Detoxing My Friend...

[Lauren]

I'm wondering what you all would recommend for this. If it's too off topic just LMK--this was the first place I thought to come though!

My friend R. was prescribed a cream called Aldara for genital warts, and she used it for 4 weeks. She has been feeling crappy on it (exhausted, dizzy, continual headache, vaginal pain). She researched it some and found this: http://www.doctorsaredangerous.com/aldara.htm

It's all about what a terrible drug this cream is, and the horrible effects on the immune system (leading to auto-immune diseases and various cancers).

She's really freaked out--I'm wondering what she can do to support her immune system and help detox whatever this drug has put into her. I'm passing along Pat's short-cut to health recs (I believe there is a post on it on MDC.) Is there anything else specific you would all recommend she do to try and start healing herself and detox herself of this drug?

I don't have lots of other info on her situation right now, but could get some if you've got more specific ?s or maybe hook her up w/ this group.

Thank you all so much in advance!!!

Lauren

(PS: She has 1 amalgam filling, and had about 8 amalgam fillings removed in the past by a dentist--with no supportive therapies for detoxing...she has no kids and is 27. She does not follow a traditional foods diet but is open to doing so, and is *just* starting to add probiotics and *store bought* kefir into her diet...she also is eating all organic produce)

[Pat Robinson]

She is welcome to post here. She could add these Phase I and Phase II detox foods for support: http://heal-thyself.ning.com/forum/topics/nutrient-dense-foods?page=2&commentId=2814160%3AComment%3A655&x=1#2814160Comment655

Otherwise, have her to start here about detox pathways: http://heal-thyself.ning.com/forum/topics/detox-obstacle-course

And here are a few informal videos about detox pathways: http://heal-thyself.ning.com/video/video

and here about evaluating digestion and stomach acid (beet "pink pee" test"): http://heal-thyself.ning.com/forum/topics/the-beet-test

This thread about Healing the Gut with Food: http://heal-thyself.ning.com/forum/topics/healing-leaky-gut-with-food

Nutrient Dense Foods: http://heal-thyself.ning.com/forum/topics/nutrient-dense-foods


check out www.eatingcultures.com to try and guess on some of her detox pathways, and figure out which nutrients will be important for her.


It will be ok. They give pharmaceutical to people every day and they live through it, mostly. :-)


Pat

[Lauren]

Thanks Pat--I'm sure this is more than enough to get her started!

I'll tell her to join and post if she'd like!


Lauren :)