HV--I was engaged in a thread here about rife and other technologies, and you mentioned about your partner's dog, and the effects of herbs and amino acids (If I recall): that the dog was up and running in weeks, I think you said.
Correct. That was Sebatian, who was a shepherd/akita mix. He was as big as me and we used to wrestle when he was healthier. His size alone really intimidated people but he was the most gentle dog you could ever meet. Even when they got a kitten they would keep the kitten locked in the room when he was out. So Sebastian would go grab his toys and lay them outside the door for the kitten. The cat howled for days when Sebastian passed away.
I got to googling DM, and lo and behold, even though it was describing a dog's gait, the description fits my (human!) partner; the leg/foot crossing was (parden the pun) uncanny; the enermous strain it is just to walk, to rise, etc...
Intriguing..there is some kind of syndrome at play here...
DM is considered the dog version of muscular dystrophy.
Do you have any thoughts about diet?
Should we try to remove any/all of gluton, corn, casein,soy?
Are those the four?
Gluten definitely, and the others if he has allergies to them.
Can you suggest any herbs, foods?
I don't recall everything we had him on but I know we did have him on TMG and carnitine, which seemed to make the biggest difference. Magnesium malate and extra malic acid also for increased ATP production.
As for diet I recommend vegetables, fruits, seaweeds and medicinal/food mushrooms primarily to help maintain the immune system.
Correct. That was Sebastian, who was a shepherd/akita mix. He was as big as me and we used to wrestle when he was healthier. His size alone really intimidated people but he was the most gentle dog you could ever meet. Even when they got a kitten they would keep the kitten locked in the room when he was out. So Sebastian would go grab his toys and lay them outside the door for the kitten. The cat howled for days when Sebastian passed away.
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He sounds like one of those rare dogs...I've known a few that seemed like actual bodhisattvas.
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This is Sebastian:

DM is considered the dog version of muscular dystrophy.
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you mean MS
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The vet said muscular dystrophy. Probably from the muscle wasting caused from the disease.
Gluten definitely, and the others if he has allergies to them.
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I haven't noticed anything I could attribute to allergies, although maybe we should just stop any other the four for a time. He's always better for not eating.
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I don't recall everything we had him on but I know we did have him on TMG and carnitine, which seemed to make the biggest difference. Magnesium malate and extra malic acid also for increased ATP production.
*** could you briefly elaborate on the why/what? I don't even know what TMG is. Malic acid -- he's been liking baked apples lately and often eating one raw a day. Magnesium sulphate isn't much good? even in baths?
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TMG stands for trimethylglycine, which is derived commercially from beet leaves. It is strong methyl donor similar to SAMe and DMG bit stronger and cheaper. There are about 4,000 methylation reactions that occur in the body. Some of the things benefited by methyl donors include immune function, hormone and neurotransmitter production, stomach acid formation, energy production, tissue formation,.......
Malic acid is required for the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is fuel for the cells and helps the to function properly.
Magnesium is also essential for the production of ATP. The reason I like the magnesium malate is it is readily absorbed and both the magnesium and malic acid it is reacted with boost ATP levels. Therefore it is more beneficial than magnesium sulfate.
The carnitine was also for ATP production. Carnitine moves fatty acids in to the mitochondria to be burned as a fuel source thereby further elevating ATP levels.
As for diet I recommend vegetables, fruits, seaweeds and medicinal/food mushrooms primarily to help maintain the immune system.
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We have that kind of diet, plus wild salmon and sardines, but to now also a bit of gluten in the way of bread, say 3 times a week. I've been getting a strong feeling to stop the bread. (there aren't hidden sources since we don't eat much that I don't make myself and use no-wheat tamari.) I like to make some kind of flatbreads; my favorite has been barley with quite a lot of soaked and well-blended nettles added. This tastes like one could last you the day. He loves nettles. :-) Powder would be even easier to mix.
We do like to have something 'breadlike' with soups or curries.
In the allergies thread, in response to your post about polio vaccines, I mention that the vaccine somehow triggered/or precipitated this condition--Additionally, he has a long history of 'the paint trade'. His father too, worked in paints. Cadmium etc. might be an issue? I guess seaweeds are strongly indicated. And also, lots of cilantro, which we do eat. Anything else come to mind?
Solvents in the paint would also be possible contributors.
