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• - Profile : Chemical properties of Gadolinium.
• - Uses of: Gadolinium and its compounds.
• Research: Health effects of Gadolinium.
• - Report : Environmental effects of Gadolinium.

• -- Notes : Symptoms of Gadolinium toxicity.
• - Article : Gadolinium Toxicity considerations.
• - Article : Gadolinium ... Kidney Failure Lawsuits. (2016-11)
• - Article : Exposure to Gadolinium possibilities. (2016-05)

• - Article : How to Detox Your Body of Gadolinium.
• - Article : Gadolinium: More Treatment Options, I.
• - Article : Gadolinium: More Treatment Options, II.
• -Support: Medical Profession in Ignorance & Denial.
• Research: Gadolinium Retention from Contrast MRIs ...
• - Forum : Using Iodine to detox for Gadolinium ... (2009)
• - Report : Detox Gadolinium -- One Journey to Health. (2018)
• -Lessons : The Detoxing Gadolinium part, (after an MRI).
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Profile : Chemical properties of Gadolinium. INDEX
http://www.lenntech.com/
Periodic-chart-elements/Gd-en.htm#Atomic%20number

Gadolinium is a soft, shiny, ductile, silvery metal belonging to the lanthanide group of the periodic chart.
The metal does not tarnish in dry air but an oxide film forms in moist air.
Gadolinium reacts slowly with water and dissolves in acids.
Gadolinium becomes superconductive below 1083 K.
It is strongly magnetic at room temperature.

Applications
Its alloys are formulated into

• magnets,
• control rods for nuclear reactors,
• garnets for microwave applications,
• making phosphorous for colour TV tubes,
• contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
• electronic components such as
  • video recording heads,
  • compact discs and
  • computer memory.

Gadolinium in the environment
Gadolinium is one of the more abundant rare-earth elements.
It is never found as free element in nature, but it is contained in many rare minerals.
The main mining areas are China, USA, Brazil, Sri Lanka, India and Australia with reserves expected to exceed one million tonnes.
World production of pure gadolinium is about 400 tonnes per year.

Uses of Gadolinium and its compounds. INDEX
http://mri-q.com/uploads/3/4/5/7/34572113/lauffer_1999_review.pdf
Gadolinium(III) Chelates as MRI Contrast Agents: Structure, Dynamics, and Applications
Peter Caravan, Jeffrey J. Ellison, Thomas J. McMurry, and Randall B. Lauffer
EPIX Medical, Inc., 71 Rogers Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
Chem. Rev.1999,99,2293-2352

Gadolinium, an obscure lanthanide element buried in the middle of the periodic table, has in the course of a decade become commonplace in medical diagnostics. Like platinum in cancer therapeutics and technetium in cardiac scanning, the unique magnetic properties of the gadolinium(III) ion placed it right in the middle of a revolutionary development in medicine: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). While it is odd enough to place patients in large superconducting magnets and noisily pulse water protons in their tissues with radio waves, it is odder still to inject into their veins a gram of this potentially toxic metal ion which swiftly floats among the water molecules, tickling them magnetically.

The successful penetration of gadolinium(III) chelates into radiologic practice and medicine as a whole can be measured in many ways. Since the approval of [Gd(DTPA)(H2O)] in 1988, it can be estimated that over 30 metric tons of gadolinium have been administered to millions of patients worldwide. Currently (1999), approximately 30% of MRI exams include the use of contrast agents, and this is projected to increase as new agents and applications arise. ...

A bizarre ion does not a drug make.
Even with its high relaxivity, how can one inject a whole gram of it into people?
This is a toxic heavy metal, with a size approximating calcium(II), but with a higher charge, leading to disruption of critical Ca(II)-required signaling. This is also not cobalt(III) or chromium(III), ions with powerfully bonding orbitals forming chelates that last for years. The final oddity of gadolinium(III) chelates is that, when proper ligands are chosen, they actually do remain chelated in the body and are excreted intact. Apparently, the off-the-shelf ligands such as DTPA form complexes strong enough so that, for the period that the agent is in the body, there is no detectable dissociation. This is in the face of significant amounts of phosphate, citrate, transferrin, and other chelating substances.

Once the chemist makes the mental leap, however difficult it is, that this exchange-labile metal ion forms essentially inert complexes, then the chelate can be viewed as an intact drug molecule. Traveling over the surface of, say, [Gd(DTPA)(H2O)], it does not look too bad. It is not hydrophobic, so it is unlikely to enter cells. There are no nitrogen mustard or intercalating groups to muck up our DNA. The metal ion is buried in the cage, so it is unlikely to bind to donor groups in proteins and enzymes. There is nothing (in a laboratory sterility) a good nucleophile or electrophile can attack. It actually does not look like much at all: a little hydrophilic ball, as inocuous as a sugar molecule. And, oddly enough, it appears to be as safe.

Real life does not take place in the confined and minimized environment of a laboratory sterile of interaction with other lifeforms, including humans. Real life, for an increasing many, exposes the individual to ingested heavy metals and a multitude of parasites (bacteria, fungi, viruses, worms, etc.) which themselves can and do alter the surrounding biochemical environment within the body.

With an adequate presence of metallic and chemical excesses (toxicities) ... which is becoming endemic these days (2017), the potential for the INTERNAL chelation and physiological storage of amalgams of heavy metals, toxic nutrient levels, and corrosive inflammation encouraging chemicals into bones and organ tissues rises from "almost impossible" to "quite likely." These are proving effective in depressing organ functions, encouraging illness development, and, slowing the progression of such potentially acute health challenges to frustrating and difficult to diagnose chronic problems.

Research: Health effects of Gadolinium. INDEX
http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/
Gd-en.htm#Health%20effects%20of%20gadolinium

Gadolinium, as the other lanthanides, forms compounds of low to moderate toxicity.
Gadolinium salts irritate skin and eyes and are suspected to be tumorigens.
Gadolinium toxicity has not been investigated in detail.

(A study) revealed areas of high intensity (of gadolinium), or hyperintensity, in two brain regions (the dentate nucleus (DN) and globus pallidus (GP)), ...

It’s unknown at this time what the hyperintensity may mean, however hyperintensity in the DN is associated with multiple sclerosis. ... Hyperintensity of the GP, ... is linked with liver dysfunction.

... the effects of exposure to MRIs’ strong magnetic field ... there are biological effects in the human body, however, including to the retina, pineal gland, and some cells in the paranasal sinuses. Time-varying magnetic fields may also interfere with your nerve cell function and muscle fibers, while MRIs also produce acoustic noise that has been known to cause temporary (and, rarely, permanent) hearing loss. ...

Tumorigeneses: The formation or production of tumors.

Report : Environmental effects of Gadolinium. INDEX
http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/
Gd-en.htm#Environmental%20effects%20of%20gadolinium

Gadolilium poses no Known environmental threat to plants and animals.

-Notes: Symptoms of Gadolinium toxicity. INDEX
Notes from a Urine Element Analysis, Accession Number: 577724, Date: 2017-08-20
Provided by Rocky Mountain Analytical, Calgary, AB T3R 0H9

LINK 2: https://gadoliniumtoxicity.com/help/symptoms/
Gadolinium Toxicity: shedding light on the effects of retained gadolinium from Contrast MRI
www.GadoliniumToxicity.com (Forum/Blog) --- 2015-05

LINK 3: https://www.youhavealawyer.com/gadolinium/ (2017-10-20)
Saiontz & Kirk, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland 21202 --- 1-800-522-0102
... lawyers licensed to practice law in Maryland, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Through use of co-counsel and local attorneys, cases are reviewed nationwide, but are not accepted in every state. In some cases, Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. may associate with outside attorneys as lead counsel, at no additional cost to the client.

Symptoms:
• Pain – aching; burning, tingling, and/or prickling pain (paresthesia); deep bone pain.
  --- Typically in extremities or joints, and sometimes in the location where the MRI occurred, like the head.
• Dermal changes – like tight skin, lesions, hyperpigmentation. Most often in extremities.
• Muscle issues – twitching – small, local, rapid contractions and weakness
• Ocular problems – worsening vision, dry eyes, bloodshot eyes
• Cognitive symptoms
• Ear, nose and throat – tinnitus, swallowing, and voice problems
• Low body temperature
• Hair loss
• Itchy skin
• Balance problems
• Swelling of extremities (edema)
• Small Fiber Sensory Neuropathy,
• Thyroid abnormalities,
• Adrenal fatigue,
• Mast cell problems
• Blood Clots, stroke

There is one symptom experienced by many that transcends several of the symptoms listed above.
It is a sense of an electrified, vibrating, twitching feeling typically just under the skin that is sometimes localized and at other times a more overall feeling. Sometimes it feels like something is crawling around under the skin. This is a particularly alarming feeling when first experienced as it is unlike anything that the person has ever experienced and it is very difficult to explain to doctors.

Warning signs that a patient may have NSF or NFD are:
• burning, itching, swelling, hardening and tightening of the skin;
• red or dark patches on the skin;
• yellow spots on the whites of the eyes;
• stiffness in joints with trouble moving or straightening the arms, hands, legs, or feet;
• pain deep in the hip bones or ribs; and
• muscle weakness.

Gadolinium is excreted in urine, depending on the type of chelating agent used.
Elimination of gadolinium from the body other than in the context of its administration for MRI imaging has not been well-studied.

Gadolinium containing contrast agents have been (2017) recognized to cause acute nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, as well as acute tubular necrosis when administered to individuals with decreased kidney function.

Toxic effects of gadolinium chloride were publicized more than 15 years ago and include mineralization in various tissues in the liver, immune cells and cells of reticuloendothelial system. It is unclear whether toxicity of chelated gadolinium arises from the intact molecule, or, due to displacement of gadolinium by other metals such as zinc.

Glossary: INDEX

acute nephrogenic systemic fibrosis:
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) a disorder characterized by widespread tissue fibrosis. Fibrosis is the formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue in a reparative or reactive process. This can be a reactive, benign, or pathological state. In response to injury, this is called scarring, and if fibrosis arises from a single cell line, this is called a fibroma.

nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy:
Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy is a rare condition that results in tightened, swollen skin. ...
Abnormal fibrosis of the internal organs may also occur, which is then often called nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.
Nearly all affected patients have had imaging studies with gadolinium, a contrast agent used in magnetic resonance imaging studies (MRIs and MRAs). Some have reported that the gadolinium exposure was up to 18 months before symptoms developed. Researchers have identified gadolinium in skin biopsies of nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy.
LINK: https://www.dermnetnz.org/topics/nephrogenic-fibrosing-dermopathy/
Author: Dr Nick Turnbull, Dermatology Registrar, Greenlane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, 2009.

acute tubular necrosis:
Inside your kidneys are small tube-shaped structures that remove salt, excess fluids, and waste products from your blood. When these tubules are damaged or destroyed, you develop acute tubular necrosis (ATN), a type of acute kidney injury.

The symptoms of ATN vary depending on its severity. You may:
• feel drowsy even during the day
• feel lethargic or physically drained
• be excessively thirsty or experience dehydration
• urinate very little or not at all
• retain fluid or experience swelling in your body
• have episodes of confusion
• experience nausea or vomiting,
• lack of urination,
• edema of feet and abdomen wall,
• swelling in the body,
• hematuria- Blood in urine,
• proteinuria- Albumen and globulin are excreted in abnormal large quantity in urine,
• hyperkalemia- increased potassium level in blood,
• anemia- Low hemoglobin.

Causes include:
• lack of oxygen reaching the cells of your kidneys
• Toxins may change the way cells in the tubules function.
• antibiotics, anesthetics, and radiology dyes --- if your body reacts negatively to them,
• blood clots or another blockage in the blood vessels servicing your kidneys,
• Sepsis can cause a drastic drop in your blood pressure and slow blood circulation to your kidneys,
• hypotension: chronic low blood pressure will exacerbate any/all of the above,
• Medications (vasoconstrictors) can cause severe narrowing of kidney arterial system,
• High Altitude- Low oxygen saturation at high altitude causes kidney tissue hypoxia,
• Nephrotoxic Drugs: Lithium and cyclosporine causes tubular necrosis

LINK: https://www.healthline.com/health/acute-tubular-necrosis
Medically reviewed by Suzanne Falck, MD on March 22, 2018
Written by Brindles Lee Macon and Winnie Yu

LINK: https://www.epainassist.com/abdominal-pain/kidney/acute-tubular-necrosis-atn
Written, Edited or Reviewed By: Pramod Kerkar, MD,FFARCSI
Pain Assist Inc. --- Last Modified On: August 29, 2018

reticuloendothelial system:
a network of cells and tissues found throughout the body, especially in the blood, general connective tissue, spleen, liver, lungs, bone marrow, and lymph nodes. They have both endothelial and reticular attributes and the ability to take up colloidal dye particles. Some of the reticuloendothelial cells found in the blood and in the general connective tissue are unusually large in size. These cells are concerned with blood cell formation and destruction, storage of fatty materials, and metabolism of iron and pigment, and they play a role in inflammation and immunity. Some of the cells are motile -- that is, capable of spontaneous motion -- and phagocytic -- they can ingest and destroy unwanted foreign material.

... a network of cells located throughout the body that help filter out dead and toxic particles and also work to identify foreign substances in both the blood and tissues. The network is an important part of the larger immune system, and helps maintain healthy organ function and blood chemistry, too. ... Cells in the reticuloendothelial system (RES) typically have one of two main functions: they either filter out and destroy other particles and dead cells, or they identify foreign substances for presentation and cataloging. So-called “destroyer” cells are often referred to by the name “phagocytes.” These are capable of engulfing cells whole, preventing them from causing harm to the body. Sometimes phagocytes focus on cells that are abnormal, old, or dead; in this case, they are sort of like trash removers. These cells usually also remove foreign matter that could be harmful, ... Most macrophages are stationary, which means that they anchor themselves to one place and conduct their filtering and destruction in that zone only. Sometimes they move around, ...
LINK: https://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-reticuloendothelial-system.htm
Originally Written By: Dulce Corazon --- Revised By: C. Mitchell --- Edited By: C. Wilborn
Last Modified Date: 15 September 2018

Article: Gadolinium Toxicity considerations. INDEX
https://gadoliniumtoxicity.com/help/symptoms/
Gadolinium Toxicity: shedding light on the effects of retained gadolinium from Contrast MRI
www.GadoliniumToxicity.com (Forum/Blog) --- 2015-05

LINK: Gadolinium: The MRI Agent Linked to Brain Abnormalities
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/
articles/archive/2014/01/09/gadolinium-mri-contrast-agent.aspx
January 09, 2014 by Dr. Mercola

As with most medical conditions, the specific symptoms of Gadolinium Toxicity will vary from person to person.
Other than what you will read here and in our research papers, there is no published listing of the common symptoms of Gadolinium Toxicity. By means of a symptom survey of 17 people with high urine levels of Gadolinium, we have provided a comprehensive review of this topic in LINK, Survey of the Chronic Effects of Retained Gadolinium from Contrast MRIs, which we encourage you to read. On this page, we will provide some high-level information from that paper as well as other observations we have gathered from LINK, MRI Gadolinium Support Group. Only collective information is presented. Other than in the Viewpoints section, we will never present individual specific information.

Establishing the Gadolinium Toxicity Connection
Symptoms are generally experienced at an acute level shortly after having a contrast MRI and at a chronic level for years following their last contrast MRI. Some people have the early acute symptoms that they can tie time-wise to their contrast MRI. Often they are very frightened, and any appeals to the medical professionals involved in the contrast ordering or administration process meet with denial or disbelief regarding the connection of their symptoms to the contrast agent, and certainly there is no supportive relief.

Others experience chronic symptoms that their doctors cannot explain and through research or testing they make the connection back to their contrast MRI. They, too, are concerned, but more from a viewpoint of “where is all this leading”. Many people experience both the early acute problems and the chronic effects. People at both ends of the spectrum want to know what they can do to cure their Gadolinium-related problems. More about that in our Treatment Possibilities section.

Symptoms

Some of the symptoms experienced fall outside normal descriptive terms for medical symptoms making it hard for patients to communicate to their doctors just what they are experiencing. For those symptoms, we will provide additional descriptive details as appropriate.

In rough order of frequency as reported in our
Survey of the Chronic Effects of Retained Gadolinium from Contrast MRIs,
• Pain – aching; burning, tingling, and/or prickling pain (paresthesia); deep bone pain.
  --- Typically in extremities or joints, and sometimes in the location where the MRI occurred, like the head.
• Dermal changes – like tight skin, lesions, hyperpigmentation. Most often in extremities.
• Muscle issues – twitching – small, local, rapid contractions and weakness
• Ocular problems – worsening vision, dry eyes, bloodshot eyes
• Cognitive symptoms
• Ear, nose and throat – tinnitus, swallowing, and voice problems
• Low body temperature
• Hair loss
• Itchy skin
• Balance problems
• Swelling of extremities (edema)

There is one symptom experienced by many that transcends several of the symptoms listed above.
It is a sense of an electrified, vibrating, twitching feeling typically just under the skin that is sometimes localized and at other times a more overall feeling. Sometimes it feels like something is crawling around under the skin. This is a particularly alarming feeling when first experienced as it is unlike anything that the person has ever experienced and it is very difficult to explain to doctors.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the better choices if you need a diagnostic imaging procedure performed.
Unlike CT scans or X-rays, an MRI does not use ionizing radiation that may cause DNA damage or cancer.

