Re: Re: blood pressure and LDN

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Ingrid

[low dose naltrexone] Re: Type II diabetes and use of LDN> > Hi > I have not heard anything about LDN and diabetes and am very curious > to know if there is any benefit for diabetes sufferers. It's hard to > advise any rocking the boat with an 84 year old who is doing well! > Your best bet for good advice would be to ask a

doctor who prescribes > LDN regularly. Dr. McCandless (who is doing the Mali trial and spoke > at the LDN conference) says that she encourages many elderly people > to get on LDN for the immune system benefits. She frequently posts > on the autism-LDN group and she generally encourages elderly > people to consider LDN, but I have not read any specifics on > diabetes. If it really works partially by decreasing peroxynitrite > (one of the most damaging free radicals) as proposed by one doc at > the conference, it makes sense that elderly people would benefit even > if they have no diagnosed autoimmune disease. > > All the elderly people in my life are over 84 but doing very poorly. > Maybe they'd be doing better if they had tried LDN at 84!> > Betty > > > >> > Hi,> > > > Need some advice from you all please. > > > > I am a LDN user for autoimmune disease and I have seen good > results. > > My father is 84 years old with no major ailments except type II > > diabetes which is well controlled with diet and medication.> > > > He asks if he can try taking LDN as preventive measure. I am a > > little bit afraid to let him try it because 5 months ago, i did > > suffer from a serious candida overgrowth which made LDN ineffective > > for a while until I started anti-fungal medication and diet.> > > > I am afraid by taking LDN, it may encourage the candida

yeast in > him > > and bringing him unnecessary troubles. My father is very health > > conscious and I don't ever recall him taking antibiotics or having > > fungus issues. The only two operations he's had was for enlarged > > prostate and cataract which he recovered well.> > > > Should I let my father try LDN? I really want him to get the > benefit > > of a stronger immune system so he can be healthy and disease free. > > Any suggestion?> > > > Thanks in advance, Chris> >> > > > ------------------------------------> >