Very interesting reading -- the Dr put me on 50.000 of VitD 3 once a month, will have to read through all these posts properly when I get some more time.

Years ago I had a little test in a chemist shop for osteoporosis and was told I had Osteopaenia. Have been taking calcium tabs ever since and also going to gym approx. 3 times a week for the last 7 years. A more recent test (about a year ago) showed my bones are in good nick.

However, the last time I went to buy my calcium tabs just 2 days ago the pharmacist told me that calcium + D does nothing to strengthen bones unless it also contains K2. It needs the K2 to reach the bones via the blood vessels according to her. I bought some containing the K2 but I can't help feeling cynical about advice because we are told so many different things at different times by different professionals.

 

https://www.centeronaddiction.org/the-buzz-blog/what-k2-and-why-it-dangerous 

Versus 

http://www.naturesway.com.au/product/osteo-k-vitamin-k2-calcium-vitamin-d/ 

Who do you believe?  I am puzzled....I admit to using Biotin!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotin   

About twice a month. I started to use it about 12 years ago, when I had enough of doctors saying  'I don't know the cause of IBS'  I was getting results from Blackmores Executive Stress Tablets.  Looked up the ingredients to see what was in it that was helping me.....found Biotin.

What is Biotin I said to myself 12 years ago.    Hardly anything on the net about Biotin....now there is heaps.  [use to be vit B then they changed it to vit H, now it is back to Vit B or part there of.]

[which I don't take daily anymore]

I asked the resident scientist what was it?

His reply was 'I don't know'

So we researched it.....It helps digest fatty acids.   So I went and got some! 150mg a tablet.....not a good idea.

I looked up the dosage for Biotin on the net....35mg a day. 

Ok so I break it down and took it for a week! 

Now up till then I could not eat my potato crisps.....which was sad for me, both husband and I love them,.

Well I don't drink and I don't smoke so I must be able to have something that is not good for me.    After a week I went and purchased two medium sized pkts of potato crisps and sat down and ate one whole yummy packet.   Oh yummy!  

Waited for several hours, days even.  Nothing happened.  

So the Biotin was helping me digest the greasy Potato crisps. Alas I over did it and started to put on weight. Silly me. 

So I had to cut back on potato chips to lose weight.  I cannot win, and it is nearly a year since I ate potato chips..... Earlier in my life I was misdiagnosed with a heart valve problem and for years had lots of anti biotics! 

Biotin in the body is destroyed by, guess?

Also the raw white of an egg.

Well I have not eaten many Pavlovas  [soft variety] 

But I have had a lot of anti biotics.....

 

'Mind-blowing' study of people born with one hand reveals scientists have misunderstood how the brain works for centuries

A study led by researchers at University College London suggests that areas of the brain are organised by functions rather than individual body parts.

A couple of years ago I developed a pain in one knee..doctor said it could be the beginning of arthritis..so he suggested I use Glucosamine..

The pain got worse..so I abandoned it after using for six months  and the pain disappeared..it turned out there was no arthritis..just  a ligament that needed some rest..

I am of the opinion some doctors need a rest too... 

I was given Ciprofloxacin in 2013 for a chest infection and I am STILL having trouble with the side effects of it -- it was used in the gulf war -- for Anthrax -- also used as a FAILED chemo drug -- and now they are talking of using it as a weed killer -- the amount of people that have had their lives ruined because of Cipro AND the other Fluoroquinolone drugs  is a real disaster,  some Drs will admit it is pretty severe but other just denigh and will not admit.

I am STILL having gut problems and some tendon problems to this day and there are a LOT that are a darn sight worse than I am.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Flouronqinalones+side+effects&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&channel=fs&gws_rd=cr,ssl&ei=Hx_8WN3WOMfU0AS_j5zQAw#q=Flouronqinalones+side+effects&nfpr=1

I keep having my emails go away on me each time I write one out about the K2 .... I've tried three times now. I give up....

I posted the other day the name of the Calcium I take, I have the container next to me here and I am going to list the ingredients. 

CABOT HEALTH

CALCIUM COMPLETE  [super strength]

each tablet contains the following....

