Archive for April, 2009

 

FOOT DISORDERS: FOOT ODOUR

April 21st, 2009

This can be caused by wearing synthetic footwear, socks, stocking and tights. It is best to wear natural fibre shoes to let the skin breathe, cotton or woollen socks.

Diet: increase these foods silica, zinc, barley, kelp, horsetail, garlic, onion, parsley, lettuce, celery.

Herbal foot baths are recommended as it can help to regulate foot perspiration. Soak [...]

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SKIN DISORDERS: WARTS

April 21st, 2009

Food: can be treated by wrapping the inside of a banana skin and covering with a Band-Aid. Repeat every night for two weeks. Treat several times a day with fresh papaya latex.

Kombucha: apply a small piece of kombucha culture to the wart and cover with a band aid, reapply twice a. day.

Clay: apply clay poultices [...]

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SKIN SAVERS REMEDIES: GUAVA FOR SKIN CARE

April 21st, 2009

Guava Fresh Fruit Mask: Guava fruit 1\4, pure honey 1 teaspoon, egg whole 1, guava vinegar 1/4 tsp., buttermilk 2 tbsp. Mix ingredients together and apply to well cleansed skin. Leave for 10 to 15 minutes. Rinse with tepid water, then splash on skin toner and apply a few drops moisturising oil.

Guava Spot Mix: Guava [...]

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STEPANOVS METODS: LIVING FLOWER REMEDIES HELP TO BALANCE EMOTIONS AND PROMOTE HEALTHIER SKIN

April 21st, 2009

A real cure for every illness can only occur when far-reaching emotional balance is reconstructed. Emotions such as fear, stress, helplessness or loneliness can trigger certain signals in the brain. Every person will experience emotional imbalances at some stage in their life. In the long-term, these imbalances can build up to an illness. Every plant [...]

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PROBLEMS WITH PARASITES: THE FEATURE OF CANDIDIASIS

April 20th, 2009

One feature of candidiasis supports the idea of an immune reaction being involved: many patients are affected by yeast-containing foods, such as bread, beer and yeast extract. This suggests that there is a cross-reaction between the Candida antigens and those of other yeasts: antibodies whose primary targets are the Candida antigens also bind to similar [...]

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BODY SIGNAL ALERT: RING FINGER AND PINKY CONTRACTING INTO PALM

April 9th, 2009

Description and Possible Medical Problems

One of my patients recently told me a story about the time he first became aware of a rare but puzzling disorder of the ring finger and pinky called Dupuytten’s contracture.

“I was about 11, and I was at one of those tacky country fairs with my family. My sister had already [...]

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BODY SIGNAL ALERT KNUCKLES, PAINFUL, STIFF, AND SWOLLEN: DESCRIPTION AND POSSIBLE MEDICAL PROBLEMS

April 9th, 2009

If the knuckles of your hands swell up and you think you have arthritis, stop a moment. Arthritis is a general term that is used in combination with other words such as “rheumatoid” and “osteo-” to describe your medical condition more fully.

If a part of your hand such as the palm or wrist or your [...]

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FEVER, CHILLS, NIGHT SWEATS: DESCRIPTION AND POSSIBLE MEDICAL PROBLEMS

April 9th, 2009

Whenever a patient tells me he has a fever or chills, the first thing I need to know is if he is in the 40s or 50s or over the age of 80.

Because fever occurs less frequently as a person ages, a high fever in an elderly person is often an indication of a serious [...]

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HOW BLOOD PRESSURE SHOULD BE TAKEN

April 9th, 2009

An elevated blood pressure level is a hidden signal that can be detected only by actually measuring the blood pressure, preferably by a medical professional who has expertise and experience. In spite of all the high-tech equipment used today, I recommend that it be taken the old-fashioned way with a stethoscope and mercury sphygmomanometer, which [...]

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BLOOD COUNT TESTS, ABNORMAL

April 9th, 2009

Description and Possible Medical Problems

If you feel mote tired and look paler than you usually do, there are a number of causes your doctor will look for, but it’s likely that the first one he will check will prove to be the cause. Fortunately, it is also the easiest to treat.

Anemia is a medical condition [...]

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