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i am a family physician who was diagnosed with
early mild cognitive impairment(mci) amnestic type on december 21, 2010
this is a precursor to alzheimers disease
because of this diagnosis i have opted to stop practicing medicine
this blog will be about my journey with this disease
please feel free to follow me along this path
i will continue blogging on organic gardening, green living,
solar power, rainwater collection, and healthy living
i will blog on these plus other things noted to be interesting

Showing posts with label ddt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ddt. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

that sounds familiar

THAT SOUNDS FAMILIAR
paraquat
now that sounds familiar
and sounds toxic
paraquat why does that sound so familiar

monsanto developed these seeds that carry a gene that
makes the plant resistant to glycophosphate
better known as roundup
so that the plants let say corn could be planted
then the field could be sprayed with
yes roundup so that the weeds could be killed
but the corn would be spared since it its now resistant
to roundup
sounds good
dont know if i want roundup on my corn when i eat it
if i do does that mean i will be resistant to roundup

now here is what happens when you mess with mother nature
she always always wins
think overuse of antibiotics
we now have superbugs that cant be killed
and
the drug companies are not working on any new antibiotics
no profits in them they said
they made all the profits by encouraging us all doctors and
patients to overuse them
now see what we got
a mess
also neither is monsanto making new chemicals to use
they are pulling out the old one

paraquat why does that sound so familiar
then i just read about 2 4 d now that sounds familiar also
neither a good familiar sound


so one worry is that resistant gene in that corn will move over
to weeds to create a superweed that roundup wont kill now
well
its already here those superweeds
so what the heck will they do now to kill them

well we do have this old weedkiller we use to use
it works great
its available for use all over the world
well maybe its a little toxic if you get exposed to it
it has that history it seems
but
its already being used anyway
so
lets spray it on those superweeds to wipe them out

so plant a super corn that weed killer wont kill
spray it with the weedkiller to kill the weeds
then
spray this paraquat now what is that stuff
or 2 4 d
so it will wipe our the bad remaining weeds

now what you have is a corn crop that grows well without
competition from weeds so its a more productive yield

the hell with side effects

paraquat
2 4 d
oh yeah i remember that
that was in agent orange
the chemical we are paying millions of dollars for its effect
on our vietnam veterans
but wait it also may affect their offspring too
it was also sprayed on weed from mexico after the vietnam war


so what a good idea to spray it on my corn cob
and then let me eat it

wonder if i can qualify for benefits too

just remember the recent story of how ddt used to kill mosquitoes
was found to be in high levels in people with alzheimers

wonder whats waiting for our future generations
remember its the kids who are rapidly growing new brain tissue
new heart tissue new kidney tissue new ovary or testicle tissue
that are the most vulnerable

if you can stomach it
google agent orange then hit images
itll make you go organic for sure if you have kids or
if you are pregnant

now they are developing a 2 4 d resistant gene to put in seeds
guess they didnt learn their lesson
nothing good will come of this
except for increased monsanto profits

agent orange sorry thats bad stuff

the organicgreen doctor

Friday, June 27, 2014

habits can be good, A4 study we need help

HABITS CAN BE GOOD
i frequently give presentations on alzheimers disease
or question and answer ones which i like to do since
people can get their answers about this disease from someone
who is
a doctor and has treated alzheimers patients
a family member of parents who had the disease and a younger brother
a patient himself who may have the disease

one of the areas i always talk about in my presentation
and
an area i make sure i talk about in the q&a sessions
is
things to do to slow down or prevent the disease
so
im always on the lookout for articles on how to do this
that may add to my list

recently i found an article from abc news
on 5 healthy habits that can cut your risk of alzheimers disease










go organic
a lot of our vegetables come from foreign countries that have
not banned ddt
ddt breaks down to dde which has been found in alzheimers
patients at levels 4 times those found in persons without the disease
going organic means no dde

eat healthy
even if you start in your 50s and even if you have a genetic
predisposition to get alzheimers disease like i do
you can slow down the progression of the disease
or
even in some of you prevent the onset of the disease
by eating a healthy diet like the mediterranean diet
fruits berries veggies nuts milk products lean meats fish olive oil red wine
in moderation of course
and
by maintaining a normal body weight

the risk can be decreased by as much as 90% according to recent
research by eating healthy

speak another language
and you can delay alzheimers by 4 1/2 years
speaking that extra language develops parts of the brain that
handles executive functions and attention tasks

