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Posted by drbrizman on September 18, 2008 at 1:59am
This came from a great concerned and involved patient who forwarded a post by Dr. Jay Gordon (my family's pediatrician) in Los Angeles, California. The lovliest man, and a great doctor on the subject of plastic toxicity. Then I posted an article from another awesome patient on some easy solutions to reducing plastic toxicity. This is important stuff for our children and ourselves in the battle toward wellness from IC and the general ills of poor health!
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Posted by drbrizman on September 18, 2008 at 1:52am
It is not uncommon to hear, "But we need flouride for our teeth".--I am certainly not an expert in the area of flouride, but, I am increasingly educating myself on this subject. Especially because in our area where we live, our government started putting flouride into our water supply. We absorb that flouride when we shower, so, we are getting it into our systems even if we don't drink it. It is incredulous to me that we live in a society where things like this can happen.
Posted by drbrizman on September 18, 2008 at 1:32am
I have repeatedly said the number of woman puported to have IC or a related problem is incredibly higher that what has been reported from other common sources. This article talks about one in four women! Now we are talking. This problem is huge and becoming epidemic.NIH has just devoted 25 Million dollars to research on IC. I am hoping to write a grant request to see if they will provide money for me to further my work with their research dollars. I hope to make this happen. I will keep everyone posted.
Posted by drbrizman on September 16, 2008 at 7:55pm
Many of you know that I recommend agave nectar for a sweetener after a person has reached a point of wellness that they can start baking and indulging in sweet foods a bit more. It is not the only one or way to eat sweet foods, but I do think baking with it is a great way to eat sweet and stay healthy. I have used it in my home for years. There are also lots of agave sweetened products that are fun to bake with, like chocolate, etc..
Here is an interesting page of info on it: http://www.allaboutagave.com/index.php
Posted by drbrizman on September 15, 2008 at 7:29am
Almost two years ago my mother died of cancer. She had hospice care in her own home and the day she died, the hospice nurse said, "please give me all of the drugs that hospice gave your mother so I can flush them down the toilet." I said, "flush them down the toilet? Why on earth would you flush them down the toilet?" She answered, "Because, it is illegal to do anything else with them. It is a strict requirement to do so." Of course, being completely bereaved, I did as she instructed, but with great apprehension.
Posted by drbrizman on September 13, 2008 at 5:45am
Something on my mind this week is that I am sitting accross the treatment room from an eleven year old, from a four year old, from a twenty something year old, and from a sixty something year old. Although this disease is more female then male, it is not gender prejudiced. Although I am unaware of the true meaning of the word, IC is becoming somewhat of an epidemic. I think, as many of you may understand from reading my dissertation already, that IC (and many other chronic diseases) has so much to do with our modern ways of thinking and functioning.
Posted by drbrizman on September 13, 2008 at 12:39am
Much of what I "preach" is treating your body like it is your temple--because, it IS your temple. As I have said in the past, we need to do our best and try to live a normal life at the same time. None oof us can escape toxins 100%. But, if we try to minimize those toxins we use on this planet and we subject ourselves to, we can start becoming healthier in our bodies, and in our environment which will help us now and help our children in the future. Please read this article, it drives home this thought as sad as it is:
Posted by drbrizman on September 13, 2008 at 12:30am
..and how is it affecting them? These days we are seeing an increasing number of kids with behavioral problems, attention problems, and chronic health disorders. Sadly, we are seeing more kids with unthinkable problems like, even IC! There is not to much more sad than a child sitting in the corner crying because her bladder hurts. A child should not know what a bladder even is! And, the moods and attention spans of our children are certainly increasing by large numbers. This has to do with many issues of healthcare management and diet.
Posted by drbrizman on September 12, 2008 at 11:36am
Many times you see this verbiage in labeling, and you need to be careful not to fall into the trap of what natural means. I had a patient once that was flaring because she thought that she was eating something that was OK until she called the company that had this verbiage on their labeling and sure enough there was sugar in there.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26648177/from/ET/
Posted by drbrizman on September 12, 2008 at 11:25am
People ask me if it is a good idea to vaccinate their child. That is a decision that should be made by each parent. Their are pros and cons to the concept and to each vaccine. Every parent should be well informed on the issue and of each vaccination and the disease that it is meant to treat. But, they should also be informed as to some of the behind the scenes issues like this article. As adults we may consider getting a vaccination for something, and this could have a serious impact on our health. And, we may not want to take that risk.
