harold jitschak bueno de mesquita-medicine

Very powerful message…….never to forget! Chai

harold jitschak bueno de mesquita — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:41:54 +0000

Besnijdenis [circumcisie], ochtensspeeksel en nog meer fascinerende gegevens

harold jitschak bueno de mesquita — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:58:52 +0000

Saliva : an unbelievable substance ……………..

Article resent: because of Lech lecha and the first Brit mila.

Leviticus: 12-3: And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

Did you know that the 8th day is the safest day for the child to be circumcised??

The ” rofe kol basar ” ["the Healer of all flesh"] knew this of course very well and may have probably engineered -so to speak- the system of every newborn this way.

Of course these kind of medical facts are just an example of the wonderful ways in which we may recognize our creator.

On this day the clotting factors in the blood are super-optimal.

Before that date and after that date they are or sub-optimal or just “normal”.

Do you know that metsitsa /metzitza [ sucking by mouth] of the blood during/after the brit[circumcision ]is the best and safest method there is to regulate the bleeding after the circumcision[and not by a tube]?

This was highly recommended by chazal and many rabbis of the past and today still hold the same opinion as far as I know.

That some/most Mohalim use a tube to day is probably because of fear for infections in our changing/changed world.

It has been shown that morning saliva [the first saliva in the morning, before rinsing the mouth and before eating or drinking anything makes the chance of transferring diseases nil [nihil]. [even Aids!!]

How proper could it be -for this medical reason alone- to do the brit early in the morning ,even without rinsing the mouth before hand and not drinking anything!! and to use metsitsa instead of a tube.

I am speaking pure medically and not criticizing any other opinion or habit or stating any halacha.

For the same reason I advise people with severe acne to dab [litfoach] there face ,as first thing in the morning ,with the morning saliva ,directly after netilat yadayim] , without rinsing their mouth first and before drinking anything.

The antibacterial [antiviral] effect of the first morning sputum is tremendous!!

Shabbath shalom

What I am sending you now, is in my opinion absolutely fascinating.
A while ago I sent you an article about brit mila and metsisa [sucking of the blood by mouth after the circumcision by the mohel]
Far from being an expert in this field I wrote you some medical thoughts [new findings in medicine] and things that go back a long time in Jewish tradition]

The article below from French researchers: ”Potent Painkiller Found in Human Saliva More powerful than morphine” brings a new dimension to what I wrote about the metsitsa.
I find it fascinating to see how again and again Torah truths are discovered these days by science [of course the Torah does not need science as a "proof" ]

Potent Painkiller Found in Human Saliva More powerful than morphine it could lead to better pain medicines, researchers say

HealthDay

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

TUESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) — French researchers say they’ve discovered a natural painkiller in human saliva that’s several times more potent than morphine used in animal studies.

The researchers have named the pain inhibitor opiorphin, because it acts on the same pathways as morphine and other opiate painkillers. The finding could lead to improved pain medications because opiorphin is a naturally occurring molecule that is quickly metabolized, according to a report by researchers at the Pasteur Institute, in Paris.

Not much is known as yet about opiorphin, said study author Dr. Catherine Rougeot, director of the institute’s Laboratory of Pharmacology of Neuroendocrine Regulation.

“We found it in saliva, that was the first step,” she said. “Now, we are exploring its presence in other human biological tissues. Maybe it is localized in the blood, the brain. Now, I cannot answer.”

It’s not even known where in the body the substance is produced, Rougeot added. “We need more information to answer this question. Now, we need to characterize its function at physiological levels and learn by which tissues it is produced,” she added.

The study was published in this week’s issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The discovery was made after the researchers identified a powerful pain-inhibiting molecule in rats. Their search for a similar molecule in humans turned up opiorphin. In rat studies, injections of 1 milligram of opiorphin per kilogram of body weight equaled the painkilling power of 3 to 6 milligrams of morphine per kilogram. Opiorphin was equally effective against chemical-induced inflammation and acute physical pain.

In addition to studying opiorphin, Rougeot and her colleagues plan to make and study variations of the original molecule. “It is important to mimic such compounds,” she said.

A painkiller arising from the research could have important applications for human use, Rougeot said. “Opiorphin is natural, so it is quickly metabolized,” she said, so its effects on the body would be more limited than those of existing painkillers.

Rougeot already has contacted a pharmaceutical company about funding for more research on opiorphin. “To complete this program, I need very much money,” she explained.

Identification of opiorphin is “a potentially very significant finding,” said Dr. Max Kelz, an assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care at the University of Pennsylvania. “This new compound could serve as a potentially useful therapy for fighting pain in a number of conditions.”

Kelz agreed that the discovery was just a beginning. “More has to be done to elucidate how this affects other endogenous painkillers,” he said. “But the results are certainly promising.”

Dr. Ed Ross, director of the pain management center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, said opiorphin could be an important addition to the only other natural painkillers found in the human body — endorphins.

“Endorphins have been around for quite a while, but they are weak and have a short half-life, so the problems in using them clinically are very significant,” Ross said. “Now, this is a compound that has much more strength than the endorphins. It also suggests a potential for other synthetic compounds that work on different receptors that we have known before, and, for a pain doctor, that is very significant.”

Another paper in the same issue of the journal described the discovery of toxins from two species of snails that hold promise for relief of severe nerve pain such as sciatica. The toxins lock onto nerve cell receptors to block nerve pain, said the report by researchers at the University of Utah.

One of the toxins, designated Vc1.1, is being developed by an Australian company and already is undergoing trials in human patients. It is administered by injection.

It may be possible to develop a version that could be taken orally, but that might require 10 years, said a statement by J. Michael McIntosh, a research professor of biology and a member of the team reporting the discovery.

“There really is no highly effective treatment available for this kind of severe pain, so having a new way to treat it is exciting,” he said.

This I sent you a while ago in english and in hebrew:

Leviticus: 12-3: And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

Did you know that the 8th day is the safest day for the child to be circumcised??

The ” rofe kol basar ” ["the Healer of all flesh"] knew this-so to speak- very well and may have probably engineered the system of every newborn this way.

Of course these kind of medical facts are just an example of the wonderful ways in which we may recognize our creator.

On this day the clotting factors in the blood are super-optimal.

Before that date and after that date they are or sub-optimal or just “normal”.

