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Stem Cell for ADHD Treatment

January 4, 2015

Stem Cell Transplant May Help Patients with ADHD

ADHDNew medical advances have made it possible to offer treatments for various diseases in myriad ways. Everyday researchers come up with discoveries that are making treatment easier, safer, convenient and even whole. Treating the symptoms of a disease while leaving its roots to sprout again is not very appropriate in this century. One of the treatment methods that have been found to be very effective in tackling the diseases at cell level is the stem cell therapy or other stem cell transplant.

As I have already stated in previous articles stem cells are very important in our body’s defense against infections as they are the precursors of all cells in the human body. They are more special than other cells since they are regenerative and malleable. They have the ability to replicate themselves and to repair and replace other tissues in the human body. The stem cells are needed in the body to ensure constant renewal of some tissues such as the skin. They are also very important in repairing damaged tissues in the body. In spite of their ability to repair damaged tissues, it is also important that the stem cells be in good health. When the stem cells are damaged they can lead to myriads of complications. Studies have shown that among diseases that can be healed by stem cell transplant is ADHD.

What is ADHD?

ADHD is an abbreviation that stands for Attention Deficit /Hyperactivity Disorder. ADHD is a mental health condition that causes inattention, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior. ADHD symptoms can lead to a number of problems, including unstable relationships, poor work or school performance, and low self-esteem. Typically, ADHD always starts in early childhood, however in rare cases it’s not diagnosed until later in life. It was once thought that ADHD was limited to childhood. However this perception of the disorder is passed with time as it has been found that these symptoms can persist into adulthood. When these symptoms are found in an adult, the disease is often referred to as adult ADHD. This disease causes many problems to both children and adults but it is treatable.

This disease may be referred to by different names depending on the age of the patient i.e. childhood ADHD and adult ADHD. However the treatment for ADHD is the same be it for adults or for children. Traditionally the treatment involved stimulant drugs or other medications, psychological counseling and treatment for any mental health conditions that occur along with adult ADHD.

Symptoms of ADHD

  • Procrastination
  • Disorganized work habits
  • Forgetfulness in daily activities. Such as forgetting to carry office keys, to meet appointments and daily schedules.
  • Failure to complete tasks such as homework or chores
  • Frequent shifts in conversation, not listening to others, not keeping one’s mind on conversations, and not following details or rules of activities in social situations
  • Difficulty paying attention to details and tendency to make careless mistakes in school or at work.
  • Easily distracted by irrelevant stimuli and frequently interrupting ongoing tasks to attend to trivial noises or events that are usually ignored by others
  • Inability to sustain attention on tasks or activities
  • Difficulty finishing schoolwork or paperwork or performing tasks that require concentration
  • Frequent shifts from one uncompleted activity to another
  • Hot temper
  • Restlessness
  • Impulsivity
  • Unstable relationships

Causes of ADHD

ADHD is still a mysterious disorder. Its exact cause isn’t known yet. However medical experts have proposed structural changes in the brain to be a main cause of the disorder. Some of the factors that have been proposed by the medical experts to be linked to ADHD include the following;

Altered brain function and anatomy- Brain scans have revealed important differences in the structure and brain activity of people with ADHD. It has been found that people with ADHD apparently have less activity in the area of the brain that controls attention than people who don’t have ADHD.

Inherited from parents– ADHD can run in families.

Smoking and drug use by mother during pregnancy– Children whose parents smoked and used other drugs of abuse are at a higher risk of being ADHD positive as they grow up. Some industrial toxins may also lead to the same if a pregnant woman is exposed to them.

Early age exposure to toxins– Babies who are exposed to environmental toxins are at high risk of suffering from the symptoms of ADHD. Such toxins include lead which is a component of many paints. When a child is exposed to lead it will disrupt his attention and behavior.

Stem cell transplant for ADHD treatment

ADHDStem cell transplant is a new intervention in the medical field. It works by replacing the damaged stem cells with healthy ones. The ability of the stem cells to multiply rapidly and give rise to millions of other healthy cells is an interesting phenomenon that the medical experts are taking full advantage of in treating diseases that have caused suffering to humans. In treating ADHD having the damaged stem cells replaced by healthy ones through stem cell transplant, the implanted stem cells with capability of giving rise to many other stem cells with higher degrees of differentiation helps in treating this disease.

Embryonic stem cells transplant have been found to be effective in treating cancer, Type 1 diabetes mellitus, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, Celiac Disease, cardiac failure, muscle damage and ADHD is no exception. It is a treatment that tackles diseases at their roots and it also has no side effects. Dr. Dalal Akoury (MD) of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Center is an experienced doctor in the use of integrative medicine in healing diseases. Call her on (843) 213-1480 for help.

