I wish they would quit badmouthing my friend Epsom Salts

[Guest guest]

>>>>With all due respect, I read that site and I find no

explanation whatsoever of his claims that Epson Salts when used properly

can harm the intestine.<<<

Will, I am so glad you are on this site and contributing!! I have enormous

faith in the veterinary profession and am listening to your insights with great

interest.

My Dad is now an elderly retired MRCVS/DVM and the family lived in many

developing countries, as we all grew up. He worked in small animal practice in

Canada, then the Eli Lilly Drug Company, before joining the UN, as a dairy and

livestock advisor for many years. So, he had a vast wealth of knowledge and

experience and I knew that if any one of the family fell ill (there were 5 kids

and

my Mum on the road with him), he would know exactly what to do for us. He was

a man of intuition, as many 'old school' vets (and doctors) had to be,

without all the current interventions and technologies. Afterall, a

veterinarian's

patients can't speak and tell you what they are feeling. Even today, he is a

proponent of taking the least invasive course of action possible in any medical

protocol/procedure and has tremendous knowledge with regard to 'old fashioned'

remedies that may not have the modern day clinical trials to back them up. He

knew intuitively, 30 years ago, that overuse of antibiotics would lead to the

situation we have, today, where they are no longer working as effectively. As

you say, everything in moderation. My ol' Dad may not have been as well

versed in the modern diagnostic practices and treatments that we have today, but

I

feel very blessed to have been a witness to his insights into the more gentle,

holistic approaches and the good sense to at least give them a try before

attempting anything more invasive.

With regard to epsom salts, the healing properties of these have been known

for a very long time and I was amazed and relieved to find that only 1 tspn in

juice would quickly abate the intense pain of a gb attack.....with no horrific

side-effects. That's one thing that always stuns me when I watch these ads

for various 'miracle' medications on the telly. They may be a wonder cure for

your ailment, but you could also wind up with a variety of other complications

from the drug. Of course, I don't want to damn the efficacy of any drug that

may indeed be life-saving, just that I think we have given away much of our

empowerment to heal ourselves to a medical profession that has lost its ability

to

intuit (our inborn inner technology) to the overuse of outer technologies.

Something of our dignity and empowerment (as pointed out), as human beings

has been lost in all this....

Anyway, just wanted you to know that I am reading your posts with great

interest and that your replies were exactly what I've been pondering, but did

not

have the expertise to express it all in such a well read, erudite way.

Thanks so much for your contributions and bless you for your insights,

n

[Guest guest]

With all due respect, I read that site and I find no

explanation whatsoever of his claims that Epson Salts when used properly

can harm the intestine. Furthermore, he highly touts such nasty vermifuges

as Black Walnut Extract, Wormwood, and Citrus Seed extracts. I'm an

herbalist and I rarely, if ever use these chemicals as there is a raft of

contraindications and tales of woe from their use.

If you do a scientific review of Epson Salts, starting witht he MSDS sheets, for

instance, you will find it to be one of the more non-toxic substances in the

PDR. The Merck Manual lists dozens of uses. A Google search turned up

nothing that I could find that indicated problems have occurred.

It is one of the more useful products in medicine with widely varying

indications ranging from migraines, seisure control, autism management, and

other calcium channel blocking activities. Most of this is I.V. use too and the

blood vessels are far more easily damaged by caustic substances than

intestinal lining. Epsom salts are used for heavy metal detoxification as well.

Note that massively overdosed quantities given IV can be fatal and in my

profession (animal doc) it can be used as an IV euthanasia solution in an

emergency, but this is massive overdose and really requires some

barbituates to hasten the demise.

The oral toxic dose is 428 mg/kg in men and 351 mg/kg for women which is

quite non-toxic. Incidently, I am not recommend the overuse of this product,

mind you, any more than one would overuse anything. As we all know, even

water can be fatal if overdosed.

Personally, I would like to see discreditors such as Dr. to come up

with their own evidence of damage from Epsom salts. There sure are a lot of

happy campers like me who have used it successfully. This issue came up

on the Cure-Zone discussions back in 2002 (see Archives) and there was no

substantiation of any harm, none, and plenty of testimonials and data to attest

to the safety, even with pregnant women and children. I love my Epsom

Salts!

Will in Minneapolis