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ALA, Selenium, Milk Thistle
Posted by Dawn (Milwaukee, Wi) on 12/07/2011
I have not been to a doctor but I know I drink too much and am beginning to worry. I have been reading up on cirrhosis and found that itching is a symptom and I do have that. Every once and a while I do have some pain on my right side. My question is if I take this ALA , Selenium and Milk Thistle now will it help? Also, I vowed to give up drinking during the week but would like to have a few on the weekends, would this stop the ALA, Selenium and Milk Thistle from working?
ALA, Selenium, Milk Thistle
Posted by Dawn (Milwaukee, Wi) on 12/08/2011
So, It's okay for me to have a few drinks on the weekends as long as I take all of these supplements and this will not damage my liver any more? What about the itching and the pain in my abdomen? I used to have 4-5 glasses of wine each night, now only on weekends, could this have caused the fatty liver you discussed?
ALA, Selenium, Milk Thistle
Posted by Timh (Louisville, Usa) on 12/09/2011 2041 posts
Dawn, any or all the nutrients will greatly help your liver regardless of your past or current lifestyle. Try any or all these supplements and if the pain & itching is your liver, it should subside. If the pain & itching is severe, you may want to have your liver checked out by a physician. A parasite infestation or some kind of infection may be causing these symptoms, so also consider herbals for that possibility.
Report back as to your progress.
General Feedback
Posted by Sharon (Florida) on 08/25/2015
It is not well known, but in addition to b vitamins, the body is also depleted of minerals, specifically magnesium and potassium. The muscle tightening sensation is a lack of magnesium, and potassium also helps with muscle cramps and nervous issues. This is why the apple cider vinegar works in providing those trace minerals, but you can take a 100 mg of magnesium, and a 100 mg potassium. We are all different, so some need more magnesium and potassium to get fast results. It works better taking them separately, than having them combined in one tablet.
Chloride of Gold
Posted by Joe (Brighton, Sussex) on 04/21/2013
★☆☆☆☆WARNING!
I beg you, for your sake...
Do not do this!
Chloride or ionic gold is neuro toxin, it can do severe damage to your nervous system. It may eventually lead to Peripheral Neuropathy; where your skin will itch and feel like its burning, leading to permernant numbness.
There are some commercial products that will, upon alcohol consumption induce nausea and vomiting, also some strong antibiotics ( which ones I can't remember) will also produce a simmilar effect.
Alcohol dependency is often a symptom of depression or boredom, try st johns wort and go outside or read.
Ted's Remedy Feedback
Posted by Tittiger (Springfield, Missouri, State Of Missouri ) on 05/06/2011
Hmmm do not see where to post a new thread so I reply instead.....
It seems that the Gentleman that started AA origionally included a large (3 gm) dose of Niacin as part of the program but that was buried for y. A lot of this is included in the book "The Vitamin Cure for Alcoholism: How to Protect Against and Fight Alcoholism Using Nutrition and Vitamin Supplementation"
To make things short these are the supplements suggested in the book:
B vitamins complex - plus B3 niacin 3,000 mg
Chromium
vitamin C 2,000 mg
lecithin
amino acid L-glutamine
It worked miracles with my cravings. Read the book if you have to.
Hydrogen Peroxide
Posted by Catherine (New Hampshire) on 05/15/2014
So sorry about my mistake, Dear Deirdre Layne, thank you so much for this valuable website and the idea to have it brand free for objectivity sake, it is brilliant.
For some reason I always tumble across Ted's posts and they helped me so much, so I just assumed.
Follow up on the FGHP, everything went fine with the salad with chickpeas I ate at 1:30h. No nausea at all. I am pretty much vegetarian, so I read it was better not to eat meat, (perhaps not at the beginning anyway).
What I noticed in the afternoon up to 11h last night: Quite a bit of bowel movement without being loose. I am used to diarrhea (sorry for graphic description) because of the alcohol, but this felt definitely more like a cleansing, without cramps.
I also noticed I had to blow my nose a few times this morning and last night.
