Date:   4/3/2012 6:10:44 AM ( 12 y ago)
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The night he fell down, we were advised to discontinue the Plavix by the ER doctor. We did. Later however, regrettably out of fear of a stroke, we advised him to take Plavix and he only did for one time. I don't know if that one instance was enough to start a new bleeder.
 

It is hard to say if this would have been part of the problem since it also has to be kept in mind that the blood may have still been thinned out from the previous use.
 

I also get irritated with doctors not paying attention to the fact that thinning the blood can also lead to strokes.  I had a friend who died about a month ago this way.  She had a stroke and was found three days later.  When another friend and I went to visit her in the hospital I asked if they did any tests to determine what kind of stroke it was since the first stupid thing doctors will usually do is put the person on Coumadin (Warfarin), which can cause hemorrhagic stroke as I mentioned in this video:
 

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1656833#i
 

They never ran any tests and sure enough they had her on Coumadin.  A week later she died in the hospital from a hemorrhagic stroke.

The only other potential blood thinners were 2 softgels of Cod Liver oil and one serving of Memo-reze which the ginko could have been troublesome (or was it???). He was also taking one serving of the Bone and Joint formula.
 

These formulas also contain coagulants balancing out the blood thinners.  For example, the periwinkle in the Memor-Eze is a coagulant.

To answer your question, no, he was never on Warfarin.
 

Good, this is one of the most dangerous drugs ever to hit the market.

The concern right now is now six folds:

1) How to make sure the pneumonia does not return?
 

You mention a feeding tube below.  If he is on a feeding tube then this would reduce the risk of reflux.

If still eating foods orally then really thick pureed foods are best and feed him slow with small spoonfuls at a time.
 

2) How to boost the immune function?
 

Here is an old post on the subject:
 

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1828600#i
 

3) How to improve the swallowing function?
 

See 1
 

4) How to halt or improve the dementia?

A lot of dementia is a result of medications.  Therefore it is important to minimize medications as much as possible.

Herbs such as periwinkle, gotu kola, etc. help as well as lecithin and the fatty acids EPA/DHA (fish oil concentrate).

Video games can also help as they stimulate the mind and help to maintain brain, eye and hand coordination.

5) How to prevent strokes?

There are different types of strokes.  One thing that can help with several forms though it to maintain vascular integrity primarily with silica and vitamin C sources.

6) How to get all the required nutrients through the feeding tube without difficulty and adverse effects?

Many herbs can be mixed in a thick fluid like mango nectar and put through a feeding tube.  Water works as well, but it takes longer to waterlog the herbs so they will stay in solution instead of floating.

Just don't try to use resinous herbs to prevent possible plugging of the tube.

I know about your highly effective pneumonia formula, but as you stated chaparral is highly resinous. A local herb store has it in a tincture form, but I don't know how you feel about that.

I would not try to put it through a feeding tube.

Amla, nettle leaf, bee pollen and andrographis, I take it, are excellent immune boosters.

Yes, and the first three are also very nutritious as are alfalfa and seaweeds.

As for the dementia and dysphagia, my focus now is on Alpha GPC as it was shown to be highly effective for stroke patients with dementia in controlled randomized studies in Mexico and Italy with fairly large number of patients.

We will also focus on Magnesium malate, soy lecithin (if we can grind it down to a fine powder that can be thoroughly dissolved in liquids), and liquid form of CO-Q10.

You can run the liquid, herbs and lecithin in a blender all at once to make the nutritional fluid.

All this have to wait until he is released from the hospital.

Hv, please comment on the above and how to best get these substances through a feeding tube.

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