Re: Desperate plea for help! Long, but please read!--

[Guest guest]

,

Bless you, exhaused mama! Keep hanging in there.

The vitamin D in cod liver oil sometimes helps with night waking.

Lots of yogurt and acidophilus can help with the acidic urine.

I recently ran into the article below on the Vitamin K list. It

mentions bladder infections, but it seems it would be good for UTI's

also. I don't know if it applies to 's situation, but I

thought I'd pass it along.

mom to -12

SCD 4/23/04

Tamaro wrote:

Also from Dr. 's newsletter. This one is SCD-legal.

Since

it tastes bad, the iodine could be dripped into empty capsules for

children

who swallow pills. I suspect this treatment would get rid of other

infections too (such as microbes in the kidneys?).

CLINICAL TIP 141

The simple solution that conquers those stubborn bladder infections

when

nothing else works

Last month, I reminded long-time readers (and filled new ones in)

about

D-mannose, ['s note: NOT SCD-legal] the natural, good-tasting

simple sugar that " whisks away " the E.

coli bacteria that cause approximately 90 percent of all bladder

infections.

This month, let's finish off the rest of those bladder infections -

the 10

percent that D-mannose can't help. This treatment is also a completely

natural one that was actually first described in the 1920s by

physicians at

the Mayo Clinic (no, those aren't typos-this treatment really has been

around for over 80 years and it was described by physicians at one of

the

most mainstream of mainstream medical institutions).

Actually, this treatment will eliminate 100 percent of all bladder

infections, but it doesn't taste nearly as good as D-mannose, and in

many

cases requires a prescription. In addition, although it happens very

rarely, it can cause an allergic reaction. So I generally recommend

trying

D-mannose first and using this remedy as " back-up " if that doesn't

work.

So what is it? Long-time readers of Nutrition & Healing may have

guessed

already: It's saturated solution of potassium iodide (SSKI), the

natural

remedy so versatile that Holly and I never travel without it

(although the

Transportation " Security " Agency is certainly making it more

difficult to do

so).

How you can benefit from iodine's " double identity "

You may remember your mother putting iodine on your cuts when you were

small. Mother knew just what she was doing: Iodine and its cousin

iodide

are both effective germ killers that double as essential nutrients

for the

human body. But iodine use fell by the wayside for most people when

patent

medicine companies " shoved it aside " with incessant promotion of

whatever

they'd concocted as their " latest, greatest " patented germ killer.

(Remember Mercurochrome? Imagine actually promoting the use of

mercury-containing " treatments " ?! But then again, can anyone say

" thimerosal " or " dental amalgam " ?)

It may not be as common as Neosporin these days, but iodine and iodide

(especially SSKI) is still around, killing just as many germs as ever

and

waiting patiently for more and more of us to re-discover what Mother

and

Grandmother knew years ago. But back to SSKI and bladder infections.

Don't leave home without it

We were at a convention in a mountainous region of Wyoming, miles from

medical facilities, when a friend also attending, a woman, started

looking

distressed and asked Holly (who's an R.N.) if there was anything she

could

do about a bladder infection she felt coming on. She'd already asked

the

hotel about cranberry juice, but they didn't have any in stock. She

and her

husband were hoping to avoid the long drive to the nearest small

hospital in

the middle of the night. Holly went back to our room and got one of

our two

small travel-size bottles of SSKI (we always bring two, just for

circumstances like this: we don't want to be without at least one for

us!).

After making sure she had no iodine allergy, she advised our friend

to take

15 drops of SSKI in lots of water (as effective as it is, even well

diluted,

SSKI doesn't taste at all good) every three to four hours while she

was

awake. (There's no need to get up from sleeping to take it, since the

iodide stays in the bladder and keeps on killing germs until the

bladder is

emptied. You can-and should-take more then.) In fact, as Holly

advised our

friend, you should keep taking it until all your symptoms have been

gone for

at least 24 hours.

