Over the many years that I have tried the great variety of hair care products (from the cheapest to the top brands), I have discovered they are all based on the same basic ingredients. Going to the hairdresser was quite a costly event. I used to buy all the products I thought that I needed [...]
Wattle (acacia) Sunshine Wattle – traditional medicinal use The Sunshine Wattle is antiseptic, consolidating, tightening. About one handful of inner bark of the young branches is cooked in one litre of water. The liquid is used once a day for scabies, sore eyes by washing the affected areas with the liquid. The bark of young [...]
Blackheads Food: an abrasive facial scrub can be made of finely ground oatmeal and sea salt mixed with kefir or acidophilus yoghurt and stiffly beaten egg white. Make up a firm paste and massage into troubled areas. Rinse well with cool water and apply diluted lemon juice, apple cider vinegar or kombucha. Radish pulp can [...]
The skin is forever changing, depending on the state of health, diet, climate, age and emotions. The basic skin types are: normal, combination, oily, dry and sensitive. Normal Skin A healthy, normal skin is supple, velvety smooth with a fine texture. It is blemish free with no flaky dead-cells, and is usually found only in [...]
Part of the standard procedure for establishing that organisms in the gut are causing disease is to examine the patient’s stools for signs of that organism. Unfortunately, this is not very helpful in candidiasis. We all have some Candida in the gut, and patients supposedly suffering from candidiasis often show no more Candida cells in [...]
Description and Possible Medical Problems The HDL part of the total cholesterol level is believed to be the primary protector against heart disease. It tends to be lower in men than in women and seems to be a problem especially in people who lead a sedentary lifestyle. The HDL is the healthy cholesterol, and it [...]
The primary treatment for diabetes, regardless of the cause or the patient’s age, is reducing the sugar in the diet and increasing the amount of exercise. Only if a patient fails to modify his lifestyle will I recommend medication to control the disease. Oral agents in the form of tablets such as Glucotrol, DiaBeta, and [...]
Though you’ve probably heard that the primary symptoms of diabetes ate an increase in thirst and urination and fatigue, sometimes a simple blood test that shows an elevation in glucose level is the first indication of this initially hidden disease. A normal blood sugar level is 60 to 120. Often when the blood sugar level [...]
Diabetes is a disease in which there is not enough insulin to process the blood sugar, which can often lead to heart and kidney disease— many diabetics also have elevated cholesterol levels—as well as disorders of the peripheral nervous system and vision. These complications are why it’s important to catch and treat the disease early. [...]
Apart from an essential oil and bitter substances, the herb also contains inulin, a substance similar to a carbohydrate but one that is tolerated by diabetics, unlike ordinary starch and carbohydrates. This makes it possible for the body to receive natural sugar-like substances without the need to engage the pancreas (the islets of Langerhans) in [...]