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Sattilaro went on publicity tours and he appeared in magazines and talk shows. In Living Well Naturally (1984), he made the claim that a macrobiotic diet had put his prostate cancer into permanent remission. [3] In 1989, he died from prostate cancer that his books claimed he had been cured of.
The assertion that porcelain gallbladder increases the incidence of gallbladder cancer is widely taught in medical schools but is based on studies from 1931 and 1962. [1] A prominent study aid for surgical residents even states that the risk of cancer in a porcelain gallbladder is 15%. [2]
Jasmuheen (born Ellen Greve; 1957) is a proponent of "pranic nourishment" or breatharianism, the practice of claiming to live without food or fluid of any sort and regarded by the scientific community as a lethal pseudoscience. [1]
The gallbladder flush or liver cleanse is an alternative medicine practice involving fasting, followed by the ingestion of some combination of Epsom salt, olive oil, and grapefruit juice, in some cases substituted by other, similar ingredients. [1]
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Ultrasound surveillance of the gallbladder every year is recommended for people with PSC. [1] Any person with PSC who is found to have a mass in the gallbladder should undergo surgical removal of the gallbladder due to the high risk of cholangiocarcinoma. [1] Osteoporosis (hepatic osteodystrophy) and hypothyroidism are also associated with PSC.
Hulda Regehr Clark (18 October 1928 – 3 September 2009) [1] was a Canadian naturopath, author, and practitioner of alternative medicine.Clark claimed all human disease was related to parasitic infection, and also claimed to be able to cure all diseases, including cancer and HIV/AIDS, by "zapping" them with electrical devices which she marketed. [2]
Living Downstream does an excellent job of engaging the viewer’s curiosity and telling an inconvenient truth through the lens of interesting science and one fascinating woman." [7] Stephanie Kirkwood Walker in the Journal of Religion and Film wrote that Living Downstream is "...a thoughtfully designed documentary that delights in its medium." [8]