Katrincha, I'm impressed by YOU! So few ladies are informed about the possible dangers of those implants! Just my opinion but I think you did the right thing.

Mold toxicity? Have to mention a specific health show I DVR every M - F. It's 30 minutes and, with a recording, I can jump through the promos and watch each episode in about 20 minutes. A small investment of time to gain info. The show? "Know the Cause with Doug Kaufmann." It airs on Christian Television Network (CTN) at 10:30 a.m. EST. Doug Kaufmann also has a live, interactive site on Facebook. He focuses on mold, fungus, yeast, mildew and the impact they have on our health. He and his sponsors also offer natural remedies for a variety of health concerns (not all mold, mildew, intestinal/vaginal yeast). Doug has been a trailblazer in this area since many MDs are uneducated beyond bacterial and viral infections.

Truly in anguish, concerned about the disruption of your home life. What in the world??!?!? I don't know the details, can't begin to comprehend why your ex...

All I can do is offer encouragement to stay strong and when/if it is possible, TAKE. A. STAND! I know... I know... Easier said than done. To this degree I can relate. In what I call my Chicago years (actually Oak Park), I grew up with an alcoholic, wife beating, child molesting stepfather. A voyeur and an exhibitionist who couldn't get enough porn. What The Creep did to me was nothing compared to what my mother, little brother and our beloved family pet suffered. Yes, with malicious glee The Creep bragged about murdering our "fur baby." Evil! I grew up with evil. When my mother found out what he'd done to me she took no action for 18 months. This is where I concede that taking a stand is easier said than done. I understand now that my mother was too proud to ask for help, to seek financial assistance from her relatives. But, one day she announced to me and my little brother, "Well, kids, today I kicked out 2/3 of the family income!"

Then I had my own problems. The Creep was gone but my mother (manic depressive/bipolar/suicidal) had failed to provide any stability, wholesome love. Due to a dysfunctional family life, I got married the first time before graduating from high school (technically finished high school in three years rather than four). Yep, married a few months before my 18th birthday to escape that perverse family life. My first husband? Over the years, he became an alcoholic. He hit me once. And, like my mother, it took me over a year to kick him out. Kicked him out two days before our 9th wedding anniversary. Point being, I don't judge you. Only you know the details of your circumstances. We may be strangers; but, I want what's best for you.

Back to my being knowledgeable, I got diagnosed so long ago that there was little to nothing the MDs at Vandy could offer. Just two tidbits of info re: a patient who reacted to FD&C Red #2 and another who reacted to natural sunlight! So, I was on my own. Had to discover my "trigger" and adjust my life accordingly.

It's only years later, after I'd moved from Nashville to Lexington, that a Dermatologist put me on Claritin waaaaaay back when it was available via Rx only. Why did I seek a Derm? My hives would morph into cystic acne despite my being the only person in my family that had not suffered with "crippling" acne in my younger years. They my mother and four siblings were socially "crippled," hiding in the house with brown ointment dabbed on their faces, scarred with acne pits. Then I started to get those blemishes in my mid 20s!!! What?!? Tobacco smoke was my "trigger."

Jump forward to the Internet. I could research! Also, I did medical transcription for a time and bought myself a personal Merck's Manual. Learned about the connection between masto and leukemia. Sure enough, as an auto worker, my annual physical indicated elevated leukocytes, something I'd had as a child, something that had delayed my tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy at the age of seven. My Derm referred me to an Oncological Hematologist and Tagamet was added to my regimen. Oh that Oncologist? He'd never heard of masto. Being an honorable, man he admitted that he'd had to research my disease before my appointment!

But the beginning of my journey as a health nut began at the age of 15 when a friend's older brother (a hippie) steered me to natural mood elevators. I'd revealed my severe depression to him (yes, I was becoming suicidal living under the same roof with The Creep and a mother who took no action). On his advice, I started B-Complex, extra B-12, Vitamin D3 and cod liver oil. My circumstances hadn't changed one bit but I was better able to cope.

So, for over 50 years, I've continued to glean info about natural remedies. My motto? God's Pharmacy First. For any atheists out there, my other motto is: Mother Nature Provides.

I take natural antihistamines like Quercetin, Luteolin and more. Along with the DAO Enzyme to digest histamines, I take a Super Daily Enzyme capsule from Vitacost.com. That one-two punch of digestive enzymes has granted me total success. Back to eating daily yogurt, half a grapefruit, chocolate, spicy foods and more. Can't think of a thing that's off my list though I do feel an urge to sneeze when I make my husband's organic whey protein shake with organic Ceylon cinnamon and more. But who wouldn't feel a sneeze coming on if they inhaled a fine powder of anything? Not a coward but I've yet to add cinnamon to my daily regimen. Have no need since my blood sugar is just fine. Fasting blood sugar in the mid 70s.

Oh, before I release you, I must laud two other health shows that I DVR, also on CTN. One is "Dr. Ward Bond." His whiteboard presentations are informative. The third show that I DVR every M - F is "Your Health with Dr. Richard Becker." It's an hour long but, again, I can jump through the promos.

Finally, I subscribe to a magazine that may strike others as fluff but usually contains some useful health info. "Woman's World" provides a weekly crossword and sudoku, features on beauty and fashion, recipes and weight loss regimens and... articles on nutrition/health.

Perhaps something above will be of interest, useful to you.

My prayers are with you! I will never forget a former boss (Cindi Walton at The Jockey Club--God rest her loving, humble soul). She ended every email with this tag line:

"Be kinder than necessary for everyone is carrying some kind of burden."

And I will share two things I learned when my husband suffered a heart attack, stroke, went Code Blue SEVEN times that night, two-and-a-half weeks in a coma, two-and-a-half months in a hospital bed, two-and-half months of physical, speech and occupational therapy.

1. The LORD Himself helps me carry every cross.

2. Prayer has power.

Again, my prayers are with you, Katrincha!

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