Avoid Benadryl With Fibro
1 month agoHi Ruralady,
That Benadryl crossing the blood brain barrier is also one way that it can contribute to dementia.
One of the replies from poster Helen B. to her use of melatonin lotion (ML) said that she got significant relief from her fibromyalgia pain. Since she is in Canada and can not get the melatonin powder there, she had to make it using capsules. Ughh! Here is a copy and paste of her reply :
So I tried the link you shared and they said that Melatonin powder is not allowed to be shipped to Canada plus many other countries. So I went ahead and used the capsules I had purchased. The additional ingredients in these capsules are gelatin, magnesium stearate, maltodextrin and microcrystaline cellulose. When I googled these ingredients I saw that they are also in skin care products so I decided to go ahead and make the melatonin lotion recipe with the capsules, to be clear the capsules have the powder in them. There were 90 capsules in the bottle which equaled 900mg of melatonin.
This is the recipe that I used which I adjusted down to work with 900mg of melatonin:
900mg melatonin (90-10mg capsules)
1.35 oz (40ml) gin
2.25 oz (66.5ml) lotion
I added the gin to the powder and it did not dissolve completely but it may have if I added more, I just assumed that the other ingredients perhaps did not dissolve in the gin. I then added the lotion and mixed it well. It is a bit grainy in texture but goes on smooth and absorbs great.
Now the good news, it works!!! I have fibromyalgia and I am always getting new pains and some go after a while and some stick around and are so bad I can't sleep. My newest pains were in my neck, shoulder, arm and hand and it was bad. I applied the lotion to my shoulder, neck and arm and when I woke up the next morning after sleeping the whole night! The pain was greatly reduced I couldn't believe it!
I am continuing to use it every night and just a touch during the day if I feel the need but my shoulder is 80% better, my arm and neck are being a bit more stubborn but at least 50% better and my hand is also 80% better. I have applied it to a sore bunion and that is pain free now!
I had started to use the magnesium oil in a spray bottle a while back with minimal help with pain but I continue to use it because I know it's good for me.
I also want to mention that I have tried all the prescriptions for Fibromyalgia non of which worked or worked enough to justify the side effects.
I do also take PEA400 (Palmitoylethanolamide) which has also helped me a fair amount and I would recommend to other Fibromyalgia sufferers.
The excellent results from using the melatonin lotion make me a little emotional because being in constant pain is hard on your spirit and I have finally found some relief and I can't thank you enough for sharing your knowledge with everyone! Thank you Art!
Citric Acid - Curl Booster for Hair
1 month agoI recently discovered citric acid powder as a hair rinse after washing with borax water. My curly hair is much curlier!
I use 1/4 tsp dissolved in hot water and then fill up my pint glass the rest of the way with warm water. Pour it slowly over my head as a “conditioner, ” finger through it (or brush it) and scrunch gently upside down for the bigger/thicker ringlets. Then I plop my gently hair into a t-shirt head wrap for about 30 minutes.
when I diffuse, my curls are at least 40% better and hold all day!
Avoid Benadryl With Fibro
1 month agoI don't know about any of my fellow fibromyalgia sufferers but I've been taking Tylenol PM every night in order to get 7hrs of sleep. The Tylenol would help the fibro pain and the Benadryl would cross the BBB and calm down the CNS allowing a deep sleep.
Now we're finding out Benadryl causes dementia while fibromyalgia patients already have an increase incidence of dementia. I've been trying to research to see how much Benadryl dosage was used in the study but I couldn't find it anywhere. At first I thought this was/is Big Pharma hoping we would run to get an Rx! I've tried nearly all the natural remedies but they haven't worked as good as Tylenol PM. If anyone has any ideas let us know. ACV doesn't work nor has anything else and trust me, I've tried nearly all of them.
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1 month agoRe: Magnet Therapy for Joint Pain Relief
1 month agoHow did you personally use it, please share.
What level of pain, deformation were you at before, and then after.
Do you find personally you need to use this therapy indefinitely? All this information helps.
What part of the body, hands, back, knees, hips... how long applied, etc. All that info is valuable.
