> I have a friend ,age 40, who is in the hospital with this problem. He > does not drink,and according to a sonogram, does not have gall stones. > He has a heart stent and has very high blood pressure. He has severe > sleep apnea and sleeps with a "breather". I need some help. I have > recommended an olive oil/lemon juice gall bladder cleanse( in case > the sonogram missed them). The doc said he has no cysts and it does > not run in his family. I have recommended a heavy dose of Superfood > vitamins and I will let him use my Zapper for possible flukes. Any > other suggestions? TIA
Hi TJ, My dad had a couple of attacks of pancreatitis and hypertensive crises that were triggered by hyperlipidemia -- elevated blood lipid levels, which, knowing what I know now, were probably caused by an improper diet containing too many carbohydrates. Sleep apnea is just one of the cluster of conditions that consitute insulin resistance... Any sign of diabetes? Asthma? Overweight with a pot belly? Insulin resistance is caused by constant intake of carbohydrates in quantities sufficient to trigger an insulin response. As insulin remains elevated for a time after sugar levels are restored to normal, constant intake of carbohydrates lead to chronically elevated insulin levels. These, in turn, lead to down-regulation of the number of insulin receptor sites in the body's tissues, which demands even greater levels of insulin. At some point either the body's capacity to produce insulin, or to respond to it at all, reaches its limit. Once that happens, one of the functions insulin performs, the transport of lipids into the adipose tissues, breaks down, leading to severely elevated levels of lipids in the bloodstream. Adoption of a low carbohydrate diet may help prevent future problems, if not improve the present situation. I wish him well. Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
