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Adversarial Coding and Compressing Active Sources
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Harikrishna R Palaiyanur, Cheng Chang and Anant Sahai
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In many real-world systems, sensors have a choice in what to observe. In the "active vision" paradigm we are reminded that "people do not merely see, they also look." How are we to model the data streams that result from such sensors?
To answer this, we consider the problem of finding the rate-distortion function of an arbitrarily varying source (AVS) with a finite number of sources with known distributions. Berger's paper "The Source Coding Game," IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, 1971, considers this problem under the condition that the adversary is allowed only causal access to the source realizations. We consider the case when the adversary has access to the source realizations non-causally. Using the type-covering lemma, this new rate distortion function can be determined to be the maximum of the IID rate distortion function over a set of source distributions attainable by the adversary. We find a bound on the number of distributions that need to be sampled to determine the rate distortion function of an AVS to within a certain accuracy. This bound is developed through an explicit bound on the continuity of the IID rate-distortion function.
We plan to investigate the usefulness of this bound in the problem of estimating the rate-distortion function for an unknown source, especially those that might have memory.
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Can anyone recommend a psychoanalyst in Oakland/Berkeley who might be amenable to a sliding fee scale? I'm interested in a more intensive therapy but my husband just lost his job. Thanks. needs help
I am looking for a therapist in the Berkeley area who has a sliding scale. I have been in therapy at different times in my life and consider myself to be quite ''aware'' and would like to work on some life issues (i am in my mid-thirties) - relationship, parenting, etc. on a deep level. I am looking for someone who is talented and skilled and experienced. I can afford $65/session ($50 would be great). I would prefer to not see an intern but might consider it if it feels like a good fit. Anon.
Hi I am looking for weekly counseling or support groups to deal with general personal issues and stress. I cannot afford $100 or more a month that even the lowest sliding scales that I've found are. Any suggestions? Sad and broke
My husband and I separated almost a year ago, and I am ready to admit I need some outside help to navigate through the many challenges I am currently facing. Does anyone know of single-parent support groups in the Berkeley area, or other ways to connect with single moms? I know I'd also benefit from therapy, but money is extremely tight until I can figure out how to find childcare and a new job and earn enough money to make ends meet and still (hopefully) have plenty of time with my child. Are there support services out there for women on very tight budgets? Thank you. Anonymous
I'm interested in finding a good therapist to help me deal with issues of new motherhood. Nothing too specific, just feeling exhausted and confused about how to balance motherhood, work, and the rest of my life. There are a few recommendations on the website, but they are 6-7 years old. Anyone have a recommendation that is more recent? I need to find someone who takes Medi-Cal or has a sliding scale. Thanks.
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Hi everyone: I'm posting here because I've seen so many kind and helpful responses - and I'm at a loss about where to turn right now. I've been experiencing increased anxiety recently -- well, over the fast few years, I guess. But it feels like it's gotten really bad lately - and I think I've managed to alienate some people I care very much about. I worry a lot about ... everything. I'm always overthinking situations - and wondering -- what if... to the point where I have a really hard time relaxing and having fun. It's also affected my decision-making skills, because ...well, what if I make the wrong choice? I don't feel like I've always been this way, so I'm a bit perplexed about where these feelings are coming from and how to deal with them. I have had a lot of change and uncertainty in my life during this time...divorce, marriage, moving across country, changing careers, financial instability, trying to have a baby, etc... And I'm sure these issues have something to do with it. But I want to feel like myself again - before I forget who that is...or was. My financial situation prevents me from seeking therapy, so I'm hoping that someone out there might have some helpful advice about alternative methods. Has anyone had success with Sam-e or any other over the counter natural meds? Any cheap or free therapy - either traditional or non- traditional (acupuncture, hypnosis, etc...)? Has anyone experienced this and worked through it on your own by incorporating calming influences such as meditation or yoga? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Hoping to feel happy again soon
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I know you will get a lot of responses for this, and I hope my contribution will help a little. First of all, I could have written that post. It sounds like me all over, at least it sounds like me at times. Here are things that have helped me:
Cognitive Therapy: I know you can't pay for therapy right now, but maybe this book will help -- Mind over Mood by Greenberger and Padesky. Also, depending on which insurance you have, you can get counseling at greatly reduced rates. Sometimes all it takes for you to get back on track is 2 or 3 months of weekly sessions. A friend used to tell me that we spend so much money on our physical health and alomst nothing to maintain our mental health. Maybe it's worth the investment. Just knowing that you are not going crazy helps a lot sometimes. I think the things you have been through are definitely anxiety-producing! I find it totally normal that you would react with anxious feelings. Perhaps someone will post some kind of facilitated support group. You need to know that your reaction is normal and you just need to get a handle on these feelings that seem to snowball.
I think you will get lots of good advice here, and I wish you the best of luck. If you want to email me, feel free:
Are you eating and sleeping ok? From what I understand, anxiety can be a byproduct of depression. Do you think you might be depressed?
Your dr. may be able to make a referral or may offer you an anti-anxiety medication that is covered by your health care plan. I'd rather have you see a mental health professional for an assessment but I don't think it is a bad idea to start with a physical from your doctor.
Don't rule out therapy due to cost. Most health care plans these days will cover at least some therapy visits (usually 8) especially if your dr. makes the referral. Call your health care plan and ask what their coverage is.
There are times when I think a health food store remedy can be very helpful for temporary anxiety. I sense from what you say that this is a fairly serious problem for you that has been going on for awhile. I'd say it is time to get serious and really figure out what kind of help you need to get through this bad patch. You don't have to struggle on with this by yourself. While I am not on the drug band wagon I have seen that temporary use of medications can make a huge difference. I've had two good friends that found temporary use of medications helped calm their anxiety and get them through a challenging time.
At the very least I would urge you to look into low cost or sliding scale therapy. You'd be surprised at what is available. You obviously have been holding it together under very stressful circumstances. You are so smart to reach out. I think there is help readily available to you. Don't feel like you have to tough it out. Good luck and I wish you all the best
now ask yourself and be honest, all the things that i have accompished and have done in my life have i done them alone? sometimes as humans we tend to take everything on our own backs without even trying to share the load with someone else. also ask yourself who can you trust to give you ''sound'', ''wise'' advice? whomever you come up with, was this or these people there to help you in the past?
religious beliefs were not mentioned in your original email but another sure way of stamping out anxiety is to establish a working relationship with god, which means putting your trust in him and letting him lead and guide you in your decision making in every area of your life. hear me when i say that anxiety stays far away from me now since i know that god will direct my path and i have the evidence of his ability to do so each and everyday that i walk this path through life. i am a wife, mother of two between the ages of 7-13 and i am currently working on my doctorate in psychology and working, not to exclude in any way that i attend bible study twice a week and sing in the choir. now you tell me if i don't need devine intervention.
if you want more information in regards to this life changing way of doing things please feel free to contact me. the lord is forever showing himself to be true in my life everyday relax, relate & release................ afs
My mother has Medi-Cal and Medicare and suffers from severe depression. I am desperately looking for a therapist/counselor/psychiatrist who can help her, but have difficulty finding anyone who accepts Medi-Cal and/or Medicare. She has limited income, so we need someone who is at least partially covered by her insurance, or has a sliding fee scale. I wish I could afford to send her to the best specialists, but I'm afraid I cannot. I would greatly appreciate any recommendations or advice! Thanks!
