Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 202012

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Ginger capsules

Posted by David Smith on February 19, 2003, at 22:51:44

Has anyone tried ginger root (in capsules) for anxiety or rapid cycling? It seems to be very effective.

 

Re: Ginger capsules » David Smith

Posted by IsoM on February 20, 2003, at 0:26:51

In reply to Ginger capsules, posted by David Smith on February 19, 2003, at 22:51:44

Is this something you've noticed from your own experience or something you've also read about? I love ginger & use it lots in Chinese foods but all I've ever found with ginger eaten staight is relief from nausea. I use fresh ginger for a queasy stomach.

 

Re: Ginger capsules

Posted by David Smith on February 20, 2003, at 7:28:14

In reply to Re: Ginger capsules » David Smith, posted by IsoM on February 20, 2003, at 0:26:51

> Is this something you've noticed from your own experience or something you've also read about? I love ginger & use it lots in Chinese foods but all I've ever found with ginger eaten staight is relief from nausea. I use fresh ginger for a queasy stomach.

I have been using it for a few days. It seems to be good for racing thoughts, hypomania. However the effect tends to wear off after a few hours so that I have had to take three pills a day. Also the effect is less obvious after the initial start (which makes sense if you think about it).
For a couple of days I actually felt "normal."

Thanks for responding to the post.
I have enjoyed your postings in the past.

 

Re: Ginger capsules

Posted by bluedog on February 20, 2003, at 10:58:57

In reply to Ginger capsules, posted by David Smith on February 19, 2003, at 22:51:44

Ginger capsules sounds like an expensive way to go.

Whenever I have a queasy stomach or nausea I just grate or finely chop some fresh ginger bought cheaply at the local fruit and veggie shop, put it into a tea infuser and brew home made ginger tea.

I also love using ginger in my cooking and always use heaps of it in combination with generous amounts of garlic....very yummy....AND healthy. Ginger and garlic contain some pretty potent antioxidant substances.

regards
bluedog

 

Re: Ginger and garlic » bluedog

Posted by IsoM on February 20, 2003, at 13:08:20

In reply to Re: Ginger capsules, posted by bluedog on February 20, 2003, at 10:58:57

I've noticed that in Asian cooking, ginger & garlic are frequently used together. I wonder if ancient folk wisdom found that combining the two helped bring out certain qualities or what? Scientists are now looking at many ancient practices & finding particular benefits that old cultures seem to know intuitively. I use garlic & ginger together in much of my Chinese & Indian cooking - lots of it too!

 

Re: Ginger and garlic » IsoM

Posted by dreamerz on February 20, 2003, at 13:39:14

In reply to Re: Ginger and garlic » bluedog, posted by IsoM on February 20, 2003, at 13:08:20

Isom..
I eat raw garlic when i can..hence no friends : )
Good for heart function and fatigue~for me anyway.
I have powdered ginger in tea for nausea..also good for heart so it says.
Lots of info on net bout garlic-odourless no good --good stuff is whats in the smell.
No vampires either!

 

Re: Ginger and garlic also.. » dreamerz

Posted by dreamerz on February 20, 2003, at 13:42:07

In reply to Re: Ginger and garlic » IsoM, posted by dreamerz on February 20, 2003, at 13:39:14

Selenium (sp?)in garlic for immune system..selenium is hard to get from grain i think because of lack of good soil nowadays--anti-cancer properties--i may be wrong but then again

 

Re: Ginger and garlic......Dreamer » IsoM

Posted by bluedog on February 21, 2003, at 9:36:21

In reply to Re: Ginger and garlic » bluedog, posted by IsoM on February 20, 2003, at 13:08:20

The medicine men and women from old cultures knew a lot more about medicine than the modern medical school trained and drug company brain-washed physicians do!!!!!!! What REALLY annoys me is scientists and drug companies taking credit for "discoveries" that have been known and used by ancient cultures for thousands of years. Also it is very upsetting that evil large corporations are destroying vast amounts of natural forest each year that may contain medicines and herbs that were previously used and have long since been forgotten or passed from human memories.

