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Questions about Flax Seed
Hello everyone!! I just joined this group with hopes that I will
learn more about the benefits of flax seed. I just recently (a couple weeks) embarked upon a quest for a healthier lifestyle. :) Flax seed was highly recommended as part of a healthy diet. I am hoping that you could answer a few of my questions. Is freshly ground flax seed just as potent if I were to put it into a capsule as it would be if I put it right into my food? I have heard various things as to how much freshly ground flax seed to incorporate into my daily diet; anywhere from 2 Tbsp. to 1/4 cup. What is a recommended amount? Which is a better source - freshly ground flax seed or flax seed oil? I think that is all for now. I appreciate any advice anyone has to give. Thanks, Kristin |
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Re: IS THIS GOING TO THE NEW GROUP??
Cliff Beckwith
I believe what you are reaching is the old group with a slight change in the
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address. At least this is the hope and purpose. This one will have an active owner and monitor as time goes on which our lack of experience made impossible under the old address and which was already causing some problems with more down the road. I hope the time will come when all have switched to the new address and post there. Unless you unsubscribed from the old address you are on both which is fine if you would like to use t he archives. The original set up will never go away. Only an owner can delete a group. Also, only an owner can delete outdated addresses. Cliff -----Original Message-----
From: JudyK <uno-man@...> To: FlaxSeedOil2@... <FlaxSeedOil2@...> Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 2:42 PM Subject: [FlaxSeedOil2] IS THIS GOING TO THE NEW GROUP?? hi all...I thought I had joined the new group but now I wonder from one of cliffs posts to me and a few others maybe I 'm only reaching the old group?? someone please respond. Judy Hoffman |
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Re: Update on eyes
Cliff Beckwith
That would be fine. Leave the headers on. I would love to hear what they
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have to say. I think this is hilarious. Anything I put on I am happy to have spread. Cliff -----Original Message-----
From: Fenris Wolf <Fenris@...> To: FlaxSeedOil2@... <FlaxSeedOil2@...> Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 1:42 PM Subject: Re: [FlaxSeedOil2] Update on eyes seeing oilenough to drive at night. Having great faith in the ability of flaxseed visionto help about any condition involving poor health, Rich began to put it in nowhad improved greatly. I tried it a little and it seemed to help me. oilshe had it back. hadin each eye at night and the cataracts cleared up. don'ta "bleeder" in the retina of my right eye. That is something about which anduse it much anyway. journalI told him that there was no literature but we might be making it. He is Theor two, and it it was rejected he would at least write a letter to the chart"cloud" is still there but seems much less dense. Texastold me that she had an aunt in Texas who cleared cataracts with Flaxseed open.had cleared cataracts with flaxseed oil. She did not tell me how she had II am hardly daring to believe this can be possible, but somewhat excited oilam doing. I would say that if any tries this one should use the golden tofrom the top of a bottle before it is mixed up in the case of Lignan Rich 21pick up my wife's glasses. days later, it is 20 --200.-- |
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Re: Update on eyes
Fenris Wolf
Cliff,
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May I have your permission to forward your posting below to the newsgroup sci.med.vision? There are a lot of vision professionals over there, and we might learn something from them. I could remove the headers if you wish, although it surely would not hurt for people to hear about the FO group? In message <005801c15b44$f0db6b60$109050d8@q2z4k1>, Cliff Beckwith <spinner@...> writes Hi, --
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Re: Interesting to hear!
Ralph Elliott
It does make you wonder. Alternative therapists should stick together.?Gary Null said he brought a whole bunch of them together one time and all they did was quarrel with each other. They don't seem to want to stand together (or at least their followers don't) against the Quackbusters, the FDA, and others. I'm old enough to know it's been quite a battle to keep vitamins and?food supplements available, and alternative medicine alive. Eg., the first doctor to use chelation therapy in New York was treated dreadfully? by the medical boards and authorities of the state. I remember when Carlton Fredericks was the only alternative broadcaster on mainstream radio. Gary Null was also on but on the obscure WBAI. They were the only two. It does sound a little like your Hans was being censored. I guess I'm rambling too much.
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Update on eyes/Blueberries.
