I did some seaching on Coconut Oil and it seems to have some good properties. Most articles mentioned Anti: viral, fungal, bacterial and protozoan effects.
Does anyone on this board use Coconut Oil to treat yeast, stomach realted bacteria, or possibly even BABs., since I think this is a protozoal infection??
Thanks all,
Posted by suki444 (Member # 4261) on :
I would imagine Babs meds have to work systemically and be able to get into the bone marrow etc. to kill it off so this would not work very effectively or be anywhere near strong enough probably, although maybe a healthy thing to take as a supplement.
Emma
Posted by Mo (Member # 2863) on :
I took good quality virgin coconut oil, a TBSP every three hours for many months and I believe that (with other cleanse and dietary regimens) did an excellent job on systemic Candida. (all my symtoms are gone and it no longer shows in bloodwork as of my last few pcr's, I had three strains detected at MDL for about a year - and Diflucan did not clear it)
Lots of cosmetic benefits as well. Plus good for thyroid and a host of other things. There are allot of formal studies on Coconut.
Mo
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I take it everyday, but not at the amount that Mo mentioned. It has helped my scalp itchiness ALOT! Guess I'll up my dose! [I take 1 tbs a day]
Posted by jwf (Member # 6292) on :
Eat, Drink, and Bathe in the Coconut--
jwf Fri Sep-10-04 11:39 PM
Coconut Oil
The medium-chain saturated fatty acids in coconut oil are potent antimicrobial agents, effective against fungi, viruses and many bacteria. The most effective fatty acids are caprylic acid (with 8 carbon atoms), capric acid (10 carbon atoms) and lauric acid (12 carbon). They appear to work by causing microbial cell walls to disintegrate.
Coconut oil appears to be effective within days. With Candida take initially 4 tablespoons of coconut oil spread out during the day, and after improvement you may reduce this to 2 tablespoons for several more weeks. This seems to be effective against systemic as well as localised infestations, including those of the genitals. However, it is advisable to apply coconut oil topically as well.
The best commercial product is cold-pressed or virgin coconut oil. However, this has been heat-stabilised to destroy lipase. Therefore, my preference is self-made coconut milk: press coconut pieces through a low-speed juicer, or alternatively blend with water, strain and refrigerate.
For topical applications and for those with fat malabsorption the lipase-rich coconut milk can be expected to be much more effective than heated coconut oil with only a very low concentration of free fatty acids. Alternatively, you may use lipase supplements with coconut oil.
Who doesn't like the smell of Coconut?
Blue Skies..................John
Posted by Foggy (Member # 1584) on :
Almond Joys & Pina Coladas for all!
Posted by 5dana8 (Member # 7935) on :
Best to but extra-virgin coconut oil. Its also good for the immune system.
make sure to talk over everything first with your LLMD
[ 03. August 2006, 04:23 PM: Message edited by: 5dana8 ]
Posted by bugabooboo (Member # 7383) on :
Anybody notice increases in cholesterol while taking large amounts?
Bug
Posted by TerryK (Member # 8552) on :
Following is an article that I wrote about the active ingredient in coconut oil. I took it for about 10 months. Didn't notice much difference. I also cook primarily with virgin coconut oil. I still had a mild yeast infection even before starting abx.
I am including the whole article here but also the link to the webpage so that you can access the links within the text of the article. http://www.webshopemporium.com/monolaurin.htm
Monolaurin (Lauricidin) Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum's Treatment Protocol for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome recommends the following:"Take 9 capsules once a day on an empty stomach for 1 week, followed by 6 capsules once a day for 20 days. Take lysine 1500 mg twice a day while on Monolaurin."
According to several sources, an effective dose is 1800 mg to 2400 mg per day.
Monolaurin is made from lauric acid and is a patented ester of lauric acid. Lauric acid is a naturally occurring substance found in mothers milk and coconut oil. Monolaurin possesses anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-protozoal and anti-bacterial properties. It has been found to destroy lipid coated viruses such as the flu, HIV, HHV-6 (strains A and B), EBV, CMV and h.pylori to name a few. It may also be helpful in improving the immune system's anti-inflammatory response.
Monolaurin is thought to have the potential to kill certain fat coated viruses by causing the fatty coat to become liquid which then leads to the disintegration of viral particles that were inside the fatty envelope.
