Fw: HeroicStories #415: A Saint in New York

June 5, 2003

I think you'll all appreciate this story, especially you Doc :-)

love,

Lisa

- HeroicStories

lisabelcher

Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:00 PM

HeroicStories #415: A Saint in New York

Reaching more than 31,000 rs in 103 countries, this is...------HeroicStories #415: 5 June 2003 www.HeroicStories.com------A Saint in New York Story Editor:by The Recovered Addict Joyce SchowalterOhio, USAI was 20 years old in 1960. A year earlier I had started traveling withthe goal of visiting all the National Parks, but somehow I had gottensidetracked into drugs. In late 1960, I was in New York City, usingamphetamines, singing for a living, and sleeping on rooftops.Sometimes I worked packing boxes for minimum wage, and I sang on thestreets or in coffee houses for tips when I wasn't high on somesubstance or other. I'm 6 feet tall, yet I weighed about 115 pounds. Myfriends told me I'd be dead within a year, but I didn't really care. Atthe time, I had no definite plans, was very depressed and wasconsidering suicide.One day I was in Washington Square Park, and a man offered me asubstance I'd never tried before, and I took it. He only said a fewwords to me, and they were not about my behavior, my slovenly nature orattire, or my lifestyle choices. "This is nicotinic acid. Try it. Itwill help you."Simple words, and to someone like me, they meant another drug, anotherchance to "expand my mind". The name reminded me of nicotine and of LSD,or I wouldn't have touched it. I had never seen him before, and I neversaw him again, yet, no matter what that drug was, I would have taken it.Drugs can be scary things.I took two tablets because I was very courageous -- besides, they werefree.If he had called it by its common name, Niacin, or Vitamin B3, a vitaminsupplement, I would have actively avoided it. He offered it to anyonewho would take it. Amphetamine use was rampant at that time in GreenwichVillage, so probably many of us were deficient in B vitamins. No doubtthat's why this man chose to distribute vitamins to the young anddown-and-out. Who knows how many days or months, and what personalexpense he spent giving like this?I can't think of anything else that changed for me, but within a day Ihad decided to return home to San Diego and give up drugs, at least fora while, and I was on the road out of New York City. I had apparentlybeen lacking in Vitamin B3.I've been drug free for 34 years now, and I can honestly say I not onlydon't miss them, but deeply, deeply regret ever having taken them. Myvitamin man would probably be in his 80's or 90's now, so I'll almostcertainly never get the chance to thank him directly.Many people have helped me through difficult times, and out of difficultsituations, yet he stays in my mind. He didn't know me and I didn't knowhim, but I think he saved my life.

June 8, 2003

Wooooooooowww, I love this story.

Thanks for posting it Lisa.

As an added note, I put ALL my cancer patients on Niacin. All of 'em!!!

The stuff is miraculous.

Love,

Doc

PS. The Gerson Clinic down in Mexico uses this in their formula as well.

Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.

505-772-5889

Dr.IanShillington

Lisa Belcher [lisabelcher]Thursday, June 05, 2003 1:31 PMherbal_remedies Subject: [herbal remedies] Fw: HeroicStories #415: A Saint in New York

I think you'll all appreciate this story, especially you Doc :-)

