so i was in college to be a doctor of natural medicine. first i needed to get my general pracitioner's degree ( MEDICAL DOCTOR= MD). i had 3 years under my belt, and was on the dean's list and the president's list. i was invited to join orgs/orders for very smart people and received invitations to various high end universities. then things went awry in a big way. i became seriously ill.
to explain the events in full, would take pages, so to simplify: i was diagnosed with breast cancer. this lead to a full radical masectomy. and things were fine, that is, till i went for the obligatory chemotherapy. the chemo lead to loss of my 20-20 vision, the sudden onset of diabetes type 2 with all its side issues, and early menopause. what a fiasco.
well, since i was already a proponent of natural medicine, i should've known better and done a bit more research, but i dutifully followed the doctor's instructions. whether the chemo saved my life from further cancers is an unknown. i am happy to announce that so far, no further cancers have arisen (to my knowledge), so it may indeed have done it's job. all that aside, it certainly didn't do me any favors otherwise. i had to figure out how to solve all the related problems. so here's my list of whatcha can do to feel better and younger, even if you've had a run-in with outrageous toxins like chemotherapy.
this information will contain low key stuff, for people who are bed ridden or not exactly active, due to poor health or computer addiction or both. it will also contain information on how to feel better and, how to look better. any new stuff i find on the subject that i think is good, i will share here, add it to this list as well, and mark new entries as NEW (in red letters).
disclaimer: i never finished college. i am not a doctor. these things are subject to your own limitations and potential allergies. it's just stuff i've found and used, compiled here for your perusal. by all means, look this stuff up and do your own research first.
age spots/unslightly freckles: cut a lemon, squeeze some juice, put on spots, leave on 15 minutes, rinse. do this for 6 weeks.
bad breath: chlorophyll. this stuff will instantly sweeten your breath, all the way down to your gut.
blood sugar balance (don't take while taking insulin.): chromium picolinate, cinnamon.
dental health: zinc picolinate. coconut oil (the edible kind and preferably organic).
detoxification: to detoxify, you want to use/ingest foods/tablets containing anti-oxidants, such as grapeseed extract and alpha lipoic acid. eating foods high in anti-oxidants is good as well. the liver is one of the key players here, since it's your body's toxin filtration system, so milk thistle will help to keep it strong. read up on natural remedies for a strong liver function. select one that you know you can handle. i mean some of these liver cleanses are rough, such as a coffee enema. shudder. i would not suggest a coffee enema.
diabetic neuropathy: methyl b-12 (this stuff is a life saver), alpha lipoic acid.
diet: good foods generally are: apples and apple cider vinegar, oatmeal, avocadoes, oranges, bananas, broccoli, beans (like lentils), coconuts, red grapes, peppers, green tea, dark unsweetened chocolate, plain yogurt, local organic honey, green barley.
exercise: before doing any strenuous exercise, you might want to consider taking some alka seltzer about 30 minutes prior, to keep the production of pain inducing lactic acid from building up in your muscles.
fever: induce sweating by eating a bowl of hot, thick oatmeal. the thicker and the hotter it is (safely, don't want to burn your tongue or mouth), the better it will work to lower fever. it does this by increasing your body's internal temperature, causing the body's temperature gauge to lower the body temp via sweating as a response.
flabby muscles/large stomach: all these exercises can be done from a chair/bed and if done in moderation, will not induce pain/sore muscles:
for the arms, shoulders, and chest, put two (1 pound or more) cans of soup by your computer, bed or work station and use them as light weights to use in repetition exercises. it's amazing how much you can tone up over time, by just using small weights, in various repetition exercises and you don't even have to stand up to do the exercises. just whenever you think about it, grab the cans, do a few reps, put the cans back down, and repeat later, either the next day, or a few hours, etc. notice if you hold the cans in front of you, different muscle groups are involved than if you hold them straight out to your sides, or above shoulder level, or if your hands are flipped over, or if you curl the cans towards you, etc.
for the stomach, lean back so that your back is not supported by the chair and so that you are like laying down on your back in thin air (not to far or you will fall off your chair), while still sitting in the chair. hold that position to the count of 30 seconds (counting it like this: one thousand one, one thousand two, one thousand three, etc). do that once a day, every day. you'll develop nice abs, although it will take awhile and they won't be six pack abs, they will be nice and firm.
for the chin: stick out your tongue and try to touch your nose with it. hold that position for three seconds. repeat 10 times. next day, do it again.
for your eyes: roll your eyes to the left and hold to the count of 3. now repeat that to the right. now up, now down. next day, do it again.
for your neck: raise your lower jaw up, while still looking straight ahead, till you can feel the muscles and tendons in your neck stretching. hold that postion to count of 5. repeat 5 times. next day, do it again.
hay fever/seasonal allergies: pulsatilla 6x (it's pollen from a windflower in tiny amounts in a sugar pill. a homeopathic remedy. it acts similar to an allergy shot. don't confuse hay fever or allergies with sinus infections or the common cold. determine which it is first before attempting to treat it with pulsatilla). a not so natural alternative that works well is benadryl.
