The Pirate Principle

[Rups]

I wrote a post a few years back about an incident involving my dog Molly. Well, I recently had an x-ray because I was experiencing some jolting nerve sensations through that shoulder, not painful but uncomfortable and a pressure in my head when I lay in the bed, particularly if my arms were directed in certain directions or when my cane hits the ground when I walk. Once the x-rays had arrived at the surgery, I spoke to my GP about the results. Turns out the fall had shattered my shoulder and broke my collarbone. I never went and saw anyone at the time, just doused myself in brandy and slept like a sleepy, sleep thing. So, can you imagine, after stroke, I have also had multiple cracked ribs, broken collarbone, mashed up shoulder, and yet I seem to, remarkably, be able to pick myself up again and carry on. That’s not to mention countless other mentally shattering things that have occurred in the interim. I should be dead and buried by now. If I had a faith, I might have voluntarily opted for greener pastures by now, but it seems I’m just going to keep on taking the blows. If I believed in a divine being, I’d say to him/her/it … “Is that all you got? Is that all you got?”

I don’t know where this post stroke journey is taking me, but I feel it is going to be interesting. I feel as if I have just got my brain back, and it’s not the one I, originally, perceived to have ordered but it should get me through until I need to give up the ghost. It has, however, showed me how flawed the rest of the mechanism, hive, nest, system, &c is. I look more closely into the intents and follies of my fellow humans, perhaps my mirror neurones are now kaleidoscopic as opposed to just a mere reflection of my own thoughts and feelings.

I haven’t had any epiphanies post stroke, apart from the most acute desire to preference the senses; taste, touch, smell, sight, sound … and, as an addendum, sixth sense sensations. Other than that I’m about as useful to humankind and myself as an episode of Yes, Minister is to a toad.

[Seeney]

Hi, I broke my collar bone many years ago playing football. Excruciating pain! How did you not know?
Take care.

[pando]

@Rups

multiple cracked ribs, broken collarbone,

Hey Rups,

Rainy indoor weather today, so this story caught my attention, though thankfully it looks like your bones healed quickly. I’m researching Vitamin D, cholecalciferol, at the moment. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body. The body has the ability to strip (when needed with a higher priority elsewhere) or supply the bones with calcium. Calcium is needed everywhere, not just bones and teeth, but soft tissue and muscles. Vitamin K2 is essential for directing calcium out of our soft tissue and into our bones.

After a serious stroke, there are serious deficiencies throughout the body, but survivors are unaware of a few common key areas that need some serious rehab. Mitochondria, which give us 90% of our energy requirements, are seriously dysfunctional, typically working to 60-65% pre-stroke efficiency. Mitochondria play a key role in cellular calcium (Ca²⁺) homeostasis, which is crucial for various cellular functions, such as energy production, regulation of metabolic pathways, and signaling. Calcium enters mitochondria through specific channels and transporters, with the most important one being the Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter (MCU), a highly selective ion channel located in the inner mitochondrial membrane. When there’s a calcium deficiency, the body strips it from the bones and transports it wherever needed via calcium binding proteins called calbindins.

Enough theory, let’s move on to some top cures

• Sunlight
• Vitamin D3 (+K2 Mk7 Trans, +Mg)
• Diet, sleep, exercise etc.

Before taking Vitamin D one should carefully research Vitamin D cofactors to avoid problems like hypercalcemia. If we can get our bodies to work better, and supply it with the right nutrients, then our brains will gradually normalise. The way to change our brain is through the gut, our so called second brain. After my stroke, my first purchase was a vibration board to stimulate and strengthen my bones. I’m convinced I am on the right path, but I have plenty of work to understand what’s needed, and many will agree with me, I feel I’m on my own.

I’m sure you won’t find this particularly relevant, but your story about breaking and mending bones speaks to me.

Good luck, ciao, Roland
Stroke Improvement Group

[Mrs5K]

@Rups oh I remember that event with Molly and how much pain you were in afterwards. No wonder!

I assume your bones have now set as they ended up. Are they able to do anything for your new pains / sensations ?

Seems like you’ve had your share of grieg now & a quiet life, at least for a while, has been earned.

Best wishes

Ann

[Trace57]

@pando I’ve been taking Vit D3+K2 for a few months now. I buy it from British Supplements because it’s clean, has no fillers or extras etc. The K2 helps move calcium to the bones where it’s needed, instead of building up in the arteries where it can cause problems, eg stroke! When I told my doc why I was discontinuing the Adcal he’d prescribed and was now sourcing my own Vit D, he mentioned he hadn’t considered the arterial calcium build up so I hope he learned something!

[pando]

Hi Trace,

Thanks for your comment. Yes I too, got some D3 +K2 from them because they do 10,000 IU in one pill. But I also asked if the K2 they put in it is Mk7 Trans or Cis (the trans isomer of MK7 is essentially responsible for the vitamin’s biological activity and plays a crucial role in bone and cardiovascular health. Cis-analogs of vitamin K2 are biologically inactive, ) but they haven’t answered my question (yet). Some companies use a mix. Always make sure you get Trans! I feel it works better. Have you looked into this? I have some K2 Trans, and some Super K arriving from USA.

