“Count Your Blessings”…The “Gift” of My Colon Cancer Journey Using Repurposed Drugs, Nutraceuticals, IV Vit C, Diet, Meditation, and Yes Surgery…

...and Microplastics & the Brain; Alzheimer's/Parkinson's & Ginkgo, Boswellia, Choline, Creatine & Potassium; CAD & Colchicine; Brussel Sprouts & Health; Cancer & Fenben, Mebendazole & Ivermectin Combo...

(For Kirk Hamilton PA’s Video Review (28:24 min:sec) and Complete Substack CLICK HERE )

MIND - BODY - ENERGY CENTERS - MEDITATION - Count Your Blessings: A Guided Practice With the Energy Centers, a series of eight audio lessons and eight guided meditations – one for each center. Count Your Blessings also includes detailed instructions and a thorough resource guide to help you personalize your practice.

Kirk’s Comment: Over the last two years in my successful colon cancer journey, which really has been a gift for me to change, I have gone to several Dr. Joe Dispenza’s four to seven day intensives, done their health professional training, committed to hours of meditation daily and have worked very hard at re-framing my thoughts and emotions. This above 8 meditation series, along with 8 mini-lectures one for each energy center, and a very practical and usable workbook is a gift and truly worth every penny to help one with personal transformation. I highly recommend this for everyone who is not just trying to “get well” but also create a life of purpose and self-direction. EXCELLENT! (Listen to my interviews with lead U.C. San Diego researcher Hemal Patel, PhD on Dr. Joe’s work. There is considerable hard science behind the many “Stories of Transformation” 1) S cientific Proof That a Week-Long Intensive Meditation Retreat Can Change Brain Structure and Metabolism, Create Endogenous Drug-Like Compounds and Enhance Non-Touch Healing... 2) What is the Evidence and Possible Mechanisms of How Meditation Can Change Our Biology to Prevent or Reverse Serious Disease in the Individual & In Those Who Receive Intentional Meditation From Others .)

MICROPLASTICS - HEALTH RISK - REMOVAL WITH FOOD. Best Ways to Remove Microplastics From Your System. By Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine with Chuck Carroll, Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD, VUMEDI, December 16, 2025. Excellent, understandable and practical 23:52 min:sec video where Dr. Kahleova reviews the health risks of microplastics; how much we accumulate them in our bodies (ex. a plastic spoon full (7 gms) of microplastics in ones brain); food, cooking and storage sources of microplastics; clothing and microplastics; and reviews foods sources of compounds that are lower in microplastics and have compounds (like anthocyanins in berries ) in them that help remove microplastics from our bodies.

COVID 19 - PANDEMIC - Five Year Pandemic Review and What to Expect in 2026. Dr McCullough on The Josh Axe Show . Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH, Focal Points (Courageous Discourse), Peter McCullough, MD, Dec 28, 2025. Video 1:44:32. “A MUST WATCH INTERVIEW TO UNDERSTAND THE TOTALLY OF THE ‘PLANNED’ COVID PANDEMIC FROM TREATMENTS, TO HEALTH CONSEQUENCES AND "VACCINE RELIGION.”
TOPICS IN THIS INTERVIEW
1) Early Response and Medical Silence
2) Creating the McCullough Protocol
3) What the Autopsies Revealed
4) Long COVID and the Engineered Spike Protein
5) Heart Effects, Myocarditis, and Sudden Death
6) The “Religion” of Vaccinology
7) The Path Forward
8) Summary

MCCULLOUGH FOUNDATION HIGHLIGHTS - Worth the 1:53 min:sec watch highlights from the McCullough Foundation’s Work in 2025 on treating early Covid, Covid Long Haul, Vaccine Harm, Autism and Congressional and Senate Testimonies.

VACCINE SCHEDULE - RESTRUCTURING - DENMARK - Comparing US CDC ACIP and Denmark Childhood Vaccine Schedules. Policy shift may lessen burden of vaccines on American children. Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH, Focal Points (Courageous Discourse), Dec 26, 2025. “…The U.S. system prioritizes population‑wide immunologic saturation and corporate throughput, resulting in early and frequent exposures. Denmark’s model favors prudence—vaccinating later, less often, and focusing on diseases that pose proven, ongoing domestic threats…”