Do you know that metsitsa[ sucking by mouth] of the blood during/after the brit [circumcision ]is the best and safest method there is to regulate the bleeding after the circumcision[and not by a tube]?

This is of course not meant to criticize anybody /any mohel who does otherwise now a day.]

I am speaking pure medically and expressing the ideas of many rabbis of the past.

It has been shown that morning saliva [the first saliva in the morning, before eating or drinking makes the chance of transferring diseases nil

[even Aids!!]

How proper would it be for this medical reason alone to do the brit early in the morning!! and to use metsitsa.

For the same reason we advise people with severe acne to dap there face ,as first thing in the morning ,with the morning saliva ,directly after netilat yadayim] , the antibacterial effect is tremendous.

ביום השמיני ימול בשר ערלתו – ויקרא יב, ג.

הידעתם שהיום השמיני הוא היום הבטוח ביותר למול ילד? רופא כל בשר ‘ידע’ זאת ודומה שתכנן את המערכות של כל תינוק בהתאם. ביום הזה גורמי הקרישה בדם הם סופר-אופטימליים, בעוד לפני או אחרי היום הזה הם תת-אופטימיליים או רק ‘נורמליים’. עובדות רפואיות מסוג זה הן רק דוגמא לדרכים הנפלאות בהן אנו מכירים את בוראינו.

הידעתם שמציצת דם הברית היא הדרך הטובה והבטוחה ביותר לווסת את הדימום אחרי הברית? כמובן שאין בכך לבקר מוהל אשר בימים אלו מעדיף שיטה אחרת, אלא רק לבטא עמדה רפואית המשקפת גישות רבנים בעבר. הוכח שברוק בפינו של הבוקר (לפני אכילה או שתייה) החשש להעברת מחלות, כולל ,AIDS הוא אפסי. ולכן מסיבה זו בלבד ראוי לערוך את הברית בבוקר ולהיעזר במציצה.

מאותה סיבה מומלץ לסובלים ממקרה חמור של פצעי בגרות acne לשים על פניהם, מיד אחרי נטילת ידיים ולפני אכילה ושתייה, מעט רוק של בוקר. ההשפעה האנטי בקטריאלית שלו עצומה.

:ADHD (Attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) טיפול בילדים ‘קשים’ (באמת קשים, או שמדובר במורים משעממים ו\או חסרי סבלנות?)

ראשית, לעולם אין להשתמש בריטלין Ritalin או תרכובות דומות. הנזק עלול להיות חמור. בלתי נתפס שחומרים האסורים לשימוש של ספורטאים באולימפיאדות מותרים לשימוש על ידי ילדים!

מוטב שילדים יאכלו אוכל נורמלי, ואין צורך לטוס לירח כדי להשיגו. לדוגמא, לא אוכלים קורנפלייקס וכדומה לארוחת בוקר. במאמר קצר זה לא אפרט על תזונה, כל מי שמעוניין בהדרכה נאותה בנדון יכול לקבל ממני פרטי התקשרות של אחת התלמידות שלמדו אצלי. זוהי השקעה זולה וראויה, שכן רוב העובדות שתלמדו אינן משתנות עם כל ספר רפואה חדש, כנהוג בימי רפואה ‘חד פעמית’ ומתחלפת אלו.

במאמר זה אזכיר מעט רעיונות נפוצים באמצעותם הורים יכולים לסייע לילדים עם בעיות אלו. הומיאופתיה לא תידון כאן, שכן היא דורשת גישה פרטנית לכל ילד.

אם הילד אוהב ביצים, אפשר לתת לו לעתים קרובות ביצים אורגניות רכות. זהו מזון אידיאלי למוח. אכילת דגים באופן קבוע מאד מסייעת: סרדינים, מקרל, דגי ים שונים, טונה בכמויות קטנות (אך אם מקופסאות, רק במים). לא לשכוח: גרעיני חמניות, גרעיני דלעת (ראו גיליון קודם) וכל סוגי שקדים ואגוזים, פיסטוקים וכו. יש צמחי מרפא או טינקטורות בהם ניתן להשתמש: panax ginsengrhodiola, centella asiatica (=gotu kola), Melissa, chamomille, avena sativa

מאד מועיל לתת סוג טוב של שמן שיבוט cod liver oilאו תוספת אבץ extra zinc. בנייר קצר זה אין אפשרות להדריך במפורט כיצד להשתמש בכל אחד מהמוצרים שהוזכרו כאן, אלא להבהיר שהעולם רחב מאשר התגובה האוטומטית של מרשמי ריטלין, על כל סכנותיו.

כל המעוניין לקבל ממני בקביעות הודעות בנושאים רפואיים בדואר אלקטרוני, בדרך כלל באנגלית, יכול לכתוב אלי לפי הכתובת bdmesq@gmail.com. בשורת הנושא יש לכתוב bbb ואחר כך את שמכם המלא, פרטי קודם ואחר כך משפחה. בתוכן יש לכתוב: נא לכלול אותי ברשימת התפוצה.

אני מאחל לכולכם חודש טוב ומי ייתן ונזכה למה שנרמז בראשי התיבות של אייר, קרי: אני ה’ רופאך

[My Google group [ My "website" ]: for medical mails.

harold jitschak bueno de mesquita — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:48:45 +0000

[My Google group [ My "website" ]: for medical mails.

http://groups.google.com/group/bdmesq?lnk=gcimh&pli=1

A bit about homeopathy [written for beit knesset Aderet Eliyahu]

harold jitschak bueno de mesquita — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:21:11 +0000

A bit about homeopathy [written for beit knesset Aderet Eliyahu]

With what can I help you, I ask to the patient who comes in?
I don’t know where to start says Mrs Rachel while taking a deep sigh.
She looks quite sad.
I have recently so often headaches, and on top of this all also muscle twitches in my face and also lately I had a few times a very stiff neck, when I could hardly turn my neck for a few days. A neurologist asked even for a CT scan but could not find anything
She is yawing and I ask here is she is tired……….no, is the answer but lately I have the need to yawn as if I am lacking air.
When did this all started, I asked? I think it began after I lost one of my best friends some 6 moths ago.
Rachel get one little tablet IGNATIA 10 M under her tongue and some 2 weeks later she feels “reborn”.

