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ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS, AUTO IMMUNE OR JOINT DISEASE
God Bless You for all the work you have done here. Thank you so much. I am praying you answer... please let me know when you answer, so I can go to your website. I don't mind if you post to the Earthclinic Website.
Sarah in Los Angeles"
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08/26/2008: Wayne (waynek99/@/sbcglobal.net) from Hercules, CA,U.S. writes: "I have a cayenne pepper plant. Do you have any suggestions on preparing or preserving fresh peppers."
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LEMON BICARBONATE FORMULA OKAY FOR KIDS?
Many thanks!!!!
Angie."
08/26/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "Hi Angie, If I were you I would probably be looking at more like l/4 of adult dose and after taking a good long look to decide whether he is smaller, average or big for his age, also underweight or overweight and fudge a little above or below that l/4 dose depending on those factors. Better to go a little under than over, in most cases. You might also want to consider Probiotics for him."
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08/25/2008: Matthew from Brisbane, Australia writes: "Hi Molly, thank you for your input.
3/28/2008: Molly from San Francisco, CA USA writes: I've OPed for about three years now. And I've followed endless discussions about what it does and does not do. I now have a theory.
I don't think that OP "pulls" anything out of the system. What it does seem to do is infuse your body with EFA's sublingually (under your tongue) which enters the bloodstream bypassing gastric juices. I found a patent that uses oil as a transporter of medication for a sublingual medication. From what I read, Oleic Acid is commonly used for this transport.
As a long time OP'er, have you noticed any side effects? I'm particularly interested in the mention of negative effects on teeth that are mentioned in a number of posts. Many thanks!"
08/25/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "My answer to the oil pulling question for feedback: I think it does pull up something, at least from the mouth. I have been sporadically OPing when my dentures cause sores on my gums. It has pulled up to the top of my gum that my daughter described as looks like you have a tooth coming in. The best I can see it in the mirror, it is white enough to be pulling up mercury left in my gums from long ago amalgam fillings. It first started a couple of months back & went away after a few weeks of oil pulling. Returned a couple of weeks ago & started OPing twice a day - two slit opening above where filled tooth that was later changed to a crown and good part of white substance went away. Now have a smaller white spot of same color started inside front lower gum so guess I'll revert to twice or maybe 3 times a day OPing. Can't tell you how it works, but it does do something."
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NON-STOP BLEEDING WITH LARGE CLOTS
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QUESTION ABOUT MIXING ACV WITH LOW SODIUM V8
08/24/2008: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Most chemical reactions don't occur under normal eating and cooking conditions especially when organic compounds are involved.
The only instance when a chemical does change, is when an organic compounds are mixed with a strong acid or alkaline or powerful oxidative or reductive chemical process. As such vinegar is actually a 3% acetic acid solution. In fact the use of vinegar is encouraged in cooking and herbal preparations. Many Chinese herbal preparations are commonly cooked, stored with the use of vinegar. It causes the amino acid to be more biologically available in many instances and become anti-inflammatory with a tiny formation of acetyl or acetates organic compound, but basic chemical functions still remain the same.
Ted"
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08/23/2008: David from St. Davids, Ontario writes: "Ted says in his article that the Ph of the urine and the saliva should both be 6.4. ?? I believe the saliva should be 7+. Did I miss something here? Please respond with an answer. Thanks David"
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08/21/2008: Robin from Rural VA writes: "Can anyone tell me how to go about taking Bentonite Clay? I imagine the blender would work to mix it with water or juice, but I was hoping to find a simpler method. As you might imagine, if mixed with cold water it ends up in a clump that doesn't want to dissolve."
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QUESTION ABOUT BAKING SODA AND SODIUM IONS
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QUESTION ABOUT FAMILIAL TREMORS
08/22/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "To Lucinda from San Antone: B vitamin deficiency can cause tremors. The best & cheapest way to find out if this figures in your l7 year old son's familial tremors is to get a good Stress tablet and give him one at meal time and bedtime for at least 2 or 3 weeks to see if it decreases tremors. (Stress tablets are B complex vitamins with C & E vitamins included - bottle will say l a day but 3 will do no harm and if he is deficient, and he will decrease deficiency faster. I would also suggest a good magnesium supplement once or twice daily also. Another thing you might do is google "excitotoxins" as Dr. Russell Blaylock blames another another tremulous disease (Parkinson's disease) on these and two of them, monosodium glutamate (MSG) and aspartame (nutrisweet) are heavily included in all our processed foods and some unprocessed ones. Also according to Dr. Mercalo, they have been using MSG on crops in the field for at least a decade. Excitotoxins are also known as neuro or(brain)toxins."
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08/21/2008: Beverly from Houston, Texas writes: "Can everyone please give feedback on how you take the turmeric. I know it says with water but does it have to be water? Is that what makes it work? What are some of the other ways everyone has taken it and gotten good results."
Earth Clinic replies: "Please check out our Boils page for a few Turmeric recipes:
http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/boils6.html#TURMERICRECIPES"
08/21/2008: Lewis (designline@columbus.rr.com) from Circleville, USA replies: "I dissolve mine in coconut oil so that it goes into my lymphatic drainage system, instead of my blood. Thankz EC"
08/26/2008: Lewis (designline@columbus.rr.com) from Circleville, Ohio,USA replies: "http://grouppekurosawa.com/blog/2005/12/curcumin-preparation-and.htm
"In order for curcumin to be maximally effective against cancer, it MUST be introduced into the body in a bioavailable form. Curcumin is almost totally insoluble in water. On the other hand, it is completely soluble in fat.
Curcumin dissolves readily in coconut milk or cream, especially if they are warm. There is NO reason to boil coconut milk or cream in order to dissolve curcumin. Never boil anything unless you are absolutely certain the heat will not damage the medicinal properties of the natural medicine. I have no idea how heat stable curcumin is for medicinal purposes. So don't boil it.
