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You forgot to post your spam link to go with the spam question.

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It makes the body think it is pregnant and there are always risks with drugs…

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I’m doing the HCG diet right now following the 21 Day program from http://prohcgdiet.com So far it is working nicely. I take the drops 3 times a day and eat the very strict 500 calorie diet. Its been about 10 days and ive lost 10.2 lbs. The results are fast and i feel great. I think i look alot lighter than the 10 pounds shows. As far as side effects, i have not encountered any so far, except that if you stray from the diet it will not work at all. It even causes you to gain weight if you drink alcohol or eat to much sugar/carbs. Also, you cannot exercise heavily or your body will go into starvation mode and hold fat.

Im hoping to lose another 10 lbs. In the 11 days i have left in this cycle. If you decide to try it, you just have to be very dedicated and DO NOT CHEAT, no matter how badly you want a cheeseburger!

Good luck!

Chloe Adisson answers:

I did the RX HCG for 3 weeks…

I lost 16 pound and its been 4 months and I’ve kept it off….

Only advice is to make sure your taking multivitamin, B12 and Biotin! I lost half my hair a month after!

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Well, the best guide i could find for you is on these sites

http://www.hcgdietsource.com

http://www.hcgdiscountsupplies.com

The best thing is that they reply to your queries, if you have any questions regarding hcg diet or their hcg supplies.

Hope this helps

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Yes. If you want to use it on your skin such as for massage, you should add carrier oil like : sweet almond oil, jojoba oil or avocado oil.

The ideal would be 7 – 10 drops of essential oils combine with 15 – 20 ml of carrier oils. This blends should be safe for the beginner. 7 – 10 drops oil can be combined from 1 – 3 kind of essential oils.

If you want to find blends recipe for skin and your hair, you can visit :

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No. It looks like, from their website, what they sell is “home fragrance oil” and “massage oil.” The former is a blend and not essential oils. The latter is diluted with what is called a carrier oil. Either of these can stop up and ruin an expensive diffuser.

True essential oils are obtained from plant oils and have healing properties. Some are anti-fungal, bactericidal, anti-spasmodic and so forth. What you have smells good but is made from petrochemicals, highly refined oil obtained from the ground–some is made into motor oil, gasoline, etc. It has no healing properties & may even be damaging.

Go to the health food store & buy pure essential oils for your diffuser. Start with lavender–it is one of the least expensive, least likely to cause allergic response even in babies, and most versatile. Lavender is a muscle relaxer & used for burns, insect bites, diaper rash, headache (applied to temples or back of neck), muscle spasm & pain. If you want to get rid of bad odors in a room, try orange or lemon in the diffuser, both also really economical.

I use Now Foods brand, Aura Cacia, Starwest & Mountain Rose (buy online). All are reasonably priced & reliable companies.

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Some are. They will not do much for the hair but the are really good for the scalp like peppermint, rosemary, tea tree. I would use a regular oil and maybe mix a few drop of Essential oil. Olive oil can be found anywhere. Essential oils are also expensive. Vitamin shoppe sells oils and so does any health food store. If you still can not find some they do sell them on the internet if you order things off the internet.

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Overall, the effects of essential oils may be divided into two basic groups. Some essential oils have actual physical effects. For example, eucalyptus oil can be inhaled to help clear sinuses and the respiratory tract. This would obviously relieve some symptoms of an upper respiratory infection (URI). Some oils may be used topically (directly on the skin, where they would usually be absorbed by the body, or on a wound) to possibly relieve swelling or fight certain infections.

You can read more about various oils here:
http://www.aromatherapy-blends.net/aromatherapy-essential-oils.htm

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I’m a massage therapist and use many essential oils. I also suffer from migraines, and i keep a little tissue dripped with lavender inside my pillow case. It helps me to relax, which causes me to be able to sleep better.
Here is a listing of what I keep handy. Hope it will help for you.