Moshe is brought by his mother,even if he could have come alone.
The problem: a terrible low self esteem ,constant feeling of being not worth anything.
He often says that he feels like he is in a dream, likes things are not real.
One thing I saw , says the mother, is that when he does not feel well then eating seems to be the [temporarily] solution, working like a sedative.
But a short while after eating he feels bad again
Does he feels always better after eating, whatever his complaints are, I ask? Yes it seems so says the mother.
Does he very much wants to prove himself, I ask?
O, yes,, affirms the mother,he even stole something to prove to his friends that he dares to do so………not because he needed this at all.
He gets one dose of ANACARDIUM 200 under the tongue and gradually improves in all aspects.

Mrs Rivka is 43 years old and is desperate about very strong recurring headaches.
I nearly poison myself with painkillers which even do not always help,she relates.
The headaches are the worst before the menstruation.
Asking her where the headaches are located, she says that they are always at the left side and adds that it recently came up in her mind that whenever she has any physical problem in life , it mostly affected the left side of her body.
How are the headaches during the menstruation, I ask her?
The moment the menstruation starts, especially if it is strong. she headaches miraculously disappear, she says with certainity.
Does she ever wears a “golf”[cloth].O, I can’t stand that she says straight away, no clothing which is tight ,certainly not around my neck . This question was asked by me to confirm if the homeopathic remedy LACHESIS would be fitting
[ made from snake poison][remember snakes may strangle:neck!]
And it did ,it helped her out of her problems: again a single tablet dissolved under the tongue.

These are just a few lucky samples of homeopathic remedies where sometimes as a single dose may resolve complex, even longstanding problems where our now a days medicine can only -at the best- offer symptomatic relief with all its side effects.
It is not that common and simple to find straight away a homeopathic remedy for “every problem”, sometimes/often other methods have to be used and sometimes with the best efforts one does not find the right homeopathic remedy [where really quite a bit of siata d'smaya is needed......]
For problems of the muscular skeletal system for example acupuncture may be easier and more straight forward
What should be clear from the above examples ,is that symptoms which are totally not important in modern medicine [sighing,left side,tight clothing etc] are of huge importance to find a homeopathic remedy, symptoms which are unique for a certain person.
There is not just headache but headache combined with all sorts of other specific symptoms for a certain patient.
Lachesis may be useless for a patient with headache which starts with the menstruation and which is right sided.
Now a description-not of a particular patient- but of one of the homeopathic remedies and its characteristics.[that means the variety of characteristics that a person may have [or often just partially] to whom this remedy may fit.
The most outstanding symptoms of a remedy which makes the remedy quite unique are called the KEY symptoms.
These symptoms may belong to the mental area or maybe just physical or be very particular and strange. A person may feel often as if he has a hair on the tongue,but there is none! [“as if” symptoms]
SEPIA: [inkfish]: the Dancer
very often and mostly a women remedy.
If it concerns children : the girl is often negative and moody and listlessness The child will not like to sit on your nap but may push you away,the child is rather cool and reserved.
She often closes herself of from friends and even from her family [leave me alone]
The child or adult loves to dance and everything gets better if she can dance![or do any vigorous sport]I have seen this again and again when sepia fits!!
It is remarkable to see how a simple question can lead one to a real treatment,when some of the other keynotes are also in the picture.
A sepia person often knows “perfectly” well the weak spots of another and can making cutting,cynical remarks which they often later regret.
Many women has been healed by sepia when there is a feeling of prolapse [uterine prolapse,urine incontinence],sometimes the feeling of healing [the raising of the uterus] happens instantly,like as if surgery was done,a most remarkable effect I have witnessed in the clinic]
Sepia women may sometimes become quite indifferent to their family and may get an aversion of being touched. [loss of libido]
The mother may be disinterested to feed her baby after birth and may be depressed.
There is much more to tell about sepia but one “exciting” story I would like to share with you.
The down stair neighbors found themselves with an acute problem: the cat which had just delivered refused to feed the kittens.
As they thought about an infections of the nipples they asked the veterinary for antibiotics but to no avail.
Comparing this cat behavior tho a woman after birth I suggested sepia and within an hour or so mother and kittens were the best friends again!
If you are interested in reading some more nice basics about homeopathy then I would advise the booklet from the late Dr. Margery G. Blackie called :The Challenge of Homeopathy [was appointed as physician to the Queen of England [Elisabeth the second] in 1969]
[the book is translated in Hebrew and available as ha-edgar she-be-homeopatia]

An happy Chanuka with maybe also some reading about the miraculous art-science, called homeopathy.

Gold, silver, copper [ nechoshet ]: some Tora thoughts and some medical and homeopathic issues

harold jitschak bueno de mesquita — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:22:22 +0000

Gold, silver, copper [ nechoshet ]: some Tora thoughts and some medical and homeopathic issues .

Copper , together with silver and gold are repeatedly mentioned in the parshiot va-yakhel-pekudei [starting at shemot 35:1]

“Take from among you a donation for G-d, let
every generous person bring it, a donation for G-d,
consisting of gold, silver, and copper”; Vayakhel: Shemot/Exodus, Chapter 35 Verse 5
” And to devise [plans] with ingenuity, to execute [those plans] in gold, in silver and in copper.” Vayakhel: Shemot/Exodus, Chapter 35 Verse 32:
He made the Basin [ Kior ] out of copper and its base out of copper, from the mirrors of the women who had gathered at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting Vayakhel: Shemot/Exodus, Chapter 38 Verse 8:

The Kior was the basin in which the Kohanim washed their hands and feet every day at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

And today I will discuss some “medical issues” in connection with copper
Copper is -as everybody know- an excellent conductor [the second best after silver] and therefore used in electricity wires.
What may be less known is that copper does not sustain any bacteria growth on its surface and there fore it would be ideal to use this metal for door knobs especially in hospitals.
Is it not remarkable that the “Healer of all flesh” commanded that the Kior in the mishkan [Tabernacle] had to be made of copper?
The kohanim had to do the ritual washing form the copper basin!
[yes , I do realize that the Tora is not a medical hand book]

