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		<title>Lichttherapie</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[15 bis 20 Prozent aller Kinder und Jugendlichen durchleben zumindest einmal eine depressive Episode. Allein im Grossraum Wien dürften nicht weniger als 3000 Erkrankungen der saisonal abhängigen Depression (SAD) bzw. Winterdepression zuzuordnen sein. Einer Form der Depression, die bei Erwachsenen schon seit Jahren mit grossem Erfolg durch Lichttherapie behandelt wird. Bei Kindern kann sich Lichtmangel im [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>15 bis 20 Prozent aller Kinder und Jugendlichen durchleben zumindest einmal eine depressive Episode. Allein im Grossraum Wien dürften nicht weniger als 3000 Erkrankungen der saisonal abhängigen Depression (SAD) bzw. Winterdepression zuzuordnen sein. Einer Form der Depression, die bei Erwachsenen schon seit Jahren mit grossem Erfolg durch Lichttherapie behandelt wird. Bei Kindern kann sich Lichtmangel im Winterhalbjahr ebenso auswirken wie bei Erwachsenen.<br />
Da aber gerade im Winter die lernintensivste Phase in der Schule ist, wird der Zustand oft auf Überforderung zurückgeführt und die Depression bleibt unerkannnt. <br />
Die Störung tritt in der lichtarmen Zeit des Jahres auf, mit erste Anzeichen im September und Oktober und der stärksten Ausprägung im Januar und Februar. Im Frühjahr klingen die Symptome ohne Behandlung ab. </p>
<p><strong>Wichtige Anzeichen</strong>, die bei einem Kind auf eine Winterdepression hinweisen:</p>
<ul>
<li>Änderung des Verhaltens:  aus lebhaften werden stille Kinder, aus ausgeglichenen irritierbare usw. </li>
<li>Rückgang der Phantasiefähigkeit (zeigt sich etwa beim Spielen).</li>
<li>Lustlosigkeit und Interessenverlust in allen Lebensbereichen.</li>
<li>Rückzug von Familie und Freunden. </li>
<li>Konzentrationsstörungen und Lernprobleme. </li>
<li>Leistungsabfall in der Schule.</li>
<li>Erhöhtes Schlafbedürfnis und verlängerte Schlafdauer.</li>
<li>Heisshungerattacken. Bevorzugt werden Schokolade, Nudeln, kohlenhydratreiche Speisen.</li>
<li>Gewichtszunahme.</li>
</ul>
<p>·         Die Symptome beginnen im Herbst und klingen im Frühjahr ab.</p>
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		<title>Akupunktur auf dem Prüfstand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2004 12:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sie gehört zu den ältesten Behandlungsformen und hat zahlreiche Anhänger &#8211; dennoch ist die Akupunktur immer noch umstritten. Wie gut sie sich zur Behandlung chronischer Schmerzen eignet, soll die auf drei Jahre angelegte &#8220;GERAC&#8221;-Studie (German Acupuncture Trial) zeigen. An 500.000 Patienten im ganzen Bundesgebiet wollen die Initiatoren der Studie prüfen, welche der zahlreichen Akupunkturmethoden besonders [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sie gehört zu den ältesten Behandlungsformen und hat zahlreiche Anhänger &#8211; dennoch ist die Akupunktur immer noch umstritten. Wie gut sie sich zur Behandlung chronischer Schmerzen eignet, soll die auf drei Jahre angelegte &#8220;GERAC&#8221;-Studie (German Acupuncture Trial) zeigen. An 500.000 Patienten im ganzen Bundesgebiet wollen die Initiatoren der Studie prüfen, welche der zahlreichen Akupunkturmethoden besonders wirksam ist. Behandelt werden Migräne und Spannungskopfschmerz sowie chronische Rücken- und Gelenkschmerzen durch Arthrose.  Die Teilnehmer erhalten über einen Zeitraum von fünf bis sechs Wochen zehn Behandlungen. Direkt anschließend und erneut sechs Monate später dokumentiert der Arzt Erfolg und eventuelle Nebenwirkungen per Fragebogen. Zusätzlich vergleicht die Studie Wirksamkeit der Akupunktur mit konventionellen Therapien wie der Behandlung mit Schmerzmitteln einerseits und gegenüber einer Scheinakupunktur andererseits. <a href="http://www.gerac.de/">www.gerac.de</a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Akupunktur lindert Nackenschmerzen</h2>
