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Essential Tremor Responds to High-Frequency Ultrasound

Steve Smith (his real name) owns a small technology reseller and has been dealing with Essential Tremor – ET – a widespread but little-understood condition, for over ten years. It impacts his quality of life daily, as he struggles to drink a cup of coffee, hold a screwdriver and type.

Last year, his symptoms worsened, and his golf play deteriorated to the point where he could no longer compete. 

As you will hear in his report he couldn’t hold a club.

High-Frequency Focused Ultrasound – For Essential Tremor

Then one year ago, in March, Smith underwent a new non-invasive procedure approved by the FDA just last year. Suddenly, his hand wasn’t shaking any longer.

Of Note: More than eight million people suffer from Essential Tremor and other movement disorders, but many remain undiagnosed and ineffectively treated. This avid golfer loves to share his story with others – it’s truly inspirational.

Also called High Intensity Focused Ultrasound – HIFU – Steve was treated in New York by Dr. Michael Kaplitt.

Note: We have Dr. Kaplitt scheduled as a CBJ Guest quite soon, and his interview will come through our publishing schedule about a month from this CBJ/221 publication date. See more info on Dr. Kaplitt below, and stay tuned for that interesting conversation. One question I plan to review with him is the subject of the application of HIFU for Parkinson’s. 

About Essential Tremor

In addition, ET is hereditary, and in Steve’s family was passed down by his mother. His brother and sister both suffer from ET. Essential Tremor started to show when he reached the age of 50. He’s now 62.

Essential Tremor occurs while doing normal things, for example, holding a cup of coffee, holding a fork or spoon to eat, etc. In particular, Essential Tremor became obvious in his golfing, putting and while at rest with the club in his hand. Smith reports, “It’s very difficult to putt when your hands shake.”

His Doctor, Dr. Michael Kaplitt, MD, Ph.D. Reports on HIFU

“Yesterday I became the first doctor in New York to perform an exciting new procedure on a patient with essential tremor, using high-intensity focused ultrasound to target the source of the tremors. I’m happy to report that the patient did extremely well, and the surgical team watched throughout the procedure as his tremor diminished visibly before our eyes.

Focused ultrasound takes advantage of a technology that has been successfully used to treat uterine fibroids and breast and prostate cancer, but of course, any procedure involving the brain is far more complicated than treating any other part of the body. Ultrasound waves have been shown to be benign in the body, but they normally scatter when passing through the skull.

The new procedure relies on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to pinpoint the exact location in the brain responsible for the tremor, then uses MRI guidance to focus the many ultrasound waves on that location.

In yesterday’s procedure, the patient was fitted with a helmet that held an array of 1,000 sources of ultrasound energy, each beam so small and low-energy that it passed harmlessly through healthy brain tissue on its way to the lesion that was causing the tremor. When all 1,000 beams reached that lesion together in one tightly focused treatment pulse, the combined energy destroyed the lesion — without damaging any healthy brain tissue.

All of this was accomplished without a knife or an incision.

My team and I mapped out the target and then monitored the procedure as MR thermometry measured the temperature at the target site; it automatically adjusted the energy emanating from each of the 1,000 sources so that precisely the right amount of energy reached only the target,

Emotional Memory, Your Personality, And Life Purpose

Diana Dentinger enlightens you about your personality, life purpose and untapped potential for a happier, healthier and more fulfilling life. She is a best-selling author and international speaker with over 25 years experience as a Personal & Professional Development Corporate Trainer.

Personality Needs Profile

Diana is also the creator of the Personality & Needs Profile that gives you x-ray vision into your innate talents, main behavior drives and predictable challenges. After years of research and becoming a neurobiologically oriented therapist, she elaborated this personality profile based on her experience as a psychosomatic illness therapist unblocking psychosomatic illnesses with the power of keywords.

Inherited Emotional Memory

Inherited Emotional Memory, Images, and Keywords reside in our brain and consciousness field. They make us automatic creatures of habit as well as give us information about the best version of ourselves. Knowing your Emotional Memory allows you to reach mental clarity, emotional balance, and spiritual evolution.

Listen to how Diana shared secrets from symbology, etymology and advanced 21st-century neurobiology for you to live in in a more fulfilling and meaningful way.

