You’ll be including emotional addiction leading to ill-health??
I tuned in here yesterday, for the first time since Richard’s post, and the first thing I read was Alikat’s parody (of course, I didn’t know it was her then). My first reaction was “What the f**k, how dare he (somehow I thought it was a guy) and I was going to post a vitriolic response. Commonsense and work pressure meant that I didn’t.
When I next looked in, I was delighted to find that several people had also been offended by the post and was about to post a “Thanks” to them, when I read Shelley’s post “Hope no one minds, but this is not a place for drama or the emotionally unintelligent, so Richard's post has been deleted. Let us all pray for Sassy to find a stronger, healthier state of well being and a much better relationship based on respect - and that she learns to read and educate herself rather than do things to cause more drama in her life. I mean, an entire bottle of psyllium? Who would DO such a thing?!? Oh wait! A workaholic, that's who! I'll be posting about emotional addiction and how it leads to ill-health, keep this drama in mind as you read it.”
I cant describe the fury I felt when I read those words. I was also incredulous. Firstly, because it seemed unbelievable that anyone could read that crap about “Olympic swimming pools” etc and still swallow one word of the rest! Secondly, because I was amazed to be classed as someone with such lack of well being, decent relationship and lack of education that I needed praying for; simply because I had requested help for constipation.
OK, maybe Shelley overreacted to the spoof because Richard’s post had upset her. I acknowledge that his post was not worded in the most tactful manner, nor was his explanation as comprehensive and understandable as it might usually have been, but before you condemn him you should know that he was very concerned for me at the time. An hour after his post, he considered it a decent time to ask our nurse neighbour to take a look at me. She checked my heart and found an irregular beat, took my BP and, finding it down to 80 over 50, called an ambulance. I spent the day in hospital receiving intravenous rehydration. The despised doctors said that my severe dehydration was due to low grade dehydration, caused by a week of not eating/drinking properly due to fear of constipation linked pain, aggravated to a serious condition by the saltwater flush. They did not decry the flush in itself, but pointed out that to avoid possibly serious side effects THE PROPORTIONS NEED TO BE VERY PRECISELY CALCULATED. In their view, “add two teaspoons of unrefined
Sea Salt to a litre of water” does not constitute adequate instructions, since it doesn’t indicate level or heaped teaspoons (I took heaped), because the salinity of various salt brands varies tremendously and because the recipient’s state of hydration at the time can have a profound effect
Richard & I have a wonderful relationship, totally based on mutual respect. Yes, he does think I’m obsessed with my health, but so what, I’ll bet there are hundreds of posters here who have partners who feel the same. He did not (as Shelly says) feel the least bit put down by his fellow biochemist; in fact, he regretted saying he wouldn’t post again as he would have liked to engage in an interchange that could have benefited many here.
As to Shelley’s statement that I need to read and educate myself, let me draw your attention to a post I made under my number (I did so because the content involved Richard and I had not, at that time, the opportunity to ask him if he minded being, even tenuously, identified.) He has now assured me that he does not
//www.curezone.org/forums/m.asp?f=22&i=286
I believe that post proves that I’m not some ill-read, uninformed bimbo and also illustrates that Richard is not some lab coated weirdo, unaware of normal life, who has no respect for me. Furthermore, since - when you read it - you will find that the “cure” was nothing short of miraculous, I am convinced that, if I had said that his problems were resolved by drinking the juice of the JigaJiga plant, rather than prednisolone, the post would have been recommended by moderators and sent out in the newsletter.
In your profile, Shelley, you say you suffer from vasculitis, but don’t say which of the many forms, which can range from conditions that cause occasional spots on the chin, to polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis (the most common form). It is possible that some of the stuff I found whilst researching Richard’s problems might help you.
As to Richard; he feels that his outburst has had a positive outcome; For example – a few days previously, Shelley had said “Lecithin is a kind of lipid, but it's been refined a bit so I don't think it has the same peristaltic action effect, not as much as liquid oils do.”; today, she has posted “The Essential Superfood – Lecithin”. That delighted him, because his sole reason for posting here was to help people and draw attention to anything that could benefit all.
He is, however, still very concerned about the possible effects of misinterpreting advice offered here, when the advice is given in good faith but flawed by lack of understanding of fundamental chemical facts. He is also disturbed by the obvious antipathy that Shelley displays towards conventional medicine “And we don't hold bio-chemists or doctors of any kind in high degree until they prove themselves. Most can't think their way out of a test tube.”
He understands Shelley’s feelings, having read her biography, but feels she needs to set that aside, because he believes that the real goal is for conventional and alternative medicine practioners to work hand in hand.
Richard has only had two serious health problems. The first was a chronic back problem caused by a fall down a shaft when potholing. After years of unsuccessful conventional treatment, he was “cured” in under 1 hour by a traditional Chinese acupuncturist. On the other hand, a trad Chinese acupuncturist did not alleviate his recent polymyalgia problems at all. He is, therefore, entirely open minded.
On the potentially dangerous lack of understanding, when giving advice, Richard cites the example of Shelley’s response to the person who enquired about Milk of Magnesia. Shelley said “ Milk of Magnesia is magnesium hydroxide, which is similar at least in one part of its molecule to
Epsom Salts or
Oxypowder , it's just buffered differently. So it should be okay. “
Richard’s view is that suggesting that a common name in a chemical compound leads to a “Should be OK” is potentially very dangerous. If someone believed that statement they might, for example, also believe that potassium cyanate, an ingredient of many weed killers, was OK as a substitute for potassium citrate.
I fully expect this post to be deleted, simply because it describes the need for hospital treatment, following a CureZone recommendation. I hope it is not, because I too (poor, dumb, in need of prayer person that I am) also believe all forms of medicine need to unite and that we can all learn from the experiences of others.
Still angry, Sassy.