Re: Clay for a Chalazion
29 days agoRe: Medications for High Blood Pressure
29 days agoI feel you. I'm 73 and female. I was taking the same medication but with Losartin plus Cardevelo, only to wake up between 2-3:00 AM with the sound of my heart beating in my head. The medication you mentioned that begins with hydra… had me feeling like a drunk out of sorts person that couldn't do anything but just sit still and the feeling would go away. I've been drinking the Apple Cider Vinegar which probably works about 30 minutes and then the blood pressure rises again. YouTube breathing videos help a lot.
Re: H202 Inhalation Therapy for Asthma
29 days agoRe: Wondering About Ashwagandha and Other Remedies for NPH
29 days agoHi, since I became a "senior", I started taking ashgawanda powder in my protein smoothie, each day, for more energy, and a little for better sleep. It does seem to help. Several studies evaluated its effects on stress, anxiety, and cognotive abilities. "Significant improvements" were found. For my brain and heart, I use separately or together -- gingko biloba ("may improve blood flow to the brain and reduce dizziness"), hawthorn berries, coenzyme Q10, Vitamin D w/vitamin C, resveratrol (found in grapes), etc. For urinary incontinence, natural helps include -- horsetail, cranberry or pumpkin seed extract. Your Drs have a computer program that can find out what may or may not interfere with your meds. Hope this might help in your search. Enclosing healing prayers too. :-)
Re: Melatonin After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
29 days agoHi cuffen,
I have never heard of Dr. Crandall, but I already addressed this severely lacking study here:
https://www.earthclinic.com/melatonin-side-effects.html#se_211459
I think Dr. Crandall might be better off doing a little research before parroting what is obviously a poor study.
Art
Re: Melatonin After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
29 days agoDid you know DR.Crandall said on newsmax.com that long term melatonin may harm heart?
Borax Treatment for Trigger Finger Not Yet Working
29 days agoHi again, Michele,
I forgot to answer your question.
You should be able to continue the oral versions.
Art
Borax Treatment for Trigger Finger Not Yet Working
29 days agoHi Michele,
It is the ability of both topicals to reach much higher local tissue levels than their respective oral counterparts can that make them more useful for the purpose at hand.
Art
Borax Treatment for Trigger Finger Not Yet Working
29 days agoThank you for that information. Because I do already take both oral melatonin (for sleep) and oral magnesium, do you think I should reduce the oral versions or eliminate them while using the topical treatment? I'd prefer not to cut out the oral melatonin, but I can certainly take a smaller dose. I'm not sure what effect the mag. oil will have on my total magnesium intake, though.
Re: Saffron for Depression
29 days agohttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32221179/
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Re: Knee Pain
29 days agoHi Art, You are correct, and I had forgotten, "retrograde ejaculation" is the medical term for this condition. And it seems most of the statistics for guys who end up with this problem post-prostate resectioning have had TURP. But I myself didn't have TURP. I had GreenLight Laser. I thought this technology was supposed to be a tad less invasive but it still caused the same damage a bunch of men end up with. I like your idea about trying melatonin lotion to find out if it can heal this surgically-generated condition. I had mentioned that I planned on using DMSO/aloe to make melatonin lotion for this. I'm thinking now though to experiment instead with emu oil instead of DMSO. Some parts of my body will tolerate DMSO while other parts not so much! And apparently emu oil has skin penetration (carrier) ability perhaps similar to DMSO.
Re: Long-term Use of Melatonin Supplements
29 days agoI, especially didn't pay any attention to the report I suspect was put out by Big Pharma. It's not the first time they've done this and won't be the last. It's to protect their massive gravy train since most people aren't buying into their nonsense that they are the ultimate gods when it comes to good health. Natural is the way to go unless you're in a life or death situation.
Re: Kratom for Pain
29 days agoRe: Frankincense Essential Oil Lifted Postpartum Depression
29 days agoThis is remarkable. I work with young moms and was searching for a natural solution to postpartum. What brand of frankincense do you use?
Re: Anemia
29 days agoRe: 5 Year Update To Memory Loss Protocol
29 days agoHi BARBARA,
You are already taking melatonin and vitamin D. My friend told me she added the Lithium Orotate at 5 mg breakfast and 5 mg at dinner for about a month to make sure she could tolerate it. Then she added Vinpocetine at 30 mg per day for about a month to make sure she tolerated it before adding anything else. She was already taking Amla, but it turned out she dropped Amla at some point beyond a year and after her memory seemed to be at 100%.
She also later dropped the Vinpocetine. She is still taking the melatonin, vitamin D and the lithium orotate and her memory has remained sharp. She very slowly increased her melatonin dose to 10 mg a day.
Melatonin does not always help insomnia.
Since you have other existing health conditions such as hypertension, anxiety and depression, to be safe, you will need to get your doctor's approval and supervision before starting on these other supplements that my friend used.
I don't have any suggestions for the use of DMSO for you.
Art
Re: Menopausal Weight Gain
29 days agoJust two more important points my doctor did order a blood test to check my hormone levels, and an insulin resistance test ( In europe it is called the HOMA-IR test) Identifying insulin resistance early is crucial because it helps identifying if the body is regulating blood sugar levels. My doctor started me on plant-based hormones plus DHEA my. My ND had suggested I stop dairy because they cannot get all the hormones out of dairy it is impossible. I stopped all dairy products
Re: 5 Year Update To Memory Loss Protocol
29 days agoHi BARBARA,
You are already taking, Vitamin D and Melatonin. My friend worked her way up to 10 mg of melatonin and now, years later she is taking significantly more. She added Lithium Orotate at 10 mg per day total at 5 mg with breakfast and 5 mg with dinner and she did that for a month or more to make sure she could tolerate it. She did that with each supplement she took before adding the next supplement. So once she knew that she tolerated the supplement she would add the next supplement such as Vinpocetine which she took at 30 mg per day.
She actually started with AMLA Extract at a lower dose and then settled on 1150 mg per day, but she later discontinued the Amla Extract and didn't let me know until many months later.
So that is pretty much what she did and her memory is still sharp.
Here is a new (November, 2025) meta analysis of melatonin use for cognitive impairment :
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12581400/
Here is a relevant quote from the meta analysis :
' Our findings suggest that melatonin is relatively safe for individuals with cognitive impairment. Thus, we recommend it for adults with MCI. It should be administered between 20:30 and 21:00 for 13–24 weeks. '
Note that they suggest taking the melatonin between 8:30pm and 9:00pm.
I don't have any suggestions regarding DMSO because I rarely use or recommend it now.
Art
Breast Milk for Cradle Cap
30 days agoMy sister-in-law's lactation nurse suggested breast-milk to her. I tried it and it worked for my children as well. I would also suggest keeping a log of what you eat during pregnancy and after. Tomato based sauces caused me heartburn during pregnancy and a fussy infant after nursing.
Re: Hashimoto's
30 days agoHi there
i just saw the $7,000 for labs!!! I just started going to Flourish here in Shakopee. It's a wonderful functional medicine clinic
i just had my labs done for the first time. The charge was $650. Of course insurance doesn't cover it but I am so impressed the labs covered so much more than the medical clinics. At 73 I found out I have Hashimotos.
Mary