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Connections

* https://www.dianadentinger.com

* https://www.dianadentinger.com/pages/life-changing-free-resources

* https://www.dianadentinger.com/pages/purpose-quiz-optin

References

* Website with Articles – www.philosophyoflife.org – Multiple Open Access, Interesting PDFs

* The Emotion Code: How to Release Your Trapped Emotions for Abundant Health, Love and Happiness – by Bradley Nelson – Global Amazon Link

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Thanks

Thanks, Diana, for joining us here at CBJ to review these personal observations about these more profound connections with emotional memory.

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Questions

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Sexual Healing After Childhood Sexual Trauma

Carolin Hauser-Carson Author of Blossom: 7 Steps to Sexual Healing is an internationally recognized healer and spiritual teacher.

Thirteen years ago Carolin came to America from Germany with $7 in her pocket and a dream that she would be able to help others. Carolin has encountered many difficult life situations and circumstances that have helped define her and transform her into the person she is today.

Through remembering her own childhood sexual trauma, recovering from a ten-year eating disorder, suffering from chronic fatigue, getting divorced and going bankrupt; to now, being married to her partner and soulmate Paul – and helping over 5,000 other people heal, find love, create success in their life, and businesses – all while growing her own successful consulting business.

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Perspectives On Perpetrators: Narcissist, Psychopath, Sociopath

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Sexual Healing Connections

* Website – WomenInTheFlow.com

* Book – Blossom: Your Seven-Step Journey to Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse and Creating Your Dream Life! – Global Amazon Link    

Additional CBJ Expert Sexual Healing & Trauma Insights

* CBJ/257 – Schapers – Mother & Daughter Recovery from Sexual Abuse

* CBJ/209 – Desilets – Sexual Sovereignty and the Sensual Woman

* CBJ/208 – Mitchem – Tools for Transition Beyond Narcissism

* CBJ/205 – Breeding – Accelerated Resolution Therapy – National Overview – ART

* CBJ/201 – Kip – Accelerated Resolution Therapy – A significant tool for PTSD Recovery

* CBJ/198 – Warren – Self Deception, Denial and Recovery

* CBJ/195 – Brennan – Danger of Domestic Abuse at Home

* CBJ/191 – Brown – Childhood Trauma, Recovery & Mastery

* CBJ/189 – Menzel –  Workplace Trauma – #metoo & Recovery

* CBJ/178 – Udall – Sexual Trauma In The Workplace

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Thanks, Carolin,  for joining us here at CBJ to review these personal observations about your recovery progress and your mission – for yourself and for others.

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Family and Recovery Through Finding A Lost Brother

Rebecca Schaper is an author, filmmaker, philanthropist and mental health advocate. With Kyle Tekiela, she co-directed and executive produced the award-winning documentary “A Sister’s Call” about her mission to bring her brother Call Richmond, Jr. back from the depths of homelessness and schizophrenia. Rebecca shares with us how schizophrenia reconsidered helped her bring her brother back.

The Light in His Soul: Lessons from My Brother’s Schizophrenia is her first book, and in this interview, she details how she did it.

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Connections

* Website – https://www.rebeccaschaper.com/

* Book – The Light in His Soul: Lessons from My Brother’s Schizophrenia – Global Amazon Link

* Documentary Video – A Sister’s Call – Global Amazon Link

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Additional CBJ Expert Commentary

* CBJ/015 – Kevin Hall – Author who suffers from the Truman Syndrome – Mood Disorder

* CBJ/115 – Dr. Bill Walsh – Four Special Interviews on Biomedical Details

* CBJ/042 – Dr. Bill Walsh – Bipolar and Schizophrenia 

* Experts on Biomedical Testing: http://corebrainjournal.com/testing

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Thanks

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Questions

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Longevity, Wellness, And Balanced Nutrition

Pankaj Vij, MD, FACP, is the author of Turbo Metabolism. As a doctor of internal medicine, he has helped thousands of patients lose weight, manage chronic health conditions, and improve their physical fitness. Board certified in internal medicine and obesity medicine, Dr. Vij has been practicing medicine since 1997. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

A Different, More Precise Perspective

Dr. Vij is a firm believer in the mind-body-spirit connection and emphasizes the importance of transforming the mind before transforming the body. To practice Turbo Metabolism one must first consider a more comprehensive view. His fascination with the science of spirituality is reflected in his efforts to seamlessly integrate the wisdom of the East with his quest to relentlessly pursue the truth.