NEW high cholesterol: increase your HDL *high density lipoproteins, and decrease your LDL *low density lipoproteins. one way to do this is by eating foods high in HDL, such as fish (sardines, salmon, halibut. some shellfish also but i don't suggest it because they eat garbage off the bottom of bodies of water). might want to get the fish from a fish lake farm company, rather than sea farming company because of fukushima ), olives, olive oil, avocados, avocado oil, cod liver oil, flaxseed, tofu, omega-3 fatty acids suplements.
high blood pressure (don't take this if you're already on high blood pressure meds): hawthorne berry
kidneys: coq10 (coenyzme q10). plenty of good water. bananas.
liver problems: milk thistle
low energy: coq10 (coenyzme q-10). white siberian ginseng.
mucus membrane inflammation, particularly of the digestive tract and sinuses: goldenseal
pain relief/inflammation: cayenne pepper, topically in a lotion or internally in a tea. spicy v-8 juice.
rashes of the skin (other than yeast infection): zinc oxide cream.
respiratory infections: garlic, echinacea (do not use this if you have any kind of auto immune disorder such as aids, HIV, Lupus, chronic arthritis, and any others i've neglected to mention. also don't take if you're allergic to daisies or plants in the daisy family).
if you have chest congestion, taking robitussin dm to help expectorate phlegm is a solution, also within 30 minutes of taking the robitussin, try taking a bed sheet into the bathroom (don't take it into the shower with you, just have it handy for when you finish showering), take a hot shower (not a bath, but a shower), then immediately get out and wrap in the sheet, DON'T DRY OFF FIRST, then get in bed and pull the sheet over your head. the idea is for the steam and heat on your body, to be trapped inside the sheet with you, causing the effectiveness of the moisture/steam from the shower to be concentrated in that small space inside the sheet. make sure you're covered from head to toe and the heat/steam is not escaping from the sides of the sheet. if it gets too warm/claustrophobic, you can slip the sheet back and let some fresh air in. stay like this for 15 minutes or for as long as you can stand it. also review the information on reducing pain and inflammation.
skin treatment: coconut oil, particularly from organically grown coconuts. ideally, best if it's an ingredient in a soap such as dr. bronner's soap since the oil by itself may cause people with extra oily skin to have even shinier skin.
http://www.drbronner.com/DBMS/OLCT1G/CitrusLiquidSoap.htmslow digestion/constipation: bran flakes. oatmeal (long cooking kind).
NEWsmoking: i'm currently researching natural remedies for smoking addiction. if i understand this information correctly, what causes the addiction is nicotine (the addictive chemical in cigarettes) connects to dopamine receptors, a precursor to serotonin production (both of those are neurochemicals) and creates euphoria and therefore addiction.
anyway, after reading several articles and compiling what seems to be a general concensus list of useful remedies, the following sounds to be useful if you are a smoker and wish to quit and need a little help:
-oranges and orange juice (or any citrus fruit like lemons, limes, etc)
-oats
-cayenne pepper
-peppermint (in a tea or as a soap ingredient, as a lotion ingredient or as an aromatic)
-ginseng
-st. john's wort (this one requires you take it for 2 to 3 weeks before trying to stop smoking)
-Lobelia (this one is nearly identical chemically, to nicotine. however, it binds to the nicotine receptor site, relieving some of the withdrawal cravings. the issue with this stuff, however, is it may have unpleasant side effects like vomiting and nausea, so my thought is, if you're gonna use it, use it in teeny tiny amounts, well below the suggested dosage on the packaging. which means it will not be a total solution, but simply ease some of the discomfort related to withdrawal. last thing you want while trying to avoid nervous lashback from nicotine withdrawal, is to be sick to your stomach from a remedy)
-ginger (this relieves nausea, so i would take it in conjunction with Lobelia, if you're even gonna take Lobelia in the first place)
-anti-oxidants such as grapeseed extract, alpha lipoic acid,
coenyzme Q-10 for lung tissue repair
and last but not least,
-vitamin E to repair cell damage.
i would also add methyl B-12 to repair nerve damage.
tanning: early morning sunshine, from 7am - 10 am, is generally safe. also, late afternoon sunshine, from 5pm - till sunset, is generally safe. sunshine is good for you but mid day sun will damage your skin and mutate the cells, potentially causing skin cancers later. so if you have to be out in the middle of the day, use precautions like a hat and sunglasses. try to use a healthy alternative sunscreen, cause some of the ingredients in normal sunscreen are pretty iffy.
upset stomach: lactobacillus acidophilus
yeast infection: lactobacillus acidophilus. PLAIN yogurt with active yogurt cultures. particularly helpful is to apply such yogurt to yeast infections of the skin in the groin area. do not use vaginally.
if you're especially sick or have generally poor health, do these things gradually, with as little shock to your system as possible. for example, if you have extremely sensitive skin, don't use full strength lemon juice on the spots. dilute it heavily. it will take more time to see results, but that's okay cause you don't want to make matters worse or create new problems while trying to fix old ones. if you have a sluggish, slow moving body system, you should not shock it by sudden, dramatic changes. be gentle.
this is what i use for my diabetes and related symptoms ( i don't take insulin)
chromium picolinate and alpha lipoic acid for blood sugar balance.
methyl b-12 for diabetic neuropathy.
co q-10 (coenyzme q-10) for kidneys.
warning: if the person with the diabetes has advanced diabetic neuropathy, there's a good chance their bones, tendons, and muscles will be mangled in their feet, for example. regenerating nerves in those areas by taking methyl b-12, would result in excruiating pain. as a result, i wouldn't suggest such a person take methyl b-12, because it will regenerate the dead nerves to those areas and that could be very bad if their bones are misplaced and etc. always good to make sure the feet would otherwise work fine if the nerves were healed, before healing the nerves.