I've heard horror stories of people getting very ill and am a little concerned about trying anything like this.

Completementary medical doctors often use some of all disciplines - school medicine, orthodox med and alternative, as well as homeopathics.

I used a lot of homeopathics, but I have also used pharma drugs, herbals and supplements of one sort or another, and many not-run-of-the-mill therapies.

I might add that all of the above eventually got me well.

It is important to trust your doctor, his experience and knowledge - it's the bigger part of healing all around.

Take care.

The alternative docs can be very useful, but they should know better than to "dabble" in something as potent as homeopathy. The fact that your doc recommends homeopathic remedies for "detox" tells me that he's not a homeopath and not classically trained.

Use him for herbs or nutrients or whatever, but not homeopathy.

BTW - some herbs and such can be very useful for cleansing, just tell him that you want to start out very gently and work your way up. Tell him of your concerns and if you aren't comfortable with his answer, find someone else.

I spent $12,000 + (which my insurance won't cover because it was alternative medicine) and did not notice any improvement at all, and am now feeling the devastation of being broke, unemployed, and very sick still. I had hoped that this would save me from abx, but now I'm on my way to see a LLMD for abx treatment next week.

I would say be very, very careful and make sure you do your homework. I have read and learned alot about homeopathic treatment before I went out and while I was out there. Feel free to email me directly if you want to chat more.

I've been checking around and have found homeopaths to be powerful and can make you ill if not done properly.

GiGi, the vitamin C/salt protocol sounds interesting. Wouldn't you want a doc supervising this? How often were you seeing your doc when you were doing this protocol?