Re: Turpentine Protocol for Diabetics Safe?
25 days agoKidney Beans for Anal Itch
25 days agoThis is an odd remedy! When I eat kidney beans (usually mexi beans) the itchy bum goes away. I only need to eat about 2-4 teaspoons of it a day and it keeps the itch away. Get some mexican beans and give it a try, their yummy so why not (= just make sure they aren't using some other type of bean.
Background - I have diagnosed autoimmune issues, in particular Ankylosing Spondylitis ("AS" .. in remission). Associated with AS are some gut issues like Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease and ulcerative colitis. I am not diagnosed with the gut issues but I suspect maybe some mild form.
In my case sugar and alcohol generally make the itch worse, especially at night. However eating kidney beans protects me from both.
Acidophilus for Bad Breath
25 days agoAcidophilus:
This worked very well thanks! After brushing my teeth and using mouthwash, I then took one high strength probiotic capsule and mixed it into water. I swished it around my mouth and drank it. Then used my toothbrush to try and massage it in. Wife reported in the morning no more bad breath - breath is bad at night and in the morning for me when I awake.
Well, I don't know if you need to mix it in and swish it around your mouth but it worked :) I figure may as well try and improve the whole mouth flora at the same time.
Re: Need Help for Nerve Damage
25 days agoHi Bob,
You might give consideration to topical melatonin lotion to relieve pain and help nerve repair. Nerve repair takes significant time and melatonin lotion is a fairly non invasive approach to nerve damage. Here is a link to an article where I list 40 issues that melatonin lotion has shown benefit for :
https://www.earthclinic.com/supplements/topical-melatonin-advantages-pain-management-guide.html
At the bottom of the above link is another link that explains how to make melatonin lotion as well as how it worked in three of my friends and you should discuss this option with your doctor to make sure it is safe to take with all of your existing prescription medications and to make sure it is safe for you for the health issue that you mentioned. If you have questions regarding melatonin lotion please reply in the second link at the bottom of the first link.
Art
Cat Ascites: Diagnosis and Remedy Help Needed
26 days agoIf I don't know what or why, I just use activated charcoal. No need to worry about what the problem is.
One thing you can do is make a no-seeum mesh bag and put a piece of "cut-to-size" charcoal furnace filter or carbon weld cloth in it for them to lay on. If it begins to stink, discard and make a fresh one.
As long as the charcoal has trapping power, it won't stink. When it's trapped all it can hold, you'll be able to smell it. It will still draw, but it won't be able to trap what it draws. And you don't want that nasty stuff floating around so, when it stinks, lay it out in the sun to oxidize for a day before you put it in the garbage.
Re: White Pine Needle Tea for COVID-19
26 days agoWe live in the Western U.S. where we use red or white fir needles, fresh off the trees, to make "pine needle tea". We go to the forest in the spring to cut new growth needles which are bright lime green color. Throw about 2tablespoons of the cut needles into a mug, cover with boiling water, let set for about 5 minutes, strain the needles, and enjoy! The tea tastes like a walk in the woods smells!
Our local Ponderosa pine needles are toxic to humans. We have found that the fir needles work very well to fight covid infections and long haul symptoms. And They are free!
Wormwood Poisoning to the Kidney After Smoking It
26 days agoHello all,
Thank you for helping. So a few days ago someone suggested wormwood as an alternative to tobacco to smoke, I have it in the garden, it has caused strong pain in the kidneys. Obviously I have stopped straight away once I worked it out.
Please could you suggest what I can do to cleanse and help them heal? Already drinking nettle soup .
Thank you
Re: Apple Cider Vinegar for Small Poodle With Bladder Issues
26 days agoThank you for your post, I think it only took two days for my border collie female to have a complete lift as well, it's almost like this underlying problem has always been there and now that it's finally being addressed almost overnight she's much shinier and obviously much more interactive and engaged...looking good, fingers crossed!
Re: Seborrheic Dermatitis
26 days agoRe: The Carnivore Diet
26 days agoNeed Help for Nerve Damage
26 days agoFive years ago I lifted the tongue of a camping trailer and caused major damage to my nervous system. Symptoms - lower leg pain and ankle pain feeling like I have straight jackets on them, I feel like I am walking on sandy beach or sometimes it feels like a rocky beach, I get chest pains if I lift anything over 5 pounds. It is not neuropathy.
