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Rebecca (GA) on 02/26/2021: 
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Tom (Livingston, Tx) on 11/22/2018:
I am in my early 60's. I currently take about 40 supplements.
Noteworthy cures, at least for me for the past 3 decades, are:
All supplements are taken mornings unless otherwise mentioned. All teaspoons are level measuring teaspoons unless otherwise mentioned. Almost all of the powders I put in mouth, some separate and some together with other powders, and wash down with water.
1) Stroke prevention
one 40, 000 unit capsule of Swanson Serrazimes. SwansonVitamins.com. I met someone who had recovered nicely from a stroke by taking the silk worm enzyme, serrapeptase. Their carotid artery blockage went from 30% blocked to 10% blocked in 6 months with one Doctor's Best 120, 000 Unit serrapeptase capsule three times per day. I think the Swanson Serrazimes (serratiopeptidase) may be better than other higher dose brands of serrapeptase and the Swanson reviews seem to agree. The first night I took the Serrazimes, as I laid my head on the pillow, I felt/heard a momentary rush or turbulence go up through my carotid arteries on the sides of my neck, so I now believe I am protected from a stroke as long as I take Swanson Serrazimes. Serrapeptase is supposed to cleanse the cardiovascular system. However, it says not recommended if taking blood thinners like vitamin K, heparin or warfarin (coumadin).
2) Sleep
afternoons or evenings, 1.5 to 2 level tsp soy lecithin powder in about 6 oz water. Nuts.com or BulkFoods.com.
For decades, just one dose of lecithin in the evening has helped me to get to sleep, stay asleep and get back to sleep in the night. Lecithin contains phosphatidylcholine, a nervous system relaxant. Since August 21, 2018, I started stirring in 1/32nd level tsp (about a pinch) of micronized magnesium carbonate powder. This magnesium carbonate may be my top energy supplement with good results for sustained energy, well-being and telomere protection as described by Dr. Carolyn Dean in her book, The Magnesium Miracle. The magnesium carbonate has a slight laxative effect. BulkSupplements.com.
3) Energy & blood sugar
one 200 mcg capsule of chromium picolinate (CP). I stopped taking this for 27 years and had forgotten how much energy CP gives me. SwansonVitamins.com Swanson (house) brand. Chromium is supposed to decrease insulin resistance and thereby helps to burn sugar. Taking more than 200 mcg per day gives me a headache. I also take a slightly rounded 1/2 tsp of Vietnamese cinnamon powder after reading that cinnamon and chromium picolinate are the best two supplements to prevent diabetes. Vietnamese cinnamon (SwansonVitamins.com) is said to be the best tasting although Vietnamese is not Ceylon or True cinnamon which is supposed to be the safest cinnamon with the lowest levels of coumadin. I also take 1 level iced teaspoon of NOW brand Argentine Beef Liver Powder for endurance. SwansonVitamins.com. It comes in a 12 oz plastic bottle. Magnesium carbonate is also a surprise boost for my energy as described in the above "Sleep" paragraph. BulkSupplements.com.
4) Energy
Before lunch, 1/8 level cup Red Star nutritional yeast flakes. BulkFoods.com. RNA increases breath and lung volume and therefore oxygen, so I believe nutritional yeast helps me to metabolize lunch with the extra oxygen and I noticed that I breathe more deeply after lunch and into the afternoon when I take the nutritional yeast.
5) Hair
For decades I have taken 1/8 level cup of whey protein concentrate and my hair is full and thick. I have also felt my muscles to be slightly stronger with it. Nuts.com.
6) Fingernails
1/8 level tsp of bamboo extract. BulkSupplements.com. The bamboo extract is 70% natural silica which is remarkable. My nails grow fast and look healthy.
