I'm looking for a good parasite cleanse to do before I start chelating. Nothing too too harsh but something to do a good job. Never did one before - do you feel crappy doing one? Does you stomach hurt? I know no pain no gain but I don't want to be down for the count either. I am a teacher and need to go back to school. Any info would be helpful? Thanks

Many here like Humaworm. It has many different herbs in it. It is only available directly from the manufacturer. It has small amounts of senna and buckthorn in it. These are laxative herbs. Some people are sensitive to these. I guess the laxative herbs are present in case someone has larger parasites, so they would be able to expel them easier. I have read that they make their formula in small batches and may even customize it for you, so you might be able to get it without the senna and buckthorn. Kroeger Wormwood Combination is a very poular and inexpensive choice. It come in bottles of 100 capsules for around $8 each. Two bottles would be needed for a one month cleanse. The Country Life Black Walnut wormwood liquid extract looks interesting. It is around $8 for a bottle. Up to 3 bottles may be needed for a one month cleanse. I have been wondering it liquid extracts or capsules are better for a parasite cleanse. I guess with liquid extracts the best idea may be to take them with a small amount of water 20 minutes after eating, so they mix well with the food in your stomach. With capsules, it might be a good idea to take them at the start of a meal. I guess someone could take half a dose of capsules and half a dose of extracts rather than just relying on one. Some formulas have quassia, or male fern, or other herbs. They all seem to have wormwood, black walnut green hull extract, and cloves.

PS. I just noticed that the Country Life Black Walnut Wormwood does not have cloves and does have buckthorn(cascara sagrada), so if one does get the Country Life formula, they should also get clove oil or capsules of ground cloves separately. The Now brand clove oil is good and very inexpensive, only around $6 for an ounce. Clove oil is toxic in larger quantities, so it should be taken 5 drops or less at a time mixed well in 2 ounces of water 3 times a day.

http://www.country-life.com/moreinfo.cfm?Category=4&Product_ID=42

Now that I think about it, even 15 drops a day of clove oil is quite a bit, especially for a woman who weighs around 100 pounds. I reduced my clove oil intake to 12 drops a day(I am a 158 pound man), and might reduce it a bit more. A more conservative dosage would be 3 drops 3 times a day mixed well in 2 ounces of water(one could start with just one drop 3 times a day, then build up to 3 drops). Clove oil is very powerful stuff!

Yep - feel "crappy" using it which is why I haven't done one in so long. I used a formula - an excellent one - called Clear. It was through a multi-level marketing progrsm. They had great products....the $$ got in the way. I've spent a fortune on natural health throughout the past years. I still have some. I should start taking some. With this you get up to 6 pills for a set time and then use a maintenance dose, of, I think, 1 per day.

I need to keep in mind that you have to worse sometimes to feel better, but what a difference! I think its partly why I'm so foggy headed. I remember cleansing in my 20s feeling so clear headed and energetic I could hardly stand it!!! : )

Its recommended to take whatever you do first thing in the morning before there is other food for the bugs to get distracted with...better action that way.

I was skeptical but I started this cleanse on Saturday and I don't even want to mention what I have been passing. I can't believe what was inside me - now wonder why I felt so crappy all the time. I am only on the half dose too. I am hooked on cleansing now. I intend to do several different ones before starting chelation.

The problem is that most cleanses have wormwood and black walnut green hull extract. These should only be used for at most a month at a time, then at least 2 or 3 months before starting them again. I have been reading many posts on the curezone parasite forum recently. There is some good information there, but also some bad information. try to verify information there from another source before using it. For example, one person there claimed to use a very large dosage of clove oil, which I view as a very unsafe thing to do. You could eat plenty of raw garlic, ginger, cinnamon,and onion between the monthlong cleanses. You could also take clove capsules or use clove oil between the cleanses. Be careful using clove oil, as it is toxic in more than tiny amounts(I use just 4 drops at time in some water 3 times a day). Cloves need to be very fresh and not irradiated to be beneficial. That is why I chose the oil instead. Just be careful if you use the oil. If your cleanse has little cloves or clove oil in it, you could supplement it with a drop or two of clove oil 1-3 times a day. if it has plenty of cloves in it, then wait until after the cleanse to add cloves or clove oil separately to your regimen. You listed the ingreadients of your cleanse in another post, but I couldn't figure out out amounts the amounts used, and the amounts of each herb taken each day. Cloves are very antiparasitic, and also destroy the eggs of many parasites.
Here is a link to a web page of antiparasitic herbs.

http://www.innvista.com/HEALTH/MICROBES/PARASITE/TREATPAR.HTM

Goldenseal, peppermint oil(in small doses. I use 3 drops 3 times a day. It is toxic in much larger doses.), garlic, ginger, and turmeric seem quite nontoxic and beneficial.