Posted: under Skin Care.
Skin disorders are quite common in adults. Because they are often visible, on the face or hands for example, sufferers may be very self-conscious or even embarrassed about them. Nearly all of the population gets some sort of skin, hair or nail disorder at some time in their lives. Most of these are not serious and certainly most are treatable. They are not things you must simply ‘learn to live with’.Adult acne is becoming increasingly common in women, with many continuing to have blemishes into their thirties and forties. The exact cause for this is not known, although there are several possibilities.Some women have true ‘hormonal acne’ which is associated with premenstrual pimples and irregular periods, and occasionally with excessive facial hair. Hormonal acne responds well to Aldactone and Androcur. These drugs work against excessive production of male-type hormones.In other women acne is caused by excessive use of moisturizing cosmetics. Usually, women in their twenties start becoming aware of skin care products, and spend their hard-earned pennies on various cleansers, moisturizers, anti-age creams and night creams, only to find that blemishes appear for the first time. Once they stop using such creams their skin tends to improve dramatically. For these women, correct skin care advice (away from department stores) is essential.Stress may be another contributing factor. Many women today find themselves working not only in paid employment, but bringing up children and running a household as well. Stress is thus an escalating factor in most women’s lives and it is not surprising that acne can be a manifestation of this.
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Jun 21 2011
Posted: under Pain Relief-Muscle Relaxers.
First I must explain what reflexes are. A reflex is a reaction of the body to certain changes that take place within the body. Let us see how in the following examples:1You touch something hot and automatically the hand is snatched away to prevent the fingers from getting burned. The nerve endings on the fingertips that feel heat send impulses via sensory nerves to the spine where a ‘process centre’ or ‘analysing centre’ in the brain promptly sends commands to the muscles via motor nerves to withdraw the hand immediately. This path from fingertips to the spine to the muscles of the arm is a reflex. It is almost like the rays of the sun being reflected by a mirror on to the wall.2You feel cold and the body responds to it in a certain way: you shiver to generate more body heat; you get goose pimples to trap a layer of air between ‘raised hair’ on the skin to prevent heat loss from its surface; your body mobilises reserve glucose and fat to release more fuel to generate heat. All these different responses (involuntary) come about because of the stimulation of cold ‘receptors’ or nerve endings on the skin. These receptors send messages to the subconscious brain which processes the information before sending commands to the autonomous (involuntary) nerve centres to shiver, create ‘goose bumps’ and release glucose. This is a complex reflex with a series of reactions to a single stimulus (cold).*79\330\8*
Jun 17 2011
Posted: under Gastrointestinal.
AntibioticsAfter reading the Candida chapter you will not be surprised that there are complaints of long-term digestive upsets from people who have taken antibiotics. If you have an infection that has failed to respond to natural healing methods such as garlic, fluids and rest, you may need to take an antibiotic. You can minimize trouble by replacing the good bacteria in the bowel which are being killed off by the drug by eating live yoghurt or finding a supplement in your health store which contains Lactobacillus acidophilus (see page 79). If you have been on antibiotics long-term you may also need to take a yeast-free vitamin B complex formula.CAUTION:1 You may risk severe illness if you have a serious infection and refuse antibiotics.2 You may now be allergic to an antibiotic you were formerly able to tolerate.*85\326\8*
Jun 03 2011