Apple Cider Vinegar, Coconut Oil
★★★★☆
Apple Cider Vinegar, Coconut Oil, Blackstrap Molasses
★★★★★
One tablespoon of ACV every morning
One tablespoon EVCO every morning
One tablespoon BSM every morning
Then about an hour before lunch and supper I drink one tablespoon of ACV with water or some other beverage.
I've lost 25 pounds. My energy level is through the roof. I'm sleeping better, eating healthier than I've done for years. My appetite slowly decreased and is still decreasing. All my life I never weighed more than 105 pounds until I hit my 40s. Then the weight piled on when I quit smoking, hit menopause and my marriage ended.
My hair is like iron and the highlights are returning. The white hair on my eyebrows disappeared. The grey in my hair seems to be very, very slowly disappearing. My skin is clearing and has a rosy glow. I still have some pounds to lose, quite a few actually and I see it happening. I don't snack anymore because I don't look for it. I eat pretty much what I want but pay attention to when my tummy says enough. These words from my Mom keep echoing through my head, "All things in moderation." I also use the EVCO as a moisturizer every day. It helps. It doesn't break me out at all.
Don't give up. Be very patient. If you fall off the bike get right back on. I really think patience and determination are the keys. Eat slower if you can. Read, watch TV or browse the web to distract yourself while eating. The slower you eat the faster you will feel full. These are the things that work for me. I hope they can help someone else.
Apple Cider Vinegar, H2O2 Inhalation, Cayenne
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Came here to find a solution for a friend's sore throat. Number one cure was Cayenne which she can't take. Two days later I woke with a sore throat so on the way for coffee I stopped at a store and got some Cayenne. Put a 1/4 tsp in my coffee and before I finished the cup, the sore throat was gone. Amazing. Thank you EC for all the help. Next, 5-HTP for chronic depression.
Apple Cider Vinegar, Hydrogen Peroxide
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Here is the schedule I have been using. I drink the h202 and the ACV at the same time around 7am. I don't eat breakfast I drink some protein about an hour later. Around 11am I drink the h202 and ACV again (not mixed together) just 1 right after the other. It will make your stomach a little queezy but it doesn't last long. I eat lunch around 12 or 12:30. I drink the last h202 around 5-6pm and eat an hour or so later. I am doing the ACV only twice per day with 3tablespoons in 8oz of water with 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda. The results I am having are as follows: some part of this makes your skin look really good, quite glowy and youthful. It is making my arthritis worse so I am hoping that is a good thing and it will hopefully subside as I keep doing the therapies. The h202 makes me rather hot feeling and when I workout I sweat more than I ever have before. I hope that is toxins coming to the surface. I feel like this is ridding my body of unwanted toxins that probably have been accumulating over the years. I am 52 and got arthritis of the spine (osteo) in about '03 and I also have it in my right knee and right shoulder. So, in all my research on this sight I decided to try natural remedies to see if I could cure myself of my various ailments. Not a fan of Doctors or the pharmaceutical industry here. I have never tried an arthritis medicine that worked for me, they just upset my stomach really bad and cost a fortune.
Oh, one more thing, I have always had severe allergies in the spring. The pollen here in Memphis April and May is a killer. This year I had absolutely no allergy problems during that time. Usually I stay loaded up on allergy meds till it gets really hot. I am getting ready to add drinking borax in water throughout the day. Trying to rid my body of the metallics which I hear can be a major contributor in arthritis. Anyway, that is my take on this stuff to date. If I can find a natural cure for something that ails ya', I'm all for it. Hope it helps someone out there.
Apple Cider Vinegar, Oil Pulling
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Apple Cider Vinegar, Oil Pulling
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Like many, I have become lax and lazy in my eating and fitness. I am 60 lbs overweight and my joints ache just about everywhere but especially my fingers. I am 55 years YOUNG and feel 80 some days. I started OP last night with virgin olive oil and SWISHED while I sat in the infrared sauna. This morning I noticed my hands were not as stiff an swollen as they have been these past few days. I am currently SWISHING a mouthful of sesame oil as I check my email. I intend to get some organic ACV and start the plan for the weight loss as well as reintroduce myself to my treadmill. I will keep you posted and become a regular on the site. I am looking forward to getting my life back. Thank you.
Apple Cider Vinegar, Tomato Tea
I tried the tomato tea for sinus and the apple cider vinegar for prostate and sinus, so far so good, it is the first day I plan to do it for 2 weeks and see what happens. The tomato tea was not bad, the apple cider vinegar was (organic) ok with water.
