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Skin Wars with Richard L Kuhns B.S.Ch.E., and co-host, Robin O'Herron
Morgellons, Skin Parasites, Diet Protocols, and the Skin Wars Think Tank
Richard Kuhns and Robin O’Herron Welcome Listeners to Skin Wars
In this episode of Skin Wars, also framed during the program as the Morgellons Think Tank, host Richard Kuhns and co-host Robin O’Herron welcome listeners who are struggling with itching, biting sensations, skin irritation, and what they describe as unknown tiny critters or parasites. The episode is presented as a support-focused “think tank” for people seeking practical tools, community, and hope. The program begins with required disclaimers read by coach Sharon, explaining that listeners should consult their medical doctors before beginning Richard’s diet or following recommendations, and that the program does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.
Disclaimers, Personal Experience, and the King Diet
Sharon shares her personal experience, saying she was once diagnosed with delusional parasitosis by doctors but later found help through Richard’s program. She describes the group as a family that educates people about diet, disinfecting the home, deep-cleaning the skin through bathing or showering protocols, and using supplements that are compatible with the diet. She emphasizes that if one method does not work, listeners should not give up, but should continue examining diet, environment, bathing routines, skin cleaning, and supplements.
Robin O’Herron on Symptoms and Possible Co-Factors
Robin then discusses what she identifies as possible signs of Morgellons and related co-factors, including fibers or filaments, itching, biting sensations, lesions, burning skin, unusual material emerging from the skin, biofilm, mites, springtails or columbola, and fungal issues. She recommends a lint-roller test after bathing and using Nature’s Gift to check for small hairs or fibers on the skin. Robin explains that she believes biofilm and skin fungus can play a role in helping organisms survive and says that improvement may come through diet, skin cleaning, and careful attention to co-factors.
Richard Kuhns on Facebook, Conflicting Advice, and the Need for Hope
Richard criticizes the despair he sees in online Morgellons and skin-parasite groups, where people often post frightening images, conflicting theories, or single-supplement “solutions.” He argues that documentaries and social media groups can leave people feeling hopeless, while his program aims to offer a structured path forward. He discusses theories involving Lyme disease, spirochetes, Candida, worms, fungal organisms, nanobots, cloud seeding, and chemtrails, but emphasizes that his priority is not proving the origin of Morgellons. Instead, he focuses on what he says helps people reduce symptoms and regain quality of life.
Diet, Co-Factors, and Individual Investigation
The central teaching is Richard’s view that diet is the most important tool for managing symptoms. He explains that the diet has different stages, with stage one being the strictest, and that people may need to investigate details such as grains, carbohydrates, rice, millet, spelt, supplements, medications, capsules, fillers, and even how foods are heated. Richard repeatedly says the diet must be personalized because what works for one person may not work for another. He also cautions that people should review ingredients carefully, including salts, walnuts, bacon, deli meats, preservatives, and hidden additives.
Listener Q&A: Medication, Fungus, Bites, and Skin Care
During the Q&A, listeners ask about sleep medication, toenail fungus, bites on the back, biofilm, mites, columbola, and skin reactions. Richard and Robin suggest possible approaches such as checking medication fillers, discussing alternatives with a doctor, soaking feet with vinegar and Nature’s Gift, considering hydrogen peroxide for toenail fungus based on one listener’s report, and using lotions or sulfur products for skin irritation. They also remind participants that bites on the back could involve mites or columbola, and that enzymes may help some people with environmental issues.
Stage Two Diet Challenges and Environmental Cleaning
Several participants discuss the difficulty of moving into stage two of the diet. One caller explains that she accidentally ate walnuts containing rosemary and later experienced rashes, prompting discussion about delayed reactions, spring weather, mites, columbola, and environmental reinfestation. Another participant shares a warning that keeping bleach in a refrigerator may damage newer refrigerator coils because fumes can circulate through the system. The group discusses possible alternatives, including diatomaceous earth mixed with water, wiping surfaces gently, and avoiding corrosive fumes around appliances.