Lifelong (my employer)is a community health clinic which has a clinic in Oakland and one in Berkeley which specialize in geriatrics. We take Medicare & Medi-Cal. Although I am not familiar with the schedules, I believe that both sites have psychiatrists (at least part-time) and other folks who can offer treatment for mental health issues for seniors.
Call 510-704-6010 and ask them for the phone numbers for either the Over 60 Clinic (on Sacramento) or the Foothill site in Oakland.
We have a wonderful, dedicated staff who take excellent care of their patients.
The very best to you & your mother. Depression is tough on everyone, not least of all the family members.
Recently moved to the Bay Area, three small children, one newborn and a husband who travels extensively. I am overwhelmed and living on a very tight budget. Can anyone recommend a low cost psychotherapist in Berkeley or Oakland. Thanks
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In his seventh year as a member of the Tulane coaching staff, Louisiana native Brad Smiley is in his second season as the Green Wave's recruiting coordinator. Smiley has coached the Green Wave tight ends for the past four seasons after two years as the graduate assistant for the Tulane offense.
In his role as recruiting coordinator, Smiley has instituted a modernized, computerized system designed to make the recruiting process easier for prospects and coaches in 2006. Smiley's 2006 tight end group features fifth-year senior Jerome Landry along with versatile junior Gabe Ratcliff and sophomore Justin Kessler.
In addition to coaching the tight ends and serving as recruiting coordinator, Smiley also assists in coaching the fullbacks, works with the offensive line and is in charge of several of the Green Wave special teams units.
Prior to his arrival in New Orleans, Smiley spent two seasons at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas, where he coached the offensive line and tight ends and was part of the 1999 Southwestern Junior College football conference and Red River Bowl championship team. The offense won the league rushing titles in 1998 and '99, and ranked in the top 10 nationally in rushing both seasons. Smiley coached seven all-conference players and two All-Americans at TVCC.
In 1996 and 1997, Smiley coached tight ends at Northwestern State University. He helped NSU's 1997 team to the Southland Conference championship and a berth in the NCAA I-AA playoffs. One of his charges, Damian Johnson, participated in the 1999 Blue-Gray All-Star Game and signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.
While completing his undergraduate studies at Baylor, Smiley served as a student assistant coach for the Bears. He earned his bachelor's degree in marketing from Baylor in 1995 and completed his master's degree in education at NSU in 1997.
Smiley's grandfather, the late Bob Smiley, was the head basketball and assistant football coach at Slippery Rock (Pa.) University while his grandmother, Betty, was the head women's basketball coach at Clarion (Pa.) University.
Smiley and his wife, the former Janna Clary of Natchit-oches, La., are the parents of a son, Benjamin Andrew (3) and a daughter, Clary Ann (1).
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Herbie Hancock once said, "to be an artist, a musician you have to drive yourself, you can't listen to what other people think or what they want to hear from you. You as the artist are the only one that knows what is best for you, and not what others are saying about you." True to form Taylor Swift is doing her own thing, making music she wants to make, not what other people want her to make. With the release of her new single, "Shake It Off," Swift is literally taking her new music to the next level both sonically and personally. The song starts with a distinct Motown Soul vibe and keeps that feel throughout the entire song.
I stay out too late, got nothing in my brain, that's what people say mhm hmm, that's what people say. The song begins and right off the bat Swift lands the haymaker to all her critics.
Taking from the Hancock quote, "I've got this music in my mind, telling me it's gonna be alright."
If a lyric doesn't throw back to the days of well written and performed songs of the Motown Era, I'm not sure, then, that a song like that exist.
Taylor Swift also announced a new album titled 1989 and commented that it is the most pop and soul influenced record she's put out. "This record means the world to mean, for the past two years I've listened to Diana Ross, The Supremes and most everything from late '80's pop. I'm truly proud of this album."
A force of nature, amazing songwriter, and the epitome of professionalism and performance, Taylor Swift is preparing to re-take over the world. "Shake It Off," is one of the best songs released in 2014.


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Twenty-two Black Panthers in three Midwestern states, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri, were the targets of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division for an alleged 1970 bombing conspiracy. The conspiracy investigation of the so-called Midwest 22, previously unreported, has been a carefully kept secret until the disclosure of an ATF case progress closure report to Examiner.com on April 14, 2014. The ATF report was provided by a court researcher who discovered the progress record buried in a file. The document comes from ATF case Nebr-955(T-II) and was copied to the Justice Department in Washington, D.C.
ATF was in competition with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for control of bombing cases in the summer of 1970. The rival federal agencies were embroiled in an ultimately longstanding turf fight for jurisdiction over bombing cases. The Midwest had been hit with a series of unsolved bombings in several states in the summer and ATF agents in Omaha, Nebraska blamed the Black Panthers for the explosions.
Black Panthers in Omaha, Des Moines, and Kansas City, were ATF targets for prosecution. Nine of the Panthers were from Omaha; Elmer Robert Cecil, Melvin Collins, Calvin Drake, Raleigh B. House, Duane Peak, Frank Peak, Jr., William L. Peak, Edward A. Poindexter, and Mondo we Langa (then David Rice).
Ed Poindexter was Chairman of the Omaha affiliate chapter. Mondo we Langa was the Minister of Information. Raleigh House was the Minister of Finance, and Frank Peak, Jr. was Minister of Defense.
Kansas City Black Panther members under investigation were Phillip Crayton, Phillip Deffenbaugh, Felix O'Neal, Phillip Ortega, and Thomas Robinson. The Kansas City Black Panthers were a supervisory chapter to the Omaha Panthers.
Charles Knox and Archie Simmons were from the Des Moines Black Panther chapter as were Edward C. Smith, Mary Ann Smith and Steve A. Green. Charles Knox was Minister of Education and Edward Smith was Minister of Defense. Green was responsible for distribution of The Black Panther newspaper.
Gary Hogan and Michael Smith were juveniles and their location is uncertain. The role of the two juveniles in the purported Black Panther conspiracy is unknown.
One other ATF target of unknown location was Antone Jenkins. Sources familiar with Black Panthers in Omaha, Des Moines, and Kansas City do not recognize the name.
The most infamous name on the list is Duane C. Peak, a fifteen year-old killer from Omaha. Peak planted a bomb that killed Omaha policeman Larry Minard, Sr. on August 17, 1970. Peak managed to escape not only the ATF conspiracy charge but also the Nebraska murder charge by making a deal to be declared a juvenile delinquent and avoid a prison sentence. Peak got his deal by implicating two others on the ATF list, Edward Poindexter and Mondo we Langa, in the killing.
