On Sunday, Jul 10, 2005, at 22:35 US/Pacific, Brenda Young wrote:

> Ginny, where are you at on this one,  honey???  I, too, have had a
> brown recluse bite years ago and almost lost my arm.  I was
> "diagnosed" with everything from an infected pimple to a boil before
> my veins started to turn black and "lift up".  And Dr. Barnarr, I have
> no beef with you, but you can't in good conscious tell people to "lie
> down and think good thoughts" when this is a "trained issue", and not
> something the normal person can do.  IMHO.  I believe that it is VERY
> POSSIBLE, but even I am not trained in this and I know more than the
> normal person about natural healing.  Personally, I wish I had known
> Ginny or an herbalist when this happened to me, although they really
> weren't as invasive as they COULD have been....just stuck me with
> four, count FOUR, long ol' needles and it HURT LIKE HECK, and cleaned
> me out and sent me home.  I don't remember taking any meds.  Anyway, I
> just got an email, believe it or not, at work, about the brown recluse
> bite, from a natural healing
>  newsletter.  I will try to remember to forward it here tomorrow if I
> find it to be worthy.  And if not, maybe I'll forward it anyway,
> because I don't know everything.


Actually, Bren, I haven't made any comments on this list about my study
and practice of homeopathy. Although there certainly have been
occasions where I wanted to offer that perspective, there are a few
chronic skeptics here, and I don't feel like arguing.

Yes, I would have homeopathic remedies for this, and would definitely
advise the friend to seek homeopathy. But this was an emergency, and
unless there were an incisive intervention, there would be no time to
become acquainted with homeopathic practice. I could have named
remedies, but then I would have had to explain how to choose and use
them, etc.

I do believe that one's general health makes a huge difference in the
body's response to the toxins, and that alongside homeopathic efforts I
would use a ton of Alpha Lipoic Acid (or milk thistle), which really
helps the liver clean out the poisons, plus the Vit C and bioflavonoids.

so that's where I'm at...

ginny


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