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HOW TO KEEP THE LYMPH HEALTHY

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:07:58 +0000

Despite the excellent organisation of the lymphatic system, as we have just seen, the lymph often needs help. For example, a deficiency of calcium or vitamin D creates a problem for the lymphatics. Swellings in children, notably in the region of the groin and at times on the neck or behind the lower ear, can be attributed to this deficiency. Lack of calcium and vitamin D is marked by susceptibility to colds and catarrh, sore throats and other infectious diseases, as well as loss of appetite, irritability and constant fatigue.

Plenty of exercise and fresh air are a boon for our lymphatic system. Mountain sun and sea air, if enjoyed in sensible measures, have an excellent effect on the lymph.

A proven botanical remedy especially recommended for building up the lymphatic system is the subtropical plant Echinacea. Echin-aforce, the tincture from this plant, can be taken internally as well as applied externally, and brings speedy relief in cases of swollen lymph nodes and blood poisoning. For external use the freshly squeezed green leaves can be made into a pack or poultice, or a cotton swab can be soaked with the tincture and placed on the affected area. If the condition is an acute one, take ten drops of the tincture with a little water every hour. Because of its effectiveness, Echinaforce should be kept in the medicine chest of every home.

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OUR BLOOD – A MYSTERIOUS FLUID 2

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:06:31 +0000

Even though the blood has been subdivided into groups, the Rh factor has been discovered, and we know already that the texture of our blood may be either coarse or fine (similar to the skin with its coarse or fine pores), there are many singularities of the blood that remain unknown. Just think of the mysteries surrounding the content and structure of an individual’s blood. It is left to the scientists to lift the veil as time goes by.

If the blood, this truly mysterious red fluid of life, had already been sufficiently researched, there would hardly be some 20,000 deaths a year due to blood transfusions in the United States alone.
In the future, it is probable that surgeons, having been made aware of the great risks involved in transfusing human blood, will only make use of the much improved and effective non-blood plasma and blood replacements that are now available. Let me also mention that hepatitis, a much feared inflammation of the liver with infectious jaundice, has frequently resulted from blood transfusions. The prevention of serum hepatitis as a consequence of blood transfusions is a problem that has not yet been solved. In more recent times, AIDS too has been passed on through blood transfusions. Considering that even the medical director of an American blood bank has expressed serious concern over the risks involved in transfusions and that many surgeons, as a result of unsatisfactory experiences, prefer to work with substitutes, is there
any wonder that the patient should wish to express his personal preference, talk it over with the surgeon and then make his own decision?

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HOW TO OVERCOME CALCIUM DEFICIENCY (GROWING CHILDREN)

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:05:04 +0000

It is important that growing children, indeed all of us, eat wholefoods and avoid white sugar and white flour products as much as possible. Food should be eaten in the same condition that nature or the Creator made it grow. In wholefoods you will find all the vitamins and minerals in the right proportions and combinations. Always bear in mind the advice to go back to natural foods and avoid those artificial refined products that human commercial greed has imposed upon us. While the manufacturer profits, the body suffers. Of course, the damage does not necessarily show up from one day to the next. The consequences of deficiencies, chemical additives and other aspects of convenience foods take time to manifest themselves, but sooner or later most people fall victim to them. Whether it is cancer, increased susceptibility to infection and disease, low resistance, a debilitation of the body, or any other known or yet unknown ailment affecting the central nervous system, they are always to be reckoned with. These frightening consequences of man’s ignorance and greed are brought about by our lack of resistance, which depends on a healthy body resulting from a natural way of life and natural nutrition.

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TREATMENT OF PULMONARY DISEASES (INTRODUCTION)

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:03:38 +0000

Important Factors in the Treatment of Pulmonary Diseases It is strange that orthodox medicine still does not pay enough attention to the basic healing factors in the treatment of lung patients. Much can be achieved by rest, light, air and sun, and their value has been proved beyond doubt. The words ‘Lift up your eyes to the mountains whence your help comes’ are inscribed over the entrance of a sanatorium in Arosa, Switzerland. They are an honest admission by orthodox medicine that it is primarily the air – mountain air in particular – which provides a cure for lung diseases.

Another factor must not be forgotten either, and that is nutritional therapy. The body must be supplied with the substances it lacks before it can attempt regeneration. First on the list are foods rich in calcium and vitamins — these are indispensable. Raw, freshly pressed carrot juice or raw, finely grated carrots, the freshly pressed juice of grapes, oranges and grapefruit, and other wholesome juices, should be taken slowly in little sips and well insalivated. If you observe this advice, the fruit acid will cause no unpleasant gastric disturbance.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF JOY AND CORRECT BREATHING

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:02:13 +0000

There is no doubt that fresh mountain air has a favourable effect on our health and those who are fortunate enough to be able to spend their holidays in the mountains should take every advantage

of it. Alternatively, if you are unable to visit the mountains, you may go to the seaside, where the air is not bad either, as long as it is unpolluted. The main thing is to get away from factories and busy roads.

Let me here draw your attention to the advice given in the sections ‘Happiness Means Health’ and ‘Breathing Means Life’. A positive mental attitude acts as a preventative to illness, signifying half the cure so to speak. For this reason it is good if the doctor keeps a careful eye on his patient’s mental disposition, so that he can discuss this important factor with him. Moreover, proper breathing exercises contribute a great deal to the patient’s improvement. Every nature-oriented doctor will appreciate the importance of these natural preventative measures and healing factors, knowing that health is not primarily a matter of taking medicines. He will thus be able to share in the patient’s delight when the recovery is complete.

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