love,

Lisa

- HeroicStories

lisabelcher

Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:00 PM

HeroicStories #415: A Saint in New York

Reaching more than 31,000 rs in 103 countries, this is...------HeroicStories #415: 5 June 2003 www.HeroicStories.com------A Saint in New York Story Editor:by The Recovered Addict Joyce SchowalterOhio, USAI was 20 years old in 1960. A year earlier I had started traveling withthe goal of visiting all the National Parks, but somehow I had gottensidetracked into drugs. In late 1960, I was in New York City, usingamphetamines, singing for a living, and sleeping on rooftops.Sometimes I worked packing boxes for minimum wage, and I sang on thestreets or in coffee houses for tips when I wasn't high on somesubstance or other. I'm 6 feet tall, yet I weighed about 115 pounds. Myfriends told me I'd be dead within a year, but I didn't really care. Atthe time, I had no definite plans, was very depressed and wasconsidering suicide.One day I was in Washington Square Park, and a man offered me asubstance I'd never tried before, and I took it. He only said a fewwords to me, and they were not about my behavior, my slovenly nature orattire, or my lifestyle choices. "This is nicotinic acid. Try it. Itwill help you."Simple words, and to someone like me, they meant another drug, anotherchance to "expand my mind". The name reminded me of nicotine and of LSD,or I wouldn't have touched it. I had never seen him before, and I neversaw him again, yet, no matter what that drug was, I would have taken it.Drugs can be scary things.I took two tablets because I was very courageous -- besides, they werefree.If he had called it by its common name, Niacin, or Vitamin B3, a vitaminsupplement, I would have actively avoided it. He offered it to anyonewho would take it. Amphetamine use was rampant at that time in GreenwichVillage, so probably many of us were deficient in B vitamins. No doubtthat's why this man chose to distribute vitamins to the young anddown-and-out. Who knows how many days or months, and what personalexpense he spent giving like this?I can't think of anything else that changed for me, but within a day Ihad decided to return home to San Diego and give up drugs, at least fora while, and I was on the road out of New York City. I had apparentlybeen lacking in Vitamin B3.I've been drug free for 34 years now, and I can honestly say I not onlydon't miss them, but deeply, deeply regret ever having taken them. Myvitamin man would probably be in his 80's or 90's now, so I'll almostcertainly never get the chance to thank him directly.Many people have helped me through difficult times, and out of difficultsituations, yet he stays in my mind. He didn't know me and I didn't knowhim, but I think he saved my life. Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington

June 8, 2003

Dear Ilana,

Abraham Hoffer is one of the very few Psychs I'd say anything nice about. He's one of the very few who actually tried to help his patients naturally. I've studied his work and found it interesting. About the only major critique I'd have to bring up would be his choice of Niacinamide rather than Niacin. He didn't realize that the flushing is necessary, so he chose the salt form of Vit B-3 rather than the acid form. As a result, he had to use massive doses of Niacinamide to deal with his Schizoid patients, whereas smaller amounts of Nicotinic Acid are far more effective.

Love,

Doc

PS. I'll say it again, the "flush" from Vit B-3 Niacin is "absolutely necessary"!!!

Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.

505-772-5889

Dr.IanShillington

Ilana Grostern [ilana]Friday, June 06, 2003 5:27 AMherbal remedies Subject: Re: [herbal remedies] Fw: HeroicStories #415: A Saint in New YorkSorry. I'm being very obscure. There is a scientist called Abraham Hoffer who did amazing breakthrough research in the 1950s showing the connectiong between certain mental illnesses like manic-depression and B vitamins. Pretty amazing stuff to read about.ILANA xoxo

June 8, 2003

The "flush" of Niacin is actually radiation running out of the body. Sometimes we get exposed to tooooooo much of the stuff (radiation), and need to get rid of it. Niacin facilitates this. I've even seen where a person blew an old sun burn and the only place they didn't flush was where their bathing suit was. Amazing phenomenon.

Niacin has other properties also, such as facilitating a full blown detox.

Unless you know what you're doing, it is one of the few regimens that I recommend supervision for. Especially if one has a heavy drug history. I've seen more than one old ex-druggie go into a full blown ACID trip using this stuff. It will cause a major detox. Naaaa, ya want a partner with this one.

Love,

Doc

Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.

505-772-5889

Dr.IanShillington

Ilana [ilana]Sunday, June 08, 2003 4:48 PMherbal remedies Subject: Re: [herbal remedies] Fw: HeroicStories #415: A Saint in New YorkDoc,What is the flush?The guy who writes the Doctor Yourself newsletters, Andrew Saul, talks about him a lot. This guy is huge on megadosing so the vitamin B stuff is right up his alley.ILANA xoxoDr. Ian Shillington wrote:

Dear Ilana,

Abraham Hoffer is one of the very few Psychs I'd say anything nice about. He's one of the very few who actually tried to help his patients naturally. I've studied his work and found it interesting. About the only major critique I'd have to bring up would be his choice of Niacinamide rather than Niacin. He didn't realize that the flushing is necessary, so he chose the salt form of Vit B-3 rather than the acid form. As a result, he had to use massive doses of Niacinamide to deal with his Schizoid patients, whereas smaller amounts of Nicotinic Acid are far more effective.

