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I broke a 10-cup-a-day coffee habit when I was 20... by switching to tea.
After that, I've never been a huge fan of coffee, though strangely, I craved it when I was pregnant -- so I bought a real drip coffeemaker, and perked up some decaf when the cravings struck. Once he was born and I was done nursing, the coffeemaker went back into the cabinet and I went back to tea!I had a kidney stone ONCE... at first I thought, kidney infection, the pain was so godawful intense... but when I woke the next morning and the pain was just GONE, I knew it had to be a stone. Since then, never again. I suppose that's very fortunate, with my intense love of tea.
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Kidney stones are a new level of pain for most folks. Have given birth to several...
I broke a 10-cup-a-day coffee habit when I was 20... by switching to tea.
I had a kidney stone ONCE... at first I thought, kidney infection, the pain was so godawful intense... but when I woke the next morning and the pain was just GONE, I knew it had to be a stone. Since then, never again. I suppose that's very fortunate, with my intense love of tea.
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I've had kidney stones twice, the most recent time was a year ago, the day after my birthday. Nice, eh? Got to spend the entire day in the ER in agony. A few days later, I was under anesthesia as they used sound waves to break them up, as they were far too large to pass naturally. I never want to go through that again. Childbirth was kid's play next to having a kidney stone.
Yep women that have had a kidney stone that causes total blockage understand this.
They cannot give you enough morphine to do any more than just make it hurt BAD.
Don't know about women but one side effect on men is to cause a continuous kicked in the testicles pain.
Morphine shot in thru iv port does not work very well either.
Nope, didn't feel anything in my testicles.
What works best on the pain isn't paid meds, oddly enough, but muscle relaxers. Once they gave me those, the pain diminished almost completely. Why it took them literally 7 fucking hours to give it to me, I have no idea.
I have no idea what you mean. Twinings Gunpowder Green Tea is actually very smooth, soft tea if you don't let it steep for more than 2½ minutes... use a tea ball that has a very fine mesh like the one in the pic below, and, after the steeping is done and you pour the tea into your cup(s), wait a couple of minutes because there's always very tiny tea particles in there... they will slowly sink to the bottom─and then they will stay there if you don't agitate them whilst you drink your tea. I always use two small glass cups to drink this type of tea because the light that shines through the glass makes it easier to see when the particles have sunk so I always drink one cup whilst waiting for the other cup to become ready to drink.
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I have no idea what you mean. Twinings Gunpowder Green Tea is actually very smooth, soft tea if you don't let it steep for more than 2½ minutes... use a tea ball that has a very fine mesh like the one in the pic below, and, after the steeping is done and you pour the tea into your cup(s), wait a couple of minutes because there's always very tiny tea particles in there... they will slowly sink to the bottom─and then they will stay there if you don't agitate them whilst you drink your tea. I always use two small glass cups to drink this type of tea because the light that shines through the glass makes it easier to see when the particles have sunk so I always drink one cup whilst waiting for the other cup to become ready to drink.
I've considered getting one of those tea balls.. but Twinings English Breakfast comes in teabags, so I don't generally wind up with any particles in the tea -- unless there's a hole in the bag, in which case, i dump it out and start over. Putting sugar in would certainly agitate any particles!
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Tea baggin, tea balls...
Sounds kinda like kinky tea
Sounds kinda like kinky tea
Tea baggin, tea balls...
Sounds kinda like kinky tea
As long as it's not fermented.
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As long as it's not fermented.
Black tea is fermented.. that's why it's black and not green.
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Good green tea is about all the tea I like.
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I wonder if they can break up gallstones the same way. That's my biggest health problem, aside from asthma. I've never had the "oh god I'm DYING" kind of gallbladder attack, but a couple of smallish ones that were pretty bad. The only other thing would be to have my gallbladder removed, but since I don't have insurance, that would have to be one of those "oh god I'm DYING" kinds of emergencies, just to get the surgery. And I really don't want the surgery, considering the aftermath of the appendectomy. I'm emetophobic.
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That is truly strange, given your aversion to the bitter taste -- green tea is so sharp, I can't stand it at all -- black tea may be a bit bitter, but far less so than green tea. And far less bitter than coffee, certainly -- yet my son says tea is "too bitter", and guzzles coffee like nobody's business.
