Hypoglycemia Treatment

August 17th, 2012

Functional hypoglycemia or reactive hypoglycemia has historically been much more recognized by alternative medicine practitioners than traditional physicians. This has led to a confusing set of criteria for diagnosis and Hypoglycemia Treatment. Today, we are faced with an array of diets for the condition including the Dr. Phil’s diet, the South Beach diet, the Mediterranean diet, the Atkins diet and others. All these have some benefit and we will help you sort through the maze in the paragraphs to follow. One topic, that of the glycemic index of foods, is one you will want to pay close attention to. Also, as you read, you will want to grasp the concept that hypoglycemia plays a role in many other conditions including fibromyalgia, depression and Diabetes.

Hypoglycemia is a condition of low blood sugar, (somewhat the opposite of high blood sugar which is diabetes). Hypoglycemia is usually a problem secondary to some other primary condition such as insufficient function of the adrenal gland, the thyroid, liver or pancreas. Sometimes allergies, and especially food allergy, can lead to symptoms of hypoglycemia as well. Commonly, it is associated with the craving and over-consumption of sugar. Of the 40 plus symptoms of hypoglycemia, the most common include:

  • Chronic fatigue with a mid-morning or mid-afternoon let down.
  • Craving of sweets, caffeine or soda.
  • Overconsumption of sweets, caffeine or soda.
  • Shakiness or lightheadedness.
  • Constant hunger.
  • Headaches.
  • Muscle tension that won’t go away.
  • Feel better after eating.
  • Frequent heart pounding.
  • Anxiety, panic attacks.
  • Depression
  • Family history of diabetes.
  • Momentary light headedness upon standing.
  • Alcoholism

If you feel you may have hypoglycemia, you will benefit greatly by doing a self-evaluation utilizing a Comprehensive Health Assessment. See below for details.

If your Comprehensive Health Assessment suggests you may have hypoglycemia, it would be a good idea to have your alternative medicine practitioner do an evaluation. Included in the available testing which may be indicated are a 5 hour glucose tolerance test, adrenal cortisol/DHEA test, liver function and thyroid function. An easy test your physician can to do to assess the adrenal component is to take your blood pressure lying supine (on your back) and again immediately upon standing. The BP should rise 10 points. If it doesn’t, it is suggestive of adrenal insufficiency which is often one of the players in hypoglycemia.

Please study the related articles of this site for additional information on other conditions which may be involved with hypoglycemic symptoms.

Your Recovery

If there are no other major contributing factors such as those listed above, the typical patient can expect to start feeling better after a couple weeks of being on a hypoglycemia diet. The first few days of sugar and/or caffeine withdrawal can be difficult because of the addictive nature of these foods. But, as a rule, after the first few days patients begin to notice a significant improvement in their symptoms. It takes from 6 months to a lifetime to completely recover but the rewards in how you feel and perform are well worth the effort. Get the help of a good clinical nutritionist to help you progress through this difficult condition.

The diet for hypoglycemia is typically a sugar, caffeine, alcohol and simple carbohydrate restricted diet accompanied by supplementation to support function of the involved glands. Eating five times a day using low or moderate glycemic index foods helps stabilize the blood sugar levels and smooth out the associated symptoms. In general, any the following supplements may be utilized depending on what is indicated from testing:

For the adrenal gland:

•Licorice Root herb (must not be deglycyrrhinized)
•Vitamin B5
•Vitamin B 6
•Vitamin C
For the pancreas

•Chromium picloinate
•Magnesium
•Selenium
For the liver

•B complex
•EPA/DHA
For the thyroid

•Thyrotrophin (a product from Standard Process Laboratories) Iosol (a very good water soluble iodine product from TPCS, Costa Mesa, CA)
The symptoms of hypoglycemia are easily addressed with an Online Comprehensive Health Assessment . The assessment questionnaire will give you in depth insight as to whether you may be experiencing hypoglycemia and/or a number of the other related conditions that we have discussed which can contribute to hypoglycemia. The assessment is an inexpensive yet very detailed look at your health from the viewpoint of alternative medicine. We wholeheartedly recommend it.

Recommended Supplements

Listed below are supplements we recommend for our patients with Hypoglycemia. Metagenics sells pharmaceutical-grade nutrition products not available in stores. They are available only through healthcare providers. Products we commonly recommend for this condition include:

Adrenogen
Cortico B5B6
Glycogenics
Adreset
Gluco-Factors
Thyrosol

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Evista Side Effects

November 10th, 2011

Today, I am reminded again, how sometimes pharmaceutical treatments are worse than the disease.  In spite of the “full court press” by the drug companies to sell alleged osteoporosis-reversing drugs, all is not as it appears.  Sometimes osteoporosis meds do not deliver what they are claimed to  do. Other times, they cause horrifying side effects, such as deterioration of the jaw bone, a bonanza for the legal profession, inaffectionately termed phossy jaw.

