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[Ringing Cedars]

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Well Sun sorry you're feeling under the weather. I would defo start taking at least 6,000 mg of Vit C or more for a few days. Divided doses-no more than 2,000mg at a time. Vit D 10K IU divided per day. I use oil of oregano--you could dilute it in warm water and sip slowly. The benefit of gargling is you cut the bacteria and then spit it out and not swallow it. I recommend gargling first and then swallowing some. Could you at least swish it around for a bit and spit it out and then swallow some? Hmm echinacea is always good if you don't have daisy allergies or immune disorder. Lighten up the diet for a few days too. Broths and steamed veggies. Hope that helps! Of course extra rest too-if you can. xox

[NoraC]

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RC - Our resident nutritionist. I have been absolutely exhausted. My mind is a fog and I can hardly function. Not physically tired - seems almost like a mental tired. I almost called in sick so I could just sleep for 24 hours.
Any ideas for me???? :h

[sunshinedaisies]

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Thank you so much RC - I think we are SO lucky having you here - our very own natural therapy specialist!! I know a little about such things but nowhere near as much as you. Oil of oregano - YUCK. The Vit D I have so can take that now. I will go out and get some Vit C. whenever I try and gargle I end up choking - always have done. I can swish though!! I feel fine apart from the sore throat - but I never get them apart from when a cold is brewing so just wanted to stop it before it starts! I will try the oil (yuck). Thank you so much RC - you are a wonder!

hugs, Sun xx

[rubywillow]

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Hey buds. Being really lazy today with the storms moving through. There were strong tornadoes west of us yesterday and now they're here, but reduced a bit. Still have tornado watches, hail, severe thunderstorm warnings. Dog's still nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
Sun, SO sorry about your cold. With me, I either get a burning nose and scratchy throat for a cold, or, worse case, wake during the night with chills and a high fever, horrible headache. That's when I'm coming down with bronchitis or pneumonia, but, knock on wood!, it's been 3 winters since that's happened. AND, I credit much of that to not being drunk, drinking, all day, everyday.
Have a great day, everyday.

[rubywillow]

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Nora dear, you have so much on you now. Besides my Multi-vitamin, calcium, fish oil, CO-Q 10, I take B-12 and it makes me feel better. Have you had a full blood panel run, to see if you are decient in any area? Get some rest, OK?
RC, you are a great help here. Thanks for all your info.
Panno, so good to see you back posting.
Sunny, when the weather changes, I can barely move my ankle now. But we just go on, because this is the hand we're dealt. And at least we CAN walk. Remember those first days after the accident?

[Ringing Cedars]

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haha ladies--just send money!!:H

Nora I think that you should first make sure you are taking a multi vit/min specific for women, age appropriate and with divided does usage. The next most important foundational supplement is an Omega 3.

Because I know you have a busy mind-much like us all-I would suggest L-theanine to calm the mind and increase energy. Should not be a problem with anti-d's.

Nora I would do you a disservice if I didn't (again) mention the diet coke. I would start replacing it with a REAL coke and reducing the amount you take. We have to understand that we can't just take magic bullets without removing offending factors and expect results. Much like we don't just take the booze away and think we will be all better(?)

I don't mean to be harsh--just honest and responsible.

((hugs))

[Ringing Cedars]

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Sunny on the foot--you must take a good calcium product--again divided doses essential and keep inflammation down in your body. Any pain is a sign of inflammation in the body. Taking curcumin (a component from the spice tumeric) is a great anti-inflammatory. A "green drink" daily is also really good for maintaining a healthy ph balance and reducing inflammation.

Hey Rubes:hallo: Hope those weather fronts stay off your property!

I better go get some work done!

[Grateful]

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Hi, RC. As I sit here reading your suggestions for Nora, I am drinking a diet coke - the 1st of too many that I will have today. I am addicted to diet coke.......can you tell me, is it all diet soda that is bad or specifically diet coke? Just pm me your address and I'll put your check in the mail.:H

[rubywillow]

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I've been researching colas, diet colas. One, if you can use them to clean your toilet, what are they doing to your stomach? And two, the sugar substitutes still are not being proved long term to be safe, and trick our brains into thinking we're still hungry. I'm doing my best to stop the pack a day habit I have, which also reinforced my belief that a lot of my drinking AL was habit. I feel better drinking water all day, with an occasional glass of tea with sugar, honey or stevia. It may take a lot of kicks in the head to get my attention, but eventually, I come around. And the darker colas ARE supposed to be worse than the clear ones.

[Grateful]

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Thanks, Ruby. I know it is another habit I need to break......sigh. Who said life gets easier as we get older?

[sunshinedaisies]

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Oh RC - your waiting room is FULL today! I was actually going to take Cats Claw which I already have - do you think curcumin is better? And I do need to get back to the All-One - I did feel good when I was on that - I had the green phyto base one and would feel SO good! I have the Vit C and the Vit D and the Echinacea but no Oil Of Oregano - nowhere around here sells it so i might take a trip into St Louis tomorrow and get some. I WILL knock this cold on the head before it appears full strength - I get them so rarely that I suffer badly when they do appear (or maybe I am just a wimp. LOL)

Thank you SO much for all your advice - as Grateful said, PM me your address and the cheque will be in the mail!! LOL

hugs to you,

love, Sun xx

[rubywillow]

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You are CERTAINLY no wimp, Sunny. We girls have to be tough!

[sunshinedaisies]

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Aawwww thanks Rubes!!

