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reminder said...
Georgia....Gersons theories are darn close to what you are saying....add the enenas for instant detox though?? or is that too much?
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I don't have any experience with coffee enemas, but many people say they have been helpful. I wouldn't say they are too much, I don't think I've ever read where it was causing someone problems. Just think about their effect on the bacteria in the colon. That may be why people benefit from them.

I've read Gerson's theories, Rau's theories, Wahl's theories, Fuhrman's theories, and looked into so many different diets that I can't even count them all. But what is more important, I have eaten vegetarian, eaten high protein, eaten similar to the Wahl's (can't handle seaweed), eaten juiced foods using the Gerson Diet, (still have the Norwalk juicer if anyone wants to buy it) and based my opinions on what made me feel the best. I then went into the literature to try to see why it made me feel the best and my results are what I've posted. My results are based off experiments backed by scientific research. I know that all scientific research is not accurate and this may not be 100% correct for everyone, but this is what I've seen and read.

cr3ativegirl said...
Thanks Georgia. I have a documented B-12 deficiency which I was told was pernicious anemia, but maybe its just MTHFR that switched on. It occurred in 2007 when I went back to work and was really stressed out and was also drinking a ton of wine at night to cope. FYI, #dontdothat LOL

It's weird, I always thought I was imagining it, but I get kind of like an alcoholic like "buzz" after I drink my beet/kale smoothie.

On a side note, I am toying with going vegetarian. The stress I feel at the supermarket when I look at all the CAFO GMO toxic meat products drives me crazy. I do buy grass fed long horn beef from this guy at the farmer's market...but it's really expensive. Cutting out dairy has been harder than Gluten.

I would not recommend going vegetarian. You are B-12 deficient and doing that would most likely make that worse. I'd look at your genes and see if supplementing with methylcobalamin would be beneficial. Your situation may warrant more protein intake to elevate B-12 levels. Being deficient of B-12 is not going to improve your health. While I don't feel eating a lot of animal protein provides us with an optimal GI flora, getting healthy will be more difficult with low B-12 levels. Eating animal protein with raw spinach is very helpful as you get both methionine and folate. You and you alone control what you eat. You can beat dairy and gluten. Like the Nike ad, just do it.

Do you have a very acute sense of smell?

cr3ativegirl said...
Georgia,

I currently take B-12 shots monthly and also 5000k sublingual daily. I do like to eat meat, just thought it might be too acidic. Spinach gives me hives on my neck. So do peanuts. I used to have a keen sense of smell. Lately, it seems not to be working, which is a bit worrisome.

It sounds like you may have a CBS mutation and are dumping homocysteine. Do you have the CBS c699t mutation? If you do, you need to limit sulfur intake. Sounds like you may be low on copper and molybdenum.

Here is a link to help explain and treat CBS mutations. If you don't have a CBS mutation, others on here may benefit from it. This is also one of the best understandable explanations of the methylation pathway.

resqua.com/100001600189727/what-is-a-cbs-c699t-gene-mutation

resqua.com/100005927200207/is-there-a-simple-explanation-of-the-methylation-cycle-diagram

The last paragraph of the second link explains what I was saying in other posts.

cr3ativegirl said...
Hi,

I looked back over at my genetics and I have 2 CBS heterozygous mutations. That makes sense. I have a horrible Candida problem, and I read they give off Ammonia byproducts. I will read the articles. I talked to my dad who is an MD and he said to take MSM. I take one a day, but I looked on the jar and it says take 4-6 a day divided between meals! I do take trace minerals and added molybdenum also. I don't take copper. How much Copper?

Thanks~

Copper is tricky. 1mg a day could be too much or not enough. For me, it worked great for 3 days. I felt completely cured and then day 4, things started going down hill. I had to stop. Vitamins don't have to be taken every day. For me, copper worked better when I pulsed it. People with CBS mutations would benefit from this type of approach. CBS mutations slowly deplete us of our minerals and supplementing puts them back in a hurry. I don't take copper now, I just eat chicken gizzards once a week. Supplementing copper once or twice a week may be your best bet with a CBS mutation. My GI bacteria held enough copper to make me gain 3 lbs in 2 days! Hard to believe that 1mg of copper two days in a row added 3 lbs of fluid weight to my body. Talk about jump start your immune response.....

cr3ativegirl said...
Wow. I'll look into the copper. Lot's to "digest" lol Thx!

Knowing your body is the key. Copper can be harmful and you must be able to decipher the difference between something helping you and something hurting you. It's not that easy to do sometimes.

Lithium orotate might be beneficial as well. 5mg a day increasing up to 5mg three times a day. This is good for people with sleep trouble as it helps in mitochondrial transport.

too much of a headache trying to process this - coming back 2morrow - thanks!