The Blaylock Wellness Report
Living a Long, Healthy Life
December 2007
Key Points
• A little pre-planning can
go a long way to staying
healthy over the holidays
• Know what’s in traditional
holiday foods
• Fight back against
seasonal sickness — the
vitamins you should be
taking
• Protection in the kitchen:
Rules for killing bacteria
• How to prepare the
holiday bird
• What you need to know
about the flu virus — it’s
not the killer you think
• How to stay protected
without vaccinations
— especially important
information for parents
PLUS
• Magnesium’s role in
heart health
• Cholesterol-lowering statin
drugs fail again
• Protect your children from
cancer
ASK DR. BLAYLOCK
• High arsenic, iron levels;
varicose veins
Edited by Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
Vol. 4, No. 12
Winter Health Worries
It’s that time of year again: good food, good friends, and good
cheer — bad news for our waistlines and our health.
Let’s face it: The holidays present an especially trying time for
most of us. During celebrations we forget about watching our diets
and give in to the tasty temptations of the season.
Researchers speculate that weight gained during the holidays
usually portends what the rest of the year will hold, and adds up
to be a major cause of obesity. In other words, that five pounds
you pack on might end up being a tough burden to carry later on
if you are not careful.
While we should all enjoy the season and loosen up a bit, we
shouldn’t throw all caution to the wind. With a little effort and pre-
planning, good times can be had without a total abandonment of
good nutrition.
Traditional Foods Come With Modern Woes
For most, the staple of the holiday meal is turkey with dressing
and cranberry sauce or a baked ham. These foods often contain
many additives that can have dire consequences to your health.
Examine food labels carefully.
In today’s mass production of industrialized food, turkey and
baked ham can present real problems for our health.
Of particular concern is the practice of injecting ham and turkey
(as well as other meats) with either broth or hydrolyzed protein
extracts.
Labels frequently state that they are injected with “12 percent
vegetable broth” or “10 percent hydrolyzed vegetable protein.”
These are code words for the glutamate additives. Their purpose
is to boost the taste of the foods. But glutamates do much more
than just give foods an extra punch of flavor. They do untold
amounts of harm to our bodies. (For more detailed information
on food additive dangers, refer to the October 2007 issue, “Food
Additives: What You Eat Can Kill You.”)
Glutamate additives are always a major concern when cooking.
A number of ready-made mixes, especially gravies, dressings and
other packaged foods, contain glutamate additives, listed as either
MSG or as one of its many aliases:
• hydrolyzed vegetable protein
• soy protein isolate
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• caseinate One of the principles of nutrition is that you do

• enzymes the most important things most often. Sometimes
• carrageenan we can, or must, deviate from our nutritional
In addition to being powerful brain toxins, these plan, so indulging in a few foods that you know
additives can induce insomnia, because glutamate you shouldn’t during the holiday season will have
is a powerful neurotransmitters in the brain. little impact on our overall health.
You may have experienced this after eating food Still, you should go easy on the sugary and
containing MSG close to bedtime. greasy foods.
The result is a night spent with a million Eating several helpings of vegetables or drinking
thoughts racing through your head in rapid a glass of blended vegetable juice will counteract
succession. many of the indiscretions of the
We call this “forced thinking,” and it Eating several holidays.
is a very uncomfortable experience. helpings of One of the secrets of gourmet
The next day your mind, as well as vegetables or cooking is the use of spices to
your body, is exhausted. drinking a glass enhance the taste of foods.
So what can you do to avoid of blended In addition, many spices have
glutamate for the holiday meal? vegetable juice powerful health benefits.
will counteract
Fortunately, fresh “all natural” For example, turmeric has anti-
many of the
turkeys are becoming easier to find in indiscretions of infl ammatory and anti-cancer
grocery stores around the holidays. the holidays. effects and is especially powerful at
But if you find it impossible to locate preventing colon cancer.
a turkey or ham that has not been Oregano, ginger, and turmeric also
injected, select one with 10 percent or less of have potent antimicrobial effects, meaning they
additives. kill nasty germs in your food. This helps prevent
Fortunately, turkey contains high levels of food poisoning.
the brain-protective amino acid tryptophan,
which also induces sleep once it is converted to A Clean Kitchen Prevents a
serotonin in the brain. Spoiled Holiday
Tryptophan explains why many people fall Nothing can spoil a holiday meal like a case of
fast asleep soon after the big meal. Turkey has food poisoning. Once that happens, the party is
great benefits too: Eating turkey can increase over. Just a few simple precautions, however, can
the brain’s levels of serotonin. Serotonin is also a prevent most cases of food poisoning.
mood-elevating neurotransmitter. One problem is too many cooks in the kitchen.
