During the past few years butterbur, or Petasites, has proved itself as a valuable remedy, one that has achieved quite astonishing results. Since it is a strong remedy, the mother tincture is not usually tolerated by the average patient and it has to be potentised to lx or 2x, or even higher. If the patient, for example one suffering from a tumour or cancerous growth, notices a very strong reaction, he will have to take the remedy in a weaker potency. Let me add that this reaction is a sign of having made the right choice, that the remedy is appropriate. All that is left to do is to ascertain the potency that is tolerated by the patient. To find the individual tolerance, it will be necessary to ignore the usual directions; instead, add one drop of Petasites to a glass of water (200 ml/7 fl. oz) and take frequent sips during the day. After 8-10 days the body will have become used to that particular strength and the dose can be increased, using one drop to 100 ml (3.5 fl. oz) of water. Continue taking this dilution for eight days, then add one drop to 50 ml. In time, the body will tolerate Petasites in even stronger doses.
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What long and faithful service is rendered by our feet! We take it for granted that they will support the whole weight of our body and take us wherever we want to go every day of our life. Nevertheless, as a rule we neglect the daily foot bath that they so urgently need and deserve. For the feet perform not only a mechanical but also an eliminative function, although this may generally be ignored. Everyone knows about perspiration of the feet and although it can become offensive and unpleasant when excessive, so that we would like to get rid of it, it does have a purpose. Suppressing this perspiration can have extremely serious consequences. Granted, it is most disconcerting when others become aware of the strong odour, and cases have even been known where smelly feet led to a divorce. Excessive sweating of the feet should really be looked upon as being the action of a safety valve of the body; when it reaches the point where it becomes embarrassing the sufferer should do something about stimulating the kidneys and the skin by natural means. For if you try to suppress foot sweat, the toxins will remain in the system and cause havoc, leading to various ailments. The types of problem that might arise from such action, together with some suggested alternatives for dealing with excessive foot sweat.
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Arthritis may develop, possibly leading to rheumatoid arthritis and other serious ailments, all stemming from granulomas or abscesses. Some of the other problems attributed to them include cardiac pains and troubles, palpitations when walking upstairs or uphill, kidney and liver dysfunctions, as well as other organic upsets – all without our knowing what the cause might be.
American doctors are generally credited with the discovery of these problems emanating from germ-ridden dead teeth. The sad thing was that in the case of articular rheumatism, rheumatic fever, some dentists short-sightedly extracted not only the dead teeth with their abscesses, but also all the good ones. This, of course, was wrong, although many doctors worldwide followed this method. The error was later recognised, but not before a lot of damage had been done.
An acquaintance of mine, a railway employee, was forced to have all his excellent teeth extracted because a doctor had decided that they were the cause of his heart trouble. He was unwilling to have this done, but gave in because he was afraid the insurance company would refuse to continue his policy. Unfortunately, the removal of his teeth did not cure his heart problem. A nature cure did eventually succeed in doing so, but, alas, nature treatments, however effective, could not bring back his extracted teeth.
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It is certainly unwise to expose oneself to the danger of cancer because of some so-called pleasure. Think of the terrible suffering cancer of the larynx or lungs can mean. If you have ever had to watch a victim of this tragic condition slowly dying in agony, no doubt you will muster the courage and consider it your urgent duty to warn others of the dangers. Honest records and statistics show that by far the greater percentage of the above-mentioned kinds of cancer occur in smokers and those who work with tar.
It is not difficult to admit that smoking does not quite agree with a young person to begin with. This is a fact. Still, the tiniest bit of inherent cowardice may cause the young person to overcome the natural aversion to smoking because he does not want to be different from his peers – he does not want to be an outsider. Nor does he fancy being teased; above all, he wants to appear grown up and so imitates the adults.
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Sufferers from arthritis or gout are often frightened by the same argument, that tomatoes encourage their development. This view has been propagated by researchers whose experiments have been confined to laboratories, without the necessary field work. It is true, however, that green or unripe tomatoes are not good for the health, since they contain toxic substances that are only rendered harmless by the process of ripening. But is it not also true that unripe apples, or any other unripe fruit for that matter, are detrimental to the health for exactly the same reason? Of course it is. However, it is wrong to argue that such toxins are contained in ripe fruit merely because they are found in the unripe ones. In reality, tomatoes that have fully ripened on the plant are wholesome and contain at least five different vitamins which are essential for the human body.
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