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Post by KSA on Nov 10, 2009 9:49:47 GMT -5
I would love to hear more too! Thanks Susanne.
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Post by sunshine78 on Nov 10, 2009 17:37:57 GMT -5
Holy crap.
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Post by Susanne on Nov 11, 2009 13:51:47 GMT -5
Watch out what you're asking for :-) I am so enthousiastic about what my company does, I sometimes sound like a preacher.... But, this stuff is SO interesting. The right nutrition is key! Ok, I'll switch to the natural therapies part.
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Post by Susanne on Nov 11, 2009 14:34:43 GMT -5
You know what, I'll bring some paperwork from work tomorrow. I had a course on immunology a few weeks ago but it was pretty indepth and I can't reproduce it in a sensible way anymore. Good thing we have sientists at the company who do this stuff :-) I'm just a humble study manager ha,ha!
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Post by JC on Nov 14, 2009 11:42:20 GMT -5
Jenaya, is research also a part of the medicine degree? If so and when you are ready to start your research into the autoimmune aspect of endo, sign me up! I am so convinced that both hormones and auto-immune issues are involved. I just cannot prove it yet. Since february I work for the largest medical food company on the planet and we make medical nutrition for all sorts of diseases. For my job I learn more and more about the immune system in relation to different diseases. And getting more and more convinced there is a link. I cannot believe that this has not been researched in depth yet! I am also extremely interested in hearing all about your company! And about the medical research, a lot of pre-med students do research but you're usually limited to what other professors are researching and you just kinda help. If I were pursuing my master's or PhD then I would be able to do my own research. Or I would have the option to join a current research team. As far as diet and related diseases, I wrote an arguement paper on a field of medicine that nobody knows about called "orthomolecular medicine" and I argued the fact that it's not popular because drug companies know it will put them out of business. This type of medicine rarely gets funding because it's a very promising cure for a lot of diseases which puts a lot of special interest groups lobbying out here in DC out of work. Drug companies would be put out, large research companies would be put out... the list goes on. But reguarding orthomolecular medicine, these scientists test numerous vitamin and mineral levels in the body and find the deficiencies in each individual. Then they treat that person with vitamin/mineral therapy by either direct infusion and medication and/or they restrict your diet. Along with vitamin/mineral testing, they also do in depth allergy tests to see if there are any food triggers to your condition. Most of this research has been done on mental illness but I know they do it for things like autoimmune disorders too. There is another procedure they do where they admit you into a sterile environment and make you fast and then re-introduce substances back to you so see their effects. That procedure has taken some heat for being cruel because there have been reports of them starving people for a week. I don't know how true that is but just thought I'd fill you in. I highly recommend you guys google "orthomolecular medicine" because it's extremely interesting and it would be worth while to see if any of their research projects are in your area.
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Post by hellsbells on Nov 14, 2009 16:41:38 GMT -5
Fascinated by the whole thing. It's amazing how much a dodgy diet can put the body out of kilter. I almost wish I was a stoneage woman without all the crap around these days.......!!
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Post by Susanne on Nov 15, 2009 7:01:49 GMT -5
I wonder sometimes about stoneage women - there must have been stoneage women with endo around. Or perhaps they were pregnant most of the time so endo didn't have a chance. I know about orthomolecular medicine. And it is truely fascinating! The trouble is money. It is so incredibly expensive to do proper research! But I am convinced that the tide is turning. It's a slow turn, but nevertheless. The amount od scepsis that we encounter with physicians is large. And as with all things that are potentially a drastic change to current standards there are people 100% supportive and others 100% against us. Some people ar really aggresive against us 'charlatans'. BUT the way we do research, they cannot deny it much longer. I love being part of this turn around! I'm currently setting up a trial for a product for people with Alzheimer's Disease. So I'm dealing mainly with neurologists. But recently the company send out a press release on a product for HIV patients: www.nutricia.com/page/press-release.phpThis product targets the immune system. The implications of this are MAJOR! I cannot wait until the research for this product is taken to the next level. It is so exciting! So what I try to do at work is pay attention, get a grip on the theory behind our products and the immune system, continue to read about endo and somehow try to find a link and to find the potential profit for the company. But here too, I should also find a professor who is interested. That would make it much more solid and more interesting for the company to pursue. I sure think it is a good idea to continue exchanging ideas and knowledge here, you never knwo where it may lead :-)
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Post by Karen on Nov 15, 2009 19:56:08 GMT -5
Thanks for posting, girls! I'll def look into orthomolecular medicine more. It sounds quite in line with the route I've been taking - learning what my body's deficiencies are, then supplementing them/reducing things that my body doesn't like. The effects have been AMAZING.
When I try to explain it to others and get the odd looks, I have to remind people that our 'traditional' medicine has only really been around for a very, very short period of time, but people have been getting sick for centuries and treating issues with natural methods. Of course, not everything is successful, and there is certainly a place for medicine as we know it today. But, there are SO many non-harming routes to take to treat and manage so many different things! If only priorities were different and filing for patents and making money wasn't top on the list...
I agree - I think the tide is turning! And I'm really excited to see what all the research and results lead to!
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Post by JC on Nov 18, 2009 10:08:00 GMT -5
this is all so darn interesting! One key word: homeostasis......
lol
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