Aimee
my mom called me this morning to tell me about a problem she is having. recently she has been on a really great detox diet and been eating all whole grains, veggies and lots of fruit. (which is a lot different that what is normally consumed) and she also quit smoking. buuutttt.... she went to the doctor and her bloodwork was terrible. high blood sugar and high cholesteral. she has had problems with all this before and has been on meds for it. i though it might be a healing crisis??? maybe a food trigger? i dont know. any ideas?
Answer
You didn't say how long your mom has been on her detox diet other than "recently", which I take to mean a fairly short period of time. Like Rome, an unhealthy body is not built overnight and her problems are likely the result of years of eating and living less than optimally. Also like Rome, building a healthy body and getting rid of toxins, high cholesterol and high blood sugar will not happen overnight either.
There are no real "food triggers" for sudden onsets of high cholesterol or high blood sugar, at least not the kind you mention in her new health diet. Likewise, a healing crisis would not likely involve either or the two, although I suppose that there could be some additional cholesterol that is being detached from arterial buildup. Certainly detoxing and eating and living more healthily can result in some initial healing crisis "Herxheimer" type effects, so she may expect to feel worse at times before she ultimately feels much better.
By all means she should continue with her new plan, Since there may be some additional toxic load on what is likely an impaired liver (due to her previous habits), it would also be a very good idea to cleanse the liver and take additional steps to make sure that the bile duct is open and flowing as well as steps to help protect and regenerate the liver.
Here are some suggestions for the liver:
* Use a gentile liver cleanse product at least once a month and even consider a more comprehensive liver cleanse.
* Coffee enemas - help open the bile ducts so bile and toxins can be released properly.
* Coconut oil - a wonderful item everyone should take, it helps maintain a good bile flow.
* Beetroot juice - is also good for the liver and bile flow.
* Turmeric - helps regulate bile flow, and is a good cancer preventative for those who smoke or have smoked in the past.
* Milk thistle - is a must as it helps protect the liver and actually regenerate it
* Alpha lipoic acid - another good liver supplement
* Selenium - a third liver supplement that was used along with milk thistl and alpha-lipoic acid in the Berkson Clinical Study to help reverse and repair severe liver damage.
(In the Berkson Clinical Study, three women who were facing liver transplants or chemo with interferon (a horrendous treatment with very low success rates for hepatitis and cirhossis), took milk thistle, alpha lipoic acid and selenium, modified their diets a bit and got some daily exercise and restored their liver functions to normal.)
For the high blood sugar, tell your mom to read the ingredients labels carefully on the whole grain products. A lot of them still contain bleached flour, which quickly converts to sugar in the body. Initially it might be a good idea to cut back a bit on the fruits and go with more vegetables.
When it comes to both veggies and fruits, mostly raw, mostly organic is by far the best way to go. Second best would be llightly steamed. While fresh beats frozen, frozen and dried beats canned (at least canned products on the grocers shelves). Even so, canned veggies and fruits stil beat junk and fast foods by a wide margin.
Cayenne pepper - which can be obtained as a tincture - both lowers blood sugar as well as lowers bad cholesterol levels.
GTF chromium is an essential supplement to take for helping lower blood sugar.
Your mom can find additional items which lower blood sugar and which may be of benefit to her here (regardless of whether or not she is diabetic or pre-diabetic):
http://www.tbyil.com/Diabetes.htm
Whatever your mom does, tell her to stay away from cholesterol drugs at all costs! They are purely evil.
Here are some other natural items which should help with the cholesterol concerns:
* Sure gel apple or grapefruit pectin (jam & jelly stiffener). Take one heaping teaspoon in a cup of hot water nightly before bed. Two acids in the Sure gel help dissolve cholesterol deposits in the blood vessels. In about a month or less, the bad cholesterol should be much lower, and as a side affect, any heavy metals (generally, industrial toxins) should be flushed from your system. Sure gel Grapefruit pectin is 100 times stronger, but tastes awful and oxidizes and interferes with many medications.