In the human body copper -even if it is present only in small amounts-has a vital function.
Copper and zinc are very dependent on each other.
Too much copper and low levels of zinc can lead to serious psychiatry problems and even possibly to certain forms of schizophrenia .
Fortunately, zinc food sources also provide copper.
Especially rich in copper are nuts (brazil nuts,cashews,peanuts, pecans), seeds (especially poppy and sunflower), chickpeas, liver and [oysters].
potatoes, legumes (beans and peas), grains (wheat and rye), fruits (peach and raisin), and even chocolate!
A shortage on the other hand can lead in the long run to serous blood vessel problems and even to a widening and weakening of the aorta which may rupture and cause a potential fatal bleeding.
Copper has many more important tasks.
It helps in the production of hemoglobin and some anemias may never get better without the addition of extra copper, again a not very well known fact.
For a proper thyroid function proper amounts of zinc , copper as well as selenium and other minerals/vitamins are required.
Women seem to need more copper then men for their hormonal balance, where as men need more zinc.
Is it again not striking that the mirrors of the women were made of copper?
[I am not relating to the midrash in the pure spiritual sense ,but I am wondering -and again only the Creator may know-if the women needed the little bit of extra copper which they possibly could have absorbed from these mirrors [micro-homeopathic amounts?] , to gives a more “materialistic-physiological” explanation of the midrash concerning the function of the mirrors………..??
I will now discuss the use of copper in homeopathy and just mention the most striking characteristics of this metal and this will give an idea when copper in homeopathic form may be indicated as a remedy.
The main essence [characteristic] of copper [cuprum metallicum] in homeopathy is:
CRAMPS, all kind of cramps ,calve cramps, spasms,twitching and even convulsions [epilepsy],crampy cough [whooping cough!],severe,violent asthma often relieved by vomiting and this in itself may be a sign that the patient needs copper.
Language is fascinating and to compare the root letters of cramps and cuprum with each others does give one an chizuk [strong argument] that what happened at Babel was very real!!
C…R…M…P= C… u.. P…R..M
nachash……….nechoshet ………cramping —–cuprum: wind like a snake french : se torder , serpenter = to wringle serpent = snake
german:sich schlängeln …….. schlange =snake
To show you that nachash and nechoshet [the wringeling of the snake ,the crampy movements are all found back in other languages and that cuprum [nechoshet] has as main characteristic: CRAMPS
A very special indication for cuprum is the so called “breath-holding spells”.
Small children who -after a crying spell- suddenly stop breathing and turn blue for a short while and then come back to “life”. The condition is innocent except that it can cause the parents the fright of their life!
One dose of cuprum [potency 200] may clear up all future attacks!

Also mentally “cramped”[introvert],suppressed feelings,duty bound,keeps all the rules and regulations and can’t stand when other don’t do the same; fanatic,will not give up
Wants to be independent ,will not ask for help.
Dictatorial, they like to keep the same pattern,the same rules,no changes,please!
Policemen!! I understood that in the States police men are called in “slang”:copper
All cramps of the copper patient have a violent character [violent diarrhoea,violent vomiting,hysterical cramps,violent asthma]

Wants to be in control of everything.
Never able to relax, hard workers,ambitious very disciplined ,never gives up,hard for himself and others.
Cuprum children can behave violent [kicking,biting,spitting]
They are very serious in class and are afraid to get a rebuke or to be criticized and will do everything to please the teacher.[according to the rules]
School teachers should know this and they should not ask to much from children with a “copper picture”,because these children will do everything to keep up with the demands and may then get sick if they can’t perform as asked from them.
Copper children often don’t like to be touched or to be approached.
Babies with colics may react very well on cuprum especially when there is a clear gurgling sound when they drink/nurse.
And to end with a simple advise: in ayurvedic medicine children with severe asthma are often given to drink some water that has been left [overnight] in a copper vessel.
May we celebrate the coming Purim with -if necessary – taking beforehand some copper water to loosen up! Purim sameach.

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harold jitschak bueno de mesquita — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:01:10 +0000

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1000 and 1 things [hebrew and english text]written for Aderet Eliyahu synagoge for rosh chodesh Iyyar

harold jitschak bueno de mesquita — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:55:56 +0000

אייר – אני ה’ רופאך – הקב”ה נותן לנו את הטבע להירפא באמצעותו

אחרי מספר פעמים בהן דובר על נושאים ספציפיים, הפעם נשוב ל’1001 דברים מועילים’.

מחקר חדש מראה שרבע כוס של גרעיני פשתן טחונים טרי = flax, linseed מדי יום יצמצמו את גלי החום בשליש ויקטינו את כאבי המחזור אצל שתיים מתוך שלוש נשים וכן יורידו באופן משמעותי את מצבי הרוח והדיכאונות הקשורים לגיל המעבר.

פשתן מכיל מינון נמוך של אסטרוגן מן הצומח המאזן את רמת ההורמון הזה אצל נשים כאשר הוא יורד לרמה נמוכה מדי. לעולם אל תקנו זרעי פשתן טחונים (עיכוב ארוך מהטחינה עד השימוש מזיק) אלא טחנו אותו בעצמכם, והשתמשו בו לכל סוגי המזון. אפשר לפזר זרעי פשתן טחונים על דגנים או יוגורט. אם מוסיפים לשתיה, ודאו שאתם שותים הרבה נוזלים. נסו להכניס למרק גרעיני פשתן שלמים. המתינו כמה דקות כדי שיספגו מים ויתרככו, ותגלו תוספת בריאה, טעימה ופריכה.

גרעיני פשתן מסייעים לטפל בעצירות. למטרה זו יש להשרות גרעינים שלמים במים, אותם יספגו. יש להם פוטנציאל להאט התפתחות גידולים אצל חולי סרטן השד. זה פועל במיוחד בשילוב עם גבינת קוטג’. אבל טוב לדעת ש קוטג’ עשירה בלקטוזה אך יש שיסבלו מגזים או כאבי בטן כתוצאה מאכילתה.

כמו ירקות אחרים ממשפחת הכרוב ובהם kale, כרובית וכרוב ניצנים, גם בברוקולי יש sulforaphane ו indolesולהם השפעות נוגדות סרטן ניכרות. מחקרים חדשים מורים שהאוכלים ברוקולי בקביעות הם בעלי חשש מופחת ללקות בסרטן בערמונית, במעי הגס, ברקטום, ובסרטן הריאות, אפילו בהשוואה לאלו האוכלים בקביעות ירקות אחרים שאינם ממשפחת הכרוביים. כל חלקי הברוקולי, לא רק הפרחים, חשובים בריאותית.

