Sarcoidosis

If you have sarcoidosis your problem is with calcium. It is possible that a compound found in table salt, silica (also known as silicon dioxide), may increase sarcoidosis symptoms. Indeed, sarcoidosis share alot of symptoms with silicosis. Silica can also be inhaled from sandy soils, is added as a flowing agent in seasonings, can come from certain work gloves, from glass containers you eat and drink out of (glass is fused silica) or in some cases it is implanted (i.e. breast implants), and some foods are naturally very high in silica. If you're eating silica from a food source, it can be dissolved by boiling the food product in water for at least 10 minutes. If the silica is in supplements, find another supplement to better suit your purpose if you notice symptoms while taking it. It is said that silica 'transmutates' into calcium, which may explain the flare up of symptoms it has on some people with sarcoidosis. Many symptoms of sarcoidosis are due to high levels of the activated form of vitamin D, which increases absorption of calcium. Avoid all sources of vitamin D, including too much sunlight. Oatmeal and sweet potatoes have natural vitamin D, and some individuals may not be aware of this.

Sarcoidosis is found in higher amounts in the southeastern parts of the United States. If you live in an area with "limey water" and lots of sunlight, be on the lookout for symptoms increasing due to the high amount of calcium found in limestone. Your water supplier will know if your water is high in limestone. Note that lime (as calcium oxide from limestone) is purposefully added to some corn products (especially corn tortillas) to make the vitamin niacin available. Avoid stimulating your immune system unnecessarily by eating undercooked foods (especially red meat and eggs) and improperly washed raw foods contaminated with viruses and bacteria from the hands of others as they searched for which vegetable or fruit they wanted. If you do eat eggs, avoid getting that shell in it as it is mostly calcium carbonate. Don't crack eggshells in your eggs!

Many people with sarcoidosis share a common environmental problem with some people with Lupus and other autoimmune conditions: repeated exposure to pine trees can be a trigger. I met a lady in Florida (which has a tremendous amount of pine trees) who was first diagnosed with sarcoidosis, then a few years later was diagnosed with Lupus. She grew up living around lots of pine trees and because she lived in the country, they didn't have paved roads therefore poured white sand down to make roads. To top it all off, in addition to the pine trees growing naturally, she was surround by "pine farms", an agricultural business not alot of people are familiar with. I saw the sand used to pave the road and it is of the type that is very high in silica. Still today she lives around the sand and the pine trees (due to family), and still has autoimmune problems however she's a complete vegetarian now and claims many of her autoimmune symptoms don't bother her as much as long as she avoids meat and soy.

I met another lady who, as a child, was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. She said she frequently ran through a pine forest when she was a child. As an adult, she moved out of the U.S. and started eating lots of vegetables and was taking dolomite and said many of her symptoms just went away. Of course, you have to be careful with those "rock supplements". Her doctors recently told her she has a sodium deficiency. One thing that's obvious, there is something about certain pine trees that's not good for those with autoimmune conditions.

Stress can make it really hard to recover from sarcoidosis. Some, but not all people will get a rash that appears on the top of their feet at the same time they have a flare up of their sarcoidosis. Keeping your levels of stress down is very helpful. A very large stressor many with autoimmune is not aware of is the act of riding in a vehicle, especially if you are the driver. The level of stress in the body increases dramatically due to the high amount of electromagnetic radiation found in a vehicle that is turned on. In fact, it may be the largest source of your stress in any given day if you live a relatively quiet lifestyle but still deal with autoimmune problems. The immune system gets turned on, and if you have an autoimmune condition, this will turn on your autoimmune problems. A couple of years ago, I purchased a device called a trifield meter and measured EMFs in vehicles while they were turned on. I measured extremely high amounts in the front part of the car , especially near the stearing wheel, and underneath and around the dash board. I also measured pretty high amount from old cordless telephones (it was higher than cell phones), and near anything plugged up such as the tv, stove, refrigerator, typewriter, computer monitors, breaker boxes were very high, and sidewalks that were paved right beneath power lines. Although this issue may sound unrelated to sarcoidosis, it is very related because it has a negative impact on autoimmune conditions.

Surprisingly, sarcoidosis has been cured in some people with the use of an acne antibiotic, minocycline, implying that in some with sarcoidosis, there may be an infection involved, or an infection may have been the trigger. Minocycline also calms the immune system so this may be a factor as well. This antibiotic has a particular affect on acid fast bacteria, of which mycobacteria are amongst. Note that mycobacteria are sensitive to a food component, citrate (citric acid) because it removes calcium. Individuals that had success with minocyclin may or may not have used the Marshall Protocol (to prevent Herxheimer reactions). For those of you who are shy about using drugs, you may find it interesting that sarcoidosis has also been cured in some individuals with melatonin alone after 2 yrs of treatment. Finally, I have spoken personally with the mom who's entire family (including herself) had sarcoidosis. She also had a friend affected who was was estatically cured after struggling for years from sarcoidosis by drinking Goji juice. He'd have to pay about $40 for every bottle, and drank a few ounces everyday for 6 months. In all of these "cured cases", sarcoidosis seems to have its most dramatic response somewhere between 6 months to 2 years. In other individuals who simply adhered to the philosophy of avoiding all known triggers, sarcoidosis simply "burned itself out". Of course, there is always the possibility of the disease returning if certain conditions are met.