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- Refer to suggestions under “Heart Disease” for dietary guidance.
- Make sure your digestion is good, and if you’re not sure, take a tea-
spoon of cider vinegar three times daily.
f If you are feeling undue stress and nervousness, add valerian root and
skullcap leaf for a limited period. Stop the valerian after three weeks,
but keep using the skullcap for at least three months. Lobelia leaf
tincture would also be ideal for any panic moments — take a few drops
at a time.
f Hawthorn berry would be an ideal herb to use every day as a general
heart and circulatory balancer.
f If you often feel cold, take cayenne capsules.
~ Massage with lavender, ylang-ylang (grade 1 or 2), peppermint, and
rosemary essential oils, or use them in the bath.
pancreatitis
Pancreatitis can be associated with alcoholism, trauma, or infection of the
biliary tract. The biliary tract and the gallbladder share the same duct,
and it is this duct that often causes the problem, especially if the duct is
blocked with gallstones. This is by no means always the case, however.
Infl ammation of the pancreas by the potent digestive enzymes created by
the pancreas itself can cause it to attack its own tissues.
- Drink vegetable juices, but avoid fruit juices because of their high
sugar content. - Drink plenty of water, because dehydration can often be the root
cause of this condition. - Eat lots of garlic.
f Eat powdered digestive herbs — slippery elm inner bark, meadow-
sweet leaf, fennel seed, and licorice root.
f Long-term herbs for the pancreas include cedar berry ( Juniper mono-
sperma), fenugreek seed, and licorice root.
~ Perform liver, kidney, and colon cleanses (see chapter 6).
~ Use castor-oil packs directly over the pancreas (see chapter 3).
~ Take hot and cold showers, especially directing the spray over the
pancreas.
~ Look at the advice for diabetes for extra tips.
parkinson’s and alzheimer’s diseases
Parkinson’s is a degenerative disease in which neurotransmitters no
longer function properly and motor functions gradually decrease.
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