Petasites is one of the best, if not the best, natural remedies, often giving better results than one hopes and expects in cases of tumours, especially those of suspected cancer or actual cancer. If it is taken together with Viscum album, the reliable fresh plant extract from mistletoe, or in the form of a combination remedy made up of these two remedies, it is possible to experience satisfactory results even in cases where chemotherapy has no more to offer.
So when the doctor says that he has done everything possible, and that there is no hope left for an improvement in a patient’s condition, remember Petasites and Viscum album. These two remedies, together with an appropriate diet containing plenty of fruit juices and vegetable juices, can often achieve an improvement in the patient’s general well-being. At any rate, this treatment can definitely reduce sensitivity to pain and make life easier.
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The importance to our health and well-being of caring for the feet will be clear from the preceding sections. Other interesting points will also be explored in the following pages. However, this section sets out to provide some useful guidelines on caring for the feet in general, as discussed above, as well as dealing with specific problems that may be experienced.
1. To start with, go and buy yourself shoes that are sensible and fit the foot rather than the fashion.
2. In the second place, take note of the following three points:
Wash your feet daily; afterwards knead and massage the muscles, then rub the feet with a little foot oil, such as Juniperosan.
If you suffer from rheumatism, arthritis or an ailment that causes water to accumulate in the feet, it is useful to add a tablespoon of herbal sea salt to a foot bath. This bath should last 15—30 minutes, at a constant temperature of 37°C (98.6°F).
Sore feet should be bathed in an infusion of mallow or sanicle.
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The reaction in this case may be a mild form of heart trouble. Remove the gold and the problem goes too. If such a sensitivity to metals exists, the dentist cannot use them for your fillings, particularly silver, since its effect is worse than that of gold. However, the degree of sensitivity will vary from one person to another, depending on the individual’s constitution, especially the lymphatic system.
When fitting a crown, a good dentist will take great care to see that it fits well. It must come well up into the neck of the tooth, leaving no space, as this would become a breeding ground for micro-organisms. Neither should a crown be too long, as this might cause irritation and inflammation. The solution to these problems depends upon the dentist’s skill. A loose crown can lead to suppurative conditions and an abscess formation which, when prematurely closed in, can cause the most dreadful pain imaginable because of the gases that are produced that have no way out. Under such painful circumstances the taking of anodyne drugs will be unavoidable. A further consequence of incorrect treatment could be the infiltration of bacterial toxins into the system, a situation that is not only bad for health but can endanger one’s life. The heart may be affected; it may even stop beating momentarily. Great skill and experience in natural treatment methods would then be required to eradicate such an infiltration.
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Unfortunately, even in our temperate zones it has become a hazardous thing to drink water, as was evidenced in an article published as long ago as 19 April 1964, in the journal Nationalzei-tung (No. 178), entitled ‘Carcinogenic Substances in Water’. The article discussed the results of analytical tests of the water in Lake Constance and its catchment area. According to the author, the results indicated that the water analysed contained considerable amounts of carcinogenic substances. Even though the author did not sufficiently exploit the material, his presentation of the findings was enough to make us take note. We must remember that many toxins, besides the effluents from industries, can enter rivers and lakes without our realising it. For example, quite a number of poisonous sprays are used in agriculture, and deposits of leaded petrol and diesel oil accumulate on the roads. Rain and the water from melted snow take up these and many other substances, eventually washing them into the rivers and lakes. Tests have also shown that the groundwater in certain places already contains certain amounts of such pollutants, none of which are at all conducive to good health.
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Academic debate about the real origin of this illness still persists. It can be caused by micro-organisms, perhaps in the wake of an infection, or by any of a number of toxins. More often than not, we find in association with arthritis some local focus of infection which discharges a constant stream of toxins or pathogenic agents into the blood. The quantity can be so small that the person may remain totally unaware of what is going on, until the body finally reacts, and becomes seriously ill. As a rule, various changes take place in the blood and scientists such as Dr von Bremer, recently also Dr Isel, have found viruses in the blood as well. Nevertheless, no definitive and conclusive explanation has so far been presented despite all the research and theorising.
I have observed that patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis usually have a family history of gout, arthritis or some other rheumatic disease. There would thus appear to be a definite predisposition to this condition, as it is the case with many other diseases. Not everyone with a dental abscess will be afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis.
