Please help!

[Guest guest]

> Yes it is what they do with thyroid cancer patients. It is keeping the TSH to

..1 or below. That is the recommended treatment. That being said, using Armour

thyroid to the correct dose will do this easily. Synthetics like Synthroid and

Levoxyl (which most Dr's prescribe and don't work well) is more difficult while

keeping people from feeling bad.

That's interesting because the only endo I've been able to speak with so far

said he doesn't like to use Armour with thyroid cancer patients - he doesn't

find it to be effective. I'm not doubting you, just questioning whether his

comment is based on personal experience or on recommendations from the powers

that be.

Pamela

[Guest guest]

That is the prevalent attitude in endo's. The reason is that they are taught T4 only meds. Abbott Pharma is one of the biggest supporters of the Endocrinology schools. Only Holistic doctors and Integrative doctors will rx (for the most part) Armour. There is absolutely no good reason why Armour is not used because it has been used for over a 100 years effectively. I spent 6 years on Synthroid and totally lost my life. It wasn't until I got on Armour that I began to get better. There are thousands (literally) of us that this has happened to. Go visit www.stopthethyroidmadness.com

Re: Please help!

> Yes it is what they do with thyroid cancer patients. It is keeping the TSH to .1 or below. That is the recommended treatment. That being said, using Armour thyroid to the correct dose will do this easily. Synthetics like Synthroid and Levoxyl (which most Dr's prescribe and don't work well) is more difficult while keeping people from feeling bad.That's interesting because the only endo I've been able to speak with so far said he doesn't like to use Armour with thyroid cancer patients - he doesn't find it to be effective. I'm not doubting you, just questioning whether his comment is based on personal experience or on recommendations from the powers that be.Pamela

[Guest guest]

I only have a sec, kids are screaming for dinner.

http://www.naturalthyroidchoices.com/index.html

Marcie Dingerson Burger Professionals

REALTOR Your Home Buying Specialist www.MarcieDingerson.com 360-292-2569

http://threeboysandglutenfree.blogspot.com/ Check out my monkey's

From: Tressler <kartrss@...>Subject: Please help!iodine Date: Sunday, May 24, 2009, 5:45 PM

Ok. I'm going crazy here and it's a pretty short trip so...

Steph sent me a response re: what adrenal support product she uses and I've lost it. I tried to search the files and messages but the most recent thing I can get to come up is Mar 18. What's with that? I tried many times with different topics and it's always Mar 18 or Mar 17 the most recent....so anyway, I can't find her response. Can someone send it? Or tell me the message number it's in?

Also, I can't find the list of supplements to take if you're taking iodine. I've checked the breast cancer site, the iodine group, and stop the thyroid madness....I' ve also searched the messages. I thought for sure there would be a file here for us to reference but the 'iodine supplements' refers only to kinds of iodine you can take....not any supplements to support detox or assisting the iodine to work. So, anyone out there who can help me find these? Please?

I'd like to get some ordering done so I can get some planning. I plan to make this the summer my energy comes back but so far....not so much!

Many thanks to any takers. You can send the info to me directly instead of the group if you think it's a repeat no one else is interested in. Thanks again! Tressler Healthy Transitions Life Coaching 541-791-1464 Help raise funds for Legacy Land Conservancy by searching the internet or shoping online with GoodSearch (www.goodsearch. com).

[Guest guest]

Biotics Research Cytozyme AD

www.naturalthyroidchoices.com (my website) - go to the iodine section.

Steph

Please help!

Ok. I'm going crazy here and it's a pretty short trip so...

Steph sent me a response re: what adrenal support product she uses and I've lost it. I tried to search the files and messages but the most recent thing I can get to come up is Mar 18. What's with that? I tried many times with different topics and it's always Mar 18 or Mar 17 the most recent....so anyway, I can't find her response. Can someone send it? Or tell me the message number it's in?

Also, I can't find the list of supplements to take if you're taking iodine. I've checked the breast cancer site, the iodine group, and stop the thyroid madness....I've also searched the messages. I thought for sure there would be a file here for us to reference but the 'iodine supplements' refers only to kinds of iodine you can take....not any supplements to support detox or assisting the iodine to work. So, anyone out there who can help me find these? Please?

I'd like to get some ordering done so I can get some planning. I plan to make this the summer my energy comes back but so far....not so much!

Many thanks to any takers. You can send the info to me directly instead of the group if you think it's a repeat no one else is interested in. Thanks again! Tressler Healthy Transitions Life Coaching 541-791-1464 Help raise funds for Legacy Land Conservancy by searching the internet or shoping online with GoodSearch (www.goodsearch.com).

