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ANTIBIOTIC USE FOR ECOLI BACTERIA! This time of the year Ecoli related illnesses tend to run rampant in the warmer parts of the world. Sadly treatment given isn't always best! E. coli can cause vomiting, cramping and severe diarrhea, which can then lead to dehydration. One of the most common sources of E. coli is eating undercooked meat. E. coli outbreaks often occur during the summertime when many Americans are enjoying barbecues, picnics and foods served at public carnivals and festivals. Health experts advise thoroughly cooking all meats; washing hands with hot water and soap before preparing foods; and refrigerating perishable foods, even if cooked. Antibiotics for E. Coli Are Risky Children who are treated for E. coli infection with antibiotics are at a greater risk of developing a toxic condition that can lead to kidney failure. That's the finding from a study released by The New England Journal of Medicine, which carry some heavy public health implications. Researchers at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center and the University of Washington, both in Seattle, studied 71 children age 10 or younger who had diarrhea from E. coli infection. Nine received antibiotics. Ten children, including five of the nine treated with antibiotics, developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a condition in which the patient's urine is no longer being properly secreted while, at the same time, red blood cells are being destroyed. It is more common among children than adults, and often occurs after a gastrointestinal infection. HUS is also the major cause of kidney failure among kids. Researchers say there were no major differences between the patients except that some had received antibiotics while others had not. "We therefore recommend," researchers write in the report for NEJM, "against giving antibiotics to children who may be infected with E. coli until the results of a stool culture indicate that the (infection) responsible is one that is appropriately treated by an antibiotic." Two treatments that I found to work without antibiotics are; 1. Add Probiotic's to the intestinal track to take care of the Ecoli naturally. This addition will overcome and kill the offending bacteria… Ecoli cannot take hold of your system when a balanced intestinal ecosystem exists. See Your Ecosystem 2. Take a tablespoon of Ionic Sliver Water morning and evening for five to seven days, this is also known to kill the offending bacteria, even those that hide in the system that come out later and cause problems. With both these additions you and your child can enjoy the summer. Both of these should be kept in your medicine war chest (not in the bathroom cabinet) as they are the closest thing to helping the most illnesses. If you don't know where to obtain one or both of these Click here to find out where to get Silver Water...
~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ My husband's favorite snack food: These little marble-like fruits are a veritable of health and nutrition, easy to eat, no cooking required as well as very tasty. Grapes! Thousands of grape varieties have been developed, with 5,000 reported for V. vinifera alone, they differ in such characteristics as color, size, shape and flavor. High in Fiber with lots of great Minerals, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc, Copper, Manganese. Also Vitamins A, B-12, B-6, C, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic acid, Folate, Folic acid and Retinol... Full of health producing antioxidants, proanthocyanidins and Resveratrol. Health benefits still being established but so far are known to be huge! The antioxidants in grapes not only effect blood clotting, they protect collagen and elastin in the skin, and we are now seeing some cosmetic creams. Making them great skin builders as they stabilize capillary walls, helping with micro-circulation, and showing possible benefits for varicose veins. There has recently been much evidence about the effect Proanthocyanidins have on allergies, a use for them that is already widespread in Europe, appear to block the production of histamine and to the extent that allergies are involved in ADHD, this may provide a possible explanation for their successful help in that problem. Resveratrol is one of a group of compounds, called phytoalexins, that has been identified grapes and found in the skin, not flesh, of grapes. In a current study underway Pezzuto and colleagues are finding that Resveratrol is effective during all three phases of the cancer process: initiation, promotion and progression. Resveratrol was found to have antioxidant and antimutagenic activity and also increased levels of the phase II drug-metabolizing enzyme quinone reductase, an enzyme capable of metabolically detoxifying carcinogens, thereby ridding them from the body. Resveratrol is found mostly in red or black grapes. Dr. John Folts M.D., at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, has been focusing on the connection between grapes and heart disease. His research has suggested that grapes may have a more protective anti-clotting effect than aspirin - the figures showed that aspirin and red wine both had anti-clotting activity of 45%, but then went on to show a whopping 75% effect from ordinary grape juice! History