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Hey Tony, Luella, and everyone
I was pretty excited about intramax after reading about it on this forum and also on Tony's site. I really like the idea that it contains no synthetic vitamins and is quite comprehensive to boot.
Anyways, I have been taking about 3 months now. I was really hoping to see some of my symptoms getting a little better in that time frame. I by no means expected to see anything reversed in the span of time, but maybe a little less severe.
My skin symptoms are still the same- severe acne, severe seborrhea and severe dry/flaking skin over 100% of my body. It's kind of strange- the humidity has consistently been like 80-90% but I still have full body chapped skin.
I just not sure that I can afford to take it anymore, especially since it doesn't seem to be helping me. After shipping, I pay just short of $100 for one bottle (one month supply). I borrowed money from my family for the first three months of this (yeah, I'm totally broke)but, since this was a trial run I guess it would be the smartest thing to discontinue taking it. At $1,200 a year, that is just way too expensive. Especially since it is like every other supplement that I have ever taken- ineffective (at least up till now after 3 months of consistent use).
I thought maybe I'd have a little less dry skin, maybe my skin would be a little less covered in infection and maybe the severe seborrhea/scaling/flaking would have calmed a bit but that hasn't happened.
Boy, I would sure love to know why this skin condition doesn't respond to anything. Yeah, it's been about 12 years now of having this every day. Humiliating, painful, and extremely tiring.
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This is a reply to # 1,479,988I have been taking Intramax for 2 months and I don't notice a difference yet. If it's not working for you I would abandon it if you can't afford it.
Have you tried water fasting? It's free!
http://www.curezone.com/forums/f.asp?f=335
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This is a reply to # 1,479,994I know, I'm feeling a little conflicted. I'd love to continue to see if it would eventually help me, but it is so darn expensive and I have the sneaking suspicion that it will be as ineffective as every other supplement I've ever taken.
Water fasting? Yeah, I water fasted for about 10 days. I got desperately thin at that point and had to stop. No change whatsoever to any of my skin symptoms.- Re: Intramax chrisb1
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This is a reply to # 1,479,999#110838,
Intramax is very effective, as I can testify, but there may be a number of reasons why this may not be the case.
The dosage being one, and the other being your ability/inability to absorb and assimilate the nutrients from within the product.
A 10 day fast is hardly sufficient to improve your digestion and assimilation of nutrients, and where a much longer fast would be necessary to secure the same.
The comment that you are too skinny to continue with a fast is indicative of an overall inability to absorb nutrients, and where your digestive apparatus is inefficient. The only way to improve this is with a much longer fast, and giving your digestive organs the time to recuperate and restore themselves to normal function and integrity.
The number of times I have witnessed people who were "eating like a horse" and who remained grossly underweight, or unable to gain any weight, but after a fast of sufficient length, were then able to gain weight quite easily following refeeding.
INTRAMAX may not be having any or much effect for this reason, and where a standard dose is insufficient to make any impact on health, so the answer lies (as I did) in "doubling up" the dosage for at least a week to compensate for any deficiencies within the diet. We are more deficient in nutrients than we would like to think is the case.
Your skin symptoms of acne, seborrhea and severe dry/flaking skin over 100% of your body are merely signs of internal toxemia, which is resolved thru fasting and/or an elimination/nutrient-dense diet, and as outlined in this link......................
http://www.drfuhrman.com/disease/default.aspx
I agree that INTRAMAX is expensive, but for me what price health? What do we spend on food each week or the purchase of a new car or the cost of a roof over our heads?
The very best insurance is your health and its preservation.
"Health is the first wealth"........Emerson.
Chrisb1.
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This is a reply to # 1,480,076It's interesting that you should mention Dr. Fuhrman. I read his book on fasting about a year ago and then I contacted his office.
I gave them my entire history- all of my symptoms and the length of time I have been dealing with them, my diet, and everything that I had done (up till that point) to try and rebalance my body..
Dr. Fuhrman responded by saying that in his opinion, fasting would likely provide no benefit for my severe case. He said that he could not recommend fasting to me.
I wrote back and wondered if he believed he might be able to help me with other methods (diet/supplements/etc) and he responded and said that in all honesty, he did not feel as thought he would be able to mitigate this condition.
I really did appreciate how forthright he was from the beginning. Usually practitioners would drop the bomb of telling me that they felt that they cannot help me after 6 months/year of treatment.
So, this is why I moved away from the idea of fasting after hearing this from one of the foremost experts on this.
You said: "Your skin symptoms of acne, seborrhea and severe dry/flaking skin over 100% of your body are merely signs of internal toxemia, which is resolved thru fasting and/or an elimination/nutrient-dense diet.."
Yeah, that's what I thought too. That's why I have spent over 10 years trying to rid my body of toxins and saturating my body with nutrients from fresh raw organic fruits and vegetables, nutritional fats/oils, pure water, etc. This has included juice "fasting" to boost my nutrient intake. I was going to possibly continue with water fasting after my initial 10 day-er, but I was advised that it was not recommended.
