I ordered some colostrum because I heard that it is great for things like chronic fatigue - just wondering if anyone has had any experience with it and if they recommend it or not.
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Yes, my family takes it right when they start to feel like they are getting sick, and it helped to boost their immunes systems. Should be harmless, it just has immune boosters in it that baby cows need at birth (and people for that matter, too) to help build up their immune system. I also took some and seemed to help. Good luck and enjoy!
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Yes when I was preganant at age 19yrs., awhile ago. I was so depressed, everyday for a snack I ate a box of chicken & biscuit crackers and downed a gallon of milk, in less than an hour. Needless to say I was 300lbs by the end and had to do a whole lot of dancing to work it off. It was worth it though.
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Okay so I'm looking into this myself I'm in a double d not a tripple but it kills my back too and hauling around my son doesn't help at all.  From what I've heard there are some possible negative things about it, like possibly not being able to produce milk if you're wanting to breast feed again.  Also, you can lose feeling in your nipples I guess, and there are plenty of other things that they warn you about that I can't really remember, but that comes with any surgery.  I think that your comfort is really important though, anything that will make you feel better and give you some more energy to take care of your little one's better would probably be great for you, regaurdless of wether or not you might have to just do the bottle for your next child, you being happy will make them happier.  I do think that you should do some very good research on who you have do it though, only pick the best and look around and give it as much time as you need and don't rush into it.  I know that there are different after affects for different people, it just depends on what they need to do to you and how they need to go about doing it.  I think you only lose sensation in the nipples if they move the nipple up as well and make the actual nipple smaller.  Anyway, I have to run it's late here, but I hope that I helped you out a little.  Good luck I hope it all works out.  Danielle
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Rest and a well balanced diet seemed to help my mom when she was going through it, but here's a link to the American Cancer Society's suggestions:\nhttp://www.cancer.org/docroot/MBC/content/MBC_2_2X_What_About_Fatigue.asp?sitearea=MBC
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My son is 10 moths old and I'm still nursing him.  I love the bond between us.  I don't plan to take it from him any time soon. My sis has a 2 year old and weemed her at 2 on her b-day.  The more you nurse them the more the protection lasts.  I never gave my son a bottle.  Now he eats solid foods and and drinks water out of a sippy cup.  I nurse him when he wants and to go to sleep.  Just let time take it's course.  She'll let yo know when she's ready to weem.
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Recently I treated two children with ADD, I am giving them these two Homeopathic remedies and both are coming along very well without any side effects or complications the remedies I am using are AVENA SATIVA in Q(Mother Tincture potency) 20 drops thrice a day in a sip of warm water and the cell salt KALI PHOS in 6X potency every four hours two tablets dry on the tongue let them dissolve on the tongue. Both children have been taking it for more then 15 days now and their mothers are extremely happy with the results and so am I !\nTake Care and God Bless you. \n\nP.S\nAVENA SATIVA is Common Oats !
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I have never heard that. It sounds like some holistic hoo ha, though. Fish oil helping with functioning of the brain? I would be wary. :)
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I have this same problem I also take vitamin supplements for this the only thing that truelly makes me feel better is long rest periods in between daily routines...I don't believe there really is a "cure all" for CFS...Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Two months ago, I had given this answer to your Q.\nWhat were the points you didn't like or you didn't understand?\nWhat are your criteria for a "good" answer?\nI am posting again the answer (copy and paste) and I am waiting for your feedback. Why do you refer especially to the GNC company?\nAre you aware of some studies that they did using aminoacids that could potentially influence growth?\nWere they OTC supplements?\nPlease, let us know and in the mean while have another look to my posting.\nRegards\n\n\nHuman growth hormone is administered in the cure of diseases and not in order to make people taller !\nEvenmore, it is a prescription only medicine acting in a small gland situated in our brain. I think they are used also for the dopping. \nTell me now : would you ever trust to give your child such a medicine that could potentially interact with the surrounding field?\nThen you are talking also about OTC products ; they are food supplements I suppose. I don't know what this kind of products are, but I have to say that I had a bad experience from food supplements sold via networking marketing, last spring.\nSometimes they are not so innocent as they look like; they can cause allergies.\nWhy don't you think to adopt a healthier lifestyle? This will help more effectively in your child's case. And it is also more natural, it has no adverse effects, as medicines do .\nI want to add just this : control obesity! Obese children don't get tall and there is also the scientific explanation for this.\nI think that the answer given previously, be happy with yourself, with what you are was wisdom.\n\n\nI have to add that:\n\n1st: It is not just growth hormone that controls growth; there are also other hormones, like TSH(thyroid stimulating hormone), ACTH(adrenocorticotropic hormone), LH(luteinizing hormone) and FSH(follicle stimulating hormone).\nThe small gland situated in our brain, is called pituitary gland.\n\n2nd: You are talking about injections: they are administered just if a GH deficiency is diagnosed; this involves hospitalizing the child because GH is produced in bursts. This means that we can't have a result from a single measurement of this hormone in a blood sample. We need the result of the measurements of a 24 hour period.\nFrom what you say, your child has not been diagnosed from that.\n\nYour child can find more information , articles suitable for the public and educate himself on the GH issue from the site of the Foundation for human growth. It is a patients organisation.\nhttp://www.hgfound.org/growth.html\nEducating himself, he will understand that he really doesn't need any injections of growth hormone in order to get taller and - hopefully - he will adopt a healthier lifestyle in order to grow well.\nOr - if he prefers - he can navigate in the site of wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/growth_hormone\nTake care on scams! A big research project has started this year in the US that will elucidate some obscure points in the area of food supplements that are on sale for this purpose. \n\nKaterina
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I decided to tell you about my experience with acupuncture even though it doesn't directly answer your question, hoping that it may be of some value to you.\n\nI had acupuncture for chronic fatigue syndrome in the early 90s. I asked about it when I was going to a pain clinic that claimed to offer it last year, and was told that "if you want acupuncture you should go to somebody who does it every day." (So why did they advertise it, dangit?)\n\nFWIW, acupuncture did help me with the CFS back then. I still have it, but I was able to return to work for a time. I went to a traditional Chinese medicine doctor who was also an MD. He wouldn't begin with the needles, though - TCM practitioners don't, generally. They start with an interview, then herbal treatments. \n\nAnd let me warn you, their "herbs" are not what we're accustomed to seeing all cleaned up and put in pills in a bottle! No, he scooped a bunch of things out of jars into a paper bag, things that looked like they just came off the ground in the forest, and gave me instructions for brewing tea from them!\n\nAnyway, I used the tea for a week or so, then returned for two sessions of acupuncture. The needles are incredibly fine - I really couldn't feel them unless I seriously concentrated, and I'm very sensitive (I already had fibromyalgia then, too, though it wasn't disabling as it is now). \n\nYes, I'd do it again if I could find that doctor again - even the icky tea. \n\nGood luck, and I hope you find relief soon.
