Tremor-Fighting Foods
and Tremor-Causing Foods. They are both fairly straight forward: a number of foods
have now been proven to stop tremors if eaten on a regular, near-daily basis. Likewise,
a number of foods and food-like substances now commonplace in the diet have been
shown to cause and perpetuate tremors, and thus Essential Tremor can only be over-
come when these things are completely eliminated from the diet.
The men and women who find the most success with us are those who read the
report in its entirety and follow it as closely as possible. But as a disclaimer, I must
remind you that this is not medical advice, and for medical advice of any kind you
should consult your health care provider.
Make no mistake, daily use of the Tremadone Oral Supplement will help you make
great strides in your recovery. But, following this diet helps build the strongest possible
foundation for an effective tremor-fighting strategy.
This is not professional medical advice. Nor is any communication from
Nutriganix LLC. Consult a professional health care provider before taking any of the
recommendations in this eBook.
his section of the report deals with foods that you should be consuming on a regu-
lar basis in order to get your body’s physiological environment in peak condition to
eliminate tremors. Next to each food is an indication of how many times per week you
should be consuming a serving of the food for optimal benefits. You should strongly
consider purchasing these foods every time you go grocery shopping. Many people
will buy almost only these things, with very little else. This can be a challenging
approach, but results have proven its effectiveness.
Live cultures have been cited by individuals suffering from tremors of all sorts as a
“wonder cure.”The foods detailed in this section are abundant in live cultures.
Probiotics, sometimes referred to as “live cultures” are good bacteria that live in your
stomach and aid you in digestion.
Digestion is one of the most important processes of our body and also one of the
most taken for granted. Without proper digestion, your body can’t extract the nutri-
ents it needs from foods. Without proper digestion, your body’s hormonal profile will
be skewed. Without proper digestion, your body simply won’t function properly. The
reason people are jumping up and down over probiotics is clear: they offer amazing
digestive benefits. In fact, a growing body of scientific evidence has now proven that
not only can you treat, but you can also prevent numerous neurological illnesses, such
as essential tremor, by supplementing your body’s probiotic profile.
They are also essential to guarantee your body’s absorption of the Tremadone Oral
Supplement. Although probiotics are technically bacteria, they’re completely safe. In
fact, they’re already present in your gut, helping you digest.
It is recommended that you consume probiotic foods once per day, and a minimum of
4 times per week. The following are some of the best and cheapest ways to add probi-
otics to your diet.
When selecting a yogurt for it’s probiotic
content, you must be diligent and read
the label. It must say on the label that it
contains “active live cultures.” You’ll also
want to look for a statement that says the
cultures were added after pasteurization,
a process which kills all the living organ-
isms in a food.
Because yogurt comes from milk, it
contains much needed animal protein,
along with calcium, magnesium, potas-
sium, b-12 and b-2. Deficiencies in b-12
have garnered attention recently as a
cause of severe tremors. Full support
comes from the scientific community
showing that a deficiency in b-12 at least
perpetuates tremors. Perhaps this answers the question of why something as simple as
the addition of yogurt to the diet can have a positive impact on individuals struggling
with essential tremor.
Eat three times a week
Like yogurts, not all sauerkrauts are created equal. Sauerkraut is chopped cabbage
that has been fermented, and it’s health benefits have been touted for over a thousand
years due to unique changes that occur in the food during the fermentation processes.
During the fermentation process, certain phytochemicals are produced that have long
shown an ability to decrease a broad spectrum of health problems. This is because sau-
erkraut is one of the single best foods you can eat to aid your digestion. The
fermentation process also produces a substance called isothiocynates. Isothiocynates
are a bit of a mystery right now to scientists, because they have been shown in clinical
trials to substantially inhibit nearly all forms of cancer. It is not known yet if this
substance is also partially responsible for the benefi-
cial effects sauerkraut has on tremors, but it is
possible.
Also present in Sauerkraut is the probiotic
Lactobacilli plantarum. Sauerkraut is one of the few
foods that contain this particular strain of probiotic
which has powerful health benefits. Lactobacilli
neutralizes anti-nutrients present in countless foods
including the phytic acid present in all grains and
the trypsin-inhibitors in soy. In doing so, it generates
new nutrients including omega-3s, various digestive
aids and the trace mineral GTF chromium that many
people are deficient in.
Touted by many as the healthiest food in the world, Sauerkraut should be as much of a
daily part of your diet as possible. However, you must be careful to select a raw
sauerkraut, and if you can find organic sauerkraut even better. No pasteurized
sauerkraut will contain the health benefits noted above, because all of the probiotics
have been killed in the pasteurization process.
Because organic raw sauerkraut can be very expensive and very difficult to find, the
best option is to make your own raw organic Sauerkraut. All you need is a head of
cabbage and salt. Organic cabbage goes for about 69 cents per pound, and so just
two dollars can get you a few pounds of cabbage and enough sauerkraut to eat it
daily for a week.
It takes two weeks from the day you chop the cabbage to the day it’s ready, so be
prepared to wait for your first batch to be ready. Starting a second batch one week
into the first batch is also a good idea, so by the time you finish the first batch the
second will be ready.
Here is a recipe for sauerkraut, which is one of the least expensive, and healthiest
foods in the world. It also is perhaps the most powerful guarantee that the
vitamin-packed foods you’re eating to combat your tremors will be well absorbed.
