Hi Just wanted to clarify some about the paints. oil based paints have a limited period of outgassing after paint. water based paints outgas continuesly during...
... turning the heaters towards the walls before the sauna. Are there other ways of doing this so we are not taking in toxic gasses? thanks Jim joyce...
i've never heard that about oil based paints outgassing faster than water based paints, so i don't know if that's true or not without some research. however,...
The ideal FIR sauna environment, in addition radiating FIR energy all around the body (therefore the need for two heaters), requires that the surrounding air...
It is acidic to my already acidic stomach. I coat my stomach with licorce if I remember and then it is ok. I would prefer finding something more alkaline. I...
Hi Just wanted to ask whether anyone has been using fir for a long period of time, say a year, and what the long term effects are. As with all treatments for...
Hi, The person on this group that has been using the heaters the longest is Mary. Unfortunately she does not monitor/post to the group frequently. Marcia is...
Marcia is the next in line. She is currently experiencing some muscular pain in upper shoulders after the sauna which I suspect is due to loss of potassium....
I also wonder about this "absorption" issue. Then there's the question, how easily do these supplements break down? I once took a very expensive multi-mineral...
hi all, it was bitter cold here yesterday as no extra heat in the housing where i live so for the first time in a long while when i went in the fir, i ...
Do they need thermostats or can I just buy one.? I do have an electric standing heater but no thermostat. I called needs about the safecoat paint and I may...
Most minerals from food sources are poorly absorbed in a person if HCl production is impaired because HCl must work on the mineral to prepare it for absorption...
Hi My thoughts is that many with a chronic illness have adopted a healthy diet, and some have even gone very far. However how do they know what is best for...
Hi, I agree with you about most people with chronic illnesses having adopted healthy diets. I don't think that a genetic weakness is going to be a very common ...
OK, for those who contacted me on and off list re buying Nikken FIR products: The distributor I talked to is willing to sell to you for wholesale price. But...
Hi Much information there and good points Jim, but I never meant genetic weakness is a CAUSE of malabsorption. Rather I meant genetic differences makes us have...
Marcia I had the flu somewhere into the program. I am not sure exactly when, but it lasted for a full month. I finally went on antibiotics, it was the longest...
... From: marylou55 To: CFS-FMS_FIRST-Aid@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 10:29 PM Subject: [CFS-FMS_FIRST-Aid] Flu Marcia I had the flu...
http://vvv.com/healthnews/folate.html There have been many many studies done on folate/folic acid. Even the healthy people in the studies were not able to...
This is an excellent overview of the studies that have been done on varying supplements in CFS/FM and the results. Points out the importance of therapeutic...
... Liver is one of the classic migraine triggers - lots of tyramines. Chicken liver is the least headache-causing of any of the animals (in my experience), so...
hi mary, its encouraging to see how much better u have become ..thanx for posting ,it gives me hope to keep on trying and give this some more time.... would u...
Marcia I do not use the 4x minerals from Water of oz. Just the old ones. I like to put the Brewers yeast on Popcorn, Baked potatoes, sprinkle on Spaghetti,...
I just got home from my daughters. She is also using the Jim's protocol. She has had FM for propbably 20 years, but only diagnosed more like somewhere around 7...
Hi Mary, Thank you for the update on your daughter's (Karla) condition. I would like to add a little information here to give some of the group members a...
I tried some Emergen-C for my sauna water yesterday. I put two packets in a liter of water after having another liter of just water about 1 hour before the...
Hi Iowa Jim, Thanks for your experimentation and report. Two packets of Emergen- C is 400 mg of potassium at once, even though you have diluted it with more...
When I started the program I felt that the liver was too strong for me on an intuitive level. But I tried to take it anyway as I felt I needed to find a...
... Hence Dr. William Collinge's "50% rule". Look at that to-do list, check in with your body, decide what you think you can reasonably accomplish today - AND...
Fizzies!!! Oh to be a kid again! The Ascorbate C Powder brand is Source Naturals. They have different sizes, so get the smallest for experimenting. I got it...