It has been a decade since my Younger Onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis
and I am luckily still around and kicking. I stopped my blog because
I was having non ALZ health issues. I had started losing weight in
the spring of 2017 and knowing what diseases mercury from amalgam
causes like cancer and heart disease I thought it might be cancer
cachexia.
In my late twenties
I weighed about 160-165. Then I got married and my daughter arrived
I eventually dropped and stabilized to 150 pounds. I guess no more
beer and junk food and chasing after a child reined in my weight.
Six years later my son came and then my weight dropped and for two
decades I had weighed about 140 pounds. Then over the course of six
months I slowly dropped down to 121 pounds. As I started dropping I
started researching cancer detection and alternative treatments to
chemo and radiation since I didn’t think I could survive that type
of treatment.
I should also list
my other health issues I had at this time. Before the ALZ diagnosis
I had seen an allergist for asthma. My estimated lung age after
using his prescribed inhaler and rescue inhaler via breathing tests
was greater than 99 years of age. This was when I was about 54 years
old. When I was younger I had no asthma. In high school I used to
train in Northern Style Preying Mantis kungfu for three years from14
to 17 years of age and had done other martial arts,, did gymnastics
and later I did a lot of tennis, downhill skiiing, swimming and scuba
diving, bowling and was occasionally ran races. It was only in later
years that I believe I developed asthma due to breathing in all that
mercury into my lungs. I stopped seeing my allergist since he really
couldn’t do much for me. After the amalgam removal my lungs did
improve to that of an 84 year old. My doctor said that I was an
intelligent man and I should decide for myself if I should continue
to see him for treatment since the inhalers still could not get be to
an appropriate level for my age.
I also had diabetes
insipidus which is the pituitary gland not telling the brain to
create a particular hormone or the brain itself not able to create
the hormone to control urination. I needed to urinate quite often.
I had to see an endocrinologist who prescribed desmopressin for it
and I had to get blood work done every three months to monitor side
effects. After I reached 64 I stopped seeing the endocrinologist
since my urination patterns were matching my peers and I didn’t
want to take any more pills that required a three month blood work to
verify things were OK.
I also was seeing an
acupuncturist in 2013 to deal with neck issues and cognitive issues.
I had seen a neurologist at Beth Israel hospital for neck pain. I
had cervical kyphosis (neck reversing its normal curve), cervical
stenosis (arthritis) and four bulging discs in my neck from decades
of poor posture craning my neck looking too closely at monitors
without the proper eye glasses and ergonomic conditions. The
allergist nurse and my acupuncturist noticed that I had an irregular
heart beat. Since I had to worry about ALZ, neck issues and now
cancer I put these heart beat issues on the back burner (which in
hind sight was incorrect). My voice had also gotten weaker at this
time and I could not speak very loud or for very long.
My cancer research
from “The Truth About Cancer” by Ty Bollinger and other books
indicated I could do a test from the Efren Navarro clinic in the
Philippines. This test showed my HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin)
was 52.2 on Sept 15, 2017 which indicated I may have cancer. Only
pregnant woman are supposed to be able to make that much HCG. I then
did a whole body thermography through Groton Wellness and the report
indicated I had some hot spots in my neck area, a tiny bit in my left
lung and a lot on my right side. I then went on a vegan diet (“The
China Study” indicates that eating animal protein of any kind helps
cancer grow). I then proceeded to do more research and started:
- the Budwig
Protocol - Cottage cheese and flax seed oil and coffee enemas
- some of the
Gerson Diet
Selenium supplements
to kill cancer cells
Chromium supplements
so cancer cells can’t repair their cells
Silica supplements
so cancer can’t easily metastasize
Frankincense and
Myrrh sublingually to fight cancer
Curcumin supplements
Quercetin
supplements
Resveratrol
supplements
Reishi Mushroom
supplements
Rhodiola Rosea Root
supplements
Beta Glucan
Supplements
Manganese
supplements
N Acetyl L Cysteine
supplements
1 drop of Lugol
solution in water in the morning
Far infrared sauna
treatments along with apricot seeds (laetrile) so that body thinks it
is fighting a fever and uses the laetrile
Using these
treatments my HCG levels finally started coming down in 2018 and
2019. The ENT specialist I saw on 3/12/19 could not see anything
on the inside of my throat but noticed that the throat opening was
not as large as it should have been. In retrospect I might have had
some thyroid cancer since my voice strength has improved a little.
