Re: Berger's Disease

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Berger's Disease

I have a friend who has been diagnosed with Berger's Disease and he is

terrified. Doctors haven't done much but give him the bad news because

it's in the

early stages. ly, according to him, they don't know anything about

the

disease accept that it slowly kills you. Does anyone have any websites

or

links to homeopathic remedies? Also, everywhere I look I also run into

Crohn's

diesease. Are these one in the same or related in any way? Are their

remedies

similar? I would hope we could find something to nip this in the bud.

Thanks,

Max

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The information I found attributes it to autoimmune or genetic possibilities.

Of course, do the BTD, drink plenty of water. Supplements for inflammation,

immune balance and antioxidants.

More grape seed extract and/or pycnogenol than Vit C which could be harsh on the

kidneys.

Salmon oil and Vit E

Moducare or may have an immune calmer.

How old is he? Any other health problems?

Kathy

Maddviking@... wrote:

I have a friend who has been diagnosed with Berger's Disease and he is

terrified. Doctors haven't done much but give him the bad news because it's in

the

early stages. ly, according to him, they don't know anything about the

disease accept that it slowly kills you. Does anyone have any websites or

links to homeopathic remedies? Also, everywhere I look I also run into Crohn's

diesease. Are these one in the same or related in any way? Are their remedies

similar? I would hope we could find something to nip this in the bud.

Thanks,

Max

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In a message dated 1/1/2005 12:35:26 AM Eastern Standard Time,

furryboots@... writes:

You need a real homeopath who will take your INDIVIDUAL case.

I understand what you're saying but I need to convince him first and there

are no homeopaths here. I need articles and information.

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Maddviking@... wrote:

> I have a friend who has been diagnosed with Berger's Disease and he is

> terrified.

Gee I hate when doctors do that dump thing on folks.

There is always another option - or more - besides what a doctor knows

anyway.

Here's a very basic website:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000466.htm

which says:

" IgA nephropathy progresses slowly. In many cases, it does not progress

at all. High blood pressure, large quantities of protein in the urine,

and increased BUN or creatinine levels (blood tests that reflect kidney

functioning) indicate a higher risk for progression of the disorder. "

It's all about kidney damage and preventing it. Doctors base most of

their kidney advice on erroneous advice to eat lower protein diet - it's

backwards - you need a high *quality* high protein diet. The original

research leading to the low/moderate protein story was done in cats

(that's where I come in) in 1991 and has since been replaced by proper

research - as the first used garbage protein in the cats and also high

fat (40%) so the conclusions were invalid.

I'm not a doctor. However, I know a good bit about kidney disease as it

is the leading cause of death in cats and as you know I'm in that

professional area - and because I have a kidney defect myself and some

considerable incentive to study up on it. Your friend needs to take it

easy and just collect the right information and act on it. I'll offer

some starter objectives to consider below.

Here the overall objective is to protect the kidneys so they last more

than long enough. I have to do likewise as I have damaged ones plus a

defect in function.

A second suggested objective is to use homeopathy to undo the damage

which is due to antibodies being made to one of the body's own

immunoglobulins (gamma-A) - so it's another immune compromise situation.

So the homeopathy is to:

* undo the skewed immune system and get it back to balanced function

with no gamma-A antibody making;

* to repair already damaged kidney tissue;

* to build resistance to more damage.

To find a good homeopath here is a link:

http://www.homeopathicdirectory.com/search.asp

If you do not find one there, write to Bohle, Director of BIH/USA

or Donna Earnest her secretary there care of this email:

info@...

and request names of BIH homeopaths in the area. May need to travel to a

good one initially - and do email follow-up.

Meantime to help the kidneys:

* Large dose Vit E daily. I use 1000IU daily.

It helps to undo scar tissue damage, is antioxidant to help prevent

damage, and it helps lower oxygen requirement which has a positive

effect on ease of kidney function.

* High protein diet of HIGH quality animal protein - so no soy - it

aggravates autoimmune conditions. (Blood type compatible of course)

* Diet needs to include high amounts of pigments - spinach, dandelion

greens, blueberries, carrots, turmeric, tomato and other red pigment

lycopene items, peppers etc - depending on blood group.

* Need to exclude ALL toxins - and I mean all. So no artificial

anything, no nitrate/nitrite hot dogs, no preservatives, no artificial

sweeteners, no MSG, no drugs. (For example I do not do aspiring,

antibiotics, etc.

* Most of all no steroids. So I put it separately. These destroy the

ability of the body to re-balance the immune system.

* NO saturated fat.

* Low sodium.

* No sugar, and low carbs. Sugar is inflammatory at cell level. This

whole story is about ANTI-inflammatory at CELL level. (Steroids and

aspirin are inflammatory at cell level so do not confuse the two!)