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ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE - BOSWELLIA SERRATA - 2022 (Canada-Iran) Clinical Trial with 85 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease took Boswellia for 6 months and saw significant improvements! William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 29, 2025.
1) Boswellic acids (K-Vie™) improves clinical cognitive scores and reduces systemic inflammation in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. “…The treatment doses were 400 mg K-Vie™ capsule, thrice a day (1200 mg/day), versus matching placebo…This study suggests that a reduction of systemic inflammatory biomarkers
correlates with improvement in brain and cognitive function. Decreasing inflammation may represent a novel avenue to effectively treat AD…”

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE - GINKGO BILOBA - 2023 Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (China) - patients did better with Ginkgo + standard treatment than standard treatment alone! William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 29, 2025.
1) Effectiveness and safety of ginkgo biloba preparations in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. “… Conclusion: Ginkgo biloba preparations plus donepezil can improve clinical effectiveness rate and vocabulary memory outcomes…”

BRAIN FUNCTION - CHOLINE - What Choline Does for Your Brain (Plus the Best Ways to Get It. By Molly Knudsen, M.S., RDN, MindBodyGreen, December 19, 2025.
1) Improved Attentional Performance Following Citicoline Administration in Healthy Adult Women. “…After 28 days of daily citicoline supplementation, participants who were administered either the 250 mg or the 500 mg citicoline doses showed significantly better ability to produce correct responses on the CPT-II, likely due to improved cognitive inhibition…”
2) The role of citicoline in cognitive impairment: pharmacological characteristics, possible advantages, and doubts for an old drug with new perspectives. “…Citicoline appears to be a promising agent to improve cognitive impairment, especially of vascular origin…”
3) Neurocognitive effects of acute choline supplementation in low, medium and high performer healthy volunteers. “…behavioral performance in schizophrenia-relevant cognitive domains was assessed in 24 male participants following a single low (500mg) and moderate (1000mg) dose of CDP-choline. Relative to placebo, CDP-choline improved processing speed, working memory, verbal learning, verbal memory, and executive function in low baseline performers…”

BRAIN FUNCTION - POTASSIUM - ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS - T he Brain Nutrient You’re Not Getting Enough Of (But Really Should Be) By Dr. Drew Ramsey VUMEDI, October 22, 2025. ( high potassium foods, potato, sweet potato, spinach, greens, black beans, avocado, white beans, banana)

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - COLCHICINE - Should Colchicine Become Standard Therapy for CAD?

The efficacy and safety of low-dose colchicine (0.5 mg daily) have been primarily demonstrated in two landmark, large-scale, randomized controlled trials (RCTs):

• LoDoCo2 (Low-Dose Colchicine 2) Trial : Focused on patients with chronic stable CAD, this trial found that colchicine reduced the risk of MACE (a composite of cardiovascular death, spontaneous myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or urgent revascularization) by 31% over a median follow-up of 28.6 months when added to standard care, including statins.

• COLCOT (Colchicine Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial) Trial : Enrolled patients within 30 days after a myocardial infarction (heart attack). It demonstrated a 23% lower incidence of the primary composite cardiovascular endpoint over a median follow-up of 23 months.

Other studies and meta-analyses have largely supported these findings, though some recent trials, such as the CLEAR SYNERGY trial (published in late 2024), produced mixed results, leading researchers to conclude that optimal dosing, timing, and patient selection require further research.

Colchicine Debate: Colchicine Surprise: No Help Post-MI, Large CLEAR SYNERGY Trial Shows. The study conflicts with two prior trials showing a benefit and may warrant colchicine’s reconsideration in the guidelines.

Mechanism of Action

Colchicine works as an anti-inflammatory drug, a key factor in treating atherosclerosis, which is recognized as an inflammation-driven disease. Its main actions include:

• Inhibiting the assembly and activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome, which reduces pro-inflammatory cytokines like interleukin-1β and interleukin-18.

• Disrupting microtubule polymerization, which hinders the migration and adhesion of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell involved in inflammation) to arterial walls.

These effects help stabilize atherosclerotic plaques and prevent their rupture, which is a common cause of heart attacks and strokes.

Clinical Use and Considerations

• Indications: Low-dose colchicine (0.5 mg/day) is approved as an adjunct therapy for secondary prevention in adults with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease or multiple risk factors.

• Safety Profile: Colchicine is generally well-tolerated at low doses. The most common side effects are gastrointestinal issues, such as diarrhea, which often resolve with continued use.