According to the Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients: Antiviral intervention for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, monolaurin has been shown to be active against influenza virus, pneumovirus, paramyxovirus (Newcastle), morbillivirus (rubeola), coronavirus (avian infectious, bronchitis virus), herpes simplex I & II, CMV, EBV, and HIV. They state that it is also effective against yeast and fungi, staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus agalactiae, chlamydia trachomatis, candida albicans, giardia lamblia, ringworm, H. pylori and gonorrhea.
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ImmuneSupport.com reports that Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum's Treatment Protocol for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome calls for 9/300 mg capsules once a day on an empty stomach for 1 week, followed by 6 capsules once a day for 20 days. He recommends taking lysine 1500 mg twice a day while on Monolaurin.
H. Pylori The high activity of monoglycerides against H. pylori suggests that they may be useful as active ingredients in pharmaceutical formulations.1
Cytomegalovirus In-vitro tests showed that Monolaurin inhibits the growth of Cytomegalovirus.2
Aids Treatment
Information suggests that monolaurin may be helpful for those with aids. For further information please see: Monolaurin - AIDS Treatment News
References 1. Bergsson G, Steingrimsson O, Thormar H., "Bactericidal effects of fatty acids and monoglycerides on Helicobacter pylori.", Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2002 Oct;20(4):258-62 Entrez PubMed Abstract
2. Clarke NM, May JT., "Effect of antimicrobial factors in human milk on rhinoviruses and milk-borne cytomegalovirus in vitro" J Med Microbiol. 2000 Aug;49(8):719-23. Entrez PubMed
Posted by lymefighter7 (Member # 9224) on :
Coconut oil sounds like it is a good oil, its the main oil that the author of "The Maker's Diet" uses. His test showed he had highest levels of yeast. He also had severe chrohns and he is completely well by doing his diet.
Posted by cantgiveupyet (Member # 8165) on :
does anyone know if this is supposed to be used in the solid form, or the liquid.
i bought mine at the store the other day and it turned to liquid due to the heat...it was solid when i bought it.
thanks
Posted by Virginia of Yore (Member # 3269) on :
Can'tgiveupyet, coconut oil has a low melting point, so liquefies when a room is warm. It won't harm it. One of the benefits of coconut oil is that it can be heated to higher temperatures than most oils without the harmful effects created in others by heating them (even EEVO/olive oil).
Posted by lymeam2pm (Member # 6103) on :
Where can you buy coconut oil? Do you just eat it? I've got yeast now and I love coconut so that seems to be the ticket for me. If it liqufies, how do you take it?
Thanks for any replies.
Posted by Mo (Member # 2863) on :
It's easiest to take when it's liquified.
During fall and winter it will get solid according to room temperature - in which case I keep it in a small glass jar, and simply set the jar in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes as it melts quickly. In summer it should just be ready to go.
Then you just pour yourself a TBSP, and I don't like the feeling or taste of swallowing oil - it makes me gag, so I put it in my mouth and immediately take a swig of diluted juice with it, and swallow them together.
That's the easiest way for me to make sure I get enough.
Some people like to put it on food, or spread the hard oil on toast, ect... but I don't like that at all, and feel I could not get enough in me for "medicinal" purposes as I would have to be eating it all day.
Others still prefer the fresh milk. However, opening coconuts is labor intensive!
Good quality oil is concentrated and alive.
I find this simple. I have a good quality bottle of shark liver oil, which I really would like to get into me as well - and I just can't do it. Talk about horrible tatse!!
So the coconut is mild and no big deal at all in comparison.
Mo
Posted by Virginia of Yore (Member # 3269) on :
Lots of places online sell it, as do a lot of health food stores. Look for it in pint size jars around their oils/fats section. You can put a bit in a skillet like oil or butter just to brown things, and look online for recipes that use it. There's much more info on it at osteopath MD Dr. Joseph Mercola's site, ( www.mercola.com )if you search his site for coconut oil. Sample here: http://www.mercola.com/2001/mar/24/coconut_oil.htm and if you heard it's bad for you like palm oil, read this: http://www.mercola.com/2003/sep/13/coconut_oil.htm
A warning: if you sign up for his e-newsletter, you might want to set up a separate email just to receive them, as you will get bombarded with several emails a week, a good bit of which is sales hype. He does have some worthwhile info sprinkled in that makes it worthwhile, though, if you have the time to read it all.
Posted by lymedesign (Member # 8791) on :
Thank you for all of these wonderful replies. I haven't read of any negative effects of taking coconut oil, so I think I will start my daughter on it.
What is the dose needed to elimiate a systemic yeast problem?
Mo, do you think it is necessary to take every three hours? I know this did work well for you. How much would be needed for 75 pound child??
