It is rough....pain meds 24/7...he rode in the car for an hour yesterday to visit his sister for a few hours to get out of the house....he's worn out today from the visit......
Monday is a visit to town to the surgeons office for blood tests/opened incision scrubbing....(makes me shiver thinking about that)
Then Tuesday--back to town to have a "talk" with the cancer specialist about different "treatments".....
I've discovered by reading and researching that Olive Leaf Extract is anti bacterial, anti viral, anti fungal, and anti parasitical..
Which is some very beneficial information to know..
I found my best deal online, comparing prices and potency, at Swanson vitamins..
If you can find a better deal on price and potency, some where else, online, let us know where..
Olive Leaf Extract oleuropein is an extraordinary 100% natural herbal antibacterial/antiviral extract. Obtained from specific parts of the olive tree (Olea europaea), this new proprietary phytochemical extract is not only safe, but is also a nontoxic immune system builder.
http://www.healthychristianliving.com/olive_leaf_extract.htm
American pharmaceutical company, to investigate elenolic acid's ability to fight viruses. By the late 1960s, Upjohn was able to show that elenolic acid could indeed inhibit the growth of viruses. In fact, the elenolic acid was so powerful that it stopped every virus that it was tested against. Of most importance was elenolic acid's apparent ability to counteract a variety of viruses known to cause the common cold in humans, reduce high blood pressure, as well as stabilize blood sugar levels, which has possible ramifications for diabetes sufferers.
Olive leaf extract interferes with certain amino acid production essential for the survival of specific microbes, be it virus, bacterium, parasite, or fungus.
A Little About Bacteria And Viruses
Bacteria are extremely small organisms that can be found everywhere. They live on and in animals and plants, and can often survive harsh conditions. Studies have specifically targeted olive leaf extract's ability to fight the common cold, flu, and other related conditions, and have demonstrated amazing results. One such study, conducted by researchers at the R Clinic in Budapest, Hungary, found that treatment with olive leaf extract helped over 90 percent of 164 patients with respiratory and lung conditions.
Increased Energy Levels with Use of Olive Leaf Extract
One of the most frequent comments heard from patients after taking olive leaf extract is that they experience a dramatic increase in energy levels and have a greater sense of well-being (In fact, some patients experience such dramatic increase in energy that they inquire whether there is an "upper ingredient in the product). Also very intriguing to many health experts is the fact that many patients want to continue taking olive leaf even after the treatment program has taken care of specific problems.
Improvement in energy levels can also be seen specifically in "fatigue type disorders, such as Chronic fatigue syndrome, Lupus, Mononucleosis, Epstein Barr, Fibromyalgia, etc.
Olive leaf represents an "easy" way to quickly fight the problem.
Other Conditions Treatable with Olive Leaf Extract
Of course, there are numerous other symptoms and conditions that are result of viral, bacterial and fungal infection. Herpes, Fibromyalgia chronic fatigue, arthritis, and other autoimmune disorders all have direct connections to problems associated with the immune system and its inability to function correctly. Olive leaf extract can only help a debilitated immune system begin the process of recuperating to the point of effectively fighting any type of infection that may be present.
http://www.msmaustralia.com.au/articles/olimix.html -
http://www.msmaustralia.com.au/articles/mainmsm.html
Bacterial Infections
The bactericidal effect of Olive Leaf Extract was dramatically evident in the case of a 64-year-old physician bedridden for four years since suffering a major stroke. He also had recurrent bladder infections which would cause considerable pain, smelly urine and fever.
All efforts to control the condition had failed, including a $1,000 antibiotic specially prepared for him. The patient experienced constant discomfort. His urine was cloudy and "looked like soup." Often, it contained blood. After one month on Olive Leaf Extract, the infections had vanished and after six months, the condition has not recurred. He has been taking a standard dose of four capsules daily.
The patient also used to suffer from frequent allergies and colds and took medication frequently to keep these in check. The incidence and severity have been significantly minimized with Olive Leaf Extract and he requires considerably less medicine.
http://www.healthychristianliving.com/olive_leaf_extract.htm
The Bible refers to the olive tree as the "tree of life". Olives, the ripe fruit of the tree, yield healthy monounsaturated fats and phytochemicals that act as potent antioxidants. Research on the benefits of olive oil abounds in scientific literature. Yet, people are still not aware of the amazing healing powers of another component of the olive tree, the leaves.
