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Hepatitis C
Some thoughts and discussion by Dr. Myatt
Hepatitis C and/or Iron Toxicity?
Hepatitis C virus causes inflammation of the liver and is the most
common chronic blood-borne infection in the United States. The virus can
be spread by sex with an infected person, transfusion of infected blood
or contaminated needles. HCV infection often results in chronic liver
disease. High iron levels are a major factor in many cases of hepatitis
C.
How to Properly Diagnose Iron Overload
Iron overload, or hemochromatosis, is actually the most common inherited
disease. Excess iron has been known to be associated with infection for
30 years. When excess iron is present, the body’s normal antibacterial
mechanisms become severely compromised, making one more susceptible to
infectious disease.
Measuring serum iron is a poor way to do diagnose iron overload, because
frequently the serum iron will be normal. The most useful of the
indirect measures of iron status in the body a measure of the serum
ferritin level in conjunction with a total iron binding level. Ferritin
shows us how much iron is stored in the body.
Help and Hope for Hepatitis C
Conventional medicine takes a "Band-aid" approach to HCV. Many of the
treatments are "supportive" only, meaning they are designed to manage
symptoms but not intended to cure the disease. Interferon, the "latest
and greatest" bug guns treatment for HCV has many devastating side
effects. Unfortunately, we do little in conventional medicine to find
and correct HCV at the causative level.
In Alternative and natural medicine, we go looking for the cause. Iron
overload, as described above, is a major factor. Causes of immune
weakness, including nutritional deficiencies, food allergies, bacterial
overgrowth of the small intestine, increased intestinal permeability,
heavy metal toxicity (other than iron) are a few of the factors to be
considered.
With the help of an experienced holistic physician, the cause of
Hepatitis C can usually be discovered and the disease either cured or
put into sustained remission. A normal life span and health span can be
expected in HCV when the disease is diagnosed and treated correctly.
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