Insulin Potentiation Therapy (IPT) is an alternative to traditional cancer treatments. It is reported to be gentler, safer, more effective, and less expensive, with no surgery, no radiation, and usually no side effects. As stated on the IPTQ.com website, the definition for IPT (Insulin Potentiation Therapy) is a simple medical procedure that uses the hormone insulin, followed by glucose, to deliver drugs better, and to make them work more effectively, in smaller doses, with reduced or no side effects. IPTQ.com has a wealth of information on the subject of IPT, including a list of doctors within the United States that practice IPT.
Mom received IPT three times a week during her three week stay at Hospital Santa Monica. This and other treatments she received are explained in more detail in my post, Update on Alternative Treatments.
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Sunday, January 14, 2007
* Adventures in Mexico at Hospital Santa Monica
Here is a journal of events of our trip to Mexico and Hospital Santa Monica (written 02/27/2006 - 03/19/2006):
Hi All,
Soooo, we made it to San Diego with NO problems. United Airlines was wonderful and efficient. From the time we were dropped off at the terminal to the time it took to get thru security and seated at the gate was less than 30 minutes.
The flight was uneventful except for a little turbulence and the driver for Hospital Santa Monica was right where he said he’d be in the baggage pickup area. We got checked in at the US clinic and got settled for the night.
Tomorrow we will go to the clinic for a physical exam, preliminary tests, and to start the regimen of treatments.
So, our adventure has started…..
More news to follow…
Emily
Hi All,
Sorry for the delay in updates. I thought I was going to have wireless access with no problems but it has been very intermittent and a weak signal – down to nothing now. I have my cell phone as a dialup backup but it is excruciatingly slow, eating up LOTS of minutes just to get a few email downloaded.
With that said, Mom and I are doing great. Mom has had several types of daily treatments with more to be added on. She feels fine – not better or worse – but several people commented on her rosy cheeks today. Her appetite has been great – eating as much and sometimes more than me.
More to follow as often as internet access will allow.
Emily
Hi All,
I will start out by apologizing again for the lack of updates. I have decided to not let the slow to non-existent internet connection frustrate me. There is really nothing new to report yet anyway. The days have settled down to a constant, busy routine. I thought I was going to have a lot of time on my hands (and be bored). I am so busy making sure that Mom gets from one treatment to the other, and talking to other patients and their companions that I hardly have time to read, not to mention getting on the computer, so the internet connection is kind of a moot point.
Mom gets six types of treatment on a daily basis and one treatment three days a week. Below are the names of the treatments. I will give more details to those who are interested once I get home.
Chelation Infusions
Water Massage
Spinalator
Mag Ray
Hyper Thermia
Far Infra Red
Insulin Potentiation Therapy (IPT)
Daily Doctor’s consultation
Today Mom got blood drawn for lab work. Tomorrow the doctor will go over the results, compare it to her baseline, and discuss whether he thinks it would be beneficial for her to stay another week. We will also be talking to another doctor tomorrow or Thursday about what her home protocol should be. I will send out another update to let you know what our plans are.
More later…
Emily
Hi All,
Some of you have not been receiving all of the updates so this is to let you know that due to the positive results we’ve seen, we decided to stay a third week to take advantage of more treatments since we’re already down here.
It’s Sunday evening and Mom and I just enjoyed our one day off for the week. We had a wonderful late breakfast at the restaurant next to the hotel and then I headed off to the Lavamatica to do our laundry. I then went shopping at a close by grocery store to pick up some snacks and misc. items that we’d need for an additional week. The big dietary limitation that mom has is NO SUGAR. We’ve learned that cancer absolutely thrives on sugar so you need to do your best to try and starve it. Well, we both have had sugar withdrawals and cravings. I was able to find a sugar free (sin azucar) neapolitan ice cream today. Well, you guessed it, we do have a refrigerator but no freezer, SOooo, we HAD to eat the whole thing quickly so it didn’t melt. We giggled throughout the whole affair.
That brings me to one of the major positive results that we’ve noticed: Mom’s appetite has increased ten fold!!! She has been eating as much and sometimes more than me. Another small improvement is that when we first got here, when we would walk the short distance to the clinic (across the street and up about three buildings) I would be carrying Mom’s portable oxygen generator and she would have to stop two, sometimes three times to catch her breath. The last few days she has been carrying her own oxygen and usually has only stopped once she got to the base of the stairs at the clinic. What I have been calling a “small” improvement the doctors are calling huge because it demonstrates that her body is reacting very positively to the treatments. The severe coughing spasms that mom was having on a regular basis are gone. She has not had one since the first couple of days we were here. She coughs very little now and when she does it is usually productive, getting rid of flem that has been broken up by the therapies.
We continue to be greatly encouraged by the treatments and the results, and we fully expect the improvements to continue well after we come home.
More later.
Emily
Hi All,
One more day of treatments and we’re on our way home!!!!
Mom and I are both glad we stayed another week, but boy are we ready to be HOME.
Mom continues to show “small” signs of improvement and it should continue as she takes her home protocol. There’s only one item that she takes that is VERY unpleasant in taste but she will only take that for another couple of months, tapering off in the amount the second month. For the most part the rest is just taking a bunch of capsules three times a day that she takes by the handfuls. It has been quite an educational experience for both of us being down here and we will try to apply what we’ve learned when we get home. In about a month Mom needs to get another PET scan that will show the true results of the treatments. In the mean time we will take the “small” signs to reflect “big” positive changes.
We’re looking forward to seeing (or talking to) all of you in a few days.
Emily
Hi All,
Just a quick note to let you know that Mom and I made it home safe and sound. We had a few little glitches getting home that caused some delays but no serious problems. Colorado’s March weather held off just long enough for me to get Mom home and settled and for me to get back home myself (almost – Palmer Divide had started accumulating a little snow by the time I drove up the driveway).
More to follow – after I’ve had some sleep….
Emily
Hi All,
Soooo, we made it to San Diego with NO problems. United Airlines was wonderful and efficient. From the time we were dropped off at the terminal to the time it took to get thru security and seated at the gate was less than 30 minutes.
The flight was uneventful except for a little turbulence and the driver for Hospital Santa Monica was right where he said he’d be in the baggage pickup area. We got checked in at the US clinic and got settled for the night.
Tomorrow we will go to the clinic for a physical exam, preliminary tests, and to start the regimen of treatments.
So, our adventure has started…..
More news to follow…
Emily
Hi All,
Sorry for the delay in updates. I thought I was going to have wireless access with no problems but it has been very intermittent and a weak signal – down to nothing now. I have my cell phone as a dialup backup but it is excruciatingly slow, eating up LOTS of minutes just to get a few email downloaded.
With that said, Mom and I are doing great. Mom has had several types of daily treatments with more to be added on. She feels fine – not better or worse – but several people commented on her rosy cheeks today. Her appetite has been great – eating as much and sometimes more than me.
More to follow as often as internet access will allow.
Emily
Hi All,
I will start out by apologizing again for the lack of updates. I have decided to not let the slow to non-existent internet connection frustrate me. There is really nothing new to report yet anyway. The days have settled down to a constant, busy routine. I thought I was going to have a lot of time on my hands (and be bored). I am so busy making sure that Mom gets from one treatment to the other, and talking to other patients and their companions that I hardly have time to read, not to mention getting on the computer, so the internet connection is kind of a moot point.
Mom gets six types of treatment on a daily basis and one treatment three days a week. Below are the names of the treatments. I will give more details to those who are interested once I get home.
Chelation Infusions
Water Massage
Spinalator
Mag Ray
Hyper Thermia
Far Infra Red
Insulin Potentiation Therapy (IPT)
Daily Doctor’s consultation
Today Mom got blood drawn for lab work. Tomorrow the doctor will go over the results, compare it to her baseline, and discuss whether he thinks it would be beneficial for her to stay another week. We will also be talking to another doctor tomorrow or Thursday about what her home protocol should be. I will send out another update to let you know what our plans are.
More later…
Emily
Hi All,
Some of you have not been receiving all of the updates so this is to let you know that due to the positive results we’ve seen, we decided to stay a third week to take advantage of more treatments since we’re already down here.
It’s Sunday evening and Mom and I just enjoyed our one day off for the week. We had a wonderful late breakfast at the restaurant next to the hotel and then I headed off to the Lavamatica to do our laundry. I then went shopping at a close by grocery store to pick up some snacks and misc. items that we’d need for an additional week. The big dietary limitation that mom has is NO SUGAR. We’ve learned that cancer absolutely thrives on sugar so you need to do your best to try and starve it. Well, we both have had sugar withdrawals and cravings. I was able to find a sugar free (sin azucar) neapolitan ice cream today. Well, you guessed it, we do have a refrigerator but no freezer, SOooo, we HAD to eat the whole thing quickly so it didn’t melt. We giggled throughout the whole affair.
