일반적으로 사람들은 숲 속에서 어떻게 활성 산소가 만들어 지는 것을 잘 모르거나 아예 무시합니다,
숲속의 활성 산소는 식물의 광합성 작용으로 일어나는 탄소 동화 작용에서 발생합니다.
이때 산소 분자(O2)만 나오는 것이 아니라, O2-,O3, O-, O2+, O+2, e, O+ 등등으로 발생합니다.
왜 숲속에선 음이온과 오존과 활성 산소가 발생하는지 아셔야 합니다.
미 환경보호청 소속 연구소에서 발표한 자료에서, 이미 모든 대도심의 공기는 심각하게 병들어 있으며, 산소 음이온과 활성 산소종을 잃어버렸기 때문에 우리의 건강에 치명적이라고 발표하고 있습니다.
숲 속에서 발견되는 활성 산소를 실내로 들여오지 못한다면 특단의 대책을 세우라고 말합니다.
이미 미국은 본격적으로 이러한 운동이 시작되었습니다.
미량의 오존도 활성 산소종의 하나입니다.
제발 실내로 신선한 공기를 도입하고, 반드시 활성 산소를 만들어 놓으세요!
그것이 여러분을 건강하게, 특히 아이들을 보호하는 유일한 대비책입니다.
무지한 사람들....
All Cancers -- Generally: Oxygen Cures!
산소가 모든 암을 치료한다!
Cancer is one of the most preventable of diseases!
The millions who die from cancer will not read that first line -- because they will not arrive on this page -- because they have been suckered into complete reliance on the conventional application of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.
The percentage of people who seek conventional therapy is extremely high.
The percentage seeking effective alternative methods for ALL their treatment, or even for just part, are staggeringly small.
Even you, who come to this page, if the percentages hold out, are looking for a magic pill without being willing to also learn anything much about cancer or that magic pill. "Prayer" can help a thirsty man, but a glass of water is faster.
"Diet change" can help, but by the time you have come here your cancer is probably well beyond the point where minor changes in your life style are going to do the job.
You need to BYPASS those normal habits, and implement a real change in your life -- some products, yes, but a great deal of knowledge, very much yes!
The Science Of Oxygen
by Karl Loren
Last Revised On December 21, 2006 6:53 PM
The air we breathe is more or less 20 percent oxygen and 80 percent nitrogen. There are very tiny traces of other elements, but less than one percent total. The components of that "less than 1%" are, however, vital to understand and vital for our health.
These "other" components are so tiny that instead of listing them in "percentage" terms, they are usually referred to as "ppm," or "parts per million."
If you have one million parts of air, and ONE of those parts is, for instance, carbon dioxide, then you could say that carbon dioxide is "1 ppm." It would probably be confusing to say 0.0001%.
Many people wouldn't even know how to speak that term, vocally.
Carbon Dioxide happens to be extremely important to life on the planet -- since no plant could grow without taking carbon dioxide IN.
The plants, in turn, "breathe out" oxygen. That is the cycle of life. Plants breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. Animals, and man, breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.
But the amount of carbon dioxide in the "air" is tiny -- measured in "parts per million." The picture on the left is a measuring device for carbon dioxide, used in farming applications. It is a simple piece of science that plants use carbon dioxide rather like humans use oxygen. Plants breathe in carbon dioxide, and cannot grow without it -- also, they generally prosper when they have MORE carbon dioxide, just as humans prosper when the get "extra" oxygen." Click on the picture to jump to a full description of this measuring device.
How many parts per million are involved?
Well, 170 PPM of carbon dioxide was, for thousands of years, plenty to keep the cycle of life going on the planet -- there was enough carbon dioxide in the air to keep millions of square miles of green stuff growing. The amount of carbon dioxide has now increased to more than 300 PPM! That is considered an astounding increase by weather scientists -- and it is THIS number which gives rise to tremendous political disputes, using phrases such as "global warming" and motivating "Green Parties" around the planet to advocate cutting back on the use of energy, often appearing to suggest we all revert to some primitive and presumably happy life style.
The data presented above is the subject of an electronic study aide -- this is a free service from this web site. Click on the image to the left and you can jump to the Vibrant Life Electronic Study Aide specifically to a Study Aide on the material presented above.
Karl Note: The information presented here is VERY carefully dry and politically correct. Normally this type of data is presented in a context of the disaster awaiting the planet if "something" isn't done yesterday. Many people have used the data on this page to "prove" many things. I, Karl Loren, wish to draw only the simple undeniable conclusion that the percentage of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased dramatically over time, with the largest rate of increase from 1830 to present time. What you might want to conclude from this is somewhat up to you, but I suggest that the very air we breathe, despite its relatively constant percentage of oxygen, contains other components (including carbon dioxide) that could well be a major factor in health.
The actual amount of carbon dioxide shown with these very, very precise studies varies from a very stable range of about 175 PPM over a period of some 1800 years from the year 1000 to 1830.
After 1830 the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased dramatically to where it is now, at about 320, or so, PPM. This virtual doubling in 150 years, compared to almost no change for 1800 years may have dramatic consequences on health. (Data Source)
In the early centuries, if the carbon dioxide would increase for any reason, the plants went wild with joy, ate it all up, and grew fast and big. That might happen because some year, or period of years might have warm, good growing weather, while other years had poor growing conditions.
Currently, however, with the CO2 amount increasing dramatically, there was a puzzle -- scientists have been puzzled about this. There has been an increase of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, and normally we would expect the plant life to flourish.
This turns out STILL to be true in simple "controlled situations:"
Although carbon dioxide is one of three main components which combine to produce the products necessary for plant growth, the amount of carbon dioxide in the air is only 0.03% (250 to 330 parts per million). This compares to 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 0.97% trace gases in normal air. Numerous tests have proven that during the winter months carbon dioxide concentrations inside greenhouses is invariably much lower than in outside air. This same phenomenon has been shown in controlled environment gardens. (source)
Note that "within" a greenhouse there is undoubtedly soil nutrients that are often missing from soil "out in the open."
The amount of carbon dioxide in the air around the planet, generally, has been increasing steadily over a period of many years. This should bring about a lush and rapid growth of plants.
It doesn't! Why?
The truth about this is not "politically correct." The real reason for the lack of use of this rich resource is lack of proper minerals in the soil, and absence of a special "soil organism" that helps convert minerals (rocks) into a form that the roots of plants can absorb. These organisms used to abound in nature, but the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and over-use of the land has so depleted the soil of minerals, particularly trace minerals, that our food supply is not only, itself, devoid of many of these health-giving minerals, but the plants just don't grow. Plants which are starved for minerals are much more prone to plant diseases, insect damage and even fire.
This is not a new discovery by Karl Loren, but the news is so outside the main stream of accepted reality that few people have heard this news.
As a scientist and organic gardener, I understand how both bacteria and plants grow in their natural environments. Plants are passive organisms, and require substantial help in order to grow in the soil. This help is provided by soil microorganisms. Plants can make all their own proteins, sugars, and vitamins, but they cannot do so without help from their friends in the soil (see the essay on the nitrogen cycle).
There is one exception to this rule. If the plants are provided with all the necessary soluble minerals, they can grow in the absence of microorganisms, e.g. hydroponically. However, unless a mineral can dissolve in water, it cannot enter the roots of a plant. It is a simple concept, but one that is easy to forget. In the lab, plants and microorganisms can grow nicely in water that has been spiked with soluble minerals.
The microorganisms won’t grow as fast (because they have to make all their proteins and vitamins from inorganic building blocks), but they will grow as long as they are provided with a source of sugar. Plants make their own sugar from CO2 in the air. In the soil, minerals exist in forms that are not appreciably soluble in water. As a consequence, minerals can sustain plant life, but their presence is not sufficient to insure rapid and sustained plant growth. In the soil, this is the role of microorganisms and one of the reasons composted organic matter is such a powerful fertilizer. (Source)
There have been very dramatic changes in the composition of the very air we breathe over these many years. It was not always the way it is now!
How would you discover whether or not there was more, or less, oxygen in the air in some distant past? Or, more or less carbon dioxide? Well, there are ice-bergs, and layers of ice in the polar areas where the "dating" technique suggests that the ice is more than 400,000 years old. When that ice was formed it was common for bubbles of air to get captured in some space -- a space that was then covered over, like a door closing. That space may then have been buried in many thousands of feet of ice -- so that it was preserved for all these long years.
Now, it would not be difficult to drill down to the ice that was created 400,000 years ago, take a sample, carefully open up that bubble of captured air and measure the amount of oxygen or other tiny components in THAT air!
Fascinating. This has been done.
A team of university and NOAA scientists will search the snowpack for 100 year- old air samples at the South Pole this January, to investigate what the air quality was like during the last century.
The pockets of air trapped in the snowpack will provide scientists with a historical record of gases that were present in the atmosphere during this period. Researchers will then be able to analyze this record for clues to how human activity has influenced atmospheric processes.
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Recent studies by the same research team published in the journal Nature in1996 and in 1999, indicated that the composition of the atmosphere has changed dramatically over the past 100 years, presumably because of human activities. (source)
How much has the air changed, based on these very scientific measurements?
Stocker, as well, underlines the significance of the rate of increase in greenhouse gas concentrations. He and colleague Andreas Schmittner looked at the problem through experiments with a simple, coupled atmosphere-ocean climate model in which a final carbon dioxide concentration of 750 ppm was attained over different time spans. They found that the thermohaline circulation weakens when the increase in carbon dioxide to 750 ppm is relatively slow, spanning several centuries or more. However, when the rate of increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases (expressed as CO2) is similar to today's rate of growth (1% per year)--or the concentration of 750 ppm is reached in 100 years--the thermohaline circulation permanently shuts down. (Source)
I could go on, and quote dozens or even hundreds of studies. Usually these studies are written in such gobbly-gook language that you wouldn't understand them. But, with a bit of effort you can come to the conclusion that while the percentage of oxygen in the air we breathe today compared to what man was breathing some hundreds of years ago is quite steady. However, the amount of carbon dioxide is clearly changing -- dramatically.