Lorenzo
Sometimes I post alternative sources of Omega 3 EFA's; I read without
glasses on a good day. Here is an alternative for eye problems, it can be used with the flax oil; I often eat blue berries specifically to help my eyes. I read without glasses on a good day. My eyes have not changed for distance in over 40 years. There is some evidence that blueberries help the eyes. Best Regards, Lorenzo --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (). Version: 6.0.286 / Virus Database: 152 - Release Date: 10/9/01 |
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Re: Colloidal Silver Group URL (OT)
For those interested in finding out more about colloidal silver, here
are the URLs. The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-request@... -or- silver-digest-request@... with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@... Silver-list archive: List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdevour@...> Hope that helps. Regards, NHY _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at |
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CURED OF CANCER
Esther Poehler Wiechmann
On 10-22-01, Sandy Lightfoot
wrote: ??? "I wonder if 'Hans' is on this
list? I 'think' he was from
If you happen to find Hans, Sandy, I'd also love to hear
Warm regards,
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Flaxseed in eyes
Miz Judy & Mel
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýWouldn't it be great to get rid of
reading glasses? :-) (just kidding) Take care ... Sandy Lightfoot.? wouldn't it be great! Yes..I put my flaxseed oil in my eyes about one hour ago. When they begin to get tired. And whenever the?sinus begin to cause problems I use it; and within a few hours my eyes feel good again. I am due to have an eye examine soon as I can rake up the few dollars to go ahead. I am very fussy even with the rim's I pick out..so I will be paying over the cost Medicaid will fork out. But I want them in not only in style, but being able to see better is very important too. And wearing tri-focal, believe me I wished I didn't have to wear, but this has given to me hours of reading those small letters between the other two lines..and reading music notes, and etc is very important to me to see. And here all day at the computer is a strain on the eyes too, as many others on the group list are finding out about their own eyes. However during the day I get up and walk either outside or do other chores. Then I try not to sit to long at one time in front of this screen. Or I walk around come back now and then to see if anything new is happening..sometimes there is nothing I feel important so I leave again. ?
Flaxseed oil in the eyes is
new to many of us. I've been using it this way for a few months now.But not
religiously. Only when I feel the eyes are getting tired. And to remove other
foreign matter, like dust particles, and etc. Randy one night got a eye lash in
the corner of his eye and we got it right out. While the flaxseed was working he
laid on the sofa and slept. When he got back up he said all he could now feel
was a scratchy eye. So before bed-time he used it again, by the next morning
even the red-eyes cleared up. Since then he has also used it farm dirt, bringing
in the crops.
I live in my own little world,
but it's ok, they know me here. I can say anything I? like.. 'cause nobody listens to me anyway. ? ?
Nashville,Ohio Genealogy Bereavement of a Lost Love One My Cancer Challenge Ordeal NaturalWellBeing-subscribe@... Owner: Miz Judy: mrjau@... FlaxSeedOil2-subscribe@... Owner: Cliff Beckwith: spinner@... |
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Re: Lignans..Question
william falls
my hubby says it is! and he says it is very high ppm, alot higher than most
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of us make here in US with our own little generators. Lorie ----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat and Gail Muldowney" <sleeper@...> To: <FlaxSeedOil2@...> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 12:51 PM Subject: Re: [FlaxSeedOil2] Lignans..Question Hi, Does anyone know if colloidal silver is the same as microdyn which isIsn't vegetablescolloidal silver the same as mycrodin you soak your fruits and inthewhen you live in a third world country like Mexico? Also heard it was goodfirst antibiotic. Thanks, Pat in Mexicoexternal isfeedback on people who are treating thier Cancer with it and FSO! The CS oftotally antibacterial/antifungal, and 1 ounce will clean up a gallon ismoreyucky water to make it drinkable! It is facinating stuff! Anyone wantinfo, please email me, I will share with you what I know about it. It itvery amazing stuff! Thanks, Lorie wfalls@... eyeandsilver-list@...actually makes the generators to enable one to generate his/her own orwhat? Does this make the flaxseed oil gritty.
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THANKS, CLIFF!
Esther Poehler Wiechmann
Dear Cliff,
Many thanks for summarizing your experience with the use
With warm regards,
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Interesting to hear!
