Oil of oregano

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Dr. M put me on oil of oregano and I have been taking it for more than 4 weeks now. It helps with my vaginal yeast infection. But a friend told me it´s not good to take it for such a long time as it hinders the body to absorb iron. I also read about it online. When you were on it, how long have you been taking it? Should I worry? I don´t know if I can contact Dr. M as it is not really an emergency. Thanks for you help.

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Vin43

Hi Annika,
 
I've been on it for nearly three years now! I have always been on five drops per dose (4 x per day) but she recently increased each dose to ten drops! Yikes! I feel really good on it and I haven't noticed any problems with it so I am guessing that it's ok.... I too have read about it not being good in the longterm... I'm never sure what to think or do about it though. I haven't taken it for three years constantly - she'll take me off it occasionally but I always end up back on it quite quickly. Not sure of this helps but my feeling is that it's ok to use for long periods. 

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Claire

Hi Annika,
 
I've been on O of O since December (5 drops, 5x/day - she's recently upped it to 10!) and it has really helped me a lot.  I think we're OK- I've asked her about being on such strong cleansing herbs for a long time and she said that it'd be great for the body to be strong enough to not need them but in the meantime it's not going to adversly affect me overall health. 

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Mimij67

I feel like I could write a really long post about this. LOL. Most of you know I read WAY too much on line. I have realized that there is a lot of information on the web, but also that there is a lot of BAD information on the web. I mean, if you are self treating with OO, or only treating with OO by itself, then I could see how it could push the body in the wrong direction. But the beauty of TCM or homeopathy is you only give the body what it is ASKING for. Our doctors are constantly checking in with us regarding symptoms and balancing our body's needs.  I would not worry about it. :) I mean peope take a gallon of OO, and probably they don't even need it, OR they are so imbalanced, they need it but they also need a lot of OTHER THINGS with it that they are not getting. That is where the problem lies. Self treating, or treating with a holistic dr. that does not know that well how to work with certain herbs.

If we don't excel at health, the only other option is disease.

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Carole UK

I'm glad you read too much online Mimi. 

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headley.patty@g...

Me too!!! Would love measurements for those muffins too!!! Yum. Yum. 

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The muffins on the carb and diet thread with nut butter.  Tks :)

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Annika

Hey Girls,
thanks a lot. Reading this makes me feel much better.