Curcumin that is dissolved in fat will be introduced into the lymphatic system with the fat. There is exactly where we want curcumin to be introduced into the body. The lymphatic fluid bathes all the tissues in the body. We are NOT interested in directly introducing it into the blood.
People complain about the taste of curcumin. So add other spices, such as turmeric, or other spices to the mix to change the taste.
How much curcumin do we need to treat cancer and leukemia? No one knows but I would recommend at least 10 grams a day, 5 grams twice a day dissolved in fat. Since curcumin is not toxic, why screw around with low doses?
You must use glutamine, at least 20 grams a day, with the curcumin to make it maximally effective. I blogged on this issue yesterday.
Stay tuned...Grouppe Kurosawa, Medicine in the Public Interest
(http://www.grouppekurosawa.com)""
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08/20/2008: Jay from Chicago, IL writes: "You had stated that lecithin can be used for fatty build up in the body, does that also apply to lipomas?"
08/23/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "To Jay from Chicago: I'm not positive on this but since lipids is medical lingo for fat (and fat is fat), it would seem logical that lecithin (the well-known emulsifier of fats) would be efficacious for lipomas. Trying lecithin for yourself should at least be harmless, if not helpful. If your lipomas disappear, you will definitely know that it does and be sure to share with other EC'ers."
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08/19/2008: Debra from Blakely, GA writes: "hello thanks so much for your website i have cured my mrsa with turmeric and camphophenique,but now my dog has red irritated skin and loss of hair,dont know what mange or yeast infections look like so ive tried just about everything please,any suggestions apprec thanks again deb"
08/20/2008: Earth Clinic replies: "Hi, Debra. Ted has already answered this question:
http://www.earthclinic.com/Pets/yeast_infections_dogs_questions.html#Question_655"
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BEST ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER TO USE?
08/18/2008: Earth Clinic replies: "Stevia is very safe. In fact, the major soda companies like Coca Cola are playing around with formulas to cola sweetened with Stevia. The problem is, of course, the terrible after-taste of stevia. Xylitol also appears to be safe, without many side effects (except diarrhea if you eat too much) and doen't have much of an after-taste."
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08/18/2008: Slim from San Rafael, California writes: "Could you please let us know your view of Cesium as an alkalizer, especially as a treatment for cancer?"
08/20/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "Answer to CELSIUM as an alkalizer: Go to ASH (Advanced Scientific Health) for a good reference. They state it is best alkalizer going. I am sure there are many other areas where you can also find information just by googling CELSIUM."
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IS THIS A GOOD DAILY VITAMIN TO TAKE?
I have a question on daily vitamins. I cannot find a good one it seems but I am wondering about this one. **GNC Multi-GelTM Multivitamin** Here is what is in it.
Serving Size 2 soft gel capsules
Servings Per Container 60
Amount Per Serving % DV
Vitamin A (50% as beta-Carotene and 50% as Fish Liver Oil) 10000.00 IU 200%
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid) 300.00 mg 500%
Vitamin D (as Fish Liver Oil) 400.00 IU 100%
Vitamin E (as d-alpha Tocopherol) 300.00 IU 1000%
Thiamin (Vitamin B-1)(as Thiamin Hydrochloride) 50.00 mg 3333%
Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2) 50.00 mg 2941%
Niacin (as Niacinamide) 50.00 mg 250%
Vitamin B-6 (as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) 50.00 mg 2500%
Folic Acid 400.00 mcg 100%
Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin) 50.00 mcg 833%
Biotin 50.00 mcg 17%
Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium d-Pantothenate) 50.00 mg 500%
Calcium (as Calcium Carbonate and Dicalcium Phosphate) 200.00 mg 20%
Iron (as Ferrous Fumarate) 18.00 mg 100%
Phosphorus (as Dicalcium Phosphate) 50.00 mg 5%
Iodine (as Potassium Iodide) 150.00 mcg 100%
Magnesium (as Magnesium Oxide) 50.00 mg 13%
Zinc (as Zinc Sulfate) 15.00 mg 100%
Selenium (as Selenium Amino Acid Chelate) 50.00 mcg 71%
Copper (as Copper Gluconate) 2.00 mg 100%
Manganese (as Manganese Sulfate) 10.00 mg 500%
Potassium (as Potassium Sulfate) 30.00 mg 1%
Soybean Oil 442.00 mg **
Lecithin 80.00 mg **
Inositol 50.00 mcg **
para-Aminobenzoic Acid (PABA) 50.00 mg **
Choline (as Choline Bitartrate) 50.00 mg **
** Daily Value (DV) not established
Other Ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Carob Extract, Caramel Color, Rose Hips Powder (Rosina canina)
No Artificial Color, No Artificial Flavors, No Dairy, No Preservatives, No Starch, No Sugar, No Wheat, Sodium Free, Yeast Free, No Gluten
Storage Instructions: Store in a cool dry place.
Warning: After opening, keep tightly closed in refrigerator or other cool place.
Would you reccommend this as a good Multi Vitamin?
Thanks,
Laurie"
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WHERE TO BUY FOOD GRADE IN ALBANY, NY?
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Anon from USA writes: "Ted, what is your protocal to treat fibromyalgia? Thank you for your reply!"
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08/12/2008: DL writes: "I started to take flax seed oil every day (sometimes 2-3 times a day) and I noticed that the dermatitis around my nose has all but disappeared. I don't think this is a permanent cure, but the oil has probably provided enough moisture to my skin that it doesn't flake. Anything else I can do for a permanent cure?"
