Dead Doctors Don't Lie

[Guest guest]

That's the catchy title of an audiotape by a Dr.

Walach, a veternary doctor known for promoting

" colloidal minerals. " A neighbor gave it to me. I listened a

couple times and--especially after the glucosamine study

published in Lancet--now think the doc is saying a few

things I can buy into. Main points, as I remember

them:<br><br>*Calicium deficiency causes the body to " leach out " calcium

from the bones and connective tissue and thus weaken

them. It has many other negative effects as well, among

them PMS.<br><br>*Copper deficiency is a major cause

of " elastic tissue breakdown. " That's us.

<br><br>*The collagen in Knox Gelatin and glucosamine (along,

of course, with the colloidal minerals) can help

rebuild cartilage. <br><br>Wallach has a vast experience

with zoo and agricultural animals and much knowledge

of human studies. The title comes from Wallach's

hobby, collecting obituaries of doctors, whom he claims,

live an average of 58 years. He gives many examples of

doctors dying prematurely due to conditions easily

treatable with vitamin/mineral supplements, treatments used

for decades to keep livestock healthy.<br><br>Wallach

argues, as well, that the four or five longest-lived

populations in the world are all mountain communities who

drink " glacial milk, " water full of minerals that

glaciers have scrapped off of rocks over the eons. I had

seen TV documentaries of lean, fit

ninety-plus-year-olds in mountain regions. I always thought it had to

do with all the hill-climbing (exercise) they had to

do.<br><br>Meanwhile, he contends, modern farming overworks the soil

depleting it of its minerals.<br><br>Whatever you think the

arguments and research, it's an entertaining tape. It's

also free. I got Wallach's company's name, American

Longevity, which sells " colloidal minerals " --vitamins and

minerals in liquid form--and spoke with one of the reps,

Don. He was very knowledgeable about CP. I was

impressed enough to give one of the products a

shot.<br><br>If anyone has an interest, you can find Wallach's

800 number on his

website:<br><br><a href=http://www.virginearthminerals.com/

target=new>http://www.virginearthminerals.com/</a><br><br>Tom