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While we make every effort to find cures and remedies that are simple and everyday as can be, there are times when finding the right ingredients, equipment or supplements can be a challenge. Incorporating cures from across the globe has brought our readers incredible relief and even life-saving cures, but it does complicate things a bit. Different countries and regions may have the same plants but call them by different names. Companies may sell their products under different names in certain areas as well
With all that in mind, we have organized this page as your spot for discussing where to find your favorite cures where YOU live.
DISCLAIMER
Our readers offer information and opinions on Earth Clinic, not as a substitute for professional medical prevention, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult with your physician, pharmacist, or health care provider before taking any home remedies or supplements or following any treatment suggested by anyone on this site. Only your health care provider, personal physician, or pharmacist can provide you with advice on what is safe and effective for your unique needs or diagnose your particular medical history.
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[YEA] 10/02/2007: Dee from Lafayette, La writes: "Hello. I am writing in response to the posts about borax use. Many people have asked if they should just use 20-mule-team borax. I just found this site so I haven't used the remedies yet, but I wanted to write and give your readers a lead on a cosmetic grade borax. Actually, if they just type that into a search engine, they could find it themselves. But I found it at a place where I buy bulk organic herbs and flowers for making my own personal care products. This is the description from their site: "A natural source cosmetic grade Sodium Borate that does not contain surfactants and detergents which are commonly found in commercial Borax products. Borax acts as an emulsifier, natural preservative and buffering agent for moisturizers, scrubs and bath salts." Now, I would imagine that this means the borax in the store is NOT the one you would want to ingest, even in small amounts, since it more than likely DOES contain other ingredients that you don't want. So, if I were to try this remedy, I would look for 'cosmetic grade sodium borate'. The place I found the above description was mountain rose herbs, listed under miscellaneous products. I do not work for them and have no vested interest in telling you their name. I am, however, very impressed with them in general. I've purchased many things from them and everything has been good quality. You can delete the company's name if you'd like, it matters not to me. As long as your readers type in the correct words, they would find the site I'm talking about, or at least a place that sells the grade of borax that I'm referring to. Well, good luck! I'm off to email Ted to see if the borax will kill spirochetes."
06/06/2008: Jo Ana from Tucson, AZ replies: "I just checked on the Mountain Herb website and the end of the detailed description of their borax product is that it should NOT be consumed for any reason. Their product is used for cosmetic purposes so it's much purer than commerical borax. A rep from Mountain Herbs is checking now to make sure that there is no aluminum in their baking soda and will get back to me. I will update Earthclinic."
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12/26/2009: Jp from Lake Park, Fl writes: "Does anyone know where I can find disodium EDTA for metal chelation ? My email is jpro777@aol.com"
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[QUESTION] 05/16/2009: Ed from Bangkok, Thailand writes: "Live in Bangkok and trying -unsuccessfully- to locate a supply of food grade Calcium Disodium EDTA, kilo bags, half kilo. Ted in Bangkok can you please help.... spent many many hours searching the internet... no luck at all. Thanks... Ed"
05/17/2009: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Ed:
Most suppliers here in Thailand do not sell calcium EDTA. They sell only disodium EDTA. To make calcium EDTA, I get disodium EDTA and mixed with calcium carbonate to get calcium EDTA, and magnesium carbonate with disodium EDTA to get magnesium EDTA. A local supplier here sells Magnesium EDTA.
Ted"
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07/04/2008: Brian from Praks, LA writes: "a good place to get citric acid for the borax shampoo is a site call self health resource center for anyone looking citric acids."
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[YEA] 03/25/2007: Tamara from Houston, TX writes: "I had a lot of trouble finding decolorized iodine also, but I found it online. Try searching 'iodo blanco'! Good luck all!"
