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A Genetic Variant Associated with Cancer and the Warburg Effect

A Genetic Variant Associated with Cancer and the Warburg Effect

Hey Warriors.
Happy Fathers Day, (Late) to all you dads reading this!! I hope you truly know how important it is to have fathers in the picture!! I hope you got spoiled and loved yesterday!
First of all I wanted to say thank you for all the replies from last month’s blog about racism and trauma
As we continue on, I hope the conversation continues.

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This week we are switching years a little bit from brain talk and talking a little about nutrition.  As many of you know I switched a few years ago to doing solely genetic based nutrition. Why?  Because something was missing in my practice.  Hormone protocols, and detoxification protocols, and gut protocols got some people well but others plateaued, myself included. The world of genetics in itself is fairly new medicine, and we are literally learning more every single week it seems.  I like to look at genetics this way.  We are born with certain genes, but the way those genes actually work or express themselves can be changed. We know they can be changed even through our thoughts and environment.  So one way we look at helping is through nutrition.

The more genetic “variants” we call them there are in a certain pathway, the more that person might have trouble either creating or destroying something.  As the world is not only getting more toxic emotionally, but has been getting physically toxic for years and years, we have to find new ways to help our bodies overcome such constant bombardment, even from the air we breathe.  You’ve heard it before, we live in a toxic soup.  From our air, water, food sources, EMF’s, cleaners to body care.  

This is generally why we are seeing more and more health issues, an overload of toxins, the inability of our bodies to handle it, and inability to create new cells.
What happens when we can’t eliminate and regenerate leads to chronic conditions. 

In the western medical world we are taught to fear the C word.  Even though doctors and researchers have already found cures, and have been using treatments for years saving individuals lives.  I distinctly remember a teacher in my graduate studies who was one of the smartest medical doctors and microbiologist I had ever met.  He told me, Rachel we already know the cures to cancer.  He had served on some of the most prestigious cancer facilities in northern california.  But why was that not broadcasted?  He said he was not allowed to tell, and as we all know that industry makes billions every year.
I have never said nor will I ever that I treat cancer, because I don’t.  I help the body regain balance.  We all in fact have cancer cells.  Yes you have them now.  The way we deal with them and regenerate is what leads to it progressing.  What he eat, how we think, our surroundings, and what we inject in us.  The typical western route is either radiation or chemotherapy.  And although I support all my patients decisions, I don’t believe injections or taking toxic chemicals is the answer.  How can it be “good” to ingest chemicals? Again, I support all decisions, but remember this is a billion dollar industry.

Let’s talk a little bit about what is called the Warburg Effect. 

If you didn’t know, cancer cells LIVE and feed off glucose.  That is why a huge thing to cut down for most individuals is their sugar intake to starve it.  Cancer is defined by uncontrollable cell growth and division, so cancer cells need the building blocks and energy to make new cells much faster than healthy cells do. They rely heavily on the glucose and rapidly convert it to pyruvate via a process called glycolysis.  The Warburg effect is just that.  Cancer cells exhibit glucose fermentation even when enough oxygen is available to properly utilize.
In 2012, scientists wanted to know what the link was, so research commenced.  

When we look at genetic variants, we are looking specifically at something called enzymes. Enzymes either speed up a reaction or slow it down.  If the enzyme isn’t working properly, that means that the next step in our body making or utilizing something won’t happen. 

In particular, the scientists looked at a specific enzyme called citrate synthesis(CS). 
Here is a snip of my genetic chart (#3) to just show you where it is.  This enzyme comes in the ENERGY production (ATP) and utilization pathway.

In the study, they silenced or blocked this enzyme and the results are quite important.  The most important was that blocking this enzyme greatly increased (10 times!) migration and proliferation of cancer cells. They also found that inhibiting this enzyme accelerated tumor malignancy.  This is why: CS inhibition causes severe defects in mitochondrial respiration (thats how our energy cells breathe) and switches it to glucose uptake and up-regulates glycolytic metabolism.  You’ve heard me talk over and over again about the importance of oxygen, well here the cells needs oxygen as well and to utilize it. Since the mitochondria cells carry ATP our energy source, this means that ATP too was greatly decreased. Defects in mitochondria may promote tumor malignancy, forcing the cell to revert to the more primitive route of energy production through glycolysis.

Of course theres a lot more that is said in this study, and I will give the link if you choose to read it all, but this one enzyme is pretty huge increasing the risk for cancer. Since the body works as a unit it also blocks things further down the line that need to function as well.  One is cholesterol breakdown for hormone regulation and the electron transport chain which in the end creates that ATP (Energy).  I’m sure looking at that Kreb’s Cycle can bring back some high school chemistry days.  A lot goes into it, but that CITRATE up top is the key to get it started.  If we don’t have ATP we can’t regenerate new cells.  That means cancer cells can start to take over.  ATP can modulate the cell growth and bioenergetic metabolism of tumor cells, at least in part, through suppression of AMPK/p38 MAPK and ERK1 signaling and glycolytic enzyme expression and activation of p53 function ( sorry a lot of chemistry here, but just means more ATP less cancer cells).

So, if someone has a genetic variant in this enzymes ability to function, that can cause some pretty huge complications wouldn’t you think?  This is definitely a different way of looking at cancer.

What if we could optimize this enzymes function for those that have a compromised pathway?  With this enzyme working better, and energy production with oxygen utilization working more effectively it makes sense to think that will modulate proper cell growth and death.

