DR YVONNE CASEY: DR YVONNE CASEY'S COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE.Byline: DR YVONNE CASEY QI'M at my wits' end. My 19-week old son has hardly stopped crying since birth because of colic colic, intense pain caused by spasmodic contractions of one of the hollow organs, e.g., the stomach, intestine, gall bladder, ureter, or oviduct. The cause of colic is irritation and/or obstruction, and the irritant and/or obstruction may be a stone (as in the gall . Can you help? nTO help break up your baby's wind, place half a red onion in a glass of lukewarm water and leave it there for at least an hour to cool. Drain the fluid into a baby bottle and let him suck away at it at intervals during the day. Continue for as long as you feel he needs it. QTHIS summer my husband and I are heading to Ireland for a fortnight and we are both smokers. We have tried to give up before but with the latest ban we know we can't light up in bars or restaurants. Any advice? nTHIS is a great incentive to quit. To help you, take 20 drops of Avena Sativa in a little water twice daily before meals to increase your stamina. Twice a day after meals, take eight drops of Craving Essence to help wean you off nicotine. These are both Bioforce products available in health shops. Q:MY 11-year-old daughter has terribly dry skin and scalp and is becoming very conscious of it. Her diet's fairly good and she drinks lots of water. What else can she do? nKEEP rehydrating her skin with water and give her one teaspoonful tea·spoon·ful n. pl. tea·spoon·fuls Abbr. t. or tsp. The amount that a teaspoon can hold. Noun 1. of Eskimo Oil every day before your main meal to moisturise her skin. It is great for kids as it is easy to take. Continue long term to reap the benefits. QI AM bothered by insect bites and would prefer to use a natural cream for relief. Which is best? nECHINACEA cream, which is widely available in health shops, will help take the sting out of them. Apply liberally as needed. QI STILL get a lot of oral thrush despite watching what I eat. Is there a mouthwash mouthwash /mouth·wash/ (mouth´wosh) a solution for rinsing the mouth. mouth·wash n. A medicated liquid for cleaning the mouth and treating diseased mucous membranes. I could use? nMOLKOSAN is an anti-fungal solution that will help clear up your persistent thrush and is available in health shops. Dilute every measurement with four parts water and use as a gargle gargle /gar·gle/ (gahr´g'l) 1. a solution for rinsing mouth and throat. 2. to rinse the mouth and throat by holding a solution in the open mouth and agitating it by expulsion of air from the lungs. and mouthwash up to five times daily. QI'M embarrassed by my flaking nails. I should take some form of calcium which do you advise? A:URTICALCIN is an easily absorbable calcium tablet. Take five twice daily, allowing them to dissolve slowly under the tongue. I'd also recommend one daily teaspoonful of Silicea before your main meal, taken in a glass of water or fruit juice. Both are on sale in health shops and can improve the appearance of nails, hair and skin if taken for at least three months. Q:COULD you suggest the best herbal tea to help detox de·tox v. To subject to detoxification. n. A section of a hospital or clinic in which patients are detoxified. kidneys? A:GOLDEN GRASS tea is a gentle blend of five herbs on sale in health shops that has a cleansing action on the whole urinary system. Add boiling water and infuse for about five minutes. Take two cups daily as part of a detoxification programme, or one cup a day to correct fluid retention. |
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