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Ted's Remedies
Posted by Crystalbailey076 (Salyersville, Kentucky) on 08/17/2009
I have systemic lupus and I have being using the borax and baking soda. I have read conflicting info on the amount of mixture to use. Some state 1 liter divided into 5 equal doses (one dose per day for 5 days), but then others state 1 liter of mixture per day for five days, which would be 5 liters in five days. So which should I be doing? and I would also like to add the sea salt and the acv but can I add it with the borax and baking soda??
Please respond because I really need some relief. One liter a day is alot different that 1/5 of a liter per day and I would not be getting the maximum results. thanks
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Tammy (Caroga Lake, New York) on 07/01/2009
Hello Ted! Thanks so much for your feedback on this site. I have been doing the Lupus treatments with borax/hydrogen peroxide/baking soda, etc. I just wanted to know with the Vitamin D3, Do you take it WITHOUT calcium? Or do you take it with it? I started taking the Vitamin D3, and noticed that some bottles contain calcium and some do not. But I noticed by reading comments about other supplements, that you say not to get it with calcium. I just want to make sure I am doing it right. Thanks so much again for all of your insight.
MSM
Posted by Mara (Canada) on 01/15/2016
Do you take the 3 tablespoons of MSM just once a day? Can it be divided into more frequent doses?
Supplements
Posted by Marie (Houston, Tx) on 07/07/2011
Can someone please help me? I have been dealing with a skin burning problem for over 10 years when exposed to UV computer screens, TVs, lighting in stores, regular light, and sun. It's feels like a burn/inflammation. I think it might be connected to lupus as I had the rash 10 years ago. The rash never came back but the burning is relentless. I've tried fish oil, turmeric, acv, eating only veggies, vit e (which helps a little), cinnamon, and so so many other things to no avail. I work at a computer for 8 hours so I can't escape the burn. My whole life revolves around avoiding any kind of light, cooking in the dark, going blind b/c I have to turn down my computer screen so dark so I don't burn. Has anyone heard of this? Is there a cure? I'll try anything!
Jacquelyn's Lupus Remedies
Posted by Mara (Canada) on 01/15/2016
Please help. I just purchased bloodroot tincture and the bottle says external use only. I am afraid to ingest it. Are they forced to say that on the bottle?
Has anyone had good results with its use? Thank you for any help you can offer.
Lupus Theories
Posted by Rich (Boca Raton, Fl) on 01/24/2009
Margaret's Lupus Remedies
Posted by Joanne (Toronto, On) on 08/09/2011
Hi Margaret. I am responding to a posting you submitted to Earth Clinic regarding lupus remedies.
Can you tell me how long it took before your lupus disappeared? For the stress tabs -what brand and what dosage mgs per day? Also, what made you take these supplements.
Electromagnetic Frequencies, Cold Weather
Posted by rhonda (tallahassee, usa) on 07/31/2007
... Also, for Lupus people, they tend to be sensitive to electromagnetic frequencies. I have personally found that simply not putting a cell phone or a cordless telephone up to my head greatly improved my autoimmune symptoms than just with diet alone. It turns out, that electromagnetic frequencies also block melatonin synthesis.
Finally, if you have lupus and Raynaud's and live somewhere where it is cold, Raynaud's is closely linked to low thyroid function on exposure to cold weather. Raynaud's has been cured by treating the thyroid. City tapwater has caused most of the lupus symptoms for me...its the pipes and the water that flows through them.
Electromagnetic Frequencies, Cold Weather
Posted by Steve (Lowell, Ma.) on 01/10/2012
The floride used to kill bacteria is actually harming you. Good Luck
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Lanee (Pittsburgh) on 08/03/2015
Hello I just wanted to know have anyone's symptoms stayed better with these remedies, my sister's who's very young suffers from this illness and I am going to get her to this because the medicines are lethal and toxic. How is everyone doing now???!!
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand) 392 posts
Pharma drugs basically don't treat the cause, it has always been to treat for the symptoms. It has and always will be the most profitable venue for a pharma drugs, to get people to buy drugs like they were an addictive drugs until you go to the grave. What can be more profitable than that? It is even legal to say the least, which is hugely more profitable than selling heroine since you can sell them legally.
