Skin disorders are quite debilitating to many people because they often affect the face and hands and can be unsightly and very embarrassing. Probably the most common skin disorders are atopic eczema and eczema dermatitis. Eczema is inflammation of the skin which often occurs when there is an irritant. The sufferer is easily upset and of nervous temperament, and often has a dry, scaly skin. Eczema usually affects the knees, face, neck and elbows. It is a dull, red, scaly patch that can become extremely itchy. In most medical treatment steroid ointments are used which have short term effects and dramatic side effects. The naturophathic approach involves the patient avoiding allergens and controlling or avoiding stressful situations.
Contact eczema such as housewives’ eczema, where detergents cause a flare up on the hands, is the most common. Occupational eczema from contact with acids, alkalines, and allergens, is important to detect. If this is not the source then look at the diet. Vitamin A and zinc and the herbs sarsparilla, red clover, burdock, and dandelion can help neutralise the problems that are causing eczema. Evening primrose oil taken in large doses has proven effective in scientific studies when used for the treatment of many skin disorders. Ointments containing chickweed, pine coal tar, and juniper berry can also help reduce inflammation, stop itching, and speed up the healing process.
Sepplements
evening primrose oil 500 mg 2 capsules 3 times daily
multivitamin mineral
(sustained release) 1 tablet each morning
External treatment:
chick weed compound
Eczema balm
Dermatone
bio zinc 1 tablet morning and night
sarsparilla complex 1 table 3 times daily
cod liver oil 5 ml daily
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Some children appear to be overactive, running around the place much more than others of their age. Often parents ask, “Is hyperactivity a real thing?”
If your child is a lot more active than s/he should be and s/he suffers a lot of mood changes and is very hard to get along with there is a strong chance s/he is hyperactive.
This hyperactivity is diet-related. Certain foods need to be excluded from the diet. These include sugar and refined carbohydrates. Sugar is a known cause of hyperactivity.
However, often it is an allergy problem. We should look at food labels to see if they contain artificial colourings, flavourings and preservatives and remove them from the diet. This is really a case where fresh is best. You will still be able to give your child a treat by giving them something wholesome. They will get used to the change and they will be nowhere near as hyperactive as they were.
Salycilates (the main constituent of aspirin and found in many fruits) can be an allergen causing reactions. If your child is allergic and you suspect this is a cause then a cytotoxic blood test can confirm this. If the result is a problem then go on a low salycilate diet.
SUPPLEMENTS
children’s multivitamin formula
Nervaid formula
scullcap, passiflora, hops, valerian (in combination)
dose as for age formula — a child under age of 12
child’s age in years= % adult dose
age + 12
potassium phosphate 100 mg twice daily
magnesium phosphate 100 mg twice daily
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Quite often skin cracks around the heels, the hands or even the corners of the mouth.
The cracking around the mouth, which is the epithelium tissue of the mucous membranes, is often caused by a deficiency in vitamin A. Cod liver oil is a good source of natural vitamin A. It also contains essential fatty acids which make a difference in helping to heal the cracking tissues. Vitamin B can also help and it is a good idea to take a vitamin B complex daily.
Cracking in the heels and the hands is often associated with occupation, for example, washing or working with feet in water. Detergents dry the skin out resulting in cracking. A calendula cream on the hands and the feet can help. Calendula, used for hundreds of years, is a soothing healing herb which also has antiseptic properties.
Other important essential fatty acids are found in evening primrose oil. Evening primrose oil has been well researched and has shown to be of benefit in the treatment of many skin disorders. Start with 6 capsules per day for 3 weeks then reduce to 2 capsules per day.
The mineral silica, although the most abundant of all minerals, may be lacking in the diet. Signs of silica deficiencies are cracking heels and weak, soft nails.
SUPPLEMENTS
fish oil 1000 mg 1 capsule 3 times daily
evening primrose oil 1 capsule 3 times daily
silica compound 1 tablet morning and night
25 mg Silica
(celloid cell salt)
multivitamins and 1 tablet daily
minerals
calcium fluoride 6x 1 tablet daily
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Salt, as we all should know by now, can cause high blood pressure in some people. Salt, taken to excess, causes problems in the retention of fluid. This excess fluid is caused by the need to dissolve the excess sodium and hold it in solution. This causes an increase in the blood volume and a corresponding rise in blood pressure. This increase in blood pressure places a larger working load on the heart and circulatory system.
The average Australian-, according to the Australian Heart Foundation, only requires 200 mg of sodium per day to maintain a healthy working life. We do not need to add sodium chloride (salt) to our food as most tinned or packaged foods contain added salt. There are a number of good publications that list the salt contained in many foods and it would be a good idea to get a copy of the Nutritional Almanac.