Aromatherapy for Headaches/Migraine
You can find an essential oil recommended pretty much “for whatever ails you.” For our purposes, we’ll be looking at those oils most often recommended for headaches, Migraine, depression, panic, anxiety, sleep. The chart below lists some of the oils recommended for these needs. Here, also, is a list of ten oils suggested for getting started with aromatherapy. Some experimentation will tell you which combinations work best for you.

Carrier Oils For Headaches/Migraine
Sweet Almond
Apricot Kernel
Avocado
Coconut
Sesame
Lavender
Peppermint
Bay
Melissa
Jasmine
Eucalyptus
Rosemary

For Depression For Anxiety/Panic
Orange
Bergamot
Lemon
Lemon Verbena
Lemongrass
Melissa
Petitgrain
Orange Blossom
Chamomile
Grapefruit
Mandarin
Orange
Juniper
Fir
Basil
Cedarwood
Ylang Ylang
Sandalwood
Frankincense
Clove
Clary Sage
Patchouli

For Relaxation/Sleep 10 To Get Started
Bergamot
Chamomile
Lavender
Mandarin
Sandalwood
Frankincense
Clary Sage
Juniper
Marjoram
Jasmine

Sweet Almond
(Carrier)
Peppermint
Chamomile
Lavender
Lemongrass
Bergamot
Eucalyptus
Jasmine
Frankincense
Clary Sage

Think about your headaches/Migraine attacks. Do they make you feel depressed, anxious, or panicked? Do you need to sleep, but have trouble? Choose some of the oils from the chart, mix one or more with some carrier oil, and give them a try. You can wait until you need them, and mix a small amount in the palm of your hand, or you can mix the oils ahead in a bottle. For example, I tend to experience anxiety and panic during the headache phase of a Migraine attack. I’m also prone to drop or spill things, so I premix oils in a small, roll-on bottle. My Migraine and relaxation/sleep blends are:

Migraine Blend

Fill bottle approximately 2/3 with Sweet Almond Oil
6 drops Lavender Oil (headache/Migraine)
6 drops Clary Sage Oil (anxiety/panic)
6 drops Chamomile Oil (sleep)
12 drops Peppermint Oil (headache/Migraine) Peppermint is also very helpful for nausea.
Cover top with finger and shake. Check the fragrance of the oil. If it is unpleasant to you, add a few drops of whichever oil you prefer to make it more pleasant.
Fill any remaining space in bottle with Sweet Almond Oil, insert the roller ball, and cap the bottle.
To use: Apply to temples and areas of pain. Massage lightly. You can also roll some onto the back of your hand

Relaxation/Sleep Blend

Fill bottle approximately 2/3 with Sweet Almond Oil (For this one, I use a small glass bottle with an orifice reducer — a plastic insert for the opening that allows the oils to come out a drop at a time.
6 drops Lavender Oil
6 drops Bergamot Oil
6 drops Chamomile Oil
Finish filling bottle with Jasmine Oil, 10% in Jojoba Oil. (Pure Jasmine is very potent and very expensive. The 10% formulation is commonly used.)
If you don’t like the fragrance of Jasmine, substitute an amount of Mandarin oil to achieve a pleasant fragrance, then fill the rest of the way with Almond Oil.
Insert orifice reducer into top of bottle, then cap.
To use: Variety of uses. Sprinkle a few drops on your pillow, massage your temples, etc.

Http://headaches.about.com/cs/alternative/l/aa_aromatherapy.htm

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Very long answer.. And I promise it is not a cut and paste quickie.. (I hate those)

First of all… Awesome good for you!
Finally a parent on this planet with some common sense.
Drugs are drugs and more parents should be encouraging their kids to stay away from them..
I am certainly not a doctor, but I can’t understand the logic of giving a brain stimulant to a person with hyperactivity issues.
A child has a brain that is naturally growing and developing.. Adding a bunch of synthetic chemcals seems to only complicate matters. The behavior may change for the better.. But does the improvement justify the potential damage? Personally, I don’t think it does. I am sure there are a small percentage of kids out there that need some kind of drastic treatment… Little things like not cleaning up your room when asked to, or not doing well on schoolwork should not be interpretated as an indicaton that medical treatment options are mandatory and risky steps should be taken immediately.
Most behavioral issues fall under the responsibility of the parent or teacher, but it seems that psychiatrists are far too willing to offer everyone the easy way out of this responsibility by dropping a label on these kids and drugging them up so they will conform. And that is just sick.
I was doing some research for my sister and found another option for alternative treatment online while I was looking through alternative medicines for my nephew last year.. It is probably very similar to what you have found.

