Thanks for sharing the story about your cousin. It is wonderful to hear of someone healing through such a simple and safe intervention. It almost brought tears to my eyes. He is very fortunate to have you in his family.
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Blossom said:Thanks for sharing the story about your cousin. It is wonderful to hear of someone healing through such a simple and safe intervention. It almost brought tears to my eyes. He is very fortunate to have you in his family.
Mittir said:CO2 and pH
I tried large dose ( 1-2 tsp) of baking soda for a while. It increased frequency of
urination and i felt real bad after few days.
All of the oxygen provided by medicine is usually 98-100% pure oxygen and the rest is just normal room air which is 21% oxygen. I have read where Peat advocates adding about 5% CO2 to the oxygen to help the body absorb oxygen better. If she has oxygen in her nose then she is probably getting a mixture of the pure oxygen and the room air that she breathes in around the tube in her nose. It really does all depend on how she is getting the oxygen and obviously the lowest effective amount would be the best since medicine doesn't add any CO2.5magicbeans said:does anyone know what the optimum percentage/balance of oxygen and c02 would be?
80 yr. old mother in-law had heart surgery 2 weeks ago and is on continuous oxygen and not breathing well.
I thought i read a Peat recommendation somewhere but cannot locate it now.
Thanks!
5magicbeans said:does anyone know what the optimum percentage/balance of oxygen and c02 would be?
No one in my state adds CO2. Hopefully they do where you are.Mittir said:5magicbeans said:does anyone know what the optimum percentage/balance of oxygen and c02 would be?
In KMUD Altitude RP mentioned about a guy who supplied oxygen tank to
fire fighters, which had 7 percent carbon dioxide. But i also remember that in
another interview he mentioned that some hospital currently use
5 percent CO2 to the oxygen for better result. I am not sure how
common is this in hospitals but you can ask them about it.
This may help you to further figure out how much oxygen your loved one is getting. If she has the nasal cannula(plastic tube in each nostril) you can estimate her inspired oxygen by looking at the litter flow on the meter the tube is attached to:5magicbeans said:Blossom and Mittir,
Thanks so much for your responses...super helpful!
Blossom said:It looks like inhousepharmacy.biz now requires a prescription if you order products from them. Just thought I'd mention that since it was previously a convenient source for diamox/acetazolamide.
I received an email from inhousepharmacy.biz stating that they were forced to change over to requiring prescriptions for credit card transactions due to pressure from the drug companies and big pharma in the U.S. Basically the claim is that the credit card companies were being threatened with legal action by pharmaceutical giants for being part of the process of people obtaining prescription medicines with out a prescription?!? Despite this being LEGAL, I suppose if correct, then the powers that be are getting creative with ways to hinder people from obtaining needed medicine. This seems quite scary to me. Apparently you can order and pay by echeck and circumvent the process. I've basically been unsuccessful this week ordering from both of my normal sources which is a big red flag. I've also been forced to purchase a catastrophic healthcare plan against my will or face fines from the government. I now have a basically worthlessness health insurance policy that I plan on never using but I must pay for nonetheless and now my ability to handle my own healthcare the way I see fit is seemingly being taken from me as well. I can apparently still obtain the products I need but with a lot more difficulty and additional expense that includes TAX. I suppose the powers behind all of this want people to give up and submit to placing their healthcare in the hands of mainstream medical authorities.aquaman said:Blossom said:It looks like inhousepharmacy.biz now requires a prescription if you order products from them. Just thought I'd mention that since it was previously a convenient source for diamox/acetazolamide.
Meds.com.mx sells it
Mas- I doubt my employer would care either way at this point. This process has been in the works for awhile. My employer took away an option employees had called 'pay in lieu of benefits' due to the government mandate that everyone have health insurance. I had a plan with my spouse who works for the same company and it started a couple years ago with a 1,200 dollar per year fine for being on the same policy in addition to charging more, we were basically being penalized twice. It was getting so ridiculous to pay more for the same insurance. Then the government stepped in and mandated companies do away with those options. It seems we may indeed be losing some freedoms here in America. Rumor has it that the fines will increase with every year that a person doesn't have health insurance and eventually you may run the risk of losing your drivers license (and who knows what else) if you are not complying. Not many people are talking about this issue, sadly. Maybe they have yet to feel the full weight of it. My pay cut was less than 10,000 dollars per year but I've known people who have taken up to a 25% pay cut and many who are losing their jobs all together. It will be interesting to see how this all works out in the end. 'Medicine' can't possibly get worse! I guess it will be good if there ends up being some true health care reform. One must hope.mas said:Blossom,
I've also been forced to purchase a catastrophic healthcare plan against my will or face fines from the government. I now have a basically worthlessness health insurance policy that I plan on never using but I must pay for nonetheless and now my ability to handle my own healthcare the way I see fit is seemingly being taken from me as well.
This is truly quite scary. I have heard that some people think that the best thing to do in this case is to just pay the penalty. Is this possible or would the employer take punitive action against you?