hey carla!! where have you been so long?

--- Carla MacInnis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dandelion Root! Natural diuretic. The one I take is
> by Nature's Way (525mg
> capsules). I take one a day for 2-3 days til water
> retention resolves. I
> also have my 14 year old Cairn, Mr. Jake, aka Ratty
> Bratty Psycho-Dawd on
> dandelion root as part of his CHF treatment
> protocol. For the animals, I
> simply took all the capsules apart and dose the
> powder into their food; he
> gets 1/4 teaspoon twice a day. Dandelion root is
> also available in teabag
> preparations. You might find both the capsules and
> the teabags at your local
> health food store.
>
>   I found that taking the capsules 'as directed' on
> the bottle tended to
> produce the 'running to the bathroom' side effect,
> thus my reason for
> lowering the dose. I prefer the dandelion root to
> lasix, actually. Both
> achieve the same result and the root is cheaper! :)
>
> Cheers!
>
> Carla
> http://home.netscape.ca/~terrier
>




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