of Grapes The culture of the grape goes back to prehistoric times. Seeds of the grape were found in the remains of the Swiss lake dwellings of the Bronze Age. Details of grape growing figure in the mosaics of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt (2440 B.C.) and earlier. From Asia Minor, the culture of grapes spread both east and west. Before 600 B.C., the Phoenicians probably carried wine varieties to Greece, thence to Rome and on to southern France. Early written accounts of grapes and wine production are found in the writings of Virgil, Cato, the Plinys, and columella. Virgil describes 15 varieties while Pliiny gives even fuller descriptions of 91 varieties and distinguishes 50 kinds of wine. No later than the 2 nd century A.D., the Romans took the vine to Germany. Some believe the vine was introduced into England by the Romans, while others believe it was first brought by the Phoenicians. The earliest English chronicle make mention of vineyards and vine culture. Many years later when Europeans colonized new lands, the grape was always among the plants taken along. The first European visitors to North America, the Norsemen, found native grapes so abundant they called the country Vinland. The first English settlers in Virginia found huge quantities of grape vines along the streams, climbing on the trees. However, the fruit was poor compared to the cultivated European grapes. Three men heavily influenced the history of grapes in America: William Wolfskill, Agoston Haraszthy, and William Thompson. In 1839, William Wolfskill, a former trapper from Kentucky, planted the first vineyard of table grapes in California, near what today is Los Angeles. He was the first person to ship grapes to Northern California gold miners. Agoston Haraszthy was an immigrant from Hungary who is often referred to as the father of California viticulture. In the mid1800's, Haraszthy brought one hundred thousand vine cuttings from Europe to California. Unlike Wolfskill, his interest was in wine, so these vine cuttings were for three hundred varieties of wine grapes. In addition to planting them at his own winery, Buena Vista, he sold his imported vine cuttings to growers around the state. Choosing grapes Grapes are harvested only when fully ripe so they should always be ready to eat when you buy them. Use color as a guide to the sweetness of the fruit. Green grapes should have a yellow cast or straw color with a touch of amber, when fully ripe, not an opaque grassy green color. Red grapes should be a deep crimson, not a milky or pale red. Blue grapes should be darkly hued, almost black, not pale or tinged with green. Grapes should be plump, so avoid any that have lots of underdeveloped, very green fruit. You can always judge the freshness of grapes by the stem. The greener the stem, the fresher the grapes. Grapes should always be firmly attached to their stems. Before storing, remove any spoiled grapes with broken skins or browning from the bunch and keep refrigerated; they should keep a week to ten days. During storage, continue to remove any and all spoiled fruit. Grapes can also be frozen. Frozen treat instructions; Put Red Flame or other seedless grapes on a tray or cake pan in the freezer. When frozen, separate them, put them in a resealable plastic bag and return then to the freezer. Then kids can have sweet, frozen snacks anytime. Enjoy!
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and the Attempt to Hide its Link to Genetic Engineering In October, 1989, 44-year old Kathy Lorio arrived in the medical office of Dr. Phil Hertzman in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Lorio, who had been healthy and active, was suddenly struck with severe pain and a host of debilitating symptoms. Blood tests revealed that her eosinophil count had skyrocketed. The normal concentration of this white blood cell is about 10 per CC. Allergies or asthma can make it rise to 500. Lorio’s was over 10,000. In a coincidence that was destined to save lives, Hertzman referred her to Santa Fe rheumatologist James Mayer, who happened to have recently seen another patient, Bonnie Bishop, with similar symptoms. Bishop was in severe pain, her arms and legs were filled with fluid, she had trouble breathing, and her muscles were so weak she couldn’t even sit up. “She slumped like a rag doll.”[1] And her eosinophil count was extremely high. Patient histories revealed that both Bishop and Lorio were taking the food supplement L-tryptophan. Although it was the only supplement common to both patients, the doctors were hesitant to blame L-tryptophan for the disease. It is an essential amino acid, naturally found in turkey and milk, and in supplement form had been consumed safely for years as a treatment for stress, insomnia and depression. Hertzman checked the literature on eosinophils. One author’s name kept coming up—Dr. Gerald Gleich of the Mayo Clinic. Hertzman gave him a call. Gleich told him that two cases weren’t enough to draw a conclusion about L-tryptophan. Better wait. They didn’t wait long. That same day a third case, also linked to L-tryptophan, was reported in New Mexico. Gleich called the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta and told them about the cluster of patients in New Mexico and the possible link to L-tryptophan. Within two weeks, three other patients