This is the beauty of looking at specific chemical reactions in the body.  Testing for this gene can be a big find for anyone not only for treatment but also for prevention.  How many individuals have issues with cholesterol usually being too high, or gallbladder or weight/hormone issues?  That comes in here too.

Once knowing this, finding the night nutrient to help that enzyme properly work is the key.

When we get the body working better it heals.  Again we are looking at the body as a whole picture.  We need to look at toxin intake, diet and environment of course, but we can also help that person’s body function better, resulting in less availability of improper cell growth.

If you haven’t done my genetic nutrition yet, I suggest you do!  It’s been a big game changer for many.  It can take some time to figure out the perfect combo as we are learning more every month about genes, but already to success stories are flowing.

Look at how the body is functioning, not necessarily the “diagnosis”.  There you will find the answers. 

SOURCE:
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep00785?fbclid=IwAR2H9r3XlkhadF6DdwwoGiWqC4K59njy2WBOZIlg1g0UZ0LijvxAyESWRsc

OIL OF THE WEEK

This week we are talking about Frankincense.

Frankincense might not just reduce inflammation. It may also attack cancer cells directly.

This, say some researchers. could benefit people with leukemia and other types of cancer.

One of the challenges of cancer treatment is that, unlike bacteria or viruses, cancer cells are not foreign invaders. Instead, cancer occurs when the body’s cells grow out of control, attacking healthy tissue.

This process makes it difficult to fight cancer without also killing healthy cells. In fact, most cancer treatments do kill healthy cells.

Chemotherapy for example, kills many healthy cells as it fights cancer. This is why people often lose their hair, experience nausea, and become more vulnerable to infection during chemotherapy.

Some evidence suggests that frankincense might target cancer cells without harming healthy cells.

A laboratory study of bladder cancer, published in 2009, looked at how frankincense affected cultures of normal and cancerous bladder cells. The oil targeted cancerous cells, but it did not destroy healthy cells.

In 2015, further lab research found similar effects in breast cancer. The investigators found that frankincense could kill breast cancer cells and disrupt the growth of future cancer cells.

In 2016, scientist describing the properties of frankincense noted that it contains substances that have anti-tumor properties. These could prevent cancer cells from growing and lead to controlled cell death, or apoptosis.

These are early results, but they offer hope that substances that occur in frankincense might one day fight some forms of cancer without the potentially life-threatening effects of chemotherapy.

That is all for now.
have a happy and healthy week!
Dr. Hamel

Terrible sickness this winter that wasn’t the flu? Possible Corona already happened? Coverups?

Hey Warriors.  I bet you’re about as sick of hearing about the coronavirus as I am about talking about it LOL.
This has been a strange past couple of weeks I will admit, It’s hard not to get caught up in all the media, fear and disappointments.I hope you all caught my blog two weeks ago, when I talked about what all disease begins with.  It really does explain how infections and diseases begin and work, so I encourage you to take a look if you missed it.

This week I’m going to talk about some research involving the corona virus, what the science is proving, what the media isn’t telling, and why this shutdown is being based on some pretty flawed science. 

First of all.
I’ve had a LOT of patients come to me this past couple weeks, and mention to me that they believe they already had the coronavirus. This past November/December so many, myself included got very very sick.  Many doctors said this past winter’s “flu season”, wasn’t the flu.  Many went to their doctors and got tested for the flu, but it came back negative.  I myself even stated, that it was a very weird virus going around, and heard from many other doctors they didn’t know what it was but it wasn’t the “normal”.  In December, I had a fever for 4 days straight, cough and fatigue.  All the same symptoms of current COVID19.  I stayed home until I was better and healed. (about 1.5 weeks).

It seems likely this has already swept through many people and they have come out the other side fine and with actual immunity. The coughs are definitely worse this winter and are lasting longer (those that don’t use natural options), but I believe it is quite possible that something went around, not the flu that is possible coronavirus has been here the whole time.  We will never know how many people are positive for it, and have the antibodies for it because they are not symptomatic.

They say about 14,000 people travel between the US and CHINA every day.
It also seems quite possible as so many people were traveling around that time, during the holidays and what not that it spread. How could it not have spread?  

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I also want to discus an article that just came out from the Chief Scientific Advisor in the UK (all he does is study infections) Sir Patrick Vallance said about perhaps letting the country catch the virus, and quarantining the people who are at risk:
“Let the elderly quarantine (self quarantine), let people go to school and work and hope that our society gains about 60% coverage to protect the country and protect the risk groups in the end creating herd immunity: preventing an annual crisis.
He states this because slowly exposing over time:
We don’t want everyone to get it in a short period of time and overwhelm the health care services.
Overwhelming the hospitals currently is the panic from very sick people, just having a cold but want to be tested for coronavirus. 
If you have cold symptoms JUST STAY HOME.  That is what is overwhelming, the inappropriate use.

This article unfortunately got a TON of backlash, the idea of “herd immunity.”  The UK does not vaccinate for chicken pox, which is why they probably don’t have the shingles issue we do in the US.

So many backlash people are saying “herd immunity” is a scientific concept.  Choosing when and where they get to use this, all of a sudden herd immunity doesn’t matter now, when the vaccine laws use all this taking people’s rights away, Senator Pan being a huge component.

The chief advisor is not mentioning anything about a vaccination. He stated: “If you clamp down too hard, and suppress this too hard, when you release it, it could bounce back at the wrong time.  It’s a MILD illness, bringing immunity and reducing the transmission is key.”