Instead, a strong magnetic field and radio waves produce cross-sectional images of your organs and other internal body structures. In some cases, however, a gadolinium contrast medium is used to make the images clearer (this is typically called an enhanced MRI). ...

(A study) revealed areas of high intensity (of gadolinium), or hyperintensity, in two brain regions (the dentate nucleus (DN) and globus pallidus (GP)), ...

It’s unknown at this time what the hyperintensity may mean, however hyperintensity in the DN is associated with multiple sclerosis. ... Hyperintensity of the GP, ... is linked with liver dysfunction.

... the effects of exposure to MRIs’ strong magnetic field ... there are biological effects in the human body, however, including to the retina, pineal gland, and some cells in the paranasal sinuses. Time-varying magnetic fields may also interfere with your nerve cell function and muscle fibers, while MRIs also produce acoustic noise that has been known to cause temporary (and, rarely, permanent) hearing loss. ...

Many times, physicians will order these (MRI) tests just to be complete and cover their butts from a legal perspective.
If that is your case, then simply refuse to have the test done with contrast. If necessary, consult with other physicians that can provide you with a different perspective.

Hospitals often charge higher fees for their services to offset the costs of their 24/7 operations.
Hospitals also may charge exorbitant fees for high-tech diagnostics, like MRIs, to subsidize other poorly reimbursed services. And, hospitals are allowed to charge Medicare and other third-party insurers a "facility fee," leading to even more price inflation. So, if you do find that you need an MRI, don’t be afraid to shop around. With a few phone calls to diagnostic centers in your area, you could save up to 90 percent over what a hospital would charge for the same service.

Article: Gadolinium ... Kidney Failure Lawsuits. (2016-11-29) INDEX
https://www.yourlawyer.com/defective-drugs/gadolinium/gadolinium/
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... lawyers licensed to practice law in Maryland, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Through use of co-counsel and local attorneys, cases are reviewed nationwide, but are not accepted in every state. In some cases, Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. may associate with outside attorneys as lead counsel, at no additional cost to the client.
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In May 2007, the FDA requested that the manufacturers of the five gadolinium based contrast agents used in MRIs include a boxed warning – the FDA’s strongest possible safety warning – on product labels highlighting the risk they posed to patients with kidney problems. The FDA warned that patients who are at risk for NSF should be monitored by their doctors, and told to report any symptoms associated with the condition immediately. The FDA has also set up a reporting program so that healthcare providers can report instances of NFS caused by Gadolinium based contrast agents.

FDA Gadolinium Warning 12/22/06 In December of 2006, the FDA issued its second public health advisory regarding gadolinium based contrast dyes. At that time, the FDA said it had received 90 reports of patients with moderate to end-stage kidney disease who developed NSF after being exposed to gadolinium based contrast agents. At the time of this alert, the FDA said about 215 patients worldwide were known to have NSF. Of those whose medical history were known, all had been exposed to gadolinium contrast agents prior to diagnosis.

FDA Gadolinium Warning 6/08/06
In June 2006, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued what would be the first of three warnings on gadolinium contrast dyes. Following the publication of the Dutch NSF study in 2006, the FDA issued an alert to healthcare providers that gadolinium based agents had been tied to multiple cases of NSF. Although these cases were not limited to one gadolinium based contrast agent, three were most often associated with the onset of NSF. Those three were Ominiscan, Magnevist and OptiMark. At that time the FDA warned physicians to screen patients for kidney problems prior to using gadolinium based contrast agents during MRIs.

Gadolinium MRI Side Effects
Gadolinium side effects have been know to cause Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) a disorder characterized by widespread tissue fibrosis. The controversy surrounding the use of gadolinium contrast dye in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) continues to swirl, yet many people don’t know what gadolinium is or why they should be concerned. However, the data which continues to be reported about gadolinium and its uses suggests that everyone should have a strong interest in learning more about gadolinium.

Gadolinium Contrast Agent MRA Side Effects
Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) is a type of MRI that is used to provide pictures of blood vessels inside the body. Often gadolinium based MRI contrast agents are used to enhance these images. The use of gadolinium based MRI contrast agents for MRAs is an off-label use that has never been approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). However, the use of gadolinium based MRI contrast agents in MRAs is a growing practice that is putting kidney patients at an even greater risk of developing Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis/ Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NSF/NFD) because these procedures use far more gadolinium than a typical MRI.

For gadolinium based MRI contrast agents to be effective in an MRA, they must be administered at three times the approved dose. If a person’s kidneys are not functioning properly, it is extremely unlikely that so much gadolinium will be eliminated from the body. This makes it far more likely that a patient with pre-existing kidney disease will develop NSF/NSD if exposed to gadolinium based MRI contrast agents. In fact, some of the first reports of NSF/NSD actually occurred in patients who were exposed to gadolinium based MRI contrast agents during MRAs.

Gadolinium Side Effects Linked to NSF & NFD
The FDA says that people who get an MRI with gadolinium based contrast agents are at risk for NSF.
Because NSF is debilitating and may cause death, the FDA urges that anyone who develops the disease undergo immediate dialysis. The FDA says there are 215 patients with NSF in the world. About 75 of those people had gotten a gadolinium-based contrast agent for an MRI or MRA. The FDA adds that it has identified gadolinium in skin biopsies of patients with NSF. The agency says they are unsure why those with moderate to end-stage kidney disease who receive a gadolinium based contrast agent develop NSF. As of December 21, 2006, 90 patients with moderate to end-stage kidney disease are known to have developed the new disease, called nephrogenic systemic fibrosis or nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NSF/NFD), after they had an MRI or MRA with a gadolinium-based contrast agent.

Symptoms of NSF/NSD may appear within two days or even as long as 18 months after exposure to the contrast agent. The dosage associated with NSF/NSD can vary as well. Some patients have developed the disease after receiving only one dose of the contrast agent, while others patients who received a higher dosage also developed NSF/NSD.

Experts have warned that gadolinium based MRI scans be avoided in patients with advanced kidney disease until more is known about the true causal link between gadolinium and Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF).

Warning signs that a patient may have NSF or NFD are:
• burning, itching, swelling, hardening and tightening of the skin;
• red or dark patches on the skin;
• yellow spots on the whites of the eyes;
• stiffness in joints with trouble moving or straightening the arms, hands, legs, or feet;
• pain deep in the hip bones or ribs; and
• muscle weakness.

What is Gadolinium?
Gadolinium, a chemical element in the periodic table, is used in an MRI/MRA in order to better observe lesions with abnormal vascularity (or those thought to cause abnormalities in the blood-brain barrier) in the brain (intracranial lesions), spine, and associated tissues. Gadolinium, which is pronounced gad•o•lin•i•um, has been shown to improve the high-temperature characteristics of iron, chromium, and related alloys, and is most notably used with magnetic resonance imaging.

Gadolinium was endorsed for use in MRI scans in 1988 and has been used in millions of studies since.
The element is the preferred contrast agent for folks with chronic kidney disease, however recent finding are causing many to reconsider this preference. Gadolinium gained favor because the use of iodine-containing contrast agents is still a common cause of hospital-acquired acute renal failure and is associated with increased death & morbidity.

Gadolinium Contrast Dye Brand Names
• Omniscan™ by GE Healthcare
• OptiMARK by Mallinckrodt/Tyco Healthcare
• Magnevist by Bayer/Schering AG/Berlex
• ProHance by Bracco Diagnostics,
• MultiHance by Bracco Diagnostics

PART 2

MRI Lawsuits Gadolinium Contrast Agents
The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are investigating MRI lawsuits for those with kidney problems who have been diagnosed with Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF), also known as Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NFD), after receiving an MRI or MRA with contrast. As a result of the manufacturers’ failure to warn about the risk of this devastating condition, gadolinium settlements may be available.

Gadolinium based injections used as a contrast agent could cause those with impaired kidney function to develop the serious and potentially fatal disorder, which is associated with the formation of thick and hard skin on the arms and legs, as well as the fibrosis of organs. ...

In 1997 the first cases of Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NFD), were identified, when individuals with impaired kidney function developed areas of thick and hard skin which severely restricted their movement.

The condition was later renamed Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) as additional information was gathered and it was determined that fibrosis, or scarring, can form on other internal organs throughout the system.

In 2006, researchers found that there is a direct connection between development of this rare disorder and the use of gadolinium contrast agents during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) for those with kidney problems.

Manufacturers of gadolinium contrast agents failed to properly research their products or warn of the potential risk the contrasts pose for individuals with kidney problems. As a result, MRI lawsuits are being reviewed throughout the United States by the lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A.

NFS/NFD is a progressive disorder which is associated with the development of excessive scar tissue and thick, hardened and tight areas of skin which often cover the joints, resulting in severe limitations on movement. In many cases it renders the victim unable to walk or fully move the joints of their arms, hands, legs and/or feet, and they become dependent on a wheelchair within weeks of the onset. There is no known cure or effective treatment for Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, and in some cases it can lead to death.

Gadolinium class action suits, as well as individual MRI law suits are being investigated against the makers of these MRI contrasts. ... The gadolinium settlement lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. provide free consultations and claim evaluations to help determine if you, your friend or family member may be entitled to compensation. There are no fees or expenses unless a recovery is obtained.

Article: Exposure to Gadolinium possibilities. (2016-05) INDEX
https://www.therawtarian.com/community/f/discussion/4081/gadolinium-have-you-been-exposed
Gadolinium - Have you been exposed?
Health & Beauty Discussions on The Community Forum

Gadolinium is the active ingredient in several different brands of contrast dyes used to enhance MRI and MRA images.
In April of 2006, reports began to surface that certain patients using gadolinium dyes were developing nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), previously known as nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD).

NSF is a disease which causes a thickening of the skin, connective tissues, muscles and internal organs throughout the body.

There is no known treatment for NSF, it becomes worse over time and can lead to death.
Although this disease develops slowly, it is accelerated in people with kidney disease and therefore the underlying cause was detected because so many people with kidney diease have had MRIs and quickly developed NSF and died. ...

The US FDA has issued warning about the dangers of gadolinium, but it still used today.

Article: How to Detox Your Body of Gadolinium. INDEX
https://www.remedyspot.com/content/topic/
1457847-q-using-iodine-to-detox-for-gadolinium-and-other-toxic-metals/
Using Iodine to detox for Gadolinium and other toxic metals
Health, Medicine and Natural Healing 09 - RemedySpot.com --- 2009
LINK 2: https://healthfully.com/remove-gadolinium-system-5714904.html

Arrange to undergo dialysis directly after having your MRI if imaging with gadolinium is essential and your kidney or liver function is compromised. Your doctor will help you arrange this if it is necessary. A kidney function evaluation should be done by your doctor a few days before the MRI.

Keep your sodium intake as low as possible before undergoing a dialysis and ensure that you are properly taking all the medicines prescribed by the doctor. Avoid wearing tight sleeves or applying creams or lotions at the site where the dialysis will be inserted. It may take several hours to complete a dialysis session aimed at removing all the gadolinium from your body.

... I tried lugols solution 1 or 2 drops a day but switched to iosol iodine because even 1 drop of lugols in 3 oz of water caused me a fairly substantial headache the next day. For me the iosol seems easier to assimilate.

Response:
I think you will have success on at least 50 mg Lugols or Iodoral (iodine & iodide). your dose is too low ... look at
LINK: http://www.naturalthyroidchoices.com
Gracia

Safe Iodine Use.
Response:
... there have been studies that showed less side effects on potassium iodide (lugols has potassium iodide and iodine) try to mix the lugols with Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) (so the colour, which is from iodine, disappears. The iodine is converted into iodide) before drinking it, same dosage, and see if the headache is gone. ...

You should be taking the companion nutrients (Vit C, Salt loading, Magnesium and Selenium are the basics) while being on iodine to make the body detox better. Especially selenium is important because the thyroid needs both and could freak out if you just take iodine (or just selenium) while supplementing both is better then doing nothing. I do not know about iodine being able to detox any of the substances you posted but mercury, but that does not mean it does not help - maybe it just hasn't been tested yet. Anyways, the companion nutrients are a important part while using iodine.

If mixing with Vit C does not help for your headache, try lower dosages like 1/2 or 1/4 drop (1 drop in 1 glass of water, then drink 1/2 or 1/4 of it.) and slowly work your way up as your body adapts. To detox, most people need dosages that are about 8-16 drops of 5% lugols which is between 50-100 total iodine.

Response:
if you mix Vit C directly with lugols, you will change iodine into iodide.
The potassium iodide part remains unchanged. If this is beneficial or not, well there is no real consensus here, but the Drs from the Iodine Project tell their patients to mix everything, so they must think that lugols will do its job, no matter if its iodine or iodide. Just use as much Vit C as necessary to make the colour go away (Don't forget to mix while adding, you will not need much Vit C).

If that does not help, do the Salt Loading ...
Normally people do not detox at low iodine dosages such as 1-2 drops of lugols, but it has been happening,
I was having detox symptoms at dosages as low as 1,5 mg potassium iodide/day.
So there might be the chance that your symptoms are bromide related - try the salt loading to see if your symptoms improve.

Is this the Iosol you are referring to?
LINK: http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/Item16422/Iosol.html

If so, it has only 153mcg iodine.
Lugols is much more potent because of the dosage and because it has iodine and potassium iodide.
I would forget about Iosol unless you want to supplement this small amount of iodine, which no one in this forum would tell you to do, I guess. For real detoxing you will have to work your way up to dosages you can not archive with Iosol. Besides, all studies made by Dr. Abraham were using the Lugols formula, in pill form.

Like I said, if you have problems with 1 drop already, work your way up slowly, in your case starting with 1/2 to 1/4 drop of lugols, if necessary. When I started, I upped my dosage in small steps once the detox symptoms were gone. look at
LINK: http://www.breastcancerchoices.org/iprotocol.html

for the dosages of vit c, magnesium, etc and at
LINK: http://www.breastcancerchoices.org/bromidedetoxsymptomsandstrategies.html
for bromide detoxing strategies,

for salt loading, this url will help:
LINK: http://www.breastcancerchoices.org/drshevin.html

Article: Gadolinium: More Treatment Options. INDEX
https://gadoliniumtoxicity.com/help/symptoms/
Gadolinium Toxicity: shedding light on the effects of retained gadolinium from Contrast MRI
www.GadoliniumToxicity.com (Forum/Blog) --- 2015-05

Progression of Symptoms
Our research showed that there is very little difference between early symptoms and ongoing, chronic symptoms.
But the experience of dealing with these symptoms and the impact it has on patients’ lives are often different.

Early Experience
Most people with Gadolinium Toxicity from contrast MRIs have symptoms within the first month after their contrast administration. For many, their symptoms start within a few days, and for some, within hours of being injected with the contrast agent. Usually the symptoms are intense, but for some the symptoms are more subtle. The experience can be frightening because the feelings are new and different; often, nothing is visible on the outside of the body. One’s mental or emotional state can be affected.

Generally, the intensity of the symptoms will subside over time, but the reduction is not necessarily uniform, with ups and downs. The frightened feeling also dissipates with time, and the symptoms may feel less intense as the mind and body get used to dealing with them. Reading some of the Viewpoints from people who have gone through this might be helpful and joining the MRI Gadolinium Support Group can provide interactive support.

Longer Term Chronic Experience
With time, symptoms may go away or significantly subside, but patients reported on in our Survey of the Chronic Effects of Retained Gadolinium from Contrast MRIs, have been dealing with their chronic symptoms for up to 5 years with no end in sight. With little medical attention, there are no known treatments to “cure” Gadolinium Toxicity (read more in Treatments). Symptom relief and coping methods will most often bring the patient into a state of being able to tolerate or simply accept their symptoms.

As anyone dealing with chronic conditions, patients experience ups and downs, and often try a variety of approaches to lessen the impact of their symptoms. For those whose symptoms do not go away, the intensity of the symptoms may increase over time. This would seem to indicate that the Gadolinium Toxicity is continuing to negatively impact their body.

It is much harder to describe the chronic experience because each of our bodies is different and our ability to cope is different.

Since nothing has been published about patients with normal kidney function who developed NSF, we do not know if anyone with normal kidney function has died from their exposure to Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents. We are also not aware of anyone who has “cured” their Gadolinium Toxicity, although some on the MRI Gadolinium Support Group have reported improvement of some symptoms after trying various treatments. Some have been diagnosed with

• Small Fiber Sensory Neuropathy,
• thyroid abnormalities,
• adrenal fatigue,
• mast cell problems and other conditions.

Often these diagnoses indicate some sort of atypical presentation of the associated symptoms.
Since no related medical research has been published, we have no way of knowing whether there is a connection between the Gadolinium Toxicity and these conditions.

Our best advice is to hang in there and look for those actions that will help you deal with your symptoms and make sure your doctors know what you are experiencing. We would be happy to have you join the MRI Gadolinium Support Group to pass on your experience and learn from others.

