A Healthier Holiday Season
9 days agoAround the holidays I usually get very down in the mouth b/c having fibromyalgia we're VERY restricted and it's not as fun for us. I've discovered a baking cookbook put out by America's Test Kitchen called "Naturally Sweet". It uses natural sweeteners instead of sugar to make pies, cookies, and cakes w/ frostings. They use sucanat but there's also an exchange for coconut palm sugar. This is for the cookies and cakes. For the pies they replace with honey. This holiday season is going to be healthier and yummy. So anyone on special diets or for anyone looking to use less sugar this book is for you. I know I'm going to be happily baking this year. Happy Holidays everyone!!!
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9 days agoMelatonin Lotion Question for Art
10 days agoHi Mix,
I'm glad to hear that the melatonin lotion(ML) is helping your dad!
As long as the gin doesn't breakdown the cream, it should be fine. I have tried several lotions and it has worked with most of them.
It has been awhile, can you please remind me what your dad is using the ML for?
Art
Alpha-Lipoic Acid Stopped Late Night Eating and Sugar Cravings
10 days agoI had taken ALA (Alpha Lipoic Acid) before but hadn't really noticed what it had or had not done for me other than - (pardon me for mentioning something a bit indelicate, but this is meant to be helpful so one should be honest) - make my urine smell sulfuric - which it's known to do and which is a good sign of your body working as it should, my research showed. I decided to start taking it again: 600 mg/day. On the second day I noticed I was sleeping through the night without waking up to have something to eat. Also, all of the sugar cravings I was having several times a day were... gone. I didn't attribute these things to the ALA right away but since it was the only thing I had changed, I decided to see if it might have been the change that helped get rid of these annoying cravings and late night eating. Sure enough, it stabilizes blood sugar! In my case it's been an incredible help. I do have a thyroid condition, Hashimoto's, and there's some concern ALA can inhibit T4 to active T3 conversion. But it was only one study which showed this and many other studies show benefits which indirectly support thyroid function such as mitigation of inflammation, safe weight loss, lessened sugar consumption and the like. Dr. Childs has a good article with all of the details and studies if this is of interest. I'm going to see if 300 mg a day will have the same benefits as I've had with 600 mg. I'll report back in a few weeks, below.
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10 days agoMelatonin Lotion Question for Art
10 days agoHi Art
My dad says that the cream is making a difference so thank you so much. I am having difficulty getting him to use it sparingly. But am trying. Could I use aqueous cream, which is a very basic cream often used for babies, instead of Cetaphil cream?
Thank you
Re: Hashimoto's
10 days agoThere is a "Thyroid Support" by Terravita on Amazon for hyperthyroidism. Most are posting it works well for them, others not so much. It's pricey at $100+ and you have to buy all three bottles but that price covers all three. It contains lemon balm and other natural ingred, FYI. Good luck, I went through this and it was horrific, ended up losing half my thyroid. Was on a beta blocker for over 3yrs b/c of the heart issues. I wish this was available back then but it has been over 20yrs ago. My hair and body have never been the same.
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10 days agoLemon Juice and Olive Oil for Constipation Relief
10 days agoOlive oil works because it lubricates the intestines. I take a shot of cold pressed olive oil I like Pompeian brand and then chase it with lemon juice and a bit of water after. It is also very important to massage your belly with any oil from up to the center across then down like an incomplete square. You can see an example on Youtube. I also say walk as much as you can like 2 miles and also do exercises where you move you belly like Bellly dance or Yoga that moves you belly. Try not to eat anything until you poop. This really works as you need to move the poop down thru lubrication and motion. Do it asap as constipation feels horrible!
Pass it Foward - Sunny
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11 days agoRe: Medications for High Blood Pressure
11 days agoI feel you. I'm 73 and female. I was taking the same medication but with Losartin plus Cardevelo, only to wake up between 2-3:00 AM with the sound of my heart beating in my head. The medication you mentioned that begins with hydra… had me feeling like a drunk out of sorts person that couldn't do anything but just sit still and the feeling would go away. I've been drinking the Apple Cider Vinegar which probably works about 30 minutes and then the blood pressure rises again. YouTube breathing videos help a lot.
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11 days agoRe: Wondering About Ashwagandha and Other Remedies for NPH
11 days agoHi, since I became a "senior", I started taking ashgawanda powder in my protein smoothie, each day, for more energy, and a little for better sleep. It does seem to help. Several studies evaluated its effects on stress, anxiety, and cognotive abilities. "Significant improvements" were found. For my brain and heart, I use separately or together -- gingko biloba ("may improve blood flow to the brain and reduce dizziness"), hawthorn berries, coenzyme Q10, Vitamin D w/vitamin C, resveratrol (found in grapes), etc. For urinary incontinence, natural helps include -- horsetail, cranberry or pumpkin seed extract. Your Drs have a computer program that can find out what may or may not interfere with your meds. Hope this might help in your search. Enclosing healing prayers too. :-)
Re: Melatonin After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
11 days agoHi cuffen,
I have never heard of Dr. Crandall, but I already addressed this severely lacking study here:
https://www.earthclinic.com/melatonin-side-effects.html#se_211459
I think Dr. Crandall might be better off doing a little research before parroting what is obviously a poor study.
Art
Re: Melatonin After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
11 days agoDid you know DR.Crandall said on newsmax.com that long term melatonin may harm heart?
Borax Treatment for Trigger Finger Not Yet Working
11 days agoHi again, Michele,
I forgot to answer your question.
You should be able to continue the oral versions.
Art
Borax Treatment for Trigger Finger Not Yet Working
11 days agoHi Michele,
It is the ability of both topicals to reach much higher local tissue levels than their respective oral counterparts can that make them more useful for the purpose at hand.
Art
