Update on Joshua

Joshua had his first post-op appointment on the 24th. The surgeon told Joshua he had one of the worst fractures he had ever seen. "He had to undo a lot of work towards the end of my surgery and it added another 45 minutes. He had to break up a lot of the healing that had taken place too. He also pointed to a long fracture running longways on my radius. He said he's never seen one like that before me." Tomorrow, he goes back to the doctor for a splint and physical therapy. Thank you to all who have asked and prayed for him.

Chicken Egg Price Solution

Chicken egg prices are $6 a dozen in Walmart where I live. The boxes of 5 dozen eggs I used to pay $9 for years ago are now around $30. When people ask me about raising chickens to save on eggs, I share this: (I do keep three breeds of chickens, btw.)

I recommend raising jumbo coturnix quail. I do. The feed ratio conversion is better than most livestock. I get an egg a day from my hens. The eggs and birds I sell to pay for my feed costs. The meat and eggs I get are free most of the time. 

The yolk-to-white ratio is larger than a chicken egg. Scrambled, they are fluffier. They make baked goods have a lighter and fluffier texture too. Boiled, they are excellent. They are wonderful pickled with different seasonings. Then there are the Scotch eggs. 

The boiled eggs have about 17 calories and 12 grams of protein each.

My girls love taking boiled quail eggs into theme parks to snack on to avoid the expensive and junky foods they sell. They make great meals when out to avoid buying fast food too. Quail eggs make wonderful party and holiday appetizers which are always a hit. I took them to an art gallery and they were consumed before anything else. 

There is a quail egg peeler on Amanda for around $30. It works great if you follow the directions. I have two because when I give eggs away, people often want to borrow it.

There is a protein in them that works like an antihistamine. Last year, I noticed my seasonal allergies had improved, but I had no idea why. I have a customer who buys them for his daughter who has asthma and allergies. He is the one who informed me about the medicinal effects. I later found research online to support it. He said quail eggs work better for his daughter than the medications did. 

You've heard of chicken math, let's do some quail math: I get one egg a day from my hens. It costs me about 5 cents to feed one quail a day.  3-4 jumbo quail eggs equal one chicken egg. 5 cents x 4 = 20 cents to equal one chicken egg. 20 cents x 12 = 2.40 for the equivalent of a dozen chicken eggs.

They are very easy to incubate and hatch around 17 days or so. 

Quail can be kept where chickens can't. I know people who raise them as quiet pets in apartments. They are also being raised in garages, basements, etc. I raise mine in a shed. Keeping them in a building protects them from predators and helps protect them from the germ infecting the wild birds and chickens. 

Added: One advantage of the quail over the chickens is that they are easier to house indoors to protect from the hyper-response to diseases. I agree with Joel Salatin and others that you do not slaughter every bird. You keep the survivors and breed those for a stronger, healthier flock. This wisdom in livestock management has been around for many centuries because it works.

Ivermectin Research Links

My long time friend and former co-worker of Clint's asked me what I thought of a post that was going around on FB. 

Saw this...

Personally I mix 3 milliliters in a glass of Orange juice and down it. About twice a month but do yall REMEMBER WHEN the Media laughed and said ivermectin was ONLY for horses and cows? THEY KNEW it was made for people since 1987.

Here’s what they didn’t tell you

1 – It prevents the damage caused by drugs created using mRNA technology, blocks the entry of Spike Protein into cells and, if the person was vaccinated, they can treat themselves for damage already done through Ivermectin.

2 – It only has beneficial effects and no harmful effects in the treatment of the C virus. In fact, even before entering the cell, it has already destroyed the virus in the blood.

3 – It has a very powerful anti-inflammatory action against and has a powerful impact on traumatic and orthopedic injuries, it strengthens muscles and has no side effects like corticosteroids.

4 –It treats autoimmune ailments such as: rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, psoriasis, Crohn's disease, allergic rhinitis.

5 – It improves the immunity levels in cancer patients and treats Herpes Simplex and Herpes Zoster, plus reduces the frequency of sinusitis and diverticulitis.

