Giant Cell Arteritis - Remedies Needed (New Ailments Page Created)
18 days agoMy husband, is 73, has polymyalgia rhumatica and his rheumatologist warned us about giant cell arteritis, which is directly related to pmr. I had hoped to find information on Earth Clinic but couldn't. It is a very dangerous condition, can cause blindness and can enlarge the aorta as well. Maybe someone who has dealt with the condition can chime in? Thanks so much!
Re: Grover's Disease Rash
18 days agoHi Sarah,
I had to google what this was and see the pics. I then went to Amazon and they have lotions for this, most contain honey. Honey is very healing esp with tallow. Did you try Gold Bond, it has zinc oxide in it with NO talc, talc can be irritating so some people. As for the long COVID you might want to look up my "New and wonderful treatment for fibromyalgia" in the fibromyalgia section caused by COVID. The Ivermectin is good but this would be an adjunct treatment to that.
Re: MSM Drops For Wet Macular Degeneration
18 days agoI put the drops in my eyes as per recommended by Dr. Sam Berne a Holistic eye doctor. (Drops may briefly sting.) I also use the drops in my drinking water throughout the day as directed on the bottle. Doing that has also helped my overall vision. Hope this helps.
Essential Oils and Carrier Oils
18 days agoAll essential oils should be used with a carrier oil such as, castor, almond, jojoba, avocado, Aloe vera gel, or a mixture of two, such as castor and Slow, as castor, with exceptional penetrating capabilities, is very thick and sticky.
Never apply an essential oil w/o a carrier directly to skin or hair or any surface
Simple Cure for Acid Reflux
18 days agoA simple cure for acid reflux
I had AR for years until I finally stopped and considered the simple mechanics of digestion and modified my behaviour so that I was not interfering with that process. When we eat the stomach produces acid in the volume necessary to digest the food consumed. That acid is also at the necessary concentration to digest the food. When we drink just before or during meals, or just after meals, we dilute the stomach acids to the point where their function is greatly impaired. The body naturally detects this and produces more acid to restore the required acidic concentration. The result, depending on how much liquid is consumed, is a much greater quantity of acid than was needed to digest the food. This requires a commensurately larger quantity of bile to neutralize when the chyme enters the small intestine. When I stopped drinking before, during or until about 30 minutes after meals, my acid reflux ceased immediately and completely and has never returned except on rare occasions when I broke this rule on social occasions. Primitive man not only feasted and fasted, he ate and drank mostly at different times. Give it a try!
Black Walnut Tincture Kills Nail Fungus
18 days agoI have completely cured my own and another person's fungal nails (big toes) using black walnut tincture. Fill a jar with green walnuts with the husks on, fill remaining space in jar with Everclear grain alcohol, seal and let sit, shaking maybe once a week or so. In one case the toe was dipped into a shot glass of the tincture for a few minutes each morning, in the other simply applied with a dropper once a day. Die-off was fastest with the immersion, but some inflammation occurred. This was easily resolved by immersion in Common Plantain tincture made by gathering the leaves and blending to pulp in a solution of grain alcohol (Everclear) Plantago Major or Common Plantain is extraordinarily effective for healing and infections and should always be on hand: make the tincture in summer for winter use when the plant is not available.
Bentonite Clay & Psyllium Husk for Metal and Chemical Toxicities
18 days agoI used bentonite clay and pysllium husk shakes for several years for aluminum, mercury and petrochemical removal from the body. The results were confirmed by blood test, to the considerable surprise of the person doing the test. Clay has a power of attraction and will bind heavy metals etc. so that they can be carried out of the body from the GI tract. Remember that what we have ingested the body will either excrete or metabolize and if it cannot do either, it will sequester toxins in the fat, organs etc. Attempting to remove these substances from where the body has put them WITHOUT providing an additional mechanism of excretion such as clay is IMHO very foolish. If the body could have excreted them in the first place it would have! But provide the additional and effective mechanism via bentonite clay and I believe the body will migrate the toxins to the GI tract for excretion. The body has an intelligence after all. DMPS "tests" for mercury etc. are particularly dangerous IMHO as they pull into the blood stream what is probably a greater quantity of heavy metals than was ever present during the ingestion phase. I saw such a case lead to rapid onset dementia and death.
