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Detox Wrap Up
Chemical Experiment
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Issue: #34
August 11, 2014
 Ebola Virus by electron microscope - beautiful and deadly. 


Volume 4, Letter 34
 

August 11, 2014

  

Ebola viral infection is real. It is highly unlikely to affect us despite the fact that two missionaries have returned to Emory University in Atlanta for treatment with a new experimental drug. 

 

The movie Outbreak was a reasonably true to life scenario of an Ebola outbreak without the militarization of it. This virus is deadly and kills swiftly. Often too swiftly for long term spread and damage like influenza. 

 

From the CDC: Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF) is one of numerous Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers. It is a severe, often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (such as monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees). 


 
The natural reservoir host of ebola viri remains unknown. However, on the basis of available evidence and the nature of similar viri, researchers believe that the virus is zoonotic (animal-borne) with bats being the most likely reservoir. Four of the five subtypes occur in an animal host native to Africa. 


 
The illness starts within 2-21 days of exposure to infected bodily fluids (blood, saliva primarily) of a human or animal like the bat. Early on it looks like many other viral infections. Symptoms start with sore throat, body aches and fever. Then symptoms progress to nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and kidney dysfunction/dehydration. Continued progression occurs in a large percentage of infected people to bleeding from the gums, intestines, skin and so on. Mortality is between 50 and 90% depending on the strain. 


 

The current outbreak is spreading rapidly in Africa mostly because of poor health care systems and public misinformation that is affecting a quarantine system. Roughly a thousand people have died so far making it the worst Ebola outbreak in history. However, in comparison the influenza illness which ravages the United States annually has a death rate between 3000 to 49000 per year for the last 40 years. 


 

Ebola is one of the most feared viral diseases on the planet for obvious reasons. I encourage you to read the CDC site for informational purposes only, knowing that our risk is exceedingly low. 


 

Knowledge is power and safety, 


Dr. M

 

Dr. Skinner Again

A colleague of mine recently shared this article with me.

From the PLOS One Journal, Michael Skinner's lab is showing us more epigenetic effects of exposure to chemicals in past generations changing the expression of DNA in future offspring. 

The chemical methoxychlor has been used for the second half of the 20th century as a pesticide. It is now banned in the US because of its endocrine disrupting effects in humans and animals. That is all well and good until you see Dr. Skinner's work.

His lab has noted that when rats were exposed to these chemicals they developed kidney and reproductive diseases. The kicker came as his lab saw future generations having increased numbers of these diseases. This is known as transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. Great for you if this causes you to be smarter or faster. Not so great in this case or the case of most chemicals. 

I still remember chasing the mosquito spraying trucks in my youth when camping in South Carolina. Oh the fond memories.

Another reason to avoid chemicals at all costs. Your great grandchild will care. 

Now that is selfless behavior!

Dr. M
 
Detox Summit

I hope that you enjoyed the detox summit. I look at the summit as a way of understanding the three pillars of health: physical movement, spiritual health and a nutritional foundation. 

When we think of a healthy child, we think of a kid who is happy and acts healthy. We know that this is not reality for many children. 

The pathway to detoxification is through the removal of all possible triggers of disease. Those triggers are chemicals in food and our environment, bad thoughts in our mind, sedentary behavior and bad habits.

If you listened to the experts in the Detox summit, you learned to appreciate the reality of our lives and ways to healing. If you missed it and would like to listen to it, you can get to it by this link. I missed half of them myself. I plan to listen to them on my way to work in the morning. The digital version is really inexpensive at 67$. 

As always, I will blog about these methods in future newsletters for our continued growth. 

Dr. M
 
Chemical Experiment
Fastfood Experiment
Week 5  
 
Still no appreciable difference. No signs of bacterial or fungal disease. No flies or bugs.


Recipe of the Week

In keeping with the Detox plan, consider organically juicing twice daily and only eating a lunch meal for 1 week. See how you feel. If you feel better, consider modifying your daily diet to reduce food triggers like gluten, dairy and chemically processed foods.

 

Ingredients:

 

1 Cucumber

2 Large carrots

1 Large beet

1 Lime

1 Peach or pear

 

Directions:

 

Juice and serve fresh or on ice. Enjoy.

 

Dr. M  

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Copyright � 2010-2014 Christopher J. Magryta, MD. Readers, please note: The information provided in this newsletter is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for advice and treatment provided by your physician or other healthcare professional and is not to be used to diagnose or treat a health issue.


 


Chris Magryta
Salisbury Pediatric Associates
Touchstone Pediatrics