Sublingual B-12 Complex and Fish Oil

Hi,

I was not feeling well today, (TOM), but couldn't use my regular remedy of molasses because of the sugar content.  I remembered how much better after I took that extra dose of the B-12 liquid (B Complex), so I decided to try it.  It actually helped!  I didn't feel fantastic by any stretch of the imagination, but I was able to function.  I needed to re-dose about every two hours, and I only gave myself 1/2 the normal dosage.  I checked a couple of medical websites to make sure there's no risk of toxicity, and there isn't.  I could tell when it was going out of my system; I would feel all tired and shakey again.  I then re-dosed and was able to function again.

I read on Kalidasa's website about how Fish Oil is supposed to help completely eliminate monthly cycle problems.  He says it can take up to three months, but sometimes benefit can be seen in a month.  Well, I know it helped me today.  After I got the fish oil, I took two of them along with my B-12 and I felt better than without it.  I'm encouraged!  

I purchased 1000 mg capsules of lemon flavored fish oil.  I muscle tested with a couple of different brands.  Some I was very weak with, but this one was fine.

Blessings,

Sharron

Blood pressure reading & supplements

My blood pressure yesterday evening was 145/81! Again, this was without any "preparation" on my part. I simply reached over, grabbed the cuff and took it. If I had done some deep breathing and gotten into a better position, it surely would have been lower.

I'm currently taking 1 tablespoon "full strength" Brer Rabbit Molasses, 4 tablespoons (divided) Bragg's apple cider vinegar, 2 magnesium tabs, 2 potassium tabs, 2 "multi mineral" tabs + 2 "multi vitamin" tabs from Melaleuca, 1 kelp capsule, 2 100mg co-enzyme Q-10 tabs, 2 garlic/parsely tabs, 2 Replenex tabs (glucosamine formula), and sometimes a licorice capsule. This is "for the record" so I can check back later if need be.

Wow!

Hi,

We are home from our little trip to my sister's place. It was neat -- we got to see an old friend for the first time in several years! She and her son met us at a local park and the kids played while we got to visit. What a special treat!

On the scale -- mine still thinks I'm a ding-bat -- every time I step on it it says "BATT"!! My son says it just means the battery is low. I know otherwise! He he he... Anyway, I weighed at my sister's house. Even if her scale is 5# off, which we think it might be, I've lost between 12 and 17 pounds this week because of my change in supplements!! I'm a bit bloated right now because of what we ate yesterday (can you say white bread and potatoes?!), but I'm still way down. I'm so pumped! I am eager to get my scale to stop calling me batty and tell me my weight.

My sister was so excited about my changes that she started taking the apple cider vinegar while we were there. It had an immediate effect on her blood sugar -- it came down quite a bit when there was no reason for it to do so because of what she ate. She's hopeful it will help her lose weight, as well. Her husband said he used to take apple cider vinegar years ago and he lost weight with it, so they are both going to be giving it a go. I'm hopeful it will help her stiff joints, too. She's going to get some molasses and start that very slowly next week.

Blessings,
Sharron

Today

Today is going to be a busy day! We are trying to get the house cleaned so we can go visit my sister across the State. The guys are already out fishing since before 7am. We'll get the car all packed up, then I have a therapy appointment at noon. After that, we plan to leave.

My Blood Pressure was down this morning -- 154/84. It is still on the high side, but so much better than what it had been! I really think I was just taking too much molasses. I was able to find garlic and parsely tablets for 69 cents -- both are supposed to help blood pressure. I started kelp for thyroid yesterday.

Have a great holiday weekend!

Blessings,
Sharron

Tweaking things a bit...

It looks like I may do better taking my black strap molasses apart from my apple cider vinegar. My blood pressure readings were high most of the day (176/96 or so), until this evening. This afternoon I took my vinegar without the molasses, and my reading was 146/76. I really want the benefits of the molasses -- having a 2 day cycle without pain was wonderful! Not to mention the energy benefits and all those minerals.

I just re-read www.earthclinic.com introduction on molasses. It appears I've been over-doing it! I started with a higher dose because I was on my cycle. Turns out normal dosing is just 1 tablespoon first thing in the morning. That should make a difference. I'll try taking my BP before I take my molasses and see if that make a difference as well.

