Product Pick 2015 - Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE) & Recipes!

✿ The Flower Child - Product Pick for 2015  

Grapefruit Seed Extract (G.S.E.)

(G.S.E.) Clean Spray Directions:

1. Have an empty spray bottle filled with approximately 4 ounces of purified water.
2. Depending on the strength of the bacteria that you are eliminating, these are BASIC guidelines (consult the manufacturer for more information www.nutribiotic.com).

The Flower Child Uses:

• 30 drops for Regular Strength:  for regular messes such as counter tops that are not contaminated with salmonella, e.coli, and other aggressive bacterial strains.  
• 60 drops for Extra strength:  for dangerous microbial clean-up (see recipe below)

✿    G.S.E. PROTECTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS  ✿

THE BEACH = FIGHT MRSA

mix 20 drops in 4oz

• spray on hands when eating foods
• spray eyes and ears with ocean/sand contact
• add drops to natural lotions/hair products

THE PETS

mix 30 drops in 4oz

• in bath shampoo
• on warm cloth for face cleaning
• quick feet cleaning

WOMENS HEALTH

mix 30 drops in 4oz

• vaginal itch (if severe, add 5 drops to 2 tsp solution and apply directly to itch)
• candida/yeast infection = spray liberally throughout the day*
• after sex to prevent bacterial infections

RESEARCH

External Use: GSE can be used externally as a disinfectant for both intact skin and to prevent infection in wounds. A study in Brazil found it to be 100% effective (at 100 ppm) for skin disinfection when used as a pre-surgical prep compared to an effectiveness rate of 72% for alcohol and 98% for commercially available surgical soap.*

TOXICITY/IRRITATION

Never use G.S.E. (citricidal acid) concentrate - it's a concentrated acide - always dilute with water or another liquid be using.  

WARNING ON OTHER BRANDS:  IN PROCESSING GSE MANY COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO MANUFACTURE AND MARKET THE CITRICIDAL ACID, BUT HARMFUL COMPOUNDS MAY EXIST.  TFC RECOMMENDS THAT CONSUMERS BE AWARE OF THIS AND USE CAUTION. THE NUTRIBIOTIC COMPANY TESTS GSE DURING PROCESSING FOR: benzethonium chloride, triclosan, and methyl paraben.

http://www.diagnose-me.com/treat/T223917.html#G1048

www.nutribiotic.com

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GERM SAFETY

Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE) is a powerful antiseptic, fungicide, and bactericide, so basically during an earthquake or illness in the home, GSE is INDISPENSABLE!  It is very, very strong and needs to be diluted (example 30 drops per cup for intense cleaning and wound cleansing).  Soak or spray the affected area several times per day.  This will not hurt you or cause any side effects.  It can be taken internally.  So, whether it be a kitchen sink or dishes that is treated for nasty black mold invasion, or just a stubborn sore that will not heal this application of soaking or spraying is my favorite to prevent the deadly MRSA from hurting my family.  (See GSE Clean Spray Section on sidetab).

ANXIETY FREE
Rescue Remedy by Bach Flowers is the most popular mixture from the Bach Flower Remedies. That is why it is the best selling stress remedy in the world over the past 100 years. It is actually 6 flowers that come to the assistance of the individual needing to be emotionally rescued.  Rescue Remedy to the Rescue!

DETOXIFIER
Shilijit (Shee-li-jeet) originated in the hight Himalayan mountains and is the most important converter of heavy metal toxicity due to it's vast array of minerals (up to 82 essential minerals).  I mix the powder in my daily tea, or drink it with water - detoxing from the inside out. The taste is bitter, as most heat draining detoxifier's are. Mixed with shea butter, I make my own healthy moisturizer and apply it daily. It gives my skin a healthy bronze and detox's from the outside in. Available at most healthfood or specialty stores.  See the book, Shilijit in Perspective for all scientific data. 


And please feel free to ask me a question - as this stuff can be confusing and sound a bit strange, but give it a try. These supplements are not expensive. I have researched the products that I use and recommend.

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Are You Prepared? Silver: The Best Emergency Remedy

Be Prepared Today - Silver has been used for thousands of years for natural medicine.

Utilizing our unique SilverSol Technology^®, we at ABL have developed possibly the most incredible wound care device products on the market today. Those products include the ASAP^® Wound Dressing Gel with FDA cleared indications for cuts, burns, and skin irritations, as well as to the prescription product ASAP^® Antibacterial Wound Dressing Gel with FDA cleared indications for the management of first and second degree burns, stasis ulcers, pressure ulcers, diabetic ulcers, lacerations, abrasions, skin tears, surgical incision sites, device insertion site wounds, grapft sites, and donor sites. ABL has also a registered bandage technology called the ASAP^® Polar Patch, a hydrogel bandage that promotes wound healing. We believe we are changing the paradigm of health care as the world knows it, by engineering products that are natural, safe, and extremely effective.