Ceramic crock or large glass bowl
• Plate that fits inside crock or bowl
• One-gallon jug filled with water
• Cloth cover (like a pillowcase or towel)
Chop or grate cabbage, finely or coarsely, with or without hearts. You can also use
a food processor to make it go quicker. Place cabbage in a large bowl as you chop it.
Sprinkle salt on the cabbage as you go. The salt pulls water out of the cabbage
(through osmosis), and this creates the brine in which the cabbage can ferment and
sour without rotting. The salt also has the effect of keeping the cabbage crunchy,
by inhibiting organisms and enzymes that soften it. Three tablespoons of salt is a
rough guideline for 5 pounds of cabbage. You can actually just shake some on after
you chop each cabbage.
3. Add other vegetables. Grate carrots for a coleslaw-like kraut. Other vegetables
you can add include onions, garlic, seaweed, greens, Brussels sprouts, small whole
heads of cabbage, turnips, beets, and burdock roots. You can also add fruits (apples,
whole or sliced, are classic), and herbs and spices (caraway seeds, dill seeds, celery
seeds, and juniper berries are classic, but anything you like will work). Experiment.
4. Mix ingredients together and pack into crock or bowl. Pack just a bit into the
crock at a time and tamp it down hard using your fists or any (other) sturdy kitchen
implement. The tamping packs the kraut tight in the crock and helps force water
out of the cabbage.
5. Cover kraut with a plate or some other lid that fits snugly inside the crock. Place a
clean weight (a glass jug filled with water) on the cover. This weight is to force water
out of the cabbage and then keep the cabbage submerged under the brine. Cover
the whole thing with a cloth to keep dust and flies out.
6. Press down on the weight to add pressure to the cabbage and help force
water out of it. Continue doing this periodically (as often as you think of it, ev-
ery few hours), until the brine rises above the cover. This can take up to about 24
hours, as the salt draws water out of the cabbage slowly. Some cabbage, particu-
larly if it is old, simply contains less water. If the brine does not rise above the plate
level by the next day, add enough salt water to bring the brine level above the
plate. Add about a teaspoon of salt to a cup of water and stir until it’s completely
dissolved.
7. Leave the crock to ferment. Store it in an unobtrusive corner of the kitchen
where you won’t forget about it, but where it won’t be in anybody’s way. You could
also store it in a cool basement if you want a slower fermentation that will preserve
for longer.
8. Check the kraut every day or two. The volume reduces as the fermentation pro-
ceeds. Sometimes mold appears on the surface. This is completely normal. Skim
what you can off of the surface; it will break up and you will probably not be able
to remove all of it. Don’t worry about this. It’s just a surface phenomenon, a result
of contact with the air. The kraut itself is under the anaerobic protection of the
brine. Rinse off the plate and the weight. Taste the kraut. Generally it starts to be
tangy after a few days, and the taste gets stronger as time passes. In the cool
temperatures of a cellar in winter, kraut can keep improving for months and
months. In the summer or in a heated room, its life cycle is more rapid. Eventually it
becomes soft and the flavor turns less pleasant.
9. Enjoy. Also, pay attention to the juice on the bottom. Sauerkraut juice is an
unparalleled digestive tonic. Each time you scoop some kraut out of the crock, you
have to repack it carefully. Make sure the kraut is packed tight in the crock, the sur-
face is level, and the cover and weight are clean. Sometimes brine evaporates, so if
the kraut is not submerged below brine just add salted water as necessary.
10. Time your batches. Start a new batch before the previous batch runs out. It’s
good to remove the remaining kraut from the crock, repack it with fresh salted
cabbage, then pour the old kraut and its juices over the new kraut. This gives the
new batch a boost with an active culture starter. And viola! You’ve got a vitamin
absorbing food to eat weekly on a budget.
Kombucha - Two times a week
Kombucha is a type of probiotic tea. It has been popular
in other countries for thousands of years, and is only now
starting to gain popularity in the US. It’s made by adding a
probiotic colony of bacteria and yeast to green or black tea
and allowing it to ferment.
Kombucha is a natural adaptogen which works on a broad
spectrum of physiological imbalances, the result of which
restores balance and supports many vital systems of the
human body. Scientific research shows the benefits of Kombucha, which has a high
concentration of probiotic-rich acids, includes significant energy boosts, detoxification
of the blood (an important process considering the amount of artificial foods we con-
sume daily), and alleviation of a wide spectrum of ailments and conditions.
Documented research also demonstrates that regular consumption of Kombucha tea
invigorates the central nervous system, thereby its ability to fight involuntary
tremors. The specific mechanisms by which Kombucha works on the nervous system
is still unknown. However, we have received numerous reports of Kombucha having a
positive effect on tremor reduction, and for this reason we recommend a serving two
times per week. It can be found at any health food store or natural food store.
Flax seeds - Four times a week added in meals
Flax seeds contain one of the greatest
nutritional profiles of any food on the plan-
et. Ounce for ounce, the amount of fiber,
antioxidants, and omega-3s found in flax
seeds are greater than any other food. It’s
high in most B vitamins (including b-12
which is vital to stop tremors), magnesium,
and manganese. In addition, it is the single
best source of lignans, which converts in
the intestines into substances that balance
hormones.