We frequently see side effects actually contributing to the very symptoms the drug is intended to cure.  For example, one of the Evista side effects is arthritic pain.  In 40 years of practice, I have yet to see a patient with osteoporosis not confused by the fact that there is no pain associated with the condition, unless there is a fracture.  Therefore, with one side effect being joint pain, they dutifully continue on their osteoporosis meds thinking it will help their joint pain, which it will not.

Meanwhile, they drink milk which has been shown to actually contribute to osteoporosis!  Go figure.

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Vaccination, Miscarriage and the HPV4 Vaccine

October 26th, 2011

The incidence of miscarriage and still birth events from the HPV4 vaccine, Gardasil, surpasses the same event from all other vaccinations.  In November, 2010, the statistics were reported by Steven M. Rubin, PhD on the web site of the National Vaccine Information Center.  My personal scepticism of childhood vaccines began back in the 1970′s during the first swine flu debacle. The most heartbreaking association between vaccines and childhood illness, though vehemently denied by the pharmaceutical industry, is autism.  The relative safety of vaccines, from a miscarriage perspective, along with the complete story, is depicted in an excellent graph by Dr. Rubin.

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Many Vitamin Products do not Contain Label Nutrients

October 19th, 2011

For years I have harped on the fact that vitamin and multivitamin products do not necessarily give you what they claim.  I have questioned whether cheap vitamins really work  ,and if  they really do save you money in the long-term.  Years ago, Physician’s Management Journal  reported that one-third of all dollars spent on supplements are wasted.  I agree.  ConsumerLab routinely evaluates hundreds of multivitamins  and reports on their quality.  They recently reported that many multivitamin vitamin products fail the test.  Vitamin product problems are usually related to:

  • Too little or too much of specific nutrients listed on the label
  • Manufacturing processes utilizing poor quality ingredients which are not well absorbed
  • Excessive levels of toxins such as mercury levels in fish oil.
  • People randomly take supplements based inappropriate for their specific type of metabolism. 

This last point is a major part of the reason I incorporated metabolism testing and appropriate metabolism-specific supplements into this web site, RxAlternativeMedicine .  I credit William Wolcott, author of Metabolic Typing Diet and contemporary authority on the subject, as well as the late Dr. William Donald Kelley, for their visionary research on the subject.

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Boniva Effectiveness for Osteoporosis Treatment Discredited

October 4th, 2011

In the October 2 edition of Parade magazine we find a three-quarter page ad, likely required by the FDA, informing us that “…an ad about Boniva for the treatment and prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis that may have given you the wrong impression.”  “After one year on Boniva, 9 out of 10 women stopped and reversed their bone loss.”  “The FDA has found that there is not enough evidence to support this statement…..”   “Boniva has not (emphasis mine) been proven to stop and reverse bone loss in 9 out  of 10 women and is not a cure for postmenopausal osteoporosis. 

This is yet another example of pharmaceutical companies misleading the public about their products.  The evidence mounts against them.  Yet, they are so well entrenched in the corruption of our government, they rarely even twitch from such a scolding as this.  Since they mega-customers of the media, do not count on unbiased reporting when such stories surface, any time soon.

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Health Reform: Follow the Money

September 12th, 2011

I was delighted to read an article by one of our local editors, Steve Booher, which alerted me to a great web  site new to me.  My criticism of big pharma is not intended to reflect upon the integrity of the medical profession, among whom, I have many valued friends and associates. Big pharma is the subject of many books and publications, exposing, with documentation, the tactics of the drug industry. They are ubiquitous.  Note, for example, the ad at the top of Steve Booher’s article.

Health Reform, Bought and Paid for by Special Interests

August 18th, 2011

If you think the lawmakers appointed to Obama’s health reform and budget supercommittee charged with solving our nation’s fiscal problems are unbiased and actually representing you, I’m sorry you had to read this. Public outcry over Obama’s health plan, combined with decades of irreverent fiscal policy in Congress led to our leaders dutifully forming the supercommittee to solve all our troubles. The problem is, prior to their appointments, the twelve members of the committee had already received more than $3 million in “campaign donations” from special interest political action committees and lobbyists! In my opinion, this is nothing but legalized bribery.