Sandy Lightfoot
Hello friends,
I was listening to a radio program on CBC Radio (Canada), called 'Almanac'. It was a 'call in' show and the question of the day was if 'alternate' therapies should be used in conjunction with allopathic modalities. Several people phoned in, mostly discussing topics such as Acupuncture and Chiropractic treatments, that are already implemented to some extent in our BC system. Two guests were featured who operated 'alternate' clinics,(Aroma therapy, Acupuncture and Chiropractic Therapy,I believe). One call really grabbed me. A fellow named Hans called in and he started to tell his story about his cancer (pituitary I think) and how he cured himself. He explained that after following the regular treatment path, his cancer came back so he was searching other therapies (I may have a few facts wrong, but this is the gist of it). Just as he was leading up to something really important,the announcer had to CUT for the NEWS! Hans waited until the NEWS segment was done to continue his call-in. I think there were other callers waiting to talk as the announcer seemed impatient to move the call along. Hans took ages to actually explain what the treatment was. Finally the announcer asked him. I nearly fell over when Hans said he had actually gone to Germany to consult and be treated by Dr Johanna Budwig. When he was asked what the treatment was, he seemed a bit hesitant to say EXACTLY what the therapy was, but said it was oils and proteins, which didn't really explain the true treatment, I mean oil and protein could have been anything, right? Maybe I'm getting very cynical, but my suspicious little mind wondered if (during the NEWS break), Hans had been asked to not mention that it was 'Flaxseed' oil. It was so odd that he said 'Oils and proteins' when he had to have known it was Flax oil and cottage cheese (or quark). It gets even more strange.... The announcer asked the guests on the show if they had ever heard of Johanna Budwig and they said "NO, never heard of her!" Can you imagine anyone in the 'alternate' health field to NOT knowing about JB? I DON'T THINK SO!!! I wonder if 'Hans' is on this list? I 'think' he was from Vancouver, BC. I'd love to know the whole story. Anyway, the crux of the story was that he was cured with Flax-oil and cottage cheese (quark). A Wonderful Testimony!! I thought you'd all be interested in my report. Take care ... Sandy Lightfoot. B.C. Canada. |
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Update on eyes
Sandy Lightfoot
Well Cliff,
The Technician there put up the chart and I could see the second sizeThat is absolutely amazing! If this works for you, it should work for others too! I don't have cataracts, but it would be interesting to see if it would be beneficial for other condition. Wouldn't it be great to get rid of reading glasses? :-) (just kidding) Take care ... Sandy Lightfoot. |
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Update on eyes
Cliff Beckwith
Hi,
I have been asked to summarize what we have been playing with concerning eyes and flax oil. There is nothing here that is any guarantee and nothing that we have read or have followed. Quite a while ago, my cousin Rich told me he had been having trouble seeing enough to drive at night. Having great faith in the ability of flaxseed oil to help about any condition involving poor health, Rich began to put it in his eyes. I am hazy about the length of time it took, but before long his night vision had improved greatly. I tried it a little and it seemed to help me. Just as an observation, I put that info on the flaxseed oil group. Before long some other folks emailed the group and told of this approach helping them. One lady said that it had helped her, but it had helped her neighbor more. The neighbor had macular degeneration and lost her driver's license, and now she had it back. Another lady said that she had faced cataract surgery and put a drop of oil in each eye at night and the cataracts cleared up. Monday, October 1st, I had a yearly eye exam. Six or seven years ago I had a "bleeder" in the retina of my right eye. That is something about which there is very little that can be done. It did not clear by itself after a few years and the doctor recommended laser surgery to drain the blood and prevent blindness. By that time the "bleeder" had rerouted but the dried blood was still there. The laser surgery had caused me to be unable to see much in my right eye and I could not read with both eyes open. This is a problem. The sight had been growing steadily worse and more "cloudy". I attributed this to the laser. During the examination the doctor discovered that there was a dense cataract. He said my sight in that eye, though not perfect anyway, could perhaps be helped by cataract surgery. I wasn't interested because I don't use it much anyway. Then I remembered the lady who had cleared cataracts with flaxseed oil. I talked with the doctor about it. He asked me what literature I had read and I told him that there was no literature