The average Australian consumes between 1 and 3 teaspoons of table salt per day giving them an average of 400 mg of sodium and this level is far too high.
I recall the case of a woman patient who, although taking her doctor’s medication, still had problems in keeping her blood pressure under control. On analysing her diet we found that she had a salt intake of around 7000 mg per day. I placed her on a low salt diet in combination with a herbal preparation containing hawthorn and garlic. This medication reduced her blood pressure to 120/80 (normal). Soon after she was able to completely stop taking the prescribed drugs (this was done with her doctor’s permission).
Note if you have high blood pressure, you should see your general practitioner as soon as possible.
Evening primrose oil 2 capsules 3 times daily
Hawthorn 500 mg dried herb twice daily
Garlic 500 mg dried herb twice daily
lime flower 750 mg dried herb twice daily
vitamin E start with low dose and increase
to 500 IU daily.
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Overcooking
Lengthy cooking or re-heating of meat and vegetables can oxidise and destroy heat susceptible vitamins such as the B group, C, and E. Boiling vegetables leaches the water soluble vitamins B group and C as well as many minerals. Light steaming is preferable. Some vitamins, such as vitamin B6 can be destroyed by irradiation from microwaves. Food storage
Freezing food containing vitamin E can significantly reduce its levels once defrosted. Foods containing vitamin E exposed to heat and air can turn rancid. Many common sources of vitamin E. such as bread and oils are nowadays highly processed, so that the vitamin E content is significantly reduced or missing totally, which increases storage life but can lower nutrient levels. Vitamin E is an antioxidant which defensively inhibits oxidising damage to all tissues. Other vitamin losses from food preserving can include vitamin B and C.
Convenience foods
A diet overly dependent on highly refined carbohydrates, such as sugar, white flour and white rice, places greater demand on additional sources of B group vitamins to process these carbohydrates. An unbalanced diet contributes to such conditions as irritability, lethargy, and sleep disorders.
Antibiotics
Some antibiotics, although invaluable in fighting infection, also kill off friendly bacteria in the gut, which would normally be producing B group vitamins to be absorbed through the intestinal walls. Such deficiencies can result in a variety of nervous conditions, therefore it may be advisable to supplement with B group vitamins when on a lengthy course of broad spectrum antibiotics.
Food allergies
The omission of whole food groups from the diet, as in the case of individuals allergic to gluten or lactose, can mean the loss of significant dietary sources of nutrients such as thiamine, riboflavin or calcium.
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To be a good sexual partner means that you should keep sex interesting, not only by regarding it as the best means of expressing your affection towards your man, but also by experimenting with a variety of techniques and practices. You always should be willing to take the initiative. Men want to feel that they are accepted by their partners, and are worth making an effort to arouse and delight. Try some seduction occasionally; tell your man to lie back and enjoy your caresses as you take the active part.
Remember always to communicate your enjoyment of what you are doing or what is being done to you. Don’t be embarrassed about the way you look or sound while making love. Almost all men find expressions of desire and signs of growing sexual excitement in women extremely stimulating. Far too many women give their partners too little feedback so that their men tend to feel discouraged and unappreciated for what they are doing and will, in future, pay less attention to foreplay.
Use your imagination as much as possible. This is especially important in long-term relationships when boredom can easily set in. In addition to picking and choosing among the entire range of the normal sexual repertoire, introduce activities that will bring novelty into your relationship. Suggest taking a bath or shower together; make love outdoors in a private place; plan lunch at home but make love instead; abandon your bed in favour of the floor, sofa or a rug; use a mirror to watch yourselves making love; view a sexy video together; or indulge in a sexual banquet of both partners’ choosing.
Show enthusiasm towards your partner if he suggests ways of enlivening your sex life. Unless something is painful or distressing, it is always worth finding out whether or not it gives you pleasure. In sex, as in all things, let your instincts be your guide.
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It is only through experimentation that each man discovers how best he likes to be stimulated. Some men use only the lightest of touches on the upper surface of the penis; some use strong, gripping and stroking movements over the whole organ that for many other individuals could be painful. Often, men prefer to stimulate the glans alone; they either confine their manipulation to the upper surface of the penis on or close to the frenulum, or pull to stimulate the entire area of the glans. Most men, however, manipulate the penile shaft with stroking movements that encompass the entire organ; rapidity, length of movement and tightness vary from man to man.
Many men masturbate incorrectly; they try to get it done as quickly as possible and much of their technique and timing is wrong. This may result in problems later, since many men come to associate masturbation and ejaculation with getting rid of tension quickly.