[Guest guest]

Marcie and Steph,

Thank you! I've bookmarked the website (again). Not sure how I lost it! I ordered adrenal support and am working on the others..... just doing my part to boost the economy! Yikes!!! Tressler Healthy Transitions Life Coaching 541-791-1464 Help raise funds for Legacy Land Conservancy by searching the internet or shoping online with GoodSearch (www.goodsearch.com).

[Guest guest]

I lose her site all the time as well. Can never find it when I need it. So I have put it everywhere hoping to find it when I need it.

Marcie Dingerson Burger Professionals

REALTOR Your Home Buying Specialist www.MarcieDingerson.com 360-292-2569

http://threeboysandglutenfree.blogspot.com/ Check out my monkey's

From: Tressler <kartrss@...>Subject: Re: Please help!iodine Date: Monday, May 25, 2009, 12:06 AM

Marcie and Steph,

Thank you! I've bookmarked the website (again). Not sure how I lost it! I ordered adrenal support and am working on the others..... just doing my part to boost the economy! Yikes!!! Tressler Healthy Transitions Life Coaching 541-791-1464 Help raise funds for Legacy Land Conservancy by searching the internet or shoping online with GoodSearch (www.goodsearch. com).

[Guest guest]

That's how I boost the economy too. Keeping my family in gluten free foods and supplements.

Steph

Re: Please help!

Marcie and Steph,

Thank you! I've bookmarked the website (again). Not sure how I lost it! I ordered adrenal support and am working on the others..... just doing my part to boost the economy! Yikes!!! Tressler Healthy Transitions Life Coaching 541-791-1464 Help raise funds for Legacy Land Conservancy by searching the internet or shoping online with GoodSearch (www.goodsearch.com).

[Guest guest]

Well, between us things should be turning around any day now! I'm ordering four months at a time so it's a long process to calculate how much of each I need and do the comparison pricing and deciding what new products to try/introduce. I've decided to try the metagenics cleanse plus ph though the sticker shock about knocked the wind out of me. I hope it tastes good and if it doesn't, I hope I can add it to my blueberry smoothie for breakfast. Yikes! I sure hope this works.

Supplements on top of graduation gifts means rice and beans....and what fresh produce I can scavange for a while.

For those of you looking for a cool grad gift if you have a techie....you can get them their own url. I got all four of them their name.com.. Cool gift and they can use it as e:mail, blog, website, or whatever..... I think two will probably start a business and the other two will blog.... maybe they will surprise me and start businesses as well. Anyway, checked with some other geeks and they thought it was a 'cool' gift so I'm done. Was more reasonably priced than most things and totally unique. Ok, now I'm taking lessons from Marcie and going totally off topic! Tressler Healthy Transitions Life Coaching 541-791-1464 Help raise funds for Legacy Land Conservancy by searching the internet or shoping online with GoodSearch (www.goodsearch.com).

[Guest guest]

If you are looking to do the liver cleanse with the ultra clear you can't add it to anything but water. The original has a vanilla flavor. It is a bit gritty but I just drink it down. I don't have an issue with the flavor. If you aren't doing the formal detox for 28 days (takes 3 cans and the instruction booklet) you can add some white grape juice to it and that tastes pretty good.

Steph

Re: Please help!

Well, between us things should be turning around any day now! I'm ordering four months at a time so it's a long process to calculate how much of each I need and do the comparison pricing and deciding what new products to try/introduce. I've decided to try the metagenics cleanse plus ph though the sticker shock about knocked the wind out of me. I hope it tastes good and if it doesn't, I hope I can add it to my blueberry smoothie for breakfast. Yikes! I sure hope this works.

Supplements on top of graduation gifts means rice and beans....and what fresh produce I can scavange for a while.

For those of you looking for a cool grad gift if you have a techie....you can get them their own url. I got all four of them their name.com.. Cool gift and they can use it as e:mail, blog, website, or whatever..... I think two will probably start a business and the other two will blog.... maybe they will surprise me and start businesses as well. Anyway, checked with some other geeks and they thought it was a 'cool' gift so I'm done. Was more reasonably priced than most things and totally unique. Ok, now I'm taking lessons from Marcie and going totally off topic! Tressler Healthy Transitions Life Coaching 541-791-1464 Help raise funds for Legacy Land Conservancy by searching the internet or shoping online with GoodSearch (www.goodsearch.com).

[Guest guest]

I don't think I need a formal detox? I feel pretty good overall just lack energy and get up and go and I do have a reaction to the Iodoral sometimes but salt seems to take care of it pretty well. Tressler Healthy Transitions Life Coaching 541-791-1464 Help raise funds for Legacy Land Conservancy by searching the internet or shoping online with GoodSearch (www.goodsearch.com).