* Vinegar, apple juice and white grape juice. Mix 1 to 2 cup of apple cider vinegar, four cups of apple juice and three cups of white grape juice. Drink six ounces every day before breakfast. Used very effectively by Pennsylvania Amish families.
* Garlic. Is cholesterol’s natural enemy. Eat three cloves daily to lower blood pressure, build immune system and guard against cancer.
* Pomegranate juice. New studies indicate that pomegranate juice not only appears to prevent hardening of the arteries by reducing blood vessel damage, but the antioxidant-rich juice may also reverse the progression of this disease.
* Green Tea. Drink one or more glasses a day. Powerful antioxidant and anti-cancer properties too.
* Turmeric. Found in curry seasoning and plain yellow mustard. Lowers cholesterol, helps guard against Alzheimer’s and may help protect smokers from cancer.
* Walnuts. Eat a half cup of walnuts every day. Almonds are also good.
* Oatmeal. Eat a bowl of oatmeal every day for breakfast. Top with walnuts or almond bits and blueberries.
* Cinnamon, water and honey. Take 10 pieces of cinnamon sticks (one inch each). Powder and then boil in five teacups of water. Add a teaspoon of honey and have a hot cup of this mixture every day. From India.
* Onion juice reduces cholesterol and works as a tonic for nervous system. It cleans blood, helps digestive system, cures insomnia and regulates the heart action & helps in lowering cholesterol.
* Sunflower seeds contain a substantial amount of linoleic acid which is helpful in reducing cholesterol deposits on the walls of the arteries. Substituting oil of sunflower seeds for some of the solid fats like butter & cream will, therefore lead to a great improvement in health & lower cholesterol.
* Other good foods to help lower cholesterol: Flaxseeds, soy (due to concerns about unfermented soy products increasing the risk for certain cancers, use only fermented soy products such as miso and tempeh), lentils, beans, salmon, avocado, spinach and other dark green leafy vegetables, margarine with no trans-fats or hydrogenated ingredients, other nuts, dark chocolate, whole wheat and other grains.
* Omega 3 oils such as fish, borage and flax oil. Lower bad cholesterol and raise the good cholesterol levels.
* Diet and exercise. Essential to help combat high cholesterol. Eat more vegetables and fruit and less meat and fatty foods. Find a way to be physically active each day, if only for a brisk walk, bike ride or 15-30 minute light workout.
You didn't say how long your mom has been on her detox diet other than "recently", which I take to mean a fairly short period of time. Like Rome, an unhealthy body is not built overnight and her problems are likely the result of years of eating and living less than optimally. Also like Rome, building a healthy body and getting rid of toxins, high cholesterol and high blood sugar will not happen overnight either.
There are no real "food triggers" for sudden onsets of high cholesterol or high blood sugar, at least not the kind you mention in her new health diet. Likewise, a healing crisis would not likely involve either or the two, although I suppose that there could be some additional cholesterol that is being detached from arterial buildup. Certainly detoxing and eating and living more healthily can result in some initial healing crisis "Herxheimer" type effects, so she may expect to feel worse at times before she ultimately feels much better.
By all means she should continue with her new plan, Since there may be some additional toxic load on what is likely an impaired liver (due to her previous habits), it would also be a very good idea to cleanse the liver and take additional steps to make sure that the bile duct is open and flowing as well as steps to help protect and regenerate the liver.
Here are some suggestions for the liver:
* Use a gentile liver cleanse product at least once a month and even consider a more comprehensive liver cleanse.
* Coffee enemas - help open the bile ducts so bile and toxins can be released properly.
* Coconut oil - a wonderful item everyone should take, it helps maintain a good bile flow.
* Beetroot juice - is also good for the liver and bile flow.
* Turmeric - helps regulate bile flow, and is a good cancer preventative for those who smoke or have smoked in the past.
* Milk thistle - is a must as it helps protect the liver and actually regenerate it
* Alpha lipoic acid - another good liver supplement
* Selenium - a third liver supplement that was used along with milk thistl and alpha-lipoic acid in the Berkson Clinical Study to help reverse and repair severe liver damage.
