I believe things in life happen for a purpose. Because of my encounter with anxiety and in the interest of being a positive influence, I wanted to share my experience in order to provide hope and encouragement to those who are suffering with anxiety or depression. It was certainly a comfort to me to learn that I was not alone in dealing with this problem. 

The first anxiety attack I had was at work during a lunch break. It started when I began to have the sensation of choking along with shortness of breath. Along with this I noticed my heart seemed to be pounding and racing leading me to think I may be having the warning signs of an impending heart attack. For the next couple of hours I struggled with wondering what was happening. I became convinced there was a possible heart attack looming. Consequently, this first attack resulted in my boss driving me to the hospital.

In subsequent attacks I had more of the classic indicators like fear of the worst happening, losing control or going crazy and dying. To those who have had these experiences know how completely paralyzing they can be. Those who have had similar attacks will be able to understand that it is not a very fun experience to have an episode like this, let alone having to leave work due to the panic attack.

Causes:

I have always wondered why anxiety attacks happened to me. My wife was diagnosed with cancer a number of years ago and this is when I began having the anxiety attacks. The stress of this diagnosis and fear was probably a contributing factor. My doctor believes anxiety is brought on by low brain serotonin levels caused by stress, lack of rest and proper exercise. Unfortunately, sometimes there are no clear answers to what brings on this condition.

Medical help:

In my case, Lorazepam, an anxiety medication helped me get through some very tough times. Lorazepam also known by its brand name Ativan is a benzodiazepine drug which is a type of medication known as a tranquilizer with a relatively short to medium time in which it is effectual. It has a sedative or muscle relaxant and nerve calming effect. 

Among benzodiazepines, lorazepam has a relatively high addictive potential. For those having repeated panic attacks, this seems like a minor consideration. Unfortunately, in my situation the anxiety medication quickly started to lose its effectiveness. Because of the duties at my day job it was not feasible to keep upping the dosage of lorazepam which would have had a much too strong sedative effect.

The repeated attacks necessitated that I was prescribed anti depression meds, Lexapro to be specific. Lexapro is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or (SSRIs). The SSRIs appear to relieve symptoms of depression by blocking the re-absorption or reuptake of serotonin by certain nerve cells in the brain. This leaves more serotonin available in other areas of the brain resulting in enhanced neurotransmission which improves the depressed person's mood. And, for reasons not entirely understood, SSRIs are called selective because they seem to affect only serotonin. Lexapro is one of a number of drugs used to treat anxiety and depression. Other drugs in this class of serotonin inhibitors are Celexa, Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft.

The depression meds definitely stopped the anxiety attacks. For this, I am thankful. Upon more research I am convinced that long term use of these types' of meds can be extremely dangerous, especially for young people. These meds should only be used under constant supervision of medical professionals.
These meds helped me to function at my day job without experiencing the panic attacks. Over time however the depression meds started affecting my logical thought process and subsequently I found myself to be using an increasing twisted logical pattern of arriving at conclusions devoid of my normal emotions.

In my case, these changes were very subtle and are why I believe these types of meds can be very dangerous especially for young people. Being older and having some analytical skills helped me to some extent realize changes were happening in my emotions and thought processes.

Because of the subtle scary changes in my thinking process I began trying to stop using the depression meds. I tried weaning my self of the meds very slowly with my doctor's supervision. Unfortunately, within a week of discontinuing the meds, the anxiety returned and I had to resume using Lexapro. I felt trapped in what can be described as a vicious circle. Others with panic disorders along with me have described the depression meds like an alien being inside your brain.

General Observations regarding Anxiety and Depression: 

A panic attack usually comes without warning. The first time a person experiences a panic attack it can feel like their world is falling apart. Many have found themselves in the hospital's emergency room because of thinking that you were having a heart attack (as in my case) only to learn later that it was anxiety?
Although the first panic attack may take place in a distinct situation, further episodes are unpredictable as to time or place. This was especially true in my case.

Usually, one or more unpleasant physical symptoms will be present in an intense or acute form during an actual panic attack, such as increased heart rate, dizziness, shortness of breath, inability to concentrate, along with varying levels of confusion.

After a number of panic attacks, the individual can become afraid of being a helpless victim of panic. It is common to be afraid of leaving your home, or to be in public places. Even when not experiencing an anxiety attack, the individual with panic attacks will become increasingly tense and apprehensive. It is common to remain psychologically on edge in preparation for the next attack.