[Guest guest]

I started at the following website lots of questions answered and information on

kefir there.

http://users.chariot.net.au/~dna/kefir-faq.html#rinsing

Fran

>

> I just got some kefir sent to me yesterday and am so confused. What do I do

first? I have looked for information but feel lost!!!

>

[Guest guest]

" A prescription is wrtten for Dilantin 5% in zinc oxide qs 120 gm. how many

Dilantin 50mg tablets areneeded to prepare this compound? "

Step I

Find out how many grams of drug (Dilantin)are needed for 120 grams of drug:

5% = 5 grams/100 grams

5 grams--------X grams

----------- = --------

100 grams------ 120 grams

5 x 120/100 = 6 grams of Dilantin are needed

Step II

Find out how many 50mg tablets of Dilantin are needed

to triturate to be used to make the 6 grm.

6 gm --------50mg

------- = ---------

X tabs------1 tab

convert 6 grams to 6000 mg

6000 mg --------50mg

---------- = ---------

X tabs----------1 tab

Cross mulitply:

6000 x 1 / 50 = 120 tabs

Hope this helps,

Respectfully,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Pharm Tech Educator

Founder/Owner

>

> A prescription is wrtten for Dilantin 5% in zinc oxide qs 120 gm. how many

Dilantin 50mg tablets areneeded to prepare this compound?

>

[Guest guest]

Pretty much all the crucifers *want* to ferment, and there isn't much

you can do wrong. The all-purpose solution for fermenting vegies is:

2T salt

2T vinegar

1 qt water

Boil all together, let cool. Then pour over the vegies and keep the vegies under

the brine until they are fermented.

If you have a Harsch crock, the weights will keep the vegies dunked.

You can also use a narrow-mouth jar and cram the vegies in under the lip

(which is why the lip is there!) so they can't float. Or use a weight to

keep them submerged.

Beyond that, you can add spices as desired. Whole red peppers are good!

If you are fermenting other vegies, like beets or carrots, with

a high sugar content, then things get more difficult. Unless you

add some crucifers to them (esp. cabbage). But I've never had

a batch of cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, or napa not do well.

I don't think I've tried cauliflower, but it's in the same family so

it should be fine.

On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 10:50 AM, jackiecomfort<jackiecomfort@...> wrote:

> I purchased a fermenting crock, as well as the book by Kaufmann " Making

Sauerkraut.... " .   On page 15, there is a picture of a mixed vegetable medley

that was fermented,   but there are no instructions!   Since I am completely new

to this technique,  is there anyone who has done brocoli, cauliflower etc.

together?   I am anxious to start but don't want to waste food and time doing it

all wrong!   Thank you very much!    Jackie

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi .   Thank you for the great information!    My next question is: are

there specific vegetables that need to be blanched before fermenting?   

Brocoli, beans, or cauliflower?  Thank you,    Jackie

--- On Mon, 6/29/09,

[Guest guest]

Some people recommend blanching green beans, which might

be a good idea (beans have weird enzymes/lectins in them

which can give you a sick stomach). I haven't done green

beans personally though: they are too good broiled!

No, all I do is soak them in salt water to wilt them a little,

or set them out in the sun to wilt a little. That makes them

crispier when they ferment. Alternatively you can pound cabbage

for kraut, but that is more work. Also alternatively you can

toss the vegies with salt and just let them set til they

wilt a little, then rinse, pack into jars, and cover with brine.

The wilting, again, is to help them stay crisply. Also it makes

kraut easier to pack into jars. Packing broccoli etc. is

easier and that step isn't really necessary. You can just

pack the broccoli into jars such that it can't float, and

pour the cooled brine over them.

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 9:01 AM, jackie comfort<jackiecomfort@...> wrote:

> Hi .   Thank you for the great information!    My next question is: are

there specific vegetables that need to be blanched before fermenting?   

Brocoli, beans, or cauliflower?  Thank you,    Jackie

>

> --- On Mon, 6/29/09,

[Guest guest]

Hi !   You are a wealth of information and help!   I was watching a video

on youtube, and the person mentioned that using vinegar in cultured vegetables

defeats the purpose , because it destroys alot of the enzymes I guess.    What

is your thought on this?   Jackie

--- On Tue, 6/30/09,

[Guest guest]

My thoughts? Probably " urban mythology " . Most of the bacteria

you want are the ones that like acid ... that is, extra H+ ions ... they

don't really care where the H+ comes from, but vinegar is the easiest.

I think there is some confusion because the regular " vinegar pickle "

isn't fermented at all, it's just doused in vinegar. If you use a LOT

of vinegar, it doesn't ferment, it just goes acidic. A LOT of vinegar kills

most bacteria. 2T per quart, just makes it a LITTLE acidic, so the

acid-tolerant bacteria can deal with it ok.