I truly wish it was just a matter of internal toxemia. That would be straight forward enough. This one is not that easy...- Re: Intramax chrisb1
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This is a reply to # 1,480,079#110838,
I do agree with Tonys reply to your post; some excellent suggestions that I would advise you to follow if possible.
I am also very surprised to hear that Dr Fuhrman is unable to help you, because as you say, he is one of the Worlds foremost authorities on the Fast and Nutrition generally.
The historical perspective from a Hygienists viewpoint may differ slightly from Dr Fuhrmans approach.
If I were in your position, I would adopt Tonys measures, but in addition to that, it would be worth considering the following.....................
The body is constantly working to heal itself. It is a self-healing, self-maintaining, and self-repairing organism; so given the ideal "conditions", this healing is accelerated and assisted by the agencies provided by Nature, and that have a profoundly beneficial physiological/biological effect...................
#1. Eat only fruits/vegetables/seeds/legumes when genuinely hungry. Eating out of habit, or when not hungry only adds to and exacerbates the problem of ill-health. This could mean only one or two meals per day. Skip breakfast, as you do not need to replace calories that have not been burnt after a restful nights sleep. This also gives the digestive system a rest and makes it more efficient over time.
You are not nourished by the amount or quality of food that you eat, but by what you digest and assimilate............
Food combining will also help enormously...........
http://www.rawfoodexplained.com/digestive-physiology-and-food-combining/
http://www.rawfoodexplained.com/digestive-physiology-and-food-combining/skin-...
#2. Plenty of fresh air and outdoor living.
#3. Practice the "Atmospheric Cure".................
Benjamin Franklin was a huge advocate of the air-bath for its health-promoting effects on the skin and the body generally.
"Baths of water are good, baths of air are better, baths of light are best".
They all have a profoundly beneficial effect on the body and especially the skin.
Air playing over the body may increase metabolism fifty per cent in ten minutes. Thyroid extract, medicine's only claimed stimulant of metabolism, is said to require a year to accomplish this same thing. An air-bath of twenty minutes duration reduces the hydrogen-ion content of the blood to normal. No drug method known can do this in any length of time.
http://www.nudist-resorts.org/air-bath.htm
Sunlight or Heliotherapy on the skin and other health conditions...........
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8457451
Dermatologists have prescribed Heliotherapy as a treatment for acne, psoriasis and other skin disorders for decades. The action of sunlight (judicious sunbathing) on the skin has profoundly beneficial healing-properties on the body/skin generally.
#4. Drink only pure water when thirsty, and ONLY when thirsty. No tea, coffee, sodas or other poisons.
#5. An abundance of rest and sleep.
#6. A daily exercise programme, building up slowly to moderate over time. The very best exercise and its benefits..................
http://www.healingdaily.com/exercise/rebounding-for-detoxification-and-health...
In conclusion.
Listen to your body as to its wants and needs: it is your best guide.
If you utilize these principles rigidly over several months to a year, I am 100% certain that your health problems will be resolved.
Chrisb1.
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This is a reply to # 1,479,988Yes, IntraMAX is not cheap by any means - though you can now order it from Utopia Silver and get a 15% discount with the CZ discount code of LR001. I think that the shipping costs may be a bit less too. It is my choice as the very best natural multi-nutritional product available and I have had people tell me that it is one of the supplements that they could tell the most noticeable difference from taking.
Without knowing your entire history, and being no medical professional, I would opine that you do have problems with toxins and with assimilation of nutrients as well. Given what limited history I know, I would recommend detoxes/cleanses and incorporating a one day weekly fast where you alternate between having nothing but dark grapes with seeds (eat the seeds and all) one week, watermelon the next week, juiced vegetables the next and water the next. Eat (or drink) all you want of the selected item on the fasting day, but nothing else - and be prepared for some thorough bowel movements! Also, get yourself some cilantro and chlorella and take it regularly to detox any heavy metals (the very best source is the Jon Barron formula, <"keywords" content="natural health, dietary supplements, natural supplements, remedies, alternative medicine, longevity, anti-aging, cancer, diabetes, diet, nutrition"> <"description" content="The Complete TBYIL Catalog of Natural Health Products">Metal Magic, but since money is a concern you can get your own raw ingredients to take plenty of).
Besides a good liver/gallbladder cleanse monthly, I highly recommend steps to keep your liver cleansed, protected and regenerated and the bile ducts open to help insure maximum elimination of toxins. Toxins are primarily processed and elimiinated through the liver, the kidneys and the skin. When either of the first two are not functioning properly, the skin may pay the price. Steps to keep the bile duct open and ensure maximum liver health would be: coffee enemas, milk thistle, alpha-lipoic acid, selenium, curcumin, beetroot juice and coconut oil.
Hiyaluronic acid is very good for the skin (and joints too) and I have personally noticed a difference in less dry skin and less fine wrinkles from taking it. Of course you always want to drink plenty of healthy water (not tap water!). Utopia Silver carries it now, though it is so new that I could not find it on their site - I'll have to give my buddy Ben Taylor a call. You can place an order by phone and still use the discount code.