checked into the Mayo Clinic with serious symptoms—one needed a respirator to breathe. All had taken L-tryptophan and they were from different parts of the country. Gleich called the CDC again. He told them it’s not limited to New Mexico—it’s out and it’s deadly. An L-tryptophan alert went nationwide. Articles began circulating about the mysterious disease. The Albuquerque Journal ran a series about it that eventually won the Pulitzer Prize. The New York Times covered it. As more articles appeared, the phone calls started coming in—first dozens, then hundreds, then thousands: individuals with incurable symptoms, doctors with incurable patients, and stories of horrific symptoms. Some had coughs, rashes, physical weakness, pneumonia, breathing difficulties, hardening of the skin, mouth ulcers, nausea, shortness of breath, muscle spasms, visual problems, hair loss, difficulty with concentration or memory, and paralysis. Not everyone had all the symptoms, but everyone seemed to be in pain—greater pain than doctors had seen before. The disease was named eosinophilia myalgia syndrome, or EMS—eosinophilia because of the high cell count, myalgia because of the muscle pain. In all, about 5,000 - 10,000 people got sick; some are p ermanently disabled. About 100 people died. Disease Traced to Genetic Modification The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported on July 11, 1990 that people only got EMS from pills made by Showa Denko, one of the six manufacturers whose L-tryptophan was imported into the U.S. from Japan. Showa Denko’s pills had several unique contaminants that were likely to be responsible for the epidemic. Moreover, the manufacturer was genetically engineering bacteria to produce the L-tryptophan more economically. Genes had been inserted into bacteria’s DNA in order to produce high concentrations of several enzymes used in its production. Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm, who helped track the source of the epidemic, said in a Newsday article on August 14, "This obviously leads to that whole debate about genetic engineering." Two weeks later, FDA spokesperson Sam Page was quoted in Science magazine blasting Osterholm for raising the issue of genetic engineering, "especially given the impact on the industry."[2] Diverting Blame There are numerous ways in which genetically engineered bacteria might lead to unpredicted contaminants. For example:
The press reported that Showa Denko had introduced a GM strain of bacteria at Christmas time in 1988. Soon after, they also reduced the amount of carbon in the filter of the manufacturing process from 20 kilos to 10. This change in the filter was just what the young and vulnerable biotech industry needed to protect its reputation. The alternative story diverted the blame away from genetic engineering. This explanation circulated around the world. "The change in the filter was responsible for the epidemic." Or more simply put, "It was bad manufacturing-not genetic engineering." In 1996, writer William Crist began what would become an eight-year investigation into the cause of the EMS epidemic. He contacted the FDA’s biotechnology coordinator, James Maryanski, who told him "We can not rule [genetic engineering] out. . . . However, we are aware of close to two dozen cases of L-tryptophan-linked EMS that occurred before Showa Denko began using their engineered strain. So, there would have to be a cause other than just the mere engineering of the strains. Now, I can’t say that definitively because we don’t have a lot of information on these earlier cases." Maryanski asserted that "either L-tryptophan itself, or L-tryptophan in combination with something that was the result of the purification process, was probably the more likely cause."[3] Crist decided to track down the EMS cases that Maryanski described—those caused by L-tryptophan produced before the genetically altered bacterium was introduced in December 1988. He quickly discovered CDC studies that identified about 100 pre-epidemic cases, not two dozen. And since reported cases of EMS were far less than actual cases, the true number, using the CDC’s estimated ratio for unreported incidents, was in the hundreds-all apparently from individuals who had ingested Showa Denko’s pills manufactured before December 1988. This fact clearly dismantled the change-in-the-filter theory as the cause of the disease. But it didn’t explain how the contaminants got into Showa Denko’s L-tryptophan. Crist spoke with several attorneys who represented EMS victims. They had gathered significant evidence for their lawsuits, which were eventually settled with Showa Denko for about $2 billion. In one company memo obtained by an attorney, Crist discovered a significant fact. The bacterium introduced in December 1988 was called Strain 5. The preceding three strains, introduced starting on October 22, 1984, were all genetically modified. This was a revelation. It countered the FDA’s argument that illnesses "that occurred before Showa Denko began using their engineered strain" meant that "there would have to be a cause other than [genetic engineering]." But they were all engineered! As he looked at the memo, Crist wondered why the FDA didn’t know about the earlier GM strains. They had access to a lot more information he did. Then his eyes rose to the top of the document