As ejaculation approaches, most men increase their actions until they are stroking the penile shaft as rapidly as possible. During ejaculation, most men either ease completely or markedly slow the movements along the shaft. This is because the glans is quite sensitive straight after ejaculation. It can be distressing for a man if a woman continues to carry out active manual stroking or pelvic thrusting immediately subsequent to ejaculation.
Some men find using a lubricant on their hands can enhance their pleasure. Petroleum jelly, hand or body lotions, and massage oils can all make the experience more pleasurable.
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Satisfying lovemaking takes time, and can never take too long. On rare occasions, you may become so aroused during foreplay that you immediately move on to actual intercourse, but usually a couple enjoys the gradual intimacies that leisurely kissing, undressing, petting, massage, oral sex and the sharing of fantasies – among others – provide.
Foreplay should be savoured as an integral part of lovemaking. Learn to excite each other slowly but surely, discovering and exploring your partner’s erogenous zones and whole body in a loving, caring, thoughtful, and not simply mechanical, way.
Becoming Aroused-Satisfying lovemaking takes time, and can never take too long. There are numerous activities for lovers to indulge in that do not involve actual sexual intercourse. On rare occasions, you may be so aroused that you immediately proceed to penetration and an orgasm, but usually a couple enjoys the gradual intimacies that leisurely kissing, undressing, petting and oral sex, among others, provide.
The variety of techniques that can be used to pleasure each other can be enjoyed as activities in their own right, or as delightful prologues to sexual intercourse. The longer, more refined and attentive the foreplay is, the more receptive you and your body will become, and the better, more magical and more fulfilling the ultimate pleasure will be.
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The choice of a sexual partner is still determined very much by evolutionary patterns whereby women first looked for mates who could be relied upon. For that reason, physical appearance appears to be less important to women than personal qualities.
Age is also not such an important factor in a woman’s choice of a man. Unlike men, who have a tendency to look for younger women, women can be attracted to men of all age groups.
Personality Confidence, assertiveness, independence and dominance tend to be found appealing, as are reliability and faithfulness, and qualities that suggest warmth, intimacy and attentiveness. Men who try to get on with women and talk freely and openly about what interests them, and use a soothing voice, are more successful with women.
Prowess Men who are successful at work or sports, and have the visible proofs, are more likely than less able men to attract women.
Physical qualities A man who is fit and healthy, with a fairly lean, well-muscled body that is not weedy, and who may have some surprising feminine characteristic such as long eyelashes, is considered more attractive than a stereotyped muscle man. Women prefer men taller than themselves.
Personal characteristics Attractive features to women are a body cleansed of the sweat of the day and free of body odour; a genital area whose scent is not too pungent; well-cared-for hands; well-washed feet, and a clean pair of socks daily; clean hair; a face that is clean-shaven or with a shapely beard, and without a rash.
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There is no organ about which more myths have been perpetrated than the penis. It has been praised, blamed and misrepresented in art, literature and legend since time immemorial. These phallic fallacies have become firmly fixed in our culture, thereby influencing our attitudes and behaviour.
The penis has two functions — the passing of urine and the depositing of semen in the vagina — but it is the role of the penis as the organ responsible for orgasm in both men and women that has achieved mythical status.
Although they vary in length, the average penis measures 9-5 centimetres (3 ¾ inches) in its flaccid state. It is composed of erectile tissue arranged in three cylindrical columns. The column underneath expands at the end of the penis to form the glans. Through the centre of this column runs the urethra, a narrow tube carrying semen (and urine) out of the body through an opening at the tip of the glans. When a man has an erection, and for a few minutes after he has ejaculated, the urethra becomes compressed so that he can’t urinate, although semen can get through.
The penis is covered by muscles and filled with a rich network of blood vessels and blood spaces; the latter remain empty when the penis is flaccid but have the potential to fill and expand with blood during erection.
The expanded glans is demarcated from the main shaft of the penis by an indentation that runs around its head, and the skin on the shaft of the penis forms a fold (the foreskin) that extends to cover the glans. On its lower side, the fold is tethered to the inner surface of the glans by the frenulum. For many men, this tiny band of skin is their most sensitive part and, if stimulated, may quickly arouse them.
At birth, the foreskin is attached to the glans; starting in infancy, it gradually separates. The foreskin may be removed by circumcision. There is no truth in the notion that an uncircumcised man can control ejaculation more effectively than a man who is circumcised. This myth is founded on the widespread misconception that the glans of the circumcised penis is more sensitive to touch than the glans covered most of the time by a foreskin. During intercourse, the foreskin retracts exposing the glans exactly as for a circumcised glans.
The skin of the penis is thin, stretchy, without fat and loosely attached to the underlying tissues. The penis is richly supplied with sensory nerves and nerves from the autonomic nervous system.
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