[YEA] 07/05/2008: Joan from Coos Bay, Oregon replies: "You can find Decolorized (White)Iodine at Amazon.com. Enter search term "white iodine". You may also be able to find "Todo Blanco" another type of White Iodine at ebay.com by entering search term "decolorized iodine""
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01/11/2010: Jp from Lake Park, Fl writes: "It seems Ted's suggested use of disodium edta and tetrasodium edta is hard to find. Does anyone know where to find this type ? Thanks JP"
01/11/2010: Aurelia from Pittsburgh, Pa replies: "I was able to obtain both of these products from ebay."
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[YEA] 10/21/2006: Diane from Nottingham, England writes: "Thank you for Ted's comments. I have now moved to Nottingham and have found an holistic practitioner who agrees with a lot of info from your site. I have taken Ted's remedies on board and am feeling a lot better. I am not sure where to get the disodium though as i am not sure what it is. I am on the zinc and B vitamins etc though. I am still oil pulling and have found that my face is a lot smoother. The hydrogen peroxide must be working along with the other remedies but I'm not sure which is the best method, inhalation or drinking. Can Ted help me on this, also how much do I need for prevention once I have been cured. The ACV and Bicarb seem to be giving me more energy also so all in all things are looking up! Thank you"
Ted from Bangkok , Thailand replies: "Disodium EDTA is a chelating substance which removes free heavy metals from the source, such as drinking water for example. Assuming I am tested positive for free heavy metal in my urine, then adding 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of Disodium EDTA to one liter of water will cause my urine to be free of the heavy metals. One exception to the EDTA is that it only chelates the free heavy metals. I will drink this one liter of water over the course of a day. If I drink more than one liter, I will add EDTA also to the second liter of water, for example.However, oil pulling is also great for removing heavy metals from your body too, such that I sometimes refer this as oil chelation. However, most bacteria, mycoplasma and heavy metals tend to be oil soluble organisms making oil pulling one way to reduce the problem.
Most food processors should have disodium EDTA as a food preservative so you might obtain it from that source, but different countries are subjected to different controls. Most difficult for me, to obtain any chemicals, appears to be the UK. I do not know why. perhaps restrictions in the sale of chemicals.
Once you are cured, maintenance dose of 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonates are needed, which can be distributed to two doses at 1/4 teaspoon in the morning and 1/4 teaspoon before bedtime. However it is becoming increasingly evident that certain people do need this again around 11.00 a.m. as a preventive of certain symptoms from appearing, which often occurs around 12.00 p.m. to about 4.00 p.m., when the body is most stressed."
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[YEA] 09/20/2006: Darrel from Toronto writes: "http://www.nowfoods.com/?action=itemdetail&item_id=3345
this is the version i bought is the now version a decent version? Or would you stay away from it thanks."
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Darrel: Based on customer feedback through my private email, buy only those product clearly labeled with the words "fulvic acid". The link you are providing won't work well."
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[YEA] Meth from Los Angeles writes: "I just received a prompt response from NOW Foods about the fulvic acid content of their colloidal mineral products. Based on what you already told us, I think they mean that 50 to 74% by DRY weight is fulvic acid, which should fit within your specs!! They have no numbers on humic acid content, but probably the balance is humic acid. Interestingly, this product costs only one-third of the Vital Earth fulvic mineral complex you reviewed the other day. What are your thoughts?"
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "I went to the website mentioned at now foods which lists the following ingredients: http://www.nowfoods.com/index.php?action=itemdetail&item_id=3248
Ingredients: Fulvic Acid, Water, Crystalline Fructose, Magnesium Gluconate, Citric Acid, Calcium Lactate, Natural Raspberry Flavors, Natural Color, Potassium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Manganese Gluconate, Ferrous Gluconate, Stevia Extract (Stevia rebaudiana) (Leaf), Zinc Sulfate and Potassium Iodide.If people are not knowledgeable about ingredients, it could be a real problem.