After my 3 drops FGHP this morning in 8 oz of tap water, still clear, without bubble. (We drink tap water on the top of my hill) This time my hands feel a bit numb almost 3 hours later. I am also still lightheaded. Not enough to prevent me to do anything but just enough for notice.
I am amazed by what 9 drops of 3% FGHP can do. I will also stick with 3 drops until the effects cleared out a little. I can't afford to get sick right now so I am glad I tried the 3% instead of 35%.
I will keep posting if there is any changes...
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Gwen (Colorado) on 02/01/2017
Look up the Sinclair method. There are videos at youtube. Naltrexone is the medication. It can be bought on internet. It is saving lives! God Bless, Good Luck!
General Feedback
Posted by Rich (Boca Raton, Fl) on 01/13/2009
For border-line alcoholics(5-6 beers per day), you can set rules like: no drinking before lunch. If you have kids, a rule like no drinking before the kids go to sleep might help.
Once those rules are in place, you can set a limit like 4 beers. When you get used to that, decrease to 3. At that point, change to a cheat day like 1 day per week. Alcohol steals your time, but it is possible for some to wean off of.
If beer is your alcohol of choice, and you're quitting, beer is high in b-vitamins, so a b-complex may be helpful. Unclear.
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Since Ted mentioned liver damage, it would seem that this may be reversible. My chemistry isn't very good, but I see Phenyl and Sulfur, two anti-fungals in this Drug, so the closest natural remedy might be turmeric (which has both).
http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news/Arthritis-Drug-to-Reverse-Cirrhosis-14519-1/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfasalazine
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"Improved Liver Function
L-Glutamine, Kudzu, B Complex, Magnesium
Posted by Dwayne (Arizona) on 08/07/2020
I have heard about magnesium and the B vitamin, the others are new to me and I will try them. Thank you.
Anti-Yeast Diet
Posted by Goldye (Texas) on 11/11/2013
Please explain thd anti-yeast diet.
ALA, Selenium, Milk Thistle
Posted by Timh (Louisville, Usa) on 12/08/2011 2041 posts
Dawn, the nutrients you listed will help your liver if you take them.
If you don't have gallstones or hepatitis, then you are several big steps out of the danger zone. In chronic alcohol consumption, the first thing to happen to the liver is the buildup of fat. If fatty liver continues it will become enlarged and cirrhotic. If you eat well and don't drink severely and you do take a good multivitamin/min, you should not have progressive fatty liver.
As for supplements, zinc is also critical for alcohol control. Choline and Carnitine are the two main fat burners, but all b-vit are good and augment the C & C. Also you must have lots of the omega 3's in your diet as alcohol depletes them.
ALA, Selenium, Milk Thistle
Posted by Andrea C (Cardiff, Wales) on 02/09/2013
i was drinking coz of chronic pain xxxxxxxx The only way is STOP!!!!! Take alpha lopoic, drink water, distilled if possible xxxx Selenium, and also b-vits. You will get a healing crises too xxxxxxxxxx Listen to your body xxxxxxxxx The meds I was put on, oxycodone, valium, are doing a number on me xxxxxxxx They made me crave ciggarettes and alchohol xxxxxxxxx And my liver is trying to run away!!!!!! I also got BLETHERITIS fro these bastards xxxxxxxxxx There is no easy way out xxxxxxxxxx You have to STOP all of it xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MAN!!! Your gonna feel it too!!!!!!!!!!! BUT I refuse to get DOCTORS involved, they will give you MORE DRUGS????? Its no good xxxxxxxxxx Will your self to live xxxxxxxxxxxx Its hard!!!!!! BUT remember, it took years of medical abuse to put you there xxxxxxxxxxx It will not be an over night cure. What works for 1. May not work for another xxxxxxxxxx Keep trying <3 <3 <3 You will find your own path <3 It takes time xxxxxxxxxxx Love Andrea c
Sea Salt and Water Cure
Posted by Aaron (MT) on 03/02/2026 15 posts
Make SOLE water. Put 1/4 Cup of Himalayan Pink Salt or Real Salt in a large Mason Jar and fill it with water. (NOT regular table salt)... Set it on the counter until the next morning. If all the Salt is dissolved, add more and wait until the next morning.