Household Protocols, Ride Sharing, and Sprays
Listeners also ask practical questions about disinfecting cars, using rideshare services, and treating indoor environments. Richard suggests that a light spray of Nature’s Gift on a rideshare seat could be framed as cleaning rather than as something inappropriate. Participants also discuss electrostatic sprayers, clean-up enzymes, fungicide products, ammonia, ductwork, and glue boards for identifying jumping insects or organisms. Richard emphasizes that different environmental approaches may be needed depending on whether someone is dealing with mites, columbola, or other organisms.
Supplements, Parasite Stop, and Ongoing Experimentation
Later questions address fulvic acid, tick-recovery herbal products, Parasite Stop, berberine, blood sugar, collagen for weight maintenance, and ways to avoid excessive weight loss on the diet. Richard says he is unfamiliar with some products and often redirects people toward protocols he has seen work within the group. He also explains that the think tank continues because new information keeps emerging, causing the book and program to evolve over time. He says the group has learned from participants’ experiences with weight loss, rice bran oil, salads, carbohydrates, Morgellons, columbola, and chronic Lyme-related issues.
A Community Built Around Shared Learning
The episode closes with Richard, Robin, and Sharon thanking participants and emphasizing that the call covered a great deal of information. Richard describes the group as an open community and a continuing think tank where people share what they are learning so others can benefit. The overall message is that those dealing with Morgellons or related skin-parasite experiences should consult medical professionals, avoid despair, be careful with ingredients and environmental exposures, and use community knowledge to keep refining what works for their individual situation.
Morgellons, Skin Parasites, Diet Protocols, and the Skin Wars Think Tank
Richard Kuhns and Robin O’Herron Welcome Listeners to Skin Wars
In this episode of Skin Wars, also framed during the program as the Morgellons Think Tank, host Richard Kuhns and co-host Robin O’Herron welcome listeners who are struggling with itching, biting sensations, skin irritation, and what they describe as unknown tiny critters or parasites. The episode is presented as a support-focused “think tank” for people seeking practical tools, community, and hope. The program begins with required disclaimers read by coach Sharon, explaining that listeners should consult their medical doctors before beginning Richard’s diet or following recommendations, and that the program does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.
Disclaimers, Personal Experience, and the King Diet
Sharon shares her personal experience, saying she was once diagnosed with delusional parasitosis by doctors but later found help through Richard’s program. She describes the group as a family that educates people about diet, disinfecting the home, deep-cleaning the skin through bathing or showering protocols, and using supplements that are compatible with the diet. She emphasizes that if one method does not work, listeners should not give up, but should continue examining diet, environment, bathing routines, skin cleaning, and supplements.
Robin O’Herron on Symptoms and Possible Co-Factors
Robin then discusses what she identifies as possible signs of Morgellons and related co-factors, including fibers or filaments, itching, biting sensations, lesions, burning skin, unusual material emerging from the skin, biofilm, mites, springtails or columbola, and fungal issues. She recommends a lint-roller test after bathing and using Nature’s Gift to check for small hairs or fibers on the skin. Robin explains that she believes biofilm and skin fungus can play a role in helping organisms survive and says that improvement may come through diet, skin cleaning, and careful attention to co-factors.
Richard Kuhns on Facebook, Conflicting Advice, and the Need for Hope
Richard criticizes the despair he sees in online Morgellons and skin-parasite groups, where people often post frightening images, conflicting theories, or single-supplement “solutions.” He argues that documentaries and social media groups can leave people feeling hopeless, while his program aims to offer a structured path forward. He discusses theories involving Lyme disease, spirochetes, Candida, worms, fungal organisms, nanobots, cloud seeding, and chemtrails, but emphasizes that his priority is not proving the origin of Morgellons. Instead, he focuses on what he says helps people reduce symptoms and regain quality of life.
Diet, Co-Factors, and Individual Investigation
The central teaching is Richard’s view that diet is the most important tool for managing symptoms. He explains that the diet has different stages, with stage one being the strictest, and that people may need to investigate details such as grains, carbohydrates, rice, millet, spelt, supplements, medications, capsules, fillers, and even how foods are heated. Richard repeatedly says the diet must be personalized because what works for one person may not work for another. He also cautions that people should review ingredients carefully, including salts, walnuts, bacon, deli meats, preservatives, and hidden additives.
