Hi finnalyfaith, You are absolutley right! This is one of the reasons it is *so* hard to get properly diagnosed with Lyme. The doctor runs a test and says "Oh look, completely negative". Here’s why: The basic tests that most doctors run first is called an ELISA . This test is grossly, madeningly inaccurate. I believe its accuracy for showing positive is about 40 percent. That means it is 60 percent inaccurate. NOT great odds there.  And the longer you have had Lyme, the less likely that you will test positive in any way on this test. But it gets ...
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Hi, I’m not a medical doctor but I do have Lyme. Because it took so long to diagnose, I am now severely disabled, in constant pain and fatigue, and can’t work. I read your post. If it was me in that situation (and it was at one point), I would run, not walk, to my doctor and get myself a scrip for doxycycline just as gast as I could. Your symptoms appear to me to be Lyme *completely*, no doubt in my mind. So many doctors have NO idea what Lyme is. It can mimic over 300 diseases and can present differently from person to person. There is no one way for it to show up. Your docto ...
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Hi Fledgling, Thank you so much for the nice message. And thank you to Lapis for alerting me to it. I’m around still, just not as much as usual. Yes, I have definitely tried to take that theory and apply it to other things. First, to address the smoking. I found out an interesting thing about smoking, that it actually helps to kill candida, that nasty little yeasty beast that wreaks so much havoc on our internal systems. I think that smoking (did it for years myself) has some physiological short term benefits, such as with the candida. Then of course there’s the addiction aspec ...
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Thank you Mr. Cooties! As I was laying in bed last night I thought about a big fan in the window. There is only one window in the room and I keep it open all day with the ceiling fan going but the air seems to just come IN rather than out. I will have to get a fan. Thank you!! Nicole   [End]
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Wow! That must have been very traumatic with all those stings. And your poor son! I have about a million things running around in my head right now...what concerns me is what you describe as continuing nausea, bloating, diarrea (I can never spell that either)....I am wondering if you have some sort of infection. Sometimes trauma can release some latent things too, but it’s too early to say maybe if that’s it or if it’s just a healing crisis. Well, see how the cleanse goes, read everything you can on this awesome website. And keep doing it - it takes time for all the junk to leave ...
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Hi, Don’t despair! It is absolutley perfectly and totally normal to feel like you want to hurl yourself off a bridge when doing these cleanses. It’s just hard when you don’t know that, and then it comes up and you feel awful and you think what a bummer that a cleanse makes you feel worse! What may be happening is that the cleanse is stirring up all sorts of gunk in your body. I firmly believe that depression is a disease of blockage and toxicity, so when stuff gets agitated, your system becomes temporarily overwhelmed with stirred up toxins and you feel worse. But it’s only tem ...
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HI there, I think what they were referring to was Primal Defense. :) Blessings, Ali   [End]
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Hmmm..left side is where your spleen is. LOL have you been tested for mono? I’m kidding mostly, only because I happen to have mono right now. And mono can cause your spleen to enlarge. Have you considered bowel cleansing? That is such a good place to start. Clean out your intestinal system and see what areas are giving you issues after that. The milk thistle is good, but after the bowel cleans eyou may also want to start liver flushing. Blessings, Ali   [End]
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Hi there, Well, I don’t know if this is proof or not, but I used a tincture that had what Hulda Clark recommended in it (green black walnut hull, clove, and wormwood) and got a bunch of parasites out. While sort of the main die-off was happening, I got the rippingest, I mean most screamingest headache I think I have ever had. It didn’t feel like a regular headache or even a migraine. It felt like my head was going to explode. Like someone had buried an axe in it. So, while this is by no means conclusive proof, it suggested to me that I was experiencing die-off in my head. Also, th ...
