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HEALTHWednesday 17 February
An unpleasant itch: Mosquito born virus
to control it. Aedes aegypti each spiking a fever. Symp- ema will help rehydrate you chikungunya, greeted the
larvae live only in clean, fresh toms can be mild or severe. and benefit your liver. AHCC
(non-salt) water within 200 me- Fever generally lasts a week, has been shown to protect the audience with the words ‘wel-
ters of their food source. Fe- but it can take several weeks liver from damage, reduce
males feed on human blood for muscle pain to subside. the viral load of hepatitis pa- come to those of you who
to produce eggs; therefore, Weakness or lack of energy tients and prolong the survival
Aedes is an urban mosquito. can last much longer and joint of patients with liver cancer. have had chikungunya and
Our campaign educated the pain can last up to three years! Most nervous system prob-
public and had a task force to Fatigue experienced from lems reflect a deficiency in B those of you that will get it!’
check homes and businesses both Dengue and Chikungun- vitamins. Vitamin B12 is neces-
for standing water. We also ya is because your body’s en- sary for formation and mainte- Take precautions by working
found the Aedes was laying ergy being recruited by your nance of the nervous system.
her eggs is in garbage blown immune system and the virus B12 should be taken together with family, community and
through the countryside. Eggs robs your energy. Adenosine with B complex. I prefer to
can survive a long drought triphosphate (ATP) is neces- have patients take B complex government. Meanwhile,
and then hatch as soon as it sary for the production of en- with B12, sub-lingual (holding
rains. Rainy season fills forgot- ergy. A supplement called, it under the tongue) for better keeping your immune system
ten garbage with fresh water. D-Ribose, which is the back- absorption. Nearly everyone
Today, with growing popula- bone of ATP helps your body who wants to keep his or her in top shape, by eating as
tion, Styrofoam and plastic recover from exhaustion. D- immune system healthy should
containers, the problem has Ribose also provides relief from be supplementing with B com- fresh as possible, drinking one
multiplied. Unfortunately, with aching muscles and joints. D- plex.
loose or no littering laws, gov- Ribose should be taken with The skin rash seen with den- liter of mineral water for every
ernment enforcement and food or juice, not on an empty gue, chikungunya and Zika is
continuing public education, stomach. because specific white blood thirty kilos of body weight and
this garbage is not only un- Zika is a mild condition with ten cells, called eosinophil be-
sightly, it is putting communi- people who contract the Zika come over active. High eo- supplementing with vitamin C,
ties at risk for mosquito born virus, six people never know sinophil amounts are found in
and other diseases. they had the virus. Four peo- a many skin complaints. It is a Zinc, B complex vitamins, and
With clean up campaigns and ple will have a fever lasting feature of allergies or parasitic
By: Dr. Carlos Viana a vaccination now available, two days and three people infestations, it is also observed AHCC are good personal pre-
Yellow fever is nearly eradi- will have a skin rash that disap- in autoimmune diseases,
In the tropics, we appreciate cated. If you must travel to a pears within two weeks. blood diseases, as well as in ventative measures. If you are
year round warm weather. place it still exists, check with For your immune system, vi- association with tumors, and
Ah, but life has its tradeoffs. WHO (World Health Organiza- tamin C and Zinc are always bacterial or viral infections. bitten and develop more than
No winter means more insects. tion) for information. The Ca- on my “basic” list. I add, Ac- Acupuncture and cleaning
One of the more disagreeable ribbean, Latin America and tive Hexose Correlated Com- the colon give instant relief. an unpleasant itch, D-Ribose
is the mosquito, which when Southern United States have pound (AHCC)a supplement I recommend my patients
bitten, causes an unpleasant ongoing problems with Den- used to protect the immune with skin rashes to soak in the and B complex for energy and
itch. gue Fever. This rainy season system of cancer patients un- ocean.
The word aēdēs is Latin com- an epidemic of Zika is being dergoing chemotherapy and Government response is pri- muscle pain and rehydrat-
ing from Greek meaning un- blown out of proportion. There radiation in over 700 clinics marily spraying insecticides,
pleasant. Aedes aegyptiis a is no vaccination or treatment and hospitals worldwide and often without warning the ing with a colonic or doing a
delicate mosquito recognized for either. Doctors often pre- is proven to increase your im- public to take precautions
by white bands on its legs. This scribe pain killers, which stress mune system by 300%! A study for those unpleasant side ef- home coffee enema in the af-
is the mosquito that spreads the liver. suggests AHCC can stimulate fects. Short term, this may be
dengue fever, chikungunya, The name “Chikungunya”, immune response and help necessary but cleaning stand- ternoon may lessen symptoms
yellow fever, viral encephalitis comes from an African dialect protect against viruses and in- ing water and screening your
an inflammation of the brain, meaning “that which bends fections. house not only protects you, and speed recovery.
Zika and other diseases, all up,” describing the primary The recurring fever, head- but the spreading problem in
more unpleasant than an itch! symptom, excruciating joint ache, body ache, rash, and our communities. Limit or stop CARLOS VIANA, Ph. D.is an Ori-
In 1901 Carlos Juan Finlay, pain. As with Dengue, symp- bloodshot eyes are reflec- using containers that blow into ental Medical Doctor (O.M.D.)
identified the Aedes aegypti toms are high fever, head- tions of the chikungunya virus fields and sea. Fish and other having studied in China; a US
mosquito as the organism ache, fatigue, body ache and in your liver and because you natural solutions are available Board Cert. Clinical Nutritionist
transmitting yellow fever. His rash and occasional nervous have become dehydrated. for ponds, dams and puddles. (C.C.N.), an Addiction Profes-
theory was followed by the system disease. The fevers Mineral water or natural apple Demand our governments sional (C.Ad.), Chairperson of
recommendation to control come and go because the juice is needed to rehydrate create and enforce litter laws. the Latin American Commit-
the mosquito population to virus hides in the liver, multiply- your body. A colonic (colon Get The Point! I heard a doc- tee of the International Acad-
control the spread of the dis- ing then comes out in waves, hydro-therapy) or coffee en- tor in Curacao lecturing on emy of Oral Medicine and
ease .Since 1901 countries Toxicology (IAOMT), a Rejuve-
worldwide have had pro- nating Cell Therapist specializ-
grams to exterminate the ing in Age Management, has
Aedes aegypti. In 1947 Jordi a weekly radio program, writes
Casals-Ariet found a virus in and lectures extensively. For
rhesus monkeys that live in the information: VIANA HEALING
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