[sick of being sick]

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Good morning, my dear, sweet family! I love you all so much and I enjoy reading all your posts. Ruby, I m so glad you are feeling better! I am definetly gonna get me some ACV and try it on me and doggie. Long walks sound wonderful, but I can hardly make it to the mailbox and back! PLEASE send us your rain and storms. They promised us rain yesterday, but it only rained for 10 minutes! We haven't had ran in October either! I cannot get over how much you cook for your hubby. What do you do with all the leftovers? I clean because I can't stand a nasty house, but I pace myself. Have to sit and smoke every 15 minutes so I get to rest. Sunshine, I am so sorry you have a sore throat. Do you take a multi vitamin everyday? You need to get lots of rest. That helps me more than anything. When I get sick, I sleep. I'm glad I amused you with my no sex story, but damn, I want some, too. Thanks alot, Panno, thinking seriously about going into my fantasy world with that guy! JK! MB, thank you for sending me some of your special love and I hope you have wonderful first day at your new job and you like all the people there! I know they will all love you! Oh, and I had a huge crush on David Cassidy, too! Hey, sweet Grateful! Sometimes I wish I lived alone, too, but bless your heart for living with 5 people and 3 dogs! I certainly hope you are not cooking and cleaning up after them. They need to all help and have supper cooked when you get home and the house clean, but, knowing how loving, sweet and gentle you are, I bet you haven't made any demands on them! Tony, so glad to see you back! Take it easy on your poor back and remember we are not as young as we think we are anymore. Topsy, good for you not wanting alcohol. Baclofen didn't do anything for me, but I'm trying to convince my hubby to take it. How much dosage are you on? RC, are you a nurse? You always give some excellent advice! I'm so happy you got a turbo stick, whatever that is, and can be with us more and your other group. I hope you are able to rent your cabin and get your hot tub working. It really does relieve alot of pain and tension. Trapped, I am so proud of you! The supplements do work great. After a couple of weeks, I had lots of energy and a "peaceful, happy" attitude. Hey, goldie, welcome back! Hope you had a great time! Nora, I'm so sorry about your uncle, but thankful he is eating again. Sweetheart, you sound depressed. What's going on with you? Swan, I will be praying for you on your surgery. Roger, love you and hope you have a good day! If I missed anyone, I am sorry. I love you all nd hope you all have a WONDERFUL day! Love, Vicki

[Ringing Cedars]

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Not sure when this took place, but I created it in March 2010 for my customers. They actually feed lab rats aspartame to fatten them up so they can test diabetic drugs on them!!

Just a natural health nut Vicki and chartered herbalist with my own health food store. Conspiracy Girl too!!

Diet soda is NOT a diet product! It is a chemically altered, multiple SODIUM (salt) and ASPARTAME containing product that actually makes you crave carbohydrates.. It is far more likely to make you GAIN weight!

These products also contain formaldehyde, which stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and thighs..
Formaldehyde is an absolute toxin and is used primarily to preserve 'tissue specimens.'

Many products we use every day contain this chemical but we SHOULD NOT store it IN our body!

Dr. H. J. Roberts stated in his lectures that once free of the 'diet products' and with no significant increase in exercise; his patients lost an average of 19 pounds over a trial period.

Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics.
We found that some physicians, who believed that they had a patient with retinopathy, in fact, had symptoms caused by Aspartame.
The Aspartame drives the blood sugar out of control.
Thus diabetics may suffer acute memory loss due to the fact that aspartic acid and phenylalanine are NEUROTOXIC when taken without the other amino acids necessary for a good balance.

Treating diabetes is all about BALANCE.
Especially with diabetics, the Aspartame passes the blood/brain barrier and it then deteriorates the neurons of the brain; causing various levels of brain damage, Seizures, Depression, Manic depression, Panic attacks,
Uncontrollable anger and rage.

Consumption of Aspartame causes these same symptoms in non-diabetics as well. Documentation and observation also reveal that thousands of children diagnosed with ADD and ADHD have had complete turnarounds in their behaviour when these chemicals have been removed from their diet.

So called 'behaviour modification prescription drugs' (Ritalin and others) are no longer needed. Truth be told, they were never NEEDED in the first place!

Most of these children were being 'poisoned' on a daily basis with the very foods that were 'better for them than sugar.'

It is also suspected that the Aspartame in thousands of pallets of diet Coke and diet Pepsi consumed by men and women fighting in the Gulf War, may be partially to blame for the well-known Gulf War Syndrome.

Dr. Roberts warns that it can cause birth defects, i.e. mental retardation, if taken at the time of conception and during early pregnancy. Children are especially at risk for neurological disorders and should NEVER be given artificial sweeteners.

There are many different case histories to relate of children suffering grand mal seizures and other neurological disturbances talking about a plague of neurological diseases directly caused by the use of this deadly poison.'

Herein lies the problem:
There were Congressional Hearings when Aspartame was included in 100 different products and strong objection was made concerning its use. Since this initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, and still nothing has been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have very deep pockets.

Sadly, MONSANTO'S patent on Aspartame has EXPIRED!
There are now over 5,000 products on the market that contain this deadly chemical and there will be thousands more introduced. Everybody wants a 'piece of the Aspartame pie.'

I assure you that MONSANTO, the creator of Aspartame, knows how deadly it is.
And isn't it ironic that MONSANTO funds, among others, the American Diabetes Association, the American Dietetic Association and the Conference of the American College of Physicians?

This has been recently exposed in the New York Times.
These [organizations] cannot criticize any additives or convey their link to MONSANTO because they take money from the food industry and are required to endorse their products.

Senator Howard Metzenbaum wrote and presented a bill that would require label warnings on products containing Aspartame, especially regarding pregnant women, children and infants.

The bill would also institute independent studies on the known dangers and the problems existing in the general population regarding seizures, changes in brain chemistry, neurological changes and behavioural symptoms.

The bill was killed.