April 22nd, 2009

HEALING HERBS: RAISING THE ROOT

Man has forever been on a quest for the magical pill, drink, or salve that will induce an impressive erection reliably. And over several thousand years, certain herbs have gained a sexy reputation. So before you try prescription medicine or injecting hormones, you might want to try a few herbal approaches, says botanist and herbalist [...]

April 22nd, 2009

SELF-HELP PREVENTION: CONSTIPATION

What is it?

The infrequent passage of stools, which are hard. Severe constipation (less than 3 stools a week) is rare, but 77 per cent of the population passes only 5-7 stools a week and a further 8 per cent only 3-4 a week. Compare this with people living on a non-western diet who may pass [...]

April 21st, 2009

HAIR CARE: WHAT IS THE CONDITION OF YOUR HAIR? HOW MUCH DO YOU SPEND ON HAIR CARE PRODUCTS?

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 [...]

April 21st, 2009

BUSH REMEDIES USED BY THE ABORIGINES: WATTLE (ACACIA) SUNSHINE WATTLE – TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL

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 [...]

April 21st, 2009

SKIN DISORDERS: BLACKHEADS AND AGE SPOTS

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 be [...]

April 21st, 2009

KNOW YOUR SKIN TYPE: NORMAL SKIN

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 the 18-26 age [...]

April 20th, 2009

DIAGNOSING CANDIDIASIS

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 [...]

April 9th, 2009

HDL CHOLESTEROL LEVEL BELOW 40

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 should be [...]

April 9th, 2009

BODY SIGNAL ALERT GLUCOSE LEVEL, ELEVATED: TREATMENT

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 [...]

April 9th, 2009

BODY SIGNAL ALERT GLUCOSE LEVEL, ELEVATED: DESCRIPTION AND POSSIBLE MEDICAL PROBLEMS

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 is [...]