Lyme Disease: A Curable Nuisance, Or A Chronic Time Bomb?

March 23, 2020

https://www.connecticutmag.com/issues/features/lyme-disease-a-curable-nuisance-or-a-chronic-time-bomb/

Lyme disease: A curable nuisance, or a chronic time bomb?

Mike Wollschlager

Lyme disease is a specter living among us, a dark cloud casting an ominous shadow of fear and anxiety over our state. Whether those fears are justified or unnecessary depends on who you ask.

The symptoms of Lyme range from mild inconvenience to debilitation; the outcomes vary from normalcy in a matter of weeks to, in the rarest of cases, death. The angst Connecticut residents feel lies in the unknown, the misunderstood and the controversial. (See link for article)

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**Comment**

While this article does a great job showing both sides, I’d like to address a few statements made in this article:

  1. Klempner states that the Lyme vaccine has “little to no side effects,” and that it was an “effective vaccine” pulled from the market.”  I completely disagree: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/12/18/concerns-about-valneva-vla15-lyme-vaccine-trials/
  2. Klempner states that there has been great evolution of research and development in Lyme disease.  Please contrast that with Dr. Sapi’s comment: “I was shocked, actually, how much we don’t know,” Sapi says.
  3. Shapiro states that Lyme disease is “no big deal.” Again, I couldn’t disagree more.  This falls in line with Klempner’s definition and why they disregard everything pointing to a chronic illness because it doesn’t fit their belief. Please contrast this with Dr. Phillips statement: “It’s an outrageous statement to say there’s no such thing as chronic Lyme.” The saddest statement of all made by Phillips: “I’ve had patients literally come to me with PTSD, no exaggeration,” Phillips says. “They come in, they’re traumatized by the medical community. They’ve been disbelieved, marginalized, disenfranchised and they just have nowhere to go. And it’s a human rights issue, I think, nowadays, as much as a scientific issue. Because for these patients to be ignored and criticized, when all they did was get bit by a bug, it’s unconscionable.”
So there you have it – two very different takes on a TRUE pandemic that is sweeping the world this very minute and is not going away.

 

 

 

 

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Dr. Ron Paul’s Warning of ‘Coronavirus Hoax’

March 22, 2020

https://principia-scientific.org/dr-ron-pauls-warning-of-coronavirus-hoax/

Dr Ron Paul’s Warning Of ‘Coronavirus Hoax’

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Written by Dr Ron Paul

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Dr Ron Paul suggests the coronavirus as a government-promoted hoax. His warning warrants wide consideration, not only because of Paul’s political insight, but also because he is qualified to speak on this as a medical doctor. He writes as follows:

Governments love crises because when the people are fearful they are more willing to give up freedoms for promises that the government will take care of them. After 9/11, for example, Americans accepted the near-total destruction of their civil liberties in the PATRIOT Act’s hollow promises of security.

It is ironic to see the same Democrats who tried to impeach President Trump last month for abuse of power demanding that the Administration grab more power and authority in the name of fighting a virus that thus far has killed less than 100 Americans.

Declaring a pandemic emergency on Friday, President Trump now claims the power to quarantine individuals suspected of being infected by the virus and, as Politico writes, “stop and seize any plane, train or automobile to stymie the spread of contagious disease.” He can even call out the military to cordon off a US city or state.

State and local authoritarians love panic as well. The mayor of Champaign, Illinois, signed an executive order declaring the power to ban the sale of guns and alcohol and cut off gas, water, or electricity to any citizen. The governor of Ohio just essentially closed his entire state.

The chief fearmonger of the Trump Administration is without a doubt Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. Fauci is all over the media, serving up outright falsehoods to stir up even more panic. He testified to Congress that the death rate for the coronavirus is ten times that of the seasonal flu, a claim without any scientific basis.

On Face the Nation, Fauci did his best to further damage an already tanking economy by stating, “Right now, personally, myself, I wouldn’t go to a restaurant.” He has pushed for closing the entire country down for 14 days.

