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Ghost Dog

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97. Thanks Ida. Will do.

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 02:12 PM

Dec 2015

I'm interested personally as regards this factor in older people. Myself, at age (only) 61, low-weight, but largely sedentary life (at a desk) over the years, after a traffic accident I was laid-up for a couple of months while some broken bones healed in one leg. Now I'm suffering the consequences of muscle-loss in that leg, and the recuperation process is slow and somewhat painful. While I eat mostly natural, good fresh food - fruit, veg, fish from this sub-tropical island, occasional meat from elsewhere - according to my appetites, I do suspect there might be some trace minerals I need that are currently lacking...

It would have been nice to have had kids, of mine/ours rather than in general, to care for, but that's a different story...

Thanks for your caring and good work and communication.

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Me vs CP and DU (the long story, for those who don't know it) [View all] IdaBriggs Dec 2015 OP

Hi, Ida. bigwillq Dec 2015 #1

Yeah! How is your health? IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #2

Fraternal. bigwillq Dec 2015 #3

That is Awesome madokie Dec 2015 #4

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #60

Keep it up Ida TexasProgresive Dec 2015 #5

No, not a drug - a different understanding of one of the causes IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #61

I remember. sibelian Dec 2015 #6

Thank you, sibelian. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #62

May good things come your way Ida elias49 Dec 2015 #7

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i'm curious if you mean that you want her to make lots of money off the study she's been posting CreekDog Dec 2015 #132

ROFLMAO! "Make lots of money!" Please explain HOW. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #142

Knr roody Dec 2015 #8

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When the people who are supposed to help you MuseRider Dec 2015 #9

Thank you, Muserider. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #65

I can't for the life of me figure out navarth Dec 2015 #10

Nature of the beast - some people are just mean on the Internet. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #67

Well, in any event, thanks for your good work. navarth Dec 2015 #120

Thanks for sharing your experience. Skidmore Dec 2015 #11

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #68

Keep up the good work, Ida.. fascinating. mountain grammy Dec 2015 #12

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #69

I didn't know your story, but I am amazed at what you accomplished LiberalEsto Dec 2015 #13

Thank you, and let me confess - that happened sometimes! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #70

What trace minerals did the kids in your study take? nt SunSeeker Dec 2015 #14

This may answer your question (and mine): Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #55

Take a look here -- IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #71

Thanks Ida. Will do. Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #97

I sent this by PM yesterday (family obligations). IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #72

I applaud you heaven05 Dec 2015 #15

Thank you - the courage of the families kept me going. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #73

do they sign standard medical waivers for medical research? CreekDog Dec 2015 #131

Do you know what a feasibility study is? IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #141

K & R - Amazing, Ida!! Duppers Dec 2015 #16

(Blush) and THANK YOU! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #74

Wow, amazing and thanks from the bottom of my heart. lark Dec 2015 #17

Thank YOU!!!! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #75

Cool stuff. blackspade Dec 2015 #18

Curing a condition that by definition is incurable... IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #76

K&R! Never Give Up, Ida... MrMickeysMom Dec 2015 #19

My favorite NIH epidemiologist encouraged the "tough skin growth" - IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #77

It's people like you SCantiGOP Dec 2015 #20

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #78

Yes you won! BTW loved that line in your story. kydo Dec 2015 #21

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #79

At the very least, your treatment seems to cure "misdiagnosis"! Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #22

Truth! When your child picks up their Walker and runs across a parking lot IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #80

Thank you, Ida, for putting your story out here. I guess you'll just have to continue step by step. NBachers Dec 2015 #23

Most welcome! And I like to think some of that was about IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #81

No- some of it's just trying to find a right & acceptable way to say shitty things to people. NBachers Dec 2015 #126

Lol! There is truth in that. Maybe we do it with our political beliefs, too? IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #129

Recommended. H2O Man Dec 2015 #24

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #82

What are these trace minerals? abelenkpe Dec 2015 #25

I sent you a PM as I had family obligations yesterday. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #83

Been awhile since I've seen your name. I'll be watching for your posts Half-Century Man Dec 2015 #26

Thank you. A good friend (deceased) organized IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #84

As you have pointed out Half-Century Man Dec 2015 #99

Ida, you are an inspiration and PumpkinAle Dec 2015 #27

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #85

thanks or sharing, Ida--you are a woman after me own heart! librechik Dec 2015 #28

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #86

Good story! MaggieD Dec 2015 #29

Thank you - and you agree with the veterinary world because IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #87

Congrats, IdaBriggs. As someone who needs extra B-12 and magnesium pnwmom Dec 2015 #30

Thank you - absorption issues seem to be key in the autism subset IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #88

IdaBriggs. I remember that now! Autumn Dec 2015 #31

Thank you, and I will! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #89

thank you for sharing. barbtries Dec 2015 #32

Thank you for reading and please do. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #90

Wow fasttense Dec 2015 #33

Thank you and I am. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #91

So glad you stuck with it UtahLib Dec 2015 #34

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #92

Good for you, Ida. PatrickforO Dec 2015 #35

Thank you for sharing your story and your support. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #93