If you read many of my postings, it is the cause that I am trying to treat. Strange alien sounding medicine sounds more like toxic chemicals to me and I think finding the cause of the lupus and treat ourself for the cause is really the best ways toward a more healthy body.
The lupus issue I think that helps is to get regular bowel movements, alkalizing the body, vitamin D supplements, being the top of my lists in dealing with lupus but at least without the crutches and the extreme expenses of Pharma drugs.
Biochemic Tissue Salts, Sea Salt, Epsom Salt, Clay
Posted by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand) 392 posts
I have complete sets of Schuessler's salts. They don't work well or don't work at all as I would wish. It is also quite difficult to apply them in specific conditions due to different brands, formulas, and other things. If the conditions is one of skin's lupus, a simple sea salt should do also. However, it turns out sodium perborate monohydrate (or sodium perborate for short) works a lot better hands down. This is actually the same medication I used for
dog mange. I also have doubts about using sodium fluoride as part of a Schuessler salts due to its toxicitiy.
Borax
Posted by Ashley (Watertown, NY) on 05/02/2021
★★★★☆BETTER BUT WITH SIDE EFFECTS
Hi. I have been suffering from lupus for the last five years. I started the taking 1/8 teaspoon of 20 mule borax with 1 liter of water yesterday.... I also have a phobia of vomiting and I have been experiencing nausea and diarrhea. This is increasing my panic attacks but I do have less pain today and more energy. Does the stomach upset last or does it get better after getting used to the borax? This is safe right? I found it on YouTube and I've been researching it but I'm still nervous...
Borax
Posted by Nina (Edmond OK 73013) on 12/24/2022
I have had Lupus for years & just recently been diagnosed with ITP, another immune disorder. Would there be any benefits of the borax and if so, what would you recommend for me? Thanks, Nina.
Artemisinin
Posted by Abdelhakim (Algeria) on 07/20/2022
Hello, What brand are you using please?, a lupus nephritis patient I know is starting Artemisinin supplement with a lower dose like 200 mg daily, because I read higher dose put a strain on the liver and depletes sodium from body.
Artemisinin
Posted by Karilee (Campbell River, BC Canada) on 06/01/2023
I have lupus, any suggestions for help would be greatly appreciated.
Bentonite Clay, Ted's Remedies
Posted by Frances (Cabarlah, Qld.) on 05/04/2023
Those little black dots size of pin head sound like a symptom of Morgellons.
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Altaf (Mumbai, India) on 08/19/2013
Hi: Any suggestion on whether should she stop her steroid and non-steroid meds before starting LDN OR can she start LDN and continue using her other meds and gradually get off them after seeing the response of LDN (since her regular meds are in the morning and this LDN would be at bedtime, amply spaced out) OR should she first gradually pull off all her other meds (possibly cleared from system) and then start LDN? Thanks again!
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Altaf (Mumbai, India) on 08/19/2013
Thank you so much for this precious piece of information! I read the links tha info on LDN its simply amazing and I am surprised why docs do not metion about it. I will buy them and start from today itself and keep updating at earthclinic. God bless!!
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Rsw (Uniontown, Oh) on 08/19/2013
Hi Altaf, LDN can be taken with steroids and any other medication EXCEPT opiate based drugs. LDN and opiates both compete for the same receptors, and LDN will always win. This could put someone who is taking opiates into a serious and dangerous withdrawal. So, any medication is OK with LDN EXCEPT opiates. You can also join the Yahoo LDN Group that is mentioned at the www.ldninfo.org site, and the other members (over 10,000 people) are always willing to answer any questions you may have. Please let us know how your sister is doing. Best wishes!
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Noma (Johannesburg, South Africa) on 07/21/2014
Hello everyone ; I was diagnosed with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in 2012; and I had difficulty accepting the diagnosis as I have always been a health freak. My 2 weaknesses were dairy products and chocolates. I was diagnosed by my GP, then went to a homeopath who confirmed the diagnosis a year later. I then discovered that there are ways to manage this sickness, of which one is to go the natural way.
