The Official Health and Fitness Thread

[Highlander]

They have changed the protocol, you now drink powder from 3 sachets over 2 days, yes and quite a bit of water.  The stuff cleans you out the same way as the gross liquid but is a lot softer on the movements.
So please please go get on you guys over 50. Thanks

 

[L K]

They have changed the protocol, you now drink powder from 3 sachets over 2 days, yes and quite a bit of water.  The stuff cleans you out the same way as the gross liquid but is a lot softer on the movements.
So please please go get on you guys over 50. Thanks

Just to be clear, it isn't a set protocol.  Different General Surgeons/Gastroenterologists will use different protocols.  The preps are all basically the same thing, an osmotic laxative (draw water into the gut to flush everything out) but there are a whole bunch of different ones that vary in terms of taste and how much you have to drink.

Some people use something called Citromag. That's usually a bowel prep where you drink essentially a pop can worth of laxative but also have to drink like 7-10 glasses of water before/after taking it.

There are some people who use something called PEG3350.  That's used to be one where you would drink 4L of it over two days.  Some people will have you drink a couple of sachets of it over a few days.

I can't second Highlander enough on getting your colonoscopy at 50 (or 10 years before the earliest diagnosis of colon cancer in your parents/siblings).  As much as the Fecal Occult Blood test (that poo swab test) is a screening test, what it is screening for is something that has already grown to a size significant enough to cause bleeding.  It's also non-specific as diverticulitis and a plethora of other things can cause bleeding.  A clean colonoscopy with no family history is a once every 10 years test. 

Absolutely, it's unpleasant.  Both psychologically and and sometimes from a discomfort standpoint afterward (that's usually gas that didn't get removed from the colon at the end of the procedure).

Colonscopy really does save lives.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Good for you (sic)...


....seasonal flu vaccines...contain high levels of neurotoxic mercury. Vials of batch flu vaccine produced by British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) were found to contain upwards of 51 parts per million of mercury, or 25,000 times the legal maximum for drinking water established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

...has sparked many venomous attacks from angry pro-vaxxers who insist that mercury is completely safe. Either that or they claim that mercury is no longer being added to vaccines, a detestable lie that continues to harm the most vulnerable among us, including innocent children.

You can see for yourself on the official drug insert for FluLaval, the flu vaccine evaluated by Natural News, that the vaccine does, indeed, contain mercury.

Check out complete article here:
http://www.naturalnews.com/045705_flu_vaccine_mercury_heavy_metals.html

 

[hockeyfan1]

Very nice (sic)...

- vaccines are capable of inducing prolonged activation of the brain's microglia immune cells. This prolonged activation is associated with diseases like multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and vaccine-related encephalitis.

- Many vaccines and flu shots contain aluminum, which serves as a delivery vehicle, for helping certain components stay soluble. Do some research on aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate and potassium aluminum sulfate, and you may never get another flu shot in your life.

- Sorbitol is in almost every diet food, diet drink, gum, breath mint, eye drop and contact lens solution. Fooling the body because it tastes sweet, this softening agent fuels the development of colon cancer because the body cannot process and excrete it properly. Sorbitol is a known carcinogen that maintains the softness for food and gives eye care products that slippery feel.

- Poloxamer 407, the key ingredient in most mouthwashes, is a detergent. It causes bladder cancer in animals. Long term use of mouthwashes is associated with an increased risk of mouth and throat cancers. Listerine contains Poloxamer 407.

- phenoxyethanol, a popular antibacterial and preservative chemical often referred to as natural by organic skin care brands. Phenoxyethanol can act as an endocrine disruptor, causing damage to the bladder, brain, and nervous system in animals. Try not to forget that humans are also animals.

Check out complete article here:
http://www.naturalnews.com/033939_emulsifiers_food_additives.html

 

[hockeyfan1]

Some surprising (and disturbing facts):

...the concentration of mercury found in this GSK flu shot was 100 times higher than the highest level of mercury we've ever tested in contaminated fish. And yet vaccines are injected directly into the body, making them many times more toxic than anything ingested orally.

As my previous research into foods has already documented, mercury consumed orally is easily blocked by eating common foods like strawberries or peanut butter, both of which bind with and capture about 90% of dietary mercury.