I'm definitely feeling better today. I had the weirdest thing happen last night between 2am and 4am, though! It was like the Lord was re-working my body... like I was clay in His hands. It began with my abdomen -- it was like I was doing tummy crunches, only it was involuntary. It progressed to my entire body! I was exhausted when it was all over, but my pain level is better and I believe my posture, etc. is a lot better. I'm curious to see if my physical therapist (massage) notices anything tomorrow!

I tried the "recipe" for body wash and shampoo from www.earthclinic.com today. I put about a 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar (simple filtered kind) in some warm water and dumped that over my head and left it about a minute. It is supposed to take the chemicals/medications out of your hair. Then I mixed equal parts of baking soda and borax (about 1.5 tablespoons each) in warm water and massaged that into my hair. The rest of my body I rubbed down with baking soda and water. My skin hasn't felt this nice in a long time! D, my best friend, said my hair looked very shiny and bouncy today -- extra curly! I used coconut oil as a deodorant. It has been a busy day, I've cooked a bunch and perspired, but I still smell nice. Cool!

The site said you can take simple apple cider vinegar and add some with the mother to it to make your own brew, so I filled the remainder of my Hains bottle with the simple vinegar. Looked as good as new to me! I bought a bottle of Bragg's for drinking. I just cannot palate the Hain's. Yuck! I like the Bragg's just straight though. It is yummy. That is how I can take the vinegar without the molasses mixed into it!

Another thing I've discoverd is that I can bring my blood pressure reading down on my own just by doing 10 slow inhales and exhales... counting to 10 each time. I can bring it down 10 to 20 point both top and bottom just by doing that. The vinegar is definitely helping though, now that I was able to get a reading with it apart from the molasses.

Trying some new remedies, etc.

Hello,



It has been some time since I last posted! Since then, I've closed my EBay store, (it was just too much!), and have spent the summer trying to enjoy my kids. We have a part-time job delivering fliers for a local carpet cleaning company http://earthcarecarpetcleaning.com/ which we really enjoy for several reasons: It is something the kids and I can do together and we earn money at the same time! They are really great folks -- definitely check them out if you need your carpets, furniture or air ducts cleaned!



I became very ill in May/June. I spent about two weeks altogether in the hospital. It was quite an ordeal and it was all because of a medication reaction to Zanaflex (tyzanadine.) It took quite some time for it to get completely out of my system, but since then I've been improving by leaps and bounds! I had been undergoing extensive physical therapy for my numerous injuries over the years, and once off the Zanaflex, my improvement increased exponentially! The only reason I'm back in physical therapy, after having been released, is because we were hit by a deer. It totalled my car and set me back a bit. I'm almost better from that, though.



However, I've had one lingering problem -- don't know if it is from the Zanaflex or just general pain or whatever -- but my blood pressure has remained high. As you may know, I was originally put on a low carb diet because of this. Here's a list of my low carb books http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=sharron+Long+carb



For whatever reason, I can't seem to get my carbs low enough for a long enough period of time to get it back down this time around. I went searching for natural remedies because my elder brother recently died because of complications from high blood pressure medication! I don't want to go that route! I don't do very well with "allopathic" medications as a general rule, anyway... so I typed "natural lower high blood pressure" into Google and found some interesting sites. One mentioned the need to avoid licorice as a supplement, which I'd been taking to strengthen my adrenal glands. I cut that out right away! Another site listed 68 natural ways to lower your blood pressure. As I was writing, I was thinking, man! this is going to be a lot of pills and a lot of money!! Co-enzyme Q-10 was on the list and it suggested a higher dosage than what I've been taking, so I noted to increase it from 100mg to 200mg a day.



