Rhinitis & Agoraphobia

[Guest guest]

Can anyone help please?

 

My husband is suffering big time with rhinitis (year round hayfever type

allergy). He caught my flu unfortunately just before Christmas, he was very

lucky that he managed to shake it off in no time at all. It has however,

made his rhinitis worse than ever and he spends 90% of his time with a tissue

to his nose - he is desperate to do whatever it takes to get rid of this

permanently and I would really like for him to stop having to take Zirtek -

he tried homeopathy for 4 months and it did not make an impression at all.

 

Also, I have a neighbour who is agoraphobic - she is becoming more and more

dependent upon me and I really could do with some help to help her. Her

mother is also agoraphobic so I take my neighbour once a week to her mothers

and that is the only time that she will go out. She will not even walk in

our very small street unless I am with her. I was doing the shopping for her

and her mother every week but it became too much, she seemed to want

something from the shops on a daily basis and I really did not have the time,

so I have been having a break for the last couple of months. Is there

anything that you know she can take that will help (although I do feel that

she really does not want to be cured!!!)she is on a beta blockers to help

with the panic attacks but nothing else. She is not receiving psychiatric

treatment or anything counselling so is pretty much left to get on with it.

 

Any assistance of either/both the above would be so appreciated.

 

Thank you in advance.

Marianne

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Marrianne,

I will help the little I can. I have the flu today and yesterday on

Christmas day I stayed in bed all day and when I wasn't in bed I was throwing

up or had he dry heaves.

I have had many bad bouts with agoraphobia and once had a boyfriend who

had it real bad. My experience with him was he couldn't do much of anything

(unless it was something that he REALLY wanted to do) then suddenly he could

manage to leave the house. He was seeing a phyciatrist who, in my opinion,

helped him stay dependant. She didn't encourage him to take small steps

towards independance but encouraged him to keep taking drugs and staying in

the house and living with his mother who controled everything he did and when

he did it. He is 4o years old and has never moved out of his house. His

doctor and his mother have him convinced that he needs the structure they

provide. I think a person with agoraphobia needs the strength they get from

accomplishing things on their own. I know this has helped me. I pick a

small thing that scares me and push my way through the fear... and once I get

through that I go on to something a bit bigger. Once I face that I vcan keep

going. I have come a long long way because I do not choose to be a whiny

dependant person who lets fear rule my life or the lives of those around me.

I hope I don't sound harsh but I do feel that this particular desease comes

from a feeling of powerlessness and loss of control in our own lives. It

also is a passive agressive way of controling others and keeping oneself

getting attention from others and having everyone do your work for you (like

shopping and such) is a cop-out.

If I can suggest that you tell your friend that you care so deeply for

her that you want to help her get well by taking her shopping instead of

doing it for her. Its like the old saying " you can bring a man some fish and

feed him for one day or you can teach him to fish and that will feed him for

a lifetime. " you might start by going to a close-by corner store that is

small and help her make a list before you leave the house. Tell her you will

come by once a wek so she will need to get whatever she needs for that

week...then make it once every two weeks and so. After the first month,

bring her to the store but tell her you will wait in the car for her while

she shops. She may only be able to purchase 1 thing but if she does prasise

her for her independence and tell her we will try again. Eventually she will

be able to do this all by herself and she will feel so good inside for her

new found strength.

This is a lot of work for you though...this is what a good therapist

would do for her so you may find one and refer her to the therapist and let

the therapist do all this work. It does take time and patience but it can be

conquered. My mother had this very bad and I helped her through it too.

Arizona

> Can anyone help please?

>

> My husband is suffering big time with rhinitis (year round hayfever type

> allergy). He caught my flu unfortunately just before Christmas, he was

> very

> lucky that he managed to shake it off in no time at all. It has however,

> made his rhinitis worse than ever and he spends 90% of his time with a

> tissue

> to his nose - he is desperate to do whatever it takes to get rid of this

> permanently and I would really like for him to stop having to take Zirtek -

>

> he tried homeopathy for 4 months and it did not make an impression at all.