Another alternative to additive-laced meat is This happens often as everybody wants to be at
to buy from suppliers of organic and free-range the center of all the action.
products. The animals eat a healthier diet, which Cleanliness and diligence go out the door.
means a more nutritious meal for you and your The solution is simple: Insist on everybody
loved ones. following good rules of hygiene, such as
Most have no additives, such as glutamates and thoroughly washing hands before handling foods
nitrates/nitrites (used to cure meat and retain and after handling raw meats.
the meat’s dark-red color), and no hormones or Keep surfaces clean and disinfected, especially
antibiotics. those that will be used to prepare meat dishes.
In addition, you can buy other foods that are Follow a safety checklist for poultry preparation:
gluten and gliadin-free for those who are sensitive • Thoroughly wash poultry before preparation
to these additives, such as people with celiac for cooking.
disease, autism, or schizophrenia. • Birds purchased from the local grocery are
Another solution is to do as grandma did and often washed in bleach, and this should be
make your holiday treats from scratch with fresh rinsed off.
foods and spices. • Remove the neck and giblets from the cavity
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of the bird and wash the inside as well. microwave for a minute. Remember — be sure
• Don’t forget to cook all poultry thoroughly. To not to microwave any scrubbers or cleaning cloths
kill harmful bacteria and viruses, meat in the that contain any metal.
turkey’s thigh should reach a minimum of 165 Always lay dishcloths flat on a dry surface so
degrees and its juices should run clear. If your that they can dry. Bacteria do not grow well on
turkey is stuffed during cooking, the stuffing dry surfaces.
should also reach 165 degrees. Despite the popularity of antibacterial soaps,
• Be sure to remove stuffing from inside the bird the best way to kill bacteria is with plain soap and
before it cools. warm or hot water.
Make sure no one If you put a dish in the
follows nonsense such sink, fill the sink with
as the “five-second Precautions for soapy, hot water.
rule,” which says that if Winter Sickness Kill bacteria from
something falls on the sponges by holding
As winter tightens its grip, there is
floor and you pick it up inevitably a rise in the number of viral them under hot water
before five seconds, it is illnesses. Children are primary carriers of a for a few minutes and
still safe to eat. Studies number of these viruses. keeping them filled with
show, and even common Make sure they wash their hands before soap.
sense should tell you, handling any foods, especially as they emerge If foods are left out,
from the bathroom. Another good tip is to
that bacteria attach cover them.
keep toys wiped off with a safe cleaner.
instantly. Studies have shown that children’s toys, Most of us have
Keep all surfaces especially child walkers, are a source of some watched the continuous
involved in the of the nastiest germs. drifting of dust particles
preparation of food clean Children often put toys in their mouths. in the sunlight. Dust
and free of harmful Sucking on contaminated toys can be a settles on the table
frequent cause of middle-ear infections
bacteria by wiping them constantly and where
(otitis media) in babies. This is because the
frequently with an eustachian tube is short and wide in babies there is dust, there are
antibacterial solution or and small children. As a result, anything that bacteria.
impregnated cloth. enters the mouth can enter the middle ear. Usually, the house is
You can buy filled with small children
environmentally safe running about, dipping
sterilizing sprays on the Internet. their fingers in the bowls filled with desserts,
One of the most contaminated areas in the another reason to keep foods covered.
kitchen is the sink. Do not allow dirty dishes to
sit in the sink for long periods. Leaving dishes Winter Means
containing food particles in the sink, especially Flu Season
if the sink contains water, creates a medium for Viruses spread most often from touching
dangerous bacteria. contaminated objects — like doorknobs, phones
In fact, many microbiology labs make culture and shared computer keyboards — as well as from
media from meat suspensions. shaking hands.
