Castor Oil -- What An Interesting Remedy

If you have read my web page about boils, you would have noticed I recommend castor oil. I have used castor oil myself for this particular annoying problem. And I have to admit it worked wonderfully and quickly. I also used castor oil packs at one time to improve my liver health. This was a remedy given to me by my naturopath.

But just recently I decided to look into what else it is good for and I stumbled upon an interesting web page: http://www.industryinet.com/~ruby/castoroil.html

It turns out that castor oil can help with a lot of different health problems, such as:

AIDS
ringworm
fungal and bacterial infections
stretch marks
bursitis
warts
sprains
arthritis
gallbladder disease
constipation
swollen lymph nodes
bladder infections

This is just a short list.

The reason I like to research remedies such as castor oil is because of its many uses. It is easy to store and it's cheap. Castor oil has been used for a very long time by our grandparents and great grandparents, etc. Maybe it is possible these old home remedies have been used through the years because of their many benefits.

This is definitely a product you should have in your medicine chest. Along with it you might also add hydrogen peroxide, iodine, Epsom salts, tea tree oil and colloidal silver.

Headache Help

Just this last year I began to have lots of headaches. I would have them almost every day for up to two weeks before I would find any relief. And as you know, it's hard to get anything done when your head hurts.

Doing research about headaches online I ran across a website that has really helped me a lot. It explains how certain deficiencies can cause you to have a headache, especially if it is a one-sided or migraine type headache. Anyway it really works and I wanted to let you know about this website page: http://www.acu-cell.com/dis-hea.html

This isn't a site trying to sell you anything. It's just full of helpful information about headaches and quite a few other topics.

Learning Your Metabolic Type To Improve Health

I know there is lots of information out there about dieting and how to eat right to have optimum health. One thing I have learned for sure is that everyone is different. For instance, I found out I was a fast oxidizer or fast metabolizer. When I was young I could eat forever and never put on a pound. A fast metabolizer does not make a good vegetarian. We need foods that are high in proteins and fat. Go figure.

I gain weight on carbs no matter how healthy they are. Whenever I eat a high carb meal or something with sugar in it, I just don't feel good. It makes me feel sluggish. But meat and fat feel good. I have more energy. My hypoglycemia is under control. I would rather be a vegetarian but it just doesn't work for me.

Slow metabolizers make great vegetarians. Then there is also the middle of the road person who is neither slow or fast and they can eat a combination of both, or I guess you can say, they can pretty much eat anything.

I went vegetarian for about six months once and I was jittery all the time, tired, nervous and extremely cold. I was always freezing and just felt generally sick. I finally quit and went back to eating meats, eggs, cheeses and butter and felt much better almost immediately.

This is why no one diet ever works for everyone. We are all different. It has a lot to do with our backgrounds, where we came from and how our ancestors ate. My family for as far back as I can remember or have heard about ate a lot of meat, butter, cheeses, gravies, etc. Today we are told this is an unhealthy way to eat, but my great grandfather lived to be 99 years old and was still physically active till he died.

If you want to find out more about metabolism and how it effects how you should eat, there is a book called "The Metabolic Typing Diet." It helped me a lot. I feel great when I eat according to my body type.

The Number One Thing You Can Do To Lose Weight

I know that this is something that you don't want to hear, but it's the truth. The number one way to begin losing weight immediately -- barring other health problems that may be causing you to gain weight, such as hypothyroidism -- is to eliminate all sugar in all its forms from your diet. That includes fruit juices which are high in fructose.

The health industry today would have you believe that fat is the culprit in causing you to gain weight. I suppose it could be if eaten at high levels. Good fats are very healthy and they are not why you are having weight problems. It's sugar. Our bodies are not designed to handle the high quantities of sugar that the average American consumes.

Years ago I was found to be hypoglycemic. I was just boarder line hypoglycemic but non-the-less decided to stop eating sugar at the advice of my chiropractor. I lost 15 pounds in one month. The only change I had made in my diet was to exclude sugar in all its forms. I also felt better than I had felt in years -- more energy, more clarity of thought -- just great health.

