Stress affects everyone at some time. Stress can be mild. Everyday stress people encounter paying mortgages, rent, telephone bills, driving to work, having problems with the car is associated with lifestyle and commitments. There is severe stress such as a family bereavement, or marriage break-up, or not being able to pay the rent. These types of stressful situations quite often need special attention.

The vitamin B group is of benefit as this group of vitamins is essential to help maintain proper nervous system function. Along with a well-balanced diet, a B group combined with small amounts of the anti-stress herbs, scullcap, valerian and Passiflora can help us survive stressful times.

Long-term stress can depress our adrenal hormones and drain us of energy. If suffering this depression-related stress, there are three herbs that can help give a lift and a return to normal life. They are oats, rosemary, and kola. Scullcap, valerian, Passiflora, hops, and gentian in combination can be a very potent anti-stress formula and can really help you get through those very difficult times. They are non-habit forming and very safe. Herbalists have used them for hundreds of years.

So, don’t forget, try to relax (meditation can help) and enjoy life. If you are a hard case, counselling might be appropriate; if not, try dancing, singing, or yoga classes.

SUPPLEMENTS

high potency 1 tablet daily

multi B formula

herbal formula containing

scullcap 475 mg The amount needed depends on

valerian 300 mg the individual. This type of

hops 750 mg formula is available from your

gentian health food store,

potassium phosphate (celloid) 35 mg 3 times daily

magnesium phosphate (celloid) 65 mg 3 times daily

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Vitamin C is used by most people looking for a natural way of treating the common cold. The reason for their choice was based on the work carried out by Professor Linus Pauling. Many people have said that Linus Pauling’s work has not been vindicated in recent trials. However, I do not believe this to be true. Recent double-blind trials on vitamin C have shown that the symptoms of the common cold can be dramatically reduced by the taking of 2000 mg of vitamin C daily. It is probable that ascorbic acid assists the immune system and acts against pathogens, especially bacteria and viruses.

Vitamin C levels of white blood cells have been shown to decrease with depressed immunological function. Viral infection rapidly depletes leucocyte ascorbate and varying degrees of nonspecific immunosuppression are now recognised to accompany such infections.

At my clinic using a combination containing garlic, echinacea, beta-carotene, vitamin E and vitamin C, in the treatment of many viral and virus-related illnesses has had successful results. The most common would be patients presenting with influenza or common colds and although full double-blind trials have not been carried out, patient trials have demonstrated dramatic improvement.

I have also used this combination of herbs and nutrients when treating patients suffering from post-viral syndrome and those who are constantly contracting viral infections. The results of these patient studies have shown a marked improvement in the patients’ resistance to infection.

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Cystitis is the inflammation of the bladder. The symptoms are usually a burning feeling during urination and a need to urinate frequently. The inflammation may be caused by a secondary infection in the urethra, the kidney, or by retained urine in the bladder caused by an enlarged prostate gland.

Cystitis is most common among women under 50 years of age, particularly during pregnancy. Sexual intercourse can lead to inflammation that can spread to the bladder by way of the urethra. This is often called ‘honeymoon cystitis’. Poor hygiene and tampons can also cause inflammation.

If you are a frequent sufferer of cystitis there are a number of things that can be done to help prevent further attacks and relieve the symptoms.

1. Wear cotton underwear, never synthetic.

2. Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water daily. Water helps flush the kidneys, bladder, and urethra.

3. Eat alkali-forming foods (see list in acid/alkali food chart). All vegetables and fruits are alkaline after digestion and should be eaten every day. Your diet should be 80% alkali-forming foods and 20% acid-forming foods. Eating foods in these proportions will help maintain good health and prevent infection.

There are a number of herbs that can relieve the symptoms and clear up the infection quickly. They are corn silk, boldo marshmallow, couch grass and bearberry.

SUPPLEMENTS

Buchu 440 mg 3 times daily

bearberry

(Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) 230 mg 3 times daily

cornsilk 800 mg 3 times daily

couch grass 800 mg 3 times daily

sodium sulphate 33 mg 3 times daily

sodium phosphate 195 mg 3 times daily

vitamin C 200 mg daily

vitamin E 500 IU daily

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Oat bran contains the highest percentage of soluble fibre at 4.8%, followed by rice bran at 2.5% and wheat bran at 2.0%. The latest technical information shows that rice bran and oat bran are equal in their ability to lower total blood cholesterol levels.