* Plenty olive oil with oleic acid to control lipid profiles in the

blood. Olive oil and fish oil are the fats to use.

* GLucose in the blood must be 80-90 not out of range. Test it!

* Lots of oily fish like salmon. Eat it DAILY.

* MOST important - lots of fish oil from cold-water fish like salmon.

(I take 4 caps a day minimum.)

Fish oil is very special in helping kidneys as it reduces

intra-glomerular pressure. That pressure is what causes the kidney

damage of this disease - and high blood pressure also can cause it. So

the blood pressure and ;lipid profile need fixup and the kidneys need

pressure-lowering support directly.

So you need to know a little about what makes pressure in the kidneys

high to start with. Every fatty acid - well let me do abbreviations to

simplify typing here first:

linoleic acid LIN - not friend, found in plant oil

linolenic acid, LEN - not friend, found in plant oil

arachidonic acid ARA - not friend, manufactured by the body from plant

oil or found in animal fat

eicosapentaenoic acid EPA - BIG friend, found in fish oil

docosahexaenoic acid DHA - BIG friend, found in fish oil

Okay so every fatty acid has three main components, and it can help to

understand them a little because this is where the real kidney pressure

increase or decrease - and we want decrease - comes from - and this is

how damage is caused in the kidney:

[A reference I am using:

" Influence on dietary fatty acids on intrarenal hypertension " -

Brown, a string of letters, prof of Physiology/Pharmacology, U of Georgia.]

Each omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (like DHA, EPA, ARA, LEN)

has three eicosanoid components:

prostaglandin

prostacyclin

thromboxane.

Each of these components has different levels of inflammatory effect on

cells - at cell level. the first two in each case, dilate renal vessels

allowing lower pressure, and better throughput. The third one -

thromboxane - does the opposite, it contracts the vessels lowering the

flow. (This is the action area of things like " COX-2 inhibitor " drugs -

they try to block the thromboxane.)

But you can just choose better oils:

What's important here is the combined effect of all three components of

each fatty acid. And that's where the DHA and EPA are wonderful. Their

particular thromboxane is very weak, overwhelmed by the vasodilator

effects of their prostaglandin and prostacyclin.

So that the NET effect is to dilate vessels with EPA and DHA in fish

oil. With the ARA and LEN it is not that way - the net effect is to

contract the vessels.

Problem when vessels are contracted is fairly obvious: Less fluid can

be processed through contracted vessels, which lowers GFR (glomerular

filtration rate - the rate at which your kidneys can do their job). This

puts the body in a bit of a panic and so it increases the pressure so as

to get more fluid through the narrow vessels.

But that in turn is damaging at cell level and so you get kidney damage

from the high pressure. The effective GFR will thus get even worse and

the nobody will try to process fluid by raising pressure yet again - and

you see the vicious circle?

So the idea is to use EPA and DHA so that the kidneys selectively use it

rather than ARA etc (which they will do) and so that the net effect is

dilated vessels in there. This allows more fluid through and lets the

kidneys lower the pressure if anything, which is protective to the kidneys.

In B's disease, there are already areas of the kidneys not working well

due to gamma-A antibodies. so the idea is to protect what's left very

well, and that's why this internal kidney pressure issue is so very

relevant.

This EPA/DHa trick to help kidneys is not all you need. You also need

to generally lower your blood pressure if it is high.

To start off with Hawthorn berry herb is great for this, and can assist

the pressure without drugs (remember drugs harm kidneys) and the usual

approach (and the one I used) is to take 2 tabs a day check BP in 3

days, go to 4 a day - check in 3 more days - etc till you see the level

needed to help. In my case 8 a day.

Then diet and homeopathy will do a more permanent pressure fix, but you

need something in the beginning as a crutch till that can happen.

Finally - lipid profile needs to be great -it is related not only to

blood pressure but directly to kidney damage and all blood vessel

damage. Kidney blood vessels need to be clear and unobstructed for good

flow to keep that pressure down.

Olive oil 5 times a d ay - no sat fat, a diet high in good protein

and LOW CARBS. Carbs are the reason fat is stored. Insulin is what

stores it - and so drop to low carb and your lipid profile will come right.

I got mine from LDL 198 end July 2004 to current 118 in mid Nov - so in

4 months flat on a low carb high protein diet.

Against my endocrinologist's advice to eat low protein for my kidney

damage - I did the opposite and what was protein leaking in July - is no

longer any protein leaking, nor even any microalbumin leaking in the

urine. Proof of the diet strategy I used.

My BP which was in the high numbers (185/130 area) is now in the 110/78

area *despite* my having other health issues that " should " raise it.