• Contraindications & Interactions: It should be avoided in patients with significant renal or liver dysfunction and used with caution with other drugs that share its metabolic pathways (e.g., certain antibiotics, antifungals, and some statins) to avoid toxicity.

Overall, studies confirm that for many high-risk patients on standard therapy (including statins), adding low-dose colchicine offers a significant, additional layer of protection against future cardiovascular events.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS - HEALTH - Brussels Sprouts: The Tiny Veggie That Detoxes and Protects DNA—How to Maximize Benefits. By Emma Suttie D.Ac, AP, EPOCH Times, December 19, 2025.
1) Consumption of Brussels sprouts results in elevated α-class glutathione S-transferase levels in human blood plasma.
2) Effects of consumption of Brussels sprouts on intestinal and lymphocytic glutathione S-transferases in humans.
3) Reduction of oxidative DNA-damage in humans by Brussels sprouts. “…300 g of cooked Brussels sprouts per day…In the control group there was no difference between the two periods in levels of 8-oxodG. In contrast, in the sprouts group the levels of 8-oxodG were decreased by 28% during the intervention period. The present findings support the results of epidemiologic studies that consumption of cruciferous vegetables may result in a decreased cancer risk…”
4) Consumption of Brussels sprouts protects peripheral human lymphocytes against 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) and oxidative DNA-damage: results of a controlled human intervention trial. (…for the first time that sprout consumption (300 mg/d) leads to inhibition of sulfotransferases in humans and to protection against PhIP and oxidative DNA-damage…”
5) Induction of estradiol metabolism by dietary indole-3-carbinol in humans.
6) Harnessing the Power of Cruciferous Vegetables: Developing a Biomarker for Brassica Vegetable Consumption Using Urinary 3,3’-Diindolylmethane.
7) Indole-3-Carbinol.
8) Glucosinolates From Cruciferous Vegetables and Their Potential Role in Chronic Disease: Investigating the Preclinical and Clinical Evidence.

COGNITIVE FUNCTION - CREATINE - Effects of creatine supplementation on cognitive function of healthy individuals: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. “…Oral creatine administration may improve short-term memory and intelligence/reasoning of healthy individuals but its effect on other cognitive domains remains unclear...It is imperative that creatine should be tested on patients with dementias or cognitive impairment…”

ENVIRONMENT - WATER - The Myth of Clean Water: Passing Tests, Failing Physiology. Dilution, delay, and detection limits built modern water policy. Most drinking water is declared safe because it meets a checklist. Human physiology was never part of the checklist. Pierre Kory, MD, MPA, Pierre Kory’s Medical Musings, Dec 22, 2025.

LONGEVITY - COFFEE - Study Shows People Who Drink Their Coffee Like This May Live Longer . By Molly Knudsen, M.S., RDN, MindBodyGreen, June 26, 2025.
1) Habitual Coffee, Tea, and Caffeine Consumption, Circulating Metabolites, and the Risk of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity. “…inverse associations of coffee, tea, and caffeine intake with the risk of new-onset CM were observed…Habitual coffee or caffeine intake, especially at a moderate level, was associated with a lower risk of new-onset CM (cardiometabolic multimorbidity)…”
2) Coffee Consumption and Mortality among United States Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study. “…Higher coffee consumption was associated with lower all-cause mortality…The health benefits of coffee consumption may be diminished when sugar and saturated fat are added…”
3) Caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee consumption and risk of all-cause mortality: a dose–response meta-analysis of cohort studies. “…coffee consumption plays a role in reducing the risk of all-cause mortality. Similar inverse associations are found for caffeinated coffee and decaffeinated coffee…”

MENTAL HEALTH - PET - MICROBIOME - NEW STUDY: Dogs Improve Human Mental Health by Transferring Beneficial Microbes. Dog ownership during adolescence alters the human microbiome in ways that measurably improve social behavior. Nicolas Hulscher, MPH, Focal Points (Courageous Discourse), Dec 29, 2025.
1) Dog ownership during adolescence alters the microbiota and improves mental health.”…
• Dog ownership in adolescence is linked to improved mental health
• Adolescents with dogs show distinct microbiota profiles
• Dog-related microbiota transfer enhances mouse social behavior
• Streptococcus ASVs correlate with well-being in adolescents and mice…”

MITOCHONDRIA - The 5 Lifestyle Changes That Boost Mitochondrial Health, According To A Stanford Scientist. By Ava Durgin, MindBodyGreen, 12/23/25.
1) Impact of Resistance Training on Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Biogenesis, Content, and Function.

