Minutus

I wouldn't call bioplasma a "homeopathic multi-vitamin". Like any homeopathic, there are needs for certain ones at certain times. It's actually unusual to need all 12 cell salts at once.
Have you read "Twelve Tissue Salts" by Boericke/Dewey? It's the best book I've found on them.

Hi Marilyn,
Yes, that was my first exposure, years back, tho this time around I've
been using one by Skye Weintraub ("Natural Healing with Cell Salts").
Read at the two websites I sent Rochelle; they too use the "homeopathic
multivitamin" analogy (I forget where I got it from, but it seemed
rather apt to me). But, recently I got on a (so far) well acting
"constitutional", and don't feel any need for the Bioplasma--as also
tends to happen with my other supplements. I do find it interesting,
tho, to experiment...
Shannon

Hi Gail,
I am very intrigued by this info. It is helpful in that it goes further in relaying why I have issues. I am allergic to almost all herbs as well as alcohol. I stopped drinking alcohol altogether in 1996. I don't know if it's a true allergy (I had so many!) but I would get very drunk from very little and my whole face and neck would turn very red (yes I know - a definite rubric). Red wine in particular has this effect. I also have a problem with salicylites.
I am also having more difficulty digesting garlic these days and can no longer tolerate onions at all (although I enjoy them both).
I think my biggest problem with fish of any kind (including supposedly pure oils) is that I am very sensitive to toxicity and mercury in particular. I was a vegetarian for years (no meat) and ate tuna fish daily for a very long time. This led to some serious mercury toxicity. I also ate swordfish and salmon frequently. I stopped eating it when my son was diagnosed with autism (5.5 years ago). A year or two ago, I tried some wild salmon which supposed to be low in mercury and I couldn't form a thought for about two days.
Before homeopathy I suffered from horrible reflux and yes I believe had liver issues. I have not had the reflux since my first dose of Carc in 2002 except when I take a fish oil. To top it off, I am highly allergic to soy and react even to "Natural Vitamin E" or "Lethicin" if it is soy derived (small hives).
The good news is homeopathy has helped me to overcome my chronic reflux, IBS, sinus infections, stomach ulcers, environmental allergies, depression, and irregular cycles. I am still working on my "Cushings" symptoms and CFS and fibromyalgia but feel I have had a small breakthrough now that it feels like my metabolism is normalizing. I am actually experiencing satiety during a meal for the first time in my life!
Anyway, probably WAY more info than anyone wanted but perhaps interesting none the less.
I do appreciate your message as I need to consider these things as well and it's sometimes easy to forget when focusing on the "acute" issues.
Thanks!
Truly,
Erica

Hi Shannon...
To me, using the term "homeopathic multivitamin" is irresponsible. I have had, and seen, aggravations with the Bioplasma. Everything from general unwell-ness, to more severe. I have used "combinations" of tissue salts, some successfully, some not. Ignore the "marketing" on them, and choose them by the person/animal's needs and you will have a better chance of success!:)
I've actually seldom found the need for bioplasma, yet individual, well chosen, cell salts have worked wonders.
BTW I see cell salts as "tonic" more than "supplement". They are what drew me to study homeopathy. I feel each are important, in complete healing (if that's even possible!:))
Marilyn

Hi,
I have seen people having reactions to
Ferrum Phos & Calc Flour.
May be intolerance to iron & Flourides.
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DCR wrote:

You need to find a "fish" that suits your blood type. Try Krill oil
for example (esp if you are Blood type A) - or pure salmon oil.
Most fish oil is from cod fish and disagrees with a lot of folks in
the way you describe.
You can also get engteric-coated capsules to help this indigestion,
and you can eat lecithin at the time you eat oil, to emulsify.
Flaxseed is inflammatory where fish oil is ANTI-inflammatory - so
they are not equivalent at all!

Namaste,
Irene
--
Irene de Villiers, B.Sc AASCA MCSSA D.I.Hom/D.Vet.Hom.
P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220.
www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html (Veterinary Homeopath.)
"Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it."

Hi Erica,

OK I take back the Wine and Garlic prescription - how sad. It sort of
looks like you're being backed into a corner where the things that would
normally be helpful become harmful - but maybe that's how suppression
works - you find a symptomatic solution which doesn't fix the underlying
problem which festers away underneath and then causes a different set of
symptoms or what often happens is the symptomatic relief solution causes
it's own set of problems.