It’s eye catching, to cancel these big gatherings, but it’s not stopping the transmission.  You’re more likely to get it in smaller circumstances.  It’s not actually having a big effect on transmission.
He said the most important is self quarantine of the elderly.”

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Everybody is now seeing the number of cases going up, but remember they JUST started testing.  It doesn’t mean it’s spreading, it means we just are knowing now.  I think it’s already been going around the past few months.
Checking the immunity in certain populations to collect data to know to what degree the government needs to shut things down, rather than just shut down everything everywhere seems like a better plan.

Let’s talk about China’s Data:
China’s data: only about 3% of the population(areas exposed) got it ( WENT TO SEEK TREATMENT).  Out of that 3% only 2% died from it and only .2%  between the ages of (0-50) died from it!  This means probably a lot of people caught it, and NEVER got symptoms. I’m sure we will learn more as this goes forward.

Saying this for the US that millions will get it or die, is just mathematically wrong.
Currently, 90% of the people they are testing for coronavirus are negative as well (THIS IS THE HUGE HOSPITAL OVERBURDEN). They are only testing people expected to be exposed.  It is not spreading like wildfire. 

The chief advisor also stated:
You can’t outrun this.  It might not be there in a peak, but it is going to be here.  The length of time we spend in a shutdown, will lessen the peak in the hospitals, but when we all come out of hiding, we will still be faced with the virus. THIS IS WHAT THE CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER IS SAYING, saying you can’t stop it.
Multiple resources have said THERE is NO way to escape it or CONTAIN it. Corona Virus is a COLD virus.  Which means it could be a seasonal virus, and so shutting down each year is NOT an option.

In Italy, a couple of years ago in MILAN (has the highest number of chinese immigrants), the hospitals with the influenza virus were completely over run. They had to call doctors and nurses to come over and help them.  This is BEFORE the corona virus.  Hospitals get overrun with respiratory viruses every year, this is not new, so instead of shutdowns, maybe we should invest on equipping our hospitals better, or maybe even better: educating the masses on actual immunity! 
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Data from china is also showing It’s not airborne the way people think, it is showing it has to be close contact respiratory drops.  Everybody is worried it lives on surfaces for days,  and disinfecting everything.  The studies from china are showing that over an hour it decreases the strength of the virus on a surface.

HERE are some numbers from Italy:

The average age of men with Covid-19 who died in Italy: 80.5.
The average age of women with Covid-19 who died in Italy: 83.6

Also huge smoker population in Italy and China.

Rate of death in Italy for people 0-49 years old: 0.002 or (0.2%, two-tenths of one percent). – SOURCE (CNN)

And remember mortality rate is calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the number of cases — however, cases include only those who were tested NOT everyone in the general population who experienced the illness.

***So for the 0-49 age bracket, the overwhelming majority of our economic working force, 0.2% is the worst-case scenario for the worst hit country.***

While any deaths are tragic, is it right to shut down the entire economy with the hundreds of subsequent problems (many of them permanent) that will cause for hundreds of millions of Americans when 99.8% of people under 50 WON’T die? 

Also, I’d like to compare our current every year numbers of just influenza. Respiratory viruses kill tens of thousands of Americans EVERY YEAR and no one says to stay home to save the elderly population. Not a single person took part in ‘social distancing’ — people regularly went out in the world sick. You can’t pick and choose when you approach society and the health of its members ethically. This is NO different than all the other years your sickness could have been accidentally passed in public to someone in the “risk category” group which caused complications and maybe even their death. But everyone went about their lives then because no one talked about it.
This being said, I believe the reason why is because there is something bigger going on here. 

If you caught my facebook live last week I talked about the HUGE impact of 5G in Wuhan China, and in the Washington hospital where the individuals died.  Currently right now, as we are quarantined, 5G is being put up in neighborhoods, schools and facilities.  Several people have shown pictures of it going up in certain neighborhoods, although I cannot say this in mine.

3 and 4G have been shown to create HUGE immune system problems, with radiation causing cancer, opening of the blood brain barrier, leaky gut, killing of birds and insects near towers and more.

I think this “virus” is such a HUGE topic because it’s meant to hide what is really happening. 

You have to see the bigger pictures here. 

If you didn’t get it this year, you may get it next year, with mutating strands.
For all those holding onto hope of the vaccine, we know from the “flu vaccine” it doesn’t and hasn’t been successful at eliminating the flu, with having the HIGHEST flu vaccination records. The flu vaccine barely works, the real statistical research only showing a possible 5% chance for decreasing. NO thanks. People don’t have a lot of confidence in the flu shot, and I don’t blame them.

This scientist is saying the only option is that our population gets it, and we increase the immunity to deal with it. 
We SHOULD be educating the masses how to create immunity!  NOT HIDING.
This is why I STAND firm in remaining open.  SO many of my colleagues have closed thinking they are helping the greater good.  I believe they are running from FEAR, or really think they are doing good. IN reality this is going to come no matter what, so we need to be prepared, and help people’s immune systems adjust as best as possible.  THAT is what education is.

Which is why the media and others have thrived off of Fear. 

Have you heard Dr. Newson or any of the media talk about how to actually boost your immune system to fight this?!!
Nope.
There is not someone out there spending anytime talking about the boosting immune system.
Most hospitals also don’t use what in the research has shown to kill this which is HIGH DOSE VITAMIN C.
Wash your hands and stay at home is there advise.. WHAT?!  Shouldn’t that be common sense?
People expose each other all the time to viruses and infections.  We are fighting things all the time.

