Disastrous Employee

"...keeping you great" Ten Minutes with the Growth Guy

HEADLINES:

Michael Dell back at the helm -- most of you probably saw the news yesterday -- Michael Dell is back as CEO after Kevin Rollins resigned effective immediately. HP has surpassed Dell in computer sales, which has rocked Dell's world. Michael has faced far worse setbacks. Hopefully we're going to see a Tiger Woods-style turnaround in Dell's game.

Disastrous employee situation -- FORTUNE Small Business magazine is doing a story on difficult employees. They are looking for situations where an employee damaged your business through inappropriate behavior (i.e. hostility   to customers) or deliberate sabotage. If the situation has gone to court and is on the public record, that's preferred. If not, are you still willing to share names? Please email Elaine Pofeldt, Elaine_pofeldt@fortunemail.com

Quick update on Nick Arrigan's walk with his children -- I reported last week that Arrigan, Vega Consulting, was going to start a weekly walk with his kids in addition to launching a "CEO Council"-like meeting at his company. Nick emailed this week "I wanted to let you know that week   one (with the kids) was like a typical sappy Broadway review. We laughed, we cried, it was amazing." Nick, keep on walking!

FDA approves Vitamin C trial for cancer -- this after Dr. Mark Levine published new evidence that suggests Vitamin C can work like chemotherapy, only better. Those that have read my insights for years know that I'm a huge proponent of regular Vitamin C IVs (I get one every six to ten weeks). My 2004 "Insight" about Vitamin C is republished under DETAILS below. And here's a link to the Chicago Tribune report on the latest FDA trial.

Hans Stoop wins the first "Verney" -- this note from Kees de Jong, Survey Sampling International (www.surveysampling.com) "At this year's YEO Gala in Amsterdam we had a "BEST VERNE IMPLEMENTATION" award. Really! This was won by Hans Stoop, who made his daily metrics as a visual Formula 1 race on this company intranet, thanks to you." Congrats Hans (www.dfk.nl) and thank you YEO Netherlands. Here's a link to a photo from the event.

The guy with the mike is YEO Netherlands co-President Xander Heijman (Axoft)
The guy with the glasses is the other YEO Netherlands co-President Pieter Vos (Alertinfo) and the third person is Hans Stoop (DFK), the winner.

DETAILS:

"...keeping you great (and healthy!)"
 
HEADLINES:
 
"...it takes much more than logic and clear-cut demonstrations to overcome the inertia and dogma of established thought." Dr. Irwin Stone
 
Year after year I would come down with the flu around the holidays and on vacations -- almost as if my body knew I couldn't get sick during the busy times, but had permission to "let down" when I had some time off. I wanted to understand why this happened to me and to many busy entrepreneurs and executives I know.
 
Year after year friends and acquaintances would come off a high stress period in their business and develop chronic illnesses, some severe including cancer. And friends I've known that have been relatively healthy would start developing various chronic problems in their forties and beyond -- back and joint pain, fatigue, depression, etc.
 
Three to four times a year, most recently just before Thanksgiving, I receive 30,000mg (30 grams) of vitamin C intravenously. I use a protocol created by Dr. Hugh Riordan over the past 20 years -- I had him share the protocol with my doctor so I can get it locally. And the U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH), in an April 2004 study, is finally validating Dr. Riordan's approach. The study showed that much more vitamin C gets taken up when it is given via the intravenous route than when the vitamin is taken orally. The authors of   the study include Sebastian J. Padayatty, MD of the Molecular and Clinical Nutrition Section at one of the NIH institutes, and his chief, Mark A. Levine, MD (Harvard   Medical School). Both are highly regarded figures in academic circles.
 
More importantly, the study shocked the medical community when it found   blood plasma levels of Vitamin C could be achieved 60 times what was thought possible through intravenous Vitamin C-- breaking down one of the huge myths about large doses of Vitamin C. And there's a study being led by the University of Kansas Medical Center to study the impact of large does of intravenous Vitamin C on cancer (80 -- 100 grams of C). Remarkably, there are no side-effects of   large doses of Vitamin C, as opposed to what has been found with Vitamin E. And the intravenous method bypasses the impact on the digestive system, going straight into the blood stream to replenish cells, boost your immune system and refill your adrenal glands, etc. But do your own research -- I'll share some references below under DETAILS.
 
Stress dramatically reduces your plasma levels of Vitamin C. Pumping adrenaline dramatically reduces your plasma levels of Vitamin C. Sitting on airplanes on runways (and taking in the engine fumes) dramatically reduces your plasma levels of Vitamin C. Firefighters, after a fighting a fire, or policeman, after engaging in a chase, will see their plasma levels of Vitamin C drop to zero. A simple cut consumes massive amounts of Vitamin C. Environmental factors all around us are causing our bodies to consume massive amounts of Vitamin C, which the body robs from cells over time since we are one of only two mammals that can't produce Vitamin C. And over time our cells and immune system are compromised to the point that flu and cancer and other chronic illnesses are able to grab a foot hold in our bodies. Joints actually start bleeding when you're low on Vitamin C (thus lots of early back problems with firefighters, not from the work as they had thought). Bleeding gums is actually a sign of low Vitamin C. Vitamin C is needed to maintain the strength of artery walls.  
 
In addition, I take 8 grams (800 times the Recommended Daily Allowance) of C orally a day. I've come to learn this is the right amount for me (different for each person). I've learned from research why you have to increase your tolerance slowly, why you need this much, how enzymes are produced by the body to aid absorption, how this impacts you if you skip a day, how it DOESN'T make you dependent, etc.
 
After exhaustive study and first hand experience, let me state emphatically here that we'll look back on chemotherapy as the equivalent of bloodletting. We'll look back on all the pills we're consuming as the equivalent of poisoning ourselves. Traditional medicine is effective at treating acute problems, but has been largely ineffective at dealing with chronic problems. The long term   research is conclusive that most of the infectious diseases can be cured with large doses of Vitamin C. And rather than heal us through cutting, burning, and poisoning (present approach to cancer), IV Vitamin C will both kill the cancer while strengthening the immune system and building up the cells to prevent its spread. I'm going out on a limb, but I've done my homework.
 
The biggest obstacle is economics and inertia. It takes forty years for the medical community to come around to new ideas. And it's not in the interest of the medical and pharmaceutical industries to find inexpensive cures. I could go on and on, but happy to talk with any of you privately if you have questions. Maintaining our health is critical to having the energy and desire to run our   companies.
 
"Vitamin C should be given to the patient while the doctors ponder the diagnosis."
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
 
The American College for Advancement of Medicine is a medical society that educates health-care professionals about alternative therapies. It teaches vitamin C infusion protocols as part of training in chelation therapy. It has a physician referral phone line (1-888-439-6891) and a searchable online physician directory:
 
Contact the Center for Human Functioning 316-682-3100 to get the protocol for intravenous Vitamin C -- it is the standard used by NIH and the various research institutions studying the impact on various infectious diseases.
 
I just finished the 452 page book "Vitamin C, Infectious Diseases, and Toxins" by Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD. It summarizes the over 1200 medical and scientific journal articles on Vitamin C over the past century.
 
Check out this link for a concise update on the NIH, University of Kansas, and the history of why Vitamin C was bypassed as a cure for several decades:
 
Go to www.cforyourself.com for additional links to resources and studies on Vitamin C.
 
And for an interesting letter from Dr. Irvin Stone, who authored the opening quote, go to http://nutri.com/stone/