Re: Post-Menopausal Weight Gain
18 days agoHi Christi,
Diets sometimes work different for some than others; and yes health issues can be a problem; however, I have listed a few that knocked some pounds off for me in the past:
- An easy diet once you get the swing of it, is one meal a day any time after a certain time. I did this as a consecration once, one meal after 3 o'clock. It was to be for few months, and I lost about forty pounds before the event. I was in my fifties at the time. It was easy because I did not have to change what I ate. I stayed on the diet several more months, losing about sixty pounds total. I kept the weight off until I started back with the extra meals during a vacation.
- The cabbage diet works for someone who wants a quick weight lost. I lost about fourteen (14) pounds in 7 days. I would not suggest it, because a person may not realize that too much body fluid is quickly lost in this diet. But I must admit I was happy with my achievement. However, the weight slowly returned at my regular diet.
- The Myo-Inositol also worked for me. The pounds are still off. It is said to balance hormones, and I guess my hormones must have been whacky. I lost about Five pounds each month, that was about 20 pounds the first four months. The weight lost slowed down after that. Overall since I started taking the Myo-Inositol a few years ago I have lost about 35 pounds altogether. When in doubt take the amount listed on the bottle. However, I still take two 500 mg capsules for a total 1000mgs daily. I still take it, because I feel like it helps me with stress.
HisJewel
Re: Banana Peels and Honey Cured Poison Ivy/Poison Oak
18 days agoRe: Low-Dose Ivermectin for Hashimoto's
18 days agoDawn Dish Soap & Green Scrubbie for Poison Ivy
18 days agoWe've tried all the OTC poison ivy products and they do ok if you use them early on. Someone told me this remedy a few years ago. My grown son got poison ivy and I told him to jump in the shower with a (clean) green scrub sponge and some Dawn and give the rash a good scrub. He did and it was gone within a day. I recently got poison ivy and did this and the rash stopped itching and was getting better but then it came back - it's systemic with me so I need to focus on whole body picture, not just the rash. Started taking activated charcoal a few days ago and now checking out what has worked for others.
Re: Grover's Disease Rash
18 days agoI was diagnosed with Grovers Disease from my long covid of 3 years. Mainly on my chest and bra line. Went dermotologist and confirmed. Gave me rx ointment, helps a little but I get flares from when I mow grass, sunshine, extreme night sweats. Now under my arm pits I'm starting to break out. I switched to alumimiun free deordorant thinking that would help. Bra line is huge rash. Tried using shower to shower body powder to help keep dry but irritation from sports bra or regular bra irritate bad. Going to nutrition store to see what they can suggest as rx ointment only seems to work a little. Covid did so many things to our immune system, brought back epstein barre which triggered the Grovers. I knows there's no cure but I have to work in public, and that bright red itchy chest is very ugly, plus if I wear a nigher neck shirt, it makes me sweat more and only makes it worse. I need help! I recently starting taking ivermection in hopes that works too. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Re: Apple Cider Vinegar Working on Lipoma
18 days agoOatmeal Tea Bag for Chicken Pox
19 days agoThe oatmeal bath for relief from chickenpox is a wonderful solution. I am 69 with osteoporosis and back issues so climbing in and out of the tub is quite challenging for me. So what I did was take oatmeal and put it into a Tea filter bag. They are bags that you can buy at the grocery store or health food store if you wanted to brew your own fresh herbal tea. They are basically empty teabags. I took the raw oatmeal, stuffed it in there, folded the top down and put staples all across it so it could not leak out. Put it in a cup of hot water and let it sit for a few minutes. Then took the bag out and squeeze some of the moisture out and applied the bag onto my chickenpox area. It feels a little slimy from the oatmeal, but it coats the area and it has the same effect as soaking in an oatmeal bath . I literally reapplied it every time it would start itching. Just take the little slimy teabag and rub it on the areas and you'll get instant relief. I kept mine in a ceramic cup and use it throughout the day. It helped tremendously with the itching. I did read that the calamine lotion will help dry them up and bring them to a head quicker. So maybe use the teabag every other time to the calamine to speed up the process and get relief.