This should be encouraging.
A brand new report from CNN, published in the journal of pediatrics, looked at 730 confirmed cases of COVD 19 of children in china, and said out of all those cases, more than 90% were asymptomatic or mild symptoms of the illness.  We don’t have to fear the lives of children.
Why are we closing schools?!
Again I believe something bigger going on.
I would check out this video of what’s happening at schools:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeLWc–eVU8

Most of the cases in China as well had other co-morbitidies, which compromised their immune systems.  And ALSO the 5G exposure. 

Adult data from china: majority only suffer mild symptoms, then recover.  -Ivana Contosova CNN.
No NEW local infections have occurred.  Meaning this just needs to run its course.
We’re using China to show you that there will be a point that the virus will come down.

YES, this is a harsh MAN MADE virus (Shown from India) with DNA in it.  Yes you will need more support to clear it, but YES there are other infections out there all the time!  We can’t fear this one virus, that many of us have probably already been exposed to.

Instead we need to believe in the power of our bodies to heal, remember to stay home when not feeling good, and be educated how to fight infections when we get them.

I think if we do this, we can really save our economy which is the MAJOR problem here.

“If this government-ordered shutdown continues for much more than another week or two, the human cost of job losses and bankruptcies will exceed what most Americans imagine.

Federal and state officials need to start adjusting their anti-virus strategy now to avoid an economic recession that will dwarf the harm from 2008-2009.

Yet the costs of this national shutdown are growing by the hour, and we don’t mean federal spending. We mean a tsunami of economic destruction that will cause tens of millions to lose their jobs as commerce and production simply cease. Many large companies can withstand a few weeks without revenue but that isn’t true of millions of small and mid-sized companies!

Even cash-rich businesses operate on a thin margin and can bleed through reserves in a month. First they will lay off employees and then out of necessity they will shut down. Another month like this week and the layoffs will be measured in millions of people.

The deadweight loss in production will be profound and take years to rebuild.

Some in the media who don’t understand American business say that China managed a comparable shock to its economy and is now beginning to emerge on the other side. Why can’t the U.S. do it too? This ignores that the Chinese state owns an enormous stake in that economy and chose to absorb the losses. In the U.S. those losses will be borne by private owners and workers who rely on a functioning private economy. They have no state balance sheet to fall back on.

The politicians in Washington are telling Americans, as they always do, that they are riding to the rescue by writing checks to individuals and offering loans to business. But there is no amount of money that can make up for losses of the magnitude we are facing if this extends for several more weeks. After the first $1 trillion this month, will we have to spend another $1 trillion in April, and another in June?

By the time Treasury’s small-business lending program runs through the bureaucratic hoops—complete with ordering owners that they can’t lay off anyone as a price for getting the loan—millions of businesses will be bankrupt and tens of millions will be jobless.

But no society can safeguard public health for long at the cost of its overall economic health. Even America’s resources to fight a viral plague aren’t limitless—and they will become more limited by the day as individuals lose jobs, businesses close, and American prosperity gives way to poverty. America urgently needs a pandemic strategy that is more economically and socially sustainable than the current national lockdown.”

-The Editorial Board.

Here are MY TIPS:

1. Eating better-  FRESH ORGANIC FRUITS AND VEGGIES.
-Genetic based nutrition has been so helpful here boosting up your VITAMIN D pathway.  This pathway is crucial for creating actual antibodies.  This is how we create true immunity.

Boosting up your vitamin C also has been shown in the research to help fight this viruses, as well as boosting your mitochondria and energy pathways.

I like Argentyn Silver or Silvercillin which has been shown to kill many harsh infections.  My patients get a free shot of this with a treatment:)

I recommend getting a good overall picture of your immune system though, that’s why I love doing functional nutrition.

And of course,
STAY AWAY FROM SUGAR.

Most take advil and other things to lower a fever, which actually prolongs the healing phase and causes a blockage in heat shock proteins.

2. KEEP UP with chiropractic.  This has been shown in so much research to help stimulate and keep the immune system strong and robust.  Your nervous system controls your immune system. You can’t adjust yourself unfortunately ( I WISH I COULD).

3. Exercise.  Get out in the sun and keep your body moving.  This staying inside thing is such nonsense.  GO MOVE.  WE need our lymphatic system constantly moving to help us detox. The longer the lymphatics are obstructed, the more different antibodies you make until you become allergic to almost everything. Chronic lymph problems is immune system problems!

4. Sleep.  Make sure you are getting good sleep.  If you aren’t, let’s talk.

5. Hydration.  Keeping your cells hydrated is so important.  Kangan alkalized water is the best hydrating water for your body as it actually gets into our cells.  For more info let me know.

6. Stay away from electronics and take as many safe measures to decrease EMF exposure. WE need to continue to fight 5G, and support Children’s Health Defense for lawsuits against it.

From Robert F Kennedy Jr:

“Elon Musk’s SpaceX to roll out 1 million ground antenna for Big Telecom’s Starlink internet project. To avoid public scrutiny, the FCC issued its decision on a Friday afternoon, coterminous with a noisy presidential press conference on a different topic, at the height of the Coronavirus Panic.

