Greetings HV

Welcome back! :)

Thanks, but I probably won't be around much.  I see Curezone is still being run by the same old troll politics.  So I am spending more time working on my cancer book and writing articles for some other sites.  But I know there were some important questions being posted here so I came back to try and catch up some.

The following questions are in regards to a geriatric patient who has suffered from chronic subdural hematomas. Furthermore this individual has a gtube which was placed as result of severe dysphasia that was due to complications of a cranial evacuation procedure.

It is believed that an aging/atrophying brain along with blood thinners such as Plavix make the elderly highly susceptible to this condition.

With that in mind, can you please comment on the viability of the following substances for such a patient:

1) DE water

DE would be excellent for helping to prevent rupturing of blood vessels that could lead to dangerous or deadly hemorrhages from the blood thinners.

2) Bamboo shoots: Can you recommend a brand or where to purchase?

Bamboo is a great source of silica as well, but it is not the shoots you want.  It is the stalk powder, known as zhu ru.  I don't know of any retail suppliers of hand.  I get mine through a wholesaler, but they do not sell to the public.  Best thing to do would be to run a search online.

3) Vitamin K2 from such green leafy vegetables such as Kale.

Vitamin K is contradicted with blood thinners since it has the opposite effect.

4) This multi-vitamin:

http://www.vitacost.com/all-one-nutritech-rice-base-multiple-vitamin-and-mine...

It is OK but not great.  A lot of synthetic vitamins and poorly absorbed forms of minerals.  Here is another one that is much better.  I have used this myself and really like it:

http://www.vitacost.com/natures-way-alive-ultra-shake-soy-protein-vanilla-2-2...

Still has some synthetic vitamins but better choices for minerals and the herbs provide a lot of natural nutrition.

If not, would a blended mixture of rice bran, soy lecithin, papaya magnesium malate or citrate (anything else?) be a better choice?

Rice bran is a great source of silica and B vitamins and lecithin is great for the brain.  So these would be great additions regardless of the shake used.

5) Rose hips/acerola cherries: I take it that their high salicylate content may be problematic:

http://www.thehealingtouchtherapy.co.uk/contentextra.asp?ContentId=12

Depending on what references you look at the salicylate content of these foods are not considered the same.

Personally I would not worry about the salicyalte content in the rosehips.  It is not consumed in large amounts like salicylate rich foods so the amount is going to be much lower to begin with.  And some of the salicylate is destroyed by the digestion process.

Is papaya a safe replacement?

For vitamin C both papaya and kiwis are excellent food sources.


6) Amla

Great.

7) Nettle leaf

Great.

8) ACV for remedy of GERD possibly caused by the tube formulas.

Yes, this would be very good as most of the tube fomrulas use alkalinzing and poorly absorbed oxides and carbonates.  The vinegar will convert them to safer and better absorbed acetates.

9) Magnesium Malate: Since green apples are high in salicylates, does this implicate malic acid?

Malic acid is not the same as salicylates.

If so, would magnesium citrate be a better choice for such individuals as described above?

Yes, since this will also increase the magnesium content he is receiving as well.

10) If this individual is to exhibit any signs of a stroke, is it advisable to administer Memo-reze immediately? I know you have stated that this formula contains coagulators in addition to blood thinners but I would like to be certain that it does no harm for such special needs patients.

It would be best taken on a regular basis just in case he has a stroke as the periwinkle can help minimize stroke damage.

If he were to have a stroke then it would be best to avoid everything since there is no way to know what medications they may end up giving him in the emergency.

In the past on this forum, you have advised dysphagia patients to lie on their backs and without lifting their shoulders, make their chins touch their chests. Another recommended exercise is the Hyoid Lift Maneuver which is described here:

http://stroke.about.com/od/caregiverresources/qt/swallowxrcs.htm


Do you have any other recommendations for healing this condition?

If giving anything by mouth I recommend making sure it is liquid and thickening it up some with some slippery elm or other mucilage.  This will not only make things easier to swallow it will also coat the throat to help protect the esophagus from any reflux.  If esophagitis is an issue as well then licorice root can also be added to address the inflammation.

Is there anything that you recommend that should be added or deleted from the regimen?

Not for the moment.  This is still somewhat limited information to go on, so I am going with what I know in this case.  For example, I don't know exactly what damage there is to the esophagus and to what extent.  But the thickening of the oral liquids will allow easier and safer swallowing.

Thank you immensely for returning to this forum and for FREELY sharing your vast body of knowledge with all!

Your welcome.

Take good care.

Thanks, you to.