SO interesting. Great share. I am not a member of the preemie community, but am an avid medical/ joanbarnes Dec 2015 #36

Preach it. I have a few other examples, and have been IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #94

Good luck to you and the babies voteearlyvoteoften Dec 2015 #37

Apparently I am "somebody" - bless her wisdom! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #95

My preemie is celebrating his 53rd birthday today! Glad all is well with you...n/t monmouth4 Dec 2015 #38

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #96

I am a great believer of "testimonials." question everything Dec 2015 #39

Thank you and I agree with you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #98

You should add a link to your OP Flying Squirrel Dec 2015 #40

The original is findable with an archive search -- IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #100

Thanks for sharing. Best of luck. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #41

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #101

THANK YOU! elleng Dec 2015 #42

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #102

:hug: you and your family, elleng Dec 2015 #107

Fascinating stuff. nt valerief Dec 2015 #43

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #103

THANK YOU for all you do & have done! K&R n/t Michigan-Arizona Dec 2015 #44

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #104

Keep up the great work! a2liberal Dec 2015 #45

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #105

You're welcome :) a2liberal Dec 2015 #122

Thanks for sharing your story and for your bbgrunt Dec 2015 #46

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #106

Some associated articles you might find interesting, if not helpful as well NotHardly Dec 2015 #47

We detailed out WHO and their use of Plumpy'Nut as one of the IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #108

The medical community in this country sucks emsimon33 Dec 2015 #48

I go back to my "bureaucracy not conspiracy" stance. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #110

Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #49

K&R... spanone Dec 2015 #50

Thank you. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #111

Bookmarking to absorb in full later. I love good news. Hekate Dec 2015 #51

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #112

Brava!! marym625 Dec 2015 #52

I finally got to watch that movie this summer - the lines have NOT CHANGED! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #113

something else you might find interesting marym625 Dec 2015 #119

k&r me b zola Dec 2015 #53

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #114

Somehow I managed to miss this whole thing over the years. JNelson6563 Dec 2015 #54

Truth! Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #115

Interesting. And I would like FlaGranny Dec 2015 #56

Chromosomal abnormalities seem to be a consistent thread in that subgroup. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #116

You found a cure for Cerebral Palsy? Iggo Dec 2015 #57

No, because cerebral palsy by definition is an incurable permanent mobility disorder. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #117

Your situation reminds me of what happened when the Seattle doctor pnwmom Dec 2015 #123

Very interesting. panader0 Dec 2015 #58

Self correction works 85% of the time. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #118

It is really irresponsible to keep repeating this project "success" on DU. Gormy Cuss Dec 2015 #59

This is something far more people in this thread need to read and understand mythology Dec 2015 #109

Who is going to fund research that challenges the paradigm and won't make a profit for anyone? pnwmom Dec 2015 #124

People like IdaBriggs figured out how important folate was in avoiding birth defects pnwmom Dec 2015 #121

A simple prophylactic, low risk intervention for premature infants would be worth millions Gormy Cuss Dec 2015 #133

No, it really wouldn't, because it involves preexisting supplements -- not some new drug. pnwmom Dec 2015 #134

Vitamin K shots Gormy Cuss Dec 2015 #150

In your dreams and don't I wish. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #143

Yes, I recall. As you may remember, I have been working on this IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #128

Again, it is irresponsible for you to tout this as a proven intervention Gormy Cuss Dec 2015 #135

She ISN'T touting this as proven. She's reporting how hard she's been working to get attention pnwmom Dec 2015 #136

" 4 out of 5 see improvement" and 83% are both cited Gormy Cuss Dec 2015 #149

I kept reading the post, trying to find the proof of her numbers REP Dec 2015 #158

This is great, Blue_In_AK Dec 2015 #66

Thank you! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #125

Holy Cats Ida!! haikugal Dec 2015 #127

Thank you! And yes, they are! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #146

You are one awesome woman IdaBriggs! Generic Other Dec 2015 #130

Appreciate that but they kick the thread - maybe someone needs to see it? IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #147

No, the OP is the one who needs to zip it. Gormy Cuss Dec 2015 #153

Still won't sit down and shut up. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #157

It took the American Academy of Pediatrics 14 years and 15 studies before they finally pnwmom Dec 2015 #137

Preach it. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #148

Can you link to your 501 (c) 3? I can't find it with the IRS lookup tool or Charity Navigator. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #138

We are NOT 501(c)(3). We are a Michigan non-profit. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #144

No, your Michigan non-profit status lapsed October 1, 2012. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #151

I'm seeing that your Michigan tax exempt status is Automatic Dissolution. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #139

You need to come to our next board meeting! IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #145

shows some foreclosure information on Zillow and Trulia snooper2 Dec 2015 #154

Sigh. Good to know. IdaBriggs Dec 2015 #155

Is this the website for the product you're suggesting people use? Because this sounds shady as hell. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #140

Thanks. Your posts and the hidden one on this thread should be read. PeaceNikki Dec 2015 #152

Wow. I wish people would read these posts. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #156