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Hello Ladies,
I just got back from LA... had my first appointment and everything went very well. I took my herbal mixture for the first time this morning and well..... I have to take it in half a glass of water and it tastes AWFUL. I know it's important and I am going to gag it down, but do you have any tricks to getting this stuff down?
Katie
I assume your talking about
I assume your talking about goldenseal because that stuff is nasty. All I can say is, I've been on it for over 3 months now and you do get used to it.
I know!! It is really gross.
I know!! It is really gross. It makes you lose your appetite. Hey which brand of goldenseald do you use? I have been using natures way but I am not sure it is so great. Matia said it was ok but I could get a better one. I just bought it because it was the only one at whole foods
thanks,
POrtia
Eclectic Institute
Here is the most popular goldenseal. http://www.iherb.com/Goldenseal-Root-400-mg-50-Veggie-Caps/4756?at=0
Thats the one I use too,
Thats the one I use too, Eclectic Institute. I order it on line, may sites carry it, it's not very expensive.
Goldenseal
Thanks for the solidarity ladies! Yes, I use the Eclectic Institute too. I bought it at Dr. B's office. So... did you have reactions to Goldenseal after you began taking it? I have only taken two lovely doses of my concoction and I seem to be tolerating it. If you had a reaction, how long after did you have it?
Katie
This is pathetic but I kind
This is pathetic but I kind of enjoy taking the herbs when I have the oil of oregano in it because I miss the taste of spices. I also used to take chinese herbs that were so disgusting I literally could not get them down. I would gag. So it is all relative!!
Herbs
What I sometimes do is put the smaller portion of herbs into empty gelatin capsules that you can buy at the healthfood store. I fold a small square of paper, pour the amount of goldenseal, or whatever herb into the crease and tip it into the empty capsule.
Herbs
Is it the content of the capsule the reason we cannot just take the herbs/probiotic in pill form?
Also, did you begin to detox after taking the herbs? Yesterday, I took my first three doses (one before each meal) and by the end of the day I feel like I had the flu. What type of experience did you have after taking the herbs and when did they begin? How long did it last?
Katie
Herbs
Geletin caps are okay, but vege caps are not. The flu symptoms you are experiencing are due to toxins being killed off and eliminated. This can go on for a few weeks, so don't get discouraged.