Sunday, November 22, 2009

Sunday, 22 November 2009

I have not been publishing anything here for the last few months because I am writing online a lot into the Radical Faeries group and to Regard Online (LGBT disability group) and this means I can give way to my expression of my need to talk a lot. Nonetheless, I want to publish a document here now and next weekend I want to tell you about a “home” remedy that I have applied for fungal infection. Today, though, I am talking about the treatment I have applied to my own body.
About 2 months ago, more or less, i started to have a skin problem in the inside of my left leg near the knee and although at the beginning I wasn't giving it much importance and I was only scratching it when it was itching, in a few weeks the damage passed to my other legs but near the right hip.
First I started to treat it with organic Aloe Vera and as the problem went up to my stomach and chest, I told my evening carer whether he could find something for the itching; he came back the following evening with a cream called ENDIX-G. Although I have told him not to bring me anything with steroids, this cream has got some because it is anti-fungal and anti-bacterial; well, to my surprise the following morning everything regarding my skin damage was much better, so I self-diagnosed myself as having Candida Albicans and I stopped anything in my diet that has any sugar or yeast (I was having also quite a lot of vinegar and I stopped it too), I reduced as well, as much as possible salt.
All the food changes plus using this cream made an impact and my skin nearly recovered from all the damage, but after a few days it came back. But by then i had already a new cream, a natural cream made from Rhealba Oats.
This also had a very positive effect, besides I had made the food changes already but after a few days the infection was back; by then I was getting fed up with it, so I decided to call HIGHER NATURE to speak with their nutritionist and they recommended GRAPEFRUIT SEED EXTRACT and below I publish with this posting a document that my weekend carers found that is quite descriptive of the product.
Suffice to say that it's working well, very well. After taking it 3 times I had a shower and usually after drying my body with a towel, because of the friction my skin gets red. But this time it got pale, so this is telling me that my skin is already clearing up.
Please, read the following document.

