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DANDRUFF

  • Apply fermented yogurt to your scalp, wait 1 hour, rinse
  • Apply mixture of 2 tablespoons cosmetic vinegar to 6 tablespoons of hot water, to your scalp, cover with cloth, leave overnight, and wash out
  • Apply fresh aloe vera gel to scalp, leave overnight, rinse off
  • Mix 1 teaspoon ginger root in warm olive oil and apply it on to your head.
  • Apply Tea tree oil, Lavender oil, Rosemary oil, Eucalyptus oil, Clary sage oil, Cypress oil, Basil oil, Thyme oil or Birch essential oil to scalp, (make sure to dilute essential oils with water)
  • Follow a healthy and nutritious diet
  • Massage scalp with warm oil regularly
  • Maintain strict hygienic measures
  • Avoid commercial hair styling products
  • Increase intake of raw foods: fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts and cereals
  • Eat a diet high in Vitamin B, Omega 3 fatty acids and zinc.
  • Avoid: red meat, oil, sweets, coffee, strong tea, processed foods, candies, refined flour, baked items, pickles, condiments and salty snacks
  • Eliminate alcohol
  • Sesame Seed Oil has been used as a healing oil for thousands of years
  • Apply a crushed onion on scalp, leave on 15 minutes’ wash off
  • Apply a solution of apple cider vinegar, rosemary sprig, green tea, lemon juice, let soak, rinse
  • Brushing/combing scalp frequently to improve circulation

DENTURE PROBLEMS

  • Apply fresh white cabbage juice on the affected sores
  • Deficiency of vitamin c or vitamin b can also result in sore gums, so eat foods rich in these
  • Blackcurrant or rose hip tea are effective for treating sore gums
  • Soak a small cotton bud in marigold tincture and place it on the affected area
  • Rinse mouth marigold or agrimony teas 3 x day
  • Rub lavender leave tincture on gums
  • Prepare a cool infusion of lavender leaves, water and honey, apply to sore gums
  • Make a toothpaste of baking soda and salt
  • Apply fresh lemon to sore gums
  • Apply diluted tea tree oil

DEPRESSION

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) seeks to help people change how they think about things
  • St John’s wort, available in tablets, capsules and liquid form
  • Light Therapy has been used to treat seasonal affective disorder, a lack of exposure to sunlight is responsible for the secretion of the hormone melatonin, which can trigger a dispirited mood and a lethargic condition
  • The increase in physical fitness, alters serotonin levels in the brain and leads to improved mood and feelings of wellbeing
  • 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) and tryptophan are also natural alternatives to traditional antidepressants
  • Massage can increase serotonin and dopamine, neurotransmitters that help reduce depression
  • Acupuncture can decrease or eliminate the symptoms of depression
  • Yoga
  • Meditation
  • B Vitamins, folic acid, Vitamin B6, or pyridoxine, Vitamin B12, fish oil
  • Never skip meals, this will keep your blood sugar stable and reduce mood swings
  • Diet: wild salmon, sardines, herring, mackerel, and anchovies, coconut oil, nuts, fresh fruits and vegetables, seeds
  • Avoid caffeine
  • Drink green tea
  • Sauté Onions in oil or butter, store in sealing container in refrigerator. Eat on daily basis
  • Get outside: walk, hike, swim, garden, horseback riding, golfing

DERMATITIS

  • Apply a cool compress
  • Apply milk compress
  • Avoid scratching the area
  • Add 1 cup of ground oatmeal and 1 cup baking soda to warm bath
  • Apply a solution of apple cider vinegar and water to affected areas
  • comfrey root, slippery elm bark
  • Apply petroleum jelly to treat dry and scaly skin.
  • Diet: olive oil, corn, flaxseed, sesame seeds, whole grains,
  • Vitamin B Complex, Omega-3, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, folic acid
  • Avoid arachidonic acid, a type of fatty acid contained in meat and dairy foods
  • Avoid bathing too frequently as it can dry out the skin. Limit your baths to just 15 minutes and avoid using hot water
  • Use gentle soaps
  • Apply raw potatoes or juice to affected area
  • Apply a paste of baking soda, vinegar and water
  • Drink tea: green, black, burdock, dandelion, red clover, sarsaparilla
  • Soak in warm bath of baking soda and oats
  • Give your clothes an extra rinse in the laundry
  • Apply ointments made from chamomile, licorice, goldenseal or witch hazel

