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, SARS, E. coli, Shigella, Lyme disease, measles. Omits Chlamydia pneumonia, and many other chronic persistent bacteria. Discusses antibiotics, resistance, and treatment doctrines as they have changed due to microbial evolution. Written for the general reader. Contains endnotes for each chapter: a list of 176 sources for further reading and research. Pulls no punches about certain failings in medical delivery systems encountered by specific diseases like vCJD in England.
The
Persecution and Trial of Gaston Naessens by Christopher Bird.
Published by H J Kramer Inc, Tiburon, CA, 1991. 318 pages. ISBN 0915811308.
Book-Finder
"Gaston Naessens is surely one of the greatest scientists of the twentieth century. He deserves not one but several Nobel prizes for his lifework." - Robert Atkins, M.D.
This book describes a fascinating part of medical
research history where the medical establishment, in league with the Canadian
government, attempted to imprison the researcher, Gaston Naessens, developer of
an improved microscope. He cataloged the life cycles of the shapes he saw,
linked them to diseases, proved that certain of the forms correlated with
cancer, and also developed a tumor-tropic, chemical, lymph node treatment he called “714-X” to kill pleomorphic (shape
changing), intracellular, yeast-like,
“mycobacterial” [Mycoplasma] forms. One review states: “714-X, a
[patented, camphor-nitrogen] compound that has restored the perfect health of
750 out of 1,000 cancer victims ….” A huge body
of recent research from many worldwide sources has confirmed the existence of
chronic polymicrobial parasitic infections and of intracellular invaders that
take over the host’s cells and initiate the generation of toxins, dissolving
enzymes, certain vitamins, and other bioactive molecules. Living in colonies
within our cells, these invaders upset our molecular and immune system balance,
causing a multiplicity of chronic disease symptoms. Definitely not the
consensus medical view, but many of his research findings are now actively
being re-mapped without reference to his taxonomy and nomenclature, and sadly,
without attribution or acknowledgment of his significant contributions to
science.
The Pill Book:
Illustrated Guide to the Most Prescribed Drugs in the U.S. by Harold M Silverman, Pharmacology D. , Editor;
Bantam Books, 14th Edition, 2010. 1296 pages. Book-Finder
This encyclopedia of drugs: Grouped by classifications. Contains: Diseases and conditions they are prescribed for; Names of different forms; How they work; Dosages; Cautions and warnings; Over dosage potentials; Adverse effects and interactions with: foods, other drugs, herbs and nutritionals. Special information for: Women, Seniors, Children, Pregnant and Breast-feeding, and for others with special needs. Updated every few years. Older editions are still quite useful. A concise Physicians Desk Reference (PDR-like) reference. Suitable for everyone, medical professionals and the general public.
The Polio Paradox:
What You Need to Know by
Richard L Bruno, HD, Ph.D. Hardback published by Warner Books, 2002, 350 pages.
Book-Finder Good reference lore on probable multiple
causes of neural inflammation.
This book collects a lot of information about the long-term effects of exposure to polio and other enteroviruses. They attack the nerves and produce lasting damage. Many viruses live in the gut. Some strains like Coxsackie A7 and B, the ECHO viruses, measles viruses, and various poliovirus strains are associated with neural insult and encephalitis leading to muscle weakness, fibromyalgia, CFIDS, systemic fatigue, mental slowness and autistic mental disabilities. There is a consensus that genetic factors mediate increased and for some decreased susceptibility. The gut microbiome is complex and the presence of some persistent viruses may block others from colonizing. Some strains of candidate live vaccine viruses have been found to be so pathogenic to a small segment of the population that they have been eliminated, after trials proved the scope and severity of their danger. The book obliquely makes the case for caution in the application of live vaccines viruses that persist and seem to be one causal factor of the autism epidemic. A long delayed progressive neural degeneration has been observed in many who survived wild poliovirus epidemics. FMS and myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) appear to be the result of chronic systemic polio virus colonization.
KFP’s comment:
Perhaps systemic viral colonization is the mechanism behind the Autism
epidemic. A pause (even a rollback) in
the use of so many and so frequent childhood vaccines and immune inflammation
stimulating adjuvants seems in order. We need to do a better risk analysis by
our best immunologists before vaccine approvals. Serious approval mistakes have
been made too many times. The case has been made elsewhere that ascorbic acid can
be a potent antiviral cure for the chronic viral infections and that vaccines
may not be necessary when vitamin C pharmacokinetics are followed correctly and
long enough to make doses effective.