Here are some problem ingredients:
1. Calcium lactate
2. Ferrous Gluconate
3. Zinc sulfateOther ingredients are o.k., even the preservatives, which are potassium benzoate and potassium sorbate!
Calcium lactate (cellular toxic in a Ringer's solution for live cellular cultures) and ferrous gluconate (most people don't need iron and excess is leading cause of heart disease) are often biologically toxic, while zinc sulfate often leads to vomiting, but in small does might be o.k.
I must praise that they did add in manganese, a very common deficiency in U.S., which causes baldness in a majority of men and partial baldness in women and controls sexual hormonal to some extent.
Most products for fulvic acid are generally not perfect, why that is so I don't know, but U.S. products are generally like this anyway."
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[YEA] Meth writes: "Hello Ted: I am so glad that you checked out the ingredients as listed on NOW Foods website because for some reason they include more compounds than the list on the iHerb.com website (www.iherb.com/store/ProductDetails.aspx?c=Herbs&pid=NOW-01406) where I purchase my supplies. This may be a recent revision of the formulation or perhaps their idea of "new and improved!" Lucky for us, however, the listed ingredients for the regular flavor (no flavor) product at the NOW Foods website (www.nowfoods.com/index.php?action=itemdetail&item_id=3345) does not include these other less than desirable compounds, and thus that is the one I am going to order. It seems that at last with your gracious and generous help we have found something acceptable and reasonably priced right here in the good old U.S.A. Thanks again for all the generous help, and I hope that Earth Clinic would post this information for others to benefit from as well. Have a great week"
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H202, POTASSIUM BICARBONATE, pH STRIPS
[YEA] 03/31/2007: Charles from Oceanside, CA writes: "You can purchase the following items:
Hydrogen Peroxide (3%) from Walmart if it is bottled and comes from Aaron Industries, Inc (www.aaronindustriesinc.com), corporate Headquarters in Clinton, SC 29325. Phone: 800-525-2558. Only purified water is added to the hydrogen peroxide. One quart sells in Walmart for $0.94.
Potassium Bicarbonate, pure and kosher, one pound for $9.90 plus postage. Packaged by Green Sense, located in Garland, TX 75041. Phone: 800-864-4445. www.GreenSense.net.
pH test strips (80 count) can be purchased ($8.99 post paid) at www.snyderhealth.com. Click on The Alkaline Shop (right side), then click on pH Test Strips (on the left). These are better than paper, give readings in .25 increments."
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[YEA] 06/09/2007: Tom from Midland, Texas writes: "Source of Magnesium Chloride: You can get natural Nigari which is mainly Magnesium Chloride plus trace minerals. It is what is left after the Sodium Chloride is removed from sea water. Used a coagulant for making Tofu. You can order it from GEM Cultures ( www.gemcultures.com ) cost is $8.00 for 12 oz. or $21.50 for 4 lbs postpaid. This is a very small business so please consider this fact when ordering. They only accept money Orders and Checks mailed to them by snail mail."
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[QUESTION] 01/11/2010: Purelife from Columbia, Sc, Usa writes: "this is for Ted or any one who could answer it. I have heard of milk of sulphur. If anyone has heard of it and where it can be found please let me know. I think it is a blood cleanser. Thanks"
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[YEA] Adele writes: "What is the best mineral water? The Super Market has Perrier, Evian, Fugi this one has a high pH of 7.5 is this to much? Also one from Germany, Italy. It seemed after I started to drink mineral water last month that my skin on my jaw looked saggy"
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Some mineral waters is high on calcium. I prefer ones with more magnesium and less calcium. So to correct them just add magnesium chloride to it. One flake will do. The calcium from both the milk AND the water (with high calcium) is responsible for your sagging skin. You need plenty of vitamin c, b and magnesium and citrates for improved skin.If you are low on budget, then drink tap water, but you MUST ADD sodium thiosulfate and borax to your drinking water. Since now they add chlorine and fluoride, which is well known to stunt plant growth and cause sickness in a lot of people."
