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Writer's pictureDavid S Klein, MD
Sep 4, 20232 min read

Chronic Urinary Tract Infections? An inexpensive trick that may save your life.

Updated: Sep 14, 2023


If this sounds a bit dramatic, it really is an understatement of fact!

  • You pay attention to the extra sanitary steps necessary to prevent UTI's. In women, it is time consuming but necessary. You are careful and yet you cannot rid yourself of the interval urinary tract infection.

  • Antibiotic therapy is often necessary to clear things up. The side effects are an expected inconvenience, the expense of time lost from work is an even greater inconvenience.

  • The loss of kidney function that can result with each and every kidney infection is an expense that we cannot afford, and every year, a significant number of persons (mostly women) die of URINARY SEPSIS.

I will share one little trick, in this post. There will be more in the near future.


The problem may have more to do with your laundry than you realize.


In these modern days, when conveniences have become necessities, and the necessities become essentials, we may hardly notice when an obvious problem stares directly at us, in the face!.




We have been sold on a fairy tale that you can adequately kill bacteria and clean clothes without getting the water very hot, or using much detergent or water. Your underwear are simply not getting clean in our 'ENERGY STAR' appliances.


A case in point:

Would you clean old fashioned diapers in your washing machine, with your favorite shirts?


The water cannot get hot enough to damage the bacteria, and the rinse cycle doesn't even get the soap entirely out of your garments.


Take a few pairs of 'clean' underwear, drop them into a near-boiling pot of water, simmer for a few minutes and then see what floats to the surface! Lots of waxy looking material that doesn't look like underwear.


Medical tip to treat chronic UTI's:


It is expensive and nearly impossible to get a non-'Energy Star' appliance, these days. In a sort of twisted way, the environmentalists (of which I may be one) inadvertently make people sick, while feeling good about the way they fouled things up.


Through a bit of trial and error, personal and family need for a solution to the UTI problem, my wife came up with a very easy and incredibly affordable way to put a dent in the problem. It is a simple additive to the laundry that costs no more than a few cents per wash.






Add this to each wash, and the bacteria count on your clothes drops incredibly.


It contains no bleach, it has no scent, and it does not damage the color in your clothing.








Give this a try, it is cheap, easy and 'the doctor told you to do it!'


More suggestions to come. Urinary Tract Infections can be life threatening, and I have a few suggestions for you to use and/or keep around the house until you need them.





Writer's pictureDavid S Klein, MD
Sep 3, 20233 min read

Weight Loss Suggestions: Avoid fructose and two products you should try.

The sweetener fructose, sometimes labelled as 'high fructose corn syrup,' is found in many processed foods, soft drinks and confections. 


NOTE WELL:  This is the carbohydrate found in those wonderful fruit drinks that we feed our little children. This may be one of the main issues leading to pediatric obesity.


1. It has  been found to cause leptin resistance, one of the hormones found to control hunger, thereby linking it directly to weight gain and obesity.


Shapiro A, Mu W, Roncal CA, et al: Fructose-induced leptin resistance exacerbates weight gain in response to subsequent high fat feeding. Am J Physiol Regul Integ Comp Physiol. 2008.


2. Fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has been found to be as addictive, if not more addictive than alcohol, tobacco, opiates and cocaine.


3. When combined with salt, and saturated fats, (e.g. candy, ice cream, coffee creamer), it is even more addictive.


4. Sadly, pediatric obesity is a leading risk factor for adult obesity. Due to both development of unhealthy eating habits, it changes the nature of the insulin receptor, leading to insulin resistance syndrome, pre-diabetes, and the game is heading for a big time disaster.


5. Focus on Hemoglobin A1c as a primary medical indicator of how well the patient is doing ignores the fact that A1c remains within what is now considered to be 'normal' for at least 10 years before the patient is handed the 'DIABETES' diagnosis.


Insist that your doctor monitor insulin to glucose ratios several times a year. In health, the lower the insulin level, the better.


Optimal insulin levels are below 10, best if below 5. When insulin levels climb above 15, it is time to take action.


Glucose levels optimally should be below 85. When the level creeps above 90, it is time to take action.


The insulin receptor is very, very complex. There are hundreds of places in insulin receptor metabolism that are vulnerable to dysfunction. This is why the approach to lowering blood sugar is not as easy as a selection of a single medication. You simply have to use the right approach to fix the problem, AS IT EXISTS.


Actions to be taken:

  1. Avoid eating prepared foods that contain high fructose corn syrup, dextrin, dextrose or 'added sugar.'

  2. Look to 'Weight Watchers' for diet suggestions. For the money, it is a great program.

  3. Supplements should include a balanced chelate containing the appropriate amounts of zinc, selenium, chromium and vanadium.

    1. NOTE: Too much can be dangerous. Ask your physician for advice.

    2. Suggestions from Stages of Life will be listed, below. You can do this on your own, if you pay close attention not only to the dose of the mineral, but also the form that is in. The chemical moiety affects absorption, toxicity and dosing.

  4. Herbal products that improve insulin resistance include olive leaf extract, green tea extract, inositol. and bergamot. There are many others, and I plan to discuss them, later.

When starting an insulin resistance or diabetes mellitus nutraceutical program, it is best to start with the basic replacements, and then introduce them one at a time, observing morning (fasting is best) glucose levels. You can do this with a finger stick machine, or your physician can order the glucose and insulin blood work. Try to stay consistent with all medicine usage and try to get the blood work done at a consistent time of the day.


Start with a complete vitamin and mineral product. It need not be expensive, but the quality of the ingredients is of paramount importance. When you buy 'store brand' products, they tend to move toward the cheapest ingredients and they are not necessarily consistent in potency.


