Comments and Requests

The comments below reflect the personal experiences and opinions of readers and do not represent medical advice or the views of this website. The information shared has not been evaluated by the FDA and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any disease or health condition. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical concerns.
ACV Book Comments
Posted by Alfred (Bangkok, Thailand) on 10/10/2010

Deirdre.. Congratulations.. Your book goes beyond words.. One book not enough.. So it is always there.. Now I have 3 books.. Of course one in the John, one in the office, one in the car.. When I talk to people now I must sound like a Doctor.. All my knowledge from Deirdre's book.. All proven knowledge that works. Now When I go to someones home for Dinner.. They get D's special book of better health and ways of improving your body.. Perfect Holiday gift.. All my friend and family must have at least one book. Health worth more than money. Deirdre I cannot thanks you enough for your great ACV book.. Easy reading, full of knowledge and full of love for our fellow man.. My Best,
Alfred


Website Comments
Posted by Lizzy (Fargo, North Dakota) on 10/07/2010

I love the new division in each post! It makes it so much easier to read. Thank you, I enjoy this website and have been using it for years!


Newsletter Archives
Posted by Mel (Sydney, Australia) on 09/29/2010

Past Newsletters

Hello, I love this site and have only now noticed there are newsletters so have just signed up. I think I have read just about every post available on here so I would like to know if it is possible to read past issues of the newsletters? and if so where would they be located on the site?

Keep up the great work everyone. Cheers
Mel

EC: Hi Mel,

Thank you for your interest in our newsletters! Our e-newsletters, up until September, were few and far between. The 3 we have sent out thus far this year are archived here:

Body/Mind/Spirit: Interview with Soolmaz Abooali (09/22/2010)
September, 2010 Newsletter
January, 2010 Newsletter



Website Comments
Posted by Dixiechick (Lakeland, Fl) on 09/23/2010

On Wednesday I posted a comment about what I discovered with severe ear infection linked to canned dog food. Two other people had the same problem so I felt it necessary to bring it to the attention of readers. When searching today, my comment was never posted. Why?

EC: Hi Dixiechick,

Your feedback was indeed posted on Wednesday to the Latest Pets page. Pet-related posts do not appear on the Latest Posts page. We'll have to make those 3 icons at the top of the Latest Posts page more obvious!

Your feedback was also posted here: https://www.earthclinic.com/pets/ear_infection2.html#AVOID_46537


Newsletter Archives
Posted by Bessie (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) on 09/23/2010

Loved your latest newsletter. I really enjoyed reading about Soolmaz (such an interesting life) and I look forward to Ted's article on coconut oil. Keep up the excellent work. Cheers.

EC: Thanks so much, Bessie. So glad you enjoyed the article!


Newsletter Archives
Posted by Earth Clinic (USA) on 09/22/2010

In case you aren't signed up to receive our e-newsletters, here's a link to the newsletter we sent out earlier today, an interview with Soolmaz Abooali, the first in a new Body Mind Spirit Medicine series.

Website Requests
Posted by Christine (Smyrna, Ga) on 09/10/2010

Hello. I just discovered your website yesterday and I absolutely love it. Thank you so much for the invaluable service you are providing to the world! I had one "wish list" item I wanted to suggest. It would be great if people could check off posts that they like and have them saved somewhere in their account profile for future reference -- like a "favorite posts" or "recipe box" or "save this" type of feature. Just a thought. Keep up the great work and thank you again!

EC: Hi Christine,

Thanks for the feedback. We already offer this "Watched Posts" feature to our registered members. Once you become a member and login, simply click on the "Watch" icon at the bottom of each thread and it will go into your account.


Announcements
Posted by Deirdre (Earth Clinic) on 09/08/2010

I am thrilled to be able to report that today the paperback version of our Apple Cider Vinegar book is available on Amazon!


