Information on popular complementary and alternative medical topics

This is a stimulation therapy according to the Baunscheidt method or Chinese treatment. First the upper half of the back is treated and about ten days later the lower part. After about twenty days the treatment is repeated; once again treat the upper half of the back first and then the lower part. The same treatment is given three times, so that a total of six applications are performed. The dietary treatment will not achieve the same results in a year that this stimulation therapy can bring about in a matter of a few months. However, it is advisable to let an experienced therapist give this treatment.

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Paddling in a canoe through the dense jungle is no doubt an unforgettable experience many a nature-lover dreams about. The untouched character of nature has a special attraction, and indeed, where man has not yet created order, or disorder, the tropical environment is a unique experience. You think you are in a different world when the sun’s last red-golden rays shoot through the fan-like palm branches in the evening or when the vines hanging from jungle trees appear to take on eery forms. At night, lying on a bamboo mat in a native hut under a mosquito net, never hope to find undisturbed sleep. In the solitude of the jungle unusual noises and animal sounds, often terribly frightening, reach your ears. We get the uncanny feeling of adventure, realising that what we have let ourselves in for is actually more interesting than it is pleasant. Nevertheless, we soon become accustomed to things, and what seemed strange and exotic to begin with becomes gradually more familiar. We begin to recognise plants and animals, and every day new experiences occur in the jungle. Comparatively soon we get used to snakes and wild animals and even the lack of sanitary arrangements, as well as all the discomforts connected with it.

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Medications claiming to melt down fat are highly dangerous and should be avoided at all cost, for one’s health is more precious than a trim figure. Preparations containing seaweed and cellulose, which expand in volume, are tolerated for a short period of time, but after a while the patient gets tired of them. The best weight-reducing plan is one that utilises kelp, since it contains minerals in concentrated form and potassium iodide. Kelp not only stimulates the function of the endocrine glands, as mentioned earlier, and consequently helps to reduce weight, but it also induces a positive feeling of well-being. A word of caution, however: people suffering from exophthalmic goitre must take kelp only in homoeopathic doses.

Kelp is known to be one of the richest of all seaweeds. It will suffice, therefore, if the person takes one or two Kelpasan tablets in the morning and at noon, and Helianthus tub. A steady reduction of weight will be noticed from month to month, and the general condition of health and vitality will improve at the same time. Many patients have been helped to lose weight by taking Kelpasan and can testify to the truth of this statement.

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If we are careful in our choice of protein we can count on rapid success. Lactoprotein, as found in soft white cheese (quark), buttermilk and sour milk, is a good form of protein to take when skin disorders have to be treated. It is preferable to mix in finely grated horseradish, because fresh horseradish has antibiotic properties. People suffering from a skin disorder often cannot tolerate full-cream milk and should therefore abstain from it. On the other hand, they can take protein as contained in almond milk or soya milk. However, stay away from eggs, especially boiled eggs, and egg dishes, which cause strong reactions in persons suffering from eczema and similar skin disorders. The same holds true for all kinds of cheese with the exception of curds, cottage cheese, quark and most soft white cheeses made from skimmed milk, if they cause no upset.

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There is a happy medium between the over-taxed heart of a professional athlete and the under-taxed ‘loafer’s heart’. Anyone who does not want to end his life prematurely should certainly try to achieve this medium. It is extremely dangerous to give up physical exercise around the age of forty, because by doing so you may run the risk of having a heart attack fifteen or twenty years later and perhaps dying as a result. So, if you practise therapeutic exercises early enough and always make sure to take plenty of exercise in your daily life, you will avoid the need to go on strophanthin medication in later life.

There are times, however, when certain symptoms appear as an advance warning, making us aware of a potential problem. This happened to me several years ago when I began to have severe heart spasms. A subsequent examination showed there was nothing wrong with my heart, but I was prompted nonetheless to take a closer look at my life. In doing so I found that for some months I had been doing only brain work, with little physical activity. What made things worse, during this time my life was filled with problems and worries. It did not take much persuading to make me resume my interest in hiking and climbing in the mountains. And sure enough, within a short time I felt fully recovered.

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