Here are the actual results...found in the influenza vaccine from GSK (lot #9H2GX):

Aluminum: 0.4 ppm
Arsenic: zero
Cadmium: zero
Lead: zero
Mercury: 51 ppm

All tests were conducted via calibrated, high-end ICP-MS instrumentation...

The existence of high mercury in flu shots is irrefutable.

Anyone who claims mercury has been removed from all vaccines is either wildly ignorant or willfully lying.

... two former Merck virologists filed a False Claims Act with the federal government, accusing the company of knowingly fabricating its vaccine efficacy data to trick the FDA.

Ever wonder what all these toxic chemicals and heavy metals cause in humans? Flu shots vaccines, it turns out, are already known to cause a huge number of devastating health effects.

...the flu shot has been linked with a long, frightening list of serious adverse effects:

vomiting
chest pain
allergic edema of the mouth
anaphylaxis
laryngitis
cullulitis
muscle weakness
arthritis
dizziness
paresthesia
tremor
somnolence
Guillian-Barre syndrome
convulsions / seizures
facial or cranial nerve paralysis
encephalopathy
limb paralysis
insomnia
dyspnea
sweating"

GlaxoSmithKline, for example, not only manufacturers this Flulaval vaccine... the company also committed multiple felony crimes and got caught bribing doctors, ultimately agreeing to pay a multi-billion-dollar criminal settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

...not an opponent of the theory of vaccination. What I'm against is the continued use of toxic heavy metals and chemicals in vaccines. I'm also opposed to the wildly fraudulent marketing of vaccines. If any other product were marketed with the same lies and deceptions as vaccines, they would be immediately charged with fraud and misrepresentation by the FTC. But somehow when the vaccine industry commits routine fraud, everybody pretends it isn't happening.

More here:
http://www.naturalnews.com/045418_flu_shots_influenza_vaccines_mercury.html

 

[Bender]

Some surprising (and disturbing facts):

...the concentration of mercury found in this GSK flu shot was 100 times higher than the highest level of mercury we've ever tested in contaminated fish. And yet vaccines are injected directly into the body, making them many times more toxic than anything ingested orally.

As my previous research into foods has already documented, mercury consumed orally is easily blocked by eating common foods like strawberries or peanut butter, both of which bind with and capture about 90% of dietary mercury.

Here are the actual results...found in the influenza vaccine from GSK (lot #9H2GX):

Aluminum: 0.4 ppm
Arsenic: zero
Cadmium: zero
Lead: zero
Mercury: 51 ppm

All tests were conducted via calibrated, high-end ICP-MS instrumentation...

The existence of high mercury in flu shots is irrefutable.

Anyone who claims mercury has been removed from all vaccines is either wildly ignorant or willfully lying.

... two former Merck virologists filed a False Claims Act with the federal government, accusing the company of knowingly fabricating its vaccine efficacy data to trick the FDA.

Ever wonder what all these toxic chemicals and heavy metals cause in humans? Flu shots vaccines, it turns out, are already known to cause a huge number of devastating health effects.

...the flu shot has been linked with a long, frightening list of serious adverse effects:

vomiting
chest pain
allergic edema of the mouth
anaphylaxis
laryngitis
cullulitis
muscle weakness
arthritis
dizziness
paresthesia
tremor
somnolence
Guillian-Barre syndrome
convulsions / seizures
facial or cranial nerve paralysis
encephalopathy
limb paralysis
insomnia
dyspnea
sweating"

GlaxoSmithKline, for example, not only manufacturers this Flulaval vaccine... the company also committed multiple felony crimes and got caught bribing doctors, ultimately agreeing to pay a multi-billion-dollar criminal settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

...not an opponent of the theory of vaccination. What I'm against is the continued use of toxic heavy metals and chemicals in vaccines. I'm also opposed to the wildly fraudulent marketing of vaccines. If any other product were marketed with the same lies and deceptions as vaccines, they would be immediately charged with fraud and misrepresentation by the FTC. But somehow when the vaccine industry commits routine fraud, everybody pretends it isn't happening.

More here:
http://www.naturalnews.com/045418_flu_shots_influenza_vaccines_mercury.html

If there is a lot of debate on the subject - which judging by the comments section of a website that's name is inherently biased, there is - then these are not facts.

