Search results matching tag 'nutrition'

Re: Post menopausal oestrogen levels at 24

donielle — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:26:23 GMT

This is sooo right up my alley!! I too suffer from lack of ovulation, known as poly cystic ovary syndrome. (and no - cysts don't have to be there for this diagnosis) I also struggled with an eating disorder when I was 16. God news is, there are so many things she can do to ovulate on her own.

Number 1 - Do NOT go on the pill! It only masks the problem and noramlly makes it worse because your body then stops producing the hormones you actually need!

Number 2 - Eat whole foods. Including beef, lots of different veggies and fruits and whole milk dairy. Your body needs those good fats to produce the hormones it needs.

Number 3 - Stop eating sugar! Especially refined sugar and refined breads. They rob your body of essential nutrients (particularlyt vitamin B).

Number 4 - Supplement when needed with a B-Complex vitamin (a whole foods supplement, not synthetic) and cod liver oil.

Number 5 - Stay away from medical doctors. :-) I you can find a good holistic practitioner, go for it, but most every doctor or endocrinologist will put patients on pills. Also, get food sensitivity testing done. Not allergy testing - sensitivity testing. So many things we eat are actually causing us huge issues and we just don't know it.

I actually run a website called www.naturallyknockedup.com and have some more ideas for getting your body to do what it's supposed to do along with real food nutrition. Hope you can find something that helps her out!

Must rely on nonprescription meds

Galomorro — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:28:03 GMT

Hi. This is an excellent idea. I just registered. Am low-income enough that I cannot pay extra for Medicare insurance nor any other kind of insurance nor can I pay nearly $100 a month for glaucoma eyedrops. Sites and docs that are supposed to help me are ignoring me. I have too many bills and high rent for insurance so am continuing to rely upon and research less expensive natural supplements that do not require prescriptions nor doctor visits. This site may prove very helpful in my searches to help myself in ways that I can afford.

Re: Abnormal cervical smear test

hmonson — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:44:30 GMT

Hi Nicky,

This is such a scary thing to happen, but I think that you're on the right track. Standard medicine's approach is to try to scare you into their system, and that is only going to steal health under these circumstances. Most people have cancer most of the time. However, our bodies are able to deal with it, so we never even aware of it.

Nutrition is a wonderful way of dealing with cancer. You might want to take a look at juicing. There's no real secret involved. Juicing is a means of getting far more good nutrients into your body than is otherwise possible.

I've written on the subject of cancer, and you might be interested. There are discussions of different ideas about healing cancer and what it really is, a discussion on the idea that early detection is not usually best, and more. Here's a link to the first article of the series: Cancer - Does Early Detection Really Mean Longer Life? (http://gaia-health.com/articles/000016-Early-Cancer-Detection.shtml)

Although not discussed in the articles, homeopathy may be able to help - especially at this early stage. It's a wonderful means for getting your body back in balance.

Regards,

Heidi Stevenson

Re: Can anyone advise on an Autonomic Nervous System disorder?

pfitforyou@aol.com — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:59:25 GMT

Although I am not familiar with this specific disorder, this may be easily addressed by using Metabolic Typing which, once completed will give you your specific dietry requirements, and also inform what to avoid to balance the both the autonomic and oxidative systems, all natual foods, and tried and tested for almost 100 yrs. I have used this with my clients for 9 years now and find it very effective, we advise to not cosider treating the symptom, but to address the cause by using this straightforward assessment and susequent consultation, all at an affordable price.

Re: bowel cancer

detoxqueen — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:45:37 GMT

Raw food diet, juicing or green smoothies. NO MEAT! Processed meat is full of nitrates that are cancer causing. I've yet to hear of a vegan who got colon cancer although there probably are a few out there. Dairy is also not good. Animal protein is like fertilizer for cancer! Just dietary changes alone have reversed many a person's cancer. I would also suggest a good quality probiotic to keep the entire digestive tract as healthy as possible and medicinal mushrooms. Where does your FIL live? Different countries have different products so it's hard to make suggestions without this info.

I have a document full of proven cancer remedies. Email me and I'll send it to you: detoxexpert@gmail.com. Just remind me where I know you from please so I can send the right one.

Google "chemotherapy cures cancer and the world is flat". My protocol follow that line of thinking. Without all three elements in place it's hard to cure anything:

-detox

-flood the body with plant-based nutrients

-healthy mind and attitude

I'd also add a fourth which is avoiding cell phones and radiation www.cellphoneguardian.com is what we use on our cell phones and I also wear the Personal Guardian. The body remains acidic if exposed to radiation. Cancer loves an acidic body!

Re: 5 Year Old Daughter with Ulcerative Colitis - Help please?

mmoss01 — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:34:56 GMT

Sulphate reducing bacteria produce hydrogen sulphide from sulphate in the gut. Some people are poor at detoxifying hydrogen sulphide. This then damages the cells of the gut wall, causing ulcerative colitis. It is important to have a diet low in sulphur amino acids, as these convert to sulphate. Sulphate is needed by the gut, but should be absorbed from the bath. There are certain foods that contain a lot of boron or lectin, that should also be avoided, and certain fats are useful for repairing the gut wall. This is a drug-free approach, but it does need advice from someone who understands it.

Margaret Moss, NTC Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioner.