Mondo and Poindexter, now called the Omaha Two, were the leaders of Omaha's Black Panther affiliate National Committee to Combat Fascism and targets themselves of COINTELPRO. J. Edgar Hoover at the FBI directed a massive clandestine counterintelligence operation codenamed COINTELPRO. Hoover had ordered Omaha Special Agent-in-Charge Paul Young to get the pair off the streets.
When Larry Minard was killed Paul Young set about making a case against the NCCF leaders. Hoover ordered the withholding of a FBI Laboratory report on the identity of the anonymous 911 caller who lured Minard to his death in order to place the blame on the Omaha Two who were convicted of the crime.
In the ATF case progress record the bomb conspiracy investigation was closed January 26, 1972. U.S. Attorney, Richard Dier, declined to prosecute the alleged conspirators. Dier explained a "trend in the judiciary is away from major complex conspiracies."
The Midwest 22 prosecution would have been the largest case against the Black Panthers ever brought. The Panther 21 trial in New York that ended in acquittal holds the record as the most number of defendants in a single case during the COINTELPRO era.
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So here we are. Another Father's day approaches. I know Mom's rule the world and we wouldn't be anywhere (or even here) without them but… Father's day has a little different feeling about it. Ya, Ya I know your saying to yourself, He's a father so of course he feels that way. Perhaps, but I think there's more to it. I think mother's day is rightfully about celebrating and thanking mother's for their caring, their nurturing and giving us life. Science tells us there's a special bond between a mother and child and I tend to agree. For a father that relationship is something to a certain extent that must be created. Of course father's can be nurturing and have a bond to our children but scientifically mom's the word. So Father's day is a real privilege, an honor. This is just my opinion but let me elaborate… (more…)
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This weekend is Father's day. Last year I presented a blog post about the top 10 things a father and daughter could do together. This year I thought I'd offer some insights, my observations on what effect being a father has on a fella and in my opinion, the most important thing Fathers can do for their children.
First off let me give away a secret, dispel a myth, breakdown the facade that us men put forth (sorry guys). You may see us as macho men, big strong guys that can build anything or tear anything down, the creators of life's inventions, the leaders of men, captains of industry, masters of our domains and the heads of the household (ok I was pushing it on that last one…). In truth we are at our very best , pushed to achieve, most vulnerable and most satisfied when we are known as "Dad". Now I know some of you may scoff at this notion, believe that I exaggerate but alas I have real proof. (more…)
Family Businesses: The Secrets of Successful Succession Part 1Monday, February 28th, 2011
I personally love family businesses, and not just because I am in one! I love how it can give people the opportunity to fast track themselves to their full potential. I love how family businesses seem to have more values, ethics and personality rather than the faceless "Big Boys". I love how family relationships can turn exponential when a father becomes a friend, a colleague, a business partner.
Of course, family businesses can go the other way. I can't think of anything worse when family relationships turn sour because of the business. I'm a firm believer that the family has to come first. As for myself; we are a 3rd generation family business and I confess, we've gotten darn good at succession issues. I continually get asked how we did it, so here are my Secrets to Successful Succession, keeping not only the business in tact but more importantly our relationship. (more…)


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Monday, July 28, 2008
Many people are turning to alternative therapies when conventional treatments aren't working, or they want additional relief from their rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms. In this HealthTalk RA program, we have a conversation with a naturopathic physician, Dr. Patrick Donovan, and an acupuncturist, William (Bill) Mueller, about complementary and alternative therapies for RA patients.
As always, our experts will be on hand to answer your questions.
Before we begin, we remind you that the opinions expressed on this program are solely the views of our guests. They are not necessarily the views of HealthTalk or any outside organization. And, as always, please consult your own physician for the medical advice most appropriate for you.
Now here's your host, Rick Turner.
Rick Turner:
Hello and welcome to this HealthTalk RA webcast. I'm your host, Rick Turner.
For rheumatoid arthritis sufferers, several proven treatments have come out of conventional Western medical research. Most are used to relieve pain, reduce swelling, slow joint damage and improve one's sense of well-being. These include NSAIDs, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and DMARDs, disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, such as methotrexate, biologics and corticosteroids.
When conventional treatment isn't working, though, or patients would like to get greater relief from their RA, they may seek out alternative forms of treatment. We'll be taking a look at some of the complementary and alternative treatments that may help people with RA. But before we dive in, it's important to mention that you should always talk to your rheumatologist before adding to or changing your treatment regimen.
Now let's meet our guests.
Joining us is Dr. Patrick Donovan. Dr. Donovan is a naturopathic physician and registered nurse with more than 30 years experience in medicine. He is a naturopathic primary care physician at University Health Clinic in Seattle, Washington, and a member of the clinical and academic faculty at Bastyr University in Seattle, where he received his doctorate in naturopathic medicine in 1985. His clinical interests include autoimmune inflammatory disorders, inflammatory bowel disease and digestive tract disorders.
Great to have you with us. Welcome, Dr. Donovan.
Dr. Patrick M. Donovan:
Wonderful to be here. Thank you.
We're also joined by William "Bill" Mueller. Mr. Mueller is a licensed and nationally board certified acupuncturist and co-director of Cambridge Health Associates, a holistic healing center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale University with a degree in psychology and philosophy and then studied five element acupuncture with Professor J. R. Worsley at the College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture in London.
In practice since 1979, Mr. Mueller has since earned two advanced degrees from the college. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and he is a former chairperson of the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
Bill Mueller, welcome to the program.
Rick, thanks very much. I'm happy to be here.
RA sufferers find alternative treatments appealing for many reasons. Many find that their current treatment isn't working as well as they'd like, or perhaps it's not working as well as it once did. Some may be looking for other medical options that might cause fewer side effects. And others may look for ways to relieve the physical and emotional stress that usually comes with a chronic illness. Some complementary and alternative treatments include diet, herbs, vitamins and supplements. There's hydrotherapy, topical creams or ointments, meditation, massage, yoga, tai chi, acupuncture, and other forms of Chinese medicine.
Dr. Donovan, I want to start with you. As a naturopathic physician, what usually brings an RA patient into your office? Are they looking for something specific?
Dr. Donovan:
The most specific thing they're looking for is reduction of their pain, swelling and associated symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. The symptoms are usually pronounced enough that it's interfering with their normal daily activity. They're often already on NSAIDs or some medical treatment, some drug, like methotrexate for more chronic rheumatoid arthritics; most commonly, though, some form of NSAID. With the recent scares about NSAIDs and heart disease, they are usually coming in to find what other alternatives they might have to reduce their symptoms in a healthier fashion.
So is it also fair to say that people also see you when they have significant side effects from the conventional treatments?