It is thought that these lignans are the main reason flax seeds have been shown to
have positive effects on people suffering from severe tremors. Hormonal imbalances
are a major contributing factor to tremors, and diets high in flax seeds make it nearly
impossible for your hormones to be imbalanced.
You can find flax seeds at any health food store. Organic flax seeds are best, as they’re
grown without harmful pesticides. Recipe tip: Add flax seeds to yogurt with live active
cultures for a tasty, crunchy, nutritious and tremor-stopping power meal.
Broccoli - Four times a week
Ounce for ounce, broccoli packs the more nutritional punch than any other vegetable.
It includes vitamin C, vitamin A, folic acid, calcium, and fiber. It helps control high
blood pressure, which can be a sign of high stress (which always aggravates tremors).
Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable, meaning it naturally contains the phytochemicals
indoles and isothiocyanates. You should remember isothiocynates from our discussion
on sauerkraut, and so it should come as no surprise the broccoli is technically in the
cabbage family. Broccoli, contains a specific isothiocynate called sulforaphane, which
increases the activity of a certain group of enzymes in our body that destroy cancer-
causing agents.
The interesting thing is that in order to activate this group of enzymes, the sulfora-
phane actually alters the gene expression in related cells. This provides one theoretical
explanation why broccoli is so often reported as having a positive on stopping trem-
ors.
However, it is the high concentration of vitamin b-5 that provides the most logical
explanation why so many people report that regular consumption of broccoli among
other things stop tremors for good. B-5 has been proven in numerous studies to
reduce muscle tremors among athletes engaged in vigorous training. Add tremors
caused by neurological disorders to that list.
Cooking tip: When preparing broccoli, it is best to steam it lightly, until it develops a
dark, rich, green coloration. You’ll know it when you see it.
Fresh Cilantro - Four times a week
Cilantro is of immense importance for
your diet if you are experiencing tremors.
It is an amazing herb, one we like to refer
to as a “wonder herb,” with a high con-
centration of essential oils and one secret
weapon: cilantro actually removes heavy
metals from your system.
However, before we continue to discuss
cilantro, how to cook it, and how it works
on the body, we need to understand
heavy metals in our body, what they are,
how they got there, and what they do to
the central nervous system.
Heavy Metal Briefing
We know what you’re probably thinking.
“Heavy metals? In my system? Not likely.”
Think again. The average person today,
on average, has significantly higher con-
centrations of heavy metals in the body
compared to people 50 to 100 years ago.
The main culprits that cause tremors are
mercury and also lead to a lesser degree.
Mercury
Mercury embodies all of the negative consequences we are now experiencing from
the industrial revolution. This chemical, which is ubiquitous in the manufacturing of
everything from our cars to our food, is one of the most toxic substances to humans on
earth. Mercury buildup in the body has been linked to a number of sources.
Fish is a major source of mercury in humans, with tuna having an incredibly high
amount of mercury present, along with shark, swordfish, and marlin. Lobsters, Cod,
Bass, and Halibut all have high levels of mercury as well. Another major source of mer-
cury is “silver” dental fillings which are comprised of approximately 50 percent
mercury. The mercury vapor from these amalgam fillings is lipid soluble and passes
readily through cell membranes and across the blood brain barrier. The mercury es-
capes continually during the entire life of the filling, and it’s release is stimulated fur-
ther by chewing, brushing, and hot fluids.
Mercury, in trace amounts, is also found in nearly all foods that contain high fructose
corn syrup. That is because high fructose corn syrup is made using a process called
“mercury immersion,” in which the entire batch of corn syrup is immersed in mercury.
Of course, you would never know any of this if you simply watched this commercial
put out by the corn syrup industry.
The effects of mercury increase with the amount present in our body, which increases
every time we eat tuna fish, get a silver filling or eat something with corn syrup in it.
Specifically, mercury can cause a metallic taste in the mouth, excess salivation, gingi-
vitis, hair loss, stomach and kidney troubles, and of course, tremors. Mental symptoms
include shyness, irritability, apathy and depression, psychosis, mental deterioration,
and anorexia.
Mercury in the body has been shown to play a direct role in neurological disorders that
cause tremors. Eliminating mercury containing foods from your diet and the mercury
buildup in your body is absolutely essential to stop essential tremor.
Lead
Lead can get into our system from a number of sources. Drinking water can be con-
taminated with it, fish can be contaminated or even if you run your hand over some-
thing painted with lead paint, and then eat without washing your hands you can be
directly exposed. Lead is much tougher to avoid than mercury, usually because we
don’t know we’re ingesting it. Mercury, on the other hand, is avoided simply be cutting
most fish and processed foods out of your diet, and perhaps replacing any “silver” fill-
ings you’ve received.
Lead in the body can cause combinations of gastrointestinal problems, tremors, hyper-
tension, fatigue, hemolytic anemia, abdominal pain, nausea, constipation, weight loss,
peripheral neuropathy, cognitive dysfunction, arthralgias, headache, weakness, con-
vulsions, irritability, impotence, loss of libido, depression, depression of oxygen in the
blood (known to play a role in tremors), gout and much more.
Back to Cilantro
So now that we know where the heavy metals are coming from (particularly mercury),
we should be doing all we can to avoid them. We'll get into this in greater detail in the
"Foods that Cause Tremors" section, but for now let's talk about Cilantro.
