Great advice all around. It is amazing how many people will disregard the advice of their doctor (if they are even seeing one) and instead listen to someone selling 'dealerships' in the latest multi-level marketing herbal/vitamin company.
LOL! Does the name Kevin Trudeau mean anything to you?
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Mmmmmmmmmmmm..... My wife is a pharmacist (usually looking over my shoulder as I type this). Of course, that probably PRECLUDES me from having any say in this as I am probably now part of the conspiracy in your mind.
I really could care less whether your wife is a pharmacist, doctor or whatever as it really makes little difference. Limited education doesn't make a person knowledgeable to cure anyone. As most doctors are taught little about herbs or any natural or alternative medicine. Why would I expect them to be able to give a educated response. I know many doctors and a couple of pharmacists as well and they would disagree with your position. It's all about the money and reading one or two books proves nothing. There is always conspiracy in this world and always will be. The system is corrupt and always will be. It takes little to prove conspiracy in the pharm industry and others.
I am for natural cures also -when actually effective..... mainly because they are cheaper! But the same ingredients in "natural" cures are often the same in pharmaceutical, just in much lower (and often ineffective and COMPLETELY unregulated) doses. Don't get me started on Saint Johns Wort and Ginko......
SJW shouldn't be taken by anyone who takes any other medication at all!! It's is contraindicated with most other medications.
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SJW shouldn't be taken by anyone who takes any other medication at all!! It's is contraindicated with most other medications.
Right, it's a pretty interesting herb...NOT AT ALL what it's marketed as. It really should be used under the care of a qualified herbalist/ND/MD only.
That said, it is a fascinating herb to study. There are a few others that are enigmas like SJW is, I love studying them.
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I tried SJW for a while and, fortunately knew it can cause heart palpitations, because when I took it that's what it did to me!
We take a lot of supplements here. My husband is taking niacin for high cholesterol, for example. But, people need to really read and know what they are doing. When my husband started flushing, I was at least able to tell him right away that he was flushing and that it was a good thing.
Doctors know very little about nutrition which is why I think that people need a balanced and self-educated approach to health.
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Another thing people need to be aware of in regard to herbal meds is that, if the FDA hasn't established a 'safe dosage' guideline, DON'T TAKE IT!!! People have died for seemingly no reason but it was due to them taking large quantities of herbal meds with the idea that 'if one works good, two is better, three is terrific, four...'.
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I tried SJW for a while and, fortunately knew it can cause heart palpitations, because when I took it that's what it did to me!
We take a lot of supplements here. My husband is taking niacin for high cholesterol, for example. But, people need to really read and know what they are doing. When my husband started flushing, I was at least able to tell him right away that he was flushing and that it was a good thing.
Doctors know very little about nutrition which is why I think that people need a balanced and self-educated approach to health.
I think it's a good thing if every woman can teach her man how to flush!
Of course, the Bible says that women are not to teach the man, but I still think it's a good thing!!!
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There are a few others that are enigmas like SJW is, I love studying them.
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