Finally by 10/4/2019 it went down to 49.8 which was the last time I
was able to get a test result from them due to COVID. For
reference, one should worry when the level is above 50. I know it is
somewhat arbitrary and I prefer it were down to 5 miU/ml which I
think normal is for men but it was enough change to be hopeful. In
March of 2024 I took a pregnancy test and it showed not pregnant so I
think my HCG should be at least below 30.
I am still vegan and
I still take most of the supplements but I no longer do the FAR
infrared sauna and apricot seeds nor Budwig or Gerson Diets. I also
don’t do the frankincense and myrrh which tastes awful. I did stop
the Quercetin supplement as well. I have too many things to take
now. If I had room in my pill boxes I would take the
Phosphatidylserine supplement for additional cognitive support but
those are big pills that take up too much room and I am already
taking lots of cognitive pills already.
A couple years ago,
4/12/22 I finally went to my primary care doctor and asked him to do
an EKG to check out my irregular heartbeat which I had ignored for
years. It turns out I had atrial fibrillation and he sent me to a
cardiologist. My AFib is about 100% of the time I also have mitrol
valve prolapse in my heart which has a medium level leak. If it gets
to a severe leak then I need an operation. We tried electrical
cardioversion to shock my heart back into rhythm but it only went
back into rhythm for two days before going back to 100% in Afib. Now
I am still on Eliquis and Diltiazem for my heart issues.
When I got the
initial HCG reading in 9/2017 that indicated cancer I stopped the ALZ
blogging because I didn’t want to get people depressed about having
to worry about all the other health issues they could also be facing
if they had amalgam fillings causing their ALZ. I know I also
stopped doing the application coding courses. I finished one Dart
and Flutter application writing course from Udemy and decided not to
finish the other two similar courses. I thought it better to enjoy
other things in life that retired people do like reading fiction and
binging on Netflix and things of that nature. I stopped doing things
to test or sharpen my cognitive abilities that weren’t fun. At
night I just do Connections and Mini crossword from the NY Times with
my wife. This year I did buy the Rosetta Stone language program so I
can learn some other languages. Reading the subtitles in the anime
on Crunchyroll or the Korean, Chinese and Japanese dramas on Netflix
can get tiring. I like the Chinese dramas better since I can
understand them sometimes without the subtitles.
I still go to the
senior center and shoot pool in the senior 8 ball league. I spend
time with the dog my daughter got us during COVID. I hope my update
brings hope to any ALZ patients that many other health issues that
the mercury from amalgams causes you can be overcome or at least can
be controlled.
I am sorry I haven’t
been around to moderate the comments. I stopped doing the
homeopathic route to do chelation and went with the alpha lipoic acid
every three hours for a couple days. I think I mentioned that in one
of my earlier blog posts.
I will put down my
supplement list from 7/30/23 which I gave to some doctors.
7/30/23
Current
meds and supplements recommended by medical doctors Dr. Perez and Dr.
Rapa, Dr. Liebermann, Dr. Blomberg, Vera Sacks and Irina Serebryakova
both of Groton Wellness, “Hal Huggins Assist Report” and
“Prescriptions for Nutritional Healing” by James F Balch M.D.and
Phyllis A Balch C.N.C, “Awakening From Alzheimer's” by Peggy
Sarlin and various other sources, “The Truth About Cancer” by Ty
Bollinger, “Miracles from THE VAULT – Anthology of Underground
Cures” by Jenny Thompson, “Natural Healing Encyclopedia” by
Dr. Mark Stengler, “Cured - 81 Natural Cures for Cancer, Diabetes,
Alzheimer's and More” by Nutrition and Healing
Upon
waking I would drink 30 oz of hydrogenated water along and 1 drop
Lugol solution.
At
most
meals,
I would try to eat mixture of rice, red or green lentils, carrots and
celery cooked in a pressure cooker. Vegan
diet.
Supplement
brand list has changed over time but listing just the latest.
After
almost finishing breakfast where that I would take my morning
supplements:
6/10/22
Eliquis 5 mg prescribed by Dr Blomberg.
4/12/22
Diltiazem 120 mg prescribed by Dr. Liebermann
9/2012
SwansonvOmega 3 680 mg DHA/EPA for cognitive support
3/2013
Swanson Ubiquinol 100 mg (Kaneka QH Enhanced Bioactivity
CoQ10) for energy
6/2014
Donepezil 10 mg for cognitive by Dr. Perez was switched in early
March 2016 to Huperzine A 200 mcg at morning and again at afternoon
or early evening.