>

> Also, I have a neighbour who is agoraphobic - she is becoming more and more

>

> dependent upon me and I really could do with some help to help her. Her

> mother is also agoraphobic so I take my neighbour once a week to her

> mothers

> and that is the only time that she will go out. She will not even walk in

> our very small street unless I am with her. I was doing the shopping for

> her

> and her mother every week but it became too much, she seemed to want

> something from the shops on a daily basis and I really did not have the

> time,

> so I have been having a break for the last couple of months. Is there

> anything that you know she can take that will help (although I do feel that

>

> she really does not want to be cured!!!)she is on a beta blockers to help

> with the panic attacks but nothing else. She is not receiving psychiatric

> treatment or anything counselling so is pretty much left to get on with it.

>

> Any assistance of either/both the above would be so appreciated.

>

> Thank you in advance.

> Marianne

 

 

Arizona Hughes

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[Guest guest]

Drink Cellestial Seasonings Raspberry Tea - one a day. It will relieve

stuffiness. When I have those troubles, I use it once a day. After awhile

you can skip a day or 2, and eventually stop.

 

If there is any infection, echinecea cold tea works for me. Again, only one

a day.

 

BonnieB

 

In a message dated 12/26/2001 5:36:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,

marianne2406 writes:

 

<<

 

Can anyone help please?

 

My husband is suffering big time with rhinitis (year round hayfever type

allergy). He caught my flu unfortunately just before Christmas, he was very

lucky that he managed to shake it off in no time at all. It has however,

made his rhinitis worse than ever and he spends 90% of his time with a

tissue

to his nose - he is desperate to do whatever it takes to get rid of this

permanently and I would really like for him to stop having to take Zirtek -

he tried homeopathy for 4 months and it did not make an impression at all.

 

Also, I have a neighbour who is agoraphobic - she is becoming more and more

dependent upon me and I really could do with some help to help her. Her

mother is also agoraphobic so I take my neighbour once a week to her mothers

and that is the only time that she will go out. She will not even walk in

our very small street unless I am with her. I was doing the shopping for

her

and her mother every week but it became too much, she seemed to want

something from the shops on a daily basis and I really did not have the

time,

so I have been having a break for the last couple of months. Is there

anything that you know she can take that will help (although I do feel that

she really does not want to be cured!!!)she is on a beta blockers to help

with the panic attacks but nothing else. She is not receiving psychiatric

treatment or anything counselling so is pretty much left to get on with it.

 

Any assistance of either/both the above would be so appreciated.

 

Thank you in advance.

Marianne

 

>>

[Guest guest]

Marianne,

Evening! Try stinging nettle. That works for us.

 

As for the agoraphobia... my hubby had agoraphobia for over ten

years this fall. Started him on a vitamin, mineral regimen and he is

out and about by himself now! Couldn't be happier! <grin>

The Evening Primrose did the trick I think, I just added that to

his list of supplements.

Drugs aren't the answer as you well know.

 

JoAnn Guest

joguest

Friendsforhealthnaturally

http://canceranswer.homestead.com/AIM.html

 

marianne2406@a... wrote:

> Can anyone help please?

>

> My husband is suffering big time with rhinitis (year round hayfever

type

> allergy). He caught my flu unfortunately just before Christmas, he

was very

> lucky that he managed to shake it off in no time at all. It has

however,

> made his rhinitis worse than ever and he spends 90% of his time

with a tissue

> to his nose - he is desperate to do whatever it takes to get rid of

this

> permanently and I would really like for him to stop having to take

Zirtek -

> he tried homeopathy for 4 months and it did not make an impression

at all.

>

> Also, I have a neighbour who is agoraphobic - she is becoming more

and more

> dependent upon me and I really could do with some help to help

her. Her

> mother is also agoraphobic so I take my neighbour once a week to

her mothers

> and that is the only time that she will go out. She will not even

walk in

> our very small street unless I am with her. I was doing the

shopping for her

> and her mother every week but it became too much, she seemed to

want

> something from the shops on a daily basis and I really did not have

the time,

> so I have been having a break for the last couple of months. Is

there

> anything that you know she can take that will help (although I do

feel that

> she really does not want to be cured!!!)she is on a beta blockers

to help

> with the panic attacks but nothing else. She is not receiving

psychiatric

> treatment or anything counselling so is pretty much left to get on

with it.

