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You wrote: > >I am sending this note for a client of mine who is currently under the care >of an M.D. who has prescribed Bovine Brain Fetal Extract (Natcell CNS) >from Canada. She is wondering if any of you are taking this product and >what results you have had (or not). > >She has been told that this product will work like the fetal cell implant >and repair the damage in the brain. > >Also she is wondering, as she is on no medication at the present time, if >there is anything she can take on an as needed basis to calm her tremor. > > >Krispin Sullivan, CN Under the Oaks in Marin, CA >Clinical Nutritionist > >The only difference between a dull mind and a brilliant >one is the desire to know and the fearlessness to ask. > > There is *no way* that a material which contains *protein* (which is what fetal extract is) can be effective when taken by mouth! The digestive juices in the stomach break down *any* protein like they do a piece of steak. If this "extract" is taken by mouth, it is *quackery*. If it is injected, then it could have serious effects on the brain, this the same way that the old rabies shots did (as they contained brain protein). Caveat emptor! Best, Bob -- ******************************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S. Phone: 510-849-2555 Neurological Surgery FAX: 510-849-2557 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 USA E-Mail: [log in to unmask] CompuServe: 72303,3442 America Online: BobFink "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************************