See Curing the Incurable by Dr Thomas
Levy.
The Potbelly
Syndrome: How Common Germs Cause Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Disease by
Russell Farris and Per Marin, M.D., Ph.D. Paperback published by Basic Health,
Laguna Beach, CA, 2006. Book-Finder
This information-packed book explains the many effects of a naturally occurring stress hormone called cortisol. Corticosteroid medications used to treat inflammations and autoimmune diseases introduce more cortisol into the bloodstream, resulting in increased appetite and weight gain. These drugs also lead to various forms of serious heart disease and high blood pressure because they tip the healthy cortisol balance. Thyroid deficiencies may be blamed for health problems that are really the result of excess cortisol. Chronic infections can also stimulate the production of cortisol to levels high enough to cause insulin resistance, obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes – four conditions associated with the “potbelly syndrome”.
Preventing and Reversing
Osteoporosis: What you Can Do About Bone Loss
by Alan R Gaby, M.D. Prima
Publishing, 1994, 304 pages, Index. Book-Finder
Dr. Gaby has compiled a well written, comprehensive
guide to osteoporosis, nutrition, critical hormones, vitamins, minerals, trace elements,
environmental and dietary poisons, allergies, adverse chemical interactions,
complicating infections, maladies, hormonal imbalances, … The book is patient
oriented and the discussions are on point, usable and understandable. Recommended as a patient reference and for
support group libraries.
Red Meat: The Original Health Food by Heather Smith Thomas, Paperback published by Record Stockman Press, 1984, Foreword by Baxter Black D.V.M., Book-Finder
Thomas provides a critical analysis of many of the
nutritional myths and mistaken dogma relating to meat, animal fats and
cholesterol. It points out the flaws in
the studies that are the broken foundation of conventional nutrition rules and
medical practice. It is a good starting point for further research to confirm
that much of the current heart disease nutrition dogma is nonsense. The
dogmatic anti meat consensus has many mistakes and many nutrition rules are a
waste of time and money. Her analysis is valuable for a contrasting point of
view.
Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Infection Connection – Targeting and Treating the Cause of Chronic Illness by Katherine Poehlmann, Ph.D. Paperback published by Satori Press, 2002, Third printing in February 2003, Foreword by Dr. Harold W. Clark, Book-Finder
A comprehensive description of the infection process,
how the immune system works, diagnostic tests for infection, and Dr. Brown’s
effective protocol. Includes suggestions for improving the immune system
through diet, exercise, and vitamins/supplements to wean away from antibiotics
after healthy balance is achieved. Tables of the best, most credible Internet
sites to research autoimmune disorders, discover naturopathic ways to
regain/maintain health, and also to find labs, support groups, practitioners.
The Road Back: Rheumatoid Arthritis – Its Cause and Its Treatment by Thomas McPherson Brown, M.D. and Henry Scammell. Hardback, published by M. Evans and Company, 1988. Book-Finder
Describes
Dr. Brown’s scientifically proven low-dose, long-term tetracycline antibiotic
protocol for treating a variety of rheumatic conditions, including rheumatoid
arthritis. Includes many case studies.
This book and its treatment protocol was instrumental in Katherine
Poehlmann’s recovery from RA when she sprained both ankles and they refused to
heal. She did her PhD thesis confirming his work and is herself a case history
proving his methods work. Subsequently,
we met or corresponded with many of the Road Back beneficiaries as she
published her own book updating and expanding on the works of Dr Thomas M.
Brown, Dr Harold Clark, and Henry Scammell.
Katherine now serves on the board of directors of the Road Back
Foundation. See the next book by Henry
Scammell, Scleroderma, for more case histories, examples of the
antibiotic protocols use by Dr Brown and his colleagues.