Best of all this is not expensive to do..
Apple Cider Vinegar, Turmeric
★★★★★
I also use 1 teaspoon of turmeric in 5 oz. of water per day.
I had extreme diarrhea, it has gone away. My stomach upset has gone away.
My blood pressure was 145/90, now it is 120/80.
I had cholesterol of 260. HDL of 42 and LDL of over a hundred. It is now 190 total and a HDL of 89 and LDL of 100.
My lower back pain is gone.
My long distance eye sight has come back and I no longer need glasses.
My tinnitus is still with me though. I am 68 years old.
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
01/18/2010
Referencing the testimonial about having a 68 yr old man's long distance eyesight regained after ingesting turmeric, I am currently taking 1 Tbsp of turmeric with a heaping Tbsp of ground flaxseed in 500 ml of warm boiled water, morning and night. At night, I also take 1 Tspn of Apple Cider Vinegar with my calcium, magnesium and 5HTP. Am hoping for a broken middle finger's inflammation to subside and for my eyesight to improve. Hopefully, when wearing contact lenses, my dry eye issues will disappear and will no longer cause infection from reoccuring.
Many thanks for the availablility of such valuable information.
B Vitamins
I suggest that; you may want to get B12 levels tested but don't accept any number less than 500 as normal. Many great researchers and doctors believe that levels should be above 1000 for good health. (Some people keep theirs in the hundreds of thousands. ) I've been able to absorb well the sublingual lozenge of methylcobalamin. It's difficult to find one's individual need ; It may be in the range of 1000-5000 mcg. Daily. With higher amounts, some people may need to increase potassium. B12 is supportive of the uptake of the other B vitamins, many amino acids, and many minerals. I suggest a low dose B-complex with it. Then you may find that adding some extra individual B's may help. For instance, extra B-5 250-500 mgs. Daily may help with depression, fatigue, and constipation. ( B12 also helps. ) B12 will also help with migraines, bleeding, endocrine function, inflammation, and pain. I must repeat that it may take 6 mnths. to a year for some conditions to improve. It doesn't interfere with medications, but take it separately because meds. May interfere with its uptake. Morning is a good time.
B12
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Over four years I've had multiple symptoms that puzzled my doctor. First my toes became so sensitive that cutting my toe nails was painful. Then my finger tips became so sensitive that opening bottles hurt. Then my left eye felt like it had increased pressure in it to where you would expect to have blurriness but I could still see clearly which was puzzling. I had my eyes checked and they could not see a problem. Then my ring finger on my left hand would become impossible to uncurl in the morning without the help from my right hand. Then my legs above my knees would feel like hot needles sticking in them to the point where I had to sleep with ice packs on them.
After a visit to my doctor who wanted to subscribe some Gabapentin for Neurology with a lot of bad side effects I came home and started to do a frantic search here for a remedy. I tried Vitamin B12 of 1000mcg four times a day. I noticed that I started to get relief in my legs right away. Then in a week I noticed that the pressure in my left eye started to subside. I was amazed. By the second week I was able to comfortably cut my toenails. I then acquired an itch on my left knee that nothing could help. I scratched it raw in my sleep and the next day I cut back to 1000mcg three times a day and the itch went away.
A week later I started to notice my eye was acting up so I went back to 1000mcg four times a day and it felt fine. The itch did not return and I noticed that my shrinking gums were beginning to heal. It has been a month now and everything is good to the point where I can open my ring finger on my left hand , and I must add I feel really good about this. It's been a month now and I just got some B12 Methylcobalamine 1000mcg and have noticed no difference with my symptoms as I only take one at bedtime because you don't have to take it with food.
I have also discovered that I can get it in 5000mcg which I plan to use once a day as soon as I run out of what I have. The 5000mcg once a day seems more practical as some times I forget to take one of my 1000mcg. I shall post back if there are any problems with it.
Thank You EC you are wonderful.
PS. I am still taking my ACV once a day and my hips are still good.
Davey D, if you were that terribly deficient in Vit-B12, it is very likely you have more deficiencies. Do consider taking a very good whole food high potency multi with every meal. The B-12 needs to be balanced with half as many mcg's of folic acid. Some formulas have the methyl donors like B-12, Folic Acid, either DMG or TMG, and B-6. I just now took 1600 mcs folate for methylation. I take 1000 mcg B-12 daily.