7) Eyes
astaxanthin 4 mg/zeaxanthin 4 mg. SwansonVitamins.com, 1/4 level measuring tsp bilberry extract. BulkSupplements.com. 1/4 tsp green coffee bean powder (not extract). BulkSupplements.com. Green coffee bean is supposed to prevent blindness from it's polyphenols. I notice a brighter blue sky and whiter clouds when I take green coffee bean powder. I decided not to take the green coffee extract as it's too stimulating for me but the extract did brighten the sky and cloud colors even more. I have noticed that taking astaxanthin gives my skin a nice orange tone and I am unable to sunburn when taking astaxanthin.
8) Gums
1/4 level tsp (500 mg) hesperidin. BulkSupplments.com. In 2011, my slightly sore gums bled occasionally and my teeth were slightly loose, but hesperidin started to improve that in days and my gums continued to gradually improve over the next 2 years, so I plan to take hesperidin for life. I took Swanson 500 mg hesperidin capsules for years but switched to the powder from BulkSupplements. Hesperidin is hard to find as a stand alone supplement, but is part of most or all citrus bioflavonoid products.
9) Teeth
1 capsule twice per day of NOW brand "Calcium Hydroxyapatite Caps." My sensitive teeth went away and cavities won't form if I take this, even if a flax seed puts a small hole in a molar. Then I take 2 capsules twice per day for several weeks until the tooth repairs itself or I will eventually seek out a dentist, but my tooth always repairs itself by filling in any injury and becoming painless. This is a low temperature processed calf bone concentrate that contains the whole bone matrix.
10) Lungs and sinuses
-1/2 level tsp (500 mg) to 1 level tsp (1000 mg) quercetin dihydrate. BulkSupplements.com. Protects lungs and sinuses. Quercetin also gives me energy. I would try quercetin for anything concerning lungs or sinuses and maybe even for the ears and hearing since the ears are only a few inches from the sinuses. I take the 1/2 level tsp in warmer months and the 1 level tsp in the colder months. I tried to stop taking quercetin twice, underestimating what quercetin was doing for me, but my energy dropped and my nose became congested within a month. Quercetin is a good combo with the below description of Mrs. Dash Table Blend seasoning to liquefy and thin mucus.
11) Lung and sinus mucus liquification
1/2 slightly rounded tsp of Walmart's 14 herb Mrs. Dash Table Blend (MDTB) seasoning. Contains thyme, oregano which are expectorants and chili which supports the airways. For decades I have thinned my lung and sinus mucus with MDTB. MDTB should start to liquefy lung mucus in 2 weeks. I had laryngitis and couldn't clear my throat but one dose of MDTB cleared my throat the same day. MDTB goes well with quercetin as a combo to protect the respiratory system.
12) Joints
1/4 level tsp (500 mg) Kollgen chicken sternum type 2 collagen powder. msm-msm.com. Also available in capsules at SwansonVitamins and PipingRock. My knees were loose in their sockets but started improving a few days after starting taking the chicken sternum powder. The cartilage filled in completely by probably 4 months. My unhinged back healed but took 3 to 5 years to fill in and I don't know when the healing happened. Another person cancelled their hip replacement after taking chicken sternum for 6 months, and another canceled their (painful) knee replacement and is now walking around normally. The person couldn't stand in line at the buffet without sitting because of the knee pain. However, not every joint heals every time, like my shoulder which is still wonky. 1/8 level tsp (about 220 mg) sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronic acid) powder. BulkSupplements.com. I could notice my joints moving a little smoother when taking hyaluronic acid, but the improvement was very subtle.
13) Sprained ankle/foot
2 level tsp (4 grams) of bovine collagen hydrolysate and 2 level tsp (5 grams) of L-glutamine twice per day. BulkSupplements.com. So that's 8 grams of collagen and 10 grams of L-glutamine per day. My ankle was sprained on January 9, 2018. This ankle soreness improved with 12 grams per day of collagen but improved even more when I added the L-glutamine on Sept 20, 2018. I could feel the ankle burning internally on the first night of taking L-glutamine and since then the ankle feels healed because the pain stopped returning nightly. Hydrolized collagen is 100% type 1 collagen which is said to repair tendons and ligaments, but it also seems to need the L-glutamine to heal the ankle. I will be switching to their fish collagen because of the positive BulkSupplements reviews for skin.
