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A SELECTION OF MEDICINAL HERBS – AN EFFECTIVE REMEDY FOR ASTHMA

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:55:15 +0000

Of all the available plant remedies for asthma the various butterbur preparations stand out as being the most effective. These are Peta-stites officinalis extract, Petadolor tablets and, for exceptionally stubborn conditions, Petaforce capsules. All these preparations are made from 100 per cent plant extract and are reliable antispasmodics. A senior consultant at a Kneipp sanatorium once related the case of an asthma attack that would have killed the patient if it had not been for the doctor’s help. The strongest chemical medicine, which the doctor had reluctantly administered before, was

not as effective as the Petasites preparations he then gave the patient. Moreover, it is gratifying to know that Petasites not only provides effective short-term relief but in time will bring about a cure.

The effect is not always the same with every patient, since there are various kinds of asthma. To back up the treatment, it is often necessary to prescribe a biological calcium preparation, for example Urticalcin. One asthmatic told us that such a treatment with Asthmasan had practically rid him of his problem, even though he used to suffer from almost unsupportable attacks every time there was an atmospheric depression, or fohn, in the air.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:48:25 +0000

I am often surprised to see young girls strutting along in high-heeled shoes, or else in slipper-like shoes with thin soles and no heels at all. Both extremes are harmful and inappropriate; both force the body into an unnatural position, causing it to tire more quickly and suffer damage. The blood can become congested, leading to varicose veins.

There is a natural reason why walking barefoot does not cause any problems. You simply would not walk for long along a hard and even road surface, but over meadows, fields and forest ground, all of which are uneven surfaces that support the arch of the foot, for movement acts like a massage. Judging from the standpoint of zone therapy, you will happily realise that the whole body benefits as a result. It is for this reason that walking barefoot in warm weather when you are on holiday or when working in the garden is an effective and invigorating natural treatment.

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BEAUTIFUL HAIR – A MEDICAL BOOK – STRONG AND HEALTHY HAIR

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:30:43 +0000

A healthy hair is strong, being able to support a weight of about 80 g (just under 3 oz) without snapping. A diseased hair, however, will tear when a weight of 30—40 g (about IV2 oz) is suspended from it. The healthy pigtail of a Chinese or Indian woman is able to support about 2Ó2-Ç tons before it s.iaps. Of course, the resistance of a single hair depends also upon its relative thickness. People who live close to nature have thicker and stronger hair than those who do not. Generally speaking, the more refined our food and life-style, the finer will be our hair.

When a hair is pulled out, the root, held fast in the dermis, is able to manufacture another hair shaft. However, eczema and other diseases affecting the scalp can make this part degenerate and die, so that the affected areas become bald. Typhoid fever is usually responsible for the loss of all hair, but the hair bulb does not actually die and the hair has been known to grow back even more luxuriantly after recovery, when the capillary vessels and lymphatics have returned to their normal function.

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SEVEN BASIC RULES FOR THE PREVENTION OF CANCER – RULE THREE

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:22:30 +0000

We must not poison our body fluids and cells with chemicals. For this reason it will be clear why it is essential to avoid all medicines used in chemotherapy that are capable of disturbing the normal cell metabolism. Watch out especially for medicines based on tar. The compulsive consumption of tablets and narcotics is also responsible for upsetting the biological balance, physically as well as mentally. Smokers may delude themselves into thinking that nicotine is not really harmful and has no influence on cancer, but it is an established fact that the phenols – tar – contained in tobacco are carcinogenic. Why be foolishly deceived and suffer the tragic consequences?

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ARTHRITIS AND GOUT – ACTH (HORMONE PRODUCTION)

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:13:43 +0000

Since the pituitary holds a key position in the body’s hormone production (it manufactures a considerable number of different hormones), the hormone balance is disrupted and the resulting damage may be even more difficult to rectify than the arthritis itself. As far as hormone preparations are concerned, however spectacular their effects may be, one must always remember that only one side of the coin is seen at a time, and the other side may look quite different.

I once had the opportunity to discuss these points with a doctor who had lectured on this subject and he frankly admitted that he would not use these remedies for himself. Should the need arise, he would look for another, more conservative way of treating the disease. Of course, I do not deny that in some cases the use of the new medications may be justified, but let the doctor and patient alike consider very carefully what side effects they might produce and what the ultimate, rather than the immediate, effect might be. Careful analysis and observations have led me to conclude that all hormone and organ preparations should be viewed with the utmost caution before prescribing or taking them.

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