No, but there is more…
My last post was a little tongue-in-cheek.
It was about the success of a herbal tincture in getting rid of warts, and was titled ‘Herbal success stories, one wart at a time’. And I can imagine some people sniggering and thinking so what?
Warts may not be significant. If you have them on your hands you can still work, and they don’t impact sleep or quality of life.
What does impact quality of life?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD]
Cardiac Arrythmias
Ulcerative Colitis
What if I told you, [and I have to be careful of my wording here], that herbal treatment together with dietary change can ‘support’ a patient who had all three of these to such an extent that his condition improved to the point where;
- His lung function increased when his medical team were expecting a decrease
- His ECG showed no arrythmia
- There was no trace of the UC on colonoscopy
I won’t say anymore than that as he wasn’t my patient, but the herbalist involved mentioned that she felt the credit went to patient for sticking with a diet change and taking his herbs.
In the past I have mentioned how hard it can be for patients to stick to taking herbal medicine because of the faff often involved, and the cost. Dietary change can sometimes need to be considerable and can make socialising difficult, not to mention the cravings for food that were once part of the diet.
The changes that this man would have had to make were significant and not easy, but look at that result! In addition, the medical team decided that he didn’t need anticoagulants at his health check.
I often think that modern medicine can stop you dying but cannot make you ‘well’. Medicinal herbs and dietary change can.
If you cannot afford the cost of appointments with a medical herbalist, or the tinctures, at the very least explore what a complete change of diet can do. I know it is confusing with so many authorities claiming that you should eat carnivore, or vegetarian, or keto, or vegan for true health – and some voices can be more strident than others. One change that is straightforward to make is avoiding ultra processed food, and if you want good general guidance on a healthy lifestyle then a good place to start is Dr Rangan Chatterjee’s podcasts.
Don’t give up on the state of your health if you seem to be going around in circles with what has been offered you so far by your medical team.
I am not advising anyone to stop taking their medication, or of ignoring advice of medical professionals. But, you don’t need permission to stop eating takeaways, or to start drinking two cups of nettle tea a day [full of minerals that your body needs to recover]. If you would like to find a herbalist in England, go to the nimh.org website and see who is nearest to you.
Good luck!
