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Lysine

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Posted by Olivia (Sacramento, CA) on 05/26/2023
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I have been suffering with plantar fasciitis since Nov. 2022. This past Monday evening I felt a fever blister developing on my lip so I took 3,000 mg. of Lysine at bedtime. The next morning I was amazed to find the pain in both feet reduced by 95%!!! I have been taking 2,000 mg. of Lysine 3 times a days for the past 4 days and feel I will be completely healed in the 2 or 3 days. Once I am healed I plan to slowly reduce my dosage down to 1,000 mg. once a day so I will never have to deal with this painful condition again. I am so glad my fever blister led to this simple miracle cure! Everyone, please try this remedy and pass it on to everyone you know.

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Posted by Leefel (Denver, Colorado) on 07/01/2016
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Plantar fasciitis: I tried Lysine also and the next day my left heel pain was gone to my disbelief. That was 500 mg two times a day. What a relief! Worth a try for somebody.

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Posted by Kristie (Chattanooga, Tn) on 11/07/2011
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Recently I started taking Lysine as an immune booster because I have severe allergies. I have had plantar fasciitis since January 2011. It has gotten to the point where my foot feels broken the first few minutes I get up in the morning. After that it mostly feels like a severe stone bruise most of the day. If I sit for awhile and then get up, then I have to stretch it back out again to be able to walk.

Well the day after taking Lysine I got up that morning and was not crippled. It just felt like the stone bruise. I have been taking Lysine for a week now and my foot is feeling 90% better! I'm not sure if it is the Lysine but it's the only thing I am doing differently. I thought I would pass it along so someone else could try it.

Replied by Priscilla
(Ny)
06/30/2022
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It's definitely the Lysine! Same thing w me. I was told to take lysine if I felt a cold sore coming on so I did and the next day my foot felt normal. I've been suffering for so long w my plantar fasciitis to have so much relief was amazing. Going to start taking more.

Judith
(Duxbury, MA)
11/03/2023
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Thank you, Priscilla and others who posted their lysine plantar fasciitis healing accounts! I wish I could give you each a huge hug and high five! I had never heard of plantar fasciitis until recently I felt like I bruised the sole of my heal and it was worsening by the day. I'm fairly sure it happened when I started walking miles in new shoes. By yesterday, three weeks into this, I really couldn't walk at all without a fairly high level of pain. So, I came to Earth Clinic to see what I could find. After reading through all the different suggestions, I noticed that lysine was the only remedy offered where each person who reviewed it gave it 5 stars. I had it at home and immediately took 4,000 mg. This morning when I woke up all the pain was gone! I find myself still walking gingerly and then realize I don't have to! I will continue taking lysine for the next several days and if there is any change in symptoms, I will return and post. This is a miracle treatment! Thank you and bless you Earth Clinic! You always come through, changing lives and healing people!

Jeanne G.
(Colorado)
11/09/2023

Lysine is supposedly really important for creating collagen in body, so that would make sense. Glad it is working for you. I need to take some for my old plantar fascia injury that has healed fine, with exception of a small area under one toe. Thanks for sharing!

Magnesium Oil

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Posted by Mrsg (Jupiter, Fl, Usa ) on 06/14/2018
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I have tried everything under the sun to help relieve the pain including the cortisone shot, ice pacs, prescription anti inflammatory and pain meds and nothing was helping. I heard about the benefits of magnesium chloride but I have a hard time drinking. I search for info to make my own magnesium oil cream (recipe found in Pinterest). I put cream on feet then wear socks at night or whenever I was home. I noticed almost immediate results! The first morning it was not as painful to take that first step. The next day or two more improvement. Within a week I had a business trip that involved a lot of walking. I still took the anti inflammatory pill but still I noticed I was almost pain free in the afternoon!!! Worth trying. I may even cancel my MRI appt since I am feeling so much better.