Enzymes are important to life, but probably not so much to

fermentation in this case. There is a lot going on when you

ferment cabbage ... I think one of the biggest is that

cabbage have nitrates and other chemicals that make

the right bacteria dominate. People have been experimenting

with this for, oh, 1,000 years or so, and the cabbage varieties

we have, are bred to make good kraut and kimchi. Add a little

salt and vinegar, and you are good to go. Cayenne helps even

a little more.

Actually at one point I just left some Napa on my counter

for 2 days, because there was too much going on and

I couldn't get back to it. I had tossed it with some salt, but

that was it. 2 days later, it was turning into kimchi! Cabbage

seriously WANTS to ferment ... that is what it is bred for.

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 2:59 PM, jackie comfort<jackiecomfort@...> wrote:

> Hi !   You are a wealth of information and help!   I was watching a

video on youtube, and the person mentioned that using vinegar in cultured

vegetables defeats the purpose , because it destroys alot of the enzymes I

guess.    What is your thought on this?   Jackie

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Cheryl, Best to get the test results first- after all you may get a NHS diagnosis of hypothyroid which would the lead to treatment with T4- many folk do well on it ( you tend to see the 'hard cases' here who don't) this would then entitle you to free prescriptions for life- not just your thyroid meds. Don't go jumping the gun! > thyroid treatment > From: cherryberry280@...> Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:29:31 +0000> Subject: please help!> > I have been diagnosed with CFS 8 yrs ago, but looking at your website im not so sure anymore. I have got a GP appointment on monday, im going to ask him to test for T3 and T4 if possible. I have gone through the symptoms list and i have over half of them could i start to take: nature thyriod and thyriod-s, would they do any damage at all????> > many thanks> cheryl> > > > > > ------------------------------------> > TPA is not medically qualified. Consult with a qualified medical practitioner before changing medication.> >

[Guest guest]

We really are getting somewhere to get these trials done at

the request of our medical profession. Please folks add your signature to this

petition. Many thanks!

The Tyranny of LDN

(Low Dose Naltrexone) Aug 10. 2010 | Comments (0)

The case for politics in LDN.

First, the systems that provide for research are unable to respond. The

commercial sector needs profit which does not exist for LDN. The government

NIHR etc requires applications from existing researchers or the pharmaceutical

industry. These have been lacking for 30 years, so we can assume this source is

cold too.

So the systems for research are configured to fail to recognise a drug like LDN

with no patent, no profit and a new medical paradigm for treating so many

diseases.

Second, because of the money involved and the need to change the systems to

respond to pressure from patients who demand the research, we need the

politicians to pass edicts that change things and make sure that a drug like

LDN, with such large patient support, can get the research without competing

for a ‘slot’ simply because the patients can choose for research to

be commissioned. We as LDN users are saving over 100 million pounds a year in

the NHS in the UK, and the same in other countries. This means that the money

does not need to be taken from the pot for other research but can be accounted

for in savings already being realised.

However, only politicians can make these changes by recognising the savings

already in existence and order the use of these savings to fund research.

Existing research systems have no provision for allowing patients to order

research. This is why LDN has never been accepted for research and is opposed

for off label prescription. It is nothing to do with the science of LDN, it is

all about a system not fit for purpose and about the need for change.

Such a change carries the challenge of opposition from interested bodies who

would see this sort of patient power as a threat to drug industry profits and

investments in drug technology in terms of money and career choices by doctors.

But it is the health choices of the patients that really matters, and

currently, the pharmaceutical industry is not responding to the wishes of the

market and needs putting into line

If that is not the job of politicians then we need to elect different people.

The whole point of politicians is to deal with social issues like these and the

fact that out of patent, orphaned or generic drugs are ignored in favour of

expensive and often risky side effect laden mainstream drugs, is a problem

overdue for legislation.

It is the opinion of us patients who are knowledgeable people about their

conditions that no one has the right to tell us we cannot choose for ourselves.

In practice, that is the system we have ‘grown like topsy’, and we

are paying the price in lives, obscene amounts of money, and in fear that if we

upset the pharmaceuticals, they won’t serve us. It is time to end this

tyranny for good.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ldnnow/blog

Jayne Crocker

www.LDNNow.com

Important! Please sign our LDN petition to the

European Parliament by clicking here

tel: +44 (0) 7877 492 669

Dr Steele MBE, talking about LDN

LDNNow are a political/pressure group of individuals

dedicated to getting Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) accepted into modern medicine

and trialled for the myriad of uses it shows benefit for.

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