He is a sought-after speaker on topics related to health, wellness, nutrition, longevity, fitness and metabolism and volunteers at a local free clinic and has led medical missions in Honduras and India.

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Connections

* Website – http://www.doctorvij.com

* Book – Turbo Metabolism – 8 Weeks to a New You: Preventing and Reversing Diabetes, Obesity, Heart Disease, and Other Metabolic Diseases by Treating the Causes – Global Amazon Link

Additional CBJ Expert Commentary

* CBJ/213 Rainbow Diet – Longevity & Cognition – Minich

* Experts on Biomedical Testing: http://corebrainjournal.com/testing

* CoreNutrients From CorePsych

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Thanks

Thanks, Dr. Vij,  for joining us here at CBJ to review these useful insights for our evolution toward more comprehensive, more targeted, biomedical psychiatry through a process of turbo metabolism.

Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post.

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Questions

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Connections Between Gut, Earth & Brain Improve Treatment Options

You carry Mother Earth within you. She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment.

~ Nhat Hanh

Zach Bush MD, Charlottesville, VA., is one of the few triple board-certified physicians in the country – with expertise in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Hospice/Palliative care. The breakthrough science that Dr. Bush and his colleagues have delivered through Restore offers profound new insights into human health and longevity. In 2012 he discovered a family of carbon-based redox molecules made by bacteria. He and his team subsequently demonstrated that this cellular communication network functions to compensate for glyphosate, and many other dietary, chemical, and pharmaceutical toxins that disrupt our body’s natural defense systems.

This exciting discovery provided demonstrable results surprisingly quickly in my office with a very refractory adolescent Autism Spectrum Disordered client, so I called him up to ask him for this interview.

Understanding How

This discovery als0 resulted in a revolutionary class of dietary supplements, including their product, Restore. Dr. Bush points to his kids as the driving force behind his passion for change. His drive for comprehensive biomedical reform for our collective futures is evident in this evocative episode.

His education efforts provide a grassroots foundation from which we can launch change in our legislative decisions, ultimately up-shifting consumer behavior to bring about a radical change in the mega industries of big farming, big pharma, and Western Medicine at large.

Listen up to Dr. Bush’s global vision for comprehensive, data-driven change. He’s quick, smart, entertaining and right on.

Personal Note

* This CBJ/216 Episode is a replay of a previous interview with a direct relationship to our current Autism Spectrum Disorder recovery series here at CBJ. It should be, even though I can’t tell you what to do, mandatory listening. Fasten your seatbelts, Dr. Bush lives both on this earth and in the stratosphere. He provides excellent insights on gut, brain, leaky gut, and the evolution of farming, with associated, significant entropic changes in diet and nutrition that compromise the evolution of humankind.

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Websites And Restore Connection

* http://zachbushmd.com

* http://zachbushmd.com/science-literature/

* PDF Summary – How-To-Use Restore Links: http://corepsych.com/restore

* Listen Up – Daniel Schmachtenberger of Neurohacker, a highly esteemed previous guest here at CBJ, interviews Dr. Bush on his excellent podcast here: https://neurohacker.com/gut-health-microbiome-dr-zach-bush-m-d/

* Restore Connections – Where and how in more detail.

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Dr. Bush: Essential PDF Download

Glyphosate: Root Cause of Inflammation

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Additional Confirmatory Insights From CBJ Guests

* CBJ/134 Dr. Seneff on Glyphosate, Autism, and Cancer

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Autism Spectrum Markers: Expert Opinion On Biomedical Testing For ASD

You can have data without information, but you cannot have information without data.

~ Daniel Keys Moran

Dr. Kurt N. Woeller became a biomedical autism specialist many years ago in 1998. An original Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) Referral physician, he has years of experience in researching and implementing advanced biomedical interventions based upon autism spectrum markers from laboratory testing, for individuals suffering from autism spectrum challenges. He now works as the Autism Outreach Clinical Director for Great Plains Laboratories in addition to his interesting treatment and training practice linked next.

