Alzheimer’s Reversal Conference available online

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Patricia

Great news: The recent Hope for Dementia and Alzheimer’s at The Omega Institue in Rhinebeck, NY is available for on-demand on-line viewing until October 1, 2016 for only $49!

Featuring three top medical doctors Dr. Dale Bredesen, Dr. David Perlmutter and Dr. Mark Hyman, it was a conference packed with practical information on how to prevent and reverse Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia for yourself and your loved ones. For highlights of the conference. Below the picture are some highlights of the conference.

Here is the link: https://www.eomega.org/online-workshops/hope-for-dementia-and-alzheimers-disease#-workshop-description-block

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Some highlights of the conference:

Dale Bredesen, MD shared videos and studies where he reversed cognitive decline in 9 of 10 Alzheimer’s cases. Clear improvement in cognitive testing was shown in each case of reversal. In addition, was one of the most exciting part of hs talk: documentarion of significant increases for many patients in the size of the hippocampus, the memory cnter of the brain. This is clear physical proof that memory can be restored. Dr. Bredesen also categorized Alzheimer’s disease into three subtypes, each of which is treated differently.

Mark Hyman, MD explained why fat is an optimal fuel for the brain, why low-glycemic index foods are a wise choice and why vegetarians might want to consider adding meat back into their diets. Dr. Hyman also covered the importance of balancing hormones, and shared detailed lab testing and clinically based treatment protocols. Especially helpful was the information he shared on heavy metial testing and detoxifiation.

David Pelmutter, MD stated that if we do nothing, our by age 85 one in two of us will have Alzheimer’s. He went on to share a simple step that everyone can take to cut your Alzheimer’s risk by 50%, then a second simple step to reduce it by another 50%. He shared diet and supplement recommendations and how to optimize the gut microbiome, which has a direct connection with brain health.

Sharp Again Naturally’s Jacqui Biship and Lisa Feiner presented nine reversible cuases of Alzheimer’s and dementia and practical tips on how to address these causes, with diet, and avoidance of certain foods and toxins. They also explained why you can be thyroid deficient even if your lab tests are normal, and how a simple change in your thyroid supplement can reverse dementia.

Health Advocates Worldwide’s Patricia Tamowski and Scott Douglas presented previous as well as brand new video of actual reversals of dementia and Alzheimer’s disesase. as well as details of how people they interviewed successfully reversed their cognitive decline and got their minds and their lives back!

This is an opportunity you do not want to miss. For unlimited online viewing of this impressive conference until October1: https://www.eomega.org/online-workshops/hope-for-dementia-and-alzheimers-disease#-workshop-description-block

ALS Puzzle Pieces #1 Belief and #2 Stress: Scientific proof that we can heal from anything, including ALS

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Patricia

IS THERE SCIENTIFIC PROOF THAT WE CAN HEAL FROM ANY ILLNESS? YES.

We have met many, many people who have healed from ALS, some completely, some partially. All will live normal life spans. Two of the things they had in common were:

They believed that they could heal.
They dealt with the stresses in their lives and achieved balance in their lives, emotionally, spiritually, and physically.

BELIEF:

One thing everyone who has healed from ALS has in common is belief that they can and will heal. Although many initially believed their doctors that they would die, at some point they changed that belief. (This includes the belief they deserve to heal—but that will be discussed in a future blog).

Lissa Rankin, MD talks of 50 years of research proving that we can heal ourselves from anything (including ALS).

Wasn’t that a great video? It helps explain that part of the solution to ALS and other diseases is absolute belief that you can heal.

STRESS:

The other thing Dr. Rankin talks about in the above video is the stress response and how the body reacts.

In our observations, the vast majority of people diagnosed with ALS experienced significant stress in their lives during the three to five years before their symptoms appeared. Dr. Rankin appears.

Stress is discussed in more detail in her next video:

SUMMARY:

From our observations, we know that to heal from ALS, Puzzle pieces #1 Belief and #2 Stress, MUST be dealt with. This isn’t to say that physical things are not important: nutrition, supplements, detoxification, balancing the body, optimizing, liver, kidney and gut function are also key to healing.

All we are saying is that to heal from ALS you need to address, along with the physical: belief, stress, emotional healing, negative thoughts, balance in your life, and more. Healing your mind will help your body heal.

We are journalists, not medical professionals. The information we share is for educational purposes only and should not be treated as medical advice.

