So Ive been having issues since last March, horrible insomnia among other things, and also have ovarian cysts, and candida. I just got insurance so I did get some tests done recently... No sugar abnormalities, liver and thyroid levels all came back normal. So my next appointment is with the ob/gyn to deal with the cysts.
I have tried Iodine in the past but I would get that golf ball feeling in my throat, panic attacks, and chest pains so I stopped taking iodine. Its been months. I also had an EKG and chest x-ray done, which came back normal too. My sleep patterns have never really gotten any better and I have aged dramatically in the past 9 months. I would say I look 15 years older. My eyelids sag more and my undereyes are thin and crepey, crows feet and wrinkles everywhere, my hands too. I think this might be due to high estrogen/ cortisol and possible early osteoporosis, so I definitely need to get a hormone test. I know my adrenals are a hot mess.
So after cleaning up my diet, and juicing regularly ( wondering if that is contributing to high estrogen?, and adding hemp oil, I decided to try oil pulling. I used coconut oil because it was lighter. This morning was the 3rd day. The only thing I noticed till now was I would expel more mucous, but when I went to the bathroom this morning I expelled some candida ( white puffy stuff) and also had some ridiculously large amount of vaginal discharge(the yeasty kind). But heres the kicker. I can see clearer than I have in MONTHS! It was like a film was lifed. Which is why I can see exactly how much worse my skin has gotten :(. But If my eyes have improved so dramatically, Maybe theres hope for my skin, too. Has anyone had any luck with skin improvement? I heard that oil pulling is supposed to address hormonal imbalaces?
I've never heard of oil pulling and would LOVE to hear more about it, if anyone on this forum knows more about it.
Until that point, I just wanted to say that I can empathize with your condition. I have had my hormones screwed up from candida or vice versa (its hard to know what came first, the chicken or the egg).
I recommend you try Chasteberry. It has saved my life. The first month I took it I experienced beautiful glowing skin, and all of my zits (I had stubborn zits on my forhead throughout highschool)-magically vanished! I had so much energy, and finally felt like a beautiful, natural woman.
It can take up to six months for it to become synchronized with your body though, and isn't it true? While those zits vanished, I have started to get some others.. on the lower half of my face, but they are not nearly as bad, and seem to represent/be coming from detoxing. So I'm patient and have faith.
It really is balancing my hormones. I would give it a shot. I have tried multiple things for YEARS and nothing has worked as well. As for your cysts, I am sorry to hear that. Chasteberry is known to be effective in even removing uterine fibroids that have started to grow, so who knows? It may be effective in helping to minimize your cysts/remove them too. Maybe.
I would give it a try though. I recommend MediHerb's Chastberry. I have tried other companies, and they are not as powerful/good quality. Screw price differences, thsi is the only one that has worked for me.
I believe that now that your eyesight has improved, other ailments with time will also improve. Go to the sauna, if you can afford it, also get foot detoxes, so that all that gunk you are detoxing is not being reintroduced into your body.
My regime with the chastberry is to take three daily. One in the morning/afternoon/night away from food.
I also had wanted to say, I don't even know if we can trust the test resuts we get from doctors. I too, had ultrasounds done to see if I had gallstones, a clogged liver, or heart issues.. since I was certainly feeling severe pain. Of course, my blood work and ultrasounds all came back 'normal'.
What confused me a lot was with the gallstone flushes/liver detoxes I did in the summer, I removed/excreted over fifty stones and some were as large as a loonie!
Ultrasounds/doctors tests just don't pick up on the candida sometimes. I really wish they did, and that we had more support from our doctors.
Thanks Elyse, I will definitely try that. I posted before about progesterone cream, not a big fan....Oil pulling is when you take a tablespoon of oil,( supposed to be sunflower or sesame, but people use hemp, olive, coconut and others), and literally swish it around in your mouth for 20 minutes first thing upon waking. It draws out the toxins in your mouth and throat, and efas and vitamins and whatever else are absorbed under your tongue... the oil becomes very toxic and after 20 min you spit it out and thoroughly clean out your mouth. Thats it. Its ayurvedic and supposed to "cure" and help all kind of conditions....Never swallow the oil! But its so cheap and easy to try so why not? Oh and dispose of the oil in the toilet or the garbage, not the sink...
According to Andreas Moritz ("The amazing liver and gallbladder flush", among other books, and a wondeful archived forum on curezone...) it is NOT
20 minutes --- this is a big error. It is (optimally) 3-4 minutes, or until the oil thickens and whitens. After that, it will become thin again, and at that point ( the thinking goes) the body has reabsorbed the toxins from the mouth...
so he advises two to three times a morning, BUT,
ONLY going 3-4 minutes a time.
Having done it a few ways, I can say I intuitively (strongly) feel he is correct. Also, the type of oil is relevant, imv. If Sesame doesn't 'feel' right, try olive oil, or sunflower.