I kept looking. Then I found http://www.earthclinic.com/ It is a treasure-trove of home remedies and natural supplements. The site is a collection of anecdotal reports of various people's experiences with different supplements and home remedies. There I found my old-friend apple cider vinegar amongst other things. I had been thinking maybe apple cider vinegar might be helpful for high blood pressure, but recently when I'd taken what I have in the fridge, I'd had unpleasant side effects, like a burning stomach. What I read at http://www.earthclinic.com/ said that some apple cider vinegars are way too acidic -- apparently, they are supposed to be standardized, but they really aren't. I got my PH test strips and checked it -- sure enough! It was very acidic. The site recommended adding baking soda, so I added 3/4 teaspoon to bring it to about 7.4, which is our bodies natural PH. I added a couple of drops of stevia and drunk it. It really wasn't too bad -- rather like slightly salty apple juice. This was Saturday night. (1 tablespoon ACV + baking soda)



I drank the same preparation yesterday morning and again yesterday afternoon. I had begun my menstrual cycle Sunday morning, and I usually have pretty bad cramps and pain in my lower back. It started like normal, but by afternoon, I had definitely noticed a lot less pain than I usually have. I actually forgot to take my naproxen when it was scheduled! I was amazed when I realized it -- I normally am very aware of when the six hour dosing is approaching even under normal circumstances. I've not missed a dose since we were hit by the deer a few weeks ago! ...and to miss one on my cycle?!?



I continued to read about different remedies and was intrigued by the blackstrap molasses reports related to menstruation. I was also interested in the inhaled hydrogen peroxide protocol. I purchased some "full strength" molasses -- not quite blackstrap, though I understand the difference is in the amount of times it is boiled. I'm thinking about just pouring this into a pot and boiling it once more. I also purchased a small misting bottle and filled it with hydrogen peroxide.



Apparently, there is some concern over some brands of hydrogen peroxide having contaminents like heavy metals and stabilizers. It shouldn't have any color (stabilizers) when put into clean water and shouldn't fizz (metals). I did both tests and mine came up fine. Cool, too -- it is the 2/$1.00 kind at Dollar Tree!



I added molasses to the apple cider vinegar and baking soda mix last night. (1 Tablespoon molasses + 1 Tablespoon ACV + 1/4 teaspoon baking soda.) That was NOT a good thing for me! I barely slept at all. Finally, around 3 am I had a piece of lunch meat, some peanuts and I mixed up some lemon juice with the molasses and baking soda. (1 Tablespoon lemon juice + the same as above.) I've used lemon juice to help me sleep for about a year now. I went right to sleep.

I've been able to cut my naproxen intake by at least 1/2, maybe more, and I'm not taking the Baclophen which I usually have to take round-the-clock when I'm on my cycle, and I'm not taking any Tramadol at all! Definitely seeing an improvement in the pain area! I've taken the vinegar, soda and molasses mix three times today, so far. I don't expect I'll usually need it this much, but I needed a "pick-me-up" mid-morning, so I had another dose. This afternoon I added 1/16 teaspoon of turmeric to the mix because it is supposed to help with inflammation of arthritis and menstrual issues. I just took it, and I'm feeling rather invigorated. I don't think I'll be taking it right before bed!

I've been misting my painful places with the hydrogen peroxide, and it seems to help. Most interesting is the dog's response to it! My daughter sprayed him because he'd dug at himself and caused a sore. She noticed fleas jumping out, so she got a flea comb and sprayed him down thoroughly. Fleas gone! His back side was all red looking earlier, and now it is much less red in appearance.

Since the purpose of all this is my blood pressure being high, I'll report on that as well -- because I do have something to report! I'm really rather amazed because the site said it would take two weeks to see improvement, but I do respond very well to natural remedies. I've been running very high, and was unable to measure it before Sunday because of the poison oak on my arm. This means I don't really have an "official" start reading. I did take it Sunday, though, and it seems pretty typical of what my blood pressure has been. I took it in the morning and afternoon, (forgot in the evening), and had readings of 153/93 and 151/91. Today, I've taken it twice so far and have readings of 155/81 and 152/85. The second was after my son told me he'd stabbed himself with a knife! This is an improvement of 12 points in one day! It is usually lower in the evening, so I'm curious what it will be...

I plan to add hydrogen peroxide inhalation and "oil pulling" most likely, but I want to do this for a while and see how I do.

Blessings,
Sharron