In a science fiction nightmare right out of Terminator,Starlink will mesh these antennae to network of some 50,000 satellites,12,000 of which already have FCC approval. SpaceX will provide high-speed internet to the globe while saturating every corner of God’s creation with deadly radiation.
The FCC license details that each ground antenna is 19 inches across. “It looks like a UFO on a stick,” gushes manchild Musk,of his sprouting forests of lethal ground antenna
Musk’s company has sent 360 of Starlink’s diabolical low altitude satellites aloft in the past year & is launching 60 new ones every two weeks. “It’s very important that you don’t need a specialist to install.”says Musk”The goal is for … just two instructions and they can be done in either order: Point at sky, plug in.”Musk’s ground antennae assure that no one will be able to hide from Big Telecom. Musk,promises that his land based array will allow Starlink to blanket the 3% “hardest to reach customers” in rural areas. SpaceX intends Starlink to provide high-speed connection for any users, with latency below 20 milliseconds. Thousands of studies conclusively show that Radio-Frequencies and Microwave based technologies such as Wi-Fi cause deadly harms to humans,birds ,insects including bees and all animals and plants.
CHDs lawsuit against FCC attacks the legality of the government’s permit for all the ground and satellite antennas. We need $200,000 more for the FCC suit and we hope to raise $1,000,000 to finance a pipeline of new litigation.” Consider donating here: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/about-us/donate/

I will be carrying EMF bracelets in my office soon.  And like the company RAYONEX from Germany for at home protection.

6. Keep having Faith.  No matter if this was engineered or the corruptness that is being hidden, continue to have faith and stand in your truth. No matter even what you see with this economy, choose to shut out what needs to be shut out and trust in what God says. Use this time to get a RESET.  Purge what needs to be purged, and detox your soul.  I’m seeing that so much this week with patients is such a huge spiritual warfare happening.  God always uses evil for good.  We can’t put our trust in man, but having faith is our greatest tool to be able to relieve people’s fear with trust in God. He favors his children, and will never leave us in lack. If we continue to put our faith in fear, we will reap just that. IF our eye is on the economy, virus, circumstances, you’ll come to a place of negative.  God’s power flows through faith.  Don’t speak out of hopelessness and be careful to not speak the language of the world. Speak love, hope and faith!

Like I said I believe I and many of patients have already come down with this. It’s not to fear it.

Continue to support your small businesses if possible, and if you need help with your elderly parents and family members please reach out.  We can send them nutritional support and really truly keep them healthy.

Praying and hoping this lockdown ends quickly for us all.

xoxo

What all disease begins with…

What all disease begins with…

Hey Warriors!  Happy Monday and Happy March!
I hope you enjoyed last month’s talk about molds and fungal infections and the gallbladder!

With all the craziness going on, I want to assure you not to feed into the fear of coronavirus.  Yes, it is a manmade virus, but it is not any more serious than the flu.  Many are recovering with proper care, and those passing are immune suppressed individuals. Also be aware that more individuals die from obesity per year than this.  Like 4X as many people pass. Please be aware that this is no “accident”.  The timing, the delivery, and the “making of vaccinations” is and was always in the plan.  IT has also been speculated that the mania is also overshadowing the invasion of 5G and corrupt political laws being swept under the rug. IT’s meant to distract you.

The  best prevention is always to keep your immune system strong, and the BEST way to do that is to know your weaknesses!  This is why my genetic based nutrition is so effective! 

I see all these people stockpiling on so many things based out of fear.  Our bodies are strong, you’ll miss out on a lot if you live in fear.  AND that is specifically how this plan works is through fear.

Yes, there are other options like high doses of vitamin C, ect. which are also great options, but in reality you will recoup quickly if your body’s immune system is strong.

Which brings me to our topic today.  What all diseases begin with.
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This past weekend I was at a genetic seminar, and a guest speaker spoke about some concepts relating the emotional system to biochemical disturbances.  (this means the chemical processes in our body that make it work).

I want to reiterate some of what he was speaking about because I thought it was so simple yet so profound.

The originator of the chiropractic profession DD Palmer, stated that all disease starts with:
Shock, Trauma or Surprise

An unexpected, highly acute, and isolating conflict shock that occurs simultaneously in the psyche, the brain, and on the corresponding organ the “disease” is from.

This is why you hear me state many times when I explain things to go back and see where exactly trauma and shock has happened in your life, even starting with your birth… WHY?

All disease starts in TWO steps:

1. Incubation
2. Healing

Lets start with #1:  INCUBATION.  This is the phase where there is usually no signs OR symptoms. This is the fact that is wrong with typical modern medicine today.
For instance. take chicken pox.  The incubation period is 14-21 days.  This doesn’t mean you’ll get the pox or fever during that time.  You won’t see anything, but that is how long it takes to “show” the infection.
There’s no diagnostic test, you can do all the bloodwork in the world, MRI and it won’t show up. 14-21 days later, you wake up with chicken pox.

Do you know what the incubation time of cancer is? 10 years. 

One of the leading doctors in Germany who cured over 90% of cancer, Dr Hamer stated that : The longer the incubation period, the tougher it is. Mind you, he never used drugs or toxins.

In standardized medicine, signs and symptoms and diagnosis are what run the show.

Going to a specialist to get a diagnosis won’t get you well.  The diagnosis is formulated most of the time so insurance companies will pay.
If I would diagnosis all the time, honestly I would be wrong most of the time.

The Mayo Clinic which is known as a top medical facility has 15 acres worst of diagnostic equipment.
What is the #1 statistic they have?  Diagnose more patient than any other clinic.
#2 static?  They are WRONG 34% of the time.

In my eyes, and many holistic practitioners, what is more important than a “diagnosis” is the reason WHY and how to fix it, not the name of the disease. 

You can treat these things before the incubation period is OVER!  This is called holistic:)  This is BEFORE the symptoms show up.