Patricia Tamowski is co-founder of Health Advocates Worldwide along with Alan Scott Douglas. They create documentary films, book and videos educating the world about reversible causes of disease. Their current focus is ALS and Alzheimer’s.

More PALS who are Healing ALS & new campaign/update on the film/book

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Patricia

We have been very busy over the last year continuing work on both the Healing ALS film and the Healing ALS book.

The good news: We keep finding more and more PALS who have healed from ALS–more details below!

The challenge: We still need funds to finish the HealingALS film and book in 2016 so our Healing ALS MND 2015 campaign is underway:

http://igg.me/at/healingals2015

We have accomplished much with the over $25,000 raised of our $130,000 goal: We have traveled to and interviewed six additional people diagnosed with ALS (PALS) as well as several more medical professionals. We have been able to upgrade some badly needed editing hardware and software. We are continuing to make progress on the film and we have completed over half the chapters of the book.

We still need over $100,000 to so we can complete the Healing ALS film and book in 2016! Please make sure that PALS and families do not have to wait another year. People have already healed from ALS and they can teach others to do the same!

To contribute and earn very cool perks: http://igg.me/at/healingals2015

Here are some of those who have healed ALS partially or completely–remember there are more than those listed here:

Rev. Dr. Evy McDonald, diagnosed ALS 1980, age 29. Now 64 years old.

Cathy Jordan, diagnosed ALS 1985, age 36. Now 66 years old.

Joyce Brown, diagnosed ALS 1988, age 54. Now 81 years old.

Donal Jaeger, diagnosed ALS 1992, age 59. Now 82 years old.

There are many more….please click the link below to see some of the rest of the people we are interviewing for our groundbreaking documentary film and book, Healing ALS.

Please contribute and pass on the link to help us spread the word, and so dozens healing from ALS will become hundreds, then thousands:

http://igg.me/at/healingals2015

Thank you for your support!

Dr. Craig Oster lives with courage, determination and inspires others

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Patricia

One of the best parts of creating this documentary film is the people we meet. We spent two days with Dr. Craig Oster at his home filming and have been in touch regularly since. Craig Oster is a truly exceptional human being. He is well respected by his friends and family, his doctors and his colleagues,

Craig was diagnosed with ALS when he was only 30 years old. The day of his diagnosis he made a pact with his osteopathic physician that they would do anything and everything they could to beat this disease.

Dr. Craig has certainly kept his part of the bargain. Today his is 50 years old, 20 years into his ALS diagnosis. How has he done it? In our opinion it is a combination of things.

First, he was a PhD student at the time and he continued school and got his PhD. He then began practice as a psychologist. He lived his life like he was going to survive ALS.

Second, Dr. Craig has taken responsibility for his health. He has researched nutrition, detoxification, raw foods, low-glycemic index diets, mental and emotional healing and much more. He continues this research and is extremely knowledgeable on anything relevant to ALS as well as anything related to holistic healing. Craig has a team of advisers, medical and non-medical, to give him expertise where he needs it, he listens then he makes the decisions. Dr. Craig is clearly in charge of his own life.

Third, Dr. Craig has taken all the measures he possibly can from both a physical and a mental-emotional-spiritual level to stay healthy. He had his “silver” amalgam dental fillings removed (they are 50% mercury, and peer-reviewed journal articles link mercury and ALS directly). Daily he drinks lots of filtered alkaline water, juices, and eats a very clean mostly a raw food diet, with plenty of healthy fats and protein. He takes supplements and exercises regularly. He consults with a nutritionist and his team of holistic doctors. He has regular psychotherapy for his mental health and practices Sufi healing.

Fourth, Dr. Craig is willing to experiment. Sometimes something sounds good, but it may or may not work. One of the attributes of someone who beats ALS is the willingness to try different treatments with an open mind to see if, in fact, they are helpful. In order to find treatments that are helpful, one has to go through a number that are not.

Fifth, Dr. Craig has an abundance of courage. It takes courage to get up each day when you need a caregiver to help you with the most basic tasks, and to do the things Craig does to keep his body as healthy as possible. His routine can be time consuming and sometimes discouraging, but he knows it’s what he has to do to stay well so he does it. Every day.

Sixth, Dr. Craig has amazing determination, is resourceful and has a can-do attitude. Craig knew from his research that he needed supplements and equipment far beyond his means. So he created a web and social media following and applied to corporate sponsors. He did fundraising efforts to help pay for caregivers. He developed a “no excuses” attitude. He figured out a way to get what he needed to stay healthy.

