From: Brooks Bradley Dear Nancy, If you will send me the man's mailing address, I will be happy to send him an "Airbrush-type" nebulizer, together with the proper hose assembly to connect to any standard Oxygen bottle connector....at no charge. Sincerely, Brooks Bradley.
Dear Brooks, You have always been a gentleman and the above post emphasizes your kindness and compassion to your fellow man. Those are indeed rare qualities these days. I just wanted to say thanks for all you have done for this list and the people on it. Okay, enough ass kissing. Now for the mandatory Off Topic segment. I sent an email to the manufactures of Thorvin Kelp asking them what dose I should take as a dietary supplement. Below was their response: Dear Andrew, Thank you for your interest in Thorvin Kelp. For your personal care use you can contact our distributor, Maine Coast Sea Vegetable, you can reach them at 207-565-2907. Animals are capable of regulating their own intake based on need. For all animals we recommend a free choice method of supplementing, meaning that kelp is available to the animals at all times. This method works best because the animals can and do vary their intake, tailored to their needs, which can change with external factors (i.e. seasons, high stress periods, and ect.) Our intake references are based on twenty years of animal observations, averaging the intake of different groups of animals in different areas. Sheep, goats and horses all use about 1/2 oz. per head per day, while beef and dairy cattle use 1-3 oz. per head per day. Kelp can be added to poultry and swine rations at 1-2% of the ration by weight. Dogs use 1/2 to 1 teaspoon per day and cats use 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon per day. For fertilizer use we recommend 200 to 400 lbs. per acre broadcast or in the row, 10 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. of garden, 1 teaspoon per 6 inch pot for houseplants, and 10 lbs. per ton of compost. Sincerely Melissa Martin Thorvin Kelp As you can see, they were very careful not to give specific instructions for human use, but it would seem that your "heaping tablespoon a day" is right in the ballpark (1 tablespoon = 1/2 oz. by my calculations). My concern was that your "Japanese friend" who was eating a pound a day might be getting a pretty heavy load of arsenic. Best Regards, Andy Scott
