Hemochromatosis and Autoimmune Conditions
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theos
The Living Force
I just found this site: _http://ironoverload.org/index.html
They offer the book for $14.95 plus $2.00 shipping and handling. You have to call for it. I just called but the voice mail came on.
The author also wrote a fictional novel about iron overload call Tick...Tick...Tick. There are used copies available on amazon for starting @ 4 bux.
_http://www.amazon.com/Tick-Tick-Tick-Roberta-Crawford/dp/0963254723/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365456086&sr=8-1&keywords=tick+tick+tick+roberta+crawford
They offer the book for $14.95 plus $2.00 shipping and handling. You have to call for it. I just called but the voice mail came on.
The author also wrote a fictional novel about iron overload call Tick...Tick...Tick. There are used copies available on amazon for starting @ 4 bux.
_http://www.amazon.com/Tick-Tick-Tick-Roberta-Crawford/dp/0963254723/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365456086&sr=8-1&keywords=tick+tick+tick+roberta+crawford
There's also this one:
Exposing the Hidden Dangers of Iron: What Every Medical Professional Should Know about the Impact of Iron on the Disease Process
http://www.amazon.com/Exposing-Hidden-Dangers-Iron-Professional/dp/1581823363/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1365456802&sr=1-1&keywords=iron+overload
I haven't read it but it is referenced numerous times in the Crawford book which is excellent because of the numerous case histories that give a wide view of the manifestations and the difficulty of getting a doctor to even consider the problem.
Blurb:
Exposing the Hidden Dangers of Iron: What Every Medical Professional Should Know about the Impact of Iron on the Disease Process
http://www.amazon.com/Exposing-Hidden-Dangers-Iron-Professional/dp/1581823363/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1365456802&sr=1-1&keywords=iron+overload
I haven't read it but it is referenced numerous times in the Crawford book which is excellent because of the numerous case histories that give a wide view of the manifestations and the difficulty of getting a doctor to even consider the problem.
Blurb:
Thank you Laura and everyone who participated in gathering and sharing the research,my mom has constant wrist pains(arthritis) she tried different treatments but still feels the intolerable pain, so I'm thinking to try to explane to her the benefits of donating blood and advice her to ( first of all checking if she is able to take this procedure) donate blood,if i understood right from the research, if the person is able to donate blood then it is advisable to do so,because by this method you can reduce safely the iron level from your body. thank you once again.
Bubonic Plague and Hemochromatosis
On pages 8-15 of "Survival of the Sickest", Dr. Sharon Moalem addresses Big Idea 1(the process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life) when he discusses the bubonic plague in Europe. Although the Bubonic plague was deadly, it didn't kill the entire population. Moalem previously discussed on page 6 that "iron helps nearly all bacteria multiply almost unimpeded", but during the plague, people with hemochromatosis were very resistant to the disease.
The gene for hemochromatosis, the HFE gene, was selected for by natural selection because even though it may kill you in forty years, it is the “only thing that will stop you from dying tomorrow” (Moalem 4). To analyze this statement, Dr. Moalem researches into the time of the Bubonic Plague, an infection of the lymph nodes leading to swelling and death. The plague, while it killed almost anyone who became infected, left survivors. These people were most likely patients with hemochromatosis. This is because hemochromatosis, while it leads to an excess of iron, does not evenly distribute the extra iron throughout the body. In fact, the iron lacks in a white blood cell called macrophages. Macrophages are part of the immune system, locating and surrounding and killing any foreign, harmful substance in the body. Because diseases like the Bubonic Plague feed off of iron much like our bodies do, macrophages, having a lack of iron, are immune to the infection of the plague. This means that the white blood cell can successful surround and destroy the threatening virus without being destroyed. Because the plague can be fought off by iron deficient white blood cells, those with hemochromatosis survive the plague while others die from it (Moalem 12).