Cilantro has the amazing ability to remove heavy metals from the body. This is good
news, considering that exposure to heavy metals is simply part of industrialized life. In
fact, it is already being used in clinical settings to remove heavy metals directly from
the spinal cord. For this reason, Cilantro should be incorporated into the diet on a daily
basis. But beware! You must use fresh cilantro to experience the benefits, as the dried
form available in spice bottles, does not have the same properties and abilities. So get
a fresh bunch of cilantro from your local grocery store once a week, and chop it up, put
it in salads, cook with it, put it on sandwiches and in whatever other meals to get as
much as possible weekly.
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1 Bunch fresh organic cilantro
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon cod liver oil with lemon
1/2 cup roasted pine nuts
juice of 1 lemon (or 2 meyer lemons if you want to get fancy)
3 tablespoons of fresh avocado
2 cloves garlic peeled and mashed
1/4 teaspoon tumeric sea salt and ground green pepper
Add all the ingredients to a blender or food processor and puree until texture is
creamy and flavor only has a hint of bitter after taste.
This sauce is delicious with virtually anything from meats like turkey and steak to
sprouted pasta and toast. It even works drizzled over sliced apples!
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Eating various nuts on a regular basis is of
critical importance to fight essential tremor.
All types of nuts, including peanuts, almonds,
walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, cashews and so on
are included here. A Harvard study, published
in September 2006 in Longevity, found that
women who ate 142 grams of nuts per week
or more were 35 percent less likely to have a
heart attack than those who ate less than 28
grams a month.
Nuts are rich in protein, fiber, monounsaturat-
ed fats, nutrients, vitamins, and antioxidants.
Walnuts are a staple nut, more important than nearly any other nut, because they have
high levels of omega-3s, whereas other nuts do not. Omega-3s are very important to
your nervous system, and your body simply can’t function without a healthy level of
omega 3 fatty acids.
Brazil Nuts come up surprisingly often with people who have overcome their tremors.
A recent study done by the University of Illinois also showed that Brazil nuts play a vital
role in preventing breast cancer, due to the high amounts of selenium they contain.
Selenium is a powerful antioxidant that helps neutralise harmful free radicals that can
attack healthy cells and increase the risk of serious conditions like heart disease and
cancer — including breast cancer as already mentioned, and lung, bowel and prostate
cancer.
Selenium also plays a role in healthy neurological function, whereas deficiencies in
selenium can be a single cause of tremors. The tremors typically will not stop until the
body is given adequate amounts of selenium from fresh food sources.
Cashews are another nut that comes up again and again. They contain a great source
of iron, which is essential for the functioning of blood cells and enzyme activity, mag-
nesium, phosphorous which is also important, and zinc along with more selenium.
Maximize the effectiveness of nuts in your diet by purchasing a handful of different
kinds.
Important Spices
Long before people were trading tech-
nologies, cheap clothing and oil, people
were trading spices. And for good reason.
Not only did they add flavor to very bland
meals, but they provided natural health
benefits for humans across the world.
The same is true in your fight against trem-
ors. Here’s a list of tremor-fighting spices
that are delicious additions to many meals.
• Turmeric: Used in India for centuries for a
wide range of ailments, this derivative of
the ginger family stimulates the central nervous system reducing anxiety and shak-
ing related to it. Curcumin, found in turmeric, has been shown to fight Alzheimer’s in
animal trials, and a number of people have written us and boasted its tremor fighting
potential.
• Cayenne: Use sparingly on stressful days. Cayenne is used to reduce cardiovascular
stresses that lead to tremors. It’s a delicious and spicy addition to any meal.
• Cinnamon: Insulin stability is extremely important when you attempt to stop your
tremors. Cinnamon has a natural ability to stimulate insulin and lower blood sugar
without damaging the pancreas and without consuming sugar, which spikes insulin
levels. Cinnamon is truly one of the world’s healthiest foods. Plus it’s widespread and a
delicious addition to any of your favorite healthy sweets.
Preparation Tip: Make adding these spices to your favorite meals a daily habit. Add
turmeric to Indian dishes, rice dishes and vegetable stews. Cayenne is a spicy addition
to Asian, Mexican and barbeque dishes. Add cinnamon to your favorite breakfast dish-
es or sweets.
2. Tremor-Causing Foods
Now that we have gone over all the foods that you should be eating daily, now comes
the hard part: cutting out of your diet, completely, the foods that could be causing
your tremors.
You may be shocked and surprised to discover the foods that are likely causing your
tremors, and you may naturally meet this information with a healthy amount of disbe-
lief. But trust us, for each food listed in this section is detailed here only after receiving
case after case in which people have stopped their essential tremor by cutting these
things our of their diet entirely.
The importance that lies in your complete abandonment of all the foods listed below
for the success of your essential tremor treatment is paramount. If you cannot bring
yourself to give these things up, the chances of your tremors ending is cut quite con-
siderably.
Our advice for this step of the program is to simply read and process what we have to
say, and afterwards reflect on the information and contemplate ways in which you can
help yourself more easily give these things up.
