The purpose of this website is to present, to all who want the knowledge, a safe and dependable alterantive through which individuals may avoid toe, foot, or leg amputation. If you put your mind to it you can achieve astonishing results. By having the whole page printed, you can read it in a nice easy chair, away from that glaring monitor.
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You are most at risk for developing gangrene, if you have an underlying chronic medical condition that interferes with your blood circulation, usually manifesting itself in the form the interrupted blood supply to the tissues. This may occur as a result of a number of conditions, including:
Gangrene may occur in hypoxia involving a deficiency of oxygen in the body’s tissues. In other words, if connective tissues are destroyed due to the obstruction of their blood oxygen supply - as occurs in hypoxic stress or oxygen starvation - gangrene may develop. Hypoxia is also speculated to be an underlying cause of many cardiovascular diseases.
The most common contributing factor in developing of gangrene, accounting for 95 percent of all cases of gangrenous damage, are degenerative changes associated with advanced atherosclerosis, mainly in a form of
- peripheral vascular disease (PVD) or
- lower extremity arterial occlusive disease due to a clogged or obstructed artery (thrombosis).
The second contributing factor in developing of gangrene, and at the same time one of the underlying causes of atherosclerosis, are the degenerative changes associated with chronic type 2 diabetes (diabetes mellitus).
Unfortunately, the individuals with dry gangrene most often has multiple other health problems that complicate recovery, and it is usually those other system failures that can prove fatal.
“I've Seen First-Hand What Gangrene Can Do…”
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February 13, 2007
I've seen first-hand what gangrene can do… My mother had it and lost her toes, then her foot, then her leg to above the knee. It started out with a non-healing ulcer on her toe.
The veins in the feet are very small and when circulation becomes compromised, sores do not heal very well. If not treated promptly, they can progressively worsen and become a breeding ground for bacteria and gangrene results.
When the docs went to amputate my mom's leg, they removed the leg to the point where she had the best circulation, so that it would heal properly.
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I used to work in pathology and we would receive all the surgical specimens to examine and most of the gangrene was in older people with poor circulation, many times not caused by diabetes.
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(Type 2 Diabetic, A Senior Member of DiabetesForums.com)
Dry Gangrene Vs. Wet (Moist) Gangrene
Gangrene usually follows a disorder that cuts off the blood supply to a diseased or injured area of the body resulting in an inability of the tissue to repair, thus stay alive.
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It is caused by a gradual reduction in the blood supply to the tissues, and is almost exclusively limited to the extremities - especially feet and toes. In other words, when tissues are deprived of the nutrients and oxygen carried by blood, they begin to die.
In early stages, dry gangrene causes some dull, aching pain - the affected area is extremely painful to palpate (feel, touch). Then, it becomes cold, dry and wrinkled.
In later stages of gangrene, the skin gradually changes in color to
- dark brown, then
- a dark purplish-blue, then
- completely black (resulting from formation of iron sulfide from decomposed hemoglobin).
With the withering, drying out of tissue, little tissue liquefaction and, generally, with no bacterial decomposition (hence the term "dry gangrene" or "mummification"), this condition may continue unnoticed for weeks or months, especialy in elderly persons. Finally, the affected gangrenous tissues become visibly separated from the surrounding healthy tissues. Utimately, they become dessicated (dried up) and mummified. Dry gangrene of this magnitude is rare except when patients refuse amputation.
Once again, areas of dry gangrene are initially characterized by a red line on the skin that marks the border of the affected tissues. As the blood supply deteriorates to a stage where insufficient blood is available to keep the tissues alive so they begin to die, dry gangrene may cause some pain in the early stages or may go unnoticed, especially in the elderly or in those individuals with diminished sensation to the affected area.
Initially, the area becomes cold, numb, and pale before later changing in color to brown, then black. If the dead tissues in the extremities remain dry (mummified) and free from infection (asceptic), then they gradually
- separate from the healthy, non-gangrenous tissues
- become withered - dry and shrivelled, and sometimes
- autoamputate and fall off without surgery (this applies mostly to the gangrenous toes that are stable and have no signs of infection).
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Most commonly wet gangrene is caused by an acute occlusion (complete obstruction), such as:
- Peripheral vascular disease (PVD),
- Tourniquet (a bandage twisted tight to check bleeding or blood flow),
- Restrictive bandage or
- Trauma (injury, wound).
PVD and infection are often closely linked, as poor circulation leads to failure of the body to fight off infection in peripheral areas such as the feet/ toes.
In general, wet (moist) gangrene usually develops rapidly more due to blockage of venous blood flow rather than arterial blood flow from thrombosis (blood clots) and/or embolism (blood vessel occlusion), generally described as thromboembolism.
In thrombosis, a blood clot – called thrombus - is always attached to the vessel wall and never freely moving in the blood circulation.
In embolism, however, a blood clot – called an embolus - is completely or partially detached from the vessel walls and freely carried by the blood flow to various parts of the body where it can block the lumen (venous or arterial cavity) and cause its obstruction or occlusion.
Vessel obstruction or blockage leads to different pathological issues such as:
- Blood stasis (stagnation) and
- Ischemia – an insufficient blood supply, especially oxygen resulting in micro clots and/or necrosis.
One more consideration of wet gangrene are bedsores - more accurately called pressure sores or pressure (decubitus) ulcers - occurring in bedridden patients commonly in the areas with little fat and muscle over bony prominences, such as:
- the tailbone
- hip bones, and
- heels of the feet.
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Ulcerations of tissues deprived of adequate blood supply by prolonged pressure can develop quickly, progress rapidly and are often difficult to heal. Yet it is said that many of these pressure sores (wounds) do not have to occur.
And rightly so! In is our experience, the Clear-G Formula helps prevent and - over a period of time - reverse bedsores by restoring and maintaining the skin's integrity and encouraging the healing of pressure sores/decubitus ulcers.
Ignored Foot Problem: Doug’s Story
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Doug was typical of a diabetic who paid the price for ignoring a foot problem.
When he was first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, he thought, "Oh, I feel fine, there's nothing the matter with me."
In late August [2005], he noticed a small "bruise" on his left foot but didn't think much of it. When the "bruise" began to spread, he soaked his foot in hot water, but didn't notice that he had scalded his foot badly, making matters worse.
Gangrene set in and he lost a couple of toes. Despite his best efforts, the problem only grew. Doctors said the only treatment was an amputation.
He was scared. He certainly didn’t look forward to losing part of his leg.
Unfortunately, while the amputation surgery went well, another complication of diabetes hit Doug.