Episodes of acute fear or anxiety are the hallmark of panic disorder and include at least several symptoms. Individuals who have suffered with panic attacks can readily relate to the following bullet points which are known to be classic symptoms:

• Feeling of choking or suffocating
• Racing, or pounding heart
• Sweating
• Trembling and shaking
• Shortness of breath
• Chest pressure, or pain, making the person think they may be having a heart attack
• Fear of the worst happening, losing control or going crazy
• Fear of dying
• Nausea or an upset stomach
• Dizziness, unsteadiness, lightheadedness or faintness
• Numbness or tingling sensations
• Chills or hot flashes
• Feelings of being detached from oneself or feelings of unreality

Solutions:

Thankfully, I ran across research out of Europe that utilized an amino acid S-adenosylmethionine commonly referred to as SAMe to treat depression and anxiety. I am very happy to be completely free of the depression meds. My thought processes have returned to normal as well as my emotions reawakening to a natural state.

As frightening and paralyzing as panic attacks can be there is always hope. I am convinced there are natural solutions to anxiety. While not necessarily helping during an attack, it is good to know that the actual attack does not do any real damage or physical harm to the individual.

If anxiety is brought on through gradual chemical changes in the brain due to aging, stress or other factors such as poor absorption of nutrition into the brain it seems to me that finding ways to reverse the chemical changes naturally will be most effective.  

Natural Solutions:

I would place prayer, counseling and talking with concerned friends along with life style changes as important factors in overcoming anxiety. I personally believe that it was beneficial to be open about what was happening with me. It is a mistake to try and hide a problem with anxiety and depression.

Contrary to initial instincts to pretend there is nothing wrong out of fear of embarrassment, there are many individuals who can be of great encouragement. If your friend or family member is having these problems, don't act as those they have the plague. Your encouragement and support is vital to assist in situations like this. I personally had people talk me through or at least lighten a panic attack. 

As already mentioned, S-adenosylmethionine or SAMe has remarkable promise helping individuals to get off depression meds chiefly because it has proven helpful for many people and also because it is one of the most carefully researched natural products. This research began in Europe approximately fifteen years ago. SAMe works by releasing a substance that is essential to the production of neurotransmitters that antidepressant medications look for such as serotonin. Although the SSRI pharmaceutical drugs block the reuptake of these brain chemicals, SAMe on the other hand encourages the normal production of them. This makes sense if the anxiety is due to low serotonin levels in the brain.

In addition, there are substances such as tryptophan and 5-HTP that are precursors to serotonin that increase neurotransmitter production. In chemistry a precursor is compound that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound. It should also be noted that St. John's wort is a popular herb for treating depression.

Essentials oils have also shown promise in helping with depression and anxiety. Evidence has shown that essential oils particularly lavender oil can increase the release of serotonin and as a result produce a calming effect on the individual. Essential oils are concentrated hydrophobic liquid that contains aroma compounds from plants. The most significant thing essential oils do is to get the pineal gland (a small endocrine gland in the brain) working more efficiently and as a result helps in cleansing toxins from the body.  Research shows that essential oils are high in sesquiterpenes which are hydrocarbons with 15 carbon atoms and are especially helpful in this cleaning process. That is because sesquiterpenes have the ability to cross the blood-brain barrier, to oxygenate the brain and clear out plaques and toxins that inhibit the release of serotonin.

In addition, there are foods and supplements that can help improve an individual's mood. A number of vitamins and minerals such as B vitamins, magnesium, chromium and selenium may be deficient when you're depressed or anxious. Omega-3 fatty acids have also been shown to improve mood in depressed people.

A nutritional program should include standardized high quality supplements made in compliance with good manufacturing practices along with good whole foods and filtered water to help improve the structure and function of new cells your body is making. During the aging process, there is an increase need for certain vitamins and minerals due to less efficient utilization of them for a variety of factors brought on by the aging process. Proper rest and exercise are also important factors in overall health.

Thankfully,

Jack@KettlerWellness.com

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) along with the Federal Trade Commissions (FTC) routinely censor truthful health claims related to dietary supplements.

The purpose of this short article is to show that Americans are being denied our most basic 1st Amendment Freedom in regards to the free exercise of our religious faith in the area of helping our neighbor. If your neighbor was dying from one of the traditionally nutrition deficiency diseases such as scurvy, would you tell them about a nutrient like vitamin c or remain silent because of threats from unelected tyrannical bureaucrats? The free exercise of religion is not something confined to inside the walls of a church, but extends to all of life, particularly to being a Good Samaritan!

"Unless we put Medical Freedom into the Constitution, the time will come when medicine will organize into an undercover dictatorship....to restrict the art of healing to one class of men, and deny equal privilege to others, will be to constitute the Bastille of Medical Science. All such laws are un-American and despotic, and have no place in a Republic...The Constitution of this Republic should make special privilege for Medical Freedom as well as Religious Freedom." Dr. Benjamin Rush

Unfortunately, the right to medical freedom was not added to the Bill of Rights in the Constitution and today we have outright tyranny in the land!

As a Christian I have a right to evaluate and comment on things in the light of scriptural, moral and constitutional principles. I have a right to practice my faith. The current unconstitutional medical monopoly enforced by the FDA and FTC are in direct conflict with the free exercise of a person's faith in which we are commanded to love our neighbors as ourselves.

