Guest guest Posted October 26, 2001 Report Share Posted October 26, 2001 Bea, Sounds like you need to be teaching. There is no substitute for natural whole foods and this includes herbs. Tom B. Hurd [bhurd] Friday, October 26, 2001 10:31 AM Gettingwell Introduction My name is Beatrice, I prefer Bea. I am 25 years old with arthritis in my knees since I was a little girl. I didn't want to be a pill popper so I've always just dealt with it. It was, in my opinion, under control. My knees would hurt if I was in cold moist weather and after jogging (I love to run). Recently (within the last year) it's seemed to have gotten worse. Now it's in my shoulders and elbow and started to occur more frequently. I sit at a computer everyday, all day. By noon I would get a throbbing headache and my joints started to hurt. Ironically I blew it off, because I figured if I went to a doctor they would give me pain killers and send me home. Then I started to look into the nutrition for my dogs (two Danes and a Japanese Chin). One of my Danes has arthritis in his paw joints. I didn't want to give him pill so I looked into altering his diet. I put all of my dogs on a Raw Food diet, the results were amazing. They looked healthier all around. They gained weight (which was much needed), their coats look shinny and the one with arthritis stop licking and chewing on his paws. After noticing the changes (within only 2-weeks) I thought why is my dogs diet better then my own. I've started juicing, which I absolutely love (I'm up to about three juices a day), and trying to eat more raw foods (fruit, veggies, seeds and nuts). I've cut down on the fats, dairy products and completely cut out caffeine (don't usually eat red meat either). Since I've done the diet overhaul, my complexion is better (I was prone to frequent blemish breakouts), my joints haven't bugged me for a while now, even after a 30-minute jog, I don't get my noon headaches anymore and I have a lot more energy. So I guess I would like to learn more about natural medicine. Sorry for the long story, but felt it was necessary. Bea Email: bhurd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2001 Report Share Posted October 26, 2001 Isn't it incredible that we were all taught that it didn't matter what we ate or drank as long as it wasn't alcohol? Could not be farther from the truth. Always happy to hear a story as yours, Lynn > " B. Hurd " <bhurd > Introduction > > My name is Beatrice, I prefer Bea. I am 25 years old with arthritis in my > knees since I was a little girl. I didn't want to be a pill popper so I've > always just dealt with it. It was, in my opinion, under control. My knees > would hurt if I was in cold moist weather and after jogging (I love to run). > Recently (within the last year) it's seemed to have gotten worse. Now it's > in my shoulders and elbow and started to occur more frequently. > > I sit at a computer everyday, all day. By noon I would get a throbbing > headache and my joints started to hurt. Ironically I blew it off, because > I figured if I went to a doctor they would give me pain killers and send me > home. > > Then I started to look into the nutrition for my dogs (two Danes and a > Japanese Chin). One of my Danes has arthritis in his paw joints. I didn't > want to give him pill so I looked into altering his diet. I put all of my > dogs on a Raw Food diet, the results were amazing. They looked healthier > all around. They gained weight (which was much needed), their coats look > shinny and the one with arthritis stop licking and chewing on his paws. > After noticing the changes (within only 2-weeks) I thought why is my dogs > diet better then my own. > > I've started juicing, which I absolutely love (I'm up to about three juices > a day), and trying to eat more raw foods (fruit, veggies, seeds and nuts). > I've cut down on the fats, dairy products and completely cut out caffeine > (don't usually eat red meat either). Since I've done the diet overhaul, my > complexion is better (I was prone to frequent blemish breakouts), my joints > haven't bugged me for a while now, even after a 30-minute jog, I don't get > my noon headaches anymore and I have a lot more energy. > > So I guess I would like to learn more about natural medicine. Sorry for the > long story, but felt it was necessary. > > > Bea > Email: bhurd _______ Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2001 Report Share Posted October 27, 2001 I agree,teach us Bea,your students are waiting!!!! elaine s --- Thomas Smith <heelpin wrote: > Bea, > Sounds like you need to be teaching. There is no > substitute for natural > whole foods and this includes herbs. > > Tom > > > B. Hurd [bhurd] > Friday, October 26, 2001 10:31 AM > Gettingwell > Introduction > > > My name is Beatrice, I prefer Bea. I