I am a good cook, but sometimes I find it challenging to stay away from red meat, since I am also in the food industry. My problem is I do not pass any stools, I can go on for more than a month without going to the loo. My diet is mostly veggies, fruits, grains and beans, chicken and fish. I dont get constipated but my question is where is this food that I eat going to? I have a huge appetite, but its like there is a worm inside me that is moving up and down, and the sad part is I can feel it moving, is this normal for lupus patients? I feel like its eating me up inside especially since I am always heating up in my waist area and in my kidneys.
I am taking my meds and supplements, but I prefer the natural way. If and when I do go to the loo, there is there is practically nothing that reflects the amount of food that I eat all this time. I take a lot of detoxifying herbs, but I just urinate a lot but no stools. Any advice would be welcomed as I am always having a pain and heaviness)) in my groin especially the right side. Thanking you all in advance.
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Angelina (Gauteng) on 09/26/2018
Hi, I have been diagnosed with lupus since 2008. I am on prednisone 5mg Cell Cell Cept and choroquine, vita D
Please advise how can use the borax and baking soda supplement?
Salt Therapy
Posted by Keri (West Virginia) on 12/07/2016
Did the salt cave therapy ever help?
Multiple Remedies
Posted by Rsw (Uniontown, Oh) on 09/19/2012
Dr. Gluck (a Harvard educated expert on LDN) had two aunts with lupus. He asked them if they wanted to try Low dose naltrexone. They did, and in a month they were both doing well. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that responds very well to LDN, a harmless, no side effect FDA approved drug. See www.ldninfo.org or read Julia Schopick's best seller, "Honest Medicine. ". Be well.
Supplements
Posted by Chris (San Luis Obispo, Ca) on 02/13/2016
I would live to try something homeopathic, but my body us so reactive right now. My Dr.Is not supportive of supplements. This site actually made me more scared. Reading people with Lupus die 10 years after diagnosis? I have never read that. The lists of suppliments and ideas are great but where do you begin? It so overwhelming!
Supplements
Posted by Margie (Harrison, Arkansas ) on 03/14/2016
Wondering how the parasite results went?
Supplements
Posted by Desma (Knoxville, Tn) on 05/29/2016
Hi Deborah,
Curious to see how the blastocystis hominis treatment worked for you. I am also trying this.
Lupus Nephritis
Posted by Katherine (Australia) on 03/12/2014
Hi Jeremy, is there a new update on your condition? I just be diagnosed with class 4 lupus nephritis and is about to go through the same treatment. I am very keen to know how you are doing ? Is your 2nd flare up in 2011 under control? Thanks
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Wormgirl1 (Lowell, Ma Usa) on 07/04/2011
I read this post with interest and noticed that although it has received a lot of positive comments, only one person has given a "case report" of efficacy. That's too bad. I wish people would follow through and post their follow-up.
Ted, I also notice you commented on a low incidence of lupus in your native Thailand. I believe this might be because people in S.E. Asia are colonized with helminthic parasites, which are showing a lot of promise as therapies for several autoimmune problems in the developed world, including asthma, allergies, MS, and inflammatory bowel diseases. Parasites get a bad rap, but they may "train" the immune system not to overreact to harmless substances. Antibiotics kill off "good" bacteria, but we also lack parasites, which in low numbers may have a role in keeping us well.
I think you are dead on in altering pH as a method of degrading gut biofilms, which I believe create conditons for autoimmunity, but healthy gut flora are also important.
Ted's Remedies
Posted by [email protected] (Temecula, California) on 11/28/2011
THANK YOU TED FOR SUCH WONDERFUL REMEDIES, BUT MY QUESTION TO YOU- FOR HOW LONG DO I KEEP TAKING BAKING SODA I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK. DO I STILL CONTINUE IT EVERY DAY LIKE I HAVE? OR ONCE A WEEK? IS BAKING SODA AND BAKING POWDER THE SAME?
MMS
Posted by Bobbie (Jamestown, Pa) on 01/31/2011
Tom, are you saying you think it is safe to take both my plaquenils & this mms stuff? The reason I asking is because they are both supposedly used to kill malaria, & I want to make sure they are safe to take together. I cannot find anything on Mr. Humble's site addressing this issue.