Wash the sink frequently with soap and hot The key is to have all members of the family
water, and give it an especially thorough scrub wash their hands frequently.
after washing the turkey. With the arrival of December comes the flu
Dishcloths are also a frequent source of bacteria. season. Last year’s season was very mild, and we
Studies have shown that billions of pathogenic may have the same this year.
(disease-causing) bacteria hide in damp cloths. As those of you who read my newsletter
You can sterilize kitchen cleaning cloths and regularly know I am opposed to the flu vaccine.
scrubbers by soaking them in hot soapy water Much of the hype concerning the flu is nothing
for five minutes, or by heating them in the but scare tactics by those who benefit from selling
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flu vaccines and those receiving money from
vaccine manufacturers.
For example, the frequently quoted scare story
that flu kills 36,000 people each year is baloney.
Even the Centers for Disease Control Web site
admits as much.
On the other hand and of equal importance, a
great number suffer complications from the flu
vaccine, and some are left permanently paralyzed
and neurologically damaged.
One recent study found
that people who are over the
One recent study found that
age of 55 and receive the flu people who are
vaccine every year for five 55 and receive the flu vaccine
years in a row increase their every year for five years
risk of developing Alzheimer’s a row increase their risk of
disease tenfold! developing Alzheimer’s disease that the vaccine is effective in
One reason is that the flu tenfold.
vaccine contains two powerful
neurotoxins — aluminum and
mercury (as thimerosal).
We also know that over-stimulating the immune
system, which this vaccine does, causes the
immune system in the brains of some elderly
people to overreact, leading to widespread brain
injury for a prolonged period.
Most of us in medicine, and a great number of
elderly people, have noticed that getting the flu
vaccine can trigger all the symptoms of the flu
and even the flu itself.
The vaccine brochures in doctor’s offices and
pharmacies, which are usually written by the
manufacturers of the flu vaccine, deny this is
even possible, since the flu virus is a dead virus.
But doctors and their patients know they often get
sick after taking the vaccine.
Why?
What manufacturers don’t say is that the vaccine
suppresses immunity, sometimes for a long as
several weeks to a month, and this means you are
more likely to contract the flu.
Likewise, the powerful immune boosters in the
vaccine (called immune adjuvants) can make you
just as sick as the virus itself.
Most people are not aware that the virus itself
doesn’t make you feel bad. Instead, it is your
body’s immune system reacting to the virus.
The people who die from flu are generally
those already suffering from an unrelated chronic
disease, such as diabetes, heart disease, or other
immune-suppressing diseases including cancer.
Ironically, these are also the same people who are
the least likely to gain protection from a vaccine
because their immune system is so weak.
Media propaganda tells us that the flu vaccine
reduces the some 200,000 hospitalizations and
36,000 deaths associated with influenza.
Yet, one of the better-done studies, reported
in the Archives of Internal
Medicine, found that there was
no evidence of a reduction
over the age of in hospitalizations or deaths
from influenza associated with
in vaccination.
Other studies have shown
only one-third of all vaccinated
people.
That means 70 percent are
left unprotected, even though they face the
complications of the vaccine.
The new indications for the vaccine include the
following:
• People aged 50 or older
• All children between ages six and 59 months
• People with chronic medical conditions
• Out-of-home caregivers
• Residents in nursing homes
• Children aged six months to 18 years on
chronic aspirin therapy
• All women who will be pregnant during the
flu season
This is a huge group of people, which is a
vaccine manufacturer’s dream.
Severe complications from being vaccinated
are more likely to occur in pregnant women,
small children and those with chronic conditions,
something the vaccine’s promoters rarely bother
to mention.
There is a special danger in pregnant women,
with research strongly indicating that vaccination
during pregnancy dramatically increases the
risk of the newborn developing autism or
schizophrenia later in life.
This is caused by the vaccine over-stimulating
the mother’s immune system, which in turn
damages the baby’s developing brain.