am 25 years > old with arthritis in my > knees since I was a little girl. I didn't want to > be a pill popper so I've > always just dealt with it. It was, in my > opinion, under control. My > knees > would hurt if I was in cold moist weather and > after jogging (I love to > run). > Recently (within the last year) it's seemed to > have gotten worse. Now > it's > in my shoulders and elbow and started to occur > more frequently. > > I sit at a computer everyday, all day. By noon I > would get a throbbing > headache and my joints started to hurt. > Ironically I blew it off, > because > I figured if I went to a doctor they would give me > pain killers and send > me > home. > > Then I started to look into the nutrition for my > dogs (two Danes and a > Japanese Chin). One of my Danes has arthritis in > his paw joints. I > didn't > want to give him pill so I looked into altering > his diet. I put all of my > dogs on a Raw Food diet, the results were amazing. > They looked healthier > all around. They gained weight (which was much > needed), their coats look > shinny and the one with arthritis stop licking and > chewing on his paws. > After noticing the changes (within only 2-weeks) I > thought why is my dogs > diet better then my own. > > I've started juicing, which I absolutely love (I'm > up to about three > juices > a day), and trying to eat more raw foods (fruit, > veggies, seeds and nuts). > I've cut down on the fats, dairy products and > completely cut out caffeine > (don't usually eat red meat either). Since I've > done the diet overhaul, > my > complexion is better (I was prone to frequent > blemish breakouts), my > joints > haven't bugged me for a while now, even after a > 30-minute jog, I don't get > my noon headaches anymore and I have a lot more > energy. > > So I guess I would like to learn more about > natural medicine. Sorry for > the > long story, but felt it was necessary. > > > Bea > Email: bhurd > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Hello, Sonya. I'm very much interested in your works about linguistic anthropology and socialization of beliefs and practices. Maybe later on, some of us would like collaborate on cross-cultural studies. Alelimooninearlymorning <pritzker wrote: Hi all!I just joined and was asked to introduce myself. My name is SonyaPritzker and I am a practitioner of Chinese medicine (acupuncture,herbs) working in Santa Monica. I am a graduate of Meiji College ofOriental Medicine in Berkeley, CA, and have also studied in Beijingfor 2 years (with various doctors).Currently, I am also working on my PhD in medical and linguisticanthropology at UCLA. My research consists of looking at ideologiesof translation and language socialization in U.S. Chinese medicaleducation. I am therefore filming classes at a school of CM in LosAngeles, and conducting ongoing interviews with a cohort of first yearstudents as they go through the program. I am also looking at thebroader translation and terminology debates in the field (visitingpublishers, interviewing translators, etc.), and relating that back tothe students' experience in school. So I love talking about language in Chinese (and other forms of Asian)medicine, the politics of globalization, the socialization of healingbeliefs and practices, the history of Chinese medicine, etc. etc. Iknow many members share these interests, and I look forward to beingin touch!Thanks!! Sonya Everyone is raving about the all-new Mail beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 Just wanted to send in a brief introduction to the group. & nbsp; My husband has had some bad reactions to several drugs he's been taking. It seems his body doesn't eliminate them as quickly as it should and he builds the medication up in his system until he has a " mini overdose " as the doctor put it. & nbsp; We are trying to eliminate as many medications as we can to try to switch over to natural cures. & nbsp; Currently we have: & nbsp; Me: Asthma, allergies, rosacea, stomach problems, sinus headaches, fuzzyiness Hubby: High blood pressure, diabetes type 2, acid reflux, cluster headaches, & nbsp;nerve pain in leg/foot, periodic back pain, depression We are in rural Vermont so access to practitioners who follow alternative medicine & nbsp;doesn't exist. & nbsp; We have very limited amount of money to spend and of course insurance won't cover alternative medicine. So I really like book recommendations I can get from the library, herbs I can grow myself, etc. & nbsp; I'd love to be pointed in the right directions. & nbsp; We just discovered apple cider vinegar and have started that this morning. & nbsp; Thankyou, Ellen Christian & gt;^..^ & lt; Our home - Rural VT zone 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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