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Posted by Pepper (Melbourne, Vic, Australia) on 03/09/2012
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I am 55 years, usually in pretty good health and in a healthy weight range. I have had physio therapy, painkillers for heel spur/plantar fascia on left foot for 4 months with no relief and ended up on crutches, it was that bad.

Also suffering from a Morton's Neuroma on ball of right foot thought to be aggrevated by stress and unnatural walking and favouring of left foot problems. Was in a job where I was on my feet all day so possibly what caused or exacerbated the problem.

Well I have just discovered Magnesium oil rub at my health food store (Karma Rub but there are many brands of Magnesium oil to choose from) and day three of using I am off crutches and the pain in my heel/ fascia so much better. Ball of foot taking a little longer but it is definitely getting better. I can't believe it... Wish I'd discovered it months ago! It's a miracle!

I am also going to look into Serra Plus tabs/capsules to speed up the healing process as heard they are very good for my type of feet problems. Magnesium also helps with anxiety which I suffer from so that is an added bonus! Feeling much calmer but it could have something to do with being in no pain!

All I can say is it works for me so it might help you... No harm in giving it a try. Magnesuim Oil!

Magnetic Insoles

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Posted by Mary (St Petersburg, Fl) on 03/28/2012
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Years ago I bought magnetic insoles from a Japanese manufacturer in hopes that it would give me energy. I was not thinking about the pain I felt in my feet when getting out of bed. What a difference they made. By day 3 I was surprised that my feet did not hurt. I stopped using them and now the pain has come back, this time I know it as Plantar Fasciitis. There are studies out there saying it is a placebo effect. I say not, I was not even thinking about my feet, I just needed energy to get through the long days at work. Guess what? I felt better all over and had energy once the foot pain was gone.

Massage Gun

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Posted by Magnolia (US) on 09/26/2022
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Plantar Fasciitis

Get you a massage gun from Amazon - many to choose from. It will cut the pain almost immediately and begin the healing process. My daughter-in-law and I both had it at the same time and it worked for us both. She delayed getting one about 6 six weeks and was sorry she waited. Go slowly and on low speed and keep it moving over the bottom of the foot and over the calf muscles - beats anything else that I tried by far!!!!

Massage Gun
Posted by Magnolia16 (VA) on 08/08/2022
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The fun of plantar fasciitis! I've been suffering with this for about 2 months in one foot, not long from what I have read. I tried many of the exercises on youtube and they were usually too aggressive for me and made the pain worse. I have iced, rubbed my foot with a concoction of magnesium oil, grapefruit seed extract and DSMO and have gotten some relief, but have to do that several times a day. Every "cure" posted here, I have tried and there has been no overnight cure. The only exercise that brings relief is to put my aching foot over the other knee and bend my toes back and forth (into the arch) and hold each one for 30 seconds and do this at least three times. Very helpful and also rolling my foot over a frozen water bottle, and rolling my foot over a golf ball as it massages the sorest parts. Very helpful too. I have new shoes w/expensive arch support that I have since swapped out for old arch support as the new ones were too aggressive.

What has helped most has been a massage gun recommended by a chiropractor. I got mine from Amazon and after using 3 times (twice a day) the pain was reduced at least 50%. I can now walk, more or less normally on that foot and it feels like a deep bruise instead of screaming agony, especially at night. I have been able to do some stand-up cycling on a little machine at home for about 1 mile before it aches and then I roll the foot on a golf ball and then do about 2 minutes of the massage gun. It feels so much better. My gait was so off for weeks that I activated arthritis in my opposite hip and have pain from that to heal now. I am using the massage gun on it now too. I now feel like there is an end in sight and want to share this with you. My massage gun with about 8 different massage heads was about $80 and I had to get a USB-C charger, which many people already have. Good luck with this as it is a real pain! I am glad I am retired and can stop when I have to and I really feel for people who have to work with this painful affliction.

Replied by Paracelsus
(Orlando, FL)
08/08/2022
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I would try niacin (niacinamide to avoid the flush). 500 mg 2x per day. Great for inflammation. Works great for arthritis and I would think it could work for your condition. Give it a try, nothing to lose.

