Guest guest Posted April 24, 2002 Report Share Posted April 24, 2002 Hello Everyone, Several have asked me to post the story about my use and benefits of flaxseed oil and other things in combination with it. Decided a separate post might be best for this. bg [FlaxSeedOil] My Story -- Dr. Budwig's Formula, A Hero Ten years ago, I became ill, and was prescribed antibiotics. I'd been diagnosed with TMJ about 8 months before this time, but didn't associate this with the current illness. However, within a few days after starting the antibiotic, the TMJ pain vanished. What I'd had was an infection in the jaw, not true TMJ. The TMJ recovered, but I didn't. After two years of constant, extreme illness and penicillin type antibiotics (15 RX's), I was still so ill I literally thought I was not going to make it. At this point, I " fired " my physicians, except when tests were indicated, and got on a natural health program outlined by Dr. Crook (pediatric M.D. allergist by training)in his books. Almost immediately on his program, the life force was rekindled. Progress was slow, but steady. After a move and exposure to mold/fungus from a rented apartment's heating system, I relapsed, looked like death warmed over, and was having esophageal reflux. I didn't know about, or associate at the time, that the mold/fungus was involved. Today I know it was. Tests showed Rheumatoid Arthritis, though a month later at a rheumatologist, who redid all the tests, he said even though the tests were positive, I did not have RA (because no crippling in hands) but maybe Lupus or a Mixed Connective Tissue Disorder. I did not remain under his treatment, for it would have consisted of drugs that did not get you well, but I felt would damage my body further. Instead, a bookstore lady recommended a book by renowned rheumatologist Dr. McPherson Brown. If you or someone you care about has RA, Lupus, Scleroderma, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, etc., I recommend they get and read the current version of the book, updated with results of controlled studies by The National Institutes of Health, " The New Arthritis Breakthrough. " I had been given a grim picture from my physician about what to expect from my diagnosis. He said it was going to be downhill from now on. I was a bit shocked to hear a physician be that forthright with bad news, but I respected it. I'm a " no holds barred " person. We have to have the truth so we will know how and what to fight. I learned that an effective treatment had no longterm bad side effects and was, indeed, a treatment used for teenagers with acne and for the elderly with bronchietasis. So, I had to go to Iowa to find an experienced physician, but it was worth it. After only 3-4 months my improvement was remarkable, and accelerated after that. However, what I didn't realize was that even as I was feeling well and doing well, there were EXISTING CHANGES in my gastrointestinal system from the prior longterm pencillin type antibiotics that were prohibiting absorption and utilization of vitamins, minerals, etc. from food and supplements ingested. To this condition, the current treatment involved low-dose minocycline on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I had been taking probiotics -- acidophilus, bifidus, etc. - - to restore the flora, but later realized the dosage while still on antibiotics was not nearly enough. Wise medical writers recommend 2 to 3 times the usual dosage. At that time, over 3 years ago, not realizing the reasons why, I went into a wasting syndrome when I developed the malabsorption problem. This was very scary. Though I had a big appetite and was consuming lots of good food, supplements, etc., little apparently was being absorbed. I began eating organic, plain, whole-milk yogurt with a good acidophilus/bifidus powder stirred in, twice a day. Also, in this I was adding ground flax seed, fresh fruit, and liquid flaxseed oil. Little by little, I stopped losing weight, it stabilized for a while, then eventually but very gradually I gained back the weight I had lost. At my lowest weight, I had looked very unhealthy and a bit like the World War II concentration camp prisoners. Last year (during June and July 2000), I learned -- after some routine neck x-rays showed more serious problems -- that I had developed metastatic bone lesions all over my body. I was feeling very well at the time, and this really puzzled my physicians. If I'd learned this 3 years ago, I would not have been surprised, but at the time of the findings I felt I was doing extremely well. During subsequent tests, my liver was found to have lesions also. In November 2000, I read in www.arthritistrust.org in the article, " Essential Fatty Acids Are Essential, " about Dr. Johanna Budwig's being nominated 7 times for the Nobel Prize in Medicine for her work with essential fatty acids with a sulphurated protein carrier and the effects these discoveries had on terminally ill cancer patients. I did a search on Dr. Johanna Budwig and found several excellent articles about her and flax. To read about these, go to: www.naturesdistributors.com, click on " Reference Section " then " Healthy Cell News " and then " Flax Articles. " The bottom line, I found, is that if sulphurated proteins (1/4 cup cottage cheese or 1/2 cup yogurt) are consumed daily with 2 tablespoons of liquid flaxseed oil -- cold-pressed, unrefined -- the essential fatty acids get into the cells and have curative effects for cancer and 59 other serious illnesses. It is recommended that you read/print all of the flax articles; each different and helpful. Also, a great help for our bones (whether malsorption is involved or not)is to be found on this same Arthritistrust site in the article, " Boron & Arthritis. " Another excellent article to pay attention to (this same site) and to read can be found under " Articles " ; go down to " Other " and at the bottom of the list, click on the article on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. When we are unable to absorb vitamins and minerals, the parathyroid gland cannot mineralize the bones. Boron is one of the main minerals in this. The parathyroid gland has the highest concentration of boron in the body. When proper mineralization is done, boron also stops calcium loss in the urine, causes an increase in our good hormones comparable (per studies with post menopausal women) to being on Hormone Replacement Therapy (which is very instrumental in calcium absorption in osteoporosis). There is much in these articles that can be of help to men as well as women. During the work-up from June to October last year, they could not find a source of my metastatic lesions, after many types of scans, metastatic surveys, biopsies of liver and bone marrow, etc. The liver scan last year was also abnormal with lesions. A repeat scan in January 2001 showed " normal. " The repeat bone scan still showed lots of problems, BUT showed improved " homeostasis. " The bottom line to me is that these problems developed when I was in the wasting syndrome 3 years ago, and we accidentally found this condition -- which I believe now is actually improving because of the regimen of the yogurt/flax/etc. I was on. What would these scans have looked like several years ago?!!! I have converted to Dr. Budwig's formula of 1/4 cup cottage cheese (or 1/2 cup yogurt) mixed thoroughly with 2 T. flax oil, then add 1/2 chopped apple, blueberries, or other fruit, and 1 T. ground flax (daily), a bit of vanilla flavoring and a Sweet 'n Low packet. It really is very tasty. However, for cancer or other very serious condition, I understand the amounts should be doubled. I also take liberal amounts of a probiotic -- acidophilus/bifidus -- every day and feel it is also very important to keep the lining of my intestines in condition to absorb the food that is consumed. Digestive enzymes to aid in digestion are also a part of my daily diet. My desire in sharing this story is that the reader will come away realizing how important it is, not only to consume the raw material that our bodies need for good health, but that we must make sure that these substances are absorbed. If our guts are overgrown with Candida, H. Pylori, and other organisms, these set us up for Cancer and other diseases. We must get the junk food, sugar, etc. out of our diets. I have grave concerns over the health of our children and our grandchildren in today's culture with their addiction to these terrible foods. Dr. Ewald, author of " Plaque Time " featured on the cover of Time last fall, said in an interview that it is his belief (and has been proved already in numerous illnesses like some forms of Cancer, Diabetes, et al)that stealth organisms are involved in all degenerative disease. So, it would behoove us to find ways to " detox " our bodies on an ongoing basis. Cliff has given me information showing the flax capsules do not have the same effect as the oil. My appreciation to you, Cliff, for making me aware of this site. Hope some of this information will be helpful to you. Best wishes to all of you, bg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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