PARKINSON’S DISEASE - BOSWELLIA SERRATA - Effects of Boswellia serrata resin extract on motor dysfunction and brain oxidative stress in an experimental model of Parkinson’s disease. “…treatment with B. serrata extract at doses of 125, 250 and 500 mg/kg caused a significant reduction in the latency and total time…Our findings suggest that B. serrata resin extract acts as an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agent that protects nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons and improve motor impairments in PD…”

PARKINSON’S DISEASE - GINKGO BILOBA - 2023 Randomized Clinical Trial conducted in Iran shows Ginkgo alleviated severity of Parkinsonism, motor symptoms and memory. William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 21, 2025.

PARKINSON’S DISEASE - GINKGO BILOBA - P ARKINSON’S Disease - GINKGO BILOBA supplementation leads to dramatic improvements - 2014 Case Report. William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 21, 2025.

PERTUSSIS - VACCINE - Pertussis Vaccine Failure Resulting in Outbreaks Among Vaccinated Children. Politicians blaming RFK, but reality is legacy vaccine is failing to protect children. Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH, Focal Points (Courageous Discourse), Dec 27, 2025.

VACCINE SCHEDULE - Comparing US CDC ACIP and Denmark Childhood Vaccine Schedules. Peter McCullough, MD, Policy shift may lessen burden of vaccines on American children. Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH, Focal (Courageous Discourse), Dec 26, 2025.

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ASTROCYTOMA - IVERMECTIN - MEBENDAZOLE - FENBENDAZOLE - 12 year old New York boy with ASTROCYTOMA reports after 6 months - 40% tumor shrinkage! William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 30, 2025.

BRAIN CANCER - GLIOMA - IVERMECTIN - MEBENDAZOLE - 15 year old Canadian boy with high grade GLIOMA after 2 Pfizer COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines, reports after 2 months - up to 70% tumor shrinkage!! William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 20, 2025

BREAST CANCER - GREEN TEA - SOY
1) Green tea consumption and breast cancer risk or recurrence: a meta-analysis. “…Available epidemiologic evidence supports the hypothesis that increased green tea consumption may be inversely associated with risk of breast cancer recurrence…”
2) Prevention of breast cancer by dietary polyphenols-role of cancer stem cells. ”…Green tea, which is rich in EGCG, suppressed BCSCs proliferation by regulating mitochondrial metabolism, rendering cancer cell more quiescent…”
3) Phytonutrients and outcomes following breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. “…Soy, enterolactone, and green tea demonstrated significant risk reductions in outcomes following breast cancer…”
4) Soy intake and breast cancer risk: a prospective study of 300,000 Chinese women and a dose-response meta-analysis. “…the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) study…demonstrated that moderate soy intake was not associated with breast cancer risk among Chinese women. Higher amount of soy intake might provide reasonable benefits for the prevention of breast cancer…”
5) Soy Product Consumption and the Risk of Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. “…Our findings suggest that high total soy product consumption, especially soy milk and tofu, is associated with lower cancer risk…”
6) Soy intake and breast cancer risk: an evaluation based on a systematic review of epidemiologic evidence among the Japanese population.”…soy intake possibly decreases the risk of breast cancer among Japanese women…”
7) Soybean products and reduction of breast cancer risk: a case–control study in Japan.”…The present study found a statistically inverse association between tofu or isoflavone intake and risk of breast cancer in Japanese premenopausal women, while no statistically significant association was evident with the risk among postmenopausal women…”

BREAST CANCER - IVERMECTIN - FENBENDAZOLE - 53 year old UTAH woman with Stage 4 Breast Cancer gets to remission in 11 months!! William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 22, 2025.

BREAST CANCER - IVERMECTIN - MEBENDAZOLE - 48 year old California woman with Stage 3 Metaplastic Triple Negative Breast Cancer reports after 2 months - remission achieved. William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 27, 2025.

B REAST CANCER - IVERMECTIN - MEBENDAZOLE - 75 year old Oklahoma woman with Stage 1 Breast Cancer (TNBC Metaplastic) reports after 4 months - no cancer! William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 31, 2025.

BREAST CANCER - SURGERY - IVERMECTIN, FENBENDAZOLE- MEBENDAZOLE - 63 year old California woman with Stage 1 Breast Cancer 1cm tumor has surgery after 4 months - No Cancer found!! William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 22, 2025.