Likewise, the mother receives a dose of
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mercury, a dose which will be even higher for her good health. Sugar also suppresses immunity, and
unborn baby. Americans, especially children and the elderly,
The same is true for small babies and children are consuming massive amounts of it.
who receive the vaccine. Cleaning hands and objects, avoiding crowds,
Remember, according to their guidelines, a child and maintaining a good diet will keep you safe
will receive yearly doses of mercury (as well as and healthy. Special immune activators, such as
the accompanying excessive immune stimulation) beta-glucan, arabinogalactan and olive-leaf extract
every year until the age of 5. can also protect you during periods of high risk.
This can only be described as insane. There These are all available over the counter and
is growing evidence that excess vaccines are online at www.vitacost.com.
damaging our children’s immune systems, and
at least partially explains the doubling of asthma Dealing With Holiday Depression
cases and the quadrupling of chronic diseases of Holidays can be taxing times for many of us.
childhood. The hustle and bustle create stress and getting
A better way to either prevent the flu or reduce everything just right often leads to people feeling
its impact is to supplement your diet with a well- anxious. These feelings, while real, are usually
balanced multivitamin/ short-lived.
mineral capsule, such as Poor Nutrition and Aging For others, the holiday
Extend Core (www.vrp. season is a time of
com). A number of studies have conclusively loneliness and longing,
Only pediatric vitamins shown that the suppression of the immune leading to severe
system associated with aging and with most
should be given to small depression and personal
chronic diseases is directly related to poor
children. nutrition, especially a lack of one or more darkness. This is true
My children always vitamins and minerals. for many of the elderly,
took these nutrients, and Of special importance are mixed who, for various reasons,
they were rarely sick. carotenoids, including alpha-carotene, lutein, are not surrounded by
They never contracted and lycopene. Other important nutrients for a loving family. It is
immune strength include selenomethionine,
the flu. I have seen the also true for those who
folate, vitamin B-12, all the B vitamins,
same benefit among a magnesium, zinc, vitamin E (as mixed have lost loved ones,
number of other children tocopherols) and DHA. especially children or
who followed these a spouse. Suicide rates
guidelines. are highest during the
Studies have shown winter months around
that a deficiency of even a single vitamin or the holidays.
mineral can cause dramatic impairment of It is very important to reach out to those
immune function — resulting in a number of who are lonely and who have lost loved ones,
sicknesses. especially lonely parents and grandparents. It is
Of special concern are omega-6 oils. Omega-6 just as important to identify nutritional needs of
oils are powerful immune-suppressants. this group.
The following is a list of these oils. Avoid all It has been shown that nutrition plays a
of them: major role in depression and suicide. In my
• corn video entitled “Nutrition & Behavior” (www.
• safflower russellblaylockmd.com) I discuss research that
• sunflower found a 50 percent reduction in suicide rates with
• peanut a change in nutrition. I also explain how this
• canola works.
• soybean Recent research has shown that high levels of
Studies have shown that Americans consume inflammatory cytokines (inflammatory chemicals
50 times more of these oils than are necessary for released by immune cells) worsen depression and
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can even lead to memory loss. Stress, anxiety,
and depression are all intimately linked to these
inflammatory chemicals. A number of nutrients,
including N-acetyl-L-cysteine, curcumin,
quercetin, hesperidin, ellagic acid, ferulic acid
and borage oil, have been shown to lower these
cytokines.
In addition, they’ve shown a remarkable ability
to improve depression.
Omega-3 oils, found in cold-water fish as well
as supplements, also reduce inflammatory
chemicals.
Some elderly are deficient in vitamin B-12.
Taking 1,000 IU (international units) twice a day
can greatly boost energy levels in those who have
the greatest deficiency. Along with folate, they
promote increased mental clarity and a sense of
well-being.
The amino acid tyrosine can also elevate mood
and has been shown to enhance tolerance to
stress.
Low amounts of supplemental DHEA (5 mg)
can enhance energy and mental outlook for many
men and women over the age of 55.
Blood tests will tell you if you are low in this
precursor for male and female hormones.
Many elderly are deficient in thyroid hormone,
which can also be measured by blood tests and
other methods.
Low thyroid function not only leaves a person
tired and weak but can contribute to depression.
One of the most important ways to boost energy
levels and elevate mood is to exercise regularly.
The level of exercise depends on your age and
physical condition.
Resistance exercises, brisk walking, and
calisthenics are best.
