Hey guys!

This is kind of a different topic, but one that is very important. All of your support, knowledge, and kindness have been beyond helpful and definitely needed! All my health issues really take a toll on my emotional/spiritual/social well-being, and I was wondering how you all cope while dealing with all of this?

What makes this hard is that candida, metals, FMS/CFS, digestive issues, gland/hormonal issues, traumas etc are things most people (and even docs!) don't understand. It is very alienating, frustrating, and lonely. I feel like my whole life is consumed by trying to find "the cure"... and my family doesn't understand the discomfort and pain I go through each day. They know I'm sick, but they can't grasp the cause. If I had cancer, they'd understand. But this is beyond their comprehension, which only makes me feel like more of a freak. Can anyone relate?

How are u all able to balance your life while struggling with all of these health issues? How are u able to stay hopeful and not fall into the depths of hopelessness?

How do u handle social events, eating out, school, work, dates, friends, etc?

Thanks...I wish u all the best!

I feel like my whole life is consumed by trying to find "the cure"

5 years ago I was a type 2 diabetic with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, gout, and super high triglycerides. I went from doctor to doctor and ended up on 3 different prescription medications.

I felt terrible... tired, dizzy, no energy, sore joints especially my big toes and knees, vision problems, headaches, and memory problems. There were other issues to but these were the worst ones, and I realized I had to do something to take control of my health or I wasn't going to last very long.

I started to research blood pressure because I thought that would kill me before anything else, and wanted to know what I could do to lower it into the safe zone using a nontoxic approach.

To make a long story short, it finally dawned on me that all my health issues were related. I thought if I lost some weight everything would be fine, however, it wasn't until I started using supplements like oil of oregano and olive leaf extract that I began to notice a difference.

I had alot of difficulty sleeping during that time, and always woke up after an hour or two with sinus problems, and had difficulty breathing through my nose. I did some research on sinus issues and discovered the problem might be caused by fungus, so I started squirting a mixture of olive leaf extract and colloidal silver up each nostril a few times per day. About two weeks later i blew my nose and was stunned at the black shit that came out, and continued to come out for about another week. Now I was a long term smoker (quit 15 years ago) so I thought it was nicotine or tar from the tobacco, but realized later that it was mold.

I started to treat myself as though I had a fungal infection. I changed my diet, exercised daily, went for long walks, took several natural antifungals, and kept on researching fungi.

The reason I'm even telling you all this is because there really isn't a cure. Its just a matter of keeping the bad stuff out of your body while you nourish it with what it needs, and the problems will fix themselves.

A product such as MMS can help the immune system overcome these pathogens that make you ill, and that is good, however, you have to address the cause, and I believe the cause always comes back to being deficient in a vitamin or mineral, and the more research that I do confirms this. Therefore, it is absolutely crucial to make sure you are getting all vitamins and mineral cofactors or the health issues will never go away.

Just for clarity, when my blood pressure normalized, so did my blood sugar. I had no more gout, my joints stopped hurting, my vision corrected itself, and the biggest issue (according to my doctor) my triglycerides, went from being 17 times the normal value down to the normal range.

So the moral of this story is to treat your whole body rather than just treating symptoms... Oh, and don't trust the white coats..

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I'm trying to find what will help with all my problems too. I have chronic fatigue and everything i eat almost makes me feel like i can't breath, acidophilus bifidus works well but i'm constantly getting headaches and widespread pain. it feels like im deficient in something but i dont know what. this has been going on for 5 yrs and theres really no way to cope when ur feeling so terrible. just do stuff to help get ur mind off it but its hard when u feel so terrible. i havent even listened to music in a long time except this past week cuz i was feeling so bad, like a zombie. I have gastroparesis and my acid reflux is terrible im gonna try apple cider vinigar again. i had tried it before but not stuck with it cuz i didn't notice too much of a difference, but i was wanting it to work right away, which i'm learning doesnt happen, i gotta give things a while to work. I would suggest trying unpastarized apple cider vinigar,its supposed to help with a lot of problems and its cheap! and ive heard lipoic acid is excellent for fatigue, i havent tried it yet tho, but i will soon.

Pinballdoc: You've come a long way in your health journey! I'm so happy for u that u have been able to figure out what was ailing u, educate yourself about it, and work a plan that brings your body into better balance. On top of this, u are helping out others who are going thru a similar thing! Thank you! :-)

Is my "Healing Plan" ok so far?:

-MMS
-nanopartical silver
-Interfase (fungal enzymes)
-Liquid complete multivitamin/mineral/EFA/AA/antioxidant/phytonutrient complex
-12 strain probiotic with inulin
-Sacro B (9billion CFUs)
-Thyroid and adrenal glandulars/supportive herbs and vitamins + Iodine
(along with digestive enzymes, HCl, 2000mg Vit C, Aloe, liquid mag/cal/D, 2000 IU Vit D)

Not sure what to do about the metals and when. My chiro suggests DMSA. Is he talking about the Cutler Protocol?

I'm also tweaking my diet to include 2TB VCO and nixing the rice tortillas in place of stir frys.

ACIDOLPHILUS: Have u tried HCl? Usually, GERD is due to LOW stomach acid and taking HCl helps to strengthen the LES and prevent it from getting to relaxed, which can cause acid to splash up from the stomach. ACV did nothing for me...and I'd avoid it if u have candida issues.

Do some research on the liquid multi/mineral complex you are using by going to the manufacturers site. You have to find out if it contains all 60 minerals, and if not, must supplement with one that does.

Vitamin C is not enough. I would suggest taking 1000mg 3 or 4 times per day, with quercetin, and would increase slowly up to 8000 mg per day in divided doses. That will actually help you.

