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Dear Friend of NIRS,

The behind-the-scenes  maneuvering on the Senate climate bill is reaching a
fever  pitch, especially the efforts to add tens--or even  hundreds--of
billions of dollars in new taxpayer-backed  support for the nuclear power
industry.

Sens. Kerry  (D-MA), Graham (R-SC) and Lieberman (I-CT) are actively
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The December Copenhagen climate negotiations  offer a terrific opportunity
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Orthomolecular Medicine News  Service, November 17, 2009
Flu, Viruses, and Vitamin C Megadoses: A Personal Statement
By Robert G. Smith, PhD
(OMNS, November 17, 2009) Like most Americans, throughout most of my  life
I have occasionally been down with a virus. But for a long time, a  simple
cold for me started as a headache, sore throat and congestion in my  nasal
passages, and typically progressed to prolonged infection in my  lungs, and a
terrible cough. The whole experience took up to two weeks for  recovery from
the virus, and several more weeks for my lungs to  recover.
In his book Vitamin C and the Common Cold (1), Linus Pauling  explained
that vitamin C, taken at the proper dose, can prevent a virus  from taking hold
in the body. This pioneering book, written back in 1970,  was ignored by
many doctors but was well-received by the public. One  chemistry professor
told me that he had heard of Pauling's book and the  vitamin C therapy but
didn't think taking a big dose of an acid, even a  mild one like ascorbic acid,
would be good for the body. As for me, I  imagined Pauling was probably
correct about the details he had researched,  because he was a renowned
scientist and knew much more than most about  biochemistry. Perhaps, I thought,
he
had simply gotten some of the medical  details wrong or had missed some of
the important studies about the  effects of vitamins. But I started taking
1,000 mg of vitamin C every day  and kept this up for several decades.
Two years ago, I decided to look further for myself. I looked online  and
found a recent book by Hickey and Roberts (2) that summarized 60 years  of
vitamin C research and revisited the issue of Dr. Pauling's rejection  by the
medical establishment. Pauling and a few brave physicians had  continued
research into the use of vitamin C to prevent illness and had  gained a lot of
new knowledge and intuition about its use. The book  explained that all of
the studies showing little effect of vitamin C had  serious flaws. It also
carefully debunked the myths about hazards of  vitamin C use. I also read
Pauling's newer book on vitamin therapy, How  to Live Longer and Feel Better
(3), and was amazed at his clear  explanation of individual differences in the
need for essential nutrients.  Pauling had been right all along, and now
there was a lot of new knowledge  about how to use vitamin C for best benefit.
Next, I found a book by  Thomas Levy on the use of vitamin C to cure
infectious disease. (4) All of  these books contained numerous references to the
scientific  literature.
So I started taking 2,000-3,000 milligrams of vitamin C every few  hours,
and more when I went to bed at night. This caused no discomfort  and only
occasionally produced a minor laxative effect from vitamin C that  was
unabsorbed. Then, if I ever got an infection, I followed Dr. Robert  Cathcart's
instructions about going to "bowel tolerance" of vitamin C. (5)  Usually when I
get a cold or the flu there is an initial period of several  hours when I
feel tired, with a slight headache, sometimes with a slight  sore throat or
sniffle. As the books described, I could stop the symptoms  of the oncoming
infection within an hour or two by taking a higher dose of  vitamin C at
shorter intervals (3,000-5,000 milligrams every 20  minutes). Did it work? Well,
that first year I didn't get any colds or  flu, though in previous years I
usually had 2-3 colds.
Continuing to read about vitamin C and its effects, I read the new  Hickey
and Saul (6) book. The authors presented a very clear rationale for
ingesting vitamin C at a high level to bowel tolerance. Normally, the body  does
not take up vitamin C from the gut very efficiently at high doses.  However,
when the body is stressed with bacteria, viruses, or toxins, the  need for
vitamin C goes up tremendously, and the gut absorbs  proportionately more.
Now, after two years of taking high doses of vitamin C whenever I feel
symptoms of a cold or flu, I haven't had any colds or flu. I have found,
exactly as Hickey and Saul report, that it is possible to feel the  symptoms wax
and wane in one's body in inverse proportion to the dose that  one takes
throughout the day. This is a helpful scientific observation  that anyone can
verify whenever one treats a cold or influenza with  vitamin C. Although in
previous years I typically got a secondary  bacterial infection in my lungs,
requiring antibiotics and another two  weeks for recovery beyond the
duration of the cold, now with my vitamin C  therapy I simply don't get a cough
at
all, much less a prolonged bacterial  infection. From this experience, it is
obvious to me that vitamin C helps  to strengthen the immune response.
It is also now obvious to me that all the years I had been taking 1,000
mg/day and continued to get two or three colds, the amount was simply not
enough. I ride my bicycle in to work throughout the year, even when it is
freezing cold in the winter, and this puts a severe stress on my lungs.  The
books I've read explain that any severe stress, for example, a  low-grade