His extensive network of exceedingly helpful educational websites, books and webinars provide parents of individuals on the autism-spectrum, as well as physicians and other healthcare providers treating autism, access to an abundance of valuable information regarding the latest biomedical intervention systems.

Ed. Note: This Dr. Woeller interview is the second in this CBJ Autism Series, and republished from our earlier CBJ interview because of its essential value to both parents and professionals on many levels.

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Connections To Understand More About Autism Spectrum Markers

Professionals: To engage in direct interaction with Dr. Woeller you can subscribe to his biomedical autism training website at AutismRecoverySystem.com – an in-depth resource for both professionals and parents.

Public: You must participate in Dr. Woeller’s other recent mentoring program, The Autism Global Summit – AGS – an outstanding group of professionals who team up to discuss biomedical applications and informed, practical understandings in everyday life for those suffering from Spectrum Disorders. Thanks, Dr. Woeller for inviting me as a Guest Speaker on AGS to discuss the almost taboo subject of psychiatric medications for Executive Function and ASD issues for your interested audience at the Autism Global Summit.

My uncomplicated point at AGS: If we aim to treat the entire Spectrum, then specific medications can help – if used correctly. The reason for so much medical treatment failure with those trying to treat ASD issues with psych medications is at once simple and complex: overt denial of underlying biomedical impediments that interfere both with meds and supplements. Consider, for example, the pervasive national denial with ubiquitous IgG issues.

Because so much of ASD often does involve Executive Function why not put that subject on the table? At AGS I discussed the most pervasive problem in psychiatric diagnosis and treatment today: Cognition, Executive Function Diagnosis,  and Medical Treatment including Biomedical Interventions. Dysregulation of Executive Function with Cognitive Desynchronization does exist beyond the labels and appearances of ADHD. Due to the metabolic challenges with ASD, one must understand the medical parameters and options to intervene as correctly and comprehensively as possible.

On A Personal Note

I’ve known Dr. Woeller for many years and find him to be an exceedingly helpful clinician with remarkable translation skills regarding addressing the problematic reality of hard data provided by specific autism ...

Autism & Fecal Microbiota Transfer Therapy – MTT – FMT – Update

James B. Adams, Ph.D., is a President’s Professor at Arizona State University, where he directs the autism/Asperger’s research program, though he originally taught chemical and materials engineering there. Dr. Adams also holds a post at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine. He is also the president of the Autism Society of Greater Phoenix, the co-chair of the Autism Research Institute’s scientific advisory committee, and has received the Autism Service Award from the Greater Phoenix chapter of the Autism Society of America.

This CBJ/214 reveals a most interesting development in Autism Treatment directly related to gut microbiota and his research with FMTT Fecal Microbiota Transfer Therapy. Must listen!

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Reference Details For MTT: Article Abstract

Microbiota Transfer Therapy alters gut ecosystem and improves gastrointestinal and autism symptoms: an open-label study.

Publication

Microbiome – Jan. 23, 2017

Author(s)

Dae-Wook Kang, James B. Adams, Ann C. Gregory, Thomas Borody, Lauren Chittick5,15, Alessio Fasano, Alexander Khoruts, Elizabeth Geis, Juan Maldonado, Sharon McDonough-Means, Elena L. Pollard, Simon Roux, Michael J. Sadowsky, Karen Schwarzberg Lipson, Matthew B. Sullivan, J. Gregory Caporaso and Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown

Background

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are complex neurobiological disorders that impair social interactions and communication and lead to restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities. The causes of these disorders remain poorly understood, but gut microbiota, the 1013 bacteria in the human intestines, have been implicated because children with ASD often suffer gastrointestinal (GI) problems that correlate with ASD severity.

Several previous studies have reported abnormal gut bacteria in children with ASD. The gut microbiome-ASD connection has been tested in a mouse model of ASD, where the microbiome was mechanistically linked to abnormal metabolites and behavior.

Similarly, a study of children with ASD found that oral non-absorbable antibiotic treatment improved GI and ASD symptoms, albeit temporarily.