This change in CO2 has spawned what is almost entirely a "political" debate -- since if the CO2 buildup is CAUSED by burning of fossil fuels, AND is harmful, then we should, possibly, reduce use of fossil fuels -- the very political claim made by numerous "green parties." If, as I suggest is true, the increase in CO2 is a problem relating to the depletion of minerals in the soil, then the "solution" is very different.
There are some fairly reasonable pieces of research done on this subject, including the following:
In conclusion there is ample evidence that a significant cooling occurred for several centuries starting around 1450 AD. This cooling caused significant changes in the distribution of plant and animal life and in the way man responded to the environment. The causes for this cooling may have derived from a combination of changes in the energy output of the sun and changes in the atmosphere of the earth which resulted from volcanic activity that reduced the amount of energy absorbed.
This uncertainty as to the cause for this cooling which so markedly affected life should warn those who demand that the Earth responds only to massive (forceful) events. Very subtle changes in the factors determining climate during the Little Ice Age occurred. One wonders how much greater they need be to cause a true ice age. (Source)
I would like to "leave" the subject of how the atmosphere of our planet is being polluted by carbon dioxide. The change is undeniable. The effects are not nearly so well known.
I suggest to you that when the carbon dioxide in the air INCREASES, it is not healthy for your body, and that you suffer, then, from the equivalent of a decrease in OXYGEN in the air you breathe. The percentage of oxygen may be about the same, but you need MORE oxygen when you are breathing in a much larger amount of carbon dioxide.
To repeat the true science, man "breathes out" carbon dioxide and "breathes in" oxygen. If his "breathing in" process includes roughly double the amount of carbon dioxide as our ancestors (or only 200 years ago) did, that could explain a great deal of the change in degenerative diseases that exist now, in great abundance compared to their almost complete non-existence 200 years ago.
Whether YOU, or "WE" can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air we breathe is a good question, but mostly it is a question for nations and the planet. If there is a way that you can handle this shortage of "good air" on a personal level, that should be of interest.
That is what this web site is all about!
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Where does the oxygen come from -- and how have these sources failed to keep up the supply of oxygen in our air?
If you look back at the origin of oxygen, on planet earth, there is not much agreement:
The origin of our earth's atmosphere is still subject to much speculation. However, one theory seems fairly certain; that when the earth was formed some five billion years ago, it was probably too hot to retain any of the atmosphere it had to begin with. Based on our knowledge of gases in the universe, this first atmosphere probably consisted of helium, hydrogen, ammonia and methane. (Source)
Fortunately, for today's health problems, we don't have to go back to the ancient history of earth for useful data. We can look at the earth right now, and see where the oxygen comes from.
Right now, tiny single-celled sea plants called phytoplankton produce almost half the oxygen you breathe.
Fewer plants could worsen the problem of excess rain, starting a vicious cycle. As plants grow, they take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen. Fewer plants mean more carbon dioxide in the air. Carbon dioxide, like soot, absorbs the Sun's heat and causes even more rain. (Source: NASA)
The Science Of Oxygen certainly needs to include a large coverage of the subject of the atmosphere.
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The Science Of Oxygen gets into some deep subjects when you really want to understand WHY Oxygen is so vital, and yet, in other forms, so deadly. That area of study actually involves understanding some atomic physics. I've been studying atomic physics for 20 years -- it has not easy since I had no formal school training. But, it IS the type of research I do best -- relying on my IQ and curiosity to take me into various subjects, and my communication skills to understand the student so well that my courses are successful in their teaching mission. Click on the image to go to my special web site where all my electronic courses are administered. This course is free and you can "test the waters." See how much you can learn with ease.
DNA damage by oxygen free radicals suggests an accelerating degradation of mt function over time. Accumulating mutations in the genes encoding electron transporters (NADH dehydrogenase, cytochromes, and coenzyme Q) lead to decreased transfer efficiency, which, in turn, leads to higher production of superoxide and hydroxyl free radicals. Mutations in ribosomal and transfer RNAs lead to inefficient or errant translation of proteins encoded by the mt genome.
There is growing evidence for this "mitochondrial theory of aging." Since 1988, mutations in mt genes have been implicated in a number of degenerative diseases - including Alzheimer disease, mitochondrial myopathy, Kearns-Sayre syndrome, CPEO (chronic progressive external phthalmoplegia), Leigh syndrome, Pearson syndrome, dystonia, and diabetes. Not surprisingly, most of these diseases affect organs and tissues that have a high demand for energy. Mt mutations also accumulate in tumor cells, and are so highly amplified that often they can be detected in bodily fluids. (Source)
This web site is a breath of fresh air in a world of pollution.
암환자들이 치료되어 올린 체험수기
Jean Ross Personal References
Last Updated On Friday, February 18, 2005 10:57:14 AM
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Final Notice Of Freedom From Cancer
Babu's Comments 09/15/2004 I know how heavy it is for you to accept a choice to be without Bonnie and reconcile to it, knowing what she means to you in her present body. I wish I was in physical proximity to share your feelings. I express my total solidarity with you for now -- and forever.
Biopsy Report -- September 28, 2004 -- Jean Ross 10/05/2004 This report shows that three separate biopsies were taken, shows no trace of cancer, but makes the comment that one of the biopsy samples was too fragmented to be definitive. Possibly a second endoscopy ultrasound will now be required, to take more biopsies. Biopsies are dangerous when there is a possibility of cancer existing. Biopsies would not be dangerous in any way if you "know" that there is no cancer remaining.
Bob Trageser's Personal Letter To Jean and Karl 09/15/2004 I am, like you, one of the longest users of organic germanium sinse it was available in the US in the late 80's and I also purchased from Tokai Sangyo for my company in Mexico starting in 1990.
Cancer Mass, Dead, Must "Leave!" Where Does It Go? What Is The Process? 09/15/2004 Bonnie's cancer was huge by the time it was detected. "Huge" means 7 cm by 2 cm in size. That is about one inch by about 3 inches -- a lot of mass. The Oncology doctor said that an "excellent response" from the chemo and radiation would be a "50% shrinkage of mass."
CANCER TREATMENT STRATEGIES AT IEP 09/15/2004 In most instances, standard medical therapies for cancer are administered as soon as possible, are aggressive, and have adverse effects. These modern medical procedures, which have the quality of emergency care, are taken because of the great difficulty involved in controlling cancer. Their ultimate aim, in some cases, is eliminating the cancer, but when this is unlikely, they may be utilized to provide increased survival duration and reduced symptoms (e.g., relief from the obstruction caused by a tumor mass).
Cancers Treated: Esophagus 09/15/2004 Cancer of the esophagus can start in any part of that organ; commonly it occurs at the lower end, near the entrance to the stomach. The contributing causes are regurgitation of acid from the stomach, cigarette smoking and alcohol. Repeated indigestion, upper abdominal pain, regurgitation of recently eaten food can be symptoms of cancer of the esophagus. Since the survival of this disease needs to be improved, more thorough investigation of chronic symptoms must be pursued.
Chemotherapy- and radiotherapy- induced nausea and vomiting 09/15/2004 Nausea and vomiting is a major problem in cancer therapy that can lead to some patients refusing further, potentially curative treatment Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting result from a complex interaction between various neurotransmitters and receptors in the CNS and gastrointestinal tract. There are three types of emesis resulting from chemotherapy and radiotherapy; acute, delayed and anticipatory. Each has a different aetiology, and should be treated differently. 5-HT3 receptor antagonists are the most effective treatment for acute emesis resulting from cancer chemotherapy. A wider range of agents, including anti-histamines and dopamine antagonists is effective against nausea and vomiting resulting from radiotherapy. 5-HT3 receptor antagonists are less effective against delayed emesis resulting from treatment with agents such as cisplatin.
Circopharyngeal Sphincter 10/01/2004
Denial Of Service Re: Bonnie J. Troescher 09/15/2004 This is a letter I sent to the insurance companies about their "denial of service" for various treatments. It could well serve as a model for your situation -- since health insurance companies ALL have the same problem -- they have to work within a fixed amount of income, responding to claims and requests that will ALWAYS be higher than the income -- whether they admit it or not, all health insurance companies must find some way of rationing care. The most obvious methods are simple "denial of service" actions -- this letter explains how that applied in Bonnie's case.
Dennis Comments 09/15/2004 Well, I'm stumbling for words. I know you both have a very high-toned certainty on this -- and for that I'm glad. I agree Bonnie will be fine. I think you'll be fine, too -- but I think I'm actually more concerned about you. But you are so aware, such a strong being and still have such a great purpose that my concerns may not be appropriate. But I do want to let you know that if you need anything to please let me know.
Detailed Guide: Esophagus Cancer How Is Esophagus Cancer Staged? 09/15/2004 Stage III: Cancers in this stage have either spread to the adventitia and to lymph nodes near the esophagus or they have spread beyond the adventitia into nearby organs, such as the trachea (windpipe), and may or may not have spread to the lymph nodes. The cancer has not spread to lymph nodes farther away from the esophagus (such as nodes in the neck or nodes in the lower abdomen). It has not spread through the bloodstream to organs farther away from the esophagus (such as the liver, bones, or brain).
Difficulty Swallowing 09/15/2004 Most cases will require a "scope" test of the upper digestive system. Also known as a gastroscopy or EGD exam, this simple test is quickly and painlessly performed using a mild sedative. A thin, flexible, sterilized tube is passed through the mouth and down into the esophagus and stomach. A tiny color video camera within this instrument allows the doctor to directly examine the esophagus, stomach, and upper small intestine. When necessary, photographs and biopsies can be obtained for later review. Occasionally, barium x-rays may be requested to view the esophagus while swallowing.
Downstaging, Neoadjuvant Therapy Improve Outcomes 09/15/2004 Cancer of the esophagus has often spread into the wall of the esophagus or into adjacent lymph nodes by the time it is diagnosed. "We typically see patients with mid to late stage cancers with cure rates of about 20%," explained Barbara Burtness, M.D., Yale medical oncologist. Burtness and Yale’s esophageal cancer team are focusing clinical trials to downstage esophageal cancers through neoadjuvent, or preoperative, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. "If we can shrink the tumor and reduce the likelihood of positive lymph nodes and involvement at the surgical margins, we can improve survival rates," she said.