Dr. Donovan:
Commonly. Because one of my interests is gastrointestinal disorders, I often see a lot of these patients for reflux symptoms, gastritis and things secondary to the NSAIDs that they've been using.
How do you go about evaluating a patient, Dr. Donovan, and trying to figure out what methods might help them?
Dr. Donovan:
I start like any responsible medical doctor with a full history and physical exam. In that history, I look at a number of factors. I don't just take into consideration the pathological process or disease process associated with rheumatoid arthritis. I also look at psycho-emotional factors and social factors. I want to understand how this disease is complicating their life and how it might be imposing difficulties on their everyday activities.
One of the things I look at with rheumatoid arthritis patients, since rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease, meaning a disease in which the immune system attacks tissues of one's self, is the psycho-emotional aspects of the disease process. I want to know in which way they're "attacking" themselves. The consciousness of the disease often precedes the actual physical expression of the disease.
It sounds like a time-consuming process – is it?
Dr. Donovan:
It certainly is. I look at it as playing three-dimensional chess when you're looking at all these aspects.
We certainly get a lot of e-mail questions about dietary changes. People think of that first for natural reasons. Dr. Donovan, how can diet affect RA symptoms, and what sorts of things seem to help patients with RA?
Dr. Donovan:
With the Western diet, we see many products that are inflammatory-promoting. Probably the most outstanding are the fats that one takes in on a daily basis. Many of the saturated fats, animal fats and the omega-6 fats – those are the fats from corn and soy oil and the polyunsaturated vegetable oils – these fats are very inflammatory-promoting, particularly when they're heated, hydrogenated and damaged.
We take in high levels of these fats, as anyone should know at this point if they're just listening to normal news broadcasts.
Our diets contain roughly 40 to 45 percent fat. These fats promote various cascades within the body of other chemicals, and those chemicals are very inflammatory-promoting and are involved in rheumatoid arthritis. If we can simply change the amount and type of fat in our diet and promote a higher intake of omega-3 fats – roughly two or three to one in ratio to these other fats – the omega-3 fats have been shown to reduce inflammation by blocking some of those cascades that are pro-inflammatory and promoting other cascades within the body that are anti-inflammatory.
And again, just for the layperson, the good fat to look for is what?
Dr. Donovan:
Fish oils. We've even seen some wonderful clinical trials of fish oils with rheumatoid arthritis. Those clinical trials, incidentally, go all the way back to '85, '87. The New England Journal of Medicine was one of the first that produced a clinical trial showing the benefits of fish oils in reducing the reliance on NSAIDs and the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.
So beyond the good fats, are there any other foods out there that people with RA should try to get enough of, make sure they're not deficient in?
Dr. Donovan:
Absolutely. I would promote a general anti-inflammatory diet, which is a diet that is much more plant-based. We're talking about seeds, nuts, vegetables of all kinds, fruit, and some whole grains and legumes. With an anti-inflammatory diet, one of the major things to focus on is color within the plant family. Why? Because color in the plant family is usually made by flavonoids. This is what makes red wines red. It's what makes grapes red and black and blue. It's what makes blueberries blue.
These flavonoids are very strongly anti-inflammatory in the body, specifically for connective tissue. Those are the tissues that joints are made out of. With rheumatoid arthritis, we see a lot of inflammatory reactions in connective tissues, even outside of the joints. These compounds build up in the system if they're eaten on a daily basis in high amounts. As they build up in connective tissues, they work as a local anti-inflammatory. These flavonoids are also some of the most active antioxidants that we know of.
Beyond food, in terms of dietary supplements, vitamins and herbs, have any been shown effective in fighting RA?
Dr. Donovan:
Yes. I would say probably my first choice in treating patients would be extracts of turmeric called curcumin. Curcumin has been shown in numerous studies to be a very strong anti-inflammatory, and it's safe. People eat turmeric, and it's safe even in the quantities we use medicinally. It acts in many different ways to block inflammatory compounds that are activated with rheumatoid arthritis.
Also Boswellia, also known as frankincense, Boswellia acts like an NSAID. It blocks the COX-2 cascade and promotes anti-inflammatory activity. I use those two herbs probably most commonly.
I also use glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate although – and I think our listeners should know this – the real solid literature, research and clinical data on glucosamine sulfate is based on osteoarthritis, not rheumatoid arthritis. The verdict is not yet in with rheumatoid arthritis. I think we have to look at more clinical trials yet with it.
But knowing how glucosamine sulfate works within the joint, activating joint repair and acting as a local anti-inflammatory, also is beneficial.
Dr. Donovan, we often hear about dietary supplements and herbs, that there's a lot of anecdotal evidence saying they may or may not be effective. Yet the Achilles' heel is that they haven't been subjected to rigorous double-blind scientific studies. What sort of evidence do we have that they are helpful?
Dr. Donovan:
There are some studies coming out – the fish oil studies go all the way back to The New England Journal of Medicine in 1985 – on some of these things. There have been a few studies done with curcumin and Boswellic acids.
I would say one other thing we haven't touched on – and they do have some studies – are food allergies, the association of allergic reactions to certain foods and the promotion of inflammation and swelling in rheumatoid arthritis. There have been a few studies demonstrating that roughly 13 to 17 percent of patients with rheumatoid arthritis will often show a complex of foods to which they're allergic. When those foods are eliminated from the diet, they see marked improvement.
So there are some very good studies that have been done early on. I'd like to see a lot more.
I'm sure.
Dr. Donovan:
One other thing we know is that when you fast the patient, their rheumatoid symptoms improve dramatically. Unfortunately, when you have them start eating again, they exacerbate.
Interesting. Let's move on and talk about another form of therapy used a lot by people with RA: hydrotherapy. What exactly is hydrotherapy, and how is it used?
Dr. Donovan:
Hydrotherapy is using hot and cold therapy with water. A simple form of hydrotherapy that most rheumatics probably already know is getting into a hot tub or hot bath and soaking, or even a hot shower. You commonly hear that when they're exposed to a hot bath the pain, swelling and stiffness improve dramatically. That knowledge goes back hundreds of years.
Hydrotherapy can be something as simple as a hot bath. Or it can be something as complex as the naturopathic hydrotherapy that's done with hot and cold varying applications to improve the flow of blood into the joint and removal of toxins.
With all of these various approaches, Dr. Donovan, how do you measure success? Be it dietary or any other form of therapy, how do you know if something is really helping?
Dr. Donovan:
With rheumatoid arthritis, and any disease, a good physician wants to not only have subjective markers – how does the patient feel, how is the patient responding – but also objective markers. With rheumatoid arthritis, unfortunately, we don't have any lab tests that diagnose the disease. The disease is diagnosed by its clinical presentation. You have to have four symptoms out of seven, or four criteria out of seven.
