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COMMON VITAMINS: CHOLINE

A member of the vitamin B-complex. One of the “Lipotropic Factors.” Measured in milligrams (mg.). Functions The most important function of choline is in its teamwork with inositol as a part of lecithin. Essential for proper fat metabolism. Lecithin helps to digest, absorb and carry in the blood fats and fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E [...]

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COMMON VITAMINS: PANTOTHENIC ACID

Vitamin B5. Calcium Pantothenate. Measured in milligrams (mg.). Functions Involved in all vital functions of the body. Stimulates adrenal glands and increases production of cortisone and other adrenal hormones. Primarily used as an anti-stress factor. Protects against most physical and mental stresses and toxins. Increases vitality. Wards off infections and speeds recovery from ill health. [...]

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YOUR CHILD’S HEALTH: CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder which occurs in approximately 1 in every 2500 births. Children with the disease have excessive amounts of salt in their sweat, and produce thick mucus which blocks the pancreas and the lungs. This leads to many long-term problems, including repeated chest infections, poor growth (failure to thrive), and occasionally [...]

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SEXUALITY, ILLNESS, AND HEALTH: FERTILITY AND SEXUALITY- SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS

Here are some of the recommendations I give to the couples after consultation with their referring doctor. 1. It is not true that “just when someone adopts, they get pregnant.” There are many such stories, but statistics do not bear them out. Nonetheless, a necessary first step in solving a fertility problem is to discuss [...]

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YOUR MARITAL HEALTH/WHY HUSBANDS DON’T HAVE ORGASM: THE FRICTION FALLACY

Just put your first two fingers against your thumb and move your hand up and down and everyone will know what you mean. That is how men come. TEENAGER The early perspectives of sexuality asserted that men experience orgasm by thrusting, resulting in friction to the outer third of the penile shaft, which in turn [...]

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THE JOY OF PERFECT HEALTH: THE PURITY OF THE PHYSICAL BODY FREES ENORMOUS RESOURCES OF THE MIND

The purity of the physical body frees enormous resources of the mind. If properly directed, such resources could be used to acquire many natural skills considered miraculous or supernatural by normal people. Creating matter by a pure thought, flying around the galaxy and the Universe in your various astral bodies, being consciously present at several [...]

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LEPROSY – INTRODUCTION

Leprosy has been known since Biblical times, and is still a scourge throughout the world. It still occurs in parts of the Middle East, Asia, the Pacific, Africa, Central and South America, Southern Europe around the Mediterranean and in Northern Australia There are about 10 to 15 million sufferers throughout the world. But, contrary to [...]

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BORNHOLM DISEASE

The Coxackie viruses belong to a group which cause a number of seemingly unrelated diseases. They were named after the U.S. town where the two patients from whom the virus was first isolated lived. Different varieties of the virus can cause meningitis or inflammation of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord. Other illnesses [...]

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INGROWN TOENAILS IN CHILDHOOD

  Symptoms: swollen, red, and painful area near toenail; thin, watery pus from the infected area; raw, red tissue covering part of the nail. Home care -    Soak the toe frequently in warm water. -    If possible, gently cut out the ingrown part of the nail. -    If the ingrown spur cannot be removed, soak the bandaged foot [...]

Posted on April 28, 2009 at 3:44 am by admin · Permalink · Leave a comment
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PREVENTIVE MEDECINE: FITS (CONVULSIONS)

What are they? Sudden spasms of the muscles caused by an abnormal burst of activity in the brain. Convulsions are common in babies and young children. Epilepsy, which causes one kind of fit, is relatively rare, so you should not jump to the conclusion that your child’s fit is epileptic in origin. What causes them? [...]

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