Here, a small open-label clinical trial evaluated the impact of Microbiota Transfer Therapy (MTT) on gut microbiota composition and GI and ASD symptoms of 18 ASD-diagnosed children.

Results

MTT involved a 2-week antibiotic treatment, a bowel cleanse, and then an extended fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) using a high initial dose followed by daily and lower maintenance doses for 7–8 weeks.

The Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale revealed an approximately 80% reduction of GI symptoms at the end of treatment, including significant improvements in symptoms of constipation, diarrhea, indigestion, and abdominal pain.

Conclusions

This exploratory, extended-duration treatment protocol thus appears to be a promising approach to alter the gut microbiome and virome and improve GI and behavioral symptoms of ASD. Improvements in GI symptoms, ASD symptoms, and the microbiome all persisted for at least 8 weeks after treatment ended, suggesting a long-term impact.

Similarly, clinical assessments showed that behavioral ASD symptoms improved significantly and remained improved 8 weeks after treatment ended. Bacterial and phagedeep sequencing analyses revealed successful partial engraftment of donor microbiota and beneficial changes in the gut environment. Specifically, overall bacterial diversity and the abundance of Bifidobacterium, Prevotella,

Longevity, Wellness, And Balanced Nutrition

Dr. Deanna Minich is a health educator and author with more than twenty years of experience in nutrition, mind-body health, and functional medicine. Dr. Minich holds Master’s and Doctorate degrees in nutrition and has lectured extensively throughout the world on health topics, teaching patients and health professionals. Her Rainbow Diet is well researched and useful on many levels.

She is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition, a Certified Nutrition Specialist, and a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner. Currently, Dr. Minich teaches for the Institute for Functional Medicine and the graduate program in functional medicine at the University of Western States.

Want to lose weight, live with more improved health and less continuing deterioration?

Details For The Rainbow Diet

Her passion is the development of an interesting whole-self approach to nourishment called Whole Detox, and bridging the gaps between science, soul, and art in medicine. Her most recent book is called The Rainbow Diet: A Holistic Approach to Radiant Health Through Foods and Supplements.

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Connections

* Website: www.drdeannaminich.com

* Rainbow Diet – Minich – Jan. 2018 – Global Amazon Link

References

* Kesse-Guyot E1, Fezeu L, Andreeva VA, Touvier M, Scalbert A, Hercberg S, Galan P. Total and specific polyphenol intakes in midlife are associated with cognitive function measured 13 years later. J Nutr. 2012 Jan;142(1):76-83. doi: 10.3945/jn.111.144428. Epub 2011 Nov 16.

* Whyte AR1, Schafer G1, Williams CM2.  Cognitive effects following acute wild blueberry supplementation in 7- to 10-year-old children. Eur J Nutr. 2016 Sep;55(6):2151-62. doi: 10.1007/s00394-015-1029-4. Epub 2015 Oct 5.

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ADHD, Prisons & The Opiate Epidemic

Beth Battinelli Ph.D. reports on her exciting prisoner experiences with prison inmates who have no idea of their brain reality, especially regarding the underlying executive function challenges that led them to poor judgment, impulsivity and breaking the rules. In this CBJ/212 Episode, she talks about a program she developed: The ADHD Project.

Her mission for the ADHD Project is to increase ADHD awareness, understanding and recovery for inmates in corrections. It’s an educational program that starts with primary brain science education for incarcerated individuals, and by using existing online resources, and it’s a cost-effective program to continue upon the individual’s release – for example, CoreBrain Journal’s Neuroscience Clubs.

She also wants to either start or join inevitable conversations about paradoxical reactions to pharmaceuticals for those incarcerated. The current news about the opioid crisis directly connects to both of these topics. Forewarned and educated is likely to reduce recidivism in this vulnerable, underserved population.

Well done, Beth – certainly a worthy project for undeniable difficulties.

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 Connections

https://theadhdproject.com/

http://bethbattinelli.com/

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Thanks, Dr. Battinelli,  for joining us here at CBJ to review these useful insights for our evolution toward more comprehensive, more targeted, biomedical psychiatry.

Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post.

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Questions

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