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I totally second that! Excellent advice. I always have IF#2 on hand and it works great with food poisoning. Also, one time my roommate tried to commit suicide by eating a bunch of pills. After he threw up I gave him some IF#2 right away and it worked. Blessings, Ali   [End]
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Hi Katherine, The asian character for crisis is actually two separate characters, one represents danger and the other represents opportunity. Something to think about! I think your ND’s feelings are valid. I myself have had healing crises doing the liver flush and also the parasite cleanse. However, it is worth it! Yes, I’ve had my share of diarrea and sweats and shaking sometimes and feeling icky and feverish, but that all passes and the results leave me feeling better than I have in years. Often, when we are congested with toxins the body goes through a crisis while releasing ...
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HI Gracey, I swear by Dr. Schulze’s Superfood. herbdoc.com Blessings, Ali   [End]
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Hi Deanna, You are not going crazy. I would recommend doing a parasite cleanse as well as bowel cleansing and liver flushing. Also, there is info on how to clean your house. It is not an overnight process, but these things work. Blessings, Ali Parasite Cleansing Info   [End]
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Hi Jim, I’ve had the same problem in the past, actually starting from childhood. What worked for me was doing Dr. Schulze’s Intestinal cleanse (Intestinal formulae #1 and #2 and Superfood). It worked gangbusters! before I was only going every few days and it was very painful but after the #1, I was up to 1-3 times a day. it was a blessing and I love that it is all natural but still very powerful. You can find his info on this site or go to his website at herbdoc.com. Blessings, Ali   [End]
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That is a BRILLIANT idea! Totally amazing. Wow, people would learn so much by doing it! Imagine tlaking about bowel cleansing on TV! Or watching someone go through a liver flush! GREAT idea. Blessings, Ali   [End]
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Dear Casey, Like you I suffered depression....I was able to heal it completely. Long story short, what worked for me was to do a bowel cleanse ( I know, I know it sounds weird...I did this just trying to get healthy and the depression leaving was a side effect). Basically people don’t know that lots of serotonin is produced in the guts and it is also called your ”second brain”. even if you don’t have a weight problem or stomach/gut issues, there are probably blockages in it (just by eating a standard American Diet) and once you clear those out, it really really helps with the depress ...
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This may sound counter-intuitive, but I would recommend the Water Cure. it’s basically pure water and natural sea salt. Your body retains water because it needs it, even more so now that you are pregnant. Drinking more water and taking the salt creates a saline solultion which is the exact composition of your body’s fluid anyway and it makes it easier for your body to absorb water and use it and afte awhile it won’t need to hold on to it so much. Blessings and congratulations! Ali Water Cure   [End]
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That reminds me - last summer in Dr. Schulze’s newsletter he said that his Clinical Air was also good for bug repellent. Ali   [End]
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I don’t know how well this works, but I remember when we were little we would rub orange peels on our skin to deter them. I am interested to hear other solutions though. So how about it people, any other ideas? ;) Blessings, Ali   [End]
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Hi moonstar, I would recommend Dr. Schulze’s Intestinal Cleanse. It has worked wonders for me. His info can be found on this site or at herbdoc.com. You may want to skip the #1 if you are already going too often, or more than 3 times a day. Blessings, Ali   [End]
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I forgot to mention that the Superfood is great for getting nutrition back into the body, as it is with the use of opiates, basically starved for nutrition. Plus, when I was using all I wanted to eat was crappy food and also when I was detoxing. I think that if I had the Superfood at that time, it wouldn’t have been so hard on my body. it is great for getting those nutrients replaced. Blessings, Ali   [End]
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Dear Karlin, I wish that I had known then what I know now about herbs and cleansing for when I went through my opiate withdrawal. Suffice it to say, I have never tried this WHILE I was in withdrawal, since I learned about it afterwards. But if I was going to go through that again, this is what I would do. First, opiates are incredibly constipating. All that gunk sitting in there along with the other toxins makes things very uncomfortable. If you don’t have time to get Dr. Schulze’s intestinal cleanse stuff before you go in (Intestinal formula #1 and #2 and his Superfood - herbdoc ...