Just because a website promotes fear mongering doesn't mean there is anything to fear. I agree, people should be skeptical to some extent, but at the end of the day more people have been saved by vaccines than by refusing them and no amount of fear mongering can change that fact.

I love how they have damage control at the end of it all. They sound totally on a mission against vaccination, and while big pharma does make a lot of money, flu vaccines are nothing compared to all the other drugs they sell. Moreover just because something has "chemicals" in it doesn't mean it's bad. Everything is considered a chemical: The food you eat, the liquids you drink, your body is breaking these things down into chemicals your body can absorb.

It's also funny that they mention companies bribing doctors and lawyers but make no mention of one of the biggest cons in history: Having people believe vaccines cause autism so children are unvaccinated. I wonder how many have died because of it.

http://tallguywrites.livejournal.com/148012.html

 

[Bender]

As a follow up:

http://gizmodo.com/setting-the-record-straight-debunking-all-the-flu-vacc-1455630807

Myth #4: Flu vaccines can cause Alzheimer?s disease. (They can?t.)

This myth is even addressed on the Alzheimer?s Association website, where they note the2001 study showing a *reduced* risk of Alzheimer?s among those who had received flu vaccines, the polio vaccine and the tetanus and diphtheria vaccines. In fact, the risk for developing Alzheimer?s was half as much for those receiving these vaccines. The myth originated with a quack named Hugh Fudenberg who has no evidence for the claim.

Meanwhile, seniors are at a higher risk for flu complications and death and are recommended to get the flu vaccine each year, particularly the inactivated (not live) vaccine for those over 65 years old. The intradermal flu vaccine is also not recommended for those over 65. (Side note: some worry about aluminum in vaccines causing Alzheimer?s ? except that flu shotsdon?t contain aluminum and aluminum does not cause Alzheimer?s.)

I find it comical that someone would be worried about Alzheimers but not worried about the possibility of death via complications of the flu, especially in older people who are at risk.

 

[Bender]

And one more because I'm agitated:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnrKK_4jAY4

 

[L K]

Sign me up for some of those magical doctor bribes.  They never seem to come across my desk.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Just because a website promotes fear mongering doesn't mean there is anything to fear. I agree, people should be skeptical to some extent, but at the end of the day more people have been saved by vaccines than by refusing them and no amount of fear mongering can change that fact.

I love how they have damage control at the end of it all. They sound totally on a mission against vaccination, and while big pharma does make a lot of money, flu vaccines are nothing compared to all the other drugs they sell. Moreover just because something has "chemicals" in it doesn't mean it's bad. Everything is considered a chemical: The food you eat, the liquids you drink, your body is breaking these things down into chemicals your body can absorb.

True.  Even 'natural' products contain 'chemicals', as even the author of the website acknowledges in another article.

Very few products natural are truly devoid of any traces of one or two 'chemicals'.  There are those that are very pure, certified organic, and state exactly what the product contains.

My M.D., who also practises naturopathic  medicine, said that just because a product is natural doesn't necessarily mean it's all good,  More often than not, some products sold is health food stores, etc., don't all state what's really inside the bottle and it it really does contain what it's supposed to, including it's efficacy.  He is a harsh critic of products (& companies) that don't live up to their merits.  He endorses only those products & manufacturers of health food  and supplements that have been tested and approved as being  outstanding in delivering their benefits to consumers/patients.

Not everything is created equal.  There are discrepancies everywhere, yes, even in the health food field.

 

[Highlander]

I highly recommend something called N-A-C which my phamacist/doc put me on last summer. you can buy it at any health food store or you can order on-line in eppervesant tablets.
Basically NAC goes into your system and makes your liver produce a substance that helps your lungs break up mucas and helps you breath. It has been a godsend to me.  The by-product is that is very good for your liver health and I swear to god, helps with the morning after?a few two many drinks.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

Even 'natural' products contain 'chemicals', as even the author of the website acknowledges in another article.

Very few products natural are truly devoid of any traces of one or two 'chemicals'.  There are those that are very pure, certified organic, and state exactly what the product contains.