When it comes to measuring efficacy with rheumatoid arthritis, you're looking at flexibility, changes in swelling. You might even be measuring the girth of joints. You will be measuring range of motion and angles of flexibility. Does the wrist now reach a 90-degree angle where it was only reaching a 65-degree angle? We're looking at subjective parameters. Is there less pain, less stiffness? When the patient is getting up in the morning, are they now able to open the jar that they couldn't open before?
Then we look at those other physical parameters, which are called clinical parameters within the office.
Bill Mueller, I want to bring you back into the conversation at this point. As an acupuncturist who also practices Chinese medicine, what are patients seeking when they come to see you?
It's somewhat similar to what Dr. Donovan was saying. Most patients who come to see me are wanting some help with their pain. And most patients who come to me have either heard or read that acupuncture is helpful in relieving pain. More people are discovering that it's also helpful with chronic illness, as at least one aspect of their treatment program.
Many of my patients, by the time they come to see me, have already seen quite a few other practitioners – I would say mostly Western medical practitioners. Of the RA patients who come to me, most of them are on at least one if not several medications. And they may come to me for several reasons, but there are two primary ones.
One is help with the symptoms. There's no easy answer to RA. It's a multidimensional problem. As Dr. Donovan was saying, RA is an autoimmune disease, which just adds to the many dimensions of it. People want to know if acupuncture can relieve the pain and swelling, help with the fatigue, and help with the depression that often accompanies any chronic illness, including RA.
Secondly, people wonder if an entirely different medicine, a different model, as Chinese medicine is, can shed some light on their experience. Can, in a sense, putting on a different pair of glasses give you more of an understanding about what's happening in terms of the illness?
Well, help us look at RA through those glasses for a moment because many listeners may not be fully familiar with acupuncture, Chinese medicine – how they work. Maybe you can describe what's involved.
Sure. One of the hallmarks of Chinese medicine is that we're always interested in introducing more balance and harmony into a person's experience of themselves. Whether we think of the body, mind, emotions or the spirit, which Chinese medicine is very fluent about in its literature, we look at each of those levels. When a new patient comes in, whether it's RA or any other illness, I do the same intake of complete medical history that Dr. Donovan was talking about. But it's also slanted toward Chinese medicine, which takes into account the emotional piece that may be at work in their family situation, their relationship situation. We look at the whole dynamic of a person's life.
It's not as easy in Chinese medicine to say, "They've got RA, let's give them this medication." Chinese medicine is very clear that people are individuals. Even if I were to see, for example, five patients, each with RA and each with similar lab data, they might get different treatments in Chinese medicine because the root of the problem might be different from person to person. My job as an acupuncturist is to see what aspects of a person's energy, which internal organs – in acupuncture we speak about meridians, the channels that course through the body – have gotten out of balance and where is the energy stuck or blocked.
We insert very fine stainless steel needles into particular acupuncture points on the body to release these blocks and allow the energy to flow more clearly.
Bill, how do you know who's a good candidate in terms of RA patients for acupuncture? And then how do you measure the effectiveness of it?
Most people with RA are good candidates for acupuncture. I would say that a better criterion would be this: With RA, starting treatment earlier is always better. If I see a person who's had RA for 20 or 30 years and it's advanced, my efforts and the efforts of most practitioners would be more limited than if we see them early on after the diagnosis has been made or earlier than when they're having initial symptoms.
With acupuncture, people have to have openness to the idea of having very tiny needles stuck in them. The acupuncture needles are slim, about the width of a hair, and you do not feel much sensation with the acupuncture. Most people have this image they're going to be studded with hypodermics. The acupuncture needles are anything but.
In evaluating results, I see my work as one part of a healing program along with the person's medical doctor, their naturopathic physician and, perhaps, their physical therapist and occupational therapist. The illness has a momentum, especially during a flare, that we try to slow with acupuncture or with herbal medicine.
There are no miracle cures, by any means, with RA, but regular treatment with acupuncture and herbs over a few months will often make a significant improvement that allows other therapies to be more effective. I see it as each kind of therapy catalyzing the others.
Right. Fascinating stuff.
What about potential side effects of some of these alternative approaches, is there anything we should be aware of? Dr. Donovan?
Dr. Donovan:
Let's go with fish oils because that's one of my favorites in treating any kind of inflammatory disease but certainly rheumatoid arthritis. There are side effects. The side effects are dramatic and far-reaching – less risk of heart disease, heart attack and stroke. Hypertension can sometimes be improved, not corrected. Lipid levels, if they're high, can sometimes be dramatically improved. Also, there is less risk of breast cancer, prostate cancer and colon cancer.
I haven't heard any downside yet.
Dr. Donovan:
Everybody thinks negatively when you think of side effects.
Dr. Donovan:
But there are side effects that are positive, too, to various drugs. The side effects are tremendous. The only thing that might be limiting in some contemporary medical doctors' minds might be the risk of increased bleeding with the fish oils. But I haven't known of or seen any reports of Eskimos bleeding to death.
Bill Mueller, how about you, with Chinese medicine and acupuncture, are there any side effects?
I like Dr. Donovan's separating out the positive from the negative side effects. A physician friend of mine says, "These are not side effects, these are effects." What we generally see when we do acupuncture is that not just the symptoms change, but the person's health improves. Side effects in that sense might be better sleep, more energy, fewer headaches and that sort of thing.
To take seriously the issue of negative side effects of acupuncture, there are occasional times when there is mild bruising. It's merely cosmetic. Any licensed or national board-certified acupuncturist would know where to put the needles and how deep to go, but even with that mild bruising can happen with shallow insertions. What's amazing is that you can stick yourself with a sewing needle and start to bleed right away, and bleeding with acupuncture is very rare.
It's another issue around herbal medicine because sometimes there are side effects from herbal medicine.
And I would think maybe there are some potential drug interactions.
That is true. It's very complicated, particularly using Chinese medicinal herbs along with Western medications because we have substances interacting probably for the first time in the last 50 years. So it's a loaded situation. It takes quite a bit of time to sort things out.
What I offer to people is to say, "Do your Western medications for a while, so we get a baseline and can see exactly what that's doing." Then, sometimes, we'll introduce the Chinese herbs. With the clarity we've gained from using Western medications for a while, we get very clear about what the Chinese herbs are doing. But there is no question that the interaction can be a potential for lack of clarity.
Herbal medicine on its own, short of using Western medicine, may take a couple of rounds in order to adjust the formula more to the individual constitution.
Of these approaches we're discussing tonight, do we get insurance coverage for any of these approaches? Dr. Donovan?
Dr. Donovan:
In the state of Washington, I'm fully insured as a primary healthcare provider: Premera Blue Cross, Regence Blue Shield, United, etc. But that's specific to Washington.
If you prescribe fish oil, that would be covered by somebody's insurance?
Dr. Donovan:
Never. I've treated patients who have severe iron deficiency anemias and put them on a prescription iron they pick up at the pharmacy, and it won't be covered because it's a nutraceutical, or food, and not a medicine. I don't know any other way to correct iron-deficiency anemia, which is a pathology, except with iron.