Over what? A virus that has thus far killed just over 5,000 worldwide and less than 100 in the United States?

By contrast, tuberculosis, an old disease not much discussed these days, killed nearly 1.6 million people in 2017. Where’s the panic over this?

If anything, what people like Fauci and the other fearmongers are demanding will likely make the disease worse. The martial law they dream about will leave people hunkered down inside their homes instead of going outdoors or to the beach where the sunshine and fresh air would help boost immunity. The panic produced by these fearmongers is likely helping spread the disease, as massive crowds rush into Walmart and Costco for that last roll of toilet paper.

The madness over the coronavirus is not limited to politicians and the medical community. The head of the neoconservative Atlantic Council wrote an editorial this week urging NATO to pass an Article 5 declaration of war against the COVID-19 virus! Are they going to send in tanks and drones to wipe out these microscopic enemies?

People should ask themselves whether this coronavirus “pandemic” could be a big hoax, with the actual danger of the disease massively exaggerated by those who seek to profit – financially or politically – from the ensuing panic.

That is not to say the disease is harmless. Without question people will die from coronavirus. Those in vulnerable categories should take precautions to limit their risk of exposure. But we have seen this movie before. Government over-hypes a threat as an excuse to grab more of our freedoms. When the “threat” is over, however, they never give us our freedoms back.

About the author: Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, physician, and retired politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Texas’s 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985, and for Texas’s 14th congressional district from 1997 to 2013. On three occasions, he sought the presidency of the United States: as the Libertarian Party nominee in 1988 and as a candidate in the Republican primaries of 2008 and 2012.

Read more at ronpaulinstitute.org

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**Comment**

Lyme/MSIDS is killing and maiming people all over the world but this same CDC/NIH doesn’t care and has followed the same script for over 40 years despite the growing pandemic. Why would we trust these people with a virus when we can’t trust them with a disease that is rambling forward year by year infecting thousands upon thousands?  They continue to give the same faulty tests, the same unscientific mono treatment, and continue to squash any doctor who dares to say otherwise.

Remember, the conflicts of interest within this group of authorities is a long rap-sheet: ConflictReport

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For more:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/03/21/study-shows-covid-19-testing-as-bad-as-lyme-msids-testing/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/03/16/does-the-coronavirus-exist/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/03/17/stunning-insights-into-the-corona-panic-by-dr-wolfgang-wodarg/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/03/19/revealed-basic-math-error-likely-cause-of-global-coronavirus-panic/

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Heavy Metals & Their Impact on Health Podcast

https://livingwithlyme.us/episode-103-heavy-metals-and-their-impact-on-health/

Cindy Kennedy, FNP, is joined by the dynamic duo of Jane Barlow and Dr. Brandon Nielsen, who discuss how using select nutrition and herbal support can assist the body in eliminating heavy metals.

Jane Barlow is an herbalist who owns and runs Barlow Herbal Specialties. She lives in Salt Lake City where she enjoys hiking all over the mountains of Utah and teaching fitness classes. Jane loves everything natural, holistic, wellness, fitness and nutrition oriented and believes it is our right as humans to be vibrantly healthy and that if given the right tools our body knows how to heal.She believes that each of us are responsible for ourselves and the love, joy, spiritual and physical health that we experience.

She is the 2nd oldest of 14 kids and grew up in rural Idaho. Jane has two grown sons and two grandchildren.

Dr. Brandon Nielsen graduated with his doctorate in Chiropractic Medicine from SCU and his second doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from the American Naturopathic Institute of Medicine. He has been practicing functional medicine for the past 15 years and is the founder of Emotional Stress Release. He currently resides in Utah with his wife and 4 children. He has the blessed opportunity to live by his motto of, “Living In Wholeness Every Day” by Restoring the Health of the Family.For information on a special event Dr. Nielsen has coming up, click here.

