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That is what happened to my Aunt Miriam (peace be upon her) Back in 1946. She was schichphrenic and the only thing that had in their tool back at the time was pre-frontal lobotomy. (Ugh!) My Aunts brother happened to be my ole man. 45 yrs ago complete chaos ruled at home while growing up. I skipped school, and was no sooner in a detention center than the snake eater Col showed up from Que, VN and had the clout to whisk me away. He drove me to Walter Reed where I was given a psychiatric eval and admitted, (honesty is the wrong policy when lies will save your life) to taking street drugs. Adding insult to injury (since he was the cause of my much of what ailed me) the irony was he had me committed and then drove me to a mental hospital where I was held down and forced onto strong psychotropics to help me over the hump. I fought them with everything I had, again another mistake that was good enough for the profession to deem me irredeemable. Street drugs are tame compared to psychotropics. ) They sent me to Shepard and Enoch Pratt in Baltimore, one of the so called "best long term mental hospitals of its day". 1 yr and 7 mos later, they allowed that if I took the medication etc...theyd release me. My life was in tatters. I too was told I was schizophrenic. I never accepted it and learned never to say anything incriminating. Modern psychiatry hasnt moved the needle much, imo, since then. My recovery started when writing my sperm donor. It was a poignant exercise in futility. In '13 he wrote to say he disowned me. While watching A Beautiful Mind, I had a lump in my throat so big that when I expectorated it, ) I blurted it out in a gigantic sob that left me absolutely numb from the experience. RIP, John Nash.

Nashs major contribution was accomplished at age 22 long before before he had the problems depicted in A Beautiful Mind that were taken from an unauthorized biography written by Sylvia Nasir. Im pretty sure Ive got the time line right. Ive seen first hand results of the psychiatric profession practicing their art. Thank god (secularly) they didnt literally take his mind from him as was done to my lobotomized Aunt. A prelude to this persons ordeal was a Dr who traveled the country performing this procedure out of compassion (?). http://www.npr.org/2005/11/16/5014080/my-lobotomy-howard-dullys-journey

Too late for me. --Brant I need a new head This guy needs a body but wants to keep his head. http://rt.com/news/248473-transplant-head-body-canavero/ A real mind body dichotomy.

Its got a look as if to say, "Im chewing on it." )

Ive never seen cows behave like this. I pass several herds near home. My wife who grew up on a farm, was told to never run in the pasture or the cows would stampede. She lost a watch in the field once and found it due to the cows crowding together, held in awe by the bright shiny thing. You nailed it. Apparently they are held in rapt attention, by their nature very curious but dont get to the point of caring for real discovery. ) People, in the main, it seems, would rather hold something in awe (god) than discover their true nature. Once I told a group of folks, man created god in his own image, you could hear a pin drop.

20:13 addresses Snowdens actions. http://www.peikoff.com/2013/08/23/is-it-moral-for-a-person-to-expose-secret-government-programs-which-violate-citizens-individual-rights-even-if-this-may-harm-strategies-which-the-government-states-are-essential-to-national/ To deal with fallout the govt could make a deal that could quantify and clarify the classified information leaked by Snowden. Things that could be proved. Then the govt would know the extent of the consequences and limit damage if any of the potential harm to military national security. I imagine that its fairly benign. Legal maneuvers are made all the time striking deals with murderers. Snowden isnt that.

I read that and coupled to his newer "Altruism and patriotism" ( http://peterschwartz.com/altruism-and-patriotism/) I have to admit to being stymied by his statements. It wouldnt be the first time. ) If he means to say its proper to hate the US and any attempt to save it by speaking or acting in opposition to its contemporary culture then it would be a slam dunk to see how he aligns that view with Snowden being worse than the NSA. But why he would write a book on the defense of selfishness leaves me clueless since he is it seems to me expressing a love for the virtues that brought this country into being. Loving the thing you hate.... It hurts, thinking about it. As much as Schwartz seems to rail against the "unlawfull" aspect of Snowdens behavior, I accept that he had a case to prove, with all its sordid tentacles, not sure he could have proved it at all without the mass dump. Being that he compromised legal foreign security interests he hasnt a chance in hell of a positive outcome for his actions in loyalty towards this country. Like it or not hes an outlaw, the good kind, imo.

I cant stand being put in emotionally subjective positions by movies that dont adhere to the bio line. I much prefer to read the non fiction bios. Seeing A Beautiful Mind a few weeks back I hunted down snippets of interviews by John Nash. It meant immeasurably more to me than the movie. I cried a river. Its likely true that he wouldnt have crossed my radar without the movie. Theres a 2014 movie called Codebreaker about Alan Turing on Netflix now.

