Guest guest Posted July 1, 2002 Report Share Posted July 1, 2002 Hi: Fingernail fungus is the same fungus of athlete's foot, toenail fungus, "jock itch" and many others. It can also cause the soles of the feet to burn. (Someone mentioned that on an earlier post.) One solution should work for any or all of them, unless the locaton is too sensitive and prevents the application of the solution. Keep in mind though, that all of these fungi are housed in the blood stream and will come back unless the source is killed - in the blood. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2002 Report Share Posted July 1, 2002 How do you kill the fungus in the blood? I have a skin infection on my back which itches terribly and my doctor says is a fungus--she gave me a steroid cream, but that sounds like it would just treat the symptom and not get rid of it completely? How do you get a fungus anyway? vickie In a message dated 7/1/2002 4:44:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, JayTownsend writes: Hi: Fingernail fungus is the same fungus of athlete's foot, toenail fungus, "jock itch" and many others. It can also cause the soles of the feet to burn. (Someone mentioned that on an earlier post.) One solution should work for any or all of them, unless the locaton is too sensitive and prevents the application of the solution. Keep in mind though, that all of these fungi are housed in the blood stream and will come back unless the source is killed - in the blood. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 Lugol's iodine full strength all around the nail and nail bed gives good results. If you also put a little DMSO on it it won't discolor so much, but it will stain the skin some. pj - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 I have heard on another list (and am giving it a try myself) that tea tree oil works well for nail fungus. Jennifer - Shirley Reed <pj20844 Monday, July 1, 2002 4:03 pm [herbal remedies] fingernail fungus > <html><body> > > > <tt> > Lugol's iodine full strength all around the nail and > > nail bed gives good results. If you also put a little > > DMSO on it it won't discolor so much, but it will > > stain the skin some. pj > > > > > > > > - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > > http://fifaworldcup. > > </tt> > > > > > <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 At 06:11 PM 7/1/2002, you wrote: I have heard on another list (and am giving it a try myself) that tea tree oil works well for nail fungus. Jennifer I used tea tree oil for my toe fungus and it absolutely did work! I also gargle it for sore throats due to sinus drainage and it works great there as well. Michael --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release 6/20/2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 Apparently, almost everyone has fungus of some sort living in the body. It's a part of life in general. Problems arise from the amount or type of fungus. Some types, such as aspergillus, are deadly, and you don't want them inside you. Others, such as candida, are normally resident in the body, but can be debilitating when out of control. General immunse system strengthening is always a good idea. Eating a diet that's right for your body is also good. One of the problems with fungus, particularly candida, is that the organism demands its own food, and somehow manages to relay that to your own appetite. Sugar is most often demanded by these organisms, so if you can just tough out the withdrawal symptoms and avoid hard sugar, you can often reduce or eliminate a fungus. This is among the most difficult of cures. The organism will do everything it can to make you miserable before it dies off. That's partly why so few people are able to accomplish sugar withdrawal. If you're going to make the attempt to kill off a fungus by starving it of sugar, you need to make sure you have some things around. This includes plenty of high-protein food (the right type varies a lot -- it could be buffalo for some, tofu or others, and anything in between), a bullet to bite on (just kidding), whips, chains, soundproof chambers to scream into -- and other similar objects of the good life. Also a few comic books would definitely help. This is serious business, and you have to strengthen yourself any way you can to get through it. You also need to enroll family members in the cause, instructing them to not buy you any candy no matter how much you scream. Doc's intestinal cleanse formulas should also be used from the files. They will definitely make the whole thing a lot easier and shorter. On Mon, 1 Jul 2002 21:54:08 EDT simplicityposte wrote: How do you kill the fungus in the blood? I have a skin infection on my back which itches terribly and my doctor says is a fungus--she gave me a steroid cream, but that sounds like it would just treat the symptom and not get rid of it completely? How do you get a fungus anyway? vickie In a message dated 7/1/2002 4:44:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, JayTownsend writes: Hi: Fingernail fungus is the same fungus of athlete's foot, toenail fungus, " jock itch " and many others. It can also cause the soles of the feet to burn. (Someone mentioned that on an earlier post.) One solution should work for any or all of them, unless the locaton is too sensitive and prevents the application of the solution. Keep in mind though, that all of these fungi are housed in the blood stream and will come back unless the source is killed - in the blood. Jay Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to prescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian Shillington Doctor of Naturopathy Dr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 Hi Vickie: << How do you kill the fungus in the blood?>> The MDs do it with prescription medication which can cause liver damage. They are supposed to test you prior to prescribing to see if your liver will survive, but my MD didn't test first some 30 years ago. Perhaps then, they didn't know about the liver damage. Everything that I have read about garlic indicates that it "suppresses" or "inhibits" the fungus in the blood. Instead of damaging the liver, garlic actually assists the liver in its function and some studies even indicate that it will repair the liver. My athlete's foot (external) has gone away when I ingest large quantities of raw garlic (4 or more cloves a day) for long periods of time (3 or more months). Mine will eventually come back if I discontinue the garlic. Did it kill it in my blood? Don't know. I belong to Bally's and that and other gyms are an excellent place to pick it back up. << How do you get a fungus anyway?