The Law that Congress will not enforce:

The U.S. Congress stated in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 commonly called DSHEA, and it (nutrition) is in the best interest of public health. In fact, Congress found that:

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994

Congress finds that:

• (1) improving the health status of United States citizens ranks at the top of the national priorities of the Federal Government;
• (2) the importance of nutrition and the benefits of dietary supplements to health promotion and disease prevention have been documented increasingly in scientific studies;
• (3) (A) there is a link between the ingestion of certain nutrients or dietary supplements and the prevention of chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and osteoporosis; and
• (B) clinical research has shown that several chronic diseases can be prevented simply with a healthful diet, such as a diet that is low in fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium, with a high proportion of plant-based foods;
• (4) healthful diets may mitigate the need for expensive medical procedures, such as coronary bypass surgery or angioplasty;
• (5) preventive health measures, including education, good nutrition, and appropriate use of safe nutritional supplements will limit the incidence of chronic diseases, and reduce long-term health care expenditures;
• (6) (A) promotion of good health and healthy lifestyles improves and extends lives while reducing health care expenditures; and
• (B) reduction in health care expenditures is of paramount importance to the future of the country and the economic well-being of the country;
• (7) there is a growing need for emphasis on the dissemination of information linking nutrition and long-term good health;
• (8) consumers should be empowered to make choices about preventive health care programs based on data from scientific studies of health benefits related to particular dietary supplements; .... Preamble to DSHEA

Today we no longer have 1st Amendment religious freedom when it comes to discussing knowledge of dietary supplements elaborated and guaranteed in the above law.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The Biblical Imperative:

The moral law is two sided, always leading to a positive act and resisting a negative one.

Merely omitting or refraining from doing a forbidden thing is not a moral act. Otherwise, sheer inactivity could count as fulfilling a command, but in the moral realm this is just another name for death. Biblical ethics call for positive participation in life.

When an evil is forbidden in a moral command, its opposite good must be practiced before one can be considered obedient. We must not just refuse to murder, but we must do all in our power to aid the life of our neighbor. This is the essence of what we learn in the story of the Good Samaritan.

Luke 10:33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him],
Luke 10:34 And went to [him], and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
Luke 10:35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave [them] to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Luke 10:36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?
Luke 10:37 And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. How can we do likewise?

"...and 'love your neighbor as yourself." Matthew 19

If I know of something that may help my neighbor and then keep silent it is sinful. Biblical ethics call for positive participation in life. We must do all in our power to aid the life of our neighbor. "And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward" (Matthew 10:42).

The "cup of water" we give to these little ones can be in the form of educating our neighbor in the area of nutrition which may save their life.

Naked and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Matthew 25:36 Matt 25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Matt 25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of the least of these, ye did [it] not to me. "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets." (Matthew 7:12 KJV) Luke 6:31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. James 2:8 If ye fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well.

In Conclusion:

We are commanded to be good Samaritans!

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not, to him it is sin. James 4:17

Therefore when Jesus saw that a person needed the help He chose to do good by healing the person weather it was the Sabbath day or not (Mark 3: 1-5). This act of making His righteous stand offended the scribes and Pharisees. Jesus had exposed their sin of refraining from their command to do the good work of healing (Matthew 10: 8). He explained to these men that if it had been them or one of their animals that had been hurt on the Sabbath day that they would have responded to take care of themselves or their animals

(Matthew 12: 9-11). People are much more valuable to God than the Pharisees' animals are to them. Therefore, it was and still is right to heal on the Sabbath as well as any other day of the week.

Americans are now forbidden to share with someone how the body can heal itself when supplied with nutrition that God has provided in nature on the Sabbath day or any other day.

The heavy handed tactics of the FDA and FTC which restricts the free flow of information in regards to the benefits of dietary supplements related to disease conditions is first and foremost a violation of free speech guaranteed in the 1St Amendment and secondly, it is immoral because it is binding a man's conscious against doing what is good in the practice or outworking of a person's religious faith! This tyranny cannot stand!

Jack Kettler

All that mankind needs for good health and healing is provided by God in nature... the challenge to science is to find it." Paracelsus, the father of Pharmacology

Doctors are men who prescribe medicine of which they know little to cure diseases of which they know less in human beings of which they know nothing. Voltaire

Let your food be your medicine, let your medicine be your food. Hippocrates 320 BC

When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use, when diet is correct, medicine is of no need. Ancient Ayurvedic Proverb

If you don't take care of your health today, you will be forced to take care of your illness tomorrow! Dr. Deepak Chopra

A dietary deficiency cannot be corrected with drugs or anything else, only the missing nutrients.  Anonymous 

Nutritional products are vital for improving cellular structure and function by supporting the physiological functions of repair, regeneration, and other immune defense mechanisms of the body. I am saying that the body heals itself and nutrition provides the molecules necessary to accomplish this. When this happens, this is not a drug effect, it is normal physiology, in other words the biochemistry of the body is being changed nutritionally and because of this we are not claiming that nutritional products treat cure, or mitigate disease.