08/12/2008: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "For skin problems, a small amount (500 mg) evening primrose oil and fish oil would help, whenever they are needed. They contain different essential oils. An evening primrose oil contains GLA, a fish oil has Omega 3 type 2, but a flaxseed has omega 3 type 1. In research studies an omega 3 type 2 is generally more effective, and it seems women need more Evening Primrose oil for various skin condition. What is left over from the skin problem may have been some alkalization (ACV and baking soda, or lemon and baking soda), and vitamin A, mostly from eating some carrots.
Skin problems I take great notice, not because they look nice, but it indicates brain lipid peroxidation and other internal conditions that manifest externally before things get worse.
Ted"
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REMEDIES NEEDED FOR RINGING EARS, SOMETIMES CAUSED BY ALLERGIES
08/12/2008: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Ears ringing is a B complex (b50) and magnesium (250 mg) deficiency. Heavy metals lead to ringing ears too and cilantro will help. What generall stops the ear ringing was the 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda twice a day over two weeks would have resolved the ear ringings. It takes about 2-3 weeks to noticed improvement.
Ted"
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WHAT KIND OF BORAX DOES TED USE?
08/12/2008: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "A vitiligo is often a fungus attacking the skin pigmentation. However some other people have a much severe form of this condition. A borax may help and the kind of borax is 20 mule team borax maybe use as it is 100% borax. However, for external use, most borax detergents solution is applied on the skin. However, I have also tested with hydrogen peroxide 3% to help reduce vitiligo too and works, but requires about a week or two to work. But in a more serious condition I have recently resorted to using a 20% ammonium chloride solution applied to the skin that is not rinsed and do that for a couple of days to notice some improvement. Vitiligo has other underlying conditions which leads to this condition too such as peanut, peanut butter, excess vegetable oil consumption, mushrooms, and excess sugar are the primary problems. Some people who have this may have blood sugar problems, and the blood sugar may to increase immunity needs a supplement of chromium picolinate, 1000 mcg.
It should be noted that vitiligo to repigment that adding plenty of black pepper (pure black pepper) to foods or as a supplements will help greatly on the repigmentation. It's taken twice a day added to food, generously, as black pepper contains piperine.
Ted"
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CLARIFICATION NEEDED FOR TED'S CANINE UTI REMEDIES
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WOULD BORON WORK INSTEAD OF BORAX?
Keep up the good work, your site provides a wealth of information!"
08/17/2008: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Mary:
Most manufacturing process of products I do call and check factory was whether any additional inert ingredients or other ingredients was added in a laundry detergent, or a generic borax product. Most of my problem I encountered is the consumer products rather than products people assumed to be unsafe, that is assumed to be as safe but it killed people, such as aspartame for example.
Or some product that people thinks it promotes good health but is really dangerous (in serious conditions) such as yogurt if it was consumed by people with a cancer metastasis that leads to rapid blood clotting and acted as an anti-nutrient as casein milk protein (in yogurt and cow's milk product) renders nearly all anti cancer supplements (indole 3 carbinol, lysine, etc.) useless as it covers whatever that was consumed and reduced bioavailability to almost zero.
This is why hospitals used milk for food poisoning, or that milk is prohibited whenever antibiotics are given. Even something as innocuous as a children's playground has toxic levels of arsenic, cadmium and mercury as the source of children's metal toxicity. So most of the problem I encountered from poisoning are the ones people don't expect.
Many sickness I also encountered (as heavy metals are common in tap water, filter or unfiltered in nearly 3/4 of homes I investigated, including the house i live in) resulted in worsening of health. Even common household goods such as paint thinner is another one. What is more disturbing is the fact that certain pipes filling to reduce chlorine in showers add to the problem of worsening health crisis, such as a special devices that releases copper to neutralize the chlorine, creates copper poisonng in unsuspecting victims trying to avoid chlorine. It creates a Catch-22 situation.
Locally at least here, a chemical supplier I bought sold me pharmaceutical grade borax, or sodium tetraborate. This is the route I prefer. In some places I buy borax from a drug store which is often a pharmaceutical grade, such as USP, or BP grade being the common identifier. As to how many milligrams of borax I used that is roughly equivalent to 1/4 teaspoon in a per 1 liter solution, a conversion therefore is necessary. But a lower dose of 1/8 teaspoon of borax also needs a formal conversion.
So the accept conversion for a teaspoon contains 5 mL or 5 cc of any given substance. 5 cc or 5 mL for one teaspoon is equivalent to 5 grams or 5000 mg of the substance. Since I used a straight powdered from a 1/4 teaspoon would equal to 5000 mg/4 or a low dose of 1/8 teaspoon is equivalent to 5000 mg/8, which is 1250 mg for 1/4 teaspoon and 625 mg for 1/8 teaspoon.
Before figuring out how much Tri-Boron is needed, here is the labeling information:
Tri-boron Plus Ingredients
Boron (from boron citrate, boron aspartate - boron glycinate) - 3mg*, Calcium (from calcium citrate - calcium carbonate) - 1000mg - 100%, Magnesium (from magnesium asparate - magnesium oxide) - 500mg - 125%, Vitamin D-3 - 400iu - 100%, Zinc (from zinc picolinate - histidine complex) - 15mg - 100%, Manganese (from manganese gluconate) - 5mg*, Copper (from copper gluconate) - 500mcg - 25%, Betaine HCI (betaine hydrochloride) - 324mg*
[%U.S.RDA]
[* NoU.S.RDA established]I really have a problem against aspartate, boron aspartate or any supplements that has the name aspartate as it is an excitotoxin that works in similar ways as the artificial sweetners as aspartame, which causes metabolic acidosis. So I would not personally consider this for a couple of reasons. I contains boron aspartate, magnesium aspartate. And I have some issues about hydrochloride, such as Betaine Hydrochloride, since it is an acid forming product. So it is back to square one, things people consider as safe is usually not safe. But assuming that it IS safe and another boron supplements were found without aspartate or other amino acid excitotoxins and hydrochloride acid forming product, and we try to figure out how many capsules are needed in a 3 mg of boron products.