Seventh, Dr. Craig is generous. He spends many hours on his computer typing a letter at a time. He has helped countless people over the years with ALS directly, as well as via his website and also through his advocacy and his participation in research projects. He has published a peer-reviewed journal article on ALS collaborating with an Italian ALS research scientist and former Harvard Research Fellow. His “Oster ALS Inventory” aka “OAI” is being used in a Brazilian ALS research study. One of his current projects is to get the medical community and the ALS Association to change their recommended diet for ALS to one that is scientifically valid and will promote the health of ALS patients instead of being detrimental. The ALS Association, for example recommends sugar, not good for even a healthy person, but disastrous for an ALS patient because sugar raises glutamate levels in the brain, and the ALS brain has trouble processing glutamate.

Dr. Craig Oster lives his life, not like a person with ALS, but as a productive human being who is trying to make a difference in the world. We are honored to have gotten to know Craig. He is truly an amazing human being, a pioneer and an example to all diagnosed with ALS to follow.

Eric Edney – An ALS legend. Eric has won.

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Patricia

For those of you who do not know Eric Edney, he is a legend in the ALS world. Not only has he survived ALS for a quarter of a century, he taken the time and trouble to share what he has learned with the world. He wrote the book Eric Is Winning, and then a second book, Surviving Without You MD. He has maintained a website for years, http://EricIsWinning.com for the benefit of all who want information on how to heal ALS. Eric writes a monthly updates. These updates, as a unit, contain the wisdom of a quarter century of experience. Eric’s book Eric is Winning and blog are a must read for anyone who wants to heal ALS.

Eric Backgammon 2 We had the privilege of spending a couple of days with Eric and his wife Glenna back in 2010. We saw that he lived his principles and practiced what he preached. If the world were made up people with the heart and spirit of Eric and Glenna, it would be a much better place.

Eric Edney had his first symptoms of ALS when he was 59 years old. He recently celebrated his 84^th birthday, 21 years after his first diagnosis in 1993. Not a person to just accept a diagnosis, Eric got a second, third and fourth opinion. He was diagnosed four different times by four different neurologists.

Eric’s ALS disease progression was typical at first. He lost muscle mass, he had increasing difficulty walking and using his arms and hands, and like most people diagnosed with ALS, ended up in a wheelchair.

Then after his fourth diagnosis in 1996, a doctor told him he has six months to live. His first reaction was tears, he and his wife Glenna holding each other mourning the loss of a bright future together. Then something clicked. He made a decision. He would do anything and everything he could to find an answer to this disease and heal.

Eric went to the library, read all he could about disease. He read about holistic healing and it made sense to him so he experimented with various holistic protocols. He kept reading and experimenting.

Eric discovered, over time, three basic ingredients are necessary for healing: 1) Nutrition, 2) Detoxification and 3) PMA, or positive mental attitude.

Giving the body good clean food with proper nutrients is essential for the body to heal. Vitamin and mineral supplementation is necessary not only because our soil no longer has the nutrients is used to but also because if our body is full of toxins, we end up depleted in many of these vitamins and minerals.
Our bodies accumulate toxins over our lives. Exposure to pesticides in our foods, medications, lead in the days of leaded gasoline and paint, mercury in our silver amalgam dental fillings, chlorine and fluoride in our water are just a few. These toxins interfere with the body’s healing mechanism and need to be safely removed from the body. This process is called detoxification.
Positive Mental Attitude, or PMA as Eric calls it, is the third essential ingredient for healing. Without it, your body will not heal. It turns out that Eric is right. There is scientific evidence that our thoughts and emotional state can affect our cells positively or negatively, backing up Eric’s assertions.

Eric is not cured from ALS, but he has stopped the progression, and reversed some of his symptoms. Not bad for someone who was given six months to live almost 20 years ago.

Sometimes people will say, “I read Eric Edney’s book, I tried his method but it didn’t work”. Yet when I ask them exactly what they did, it turns out that they did a few things in Eric’s protocol, but by no means all of it. I hear, “I can’t live without sugar”, or “eating organic is too expensive” or “I hate the dentist too much to get the mercury amalgams out of my mouth” or “I couldn’t possibly take all those vitamins.”

To heal from ALS you need to do everything “until”. Until your symptoms slow, stop then reverse. If you are still declining then you need to do more. It is like a puzzle. Perhaps you have missed a toxin somewhere that you are being exposed to, perhaps you are low on an essential mineral, perhaps you have unresolved stress. Fortunately there are good holistic practitioners to help you solve the puzzle. Eric’s doctor, Neal Rouzier, MD is one of them. Two good sites to find one are http://functionalmedicine.org and http://acam.org.