Love,

Doc

PS. I'll say it again, the "flush" from Vit B-3 Niacin is "absolutely necessary"!!!

Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.

505-772-5889

Dr.IanShillington

Ilana Grostern [ilana]Friday, June 06, 2003 5:27 AMherbal remedies Subject: Re: [herbal remedies] Fw: HeroicStories #415: A Saint in New YorkSorry. I'm being very obscure. There is a scientist called Abraham Hoffer who did amazing breakthrough research in the 1950s showing the connectiong between certain mental illnesses like manic-depression and B vitamins. Pretty amazing stuff to read about.ILANA xoxoFederal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington

June 9, 2003

You're welcome Doc :-)

That is a great list by the way. Anyone can to their list (for free) and you get such positive, heroic stories sent out every week. They're really wonderful stories :-) Very uplifting.

love,

Lisa

-

Dr. Ian Shillington

herbal remedies

Monday, June 09, 2003 1:23 AM

RE: [herbal remedies] Fw: HeroicStories #415: A Saint in New York

Wooooooooowww, I love this story.

Thanks for posting it Lisa.

As an added note, I put ALL my cancer patients on Niacin. All of 'em!!!

The stuff is miraculous.

Love,

Doc

PS. The Gerson Clinic down in Mexico uses this in their formula as well.

Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.

505-772-5889

Dr.IanShillington

Lisa Belcher [lisabelcher]Thursday, June 05, 2003 1:31 PMherbal_remedies Subject: [herbal remedies] Fw: HeroicStories #415: A Saint in New York

I think you'll all appreciate this story, especially you Doc :-)

love,

Lisa

- HeroicStories

lisabelcher

Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:00 PM

HeroicStories #415: A Saint in New York

Reaching more than 31,000 rs in 103 countries, this is...------HeroicStories #415: 5 June 2003 www.HeroicStories.com------A Saint in New York Story Editor:by The Recovered Addict Joyce SchowalterOhio, USAI was 20 years old in 1960. A year earlier I had started traveling withthe goal of visiting all the National Parks, but somehow I had gottensidetracked into drugs. In late 1960, I was in New York City, usingamphetamines, singing for a living, and sleeping on rooftops.Sometimes I worked packing boxes for minimum wage, and I sang on thestreets or in coffee houses for tips when I wasn't high on somesubstance or other. I'm 6 feet tall, yet I weighed about 115 pounds. Myfriends told me I'd be dead within a year, but I didn't really care. Atthe time, I had no definite plans, was very depressed and wasconsidering suicide.One day I was in Washington Square Park, and a man offered me asubstance I'd never tried before, and I took it. He only said a fewwords to me, and they were not about my behavior, my slovenly nature orattire, or my lifestyle choices. "This is nicotinic acid. Try it. Itwill help you."Simple words, and to someone like me, they meant another drug, anotherchance to "expand my mind". The name reminded me of nicotine and of LSD,or I wouldn't have touched it. I had never seen him before, and I neversaw him again, yet, no matter what that drug was, I would have taken it.Drugs can be scary things.I took two tablets because I was very courageous -- besides, they werefree.If he had called it by its common name, Niacin, or Vitamin B3, a vitaminsupplement, I would have actively avoided it. He offered it to anyonewho would take it. Amphetamine use was rampant at that time in GreenwichVillage, so probably many of us were deficient in B vitamins. No doubtthat's why this man chose to distribute vitamins to the young anddown-and-out. Who knows how many days or months, and what personalexpense he spent giving like this?I can't think of anything else that changed for me, but within a day Ihad decided to return home to San Diego and give up drugs, at least fora while, and I was on the road out of New York City. I had apparentlybeen lacking in Vitamin B3.I've been drug free for 34 years now, and I can honestly say I not onlydon't miss them, but deeply, deeply regret ever having taken them. Myvitamin man would probably be in his 80's or 90's now, so I'll almostcertainly never get the chance to thank him directly.Many people have helped me through difficult times, and out of difficultsituations, yet he stays in my mind. He didn't know me and I didn't knowhim, but I think he saved my life. Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington