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PREVENTIVE MEDECINE: SOME ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFESTYLE

We all live in a way which does little to help us and the list of changes that would help prevent disease is almost endless. However, there are some things which are notably worth changing and which the motivated individual can change. •    Reduce the crutches you think you need to ‘cope’ with life. This means [...]

HIGH FIBRE WEIGHT LOSS DIET

This is a 15-day high fibre weight loss diet. It can be used as often as required. BREAKFAST Half a cup of oats and add one teaspoon of unprocessed bran — with half a cup of low fat milk, half a grapefruit or half an orange (eat the whole fruit, not just the juice). LUNCH [...]

LEG PAIN: INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION

This is a problem that affects both men and women, elderly men seem to suffer from this condition more than women. The symptoms of this condition are usually pain in the calf muscle when walking. This pain can come on slowly or it may strike suddenly. The pain is burning and cramp-like and eventually becomes [...]

EPILEPSY AND MODERN MEDICINE

Modern medicine has developed medicines such as Dilantin, Mysoline and Zarotin. These medications have made normal life possible for many sufferers of epilepsy. Naturopathic medicine has also a lot to offer the epileptic. Recent research published in the Medical Journal of Australia states that vitamin E supplement can reduce the number of seizures. Westmead Hospital [...]

CANCER: THE FIRST SIGNS

Cancer can take many forms. Many studies report cancer could be an immune suppression or free radical disease, however, most cancers have one thing in common. Cancer cells form tumours which can destroy or compress other normal tissues. These malignant tumours are characterised by unrestrained cell growth and can spread to other parts of the [...]

BALANCING DIET (ELIMINATION DIET)

This diet is to balance the pH of the body (acidity and alkalinity) and at the same time, by the way of reactive and non-reactive foods, bring the body into harmony. The following is a list of foods that you can eat in the first stage of the diet. Steam your food slowly, do not [...]