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Hi there, Yes! Congratulations! Those are stones! Green and tan, and yes, they float. Wahoo! I would seriously recommend against going on the hike, you may be having several more bm’s. Also the enema idea is a good one to do tomorrow anyway. Blessings, Ali   [End]
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HI Ali! 50 bucks a bottle - egads!!! I guess I am hesitant to try anything that supresses the natural function of the body, i.e. the natural fear/stress response that adds weight...sigh...)...even if it had natural ingredients. But I do admit, the idea does sound appealing nonetheless.... hee hee Ali   [End]
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Ingredients: Vitamin C, calcium, chromium, Cortiplex Blend (magnolia bark extract, beta-sitosterol, theanine), Leptiplex Blend (green tea extract, bitter orange peel extract), Insutrol Blend (banaba leaf extract, vanadium). Interesting........ Ali   [End]
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HI Starlight, How funny! I JUST saw that commercial about 10 minutes ago....and it got me thinking. Their premise is right, inasmuch as the body does release cortisol when stressed, and low level stress over a significant amount of time will help pack on the weight because of the cortisol being released. Anyhow, ,I should have gone to the website before writing back, I was just so tickled to have had the same wonderings. I am amazed at how many products on TV like that ARE actually all natural, that womans sexual function one claims to be, that hangover remedy’s main ingredi ...
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HI Bev, I think your instinct is right - meds can powerfully lock up a system. I’ve done it myself. I tend to agree with Dr. Schulze, that an inflamed appendix is directly and singularly caused by bowel blockage, as the appendix is right in that area. But for an 86 year old person on tons of meds, I don’t know how quickly that can be remedied with a bowel cleanse. I would recommend Dr. Schulze’s Incurables Program ASAP, LOTS of water, perhaps even the ”water cure” (using sea salt, on this site) and focus on the bowel cleanse (his intestinale formulae #1 nad #2 are fantastic). ...
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I had restless legs for quite some time. I think for me it was a buildup of toxicity in my system, as I was pretty toxic for those years. A bowel cleanse did wonders, as did liver flushing. Blessings, Ali   [End]
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Tell her to go to one AA meeting and just sit there and listen. I know, it would be great to have an herbal remedy, but this is it. If I *had* to recommend something, I would have to pick milk thistle tincture for the liver. Blessings to you for being such a great friend, Ali   [End]
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To add to your post...that’s one of the things I LOVE about epsom salts - they are so inexpensive! I can get a half gallon container of them for 89 cents! Seriously, how many things do we buy anymore that cost 89 cents?! I also love this because I play a game where I add up in my head what it would cost me to go to a doctor and not get help for whatever problem the liver flush is helping with. So, let’s see....do a liver flush for about 5 dollars or go to the doctor and spend five hundred? Hmmmm.... Blessings, Ali   [End]
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Oh man, now you have me craving Tim Horton’s doughnuts!! I don’t know about the coffee but I’ll ask around to my relatives in Canada. Ali   [End]
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I also hear colloidal silver solution works. Ali   [End]
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yemaya, This is why I also have a problem with a lot of Chinese herbalism too as they use bits of rare animals and I agree that we can get healthy without ”absolutely needing” all that stuff. Other than that, though, I really like the site’s layout even though I’ve read most of the stuff before. It’s a handy list. Happy to die from not using deer antler spray, Ali   [End]
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I would recommend Dr. Schulze’s Incurables Program with the addition of cayenne tincture and his brain formula and following a raw food diet. Blessings, Ali   [End]
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Have you looked into lobelia for her? This is an excellent emetic and can help with congestion. Ali   [End]
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I forgot to mention - do you have any metal fillings in your teeth? YOu may want to read up about this on the amalgam/metal dentistry forum. The amalgams containmercury which crosses over the blod brain barrier in the brain. You can get these removed, , but it is expensive. Also, a bowel cleanse might help because it helps remove a TON of toxins from your system that can also affect your brain chemistry. Blessings, Ali   [End]
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What an amazing story! You have been through much. There are definitely things you can do to help your brain function. I was in a car accident and have what they call TBI (traumatic brain injury) and have aslo had issues resulting from this. I have found cayenne tincture to be invaluable. Also, Dr. schulze has a brain formula that you may want to check out. I have not gotten this yet, but his other products are amazing and I have used them all with success. Ginseng is also amazing for brain function. Your goal is to increase circulation up there and flush some of the accumula ...