but we might be making it. He is quite interested and if this works he said he will write it up in a journal or two, and it it was rejected he would at least write a letter to the editor. During the exam I could only make out the big E with my right eye. Any of the rest was virtual darkness. Twelve days after that and regular use of drops of flax oil in my eye my wife went for new glasses. They weren't right and we will go again this week. However, the technician put the eye chart on and I can already make out some letters in the next size smaller. I can now use my right eye alone and read a lot of the TV commercials. The "cloud" is still there but seems much less dense. During the exam, Jenny, the tecnician who did the examination with the chart told me that she had an aunt in Texas who cleared cataracts with Flaxseed oil. The technician is also very interested. She told me that her aunt in Texas had cleared cataracts with flaxseed oil. She did not tell me how she had used it. If this cataract is cleared I may again be able to read with both eyes open. I am hardly daring to believe this can be possible, but somewhat excited nevertheless. What I have written is not a recommendation. I do not know what will happen. It is simply an account of what has happened. The Opthamologist has assured me that there can be no danger in doing what I am doing. I would say that if any tries this one should use the golden oil from the top of a bottle before it is mixed up in the case of Lignan Rich oil. Regards Cliff Update: Today, October 22, we returned to the Caenter for Sight in Jefferson City to pick up my wife's glasses. The Technician there put up the chart and I could see the second size letters significantly more clearly than I could 8 days ago. The cataract seems to be clearing. Oct 1 the sight in that eye was 20 -- 400. Today, 21 days later, it is 20 --200. If the trend continues another month should see things better than that, though because of the laser damage to the retina it will never be perfect. |
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From Vince
Cliff Beckwith
United States Patent 4,981,844
Alexander , et al. January 1, 1991 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Method to improve immune response and resistance to infection following surgery by diet composition Abstract The immune response of a patient can be improved pre-operatively by altering the diet of a patient. When 20 to about 80% of the calories in a diet are from linoleic acid which is an omega 6 fatty acid, the immune response system and resistance to infection of the patient is substantially improved. Likewise providing 100 to about 1,000 IU per day of vitamin E in the diet also improves the immune response of the patient pre-operatively. This in turn improves the survival rate of the patient. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Inventors: Alexander; J. Wesley (Cincinnati, OH); Peck; Michael D. (Cincinnati, OH) Assignee: University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) Appl. No.: 253140 Filed: October 4, 1988 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Claims ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- We claim: 1. A method of improving the immune response in patients comprising: said patient ingesting a diet for at least 10 days prior to an operative procedure, said diet having 20-60 kilocalories per kilogram body weight wherein 20% to 80% of the calories in said diet are derived from linoleic acid. 2. The method claimed in claim 1 wherein said diet includes 100 to 1,000 IU per day vitamin E. 3. The method claimed in claim 1 wherein said diet contains from about 20 to about 60% safflower oil. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Surgical procedures can act to seriously weaken the body of the patient. Major surgeries are in fact an extreme assault upon the body which in turn affects the immune response system of the patient. This in turn increases the risk of post-operative infection. Such post-operative infection has a significant effect upon the survival rate after major surgery. Further many patients prior to surgery are already in a particularly debilitated condition. Many patients who have digestive track problems which require surgery have not been able to ingest sufficient calories to maintain body weight and keep themselves in a healthy condition. Accordingly, many patients require a pre-operative stay to obtain either an enteral or parenteral diet to increase body weight and improve their health. It has been shown that diet can affect the immune response system after major assaults to the body. For example, The Importance of Lipid Type in the Diet After Burn, Anals. of Surgery, Vol. 204, No. July, 1, 1986 reports that the lipids contained in a diet have an effect on the immune response system in burn patients. Specifically, it indicated that a diet high in omega 6 fatty acids such as linoleic acid have a significant immunosupressive effect. On the other hand, diets high in omega 3 fatty acids improve the immune response. In "The Effect of Dietary Unsaturated Fatty Acids and Indomethacin on Metabolism and Survival after Burn" indicates that excessive dietary polyunsaturated linoleic acid may influence immunocompetence after burn. Accordingly, all indications are that omego 6 fatty acids have a immunosuppressive effect. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is premised on the realization that prior to an operative procedure the immune response system of a patient can be improved by providing the patient with a diet very high in linoleic acid. More particularly the present invention is premised on the realization that a diet having from about 20 to about 60% of its total calories derived from linoleic acid substantially improves the immune response system of patients and acts as a preoperative diet to enhance the survival rate following major operative procedures. Further the present invention is premised on the realization that a diet high in vitamin E has a similar effect on the immune response system. In combination a diet high in vitamin E as well as a diet high in linoleic acid provides a significant improvement in the immune response systems of patients prior to operative procedures. Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be appreciated in light of the following detailed description. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In order to improve the immune response system of surgical patients, the patient is provided a diet which is high in the omega 6 fatty acid linoleic acid and further is provided with a diet which is high in vitamin E. By ingesting the diet prior to operative procedures the resistance to infection by the patient is significantly improved. For purposes of the present invention, major operative procedures would include any operative procedure requiring general anethesia that has a risk of infection including patients suffering from malnutrition. Basically the resistance to infection of a patient prior to any operative procedure could be improved by the present invention. The diet for use in the present invention will include a source of protein, a source of carbohydrate, and a source of fats, i.e., fatty acids. In addition to these compositions the diet will include vitamin and mineral supplement. The diet which can be either designed to be a parenteral diet or an enteral diet depending on the patient will be generally an aqueous mixture of protein (amino acid), carbohydrate and fat along with vitamin and mineral sources. The total calories in the diet which should be ingested by the patient will be from about 20 to about 60 kilocalories per kilogram body weight per day. The total energy needs vary according to the individual. Generally acceptable limits are well known and are set forth by the National Research Counsel in the Recommended Daily Allowance. The total calories of the diet will be derived from the carbohydrates, the protein and the fats. Generally it is desirable that from about 12 to about 25% of the total calories be provided by the protein. For an enteral diet suitable sources of protein would include milk proteins, soy protein and others. It is also preferable to include 1-2% arginine. For a parenteral diet a combination of amino acids should be employed instead of the protein. These can include leucine, lysine, valine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, threonine, methionine, histidinine, tryptophan. These are considered the essential amino acids. Other non-essential amino acids can include glutamic acid, proline, aspartic acid, serine, arginine, alanine, glycine, glutamine and tyrosine. These are considered the non-essential amino acids. These would be provided generally in a total parental nutrition diet. Further from about 10 to 70% of the total calories of the diet should be provided by the carbohydrate source. A wide variety of simple sugars can be used as a source of carbohydrates such as for example dextrose, fructose, sucrose and the like in combinations. Enteral diets should include complex carbohydrates such as corn starch and dextrins. From about 20 to about 80% of the total calories of the diet should be derived from lipids. Generally 20 to 60% of the diet calories will be derived from lipid. From about 50 to about 100% and generally 50-70% of the calories of these lipids should be derived from linoleic acid. A major source of linoleic acid is safflower oil which contains from about 70 to about 85% linoleic acid. However, linoleic acid can be purchased and used. In addition to the protein, carbohydrate and fatty acid the diet should include a source of vitamins as well as minerals. In particular the present invention should be relatively high in vitamin E. The diet should include about 100 to about 1,000 IU per day of vitamin E. Generally the amount of vitamin E will be about 100 to 300 IU per day until the day immediately prior to surgery when the amount of vitamin E should be increased to about 1,000 IU per day. In