Im posting not because I know about fasting or care much about it. In 1982, a jury awarded $873,000 to the family of a patient who died while fasting under Mr Sheltons supervision. Im drawing no real inferences from it. He was also jailed many times for practicing medicine without a license. Interestingly he died of a neuro muscular disease after 17 yrs of attempting to improve his health. With fasting? I dont know. As for myself its not so much about what I dont put in my body but my choices on what I eat. Ive never considered actual fasting, although Ive often gone hungry and do consider food choices essential to my good health.

Well someone makes wild claims and the public eats it up. ) When I saw the Heinz ketchup advertised as gluten free, I thought the claims over gluten free foods being 'healthier for you" were being oversold. $15B are spent on gluten free food apparently because making claims works, not because digestive distress and Celiac disease are more widely spread. "Gluten free junk food is still junk food." http://drmirkin.com/nutrition/gluten-free-doesnt-make-it-good-for-you.html

People talk about the high cost of health care. Disease care is a lot more expensive. According a quick search, it seems that the average cost of a stay in a hospital here in Alberta is about $1000 / day. So let's compare. 19K for 3 months Gerson vs 90K for 3 months regular hospital. People talk about the high cost of health care. Disease care is a lot more expensive. But you can do it on your own and save money. Why not avoid the post cancer crash course in nutrition? Follow the money trail where it led Drs and govt recommending the very things that compromise health ie; diet (processed foods), standards (food pyramid), treatment (statins, chemo). Its taken me 58 yrs to get past the crap Ive been spoon fed changing long standing assumptions. The Greatest American Lie, The Oiling of America. (Weston Price) Loren Cordain http://thepaleodiet.com

Thanks for the link on the PSA test. Now I can use it. I printed out two copies. One for me and the other for my doctor. The problem with this test not used and interpreted properly is inappropriate interventions off false positives. Prostate cancer death is not the second leading cause of death in men (in the US), btw, but the second leading cause of cancer death. --Brant Youre welcome. Thanks for correcting the error I made on leading cause. "false positives." My gist is for psa to be done routinely (every year) allowing for proper diagnosis' that avoid screening unnecessarily by establishing a norm for the patient and upon seeing deviations making informed decisions which lead to better outcomes. I cant tell you how relieved I was on seeing a .4 and knowing it was within +- .1 over 10 yrs time. Ive seen a friend go from 6-9-11-14. The action by the unilateral govt medical association rec is similar to changing guidelines for a digital ou ha or colonoscopy when the methods seem to work. Nuff said. )

JTS, Im not addressing Gerson but cancer. Hi, I have a family member with Chronic Myloid Luekemia, cancer of the blood cells. It was detected from a blood test reading with high white count. I call her my Gleevec girl. In 2002 as the result of clinical trials at NIH, Novartis researched, developed and brought it to market after Drucker, the lab guy reached out and begged the CEO to look at the tests. Drucker doesnt own the patent as its credited to a previous finding that put things on the map. I guess NIHs role was to provide lab proofs that showed evidence of treating CML specifically. Gleevec puts BCR-ABL in remission. Novartis made a fortune after first thinking it was a hail mary then became convinced to go all in at some point without knowing where the outcome might take them. Im glad they did. Street cost is $116k py. Its worth every penny although our cost is approx 1/3 through insurance that also covers two of us for major medical. It goes off patent in July of 15 and my hope is the cost will drop significantly of course. Its was a shock at hearing the pronouncement by the dr. The patient is overwhelmed by the diagnosis and although I have no clue, my guess is that many go for the standardized medical treatment and only after the course of treatment fails do they seek out alternatives. I wondered whether the cost of Gerson therapy is cost prohibitive for many. Then I looked and it appears that for approx. 19k for the first 3 months and then 1k a month thereafter plus the produce per mo a patient could get by. My Gleevec girl wouldnt ever consider doing without her pill. my feeling is if she couldnt get them for whatever reason shed die of the stress of not having them before the CML would take her.

JTS, Patients would do best to take Drs advice with a grain of salt. My experience is that patients who are proactive will find that standardized treatments while recommended by Drs arent fixing the cause, but treating the symptoms. The conundrum for getting Gersen treatment is its done as a last resort and as patients become more educated, when other milieus dont work. An aside: Recently a blood test revealed a high total cholesterol. Without so much as batting an eye (no bedside manner ;)) statins were prescribed. When push back was applied the dr retracted it for reasons the patient provided. The little detail is the Paleo diet as the Atkins diet did causes elevated readings. The USPSTF has made a recommendation that PSA tests shouldnt be used as screening test for prostate cancer. Its the 2nd leading cause of death in men. http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2012/dec2012_PSA-Controversy-Part1_01.htm?source=search&key=uspstf The future of medicine looks more grim thru the prism of ACA, as govt health care takes hold and its many affiliates set new standards and treatment thats drs cant - not wont, deviate from.