I use Garlic and ginger together in almost ALL of my home cooking together with HEAPS of onion (same family as garlic). I'm not talking small amounts either...not just one pussy clove of garlic in my cooking...I like to use at least half a bulb which probably equates to 5,6, or 7 cloves of garlic. I'll then use about the same volume of ginger.

I definitely notice a MAJOR difference in my mood and energy levels when I cook in this way. I reckon my food is dull and tasteless if I don't use ginger and garlic as the base taste ingredients.

I'm not really one for recipes and I'll usually throw together whatever takes my fancy. So along with the base ingredients of garlic, ginger and onion I will then add generous lashings of any other herb or vegetable that takes my fancy on a particular night and use free range organic chicken to provide the protein I need.

I often also add basil, oregano, pepper and coriander to vary the base flavours. Then I might chuck in some soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce and olive oil and even sherry to add different flavours.

If I DO cook from a recipe that includes ginger and/or garlic I will generally always double, triple or even quadruple the amounts recommended in the recipe.

I don't think my breath ever stinks. I think if you eat garlic often enough your body adapts and is able to digest it more easily thus elimating the garlic breath that can occur. In any event I don't find garlic breath at all offensive:).

The only recommendation I can make is avoid ginger tea too close towards bed time because it can be a little bit activating.

warm regards
bluedog

 

Re: Ginger and garlic...... » bluedog

Posted by IsoM on February 21, 2003, at 15:01:53

In reply to Re: Ginger and garlic......Dreamer » IsoM, posted by bluedog on February 21, 2003, at 9:36:21

Okay, now we know why you don't have a way with the girls, bluedog. You'll have to find a girl who loves garlic as much as you.

Hate to tell you this but garlic breath & body odour never goes away. If you eat lots you just can't smell it on yourself or any one else - but it's still there. I remember reading one doctor (who obviously didn't eat garlic) say that when he delivered a baby from one woman who ate tons of garlic, her baby smelled strongly of garlic too. An experiment was done with grated raw garlic being placed on a person's sole & taped tight through the night. The next morning, garlic could be detected on his breath even though he hadn't eaten any!

Just one question remains:
Have you enough money to send me ticket so I can fly out to have some home-made cooking from you?

 

Re...garlic..I'm hardcore.. » bluedog

Posted by dreamerz on February 21, 2003, at 16:01:57

In reply to Re: Ginger and garlic......Dreamer » IsoM, posted by bluedog on February 21, 2003, at 9:36:21

...cause I eat it raw..often crunch it swill it with coffee bout one clove in morning , one evening or whatever.
Munching a bit of parsley afterwards prevents the smell...if you are in company.
Energy level increase is almost instant.

XXSTINKERKISSERLIPSXX

 

Re: Ginger and garlic......Dreamer IsoM » bluedog

Posted by bozeman on February 21, 2003, at 23:22:55

In reply to Re: Ginger and garlic......Dreamer » IsoM, posted by bluedog on February 21, 2003, at 9:36:21

from IsoM >>>
Just one question remains:
Have you enough money to send me ticket so I can fly out to have some home-made cooking from you?


from bozeman>>>>

bluedog --- Heck, might even pay for my own ticket to get some of that home cooking!! IsoM, if you can fit in my suitcase you're welcome to ride, but I hear it's a looooong way. ;-)


 

Re: Ginger and garlic...... » IsoM

Posted by bluedog on February 22, 2003, at 11:41:16

In reply to Re: Ginger and garlic...... » bluedog, posted by IsoM on February 21, 2003, at 15:01:53

> Okay, now we know why you don't have a way with the girls, bluedog. You'll have to find a girl who loves garlic as much as you.
>

Oh my god...you've just described a catch-22 situation to me. If I eat lots of ginger and garlic I'll scare the girls away.....especially if the girl also happens to be a vampire. On the other hand if I don't get my regular ginger and garlic fix I tend to become lethargic and miserable.....speaking to a girl in a monotone voice and introducing myself as "Hi, my name is bluedog and I suffer from depression has not ever been shown to get get a girl really interested in someone"

Looks like my only option is to find another garlic lover.....hmmm that means I'll have to ask Dreamer out on a date with me to go get a milkshake together.

