Tom Bohager
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 CANKER SORES
Canker sores (aphthous ulcers) are painful, persistent, and annoying sores on or under the tongue, on the soft palate, on the inside of the cheeks or lips, or at the base of the gums. The sores can range from the size of a pinhead to the size of a quarter, but they are not contagious. Canker sores are different from fever blisters or cold sores, which are caused by the herpes virus and are contagious. Fever blisters are usually found on the outside of the lips or on the corners of the mouth. |
Michael T. Murray
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Canker sores Are Associated with Milk and Gluten Sensitivity
Canker sores are single or clustered shallow, painful ulcers found anywhere in the oral cavity. Recurrent canker sores {aphthous stomatitis is the medical term) are a common condition that affects about 20 percent of the U.S. population. Although not a serious medical condition, recurrent canker sores are quite bothersome.
Based on studies of initiating factors, many cases of recurrent canker sores appear to be related to food sensitivities, especially to milk and gluten. |
Tom Bohager
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| Decubitus ulcers, also called bedsores, pressure sores, or pressure ulcers, develop when sustained pressure, usually from a bed or wheelchair, cuts off blood circulation to a particular area. Without adequate blood flow, the affected tissue dies. Bedsores are most commonly found on the hips, shoulder blades, buttocks, sacrum, and heels of comatose patients, the bedridden, and paraplegic patients. The best way to prevent bedsores is to turn or move patients regularly and ensure that their skin is clean. |
Michael T. Murray
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| Tolerance means that the immune system does not
Canker sores Are Associated with Milk and Gluten Sensitivity
Canker sores are single or clustered shallow, painful ulcers found anywhere in the oral cavity. Recurrent canker sores {aphthous stomatitis is the medical term) are a common condition that affects about 20 percent of the U.S. population. Although not a serious medical condition, recurrent canker sores are quite bothersome.
Based on studies of initiating factors, many cases of recurrent canker sores appear to be related to food sensitivities, especially to milk and gluten. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 Cancer treatment can often lead to side effects such as sores in the inside of the mouth; one study found that honey applied to the sores reduced discomfort.
Dont Throw Baby an Anvil!
Honey should not be fed to infants less than one year of age because they lack the ability to kill botulism spores that lie within.
Tips on Using Honey
SELECTION AND STORAGE:
• Honey comes in basically five different forms: comb honey, cut comb (liquid honey that has chunks of comb in it), liquid honey, crystallized honey, and whipped or "creamed" honey (the honey is the consistency of butter). |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 Oral aphthous stomatitis ("fever sores" or "canker sores"), which can appear on the cheeks, tongue, gums, and lips, usually correlates with histologic changes in the small intestine. However, because aphthous ulcers are also seen with common viral infections (such as herpes viruses) and other types of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (in particular Crohn's disease), they are not pathognomonic for celiac disease.
3. Reproductive System
The reproductive systems of both women and men can be affected by celiac disease. |
The Garlic CureJames F. Scheer, Lynn Allison and Charlie Fox
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| In desperation, I applied Kyolic to his sores, and, to my utter amazement the wounds almost healed by the next day. Jesse no longer itched, so the sores healed quickly.
L.A., Florida
MORE ABOUT UNHEALING SORES
After my Labrador Jesse's quick healing from sores on his back, I met an older woman when I was walking my dogs. Her boxer Buster had sores and bumps all over his back, and she was worried about his health. Nothing that the vet had suggested worked - swallowed or topical medication and a change of diet.
Based on my success with Jesse, I encouraged her to add Kyolic to Buster's food. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 It begins to create pus-filled sores on the inside of the large intestine wall. The exact same thing happens to the skin -- it creates sores with pus called acne. It is a reflection of what's happening in the large intestine, except you are seeing it from the outside.