14) Fungal great toenail
2 tablespoons macadamia oil after meals, up to twice per day, for 2 months, then 1 tablespoon mornings for life. PipingRockock.com. My fungal toenail lifted off after 2 months or two 16 oz bottles internally of NOW brand unrefined macadamia oil, but NOW discontinued the product. Healthy, thick, pink nail grew in over the next year.
Macadamia oil has 18% palmitoleic acid, an antimicrobial and I think an antifungal. My toes had also begun to have occasional numbness and tingling (which I think is called peripheral neuropathy), numbness which surprisingly went away about when the fungal toenail dropped off. I later read that palmitoleic acid is used as a treatment for peripheral neuopathy. I like the unrefined, stronger taste of PipingRock's macadamia oil as compared to Swanson's more tasteless macadamia oil.
15) Mood and cardiovascular
1 level tsp turmeric powder (WincoFoods in western states and Dallas, TX), and 1/4 level tsp black pepper powder. Turmeric was immediately very mellowing for my mood, and it helps rebuild the endothelium (inner wall) of blood vessels. My bicep was squeezed by a too-tight, automated blood pressure cuff. It took 9 months, but turmeric has helped the bicep's soreness, as does the L-glutamine recently added at 10 grams per day. The L-glutamine, known as a fountain of youth, has now healed my bicep pain completely after only 2.5 months since 9/20/2018. I think L-glutamine may also repair a leaky blood-brain barrier, now thought to be the cause of Alzheimer's and dementia, like L-glutamine heals the stomach lining. I have also thought that L-glutamine may also cure cancer and other necrotic conditions through controlled inflammation. Turmeric is also said to help prevent Alzheimer's. The 5 lb box of turmeric powder is under $13 at WincoFoods if you ask the bulk section attendant for the 5 lb turmeric box. Black pepper increases the absorption of turmeric's curcumin by up to 20 times. Ground black pepper is available at Big Lots in a 2.5 oz bottle for $1 and also sometimes the Big Lots Gel brand in the 11 oz size for $5. I prefer the 11 oz bottle of Gel brand black pepper at Big Lots because it looks to be a finer grind of pepper than the Fresh Finds 2.5 oz bottle.
16) Blood clots
afternoons at 4 PM, 1/2 level tsp food grade sodium citrate (about 3 grams) in 6 oz water. Pro Supply Outlet on eBay.com. One of my biceps had apparent, obvious, slightly painful blood clots soon after a blood draw in 2016. Sodium citrate thins and liquefies cheese for nacho cheese sauce and mac-n-cheese sauce, so I thought it would dissolve blood clots for me which it did. It's perhaps a lot of sodium (1408 mg per level teaspoon) but I think my dose was 1 level teaspoon mornings and afternoons for a month or until the first 1 lb bag was gone. It took 2 weeks to receive the sodium citrate and by then I could feel the clots had moved to the left side of my heart. However, thankfully I could also feel when the sodium citrate dissolved the clots within a few days. Two Doctor's Best 100 mg nattokinase enzyme capsules did nothing for the clots, although 8 capsules per day of nattokinase for a few days did dissolve some hard and gnarly blood clots in the past on top of someone's wrist. So I now take the 1/2 level tsp maintenance dose of the sodium citrate powder for circulation.
17) Itching skin after meals
1/4 level tsp nopal prickly pear Opuntia cactus powder. Starwest Botanicals, or SwansonVitamins and PipingRock for nopal capsules. I had itching skin after meals for years, but I saw the Nopalea TV infomercial in 2010, so I bought the Swanson or PipingRock nopal leaf 650 mg capsules and took 2 capsules after meals. My itching ankles and forearms stopped itching in 2 days. Nopal has betalains which are anti-inflammatory.
