Any of you who have read my Never Catch Another Cold ebook may remember me mentioning MMS, short for Miracle Mineral Supplement.  For a good overview of MMS read my earlier article on MMS for Dummies. 

That said, I have been taking it on and off for over a month.  I say on and off because it has been hard for me to take.   I have been taking it in water, though, and Jim recommends taking it in apple juice.   I guess it is because I have an aversion to the smell of bleach, which is a by-product of mixing up MMS with the citric acid or vinegar.  My husband and daughters don’t have a problem with it it’s just me, I guess.

Anyway, from my experience, MMS is making a huge difference in my immunity.  I just don’t get sick anymore.  [Now, I may get nauseous due to the MMS which just means I am taking too much.  I need to remember to back it down instead of having the "more is better" syndrome.]

What can you learn from this?  When you begin to take MMS, follow the dosage levels of 1 drop the first time, 2 the second time, 3 the third time, etc… till you get to a level that you  feel nauseous (hey, it only means we are throwing off toxins – while it is not comfortable, it is not bad).  When you begin to feel fine again a day or two later, continue to increase the drops till you get to your optimum level (roughly 3 drops for every 25 pounds of body weight).  It is recommended to maintain this level for a month. 

Then a good maintenance level is 1 drop for every 25 pounds daily.

Jim is now saying to use citric acid as the catalyst.  At first he was recommended apple cider vinegar (which I still prefer).  The reason for the change is that some of us are sensitive to ACV due to having a yeast over growth.  My feeling is that unless you know you have yeast problems, don’t worry about using ACV. 

Also, use half the amount of ACV than you use of Citric Acid.  I use a 1/4 teaspoon ACV to up to 12 drops; 1/2 teaspoon up to 24 drops.  Use twice that amount of citric acid.

Let me know what your experiences are with MMS.  Since this is so new, I think it would be great if we could maintain a site with testimonies on MMS.

Serious UPDATE from the editor!  Due to the fact that MMS has come under derious scrutiny by health officials and many many comments begging for advice, I have removed the article.  IN it’s place I send you to the original artilce see link below.  Too many folks are talking MMS carelessly and it is no wonder that the FDA has slammed it so hard.  Use MMS at your own risk.

Original article here: http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/health/holistic_alternative_medicine/

There is a strange “bug” going around and I am, as usual, trying to stay ahead of it. 

Side note:  Are you moms like me?  Do you forget to treat yourself whenever you are treating the rest of the family?  I invariably do, so I often get a touch of whatever is passing through.  Never lasts long, though, because I slam those buggers with my own protocol.

Also,  when I am coming down with something “fluish”, it’s like I get all woozy and can’t think straight enough to treat myself.  I purpose to make out a “First-aid for Colds and Flu” check list to tape inside my herb cupboard.  Maybe even put a copy on the medicine cabinet.

When anyone in the family comes to me saying they don’t feel well, I automatically mentally run down a list of how to treat them. 

• For sore throats I administer a teaspoon of straight Garlic tincture or Super Tonic. 
• For that prickly feeling in the nose that means there will be a sniffles soon, I swab Zicam nasal gel into each nostril.  That works if you do it in time but even if you don’t, it seems to cut the cold drastically. 
• For that achy, I-am-going-to-hit-the-wall feeling, I/we take a tablespoon of garlic tincture or Super Tonic and then soak in the hottest bath I/we can stand (creates a pseudo-fever).  We then head to bed if it is night or to the chair and watch videos with the children if it is daytime.

The key is to catch it as soon as possible.

Just a short note.  Today I helped move our home office around.  I am back out in the main room so I can keep track of the family while tending to “business”.  I did get a bit sidetracked redesigning this site.  What a challenge but I like the result.

You will come to find out as you read my blog that I have a deep and abiding faith in God and his Son, Jesus.  I won’t bore you with my personal testimony at this point but I must share a praise!  You see, faith is not faith unless it is tested.  Read on …

Last week my husband and I were making necessary renovations on my in-laws bathroom to make it safer for Betty. She must use a walker at all times and we needed to make the doorway wider.  This meant taking out a wall (easy in an older mobile home) and replacing the corner bathroom sink cabinet with a straight one as well as other details.

In the process of replumbing, a slight spurt began and there was no way to go further without turning off the main water to the house. 

Now, the tricky part here is the main water valve happens to be inconveniently placed.  We have a trailer parked directly over it (I know, BAD plan).  But nothing could be done but that I shinny under the trailer and reach down the hole that is a full arm’s length deep and turn it off.  This I did with great effort as I am not as skinny as I used to be or as agile.  It was dark.  And, yes, there were spiders and other such like under the trailer and down the hole.  Nevertheless, the deed got done - not without trepidation, though.

The leak was fixed so off I went to turn the water back on.  Did I tell you that I had spied down the 24″ deep 6″ wide hole – webs and bug carcasses?  I did what needed to be done and got out of there.  But as I began my scoot, I dislodged a rather large spider that was probably just as upset as I was!  It plopped on my nose and scurried off into the dark.  (hear me groan/shreak)  I was OUT of there.

I never knew it till then just how deeply frightened I was of dark, tight places.  It really scared me to my core.  I shook for the rest of the night and we only got the necessary work done on the bathroom to get it functional for them.

For almost two days I was sort of “out of it” – not really depressed but not my usual industrious self.  I was reliving the spider on the nose in my dreams.  And I sort of felt covered with webs even a day later. I was having a hard time snapping out of it. 

My prayer life has been rather utilitarian of late – short and to the point.  I will talk to God all through the day – kind of an ongoing discussion.

Well, the usual prayers were not enough, obviously.  And I am thankful that the Spirit reminded me of an account in the Old Testament when the Israelites were being bitten by poisonous snakes yet they had made for them a pole on which was fixed the brazen serpent.  They were to look upon it and be instantly healed.  All they had to do was look.  They didn’t have to say anything or do anything but look upon it.  but they still had to have the faith to look.

How did this help me?  I remembered that God not only saved me utterly from my sins but he also gave me the power to never sin again.  He gave me the power to never fear (which is the opposite of faith).  In my mind’s eye I looked upon Jesus, my Savior, and He took away all fear.  Yes, I had to look but that is all – He did the rest.  He took away my fear.  He took away the creepy feeling.  He took away the ugly part of the memory leaving only the useful part of the memory (does that make sense?)  To God be the glory!

Now, I didn’t test my new state of being (ie. crawl under the trailer again) but In my mind/heart I knew it was OK and I could do it if it needed doing. 

God saved me from sin and now I know he utterly saved me in life.  I can face fears with Him – He showed himself strong where I was weak.  Praise God!

Hope this helps to encourage you to look to Him who saves completely.