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GRAPEFRUIT SEED EXTRACT - A Natural Antimicrobial?
from Higher Nature
Fourteen years ago an earnest gardener noticed that when he threw grapefruit seeds on his compost they didn't rot. Fortunately, being both a doctor and an Einstein Laureate physicist who specialised in finding natural remedies, he investigated. The result was a remarkable discovery. The extract he made from the grapefruit seeds may turn out to be the most potent and benign antimicrobial so far discovered.
A few drops of Dr Harich's grapefruit seed extract in a glass of water could put a stop to the 'flu or a sore throat. It could also help control candida or gingivitis, and it's been known to banish athlete's foot in a single application. It is highly effective against diarrhoea and food poisoning; it could rid you of worms or parasites; it can even stop you going down with cholera or dysentery when travelling abroad. It is very much more potent than tea tree oil. But the best news is: it is natural, inexpensive, and non-toxic.
'Conventional antibiotics only kill bacteria. The grapefruit seed extract has been shown to inactivate viruses, yeasts, fungi, parasites and worms, as well as bacteria'
What was so surprising about Dr Harich's new discovery was how broad its uses turned out to be. Conventional antibiotics only kill bacteria. The grapefruit seed extract has been shown to inactivate viruses, yeasts, fungi, parasites and worms, as well as bacteria.
"What's in there that makes it work really isn't known," Dr Leo Gailand, who has been prescribing the extract to his New York patients for over seven years, told Natural Health magazine, "There's just something unique about this particular substance. "Whatever it does, it does it without debilitating side effects. "It has the advantage of being very safe, " says Galland.
Dr Louis Parish MD, an investigator for the US. Department of Health and the FDA, who has treated many people with intestinal problems including dysentery, believes that grapefruit seed extract "gives more symptomatic relief than any other treatment."
Researcher astonished
Leading American chiropractor Allan Sachs DC took part in clinical research on the new extract when it first became available. He and his colleagues drew up a list of criteria and evaluated the grapefruit seed extract on each of them.
After evaluating Dr Harich's extract he reported "I was astounded to find that it scored high marks for each category. Could we have discovered the near perfect anti- microbial? For instance, studies from a list of prestigious institutes have demonstrated grapefruit seed extract to be effective against over twenty disease-causing bacteria, more than thirty fungi, and a host of protozoa (single cell parasites). Several of the viruses studied also succumbed to the extract."
Bifidobacteria unaffected
Fortunately grapefruit seed extract does not seem to disturb beneficial gut bacteria. One study which tested the effect of grapefruit seed extract on eczema patients (who frequently have fungal and bacterial infections), found that the extract significantly inhibited Candida albicans and E. Coli, but left the important Bifidobacteria unchanged, and only slightly reduced the Lactobacilli (such as Lactobacilli acidophilus and salivarius). Their patients' constipation, flatulence and abdominal discomfort all improved.
But remarkably, this botanical extract seems to tackle at least some viruses. It is too early to say how many. William Shannon, head of the Microbiology-Virology Division at Southern Research Institute found that grapefruit seed extract was effective against herpes simplex and one of the influenza viruses.
Interlab, a South American laboratory found that it inactivated the measles virus, and the US Department of Agriculture found that it was effective against four animal viruses, including foot and mouth disease and African swine fever.
Other laboratory tests have shown that grapefruit seed extract will kill many of the microbes which commonly infect us, includ- ing: streptococci, staphylococci, salmonella, pseudomonas, giardia, lysteria, legionella, helicobacter pylori and capylobacter jejuni.
Candida success
Chronic candidiasis can be successfully treated with grapefruit seed extract according to the many clinics and medical practitioners now prescribing it. Dr Leo Galland, who prescribes it for chronic candidiasis, has reported treatment failure in only two out of 297 cases, and considers it to be "a major therapeutic breakthrough for patients with chronic parasitic and yeast infections... "
He prescribes 5-10 drops twice daily, diluted in at least four ounces of liquid, and stirred well, and advises patients to avoid its slightly bittertaste by mixing it with juice. Regarding resistant patients Dr Galland commented "...I have had some immunosuppressed patients taking the preparation for over a year with no apparent development of side effects or drug resistance (resistance of infective microbes to the extract)."
Researchers at the Pasteur lnstitute's hospital in Nairobi have been using grapefruit seed extract orally with HIV patients for over years and report dramatic results with secondary infections, including parasitic infections and thrush.
Even on a baby's bottom
Grapefruit seed extract is so safe that you can use a mild solution on a baby's bottom for nappy rash. Normally it comes as a concentrate, of which you use only a few drops at a time, dissolved into a glass of water or juice. To stave off a cold you might drink 4 to 8 drops with a hot drink and repeat, if necessary, a few hours later. 2 to 3 drops would be enough for a child. In areas where diarrhoea is a problem 3 drops can be taken each morning as a preventative. However the concentrated extract is extremely strong, must always be diluted in water or juice, and never used in the eyes.
This extract is incredibly versatile. You can gargle with it for sore throats and gum infections. You can even douche with it. It can be applied, very diluted, to acne, warts, skin irritations and problem nails. Or you can add 30 drops to the bathwater (often helpful for children). It can also be used as a nasal rinse, dissolved in glycerine for ear infections, or added to your shampoo to control dandruff.
The only side effect that has been noticed is an occasional mild discomfort when yeasts or bacteria begin a "die off" process, Starting on just a few drops a day and raising it gradually will minimise this. Often, taking a probiotic supplement is appropriate as well. For maximum effect they should be taken several hours apart.
Natural disinfectant too
Beside its multiple uses within the human body, grapefruit seed extract has many more applications. Tests at the University of Georgia, confirmed by labs and clinics around the world, have shown that, it is a first class disinfectant. Not only does it kill germs effectively, but uniike most disinfectants, it has virtually no toxicity, making it far safer to use. Already it is being used by hospitals in America. At home it can safely be used to wash fruit and salad vegetables, to clean chopping boards, and to sterilise food utensils (or your toothbrush) when needed.
Don't leave home without It
Dr Harich's discovery has turned out to have so many uses that the moral may turn out to be: don't leave home without it. A doctor from Orlando was travelling in South America when his companion was struck with severe diarrhoea after eating wayside strawberries. Having grapefruit seed extract to hand, he gave his friend two drops in water and again before bed. The next morning, Dr Lynn reported, his friend "was down to breakfast and eating. No further bowel problems."
Occasionally though, there's someone who doesn't follow the directions properly. Richard Starr, president of Bio/Chem Research, the company that makes the extract, says that in Peru where it is used to disinfect agricultural produce, a drunken worker inadvertently drank three ounces of the liquid that someone had put in a whisky bottle. Apparently the high dosage helped far more than it hurt. "He passed all kinds of worms," Starr reports. "He said he never felt so good."
References
1. Ionescu, Kiehl, Wichmann-Kunz, Williams, Baum and Levine. 'Oral Citrus Seed Extract in Atopic Eczema: In vitro and In vivo studies on Intestinal Microflora"Joumal of Orthomolecular Medicine Volume 5. No 3, 1990.
2. The Third Opinion, Volume 1 Petaluma CA 94952

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