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Visit the NaturDoctor Store for professional nutritional supplements.
Basic Nutritional Support Hormone Panels Children's Health. Men's Health Women's Health Detoxification Liver Digestion Support Heart and Cholesterol Musculoskeletal O-Tropin an HGH Releaser with a unique delivery system. Healthy Coffee that contains Ganoderma, a very healthy mushroom. Lifexpand.com - tapping into the Brazilian rainforest. |
Information on CataractsDescription A cataract is any opacity of the lens, either localized or generalized. Cataracts are the single largest cause of blindness in the world, blinding an estimated 17 million people. Types include:; Age-related ("senile") - over 90%; Congenital - 1/250 newborns, 10-38% of childhood blindness; Toxic/nutritional; Systemic disease associated e.g., myotonic dystrophy, atopic dermatitis; Metabolic - diabetes (accelerated sorbitol pathway), hypocalcemia, Wilson's disease; "Complicated" - secondary to associated eye disease, e.g., uveitis (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoid, etc.). Also secondary to occult tumor (melanoma, retinoblastoma).; Trauma - heat (infrared), electrical shock, radiation, concussion, perforating eye injuries, intraocular foreign body. Age-related cataracts are caused by the continual addition of layers of lens fibers throughout life which creates a hard, dehydrated lens nucleus which impairs vision (nuclear cataract). Aging alters biochemical and osmotic balance required for lens clarity, and the outer lens layers hydrate and become opaque, affecting vision. Treatment of cataracts is usually by surgical removal. Causes The cause of congenital cataracts is usually obscure and includes: Drugs (corticosteroids in first trimester, sulfonamides, etc.); Metabolic - diabetes in mother, galactosemia in fetus; Intrauterine infections during the first trimester of pregnancy (rubella, herpes, mumps); and Maternal malnutrition. Other cataract types have in common that a biochemical/osmotic imbalance disrupts lens clarity. Local changes in lens protein distribution lead to light scattering manifest as lens opacity. Conventional Labs Specialty Lab Tests Products to consider Natural Therapies Most natural health web sites put a list of herbs, vitamins and nutritional supplements along with citations from scientific studies. Have you found this to be confusing, since there are so many to choose from? A far simpler way is to choose a supplement from the appropriate body system, such as liver support, detoxification, etc. A well formulated supplement works a lot better than separate vitamins and usually costs a lot less. Please call me at (239) 659-2684 if you would like some assistance in choosing an appropriate product. I can't diagnose or treat diseases by phone, but I can assist you in making better choices. I also can send some relevant articles to read. The first ten minutes are free (as long as you purchase from my web site). |
The next step, after you have been diagnosed with a disease, is to find out what is the specific cause, and then choose supplements that address that cause, as well as supplements that alleviate the symptoms of the disease. Finding and addressing the cause of disease is the step that most holistic practitioners (and all health food store clerks) skip -- and it is absolutely essential!
Finding the Cause of Disease with Specialty Alternative Medical Lab Tests
There are many specialty alternative medical lab tests that are designed specifically to find the cause of disease. These tests are not taught in medical school, and they are usually not reimbursed by insurance companies (because conventional lab tests are only used to diagnose disease). As such, most medical doctors don't know anything about them!
Figuring out which specialty lab test you need is what naturopathic medical doctors are taught. My book, Finding the Cause of Disease with Specialty Alternative Medical Lab Tests was written to help naturopathic medical students learn this art. The PDF Ebook is available for $9.99 and includes descriptions of these lab tests and which specific lab tests are recommended for each disease.
If your disease is associated with imbalances in hormones, you might want to review the Salivary Hormone Panels section in my store. The lab test kits are mailed to your home and include an prepaid envelope to mail them back to the lab company for analysis. I have entered a few salivary hormone lab tests in the Store.
There are many more alternative medical lab tests available, and I will be adding them to the store soon. Please chack back regularly!
I recommend that you make an informed choice, and the goal of this web site is to provide you with the information to make a wise choice when it comes to your health and wellness.
As you can see, I don't sell any vitamins on this web site. There are thousands of vitamin stores that will sell you whatever vitamin you want, and many of them offer discounts.
If, for whatever reason, you decide that you aren't interested, I'd like to recommend two other web sites that have high-quality vitamins and information.
Life Extension Foundation and Vitamin Research Products
Also, if you are interested in some high-quality basic nutritional supplements, I recommend visiting the Store You will find my recommendations for a multiple, tasty chewable fiber wafers, high-potency probiotics, and fish oils.
Good luck in your journey towards health and wellness!!
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