Tuesday, May 26, 2009

A Return to Healing

This is a New Book Announcement from Len Saputo, a good friend and colleague in the world of integrative medicine. I have appeared on his radio show several times and he and I have always shared a concept of the pursuit of health is best for us all.

I have not yet read the book but enthusiastically look forward to it. He will send me a copy soon so then I will be able to tell you more about it.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Help the Vitamin D Council

This is from the Vitamin D council. Everyone should subscribe. It’s free!

http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/

You will learn more good stuff and be so glad you did.

It’s free!

But like National Public Radio which is free to the world, it is not free to put it all together as John Cannell, MD, does for us all. Send him a few dollars, Euros or lira – what ever you trade in. The world will be grateful for it.

For example, with this news letter you will read him saying we really don’t know the correct general dose to take and there is a wide individual response. However, you will read that 5,000 IUs D3 daily is a generally good dose for most situations. This is one reason why I came to the conclusion to do the 5,000 IU Spray D3 when putting together the oral spray.

But that is not enough if you are threatened with Flu! As Dr. Cannell and I say,

Stock your homes pharmacy with several fresh bottles of 50,000 IU capsules of Vitamin D3, a medicine, not a supplement, and if you get this flu, take 2,000 IU per kg of body weight per day for a week. As I weigh 220 pounds, I would take 200,000 IU per day for seven days if I thought I had an infection with a 1918-like influenza virus.

You will also read that 1,000 – 2,000 IU D3 daily may even allow flu virus to replicate to a more ugly/deadly virus and increase the chance of dying! Dying!

This is an era where you need to take charge of your health. You feel better when you do, you will be healthier when you do and you can make many more informed decisions which will keep you very healthy. We haven’t talked about cancer yet….

It’s your time!

Dr. Joe

Monday, May 18, 2009

Synergy Worldwide Northern California Meetings

Just a reminder that every 4th Wednesday there is a meeting in Sacramento at the

Hilton Garden Inn Natomas

2540 Venture Oaks Way
Sacramento, CA 95833
Phone (916) 286-4000

The next meeting is 7:00 pm on Wednesday, May 27.

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Dr. Joe Prendergast Meeting

The Palo Alto meetings with Dr. Joe are the 4th Thursday of every month at the

Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel
4290 El Camino Real
Palo Alto , CA 94306
Phone (650)-857-0787

The next meeting is 7:00 pm on Thursday, May 28.

Joan
msjoanriggs@msn.com

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Friday, May 08, 2009

H1N1 influenza from the CDC and NEJM, May 8, 2009

Although the onslaught of virus seems to have slowed, there is no reason to drop our guard too far just yet. Besides, this virus has some atypical manifestations that may make us not recognize the problem as quickly as we might.

For example one fourth of cases present with diarrhea and another one fourth present with vomiting. The usual “flu” is an upper and lower respiratory presentation. The virus is continuing to rapidly evolve on a DNA basis and the presentation may evolve as well.

Children and teens seem to be most susceptible and older adults less vulnerable to the virus. The ages of between 10 and 18 years were most effected and only 5% were 50 or older. Symptoms included fever in 94%, cough in 92%, sore throat in 66%, diarrhea in 25%, and vomiting in 25%.

The young with disorders as asthma and eczema, as well as other disorders of immunodeficiency seem to be at more risk. All patients given Tamiflu recovered.