That brings us to STEP 2.  Healing. 
Modern medicine works a little differently.  They usually wait till a symptom shows up. Cold, fever, rash, pain, tumor… Your doctor does a procedure or medication to stop the symptoms.  the symptoms come about the second part of disease the healing phase.  IN the healing phase, you don’t get any symptoms until it is past incubation. When and if the body says: Ok I’ve recovered from the shock or surprise, now i’d ready to rid the body of toxins.  That is when you throw up, diarrhea, have a fever or rash, or grow a tumor.

Your body is trying to get RID of the bad stuff.

IF you stop the symptoms, you stop the healing.
This can also push the body right back into incubation. The longer that period, the worse it gets.

Get rid of the problem right away, is our plan!
Sometimes this is why when individuals throw up after an initial cranial session, we say GOOD.  You’re getting the toxins out.

There’s ways to also find out if an emotional trigger is what is giving you your health problems today.

Every area in the body above the diaphragm, has a partner relationship below the diaphragm.  Here’s an example:
The nerves that go to the stomach to make it work, come from your middle back.  If you trace those nerves down they go all the way to the right hip. If you have a chronic stomach problem you might have a right hip problem.

What are some other relationships?

Outside of the right thigh- same nerve as the small intestine
Right knee- ileocecal valve
Thigh-ascending colon
Groin- hepatic flexor
Left inner thigh- transverse colon
Left thigh- splenic flexor of colon
Outside of left thigh- descending colon
Left hip- rectum

It’s a map.

What’s even more interesting?  The kidneys are called the little brain. If you put them together, they actually look like a brain!
Whatever the right kidney is doing or not doing the left brain is doing or not doing, and the left kidney is with the right brain.

In order to get past the healing:
You should always work with 5 systems of health:

1. Water. Most important is how much water is getting into your cell.  It’s not about alkaline water but alkalized water.  Well water is the best out there, and for us city folk Kangan water machines to actually hydrate yourself.  Otherwise you are just peeing out the gallons you drink per day.  If it can’t get into your cells your dehydrated.

2. Food. Food allergies are rampant from GMOs and toxins. The average American eats the same 25 foods.  Half of those are not efficient.  This is where genetic nutrition is key to figure this out. If you methylate properly you can digest about anything really.
3. Emotions. So many practitioners leave this out.  1/3 of your health lies in emotions!
4. Cellular Electricity.  Every cell is a rechargeable battery.  They can’t work on a dead battery, just like your cell phone can’t.  This is why treatments like PEMF and light therapy are helpful.
5. Brain.  Every part of your brain attaches itself to a part of the body!!
This is why I always attack this first:) IASIS which is a type of neurofeedback is also helpful to change some of the improper wavelenths in the brain.

I hope this was enlightening and helpful to you!

It might sound very opinionated, and I hope you don’t take it that way.

OIL OF THE WEEK

On the spotlight this week is DoTerra’s On Guard Hand Sanitizer!

This is what I use personally every day.
Most hand sanitizers although “state” they don’t have triclosan any longer still may contain trace amounts.  Triclosan is a hormone disruptor.  The Onguard spray uses all natural ingredients and has been shown in studies to decrease 98% surface infections.  It still does have some alcohol in it, so I wouldn’t recommend using all the time, since that will decrease your skin microbiota. Washing your hands thoroughly is the best defense!

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That is all for now,
Have a happy and healthy week.
Dr. Hamel

This hidden chemical that causes a deficiency in your brain

Happy Monday Tribe!
I hope you have all had an amazing past couple of weeks! I know its back to school time, and with school back in action, work in full swing, it’s important to talk about hidden toxins that are lurking!

As you now being a brain doc,  I’m always lurking for more information on how to enhance this vital organ that we possess. 

You see, because our brain controls every function in our body we HAVE to do our best to protect it at all costs.

A huge part in creating that healthy brain is of course making sure that environment is working, that VAGUS nerve.  You can take all the supplements in the world but if that nerve isn’t working, you will not get many results.

But, today i’m not talking about cranial work (for once;)), i’m talking about the gut/brain axis and specifically a chemical and many that disrupt this communication.

There’s actually many toxins in your home and that you utilize that you might not know are disrupting this super important connection.

What do you mean gut brain?.  Well, if you’re new here let me explain, for some of my current patients that have been with me awhile, you can sit back for a moment…

Your gut has been termed your “second brain”.  In fact your gut has its entire new network of nerves called the enteric nervous system, that works similar to your brain.

It connects and controls your digestive system, but also has a huge connection in the neurotransmitters in your brain.  It in fact, talks to your actual brain.  A lot of this resides in the health of our gut bacteria to be able to relay that information. So, really you can’t just heal your brain and neglect the rest of your body.

In fact, all the cells of your body talk to one another. So you can’t think that your liver not working won’t cause pain or dysfunction somewhere else.  The cells talk!!

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So what are things that disrupt this connection?

1. Stress
2. Gluten
3. Processed Foods
4. GMO foods
5. Head Traumas
6. Gut dysbiosis
7. Chemicals
8. EMFs

So, let’s talk about one because of a patient story, so you can see the connection.

I am treating a female patient, and she is doing really well on her protocol, great energy, mostly all her symptoms managed.  She went on a camping trip, and upon her return cancelled her followup because she couldn’t get out of bed.  She said she was wiped out for a few days. I assured her to come in to check on her protocol.  After going through the program, it showed up that their was a titanium toxicity, and she was not making intrinsic factor (i’ll explain in a minute).