Scleroderma: The Proven Therapy That Can Save Your Life by Henry Scammell. Hardback, published by M. Evans and Company, 1998, 176 pages. Book-Finder
Describes Dr. Brown’s scientifically proven low-dose,
long-term antibiotic protocol for treating and curing scleroderma a specific
fatal systemic rheumatic infection, where first the skin and then many other
tissues become rigid and inflexible. Chapter 12 describes an 11 patient study
using minocycline that proved a cure was possible. Chapter 7 includes Pat Ganger’s case history. In 2012, Pat is a survivor. She has been
working for many years with the Arthritis Trust and she is a personal example of the long-term cure made by using Dr
Thomas M. Brown’s protocol. Chapter 15,
In Defense of Heresy describes Dr Barry Marshall’s fight to prove
that Helicobacter pylori can thrive in the stomach and cause
ulcers. Dr Brown encountered a similar
opposition by the medical consensus.
This book, Scleroderma, and The Road Back should be read
as a pair to more fully understand the methods and successful treatment using
Minocycline, Clindamycin and various inflammation suppressing drugs to manage
the Herx reaction.
Stretching by Bob Anderson, illustrated by Jean
Anderson. Shelter Publications, Bolinas, CA, Many paperback editions,
1975-1980. Book-Finder
Superb
guide to achieving flexibility, improving circulation, attaining full body
fitness, preparing for specific sports, warm up/cool down exercises. Detailed
illustrations show right and wrong way to stretch, thus lessening risk of
injury. Highly recommended!
Time magazine
(February 23, 2004) article “The
Fires Within” by Christine Gorman and Alice Park.
Remarkably naïve, reports that for rheumatoid arthritis, “Something – possibly a viral infection – provokes macrophages and neutrophils to attack the joints.” This is hardly a breaking news story, after 60 years of solid scientific evidence by Dr. Brown and his colleagues on the relationship between infection and rheumatic illness. Illustrates how slow the medical establishment is to accept effective solutions to health problems.
The
Virus Within: How Medical Detectives are Tracking a Terrifying Virus that Hides
Inside Almost All of Us by Nicholas Regush. Paperback published by
Dutton, 2000. Book-Finder
Human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) targets multiple cell types in the body, including T4 and T8 cells to partly disable the immune system. It should be well known now that FMS/CFIDS is related to active antibodies to both mycoplasmas and latent viruses: Human herpes viruses, (HHVs), include HHV-1&2 (lesions), CMV, EBV, HHV-6 (MS), HHV-7&8, Zoster. HHV-6 is associated with Alzheimer’s (22%), Parkinson’s, ALS, Huntington’s, etc. HHV-6 is ubiquitous; by age 45 over 95% show signs of infection. Gancyclovir may suppress it. Ascorbate at very high levels may control/reduce its damage. Flesh eating bacteria (over 12 deaths in Canada) have been associated with a co-infection of Strep-A S. pyrogenes (scarlet fever) and HHV-6. The combined lysing enzymes of the HHVs and the bacterial hyaluronidase (aka penetrating factor)of Strep-A (or of S. pneumonia, etc) increase the virulence of each other. This book surveys the research concerning the slow virus action of HHV-6 on brain and immune system as of about 1999. Much more data is now available on the web, confirming HHV-6 as a significant causal factor of many chronic illnesses.
Vitamin C the Common Cold and the
Flu by Linus Pauling, Nobel Prize in
Chemistry 1976, Freeman, 230 Pages. Book-Finder
A classic collection of information about how the body
benefits from ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) when various diseases and infections
are present. Higher levels of Vitamin C (2-10 grams) are well tolerated and
necessary to fight microbial and viral spreading-factor enzymes.
The Vitamin C Connection: Getting
Well with Vitamin C by Cheraskin, Ringsdorf, and Sisley,
Harper & Row, 1983, 291 pages. Book-Finder
An outstanding overview of Ascorbic Acid (AA) findings.
An update on Linus Pauling’s work, confirming his
thesis and providing scientific research that connects Vitamin C to the
prevention and treatment of colds, cancer, glaucoma, periodontal disease, pain,
fatigue, allergy, rashes, susceptibility to heat and cold, vulnerability to
stress, etc. Vitamin C can shrink tumors and speed wound healing rates,
especially bone healing. It neutralizes the hyaluronate lyase spreading factor
of viruses and bacteria, especially Mycoplasma, which contribute to arthritic
joint inflammation and cartilage erosion.