>

> Any assistance of either/both the above would be so appreciated.

>

> Thank you in advance.

> Marianne

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 26/12/01 23:18:51 GMT Standard Time,

joguest writes:

 

 

>

> Evening! Try stinging nettle. That works for us.

> *thanks I will get that today for him*

 

> As for the agoraphobia... my hubby had agoraphobia for over ten

> years this fall. Started him on a vitamin, mineral regimen and he is

> out and about by himself now! Couldn't be happier! <grin>

> The Evening Primrose did the trick I think, I just added that to

> his list of supplements.

 

* I will tell her to get EP but what were the other supplements that your

husband was taking please - if I can

> get her to buy 1 supplement a month it will be a good thing for her*

 

Thanks

Marianne

 

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 27/12/01 01:14:10 GMT Standard Time, BonnieBar

writes:

 

Thanks I will start him on this as well (although I doubt if we will find

Cellestial Seasonings brand here, I have never heard of it)as the Evening

Primrose. He does not have an infection but I have got him on echinacea &

vit C just to make sure that the cold/flu has well and truly gone.

Marianne

 

> Drink Cellestial Seasonings Raspberry Tea - one a day. It will relieve

> stuffiness. When I have those troubles, I use it once a day. After awhile

> you can skip a day or 2, and eventually stop.

>

> If there is any infection, echinecea cold tea works for me. Again, only

> one

> a day.

>

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 26/12/01 23:07:45 GMT Standard Time,

ArtistDesigner writes:

 

Hi Arizona - hope you are feeling better today.

 

Thanks for the tips - I have tried getting her to drive her car just around

the block - she did this a couple of times but then decided it was too

scarey. I took her to the shop very late at night so that there were not a

lot of people about but she would not get out of the car. I really do not

think she wants to get better at present. It was a work related problem that

started her agoraphobia and until that has been resolved (i.e. she is

medically retired) I do not think that she will do anything to help herself.

The only reason she goes to her mothers is because her mother is very old and

she is worried that it will be the last time she sees her. She has a son who

will not do anything for her which is one of the reasons I started to help.

I am not going to take up the shopping again because it takes 2 hours out of

my day to do both lots and I need this time for my own work. She does her

shopping on-line now so there is no necessity for her to face up to her

problems and get out there - technology has made it far too easy for everyone

to become a recluse.

Marianne

> I will help the little I can. I have the flu today and yesterday on

> Christmas day I stayed in bed all day and when I wasn't in bed I was

> throwing

> up or had he dry heaves.

>

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Marianne,

Sorry to hear your friend won't take any steps to get well.

Unfortunately no one can ever get well from this type of illness if they

choose the sickness over health. It's their sort of control over their

environment. You are doing the right thing though by not continuing to

enable her by doing things for her.

You are a good person for doing so much and trying so hard...now it's

really up to her. I'm sure all of the supplement advice is good and will

work to some degree but nothing is as powerful as the mind and if she has her

mind made up to stay sick, then she will.

My best advice is to say a prayer for her, surround her with white

light, then let it go.

Arizona

 

> <<Hi Arizona - hope you are feeling better today.

> Thanks for the tips - I have tried getting her to drive her car just around

>

> the block - she did this a couple of times but then decided it was too

> scarey. I took her to the shop very late at night so that there were not a

>

> lot of people about but she would not get out of the car. I really do not

> think she wants to get better at present. It was a work related problem

> that

> started her agoraphobia and until that has been resolved (i.e. she is

> medically retired) I do not think that she will do anything to help

> herself.

> The only reason she goes to her mothers is because her mother is very old

> and

> she is worried that it will be the last time she sees her. She has a son

> who

> will not do anything for her which is one of the reasons I started to help.

>

> I am not going to take up the shopping again because it takes 2 hours out

> of

> my day to do both lots and I need this time for my own work. She does her

> shopping on-line now so there is no necessity for her to face up to her

> problems and get out there - technology has made it far too easy for

> everyone

> to become a recluse.