 

Down to basics without iron is where I prefer to start. We have a sister product with iron, but it can cause constipation and iron deficiency is not all that common.




Down to basics is very strong, and should be taken two capsules with breakfast and two capsules with lunch. If causes upset stomach, start with 1 capsule twice daily, and then increase 1 capsule per day, per week, until you get to 2 capsules twice daily.


After a month of the Down to Basics, you ADD to the multivitamin an additional dosage of vanadium & chromium, with cinnamon and alpha lipoic added. The product is called "DiabetStat." One of these twice daily with meals is as much as you should take. DO NOT TAKE additional zinc, vanadium or chromium, as the combination of the Down to Basics with Diabet Stat gets you to the safe limit of these minerals.





After a month on the Down to Basics and Diabet Stat, you can start Berberine 500 mg twice daily, inositol 500 mg (2 twice daily) and Olive Leaf Extract


 


David S. Klein, MD, FACA, FACPM

Stages of LIfe Medical Institute

Longwood, Florida, 32750

Tel: 407-679-3337

Writer's pictureDavid S Klein, MD
Sep 2, 20233 min read

Reducing Cancer Risk with Vitamin D-3, Cholecalciferol

Updated: Sep 24, 2023





Why Vitamin D??? Well, for starters, Vitamin D-3 is not a vitamin at all.  Vitamin D is a family of steroidal hormones that the body needs to maintain an ever increasingly appreciated number of bodily functions. Vitamin D occurs in 3 morphologies- Vitamin D1, Vitamin D2 and Vitamin D3. 


Vitamin D-2 is made in the gut from the precursor, Vitamin D-1 (which is essentially inactive.) Vitamin D-3 is the active hormone, and requires sunlight to convert from Vitamin D-2.


As a moiety derived from cholesterol, low levels may be related to the use of cholesterol lowering medications, such as the statin family, and Vitamin D-3 is structurally similar to estrogen, testosterone and other adrenal hormones. 

 

Vitamin D-3, in doses of at least 2,000 IU/day will decrease the risk of breast cancer by 50%; reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 50%.  Getting therapeutic levels, as demonstrated by quantitative blood work, the typical dosage for adults is closer to 5000 IU per day.


  1. Pharmaceutical-grade Vitamin D-3 costs about $6 per month.

  2. It should be taken in the morning with a fish-oil capsule, to enhance absorption.

  3. It is absorbed best if pre-suspended or dissolved in olive oil.

  4. Higher doses are indicated in the presence of rheumatoid arthritis, M.S., and other auto-immune disease processes.

 

Vitamin D-3 (cholecalciferol) is being shown to help prevent multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis and even prostate cancer. (See Daily Health News, March 29, 2004 and July 26, 2005.) Now it turns out that it may do even more — vitamin D and calcium may help prevent premenstrual syndrome (PMS). In the Nurses’ Health Study II (a large study of nurses that has been ongoing since 1989), women who consumed higher levels of these two nutrients faced a lower risk of premenstrual symptoms such as fatigue, irritability, mood swings and stomach cramps.


Doses of Vitamin D-3 (2,000 IU) have been shown to reduce the risk of breast, prostate, colon and pancreatic cancer by as much as 50%.

 

Recent studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency is very, very common, indeed.  It may be a co-morbid factor in the development of chronic pain as well as contributory to the development of a host of auto-immune disease.

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Who needs additional amounts of vitamin D?

  • Anyone with inadequate caloric or nutritional dietary intake or  increased nutritional requirements.

  • Older people (over 55 years), especially women after menopause. Pregnant or breast feeding women.

  • Those who abuse alcohol or drugs.

  • People who have recently undergone surgery.

  • People with recent severe burns or injuries.

The single best way to find out if you need supplemental Vitamin D-3 is to get a blood test through your doctor.

D (cholecalciferol/ergocalciferol)


Vitamin D-3 is the principal regulator of calcium homeostasis in the body.

  • Vitamin D-1 and Vitamin D-2 are the inactive precursors to the active Vitamin D-3.

  • It is essential for skeletal development and bone mineralization.

  • Vitamin D-3 is a selective estrogen blocker, which may be the action that results in protection from certain cancers.

  • Vitamin D is a pro-hormone with no hormone activity. It is converted to Vitamin D-3, if you have adequate Vitamin D-2 in your blood stream, and then you lay out in the sun. Vitamin D-3 is the form that has biological activity.

  • The active form of the vitamin is 1-25-dihydroxyvitamin D, usually referred to vitamin D-3. It is synthesized in the skin from 7-dehydrocholesterol via phytochemical reactions requiring UV light (sunlight).

  • Inadequate exposure to sunlight contributes to vitamin D deficiency. Adequate sun exposure, however, results in increase skin wrinkling and skin cancer.

  • Increasing evidence suggests that vitamin D may also contribute to antioxidant function by inhibiting lipid peroxidation.

  • The mechanism of the antioxidant effect is unknown.

Vitamin D-3 deficiency in adults can lead to osteoporosis, which results from an imbalance between bone resorption and bone formation. Decreased vitamin D levels result in decreased production of the active vitamin form, vitamin D3. Vitamin D enhances the efficiency of calcium absorption. Chronic vitamin D deficiency results in a decreased calcium absorption and secondary hyper-parathyriodism.

Vitamin D-3 has also been found to have anti-carcinogenic activity, including apoptosis in many types of cancer cells. It has also been useful in the treatment of psoriasis when applied topically. Vitamin D appears to demonstrate both immune-enhancing and immunosuppressive effects.

Supplemental vitamin D-3 is available, inexpensive, and avoids the ill-effects of daily sun exposure. For more information, click on the image, below:







David S. Klein, MD, FACA, FACPM

Stages of Life Medical Institute



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