(In the Berkson Clinical Study, three women who were facing liver transplants or chemo with interferon (a horrendous treatment with very low success rates for hepatitis and cirhossis), took milk thistle, alpha lipoic acid and selenium, modified their diets a bit and got some daily exercise and restored their liver functions to normal.)
For the high blood sugar, tell your mom to read the ingredients labels carefully on the whole grain products. A lot of them still contain bleached flour, which quickly converts to sugar in the body. Initially it might be a good idea to cut back a bit on the fruits and go with more vegetables.
When it comes to both veggies and fruits, mostly raw, mostly organic is by far the best way to go. Second best would be llightly steamed. While fresh beats frozen, frozen and dried beats canned (at least canned products on the grocers shelves). Even so, canned veggies and fruits stil beat junk and fast foods by a wide margin.
Cayenne pepper - which can be obtained as a tincture - both lowers blood sugar as well as lowers bad cholesterol levels.
GTF chromium is an essential supplement to take for helping lower blood sugar.
Your mom can find additional items which lower blood sugar and which may be of benefit to her here (regardless of whether or not she is diabetic or pre-diabetic):
http://www.tbyil.com/Diabetes.htm
Whatever your mom does, tell her to stay away from cholesterol drugs at all costs! They are purely evil.
Here are some other natural items which should help with the cholesterol concerns:
* Sure gel apple or grapefruit pectin (jam & jelly stiffener). Take one heaping teaspoon in a cup of hot water nightly before bed. Two acids in the Sure gel help dissolve cholesterol deposits in the blood vessels. In about a month or less, the bad cholesterol should be much lower, and as a side affect, any heavy metals (generally, industrial toxins) should be flushed from your system. Sure gel Grapefruit pectin is 100 times stronger, but tastes awful and oxidizes and interferes with many medications.
* Vinegar, apple juice and white grape juice. Mix 1 to 2 cup of apple cider vinegar, four cups of apple juice and three cups of white grape juice. Drink six ounces every day before breakfast. Used very effectively by Pennsylvania Amish families.
* Garlic. Is cholesterol’s natural enemy. Eat three cloves daily to lower blood pressure, build immune system and guard against cancer.
* Pomegranate juice. New studies indicate that pomegranate juice not only appears to prevent hardening of the arteries by reducing blood vessel damage, but the antioxidant-rich juice may also reverse the progression of this disease.
* Green Tea. Drink one or more glasses a day. Powerful antioxidant and anti-cancer properties too.
* Turmeric. Found in curry seasoning and plain yellow mustard. Lowers cholesterol, helps guard against Alzheimer’s and may help protect smokers from cancer.
* Walnuts. Eat a half cup of walnuts every day. Almonds are also good.
* Oatmeal. Eat a bowl of oatmeal every day for breakfast. Top with walnuts or almond bits and blueberries.
* Cinnamon, water and honey. Take 10 pieces of cinnamon sticks (one inch each). Powder and then boil in five teacups of water. Add a teaspoon of honey and have a hot cup of this mixture every day. From India.
* Onion juice reduces cholesterol and works as a tonic for nervous system. It cleans blood, helps digestive system, cures insomnia and regulates the heart action & helps in lowering cholesterol.
* Sunflower seeds contain a substantial amount of linoleic acid which is helpful in reducing cholesterol deposits on the walls of the arteries. Substituting oil of sunflower seeds for some of the solid fats like butter & cream will, therefore lead to a great improvement in health & lower cholesterol.
* Other good foods to help lower cholesterol: Flaxseeds, soy (due to concerns about unfermented soy products increasing the risk for certain cancers, use only fermented soy products such as miso and tempeh), lentils, beans, salmon, avocado, spinach and other dark green leafy vegetables, margarine with no trans-fats or hydrogenated ingredients, other nuts, dark chocolate, whole wheat and other grains.
* Omega 3 oils such as fish, borage and flax oil. Lower bad cholesterol and raise the good cholesterol levels.
* Diet and exercise. Essential to help combat high cholesterol. Eat more vegetables and fruit and less meat and fatty foods. Find a way to be physically active each day, if only for a brisk walk, bike ride or 15-30 minute light workout.
Need relief from an ear infection.?