Listener Q&A: Medication, Fungus, Bites, and Skin Care
During the Q&A, listeners ask about sleep medication, toenail fungus, bites on the back, biofilm, mites, columbola, and skin reactions. Richard and Robin suggest possible approaches such as checking medication fillers, discussing alternatives with a doctor, soaking feet with vinegar and Nature’s Gift, considering hydrogen peroxide for toenail fungus based on one listener’s report, and using lotions or sulfur products for skin irritation. They also remind participants that bites on the back could involve mites or columbola, and that enzymes may help some people with environmental issues.
Stage Two Diet Challenges and Environmental Cleaning
Several participants discuss the difficulty of moving into stage two of the diet. One caller explains that she accidentally ate walnuts containing rosemary and later experienced rashes, prompting discussion about delayed reactions, spring weather, mites, columbola, and environmental reinfestation. Another participant shares a warning that keeping bleach in a refrigerator may damage newer refrigerator coils because fumes can circulate through the system. The group discusses possible alternatives, including diatomaceous earth mixed with water, wiping surfaces gently, and avoiding corrosive fumes around appliances.
Household Protocols, Ride Sharing, and Sprays
Listeners also ask practical questions about disinfecting cars, using rideshare services, and treating indoor environments. Richard suggests that a light spray of Nature’s Gift on a rideshare seat could be framed as cleaning rather than as something inappropriate. Participants also discuss electrostatic sprayers, clean-up enzymes, fungicide products, ammonia, ductwork, and glue boards for identifying jumping insects or organisms. Richard emphasizes that different environmental approaches may be needed depending on whether someone is dealing with mites, columbola, or other organisms.
Supplements, Parasite Stop, and Ongoing Experimentation
Later questions address fulvic acid, tick-recovery herbal products, Parasite Stop, berberine, blood sugar, collagen for weight maintenance, and ways to avoid excessive weight loss on the diet. Richard says he is unfamiliar with some products and often redirects people toward protocols he has seen work within the group. He also explains that the think tank continues because new information keeps emerging, causing the book and program to evolve over time. He says the group has learned from participants’ experiences with weight loss, rice bran oil, salads, carbohydrates, Morgellons, columbola, and chronic Lyme-related issues.
A Community Built Around Shared Learning
The episode closes with Richard, Robin, and Sharon thanking participants and emphasizing that the call covered a great deal of information. Richard describes the group as an open community and a continuing think tank where people share what they are learning so others can benefit. The overall message is that those dealing with Morgellons or related skin-parasite experiences should consult medical professionals, avoid despair, be careful with ingredients and environmental exposures, and use community knowledge to keep refining what works for their individual situation.
The Care Compass with Nicole Brandon
Caring for Aging Parents: Neal Wiser on Hope, Alzheimer’s, and Staying Strong Through the Journey
Guest Neal Wiser
Nicole Brandon Opens with a Personal Caregiving Journey
In this episode of The Care Compass, host Nicole Brandon opens by acknowledging that it has been a difficult week and that she is continuing her own challenging journey with her parents. She introduces longtime friend and guest Neal Wiser, describing him as an exceptionally talented writer, a person of deep character, and someone whose own caregiving journey with his parents may help listeners facing similar challenges. Nicole explains that Neal had responded to a personal post she made about her parents, and his message moved her deeply because it revealed that he had walked through many of the same emotional and practical struggles.
Neal Wiser on the Shock of Becoming a Caregiver
Neal explains that every caregiving situation is different, but that many families face common emotional and logistical difficulties when aging parents begin to decline. He says he wishes he had known earlier what he knows now, because the journey can unfold unpredictably and demand far more than expected. Neal credits his wife, an attorney who does not currently practice, with helping him navigate some of the practical and legal complexity. He emphasizes that even when a person can see trouble coming, the actual moment of crisis still feels shocking and difficult to manage.