He suffered a fatal heart attack days after the operation.
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Source: Amputation Rates For Diabetics Unacceptably High. CTV.ca News Staff, Mon. Nov. 28 2005
Lower Extremity Arterial Occlusive Disease
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Lower extremity arterial occlusive disease is a severe arterial obstruction due to the advanced plaque build-up in the arteries which narrows the flow channel.
A diabetic patient complains of pain in the toes while lying down (rest pain) which is often relieved or diminished by hanging the foot over the side of the bed.
Diagnosis of Arterial Obstruction
The primary means of diagnosing lower extremity arterial occlusive disease in diabetics is through the patient's history, and the physical exam which involves palpation (touching, feeling) of arterial pulsations in three specific areas:
- at the groin (femoral artery)
- behind the knee (popliteal artery), and
- at the ankle (tibial arteries).
The patient's history and physical exam are usually sufficient to establish the presence or absence of arterial occlusive disease.
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In order to objectively document the diagnosis of arterial obstruction and to determine the location and severity of the obstruction primarily noninvasive tests are utilized, such as
- segmental blood pressures
- the pulse volume recording (PVR)
- transcutaneous oxygen pressure, and
- Duplex ultrasound.
TcPO2: Predictor of Wound Outcome In case of gangrene or ulceration at the foot, the question then becomes - is there sufficient arterial supply to the foot to heal this wound? Physical exam, PVR, and segmental pressures are not able to answer this question accurately.
This question can best be answered noninvasively by a measurement of the pressure of oxygen on the surface of the skin, i.e., the transcutaneous oxygen pressure (TcPO2).
This pressure reflects the amount of oxygen coming out through the skin, which in turn reflects the amount of oxygen delivered to the skin by the blood. Studies have shown this test to be an accurate predictor of wound outcome.
The test can be applied equally well in diabetics and non-diabetics. Normal TcPO2 at the foot averages about 60 mmHg, but 50 mmHg or greater is considered normal.
With severe arterial occlusive disease TcPO2 is decreased significantly The average TcPO2 at the foot in patients with rest pain or gangrene is about 4 mmHg.
Wound healing is predicted, though not a certainty, for a TcPO2 greater than 20 mmHg and wound failure is predicted for a TcPO2 less than 20 mmHg.
For the patient with rest pain or gangrene, segmental pressures and PVR may be supplemented with TcPO2 to determine the likely wound outcome without surgical intervention.
TcPO2 Limitations
As other factors in addition to oxygen supply can affect wound healing, the predicted wound outcome is wrong in 10 to 15 percent of cases. Falsely low TcPO2 levels may be measured
- if the leg is swollen (edematous) or
- if the central body arterial oxygen level is low (hypoxia).
Studies have also shown that in about 10 percent of cases wound healing can occur even when the TcPO2 level is zero.
Dependent Rubor
The development of dependent rubor, or the redness that develops on the foot when it hangs in a dependent position, is a circulation criterium for would healing.
If skin develops dependent rubor this is a sign that the skin is clearly ischemic and primary healing will not take place in this situation. Therefore, dependent rubor is an absolute contraindication to amputation at that level.
Duplex Ultrasound
As severe arterial obstruction may require surgical treatment, such as construction of an alternative route for the blood (bypass) around the blocked arterial segments, it is necessary to know the precise location of the obstructions.
A noninvasive means of obtaining this information provides Duplex ultrasound which is a good prognostic test for lower extremity doppler examination. It consists of
- a B-mode (which produces a black-and-white picture that shows the walls of the blood vessels) and
- a Doppler (which measures the velocity/speed of the blood).
Obstructions are detected by observing a localized increase in velocity as the blood must move faster to squeeze through a smaller area.
A recent addition to the Duplex ultrasound machine is color flow. This technique produces colors on the black-and-white B-mode picture that shows both
- where blood is flowing, and
- how fast it is moving.
By locating arterial obstructions, Duplex ultrasound may be used to detemine the type of amputation -
- of part or all of the foot or, worse,
- of the entire lower extremity below the knee, if not above it.
Doppler Pressure Criteria
Transmetatarsal Amputation: When there is a doppler pressure of 70 mm of mercury (Hg) at the ankle and evidence of a pulsatile pulse volume recording at the midfoot level
- 85 percent of all transmetatarsal amputations will heal.
Below Knee Amputation: When there is a doppler pressure of 65 mm Hg and pulsatile pulse volume recording at the below knee position the vast majority of below knee amputations will heal.
When there is a direct popliteal pressure (behind the knee) of 50 mm Hg or greater
- at least 80 percent of below knee amputations will heal.
However, if the doppler pressure is less than 50 mm Hg
- only 30 percent of amputations will heal at the below knee position.
Doppler Test Exception
However, an exception to the doppler pressure criteria is in patients with type 2 diabetes (diabetes mellitus) whose pressures are often artifactually elevated secondary to the deposition of calcium in the blood vessels making them difficult to compress.
Photophlethysmography
Transmetatarsal and Digital Amputation: A photoelectric cell is placed on the toes or at the midfoot level to measure pulsation of blood flow in that area.
Positive digital pulsations correlates with
- a 90 percent chance of healing of a digital amputation in the absence of infection.
This particular technique is quite useful in determining the probabilities of healing for transmetatarsal and digital amputations.
Foot Gangrene: Standard "Cut-and-Medicate" Treatments
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Gangrene is often treated by an operation to remove the dead tissue.
- If it's an area of tissue that can be removed, the operation is called debridement - the surgical removal of lacerated, devitalized, or contaminated tissue.
- If it's an arm, leg, hand, foot, finger, or toe that have to be removed, the operation is called an amputation - the surgical removal of an affected part of the body.
Transmetatarsal amputation - an amputation of the distal third of the foot - is most commonly performed for gangrene or non-healing ulcer of the toes. It is indicated, if:
- amputation of more than two toes is required and
- gangrene extends proximal to the metatarsal-phalangeal joint.
Gangrenous lesions may be due to emboli, atherosclerosis, or diabetic neuropathy.
Below on the left is a photograph of a diabetic foot with a transmetatarsal amputation taken three weeks after surgical intervention (the wound still visible).
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Please note that transmetatarsal amputation is a viable alternative to below-knee amputation in patients with deep forefoot infection, necrosis, or unreconstructible trauma. When compared with a more proximal amputation, this treatment offers the patient:
- maintenance of a full length limb,
- normal shoe wear, and
- more efficient ambulation (walking).
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Desperate Letters: Gangrene in Leg - Bad Death?