It is not just me this works for - I see Dr Bernstein in his book on

diabetes solution - has 60 or so years of experience with this diet for

himself and his patients - who all have wonderful lipid profiles and BP

too. He explains high protein and kidney damage well, and also how to

control lipid and glucose and why.

If there is ANY overweight involved - Dr BErnstein's book is a must as

you need to undo the insulin resistance that comes with overweight and

affects kidneys.

If there is edema - that means there is lots of water *between* the

cells, not in them where it belongs.

The anti-inflammatory way of eating helps this enormously.

So does avoiding blood type lectins and all toxins.

Cell walls are speciel - if they are flexible (what you owant) then they

will let the water and nutrients in and let the toxins out. If they are

inflexible (due to " glycation " ), water and nutrients stay out - toxins

stay in. Glycation is caused by free radicals and sugar. To be

considered poison! Use antioxidants to overcome the radicals - pigments

and vit C, vit E and alpha lipoic acid supplements. Change to a healthy

drink like green tea.

As an immune support supplement - Moducare - helps rebalance the immune

system. I use 4 to 6 tabs a day depending how I feel at the time. I have

a cold so 6 now.

So this is a start - I hope I have suggested enough to go on with.

This diagnosis is NOT by any stretch a death sentence. Doctors are very

ignorant about kidney damage - but the research is there - kidneys

contrary to doctor opinion - DO heal and come right and can repair.

And when aq doctor says " no can do " it only means THEY do not know how

to do it so ask elsewhere :-) It does not mean it can't be done.

I see kidney repair in my client's cats all the time - and in myself and

others.

Do not believe the story that kidney damage is not reversible - it IS

reversible and preventable.

The homeopathy is the way to overcome the gamma-A issue as a

precipitating cause - but that will take time - and this can be started now.

Suggested reading:

* For anti-inflammatory diet at cell level:

" The Perricone Prescription " by Dr Perricone. It gives what

foods are anti-inflammatory and what ones are bad.

* for lipoid control, glucose control, explanation of necessity for high

protein diet:

" Dr Berstein's diabetes solution revised and updated " by Dr Bernstein

* The kidney research paper mentioned above which explains the fatty

acid effect on kidneys incase I did not get it.

* Blood type encyclopedia to be sure what's selected is blood-compatible.

* Hawthorn berry herb has plenty of heart-bp related research on PubMed.

It's not toxic but the suggested slow increase is because it is so

effective and you want to introduce it (and wean off it later) slowly

and not by shock tactics.

Support:

I have a low salt list. It helps - it's not difficult - and you learn

flavours that taste great. (Try some pure salt - it's not that great!)

To subscribe:

lowsalt-subscribe

It's not very active sometimes but there is good info there and people

wake up when someone needs help.

Happy kidney health!

Namaste,

Irene

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P.O.Box 4703, Spokane, WA 99220-0703.

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THOMAS DEKANY wrote:

> http://www.abchomeopathy.com/c.php/33

NO !!!!!!!!!!!

There is No cookbook homeopathy (like that nonsense page) suitable for

something like this.

You need a real homeopath who will take your INDIVIDUAL case.

It needs a heck of a lot more individuation than that silly list of

questions could ever do. Forget it.

USe a real homeopath - this is important.

Then you WILL get healthy.

Namaste,

Irene

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P.O.Box 4703, Spokane, WA 99220-0703.

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Veterinary Homeopath and Feline Information Counsellor.

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kathy matthews wrote:

>Vit C which could be harsh on the kidneys.

Helps cure my kidneys and my clients kidneys.

Every 4 hours - 1000mg - is what I use.

Vit C I use is ascorbic acid - it needs to be acid to take part in

antioxidant reactions.

Maybe the Ester-C one is the problem? It was invested to get around the

problem of ascorbic acid in skin creams - it does not stay in cell walls

- it goes into the cell and the cell wall then can get sunburn.

So they make Ester-c to go act in the cell walls in the skin.

Since then a bunch of " nonacid hype " has had people using Ester-c for

internal as well.

Vitamin C-ester - not the same as Ester-C - is fine for internal, but I

stick with the acid as it is *known* to act in certain ways we want to

see (redox reactions) to be beneficial as an antioxidant.

> Salmon oil and Vit E

> Moducare

All three I agree are top of list stuff!!

Namaste,

Irene

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Irene de Villiers, B.Sc; AASCA; MCSSA; D.I.Hom.

P.O.Box 4703, Spokane, WA 99220-0703.

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Veterinary Homeopath and Feline Information Counsellor.

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I sent a long answer on the subject but it seems to be taking time to

get to the list :-)))

I just am not up to ' brevity :-))

IRene