Re: Kim/Lema oil.../questions for when things calm down on yo...

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Kim,

How long do you have them inhale the oils like tea tree? Also how did your ex

surgery go today? Deb A

[Guest guest]

Deb,

inhales the vapors for about five minutes. By then, the water

cools off and you can't really smell the vapors so strongly but the

properties are still there. I've tried inhaling tea tree oil using

this water method and five minutes is about all I can smell the scent.

I like using boiled water to ensure that is inhaling " sterile "

water, but you don't want the water boiling hot when you add in the

drops of oil(s) (in case the boiling temp of the water renders the

properties of the oils useless). So let the water cool just a bit, but

it should still be hot enough to produce a nice vapor.

When we're in a hurry, we just open the bottle and wave it under our

noses to smell the scent. But I don't recommend doing that unless you

know your lungs are not hyper-sensitive to the scents.

I haven't heard yet about the surgery. I don't know how long it was

supposed to take. I'm hoping someone will call the kids with an

update, but Larry's family aren't the greatest communicators; they

won't remember how hard it is to get a phone call to THEM in the

waiting room. I woke up this morning with such bad dreams and feelings

of dread. But I keep hoping for good news. Thanks for asking and

thinking of us.

Kim

--- gdattig5@a... wrote:

> Kim,

> How long do you have them inhale the oils like tea tree? Also how

> did your ex surgery go today? Deb A

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/25/2003 4:43:55 PM Central Daylight Time,

kimpayne@... writes:

> Kim

So it only took one time for him to get constipated? Did it help him from not

being so mucusy? I am thinking about trying it especially for my oldest who

has all of the polyps problems. Deb A

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Deb,

Bri used the oral GSH for a while. Val probably well remembers the

fiasco involving my first order with HMP. I wish I'd kept a copy of my

correspondence about that. I remember HMP's president told Val that

rarely has he been both horrified and entertained at the same time.

They screwed the order up so badly that they ended up letting me keep

the products they'd shipped in error. He was really great about

sharing his GSH knowledge and fixing the clerical goofs.

said he felt better taking oral GSH (he's never used the

inhaled). But eventually he went off due to constipation. I tried the

oral GSH... took one 500 mg. capsule two days in a row. Oh, man. I

knew immediately why stopped taking it!

Kim

--- gdattig5@a... wrote:

> In a message dated 8/25/2003 1:33:25 PM Central Daylight Time,

> kimpayne@c... writes:

>

>

> > Kim

>

> Thanks Kim! Does use GSh? Deb A

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In a message dated 8/25/2003 9:01:07 PM Central Daylight Time,

kimpayne@... writes:

> Kim

has such problems with her polyps I was hoping this could be the

answer to help her from having anymore surgeries. Deb A

[Guest guest]

Deb,

No, no... he was on oral GSH for a while before constipation became an

issue. And since he only takes one enzyme per meal it's not like he

could reduce enzymes, though he was able to skip enzymes sometimes and

he'd be fine (i.e., no running to the bathroom). We were concerned

with constipation because we didn't want it to lead to impaction. So

he discontinued the oral GSH.

Remember, Deb, magnesium deficiency also means you are deficient in

antioxidants, including glutathione. So as long as takes

magnesium, I'm comfortable that his GSH (and A, E, C, coenzyme

Q10, and selenium) levels are nearer where they should be -- though

we still supplement all of those except for GSH.

Gee, could I have made that any more confusing?

Anyway, as for mucus: when notices an increase in mucus and

congestion we've found the quickest way to nip it in the bud is look

at diet. As soon as he starts scarfing down the high sulfur foods

(garlic, broccoli, brussel sprouts) and green veggies, and cuts out

the crappy (high omega-6 foods) his congestion and mucus gets under

control.

Think of it this way (over simplified thinking, but it works for

): Increased mucus means active inflammation, and active

inflammation means your omega fatty acids are out of balance: too much

omega 6, not enough omega 3.

And while CF doctors and dieticians love to push the fats, most of

them don't tell you there's a difference in the fats you eat and pwcf

should be eating more omega 3 fats, NOT foods with omega 6. Doctors

are basically helping to kill off their own patients while trying to

help them.

Kim

--- gdattig5@a... wrote:

So it only took one time for him to get constipated? Did it help him

from not being so mucusy? I am thinking about trying it especially for

my oldest who has all of the polyps problems. Deb A