CANCER - VITAMIN D - PREVENTION -Vitamin D Could Prevent 30,000 Cancer Deaths Per Year in Germany Alone. Over 900 studies show anti-cancer activity of vitamin D across most cancer types, and randomized controlled trials demonstrate a ~13% reduction in cancer mortality. Nicolas Hulscher, MPH, Focal Points (Courageous Discourse), Dec 21, 2025.
1) Vitamin D supplementation to the older adult population in Germany has the cost-saving potential of preventing almost 30,000 cancer deaths per year. “…vitamin D supplementation was estimated to prevent almost 30 000 cancer deaths per year at approximate costs of €900 million and savings of €1.154 billion, suggesting net savings of €254 million. Our results support promotion of supplementation of vitamin D among older adults as a cost-saving approach to substantially reduce cancer mortality…”
2) The impact of vitamin D on cancer: A mini review. “…The majority of evidence suggests that low circulating vitamin D levels are associated with an increased risk of cancers, whereas supplementation alone or in combination with other chemo/immunotherapeutic drugs may improve clinical outcomes even further…”

CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA - IVERMECTIN - FENBENDAZOLE, CBD Oil - 85 year old Toronto, Ontario man with Cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin Tumor) reports after 4 months - goes from progressing to Complete Remission!! William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 20, 2025.

COLORECTAL CANCER - IVERMECTIN - FENBENDAZOLE - 55 year old California Man with Stage 3 Colorectal Cancer (4.6cm T3N1M0) reports after 6 months - complete remission!! William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, December 27, 2025.

ENDOMETRIAL CANCER - IVERMECTIN - MEBENDAZOLE - FENBENDAZOLE - 66 year old California woman with Stage 4 Endometrial cancer reports after 4 months. Key adjustment makes a huge difference... William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 30, 2025.

GASTRIC CANCER - IVERMECTIN - MEBENDAZOLE - 74 year old Arizona woman with Stage 4 Gastric Cancer reports after 4 months of no chemo - almost all metastatic disease is GONE! William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 31, 2025.

LUNG CANCER - IVERMECTIN - FENBENDAZOLE - CBD Oil - 54 year old California woman with Stage 4 NSCLC Lung Cancer reports after 4 months - the results are stunning! William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 27, 2025.

LUNG CANCER - IVERMECTIN - MEBENDAZOLE - 70 year old California woman with Stage 4 NSCLC Lung Cancer with brain mets reports after 2 months: 74% tumor volume shrinkage (no chemo). William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 28, 2025.
LUNG CANCER - IVERMECTIN - FENBENDZOLE - 53 yo UK man with Stage 4 Lung Cancer reports after 10 months, Lung Tumor continues to shrink (70% shrinkage) - patient outlives prognosis given by Oncologist! William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 31, 2025.

LUNG CANCER - IVERMECTIN - FENBENDAZOLE - 61 year old New Jersey woman with Stage 3 SCLC Lung Ca reports after 4 months - complete remission - Oncologist shocked and at a loss for words!! William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 31, 2025.

LYMPHOMA - IVERMECTIN - FENBENDAZOLE - CBD Oil - 70 year old Oklahoma man with Stage 4 Follicular Lymphoma metastatic to bones reports after 6 months - Remission! William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 27, 2025.

OVARIAN CANCER - IVERMECTIN - MEBENDAZOLE - VITAMIN B17 - GRAVIOLA (SOURSOP) - 79 year old woman in France with Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer achieves an impossible remission in 2 months! William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 23, 2025.

PROSTATE CANCER - IVERMECTIN - FENBENDAZOLE - 69 year old Nevada man with Stage 4 Prostate Cancer has incredible clinical response - from needing a walker to hiking again!! William Makis, MD, Covid Intel, Dec 22, 2025.

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• Practice, Persistence and Patience - My Favorite . The first story of transformation that “jumped out” at me before my cancer and then the first one “sent” to me after my cancer diagnosis. A physician cures herself of a rare, life threatening sarcoma after chemo, radiation and alternative therapies had been tried.

• ” Source” the Documentary - The Science behind the practice. Highly recommended.

• Proof - Stories of Transformation (listen to a few stories of transformation from serious health problems)

• Stories of Transformation - YouTube Channel

• Research: The Science Behind Mind/Body Healing and Meditation

• Dr. Joe Dispenza’s Book : Becoming Supernatural

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