Comments on: Inflammation & Disease

By: Helen Stroud

Helen Stroud — Sun, 16 May 2010 18:25:10 +0000

Dr. Glen Akerman, head of Integrative Medicine at OSU, says that gluten is detrimental to many (ie destroys our immune system) , that we should avoid nuts and seeds, drink full fat milk, avoid latex fruits and vegetables such as bananas and avocados, eat non-grain or corn fed meats…..also, read The Vegetarian Myth.

By: Karolyn

Karolyn — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:32:57 +0000

Hi Michalene, we didn’t discuss fibrinogen but we probably should have. The connection can be a bit complex but it’s an important one. We will add something in the second edition. Thanks.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:28 +0000

This post needs to be announced from the mountain-tops. My husband is a biomedical engineer that works directly with the inflammation pathways in the both. Although he has been humoring me with my experiments in raw foods with veganism in the past (my family is particularly prone to cancers and other inflammatory conditions…gotta start control early), the recent findings of he and his team has turned them towards the vegan side of living. He is loving it and I have seen huge changes in even our most carnivorous friends that have taken steps to reduce meat-increase vegetables. It is all very exciting and scientific data is there to support it as well.

By: Michalene

Michalene — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:52:50 +0000

Does your Bacteria book discuss the relationship between healthy/balanced gut flora/bacteria and fibrinogen?

By: callie

callie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:56:40 +0000

I absolutely think this is the best post ever posted on this site. When CSC started my husband with ALS/MS was having a great deal of problems our dear Bav jumped iin and let me know how and what to do.. basically what you have outlined to get the inflammation in his body to slow down and slowly become less inflamed and we have made progress… in some instances after disease have taken its toll the damage cannot be reversed but I have Found with my cancer that if I keep the inflamation down and keep my system cool and alkaline I am healthy my form of scarcoma which is a lot like Kris’s stays in check and I am healthy and feel great.. one day of cheating and I can tell a difference but I have been on this program for ages. I truely belive this post will help so many people understand the core of why when you are sick a vegan or vegetarian diet is so important and why over time the small changes add up to large results and a chain reactaion occurs that leads to health. Bravo…. well Brava I suppose. Thanks this one is being sent out to all the loved ones who haven’t had the Ahh Ha moment yet. Fabulous. Callie

By: Karolyn

Karolyn — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:58:49 +0000

Meg, I just wrote a book with Dr. Fred Pescatore called Boost Your Health With Bacteria. I am a firm believer that a large portion of the population should take a probiotic supplement just as they would a multi vitamin. I take a product called Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotic 12 PLUS because I feel it is superior to most probiotic supplements. I should also mention that I do not receive any money associated with the sale of Dr. Ohhira products or the company that distributes them, Essential Formulas Incorporated. I just really like that product. Our book also gives lots of other advice how you can create a healthy balance of good bacteria, which is so important to so many body functions, not just the gut.

By: Meg Wolff

Meg Wolff — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:29:35 +0000

What do you think about pre-op antibiotics bringing on an allergic response? Hives & reaction to everything? (I’m on short term prednisone & lots of benedryl) & trying to build up good intestinal flora with good fermented products. Any other suggestions or thoughts about this problem?

By: Meg Wolff

Meg Wolff — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:23:44 +0000

This post has excellent information. Enjoyed reading it. Thank you.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:36:40 +0000

What perfect timing with the Thanksiving holiday coming up. Thank you for posting this!!

By: Karolyn

Karolyn — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:59:22 +0000

Oops, Sarah I meant to say that we discuss MEDITATION, not medication. Moving too fast this morning…maybe I need to re-do my morning meditation :-)