sleep right and read
sleeping greater than 8 hrs or less than 6 hrs plus not reading
increasing the risk for cognitive impairment by 2.6 times
in a recent study
thank goodness for my naps each day so i can stay in that sweet
spot between 6-8 hrs sleep and i read every day



feed your hippocampus
thats where alzheimers disease starts
by atrophying that underneath area of the brain

those folks who had a genetic predisposition to alzheimers
if you are kin to me thats you
had a 3% drop in the size of that area over an 18 month time period
if they did not exercise
adding exercise those who were susceptible maintained the
volume of the hippocampus ie it did not shrink

if you do ancestry.com and get a dna hit to me
i highly recommend that you do the exercise every day
as well those other things above
and
all those other things we recommend

the trifecta of controlling your blood pressure cholesterol and diabetes
controlling stress anxiety depression
being happy
being socially active
listening to music
dont smoke

so yes there is something you can do to slow this down
most of it doesnt involve medication or special treatments

A4 STUDY-WE NEED HELP!!!

antiamyloid treatemt in asymptomatic alzheimers study
they are looking for

people age 65-85 years old
who have normal thinking and memory

patients will have the new amyvid pet scan i have written about
so many times
it identifies those who have that beta amyloid in the brain
patients with alzheimers disease have beta amyloid in the brain










for those with postive scans  some will be given an infusion of a
new alzheimers vaccine
that will hopefully bind to the accumulated beta amyloid
and remove it from the brain
and hopefully remove it also before it can get stuck in the brain

if this all works then you wont get alzheimers disease or if you do
it will be much milder

folks i would jump at this in a minute as its right now my only hope
to slow things down beside those healthy things i mentioned above
i would be first on the list
except im too young to qualify

what if i told you
you can have a test that may show you may have alzheimers disease
but you could take this new drug that may make it go away
would you do it
no doubt i would

and i know that its really about helping your kids and your grandkids
your nephews your nieces
im afraid to say but it appears that once you get  alzheimers disease
and have symptoms then this stuff may not work as well

take to the time to go to these two links
look for your state
and consider joining the study

researchers have to sort through a lot of volunteers to find those
at risk
they desperately need volunteers!!!

so dont give me this crap about you dont want to know
were talking about your kids their kids and future generations
being able to be treated for this disease years before it hits them

just think of your family member or friend who has or has had
this terrible disease
what if you could have prevented it from happening to them

it can only happen right now if you folks help us out in finding a cure

click here
a4 study
and
a4 study now is the time

to read more about it and to find one near you
they need more volunteers

please pass this information on to those who might qualify

the organicgreen doctor

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

atrazine et al, young chickeners

ATRAZINE et al
if a chemical truck turned over in your yard and dumped its
chemicals on your yard would you let your kids and pets
play on that yard afterwards

most sane people would not
then many of you dump a chemical on your yards every year
to try to kill weeds that
dont work because in this area its dumped at the wrong time
of the year

if you use products like weed and feed etc
you are dumping these chemicals on your yard then letting your
kids and pets play in your yard
studies done can actually measure increased levels of these
chemicals in the urine
of kids exposed to them

use corn gluten on your yard in the fall to prevent seed germination
of the spring weeds and in the late winter to prevent summer weeds
if your kids or pets play in it or eat it its ok
as its corn
unless of course it was grown in a field with atrazine in it
many of the corn gluten products sold are chemical free

whats atrazine
well its another chemical that found in many water systems in
areas where atrazine is used to kill weeds in corn fields and soybean fields
many municipal water systems have increased levels of atrazine

atrazine is banned for use in europe and is under consideration for
limited use or ban here in the us
remember the us is also considering bringing back the use of
ddt products (vietnam vets know this as agent orange and non vets
should know this agent well as youve paid millions of dollars to vets
for the long term damage done by agent orange in viet nam)
(would recommend not getting rid of the epa but making it stronger)

atrazine is associated with several types of cancers in humans
slowed reproductive systems in some animals and is not easily
broken down when it gets in the water system

i read an insert that said dont put it out within 60 ft of a stream or lake
really
you know that s&*% gets in the water

there is a level allowed in our drinking water (not mine as i have
pure rainwater) but in areas where its used a lot the atrazine levels
get higher during the application time
wonder how that happens

its time to ban it like europe has
and please dont bring back the agent orange stuff
and do something about weed and feed
to protect us and our kids

YOUNG CHICKENERS
one of my former patients was involved in the recent hill country
chicken coop tour
her two kids were actively involved in assisting people as they
toured their chicken coop
when i see kids like this that are involved
i do have hope for the future
thanks guys

















and her bro

















the organicgreen doctor