> Hate to tell you this but garlic breath & body odour never goes away. If you eat lots you just can't smell it on yourself or any one else - but it's still there. I remember reading one doctor (who obviously didn't eat garlic) say that when he delivered a baby from one woman who ate tons of garlic, her baby smelled strongly of garlic too. An experiment was done with grated raw garlic being placed on a person's sole & taped tight through the night. The next morning, garlic could be detected on his breath even though he hadn't eaten any!
>

Is this really true. This is terrible news:)

> Just one question remains:
> Have you enough money to send me ticket so I can fly out to have some home-made cooking from you?

As I intend to win the 20 Million Dollar Lotto jackpot this week paying for your flight shouldn't be a problem. HOWEVER, I think you are being far too modest and I think you know deep down in your heart that your home cooking is better than mine. So I reckon you should be offering ME that plane ticket to fly to Canada to sample come and sample your legendary soy loaves. You'll have plenty of time to save the money needed because there is no way that I'll be going Canada in the winter time.....I can't handle cold and short dark days very well!!!

 

Re: Go Garlic girl.. » dreamerz

Posted by bluedog on February 22, 2003, at 11:48:43

In reply to Re...garlic..I'm hardcore.. » bluedog, posted by dreamerz on February 21, 2003, at 16:01:57

I didn't smell your kiss at all. It was wonderful actually:)

One very hardcore garlic reeking kiss in return.


 

Re: Ginger and garlic......Dreamer IsoM » bozeman

Posted by bluedog on February 22, 2003, at 11:56:40

In reply to Re: Ginger and garlic......Dreamer IsoM » bluedog, posted by bozeman on February 21, 2003, at 23:22:55

> from IsoM >>>
> Just one question remains:
> Have you enough money to send me ticket so I can fly out to have some home-made cooking from you?
>
>
> from bozeman>>>>
>
> bluedog --- Heck, might even pay for my own ticket to get some of that home cooking!! IsoM, if you can fit in my suitcase you're welcome to ride, but I hear it's a looooong way. ;-)
>

Iso

I HIGHLY recommend that you take up bozeman's offer. It might be a long way but the weather here is absolutely perfect at the moment.

The only proviso to your visit is that you have to be prepared to put up with 2 rather gentle golden retrievers who will sit and stare at you mournfully making you feel so guilty that you will probably feel guilt ridden and compelled to share some of the your meals with them.

regards
bluedog

 

A thousand ginger recipes!

Posted by mopey on February 22, 2003, at 12:11:07

In reply to Ginger capsules, posted by David Smith on February 19, 2003, at 22:51:44

Here's a bunch of good recipes for ya - from my favorite recipe website, epicurious.com:

http://www.epicurious.com/s97is.vts?action=filtersearch&filter=recipe-filter.hts&collection=Recipes&ResultTemplate=recipe-results.hts&queryType=and&keyword=ginger

Enjoy!

p.s. I'm making ginger-carrot soup right now, and it's simmering away...mmmmmm.

 

Re: Go Garlic girl.. » bluedog

Posted by dreamerz on February 22, 2003, at 13:22:54

In reply to Re: Go Garlic girl.. » dreamerz, posted by bluedog on February 22, 2003, at 11:48:43


Also as well as boosting energy levels- making depression a little bearable- tis a aphrodisiac..well I got to blame something

 

Re: Ginger and garlic and sweet furry poochy pups » bluedog

Posted by bozeman on February 22, 2003, at 17:28:40

In reply to Re: Ginger and garlic......Dreamer IsoM » bozeman, posted by bluedog on February 22, 2003, at 11:56:40

