Gookinaid
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A study by Bell and Streeten established that the average CFIDS patient has
only 70% of normal blood volume. To address this, Dr. Cheney recommends
drinking one quart of an electrolyte solution daily on an empty stomach.
The best one he has found is Hydralate (Gookinaid) (www.gookinaid.com).

Hydralate is rapidly absorbed into the blood stream through the stomach
lining because it is isotonic-it matches the chemical concentration of the
body's
fluids.

When one of our local members asked Dr. Cheney about vitamin IV's, Gookinaid
came up. While Dr. Cheney thinks the IV's can be very helpful, he told her
that if they are inconvenient or expensive, she could get virtually the same
benefit from her regular supplements and drinking Hydralate (Gookinaid). (This
assumes there is no problem assimilating supplements.) Because Hydralate absorbs
so rapidly, it acts like an IV.

The glucose concerned some since it's a sugar and sugar feeds yeast. He said
that it is not a concern with this product. Hydralate passes directly from the
stomach into the blood and never enters the intestinal tract where the yeast
flourishes.

Only fluids similar in concentration to the body's are easily absorbed. Water
can cause the cells lining the stomach to swell, and slow absorption.
Solutions that are too concentrated can pull water from your body into your
digestive
tract.

The company was founded by Bill Goodkin. Go to their website or call
800.283.6505 for information or to place an order.

Homemade Replacement for Gookinaid with no Sugar
1 cup Spring Water
1 cup Seltzer Water
1/4 tsp Sea Salt
1/4 tsp "No Salt" Salt Substitute (potassium)

Drink 3 - 4 glasses sipped over ice daily. Observe blood pressure response.
Consider stopping if blood pressure rises above 140/90. The type of water or
amounts are irrelevant as long as it's some sort of filtered-type of water (not
tap) and the ratios are the same.

The potassium has an unpleasant taste. One member adds several drops of
stevia and puts an herbal tea bag in the empty 2 liter bottle she uses to hold
this
mixture. (Something to give it flavour without altering the electrolyte
balance: peppermint, peach, raspberry zinger, etc.)
Gookinaid increases blood volume, reducing the symptoms of lightheadedness
upon standing or when in a warm environment (i.e. bath).

This information came from our January 2002 newsletter.
Written by our Carol Sieverling, this issue's articles are based on tapes of
her October 2000 visit. Dr. Cheney gave permission to share this information,
but has not reviewed or edited it. Articles on other topics will be in the
April 2001 newsletter and will soon be available on our website in the section
on
Dr. Cheney. These articles likely apply also to FMs patients experience
cognitive difficulties in addition to pain and fatigue, since Dr. Cheney
believes
they may also have CFIDS. Dr. Cheney spoke in the Dallas - Ft. Worth area on
October 20, 2001. Contact Carol for information, particularly about the videos
that will be available of the seminar.


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