Category Archives: transfer

MITOXIC- Why Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics (Cipro, Avelox, Levaquin) may not be good for any of us, especially Mitochondrial Disease Patients

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Empowered Advocacy

This week the FDA released some new information about a class of antibiotics called Fluoroquinolones which include the names such as:ciprofloxacin (Cipro), levofloxacin (Levaquin), moxifloxacin (Avelox), ofloxacin (Floxin), and gemifloxacin (Factive). (more info here, here, here and here), specifically:  “FDA is … Continue reading →

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MITOXIC- Why Anesthesia may not be good for any of us, especially Mitochondrial disease Patients

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Empowered Advocacy

After hearing a friend tell me the story this week of her daughter’s pre-op surgery experience at a major Children’s Hospital (ranking among the top 10 in the country), I knew that this post had been in my draft folder waaay … Continue reading →

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Where is the Mitoxic Mercury?

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Empowered Advocacy

So since writing this post about Mercury and Mitochondrial toxicity. I have gotten quite a few comments saying, “but they took the Mercury OUT of the vaccines, so it is really not an issue”. Well yes, and no.. and mercury … Continue reading →

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MITOXIC- Why Mercury may not be good for any of us, especially those with Mitochondrial Disease

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Empowered Advocacy

Yesterday, I attended a talk by the son of Jonas Salk about the history of the Pittsburgh area in the research and the creation of the polio vaccine. This reagent bottle was displayed on the artifacts table along with other … Continue reading →

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All About SOAP, the good the bad and the dirty!

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Empowered Advocacy

So really, how much can there be to blog about SOAP. Yes, Soap! The stuff we use (hopefully) daily to clean our hands and our bodies? Well turns out there is waaay more to know about soap than I ever … Continue reading →

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MITOXIC- Why Aluminum may not be good for any of us, Especially Mitochondrial Disease Patients

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Empowered Advocacy

In the last few weeks you may have heard a lot about Mercury (and compounds containing mercury, such as thimerisol),  especailly in regards to vaccines and in light of the autism hearings in congress.  What you may (or may not) … Continue reading →

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MITOXIC-Why Aspartame may not be good for any of us, especially Mitochondrial Disease patients

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Empowered Advocacy

I have never liked diet drinks. Never, ever. The taste of artificial sweetener makes me sick to my stomach. When we gave up artificial colors and flavors at our house, though, the artificial sweetener also went in the trash (in the … Continue reading →

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MITOXIC-Why Acetaminophen may not be good for any of us, especially mitochondrial disease patients

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Empowered Advocacy

What is the one medication you have been told has been safe to take when pregnant or to give to young children, even month old infants? Acetaminophen ( also known by the brand name Tylenol in the USA and paracetamol … Continue reading →

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MITOXIC-Why Dry Cleaning may not be good for any of us, especially Mitochondrial Disease patients

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Empowered Advocacy

A few weeks ago, I went to pick up some dry cleaning with lady A. This errand for us is a RARE one, because we just don’t dry clean much at our house. But since daddy had been on a … Continue reading →

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MITOXIC-Why eating artificial colors may not be good for any of us, especially mitochondrial disease patients

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Empowered Advocacy

If you have been following this blog for a bit, you know that along this medical journey my family had been on, we have learned more about the impact of food on our health, then we could ever imagine. One … Continue reading →

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