Esophageal Cancer - Esophagectomy 10/23/2004 Surgical resection (removal) of the esophagus is indicated in several types of esophageal abnormalities, as well as for esophageal cancer. Your surgeon will choose one of several approaches for the removal of your esophagus and will describe the specific approach to be used for you.
Final Battle In The Victory Over Cancer 10/03/2004 Cancer of the esophagus has a very high fatality rate -- the statistics show that 100% of the people who are diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus die from cancer of the esophagus -- about 80 percent of them die within two years. Jean was given two different survival estimates -- one was "less than 20%" and the other was "less than 5%."
Fluorouracil (5FU) 09/15/2004 Fluorouracil (5FU) is chemotherapy that is given as a treatment for some types of cancer including bowel, breast, stomach, and gullet cancer. This section describes fluorouracil, how it is given and some of its possible side effects. It should ideally be read with CancerBACUP's information on chemotherapy, which gives more information and advice.
Germanium Increases Macrophage Activity 09/15/2004 This is related to oxygen therapy in that this supplement (available by prescription only in the US) is supposed to fight cancer by making the body's tissues hold more oxygen and boost the immune system. Additionally, increased macrophage activity with Germanium, which also seems to stimulate interferon production, seems to be effective against tumors. [Journal of Interferon Research, 1984; 4]
Germanium Is Legal To Import And Sell 02/09/2005 Import Alert #62-02, "Germanium Products" dated /28/88, is cancelled simultaneously with the issuance of this alert. The alert is revised to remove the food additive charge in accordance with the requirements of the Dietary Supplement, Health, and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994.****
Germanium Sesquioxide: Safer Than Table Salt 09/15/2004 A report issued in 1987 by Okuda, et al, further compounded the misunderstanding. Two cases of renal toxicity were attributed to germanium sesquioxide35. The discussion section of this publication suggested possible product contamination but still attributed the toxicity to germanium sesquioxide. However, the presence of GeO2 contamination in the Okuda, et al, study was proven conclusively in a paper published the following year by Matsusaka, et al.36. Two years later, Okuda revised his position on germanium sesquioxide by demonstrating the inherent safety of chronic high doses of germanium sesquioxide (240 mg/kg/day) and the toxic effects of GeO2 at 150 g/kg/day 37.
Germanium The Missing Element 09/15/2004 Germanium appears to significantly enhance the body's production of interferon. At the annual meeting of the Japan Cancer Association II in 1979, proceedings showed that germanium was a significant interferon-inducing agent. Studies published in the 1984 Journals of Interferon Research 4 confirmed these results.
Helpful Offer from Al 09/15/2004 I want to thank you both for taking your precious time in taking my phone call this morning. I'm sending a couple bottles of our Aloe Immune 500 mg with 90 capsules (200X dehydrated powder) and samples of the 200X spray-dried powder. Your package is coming by UPS morning delivery tomorrow.
Hiatal Hernia/Vagus Nerve Disorder: a leading cause of allergies & chronic illness 09/15/2004 In this update to my article on the Hiatal Hernia/Vagus Nerve Disorder Syndrome, (1) I will emphasize two new, related matters. One is a common, but serious additional stomach/esophagus anomaly that may actually be causing some of the problems attributed to the hernia itself. The second matter is a possible causative factor to this whole syndrome that is relatively unknown--the Esophageal Longitudinal Muscle Contraction!
Hospice -- Medicare Part A 09/15/2004 Now, Hospice is almost always a service delivered in the patient's home where a variety of nurses, even doctors, care for the pain and discomfort of the patient. Generally, no treatments are allowed within the Hospice where the treatment is intended to cure some terminal illness. In order to be eligible for entry into the Hospice Program, generally, two physicians must certify that you have less than six months to live.
How Do You Get Exactly The Treatment You Want? 10/01/2004 This is the actual document Karl used to get exactly the type of treatment for Jean -- after the PET scan showed no trace of cancer. After that scan, Jean could still not swallow. Karl learned more and more about the treatments which could solve that problem -- the below presents that information before even a final decision was made by Jean.
Insurance Approvals -- Is This The End of the Journey? 09/28/2004 If you have read much of this long journey -- Jean's Journey -- you know that besides the cancer, the biggest obstacle to health has been the so-called "health insurance" coverage. You think of the "health insurance" as "ensuring health?" Not so!
J Tube Feeding 09/15/2004 A PEJ tube can be placed endoscopically by a gastroenterologist and is often an outpatient procedure. The procedure is performed by placing a tube down the patient’s esophagus, through the stomach, and into the first portion of the jejunum. When the doctor finds a good location, a light is shined through the skin and the incision is made. The tube is inserted and a hard bolus is placed on the inside of the intestines to keep the tube from coming out.
Jean Ross Personal 10/19/2004 Jean Ross' journey from suspicion to certainty of cancer of the esophagus, then through alternative remedies, progressing into traditional therapy with our reluctant agreement, followed by the full protocol of life-saving alternatives, including germanium, Taheebo and many others.
Jean Ross Surgery To Remove The Esophagus 12/13/2004 Not here. The esophagus is not a very thick tube -- and if the scar tissue is an integral part of the esophagus, it would be virtually impossible to use a knife to cut away the scar tissue ONLY, and not damage the esophagus. That's why surgeons are so negative on using surgery to solve cancer of the esophagus -- they can't cut away some part of the area (cancerous) without damaging healthy parts of the area.
Jean's Esophagus -- The Endoscopy Ultrasound -- September 28, 2004 10/19/2004 Actual photo images taken of Jean's esophagus taken with the TV camera during endoscopy.
Jump in esophageal and stomach cancers prompts study 09/15/2004 "The most effective treatment appears to be combining radiation and chemotherapy before surgery, rather than surgery alone," she said. "In our recent trial, surgery was followed with a taxol-based regimen that the patient was not ‘resistant’ to." While the median survival has not been reached, 62% of patients were alive at two years. The results are better than previously reported for stage II through IVa cancers treated with surgery alone or with chemoradiation followed by surgery. "Improved survival appears to be tied to the post-surgical chemotherapy fighting cancer that is "lower stage" with fewer positive lymph nodes," Burtness said.
Karl Loren's Journey Of Learning and Changing 09/15/2004 My life had taken a very adventurous path to my 71st birthday, a couple years ago, but it looked to me that I had finally arrived at thos "Golden Years" of comfortable retirement. It was not to be!
Karl Loren's Protocol 09/15/2004 The following letter was actually written when dated, and delivered to Dr. Benowitcz. It later became the basis for his recommendation for coverage with the Insurance company. As of today, July 24, 2004, we are awaiting approval from the insurance company -- probably for a PET scan first, then the consultation at UCLA. I'll keep this page updated. Karl Loren
Karl's Message To Certain Friends on June 20, 2004 09/15/2004 This message is being sent to a group of people -- some of whom know me or Bonnie very well, others who have never met her. This is a brief, very impersonal message -- not intended to provide much data.
LARYNGECTOMY FAQ'S 09/15/2004 You have a round organ such as the esophagus. Around this circular organ you have scar tissue. The most basic thing that scar tissue does is to CONTRACT. When you have contracture around a circular organ you get narrowing or stricture. Now, let's look at what happens when you dilate something. What you do is forcibly break up the scar causing a new wound. This results in guess what? That's right, more scar tissue. And what is scar going to do? CONTRACT!! Therefore you have set up a viciously cycle of scar, contracture, more scar, and more contracture. Hence, no improvement. It is my feeling that to truly improve the situation, you have to bring in new tissue that is not affected by this cycle.
Latest Words About Bonnie 09/15/2004 As I have often done, I publish very current information for those who may be interested. I published MANY pages to meet the publishing date of my Wednesday Letter -- newsletter dated June 9, 2004. But, this is a very active area just now so I'll regularly come back to this page and add whatever seems of interest.
Letter to Dr. Mike 09/15/2004 We had expected to see you today, about 1:30 PM and Bonnie decided that she did not want more treatment, but would rather take a causative and proactive approach to leaving her body. I wanted to deliver this letter, personally, thank you and explain as much more about Bonnie’s decision as you might wish.
Letter To Radiation and Oncology Doctors 09/15/2004 When Bonnie started this process of cancer treatment we had the advice of our long-time family physician that many doctors prefer to NOT have letters from patients – being so busy, usually, and also in no small part because letters may be used as “matters of record” used in lawsuits. I am very aware of the terrible damage done to health care by tort lawyers and would like to eliminate that concern from our relationship. Both Bonnie and I renounce any right to sue any of the medical personnel connected in any way with Bonnie’s treatments over these past few months. I would be quite willing to sign a more formal statement to this effect – and urge you to allow me to do that – just to remove that concern, no matter how tiny it may be.
Letters About Jean From Friends 09/15/2004 I was thrilled to get your email this morning and see the light in her eyes. My prayers will increase along with the hope and admiration and respect I have for two people who love each other so much and have committed to helping so many others at a sacrifice to themselves. May her continued recovery be a blessing you so richly deserve.
Letters About Jean From Non-Friends 09/15/2004 His letter is reproduced just as it arrived -- people who write in all capital letters are expressing reactive emotion, not thinking logic, but that is, unfortunately, the bulk of humanity.
Lies: Good and Bad! 09/15/2004 You have to work within an immoral system, and that doesn't make it very easy to "Seek to live with the truth!" which is one of the moral principles I try to live by.
Mary S. Maish, M.D., M.P.H. 11/02/2004
Medical Report And Questions on Surgery 10/01/2004 I expect that any optimistic report, including a report of “no cancer found” would be discounted by most doctors based on statistics and experience with other esophageal cancer patients. On the other hand we believe that a very optimistic outlook is warranted because of the various alternative remedies we have been using throughout this time period. I am not surprised at the PET scan and the EUS to report “no cancer,” but I am also not surprised at the lack of surprise by traditional doctors – they typically discount any such optimistic report and “know” that cancer is there – waiting to be found. I do not seek any validation of any of these alternative remedies, but am quite ready to describe any or all of them in whatever detail is asked. They have been described and published in hundreds of pages amongst my many web pages about Bonnie’s cancer and treatment.
