Pink Salt “Cure?”

Posted by wascaly @wascaly, May 11 6:07pm

I was diagnosed with PN 7 years ago. I’ve spent a LOT of money on different gadgets, some of which made my symptoms WORSE and, as you can guess, out of all these miracle cures, nothing ever helped. I’ve been taking massive doses of Gabapentin with very little relief.

Recently, I read about using 1/8th tsp Himalayan Pink Salt in water for PN. Has anyone tried this?

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@alicebrown
It didn't help me either but helps my brother tremendously.
Jake

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I want to hear if anyone has found a treatment for neuropathy. The pink salt is a scam!

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Profile picture for alicebrown @alicebrown

Having tried the Pink Salt cure offered by Dr.’s Oz & Phil (they should be ashamed of themselves) in the form of NEURO Salt, I agree 100% with dclark8!

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@alicebrown neither Dr. Oz or Dr. Phil are actually selling or endorsing the pink salt cure. These are AI fakes. We can't trust any of these ads but must verify them ourselves

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I just read an article on specialty salts in consumerlab.com. The amount of minerals in them is so low as to not really have any effect. Sorry. I used some pink salt in cooking for a while and thought it produced a slightly more complex flavor, but might have imagined it.

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Profile picture for rlyany @rlyany

I want to hear if anyone has found a treatment for neuropathy. The pink salt is a scam!

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@rlyany it’s unbelievable how many scams for neuropathy are out there. Every day I’m bombarded by Facebook videos on cures for neuropathy due to different causes such as microplastics, slush covering the nerves and therefore causing nerve issues, then they promote pills or the latest I saw was some kind of digital video of a method of stimulating your ear to release the chemical slush that’s covering the nerves. While some of these causes sound possible but once it gets to their promotion and how the video will be taken down soon by the pharmaceutical giants, and to hurry up and order or subscribe now, then they’ve lost me. It would be great if one of these really work but I’m very skeptical but also very anxious of finding something that works.

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Pink salt is not an evidence-backed treatment or cure for neuropathy. While electrolytes like sodium and minerals are crucial for nerve cell signaling, consuming pink Himalayan salt water will not reverse nerve damage. The "pink salt trick” is a scam!

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Profile picture for llmartin @llmartin

I just read an article on specialty salts in consumerlab.com. The amount of minerals in them is so low as to not really have any effect. Sorry. I used some pink salt in cooking for a while and thought it produced a slightly more complex flavor, but might have imagined it.

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@llmartin it’s very annoying that there are so many scam neuropathy treatments on Facebook, they should be banned!

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@llmartin it’s very annoying that there are so many scam neuropathy treatments on Facebook, they should be banned!

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@blowerk1216 Agreed. Important to check one's sources.

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Profile picture for dclark8 @dclark8

First of all, there is no way you could know you are worse off because of the remedies you've tried. Every remedy we tryl is an uncontrolled experiment. Meaning there is not another you that has not tried the remedies. You've tried to determine if you would be better off or not. Next, I would get off of gabapentin. Bad side effects and offers only temporary relief. I am currently on the Himalayan pink salt treatment offered by Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil. Sadly, I'm coming to the conclusion. It's just another gimmick to separate me from my money. I've been on the pink salt capsules. They are selling at 60 bucks per bottle for 60 capsules. I've been on it a month and have noticed no change. Watch out for these scam artist who make you listen to a one hour dissertation of how they came across this rare and exotic mineral our plant and came up with the formula for their product. I have fallen for that story for the last time. There is no cure for neuropathy. We may as well get used to it. When and if a cure is ever found, it will be front page news, and everyone will know about it. Stop throwing your money away on hopeless remedies found on the Internet, Facebook and other media sources. The one thing I have seen most common to all remedies is the need for circulation in your feet and legs. Exercise is main. I wear heated socks to keep my feet warm and help with circulation in my feet. The heated socks are very comfortable and are available on Amazon for about $60-$70. Rechargeable batteries, I recharge every night while I sleep. The one other suggestion I have, and I think this is the best remedy of all, prayer. I have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and he is the great physician. I am blessed that I have no pain associated with my neuropathy and have had it for seven years, but it is gradually getting worse. I suspect in two years I will not be able to drive anymore.

Good luck with your search for a cure, but consider a relationship with Jesus Christ and prayer.

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@dclark8
how glad i am that you saved me the dissapointment and the money from the OzandPhil show. I watched the whole spiel and almost fell for it. Thank you. Itoo have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and if it is His plan for me to get better then I am waiting for His answer while praying and pleading. Luckily, I too, do not have any pain, however I have no balance and fall frequently with terrible consequences. I have just started a drastic change in my diet, and started on a couple vitamins, careful exercises especially getting up and down from a lot of kneeling

I am ever so thankful for your message. I just finished watching the Oz and Phil fiasco and was ready to fall for it. Thank goodness my credit card didn't work. You saved me from another disapointment and a lot of money. Thank you. I too have no pain but I have no balance and frequently fall with terrible consequences so my activities are very restricted. However, I too, have a personal relationship with my Savior and I know He has a plan for me. So I am changing my diet, praying a lot and exercising (by getting up and down from kneeling) and trying to stay positive for His answer. Thank you again for your message .

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My dentist said it helps with his neuropathy. He claims that the pink salt might help break up microplastics which he believes may have something to do with peripheral nerve damage. He uses it every day. I tried it only once and it had no effect on my nerve pain. At a minimum, it cannot be that harmful and it does not cost that much. Perhaps it has some kind of placebo effect. Taking gabapentin and other oral meds may be more detrimental in the long run.

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