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Did You Catch This?

Submitted by mbrizman on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 21:56

I posted this on Bomamed, but in case anyone missed it, it is really important!

US House and Senate are about (in a week and a half) to vote on bill that will OUTLAW ORGANIC FARMING (bill HR 875) http://www.govtrack .us/congress/ billtext. xpd?bill= h111-875. There is an enormous rush to get this into law within the next 2 weeks before people realize what is happening.

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Expecting A change- Common Mistakes

Submitted by mbrizman on Sat, 03/28/2009 - 06:52

If you are in this kind of treatment for your IC, the success is in the details. So, a person needs to pay attention to each small thing that they are putting in their mouth or putting on their skin.

I had a patient this week that was upset bc she was feeling so lousy. She had been doing

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April's Support Group

Submitted by mbrizman on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 12:38

The next support group meeting will be on the 4th of April at a new location. A friend has
extended his office to us at no cost out of the kindness of his heart. He has a conference
room and sophisticated equipment which should work much better for us.

I am so very grateful to him. His company is Matchcraft, in West Los Angeles, California.
He is a wonderful human being and I am sure the good will come back his way!

This month's meeting will be at 5:00 Pacific this month. Sorry for the change, but, I
met a mother yesterday whos son is very sick. She could only bring him in on Saturday
and I did not want to let her down.

Please check in next week for dial in info. I plan on going over to that office to get everything

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The Meaning Of Challenge

Submitted by mbrizman on Tue, 03/24/2009 - 07:30

I personally do not follow any exact faith. Mine is a personal interpretation of a combination
of many philosophies that guide me through my life. But, it occurred to me that if one would
consult his or her practitioners of faith, one might get answers such as:

all things are meant to be as they are, as God designed them to be, ad we must accept that
there is a higher purpose to all of this, or,

God does not give us more than we can handle, or,

there are karmic reasons for all that happens in life. But,

Sometimes, no matter how strong our faith and our belief systems, these kinds of words dont
bring much solace. IN fact, sometimes we could be left feeling abandoned and alone in
our suffering.

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One Treatment For IC?

Submitted by mbrizman on Sat, 03/21/2009 - 16:21

Of course there is not one treatment for IC! No. Anyone who knows anything about IC 
knows how individual this condition is to each person that has it. REad my quote from
Hippocrates above! "It is more important to know the person that has the disease than the disease the person has."

IC is no different. I used to think at the beginning of my practice that if I could just get smart enough or experienced enough, I could find that magic remedy which would make everyone
better from IC. Untrue. The thing I have learned about IC and really all chronic disease, is that many people can have what may seem like exactly the same symptoms and require very
different treatment. Again, it is in the details of the person's history and current life that

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The Reason For Reposting Potassium

Submitted by mbrizman on Sat, 03/21/2009 - 16:04

The reason I reposted the article on potassium yesterday in case you all did not flip through the comment section is because it is so important to underscore the basics of information.

I was speaking to a patient that said if I had not posted this a few weeks ago she would never have connected that she was using a water softener in her home water filtration system and in fact using that water to make coffee and hot cereal with. 

So, after reading that article, she did an experiment and used her bottled water for both. 
What happened? Her symptoms improved. Then, she put the filtered water back in. What
happened? Symptoms came back.

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Bread, Starches, and IC

Submitted by mbrizman on Fri, 03/20/2009 - 16:26

Many people in the beginning stages of treatment cannot tolerate starches and or grains.
While many consume them with no problems at all, many can not handle them.

The reason I bring this up is because if you are consuming a starch that does not sit well 
with your body it may really be affecting you. Say you are eating yeast free sugar free
bread. It may not be the bread that is bothering you, but rather the grain that it is made from.
For example rye is a pain causer-hands down, while rice is usually more gentle. But, sometimes rice
can be a problem in one form vs another. SOmetimes people can tolerate it in bread
form rather than whole grain form.

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Another Inspiring Story

Submitted by mbrizman on Mon, 03/16/2009 - 13:09

To Whom It May Concern:

 

My problems with my bladder began in August of 2001. I woke up one morning with urgency, frequency, and pain, all which came on very quickly. I had never had a bladder infection, but assumed that that was most likely what it was. I went to my doctor, who tested me, found bacteria in my urine, and prescribed seven days of antibiotics. After a week, I still had the same symptoms, and went back, expecting him to find lingering bacteria. That wasn’t the case, however. The bacteria had been killed, yet I still had symptoms of an infection, so he sent me home with another ten days of a different kind of antibiotic, and referred me to a urologist, whom I was to see if I didn’t feel better within a week.

 

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Visitors And Newcomers

Submitted by mbrizman on Mon, 03/16/2009 - 12:32

For those of you who dont know, your skin is your largest organ. Your skin is like a sponge, soaking up all that you put on it. In the early stages of my practice, I did not realize how much people wee being affected by their skin care products. As time passes, I began to connect the dots. Pain levels could be as different as night and day depending on product use. 

In other words, a person could be doing everything correctly, but, using products that are upsetting their system. This in turn could be making pain levels rise.

It took me a long time to realize this and to understand that even most of the natural products out there could cause pain. Even healthy ingredients such as vitamin E used as a natural preservative causes pain!

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The Effects Of Energy

Submitted by mbrizman on Sun, 03/15/2009 - 11:16

I want to remind everyone and especially newcomers how much energy can effect your body. This is why we have to be so careful  what we do when we are trying to get our body healthier and in better balance. For example, getting massages. Something as simple as a massage can make you feel many extraordinary things as the toxins are released and recirculated during a session of massage therapy.

I have had more than a few patients early in treatment get massages and go into full blown
urinary tract infection mode including blood in the urine. This dynamic can be very disruptive in treatment and it is better to avoid getting into these situations in the first place.

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