I’m glad you found something that works for you. The point I was trying to make was that it is possible to OD on herbal supplements. Just because they’re herbal doesn’t mean that they can’t harm you. You seem to believe that since it’s just $9, why not. Price isn’t the issue. Safety is. In this case, you obviously found an herb that isn’t harming you and, in fact, is working well for you. The take-away, though, is that we shouldn’t make a blanket statement that because it’s herbal, it’s safe. Remember, there are no rules and regulations for herbals.

I agree that pharmacists are the knowledgable ones when it comes to meds. When I have questions about meds, I always ask my grandson, who is a pharmaceutical doctor. When he gives me advice, though, he always suggests I check with my doctor.

Lois

I can see why she’s skeptical. My doctor was too. But, as I said, he too
said I should continue doing this because the fact remains that my blood
pressure is still down. Personally, I am skeptical about the Western Med
profession. Maybe I’m a conspiracy theorist but I’ve seen problems …
more likely … abuses in the system. Even my client who is a
compounding pharmacist told me that they know more about meds than
doctors. They understand how they work. Doctors follow what pharmacists
and scientists say.

Anyway, I explained in the beginning I was no expert. I just think for
$9 for 3 months, that’s so little to risk for a whole lot of good.

She does have a good point about it not being regulated.

I agree completely. Tom

I don’t really care about a specific church or denomination. As long as
they profess faith in Christ as God, believe in the power of the Holy
Spirit, believe that it isn’t through being a good person that we are
saved but belief in the grace we receive through Christ, they are okay
with me. Some people believe in this equation:

doing good + faith = heaven

but for me (as I understand the Bible) it actually is:

faith = heaven. Doing good is a by product

The horse comes before the cart and not the cart before the horse.

If one recognizes how bad one really is (we all are) and yet God loves
us so much that He allows grace (a gift that we do not deserve and can
never earn), which we receive only through our faith in Jesus Christ,
then we become a new person. It happened to me. I’m not saying I became
perfect. I’m saying that I looked at my fellow man and the world we live
in differently.

Whereas before, I was uncertain about where I was going to go after
death (uncertain that I would be good enough to be allowed to enter
heaven), when I accepted Christ back in 1985, I knew it didn’t depend on
any good deed I accomplished. It depended on accepting I was already
lost and I needed Christ to save me from the madness. I kid you not,
when I prayed for Jesus to be Lord of my life, I didn’t have all the
answers (no one will ever have all the answers) and I pact with myself
that if I suspected any deceptive mumbo jumbo, I would just walk out.
It’s been over 30 years now, I can still walk out, but I still haven’t.

Of course there are many who say they are believers but whose lives are
questionable (example: the televangelists like Jim Baker and Jimmy
Swaggert). As the apostle James said: “faith without works is useless.”
The proof is really in the pudding.

Anyway, I just wanted to share. Sorry if for this long sermon. I got
carried away.

TGIF Tom, always looking forward to your encouragement.

Marilyn