Almost every single day of the week we get desperate phone calls or e-mails from people asking for help because they - or their family members – have developed foot gangrene. Here’s one of those letters:
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My 85-year-old mother is in final stages of PVD (bedridden, dementia, tube-fed, etc.) and has now developed gangrene in one leg.
We are agonizing over the options (…): amputation (she will almost surely die, since she is so weak and unable to heal, and she will suffer with the surgery) or letting the gangrene run its course.
We have been able to research the surgery side with success (it looks bad) but can't come up with much on gangrene progression.
We, her children, are caught between what look to be two very bad options, and want only to ease her suffering here at the end.
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(L. Conrad, Oregon)
Levels of Amputation: Long Below-Knee (B-K) Amputation
Unfortunately, in most cases, surgery, or amputation is still considered the "only treatment" for gangrene - whenever possible, usually accompanied by large doses antibiotics to prevent infection.
The following images contain pictures of long below-knee (B-K) amputation - an amputation of the lower leg between the ankle and the knee (in the distal third of the tibia), also called transtibial amputation. Pictures taken by Wayne Smith, RN in 2000 during his volunteer work at Scheer Memorial Hospital in Banepa, Kavra, Nepal.
The following images contain pictures of long below-knee (B-K) amputation - an amputation of the lower leg between the ankle and the knee (in the distal third of the tibia), also called transtibial amputation. Pictures taken by Wayne Smith, RN in 2000 during his volunteer work at Scheer Memorial Hospital in Banepa, Kavra, Nepal.
PLEASE NOTE: These photographic images may not be suitable for sensitive people. After viewing these and other pictures, you will probably begin asking yourself: “How can anyone let their bodies get to that point? How was it possible? It doesn't make any sense at all. Things like that should be prevented from happening!” Unfortunately, it may be just an example of what is happening right now to someone you know or hold dear...
Loss of Limb: The Consequences of Amputation
The loss of foot or leg is not like the loss of one's jewel or money. This type of loss is priceless. It means that you cannot walk or run as before.
After amputation of a foot or leg, the body weight of an amputee shifts to the other leg. The resulting wear and tear often leads to problems in the other foot or leg, and in a few years similar problems may develop, necessitating another... amputation. If this degenerative process continues, the results may be fatal.
Losing a limb has also a negative psychological impact. It leaves amputees feeling depressed, angry, or alone. They feel that they're no longer whole persons; or fear that others stare at them, or avoid them.
Loss of limb can be compared to losing a spouse or a child. The first time you see your body after the surgery will be very disturbing. You may be shocked to look down and see that a part of your body is missing. The trauma is deep and multi-layered. So it is not easy to adjust to the loss.
You will have very strong pain after your amputation surgery because the surgeon has cut through skin, muscles, nerves and bone. Your limb will be swollen. Swelling can cause pain and limit movement.
After an amputation, the muscles in and around the residual limb shorten. This pulls your joint into a bent position. If it is left like this for long periods of time, it will become difficult to straighten, or even become permanently stuck.
Recovery is never a fast process. Each step is difficult: sitting up in bed, then sitting in a wheelchair, standing, then using crutches.
Post-Amputation Pain
Up to 50% of people who have one leg amputated because of diabetes will lose the other within five years. |
Immediate post-op limb pain - where skin, nerves, bones, and muscle have been cut; it is exeperienced by everyone after an amputation.
Residual limb pain - in the natural limb (stump) after the amputation and may be present long after the surgery as the residual limb is usually more sensitive than other parts of the body.
Unfortunately, there is no one method or treatment guaranteed to reduce or eliminate residual limb pain. Sometimes surgery is necessary. Sometimes nothing will help.
Phantom sensation or feeling - in the amputated "phantom" limb which has been removed, such as itching, tingling, warmth, cold, pain, cramping, constriction, movement and any other imaginable sensation; it is experienced by almost all amputees.
The brain is “remembering” the missing part of the limb, and is still “reporting” its feelings.
Phantom pain - in the missing or amputated part of the limb; it varies from person to person - a little annoying, very unpleasant, severe, or disabling; it is different from pain in the residual limb and experienced by about 60–80 percent of amputees.
Unfortunately, there is not one single guaranteed treatment to reduce or eliminate phantom pain. In most cases, it disappears within months, though most amputees (as many as 40 percent of them) may still experience phantom pain from time to time.
Management of post-amputation pain is a major problem and usually requires professional help; however, our understanding of the way at the brain handles pain and other sensations is still fairly crude.
Level of Amputation: Long-Term Function
By halting the progression of gangrene you will be able to preserve your limb or – when amputation may be unavoidable - reduce the level of amputation, namely, the length and number of functioning joints to maximize motion in the extremity.
Clearly, reducing the level of amputation is an important goal for your long-term function.
Individuals with amputations of the distal third of the foot (transmetatarsal level) often achieve near normal mobility with the aid of a custom insole. As the amputation level rises so does the energy expenditure necessary to walk.
A below knee amputation (BKA) requires a 25 percent increase in energy expenditure to ambulate (walk).
Walking with an above knee amputation (AKA) requires 65 percent more energy than the normal state.
Walking Again After Amputation
The possibility of walk after an amputation depends on a number of factors. For instance, a below knee amputation gives the patient the best chance of remaining mobile and successfully walking post-operatively with an artificial leg (prosthesis); 80 percent of below knee amputees will walk.
You more likely will walk after your amputation, if
- you were able to walk normally before the amputation and
- you do not have other illnesses, such as angina or breathing difficulties.
It can take between 6 and 12 months for full rehabilitation potential to be reached.
Most patients undergoing minor amputation (toe or foot) are able to walk after surgery virtually normally.
For the majority of elderly patients with a lower limb amputation the most important aspect is to walk again. Usually, rehabilitation from an amputation in an elderly person is a difficult process.
Unfortunately, only 40 percent of above knee amputees walk. The factors which make it unlikely a patient will walk after their amputation include:
- poor pre-operative mobility,
- age over 70 years,
- dementia,
- severe kidney disease,
- severe heart disease, or
- stroke.
Over half of the elderly patients who undergo a below or above knee amputation never use artificial legs effectively.
In order to remain mobile after an amputation the majority of patients need the help of a wheelchair - especially those, who are very elderly or have had other serious illnesses, such as heart disease or stroke.
Medical Costs of Lifecare for the BK Amputee
Based upon the professional evaluation of medical doctors and an experienced lifecare planner, a convincing proof of an appropriate lifecare plan for the survivor of a below the knee amputation of the leg requires a combination of:
The estimated costs listed below are in addition to:
- medical costs,
- lost income,
- life-altering pain and
- the daily ramifications of the loss of a lower leg.