Detoxing
Posted by Wenjoy (Winter Springs, Florida) on 04/22/2013
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Sue (Arlington Hts., Il) on 06/15/2010
★★★★☆
I have found the ACV has stopped the reflux side effects I was getting from Plaquenil my MD put me on for the SLE.
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Tammy (Hemlock, Michigan) on 05/13/2009
I was wondering where to start, For 10 yrs i was told i had luekemia, then almost 2 yrs ago i had a mini stroke went to mayo clinic and was told never had luekmeia that i had lupus. I to also feel like I am loaded down with prescription drugs. I also take a blood thinner now too. I had no idea there were stages for lupus.What home remedys do u recomend and do i stop taking my regular medicines? I take a heart medicine also because the lupus has attacked a valve in my heart. Any information would be great Thank you
Supplements
Posted by Theola Williams (Gainesville, Florida) on 05/06/2011
Stay Motivated and try not to stress!!! MESSAGE TO ALL!!!
Supplements
Posted by Ineke Leer (Walker, MN) on 04/10/2009
Hi: My name is Ineke, I found out I had Lupus 4 weeks ago. I am on predisone and hydroxychoroquine. What a combo.....The predisone only works if taken in doses of 30 mg a day or higher. Its not the drug for me to be on. Can't sleep through the night and it makes me very edgy. Anyway I started taking Olive Leaf extract 2 capsules twice daily, msm 2000 mg twice daily, probiotic enzyme two tablets a day, purce bovine colostrum from first milking, and I had adjusted my diet, I do notice that sugar.....bad......refined carbs, bad.....so far it hasn't made a difference, buts its only been 5 days since I started the natural supplements,, but, I am hopeful for results.
Any advise is welcomed.
Ineke
Supplements
Posted by Mona (Ny, Us) on 04/24/2011
I caught an infection from trying on pants in a store that someone had before and now I have the disease. I find that if you try homeopathy, there was clearly no other choice after trying traditional medicine. I also find that with homeopathic medicine, nothing happens at first until 6mo-1 yr. later and then it finally works. Problem is with that though, if you don't know what you're doing and you're just testing alternative therapies, you can waste a long time on the wrong alternative medicine.
Supplements
Posted by Rush (Usa) on 07/07/2011
Supplements
Posted by Mmsg (Somewhere, Europe) on 07/08/2011
have you tried evo (coconut oil)?
Supplements
Posted by William (Mn) on 09/24/2015
If it were me, I would try tomato paste mixed with olive oil. Google that and see what you think.
Supplements
Posted by Constance (Michigan) on 04/17/2017
Look into Electromagnetic Frequency poisoning.....happens with smart meters on your house and other electronics......computer routers, smart cell phones, digital home phones, etc.
Supplements
Posted by Brian (Usa) on 04/24/2017
Sounds like porphyria.
Jacquelyn's Lupus Remedies
Posted by Alfred (France) on 11/17/2023
Margaret's Lupus Remedies
Posted by Kelle (Lafayette, In) on 11/19/2011
Hi Sherry from Ft. Wayne. I just read your post. Any suggestions on an integrated doctor. I live in Indiana also. Thank you.
Margaret's Lupus Remedies
Posted by Lillian (Vass, North Carolina) on 04/10/2012
Thank you, Margaret. Your thread made me feel like there is definite hope. I had no idea lupus could be caused by all these other elements. I'm very grateful for Ted's assistance. He's a gem!
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Christmas (Dallas, Tx, USA) on 12/24/2009
OMG! I am so happy to find this site and especially your comments. Thank God someone decided to be so descriptive about what is going on with stools, menstration, etc. At this point, Doctors are talking by the watercooler about me and even before I step into a new doctor's office, they are talking about me in the hall before they walk through the door. I can hear them, they should at least walk down the hall a little. I just visited an infectious disease doctor for the second time since I have lost 25 pounds since this has begun and he plainly states to me, "you seriously need to see a psychiatrist, there is nothing wrong with you except self inflicted wounds!". To make things worse, I got a secondary staph infection which infected my whole family including dogs and killed one of my gerbels. If that didn't confuse everything, I don't know what else!
