Iemand stuurde mij de volgende zeer interessante info :

Beste MenSen,

Als geïnteresseerde in allerlei alternatiefs hoorde ik onlangs in een interview met Marijah McCain van http://www.herbalhealer.com/ iets opzienbarends. µ
Zij is namelijk gepassionneerd door het zoeken van oplossingen van zogezegd ongeneeslijke aandoeningen en vermeldde heel enthousiast iets over een myeline-regenererend produkt dat zij verkoopt.
Dit produkt heet Neuro Recovery ( http://www.herbalhealer.com/brain.html ) en hoor hier wat ze erover zegt: stukje interview (http://users.pandora.be/guytarist/MScure.mp3)
(Voor het volledige 3 uur durende interview moet je sinds kort betalend lid worden bij http://www.rense.com/, maar zie ook verder)
 

"Te noteren":

http://www.rense.com/, de show waar zij geïnterviewd werd, is de meest gerespecteerde site/show ter wereld wat betreft het échte nieuws, ware achtergronden, e.a."toestanden". Ik volg deze site al heel lang en zie zo direct geen reden om aan de integriteit van de interviewer te twijfelen. Maar goed, het gaat vooral om de
geïnterviewde.

Wat kan je eventueel "ten nadele" bekijken of als verdacht zien:

- In het interview wordt gezegd dat zij de trouwste advertiser op de Rense site is (al 12 jaar, dacht ik). Omgekeerd is ook de interviewer klant bij haar. Dat hij
daarom bewust leugens of twijfelachtige claims zomaar zou toelaten, geloof ik nooit, maar dat dient U voor uzelf te beoordelen natuurlijk, wat trouwens ook zijn
standpunt is. Anderzijds hadden zij dit feit ook kunnen verzwijgen.
- In het interview klinkt ze voor sommigen misschien wat té enthousiast en commercieel, maar in de rest van het interview hoor je dat zij heel geëngageerd en op de
hoogte is.
- Op het eerste zicht lijkt haar site misschien één van de vele typische "supplement-supermarkt" sites. Maar als je haar en de interviewer hoort, lijkt zij inderdaad wel
zowat de nr 1 te zijn op dat gebied, maar dan vnl. met betrouwbare produkten(?) waarmee zij veelal veel ervaring zou hebben. Het uiterlijk van haar site komt ten
dele omdat zij hem zelf maakt, waar zij nogal eens kritiek op krijgt wegens "amateuristisch" e.d.

Wat lijkt zoal in haar voordeel te spreken:

- de reputatie van beide sites, haar onderscheidingen, ervaring, engagement, passie, lezersbrieven, het interview in zijn geheel... En wellicht ook het feit dat men
probeert haar site te doen sluiten en daar al gedeeltelijk in gelukt is: http://www.herbalhealer.com/ailmnts.html of
http://arkansas.indymedia.org/feature/display_printable/1032/index.php
- Er wordt niet agressief beweerd dat je MS zal genezen worden (zulks is trouwens verboden in de V.S.), maar er wordt wel sterk gesuggereerd dat je er heel veel
baat bij zal hebben, wat in wezen op hetzelfde zou kunnen neerkomen...

In haar nadeel, voor zover iemand zulke organisatie ernstig kan nemen:
http://www.quackwatch.org/02ConsumerProtection/AG/AR/herbalhealer.html (ze schijnt zelfs nog in België gestudeerd te hebben?)
Over dit soort "heren" oa het volgende: (zie 19 augustus op http://www.herbalhealer.com/breakingnews.shtml )

Thursday, August 19, 2004
Quackbusters Accused Of 'Racketeering'
Delicensed MD Stephen Barrett, his dubious website "quackwatch.com," Bobbie Baratz, the National Council Against Health Fraud (NCAHF), and a big chunk of
the organized quackbuster conspiracy got themselves sued again! Whoooohoooo