Do you think this interfers at all with ABX (Zith and Mepron). I was thinking that it may be beneficial to take with Mepron for the "fat" gram factor???
Posted by Mo (Member # 2863) on :
This is a good brand, organic and they use the correct process to keep the oil a living substance:
I give my daughter (who weighs less) a tsp 3x a day, but started out giving 4x a day and then reduced.
I took as much as I did as I am an adult and had very bad systemic yeast.
From what I know, it would not in any way interfere with abx - it's food. In fact, one might need more on abx. My daughter has been off abx treatment for 2 years and is doing incredibly well. (was treated for 2 as she was very ill as a baby from Lyme, Bart, and Myco) She began this dose of coconut when she stopped abx.
My son also has been taking it and his good cholesterol (I think HDL?) was chronically very low, it is now back to normal.
Mo
Posted by lymedesign (Member # 8791) on :
Thanks Mo,
The "Nutiva" looks like a great choice. And who can beat the price of this supplement??? It is really cheap compared to most products.
SSHHH keep this quiet, the price may go up Posted by Takedownthemoon (Member # 9008) on :
www.tropicatraditions.com is a good brand imo, and it is absolutely delicious..
Posted by Takedownthemoon (Member # 9008) on :
They run great specials from time to time.
Posted by pq (Member # 6886) on :
i think we should send the links for coconut products to "keith richards"(rolling stones) who fell out of teh coconut tree.
i wonder if he was thinking of i.v. coconut juice?!
i once read a blurb on i.v. coconut juice.
WWII docs couldn't find sterile water for the i.v. so they ran a line from the coconut to the persons arm.
Imagine walking around with an i.v. pole, with a coconut instead of an plastic bag dangling from it!
[ 30. July 2006, 06:46 PM: Message edited by: pq ]
Posted by Marnie (Member # 773) on :
For me...it is easier in the pill form...and this comes from someone who does love Pina Coladas and Mounds bars.
I have 3 files about this if anyone wants more, let me know.
But I find this interesting (as a detox):
Hum Exp Toxicol. 2005 Apr;24(4):215-8. � Successful treatment of acute aluminium phosphide poisoning: possible benefit of coconut oil.
Shadnia S, Rahimi M, Pajoumand A, Rasouli MH, Abdollahi M.
Poison Center, Loghman-Hakim Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Shaheed-Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Aluminium phosphide is used to control rodents and pests in grain storage facilities. It produces phosphine gas, which is a mitochondrial poison.
Unfortunately, there is no known antidote for aluminium phosphide intoxication, but our recent experience with a case showed that rapid prevention of absorption by coconut oil might be helpful.
In the present case, we used the same protocol in a 28-year-old man who had ingested a lethal amount (12 g) of aluminium phosphide with suicidal intent and was admitted to hospital approximately 6 hours postingestion.
The patient had signs and symptoms of severe toxicity, and his clinical course included metabolic acidosis and liver dysfunction.
Treatment consisted of gastric lavage with potassium permanganate solution, oral administration of charcoal and sorbitol suspension, intravenous administration of sodium bicarbonate, magnesium sulphate and calcium gluconate, and oral administration of sodium bicarbonate and coconut oil.
Conservative and supportive therapy in the Intensive Care Unit was also provided. The patient survived following rapid treatment and supportive care. It is concluded that coconut oil has a positive clinical significance and can be added to the treatment protocol of acute aluminium phosphide poisoning in humans.
PMID: 15957538
It was coconut oil PLUS *everything else* they gave. Read carefully.
Posted by Tj33 (Member # 7214) on :
If you are not using coconut oil you are missing a great health aid.
I cook with it. I use it for shorting in baking. Makes great biscuits... I take a tablespoon every morning... Eggs cooked in the oil tastes great.... Coconut oil boosts my energy levels and helps me sleep like a rock...
I have used it to help my wife recover from breast cancer and Lyme.
Get rid of all veggie oils, canola is a slow poison, Soy has been found to damage the thyroid. Transfats are created when the unstable veggie oils age. You can't see it or taste it but, it will damage your body..
Note: A world wide study by the UN WHO found that the cholesterol level average for men was 240 and women was 260. It has been found that women over 60 are at risk for breast cancer if cholesterol drops below 260.
Don't sweat Cholesterol levels. If your Cholesterol is lower than 240 for men and 260 for women your immune system is weak..
The way the Statin drugs work to lower cholesterol is to damage the liver.
The liver is the only source for cholesterol. Foods don't effect cholesterol levels.