Stem Cell Transplant May Help Patients with ADHD

 

 

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Vitamin C and K3 in Cancer Treatment

August 19, 2014

Research Shows That Vitamin C and K3 Are Effective In Fighting Cancer

Vitamin CCancer has put doctors on ‘motion’ never resting always trying to come up with better ways of cancer treatment. Maybe the more alternatives the better the treatment! Integrative cancer doctors have had much more alternatives to cancer treatments and some alternatives are added every now and then and this situation is not about to end as doctors are still working day and night to give us the best cancer treatment alternatives.  The availability of many cancer treatment alternatives therefore requires that every cancer patient should know the kind of treatment that suits his case but of course with help from an integrative cancer doctor. There are naturopathic cancer treatments that have gained recognition for their whole person healing intent and while chemotherapy has been negatively thought of by many patients some improvements have been done to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy by improving drug uptake by the cancerous cells while reducing chemotherapy drug resistance by the cancer cells which is normally a problem. With these improvements like the use of IPT among others, even the patients are not afraid of it anymore as the side effects are minimal. Some of the cancer treatment alternatives that we have today include the use of vitamin C and vitamin k3 in cancer treatment.

Vitamin C in treating cancer? I know it might be a problem to accept that vitamin C can be used in cancer treatment because you might have been told never to use vitamin C while undergoing chemotherapy. This is because vitamin C is an antioxidant which to many cancer doctors is supposed to interfere with chemotherapy treatment but what most doctors have not known is that vitamin C when used in high doses and given intravenously can be very helpful in cancer treatment as it becomes a pro-oxidant which leads to cancer cell death.

There are studies that have supported the use vitamin c in high doses and given intravenously in cancer treatment. In two Scottish studies, terminal cancer patients given intravenous vitamin C at 10 g per day showed longer survival times than historical controls. Apparently this is not the only study that has been done on vitamin C and its ability to kill cancerous cell. Another study; A Japanese study showed similar results and this are very encouraging. However at mayo clinic a double blinded study of the same using oral vitamin C supplementation did not show any benefit in fighting cancer.

Researchers have shown that oral vitamin C supplementation cannot work well in fighting cancer as it doesn’t produce plasma ascorbate levels that are sufficient enough to kill tumor cells directly. This is the reason why doctors recommend the use of vitamin C intravenously.

When vitamin C is given intravenously, they turn into hydrogen peroxide inside the cancerous cells which then causes the cells to die by poisoning them. This does not affect the healthy body cells negatively since unlike the cancerous cells the healthy body cells have the ability to fight the damage that is caused by the hydrogen peroxide. This allows for selective killing of the cancerous cells while the healthy body cells are left without harm.

Currently there is an ongoing study of Vitamin C by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as an adjunctive therapy for cancer. In their 2008 report, the National Institutes of Health stated that the vitamin C when used in high doses reduced the rate of tumor growth by 50 percent in mice that were infected with brain cancer, ovarian cancer and pancreatic cancer. The researchers revealed that Vitamin C got its high anticancer effect from its ability to produce hydrogen peroxide inside the cancer cells killing them outright. Even in this experiment the healthy body cells were not affected by the poisonous effect of the vitamin C.

Vitamin C More effective when Combined with Vitamin K3 in Cancer

Researchers have proved that the cell killing abilities of sodium ascorbate or other vitamin C and combination of 2-methyl-1, 4-naphthoquinone K3 is highly increased.  These have been tested on human ovarian cancer, breast cancer, endometrial cancer and skin cancer cells. These vitamins can work even when given separately. When given separately they have an antigrowth effect on the tumors but must be highly concentrated. When both the vitamins were used as a single mixture, they demonstrated a synergistic inhibition of cell growth by up to 10 – 50 times in lower concentrations. The best part of this combination is that it does not affect the healthy body cells at all. The researchers also observed that when vitamin C and Vitamin K3 inhibited metastasis.

Vitamin CThe mechanism by which vitamin C and vitamin K3 work in killing cancer is called autoschizic cell death. This is a novel type of cell death characterized by exaggerated cell membrane damage and progressive loss of cell contents. A process during which the nucleus becomes smaller, cell size decreases one-half to one-third of its original size.  Co-administration of sodium ascorbate and K3 induces a cell cycle block on cancer cells making it harder for them to grow and divide.  This is called a G1/S block. The intravenous vitamin cocktail containing sodium ascorbate and vitamin K3 diminishes cancer cell DNA synthesis, increases hydrogen peroxide production, and decreases cancer cell intracellular antioxidant defenses thereby killing them easily.