Conventional doctors who do not understand holistic health only look at what's happening locally; they think bacteria in the skin cause acne. We all have bacteria on and in our skin, so the presence of bacteria isn't the cause of acne. Do you think clear-skinned people have sterilized their facial skin? Hardly. |
Devra Davis
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 Burned in x-ray experiments carried out with Edison at the end of the nineteenth century, Daily's arms had sores that never healed. Cancer spread from these sores over his limbs and into his lymph nodes. Distraught when Dally lost first his ulcerated arms and then his life, Edison refused to have another x-ray.17
Researchers' impulse to experiment on people's health, including their own, in the name of a greater good has a long and intermittently respectable history. Some of these self-experimenters, like Edison, escaped dire consequences. Others didn't. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, 1855
If your lower lip is puffy and has reddish or white crusty spots or sores on it, you may have actinic cheilosis, a progressive erosion caused by sun damage. This condition usually occurs after age 50 and is more common in men than women. Unfortunately, the damage to your lip is permanent. As with most sun-related skin problems, people with fair skin are at particular risk. Actinic cheilosis is usually a precancerous condition, although it may be an early warning sign that you already have skin cancer on your lower lip. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 Or they seek elimination through the skin, causing eczema, acne, sores, and boils. The condition of acidity thus may be a contributing factor to many different diseases, including piles, cancer, kidney and liver trouble, gallstones and gall bladder infections, impotency, high blood pressure and heart disease, strokes, asthma, and allergies. If the morning urine is consistently above 7.2, it is highly suggestive that the blood is too alkaline. Typical symptoms of excess alkalinity are muscle spasms, cramps, hyperreactivity, spaciness, a sense of ungroundedness, and mental imbalance. |
Devra Davis
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| Bleeding, lumps and unhealed sores became the subjects of slogans, posters and pamphlets distributed liberally to members and the general public. Posters from the WFA's heyday convey the military imagery and fighting spirit of the enterprise. One of the most popular showed a feminine hand firmly grasping the phallic base of a vertical pointed sword, the tip of which nearly brushes the word cancer. If women couldn't have their own weapons of battle, this was one war where they could still grab on to symbols of power.
Making cancer a word people could utter was good but not enough. |
| Cancer spread from these sores over his limbs and into his lymph nodes. Distraught when Dally lost first his ulcerated arms and then his life, Edison refused to have another x-ray.17
Researchers' impulse to experiment on people's health, including their own, in the name of a greater good has a long and intermittently respectable history. Some of these self-experimenters, like Edison, escaped dire consequences. Others didn't. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
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 Considering all the other life-threatening health problems we tend to worry about, it may seem that digestive distress ranks somewhere between canker sores and bunions in the pecking order of age-related problems. But the truth is that there's a whole world inside your gut (quite literally, depending on what you eat) that influences how you age. When you eat too much and engage in the Major Ager of excessive calorie consumption, you don't allow the ultimate antiager— calorie restriction—to give you the benefits of longevity. |
Marshall Editions
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 Petroleum: This can be a helpful remedy for herpetic eruptions that lead to violent itching, burning, and irritation. sores may appear on the perineum, and between the scrotum and the thighs. Clothing and movement make the irritation more intense, while exposure to warm air may feel soothing.
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TIP: USE CALENDULA AND HYPERICUM TINCTURE
Applying a combination of diluted calendula and hypericum tincture can soothe sore, tender areas. One part of tincture should be diluted in ten parts of boiled, cooled water. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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 Topically, yerba mansa can be prepared as a wash to treat wounds; a salve or compress to help heal fungal infections and sores; a mouthwash or gargle to soothe and treat receding and inflamed gums as well as sore throat; a nasal spray to remedy hay fever; a snuff to treat nasal polyps; a powder to treat athlete's foot; a bath herb to relieve arthritis and sore muscles; a sitz bath to treat Bartholin gland cysts and anal fissures; and a douche to treat yeast infection.
Edible Uses
The root is edible raw or cooked. The seeds can be dried, ground, and used in place of grain to make cereal. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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 Recent studies showed that an increase in negative ions in the atmosphere may speed the healing process of wounds, sores and injuries.
