Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND See book keywords and concepts | While the virus is active, eliminate from your diet acidic citrus fruits and juices, such as orange and grapefruit juice. An overly acidic internal environment can slow healing.
¦ Eating soft, cool foods may cause less discomfort to a sore mouth.
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
¦ An outbreak of herpes is a sign that the body is under stress, and stress increases your requirements for all nutrients. Take a good multivitamin and mineral supplement daily.
¦ Folic acid and vitamin B12 help to heal mucous membranes and are helpful for oral herpes. | Ben Davis See book keywords and concepts | | In three weeks I worked up to the quarter cup and stopped. It must have been long enough, because I no longer have attacks. It's been over a year."
One woman, scheduled for gallstone surgery, tried this method: take 4 tablespoons of olive oil with the juice of % lemon an hour before breakfast each day. She did this for six months and found no need for surgery.
One doctor claims you can usually get a lazy gall bladder into action by simply taking 1 or 2 tablespoons of olive oil before each meal. This starts the flow of bile before the rest of the food enters the stomach. | Patricia Hausman & Judith Benn Hurley See book keywords and concepts | I cup papaya chunks 1 cup pineapple juice 1 cup fresh strawberries l/2 package frozen strawberries (10-ounce package) foods. Only meats contain heme iron. Still another alternative is to include both a modest amount of vitamin C (25 to 75 milligrams) and a very small amount of meat (1 to 3 ounces).
A third factor also possibly gives iron absorption a boost, but nutritionists are reserving judgment until more studies are done. This is the acid factor. | Phyllis A. Balch, CNC See book keywords and concepts | See QUERCETIN under The Herbs in Part One.) While this possible effect of echinacea might help maintain levels of these drugs in the bloodstream and make them more effective, it might also cause them to accumulate to levels at which they produce side effects. If the expected side effects of any of these medications occur while taking echinacea, discontinue the herb.
Echinacea should be used with caution by people who are allergic to ragweed or to plants in the sunflower family. | John Heinerman See book keywords and concepts | Sometimes the response rate may be a little slower than usual, so the treatment may need to persist for a week or more. In such instances, a return to a more complete diet obviously is necessary for much needed strength and energy, but meat, animal fat and refined carbohydrate intakes should be modified as much as possible in order to assure the greatest recovery success possible.
Intakes of lecithin (2 tbsps. of granules) every 3 days seems to be a good preventative from having them form again later on. | | In Samoa, a few tablespoons of fresh lime juice is taken to relieve feelings of nausea and to stop vomiting.
A tea made of any citrus peel gratings is great for overcoming intestinal gas problems, especially when eating beans, for example. Just grate about 4 tbsp. of fresh citrus peel, then steep in 2 cups of boiling water for 30 min. When lukewarm, drink 1 cup at a time.
Eating whole oranges helps clear up diverticulitis. And fresh lime juice added to a little hot water will quickly stop diarrhea in infants, young children and even the elderly. |
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