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Hi James,
Over the past couple of my weeks, my great grandmother (age 87) has been losing significant amounts of hair while showering. However, she's been taking the Adrenal Tonic and Cardio-Vascular for about 4 weeks now, which I expected would strengthen her hair, overall. Can you guess why this would be occurring and how it might be reversed? She is not taking any drugs, so that possible cause is out, but hormone, adrenal, or thyroid imbalances are certainly possible with her.
Also, upon getting nervous about something a week ago, she's had on/off blood pressure spikes and dizziness. Hopefully, this goes away, and I've added magnesium to her supplement regimen to help there. Do you know of any other thing she could take to maintain her blood pressure? Bonito peptides, perhaps? She already has the herbs in the Cardio-Vascular and Adrenal Tonic, which have regulated her, but I mean especially during the course of an attack, and to prevent any attacks in the future.
Can any of the above be caused by a Vitamin D deficiency? I've suspected a vitamin deficiency, in general, due to her diet: some whole grain bread, various whole-milk dairy products, and a tiny bit of vegetables such as potatoes, and little else. I've been telling her to consume more Vit C sources and have supplemented some D.
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This is a reply to # 1,872,714Also, do you think the blood pressure could be a reaction to an influx of vitamins? Again, I suspect a # of nutritional deficiencies, especially B Vitamins, which the bee pollen gave her a rush of. In fact, the one time she took pure bee pollen led to a bad reaction about a year back.
Also, the algins in the seaweeds are pulling heavy metals from her body, possibly leading to a detox reaction. Comments?
It's just odd how she's having these attacks over the past week, plus the significant hair loss.
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,872,943I do know that male pattern baldness is a big risk factor in determining whether you will have heart issues later in life.
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Also, do you think the blood pressure could be a reaction to an influx of vitamins? Again, I suspect a # of nutritional deficiencies, especially B Vitamins, which the bee pollen gave her a rush of. In fact, the one time she took pure bee pollen led to a bad reaction about a year back.
An allergic reaction to a supplement could cause an increase in blood pressure. One way to help determine this is to check the pulse as well. If an allergic reaction the pulse will also be harder and much faster than normal.
Also, the algins in the seaweeds are pulling heavy metals from her body, possibly leading to a detox reaction. Comments?Not likely. Removal of heavy metals would be slow enough that there really should be no problems.
It's just odd how she's having these attacks over the past week, plus the significant hair loss.Stress could also cause both the hair loss and high blood pressure from anxiety.
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This is a reply to # 1,872,714
Over the past couple of my weeks, my great grandmother (age 87) has been losing significant amounts of hair while showering. However, she's been taking the Adrenal Tonic and Cardio-Vascular for about 4 weeks now, which I expected would strengthen her hair, overall. Can you guess why this would be occurring and how it might be reversed? She is not taking any drugs, so that possible cause is out, but hormone, adrenal, or thyroid imbalances are certainly possible with her.
If coming out in patches then a scalp infection is most likely. If falling out all over then low thyroid is most likely or possibly autoimmune alopecia.
Also, upon getting nervous about something a week ago, she's had on/off blood pressure spikes and dizziness. Hopefully, this goes away, and I've added magnesium to her supplement regimen to help there. Do you know of any other thing she could take to maintain her blood pressure?During a spike I would recommend the coleus forskohlii with some nettle leaf, or look for a tincture of cactus grandiflorus (night blooming cereus) that she can hold under her tongue for quick absorption.
Bonito peptides, perhaps?
Never heard of those.
She already has the herbs in the Cardio-Vascular and Adrenal Tonic, which have regulated her, but I mean especially during the course of an attack, and to prevent any attacks in the future.
Can any of the above be caused by a Vitamin D deficiency? I've suspected a vitamin deficiency, in general, due to her diet: some whole grain bread, various whole-milk dairy products, and a tiny bit of vegetables such as potatoes, and little else. I've been telling her to consume more Vit C sources and have supplemented some D.Only if it is autoimmune alopecia, but this is rather rare.
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Thanks, James.
Bonito peptides are a natural ACE inhibitor, although not as powerful and with no adverse reactions. The drop in blood pressure they induce is dependent upon the severity of hypertension. The only issue is that they can get mildly pricey, up to $30/month.
I will try to get her thyroid in order and see. This is perhaps in line with some of her other symptoms over the past few years.
Also, a side note: I just looked at my mom's blood results from back in August, shortly before her biopsy. I found it interesting that her uric acid levels were within the normal range, at 3.9. The reference range is 2.4-7.0.
Her CA 27-28 levels were 1007.7.
Comments on any of this?
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This is a reply to # 1,873,302Bonito peptides are a natural ACE inhibitor, although not as powerful and with no adverse reactions.
They must mean from the bonito fish.
The drop in blood pressure they induce is dependent upon the severity of hypertension. The only issue is that they can get mildly pricey, up to $30/month.
Ashwagandha is also a natural ACE inhibitor and beta blocker. Much cheaper as well. And it will help support her adrenals and thyroid.
I will try to get her thyroid in order and see. This is perhaps in line with some of her other symptoms over the past few years.