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Coffee is horribly bitter and requires a syrupy amount of sugar to make it drinkable for me.
Ground coffee smells wonderful though.
I think it is the bitter gene thing.
many things that my wife thinks of as sour is bitter as heck to me.
I can taste sour and bitter is not it.
They can indeed. The treatment is called extra-corporeal shock-wave lithotripsy or ESWL. Doesn't hurt since they knock you out for it and it takes about an hour.
My wife and I have chai tea every night. When I drink reg tea it's usually earl gray or something similar. When I was a kid I used to love eating at Chinese restaurants just so I could drink a pot of tea myself. They always used to make the best tea at the place we'd go.I love tea. I drink several large pots of hot tea per week and if I could, I'd drink more but it's not good for me since I have a tendency to make kidney stones.
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My wife and I have chai tea every night. When I drink reg tea it's usually earl gray or something similar. When I was a kid I used to love eating at Chinese restaurants just so I could drink a pot of tea myself. They always used to make the best tea at the place we'd go.
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I do love me some Earl Grey, too. A pot full can be overwhelming but a cup or two in the cold morning can be really nice.
When I was a kid the closest Chinese restaurant was over 3 hours drive.
My last stone was so bad I had to take a ride in the ambo at 3am. I was thrashing around like a fish until they gave me fentynal. By the time the medic was done plunging the needle, I could hardly do anything but droll for an hour. I can see why so many people play Russian roulette with that stuff on the streets.
will this also break up the cholesterol stones in the gallbladder as well?...Doctors just want to always remove the gallbladder...I think because it's a money maker for them. I'm not sure why they don't use this ESWL more often. or why they don't just open the gallbladder empty the stones and sow it back up.
can't abide Earl Grey..take a perfectly good pound of tea and then throw bergamont in it and ruin it.....but then on the other hand I like a good cup of Chia.I do love me some Earl Grey, too. A pot full can be overwhelming but a cup or two in the cold morning can be really nice.
I prefer Black tea or Chai, but good green tea is wonderful.My wife and I have chai tea every night. When I drink reg tea it's usually earl gray or something similar. When I was a kid I used to love eating at Chinese restaurants just so I could drink a pot of tea myself. They always used to make the best tea at the place we'd go.
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Notta clue if it breaks up cholesterol stones, too. Just saw that they do ESWL for gallstones, although it's not the usual treatment. Guess because you don't really need a gallbladder so might as well take it out.
But if they take it out beef and such will go thru you fast.Notta clue if it breaks up cholesterol stones, too. Just saw that they do ESWL for gallstones, although it's not the usual treatment. Guess because you don't really need a gallbladder so might as well take it out.
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Notta clue if it breaks up cholesterol stones, too. Just saw that they do ESWL for gallstones, although it's not the usual treatment. Guess because you don't really need a gallbladder so might as well take it out.
You can live without it, but you do need it for normal digestion
I think that's bullshit that the doctors tell you...I think you need a gallbladder..people who have their gallbladders removed have a higher rate of colon cancer.I think removal of the gallbladder is just treating the symptom.Notta clue if it breaks up cholesterol stones, too. Just saw that they do ESWL for gallstones, although it's not the usual treatment. Guess because you don't really need a gallbladder so might as well take it out.
Yep it is useful. Wife had hers removed....
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My mother had hers removed - it didn't kill her, but she has a very hard time eating normally now and she wishes she's of tried other remedies before taking the leap to have it removed
I've been taking Chanca Piedra for about a month now - it's supposed to break up stones in the kidneys and gall bladder. Doing it as a preemptive strike
Oh, I know all about the regrets of surgery. I still have my gallbladder but had gastric bypass about a hundred years ago, back when it was still pretty experimental. They didn't warn me about the subsequent problems I'd have for the rest of my life with malabsorption issues and other things. Plus I did actually die from it, albeit briefly.
I love Twinning teas. Mornings are Irish Breakfast if going to work, Lady Grey if not. Evenings are Earl Grey decaf. Lady Grey is my favorite and my go to for an afternoon pick me up. On topic...I don't watch many reviews anymore, do enjoy some of the vlogs and shows.I do love me some Earl Grey, too. A pot full can be overwhelming but a cup or two in the cold morning can be really nice.
Who is Chanca Piedra?