The bad news is that it is not easy to heal from ALS. It takes belief, determination and persistence. The good news is that you can heal from ALS. We have seen it happen over and over again. As more and more people diagnosed with ALS follow the example of Eric Edney, it will become more commonplace, and maybe about 20 years after that, mainstream medicine will catch up. In the meantime, follow Eric. He is a winner. At 84 years old, he has won. He has beaten ALS.

Check out Eric’s latest post: http://www.ericiswinning.com/updates.html. And then please donate to our film to make sure others get this valuable information at http://HealingALS.org.

Steven Shackel – Details on how he healed ALS

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Patricia

The best part about working on our documentary film, Healing ALS has been the people we have met. Every single person we have interviewed who has reversed ALS/MND, whether partially or completely, is truly remarkable and Steven Shackel is no exception. Interviewing him was an honor and the time went by in a flash. Steve lives in Australia so we did the interview via Skype.

Why is Steven Shackel so special?

In 1994, at the age of 42, a muscular athlete and avid cyclist, Steve was diagnosed by one of the top neurologists in the world with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as MND (motor neuron disease) or Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was given 2 years to live, 5 if he was lucky. He was told that there is no known cause or cure for ALS, no way to prevent ALS, that his muscles would waste away and he would soon need a wheelchair. and then a feeding tube and a ventilator, followed by death.

Steve is a bit of a rebel. In his mind, just because no one else has found a solution to the disease does not mean it is not possible to cure it. From the beginning he made the decision to do everything he could to get well. He voraciously read everything he could about ALS/MND. He studied the sciences. He contacted doctors and scientists from around the world to ask questions and to share what he knew. He experimented on himself in a very regimented fashion. From his research, he knew early on that liver function was extremely important and the most important part of keeping the liver healthy was to drink lots of water daily. He also started taking supplements to support his liver. He researched and experimented with diet and found that for him a low glycemic index diet gave the best results. He eliminated sugar completely from his diet, ate low glycemic vegetables and other foods and restricted meat. To say he tried a variety of supplements and protocols would be an understatement. Another area Steve worked on was mind-body and the psychological-emotional aspects of disease. He experimented with meditation and visualization and other mind-body techniques.

On of Steve’s biggest contributions is that he created a website (rare in the mid-1990’s) so he could share everything he learned about ALS/MND and allow others to share their experiences for the benefit of all dealing with this disease.

Month after month, Steve wrote a log of his symptoms, his research, his experimentation with various supplements and protocols and shared that log with the world on his website, http://home.goulburn.net.au/~shackel/mystory.htm. Today, this site remains a valuable resource for many diagnosed with ALS.

Although his supplements and protocols were helping, Steve’s symptoms continued to worsen. His muscles continued waste away, he had to use a cane, and eventually needed a wheelchair.

Still, Steve did not give up. He continued to work on every physical aspect of the disease and he continued to work on mind-body mediation and visualization, keeping a positive attitude and dealing with any psychological issues that came up. He realized that we create everything in our lives and he came to the conclusion that he created his disease, that his disease was no accident. Well, if he created it, he also knew that he could un-create it, in other words, he could heal.

After months of ups and downs, and lots of discouragement, one day, he gave up control. Instead of fighting the disease he accepted completely that he has ALS and was okay with it. This does not mean that he did not continue to do everything he could to get well—it simply meant that he was okay with the disease and with whatever happened. This was a turning point. From that day Steve began to get better. Slowly, over the next months, he began to slowly be able to put weight on his legs and very slowly began to learn to walk again.

Today, almost 20 years from diagnosis, Steve Shackle walks, runs, plays the guitar, cooks dinner for his wife, plays with his animals. Now in his 60’s, Steve looks forward to a normal life expectancy. According to neurologists he no longer has ALS, although given his original test results they stick by their original diagnosis. Truly miraculous results.

Steve Shackle says without a doubt had he not done the physical things he did with diet, detoxification and supplements he would be dead. He also says that had he not done the meditation, visualization and psychological work that he did he would be dead.

You can learn more details of how Steve cured his ALS in our upcoming documentary film and book, Healing ALS. Producing a film on this scale is expensive and involves considerable costs including travel, shooting, transcripts, editing, graphics and post-production. Any donations to complete the film are gratefully accepted at HeallingALS.org.

