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"Since those early days, biofeedback has become well established as a therapy for virtually every chronic condition, from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to menopausal hot flashes. stroke patients and victims of spinal-cord injuries now use biofeedback to rehabilitate or regain the use of paralyzed muscles. It has proved invaluable in eliminating the pain felt in a phantom limb.44 Astronauts have even used biofeedback to cure motion sickness while journeying to outer space." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.)

"Oxygen under pressure speeds the healing of certain tissues, and now emergency room doctors and cardiologists are finding that benefits accrue to stroke patients as well. In the future, the hyperbaric chambers may help prevent stroke-related paralysis, some experts assert. For information, contact the American Heart Association at 800-242-8721. SUNBURN • Aloe Alternatives Once you're through feeling guilty for overdoing the sun or underdoing the SPF-25 sunscreen, hop in a cool shower or bath. Then, as an alternative to ever-popular aloe, consider applying lavender oil over the burned area." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.) "In recent years, however, tantalizing experiments have shown that stroke patients who are placed in hyperbaric oxygen chambers as soon as possible suffer less brain damage, on average, than those who don't have access to the egg-shaped, podlike chambers. These pressurized oxygen tanks, long used to help deep-sea divers recover from the bends, have more recently been employed by professional sports teams to help their athletes recover more quickly from muscle bruising and sprains." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Many of the liquid nutritional diets given to hospitalized stroke patients contain substantial levels of free glutamate and/or aspartate. Even as they start to recover, stroke patients are often fed foods containing the additive MSG. This not only increases the likelihood for increased brain injury, but also increases the likelihood of a seizure. Because of brain swelling caused by the stroke or pre-existing hypertension, many of these patients are given powerful diuretics. To combat swelling, neurosurgeons and neurologists will also resort to the use of steroids." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets (Get the book.)

"I noticed that my stroke patients could move more freely and that their moods and bowels improved. I began treating patients who had heart problems and saw that by inserting an acupuncture needle in their arm (which at one time was embryologically linked to their heart), I could ease their heart palpitations and even calm their racing minds. This fascinated me because I remembered the Chinese saying "The heart rules the mind." After three years in New Zealand, I left to complete the U.S. acupuncture training for physicians at UCLA in 1989, and then worked for three years at a clinic in Hawaii." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Jay Cohen Statin drugs are also prescribed to stroke patients for a potential 25-30% reduction of future stroke. The cost of these pills also ranges from three to four dollars a day. Another group of drugs given to stroke patients is anti-hypertensives. Often the stress of a stroke will elevate blood pressure, or it may even be one of the primary causes. Taking these drugs along with an anti-platelet drug may reduce the relative risk of stroke, death, and myocardial infarction by 32%. The price for many of the anti-hypertensives is also about three dollars a day or $1000 per year." - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.)

"Even as they start to recover, stroke patients are often fed foods containing the additive MSG. This not only increases the likelihood for increased brain injury, but also increases the likelihood of a seizure. Because of brain swelling caused by the stroke or pre-existing hypertension, many of these patients are given powerful diuretics. To combat swelling, neurosurgeons and neurologists will also resort to the use of steroids. Both diuretics and steroids lower brain levels of magnesium." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets (Get the book.)

"Another reason tPA may not have been given is that hospitals need time to diagnose stroke patients before administering any drugs. "Ideally, the target is that when patients arrive at the hospital, tPA should be given within an hour," Reeves says. "That requires diagnostic tests to make sure it is a stroke, and an ischemic stroke, and determining that there are no contraindications to giving tPA. Our data show that most hospitals take between one and two hours to do those things." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "We looked at whether a simple, easily used and inexpensive technique could improve motor and sensory recovery in stroke patients within a short time," says lead author of the study, Fu-Zen Shaw, an associate professor of biological science and technology at National Chiao Tung University. The thermal stimulation patients had significantly better recovery on four of six measures of function, including changes in sensation, grasping strength and the ability to bend the wrist, according to the researchers." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "THE STUDY The Taiwanese study included 46 stroke patients, half of whom received standard rehabilitation therapy; the other half received standard treatment plus thermal stimulation. The thermal stimulation patients had five 20-to 30-minute sessions every day for six weeks. Cold packs chilled to just above freezing and hot packs heated to 167°F were alternately applied to the hand and wrist." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "Among stroke patients, one study conducted in Denmark showed that those who did not take an antidepressant were two to three times more likely to have another stroke within the next year. •How effective are the current treatments for depression? The prescription antidepressants we have today are far from perfect, but they work pretty well. Approximately 80% of patients who are treated properly get substantially better. But all researchers agree that depression is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Most people still don't get the treatment they deserve." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"The authors reported that stroke patients on admission to hospital were promptly given IV niacin and, as a result, experienced a marked reduction in the incidence of subsequent strokes. McCracken also referred to a Norwegian study where arteries leading to a dog's heart were tied, thus simulating a heart attack.^ Giving intravenous niacin 15 minutes after the restriction and continuing it for 30 minutes decreased the heart damage. Among patients in Dr Hoffer's care, C.B." - Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD, Feel Better, Live Longer with Vitamin B-3 (Get the book.)