LINK, MRI Gadolinium Support Group, https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/...

Response: June 08, 2015
My doctor put me on a Byron White Herbal protocol to purge the metals prior to treatment for Lyme. The treatment lessened my symptoms and reduced my metal levels but it was a slow and gradual improvement over a 3 year period. ...

Response: November 17, 2015
I’m amazed. I had an MRI w/ gad. contrast for a spinal injury.
I even questioned if gad is safe. Naturally they said yes.but, they had also told me Depo Medrol is safe to use in the spinal area. That too turned out to be a lie even being confirmed by the producer.

I’ve had the muscle twitches and the phantom vibration feelings ever since having this particular MRI.
The doctors said it’s nothing to be concerned about. Balance issues come and go. I’ve also had issues with both short and long term memory and my ability to remain focused. I used to be quick thinking and a great multi-tasker

Response: July 20, 2016
I had a full blown allergic reaction to contrast dye which required diffusion in ER I lost blood pressure and pulse and was administered epinephrine to save my life. I am experiencing deep pain, visual disturbances, balance issues (two extreme falls with no explanation and injury), as well as coldness even in warm atmosphere. ...

Article: Gadolinium: More Treatment Options, II. INDEX
https://gadoliniumtoxicity.com/help/treatments/

Herbs such as cilantro and garlic, pectin and chlorella, and supplements such as Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) and N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) have some chelating properties and may be worthy of additional research. ...

... The most obvious treatment is to try to remove the Gadolinium from your body with Chelation.
Chelation therapy is a medical process that involves administering chelating agents that will bind to the metal ions to form a more chemically stable compound that can be safely excreted from the body, typically through the kidneys. Most Chelation is done without FDA approval of the chelating process. Although ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), and specifically Calcium EDTA is the agent we have seen used most often in doctor-controlled IV Chelation to remove Gadolinium, it is only approved by the FDA for removal of lead. Nonetheless, Chelation therapy is practiced every day by doctors (and naturopaths) providing alternative or integrative medical services, and is best done under their supervision because the chelating agent can also remove important nutrients like calcium and zinc from the body.

Sublingual is different from Oral Chelation because the EDTA is placed under the tongue and absorbed directly into the body rather than going through the digestive process. With rectal suppositories, EDTA is absorbed into the highly absorbable rectal mucosa. ...

While Chelation might seem obvious, we are not aware of anyone who has removed all of his or her retained Gadolinium (as determined by urine testing) or is totally free of the symptoms that they attribute to Gadolinium. Some have reported improvement in the severity of their symptoms while others have reported feeling worse while doing Chelation. Without a controlled trial, there is no way to know for sure that these improvements or worsening of symptoms are the result of Chelation or are just the natural course of symptom progression for those individuals.

The strongest approach is with intravenous (IV) infusion of a chelating agent(s) by a doctor.
Typically the doctor will conduct a provoked urine test to determine the body burden of various toxic substances.
He or she will then determine the appropriate chelating agent(s) and recommend a course of treatment.
Treatments are usually done between one and three times a week for a total of more than 20 sessions – we know people who have done more than 50 IV chelation treatments.

Support: Medical Profession in Ignorance & Denial. INDEX
Gadolinium the new problem, March 11, 2008 to mid-2017
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Neurology/Gadolinium-the-new-problem/show/462185
LINK: BaronofHilliard, http://www.medhelp.org/personal_pages/user/445284

Comment: It appears that no one, either in the medical community, or in the general public, could find, determine, or communicate ANY dependable manner of detoxing Gadolinium between 2008 and later 2017. Suspicions are that doctors and scientists are restricted by the policies of the medical bureaucracy, which is dependent on political funding, and, blinded by their limited training which they are taught will prepare them for "anything".

I have been having pain right after a series of MRI contrast. Every other test has been clear.
I have been pushed about as if I am crazy. Is it that every authority on the subject of MRI's and gadolinium regurgitate what has been written. Has the medical community completely shut off their cognitive reasoning.

Yes it is true gadolinium is non-radioactive. But that does not mean it is safe.
Gadolinium is a lanthanide. It is a heavy metal.
It has a few properties when its temperature changes and when exposed to magnetic waves.
It has to be chelated when injected into the body. Why? BECAUSE IT IS TOXIC in its free state. Mercury, lead... heavy metals as well.

Chelate is when a bond is created between 2 things.
Your body chelates iron in your blood. It removes things by chelating.
There are chemicals that when added to things can make them somewhat safer.
DTPH-gd3 or something like that is gadolinium with DTPH. The DTPH chelates to the gadolinium and makes it soluable in water and keeps it under wraps. It flows in your blood and creates outlines that are viable when exposed to magnetic waves.

Here is a FACT.
Some people suffer from a rare condition that when given gadolinium their calcium levels drop.
This is because the bond created with the DTPH prefers things like calcium and zinc.
When it drops the gadolinium for these other metals you know have free gadolinium.
Everyone no matter who will have a certain level of this problem.
And consider that not every batch of the chemical is perfect.
People with kidney problems are unable to remove the gadolinium quickly.
DTPH-gd3 have a half-life of 2~3 hours, which means that in that time 1/2 of the gadolinium is removed from the body.
The bond in Omniscan and the like is not really stable and breaks down quickly.
This means that if you are unable to remove the toxin in a certain time, the greater your chances of having more free gadolinium in your system.

I was fine till after the MRI's contrast.
I keep hearing the same thing. Just because the FDA says one thing and that it has been used since 1988 and on millions of people means absolutely little. The ADA still says mercury fillings are great, and they make $5 million in royalties every year dispite the younger generations of dentists who refuse to use it and all the evidence to the contrary. I could go on, but because it is prolific does not mean it is 100% safe.

People have different levels of tolerance.
People with good kidneys remove the waste rapidly, however, some will de-chelate. You will get some in your system.

I know the literature I have read it. I have talked to "professionals" but no one can answer me intelligently.
The companies that produce these drugs make money. It does not benefit them to start a discourse on its possible failures.
I am an econometrician. I understand statistics. The tests done can be made to say anything. Depends on what you leave out.

Fact: gadolinium is a heavy metal

Fact: It must be chelated to be put into the body

Fact: I can de-chelate and will do over time.

Fact: Everyone who gets gadolinium will have some in them

question
How do you remove it?
Can your body remove heavy metals on its own?
What can we do to help remove it?

I read one study and only one where the author claimed that gadolinium is removed from the body at less than 1% per day. Is this true.

If you know of a good resources post it.

Thanks.

FEEDBACK: (partial)

• Andrea607
  A single injection of gadolinium has completely ruined my life over the past 5 years.
  The gado contrast dye never cleared as promised in 6-8 hrs. following procedure.
  experienced face swelling and serious breathing issues in days following. Told to take benadryl,, didn't help.
  I do not have impaired kidney function, so no explanation why it never cleared.

  Bounced around to a bunch of rhuemy docs wanting to prescribe drugs for all the post joint pain experienced following. This one dose set off a sudden onset of autoimmune diseases I never had before, including chronically low blood platelets, raynauds, RA, and a few others. loss of hair, horrible fatigue, hip joint pain, muscle weakness in legs, burning sensations in bottoms of heels and all the way my legs, spine and shoulder joints, bleeding cracking open nasal sores that haven't healed in 5 years, constant sweats, chills, body rashes, itching, and pain every single day. Not an all inclusive list. A horrifying experience of heavy metal toxicity/poisoning.

  Our medical system can put it in an IV in 5 minutes, however, takes no responsibility to acknowledge or remove it if it doesn't perform as expected. I have lost faith and trust in our health system to have integrity. I will never have another MRI, ever!
  Jan 27, 2013
  
  

• Andrea607
  Also, took 3 years to find the root cause of issues, gadolinium poisoning.
  confirmed through urine testing following chelation.
  Have been chelating for past 2 years, numbers are coming down - a slow very painful process, the suffering and loss of quality of life during this time is unbearable. Health insurance has no codes for the treatments, so they wont pay for whats needed to help you through this. Most docs are not trained or educated to find it, it does not show up in routine blood tests. They just want to treat pain symptoms and cover it up with other drugs till you are so messed up there is no hope. Also skin lesions and growths. The presence of the heavy metals takes a toll on liver and digestive function. Also results in systemic candida/yeast infection - body rashes ... special diet with digestive enzymes needed to digest food. absolutely no sugar, or fermented foods.
  Jan 28, 2013
  
  

• Andrea607
  Hello Sydney, thank you for the healing wishes. Yes, getting help, it is a slow and painful expensive process.
  Many docs are simply not educated to know about this. or they will remark, I've never heard about it.
  There is no other explanation and the evidence to support it is concrete and undeniable. ...
  My suffering is unbearable and my wish is that not one more person has to suffer what I am enduring.
  Our medical system is about revenue and money and not about healing people.
  Doctors treat symptoms and prescribe drugs. drugs with many and serious side effects.
  ... Our medical system does not allow or support real thought leadership in nutrition and healing.
  its serious when our health system makes us sick with heavy metals and suffers no material consequence.
  Feb 05, 2013
  
  

• Gado Caused Clots
  Here's my story:

  I have healthy kidneys and only went in for an MRI to rule out a tumor on my pituitary because my testosterone was off.

  I was injected with Gadolinium dye and immediately had a swollen face around my eyes as well as:
  nausea, diarrhea, headaches, sweats, extremely exhausted, sensitivity to the touch, rash, shortness of breath, and heaviness in my chest.

  I called the imaging center and was told to drink water to flush out the Gadolinium.
  I was also told the only symptoms related to the Gadolinium was the nausea and headache.
  I was led to believe it had to be something else so I thought I had caught the flu.
  This went on for 2 days until I finally blacked out because my system felt like it was shutting down.
  My wife called the imaging centers direct line that had been given to us if my symptoms became worse.
  The imaging center never called me back to help but instead called their "risk management" department.

  My wife took me to the ER and I was told I had multiple blood clots in both lungs.
  I was told a 30 minute delay to the hospital could have been life or death for me.
  I was in the hospital for 8 days, 3 of which were in the ICU.
  The FDA's website states that people do get blood clots from the Gadolinium but everyone has been claiming this is not true.

  My symptoms began immediately after the Gadolinium injection and have continued on since then.
  Today, about 5 months out, I continue to have random rashes popping up on my body that itch.
  I have lost the hair on the lower part of my calves. I have deep joint pain in my hips and rib cage.
  I am on blood thinner that I never needed before.

  An MRI now show there is something going on with my lymph nodes and further test need to be done.
  I think I have covered the majority of the issues I have experienced. I wish there was an easy to find website that people could tell their stories and find out how many more people there are like us. My symptoms were back to back and immediate following the Gadolinium. Since I almost died from blood clots, I began to wonder how many people may have actually died from blood clots and their stories never got out or they were dismissed as not being related to the Gadolinium.
  Nov 14, 2013
  
  

• karolklim
  ... I was injected with Gadolinium in 2010 and recently in October got a heavy metal screen through Genova Diagnostics.
  I am seeing a doctor specializing in environmental issues in ATL and did 10 EDTA treatments and levels decreased from to .334 to .238, normal is 0.019. I also had .high levels of lead, mercury, barium, thallium, and cesium. After EDTA lead, mercury and barium are now normal-minisicule. I also use activated charcoal, cilantro and sauna.

  I am now doing a new chelation with DMSA to get rid of cesium and thallium.
  I can't get clear info if the DMSA has any effect on Gadolinium but doctor says getting rid of the other metals will make it easier to get rid of gadolinium. I have neuropathy in feet-burning and hands, fatigue-but much improved, extreme pain radiating on right side down arms across chest area and have tremor on right side, difficulty walking. Feeling hopeful that I am getting success in removing metals. I started this chelation in Oct. 2012, but have had pain since 2010.
  Mar 25, 2014
  
  

• GadoCausedClots
  I had sent a comment to you earlier ... in May of 2013 but I do not think it went through.
  He is allergic to Iodine and was told Gadolinium was safe for him.
  As it turned out, it is not safe for people allergic to Iodine.
  He immediately suffered facial swelling, discolored eyes, muscle and bone aches, sweats, rash, overall feeling of sickness, chest pains, shortness of breath and more. He was told these were not symptoms of Gadolinium and to just take Benadryl.

  After blacking out, I rushed him to an ER and learned he had multiple blood clots in both lungs.
  and he was hospitalized for 8 days touch and go. He now continues to have problems such as rashes, muscle aches, joint pain, discolored whites of eyes, etc. He is on blood thinner because once you have clots you are susceptible for more clots.

  Doctors can't explain why the changes.
  FDA site states that others have had blood clots from Gadolinium.
  Doctors and MRI facilities giving out Gadolinium without knowing symptoms. ...
  FDA site states the manufacturers own study had proven blood clots related and a death.
  Our story was buried. Doctors have no clue and say we know more about it than they do.
  ... Kidneys, liver, heart, etc. perfect before MRI.
  Apr 03, 2014
  
  

• Harawayt
  Hi, I am a 49 yr old female, that has been suffering for the last 10 years.
  It started in 2004 with migraines, vomiting,light sensitivity,- anyway diagnosed with pseudo tumor cerbrii , have had 4 shunts(lumbar peritoneal) put in for this, so many lumbar punctures I can't even begin to count. Then I kept getting sicker and sicker so I had my breast implants taken out in case I may have silicone immune toxicity syndrome. .

  During all this had seen 7 different neurologists, been to Duke, John Hopkins, Atlanta Georgia, and had a capsulectomy to remove the tissue around the implants due to finally sending my hair to a forensic lab and having heavy medal toxicity poisoning. I keep going into CHF, my hair is falling out, I have been in intensive care, the hospital numerous times, emergency room, on and on.

  We recently found a doctor in Fairfax Va, only 5 hrs away and he did a urine challenge test and now it is showing a very high amount of gadolinium, result being 0.080 and the reference range showed it should be <=0.019 and my Zinc is very low and RBC is high, will be going back to this doctor soon to see what is next. ...
  Jan 30, 2015
  
  

• GodsKidPita
  Our gadolinium issues are making progress in the medical community.
  A doctor out of NC had named it GDD! Gadolinium depository disease.
  People are finally listening ... I hope!
  Dec 12, 2015
  
  

• GodsKidPita
  My naturopath put me on taurine powder. 1/4 tsp per day. Has helped with my pain quite a bit.
  Also made magnesium lotion (but you can buy the gel) and apply to my spine and bottom of feet. Helps too.
  Still, no answer on what is an effective chelation agent though. Doing what one can to get by day to day meanwhile.
  Mar 21, 2016
  
  

• CMSCEECEE
  April 3, 2017 I had a brain MRI with contrast. I haven't been the same since.
  They gave me 15 cc of Dotarem. I have tingling, numbness, burning, coldness, headaches, chest pain, muscle fatigue. Please say no to MRI contrast. It will ruin you. ...

  One session of chelation is equivalent to 23 excretions.
  That seems dangerous and taxing on your body and organs. Some feel better and some don't.
  Some get worse and end up having kidney failure since the body can't keep up with removing waste that fast. ...

  ... Be careful with Zeolite since most have lead and aluminum in them. Doctors say it's safe but trust your instinct. ...

  ... Let's all pray for each other. We need answers, treatments, and cures because we are the forgotten ones.
  Apr 23, 2017

Research: Gadolinium Retention from Contrast MRIs ... INDEX
Gadolinium Retention from Contrast MRIs in 70 Cases
with Normal Renal Function, 24-hour Urine Test Results
http://www.GadoliniumToxicity.com
Hubbs Grimm and Sharon Williams
February 27, 2017 -- 11p

Abstract:

In 2006, a connection was made between Gadolinium-based Contrast Agents (GBCAs) administered for contrast-enhanced MRIs and Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF). NSF is a potentially fatal disease that has been diagnosed almost exclusively in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Prolonged excretion times and the instability of the GBCA results in the toxic gadolinium ion separating from the ligand and remaining in the body, where it can cause extensive fibrosis and calcification of tissues. Aside from their role in NSF, GBCAs have historically been considered safe. Patients with normal renal function are told that the contrast agent will be out of their body within a few days. We first reported evidence of long-term gadolinium retention in October, 2013. In December of 2013, Kanda published the first paper to report evidence of gadolinium deposition in the brains of patients with normal renal function. Although more studies are being conducted, very little is known about long-term retention of gadolinium in patients with normal renal function.

In this study, 70 cases are analyzed involving 120 tests for gadolinium in 24-hour urine collections, performed from as few as 4 days to as long as 10 years after contrast administration. The subjects for the analysis are patients who believe they have symptoms of gadolinium toxicity caused by their contrast-enhanced MRIs. In cases where urine tests were performed within the 3 months following contrast administration, none had a result that was within the reference range used by Mayo Clinic Laboratories.

Cases with multiple contrast MRIs show elevated gadolinium levels for longer time periods than those with a single contrast administration. Overall, the results of this study conflict with the published clearance times of GBCAs and indicate levels of increased chronic toxicity from multiple contrast administrations. Both of these results have the potential to produce Gadolinium Toxicity with NSF-like symptoms in patients with normal renal function. Further investigation by researchers, GBCA manufacturers, and licensing agencies is warranted.

