Vitamin B Shots
10.03.10
) Is a naturopathic doctor. “I’m a primary-care physician,” she explains, “but I also have training with nutritional herbs and acupuncture.” When she sets up at Henry’s, she says, “I go through a medical history with the person to make sure there are no possible drug interactions — though there are very few reasons why someone couldn’t take B12. After that, we decide which shot would be best and work out a schedule. Most people do a shot a week for the first month, just to get a couple of shots into the system as a loading dose. Then two or four times a month after that.”
Patrick had whined about the shot and just taking a pill, so I asked about that. “When you take B supplements orally, you lose quite a large portion of the vitamin through the digestive process. With a shot, you get 100 percent of the vitamin put right into the bloodstream — the full dose. And while you urinate an oral supplement out within 24 hours, the half-life of an injectable supplement is seven to nine days. Finally, after the age of 60, your ability to absorb B12 that is taken orally starts to decrease. At that point, it’s good to get a shot once a month or so. Also, the shot is good for vegetarians, since B12 is found only in animal products.”
Source: San Diego Reader
"My colon is not my friend"
12.03.10
All,
By now some of you have heard that I was hospitalized Saturday, January 21st. As I have often done, I thought it would be appropriate to author a little manifesto to provide the more curious among you the details of my adventure - please feel free to share this with those I may have left off distribution. I am still a little conflicted on what the title of this modern work should be - I am down to two: "How to loose 7 pounds in 6 days" or; "My colon is not my friend". I think the second one is more me.
Friday
I was talking with my boss in his office when a cement mixer drove in and parked itself on my groin. When the pain did not go away, I had Karen drive me home. We called the on-call physician for our family practice. This man, who we will refer to as Dr. Quack, was obsessed with me providing him with an adjective for my pain - his diagnosis was gas. By then I had pain all across my groin, I was extremely nauseous, had been sick and was running a low grade fever.
Source: Wizbang (blog)
A holistic regimen for dog's cancer
18.02.10
I have a 6-year-old Lab-beagle mix with many problems, the latest being two mast-cell tumors. The surgeries successfully removed the tumors.
Our veterinary oncologist has recommended that the dog be put on 4,000 milligrams of fish oil and 10 milligrams of Pepcid. She suggested Pepcid because dogs with mast-cell tumors tend to get ulcers, and the fish oil helps discourage the return of the mast cells. A friend said her holistic vet uses food-grade liquid aloe in diets for dogs that have had cancer. What do you think? How much should a 45-pound dog drink?
J.L.
Falls Church
DF: There are many treatments that can be integrated into a holistic therapeutic regimen for your dog's cancer.
Put 1 tablespoon of aloe vera in your dog's food twice daily. I recommend New Chapter's anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor Zyflamend and anti-cancer Immortal Mushrooms combination of fungi. A mild antihistamine daily might help, plus a super-antioxidant supplement such as N-acetyl-L-cysteine and alpha-lipoic acid.
Source: Washington Post