The next day, our friend was looking considerably better, and two

days later

she told Holly she was cured.

Iodine does a body (not just a bladder) good

Large quantities of iodine and iodide migrate to various secretions

throughout the body: nasal secretions, saliva, mucous, bile, cervical

secretions, seminal fluid-name a secretion or excretion, and whatever

iodine

and iodide the thyroid and other organs can't store and use will be

in it.

And since iodine and iodide are natural germ-killers, wherever large

quantities go, including the urine, germs die. Fortunately, with the

exception of rare cases of iodine or iodide allergy, it takes enormous

quantities - much larger than the ones found in any body secretion -

to hurt

anyone.

As I mentioned earlier, physicians from the Mayo Clinic wrote about

this

therapy decades ago. And their original recommendation is the same

one I

still use today: 15 drops every three to four hours. It worked then,

and it

works today. But remember: don't take iodine or iodide " long-term "

without

advice from a physician skilled and knowledgeable in natural

medicine, since

too much iodine or iodide can suppress the function of the thyroid

gland.

SSKI is the major ingredient in " Tri-Quench " (Scientific Botanicals),

available from the Tahoma Clinic Dispensary, some natural food

stores, and

compounding pharmacies. It's also available by prescription through

compounding pharmacies as just " SSKI. "

www.wrightnewsletter.com

[Guest guest]

Hi there ...

I think I figured out what has been going on... thanks to the mom/woman who

wrote about her extreme nausea for 3 weeks after the 1st week... and coupled

with the fact that had not been responding well to my formerly

successful remedies...and threw up twice in three days.... and ... (drum roll) I

am sure it is OBVIOUS to you sitting and reading, but it was a slow revelation

to my stupid brain--- the child was horribly nauseous and did not know how to

stop it... and so... when I figured it... was a good possibility... I started

researching...

and since I now am a FIRM believer in the power of herbs... I looked up remedies

and WOO! GINGER... as in GINGER ALE.. (duh!)

But... he can't have soda...and I am sure it is not nearly as natural nor potent

as a GINGER remedy... ran to vitamin shop, gave him 1 1/2 tsp. when next " crazed

episode started " and... he calmed down.

He has been eating a turkey I made this morning non-stop since...and I had to

give the ginger twice so far.... but he began eating again. I would say he has

eaten about 1 or more lbs of meat ...

I'm passing it on to anyone ELSE who is too stupid (like me) to see that nausea

is a major culprit of our kids who can't explain.

(tonight will be the major test... ugh oh... I hear him getting loud... dose

#3??? I hope I DO have a way to help him now... we'll see.!)

He's been waking nauseous and THAT is when he throws up! I do give vitamin

d...and some cod liver oil... well, Nordic natural...

Re: Desperate plea for help! Long, but please

read!--

,

Bless you, exhaused mama! Keep hanging in there.

The vitamin D in cod liver oil sometimes helps with night waking.

Lots of yogurt and acidophilus can help with the acidic urine.

I recently ran into the article below on the Vitamin K list. It

mentions bladder infections, but it seems it would be good for UTI's

also. I don't know if it applies to 's situation, but I

thought I'd pass it along.

mom to -12

SCD 4/23/04

Tamaro wrote:

Also from Dr. 's newsletter. This one is SCD-legal.

Since

it tastes bad, the iodine could be dripped into empty capsules for

children

who swallow pills. I suspect this treatment would get rid of other

infections too (such as microbes in the kidneys?).

CLINICAL TIP 141

The simple solution that conquers those stubborn bladder infections

when

nothing else works

Last month, I reminded long-time readers (and filled new ones in)

about

D-mannose, ['s note: NOT SCD-legal] the natural, good-tasting

simple sugar that " whisks away " the E.

coli bacteria that cause approximately 90 percent of all bladder

infections.

This month, let's finish off the rest of those bladder infections -

the 10

percent that D-mannose can't help. This treatment is also a completely

natural one that was actually first described in the 1920s by

physicians at

the Mayo Clinic (no, those aren't typos-this treatment really has been

around for over 80 years and it was described by physicians at one of

the

most mainstream of mainstream medical institutions).

