> On Mon, 6 Jan 1997, Barbara Mallut wrote: > > I've noticed severe foot swelling (even after my pallidotomy) twice with the > > past 3 years. Each time it lasted for about 5 to 7 days. Not painful, just > > scary... I used a diuretic herbal tea... very common blend made up of juniper > > berries.. An over the counter product in any health food market. It's under > > the well known "Weightless" brand, and'll cost ya maybe $3 for a box of 10 tea > > bags. > > > > BTW... IF you or any of our list members are tea drinkers such as I am (never > > drank coffee after my first taste of it at 16!) <smile>, Weightless puts out > > several other very tasty herbal teas, with a heavenly spicy smell to the > > brewed tea. And if I can taste 'em and smell 'em, well, ANY Parkie could! > > ('cause there ain't a whole helluva lotta stuff that's tasty and/or pleasant > > smelling to THIS Parkie-type-gal) Enjoy....... Hi Barb,me again trying to catch the meaning of * helluva lotta *. Ours famous Webster College Dic. did'nt help me.I came to the conclusion I will have to relearn again yours original Shakesperean language... :-) Cheers, +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | [log in to unmask] | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+