When there is Salt remaining at the bottom, that means the Water is fully saturated and cannot absorb more. You then take a Tsp a day in a large glass of water.
General Feedback
Posted by C1265 (Jacksonville, Fl, Usa) on 02/06/2011
I quit drinking about a month ago and now I having some type of episodes where my whole body feels like electricity is flowing thru me. I've tried vitamins and b complex but they seems to make it worse. I had one last night after take a bath in epsom salt and could not sleep the entire night. Can anyone help me with this? Could I have another issue that's serious?
Chloride of Gold
Posted by Lynn (Indiana) on 05/15/2015
★★★★★
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Carolyn (Akron, Oh) on 12/31/2012
roughly one ounce of liquid.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Nela (Vancouver, Washington) on 07/06/2015
How much of each did you put in the mix?
Herbs
Posted by Maryjane (Phil) on 06/22/2015
Were can I buy this herb to stop drinking liquor?
Sea Salt and Water Cure
Posted by Marlon (Melbourne, Australia) on 07/28/2011
about your problem with your craving for beer and alcohol and low libido... Try the water and sea salt cure.. It works amazing.. Your craving for anything stops and you have a total control of yourself.. Your libido will be at its highest and you will no longer need viagra.. Thats how amazing it works... try it you will not regret it...
marlon
Sea Salt and Water Cure
Posted by Samuel (Auckland, New Zealand) on 07/31/2012
How often do u take that and how many teaspoon to a glass of water.
General Feedback
Posted by Lily (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) on 02/06/2011
Hi to C1265, well done giving up the alcohol. Google delirium tremons and you will find a lot of information about alcohol withdrawal, most people think that the dt's are a hangover but they are a lot more serious than that. You will find some extra information and I would try to find a forum where ex drinkers are discussing their symptons and what they did to relieve them. I do know that juice is quite helpful in restoring the sugar in your body that the withdrawals deplete. Hope the best for you. Lily.
Ted's Remedy Feedback
Posted by Lou (Tyler, Tx) on 03/12/2012
Strange. I was only a social drinker for about 15 years, the last 10 years being very rare that I had a drink. The first 5 years I would have a couple of drinks on a Friday after work--but not every week. Twenty years after I drank my last drink at a wedding (which was my first drink in 10 years), I came up with fatty liver disease. Would that small amount of alcohol have caused this? Dr. Oz says it comes from sugar. I found that taking milk thistle with artichokes helped a lot and ordering fresh salads with artichokes were helpful. I also drank dandelion tea religously. I was able to reverse it, but now it's back. I didn't know dandelion contained lecithin. I tried soy lecithin granules and had a severe allergic reaction. Never again!!! I've had gallstones come and go. Sometimes, when I noticed they came back, I would go out and eat a big greasy burger with fries. It would flush everything out of me. Seemed to work, anyway. Love this site and all the information available! Thanks, EC.
Ted's Remedy Feedback
Posted by Jolly (Uk) on 09/21/2015
I want to share my experience with treating alcoholism, no doctor listen to me in UK. I came to situation, when at 24 years old I would just pass out. One minute I was fine, another I didn't remember and just embarrased myself. My father had as well crazy reaction to alcohoL. I was a shy person back then and couldn't attend alcoholics anonymous, I ordered some supplement for neurotransmitter deficiency (with amino acids and minerals). I coudn't believe myself, after 2 months I stopped craving, and even I drunk one glass, I didn't want another, I could easily stop. That time I understand, alcohol is some kind of imbalance, thank you god and company who created this. This happened like 9 years ago. Few years ago, I had twins and sleepless nights and this lack of sleep gave me prediabetes. Alcohol craving returned, though not so much. I ordered 2 more bottles of the supplement, so I will write again if it will help.