Intense exercise, however, is very harmful,
especially if you do not dramatically increase
your intake of antioxidants. That’s because
intense exercise dramatically increases free
radical generation for very long periods.
Eating right, through the holidays and beyond,
can lead to a more satisfying and healthy life.
To see the benefits of good nutrition and proper
daily exercise, one only needs to look at Jack La
Lanne, a man who has enjoyed vigorous good
health into his 90s.
December 2007
Have a happy holiday season, and a healthy
prosperous New Year!
Your Heart Needs Love Too
Take care of your heart. If you have pre-
existing heart disease, including prior heart
attacks, congestive heart failure and/or
arrhythmia, you need special nutrition to protect
yourself. Here are some recommendations that
can help.
• CoQ10:100 mg capsules. Get a small
cereal bowl and pour two tablespoons of extra-
virgin olive oil into it. Take the contents of
three capsules and empty them into the oil.
Mix thoroughly. Take this dose twice a day for
serious heart disease. For mild or moderate
disease take contents of one capsule twice a
day.
CoQ10 is one of the most important
energy supplements we have and is used
by the heart muscle for contraction. Many
medications deplete the body’s store of CoQ10,
especially the cholesterol-lowering statin drugs.
Unfortunately, CoQ10 is very expensive.
• Idebenone: 100 mg. This serves the same
function as CoQ10, but it’s much less expensive.
The dose is three capsules a day for serious
heart failure and two capsules for a mild to
moderate problem. Like CoQ10, it also reduces
the risk of arrhythmia.
• Magnesium citrate: 500 mg twice a day.
Magnesium has been shown to improve heart
function, increase the flow of blood through
the coronary arteries, and reduce the risk of
arrhythmia.
In case of a heart attack, magnesium has
been shown to significantly reduce the severity
of damage to the heart muscle.
• Aged garlic extract: 300 mg twice a day.
Garlic extract is known to protect the heart and
prevent arrhythmia. This extract thins the blood
slightly.
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Health and Nutrition Updates
Strokes and Inflammation
In a number of my previous newsletters I have
made the point that hardening of the arteries
(atherosclerosis) is not caused merely by an
elevation of cholesterol but also by chronic
inflammation in the body, especially within the
cell layer lining the arteries (endothelium). This
is supported by a number of recent studies.
One reported in the journal Circulation confirms
this. The study followed 1,268 people who were
without stroke symptoms at the beginning.
Researchers used carotid ultrasound studies to
measure the degree of carotid stenosis (buildup
of atherosclerotic crud) as well as high-sensitivity
C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and serum amyloid A
(SAA) tests to measure inflammation.
They found a strong relationship between the
amount of inflammation markers and the rapid
progression of crud build-up within the arteries.
In fact, those with the highest hsCRP and SAA
levels, that is, the most inflammation, had over
a 300 percent increase in accumulation in the
arteries.
We know from other studies that inflammation
raises the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke
independent of cholesterol levels.
In fact, people with lower cholesterol levels and
high inflammation are at higher risk of developing
cardiovascular disease than those with high
cholesterol (even “bad” LDL-cholesterol) but low
inflammation.
This study helps explain the dramatic reduction
in atherosclerosis seen in studies using quercetin,
ellagic acid, curcumin, magnesium, omega-3
oils, and alpha-lipoic acid, all of which reduce
inflammation and free radical damage.
Magnesium is especially important.
One study reported in the journal Stroke found
that patients with a low magnesium intake more
than tripled their risk of having a stroke. The
leading causes of magnesium deficiency include
drinking carbonated soft drinks and a diet devoid
of vegetables.
Likewise, in the same study, most people with
magnesium deficiencies had diabetes, metabolic
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syndrome — a condition characterized by belly
fat, high cholesterol and high blood pressure
— or both. Newer studies show that magnesium
dramatically reduces the risk of both conditions
and also lowers inflammation.
Depression and Stroke Risk
Each year approximately 650,000 people suffer
a stroke. Of these, about 185,000 develop severe
depression afterwards. Recently, researchers
discovered that depression itself can increase the
risk of having a stroke by 200 percent.
