It's the ginger. The sugar only makes the ginger easier to take. You can use fresh or dried if you can handle the strong flavor. You can make ginger tea using fresh, sliced ginger or the dried powder and sweeten with stevia or some other sugar substitute Recipes are online.
The quantity of information in this post is voluminous. I apologize for that. Nonetheless, perhaps some of the content of this post can be valuable to someone.
Below are some more links to posts with interesting reading involving schizophrenia and related topics. Some of the posts are located on various webpages for topics other than schizophrenia. The webpages were found via Web searches with a variety of keyword combinations.
One of the webpages found via a Web search is a page with posts by Ted from Bangkok, Thailand. There is a section of the Earth Clinic website, located at ted.earthclinic.com, which has webpages that have observations from Ted arranged in categories (some of Ted's observations are found on other webpages of the Earth Clinic website as well). The keywords schizophrenia and schizophrenic can be found in observations made by Ted in his posts on the below-linked webpage, which is located on the ted.earthclinic.com section of the Earth Clinic website.
https://ted.earthclinic.com/cures/morgellons3.html
On the webpage at the above link, there are three of Ted's posts. Once the webpage has loaded in one's Web browser, one can find the relevant sections by using the find feature of one's Web browser (for example, on a Mac, one could use the keyboard combination Command-F, and on a Windows computer, one could use the keyboard combination Control-F). Listed below are keywords that one can try entering in the find box of one's Web browser.
sugar
Bangkok
schi
The string of characters schi can be used to find both schizophrenia and schizophrenic. If there were other words with the string schi in those words, it might take a long time to find the relevant sections of the webpage. Similarly, trying to find the word Ted on a webpage can result in a large quantity of matched character strings because many English words end in ted. Spelling Ted with a capital T and selecting a find-feature option for matching the case of the characters (if there is such a setting for case sensitivity in one's Web browser) should help reduce the number of matches. When I tried the find feature for the above webpage, my Web browser showed fifty-one matches for Ted when the matching-case feature was deactivated, twenty matches for Ted when the matching-case feature was activated, three matches for Bangkok when the matching-case feature was deactivated, and three matches for Bangkok when the matching-case feature was activated. With that in mind, when trying to find content on a webpage at the ted.earthclinic.com section of the Earth Clinic website, it might be more helpful to first start by trying to find Bangkok, rather than starting with Ted. In contrast, at the earthclinic.com section of the Earth Clinic website, it might be better to start by trying to find Ted because sometimes people reference Ted without using the keyword Bangkok in their posts.
Also, the webpage at the above link was found via a Web search using the below keyword combination that I tried at DuckDuckGo (https://duckduckgo.com), Startpage (https://startpage.com), and Qwant (https://www.qwant.com). In the example below, the words AND and OR are Boolean operators. Boolean operators should be typed with all uppercase letters.
site:ted.earthclinic.com AND (schizophrenia OR schizophrenic) AND sugar
Below are links to sample search results using the above keyword combination.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site:ted.earthclinic.com+AND+(schizophrenia+OR+schizophrenic)+AND+sugar
https://www.qwant.com/?q=site:ted.earthclinic.com AND (schizophrenia OR schizophrenic) AND sugar
Below is a link to a webpage with two posts by Ted from Bangkok, Thailand. In one of those posts, Ted mentions schizophrenia. In the other post, he mentions sugar in relation to cancer.
https://ted.earthclinic.com/cures/breast-cancer-treatment7.html
Below is a link to a webpage with a post by Bill Thompson from San Fernando, Philippines, in which he mentions schizophrenia. Ted and Bill co-authored a book about alkalizing (pH Balanced for Life!). Bill also authored another book, the title of which is Candida: Killing So Sweetly.
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/diabetic-neuropathy-treatment.html#ala_77873
Below is a keyword combination that yields search results that include the webpage at the above link.
site:earthclinic.com AND (schizophrenia OR schizophrenic) AND sugar
Below are links to sample search results using the above keyword combination.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site:earthclinic.com+AND+(schizophrenia+OR+schizophrenic)+AND+sugar
https://www.qwant.com/?q=site:earthclinic.com AND (schizophrenia OR schizophrenic) AND sugar
Below is a link to another of Bill's posts that references schizophrenia. It was also found using the above keyword combination.
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/epilepsy.html#bvit_151578
Below is a link to a post by Bill about schizophrenia, niacin, and niacinamide.
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/candida-diet-protocol.html#protocol_155224
Below is another link to a post by Bill about schizophrenia.
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/mycoplasma_fermentans.html#remedies needed_136679
Because Ted from Bangkok, Thailand, and Bill Thompson from San Fernando, Philippines, have recommended alkalizing, I decided to try a search with keywords related to that topic. Below is a keyword combination that I used to see whether there have been any posts related to schizophrenia and alkalizing. I considered omitting the word alkalizing itself from the keywords because that word is found in the list of links on Earth Clinic webpages and because the presence of the word on those webpages could result in all of those webpages displaying in the search results. I decided instead to include alkalizing among the keywords because that word might be present in the content of someone's post without any other keywords related to the topic of alkalizing being present on the webpage.
site:earthclinic.com AND (schizophrenia OR schizophrenic) AND (alkaline OR alkalinity OR alkalize OR alkalizing OR alkalization)
Below are links to search results with the above keyword combination.
