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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:05 AM Original message |
List Your Home Remedies for What Ailes Ya |
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catbyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. Blackberry juice/berries for the stomach flu |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. elderberry is also good for this.... |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #1 |
39. Same thing for diarrhea. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 02:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
91. Blackberry brandy was my mother's cureall |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
2. I use vinegar for sunburns |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
3. Bleach for Minor Burns |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:59 AM Response to Reply #3 |
56. Chemical Burn |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #56 |
72. try it sometime - NOT in sensitive areas |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
92. Bad idea. Bleach on the skin is never a good idea. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
4. Vodka mixed with Mt. Dew |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:20 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. LOL! |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:24 AM Response to Reply #4 |
44. Hahaaa! I like Seagram's with Dr. Pepper. :) |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
5. marijuana for irritability caused by cabin fever and miserable weather |
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Cal Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:44 AM Response to Reply #5 |
31. +1000 |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:24 AM Response to Reply #5 |
43. :) |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
6. I have enough to fill a book... |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
7. Garlic for...just about everything. Warding off opportunistic illness, |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Yes, Garlic |
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BonnieJW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 11:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
89. That would only work |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:46 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Garlic for loosening phlegm. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:33 AM Response to Reply #7 |
29. Glad to see that others do it as well |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #7 |
42. Garlic is good for just about everything for me too. |
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pnorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:51 AM Response to Reply #42 |
53. Heat the garlic buds in an oven or in a fry pan, |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #53 |
70. Thanks for the tip. |
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pnorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 02:35 PM Response to Reply #70 |
78. I don't know what extent, if any, heat would lessen the thereaupetic effects of garlic. |
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pnorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 05:15 AM Response to Reply #53 |
84. "The Garlic Shoppe" |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:11 AM Response to Reply #42 |
57. Oooh, see, for me, too much garlic causes nausea. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 01:15 PM Response to Reply #57 |
69. I'm a firm believer in a variation of the saying, |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
9. warm-hot tea |
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remember2000forever (594 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:51 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Hot Toddies |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
10. Tea for insomnia: |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:26 AM Response to Reply #10 |
47. a spo' a' tey |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
11. Home made chicken soup. Nt |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
14. Apricot brandy. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
16. Wasabi for opening up clogged sinuses. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:53 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Jalapenos |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 02:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
93. Horseradish works, too |
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TexasProgresive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
18. Ginger in any form for nausea. |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:51 AM Response to Reply #18 |
35. For nausea I like clove oil. Either that, or the scent of fresh coffee grounds. |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
20. Peroxide is excellent for clearing ear wax and itchy ears, you can use it as a mouth rinse too. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 02:38 PM Response to Reply #20 |
94. The best thing for ear wax is mineral oil, warmed to body temperature |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
21. There is a book |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:04 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. My great-granmother |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
22. For a bad headache |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
23. For chronic soberness, use..... |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:27 AM Response to Reply #23 |
49. roffles |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
25. Sex, for depression |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
26. Lexapro and Merlot |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:24 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. That sounds dangerous. |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:40 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Oh, yeah. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
28. Eat garlic and hot peppers. |
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nebenaube (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 02:02 PM Response to Reply #28 |
75. that's close to mine |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
32. Nose nasties and other things... |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:47 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I used to get sinus infections every winter |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:29 AM Response to Reply #33 |
50. I don't have them anymore, either, but what I do have, now, |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 12:28 PM Response to Reply #50 |
67. If you do them right before bed... |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
34. In my great great grandmothers medical book: |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #34 |
95. The second one makes a little perverse sense |
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cilla4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
36. Kefir (like liquid yogurt) to boost your immune system! |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
37. When feeling a cold coming on, sleep with a heating pad along your spine. |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
38. Ginger tea |
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revolution breeze (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #38 |
58. Ginger tea is also great for migraines |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
40. Prune juice for political tolerance. |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 08:35 AM Response to Reply #40 |
85. ... |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
41. Garlic. Just about everything. |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
45. Kimchi for colds and flus. |
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oldlib (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
46. Colds! |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
48. for fire ant bites: |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 02:41 PM Response to Reply #48 |
96. I love the stuff on superficial itchy stuff |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
51. Echinacea tea for almost any internal or external infection. |
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ehrnst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
52. Garlic, straight up, "Russian Pennicillin." (nt) |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
54. RX Grade Sesame Oil w/ Mint - Sinutitis |
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Ricochet21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
55. Vinegar - Athlete's foot |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
59. Christiania |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
60. Cayenne pepper. Sore throat gargle, Small wound disinfectant and coagulator |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
61. Aloe for burns |
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pnorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 02:47 AM Response to Reply #61 |
83. In Japan, it's custumary to keep some aloe plants growing in the yard for just that purpose! |
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Celebration (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
62. here are some |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
63. tea tree oil for nail fungus |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
64. Dr. McGillicuddy's Cherry and Dr. Pepper. |
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babydollhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
65. RESCUE REMEDY for when I freak out |
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LiberalLoner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
66. Hot water bottle or rice in a sock heated in microwave for any aches and pains and |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
68. My sure cure for everything |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
71. Garlic poultice for earaches. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
73. Apple Cider Vinegar -- |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 08:59 AM Response to Reply #73 |
90. Thanks for the tip |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
74. STOP diarrhea immediately ... with a teaspoon of scalded milk .... |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
76. Aspirin. |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
77. Here's mine- |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
79. almost forgot my homemade elderberry-vodka tincture |
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morningglory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
80. Nail fungus, etc |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 03:37 PM Response to Reply #80 |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
81. Bananas, potatoes and hot dog stir fry, fried in high fructose corn syrup! |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
82. Sauerkraut |
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Zoigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
87. Anyone ever use ACV for kidney stones?......z |
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plcdude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
88. ED treatments |
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