It’s easy to understand why having a stroke
would cause depression. The effects of a stroke
overwhelm one with fears for the future, as well
as the difficulties involved in recovering from
the physical and speech limitations that often are
caused by the stroke.
A great deal of research now indicates that the
connection may not be quite so straightforward.
There is growing evidence that chronic
inflammation is the common denominator.
Several studies have shown that depressed
people have higher inflammatory markers
in their blood and that treatments — even
with antidepressant medications — lower the
inflammation. And inflammation is also a major
cause for strokes.
This appears to be the link between stroke
risk and depression. Ironically, our degree of
inflammation also increases as we age, which
would explain why depression, stroke, and heart-
attack risk also increase with age.
The inflammatory theory may also explain
a number of problems associated with chronic
inflammation, such as a higher risk of Alzheimer’s
and Parkinson’s disease.
A new study also links excessive glutamate
stimulation of the brain to depression. As I have
outlined in previous newsletters, the harmful
effect of glutamate food additives such as MSG
and hydrolyzed protein is profound.
One study found that just a few doses of MSG
early in life could increase free radicals, hence
inflammation, within the walls of blood vessels
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for decades. This ties in with our knowledge that
atherosclerosis begins in childhood and increases
dramatically as we age.
Researchers have recently found, via its role as
a brain excitotoxin, that excess glutamate plays
a major role in depression. Drugs that block
glutamate receptors (ketamine) in the brain were
found to dramatically reduce depression.
We also know that glutamate levels are very
high following a stroke and that these high levels
can persist for weeks, thus linking glutamate
excess to depression.
Inflammation in the brain and excitotoxicity
enhance each other’s destructive effect, which
is an additional link between inflammation,
excitotoxicity, atherosclerosis, and strokes. The
same would apply to post-heart attack depression.
This may explain the ability of omega-3 oils to
reduce heart attacks, strokes, and depression,
since the oil itself reduces inflammation and the
DHA in the oil blocks excitotoxicity.
Protect Your Children From Cancer
Childhood cancers are on the increase, and parents
should be concerned about findings indicating
that environmental factors play a major role.
Recently, the American College of Radiology
issued a warning to all radiologists to reduce
the number of X-rays, especially CT scans, on
very young children. According to their release,
radiation doses, have been underestimated. Their
carcinogenic effect has been underestimated as
well. More and more, children develop cancers
later in life, even decades later.
Diets low in vegetables and high in omega-6 fats
also increase the risk of developing cancer later in
life, as well as during childhood.
The good news is that dietary changes can lower
cancer risk in children. For instance, one study
found that increasing omega-3 oil intake during
pregnancy significantly reduced the risk of breast
cancer later in life in female newborns.
A new study found that feeding indole-
3-carbinol to pregnant animals exposed to
a powerful cancer-causing chemical could
dramatically reduce the incidence of cancer in
their offspring.
Please note that this advice is generic and not specific to any individual. You should consult
with your doctor before undertaking any medical or nutritional course of action.
December 2007
Results showed a 50 percent reduction in
cancers, which included leukemia, lymphomas
and lung tumors. Indole-3-carbinol is a chemical
found in cruciferous vegetables, such as Brussels
sprouts, broccoli and cauliflower. It can also be
purchased as an extract.
From this study and a number of others, a
whole new field — preventing adult cancers
by manipulating diets during pregnancy — is
opening. Few mothers are told that their diets
during pregnancy can determine the risk of
disease their children will face in the future.
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Fail
We are inundated by a rising tide of TV and
magazines ads extolling the virtues of cholesterol-
lowering statin drugs.
At best, even in high-risk patients, statins lower
the risk of a heart attack no more than taking
an aspirin a day and have little effectiveness for
lowering stroke risk.
There is a push for doctors to give these drugs
even to people with normal cholesterol levels.
A new study shows that the excitement among
doctors over this new class of drugs is highly
overrated.
A study reported in the 2006 issue of the
Archives of Internal Medicine examined the effect
of giving statin drugs to 43,000 people aged 55 to
75 who had no previous history of heart attacks.
After following them for over four years, they
found no significant reduction in heart attacks.
As I have stated many times, the only reason
statins work at all is they reduce inflammation.
