Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Vitamin A from fish liver oil will help the mucus membranes become moist. If I had a dry cough, and since my liver is healthy, I would take 30,000 I.U. everyday for a week. If I noticed improvement, I would then back off to 10,000/day for another week, then discontinue. Vitamin A is fat soluble so I take it with a fatty meal. Too much Vitamin A over a long period of time will deplete the blood of calcium, thus risking dental caries, jaw bone weakening, bone fractures etc: It may cause liver problems if taken over a long period of time(?) Older studies have shown little or no toxicity with large doses, however more recent studies have shown toxicity. Perhaps the more recent studies were financed by pharmaceutical companies or performed by scientists (M.D.'s) on the payroll as consultants to pharmaceutical companies out to discredit Vitamin A. I have never had any liver problems with Vitamin A and have taken it off and on over the last 40 years. Beta carotene does not seem to cause these problems, but it is questionable what amount would be converted to Vitamin A. I would also eat a lot of cooked foods high in beta carotene, such as sweet potatoes, carrots, butternut squash, and cod liver oil in the winter etc: I might also install a humidifier in my heating system to keep my mucus membranes moist and /or sleep with a humidifier in my room. I would not give Vitamin A to my child. If the above doesn't help then I might take anti viral supplements like you suggested: Olive Leaf Extract, lots of fresh raw garlic, onions, Lysine, NAC, Designer Whey Protein, selenium, coconut oil, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, alpha lipoic acid, milk thistle , probiotics, and Super Viragon http://www.baselinenutritionals.com/index.php?display=products & view= http://www.baselinenutritionals.com/index.php?display=products & view= S.J. Jim <huuman60@...> wrote: Any suggestions about supplements that would help with chronic dry irritative coughs? I am suggesting Park Lab's Olive Leaf so far... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Are you on medication? Dry cough Is a side effect of some blood pressure meds. Chuck Reporters interviewing a 104-year-old woman: " And what do you think is the best thing about being 104? " the reporter asked. She simply replied, " No peer pressure. " On 12/29/2006 5:16:38 PM, (samjon11@...) wrote: > Vitamin A from fish liver oil will help the mucus membranes become moist. > If I had a dry cough, and since my liver is healthy, I would take 30,000 I. > U. everyday for a week. If I noticed improvement, I would then back off > to 10,000/day for another week, then discontinue. Vitamin A is fat soluble > so I take it with a fatty meal. Too much Vitamin A over a long period of > time will deplete the blood of calcium, thus risking dental caries, jaw > bone weakening, bone fractures etc: It may cause liver problems if taken > over a long period of time(?) Older studies have shown little or no > toxicity with large doses, however more recent studies have shown toxicity. > Perhaps the more recent studies were financed by pharmaceutical companies > or performed by scientists (M.D. > 's) on the payroll as consultants to pharmaceutical companies out to discredit Vitamin A. I have never had any liver problems with Vitamin A and have taken it off and on over the last 40 years. Beta carotene does not > seem to cause these problems, but it is questionable what amount would be converted to Vitamin A. I would also eat a lot of cooked foods high in beta carotene, such as sweet potatoes, carrots, butternut squash, and cod liver oil in the winter etc: I might also in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 No, but thanks for asking... this is a 12 yr old child cking001@... wrote: > Are you on medication? > Dry cough Is a side effect of some blood pressure meds. > > Chuck > Reporters interviewing a 104-year-old woman: " And > what do you think is the best thing about being 104? " > the reporter asked. She simply replied, " No peer > pressure. " > > On 12/29/2006 5:16:38 PM, (samjon11@... > <mailto:samjon11%40>) wrote: > > Vitamin A from fish liver oil will help the mucus membranes become > moist. > > If I had a dry cough, and since my liver is healthy, I would take > 30,000 I. > > U. everyday for a week. If I noticed improvement, I would then back off > > to 10,000/day for another week, then discontinue. Vitamin A is fat > soluble > > so I take it with a fatty meal. Too much Vitamin A over a long period of > > time will deplete the blood of calcium, thus risking dental caries, jaw > > bone weakening, bone fractures etc: It may cause liver problems if taken > > over a long period of time(?) Older studies have shown little or no > > toxicity with large doses, however more recent studies have shown > toxicity. > > Perhaps the more recent studies were financed by pharmaceutical > companies > > or performed by scientists (M.D. > > 's) on the payroll as consultants to pharmaceutical companies out to > discredit Vitamin A. I have never had any liver problems with Vitamin > A and have taken it off and on over the last 40 years. Beta carotene > does not > > seem to cause these problems, but it is questionable what amount > would be converted to Vitamin A. I would also eat a lot of cooked > foods high in beta carotene, such as sweet potatoes, carrots, > butternut squash, and cod liver oil in the winter etc: I might also in > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 > > Any suggestions about supplements that would help with chronic dry > irritative coughs? I am suggesting Park Lab's Olive Leaf so far... > Hi Jim, I think if the cough is a result from congestion in the lungs, Pleurisy Root may help break up the mucus and make the dry cough more productive. Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Thanks I passed this info on to my friend. : > > > > > Any suggestions about supplements that would help with chronic dry > > irritative coughs? I am suggesting Park Lab's Olive Leaf so far... > > > > Hi Jim, > > I think if the cough is a result from congestion in the lungs, > Pleurisy Root may help break up the mucus and make the dry cough more > productive. > > Jean > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Margaret, I have a mother-in-law that also has had a horrible cough for many years and nothing she has taken or doctors have perscribed has eliminated it. I would certainly appreciate any information that comes from your conversation that may help her. You can reply to me at fharmann@saundersrealty,net Harmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 I just wanted to restate, for you and others who may have missed it, that I too had a horrible chronic cough, which I now know was caused by birth control pills and a mercury filling in my tooth. The bc pills weakened my immune system, thereby activating a spasmodic sensitivity to the mercury filling. The mercury vapors from the filling were what triggered the cough. Once I got the amalgam filling removed (and of course stopped the bc pills), the problem completely vanished! Annette > > Margaret, I have a mother-in-law that also has had a horrible cough for many years and nothing she has taken or doctors have perscribed has eliminated it. I would certainly appreciate any information that comes from your conversation that may help her. You can reply to me at > fharmann@saundersrealty,net <mhtml:{5A37E487-BEA1-4EE9-8ADA-01EBB811ADD8}mid://00000000/!x-usc:mailto:fharma\ nn@saundersrealty,net> > > Harmann > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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