addition to vitamin E the diet of the present invention should include 5,000-10,000 IU micrograms retinol equivalents vitamin A per day, 400 IU per day of vitamin D, 1-5 grams per day of vitamin C, 0.4 milligrams of folic acid, 20 milligrams per day of niacin, 2 milligrams per day of riboflavin, 1.5 milligrams per day of thiamine, 2 milligrams per day of vitamin B6, 3 micrograms per day of vitamin B12, 1.5 grams per day of calcium, 1.5 grams per day of phosphorous, 150 micrograms per day of iodine, 10 milligrams per day of iron and 400 milligrams per day of magnesium. With the exception of the vitamin E the above components can be varied widely and/or eliminated without departing from the present invention. An exemplary enteral formulation of the present invention will include the following: ______________________________________ Whey protein 20% total calories Safflower oil 50% total calories Dextrins 30% total calories Vitamin A 5,000 micrograms retinol equivalents/liter Vitamin D 200 IU/1 Vitamin E 50 IU/1 Vitamin C 2 gms/1 Folic Acid 200 micrograms/liter Niacin 10 mg/l Riboflavin 1 mg/l Thiamine 750 micrograms/liter Vitamin B6 1 mg/l Vitamin B12 1.5 micrograms/liter Calcium 750 mg/l Phosphorous 750 mg/l Iodine 75 micrograms/liter Iron 5 mg/liter Magnesium 200 mg/liter ______________________________________ This diet has a caloric content of 1 calorie per ml. The diet of the present invention is administered to a patient for a time effective to improve the immune response of the patient. Generally it is administered for 14 days prior to the operative procedure. The diet should be administered to the patient at least 10 days prior to the operative procedure. This can be increased up to six weeks depending upon the need of the patient and the state of debilitation. In the event a weight gain is necessary prior to the operative procedure the diet can be administered and ingested by the patient for whatever period of time necessary to develop the weight gain. With respect to the vitamin E this can be excluded from the diet although it provides substantial beneficial results and should be provided at about 100 to 300 IU per day. On the day immediately prior to surgery the diet should be supplemented with additional vitamin E up to 1,000 IU per day in order to further improve the immune response system. In order to test the efficacy of the present invention animal models were employed. In order to simulate the effect of major surgery the test animals were fed various diets and then subjected to a burn as indicated below. They were then infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The survival rate of the mice after two weeks then provided an indication of the effect of diet on the immune system. EXAMPLE Female albino inbred (Balb/c) mice were obtained from Charles River Suppliers and allowed to acclimate in laboratory facilities for one week. They were housed five in a cage in a room with twelve hour alternating light and dark cycles and given water and natural chow (Wayne Rodent Blox) ad libitum. The animals were then weighed and begun on experimental diets ad libitum. The mice were fed several different diets prior to the burn. The natural diet is composed of soybean meal, fishmeal, corn and wheat and by weight contains 24% protein, 4% fat, and 4.5% fiber. A purified diet was formed by weight containing 20% protein as casein, 65% carbohydrate as sucrose and corn starch, 5% fat as corn oil, 5% fiber as purified cellulose and vitamins and minerals. The purified diet was then modified by substituting other fat sources and for a high fat diet, increasing the fat content. When the amount of fat was increased to 20% a weighted reduction in sucrose and corn starch was made. Thus the low fat diets contained 5% by weight fat which was 12% of the total calories and 15% of non-protein calories. The high fat diets contain 20% fat by weight which is 40% of the total calories and 50% of the non-protein calories. The fatty acid compositions of the fat sources were determined with gas liquid chromatography. The oils, coconut oil, corn oil, oleic acid and safflower oil were all of food grade and obtained from ICN Biochemicals. The MaxEPA oil was donated by R. P. Ssherer Corporation. Chromatographic analysis of the fats used in the diets yielded the following results. The fatty acid composition of the corn oil was 45% myristic acid, 31% linoleic acid and 23% palmitic acid. Composition of corn oil used in the purified control diet was 50% linoleic acid, 29% oleic acid and 16% palmitic acid. The composition of the MaxEPA oil was 28% palmitic acid, 18% oleic acid and 18% eicosapentaenoic acid, 15% docosahexaenoic acid and 4% linoleic acid. The total omega 3 content of MaxEPA was thus 37%. The fatty acid composition of natural chow used for control was 47% linoleic acid, 24% oleic acid and 17% palmitic acid and 5% linoleic acid. The composition of the food grade oleic acids in the diets was 78% oleic acid, 14% palmitic acid, 4% linoleic acid and 4% myristic acid. The