I am going to spend some time in describing the relaxing mental exercises. Do not be put off by this. The exercises are not difficult. In fact they are very simple, and it is their simplicity that necessitates this rather detailed description because it is easy to go wrong from sheer inattention. Those who are [...]
Fresh Juices Although the classic form of fasting is the so-called pure water fast (abstinence from all foods and drinks with the exception of pure water), all the practitioners I interviewed in European clinics, including the champion of therapeutic fasting in modern times, Dr. Otto Buchinger, Jr., use fresh juices, vegetable broths, and herb teas [...]
Blood tests are seldom informative in patients with epilepsy but may be useful in the early days of life, when chemical abnormalities may precipitate seizures. A lumbar puncture may be carried out if an infection such as meningitis or encephalitis is suspected as causing epileptic seizures. Occasionally, removal of tissues (biopsy) for microscopic analysis may [...]
When there’s no infection or cancer involved, it’s called Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). The swollen prostate gland puts a lot of pressure on the urinary bladder and reduces its ability to hold normal amounts of urine. The first sign of BPH is the need to urinate very frequently. Often, urinary incontinence follows. BPH may also [...]
Signs and symptoms In most cases, the first sign of nephritis is the child’s producing urine that is a smoky color or brownish-red and tinged with blood. The child may have puffy eyes and run a fever of 38.3°C to 38.9°C for several days. In severe cases, the illness produces high fever, headache, vomiting, high [...]
If the insulin or the diet was not properly adjusted, the child would probably feel sick or not grow properly. We do not want this to happen. We want to know if the diabetes is getting out of control before he feels the bad effects of this. We can do this by measuring the level [...]
Homeopathy The word homeopathy comes from the Greek words homos (meaning ‘same’) and pathos (meaning ‘suffering’). In homeopathy different people suffering from the same problem can be given different remedies because each person is treated according to their individual constitution. Pulsatilla is often given for women with no periods or irregular periods.148 General remedies recommended [...]
There is a different schedule of immunization times from country to country and there is a good case to be made for delaying immunization against diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus until the second half of the first year of life in children in industrialized countries. The reasons for this are as follows. First, infections of [...]
Therapy fixes problems in the way a family operates, but how do we define those problems? That depends on how the therapist thinks about families and their interactions. Experts from different schools have explored the key issues of family functioning and how they contribute to eating disorders. Two of the most prominent pioneers in the [...]
Better Spreads Apricot Spread 1 cup pure orange juice 1/2 cup apple juice concentrate 2 teaspoons agar powder 1/2 to 1 tablespoon lemon juice 400 grams fresh apricots Place all ingredients, except for apricots in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add apricots and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. [...]