It may be that coconut oil (cold-pressed, organic, as with any oil used) is a good one too.
on timing...
I think we tend to always want to speed "detox", once we get a hold of the idea of taking out health into our own hands...
possibly not true ... all the websites that i've come across on oil pulling say 10-15 minutes for oil pulling on an empty stomach -- that is, just 1-2 tablespoons of oil for 10-15 min.
Don't know if op has affected my skin but it has had positive effect in my mouth.
I had a root canal and cap done to my back molar. It hurt to chew on it a few days later and eventually it hurt in the gum above when I touched it. My guess is that some sort of infection set in.
OP lessened the pain within a few days. Now (few months later) I have to press with a little pressure to even feel it.
Candida symptoms have eased some over last couple yrs and more so over last several months. It would be hard to pinpoint any one remedy but op has played a role.
I started probiotics/sauerkraut around the same time as op, and soon after, I had very vivid nightmares for a month or so. I've had nightmares before but nothing like that.
So I did go to GNC and bought some chatseberry( I didnt feel like waiting for it to ship) and I honestly felt normal and happy, not high, just normal. This was within 2 hours after taking it. So, thank you!!! I am still clear headed, and my vision is still way better. I am hoping that if this does work to balance out my hormones, some of the estrogen damage can be reversed, since I would like to consider myself a fairly "healthy" individual. If not, maybe it can just keep the damage from progressing. And if nothing else, I hope whatever mood I felt today continues. If I ever sleep through the night again without drugs, I will throw myself a party. I also bought some sesame oil that came today, and will try that in the morning.
20 min is what you're "supposed" to do. But just starting out, I think anything is better than nothing.
Hi,
I read this and just did my first oil pull with coconut oil at bedtime. I'll continue doing it in the mornings and see how it goes.
My main reason for writing is to ask if you are saying the chastberry is what gave you a clear mind? I would pay any price for that! If it is I'll try it today. I too am fairly healthy with crazy hormones and a foggy mind and general sluggishness.
YES. Chastberry calmed the flow of nonstop anxious and irrational thoughts that were flowing through my head. It allows the pituitary gland to naturally secrete more progresterone to balance your hormones..naturally:). I have tried multiple brands and MediHerb is the best quality. Take three spread out over the course of each day, either with or without food. I typically do without food, but you can do either. I hope it helps you. It's great for women of any age, especially if you think your hormones are out of wack. Just know that drastic changes may not appear until the six month mark, although I experienced waves of immediate aid and relief!
YAY:) I am so happy to hear that you felt relief with chastberry! I felt amazing too.. and although my month of absolute wonderful health in all ways/and calm mind sort of went away for awhile (it takes up to six months for your body to get fully used to it), I'd like to report that I have been feeling really good again! My good phases are getting longer inbetween shorter phases of crap. Just please stay on it and never miss a day if you can. It's amazing. I was away with home without it for a day, and within that day all the zits on my forehead came back. I like how it has antifungal properties too. Zits on forehead are pretty much gone again, as I've started taking it again. I once was without it for a week, and it was this gap that my ''high living month'' ended at, and when i went back on it, it wasn't as effective right away.. probably because the body was no longer used to it/the candida has tried ot find away to limit its effects. Glad it is helping!! My mind has always been clearer and my will power/reasoning stronger, while on it.
When I first heard of oil pulling and coconut oil I researched as much as I could...
The first few days I swallowed the oil full and oil pulled. I expelled completely white/ clear bm... It works. I actually thought it was a tape worm until I read it detoxes all of that and this is normal. I was sick to my tummy the whole time, but I was real toxic.
I also began applying the oil to my skin, and even now, add it to my bath water with a few drops of tea tree oil. It made such a difference that my dog didnt recognize my scent. He kept sniffing around for me. My skin became much more pure and less pimples, smaller pores and less impurities all together. My teeth and gums were also an immediate improvement.
So i suppose try adding it to your skin direct. It prevents and takes care of wrinkles also. Your skin may be sagging now due to the detox.
This is really exciting news! Are you saying that applying coconut oil directly to your face has made a difference? I want to try using it as a natural moisturizer. Thanks:)
Thanks for the responses and advice. As to my clear head, I connect that to OP, my mood was from the chasteberry (i think). Guess I just ramble from on topic to the next, so much on my mind. I did want to say that I OP'd with sesame oil this morning and didnt feel like it cleared as much mucous as the coconut, but by the time I was done my mouth was pretty filled up, moreso than coconut. I will keep on trying, its the only thing I can do...
I am excited to try oil pulling. I am going to stay away from your basic vegetable oils as I read an article about them actually feeding candida/bacteria. So I will stick with the safer options (coconut oil-expensive) and (olive oil-maybe less expensive due to getting more for your buck).
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