חוקרים מעריכים שבנבטי ברוקולי (הזמינים בחנויות טבע ולעתים בחנויות רגילות) יש פי חמישים כוח לנקות רעלים שיש חשש שהם מסרטנים מאשר באותו ירק כאשר הוא בשל. לא רק שברוקולי מדכא את צמיחת התאים הסרטניים אלא הוא גם פועל נגד התפשטות תאי הסרטן לאיזורים אחרים בגוף sulforaphane מזרז את סילוק החומרים המסרטנים מגופכם.

כמה ירקות ממשפחת הכרוביים יש לאכול כדי להוריד את הסיכון ללקות בסרטן? מספיק לאכול פחות מספל אחד ביום!

כבר כתבתי על החיידק helicobacter והקשר שו לאולקוסים ולסרטן בקיבה, וכן לבעיות בקצב הלב, לגלאוקומה, מיגרנות ועוד. לדיאטה שכללה 100 גרם נבטי ברוקולי ביום הייתה תוצאה של ירידה ניכרת של הדבקה עם. חיידק helicobacter

מזה זמן ידועה ההשפעה של מיץ כרוב חי כמרפא אולקוסים בקיבה ובתריסריון.

אגב, ברוקולי ואגוזי מלך הם רק שניים מהמזונות המחזקים את העצמות.

ברוקולי ועגבניות ידועים, כל אחד לחוד, כנוגדי סרטן אך כאשר מדובר בסרטן הערמונית, יכולות אלו מוגברות כאשר הם נאכלים ביחד. קיצוץ וחימום של הירקות הללו מגבירה את יעילותם, אך מוטב לא להגזים בחימום ברוקולי, די באידוי של 5 דקות. מאחר שהגזעים הסיביים של ברוקולי מתבשלים יותר לאט, ניתן להכינם קודם במשך כמה דקות ורק אז להוסיף את הפרחים. והוסיפו מעט פרחי ברוקולי לרסק העגבניות שעל הפיצה שלכם.

הכנת ברוקולי בתנור מיקרוגל תגרום לאובדן יותר מ-80% משלושה חומרים השובים שבו. מתי כולם ייפטרו כבר מהתנורים הללו?

בהוספת כמה פטריות מבושלות (אין לאכול פטריות ללא בישול) לברוקולי, ההשפעה נוגדת הסרטן גדלה משמעותית, וראו עלון קודם בהקשר זה. אכילת ארבע פטריות (רגילות, כמו אלו שקונים בסופרמרקט) או פחות ביום יכולה למנוע התפתחות סרטני שד חדשים, וזאת בדומה לתרופות הקונבנציונליות, ולמעוניינים מומלץ לאתר את המאמר: anti-aromatase activity of phytochemicals in white button mushrooms (agarius bisporus)

Quercetin הינו חומר מעכב חמצון, המצוי בבצל וביין אדום. הוא מסייע לצמצם ביותר ממחצית את המספר והגודל של הפוליפים [הטרום-סרטניים] במעיים. ניתן לרכוש אותו בטבליות, 2 ביום (לדוגמה של סולגר) והוא מאוד עוזר לבעיות ערמונית (פרוסטטה) ואולי אף מונע סרטן שם.

רימונים מכילים אסטרוגן מן הצומח ולכן פועלים נגד יובש בנרתיק (וגינאלי) ובנוסף הם משפרים את מצב העור והשיער.

ענבים הם ‘נשנוש’ המחזק רגישות לאינסולין וכך מצמצמים משמעותית תנודות ברמת הסוכר בגוף ונדרש פחות מזון להרגיש שבעים. הרחת שנף (וניל) אמיתי עשוי לגרום לצריכת פחות ‘אוכל זבל’ שכן הוא גורם לשחרור סרוטונין המעניק תחושת שובע.

מחסור בויטמין די הינו גורם, אולי המרכזי, למחלת פרקינסון. פורסם מחקר אודות חולה שמצבו השתפר בקביעות לאחר טיפול יומי של 4000 יחידות. בעבר כתבתי רבות על תכונות הגנתיות שונות של ויטמין די, לרבות נגד סוגי סרטן.

כורכום מכיל חומר חזק ושמו כורכומין המגן על המוח נגד הנזקים המובילים לאלזהיימר alzheimer.

- Watercress גרגר הנחלים- עשוי לתרום לראייה בריאה, כמו גם תרד וביצים הנאכלים יחדיו.

שינה בחדר חשוך לגמרי, ללא שום תאורה, עשויה להוריד משמעותית סוגי סרטן שונים. לאחרונה הוכח שאור מלאכותי בלילה עלול להעלות את התחלואה בלאוקמיה אצל ילדים. אנא, שימרו על חדר השינה שלכם חשוך לגמרי! אור עלול לפגוע בשחרור מלטונין-melatonine- החיוני כל כך לבריאות טובה: רופאים המתמקדים ברפואה טבעונית מוסיפים מלטונין לטיפול בסרטן. דובדבנים ואגוזי מלך מכילים מעט מלטונין ועשויים לסייע לשינה.

לאחרונה היו בישראל דיווחים על חיידק עמיד לאנטיביוטיקה קלבסיאלה -.Klebsiella ובכן, הוכח שיש לא מעט שמנים היכולים לעזור, כגון שמן עץ התה או אכילאה-Achillea-. גם שום בתוך גרביים (אפשר להניח בין שני זוגות) הוא פתרון נפלא. למיטב ידיעתי הפתרונות הללו לא יושמו במצבים הבעייתיים שהתעוררו בבתי החולים בארצנו.

אם למישהו עדיין יש ספק לגבי התועלת בחלב אם, אז הנה חומר למחשבה. לאחרונה הוכח ששיעור התמותה בקרב תינוקות בני שלושה חודשים באפריקה שאמותיהם נדבקו בווירוס של איידס וניזונו רק מחלב אם היה פחות מחצי מזה של בני אותו גיל אשר הוזנו מאבקת חלב. זהו ממצא מרשים ביותר! לדעתי ראוי להאכיל תינוקות באבקות רק לפי מרשם רופא, ורק במקרים חריגים ונדירים ביתר

[אין בעצם סיבה לכך].

