Hey Josh, I have been been using Pro-Tekt with my Foliage Pro all winter and i can say that my plants have definately been happier than in the past... When i take my rain water and place it in my watering cans, i add the Pro Tekt first to all of the water and then stir it in. (1/4 tsp per gallon) Then i go back and add my Foliage Pro to the water. I keep it upstairs and let it warm to room temperature and then water. The combination of the two will definately help your plants and im so happy to have found my Pro Tekt. My Hydroponics dealer had to order it for me. I still can't find or he wont (says he cant..) order it for me. He looked it up and says its not available. Hmm? I still order my Foliage Pro from Ebay. They have free shipping anyway. Have fun with your Pro Tekt!!! Hope you are feeling better!!! Happy Spring AL!!! Take Care, Laura

And at the end of that abstract, this appears: "research needs such as quantification of individual Taraxacum constituents and assessment of their pharmacological activities in humans have briefly been outlined." Translation: we don't know what pharmacologic effects, good or bad, these compounds may have in humans. Research needs to be done. Preliminary studies in mice and rats are fine. The danger is in 1) assuming that any results can be generalized to humans (hopes in this regard have been dashed many times) 2) assuming that something safe in rats and mice will be safe in humans (another assumption that has fallen flat on prior occasions). Another big problem here is making the assumption that revving up a particular enzyme system is necessarily going to be a good thing. Is there a reason we evolved to have a particular level of that enzyme? What might be the negative consequences of greatly increasing its activity? As of right now, if we are to guess that dandelion extracts greatly increase activity of this drug metabolizing enzyme in humans, does that mean that dandelion or its extracts should not be components of teas containing other herbal medicines, because they'll be metabolized so fast they won't get a chance to work? We are currently having second thoughts about supplementation with antioxidants, after it was discovered that extra vitamin E may not only be ineffective in curbing heart disease and prostate cancer, there's a chance it may increase health risks. "Here are two of the main arguments used to dismiss the idea of detoxes: 1) none of the people talking about detox can describe what these mysterious toxins are, 2) none of the people who believe in detox can show how an herb would help the body eliminate them." This is only partly correct. I'd restate this as: 1) The great majority of things that people fear as "toxins" are not toxins at all, at least in the amounts to which we are exposed. 2) What's left over is efficiently disposed of by our livers, kidneys etc. assuming we're not seriously ill. 3) the people who promote "detoxification" cannot show that their products/potions/programs remove "toxins", i.e. there is no clinical evidence supporting their use. 4) the "cleansing" programs themselves can be harmful. 5) Real toxins (for instance, heavy metals in high concentration) can be removed i.e. by chelation, but this is not something commercial supplements and "cleanses" can accomplish, but is rather a job for trained medical professionals. Dandelion is an interesting and useful herb. What's been presented here, however, does not justify the claims of the "cleanse/detox" industry. Lastly, I'm gratified to see a civil response to my previous post. I'm sure brendan would be pleased too. ;)

I have done the Master Cleanse but not for a prolonged periods of time. A day or two is good but it must be followed up with a very good diet free of toxins. I am a firm believer in detoxing the body as much as you possibly can. This is not to replace a colonoscopy to be sure. A colonoscopy cannot accomplish the same thing as a detox of your body. But our everyday environment and the foods we eat are unfortunately filled with toxins that put undo stress on bodies inside and out. Our organs work overtime to deal with them. I think a couple days of fasting does anyone good but you must be willing to eat a more natural diet too. If you want to detox you have to address your diet or it won't do you much good in the long run. That means buying organic as much as you possibly can and limiting things that are full of antibiotics, hormones, etc. Also washing all your fruit and veggies before eating them. Simple steps make a huge difference.

Wow you summed it up, there should be a 12 step program. Right now I am supposed to be working, which by the way has a deadline of 3 o'clock today, but no here I am checking things out on here. I am so addicted!! I wish so much I found this site sooner because I would have made some different decisions with my kitchen remodel, but am grateful I finally stumbled on it. When I think back, poor Buehl, I had no idea what I was doing and would email her directly with all my questions. She was always so kind and responded everytime. Finally figured out how to post( which was so easy), but I was in a mess with a leak that cuased the whole remodel and in a real hurry for answers and didn't take the time to figure it out. SORRY BUEHL AND THANK YOU!!!! Love-love-love this site......