What Dangers Lurk Within Hospital Walls
I visited the hospital a few weeks ago. Not for me or any of my kids…fortunately. My brother in law was diagnosed with lung cancer late last year and has been in the hospital for over two months after complications as a result of surgery.
He opted for conventional treatment of his cancer, as most people do, rather than check out the alternatives offered by Dr. Thomas Lodi An Oasis of Healing, just an hour away from his home. He had his lung removed after a series of chemotherapy treatments to shrink the tumor.
Unfortunately for him, he developed an infection at the site of surgery and his remaining lung and almost died.
I’m thankful for the heroic measures modern medicine has developed to keep people alive in emergency situations. We are all grateful that my brother in law was resuscitated and put on life support.
While hospitals are good places to go for emergency life saving support, they are not so good at helping people restore their health. There’s a big difference.
There are 1.7 million cases of hospital infections every year, and 99,000 deaths that are related to these infections.
IV vitamin C has been shown in numerous studies to benefit people with cancer and infectious disease. Most people that spend time in the intensive care unit or have surgery get hooked up to an IV. Very few receive therapeutic doses of Vitamin C in their IV.
At some point, ICUpatients graduate from IV feeding to a feeding tube directly into their digestive tract.
I look at this as the ultimate opportunity to get some blended and juiced antioxidant rich green food into people who otherwise would reject it because it “tastes icky”. The hospital staff looks at it much differently. The first three ingredients in the most popular feeding tube mixes are corn syrup, casein (milk protein) and soy protein isolate. That’s a sure fire prescription for illness, if you ask me. Unfortunately they didn’t ask and when I voluntarily offered my opinion I was talked down to as if I were an ignorant street person who knows nothing about health and nutrition.
Not a single fresh raw vegetable is on the menu, save perhaps for the iceberg lettuce
Here’s the ingredient list for a popular hospital food called Jevity.
Water, Corn Maltodextrin, Corn Syrup Solids, Sodium & Calcium Caseinates, Soy Fiber, Soy Protein Isolate, Canola Oil, Corn Oil, Medium-Chain Triglycerides, Calcium Phosphate, Potassium Citrate, Magnesium Chloride, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Citrate, Ascorbic Acid, Choline Chloride, Magnesium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Carrageenan, Taurine, L-Carnitine, Zinc Sulfate, dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacinamide, Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Cupric Sulfate, Thiamine Chloride Hydrochloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Vitamin A Palmitate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Chromium Chloride, Sodium Molybdate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenate, Phylloquinone, Cyanocobalamin, and Vitamin D3.
I could go on and on about what to watch out for in hospitals. ..and I will. And you can hear the whole thing on my two part blog talk radio show called 3-Life-Saving-Reasons-To-Stay-Out-Of-The-Hospital-Part-1
I even have a copy of an actual menu from a hospital here in Austin that I plan to divulge on the show.
Even if you can’t make it live, set aside some time afterward to listen to the recording, which will be available at the same location.
http://www.drritamarie.com/radio/2011/04/3-life-saving-reasons-to-stay-out-of-the-hospital-part-1/
Love, Health and Joy,
Dr. Ritamarie
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Tags: Cancer, chemotherapy treatments, dr thomas, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo, Dr. Thomas Lodi, green food, hospital food, hospital infections, hospital staff, infectious disease, lung cancer, Raw Foods, vitamin c
Posted in Cancer, Cancer Nutrition, Creating a Vibrant Life Radio, Raw and Living Foods, Raw Food Recipes, Raw Foods
Hormone Balancing for Vibrant Health
This is a huge topic. When we talk about hormones, we’re not just talking reproductive stuff here. Hormones are what drive just about every human function. Your thyroid hormones, adrenal hormones and insulin are the three biggies when it comes to keeping you functioning on a minute by minute basis. In fact, reproductive hormone balance is lower on the priority scheme when you’re under stress. Survival depends on the balance of adrenal, thyroid and insulin hormones, and when your survival is threatened, reproduction shuts down. That’s one of the reasons we hear so many complaints of loss of libido, PMS, hot flashes, and miserable menopause.
Another reason for hormone disruption is the environment. Our modern day chemicals, plastics and synthetic materials create havoc for your hormones.
On Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 12:30 Central time, on My Blog Talk radio Show, I will be interviewing one of the world’s leading auhorities on hormone balance. Dr. Lindsey Berkson is an author, speaker and researcher with a passion for what she does. Her book Hormone Deception is a wealth of information about the ways our environment and lifestyle disrupt our hormones and how we can protect ourselves. Her new book, Safe Hormones Smart Women is soon to be released, and contains the latest scientific information to empower women to make safe and informed choices when it comes to hormones.
If you ahve questions you’d like answered on the show, submit them as a comment below.
to listen in, go to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/dr-ritamarie
I look forward to sharing this call with you.
Love, Health and Joy,
Dr. Ritamarie
Tags: hormones adrenals thyroid insulin vibrant health
Posted in Adrenal Fatigue, Articles, Creating a Vibrant Life Radio
Take Control of Your Autoimmune Disorder
Creating a Vibrant Life
An autoimmune dis-ease is a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue.
Autoimmune dis-ease can affect many parts of your body, like your nerves, muscles, endocrine system (system that directs your body’s hormones and other chemicals), and digestive system.
Common autoimmune dis-eases include:
Lupus
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Celiac Disease
Hashimoto’s
and many others
Join Dr. Ritamarie as she uncovers some of the possible causes of autoimmune disorders and how you can take control and begin healing your immune system.
The time to start healing is now.
DATE: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
TIME: 12:30pm – 1:30pm CST
http://www.drritamarie.com/go/Vibrance
Tags: arthritis, Autoimmune, Dr. Ritamarie, Hashimoto's, health, lupus
Posted in Autoimmune, Creating a Vibrant Life Radio