Rice bran has five times the insoluble dietary fibre of oat bran and more soluble fibre than wheat bran. It can help maintain a healthy colon and promote regularity, as well as caring for the cardiovascular system by helping lower cholesterol.

Psyllium is a natural grain and the husks make an excellent fibre, helping lower cholesterol and maintaining regularity. Psyllium was recently reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine 148, 292, 1988, which stated that psyllium, by removing bile acid from the intestine and preventing their reabsorption, lowered blood cholesterol levels. This action is the result of the use by the body of cholesterol in the manufacture of more bile salts. y

SUPPLEMENTS

Psyllium husks 2 teaspoons in orange juice morning

and night.

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Body part Signs
Cause
Treatment
Face Moonface
Prednesone therapy

Oedematous
Protein deficiency
Ammo acids, protein
(swollen)

Pale
Iron deficiency
Iron phosphate, B12, folic acid
Dark skin over
Inadequate B
B2,B3
cheeks and
group of
Increase
under eyes
vitamins;
food
(malar
low kilojoule
intake
pigmentation)
diet

Scaling of skin
Inadequate
B2, B3, B6
around nostrils
vitamins

(naso-labial

seborrhea)

Lips Redness and
Inadequate
B2,B3
swelling of
vitamins

mouth or lips

(cheilosis)

Cracks at side of
Inadequate B
B6, B2, B3
mouth (andular
group vitamins,
Iron
fissures)
especially B6, B2, B3; iron

Nails
Spoon-shaped brittle, ridged white spots

Iron

Silica and fatty acids Zinc
Gums
Abnormally red and bleeding
Deficient vitamin C
Vitamin C

bioflavonoids
Hair
Dull, dry, falls out easily
Low in protein, fatty and amino acids
Fish oil, evening primrose oil, silica
Tongue
Raw, red, cracked, swollen, pale, smooth, slick, magenta
Lack of folic acid, niacin,

riboflavin B6, B12, iron
Supplement with these vitamins and minerals
Eyes
Pale eye membranes Iron deficiency

Spots of dryness Vitamin A conjunctivitis,

deficiency soft or

dull cornea
Iron

Vitamin A
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American doctors have documented the experiences of multi-orgasmic men who had from two to nine orgasms per session. Some ejaculated at the first orgasm, some at the last: and the rest somewhere in between; some even ejaculated more than once. Many of the men first experienced multiple orgasms in middle age.

Probably, more men could become multi-orgasmic if they overcome the conditioning that says they will only ejaculate and then detumesce. A non demanding atmosphere, combined with emotional closeness and the opportunity for leisurely sex, will improve a man’s chances of enjoying multiple orgasms, as will having a partner who is sexually responsive and does not easily tire of prolonged intercourse.

However, just as with multi-orgasmic women, men who are capable of more than one orgasm will not be able to experience them every time.

A man can practise becoming multi-orgasmic by coming to the brink of orgasm yet inhibiting ejaculation until he can separate the two sensations. In the positive, relaxed atmosphere of a loving relationship, some men will find that they don’t necessarily lose their erections, and they will be able to carry on achieving further climaxes.

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To be a good lover, knowing, how to stimulate the penis is one of the most valuable skills that a woman can possess. Older men especially may need direct stimulation to reach erection, but men of all ages enjoy the sensations they receive from manipulation. You can use these techniques both as an adjunct to, or as a replacement for intercourse, and vary your approach as much as you like, such as rolling the penis between your palms, stroking it with your fingers, alternately squeezing and letting it go, brushing your fingertips against the frenulum or caressing the penis between your breasts. To enhance his sensations, and especially if your partner has erection difficulties, use a lubricant.

Begin by positioning yourself beside your partner. Grip his penis firmly with your thumb nearest his navel. Move your hand up and down on the penis in a regular rhythm, keeping your grip steady and the firmest pressure on the sensitive area on the uppermost side. Try long and short strokes to see what he likes best. A slow rhythm prolongs pleasure, while a speeded-up one intensifies pleasure and will bring him to orgasm sooner.