A Dutch researcher identified that a primary ingredient in oleuropein inhibited the growth of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites. This chemical was elenolic acid. Further European research determined this compound to have strong bactericidal, antiviral and antifungal capabilities. A safety study on calcium elenolate was tested with laboratory animals and published by the Upjohn pharmaceutical company in 1970. The study concluded that even in doses several hundred times higher than recommended; no toxic or other adverse side effects were discovered. -
http://www.drhoffman.com/page.cfm/126
Summary of conditions for which olive leaf extract acts as a microbial and anti-viral agent:
AIDS Amoebiasis Anthrax Athlete’s Foot Bladder Infection Campylobacter Chicken Pox Chlamydia Cholera Common Cold Cold Sore (herpes simplex) Cryptosporidiosis Cytomegalovirus Diarrheal Disease Diphtheria Ear Infection Ebola Sudan Virus E. Coli Epstein-Barr Virus Flu (influenza) Gastric Ulcers (from H. Pylori) Genital Herpes/Warts Giardia Gonorrhea Group B Strep Hantavirus Hepatitis A, B, C Herpes Zoster (shingles) Lyme Disease Malaria Measles Meningitis (bacterial) Meningitis (viral) Mononucleosis Pinworms Pneumonia (bacterial) Pneumonia (viral) Polio Pork Tapeworm Rabies Rheumatic Fever Ringworm Retrovirus infection Roundworm Rotavirus Infection RSV Staphylococcal Food Poisoning Strep Throat Syphilis Tuberculosis Thrush Toxic Shock Syndrome Trichinosis Typhoid Fever Urinary Tract Infections Vaginal Yeast Infections
Die-Off Syndrome:
There are no negative side effects with Olive leaf extract but it does have a healthy side effect called the Herxheimer or “Die-Off” effect. Here is what takes place in a die-off effect. In the body there are microbes that somehow manage to evade the body’s immune system. Upon exposure to olive leaf extract these microbes are destroyed which is a good thing for the person. After the microbes death there cell-wall proteins are absorbed through the weakened mucous membrane, which surrounds them. The body recognizes these as toxins and begins its natural processes to get rid of them. If present in too large of numbers for the eliminative system to handle, the individual may develop symptoms that include headaches, swelling in the mouth, throat, sinuses, and lymphatics, rashes, fatigue, diarrhea, muscle/joint achiness, or other flu-like symptoms. The severity will vary from person to person, depending on the extent of their condition, the state of their immune and eliminatory systems, and how much olive leaf extract is being consumed.
The die off effect is desirable as it indicates that the body is being cleared of these hazardous microbes. Anyone who experiences these unpleasant effects generally feels fabulously well afterwards many times better than ever before.
Caution:
Don’t take olive leaf with antibiotics as they can be inactivated by olive leaf.
Don’t take olive leaf with Warfarin (Coumadin) this drug can cause internal bleeding. Olive leaf naturally relaxes blood vessels and capillaries which could increase this bleeding
http://www.theherbprof.com/hrbOliveLeaf.htm
5.0 out of 5 stars Boost Immune system!, August 21, 2012
By Timothy Smith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olive Leaf Extract 500 mg 120 Caps (Health and Beauty)
I read online that Olive Leaf can boost immune system support and help clear toxins out of the blood, and also keep you from being sick. Well I have been taking this product for over a year now, and I can say I have yet to get sick. In the past, I would get sick every few months with a cold, flu, sinus, whatever. Now that I take Olive Leaf, I have NOT gotten sick in over a year with anything, and that is saying alot, because I am HIV+. When I first bought my first bottle, I did get the side effect from the Olive Lead which is the "cleansing" syndrome it gives you, pushes all the toxins out of the body, and once it did that, which took a week, I was fine and ready to continue. Now I don't have that side effect anymore, if you can call it that, since it was just cleaning the blood, but I have not gotten a cold or anything, even when others around me are sick, I do not get sick.
I went to my doctor and got blood work done for my immune system every 6 months being positive and whatnot, and since I have been on this my CD4 count has been boosted big time. Without it, I was healthy, taking my medication, and eating right, but adding this is an extra boost. My CD4 count was in the 600s before this product, and now that I have been on it over a year, my CD4 counts have boosted into the 900s, which is GREAT! The Olive Leaf does everything it says, clears toxins, boosts immune system support, and is healthy as well, since Olive leaf is used in Med. diets. Love this product, and others that try it, notice the same thing too around me, they clear toxins, and have NOT gotten sick being on this!
http://www.amazon.com/Olive-Leaf-Extract-500-Caps/product-reviews/B0017O95AE/?tag=959media-20
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