Highlights ACAM Conference Portland November 2011 The
conference was about Type II (late onset) Diabetes and early detection and the
relation to other conditions. Dr.
Bland ·
Measure
Uric acid (Gout) Homocysteine, CRP, and GGT (liver enzyme) for early changes.
A cluster of risk factors has predictive value. ·
Organic
pesticides, plasticizers (BPA) levels are higher in Diabetics ·
Dietary
fat quality changes Glutathione levels. Glutathione is still the most
important antioxidant in humans. ·
He
talks about 2 kinds of fat: “Happy and Angry fat”. ·
Tylenol
should never be allowed to be sold. It wipes out Glutathione and kills liver
cells to the point of liver failure. ·
For
Glutathione retention, the combination of amino acid Glycine and Cysteine, is
most valuable. Dr. Schettler·
Arsenic,
Dioxin, PCB’s, POP (persistent organic pesticides) are very much related to
Type II Diabetes. Dr. J. Wright (Seattle)·
Skin
tags (believe it or not) predict Diabetes in 80% of cases as well as early
onset Osteoarthritis ·
Hair
analysis that shows high calcium, magnesium and zinc, predicts diabetes. (Dr.
Wittel: “Skin tags usually disappear with Chelation. Consider a Hair Analysis
once a year. ”) ·
Chromium
as a supplement (usually 200 mcg/day) may have to be given at a dose of 3000
mcg/day which is safe. ·
The
herb Berberine has been found to be superior to the prescription drug
Metformin. Dr.
Cannell (The Vitamin D Activist) ·
Physical
fitness depends largely on your Vit D levels. You can be a fit couch potato as
long as you take sufficient Vit D.
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