RE: More on Evening Primrose oil

[Guest guest]

Hi, Cab, Lizzie, Debbie, and All,

 

When I mentioned the evening primrose oil on a recent post

to Marc, it was just something I wrote off the top of my head, due to Marc

writing that he is looking for something for toxins to bind to (and in my

experience,

many toxins like particular kinds of fats or fatty acids). 

 

I got huge amounts of mail on evening primrose oil as a

result, both on the forum and privately, both for and against it.  Lol  It

was interesting—this rarely happens that so many people are fired up to write

about a particular therapy.  But the

discourse finally helped me to figure out why I was so stressed when I took

epo!  Thanks so much, All who wrote! 

 

When I wrote that epo was stressing to me, it wasn’t out of

ignorance for it’s efficacy in doing many healthful things in the body.  That

was, after all, why I was taking it.  EPO has gotten a lot of good press for a

lot

of good things.  I had read in the 90s

that it was helpful in improving CFS, which I then had.  In 1998, I took it for

about 6

months, tried different brands, different dosages, etc and found ultimately it

made me

worse, so quit taking it.

 

In 2004, I had recovered a bit (was no longer bed-bound and

could do light activity for 3 hours a day), so I decided to try to revisit

epo.  I tried it, this time for 4 months,

trying it in various strengths, different brands, etc.  Again, I got worse

instead of better.  *What I did not know then, that I knew later,

was that my remaining “CFS†was actually caused from too low blood

pressure.* 

 

One of the private mails sent this site:

 

http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8513/31402/346441.html?d=dmtConten\

t

 

I regard sites which trash nutrients, btw, with a grain of

salt, but I read them and do due diligence later to check what they say

elsewhere.  This site mentions that epo is known to

lower the blood pressure.  This is a

wonderful thing to know if one has high blood pressure; however, I tend toward

low bp!  And not only low bp which is

healthy, but so low (low 50s/ low 30s during some emf incidents) that I have

been flat on my back and my body is in great stress trying to raise my bp

enough to just sit up.  So this revelation that epo lowers bp, then,

made complete sense to me!  It explains

the stress I had trying epo and why it made my CFS worse and not better!

 

Btw, I now am free of CFS, since I have learned how to

self-regulate my blood pressure, using supplements.  Those of you who have

problems with extreme

fatigue can check your bp often and see for yourselves whether low bp plays a

part in your CFS.  If so, you may be able

to be helped, as well.Those with ES should particularly try to take their bp

during emf exposures.  Some might be shocked how high or low the bp goes at

those times.

 

Thanks All, for the discussion!  I would likely have not looked into this

further and figured this out

without your emails. 

 

Diane

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[Guest guest]

Wow! Thank you for that, I'm sure it will help many people.

I used to have really blood pressure too.....then I learned that low blood

pressure is a classical textbook sign of low adrenals.

I can remember getting dizzy if I stood up too fast. With wireless radiation

exposures, my blood sugar levels would often drop.

(Hypoglycemia).

Over the years I have learned to be vigilant with regards to supporting both the

thyroid and adrenals; and I find that this along

with vital minerals such as: Iodine, Magnesium, Selenium, Potassium and herbs

have helped tremendously. I have also found that

these days I actually do better if I don't eat anything before I run errands. I

will drink Baking Soda water and some Peppermint water

......and on the way home, I may eat a few raw almonds/ raw organic

cucumbers...anything alkaline- no fruit.

I think I do better this way because there's nothing in my stomach for the

radiation to multiply into bad stuff.

I have read of many ESsers who get the opposite problem, where their blood

pressure spikes high.

I'm thinking low thyroid often causes high blood pressure, while low adrenals

commonly cause low blood pressure, so maybe

that's why people can react so differently.

*Anyway, thanks for sharing that info..its sure to clear up alot of confusion on

the evening primrose oil.

Lizzie

From: evie15422@...

Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:13:04 -0700

Subject: Re: More on Evening Primrose oil

Hi, Cab, Lizzie, Debbie, and All,

When I mentioned the evening primrose oil on a recent post

to Marc, it was just something I wrote off the top of my head, due to Marc

writing that he is looking for something for toxins to bind to (and in my

experience,

many toxins like particular kinds of fats or fatty acids).

I got huge amounts of mail on evening primrose oil as a

result, both on the forum and privately, both for and against it. Lol It

was interesting—this rarely happens that so many people are fired up to write

about a particular therapy. But the

discourse finally helped me to figure out why I was so stressed when I took

epo! Thanks so much, All who wrote!

When I wrote that epo was stressing to me, it wasn’t out of

ignorance for it’s efficacy in doing many healthful things in the body. That

was, after all, why I was taking it. EPO has gotten a lot of good press for a

lot

of good things. I had read in the 90s

that it was helpful in improving CFS, which I then had. In 1998, I took it for

about 6

months, tried different brands, different dosages, etc and found ultimately it

made me

worse, so quit taking it.

In 2004, I had recovered a bit (was no longer bed-bound and

could do light activity for 3 hours a day), so I decided to try to revisit

epo. I tried it, this time for 4 months,

trying it in various strengths, different brands, etc. Again, I got worse

instead of better. *What I did not know then, that I knew later,

was that my remaining “CFS” was actually caused from too low blood pressure.*

One of the private mails sent this site:

http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8513/31402/346441.html?d=dmtConten\

t

I regard sites which trash nutrients, btw, with a grain of

salt, but I read them and do due diligence later to check what they say

elsewhere. This site mentions that epo is known to

lower the blood pressure. This is a

wonderful thing to know if one has high blood pressure; however, I tend toward

low bp! And not only low bp which is

healthy, but so low (low 50s/ low 30s during some emf incidents) that I have

been flat on my back and my body is in great stress trying to raise my bp

enough to just sit up. So this revelation that epo lowers bp, then,

made complete sense to me! It explains

the stress I had trying epo and why it made my CFS worse and not better!

Btw, I now am free of CFS, since I have learned how to

self-regulate my blood pressure, using supplements. Those of you who have

problems with extreme

fatigue can check your bp often and see for yourselves whether low bp plays a

part in your CFS. If so, you may be able

to be helped, as well.Those with ES should particularly try to take their bp

during emf exposures. Some might be shocked how high or low the bp goes at

those times.

Thanks All, for the discussion! I would likely have not looked into this

further and figured this out

without your emails.

Diane

________________________________