"Science has shown that the body can truly heal itself. Drugs don't heal nor do dietary supplements. Proper nutrition gives the body the resources to heal itself". - Dr. Roger Williams (Nutrition and Disease 1971)

 Don't starve your cells, nourish them! Give your body a fighting chance!

My goal is to show you how to improve the Structure and Function of the cells in your body through vital nutrition. When your cell structure is normal, they will function correctly.

Vital nutrients that we nourish our bodies with become the micronutrient building blocks for the new cells made by our bodies on a daily basis. If we have poor nutritional intake the body is still going to make new cells. Think about this, the body will make do with what it has to work with. If your body is starving nutritionally by a lack of essential vitamins and minerals what will be the new cells be made of? Will the micronutrient building blocks needed to make a normal cell magically appear in the structure of the new cell if you are not ingesting the required nutrients?

Over time, the structure of the cells in your body will become increasingly compromised and no longer be able to function like normal cells. Why? Because they are not normal, they are made missing vital nutrients. Over time poor nutritional intake can lead to a situation where a disease state can take hold. This is not rocket science! For example, poor women have many more problems with pregnancies and new born mortality rates than rich women. Why? Rich women have better sources of nutrition.

Nutritional supplements are not drugs. We have to think of them differently. If we approach nutrition like drugs we will be looking for an overnight quick fix. Nourishing our bodies through proper diet and nutritional supplementation is completely different. It is a life style or way of life. Eating is necessary to live. It has been said "we are what we eat." What are you eating?

We need to evaluate if what we are eating is truly nourishment and not simply empty calories devoid of nutritional content.

Don't short change yourself! Take charge of your health, live a healthy life style, nourish yourself with the best foods and find the best supplements to support your body by giving it the tools needed to repair and correct it-self! In other words, give your body a fighting chance!

Support the immune, endocrine, digestive, and elimination systems of your body and don't let the disease process get the upper hand.

Our loss of health freedom:

One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence was, Dr. Benjamin Rush, a physician, educator and politician. Dr. Rush was a member of the Continental Congress and was a member of the Pennsylvania Convention that ratified the US Constitution. He became a professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania , among other things, and was a founder of the first American Antislavery society. Rush Medical College in Chicago is named after him.

In addition to Dr. Rush's stellar career in medicine he had one very insightful idea that he wanted added to the Constitution that unfortunately was not. Dr. Rush believed that the right to Medical Freedom should be etched into the Constitution and was as important as the right to Freedom of Religion. His thoughts were unbelievably accurate given today's political climate. The following is a quote from Dr. Rush's argument before the American Continental Congress:

"Unless we put Medical Freedom into the Constitution, the time will come when medicine will organize into an undercover dictatorship….to restrict the art of healing to one class of men, and deny equal privilege to others, will be to constitute the Bastille of Medical Science. All such laws are un-American and despotic, and have no place in a Republic…The Constitution of this Republic should make special privilege for Medical Freedom as well as Religious Freedom."

Unfortunately, the right to medical freedom was not inserted in the Constitution, and today we have the government, medical and pharmaceutical groups working together to limit our medical choices.

"The Doctor of the Future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the Care of the Human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease." Thomas Edison 

To Your Health,

Jack Kettler

Certified Glyconutrient Wellness Consultant (DSHEA Certified) (Diplomat in Nutritional Education and Health)

If you have a wellness question you want addressed in a future blog send an e-mail to jack@kettlerwellness.com or contact me through my web site at NetWorkBuilderPro.com.  Note:  To protect the integrity of the myspace blog I will not mention particular product brands or companies.

Specifically, the term refers to the particular blend of polysaccharides (complex carbohydrates) and simple sugars or starches that mix with proteins and fats and forms a bridge for the cells to communicate.
 
These eight biological active sugars, or saccharides, are fucose, galactose, glucose, mannose, N-acetylgalacetosamine, N-acetylglucosamine, N-acetylneuraminic acid, and xylose. If a supplement has all eight sugars, it is a complete formula. For proper inter-cellular communication and cell functionality, all eight sugars must be present on the surface of the cell.
 
These eight sugars are just as important to the body as the eight essential amino acids. The eight sugars have also been called the eight essential eight sugars. These acids and sugars are called essential because they are necessary for our body's health. It's not simply suggested our bodies should take them in; it's mandatory.
 
Why are monosaccharides important?
 