It has been found that transfats irritates the arteries and cholesterol is used by the body to cover the irritation to help the blood vessel to heal... Transfats is causing heart problems, not cholestrol...
Cholesterol is the fuel for the immune system and the brain...
Animal fats are required by humans for energy and building material for the organs. A no fat diet will kill you... The reason chicken soup is good for colds is that it contains chicken fat that boosts the immune system... Grandma knew more than most doctors...
Statin drugs are very dangerous and there is no hard data that low cholesterol levels are good for you.
There is hard data that shows the opposite.. Low cholestrol means a weak immune system and puts you in danger for infections and cancer. Google Dr. Mary Enig.
Doesn't it seem rather odd that after thousands of years of human evolution that we just "discover" that cholesterol is bad for humans.
And that "discovery" was made by doctors on the payroll of Snake Oil peddlers.
The Cholesterol thing is a fabrication of the drug companies to sell their poison pills of Statins at billions of dollars a year...
Coconut oil is a great booster for the immune system.
There are many places on the web to buy it. Be sure to get the virgin oil.
This is my favorite place to get the oil... It is an virgin oil and excellent quality...
Cholesterol is VLDL, LDL and HDL...very low density lipoproteins, low density lipoproteins and high density lipoproteins.
The high density, researchers think, helps remove excess cholesterol and send it back to the liver.
Yes, in some respects high cholesterol is good...but HDL is the BEST.
The "ratio" of good to bad makes a difference...huge. Think of LDL as the "lousy" kind.
Cholesterol can be "dumped" when someone is infected.
As an acidic protein/protein+fat...it can help to fight infections.
At those times, it is beneficial.
However...Bb follows the cholesterol (and glycolysis pathways) and it appears putting the brakes on an enzyme called HMG CoA reductase, stops the liver from releasing VLDL. It stops the liver from MAKING cholesterol.
That doesn't mean we can't EAT foods that contain cholesterol...(the good kind).
We HAVE to have cholesterol. It is part of our cells. It is needed to make the myelin sheath.
We just have to put the brakes on the liver releasing VLDL and rely on healthy foods instead to supply the good "fats" along with protein and complex carbs. for the right balance.
Posted by lymeout (Member # 8045) on :
Does anyone know of any mold issues with coconut oil? Is there any breakdown in quality when it changes back and forth from solid to liquid?
Posted by Mo (Member # 2863) on :
If the oil os processed in the correct manner (cold pressed, keeping it 'alive') ..
normal temperature swings bringing it from solid to liquid will not effect it at all.
Taking it 'medicinally', just be sure the bulk of the coconut you take is not exposed to extreme temps (like freezing or extreme heat from cooking) for optimal stability and living qualities.
"The reason chicken soup is good for colds is that it contains chicken fat that boosts the immune system... Grandma knew more than most doctors..."
You know it, tj!
We literally have lived on an incredible chicken soup for years now. Eating it most every day except when it's real hot like this.
Add dark green veggies and 20 cloves of garlic, other healthful gerbs and spices, fennel, ect -- as well as organic chicken (cooked with bone and skin on), and you have yourself a delicious medicine for lunch or dinner.
I am convinced this has done us as good as anything else.
Another excellent oil is Ghee. This is clarified butter, used in Ayurvedic cooking. The method of clarifying it makes it into a very healthy and detoxifying oil.
It is delicious with a little crystal salt - with or without Indian spices to cook rice, veggies, beans -- or in the AM saute some diced apples in it and add cinnamon and cloves with a few prunes and a small amnt of water to stew the fruit..
YUM! and it is very good for you.
High cholesterol/no fat diet is a crock. We NEED good lipids. (the bad kinds are poison over time)
Mo
Posted by elley0531 (Member # 9434) on :
quote:Originally posted by lymefighter7: Coconut oil sounds like it is a good oil, its the main oil that the author of "The Maker's Diet" uses. His test showed he had highest levels of yeast. He also had severe chrohns and he is completely well by doing his diet.
he also cowrote "Restoring Your Digestive Health" which is a great book. I don't have the energy to do exactly what he recommends, but I have done some of it, and have noticed some relief. Yes he raves about coconut oil.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tj33: The Cholesterol thing is a fabrication of the drug companies to sell their poison pills of Statins at billions of dollars a year...
Absolutely!!! Statins can damage a liver much more easily than abx or Diflucan can.....WAY more easily in my opinion.
Posted by lymefighter7 (Member # 9224) on :
Good recipe to use with coconut oil if you don't like taking it straight.
