Re: I am going to scare you even more :-)
Tara,
nothing in this life is 100% safe. Certainly not Liver flush.
Life itself is not 100% safe. Every year hundreds of thousands of people die inside their home, never attempting liver flush, never holding a gun in their hands, never trying bungi-jumping or
enema.
The real question is not whether or not liver flush is safe?, the question is:
Is it safer to flush, or not to flush?
WHAT IS SAFER?
Can you answer that question?
Consider this:
Incidence (annual) of Cancer: 1,248,900 annual cases (SEER 2002 estimate)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 217 or 0.46% or 1.2 million people in USA [about
data]
Lifetime risk for Cancer: about 1 in 3 lifetime risk.
Statistically, if you have a family of 3, one of you will encounter cancer during life.
Pancreatitis can be a severe, life-threatening illness with many complications.
About 80,000 cases occur in the United States alone each year; some 20 percent (16,000)
of them are severe, life-threatening.
(Those cases, we will all agree, refer to people who never tried liver flush, because most people in
the world never consciously attempted liver flush.)
Consider this:
My educated guess is that by flushing liver regularly, you are:
- 1,000 times decreasing your chances of ever encountering
Pancreatitis.
- 1,000,000 times decreasing your chances of ever encountering
Symptomatic Gallstones.
- 500,000 times decreasing your chances of ever encountering
Cholecystectomy.(1% of deaths)
- 1,000 times .... Heart Disease. (30.3% of deaths)
- 100,000 times .... Cancer. (23.0% of deaths)
- 500,000 times .... Diabetes Type I
and II.(2.9% of deaths)
- 500,000 times ... Allergies.
- 1,000 times ... Arthritis.
- 1,000 times ... IBD/Colitis/Chron's.
- 1,000 times ... Psoriasis.
- 1,000 times ... Eczema.
- 500 times ... Alzheimer.
- 500 times ... Parkinson's.
- 500 times ... Multiple Sclerosis.
- 1,000 times ... Life threatening Flu.
- 1,000 times ... Death Caused by Doctor's Error.(30% of deaths)
- 1,000 times ... 100s of other conditions.
Why did I chose those illness?
Because over 90% of deaths in USA, Canada, UK (and the rest of the western world) are directly or
indirectly associated with the above mentioned conditions.
Is it safer to flush, or not to flush?
What is your answer?
Statistics
By flushing your liver, you are many times decreasing your chances of becoming a part of
similar statistics:
Heart disease
Prevalence and incidence statistics for Heart disease: (see also
prevalence and incidence
page for Heart disease)
Prevalance of Heart disease: 155 per 1000 - NHIS95; 58 million; 9 million American women
(NHLBI); 370,000 women die annually
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 6 or 15.50% or 42.2 million people in USA [about
data]
Death and mortality statistics for Heart disease:
Deaths from Heart disease: 725,192 annual deaths (NVSR Sep 2001); 30.3% of deaths
Cause of death rank: 1st leading cause of death in 1999 and 2000 (CDC).
Average life years lost for Heart disease: 11.0 years (SEER)
Society statistics for Heart disease
Costs for Heart disease: $214.0 billion with $115.0b direct, $19.0b morbidity, $80.0b
mortality (NHLBI 2002)
Costs for Heart disease: Heart disease and stroke cost the nation almost $260 billion
annually. 1
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from
Facts
About Cardiovascular Disease: CDC-OC
Gallstones:
Statistics about Gallstones
From:
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/g/gallstones/stats.htm
About statistics: This page presents a variety of statistics about Gallstones. The term
'prevalence' of Gallstones usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing
Gallstones at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Gallstones refers to the annual diagnosis
rate, or the number of new cases of Gallstones diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics
types can differ: a short-lived disease like
flu can have high annual incidence but
low prevalence, but a life-long disease like
diabetes has a low annual
incidence but high prevalence. For more information see
about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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Prevalence and incidence statistics for Gallstones: (see also
prevalence and incidence page
for Gallstones)
Prevalance of Gallstones: 16 million - 16 to 22 million people (1976-87/NIDDK); 1 in 10
Americans has gallstones
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 17 or 5.88% or 16 million people in USA [about
data]
Prevalance of Gallstones: Symptomatic gallstones result in 600,000 hospitalizations and more
than 500,000 operations each year in the United States. 1 ... Prevalence: 16 to 22
million people (1976-87)2
Death and mortality statistics for Gallstones:
Deaths from Gallstones: 2,975 deaths (NIDDK 1985)
Deaths from Gallstones: Mortality: 2,975 (1985)3
Hospitalizations for Gallstones: Hospitalizations: 800,000 (1987)4
Physician office visits for Gallstones: Physician office visits: 600,000 to 700,000 (1985)5
Prescriptions for Gallstones: Prescriptions: 195,000 (1985)6
Disability from Gallstones: Disability: 48,000 people (1983-87) 7
Procedures for Gallstones: Surgical procedures: 500,000 cholecystectomies (1987)8
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from
Dieting and Gallstones: NIDDK
2. excerpt from
Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK
3. excerpt from
Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK
4. excerpt from
Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK
5. excerpt from
Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK
6. excerpt from
Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK
7. excerpt from
Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK
8. excerpt from
Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK
Cancer:
Prevalence and Incidence of Cancer
Incidence (annual) of Cancer: 1,248,900 annual cases (SEER 2002 estimate)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 217 or 0.46% or 1.2 million people in USA [about
data]
Lifetime risk for Cancer: about 1 in 3 lifetime risk.