Obamacare is not the only arena. Decisions are made, not in the public interest, but rather, in response to lobbying efforts of well-funded special interests. In his book, War on the Middle Class, Lou Dobbs reported that 50% of the lobbyists in Washington represent the pharmaceutical industry. Tell me they are lobbying in your behalf, your vitamins, your diet, your child’s autism. I know from whence I speak. In the 1980’s I was a registered lobbyist for the chiropractic profession at the state level. I will never forget, though it was nearly 30 years ago, travelling to an influential politician’s office and presenting him with an envelope full of checks. I will give you odds that if I call him today, he will remember me. Laws are written and passed in response to special interest. Follow the money.

next time
follow the money

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Disc Herniation Causing Pain in the Back. Are You getting the Best Deal?

August 11th, 2011

Back pain affects about 85% of the human race, sometime during a lifetime. Disk herniation, also termed “buldging disk,” accounts for 200,000 back pain surgeries per year with a direct cost of $5 billion, or, $25,000 per procedure!  A recent study published in the October, 2010 issue of the Journal of manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics concluded that spinal manipulation is just as effective as microdiskectomy surgery for patients experiencing lumbar disk herniation accompanied by sciatica.  And, here is the really great news for your health insurance premiums, the comparative cost per patient under the care of chiropractic physicians was a pittance, $2,100.  These costs are based upon a $100 fee per visit for chiropractic therapy.  (Here, in the Midwest, we do not enjoy fees even close to that). 

Numerous studies over the past few decades have consistently credited chiropractic with lower costs, less time off work, greater patient satisfaction, and quicker recovery compared to traditional medical intervention for back pain and associated symptoms.  So, wake up Congress, wake up insurance industry.  Send the back pain cases to the chiropractor first!

I will be happy to mail a print copy of information regarding this study to anyone who would like to contact me.

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Are Your Kids on Drugs?

June 29th, 2011

The Wall Street Journal recently reported some staggering statistics on yet another component of our addiction to prescription drugs.  One in four children and 30 percent of adolescents are taking medication for conditions of a chronic nature, usually found only in adults.  Think about it.  Is this really what we want for the future owners of our country?  Obese, prescription dependent, deconditioned, out-of-shape leaders?

  • ADHD drugs:  24,357 million prescriptions.
  • Asthma drugs: 45.388 million.
  • Antidepressants: 9.614 million. Our kids are depressed??
  • Sleep aids: 307,000.
  • Antipsychotics: 6.546 million.  Our kids are psychotic??
  • Statins (for high cholesterol).  Not my kids.  Are your kids that out of shape?
  • High Blood Pressure medicine: 5.224 million.
  • Meds for type 2 diabetes (heretofore an exclusively adult, obesity-related condition): 424,000. The dismal future for obese children.

Is this a problem in your family? Give me your feedback.

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The Sordid History of the Swine Flu Vaccine

May 3rd, 2011

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The Sordid History of the Swine Flu Vaccine

Author’s note. In the late 1970′s, I (Dr. Smith) had the privilege of having lunch with Dr. J. Anthony Morris, the central figure in the article to follow. At that time he informed me that he would personally never have a flu shot of any type. Since that day, I have not recommended a flu shot to anyone, young or old.

In 1976 in what is now referred to as “The Great Swine Flu Massacre,” the President of the United States, Gerald Ford, was enlisted to persuade the public to undergo a national vaccination campaign. The moving force behind the scheme was a $135 million windfall profit for the major drug manufacturers. Out of Atlanta, came the Centre for Disease Control plan for a national immunization campaign against “swine flu.” The fact that there was not a single known case of this flu in the United States did not deter the Medical Monopoly from their scheme.

The Ford-sponsored swine flu campaign almost died an early death, when a conscientious public servant, Dr. Anthony Morris, formerly of HEW and then active as director of the Virus Bureau of the Food and Drug Administration, declared “There is a great deal of evidence to prove that immunization of children does more harm than good.” During those days Dr. Morris also stated: “There is no evidence that any influenza vaccine thus far developed is effective in preventing or mitigating any attack of influenza. The producers of these vaccines know that they are worthless, but they go on selling them, anyway.”

