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danger to your pet is — STOP feeding dry kibble dog food. In our
"wholistic" opinion, dry kibble dog food is the least nutritious form of
food to feed a carnivore. Furthermore, a majority of all pet food recalls is
with dry food. Canned food, freeze-dried food and raw food have a much lower
percentage of recalls.
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In
Part 1
of this article I discussed why, as a
wholistic
 scientist,
I decided to take the highly addictive anti-anxiety drug, Lorazepam. The
medical recommendation is to only use Lorazepam for a maximum of 2-4
weeks because of its high addiction rate. Because I was suffering from
extreme sleep deprivation brought on by the
mTBI (Mild
Traumatic Brain Injury) symptoms, I could not reverse this
downward spiral by myself with holistic methods. I ended up taking
Lorazepam for 6 months. In order to avoid addiction, I developed a
self-prescribed protocol of taking Lorazepam only Sunday-Thursday nights
because those were the days I needed a good night’s sleep in order to
work the next day. Because I did not have the benefits of Lorazepam on
Saturday and Sunday, I had withdrawal symptoms. (Margaret said those
where the worst days to be around me
L)
After 6 months the following withdrawal symptoms and side effects became
unbearable:
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Increased anxiety and depression.
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Irritability.
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Loss of memory, trouble concentrating.
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Muscle pain in neck and shoulders, teeth
and jaw.
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 Gastrointestinal
problems.
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Hypersensitivity to sounds.
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Visual disturbances (blurred vision,
hypersensitivity to light, seeing spots, sore eyes, dry eyes).
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Balance problems (instability when getting
up too quickly).
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Feelings of tightness in chest,
palpations.
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Nightmares.
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Paranoia
Since I was off Lorazepam on the Saturday and
Sunday before Labor Day, I decided to also skip Monday since I did not
have to work. After making it three days without Lorazepam I decided to
start my voluntary withdrawal
 program
to see how far I could go. I ended up going ‘cold turkey,’ although I
probably should not have, since the next month was hell (as Margaret
will tell you). I feel the reason I could accomplish this amazing feat
from such a highly addicted drug was that I used holistic nutrition to
rebuild and regenerate my damaged brain cells while taking Lorazepam.
While drugs do a great job in eliminating the
symptoms quickly, they rarely do anything to balance the original
 cause
of the condition. Our “wholistic” philosophy when taking drugs is to use
them only as long as necessary and subsequently look for holistic means
to get off them as soon as possible by balancing the body through
nutrition. I learned early in my mTBI treatment that the brain is one of
the last frontiers in Western medicine. Current treatment includes
medication to treat anxiety,
depression, improve focus and concentration but nothing to help the
brain produce more amino acids, balance chemical deficiencies and
regenerate damaged brain cells. That is why I chose a holistic-minded
medical doctor to help me recover. My holistic M.D. prescribed the
following nutritional brain supplements (based on my blood test) to help
my brain rebuild itself:
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NeuroReplete (5-HTP, Lysine, L-Tyrosine)
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NAC (N-Acetyl-1-Cysteine)
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Custom Amino Acid Base
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Glycine Powder
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Kavinace (Taurine, 4-amino-3-phenylbutyric
acid HCl)
In addition to all the above, I also used our
own products BioSuperfood, ALPHA-G, MindWise™ and NingXia Nitro™ to
nourish and balance my brain.
I chose
BioSuperfood (a
bio-algae concentrates product)
 because
it contains the nutrients of alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, lutein,
zeaxanthin, pro-vitamin A, B-complex, phycocyanin,
Gamma Linoleic Acid
(GLA) and a host of other phytonutrients all known to
nutritionally enhance the function of the brain and nervous system. Here
is an interesting fact: Human breast milk is the #1 source of Gamma
Linoleic Acid (GLA) on the planet and Spirulina (as in
bio-algae concentrates) is
#2. Breast milk contains GLA because human infants need to quickly build
brain mass in order to boost their chances of survival. A bigger, better
brain allows a child to more quickly comprehend language, social
interactions, environmental cues and interpret sensory input. Cow’s milk
(not surprisingly) has virtually no
 GLA.
Now you know why breast feeding is so important. All the above brain
nutrients significantly increase the body's capacity to repair the brain
and nerve tissues throughout the body. People suffering from
degenerative nerve disorders typically report positive results from
using bio-algae concentrates. While drugs cannot cross the blood/brain
barrier food nutrients can. Since algae are food, the nutrients in
bio-algae concentrates are efficient at reaching the cells of the
brain’s master glands (pituitary, pineal and hypothalamus), which in
turn activates the innate healing ability to repair brain cells and
nerve tissue. The above nutrients have also been shown in research to
nutritionally support
Alzheimer’s disease, sciatica, palsy, epilepsy, seizures, multiple
sclerosis, nervousness, ADD/ADHD and other nervous system disorders.
ALPHA-G is a private-label polysaccharide
peptide product
 made
from select organic rice grains. Through a proprietary manufacturing
process the rice grains are broken down into tiny molecules called
alpha-glycan polysaccharidepeptides, which may be absorbed directly into
the cell, providing energy to the mitochondria, the powerhouse of the
cell. This nutrition may help balance the body's process of cellular
regeneration and communication, exactly what my mTBI damaged brain
needed.
MindWise™ is a fairly new nutritional brain serum from Young
Living Essential Oils. MindWise™ combines the exotic
 sacha
inchi nut oil with medium chain triglycerides (MCT), GPC (L-alpha
glycerylphorylcholine), ALCAR (Acetyl-L-Carnitine), CoQ10 (Kaneka Q10)
(as unbiquinone), Turmeric (Curcuma longa) and a proprietary essential
oil blend to support normal brain function. I noticed within the first
week of taking a loading dose that I could forgo my prescribed daily
afternoon at times and not crash that evening. I had periods of more
clarity and improved memory. I would suggest MindWise™ for anyone
wanting to improve memory function, focus, clarity of mind and overall
cognitive health and not just someone with a mTBI. This would include
children and the elderly with cognitive disabilities, memory problems
and the inability to focus (concentrate). You can read more on our product page:
MindWise™
NingXia Nitro™ was formulated to increase mental fitness,
cognitive alertness, physical acuity, enhance athletic
performance/endurance, boost energy and serve as a daily
pick-me-up. One of the prime ingredients is
wolfberries or Chinese Goji berries.
These wolfberries come from the NingXia province in China, where 400%
more people over the age of 100 live. These centenarians walk without
canes, see without glasses and live without inflammation, pain or
cancer. While I was specifically wanted to increase my
 mental
fitness and cognitive alertness, I will take all the other side benefits
(who would not?). I took one tube every morning and a second tube on
particularly stressful days and busy days that I could not take my daily
afternoon nap. NingXia Nitro™ makes a great substitute for those
energy-boosting caffeine drinks. You can read more on our product page:
NingXia Nitro™
After 6+ months of taking all the above
nutrition my brain was rebuilt enough to withdraw from Lorazepam before
I became addicted. But these physical tools (nutritional supplements)
were not the only tools I used. Part 3 will discuss the mental and
emotional TBI coping skills I learned to prevent further addiction (to
anything) plus make me a better person
J
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