General Health
Vitamin B-12
Vitamin B-12 Deficiency (J. Mercola, DO)
Facts about Vitamin B-12 (Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State Univ.)
Vitamin B-12 Deficiency (WebMD)
Excess Vit B-12 side effects (Drugs.com)
Home injections of Vitamin B-12:
After you've learned how to give yourself your B-12 injection/shot, use these videos as a review. Keep in mind that Dr. Shay may have taught you a little bit differently from what is shown here. Before the videos, here are some reminder tips on Vitamin B-12 shots:
1. Always wash your hands before you start and after you finish and have a clean surface for your working area.
2. If giving the shot to another person, ALWAYS use Universal Precautions - WEAR gloves.
3. Once the the multi-use vial of B-12 has been opened, always clean the rubber stopper with some alcohol and let it dry (don't blow it dry) before drawing up your B-12 solution.
4. Make sure that the needle is all the way into the muscle (for most people that means all the way to the hub of the needle) so that the B-12 is absorbed properly. If the needle is not deep enough, then the B-12 goes into the fat or possibly just under the surface of the skin. If the red solution is oozing out of the injection site, you didn't go deep enough.
5. Don't inject more than 2ml (2cc) into one spot at a time as it's a bit too much fluid for the tissues.
6. Let the alcohol on the skin dry before injecting (wet alcohol drags with the needle and burns - ouch).
7. Keep your B-12 at room temperature.
8. Don't recap your needles but put them immediately into a "Sharps" container or into a plastic soda bottle with the syringes, needles in first. Recap your bottle immediately. I wrap a piece of tape around the outside of the bottle on which I write "Biohazard - Sharps - Caution!"
Dispose of the bottle before it gets too full at the local police department or the local hospital if they have a "needle disposal" program. Do NOT dump your needles into the trash!!
9. ALWAYS keep your B-12 vials, syringes and needles in a very safe place and well out of reach of children. If there is concern about someone getting into your supplies, use good sense and LOCK it all up! Don't let your B-12 prescription supplies become the temptation of another.
10. In case I forgot to tell you, your urine might turn a little reddish. Don't worry, it's the B-12, you're not bleeding. (Just like when you take B-complex orally and your urine turns bright yellow for a while.)
Videos for review:
How to give an IM shot (intra-muscular) Taught with drawings by "Patriot Nurse"
How to give an IM injection Taught by Pat, RN. This is taught with an actual patient. She demonstrates how to give an injection in the arm (not to be used for B-12 shots), in the butt cheek and self injection in the thigh. Did you notice that the nurse didn't follow the Universal Precautions? Don't forget your gloves if giving the shot to another person.
Please note that I do not in any way endorse the weight loss injections advertised on this video.
Vitamin D3
Vitamin D Essentials and Breast Cancer (GrassrootsHealth)
Vitamin D May Prevent 16 Types of Cancer (J. Mercola, DO)
Symptoms & Diseases Associated with Vitamin D Deficiency
How Much Vitamin D Do You Really Need to Take? (J. Mercola, DO)
Low Vitamin D levels Associated With Agressive Breast Cancer (WebMD)
Vitamin D deficiency/Cancer/FMS/CFS (and interesting summary)
Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - a complete overview (Univ. of Maryland Medical Center)
Vitamin D deficiency often misdiagnosed as CFS or FMS (and interesting summary)
Rationale for using Vitamin B-12 for CFS
Influenza
AOA Health Dose: OMT and Flu Pandemic
Osteopathic Treatment in a Flu Pandemic
Well Being
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dr Joseph Mercola's Web Page "Begin Your Journey to Independent Health"
Ask Dr. Weil
GirlsHealth.gov "Be Happy. Be Healthy. Be You. Beautiful." A positive website for girls ages 10-16
Herb Medicine Reference resource for herbs
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Emotional Well Being
EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique I was introduced to this wonderful healting tool by a Psychiatrist. He had used this tool for at least 20 years with wonderful success. Waht a wonderfully holistic self-healting tool... no monitary expenses, no drugs, real help! Enjoy the site and then start with the free downloadable manual.
As stated on the web site:
Based on impressive new discoveries involving the body's subtle energies, EFT has been clinically effective in thousands of cases for Trauma & Abuse, Stress & Anxiety, Fears & Phobias, Depression, Addictive Cravings, Children's Issues and hundreds of physical symptoms including headaches, body pains and breathing difficulties. Properly applied, over 80% achieve either noticeable improvement or complete cessation of the problem. It is the missing piece to the healing puzzle.
...Often works where nothing else will.
...Usually rapid, long lasting and gentle.
...No drugs or equipment involved.
...Easily learned by anyone.
...Can be self applied.
Local Medical Centers and Support
The Aroostook Medical Center / TAMC
General Interest
MedicAlert Foundation (Emergency ID bracelets and Advance Directive Storage)
Maine Hospital Association (Maine: Advance Directive forms)