Re: Fw: Summary of Orthomolecular Health Medicine Society Meeting-SF

[Guest guest]

To me, this sounds like a variation of the Rife-machine theories --

except instead of EMF, sound is the replacement.

IMHO:

In both cases " Just finding the right frequency is the key to cure " ..

> Dr Dietrick Klinghardt, in Lyme Disease; A Look Beyond Antibiotics

suggested

> that the severity of symptoms is related more to the total pathogen

load,

> one of which may be Lyme disease, as well as a genetically

determined

> ability to excrete neurotoxins. A few of the many conditions he

looks at are

> roundworms, tapeworms, toxoplasmosis, clostridia, leptospirosis,

Bartonella,

> mycoplasma, and molds and fungi, as well as mercury. Some of his

treatments

> include pulsed electromagnetic fields, niacin, herbs, minerals, bee

venom

> and sometimes antibiotics. He advocates a more comprehensive

approach,

> viewing the Lyme disease as just one pathogen capable of causing

symptoms.

> Interestingly he believes that large doses of Niacin kill Bb and

suggests

> that Dr Hoffer's discovery of niacin for schizophrenia may have

more to do

> with antimicrobial qualities than current orthomolecular beliefs. A

> physician in the audience confronted Dr Klinghardt on one

fascinating idea

> he presented that was so beyond

> the scope of credibility, that had Dr Klinghardt provided supporting

> research, many, including this writer would still have had trouble

accepting

> it. The concept is that microrecordings of the sounds of microbes,

when

> amplified and played back to the patient increased the immune

response

> against those microbes.

[Guest guest]

Dalton,

I think this is interesting, but can't get the link to work. Could

you repaste it? tia

>

>

> This was from the lymeinfo mailing list. I thought many might find

it

> interesting.

> pj

>

> [RoseNote: The Orthomolecular Health-Medicine Society held its

11th annual

> meeting in February 2005 in San Francisco CA. Two prominent

physicians spoke

> about Lyme Disease.]

>

> ****

>

> “Dr Raphael Stricker spoke on Lyme Disease: The Hidden Epidemic.

He

> described the significant public health threat that Lyme disease

represents

> and talked about two barriers to effective diagnosis and

treatment, the role

> of co infections and uncertainty regarding a therapeutic endpoint

for

> treatment.â€

>

> “Dr Cowden discussed Non-pharmaceutical Remedies for

Chronic Lyme

> Borreliosis.â€

>

> ****

>

> http://www.bipolarodyssey.com/OHM.htmT

>

> Too Good To Be True?

>

> Nutrients Quiet the Unquiet Brain

>

> A Four Generation Bipolar Odyssey

>

> This conference brought together professionals from the

Orthomolecular and

> mainstream traditions. Such notables as Dr Kunin, Dr

Dietrick

> Klinghardt, Dr Raphael Stricker, Dr and Dr

Fallon

> presented their perspective on the assessment and treatment on

heart and

> Lyme disease. discussion on the differing paradigms, what I

call the

> soil " and " germ " paradigms was very interesting. Speakers and

exhibitors

> brought exciting and promising perspectives to the meeting. For

example, I

> learned of a company that provides as recommended in the book, a

> comprehensive paradigm-independent assessment based on research

based

> software. Instead of being bound by a particular provider's

paradigm, the

> software writes comprehensive reports taking into account the

totality of

> the known research that applies to a person's various lab results.

See page

> 340 of Too Good to be True for a description of the problem that

may be

> being solved here. Similarly there was a company that has software

that

> combines a person's data with research to create a diet specific

for that

> person. The following is only a partial summary of some of the

presentations

>

>

>

> Highlights from Orthomolecular Health Medicine Meeting, February

2005

>

> Dr Garry Gordon, speaking on Nucleic Acid and Inflammation, not

only

> introduced attendees to the concept of silencing genes with RNA I

> (Interference) but also of the possibility of modulating RNA

levels to

> change the levels of any protein in the body. He discussed cases

where RNA

> Nutriswitches changed levels of inflammation, glucose, lipids,

triglycerides

> and excitotoxins. In other words, in the future approaches like

this would

> specifically target needed RNA protein to compensate for the

genetic

> metabolic defects.

>

> Dr Berg from HEMEX Laboratories spoke on ISAC, Immune System

> Activation of Coagulation, a condition in which coagulation

cascades are

> activated leading to decreased blood flow. This is seen in a

number of

> chronic illnesses, including Lyme disease and can correlate with

increased

> pathogen load. Considering that a capillary is 8-10 um in

diameter and a

> red blood cell (RBC) is 7 um, any blockage could retard blood

flow. When the

> blood flows smoothly oxygen diffusion time is 2 seconds. When the

capillary

> is clogged with fibrin the oxygen diffusion time is 5.3 minutes.

With Lyme

> patients, 89% of them had positive ISAC panels, meaning their

blood flow was

> not normal. Heparin restores blood flow and may be effective with

psychotic

> individuals when their psychosis is due to reduced blood flow. One

physician

> had seen dramatic response in a psychotic patient using Heparin

alone. HEMEX

> solves " blood curdling mysteries. "

>

> Dr Levy addressed the topic, Vitamin C, Calcium, and

Circulation.

