I agree. too tired to write much but I think we are an over medicated people. Instead of stopping ginger, cranberries & garlic to NOT interfere with meds, how about stopping the meds & just do the naturals?
I did it with my mom when she was given 6 months to live. cold turkey. NO MORE MEDS. that was 18 years ago. She is vibrant, no pain & healthy with a sharp mind at 91.
she has occasional aspirin and allergy meds. that is it!
good luck with your journey!
See post #26 for a trained herbalists opinion on that. :-)
Dolly,
It is very nice of you to offer such encouragement. Especially with what can only be called a success story re. your mother. One never has guarantees in this life, but the advancement of medical science and real research resources on the Internet provide life saving information that was just not available previously.
I do not feel terribly endangered, or underinformed since I tend to hideously over-research most important matters. Couple this with a “Cabal” of medicos at my church providing inside info on the local medical establishment and associated assets, and I feel like I have advantages over normal patients. As another contributor mentioned, one needs to be informed and disciplined to make some of these things work. My previous profession molded me in that direction so a bit of constructive cynicism thrown into the mix is advantageous as well.
Having all of this under my belt, it is fun to debate with the cardiologists during my appointments. I have them trained now, so they only blow through my alloted time by 15 minutes or so. They do enjoy the results of my ongoing literature search, as I tend to fit into a rather narrow pool of patients.
Nine months ago a six month estimate would have sounded pretty good to me. Now, the docs are starting to talk to me like a person vs. a statistic once again. They no longer act as if they’re holding their breath. Now that they’ve come off of being Darwinian towards me, I’m starting to breath a little easier as well. ;-)