Ted's Remedies
Dear Ted, I know you probably receive an extraordinary number of emails, but this one is different. I would like to know if you have written any books on home remedies, or if you would like to. I have been so fascinated at your knowledge and helpfulness.
I have a serious problem with no real solution yet.
My husband woke up three years ago, totally numb from his neck down to his little toe on the right side of the body. Slowly the numbness spread to the right side. Doctors suspected a stroke, did two CT scans, blood work, but all were negative. He is diabetic, but his sugar was near normal. His blood pressure was normal as well. The doctors sent him home on aspirin and Plavix. These caused this strapping Italian guy to bruise easily. I have been doing research on holistic topics for over fifteen years since I took four mini strokes at thirty-five. Since Plavix is nothing more than a glorified aspirin and there were no conclusive results regarding a stroke, we entreated our primary doctor to let my husband get an MRI.
The MRI results showed a swelling in his spine between C-5 and C-6 on the left side of his spine and C-6 and C-7 on the right side. Spinal stenosis had set in from two car accidents. We took the test results to a neurologist who said my husband did not have a tumor or multiple sclerosis, but that it was a viral infection that appeared somewhere in the body and went right to the injured area of his spine. When I asked if the doctor would do a PCR test to try to identify which virus that hit my husband's spine, the doctor said no because he would treat him the same way.watch and wait.
Since nothing more was done, I came home and studied the issue, called a well trained herbalist and then gave my husband olive leaf extract, elderberry extract, and cranberry extract plus a private labeled viral product with some Chinese herbs. Thankfully, this regiment took care of 90% of my husband's problem, but he still has numbness from the elbows to his finger tips after three years. He is being treated by a chiropractor which helps but the numbness gets worse with his working at his computer and when he gets very tired. I would appreciate help if possible and thank you for being so patient.
olive leaf extract, elderberry extract, and cranberry extract plus a private labeled viral product with some Chinese herbs.
Obviously your herbalist had advanced knowledge of antiviral herbs. Sambucol, the active components of black elderberry is already being used against the H5N1 bird flu virus.
Olive leaf extract, while impressive could have worked better in its original form of fresh olive leaves but of course are some of the most powerful antiviral compared to most antiviral drugs.
Cranberry's true antiviral and antifungal component is actually the benzoic acid, but obviously a common food preservative of both benzoic acid and sodium benzoate would have worked better in synergy. The future of antivirals and antibiotics while it might lay with limited number of herbal extracts including licorice extract could have been expanded to include food preservatives in general, including the metabisulfites, polysorbate, fulvic acid, etc.
The problem about this form of treatment is while it did kill the virus, this is a good thing, my approach has always been to solve the cause. The cause is yes, a virus, and we have to kill it, but another cause which we ignore so easily, is his suppressed immune system, which notably the minerals that we should include in his regimen such as zinc salts, magnesium, vitamin B complex, and kelp, which contains glyconutrients. A simple thought to use zinc, is not to use them as a mere form of minerals needed by the body, but to think of them as an antiviral and to reactive the immune system. A simple zinc salt can easily kill a serious foot and mouth disease, herpes simplex viruses, and the common cold.
As a result, the fact that he is numb might have to do with dormant virus still in his body. A virus can sit along the spinal column and lay dormant for years before his immune system levels are down, the stress levels are up, and the conditions worsens.
Very few people know that zinc salts combined with chelators, and certain food preservatives such as BHT, benzoic acid and other fat soluble food preservative could go much deeper to kill those viruses that lay dormant in the spinal column, which is one probable cause of his numbness after a long work on the computer.
The fact that he is diabetic but blood tests say he is not, the truth of the matter is most people in their adulthoods are low grade diabetes not yet recognized until it is too late. The blood test are less sensitive indicator, brix refractometer gauge between 1-10, or 1-25 where a urinary brix of 1.5-2 will tell you much better story.
Whatever the case, your husband should be helped greatly with some vitamin B complex, only 50 mg./day for most of the Bs should help him, with some small push of taking some vitamin B1 might help. Eat plenty of granulated lecithin along with food of every meal as lecithin is an effective antiviral too. Little has been mentioned about lecithin in most literature, but a variation of it has actually been done in a fight against AIDS in the early 1980s, but it is much more than just solubilizing oil soluble virus. Most food emulsifiers and food surfactants have these properties anyway, including turkey red oil.
In case of a virus in the spinal column, in my own personal observation, this will not help, it damages the oral damaged spinal column and allows the dormant virus to spread. A much preferred way to kill albeit somewhat effective is a very light application of clove oil and lavender oil along the spinal column at intervals of 15 minutes for up to 30 times. It should be mixed with some small amount of ethanol, if possible, to enhance transdermal delivery, but not really a requirement. Both lavender oil and clove oil are quite well known antivirals, and I will not go in the nitty gritty details of this, but what I can say is especially clove oils, has been very effective spinal antivirals especially of those dormant ones. It is quite hot, mind you, so if you are not used to, just apply it lightly.
This is just a brief overview of your husband's condition
New York, NY
09/14/2008
I just read Ted's response to this woman with her husband that suffers from some type of viral infection. This is very informative. I love that you go for the cause and not just the symptons because a lot of times we quickly brush things under the rug when it doesn't appear to bother us anymore. In regards to the zinc salt recommended with chelators, could you please explain how that works and where you can find zinc salts? Thank you so much for your feedback, it's very much appreciated!
Sherman Oaks, California
07/12/2009
Buffalo, Wy
09/22/2010
Ive had multiple symptoms which has really messed up quality of life for me for the last couple of years. Ive seen several doctors, had numerous tests with no answers or diagnosis. After reading this thread, I can't help but wonder if (a big part) of my health issues might be spinal virus, so Im thinking it surely can't hurt to give these remedies a try. I have some questions, though, before I obtain the items and start the protocol, and Im hoping Ted and "Anonymous" still check in here so I may receive answers before long:
@ Anonymous 10/18/2006:
I am very interested in the protocol you used on your husband:
Olive leaf extract, elderberry extract, and cranberry extract..... Would really like to know what form you used these in (capsules or liquid), and what dosage you used. Also, the 'private labeled viral product with some Chinese herbs'... Was this something the herbalist you talked to mixed up for you? and do you know if such a product can be purchased at a health food store or elsewhere?
How long did it take before your husband started noticing improvement?
@ Ted:
I thought of doing the above protocol along with your suggestions of clove or lavendar oil applied on the spine. I already have lavendar oil, and would like your opinion if you feel the clove oil is more effective than the lavendar? If you feel the clove oil is best, I will get some..... You mentioned mixing it with ethanol. Because of the strength and heat of the oil, I think I would like to dilute it with something , would a dilution with olive oil be just as effective? and what ratio of dilution do you recommend?
I already take a heaping Tablespoon of granulated lecithin a day, after reading of the benefits on this site, and I plan to start taking 50 mg./day of a good B complex. I also purchased magnesium chloride bath flakes & have been doing the foot soak about every other evening after reading of this in the transdermal magnesium therapy thread. Also can you tell me where I can purchase the zinc salts you mentioned? I have searched and come up with zinc supplements. Are these the same thing? And what dosage do you recommend?
Many thanks to both of you for your response, and Ted..... Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us here. I have learned so much from reading your (and others') posts and it is very much appreciated.
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