Symptom Rough, raised growth anywhere on the skin Home care – As a rule, leave warts alone. – With the approval of your doctor, you can use an appropriate commercial product to safely remove most warts other than those on the eyelids or face. Precautions -    No treatment is successful in all cases, and warts may [...]

The basis for the successful management of stress lies in our helping our brain to cope more effectively with the stream of disturbing impulses. Our brain sorts out the stream of impulses effectively if given moments of profound quietness, as in the meditation. Sleep works in a similar way but less effectively. Moments of profound [...]

Yearning Every now and then people come and consult me professionally, not because they are ill, but because they feel that they are missing out on something; they feel that their quality of life could be better. “Not a complaint for what I do not have; but a yearning for something better, and knowing that [...]

Irritable bowel syndrome «I have to be careful about everything I eat. Just terribly careful. If I am at home it’s OK. I eat what I know I can manage. Go out anywhere, eat something different and it’s terrible. Pains in the tummy. Diarrhea. The evening is a disaster. Better to stay at home. But [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]