18) Itching hip area under waistband
two 22 mg capsules Swanson brand zinc picolinate. SwansonVitamins.com. I was told that zinc is the go-to supplement for any skin problem and the Swanson reviews say that picolinate is the most absorbed form of zinc. This has been a very persistent itch for 3 years that I tried many things for and could not heal. Zinc picolinate seems to suppress the itch from the inside, but I also lightly rub some non-aluminum baking soda powder onto the hip area mornings and evenings which fixes the itch.
19) Regularity and keeping the digestive tract/bowels moving
-six 300 mg capsules Swanson brand apple pectin. SwansonVitamins.com. 1/8 level cup Arrowhead Mills Organic Rye Flour (20 oz bag) VitaCost.com. 1 level iced teaspoon of Nutricology Dietary Fiber Cellulose Powder. SwansonVitamins.com. 1/2 level tsp NOW brand guar gum powder. SwansonVitamins. 8 oz or more of diluted 100% bottled fruit juice or 100% juice blends per day, sweetened with NOW Better Stevia powder stirred in to taste. eBay NOW brand Better Stevia 1 lb container. I dilute the glass with 80% water and 20% juice and stir in the Better Stevia to taste. 1 tablespoon of raw apple cider vinegar in 6 oz stevia sweetened water. As described in the "Sleep" paragraph, evenings 1/32nd level tsp micronized magnesium carbonate stirred into 2 level tsp lecithin powder in about 6 oz water does improve regularity. I don't think my digestive tract would function nearly as well without the congealing effect of the apple pectin. It's as important as rye flour which a study found to decrease bowel transit time with a more positive effect on the digestive tract than any other bread. Guar gum is very slick and I thought it to be a good addition to my fibers. I put the guar gum on tongue, take a sip of water and then using tongue, immediately mix with water in mouth, then wash down with more water. Aloe vera extract powder 1/4 level tsp, also help regularity, but can be very bitter. BulkSupplements.com
20) Longevity supplements
1/2 slightly rounded tsp (1500 mg) marine phytoplankton or three 500 mg capsules. PhytoplanktonSource.com. Plankton is possibly the most important supplement that I take. The company is in the Netherlands and takes a few weeks to receive it in the U.S. Some whales live for 200 years and eat plankton. I noticed my verbal fluency improve on plankton, and my muscles' increased response to my breath. Plankton provides what I can only describe as my life force because when I stop taking plankton, my brain power plummets. 1/4 level tsp rosemary herb powder. PennHerb.com. An Italian village (Accairo near Salerno) has 15% centenarians which they think is due to a high intake of rosemary in the diet. Ketchup with every meal. Walmart Great Value 24 oz ketchup is only $1. A man over the age of 100 credited his age to eating ketchup at every meal. Ketchup contains lycopene. 1/2 level tsp hops extract. BulkSupplements.com. A lady over 100 had always brewed her own beer. Swanson says the antioxidant xanthohumol in hops is 200 times more powerful than resveratrol (I discontinued hops extract because I didn't notice anything by taking it.) 1/2 level tsp astragalus extract. BulkSupplements.com. Astragalus is said to preserve the telomere length which correlates to lifespan. 1/16th level tsp micronized magnesium carbonate powder as described in the above "Sleep" paragraph. BulkSupplements.com. Magnesium preserves the telomeres.
21) Superfoods
1 level iced teaspoon spirulina powder. Nuts.com. 1 level iced teaspoon chlorella powder. Nuts.com. 1 level iced teaspoon green tea powder. Nuts.com.
22) Weight loss
1/2 level tsp (1500 mg) to 1 level tsp (3000 mg) garcinia cambogia powder (60% HCA). BulkSuupplements.com. I can go until 4 PM or longer without eating when I take garcinia cambogia. I don't think I have lost any weight with it, however. I still take a few other supplements like aloe vera extract powder (1/2 level tsp) BulkSupplements.com. Aloe vera decreases wrinkles, increases the skin barrier and skin elasticity and also has a laxative effect.
23) Mites & lice
Taking Durvet Ivermectin (IVM) Horse Paste Apple Flavored for 15 months worked well for mites and lice. In 3 weeks, IVM also ended my getting a chest cold every few months in 2021.
