Chinese Medicine, Candida Cleanse, Diet and Hypnotherapy Reverses Shy-Drager Syndrome also known as MSA

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, June, 2001 by S. Colet Lahoz

Goals of therapy

1. Reverse the pattern of chi and yang deficiency which in turn will reverse the symptoms stemming from that particular imbalance.

2. Cleanse system from fungal infection.

3. Detoxify system from prescription drugs that are causing hallucinations.

4. Promote the healing process and strengthen all systems.

The plan of therapy

1. Acupuncture treatments twice a week, electrical stimulation or electroacupuncture to acupuncture points.

2. Dietary supplements and Chinese herbal medicine.

3. Hypnotherapy.

4. Colon cleanse

5. Liver cleanse.

Acupuncture: Li4 was my choice for electrical stimulation to generate more yang, UB 23 and CV6, to take care of the incontinence and low back pain. Other points used were liver 8, spleen 2, kidney 7, large intestine 11, heart 9, conception vessel 6 etc. Moxibustion was also used in conjunction with acupuncture to create more chi and stimulate yang energy. The tongue and 12 pulses were assessed before each treatment and acupuncture points varied for each treatment depending on these findings and according to the symptoms predominant at that time.

Supplements used: MSM 500 mg. 2 caps. twice a day. Methyl Sulfonyl Methane or organic sulfur is beneficial as bonding agent for the absorption of vitamins and minerals, also beneficial for muscle strength and joint mobility

Essential Botanical is a multivitamin multi-mineral formula with special ability to tonify chi and help patient regain energy and stamina; 2 tbsp.twice a day. Choline and Inositol 250 mg. to improve mental function; 2 caps twice a day. Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc combination, two a day. Chromium Picolinate 200 mcg one tab, daily.

The chinese herbal preparation known as Bu Shing Wan, combined with Du Huo Ji sheng Wan were used to correct a recurrent pattern of kidney chi deficiency. Oxycleanse [TM] an oxygen colon conditioner, was used to help regulate his bowels. Dermasoothe [TM] a topical solution containing DMSO, Tea Tree Oil, Grapefruit Seed extract and Willard water, a product I formulated for my patients with candida dermatitis, was used for this purpose.

The initial anti-fungal and colon cleanse I used was the combination of Caprol, Bentonite, Psyllium and Acidophilus. This is taken as a shake twice a day on an empty stomach. Mr. Soeffker used this mix for the first three months. This regimen was combined with the Candida diet. This diet eliminates foods that feed yeast and create more breeding ground for them. Hence all refined sugar, foods with yeast as an ingredient, dairy, alcohol and fermented foods were eliminated. The antifungals were rotated every three months. In subsequent rotations I used the following antifungals along with homeostatic soil organisms: Grapefruit seed extract, Kolorex, Olive Leaf Extract, and Undecelinate acid. The choices for this regimen are based on my research and published in my book Conquering Yeast Infections: The Non Drug Solution. [3]

Treatment Outcome

From Acupuncture, herbal medicine and dietary supplements. After his first treatment he was able to get up from chair without help, able to get up without assistance even from a kneeling position; 4 treatments later, the bladder and bowel incontinence which he had for the past 10 days was nearly normal with infrequent episodes. After one more treatment, incontinence was completely controlled. It was at this time that he asked if something could be done for his drooling. I used L14 and GB 20 and used electrical stimulation. Two acupuncture sessions took care of this problem.