Actually, this treatment will eliminate 100 percent of all bladder

infections, but it doesn't taste nearly as good as D-mannose, and in

many

cases requires a prescription. In addition, although it happens very

rarely, it can cause an allergic reaction. So I generally recommend

trying

D-mannose first and using this remedy as " back-up " if that doesn't

work.

So what is it? Long-time readers of Nutrition & Healing may have

guessed

already: It's saturated solution of potassium iodide (SSKI), the

natural

remedy so versatile that Holly and I never travel without it

(although the

Transportation " Security " Agency is certainly making it more

difficult to do

so).

How you can benefit from iodine's " double identity "

You may remember your mother putting iodine on your cuts when you were

small. Mother knew just what she was doing: Iodine and its cousin

iodide

are both effective germ killers that double as essential nutrients

for the

human body. But iodine use fell by the wayside for most people when

patent

medicine companies " shoved it aside " with incessant promotion of

whatever

they'd concocted as their " latest, greatest " patented germ killer.

(Remember Mercurochrome? Imagine actually promoting the use of

mercury-containing " treatments " ?! But then again, can anyone say

" thimerosal " or " dental amalgam " ?)

It may not be as common as Neosporin these days, but iodine and iodide

(especially SSKI) is still around, killing just as many germs as ever

and

waiting patiently for more and more of us to re-discover what Mother

and

Grandmother knew years ago. But back to SSKI and bladder infections.

Don't leave home without it

We were at a convention in a mountainous region of Wyoming, miles from

medical facilities, when a friend also attending, a woman, started

looking

distressed and asked Holly (who's an R.N.) if there was anything she

could

do about a bladder infection she felt coming on. She'd already asked

the

hotel about cranberry juice, but they didn't have any in stock. She

and her

husband were hoping to avoid the long drive to the nearest small

hospital in

the middle of the night. Holly went back to our room and got one of

our two

small travel-size bottles of SSKI (we always bring two, just for

circumstances like this: we don't want to be without at least one for

us!).

After making sure she had no iodine allergy, she advised our friend

to take

15 drops of SSKI in lots of water (as effective as it is, even well

diluted,

SSKI doesn't taste at all good) every three to four hours while she

was

awake. (There's no need to get up from sleeping to take it, since the

iodide stays in the bladder and keeps on killing germs until the

bladder is

emptied. You can-and should-take more then.) In fact, as Holly

advised our

friend, you should keep taking it until all your symptoms have been

gone for

at least 24 hours.

The next day, our friend was looking considerably better, and two

days later

she told Holly she was cured.

Iodine does a body (not just a bladder) good

Large quantities of iodine and iodide migrate to various secretions

throughout the body: nasal secretions, saliva, mucous, bile, cervical

secretions, seminal fluid-name a secretion or excretion, and whatever

iodine

and iodide the thyroid and other organs can't store and use will be

in it.

And since iodine and iodide are natural germ-killers, wherever large

quantities go, including the urine, germs die. Fortunately, with the

exception of rare cases of iodine or iodide allergy, it takes enormous

quantities - much larger than the ones found in any body secretion -

to hurt

anyone.

As I mentioned earlier, physicians from the Mayo Clinic wrote about

this

therapy decades ago. And their original recommendation is the same

one I

still use today: 15 drops every three to four hours. It worked then,

and it

works today. But remember: don't take iodine or iodide " long-term "

without

advice from a physician skilled and knowledgeable in natural

medicine, since

too much iodine or iodide can suppress the function of the thyroid

gland.

SSKI is the major ingredient in " Tri-Quench " (Scientific Botanicals),

available from the Tahoma Clinic Dispensary, some natural food

stores, and

compounding pharmacies. It's also available by prescription through

compounding pharmacies as just " SSKI. "

www.wrightnewsletter.com