Toothpaste Segway

I love the word Segway. I could've used it later in a better context, but I'm in one of those moods to force something. It's a guy thing. And if I force something physical, it usually breaks. Sarah should be glad I didn't know that word before she was born. She may very well have been named Segway Kipper instead of Sarah Kristen.

Well...I unintentionally opened a can of worms on my last post. Jos left a comment directed to Jessica on my previous blog, but I thought I'd slip my 2 cents worth in on his questions. And since this would be a rather long comment, I decided to blog it instead.

The answers are based on how I'm living it. I'm going to use the letters CWB to stand for Common Wholistic Belief which means there may or may not be any studies to back up the belief, but it appears to be a fact or at least a solid theory. And if you see HHTDWIY, it stands for Haven't Had To Deal With It Yet. None of my comments should be considered exhaustive on their subject.

The questions were:
What about diabetes?
What about surgery?
What about asthma?
What about broken bones?
What about stroke?
What about artificial hearts?
What about bone marrow transplants?
What about vaccinations?
What about rabies?

Diabetes: CWB is that the onset version of it is caused by high fructose corn syrup found in many processed foods and sodas. Don't consume those foods and you don't get diabetes. Cure the diabetes by stopping consumption of those foods. Doctors may be the answer for congenital diabetes. HHTDWIY

Surgery: There may be some cases where I'd opt for surgery. Some that I wouldn't are: Transplant, cancer, and exploratory. HHTDWIY

Ashtma: CWB they're caused by dust mites and/or other parasites. Cure with a parasite cleanse and boosting the immune system. HHTDWIY

Broken Bones: Set them yourself. Apply and drink Bone, Flesh & Cartilage (BF&C). HHTDWIY

Stroke: CWB that lots of hot cayenne pepper will stop a stroke in its tracks and will help drain the blood from the site. I've heard it reported that the stroke victim recovers very well regaining use of his faculties. HHTDWIY

Artificial Hearts: Not many of those around. Heart problems abound though. Hawthorn Berries are very good. And don't think they just sorta help. They help a lot! Check out Dr. Richard Shulze's personal testimony. He had a really bad heart before he got into alternative health. It was one of his tapes I was listening to when I had the epiphany. Warning: he has been known to use some foul language every once in a while. HHTDWIY

Bone Marrow Transplants: I'm assuming this is for Leukemia; a form of cancer. Check out the site mentioned above. He deals with cancer quite a bit. I'd much rather be cured of something rather than have someone elses body parts. HHTDWIY

Vaccinations: Now there's another can of worms. We don't do those on religious grounds, but even if that constraint wasn't there, we wouldn't do them. Thymerasol is used as a preservative in them and contains mercury. It's CWB that vaccinations cause Autism and ADD. There's also plenty of evidence that they don't do any good. The only "medicine" they don't do double blind studies on. Hmmmm, wonder why that is? My older daughter got them when she was a baby and though we haven't had her diagnosed, she swears she's ADD. None of my other kids make the claim nor exhibit that behavior.

Rabies: Skullcap herb has been reported as a cure for it. It is a virus, so you could also add to that immune boosting herbs. HHTDWIY

Closing notes: Good alternative medicine is preventative, consequently there are a lot of HHTDWIYs up there. We're a family of 6. The last time we went to a medical doctor (he was a mohel) was to get our youngest boy circumcised 11 years ago. Another can of worms? None of us have had a prescription for anything nor do we take herbal remedies constantly. None of my kids have had ear infections. We do get the flu and colds occasionally and we sometimes have symptoms that tempt us to panic. But we let that be an impetus for us to pray to the Divine Healer and press more into the One who loves us and to get even more educated.

Allopathic Medicine, its full name, means the "diagnosis and treatment of symptoms." Long ago I was diagnosed with psoriasis. I asked the dermatologist what causes that. She said nobody knows, but that the drug ________ would suppress the symptoms. Well...I didn't want the symptoms to be suppressed, I wanted them gone. That marked the beginning of my trek.

There are some things for which I'm not sure what I'd do; car accident where body parts are strewn at the scene. I guess you can take me to the hospital for that. They're pretty good at keeping you alive when you should be dead. Organ transplant? It's time for me to meet my Maker.

Musing Toothpaste

Many moons ago, while watching a video on how to heal yourself of a malady, I had an epiphany. Hmmm... too many $10 words, but they sound good together so I'm leaving them. Perhaps Jessica can use them in her next poem. They don't really rhyme, but they sound like they do. It must be the cadence or something. I've never been very good with poetry. Oh no! I'm randomly digressing! I thought Lizzie and Sarah got that from there mother! ....or it could just be the coffee.

Anyway, my epiphany was that God wants us to take responsibility for our own health rather than farm it out to caregivers, or is it caretakers. Whoa...ephiphanical progression. Caregiver to caretaker to undertaker! ....anyway, since then I've liked to shine the light of scripture on things commonly accepted by the masses to see how it stands up. For instance, there's scripture about taking care of your health all over the place in the bible. Not much about paying other people to do it for you.

I've been struggling with toothbrushing and the light of scripture for a few years now. There's not much on toothbrushing. So why would our wonderful God who created these wonderful bodies that need little maintenance, require us to have some kind of invention to clean our teeth? Not only some contrivance, but a difficult-to-get-on-your-own poisonous chemical such as flouride. Yeah, I know it's true that we use soap for our body and hairburshes for our hair and razors for our beards and all, but those REALLY aren't necessary to keep our health. Stop brushing teeth and you'll be losing them; painfully, I might add, and disgusting others in the process.


One of my daughters found some information about how if you go long enough without washing your hair, it will magically stop looking greasy and look and maybe even be clean again. She gave it a shot. Can't remember what the result was, but she's been back to washing her hair for a few years now. It's almost back to clean. :D But she was never in danger of losing her hair because of it.

We've been able to ditch having a family doctor, but not a family dentist. We go every 6 months as a family to one that uses "safe" dental procedures FOR ADDITIONAL CLEANING!!! But why do we have to!? Someone invariably ends up with cavities, so it appears very necessary. Maybe it's our western diet?

Well...blogging about it didn't answer the big question. Oh well.

You probably guessed that Natalie's post instigated this musing, so I'll close with my new toothpaste of choice. The one that lines most perfectly up with scripture (as far as I can tell). I must point out that I'm not currently using this toothpaste, but will soon begin for this post has inspired me to switch. In line with my shaving practice of a mug, a brush, and a bar of shaving soap, my new toothpaste of choice is...drum role please.... Baking Soda and Salt. Why salt you ask? For flavoring of course! Oooo a little cayenne might be nice.