Hi, Laura.

Just a few thoughts regarding your question about wild oregano oil.

First, it's important to remember the central tenet to holistic healing: it's all about balance. So, as Jini reminds us, if we continue taking any supplement beyond the time that we need it, it will simply cause a new imbalance in the body.

To quote her:

"In order to heal yourself you may very well have to take a lot of supplements, for a number of years even (depending on how ill, or out of balance your body is). But know this: The point of this program is to help you to heal the root cause(s) of your dis-ease and lead a strong, healthy, natural life - where ongoing health is maintained via natural foods, exercise, and emotional and spiritual health, not by being reliant on handfuls of supplements, the way everyone else takes handfuls of pills."

So while it may take weeks or for bad infections, even months, of taking Wild Oregano Oil, the idea is certainly not to take it forever. (Just a reminder for everyone.)

To answer your question about the difference between herbal medicine versus pharmaceutical antibiotics, I actually really like a quote from Dr. John R. Christopher, ND, MH. (You can read the full quote at the beginning of Chapter 2 of LTYG.)

"All drugs which are extracted out of plants are not in a whole natural state. This is the reason there are so many side effects, which is a medical problem in itself.

"For example, everyone has heard of quinine. Quinine is very efficient in reudcing fever, especially malarial fever. This drug comes from the Preuvian bark in South America. You can take all the Peruvian bark tea you want and you won't have any problems. But take a little too much of the quinine extracted from the Peruvian bark and you will grow deaf. Take a still larger dose and you will die."

Obviously, quinine is not an antibiotic. What I'm looking at here is the principle.

There's also some very thought-provoking information at the following link, specifically about Wild Oregano Oil as compared to standard pharmaceutical antibiotics.

http://www.joyofthemountains.com/pdf/An ... lution.pdf

Here's another link regarding fibromyalgia.

http://www.ghc-hmo.com/nancy_selfridge.asp

This doctor, Nancy Selfrige, also wrote a book called Freedom From Fibromyalgia. (She herself was diagnosed with it and has healed herself.) I haven't read the book myself, but thought it might be of interest to you. I heard of Nancy Selfridge through my EFT practitioner, Rue Hass, who refers to her in some of her own books. (If you do get hold of a copy and read it, would you put a post on the forum with your comments? Other people might benefit from that, as well.....)

One of my sisters-in-law has fibromyalgia and I can tell you from watching her experience that rounds of ever-increasingly more potent pain medications are no solution. She's still in awful pain in spite of them. It really is worth it to look at natural alternatives, but the key is holistic.

Everything is intertwined....mind/body/spirit. What affects one is going to manifest in the others. So for true holistic healing, you have to dig down for and address ALL the roots of the problem.

I'll ask Jini to check in about the increased urination....

Take care.

Nicole

Hi, Laura.

I just realized I hadn't responded about your minerals question.

I'm not familiar with the product, but minerals certainly aren't going to hurt you. Too much magniesium can cause or exacerbate diarrhea, but the amount in one sachet certainly shouldn't.

The only thing I question is the sodium. Seems like a lot to me, especially if it's 740mg/sachet and you could have up to six/day. But use your own judgment......

And just double-check for any other ingredients....fillers, flavorings, etc., that could potentially aggravate.

Take care.

Nicole

Hi Laura,

I have not heard of anyone having increased urination from Wild Oregano.

Regarding the supplement - the only thing that could be harmful is the sodium - but not to your digestive system. Personally, I don't see that it would do much good. Remember that the "healing belief" is stronger than any drug or supplement. So if this guy did some research and decided that this was his magic cure, then voila, it would be! But only clinical trials could determine whether it was his belief or the supplement that was the healing factor.

Which brings us again to EFT! Listen, it doesn't matter what name you give your condition. Or what groups of symptoms you're experiencing. If you have implemented all the dietary and lifestyle changes recommended in Ch. 3 and 4 of "Listen To Your Gut" - then you're covered! There's probably not a whole lot more you need to do.......except heal your emotional body.

Again, go to the EFT website and search "fibromyalgia" and "chronic fatigue", etc. If you want to really, finally, be free of all this health stuff (but maybe there's a part of you that doesn't want to - see why we need EFT?) - you need to go hard and heavy on the EFT. And don't stop until you're done. And yes, you may have to spend the whole next year of your life tapping to get at every thing that's making you sick.

take care,
Jini

Just found another article on arthritis that confirms a LOT of what we've already discussed here, by Dr. Joseph Mercola.

Well worth checking out:

http://v.mercola.com/QA/Highly-Effectiv ... -3341.aspx

take care,
Jini