His Father’s Essential Tremors and Experimental Treatment
Nicole and Neal discuss his father’s experience with essential tremors, an uncontrollable shaking condition that had also affected Neal’s grandmother. Neal says his father’s tremors began mildly but eventually became so severe that they devastated his quality of life, making ordinary tasks like drinking from a cup extremely difficult. He explains that his father became a candidate for an experimental focused-ultrasound procedure at the University of Maryland, which used precise beams of energy to target the affected area of the brain. The procedure greatly improved his father’s right hand, giving him a meaningful period of restored function, but his father later died after a series of microstrokes before the second side could be treated.
Hope, Loss, and the Need to Stay Grounded
Nicole reflects on the emotional power of new medical possibilities, comparing Neal’s father’s treatment with her own family’s experience seeking experimental or research-based care. Neal says hope matters because it gives people the belief that things can improve, but he also describes himself as a pragmatist and realist. He recalls a friend whose son died by suicide and who described that death as “a permanent solution to a temporary problem,” a phrase Neal says has stayed with him during difficult times. He connects this to the importance of remembering that pain, crisis, and despair can be temporary, even when they feel overwhelming.
Caring for His Mother Through Alzheimer’s
After his father’s death, Neal immediately faced the need to care for his mother, who was living alone about two hours away. He describes warning signs that something was wrong, including unexplained dents in her car, difficulty walking safely, and growing isolation. Eventually, the family discovered that she was in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Neal discusses the painful process of taking away her ability to drive, arranging help at home, dealing with unreliable caregivers, and eventually moving her into an assisted-living facility near some of her remaining peers. He emphasizes how frightening and unhealthy isolation can become for older adults, especially during winter months or in communities where neighbors and friends have moved away or passed on.
Self-Care, Family Support, and Accepting What Others Can Give
A central message of the episode is the importance of caregivers taking care of themselves. Neal says that without self-care, caregivers cannot effectively help the people they love. He encourages listeners not to blame themselves for mistakes, not to collapse into guilt, and not to expect perfection from themselves or others. He also explains that some friends or relatives may step up while others may disappear or offer only limited help, and that caregivers must accept what people can and cannot give without becoming consumed by resentment. Nicole admits that she did not care for herself well enough during parts of her own caregiving experience and says she wishes she had heard advice like Neal’s earlier.
Senior Care, Medicaid, and Difficult Family Conversations
Neal also speaks about the practical side of elder care, including Medicare, Medicaid, senior-living facilities, and the difficulty of understanding programs quickly while under pressure. He advises families to begin conversations about finances, deeds, care plans, and legal preparations before a crisis arrives. He gives the example of his father changing the deed to the family home years earlier, which helped avoid losing the house during a later Medicaid look-back period. Neal contrasts that with another family’s situation where a house may have to be surrendered to help pay for care. His advice is to start early, move gently, and understand that older loved ones may resist those conversations because of fear, pride, embarrassment, or lack of information.
Writing, Memory, and the Lessons Caregiving Leaves Behind
Nicole also asks how Neal’s caregiving journey has influenced his writing. Neal says these experiences have helped him write older characters with more depth and empathy, including a recent short-film script involving a grandfather and younger generations struggling to communicate. He reflects on how Alzheimer’s can leave older memories intact while disrupting recent memory, and he reminds listeners that aging loved ones are also frightened, confused human beings who need strength, patience, love, and companionship. Nicole closes by reminding listeners that they are not alone, inviting them to email her at Nicole Brandon Worldwide with questions, and promising to seek out helpful experts and answers for people walking the caregiving path.
Caring for Aging Parents: Neal Wiser on Hope, Alzheimer’s, and Staying Strong Through the Journey
Guest Neal Wiser
Nicole Brandon Opens with a Personal Caregiving Journey
In this episode of The Care Compass, host Nicole Brandon opens by acknowledging that it has been a difficult week and that she is continuing her own challenging journey with her parents. She introduces longtime friend and guest Neal Wiser, describing him as an exceptionally talented writer, a person of deep character, and someone whose own caregiving journey with his parents may help listeners facing similar challenges. Nicole explains that Neal had responded to a personal post she made about her parents, and his message moved her deeply because it revealed that he had walked through many of the same emotional and practical struggles.