Also, a side note: I just looked at my mom's blood results from back in August, shortly before her biopsy. I found it interesting that her uric acid levels were within the normal range, at 3.9. The reference range is 2.4-7.0.
Her CA 27-28 levels were 1007.7.
Comments on any of this?As for the uric acid that is not surprising. The uric acid causing the pain would be from the cells being destroyed at the site. So the levels at the site where the cells are being destroyed are going to be different than the levels in the arm where the blood sample is being drawn. This is because most, if not all the uric acid will be quickly hydrolyzed before it can reach the draw site.
The CA count is pretty much worthless. First of all these are antibody tests, which are notoriously inaccurate. Secondly, elevated levels may or may not indicate breast cancer. Even the lactation can elevate levels. So it is not accurate enough to be used as a diagnostic test in my opinion.
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Ashwagandha: what is a good dose for blood pressure purposes?
Yes, I was telling her it's an antibody test that won't do much for her. However, is the CA-27-28 test the same thing as CA-125?
Also, since her prolactin is high and she is lactating, this can cause it as well?
Is there ever a point where antibody tests are useful for something?
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Ashwagandha: what is a good dose for blood pressure purposes?
If using the powder then a half teaspoon 3 times daily at least 30 minutes before meals. It can be increased if not quite strong enough.
Yes, I was telling her it's an antibody test that won't do much for her. However, is the CA-27-28 test the same thing as CA-125?No, these are different tests, but I am referring to the CA 27.29 test. CA 125 is very similar and prone to the same problems. But it is primarily used in the "testing" for uterine cancer.
By the way, for those not familiar with these these tests the "CA" stands for "cancer antigen".
Also, since her prolactin is high and she is lactating, this can cause it as well?The elevated CA 27.29? Yes. I have never seen any evidence that lactation will raise CA 125, but inflammation in the chest area can raise CA 125 levels.
Is there ever a point where antibody tests are useful for something?Tough question. The problem is that these tests cannot confirm the presence of any infection or marker with accuracy. So they may be a little helpful in diagnosis, but they are also very likely to cause misdiagnosis or false assumptions in diagnostics. For example, a person testing positive for HIV or a hepatitis virus does not mean they are infected with these viruses or even that they have been exposed to these viruses. So let's say you are going to the hospital and they are going to run an HIV test. Are you willing to risk everything, including your life, on a test that can easily yield false positives and cannot confirm exposure or infection? I guess the answer really depends on that. How much a person is willing to risk on a highly inaccurate test.
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This is a reply to # 1,873,508Our mom just got tested for uric acid and CA 125 yesterday. I'm wondering if perhaps we should have tested for elevated uric acid levels in the urine? Is that more likely to show up than the uric acid in the blood? Is there a correlation between the two? I'm asking because the alternative practitioner who sometimes visits my mom somehow tested her urine for acidity (not sure how) and has repeatedly said that her pH is very low.
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Our mom just got tested for uric acid and CA 125 yesterday. I'm wondering if perhaps we should have tested for elevated uric acid levels in the urine? Is that more likely to show up than the uric acid in the blood?
Neither are really going to tell you much. Again, blood uric acid is not going to be the same as uric acid at the site of cells being destroyed. Same for urinary uric acid levels.
Is there a correlation between the two?
Uric acid is found in the blood all the time. But it is normally in a dissolved state, and is partially excreted in the urine and feces. It is when concentrations become too high and they precipitate out as urate crystals that they damage the tissues. But levels again will be higher near the area in which cells are being destroyed.
I'm asking because the alternative practitioner who sometimes visits my mom somehow tested her urine for acidity (not sure how) and has repeatedly said that her pH is very low.
Urine pH is easy to test. You can simply use urine pH test strips or paper. But there is a major misconception that urinary pH reflects blood pH. This simply is not true. First of all normal urinary pH is slightly acidic.
But to really show how ridiculous the acid-alkaline claims are all we have to do is look at the claims then use a little common sense. Ok, so the acid-alkaline promoters claim that acidic urine indicate an acidic blood pH. But they also claim that high acidity of the blood leads to mineral loss from the bones as the bones BUFFER the acids. See the massive contradiction in their claims already? If the acids are being buffered this means that the acids have been neutralized. If the acids have been neutralized then how are these acids being excreted in the urine since they are no longer acids?
A big problem is that so many myths have been perpetuated about the acid-alkaline balance and the people promoting these myths have no concept of how pH is regulated in the body. The primary means of pH regulation for the body is respiration. I discuss pH regulation more in depth in this post:
http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1502701#i
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This is a reply to # 1,873,892Would there be a way to prove to the doctor that my mom has high levels of uric acid in the breast area, save for extracting blood from the area? I asked her for a prescription to lower uric acid levels, but she says that she cannot prescribe one without justifying it with a test, etc.