"Use of TPA is a long shot by any definition, and not too many stroke patients ever receive it. A tiny experimental corkscrew-like device is now being tested that allows a surgeon to thread the device through a blood vessel in the leg to the clot in the brain, where it is used like a corkscrew to physically extract the clot. This is just like pulling the cork out of a wine bottle, according to Dr. Sidney Starkman at UCLA Stroke Center. Blood starts flowing again to the brain, and that, in the final analysis, is what it's all about." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Another group of drugs given to stroke patients is anti-hypertensives. Often the stress of a stroke will elevate blood pressure, or it may even be one of the primary causes. Taking these drugs along with an anti-platelet drug may reduce the relative risk of stroke, death, and myocardial infarction by 32%. The price for many of the anti-hypertensives is also about three dollars a day or $1000 per year. Another class of treatments are blood thinners called thrombin inhibitors. The main one is Warfarin, which is the main ingredient in rat poison. It acts by causing fatal hemorrhage in rats." - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.)

"Also, the incidence of stroke is highest in January and lowest in September,7 and, 77% of stroke patients are vitamin D deficient.51 CVD peaks in the winter months and is responsible for 20,000 additional deaths per year in England and Wales,8 9 and in Brazil, the heart-attack death rate is 30% higher in winter than summer in those 75 and older10 Dr. Armin Zittermann's review of latitude and rates of CVD demonstrates that CVD occurs much more frequently at higher latitudes." - Marc Sorenson, Solar Power For Optimal Health (Get the book.)

"This emergency kit would be especially beneficial for those who tend to procrastinate, and avoid calling 911, as about 42% of stroke patients apparently do. I actually take 4 capsules of cayenne, and 100 mg of C0Q10 every morning, and calcium and magnesium each evening. L-arginine is just one of several amino acids I take on occasion. I personally prefer prevention, rather than disease and emergency situations, which I have so far managed to avoid. You must remember that both strokes and heart attacks can occur unexpectedly, and not only any time, but also anywhere." - Dr. David W. Tanton; Ph.D., A Drug-Free Approach To Healthcare, Revised Edition (Get the book.) "Researchers studied over 2000 adults aged 18 to 49, over a 5-year period, including 702 individuals who were hospitalized due to a stroke, and found that stroke patients were 50% more likely than the control subjects to have been exposed to a PPA-containing substance within three days of their stroke (http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:00QCflJKAesJ:www.fda.qov/ohrms/dockets/ac/00/backqrd/3647 bi tab19.doc+ppa+exposure+stroke&hl=en&ql=us&ct=clnk&cd=2&client=firefox-a). 17. Low Salt Diet. Dr. Joel Wallach, B.S., D.V.M., N.D." - Dr. David W. Tanton; Ph.D., A Drug-Free Approach To Healthcare, Revised Edition (Get the book.) "Amazingly, 42% of stroke patients wait as long as 24 hours before presenting for medical treatment. This time lapse can be critical regarding the eventual outcome, and might very well be the reason strokes are currently the leading cause of disability in the United States, as well as the third leading cause of death." - Dr. David W. Tanton; Ph.D., A Drug-Free Approach To Healthcare, Revised Edition (Get the book.)

"By one expert estimate, the treatment will benefit less than 1 percent of stroke patients. Even if every patient sought care within three hours (an unlikely scenario), only 4 percent of patients would benefit.61 The most generous estimate concluded that about 8 percent of stroke patients stand to benefit.62 The American Heart Association recently withdrew statements that alteplase for stroke, at $2,500 per dose, "saves lives."58 Other professional societies have been more cautious about the evidence for alteplase." - Richard A. Deyo M.D. M.P.H., Donald L. Patrick, Hope or Hype: The Obsession with Medical Advances and the High Cost of False Promises (Get the book.)

"Nutritional supplements that may be helpful Vinpocetine (page 594) given by intravenous injection has been reported to improve some biochemical measures of brain function in stroke patients.53,54 A controlled trial found intravenous vinpocetine given within 72 hours of a stroke reduced some of the losses in brain function that typically follow a stroke.55 However, the reliability of human stroke research using vinpocetine has been questioned,56,57 and more double-blind trials are needed. No studies using oral vinpocetine for treating acute strokes have been published." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"Regardless of whether the stroke is thrombotic (caused by a clot) or hemorrhagic, management at the onset is considered an acute medical emergency. stroke patients receiving medical care within 6 hours of the onset of symptoms have a 32% greater chance for a reduced hospital stay (13 days versus 19 days) than those treated after this period (Davalos et al. 1995). Amazingly, 42% of stroke patients wait as long as 24 hours before presenting for medical treatment. That is 21 hours too late!" - The Life Extension Editorial Staff, Disease Prevention and Treatment (Get the book.)

"Remedies effective in treating stroke patients are hyperbaric oxygen therapy and magnesium sulfate. Aromatherapy can aid in stroke patients' recovery. Emotional support of the stroke patient can speed up the healing process. TMJ Dysfunction Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) is an abnormal condition characterized by facial pain and problems with the use of the lower jaw. Clicking or popping noises can accompany chewing or other movement of the jaw, and pain may affect not only the jaw itself, but the neck, face, ear, and shoulder." - Gary Null, Ph.D., The Complete Encyclopedia of Natural Healing: A Comprehensive A-Z Listing of Common and Chronic Illnesses and Their Proven Natural Treatments (Get the book.)

"The most generous estimate concluded that about 8 percent of stroke patients stand to benefit.62 The American Heart Association recently withdrew statements that alteplase for stroke, at $2,500 per dose, "saves lives."58 Other professional societies have been more cautious about the evidence for alteplase. The American Academy of Emergency Medicine and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine have concluded that the evidence does not yet warrant making it the standard of care for stroke.57'63 Dr." - Richard A. Deyo M.D. M.P.H., Donald L. Patrick, Hope or Hype: The Obsession with Medical Advances and the High Cost of False Promises (Get the book.)

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