Exciting news! More evidence ALS can be reversed!

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Patricia

In our ongoing work on our film and book about people diagnosed with ALS who have cured ALS or reversed symptoms significantly, it is always exciting to find out about someone new who has done it!

It is also very exciting to get more verification, and more evidence that ALS is a reversible condition long term, that aggressive holistic methods of nutrition, detoxification combined with positive mental attitude and positive emotions do, in fact, work.

Please listen to the entire 30-minute video below of 26 year-old Pshemyslav, diagnosed 3 years before this video. He is only one of several people that we know of diagnosed with ALS to do well at this clinic. Below is documented proof that ALS symptoms can be reversed and then some comments.

Our experience interviewing those who have successfully cured themselves of ALS or have healed ALS symptoms long term is consistent with this video. It is, it is a combination of a lot of holistic physical therapies simultaneously and positive emotions like love, forgiveness and positive mental attitude towards that works. You need both.

Physical:

If you only eat a high fat ketogenic or paleo diet, or only take significant vitamin and other supplements for neurological health, oral or IV, or only do detoxification protocols, or only get your amalgam dental fillings replaced or only avoid food additives, pesticides and environmental toxins, or only take coconut oil, or even do a few of these, it’s not enough. To reverse or heal ALS long term you need to do most or all of the above and some need to do more, like homeopathy, neuro-feedback, acupuncture or energy work.

In Pshemyslav’s case in the video, it was many physical therapies simultaneously (these are listed on their website), combined with emotional therapies that were successful in reversing his ALS symptoms.

Emotional and Mental:

Pshemyslav’s coach in the video, regardless of all the many physical therapies that they do at the center, says,

“If a person keeps any problems within himself, which he has done to somebody or somebody has done to him, such a person won’t be able to be healed as his brain will be permanently [affected] (sic).”

“If you don’t ask forgiveness and don’t forgive other people you will have no chance for healing.”

What does he base this on?

The fact is that when you are stuffing your problems inside, are angry at someone, or just thinking stressful, negative, judgmental, or fearful thoughts, your body is in a state of stress. A body under stress cannot take in nutrients, cannot detoxify, and cannot heal. A body under stress actually promotes a diseased state.

When you are thinking positive, loving, forgiving, happy thoughts, your body is in a state of relaxation. In this state, in the body, blood flows better, oxygen and nutrients enter the cell, the body is able to detoxify and body tissues are able to heal.

Still don’t believe it?

Please do this very brief exercise:

Close your eyes.
Think of an angry, fearful or stressful thought or incident.
How does your body feel?
Now think of a loving or forgiving thought, or a very happy memory.
Now how does your body feel?

Which physical state is more consistent with healing?

Bottom line: a negative mental-emotional state promotes disease, a positive mental-emotional state promotes healing.

Healing ALS – Is there a cure for ALS MND?

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Patricia

We are in the process of producing a documentary film on people diagnosed with ALS who have reversed their symptoms, either partially or completely.

Many are doing well 10, 15 or 20 years after diagnosis.

For some, their symptoms have stabilized. They are not cured, they have partially reversed symptoms and they are stable. They will not die of ALS, they will have a normal life expectancy.
For others their ALS symptoms are completely gone.

Is ALS able to be stabilized or cured? We believe yes and we have proof in the video below.

Steve Shackel

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Patricia

Steve Shackel was diagnosed with ALS in 1994. He was given two years to live by his doctors. Steve, instead of just accepting his diagnosis, searched and experimented, and found there were things he could do. One of the first things he found was that liver function is extremely important, so he took supplements for liver support, drank lots of water and changed to a low glycemic index diet. Today Steve is able to walk again, play guitar and his ALS muscle wasting is gone.

For more information on Steve, check out his website: This Was the First Website Ever Dedicated to ALS/MND

Eric Edney

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Patricia

Eric Edney was 59 years old when his ALS symptoms began. In the next several years he was given three different diagnoses of ALS. Eric had been taking supplements and making some changes, but continued to deteriorate. Four and one-half years later Eric was in a wheelchair and his doctor gave him six months to live. Eric then decided that he would do anything and everything he could to heal. At 84 years old, Eric is still going strong. He has stopped the progression of his ALS and partially reversed his symptoms.

Eric’s book is called Eric Is Winning and is available from http://amazon.com.

Eric’s website is http://ericiswinning.com.

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