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[QUESTION] 05/01/2009: TERRI from FORT MYERS, FL writes: "WHERE CAN YOU PURCHASE POTASSIUM CITRATE (TRIPOTASSIUM CITRATE), SODIUM CITRATE (TRISODIUM CITRATE) AND MMS (SODIUM CHLORITE DROPS)"
EC: Always a good place to find products: http://www.google.com/products
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[YEA] 03/27/2008: Linda from Harrison, Arkansas writes: "I found onion liquid juice in the local grocery store, in the spice and extract section, it would save alot of time and tears. and yes it is working!!"
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[YEA] 08/12/2006: Adele writes: "Do you have the model # cause there are lot and lot of different Hanna pocket pH meters?
http://www.shop.com/op/aprod-p20431949-k24-g4-~Hanna pH pocket meter-nover?sourceid=3
http://4hydro.com/growroom/pH.asp
http://www.specialty-lights.com/meters.html This one has one for $100.00"
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "I am not particular on any model number. Get anyone that you can conveniently use. Most pH meters with display of two decimal points are o.k. (x.xx). The one thing you have to look is that you will be measuring both your saliva sample and urine sample conveniently."
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[YEA] Anonymous writes: "Source: http://www.euroamericanhealth.com/test.html
"Simple pH Indicator Solution: A simple way to prepare a pH indicator, instead of using pH strips, is to use the spice, Turmeric. Turmeric is a yellow powder but in a basic solution it turns a ruby red color. Actually, it turns color right at a pH of 6.8. the pH that the urine and saliva should be, most of the time.
To prepare this pH indicator solution you just add a teaspoon of Turmeric to a pint of rubbing alcohol. Shake it up and let it settle.
To use it pour some of the yellow, alcohol/Turmeric solution into a test tube or similar container. A small drinking glass will do. Add a few drops of urine or saliva and if it turns red it means that whatever was added had a pH greater than 6.8, that it was alkaline. If it stays yellow the pH is acid, less than 6.8, need more fruits and vegetables. If your urine is acid you need Base Powder. You take enough Base Powder so that the Turmeric solution stays red most of the time. After awhile it will stay red all by itself and then you will know what it means to be in pH balance. You will simply just feel good."
08/14/2006: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Most tests like these need to be verified with a pH meter as the quality of turmeric varies as well as the pH values. Rubbing alcohol had additives and that is not stable on pH scales either. A 100% alcohol would give better readings, but not easy to find. However, you can monitor changes in your body's pH. But to conclude whether your body is alkaline or acid is a bit harder with this method. You have to decide yourself on this."
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Ted from Bangkok, Thailand writes: "Hanna pH pocket meters are usually the standard in the U.S. Usually the costs is not over $100"
01/15/2010: Mary from Mukilteo, Wa replies: "I am having trouble finding the meters Ted suggests. At the garden stores here the meters state they gauge pH in the soil. You dampen the soil and stick the probe in. Would that work if you didn't have the soil and just stuck it in water? Thank you"
01/16/2010: Kathleen from San Antonio, Texas replies: "Check ebay."
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Anonymous writes: "HI DO YOU SELL PH/ORP METER THAT GIVE YOU THE RH2 READING OR IF YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN BUY ONE? THANKS"
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "All you need is ORP and pH is sufficient to get RH2. The approximate formula I used to calculate RH2 is:RH2 = ((ORP 200)/30) (2*PH))
You must note that I have my own optimum pH and basic pH value, and hence my RH2 values are different from other biological terrain people as the figures tend to be lower in general. You won't easily find meters with rH, ORP, and pH. If you do it would be too expensive.
For example, an acceptable ORP for me is about -100 millivolts, and pH is at least about 7. So if formulas were plugged in an ideal (Ted's value) is 17.33. However, other values used by other biological terrain are higher than mine. This is on the basis of people recovery from a sickness, if the value weren't close to that recovery from illness is not so quick, which is how I found this to actually be a minimum value to at least achieve a pH of 7, and an ORP of at least -100 millivolts.
