February 2009

It has come to my attention that there are people talking on other sites about my diet
and their protocols and giving impressions that may not be their intention.
Please do not talk about your treatments or your protocols on other sites other
than your feelings and your experiences. Thank you for your understanding.

For decades it has been standard procedure to give antibiotics to patients with mitral valve
prolapse before dental procedures even as benign as cleaning. Approximately three years ago, the American Heart Association ruled that this practice was no longer prudent or necessary.

I have been surprised lately because I have had many patients tell me that their dentists are
still requiring them to take antibiotics before their dental work. As all of you know, it is
my practice to suggest that antibiotics are only used when absolutely necessary. So, this
is an area that is no longer necessary--per Western sources.

One of my patients was kind enough to find the link for this information. If you need it,
here it is: 

It just came to my attention that some pediatricians may be offering up hormones to prevent a child from starting her mense too early if she is considered to be too young to handle it emotionally!

I was shocked to hear this, and I plan on doing research regarding this issue. And, this subject brings up many other issues regarding hormones and our practice of trying to control them.

As women, our bodies were designed to go through the cycles of life that are pre-peri and post fertile. These are normal. And, in my experience, endeavoring to intervene with what is normal is not typically a good idea.

Women are made to feel that menopause is abnormal and that we have to use hormones to

Children who were carried in the womb during a time when the mother had been sick with chronic illness may be more likely to experience chronic illness themselves in my experience. This
is not based on any scientific evidence, it is only what I have seen in the small number of people that I treat compared to the whole world-which-is tiny! 

However, I have seen my patient's children go on to exhibit symptoms of IC and other chronic illness.
That said, those kids I have treated are all doing well and seem to be quite in good health now.