עוד גילוי חדש הוא שגברים אשר עברו סירוסvasectomy– מצויים בסכנה מוגברת של סוג של דמנציה. מדובר בניתוח החוסם את תעלות הזרע. הוא אסור על פי ההלכה היהודית, ועל רופא יהודי אסור לבצעו על כל חולה, יהודי או נוכרי. לדעת החוקרים, במצב הגופני החדש שנוצר הזרע מתערבב בדם. אני תוהה (אך זו רק שאלה תיאורטית שלי) האם יש מצב מקביל אצל נשים אשר מקיימות יחסים שמדובר עדיין על מצב נידה-חס וחלילה-, כאשר זה אסור. אמנם כבר אין דימום אבל כלי הדם עדיין לא הבריאו לחלוטין אחרי המחזור, ואז הזרע ‘מתערבב’ בדם.

עוד תגלית חדשה: הקליפה הפנימית של העץ lapacho (ניתן לרכוש בבית מרקחת המתמחה בצמחים) עשוי לסייע לטפל בסרטן נדיר בעיני ילדים, .retinoblstoma

הצמחים ולריאן (valeriana officinalis) ומליסה Melissa officinalis)) פועלים כמרגיעים ומקלים על חרדות. בחנויות טבע ניתן כעת לרכוש מגוון נעים של צמחים מרגיעים אורגניים, ושמם relaxteas.

Iyyar = ANI HA-SHEM ROFEGA ………when G-d gives us nature as a help to get healed.
After the last few times when we discussed some definite subjects we will continue again with “thousand and one things”.

New research shows that eating ¼ cup of freshly ground flax seed [=linseed=pishtan] daily reduces hot flashes by a third and reduces cramping during the menstrual period for two out of three women and also remarkable reduces the risk of menopausal mood swings and depression.
Flax contains mild plant estrogens that balance a woman’s own estrogen when hormone levels dip too low. Just sprinkle ground flaxseed on cereal or yogurt, or add to any food.
Drink enough with it! Never buy ground flax seed, but grind it freshly.
Try adding whole flax seeds to your soups. They make a tasty and crunchy addition. Wait a few minutes after you add the seeds so that they have time to absorb the water and soften up. Flax seeds are wonderful stool softeners and help reduce constipation.
Flaxseed has the potential to reduce tumor growth in patients with breast cancer, especially if combined with cottage cheese.
[Cottage cheese is rich in lactose and some people may not tolerate it well [abdominal pains, gasses]

Like other cruciferous vegetables [of the cabbage family, like cabbage, cauliflower, kale and Brussels sprouts], broccoli contains the phytonutrients sulforaphane and the indoles, which have significant anti-cancer effects.
Recent studies show that those eating regularly broccoli have a much lower risk of prostate, colon, rectal and lung cancer-even when compared to those who regularly eat other vegetables [all of them are important] not belonging to the cabbage family.
All parts of broccoli-also the stems-are healthy, not only the florets.
Researchers estimate that broccoli sprouts [available in health food shops] has some 50 times more power then mature broccoli to detoxify potential carcinogens.
Broccoli does not only suppress tumor cell growth, but also cancer cell metastasis (the movement of cancerous cells to other parts of the body)
Sulforaphane helps to clear potentially carcinogenic substances more quickly from your body
How much to eat of cruciferous vegetables to lower your risk of cancer? Less then one cup a day is enough!
I wrote already about helicobacter infections and their connection with gastric ulcers, gastric cancer as well as their connection with irregular heartbeat, glaucoma, migraine etc.
A diet including 100 grams of broccoli sprouts per day resulted in a significant reduction of H. pylori
Since long known also is the effect of raw cabbage juice as a healer substance for ulcers of the stomach and duodenum [peptic ulcers].
By the way: walnuts broccoli, just two examples of excellent food to strengthen your bones.

Broccoli and tomatoes-each of them separately recognized for their cancer-fighting capabilities-are even more successful against prostate cancer when eaten together in once diet
Chopping and heating make the cancer-fighting constituents of tomatoes and broccoli more effective, but don’t overcook broccoli [steaming it for a 5 minutes is enough]
Since the fibrous stems of broccoli take longer to cook, they can be prepared separately for a few minutes before adding the florets.
Microwaving broccoli resulted in a loss of more then 80% of its three major antioxidant compounds. [When will everybody get rid of his microwave??}
Add lightly steamed broccoli florets to the tomato-paste on your pizza.
By adding some cooked mushrooms to the broccoli the anticancer effects are tremendously increased!! [See former alon]
Eating some four mushrooms a day or even less [the normal ones in the supermarkets] could have an effect themselves on preventing new breast cancers.[ see article:Anti-aromatase activity of phytochemicals in white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus ]

Regularly consuming quercetin, an antioxidant found in onions and red wine, helps cut the number and the size of [precancerous] colon polyps by more then 50%.
Quercetin can also be bought as capsules [for example solgar] and are most useful for prostate problems and even may help prevent prostate cancer [2 capsules a day]

Pomegranate has found to improve vaginal dryness because of their phytoestrogens. [plant estrogens] And in addition it improves skin and hair.
Snacking on grapes boosts insulin sensitivity, reducing blood sugar swings to a great deal, so less food is needed to feel full.
Even so, inhaling the scent of real vanilla makes you less likely to eat junk food. It triggers the release of serotonin that promotes satisfaction.

Vitamin D deficiency is a cause, and possibly the major cause, of Parkinson’s disease. There is published a report in which a patient with Parkinson’s disease steadily improved when treated daily with 4,000 IU of vitamin D.[I have already written enough about the other protective effects of vitamin D ,like many cancers etc]

Turmeric contains a powerful substance called curcumin, which shields the brain from the damage that leads to Alzheimer.
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Watercress can be highly beneficial for good vision, just as spinach and eggs eaten together.

Sleeping without light at night in a really totally dark room can significantly reduce various kinds of cancers and recently it has shown that artificial light at night can increase the incidence of childhood leukemia .
Keep your sleeping room totally dark!! Light may disturb the melatonin secretion so important for good health and giving extra melatonin is well known in anti cancer treatment by natural doctors.
Walnuts and cherries contain a bit of melatonin and may help as “sleeping aids”

Recently there have been in Israel quite a bit of talk about resistant Klebsiella infections. It has been shown that there are quite a few essential oils which may help with resistant bacterial infections for example tea tree oil and the essential oil of Achillea
Garlic even by putting it into socks may be another wonderful option
To the best of my knowledge none of them have been applied in hospital situations in our country.