Re: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia

mebaker21@hotmail.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:58:49 GMT

Hello,

my 82 year old mother has had CLL for over 20 years, and been monitored very closely by her local hospital. She is now on a very small (2.5) dose of a steriod which seems to keep her stable. However her platelets in the past have dipped as low as 2 so we know the seriousness of this condition. For the last 5 years she has drunk Aloe Vera Gel from Forever Living Products (0844 453 2024) and we have noticed a big difference, in that her immune system has certainly been boosted since she has not had a cold for almost 5 years. She also has more energy and stamina (for an 82 year old that has to be good news!) She also reports a feeling of "well being".

Hope this will help your husband.

Regards,

Margaret

Re: mouth ulcers

chrisburley — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:21:36 GMT

See doctor if more than 4 sores in the mouth or if sores last longer than 2 weeks or if ocur more than 2-3times/year
Otherwise, ensure your son has 15 mcg of zinc daily or, if a higher dose, then take 2 mg of copper for every 30mg of zinc (taking zinc for longer than a month may interfere with copper absorption. Young men are v. often deficient in zinc which is required for a huge no. of actions esp. for the immune system.
500mgVitamin C and 250mg flavenoids 3 times/ day
One tablet vitamin B complex (with at least 50mcg B12 and Biotin, 400mcg Folic Acid & 50mg of all other B vits,.
Use Echinacea 2=3 times a day as preventative or at first sign of a sore. High dose and then reduce over 3 weeks of each month.
Chew 1-2 DGliquorice tabs (380mg) 3-4 /day
Pop goldenseal tincture onto sore during day but wait about an hour before eating.
Avoid coffee, spicy foods, chewing gum.

Good luck.

How to Get Fat - Not!

Annemarie Colbin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:12:00 GMT

So many people are worried about their weight! It’s either the look, or the health, or the concern about what other people may say about them, or the bullies in school – all the messages from society are that being chubby, overweight, zaftig, or plump is not OK. At the same time, the common foods we find in cheap restaurants, fast food outlets, snack bars and the like all contribute to that extra weight.

Not everybody is overweight; some bodies have a fast metabolism that burns everything. But others are not so lucky, and need to be more attentive. Here are some of the foods or aspects of food that are likely to put weight on susceptible bodies:

Sweeteners: sugar (including “organic evaporated cane juice”), high fructose corn syrup, “natural sweeteners,” as well as artificial sweeteners (it’s not the calories, it’s what they do to the insulin system).
White flour, which is refined and stripped of its nutrients.
Milk, cheese, ice cream.

While each one of these may have an effect, it is the combination of the three that is the worst. The sweetener, the flour, and the high-protein cow’s milk products all together seem to produce the most noticeable weight – so, having a meal of pizza, ice cream, and soda is a superfast way to put on weight. Also, the consumption of soft drinks, both regular and diet, is part of this problem.

How to make changes?

Replace all soft drinks with a combination of bubbly water (seltzer or mineral water) and natural juices (apple, cranberry, orange, etc), in a 50-50 proportion, or just the bubbly water with lemon or lime slices.
Eat as many fresh vegetables and salads as possible.
Replace cow’s milk with coconut milk
Replace bread with rye crackers
Replace ice cream with frozen bananas, sherbet with frozen grapes.
Finally, whatever you eat, CHEW IT WELL. Chewing will perforce make you cut down on calories without counting them, as you will be satisfied sooner. It will also help with digestion, and more than anything, it will get you in touch with what you are really eating, so changes may come much more easily.

While getting rid of excess weight is a good thing, it should, however, not be an obsession. Sometimes the body wants to be at the weight it wants to be, and fighting with it is counterproductive. So chew, enjoy your meals, and live your life!

Annemarie Colbin, Ph.D.

ANNEMARIE COLBIN, Ph.D., CHES, is an award-winning leader in the field of natural health She founded Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts (TM) in New York City in 1977, and is adjunct professor of nutrition at the city’s Empire State College. She is the author of four books, including The Book of Whole Meals (Autumn Press, 1979; Ballantine Books, 1983), The Natural Gourmet (Ballantine Books, 1989, 1991), and Food and Healing (Ballantine Books, 1986, 1996). Her website is: www.foodandhealing.com

Re: Auto immune hepatitis

idownie — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:59:15 GMT

I understand that overactive immune function can be a consequence of inadequate cellular communication and in particular immune system inability to differentiate between healthy cells and non-healthy cells. Apart from healthy eating of organic non-processed foods, supplementation with optimal health system products, and in particular glyco nutrients, has proved beneficial in some cases. These can be obtained from www. 3jv2. com Unlike immune system 'regulation' which is the function of immune 'suppressant' drugs for auto-immune disorders [or immune stimulant drugs for immuno-depressive disorders] glyco nutrients have been shown to achieve a 'modulating' cellular benefit. This in effect means the immune system and other cells are equipped through correct nutrient supply to increase or decrease immune function without a need to 'prescribe' specific amounts according to system function. As a complementary approach, the benefits should be easily observed according to your son's ongoing requirement for the drugs you mention. If natural nutritional supplementation is effective in his case, your physician will likely adjust the dosage of drugs accordingly. Additionally, as hormones are so fundamental within the body systems, using a supplement with natural plant based phyto sterols can provide the pre-cursors to enable the glands to generate the neccessary hormones without chemical intervention; thereby allowing the correct cellular function through adequate hormone signalling. Hopefully, getting your son's cellular health at a better level will allow the body's natural system functions to co-operate synergistically to bring better health andd wellbeing to him. All the best...