Even pure water is a chemical.  There's is literally nothing a person could consume that isn't chemicals.  If you don't consume chemicals, you die very soon for the absolute lack of any nutrition or hydration.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Even 'natural' products contain 'chemicals', as even the author of the website acknowledges in another article.

Very few products natural are truly devoid of any traces of one or two 'chemicals'.  There are those that are very pure, certified organic, and state exactly what the product contains.

Even pure water is a chemical.  There's is literally nothing a person could consume that isn't chemicals.  If you don't consume chemicals, you die very soon for the absolute lack of any nutrition or hydration.

Ah, but it's a natural chemical. 

 

[bustaheims]

Ah, but it's a natural chemical. 

All chemicals are natural. There's nothing on the planet that is truly man made. All we can do is repurpose naturally existing things.

 

[Bender]

Even 'natural' products contain 'chemicals', as even the author of the website acknowledges in another article.

Very few products natural are truly devoid of any traces of one or two 'chemicals'.  There are those that are very pure, certified organic, and state exactly what the product contains.

Even pure water is a chemical.  There's is literally nothing a person could consume that isn't chemicals.  If you don't consume chemicals, you die very soon for the absolute lack of any nutrition or hydration.

Ah, but it's a natural chemical. 

Hemlock is natural. See how you feel after drinking it.

Whether it's natural or not is not relevant to whether it's safe for us to ingest or not. The only thing that matters is safety, not origin. There's plenty of natural things that are safe and plenty that aren't. There's plenty that are man-made and plenty that aren't. That's about it unless you look at it case by case, which really is the only way to determie if something is safe or not, not sweeping generalizations.

I'd drink a can of slurm right now if it was proven safe.

 

[L K]

I highly recommend something called N-A-C which my phamacist/doc put me on last summer. you can buy it at any health food store or you can order on-line in eppervesant tablets.
Basically NAC goes into your system and makes your liver produce a substance that helps your lungs break up mucas and helps you breath. It has been a godsend to me.  The by-product is that is very good for your liver health and I swear to god, helps with the morning after?a few two many drinks.

Yes and no.  N-Acetylcysteine does have a mucolytic effect (it breaks down mucus) and can actually have a positive effect on inflammation if given in high doses.  We use it a lot in the hospital with Cystic Fibrosis patients and COPD patients who are having trouble being weaned off ventilation. 

N-Acetylcysteine does have a little bit of hepatic protection, but it's main use in protecting the liver is more in tylenol overdose.  The routine liver protection is questionable as the mechanism of action really only works in settings of excessive N-Acetyl-p-benzoquinine imine (NAPQI) or depletion of glutathione stores (not really an issue ever unless you have a metabolic disease  that you have been followed for since being a child).  The antioxidant effects are questionable at best in any literature.

It does have a few other indications although the mechanism of action is still debated and there are conflicting studies on just how beneficial it is. 

You do have to be a little careful with Acetylcysteine though. In some cases it can actually make your bronchospasms worse.

 

[Highlander]

Appreciate the info LK.  All i can say is it has worked wonders for me with my lungs, just had bloodworks and liver was fine. 
I can attest it does help cure a hangover taken just before bed or in the morning if need be.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Worth noting...nothing new that isn't already suspected...

http://globalnews.ca/video/1692297/dr-gupta-explains-the-good-and-bad-of-working-with-pharma

 

[Highlander]

My Uncle was the top Pharmaceutical salesman in Canada back in the 50-60's for Roussel.  No education but a helluva personality, today you need medical degrees to sell  pharma drugs. Lets face it, it is as big a business of oil and the lobbies in the U.S. are scary.  If we find a cure for cancer will it be released or buried, I have my questions on these things.

 

[Bender]

My Uncle was the top Pharmaceutical salesman in Canada back in the 50-60's for Roussel.  No education but a helluva personality, today you need medical degrees to sell  pharma drugs. Lets face it, it is as big a business of oil and the lobbies in the U.S. are scary.  If we find a cure for cancer will it be released or buried, I have my questions on these things.

I really don't see any purpose in holding back a cancer curing drug. Scientists would be up in arms over it completely. I don't think companies have the ability to suppress information like they may have used to, and I'm really not against big Pharma at all if their products are actually helpful. Can anyone really argue against Ibuprofen for example?