I once worked with special needs or challenged teens in a facility. As one could imagine the stress levels would often run quite high so I began experiencing the first nerve problems of my life. A began taking 2000 mcg time release B-12 and 1000 mg time release Vit-C before work, and presto, my nerves were verrrry much better and so was my performance.
Baking Soda, Apple Cider Vinegar, Coconut Oil
★★★★★
Like others, I think this site is a god-send. Thank you. I have started using Baking soda as a facial and all over body scrub; then I apply ACV and finally VCO to my face. I have been quite consistent for the last 3 months including Ted's advise regarding large facial pores. I cannot believe that my skin looks so beautiful and smooth at the age of 41. I always had beautiful skin now I look even younger - it simply is amazing!!
I have now starting being more consistent with drinking ACV 3 times a day because I need to loose at least 16 llbs. Since the birth of my third child 11 months ago - it has been a very slow process. I am hoping that in a few months I can be write a post like many others - saying that I am loosing weight. I also plan to ingest VCO and also start using it for all cooking as well. I began eating 1 tablespoon of Black Strap Molasses every morning. I try to eat a very healthy diet. So I guess soon I will not only look good but feel great as well.
Thanks again for this wonderful site!!
Borax
★★★☆☆
WORKED TEMPORARILY
Thanks, Redmoon
(Fl)
11/12/2013
If you have CFIDS/CFS then the brain fog will be resistant to treatment since your dealing with ciguatoxin. I used minocin (not minocycline) to cure my FMS. The pain started to melt away by the second day. The FMS should be treated like an infection. What kind of joint problem - osteo, RA or both? Hyaluronic Acid should easily address the osteo.
Chronic diarrhea is first thing that needs to be addressed ... try AMP tablets.
(Liverpool, Uk)
11/13/2013
Thank you for your responce, it is so good to hear from people who have been able to heal themseles it gives me hope which I really need right now. What are the AMP tablets you are talking about? I googled this nothing came up. I am not sure what you mean about the brain fog but I will google some of the things you talked about? Do you think that I should leave the Borax then and try these other things that you mentioned? Please please email back and thank you. Redmoon
(Denver, Colorado)
11/13/2013
Redmoon: The cells require around 150 nutrients to function. The bioactivity of vitamin c from a raw organic orange is going to be higher than that from pasturized conventionally grown orange juice. The borax made you feel better for awhile because it contained something your body was lacking. You can get well by eating the best foods that contain the most bioactive nutrients.
(Fl)
11/13/2013
AMP (Aloe Muciliginous Polysaccharide) can be found at http://aloereviews.com/Reviews.aspx
I would think diarrhea would set off a chain reaction of mal-absorption problems. you have to find a way to nip that in the bud. once the bacteria in your intestine and diarrhea are under control, you can retest things that you have done in the past.
If you take magnesium, make sure it is highly absorb-able magnesium glycinate since that doesn't cause diarrhea problems like other magnesium forms do.
AMP is relatively expensive but once you get your problem under control, you don't have to take as much anymore. I'd continue the borax at least to some degree.
(Fl)
11/13/2013
(Liverpool, Uk)
11/13/2013
Prioris Thanks for trying to help me. AMP is good quality aloe vera juice? I have tried this the real quality stuff I worked with an alternative health person about 18 months ago and she put me on an elimination diet and aloe vera. I did have some success in the begining like with the borax, though not that kind of energy but like the borax stopped working the pain got worse and then after a bit my food started to come through undigested.
With regard to the antibiotics, I have often wondered if it could be some chronic infection which makes me reluctent to take vit d wich I know I am low in. How ever I am a bit frightened to take antibiotics in case it makes things worse.
Redmoon
(Fl)
11/13/2013
In regards to "AMP is good quality aloe vera juice?"
AMP is NOT aloe vera juice. AMP is highly concentrated and purified form of the ACTIVE component in aloe vera. you'd have to drink about a gazillion gallons of aloe vera juice to get the same amount.
Also know that aloe vera juice contains toxic compounds. that is why people experience side effects from it. AMP has the toxic compounds removed.
Don't confuse AMP tablets with aloe vera juice
(Fl)
11/13/2013
Forgot this ... I would stay away from testing antibiotic for FMS until you figure out the solution to chronic diarrhea.
Not many people have that complaint so I think it is a key thing for you to solve.