Dr. Dalal Akoury (MD) is an experienced integrative cancer doctor that has helped many cancer patients in their fight against the disease. She has worked hard not only in treating the disease but also in availing informational support to cancer patients at Awaremed which has become a place called home for many cancer patients. Call on her now and get help on cancer.

Research Shows That Vitamin C and K3 Are Effective In Fighting Cancer

 

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Peach Compounds and Cancer Treatment

July 12, 2014

PEACH COMPOUNDS INHIBIT BREAST CANCER GROWTH

Breast cancer is a worldwide catastrophe’ distressing most women. The condition is quite dangerous and has affected a large number of females, in serious situations it has claimed lives of very many people each year. There are several factors that may enhance occurrence of this disease and currently global campaigns are held globally each aiming at urging women to go for breast cancer checkups. A famous old adage goes, prevention is better than cure and true it is. There are many ways to rid yourself of the ailment. Paramedics have carried out all day and night research seeking for ways through which women can prevent the disease before it encroaches and develops to irreversible stages in their bodies. This piece of writing gathers accurate information from different sources aiming to prove that peach compounds can help a great deal in preventing growth of cancer cells.

The best drugs are natural, any doctor advices their patients to go for vegetables and fruits for a healthy living. The same applies here. It is agreeable that almost if not all fruits are yummy and nutritious. Well, that is not disputable. Nonetheless, the peak of curative fruits lies at the peach. These sweet simple fruits can work wonders in your body. Laboratory tests from leading cancer specialists have clearly confirmed with no doubts that compounds contained in these fruits aid in inhibiting development of breast cancer.

Peach Compounds

A food scientist from Washington State University and his contemporaries at Texas A&M have confirmed that peaches contain compounds that can inhibit growth of cells that cause cancer of the breast and their ability to multiply throughout the body. They laid emphasis on the significance of good quality nutrition in preventing cancer.

More gripping research that featured in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry proved that the compounds could as well be recommended as a new addition to therapies that help in reducing the risk of metastasis commonly known as spread of carcinogens. However they insisted that it does not have to come from a supplement or compound.

Peach Compounds Can help you fight breast cancer

“Just 2-3 peaches a day, which could easily be achieved with a blender, juicer or blaster – can result into an astonishing result” says a cancer specialist. “Do three peaches a day.” Adds the WSU assistant professor for food science, Giuliana Noratto. In addition, she insisted that other foods are equally important. She said, “Having enough veges and fruits can provide our bodies with these compounds, consequently, they might have a similar preventive effect.” Another word of hope she mentioned was that “there exist a variety of traditional plants with medicinal values and a perfect well-balanced diet can that can lead you the right way in getting rid of such ailments.”

Peach CompoundsCurrently the doctor is researching on compounds in barley, wheat, apples and other dairy products that could play an ardent role in preventing obesity-related diseases. In 2009, medical investigations showed that plum and peach extracts concealed breast cancer cells grown in Petri dishes.  For the new study, the panel of researchers implanted cells leading to breast cancer beneath the skins of the mice under scrutiny. The technique, referred to as a xenograft, is often used to study the growth of cells causing breast cancer in a living animal demonstrating the process by which tumors start and progress. After one week, they fed mice with doses of peach polyphenols, which secures plants from the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

The “internal sunscreen” upshot of green veges and fresh fruits have been noted over and over. Noratto and his colleagues intended to see if these compounds would have a ‘killing’ effect in carcinogens. 12 days later, mice that had fed high levels of polyphoenols had smaller tumors with few blood vessel formations that could assist cancer cells spread to other body parts. These tumors also had less evidence of enzymes that take part in the spread of carcinogens and invasion of cancer.

Being the author of all the studies, Noratto released a statement saying that there are several studies that showed peach compounds as antioxidants and as a result can protect DNA against damage that can lead to cancer related diseases. According to her, Different researchers have experienced the same phenomenon and concluded the same. Noratto added that and her colleagues wanted to know if the compounds might have started as a torrent of signals that could encourage the growth of cancer cells to “kill themselves”.

During their research, the team never had metastasis in mind, the whole realization came as a surprise as they went on with the analysis of lungs and the fact that the peach compounds repressed the growth of cancers. The panel found out that these compounds also inhibited the levels of metastasis on the lungs which is important in reducing growth of cancer. Now you know how to prevent it before it advances to its worse stages, go peaches and stay healthy.

PEACH COMPOUNDS INHIBIT BREAST CANCER GROWTH

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