That brings me to one of the major positive results that we’ve noticed: Mom’s appetite has increased ten fold!!! She has been eating as much and sometimes more than me. Another small improvement is that when we first got here, when we would walk the short distance to the clinic (across the street and up about three buildings) I would be carrying Mom’s portable oxygen generator and she would have to stop two, sometimes three times to catch her breath. The last few days she has been carrying her own oxygen and usually has only stopped once she got to the base of the stairs at the clinic. What I have been calling a “small” improvement the doctors are calling huge because it demonstrates that her body is reacting very positively to the treatments. The severe coughing spasms that mom was having on a regular basis are gone. She has not had one since the first couple of days we were here. She coughs very little now and when she does it is usually productive, getting rid of flem that has been broken up by the therapies.
We continue to be greatly encouraged by the treatments and the results, and we fully expect the improvements to continue well after we come home.
More later.
Emily
Hi All,
One more day of treatments and we’re on our way home!!!!
Mom and I are both glad we stayed another week, but boy are we ready to be HOME.
Mom continues to show “small” signs of improvement and it should continue as she takes her home protocol. There’s only one item that she takes that is VERY unpleasant in taste but she will only take that for another couple of months, tapering off in the amount the second month. For the most part the rest is just taking a bunch of capsules three times a day that she takes by the handfuls. It has been quite an educational experience for both of us being down here and we will try to apply what we’ve learned when we get home. In about a month Mom needs to get another PET scan that will show the true results of the treatments. In the mean time we will take the “small” signs to reflect “big” positive changes.
We’re looking forward to seeing (or talking to) all of you in a few days.
Emily
Hi All,
Just a quick note to let you know that Mom and I made it home safe and sound. We had a few little glitches getting home that caused some delays but no serious problems. Colorado’s March weather held off just long enough for me to get Mom home and settled and for me to get back home myself (almost – Palmer Divide had started accumulating a little snow by the time I drove up the driveway).
More to follow – after I’ve had some sleep….
Emily
Sunday, December 31, 2006
* Update on Alternative Treatments
Written 03/28/2006
Hi All,
Well, we’ve been home about a week and all is going well – AFTER a little scare Mom decided to give us. Without going into a lot of detail, the oxygen generator that Mom uses while at home was working intermittently. Until it was discovered, it caused a lot of anxiety, stress, and concern for “everyone”. Thanks Aunt [ ] for being there!!! We will be getting a portable blood/oxygen meter so that Mom can keep track of her own blood/oxygen level and give us all peace of mind.
Mom is now getting her energy back and eating well again. She went in for a blood test last week and should be getting the results back sometime this week. Hopefully a PET scan will be scheduled in a couple of week and will show the detailed results of her treatments.
For those who enjoy the more technical aspects of the treatments Mom received while at Hospital Santa Monica, I have included a brief description of each below.
Enjoy,
Emily
Every day (Monday thru Saturday) Mom received six different therapies;
Chelation drip: contained EDTA (a blood thinner and a known cancer fighting agent), hydrogen peroxide, multi vitamins with heavy doses of C and B complex, and trace minerals. This therapy not only acted as a detoxification but oxygenated the blood and provided mega doses of vitamins and minerals to boost the immune system.
Water Massage: Helps improve circulation, break down flem, extreme relaxation
Spinalator: Roller type massage table; helps improve circulation, break down
flem, relaxation
Mag Ray Light: Focused far-infrared heat that penetrates the body by 1.5 inches. It duplicates the healing properties of the sun.
Hyperthermia Lamps: Shortwave microwave heat that penetrates the skin. It attacks and destroys cancer cell membranes, thus killing the cancer cell, without damaging normal cells.
Far-Infrared Chamber: Same as the Mag Ray only a whole body therapy. It is known to remove heavy metals, relieve muscular and other pain such as arthritis and sprains, strengthens the cardiovascular system, lowers blood pressure and relieves stress.