Anyway, that is beside the point. I wanted to ask you how you picked out your Rheumatologist and what test results helped you get your diagnosis? I have been diagnosed with Fibromayalgia, Ankylosing Spondylitis, now asthma since i am having trouble exhaling, and anxiety issues and depression.
Good grief. I wouldn't be depressed if people would stop saying that I am harming myself (which I am not, these greasy, sticky, waxy lesions just won't heal) Anyway, my symptoms are the same including what you are calling the nanoinsects (need more info., I am new to all of this and this stuff is everywhere in the house) and it seems to respond to fungal treatment oral and topical. That is why I ended up at the infectious disease doctor 2x. However, when I stop the treatment, it reoccurs.
I am sitting here on Christmas Eve while my family is on vacation without me because I waited to be insulted by the infectious disease doctor, thanking God that I found this site.
Any information that anyone can give me regarding how I approach a new set of doctors along with my previous records. I am now hopeful! And by the way, somehow after reading all of this, I feel enlightened and happy. Imagine how a little bit of validation helps!
OOOOX
Christmas
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Madhumita (West Bengal, Kolkata, India ) on 10/30/2015
I have had Systemic Lupus Erythematosus since 2007 . Taking steroids and other medicine . Now I want to try your borax treatment. Which borax will I use borax detergent or homeopathy medicine borax?
Ted's Remedies
Posted by akhtar (Karachi, Pakistan) on 11/19/2007
Want to contact Lupus patients in Pakistan especially if someone is following Ted's cures.
Vitamin D
Posted by rhonda (tallahassee, fl, usa) on 07/31/2007
★☆☆☆☆WARNING!
Concerning taking Vitamin D, one must be careful when taking it. It is important that it is balanced with Vitamin F. Some doctors will diagnose people with lupus when they actually have sarcoidosis, and diagnose them with sarcoidosis when they actually have lupus. The 2 are not the same, although they are both thought to have a type of mycobaterium involved, but not the same mycobacterium. Vitamin D would be very helpful for lupus but detrimental for sarc. The difference appears to be due to whether or not the mycobacteria has infected your macrophages. If this is the case, your active vitamin D levels will actually be high, even in the presence of low stored vitamin D. A good rule of thumb may be to have both the stored and active levels measured. If taken vitamin D causes you dizziness, this can also be a clue that you active levels may already be high. In this case, it needs to be balanced with Vitamin F.
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Sonali (India) on 08/15/2013
Hello, I want to know if Ted's lupus remedies work well for men also? My husband has lupus and has had a congested chest for a few months now alternating from very clear to congested. Also can someone pl summarise Ted's lupus remedy?
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Jen (R) on 04/12/2010
Ok ted and ec readers.
i am a person who has hyperthyroid. i have written a few posts on here about this and i was reading again teds lupus remedies and something struck me and i dont know why it hasnt before because i have read this post a hundred times. Rhonda from Charleston SC wrote about autoimmunity being connected to strep and staph bacteria. Thats when it hit me that 2 and a half years ago i was diagnosed with Group B strep while i was pregnant. (and i must say that it is not a very pleasant test) Any ways i was told that it was no big deal and that they would give me antibiotics when i was in labor so the baby wouldnt get it. And i never thought anymore about it... until now and i cant find much info about it on the www. other than its part of the strep bacteria family. So my question to ted and others is, What is this Group B strep? Could this be a reason as to why i have a Hyperthyroid? and How in the world do i get rid of it? I dont want it and i dont want to be a carrier of this disease. Or any other for that matter. if anyone knows about group B strep i would love any info. Please, even if it dosent pertain to anything i have asked.
also they say Group B strep is not very common, well of the 4 others who were pregnant at the same time 3 off us had it and were told the same thing.
Thanks so much in adavance
Peace love and life
Jen
Ted's Remedies
Posted by Janet (Croydon, England) on 03/13/2007
I am glad to read that we are waking up. I was diagnosed with lupus along with several other ailments, which only devoloped during taking medication for an operation and having to wait on the waiting list for 8 months. I am in the process of trying to figure out my diet and allergies too. I am nearly back to normal. but i really believe the damage has been done already. So its no more medication for me. We are all guinea pigs. I believe a number of the drugs that I had been taken have since been taken of the market. We all need to think twice before taking medication.