More On White Blood Cells and Macrophages 09/15/2004 Another five percent of the white blood cells are made up of monocytes which provide phagocytic defense. Once matured the monocytes circulate inside the blood for a few hours, then they migrate into the tissue where they grow in size and develop into macrophages. Macrophages are the largest phagocytes cells they are especially effective and having long life as phagocytes.
Neupogen 09/15/2004 Neupogen costs about $200 per shot and is often covered by your health insurance ONLY when your white blood cell count is low enough to make it fit within the "rationing program" of the insurance company. NEUPOGEN? is a man-made form of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), which is made using the bacteria E coli. G-CSF is a substance naturally produced by the body. It stimulates the growth of neutrophils (nu-tro-fils), a type of white blood cell important in the body's fight against infection.
PET Scan Report 09/15/2004 This is the actual PET Scan which shows that Jean has no trace of cancer remaining -- as accurately as a PET scan can do. The language is "medical" and you need to work hard with a dictionary to understand it -- but I've also provided an interpretation you can use.
Pulmonary Embolism 09/15/2004 Pulmonary embolism (PE) is an extremely common and highly lethal condition that is a leading cause of death in all age groups. A good clinician actively seeks the diagnosis as soon as any suspicion of PE whatsoever is warranted, because prompt diagnosis and treatment can dramatically reduce the mortality rate and morbidity of the disease. Unfortunately, the diagnosis is missed far more often than it is made, because PE often causes only vague and nonspecific symptoms.
Radiation Causes Scar Tissue -- Resolution? 09/15/2004 After several biopsies they found the cancer had not returned. The scar tissue was created from 37-radiation treatments which formed over the years and finally blocked my wind pipe.
Reasons for Vomiting 09/15/2004 If poisonous or harmful in your stomach, that material sends warning signals to your brain. The defense mechanism is to immediately eject that poisonous material from the body. This is done through the act of vomiting.
Recent Developments -- This Page Published on Monday, July 11, 2004 09/15/2004 July 11, 2004: Bonnie’s feeding tube has presented a blockage so that at this moment she is unable to receive either water or food through the J Tube despite several different attempts to handle the situation.
Second Opinion From UCLA 09/15/2004 My wife and I request a “second opinion” consultation with you on the subject of her past treatment for esophagus cancer, and her current condition.
Secretion of Bile and the Role of Bile Acids In Digestion 09/15/2004 Bile is a complex fluid containing water, electrolytes and a battery of organic molecules including bile acids, cholesterol, phospholipids and bilirubin that flows through the biliary tract into the small intestine. There are two fundamentally important functions of bile in all species:
Should You Let The Future Happen, Or Cause It? 10/31/2004 This is the page where I both predict and plan for the next twelve months, starting with what I expect and want from an appointment with a GI doctor on August 30th, to the end of about 12 months. The terrible truth here is that too many people "let the future happen to them" while you really should be shaping your future, causatively.
Situation on June 21, 2004 09/15/2004 Both of us feel, as part of our religion, that each being “decides” whether to live or die. Bonnie is quite ready to make that decision. That decision is not yet finalized, but she expects to finalize that decision on the basis of what further information she can get from you.
Snatching Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory 10/25/2004
Spasm In The Esophagus 09/15/2004 This article, then, is pointing out that if the esophagus, itself, is dilated (larger than normal) there may be a problem with the sphincter muscle, even though the endoscope can pass through that opening into the stomach.
Spontaneous Remission 10/25/2004
Taheebo Tea -- Bill Wead's Book, Second Opinion 09/15/2004 Recently for example, Health Canada has made selling the herbal Lapacho tea illegal and are teaming up with drug companies to try and limit health products.
The CyberKnife For Surgery Instead Of Radiation 09/15/2004 The CyberKnife? represents an entirely new approach to radiosurgery. Incorporating a compact, lightweight linear accelerator mounted on a robotic arm, the CyberKnife provides the surgeon unparalleled flexibility in targeting. Advanced image guidance technology tracks patient and target position during treatment, ensuring accuracy without the use of an invasive head frame. The CyberKnife with DTS (Dynamic Tracking Software) is cleared to provide radiosurgery for lesions anywhere in the body when radiation treatment is indicated. The CyberKnife has often been used to radiosurgically treat otherwise untreatable tumors and malformations. Moreover, this instrument treats tumors at body sites, most of which are unreachable by other stereotactic systems.
The Fateful "Swallowing Test" 09/15/2004 So, as she was feeling better, otherwise, we left the Hospice Program in order to get back into the regular insurance system where further tests and treatment could be done. These would NOT be treatments to cure the cancer, but "palliative treatments" to reduce the discomfort that was apparently NOT caused by the cancer, but WAS apparently caused by the chemo and radiation. So, the first service was described to us by the primary care physician as the "swallowing test."
The Gazebo at the Castaway Restaurant on the Hill In Burbank 09/15/2004 One of our favorite restaurants, and the home of many other fond memories is the Castaway on the hilltop in Burbank. Particularly we hold great images of the Gazebo overlooking the mountains and sunsets --- where many weddings and other special events are held. The Memorial Service will be held here, in an outside setting, at the Gazebo, easy to find and plenty of parking, date to be determined by the actual date of Bonnie's death -- sometime in July 2004, probably.
The Macrophage -- Eats Dead Cancer 09/15/2004 A macrophage ingests bacteria as part of the immune response to infection. Inside this white blood cell, bacterial proteins are degraded into peptides and presented as antigens by specialized molecules on the cell's surface.
The Most Fervent Believer May Need Help In His Unbelief 09/15/2004 After traveling a journey of some 30 years, preaching the gospel of the evils of slash, burn and poison technology, what do you think of your hero, Karl Loren, and heroine, Jean Ross, when they choose conventional treatment for her esophagus cancer -- chose the very slash, burn and poison that they have so denounced for so many years?
Toxins Cause Cancer, Alzheimer's 02/18/2005 It is not too often that "toxins" are emphasized in the health world. Why? Because most of the money in the health world is "drug money" and, of course, drugs ARE toxins. There is not much profit in trying to educate the public on the dangers of toxins, or on the fact that cleaning out toxins from the body is ACTUALLY more important than handling the deficiencies that also exist.
Treatment for Esophagus Cancer 09/15/2004 There is a lot for you to think about when choosing the best way to treat or manage your cancer. There may be more than one treatment to choose from. You may feel that you need to make a decision quickly. But give yourself time to absorb the information you have learned. Talk to your doctor. Look at the list of questions at the end of this piece to get some ideas. Then add your own.
Troubles With Formulas In J Tubes 09/15/2004 Having a wife going through chemo and radiation, and using a "J Tube" and other stuff -- these give me a very intense interest in research the very subjects which we are confronting on a daily basis. What is the proper formula for feeding in her situation?
TUBE FEEDING 09/15/2004 “Tube feeding” is the method used to feed children and adults when they cannot receive adequate nutrition by mouth. It is also called enteral (by way of the intestine or gastrointestinal tract) nutrition. Many individuals with MPS/ML have severe neurological problems in the late stages of their disease, resulting in increasing problems with feeding. As chewing and swallowing become more of a problem, the time required by the caregiver for feeding can become very prolonged. Enteral nutrition can allow adequate nutrition to prevent weight loss and to improve the quality of life for the individual with MPS or ML and for the caregivers.
UCLA Medical Opinion -- September 7 2004 09/28/2004 Identification: Ms. Troescher is a very pleasant 67-year-old Caucasian woman accompanied today by her husband with the primary complaint of dysphagia believed secondary to adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction.
Unable Versus Unwilling! 12/13/2004 A being is never unable to do something, but certainly can be and is often unwilling to do something.
Upper GI Series (Barium Swallow Test) 09/15/2004 An upper GI (gastrointestinal) series, or barium swallow, is a radiology test which is used to visualize the structures of the upper digestive system (the esophagus, stomach and duodenum). These structures are seen during the examination and the images are also saved for further review on x-ray film. The results of an upper GI series can reveal conditions such as ulcers, tumors, hiatal hernias, scarring, blockages, and abnormalities of the muscular wall of the gastrointestinal tissues.
What are some investigational therapies for Barrett's esophagus? 09/15/2004 At the present time, ablation therapies (therapies that destroy the Barrett's lining) remain the most widely available investigational (experimental) therapies in the treatment of Barrett's high-grade dysplasia and early cancer, although other investigational therapies are being developed. There are three main types of ablation therapy used today in the treatment of Barrett's esophagus. These therapies are photodynamic therapy, thermal ablation and endoscopic mucosal resection.
What is dysplasia? 09/15/2004 If histologic analyses of biopsies obtained from the esophagus are interpreted or read by the pathologist as Barrett's esophagus (specialized intestinal metaplasia of the esophagus), the pathologist then looks for changes in the Barrett's tissue referred to collectively as dysplasia.
What Is Laparoscopy? 10/31/2004 Laparoscopy (pronounced "lap-a-ROSS-coe-pee") is a surgical procedure performed through very small incisions in the abdomen, using specialized instruments. A pencil-thin instrument called a laparoscope is used, and it gives the surgeon an exceptionally clear view, on a TV monitor, of the inside of the abdominal cavity.
White Blood Cells & Macrophages 09/15/2004 A "macrophage" is NOT one of the types of "white blood cells." But, they inter-relate often, as described below. The macrophage is the "eating" cell that engulfs bacteria (and dead cancer). The Macrophage is derived from one of the types of white blood cells.
Yearning To Be Free 02/08/2005 This fawn was trying to get free of the terrible trap he found himself in. He had worn away skin on his hindquarter, where it rubbed against the fence. There was an area about the size of a dollar bill, raw and red. He was pawing and kicking the dirt on both sides of the fence. In front of him was the hill, slopping down, so he didn't have much chance to paw the dirt there. But behind him he had kicked up piles of dirt -- but still the trap held him!
Zyvox -- Drug Prescription With Hidden Revelation 10/30/2004 FDA today approved Zyvox (linezolid), the first antibacterial drug in a new class to treat infections associated with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF), including cases with bloodstream infection. Zyvox also received approval for treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia and complicated skin and skin structure infections, including cases due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In addition, approval was granted for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia and uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections. The following may be used to respond to questions.
