Re: Getting off Meds..slowly beleiving in Natural-Advice please.

natural remedies are in a completely different ballpark than pharmeceutical medications. but, you are right, every remedy out there reacts differently within people's different bodies. when i'm trying something new, my rule is - start very slowly, make sure its ok, then go from there. i don't jump right in just cuz an herb or supplement might be fantastic for 'everyone else.'

if there were one thing i would do for a bacterial infection it would be to stop eating all sugar.  i've read that the body can only kill 1 bacterium per immune cell after eating sugar whereas it can kill 14 bacteria without any sugar in the system.  i can't remember where i read that, but i can vouch that after my husband cut out most sugar, he's stopped getting sick with colds.  previously when in full sugar mode if anyone was sick around him, he always caught it.  a good site for reading www.thedoctorwithin.com

 the paradigm for going to a doctor vs. doing the research yourself is so different.  going to the doctor means THEY've spent the time doing the research already, so of course its quicker.  you could go to a naturopath that would allow you to take advantage of their training without doing the whole thing yourself.   that could save time.

one thing that's differnet with 'modern medicine' vs. natural cures is that modern medicine may be quick - just take this pill - but the medicines are never designed to cure anything.  they're designed to subdue certain symptoms, in general.  they merely manage illness.   taking insulin doesn't cure diabetes - it manages the illness.  someone that takes synthroid for a low thyroid for their whole life is again, just managing the illness, not curing anything.   so the whole concept of natural cures is completely different than what you've been used to in the medical model. 

seems to me there is a second issue. you said in your note twice that you don't have the time to spend on yourself in order to get well. you wrote "I wont and cant do any cleanses cause I cant be stuck on the t-bowl all day." Then later you say, "My family is getting tired of me researching day in day out and still not 100% better. We are taking our first family cruise vacation in 2 weeks." Sounds like you're not willing to take any time for yourself. That's the first adjustment I would make. Seems like you perceive taking time for yourself as 'taking away' from time with your family. Although you're looking for a 'quick cure' like taking a pill a day, sometimes the issues of illness are deeper than that, and require more time and persistence. by not taking care of yourself, what you are teaching them is that its not okay for them to care for THEMselves. if you go on your cruise and put a 'happy face' on your illness, your family will see right through it anyway. might as well be up front with the whole thing and deal with it.

ps. many great plants come from poor countries. the state of man's economics doesn't detract from their usefulness.

Best to you,
Lisa