> Marianne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 27/12/01 15:20:48 GMT Standard Time,

joguest writes:

 

That will be almost impossible - she is very set in her ways of eating and

will tell you that this and that causes her problems - I think I could get

her to take supplements even if it was with a little white lie as to exactly

what they are for. I want to get her started on just one supplement because

of her other 'problems' and also to get her eating better because she is

extremely overweight. Do you recommend that she starts with a good

multivitamin? We do not have the NOW brand here but we do have some good

brands and I always double check contents etc.

 

Thanks WL & L

Marianne

 

> I'll get back with you later as to the exact supplements.

> Meanwhile encourage her to eat more whole grains, nuts and fresh

> unprocessed foods. Celery is great for nourishing the brain

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 27/12/01 15:20:48 GMT Standard Time,

joguest writes:

 

I am sure that my hubbies problems started when he was hit by a car (he was

cycling) and knocked out for 20 minutes. He started to go downhill from

then, he lost his sense of smell, which has still not returned although he

gets flashes of 10 minutes or so where he can suddenly smell strong things

like coffee, and the rhinitis started and has gradually got worse. I have

him on a regime of supplements for brain and prostate - he has a terrible

memory and I was worried about altzheimers and his father dies of stomach

cancer, his mother has multiple myloma (bone cancer). The supplements he

takes at the moment are: Brain Food (Amino Acid & Vitamin Complex)

recommended by my osteopath, Spirulina (blue/green algae), Gingco Biloba,

Vitamin E, Saw Palmetto and Sea Kelp. Today, on your recommendation I added

Selenium to both of our supplements, I also added Stinging Nettle to Pete's

because it was recommended on list for his rhinitis. Should I be giving him

anything else do you think?

WL & L

Marianne

 

> I do believe that these illnesses are linked to food

> additives and processed foods.

>

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 27/12/01 16:23:59 GMT Standard Time,

ArtistDesigner writes:

 

Thank you Arizona, I don't know why I didn't think of doing something along

those lines - I will do it tonight and pray that she gets the inspiration

that she needs to 'want' to be well.

Marianne

 

> My best advice is to say a prayer for her, surround her with white

> light, then let it go.

> Arizona

>

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 27/12/01 18:23:57 GMT Standard Time, alobar

writes:

 

She has lived on her own for the last 10 years, pleasing herself in

everything she does, eats, watches etc. I could not just go in and start

telling her should be doing this that and the other, she would tell me where

to go. I cannot take the hard ass stand that you put it - I want to help

her, I will very gradually try and introduce these things into her mind so

that she things it is her idea that she tries them - it may take 6 months, it

may take 6 years - so long as I am able, I will help her in any and every way

that I can - I feel that I am so lucky that I have a good man beside me to

encourage me to live a long and healthy life - and she has no one.

Marianne

>

> I am a bit of a hard ass here.

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 27/12/01 18:46:38 GMT Standard Time,

joguest writes:

 

JoAnn - you could be right there - she does complain that certain foods do

'things' that are not comfortable for her. I will get her to go for the

multivitamin this month and then gradually get her to take magnesium next

month and so - she has a cash flow problem with not working and being single.

She has so many problems you would not believe - psoriasis, IBS,

agoraphobia, digestion problems to name just a few. Your knowledgable

assistance is most appreciated because of this.

Marianne

> That should give her a good start towards providing some of the

> much-needed nutrients. Her food problems might be linked to food

> allergies. Just a thought.

>

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 27/12/01 18:54:28 GMT Standard Time,

joguest writes:

 

Yep - I am sure that it drives him mad at times - especially when I forget

and say stupid things like, wow can you smell that? He just looks at me and

says 'very funny' bless him. Thanks again JoAnn you are a great source of

inspiration for me. I grown Rosemary and love it because it is called the

herb of rememberance - how could I not think of giving that to him - silly me.

Marianne

 

> I will get back with you on this, Marianne.

> Gee... I'm sorry about your husband. That must be hard to bear.

>

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 27/12/01 01:14:10 GMT Standard Time, BonnieBar

writes:

 

BonnieB - can you tell me what is so special about the tea you recommended -

I could only find Raspberry Leaf tea - not something for the men in our lives

I would have thought?

