Great post, Sally. I tried the Oxidal drops and I do think they work as described but caused some bladder irritation that wasn't worth it. I am sensitive in this way and expect most people won't have this issue.
Wow, you wrote a very helpful article with links to lots of useful information -- thanks! I wonder what you think about Dr. Mercola's recent comments about methylene blue wreaking havoc with the gut microbiome by destroying bifidobacteria. It's not clear to me whether his concerns are based on only a single conversation with the gastroenterologist he mentioned in his Dec. 21, 2023 podcast or whether the comments from the gastro doc added to misgivings Dr. Mercola already was developing. Importantly, Dr. Mercola did say he continues taking a very low dose of MB himself (i.e., 2 mg every other day).
I have not listened to Mercola’s 2023 podcast and your comments on Dr. Lawrie‘s post are the first I’ve heard of it. Since there are so many resources and no one else mentions this, I can’t quite reconcile it… It’s another rabbit hole for another day right now. When i get ‘round to it, I will probably research Georgi Dinkov‘s posts on the raypeatforum.com. Right now, he’s my favorite resource. We have not seen any detrimental side effects though.
Great post, Sally. I tried the Oxidal drops and I do think they work as described but caused some bladder irritation that wasn't worth it. I am sensitive in this way and expect most people won't have this issue.
Thanks for that, Thad, good to know!
Wow, you wrote a very helpful article with links to lots of useful information -- thanks! I wonder what you think about Dr. Mercola's recent comments about methylene blue wreaking havoc with the gut microbiome by destroying bifidobacteria. It's not clear to me whether his concerns are based on only a single conversation with the gastroenterologist he mentioned in his Dec. 21, 2023 podcast or whether the comments from the gastro doc added to misgivings Dr. Mercola already was developing. Importantly, Dr. Mercola did say he continues taking a very low dose of MB himself (i.e., 2 mg every other day).
I have not listened to Mercola’s 2023 podcast and your comments on Dr. Lawrie‘s post are the first I’ve heard of it. Since there are so many resources and no one else mentions this, I can’t quite reconcile it… It’s another rabbit hole for another day right now. When i get ‘round to it, I will probably research Georgi Dinkov‘s posts on the raypeatforum.com. Right now, he’s my favorite resource. We have not seen any detrimental side effects though.