... The gender information indicates that there is no discernible difference in the test results.
Even the trend lines are nearly identical. ...

To the best of our knowledge, this is the most comprehensive reporting of retained gadolinium as evidenced by gadolinium concentration in 24-hour urine collections. While we understand that our methods do not meet the rigor associated with a clinical trial, our results are the best information presently available to the public on this topic. The gathering of this type of testing information is non-invasive and can be easily undertaken by professional researchers, and we encourage them to conduct similar studies. ...

We find it revealing that for 70 cases, only a few have test results that are not close to the results expected by looking at the other people's results. Even with the differences in people, their medical conditions, medications, diet and exercise habits, the results are rather predictable. ...

Conclusion:
These findings present a strong case that gadolinium from contrast -enhanced MRIs may be present in patients with normal renal function for considerably longer than would be expected based on the elimination rates reported in GBCA product labeling. We believe this study, when combined with the chronic symptoms reported by Semelka et al. in 2016 and by us in 2014, indicate stronger action is needed by the FDA and others to inform patients about possible gadolinium retention from contrast-enhanced MRIs and the potential for side-effects.This study does not stand alone in reporting unexpected long-term gadolinium retention. We believe it confirms the published reports from Kanda, McDonald, Murata, Radbruch, Ramalho, and others, about unexpected gadolinium retention in patients with normal renal function.

Forum : Using Iodine to detox for Gadolinium ... (2009) INDEX
https://www.remedyspot.com/content/topic/
1457847-q-using-iodine-to-detox-for-gadolinium-and-other-toxic-metals/
Participation by anonymous contributors.

... I tried lugols solution 1 or 2 drops a day but switched to iosol iodine because even 1 drop of lugols in 3 oz of water caused me a fairly substantial headache the next day. For me the iosol seems easier to assimilate.

I think you will have success on at least 50 mg Lugols or Iodoral (iodine & iodide).
your dose is too low, and iosol is way too low. look at
LINK: http://www.naturalthyroidchoices.com --- Gracie

there have been studies that showed less side effects on potassium iodide (lugols has potassium iodide and iodine) try to mix the lugols with vitamin c (ascorbic acid) (so the colour, which is from iodine, disappears. The iodine is converted into iodide) before drinking it, same dosage, and see if the headache is gone. It would be great if you come back here end tell if it helped or not.

You should be taking the companion nutrients (vit c, salt loading, magnesium and selenium are the basics) while being on iodine to make the body detox better.Especially selenium is important because the thyroid needs both and could freak out if you just take iodine (or just selenium) while supplementing both is better then doing nothing. I do not know about iodine being able to detox any of the substances you posted but mercury, but that does not mean it does not help - maybe it just hasn't been tested yet. Anyways, the companion nutrients are a important part while using iodine.

If mixing with vit c does not help for your headache, try lower dosages like 1/2 or 1/4 drop (1 drop in 1 glass of water, then drink 1/2 or 1/4 of it.) and slowly work your way up as your body adapts. To detox, most people need dosages that are about 8-16 drops of 5% lugols which is between 50-100 total iodine.

... if you mix vit c directly with lugols, you will change iodine into iodide.
The potassium iodide part remains unchanged. If this is beneficial or not, well there is no real consensus here, but the Drs from the Iodine Project tell their patients to mix everything, so they must think that lugols will do its job, no matter if its iodine or iodide. Just use as much Vit C as necessary to make the colour go away (Don't forget to mix while adding, you will not need much Vit C).

If that does not help, do the salt loading (see urls below).
Normally people do not detox at low iodine dosages such as 1-2 drops of lugols, but it has been happening, I was having detox symptoms at dosages as low as 1,5 mg potassium iodide/day. So there might be the chance that your symptoms are bromide related - try the salt loading to see if your symptoms improve.

Is this the Iosol you are referring to?
LINK: http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/Item16422/Iosol.html

If so, it has only 153 mcg iodine.
Lugols is much more potent because of the dosage and because it has iodine and potassium iodide.
I would forget about Iosol unless you want to supplement this small amount of iodine, which no one in this forum would tell you to do, I guess. For real detoxing you will have to work your way up to dosages you can not archive with Iosol. Besides, all studies made by Dr.Abraham were using the Lugols formula, in pill form.

Like I said, if you have problems with 1 drop already, work your way up slowly, in your case starting with 1/2 to 1/4 drop of lugols, if necessary. When I started, I upped my dosage in small steps once the detox symptoms were gone. look at
LINK: http://www.breastcancerchoices.org/iprotocol.html
for the dosages of vit c, magnesium, etc

and at (for bromide detoxing strategies)
LINK: http://www.breastcancerchoices.org/bromidedetoxsymptomsandstrategies.html

for salt loading, this url will help:
LINK: http://www.breastcancerchoices.org/drshevin.html

Report: Detox Gadolinium -- One Journey to Health. INDEX
https://detoxgadolinium.com/
Published by kylahpanzer
The Status April 15, 2018

In December 2017, my 31-year-old mostly-healthy husband went to get an MRI to rule out a previous health concern.
He came out in a much worse condition and has been on the hardest battle for health since then.

Why is he sick? It’s called Gadolinium poisoning.
It’s a toxic metal in the contrast agent used in most MRI’s to get a clearer picture (especially for the brain) at the radiologist’s office. What they don’t tell you is that there is a chance that that man-made toxic metal won’t exit your body like it is supposed to. If that happens, like it did for my husband, you are left with a foreign metal attacking your body from the inside. You are heavy, sick, not able to enjoy life, and in the lowest low you’ve ever been because there is no clear path to health. No medicine you can take or doctor who can tell you to do XYZ and you’ll feel fine in one week. It’s you, on your own, fighting for hope and life, day after day.

Still with me?

Then why am I writing about this? Mostly to remember our journey and what we do that works or doesn’t.
To be able to look back and see that we were worse off before and that we can be better off tomorrow. To encourage others who are in the same situation. To inform others who may need an MRI one day to think before checking the box to the “harmless, totally safe, risk-free” metal that may change your life, just.like.that. Snap. Just like that. Here we go, towards the better tomorrow.
Join us. Share and encourage others. We know we’re not alone in this.

Relief | An overview:
Bärlauch (wild garlic) can be somewhat relieving, at least it helps to clear up cognitive symptoms slightly for a short period of time. Fresh air seems to help a lot, if we’re in the forest or on a long walk especially. Movement helps; walking, riding the exercise bike / sweating (30 min x day on the bike plus 2 x 2KM walks daily). Brennesseltee (1x daily). Acupuncture 1-2 x week. Chia Seeds help with clarity and vision. Dandelion Tea.

We did more supplementing before the DTPA-Calcium Chelation but are taking a break after that awful recovery week(s) and trying to gain a sense of control again. More on this later.

Diet | This has also been important to play with since finding out P is gad-toxic.
1 cup of warm (not hot) water daily first thing for digestion. Whole fruits (oranges, bananas, blueberries) following that for instant vitamin push and cell rebuilding. Cereal. Lunch is usually warm and dinner too. Throughout the day 2 -3 liters of mineral water, not tap. ...

Lessons: The Detoxing Gadolinium part. INDEX
https://well-scent.com/detoxing-radiation-heavy-metals/
A Christmas Story + Detox for CT Scans & MRI’s
Mar 4, 2017 | Lessons For The Day, Stacy's Lyme Treatment

...

Detoxing Gadolinium.
(A Perspective of what May benefit.)

• First, support circulation, elimination and organ health.
  Saunas, detox baths (with Epsom Salt, Himalayan Salt or Clay), castor oil liver packs (with Rejuvenate), enemas and/ or colonics, lymphatic massages and skin brushing (with Release) and hydration all help the body to gently mobilize and eliminate heavy metals.

• Chelation can be helpful as well
  but it should only be done only under the guidance of a physician that is literate in heavy metal detoxifcation.
  Since I cannot recommend it, I can only instead suggest ways to support the body’s innate ability to detoxify.
  In addition to the recommendations listed above, add a multi-mineral supplement to your protocol.
  Two physician-favorited supplements are Body Balance Minerals and BioPure Micro Minerals.
  But please start slowly and increase gradually. Minerals displace metals, and you want to do this at a measured pace, a pace your body can handle. You can also try a morning broth of miso and cilantro as recommended by Scott Forsgren, of BetterHealthGuy here.
  --- http://www.betterhealthguy.com/miso

• Binders such as Chlorella, Clay, and Activated Charcoal
  can help to bind the metals so that they are removed through elimination. Here are a few you can ask your doctor about:
  Takesumi Supreme, Green Clay, Zeobind, Enterosgel, Metal Sweep.

• EDTA Suppositories (BioPure Skorpios) may provide an at-home treatment.
  I like this option since it bypasses the gut. Again, this is something to do with the supervision of a practitioner’s support.

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Article: IT (iliotibial) Band Pain, a possible misdiagnosis. INDEX
https://www.active.com/running/articles/3-ways-to-conquer-it-band-pain

LINK 2: https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/it-band-syndrome#1

LINK 3: http://www.athletico.com/2012/06/05/
it-band-syndrome-the-top-5-causes-and-solutions/

LINK 4: http://www.orthoped.org/
it-band-injury-symptoms-exercises-stretches-treatment.html

LINK 5: https://www.emedicinehealth.com/
iliotibial_band_syndrome/article_em.htm#what_is_iliotibial_band_syndrome
Reviewed on 11/21/2017

LINK 6: https://www.outsideonline.com/
2142646/definitive-guide-banishing-it-band-pain-good
by Dan Roe, Dec 20, 2016

LINK7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YYb9vyj6zQ
ATHLEAN-X™
Published on Jul 20, 2015

Your IT (iliotibial) band is a thick bunch of fibers that runs from the outside of your hips to the outside of your thigh and knee down to the top of your shinbone. If your IT band gets too tight, it can lead to swelling and pain around your knee.

The illiotibial band runs along the outside of your thigh, from the top of your hip (the iliac crest -- that bony ridge) down to your knee.

The ilio-tibial band or IT band is a flattened tendon like structure which runs from the tip of iliac bone (anterior superior iliac spine) of pelvis, along the outer side of the thigh, up to the leg bone (tibia), just below the knee joint. It provides surface for attachment of the gluteus maximus muscle and tensor fascia lata muscle. It lies along the outer part of the thigh, and during bending of the knee (flexion), it becomes taut and moves forward due to the contraction of the muscles attached to it. This results in constant friction of the IT band with bony prominences, especially the lateral epicondyle of femur.

The problem is friction where the IT band crosses over your knee.
A fluid-filled sac called a bursa normally helps the IT band glide smoothly over your knee as you bend and straighten your leg.

But if your IT band is too tight, such as when you skip stretching before exercising, bending your knee creates friction.
Your IT band and the bursa can both start to swell, which leads to the pain of IT band syndrome.

The iliotibial band, as it’s formally called, is a fascia -- or fibrous tissue that connects, stabilizes, and protects muscles and internal organs. It runs from the outside of the pelvis to the lower knee and inserts into the top of the shinbone.

This do-it-all band acts as a hip abductor (helping with movement away from the body), assists with hip adduction (movement toward the body), and stabilizes the knee while running. Unlike a muscle, the IT band is not particularly malleable -- it’s more like a leather belt than a rubber band -- and it’s packed with nerves, which explains the intense pain of lying sideways on a foam roller.

When the IT band becomes tight or inflamed, it creates friction as it rubs against the outer portion of your upper tibia, which causes pain on the outside of the knee. This is different than pain on the front of the knee, which could be patellofemoral pain syndrome, commonly know as runner’s knee, and is most commonly caused by overuse. “Think of the IT band as a violin string rubbing along the side of your knee,” says Dr. Jordan Metzl, sports medicine doctor and author of Running Strong. “If that string is stretched too tightly, it starts to get irritated over time, and that’s when you get IT band syndrome.”

Symptoms:

The main symptom is pain on the outer side of your knee, just above the joint.
Early on, the pain might go away after you warm up.
Over time though, you may notice it gets worse as you exercise

Other symptoms include:
• Aching, burning, or tenderness on the outside of your knee
• Feeling a click, pop, or snap on the outside of your knee
• Pain up and down your leg
• Warmth and redness on the outside of your knee

Diagnosis.

Knee pain on the outer aspect can be attributed to a variety of causes, ranging from arthritis to ligament injuries, and so on. Hence, one has to rule out several important diagnoses related to knee pain, before labeling it as IT band pain. Basic investigations, like clinical examination and x-ray can rule out a plethora of causes. But it is only after an MRI of knee, that we can pinpoint the exact cause and location of the injury. Clinical examination by an orthopedic doctor also brings to light certain important clues, like

• Pain during Ober’s Test, which is a test for detection of shortening of the IT band.

• Pain during heel strike phase of the gait cycle, during which the contraction of the gluteus maximus and tensor fascia lata muscles makes the IT band taut. In simpler terms, the pain occurs when the leg is straight, during walking, running, or cycling.

Causes.

Certain physical conditions ... raise your chances of getting IT band syndrome:
• Bowed legs
• Knee arthritis
• One leg that’s longer than the other
• Rotating your foot or ankle inward when you walk or run
• Rotating your whole leg inward when you walk or run
• Weakness in your abs, glutes, or hip muscles

Factors such as leg length discrepancy, an abnormal pelvic tilt, and "bowlegs" (genu varum: genu=knee + varum=angles in) may cause iliotibial band syndrome because of excess stretching of the IT band across the femoral condyle.

Not using the right training techniques.
• Not doing enough to stretch, warm up, and cool down
• Pushing too hard -- you go too far or for too long
• Not resting long enough between workouts
• Wearing worn-out sneakers

Running or training on the wrong surfaces.
• Running downhill
• Running only on one side of the road.
  --- Because roads slope toward the curb,
  ------ your outside foot is lower, which tilts your hips and throws your body off.
• Training on banked, rather than flat, surfaces. Most running tracks are slightly banked.

Recovery Factors.

IT band injury rest time can vary from few weeks to a couple of months, depending on the severity and duration of the injury. Inflammation and adhesion of inflammatory healing tissue to surrounding normal tissues, can threaten the complete recovery of the injured IT band. Hence, one has to follow a rigorous routine of physical therapy in the form of IT band stretches and other IT band exercises, which help in accurate and complete healing of the injured IT band.

It is highly essential to refrain from any sporting activity and take complete rest during the recovery period.
Excessive reliance on any particular form of therapy with ignorance towards the other modalities can result in slower healing or even IT band contractures or shortening. This complication is very difficult to treat and may even require surgery. It has been observed that use of certain orthotic footwear prevents stress on the IT band and is encouraged during the recovery period. However, since this is at the cost of altered dynamics on the knee and ankle joints, one should not be using such orthotics after recovering from the IT band injury.

Rest, ice, elevation, and appropriate use of over-the-counter antiinflammatory medications (ibuprofen [Advil, Advil Childrens, and others]) may be adequate therapy to return the patient to their previous activity level.

In treating an acute injury, phonopheresis (a technique in which ultrasound is used to propel antiinflammatory or corticosteroid medications through the skin into the inflamed tissue) or iontopheresis (an electric charge is used instead of ultrasound to deliver the medications through the skin) may be considered.

Finally, if all else fails, surgical options do exist.
An orthopedic surgeon, using an arthroscope, may be able to break down the scarring surrounding the iliotibial band. If needed, the band can also be lengthened to decrease the stretch and subsequent potential for irritation and inflammation as it crosses the femoral condyle.

"working" on your IT band.

Use a Foam Roller to Massage the IT Band
(This will likely be sore/painful until you have been working on it regularly)
Lie down on one side, propping yourself up with one elbow, and position the foam roller just under your hip.
Now, move your body forward so that the roller works itself down on the outside of your thigh; stop when you get to your knee.

Roll in a gradual, slow motion, and when you reach your knee, reverse directions back up to your hip.
Adjust the amount of tension by applying more or less of your body weight on the roller.
If you're new at this, your IT band will probably be tender, and you might not even need to apply much weight before you feel it.

When you come to a particularly sore spot, pause and hold it on the roller -- this is called applying direct pressure.
As you hold the roller on that spot, the pressure will help break up the knot.
Only hold it there for about a minute, then do short rolls back and forth over the area to help further release the knot.

You may come across quite a few knots, and you won't be able to break all of them up in a single self-massage session. Think about foam rolling as maintenance, kind of like you would do for your car. You only want to target a particular muscle or tendon for up to 15 minutes at a time. The best way to go about this is to sneak in short sessions after your run, or while you're watching TV. Foam roll on a continual basis instead of ignoring it for a while then going crazy on the roller for an hour once a month.

Only roll to the point of discomfort -- yes, it will be tender and sore, but you don't want to go to the point of unbearable pain because you'll just end up doing more damage than good.

After a few days and weeks of consistent rolling, you'll see results, and foam rolling across that IT band will become less of a torturous thought.

One can also sit on the floor, cross one ankle over the other, place a foam roller under the lower calf, use your arms to raise your buttocks off the floor, roll your calf back and forth over the roller. Strain of the lower leg often is a major contributor to IT band problems.

