Yesterday afternoon I had some fresh-picked raspberries, and a few dates (for the first time in years).

After that I had one incident of near-urgency.

So, it could have been from acidity, or anything...but still, I'm in control. Grin.

...At least, by one other CureZoner...

Subject: For all the "raw" eaters out there if you eat bread then that defeats the purpose.
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Bread is even more acidic than red meats, just try it, eat 8 slices of bread in one day and see how you get a temporary mood lift and see what happens to your nose after about 45 minutes. It doesn't matter if it's whole wheat or barley or whatever, bread is bread and it's very acidic stop eating it unless you want to pee out your bones.

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Although I still feel there may be other 'causes' involved...such as acidity, other sources of yeast, and so on.

The size and duration of ones 'problem' may make a 'cure' slow, I reason.

But, it's worth a try. Eliminate bread of all kinds for a while. Maybe we'll all notice surprising differences.

I went back on rice crackers as a 'bread'...one or two a day. Still eating rasberries, though...our plants are ever-bearing. I don't wash them, hoping to get soil micro-organisms...we just pick them over a little, then run some chopped dates and a little water through the Magic Bullet...then add the berries. Makes a great sauce to pour over most anything.


And, you read it here first, folks...the Fledge finally took her first Himalayan crystal mineral salts BATH!

Instantly, that 'bilious' feeling disappeared, and I stopped seeing 'patterns' of lights in my vision at odd moments. I felt lighter...more like my old self.

Other improvements, too. Subtle, interesting, and just fine by me.

I still feel in control of urinary functions....thank goodness. What a relief!

The grand experiment continues...

Subject: Detox Reaction Regimen
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This might be helpful for the "die off" from killing parasites:
There's much more to read here:



http://www.electroherbalism.com/Naturopathy/Regimens/Detox_Reaction_Regimen.htm



Detox Reaction from the eRegimens website:

Detox reaction is a flu-like feeling that one gets when parasites, fungi, bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens are killed in the body, by conventional or alternative means. One person who suffers chronic candida (yeast infection) and has experienced the reaction many times made the remark, "Got my typical Herx reaction: cold, dizzy, light-headed, faint, can't-really-think-straight feeling." Others describe it as a "bone-tired feeling." If a treatment is particularly effective, the onset of the herxheimer can begin within a couple of hours of exposure.

Muscle and joint pain become more pronounced. Reactions typically last up to two days but can last longer if steps are not taken. When the kidneys, liver, colon, and lymph are working effectively and there is plenty of water, minerals, antioxidants, and other nutrients, the reaction will be unnoticed for most minor infections. Treatments which can kill pathogens should not be resumed until the reaction has passed, except in rare cases.

Physiological effects of a herx include an increase in uric acid, which is neutralized by the body by giving up base minerals like calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium. Urine output is increased by the body to clean the kidneys, and this dehydrates and also depletes minerals, like the ones above and selenium, all which are important in regulating heart function. This dehydration and electrolyte imbalance is likely the main culprit for most of the symptoms.

Until the body has recovered, antipathogenic treatments can not be continued or the load will build up and make it that much worse. If one is fighting a pathogen which requires treatment every three days and is not taking steps to minimize detox such that four days or more are required to recover, it is of no use to continue treatment.

Hopefully this illustrates how very important it is to control detox reactions.

Summary of necessary supplements from Electroherbalism Cancer Regimen, and is appropriate for treatment of most maladies.The following MUST be taken in sufficient amounts to be able to withstand therapeutic use of a Bare-Rife generator without side effects. It is best to start at least two days before treatment commences. It is also advised to eat adequate protein and (good) fats, plus plenty of non-starchy vegetables.

Magnesium - 100 to 250% RDA per day. Oxide form is laxative, but very inexpensive. Use if there is elimination difficulty. Chelate forms like AA chelate, citrate, asportate, etc, are not as laxative, and should be used if there is diarrhea. Use less if loose stool persists and is not welcome

Calcium - 50-150% RDA per day. Carbonate form can cause hard stools, but can be used with magnesium oxide to balance if money is short. Best are chelate forms like asorbate, citrate, AA chelate, but carbonate form is best if there is excess stomach acid.

The preceding two supplements are typically available together in a cal-mag supplement. Two with a 1:1 ratio of cal-mag are Solaray Cal-Mag Citrate (contains some magnesium oxide), and Country Life Calcium Magnesium Potassium (all chelates). Use this type if is there is any elimination difficulty. If stool is typically too loose, use a 2:1 ratio chelated cal-mag like Solaray Calcium Magnesium or Country Life Calcium Magnesium Complex.

Sodium - up to 100% RDA per day in diet. Do not use a low sodium diet unless necessary. KAL Real Salt is the best salt product to use.

Potassium - at least 100% RDA in diet. Found in most fruit and vegetables and also in No Salt, which is potassium chloride. If not enough is eaten, consider using potassium citrate.

Water - at least 1/2 gallon per day. Use carbon filter tap or pitcher water as from a Brita, Rubbermaid, Pur, etc.

High potency multivitamin which includes 400IU vitamin E, 25000IU beta carotene / vitamin A activity, 70-200mcg selenium and chromium, and 100% RDA or more biotin and folic acid, like VegLife Multi (small caplets), Nature's Way Daily Two, or Twinlab Daily Two.

Optional Cleanser. Use if the above supplements do not prevent detox reaction. Choose one or more of the following: Essiac tea, kombucha tea, Euroalt tea, Planetary Formula's Stone Free, Nature's Herbs Dandelion Goldenseal, Nature's Herbs Dandelion Yellowdock, Nature's Herbs Dandelion Goldenseal, Nature's Way KB, Michaels KID, Naturol Diurtabs. Do not use more than one strong diuretic. Use less if there is too much pressure in kidney or bladder.