If one is still in doubt about the extreme value of breast milk then the following may give one to think: it was shown recently that the death rate of 3 months old babies who were exclusively breast-fed was less than half that of infants who received infant formula alone in African women infected with the AIDS virus. A most remarkable finding!
In my opinion any formula feeding should be available only on prescription and then alone in most exceptional cases.
Also a recent finding is that man who had vasectomy are at risk for a certain type of dementia [vasectomy] Vasectomy involves blocking the tubes through which sperm pass.[ = "sterilizing" man by surgery]
This operation is forbidden by the torah for Jews
It is also forbidden for a Jewish doctor to perform this operation on non-Jewish patients.
After a vasectomy the protective barrier is broken and semen mixes into the blood.[according to the researchers]
I wonder if semen which mixes with blood in a women who is not yet totally “clean “[ absolutely forbidden by the torah to have then relations] or even if there is no bleeding anymore but the blood vessels are still “not totally recovered” after the menstrual period [zeman nida ="waiting period"]may not have the same negative effect on women.],but this is just a theoretical idea from me.
Also recently found: The inner bark of the lapacho [herbal pharmacies] tree might help treat a rare eye cancer in children so called retinoblastoma

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) and valerian (Valeriana officinalis) are used as mild sedatives and anxiolytics herbs.
In health food shops one can buy now a days various teas under the name of “relaxteas” which contain nice combinations of relaxing organic herbs

Deadly Antibiotic-Resisting Bacteria Has Killed Dozens………across Israel : something to do?!

harold jitschak bueno de mesquita — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:38:55 +0000

…………….. The formula consist of: thyme,cloves,cinnamon and lavender, as essential oils in special proportions.

THIS IS WHAT II HEARD/READ THESE DAYS: [AND YOU PROBABLY AS WELL]

Deadly Antibiotic-Resisting Bacteria Has Killed Dozens
17 Adar 5767, 07 March 07 10:38
by Hana Levi Julian
(IsraelNN.com) A deadly antibiotic-resistance strain of bacterium has infected hundreds and killed dozens of patients in hospitals across Israel being treated for other illnesses.

The story first broke Tuesday night on the Channel 1 Mabat TV program. The bacterium is not new to Israeli hospitals, although this latest strain, Klebsiella pneumoniae, appeared in recent months. The bacterium attacks hospital patients being treated for other illnesses, and has infected mostly those who have been hospitalized for over 25 days.
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Normally found in the mouth, skin and intestines, Klebsiella pneumoniae is a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family. The germ often causes hospital-acquired urinary tract and burn wound infections, but is also known to cause bacterial pneumonia. Its identification is complicated and can involve a large number of tests.

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The germ often causes hospital-acquired urinary tract and burn wound infections, but is also known to cause bacterial pneumonia. Its identification is complicated and can involve a large number of tests.

I wonder if any patient has been treated with cloves/clove-oil,garlic,grapefruit seed extract,echinacea of good quality etc.,or various essential oils as described below.
Especially these essential oils may be of great help here [I can't write this wich real "authority" in these cases of resistent klebsiella , but i am quite confident about this, according to my experience]
Over the years I have treated patients with recurrent difficult pneumonia’s [sometimes after varous hospitalizations with a mixture of essential oils,which i will not describe here in extenso ,because the wrong preparation can be dangerous.
The formula consist of: thyme,cloves,cinnamon and lavender, as essential oils in special proportions.
[the formula was published in Phytotherapeutic Research june 1989]
The French pharmacy in gilo and Oplatka do make up this prescription for me. they are known as “essential oils” [and mention then that the prescription is from me]
If you know of anybody at the moment with a serious condition of this sort, you may contact me and G-d willing i may suggest you what to try, if the hospital agrees.
I suggest that you transfer this article to misrad ha-briut [the Ministery of Health].
May be somebody is intersted to look into it.

I will also copy here under two articles about some research in plants and infections.

…………….J Appl Bacteriol. 1989 Jan;66(1):69-75.
Antimicrobial activity of clove oil dispersed in a concentrated sugar solution.
Briozzo J, Nunez L, Chirife J, Herszage L, D’Aquino M.

Departamento de Industrias, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Republica Argentina.

Essential oil of clove, dispersed (0.4% v/v) in a concentrated sugar solution, had a marked germicidal effect against various bacteria and Candida albicans. Staphylococcus aureus (five strains), Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Clostridium perfringens, and Escherichia coli inoculated at a level of 10(7) cfu/ml, and C. albicans (inoculum 4.0 x 10(5) cfu/ml) were killed (greater than 99.999%) after 2-7 min in a laboratory broth supplemented with 63% (v/w) of sugar, and containing 0.4% (v/w) of essential oil of clove. Added organic matter ( i.e. human or bovine serum) did not impair its antimicrobial activity. Sugar was not necessary for the antimicrobial activity of clove oil, but the concentrated sugar solution provided a good vehicle for obtaining an oil dispersion that is relatively stable for certain practical applications.

………………. Fitoterapia. 2004 Dec;75(7-8):733-6.
Antibacterial activity of Achillea clavennae essential oil against respiratory tract pathogens.
Skocibusic M, Bezic N, Dunkic V, Radonic A.

Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science, Mathematics and Education, University of Split Teslina 12, 21000 Split, Croatia. mirskoc@pmfst.hr

The essential oil of Achillea clavennae was investigated for its antibacterial activity against some respiratory tract pathogens. Maximum activity was observed against Klebsiella pneumoniae and penicillin-susceptible and penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. The oil also exhibited strong activity against Gram (-) Haemophilus influenzae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Gram (+) Streptococcus pyogenes was the most resistant to the oil.
Publication Types: * Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov’t
PMID: 15567252 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Varicella = chicken pox= ababu-ot ruach= wind pokken etc.

harold jitschak bueno de mesquita — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:32:57 +0000

Varicella = chicken pox= ababu-ot ruach= wind pokken etc.

These days there seem to be some cases of varicella [chickenpox] around.

I don’t know the statistics, but I got a call from a few patients.