I asked her if she applied sunscreen during camping, to which she said yes lots all over my legs. She had the bottle in her car, and we read the back which said ” titanium oxide”. This chemical interfered with her intrinsic factor a glycoprotein that is produced in the stomach, which plays a HUGE role in absorbing vitamin B12. When you can’t use intrinsic factor, it results in a condition called pernicious anemia, which makes sense of why she was tired!.

I gave her some kidney and liver support, and she felt better that next day.
There are so many natural ways to prevent sunburn that don’t include chemicals!

This is just one example, but in reality there are many chemicals we are exposed to all the time!

What else has titanium oxide?

  • Food: Candies, chewing gums, powdered doughnuts, frosting, coffee creamer, vanilla pudding, chocolate bars.
  • Personal Care: Toothpaste, sunscreen, lotions.
  • Misc: Paper, paint, markers, and plastics.


What happens to your brain when you have B12 deficiency ( which can also happen when you have certain genetic mutations) ?!

  • loss of memory
  • cognition problems
  • decreased mood
  • decreased energy
  • Vitamin B12 plays a vital role in the metabolism of fatty acids essential for the maintenance of myelin in the brain.

Again, this is just to show you that all your cells in your body talk to one another!  So what you continually put IN and ON your body matters and makes changes all the way in your brain. 
When the gut in this case is affected (from the chemicals), it sends a signal to the brain to dysfunction.  They HAVE to coordinate with one another.

There’s also a system called the Heart Brain Connection.  Maybe we’ll talk about that next time… stay tuned!

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Its Not You, Its Your Hormones….

Happy Monday Tribe!

I hope you all enjoyed last week’s topic about vitamin D and genetics, which was really fitting for the gorgeous weekend we had!

This week, I was to expand a little on genetics, hormone production and weight gain.
Obesity is a leading cause of death worldwide, with increasing rates in adults and children.
•In 2014, 600 million adults (13%) and 42 million children under the age of five were obese.
•From 1971 to 2000, obesity rates in the United States increased from 14.5% to 30.9%.
•More common in women than men.
This is one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century.

What are the contributors to the recent increase in obesity? 
•Insufficient sleep, increased stress
•Endocrine disruptors, GMO’s
•Increased high fructose corn syrup and sugar consumption
•Sugar substitutes damaging pancreas
•Increased use of medications that can cause weight gain (e.g., atypical antipsychotics)
•Mitochondrial Damage
•Genetic and epigenetic risk factors

SUPER TIP: Where that person stores fat, will determine which hormone/pathway is out of balance: Cortisol directs fat deep in your midsection whereas estrogen directs fat superficially around your hips and thighs (called cellulite).

Let’s talk about 4 particular hormones and their role in our weight:

1. Leptin- produced in fat tissue, it suppresses appetite as its level increases.

2. Ghrelin- secreted by the stomach wall, it triggers feelings of hunger as mealtimes approach. If “dieters” how lose weight, ghrelin increases which may be one reason it’s so hard to stay on a diet.

3. PYY- secreted by the small intestine after meals, acts as an appetite suppressant

4. Insulin– a rise in blood sugar levels after a meal stimulates the pancreas to secrete insulin, which suppresses appetite.

Let’s dive a little deeper……………

 

LEPTIN (hormone)
•Promotes Satiety, thermogenesis, reduces weight
•Reduced by sleep deprivation
•Reduced at night naturally suppressing appetite
•Primarily produced by fat cells
•Increased by emotional stress
•Low calorie diets lower leptin
•LEPR variants can lead to Leptin resistance
•Increases T3 levels

Decrease Leptin:
•Fructose (Esp. HFCS) inhibits Leptin
•Simple Carbs inhibit leptin (through increasing insulin)
•Strict low carb diets inhibit leptin production (need carb loading days)
•Lectins bind leptin receptors (cereals etc)

Increase:
•Omega 3 Fatty Acids (Increase sensitivity)
•Increase fiber (peas, beans, lentils, almonds, raspberries, broccoli, and oats)
•Increase Zinc (spinach, beef, lamb, seafood, nuts, cocoa, beans, mushrooms, and pumpkin)
•Lower Cortisol levels (NET stress work) Or clearing COMT, CBS (genetic pathways)
•Get regular sleep
•Moderate exercise
•Caffeine Improves leptin signaling and receptor activity

GHRELIN
•Synthesized in the gastric mucosa, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, hippocampus, brain cortex, adrenal gland, intestine, pancreas, and many other human tissues.
•Regulates Energy and increases appetite
•Releases growth hormone
•Circulating ghrelin concentration rises before meal and falls after meal. Total ghrelin level increases in night and decreases after breakfast in humans.
•Serum ghrelin increases steadily during long term of fasting and returns to normal after eating.

Increase:
•Estrogen
•Cortisol
•Glucagon
•Insulin-induced hypoglycemia
•Excitation of the vagus nerve can stimulate ghrelin secretion
•Hyperthyroidism

DECREASED:
•Glucose and insulin
•Long chain triglycerides (Essential fatty acids, butter)
•Exercise

Another factor for weight: ADIPONECTIN>

•Adiponectin is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ADIPOQ gene.
•Involved in regulating glucose levels as well as fatty acid breakdown.
•Secreted by adipose tissue
•Increased in calorie restriction, exercise
•Similar to leptin (synergistic)
•Low levels associated with Type II Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis
•ADHD
•High levels seen in RA


SO we know that for weight and hormone regulation that diet and lifestyle are of course big players.  But what about the genetic role?