9/2014
Swanson DMAE 250 mg (dimethylaminoethanol bitartrate) lowered to
130 mg for cognitive
9/2014
Swanson Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg to prevent oxidative damage in
brain
12/20/2014
1.7 gm vitamin C (taken earlier) for immune system and
detoxification. ( Stopped taking morning pill 5/23)
1/13/15
Swanson Vitamin E 200 IU changed to 268 mg daily (From “Awakening
From Alzheimers” by Peggy Sarlin) d-alpha tocopheral plus mixed
tocopherols: d-beta, d-delta and d-gamma tocopherol) (8) (Irina
and Vera and also recommended)
1/13/15
Swanson Pycnogenol 100 mg (French maritime pine bark extract)
daily (From “Awakening From Alzheimers” by Peggy Sarlin) for
cognitive blood flow in brain.
Swanson
Phosphatildyl-choline 420 mg for cognitive changed 5/23 to 400 mg
Lecethin and 95 mg Phosphatildyl-choline due to supply issues
Swanson
N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine 600 mg to help boost production of glutathione
for mercury detox and fight cancer.
Swanson
Vitamin K2 200 mcg lowered to 50 mcg to regulate where calcium ends
up in body. (My own recommendation for heart palpitation after
some research)
Vitamin
D3 125 mcg (Dr Rapa) and to fight cancer and fight calcium
buildup with K2 in blood vessels.
Vitamin
B Complex (Vera Sacks)
Alpha
Lipoic Acid 100 mg for detox and brain function
SAM-e
(S-Adenosyl L-Methionine) 400 mg for Alzheimer's only sometimes
Swanson
Selenium 200 mcg for binding mercury and cause cancer apoptosis
Swanson
Curcumin Complex 700 mg for cancer
Swanson
Chromium Picolinate 200 mcg to stop cancer cells from repairing
itself
Beta
glucan 250 mg for cancer
Swanson
Triple Magnesium Complex 400 mg anti-cancer switched to 678 mg
magnesium L-Threonate for added brain health
L-Arginine
500 mg for blood flow and ED
Alpha
GPC 300 mg for brain health
Note:
In Sept 2021 I stopped taking Desmopressin .1mg which was
prescribed by Dr. Rapa with his approval for my treatment of
diabetes insipidus since my urination frequency caught up with the
peers of my age group.
Additional
supplements for cervical kyphosis, spondylosis, four bulging discs
and general health needs:
9/2012
Swanson 1 gram MSM
9/2012
Swanson Joint Care Glucosomine Sulfate 333 mg, Chondroitin Sulfate
66 mg MSM 250 mg, Vit C,E, Manganese and Boron
Swanson
Hyaluronic acid 166 mg
PM
Supplements and Meds history for Steven Chin
6/10/22
Eliquis 5 mg prescribed by Dr Blomberg
1/13/15
Unique Tocotrienols 125 mg lowered to 50 mg (From “Awakening
From Alzheimers” by Peggy Sarlin) (Irina and Vera and others
recommended too) Want to take it different time as tocopherols
since they interfere with tocotrienols absorption.
6/2014
Donepezil 10 mg for cognitive by Dr. Perez was switched in early
March 2016 to Huperzine A 200 mcg at morning and again at afternoon
or early evening.
Swanson
N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine 600 mg to help boost production of
glutathione.
2/20/2014
1.7 gm vitamin C (like taken earlier) for immune system and
detoxification. (Stopped taking night time 5/2023)
Swanson
Selenium 200 mcg for binding mercury and cause cancer apoptosis
World
Silica 500 to prevent metastasis.
Swanson
curcumin Complex 350 mg for cancer
Swanson
Chromium Picolinate 200 mcg to stop cancer repair itself
Beta
glucan 250 mg for cancer
Alpha
Lipoic Acid 100 mg for detox and brain function
Biotin
5000 mcg for hair, nails and something else.
Resveratrol
250 mg for cancer
Zinc
Picolinate
22
mg for sleep and create melatonin and other reasons.
Reishi
Mushroom 500 mg for cancer
Quercetin
475 mg for cancer (Stopped 2022)
Luteolin
complex 50 mg for brain health
Manganese
10 mg (Vera Sacks) and Budwig Diet
Rhodiola
Rosea Root 400 mg for Alzheimer's and cancer
I
had
used
the Budwig cottage cheese and flaxseed oil treatments from
Budwig protocol but
stopped in 2020