Pyrether
Posted by Sohail (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) on 09/02/2010

In the english translation of the book "The perfumed Garden" author write one give one recipe. One of the ingredient for it is "pyrether". I can not find any reference to this herb. If you know this herb let me know the hindi/urdu name of it. Thanks

EC: Hi Sohail,

Fun! A little hunting on Google Books and we found this in Spice: The History of a Temptation - Page 222

* Pyrether
An aromatic North African root, sometimes known as pellitory. It has a light aroma and a persistent, pungent taste.

--------------
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pellitory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacyclus_pyrethrum

Botanical.com http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/p/pellit19.html
Google Images: Images of Pellitory


Website Requests
Posted by Regulator555 (Grand Rapids, Mi, Usa) on 08/04/2010

Dear EC:

This site is very helpful and has a wealth of information. So, thank you for putting it all together. However, it would be exponentially more helpful if EC provided user forums where users could seek and share information with other users in a more direct manner. Whilst reading various posts, I realized that there were many answers sought by users that remain unanswered - even from years prior. I just know we could get the information in a better, more direct manner. The forums could be divided by topic to make it simple to use, I. E. Cancer, auto-immune disorders, skin conditions, detox methods, etc. I'm seeking information regarding heavy metal detox methods for a 13 month old. One person replied with information, but the information was not applicable to my situation. With how EC is now, I probably will not get any further in my search, even though I believe that someone has relevant information. The forums would serve the dual purpose of being a searchable source and be much like the information is now, with the advantage of having more people receiving and sharing more information - quickly. When it comes to health, time is of the essence. Thank you,

SMC (regulator555)

EC: Hello SMC,

Thank you for your suggestions! We had this very discussion on EC a year or two ago and while a handful of people liked the idea of turning the site into a forum, the majority of our frequent contributors wanted to keep EC exactly the way it is. Curezone.com, however, is set up this way and might be an excellent place for you to post your questions in a new topic if you haven't already. Please let us know what you learn!

Best,

Deirdre


Website Updates
Posted by Isabelle (Garden Grove, Ca Usa) on 07/07/2010

Thank you so much for that spelling and grammatical help! It is just what the doctor prescribed for me.


Website Updates
Posted by Earth Clinic (USA) on 07/06/2010

Because we have been receiving post after post with grammatical issues that not only drive a good number of us crazy, but also makes it difficult for foreigners to read our site (i.e., "i have been using acv to treat sinusinfections,it was fatastic,and worked within a few minutes.yahoo.i love acv,,,"), yesterday our genius programmer built and installed new code on our database that now fixes many grammatical problems after you click the submit button. You can see this cool new feature at work by clicking on the Preview button on the Contact Us form. He also installed a Spell Check feature. Needless to say, we are totally thrilled as it has become very time consuming trying to fix these posts.

Thank you, Tomer!

Website Comments
Posted by Chris (Underwood, Mn Usa) on 06/28/2010

why am i not receiving newsletters or updates? i have gotten nothing since January.

EC: Hi Chris,

January was the last one we sent out. Yes, long overdue. We're working on the next one!


Website Requests
Posted by Maureen (Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada) on 06/26/2010

HI Deirdre,

I have been away from this site (all sites) for almost three months. I have been back one month. I have to say I am very happy with the date and time added to each post. It makes it so easy to find the last post read when you come back another day. It took a long time coming but it was worth the wait.

I did not know about the "Watch This Feedback" until I read the above post. I did not usually sign-in unless I was writing a post but I will from now on.

I always try to find the Website Comments/Updates section to see if anything is new after being away for a week or so. It takes a bit of detective work. I think it would be a good idea to have an easily accessible, very visable "tag" to follow website comments/updates.

Thanks for all you do.

Maureen

EC: Hi Maureen,

Yes, we're happy with the new timestamps on the 3 Latest Posts sections as well. Indeed, it should have happened long ago, but I was under the (false) impression from my programmers that it wouldn't work.