Reply to Art
1 month agoHi Art! Well after being on the borax since February and gradually working my way up to 1/8 tsp for the month of May, I can state that things are better but still my pain level isn't where I'd like it to be. So I decided to give the liquid hyaluronic acid & sea salt a try, in addition to the daily borax. Iâm also applying the Stopain roll on rwo to three times a day. My version of Tedâs remedy is 16 oz distilled water, 1/8 tsp salt (the original recipe was too much for me) and 1-1/2 tsp liquid hyaluronic acid. I eased into it by drinking a single glass the first day, two glasses the next two days, and today am drinking three glasses. My pain level is noticeably improved already after just these few days. My question this go round is how long should I use it? I understand that it may take two to three weeks to mostly - if not totally - eliminate my pain, but should I continue using it beyond that point? I'm just happy to have less pain, but of course, none is the ultimate goal. Thank you! Betsy
Re: Seeking Remedies for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
1 month agoI am a 76 year old female. We are still determining if I have NPH. I have constant ringing in my ears, headaches of varying degree, increased BP, increased anxiety; but in all fairness, my husband died 1 1/2 years ago, left me in a brand new house we had built, and it has been expensive and the yard a lot to keep up with. I have sold the home and return to my life long friends close to Charlotte NC. I often times "wander" to the left or right first thing in the morning or during a long walk. I can ride my bike just fine. I have no incontinence, nor cognitive issues. My gait is normal.
I am curious, why is flying or driving long distances difficult?
Et j'adore la France. J'espère voyager là-bas l'année prochaine.
Sandy Gamble
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1 month agoSalt Water for Ear Issues in Dogs
1 month agoI have an Italian Spinone - known for ear issues. he has always produced excessive ear wax which after a while begins to smell. I have tried many options and he has even had antibiotics but the problem persists and every so often I have to tweeze a large glob of hair stuck together by this ear wax to clear the earway. Obviously a horrid solution for the dog.
I then remembered my GBGV who had lesser issues, but having gone into the sea and got thoroughly wet, emerged with brilliantly clear clean ears. Salt water! Worth a try. I looked it up on the internet and came across several articles including this remedy. A teaspoon of non idodised salt in a cup of water. I put a drop of this in his ears and bathed the gunk from the outside of his ear and the earflap. it takes seconds, doesn't traumatise him and it works. It seems that after 15 mins the salt breaks down the wax allowing it to make its way out of the ear. It certainly cleans the outside of the ear in seconds.
Tissue & Bone Ointment For Nerve Issues
1 month agoI have NO idea how they came up with the title for this post...which is about nerves, not bone.
Re: Melatonin and Borax Questions for Art
1 month agoHi Anna Girl,
What I have said is that most people notice improvement within the first month, but maximal benefit may occur in the 3 to 4 month area.
Borax has antimicrobial properties so it does have the potential to kill bacteria and fight fungus and you may be experiencing some form of die off. The following article from Arthritis Foundation says that bacterial DNA can be found in arthritic joints as discussed here :
https://www.arthritis.org/diseases/more-about/microbiomes-role-in-osteoarthritis
Here is a relevant quote from the article :
' Bacterial DNA is found in different parts of the joint, including the cartilage, joint lining (synovium) and synovial fluid. These microbial signatures change as OA develops.'
' The microbial DNA makeup of healthy human knee and hip cartilage differs significantly from OA cartilage. In a first-of-its-kind study, Dr. Matlock showed that healthy cartilage contained mainly Firmicutes, common and beneficial bacteria normally found in the gut. OA cartilage was populated by Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria, which also are common in the gut but in large numbers are associated with disease. The microbial populations in OA cartilage were less diverse than in healthy cartilage and hip OA cartilage was less diverse than OA knee cartilage. Dr. Matlock noted they are finding “more and more differences between knee and hip OA.'
If the borax is killing bacteria in the joints, this could possibly account for what you are feeling. If that is what is happening, adding more borax may not be the best idea as it may result in a bacterial die off that is too fast.
It's good that the melatonin lotion isn't making you tired. Does the three times a day melatonin lotion application offer more relief than two times per day?
Art
Re: Melatonin and Borax Questions for Art
1 month agoHi Art...thanks for your response. I'll stick to the 1/8 t Borax water and melatonin lotion 3x daily. So far, I have not noticed any tiredness with moving from 2x to 3x application of the lotion. However, on the 2nd day (May 22) of week 2 of Borax water, my knees/legs seemed to get worse with swelling, pain and stiffness. This continued on day 3 and 4. Last night my one leg was aching during the night. So, bottomline, it seems like I have backtracked. I'm wondering if I'm experiencing the removal of toxins... I plan to hang in there. You have pointed out numerous times to me and others that we need to give it at least 4 months. I'm wondering, since my diagnosis is that I have severe OA (this all happened suddenly) that I should consider upping my dosage to 1/4 t. Thanks!