My point - control your sugar cravings, they somehow cause alcohol cravings.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Santiago M (Japan ) on 09/19/2022
I Totally agree real deep Drinkers would not just take ACV and say oh we're good.. we want to get drunk not have a similar tasting thing at all.. It's Totally BS to think ACV helps stop drinking alone.
THOUGH!! Once someone is already accepting to detox it can save lives it helps a lot to detox and restabilize the blood, reduce the anxiety, jitters and burning sensation that one can get while going through heavy detox, there's tons of reasons and ways it helps to cleanse and stabilize but it's not a replacement for alcohol that's not the same department at all
L-Glutamine
Posted by Dee (Kent) on 12/04/2015
I am reading a message from 2007 which states that L-Glutamine really helps with alcohol cravings. Is this correct?
Dihydromyricetin (DHM)
Posted by Tinusha (USA) on 05/26/2026
Hi Rebecca! Thank you for your post about DHM. I've been buying the capsules from Amazon and taking several of them in the morning, after drinking a lot of wine (1.5 bottles or sometimes even 2 bottles). But it says on the label that these capsules are “350mg”. So this is an example of a dose that you feel is too low? If my math is correct, your “1 gram capsule” is 1000 mg; so, 3 of my 350mg capsules basically. And that's PER DRINK, right? I'm just checking to see if I'm following your math correctly (and if I am, I would definitely need to take way way more of these “350mg capsules” than I've been taking). By the way, I looked up that 100 gram bag of the powder on Amazon that you mentioned, and saw on the back label that they are claiming that 1/8th of a teaspoon has 350mg of the DHM in it. So does that mean that you are putting at least 3 x 1/8th teaspoon into EACH individual capsule that you fill by hand? Thereby creating a 1000mg capsule roughly? And then once you've made a whole bunch of those “1000mg capsules”, you take one PER DRINK? ((And you take them right after drinking, ie that same night, before going to bed— rather than taking them in the morning after))? Thank you for clarifying all this! I want to try your idea of making my own capsules at home but have never done that before, so I'm trying to get it “right” so that this new higher dose of DHM really does help me (as in, less of a hangover the next day). Thanks!
Psilocybin Mushroom
Posted by Nicole (Va) on 08/23/2023
Where do you get it from?
Naltrexone
Posted by Rsw (Uniontown, Oh) on 04/21/2015
In response to Jeanna's post on treating alcohol addiction:
A very effective way to reduce one's craving for alcohol is by taking a 50mg tablet of naltrexone one hour before having a drink. This is called the Sinclair Method. It works because naltrexone blocks the endorphin release from drinking alcohol or taking drugs, and as the user becomes accustomed to no "high" from drinking, the desire for alcohol is lessened or goes away. Here is the site to learn more:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Method
There are many other sites and Facebook pages as well. There is also a book that details this process. Unlike low dose naltrexone, which most people on Earth Clinic know I advocate for a variety of illnesses and is sometimes difficult to get a doctor to prescribe, 50mg Naltrexone is an FDA approved drug and should be easy to get a prescription to use as this is what it was originally approved to do. It is inexpensive and easily taken by tablet before drinking to reduce the desire for alcohol, very effective and does not require the user to stop drinking to utilize it. Best wishes.
Herbs
Posted by Tami (Nevada) on 06/26/2013
Hello you had Epicae added to one of your tea mixes. What is it? I can't seem to find it. Thank you. Tami
Ted's Remedy Feedback
Posted by Mike62 (Denver) on 03/07/2014
Danial: I had drinking problems off and on for 30 years. When I was bored and unhappy, bogged down in civilizations ludicrous hype, sometimes I would turn to alcohol. That became a habit. When I liked what I was doing and the people I was doing that with I became interested in becoming proficient so I stopped drinking. When I was homeless instead of drinking I read books. I was always interested in whatever I was reading. When I got disability I learned to operate a computer and studied folk medicine. I have not drank too much in 20 years. There are 2 addictions. 1 is the buzz. The other is the mechanical action of drinking. You can try this remedy to cure both addictions. Put 100g activated barley in 1 gallon of water. Sip on that all day long. Activated barley has enzymes to give you a buzz and sipping replaces the mechanical addiction. Try getting interested in something. You can do like me, read books and study the way food affects cellular biology.