As for heavy metals I would also include silica, chlorella and pectins from fruits and vegetables. Amla helps to protect the DNA from heavy metal damage, especially when being pulled from the body. Therefore I also recommend amla for this reason and for the immune system.
I keep reminding myself to get him onto lecithin.
So interesting about the beet leaves! We eat quite a lot of those. (I think the cultured vegetables have been really good for him as well. I'm noticing he's looking much better. More colour and vitality.)
You have to be careful with the beet leaves though since they are also high in oxalic acid.
Sometime back I got the idea that goji would be really fabulous for us. He doesn't really care for the taste--and they're rather hard, dry little fellows.
I love the berries. I usually get them in Chinatown. But they do come in different grades. The better grades are not all dried out.
I forgot to mention, he had his gallbladder out, and it was said to be "shredded", which makes the liver likely pretty burdened. It was a dreadful experience for him (hindsight is 20-20) and led to a series of troubles; a lung clot, collapsed lung, and near death at the hands of the doctors.
One thing he will need to avoid with no gallbladder is strong bitters.
As for the gojis, I think I may have been ripped off. I paid high Himalayan "Tibetan" prices. But it's okay.
Yes, when they started selling them through multi-level marketing they really jacked the prices up.
I think I can grow some good quality plants -would like to taste them fresh--I am one of those people who likes straight raw cranberries.
They are very easy to grow. My plants are now around 1.5 years old and the tallest plants are about a meter tall. They did get bugs on them recently but the plants just dropped most of their leaves and the ladybugs and ants got most of the remaining bugs. So the plants are starting to put out new leaves. The plants tend to sprawl really bad trying to get to the light so I use twist ties to tie the plants to stakes to keep them upright and trim them frequently to promote a more bushy growth.
I wonder how concerned one should be about the pesticides...(source: wiki)
Yes, this is an issue, especially if you are only getting them from a store where they do not provide a Certificate of Analysis to show testing for metals and pesticides.
You got a certificate???? How do you do that?
When you buy from raw material suppliers all the herbs are sent with certificates of analysis.
Where can the best gojis be bought?
If you go to Chinatown they package the lower grades and the higher grades are generally in bulk behind the counter.
It sounds as though pesticides are rampant since they are prone to insects--they -as you have seen- drop their leaves. (or so says wiki, etc)
The bugs are actually almost all gone. I have been checking them daily and I only see an occasional bug now.
Then again, my understanding is that bugs or pests of any sort will only "attack" those plants that invite such, by being low on minerals, and so forth.
I would have to disagree here. I spent 2 1/2 years digging all the caliche out of my front yard. Caliche is a concrete hard clay. There was so much of it that I actually built a wall with it all the way around my front yard, and various other walls for planters, the pond, etc. Needless to say the removal of all the caliche as well as a lot of the sandy dirt left a big deficit of soil in my front yard. So the entire from yard has been backfilled with compost. In addition all my plants get watered regularly with the aquarium water from my various aquariums. This water is nitrogen and mineral rich. So there is no way those plants are nutrient deficient.
I think the stress of the change in the temperature was more likely what weakened the plants. But they are adapting and coming back nicely. They are growing about a foot a month.
Much as in humans, parasites will not be an issue unless the terrain has gone all out of balance... In this way, maybe the pests are doing a service to the plants, causing what to us manifests as a leaf drop that promotes a re-leafing (?)
I think the leaf drop is a great defense mechanism. By dropping the infected leaves the leaves will dry out killing the bugs so they will not infect the new leaves being put out. And they got a lot of help from the ladybugs and ants that ate most of the remaining bugs.
I have heard they can even do well at 115 degrees.
I will know soon. It should be hitting that here in about 2 months from now.
I like that ides of aquariums feeding gardens--have read and filed away ideas/visions for pond systems and all of that. Everything in sync. Wouldn't it be wonderful! The real miracle is how slow we are to 'get it'.
I have to do water changes on the tanks anyway so instead of dumping the nitrogen water down the drain the plants get it. During the winter though the nitrogen needs to be withheld since it can kill the plants. So during the winter I use the water on the compost instead to help keep the compost breaking down. I also add live plants and cuttings to the external filters on the aquarium s to help keep the nitrate levels down so I don't have to do water changes as often. I currently have a 150 gallon, a 130 gallon and a 60 gallon tank with fish. So water changes would be a full time job if I did not use tricks like this.