Please note that the following estimation while comprehensive, is not complete and requires further personalized consideration necessary in every case and to provide for special medical needs.
- MEDICAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. Access on an as needed basis (PRN) to
a combination of suitable and appropriate medical healthcare providers,
including:
- Medical doctors (e.g., neurology, physiatry, orthopedics, psychiatry, dermatology, otology, etc.), three to five times/year (4 times per year median), $165.00 to $195.00/consult ($180.00/consult median). Annual median cost $620.00.
- Assessment and evaluation services (e.g., radiology, CT, MRI, EMG, medical technology, orthotics, psychological and neuropsychological tests and measurements, pain evaluations, etc.), $1,950.00 to $2,250.00 ($2,100.00/year median). Annual median cost $2,100.00.
- Allied medical-health specialists to deliver specific care (e.g., clinical psychologist, clinical neuropsychologist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, kinesiologist, pain management, audiologist, etc.), four to eight times/year (6 times per year median), $135.00 to $155.00/consult ($145.00/consult median). Annual median cost $870.00.
- Therapy and support services (e.g., physical and occupational therapists, psychotherapy, cognitive remediation, exercise therapy, pain therapy, orthotic-prosthetic therapy, etc.), a median of twelve times/year, $135.00 to $155.00/intervention ($145.00/intervention median). Annual median cost $1,740.00.
- Alternative medicine treatment sources (e.g., chiropractic, osteopathic, naturopathic, acupuncture-acupressure, ultra sound, hypnotherapy, aromatherapy, yoga, aqua-therapy, massage therapy, etc.), a median of twelve times/year, $105.00 to $125.00/consultation $115.00/consult median). Annual median cost $1,380.00.
- Pain center treatment program, $15,000.00 to $19,000.00/event ($17,000.00/event median), every two to four years (3 years median). Annual median cost $5,666.00.
- COMPANION AND ATTENDANT SERVICES from a licensed, bonded home health agency for companion and attendant , eight hours/day (2,920 hours/year, $18.00 to $22.00/hour ($20.00/hour/median). Annual median cost $58,400.00.
- HOMEMAKER-CHOREPERSON SERVICES for physically demanding aspects of housework, a median of four hours/week (208 hours/year) from a licensed, bonded agency, $15.00 to $18.00/hour ($16.50/hour median). Annual median cost.$3,432.00.
- HANDYMAN SERVICES to assistance with maintaining the residence and immediately adjacent property, one-hundred hours/year (1.9 hours/week), $14.50 to $18.50/hour ($16.50/hour median). Annual median cost $1,650.00.
- HEALTH CLUB MEMBERSHIP in a physical conditioning program, $50.00 to $60.00/month ($55.00/month median; $560.00/year median) and a certified physical trainer (monthly interventions), $60.00 to $70.00/intervention $65.00/intervention median; $780.00/year median). Annual median cost $1,440.00.
- ARCHITECTURAL MODIFICATIONS AND RENOVATIONS of the family home to provide wheelchair and prosthesis accessible and barrier-free mobility. Installation of two-person elevator and single person stairglide between ground floor and upstairs; grab bars in the bath, shower and commode areas; standing poles in the kitchen area; ramps and guard rails at two entrances-exits; bath and shower stall renovation; modifications to door hardware, light switches and plumbing fixtures for wheelchair height access and floor surface changes to aid in wheelchair, walker and prosthesis ambulation, $150,000.00 to $190,000.00 ($170,000.00 median), with a fourteen year useful life. Annual median cost $12,142.00.
- VARIABLY ADJUSTABLE BED SYSTEM, split-half, for independent position, firmness and/or configuration control, as an aid to pain system management and to provide the patient and her spouse an opportunity to share a common bed, $4,950.00 to $5,495.00 ($5,222.50 median), with a fourteen year useful life. Annual median cost $ 373.04.
- ULTRALITE EVERYDAY BKA WALKING PROSTHESIS with flex foot features and all inherent components, $12,500.00 to $14,000.00 ($13,250.00 median); Ultralite BKA sport prosthesis with all inherent components and flex foot, $13,500.00 to $15,000.00 ($14,250.00 median) and BKA aquatic prosthesis for swimming and aqua-therapy, $11,750.00 to $13,000.00 ($12,375.00 median), with a two to four year useful life (3 years median). Annual median cost $4,125.00.
- STUMP PROTECTOR custom designed for use when prosthesis is not being used, $550.00 to $700.00 ($625.00 median), with a three year useful life. Annual median cost $208.33.
- AMBULATION - MOBILITY DEVICES. Roll-about four-wheel walker, standard caliper brake walker, crutches and related ambulation and mobility aids, $950.00 to $1,100.00 ($1,025.00 median), with a five year useful life. Annual median cost $ 225.00.
- LIGHT WEIGHT COLLAPSIBLE WHEELCHAIR. Titanium framed, collapsible, manual wheelchair for home use and more efficient out of the home ambulation, $2,895.00 to $3,425.00 ($1,360.00 median), with a six year useful life. Annual median cost $ 526.67.
- WHEELCHAIR MAINTENANCE/REPAIR. Manual wheelchair maintenance and repair, a median of $125.00/year. Annual median cost $ 125.00.
- POWER CONVEYANCE. Battery powered scooter or other motorized conveyance for traversing long distances and for use in the absence of the prosthesis, $4,500.00 to $5,995.00 ($5,247.50), with a six year useful life. Annual median cost $ 874.58.
- POWER CONVEYANCE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. Median annual maintenance and repair cost of $250.00.
- MODIFIED LIFT OR RAMP VAN. Ramp or lift van with suitable and appropriate accessories, $43,550.00 to $46,225.00 ($44,887.50 median), with an end-use equity after seven years of $4,500.00 ($40,387.50), less the cost of a mid-sized automobile ($16,500.00), van cost differential of $23,887.50. Annual median cost $3,412.50.
- VAN VERSUS AUTOMOBILE COST/MILE OPERATIONAL DIFFERENTIAL. The difference in the operational cost/mile of a van ($0.63/mile) and a mid-sized automobile ($0.40/mile) over 12,000 miles of driving is $2,760.00/year ($7,560.00 versus $4,800.00/year). Annual median cost $2,760.00.
