A Complication of Fever Treatment in Children: Reye's Syndrome

By Dr. Val

It is advised that children with fevers never be given aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) because it can result in a potentially fatal disease known as Reye's Syndrome. Symptoms of Reye’s Syndrome include loss of consciousness, vomiting, lethargy, confusion and seizures and need emergency treatment. This most commonly occurs after a cold, flu or chicken pox infection. It is now believed those affected have an underlying genetic problem with fatty acid oxidation (mitochondrial disease). Exposure to paint thinners and herbicides have also been shown to cause the disease. Although the syndrome can occur without aspirin administration, there have been numerous cases of it being caused by aspirin in children with viral fevers. While no absolute definitive cause for a susceptibility to Reye's Syndrome has been found, it is postulated that those with inborn errors of metabolism may have a problem with aspirin.

Studies have shown the damage starts in the cellular mitochondria (the energy-producing components of the cell). This problem then causes fatty liver syndrome and encephalopathy. While adult manifestation of this syndrome is rare and the adult patient generally recovers totally within two weeks, children are not so fortunate. With children, mild to severe and permanent liver and brain damage occurs, from which they seldom recover.

After the CDC (Center for Disease Control) started issuing warnings (in 1980) about using aspirin in children, the number of cases of Reye's syndrome dramatically decreased. Prior to that time children with viral infections such as colds, flu, and chickenpox were routinely given aspirin for fever, resulting in over 500 reported cases of liver and brain damage per year.

The basic thing to remember if you have a child with a viral illness and a fever is this: fever helps to burn off viral particles and toxins in the blood. Unless the fever is high (over 103.5 degrees Fahrenheit) or there are seizures, loss of consciousness or other brain dysfunction, it's usually best just to let the fever run its course. Tylenol (acetominaphen) or Ibuprophen may be given to decrease a fever if needed. When in doubt, contact your physician or the local emergency room. Most traditional medicine physicians would rather the fever run, for the reasons noted above. They will likely also suggest that the child be given an enema and fasted for a few days, to aid the body in eliminating toxins. It may seem strange in these days of giving patients a pill for every little symptom, but fever is not our enemy...it is a friend. Our bodies are designed to fight off invasions of bacteria, fungi, toxins and bad food choices. They aren't so good at fighting off viruses but those are not as dangerous (generally) as bacteria. And according to Terrain Theory, there’s no such thing as viruses. Rather, the “viral particles” appear in the cellular matrix due to toxic terrain. That means detox is the answer to avoiding such things. Fever is uncomfortable but necessary to our overall health--up to a point. Very high fevers can cause brain damage. Get to know your body and how it handles infections and toxins so you understand when to call the doctor and when to handle it yourself.

©2021 Dr. Valerie Olmsted All Rights

Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)

By Dr. Val & Noeline

Stroke is a leading cause of death or disability. Stroke can kill instantly or be delayed. Also known as a Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), it occurs when something blocks the flow of blood to an area. This can be from a blood clot, a plaque that breaks loose from an artery, a clump of "vegetation" from a bacterial infection, an air bubble, or a fat globule. There are two types of stroke: hemorrhagic (bleeding due to rupture of a blood vessel) and ischemic (blockage of blood flow). Those two types require distinctly different treatments.

Symptoms of a stroke are paralysis of one side of the body, difficulty speaking, swallowing/eating, difficulty understanding speech, numbness, vision problems, severe headache, loss of consciousness, dizziness, slurred speech, lack of coordination/balance when walking, and/or memory loss. Symptoms of a stroke require immediate evaluation by a physician. Even then, some stroke activity can be completely missed by the tests, only to lead to death after leaving the hospital.

Note: If the obstruction hits the brain, it is commonly called a stroke. In the heart, it is called a myocardial infarction/heart attack. In other areas it is called an ischemic stroke. Due to blocking the blood flow, the organ the flow is going to can suffer tissue death of some degree. If flow is not restored in time, this can lead to death of the organ. Depending on the organ involved, this can also lead to sudden death of the body.

Conventional Medicine

Physical exam, lab tests, ECG (electrocardiogram) and CT or MRI scans help to determine what type of stroke has occurred—but in some cases are not definitive. Blood tests will usually include CBC with differential, lipid panel, CMP/SMAC (blood chemistry), PT/PTT and D-dimer, FDP. Radiologic tests may include a head/neck X-ray, CTscan or MRI, Cerebral Angiogram, or Carotid Ultrasound.

Treatment for an ischemic stroke involves an intravenous clot-buster such as tPA (Tissue Plasminogen Activator), which can be given up to 4.5 hours after a stroke. An endovascular (in the blood vessel) procedure to remove an obstruction or inject a clot-buster might be used, depending on what the tests show. Carotid endarterectomy may be used to remove clots or plaque from the carotid arteries. Angioplasty and stent placement might be performed in some cases, to keep the artery open.

Treatment for a hemorrhagic stroke involves stopping the bleeding. If caused by overdosage of blood thinners, medications to counteract those medications will be given. Surgery may be required to repair the ruptured blood vessel/aneurysm and remove excess blood and/or clots. Stents or coils may be placed inside the artery to prevent further rupture. In the case of AVM (AterioVenous Malformation), surgery or Steriotactic Radiosurgery (focused radiation) may be used.

Recovery after stroke usually involves PT (physical therapy), ST (speech therapy) and/or OT (occupational therapy), diet/lifestyle changes, and supportive mental health care (psychologist/psychiatrist, spiritual counselor, social worker), anticoagulants or fibrinolytics, anti-hypertensives.