Refined Sugars
A person's ability to control his or her
insulin levels is prerequisite to healthy
neurological function. When insulin
levels are constantly peaking and crash-
ing, your body undergoes tremendous
stress leading to exhaustion, irritability
and not only an impotence to absorbing
nutrients, but a response that robs your
body of nutrients stored to keep all of
your functions operating, namely,
the elimination of tremors.
Refined sugar's number one drawback is that it increases and spikes insulin levels
which in turn inhibits the release of growth hormones which causes not only tremors,
but severely decreased immunity. Men and women who have gotten a solid handle on
deleting refined sugar consumption are the superstars of the Tremadone Program. The
tremor reduction rate of these folks is exponential within the first two to three weeks
of completely eliminating refined sugars. Many of these people volunteer to coun-
sel other sufferers to help them find healthy sugar substitutes (which does not mean
"diet" products) and give them the support they need to continually decline foods
with refined sugars.
Sugar so severely interrupts neurological functions and causes tremors largely because
of its contribution to the parasite condition in all human beings: candida. The job of
candida albicans is to recognize and destroy harmful bacteria: Without it, we would be
defenseless against many pathogenic bacteria. In a healthy person, Candida albicans
numbers in the millions and is controlled by a properly-functioning immune system
and "friendly" bacteria. However, if the number of friendly bacteria is decreased, the
immune system is weakened, or other conditions for yeast proliferation occur (diet
containing sugar, improper pH in the digestive system) Candida albicans will shift from
yeast form to mycelial fungal form and start to invade the body.
In the yeast state, Candida is a non-invasive, sugar-fermenting organism, while in fun-
gal state which is fed by refined sugar and sometimes natural sugars it is invasive and
can produce rhizoids, very long root-like structures. Rhizoids can penetrate mucosa or
intestinal walls, leaving microscopic holes similar to cavities in your teeth and allow-
ing toxins, undigested food particles, bacteria and yeast to enter the bloodstream. This
condition is known as Leaky Gut Syndrome. Listen to this: candida overgrowth con-
verts any testosterone in your body (and yes ladies, you do have testosterone in your
body) into its derivative DHT, whose direct consequence is a loss of control of your
body’s motor functions.
In other words, refined sugars perpetuate your tremors, are unhealthy and cause un-
due stress on your body.
High Fructose Corn Syrup
It is quite easy to see why high fructose
corn syrup could possibly be such an
egregious violator to our central nervous
system.
A study as recent as early 2009 found
that nearly half of all high fructose corn
syrup in common foods contained mer-
cury. You can read the report here.
High Fructose Corn Syrup is produced
in a way that contaminates it with mercury, and there are two ways in which this can
happen. The first is the caustic soda used to produce high fructose corn syrup is often
made in plants that rely on mercury in the process, thus contaminating the caustic
soda with mercury before it is used to make the High Fructose Corn Syrup. Secondly,
the mercury cell technology that is commonly used in the process of creating High
Fructose Corn Syrup.
But now a third reason has come to our attention why cutting out any product with
High Fructose Corn Syrup is such a powerful weapon in the fight against essential
tremor. Typically, foods that contain high fructose corn syrup also contain a number
of other suspected substances that contribute to tremors. Common substances found
in foods that contain HFCS include sodium benzoate, sodium aluminum phosphate,
sodium acid pyrophosphate, calcium propionate, glycerin, soy lecithin, and xanthan
gum.
By eliminating all foods with high fructose corn syrup, you are also eliminating all
foods with these other questionable substances. It is for this reason that we surmise
the removal of high fructose corn syrup, entirely and immediately from the diet, is such
a time tested effective method for beating your tremors.
Let's take a moment to really come to an understanding of what it means to eliminate
all high fructose corn syrup from the diet. This includes nearly every single product
that is "mass manufactured" by giants such as Coca Cola, Pepsi, Nabisco, Kraft, and oth-
ers. It includes nearly all sodas, all junk food, all grocery-store bought bakery goods, all
Heinz ketchup, McDonalds, Burger King and Wendy's hamburger buns, many types of
ice cream, cereals, juice boxes, anything made by Kellogg's, candy bars, pop tarts, nu-
trigrain bars, many sauces, and even some soups.
First step - next time you’re in the grocery store, check the ingredients of every pack-
aged product you purchase. You don’t have to check fresh products like vegetables
and fruits, because they don’t have any additives. Check the ingredients list for chemi-
cals, high fructose corn syrup or additives you’ve never heard of. If they’re there, don’t
buy the product. It’s that easy.
The contamination of our food supply with high fructose corn syrup, and thus toxic
mercury, is so widespread that the utmost of diligence is required to effectively avoid
the toxin. Yes, many more men and women are suffering from essential tremor today
compared to a hundred years ago, and yes, this is unquestionably one of the main rea-
sons.
The black line on the graph to the right illustrates the average number of pounds of
high fructose corn syrup consumed by Americans each year. As recently as 1976, it was
less than ten pounds. By the year 2000,
it was over 60 pounds. Current estimates
assert that in the year 2009, the average
American will consume over 100 pounds
of high fructose corn syrup. Just imag-
ine how much mercury is in all that corn
syrup.
Gone are the days where you will buy
foods without reading the ingredients
label. If you truly want to fight your
tremors, you can no longer purchase
goods made with HFCS.
Tuna
We have already spent a bit of time
talking about tuna in our section on
mercury, so we won't get into it to much,
except to summarize what you already
know.