- PHARMACEUTICALS-NUTRACEUTICALS-PATIENT MEDICINES. For pain, sleep assist and emotional-psychological issues (stress, tension, depression, anxiety, etc.), $235.00 to $295.00/month ($265.00/month median). Annual median cost $3,180.00.
In this specific example, estimated annual median cost for goods and services in 2003 dollars is approximately $105,000.00 for Northern California.
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© 2003, Richard Alexander, a specialist in personal injury litigation.
Other Medical Treatments for Gangrene
Other standard medical treatments include:
Treatments applied to the wound externally (topically) are generally not effective without adequate blood supply to support wound healing.
As antibiotics work in the bloodstream, circulatory difficulties make it hard for the antibiotics to reach the affected areas. Also swelling usually constricts blood vessels and further diminishes circulation. Therefore, surgical treatment is often required, such as
- a vessel bypass, to unblock atherosclerotic arterial obstruction/s - whenever possible, followed by a lengthy recovery (a person may need to use crutches, a wheelchair, or a special cast).
The other, less common medical treatment of gangrene - IV chelation therapy - is only considered an optional "alternative" to bypass surgery.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
Extra oxygen - either by a mask or nasal prongs, or in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber - can be life saving at times. |
The theory behind using hyperbaric oxygen is that more oxygen will become dissolved in the patient's bloodstream, and therefore, more oxygen will be delivered to the gangrenous areas helping to treat gangrene. Hyperbaric treatment, helping a person to quickly oxygenate the blood, is usually done once a day for months at a time.
Some studies have shown that the use of hyperbaric oxygen:
- produces marked pain relief,
- reduces the number of amputations required, and
- reduces the extent of surgical debridement required.
However, hyperbaric therapy offers varying degrees of success. It is also very costly and may cause some after effects. Patients must be monitored closely for evidence of oxygen toxicity.
Symptoms of this toxicity include slow heart rate, profuse sweating, ringing in the ears, shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting, twitching of the lips/cheeks/eyelids/nose, visual changes, confusion, apprehension, and convulsions.
A Fight to Save the Husband's Life
On March 30, 2001, the network of Patient Advocates received an email from a desperate woman in California looking for someone to save the life of her dying husband:
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I arrive at (…) hospital (…) this morning and find atrocity… My husband was moved from the IOU intensive care observation unit to the 7th floor. Upon my arrival I saw the nurse sitting at his bedside and with his tray untouched. I asked her why, and she said, “Oh, I was going on my break first and then feed him.”
I immediately went down to the executive administrator and got her up there to verify this. The CN didn’t even know how to put his teeth in upper plate and she didn’t wipe off his mouth first. She had him sitting in a leaned over position in the bed, a man that is aspirating. (…)
Then, while the administrator was there, the nurse said: “We found this on his foot this morning, and his left foot is covered in gangrene. It is black. No circulation, dead. No pulse on both feet.”
Now they are telling me he is going to loose his foot. They called a vascular surgeon (…) just now. He [my husband] is too weak to undergo a surgery, so I don’t know what will happen to him.
The administrator is going to search to see who ignored my husband’s foot by covering it with one sock and not reporting it to the doctor. Did the ER room know this or did this take place in the IOU before going upstairs to the 7th floor? (…)
He is so sick. They have called in respiratory every 6 hours as his organs are shutting down. The neurologist said to me on the phone: “Why not let a man go. He’s done his time and it’s over. Here’s nothing I can do.”
But I said: “You can give me a diagnosis and do a lumbar puncture and an MRI.” He said: “What for? It’s a waste of money!” (…)
The lead doc said that Medicare gave orders to “let the patients die, unless there is more to be done.” He told me this personally. I told him to do everything possible to save him [my husband] and he said that “he would get in trouble with Medicare.” (…)
Please hellllp, please helpppppppppppp! Somebody intervene and help me now before it is done and over with.
Peace and love,
Rita
Husband Everett
Please come forward. (...)
COMMENTS: This man was left to die in a heartless hospital because of "costs". No one suggested another therapy to his wife that could save the leg - and the life without surgery.
But thanks to the network of Patient Advocates that man was moved to some hyperbaric chamber.
It is not for the system or a dispassionate doctor to decide when a man should die. The man in this story wanted to live. His wife wanted to give him every chance. This man is alive today, because someone listened.
The efforts of the network of Patient Advocates working together around the country, and moderated by Elizabeth Spokoiny, culminated into the miracle of saving a life.
Taking Special Care: High Risk of Infection
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- wash their feet daily with lukewarm (not hot!) water
- treat promptly ingrown toenails, corns, and calluses
- wear proper-fitting and large enough shoes (with cushoned soles and uppers), preferaby made of canvas or leather
- avoid going barefoot outdoors
- avoid crossing legs when sitting (as it reduces blood circulation in the legs and feet).
These are trivial problems in people with a healthy circulation, but for those with impaired blood flow to the lower limbs, they can become major problems that threaten the loss of a foot.
Beyond the Standard "Cut-and-Medicate" Treatments
A study recently published in the JAMA states that fewer than 10 percent of all patient decisions are well informed. |
Also surgery (read: amputation) has its limitations. In some cases it cannot be performed as it may put patient's life at even greater risk! Then, such condition is being qualified as... hopeless. "We're sorry, but nothing else can be done," vascular surgeons keep telling relatives of patients'.
And this is true - but only from the medical point of view.
What makes gangrene, especially its "dry" version, responsive to the nutritional method is the fact that this type of gangrene involves the resultant obstruction only of the arterial blood supply without interference to the venous return.
In other words, in dry gangrene the blood flow (circulation) is only partially impaired and the other part (venous system) is still functioning, or ready to function. Therefore, it is able to cooperate by supporting any attempt to restore internally faulty circulation, especially in its arterial part.
The other factor making dry gangrene highly responsive to the nutritional method is the fact that this disease is characterized by a gradual progression>.
In other words, due to relatively slow development of gangrene, there is enough time to support the body nutritionally in order to restore partially impaired circulation - in this case, to unclog arterial blockages.
These two factors - the partial impairment of the blood flow and the gradual progression of the disease - have been commonly overlooked, not to say ignored, by standard medical treatments of gangrene.
Clear-G Formula: The Nutritional Revascularization
Without improving the flow of blood to the affected limbs - amputation is a futile exercise, although it can be life saving at times. |
One of the natural, non-amputation methods to effectively treat dry foot gangrene is the nutritional revasculatization.
Its first and foremost goal is to improve and - over a period of time - restore the impaired circulation in the areas wounded by vascular ischemia (decreased blood flow) - the most common cause of foot ulcers and/or gangrene.