Other drugs and nutrients that lower
inflammation, but not cholesterol, are just as
effective, or even more so, than statin drugs.
Of greater importance is the safety issue. Studies
are increasingly showing statins to be associated
with severe neurological and muscle-destroying
effects. One study demonstrated a 1,400 percent
increase in debilitating peripheral neuropathy
with statin use. Higher doses produced an even
higher incidence!
Peripheral neuropathy can be crippling. In
addition, memory loss is also being increasingly
reported.
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Q: I recently had hair analysis done and confusion, and disorientation.

results indicated high levels of arsenic and
high levels of iron. My doctor said this could
be from my body not assimilating minerals
properly. Will Detoximin and NDF help
detoxify?
— Rodney W., Inglewood, Calif.
A: High iron levels raise the possibility that you
have a genetic condition called hemochromatosis,
in which excess iron is absorbed and stored in
the tissues of the body, especially the liver, heart,
pancreas, and brain.
About 10 percent of people of Northern
European derivation have the condition.
Often the diagnosis is overlooked and rather
diagnosed as one of the conditions associated
with iron overload, such as diabetes, arthritis, and
heart failure.
In medical training we were taught that it
appears as a triad of conditions — cirrhosis,
diabetes, and hyperpigmented skin
(darkened skin).
Unfortunately, these are late signs, indicating
severe damage to organs. Other symptoms and
findings include fatigue, heart arrhythmias, heart
failure, joint pains, hypothyroidism; and in males,
testicular failure.
One of the main dangers is cirrhosis of the liver,
which carries a 30 percent risk of developing a
highly malignant cancer called a hepatocellular
carcinoma.
Excess brain iron can cause sleepiness,
Correction: Due to a production error, the effectiveness of flu
vaccines was misstated (page 11, Nov. 2007). The text should
have read: Flu vaccines have never been proven effective for
most people and, in my opinion, should never be given to small
children, babies, or pregnant women.
But one of the greatest dangers is overwhelming
infection. Bacteria need iron to grow and excess
iron in the body greatly increases the spread of
infection and makes infections more likely to
be fatal.
The classic treatment has been based on
repeated removal of large volumes of blood
(phlebotomy), which lowers organ iron levels.
EDTA suppositories to remove iron has not been
proven to work in cases of hemochromatosis.
What will work, and I have had personal
experience with this in treating patients, is IP6
(inositol phosphate-6).
This is a supplement sold as a treatment for
cancer and other immune-related disorders.
It also strongly binds and removes iron from
organs.
Other supplements can also remove or bind iron
to make it harmless. These include quercetin,
hesperidin, curcumin, and alpha-lipoic acid.
Avoid vitamin C, since it dramatically
enhances the uptake of iron from foods. If you
do take vitamin C, take it on an empty stomach.
Combining a lot of vegetables with your meals
will reduce iron absorption (the flavonoids inhibit
iron absorption).
White tea also inhibits iron absorption, if you
drink it with meals.
It is also important that you avoid all excitotoxin
food additives (MSG, hydrolyzed proteins,
autolyzed yeast, caseinate, etc.), since glutamate
(the main excitotoxin in these additives)
stimulates the growth of leukemia cells as well as
other cancers.
Q: What can I do nutritionally to eliminate
varicose veins?
— Karen G., Tujunga, Calif.
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A: There are a number of ways to prevent
varicose veins but removing them is another
story.
Varicose veins result from a weakness in the
connective tissue that gives strength to the veins
(called collagen and elastin). Poor nutrition,
heredity and standing on one’s legs for long
periods all increase risk.
Supplements such as vitamin C, zinc,
resveratrol, anthrocyanidins (from grape seed
extract, pine bark extract, bilberry) and horse
chestnut all increase the strength of these veins.
A product called Diosmin has shown a
significant effect on strengthening the veins as
well. Teas also contains chemicals that strengthen
veins and protect collagen and elastin. These
chemicals are called catechins (epigallocatechin
gallate, epicatechin, etc).
The best is white tea. Drink several cups a day.
Removing the veins will require surgery. More
esthetic techniques are now available.
Superficial varicose veins present a cosmetic
problem, while deep vein weakness is associated
with a high risk of pulmonary embolism and
ulcerations of the skin of the legs.