Multiple Remedies

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Posted by Michael (Boston, Ma) on 01/16/2011
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i just want to share the experience I have had with heel spurs and the success I've had with some of the advice here. I could feel hard, linear growths or spurs, perhaps calcifications, under my right heel. Very sore to push on and I could feel them rolling a bit under my thumb. There were times in the past 2 years when I could not walk properly or without pain. Perhaps connected to this I developed an injury under the pad of my right foot near the middle toe probably due to favoring the heel area. Then I developed a plantar's fasciitis in the same foot so that the whole underside was practically paralyzed with pain.

I am a 48 year old lifelong athlete with a regular yoga practice and feel like I'm in good health. This was debilitating and I could no longer do many of the things that were fulfilling for me. I read that rest was the only thing to do and tried to rest and ice the foot while trying to stay active. That really wasn't successful.

Then out of frustration I turned to the web and found this site. In just a few days I have seen incredible change. I purchased msm and have been taking 1000-2000mg hourly with no negative side effects, 1000 mg of magnesium daily, 1000 mg b1 several times a day. I have added calcium, I had been taking none. I have been taking 5000iu vitamin d3 daily, sometimes more. A good b complex as well as a good multivitamin. I have also ben drinking apple cider vinegar with some baking soda. Physically I have been applying an apple cider vinegar, baking soda and molasses soaked pad overnight and during the day in my shoe. I have been massaging regularly with coconut oil and applying arnica afterwards. I have also tried some massage with castor oil. I have been doing band stretches on the foot pulling the toes toward me and pressing back against the band. And lastly I have done some weak bleach solution soaks on the foot. In 2-3 days I can feel the area smoothing out and the pain is diminishing.

This is a first report and I am excited by the prospect of fully healing. I realize that I was probably deficient in calcium and magnesium and will make permanent changes there. You can do this with some determination and hands on massage of your own foot. you have to move through the soreness to begin to generate blood flow and healing, breaking down the scar tissue and buildup in the tissues.

Replied by Lilyfoot
(Manila, Philippines)
01/24/2011

Micheal from Boston, Ma: Can you please post the formula or recipe on your weak bleach solution soaks on foot, wil b highly appreciated.thanks

Night Splints

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Posted by Kimberly (Florida) on 10/24/2016 1 posts
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I have had Plantar Fasciitis for over three years. I run daily almost every morning, I also run marathons as well. When I acquired Plantar Fasciitis I still tried to run in the morning until it became unbearable. I wore New balances when running because it seemed the most comfortable and I felt less pain than wearing any other shoe. Once I started wearing night splints I saw lots of relief with the morning pain. it became easier to run in the mornings and with the stretches I performed before my runs my Plantar Fasciitis was gone in about three weeks.

Replied by Mama To Many
(Tennessee)
10/25/2016

Night splints worked well for a family member of mine, who also happens to be a marathon runner.

I believe that running is a very healthy activity. At the same time, I think running makes your body require more nutrients for the activity and that sweating during running can deplete the body of electrolytes.

Some find that supplementing with magnesium and calcium helps with PF. I wonder if runners especially will need to make sure they are getting enough of these minerals.

Just my 2 cents.

~Mama to Many~

Orthotic Inserts

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Posted by Joyce (Greenville, Sc) on 04/06/2015 5 posts
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I have had terrible foot pain off and on for 15 years. I am very fit and active 40 yr old woman. My pain fit every description of plantar fasciitis. I am typically on my feet 15 hours a day. This last year I had to work on a bare concrete floor everyday for 6 months. That was the last straw for my feet. It got to where I could barely walk across the room. I am very healthy and believe in preventative care and tend to avoid the doctor, and seek natural remedies. Nothing I tried worked. Stretching worked a little. My regular active life just came to a halt.