1 c. of organic plain yogurt 1 tbs. of coconut oil 1 tbs. honey 1/2c. mixed berries or strawberries (Mix all together. Make sure berries are thwed and oil is liquidy for easier mixing.)
ENJOY!!!!
Posted by bpeck (Member # 3235) on :
I've taken it for about 2 years (post Lyme therapy with abx). During my abx days, I was taking Lauricidin (whihc esentially is lauric acid- the main fat in coconutoil).
There's quite a bit of literature on virgin coconut oil- it's a medium chain fatty acid- very good.
Barb
Posted by Virginia of Yore (Member # 3269) on :
Tj33, could you post your biscuit recipe using the coconut oil, please? Thanks!
Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :
Up for Trueblue.
Coconut oil has antiviral properties.
Carol
Posted by trueblue (Member # 7348) on :
quote:Originally posted by Carol in PA: Up for Trueblue.
Coconut oil has antiviral properties.
Carol
I read pq's post yesterday and thought "I ought to take more coconut oil, again."
So... I notice the thread and reread the whole thing, which I've read before, to find it was for me.
Thank you Carol! I'll go have some right now.
It's good to have someone doing the thinking lately, dirty job but someone's got to do it. Posted by Truthfinder (Member # 8512) on :
I bought a small bottle of virgin coconut oil not long ago, but I'm chicken to try it!
After buying it, it dawned on me that I get constipated just looking at a picture of anything with coconut in it.
Anybody know if virgin coconut oil is constipating?
Tracy
Posted by sizzled (Member # 1357) on :
I have not found coconut oil to be constipating.
I keep mine in the fridge and have to chisel it out,though! Posted by luvs2ride (Member # 8090) on :
I have been eating the coconut oil now for many months. I just had my cholesteral checked and it was 155 so no harm done.
I had to start very slowly because I herx with it. 1 tsp daily for quite awhile. I am now at 2 tbsp daily and herxing again. My herxing is all in my sinuses where fungi likes to hang out, so I am sure the oil gets the credit. I also use it on my hands and feet as a moisturizer.
I buy the extra virgin at 14.00 per bottle. It tastes best and is the recommended one to take. I will eat it liquid or solid. Makes no difference to me. I think it taste like a mounds bar minus the chocolate. (Of course I have been off sugar for a year, so natural sweet tastes really good to me now)
Recently my doctor added Vit D to my regimin which produced a Lupus like rash in my scalp, hair loss and a rash on my face similar to the Lupus butterfly rash. It really scared me.
I soaked my head in coconut oil and slept with it overnight. Washed my hair the next morning and the rash was gone. My hair was extra soft too. It is supposed to be very good for skin burns and rashes. (I also stopped the D)
Luvs
Posted by clairenotes (Member # 10392) on :
I love coconut oil, but even moreso, coconut milk. I was told that about 11 ounces of the milk is equal to one tablespoon of the oil. I used to mix blueberries and bananas with the milk and sometimes a little protein powder, even chlorella powder sometimes, and half freeze it so it became a little like ice cream. Native Forest is a nice brand as it has no sugar added. The oil reminds me of a Mounds bar also, a childhood favorite, that I miss.
It really improved my health, body temperature, weight, and skin and hair.
When my symptoms shifted to my head last winter, somehow, I could no longer tolerate it. It created neuro herx reactions. I think I hated this the most about the relapse. My diet was already so limited then. I had only recently discovered I could tolerate it. Soooo unfair!!!
I cannot wait til the neuro stuff resolves so I can go back to eating it. Glad to hear others are benefitting.
Claire
Posted by lymex5&counting (Member # 7202) on :
I eat it, bake with it, put it on my skin and in my hair. It works great. I love it. But no one else at my house does.
Lyme x 9
Posted by tothepoorhouse (Member # 8595) on :
Thanks all for reminding me. I actually used this last year (Tropical Traditions)while I was Iv'ing and it did help!
I like to add 1 teaspoon to a hot cup of coffee. Tastes wonderful and it melts easily.
Caused a herx the first few times I took it.....but it was very beneficial.