Marianne

 

> Cellestial Seasonings Raspberry Tea

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 26/12/01 23:18:51 GMT Standard Time,

joguest writes:

 

I also purchased these for him today.

Marianne

 

> The Evening Primrose did the trick I think, I just added that to

> his list of supplements.

>

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Marianne,

Hi! First of all a good multivitamin and mineral supplement is

essential, but as we all know, one extremely tiny pill isn't the

final answer. We also use a lot of herbs,garlic and Essential fatty

acids, including vitamin A and D supplements, i.e. Cod Liver oil caps.

I'll try and get the complete list for you later on today. Actually

we have been rotating quite a few of his supplements trying to find

out what works best.

" NOW " is a good brand of supplements. They are a good reputable

source and very reasonable.

I have been experimenting with the flaxseed meal in cooking nad

baking while emphasizing whole grains in his diet. We also try to

keep plenty of raw almonds (NOW brand)for snacks.

The more processed foods we eliminate the more he seems to

improve. :-) I do believe that these illnesses are linked to food

additives and processed foods.

Even though my hubby is excessively overweight, he is improving both

mentally and physically. The supplements are working, albeit slowly

and surely! I have seen such a radical change in his mental outlook

recently, it is unreal.

An article I read recently stated that essential fatty acids play a

huge role in mental activity. Now I am a believer!

<grin>

I'll get back with you later as to the exact supplements.

Meanwhile encourage her to eat more whole grains, nuts and fresh

unprocessed foods. Celery is great for nourishing the brain. LOL

Hugs, JoAnn

 

JoAnn Guest

joguest

Friendsforhealthnaturally

http://www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest/FreeRadicals.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

marianne2406@a... wrote:

> In a message dated 26/12/01 23:18:51 GMT Standard Time,

> joguest@m... writes:

>

>

> >

> > Evening! Try stinging nettle. That works for us.

> > *thanks I will get that today for him*

>

> > As for the agoraphobia... my hubby had agoraphobia for over ten

> > years this fall. Started him on a vitamin, mineral regimen and he

is

> > out and about by himself now! Couldn't be happier! <grin>

> > The Evening Primrose did the trick I think, I just added that

to

> > his list of supplements.

>

> * I will tell her to get EP but what were the other supplements

that your

> husband was taking please - if I can

> > get her to buy 1 supplement a month it will be a good thing for

her*

>

> Thanks

> Marianne

>

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am a bit of a hard ass here. I feel if a person is not willing to

look at their bad diet & do something about it, all the vitamin pills in the

world are not going to do anything useful long term. Bad eating habits take

a long time to ingrain & they probably cannot be turned-around in a week or

a month or maybe not even a single year. But unless one begins the

journey, one's quality of life will remain poor. There is only so much a

well meaning friend or relative can do. Beyond pointing the way, each of

us must make the changes him-or-her-self. & that cannot be changed.

 

Alobar

 

 

 

 

-

<marianne2406

 

Thursday, December 27, 2001 12:07 PM

Re: Re: Rhinitis & Agoraphobia

 

 

> In a message dated 27/12/01 15:20:48 GMT Standard Time,

> joguest writes:

>

> That will be almost impossible - she is very set in her ways of eating and

> will tell you that this and that causes her problems - I think I could get

> her to take supplements even if it was with a little white lie as to

exactly

> what they are for. I want to get her started on just one supplement

because

> of her other 'problems' and also to get her eating better because she is

> extremely overweight. Do you recommend that she starts with a good

> multivitamin? We do not have the NOW brand here but we do have some good

> brands and I always double check contents etc.

>

> Thanks WL & L

> Marianne

>

> > I'll get back with you later as to the exact supplements.

> > Meanwhile encourage her to eat more whole grains, nuts and fresh

> > unprocessed foods. Celery is great for nourishing the brain

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Marianne,

A good multivitamin will provide most of the trace minerals, and

hopefully some essential fatty acids, i.e. fish, flax, black currant

or EPO. Tom has taken more magnesium and C than ever in the last

year, but he has a sugar problem too. For that he has to take extra

Chromium. Sugar cravings are linked to a deficiency of chromium

and/or magnesium, esp. if it's chocolate cravings which denotes a

lack of magnesium...so it might be good if she takes more of those

minerals also. Tom takes 400 mgs of chromium and at least 400 mgs of

magnesium daily.