>> Any place where there is a large number of people using shower or bathing facilities. Places that have swimming pools, gymnasiums, etc. You can also get it from another family member through the same means or the sharing of towels, bedding, etc. It seems that females don't get as much of the fungus in the toes as men because they wear more open toed shoes and sandals than do men. All fungi require dampness in order to survive. You can actually eradicate the fungus on the surface of your body by keeping it dry or exposed to the air. We weren't designed to wear clothes, and fungus is one of the prices we pay for doing so. ;o) Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 Burdock is a blood cleanser/purifier - have you tried it? Just a suggestion. Suzi JayTownsend wrote: Hi Vickie:<< How do you kill the fungus in the blood?>> New! SBC Dial - 1st Month Free & unlimited access Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 Absolutely Jay. And the best way to kill it in the blood is with the Total Body Cleanse (in the files), and by adding the Blood Detox program as well = The Incurables Program. Love, Doc Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington - JayTownsend herbal remedies Monday, July 01, 2002 5:44 PM Re: [herbal remedies] fingernail fungus Hi:Fingernail fungus is the same fungus of athlete's foot, toenail fungus, "jock itch" and many others. It can also cause the soles of the feet to burn. (Someone mentioned that on an earlier post.) One solution should work for any or all of them, unless the locaton is too sensitive and prevents the application of the solution. Keep in mind though, that all of these fungi are housed in the blood stream and will come back unless the source is killed - in the blood.Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 Hi, I'm new to the list and want to comment on this discussion. Michael Riversong brought up some great points on the importance of diet in overcoming a systemic fungal infection, but I'd like to respectfully counterpoint a few of his suggestions. While it is crucial to increase the amount of protein in the diet, certain protein sources tend to be more beneficial than others. For instance, tofu is generally way too cooling and moist for most candida sufferers, as this is a damp condition. And since the yeast beasts tend to take up the most space in the intestinal tract and colon, beans are typically too difficult for the candida sufferer to digest in the beginning stages of healing. I have found that most vegetarians, unfortunately, will find it difficult, if not impossible to successfully overcome a yeast overgrowth. Also, while eliminating all forms of sugar from the diet is of the utmost importance, it usually won't beat a stubborn case of candida unless included in a plan incorporating probiotics, herbs, stress reduction, and a complete diet overhaul. In good health, Erica Sign up for SBC Dial - First Month Free http://sbc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2002 Report Share Posted July 4, 2002 Good comments. If you go even a tiny bit beyond what i said into an individual case, you will run into the sorts of things you describe. I'm not 100% sure that all candida overgrowths are damp conditions. But the fact is, nobody has done a very good job of classifying fungal illnesses. I was quite surprised to find how primitive and disorganized the classification of fungi in general is at this time in history. I would have thought we had made more progress, but when having to work directly with fungal classifications in late 1998, the picture became very alarming. We don't really know what we're dealing with, we don't always know what it is we are seeing under microscopes, and we certainly are having a lot of trouble developing decent protocols for dealing with all this. Someone like you who is working hands-on with patients thus becomes an incredibly valuable source of data. Thanks for contributing your experience. At 05:59 AM 7/3/02 -0700, you wrote: >Hi, > >I'm new to the list and want to comment on this >discussion. Michael Riversong brought up some great >points on the importance of diet in overcoming a >systemic fungal infection, but I'd like to >respectfully counterpoint a few of his suggestions. >While it is crucial to increase the amount of protein >in the diet, certain protein sources tend to be more >beneficial than others. For instance, tofu is >generally way too cooling and moist for most candida >sufferers, as this is a damp condition. And since the >yeast beasts tend to take up the most space in the >intestinal tract and colon, beans are typically too >difficult for the candida sufferer to digest in the >beginning stages of healing. I have found that most >vegetarians, unfortunately, will find it difficult, if >not impossible to successfully overcome a yeast >overgrowth. >Also, while eliminating all forms of sugar from the >diet is of the utmost importance, it usually won't >beat a stubborn case of candida unless included in a >plan incorporating probiotics, herbs, stress >reduction, and a complete diet overhaul. > >In good health, >Erica > > -- Michael Riversong ** Professional Harpist, Educator, and Writer ** RivEdu ** Phone: (307)635-0900 FAX (413)691-0399 http://home.earthlink.net/~mriversong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2002 Report Share Posted July 6, 2002 Good points Erica. Love, Doc Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington - erica feldman herbal remedies Wednesday, July 03, 2002 6:59 AM [herbal remedies] Re: fingernail fungus Hi,I'm new to the list and want to comment on thisdiscussion. Michael Riversong brought up some greatpoints on the importance of diet in overcoming asystemic fungal infection, but I'd like torespectfully counterpoint a few of his suggestions.While it is crucial to increase the amount of proteinin the diet, certain protein sources tend to be morebeneficial than others. For instance, tofu isgenerally way too cooling and moist for most candidasufferers, as this is a damp condition. And since theyeast beasts tend to take up the most space in theintestinal tract and colon, beans are typically toodifficult for the candida sufferer to digest in thebeginning stages of healing. I have found that mostvegetarians, unfortunately, will find it difficult, ifnot impossible to successfully overcome a yeastovergrowth.Also, while eliminating all forms of sugar from thediet is of the utmost importance, it usually won'tbeat a stubborn case of candida unless included in aplan incorporating probiotics, herbs, stressreduction, and a complete diet overhaul.In good health,Erica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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