Q: I have Neuropathy, tingling in my toes
and the bottom of my feet. Do electrical pulse
machines help?
— John S., Texarkana, Texas
A: I have no experience with the use of these
devices, but from my knowledge of peripheral
neuropathy, I cannot see why they would help
but several reasons why they could harm.
Most important is identifying why you have
neuropathy.
Most cases are secondary to diabetes or heavy
metal poisoning.
The statin cholesterol drugs are associated with
a very high incidence of peripheral neuropathy,
both sensory and motor.
No matter the cause of the neuropathy,
nutrition seems to help, especially for metabolic
causes such as diabetes.
Inositol in doses of several grams three times
a day seems to help diabetic neuropathy, as will
multivitamin/mineral supplements.
Vitamin E (natural forms), vitamin C, acetyl-
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L-carnitine, alpha-lipoic acid, curcumin,
magnesium, and DHA also help healing of nerves.
Regular exercise (weight resistance) is important
to prevent loss of the muscles (atrophy).
Q: I am a 78-year-old female and have
recently been diagnosed with chronic
lymphocytic leukemia. I take daily omega-
3, CoQ10, alpha lipoic acid, along with a
multivitamin.
Could I be doing more?
— Annette H., Harker Heights, Texas
A: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is considered
a rather benign form of leukemia. There are
several new studies showing that certain
supplements can reduce leukemia cell growth.
These include quercetin, resveratrol, curcumin,
and beta-1,3/1,6-glucan (an immune stimulant).
Of these, quercetin shows the most benefit.
The dose is 500 milligrams three times a day.
There are water-soluble forms and that is what
I would use. Studies have also shown that the
oil GLA (Borage oil), 1,000 milligrams a day also
reduces leukemia cell growth.
I would also caution you to avoid supplements
containing iron, as iron increases the growth of
all cancers.
Studies have shown that people with the
highest iron intake have the poorest prognosis
with leukemia. You may want to get a blood test
for iron levels and ferritin. Mercury and fluoride
are also of concern, since both increase cancer
growth. (Remember, most flu vaccines contain
mercury as thimerosal.)
I would suggest that you switch from omega-3
oil to pure DHA, a component of omega-3 that
inhibits cancer growth. EPA, another component,
suppresses immunity, which stimulates cancer
growth.
Q: Are calcium supplements promoters
of prostate cancer growth and spread? Is it
possible that calcium magnesium phytate
fights prostate cancer and the forms of
calcium in calcium supplements (calcium
carbonate, calcium citrate, calcium malate,
etc.) exacerbate it?
— Homer B., Palm Bay, Fla.
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A: A number of studies have shown a strong
link between calcium intake and prostate cancer
rates and invasion of the cancer. Excess calcium
promotes the growth of most cancers. This is
well demonstrated. From these studies, it doesn’t
matter the source of the calcium — supplements
or cow’s milk, the result is the same — more
prostate cancer. Any supplement containing
phytate will bind not just calcium, but most of the
minerals, especially iron.
There is some question as to why the calcium
increases prostate cancer rates and the answer
may be that it lowers vitamin D levels. Some have
proposed taking much higher levels of vitamin
D-3 as a supplement (2,000 to 5,000 IU a day) to
override this cancer-causing effect.
It makes sense physiologically, since the
vitamin D-3 drives the calcium into the bones.
In addition, vitamin D-3 is a powerful cancer
inhibitor in its own right. Vitamin D-3 deficiency
is especially common in the age group having the
highest incidence of prostate cancer.

Dr. Russell Blaylock edits Newsmax.com’s Blaylock Wellness Report. He is a nationally recognized
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He attended the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed his
internship and neurosurgical residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C.
For the past 26 years, he has practiced neurosurgery in addition to having a nutritional practice.
He recently retired from his neurosurgical duties to devote his full attention to nutritional studies
and research. Dr. Blaylock has authored three books on nutrition and wellness, including Excitotoxins:
The Taste That Kills, Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life, and his most recent work,
Natural Strategies for The Cancer Patient. An in-demand guest for radio and television programs, he lectures extensively to
both lay and professional medical audiences on a variety of nutrition-related subjects.
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