The process of natural revascularization can be triggered with an application of nutritional - natural and essential - factors that - when presented in specific ratios and amounts - are able to correct longer standing deficiencies and imbalances which are known to contribute to the circulatory problems.
As opposed to standard medical methods of treating vascular ischemia, the nutritional revascularization helps to reduce the impact of factors that created the buildup of atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries.
Clear-G Formula: No Risk For Very High Gain
Any wound requires more blood than normal in order to heal. If that extra blood is not forthcoming the wound never heals and in fact dies back. |
Simply put, Gangrene Clearing Formula works to improve and/or restore circulation. And improved circulation allows the body to heal itself.
What could be better than a nutritional supplement fixing the impaired circulation that develops in a diseased body?
There have been medical studies on the beneficial effect of nutritional supplementation on the circulatory system; it appears people with poor blood flow do benefit from specialty dietary supplements.
Nutritional factors - naturally occurring substances, not drugs whose substances are foreign to the body - are able to boost the body chemistry by
- correcting possible deficiencies and/or imbalances and
- providing optimum conditions for the proper functioning of the body's own intrinsic ability to heal itself.
As far as the cardiovascular system is concerned, according to orthomolecular nutrition, if the right building blocks (nutrients) are present in the body - in the right amounts and at the right time - the body will do the rest.
In other words, if you want to stop the progression of gangrene due to impaired cirulation you need to get to the root of the problem. By just pulling a dandelion out by its leaves, you are not going to get very far.
So far, we have introduced our proprietary Gangrene Clearing Formula to our clients and customers in 36 countries: the United States (including Virgin Islands and Hawaii), Canada, Malaysia, Australia, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Thailand, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Trinidad, Mexico, Italy, Pakistan, Singapore, Mauritius, Suriname (South America), France, Bolivia, Russia, Croatia, Poland, Portugal, Denmark, Israel, Azerbaijan, Kenya, Bosnia, Malta, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Greece, Spain, Kuwait, and Germany.
This all-natural combination of 80 nutrients and phytonutrients (plant nutrients) not only keeps your blood flow to the affected limbs in check (as drugs do), but actually helps your body rebuild the organs and systems that control blood circulation - without side effects.
No wonder, our proprietary Gangrene Clear-G Formula can produce results that doctors have not seen before, even with hard-core prescription drugs. And, unlike pharmaceutical drugs, it is very body-friendly.
Without exaggeration we can say that the users of the Gangrene Clear-G Formula are living proof that the nutritional (non-surgical) revascularization is valid and should be considered a preferred method of preventing and reversing foot gangrene, especially in people who suffer from diabetes and/or atherosclerosis.
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Clear-G Formula: All-Natural Blood Flow Modulator
It takes 20 times more energy to heal a wound than to maintain a health foot. |
In other words, Gangrene Clear-G Formula does not "destroy" gangrene! It helps the body to eliminate its cause, namely, to stop the progression of gangrene through improving and, over a period of time, restoring impaired blood circulation that is known to contribute to gangrene.
In our clinical experience, the Clear-G Formula does that in a way of:
- reducing the dysfunction of endothelium - the innermost arterial lining by stimulating the body’s natural built-in, internal free-radical scavenging system
- overcoming peripheral vascular ischemia by improving and/or restoring circulation - blood flow to the wounded areas
- encouraging vasodilatation - widening (dilation) of the lumen of blood vessels
- promoting the body's ability to develop collaterals - new, small blood vessels in the problem areas
- delivering more vital, oxygen-rich and nutrient-dense blood to the affected areas
- enhancing the body's utilization of oxygen (magnesium, vitamin B2)
- producing the growth factors - the necessary for healing substances released by the body into bloodstream and stimulating the growth of tissue and skin
- preventing and/or fighting off the infection of gangrenous tissues.
 Powdered Blend of 80 Nutrients and Phytonutrients Clinically Formulated Serving Size: 1 Scoop (Approx. 8.58 Grams / 0.3 Oz) Servings Per Container (429 Grams / 0.94 Lb): 50 SUPPLEMENT FACTS: |
Amount Per Serving |
| 1. Vitamin A (as Vitamin Palmitate [4,500 IU] and Natural Beta-Carotene [800 IU]) | 5,300 IU |
| 2. Vitamin C (as 30% Ascorbic Acid and 70% Calcium Ascorbate) | 1,100 mg |
| 3. Vitamin D-3 | 800 IU |
| 4. Vitamin E (as 85% D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate and 15% Mixed Tocopherols Alpha, Beta, Gamma) | 150 IU |
| 5. Vitamin B1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) | 50 mg |
| 6. Vitamin B2 (75% Riboflavin and 25% Ribloflavin-5-Phosphate) | 16.5 mg |
| 7. Niacin (as Niacin, Niacinamide and Inositol Hexanicotinate) | 175 mg |
| 8. Vitamin B6 (80% Pyridoxin HCl and 20% Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate) | 70 mg |
| 9. Folic Acid | 800 mcg |
| 10. Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin) | 200 mcg |
| 11. Biotin | 300 mcg |
| 12. Pantothenic Acid (Calcium Pantothenate) | 250 mg |
| 13. Calcium (as 100 mg from Calcium Ascorbate, 10 mg Calcium Citrate-Malate, and 10 mg Calcium Phosphate) | 120 mg |
| 14. Iodine (Kelp, Entire Plant) | 180 mcg |
| 15. Magnesium (as 60% Magnesium Citrate, 20% Magnesium Oxide, and 20% Magnesium Diglycinate Chelate) | 150 mg |
| 16. Zinc (as Monomethionine) | 25 mg |
| 17. Selenium (as L-Selenomethionine) | 25 mcg |
| 18. Manganese (as Citrate) | 5 mg |
| 19. Chromium (as Chromium Polynicotinate) | 300 mcg |
| 20. Potassium (Bicarbonate) | 18 mg |
| 21. L-Cysteine Hydrochloride | 200 mg |
| 22. Choline (as Choline Bitartrate) | 115 mg |
| 23. DL-Methionine | 115 mg |
| 24. L-Glycine | 60 mg |
| 25. L-Taurine | 60 mg |
| 26. N-Acetyl Cysteine | 60 mg |
| 27. Inositol (from Inositol and Inositol Hexaniacinate) | 45 mg |
| 28. Betaine (Trimethylglycine) | 20 mg |
| 29. Adrenal Substance | 13 mg |
| 30. Spleen Substance | 13 mg |
| 31. Thymus Substance | 13 mg |
| 32. Silica (as Silicon Dioxide) | 10 mg |
| 33. Hypothylamus Substance | 6.5 mg |
| 34. Pituitary (Anterior) Substance | 6.5 mg |