D3 should also be increased from 2000 I.U. to 5000 I.U. throughout the fall, all winter, and all spring, then have your blood tested for D hydroxy 25. You want your level above 60. (90 would be ideal)

As far as the iodine is concerned, you have to determine what strength it is, that is the per cent iodine and per cent potassium iodide. When that is determined, adjust your intake to equal 15 mg per day. That is what most Japanese women take daily and that is considered a very safe amount. There are some idiots who believe this dose to be toxic, however, they base their information on a flawed study from the 1940's. This amount is safe, in fact, 75 mg over long term is still not toxic.

Vitamin C is a metal chelator, so by increasing your vitamin C intake as described above, that will help remove heavy metals from your body.

Chlorophyll or any "greens" product such as spirulina, chlorella, alfalfa, etc, will also bond to metals and remove them from the body.

There are also minerals, such as selenium and zinc that will also act as metal chelators.

Also do some research on DMSA and see if that is something you want to do. This is a sulfur product that will chelate metals from the body, but keep in mind it will also chelate minerals from the body.

Low stomach acid is common in older people, or in long term antacid users. However, gerd is another symptom that is caused by yeast fungi.

There is a product made from Lily of the Desert called Stomach Formula and it is amazing for acid indigestion. But you have a lot to deal with other wise. I would start from scratch. Buy pH test strips and start alkalizing your body. You can do this very inexpensively by buying (Pine's) wheat grass (pills or powder). Then I would detox (Dr. Schulz's colon cleanse is easy and effective but you can do the same with bentonite clay and activated charcoal cheaper). Then start doing a good greens supplement with clorella, algae, etc....(nano-greens example). Then start working on candida/yeast. It will probably take 6 months to a year but you will start feeling the results immediately!!!! Good Luck!!!

I think the multi is totally NOT agreeing with me...despite my chiro muscle testing it on me (Sorry, but muscle testing does NOT seem to be accurate on me at all....it's frustrating). After using it, my throat felt tight, I got really phlegmy and congested, and I had gi issues. URGH. What a waste of money. I know it's not the coconut oil, cuz I've had similar reactions to liquid multi's before.

What does the quercetin do? Mine has bioflavinoids in it. I upped it to 3000mg today. What will the increase in Vit C do?


I keep asking my chiro if I should increase the iodine and he says no. I take 150mcg. 15 mg would be a LOT of drops! It is from Biotics and it is potassium iodine. However, I have iodine in my other supplements...but I know it doesn't add up to 15mg. Have any of u guys tried IODORAL? Is this good?

Arrow: How did u learn all this stuff and how do u know what to do and what to take in order to heal urself, especially from such severe diseases? I feel so lost in all of this....going from doctor to doctor (natural med docs, not allopathic!) and I feel like they have less of a clue than me!

I feel crappy today...and I doubt it's die off. I felt better BEFORE I cut out the carbs and started this whole thing. Makes me wonder if this is worth it, for I've gone thru this SO many times, but only end up worse, not better.

What homeopathic remedy do u recommend for me and all my numerous issues?

I have IBS too...how has MMS helped u with that and how do u use MMS to keep it in check? Do struggle with IBS-C, -D, or -A?

Pinballdoc and/or Arrow: Can u advise me on how to use silver? My chiro had me buy this: https://www.desbio.com/database.html?...Smart%20Silver but he didn't really give me instructions on it. Any advice?

How much?
Empty stomach?
When?
Side effects?

Thanks!!!

Has anyone heard of or done Sole therapy? It is a hymalayian salt water drink that is supposed to be amazing for detoxing, energizing, and for digestion.

Here is a video link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87P-7...eature=related

Can u use distilled water? Also, can u reuse the rocks over and over again...or do u have to discard them after you are done consuming the solution?

MMS is a powerful heavy mineral chelator.

If you are over weight your acid reflux could be caused by that due to pressure and 15% of the people who have acid reflux have structural issues with the sphincter that they were likely born with but issues generally don't develop until they are older.

I don't see a multi B vitamin listed, and I would ask your doc for B12 shots... weekly for a while if possible.

Your iodine should be much higher than 12 or 15 mg for at least 8 weeks... up it to 50mg. You need to saturate your body. It takes some time. Much of it will be peed out but that is Ok. Its your whole body that needs saturation, not just your thyroid. Somewhere on here we have the loading dose schedule.

For me I've had cancer twice. Once I had it surgically removed, a melanoma at age 30 or so. The other time in the Kidney. I used Rife frequency therapy, diet for about 6 months, some standard process nutrients, iodine, Clark's parasite detox protocol and greens.

My family didn't understand what I was doing... they think Im nuts anyway so whats the difference and I tend not to talk about my health issues to my husband much cause it goes in one ear and out the other which pisses me off, leaving no continuity my attempts to talk to him about such stuff. When I told him about the kidney cancer he freaked...finally I said to him... just don't worry about it. I'll take care of it and we hardly talked about it again... strange, eh? ....But I never have been so fatigued and feeling so bad that I couldn't function so I've been able to meet the needs and demands of others and it never really looked like I was sick. I've always had high powered jobs requiring excellent physical endurance.. and I did the treatments all through that. My candida issues are minimal compared to most people that come here. I keep my irritable bowel in check with MMS mostly, but there are other things I have used that work well. When that is bugging me thats when I tend to get cranky and hard to be around. Homeopathy has helped me through many issues over the years. Nothing increases your stamina and mood better than the correctly selected constitutional remedy and I have considered it my real life saver (and marriage saver).

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