Tuna contains high amounts of mercury.
Mercury in the body wreaks havoc on
your central nervous system and skews
your hormonal profile. Along with tuna,
all other large fish should be avoided,
including shark, marlin, bass, cod, hali-
but, lobster and salmon (unless it is wild Alaskan salmon). Small fish and shellfish, like
shrimp, crabs and sardines are OK.
It may come in a small can, but the tuna is a very large fish. As such, its levels of mer-
cury are among the highest in the ocean.
Sushi
For the same reasons that tuna is on this list, we must also add sushi. In 2008, a New
York Times investigation found that levels of mercury in Sushi available at Japanese
restaurants in New York City were grossly over the limit allowed by law. Even that limit
has come under fire for not being safe enough.
Please refer to the New York Times graph on the following page for some examples of
their findings. Basically, they found that Japanese restaurants serving fresh tuna across
New York City were serving tuna fish with concentrations of mercury that are way over
the FDA approved levels. As we have already discussed, this should be a huge concern
for people suffering from essential tremor.
It would be counter intuitive for someone to cut tuna and high fructose corn syrup
from the diet, in an effort to avoid mercury, but continue to eat sushi.
Milk, Cheese and Yogurt with rBST
rBST stands for Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin.
It is banned in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and
Canada. In America, however, it is certain that rBST
has been used on the cows that made your milk, yo-
gurt and cheese unless specifically otherwise stated
on the milk carton.
The controversy over rBST goes back many years. It
was first developed by Monsanto through the use
of a genetically engineered strain of E-Coli. Mon-
santo is a well-known corporation that genetically
engineers crops, animals and hormones. Monsanto
currently controls 90 percent of the corn and 80 per-
cent of the soy grown in America, crops which are
all grown with their genetically modified seeds.
In 1994 Monsanto developed rBST under the trade name Posilac. The hormone, which
is injected directly into the dairy cow, prevents the death of mammary cells. How-
ever there were unintended consequences. Injecting cows with the rBST hormone
increased the risk of the cow developing mastitis, or infection of the udder, by 25 per-
cent.
With an infected udder, cows would pass puss through the milk and into our glasses.
The condition was also excruciatingly painful for the cow. The FDA, which is currently
run by former employees of Monsanto (including Michael Taylor, Margaret Miller, and
Suzan Senchen), has labeled rBST as safe. When a small group of farmers decided to
produce hormone free milk, and label their cartons as rBST free, Monsanto sued them
for “false advertising.”
Thankfully, farmers are still allowed to print on the carton the fact that their milk is free
from added hormones, or “rBST Free” but it is always accompanied with an asterisk (*)
that says rBST is completely safe. To this day, rBST is still banned in Europe and abroad
due to the fact that it causes cancer.
However, a number of people have reported to us that they suspect it caused their
continued tremors, because when they stopped drinking milk altogether, or switched
to a milk made from cows not treated with rBST, their tremors were dramatically re-
duced. This is just another example of how our diet is so important to our health and
our appearance, and must be carefully safeguarded.
Foods containing Sodium Nitrites
Any meats that are processed with So-
dium Nitrite should be avoided at all
costs. Sodium nitrite is commonly used as
a corrosion inhibitor for metals, a reagent
in laboratories, the textile industry uses it
to bleach fibers, manufacturers use it to
make rubber, and the food industry uses it
to cure bacon.
Which one of those just doesn't belong?
In fact, if you look at the ingredients in
bacon, or pepperoni, or anything made
by Oscar Meyer, or most hot dogs, you will
find Sodium Nitrite staring back at you
from the label, unless it otherwise states
“Contains no sodium nitrite.”
“This would be at the top of my list of additives to cut from my diet," says Christine
Gerbstadt, M.D., M.P.H., R.D., L.D.N., a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Associa-
tion. “Under certain high-temperature cooking conditions such as grilling, it transforms
into a reactive compound that has been shown to promote cancer.”
Sodium Nitrite also causes intense migraines in some people, and there is no ques-
tion that it simultaneously wreaks havoc on your hormones while dramatically shifting
your body chemistry. And it is a fact that a dose of just 2 grams of sodium Nitrite will
kill you. But it is the effects that it has on the nervous system that is particular concern
to us.
To date, we have received dozens of testimonials from people who claim that eliminat-
ing all sodium nitrite from their diet had a positive effect on their fight against tremors.
Very often, this method is combined with a lot of other dietary principals covered here,
so it is sometimes difficult to isolate out what has the greatest effect, but time and
again we come back to sodium nitrite as being a major causative factor in tremors,
such that when it is removed from the diet, the tremors are eliminated. It is second
only to high fructose corn syrup.
Aspartame - Throw away your Diet Coke!
Aspartame is the "fake sugar" present in all
diet sodas and "sugar free" products. It is,
without a doubt, the most toxic substance
on the market currently being sold to con-
sumers.
Over one million people in the US report
having suffered from seizures after ingest-
ing it. There have been so many studies
and so many findings on the wide-reaching
toxic effects of aspartame that it is an abso-
lute tragedy it is still on the market.
If you would like to read hundreds of real testimonials from people who have experi-
enced every health-related symptom you can imagine, all in connection to the aspar-
tame found in diet sodas and other products, visit this web page.
