Cancer
- Iodine for breast and prostate cancers and Dr Tab’s views
- Iodine and thyroid cancer
- Want to know more about the Iodine Paint Test?
- Carnitine
Bones and Tendons
- Boron for bones
- Back pain and bulging discs
- Gelatin, borax and joints
- Hirudoid cream
- Arthritis
Alerts
This is a page of links to several diverse alerts which have been saved as PDFs, on topics ranging from anaesthetics, cardiac medications, and a medical alert card.
Anesthesia Concerns for the Polio Survivor.
Beta-blockers and Carnitine – post polio.
Dental and anaesthetic cautions – Bruno.
Medications post polio – Dr Susan Perlman.
Solutions to annoying problems
Blood pressure
High Blood Pressure: why does it matter? Very high blood pressure can give you headaches, and put you at risk of a stroke, but a moderately high blood pressure over many years puts strain on your heart and increases the risk of heart attack or heart failure. If you need to know more about the signs of a heart attack, click here. Your blood pressure will be higher if your blood vessels aren’t as flexible or stretchy as they were in your youth, which is usually caused by a build-up of cholesterol in large and medium sized arteries. That is why we try hard to reduce your cholesterol. You mat also be interested in Prof Dingle’s perspective on cholesterol. And your doctor may not be aware of the importance of homocysteine.
Reducing blood pressure often relies on medications, but you may be able to reduce it by keeping your weight under control, improving your cardiovascular fitness and making simple dietary changes. Your nutrient balance is important. You should certainly not be smoking. Dr Bruno provides further information about medications for blood pressure.
Blood Groups
What difference does my blood group make to how I manage as a polio survivor? For a start, it helps to determine how much red meat we need to eat, to get enough carnitine to help with muscle function and post-polio fatigue. Types O and A2 need half the plate to be red meat, and half veggies every day. A1 and AB only need a quarter of the plate to be meat, and three quarters veggies. More red meat may be required for polios.
If we are struggling with health problems, we need to make it easier for our bodies to work – less stressful. By eating the right foods for our blood type, we can ease that stress.
Here are the main points from WA research that started in 1992.
Food groups can be classified as warm- or cool- climate foods. Blood group O and A1B are warm climate blood groups. A1, A2, B and A2B are cold climate blood groups. The others are mixed.
| Blood group | Vitamin C type |
| O | Calcium Ascorbate |
| B | Calcium Ascorbate with bioflavinoids |
| A1 | Sodium Ascorbate (not orange flavoured) |
| A2 | BioC (Calcium + Sodium Ascorbate mix) |
| AB | Ascorbic acid only |
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