Btw, AMP functions as a safe natural antibiotic for intestinal things.
As far as antibiotics, I stop taking any antibiotic if I realize that it is becoming rough on the digestive tract. recovering from the effects can be rough.
For me personally, I have no problems with minocin and amoxicillin and penicillin. each person is different.
If I have to take them, I take them on an empty stomach with bromelaine. I've taken minocin for a couple years with no ill effects. the stronger antibiotics can kill people especially in hospitals care situations so you have to be careful.
You have to experiment with stuff to find out what you react well too. if you get healthier, you may react better than before.
(Liverpool, Uk)
11/15/2013
I googled AMP again and found what you are talking about, realised that I have also tried this product when the problem first started about 10 years ago in the form of gastric gold. Spent a fortune on it for nothing, did not see any improvement. I know this product gives good results to some people because the friend who recommended it had Crohn's and she seen really good results but it didn't work for me. Thanks, Linda
(Fl)
11/15/2013
I do think your fighting some type of mystery microbe / life form whether it be viral, bacterial, fungus, parasite or some other exotic life form.You just have to continue investigating every possible cause and treatment that involves chronic diarrhea.
You'd have to go back to before it all started if that exists. If you traveled just before you got it then that is a lead.
Here is a thread I found on chronic diarrhea: http://community.wddty.com/forums/thread/4563.aspxYou may have already read it. Keep us informed if you can figure it out
Borax
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I don't usually get sick but my health has been rapidly deteriorating for about 5 weeks. It took me awhile and some research to link the strange acne, skin rash near my eye, and intense sinus headache without much mucus and sensitivity to beer to going to a friend's house for his birthday last month. His pit bull has an odd skin condition unidentified by vets with redness and some hair loss which they say is not mange (not that I have confidence that they would know). I know this because I remember he asked me about it and I gave him an oil mixture of emu oil, VCO, and immune boosting and skin healing essential oils which he says has improved the condition. Anyway I came to conclusion that I had contracted whatever disease the dog has by petting the dog and then probably rubbing my eye. I imagine it involves mites or other small insect, fungus and/or yeast. I have very sensitive acne prone skin, but my acne has been generally under control due to diet, OCM, etc. until just the past few weeks where I broke out with increased rosacea-like redness and odd cysts that did not want to heal. I also had a nonstop sinus headache which drinking more water did not help without much drainage and a cough which did not produce much phlegm. After a couple days of research (which is how I came across the borax treatment for mites and fungus) I self-diagnosed myself as having a combination of candida, fungus infection of lungs and sinuses, and mites infecting the skin. I think I may have already had the candida (probably from working in bars around so much secondhand toxic smoke) and it depressed my immune system.
The very first day I started taking the borax I began to pee green which I was very pleased about since I knew it was from die off. I peed green on and off for a couple of days, and my pee still has a slight tinge to it at times, but I believe most of the candida, bacteria etc. is dead by now. (BTW, I had already been drinking copious amounts of green tea for a couple of days without this effect so I know it was due to the borax) I also treated my face with the borax/H2O2 in water and the acne and rash were almost gone after two days, and the spots are now healing. A rather disturbing effect of the borax taken internally is that you could feel it working. I now know exactly where all my sinus cavities and canals are because I could feel them burning one after another (I did not know I had a cavity in the top of my head and back of my head linked by canals behind the ears and over the top of the head and behind the eyes to the sinus cavities in front. I wonder what these are called?). Interestingly my bad wrist and toes would burn also, and a small area of my lower left abdomen (inflamed intestine maybe?). The most disturbing sensation was to feel critters die all over my body in the middle of the night. Needless to say I did not sleep well, the sensation could drive a person raving mad. Also, yesterday morning after oil pulling my right nostril began to drain lots of thin watery and waxy clear yellow-orange fluid. I have no idea where that was from but I assume it was a good thing to get rid of it.
Three days into the borax treatment my week long headache went away. The strange acne is now healed (5 days - internal and external treatment). I still cough and have some chest congestion but now at least I am coughing productively. I am hoping the chest congestion will clear up soon. My bad wrist and toes do not hurt as much nor pop as much as they used to. Possibly I had beginning stages of RA (I am 29) and the borax killed of the mycoplasma? I don't know but I am happy about it, I didn't expect the treatment to help.
Chi Machine
Goji
Coconut Oil
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EC: More about coconut oil here.
