DE for Pets
15 days agoI have been using organic food grade diatomaceous earth for years now. (diatamaceousearth.com) The first kitty that adopted us "Pretty" was a beautiful calico covered with fleas. I gave her a dry bath with DE avoiding her eyes. I also put it into her wet food (to kill the eggs inside) and shook it in the dry. She completely recovered from them and was a wonderful pet for years. DE is also good for US, killing parasites and containing silicon. It also is good for gardening and keeping away ants.
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16 days agoAnkle and Toe gout gone with internal and external use of ACV
Recently, I had severe ankle pain on my left foot. Pain traveled from the lower ankle bone area to the heel of the foot. Took 4 tablespoons of ACV with mother (Bragg brand) with 1/2 teaspoon of Sodium Bicarbonate (Brand Arm & Hammer) mixed with little water. This would give me in total of about 1/4 glass of mixture. Sodium Bicarbonate kills the sour taste of ACV by fuzzing and thus making it easier to drink. After drinking this 1/4 glass of mixture, I immediately would follow it with a full glass of water. I drank this mixture twice a day for 3 days. Once in the morning before breakfast and one before going to bed. In addition, I used paper towel soaked in ACV and placed it on the ankle and wrapped my ankle/partial foot with Cling wrap. Further, I would additionally drink 4 to 5 additional glass of water per day. I should have drunk more glasses of water to help remove uric acid quickly which causes gout. Result : Pain gone in 3 days.
Same approach I used for my toe, which occured 4 years ago. The mistake I always make is not drinking enough water. I hope this info may help some one.
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16 days agoI hope someone can help me out.
My lovely little cat of age 20 years unforunately has arthritis. Her weight is 2.5 kilograms.
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And which doses can I give to her, if effective?
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16 days agoHi Mama to Many - I'm an HS newbie. 2-1/2 years ago I had a purple and red spot on the underside of my left breast (actually on it) but it never came to a head or burst and healed on its own. At the time, I didn't give it much thought because I really didn't know what it was, thought maybe it might've been a spider bite of some sort. Fast-forward to a week ago, and I discovered a new lesion in the very same spot as the one before, but this time it did come to a head and burst with a small amount of blood and pus. It's no longer draining or weeping. I've tried a little bit of everything to help heal it, but I feel like after a week I should be further along than I am, although I have always been slow to heal. So far, I have tried applying castor oil topically, colloidal silver gel, homemade 10 ppm colloidal silver spray, 3/4 teaspoon turmeric powder from the grocery store in 6 oz of water twice daily, zinc tablets, 1000 mg lysine twice daily, and 500 mg oil of oregano soft gels. Because of its location, I opted not to use a bandage. The only pain I have is when I move the wrong way or sleep with my arm draped over my bosom. I've just ordered some manuka honey ointment to try. Instinctively, I feel like it needs a topical ointment of some sort to speed the healing process and close the “crater.” It's very purplish and worrisome. Can you suggest anything else I could try? Thanks!
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Two and a half years ago I had what appeared to be a large bug bite on the underside of my left bosom. It never had any blistering or pus and cleared up on its own but was big and purplish. Fast forward to a week ago and another similar spot showed up in the exact same location, but with a bit of blood and drainage. I never knew anything was wrong until after it burst. After much research, I finally determined that it's likely HS. Currently I'm using 3/4 tsp of turmeric in 6 oz of 10 ppm colloidal silver water 2x daily, 1000 mg lysine 2x daily, 10 ppm colloidal silver spray applied topically as often as possible, and colloidal silver gel applied topically 4x daily. I'm also taking 500 mg of oil of oregano daily and 30 mg zinc daily. Because of its location I opted not to use a bandage. It's no longer weeping but still looks fairly angry. I've always been slow to heal. Is there anything else I can try on this open wound that will speed up healing and not make it worse? Thanks!
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16 days agoYou're welcome, Cooking Soda Guy!
Thank you for saying so and thank you for the positive feedback!
It is sad that so many medications for various diseases and health conditions have such serious potential side effects that are sometimes worse than the condition you are trying to treat.
On a related note, the following study adds further confirmation to the many beneficial and protective effects of melatonin on the kidneys as well as mentioning the very safe profile of melatonin in kidney disease :
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10047594/
Here is an important quote from this review of the literature :
' The purpose of this review is to provide information regarding the potential benefits of melatonin use, particularly in kidney diseases. The impact on the cardiovascular system, diabetes, and homeostasis causes melatonin to be indirectly connected to kidney function and quality of life in people with chronic kidney disease. Moreover, there are numerous reports showing that melatonin plays a role as an antioxidant, free radical scavenger, and cytoprotective agent. This means that the supplementation of melatonin can be helpful in almost every type of kidney injury because inflammation, apoptosis, and oxidative stress occur, regardless of the mechanism. The administration of melatonin has a renoprotective effect and inhibits the progression of complications connected to renal failure. It is very important that exogenous melatonin supplementation is well tolerated and that the number of side effects caused by this type of treatment is low. '
It seems like a good idea to utilize the protective effects of melatonin on the kidneys and other major organs prior to when you are going to be starting a medication that is known to directly or indirectly damage the kidneys or any other organs such as the heart, lungs and liver. Generally speaking, melatonin will offer better protective effects when started before the offending agent is started.
As always, you will have to get your doctors approval and supervision before using any of these supplements for CKD, to be as safe as possible.
Art
