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Say I am an individual wanting you to analyze and score my retinal images,
a) Wll you?
YES The first exam is free in the UK and anywhere else World wide. They pay the Optometrist, not me ever.
b) how much will it cost me?
NOTHING
c) what kind of image can you analyze
any from a 45 degree camera that is in good focus and exposure
d) should I ask my doctor for anything specific?
No NOTHING AT ALL
e) How long will it take?
From receipt of the image depends on workload 10 to 30 mins to report
f) Do I get a free 700+ Secrets.. (kidding)
After signing up for the 3 yr contract YES.. AND I already give your book to my registrants!
g) how much for an optional nutritional analysis?
Once you are registered it's part of the service. NOT UNTIL. Takes too long.
2. The atherosclerosis in the image of 2009 is Grade 2.5+. That is not good at all. It is worse than average
3.) The image of two years later shows progression of atherogenesis which is now grade 3.0
I know Dr. Bush has reported seeing positive improvement in less than a month on his nutritional program on the "soft" atheromas - which features sodium ascorbate, vitamin E, etc.
Phlebotomy helps a lot
Could the VC be responsible for the high Ferritin readings, as VC increase the uptake of Iron?
Owen,
I saw the lab report, and everything now makes sense to me. That is an alarm level of iron in your body, as iron is really the final common denominator for a large amount, perhaps most, of the oxidative stress generated in the body, in this case in the arterial wall. The advice is still the same: phlebotomy, far infrared sauna, and IP6. Although traditional medicine would have you believe otherwise, these three measures can get the iron level down fairly quickly, perhaps as much as 100 ng/cc every 6-month period or so. I partake of all three measures myself, and my once-very-elevated ferritin is now at 28 ng/cc. If a large amount of research directly addressing is desired, then forget it. That is why it is not well-appreciated. But all the evidence is available in the literature, if you look long enough and hard enough.
This is why I repeat and emphasize: ferritin level, until a even better iron storage test comes about, should be a part of ALL routine blood testing, right along with CBC and biochemistry panel. But most docs don't even know what a ferritin level is or why it is important.
So, to recap,
1. Phlebotomy, 6 units annually (some center will take two units at one time, every 4 months)
2. Far infrared sauna, minimum of 3 times weekly, daily if possible; I stay in 30 minutes at 125 to 140 degrees, and I usually put out in excess of 700 cc sweat
3. IP6, 2 to 4 grams on an empty stomach
The sauna will waste magnesium and electrolytes; taking a broad spectrum vegetable/fruit powder ("greens") will keep things in balance.
Best regards,
Dr. Levy
No salt restrictions use Sea salt onlyI'm willing to bet you are on salt restriction
Not to my knowledge with the two quarts of water plus taken daily with the VC/lysine/proline/protocol, plus other liquids during course of the day.I'll hazard a guess that you are chronically dehydrated,
I was determined to end my participation on this thread, since so much, if not all, of the advice seems to have been ignored. Regardless, I am more concerned about someone's health here rather than opinions on my advice. Gofanu is way off base. It's very interesting that he dismissed all the points about the relationship of elevated iron in an artery to atherosclerosis, while adding that he doesn't intend on wasting his time becoming educated on the ferritin blood test.
While nothing is for sure in biology and medicine, I believe the progression of atherosclerosis would markedly slow, if not stop completely, and even start reversing with the supplements being taken, if the ferritin level can be dropped below 30. Much slowing should occur if it can be dropped below 150.
FERRITIN:
Ferritin is the most important measure of iron. Iron in the body is mostly in hemoglobin and myoglobin. However, iron is also used by every single cell in the body as part of many enzymes. Many of the enzymes which participate in the citric acid cycle to generate ATP - the basic energy storage unit in the body - in mitochondria have iron in their structure. Ferritin gives one an idea of how much iron is available to the rest of the body's cells for metabolic purposes.
Without iron, cells are significantly impaired in metabolic activity. They can't make enough ATP to do their activities. Thus, optimizing hormone, neurotransmitters and other signals doesn't work very well since they are only signals. They are signals to trigger cellular activities. But these activities cannot be done without ATP.
An optimum iron level as measured by Ferritin in men is about 150. In women, it is about 100-120. These are mid-range values. A ferritin of 75, in one study, was found to be the lower end of normal for senior citizens. They can be even develop iron-deficiency anemia at that level of iron.
Excessive iron is dangerous. It is highly oxidizing. It is destructive to tissues - causing cell death in the testes, ovaries, thyroid gland, liver, brain, etc. In testing Ferritin, I have surprisingly found a large number of patients, who have been treatment resistant, to have hemochromocytosis - a disease of excessive iron storage.
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