Neal Wiser on the Shock of Becoming a Caregiver
Neal explains that every caregiving situation is different, but that many families face common emotional and logistical difficulties when aging parents begin to decline. He says he wishes he had known earlier what he knows now, because the journey can unfold unpredictably and demand far more than expected. Neal credits his wife, an attorney who does not currently practice, with helping him navigate some of the practical and legal complexity. He emphasizes that even when a person can see trouble coming, the actual moment of crisis still feels shocking and difficult to manage.
His Father’s Essential Tremors and Experimental Treatment
Nicole and Neal discuss his father’s experience with essential tremors, an uncontrollable shaking condition that had also affected Neal’s grandmother. Neal says his father’s tremors began mildly but eventually became so severe that they devastated his quality of life, making ordinary tasks like drinking from a cup extremely difficult. He explains that his father became a candidate for an experimental focused-ultrasound procedure at the University of Maryland, which used precise beams of energy to target the affected area of the brain. The procedure greatly improved his father’s right hand, giving him a meaningful period of restored function, but his father later died after a series of microstrokes before the second side could be treated.
Hope, Loss, and the Need to Stay Grounded
Nicole reflects on the emotional power of new medical possibilities, comparing Neal’s father’s treatment with her own family’s experience seeking experimental or research-based care. Neal says hope matters because it gives people the belief that things can improve, but he also describes himself as a pragmatist and realist. He recalls a friend whose son died by suicide and who described that death as “a permanent solution to a temporary problem,” a phrase Neal says has stayed with him during difficult times. He connects this to the importance of remembering that pain, crisis, and despair can be temporary, even when they feel overwhelming.
Caring for His Mother Through Alzheimer’s
After his father’s death, Neal immediately faced the need to care for his mother, who was living alone about two hours away. He describes warning signs that something was wrong, including unexplained dents in her car, difficulty walking safely, and growing isolation. Eventually, the family discovered that she was in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Neal discusses the painful process of taking away her ability to drive, arranging help at home, dealing with unreliable caregivers, and eventually moving her into an assisted-living facility near some of her remaining peers. He emphasizes how frightening and unhealthy isolation can become for older adults, especially during winter months or in communities where neighbors and friends have moved away or passed on.
Self-Care, Family Support, and Accepting What Others Can Give
A central message of the episode is the importance of caregivers taking care of themselves. Neal says that without self-care, caregivers cannot effectively help the people they love. He encourages listeners not to blame themselves for mistakes, not to collapse into guilt, and not to expect perfection from themselves or others. He also explains that some friends or relatives may step up while others may disappear or offer only limited help, and that caregivers must accept what people can and cannot give without becoming consumed by resentment. Nicole admits that she did not care for herself well enough during parts of her own caregiving experience and says she wishes she had heard advice like Neal’s earlier.
Senior Care, Medicaid, and Difficult Family Conversations
Neal also speaks about the practical side of elder care, including Medicare, Medicaid, senior-living facilities, and the difficulty of understanding programs quickly while under pressure. He advises families to begin conversations about finances, deeds, care plans, and legal preparations before a crisis arrives. He gives the example of his father changing the deed to the family home years earlier, which helped avoid losing the house during a later Medicaid look-back period. Neal contrasts that with another family’s situation where a house may have to be surrendered to help pay for care. His advice is to start early, move gently, and understand that older loved ones may resist those conversations because of fear, pride, embarrassment, or lack of information.
Writing, Memory, and the Lessons Caregiving Leaves Behind
Nicole also asks how Neal’s caregiving journey has influenced his writing. Neal says these experiences have helped him write older characters with more depth and empathy, including a recent short-film script involving a grandfather and younger generations struggling to communicate. He reflects on how Alzheimer’s can leave older memories intact while disrupting recent memory, and he reminds listeners that aging loved ones are also frightened, confused human beings who need strength, patience, love, and companionship. Nicole closes by reminding listeners that they are not alone, inviting them to email her at Nicole Brandon Worldwide with questions, and promising to seek out helpful experts and answers for people walking the caregiving path.