bacterial infection, or an injury, increases the body's need for  an
anti-oxidant, and lowers the level of vitamin C in the blood.  Although 1,000
milligrams
of vitamin C per day does some good, it  simply is not enough to suffice
for the body's needs when an infection  comes on.
Most animal species make in the neighborhood of 5,000-10,000 mg/day of
vitamin C in their own bodies; this is the norm for all mammals except
primates, some fruit eating bats, and guinea pigs. And it is known that  during
times of stress or illness, the majority of animal species  dramatically
increase their need and production of vitamin C. We humans  can respond to this
increased need by taking mega-doses of vitamin C when  we start to feel a
virus taking hold. When we do so, our bodies will be  able to fight it off more
readily.
Every year there are a few reports ostensibly showing some problem with
mega-doses of vitamin C. But after close scrutiny none have held true, and
the Hickey and Saul book explains why very clearly. Every individual
2,000-3,000 milligram dose I take allows my body, according to Hickey's  dynamic
flow model, to eliminate any excess after the vitamin performs its  function.
No heartburn, sometimes a little gas, very little laxative  effect, and this
is reduced by lower doses. For me, this is a small price  to pay for not
having several prolonged three- to four-week periods per  year during which I'm
essentially out of operation with congestion and a  terrible cough. If
everyone could read the Pauling, Levy and Hickey and  Saul books, I imagine we'd
have a lot less illness in our country. Does  this mean that we could stop
the current flu epidemic with vitamin C? I  suspect that if clinics around
the country could make the facts known  about vitamin C and give some simple
instructions about its use, then yes,  this could be accomplished. That is,
if we take large enough doses.
(Dr. Robert G. Smith is Research Associate Professor, Department of
Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania. His research interest is the  function
of retinal circuitry. He is a member of the Institute for  Neurological
Sciences and the author of several dozen scientific papers  and reviews.)
References:
(1) Pauling L. Vitamin C and the Common Cold. W.H. Freeman and Company,
San Francisco, 1970. Also: Vitamin C, the Common Cold, and the Flu.
W.H.Freeman, San Francisco, 1976.
(2) Hickey S and Roberts H. Ascorbate: The science of vitamin C. 2004.
ISBN 1-4116-0724-4. Morrisville, NC: Lulu. An author interview is posted  at
_http://www.doctoryourself.com/hickey.html_
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(3) Pauling L. How to Live Longer and Feel Better. Corvallis, OR:  Oregon
State University Press, 2006. Originally published 1986. Reviewed  in J
Orthomolecular Med and posted at _http://www.doctoryourself.com/livelonger.html_
(http://www.cihfimediaservices.org/12all/lt/t_go.php?i=3
2&e=MTc1Njc=&l=-http--www.doctoryourself.com/livelonger.html)
(4) Curing the Incurable: Vitamin C, Infectious Diseases, and Toxins,  by
Thomas E. Levy (paperback, 2002) ISBN-13: 9781401069636. Reviewed in J
Orthomolecular Med and posted at _http://www.doctoryourself.com/levy.html_
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(5) Robert F. Cathcart, MD: Why a sick body need so much vitamin C:
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(6) Hickey S, Saul AW. Vitamin C: The Real Story. Laguna Beach, CA:  Basic
Health Publications, 2008. ISBN: 978-1-59120-223-3. Reviewed at
_http://www.townsendletter.com/June2009/bc_vitc0609.htm_
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This Wednesday, November 18th, the U.S.  Senate plans to consider a massive
"food safety" bill entitled "The FDA Food  Safety Modernization Act".
This bill (S. 510) will strengthen the  forces that for the past fifty
years have led to unsafe, nutritionally  compromised food and will undermine
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are beneficial". The Senate's food safety  initiative, though intended to
be beneficial, follows the House version  by leading food down the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) "modernization" path  that Congress designed for
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drug-related deaths, and leads to the approval of many unsafe  drugs that end up
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financial support the agency receives from drug company  fees.
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powerful incentives to large, concentrated food  manufacturers (the sources of
the most significant threats to our food so far)  while undercutting producers
that are smaller, safer, and often local.
_Today Citizens for Health  launches its food safety campaign and our first
goal is to amend or defeat S  510. If the bill passes without any
meaningful, substantive changes, we will  seek a Presidential Veto. If the bill
that
is finally signed fails to address  our concerns sufficiently we will work
to establish and implement regulations to  minimize the negative impact on
food safety that will surely result, and we will  redouble our efforts to
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Q: I can't stand  this back pain any longer. But I'm not sure I want to go
to a doctor about it.  All they seem to do is prescribe pills that knock you
out, or try to get you on  the operating table. And I've never witnessed
anyone who's had back surgery come  out feeling all that much better. Do you
have any suggestions?

