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Nothing is 100 percnt safe. It is foolish to say something is totally safe. I find sweeteners not pleasant mainly because they are sweet. I do not like sugar either. Why is a neurosurgeon working on sweeteners? Such research might be better conducted by a scientist (a toxicologist maybe). You take a...

In England you can buy a tonic concentrate which you can mix with soda.
Perhaps you can get a friend to bring you some.
Sweeteners are not very pleasant but despite Prtofessor Plum's phobia they are quite safe.
The best solution is to wean yourself off a liking for sweet tastes.

Nobody needs "detoxification".
Stick to the Marie Lloyd principle "A little of what you fancy does you good"

Allopurinol works well for me.
7 years and no side effects.

Even less useful than a degree in Chines Ballet Dancing.

Most of us who have qualifications in medical science have encountered tragic cases where patients have neglected to seek advice from experts and have died as a result of following the ideas of unqualified quacks. Those who suggest the use of "alternative" medicines and treatment have a lo...

Non-brewed vinegar is made by diluting acetic acid.

Because the sceptics are right.

To know if it is a quack preparation you need to know who prepared it.

This is a brilliant summary! May I also suggest as excellent reading for those who are interested in the facts about "alternative " medicine the recent book by Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst "Trick or Treatment? Alternative medicine on trial". This is Published in the Uk by Corgi (...

There is no essential difference between drugs and herbal medicines.
They are all chemicals or mixtures of chemicals which have pharmacological properties.
Why do you say there are no qualified doctors on this board?

Try taking an overdose of a natural herb such as digitalis (Foxglove) or Atropine (Belladonna).You would probably be dead before you vomited.

Lindisfarn 1 is quite right. Some herbal medicines undoubtedly have useful therapeutic properties due to their chemical contents. Herbal products, however, vary greatly in potency since their active ingredients vary with weather, soil condition, season, climate. storage conditions etc. Most herbal m...

So long as your diastolic remains low and constant you should not be at additional risk.

Do not mess about with garlic.
See a specialist physician.