> What I most remember of his presentation is his declarative

unambiguous

> statement, " Calcium is the worst supplement in the world, " or

words to that

> effect. He said that excess calcium accelerates atherosclerosis

and other

> degenerative diseases. On the other hand Vitamin C can actually

reduce

> atherosclerosis if given in large enough doses.

>

> Dr Raphael Stricker spoke on Lyme Disease: The Hidden Epidemic. He

described

> the significant public health threat that Lyme disease represents

and talked

> about two barriers to effective diagnosis and treatment, the role

of co

> infections and uncertainty regarding a therapeutic endpoint for

treatment.

> He pointed out the need for multiple interventions and a prolonged

> intervention to deal with these debilitating illnesses. For

musculoskeletal

> disease the initial treatment is oral antibiotic but for

neurological

> disease the initial treatment is IV antibiotics.

>

> Dr Cowden discussed Non-pharmaceutical Remedies for

Chronic Lyme

> Borreliosis. He touched on some of the 300 + illness that Borrelia

imitates,

> including chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, MS, ALS, and psychosis.

Then he

> outlined an integrative approach including, among other things,

enzymes,

> vitamins and minerals, detoxifying herbs, homeopathics, Samento,

Laser Detox

> and light beam generator. Progress was measured in symptom

reduction.

> Fourteen in the experimental group reported major reduction in

symptoms

> compared to a control group of equal numbers.

>

> Dr Dietrick Klinghardt, in Lyme Disease; A Look Beyond Antibiotics

suggested

> that the severity of symptoms is related more to the total

pathogen load,

> one of which may be Lyme disease, as well as a genetically

determined

> ability to excrete neurotoxins. A few of the many conditions he

looks at are

> roundworms, tapeworms, toxoplasmosis, clostridia, leptospirosis,

Bartonella,

> mycoplasma, and molds and fungi, as well as mercury. Some of his

treatments

> include pulsed electromagnetic fields, niacin, herbs, minerals,

bee venom

> and sometimes antibiotics. He advocates a more comprehensive

approach,

> viewing the Lyme disease as just one pathogen capable of causing

symptoms.

> Interestingly he believes that large doses of Niacin kill Bb and

suggests

> that Dr Hoffer's discovery of niacin for schizophrenia may have

more to do

> with antimicrobial qualities than current orthomolecular beliefs.

A

> physician in the audience confronted Dr Klinghardt on one

fascinating idea

> he presented that was so beyond

> the scope of credibility, that had Dr Klinghardt provided

supporting

> research, many, including this writer would still have had trouble

accepting

> it. The concept is that microrecordings of the sounds of microbes,

when

> amplified and played back to the patient increased the immune

response

> against those microbes.

>

> Dr Floyd Taub gave a talk entitled Clinical Data on Fatigue

Reduction Due to

> a New Immunomodulator. He discussed a new immunomodulator called

COBAT that

> modifies cytokine responses, thereby reducing fatigue in patients

with

> conditions that normally provoke a cytokine response. In one

study of 13

> patients the fatigue level of all but one was reduced by an

average of 53%.

> COBAT does not treat the underlying condition. It changes the

pattern of

> cytokine responses. Usefulness for patients with CNS disorders

were not

> discussed, but this is a subject worthy of exploration.

>

> Dr Rentz addressed The Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial

Properties of

> Oligodynamic AG+ as a Silver Hydrosol. He introduced the attendees

to a new

> structure of silver that is more effective and has less side

effects than

> colloidal silver. This involves silver ions which, because of

their small

> size have a greater antibacterial and antifungal impact than

colloidal

> silver. Dr Rentz advised China authorities on the potential of

silver

> hydrosol for SAR's virus and the Chinese are currently exploring

this.

> Apparently the silver does not accumulate in the skin causing the

> discoloration that characterized blue-bloods in an earlier time.

>

> Dr spoke on a Pediatric Overview: The Children of

Lyme

> Disease. He has treated some 7000 children over the years. He

stated that

> 50% have no tick bite history; 10% or less had the bull's eye

rash. But all

> lived in tick infested areas and had dramatic decline in

functioning

> including decreased stamina, insomnia, headaches, nausea, poor

short term

> memory, behavior outbursts and mood swings, difficulties in

thinking and

> expressing thoughts, reading, writing, and decision making. The

disease can

> be passed through pregnancy and breast milk. He showed a video of

four

> children being examined who had Lyme, who now 10+ years later are

free of

> the disease. (One is studying to be a physician.) Watching his

compassion

> for these children as he interviewed and examined them was moving.

>

> Dr Fallon talked about The Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Lyme

Disease.

> In this comprehensive talk he discussed how spirochetes invade and

attach to

> brain cells, how cytokines cause indirect damage. He discussed the

Columbia

> Lyme disease study, the results of which are to be published some

time this

> year. Among the findings: Lyme Disease causes verifiable brain

dysfunction

> and blood flow deficits especially in the para-limbic areas

leading to,

> among other things, disruption of attention, memory and learning,

decreased

> immune response and altered perception of pain, smell, and taste.

(This is

> consistent with descriptions in Too Good to be True.) Treatment,

even for

> those who already had IV antibiotic treatment improves blood flow

and

> reduces symptoms of fatigue. In a discussion after his

presentation he

> mentioned that the greatest improvement in circulation appeared to

be in the

> right hemisphere.