<p>Akupunktur hilft nach einer Studie Münchner Mediziner besser gegen chronische Nackenschmerzen als Massage. Allerdings halte der positive Effekt nicht dauerhaft an, berichten die Forscher in der neuesten Ausgabe des „British Medical Journal“. Akupunktur könne jedoch eine <strong>effektive und sichere Kurzzeit-Behandlung</strong> bei Schmerzen sein. 30 bis 50 Prozent der Bevölkerung haben den Angaben zufolge im Laufe ihres Lebens mit Nackenschmerzen zu kämpfen. Dominik Irnich von der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in München und Kollegen in Würzburg und der Schweiz, hatten 177 Patienten mit <strong>chronischen Nackenschmerzen </strong>drei Wochen lang auf unterschiedliche Arten behandelt. 56 bekamen fünf Akupunktur-Sitzungen, 60 Patienten fünf Massagen und 61 wurden zur Kontrolle mit Hilfe eines wirkungslosen Lasers „akupunktiert“. <strong>Eine Woche nach der Behandlung</strong> hatte sich die Nacken-Beweglichkeit der Akupunktur-Patienten im Vergleich zur Massage-Gruppe <strong>signifikant verbessert</strong>, berichten die Mediziner. Drei Monate später gab es jedoch keine deutlichen Unterschiede zwischen den verschieden behandelten Gruppen mehr. Die optimale Akupunktur-Dosis für chronische Nackenschmerzen müssten daher künftige Studien klären, schließen die Forscher.</p>
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		<title>Magnetfeldtherapie</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2004 12:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theorie/Erfolge Magnetfeld stimuliert Körper (Quantenresonanztherapie). Beweis: Akupunkturpunkte vor und nach der Behandlung testen. Energiehaushalt sehen (hoher Widerstand = schlechte Energie). Energiehaushalt verschlechtert sich unmittelbar nach Behandlung (sofort sichtbar durch Messung: Mangel an Zellenergie). Verbesserung durch mehrmalige Behandlung ? Magnetfeld verbessert Sauerstoffgehalt des Blutes (öffnet Zellen). Zellen werden wieder vermehrt zu Stoffwechsel angeregt. -&#62; bei Stoffwechselstörungen [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Theorie/Erfolge</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Magnetfeld stimuliert Körper (Quantenresonanztherapie).<br />
<strong>Beweis:</strong> Akupunkturpunkte vor und nach der Behandlung testen.</li>
<li>Energiehaushalt sehen (hoher Widerstand = schlechte Energie).<br />
Energiehaushalt verschlechtert sich unmittelbar nach Behandlung (sofort sichtbar durch Messung: Mangel an Zellenergie). Verbesserung durch mehrmalige Behandlung ?</li>
<li>Magnetfeld verbessert Sauerstoffgehalt des Blutes (öffnet Zellen). Zellen werden wieder vermehrt zu Stoffwechsel angeregt. -&gt; bei Stoffwechselstörungen einsetzen. Cholesterin (abnehmend), Sauerstoffaufnahme (steigend).<br />
Mikroschwingungen optimieren die Versorgung durch Blutgefäßerweiterung. Sauerstoffpartialdruck wird beeinflußt (Meßgerät zeigt das vorher und nachher direkt an: z.B. vorher 97% nachher nach 8 min auf Magnetmatte 98%). Magnetfeld induziert Wirbelströme, versetzt die Lymphe in Schwingung, erhöht den Zellstoffwechel </li>
<li>Melatoninbild wird beeinflußt.</li>
<li>Blutdruck wird geringfügig beeinflußt ? (obwohl die verwendete Magnetfeldstärke so gering ist, daß es nach wissenschaftlicher Ansicht eigentlich gar keinen Effekt geben dürfte !</li>
<li><strong>Osteoporose heilbar</strong>, gelockerte künstliche Gelenke wieder fest verankern, Ausheilen von Knochenbrüchen z.B. mit Elektromarknagel. Erfolg nach 6 Wochen, Hüftkopfnekrose nach 3 Monaten schmerzfrei, <strong>zerstörten Knochen</strong> (unsichtbare Struktur im Röntgenbild) nach 6 Monaten <strong>wieder </strong>(im Röntgenbild sichtbar !)<strong> aufgebaut</strong> (nach 2 Jahren wieder zerfressen), erneut aufgebaut. Morbus Bechterew nach 6 Wochen gebessert.</li>
<li>offenes Bein</li>
<li>geschwächtes Immunsystem, Rheuma kann durch Blutuntersuchung nachgewiesen werden.</li>
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<p> </p>
<p><strong>Forschung</strong></p>
<p>seit 20 Jahren, seit 7 Jahren Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse, verschiedene Institute, systematische Untersuchungen an der Uni Wuppertal: 700 Probanden, schwache Ergebnisse, 10 Teile des Blutes variieren, es liegt eine Beeinflussung durch Magnetfelder vor !</p>
<p>Die MIR-Kosmonauten werden mit diesem System <strong>auf Fitness getestet</strong> vor ihrer Mission. Im All gibt es kein Magnetfeld -&gt; evtl. künstlich erzeugen. Angeblich wurden 12 Mio Probanden untersucht. Die Ergebnisse flossen in die Prognos-SW ein.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Wer soll nicht</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>direkt nach chirurgischen Eingriffen oder Schönheitsoperationen (<a title="Bauchdeckenplastik" href="http://www.bauchdeckenplastik.com">Bauchdeckenplastik</a> etc.)</li>
<li>Schwangere</li>
<li>nicht bei Überfunktion der Schilddrüse</li>
<li>Herzschrittmacher, elektronische Implantate</li>
<li>nicht bei schweren Pilzerkrankungen/Bakterieninvasionen<span id="_marker"> </span></li>