DIAPER RASH

  • Wash baby’s bottom with every diaper change, if possible
  • Use cream/ointment with zinc
  • Air it out, let your baby go without a diaper for when possible.
  • Apply ointment/cream that contains tea tree oil, grapefruit seed extract or coconut oil.
  • To treat cloth diapers, use vinegar, tea tree oil, grapefruit seed oil or oxygen bleach in the wash
  • Make a mixture of equal amounts of olive oil and water, mix it thoroughly, and apply it to the affected body part of the baby
  • apply vegetable oil on the affected body part of the baby and leave it open to the air. It will soothe the irritation
  • apply Cod Liver oil to area
  • apply Vaseline Gel to area
  • Give a dose of milk of magnesia to your baby. This will help rashes to heal faster and can also reduce the burning sensation.
  • Coconut oil is the best home ready source that could be used on the baby’s skin around the buttocks and it would destroy the budding rash efficiently.
  • shark liver oil or cod liver oil should be a good solution. These can be applied to wade off this rash.
  • apply burnt flour to rash. Lightly brown regular flour in a pan
  • Apply olive oil with a cotton ball to area
  • Apply corn starch to area

DIABETES

  • Drink fresh onion juice daily
  • To lower blood sugars eat fresh garlic
  • The kernels of Indian gooseberry have been used as a traditional remedy for diabetes in India since ancient times. Studies found the hypoglycemic activity from an extract of Indian gooseberry pulp to be much more efficient as compared to the seeds alone
  • Diet: bitter gourd, holy basil, fenugreek, whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables
  • Limit sugar rich foods and carbohydrates
  • Eat smaller serving sizes and increase the frequency of meals
  • Make sure your meals are evenly spaced through the course of the day
  • Avoid alcohol

DIVERTICULAR DISEASE

  • Increase fiber intake
  • Eat slowly and chewing every morsel thoroughly
  • Drink a lot of water and include a lot of natural liquids like water, fresh fruits or vegetable juices, and milk
  • Exercise regularly
  • Never strain to evacuate the bowels
  • Apply hot compress/heating pad to abdomen to ease pain
  • Garlic can improve and enhance digestive functions and help eliminate toxins
  • Papaya can help cleanses the digestive tract
  • Pears can help to reduce the inflammation
  • Rest the bowel
  • Diet: fresh fruits and vegetables, brown rice, fish, garlic
  • Avoid: alcohol, seeds, nuts, fried foods, sugar, spices, processed foods
  • Avoid smoking
  • Vitamin E, Vitamin B Complex, Acidophilus, L-Glutamine, Vitamin C
  • Aloe Vera Juice 3 X day

DIZZINESS (VERTIGO)

  • Supplements: ginger, ginkgo biloba
  • Gargling with a mouthwash, to drain the fluid from the ear
  • Drinking 3 glasses of cold water
  • Avoiding sudden head movements
  • Reflexology
  • Magnetic field therapy
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Acupuncture,
  • Aromatherapy
  • Restrict foods high in sugar, fluctuations in blood sugar levels may cause vertigo problems
  • Diet: complex carbs, brown rice, wholegrain bread, veggies, legumes(beans), fresh fruit and vegetables
  • Avoid: salty foods, fatty foods, red meats and whole dairy products
  • Avoid alcohol
  • Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Zinc, Magnesium
  • Avoid sitting up to fast

DRY MOUTH

  • Increase Fluid Intake
  • Suck on ice
  • Eat partly frozen chunks of water-based fruits and vegetables like pineapple, watermelon and cucumber
  • Drink smoothies, fruit juice or vegetable juice
  • Drink 1 to 2 glasses of coconut water daily
  • Drink herbal teas like green tea, chamomile tea,
  • Eat soft and liquid foods like stews and soups
  • Avoid caffeinated beverages
  • Sprinkle cayenne pepper powder in soups, salads and other dishes
  • Chew on fennel seeds, 3xday
  • You can also mix together equal amounts of fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds. Dry roast them in a pan, grind them thoroughly and add a little salt. Eat 1/2 teaspoon of this mixture after each meal.
  • Add 2 tablespoons slippery elm to a cup of hot water/steep/strain/add honey/drink 2 x day
  • Apple a paste of slippery elm bark powder and water in mouth, leave for 15 minutes, rinse out
  • Oil pulling, an ancient Ayurvedic practice, helps keep your mouth moist and thus is very helpful in treating dry mouth. Oil pulling can be done with coconut oil, sesame oil or any other edible vegetable oil: Put 1 tablespoon of extra-virgin coconut oil in your mouth, Swish the oil around your mouth thoroughly for about 15 minutes, spit it out and rinse your mouth with warm water, Brush your teeth as usual. Repeat the process daily, in the morning before eating anything. (Note: Do not gargle or swallow the oil)
  • Drink ¼ cup of aloe vera juice daily
  • Rinse mouth with aloe vera juice
  • Rub grapeseed oil on tongue and inside of cheeks, wait 2 minutes, rinse
  • Sip on water with fresh lemon (any citrus), add honey
  • Sprinkle salt on a piece of lemon, rub on tongue
  • Rinse mouth with lukewarm cardamom or ginger tea
  • Chew a small piece of fresh ginger