The garlic and onions could indicate a sulphur intolerance which tends
to go along with aldehyde sensitivity (read as an alcohol and yeast
problem) and is an indication that either molybdenum levels are low or
are being blocked by mercury and/or copper. Also indicates a sulfation
problem which is a phase 2 liver issue I think. Increasing sulfates may
be helpful eg Espsom Salt baths, glucosamine sulfate, because the body
needs sulfates but is having trouble with the conversion. Slow thyroid
is connected to Phase 2 liver slow down which is part of the reason low
thyroid people often develop so many sensitivities.

Candida is fed by mercury. On the Autism Mercury list they talk about
how tangled together the two are and how hard it is to control candida
until the mercury has been chelated, and the process of chelating the
mercury can cause an explosion in yeast growth. Biotin is the B vitamin
which is produced naturally by healthy gut bacteria and prevents candida
from becoming systemic allowing it instead to live in healthy balance in
the body. GSE (grapefruit seed extract) which a lot of people use to
kill yeast can have an impact on sensitive livers for some people - it
slows down Phase 1 which can be helpful to balance a slow Phase 2, but
it also means that a little bit of a substance/drug/herb/vitamin/poison
will go a long way and last a long time because it's not being processed
by the liver at the usual pace.

Zinc deficiency or zinc blockage by copper, cadmium, mercury, aluminium
or antimony is associated with salicylate intolerance. Interesting,
connecting your Crotalus postings, that all the snake poisons contain a
bit of zinc (Vermuelen).

The Feingold diet which helps with salicylates also controls foods which
require sulfation - but I would see these sorts of dietary restrictions
as part of backing into the corner and not addressing the underlying
cause.

Don't know if you already are but I'd be looking at the liver support
herbs too as organ remedies - Milk Thistle is like a food in the way so
many people benefit from it and the other one that I like is Globe
Artichoke - but I guess with your herb problems that probably needs a
bit of exploration.

Gail
--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, "McPhee Family"
wrote:
further in relaying why I have issues. I am allergic to almost all herbs
as well as alcohol. I stopped drinking alcohol altogether in 1996. I
don't know if it's a true allergy (I had so many!) but I would get very
drunk from very little and my whole face and neck would turn very red
(yes I know - a definite rubric). Red wine in particular has this
effect. I also have a problem with salicylites.
no longer tolerate onions at all (although I enjoy them both).
pure oils) is that I am very sensitive to toxicity and mercury in
particular. I was a vegetarian for years (no meat) and ate tuna fish
daily for a very long time. This led to some serious mercury toxicity. I
also ate swordfish and salmon frequently. I stopped eating it when my
son was diagnosed with autism (5.5 years ago). A year or two ago, I
tried some wild salmon which supposed to be low in mercury and I
couldn't form a thought for about two days.
had liver issues. I have not had the reflux since my first dose of Carc
in 2002 except when I take a fish oil. To top it off, I am highly
allergic to soy and react even to "Natural Vitamin E" or "Lethicin" if
it is soy derived (small hives).
reflux, IBS, sinus infections, stomach ulcers, environmental allergies,
depression, and irregular cycles. I am still working on my "Cushings"
symptoms and CFS and fibromyalgia but feel I have had a small
breakthrough now that it feels like my metabolism is normalizing. I am
actually experiencing satiety during a meal for the first time in my
life!
interesting none the less.
well and it's sometimes easy to forget when focusing on the "acute"
issues.

Hi Marilyn,
A small quibble... Honestly I don't see anything irresponsible in
describing Bioplasma as a "homeopathic multivitamin". For one thing, I
offered the term as an *analogy*--"sort of like a..."--not as a
definition. And, multivitamins too are most certainly not "one size
fits all"--personally, I have yet to find even *one* that I can take as
a stand-alone (unless we were to include Bioplasma in the category, not
that that's a reason to do so). Experience is the arbiter; I have
found it useful in a general way, and so did the several people whose
experiences finally spurred me to try it. However, I do agree that
individualizing is best. At that time, actually, I *did* show symptoms
calling for most if not all of them, and maybe that's why the
combination was so useful for me. (Tho that hadn't been my initial
reason.)

But--the terms "tonic" and "supplement" aren't ones I have a very
specific understanding of. How would you describe the proper use of
each? Are you referring to the idea that the cell salts presumably
normalize usage and uptake, rather than contributing any significant
amount of the substances in themselves?

Best wishes,
Shannon

Could you describe any examples--how soon did the reaction develop, and
how quickly did it fade once dosing stopped?