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		<title>The Liver-Gallbladder Flush</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2004 12:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The importance of cleansing the debris from the liver and gall bladder, thus keeping the bile free flowing, cannot be overemphasized. This can be effectively accomplished by doing the Liver-Gall Bladder Flush (a form of which at one time was widely used at the world famous Lahey Clinic in Boston, MA), which is necessary even [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The importance of cleansing the debris from the liver and gall bladder, thus keeping the bile free flowing, cannot be overemphasized. This can be effectively accomplished by doing the Liver-Gall Bladder Flush (a form of which at one time was widely used at the world famous Lahey Clinic in Boston, MA), which is necessary even if one has had their gall bladder removed. The four basic active principles in this procedure are:</p>
<ul>
<li> Apple juice (high in malic acid) or ortho-phosphoric acid, which acts as a solvent in the bile to weaken adhesions between solid globules.</li>
<li>Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate), taken by mouth and enema, which allows magnesium to be absorbed into the bloodstream, relaxing smooth muscles. Large solid particles which otherwise might create spasms are able to pass through a relaxed bile duct.</li>
<li>Olive oil, unrefined, which stimulates the gall bladder and bile duct to contract powerfully, thus expelling solid particles kept in storage for years.</li>
<li>Coffee enemas, which consist of a coffee solution retained in the colon. They activate the liver to secrete its waste into the bile, enhancing bile flow and further relaxing the bile duct muscle.</li>
</ul>
<p> The Liver-Gall Bladder Flush is one of the most important procedures for persons over 15 years of age. If one is above 15 years of age and his or her physician gives approval, he or she should do this the first week of Metabolic Medicine’s Cancer Cure Program, and should, with his or her physician’s approval, repeat it every 2 months. The steps in doing this are not difficult and are as follows:</p>
<ol>
<li> For 5 days prior to the &#8220;Flush,&#8221; consume as much apple juice or cider as the appetite permits, in addition to regular meals. You may add a total of 60 drops of Formula HRT (Phosfood Liquid or Super Phos 30) to the apple juice or cider each day. Nutritional supplements should also be taken during this time. The first preference for juice would be freshly juiced organic apples, and secondly, apple juice or cider (unsweetened and preferably organic if possible) purchased either from the health food or grocery store. A person should be sure to read the labels carefully and obtain a juice that has no additives whatsoever. If one is a severe hypoglycemic, is diabetic, or has difficulty tolerating the juice or cider, he or she may take 20 drops of HRT (Phosfood Liquid or Super Phos 30) with each meal (60 drops daily) in RO filtered water or distilled water or some type of juice other than apple. Due to the high acidity, it is wise that one brush his teeth or rinse out his mouth with Milk of Magnesia or baking soda solution after taking the ortho-phosphoric acid.)</li>
<li>At noon on the sixth day, one should eat a normal lunch and take the Metabolic Formulas scheduled for that time.</li>
<li>Two hours after lunch, 1 or 2 tablespoons of Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) dissolved in 1 to 3 ounces of warm mineral water, RO filtered water or distilled water should be taken. The taste may be objectionable to some. If so, the mixture can be followed by a little citrus juice if desired (freshly squeezed if possible).</li>
<li>Four hours after lunch, one should take a 1-quart coffee enema with one-fourth (1/4) cup of Epsom salt dissolved in it. This should be retained for 15 minutes and expelled. The coffee should be made as strong as one can tolerate but no stronger than 6 tablespoons of ground coffee per quart of water.</li>
<li>Five hours after lunch take 1 tablespoon of Epsom salt, dissolved as the previous dose (Step 3).</li>
