TONI (Toxins Out, Nutrients In) Group

The path of dealing with the Morgellons symptoms set has forced me to look at cleaning out my body and putting proper nutrients in. Those who are managing or eliminating symptoms have taken a "toxins out, nutrients in" approach. Morgellons while horrific has many relatives...fibromyalgia, diabetes, chronic fatigue, cancer to give names to these conditions.

I am doing well. I feel my getting well has a purpose. While I am far from an expert, I feel I have enough knowledge to help others. I'm also amazed at the number of people who have taken the TONI approach to other conditions with great success. Given all of this, I asked my town's Recreation Center if they would support my starting a share group related to this important topic. They have been very supportive!

So, next month we will have our first meeting. I am curious how it will go (and how many professionals and non-professionals will show up). I am hopeful it will act as a catalyst to healing in Cortez...and maybe further. It would be great if it inspires similar groups elsewhere.

I  know many of you feel alone. I know the importance of sharing. I haven't made an entry in some time. I guess I've felt alone and powerless. If you get anything out of this post, let it be this- You are not alone and you have the power to make a difference! Happy Thanksgiving- Joe

Morgellons Related Videos

Please take a look at some or all of these videos posted on youtube. Thank you, Elizabeth!

http://youtu.be/JB-aG8AOx9I 

 

http://youtu.be/fW3UJPF5AoI

 

http://youtu.be/fW-WGK3RHQg

 

http://youtu.be/_kz47UkPBTU

 

http://youtu.be/yMywN0YKZzw

 

http://youtu.be/2gmvmxt9ztQ

 

http://youtu.be/8C_HkYafuzs

A Solution Worth Reading!

I’m once again in a temporary limbo. My house is rented out and still on the market. I packed up and am midway on an east to back west move. I’ve been visiting family along the stages of my move. One quiet day at my sister’s home prompted me to hike to the nearest mall and purchase Mark Hyman, M.D.’s book The Ultramind Solution.

While the title suggest it being all about the brain, it is and it isn’t.  Hyman explains the basics of Functional Medicine while expanding our understanding of the body as a system. Seven Keys to recovery/ balance are outlined along with a six week protocol to “tune up” the system; ultrasimplified, it is a “toxins out, nutrients in” approach.  A plethora of patient recovery stories shows us that a “take charge” approach to the body often results in dramatic elimination of symptoms.

Here’s another book worth a high recommendation. It needs to be on your shelf. Buy it! Read it!

Same Blog. Different Topic

Here's a topic I've been thinking through over the past several months. The research on introverts is blowing open another big can of worms! Please read, share and comment! Thanks, Joe



http://voices.yahoo.com/creating-introvert-friendly-school-11645064.html

Important Research- Please Share!

The Charles E. Holman Foundation Announces Research Publication Honored Among Top 2%http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/06/19/prweb9616173.DTL

Austin, TX (PRWEB) June 19, 2012

A recent study of Morgellons disease has been cited as a “must read” by the Faculty of 1000 (F1000). The article entitled “Morgellons Disease: A Chemical and Light Microscopic Study”, by MJ Middelveen, EH Rasmussen, DG Kahn and RB Stricker, was published in the open-access online Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology Research. Three of the authors, including the principal investigator, serve without compensation on the Advisory Boards of The Charles E. Holman Foundation.

F1000 is a global community of over 10,000 experts who select, rate and evaluate the very best articles in biology and medicine. The service is widely used to find significant new research articles, and the inclusion of the Morgellons article places the work in the top 2% of published articles in these fields. The study evaluation can be accessed at the F1000 website (http://f1000.com/716597867).

In 2011, veterinary microbiologist Marianne J. Middelveen from Calgary, Alberta, Canada and internist Raphael B. Stricker, MD published a study documenting similarities between Morgellons disease and a veterinary illness known as bovine digital dermatitis (BDD) that causes lameness, decreased milk production, weight loss, and skin lesions near the hooves of affected cattle. That study revealed that the unusual fibers seen in the animal disease were similar to those seen in and under the skin of people worldwide who suffer from Morgellons disease. The new study confirms that Morgellons disease is not a delusional illness, as some in the medical community maintain.

The latest findings confirm that fibers from both bovine and human samples were similar in formation at the cellular level and had the chemical and physical properties of keratin. The keratin composition of filaments from humans was confirmed by immunohistological staining with antibodies specific for human keratins. Fibers from human patients were found to be biological in origin and are produced by keratinocytes in epithelial and follicular tissues. The findings are consistent with the 2012 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publication stating that over 80% of non-biopsy material taken from patients had a protein composition.

“This study puts the final nail in the coffin of delusional disease that these patients have been labeled with,” stated Dr. Stricker. “It proves that Morgellons disease is a physiologic illness. From here on, scientists will be able to move forward in finding a cause and a cure.”

The Charles E. Holman Foundation is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization committed to advocacy and philanthropy in the fight against Morgellons disease. The foundation was named for Charles E. Holman, a pioneer in the fight against Morgellons disease. The Charles E. Holman Foundation is based in Austin, Texas and is led by Executive Director, Cindy Casey Holman, R.N.

For more information or to arrange interviews, please contact Ms. Cindy Casey-Holman, R.N.

For the original version on PRWeb visit:www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/6/prweb9616173.htm

To read the study see http://www.omicsonline.org/2155-9554/2155-9554-3-140.php?aid=5477

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Study Released Last Night Confirms Morgellons Disease is Not Delusional

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Another Recommended Read

A friend and health professional recommended the book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price, D.D.S. Dr. Price traveled the world in the 1920s and 30s to document the effects modern diet was having on our species. The observed changes in health when people move from a traditional diet to a modern diet of processed and sugar heavy foods is drastic!

Photos document the health of people living off traditional diets. Even the aged appear to have perfect teeth and good health. This is true for native Celts, Inuits, Aborigines, Native American, and other. All of those eating traditional diet have exceptional health.

There is also documentation of first and second generation introduced to western diet. Tooth decay are common, bone abnormalities occur regularly, and general health falls into chaos!

It is difficult to picture ourselves eating as our ancestor did, but traditional diet is what our bodies are adapted for. The Scottish fishermen are likely most similar to my ancestry; they ate primarily fish and oats. I am rethinking my own diet.

I highly recommend reading this book. With great willpower it is possible to change diets to fit our bodies needs.