And this of course is in addition to the countless men and women we have talked to, a
number that easily reaches into the hundreds, about the adverse effects of aspartame
on their tremors. A further problem with aspartame is that it converts to formaldehyde
in the body, which can eventually lead to chronic formaldehyde poisoning, which can
also cause neurological dysfunction.
Please note that if your tremors are being caused by aspartame, is can take as long as
60 days without consuming any aspartame before symptoms start to improve.
Alcohol - Does it really help?
Many of the people who try the Tremadone Program-
methods report that the moderate consumption of
alcohol improves their tremor symptoms. We are
certainly in no place to recommend the consump-
tion of alcohol, but we will make two recommenda-
tions if this is something you find to be effective.
First, moderation is key. Any hope of stopping trem-
ors by consuming a case of beer nightly will be offset
by liver problems, nervous disorders, heart disease,
high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and many
other ailments. So if you must take this route, do it
with one or two glasses a night.
Second, go with red wine. Red wine contains Resveratrol, a naturally occurring chemi-
cal in grapes that has a high concentration of antioxidants that help your body fight
free radicals that cause cancer and neurological disorders.
Health benefits of Resveratrol found in wine and grapes: Resveratrol is a naturally
occurring chemical found in a number of plants, grapes and wine. It has long been
touted for its positive effects on the nervous system and its anti-aging properties.
They are believed to protect cells from free radicals, harmful oxygen molecules
thought to damage cells that result in cancer, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and
rheumatoid arthritis, and they may be the underlying reason why we age.
So, if you’re going to have a drink to fight your essential tremor, make it red wine in
moderation. Better still, is to avoid alcohol and supplement wine with regular grapes,
which have a much higher concentration of naturally occurring Resveratrol.
Avoid Common Aggravators
The first thing many of us are told to cut
back on when we start investigating
essential tremor is always the same —
avoid caffeine. And for good reason. The
quickest and easiest step you can take to
reduce the involuntary shaking of your
hands, arms and even your head is to cut
back on this simple aggravator, one that’s
ubiquitous. That means avoiding energy
drinks and caffeinated. Even chocolate has
caffeine.
Being conscious of this and making a con-
certed effort to avoid these aggravators can really do wonders. It’s easy to find alterna-
tives, especially for caffeine. If you drink coffee, grab a decaf. If you’re a tea drinker, try
an herbal tea. We enjoy pomegranate, chamomile and Hibiscus herbal teas. Better yet,
drink a cup of Kava, skullcap, oatstraw or marjoram (all of which are caffeine free).
If you’re looking for the extra boost that caffeine provides, orange juice is an excellent
and healthy energizer. Plus, oranges have been used for years to increase blood cir-
culation and combat the tremors. Also, something as simple as eating an apple keeps
your body awake, because it stimulates your digestive tract. We have found on a num-
ber of occasions that eating an apple actually works better than drinking coffee (espe-
cially as we have gotten older), which radically increases the tremors and makes you
crash after a while. Plus, apples provide some of the essential sugars that are necessary
to keep your blood sugar levels under control — a very important factor when trying
to avoid essential tremor.
Tremors are caused by a number of factors, which we have discussed throughout this
report, but something as simple as eliminating caffeine and high-sugar energy drinks,
which are loaded with refined sugars, from your diet can have wondrous effects.
Say No to Teflon-coated pans
It is now common knowledge that
nonstick frying pans, coated with
Teflon, which is patented by Dupont,
release toxic particles when heated to
high temperatures. Among the most
toxic is PFOA, which causes a host of
neurological disorders. PFOA is one of
the critical ingredients in the manufac-
turing process of Teflon.
Because of the toxicity of these pans,
Dupont has agreed to take PFOA (Tef-
lon with it) off the market by 2015.
Why? Because, as the Washington Post
points out, this chemical causes cancer,
birth defects and is found in the blood
of 95 percent of Americans.
As the number of people diagnosed with tremors every year increases, it’s hard to
deny the influence something like Teflon pans might have. The danger here is two fold:
using any metal spatulas, forks or knives that scrape against the pan puts particles of
PFOA directly in your food, as well as vapors that are released when the pan is heated
to high temperatures. Perhaps this is why so many people who have stopped cooking
with non-stick frying pans have seen an almost immediate reduction in their tremors.
So, now you have a mission. If you own any non-stick frying pans, you must throw
them out. Don’t just “put them away” -because you will use them later. Throw them out
today. Replace them with cast iron pans. While expensive in department stores, cast
iron frying pans can usually be found very cheaply on craigslist, at flea markets or even
on eBay.
The good news is that your body can, over time, process out the harmful chemicals
that non-stick cookware puts into your body - especially if your diet is rich in cilantro
and the probiotic-heavy foods I previously mentioned.
Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs)
This section pertains mainly to people
living in the US, but may become more
pertinent to people in other countries
soon.
The majority of genetically modified
crops are corn and soy, which find them-
selves into almost every processed food
on the market today. It may therefore be
shocking for you to learn that an equally
dramatic increase in the incidence of
people experiencing server tremors has occurred since 1997. The link between essen-
tial tremor and the consumption of genetically modified food is fairly conclusive.