Your partner’s climax is imminent when his muscles, particularly those in his thighs, tense up and his breathing becomes more rapid. The testes will be drawn up to his body and may also be swollen. The head of the penis will darken in colour and increase slightly in size. One or two drops of pre-ejaculatory fluid may ooze from the tip of his penis.

Your partner will want you to carry on with the stimulation until ejaculation is completely over and his tension relaxes. Most men will want you to desist from further genital caresses, for a while.

How to stimulate a man-All men find genital caresses highly stimulating; however, after ejaculation most prefer the stroking to cease.

1 Hold the penis close to the head to ensure optimum stimulation of the underside of the penis,

as well as the glans and frenulum.

2 Your partner may want to control the rhythm. With his hand over yours, grasp the penis firmly,

though gently, and move your hand rhythmically up and down the shaft, either quickly or

slowly as your partner wishes.

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Satisfying lovemaking takes time, and can never take too long. On rare occasions, you may become so aroused during foreplay that you immediately move on to actual intercourse, but usually a couple enjoys the gradual intimacies that leisurely kissing, undressing, petting, massage, oral sex and the sharing of fantasies – among others – provide.

Undressing-Removing your clothes, and/or those of your partner, can be a very exciting and important part of foreplay. Undressing not only results in general arousal, but the wearing of and/or the removal of particular items of clothing can strike a much more resonant chord in a susceptible lover, particularly a man.

A good lover will seek to discover which garments and their removal will act as turn-ons, and will make use of them to increase a partner’s pleasure. You may have to practise removing your partner’s clothes with one hand, and without clumsiness or hold-ups, if undressing is to be a truly exciting aspect of foreplay.

Nudity may become routine and boring, particularly in marriage, so some subtlety in undressing is worth retaining. Even after years of living together, undressing each other will be highly arousing; each partner should feel increasingly excited as one garment after another is removed.

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Many people think that there are only certain social situations where sex can be on the agenda. However, this is not true; any situation can lend itself to sexual advances. Of course, in some situations, advances need to be subtle and very low-key; in fact, rather difficult to pick up unless the other person is sexually aware and alert.

Only someone with a closed mind would limit his or her horizons to parties, dinners and social occasions. Sexual interest can be revealed at any time. For instance, a working business meeting between two sexually interested people, when each may be thrilled by the other’s professional performance, can be an exciting and intriguing prelude to more open sexual overtures. Here, the enjoyment of a common task can greatly enhance sexual interest. Indeed, sexual interest grows more often in the day-to-day working environment than almost anywhere else.

While women rate discos and parties as the most likely way of meeting men with whom they would like a sexual relationship, reality is, in fact, quite different. Most people meet potential sexual partners through friends, and like any other form of friendship, most happy sexual relationships are based on friendship and on working or studying together. You can get to know someone better at work than in a disco. Furthermore, when looking very glamorous and affected by drink, we don’t necessarily give a realistic picture of ourselves, nor are we able to get a true insight into a partner.

A less obvious advance could occur when you have lunch with or talk to someone over a period of time in a quiet spot. Glances are often exchanged and conversations may include messages with a double meaning, testing how interested the other person is. These interactions may just be in the form of play, but all of us do engage in them and establish brief, “mini” bonds with many people.

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A woman’s external and visible genitalia are known as the vulva or pudendum. It is a very erotic, sensitive area, which also serves to protect the vaginal and urethral openings. The fatty tissue and skin at the front of the vulva is the mons pubis, or mound of Venus; it covers where the pelvic bones join at the front, and acts as a cushion during intercourse. In the mature female, it is covered by hair.

The most superficial structures of the vulva, the labia majora, extend forward from the anus and fuse at the front in the mons pubis. These “lips” are two fold and usually lie together and conceal the other external genital organs. They comprise fibrous and fatty tissue, and carry hair follicles as well as sebaceous and apocrine glands. The latter give rise to a special form of odorous sweat, which is a sexual chemical attractant.

The labia minora are folds of skin that lie between the labia majora. They have many sebaceous glands that produce sebum that lubricates the skin and, combined with the secretions from the vagina and sweat glands, forms a waterproof protective covering against urine, bacteria and menstrual blood.

The size and shape of these lips vary greatly and, like the labia majora, one is usually larger than the other. They may be hidden by the labia majora or project forward. During sexual excitement they become engorged, change colour and increase in thickness – sometimes even two to three times their normal size.

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