Therefore a few words about this viral disease. [just a little joke: the Word program wants to change the word varicella while I am typing this word into : vermicelli or Marcella: maybe Microsoft needs some medical update…………..]

Varicella is basically a children disease, but these days, because of vaccinations, one sees it less and less.

I will not go into the discussion on the “wisdom” of vaccination against this children disease.

I don’t give advice about vaccinations by e-mail or telephone to anybody!

(I did sent you a while ago a general article about vaccinations where I mentioned some of my own ideas, without connecting to this an absolute practical advice)

Varicella is highly contagious [therefore it is also called ababu-ot ruach wind pox /wind pocken /wind pokken [in Hebrew, English, German and Dutch etc] to “indicate” that it spreads as quickly /simple as the wind…..!

Typically there are developing fluid-filled lesions [like blisters] which in the end become a scab and fall of.

The lesions develop not all at once but in little groups, in different stages.

While some are still vesicles ["blisters"], others are already dried up scabs.

One always find these blisters also on the head –the hairy part [look for them] and this is quite typical for varicella.

Also in the mouth and on the white of the eyes [even on the cornea] and elsewhere one may find these blisters.

The immunity after varicella is life long! No second attacks.

Young babies will not get varicella if the mother had the disease, because they will be protected by antibodies in the blood of the mother which pass the placenta before birth.

The disease is not dangerous, but patients who are being treated with “anti-cancer” drugs, steroids and such [drugs which compromise the immune system] as well as pregnant women who never had chicken pox should consult their doctor if there was contact with a patient with chicken pox.

Homeopathically I would ask the homeopathic pharmacy-if anybody gets chicken pox- to make up the following prescription:

ant tart
ant crudum
rhus tox
sulfur
pulsatilla
mixed together, totally 50 cc [equal parts] as D6 and to take every 2 to 3 waking hours some 7drop. under/on the tongue

Possibly rhus tox D6 alone may also be enough,but various writers bring their various experiences.

One well known German homeopathic work on children claims not to be impressed by homeopathic treatment for varicella.

A trial however will certainly not harm and it may bring relief.

Locally one may try some calendula or calamine lotion.

Also washing with the water of cooked potatoes [after straining] may help as well as oatmeal water [oatmeal soaked in water and strained]

Locally aloe vera may also be useful as well as vitamin E oil.

Washing with lavender and chamomile tea may also bring relief.

Drinking a tea mixture like that of

calendula/chamomile/sambucus/mentha/eupatorium may be useful and shorten the duration of the disease.

See below: Links from wikipedia about varicella: [I don't agree automatically with the all that is written in the various articles]

http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%97 [Hebrew]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varicella [english]

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varicelle [french]

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varicela [spanish]

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterpokken [dutch]

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windpocken [german]

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox[ simple: english]

the good side of nicotine [really I don't smoke and i don't advise you to do!!],but there maybe never a good side to margarine or inferior food oils………..

harold jitschak bueno de mesquita — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:03:34 +0000

…………….But immunologist Luis Ulloa has found that it can also reverse the condition called sepsis, which kills some 250,000 Americans a year.

We all know nicotine as the addictive substance that gets people hooked on cigarettes, which can kill you. But as this ScienCentral News video explains, now nicotine could also be a tool in defeating one of the leading causes of death in the developed world.

Putting Out the Fire

The nicotine that gets people hooked on cigarettes can be implicated in hundreds of thousands of deaths in the U.S. each year. But immunologist Luis Ulloa has found that it can also reverse the condition called sepsis, which kills some 250,000 Americans a year.

Typically, when your body responds to an infection, immune cells send out chemical messengers called cytokines. Some of these cytokines force your blood to clot, which ensures that the threatening material doesn’t spread throughout the body.

Usually sparked by trauma or a bacterial infection, sepsis is when this immune response goes into overdrive. Ulloa explains, “Your immune system becomes very strong, [and it] wants to protect your body at any cost.”
Ulloa Lab
People in the early stages of sepsis may feel confused, have a fever and rapid heart rate, and develop a rash. Sepsis is often confused with other conditions, Ulloa says, and treating the underlying infection with antibiotics misses the root of the problem. “It’s your own immune response who is killing you,” he explains. “So your own immune response becomes so strong that it’s attacking the cardiovascular system and it’s able to cause multiple organ failure.”

Previous studies showed that smokers are less prone to another disease of the immune system, ulcerative colitis. This inflammatory disease attacks the digestive system, but was found to affect a disproportionate number of non-smokers.

This led Ulloa and his team at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research to study nicotine as an anti-inflammatory for sepsis. He discovered that nicotine grabs immune cells and prevents them from spewing inflammatory cytokines throughout the body.

In laboratory tests it was able to reverse sepsis in mice. After inducing sepsis, researchers waited until the mice became sick to inject the nicotine. It worked: many of the mice, Ulloa says, got better within 24 hours. He says that this experiment closely replicates how sepsis could be treated in the real world, “because for patients, you can’t predict when someone will go into sepsis. So you have to develop different experimental strategies to be able to rescue the patient.”
Nicotine Graphic
Ulloa found how nicotine can be used against sepsis by calming down the inflammatory particles in the body.
While nicotine is useful in the laboratory, Ulloa stresses this is no endorsement of smoking. “It was very interesting to find out that nicotine have a strong anti-inflammatory potential,” he says. “However, the clinical problem [is that] you can never use nicotine. There are so many toxic effects.”

“When you’re smoking, you may have some small beneficial effect from nicotine, but you still have another thousand chemical products that is killing your body,” says Ulloa.

But since his team also found the specific receptor on immune cells that nicotine latches onto, researchers can now see if drugs that work like nicotine can help battle the fires within.

Other researchers are currently working with one nicotine-like drug, originally developed to fight Alzheimer’s, to treat inflammation. This drug, named GTS-21, was found to be ineffective in the treatment of Alzheimer’s because it wasn’t able to penetrate the brain. But Ulloa says that it has great potential as an anti-inflammatory, since it can avoid the brain and target other parts of the body.

Ulloa’s research was featured in the June 2006 Scientific American magazine, August 2005 Nature, and November 2004 Nature Medicine. His research is funded by the Faculty Awards Program of the North Shore Health System, the North Shore-Long Island Jewish General Clinical Research Center, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.