Monosaccharides are paramount for proper inter-cellular communication and cell functionality. In simpler terms, inter-cellular communication governs our basic cellular activities and manages the actions of cells. Proper inter-cellular communication is the foundation of development, immunity, and tissue repair so cells can understand and correctly react to their environment.
 
Cell-to-cell communication sounds important, but when you realize we're talking trillions of functions our cells are responsible for, it becomes absolutely paramount!
 
Communication is important to your body functions. Our natural, or immune defense system, and our endocrine, or glandular system, are directly affected by the body's inter-cellular communication. Further, the body's inter-cellular communication affects our gland and organ functions.

Another important function monosaccharides provide is the retention of bone density and muscle mass. These sugars also play an important role in replacing, remodeling, and renewing cells and tissues in the body. This is simply stated as the body utilizing needed nutrition to build healthy new cells. That is why we say monosaccharides when ingested lead to an improvement in cellular structure and function.
 
Monosaccharides are given credit for increased energy and stamina because it improves our body's ability to consume and exert oxygen. Further, increased cardiovascular health is enjoyed because it strengthens the heart and improves circulation.
 
Do monosaccharides supplements have toxic side effects?
 
Monosaccharides have absolutely no toxic side effects. Monosaccharides simply restore the body's functions so it can repair itself by improving cellular structure and function. Mother's breast milk contains five of the eight essential saccharides.
 
Then on the other hand, every year, there are approximately 100,000 deaths in America due to pharmaceutical side effects. These deaths occurred despite being properly prescribed and properly dispensed.
 
Some Facts about Monosaccharides:
 
1. It's the sugar, or beta-glucans, in oatmeal that is responsible for lowering cholesterol levels.
2. Without proper nutrition, our bodies begin to slowly degenerate.
3. These eight sugars, or monosaccharides, fortify our health. The wrong sugars compromise our cell structure and function. The correct sugars are needed.
4. All eight sugars are only found in foods that are naturally ripened from a tree, vine, branch, or plant.
5. Monosaccharides are derived from plants. They are not amino acids, enzymes, minerals, or vitamins.
6. Do not to confuse sugars. Many foods contain refined sugar. Refine sugars are addictive, will inflame cells, and cannot provide what the eight sugars provide.
7. Currently, over 1,000 medical professionals in America use monosaccharides in their own private practices.
8. Though monosaccharides have been around since time began, their benefits are relatively recent to the scientific co mmunity. Monosaccharides are pioneers in the nutritional science field. Just Google the term glycomics or glycobiology and see the results.
9. Despite criticisms on the effectiveness of monosaccharides, it is believed the evidence will soon out-weigh its proponents and the thousands and thousands of success case studies will no longer be refuted.
10. "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." Arthur Schopenhauer German philosopher (1788 - 1860)

It is estimated our modern day diets consists of just two sugars on the average. Just think how depleted our bodies must be!

Monosaccharides are able to provide superior nutritional enrichment for our total health.
 
If taken on a daily basis, monosaccharides are able to supply our organs and body systems with chemistry, nutrition, and raw materials.

To Your Health,

Jack Kettler

Certified Glyconutrient Wellness Consultant (DSHEA Certified) (Diplomat in Nutritional Education and Health)

If you have a wellness question you want addressed in a future blog send an e-mail to jack@kettlerwellness.com.  Note:  To protect the integrity of the myspace blog I will not mention particular product brands or companies.

We all live in a toxic environment. No matter where we live or how careful we are, we can't avoid environmental toxins. They are in the air we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink all over the planet. What is particularly worrying is the high levels of pesticides in our homes, considerably higher to levels we are exposed to outdoors.

Free radicals are produced when our cells create energy and when we are exposed to pollutants or toxins such as cigarette smoke, alcohol or pesticides. If allowed to go unquenched, free radicals can cause damage to the body's cells. The cells that line the arteries, the fat cells in the blood, the immune cells and so on can all be affected by free radicals. And because of this, free radical damage (or oxidation) has been linked to the formation of every degenerative disease known including cancer, cardiovascular disease, cataracts and the ageing process itself.

Free radicals are unstable chemicals formed in the body during normal metabolism or exposure to environmental toxins such as air, food and water pollution. Free radicals help our bodies to generate energy and fight infections, but when we have too many free radicals they attack healthy cells causing them to age prematurely. The action of rust is probably the best analogy of how excess free radicals work in our body.

We are being constantly exposed to increasing amounts of free radicals due to increasing environmental toxins in our living and working environment. At the same time our intake of protective cell pigments is decreasing. Free radicals are known to cause or exacerbate most (and especially chronic) diseases such as cancer, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, macular degeneration and cataracts.

Free radical damage mutates the body's future DNA and RNA cell blueprint message by pairing with electrons in the DNA chains, ultimately leading to cellular electronic imbalance. Inevitable blurring of the DNA and RNA blueprint will occur as mutated cells replicate this is aging. In other cases, excess free radical damage can cause DNA messages to accelerate the cell division process into a state of panic whereby DNA are unable to withstand the rate of degeneration - this is cancer.