Also, perhaps you can comment: my mom's inflammation has been decreasing recently. The red area where it was spreading to her back, armpit, etc. is turning back to pink, no longer spreading, and the pink areas are "growing new skin," as my mom puts it. The pus is mostly gone, but it is coming out of one open area. Less milk is also being excreted. Her left (unaffected) breast returned to a normal size. Her arm and wrist, very puffy for months now, have been getting smaller and she could move her arm more. But just the other day, her arm and wrist "ballooned up" to the point where, as she put it, she "looked like a cartoon character," puffier than it's ever been. But it went away overnight. Why do you think this is happening? When the arm and wrist started getting smaller (I'm assuming it's her enlarged lymph node getting smaller), is it because the immune system has less disease to deal with, so it's working less and affecting the lymph node less? Do you have any idea about that puffiness that lasted one night?
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Would there be a way to prove to the doctor that my mom has high levels of uric acid in the breast area, save for extracting blood from the area? I asked her for a prescription to lower uric acid levels, but she says that she cannot prescribe one without justifying it with a test, etc.
The only way would be to take a fluid sample from the area. Just like when testing for gout the only way to tell for sure is a needle aspiration from the joint.
But there are serious side effects to drugs that lower uric acid, which needs to be considered.
Also, perhaps you can comment: my mom's inflammation has been decreasing recently. The red area where it was spreading to her back, armpit, etc. is turning back to pink, no longer spreading, and the pink areas are "growing new skin," as my mom puts it. The pus is mostly gone, but it is coming out of one open area. Less milk is also being excreted. Her left (unaffected) breast returned to a normal size. Her arm and wrist, very puffy for months now, have been getting smaller and she could move her arm more.All of this sounds great. To me it sounds like the amount of cancer cells being destroyed is lowering indicating less cancer cells, and thus less uric acid. The uric acid crystals would have contributed to tissue irritation and possible infection. So these would also decrease as the uric acid decreasing allowing the tissue to start healing.
But just the other day, her arm and wrist "ballooned up" to the point where, as she put it, she "looked like a cartoon character," puffier than it's ever been. But it went away overnight. Why do you think this is happening?
I don't know what she was doing prior to it ballooning up, but it sounds like she was pinching a nerve and possibly the vascular/lymphatic system. Was she maybe sleeping prior to this happening and maybe laid on her arm wrong?
When the arm and wrist started getting smaller (I'm assuming it's her enlarged lymph node getting smaller), is it because the immune system has less disease to deal with, so it's working less and affecting the lymph node less?
Yes, that would be part of it as well as the tissues being less irritated and healing progressing.
Do you have any idea about that puffiness that lasted one night?
Being that it was just the one day and went down so fast it really sounds like she was pinching something, most likely a nerve.
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This is a reply to # 1,875,682What are the typical side effects of drugs that lower uric acid levels? Could the harm be outweighed by the reduction of pain?
My mom was not sleeping or doing much of anything physically when she "ballooned up."
Her arm and wrist swelling has come back, closer to the point that it was about two weeks ago. Do you have any ideas about this cycle of arm/wrist swelling, easing up, and swelling again?
EDIT: I'm not sure if my brother has already told you this, but my mom has been experiencing something strange over the past few weeks. At times, her thighs, or rather, the part of her body from her ribs down to just above her knees (on both sides) lose feeling. She is sometimes unable to get up because of her inability to control these muscles, it seems. She also experiences strange feelings like crawling sensations on her thighs and a general feeling of discomfort (she says that she cannot quite classify this as "pain"). Finally, she is sometimes unable to make a fist with either hand, or curl her fingers fully, or sometimes move her fingers at all. What do you think this could be?- Re: Hair loss & blood pressure. Hveragerthi
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What are the typical side effects of drugs that lower uric acid levels? Could the harm be outweighed by the reduction of pain?
Allopurinol is the only drug I know of for high uric acid. Other gout drugs are often just anti-inflammatories such as colchicine and indocin Here are links to side effects and warnings:
http://www.rxlist.com/zyloprim-drug.htm
http://www.rxlist.com/zyloprim-drug.htm
Herbs for high uric acid are definitely safer.
My mom was not sleeping or doing much of anything physically when she "ballooned up."
Her arm and wrist swelling has come back, closer to the point that it was about two weeks ago. Do you have any ideas about this cycle of arm/wrist swelling, easing up, and swelling again?Could be a couple of things. One could be the irritation from the uric acid leading to inflammation and swelling. Or something is pinching the nerves that control blood vessels in the arm. This would cause the blood vessels to over dilate making them more permeable, and thus leak fluids in to the surrounding tissues.
EDIT: I'm not sure if my brother has already told you this, but my mom has been experiencing something strange over the past few weeks. At times, her thighs, or rather, the part of her body from her ribs down to just above her knees (on both sides) lose feeling. She is sometimes unable to get up because of her inability to control these muscles, it seems. She also experiences strange feelings like crawling sensations on her thighs and a general feeling of discomfort (she says that she cannot quite classify this as "pain"). Finally, she is sometimes unable to make a fist with either hand, or curl her fingers fully, or sometimes move her fingers at all. What do you think this could be?No, this was not mentioned.
Sounds like neuropathy, which can have various causes. High uric acid is one. Demyelination from chronic high blood sugar, some infections and some nutritional deficiencies are also causes.
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