Contains a worldwide summary of
practitioners successful treatments of a wide range of bacterial and viral
infections using 25 to 50 grams of oral AA per day in multiple doses every few
hours. Discussion of AA as an
antihistamine and anti-toxin for microbes is brief, but comprehensive. Other wide-range AA’s antitoxin and
anti-toxic-shock affects are not mentioned. See Klenner
Wear and Tear: Stop the Pain and Put the Spring Back in Your Body by Dr. Bob Arnot. Hardback published by Simon & Schuster, 2003. Book-Finder
Excellent comprehensive self-help guidebook for dealing with osteoarthritis and other degenerative conditions. Specific, practical suggestions for lifestyle changes, products (shoes, exercise equipment, vitamins, supplements), diet, painkilling drugs, and exercises. Seeks to explain the causes of pain so that the reader can take corrective steps.
Why Arthritis? Searching for the Cause and the Cure of Rheumatoid Disease by Harold W. Clark, Ph.D. Paperback published by Axelrod of Tampa Bay, FL, 1997. Book-Finder
A disturbing and detailed account of
the politicization of arthritis research. Dr. Clark, an eminent microbiologist,
was Dr. Thomas McPherson Brown’s lab manager for thirty years. Puts arthritis in perspective from the time
of ancient Egypt, where tetracycline was found in mummies with reduced
arthritis symptoms. The antibiotic must have come from beer made with moldy grain.
Jump to modern times when medicine took the path of immune suppression instead
of bacteria infection control and elimination. Actually both inflammation
control and antibiotic treatment can work together for a better result.
With Good Reason by S. Morris Engel, 5Th Ed with Instructor’s Manual, Paperback published by Published by St Martin Press, NY 1994. Book-Finder Highly recommended.
With so much rhetorical nonsense out
there in idea land (aka the Internet) one needs special training in “how to
think correctly” to recognize the gems of sense in the haystack of ideological
confusion and propaganda. This book by
Morris Engel is itself a gem, an ideal companion to Daryll Huff’s How to Lie with Statistics, to Wendell Johnson’s People in
Quandaries, to S. I. Hayakawa’s Language in Action and Korzybski’s monumental book on General Semantics, Science and
Sanity. Engel’s book is a product of years of
collecting examples of disorderly thought. It is a complete primer in logical
and illogical expression, sorely needed today when politicians trump science, mathematics,
and reason with appeals to emotion and commit manifold logical errors using
plausible fallacies. Much of our governmental problems are the result of
ideological fallacies and confusions exampled in Engel’s book.
The Yeast Connection and the Woman by William
Crook, M.D. Published by Professional
Books Inc, Jackson, TN 1995. 732 pages.
ISBN 0933478224. Book-Finder
Not for women
only! Polymicrobial infections include yeast/fungal microbial intracellular forms. Conditions where an anti-fungal diet and
medicines provide relief of symptoms include: endometriosis, cystitis,
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), leaky gut syndrome, multiple food allergies,
Crohn’s disease, fatigue, numbness, peripheral neuropathy, brain fog, muscle
pain, ear problems, headache, psoriasis, ADHD, FMS, myasthenia gravis,
depression, asthma, autism, PMS, vaginitis, sexual dysfunction, multiple
sclerosis, gastrointestinal cancer, etc. This is a compendium of case histories
and reports of successful diet and treatment strategies from a large number of
medical professionals. Written for the average reader. Worthy of note:
myasthenia gravis, which is assumed to have no known cure, responds positively
to Nystatin, an anti-fungal medication used to treat Candida infections.
The Yeast Syndrome -- How to help
your doctor identify and treat the real cause of your yeast-related illness by John Trowbridge, M.D. and Morton Walker, D.P.M. Paperback, published by Bantam Books,
1986. Book-Finder
A comprehensive treatment of the intracellular
invader, Candida albicans, which is often a significant co-factor in
asthma, persistent coughs, heartburn, esophageal lesions, gastrointestinal
problems, leaky gut syndrome, food allergies, earaches, chronic fatigue, “brain
fog”, numbness, poor memory, muscle weakness, back pain, premenstrual syndrome,
skin irritations, acne, vaginitis, etc. Many of these effects aggravate
bacteria-caused rheumatic illnesses. Antibiotics used in treating bacterial
infections also kill helpful bacteria that control Candida in the gut,
leading to uncontrolled yeast growth.
The Y’s Way to a Healthy Back by Alexander Melleby, National Director of the YMCA’s
Healthy Back Program. Trade Paper, New Century, 1982 , 171 pages. Book-Finder
Six week program of gentle back and hip exercises for
gradual back recovery, well illustrated.
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