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SHOW NOTES

What are heavy metals?
Where do heavy metals come from?
How can we avoid these toxic substances?
How does herbal support play a role in prevention and elimination?

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For more:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/01/12/heavy-metal-detoxification-could-aid-in-treatment-of-chronic-lyme-disease/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/09/21/aluminum-flawed-assumptions-fueling-autoimmune-disease-and-lyme/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/01/21/exposure-to-heavy-metals-linked-to-autism-in-children-and-vaccines-still-contain-mercury/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/12/08/mercury-and-autism/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/09/28/toxic-metal-pollution-linked-with-development-of-autism-spectrum-disorder/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/10/22/aluminium-in-brain-tissue-in-autism/

 

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Protection From Lyme Disease From Ticks Or Mosquito-borne Illnesses on Your Homestead

https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/protection-from-lyme-disease-on-your-homestead-zbcz1912

Protection from Lyme Disease from Ticks or Mosquito-borne Illnesses on your Homestead

Reader Contribution By John D. Ivanko, Inn Serendipity

12/3/2019 

Inn Serendipity Homestead on 5.5 Acres (of tick habitat)

Mosquitoes and tick-related diseases are on the rise. It’s gotten so bad in some parts of the country that some communities in urban areas have taken to widespread applications of insecticides to kill off the flying pests. While covering up and staying away from insect-prevalent areas may be the official advice from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), for homesteaders and farmers, it’s completely impractical. The CDC also advises the application of insecticide poisons and destroying tick habitat, the exact opposite of how we manage our organic growing fields and pastures at Inn Serendipity Farm and B&B. While not our strategy, we’ve met many homesteaders who have embraced having tick predators, like guinea fowl and chickens, around, allowing them to roam free to eat ticks. (See link for article)

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**Comment**

I like this article because it’s very, very practical. The author shares what has worked and not worked for him in repelling ticks.

For more:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/04/12/tick-prevention-2019/

 

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‘Temporary’ Changes to UK Mental Health Act Due To COVID-19 – (Can be Detained By 1 Doctor & Treated Against Your Will For Longer Period of Time)

https://www.rethink.org/news-and-stories/blogs/2020/03/coronavirus-temporary-changes-to-the-mental-health-act/

Coronavirus: temporary changes to the Mental Health Act

19/03/2020

Why is the government making emergency changes to the Mental Health Act?

The Mental Health Act must continue to function effectively throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, in order to ensure the safety, care, and treatment of people severely affected by mental illness. Emergency legislation has been introduced to Parliament which includes temporary measures to change the Mental Health Act. This is because the government is concerned that Covid-19 will reduce the number of mental health professionals available to help people whose mental health places them at risk.

The changes will not apply from the moment the legislation is passed – they may be activated if the crisis worsens.

Are these changes part of the recent review of the Mental Health Act?

No. These are temporary measures and are separate to the ongoing review of the Mental Health Act. These changes will not happen straight away. They will only happen if staff numbers are significantly reduced.

Rethink Mental Illness will be carefully monitoring the rights and conditions of people detained under the Act. And we will continue to press for reform of the Act once the emergency measures are no longer required.

What are the changes being made?

There are number of changes being made. We have put details of these below.

Changes to the number of doctors required to detain you under the Mental Health Act for assessment and treatment

Usually 3 people have to agree that you need to be detained. These are normally an approved mental health professional (AMHP) and 2 doctors. Under the new legislation the number of doctors is reduced to 1.

The AMHP has to record the reason why the decision to detain you was made on the recommendation of only 1 doctor.

And they should only take this decision if they believe that staff shortages caused by coronavirus mean it would take too long for a second doctor to assess you.

Changes to how long you can be remanded to hospital for

If you are accused of a crime, the court may think that your mental health was a factor in your offence. Under Section 35 and 36 of the Act, the court can send you to hospital for your mental health condition to be assessed.