Tim Bolen - Consumer Advocate - This "Millions of Health Freedom Fighters - Newsletter" is about the battle between "Health and Medicine" on Planet Earth. Tim
Bolen is an op/ed writer with extensive knowledge of the activities of a subversive organization calling itself the "quackbusters," and that organization's attempts to
suppress, and discredit, any, and all health modalities that compete with the allopathic (MD) paradigm for consumer health dollars. The focus of the newsletter is on
the ongoing activities, battles, politics, and the victories won by members of the "Health Freedom Movement" against the "quackbusters" It details "who the
quackbusters are, what they are, where they are operating, when they appear, and how they operate - and how easy it is to beat them..."
http://www.rense.com/general56/quak.htm

Als iemand dit volledig 3 uur durend interview wil hosten (13 MB), laat het mij dan even weten, dan kan er bv. een link komen.

Zo, ik wou dit uit belangeloos enthousiasme gewoon maar eens melden en ben benieuwd wat jullie denken (pro of contra) en of iemand het (op eigen
verantwoordelijkheid) eens zou willen proberen...? Moest ik zelf MS hebben, ik zou er op springen, denk ik; maar voor jullie is het misschien de zoveelste claim?
Daar heb ik geen idee over... Denk er dus vooral het uwe van :-)

Het kan best zijn dat zij een combinatie aanraadt van produkten, al naargelang je situatie. Daar kan je haar best eens over mailen, zo kan je je tegelijk een beter
oordeel vormen over haar.

Alvast veel succes en "laat iets weten"... ;-)
( email mij )

© 2004 Medical Research Associates, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Page 155/156
Multiple Sclerosis
Diagnosed primarily in young adults, multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease affecting the white matter of the central nervous system (CNS). Inflammation occurs in seemingly random patches called plaques or lesions, followed by destruction of myelin, the soft, somewhat fatty material that forms a thick sheath of protection around nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord. It is the presence of myelin that facilitates the high-speed transmission of electrochemical signals both internally between the brain and spinal cord, and also between the CNS and the nerves throughout other parts of the body. While MS is considered by many to be an autoimmune disease, the definitive cause of the disease remains unknown, although some have suggested pathogenic infection.

Diagnosing MS is challenging. Although various tests including brain imaging techniques are used, diagnosis is often a process of eliminating other disorders. The symptoms and severity of the disease can vary greatly depending on the affected areas and the extent of damage to the myelin structures.
Because lesions can occur in such varied locations throughout the CNS, those with MS can experience either partial or total loss of virtually any function or process associated with the brain or spinal cord. Because of this, the course of the disease is largely unpredictable. Most often MS progresses slowly, with few people experiencing the total array of possible symptoms.

While 75% of MS sufferers don’t require a wheelchair, as the disease progresses many require the use of a cain or similar walking aid. Still others experience only occasional, mild symptoms. Very few people die as a direct result of the disease. Typical symptoms can include, with varying degrees of severity:
blindness; blurred or double vision; cognitive dysfunction; constipation; cramps; depression; difficulty breathing; fatigue; incontinence; loss of balance; muscle weakness; neuropathic symptoms such as numbness, tingling, and pins and needles; nausea; sexual dysfunction; spasticity; spasms; speech
dysfunction; and urinary dysfunction.

Four main varieties of MS are typically defined:

Relapsing/Remitting (RRMS). Relapses, also called exacerbations, can occur during which old symptoms reappear or worsen, and new symptoms can manifest. Relapses are followed either by partial or total remission of the symptoms experienced during relapse. The length of relapses varies, and can range from days to months. The recovery period also varies from slow to gradual to almost instantaneous. Most people with MS are in the RRMS category—about twice as many women as men—and are typically diagnosed while in their 20s-30s.

Secondary Progressive (SPMS). This stage marks a general progression of the disease. After about 10 years with MS, roughly 50% of those with RRMS progress to this stage of the disease which is characterized by a gradual worsening of symptoms between relapses. After 20-30 years, about 90% progress to this stage.

