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lighter:
CB:
The Primrose oil means I don't have to get my ears cleaned out every year. For a while there, I was really struggling. An MD, with a holistic leaning, put me on Primrose Oil, and the ear trouble stopped. When I stopped taking the oil, a few years later, I found myself with a spraybottle, tube attached, getting almost cold water forced into my ears for a half an hour... stung SO BAD! Really hate that, and always always will go to an ENT doc, bc they have the cool mini vac system to make the job quick, easy, and painless. I've also had big syringes forcing water into my ears.... had to go into the parking lot after an hour, and take a break once. The doctor had to call, me and talk me BACK into the office to finish. Everyone was wet, miserable, and ready to be done.
I don't know that Primrose oil will help with ear infections. Usually ear trouble like that begins with a sinus trouble for me.
That doctor also suggested I buy good flaxseeds, and grind them fresh daily.... at least 2 TBS, and eat them every day. I should do that.
About the probiotics. I used to give oldest dd yogurt about an hour after antibiotics, but this was years ago. The youngest wouldn't take meds, so she always got a shot in the doc's office. I'm sure I didn't remember to give her yogurt, but my oldest was the one with the more serious health issues, and let me tell you....
oldest dd has a great immune system now, where youngest dd gets every cold, flu and virus that's going around.
I think a good probiotic, one with zero sugar, at bedtime is a good idea, maybe a couple times a week. I buy one, in capsule form, Vital-Plex by Klaire Labs from the refrigerated section at my doc's supplement shop.... blue and white packaging. 5+ billion CFUs multi-species probiotic supplement.
When I have a cold, I use zinc, in some form, and also use xylitol X CLEAR nasal spray to prevent a secondary infection. Green and white packagiong. I give one to everyone who's suffering with a cold in the house, and put their initials on the bottle in sharpie. That way they can use it when they come back.
I hope you feel better soon! You too Hops! And Buck!
::nodding::.
DD17 just bounced down the stairs on her left hip, and buttock. Sounded like a crashing fall, then dishes crashing, then more terrible bouncing. I could hear her making noises, and thought she'd broken something.... but she was laughing. And in shock.
She said her socks slipped. Her feet went out in front of her, and once she figured out she couldn't stop, she ditched her ice cream bowl to ensure no tumbling, and finished the fall.
So, I'm hoping DD's hip, and bottom feel better soon too. So scary! I don't know why it's so funny, but we laugh together a lot hence....laughing next about the time I watched her jump off a 4' wall, then "tried" to follow. My left hand slipped, the world was suddenly unsafe, and I found myself on the ground with the back of my skirt flipped over my head wishing I'd worn underwear.
DD said my bare legs shot straight up in the air, then jackknifed down in a superfast blurr, and then I was magically crouched like a cat on all fours, in her view. I'm just glad she remembers I was wearing underwear.
::shaking head::
I knew jumping off that wall was a bad idea.
Twoapenny:
Wow, lots of info on here, I will read and re-read for ideas and things to look out for! Esp baking soda for teeth cleaning, Lighter, never heard of that and am currently trying to reduce my single use plastic/non-friendly to the environment stuff so alternatives to things like toothpaste are all things I want to find out more about :)
Oddly enough, I was wondering yesterday why I do all the stuff I do, because I still feel tired and run down most of the time. Then I thought about my workload and how much crap I've had to deal with over the years and wonder if the only reason I'm still standing is because of all the stuff I use. Hard to know if you don't get an quick and obvious result from something. But either way, I still see no reason not to do it so my current 'stuff' is as follows:
Mulit vit, a premenstrual complex vitamin and fish oil capsules daily, plus Kalms (herbal anxiety relief) as needed.
CBD oil daily and CBD vape as needed.
Bach flower remedies for various over thinking/emotion running all over me things (as and when needed).
Try to do daily (but don't often manage all of it) - meditation (guided is my preference), yoga sequence (particularly for neck, shoulders and hips), beach time (waves! just the sight and sound of them lowers my stress) and/or walk if beach isn't possible. Naps, plenty of water (never drink enough but I do try), healthy diet (fruit, veg, not too much processed or sugary crap - fail on that quite a bit as well).
Acupuncture (roughly every six to eight weeks at moment), osteopath (try to go once a month but don't always manage it), trying very hard to stay away from draining people! I do think a lot of my health problems are caused by other people's actions so I count avoiding them as a health hack :) Lol
Music - I have music on throughout the day, sometimes binural beats type stuff (that's supposed to help with different emotional states), sometimes my old psy trance favourites (still miss that time in my life and I find listening to the music relaxing or uplifting depending on what it is), sometimes just vocalists that I really enjoy - I love listening to really strong women, I find it lifts me up and gives me some hope and focus for the future.