We'll put a link to website updates/comments this weekend and will let you know where to find it. Thanks for the great ideas and support,

Deirdre


Website Complaints
Posted by Carly (Seattle, Wa Usa) on 06/26/2010

....and Deirdre is doing one heck of a fine job!

I have a blog that uses Google ads....it brings revenue (miniscule in my case) and there is no way to totally monitor the ads.

The keywords trigger the ads...and since Earth Clinic is about HEALTH - it triggers the big pharm. company ads. (They think they are "health" - go figure ;-)

Easy to ignore, and not a big deal.

Thanks for letting me put in my .02

Carly


Website Complaints
Posted by David (Anchorage, Ak) on 06/25/2010

I am concerned about the types of advertising seen on earthclinic. I would like to know a little more about who now owns the site, and such. To see ads from proactive and other pharmacuticals gives me the distinct impression that the site is compromised. I have taken to cut and paste a lot of information, as I believe that in the near future the site will be mollified by corporate advertising. There is never a case where this doesn't eventually happen. I am so very sad for this.

David

EC: Hi David,

We've been running Google ads for the past 5-6 years now and Chitika ads for about a year. We are very grateful for these two ad networks because otherwise Earth Clinic would be too expensive a site to maintain/evolve. Donations, especially now during this recession, are few and far between. In that respect (re advertising), nothing has changed or been "compromised"on the site.

From a response we gave to someone who asked a similar question:

Any company in the world can create a google ad, which then gets triggered on a multitude of websites by certain key words. There are many, many different ads cycling through EC each day, too many to monitor. Also, ads vary by location. We've banned a number of offensive and creepy ads that have shown up on the site but frankly don't have the time/staff/energy to see what's cycling through every five minutes!

In answer to your question about who owns the site, 'tis the same person who has always owned the site, Deirdre Layne.https://www.earthclinic.com/about.html. We'll let everyone know if that ever changes.

Website Requests
Posted by Leea (Ky ) on 06/20/2010

Would be wonderful to be able to put a star or keep a bookmark of an article or articles thats of interest in case one needs to read it again or follow instructions. Just a thought

EC: Hi Leaa,

Registered users on Earth Clinic have that ability when they click on the "Watch This Feedback" eye icon at the bottom of any thread after they have logged in. Doing so puts a thread into the "My Watched Posts" section of your account.

Website Comments
Posted by Alice (Portland, Or) on 06/09/2010

Hi there,

I love your site! Thanks so much for providing this wonderful forum. Could you please add a Facebook button so we can share it with all our friends? Thanks!

EC: Hi Alice,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We do have a link to our facebook page on the Latest Posts page (the little blue icon at the top, next to the rss feed icon). We'll add this to every page to make it more visible, thanks so much!


Website Suggestions
Posted by Nikki (Atlanta, Ga) on 06/05/2010

I am really not liking the new layout, but guess I can get used to it. I am finding it harder to find things I am looking for. I would like to suggest on the remedies page to put the remedy in another color. The black writing and then the bold, it just all blends in together and looks generic. Thank you

EC: Thanks so much for the feedback, Nikki.

To all - Nikki is referring to the recent redesigned index pages for ailments, remedies and pets. Do you agree with Nikki or have any further suggestions? The redesign was supposed to make it easier to find things, not harder!

https://www.earthclinic.com/ailments.html
https://www.earthclinic.com/remedies.html
https://www.earthclinic.com/pets.html


Website Questions
Posted by Winnie (Hampshire, Il, Us) on 05/07/2010

Would be most advantageous to add the option of watching a remedy or ailment as a whole category, in addition to just a specific posts. That way, we could see if anything has been added under the category that we're interested in. Do you think that will be possible in the future? Thanks!

EC: Hi Winnie,

Thanks for the great idea. Not sure it is possible for "My Watched Posts" List, but we are checking with the programmers to see. Will let you know!



NEXT