Dr.  Wright: There are many natural options you can try to relieve your
pain before  submitting to narcotics or surgery.

First, you might want to try willow  bark, the natural anti-inflammatory
that actually served as the basis for  aspirin. Many researchers have
maintained that willow bark has even more to  offer than our synthetic
pharmaceuticals when it comes to relieving back  pain.

Another possibility to explore is vitamin D deficiency. In fact,  the Mayo
Clinic did a study several years ago in an inner city clinic that
discovered 93 percent of the 150 people with complaints of chronic, non-specific
low
back pain had vitamin D deficiency. And these weren't just older
folks...they ranged in age from 10 to 65 years old.

Also, just a few  weeks ago, more news emerged regarding the benefits of
acupuncture for treating  low back pain. Acupuncture involves inserting very
thin, flexible needles just  under the skin along specific points on the body
that relate to organs, areas of  the body, or body systems. The needles
work to correct the flow of energy (or  chi) through the body, alleviating any
imbalances or blockages that might be  causing pain.

To locate an acupuncturist near you, contact the National  Certification
Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine by calling  (703)548-9004 or
visiting their website, _www.nccaom.org_
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From:  Roseanne Scotti, DPA Network  <webmaster@...>
Subject: Our Moment for Medical  Marijuana
To: richardzuckerman2002@...
Date: Thursday,  November 12, 2009, 11:00 AM



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Dear  Richard Paul,


_Contact the Speaker  of the Assembly today and urge him to post medical
marijuana legislation for a floor  vote._
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This  is our moment to move New Jersey’s medical marijuana bill  forward!

Governor  Jon Corzine has said he will sign the New Jersey  Compassionate
Use Medical Marijuana Act if it gets to his  desk, but we have only a few
months before he leaves  office in January.  _It’s time to put pressure  on
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This  past year, you’ve helped step by step to bring New Jersey  closer to
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you, members of the state Senate and  the Assembly Health Committee supported
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Subject: Please sign onto this important letter to FEMA and President
Obama re: Indian Point evacuation plans

Please sign onto the attached letter to President Obama and  FEMA regarding
the Indian Point evacuation plans.


In summary, we are asking that FEMA does not certify the annual evacuation
plan for Indian Point,
when the local emergency authorities and New York State have not certified
the plan,  and the Witt Report found the evacuation plans unworkable and
unfixable.


We need to get this letter out right away because the process has already
started for this year's certification, so please
email back your permission to add your name or organization to the  letter.


Thank you.


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Indian Point puts public  health at grave risk


By JOSEPH J. MANGANO
First published in print:  Tuesday, November 10, 2009
A major  battle over the future of New York's energy policy is being fought
at Indian  Point, 75 miles south of Albany. The battle is not just about
energy, but public  health.

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Indian  Point is the site of two large nuclear reactors operating since the
mid-1970s.  Because Indian Point's federal licenses will expire in several
years, Entergy  Nuclear of Jackson, Miss., which owns the reactors, has
asked federal regulators  to extend them for another 20 years.
The  proposal has drawn fire from New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo,
and from  environmental groups. A total of 10 organizations have filed legal
papers  opposing the 20-year extension. If they are successful, Indian Point
will close  permanently.
But if  they do not succeed, Indian Point will continue to operate for a
long time. And  there will be serious threats to public health.
The  most ominous threat is that of a meltdown. Indian Point stores nuclear
waste in  deep pools of constantly cooled water, equal to hundreds of
Hiroshima bombs.  Loss of cooling water, from sabotage or accident, would heat
this waste to  dangerous levels, causing a release into the environment. In an
area where 21  million people live within 50 miles of the plant, safe
evacuation would be  impossible, and many thousands would suffer from acute
radiation poisoning or  cancer.
Aging  and corroding reactor parts make the chances of another Chernobyl
more possible.  A recent report found five near miss meltdowns from mechanical
problems at  Indian Point from 1999-2004 – the fourth most of any U.S.
nuclear plant. And a  terrorist act against a nuclear plant remains a constant
threat. On 9/11, one of  the hijacked planes flew directly over Indian Point
on its way to the World  Trade Center.
But a  meltdown may not be needed for Indian Point to harm the people who
live near it.  Like all reactors, they must routinely release some of the
radioactive and  cancer-causing chemicals they generate into local air and
water. There are more  than 100 such chemicals, including Strontium-90,
Iodine-131, and Cesium-137 --  the same as in fallout after atomic bomb tests
years
ago.
The  three New York counties with the highest rates of thyroid cancer --
Rockland,  Putnam and Orange -- all are situated within 20 miles of Indian
Point. Particles  of radioactive iodine, created only in bomb tests and
reactors, attack the  thyroid gland, leading to cancer. Scientists have found a
high risk of thyroid  cancer after exposure to the Hiroshima/Nagasaki bombs,
Chernobyl accident and  Nevada atomic bomb tests. There are no other known
causes of thyroid cancer.
Any  decision on the future of Indian Point should be based not just on
energy needs  and costs, but on public health interests. Decades after being
introduced,  nuclear power still poses health risks. Future risks are even
greater, since  reactors are aging and huge amounts of waste are building up. A
sound energy  policy should focus on safe sources, such as wind and solar
power. Federal  regulators should not allow a threat to the health of
millions to operate for 20  more years.
Joseph  J. Mangano is executive director of the Radiation and Public Health
Project, a  research and education organization based in New York.