Re: Nattokinase Found on Amazon
19 days agoRe: Castor Oil Treatment for Peyronies
19 days agoPropolis Relieves Toothaches
19 days agoSometimes a tooth is sore because of gentle pressure from other teeth that are not growing 100% straight. Kind of like having slow-motion braces. When this happens, I find that brushing that area gently a little more helps stimulate the circulation and ease the pressure. Short of invisalign or braces, this will keep happening over time.
But in the case of a cavity or some unknown irritant, I use propolis. This is nature's anti-biotic. Inside bee hives, there is no virus, no bacteria, no mold, no foreign anything. It is purer than any operating room in any hospital. (Hint: Always have a bottle of propolis in the fridge for when you might want an anti-biotic. Take 2 capsules 3 or 4 times a day for a week to 10 days, just like you would a chemical anti-biotic, but without the harsh destructive effects to digestion and bloodstream.)
So at night I twist open a capsule of bee propolis (make sure to get a brand that claims it does not destroy the bees or the hive) and shake a tiny bit on the end of my finger. I press the propolis into the outside of the tooth that is aching. I do it again and press the propolis along the inside of the tooth. You do lose some of the granules because it's not easy doing this kind of gymnastics on the inside of your mouth, but eventually you will get the feel of it. Usually one night of the propolis takes care of anything that is aching in a tooth. Rarely have I had to do it two nights in a row, but that's also happened. It's a total godsend and propolis is also an energy food for the body. No harmful side-effects. How many medications can make that claim?
Apple Cider Vinegar Working on Lipoma
19 days agoI have a lipoma on my upper arm, which is very noticeable (almost the size of a quarter). I started using ACV, but instead of ingesting it, I applied it directly to the lipoma. I took a cotton ball, which I cut in half and flattened it a bit so it wouldn't be too bulky, and applied ACV directly on it so it was pretty soaked, then placed that on top of the lipoma and secured it with surgical tape, which I found easy to remove later, and also because the tape is wider and on a roll, so you can grab the size you need. In just about 3 days I noticed that the lipoma was shrinking! I was astounded! I did this routine before going to bed, and sometimes I pulled back the tape in the morning to add more ACV to the cotton to keep it moist. It's been about 2 weeks now, and the lipoma is so much smaller. I am so very happy! But one thing - the ACV did burn my skin, I believe, because it caused a small open wound from being on the skin so long. After about a day or two is when it caused a sore and made my skin a little red, but I was so happy with the results, I just accepted it. I did let my skin breathe for about a day or two in between to give it some fresh air, and then I applied it again. So now I keep applying it about every other day, or so, to see if it will eventually go away completely. I can't wait to go back to my doctor so he can measure it again and see that it's gotten smaller! This may not be for everyone, but it sure is working for me!
Re: Multiple Remedies Helping Glaucoma
19 days agoInfection on Dog's Gums
19 days agoFirst post here - We have 5 dogs. The youngest female developed these small pus pockets (looked like pimples) on the flap of her mouth and on the gums. Hers have grown to the point where they now look like tulips or something. They do not hurt her, but they are communicable since 2 of the other 4 have now got the same. Do dogs get herpes - cold sores, trenchmouth, etc? We can't get to the vet until he is back next week. What are we dealing with here? Anyone else who has seen this on their dogs? I am stymied. Thank y'all.