On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mom received IPT (Insulin Potentiation Therapy) or Potentiated Microdose Chemotherapy. This therapy is approved by the U.S. National Institute of Health but is practiced by very few. Basically how it works is that insulin is used to bring the blood glucose to below 50mg/dl. Minute amounts of chemotherapy are introduced in conjunction with the glucose necessary to bring blood glucose levels back to normal. This creates a concentration of the chemotherapy agent in the cancer cells because of the extra amounts of insulin receptor sites on the cancer cells. This results in an exceptional uptake of the chemotherapy by cancer cells. This therapy makes perfect sense to me and appears to have greatly benefited mom where traditional chemotherapy failed.
During the second week of treatments mom was provided with a nebulizer with Germanium in it. This therapy is very good at opening the bronchial tubes, breaking down flem, oxygenating the whole body, not just the lungs, and building up white blood cells and the immune system to better kill cancer cells.
In addition to the treatments, her “home protocol” both while at the clinic and continuing at home includes mega doses of vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplements, along with continued use of a nebulizer. The protocol is designed specifically for lung cancer and contains known substances to boost the immune system while destroying cancer cells.
Hi All,
Well, we’ve been home about a week and all is going well – AFTER a little scare Mom decided to give us. Without going into a lot of detail, the oxygen generator that Mom uses while at home was working intermittently. Until it was discovered, it caused a lot of anxiety, stress, and concern for “everyone”. Thanks Aunt [ ] for being there!!! We will be getting a portable blood/oxygen meter so that Mom can keep track of her own blood/oxygen level and give us all peace of mind.
Mom is now getting her energy back and eating well again. She went in for a blood test last week and should be getting the results back sometime this week. Hopefully a PET scan will be scheduled in a couple of week and will show the detailed results of her treatments.
For those who enjoy the more technical aspects of the treatments Mom received while at Hospital Santa Monica, I have included a brief description of each below.
Enjoy,
Emily
Every day (Monday thru Saturday) Mom received six different therapies;
Chelation drip: contained EDTA (a blood thinner and a known cancer fighting agent), hydrogen peroxide, multi vitamins with heavy doses of C and B complex, and trace minerals. This therapy not only acted as a detoxification but oxygenated the blood and provided mega doses of vitamins and minerals to boost the immune system.
Water Massage: Helps improve circulation, break down flem, extreme relaxation
Spinalator: Roller type massage table; helps improve circulation, break down
flem, relaxation
Mag Ray Light: Focused far-infrared heat that penetrates the body by 1.5 inches. It duplicates the healing properties of the sun.
Hyperthermia Lamps: Shortwave microwave heat that penetrates the skin. It attacks and destroys cancer cell membranes, thus killing the cancer cell, without damaging normal cells.
Far-Infrared Chamber: Same as the Mag Ray only a whole body therapy. It is known to remove heavy metals, relieve muscular and other pain such as arthritis and sprains, strengthens the cardiovascular system, lowers blood pressure and relieves stress.
On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mom received IPT (Insulin Potentiation Therapy) or Potentiated Microdose Chemotherapy. This therapy is approved by the U.S. National Institute of Health but is practiced by very few. Basically how it works is that insulin is used to bring the blood glucose to below 50mg/dl. Minute amounts of chemotherapy are introduced in conjunction with the glucose necessary to bring blood glucose levels back to normal. This creates a concentration of the chemotherapy agent in the cancer cells because of the extra amounts of insulin receptor sites on the cancer cells. This results in an exceptional uptake of the chemotherapy by cancer cells. This therapy makes perfect sense to me and appears to have greatly benefited mom where traditional chemotherapy failed.
During the second week of treatments mom was provided with a nebulizer with Germanium in it. This therapy is very good at opening the bronchial tubes, breaking down flem, oxygenating the whole body, not just the lungs, and building up white blood cells and the immune system to better kill cancer cells.
In addition to the treatments, her “home protocol” both while at the clinic and continuing at home includes mega doses of vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplements, along with continued use of a nebulizer. The protocol is designed specifically for lung cancer and contains known substances to boost the immune system while destroying cancer cells.
Friday, December 29, 2006
* Sugar Feeds Cancer - Letter to doctors
Written 03/11/2006
Dear Dr.[ ],
I’m the daughter of [Mom] who you have treated for lung cancer since February of 2005. I’m writing you because I believe you are a truly compassionate person who cares deeply for your patients.
After treating my mom with both chemotherapy and radiation simultaneously, we found that not only had the tumor not shrunk but it had actually grown somewhat. After monitoring my mom’s condition for six months it was determined that there was no other treatment that could benefit her. In late December of 2005 she was told that her life expectancy was measured in months and it was suggested that she go on Hospice.