Re: The Carnivore Diet
26 days agoGarlic for Lung Conditions
26 days agoApricot Seeds for Cancer
26 days agoRe: Copper
26 days agoDon't know if you ever resolved it, but inability to absorb iron can be a common problem and is usually related to low stomach acid. The trick is to have something acidic such as apple cider vinegar or lemon juice in water prior to taking the iron supplements or high iron foods. Alternatively you could try hydrochloric acid pills (hcl) but they can be hard on the stomach and you may not need to increase the acidity by that much.
Cat Ascites: Diagnosis and Remedy Help Needed
26 days agoTry this for your kitty ascites:
Materials needed:
– ½ teaspoon activated charcoal powder. Charcoal has the capability of adsorbing thousands of substances to its surface, giving it the reputable title of “universal antidote.” One of activated charcoal's benefits is that it has the ability to block the absorption of harmful and hazardous compounds into the body while simultaneously absorbing and ridding the body of dangerous elements that were already present.
(if you can't find it in powder form, the fish aquarium activated charcoal sold in the fish/pet supply dept at walmart will work, just grind it in a mortor and pestal til fine powder)
– 8 oz clean water
– Baby medicine syringe
Method:
Add ½ teaspoon activated charcoal to water and stir.
Load the medicine syringe with the resulting “slurry water” and force it down the kitty's throat. Do this until the kitty can't do anymore. The kitty should take at least 5 – 10ml. Repeat every 2-3 hours.
If the charcoal has no effect, switch to colloidal silver 10ppm.
Good luck...
Borax Side Effects
26 days agoRe: Dermatomyositis Remedies Needed
27 days agoHi Shell,
Hopefully you get notifications from replies, I know you posted this a while back.
I have been battling dermatomyositis for a while, without realizing it. Finally the constellation of symptoms has made it clear, from the violaceous rash on my face, calcifications in fat layer and back of hand, swollen eyes, fatigue, weakness in trunk and thigh muscles, myalgia, etc. Weirdly enough, also constantly ravenous with huge weight gain, like 100 pounds in the last 6 years. I've had various autoimmune problems my whole life, but this is the current manifestation. I was on LDN, but ran out and due to my current nomadic lifestyle, haven't been able to keep current medical care, so it's just been up to me. Also, I refuse to take corticosteroids or immune suppressants because they will eventually kill you (I understand when it's life or death and people need to, but it's my personal choice because I have found ways to keep it at bay and was doing great for a long time.) So with this current relapse and new symptoms, I've been digging for answers, and here's what I'm finding.
PABA - one thing they used to prescribe (and I understand still sometimes do) for dermatomyositis is Potaba, a form of PABA with potassium attached, not available over the counter. But as I understand, the reason they don't use it much now is because it's badly tolerated in the GI tract. PABA (a little-known B vitamin), on the other hand, is better tolerated, OTC and still works, just not quite as efficiently. I just started taking it a few days ago, and I got IMMEDIATE improvement...rash fading, hugely increased energy, muscles strength, mood and pain levels. I started on 500 mg a day, but today am going to bump up to 1000 (500 mg 2x/day) because I noticed by early evening I was fatigued again, grumpy, appetite back up, etc, and this morning eye swelling and myalgia was back (after 2 days of none! ) I took the first dose in the evening of the first day and the second dose in the morning of the second, and felt great, so I think I just need more. I will keep increasing it incrementally as needed for relief. It's cheap, it's relatively safe (good studies debunked hepotoxicity worries, look them up), has little to no side effects in proper doses, except preventing sunburn safely (when taken internally) and reversing grey hair in some folks!
Depending on how sick you are, you may need to take more. I believe it is given in doses up to 12g, but so your reading and due diligence first. And pay attention to your body's signals... don't take it at all or in large doses is you have liver/kidney issues. It's cleared through the kidneys.
N-acetyl-Glucosamine (NAG) I just came across it today. Apparently it's very helpful for all manner of autoimmune disease, regulating T and B cell activity and lowering cytokine levels, which are major issues in dermatomyositis. Look into it, I'm still reading, which is how I got here today.
Good luck, and I hope you find some relief!