An inexpensive, easy, and effective plan for cleansing is to dissolve 4 Stone Free tablets in 2 quarts of water. Drink throughout the day. If this is not enough action, take up to half recommended dosage tablets along with it. Chew fennel seeds to improve the action of the turmeric (in Stone Free) and to prevent stomach upset or acid indigestion, if desired. Use of Stone Free is highly recommended since it is an effective liver cleanser as well as a highly regarded lymph and kidney supplement. It is also a good antioxidant, such that the supplement below will probably not be needed.

Optional Antioxidant. Use an antioxidant/antiinflammatory if any swelling results which is not caused by edema (water retention) or controlled by above supplements. Stone Free contains turmeric, one of the best antioxidants for the money, and in addition to the ones included in the multivitamin, should be plenty for most purposes. If more action is needed, the following are all good. Choose one: cat's claw, Now Boswellin (mostly curcumin, which is turmeric extract), bromelain/vitamin C/quercetin combination, pau d'arco, grape seed extract. Kitchen herbs may also be used as discussed in Electroherbalism regimen.

Links

Herbal Detox: Different Ways to Detoxify Your Body

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Did you catch it?

"Urine output is increased by the body to clean the kidneys..."

From Jessesmom's post...

"Urine output is increased by the body to clean the kidneys..."

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So, that would mean watermelon, and Watermelon seed tea...wouldn't it?

I know that, when my condition was first worsening, a few years back, a slice of Watermelon in the evening would have me up in the nighttime.

Last Watermelon season, not so much...but the condition was pretty bad already. But I wanted a piece of watermelon every day, from the garden.

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The 'control' I feel now (amazing!) could mean that, bit by bit, my kidneys are cleaner and cleaner. I put that down to Humaworm parasite cleansing and to a simpler and simpler diet.

I suspect...

... parasite toxins,

...Yeast/mold in its many forms, and, probably,

...Processed sugars...pH balance?


I didn't have any bread (except those two small pieces of French toast, with syrup) but I had the raspberries, and some ice cream, and some store-bought blueberry pie. (Because it was there.)

Then I had a few difficult-to-manage bathroom visits.

Now, the control is back.

:D

I sleep funny...but I'll be testing the length of my periods of sleep. Three or more hours at a time will be a dream come true.

That H. whole crystal mineral salts bath is a biggie. I can't believe how good it made me feel...smooth and light and clean.

Actually, it's time for another...I'm guessing one per week. They say that follow-up baths only need 3 or 4 big handfuls in the bath. We'll see.

I still haven't made the sole (so-lay), but I will.

Control of my urinary functions, though I didn't lose it entirely, is heaven on earth.

Slow to achieve, but lovely.

My best,

Fledgling


P.S. During this past year, I used a chamber pot to catch my urine, on occasion. That's when I noticed some 'snippets of red threads' in the ceramic pot.

There weren't many, maybe a dozen, and they were about 1/4 inch long...square-cut at the ends. Later I saw one or two about 1/2 inch long, and a bit raggedy.

In every case they were dead.

Maybe all these years of misery were parasite related.

I would not have seen them if I had deposited them in the toilet.

Perhaps the Humaworm cleanses (4) were important in the way I feel today.

Whatever it is I'm going to keep on doing it!

I am 70 years old.

That did it!

5 - 6 hours later, one urinary 'urgency', so far.

Hope this doesn't last the night.

We're going on the beach to metal detect at 5 in the morning. The cool of the morning used to give me urinary problems...and the darn washroom people don't open until at least 6!


I'll take precautions..again.

Sigh.


[Update - Sunday evening...the next day.]

Didn't!

...Urinary urgency didn't happen again through the night.

...Didn't sleep properly...only in this chair.

...Because of the remaining strength and well-being from my H. crystal mineral salts bath, and my newly re-found urinary calmness, I decided I was ready to go with my husband on his daily work...and didn't have to take urinary precautions. :D

...He awakened realizing it was Sunday, and that it is better to go metal-detecting on the beach on Monday morning, after the weekenders are done cavorting and dropping things. So we didn't go treasure-hunting at 5 a.m., but will tomorrow.

...My kidney/adrenal areas still didn't hurt again today. Amazing!


I DID, however, buy another box of H. crystal mineral salts, fine grind...for dh to experience the bath. He'll have it tonight.

I'd have bought two boxes but I wasn't carrying enough cash. I'll be bathing in this frequently, forever. Luckily, it is suggested that we only need to use 3 or 4 good handfuls of the mineral salts in 'follow-up' baths. We'll see.

F.

I searched the word 'cranberry' at CureZone.

This led me to begin reading a lot of stuff I'd never heard before.

One point was that fruits normally create an alkaline condition in the body, except cranberries and plums/prunes.

Another was that cranberries contain malic acid, which breaks calcified gallstones, as I understand it.

There was much on cranberries and E. coli, including this thread...


//www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1028338#i


However, one of the links where I read referred only to sweetened cranberry 'cocktail' and remarked only on the harmful effects of the sugar, therefore, suggested that 'cranberry juice' should not be considered as helpful in urinary tract infections. I wondered why they did not consider plain, tart, cranberry juice...perhaps sweetened with a little stevia.


I experienced a BM that was black, with only a small hint of a dark green color. That worried me until someone mentioned that blueberries can give blackness to stool. I ate half a box of blueberries yesterday. Along with my sips of unsweetened cranberry juice.

Aha!

I also noticed that the cranberry juice we bought is 'reconstituted from concentrate'. I don't know what difference that makes, if any.


Altogether, there is a powerful lot of information from folks writing about cranberries.

Google the word 'cranberry' at CureZone...see what you think.

I know I have a lot to think about, from just beginning to read on this subject.

My best,

Fledgling