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get yourself some pennyroyal; but, be very careful not to allow a lactating or pregnant mother use the herb...for them it would be dangerous...for you it will dry up your lungs tremendously
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I work as a natural health advisor, and as a result, I've had many wonderful experiences with it.\n\nI no longer get migraine headache where as before I would suffer with 2 - 3 headaches a week. All I take for this is a magnesium supplement and a good multi-vitamin for the B-complex.\n\nI've had UTI's clear up in only a couple of hours after a flare-up from using Cranberry extracts and juices.\n\nAnd of course, there are many of our clients who swear by these remedies, and do not see (or rarely see) medical doctors.\n\nWhole health MD is a really good sight that talks about these treatments and products.
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as an employee at a drug store, I can tell you that there are many supplements that can be used to improve brain function. One such product is Centrum Performance, a vitamin, which is supposed to "vitalize body and mind." another product is called BrainSpeed (runs about $40 for 60 tablets), obviously directed more for the brain. I personally haven't tried either of these products, nor have I spoken to anyone who has. I have been considering trying Centrum Performance. Anyway, just talk to a doctor or check out your local drug store.
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1st heard of it on CSI. I thought it was just a fictional topic used to make a good story line for the show. However, my curiosity was peaked so I found tons of websites on it. It is definitely not something that I would ever consider doing, but it is said to be very healthy and can treat and cure an array of ailments. It is said that it is also considered to be the "fountain of youth" to some people. I will stick with regular medications and anti-aging cream.
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its really tough.  My mom had CFS (also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS)) for at least 10 years and still has issues\n\naloe juice can help, especially with the bowels, routines are a must, and make sure that exercise is performed as frequently as possible, even if she is exhausted.\n\nTreatment for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) focuses on making you feel better so that you can resume a normal life. Simple measures you can take at home—such as improving your sleep habits and getting gentle exercise—are important parts of treatment. Talking with a counselor or psychologist has been proven to be helpful for people with CFS.6, 7\n\nAlthough there is no cure for CFS, many of its symptoms do respond to treatment.
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I don't see B6 or B12 in NOX-CG3, which I find really helps with focus during workouts. I use BSN's N.O. Explode, which is essentially the same thing (competing product). I have noticed my endurance and strength substantially increasing. Definitely helps with recovery, not just after a workout, but even during sets. I give N.O supplements a thumbs up.
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I don't have all the answers, but if it helps I totally and completely understand. I'm 23 and up until 3-4 months ago from the time I was thirteen doctors and therapists had me try all these different types of meds. Sure, after the initial 6-7  weeks of side effects there was some effect? Mostly mental exhaustion, numbness, melancholy, lack of focus and fatigue for me. Maybe I wasn't sad, but I wasn't happy just numb. But there is life worth living. I'm not cured but I can't stress enough how beneficial it was for me to find out about how most depressed people are lacking b complex vitamins,fish oils , omega 3,6,9 and vitamin D3 and coral calcium. Sounds like a lot but it feels good taking them and my mind is clearer (when I do). I could go on but there's also a naturopathic and almost fda approved supplement called SAMe, there's been amazing results from this. I hope I'm being helpful.  I just stopped taking my antideppressants once I had the perfect balance of vitamins and minerals my body was so obviously lacking. This was three months ago. \nTalk to a naturopath or homeopath and they can help sort out what your body is defficient of. Truly a breath of fresh air when you do this, plus it feels good. It's not like taking some quick fix pill that supports pharmaceutical companies and gives doctors nice kickbacks for reccomending them. Because of depression and pills I had so much trouble concentrating throughout school (not to mention I was dealing with bulemia also), but what I didn't understant was that my "developed" ADD is a common side effect from taking these pills. Nice. I have so much more info I can share email me any time. I still have depression it's just a lot more manageable. Oh yeah, a blessing in disguise without a doubt is acupunture. Find the right accupuncturist and you'll see what I mean. I didn't believe in it at first, but get a referral from someone you trust and give it a shot. PS the pins not needles feel like nothing no ouch factor. You're not alone I know and live your pain.