This web site is a breath of fresh air in a world of pollution.
이 웹 사이트는 오염된 세상에서 신선한 공기를 호흡하자는 것이다.
숲속의 활성 산소는 식물의 광합성 작용으로 일어나는 탄소 동화 작용에서 발생합니다.
이때 산소 분자(O2)만 나오는 것이 아니라, O2-,O3, O-, O2+, O+2, e, O+ 등등으로 발생합니다.
왜 숲속에선 음이온과 오존과 활성 산소가 발생하는지 아셔야 합니다.
미 환경보호청 소속 연구소에서 발표한 자료에서, 이미 모든 대도심의 공기는 심각하게 병들어 있으며, 산소 음이온과 활성 산소종을 잃어버렸기 때문에 우리의 건강에 치명적이라고 발표하고 있습니다.
숲 속에서 발견되는 활성 산소를 실내로 들여오지 못한다면 특단의 대책을 세우라고 말합니다.
이미 미국은 본격적으로 이러한 운동이 시작되었습니다.
미량의 오존도 활성 산소종의 하나입니다.
제발 실내로 신선한 공기를 도입하고, 반드시 활성 산소를 만들어 놓으세요!
그것이 여러분을 건강하게, 특히 아이들을 보호하는 유일한 대비책입니다.
무지한 사람들....
All Cancers -- Generally: Oxygen Cures!
산소가 모든 암을 치료한다!
Cancer is one of the most preventable of diseases!
The millions who die from cancer will not read that first line -- because they will not arrive on this page -- because they have been suckered into complete reliance on the conventional application of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.
The percentage of people who seek conventional therapy is extremely high.
The percentage seeking effective alternative methods for ALL their treatment, or even for just part, are staggeringly small.
Even you, who come to this page, if the percentages hold out, are looking for a magic pill without being willing to also learn anything much about cancer or that magic pill. "Prayer" can help a thirsty man, but a glass of water is faster.
"Diet change" can help, but by the time you have come here your cancer is probably well beyond the point where minor changes in your life style are going to do the job.
You need to BYPASS those normal habits, and implement a real change in your life -- some products, yes, but a great deal of knowledge, very much yes!
The Science Of Oxygen
by Karl Loren
Last Revised On December 21, 2006 6:53 PM
The air we breathe is more or less 20 percent oxygen and 80 percent nitrogen. There are very tiny traces of other elements, but less than one percent total. The components of that "less than 1%" are, however, vital to understand and vital for our health.
These "other" components are so tiny that instead of listing them in "percentage" terms, they are usually referred to as "ppm," or "parts per million."
If you have one million parts of air, and ONE of those parts is, for instance, carbon dioxide, then you could say that carbon dioxide is "1 ppm." It would probably be confusing to say 0.0001%.
Many people wouldn't even know how to speak that term, vocally.
Carbon Dioxide happens to be extremely important to life on the planet -- since no plant could grow without taking carbon dioxide IN.
The plants, in turn, "breathe out" oxygen. That is the cycle of life. Plants breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. Animals, and man, breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.
But the amount of carbon dioxide in the "air" is tiny -- measured in "parts per million." The picture on the left is a measuring device for carbon dioxide, used in farming applications. It is a simple piece of science that plants use carbon dioxide rather like humans use oxygen. Plants breathe in carbon dioxide, and cannot grow without it -- also, they generally prosper when they have MORE carbon dioxide, just as humans prosper when the get "extra" oxygen." Click on the picture to jump to a full description of this measuring device.
How many parts per million are involved?
Well, 170 PPM of carbon dioxide was, for thousands of years, plenty to keep the cycle of life going on the planet -- there was enough carbon dioxide in the air to keep millions of square miles of green stuff growing. The amount of carbon dioxide has now increased to more than 300 PPM! That is considered an astounding increase by weather scientists -- and it is THIS number which gives rise to tremendous political disputes, using phrases such as "global warming" and motivating "Green Parties" around the planet to advocate cutting back on the use of energy, often appearing to suggest we all revert to some primitive and presumably happy life style.
The data presented above is the subject of an electronic study aide -- this is a free service from this web site. Click on the image to the left and you can jump to the Vibrant Life Electronic Study Aide specifically to a Study Aide on the material presented above.
Karl Note: The information presented here is VERY carefully dry and politically correct. Normally this type of data is presented in a context of the disaster awaiting the planet if "something" isn't done yesterday. Many people have used the data on this page to "prove" many things. I, Karl Loren, wish to draw only the simple undeniable conclusion that the percentage of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased dramatically over time, with the largest rate of increase from 1830 to present time. What you might want to conclude from this is somewhat up to you, but I suggest that the very air we breathe, despite its relatively constant percentage of oxygen, contains other components (including carbon dioxide) that could well be a major factor in health.
The actual amount of carbon dioxide shown with these very, very precise studies varies from a very stable range of about 175 PPM over a period of some 1800 years from the year 1000 to 1830.
After 1830 the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased dramatically to where it is now, at about 320, or so, PPM. This virtual doubling in 150 years, compared to almost no change for 1800 years may have dramatic consequences on health. (Data Source)
In the early centuries, if the carbon dioxide would increase for any reason, the plants went wild with joy, ate it all up, and grew fast and big. That might happen because some year, or period of years might have warm, good growing weather, while other years had poor growing conditions.
Currently, however, with the CO2 amount increasing dramatically, there was a puzzle -- scientists have been puzzled about this. There has been an increase of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, and normally we would expect the plant life to flourish.
This turns out STILL to be true in simple "controlled situations:"
Although carbon dioxide is one of three main components which combine to produce the products necessary for plant growth, the amount of carbon dioxide in the air is only 0.03% (250 to 330 parts per million). This compares to 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 0.97% trace gases in normal air. Numerous tests have proven that during the winter months carbon dioxide concentrations inside greenhouses is invariably much lower than in outside air. This same phenomenon has been shown in controlled environment gardens. (source)
Note that "within" a greenhouse there is undoubtedly soil nutrients that are often missing from soil "out in the open."
The amount of carbon dioxide in the air around the planet, generally, has been increasing steadily over a period of many years. This should bring about a lush and rapid growth of plants.
It doesn't! Why?
The truth about this is not "politically correct." The real reason for the lack of use of this rich resource is lack of proper minerals in the soil, and absence of a special "soil organism" that helps convert minerals (rocks) into a form that the roots of plants can absorb. These organisms used to abound in nature, but the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and over-use of the land has so depleted the soil of minerals, particularly trace minerals, that our food supply is not only, itself, devoid of many of these health-giving minerals, but the plants just don't grow. Plants which are starved for minerals are much more prone to plant diseases, insect damage and even fire.
This is not a new discovery by Karl Loren, but the news is so outside the main stream of accepted reality that few people have heard this news.
As a scientist and organic gardener, I understand how both bacteria and plants grow in their natural environments. Plants are passive organisms, and require substantial help in order to grow in the soil. This help is provided by soil microorganisms. Plants can make all their own proteins, sugars, and vitamins, but they cannot do so without help from their friends in the soil (see the essay on the nitrogen cycle).
There is one exception to this rule. If the plants are provided with all the necessary soluble minerals, they can grow in the absence of microorganisms, e.g. hydroponically. However, unless a mineral can dissolve in water, it cannot enter the roots of a plant. It is a simple concept, but one that is easy to forget. In the lab, plants and microorganisms can grow nicely in water that has been spiked with soluble minerals.
The microorganisms won’t grow as fast (because they have to make all their proteins and vitamins from inorganic building blocks), but they will grow as long as they are provided with a source of sugar. Plants make their own sugar from CO2 in the air. In the soil, minerals exist in forms that are not appreciably soluble in water. As a consequence, minerals can sustain plant life, but their presence is not sufficient to insure rapid and sustained plant growth. In the soil, this is the role of microorganisms and one of the reasons composted organic matter is such a powerful fertilizer. (Source)
There have been very dramatic changes in the composition of the very air we breathe over these many years. It was not always the way it is now!
How would you discover whether or not there was more, or less, oxygen in the air in some distant past? Or, more or less carbon dioxide? Well, there are ice-bergs, and layers of ice in the polar areas where the "dating" technique suggests that the ice is more than 400,000 years old. When that ice was formed it was common for bubbles of air to get captured in some space -- a space that was then covered over, like a door closing. That space may then have been buried in many thousands of feet of ice -- so that it was preserved for all these long years.
Now, it would not be difficult to drill down to the ice that was created 400,000 years ago, take a sample, carefully open up that bubble of captured air and measure the amount of oxygen or other tiny components in THAT air!
Fascinating. This has been done.
A team of university and NOAA scientists will search the snowpack for 100 year- old air samples at the South Pole this January, to investigate what the air quality was like during the last century.
The pockets of air trapped in the snowpack will provide scientists with a historical record of gases that were present in the atmosphere during this period. Researchers will then be able to analyze this record for clues to how human activity has influenced atmospheric processes.
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Recent studies by the same research team published in the journal Nature in1996 and in 1999, indicated that the composition of the atmosphere has changed dramatically over the past 100 years, presumably because of human activities. (source)
How much has the air changed, based on these very scientific measurements?
Stocker, as well, underlines the significance of the rate of increase in greenhouse gas concentrations. He and colleague Andreas Schmittner looked at the problem through experiments with a simple, coupled atmosphere-ocean climate model in which a final carbon dioxide concentration of 750 ppm was attained over different time spans. They found that the thermohaline circulation weakens when the increase in carbon dioxide to 750 ppm is relatively slow, spanning several centuries or more. However, when the rate of increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases (expressed as CO2) is similar to today's rate of growth (1% per year)--or the concentration of 750 ppm is reached in 100 years--the thermohaline circulation permanently shuts down. (Source)
I could go on, and quote dozens or even hundreds of studies. Usually these studies are written in such gobbly-gook language that you wouldn't understand them. But, with a bit of effort you can come to the conclusion that while the percentage of oxygen in the air we breathe today compared to what man was breathing some hundreds of years ago is quite steady. However, the amount of carbon dioxide is clearly changing -- dramatically.