Re: Nattokinase For Atherosclerosis
1 month agoHi James J.,
If lumbrokinase works for you and nattokinase gives you side effects, it might make more sense to keep using lumbrokinase. If it ain't broke....
Art
Heavy Metals, Agent Orange Exposure and Triple Bypass
1 month agoHi Old Grunt,
For the multiple heavy metals that you believe are in your body, based on the following research link, melatonin may be worthy of your consideration for its protective effects against some of the damages being caused by the heavy metals to your body and it has some chelating effect :
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9855431/
Here is a relevant quote from the link :
' There are several mechanisms by which heavy metals induce cellular toxicity, but the main mechanism is the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that cause cellular oxidative damage [4]. Melatonin is highly effective in reducing such oxidative stress, as proven in a large number of reports. Its protective actions are the result of several means: the direct detoxification of ROS and reactive nitrogen species (RNS), the stimulation of antioxidant enzymes, and the suppression of other free-radical-generating enzymes. Additionally, melatonin also chelates transition metals, which are involved in the Fenton/Haber–Weiss reactions; due to its metal-chelating ability, melatonin reduces the formation of the highly reactive hydroxyl radical (•OH), which probably accounts for more than 50% of the oxidative stress that cells sustain [5]. Evidence shows that melatonin reacts with a number of metal ions, resulting in the formation of stable metal complexes. For example, using absorption voltammetry as a means of evaluation, it has been shown that melatonin, in proportion to its concentration, binds several heavy metals, including aluminum, cadmium, copper, iron, lead, and zinc, similar to metallothionein [6]. Melatonin chelates both iron (III) and iron (II), participating in the Fenton reaction to generate •OH. Melatonin is able to restore the biological activity of hemoglobin by acting on highly covalent iron and transforming it into iron (III), and it also reduces •OH, which is highly toxic.'
Art
Re: Melatonin and Borax Questions for Art
1 month agoHi Anna Girl,
I never used baking soda with my borax. So I don't know why it was used in the post that you read. It seems like they are both salts and that may be more salt than needed when combined with salt intake from foods.
Is the melatonin 3x per day working out better for you than 2x per day? Do you experience any tiredness relating to the third dose? Do you notice that the current effect is better than the initial application effect which you reported as 50% relief?
Art
Borax Dosing
1 month agoHi Jse,
Some people have reported that borax gave them an uncomfortable stomach. I think Ted's intent by diluting the borax in a liter of water and sipping it throughout the day was to essentially make it like a timed dose, preventing large amounts of borax from being in the stomach at any one time and potentially prevent upset stomach in people who seem to be sensitive to borax.
I have taken borax by dumping my 1/4 teaspoon in my mouth and washing it down with a couple of swallows of water without stomach problems as a test, but some people are too sensitive to borax to take a large amount so fast.
The science is there to support Dr. Flechas contention in human bones as discussed here :
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0946672X20301425?via=ihub
Here is a relevant quote from the link :
' The studies considered in this narrative review have evaluated the positive effectiveness on bone, in humans, through control of calcium, vitamin D and sex steroid hormone metabolism, considering a dietary supplementation of 3 mg/day of boron (alone or with other nutrients); this supplementation is demonstrably useful to support bone health (in order to prevent and maintain adequate bone mineral density), also considering the daily dose of 3 mg is much lower than the Upper Level indicated by EFSA in the daily dose of 10 mg. '
While the dosing they described is lower than the 17 mg, most people have a daily intake of only 1 to 1.5 mg per day from food sources.
Borax is said to be approximately 11.3% boron. So 150 mg of borax times .113 = 16.95 mg of boron or about 17 mg of boron. While that is less than Ted recommended for arthritis, it is probably sufficient to be useful in osteoporosis.
The following study adds further confirmation to the idea that boron significantly improves bone mineral density :
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11317700/
Here is a relevant quote from the link :
' A significant link was found between boron intake and bone mineral density highlighting the importance of nutritional and lifestyle factors affecting bone health. '
Art
MSM
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1 month agoRe: Nattokinase For Atherosclerosis
1 month agoI seem to get side effects from nattokinase... though I may try it again at low doses to see what's what...
I have been taking lumbrokinase for a long time, it solved a bad DVT I had in 2 months... I am wondering if lumbrokinase would have the same or better effect on cholesterol as it is 30X stronger in fibrolynic activity...??
