Immune System Imbalance?

[Guest guest]

Karen,

 

Thank you very much for posting this information.

 

Take care,

mjd

 

 

Chinese Traditional Medicine , Karen Peterson

<kpeterha@p...> wrote:

> Liz,

>

> Peanuts are high in oxalates, which usually triggers our

symptoms. If you're interested in a listing of foods and their

oxalate content, you can try:

>

> http://www.branwen.com/rowan/oxalate.htm

>

> For information on how oxalates affect you:

>

> http://www.ichelp.org

> or

> http://www.ic-network.org

>

> These are two sites for information on interstitial cystitis, a

> inflammation of the bladder

> lining. They promote a diet low in oxalates as a way to help the

> bladder wall repair itself.

>

> Karen in San Diego

[Guest guest]

Sarah,

 

Thank you for all the information. I had heard of the St. Amand book

before and will look for it on Amazon. I was

also going to look for the cherry juice at Henry's, my local health food

store.

 

I currently take levoxyl for thyroid replacement therapy and usually

fall asleep with the electric blanket on, mostly

because I cannot regulate my body temperature and cannot fall asleep if

I am cold or hungry. I will check out the

Dr Lowe's web site. I had heard about it on the interstitial cystitis

group that I belong to on .

 

Karen P.

 

bonmotSarah wrote:

 

> Hi Karen,

>

> I hope you do not mind me butting in here, but I would like to say

> that there

> is an interesting Western book you might like to read just for the way it

> puts your symptoms into a single diagnosis of fibromyalgia. This book

> really

> caught my interest and even though I would not dream of using the

> protocol which

> was suggested (though if sick enough I might even try that--just lucky

> that my

> symptoms in this area are mild compared to most). I have posted this

> recently

> in the discussion of fibromyalgia, but in case you did not see it I

> will post

> the title and author again:

>

> What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia by R. Paul St.

> Amand,

> M.D. and Claudia Craig Marek

>

> Although this book is Western in outlook I think that this doctor's

> view of

> fibromyalgia and its symptoms ties everything together better than

> anything I

> have read about this subject in the past. Not that I like the

> solution, but as

> I say if I were greatly suffering I might try it or at least get the herb

> (guaiacom officianale) from which the drug (guaifenesin--available OTC

> in smaller

> doses) he uses is derived, to see if it would help. Interestingly the

> herb is

> a warming herb. I found lots of information about the herb on the

> internet,

> most of it from old herbal books where it was used for what was then

> called

> rheumatism, mostly of the chronic type. So far I have only found the

> herb on the

> internet in UK and Australia. Currently I am using cherry juice and

> finding

> some relief from the small painful knots I have in my legs.

> Acupuncture and

> herbs alone were not solving that problem entirely. Also since I have

> crystal

> like substances which come out of my body in various areas from time

> to time

> and which seem to be forced out by herbs at times and recently by the

> cherry

> juice (reputed to help fibromyalgia) as well I was quite taken by this

> doctor's

> view that the pain and other symptoms of fibromyalgia may be caused

> by the

> kidney's inability (at least in some people) to excrete enough

> phosphates from

> the body leading to all sorts of mineral imbalances. This may lead to

> accumulation of these minerals in joints and muscles all over the

> body, even the brain

> causing headaches and pain in various ways. Wow, this is the first

> explanation that has made sense to me, though it is his theory and so

> far not entirely

> understood on all points. Still he has done a lot of research and is a

> clinical professor at UCLA school of medicine. So I think that he may

> be onto

> something here and puts his case out in an understandable manner for

> what I can only

> think of has a doctor solving a problem TCM style, finding the root

> cause of

> an imbalance in the body (though probably he does not see it this way).

> Perhaps cleansing with the herbs for years has kept this problem mild

> in my case

> and therefore I have fewer symptoms than some. Still this doctor

> mentions all

> your (Karen's) symptoms as being caused by this imbalance including the

> interstitial cystitis, IBS and skin involvement, though roseacea is

> not specifically

> mentioned.

>

> I would also like to mention the Lowes who I feel have some different

> insights into fibromyalgia. Although they are chiropractors they have

> done extensive

> research which is well documented. Their web site for those

> interested is:

>

> http://www.drlowe.com/

>

> Many people who have fibromyalgia may also have a concurrent problem

> with the

> thyroid. The Lowes mostly use T3, the active form of thyroid medication,

> (though they also mention using natural thyroid medication) to help

> those with

> fibromyalgia and evidently have seen many formerly sick people improve

> tremendously. I am hypothyroid and I can say that many of my symptoms

> improved with

> the use of medication which elevated my basal temperatures. Being

> consistently

> too cold and unable, despite using TCM herbs and acupuncture, to

> elevate body

> temperatures I opted for adding in natural thyroid medication. That

> plus TCM

> has made me feel so much better. Now I am using cherry juice which I

> feel

> will over time improve my health even more. Sometimes I think it

> takes more than

> one way of looking at a problem to improve health. Not that I am

> saying that

> everyone with fibromyalgia needs thyroid medication, but it may be the

> missing key for at least some.

>

> The Lowes' have also written a book for the general audience on this

> subject

> (they also have a professional book out which is even more detailed)

> which is

> called:

>

> Your Guide to Metabolic Health by Dr. Gina Honeyman-Lowe and Dr. John

> C. Lowe

>

> Best wishes,

>

> Sarah

>

> <Karen Peterson <kpeterha

> <Re: Re: Immune System Imbalance?

>

>

> ,Victoria,

>

> I don't know the definite diagnosis in TCM, but my practitioner treats

> my gallbladder/liver

> and bladder meridians. I initially went to her for treatment for

> migraine, so she had to go

> easy at first to not raise chi to my head and cause a migraine. She

> immediately started me

> on flax seed oil. Then, introduced feverfew extract and magnesium for

> migraine prevention.

> She had to make sure that the pharmaceuticals I was taking would not

> interfere with the herbs,

> and vice versa.

>

> After two months of treatment, I started taking the Gui Pi Wan, spleen

> strengthening tea pills.

> I can ask her about cayenne, but I wonder if heat could cause a migraine?

>

> I have almost constant diarrhea. It is watery, very bright yellow in

> color and smells very bad.

> I also have crampy, explosive diarrhea about twice per week. I have

> tried congee for breakfast to

> help calm and warm my spleen, but prefer plain oatmeal instead. If I

> microwave it with some

> almond milk I don't even need to sweeten it. I just put a tsp. of

> butter in it for a little fat. If I

> let it cool down some, I can even put my flax seed oil in it.

>

> My western med diagnosis are: fibromyalgia, interstitial cystitis, IBS,

> and migraine. I have

> hypermobile joints and have to be careful to not hyperextend my arms or

> legs. I also have

> Rosacea, which runs in my family. I read that it can be caused by heat

> rising to the face.

>

> I am currently seeing my practitioner one a month and started

> hydrotherapy twice per week. In April,

> I will be getting manual therapy twice per week. It's a kind of massage

> therapy and my insurance

> is paying for it. I hope to be able to go back to work this July, but

> some of my family members

> think I should pursue disability. I have worked full time for fourteen

> years but have been off

> since last September.

>

> Karen in San Diego

>

>

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