Must go back to my cabinet now and use it again. The best thing is you don't have to keep it refrigerated. It stays good for a very long time. Posted by pq (Member # 6886) on :
on a related note, a passage from diffieque, on the effects of lipids(here, fatty acids) on protozoa. whereas here, the discussion is on unsaturated fatty acids, the fatty acids in coconut oil are saturated. lauric acid in coconut oil is the tx agent, there may be others i'm unaware of. also, check monolaurin which, the body makes from lauric acid, and this may be the functional from of lauric acid.
passage from diffieque"
"I found the following passage in a medical treatise that I've transcribed into this post from the text. The treatise is entitled: "Research In Physiopathology As Basis of Guided Chemotherapy With Special Application to Cancer," by Emanuel Revici, M.D. Scientific Director, Institute of Applied Biology, New York, NY., Chief of Dept. of Oncology, Trafalgar Hospital, New York, N.Y., D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1961
Section in text: P. 158. " Effects of Lipids on Protozoa"
"The effects of lipids upon monocellular organisms, especially tetra-hymna pyriformis, were studied and an effort made to relate the nature of the main changes induced in these protozoa to changes observed at the cellular level of complex organisms. An initial effect was noted on the polarity in protozoa which seemed to be oppositely influenced by long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and sterols. Lipids with a positive character were seen to induce a change in the form of protozoa causing them to become almost round, a change considered to correspond to reduced polarity. Lipids with a negative character had an opposite effect; the tetrahymna became abnormally elongated. The administration of higher amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids was seen to induce immediate changes localized at the anterior pole of the organism, changes which ultimately lead to the breakdown of the membrane particularly at this point. This effect parallels in intensity the degree of desaturation of the fatty acids."
" Other changes were seen in growth rate and survival time and, thus, in the aging process.( Note 34)(Fig.74)[see book for photo, and note] " At the same time, resistance to heat was seen to increase as the result of treatment with negative lipids, while it decreased after treatment with the positive sterols.(Note 35) The same influence upon the aging processes, as manifested in a prolongation of the life-span, was noted for polyunsaturated fatty acids with a long chain and even for some members of the saturated series but with a shorter chain." END
The last part of the last sentence brought to mind lauric acid, a short carbon chain, saturated fatty acid; chemically, a carboxylic acid. This has activity against, at least, some yeast, fungi, and viruses, as well."
Posted by 5dana8 (Member # 7935) on :
I have been drinking coconut milk. Its got some sugar(1-2Grams) in it but for a while it seemed to make me feel better. Maybe helping with yeast & my immune system.
You can buy a real coconut if you don't want to go the canned route. Its a little hard to crack open & the meat is tough to get out of the shell.
For me the oconut oil makes me nauseated , but then what doesn't
[ 16. January 2007, 04:12 PM: Message edited by: 5dana8 ]
Posted by Marnie (Member # 773) on :
I ran across this the other day...
We make activated charcoal from coconut shells!
Just an interesting tidbit.
Activated charcoal is given in ERs as a slurry for some accidental poisonings and was once #3 in the "Universal Remedy".
Activated charcoal absorbs toxins.
I do NOT know the impact on the beneficial bacteria.
Picture in your mind's eye a NATURAL sponge. Each teeny tiny "grain" of activated charcoal has lots of places for toxins to bind to.
It is a mess to work with.
Posted by lymedesign (Member # 8791) on :
I was surprised to see a revival of an old post of mine. The timing is quite appropriate. I had been faithfully giving my daughter 1-3 tsp. a day of coconut oil after I read some many great things about it. Then, I started to slack alittle on all of her "extra" supplements.
For some reason, she has been waking up dizzy and nauseous in the middle of the night again. She did start pulsing flagyl 3 days a week the first week of December. Maybe this is why? However, I started to give her coconut oil on Monday of this week again.
Starting the New Year off right I promised myself. Lets get the immune system functioning as best we can. She is not feeling as bad a night this week. Maybe a coincidence, I don't know, but we are sticking with it!!
Posted by pq (Member # 6886) on :
After reading all of this, it sounds like Coconut oil is very beneficial.
It causes herxes? How much do you have to take to cause a herx? What is the recommended daily amount to take?
Thanks!
Posted by luvs2ride (Member # 8090) on :
misex
If you are fighting yeast, I have heard some here say 4 tbsps daily. I never could get past one without an increase in my joint pain.
Buy only the extra virgin coconut oil It tastes really good unlike anything cheaper that I tried. I purchase the Nutiva brand which is sold at my local healthfood store. I also use in on my hands and whenever I get a rash in my scalp, I rub it in and sleep with it. Somehow, it never makes my pillow greasy and the rash clears right up. I get the rash whenever I'm in the sun because I am on minocycline. Wearing a hat helps.
Luvs
Posted by lundeliz (Member # 10806) on :
Can anyone tell me if cooking with the coconut oil changes any of the properties or benefits of the oil? Thanks
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