So in a product such as Tri-Boron, which as 3 mg, will require 625/3 = 208 capsules. This is then dissolved in a one liter of water. Which would not make practical sense. I worked out all these problem long time before and this is why supplements company stands to make a huge amount of profits. In my opinion it won't have the therapeutic dose.
So all products I have to investigated, I have found unsuprisingly that at least a local laundry detergen (borax) I have bought years ago had less heavy metal impurities then the supplements by 99%. It seems that the more it is processed the more contaminants they are introduced. So a laboratory analysis can offer assurances of the product in question or I would at least demand a "technical specification" or "purity analysis" from the manufacturers or chemical suppliers. For me it is much easier if I just get a BP grade and USP grade, and I might ask them for purity analysis sheets while I am at it. Sometimes the situation is even more strange, that a non graded product turns about to be more pure than the USP grade. That's because the company didn't formally register for USP grade.
Therefore things do not appear what it is really. This is problem of the labelling syndrome when people should investigate further what is behind all surface information we are given. There is an old one movie I watched, The Wizard of Oz, when the Wizard gave the cowardly lion a medal of courage, and a degree to a scarecrow with no brains, and medal of purple heart to the robot with no heart. It is just a label. Just because a wizard give these labels won't change the fact that they still intrinsically don't have courage, knowledge or bravery.It's a placebo effect, at the very least, but at its worse, we may be only fooling ourselves.
Ted"
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ORGANIC UNFILTERED FOR FILTERED ACV FOR WEIGHT LOSS?
Thanks"
08/20/2008: Joanna from NY, NY, USA replies: "Hi, Sarah. I have tried both.. Even the organic unfiltered ACV tastes better, they both work. I suggest you start with organic first, if cost is not an issue. Good luck!"
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08/14/2008: Patty from Austin, Texas writes: "Please tell me where i get this borax stuff to help this dog. How come the vet never told me about this. He has those exact purple spots bumpy -HELP!"
08/18/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "Hello Patty, You can get a 4 lb. box of Twenty Mule Team Borax at Walmart in laundry powder section for approx. $4. At a local grocery, the smallest one found was a 7 lb. box"
08/14/2008: Earth Clinic replies: "Please read the following pages for more information:
Borax Cures
Ted's Borax and Hydrogen Peroxide Cure for Mange"
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STRAY DOG WITH MANGE AND ENLARGED LYMPH NODES
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APPLE CIDER VINEGAR AND BAKING SODA SIDE EFFECT QUESTIONS
My worries are about my weight, honestly I am satisfied with my weight and don't want to loose it. is there any suggestion for taking this remedy and not loosing weight? Also am concerned about few feedbacks, does this remedy leeds to anemia?
Thanks for your interest and for the effort done in this website.
Regards to all."
08/15/2008: Liza (liza_alterna@yahoo.com) from Manila, Philippines replies: "Hi! I have the same thing. I used ACV plus BS plus water for one week. I now have white-coated tongue and I still have halitosis. I am starting to worry. But Ted says it usually stabilizes in 2 to 3 weeks. So, I'll wait for it to be better."
08/15/2008: Rana from Dubai, UAE replies: "Thank you Liza for your reply."
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REMEDIES NEEDED FOR 6 MONTH OLD WITH ALLERGIES
Here's my motivation. I recenlty became a dad. Son is almost six months now. I have made a pledge to myself to keep myself as healthy as possible using all the knowledge from EarthClinic (and other sources). So, hopefully, I will never have to fall prey to a doctor and the traditional medical system again. I would like to do the same for my son. But I don't have much idea as to what you can do, or what you can feed an infant/child (aside from the obvious of course)to keep them super healthy, and build inpenetrable immunity.
For eg, is it a good idea to give them a few drops of black strap molasses or bee pollen starting at a certain age? Omega 3 oils? My son has some allergies, which I suspect is due to HiB vaccination he got right at birth. I was not knowledgeable enough at that time to refuse that vaccine, but have postponed his schedule for the rest after much research. So, again, I am wondering, if I can give my son a few drops of ACV starting at say nine months of age to help clear his allergies?
Many thx!
AKR"
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08/13/2008: Stephanie Miller from Eugene, Oregon USA writes: "BORAX: I have not been able to locate it at our pharmacies. Where do you purchase it? I did find a homeopathic version at our health food store. Will this work?"
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HEART PALPITATIONS AND SUPRA VENTICULAR TACHYCARDIA
08/15/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "Hi Kimberly, A few things came to mind while I was reading your e-mail to EC. l. Have you ever heard of the pulse test for allergies? This theory is that the pulse rate at rest increases 20 or more beats per minute after eating or drinking something you are allergic to. Maybe you have some severe allergies. 2. Magnesium plays a big part of regulating the heart rate. If this is the problem, you should start magnesium supplements immediately. The Bcomplex vitamins also help in this area. 3. If you haven't already done so, on line search "excitotoxins" and print out names monosodium glutamate(MSG) is hidden under in ingredients lists. Two of the major excitotoxins are MSG and aspartame (Nutri-sweet), both of which most all of our processed foods are laden with, and both of which are known to cause cardiac irregularities. One source I read even blamed sudden deaths on otherwise healthy people, who ingested a lot of aspartame (in diet drinks and diet foods). Try to eliminate as much of these two excitotoxins as you can and if the symptoms decrease, you'll know that you have found the cause."