Antioxidants are substances or nutrients in our food which can prevent or slow the oxidative damage to our body. Phytonutrients act as antioxidants which help form the body's defense against free radical damage to cells.

Antioxidants act as free radical scavengers and prevent and repair damage done by the free radicals

Why Should We Supplement?

Your stomach lining is replaced every few days or so. Your bones are replaced every 7 to 10 years. Your red blood cells are replaced every 120 days. Without the correct nutrients in your diet EVERY day your body's systems will can become compromised.

Every second 2 million red blood cells are replaced. If the correct complement of nutrients are not available in your body at that very SECOND then those cells are made incorrectly and may lead to further malfunction of your body because the structure and function of your cells are not normal due to lack of nutrients your body needs for cellular makeup.

Our food chain is depleted in many of the essential nutrients required for proper cellular and organ function. You need to ensure that you have the complete range of essential nutrients:

Essential Carbohydrates (Monosaccharides)
Essential Vitamins & Minerals (Micronutrients)
Essential Fatty Acids (Good Fats)
Essential Amino Acids (Proteins)

Are following nutrients are missing or severely lacking from your diet?

Monosaccharides (Plant Sugars for Cellular Communication)
Phytosterols (Plant Hormones for Hormonal Support)
Antioxidants (Repair Free Radical damage)
Vitamins & Minerals (Immune system support)
Phytochemicals (Plant nutrients)

These nutrients can now ONLY be found in the required amounts in dietary supplements because our food supply is compromised.

To Your Health,

Jack Kettler

Certified Glyconutrient Wellness Consultant (DSHEA Certified) (Diplomat in Nutritional Education and Health)

If you have a wellness question you want addressed in a future blog send an e-mail to jack@kettlerwellness.com.  Note:  To protect the integrity of the myspace blog I will not mention particular product brands or companies.

Throughout history we have known that the best medicine is no "medicine," but rather what we find in nature. Below are quotes dating back thousands of years, why haven't most doctors been listening?

"One-quarter of what you eat keeps you alive. The other three-quarters keeps your doctor alive." (Hieroglyph found in an ancient Egyptian tomb.)

"At the end of times the merchants of the word will deceive the nations of the world through their Pharmacia." (Sorcery) - Rev 18:23

"Doctors give drugs of which they know little, into bodies, of which they know less, for diseases of which they know nothing at all." Voltaire

"The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it." Maimonides

"Of several remedies, the physician should choose the least sensational." Hippocrates

"Let food be thy medicine, and let thy medicine be food." Hippocrates

"And we have made of ourselves living cesspools, and driven doctors to invent names for our diseases." Plato

"When you are sick of sickness, you are no longer sick." Old Chinese Proverb

"The carpenter desires timber, the physician disease." Rig Veda IX. 7.9

"What ails the physician that he dies of the disease? That he would have cured in time gone by? There died alike he who administered the drug and he who took it, and he who imported and sold the drug, and he who bought it." (Verses upon the death in Baghdad of the physician Yuhanna ibn Masawayh in the year 857)

"The work of the doctor will, in the future, be ever more that of an educator, and ever less that of a man who treats ailments." Lord Horder

"All drugs are poisons the benefit depends on the dosage." Philippus Theophrastrus Bombast that of Aureolus Paracelsus (1493-1541)

"All that man needs for health and healing has been provided by God in nature, the challenge of science is to find it." Philippus Theophrastrus Bombast that of Aureolus Paracelsus (1493-1541)

"I find medicine is the best of all trades because whether you do any good or not you still get your money." (Moliere: "A Physician in Spite of Himself," 1664)

"Never, no never does Nature say one thing and wisdom another." Johann Christolph Frederick von Schuller

"Unless we put medical freedom into the Constitution, the time will come when medicine will organize into an undercover dictatorship to restrict the art of healing to one class of men and deny equal privileges to others; the Constitution of the Republic should make a special privilege for medical freedoms as well as religious freedom." Benjamin Rush, MD., a signer of the Declaration of Independence and personal physician to George Washington

"The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition." Thomas Edison

"If we doctors threw all our medicines into the sea, it would be that much better for our patients and that much worse for the fishes." Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendel Holmes, MD

"It is not... that some people do not know what to do with truth when it is offered to them, but the tragic fate is to reach, after patient search, a condition of mind-blindness, in which the truth is not recognized, though it stares you in the face." Sir William Osler, physician, 1849-1919

"We must admit that we have never fought the homeopath on matters of principle. We fought them because they came into our community and got the business." Dr. J.N. McCormack, AMA, 1903

"It's supposed to be a secret, but I'll tell you anyway. We doctors do nothing. We only help and encourage the doctor within." Albert Schweitzer, M.D.

