Comments on: What Loren Berlin, a Student at the University of North Carolina, Wrote Nicholas Kristof http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/ Self-Experimentation, Scientific Method, the Shangri-La Diet, etc. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:35:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Sally http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-132200 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:50:17 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-132200 Hi Loren, I just telephoned you from California and told you about Edgar Cayce and his Castor Oil Pack for Colitis..Read about your HOPE in the NY times... If you google "Edgar Cayce Castor Oil Pack" you will have all the info you need. I and others have used it for many problems and it works. God Bless, Sally in Stockton, Ca. Hi Loren,
I just telephoned you from California and told you about Edgar Cayce and his Castor Oil Pack for Colitis..Read about your HOPE in the NY times…

If you google “Edgar Cayce Castor Oil Pack” you will have all the info you need.

I and others have used it for many problems and it works.

God Bless,
Sally in Stockton, Ca.

]]> by: Sally Lechich http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-132199 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:47:09 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-132199 Hi Loren, I just telephoned you from Stockton, Ca. and left a message, wondering if you have heard of Edgar Cayce and his remedies...I mentioned on the phone the Castor Oil Pack as a remedy for colitis...I think it would benefit you to at least try it...it is natural and seems to have worked for many. If you Google "Edgar Cayce Castor Oil Pack" you will have all the info you need. I wish you a speedy recovery. God Bless. Sally in Stockton, Ca. you may reply if you wish. Hi Loren,
I just telephoned you from Stockton, Ca. and left a message, wondering if you
have heard of Edgar Cayce and his remedies…I mentioned on the phone the Castor Oil Pack as a remedy for colitis…I think it would benefit you to at least try it…it is natural and seems to have worked for many.

If you Google “Edgar Cayce Castor Oil Pack” you will have all the info you need.
I wish you a speedy recovery. God Bless.
Sally in Stockton, Ca.
you may reply if you wish.

]]> by: kit http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-131263 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:01:45 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-131263 Loren, Just wanted to write to thank you for your article in NYTimes today. Loren,

Just wanted to write to thank you for your article in NYTimes today.

]]> by: Laura http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-131214 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:47:45 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-131214 I, too, have a message for Loren. I was diagnosed in 1989 (by a doctor at Duke University) with ulcerative colitis at the age of 35 and had to alternately take sulfur drugs and prednisone to control the symtoms (very similar to those described by Loren in her article). I was NOT told to alter my diet or change my lifestyle in any way. In 1992 I stopped eating meat (and fish) and at my next colonoscopy in 1994 my new doctor did not believe that I had had ulcerative colitis. She insisted on getting my records and the videotape from the Duke doctor which confirmed that I HAD had colitis in 1989, but I did NOT have it in 1994. The only difference was that I had stopped eating meat! I hope that if Loren has not made this change in her diet, that she will do so. I wish her all the best. (Please note, Loren may contact me if she wishes.) I, too, have a message for Loren. I was diagnosed in 1989 (by a doctor at Duke University) with ulcerative colitis at the age of 35 and had to alternately take sulfur drugs and prednisone to control the symtoms (very similar to those described by Loren in her article). I was NOT told to alter my diet or change my lifestyle in any way. In 1992 I stopped eating meat (and fish) and at my next colonoscopy in 1994 my new doctor did not believe that I had had ulcerative colitis. She insisted on getting my records and the videotape from the Duke doctor which confirmed that I HAD had colitis in 1989, but I did NOT have it in 1994. The only difference was that I had stopped eating meat! I hope that if Loren has not made this change in her diet, that she will do so. I wish her all the best. (Please note, Loren may contact me if she wishes.)

]]> by: GG http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-130951 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:36:04 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-130951 To Loren, Please consider looking outside the western medicine model and look into a good a chinese herbalist and acupuncturist. They have very effective and gentle approaches to autoimmune conditions. Best To Loren,

Please consider looking outside the western medicine model and look into a good a chinese herbalist and acupuncturist. They have very effective and gentle approaches to autoimmune conditions.

Best

]]> by: Helene http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-130943 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:15:45 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-130943 to Loren Berlin. You are going through an awful lot and causing yourself a lot of anguish. Why don't you have a colectomy? With the J pouch technique you can have normal bowel function. See a surgeon in your area that specialized in inflammatory bowel disease. You will be surprised at your options. to Loren Berlin. You are going through an awful lot and causing yourself a lot of anguish. Why don’t you have a colectomy? With the J pouch technique you can have normal bowel function. See a surgeon in your area that specialized in inflammatory bowel disease. You will be surprised at your options.

