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Welcome back to Chasing Eden Natural Health, God's Way. I'm
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your host, Carolyn Thompson, and today we're diving into a
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fascinating and somewhat controversial topic. A little blue dye that's
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been around for over a century yet may hold some
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of the biggest keys to human health, vitality, and longevity.
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I'm talking about methylene blue. Now. At first mention, methylene
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blue might sound like something you'd find in a chemistry lab,
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not a wellness cabinet. But according to researcher and author
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Mark Sloan in his book The Ultimate Guide to Methylene Blue,
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this humble compound has been studied extensively for decades and
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has shown remarkable benefits across a wide range of conditions.
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In today's episode, we'll explore methylene blues surprising history, the
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science behind it, and its potential role in combating aging,
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also neurogenerative disease, viral infections, depression, pain, yes, and even cancer.
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But before we get into the benefits, we need to
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step back and understand something that's often called a miracle
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molecule but may actually accelerate aging and disease nitric oxide.
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So is nitric oxide a miracle molecule or aging accelerant.
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If you follow mainstream health news, you've probably heard that
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nitric oxide, or for short, you've probably heard it described
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as a miracle molecule. It's credited with dilating blood vessels,
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lowering blood pressure, and improving circulation. For decades, doctors and
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pharmaceutical companies have promoted nitric oxide boosters as essential for
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heart health and even athletic performance. But Mark Sloane points
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out something shocking in his book The Ultimate Guide to
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Methylene Blue. Nitric Oxide, while useful in short bursts, can
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actually become a toxic accelerant of aging and disease when
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chronically elevated. High levels of nitric oxide have been linked
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to mitochondrial dysfunction, your cell's ability to produce energy breaks down.
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It's also been linked to DNA damage and mutations, as
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well as neuro degeneration, and that includes Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
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It also can be linked to chronic inflammation throughout the body.
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In other words, what's been sold to us as a
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curl may under certain conditions, be contributing to the very
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diseases we fear the most. This brings us to a
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larger picture. For decades, modern medicine has chased what we
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call magic bullets, whether that be nitric oxide boosters, statin drugs,
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or genetic therapies. But as Mark Sloan and others might note,
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the failure of many gene therapies highlights a key truth.
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We don't fully understand the complex symphony of our own biology.
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When a single molecule like nitric oxide is artificially boosted,
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we may tip the balance of that symphony in dangerous ways.
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The future of medicine may not lie in supercharging single pathways,
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but in restoring balance and supporting the body's natural design.
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This is where methylene blue enters the story. Methylene blue
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was first synthathized in the late eighteen hundreds. Initially, it
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was used as a textile dye, and it quickly became
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one of the first synthetic drugs in history. Doctors discovered
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that it had powerful effects against things like malaria, infections
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and even chemical poisonings. What makes it unique is its
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dual role in the body. Number one, it acts as
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a mitochondrial enhancer, improving energy production at the cellular level,
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and number two, it also functions as a nitric oxide
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inhibitor helping reduce the damaging effects of chronic nitric oxide overproduction.
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Mark Sloan's book compiles hundreds of studies showing how this
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compound has been quietly helping people for over a century,
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even through mainstream even though mainstream medicine oftentimes ignores it.
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I have friends who are in the medical industry, doctors, nurses,
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and so on, and I have brought up my own
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use of methylene blue some of the research that I
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read about in Mark Sloan's books or in his book
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Methylene Blue, and they seem to pretty much shrug off.
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The things that I'm telling them are things that I'm
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revealing to them. So I don't see the medical community that,
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at least the ones I've talked to, really take this
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very seriously. They have their protocols for using methylene blue,
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but they don't really see it expanding beyond what they've
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been taught in med school or what they have practiced
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in the hospital. There are so many benefits to methylene blue.