Death and mortality statistics for Cancer:
Deaths from Cancer: 555,500 annual deaths (SEER 2002 estimate); 549,838 annual deaths in
1999 (NVSR Sep 2001); 23.0% of deaths.
Cause of death rank: 2nd top cause of death in 1999 and 2000 (CDC)
Average life years lost for Cancer: 15.0 years (SEER)
Diabetes:
Prevalence and incidence statistics for Diabetes: (see also
prevalence and incidence page
for Diabetes)
Prevalance of Diabetes: 16 million Americans with 10.3 million diagnosed and 8.1 million
women (NWHIC); 65 per 1000 - NHIS95; 8 million - perhaps 16 million if include not-yet-diagnosed.
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 17 or 5.88% or 16 million people in USA [about
data]
Incidence (annual) of Diabetes: approximately 798,000 new cases diagnosed annually in USA
(CDC-OC)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 340 or 0.29% or 798,000 people in USA [about
data]
Undiagnosed prevalence of Diabetes: 5.7 million Americans (based on NWHIC)
Undiagnosed prevalence rate: approx 1 in 47 or 2.10% or 5.7 million people in USA [about
data]
Prevalance of Diabetes: According to recent estimates, the prevalence of diabetes in the
United States is predicted to be 8.9 percent of the population by 2025. 1 ... About
16 million Americans have diabetes, but only about 10 million have been diagnosed.2
Incidence of Diabetes: Approximately 798,000 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed annually in
the United States.3 ... New cases diagnosed per year: 798,000. 4
Death and mortality statistics for Diabetes:
Deaths from Diabetes: 68,399 annual deaths; 2.9% of deaths (CDC/1999)
Cause of death rank: 6th leading cause of death in 1999 and 2000 (CDC).
Average life years lost for Diabetes: 13.8 years (SEER)
Society statistics for Diabetes
Costs for Diabetes: DCCT researchers estimate that intensive management doubles the cost of
managing diabetes because of increased visits to a health care professional and the need for more
frequent blood testing at home. However, this cost is offset by the reduction in medical expenses
related to long-term complications and by the improved quality of life of people with diabetes.5
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Diabetes
Overview: NIDDK
2. excerpt from Facts
About Diabetes: CDC-OC
3. excerpt from Facts
About Diabetes: CDC-OC
4. excerpt from
Diabetes Statistics in the United States: NIDDK
5. excerpt from
Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT): NIDDK
Arthritis:
Prevalence and incidence statistics for Arthritis: (see also
prevalence and incidence page
for Arthritis)
Prevalance of Arthritis: 37 million Americans (NIAMS); 245 per 1000 - NHIS95; 43 million
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 7 or 13.60% or 37 million people in USA [about
data]
Prevalance of Arthritis: An estimated 40 million people in the United States have arthritis
or other rheumatic conditions. By the year 2020, this number is expected to reach 59 million.
Rheumatic diseases are the leading cause of disability among adults age 65 and older.1
Society statistics for Arthritis
Costs for Arthritis: $15.2 billion annually
Costs for Arthritis: Recent estimates place the direct medical cost of arthritis at $15.2
billion per year, with total costs of medical care and lost wages exceeding $64 billion. 2
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from
Questions and Answers About Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases: NIAMS
2. excerpt from Facts
About Arthritis: CDC-OC
Misdiagnosis
Misdiagnosis can and does occur and is reasonably
common with error rates ranging from
1.4% in cancer biopsies to a high 20-40% misdiagnosis rate in emergency or ICU care. Surveys of
patients also indicate the chance of experiencing a misdiagnosis to range from 8% to 40%. This makes
misdiagnosis one of the most common types of
medical mistakes.
There are various reasons as to why a
misdiagnosis can occur including errors by doctors, specialists, and laboratory tests. The
patient can also contribute to an error in various ways.
There are various types of misdiagnosis
ranging from a totally wrong diagnosis
to a partial misdiagnosis as to the
wrong subtype, underlying condition,
medication causes,
related conditions, or
complications. Conditions for which a
person never seeks medical advice are
also a common type of misdiagnosis.
Misdiagnosis does not occur equally for all conditions but follows certain patterns. Some
conditions are inherently more difficult
to diagnose, whereas common familiar conditions are less commonly misdiagnosed. Some diseases are
over-diagnosed whereas other
conditions are more commonly
under-diagnosed or overlooked.