Re: Advice!

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In message <20050519213535.32599.qmail@...> you wrote:

> I left my kombucha tea unattended for several months and the scoby sucked up

all the tea. Now I am making new tea to save the scoby but did not have the old

tea left to add to new tea. Can I still able to make kombucha tea by putting

the scoby in the new tea without old tea and will it get spoil? Any advice will

be greatly appreciated!

Yes, you can substitute the missing Kombucha tea with distilled

vinegar, or previously boiled and cooled cider vinegar.

Try 3 tbsp per litre (quart) of fresh tea and spoon over the

culture in the sweet tea before covering.

Leave to ferment at least 8 days and then try with a straw whether

it is acidic enough.

Let us know how you're getting on.

All the best,

Margret:-)

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[Guest guest]

UhOh! I'm new here and just got my Kombucha in the mail yesterday.

I made up a gallon with 1 1/2 cups sugar to ferment, but there was only

a tiny but of starter tea with the scoby, maybe < 1/4 cup, so that's all I

put in.

Now it's been over day and it says not to disturb it, but should I /could I

add a little vinegar to keep it from molding???

I hope I haven't ruined it :-(

Thanks

Take care,

Alice - HSing mom to Alice (DS) born Thanksgiving Day 1995 :-)

Hopewell Junction, NY

http://users.bestweb.net/~castella

Re: advice!

In message <20050519213535.32599.qmail@...> you wrote:

> I left my kombucha tea unattended for several months and the scoby sucked

> up all the tea. Now I am making new tea to save the scoby but did not

> have the old tea left to add to new tea. Can I still able to make

> kombucha tea by putting the scoby in the new tea without old tea and will

> it get spoil? Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

Yes, you can substitute the missing Kombucha tea with distilled

vinegar, or previously boiled and cooled cider vinegar.

Try 3 tbsp per litre (quart) of fresh tea and spoon over the

culture in the sweet tea before covering.

Leave to ferment at least 8 days and then try with a straw whether

it is acidic enough.

Let us know how you're getting on.

All the best,

Margret:-)

[Guest guest]

In message <010101c55cf5$34c31430$3310fea9@DELL1> you wrote:

> UhOh! I'm new here and just got my Kombucha in the mail yesterday.

> I made up a gallon with 1 1/2 cups sugar to ferment, but there was only

> a tiny but of starter tea with the scoby, maybe < 1/4 cup, so that's all I

> put in.

> Now it's been over day and it says not to disturb it, but should I /could I

> add a little vinegar to keep it from molding???

Yes, you can spoon some over it...maybe 2-3 tablespoons of distilled or

boiled vinegar (if the vinegar is not pasteurised as often in cider vinegar).

If you boil it, be sure to let it cool first.

> I hope I haven't ruined it :-(

No, Alice, I'm sure it will be fine, so turn the corners up :-)

Have a great day with tablespoons and vinegar and marvellous

brew in the making!

Blessings,

Margret:-)

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[Guest guest]

Thank you!! I added 2 Tbs distilled vinegar and pray it will survive!

Take care,

Alice - HSing mom to Alice (DS) born Thanksgiving Day 1995 :-)

Hopewell Junction, NY

http://users.bestweb.net/~castella

----- Original Message -----

From: " Margret Pegg " <Minstrel@...>

> I hope I haven't ruined it :-(

No, Alice, I'm sure it will be fine, so turn the corners up :-)

Have a great day with tablespoons and vinegar and marvellous

brew in the making!

Blessings,

Margret:-)

[Guest guest]

Do you know if her position is related to not wanting to be

responsible for paying for the medicine, or possibly not wanting to

be responsible for any potential negative outcome she may fear from

the medicine? You are right, he is not old enough to make life

decisions such as this, but do you know whether he is opposed to

taking the medicine? Our son is only 12 (11 1/2 when first

diagnosed), and he did want to take the medicine because his OCD was

so bad he would have done anything for help. I was apprehensive at

first about the medication (Zoloft) because of all the media coverage

about suicidal tendencies in children taking antidepressants.

However, we went for it at the advice of the doctor and watched our

son very closely with regular check-ups and the ability to call the

doctor with any concerns (this helped with my concerns). Also, our

doctor assured us that if we didn't like the results, we could take

him off of the medication, but that it was worth a try. It worked

wonders for him, but it took several weeks to start seeing the

results, and he only had minor side effects (dry mouth, headache, a

little hyperactive) for the first week and for the first week after

each increase (they start low and go up in mg as needed).