NitaFool
So, here's the story.
I work in a high volume work place and we do wear ear plugs. Anyways about three weeks ago my left ear started to pain. Went to bed and woke up and I couldn't hear a thing so I went to the doctor and she said nothing was wrong with me. So I go back home and the next thing I know it moves over into my right ear. The only word I can use for the pain is seriously gnarly. The gland under my ear is swollen, I can't touch my ear and I do know I have an ear infection because the doctor said so.I went to four different doctors. They gave me stronger meds and I'm not allowed to put Olive Oil in my ear or cotton swabs. I can't lay my on ear, and I can't sleep because of the pain. I tried placing a heating pad on it but it hurts to much.
The question is, do anyone know any ways for me to get some relief from the pain? Even for a short amount of time.My jaw hurts to but I doubt it's Temporomandibular Disorder. Help, please?!
note: I am taking tylenol and they only work for a certain amount of time.
Answer
Stubborn ear infections are a pain. If antibiotics aren't taking care of the problem, it might not hurt to request a prescription for an antifungal. Fungus is a likely culprit when multiple antibiotics aren't doing the job, and may have even overgrown simply because the antibiotics you were given have wiped out the natural healthy flora that control fungus in the body.
If you don't want to do a prescription anti-fungal (or the doctor doesn't want to try that), there are antifungal foods and supplements like coconut oil (which is also antiviral), oil of oregano, pau d'arco, grapefruit seed oil, melaleuca oil, and so on. Some of the Young Living essential oil distributors have taken a lot of training in healing properties of oils, there are natural health care practitioners who specialize in antifungal diets, and you can google for info, too. I once had excellent results when a convinced a doctor to to mix a sterile solution of water and a medication called Nystatin to spritz up my nose when repeated antibiotics could not get rid of chronic sinus infection. It worked perfectly and for the first time in years, I was free of sinus infection - and stayed that way for years. Maybe you have a perforation in your ears? Is that why the doctor said "no" to olive oil in your ears?
Another antibiotic substance to try is MMS. Google it up and find the free e-book about what it is, how and why it works, the clinical studies that have been done on it. Other sites have user testimonies and suggested protocols. No one is making a zillion dollars off of this, and you can make it yourself if you have a mind to. I like paying a few extra dollars for convenient bottles that squeeze uniform drops, myself. The cost in incredibly minimal for what it can do. And the results for some people have been nothing short of astounding.
Another thing that seems odd, but which may speed healing, is taking a few enemas. I know. Gross. But we get sick when we are overloaded with waste - and bad microbes love to feast on waste, and when they eat they poop: then we feel sick when microbes poop inside of us, spewing off toxins that make us feel ill. The colon is the garbage shoot our of our bodies, so when people clean it up, they often heal faster, even if the infection is at the complete opposite end of the body. The goal is to get the body back to a state of being able to deal with microbial invaders effectively - and it can't do it when it is backed up with garbage.
Also, replace the flora killed by the antibiotics, and don't wait until you are done with the antibiotics to do so. It may seem like a waste of money to pop supplements and eat lots of active-culture organic yogurt (plain, please...sugar feeds infections), but it helps. And, of course, take lots of probiotics after you finish the antibiotics, too. If you tend to get congested/runny nose with dairy, stick with probiotics in tablet form, and/or naturally lacto-fermented pickles and sauerkraut. A company called Rejuvenative Foods sells this sort of product, and you can learn how to make these foods yourself with free recipes online, and in books by Sally Fallon and Jordan Rubin to name two possibilities. It is really very easy.
Eating minimally, and only eating raw foods that sweep out the colon, will also free up energy for the body to get over this infection. The only cooked food I would recommend would be chicken or other bone broth - home-made - because it is the only cooked food that behaves somewhat like raw food in the system, promoting good hydration, requiring little energy for digestion. Raw foods have the additional benefit of having enzymes. If doing a salad, stick to light dressings like lemon juice or vinegar with little or no oil if you can. If you tolerate yogurt, a yogurt-based dressing would be a very tasty way to get your probiotics.