Hydrogen Peroxide
Posted by Rebel (Somewhere Usa) on 05/14/2014
I don't think you are supposed to consume peroxide, 2 hours before and after eating food. I could be wrong, but you may want to read up on this. I believe your post said you ate peanut butter toast and drank the water.
General Feedback
Posted by D (SF, CA) on 01/25/2009
Rich: I must have missed something. Sorry. In your last sentence, you said "in this drug". What drug are you referring to that has the same anti-fungal components as turmeric? Thank you.
L-Tryphophan and B Vitamins
Posted by Sara (Texas) on 04/06/2024
Thank you for sharing. I wanted to ask if he took the vitamins in the morning, afternoon or night time?
Dihydromyricetin (DHM)
Posted by Lacey (Missouri) on 04/27/2024
Hi there! Do you know if this is ok to take with antidepressants?
Scletium Tortuosum
Posted by Diane (Richmond, Va) on 03/27/2016
Where can I find this herb for that amount. $18/bottle, 2 months supply.
The african herbal website I visited it was $63.00 for a very small bottle with no instructions for dosage.
Naltrexone
Posted by Rsw (Oh) on 06/21/2016
Hi Wydo,
This article says that the naltrexone will have to be taken before drinking alcohol for the rest of one's life, although 25% decide to give up alcohol completely.
Naltrexone is an out of patent FDA approved drug and is not expensive. I am unfamiliar with the B3 approach, but if it works, then who can argue with success? Low carb seems to be a beneficial way of eating for many conditions, and alcohol often contains high levels of sugar, so a low carb diet to reduce sugar cravings would make sense. Best wishes.
Ted's Remedy Feedback
Posted by Devon (Johnson, Vt) on 08/30/2009
Hey Ted, interesting article on Alcohol addiction. I was surprised to see very little on Glutamine, but then at the end noticed it mentioned. From what I was reading Glutamine under the tongue can have an immediate effect on alcohol craving. Also, I noticed you singled out Seritonin entirely as the nerotransmission basis for your article. Makes me curious about the other transmitters; in particular I thought that dopamine release was related to alcohol as well. Finally, I thought that Kudzu would be a worthy mention as well. Thanks for your article.
Ted's Remedy Feedback
Posted by Diamond (Salisbury, Ma.usa) on 05/06/2011
Tittiger;I do not feel that what you are writing or copied per se' is totally accurate about an alcoholic, it takes much rigorous work such as mental, emotional, physical and spiritual to help with alcoholism. Please be aware of what real damage can do if any drunk should feel this really works.
If vitamins are not a sure thing for a sick or dying person then who is to say that the vitamins you say or copied are rest assured to work? Not.
There are millions of alcoholics still out there too ashamed to go to AA with hopes one day there will be an easier, simpler cure. In all honesty most of us may live on blind faith, I know I do. Good luck
Ted's Remedy Feedback
Posted by frangee (Oregon) on 11/18/2022
i agree with you.i feel the aa is outmoded and shame based.i believe there could be positive ways of handling this, the yeast is a fierce desirous creature.
Ted's Remedy Feedback
Posted by Danial (Berlin,germany) on 03/07/2014
Hi Andrea, great, very happy on your success, Congratulations.I am in th e same boat and want to quit alcohol.Would you like to tell me how have you taken L-tryptophan, B3, and other vitamins?Did you quit alcohol cold turkey or gradually?Did you drink any alcohol during treatment or notice any interaction with vitamins or L-tryptophan.I want to know your whole protocol of supplements and vitamins.I am in great trouble.Please help me if other ECs members have any information and experience about this topic .Thanks in advance for any feedback.
Ted's Remedy Feedback
Posted by Anthony (Atlanta, Georgia) on 06/19/2014
Can someone add info on L-Dopa for mood and a positive mental state. Thanks.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Patricia (North Carolina) on 05/23/2023
What about detox?