This is a difficult decision to make for most families, but if your

husband and son are not opposed to the medication and the mother is

willing to be educated (maybe going in to visit with psychiatrist

with son), she may be more willing to help monitor the son and remind

him to take his medication. It was difficult (emotionally) for me to

give my son the medicine the very first week (had to get my husband,

his dad, to do it), but I am the one responsible for making sure he

gets it every day now (my husband forgets easily). I guess my point

is, maybe there is more to her refusal - maybe her own fears. This

is something that really needs good cooperation between all, but

depending on how much he is with his mother, you may be able to call

him when he is there with reminders to take the medication. Do you

think he is responsible enough to do this? It would be better to

have the mother hand it out to him (since he is a child and one can

overdose on the medication), but he could ask her for it himself.

Don't give up - these things are very upsetting, but hopefully, with

a little education for all involved, you can come to an amicable

solution that will benefit your stepson, as well as the rest of the

family.

> I am a step mother to a 13 year old boy who has recently been

diagnosed

> with OCD - although he has shown signs of it for quite awhile. He

after

> extensive counseling was sent to the physciatrist to be medicated.

His

> behavior is both disruptive to him and his life, but also to our

> daughter who is only 4. His mother has taken the stance that if he

is

> not willing to take the medicine on his own and realize there is a

> problem - she will not get it filled. In my mind I do not feel he

is

> old enough to make life decisions such as this. He is already

having

> difficulty and I believe it will only get worse. I am trying to get

> advise from other parents or professionals on how I can explain to

his

> mother that by not giving him this medication - she is really

hurting

> him. He feels that he has no control in his life and from what I

read

> medication and therapy can be a great start to a happier life? Does

> anyone have any idea's - I am all out of suggestions. I have raised

him

> since he was 6 months old and it tears me up not to help when we

have

> the ability and resourses to do so!!

[Guest guest]

Hello, My 6 year old was recently diagnosed with OCD. The past few days

have been pretty bad. He starts therapy next week but I have started him on

inositol at the suggestion of the Psychiatrist we contacted. (we did not want

him on medication yet, unless it doesn't get any better.) The problem is, I

have not idea how much I am supposed to be giving him. Does anyone have more

information on this? I bought 500 mg capsules and I am giving him half until

I find out how much to give him. Thank you!!

www.mamafaerie@...

[Guest guest]

Hi! Want to make sure I understand this -

He primarily lives with his mom?

And mom took him to get diagnosed (since she has prescription)?

And son is saying he doesn't want to take the medicine?

If that last is right, then if son changes his mind she will get it

filled?

And also, would son take it if " ordered to " even if he doesn't want

to?

Sorry for all the questions, but I have 3 sons (single mom) and want

to make sure I understand.

I know that if my sons absolutely refused to take a med, there is no

way I could " make " them; well, threats of grounding, taking something

away, etc., maybe, but not necessarily.

If stepson doesn't want meds, you seem to see how much he could

really benefit from them. Can you sit and talk with him about how

you see OCD interfering in his life, controlling it, and how it

affects the rest of you, including 4 yr old? Maybe suggest he could

try the medication for just 6 months and see how it does, if he feels

he gets any benefits, etc.

An experienced OCD therapist, one who does Cognitive Behavioral

Therapy (CBT) and Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), could

possibly help him without his taking any medication, but that could

depend on how high his anxiety and willingness to participate in

therapy is.

Stepson might have to " hit bottom " if he doesn't see how OCD is

interfering before he'll try.

My son (16 now) didn't want to try any prescription medications. We

tried inositol powder (considered in the B vitamin family) and after

quite a few weeks (about same time as meds can take to kick in well

for some people) we noticed some improvement with his OCD. And as he

stayed on the powder longer, more benefits and more.... Anyway, he

was on it all through middle school, worked really well for him.

That might be something your stepson would try maybe, a " vitamin "

mixed in a drink (need to use powder not tablets), but he'd have to

have patience to see if it helped. The powder is sort of like

medication, I think, in that what works well for one person, doesn't

work for " all. "

In 9th grade my son did try Celexa. Inositol had worked great, we

were really down to just 1x a day on it (as opposed to the 3-4x a day

during the worst of OCD), but OCD was " still there " for him, though

not interfering. However, OCD was waxing a bit and I had always

wondered if he would get greater benefit from a prescription

medication (like OCD even getting out of the background,

just " gone! " - one can hope!) and he said he'd try it for that

reason. So he was on Celexa from beginning of 9th to end of 10th

grade (this past month) and he did well on it. I can't say he got

greater benefit from it than inositol powder though, for his OCD.