Shorten your stride:
When your stride is too long, you stretch the IT band beyond its healthy limit and risk injury. ...

Check your terrain:
To decrease the load on your knees, run on soft and flat surfaces, like smooth dirt trails.
If you must run on pavement, avoid hilly and uneven routes to lessen the pounding.

Foot support:
Excessive pronation can load the outside of the knee and strain the IT band.
Switch out your shoes after 500 miles, and consider heading to a local running store or athletic trainer for a gait analysis. ...

Sit less:
If you hit the showers and go straight to an office job, you’re not doing your IT band any favors.
Desk jockeying keeps the IT band stretched and sedentary, which may increase inflammation and pain.
Fleshman swapped her chair for a standing desk to expedite the healing process.

Another Perspective on Causes.

1. Overuse
Technically, IT band syndrome is an overuse injury.
It’s kind of a misleading classification since there are usually other factors than overuse, but approaching IT band syndrome as an overuse injury is an important first step towards recovery. After icing and resting for a few days, you may need to change up your training regimen. Sometimes this can be as easy as avoiding repetition. Try changing your running route or getting away from the treadmill or track for a jog outside. If getting in shape or building up your endurance is your goal, try some cross-training while you slowly ramp up your mileage. Keep in mind that while overuse is usually one of the causes of IT band syndrome, there are usually other factors contributing to your pain, so some of the other interventions below may be necessary.

2. Tight Tissues
Tight muscles in your hips or along the side of the leg can be a major contributing factor to IT band syndrome.
All of these tissues are connected, so even though the location of the pain is in the knee, the hips can very well be the area that need the most attention.

Stretching the IT band and the connected muscle is fairly simple.
Just cross your legs, keeping the affected leg in back (position 1).
Lean away from the painful leg until you feel a stretch along the side of the leg (position 2).
Hold that for 30 seconds and repeat 5 times.

In addition to stretching I’ve had success by utilizing foam rolling or work with a tennis ball to loosen up tight tissues and release any tightness in your hip muscles. I strongly encourage you to stretch and roll both of your legs as tight tissues on one leg can cause pain on the opposite side. If there still seems to be some lingering tight spots after you try the at-home solutions, you may need to see a professional for some individualized hands-on work.

3. Weak Hip Muscles
Researchers at Stanford found that weak hip muscles can be one of the biggest reasons people get IT band syndrome.
Weak muscles in the hip tend to cause your running form to break down, which puts a lot of stress on the tissues in the knee.
To strengthen the muscles most commonly affected, you can try some of the exercises suggested at this link.

In addition, another one of my favorites (pictured below) is referred to as “the clam.”
While on your side, bend your knees to 90 degrees.
Keeping your ankles together, rotate the knee of your tip leg towards the ceiling.
Return to the starting position and repeat 30 times.
Again, it’s important to strengthen both legs as one side of the body can easily affect the other.
LINK: http://www.athletico.com/2013/01/03/its-all-in-the-hips-part-1/

4. Poor Running Form
Sometimes getting rid of IT band syndrome can be as simple as changing the way that you run.
Having a professional look at your running gait can reveal some problems that you may have never noticed.
Some of the more common problems are overstriding (taking too long of steps) and strides that cross over the midline of the body. These are pretty easy to notice and can sometimes be pointed about by an experienced runner. Sometimes, however, the breakdown in form can be more subtle and require something more involved like a video gait analysis.

5. Shoe or Orthotic Issues
You can correct every issue in your body, but if what comes between your foot and the ground is the cause of your problem, you’ll never see relief. Overworn shoes can cause your foot to land at awkward angles, which transfers a lot of stress up to the knee and hip, so keeping your shoes within their recommended mileage is critical. Also, adjusting to minimalist shoes (or none at all) will require you to adjust your running style, so be sure to do your research and be patient while adjusting. Finally, arch or ankle problems may require you to get orthotics so you can run with a safer gait.

A further Perspective. (video)

Many lifters, runners and bikers will get pain on the outside of their knee or thigh and think that they have IT Band Syndrome because they’ve been told that they do. Unfortunately, the IT Band is just caught in the middle of some pretty significant problems in one of likely 4 other muscles. In this video, I show you how 4 muscles in the hip actually contribute to the pain and tension felt in the Iliotibial band and what you need to do to fix them.

Here’s a hint, you do not want to foam roll out the IT Band unless you want more pain and discomfort.
The IT Band is a thick fibrous tendon that runs along the lateral aspect of the thigh and connects from the hip to the tibia on the outside of your knee. This tendon has the ability to withstand changes in tension to it by having up to 1000 pounds of resistive capacity. If you think that you are going to be able to foam roll out the tightness that may be present in this structure you are sadly mistaken. That said, you can definitely influence the tension present in this band by addressing the muscles that insert into the IT Band.

1. The gluteus maximus,
2. lateral hamstrings and
3. quads and
4. tensor fascia lata are all muscles that feed into the iliotibial band.

When any of these muscles are tight they pull on the band and cause it to be not just tight but also out of balance with the rest of the tension that is contributing or feeding into it. This can cause a pulling on the femur and make it hard to properly execute a squat or ride a bike without feeling pain in the outside of your thigh or knee.

Instead of foam rolling the IT Band, you want to compress and floss the offending muscles feeding the tension.
Here I show you two of these mobility drills that you can do to decrease the tension in a hypertonic muscle such as the TFL or the lateral quads.

You want to use a resilient structure like a lacrosse ball or the fat gripz that I’m using here, since they have a much lower profile than the foam roller. This allows you to keep your leg in contact with the ground and move it into hip flexion as if you were while doing a squat. If you do not feel any discomfort at all in these movements when you place the muscle in contact with the grips, then you likely do not need any work on this muscle. This is one of the biggest places people waste time in the gym these days. They see every mobility drill in the books and want to add it to their routines, not realizing that the wrong mobility drills when performed can actually do more to put you out of balance than bring you into it!

Mobility work is only effective if you are mobilizing structures that need it in the first place.
Same goes for training and workout programs. Doing what you think looks cool or because someone else told you it was, is not the prescription for an effective workout plan. Doing what needs to be done and only what needs to be done while ignoring the rest of the broscience out there is a great way to get results and get them faster. ...

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When either/and detoxing heavy metals and other toxins, and strengthening the LIVER, there is a necessity to provide a chelating/absorptive base which can combine with these toxins such that they can be excreted rather than being reabsorbed into cells and tissues. Bone broth, protein, cilantro-chlorella, and a number of other ingredients can assist in increasing this effectiveness. This also applies in controlling, reducing, and eliminating fungal toxins including Candida Albicans, and Aspergillosis.

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Bone Broth Protein is paleo friendly, free of common allergens and the ideal protein source for those who are sensitive to dairy, grains, eggs, beef, nuts and legumes. Carefully-crafted quality you can trust and tested to be GMO free.

Get the health benefits of today's hottest super food, bone broth
- in a nourishing protein powder that is SMOOTH to blend, convenient to use and EASY to digest.

Natural / No Artificial Ingredients / Non GMO / Gluten Free
Dairy Free / Soy Free / Grain Free / Nut Free

Bone Broth Protein contains naturally-occurring powerful Amino Acids,
Collagen Type II, Glucosamine, Chondroitin and Hyaluronic Acid to support:
• Digestive Health
• Joint Health & Comfort
• Healthy Immune System Function
• Skin & Beauty
• Healthy Inflammation
• Cleansing and Detoxification

Suggested Use:
Mix one heaping scoop (included) in 12 ounces of water, juice or in a smoothie or protein shake one or more times per day.
Great with almond, cashew or coconut milk or added to your favorite recipe. Can be enjoyed warm or cold.

Advanced Use Recommendation:
Consume 2-3 servings per day as a part of a fitness and diet plan or cleansing detoxification program.
Great to add to your favorite recipes and meals.

Free Of
Artificial ingredients, GMOs, gluten, dairy, soy, grain and nut.

Total Calories:  98	
   Calories from Fat: 7	
Total Fat Less than: 1 g	
Total Carbohydrate: 2 g	
           Sugars: 1 g	
     Protein:     20 g	
   Calcium:     14 mg	
    Sodium:   150 mg	
Potassium  270 mg	
Chicken Bone Broth Protein Concentrate	22.25 g

Product: *ToxDetox - Glutathione & EDTA synergy. INDEX
https://oradix.com/edta-line/
8-toxdetox-glutathione-edta-synergy-with-a-free-stopreabsorb-bowel-cleanse.html
LINK 2: http://www.toxdetox.com/
2017-09-04--- US$149.00 Special--- US$179.00 Regular --- Savings -US$30.00
2017-09-04--- Ca$203.00 Special--- Ca$2??.00 Regular --- Savings -Ca$4?.00
Availability date: 10/01/2015

Glutathione (600 mg) and Ca-EDTA (1,600 mg), one month supply, comes with a FREE 'StopReabsorb' bowel cleanse.
Beats Detoxamin(R) and other similar EDTA products.

Over 3X more toxins are excreted.
The free StopReabsorb bowelcleanse cuts down on the reabsorbtion of toxins from the colon.

ToxDetox™ is a nutritional industry first - with never before available, professional strength reduced Glutathione (600 mg) and CaNa2EDTA (1,600mg) in a cocoa butter based rectal suppository. As ToxDetox™ was researched and developed, a human study concurrently confirmed the powerful benefits of combined Glutathione and EDTA application for toxic removal:
3.8 times more toxins were excreted in the urine compared to EDTA only or Glutathione only applications.
ToxDetox beats Detoxamin(R) and other similar EDTA products.

ToxDetox™ raises the bar among detoxification products for efficiency, safety, and a broader spectrum of toxins removed, along with Glutathione’s immune boosting properties.

ToxDetox™ successfully targets the main health impacts of environmental and endogenous toxins:
mitochondrial toxicity, immunotoxicity, endocrine and neurotoxicity.

Suppositories provide very similar results to IV methods of administration since the ingredients in the suppository are absorbed by the wall of the rectum and carried straight into the systemic circulation (circumventing the entero-hepatic portal system where ingredients are broken down). Rectal absorption could be also compared to transdermal (through the skin) absorption due to the anatomy of the rectum.

De-calcification (EDTA) and immune boosting (glutathione) should be always a part of the best detoxification protocols.

CaNa2EDTA has been safely and widely used, since the 1950s, to bind and remove toxic heavy metal contamination in the body.

Lead, mercury, cadmium, manganese, iron, aluminum, arsenic, uranium, and other metals replace calcium, kept in the ring-shaped CaNa2EDTA, as it is being excreted.

Dosage
The recommended therapy is a minimum of three boxes of ToxDetox™.
Take and extra box for every ten years over the age of 40 (4 boxes over 50, 5 boxes over 60, etc.)
The total number of suppositories required depends on your toxicity level and exposure to toxic metals.

It is recommended to take a ToxDetox™ suppository every forth nights over the first two weeks for a slower start and every second days afterwards at bedtime, after a bowel movement, or as recommended by your health care professional.

Take your StopReabsorb bowel cleanse oral capsules 2 hours before you go to bed in the evenings, whenever you take a ToxDetox suppository.

There are benefits in going through with the whole detox program again a year later.
By this time the toxins from the deeper storage locations (e.g. from the bones) have time to come to more superficial places for effective detoxification.

Use one suppository weekly for maintenance.

How to Use ToxDetox™
• consider taking StopReabsorb™ bowel cleanse capsules 2 hours
  before taking the suppository to stop the reabsorption of toxins from the colon

• take your daily vitamins as usual

• take your minerals at least 5 hours BEFORE taking the suppository (to avoid mineral-toxin competition)

• it is recommended to eat your dinner and drink a glass of water 2 to 3 hours before your bedtime

• empty your bowels before inserting the suppository

  
  

  • remove the plastic wrapping from one suppository

  • moisten the suppository or put a bit of coconut oil to the tip of the suppository for easier insertion

  • insert it gently into the rectum past the sphincter muscles with your finger (use a “sandwich bag” for cleaner insertion)

  • try not to empty your bowels overnight (or for a few hours)
  
  
  

• keep yourself hydrated while detoxifying

• preferably eat organic, non-GMO, and 50% raw food

• try to reduce/avoid EMF (Electro Magnetic Field) radiation to increase the rate of metal excretion from your body(!)

• do daily high intensity, intermittent bouts of exercises to improve blood and lymph circulation (and spike your HGH levels). Ideally, these high-intensity interval trainings consist a total of 10 minutes of very intense exertion (swimming,sprinting, jumping) with short recovery periods in between. Combine this with 'SuperSlow weight lifting'

• reduce your calorie intake or fast a day or two per week to open up your fat cells to release more (fat soluble) toxins

Our current diet and lifestyle conditions do not support high enough levels of glutathione and thus it must be supplemented.

Glutathione is the most important, natural, master detoxifier and the body's main antioxidant, protecting our cells and making our energy metabolism run well. Normally glutathione is recycled in the body -- except when the toxic load becomes too great.

Glutathione levels are significantly lower in chronic disease patients, suggesting either that glutathione deficiency contributes to the disease, or, more likely, that chronic diseases use high levels of protective glutathione. In either case, supplementation with glutathione could be expected to alleviate much of the cellular toxicity that contributes to diseases, which is why animal and human studies suggest an important role for glutathione supplementation in chronic disease conditions.

CAUTION:
ToxDetox™ should not be used during breastfeeding or pregnancy, as the toxins would then be passed on to the baby.
However, it is strongly recommended to detoxify months before conception for healthier, less toxic babies. Keep out of reach of children. Store at either room temperature or refrigerate. Never freeze.

Reference:
[1] Effect of glutathione on the cadmium chelation of EDTA in a patient with cadmium intoxication.
Gil HW et al. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2011 Jan;30(1):79-83. Epub 2010 Apr 22.

EDTA has both strong 'antibiotic' effects on its own and through its profound bacterial biofilm disrupting effects. These dual actions can turn MultiDrug-Resistant (MDR) microorganisms into resistant ones (!), underlining the lifesaving role EDTA can play. In a study, EDTA treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms resulted in 1,000 fold greater killing than treatment with the antibiotic gentamicin

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Product: Vitamin C, 1000 mg, Timed Release, Natural Factors. INDEX
http://www.oliverhealthfoods.ca/
Product # 8132 --- 210 tablets
Retail: $25.99 (180 tablets) --- Special: $19.99 (210 tablets)

NO sugars, colors preservatives, sweetners, dairy, wheat,
gluten, yeast, soy, egg, fish, shelfish, salt, tree nuts, animal products.

Particularly for bones, teeth, gums ...

Product: SYNERGY C w/ Sea Buckthorn, CanPrev. INDEX
http://www.nationalnutrition.ca/detail.aspx?ID=4212
90 VCAPS --
Manufactured By: CanPrev
Code: CP0410
Reg: $29.99 -- Sale: $23.99 -- (Savings: $6.00) 2017-11-24

Synergy C™ is a premium quality vitamin c formula with enhanced absorption.
it combines ingredients that together ensure the greatest amount of absorbability by using buffered mineral delivery systems of vitamin c and therapeutic dosages of antioxidant rich bioflavonoids from pure natural citrus fruits and sea buckthorn pulp extracts.

EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS:

Vitamin C  500 mg
derived from a blend of 650mg of four mineral ascorbates: 	 

340 mg of magnesium ascorbate, 	 
165 mg of calcium ascorba, 	 
 75 mg of sodium ascorbate, 	 
 26 mg of potassium ascorbate. 	 

   150 mg   Citrus Bioflavonoids 
   125 mg   Sea Buckthorn (pulp extract - raw equivalent to 500mg) 4:1 	
     25 mg   Rutin (quercetin-3-rutinosides)
0.625 mg  Zinc (zinc citrate) 	
  	 
Other Ingredients: 	 
Vegetable-grade magnesium stearate (1%), vegetable capsule.

PRODUCT FACTS:
• Immunity
• Cold & flu prevention
• Urinary tract infections
• Asthma
• Skin conditions
• Trauma recovery (exercise, surgery, etc)
• Cardiovascular disease
• Cataracts
• Smokers

Adults - take two (2) capsules daily or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.

Vitamin C
- vitamin c is an essential nutrient and potent antioxidant.
Many studies have demonstrated that vitamin c can be beneficial in the treatment and prevention of the common cold, respiratory ailments and urinary tract infections.

Citrus Bioflavonoids
(from natural citrus fruits) provide a rich source of antioxidants which research has shown to benefit the cardiovascular system, osteoarthritis and in the prevention of several other chronic diseases. in addition, research suggests that bioflavonoids may help increase intracellular levels of vitamin c, while protecting the vitamin c from oxidation.

Sea Buckthorn berries
are a fruit of significant nutritional value and are renowned from centuries of medicinal usage for skin, heart and liver health in both Europe and Asia. Sea Buckthorn is very rich in natural vitamin c, vitamin E, carotenoids, proteins and phytosterols, as well as being a potent source of antioxidants and essential fatty acids.

Rutin is a citrus bioflavonoid with studies suggesting benefits for the cardiovascular and circulatory systems.

Zinc is an important nutrient that helps to maintain a healthy immune function.