6 – It protects the heart in cardiac overload. In an embolism for example, it prevents cardiac hypoxia because it stimulates the production of basic energy so that the tissue is not destroyed and thus improves cardiac function.

7 – It is anti-parasitic, anti-neoplastic (anti-cancer). Allegedly, it suppresses the proliferation and metastasis of cancer cells, preserving healthy cells and improving the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatment.

8 - It can kills cancer cells resistant to chemotherapy, defeating the resistance to multiple chemo-therapeutics that tumors develop, and combined with chemotherapy and/or anti-cancer agents, it provides an increase in the effectiveness of these treatments.

9 – It is antimicrobial (bacteria and viruses) and increases immunity.

10 – It reaches the Central Nervous System and regenerates the nerves.

11 – It helps to regulates glucose, insulin metabolism, cholesterol levels and reduces liver fat in steatose.

12 - It can be used as a prophylactic agent and has been associated with a significant reduction in infection, hospitalization and mortality rates due to C-19.

Steve, I apologize for letting this sit so long. I took very detailed notes on seven classes offered by Darryl Patton aka The Southern Herbalist and the man who studied with Tommy Bass, through Patreon this weekend. He does have some free information there, so I encourage those interested to check it out. I will push hard and try to get through the next eight lessons before this coming weekend. While the classes are only an hour long, it takes me 2.5 to 3 hours for each class because I verify the information and try to find supporting evidence to add to my notes. 

Discussing this with someone, they told me I'd end up in "the jail of the FB" over it. Been there, done that, might buy the T-shirt next time.

"THEY KNEW it was made for people since 1987."  

*** This fact is easy to find with a Google search. Now, in the 90s when I started using Ivermectin in our livestock, I read somewhere it was used to treat parasites in humans in the 70s in the Vietnamese people. I can not find a source for that, but I do not doubt it has been used off-label in humans for longer than generally thought. Many drugs are used off-label for one thing or another.  Sometimes it's the off-label successes of drugs that promote further research. -W (As I thought on that last sentence, I remembered this: https://www.wtkr.com/news/investigations/norfolk-doctor-leading-charge-for-controversial-covid-19-treatment If a medical doctor is willing to go this far, I would imagine he has seen some very compelling things. There are many other stories of doctors and nurses speaking out on ivermectin being useful. An Ivermectin forum or group may be beneficial for those wanting to learn more. A friend just posted a sheet of paper from her doctor given to her immediately after her cancer diagnosis and IVERMECTIN was at the top of the list followed by FENBENDAZOLE (another livestock wormer)).

1 – It prevents the damage caused by drugs created using mRNA technology, 

***I could not find any research supporting this. That statement simply means there is no research to support it that I can find in the limited time I have.

blocks the entry of Spike Protein into cells
***https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10671224 This research suggests that ivermectin has the potential to hinder the SARS-CoV-2 virus's ability to infect cells by binding to its spike protein ***https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7129059/  Ivermectin inhibits the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro

 and, if the person was vaccinated, they can treat themselves for damage already done through Ivermectin. 

***I could not find any research supporting Ivermectin can reverse vaccine damage. 

2 – It only has beneficial effects and no harmful effects in the treatment of the C virus. In fact, even before entering the cell, it has already destroyed the virus in the blood. ***https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166354220302011 The FDA-approved drug ivermectin inhibits the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro

3 – It has a very powerful anti-inflammatory action against and has a powerful impact on traumatic and orthopedic injuries, it strengthens muscles and has no side effects like corticosteroids. 

*** https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fcp.12902 This study on rats with induced arthritis suggests that ivermectin might be used for RA. The results were similar to an anti-inflammatory drug known as dexamethasone. It's plausible to think that if it helps inflammation in RA that it can help with inflammation (a source of pain) in other areas of the body.

4 –It treats autoimmune ailments such as: rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, psoriasis, Crohn's disease,and  allergic rhinitis.