There are some gems in OL Ive learned. Thanks JTS! Others: Personally Im unfazed by the EXIF window of intrusion. Initially I was taken aback and have taken the extra steps needed as a modest means of privacy. I see it as an opportunity for exploitation but believe the slim chance of acting with malice on the info is remote. I moved to a rural place. The likelihood of being found doesnt have to extend to such tech methods. If my real name is googled youve got me. Although it would take stamina and resources to confront me personally with a hostile intent as no one knows whether I keep a dog, a loaded gun or security system in place or stay up nights and sleep days.

Fotocat is my ex sister in law. I put this in the '93 time frame. I understand from my brother that the Marcs helped unravel CF's (for short) story with whats called a hostile interrogation, Marcs was a former leo investigator. By that time it was 5 yrs or so after the "event". The question I got at the time was given the same circumstances would I reveal the name of a former Objectivist leader by whom rape occurred - if I were them and how do I deal with the aftermath. I think the time has passed in doing what was needed. I wasnt privy to her reporting to the police or not. But I am sympathetic to similar feelings aroused in long past abuses. I personally dealt with my own trouble by writing to the person and squaring the reality in my own words. Words I coudnt have spoken as a child. Another example is I found his friends on FB and told them of the vile individual they were dealing with. A West Pointer replied that a cadet in his unit had kept a relationship secret from two ladies, one on the west coast the other on the east. That hit a chord with me and I found solace in accepting there are evasive and evil people in the world. It wasnt a surprise except to say that a complete stranger seemed connected to me better than my own family. Another asked me to find forgiveness. There is no satisfaction in going back in time unless you prefer to live there. I would say confront the person if you can for what you can do and use lifes experience to put it in perspective. Dont let it haunt you. And one better. I have family members who witnessed what I went through and also know the torment first hand. One says they love him, the other has rekindled the relationship. And that has pushed me farther away from them. So I get it. The cost to them is what my relationship could have been with them and of course the rationalizations that get in their way at living.

Thanks tmj. Just call me Geoff, then. If its sounds lame I understand. )

Well...Brandens technique that I used for 17 weeks was helpful in freeing myself of a stubborn mental policy that made it difficult to express myself. I used to hold back fearing the consequences of speaking up. That sentence structure is a remnant. Imagine what I feel towards someone who helped with a significant negative personal trait. I attempted to minimize the compliment knowing full well it was I who sought the help and recognized its potential. Yet it was he who made the tool available. I owe him for that.

Hi, Jim Norton has his own explanation, mine is bit less expressive and as they say a name is just a name. In this case its simply the street where I lived. I once saw an aerial photo in a model home and the basic shape somewhat explained things to me, that and the county was apparently running out of names. Its a handle that Ive used on a motorcycle forum for years so Ive just kept it until I can come up with something more original than my name.

Hello! My name is Geoff. Ive got to say something about this forum. Its fantastic! To understand that, some background is appropriate. Recently upon BB's death, I I revisited all manner of correspondence from the AR/NB/BB break to the LP/Kelly break and beyond. I can say its not pretty. The necessity for gaining perspective was due to not staying up to speed over all things O. I was not sanguine about where my evaluation of matters stood and while I think one can avoid getting into areas charged with personalities of the main participants to a certain extent, I nevertheless felt that I owed it to myself to find out as much as I could, sorting through layers and discarding values of less importance. One of those being the direct connection between Rand and Peikoff and loyalty. I spent weeks going through SOLO, OLving, NoodleFood, RoR, Hbl and myriad other connected links. Learning of the schisms and portraits of the players. A little background. My relationship with my brother came to somewhat of a crossroads after Fact and Value and Truth and Toleration were published. At the time work, marriage and raising a family were most important. I was put off by the idea of choosing sides, feeling inadequately informed to make a decision. I read Anthem at 14 ('68), the same year I dismissed religion as a dispassionate semi default follower. Up until then I derived minimal benefit from any who believed, other than benevolent sense of life views. My Uncle, a figure bigger in life than my own father, figured prominently as he was a Presbyterian minister. That was the only genuine love or care in my direction. I have for years held NB's literature in high regard. I attribute to him amongst some other minor/not so minor the reasons why I am living healthily. Word completion exercises helped in way Im unable to put into words completely. I have rightly restored people and things. The Brandens' are owed a huge debt for making sure that O and I crossed paths, my subscription to OF and IA brought home lessons that werent previously available growing up. This place provides principles I hold dear; rationality, honesty and benevolence. I will contribute where I can or am able. I know there are long running relationships on the forum. My work background is fixing commercial printers so I am far from being an intellectual, iow, writing on topics as vast as existence arent my forte.

Concierge medicine is a practical alternative to ACA at the moment. As long as private practice doesnt become illegal, the price of doing business for drs and patients alike will drop when transactions are based on cash without the insurance paperwork and associated administration tangle. I understand the offer of cash based payments done with hospitals will sometimes adjust the costs incurred on a medical bill. A flight to concierge medicine by drs who band together to offer services to those, like myself who will pay a penalty, is what I hope for.