"One of the biggest tragedies of human civilization is the precedents of chemical therapy over nutrition. It's a substitution of artificial therapy over nature, of poisons over food, in which we are feeding people poisons trying to correct the reactions of starvation." Dr. Royal Lee, January 12, 1951

"The human body heals itself and nutrition provides the resources to accomplish the task." Roger Williams Ph.D. (1971)

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Your mother...

Here to help and serve,

Jack Kettler
Certified Glyco Nutritional Wellness Consultant (GNWC)
(DSHEA Certified) (Diplomat in Nutritional Education and Health)

 According to the Los Angeles Times, the California Association of Physicians and Surgeons, and even the Center for Diseases Control's own admission, well over 100,000 people in this country die each year from "properly" administered prescription drugs. This is absolutely shocking!

 One study has shown that more than two million American hospitalized patients suffered a serious adverse drug reaction (ADR) within a 12-month period and of these, over 100,000 died as a result. Likewise, roughly 36,000,000 adverse drug reactions are reported annually, resulting in more than 33.6-million admissions or hospitalizations all from drugs that the FDA has pronounced "safe effective."  Sources for these statistics can be found at: http://www.cancure.org/medical_errors.htm.

 The media is not doing a very good job of reporting this ADR crisis.  Instead, we hear the constant media drumbeat about the dangers of firearms, which are currently politically incorrect yet represent a miniscule fraction of the deaths in this country.  Doctors who want to politicize gun deaths should clean up their own glass houses first.  The real crisis is the failing health care or more accurately described as the sick care system. There are numerous reasons for this crisis.

One reason is that conflicts of interest represent a very real problem for public servants and those entities which have relationships with various government agencies. Numerous researchers have reported that the FDA receives money from the very entities it is suppose to be regulating and one consequence of this is the suppression rather than advancement of disease cures.   Consider the following:

 "According to a USA Today study, more than half of the experts hired to advise the government on the safety and effectiveness of medicine have financial relationships with the pharmaceutical companies that will be helped or hurt by their decisions. These experts are hired to advise the Food and Drug Administration on which medicines should be approved for sale, what the warning labels should say and how studies of drugs should be designed. The experts are supposed to be independent, but USA TODAY found that 54% of the time, they have a direct financial interest in the drug or topic they are asked to evaluate. These conflicts include helping a pharmaceutical company develop a medicine, then serving on an FDA advisory committee that judges the drug.

The conflicts typically include stock ownership, consulting fees or research grants.

Federal law generally prohibits the FDA from using experts with financial conflicts of interest, but according to the article, the FDA has waived the restriction more than 800 times since 1998." (1) 

 The corruption of undisclosed financial ties to the pharmaceutical companies by supposedly unbiased researchers along with the staggering cost involved in bringing new drugs to market, which conveniently eliminates competition from all but the cartel heavyweights has been sparingly reported in the mainstream press. Consider one exception to this silence:

In the book a "World Without Cancer" by G. Edward Griffin. Griffin describes the politics of cancer therapy, in which he blows the lid off the all powerful international chemical and drug cartel that has dominated the direction of health care since early in the Twentieth Century in the United States. Griffin argues that not only has the Rockefeller-Farben cartel (2) been instrumental in fostering chemical based drug treatment as the basis for health care and they have been the dominant adversary against safer non-drug treatments.  If Griffin is correct, who is the FDA protecting and serving? Clearly, not the consumer!

It should be noted that pharmaceutical drugs have absolutely no nutritional value, and at best offer temporary relief of symptoms while doing nothing to address the root causes of disease.  Additionally, pharmaceutical drugs should be used very carefully because of the toxicity factor also known as the LD50 rating. LD stands for "Lethal Dose" and LD50 is the amount of a drug, given, which causes the death of 50% of a group of laboratory test animals.  Also, it is well known that drugs can damage the liver and kidneys. 

Do not forget, as sited above, adverse drug reactions are responsible for over 100,000 deaths each year plus the pain and suffering for those lucky enough to survive an ADR. The way to good health does not necessarily include the ingestion of toxic chemicals. Likewise, the reason for disease is not that we are deficient or lacking in deadly debilitating pharmaceutical drugs.  In many cases, disease is the result of nutritional deficiencies and the resulting weakening of the immune system.

The recent ongoing attempt to abolish and subvert the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994, which brought a measure of freedom back to consumers, in regards to their personal choices in the area of nutritional supplementation, should raise the ire of everyone who is concerned about their own health.  This is an example of the pharmaceutical cartel and their political cronies within and along side of the FDA at work. Never forget, America is about freedom, especially freedom to make informed decisions concerning our own health care information, services we choose, our choice of treatments and products that we believe to be beneficial for our own health and wellbeing.  See the National Health Freedom coalition web site (3)

36,000,000 adverse drug reactions and 100,000 deaths annually is a crisis!