According to a study by the Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, 

“Alterations of the normal DNA methylation pattern can contribute to the development of endocrine and metabolic diseases.

Although DNA methylation and demethylation are active processes, epigenetic changes produced during development can impact adult processes, establishing the idea that endocrine function can be persistently affected by events occurring in early life.”

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Numerous studies indicate that hereditary factors contribute to most of a population’s weight variation, and underscore the statistical difficulties when studying environmental and nutritional effects on body weight.

Here are big gene players with weight:

•FTO, (IRX3), POMC, PCSK, KCTD5, ADIPOQ

FTO for example:
•People with a variation of the FTO gene that affects one in six of the population are 70 per cent more likely to become obese
•People with the obesity-risk FTO variant have higher circulating levels of the ‘hunger hormone’, ghrelin
•Individuals with two copies of the obesity-risk FTO variant are biologically programmed to eat more .

What about other hormones and their relation?
We know that thyroid conditions for instance can directly affect weight loss/gain.
These genes:
•DIO-Converts T4-T3
•TPO-Activates thyroid hormone production
•COMT-Helps breakdown excess cortisol and estrogen that can interfere with thyroid hormone production

All contribute to thyroid up and down regulation, meaning they must be looked at to fully get thyroid conditions in remission.

I won’t bore you with any more genetic information and science words.  What I’m trying to get at with this blog is that there are many factors that can be associated with hormone dys-regulation.

As I mentioned diet, lifestyle and hormone disruptors(below) all play a part.


But, from what we know now, we also have to look into the genetic pathways.  How well can we actually detox these disruptors out?  That lies in your genes. Some of these genes make a person more inclined to lose or gain weight.

 

How do we put it all together:

1.  Watch out for those hormone disruptors. Even your hand soap and hand sanitizers have tricolosan.. read labels.

2. Phase 1 and 2 pathways in the genetic methylation cycles need to be balanced for hormone regulation.

3. Stress modulation– balance the chemistry in the body, and emotional factors

4. Diet and lifestyle OF COURSE.  No gmo non organic foods, processed foods, sugar ect.

Its not always just diet and exercise for people, and as we can see, some people are wired differently than others, and that’s why “universal diets” don’t work well…
Know you’re own body chemistry and you’ll be able to balance those hormones.

Need help?

I’d LOVE to help you with your genetic nutritional help.

Just book an initial nutrition appointment through my website and we will go through it all!

Oil of the Week.

On the spotlight this week is DoTerra’s Slim & Sassy 

The Slim & Sassy Metabolic Blend was specifically designed as a natural way to manage hunger cravings, calm the stomach, and uplift mood.* When used as part of a healthy weight management program and combined with a healthy diet and exercise, the Slim & Sassy oil blend can help boost metabolism and curb hunger cravings.*

Where to Buy Slim & Sassy
If you are pursuing weight loss goals, Slim & Sassy Metabolic Blend can help. Visit our Slim & Sassy oil product page to buy your own today. Along with the Slim & Sassy proprietary blend, doTERRA offers several other Slim & Sassy products, including Slim & Sassy Metabolic Blend SoftgelsSlim & Sassy Control™ Bars and Instant MixSlim & Sassy V Shake, and Slim & Sassy TrimShake. Any of these products can help you on your journey as you strive to create and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Slim & Sassy Uses and Benefits

  1. When you are working toward a weight loss goal, it can be tough to change your habits and take control of your appetite. Overeating can set you back in your goals for weight management if you aren’t careful, but the Slim & Sassy blend can help control your appetite and keep you from overeating.* Take Slim & Sassy oil internally before meals in order to reduce the likelihood of overeating and to help control your appetite.*
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  3. A good workout is an important part of any weight loss plan. However, sometimes we lack energy and enthusiasm when we think about working out. Consider adding a few drops of the Slim & Sassy Metabolic Blend to your water or tea before you work out to give yourself a revitalizing energy boost.* The herbal, spicy properties of Slim & Sassy oil will help you perk up and get ready for a successful workout.
  4. The Slim & Sassy blend can be helpful during a weight loss program because it helps the user manage hunger cravings throughout the day.* If you tend to give in to temptation when your body feels a craving sensation, the Slim & Sassy oil blend can help you manage these cravings as they come throughout the day.*
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  6. The Slim & Sassy blend can easily be combined with other Slim & Sassy products to help you on your weight loss journey. Consider adding a few drops of Slim & Sassy oil to a Slim & Sassy TrimShake or V Shake. You can blend a single scoop of chocolate or vanilla TrimShake in water, nonfat dairy, almond, rice, or soy milk, and add one drop of Slim & Sassy oil to the mixture for added benefits. If you are using the Slim & Sassy V Shake as part of your weight loss plan, consider adding one drop of Slim & Sassy oil to your morning shake for extra flavor and to help boost your metabolism.*
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  8. Slim & Sassy oil can help you manage hunger and control your appetite*, but you may be wondering, “How can I experience these benefits?” To yield the hunger management benefits of the Slim & Sassy blend, try adding eight drops of the oil to 16 ounces of water. When you want help with appetite control, put a few drops of the Slim & Sassy blend in a doTERRA Veggie Capsule and swallow.*

Ingredients

  • Grapefruit Peel
  • Lemon Peel
  • Peppermint Plant
  • Ginger Root
  • Cinnamon Bark

 

That is all for now,

Have a happy and healthy week!

Dr. Hamel