That should give her a good start towards providing some of the

much-needed nutrients. Her food problems might be linked to food

allergies. Just a thought.

 

Best of Luck,

JoAnn

 

JoAnn Guest

joguest

Friendsforhealthnaturally

http://canceranswer.homestead.com/AIM.html

 

 

marianne2406@a... wrote:

> In a message dated 27/12/01 15:20:48 GMT Standard Time,

> joguest@m... writes:

>

> That will be almost impossible - she is very set in her ways of

eating and

> will tell you that this and that causes her problems - I think I

could get

> her to take supplements even if it was with a little white lie as

to exactly

> what they are for. I want to get her started on just one

supplement because

> of her other 'problems' and also to get her eating better because

she is

> extremely overweight. Do you recommend that she starts with a good

> multivitamin? We do not have the NOW brand here but we do have

some good

> brands and I always double check contents etc.

>

> Thanks WL & L

> Marianne

>

> > I'll get back with you later as to the exact supplements.

> > Meanwhile encourage her to eat more whole grains, nuts and fresh

> > unprocessed foods. Celery is great for nourishing the brain

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Marianne,

Hi! I would recommend Rosemary for your husband. It has been found

to be VERY beneficial in preventing Alzheimers. I'm surprised that

wasn't the first on your list as I've read that it's very widely used

in parts of Europe along with Gingko for renewing memory. I really

notice it when I run out! :-)

I will get back with you on this, Marianne.

Gee... I'm sorry about your husband. That must be hard to bear.

 

marianne2406@a... wrote:

> In a message dated 27/12/01 15:20:48 GMT Standard Time,

> joguest@m... writes:

>

> I am sure that my hubbies problems started when he was hit by a car

(he was

> cycling) and knocked out for 20 minutes. He started to go downhill

from

> then, he lost his sense of smell, which has still not returned

although he

> gets flashes of 10 minutes or so where he can suddenly smell strong

things

> like coffee, and the rhinitis started and has gradually got worse.

I have

> him on a regime of supplements for brain and prostate - he has a

terrible

> memory and I was worried about altzheimers and his father dies of

stomach

> cancer, his mother has multiple myloma (bone cancer). The

supplements he

> takes at the moment are: Brain Food (Amino Acid & Vitamin Complex)

> recommended by my osteopath, Spirulina (blue/green algae), Gingco

Biloba,

> Vitamin E, Saw Palmetto and Sea Kelp. Today, on your

recommendation I added

> Selenium to both of our supplements, I also added Stinging Nettle

to Pete's

> because it was recommended on list for his rhinitis. Should I be

giving him

> anything else do you think?

> WL & L

> Marianne

>

> > I do believe that these illnesses are linked to food

> > additives and processed foods.

> >

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Marianne,

 

She has the same choices you have, dont see her as a victim.....and

agoraphobia (speaking from experience) is a spiritual journey back to

wholeness.....its not just about getting out the door and being autonomous,

its about changing your whole way of coping with life and taking

responsibility for your life....she will have so many beliefs about herself

and life that are false and she needs to work on changing them.....she

hasn't hit rock bottom, thats why she wont go and get counselling....the

journey back for her will be empowering....dont enable her. She doesn't

have to live like this.

 

Kate

 

At 13:34 27/12/2001 -0500, you wrote:

>I feel that I am so lucky that I have a good man beside me to

>encourage me to live a long and healthy life - and she has no one.

>Marianne

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 27/12/01 22:22:45 GMT Standard Time, kates

writes:

 

Thank you Kate - that makes it easier to 'let go' a bit and make her do

things for herself more. I know that by being there for her all the time I

am not doing her any favours because she is less likely to do anything for

herself - I just have to now work out how I can reduce the number of visits

to her mother - she is the one person who my neighbour needs to see.

 

Thank you.

Marianne

 

> She has the same choices you have, dont see her as a victim

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 28/12/01 19:37:13 GMT Standard Time,

joguest writes:

 

Hi JoAnn - sorry no he does not have prostate problems, I just know that he

is at the age where things can start to go wrong and give him the saw

palmetto to ensure that he is protected - however, I will now ensure that he

also has pumpkin seeds on a daily basis - thank you for the info.