The damage control consisted of Walter Cronkite and the President of the United States, combining their forces to come to the rescue of the Medical Monopoly. Walter Cronkite had President Ford appear on his news program to urge the American people to submit to the inoculation with the swine flu vaccine. CBS then or later could never find any reason to air any analysis or scientific critique of the swine flu vaccine, which was identified as containing many toxic poisons, including alien viral protein panicles, formaldehyde, thimerosal (a derivative of poisonous mercury), polysorbate and some eighty other substances. Newspapers across the country published pictures of Pres. Ford with his sleeves rolled up allegedly receiving his swine flu shot. Meanwhile, back at the virus laboratories, after Dr. Anthony Morris had been summarily fired, a special team of workers was rushed in to clean out the four rooms in which he had conducted his scientific tests. The laboratory was filled with animals whose records verified his claims, representing some three years of constant research. All of the animals were immediately destroyed, and Morris’ records were burned.

On April I5, 1976, Congress passed Public Law 94-266, which provided $135 million of taxpayers’ funds to pay for a national swine flu inoculation campaign. HEW was to distribute the vaccine to state and local health agencies on a national basis for inoculation, at no charge. Insurance agencies then went public with their warning that they would not insure drug firms against possible lawsuits from the results of swine flu inoculation, because no studies had been carried out which could predict its effects. It was to foil the insurance companies that CBS had Gerald Ford make his impassioned appeal to 215,000,000 Americans to save themselves while there was still time, and to rush down to the friendly local health department and get the swine flu vaccination, at absolutely no charge. This may have been CBS’ finest hour in its distinguished career of “public service.”</p>

Hardly had the swine flu campaign been completed than the reports of the casualties began to pour in. Within a few months, claims totalling $1.3 billion had been filed by victims who had suffered paralysis from the swine flu vaccine. The paralysis was the result of a condition called “Guillain-Barre Syndrome” also referred to as “French Polio”.

What They're Not Telling You About the Swine Flu Vaccine

What They’re Not Telling You About the Swine Flu Vaccine

Potential Hidden Dangers of the Swine Flu Vaccine

We strongly urge you to do an internet search and become informed regarding the dangers of the swine flu vaccine.

Avoid the fear mongering and take some time to read ALL sides of the issue Most educated parents that have done a careful analysis of the data invariably chose not to vaccinate their children. Even a significant percentage of healthcare workers plan to refuse the vaccine (1).

Here are some of the issues:

It will likely contain adjuvants such as squalene which are included in the vaccine to allegedly make the vaccine more effective. These chemicals are extremely toxic and can lead to autoimmune conditions such as lupus and arthritis. A partial list of additives found in various vaccines includes:

  • Squalene (known to cause autoimmune disorders such as lupus in animals). (2)
  • Thimerosal (a mercury derivative implicated as causal factor in autism)
  • Ethylene glycol (antifreeze)
  • Phenol (a disinfectant dye)
  • Aluminum
  • Benzethonium chloride (a disinfectant)
  • Formaldehyde (a preservative and disinfectant)

(1) From Reuters Aug. 27, 2009:

Surveys and focus groups show that health care workers, as well as members of the general public, may avoid getting swine flu shots when supplies become available this fall.

In May of this year researchers distributed 810 questionnaires to public hospital workers. Less than half of the nearly 400 workers who returned the questionnaires intended to accept pre-pandemic H1N1 vaccination.

In a separate article, very few of 85 focus group participants in British Columbia said they would be willing to be vaccinated in the event of a pandemic, and very few people said they or their children would definitely get vaccinated.

The most common reason for refusal was potential side effects, followed by questions about the vaccine’s efficacy.

(2) There are now data in more than two dozen peer-reviewed scientific papers, from ten different laboratories in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia, documenting that squalene-based adjuvants can induce autoimmune diseases in animals..observed in mice, rats, guinea pigs and rabbits. Sweden’s Karolinska Institute has demonstrated that squalene alone can induce the animal version of rheumatoid arthritis. The Polish Academy of Sciences has shown that in animals, squalene alone can produce catastrophic injury to the nervous system and the brain. The University of Florida Medical School has shown that in animals, squalene alone can induce production of antibodies specifically associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Natural Alternatives to Support the Immune System During Flu Season

For our patients we recommend Sambucus Lozenges Sambucus is manufactured from the black elderberry herb and has been used for centuries to the boost the immune system.

In conjunction with the Sambucus we recommend Vitamin D3 2000. Vitamin D3 is the most bioactive form of supplemental vitamin D. This supplement supplies high a level of vitamin D which is important for maintaining healthy immune function.

For more information:

Vaccine Liberation
Natural News
Mercola Search Swine Flu
National Vaccine Information Center
Think Twice Global Vaccine Institute

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