to see a fax imprint: "FDA September 17, 1990." It had been faxed by the FDA! They knew back in 1990 that the earlier strains were modified, but in 1996, the FDA’s biotech coordinator James Maryanski was still claiming ignorance. An even greater omission occurred when Douglas Archer, deputy director of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, testified before Congress in July 1991 about the epidemic. Not only did he not discuss the earlier bacterial strains, he never even mentioned genetic engineering. Instead, he blamed the disease on "the dangers inherent in the various health fraud schemes that are being perpetrated upon segments of the American public" The FDA used this logic to take all L-tryptophan, GM or not, off the market. According to a 2000 article in the Rutgers Law Journal, "Political pressures have played a role in the FDA’s decision to ban L-tryptophan as well as its desire to increase its regulatory power over dietary supplements."[4] In its FDA Dietary Supplement Task Force report on June 15, 1993, it states, "The Task Force considered various issues in its deliberations, including ... what steps are necessary to ensure that the existence of dietary supplements on the market does not act as a disincentive to drug development." According the Rutgers article, "This is a particularly disturbing issue," as it shows that developing FDA guidelines "has far more to do with eliminating competition in the pharmaceutical industry than preserving the public health." In the case of L-tryptophan, the FDA simultaneously protected prescription drugs for stress, insomnia and depression, as well as the entire biotech industry. In retrospect, when FDA’s Sam Page told Science that it was better not to discuss genetic engineering, "especially given the impact on the industry," it turns out he was describing the motivation and strategy that would guide the agency for years. Sobering Lessons Unheeded Many studies have verified that the process of genetic engineering can produce unpredicted toxins or allergens. Nevertheless, the FDA does not require any additional safety testing for GM products, whether they are food crops or supplements. Thus, if that same deadly L-tryptophan were first introduced today, it would get on the market. The EMS epidemic took years to identify and was almost missed. The only reason it was discovered was because the disease had three concurrent characteristics: it was rare, acute, and came on quickly. What would happen if all three characteristics had not been in place?What if it took 20 years for onset or only impacted the next generation? What if it produced only mild symptoms like frequent colds? What if it created serious diseases that were common, like cancer, heart-disease, obesity or diabetes? The epidemic might remain undiscovered for decades. What then of the thousands of products currently being fed to US citizens that contain ingredients from genetic modification? Might they be creating problems that don’t have all three characteristics? Are they contributing to the doubling of food-related illnesses in the United States between 1994 and 2001, corresponding to the time when many of these products were introduced? We don’t know, because no one is looking. And even if we were, derivatives from the four major GM crops, soy, corn, cottonseed, and canola, are found in the majority of processed foods. Unlike L-tryptophan, if common food ingredients were creating health problems, identifying the source might be impossible. In spite of these facts, and ignoring the thousands of victims of GM L-tryptophan, U.S. regulators continue to make the baseless statement that "millions of people have been eating genetically engineered products for years and no one has gotten hurt." Dissatisfied with the way that the FDA is protecting their health, more and more people have chosen to protect themselves by avoiding GM foods altogether. Here too, the FDA stands in the way. More than 90 percent of Americans want GM foods labeled. Most industrialized nations require labeling. But the FDA has an official mandate to promote biotechnology. They know that more than half of those surveyed say they would avoid GM foods if they were labeled. To protect industry profits, the FDA ignores the desires of nine out of ten Americans. There is no indication that another EMS epidemic will emerge from another GM food or supplement. But with obesity, diabetes, migraines, allergies, and many other ailments skyrocketing in the U.S., there is no guarantee that another GM-related epidemic is not already upon us. To learn more about the potential dangers of GM foods, to find out how to shop GM-free, and to read the excellent report by William Crist, visit www.seedsofdeception.com/Public/L-tryptophan/index.cfm. Spilling the Beans is a monthly column available at www.responsibletechnology.org. Publishers and webmasters may offer this article or monthly series to your readers at no charge, by emailing column@responsibletechnology.org. Individuals may read the column each month by subscribing to a free newsletter at www.responsibletechnology.org. References
[1] Barbara Deane,
"Anatomy of an Epidemic," Reader’s Digest, April 1991 © Copyright 2005 by Jeffrey M. Smith. Permission is granted to reproduce this in whole or in part.
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