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I was really impressed with the way Mark Sloan in
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his book The Ultimate Guide to Methylene Blue, the way
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that he was able to gather so many credible studies,
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really extensive studies. He went on and on and on
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with his references and studies that he was noting throughout
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his book. He has so much information. I highly recommend
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it the top ten benefits of methylene blue. So let's
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talk about that because there are so many things you
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wouldn't expect it to touch in your life or have
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an effect on. And I truly believe it's something that
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all of us should have in our medicine cabinet. So
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let's talk about the most fascinating benefits that Mark outlined
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in his book. Number one, It can be an antidote
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for chemical poisoning and overdose. Methylene blue has long been
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used in hospitals as an antidote for chemical poisonings, especially
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cyanide pose poisoning, and drug overdoses. It restores oxygen utilization
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when toxins interfere with the mitochondria. Number two the greatest
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anti malarial drug ever discovered. Well before drugs like chloroquine,
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methylene blue was one of the first effective treatments of malaria.
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Even today, some studies suggest it remains highly effective with
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fewer risks of resistance compared to modern pharmaceuticals. Number three
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methylene blue, known as the virus warrior. Research has shown
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that methylene blue can inactivate viruses, especially when combined with light.
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This property has been explored for treating infections and even
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sterilizing blood used in transfusions. Number four forget dementia, methylene
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blue versus Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. One of methylene's blue's methylene
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blue's most exciting areas of research is in neuroprotection. Studies
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show methylene blue can reduce brain plaques link to Alzheimer's,
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support dopamine pathways in Parkinson's disease, and also enhance mitochondrial
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function in neurons, which leads to improved memory and cognition.
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Mark Sloan argues that methylene blue may represent one of
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the most promising tools against neurodegeneration, something that modern medicine
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has repeatedly failed to stop. Number five. It's great for
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cognitive enhancement. It's known as a brain boosting powerhouse. Even
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in healthy individuals. Methylene blue appears to act as a
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new tropic, a brain enhancing compound. Research shows low doses
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can improve focus, short term memory, and overall mental clarity.
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Some users even report sharper vision and faster thinking now.
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Number six I think would be interesting to a lot
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of individuals because we seem to have somewhat of an
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epidemic these days of people dealing with depression well. According
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to studies, they suggest methylene blue works as a powerful
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antidepressant by supporting mitochondrial energy and reducing oxidative stress in
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the brain. Unlike conventional antidepressants, it appears to work quickly
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and with fewer side effects. Number seven. Methylene blue studies
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show promise and hope for autism, though still emerging, Some
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studies indicate methylene blue may help in autism spectrum disorders
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by addressing mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress, two underlying issues
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that many researchers now believe play a central role. Number eight.
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This is one that so many people would love to know.
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Methylene blue is a great pain reliever. Methylene blue has
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been used in medical procedures for chronic pain management. It
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appears to calm overactive nerve pathways. It reduces inflammation and
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even helps with difficult conditions like interstitial cystitis. Number nine.
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Who doesn't need a healthier heart by improving mitochondrial function
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and reducing nitric oxide stress, methylene blue may protect the
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heart muscle. Early studies suggest benefits for heart failure, arrhythmias,
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and general cardiovascular resilience now number ten. Methylene blue versus
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cancer perhaps the most controversial claim, yet also the most intriguing.
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Some research shows that methylene blue can target cancer cells,
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and it does this by disrupting their abnormal energy metabolism
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while leaving healthy cells unharmed. This is an area where
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more steady is definitely needed, but the early evidence is
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very compelling. One of Sloane's favorite metaphors is that methylene
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blue acts like a biological battery charger. When you're mitochondria,
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the powerhouses of your cells become sluggish. Methylene blue helps
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them generate energy more efficiently. This is why people often
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report higher energy, clearer thinking, and faster recovery after supplementation,
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and also possibly why you may have seen that viral
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social media video of Robert Kennedy Jr. Putting methylene blue
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in his water on air force? Is it air force
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one anyway on an airplane? So to keep that in
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mind while you're traveling, methylene blue is a really wonderful
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way to keep your energy flowing and also keep you
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from getting overtired and exhausted during travel. It is one
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of the benefits of carrying the little Blue solution with you.
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There's also another way I've seen people use methylene blue.
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Apparently there's a powder form. Now I've never seen the
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powder form for sale. I've seen people use it on
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social media. We use the liquid form, and you want
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to make sure it's the food grade us USP grade
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that you want to use. We use about or I do.
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I use about ten in a glass of water when
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I'm feeling like I need a little pick me up.
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My husband uses the methylene blue every day without failure.
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He's a real avid user, a big believer in it.
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I'm a big believer in it, but I'm not quite
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as disciplined about my methylene blue use. However, if I
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do wake up and I'm feeling really tired and I
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need to pick me up, I know to go straight
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for the methylene blue, so I can personally attest to
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its effectiveness as far as energy levels are concerned. It
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definitely boosts mine when I'm in a pinch. Now, methylene
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blue for dogs, cats, cows, fish, and horses. Interestingly, methylene
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blue isn't just for humans. Veterinarians have used it to
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treat animals from household pets like cats and dogs, to
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larger farm animals and even fish. It's safety and broad
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applications make it a unique compound in both human and
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veterinarian medicine. So what is a safe dose and where
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do you get methylene blue? Well, this brings up the
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obvious question, is methylene blue safe? Well? I take it,
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my husband takes it, A lot of people take it.
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Robert Kennedy Junior takes it, and according to Mark Sloan's
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research and dozens of medical studies, in low doses, methylene
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blue is remarkably safe and well tolerated. Problems only arise
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in very high doses, usually far beyond what's recommended for supplementation. Now,
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on that note, I watched a interview with Mark Sloan
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and he was talking about a friend of his. I
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don't know if she was a friend, but he had
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talked to a woman who had consulted him because her
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son was ill, and he downed an entire bottle of
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methylene blue. It's not a very big bottle, and she
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was worried about the side effects, so he did say
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nothing happened her son was fine, and she did tell him.
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He did tell her. You know what, don't worry about it.
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It's it is. He didn't need that much. He could
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have got a good result with way less. But it's
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not going to hurt him. And to be honest, I'm
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not sure if I remember correctly, if he had told
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her to have him to drink a lot of water
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to get it out of a system. It will turn
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your urine blue. You don't need to worry about that.
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It's not a big deal, but it does turn your
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urine blue. Also, you want to be concerned about staining
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your countertops, carpet or whatever's nearby, so be very careful
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when putting the drops into your water that you don't
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get it anywhere that you don't want stained. I would
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suggest doing it over a sink and then rinsing any
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drops that you fell off to the side away very quickly,
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because it does have a tendency to get deep into
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say like your granite countertop, and then it's very hard
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to scrub off or it may never come off, So
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be very careful with that. The quality of your methylene
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blue is key, and like I said before, you do
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want the farmaceutical lab grade methylene blue, not the industrial diet,
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so make sure it's USP grade. I do get mine
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on amazon As. For dosing, the therapeutic range tends be
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very low, measured in milligrams not grams. The exact dose
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depends on the condition being addressed, but Mark Sloan and
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other researchers emphasize the importance of starting low and going slow.
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Now that being said, I had to build up to
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ten drops, so I personally did better when I first
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started taking methylene blue with just two or three drops
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in a glass of water, and then I slowly built
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up to the ten drops. Some people, like my husband,
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they could just do the ten drops from the get go,
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and they're fine. People who are a little more sensitive
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when it started a little slow, and then build up.
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Do your research, find out the amount that's right for you.
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If you want to try it. Maybe even go get
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Mark's book. It's a great book. It's available on kindle
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as well as paperback. Okay, so what can we make
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of all of this? Methylene blue is one of those
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rare compounds that has been hiding in plain sight for
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over a century. It has been saving lives in hospitals,
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quietly fighting disease and supporting your cellular health. Yet, because
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it's cheap, widely available, and not patentable, it's often overlooked
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by pharmaceutical companies. Mark Sloan's Ultimate Guide to Methylene Blue
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pulls back the curtain on this very powerful tool, showing
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us that nature and science together may already hold many
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of the answers that we're searching for. For those seeking
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natural health God's Way, methylene blue is a reminder that
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healing doesn't always come in flashy packages or billion dollar drugs.
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It may come in the form of a little blue
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compound that restores balance, energy, and life at the cellular level.
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Thank you for joining me today on Chasing Eden Natural
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