Bill, how about insurance coverage for acupuncture?
It varies state to state. There is quite a bit of coverage for receivers of acupuncture in California, for example. What a number of HMOs in the Massachusetts area are doing is offering their subscribers a list of acupuncturists who have agreed to offer their services for 20 percent less than their usual fees to subscribers of those insurance plans.
There are some private insurance companies that cover acupuncture, but the majority of people are not covered for acupuncture treatment.
Okay. In finding an acupuncturist, do you look through the yellow pages? How do you go about that?
You can do that. That's a little bit hit or miss. The best referral is word of mouth from someone who's met someone they've trusted and from whom they've received a very positive treatment.
Short of that, if you're on your own or not really connecting with people that have received a good experience with acupuncture, there is a Web site of the National Board for Certification of Acupuncturists. It's www.nccaom.org. They have a state-by-state listing of all national board-certified acupuncturists.
Dr. Donovan, what advice do you have for finding a good naturopathic physician?
Dr. Donovan:
I would go online as well. The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, AANP, at www.naturopathic.org, gives a state-by-state listing as well.
Are they all equally qualified?
Dr. Donovan:
All state licensed naturopathic physicians must pass a rigorous 13- to 14-hour board exam and must have continuing education units, 50 credits a year to remain licensed.
Thanks very much.
A listener writes, "I am looking for alternatives to traditional medicine. Are there any known treatments that can stop or slow the degeneration [in the joints] without damaging the body?" Dr. Donovan?
Dr. Donovan:
There are alternative treatments that are beginning to show, via clinical evidence, that they can affect the inflammation that causes the continual destruction of the joint tissue. One of those is glucosamine sulfate. However, that is more directed toward osteoarthritis and more principally directed toward osteoarthritis of the knee.
When we look at the fish oil studies, studies on the proanthocyanidin and flavonoid compounds, they can slow the destruction of the joint tissue by cutting back tremendously the inflammation that causes the destruction.
You mention the glucosamine and chondroitin. Largely, we know about it in terms of osteoarthritis, but how might it help someone with RA?
Dr. Donovan:
The studies show only the sulfated form, glucosamine sulfate. There is glucosamine hydrochloride that's been looked at, and it's not as effective. It's the sulfated form that helps to improve the joint connective tissue strength, the cartilage strength, so that it's not damaged as easily from the inflammatory reaction locally.
Also, the glucosamine sulfate can act as an anti-inflammatory. New studies are showing that it has anti-inflammatory activity. It inhibits some of the mediators in the joint that cause the inflammation and destruction. Not only does it inhibit the inflammation, but it can help the joint capsule and connective tissue in the joint, the cartilage, repair itself.
However, none of these are yet known to be treatments for rheumatoid arthritis.
Another e-mail comes to us from Columbus, Georgia, "What is the recommended daily dosage of fish oil supplements?"
Dr. Donovan:
Based on the clinical studies, one needs to have at least 3,000 milligrams of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid), which is one of the fats in the omega-3 fat realm. There's EPA and there's DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). Using EPA as your marker, you need to have 3,000 milligrams a day or more. Some fish oil capsules on the market might say 1,000 milligrams. When you look at the contents, in that 1,000 milligrams, there are only maybe 280 milligrams of EPA. So don't get fooled. You have to actually have total EPA of about 3,000 milligrams per day.
So read the fine print on the back.
Dr. Donovan:
We have a phone call. Tanya from Kennewick, Washington is with us. You have a question about swollen glands?
Yes. I've had swollen glands for about the last year, and I've had rheumatoid [arthritis] for three years. The first two years I was treated with methotrexate, and this last year I've been on Remicade (infliximab). The Remicade's been working very well, but I continue to have swollen glands. My rheumatologist doesn't comment when I bring it up, but when I saw my regular physician she very clearly said, "Well, it's because you have rheumatoid," and that's why the glands in my neck are always swollen.
I'm in a flare right now and have been for the past week. As soon as the flare started, the glands got larger, more tender and more painful to the point where they keep me awake. I don't see anybody talking about swollen glands related to rheumatoid. What can you tell me?
Dr. Donovan, let's start with you.
Dr. Donovan:
I would first question the diagnosis of rheumatoid solely. Rheumatoid is an autoimmune disorder. Could you also have a lupus component to it or a more generalized autoimmune component going on besides the rheumatoid arthritis? For instance, with lupus you can commonly see enlarged lymph nodes in various spots.
Secondarily, you've been on methotrexate. You're now on Remicade. These are drugs that affect the immune system. They turn the control knob of the immune system down, so you're more likely to get secondary infections because of these drugs. Have you developed a secondary infection?
Thirdly, we know that some viruses as well as gut-associated bacteria can be promoters, even causes, of rheumatoid arthritis. With your immune system turned down, could these viruses and/or other bacteria be causing a secondary infection?
Bill Mueller, did you want to add anything on Tanya's situation?
Sure. I would suggest that you get some further blood work from your physician to sort out some of the issues that Dr. Donovan is raising. In Chinese medicine, we would see a direct relationship between the inflammatory process and the swollen glands, and that would be appropriate for acupuncture and, perhaps, herbal medicine.
Next, we have an e-mail from Sacramento, California about yoga, something we mentioned in passing but didn't focus on yet, "Can yoga relieve the painful inflammation associated with RA, and if so, how so?" Bill, what are your thoughts on that?
I think it can, but depending on the degree to which you have RA you have to enter into any exercise program with caution and get feedback from your physician on the advisability of it. With that said, I have a very healthy respect for yoga and for its capacity to be therapeutic on physical as well as mental and emotional levels. I would say keep the door open. Talk to your doctor about it. Take a gentle yoga class if it seems okay from your doctor's perspective. My guess is it would be quite beneficial.
Dr. Donovan?
Dr. Donovan:
I agree with Bill. Make sure, first of all, that it's advisable based on where you are in this disease process. If you get a green light on it, I would highly recommend yoga. Of the various yogas, Bikram yoga is the one that I would suggest. That's a very active form of yoga done in a room that's about 110 to 120 degrees.
Next, we have an e-mail from Everett, Washington. This listener writes, "I have tried acupuncture many times in the past. But it seems that although I might get immediate relief, the treatment never lasts. What creates a lasting treatment versus one that's only temporary?" Bill?
It's tough in RA. Sometimes the severity of the illness will override the impact of certain treatments. There are quite a few different styles of acupuncture, and you might want to shop around a little bit. Go see a different practitioner, see if their style of work aids your situation.
I also go back to what Dr. Donovan and I have been talking about of the broad spectrum of approaches that need to be used to catalyze the healing program for yourself. Oftentimes, doing one or two things to help yourself, particularly with RA, won't give enough momentum in the process. I would suggest looking at what we talked about in diet, supplements, perhaps herbs, and what you're eating and drinking to reduce the inflammatory process on your own. I wouldn't be surprised if that would give any other approach to health, including acupuncture, the support that it needs to carry through.