Http://www.vaxa.com/ADD_alternative_treatment_remedy.cfm

He is 13 now.. Seems to be doing better. A lot of his issues are stress related.. His father has been in the service and away from home for the last 3 years.. It is rough on him. He also has some kind of odd dietary abnormality.. Naturally sensitive to certain foods. He is a very healthy kid with a great personality

I will also throw you a link to read up on some of the prescriptions that are being offered to children for a variety of afflictions. It is somewhat jaded and loaded with propaganda from the opposite perspective of the drug manufacturers. Really is a fascinating debate. And the questions left unanswered is the reason I am so against the idea that medication is solution.

Http://www.whale.to/drugs/whitaker.html

The reality is that nothing can be done to cure the problem until the true cause for the problem can be determined. And right now everybody is guessing.. The drug companines are rushing to convince the public that they have the answer to it without a shred of conclusive evidence as proof of their statements. The FDA that approves the medications is majorly sponsored by the drug companies for their funding. (blatent conflict of interest). The psychaitrists are stuck in a position where if they don’t prescribe something, they are taking the risk that the parents will lose confidence in that entire section of the medical field. Everyone involved with the debate is horribly tainted by money.. And the kids are typically left with the negative consequences for the decisions made by the adults with the moral obligation to protect them. Alternative medicine may or may not be as effective.. But at least it is natural. That makes more sense to me as a first option.
I encourage you to get a couple opinions before you choose any course of action for your child.. The treatment options out there right now are very shady for these types of things. Not enough is known about it.
Research all you can on it.. There is a lot of good information out there from the perspective of the parents that are in a similar situation. Both sides of the debate have valid points.

A lot of it is a shift in society .. 20 years ago, the general perception would have been.. ‘ahh.. It’s ok.. He’s just a kid being a kid’ .. And today it is more like ‘wow.. Your kid is a spoiled brat.. You should really do something about it’
Same child.. Different decade.
Experimental drugs may always be an option, but try everything else first.. If an adult wants to be irresponsible and ruin their lives by being a drug addict.. So be it.. I am also a parent.. And my daughter would have to be VERY out of control for me to even consider it. Dangerous and destructive, yes.. I would consider it.. Anything less, no way.

In the interest of fairness, I will also give you the medical side of things and leave you to make your own informed decision..

Http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/adhdmenu.cfm

This website will give you the clinical perspective on the affliction .. And symptom/treatment/prognosis information

http://www.drugs.com/condition/attention-deficit-disorder.html

This website will give you all of the prescription information for every drug that is FDA approved to treat ADD/ADHD.

Yes, there are a lot of things that anybody can say against what I have written.. But, you don’t have to be a doctor to understand that when the negative side effects of a drug show a 400-600% increased chance of occurence over placebo, you are taking an unnecessary risk. When that statistic comes down to reasonable levels and can be independently proven.. My opinion will change dramatically.

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A great deal of benefit is gained by removing all additives and preservatives from the diet.

There have been studies done to show that 80% of children with ADHD make huge improvements just by changing diet.

It means cutting out all fizzy drinks, all colourants (they are in many foods and drinks) , especially sunshine yellow. All additives.

Just use natural fresh foods, meat, fish, fruit and vegetables.