Normally you can be sent to hospital for no more than 28 days. If your doctor thinks you need to be in hospital longer, they can tell the court. And the court can extend the section for further 28-day periods, up to 12 weeks at the most.

Under the emergency measures there would be no 12-week upper limit.

This means that you can be kept in hospital, under a section 36 or 37, for longer than 12 weeks.

Changes to court orders for the detention of accused or convicted persons in hospital

If you are accused or convicted of a crime, the court may feel that you need to be detained in hospital. Normally 2 doctors have to assess you and agree that you are so unwell that you need to be in hospital.

Under changes to court orders Section 36, 37, 38, 45A, and 51 of the new legislation, you can be sent to hospital if 1 doctor says that you are unwell. But the court has to agree that this is necessary because of the circumstances.

Changes to emergency detention of voluntary patients already in hospital

Under the Mental Health Act, in emergencies professionals have the power to detain you if you are a voluntary patient. This is to stop you leaving hospital if a professional thinks that you are a risk to yourself or others.

Under these powers you can only be held for a short time:

• Under section 5 (2) of the Act a doctor can agree to hold you for up to 72 hours, and
• Under section 5 (4) of the Act a nurse can agree to hold you for up to 6 hours.

You can only be held after this time if a full Mental Health Act assessment is done, and professionals agree to further detain you. This will usually be under sections 2 and 3 of the Mental Health Act.

The emergency legislation will extend these powers, so you can be held for an increased time. This is because it might take professionals longer to assess patients who are held on these temporary sections.

The extended timeframes are:

• Under section 5 (2) – you can be held up to 120 hours, and
• Under section 5 (4) – you can be held up to 12 hours.

Changes to the transfer of prisoners to hospital

Under the Mental Health Act if you are a prisoner you can be transferred to hospital. This happens if 2 doctors think this is the best thing for you, because of the nature of your mental disorder. The Secretary of State for Justice must consent to the transfer.

This power is under section 47 of the Mental Health Act.

The emergency legislation says that only 1 doctor needs to recommend the transfer of you from prison to hospital. But the Secretary of State for Justice must still consent to the transfer.

Changes to continuation of treatment

Under some sections of the Act, your doctor can only continue to authorise your treatment without your consent if a SOAD agrees. SOAD means ‘second opinion approved doctor’.

For example, under section 3 of the Act you can be treated against your will for 3 months. After 3 months, your doctor can only authorise treatment for you without your consent if a SOAD agrees.

Under the change, your doctor will no longer need a SOAD to agree before continuing to authorise treatment that you don’t consent to.

Changes to police holding powers

You might be in the community or your own home. Police might be concerned about the safety of you or others and that you have a mental disorder.

They have powers under the Act to hold you in a place of safety. Depending on your circumstances, this could be a hospital, your home, the home of another or a police station.

The police have these powers under sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act.

You can usually be held for an initial period of up to 24 hours. Which can be extended for a maximum of another 12 hours. The patient can only be held after that time if a full Mental Health Act assessment is done. And professionals agree to further detain the patient. This will usually be under sections 2 and 3 of the Mental Health Act.

The change means that you can be held for an initial period of up to 36 hours. This can be extended for a maximum of another 12 hours.

Are there any changes to mental health tribunals?

Mental health tribunals are not covered in this piece of legislation. But there may be some changes to the way mental health tribunals take place. For example:
• Tribunals will still be taking place,
• Your tribunal hearing may be done by telephone conference,
• At present 3 panel members are needed. This may be reduced,
• It may take longer for your tribunal to take place, and
• Your hearing might be done as a ‘paper hearing’. This means that you wont have to attend the tribunal yourself.

This blog will be updated as more information becomes available. Last updated 19/03/20 (Check link at beginning of story)

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**Comment**

Once the genie’s out of the bottle, it’s tough to put it back in.

Too much power in the hands of one person is never a good thing.

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