For those who have been following my ramblings over the past few years you’ll be unsurprised at what follows. I’ve been watching hundreds of posts on sites all over the world suggesting that Statins are the answer to bacterial infections in children with sickle cell. I wonder how many have actually read the paper that they were quoting from. The paper centres around the use of statins as anti-inflammatorys. They appear to suppress the cytokine response and the net result is that fewer bacteria get into the blood system and a lower incidence of death in mice.
Now I applaud the lateral thinking of those who came up with the research but my inclination is always to ’swim against the current’ – I started by looking at our own experience with sickle cell and huntingtons and the results we’ve seen (not scientific studies but consistent results based upon experience). A sugar called Trehalose has interested us for a number of years and if you do a little research about its activity with regard to inflammation (just google trehalose inflammation and see what comes up). Trehalose interrupts the cytokine process very early and has a very potent anti-inflammatory effect.
So my little mind is wondering why medical research is focussing on the worshipped statins – (they even want to give them to children now) and not on Trehalose – it could be the positive effects of Trehalose match or exceed the benefits of statins for these children with sickle cell. The huge advantage with trehalose is that there are no side effects – only benefits. Trehalose doesn’t make money for the drug companies – increased uses for stains would make huge profits for these predatory giants.
I would suggest that before trying Statins you try something that is natural and safe and possibly just as effective – maybe more effective.
I’ve been working in this area of sickle cell, using a nutritional approach, for some 5 years now with some success, but I’ve always believed that the hidden problem of sickle cell trait should not be ignored as there are clear symptoms or indicators that suggest that the person may have latent health issues – as we are now seeing these issues can be life threatening. This report by Brenda Wilson Published December 28, confirms my suspicions.


Following surgery for Gall Bladder removal there are bound to be temporary digestive issues. This is mainly because of the difficulty faced by the body to dissolve and emulsify fats, after the gall bladder removal. Unmonitored, high-fat intake after the surgery, could result in diarrhoea or a feeling of bloating.
Studies indicate that the obesity epidemic starts at an early age. Approximately 80% of children who were obese during their youth (10 to 15 years of age) became obese adults by the age of 25. Additionally, if children are overweight before they’re eight years old, then their adult obesity will be more severe.