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BLOOD PRESENT IN STOOL FROM ULCERATIVE COLITIS
ted can you please explain how to move forward from here because if she clears up with ulcers i.e blood stops ...then she will be through. i am waiting to hear from you .her age is 35 & been suffering from uc for last 2 years & was on predmet + mesacol...etc..we await your guidance her on.we are basd in india.we didnt get milk of magnesia here so we took "figs" fruit which is highest in magnesium content. please suggest magnesuim & zinc product / capsules which can be consumed & should have availbility here.also tell us how much mg is required for zic & magnisium ?whether she should start taking it twice daily (baking soda)?? please advice.."
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LAB MIX WITH DRY CRUSTY NOSE, COAT, ELBOW PADS
I HAVE A OLDER FEMALE LAB/SHEP SHE HAS BEEN HAVING A VERY HARD DRY CRUSTY NOSE,I WAS TOLD IT MAYBE LUPUS OR ALLERGIES SO IVE TRIED A FEW THINGS BUT NO LUCK, SO DOES A/ BODY HAVE ANY REMEDIES I CAN TRY? ALSO WHAT ABOUT FOR A DRY COAT AND HARD ELBOW PADS WHAT WOULD BE SOOTHING FOR HER?THANK YOU."
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ACV AND BAKING SODA FIRST THING IN THE MORNING OKAY?
My friend has acidic/ spicy taste on her tongue and throat, after I read about your remedies and suggest her to take 2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar and 1/4 tsp baking Soda + glass of water (room temperature) and tsp of honey but I have very important question, do we take it before meals?(honestly i want to try it also just for the well beeing) in the morning should we take it first think before any thing. the acid will not hurt the stomach? Appreciate your prompt reply."
08/23/2008: Rusty from New York, NY, USA replies: "ACV/Baking Soda Recipe question that I couldn't find the answers to anywhere else:
a) It's talked about having this remedy on an empty stomach, but does it matter how soon after taking this one should or shouldn't eat?
b) Can Baking Powder be substituted for Baking Soda? If yes, then does the amount used need to be altered as Baking Soda is pure Sodium Bicarbonate?
Thanks in advance
Rusty"
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REMEDIES SOUGHT FOR HIGH FEVERS AND KIDNEY DAMAGE
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FREQUENT HEADACHES, PRESSURE IN HEART AND CHEST
I am 17 years old, going on 18, I am about 5'3, 154 lbs and I just recently became vegetarian. I cut out a lot of diary from my diet, and take a womens multi-vitamin a day, and another multi-vitamin supplement along with that. I get headaches very easily, usually intense, sharp pains in my forehead, and a lot of pressure in the back of my head. I get frequent sharp pains that feel like gas pressure in my heart and chest, and my body just seems to hurt all of the time and im very often tired.
I know of ACV and oil pulling, but cannot seem to make myself keep up the daily routine of doing it. I'm trying hard to eliminate all toxins from my body with everything that I use with what I eat, all the way to what I put onto my body such as the soaps and toothpastes' I use.
I just want to have an idea of should I be taking more of this, or that, what do I need to do to make me feel a little better, please try to answer, thanks."
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SHOULD A NEWLY ADOPTED STRAY PUPPY BE SEPARATED FROM FAMILY DOG?
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50 YEAR OLD WITH HIGH TRIGLYCERIDES
My friend who is 50 yr old has triglicerides over 900. He has been taking cholesterol medicine for quite a long time as well. Any recomendations as far as diet or supplements that are needed. Thanks for your help."
08/11/2008: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "The source of triglycerides comes from animal fats and vegetable oils. I would avoid all animal fats and vegetable oils, hidden or used in cooking. It's that simple.
Therefore avoiding the use of vegetable oils in cooking should reduce most of it. But I also believe in reducing cholesterol also from by refraining from eating meats from beef, pork and chicken. Most people think white meat chicken is low in cholesterol, but the fact is it's quite close with any other meats and the only major difference is just eating mostly vegetarian food while avoiding vegetable oils as it is high in triglycerides. Some people don't know that even pizza can also be high in triglycerides as vegetable oils are also used in cooking. This includes other junk foods in cakes, pastries, cookies, and donuts also.
It takes only about 3-4 weeks of major change in diet to see results in reduction in triglycerides, but taking granulated lecithin one tablespoon three times a day also helps. Processed foods are most dangerous ones and contain hydrogenated oils and triglycerides are hidden in many processed foods.
Ted
8/12/2008: D replies, "I eat a lot of stir fry vegetables made with olive oil... My system doesn't really like raw veges... Is the olive oil okay ore are you talking about all vege oils??
8/13/2008: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies, "Most vegetable oils, polyunsaturated fats, are a big problem. However for olive oil, it does contain triglyceride, and its negative effect is less than most vegetable oils, but can't be eliminated completely.
Depending on people's health, some may choose to use olive oil some may not. No food is really perfect. In general it is best to avoid fried food altogether and just consume either boiled or baked products where there is less dependence on consumption of oils. If a my triglyceride is high, I will avoid any vegetable oils that contains triglyceride.
It should be noted that in some instances people who do consume excess olive oil can lead to skin allergies. Therefore low consumption of oils is generally the best rule of thumb for person with high trigylcerides, but this does not mean a person should avoid fish oil and other essential oils taken in moderation.
Omega 3 oil is something I need to take almost every week, at least since the brain cell turnover of omega 3 is very high. The omega 3 is replaced every two weeks by a brain cells so a deficiency is likely to occur with omega 3, rather than omega 6 which is found in many oils anyway.
TedP.S. This goes for coconut oil too and not just olive oil. Although personally, olive oil may be slightly better than coconut oil if we were to discuss just on the issue of triglycerides. In some studies, they noted rises in triglyceride come from oils that do have triglycerides."
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DAUGHTER WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS AND CHRONIC PANCREATITIS
I have been reading questions people have been asking you about ph balance and wondered if you could help me.
I have a daughter who suffers from Ulcerative Colitis and recently, in March, was diagnosed with Chronic Pancreatitis as well. She is in extreme pain everyday from the Pancreas and has been bleeding from the colits for almost a year. Her condition is getting worse and she is on pain medication which she tries not to take. Doctors are saying the only thing they can do is manage her pain.
I have tried several alternative treatments and nothing is working.
Can you suggest anything? We are pretty desperate.
Warm Regards"
08/11/2008: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Most ulcerative colitis might be viral in nature or in some cases maybe fungal in nature. However, certain alkalizing remedies may reduce some of the pain such as magnesium supplements, but also a small amount of magnesium hydroxide (milk of magnesia), which are soothing in nature, but because the alkalinity of this, it will kill the harmful bacteria. The dose is quite small compared to those instructions on the bottle since I used about 1/2 teaspoon to 1 teaspoon of milk of magnesia in one glass of water to at least reduce some of the pain. Even this is just the adult dose, so a child half the weight of a small frame 100 pound a adult may just require just 1/2 of the dose.
To reverse the ulcerative colitis however requires more time, since ulcerative colitis that I have noticed may be viral in nature and those are best handled with an iodine supplements such as kelp, but they require a bit higher dose needed to raise the iodine to have an effect of killing the virus that may be one of the causes as some ulcerative colitis condition that I have found were of HSV type virus (herpes simplex virus). Some of these may come from environment but many times they come inside the vaccines found in vaccinations. Therefore certain other supportive supplements include curcumin, quercetin, and aloe vera.
Certain diets needs to be avoided, especially wheat, gluten, cheese, vegetable oils, peppermint found in toothpaste, potatoes, peanuts, peanut butter, cokes, aspartame, chewing gums, while fish oils are taken usually 500-1000 mg once a day. This is done to raise the omega 3 to reduce the inflammation, while at the same time most meats are avoided, such as chicken, pork and beef. Fish is an exception, but still those are only baked or boiled and most of the food that is eaten should be mostly vegetables, but no refined process foods and no white flour. What is helpful with ulcerative colitis is the need to reduce constipation through alkalizing remedies such as 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda taken three times a day in 1/2 glass of water is the simplest of all remedies. While most fruits are generally avoided, especially fruit juices, some possible exception if they are further diluted with twice the water and added some baking soda, but the intake is still very limited.
The other things that help against ulcerative colitis besides kelp supplements in the sea weed, are iodine supplements, iodine foot painting, or iodine painting on the stomach area, frequently enough, but too much may cause some cystic acne in some people (the cystic inside the organs gets transferred to the skin so they have a cleansing effect from the inside out). Zinc gluconate also helps as it has properties in reduction of the virus. However it also helps that lavender oil is applied to the stomach area can also reduce inflammation, but this also have the effect of being somewhat antiviral against the ulcerative colitis if they are frequently applied also.
In conventional medicine they may use immunomodulator agents such as corticosteroids, azathioprine (AZA), cyclosporine, and antitumor necrosis factor-alpha antibodies. My own finding is that other suitable substitute, usually sold as oral paste using triamcinolone may also be helpful in reducing this ulcerative colitis pain also.
In conditions of pancreatitis, it might be that certain heavy metals may cause some inflammation in which case celeries, and cilantro are the ones I would eat to reduce the inflammation and the cilantro to reduce the heavy metals. Chlorophyll may also be helpful in cleansing, but I believe a major change in diets is more important to reduce pancreatitis. In many cases I have found increasing numbers from people eating fried foots, but also aspartame that is added in many soda drinks too. Hence fried foods, sweets and artificial sugar are possible culprit in causing pancreatitis, or that the pancreatitis exist because of open sores of ulcerative colitis where bacteria infections caused that is also possible. If the pain is too great I might add a small amount of milk of magnesia of one teaspoon per glass as an enema, or perhaps add 5-10 drops lugol's iodine solution per glass as one way to reduce some of those pain is one possibility.
Ted"
08/11/2008: Bret (patientadvocate2@yahoo.com) from Phoenix, Arizona replies: "Thanks Ted for saying colitis could be viral.
You know, Crohn's disease is now being treated with DMSO. Other people are using it for other ulcerative conditions. If Colitis is a virus, DMSO, would simply be a therapy that attacks the virus respiratory mechanism.
Apply externally without rubber or latex gloves.
Bret"
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GROWTH ON INSIDE OF LOWER MOUTH
08/16/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "To Kathelee from Montclair: A question Kathelee, I am assuming from your e-mail that you have had same type growth in same spot removed in the past, have you? If so, what was the pathologist report or were you told what sort of growth it was? Several things come to mind, the first one being have you thought of trying oil pulling since this is inside the mouth where putting any poultice type or ACV or H202 soaked cotton ball on it wouldn't likely stay put. If you were told it was a cystic type growth, google SSKI (potassium iodide) and pull up reference from Tahoma Clinic whose doctor advises that SSKI will rid you of cysts. Since most every reference in natural remedies seem to agree that alkaline conditions discourage many harmful things, you might try applying 1/8 tsp (or less depending on the size of this growth) of baking soda directly on that growth and letting it dissolve before rinsing it out 2 or 3 times a day to see if it helps. I have used this recently myself without harmful effects."
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HIGH ALDOSTERONE, LOW POTASSIUM
08/27/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "Hi Linda, If you know your potassium and magnesium are low, you need to start working on bringing both up. Increase vegetable intake and take potassium supplement until feeling better. There is an excellent article on transdermal magnesium on-line which is very good at telling you how important magnesium is to the body. The author of this article recommends replacing it transdermally (absorption thru the skin) because it is difficult to take enough orally without getting diarrhea. He talks about spraying it on the body or soaking feet in it, but I don't see why a long leisurely soak in the bathtub with l-2 cups of Epsom salts in the water wouldn't do as well, and you sure do feel good and relaxed when you get out. A 2 lb box of epsom salts can be found at Dollar Tree for $l + whatever taxes you have to pay in your state. A deficiency of both can definitely contribute to nervousness and magnesium also has a lot to do with your blood pressure, heart rate & rhythm. You might also want to take Bcomplex vitamins because you are probably low on them also. Getting these 3 levels up should have you feeling much better."
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3 YEAR OLD GRANDSON WITH ITCHY SKIN DISORDER
Thank you."
08/12/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "To Sandy from Henderson: Yes, Sandy, applying ACV to itchy areas usually relieves the itching. My suggestion is to put a cup of ACV in his bath water (to relieve the itching & also protect from bug bites) and then try leaving off any soap, bubble baths, etc. because it may be the soap that is drying his skin and causing the itching. In most cases, the soap isn't really needed. All you really need for cleanliness is just some good old water and a washcloth. If he doesn't itch while you are omitting soap, you will know that you have found the cause. You will also find that you like the way he smells without the soap better than with the soap. I learned this from a little lady in her 60's about 30 years ago. She told me "My daddy was a chemist and he always told us that if you didn't use soap, you won't need deoderants because soap makes you stink. I stopped using soap (except for handwashing) in l982 and I found her daddy was right. Your sweat doesn't smell either, and you don't have that fishy odor all the EC users who complain of BV. Also decreases most of the foot odors too."
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08/08/2008: Laurie from Mission Viejo, Ca writes: "Hi have a 9 year old female yellow lab that has begun "leaking" and I would like to try the Apple Cider Vinegar remedy. Only problem I don't know how much to give her. She weighs about 80 lbs and is in great health. Can someone help me so I can help her. Thanks."
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08/07/2008: Ellen from Zion, Illinois writes: "i need some info?? my granddaughter started to lose weight this summer 128# to now 94 we have had to allkinds od dotors no going to bioenergy to see if they can find out what is going on ?? HELP ME IF YOU CAN ??!! thank you in advance.....she was very atheltic runner, baseball last few years,, could this be from stress ?? [her dad {my son}is going to go over seas AGAIN.....they have tried stomache priscriptios, serveral other trying to find what will help but nothing is helping 'cause they do not know what this is. any tests you will consoder?? anything we could try... in this last week she went from 98 #to 94# PLEASE WE NEED THIS HELP.........."
08/08/2008: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "This depends what is causing the weight loss. Is the weight loss due to loss of appetite? Most cases of anorexia, bulimia and even cachexia found in cancer that resulted in severe weight loss were actually due to a simple vitamin B complex deficiency, usually in the form of B complex, in the form of B50 or B100. A B50 is often taken two to three times a day. For instance, in some cases of pellagra, you get a diarrhea, then a severe weight loss, diarrhea, dementia and finally death. A pellagra is a niacin or niacinamide deficiency. Most athletes have a low level of water soluble vitamin deficiency such as B complex and vitamin C as well as electrolytes from losses resulted in sweating and had to be replenished constantly.
In another cases a virus (such as AIDS), brain trauma (from head injury) can resulted in a weight loss. In that event circulation and rebuilding of neural system is needed, such as piracetam and hydergine. If its a viral issue, that attacks the brain I frequently used BHT and clove oil. The BHT is antiviral and kills whatever bugs that exists through the blood brain barrier. The clove oil drops is taken every hours dissolved in a 1/2 or 1 glass of water well stired for ten doses usually will kill most of the bugs enough to see a clear recovery. In another instance, I may need an iodine and selenium supplements to reverse that condition.
In event of a kidney malfunction (occurs because of acid urine), synthesis of vitamin D might be lowered and resulted in muscle atrophy and usually vitamin D2 usually 20,000 i.u to 100,000 i.u. is at least taken for about 2 or 3 weeks before muscles start returning to normal.
In any event, I have no idea of the cause, from this information, however, there is another way to find out from another source, such as heavy metal poisoning, through the hair mineral analysis. Another one that I liked is the SPECT brain scan which checks for brain's metabolism. In any event even before going, I would try to use amino acid supplements which may help too.
In general my experience has been the B complex, amino acid suppelements and vitamin D if a severe weight loss and muscle atrophy is noted. However, that's assuming the cause is nutrition, but brain trauma, heavy metal toxicity, and virus could be the other cause. Therefore it is not possible for me to determine clearly the cause from the lack of available information you have asked here. What I can guess is doctors don't generally look at nutrition deficiency as Medical schools offer nutrition course as an elective subject and not a required topic (at least that was during my student days), the popular CAT scans are not even sensitive enough to check for brain metabolism as the more efficient SPECT scans, and viral brain detection or brain trauma from changes in metabolism would have been overlooked by doctors too. Hair mineral analysis is not employed by doctors to check for 50-75 minerals in the body for toxicity and deficiency. So it is quite possible that the many of current medical practices do not do many of the things I mentioned here. Therefore I need just a bit more information on appetite, low grade fever, heavy metal toxicity and brain trauma using SPECT scans to really do justice. But most general home remedy I do use is usually the B complex and vitamin D3, in event of loss of appetite and muscle atrophy."
08/08/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "Hello Ellen, I understand your concern and hope we can find the solution for your granddaughters weight loss. Does your granddaughter perhaps forget to eat unless someone reminds her? If this looks like what is happening to you, please take her to a good neurologist and ask that he do a scan to rule out Alzeheimer's disease, no matter how young she is. This is a chilling thought, but the latest report is that AD is much more widespread and striking those in their 30's without any family history of it. This is a big change from what we were told 2 years ago (age 60's & 70's). Two excitotoxins blamed for causing it(monosodium glutamate and aspartame) are found in some raw foods and in most all of our processed food on the market. According to Dr. Mercola's web site they have even been spraying the crops in the field with a product that is mostly MSG for at least the past decade. The way this could cause weight loss is if these neurotoxins (excitotoxins) have damaged the area of the brain that signals that we are hungry or that we have had enough to eat. If this should prove to be the problem, there is some hope. Supposedly chelation therapy is used to remove the toxins, but you would also have to eliminate them from her food in the future. May God bless both you and your granddaughter."
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REMEDIES NEEDED FOR OLD SCARS ON LEGS
I am 46 yrs old woman and have had this pressing problem almost all of my life. I grew up being a tomboy in Jamaica. Because of this, I sustained many small scars to my legs which have prevented me from going to the beach (I can't even swim and I practically grew up on the beach), wearing skirts or dresses (I was, at one point, forced to wear skirt to work for a while and on those days I put make up on my legs and wore two stockings), all the time feeling very uncomfortable. I cry all the time because of my predicament. Someone not in my situation would probably not understand just how devastated I am but it has even prevented me from living a full life. I am a reasonally attractive woman with a good heart but I am so embarressed about how my legs look that I don't even get involved with men for fear of the intimacy part of the relationship. Please help me, it's driving me crazy. I do not know where else to turn. I have tried so many things which obviously have not helped. HELP ME PLEASE, YOU ARE MY LAST RESORT!!!
Keep up the great work you are doing, I follow quite a few of your recommedations...thanks."
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08/06/2008: Chris Lane from Hertford, NC writes: "Can you drink the golden Milk every day? Do you need to drink this amount? Thanks..."
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REMEDIES SOUGHT FOR 69 YEAR OLD WITH OSTEOPOROSIS
08/06/2008: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Most aching will be relieved with magnesium supplements.
As to the changes in posture based on my own experience is muscles pulling on the spinal column which resulted in muscle aches and pains in the back region. The magnesium supplements will relax the pulling effect of muscles and usually correct the posture.
As to the bone density, a common overlooked issue is the blood sugar. High blood sugar lowers the bone density because sugar is very soluble in calcium and leeches calcium from the bones.
If blood sugar is held at 80, instead of the standard 100, the bones density will improve. The third issue is way back in the early 1960s, I remember a lot of doctors had great successes with vitamin D2 supplementation taking between 20,000 to 100,000 i.u. a day for two or three months. Then suddenly this policy was changed in the late 1970s or 1980s where the dose of vitamin D supplements was reduced to a mere 1000 i.u.
One reason why old people have bone problem is usually simple, a person who is 60 years of age produces vitamin D of only 1/8 or 1/10 the vitamin D level of a 6 year old. A normal person can easily produce 10,000 i.u. of vitamin D out in the sun for a reasonable period of time also. What is interesting about older people is the skin is no longer a perfect factory for vitamin D and is producing much less of that amount even in the sun. Hence vitamin D is needed. The preferred vitamin D is D3, 20,000 to 100,000 i.u. a day for about 2-3 months.
Improvement in postures are possible mostly from muscular pain can be observed within 2 or 3 weeks after taking magnesium citrate, or magnesium gluconate for example, at 500 mg a day. However vitamin D is still needed for any improvement in density.
Bone actually is actually made up of phosphate, silica, calcium and magnesium. Much of the problems is that the present medical practices is avoiding the magnesium and silica. While calcium is taken excessively that it causes calcification of the tissue, causing muscular pain and muscular pull worsening the posture issues. Most of the problem will be resolved with magnesium and vitamin D3 supplements. But silicon supplements is just as important but not available. The preferred form of silicon supplements that is used in the market today is sodium metasilicate, or a neutral pH silicic acid, or a weak solution sodium silicate. The preferred dose of silicon such as silicic acid can be anywhere from 5-100 mg of silicic acid, where average dose I found to be acceptable is closer to 10-50 mg. This will cause thickening of hair, skin, and bone density in a matter of a month or two.
One interesting take on Astronauts who stays in space station is the enormous bone loss caused by lack of pressure applied to the one bones in absence of earth's gravity and their bone loss is as extreme as a 60 year old people or more. The other reason why bone loss and bone density is reduced is lack of walking, exercise, and standing. This is obvious because older people do less activity because of low energy levels, but it also happens to children who leads a sedentary lifestyle. The bones heals or increase bone density whenever there is pressure applied to the bones has a lot to do with piezoelectric effect of the bones that are created whenever the bones has pressure such as gravity and increases in bone strength. This is the same reason why stubborn people who have bones that do not heal, go against the advice of the doctor by walking and often resulted in dramatic bone healing whenever they attempt to walk despite the pain after a car accident, which surprises doctor more often than their patients.
I remember a very old lottery ticket lady who was in her 80s rich enough to retire was trying to sell me lottery ticket and I asked why she walked all day to sell the lottery tickets. She told me if she didn't walk all day, bones and joints will be all over her body and she will get sicker and sicker, but if she continues to walk all day, she will be fine. Initially it is painful for the first couple of days, but the pain simply went completely away when she continues to walk all day for a couple of months. it is interesting that most retired people won't walk all day like this woman frequently have bone problem, in fact it is an age old remedy that if a person has a bone problem, whether they be astronauts after long stays in a space shuttle of weightlessness, or a retired lady, both had solve the problem by exercise. Not an extreme one, but simply walking all day or a small jog is what they do to reverse the bone density.
While osteoporosis and bone density problem is a complicated one, lowering blood sugar to 80, not to 100, doing exercise, taking magnesium, taking silicon supplements and taking vitamin D3 is the major remedy to the bone issue. However for the bones to clearly improve, I believe longer term magnesium supplements are needed, such as at 3-6 months to notice improvement, and mai