Progressive Relapsing (PRMS). This form of MS is characterized by a progressive course from the initial onset. Although significant recoveries may follow relapses, there is a gradual overall worsening of symptoms between relapses.

Primary Progressive (PPMS). In this form of the disease there is a gradual progression from onset, with no remission of symptoms, although there are periods where symptoms level off. Onset of PPMS is typically in the late 30s to early 40s; men and women are equally likely to contract this form; and the initial disease activity is focused in the spinal cord, after which it may migrate to the brain.

Risk factors include:
1) A family history of MS. There is a 30% chance of MS if one identical twin has the disease. If a father, mother, or sibling has MS, there is a 1-3% chance of acquiring the disease.
2). A diet high in saturated fat and animal products
3). Being caucasian. Caucasians are at greater risk that African-Americans.
4). Living in high-altitude, temperate climates
5). Being a recipient of vaccinations
6). Cigarette smoking. In a recent study of over 22 thousand Norwegians, it was found that male smokers had a 275% higher risk and women a 161% higher risk of developing MS compared to non-smokers.

Treatments. Although there are currently no cures for MS, there is no lack of treatments, some more effective than others.
Treatment goals are threefold:
1) To prevent or lessen the number of relapses,
2) To hasten the recovery from attacks, and
3) To halt the progression of the disease.
Because the diversity of possible symptoms is as broad as the various areas of the CNS that can be affected, a wide range of pharmaceutical drugs often are employed in an effort to control symptoms. These can range from immune-stimulating agents such as interferon (Capaxone® and Betaseron/Betaferon®) to
chemotherapeutic agents such as mitixantrone (Novantrone®) to corticosteroids such as methylprednisone (Depo-Medrol®). Anti-convulsants such as Neurontin,® Tegretol,® and Dilantin® also are used.

Several non-pharmaceutical approaches have shown a considerable degree of usefulness in MS treatment:

# Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. (HBO)
This technique entails saturating the body with pure oxygen applied under several pounds of pressure. This super saturates the body with oxygen independent of  the bloodstream, the body’s normal oxygen source. It is well known that increasing the oxygen supply to injured tissues accelerates tissue healing. Also, some have suggested an infective component is implicated in MS. If this is the case it would help explain the beneficial results of HBO, as it is known that oxygen compromises the integrity of most infectious pathogens. In the United Kingdom, HBO is the leading treatment for MS. For more information on HBO therapy, see Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy under General Treatment Methods.

# Electromagnetic Therapy (EMT).
Pioneer researcher Reuven Sandyk, M.D., of NeuroCommunication Research Laboratories in Danbury, CT, believes the symptoms of MS are related to or caused by the calcification of the pineal gland, a small body situated in the brain at the location of the “third eye.” According to Sandyk, there is a calcification of the pineal gland in 100% of MS patients (although many people with pineal calcification don’t experience MS symptoms). Pineal calcification causes a reduction in serotonin levels in the brain, exacerbating MS symptoms. Sandyk has found that using magnets placed at the temples for 30 minutes “jump starts” the production of serotonin, causing a “marked improvement” in 60-70% of his MS patients. To learn more about this method of treatment, do a key word search for “sandyk ms magnets.”

# Fat Elimination.
Decades ago, Dr. Roy Swank reported in his 1987 book The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book that many of his MS patients significantly benefitted from eliminating all animal fat from their diets.

# Other methods found useful in treating MS include Bowen Therapy, Insulin Potentiation Therapy, and Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation (under General Treatment Methods); Paw Paw (under Cancer) and Padma- 28 (under Cardiovascular Disease); Bee venom therapy; Mega-doses of intravenous vitamin B;
Monoclonal antibodies; Stem cell therapy; Oral myelin (such as bovine-sourced Sphingolin,® available in health food stores); and the antibiotic vibramycin.
# See also Lyme Disease. Some researchers believe Lyme disease is implicated in many cases of MS.

Muscle
The mineral magnesium is sometimes helpful in reducing muscle pain and soreness, particularly muscle cramps. Also see Leg Cramps and Topical Pain Relievers.