THE FLOWER CHILD:  I use the liquid in conjunction with G.S.E. for all of my natural first aid.  Together as a combination, most deadly strains of bacteria/viruses cannot harm me or my family in the advent of an illness or serious emergency.  THIS BRAND IS THE ONLY SAFE SILVER, AND THE ONLY ONE THAT I RECOMMEND TO BE TAKEN INTERNALLY (GEL USED TOPICALLY).

HEALTH UPDATE: M.R.S.A. Causes and Risks from PubMed

MRSA

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA); Hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA)

Last reviewed: May 30, 2009.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial infection that is highly resistant to some antibiotics.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

MRSA is a strain of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteria. S. aureus is a common type of bacteria that normally live on the skin and sometimes in the nasal passages of healthy people. MRSA refers to S. aureus strains that do not respond to some of the antibiotics used to treat staph infections.

The bacteria can cause infection when they enter the body through a cut, sore, catheter, or breathing tube. The infection can be minor and local (for example, a pimple), or more serious (involving the heart, lung, blood, or bone).

Serious staph infections are more common in people with weak immune systems. This includes patients in hospitals and long-term care facilities and those receiving kidney dialysis.

MRSA infections are grouped into two types:

• Healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) infections occur in people who are or have recently been in a hospital or other health-care facility. Those who have been hospitalized or had surgery within the past year are at increased risk. MRSA bacteria are responsible for a large percentage of hospital-acquired staph infections.
• Community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) infections occur in otherwise healthy people who have not recently been in the hospital. The infections have occurred among athletes who share equipment or personal items (such as towels or razors) and children in daycare facilities. Members of the military and those who get tattoos are also at risk. The number of CA-MRSA cases is increasing.

Symptoms

Staph skin infections cause a red, swollen, and painful area on the skin. Other symptoms may include:

• Drainage of pus or other fluids from the site
• Fever
• Skin abscess
• Warmth around the infected area

Symptoms of a more serious staph infection may include:

• Chest pain
• Chills
• Cough
• Fatigue
• Fever
• General ill feeling (malaise)
• Headache
• Muscle aches
• Rash
• Shortness of breath

Signs and tests

Depending on your symptoms, your doctor may recommend the following tests to detect and confirm the bacteria causing the infection:

• Blood culture
• Culture of the drainage (fluid) from the infection
• Skin culture from the infected site
• Sputum culture
• Urine culture

Treatment

Draining the skin sore may be the only treatment needed for a local skin MRSA infection. This can be done at the doctor's office.

More serious MRSA infections, especially HA-MRSA infections, are becoming increasingly difficult to treat. Antibiotics that may still work include:

• Clindamycin
• Daptomycin
• Doxycycline
• Linezolid (Zyvox)
• Minocycline
• Tetracycline
• Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, Bactrim DS, Septra, Septra DS)
• Vancomycin (Vancocin, Vancoled)

It is important to finish all doses of antibiotics you have been given, even if you feel better before the final dose. Stopping treatment early by not finishing the full course of antibiotics can lead to further drug resistance in the bacteria, or can cause an infection that seemed to be gone to come back (relapse).

Other treatments may be needed for more serious infections. The person may be admitted to a hospital. Treatment may involve:

• Fluids and medications given through a vein
• Kidney dialysis (if kidney failure occurs)
• Oxygen

Support Groups

For more information about MRSA, see the Centers for Disease Control web site: www.cdc.gov/mrsa/.

Expectations (prognosis)

How well a person does depends on the severity of the infection and their overall health. MRSA-related pneumonia and blood infections are associated with high death rates.

Complications

Serious staph infections may lead to:

• Blood infection (also called blood poisoning or sepsis)
• Cellulitis
• Infection of the heart valves (endocarditis)
• Pneumonia
• Toxic shock syndrome

Organ failure and death may result from untreated MRSA infections.

Calling your health care provider

Call your health care provider if:

• A wound seems to get worse rather than heal
• You have any other symptoms of staph infection

Prevention

Careful attention to personal hygiene is key to avoiding MRSA infections.

• Wash your hands frequently, especially if visiting someone in a hospital or long-term care facility.
• Make sure all doctors, nurses, and other health care providers wash their hands before examining you.
• Do not share personal items such as towels or razors with another person -- MRSA can be transmitted through contaminated items.
• Cover all wounds with a clean bandage, and avoid contact with other people’s soiled bandages.
• If you share sporting equipment, clean it first with antiseptic solution.
• Avoid common whirlpools or saunas if another participant has an open sore.
• Make sure that shared bathing facilities are clean.

References

1. Archer GL. Staphylococcal infections. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 310.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overview of community-associated MRSA. October 26, 2007. Accessed January 25, 2008.
3. Nicolle L. Community-acquired MRSA: a practitioner's guide. CMAJ. 2006;175:145. [PubMed]
4. Siegel JD, Rhinehart E, Jackson M, Chiarello L; Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Management of multi-drug resistant organisms in healthcare settings, 2006. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed January 25, 2008.

Review Date: 5/30/2009.

Reviewed by: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, PhD, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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