Combination Rationale:
Synergy C™ combines the benefits of 1,000 mg of buffered mineral Vitamin C with the enhanced bioavailability action of antioxidants and flavonoids. The pH neutral buffered mineral sources of Vitamin C from calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium ascorbates are combinations of ascorbic acid bonded with minerals to provide maximum absorption of Vitamin C, while avoiding indigestion and protecting kidney health, which can be compromised when taking large doses of ascorbic acid alone.

Citrus bioflavonoids and rutin are powerful antioxidants which provide protection against the oxidative damage of free radicals. Some studies even suggest that bioflavonoids can help protect the antioxidant action of vitamin c. Bioflavonoids help increase intracellular levels of vitamin c and can also prolong the effectiveness of the vitamin c.

Sea Buckthorn berries contain naturally high levels of Vitamin C.
The health benefits of Sea Buckthorn berries can be found in the seed and pulp oil. CanPrev's Synergy C™ contains a complete whole pulp extract.

Zinc citrate has been added to complete this natural buffering activity, while supporting a strong immune function.

Product: High Dose R-Lipoic Acid, AOR. INDEX
https://well.ca/products/aor-high-dose-r-lipoic-acid_104118.html
Regular: $54.99 -- Special: $??.00 --- 60 Capsules

AOR High Dose R-Lipoic Acid helps to promote healthy glucose metabolism and provides antioxidants for the maintenance of good health. AOR’s High Dose R-Lipoic Acid provides only the natural ‘R’ form of this vital antioxidant produced in the body, unlike most alpha-lipoic acid supplements which also contain equal amounts of the synthetic, inactive ‘S’ form.

Benefits:
• A phospholipid that plays an essential role in brain cell membrane structure
• Helps replenish important brain signaling molecules
• Helps with age-related memory impairment
• Gluten Free
• Vegan

Ingredients: 
    95% -- R(a)-Lipoic acid 
 30 mg -- Sodium 

Adult Dosage: Take 1 capsule twice daily with/without food.

Product : Chlorella powder, Kripps – 1000g INDEX
https://krippspharmacy.com/product/chlorella-1000g/
Can $99.99

Kripps Chlorella are freshwater unicellular, microscopic blue algae from Japan.
Kripps broken cell Chlorella is 58% protein with 19 amino acids, vitamins and minerals.
Kripps Chlorella is tested- radioactivity free! No fillers added.

Modulates the Immune System

NPN # 154218

2 tsp with meals 3x daily

Contains no citrus, gluten, wheat, corn, egg, nuts, dairy, soya, fish, or shellfish.

Kripps guarantees that no ingredients not listed on the product label have been added to our product.
All our products are sugar, starch, and yeast-free.

Product: Garlic Active Principles, Cyto-Matrix. INDEX
http://www.cyto-matrix.com/p_garlic_active_principles.php
All products formulated by naturopathic doctors.
Cyto-Matrix products are distributed exclusively through
licenced health care practitioners and specialty pharmacies.
Retail: $78.00 -- 90 caps -- 2017-11

Garlic Active Principles (G.A.P.)™ is a new and unique composition of highly standardized garlic active principles.
This clinically proven formula targets patients with metabolic syndrome by rebalancing all lipid parameters and reducing fatty mass through the reduction of triglycerides in the adipocytes.

Garlic standardized extract reduced TC by 24%, LDL by 36%, TG by 30% and
increased HDL by 35% in a 10 month RCT published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Conveniently dosed at just one gelcap per day with a meal for optimum patient adherence.

Supercritical Extraction Technology.

Ingredients
All products are manufactured in a state of the art facility without the use of unnecessary excipients, such as magnesium stearate and sodium benzoate. No artificial colours and/or flavours.

Ingredients: Medicinal Ingredients Per Each gelcap:
282 mg --- Garlic (allium sativum) Supercritical Extract

Providing: 
    0.0855 mg --- Vinyldithiines
    0.0210 mg --- Sulfides
    2.0000 mg --- Natural Vitamin E (D-a-tocopherol) Non GMO

Available in 45 and 90 gelcaps per bottle

Directions: Take 2 soft gels once daily or as recommended by practitioner.

Cautions and Warnings:
Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant; are taking blood thinners or protease inhibitors; or if you have diabetes. For relief of upper respiratory tract infections and catarrhal conditions: Consult a health care practitioner if symptoms persist or worsen.

Known Adverse Reactions:
Allergy has been known to occur; in which case discontinue use.

Products: MagNascent Iodine. INDEX
http://www.realrawfood.com/other-items/nascent-iodine
12 x 1 oz = $340.00 --- 1 oz = $35.00

MagNascent Iodine, is a consumable form of nascent iodine and is not produced chemically or electrolytically. Nascent iodine is a form of iodine thought to be safer and more effective than other forms. It has a well recognized ability to fight infections in this state. The iodine atom is a paramagnetic atom and is subject to magnetic charging. When activated by adding to water, it is active for 2 to 3 hours. During this time it is readily available to be used by the body and is the most usable form of iodine.
Iodine has been shown to kill candida albicans.

"Of all the elements known so far to be essential for human health, iodine is the most misunderstood and the most feared. Yet, iodine is the safest of all the essential trace elements, being the only one that can be administered safely for long periods of time to large numbers of patients in daily amounts as high as 100,000 times the RDA."
Dr. Brownstein Dr. Abraham has proposed that the optimal daily dose of iodine for a person is approximately 12.5 mg, which is 100 times the RDA of 0.125 mg. He believes that the current prevailing medical opinion that more than 2 mg a day of iodine is toxic is wrong.

Articles:

• Iodine: Its Role In Health and Disease

• Nascent Iodine

• Iodine for Greatest Mental and Physical Health

• Iodine and Chelation

• The End of Antibiotics and the Rise of Iodine as an Effective Alternative

For protection from radiation take 5 drops 3 times a day
1 oz -2% Nascent Iodine bottle will go a long way as the doses are only drops a day.

Product: NAC (N-acetyl-L-cysteine), SISU INDEX
http://well.ca/products/sisu-nac_57255.html
Regular: $32.99 --- Special:
600 mg --- 120 Veg Capsules -- IMAGE

SISU NAC can help relieve symptoms of chronic bronchitis.
Take it to help reduce symptoms of respiratory infection and support the immune system for those over 65 or suffering from chronic degenerative diseases.

Features:
• High-potency NAC
• Boosts the immune system and reduces symptoms of colds and flu
• Reduces incidence of chronic bronchitis
• Protects against second-hand cigarette smoke
• Helps replenish glutathione
• NAC boosts the immune system
• The natural sulfur content of NAC is what gives the product its distinctive odour

SISU Advantages:

• Easy-to-swallow, vegetarian capsules
• Therapeutic dose of just two capsules per day
• Contains no ingredients that are a source of gluten
• Good Manufacturing Practices standards
• Tested for guaranteed purity and potency
• NPN approved

Ingredients:
• Medicinal: (per capsules)
  N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC)...600 mg

• Non-medicinal:
  magnesium stearate (vegetable), silicon dioxide.
  Capsule Shell: hypromellose

Dosage:
(Adult) Take 2 capsules daily or as directed by a health care practitioner.

Heater: Parabolic -- Oscillating Radiating Dish Heater. , INDEX
http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/oscillating-parabolic-dish-radiating-heater-0435999p.html
Reg $69.99, --- Less 20% = Sale $55.99, plus $ 6.72. tax
Product #042-5999-2 ---

We source directly from a China based factory branded in our own Garrison name and built to our specifications.

• The dish diameter is 12" and the height is 17".
• Horizontal tilt is adjustable.
• Oscillates up to 70 degrees.
• Can be used without oscillation.
• Two heat settings: 700 watts; 1000 watts (3,412 BTUs).
• Silent when not rotating; then, nearly silent.
• Stay-cool safety grill.
• Tip-over switch.
• flame retardant plastic cabinet.

This product carries a special warranty.
Please see your local Canadian Tire store for details.

COMMENTS:

Rather than having whole house heat on in the Fall or Spring, I use this heater for warmth while sitting at my desk working on my computer or for watching TV in the evening. Very economical as it only heats "me" as opposed to the whole room by keeping it on a low setting, without oscillating, and situating it within 5 to 7 feet of me.

Device: Deep Tissue Sonic Massager. INDEX
https://www.hammacher.com/Product/Default.aspx?sku=90301&promo=search&query=PU-90301
NOVAFON Pro
Item 90301 -- Price USA $229.95 --
Lifetime Guarantee by the Retailer.

This is the handheld massager that uses safe sound waves to deeply penetrate tissue and relax sore muscles.

Similar to the ultrasound treatments administered by physical therapists, the massager’s imperceptible sonic vibrations penetrate more than 2" below the skin’s surface to help reach -- and relieve -- pain and tension at their source.

The gentle massage treatment activates the body’s natural healing mechanisms, stimulating circulation and repair to help loosen knots and ease discomfort.

Safe for use on the whole body, including the face, the device comes with an extension handle to comfortably treat hard-to-reach areas such as the back.

Its two frequency settings include a percussive mode that simulates the energizing touch of Swedish massage.
Recommended for up to 20 minutes twice per day.

Plugs into AC. 8" L x 2" W x 3" D. (19 oz.)

Device: Deep Tissue Sonic Massager. INDEX
https://www.toolsforwellness.com/product/novasonic-by-novafon-intrasound-professional-massager/
NOVAFON Pro
SKU: 42499 -- Price USA $199.00 --
FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $99
Lower price, free shipping, shorter guarantee.

800.456.9887
818.532.1260
MON – FRI 8 AM – 5 PM Central Time
FAX: 818.532.1775

Tools For Wellness
2900 N Quinlan Park Rd. Ste B240-217
Austin TX 78732 USA

How Novasonic Works
In 1928, Erwin Schliephake, a German scientist, discovered that sound waves accelerated healing.
When sound waves are applied to the body, the cells and tissue absorb some of the energy, thus increasing circulation to enhance healing.

A Novasonic Transducer is a compact and high-precision electrical device which transmits sound waves to the treatment area through a ‘sound-head,’ applied without pressure to the skin surface. The sound waves can penetrate up to 2 1/4? within the body, treating areas inaccessible to conventional manipulative techniques. The intensity of the waves and associated vibration can be adjusted easily, just like the volume on a radio.

The Novasonic massager utilizes a sound transducer that vibrates at selected frequencies within the audible range (between 16-20,000 Hertz). Sound waves are transmitted to the treatment area through a specially designed “sound head”, applied without pressure to the skin surface.

The sound waves can penetrate up to 2 ¼” within the body, treating areas inaccessible to other techniques.
Furthermore, the intensity of the waves and accompanying vibration can be adjusted easily.
The unit may look like an ultrasound unit, but Novasonic uses audible sounds, a different technology.
This provides intensive stimulation of the natural functions of the cellular, circulatory and nervous systems.

The Novasonic has two speeds (high and low), and an intensity control knob.

There are two sound heads; flat for large areas, and round for points.

The Novasonic can be used to stimulate cartilage, joints, muscles, and tissue.
The direct consequence of each molecular impact is to create altering compression and dilation zones in effect, a form of massage, but at a cellular level, deep within the treated tissue. This stimulation results in an immediate and demonstrable tightening of the cell-wall membranes, leading to increased blood circulation and improved metabolism. It is by this intensive stimulation of the natural functions of the cellular, circulatory and nervous systems of the body that the beneficial effects of the therapy are achieved. Novasonic simply gives nature a helping hand. Users report significant relief, particularly in the joints.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How does the Novasonic unit actually function?
   Novasonic has a small head in the end of the unit that turns ordinary, household 60 Hz electricity into a range of audible sound waves that can easily penetrate the body up to 2.5 inches deep.

2. Does the Novasonic generate heat in the tissues?
   No heat is generated. Any warming sensation is due to increased circulation.

3. Just what is it about the Novasonic that does cause some relief?
   The sound waves or vibrations are in the hearing range and they stimulate local circulation and relax muscles and tissues just like any type of massage would, except much more gently.

4. What are the basics of the Novasonic Unit?
   The Novasonic handle weighs less than one pound. It uses less than 25 watts of electricity.
   The unit is very portable for trips since it is less than two pounds with the carrying case.

5. Are there any special instructions for best and safe use of the Novasonic?
   Always unplug the transformer when not in use (extends the life of the transformer).
   It is recommended that the unit not be used on the lower back or the abdominal region of any pregnant woman.
   It is recommended that it not be used on the chest area of a person using a pacemaker.
   These are all reasonable and prudent precautions.

   If you have blood clot problems of the lower leg do not use the unit on your calf since any form of massage there could loosen the clots leading to extremely serious outcomes. As always, if you have any medical condition you are strongly urged to consult with your physician. Keep in mind that this is NOT a medical device and we make no medical claims regarding use.

6. Do I have to push the unit really hard against my body to get good results?
   No, in fact use only a light touch. About 1 or 2 ounces of pressure is best.
   If you push hard, you will dampen the power of the unit and stop its effectiveness.

7. How well built is the Novasonic unit?
   It is an extremely fine, quality unit made in Europe by skilled technicians.
   The unit is a good appliance and like any quality unit should be treated as such.
   It is advised that turning the power knob should be done gently.
   It is also advised that if you use the unit with creams or oils that a plastic baggy be placed over the head of the unit to protect it from the creams and oils since they will rapidly degrade the rubber membrane found just under the power head. This use of oils and cremes is not covered under the warranty and will lead to repair fees.

   If you choose to change the head — screw off the head and screw on the other head, but MBR> please do NOT over-tighten the head as this can possibly damage the unit.
   The Novasonic should yield great comfort for years if carefully used and kept clean.
   This chrome model includes a bi-modal switch with percussion therapy.

2 year manufacturer warranty. Ships via Standard Delivery.

Plugs into AC. 8" L x 2" W x 3" D. (19 oz.)

Device: Microbe Electrifier/ DC combo. INDEX
http://www.dragonfly75.com/eng/MEDC.html
USA $189.00 --- 2018-07-10 --- Plus shipping.

LINK 2: http://www.dragonfly75.com/eng/video.html (10 min)
1. Current Indicator
2. Frequency Selector: 4 Hz, 10 Hz, ..
3. Electrode Selection: electrodes on both wrists, both ankles, separate wrists.
4. Damped Wave Option: spiked or square wave.

LINK 3: http://www.dragonfly75.com/eng/2wrist.html
LINK 4: http://www.dragonfly75.com/eng/order61.html (Price List Page)

by Michael Forrest, BioElectric
1636 NW 82nd Avenue
Doral, FL 33126 USA
19jaguar75@gmail.com
USA phone: 305-572-5327 (limit 10 minutes)
Skype: bioelectric7
Online FORM: http://www.123formbuilder....
Payment is by PayPal or Western Union (or Money Gram).
--- One can pay by credit card or from a bank account on PayPal.

This is a Microbe Electrifier Plus with the extra option of either allowing an AC blood electrification frequency (4, 10, or 40 Hz) or the selection of DC (direct current) output instead in order to have a good treatment method for localized infections (an infection in one part of the body). You should use the 3" square electrodes when using this feature. As an example DC works great on dental infections. People with root canals should treat them with DC to kill the residual bacteria left there which create the toxins which disable cancer immunity. [more info] It works good against things like gastritis, appendicitis, bladder infections, toenail fungus, and sore throats.

If you are interested in any of my Microbe Electrifiers then first you need to see my YouTube video (above) explaining why I think they are the best and worth every penny. Otherwise just go to the price list page (above). You need to understand that all the other blood electrifiers are made to have both electrodes on one wrist which is more comfortable but very ineffective, and what is the purpose of buying an electromedicine device but to have something effective? A full explanation of why this ineffective method is the most popular (is below). I want to help people get well and guiding them away from the ineffective devices and to BioElectric devices is how to do it. ...

SAVE 10%
Send a "gift" via PayPal directly to 19jaguar75@gmail.com as to "friends and family" so PayPal won't take out 5%.
Multiply your total by .9 and send that amount. Don't mention what the money is for and then email me what it is you want and your mailing address and phone.

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Usage: Microbe Electrifier Plus / DC Electrifier. INDEX
http://www.dragonfly75.com/eng/MEPDC2-instr.html
LINK 2: http://www.dragonfly75.com/eng/usage.html
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=SB4YNr2R5TU

(NOTE: Go to the above original online LINK to access the in-text ONLINE links)

Install batteries:
Remove the back cover using a small phillips screwdriver.
Attach four 9 volt alkaline batteries to the battery clips.
Be sure not to pull on the battery wires since they are a small gauge wire and not made to be pulled on.
Click here to see correct battery placement.
--- LINK: http://www.dragonfly75.com/eng/batteries.html

Put the bubble wrap on top of them (to keep them from being able to move around) and screw on the lid.

To test for proper operation and strength of batteries:
Flip the power switch to the ON position and the frequency switch to 4 Hz.
Press the Test button down and look at the green test lights to see that they are alternating on and off.
(At 10 Hz and 40 Hz the lights will mostly stay on).
If the four 9 volt batteries need replacement the Test lights will not light at all.
To replace the batteries just use a Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the cases bottom 4 screws, pull off the cover, and then pull off the snap clips from each battery so that they can be replaced with new alkaline ones. Reinstall the padding as it was so as to prevent the batteries from rattling when the box is jiggled.

