Re: hi question on localized scleroderma
HIV is an autoimmune disorder too, and when you get down to it, most diseases and chronic illness manifest themselves in the presence of an impaired immune system - which is our natural first line of defense that, when healthy and robust, prevents and overcomes such diseases.
For this reason, my first thoughts go to oleander, which was shown in European studies in 1986-76 to have six times the immune stimulating activity of the most powerful patented immune stimulators known to man. A product know as Sutherlandia OPC combines oleander with the South African "cancer bush" Sutherlandia Frutescens which has demonstrated some pretty impressive abilities of its own and has been so effective in it's native country that it is featured on a postage stamp there. The OPC product was developed especially to treat the HIV immune disorder and cancer, which is really an immune disorder itself, and has had incredible success there an around the world.
My next thought is to turn to that healthy diet and lifestyle. Proper diet and nutrition, making sure that you get plenty of all the essential vitamins and minerals, including trace minerals, along with a healthy lifestyle, plenty of fresh air, water and sunshine, and removal of toxins and stress from your body and your environment are all valuable elements of just about any disease beating and health maintenance protocol.
Since good health begins in the gut, and so does much disease, supplementation with probiotics including good organic yogurt would make sense to me. And since no disease is normally present when the liver is healthy, de-toxing, rebuilding and protecting the liver is normally vital to achieve and maintain good health. I think that the combination of superior colloidal silver, oleander and the three anti-oxidants in the Berkson clinical study (alpha-lipoic acid, selenium and milk thistle) make an unbeatable combo for protecting the liver and helping it regenerate.
I would next turn to some natural help in beating pathogens that your immune system probably needs. Again oleander and colloidal silver come immediately to mind. So do natural anti-virals such as garlic, onion, and olive leaf extract.
I would finally suggest taking a good look at my article "A natural anti-cancer protocol". As far as I know, everything in that article also applies to immune deficiencies and most other chronic illnesses and conditions.
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