We have a listener with a question from Chicago, Illinois, "My mother is 78 years old and has struggled with RA for almost 30 years. She's had knee, left hip and neck surgery. Now she's suffering from severe lower back pain due to degenerative disk disease, scoliosis of the lumbar spine and arthritis in her right hip. Surgery is not an option at this stage of her life. What are some alternative treatments that might help alleviate her pain?"
Dr. Donovan:
I don't know that there are alternative treatments to alleviate her pain at this point. It sounds like she probably has had a number of deformities, possibly. She may have a classic swan neck deformity in the fingers and deformities in the wrists. To have RA for 30 years and to have had surgeries, she's probably in a compromised place, especially at her age. I don't know that I have anything, other than maybe acupuncture. Bill could certainly talk about that. But from my standpoint, I don't know of anything that could be impactful enough for her other than drugs at this point.
Okay. Bill Mueller, go ahead.
Right. That's a very sad situation and obviously a lot of suffering happening for this woman's mother. What I would say is that acupuncture would certainly be worth a try. I'm imagining that this woman is already on a number of meds, although I don't know that, but I'm making that assumption. Perhaps a shift in the medications might make a difference for the pain, that and acupuncture.
I would say it might be worth doing one of the more energetically oriented hands-on therapies, something like Reiki therapy. That might have some help for this person.
Do either of you know about something called Kombucha tea? I have a question about it from a listener in El Centro, California, "What do you think about the Kombucha tea? Could it be useful for RA sufferers?"
Dr. Donovan:
It's not something I would think of for an RA sufferer. The research on various mushroom compounds shows that they stimulate various aspects of the immune system. Some of the aspects of the immune system that are stimulated with mushrooms are things that you don't want stimulated when you're in an inflamed state and when you have rheumatoid arthritis. So I'm not too sure that that [mushroom compounds] would be something I would think of right away in a treatment of RA.
Bill, what are your thoughts?
I would agree with that. It's a great medicine – in its beneficial ways, but I would not suggest it in RA.
Most of the time in Chinese medicine, herbs are put together into a formula that's very much individualized to the person. It might have 10 or 12 different herbs in it, and it's rare that one herb or one mushroom might be used on its own. But for this situation, in RA, I would not recommend it.
Sandy in Utah writes, "What about the nightshade foods? Do they cause exacerbations?" And perhaps, Dr. Donovan, you can also explain what nightshade foods are.
Dr. Donovan:
Nightshades are a whole family of foods: tomatoes, potatoes (not sweet potatoes but classic potatoes), okra, eggplant, tobacco as well as peppers. That's pretty much the nightshade family. There are other nightshades, but those are the ones that provide the food that we eat and the tobacco that we smoke.
It's primarily a wives' tale that nightshades aggravate arthritis. There is no clear clinical or research data to show that. However, with that said, there's a caveat. The caveat is that a lot of patients are allergic to tomatoes and potatoes and nightshade foods. If we go back to what I was saying earlier about 13 to 17 percent of RA patients are found to have food allergies, when those foods are removed their symptoms are improved. Since tomatoes, potatoes and some of the nightshade family are allergic foods, maybe the connection is that they have an allergy to the nightshade family.
Another question comes to us from Mountain Top, Pennsylvania. This listener writes, "I have rheumatoid arthritis and have found that a gluten-free diet helps my symptoms. I'm not 100 percent pain-free but much better. Could the avoidance of another trigger, such as dairy, alleviate even more pain?" Bill Mueller, your thoughts?
Yes. I would say it's certainly worth a try. With my RA people, I encourage them to get off of wheat if not off of all of the gluten-containing grains.
Why is that? What is it about gluten?
It goes back to what Dr. Donovan was saying of food sensitivities or food allergies. These are not allergies where you eat a food and go into anaphylactic shock. It's what are usually called subclinical allergies. Over a period of time, foods that we eat quite a bit of chip away at our immune systems. We get symptoms that we might not associate with these foods, but nonetheless the foods are at the root of it.
Many people will find coming off of gluten, which is a factor in four principal grains, including wheat, really does improve their symptoms. Another subset of people will find their symptoms also improved by coming off of dairy products.
It's pretty much how it works for you?
We keep looking for factors that are going to affect everyone. Even when we get good research that shows A, B and C are helpful, it's not going to be helpful for everyone.
We have different constitutions, different blood types. Certain foods that will be one person's benefit will be another person's enemy.
Another question comes to us from Jamestown, Rhode Island about another substance I've never heard of. This one's called mangosteen juice. What do you think of it? This person has noticed a difference since they started drinking it. Does it have anti-inflammatory properties?
I know of mangosteen, not so much in the therapeutic context but in that it is a fruit very difficult to get here in the 48 states of the U.S. It grows in more exotic locales, and people search the world for mangosteens. So to hear that it is beneficial, I honestly don't know the therapeutic benefit of it.
Is it a fruit?
It is a fruit. It grows on trees, and the trees generally grow around the equator. There is an effort to get them grown in the United States. But I'm not familiar with its beneficial factor.
Dr. Donovan:
It does have a high content of various antioxidants in that proanthocyanidin family, that flavonoid family, and that may be how they're working.
So is it related to a mango, mangosteen?
Dr. Donovan:
We have another question from Chester, South Carolina. This person says, "I have moderate to severe RA for the past seven years. I've tried several NSAIDs, Humira (adalimumab) and Remicade (infliximab) all without much improvement. At present, I'm taking only methotrexate and continue to have RA flare and symptoms which limit my abilities drastically. What is available for someone who has failed the NSAIDs and the anti-TNF (tumor necrosis factor) drugs? Dr. Donovan?
Dr. Donovan:
I think this is a perfect candidate. If they're only seven years into this, the better their response generally is and the more capable we are, be it acupuncture, nutrition or whatever, to slow this process of inflammation down. This person sounds like a great candidate for alternative treatments that are well-placed and well thought out.
Bill, do you agree with that?
I would agree with it. For this gentleman, I would say that looking at the failure of the medications you've tried so far I would suggest looking at what Dr. Donovan's been saying about dietary changes and supplements, as well as considering acupuncture or herbal medicine.
Dr. Donovan:
I would like to say one other thing. If they're on methotrexate and they've been on it for some time, most rheumatologists now are giving folic acid along with the methotrexate. If they're not taking one milligram or more – that's 1,000 micrograms – of folic acid daily while they're on the methotrexate, they should be.
Because they may become deficient in that?
Dr. Donovan:
They may become deficient in it, and that can cause secondary problems, heart disease and other things.
Bill, I want to go back to you about this question of healing touch therapy. A listener from Sycamore, Illinois writes, "Have you heard of successful treatment using that approach?"