This change in CO2 has spawned what is almost entirely a "political" debate -- since if the CO2 buildup is CAUSED by burning of fossil fuels, AND is harmful, then we should, possibly, reduce use of fossil fuels -- the very political claim made by numerous "green parties." If, as I suggest is true, the increase in CO2 is a problem relating to the depletion of minerals in the soil, then the "solution" is very different.
There are some fairly reasonable pieces of research done on this subject, including the following:
In conclusion there is ample evidence that a significant cooling occurred for several centuries starting around 1450 AD. This cooling caused significant changes in the distribution of plant and animal life and in the way man responded to the environment. The causes for this cooling may have derived from a combination of changes in the energy output of the sun and changes in the atmosphere of the earth which resulted from volcanic activity that reduced the amount of energy absorbed.
This uncertainty as to the cause for this cooling which so markedly affected life should warn those who demand that the Earth responds only to massive (forceful) events. Very subtle changes in the factors determining climate during the Little Ice Age occurred. One wonders how much greater they need be to cause a true ice age. (Source)
I would like to "leave" the subject of how the atmosphere of our planet is being polluted by carbon dioxide. The change is undeniable. The effects are not nearly so well known.
I suggest to you that when the carbon dioxide in the air INCREASES, it is not healthy for your body, and that you suffer, then, from the equivalent of a decrease in OXYGEN in the air you breathe. The percentage of oxygen may be about the same, but you need MORE oxygen when you are breathing in a much larger amount of carbon dioxide.
To repeat the true science, man "breathes out" carbon dioxide and "breathes in" oxygen. If his "breathing in" process includes roughly double the amount of carbon dioxide as our ancestors (or only 200 years ago) did, that could explain a great deal of the change in degenerative diseases that exist now, in great abundance compared to their almost complete non-existence 200 years ago.
Whether YOU, or "WE" can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air we breathe is a good question, but mostly it is a question for nations and the planet. If there is a way that you can handle this shortage of "good air" on a personal level, that should be of interest.
That is what this web site is all about!
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Where does the oxygen come from -- and how have these sources failed to keep up the supply of oxygen in our air?
If you look back at the origin of oxygen, on planet earth, there is not much agreement:
The origin of our earth's atmosphere is still subject to much speculation. However, one theory seems fairly certain; that when the earth was formed some five billion years ago, it was probably too hot to retain any of the atmosphere it had to begin with. Based on our knowledge of gases in the universe, this first atmosphere probably consisted of helium, hydrogen, ammonia and methane. (Source)
Fortunately, for today's health problems, we don't have to go back to the ancient history of earth for useful data. We can look at the earth right now, and see where the oxygen comes from.
Right now, tiny single-celled sea plants called phytoplankton produce almost half the oxygen you breathe.
Fewer plants could worsen the problem of excess rain, starting a vicious cycle. As plants grow, they take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen. Fewer plants mean more carbon dioxide in the air. Carbon dioxide, like soot, absorbs the Sun's heat and causes even more rain. (Source: NASA)
The Science Of Oxygen certainly needs to include a large coverage of the subject of the atmosphere.
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The Science Of Oxygen gets into some deep subjects when you really want to understand WHY Oxygen is so vital, and yet, in other forms, so deadly. That area of study actually involves understanding some atomic physics. I've been studying atomic physics for 20 years -- it has not easy since I had no formal school training. But, it IS the type of research I do best -- relying on my IQ and curiosity to take me into various subjects, and my communication skills to understand the student so well that my courses are successful in their teaching mission. Click on the image to go to my special web site where all my electronic courses are administered. This course is free and you can "test the waters." See how much you can learn with ease.
DNA damage by oxygen free radicals suggests an accelerating degradation of mt function over time. Accumulating mutations in the genes encoding electron transporters (NADH dehydrogenase, cytochromes, and coenzyme Q) lead to decreased transfer efficiency, which, in turn, leads to higher production of superoxide and hydroxyl free radicals. Mutations in ribosomal and transfer RNAs lead to inefficient or errant translation of proteins encoded by the mt genome.
There is growing evidence for this "mitochondrial theory of aging." Since 1988, mutations in mt genes have been implicated in a number of degenerative diseases - including Alzheimer disease, mitochondrial myopathy, Kearns-Sayre syndrome, CPEO (chronic progressive external phthalmoplegia), Leigh syndrome, Pearson syndrome, dystonia, and diabetes. Not surprisingly, most of these diseases affect organs and tissues that have a high demand for energy. Mt mutations also accumulate in tumor cells, and are so highly amplified that often they can be detected in bodily fluids. (Source)
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Final Notice Of Freedom From Cancer
Babu's Comments 09/15/2004 I know how heavy it is for you to accept a choice to be without Bonnie and reconcile to it, knowing what she means to you in her present body. I wish I was in physical proximity to share your feelings. I express my total solidarity with you for now -- and forever.
Biopsy Report -- September 28, 2004 -- Jean Ross 10/05/2004 This report shows that three separate biopsies were taken, shows no trace of cancer, but makes the comment that one of the biopsy samples was too fragmented to be definitive. Possibly a second endoscopy ultrasound will now be required, to take more biopsies. Biopsies are dangerous when there is a possibility of cancer existing. Biopsies would not be dangerous in any way if you "know" that there is no cancer remaining.
Bob Trageser's Personal Letter To Jean and Karl 09/15/2004 I am, like you, one of the longest users of organic germanium sinse it was available in the US in the late 80's and I also purchased from Tokai Sangyo for my company in Mexico starting in 1990.
Cancer Mass, Dead, Must "Leave!" Where Does It Go? What Is The Process? 09/15/2004 Bonnie's cancer was huge by the time it was detected. "Huge" means 7 cm by 2 cm in size. That is about one inch by about 3 inches -- a lot of mass. The Oncology doctor said that an "excellent response" from the chemo and radiation would be a "50% shrinkage of mass."
CANCER TREATMENT STRATEGIES AT IEP 09/15/2004 In most instances, standard medical therapies for cancer are administered as soon as possible, are aggressive, and have adverse effects. These modern medical procedures, which have the quality of emergency care, are taken because of the great difficulty involved in controlling cancer. Their ultimate aim, in some cases, is eliminating the cancer, but when this is unlikely, they may be utilized to provide increased survival duration and reduced symptoms (e.g., relief from the obstruction caused by a tumor mass).
Cancers Treated: Esophagus 09/15/2004 Cancer of the esophagus can start in any part of that organ; commonly it occurs at the lower end, near the entrance to the stomach. The contributing causes are regurgitation of acid from the stomach, cigarette smoking and alcohol. Repeated indigestion, upper abdominal pain, regurgitation of recently eaten food can be symptoms of cancer of the esophagus. Since the survival of this disease needs to be improved, more thorough investigation of chronic symptoms must be pursued.
Chemotherapy- and radiotherapy- induced nausea and vomiting 09/15/2004 Nausea and vomiting is a major problem in cancer therapy that can lead to some patients refusing further, potentially curative treatment Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting result from a complex interaction between various neurotransmitters and receptors in the CNS and gastrointestinal tract. There are three types of emesis resulting from chemotherapy and radiotherapy; acute, delayed and anticipatory. Each has a different aetiology, and should be treated differently. 5-HT3 receptor antagonists are the most effective treatment for acute emesis resulting from cancer chemotherapy. A wider range of agents, including anti-histamines and dopamine antagonists is effective against nausea and vomiting resulting from radiotherapy. 5-HT3 receptor antagonists are less effective against delayed emesis resulting from treatment with agents such as cisplatin.
Circopharyngeal Sphincter 10/01/2004
Denial Of Service Re: Bonnie J. Troescher 09/15/2004 This is a letter I sent to the insurance companies about their "denial of service" for various treatments. It could well serve as a model for your situation -- since health insurance companies ALL have the same problem -- they have to work within a fixed amount of income, responding to claims and requests that will ALWAYS be higher than the income -- whether they admit it or not, all health insurance companies must find some way of rationing care. The most obvious methods are simple "denial of service" actions -- this letter explains how that applied in Bonnie's case.
Dennis Comments 09/15/2004 Well, I'm stumbling for words. I know you both have a very high-toned certainty on this -- and for that I'm glad. I agree Bonnie will be fine. I think you'll be fine, too -- but I think I'm actually more concerned about you. But you are so aware, such a strong being and still have such a great purpose that my concerns may not be appropriate. But I do want to let you know that if you need anything to please let me know.
Detailed Guide: Esophagus Cancer How Is Esophagus Cancer Staged? 09/15/2004 Stage III: Cancers in this stage have either spread to the adventitia and to lymph nodes near the esophagus or they have spread beyond the adventitia into nearby organs, such as the trachea (windpipe), and may or may not have spread to the lymph nodes. The cancer has not spread to lymph nodes farther away from the esophagus (such as nodes in the neck or nodes in the lower abdomen). It has not spread through the bloodstream to organs farther away from the esophagus (such as the liver, bones, or brain).
Difficulty Swallowing 09/15/2004 Most cases will require a "scope" test of the upper digestive system. Also known as a gastroscopy or EGD exam, this simple test is quickly and painlessly performed using a mild sedative. A thin, flexible, sterilized tube is passed through the mouth and down into the esophagus and stomach. A tiny color video camera within this instrument allows the doctor to directly examine the esophagus, stomach, and upper small intestine. When necessary, photographs and biopsies can be obtained for later review. Occasionally, barium x-rays may be requested to view the esophagus while swallowing.
Downstaging, Neoadjuvant Therapy Improve Outcomes 09/15/2004 Cancer of the esophagus has often spread into the wall of the esophagus or into adjacent lymph nodes by the time it is diagnosed. "We typically see patients with mid to late stage cancers with cure rates of about 20%," explained Barbara Burtness, M.D., Yale medical oncologist. Burtness and Yale’s esophageal cancer team are focusing clinical trials to downstage esophageal cancers through neoadjuvent, or preoperative, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. "If we can shrink the tumor and reduce the likelihood of positive lymph nodes and involvement at the surgical margins, we can improve survival rates," she said.
