Hi Gloria,

Sorry to hear about your sister. I hope she's coming right. Trying to stay off antibiotics and take alternatives is something i really wish I had done.

I totally agree with you about swamping the body with too much detox at onetime. Achieving not much more often than a backfire just as you described. Couldn't have said it better. How often have I done that? Wow. I used to do it all the time when I was mercury poisoned. And then I'd have to deal with the aftermarth which took a long time to recover from.

Yep, sometimes diet alone can produce more then enough die off or detox effects in a person, without additional stuff. I think it's best to do that first and wait until things settle before adding other things. Right now, I am using stuff my doctor has told me to take. A powdered complex of vitamins and minerals, magnesium caps, zinc caps, and some thyroid (natural), plus something for adrenals as well and I have to take iodine too. I'm not yet on everything, but taking it day by day.

I really truly believe the dental visit recently has taken a big toll on my system and wiped me out. Day by day it is the same thing, just chronic exhaustion and aching. Especially lower back and gut (kidney areas too). Though I've been very good on my diet and taking it easy, on it goes.

I don't know if the hormone stuff will help, time will tell I guess. I'm taking my temperature everyday too to check on my results to see what is going on with me. So I'm just using the supplements at this point, and continuing the testing of temperature for about a week I think. THEN, I'll add the hormone stuff and see what changes take place and retest as well.

It's very hard to get the balance right. Of course, this is just basically treating symptoms in the hormone sense and not really the real problem causing it in the first place. However, if the problem cannot be found or remedied, then this is all I have for now.

I'm glad your sister didn't opt for the antibiotics and used natural remedies instead. Good on her! So glad she's improved from what she took. Sounds great to me.

Yeah veggies and fruit do wonderful things, what a pity I cannot eat fruit! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> I can't at all, even one piece will make things worse. I get brain fog and everything from it. Candida goes crazy when I eat it. I don't know why, I used to do ok on it, but then my immunity wasn't as bad.

Yes I know what you mean about cheating. I'm the cheat queen. how many times I've fallen off the wagon is ridiculous. But eachtime the pain of having to get back on track becomes too much. This time i've stuck to my guns because I am just too ill to take any chances.

Thanks, I hope there is an answer out there.

Catch you later! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />