Of course Novartis will post a very conservative number of patients having liver complications due to Lamisil. If Lamisil caused Liver Failure in only 1 out of a 1,000,000 patients, do you think the FDA would issue a public warning against Lamisil? No way.

Liver failure is a major side effect of Lamisil. However, one must also consider simple liver toxicity which prevents the liver from functioning at full potential. If the liver is not functioning properly, toxins accumulate in the body leading to symptoms of chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, chemical sensitivity and others. There is no record of these being caused from Lamisil but I assure you there are massive numbers of people who have chronic liver toxicity from Lamisil.

Toxicity of Lamisil can be reduced if one takes N-acetyl cysteine, taurine, vitamin C and other liver supportive nutrients.

Lamisil has a decent chance of working but not at the root cause. I personally took Lamisil years ago and am still recovering from the liver toxicity. My nail fungus cleared completely with Lamisil. However, within 6 months after the treatment, my nail fungus came back.

Why did the nail fungus come back?
My shoes were likely not breathable, socks were not breathable, my immune system was not functioning optimally being a medical student and under stress and I likely had unhealthy gut bacteria which needed replacing with beneficial bacteria.

Soaking everyday for a year is not needed. Soaking for a month is typically what is needed along with nutritional support for the gut, immune system and proper footwear. Maximum someone should soak is 3 months. I’ve found that if they soak for longer than one month, the new nail growing is not strong enough against the Beer Soak and gets damaged.

Naturopathy does not overreach and treat everything in the world. That is a grandiose statement which is attempting to bash for no specific reason. Naturopathy is a field of medicine which, if practiced properly, identifies that cause of the symptoms, removes the cause, and supports the body’s ability to recover by prescribing nutritional support, dietary changes and lifestyle changes.

Naturopathy does not try to treat a broken arm, perform open heart surgery, excise tumors or other conditions requiring urgent care. Naturopathy supports the individual receiving urgent care by supplying nutrition, dietary changes and lifestyle changes.

Example:
Patient goes in for chemotherapy for colon cancer. They end up with stomach pain, mouth ulcers, numbness in their feet and unable to eat. Why? Chemotherapy is neurotoxic and also damages the intestinal lining due to depletion of glutamine and folic acid. If a patient consumes glutamine and folic acid before receiving chemotherapy, the chemo side effects are greatly reduced or do not occur. It is also shown that chemotherapy is more effective with glutamine and folic acid on board.

An example of this: Individual asked me a question about mouth sores and chemotherapy – my response:
http://www.healthegoods.com/product/mouth-sores-and-chemotherapy/

You stated that ‘naturopathy overreaches and treats everything in the world, not always appropriately or effectively.’

Does standardized medicine? Which form of medicine kills more people each year?

Dr Ben

At the time of publication, Lamisil was not available in generic forms – and was extremely expensive.

Lamisil does harm the liver and the FDA has warnings on it.
http://www.fda.gov/CDER/drug/advisory/sporanox-lamisil/advisory.htm

An excerpt from the FDA report:

“… Lamisil® have been associated with serious hepatic toxicity, including liver failure and death, including some cases involving patients who had neither pre-existing liver disease nor a serious underlying medical condition.”

If you are all about popping drugs to remove your symptoms, that is one thing.

It is another to post misinformation about Lamisil being safe.

Taking Lamisil does not cure the underlying problem of nail fungus.

Ask someone who has taken Lamisil only to find that their nail fungus has returned a few months later.

Why? Because the underlying cause of nail fungus still exists.

Same goes for cancer treatments. They radiate, drug or excise the cancer cells – but the underlying cause of the cancer remains.

As my oncology professor states: “Cancer is not a noun. It is a verb.”

Symptoms are not simply there to remove, cut out, kill or suppress.

Symptoms result from a process that is not functioning well and needs attention. Address the process – not the symptom.

I will continue to tell the public of safe and effective alternatives to Lamisil and other dangerous medications.

It would benefit you to have a more open mind towards alternate – and effective – methods of improving health.

Dr Ben

Here is a more recent post on the Beer Soak –
http://www.healthegoods.com/product/toenail-fungus-treatment-natural

Let me know how to get started! I graduated from NCNM in 2000.
Great site!

Deb Harding, ND

You may want to get them removed first surgically and then do the soak once you recover from the surgery. You will only have to soak for 1 month if you get the nails removed.

Best
Dr Ben

Soak for a shorter duration and then make sure to Rinse off your feet in the shower and dry them off.

This will remove the white vinegar from your skin. White vinegar is quite acidic and rinsing it off after soaking is important.

Best
Dr Ben

It depends on how your immune system is, your shoes and socks in terms of breathe-ability, and digestion in terms of food types ingested and if you have taken the sachets internally or not.

Some people begin to get clearing and then can stop and be good to go if the immune system is strong, diet is limited in sugar intake, sachets have been taken internally for 14 days – one full sachet placed in a bit of water before dinner, and wearing breathable footwear is key – along with using diluted bleach to kill the fungus spores.

It is a full package deal that has to happen in order to get a full recovery from the fungus and not get it back again.

Doing the Beer Soak only without improving your immune system, without proper footwear, without limiting the intake of shoes will only partly work.

The Beer Soak will kill the fungus but it will regrow unless you change the other factors as well.

Hope this helps you!

I noticed after doing one round of the soak for a month, that it recurrs if you don’t continue to soak until the spots are completely grown out. Have you found this to be true??? I’m finishing up my second round of soaking, sometimes twice a day, to rid myself of this dreaded crap.

Marilyn