Esophageal Cancer - Esophagectomy 10/23/2004 Surgical resection (removal) of the esophagus is indicated in several types of esophageal abnormalities, as well as for esophageal cancer. Your surgeon will choose one of several approaches for the removal of your esophagus and will describe the specific approach to be used for you.
Final Battle In The Victory Over Cancer 10/03/2004 Cancer of the esophagus has a very high fatality rate -- the statistics show that 100% of the people who are diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus die from cancer of the esophagus -- about 80 percent of them die within two years. Jean was given two different survival estimates -- one was "less than 20%" and the other was "less than 5%."
Fluorouracil (5FU) 09/15/2004 Fluorouracil (5FU) is chemotherapy that is given as a treatment for some types of cancer including bowel, breast, stomach, and gullet cancer. This section describes fluorouracil, how it is given and some of its possible side effects. It should ideally be read with CancerBACUP's information on chemotherapy, which gives more information and advice.
Germanium Increases Macrophage Activity 09/15/2004 This is related to oxygen therapy in that this supplement (available by prescription only in the US) is supposed to fight cancer by making the body's tissues hold more oxygen and boost the immune system. Additionally, increased macrophage activity with Germanium, which also seems to stimulate interferon production, seems to be effective against tumors. [Journal of Interferon Research, 1984; 4]
Germanium Is Legal To Import And Sell 02/09/2005 Import Alert #62-02, "Germanium Products" dated /28/88, is cancelled simultaneously with the issuance of this alert. The alert is revised to remove the food additive charge in accordance with the requirements of the Dietary Supplement, Health, and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994.****
Germanium Sesquioxide: Safer Than Table Salt 09/15/2004 A report issued in 1987 by Okuda, et al, further compounded the misunderstanding. Two cases of renal toxicity were attributed to germanium sesquioxide35. The discussion section of this publication suggested possible product contamination but still attributed the toxicity to germanium sesquioxide. However, the presence of GeO2 contamination in the Okuda, et al, study was proven conclusively in a paper published the following year by Matsusaka, et al.36. Two years later, Okuda revised his position on germanium sesquioxide by demonstrating the inherent safety of chronic high doses of germanium sesquioxide (240 mg/kg/day) and the toxic effects of GeO2 at 150 g/kg/day 37.
Germanium The Missing Element 09/15/2004 Germanium appears to significantly enhance the body's production of interferon. At the annual meeting of the Japan Cancer Association II in 1979, proceedings showed that germanium was a significant interferon-inducing agent. Studies published in the 1984 Journals of Interferon Research 4 confirmed these results.
Helpful Offer from Al 09/15/2004 I want to thank you both for taking your precious time in taking my phone call this morning. I'm sending a couple bottles of our Aloe Immune 500 mg with 90 capsules (200X dehydrated powder) and samples of the 200X spray-dried powder. Your package is coming by UPS morning delivery tomorrow.
Hiatal Hernia/Vagus Nerve Disorder: a leading cause of allergies & chronic illness 09/15/2004 In this update to my article on the Hiatal Hernia/Vagus Nerve Disorder Syndrome, (1) I will emphasize two new, related matters. One is a common, but serious additional stomach/esophagus anomaly that may actually be causing some of the problems attributed to the hernia itself. The second matter is a possible causative factor to this whole syndrome that is relatively unknown--the Esophageal Longitudinal Muscle Contraction!
Hospice -- Medicare Part A 09/15/2004 Now, Hospice is almost always a service delivered in the patient's home where a variety of nurses, even doctors, care for the pain and discomfort of the patient. Generally, no treatments are allowed within the Hospice where the treatment is intended to cure some terminal illness. In order to be eligible for entry into the Hospice Program, generally, two physicians must certify that you have less than six months to live.
How Do You Get Exactly The Treatment You Want? 10/01/2004 This is the actual document Karl used to get exactly the type of treatment for Jean -- after the PET scan showed no trace of cancer. After that scan, Jean could still not swallow. Karl learned more and more about the treatments which could solve that problem -- the below presents that information before even a final decision was made by Jean.
Insurance Approvals -- Is This The End of the Journey? 09/28/2004 If you have read much of this long journey -- Jean's Journey -- you know that besides the cancer, the biggest obstacle to health has been the so-called "health insurance" coverage. You think of the "health insurance" as "ensuring health?" Not so!
J Tube Feeding 09/15/2004 A PEJ tube can be placed endoscopically by a gastroenterologist and is often an outpatient procedure. The procedure is performed by placing a tube down the patient’s esophagus, through the stomach, and into the first portion of the jejunum. When the doctor finds a good location, a light is shined through the skin and the incision is made. The tube is inserted and a hard bolus is placed on the inside of the intestines to keep the tube from coming out.
Jean Ross Personal 10/19/2004 Jean Ross' journey from suspicion to certainty of cancer of the esophagus, then through alternative remedies, progressing into traditional therapy with our reluctant agreement, followed by the full protocol of life-saving alternatives, including germanium, Taheebo and many others.
Jean Ross Surgery To Remove The Esophagus 12/13/2004 Not here. The esophagus is not a very thick tube -- and if the scar tissue is an integral part of the esophagus, it would be virtually impossible to use a knife to cut away the scar tissue ONLY, and not damage the esophagus. That's why surgeons are so negative on using surgery to solve cancer of the esophagus -- they can't cut away some part of the area (cancerous) without damaging healthy parts of the area.
Jean's Esophagus -- The Endoscopy Ultrasound -- September 28, 2004 10/19/2004 Actual photo images taken of Jean's esophagus taken with the TV camera during endoscopy.
Jump in esophageal and stomach cancers prompts study 09/15/2004 "The most effective treatment appears to be combining radiation and chemotherapy before surgery, rather than surgery alone," she said. "In our recent trial, surgery was followed with a taxol-based regimen that the patient was not ‘resistant’ to." While the median survival has not been reached, 62% of patients were alive at two years. The results are better than previously reported for stage II through IVa cancers treated with surgery alone or with chemoradiation followed by surgery. "Improved survival appears to be tied to the post-surgical chemotherapy fighting cancer that is "lower stage" with fewer positive lymph nodes," Burtness said.
Karl Loren's Journey Of Learning and Changing 09/15/2004 My life had taken a very adventurous path to my 71st birthday, a couple years ago, but it looked to me that I had finally arrived at thos "Golden Years" of comfortable retirement. It was not to be!
Karl Loren's Protocol 09/15/2004 The following letter was actually written when dated, and delivered to Dr. Benowitcz. It later became the basis for his recommendation for coverage with the Insurance company. As of today, July 24, 2004, we are awaiting approval from the insurance company -- probably for a PET scan first, then the consultation at UCLA. I'll keep this page updated. Karl Loren
Karl's Message To Certain Friends on June 20, 2004 09/15/2004 This message is being sent to a group of people -- some of whom know me or Bonnie very well, others who have never met her. This is a brief, very impersonal message -- not intended to provide much data.
LARYNGECTOMY FAQ'S 09/15/2004 You have a round organ such as the esophagus. Around this circular organ you have scar tissue. The most basic thing that scar tissue does is to CONTRACT. When you have contracture around a circular organ you get narrowing or stricture. Now, let's look at what happens when you dilate something. What you do is forcibly break up the scar causing a new wound. This results in guess what? That's right, more scar tissue. And what is scar going to do? CONTRACT!! Therefore you have set up a viciously cycle of scar, contracture, more scar, and more contracture. Hence, no improvement. It is my feeling that to truly improve the situation, you have to bring in new tissue that is not affected by this cycle.
Latest Words About Bonnie 09/15/2004 As I have often done, I publish very current information for those who may be interested. I published MANY pages to meet the publishing date of my Wednesday Letter -- newsletter dated June 9, 2004. But, this is a very active area just now so I'll regularly come back to this page and add whatever seems of interest.
Letter to Dr. Mike 09/15/2004 We had expected to see you today, about 1:30 PM and Bonnie decided that she did not want more treatment, but would rather take a causative and proactive approach to leaving her body. I wanted to deliver this letter, personally, thank you and explain as much more about Bonnie’s decision as you might wish.
Letter To Radiation and Oncology Doctors 09/15/2004 When Bonnie started this process of cancer treatment we had the advice of our long-time family physician that many doctors prefer to NOT have letters from patients – being so busy, usually, and also in no small part because letters may be used as “matters of record” used in lawsuits. I am very aware of the terrible damage done to health care by tort lawyers and would like to eliminate that concern from our relationship. Both Bonnie and I renounce any right to sue any of the medical personnel connected in any way with Bonnie’s treatments over these past few months. I would be quite willing to sign a more formal statement to this effect – and urge you to allow me to do that – just to remove that concern, no matter how tiny it may be.
Letters About Jean From Friends 09/15/2004 I was thrilled to get your email this morning and see the light in her eyes. My prayers will increase along with the hope and admiration and respect I have for two people who love each other so much and have committed to helping so many others at a sacrifice to themselves. May her continued recovery be a blessing you so richly deserve.
Letters About Jean From Non-Friends 09/15/2004 His letter is reproduced just as it arrived -- people who write in all capital letters are expressing reactive emotion, not thinking logic, but that is, unfortunately, the bulk of humanity.
Lies: Good and Bad! 09/15/2004 You have to work within an immoral system, and that doesn't make it very easy to "Seek to live with the truth!" which is one of the moral principles I try to live by.
Mary S. Maish, M.D., M.P.H. 11/02/2004
Medical Report And Questions on Surgery 10/01/2004 I expect that any optimistic report, including a report of “no cancer found” would be discounted by most doctors based on statistics and experience with other esophageal cancer patients. On the other hand we believe that a very optimistic outlook is warranted because of the various alternative remedies we have been using throughout this time period. I am not surprised at the PET scan and the EUS to report “no cancer,” but I am also not surprised at the lack of surprise by traditional doctors – they typically discount any such optimistic report and “know” that cancer is there – waiting to be found. I do not seek any validation of any of these alternative remedies, but am quite ready to describe any or all of them in whatever detail is asked. They have been described and published in hundreds of pages amongst my many web pages about Bonnie’s cancer and treatment.
