BUTTERFLY IQ: GAME-CHANGER IN DIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGY? PEOPLE WANT SOLUTIONS, NOT GOLD-STANDARDS IN DIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGY

It's called the Butterfly IQ.  It is a handheld ultrasound that connects to your Android so that you can see images of tissue on your phone rather than having to go to an expensive specialist to see.  You'll still need some knowledge to be able to identify or discern features in the images, like blood, fluid, muscle, connective tissue, and so on.  You'll also need to have some medical or scientific background to determine if something is wrong or ill.  But it may be a case that the days of the stethoscope are over.  But so what?  I mean, what's the big deal?  Does the app self-diagnose?  Probably not.  Does it give you insights that you might take to your doctor and hammer out a therapy protocol together to solve your condition?  Probably not.  The medical-industrial complex is not going to suddenly step aside just because one clever tool was designed and manufactured.  But Dr. Stephen Stokes says it's a big deal.  

This is the most important piece of diagnostic equipment I have in my office right now. 

From Dr. Stephen Stokes.  

From the Butterfly Network.  So what exactly are the benefits, and for whom are the benefits delivered?  First, it's not the only pocket ultrasound diagnostic tool on the market.  See this list for others.  It's main benefit seems to be its competitive price of $2,000.  

Some of the particularly favored features of the Butterfly iQ are the price, single probe system, and storage capabilities.  The price point is far less than any of the other competitors.  For less than $2000 an individual has an ultrasound machine that can literally fit in a pocket.  Additionally, there are not multiple probes that have to be carried around.  The GE Vscan is the closest competitor with two heads to one probe, but it has other major detractors such as the quality of the images in comparison and its price point.  In addition to being able to storage images to PACS, Buttefly's images are save to a cloud based system which also allows users to share de-identified images to others.  Below, are some images from the first time of using the author's own device on himself. 

The point made here addresses my question about its diagnostic value. 

In EMS, ultrasound is not meant to be used to diagnose conditions such as appendicitis.  However, it can identify serious pathology and help develop an appropriate differential diagnosis as well as change care.  This can drastically change the course of management such as where a patient may be transferred.  For example, a hypotension chest abdominal pain patient with evidence of a large AAA should go to tertiary care rather than a community hospital.  

HALITOSIS CAN BE ALLEVIATED BY CHEWING GUM WHICH STIMULATES ANTIBACTERIAL SALIVARY FLOW

Thanks to Steve Bartin.

Bacteria builds up and causes a foul odor.  Bad breath can also be a sign of systemic health issue, like kidney disease or diabetes or a side-effect of a medication.  Bad breath is a transient condition.  Halitosis is more of a long-term condition that can be alleviated by chewing gum which stimulates the salivary flow.  Saliva contains antibacterial agents.  Salivary flow decreases while we sleep, and that's what causes bad breath upon waking.  Most people can't smell their breath accurately.  Interesting.  

"ONCE CLASSIFIED AS A PRISON CAMP MALNUTRITION DISEASE, BERI BERI IS NOW PREVALENT AS A DISEASE OF OVERCONSUMPTION"

The vitamins marked with ***** are the most important B vitamins.  You can get all the important and superior forms of B vitamins in Bill Sardi's Molecular Multi.  I only wished I'd had an investment in his company.  Alas, my only investment is in the vibrant health of my great siblings, nephews, and nieces.  The B vitamins I've highlighted are the SUPERIOR FORMS.  And these superior forms can be found in Sardi's Molecular Multi.  But if you're looking to treat a specific condition, then you'll probably need more than the amounts shown in Sardi's Molecular Multi.   

VITAMIN	SUPERIOR FORM	BENEFITS
Vitamin A	Both the water-soluble form, Beta carotene (found in colorful fruits & vegetables) and the fat-soluble form, Retinyl Palmitate, are beneficial.  The key with vitamin A is to make sure you’re taking it since it has so many benefits.
Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine) *****	FAT-SOLUBLE FORMS OF B VITAMINS:  Allithiamine.    Sulbutiamine.   Benfotiamine.  The B vitamins in a B-Complex contain only water-soluble B vitamins, which secret readily from your body.  Fat-soluble forms of B vitamins are superior.  If you drink alcohol, coffee, and or tea, as I do, then you’ll need to take these fat-soluble forms of B vitamins . . . because these beverages deplete B vitamins which are so very essential to the health of the communication networks (OUR NERVES) that wound and wrap around our vital organs.  HELLO!!! https://bit.ly/2mGzfGs.	Allithiamine restores your autonomic nervous system.  What that means is that it reinforces the communication between your organs.  https://amzn.to/2nIdrKm Sulbutiamine does the same thing.  Taken together, the two are powerful nerve restoratives.  https://amzn.to/2onCjYn Benfotiamine  reactivates inactive areas of the brain caused by Alzheimer’s Disease.  It effectively reverses Alzheimer’s.  not overnight but over the course of a year or so.  https://amzn.to/2mTWRr5
Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin)
Vitamin B-3 (Niacin) *****	Niacin is also an anti-aging compound.  The theory behind this theory is that if all the different components of your appearance are healthy, then you will look younger.  And this is true.  Resveratrol and Hyaluronic Acid actually make your skin younger and tauter.  So there's that.  B3 is probably not the primary anti-aging compound, but as one of the B   vitamins, you definitely want this in your nutritional arsenal.	Niacin is good for flushing out the capillaries.  Ever heard of a Niacin flush?  It turns your skin red, like a sunburn without the burning; though there is tingling.
Vitamin B-5 (Pantothenic Acid)
Vitamin B-6 *****(Pyridoxine)	P-5-P is THE SUPERIOR FORM OF B6.  The first link here reviews the importance of this compound. https://bit.ly/2mHFcmj The second link here shows you the cost.  https://amzn.to/2mPYAxz
Vitamin B-7 (Biotin)
Vitamin B-8 (Inositol)	IP-6 is an excellent heavy mineral chelator.
Vitamin B-9 (Folic Acid, aka Folate)  Folate is the natural form of Folic Acid found in spinach, broccoli, & green leafy vegetables.  *****	Methyl Folate.  The reason methyl folate is the superior & preferred form of B-9 is that a percentage of synthetic folic acid [25%] consumed in pills does not get digested: it remains un-metabolized.  That’s not good, meaning it ain't healthy.  So if you’re taking folic acid either through food fortification or through supplements, you’re doing more harm than good.  The active form of B-9 is Methyl Folate.  If you’re going to take a folic acid supplement, take Methyl Folate.  https://amzn.to/2mR4Tku.  https://bit.ly/2mSFuqq.
B-12 (Methylcobalamin) http://foodremedies.blogspot.com/search?q=b12	Methylcobalamin is the superior form of B12.  It is vital for the brain.  BTW, if you want to increase brain volume, then consume D3 and clean fish oil.  https://amzn.to/2mRiSH0