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Some people do have very adverse reactions to giving plasma. Somewhere on this site there is a thread about that but I am not sure where it is. People can get very nauseous for days afterward and their blood pressure drops. Ali   [End]
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That’s right...Bob reminded me...juniper berry is excellent. I have ground up the cranberry powder and sprinkled it on their food, but I would probably next time go for a liquid tincture, as it is more strong. Maybe a squirt in the cat’s water if it will go for that. good luck! Ali   [End]
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Cranberry might help and my vet says it is safe for cats. A.   [End]
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Hi Leslie, There are so many symptoms of parasite infestation. I did not lose weight either, in fact I gained weight. I think this is a common misonception. I too had always thought you lose weight. Go to the home page on the left and click on parasites. I would also recommend a tincture form of treatment rather than pills as the liquid tincture is more effective. People use clarkia or PAragone and some others. As long as it has the big three: wormwood, green black walnut hull, and clove. Here are some symptoms that I can think of off the top of my head: irregular bowel mov ...
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No worries....you are on the right track. Virtually everyone on this planet, regardless of diet, has liver and gallstones. Doing liver flushes gets them out quite satisfactorily. You can occasionally feel nauseous during a flush, but hundreds of peeople have done it and it has been relatively painless! I’ve done several and they are great. A liver flush is a grat idea. Another thing you might want to research on this site is a parasite cleanse. Your symptoms indicate to me that they are consistent with parasites, but don’t freak out...it is estimated that between 80-95 percent of ...
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Also, vitamin E if you get the gelcaps and bite them open and put them directly on the area and massage it in - works wonders! Ali   [End]
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Hi elly, if you find out, let me know. I had the sugar craving after a liver flush but it was during/after the eparasite cleanse that I got the MONSTER sugar cravings that did not let up for a few weeks. Oddly, though I was eating like complete crap, I did not gain any weight. One of my theories is that it is parasite related. They feed on sugar, intestinal flora or bacteria can feed on sugar too, and maybe they are just programming us to feed them since we are making their home environment much more unhospitable. Secondly, I wonder if our bodies have been so used to being so t ...
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Hi there, I don’t know if this will help but I have had hives in the past. After many years, I have come to realize that my hives were an output of emotions and feelings that I had been storing and didn’t want to deal with. The body is very smart. It sees that if I wasn’t allowing my feelings to get out and be expressed, it did the safest thing for me which was to express them the best way they could given the circumstances. For me, that was hives. It took me a long time to figure this out. So the body is doing exactly what it needs to do to protect you in any way it can. It ...
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Do you have eye circles or puffines sunder your eyes? Believe it or not, this is a very common sign of simple dehydration. I recommend you read on this site about the ”water cure”. This will help more than just drinking water. Blessings, ali   [End]
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Hi Brian, If she’s into juicing, that’s great - I am thinking that some of Dr. schulze’s products may work for her too. ALi   [End]
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Rich, I hear you buddy - the same thing has been happening to me since I did a parasite cleanse and a bowel cleanse. Oh, and a colema. I usually have NO gas at all, so this new, frequent and smelly stuff is a bummer of a surprise. I am going to do a liver flush this weekend. I also have been eating way too much sugar, so I think that is a major contributor. I am trying to get to the bottom of this too. I’ve been doing probiotics too, so that’s not it. My guess is that somehow we’ve upset the balance of something in our intestines. We can either see that thorough and keep clean ...
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Hi Darwin, I would totally recommend doing the Dr. Schulze’s Intestinal cleanse (his intestinal formulae #1 and #2)for the bowel cleanse. This stuff is amazing. Also, read his patient handbook about this - he does a really good job of explaining WHY stuff happens and what to do about it. And read the WHOLE handbook, because all th information is related and helpful. You may be surprised at how much your digestion improves after doing this. Liver flushing will help clean your liver and start lessening the degree to which you are infected with lyme disease probably. A clean liver ...