The dose I used is .2 times one's body weight in kilograms, taken twice per month. For me at 209 pounds body weight, it comes out to 18 milligrams, so I use 20 mg. Each section of horse paste has 5 mg IVM in it, so I take 4 sections of horse paste on the 1st and the 16th of each month. Some people double the IVM dose, which is taking it weekly instead of bi-weekly.
I realized the mites were gone in maybe 6 months. I read that IVM works against mites, lice and scabies because IVM is an anti-parasite. The Durvet horse
Chest Colds: However, then I started taking 100 mg of PipingRock's zinc picolinate (ZP), (two 50 mg capsules) every 6 hours which is 4 times per day, and ZP ends the chest colds at the sore throat/tonsil phase. The chest cold does not progress to the lungs. It's 400 mg of zinc per day, but that is what works. I also tried zinc citrate powder but it doesn't work at all against my sore throat/tonsil area. I read that ZP is the easiest absorbed zinc.
Food grade diatomaceous earth (1/2 level tsp afternoons internally) DiatomaceousEarth.com. I had some mites and lice from a new looking thrift store pillow, so I brush the DE into my hair wet after a shower and leave it in until my next shampoo a week or so later and repeat. The DE got rid of the mites and lice because they gravitate to the scalp. Also, microwaving my small travel pillows that I sleep on for 15 seconds for 3 or 4 times each week also got rid of the mites and lice. Taking the 1/2 level tsp of DE internally afternoons also I think helped get rid of my eye mites in an internal manner.
24) Warts and moles
Venus fly trap extract (two Carnivora.com capsules afternoons) and 15 drops of a Venus Fly Trap (VFT) alcohol extract afternoons (Eclectic Institute or Barlow brand). The venus fly trap liquid extract and capsules, since June 5, 2017, is my attempt at getting rid of some small warts and moles, but it only seems to be drying them up slowly thus far. My VFT dose is low compared to Carnivora's instructions.
25) Kidney/bladder stones
Afternoons in 7 day intervals, I have been taking one 820 mg tablet (horse pill) of Planetary Herbal's "Stone Free" product. SwansonVitamins.com. I did pass a rough, spiked, beige sunflower seed sized stone in 2016 and one again in 2017. I took one tablet for seven days, then waited 3 weeks for a stone to possibly pass, which it did, twice. Now I just take one Stone Free tablet afternoons or evenings if I can tolerate it because it is so strong and bring my energy down. It is a formula by a well known herbalist containing interesting herbs for bladder/kidney stones like Coin Leaf.
Mornings, for brain function I also take a 90%, 1000 mg DHA softgel from BulkNaturalOils.com. I also take 1/2 level tsp of sage powder for the brain from Dollar Tree, Big Lots or wherever I can find sage. For a decade I have taken a 250 mg capsule of rutin that I read protects the bladder wall. SwansonVitamins.com. I also take 1/2 level tsp ginger root powder for general good health, but I plan to discontinue the ginger, although for no particular reason other than to decrease the number of my supplements. StarwestBotanicals.com or PennHerb.com.
Non-aluminum baking soda like Walmart's Great Value works great as a 24 hour deodorant. I use 1/8 to 1/4 tsp on wet palms rubbed together after my evening shower and applied under the opposing arms. Using too much powder will cause a stinging under my arms.
For a red ant sting on my toe in 2016, I took 1 level tsp (4 grams) of ascorbic acid powder (vitamin C) every 2 hours in 8 oz water and after the 2nd dose, the stinging was gone. I bought ascorbic acid in the 1 lb Swanson brand container at SwansonVitamins.com but will be ordering it by the kilo from BulkSupplements.
Tom (Livingston, Tx) on 09/03/2016:
Multi-cure protocol/regimen
(1 capsule unless otherwise specified)
7 AM capsules: rutin (500 mg), prickly pear nopal cactus (650 mg), bamboo extract (300 mg), lutein (20 mg), ginger (550 mg), astaxanthin/zeaxanthin (4 mg each), hesperidin (500 mg), bilberry (300 mg of 4:1 extract), quercetin (400 mg), apple pectin (six 300 mg capsules), chicken sternum collagen type 2 (500 mg).
I take all of the 16 capsules/softgels with 1 tablespoon macadamia oil, put oil in mouth, add capsules and let capsules soak in oil in mouth a few seconds then wash capsules down with water.
7 AM powders (wash down one at a time with water): beef liver powder (1 level tsp), 1 level tsp inulin fiber, 1 level tsp dietary fiber cellulose, 1/8 level cup whole rye flour, 1 rounded teaspoon of beet root powder, 1/8 level cup unflavored whey protein concentrate or isolate.
10 AM boost - tuna DHA (500 mg softgel), marine phytoplankton (500 mg capsule), reduced glutathione (500 mg capsule).
Before lunch: 1 rounded tsp cinnamon powder, 1 rounded tsp beet root powder.
4 PM: 1 rounded teaspoon beet root powder.
8 PM: triphala (500 mg capsule), rosemary leaves (400 mg capsule), soy lecithin (1200 mg softgel), calcium hydroxyapatite (350 mg capsule), 1 rounded tsp beet root powder.
Comments: the nopal cactus healed my after meal itching/psoriasis on forearms and ankles within days, the hesperidin healed my gum pain and keeps my gums healthy, the calcium hydroxyapatite has type 1 collagen which feeds ligaments and tendons and so fixed my bending knee pain and also healed my sensitive teeth and therefore keeps my teeth, bones, ligaments and tendons healthy, the quercetin keeps my lungs and sinuses clear so I don't get chest colds any more anytime or in winter, chicken sternum type 2 collagen feeds cartilage and fixed my bone on bone knees rubbing and knocking around in their sockets and hanging loose while lying on my side and enabled a woman to no longer require a hip replacement after 6 months, bamboo extract seems to promote my fingernail growth and is 70% natural silica, beet root powder lowers blood pressure and dilates blood vessels with nitric oxide which allows me to wake up earlier like an oxygen supplement would and at a tenth of the cost of a well known beets product, whey protein concentrate gives my muscles strength and promotes my skin health/hair growth, liver powder promotes my stamina and has natural B-complex, macadamia oil cured my fungal toenail after 2 months or two 16 oz bottles at 2 tablespoons internally after meals and also dampens my candida stinging, while in the same time frame stopped some intermittent toe numbness & tingling (peripheral neuropathy), tuna DHA 500 mg increases my perception and well-being, plankton increases my life force, verbal fluency and increases my lung volume breath from it's RNA and my muscles' response to my lungs' oxygen intake, reduced glutathione is optimism in a bottle for me, rosemary promotes longevity as in the Italian village of Acciaroli near Salerno where the population of a few thousand has about 300 people who are aged over 100, presumably due to their high intake of rosemary, the soy lecithin softgel I have taken for 10 years before bed promotes sleep dependably and incredibly and is a nervous system relaxant from it's phosphatidyl choline and cured leg cramps in two people I know at 1 softgel daily.
for regularity: rye flour speeds bowel transit time, apple pectin congeals everything, inulin and cellulose add fiber. After being constipated most of my life, I took non-aluminum baking soda for 2.5 years at 1/2 level teaspoon in water morning and evening which cleansed and restored my bowels to regularity and baking soda is also very slick.
Cures I have had summary:
Skin itching/psoriasis- nopal prickly pear opuntia cactus Sore gums- hesperidin Knee pain- calcium hydroxyapatite (type 1 collagen) Sensitive teeth- calcium hydroxyapatite Knee/hip bone on bone- chicken sternum collagen type 2 Fungal toenail- macadamia oil internally Toe numbness & tingling- macadamia oil internally Chest colds gone- quercetin dihydrate Pessimism/brain fog- reduced glutathione Sleep- soy lecithin softgel Leg cramps- soy lecithin softgel