ON P5P form of B6.  https://bit.ly/2mHFcmj.

P5P-B6 protects against blinding sugar-induced cataracts in the eyes. [Ophthalmic Research 1996].

Therefore, it should be no surprise to learn that the greater the consumption of sugar, the higher the risk for pancreatic cancer. [American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Dec 2016]  Higher concentration of P5P-B6 cuts the risk of pancreatic cancer in half! [Cancer Causes & Control Dec 2016]

A magnesium/vitamin B6 deficiency promotes blood clots and failure of mitochondria, the cellular energy compartments.  Magnesium + P5P-B6 supports cardiac health. [Kardiologiia Oct 2016]

ON FOLIC ACID or B-9. [https://bit.ly/2mR93IZ]

Then in 2007, The Lancet journal reported that folic acid (vitamin B9) supplementation reduces stroke risk by 18%.

Fast forward to today…. News reports claim a massive 73% decline in strokes and stroke-related death among the highest risk patients and a 21% decline in stroke overall with folic acid supplementation.

FOR FOLKS WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, Strokes occur among individuals who have high blood pressure.  Their risk for stroke is 5.6% and folic acid drastically reduces this risk to 1.8% in high-risk groups.

ON B-1 or THIAMINE.

B1: Derrick Lonsdale, the reigning expert on vitamin B1, says thiamin deficiency has a low mortality and a long morbidity.

Because B1 deficiency is associated with so many maladies (autism, diabetic complications, disruptive autonomic nervous system disorders, heart failure, neuropathy, sudden infant death, alcoholism, it defies detection as a collective disease.  An announcement the highly absorbable fat-soluble form of vitamin B1 (Benfotiamine) cures and prevents Alzheimer’s disease is expected soon.  There is a doctor in Italy who is astonishingly curing Parkinson’s disease with B1 shots (mostly among alcoholics).

Because of poor absorption, it is unlikely the best diet or fortified foods can overcome a state of B1 deficiency.  Once classified as a prison camp malnutrition disease, beriberi is now prevalent as a disease of overconsumption.  A sub-disease population is beri beri induced by water pills (diuretics).   Modern medicine can’t imagine how a B vitamin deficiency prevails in a well-fed population.  Vitamin B1 is well provided but just not absorbed or is rapidly excreted (diuretics).

ON B-9.

Methyl folate (methylated folate) is the predominant form of active vitamin B9 in the body.  It is produced enzymatically via another enzyme (methyl enetrahydro folate reductase or MTHFR).  Added problem: about 30%-50% of humans are unable to properly metabolize folic acid due to an inherited gene mutation.

3RD WORLD NOW PRODUCES MORE TOTAL GDP THAN 1ST WORLD, AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR HEALTHCARE

What used to be offensively called the "Third World" (Africa/Asia/Latin America) now produces more total GDP than the "First World" (Western Europe/ US/ Canada/ Australia/NZ/Japan)

What used to be offensively called the "Third World" (Africa/Asia/Latin America) now produces more total GDP than the "First World" (Western Europe/ US/ Canada/ Australia/NZ/Japan) pic.twitter.com/161W329txj

— William Easterly (@bill_easterly) September 10, 2019

What is Brix 3000?

It was named as Brix 3000 (Brix SRL Argentina), which was a dental product for non-traumatic caries treatment involving an enzymatic activity 3000 U/mg (U/mg: can be defined as the International units to measure a specific enzymatic activity or the concentration of enzymatic activity) in which papain was a bio- ...

SHORTNESS IS A RISK FOR TYPE II DIABETES?

New research in @DiabetologiaJnl tells us that short #height, #diabetes, and #LiverFat tend to run together. https://t.co/nZ5ydzUICZ

— Ted Kyle (@ConscienHealth) September 11, 2019