Calcium citrate hydrate                              1.05g

Hydtoxyapatite                               240mg

Magnesium oxide [heavy]              227mg

Manganese amino acid chelate        10mg

Zinc gluconate                                    6.7mg

  [providing elemental zinc 875 mcg]

Menaquinone  7  [Vit K2]                   8.25mcg

Cholecalciferol    [Vit D3]                  12.5 mcg

Copper gluconate                                 3.5 mg

Boron [as Borax]                                750mcg

I also take two 1000mg of Vit D3 separate to the above tablet daily.

I was told recently when blood test for operation had a low blood count. Knew that as I too had pernicious anemia and told it meant low for life. Looked it up and read B12 deficiency caused by this.

I had already started taking Thompsons B12 supplement years ago when read that over 50's need it as body stops making enough etc.

Anyway, I asked my GP for another blood test for B12 and found that my B12 count was higher than required for health at 925. He said bit high but no worries but could take it down to 3 a week if I liked. 

I think once we all get to 50+ we need to take these supplements and docs no longer say dont and one reason is the soils of the world are they say exhausted and not giving us enough vits even if we do eat our quota.

D 3 is down all over the world as we got told to avoid sun for skin cancer. And Docs say now take it.

Also should look at CO Q 10 and take garlic pills daily.

I still havent had that operation booked last November due to them missing fact I had cellulitis on right leg even though showed it to surgeon and his side kick who said blood count too low to operate.

GP later I saw as old one on hols, said it as inside the data an 8 on scale of 7-15 and he would operate. Took this GP the new one, to tell me right leg swelling should have stopped op if they had only noticed! Not blood as they do a spinal anyway.

I had had this swelling for a few weeks prior and seen 2 other GPs at the clinic over it neither of whom diagnosed it as cellulitis.

So am with you all there on GP's and even specialists today.

I was told recently when blood test for operation had a low blood count. Knew that as I too had pernicious anemia and told it meant low for life. Looked it up and read B12 deficiency caused by this.

I had already started taking Thompsons B12 supplement years ago when read that over 50's need it as body stops making enough etc.

Anyway, I asked my GP for another blood test for B12 and found that my B12 count was higher than required for health at 925. He said bit high but no worries but could take it down to 3 a week if I liked. 

I think once we all get to 50+ we need to take these supplements and docs no longer say dont and one reason is the soils of the world are they say exhausted and not giving us enough vits even if we do eat our quota.

D 3 is down all over the world as we got told to avoid sun for skin cancer. And Docs say now take it.

Also should look at CO Q 10 and take garlic pills daily.

I still havent had that operation booked last November due to them missing fact I had cellulitis on right leg even though showed it to surgeon and his side kick who said blood count too low to operate.

GP later I saw as old one on hols, said it as inside the data an 8 on scale of 7-15 and he would operate. Took this GP the new one, to tell me right leg swelling should have stopped op if they had only noticed! Not blood as they do a spinal anyway.

I had had this swelling for a few weeks prior and seen 2 other GPs at the clinic over it neither of whom diagnosed it as cellulitis.

So am with you all there on GP's and even specialists today.

We all most probably knew this, but I thought it was worth posting......

 

What it REALLY means when a fly lands on your food (and why you should stop eating and throw it away immediately)

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Flies carry about 200 forms of harmful bacteria on their arms and legs, an expert has revealed. They then transfer those germs onto your food even if they only land on it for a second.

Interesting, would like to know more.

 

 

More evidence Parkinson's starts in the gut: Removing a section of digestive tract nerve lowers your risk by 40%, study claims

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More evidence has emerged that Parkinson's disease may start in the gut. Patients who had part of a digestive tract nerve removed had a lesser risk of developing the disease than those who didn't.

Yes I think so Plan B.

What with spraying for weeds, insects they also give the crops chemicals to help them ripen quicker.

I like to try to purchase organic when we can afford it.  The price of organic is three or four times more than the ordinary fruit and vegs.   

I've notice the spuds are often green too, they put them in plastic that isn't clear anymore so you cannot see what we are purchasing.

 

 

The research has been done, but how many of us know there is a vaccine for this terrible problem mainly young children are getting?

 

Meningococcal W: Parents plead for action on deadly disease that struck their toddler son 2/11

  The parents of a Tasmanian toddler who recently contracted the deadly meningococcal W disease are sickened their son could have been immunised but they did not realise a vaccination existed.

 Carly and Nathan Long from Launceston in northern Tasmania are sharing their story in the hope of raising awareness about meningococcal and the increasing W strain.

Their two-year-old son Arthur contracted the disease on February 26 this year, waking that Saturday morning with cold and flu-like symptoms.

"He was just a bit clingy and grizzly, as a normal toddler would be if they were getting a bit of a flu," Mrs Long said.

The Longs arranged for a GP to visit their house and were advised the toddler was getting a virus.

But Arthur continued to deteriorate and later in the evening the parents called Launceston General Hospital seeking further advice.

"I gave them his symptoms, which were, 'Look, he's quite lethargic and limp'.

"They kept asking if his lips were blue or if he had a rash.

"He didn't really — if anything his lips were pale but they said, 'Yes, you need to go to the hospital straight away'."

It was not until Arthur arrived at the hospital that the tell-tale rash appeared.

The bacterial infection 'meningococcal W' was spreading throughout his body, causing his vital organs to shut down.

Staff began arranging a transfer to the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.

"Doctor Chris, I think it was, who was transporting him to Melbourne said he couldn't guarantee that he's going to be able to get him to Melbourne alive," Mr Long said.

"I don't know how to explain it — we didn't think we were going to have Arthur."

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Arthur Long's parents were gutted to learn a vaccine for meningococcal W was available.

Arthur on life support for ten days

 

In Melbourne, surgeons operated immediately to relieve pressure on the boy's legs.

Arthur Long was on life support for 10 days and in intensive care for two weeks.

He will be left with permanent disabilities — in a few weeks, the two-year-old's feet will be amputated and his hands are also damaged.

While relieved Arthur was saved, the Longs were gutted to learn a vaccine could have prevented their family's ordeal.

"To find out Arthur had meningococcal we were kind of in disbelief really, and then to find out later after we came here that he could have been immunised against it, was sickening really." Mr Long said.

The Longs believe immunisation against the W strain should be on the national immunisation schedule and, at the very least, be better advertised.

"I'd love to see it added to the national program — I'd hate to see this happen to anyone else," Mrs Long said.

"At minimum, every time you take your child to get vaccinated you should be told these vaccinations are available."

'We would have got the vaccine in a heartbeat'

There are five main strains of meningococcal disease: A, B, C, W and Y.

Arthur Long was immunised against meningococcal C at 12 months, a free vaccine to all children as part of the National Immunisation Program.

Tasmania's Acting Director of Public Health Dr Mark Veitch said there were vaccines available against the increasing meningococcal W, as well as A, B and Y, but they are not subsidised.

"Families can choose to go and purchase vaccines through their general practitioner, it's not always possible to get the vaccine as there is a bit of a squeeze on vaccine supply," he said.

They cost around $100.

Mrs Long said she was under the misconception Arthur was immunised against everything.

"I had no idea that there were additional vaccines against this type of meningococcal that aren't on the national schedule that you can pay for and had we ever been offered that we would have got them in a heartbeat," she said.

'W strain is now the most common'

There have been five cases of meningococcal in Tasmania this year, 44 over the past 10 years.

Dr Veitch said most of the recent cases have been the W strain.

"Meningococcal W used to be fairly uncommon in Australia but it's actually the most common strain that's currently circulating, circulating across Australia and in Tasmania," he said.

It has a higher death rate than the other strains — around 10 per cent.

Of the 262 cases of meningococcal disease in Australia, last year 48 to 50 per cent were cases of the W strain.

Dr Veitch said the National Immunisation Program was a complex set of arrangements.

"It's based very much on the evidence that a vaccine is needed to prevent infection in particular age groups, and it also takes into account the cost-effectiveness of investing in a vaccine," he said.

Dr Veitch said there was a number of working groups currently looking to determine the best strategy.

But Carly and Nathan Long are just grateful their son survived.

"He's doing great, he really is and in terms of what could have and very nearly did happen to Arthur, we're very lucky," Mrs Long said.