composition of the safflower oil was 91% linoleic acid, 8% palmitic acid (which represents a higher amount of linoleic acid than was commonly found in safflower oil usual range 70-80%). At the end of two weeks they were again weighed and the fur was clipped from their back. General anesthesia was obtained with methoxyfluorane and a 1.5 inch by 2 inch Teflon template was applied to the dorsum of the animal. The exposed area was saturated with 95% ethanol and ignited for 12 seconds. The animal was then fluid resuscitated with 1 ml PBS. Sixteen to eighteen hours after burning 2.5.times.10.sup.5 viable Pseudomonas aeruginosa were injected subeschar. Mortality was noted over the next week and the survivors were sacrificed with CO.sub.2 euthanasia. The first experiment compared the natural control diet to the purified high fat diets, i.e., the diet with high safflower oil content (20% by weight) and the high MaxEPA fat content (20% by weight). The second experiment compared the natural control diet to the purified low fat diets, i.e., the low safflower oil diet (5% by weight) and the low MaxEPA oil diet (5% by weight). The third experiment compared the purified control diet to the purified high fat diets. The fourth experiment compared four high fat diets using coconut oil, MaxEPA, oleic acid and safflower oil all at 20% by weight. The survival rate of the mice and their respective diet are listed in Table I. TABLE I ______________________________________ Experiment 1 Natural Chow 33% MaxEPA (20%) 40% Safflower Oil (20%) 67% Experiment 2 Natural Chow 41% MaxEPA (5%) 39% Safflower Oil (5%) 47% Experiment 3 Purified Diet 44% MaxEPA (20%) 18% Safflower Oil (20%) 54% Experiment 4 Safflower Oil (20%) 87% Oleic Acid (20%) 53% Coconut Oil (20%) 55% MaxEPA (20%) 30% ______________________________________ In a related experiment Balb/c mice were subjected to a 20% total body surface area third degree flame burn under general anesthesia and resuscitated. Viable Pseudomonas aeruginosa were injected subeschar the next day. Three groups were tested. Vitamin E was given by Gavage in doses of 2.5 IU, 25 IU and 250 IU on four consecutive days, the two days before burn the day of burn and the day of infection. Survival was improved in the 25 and 250 IU/kg groups compared to control. Vitamin E was then given by Gavage on day 0, day 1 or day 2 in three doses. Mortality in the 2.5 and 25 IU groups on day 1 was worse than control or high dose. Accordingly, providing vitamin E given at least 25 IU (greater than 10 times the RDA for mice) by Gavage prior to injury and continued thereafter for two days does improve survival. The benefit is not seen if vitamin E is not started prior to injury. This accordingly provides a very useful pre-operative diet including both a high concentration of linoleic acid and a high (greater than 10 times RDA) vitamin E content. A patient's ingesting this diet prior to operative procedures will substantially reduce the likelihood of developing an infection. The preceding has been a description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention as well as the best mode of the invention currently known. However, the invention is to be defined only by the appended claims wherein we claim: - |
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Re: Lignans..Question
Pat and Gail Muldowney
Hi, Does anyone know if colloidal silver is the same as microdyn which is
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used to kill parasites on fruits and vegetables in third world countries such as Mexico. Also catching on in the U.S. Thanks, Pat in Mexico ----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat and Gail Muldowney" <sleeper@...> To: <FlaxSeedOil2@...> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [FlaxSeedOil2] Lignans..Question I can't tell but I guess I'm asking this question of Michael Falls. Isn'tin when you live in a third world country like Mexico? Also heard it was theexternal Wartmaladies. We generate our own and are treating our daughters Plantars morewith it by soaking! I drank some tonight after I had been experiencingsomeFlu-like symptoms, and I feel great now!! We are getting some very goodfeedback on people who are treating thier Cancer with it and FSO! The CS is silver-list@...info, please email me, I will share with you what I know about it. It isand ----- Original Message -----before
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william falls
Thank you, Cliff! I have the utmost respect for you and the group!In the
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time I have been here, I have tons more knowledge on FSO than ever before! You are truly going a good work, Cliff! Your freind, Lorie ----- Original Message -----
From: "Cliff Beckwith" <spinner@...> To: <FlaxSeedOIl2@...> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 6:19 AM Subject: [FlaxSeedOil2] Topics Dear Lorie,a general discussion group.to yahoo groups and find it. |
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