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    • hCGDietAuthorccmom
    • TimeMar 17th 2010
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    allday..I saw my doctor yesterday she looked in my throat and told me it wasn't too bad, although it's has gotten worse today, that's what made me look up stevia since I had only had coffee and stevia today!

    As for the swelling this has been going on for 7+months now... I think all due to this, as I was taking an all natural sleep aid with chamomile, valerian, and hibiscus...for over a year..and yes they are all in the ragweed family!
    I am hoping the swelling will resolve after getting all of this out of my system, I was even using Arbonne facial products which are made up of all these herbs!

    So injesting something you are allergic to, bathing in it, for a year I can imagine it would make one toxic thus the swelling!!! At least this diet has helped me figure out what thousands of dollars of medical tests could not!!

    Jenni1005... you may want to steer clear of the yerba tea too, not sure on that but I have decided to cut it out, especially if you are taking allergy shots for ragweed. I also have the allergy confirmed with a blood test done a few years ago, but I was never told about the herbs to avoid, I brushed it off thinking I'm never even around weeds! But my levels were so high, the dr. couldn't even understand it at the time!
    • hCGDietAuthorccmom
    • TimeMar 17th 2010
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    Ps. I have a call into the dr. again today to see if they can give me something other than benadryl for this,,,haven't heard back yet.

    Ellie, no I'm not dizzy. But I have some of the other symptoms which are insomnia and headache...the very thing I was taking the valerian and chamomile for to help!

    Also, I read that if you take chamomile for a long amount of time (didn't say how long) you could develop an allergy to it and ragweed!!

    The biggie for me was finding out that Stevia is in the same Ragweed family!! I am switching to splenda, will let you know how it affects my losses, which have been slow anyway Maybe they will start getting bigger if I get all this out of my system!
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    i hit a 3 day stall today and so i'm trying the tea for the first time! keeping my fingers crossed that it will work :)
    • hCGDietAuthorLady Smart
    • TimeMar 17th 2010 edited
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    • hCGDietAuthorLady Smart
    • TimeMar 17th 2010 edited
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    Thankful People: Snow Queen
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    I want to say again, that the Yerba mate by itself works great. The dandelion is for gall bladder support, it doesn't help with the weight loss so there is no reason to use it unless you are concerned for your gall bladder. There seems to be alot of confusion about the dandelion tea. DITTO on what Lady Smart said. Research it to find out if you should drink any of the teas. And like someone else in this thread said, if you aren't used to drinking teas then don't jump all in at once just try a little at a time. Its sad to see people getting sick because of drinking tea.
    Thankful People: Lady Smart, Snow Queen
    • hCGDietAuthorLady Smart
    • TimeMar 17th 2010 edited
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    • hCGDietAuthorccmom
    • TimeMar 17th 2010
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    Lady Smart..
    Don't know if those were directed at me..
    But Yes I KNOW about the dandelion tea and me being allergic to it, you helped me figure that out...
    The thing I didn't know was that STEVIA is in the SAME FAMILY as dandelion & ragweed, therefore my allergic reactions were getting worse, cause I was using a ton of STEVIA!!!

    that's the only reason I posted on this thread again so anyone allergic to ragweed/ dandelion should not use STEVIA!!!!
    • hCGDietAuthorZJ
    • TimeMar 17th 2010
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    Ladysmart - I did stop the dandelion today just to figure out if thats whats making me feel bad.
    I also I took 53 mg of potassium. I'm not sure whats doing it but I feel awesome today - just a slight headache. A complete turn around
    And I'm getting 650mg magnessium. Wonder if I should take more than 53 mg. potassium? What do you think

    So I am listening to you and appreciate it cuz I was worried I'd have to stop this whole thing becuase there is no way I could make it feeling like I was

    Tomorrow I'll add the dandelion back for a test
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    So would it be okay to drink the Dandelion tea if you do not have a gall bladder?