***Ivermectin is thought to be an immunomodulator. An immunomodular doesn't stimulate the immune system to fight better or harder. It modulates it...sort of resets it, if you like. An immunostimulant could cause adverse effects in someone with an autoimmune (think over excited immune system or a turbo-charged engine) condition. However, an immunomodulator resets the immune system and teaches it to fight the correct enemy instead of seeing the body as the enemy.  This is more like a car's ECU which adjusts and fine-tunes different components to keep things running properly and smoothly. -W

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1828942/ The immunomodulating effects of ivermectin may provide an alternative approach for treatment of disease problems involving immunosuppression.

5 – It improves the immunity levels in cancer patients and treats Herpes Simplex and Herpes Zoster, plus reduces the frequency of sinusitis and diverticulitis. 

***https://www.nature.com/articles/s41523-021-00229-5 Ivermectin converts cold tumors hot and synergizes with immune checkpoint blockade for treatment of breast cancer and https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/3/409 Ivermectin Inhibits Bovine Herpesvirus 1 DNA Polymerase Nuclear Import and Interferes With Viral Replication and I could find NOTHING at all on sinusitis or diverticulitis.

6 – It protects the heart in cardiac overload. In an embolism for example, it prevents cardiac hypoxia because it stimulates the production of basic energy so that the tissue is not destroyed and thus improves cardiac function.

***https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652136/ Antihypertrophic Effects of Small Molecules that Maintain Mitochondrial ATP Levels Under Hypoxia However: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41401-024-01382-w Cardiovascular adverse effects of antiviral therapies for COVID-19: Evidence and plausible mechanisms

7 – It is anti-parasitic, anti-neoplastic (anti-cancer). Allegedly, it suppresses the proliferation and metastasis of cancer cells, preserving healthy cells and improving the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatment.

***https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9641399 Ivermectin inhibits tumor metastasis by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin/integrin β1/FAK signaling pathway and https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcmm.15195 

Ivermectin suppresses tumour growth and metastasis through degradation of PAK1 in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma and https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09603271221143693 Repurposing Ivermectin to augment chemotherapy’s efficacy in osteosarcoma 

8 - It can kills cancer cells resistant to chemotherapy, defeating the resistance to multiple chemo-therapeutics that tumors develop, and combined with chemotherapy and/or anti-cancer agents, it provides an increase in the effectiveness of these treatments.   

***There is certainly anecdotal evidence going back years saying it does kill cancer. All one has to do to find the stories is go looking for alternative cancer treatments. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37185919/ suggests it can inhibit growth and possibly cause apotosis (cell death). 

9 – It is antimicrobial (bacteria and viruses) and increases immunity. 

***Has antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7578741/

10 – It reaches the Central Nervous System and regenerates the nerves.

***https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5929173/ "Ivermectin exhibits poor penetration of the blood-brain barrier of vertebrate animals due to the presence of a drug-transporting p-glycoprotein.6 However, studies in knockout mice for the p-glycoprotein encoding gene, mdr-1, displayed levels of ivermectin in the brain which were 90-fold greater than normal mice.16 Furthermore, it is well established in the veterinary world that certain breeds of dogs, such as collies, are sensitive to the neurotoxic effects of ivermectin as a loss of function in the mdr-1 gene in these breeds allows for an accumulation of ivermectin within the brain.17 Symptoms of neurotoxicity include lethargy, drooling, tremors/seizures, inability to stand, disorientation, and coma."

11 – It helps to regulates glucose, insulin metabolism, cholesterol levels and reduces liver fat in steatose.

*** https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms2924 "Treatment of wild-type mice, but not of FXR-null mice, with ivermectin decreases serum glucose and cholesterol levels, suggesting that ivermectin regulates metabolism through FXR." and https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14791641221095091 "Evidence has shown ivermectin may decrease BG levels."

12 - It can be used as a prophylactic agent and has been associated with a significant reduction in infection, hospitalization and mortality rates due to C-19.

****https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9525042 "Regular Use of Ivermectin as Prophylaxis for COVID-19 Led Up to a 92% Reduction in COVID-19 Mortality Rate in a Dose-Response Manner: Results of a Prospective Observational Study of a Strictly Controlled Population of 88,012 Subjects"

As you consider all of the research above, you might want to learn about a few of the doctors who caught themselves some trouble for using it off label: https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2024/08/14/doctors-accused-of-spreading-misinformation-lose-certifications and https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/washington-physician-fined-license-restricted-for-prescribing-ivermectin.html and https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/110124 There are many more.

On the form and dosage recommendations, I can only recommend one see their doctor for an accurate diagnosis and use it at their own discretion. There are Ivermectin, cancer, and alternative medicine groups on FB one can glean information from and then do their own research.

Alternative Cancer Treatment, Cytokine Storm Modulators Thread

On FB, I shared a post from a friend which was a headline of ivermectin, fenbendazole, and menbendazole being used for cancer. I have a feeling it will be flagged sooner or later. So...

I am putting a few of the comments here so people interested in taking charge of their own health can glean from it what they find useful.

One friend commented that is a shame no one told her about this while her boyfriend was fighting cancer. I replied:

"Doctors don't share it. I think it is more the medical industry as a whole than the doctors...the doctors are told what they can and can not use. If one chooses differently than their protocol, they are on their own and have to pay out of pocket. I know many who are going through this right now."

Another friend shared: "Dr. William Makis, MD has a wealth of knowledge on cancer treatments. I wish more people were open to effective alternative treatments." (Wendy's note: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jg6FhqGl7M copy and paste. You can find other videos for Dr. Makis too.)

I responded: "Many aren't open to it. Ever since a few years ago, I have had more and more people seek me out...some who were very closed-minded about any and all forms of alt med."

Another friend shared he has used it in his dogs since the 90s. I replied: "Most people think it is only for animals. It has been used to treat parasites in people since at least the 70s. I read about the history in the 90s and remember Vietnam was mentioned in one article. It was/is used in adults and children. Besides parasites/cancer, it is also effective in calming cytokine storming. For anyone reading along, grape leaves can also calm a cytokine storm."

He stated he used it with the C germ and he was well in two days.

I shared: 

"I took it and it helped me.

I know of a woman whose sister was in such bad shape they had called the family in to say goodbye...and you know they were limiting visitors at this time, so it was bleak. The woman helped her sister with Iverm over the next few days, and her sister made a rapid and unexpected recovery. 

If one learns how to calm the cytokine storm, they can ease the suffering and increase survivability in a number of illnesses.

There is research showing that doxycycline with ivermectin combined are very effective.

Not Iverm related, but storming related: When Clint had the germ of a few years ago, he started having issues breathing. He was taking herbs. He'd get better and then go back down. The pulse ox showed his O2 levels were getting too low. I asked him to go to the ER to be checked out. They admitted him. Based on his lung scans, they said he was just starting with c-pneumonia and was going to go downhill. They predicted at least a 5-day stay, probably longer. They released him a little over 24 hours later and said they didn't know why, but he wasn't getting worse...he was getting better! His lung scans had improved in a big way. The herbs he was taking stopped the cytokine storming response." We learned a lot from this visit. 1. We confirmed C-germ diagnosis. 2. Scans showed what I suspected in his lungs. 3. Drs verified the pulse ox was correct. 4. We learned the herbs were working. I am as certain as I can be (without going through it again) that upping the dosage and frequency will work better. A long-time practicing clinical herbalist and naturopath have also agreed with me on this.

For those reading along who are interested in learning what natural things will suppress cytokine storming, research curcumin (chemical in Turmeric), luteolin (celery, broccoli, chrysanthemum, etc), peperine (black pepper), and resveratrol (Japanese Knotweed, Grape leaves, etc). Grape leaves contain resveratrol (and also some helpful flavonoids). People eat grape leaves in Greek dishes, so even the most hesitant person regarding plant medicine should feel comfortable giving them a try when needed. I harvest at least 2 5-gallon buckets of grape leaves and dry them every year. I grind some and put them into a mixed greens powder and use them in soups, stews, smoothies, capsules, etc. If we don't use all of the leaves I harvested, the rabbits and chickens enjoy them.