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Hi conan, I would recommend that you try liver flushing (this may help also with the lyme disease - I have a friend who has this as well and she loves the liver flush and her symptoms are almost gone). Also, if you are looking for a 12 step program, and it sounds like you are (with a sponsor), you could try Overeaters Anonymous. I havenot been to a meeting myself but I have been to 12 step meetings and they are great and wonderful and I know that OA follows the 12 step paradigm. Have you done bowel cleansing? Best of luck, Ali   [End]
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I would use a mild, dilute H202 foot bath repeatedly until the problem goes away. Also consider spraying your feet with colloiadal silver and use this spray on your shoes as well. Launder your socks seperately (boiling water), run them thrugh a soak cycle with H202, and treat with some colloidal silver in the rinse. Let your feet ”breathe” as much as possible and wear natural shoes (not synthetic).   [End]
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Hi virgie, I am squeezing my memory, trying to jog it as to what people have dome for this. Here is what I remember: One thing that someone said worked great was to take some of the parasite tincture with some olive oil (so that it covers and doesnt just absorb into the skin right away) and rub it on the affected area. Keep the stuff on there as best you can. I remember people have said Lamisil is expensive and yes, hard on your liver. Also, as an antifungal, onion and garlic are axcellent medicinally for this. Raw, organic. Your hubby may want to eat a few raw garlic clove ...
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That’s not a bad idea. If it is a cyst and it’s way down there, it is not the worst thing in the world to have it lanced, i.e. cutting open so that it can drain. I had this done on my upper arm, and it was unpleasant because he had to use like 14 shots of lidocaine, but he went in there and cut it open and it drained and everything is all better. So when you say surgery I am hoping that you mean just having it lanced by a doctor? I had forgotten about this until just now. It’s not so bad, and especially if it is impairing your movement sounds like a good alternative. Blessings, ...
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Darn, I wish I could have been more help. Have you had it x-rayed? Would it be sort of like a bone spur then? What is it made of? It doesn’t seem like it would be a cyst if it was growing from or attached to your bone. Hmmm, I am very curious. What does your doctor say? A.   [End]
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Hi Marina, Have you had it diagnosed as a sebacious cyst? This is what it sounds like to me. Sebacious is where it is deeper under your skin than say a pimple and has hard walls to it. I really don’t think you need to think about surgery before trying some other things. If you go to a dermatologist, sometimes they can inject I believe it is some form of steroid into it (you think banging your wrist hurts, oh my lolly, this hurts like you wouldn’f believe) and that assists with its rupturing. Gross Warning....I had this done and the darn thing exploded all over the doc. However, ...
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Hi Moonstar, I am not sure - I think there is a brand called Celtic Sea Salt that you can get online. I get mine at a health food store. Good luck! Ali   [End]
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I would recommend the water cure, info found on this site. Simple, yet effective, for stomach ailments, no matter what they are - acid reflux, or hiatial hernia, indigestion, ulcers..... Also read his book, I believe it’s called Your Body’s Many Cries for Water. All of these symptoms can stem from simple dehydration. It is a matter of getting rehydrated by not only drinking water, but taking unrefined sea salt to make the liquid saline and on par with your own body fluid so it can be absorbed. I would say try this even if it sounds too simple to you before you try getting really spe ...
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Acutally, Blueduck, I totally agree with you. The goal is to open that baby up and drain it. I had one on my lip years ago and the doctor gave me a shot and I thought I was going to hit the roof it was so painful. There is no reason why we can’t do that ourselves. It’s just a good idea to wait until it comes to a head and not force it. So don’t be afraid to get that thing open. Use your instincts as to how to do that and when it’s time. Blessings, Ali   [End]
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Hi Jules, You want to do what is called ”hot packs”. This is constant application with a cloth with water as hot as you can stand. Keep doing these. You want to draw the boil to the surface. KEEP doing these. You also may want to make a Drawing Poultice. Tea works, I am trying to remember other ingredients in a drawing poultice. Anything that will draw it to the surface of your skin. You can even gently roll it between your fingers from time to time to help this along - GENTLY. Bentonite clay, slippery elm, goldenseal root, poke root, chaparral, charcoal, red clover blossom, ...