>
> Iso
>
> I HIGHLY recommend that you take up bozeman's offer. It might be a long way but the weather here is absolutely perfect at the moment.
>
> The only proviso to your visit is that you have to be prepared to put up with 2 rather gentle golden retrievers who will sit and stare at you mournfully making you feel so guilty that you will probably feel guilt ridden and compelled to share some of the your meals with them.
>
> regards
> bluedog
>
>
You have goldens too!! My own sweet golden girl died of some hideous lung infection about six years ago . . . nearly killed me. Since, I've gone back to cats as primary pets. Still love dogs, adopted and saved one off the street (a black lab mix) but he was too high maintenance for me to keep -- he needed a "stay-at-home-mommy" instead of a sixty-hour-week corporate slave. :-) When I'm in one of my "can't leave the house" funks (which thankfully are fewer and further between than in many years, since I've finally stabilized on Lexapro -- Thank God!!) the kitties pretty much mind themselves, and look after me, as long as I feed them and clean their box, which I can manage even on days I'm too sick to work. And, fortunately, my dear roommate would never let them suffer, even if I was too sick to care for them.

Anyway, I've gotten really good at resisting the "woeful stares" -- expecially knowing who kills and drags home the pet food in our house (I do), so I know they're *not* starving. Or even hungry. Couldn't possibly be. I spend more on pet food than I do on people food!!!

So bring on the garlic and ginger . . . . IsoM, when shall we leave?

<grin>

bozeman

 

Working for a living CAN = lonely depressed pets!! » bozeman

Posted by bluedog on February 22, 2003, at 23:57:33

In reply to Re: Ginger and garlic and sweet furry poochy pups » bluedog, posted by bozeman on February 22, 2003, at 17:28:40

Hello Bozeman

I too am a corporate slave though thankfully my hours are not as long as sixty hours per week though it does come pretty close when I include commuting times.

That's why I got TWO of the cuties so that they can keep each other company while I'm away. Though one word of warning.....two goldies actually can wreak 3 or 4 times the havoc in your garden that one goldie does when your not around to provide constant supervision. It's not quite as simple as two dogs equals twice the damage. (What's the old saying?.... "the whole is greater than the sum of the parts")

Herb gardens and goldies are definitely NOT a compatible combination. They have actually been clever enough to this point to overcome EVERY barrier that I have tried to stop them getting at my plants. It's getting to the point where I am considering plan F (having already tried plans A to E) Unfortunately plan F will probably involve spending lots of money that I don't have on a high security dog barrier with razor wire, electrified fences and concrete anti-tunnel-under-the-fence devices.

Anyway I believe that animals can suffer from depression just like humans and when I only had the one dog I noticed that she was definitely lethargic, unmotivated and sad during the working week. She is a completely different dog since I got my other little fellow to keep her company during the day. She no longer shows any signs of depression. I know that onion is toxic to canines so I suspect that garlic, also coming from the allium family may also be toxic to canines so I wouldn't try this as an antidepressant for dogs. By the way do you know of any effective, safe, natural herbal anti-depressants for an animal that IS suffering from depression?

By the way I'm actually still debating whether to get a couple of kitties but I don't think I'm completely stable or strong enough yet to rear some new babies just yet. Though I have been sorely tempted a couple of times just recently before my common sense kicked in. Maybe in another 6 months to a year when I'm sure that I've completely stabilised from my illness I'll give in to this temptation. To do so beforehand would be completely selfish on my part and not fair on the kitties.

keep well and warm regards
bluedog

 

Re: A thousand ginger recipes! » mopey

Posted by bluedog on February 23, 2003, at 0:00:06

In reply to A thousand ginger recipes!, posted by mopey on February 22, 2003, at 12:11:07

> Here's a bunch of good recipes for ya - from my favorite recipe website, epicurious.com:
>
> http://www.epicurious.com/s97is.vts?action=filtersearch&filter=recipe-filter.hts&collection=Recipes&ResultTemplate=recipe-results.hts&queryType=and&keyword=ginger
>
> Enjoy!
>
> p.s. I'm making ginger-carrot soup right now, and it's simmering away...mmmmmm.


Thanks for the link..I've already added it to my favourites list.

regards
bluedog


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