But this is my own son's experienced, and we all know everyone is

different or we wouldn't have so many different medications to try

for OCD! (my son wanted to try " med free " for a while)

So there are several options for stepson to try - therapy alone, meds

alone, therapy and meds together, inositol powder (with/without

therapy).... We didn't have any experienced therapist and worked on

things on our own here at home (exposure, etc., resisting/lowering

compulsions...). You all could pick 1,2,3 OCD things he can begin

working on at home.

When you said " control " as to he doesn't feel he has any, I wasn't

sure if you meant for OCD or over his life. If OCD, then he should

be willing to try something (even medication?) for it. If over his

life, then, as said above, there are options that he can choose from

(gives him a bit of control to choose).

OK, don't know if any above was helpful, but please keep posting here

and let us know how things are going!

> I am a step mother to a 13 year old boy who has recently been

diagnosed

> with OCD - although he has shown signs of it for quite awhile. He

after

> extensive counseling was sent to the physciatrist to be medicated.

His

[Guest guest]

Hi there, I wonder if a better approach would be to encourage the boy's

mother speak with the doctor, therapist, or even come here to learn more

about how meds for OCD can help. Is it possible she is being oppositional

to you and your husband more than thinking strictly of what's best for her

son? Is she fearful of or " against " psych meds for kids? Or is it the boy

who is refusing medication at this point? I agree at 13 a child needs to be

involved to a degree in this sort of decision, but if he has not been

medicated before he may not understand the relief he may experience with the

right med.

Was the counseling he participated in Cognitive Behavior Therapy with

Exposure and Response Prevention? This is the only therapy proved to reduce

and eliminate OCD symptoms and is the first suggested treatment for OCD in

kids. If he was treated with some other type of therapy, a round of this

type may reduce his symptoms to the point that medication is no longer

needed. You should see improvement in his symptoms with CBT/ERP in around

five sessions.

Your step son is lucky to have you pulling for him. I hope this frustrating

situation can be resolved soon!

Kathy R. in Indiana

----- Original Message -----

From: " happyhomehelp4 " <happyhomehelp4@...>

>I am a step mother to a 13 year old boy who has recently been diagnosed

> with OCD - although he has shown signs of it for quite awhile. He after

> extensive counseling was sent to the physciatrist to be medicated. His

> behavior is both disruptive to him and his life, but also to our

> daughter who is only 4. His mother has taken the stance that if he is

> not willing to take the medicine on his own and realize there is a

> problem - she will not get it filled. In my mind I do not feel he is

> old enough to make life decisions such as this. He is already having

> difficulty and I believe it will only get worse. I am trying to get

> advise from other parents or professionals on how I can explain to his

> mother that by not giving him this medication - she is really hurting

> him. He feels that he has no control in his life and from what I read

> medication and therapy can be a great start to a happier life? Does

> anyone have any idea's - I am all out of suggestions. I have raised him

> since he was 6 months old and it tears me up not to help when we have

> the ability and resourses to do so!!

[Guest guest]

Hi, here's some inositol info on dosages that can help. With my son,

then almost 12, we only went up to around 13-14 grams when he was at

his worst OCD time, so don't think you HAVE to try the 18 grams! I

can't recall what his weight was back then (not sure I know it now!).

We used inositol powder all thru middle school, worked well for my

son. Did take a few weeks to tell if he was actually getting any

benefit from it, OCD has it's good & bad days so wasn't quite sure

until we saw continued improvement.

http://www.homestead.com/westsuffolkpsych/Inositol_and_OCD.html

> Hello, My 6 year old was recently diagnosed with OCD. The past

few days

> have been pretty bad. He starts therapy next week but I have

started him on

> inositol at the suggestion of the Psychiatrist we contacted. (we

did not want

[Guest guest]

Does the brand name of the inositol matter? Or pill vs powder?

Thanks.

A.L. In L.A.

..

[Guest guest]

Hi, with inositol I would check the " ingredients " to make sure

it's " just " inositol powder. The powder is recommended. It would

take too many pills to get up to a good amount of grams. And I don't

know, perhaps the powder gets into the body/system better. I got

the " crystals " once instead of the powder, they didn't dissolve as

well, so I recommend powder.

Those of us who've tried the inositol have used various brands, so no

one name brand. We used Source Naturals; others have used SolRay(?)

and there's others. If you search thru the archive of messages here

(which can sometimes take a few minutes), you can probably find some

frequent posts on it when the subject has come up. I have found that

buying it online is cheaper than at a local store, where price can be

WAY up!

> Does the brand name of the inositol matter? Or pill vs powder?

> Thanks.

> A.L. In L.A.

>

>

>

> .