How much do you take? And have you noticed changes?
Glad there are other enlightened folks !
Ciao, Roland
Stroke Improvement Group

[pando]

I’ve just read a book which puts forward a case for vitamin D3 being a cure for everything. He’s experimented a lot and collected lots of inspiring stories. He even put his dad on D3, though he’s not a doctor (but his dad is)

THE MIRACULOUS RESULTS OF EXTREMELY HIGH DOSES OF THE SUNSHINE HORMONE VITAMIN D3 MY EXPERIMENT WITH HUGE DOSES OF D3 FROM 25,000 to 50,000 to 100,000 IU A Day OVER A 1 YEAR PERIOD Kindle Edition

by Jeff T Bowles (Author)

and here’s another one by the same chap

The Miraculous Cure For and Prevention of All Diseases What Doctors Never Learned Kindle Edition

by Jeff T. Bowles (Author)

[Rups]

I’m to be referred to muscular/skeletal, so they can have a thorough prod around. The phrase “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”, doesn’t agree with me. What doesn’t kill us, makes us frailer, causes us long-term pain, bitterness, endless and lugubrious struggles, compromised health conditions, and at the mercy of exploitive medication, faulty healthcare providers, and expensive pseudo science.

I’ve long heralded the inner viking or inner pirate motif when thinking about life’s toils and trauma. I feel affixed to existence in some way, and so conjure up the pirate who has his hand chomped off by a shark, and so gets a hook, has his leg lobbed off with a sword, so gets a wooden one, has his eye poked out by an aggressive seagull, so gets a patch, and all the while continues, unabated, to sail the seven seas.

Rups
Stroke improvement group

[Trace57]

@pando I remember reading about MK7 when I was learning about Vit K2 but I don’t recall anything about Trans or Cis. Thanks for mentioning it. Let me know if BS get back to you with an answer.

I take 5,700 IU D3 alternate days and I’m ok with that. I noticed a few days ago that my nails seem to be a lot stronger (and they grow very fast!).

Trace
Stroke Improvement Group

[Rups]

Shwmae Seeney, I jolly well did know that I had done something nefarious but decided to crack on (excuse the pun). I thought it was an AC Sprain because I couldn’t feel noticeable bone fracture, and getting to see a healthcare professional is a ball ache, so I just sort of waited to see what would happen, and by all intents and purposes, after many weeks, felt I was mended, albeit, a lump on my shoulder.

Rups
Stroke improvement group

[Rups]

I’ve, fortunately, never had any broken bones until now. I think my calcium intake as a youngster had set me right for adult life, but no amount of calcium strengthened bones would have shielded me from the impact of the fall I had. If you have ever seen a space shuttle rocket launch and then fail. That was me. I was lifted off the ground, into the air, and then at a perfect right angle came crashing down onto hard, pointy gravel. I think it would have been the tip of the gravel that penetrated perfectly into my collarbone, like a precision hit from a chisel. Had the surface been flat, it may never have broken.

Rups
Stroke improvement group

[pando]

Well, might be baloney might be true. It’s not my book. I just read it.

[pando]

by the way, Vitamin D is standard treatment for osteoporosis
The standard vitamin D treatment for osteoporosis is 800 international units (IU) per day, along with 1200 mg of calcium from diet and supplements. It’s recommended to take vitamin D supplements year-round, especially if you’re also taking osteoporosis treatments.

Vitamin D is important for bone health and can help prevent osteoporosis:

• How vitamin D helps bones

Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium from food, which strengthens bones and teeth. It also helps maintain bone mineralization and density.

• How vitamin D deficiency can lead to osteoporosis

A deficiency in vitamin D can lead to decreased calcium absorption, which can cause the body to release calcium from bones. This can weaken bones and increase the risk of fractures.

• How to get vitamin D

You can get vitamin D from sunlight, diet, or supplements:

• Sunlight: From late March or early April to the end of September, you can get vitamin D by exposing your skin to the sun for 10–20 minutes a day. However, you should avoid the middle of the day when the sun is strongest, and you should always wear sunscreen.

• Diet: Fatty fish like salmon, tuna, and mackerel are the best source of vitamin D. Other sources include beef liver, cheese, egg yolks, and mushrooms.

• Supplements: For postmenopausal osteoporosis, you can take 800 international units of vitamin D daily. For premenopausal osteoporosis or osteoporosis in males, you can take 600 international units of vitamin D daily.

Some foods can make it harder for your body to absorb calcium and vitamin D, including salt, carbonated drinks, caffeine, and soy products.

• Vitamin D for bones - Royal Osteoporosis Society

If your skin is exposed to the sun for more than 10 minutes, always use sunblock or sunscreen. And avoid exposing your skin to dir…

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Royal Osteoporosis Society

• Osteoporosis - Prevention - NHS

From late March or early April to the end of September, sunlight triggers the production of vitamin D, which helps your body absor…

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NHS

• Vitamin D - International Osteoporosis Foundation

How much sun exposure do you need? To get enough vitamin D, generally, you should try to get 10–20 minutes of sun exposure to your…

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It’s all baloney, you need x10 times the amount they suggest
Roland
SIG

[Rups]

Unfortunately, we’ll all get enough sunlight via global warming, only downside is we won’t have a planet to enjoy our good health on.

[Stewart1]

Your poor pirate is, I feel, to be seriously pitied. He’s at the mercy of all that happens to him, without any real hope or reliance on any higher purpose.

I prefer the image of the disciples in the boat in a serious Galilean storm, but they know the master of the storm who, in the midst of trouble, can bring an inner peace and calm beyond words or understanding. It results in being thankful in all circumstances, and dispels that all-consuming bitterness.