Alternative Medicine

The same tests as above may be utilized by an alternative medicine physician (if allowed by the patient). If emergent care is needed, the patient will usually be sent to a hospital for emergency treatments as listed above.

The use of Mucokehl D5 from the Sanukehl range of isopathic homeopathic remedies is highly beneficial for any kind of blood clot and therefore is prescribed by a homeopath for the eventuality of a stroke (or heart attack).

Post-stroke care will address precipitating factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, stress, constipation, infection, and parasites. Recovery methods as listed above will also be recommended. Further alternative methods of treatment will not be discussed here as such a serious matter of a stroke really should be handled by a physician (N.M.D/N.D., D.C., O.M.D.). For post stroke rehabilitation, Sound therapy has been very successful in rewiring the brain. The Listening Centre Homepage This is the Canadian sound therapy center, Filtered Sound Therapy (family-focus.co.nz) New Zealand.

(C) 2021 Dr. Valerie Olmsted All Rights Reserved Worldwide

Blood Clots

By Dr. Val & Noeline

Blood clots are formed by fibrin, a natural line of defense in the body. In the case of injury, fibrin forms a mesh-like patch over the injured area as the first step in healing. When there is too much fibrin and the blood is too thick, clots can be formed. The bigger the clot, the bigger it gets, as more and more fibrin attaches to it. Some substances trigger clotting; graphene oxide and other heavy metals among them. The most dangerous areas to have clots are brain, heart, and lungs but any clots that block flow to an organ can cause organ death. In the brain, clot injury is termed a Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), in the heart it is called an Acute Mycardial Infarction (AMI).

Blood clots are nothing to mess around with; they require immediate/emergency attention.

Conventional medical treatment

Tests to determine clot formation center around coagulation studies (PT/PTT, D-dimer, FDP, Fibrinogen) plus the other standard screening chemistries (CBC w/ diff, CMP/SMAC, lipid panel, cardiac enzymes).

Treatment for clots is to use a clot-buster like Urokinase, Streptokinase, or tPA. Those treatments are only given within a narrow window of time of an event (such as stroke or heart attack) due to possible severe side effects. These thrombolytic agents are plasminogen activators that convert to plasmin, which dissolves fibrin. Basically, the longer the time from the event, the less likely such agents will be used. Blood thinners such as Heparin and Coumadin/Warfarin are also used, in hopes of preventing clots.

Alternative medical treatment

Tests as noted above are performed. Treatment for clots utilizes natural clot-busters such as Nattokinase, Serrapeptase, or Lumbrokinase. These natural fibrinolytics are enzymes which dissolve fibrin and are related to plasmin. They also enhance the body’s natural production of plasmin, are anti-hypertensive, anti-thrombotic, anticoagulant, anti-atherosclerotic, and neuroprotective. They can also be useful to dissolve biofilm as well, thereby exposing pathogens so they may be eradicated more easily. These alternative fibrinolytics must be taken on a more frequent basis but are much safer for both acute and chronic use.

There are also homeopathic, Ayurvedic, and Chinese medicines that may reduce the tendencies to form blood clots (thrombosis). Certain foods may also help reduce thrombotic tendencies, such as pineapple enzyme (bromelain), turmeric, cinnamon, ginkgo biloba, cayenne pepper, red clover, garlic, almonds, coffee, cherries, apples, salmon, sardines, dark chocolate, etc. The pleomorphic remedy Mucokehl is used to stop blood clots immediately; it can be obtained through alternative medicine practitioners.

(C) 2021 Dr. Valerie Olmsted All Rights Reserved Worldwide

Overcoming the Fear

by Noeline Levinson

Who is afraid of the big bad wolf? WE ARE.

What has become apparent to me, is that the pandemic is really all about FEAR. The vaccine was tested early on in it’s formation and the resonance it emitted was the same as the fear vibration. I am told by therapists who are counselling the vaccinated, that they are paralytically terrified of unvaccinated humans. Even though we know logically that there is no threat from unvaccinated human beings, the fear has taken over their lives. Similarly, the unvaccinated people are just as anxious about coming into contact with the newly “poisoned” human beings, for fear of catching the dreaded spike proteins.

The overarching theme is FEAR. We heard early on from those who were guiding humanity, to let go of fear. That the fear resonance was in the 3rd dimension and that we have to release it and overcome it as we venture into the 4th and 5th dimensions.

OSHO, the intellectual guru said that “people die from fear much more than from an epidemic” and “There is no virus in the world more dangerous than fear.”

In homeopathy, we study that all illness started with the fear of death.  Before there was a fear of death, there was no illness.

So what is the solution? Of course you know the answer to this. Meditation becomes a protective aura that no negative energy can penetrate. Raise your vibration, through breathwork, through thought, any way you know how. Remember, none of this exists in the 5^th dimension, and it has never been more important to strive for this vibration. When we are tired, when we are stressed, when we allow the narrative to enter our space, we fall back into the 3^rd dimensional matrix. It is so easy to do, and we don’t even realise we have done it.

Let’s all help each other, reminding each other, to keep the vibration high. Do you know what biological entrainment is? You do. You have heard of the phenomenon of women who share a living space together will start to menstruate at the same time. This is biological entrainment. It happens on all dimensions, and currently, we have a negative narrative, pulling our energy into it. We have to work very hard to raise the vibration and link hands and hearts with those who resonate at a higher vibration, so that we can protect each other, and ourselves.