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There have actually been a lot of studies that have shown that Fish Oil can help with ADD/ADHD. It seems too simple, and that may be one reason it wasn’t really looked at closely for this, but I wasn’t surprised it would help when I thought about it. The EPA and DHA in Fish Oil help with all sorts of things including heart health, skin health, and brain health. There was a good article at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-391503/Fish-oil-calms-children-better-Ritalin.html that covers some of this as well.
Give it a try… It’s economical, safe, and easy. Just make sure that the company you get it from uses Molecular Distillation because that’s currently the only safe way to remove any trace contaminants of any heavy metals. Of course, if you aren’t sure about the dosage or the benefits, you may want to consult with a holistic doctor, as they may have other additional options available to them.

There are also a lot of people who have found some relief from limiting sugar, artificial colors/flavorings, and going with less (or no) processed food to take away those possible causes as well. From research I’ve done, Fish Oil tends to help more, but both work even better together. Good luck and I hope I helped!

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Not sure, but I’ve found this:

“Herbs and Supplements. A number of parents resort to alternative remedies as an alternative to psychostimulants and other drugs. These products include- as St. John? ‘ s wort, ginkgo biloba, panax ginseng, melatonin, and pine bark extract. Based on existing evidence, however, none can be recommended, particularly for children.

Generally, manufacturers of herbal remedies and dietary supplements do not need FDA approval to sell their products. Just like a drug, herbs and supplements can affect the body’s chemistry, and therefore have the potential to produce side effects that may be harmful. There have been a number of reported cases of serious and even lethal side effects from herbal products. Always check with your doctor before using any herbal remedies or dietary supplements.”

There’s lots of sites on the net selling invented ‘cures’ to concerned parents. These are nothing more than modern snake oil, so be careful.

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Yes, diet is really important. Also, less time in front of the tv, computer, playing games etc.
Although it is disputed by some people now, I still believe white sugar, especially at the rate north americans consume it, is not a healthy thing. Many people are also reactive to food dyes, artificial chemicals, preservatives etc.
I’m so glad to hear you are not going the pharmaceutical route.
Please watch the eye opening video below, you may want to send it to your friends. As well as school officials, who have no business in making a medical diagnosis.
But to actually answer your question, I am not familiar with Focus ADHD.

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I have FSGS and i have never taken herbal treatment. I asked my doctor about it once and he said do not do chinese herbs and those types of things. They are not regulated whats in them and a lot of the things in them are harmful to the kidneys. Please consult a doctor before doing anything like that.

I was almost put on the transplant list but i got better and now my kidneys are functioning normally.

I take prograf, calcium, iron, vitamin D, aspirin, enalipril, diamox, bumex, prednisone. I used to take epogen shots as well but i am not anemic anymore

keep fighting and i wish her good luck. I know what she is going through

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Most common are ginko biloba and Gotu Cola.

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The vast majority of herbal remedies on the internet or anywhere else are usually just outright scams, the beauty of modern medicines is that each product has to pass extremely stringent clinical trials which can be reproduced anywhere in the world before it can be prescribed by a fully qualified doctor..

Anyone can sell herbal remedies (I’m not saying that they’re all bad or that none of them work) with no training whatsoever, the preparation, packaging and storage of herbs have no controls, they don’t go through any regulatory trials, they don’t need a licence and some of them can be positively harmful.

As for HIV, the only known treatment is antiviral products, none of which are herbal.

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Oh! Don’t get upset, I think it is problem of every second girl next to you. There are many ways that can help you to cure the disease but a way that suits you and is not one of the scams to cure them should be adopted. It is better to refer to an online guide
For http://www.holisticacnetreatments.com/ acne treatment that can make you aware of the pros and cons of the different ways and provide you a better solution. This will help you to balance yourself.

All the best!!!

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First off, your girlfriend should ask the doctor that prescribed the interferons. They know what they’re talking about, and probably see lots of people with liver problems, and will be able to give a sensible answer. The doctor will have been trained in pharmacology, and will know all about how drugs interact with each other in the body. On the other hand, the herb-seller (they are not doctors) won’t have had the same training. The herbs they sell won’t have had to pass the same strict regulations that medicinal drugs do, and so their effects on the body (and especially the liver, something to think about in an individual with hepatitis!) may not be fully known.

I’d say avoid the herbs altogether.