My mom decided that she was not going to just roll over and wait to die. She chose to go to a Mexican holistic clinic to receive alternative treatments. The treatments have been extremely beneficial and I would be glad to share the details with you if you’re interested.
While discussing the different treatments and how they affect cancer cells, we learned that cancer cells thrive on sugar, so much so because cancer cells have from 10 to 100 times the number of insulin receptors of normal cells. This information raised a great concern in me since the radiation department provided my mom with cases of Resource to help boost her energy and gain weight. My understanding is that Resource is packed with sugar. It seems totally counter productive to try to kill cancer with chemotherapy and radiation and then feed it with mega doses of sugar. I also remember the radiation department provided cookies in the waiting area for the patients.
I don’t believe that you are one to knowingly counteract your own treatment and hinder the expected results. I’m asking you to please research this further and counsel your patients to stop eating sugar in any form.
There is one particular treatment that my mom received in Mexico that I would like to share. It is called IPT (Insulin Potentiation Therapy) or Potentiated Microdose Chemotherapy. This therapy is approved by the U.S. National Institute of Health but is practiced by very few. Basically how it works is that insulin is used to bring the blood glucose to below 50mg/dl. Minute amounts of chemotherapy are introduced in conjunction with the glucose necessary to bring blood glucose levels back to normal. This creates a concentration of the chemotherapy agent in the cancer cells because of the extra amounts of insulin receptor sites on the cancer cells. This results in an exceptional uptake of the chemotherapy by cancer cells. This therapy makes perfect sense to me and appears to have greatly benefited my mom where traditional chemotherapy has failed.
I ask that you share this information with your oncology associates. It is my greatest hope that doctors like you who truly want to cure their patients will research this further and implement it as part of their treatment protocol.
With the opening of [ ] Hospital’s new cancer center, let’s make it truly cutting edge by getting some of these new technologies implemented.
Thank you very much for your time.
Dear Dr.[ ],
I’m the daughter of [Mom] who you have treated for lung cancer since February of 2005. I’m writing you because I believe you are a truly compassionate person who cares deeply for your patients.
After treating my mom with both chemotherapy and radiation simultaneously, we found that not only had the tumor not shrunk but it had actually grown somewhat. After monitoring my mom’s condition for six months it was determined that there was no other treatment that could benefit her. In late December of 2005 she was told that her life expectancy was measured in months and it was suggested that she go on Hospice.
My mom decided that she was not going to just roll over and wait to die. She chose to go to a Mexican holistic clinic to receive alternative treatments. The treatments have been extremely beneficial and I would be glad to share the details with you if you’re interested.
While discussing the different treatments and how they affect cancer cells, we learned that cancer cells thrive on sugar, so much so because cancer cells have from 10 to 100 times the number of insulin receptors of normal cells. This information raised a great concern in me since the radiation department provided my mom with cases of Resource to help boost her energy and gain weight. My understanding is that Resource is packed with sugar. It seems totally counter productive to try to kill cancer with chemotherapy and radiation and then feed it with mega doses of sugar. I also remember the radiation department provided cookies in the waiting area for the patients.
I don’t believe that you are one to knowingly counteract your own treatment and hinder the expected results. I’m asking you to please research this further and counsel your patients to stop eating sugar in any form.
There is one particular treatment that my mom received in Mexico that I would like to share. It is called IPT (Insulin Potentiation Therapy) or Potentiated Microdose Chemotherapy. This therapy is approved by the U.S. National Institute of Health but is practiced by very few. Basically how it works is that insulin is used to bring the blood glucose to below 50mg/dl. Minute amounts of chemotherapy are introduced in conjunction with the glucose necessary to bring blood glucose levels back to normal. This creates a concentration of the chemotherapy agent in the cancer cells because of the extra amounts of insulin receptor sites on the cancer cells. This results in an exceptional uptake of the chemotherapy by cancer cells. This therapy makes perfect sense to me and appears to have greatly benefited my mom where traditional chemotherapy has failed.
I ask that you share this information with your oncology associates. It is my greatest hope that doctors like you who truly want to cure their patients will research this further and implement it as part of their treatment protocol.
With the opening of [ ] Hospital’s new cancer center, let’s make it truly cutting edge by getting some of these new technologies implemented.
Thank you very much for your time.
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