| 35. Vanadium (as Vanadyl Sulfate) | 2 mg |
| 36. Boron (Citrate) | 400 mcg |
| 37-66. PROPRIETARY BLEND : | 824.5 mg |
| Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica) (Whole Leaf), Citrus Bioflavonoids, Grapefruit Pectin, Quercetin, Rutin, Hops Extract (Humulus Lupulus) (Standardized 0.35% Flavonoids as Rutosi), Turmeric Extract (Curcuma longa) (Root), Bacopa Extract (Bacopa monniera) (Standardized to 20-38% Total Bacosides), Bitter Melon Leaf Extract (Momordica charantia) (Standardized to 2.5% Bitter Principles), Horse Chestnut Seed Extract (Aesculus hippocastanum) (Standardized to 18-22% Escin), Chlorophyll (as Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin), Bromelain, Cranberry Powder (Vaccinium macrocarpon) (90% Cranberry Solids), Eleutherococcus senticosus (Standardized to 0.8% Eleutherosides) (Root), Lactoferrin, Papain, Pancreatin 8x, Astragalus Root 0.3% Extract (Astragalus membranaceus), Burdock Root (Arctium lappa), Cleavers (Galium aparine), Echinacea Extract Standardized (as 70% Echinacea angustifolia and 30% Echinacea purpurea), Grape Seed Extract (Vitis vinifera) (Standardized to 92% Oligometric Proanthocyanidins), Green Tea Extract (Camellia sinensis) (Decaffeinated, Standardized to 90% Tea Polyphenols) (Leaf), Marigold Extract Standardized (Calendula officinalis) (Flower), Olive Leaf Extract (Olea europaea), Policosanol, Silymarin Extract Standardized (from Milk Thistle Seed), Stone Root (Collinsonia canadensis), Swedish Bilberry Extract (Vaccinium myrtillus) (Standardized to 25% Anthocyanosides) (Fruit), Vinpocetine (from Vinca major seeds), Resveratrol (from Japanese Knotweed) | |
| 67-80. PROPRIETARY BASE : | 3,062.5 mg |
| Xylitol Crystals (Natural Source), Beetroot Powder (Beta vulgaris rubra), Carrot Root Powder (Daucus sativus), Citric Acid, Larch Arabinogalactan (Larix occidentalis), Inulin (Pre-biotic), Peppermint Powder (Mentha piperita) (Leaf), Spirulina, Stevia Pure Powder (Stevia rebaudiana) (Standardized to 90% Steviosides), Probiotic Yeast (Saccharomyces Boulardii), Guar Gum Powder, Alginic Acid (from Algae), Triphala Extract (Terminalia belerica, Terminalia chebula, Emblica officinalis) (Fruit), Natural Lemon-Lime Flavoring | |
| DIRECTIONS: Mix well 1 scoop (8.56 grams) in 4 ounces (½ cup) purified lukewarm water. Leave it for a few minutes, stir thoroughly and consume. Then pour in the same cup another 4 ounces water, stir again and drink. For general circulatory health, have 1 scoop twice daily. This dose may be taken three to five times per day, or as recommended by a qualified healthcare professional. | |
| CAUTION: If you are under a physician’s care or taking medication, or if you are pregnant or nursing, consult your healthcare practitioner before using this product. | |
| This product does not contain MSG, wheat, gluten, soy protein, fish, shellfish, milk/dairy, corn, eggs, nuts, refined sugar, salt, starch, artificial coloring, preservatives or flavoring. | |
Powdered Vitamin-Mineral-Botanical Supplement to Support Healthy Blood Circulation * PREMIUM QUALITY & PURITY *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. |
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Clear G-Formula
SUPPLEMENT FACTS
As you can see, the Gangrene Clear-G Formula consists only of the natural factors vital to the cardiovascular system and present in specific ratios and amounts in order to correct longer standing deficiencies and imbalances that are known to contribute to the common circulatory health problems.
This superior dietary supplement has mitigative, preventive and protecting properties. However, there is no one "miracle" ingredient in the Gangrene Clear-G Formula. It is a special and unique, orthomolecular combination of all of ingredients that helps to accelerate the inner self-healing effect.
In many individuals, Gangrene Clear-G Formula has also been able to
- reduce and stabilize the blood sugars, therefore,
- lower insulin requirements (in many cases, better than most prescription drugs).
And there appears to be no harm in taking the Gangrene Clear-G Formula.
Testimonial: "My Father Was Getting Ready to Die"
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Dear Andrew:
I contacted you last year in early December about my father's condition.
He had undergone 2 different surgeries on his right foot: one to remove the 2 outside toes, and then a year later the 3 middle toes. At that time, they also did a bypass and thought my father would be OK.
He had tried IV chelation a few years ago, and I think that helped him some. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to continue the treatments.
Early December, when gangrene in his right foot set in, my father was getting ready to die. The only option he was given by the doctors was below the knee amputation without any guarantee of success. He turned that down. The surgeon had also told my father that basically all his arteries below his knee were “just hanging there like strings.”
I had read enough even then to know that without treating the underlying problem, at best everything being done was no more than putting a band-aid on a huge problem.
Fortunately, as I was looking for information on managing the pain for gangrene, I ran across your website.
Today, he is still walking OK and there is no smell (only 2 months after the gangrene began to set in). He is relatively pain free and hopeful that he has some time left (he says he is too ornery to die).
When I first spoke with you, you said there was perhaps a 50/50 chance that your Formula would help my father, so he agreed to try it.
As far as I am concerned, if not for your product, he may not have made his 80th birthday earlier this month, or if he had, I don’t think he would have been as relatively pain free and in a good condition as he was.
When I ask him, he comments that he is sleeping well at night, without foot pain waking him up. I know when his toes were gangrenous and pain at night was a big problem for him.
My sister, who does not see him as frequently as I do, also commented that his color was looking better than it has in a long time.
Thank you for your product. I believe that it is responsible for giving my father some additional time with good quality.
I have attached a picture of his foot from the bottom. While I am certainly no expert, it seems to me that the foot is healing. I was even able to remove a large section of dead skin off of the top of the foot this morning and underneath the skin seemed pink and healthy.
I am so thankful for this Formula and plan to share the results my father has had with the podiatrist he had been working with. He works with many diabetic patients and is open to alternative therapies. He might find this interesting.
Thank you again. I'll let you know how things go in the upcoming months.