When searching the Web and when using the find feature of one's Web browser, it is worthwhile to keep in mind both the possibility of variant spellings of words and the possibility of words with shared roots. For example, if one were searching the Earth Clinic website for webpages with content related to alkalizing, one could try to account for various spelling variations and for various words that share the same root as the word alkalizing. Below is a large keyword combination which illustrates considering various keywords in order to find relevant information. While such a large set of keywords might not be typical, hopefully the size of the keyword combination will make this example memorable enough to aid recall of the technique of considering various keywords.
site:earthclinic.com AND (schizophrenia OR schizophrenic) AND (alkaline OR alkalinity OR alkalize OR alkalized OR alkalizes OR alkalizer OR alkalizing OR alkalization OR alkalise OR alkalised OR alkalises OR alkaliser OR alkalising OR alkalisation OR alkalinize OR alkalinized OR alkalinizes OR alkalinizer OR alkalinizing OR alkalinization OR alkalinise OR alkalinised OR alkalinises OR alkaliniser OR alkalinising OR alkalinisation)
Below are links with the above keyword combination.
Below is a link to a post with the keyword alkaline. The post is on a webpage in the above search results. The post also contains a reference to Ted.
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/schizophrenia.html#b3_44699
The post at the below link has the same content as the post at the above link; however, the posts before and after each are different at the two different links.
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/anxiety7.html#niacinamide_44893
Below are more posts on webpages in the above search results.
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/anxiety2.html#b12folicacid5htp_185399
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/anxiety6.html#supplements_51726
Below is a link to a post with the keywords acidic, acidity, alkaline, and pH. The post has a list of symptoms of acidity, including schizophrenia.
https://www.earthclinic.com/remedies/diets.html#alkaline_73334
The post at the link below was made by Bill Thompson from San Fernando, Philippines. Although the post is unrelated to schizophrenia, the post might make for interesting reading because the post is related to alkalizing, which is a topic that the previously linked post also mentions. This post by Bill was found using the above search.
https://answers.earthclinic.com/can-i-take-alkalizing-formula-with-food.html#rn_148510
Bill Thompson mentions schizophrenia in three posts on the webpage at the below three links. All three links are to the same page. Each links to a section of the webpage with Bill's posts mentioning schizophrenia.
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/candida-diet-protocol2.html#protocol_130891
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/candida-diet-protocol2.html#protocol_127892
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/candida-diet-protocol2.html#protocol_76948
Below is another keyword combination.
site:earthclinic.com AND (schizophrenia OR schizophrenic) AND "insulin resistance"
Below are links to search results related to the above keyword combination.
Below is a link to a webpage with another post by Bill Thompson. Bill does not discuss insulin resistance in the post, but he does mention schizophrenia.
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/alzheimers-disease-dementia-treatment.html#fungus_155488
The below keyword combination also yielded some search results with links to webpages mentioning schizophrenia.
site:mercola.com AND (schizophrenia OR schizophrenic) AND "insulin resistance"
Below are inks related to the above keyword combination.
Below are two articles found in the search results at the links above. The keyword schizophrenia can be found the webpages at both of the links.
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/06/29/vitamin-d-insulin-resistance.aspx
Below is another keyword combination.
site:earthclinic.com AND (schizoaffective OR schizo-affective OR "schizo affective")
Below are related links.
Below are links to posts related to the keyword schizoaffective. The second post mentions mastocytosis being an issue, rather than schizoaffective disorder being the issue.
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/schizophrenia.html#ms_147645
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/schizophrenia.html#ms_155203
Below is a link to a post that provides more details related to the topic of mastocytosis that had been mentioned in the prior post.
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/schizophrenia.html#ms_167467
There is a large quantity of interesting reading on the Earth Clinic website, as well as on other websites. I hope that the above links and associated keyword combinations will help illustrate how content relevant to a particular topic can be found on webpages and in forum posts located in specific sections of webpages. I believe that I would be remiss if I were to refrain from sharing these techniques for finding information relevant to particular topics.
Sincerely,
J.
Potassium or sodium supplements won't help unless the pain is caused from a deficiency of one of those. Ginger (and a lot of herbals) have anti-inflammatory properties. That means they might help with pain like sciatica (caused by back issues or muscle spasms) and arthritis.
When using ginger for remedies, no, it doesn't matter as long as it's real ginger--unless you're on a very sugar-restricted diet. You can use fresh ginger, or dried ginger but it's tastes so strong most people use the crystalized kind because it tastes like candy. I use fresh ginger root to make ginger tea.
***Most commercial brands of ginger ale don't have enough ginger in them to do much of anything other than taste good & quench your thirst. It's probably the carbonation & sugar that settles people's stomachs.
