Positive steps to stay healthy

[Maria]

Another health alert.

I have recently been reading the labels on shampoo, conditioner, and hand lotions.
The number of preservatives and chemical additives seems to be increasing yearly.
In addition, my husband and I have noticed that our scalps and skin has become more itchy.

Changing over to a hair product like Everyday Shea Shampoo and Conditioner has helped tremendously.
Also now that we are using Kiss My Face olive oil body soap, our skin is feeling normal now.

The article linked below mentions the harm that such body care products can do when pregnant women use them.

http://www.naturalnews.com/046982_tricl ... pment.html

[Maria]

Garlic cures warts, skin tags, and callouses.

http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/garlic ... ical-study

[Barbara]

Very useful, thank you, Maria. By the way, garlic is a wonderful source of glutathione, which is not so available in commonly eaten vegetarian foods. Glutathione is extremely important. Originally known as a great anti-oxidant, now it is valued as the precursor to ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone, needed by the adrenal glands to release the all-important cortisol. I can explain this more, but all you really need to know is : eat Garlic ! Make sure you get enough glutathione in your system every day. Apparently, large amounts of glutathione are lost by people today due to stresses of living in the modern world. So this element needs to be replaced.

Then, with garlic cloves which look tired, you can rub on any old unpleasant skin features, or countless other uses.
Never throw even a brown spot on garlic away ! It's all useful and the age doesn't matter, I don't believe.

[Maria]

To make a fantastic and soothing skin oil, which helps heal burns, warts, skin tags, callouses, and insect bites,

Pour into a clean brown glass bottle:
2 ounces of organic extra virgin olive oil
1 large clove or 2 to 3 smaller cloves of garlic. Pass through a garlic press.

Shake vigorously and use.

I have even placed it on small cuts, and it heals the cut and prevents an infection.
I apply it after taking a shower all over my body, except my hair.

Note: due to concerns about botulism, use this oil daily or thrice daily.
Do not let it sit around in a hot room.
Best to refrigerate it until it is gone.
Believe me when I say that this oil is one of God's gift as it soothes and smooths.

[Maria]

Shaken Baby Syndrome - is this syndrome description accurate and scientifically proven?

http://www.naturalnews.com/049219_shake ... amage.html

Could our justice system be wrongly imprisoning innocent parents when their babies have a severe reaction to a one of three vaccines commonly given in the pediatrician's office?

Dr. F. Edward Yazbak, M.D., F.A.A.P., conducted an investigation into this several years back after observing odd similarities between four SBS cases. Three vaccines in particular -- a five-in-one combination vaccine, an HIB conjugate vaccine, and a heptavalent pediatric pneumococcal vaccine -- were linked to the condition due to their antigen combinations.

[Maria]

I am bit skeptical, Maria.
First, I think that the earwax would not build up to the point of needing to be removed in a major way
IF one regularly cleaned out one's ears.
I can see a problem if one were struggling with the Q-tip and it broke !
That would hurt.
The best bet seems to be to attack this mildly but every day.
Also, using good quality Q-tips is a key to avoiding trouble.
There are so many cheap ones on the market which break off or - worse, probably -
shed a few layers of their cotton possibly into the ear if not noted and removed at the time.
So using the Johnson and Johnson Q-tip makes a difference, too,
I assert. No proof !

Someone who felt a problem with vertigo would be I assume having a difficulty in the INNER ear.
That's not what one cleans, anyway.

But, I am no physician.
This is important to know about, most surely, as this is something most all take for granted.

Even when I wash my hair, I immediately clean out the soapsuds with a Q-tip. It just feels better
not to have soggy, soapy ears !

Time will probably produce more information to help us on this topic.

I received a double BA in Speech-Language Pathology (Health Science) and in Linguistics (graduating with an MA in Linguistics a few years later in 2009).

In my upperdivison classes in Audiology, we studied common causes of ear drum rupture. One of the most frequent causes was the improper use of Q-tips. Doctors told us repeatedly to tell our patients not to use Q-tips in the ears either when cleaning our own ears or those of our children. One slip is all it takes to cause irreparable damage.

If there is a condition causing a chronic build up of wet wax, or if the wax dries and becomes impacted in the ear, it is important to consult a licensed audiologist and/or ENT specialist as a heavy wax buildup can contribute to hearing problems. These conditions can be caused by allergies.

The doctors did advise us that using olive oil in the ears or a stool softener purchased Over-the-Counter (OTC) can be very effective in softening and in removing ear wax without the intervention of a doctor. They told us to apply the oil with an eyedropper, put a cotton ball gently in the ear canal, and then go to sleep for the evening. In the morning, the wax should be soft.

By the way, the skin in the ear canal continually renews itself by growing outward taking any wax buildup with it. This process is called sloughing. Therefore, there is little need to clean the ear canal.

[Maria]

Now that new tick-borne diseases are being discovered, one must be careful when venturing out into the great unknown wilderness.

Here is a fantastic way to control these tiny ticks before they bite and wreck havoc:

http://www.realfarmacy.com/genius-tick- ... nt-roller/