Now consider this. How would you feel if we told you that you were being used as a
guinea pig in an experiment that was very likely to damage your health, and poten-
tially cause you to have tremors, without your knowing? If you are like most folks, you
would be very angry. Yet this is exactly what is happening in the United States thanks
to the agricultural giant Monsanto, mentioned earlier in this report as the manufactur-
er of Aspartame (the neurotoxin in all diet soda and sugar-free products) and rBST, the
growth hormone being injected into dairy cows.
Unknown to nearly all consumers in the United States and abroad, we all eat geneti-
cally modified food every day. Any food that is not explicitly labeled "Organic" is most
likely genetically modified. Genetically modified corn is used as the base for all major
cereals like Corn Flakes, as well as all high fructose corn syrup, which always comes
from genetically modified corn. The amount of corn grown and consumed in the US
that is genetically modified is now 80 percent, and nearly all of it comes from seeds
engineered by Monsanto. This company has a horrible track record with respect to pro-
tecting consumer's health. From this company comes just about all the corn and soy in
the United States. And this corn and soy is genetically engineered to withstand show-
ers of its pesticide Roundup, which kills every living thing it touches.
Because the corn and soy is genetically modified not to die when contacted with
Roundup, (which is a concoction of over 4000 chemicals that it does not have to dis-
close) United States’ farmers now dump in excess of 400 million pounds of Roundup
onto the corn and soy crops each year (and this isn’t by choice).
What's worse is that Obama recently appointed a former Monsanto employee, Tom Vil-
sack as our agriculture secretary in the United States, and former Monsanto employee
Michael Taylor to the FDA. All of our research shows again and again that consuming
genetically modified corn and soy contributes more significantly to tremors than per-
haps any other risk factor mentioned in this report. So fight back in the following ways:
First, commit to not eating any corn or soy that is not organic. Organic corn and Organ-
ic soy can not be genetically modified. Second, commit to not eating any food that has
corn or soy listed in it's ingredients, unless it's organic.
Final Thoughts
Over 10 million Americans suffer from Essential Tremor and most of them will never
even know it. For those who are diagnosed or discover for themselves, there have
traditionally been very few treatment options. Even today, doctors prescribe drugs
that simply don’t work and carry unwanted and sometimes dangerous side effects.
Our goal at Tremadone is to change that precedent. Tremadone is a product that has
worked for thousands of people suffering from Essential Tremor and we’re confident
that it can work for you.
Tremadone’s “Tremor-Free Diet” was designed to enhance the Tremadone program.
Thousands of people have testified to the diet’s ability to speed up Tremadone’s effec-
tiveness while helping the body fend off potential dietary hazards.
Each day, you encourage you to try and stick to our dietary recommendations as
closely as possible. Foods that you really like, which we advocate against, can be
weened off. In other words, don’t try to go “cold turkey” on anything, because sooner
or later you’ll snap and abruptly shift right back to your old habits. If you make small
changes one day at a time, you’ll get where you’re trying to go without ever looking
back.
The most frequent question we get about the Tremadone program is how much hope
there is for an individual sufferer. Our unanimous answer is: “A lot!” Countless folks
have seen incredible results simply using the Tremadone supplement twice a day and
taking advantage of the “Tremor-Free Diet.”
Stay the path, keep making daily improvements however small, and know that there is
every reason to have hope, regardless of your age, your genes, or the intensity of your
tremors. We ask you to have some faith. You will get there, as so many men and wom-
en have before you.
We believe in you.
Sincerely,
The Tremadone Team
Here’s an example of a regular day on the tremor diet. We included three
meals, a few beverage choices and a supplement schedule. You don’t have
to do it exactly this way every day, but this will help you get an idea for how
you can seamlessly and deliciously fuse the diet with your lifestyle.
1. Breakfast
Yogurt, granola and flaxseeds. Mix a cup of organic yogurt with live cultures, a few tablespoons of
granola and a two teaspoons of ground flaxseeds. Wash it down with a cup of Yogi’s Kava tea served
hot or poured over a cup of ice with a little honey for a brighter, sweeter kickstart to the day. If you
opt for coffee, make it a decaf or at least half-caf while you ween yourself away from caffeine.
Supplement breakfast with one tablet of the Tremadone Oral Supplement immediately after
eating.
2. Lunch
A tremor fighting salad with lettuce, spinach, cilantro, ginger, garlic, walnuts, ground flaxseed and
red kidney beans (substitute chicken for the kidney beans if you’d like). Finely chop the cilantro, gin-
ger and garlic and add your favorite dressing (make sure it doesn’t have high fructose corn syrup).
Top it off with olive oil and fresh lemon juice for an added twist. Treat yourself with a Hansen’s soda
(none of their sodas are made with high fructose corn syrup).
3. Dinner
Cilantro Pesto over whole wheat spaghetti. Gather the following ingredients: one bunch of fresh
organic cilantro,a cup of extra virgin olive oil, one tablespoon of cod liver oil with lemon, half a cup
of roasted pine nuts, three tablespoons of fresh avocado, two cloves of garlic peeled and mashed
and a quarter teaspoon of tumeric, sea salt and black pepper. Take all the ingredients and mix them
in a food processor or blender and pour the results over hot spaghetti. Have a drink of your choice.
A glass of red wine, water, milk, etc. Supplement breakfast with another tablet of the Tremadone
Oral Supplement immediately after eating.