You do not have to buy expensive B12 at an expensive store. But is is best to buy the kind that says "sublingual" on the package because it's more absorbable. You can get liquid or quick dissolve tablets. You will not overdose on even the highest doses sold in stores because excess is not stored by your body, it's flushed out with urination.
Thank you Bill from the Philippines - it's always good to hear from you!
Other than milk thistle (one of the most important vitamins you mentioned), I have the rest of the vitamins that are on your list so I'm going to pick some up this afternoon.
The idea of a preventative daily detox regimen seems more logical to me than those rather ghastly detox cleanses I've subjected myself to in the past (and usually didn't complete).
Thanks again!
Cheers,
Tessa
Hi Jo (Franklin) –
You might be aware of this website regarding children with tics (the comments at the end of the article are worth reading, too):
https://www.drbeurkens.com/dietary-interventions-for-tics-and-tourette-syndrome/
Dr. Beurkens goes into more detail about vitamins in this link below. She states that you should consult with your healthcare provider (hope you have a good one) depending on the age and size of the child but says to always start “low and slow”:
https://www.drbeurkens.com/got-tics-tourettes-5-ways-suppress-twitches-naturally/
It's interesting that you mention the number of children with tics have increased since the pandemic.
I'm wondering if it is the school environment – the super industrial-strength sanitizers that are sprayed regularly throughout the school contain toxins (such as quaternary ammonium compounds). Those children are exposed to any residue on doors, desks, walls, floors, etc. all day long.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00437
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are active ingredients in over 200 disinfectants currently recommended by the U.S. EPA for use to inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus.
Do the children have to wear masks at school? That might be another contributing factor.
As this situation drags on, schools really need to invest in proper ventilation for the health of children and staff. Likewise with places of employment.
They also need to re-evaluate what chemicals they are allowing to be used.
I hope you find the solution for your child.
Take care,
Tessa
If you are bloated; means you are not digesting the food in time, indigestion causes gas to accumulate. This will lead to gas to go up the esophagus and cause problems. Usually when having indigestion is a sign of low stomach acid. Taking betaine-hcl tabs and probiotics would. That is what I did. I made my own concoction smoothie. My smoothie is made up of 2 saba(bananas), moringa leaves, saluyot leaves, a little ginger, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1 bottle yakult, some coco water I blend all engridients to a smoothie. 15 min before each meal I eat half a cup of smoothie.
Try this it worked for me. This will heal your gut. You'll see the result after a few days. Also avoid fried and fatty foods. No need to take any meds. Try it. Good luck.
I had cramping in my calf. Not excruciating, but constant and uncomfortable, for four days. Tried the organic cider vinegar with the mother but it didn't work. I took a teaspoon of Sole (a drink made with pink HImalayan salt and water) which is something I always have. The cramp subsided and left a small residual ache. I only feel it slightly if I put my legs up.
Borax is anti-bacterial and anti fungal which is the reason it's so good to add to a laundry..It also chelates heavy metals from your body-another reason it's so good for arthritis etc. etc.
Carolyn,
Talk to your doctor about using a high quality probiotic as discussed in the following article for diverticulitis:
https://www.europeanreview.org/article/19316
Art
I dealt with seborrheic dermatitis for about 10 years. It began with flaky scalp and led to a more flushed face, dry skin around nose, larger pores, and red skin or flakes in facial hair and chest hair. I kept symptoms at bay by trying tea tree oil, hydrocortisone cream, head and shoulders, and lately ACV.
The real cure came recently and made a drastic improvement. I boiled 2 cups of water, 4tspn Borax, 2 tspn baking soda, and 1tspn honey. I let it come to room temp and poured in an empty shampoo bottle. Take a shower, give the bottle a good shake, pour some of the watery solution on your hair, and massage scalp with your fingers. I wash the rest of my body while it soaks for around 10min, also cleaning my face, neck, and chest with it. It won't sud up in your hair, but might feel a bit slimy while wet. Finally, rinse it out. I choose to use ACV afterwards as a conditioner.
It leaves my scalp feeling totally refreshed. No signs of flakes, skin has returned to normal color, and pores are shrinking. I end by using a face moisturizer (I like Aveda for sensitive skin).
That's it! I hope this helps anyone else who might have symptoms like I used to.
Hi Carolyn (Toney, AL) -
On the diverticulitis page here on Earth Clinic, aloe vera juice seems to be one of the more popular remedies:
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/diverticulosis-diverticulitis-treatment.html
My cousin uses the low FODMAP diet for her diverticulitis (the diet is also for IBS, etc.). As long as she stays on it, she doesn't have too many problems.
https://www.medicinenet.com/low_fodmap_diet_list_of_foods_to_eat_and_avoid/article.htm
Hope this helps.
Take care,
Tessa
I have a question, if one is taking Diatomaceous Earth and would also like to also do Apple Cider Vinegar and Baking Soda, or say Borax or peroxide, which are all added to water to consume, can any of these be combined to take as one instead of doing two, three, or four drinks?