[Guest guest]

I don't know if this will matter to you now or not, but we live in

Colorado and are traveling to Arizona for our sons Doc Band. My son

was discounted nearly 50% for being on Medicade, so I am sure that it

would be the same way in Florida. As for the explanation for why your

son would have to wear the band longer is simple. His head wont be

growing at such a rapid pace any more, so this will take a bit more

time than a younger child. I hope this helped and good luck.

>

> From: browneyedgrl2411 <browneyedgrl2411>

> Subject: Advice!

> Plagiocephaly

> Date: Monday, July 7, 2008, 11:40 AM

>

>

>

>

> Hello, my son has just started in his Starband at exactly 1 year

> old. We are not sure yet wether Mediacid will cover it or not. I am

> in florida and and his head is 2 1/2 outside the variance of normal

> and he has bracheocephaly. I am unsure of the mm or how that works.

> If anyone knows wether Florida Medicaid covers it or not that would

> be very helpful! I have been trying to get him banded for 6 months

> and the doctors never measured his head they just would touch it and

> assure me that his hair would cover it.They do not like the

> banding. He is behind a little developementaly, he is just trying

> to pull himself up now and has no interest in crawling. He is very

> active and bright, he just is a very content baby. He has had Mri's

> of his head and full spine and they have been fine. He has enlarged

> ventricles but hydracephalus has been ruled out. I finally got the

> helmet because the OT and Pt supported me and the ped finally helped

> out with it all. The orthotist thinks that he will wear it only 3

> months and I am not clear on why as a older child is supposed to

> wear it longer I had thought. has anyone had any experience in

> banding a 1 year old child and what were the outcomes? How long did

> they need to wear their helmet? I had heard of craniosynostosis and

> assume that at his age that would not be a problem now.he is still a

> total back sleeper and has had specialist and his ped look at hime

> few times. So it has been ruled positional. I have looked

> everywhere at the info and am sure that the headshapes are much

> more obvious and he has no facial assymetry. i just would not want

> to hurt him in any way. I am always very nervous about the

> anesthisia and do not want to do test for little reason.What testing

> is done and do they have to be sedated? I do not have any reason to

> believe he has this I am just a little nervous about all of this

> still and am trying to get used to him in his helmet. He looks so

> cute :-)Thanks for any feedback and have a great day everyone!!

>

[Guest guest]

Hey! I'm glad your first adjustment went well. That's very cool you

got to help another mother out too. I ran into a lady at Target

whose daughter had just graduated from a helmet. She was from South

Carolina though. Has it been raining a lot in St. Augustine? It's

been pouring everyday here! If I'm out with Marlee and stuck in the

rain I just take her helmet off and put it in a plastic bag until we

can get in the car. lol!

Jackie

> >

> > From: browneyedgrl2411 <browneyedgrl2411>

> > Subject: Advice!

> > Plagiocephaly

> > Date: Monday, July 7, 2008, 11:40 AM

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Hello, my son has just started in his Starband at exactly 1 year

> > old. We are not sure yet wether Mediacid will cover it or not. I

am

> > in florida and and his head is 2 1/2 outside the variance of

normal

> > and he has bracheocephaly. I am unsure of the mm or how that

works.

> > If anyone knows wether Florida Medicaid covers it or not that

would

> > be very helpful! I have been trying to get him banded for 6

months

> > and the doctors never measured his head they just would touch it

and

> > assure me that his hair would cover it.They do not like the

> > banding. He is behind a little developementaly, he is just trying

> > to pull himself up now and has no interest in crawling. He is

very

> > active and bright, he just is a very content baby. He has had

Mri's

> > of his head and full spine and they have been fine. He has

enlarged

> > ventricles but hydracephalus has been ruled out. I finally got

the

> > helmet because the OT and Pt supported me and the ped finally

helped

> > out with it all. The orthotist thinks that he will wear it only 3

> > months and I am not clear on why as a older child is supposed to

> > wear it longer I had thought. has anyone had any experience in

> > banding a 1 year old child and what were the outcomes? How long

did

> > they need to wear their helmet? I had heard of craniosynostosis

and

> > assume that at his age that would not be a problem now.he is

still a

> > total back sleeper and has had specialist and his ped look at

hime

> > few times. So it has been ruled positional. I have looked

> > everywhere at the info and am sure that the headshapes are much

> > more obvious and he has no facial assymetry. i just would not

want

> > to hurt him in any way. I am always very nervous about the

> > anesthisia and do not want to do test for little reason.What

testing

> > is done and do they have to be sedated? I do not have any reason

to

> > believe he has this I am just a little nervous about all of this

> > still and am trying to get used to him in his helmet. He looks so

> > cute :-)Thanks for any feedback and have a great day everyone!!

> >

>