The forms of sugar are: glucose, fructose, lactose, sucrose, maltose and other oses. Be sure to read the ingredients and see if there are any oses. If there is, it is probably a form of sugar. Another form of sugar is starch which is found in white breads and pastries. I guess starch isn't exactly sugar but the body treats it in the same way. So it's also good to avoid.

Two Health Problems That May Be The Underlying Causes To Many of Today's Chronic or Degenerative Diseases

In my research recently on autism, ADHD/ADD, arthritis and Alzheimer's disease there were two health issues that I kept running into as causative factors of these particular health problems and other degenerative or chronic illnesses. They were heavy metal poisoning, particularly mercury, lead and aluminum, and poor intestinal health such as leaky gut syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome and colitis. When these two things are addressed there is almost always a significant improvement in health or a complete cure.

I personally had both heavy metal poisoning (mercury and lead), leaky gut syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome. My particular health problems were chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and adrenal gland insufficiency leading to severe anxiety and almost adrenal failure. Our bodies respond to heavy metals and poor digestion in different ways according to where our bodies are weakest or how high an exposure to heavy metals.

By researching online I have found a lot of people healing themselves through chelation therapies for removing heavy metals from their body and by following protocols to improve their intestinal health. It's amazing stuff.

The causes of poor intestinal health can be multiple food allergies, candida overgrowth due to poor diet and overuse of antibiotics, parasites, etc. The causes of heavy metal poisoning are dental amalgams (mercury), air pollution, inks used in printed materials, cosmetics, underarm deodorant, cooking pots and pans, aluminum foil, perfumes, vaccinations and many more ways.

Anyway, I just found it very interesting that these two health issues kept coming up as possible causes for many degenerative and chronic illnesses. It's definitely something to look into if you are suffering with this type of health problem.

Vitamin C for Allegies Turned Into An Experiment for The Common Cold

My last blog talked about using high doses of vitamin C to help control seasonal allergies. Well you know how sometimes allergies and colds feel about the same? It turns out that I had a cold and not an allergy attack. There is a really bad cold going around in our area that lasts up to three weeks for most people and includes horrendous bouts of coughing. Everyone who gets this cold is just miserable.

There was no reason not to continue to use the vitamin C as it boosts the immune system, and so I went ahead and kept taking the vitamin C at levels of about 10 grams a day. The results were excellent. I never coughed very much or sneezed very much -- unlike others with this particular cold -- and the cold was gone in about a week. I have a history of having the worst possible reaction to colds I have contracted. This was a great experience. I think I'm hooked on vitamin C.

I found out about using high doses of vitamin C to help in fighting off flues, colds and allergies through my research on Dr. Linus Pauling. If you want to find out more about his research, just Google his name. I read how other people have used this technique with great results. Some people are saying that if you start taking high doses as soon as you suspect you are coming down with a cold or flu, it can sometimes prevent you from getting it.

A New Approach to Seasonal Allergies

I always have allergies either in May or June every year. This year it was May. Just this week I came down with severe allergies -- sneezing and blowing and feeling just awful. Anyway, just recently I had read a lot of information about Linus Pauling and his research on vitamin C. And since I like to do everything naturally, I decided to try high doses of vitamin C to see if it would help with my symptoms.

Yesterday I took 10 grams in divided doses throughout the day. I started out with a very runny nose and sneezing and feeling really sick and rundown. I gradually improved throughout the day. My nose quit running by early afternoon and by early evening I could breath through my nose. I slept well last night and didn't wake up sneezing.

Today I still am experiencing allergies but the symptoms are under control. I don't have to blow my nose every few minutes -- in fact I haven't blown my nose all morning. The allergies aren't gone but they are at a level that is much more tolerable. I am still taking the vitamin C at very high levels and I'll see how things go. I'm pretty optimistic.

If you take more vitamin C than you need, it will cause diarrhea. But when your body needs vitamin C to fight off allergies or a virus you can take very high doses without this lovely side effect. I took 10 grams yesterday with no ill effects. I am going to try a little higher dosage today to see what happens.

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