]]> by: Loren Berlin http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-130942 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:11:48 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-130942 Hi. This is Loren. Anyone who wants to contact me can so at loren230@hotmail.com Thank you for all your kind words about my piece in the NYT, and yes, I went to Crystalaire. I will try to reply to you individually now. Hi. This is Loren. Anyone who wants to contact me can so at loren230@hotmail.com

Thank you for all your kind words about my piece in the NYT, and yes, I went to Crystalaire. I will try to reply to you individually now.

]]> by: Emily Cleath http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-130896 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:46:49 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-130896 Could someone please pass along my contact info to Loren in regards to her piece today in the NYTimes. I'd really like to talk to her as my experience with UC has been identical - emotionally and physically - but I've found a better way to manage the disease: with a combo of less harsh Western meds and over-the-counter products. No, I'm not trying to sell her anything. Emily Could someone please pass along my contact info to Loren in regards to her piece today in the NYTimes.

I’d really like to talk to her as my experience with UC has been identical - emotionally and physically - but I’ve found a better way to manage the disease: with a combo of less harsh Western meds and over-the-counter products. No, I’m not trying to sell her anything.

Emily

]]> by: sarah http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-130810 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:58:45 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-130810 I found this article after reading Loren's "cases" piece in the NYT. a). Is this the Loren who went to Crystalaire as a kid? If so, drop me an email, it has been a long time. b). Regardless of whether or not we actually know each other, this is an incredibly insightful criticism about modern media's portrayal of Africa. I find it frustrating to continually dispel the myths about how much success there is amidst the significant troubles. The country of Ghana, for example, is incredibly safe and stable with a rapidly growing economy and 50 years of democratic rule. I think that the young people of the world need to spend time in Africa to better differentiate between the failings and successes of the continent. Thanks for republishing this article, Seth. Best wishes to Loren. I found this article after reading Loren’s “cases” piece in the NYT. a). Is this the Loren who went to Crystalaire as a kid? If so, drop me an email, it has been a long time. b). Regardless of whether or not we actually know each other, this is an incredibly insightful criticism about modern media’s portrayal of Africa. I find it frustrating to continually dispel the myths about how much success there is amidst the significant troubles. The country of Ghana, for example, is incredibly safe and stable with a rapidly growing economy and 50 years of democratic rule. I think that the young people of the world need to spend time in Africa to better differentiate between the failings and successes of the continent. Thanks for republishing this article, Seth. Best wishes to Loren.

]]> by: Charles http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-130793 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:29:17 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/04/23/what-loren-berlin-a-student-at-the-university-of-north-carolina-wrote-nicholas-kristof/#comment-130793 Sorry, Seth, this isn't about the letter to Kristof, but like Frank, about other approaches to autoimmune disease. Please pass this on to Loren. I had an autoimmune disorder nearly three years ago. After getting nothing but an "incurable" label from several practitioners of conventional medicine I saw Richard Panico, MD, at the Mind-Body Institute at Athens (GA) Regional Medical Center. Rich is a remarkable mix: highly trained in Western medicine, an excellent diagnostician, expert in nutrition, herbal and other supplementation therapies, a yoga teacher, and the hub of a diverse group of other healers. My point is not that the Mind-Body Institute is your only hope but that a wide range of options are available which are unlikely to be mentioned (other than to be ridiculed) by most MDs today. I hope you can find some effective help, Loren. Best wishes. Sorry, Seth, this isn’t about the letter to Kristof, but like Frank, about other approaches to autoimmune disease. Please pass this on to Loren. I had an autoimmune disorder nearly three years ago. After getting nothing but an “incurable” label from several practitioners of conventional medicine I saw Richard Panico, MD, at the Mind-Body Institute at Athens (GA) Regional Medical Center. Rich is a remarkable mix: highly trained in Western medicine, an excellent diagnostician, expert in nutrition, herbal and other supplementation therapies, a yoga teacher, and the hub of a diverse group of other healers. My point is not that the Mind-Body Institute is your only hope but that a wide range of options are available which are unlikely to be mentioned (other than to be ridiculed) by most MDs today. I hope you can find some effective help, Loren. Best wishes.

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