Hope you feel better soon. It is so miserable when pain keeps you from sleeping! The heating pad idea seems good until you realize that it is drawing lots of blood toward an already inflamed area, increasing the pressure...and thus, increasing the pain. I suppose that is why traditional healers have often suggested soaking the feet in hot water, either with or without applying a warm compress to the ear, to draw some of the pressure away from the ear. You can add Epsom Salt to the foot bath for added detox benefits. Alternative healers have various ways to help people detox via the feet, so there is ample traditional support for using foot baths.
Stubborn ear infections are a pain. If antibiotics aren't taking care of the problem, it might not hurt to request a prescription for an antifungal. Fungus is a likely culprit when multiple antibiotics aren't doing the job, and may have even overgrown simply because the antibiotics you were given have wiped out the natural healthy flora that control fungus in the body.
If you don't want to do a prescription anti-fungal (or the doctor doesn't want to try that), there are antifungal foods and supplements like coconut oil (which is also antiviral), oil of oregano, pau d'arco, grapefruit seed oil, melaleuca oil, and so on. Some of the Young Living essential oil distributors have taken a lot of training in healing properties of oils, there are natural health care practitioners who specialize in antifungal diets, and you can google for info, too. I once had excellent results when a convinced a doctor to to mix a sterile solution of water and a medication called Nystatin to spritz up my nose when repeated antibiotics could not get rid of chronic sinus infection. It worked perfectly and for the first time in years, I was free of sinus infection - and stayed that way for years. Maybe you have a perforation in your ears? Is that why the doctor said "no" to olive oil in your ears?
Another antibiotic substance to try is MMS. Google it up and find the free e-book about what it is, how and why it works, the clinical studies that have been done on it. Other sites have user testimonies and suggested protocols. No one is making a zillion dollars off of this, and you can make it yourself if you have a mind to. I like paying a few extra dollars for convenient bottles that squeeze uniform drops, myself. The cost in incredibly minimal for what it can do. And the results for some people have been nothing short of astounding.
Another thing that seems odd, but which may speed healing, is taking a few enemas. I know. Gross. But we get sick when we are overloaded with waste - and bad microbes love to feast on waste, and when they eat they poop: then we feel sick when microbes poop inside of us, spewing off toxins that make us feel ill. The colon is the garbage shoot our of our bodies, so when people clean it up, they often heal faster, even if the infection is at the complete opposite end of the body. The goal is to get the body back to a state of being able to deal with microbial invaders effectively - and it can't do it when it is backed up with garbage.
Also, replace the flora killed by the antibiotics, and don't wait until you are done with the antibiotics to do so. It may seem like a waste of money to pop supplements and eat lots of active-culture organic yogurt (plain, please...sugar feeds infections), but it helps. And, of course, take lots of probiotics after you finish the antibiotics, too. If you tend to get congested/runny nose with dairy, stick with probiotics in tablet form, and/or naturally lacto-fermented pickles and sauerkraut. A company called Rejuvenative Foods sells this sort of product, and you can learn how to make these foods yourself with free recipes online, and in books by Sally Fallon and Jordan Rubin to name two possibilities. It is really very easy.
Eating minimally, and only eating raw foods that sweep out the colon, will also free up energy for the body to get over this infection. The only cooked food I would recommend would be chicken or other bone broth - home-made - because it is the only cooked food that behaves somewhat like raw food in the system, promoting good hydration, requiring little energy for digestion. Raw foods have the additional benefit of having enzymes. If doing a salad, stick to light dressings like lemon juice or vinegar with little or no oil if you can. If you tolerate yogurt, a yogurt-based dressing would be a very tasty way to get your probiotics.
Hope you feel better soon. It is so miserable when pain keeps you from sleeping! The heating pad idea seems good until you realize that it is drawing lots of blood toward an already inflamed area, increasing the pressure...and thus, increasing the pain. I suppose that is why traditional healers have often suggested soaking the feet in hot water, either with or without applying a warm compress to the ear, to draw some of the pressure away from the ear. You can add Epsom Salt to the foot bath for added detox benefits. Alternative healers have various ways to help people detox via the feet, so there is ample traditional support for using foot baths.
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