<li>Six or seven hours after lunch, one may fast if desired. However, it is preferable to have a fresh fruit salad, using as many fresh fruits in season as possible. Use heavy, unpasteurized whipping cream as a dressing on the salad, whipped with a little raw (unheated) honey if desired. One can eat as much as desired of the whipped-cream-covered salad. If fresh fruit is unavailable, frozen berries such as strawberries, blueberries, boysenberries, blackberries, raspberries, etc. can be used. These should also be covered with whipped cream and a large portion eaten. Take citrus fruit or juice after the cream and fruit meal, if desired. For hypoglycemics, the cream should balance the fruit. However, each hypoglycemic should adjust the amount of salad eaten to his individual tolerance.</li>
<li>At bedtime, there can be 1 of 3 choices (Note: Olive oil stimulates the gall bladder and bile duct to contract powerfully, thus expelling solid particles kept in storage for years. All juice should be freshly squeezed if possible): <br />
7.a)  Take one-half (1/2) cup of unrefined olive oil or 6 tablespoons of Formula F followed by a small amount of orange, grapefruit, or lemon juice if the oil taste is objectionable.<br />
7.b) Take one-half (1/2) cup of unrefined olive oil or 6 tablespoons of Formula F blended with one-half (1/2) cup of orange, grapefruit, or diluted lemon juice.<br />
7.c) Take 4 tablespoons of unrefined olive oil or 4 tablespoons of Formula F followed by 1 tablespoon of citrus juice every 30 minutes until 6 ounces of oil have been consumed. This choice is preferable for those who are unusually weak or who have had gall bladder problems in the past. It has been found helpful to rinse the mouth with an alcohol base drink like Sherry to cut out the residue of the oil taste. If an alcohol base drink is unobtainable, try a natural carbonated drink, or club soda. (Do not swallow the alcohol drink or the carbonated drink.) (Note: If one should vomit during the consumption of the oil and juice, the procedure should be continued until it is finished. It is not necessary to make up for the amount that was vomited. Nausea felt during this process usually indicates stimulation of the gall bladder and/or liver.)</li>
</ol>
<p>Immediately upon finishing the oil and juice (or while taking it), one should go to bed and lie on the right side with the right knee drawn up toward the chin for 30 minutes before going to sleep. This encourages the oil to drain from the stomach, helping contents of the gall bladder and/or liver to move into the small intestine.</p>
<p>If one feels quite ill during the night, another strong coffee enema with one-fourth (1/4) cup of Epsom salt dissolved in it may be taken.</p>
<p>If there is a strong feeling of nausea the following morning, one should try to remain in bed until it subsides somewhat. Vomiting should not be forced.</p>
<p>Upon arising, one must take another strong coffee enema with Epsom salt in it or, 1 hour before breakfast, take 1 tablespoon of Epsom salt dissolved in 1 to 3 ounces of warm mineral water, RO filtered water or distilled water.</p>
<p>If one continues to feel nauseous or very sore in the upper abdomen even after the enema, a light diet of sprouts, fruit (raw or steamed), yogurt or kefir, and freshly extracted vegetable juices (especially with beet greens in them) should be resumed. If one finds that the Metabolic Formulas cause discomfort immediately after the flush, they may be omitted for three days.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Helpful Hints</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Taking one hydrochloric acid tablet at bedtime will help reduce any nausea during the night.</li>
<li>If you have a tendency to get nauseated from the oil, take 2 tablespoons of Aloe Vera juice after your doses of oil and citrus juice.</li>
<li>Placing a hot water bottle over the liver area (under the right ribcage) during the night also helps relieve nausea.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>Note: One should not be frightened by the above references to nausea, vomiting, soreness of the abdomen, etc. Chances are that the symptoms won’t be severe enough to cause vomiting or soreness of the abdomen, as this happens only very rarely. Many people complete this procedure with minimal discomfort, and nearly everyone feels much better after completing it. Flushing the liver and gall bladder in the manner described (if the gall bladder is present) stimulates and cleans these organs as no other process does.</p>