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The discovery of such antibiotics as penicillin, streptomycin, auro-mycin and others which have come on the market has provided us with very potent medicines against bacterial infection. In the case of dangerous tropical diseases they have been instrumental in saving many lives. However, it is unfortunate that they are being used too frequently for the treatment of minor infections (for example a common sore throat or some other simple inflammation) which could be dealt with equally effectively by more harmless remedies.
This is where the danger lies. In the first place, the body accustoms itself to these substances and the germs develop a resistance or immunity to them until, finally, they prove useless in the fight against them when one’s life is in danger. Secondly, the constant use of antibiotics, in time, harms and destroys the intestinal flora, the useful bacteria present in the intestines.
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You can usually recognise this complication by a copious discharge of pus from the affected side of the nose. Acute throbbing and pulsating pains in the upper jaw or forehead, depending upon which cavities are afflicted, often accompany the discharge. In chronic cases the pain may be absent and besides the one-sided discharge only hoarseness may point to sinusitis. Merely syringing the cavities will not get rid of the causes. In addition to specific natural remedies, other measures to draw the infection away must be employed. Onion poultices, while perhaps not very pleasant, are simple and effective. Chop an onion finely, place it between two pieces of gauze and bind it on the neck before retiring, leaving it overnight. The two homoeopathic remedies Hepar sulph. 4x and Cinnabaris 4x will help eliminate the pus and heal the affected part. This treatment usually makes syringing superfluous. For a chronic case, and when the trouble originated with a cold, hot compresses and baths always soothe and alleviate the pain.
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Has the tongue been given the power to speak only in order to create unhappiness? Certainly not. The apostle Paul reminded his fellow workers to consider everything lovable and well spoken of, for the contrary use of the tongue is the root of nothing but grief and vexation. Loving, heart-warming words, words of instruction and upbuilding admonition, comfort and encouragement should pass over the lips, so that this little organ of speech may truly become a blessing. But this can only be if the heart is properly conditioned, if it has the desire to be a friend to friends, to lend a helping hand to someone in need or distress, and to overcome even hostile attitudes with goodness. In this way the tongue will become a dispenser of kindness and benevolence.
What enhances and endears springtime to us? Is it not the lovely songs of birds? Their little throats fill the air with songs of gratitude, of sheer joy and devotion. We too have been endowed with the ability to sing and can, like the birds, give vent to our joyful exuberance in harmonious song.
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Famous physiotherapists, with Sister Kenny in the forefront, have proved that a life can be saved if treatment is given without delay. It is the delay that enables the virus to destroy the nerve cells. Therefore, as soon as the first symptoms become apparent it is of the utmost importance that the patient be made to sweat. Use a steam cabinet, a steam bath, a sauna, a tub bath of gradually increasing temperature (Schlenz bath), or quite simply hot packs; whatever you choose the important thing is to produce copious perspiration – fast. By these means much harm can be avoided and paralysis may well be averted. If Sister Kenny’s treatment had been given, the boy mentioned previously might not have lost his life.
However conservative a doctor may be, he should not close his eyes to the good results obtained by new methods of treating polio. > The very first symptoms should galvanise us into action. They may suggest flu, with excessive tiredness, headaches, aching limbs, vomiting, lack of appetite, etc. Whether polio is diagnosed right away or not is of little importance. These symptoms are sufficient to warrant immediate treatment, the first of which is the above-mentioned inducement of perspiration. The effect will be beneficial even if it is happily discovered later that it was the flu and not polio.
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For normal development and effective resistance to disease in the years to come, the foundation laid by breast-feeding is of the greatest importance to the baby. Experience and medical statistics prove that breast-fed babies recover from children’s diseases much more easily and with fewer complications than bottle-fed children of a similar constitution.
Young mothers are sometimes unhappy and nervous when the flow of milk does not appear on the very first day. But it should be remembered that this would be quite unnatural as the baby should not receive any food during the first twenty-four hours of life. At the beginning, the breasts produce only the highly nutritious colostrum; the actual milk does not appear before the third, and sometimes on the fourth to the sixth, day. So, young mothers, do not despair when things do not immediately turn out in the way you may have expected. Later, if your milk supply is not enough to satisfy the baby, a few drops of Urtica every day, or a few tablets of calcium complex with Urtica (Urticalcin) will help the flow.
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