Never heard of Lady Grey. Had to look it up. Might have to pick some up to give it a try. (BTW, the k-cup teas suck ass)
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I'm in about 95% agreement about coffee; smells amazing, tastes... eh, well... I generally use a lot of milk and only a little sugar, to smooth it out -- that's what I did when pregnant, since I needed the milk anyway and didn't want the gestational diabetes. I discovered at Starbucks that I find a "medium roast" most tolerable; it seems the mildest to me, and least bitter -- but still needs lots of milk and a bit of sugar, to be drinkable.
In general, I avoid "sour" like the veriest plague -- the only way I can tolerate lemon at all is on fish -- which I was never able to tolerate as a child, but gradually came to enjoy, at least some varieties -- but only with lemon.
I do enjoy tart and crispy apples, like Granny Smiths. Sweeter ones tend to be mushy, which is just gross.Andria
I'm a kettle girl myself. Generally use bags, do have a loose leaf jasmine I get locally. I have to start with cold water or something just isn't right. Tried microwave once, went down the sink. Lady Grey is a beautiful tea. The steam is wonderful.
My doctor had me take a ultrasound for gallstones about 14 months ago...they told me my gallbladder was full of gallstones and I'd have to have surgery...I decided to try alternative treatments...I have used Chanca Piedra,radically changed my diet, did about 6 gallstone flushes....so far,so good..as long as I don't get stupid eating rich food...at this point after 14 months my entire tastes in food have made a drastic change...I no longer crave the kinds of foods that are bad for me.I now try and use food as medicine rather than as a drug.Radish juice is supposed to dissolve the stones as well....but good luck trying to gag down radish juice for a month.
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After all the liver problems I went through, I realized I am now the same age my mother was when she had her gall stone problems, so I've done about the same thing
Haven't tried an actual gallstone flush yet - but have considered it
yep, there is nothing wrong with the gallbladder ///the gallbladder doesn't create gallstones...the liver does..you have to detox your liver....alot of people get their gallbladders removed but they don't detox their livers and they continue in habits that give them a fatty liver or toxic liver.,and so their problems continue....I must have some sort of mental block about surgery, because for me I was willing to go through alot in order to avoid it...the gallstone flushes are not that bad,but you do have to prepare yourself for them in order for them to be as easy as possible on your body... check out Andreas Moritz.
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I did run one radish through the juicer - even with the best other shit in the world would I do it again
Onion was not my most brilliant juicing experiment either
How long did you take the Chanca Piedra?
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Do you think that Chanca Piedra is really effective? I'd dearly love some way to get rid of these damn gallstones that didn't require health insurance or thousands of $$$ for surgery. Not to mention all the pain and suffering entailed in the traditional approach.
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I went through a regime for a gallbladder flush...first..I took Chanca Piedra and another herb for about two weeks eating no meat but fish occasionally ....then another two weeks on vegetarian diet, at week four I drank about a quart or more of apple juice everyday..apples especially the skins of green apples have Malic acid which soften the stones....and on day seven of the fourth week I did the gallbladder flush.I did run one radish through the juicer - even with the best other shit in the world would I do it again
Onion was not my most brilliant juicing experiment either
How long did you take the Chanca Piedra?
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"They" say it does, lol
My physiologist recommended it to me when I told him my concerns
I cannot give a personal testimonial it cured me because like I said, I'm taking it as a precaution but I believe it works based on research done in Germany
They use it to kidney and gall stones in Europe, Asia and SA
Regular US doctors won't touch it - mainly because their big pharma-education
yeah it's used in an over the counter treatment in France,...beet juice is also very good..alot of the times what happens is the bile becomes thickened and this thickening of the bile leads to the formation of stones..beet juice thins the bile down...one of the group of people prone to gallstones is smokers...imagine all the toxins in cigarettes?...your liver has to try and filter them all out."They" say it does, lol
My physiologist recommended it to me when I told him my concerns
I cannot give a personal testimonial it cured me because like I said, I'm taking it as a precaution but I believe it works based on research done in Germany
They use it to kidney and gall stones in Europe, Asia and SA
Regular US doctors won't touch it - mainly because their big pharma-education
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If you can spare $25 I think it is a good investment if you do have gallstones
But seriously, the best thing is to look at your diet and lifestyle and see if you can find out why you got gallstones in the first place and see if you can make changes if need be
The most common cause is cholesterol being over-produced by the liver