For better assimilation of nutrients I suggest a combination of probiotics and digestive enzymes - and the best product I know is Garden of Life's Primal Defense Ultra. Not cheap, but wonderful, and the best price I know of is at Iherb.com - where you can get also $5 off your first order if you have never ordered before with my referral code of X0T949. A less pricey option would be a combination of Jarrow-Zymes Plus and <"keywords" content="natural health, dietary supplements, natural supplements, remedies, alternative medicine, longevity, anti-aging, cancer, diabetes, diet, nutrition"> <"description" content="The Complete TBYIL Catalog of Natural Health Products">Probiotic 10-10
Do you mak sure you are getting plenty of magnesium? 90-95% of us are deficient in magnesium and skin problems is one of a multitude of problems associated with magnesium deficiency. The same is true for iodine. You might have to take a larger amount of those than is provided in even IntraMAX for awhile to make up for past deficiencies.
I hope my suggestions prove helpful. You may also find some healthy tips on the Skin Care page of my website's remedies section.
All the best,
Tony
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This is a reply to # 1,480,184Thanks Tony and Chris for all of your suggestions.
Ok, I'll order another INTRAMAX from utopia.
I've mixed A LOT of chlorella in smoothies in the past. I've never had much cilantro though, just in some foods.
"coffee enemas, milk thistle, alpha-lipoic acid, selenium, curcumin, beetroot juice and coconut oil."
I've never done a coffee enema- I'll give that a try. I've taken milk thistle, Alpha-lipoic acid, selenium, turmeric, quite extensively in the past. I've done entire juicing regimens with beetroot/asparagus juice. I practically live on coconut oil.
I've taken Hyaluronic acid and had to stop because it exacerbated my skin problem. I have no idea why but I started up a few times and the same reactions happened- increase in acne and rash all across forehead each time.
I am taking a probiotic and digestive enzyme supp right now. I take Dr. Ohhira's formula (probiotic) and Similase (digestive enzyme) from integrative therapeutics. I went through about 4 bottles of the regular Primal defense before I switched and tried something else. I think it was New chapter probiotics after that. Now, finally I am on Dr. Ohhira's. I take digestive enzymes with everything that I eat.
For Magnesium I am taking Natural Calm (Ionic magnesium drink). I've been taking this every night for about 5 months. If I was mag deficient, can't say as though I've noticed anything different after 5 months of mag supplementation.
I'll try iodine again. I seemed to irritate my skin but I will try it again.
I'll try the grape/watermelon/water regimen and let you know how it goes.- Re: Thanks Tony and Chrisb SDK
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This is a reply to # 1,480,377Hi,
I have done a fair bit of reading on magnesium supplementing and it appears that by far the most efficient is magnesium chloride. It seems to work marvels on wounds and sores applied topically and it is also claimed to be quite bioavailable due to its being a chloride, so that the stomach acid does not have to convert it from some other compound, like citrate.
The cheapest form is the common deicer, but it has impurities which I would definitely avoid. It can be obtained in health stores as pill, as well as a solution in water, which is called magnesium oil for its viscosity.
Never the less, from what you say, you have most likely either a chronic infection of some kind, or some single mineral deficiency. If your problem started suddenly, infection is much more likely to be behind it, probably fungal. If you are dark skinned, vitamin D may be what you lack.
With kind regards, Slavek.
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This is a reply to # 1,480,377Hi,
if all the fasting, cleansing and supplementation isn't helping, consider trying one of the energy meridian techniques. Skin issues be symptoms of stagnant liver/gallbladder and/or lung/large intestine channels. These may be affected by toxins, but emotional stresses etc or heredity (which can nevertheless be addressed) may also be underlying. Acupuncture can be powerful, or you can try to learn Jin Shin Jyutsu, which works based on the same principles but you can do it on yourself. You just place hands over Energy Locks along the pathways where energy is stuck, somewhat like a jumpercable.It is simple yet powerful. I work with this a lot, in addition to nutrition etc., and it is amazing. You can get books, see a practitioner, or join a class- they're available in many countries. It would be very useful to find a TCM person who can do a pulse diagnosis to find out what is going on-where is the deficiency/overload etc -which organ meridian is affected. Then get the book or class and work on yourself every day. As you say you're skinny and there is lots of dryness, I would suspect liver is involved-emaciation and skin dryness are telltale symptoms. To help the liver channel, you can try this:
With your left hand, hold the left occiput (base of skull)
With your right hand, hold under right center collarbone.
Reverse. Hold for a few minutes each time.
The middle finger relates to liver/gallbladder, and you can practice holding fingers-an ancient healing art, like the buddhist mudras.
Palming the calves daily for 20 minutes can also help skin issues. Ideally ask someone else to do it for you.
Another skin treatment is:
With right hand, hold right side little toe. With left hand, hold right sole of foot.
Reverse for left foot. Hold a few minutes each time.This harmonises kidney/bladder channel.
Also ask yourself if you have any emotions you need to release, such as suppressed anger/frustration etc. You can use EFT for this.
If this sounds too simple: In my last class, I met a 60+ year old man who had reversed his rheumatoid arthritis using JSJ and nutrition-after 40 years of suffering.
You always need hardware, software, and power to run the machine....
Blessings
Anke
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