Some of these therapies can be helpful to some degree for people in quite a bit of pain. With this situation described, there is going to be no miracle cure. I was thinking of ways in that particular situation where the person might gain some benefit.
These therapies can sometimes be helpful, at least in taking an edge off of the pain. They're not an answer to the problem in and of themselves, but they can be part of a program.
Dr. Donovan:
Human touch is an incredibly wonderful thing to experience, and I don't think enough of us get a chance to intimately be exposed to human touch on a regular basis yet alone in a woman who I believe she was 76 – is she married? Does she have a husband? Is he gone? Is she now sleeping alone? That value of human touch may just go much further than the energetics, than the medicine of it, just the beauty and spiritual relationship that that can create, of having intimacy and touch on a daily basis. I bet you she's deficient in it.
Another question comes to us from St. Louis, Missouri, a person who has failed Remicade (infliximab), Humira (adalimumab), Enbrel (etanercept) and Orencia (abatacept).They say, "I've been trying the antibiotic therapy. I was wondering about your thoughts on this."
Dr. Donovan:
It sounds like minocycline – that is the drug that is usually used as the antibiotic of choice. I think it's a great idea, especially when one has failed all of these drugs. It's one alternative treatment because it's not the primary treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. There's a fair amount of literature showing that certain bacteria, principally mycoplasma, that may be in the GI tract, for instance, can initiate, actually cause, and continue to promote rheumatoid arthritis. There are a number of patients, 18 to 20 percent, that have been found to respond to minocycline therapy. It's thought that it's due to this implication with mycoplasma.
A question comes to us from Vance Borough, North Carolina, "What causes the swelling associated with RA to be so erratic? Is there anything that can be done to prevent the swelling and burning? It drives me crazy, and nothing seems to help."
Dr. Donovan:
I would love to hear the Chinese medicine explanation for swelling.
On one level, we have the Western understanding, at least as I have, in terms of the synovial fluid in the joints getting inflamed. Where Western medicine will see inflammation, Chinese medicine will see heat. You look at an RA joint and see something red, swollen and painful. This is a sign. From a Chinese point of view, it's very simple, natural, as in nature, understanding of it – an accumulation of heat in the joint. Acupuncture is one way of relieving that, of allowing the heat to move on. Herbal medicines, some of them at least, are designed to pull heat out of the system.
I hear the frustration in the question, and, again, no easy answers, but I would say an anti-inflammatory diet might be part of the picture and different supplements, different herbs and acupuncture.
Dr. Donovan:
I would like to just take a moment to address again the consciousness aspect of this disease process being inflammation. When you look at inflammation in the joint, and we use the term, inflammation, if I said something to inflame that person we immediately know the relationship between inflammation and anger. When we look at an autoimmune disorder, that's me against me, then in what way are you angry at yourself? What's the consciousness underneath this inflammatory or angry process? Who are you angry at? Well, the immune system is saying that you're angry at yourself. For what? What's the underlying process? That's a piece that I love to explore with patients.
Let's squeeze in one more question from Blairsville, Pennsylvania, "I've tried to give myself the shots of Enbrel and Humira, and I always end up with candida. What can I do about that?"
Dr. Donovan:
That's a side effect of these drugs. These drugs turn down the volume of the immune system. When the immune system is not functioning to its better capacity, even the surveillance mechanisms of that immune system are turned down. Yeasts are all over our body, and we're exposed to yeasts on a daily basis. But if our surveillance system, immunologically, is turned down, then those yeasts can set up shop. That's a side effect of these drugs.
One may want to do an anti-yeast diet. One may want to use topical treatments for the yeast as a preventive.
Bill, what are your thoughts on that?
Not much additional to say. I would look at the anti-yeast diet. There are certain Western medications that might be helpful if the yeast is really going crazy.
This is a fascinating discussion and great questions. Dr. Donovan, what sort of final thoughts do you have that you'd like to share with us?
Dr. Donovan:
I would just like to say that one needs to remember that rheumatoid arthritis is much more beyond the joints. Physiologically, it can include all of the tissues of the body, connective tissues, pericarditis. We have fevers associated with it, fatigue. It's a very systemic illness. Think about the part that might be psychological too. Who am I angry with, and why am I angry with myself if I am, the underlying consciousness of the process?
Bill Mueller, please give us your final thoughts this evening.
I have a couple of thoughts. One is remember to draw on a number of different supports as you do this, with the idea that you are trying to rebuild your health. Anything that's going to help rebuild your health – and we've been talking about a number of those things tonight – will help your system deal with the RA. Again, lacking a wonderful overnight cure, anything that helps build your health will help.
Well, I want to thank both of my guests for joining us tonight and thank all of you at home for following along with the program.
From the HealthTalk Rheumatoid Arthritis Network, I'm Rick Turner. Thanks for joining us.
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Hey im trying to install darksabers ucp but when i run it it cant find a pilot (.plt)file. I have 3 different pilots, and when i checked my directory i could only find a pilot.bak. if anyone has any suggestions or any help id appreciate it.
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Oreo cookies has been the cookie of choice to dunk in cookies for decades. The cookie could almost be described as a mini sandwich and the beauty of this yummy treat is that it has become a pop culture phenomenon. The Oreo cookie world has expanded to add two new flavors. The New York Daily News announced on Thursday announced that cookie dough and marshmallow crispy will be coming to the grocer's shelves in the very near future.
Keeping to that pop culture theme, the Oreo cookie will officially be introduced on a commercial during the Grammys on Sunday. Looking to have a little fun with the new flavors, the company will be announcing a hashtag can use online to try secret flavors before the rest of the country.
This isn't the first time that Oreo cookies have had a flavor change. While the chocolate and vanilla cookies are staples on the grocer's shelves, there have been a couple of exotic flavors too. Last year people got to taste Watermelon and Candy Corn Oreos.
The new cookie dough and marshmallow crispy will be for a limited time as well, unless America goes crazy over the flavors and if that is the case then there is always room at the grocery store for one more type of cookie! They say Oreos are as addictive as cocaine; if you add in cookie dough, what do you call that? Heaven.


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Publications: Quayle, Diane
Journal Article
Quayle, D., Dziurawiec, S., Roberts, C., Kane, R. and Ebsworthy, G. (2001) The effect of an optimism and lifeskills program on depressive symptoms in preadolescence. Behaviour Change, 18 (4). pp. 194-203.
Conference Paper
Quayle, D., Hart, B., Roberts, C., Dziurawiec, S. and Kane, R. (1999) Providing children with skills to survive and thrive in a world of declining social capital. In: 11th National Health Promotion Conference 1999: Building social capital in the 21st Century, 23 - 26 May 1999, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Perth, W.A
Quayle, D., Roberts, C., Dziurawiec, S. and Kane, R. (1998) The prevention of depressive symptoms in pre-adolescents using an optimism lifeskills program. In: 21st National Conference Australian Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy, April 1998, Adelaide, S.A
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