Coleah, You are so right on in, with your remarks below. I believe there is quakery in traditional,
conventional, and alternive medine. But, there is also miracles available in all those avenues.
It really is a matter of trying to inform one's self, investigation, and a bit of experimentation as
to what will work and what won't.
I have found small miracles in a few herbal remedies. Nothing extravagant, and nothing seen as too
far out. It is amazing how much relief for fibromyalgia came from simple deep breathing exercises.
And I adore massage with the little warm stones occasionally.
I take a prescription from my primary care doctor for low doses of Propranolol. That one medication
seems to "time" my body correctly, and an involuntary head tremor, gait problems, low blood
pressure, and an arythmia all are vastly improved with that one tiny long lasting capsule each day.
One of the things to remember though. . .Make certain your primary care (whether traditional,
conventional, alternative), knows of all medications or products you are taking. Some herbal
remedies can work in conflict with "regular" prescriptions, or visa versa.
I also try to take as little medication as possible, and also believe a person can become toxic on
herbs and prescriptions equally if taken in excess.
I'm also an avid believer in juicing. . .and try to have at least one meal a day in that manner.
I have totally wore out 5 different juicers in the last 8 years. I have given up on them, and
gone to just throwing things in the blender. The pulp doesn't bother me. I love orange juice,
bananas, carrots, apples together best. I buy soy protein powder in bulk and usually throw in a
bit of that as well. It is amazing how much better you can feel buy just being more selective
about what you eat.
I can't help it though, I have an absolute obsession for JimBoys Tacos. They are the greasiest
things alive, and they are on sale for 99 cents on Sundays. Sorry to admit it folks, but they open
up in an hour and 9 minutes, so you can guess where I'll be. I usually wash 'em down with a Dos XX
beer, burp really loud on the way home, and nap for a couple of hours. I must admit, I devote at
least two Sundays a month to that activity. Thank god, I'm usually alone when it happens!
Myrl
"Coleah" <
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> I found it very interesting.
>
> A reminder to be wary of the old snake-oil remedy type 'raza-ma-taz presentations' toting 'cure
> alls' which supposedly work for everyone.
>
> Ironically, some cure-alls may work for some people, some of the time. Therein lies the problem.
> Claims and results.
>
> I recall running into a nurse who remembered seeing me as a patient at her previous employer's
> office. She had absolutely nothing good to say about him....she said he was weird and a quack.
> It was one of those times when I just listened and said, "I'm so sorry to hear that," and said
> no more.
>
> Thing is, he was a Chinese doctor who did acupuncture, magnetic-table therapy and had me drinking
> a dark brown interesting-smelling mixture of flowers, herbs, etc. I'd gone to him in 1994 after 34
> years of heavy smoking and umpteen attempts, with various costly methods, to quit. His treatment
> worked and stuck with me. Relaxed, renewed, refreshed. I saw him every day for two weeks and it
> cost $325. Life changing!
>
> So there's always two sides to a coin, and I'm still leery of those grandiose miracle cure
> presentations, even if a friend sings praises.