I had to make my decision on what to do according to how much walking it would require. After 6 more months of suffering, my husband gave me a pair of orthotic type inserts bought on ebay. Nothing expensive...just Wa-- Fi--. anyway. They were not comfortable, but I noticed immediately that my heel pain lessened. I was able to make it on my feet for an hour...then several. Today I made it all day shopping in town! Tired feet, but NOT striking unbearable pain like before. I wish that I would have just gone to a foot doctor years ago and got a decent pair of orthotics...it would have been worth the $$$. I don't know if it is true, but I have heard that if you let foot pain go on long that it can actually lead to bone spurs, because the body is trying to protect an area that is inflamed. In my case it must be that a ligament or something just needed support. I am sure a foot doctor knows the correct answer...but for now I am content with the results.

Replied by Charity
(Faithville, Us)
04/07/2015

John says he use to teach doctors how to make orthotics and regrets it now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JAdAOfJYeM

PEMF and Cold Laser

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Posted by wondering (NY) on 08/17/2021
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I've had PF (Plantar Fasciitis) for over a year. I've waited 4 months to post this until I was sure of my results. I developed PF for the first time in my life a year ago by walking barefoot all the time everyday for weeks, both indoors and outdoors (something I'd never done before). The pain was like a knife in my heel. I tried 4 kinds of night braces, 4 kinds of stretching regimens, wraps, apple cider vinegar and various supplements and creams with no improvement. Some of the most highly touted stretching routines (including some on earth clinic) actually made me worse. Only ice massage alleviated the pain for a few hours. I tried 5 kinds of "PF-specific" shoes, all of which did nothing or made the pain worse, except for 1 pair that at least made walking short distances bearable.

4 months ago I started intensive daily treatments with a 1 watt infra-red LLL (low-level or "cold" laser) on 4 spots on my foot for 3 minutes each. I also used a wearable Pulsed Electro Magnetic Field device directly on the heel for 2-4 hours/day. I don't know whether it was the laser or PEMF (probably both, based on my research) but within a week I started to feel a difference in pain level.

Now, 4 months later, it is 95-100% cured and I have resumed running and hiking for the first time in a year. I say 95% because after doing 3 consecutive days of high intensity running and long distance hiking I can feel something in the heel but the pain is less than 1 on a 1-10 scale. I continue to run every day and still treat with laser and PEMF daily.

Replied by Rachel
(Wellington. NZ)
01/06/2022

Intetesting therapy. Where did you get the LLL treatment? Can you buy the device and do it yourself? Are PEMF special socks?
Thank you.

Plantar Fasciitis

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Posted by Selina (Morristown Tn ) on 02/24/2016
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A friend recommended fermented cod liver oil to me for my plantar fascitis. She swears it cured her husband and son-n-law. I took one dose and can already tell it is helping. It is absolutely disgusting to take but if it will help I'm willing to continue.

Potassium

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Posted by Maria (New Mexico) on 08/27/2015
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I have been having a lengthy bout with plantar fasciitis and I'm now having some incredible relief after starting to seriously up my potassium intake. The daily recommended dosage is 4700 mg. Most of us get nowhere near that. You'd be eating all day to do it with food. I use a salt substitute, which is potassium chloride, and while I started the potassium for other reasons, lo and behold, my heel pain has vanished after two weeks! It's well known that potassium deficiency causes leg cramps, but I'm guessing it contributes to the heil pain too. Try increasing potassium to at least the minimum daily requirement, and see if it helps!

Replied by Eleni
(Crete)
10/27/2018

How did you take the potassium chloride? like a teaspoon a day? and how? mix it in water? did you add anything else?

Roll Feet on Frozen Bottled Water

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Posted by Dotty (Augusta, GA) on 09/28/2021
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People might also want to add another step in eliminating plantar fasciitis (such a painfully condition):

Put a bottle of water in the freezer and at least once a day, when it's inflamed, put a thin sock on and roll ur foot back and forth heel to toe over the frozen bottle10-20 min, then simply put the bottle back in the freeze for your next time.

This is also great for tired aching feet!


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