However my ideal pH value is 7.35, but in practice, getting the basic pH 7.00 would be sufficient. Since the formulas to attain pH of 7 is a lot easier than a formula to achieve 7.35, which is a state where the urine pH is equal to the blood pH, causing the minimum stress to the kidneys where an equilbrium of pH exists between the kidneys and the blood.
In event of sickness, technically it is possible to get higher values of pH still, but whichever the case attaining a close value of pH of 7, are usually sufficient for most cases, which can mean a pH between 6.5 to 7.0 for me is an minimum acceptable range."
08/21/2009: Sarah from London, England replies: "It's been mentioned about using electricity to zap ordinary water in order to energize it or add negative ions. I tried this with a 9 volt battery but it didn't help very much. Ted mentioned he uses a 50,000 volt zapper on his water. What type of product would this be so I can get one myself? Please email me, if you have any suggestion. Thank you very much!"
08/22/2009: Noels from Wolverhampton, Uk replies: "I buy my pH meters fromhttps://www.digital-meters.com/just Google pH meters and you will find several UK firms selling them
Regards
Noels"
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[QUESTION] 12/01/2009: Mary from Mukilteo, Wa writes: "What type of store sells litmus paper or any of the inexpensive testers for ph? Thank you"
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[YEA] 03/31/2007: Charles from Oceanside, CA writes: "...Potassium Bicarbonate, pure and kosher, one pound for $9.90 plus postage. Packaged by Green Sense, located in Garland, TX 75041. Phone: 800-864-4445. www.GreenSense.net."
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POTASSIUM BICARBONATE, ASORBIC ACID
[YEA] 06/09/2007: Tom from Midland, Texas writes: "I bought Potassium Bicarbonate for $6.95 a lb. and Ascorbic Acid for $2.25 an oz. plus shipping from Midwest Brewing and Winemaking Supplies. web site is: www,midwestsupplies.com"
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POTASSIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE
[YEA] 08/09/2006: Methuselah from Los Angeles writes: "With regards to where I get my supplies, we do not seem to have many choices. I tried to get some of the basic chemicals such as potassium bicarbonate or chloride from local chemical suppliers, but first of all most of them only carry industrial grade, not food grade, chemicals, and secondly, they are set up to only deal with businesses and do not wish to deal with individuals.
That narrows our options to only the health food outlets and manufacturers. Hence, I shop for all these chemicals such as magnesium salts (malate, ascorbate, citrate, aspartate, etc.) as well as most other supplements online at iHerb.com which carries a very large selection of products from many manufacturers such as NOW Foods, which happens to be one of my favorites because of their quality and reasonable prices and their no-gimmick and no-nonsense approach, something very rare with most other companies. In fact, I am going to try their fulvic acid product now that it seems to be within Ted's specs.
I have not gone after the food-grade hydrogen peroxide yet, and I would not use the regular 3% solution available at Wal-Mart or 99Cent stores because it contains traces of tin, phosphates, and nitrates-- I actually contacted Aaron Industries which makes these products and they told me that the concentrated solution they purchase from another manufacturer contains these stabilizers although they themselves do not add anything more to it other than purified water for dilution.
For sodium bicarbonate, I use the regular Arm & Hammer baking soda that you can find in any grocery store. I contacted them also, and they told me that they do not add anything to their baking soda although they do not have any chemical analysis of the soda ash (a mined mineral deposit) from which they make their baking soda by adding carbon dioxide in a solution--i.e., no additives or stabilizers. I hope that this information answers your question. Please let me know if you need more information. Have a great week and keep up the good work. Also thanks for all the help."
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06/27/2009: Suresh from New Delhi, India writes: "WHERE CAN I PROCURE:
1) APPLE CEDAR VINEGAR
2) TEA TREE OIL
3) NEEM OIL"
EC: A few posts from India regarding where to buy apple cider vinegar here: http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/apple_cider_vinegar_buy.html#INDIA
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