Guest guest Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 very interesting..thank you for sharing this. So you are allergic to rag weed and since echinecia is in that same family you have an allergy to it as well? is that correct? mmmmm I'm thinking :-) ~amy~ > > Hashimoto's people have VERY active immune systems. In fact, waaayyyy too > active for their own good. Echinacea mobilizes these little monsters into > action. Trouble is, OUR immune systems have become VERY mistaken as to what > to " aim for " . For those who are allergic to ragweed, also, echinacea is in > the ragweed family. I took it for around a wk or two about 10 yrs ago and > developed allergic conjunctivitis for over a week and more, eyes blistered, > etc.....before I figured out that the echinacea was the latest thing I'd > introduced to my body. I stopped it, and in around 3 to 5 days, the > conjunctivitis was gone. I reintroduced it about 2 wks later, and I've > never been surer of anything in my life. Allergy to it. It was around 2 > yrs later that I read over and over in various articles it's relationship to > the ragweed family. Ragweed is something that I've known for quite some > time I was allergic to, but I always assumed it was just the pollens going > up my nose, mucous membranes, etc........not so, it is by ingestion also, in > my case. > > > > Re: favorite cold remedies? No Echinacea? WHAT??!!! > > > > Good lord girlfriend where in the world did you get that information? > > I have taken echinacea all my life when I felt something coming on. > > This is like when I had my first child and he had to stay in the > > hospital because of jaundice..they told me NOT to breastfeed him, that > > it was bad for him due to the liver etc. Come to find out later it was > > the BEST thing I could have done for him. STUPID DOCTORS! > > > > Anyway you have to begin building up the immune system dear. > > > > What you are doing with the lemon and any over the counter medicine is > > treating SYMPTOMS NOT getting the root cause of the problem. > > > > Want to talk further just say so and I can help. > > ~Amy~ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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