Also, for those following along, keep in mind: Dosages and frequency are important in herbal medicine. There are maintenance dosages and therapeutic dosages. Those dosages on the bottles on the shelves in stores, I call those "low liability" dosages. Most of the time, they are very low dosages. 

If herbal medicine has not worked for you in the past, it could be the diagnosis was off, the herbs were "dead," or the dosage/frequency was too low."

"For many of you, this one is probably in your yard or close by. Pine needles contain abundant resveratrol and other chemicals which also inhibit cytokine storms. They also inhibit cellular attachment and viral replication of coronaviruses like Covid-19. Pine needles also work very well against other respiratory viruses like colds and influenzas. Make sure you are using Pinus spp and not the Yew aka Taxus. As always, do your own research and make your own decisions."

A good starting point for research:

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C47&as_vis=1&q=ivermectin%2C+fenbendazole%2C+and+menbendazole+cancer+research&btnG= (copy and paste)

You can also search PubMed.

When reading research, it is important to understand WHO, HOW, and WHY. This may be helpful: 

Herbal Medicine, Research, and the Risk of Inference Errors: Why Context Matters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YlUfHcFxho (copy and paste)

Joshua's Surgery

Thank you for the many contacts regarding Joshua. We appreciate each of you.

Joshua's surgery was yesterday. It was almost 3xs as long as predicted. The surgeon was able to place all of the bones in his hand, wrist, and the end of his arm back in position and fasten them without having to do the Scenario 2. He has five pieces of "free floating" (surgeon's words) bones and four fractures.

Scenario 2 was going in from the top of the wrist and affixing a plate to hold everything in place. This would have kept him from moving his wrist and would have necessitated a second surgery and a longer healing time.

We are very thankful the surgery is behind us. Joshua is in quite a bit of pain today and is resting at his home.

I apologize for being slow on the updates. My days are very full and rewarding. I am on my feet until 7-8 and sometimes 9-10 each day. I am thankful to have the opportunities and the health to do what I am doing each day, but it limits my time for things like updating the blog. My love to all!

Stage 4 Cancer Over Two Years

February 10: Karen is still having severe pain daily. She believes her back was injured when she had a tooth extracted around the time of the stem cell administration. She also had a major bleeding incident which kept her in the hospital overnight which she is recovering from. Please pray for her Karen and her family. Thank you! May the Lord bless you abundantly for ministering to my friend through the power of prayer. 

Jan 23 6:30 a.m. Karen's son, Malcolm wrote me. There has been very little progress. She was able to sit up twice. She is still in severe pain. Please continue to pray.

Jan 22 7 a.m. There is no update on Karen from Joe. Please pray for my friend and her family.

Jan 21 4:30 p.m. Karen is still in severe pain. They are trying to get pain medications to her so she can be transported to the ER. Please keep praying.

Jan 21 10:15 a.m. Karen's husband says she is unable to move and is in terrible pain today. She had a stem cell transplant last week and that could be the cause. 

Karen has used alternative medicine to treat her cancer. She has been in stage 4 for two years now. It has been two years since she was told to "go home and die." There is no doubt what she is doing has prolonged her life and opportunity to serve the Lord.  

Please pray for her pain relief today. 

She really dislikes missing ministry on Wednesdays. She can go most weeks, but it wears her out.

our inner self is being renewed

2 Corinthians 4

The Light of the Gospel

4 Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. 2 But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God. 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Treasure in Jars of Clay

7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. 11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So death is at work in us, but life in you.

13 Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak, 14 knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. 15 For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.

16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

Joshua's 9 Breaks

Joshua has five separated bones and four fractures in his arm/hand/wrist. His surgery is next Wednesday.

Please pray for Sarah's baby

My young friend, Sarah, who I consider like a niece is bleeding during a high-risk pregnancy. The baby is still alive and in the sac. She is at the hospital where they are trying to get the bleeding to stop. If you will, please lift a prayer for the life of the baby and Sarah. Thank you!

Finally, an appointment!

Joshua finally heard from the surgeon yesterday. He has an appointment with their Suffolk office on Thursday morning. We hope this appointment leads to a date for his surgery so his bones can be properly set and start to heal.