The reason hemochromatosis is still around today and inherited is because during the Bubonic plague it was selected for. Because patients with the disease were able to live through the plague, they survived and reproduced (evolution unit of biology). This means that their offspring also possessed the mutated gene for hemochromatosis. Therefore, because natural selection and adaptation happens to a population over a long period of time, the gene has been passed on through generations from parent to offspring. It continues to be prevalent because “we asked for it” (Moalem 3) during the time of the plague to stay alive and, therefore, allowed the mutated gene to be a trait of people who survive and are able to reproduce.
On pages 8-15 of "Survival of the Sickest", Dr. Sharon Moalem addresses Big Idea 1(the process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life) when he discusses the bubonic plague in Europe. Although the Bubonic plague was deadly, it didn't kill the entire population. Moalem previously discussed on page 6 that "iron helps nearly all bacteria multiply almost unimpeded", but during the plague, people with hemochromatosis were very resistant to the disease.
The gene for hemochromatosis, the HFE gene, was selected for by natural selection because even though it may kill you in forty years, it is the “only thing that will stop you from dying tomorrow” (Moalem 4). To analyze this statement, Dr. Moalem researches into the time of the Bubonic Plague, an infection of the lymph nodes leading to swelling and death. The plague, while it killed almost anyone who became infected, left survivors. These people were most likely patients with hemochromatosis. This is because hemochromatosis, while it leads to an excess of iron, does not evenly distribute the extra iron throughout the body. In fact, the iron lacks in a white blood cell called macrophages. Macrophages are part of the immune system, locating and surrounding and killing any foreign, harmful substance in the body. Because diseases like the Bubonic Plague feed off of iron much like our bodies do, macrophages, having a lack of iron, are immune to the infection of the plague. This means that the white blood cell can successful surround and destroy the threatening virus without being destroyed. Because the plague can be fought off by iron deficient white blood cells, those with hemochromatosis survive the plague while others die from it (Moalem 12).
The reason hemochromatosis is still around today and inherited is because during the Bubonic plague it was selected for. Because patients with the disease were able to live through the plague, they survived and reproduced (evolution unit of biology). This means that their offspring also possessed the mutated gene for hemochromatosis. Therefore, because natural selection and adaptation happens to a population over a long period of time, the gene has been passed on through generations from parent to offspring. It continues to be prevalent because “we asked for it” (Moalem 3) during the time of the plague to stay alive and, therefore, allowed the mutated gene to be a trait of people who survive and are able to reproduce.
marek760 said:
Hi marek760,
Problem is that the "Black Death" most likely wasn't bubonic plague but rather a virus, maybe a hemorrhagic virus similar to Ebola. But not Yersinia pestis, as the epidemiology doesn't fit - e.g. no rats in Iceland, but 3 waves of the plague; too rapid expansion of the plague to account for transmission by flea infested rats; no historical account of piles of dead rats etc.
Which doesn't mean that it may not have been protective if faced with a virus ...
You may want to review the Sott article "New Light on the Black Death: The Viral and Cosmic Connection" to be found here.
Odyssey said:
I first clicked on the amazon review link vidapublishing.com, from which the reviewer said you could buy the book via the publisher. However that site looks like some Japanese dog training advertisement. Looks like the publisher doesn't have a site any longer.
But then I found this _http://www.bookch.com/6371.htm . The site looks old and is dated from the year 2000. But when you add the book to your cart, it looks like it takes you to an https page.
Does anyone know what the difference between the 1993 and 2001 edition is?
mcb
The Living Force
Laura said:
My copy shipped today, and the estimated delivery is "sometime this month." OK, I was being a little cheap, but it already cost me $30 without paying for expedited shipping to boot. I could scan it on the weekend after it arrives -- I have both a scanner and OCR software, if nobody else does it first. We could also ship our copies to others once we have read them.
This is kind of interesting how the book is selling out.
Andrian said:
Has your mother tried eliminating gluten, dairy, vegetable fats, inflammatory foods?
Donating blood is useful if the doctor or blood bank okays it, but it's not a panacea for everything - especially if other efforts have not also been made.