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I agree with Lapis. And maybe the milk thistle if you need it for your liver. But definitely Superfood!’ Blessings, Ali   [End]
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Ho gracey, Thet best thing I have found to strengthen my colon and to stumulate peristalsis (the wvelike muscle action of the colon) is Dr. Schulze’s Intestinal Formula #1. Blessings, Ali   [End]
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Starlight, I don’t think the saline solution would be nearly as helpful as doing the water cure with the natural UNREFINED (this is key - this is where the minerals come in) sea salt. I also totally agree with BOB, Superfood. I’m sure a lot of the fatigue, nausea, etc. is directly related to blood pressure. Steady sipping, no gulping, or the body will reject the liquid. I think this is a critical time, just after this has happened and that the body is traumatized. Don’t give supplements that can’t be easily digestible (hence the Superfood and juicing vegetables). Lying down, ...
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Hi Starlight, I am so sorry that happened. I would love to help. Here’s my advice... Blood is LIFE, it is such a life force and so vital (like ”vital” signs). I did a bit of reserach, which led me to conclde that your friend needs to do whatever he can to REBUILD his blood. ASAP. Maybe you can do a search on blood building, but one thing I can think of right off the bat is doing a couple of wheatgrass shots since wheatgrass is very close to hemoglobin in its makeup. Also, make sure that he has enough body salt/potassium/magnesium. I bet his blood salt is WAY down. Miso soup? ...
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HI, I don’t know about the black cherry, but have you looked into rasberry extract/tincture? This has amazing female regulatory properties. Also maybe check in to Dr. Schulze’s Femal Balance. Best of luck, Ali   [End]
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I would definitely recommend trying to get the stuff wholesale too - it’s great! And so is Raider. Should you desire, Dr. Schulze’s official website has just gone up as well. It’s at 800herbdoc.com or you can call 1-800-herbdoc. Ali   [End]
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Have you tried a cayenne tincture? It is amazing for any circulatory related issue. I also had arrythmia but I am not sure how I finally got rid of it - it was either the bowel cleanse or liver cleanse that did it along with taking cayenne. Ali   [End]
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The short answer is yes. You can find all this out for yourself! The easiest way for me to suggest is for you to go to 800herbdoc.com or call 1-800-HERBDOC. ASK FOR THIS MONTH’S NEWSLETTER. It is amazing and it is all about curing your kidney disease. I read the whole thing even though my kidneys are fine becasue Dr. Schulze’s other stuff has cured me! This stuff is simple and effective. He has eradicated kidney disease in every one of his patients. It is not gobbledygook or crazy stuff, but it is miraculous. But please, do not just trust me here. If you do one thing for your ...
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Hi Polly, I am very sorry to hear about this awful and vicious expereince. I can’t imagine what you must be going through, emotionally and physically. Well, you will find a lot of caring people on this website, and I’m sure if you take the time to read about cleansing, whatever is wrong can be alleviated. You may want to try bolstering your immune system with some powerful ecinacea in liquid form, taken at least 3 times a day for two weeks. You may also benefit from a parasite cleanse and a liver cleanse. I know you want to do the parasite cleanse, but you may find that the liv ...
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Hi Andrea, I had horrible pain in my left side for about 15 years. I also had major colon problems. I never knew the two were related! Like your pain it was constant. When I cleaned my colon, the pain went away and it has not returned. This is after a kazillion tests and x-rays and ultasaounds and a trip to the ER and specialists. I agree with Lapis, and would recommend you read FIt for Life by Harvey diamond. He talks about food combining very sensibly and clearly. For me, I did the Dr. Schulze intestinal celanse. That’s what took the pain away (and did load of other stu ...
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