Readers corner

Lyme disease and tick bites:

Some advice from one reader about getting ticks off the skin She says that ticks should be removed only with tweezers or some similar device and by grasping their heads Never squeeze or rub an at... more »

Eating raw carrots

One reader was in a dilemma last week She doesn t want to eat cooked carrots because of their high sugar content but raw organic carrots may have parasites One answer says a reader is to soa... more »

Hot feet

A few have come to the aid of the 80-year-old reader who suffers chronic hot feet, especially after drinking coffee. more »

Et (essential tremor)

A reader last time wanted to understand this condition, but sadly there were few takers. more »

Social phobia

We asked for help and you ve responded We wanted to know if there were any drug free therapies for treating shyness insecurity and the like and of course there are One reader suggests Bach re... more »

Aob:

Arrhythmia try magnesium supplements They re good for general muscle spasms including the heart A few more thoughts about treating an itchy scalp it s a sign of a low immune system says on... more »

Sore throats:

One woman reported several editions back that she had a throat bug which was diagnosed by her homoeopath as the Coxsackie A1 virus spread by air travel One homoeopath pointed out that it is not hi... more »

Utis

Some suggestions for the woman who suffers from frequent UTIs (urinary tract infections). Try a teaspoon of marshmallow extract in half-a-pint of water at the start of any discomfort, one reader sugg... more »

Wakefield and mmr:

Quite a few of you have written letters of support for Dr Wakefield who has been pilloried in the London Sunday Times over his research into a link between the MMR vaccine and autism One woman po... more »

Lymphoma:

Several of you have responded to the plight of a woman who is due to have a lymphoma under her collarbone cut out She was worried that the procedure could spread cancer cells One reader suggests... more »

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3 Nov 2009 | Lynne McTaggart - Wh... (jowddty)

The poisoned generation

Perhaps the most underappreciated health scandal in modern times is the fact that, every day, we are all subjected to some 80,000 drugs—virtually all of which have not undergone a single regulat... more »

23 Oct 2009 | Health from your Gar... (bshubbard)

Your good health is down to yo...

One thing is sure in this world: only you can establish total wellness and health. Unless you want it, and are sufficiently motivated to gain it and keep it, no amount of outside support will su... more »

1 Oct 2009 | Lynne McTaggart - Wh... (jowddty)

DNA: it's not destiny

When we become ill, most of us lay the blame at the feet of our ancestors: my heart problem is like dad’s, who had a dicky ticker; I’m likely to get breast cancer because it’s what m... more »

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