Posts by craig@cnlpcb.com
The Jekyll and Hyde happy pill: Prozac
The Jekyll and Hyde happy pill: It’s brought relief to millions but is linked to suicide, low libido and birth defects, and we still don’t know how Prozac works The Jekyll and Hyde happy pill: It’s brought relief to millions but is linked to suicide, low libido and birth defects, and we still don’t know…
Read Morehow I finally realised the truth about my 'moderate' drinking
The deadly delusion: My father’s untimely death. A haunting question from my children. And how I finally realised the truth about my ‘moderate’ drinking I finally faced up to the truth about my ‘moderate’ drinking when my children, aged six and four, starting asking what killed their grandfather… and if I would die too Richard…
Read MoreHow to Recognize Cirrhosis (with pictures)
How to Recognize Cirrhosis (with pictures) Trichrome stain of micrograph of liver tissue highlighting bridging fibrosis surrounding regenerative liver nodules, diagnostic of cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is the end result of liver injury characterised by distortion of the hepatic architecture by extensive fibrosis and the formation of regenerative nodules with chronic inflammation of the liver tissues. Cirrhosis…
Read MoreComplications of Cirrhosis: Ascites, Hepatic Encephalopathy, and Variceal Hemorrhage
Complications of Cirrhosis Anuja Choure William D. Carey Ascites Definition and Etiology Ascites is defined as the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. It is a common clinical finding, with various extraperitoneal and peritoneal causes (Box 1), but it most often results from liver cirrhosis. The development of ascites in a cirrhotic patient generally…
Read MoreMy alkaline diet really did help me survive breast cancer
my alkaline diet really did help me survive breast cancer: Surgery kept her alive, but ex-TV star Marchioness of Worcester insists alternative therapies played a vital part in her recvery Call it ‘quackery’, but my alkaline diet did help me survive breast cancer: Ex-TV star and Marchioness of Worcester insists alternative therapy was vital in…
Read MoreCenter for Nutritional Research – All about Colostrum
Center for Nutritional Research – All about Colostrum WHAT DOCTORS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT COLOSTRUM When a (mammal) … gives birth to its offspring, its mammary glands filter out of the blood the immune factors it has acquired through a lifetime of fighting disease-causing organisms. It then concentrates these factors into special non-milk immune supporting…
Read MoreUse of Protein to Cure Ascites
Use of Protein to Cure Ascites Ascites is the most common symptom and one of the worst! Simply put, ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the abdomen. This fluid leaks out of the veins due to two factors: 1. Low levels of Serum Albumin produced by the liver 2. Portal Hypertension brought about by…
Read MoreHas the Marchioness of Worcester’s 'alkaline diet’ helped her beat cancer?
NOTE: This article is of interest as yet again it emphasises the huge importance of diet in combatting disease. The more I read about diet, the more I become convinced that many of our nastiest diseases are caused by diet issues in the first place and hence may be cured by correcting those dietary issues.…
Read MoreCirrhosis. Supplements and the (lack of) Regulation
In a week where once again a medical article has been published refuting the claims made by the manufacturers of Milk Thistle I though this article I wrote was worth posting. There is a continual revolving door discussion about supplements and the value (if any) of taking them for cirrhosis. Some people swear by them,…
Read MoreThe Invention of a Disease?
Fatty liver disease has gone from unknown to pandemic, but does it mean anything? By Druin Burch |Posted Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, at 12:51 PM ET Foie gras—essentially fatty liver—is delicious. Is it a disease? Photo by Lilyana Vynogradova/iStockPhoto. Diseases come and diseases go—which, when you think about it, they really shouldn’t. Outside of diseases that have been eradicated, this…
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