Notes:

 1. An article by Dennis Cauchon, the USA TODAY Newspaper, Sept. 25, 2000

2. G. Edward Griffin, World Without Cancer, Westlake Village, CA, American Media, 1997.

3. National Health Freedom Coalition at: http://www.nationalhealthfreedom.org/

Here to help and serve,

Jack Kettler
Certified Glyco Nutritional Wellness Consultant (GNWC)
(DSHEA Certified) (Diplomat in Nutritional Education and Health)

Health News you can use!

Here's What Informed Doctors Have to Say about Prescription Drugs
 
1. "The cause of most disease is in the poisonous drugs physicians superstitiously give in order to affect a cure." - Charles E. Page, M.D.

2. "Medicines are of subordinate importance because of their very nature they can only work symptomatically." - Hans Kusche, M.D.

3. "If all the medicine in the world were thrown into the sea, it would be bad for the fish and good for humanity." - O.W. Holmes, (Prof. of Med. Harvard University)

4. "Drug medications consist in employing, as remedies for disease, those things which produce disease in well persons.  Its materia medica is simply a lot of drugs or chemicals or dye-stuffs in a word poisons. All are incompatible with vital matter; all produce disease when brought in contact in any manner with the living; all are poisons." - R.T. Trall, M.D., in a two and one half hour lecture to members of congress and the medical profession, delivered at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.

5. "Every drug increases and complicates the patient's condition." - Robert Henderson, M.D.

6. "Drugs never cure disease. They merely hush the voice of nature's protest, and pull down the danger signals she erects along the pathway of transgression.  Any poison taken into the system has to be reckoned with later on even though it palliates present symptoms. Pain may disappear, but the patient is left in a worse condition, though unconscious of it at the time." - Daniel. H. Kress, M.D.

7. "The greatest part of all chronic disease is created by the suppression of acute disease by drug poisoning." - Henry Lindlahr, M.D.

8. "Every educated physician knows that most diseases are not appreciably helped by medicine." - Richard C. Cabot, M.D. (Mass. Gen. Hospital)

9. "Medicine is only palliative, for back of disease lies the ca use, and this cause no drug can reach." - Wier Mitchel, M.D.

10. "The person who takes medicine must recover twice, once from the disease and once from the medicine." - William Osler, M.D.

11. "Medical practice has neither philosophy nor common sense to recommend it. In sickness the body is already loaded with impurities. By taking drug - medicines more impurities are added, thereby the case is further embarrassed and harder to cure." - Elmer Lee, M.D., Past Vice President, Academy of Medicine.

12. "Our figures show approximately four and one half million hospital admissions annually due to the adverse reactions to drugs. Further, the average hospital patient has as much as thirty percent chance, depending how long he is in, of doubling his stay due to adverse drug reactions."- Milton Silverman, M.D. (Professor of Pharmacology, University of California)

13. "Why would a patient swallow a poison because he is ill, or take that which would make a well man sick?" - L.F. Ke bler, M.D.

14. "What hope is there for medical science to ever become a true science when the entire structure of medical knowledge is built around the idea that there is an entity called disease which can be expelled when the right drug is found?" - John H. Tilden, M.D.

15. "The necessity of teaching mankind not to take drugs and medicines is a duty incumbent upon all who know their uncertainty and injurious effects; and the time is not far distant when the drug system will be abandoned." - Charles Armbruster, M. D.

16. "We are prone to thinking of drug abuse in terms of the male population and illicit drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and marijuana. It may surprise you to learn that a greater problem exists with millions of women dependent on legal prescription drugs." - Robert Mendelsohn, M.D
 
Doctors are men who prescribe medicine of which they know little to cure diseases of which they know less in human beings of which they know nothing. Voltaire

All that mankind needs for good health and healing is provided by God in nature... the challenge to science is to find it. Paracelsus, the father of Pharmacology
 
Let your food be your medicine, let your medicine be your food. Hippocrates 320 BC
 
When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use, when diet is correct, medicine is of no need. Ancient Ayurvedic Proverb
 
If you don't take care of your health today, you will be forced to take care of your illness tomorrow! Dr. Deepak Chopra
 
A dietary deficiency cannot be corrected with drugs or anything else, only the missing nutrients.  Anonymous
 
The Doctor of the Future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the Care of the Human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease. Thomas Edison

Consider the alarming "Death by Medicine" article in Life Extension Magazine. It has the best researched statistics on death rate by the medical system I have come across, ever!
 
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2004/mar2004_awsi_death_01.html
 
There are lots of great dedicated doctors out there, but when caught up in a bad system, disasters like what you read in the Life Extension Magazine occur every day!

Here to help,

Jack Kettler