Removing the walls (was Care for Colds and Flu)

December 7, 2006

-Yes, in my early days, I almost took some--hemlock that I found wild,

thinking it was angelica!!

I do not gather my own herbs after that.

-- In , " Ieneke van Houten "

<ienvan wrote:

>

> Rachel wrote:

>

> <I recently experienced this first hand when I took a

> supplement with goldenseal for a cold and was told by a homeopathic

> practitioner that I should stop the goldenseal and call my eye doctor.

> My eye pressure was raised by more then 10 points since my last

> visit. My Dr. also advised against saw palmetto and St John's wort

> for the same reason. >

>

> Thanks Rachel, I had never heard of that.

>

> This is a great reminder of the need for

> taking down the walls between the medical

> establishment and us alternative types.

>

> MDs will have to be trained in some herbal

> medicine and basic nutrition.

> Alternative enthousiasts have to remind

> themselves that the poison that killed Socrates

> was all natural, organically grown and free

> of preservatives.

>

> Ien in the Kootenays

>

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