<p>Oftentimes, persons suffering for years from gallstones, lack of appetite, billiousness, backaches, nausea, and a host of other complaints will find gallstone-type objects in the stool the day following the flush. These objects are light to dark green in color, very irregular in shape, gelatinous in texture, and of sizes varying from &#8220;grape seed&#8221; size to &#8220;cherry&#8221; size. If there seems to be a large number of these objects in the stool, the flush should be repeated in 2 weeks.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Fasting </strong></p>
<p>After The Liver-Gall Bladder Flush a fast may be started. The fast should last one or two days. We are now giving the body a rest and an opportunity to cleanse itself of much waste on the individual cell level. Each day of the fast one quart of fresh carrot juice and one pint of celery juice should be taken, along with all the RO filtered or distilled water desired. It is best to dilute the fresh juice with equal parts RO filtered or distilled water.</p>
<p>It is important to remember that unless sufficient fluids are taken the poisons become concentrated and are not eliminated in the natural way.</p>
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		<title>Low hormone doses work</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2004 13:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRENTON: A major study funded by the top seller of a hormone therapy for menopause finds low doses of estrogen and progestin worked as well as higher doses, with fewer side effects. &#8220;This is an important advance&#8221; as women and doctors increasingly debate the benefits of hormone replacement therapy, said Dr Margery Gass, director of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TRENTON: A major study funded by the top seller of a hormone therapy for menopause finds low doses of estrogen and progestin worked as well as higher doses, with fewer side effects. &#8220;This is an important advance&#8221; as women and doctors increasingly debate the benefits of hormone replacement therapy, said Dr Margery Gass, director of the Menopause and Osteoporosis Centre at University Hospital in Cincinnati.</p>
<p>&#8220;Now we finally have some good evidence that lower doses can be satisfactory for many people,&#8221; she said. Dr Wulf Utian, one of the principal investigators, predicted on Monday that low-dose pills now will be given to many women who are just starting hormone therapy or who are bothered by side effects, such as irregular bleeding and breast tenderness. Women taking hormones without problems &#8220;will do just as well to stay on what they&#8217;re currently taking,&#8221; added Utian, executive director of the North American Menopause Society. Roughly a third of American women 50 and older take hormones to control menopause symptoms such as hot flashes, or to cut their risk of osteoporosis. Two reports on the two-year Women&#8217;s Health, Osteoporosis, Progestin, Estrogen (Women&#8217;s HOPE) study appear in the June issue of the journal Fertility and Sterility. The 57-site study included 2,673 healthy, postmenopausal women who still had their uterus. Some received pills containing the most common estrogen dosage, 0.625 mg a day, with or without 2.5 mg of progestin. Other women were given combinations of progestin and two lower estrogen doses. One report states that combining 1.5 mg of progestin with 0.45 mg or 0.3 mg of estrogen daily was as effective as higher doses in reducing hot flashes and preventing thinning of the vaginal lining, which causes infections and painful intercourse for many older women. The other report shows the same low-dose combinations worked about as well as higher doses in preventing &#8220;breakthrough&#8221; bleeding, the main reason many women stop hormone therapy. Worries that the therapy can increase the risk of breast cancer also may make low doses more appealing. The research was funded by Wyeth-Ayerst Research, part of American Home Products. The company makes Premarin, which accounted for about two-thirds of the $1.7 billion in hormone replacement medications sold last year, according to health-care data company IMS Health. There are currently no low-dose forms of popular hormone pills combining estrogen and progestin, but American Home hopes to sell a version of its Prempro, containing 0.45 mg of estrogen and 1.5 mg of progestin, by year&#8217;s end. &#8220;It&#8217;s really good to have the options,&#8221; said Gass, who has been giving patients low doses for a decade, although that required taking two different pills</p>
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