Marianne

 

> Marianne,

> Hi! If I recall correctly you were saying that your husband had a

> history of prostate problems.

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

---Marianne,

Hi! If I recall correctly you were saying that your husband had a

history of prostate problems. I would like to pass along a reference

from James Dukes book that states pumpkin seeds are the traditional

treatment for BPH in Bulgaria, Turkey and the Ukraine.

In Dr. James Duke's book " The Green Pharmacy " he writes at length

about the positive effects of pumpkin seeds in relationship to BPH.

 

He writes... " The fatty oil in pumpkins seeds is a powerful diuretic.

They also contain chemicals called Cucerbitacins that appear to

prevent some transformation of testosterone into

dihydrotestosterone. " Dihydrotestosterone stimulates prostate cell

proliferation, which can create greater enlargement of the gland. "

 

" Pumpkin seeds also contain as much as eight mgs of zinc per one-half

cup serving. Zinc has been shown to reduce the size of the prostate

by inhibiting the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone.

Additionally, pumpkin seeds are loaded with specific amino acids,

including alanine, glycine and glutamic acid. As little as 200 mgs of

each of these important amino acids have been shown to " significantly

relieve BPH symptoms. "

 

A one-half cup serving of pumpkin seeds can have 1,150 to 1,245 mgs

of alanine, 1,800 to 1,930 mgs of glycine and 4,315 to 4,635 mgs of

glutamic acid. That adds up to 5 to 20 times the typical doctor's

daily recommendations!

 

Dr. Duke recommends a handful of pumpkin seeds each day along with

saw palmetto if you have been diagnosed with BPH.

 

A good recommendation for anyone who has a history of prostate

problems in their family I would think!

 

Take Care, JoAnn

 

JoAnn Guest

joguest

Friendsforhealthnaturally

http://canceranswer.homestead.com/AIM.html

 

In Gettingwell, marianne2406@a... wrote:

> Can anyone help please?

>

> My husband is suffering big time with rhinitis (year round hayfever

type

> allergy). He caught my flu unfortunately just before Christmas, he

was very

> lucky that he managed to shake it off in no time at all. It has

however,

> made his rhinitis worse than ever and he spends 90% of his time

with a tissue

> to his nose - he is desperate to do whatever it takes to get rid of

this

> permanently and I would really like for him to stop having to take

Zirtek -

> he tried homeopathy for 4 months and it did not make an impression

at all.

>

> Also, I have a neighbour who is agoraphobic - she is becoming more

and more

> dependent upon me and I really could do with some help to help

her. Her

> mother is also agoraphobic so I take my neighbour once a week to

her mothers

> and that is the only time that she will go out. She will not even

walk in

> our very small street unless I am with her. I was doing the

shopping for her

> and her mother every week but it became too much, she seemed to

want

> something from the shops on a daily basis and I really did not have

the time,

> so I have been having a break for the last couple of months. Is

there

> anything that you know she can take that will help (although I do

feel that

> she really does not want to be cured!!!)she is on a beta blockers

to help

> with the panic attacks but nothing else. She is not receiving

psychiatric

> treatment or anything counselling so is pretty much left to get on

with it.

>

> Any assistance of either/both the above would be so appreciated.

>

> Thank you in advance.

> Marianne

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Youre welcome Marianne....you aren't being uncaring by pulling your energy

away a bit more, you're allowing her a bit more space to be resourceful.

Shes stronger than you think.

 

Kate

 

At 03:43 28/12/2001 -0500, you wrote:

>In a message dated 27/12/01 22:22:45 GMT Standard Time, kates

>writes:

>

>Thank you Kate - that makes it easier to 'let go' a bit and make her do

>things for herself more. I know that by being there for her all the time I

>am not doing her any favours because she is less likely to do anything for

>herself - I just have to now work out how I can reduce the number of visits

>to her mother - she is the one person who my neighbour needs to see.

>

>Thank you.

>Marianne

>

> > She has the same choices you have, dont see her as a victim