Talking to the cat :) Her attitude is how I want to be - everything is on her terms, she demands affection when she wants it and has no qualms about refusing any kind of contact if she doesn't :) No people pleasing there!
Sunshine whenever possible but this is England so never any guarantees! I find watching the birds relaxing and this is a really cute thing that I will include as a health hack because it makes me smile so much - two of the little girls on our road practise little dance routines at school during the day and then come round to mine in the afternoon and do a little performance on the grass outside my house. It's so cute, they always cheer me up :)
lighter:
Yes, Tupp! Absolutely, bird watching brings joy for me too! Especially the little hummingbirds. One came by yesterday, so thirsty.
And, I too wonder about where our health would be if we'd done traditional Western medicine and nutrition only. Esp my oldest dd.
Youngest dd has cbd oil, but not quite ready to try it out. How does it help you?
Lighter
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: lighter on July 14, 2019, 02:10:57 PM --- Yes, Tupp! Absolutely, bird watching brings joy for me too! Especially the little hummingbirds. One came by yesterday, so thirsty.
And, I too wonder about where our health would be if we'd done traditional Western medicine and nutrition only. Esp my oldest dd.
Youngest dd has cbd oil, but not quite ready to try it out. How does it help you?
Lighter
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Lighter, what I've found the CBD oil is helping me do is separate out all the different strands and tackle the roots of my many different problems, which for me is the key. When I started taking it (last November or thereabouts) I had a lot of different things going on, some physical, some emotional, some mental health - and I couldn't figure out what was current stress, what was old stuff, what was current exhaustion, what was hormonal, what was my unhealthy coping habits and so on. Taking the oil helped to reduce a lot of the generalised day to day stuff so I was able to start seeing patterns then and then start working on the individual things. There is definitely a big hormonal shift around Day 14 of my cycle and I was able to see that clearly once I'd been on the drops for a couple of months. There's a lot of anger during that phase, which is what I've been seeing the acupuncturist about. The anger is now reducing and in its place is fear. grief and sadness. I don't think the CBD is doing anything for those feelings in itself, but because it reduces the general anxiety and over-work that my system has to cope with, I can identify the different aspects and deal with those in turn.
I use the vape during the day; that just calms me down during stressful periods which for me is always anything paperwork or authority related and/or busy places, some people and so on. Again, it doesn't make everything better, but it does mean I can function and get through another paperwork related meltdown.
Has DD been given advice on how to take? I was advised to take three drops initially for three days and keep a note of my symptoms. If no improvement, increase by another three drops a day. If improvement is instant, it might mean even three drops is too many and the dose might need to be reduced. The strength is important as well; again, I was advised to start on a low strength and work up if need be. I think I ended up taking too much; because it made me feel better I started hoofing it down so that I'd feel amazing :) And of course, it doesn't work like that, it made me feel groggy and sluggish. I dropped right back down a few months ago and now take three drops first thing in the morning throughout the month, with an additional one or two doses a day during my mad phase of my cycle, plus the vape. It's not been a miracle cure (it's being touted as that for everything here at the moment and as always, a lot of what's on sale is synthetic shit that's poor quality and people are being promised miracles). But I've bought good quality oil from our local hemp guy who is a walking miracle - had an untreatable brain tumour and was given a year to live. He treated himself with cannabis and is now seven years into recovery - no tumour present and went from terminally ill, in a wheelchair having multiple seizures a day to running his own business, absolutely fit and healthy, no seizure activity and no meds. He's very knowledgeable and very sweet and has spent a lot of time talking to me about different things and helping me out with what to buy (he's the sort of person that will suggest a cheaper version of a product if he knows it does the same thing as an expensive product but for less money).
Anyway, that's the CBD sermon over! Lol. I found keeping a record of what was going on and how I was feeling about things really helped so perhaps if DD does that if she does start taking it she might find it useful xx
Meh:
Hair Infusium spray makes my nails harder because the keratin. I've never bought a specific nail hardening product. Sometimes my nails crack or break in the same place. The infusium seems to do double duty hair + nails which is nice, less clutter. I don't have any nutrition hacks I just like to eat fresh fruit so I do :) I think taking fish oil actually makes my face more red for some reason, it should be good for me however I'm not sure it is. Generally it's better just to eat real fish. Farmed fish is even being fed corn pellets so researches say the fish meat has diminished nutritionally ...it's interesting.
There aren't any supplements I take now I used to takes boswellia for asthma and it really does help BUT I don't think it's 100% safe it effects blood pressure or something. Has side effects.
A beauty thread would be nice too, haven't worn makeup really since 20's it's so freaking overwhelming. There are too many brands and products out there. I have no beauty routine. I take showers and put sunblock on that is it.
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