Choosing electrode site:
Both electrodes on the inside of one wrist is the easiest site for convenient usage, but it affects the least amount of blood and the current has to be turned up to a painful level for enough to flow in the arteries since most of it will just cross over through the muscles. Beck proved that 3mA of current is necessary with this arrangement but no one except for nerve-damaged people can tolerate that high level. Using one electrode on one wrist and the second one on the other wrist is my favorite because plenty of blood is affected. This method causes people to worry about current affecting the heart but the current doesn't go thru it. [drawing] Using the electrodes on both ankles affects the most amount of blood, but will barely allow enough electrical current for some people (due to mineral deficiencies) and is hardest for initiating and maintaining correct electrode placement.
--- LINK: (offline) dragonfly/arterialsystem.png

Locating electrode placement sites for both wrists:
The locations are the inner side of the wrists about 1+1/2 inches below the wrist crease to the outside of the main tendon on the thumb side. Each wrist should have one electrode held in place by one wrist band.
(picture) (Offline: dragonfly/hands.jpg) This is the most preferred electrode placement.

Locating electrode placement sites for ankles:
On the inner side of each foot locate the pulse of the unseen artery between the ankle and the heel.
If you can't feel it then go for a brisk walk for ten minutes and then feel for it without elevating your foot.
On top of these pulsating arteries are the sites.
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Connecting Electrodes:
Clean & dry the electrode sites. Soak each of the cloth electrodes thoroughly with tap water or saltwater.
Squeeze the middle of the insulation of the Microbe Electrifier's alligator clips (at the end of its wires) so that you open the jaws and then let them bite onto the electrodes ends with one jaw inside the electrode.
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Place the electrode over the artery. Then put the elastic band around it and the wrist (or ankle).
Don't pull it tight. Just enough stretch to keep it in place is good.
If using electrodes on the ankles, then attach them there with 1" wide medical tape.
Re-wet the cloth electrode after 1 hour of use.

Making Saltwater:
Tap water (not distilled or de-ionized) is to be used to wet the cloth electrodes so that they'll be electrically conductive.
If you can turn the unit's current control fully clockwise and not get a zing from the electricity then it's probably because your tap water is deficient in minerals which makes it not very electrically conductive. To remedy that you can make some saltwater by putting a couple of shakes of salt from the saltshaker into a cup of water and stirring it. This is very electrically conductive but also corrosive to the alligator clips.

Using the device:
Clean your skin where you want to place the electrodes and then connect the wet electrodes to you.
Turn the current control dial fully counter-clockwise, set the unit to 10Hz, and flip the switch to the ON position.
Turn the current dial slowly clockwise until the red current light comes on fully.
Then switch the frequency switch to the frequency setting you want to use if it's not 10Hz.
The current light will indicate when you are getting at least .14mA (140uA) through your bloodstream.
If it won't light at maximum dial position then one of three conditions exist;

1) Your body's salt & mineral level is very low (read this), (Offline: dragonfly/salt.html)
2) Where you placed the electrodes is unsuitable,
3) You need to use saltwater on the electrodes instead of tap water.

If your body's salt level is low then start salting your food with sea salt (which doesn't cause high blood pressure).
If the electrodes 'sting' or 'bite' then

1) the current dial setting is too high,
2) your skin is dirty,
3) you need to relocate the electrodes.

Below is a video showing how to wet the electrodes, connect them to your wrists, and then how to turn up the current dial till the red light is fully on. (It is with the simple version of the Microbe Electrifier.)
--- LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch...

Current Level:
The target .14mA is right at the beginning of the effective range of electrical current which is shown by the active red light.
More current is likely to damage the skin. Never turn the current up high enough to cause a stinging sensation which indicates skin being damaged. If .14mA causes stinging then set it to a lower level that is safe for your skin. Think of the .14mA level not as something essential but as a reference point from which you can find the perfect setting for yourself.

Comfort Suggestions:
If the elastic strap is too tight it will leave ridges on the skin when taken off.
You can also sew something soft onto the inside of the band (if a natural fiber then not where the electrodes will be because natural fibers will wick away the electrodes moisture). If your skin becomes irritated where the electrodes touch then maybe you're applying too much current or you should place the electrodes on the ankles instead of the wrists.

AC/DC Option:
The AC/DC switch allows you to select either Alternating Current for blood electrification with the small wrist electrodes or Direct Current for localized infection treatment with the large electrodes.

Transfection, or, electroporation:
When doing 4 hertz blood electrification, why do I have to limit taking herbs and medicine to the time right after finishing device usage? Because during electric current application (at low frequencies) blood cells more readily absorb chemicals that are in the bloodstream. (~20x more.) So it would be necessary to give the body plenty of time (22-23 hours) to expel the medicinal chemicals by only taking them after each session. (otherwise use 40 hz which doesn't allow much of this effect). This high-absorption effect on blood cells exists only while the electric current is applied and is called 'transfection' or 'electroporation'.

Personal: Too much of a Good Thing can be Terrible! INDEX

I had obtained a Microbe Electrifier and was using it as part of my Detox Cycles, when it was indicated.
I had also been taking high doses of Serrapeptase in addition to other supplements. With significant (month long or longer) delays in my detoxing from coping with several sequential strong viruses, leprosy treatment and recovery, coping with and recovery from Bartonella, and waiting for the arrival or availability of specific supplements, devices, or income ... I had detoxed 78% of each of 10 HIGH levels of mineral toxicities.

There are 4 settings on the Microbe Electrifier and each of these may influence individuals in different ways depending upon which toxins they have in themselves and the degree, amount, or intensity of those toxins. Also take care to include the possibility that one may have more than one toxicity to release and that these multiple toxicities will rarely be excreted in synchronous proportions.

Getting rid of 20% of your load of Mercury will not likely also reduce 20% of your Gadolinium toxicity load. Depending on the detoxing supplements and foods employed, one may release one toxin faster than others and this will result in one's symptoms changing to mirror the more dramatically present and influential ones. Just because one loses the symptom expression of a particular toxin, there is no guarantee or likelihood that they have released ALL of that toxin, unless, their minerals analysis test indicates so.

How much one detoxes of a substance will also potentially change on a daily basis and may depend on many factors including how much toxin remains. With some toxins, the less that remains, the harder it becomes to excrete them ... resulting in less and less detoxing benefit for the same amount of effort. The opposite can also apply.

4 Settings
• AC 10 Hertz frequency
• AC 04 Hz
• AC 40 Hz
• DC (no frequency settings are relevant except for AC)

I had been using the Electrifier for varying times (between 5 and 40 minutes) without any noticeable side effects.
I later learned that 4 or 5 minutes on one specific setting would have been much more health enhancing and safe.

Suddenly one day, I experienced continuous severe pain from my right hip down to my right ankle.
The pain was unusual in that many of the pains I might have felt I had adapted to through exposure, relaxation, and, Reptilian Structure blocking. This was NOT a muscle pain. It felt as if it was originating in the middle of the bones. The skin surface over these areas was neither different in temperature or color hue from the opposite leg and neither leg was larger or smaller than the other, as might be the reality if edema had set in from inflammation or water retention. It became and was most intense when I stood up, whether weight was on the right foot or not. Movement, as in walking, heightened the pain. Going outside to walk to the bus stop was a further aggravation. Fairly quickly, walking became limping. Going anywhere became an only-for-urgency task. At first, I interpreted the pain as a possible detoxing Herxheimer reaction not encountered previously. I knew that OTC pain medications rarely had a benefit for me any longer and that taking large doses would impact one's liver and kidney health ... so I avoided them.

Unfortunately, I had to dramatically reduce my volunteer work for with this pain I became essentially disabled.
If I could remain OFF my feet, with this right leg elevated as close as possible to the level of my heart, the pain decreased from a 10 (Very High) to a 7. Clearly, little of my volunteer work was going to be possible simply because my brain preoccupation with the pain was high. Sleep, when I could, blanked the pain. Further detoxing was largely suspended to enable my system to cope with this challenge. Sometimes, specific supplements were indicated as best by Spiritual Guidance; often, none were best. After 7 days, for the sake of a satisfaction of consciousness, I went to my chiropractor to confirm if one or more subluxations might be the originating factors. There were only a few minor adjustments. The pain continued as if nothing had happened. On the 10th day, ALL of the pain disappeared within a half hour. I had received an order of Frankincense essential oil and a diffuser and began using them. The Frankincense had alleviated the Pain, perhaps.

Several months passed during which I continued to effect my Detox Cycles as and when they were indicated would be beneficial. Suddenly, within minutes and less than an hour, an apparent reoccurrence of the original pain scenario repeated. ALL of the factors were identical:

• sudden start,
• pain sensation is from bones, not muscles or tendons,
• full area involvement, no expansion,
• constant pain,
• mechanical function of leg is not reduced,
• pain is more intense if leg is lower than hip height,
• walking is irritatingly painful,
• being outside seems to increase pain intensity,
• OTC pain killers have little influence,
• no size change or edema,
• no circulation induced temperature change,
• no bruising or discoloration in the paining areas,
• cognitive function is very limited when pain is most intense,
• already physically stressed to max; unable to continue detoxing,
• constant feeling of physical restraint, being weighed down,
• .

This time, I made a connection between my use of the Microbe/Blood Electrifier and the onset of the pain.
Both this time an in the earlier instance, the pain had begun within minutes of completing a longer session at a particular setting. Other times and settings and lengths of application had produced no side effects. That made this association more difficult until the second instance. Using the Frankincense and diffuser now resulted in no noticeable improvement in symptoms. The previous association had been a coincidental experience and not a corrective one, or even a remedial one. I hoped for the best and persevered for 10 days in hopes of it spontaneously lifting near that time as in the first instance. It did not. For diagnostic confirmation, I again made an appointment for chiropractic therapy. As in the first instance, there were only a few very minor subluxation adjustments required and NO pain relief followed.

On day 16 of continuous severe pain, I took a taxi to the city hospital emergency department.
After several previous challenging ambulance trips for other matters in the past several decades, a taxi seemed to be the safer choice. In one case, I was offered oxygen from a mask that was toxic with mold spores. In a more recent trip, several years previous, when I had suddenly collapsed on the street, I was placed into an ambulance and taken to a local emergency room. I was in a coma, unconscious from before I was in the ambulance until 10 or 20 minutes after I was put into a hospital bed ... and No One noticed! Now, I limped into the hospital and registered. Relatively soon I was taken to a service bay and a doctor came later, asked questions and took notes ... then made arrangements for an electrocardiogram, blood tests, and x-rays.

The hospital visit was constructive in determining what the problem was NOT.
It was not a fractured or broken bone. It was not a circulation obstruction in the leg.
It was not, according to the doctor's assessment of the x-rays and blood, a cancer.
He had done an anal-rectal exam for prostate health but had been hindered by hemorrhoids I had not been able to find a doctor to remove. I had twice previously gone to a special (Rudd) clinic in the province of Ontario where a specialist had used cryotherapy and ligature to remove 2 or 3 hemorrhoids in a 20 minute office visit with a return to work within an hour, counting the travel time. I could now, 10 years later, not find a specialist in either the province of British Columbia or Alberta who did the cost saving and very effective procedure. The health ministries had opted for the much more costly and expensive hospital surgical approach. I received no other detail on the results of the cardiogram and blood tests. Still, these were significant findings. The doctor suggested taking Advil and Tylenol OTC pain drugs at high doses for several weeks.

Please do not fault your physician or specialist or healthcare therapist for not providing a more thorough and helpful service. We receive what our politicians budget for, and the medical associations, in Canada and the USA determine how that budget is spent. Ultimately, the associations act on the principle that they will be left in charge of healthcare (Power) if they keep the provincial or state politicians (usually individuals who have good debating skills and media presentation and NO medical or healthcare experience) happy with less-than constructive budgets. And, we elect the politicians. So we receive excellent care for the 4 B's: Bleeding, Burns, Broken Bones, Blackouts. Anything else is a crap shoot governed by how much budget is left, how busy the physican or department is, how well you act out the dramatic patient roll, how unquestioning you have been of the system in the past (according to the digital file held over you throughout the government database), how equipped the hospital is, how experienced the healthcare worker is, and if the attending person has yet learned to be technically efficient rather than professionally competent.

Essentially, we get rudimentary healthcare at high cost because most of us citizens have no clue how the system works. Health Ministry staff, some doctors, and rich patients know that if they truly want significantly good care they will go to another country and purchase relevant tests and treatment.

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I had begun this monograph in November, 2017.
Much of the information now included was not available on the Internet then.
Some has been published as late as mid-September, 2018. My experiences have also been more recent and more dramatic than I could have expected. I do now know that specific settings on the Microbe electrifier and durations of application can bring out" Gadolinium one may have in their bones and organs. I also know that there are almost no way to get the Gadolinium out of one's Reticuloendothelial system ... hence, the Pain.

A Body Type - Lifestyle which attracts toxins?

It is also evident that specific physical features of a body will encourage a conservation and retention of toxins.

These factors include:
• exposure to cigarette smoke, smog, other air particulate,
• reduced intestinal peristaltic activity (see the monograph),
• the use of some (contaminated) supplements,
• exposure to parasites and pathogen carrying insects,
• a low degree of physical activity and/or a sedentary lifestyle,
• inadequate nutrition from the calories we ingest,
• excessive accumulation of fat, which can harbor toxins),
• a slow breathing rhythm (which can develop from meditative practices),
• the use of some Chinese medicines (when heavy metals are included),
• chronic low blood pressure (may be allied with a premature birth),
• low water intake, fluid retention (usually a chronic mineral deficiency),
• mercury based dental amalgams (particularly as they age),
• a willingness to accept specialists as fail-proof experts.

Some of these factors are unavoidable and unchangeable, like those we may be born with, like chronic low blood pressure.

Some of these factors can be health enhancing and may save our lives in hazardous conditions, such as a slow breathing - high oxygen utilization rate.

Some of these factors are easier than others to avoid or limit, such as our exposure to personalized air pollution, mercury dental amalgams, and, excessive calorie intake.

Some of these factors require diligent monitoring of our environment and the relevancy of using anti-parasitic cleansing.

Some factors require special skills (muscle testing and/or acessing Spiritual Guidance), an awareness of the dangers, and a willingness to chose ... as in the case of supplements or medications which may be contaminated by brand or lot.

Some of these factors have few ameliorating or recovery options known at this time, including detoxing Gadolinium and re-establishing intestinal peristaltic normalicy.

Cucina: The creation of a medical epidemic of misery. INDEX
LINK 1: Oxyana, movie (2013) --- http://oxyana.com/

LINK 2: https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/12/health/opioid-addiction-history/index.html
Opioid history: From 'wonder drug' to abuse epidemic.
By Sonia Moghe, CNN --- Updated October 14, 2016

LINK 3: http://drdrew.com/2018/doctors-role-opioid-crisis-history-opium-part-12/
Doctors’ Role in the Opioid Crisis [History Of Opium: Part 12]
Mr. Michelle Poe --- May 18, 2018

Remember:

"There is one symptom experienced by many that transcends several of the symptoms listed above.
It is a sense of an electrified, vibrating, twitching feeling typically just under the skin that is sometimes localized and at other times a more overall feeling. Sometimes it feels like something is crawling around under the skin. This is a particularly alarming feeling when first experienced as it is unlike anything that the person has ever experienced and it is very difficult to explain to doctors."

AND

" Suddenly one day, I experienced continuous severe pain from my right hip down to my right ankle.
The pain was unusual in that many of the pains I might have I had adapted to through exposure, relaxation, and, Reptilian Structure blocking. This was NOT a muscle pain. It felt as if it was originating in the middle of my bones. The skin surface over these areas was neither different in temperature or color hue from the opposite leg and neither leg was larger or smaller than the other, as might be the reality if edema had set in from inflammation or water retention. It became and was most intense when I stood up, whether weight was on the right foot or not. Movement, as in walking, heightened the pain. Going outside to walk to the bus stop was a further aggravation. Fairly quickly, walking became limping. Going anywhere became an only-for-urgency task.

In 2017 and 2018 in both Canada and the USA the media became periodically obsessed with the "opioid" crisis.
Yet, doctors and other healthcare and emergency services workers kept mentioning that the crisis had begun as a medical trend as long as 10 years previously. Administrators, medical associations, and politicians had not ared. Documentaries produced in 2017 and 2018, and earlier, began to reveal persons who had initially become addicted to pain killer pharmaceuticals which their doctors had prescribed. Two major responses had seemed to drive them into heroin and Oxycontin addiction. When some mentioned to their doctor that they were concerned that they were becoming addicted to the pharmaceuticals, the doctor had terminated their prescription and offered NO alternative treatment, service, or, medication. They were left out in the cold.

