had to share my experience w/ a couple of Christmas gifts I received

January 4, 2011

Hello, I don't post much here, but follow what's going on. I've used many

herbs in the past, but couldn't keep up w/it...too many capsules for my stomach.

But I had to tell you about a couple of things I received for Christmas. I got

a bag from Whole Foods with samples of various products my nieces picked out for

me. One was a bottle of herbal water made by Ayala, and has Ginger and Lemon

Peel essence. My one niece said that it would help calm her stomach, and since

I was a little nauseated that day, I decided to try some.

I put a couple of ounces in a glass and WOW. Within seconds, maybe a minute, I

started herxing! Now I have to say that many things make me herx, and my herxes

are very distinctive. I have a neurologic reaction where my eyes start closing

up, my brain gets groggy, and I end up just having to go to sleep. As a result

I spent the next 2-3 hours on the sofa and missed part of the evening at my

brother's house.

Well I tried some more the next day, and the same thing happened. I plan on

buying some more, but the WF closest to me didn't carry it, so I have to go to

another one to get it.

The other thing they got for me is a granola looking mix call Chia Ginger by

Living Intentions. It says it's enhanced with quinoa sprouts, amaranth sprouts,

pumpkin sprouts, and wild hawthorn berry. It says it's gluten free, dairy free,

nut free and raw. Well, yesterday I decided to open it up and try a little. I

was a little tentative and just put a few little pieces in my mouth to taste it

(I'm not a big granola person), and I started herxing again! I mean, it was

really a strong herx and wiped me out for the rest of the day. I didn't have

more than a teaspoonful at most. In fact I'm sure it was less. The herx was so

strong that I still felt bad today, and I've been feeling pretty good recently

on my mostly drug protocol.

I just tried another very small piece, and again, my eyes started drooping very

quickly.

I'm on some pretty powerful meds, Malarone, Flagyl, roxithromycin (azithromycin

cousin), and artemesinin, so to have such a strong reaction to these things is

rather amazing. I've had strong responses to herbs before but I was shocked to

have such strong reactions to such small amounts of these things.

I know I might be kind of unusual in my response, but I thought I'd put it out

there to see if anyone else wanted to try it and report back if it does anything

for you.

Happy New Years.

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