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Dr. Jonathan V.Wright,MD _www.wrightnewsletter.com_
(http://www.wrightnewsletter.com)  in his  newsletters of February 2009 and
November 2009 wrote
about the use of B-Complex  and trace minerals for Mental Health conditions
such as bi-polar disorder.  Preliminary studies at the University of
Calgary,Canada have shown some  effectiveness with atypical obsessive-compulsive
disorder, pervasive  developmental delays and attention deficit
disorder.,Asperger's syndrome,  generalized anxiety disorder,Pader-Willi
syndrome
depression,anxiety and  rage.

The study in the article used a proprietary formula consisting  of Vitamins
A,C,D and E, 8 B Complex vitamins in fairly low doses even  if you have to
take 4 pills per day as the label recommends,  the  minerals
Calcium,Phosphorus,Magnesium, Potassium,,Iodine, Zinc,Selenium and  Copper. The
formula was
also recommended by Dr.Charles Popper,MD an eminent  Harvard Medical School
psychopharmacologist who found an 86% of bipolar patients  showed a
positive response. The somewhat pricey patented formula can be  seen at
_www.truehope.com_ (http://www.truehope.com)   But you can  find the nutrients
at a
better price in most health food stores.

I would add the significant benefit for epilepsy, in my own   case, my
epilepsy was completely reversed using B Complex vitamins and trace  minerals.
In my case I simultaneously took both vitamin B Complex  supplements (20 mg)
and dietary change to include large amounts of liver, dark  leafy green
vegetables,  whole wheat bread and brown rice. Other  people with epilepsy who
have tried this have found it successful. For some  B Complex pills have not
worked, but consumption of foods high in B Complex  and trace minerals has
worked. Other people have reported success for  schizophrenia.

There will be a conference on Micronutrients for Mental Health, in San
Francisco, California on Friday December 4 and Saturday December 5,2009.
Speakers will include Dr.Popper  and Dr.Bonnie Kaplan,PhD researcher on  this
formula. Also speaking will be Dr.Scott Shannon,MD who will present on
Micronutrients for mental health in children, Carol Banyas,MD,PhD and Larry
Cormier,MD on micronutrients in adults with bipolar and depression. Dr.Daniel
Smith,DC will discuss the role of amino acids in mental health. The conference
website is _www.mmhforum.org_ (http://www.mmhforum.org)

Actually the treatment for many mental health or psychiatric diseases have
a very long pedigree in traditional medical literature. According to the
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) the US Government agency funding
research on this topic,  the symptoms of schizophrenia include
hallucinations,delusions,disordered thinking, movement disorders,flat
effect(personality), social withdrawal and cognitive defects. The NMH lists 
symptoms of
Depression as persistent sad, anxious or 'empty' mood, feelings  of
hopelessness, pessimism, feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness, 
fatigue being
slowed down, difficulty remembering, or making decisions.

Then when you look up the symptoms of Beriberi, the classical Vitamin  B1
deficiency disease it on Medline Plus it lists loss of sensation in  hands
and feet, potential brain damage Later symptoms are mental confusion  and
speech difficulties.
When you look up the symptoms of Pellagra, the classical vitamin B3
(niacin) deficiency it includes mental confusion and delusions and scaly  skin.
Isn't there an overlap there? It is no surprise that these B Complex
vitamins often work.
               Arnold







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