More On White Blood Cells and Macrophages 09/15/2004 Another five percent of the white blood cells are made up of monocytes which provide phagocytic defense. Once matured the monocytes circulate inside the blood for a few hours, then they migrate into the tissue where they grow in size and develop into macrophages. Macrophages are the largest phagocytes cells they are especially effective and having long life as phagocytes.
Neupogen 09/15/2004 Neupogen costs about $200 per shot and is often covered by your health insurance ONLY when your white blood cell count is low enough to make it fit within the "rationing program" of the insurance company. NEUPOGEN? is a man-made form of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), which is made using the bacteria E coli. G-CSF is a substance naturally produced by the body. It stimulates the growth of neutrophils (nu-tro-fils), a type of white blood cell important in the body's fight against infection.
PET Scan Report 09/15/2004 This is the actual PET Scan which shows that Jean has no trace of cancer remaining -- as accurately as a PET scan can do. The language is "medical" and you need to work hard with a dictionary to understand it -- but I've also provided an interpretation you can use.
Pulmonary Embolism 09/15/2004 Pulmonary embolism (PE) is an extremely common and highly lethal condition that is a leading cause of death in all age groups. A good clinician actively seeks the diagnosis as soon as any suspicion of PE whatsoever is warranted, because prompt diagnosis and treatment can dramatically reduce the mortality rate and morbidity of the disease. Unfortunately, the diagnosis is missed far more often than it is made, because PE often causes only vague and nonspecific symptoms.
Radiation Causes Scar Tissue -- Resolution? 09/15/2004 After several biopsies they found the cancer had not returned. The scar tissue was created from 37-radiation treatments which formed over the years and finally blocked my wind pipe.
Reasons for Vomiting 09/15/2004 If poisonous or harmful in your stomach, that material sends warning signals to your brain. The defense mechanism is to immediately eject that poisonous material from the body. This is done through the act of vomiting.
Recent Developments -- This Page Published on Monday, July 11, 2004 09/15/2004 July 11, 2004: Bonnie’s feeding tube has presented a blockage so that at this moment she is unable to receive either water or food through the J Tube despite several different attempts to handle the situation.
Second Opinion From UCLA 09/15/2004 My wife and I request a “second opinion” consultation with you on the subject of her past treatment for esophagus cancer, and her current condition.
Secretion of Bile and the Role of Bile Acids In Digestion 09/15/2004 Bile is a complex fluid containing water, electrolytes and a battery of organic molecules including bile acids, cholesterol, phospholipids and bilirubin that flows through the biliary tract into the small intestine. There are two fundamentally important functions of bile in all species:
Should You Let The Future Happen, Or Cause It? 10/31/2004 This is the page where I both predict and plan for the next twelve months, starting with what I expect and want from an appointment with a GI doctor on August 30th, to the end of about 12 months. The terrible truth here is that too many people "let the future happen to them" while you really should be shaping your future, causatively.
Situation on June 21, 2004 09/15/2004 Both of us feel, as part of our religion, that each being “decides” whether to live or die. Bonnie is quite ready to make that decision. That decision is not yet finalized, but she expects to finalize that decision on the basis of what further information she can get from you.
Snatching Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory 10/25/2004
Spasm In The Esophagus 09/15/2004 This article, then, is pointing out that if the esophagus, itself, is dilated (larger than normal) there may be a problem with the sphincter muscle, even though the endoscope can pass through that opening into the stomach.
Spontaneous Remission 10/25/2004
Taheebo Tea -- Bill Wead's Book, Second Opinion 09/15/2004 Recently for example, Health Canada has made selling the herbal Lapacho tea illegal and are teaming up with drug companies to try and limit health products.
The CyberKnife For Surgery Instead Of Radiation 09/15/2004 The CyberKnife? represents an entirely new approach to radiosurgery. Incorporating a compact, lightweight linear accelerator mounted on a robotic arm, the CyberKnife provides the surgeon unparalleled flexibility in targeting. Advanced image guidance technology tracks patient and target position during treatment, ensuring accuracy without the use of an invasive head frame. The CyberKnife with DTS (Dynamic Tracking Software) is cleared to provide radiosurgery for lesions anywhere in the body when radiation treatment is indicated. The CyberKnife has often been used to radiosurgically treat otherwise untreatable tumors and malformations. Moreover, this instrument treats tumors at body sites, most of which are unreachable by other stereotactic systems.
The Fateful "Swallowing Test" 09/15/2004 So, as she was feeling better, otherwise, we left the Hospice Program in order to get back into the regular insurance system where further tests and treatment could be done. These would NOT be treatments to cure the cancer, but "palliative treatments" to reduce the discomfort that was apparently NOT caused by the cancer, but WAS apparently caused by the chemo and radiation. So, the first service was described to us by the primary care physician as the "swallowing test."
The Gazebo at the Castaway Restaurant on the Hill In Burbank 09/15/2004 One of our favorite restaurants, and the home of many other fond memories is the Castaway on the hilltop in Burbank. Particularly we hold great images of the Gazebo overlooking the mountains and sunsets --- where many weddings and other special events are held. The Memorial Service will be held here, in an outside setting, at the Gazebo, easy to find and plenty of parking, date to be determined by the actual date of Bonnie's death -- sometime in July 2004, probably.
The Macrophage -- Eats Dead Cancer 09/15/2004 A macrophage ingests bacteria as part of the immune response to infection. Inside this white blood cell, bacterial proteins are degraded into peptides and presented as antigens by specialized molecules on the cell's surface.
The Most Fervent Believer May Need Help In His Unbelief 09/15/2004 After traveling a journey of some 30 years, preaching the gospel of the evils of slash, burn and poison technology, what do you think of your hero, Karl Loren, and heroine, Jean Ross, when they choose conventional treatment for her esophagus cancer -- chose the very slash, burn and poison that they have so denounced for so many years?
Toxins Cause Cancer, Alzheimer's 02/18/2005 It is not too often that "toxins" are emphasized in the health world. Why? Because most of the money in the health world is "drug money" and, of course, drugs ARE toxins. There is not much profit in trying to educate the public on the dangers of toxins, or on the fact that cleaning out toxins from the body is ACTUALLY more important than handling the deficiencies that also exist.
Treatment for Esophagus Cancer 09/15/2004 There is a lot for you to think about when choosing the best way to treat or manage your cancer. There may be more than one treatment to choose from. You may feel that you need to make a decision quickly. But give yourself time to absorb the information you have learned. Talk to your doctor. Look at the list of questions at the end of this piece to get some ideas. Then add your own.
Troubles With Formulas In J Tubes 09/15/2004 Having a wife going through chemo and radiation, and using a "J Tube" and other stuff -- these give me a very intense interest in research the very subjects which we are confronting on a daily basis. What is the proper formula for feeding in her situation?
TUBE FEEDING 09/15/2004 “Tube feeding” is the method used to feed children and adults when they cannot receive adequate nutrition by mouth. It is also called enteral (by way of the intestine or gastrointestinal tract) nutrition. Many individuals with MPS/ML have severe neurological problems in the late stages of their disease, resulting in increasing problems with feeding. As chewing and swallowing become more of a problem, the time required by the caregiver for feeding can become very prolonged. Enteral nutrition can allow adequate nutrition to prevent weight loss and to improve the quality of life for the individual with MPS or ML and for the caregivers.
UCLA Medical Opinion -- September 7 2004 09/28/2004 Identification: Ms. Troescher is a very pleasant 67-year-old Caucasian woman accompanied today by her husband with the primary complaint of dysphagia believed secondary to adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction.
Unable Versus Unwilling! 12/13/2004 A being is never unable to do something, but certainly can be and is often unwilling to do something.
Upper GI Series (Barium Swallow Test) 09/15/2004 An upper GI (gastrointestinal) series, or barium swallow, is a radiology test which is used to visualize the structures of the upper digestive system (the esophagus, stomach and duodenum). These structures are seen during the examination and the images are also saved for further review on x-ray film. The results of an upper GI series can reveal conditions such as ulcers, tumors, hiatal hernias, scarring, blockages, and abnormalities of the muscular wall of the gastrointestinal tissues.
What are some investigational therapies for Barrett's esophagus? 09/15/2004 At the present time, ablation therapies (therapies that destroy the Barrett's lining) remain the most widely available investigational (experimental) therapies in the treatment of Barrett's high-grade dysplasia and early cancer, although other investigational therapies are being developed. There are three main types of ablation therapy used today in the treatment of Barrett's esophagus. These therapies are photodynamic therapy, thermal ablation and endoscopic mucosal resection.
What is dysplasia? 09/15/2004 If histologic analyses of biopsies obtained from the esophagus are interpreted or read by the pathologist as Barrett's esophagus (specialized intestinal metaplasia of the esophagus), the pathologist then looks for changes in the Barrett's tissue referred to collectively as dysplasia.
What Is Laparoscopy? 10/31/2004 Laparoscopy (pronounced "lap-a-ROSS-coe-pee") is a surgical procedure performed through very small incisions in the abdomen, using specialized instruments. A pencil-thin instrument called a laparoscope is used, and it gives the surgeon an exceptionally clear view, on a TV monitor, of the inside of the abdominal cavity.
White Blood Cells & Macrophages 09/15/2004 A "macrophage" is NOT one of the types of "white blood cells." But, they inter-relate often, as described below. The macrophage is the "eating" cell that engulfs bacteria (and dead cancer). The Macrophage is derived from one of the types of white blood cells.
Yearning To Be Free 02/08/2005 This fawn was trying to get free of the terrible trap he found himself in. He had worn away skin on his hindquarter, where it rubbed against the fence. There was an area about the size of a dollar bill, raw and red. He was pawing and kicking the dirt on both sides of the fence. In front of him was the hill, slopping down, so he didn't have much chance to paw the dirt there. But behind him he had kicked up piles of dirt -- but still the trap held him!
Zyvox -- Drug Prescription With Hidden Revelation 10/30/2004 FDA today approved Zyvox (linezolid), the first antibacterial drug in a new class to treat infections associated with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF), including cases with bloodstream infection. Zyvox also received approval for treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia and complicated skin and skin structure infections, including cases due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In addition, approval was granted for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia and uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections. The following may be used to respond to questions.
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