Karen Gibson
Hermitage, TN
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
I just wanted to let you know that my dad's foot now appears to be TOTALLY healed.
The 'scab' came off about a week or so ago and the tissue is healthier than it has looked in years.
Here are the pictures of his foot as it is now.
I took my father to see his podiatrist last week and he was very happy to see the condition of my father's foot. I brought him an empty jar of your formula.
This doctor works with a lot of diabetic patients, perhaps he can steer others your way if they develop gangrene.
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Thank you again for the work you have done to create this product!
Karen
P.S. Finding your formula was a specific answer to a specific prayer...
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* The testimonial above is a true, documented story. It has been reviewed, however, it is the sole opinion of the listed individual.
Testimonial: "I’m Living Proof that Gangrene Can be Reversed"
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Thursday, September 8, 2005
Dear ReverseGangrene.com,
First, let me thank you for the unique way you created your web site. It was very easy to find and your words were sincerely understood.
I’m living proof that gangrene can be reversed.
In April 2005, I was in a hospital bed, and about an hour away from a scheduled amputation of the fifth toe of my right foot. Right from the hospital bed I called your toll- free number and asked you if it was possible to reverse gangrene even though I was told earlier that morning that bones in my toe were also infected, and the answer was “yes.”
I declined the amputation, and two days after taking Gangrene Clearing Formula, the gangrene portion of my toe began to fuse with the non-gangrene area. The rest is history.
My toe is healed and the infection is completely gone. No one can believe it. Many are calling it a miracle, especially since the doctors at one of the most well known university medical centers told me that an amputation was the only remedy.
Day after day as I changed the dressing on my toe, I was amazed to observe steadily growing white healthy tissue. Eventually the gangrene of the affected part came off and the remaining part of the toe healed nicely.
I’m happy to have saved most of my toe, in light of the fact that the surgeons wanted to amputate it all the way up to the metatarsal bone in my foot.
I must admit that it took courage and close to five months for a complete healing, but it was well worth it. The most important thing here is that the gangrene was REVERSED!
Your Formula specifically targeted the problem and is very potent. It really works!!!!!
I might add that you were always available to me for personal support. Also, my sugar is now under control without insulin.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Denis Wedge, Pennsylvania, USA
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* The testimonial above is a true, documented story. It has been reviewed by Full of Health. However, it is the sole opinion of the listed individual.
Clear-G Formula: Multiple Cardiovascular Benefits
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Prevent the Complications fo Diabetes |
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Halt the Progression of Atherosclerosis | |
Reduce Leg Pain - Intermittent Claudication |
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Complement Angioplasty - Reduce Restenosis |
Reverse Gangrene: Eating Plan for Improved Circulation
With no doubt, development of foot or leg gangrene - to a great extent - is related to what you eat and how often you move. In most cases, unhealthy lifestyle - faulty diet and physical inactivity - contribute to the production of degenerative changes in the body, such as diabetes or atherosclerosis.
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Reverse Gangrene: The Low-Grain, Low-Sugar Cookbook
This superb cookbook will help you get started on your journey to improved health without having to choose between good health and great taste - in no time!
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Reverse Gangrene: Gentle Exercise for Improved Circulation
There is strong evidence that exercise and stress reduction - if done regularly - are both protective of the cardiovascular system and supportive of the immune processes.
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A Tragic Story of a Diabetic Elderly Woman
Here's an illustrated timeline compiled by a devasted son telling the tragic story of the last days of his diabetic elderly mother.
You come to your own conclusion.
July 28th, she left hospital to enter a nursing home.
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October 5th, she was admitted by the alternative doctor to another hospital.
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October 20th, she passed away.
COMMENT: After viewing these and other pictures, you probably keep asking yourself: “How can anyone let their bodies get to that point? How was it possible? It doesn't make any sense at all. Things like that should be prevented from happening!”
Unfortunately, it may be just an example of what is happening right now to someone you know or hold dear...
Don't Mess with Diabetes!
Approximately 25 percent of almost 20 million diabetics in the United States will develop foot problems and 6 to 10 percent will undergo amputation (data for 2004). |
It can damage many of the body systems leading to such serious medical complications as
- heart disease (heart attack, stroke) - the most common consequence
- cataracts and/or glaucoma, leading to blindness (due to retinopathy)
- kidney damage
- amputations from gangrene and/or from damage to nerves (neuropathy).
Among the urologic complications of diabetes mellitus, the most common form of organic sexual dysfunction in male diabetics is erectile impotence. Up to 75 percent of male patients who had diabetes for 15 - 20 years suffer from this disorder.
Diabetics spend more time in the hospital for foot complications than for all other aspects of their disease combined.
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Clear-G Formula: Confirming Tests and Users' Feedback
Existing evidence indicates that gangrene in the extremities can be halted nutritionally - without drugs or surgery.
Almost every week, we hear new stories from relatives, daughters or sons of those who have benefited from our nutritional Gangrene Clearing Formula. These stories speak for themselves.
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Nutrition Vs. Medical Establishment
Without any doubt, gangrene is both preventable and reversible. The only questionable are the strategies used to achieve that.
As all known and available strategies have their drawbacks, each of them should be treated equally. However, the natural measures, as safe, drug- and risk-free - should be given priority.
But medical establishments want to know more about the nutritional approach: Does it "really" work? In "all" cases? "Serious studies" need to be conducted. Etc.
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Clear-G Formula: The Door to Alternatives
The best way to get control of your health is to take action - move forward and do something about it.
Therefore, it is important for you, or someone you love or hold dear, to be decisive about what you want to do about your condition, rather than to be vague or unsure. The consequences of your indecisiveness could be detrimental...
At Full of Health Inc., we hope that you will give the nutritional approach serious consideration; it can help you get and keep gangrene in your feet or legs under control without humiliating surgery.
Think, feel and act positive. Be more concerned with what is right than with who is right. All-in-all, gangrene is a serious, life-threatening condition!
When gangrene develops dire calls for medical help often are too late as standard interventions are only temporarily and - most of the time - minimally effective. |
By sharing this information, you can discomfit those who desperately want to believe that conventional medicine has all the answers worth considering.
We hope everyone with a relative or friend with diabetes or atherosclerosis effecting the brain, legs or heart, will at least open the door to them to alternatives.
The nutritional approach to gangrene is for you - if you have courage, good will and persistence, and are not afraid to take your health into your own hands.
As opposed to amputation, the nutritional gangrene control is something you can do on your own - and get results.
Reverse Foot Gangrene: Recommended Products
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