Snake oil or credible cure?

STODAY, save the $67, and do some research for yourself. I've found that there's an abundance of information on coenzyme q10, vitamins e and b6, parsley tea and nano silver solution all over the Internet. Some of the information has the ring of truth to it; other sources have the strong smell of bovine by-products about them.

For example: I read that nano-silver solution had strong antibacterial characteristics, without the side effects of conventional antibiotics. I suspected that I had a urinary tract infection, so I started taking 2 teaspoons of silver solution twice a day. Within a couple of days, I noticed that my volume of urine increased. At the same time, I now only have to get 1.25-1.75 KG of fluid drawn off during dialysis runs. Previously, I was getting 2-3.5 KG pulled off at each session. I haven't drastically reduced my fluid intake; if anything, I've increased it. While my urine volume has increased, my kidneys aren't filtering my urine any better; my urine is still water-clear.

I haven't started taking any other steps ( like some of the others above), because I haven't even gotten my first disability check yet, plus, I want to switch over to home HD. Once I get stabilized with a home routine, I'll probably see whether other alternative treatments will help.

Here's the thing: I'm not looking for a cure; all I want to do is reduce my time on the damned dialysis-torture-machine. Right now, I'm having to run for almost 4 and a half hours. Due to such a long run time, I can't work, and I feel like hell after a treatment. I'm not looking for some magical cure for my disease; however, if I can improve my condition even a little bit, I'd be happy. I honestly believe that alternative medicine may allow me to reach this goal.

Although I'm a believer in alternative medicine, I also recognize that there are a lot get-rich scam artists and hucksters who'll pass off all kind of BS on to an unsuspecting public. While I don't see anything wrong with a guy making an honest living, I find it contemptible that a guy thinks it's OK to charge an ESRD patient 70 bucks for an e-book (that he probably didn't write himself, but copied from somebody else). At the same time, I'm a libertarian; as such, I don't think it's the place of any government to infringe upon the right of anybody to sell their wares--even if they make wildly ridiculous claims about the efficacy of their treatments. Caveat emptor. Do your research; use common-sense. Like I tell my now-grown children: If it walks like a duck, looks like a duck and sounds like a duck, then it's probably BS.