HV, I have made some lime and lemon pickle(s), and have been loving the lemon pickle lately, (<
I wonder what your take on it is, in terms of its qualities as a wholesome/healthful food, and something good for the stomach/digestive system. I know that cooked "spices" are thought of as detrimental to health: such as cooked hot pepper--yet the raw is accorded great resepct as a healer.(per Christopher and many, many herbalists)
I don't see anything bad in the ingredients. And the acidity of the lemons will balance out the antacid properties of the ginger and turmeric. Although there is not going to be much in the way of nutrition. The problem is that once you add a water source to herbs or even vitamins, such as liquid vitamins, the oxidation process is greatly sped up. So many of the nutrients and phytochemicals, such as alkaloids, are quickly broken down by oxidation.
On a related topic, my mother (who had the hip replacement I was speaking of, which i was hoping to find alternate methods for) sadly had a further emergency after, with bleeding ulcers(!!!) she lost about four pints of blood. Probably quite related to the blood thinners she was on after the hip replacement, as well as the NSAIDS over the last few years... as you know, one thing leads to another.
NSAIDs are well known for causing internal bleeding. This is because they inhibit the prostaglandins that lead to the stomach's protective lining. She should not have been on any blood thinners if she was taking NSAIDs.
I think she is starting to get a little energy back. (it is not an ideal recuperation scene for her, and stressful, i think) I will talk to her again in a few days. Maybe you have an idea or two?
It will depend on a few things such as what medications she is on, especially any blood thinners. Also what she is willing to do and what she wants to work on.
Hi, she didn't have a choice as to the the blood thinners--that is what the doctors do, with the hip replacement surgery. The NSAIDS were something she'd taken in years *before*-- not at/around the time of the surgery, if that makes a difference.
NSAIDs also interfere with bone and cartilage formation, so they likely also contributed to her hip deterioration.
One wonders how bodies actually do recover, considering the onslaught of meds and the subsequent distruction of all good flora.
I'll try to get a feel for what she's up for...The sad thing is, once you are comitted to the MDs' prescriptions, then doing anything naturally with herbs becomes chancey...i was thinking maybe slippery elm and licorice tea (as per your comments to someone else) would help with healing the ulcers.
First of all what blood thinner is she on? If you are talking about coumadin (Warfarin) then there is very little she can take since it interacts with so many foods and herbs. It is also a nasty drug causing tissue necrosis and increasing the risk of stroke.