Street drugs loomed as a solution to desperation caused by misprescribing and abandonment.
And, misprescribing had arisen from incompetent, irrelevant, superstition styled diagnosing which used medications as a hoped for procrastination that might result in whatever was causing the pain to right itself. The second common response of the medical community had arisen when politicians reacted to media drama centered on overprescribing and told medical associations to have their members pull back from prescribing opioids on a renewing basis. Again, prescriptions were pulled from patients who had become addicted through rushed diagnosing of pain and the efficiency of prescribing rather than testing. And, again, patients felt they were forced to scramble for illicit drugs.

Never asking the fundamental KEY question seems to be a pervasive pattern, not just of North American journalism and healthcare but the full span of the culture. After DECADES of concern, reports, discussions, research ... no one asked what were the causes of the PAIN that the patients originally sought help from their healthcare provider to help with? No one correlated as to what percentage of these tortured patients had received an MRI laced with Gadolinium in an effort to diagnose, define, and treat an original medical problem whether it was a suspected broken bone, or other possibility. No one in the government, medical associations or medical research establishment ever considered as to WHY patients were receiving drugs that resolved nothing, rather than a diagnosis that might lead to a recovery.

As a species, we have a clear distinction of avoiding, denying, or rationalizing primary issues and applying patches and work-arounds with the pride that we have the ability to resolve the difficult problems WE create. Unfortunately, and demonstrated with nauseating frequency, our "innovative creations" only serve to raise the complexity of earlier problems. This pattern requires a continual expansion of inadequate solutions which are met with ever more complex and deficient outcomes. We focus on the complexity of the outcomes as a prideful demonstration of the power of our intellect. The original and core problem becomes increasingly suppressed and hidden and the wisdom to address it appears ever more fanciful.

An economic pattern has emerged to seep across the USA and through parts of some Canadian provinces.
It begins with company-industry towns built to house workers and their families connected with huge companies utilizing local natural resources (coal, oil, timber, aluminum, fish, mining ...), or a major industry to supply, build, and sustain what would become a dependable, flourishing, employment community. As the continental economy becomes promoted to the population as one of higher income and higher material affluence, the nation (and its citizens) slips ever deeper into debt in support of armaments sales and over-extended social services. As population, mechanization and robot use rises, employment is at risk of falling unless costs decrease. Wages are stabilized or lowered and employees are laid off. Investors, focused always on higher profits, follow American capitalism principles and sell their engineering know-how, administrative, and, sales knowledge and buyer contacts to other countries, together with their investment support ... who can provide lower wage workers with less demanding civil rights. Sales migrate to other countries and local production demand falls.

Employers downsize, reduce wages, and close.
Local workers, accustomed to higher than average paycheques and generous material lifestyles begin to feel the pinch. At risk of losing their self-esteem (highly paid to low paid or unemployed) and with an imprinted attitude of entitlement and maintaining their luxuriant lifestyle by building debt. Increasingly, poverty throws pride into depression, anxiety, desperation ... and drug addiction, abusiveness, theft, and prostitution become more the norm. A lack of education, skills, and savings together with relationship dependencies and a do-as-you're-told worker attitude prevent individuals from relocating to more prosperous regions. Past and more recent accident injuries, poor nutrition focused on processed foods with high calorie, fat, and chemical additives support chronic pain experiences. These are initially addressed with OTC (Over-the-Counter) medications, smoking, and alcohol, then upgraded to pharmaceuticals and narcotics. Symptoms are multiplied and co-pathologies complicate diagnoses further.

Secretive digital medical records (Meditech -- Medical Information Technology, EHR (Electronic Health Report)) are accessible by medical staff throughout North America (especially Emergency Department staff). Most patients (in both Canadian provinces and USA states) are unaware that such records exist. No one I have contacted even know how such records could be reviewed by a patient and how corrections could be requested. I do know personally of the sabotaging possibilities that such records can bring to valid medical concerns when uncontested yet accessed with implicit authority. I happened to obtain a copy of part of mine a decade ago. It included a disparaging reference to me as a patient by an incompetent specialist. I say "incompetent" because in a 10 minute interview with no laboratory test results and with his non review of a questionnaire which his office had me complete specifically, he declared that I had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. His assessment was that I would likely never recover. He recommended supplements I had already used and found useless, and drugs for which he offered no valid reasoning beyond they were what he thought "might" work a benefit. Independently, at great personal expense, I found the therapies and supplements which enabled me to more than fully recover -- no thanks to the medical and alternative fraternities.

I resist taking drugs for which there is not valid rationale.
Doing so presents a perpetual cost for increasing risks. I have known persons who have died from such blithe prescribing. I almost died myself from a doctor's insistent pharmaceutical remedy in spite of my valid cautions to him regarding my then recent medical history. I, and perhaps you, have also heard of others who either lived lives with increasing medical symptoms ... which evolved as side effects from the multiplicity of prescriptions which their doctor routinely added to their treatment. Because I did not worship this provincial specialist like a god and immediately take all of the pharmaceuticals he thought "might" help, he noted that I was anti-medical and unlikely to use any drugs. I saw the "confidential" report. I responded to it with a request that he amend his notes as it was on my medical record earlier that I had taken pharmaceuticals and had actually requested specific ones, then and since, which had provided a DEMONSTRATED benefit to me.

My request and clarification was not worth his pride.
There was no reply, and no revision. In the 10 years since, it is almost worthless for me to go to an emergency department as the attending physician will eventually see this doctor's assessment and downgrade my concerns from what his or her hands-on participation is telling them. They must be wrong. Records, and especially specialists rule. How many times has this happened to other patients who present with tortorous symptoms which cannot be easily and quickly diagnosed and for which a simple and immediate treatment or drug be prescribed? Abandonment is built into the system by the authority structure. Abandonment sustains and magnifies symptoms and adds anxiety, frustration, anger, depression, desperation, and poverty (when your income is reduced or eliminated and you must finance your own therapy seaches and supplements from savings and credit) ... which opens the door, for many, to narcotics, addictions, suicide, abuse, and, crime.

The point here is that if more effort had been spent on finding how frequent and widespread the Gadolinium toxicity PAIN reactions were, a means for detoxing it safely could have been found. Using that, a flood of torturous pain, anxiety, fear, depression, addiction, suicide, and wasted medical and emergency services resources could have been avoided and their costs SAVED. Not ALL of the sources of pain for which painkillers and eventually opioids were prescribed would be connected to Gadolinium toxicity ... but as of today (2018-10) there is no evidence to suggest that the reality is an association of 2%, 98%, 43%, or ??%. Of course, if the culture actually did CARE about the health of its citizens, it might have gleaned better productivity, higher income tax revenues, lower social services and healthcare costs, and, less crime. That would severely impact the megaprofits of pharmaceutical companies which saw their market quickly escalate from several million prescriptions for painkillers annually to tens of millions per year.

What are the possibilities for change, relevancy and improvement here?
What are the elements here? Government regulations, budgeting practices, medical association acquiescence to political masters, an imposition of restrictive standards on physicians to degrade them from professionals to technicians, a populace imprinted with dependency on authorities for healthcare legitimacy, and, a commercial distraction of using billions of dollars to promote an opulent, wasteful lifestyle supported by a media of fantasies and myths that makes constant drama, fear, paranoia, lust, and excitement a norm of existence ... has been sustained and encouraged for 80 years. Such a long sanctioned attitude and belief system defeats ANY effort that could be raised to acknowledge realities and develop interdependencies and self-sufficiency. There is NO realistic hope for improvement. If YOU want a better lifestyle for yourself and those dear to you, YOU will have to make the effort, or, you and they can accept the multitude of promises from others, and die, slowly or more agonizingly, a needless death.

Oxyana, 2013.
Oceana, is a small, once thriving coal-mining town, in southern West Virginia, that has fallen victim to the fast spreading scourge of prescription painkiller Oxycontin. As the coal industry slowly declined and times got tough, a black market for the drug sprung up and along with it a rash of prostitution, theft and murder. ...

Future: Questions to be answered to Assist Recovery. INDEX

The key concern here is to find and use a way of detoxing Gadolinium, and at least, to avoid the symptoms of Gadolinium toxicity for as long as possible if one is harboring Gadolinium. Awareness of the possibility is a good first step. Knowing that it is most often acquired from taking an MRI affords us with the option of requesting more detail when an MRI is proposed to us or when we choose to have one done on a private pay basis.

We now know that we are best to inquire as to whether any highlighting agents are going to be employed, to reject the use of Gadolinium as an additive, and to be very discerning in our choice of any other agent. It is also apparent that some specific personal physical factors have a tendency to have our bodies conserve and retain toxins of many kinds and if we are part of that group a regular detoxing protocol and the avoidance of certain foods, procedures, and environments will help us retain and/or recover our health.

How does the body usually cope with retained toxins?

• Skin Eruptions & Increased illness susceptibility.
  Both with hormone imbalances, parasitic reactions (bacterial, fungal, viral, worm), and toxic mineral presence our immune system often signals both its disinfection and detoxing efforts, and, its degree of challenge and desire for conscious assistance from us. Excessive supplement usage and external infections from abrasions can also account for skin eruptions.
  
  

• Inflammation, Pain, Attention Getting symptoms.
  Both with hormone imbalances, parasitic reactions (bacterial, fungal, viral, worm), and toxic mineral presence our immune system often signals both its degree of challenge, inability to resolve the imbalance, and desire for conscious assistance from us. Without inflammation, infections and wounds might never heal. Inflammation usually indicates an increase in blood flow to the affected area. White cells (immune system) containing enzymes seek to digest pathogenic microorganisms during periods of inflammation.
  
  

• Functional deficiencies, physical depression, modified hormone levels.
  Retained toxins include both biological invaders and ingested toxic and excessive levels of minerals and chemicals. These, or any combination of these, can reduce or amplify our hormone levels (we have over 100 hormones, each of which produce immediate biological changes in us when triggered), These changes can influence our emotions, distract our consciousness, fatigue us, hyperexcite us, encourage a wide range of symptoms and diseases. Most parasites excrete their own hormones, proteins and toxins within us and these, when added to our own, result in imbalances ... although those which are health enhancing for us can help us by predigesting difficult-to-metabolize foods and by attacking and eradicating some dangerous organisms.
  
  

• Cyst & Tumor Development.
  Parasitic presence (bacterial, fungal, worm), and toxic mineral presence is sometimes able to insulate itself from our immune system reaction and normal detoxing processes. The best our immune and other systems can do, if excretion and attack are not possible, is to build a wall around the problem contaminants and contain them rather than allowing them to spread and become systemic problems. Of the many articles about tumors on the internet and in medical literature, almost all speak of types, behavior, and treatment (or lack of) of tumors and cysts. Few make any reference to what is actually IN a tumor or cyst. Generally, these are isolated sacks into which our bodies gather biological, chemical, or toxic minerals, or, which our bodies may grow a tissue shield around in order to contain an invasive biological form (such as an aspergillosis ball, or, a nest of intestinal worms).
  
  

• Cancers & other Cell /Tissue Mutations.
  Parasitic presence (bacterial, fungal, worm), and toxic mineral presence can sometimes effect genetic changes in some of the cells and tissues they come into contact with. If their genetic structure has been weakened by challenge (viral attack or GMO modification) it may attract genetic ingredients from health cells in an effort to regain its own balance of gene health. This is essentially how viruses interact with healthy cells, yet in this case, unhealthy or damaged cells transfer or trigger new processes and characteristics which force our earlier healthy cells to mutate into uncontrollable invaders. They may go from cell to cell taking or altering pieces of DNA without reaching full cellular harmony while inducing cell genetic disharmony in many of the cells it contacts.

Our immune system and its ability to detect foreign DNA and react with a targeted defense may also be either not sensitive enough to detect some threats, may be too distracted by other challenges to recognize a new threat, or, may lack a process for meeting the invasion in a constructive manner. Fungi, such as candida albicans and aspergillosis demonstrate a significant ability to evade immune abilities. Some disease organisms like that in leprosy (Hansen's Disease) and many mycoplasma lifeforms persist because of this inherent immune weakness. These low immune response alternatives contribute to misdiagnoses of Gadolinium toxicity and to each other. Much of North American medicine healthcare workers are hampered in their correct diagnoses of these complex health destroyers by political budget restraint, the confinement of a financial efficiency mindset, lack of research, training, and employment in these specialties, ignorance of the public, linked with authoritarian oversight which favors superstitious quick guess associations between one or several symptoms and bureaucratically sanctioned medications. An incorrect diagnosis can result in treatment/medications that are fatal. To this form of medical system, if you die, you are cured ... because they never hear from you again.

Reticuloendothelial cells are part of our immune system.
They may engulf toxins and pathologies and build into cysts, tumors, clots, or, non-inflammation micro-masses which exert pressure on other cells and within tissues to cause pain. Our problem here is to determine HOW we can get rid of these cells without causing destruction which will harm our health further. Serrapeptase may uncover, or lessen the covering, of toxins like Gadolinium within our bone tissues. These toxins may be scooped up by reticuloendothelial cells. Somehow removing the toxins from these "cleanup" cells and discarding those contents does not appear to be an option. Using a microbe electrifier seems to irritate these reticuloendothelial cells to both soak up nearby toxins, and, create an urgency for movement/expulsion. Now, how do we discard those rubbish dumpsters without killing ourselves?

A Note on Mycoplasma.

A mycoplasma is a pathogen that infects plants, animals and humans, and it is not a bacteria or virus.
Rather, a mycoplasma is a member of the mollicute family, having no cell-wall, and is characterized as a virus-like infectious agent, somewhere in-between a virus and bacteria in complexity. Mycoplasmas have been around for a very-long time ....

Today, there are a vast number of "symptom-set" disease labels/names that enjoy "unknown" and/or disputed etiology.
Symptoms can overlap such that there are not always clear distinctions between one condition and another. Examples of these illnesses include, but are not limited to, millions upon millions of patients with conditions such as chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome, "idiopathic" cd4 positive t-lymphocytopenia (aka HIV-negative AIDS), auto-immune disorders (lupus, MS and ALS), Epstein-Barr virus (chronic), CMV, HHV-6, sarcoidosis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, meningitis, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, Crohn disease, cancers, lymphomas, fibromyalgia, arthritis, attention deficit disorder, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, encephalopathies, pelvic inflammatory disease, allergies, asthma, Sjogren's syndrome, somatization, chronic mononucleosis, scleroderma, interstitial cytitis, and Alzheimers. Interestingly, all of these conditions can be caused by one peculiar species of contagious pathogen, mycoplasma.

Mycoplasmas can cause numerous and various pathogenic mechanisms including extragenital systemic infection, including central nervous system involvement, brain abscess, production of superantigens, abnormal stimulation of cytokines such as interleukin-2 (IL-2), induction of multistage oncogenic (cancer - multibillion/$ industry) processes leading to chromosomal alterations, generation of toxic oxygen radicals which contribute to the oxidative stress observed in infected individuals (antioxidants such as vitamin E and others address this symptom), development of lesions in the heart, liver, kidneys, central nervous system, and other organs, induction of apoptosis (aka programmed cell death), aphthous ulcerations, thrombocytopenia and numerous other destructive actions.

Excerpt from Bio-Technology, Military Operations, Diminished Accountability,
and the Adulterated Stream of medical Information ....
by George Hylak,
Health Law
Hilary Term/1998
Thomas M. Cooley Law School

LINKS from Lenntech, AND, www.GadoliniumToxicity.com (Forum/Blog). INDEX
http://www.lenntech.com/ --- www.GadoliniumToxicity.com (Forum/Blog)

LINK 2: http://rmalab.com/sites/default/files/tests/instructions/20140107_CI_UrineElement.pdf
Rocky Mountain Labs Clinical Info report for Professionals, 2014-01-07
An assessment of the benefits and limitations of various test protocols.

LINK: Information on Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents.
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drugsafety/
postmarketdrugsafetyinformationforpatientsandproviders/ucm142882.htm
2017-10-20

LINK, Survey of the Chronic Effects of Retained Gadolinium from Contrast MRIs
https://gdtoxicity.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/gd-symptom-survey.pdf

LINK, MRI-Gadolinium Toxicity Support group
http://https//groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MRI-Gadolinium-Toxicity/info

Welcome to MRI Gadolinium Toxicity, a support group for people affected by the toxic effects of gadolinium retained from Gadolinium-based Contrast Agents (GBCAs) used for contrast-enhanced MRI and MRA. This group was formed in 2012 to provide support and information to affected patients and their families. Members offer each other support while sharing ideas on how to deal with the symptoms of Gadolinium Toxicity. You must apply for membership.

In 2014, two members started the Lighthouse Project at LINK, www.GadoliniumToxicity.com to inform the public about this potential health risk. ... On July 27, 2015, the FDA announced that it is investigating the risk of brain deposits of gadolinium, and it acknowledged that it has occurred in people with normal renal function. ... Once gadolinium is deposited it could take days, months or even years before its toxic effects become evident.

LINK: Gadolinium Legal News Articles
https://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/
legal-news-articles/case/MRI-health-risks-kidney-failure/

LINK: Gadolinium Lawsuits.
https://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/
lawsuit/MRI-health-risks-kidney-failure.html

www.GadoliniumToxicity.com, (Forum/Blog)
LINK: http://www.GadoliniumToxicity.com

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• LINK: GBCAs
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