Are You in Control of Your Health, or Does It Control You? From Gregory Pais, ND, DHANP
Licensed Naturopathic Physician and Classical Homeopath Remember last year's news stories about Vioxx (and other Cox-2 inhibitor drugs)? Vioxx was intensely promoted as an anti-inflammatory drug that would decrease the risk of stomach ulcers associated with aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen. So thousands of people with arthritis, fibromyalgia, and other pain syndromes were prescribed this drug. Coincidentally, Vioxx was 10-15 times more expensive than the drugs it was replacing. The first problem was that it turned out that Vioxx was no easier on the stomach than the cheaper drugs it replaced. Even worse, use of Vioxx almost doubled the risk of the patient having a heart attack, and increased the risk of stroke. Dr. David Graham, then associate director in the FDA's Office of Drug Safety, estimated that a staggering 88,000 to 139,000 Americans suffered heart attacks and strokes as a result of taking Vioxx. This isn't the end of the story though. A few months later, news stories appeared suggesting that, since there were no other alternatives (!!) to Vioxx, patients should accept the risk of doubling their heart attack risk and take Vioxx anyway. Is this a risk you would take? No other alternatives!?? I use Classical Homeopathy, Naturopathic Medicine, Clinical Nutrition, and Herbal Medicine in my practice. These tools can greatly reduce or permanently eliminate pain, stiffness, and inflammation. Without doubling the risk of getting a heart attack or increasing the risk of getting a stroke. They're also very effective for anxiety, depression, migraines, the flu, irritable bowel syndrome, and other common illnesses. Get Well and Stay Well—Mentally, Emotionally, Physically, and in Spirit Do any of these questions describe you? If you answered YES to one or ALL of the above questions, you're in good company. Many people are looking for an alternative to conventional medicine for themselves and their family. They are looking for healthcare that doesn't use drugs or chemicals. Healthcare that offers more than poison, cut, and burn. They want healthcare that addresses the whole person, which understands the interrelationship between the mind and body. Here is a way of working with your health that will empower you. That will reduce the confusion and helplessness you feel. That will help you create a sense of well-being and balance. A truly wholistic system that will help you establish and maintain good health.
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Friedland RP, Petersen RB, Rubenstein R. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Aquaculture. J Alzheimers Dis 2009 Jun;17(2):277-279
I didn’t think I would see these words together yet here it is. In a bizarre combination of circumstances worthy of a B-movie plot, it looks like you can get Mad Cow disease from eating farmed fish. The researchers behind this study are concerned that consumption of farmed fish may provide a means of transmission of infectious prions from cows with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) to humans, causing variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease.
Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, the human form of "mad cow disease", could result from eating farmed fish who are fed byproducts rendered from cows. Mad cow disease, also called bovine spongiform encephalopathy is a fatal brain disease in cattle, which scientists believe can cause Creutzfeldt Jakob disease in humans who eat infected cow parts. Of course this begs the question, who’s brilliant idea was it to feed diseased cow parts to fish?
In this issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Dr. Robert P. Friedland, a neurologist at University of Louisville in Kentucky and colleagues suggest that farmed fish fed contaminated cow parts could transmit Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. The scientists want government regulators to ban feeding cow meat or bone meal to fish until the safety of this common practice can be confirmed. "We are concerned," Friedland and colleagues write, that eating farmed fish may provide a means of transmission of infectious proteins from cows to humans, causing variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease.”
"We have not proven that it's possible for fish to transmit the disease to humans. Still, we believe that out of reasonable caution for public health, the practice of feeding rendered cows to fish should be prohibited," Friedland said in a prepared statement. In a clear declaration of the obvious Friedland added "Fish do very well in the seas without eating cows”. The risk of transmission of made cow disease to humans is unknown but that's no guarantee that it can't happen. "The fact that no cases of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease have been linked to eating farmed fish does not assure that feeding rendered cow parts to fish is safe," Friedland said. "The incubation period of these diseases may last for decades, which makes the association between feeding practices and infection difficult," he points out.
Eating farmed fish was a risky practice before this revelation. Now it’s potentially demented.
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