“Over the top kills many in two months.”
~ By Cynthia G. Creel
Winter time is suppose to be fun to go sliding in the snow and feel the cold tingling on your checks. Too often there has been violent tragedies during the winter leaving many to die and many to deal with the carnage after the fact with only prayers to comfort those left behind and no power to change the past for a better outcome. Could there be a connection I will let you decide after you have read the facts. There are always reasons why, we just don’t always know the why. Here are some thoughts of why, just maybe that is:
December 2012 Adam Lanza of Newtown, Connecticut, USA on a rampage kills his mother, many others at a local school and himself: a total of 27 people. CBS News senior correspondent John Miller, a former FBI assistant director, said on "CBS This Morning." (9) reporting that Lanza spends time in a total dark rooms to play a violent video game and sleeps in a room also totally blacked out.
January 29, 2013 a tragic story starts to unfold here in the United States. About 1 minute into the video report by John Miller on CBS this morning (1) reporting that the victim, Charlie Poland and the shooter Jimmy Lee Dykes who was caught on tape shooting and killing Charlie Poland and kidnapping a young child ending up in an underground bunker. With the last gift of a pie from Poland the morning of the shooting and other reported other gifts of eggs and jam as a thank you for work done by Dykes from Poland. Dykes had a message that was unclear in writings or request wanting to tell a female reporter his story. With the only message clear that Dykes hated the Federal Government and dislike for the local government. Dykes took his young kidnapping victim and ended up in the underground bunker before his death and the safe return of the child. (1)
Early February 2013 Christopher Dorner started a rampage and killing spree. John Miller, the former head of the Los Angels Police Department (LAPD) Major Crimes Division, on CBS This Morning (2)reported Dorner had a hit list of people he wanted have a revenge style of killing after he had been fired from the LA police department that included a path of destruction killing many and enduing up with Dormer taking his life. Dorner. In the most common picture of Dorner he is seen as a possibly happy person with dark complexion (maybe African American) smiling. (2)
At first all three of these crimes seem to be unrelated, just three men angry at the world for different reasons focusing on one idea to get a message out without the regarded of life for themselves or killing others who are in the way or to make a point.
One of the common factors I believe would be common in both cases would be a vitamin D3 deficiency the three men having environmental factors as the “finger pulling the trigger on the gun”. According to Natural News (8) the symptoms of D3 deficiency ranges from predisposes children to respiratory disease to chronic kidney disease to asthma to cancer to schizophrenia and depression with the list continuing to grow. Other factors of the affects of sweeteners and high blood presser may have played a role.
The evidence is mounting, but no direct proof that I am aware because no vitamin D3 levels were taken at the time of the events or before the fact have been disclosed by any report I have read. I have never heard of any blood work being preformed on a person of this intent to kill to send a message out. What I do know is Vitamin D3 can be produced in the body from sun expose, eaten and or can be taken as a supplement to maintain levels. In the winter the sun expose is less in hours and intensity, if we combined being indoors in a dark room then the levels are most likely to drop even more. Another study from The journal of clinical Endocrinology and metabolism supports the idea that if our skin is blocked from expose to the sun, in this case sunscreen the interfered with the cutaneous production of vitamin D3.(4) With a third way of limiting the expose from the sun being the coloring of the skin a study form the British Journal of Nutrition (3) shows Vitamin D deficiencies wide spread among immigrant women of Pakistan, Turkey and Somalia descent living in Norway found vitamin D deficiency wide spread with the use of supplementation plus education having a positive effect on the vitamin D levels.
So what we know is all three spent time away from the sun either in dark rooms or having a darker skin color which would decrease the effects of the sun when exposed plus the fact it is winter time in the USA all could contribute to the likely hood of a vitamin D3 deficiency.
All three were upset enough to take hostages and kill. All three died in the end, two suicide and one killed by authorities to protect the kidnapped victim. Unless testes were preformed on levels of vitamin D3 we will never know what the true levels were only the fact that people were angry enough to kill. We do know in some cases when there is a deficiency of Vitamin D3 some people end up having a side effect of schizophrenia to depression. (14)
The other facts I am aware of is the possible gifts of sweetness like jam or pie to Dykes. The others living in the United States having access to high levels of processed sweetened foods like sodas or sweet treats would have a high likelihood of poor glycemic control contributing to anger possibly. . A study of Loyola University (6) Chicago suggests that glycemic variability may be associated with lower quality of life and negative moods. This could have been a factor in people who where already on the edge.
One final factor that may have influence all three, but more likely Dorner and Dykes, but not Lanza is the facts surrounding blood pressure. With a study from University of British Columbia (10) showing a negative effect of high blood pressure resulting in an increase in anger.
In combination for Dorner who looks like an African American the answer might be in his heritage. If he was an African American he would be much more likely to have African-American men have higher levels of hypertension than white men. Hypertension is known as the silent killer because it can develop without the individual knowing it. According to a study from the Universality of Illinois (12)
For Dykes the risk was also being over 60 it left him at an increased chance of having high blood presser as reported by WebMD (13) one in three adult Americans have high blood pressure including over half Americans age 60 or older have over 90% risk of developing high blood pressure.
There are too many other items that might have contributed to these three tragedies. The largest is not knowing the physical reasons why. Knowing three very important items of vitamin D3 levels, glycolic levels and high blood pressure could give us and inside of some of the reasons why these events happened. We most likely will never know if these are a factor, but it makes me wonder if they were.
The underlying issues of health is clear when we feel good and our body is in a “normal” zone we are most likely going to do better and remain more calm. The negative affects of the environment on the body are clear, how much they affect us would be dependent upon the circumstances of each person.
The turmoil these men had to endure was greater then they were able to handle. The sadness they created will affect many for a life time. The hopes I would have is that these be the last of this type knowing for now it is most likely not going to be the last. My thoughts and prayers go to all who had no choice but participate in these events and the ones who decide this was the best way to handle life.
Stepping on to the path of True Health and knowing and maintaining normal Vitamin D3 levels, blood pressure levels and controlling the intake of food like sweeteners can decreases the odds of the body not having to deal with some function that is having a difficult time increasing the odds of success: happiness and peace within which should never include taking the life of another or oneself. And just maybe preventing another tragedy from unfolding in the future.
By Design ~ “Life is good By Design”
photo by Cynthia G Creel all rights reserved ©2013 from the farm lovely little yellow blooms that help me stay calm.
2-18-2013
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Disclaimer: This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of By Design or Cynthia G. Creel. Consultation of a medical professional is highly recommended before any changes are considered.
Sources:
(1) http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57567856/new-details-about-final-moments-on-bus-in-bunker-in-ala-hostage-standoff/
(2) http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57569990/christopher-dorner-hit-list-targets-speak-out-on-life-in-hiding/
(3) http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=5327088
(4) http://jcem.endojournals.org/content/64/6/1165.short
(5) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23332530
(6) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22324383
(7) http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57567840/firefight-ended-alabama-hostage-drama/
(8) http://www.naturalnews.com/035089_vitamin_D_deficiency_signs_symptoms.html
(9) http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57570009/sandy-hook-shooter-adam-lanza-blacked-out-game-room-bedroom/
(10) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14979862
(11) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081117082046.htm
(12) http://www.the-aps.org/mm/hp/Audiences/Public-Press/For-the-Press/releases/Archive/08/38.html
(13) http://men.webmd.com/guide/high-blood-pressure
(14) http://www.naturalnews.com/035089_vitamin_D_deficiency_signs_symptoms.html#ixzz2LNif492a
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