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I use homeopathy, so that's always my first line of defense. I would think about bryonia or hypericum just from what you've written. You can also think about slippery elm. It's nutritional, mucilaginous and does a great job at coating the alimentary canal. It should provide comfort. You can get it in lozenges, but I prefer loose powder. You can make it into a gruel or a tea. I like to add honey and garlic as well. You can also...

Quote: Originally Posted by Junegoddess Ya know... I used to take that... and then I didn't take any zinc for a while, and completely forgot about the "opti" part in the meantime. I hate being dumb. Yeah... OptiZinc, here I come. Why should it be kept away from other minerals? Does it enhance their absorption too much? Or does it block it? Minerals block absorption of each other. I don't know whether optizinc would...

Fairly recently there was a thread about strep and other ways to deal with it besides antibiotics, it's been within 2 weeks, I think, if you Search. Lots of people had supportive ideas that help a person deal with the strep as part of the natural healing process.

Mamafish9 is dealing with high antimony in her DS right now. She is chelating him. I'll let her tell you more about that though since I'm um... obviously not the one to talk about it.

Day 6: Pretty much same as day 5. Day 7 (last day of journalling): I've been reading up on this and have adapted my process a bit. I purchased organic unrefined (non-toasted) sesame oil and used that for the first time this morning. I also have been swishing with warm salt water for 1-2 minutes after OPing (with RealSalt) and then brushing with a tiny dab of Dr. Bronners unscented baby mild liquid soap. My teeth and mouth have never felt...

My kids slept at that age, unless they were reacting to something. You could try taking him off milk for a couple weeks and see what happens (you can mix coconut milk and rice milk; then you get the vitamins that are added to the rice milk + the fat from the coconut milk). We also make smoothies (fruit and coconut milk) for drinks, and chicken broth (calcium). Wouldn't hurt to try it.

Quote: Originally Posted by dessismama Three of my kids had the swine flu in September. Even with huge doses of elderberry, vitamins C and D, it took each of them about a week to shake it completely. I honestly do not remember them being this sick ever before...Two were weak for another week after all the symptoms were gone. Now we are at it again. First DD2, now DS1. I am noticing it seems to be attacking the systems it left alone last time....

Gotta love it! But, it wasn't so long ago that women would be subjected to hysterectomy for almost anything if they were past child-bearing. Who needs a uterus and ovaries, right? The sad state of gynecology just 20 - 30 years ago aside, removing a benign polyp (and, most of them are benign) is not a big deal in 2009. As soon as my mother was told she had a polyp on her cervix during an exam, it was gone. Mom thought she was going to have...

My boys and I have major food allergies. Through this journey towards health I have begun to see our symptoms and bodies' reactions as clues to how to help us heal. So for me a rash, an anxiety attack, high need for nursing, pooping infrequently, sensory issues, poor breathing (all of our past issues plus many more) were all signs about our health. I was able to take that info and try to figure out what went "wrong". I...

Thank-you so much for clarifying! Is diarrhea from a tiny dose of mag considered to be a symptom of low mag or a deficiency in a co-factor or both? I am going to try supp'ing w/ P5P...I bought a powder that has all the B's in it...is this ok too? Is there a way to rid the body of excess antimony? Thanks again for your input!