Research by Dr Leslie Hawkins at the University of Surrey, UK, showed that levels of the hormone serotonin in the blood, brain and other tissues seemed to be reduced by negative ions. Serotonin is a substance that plays a part in brain chemistry, and imbalances in it lead to depression and other mental disturbances. |
Ron Garner
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 Symptoms of lowered immunity in our bodies can be: frequent colds and flu, herpes (cold sores), allergies, continual fatigue, Candida yeast overgrowth, painful joints and muscles, parasite infections, psoriasis, eczema, and inflammatory disorders.
Healthy immunity is dependent on a healthy ecology in the gastrointestinal tract. This includes having the right food and all necessary enzymes to completely break it down into its component molecules so the body can process it for its needs. It depends on a healthy stock of bowel bacteria in the intestines. |
| Intermediate symptoms include:
Acid reflux Asthma
Bacterial infections Bowel disorders Bronchitis
Cold sores (Herpes I & II)
Colitis
Cystitis
Depression
Diarrhea
Disturbances in smell, taste, Earaches, vision, hearing Endometriosis Excessive falling hair
Fungal infections (candida, athlete's foot, vaginal)
Gallstones
Gastritis
Hayfever
Hives
Impotence
Insomnia
Loss of concentration Loss of memory Migraine headaches ? Numbness and tingling Psoriasis Sinusitis Stuttering Swelling Urethritis Urinary infections Viral infections (colds, flu) Weight problems Plus more ... |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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| Constituents
Root: vitamin C, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, zinc, polyacetylenes, chlorogenic acid, tarax-osterol, arctigen, inulin, lactone, essential oil, flavonoids, tannin, mucilage, resin Seed: essential fatty acids, arctigenin, arctiin
Energetic Correspondences
• Flavor: root—bitter; seed—pungent
• Temperature: cool
• Moisture: dry
• Polarity: yin
• Planet: Venus/Jupiter/Saturn/Pluto
• Element: water
Contraindications
Avoid burdock seeds during the first trimester of pregnancy, during the later stages of measles, and in cases of open sores. |
| Topically, a poultice, a compress, or the fresh juice of sheep's sorrel can be applied directly to the skin to treat acne, bleeding, boils, cancer, nettle stings, ringworm, sores, tumors, and wounds. It can also be used as an astringent douche or enema to decrease secretions. mature, but the flowers are small and inconspicuous. The seeds are shiny brown or black three-sided nutlets, much beloved by songbirds. The plant thrives in iron-rich, lime-deficient soil. It is considered an invasive species in some parts of North America. |
| Topically, ginkgo seed can be used as a poultice to rid the body of scabies, ringworm, and sores.
Edible Uses
The inner seeds are edible if boiled or roasted. The leaves are not generally considered edible, aside from as tea.
Other Uses
Ginkgo leaves can be placed in books to prevent insects from eating the pages. |
| It can be used as an eyewash to treat conjunctivitis, as a mouthwash to heal sores and after dental extraction, and as a gargle to treat laryngitis. The juice or tea can be applied topically to dry up acne; the plant can be prepared as a facial steam for the same purpose.
Edible Uses
The flowers and leaves are edible when young and can be added to salads. The root is also edible.
Other Uses
Lady's mantle is often included in lotions to soften rough skin, lighten freckles, and minimize enlarged pores or birthmarks. In magical traditions it is used to attract love. |
| The leaf is used as a poultice to treat swelling, sores, herpes, sore muscles, and glandular inflammation.
Edible Uses
In Scandinavia, the root is eaten as a vegetable; as the root is bitter, it is usually cooked in several changes of water to make it more palatable. Some Europeans infuse the root in wine. The Inuit tribe grinds the root into flour. In Sweden, the leaf is used as a substitute for hops in making beer.
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Botanical Name
Lycopus americanus, L. europaeus, L. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Crohn's can affect you anywhere, from the mouth through the anus, and usually causes sores along the length of the small and large intestines. Ulcerative colitis always begins in the rectum, extends for a bit, and then stops. There's a clear "line of demarcation" between the tissue that is affected and the tissue that's not. It's characteristic of ulcerative colitis that usually just the mucosa and submucosa are involved, whereas in Crohn's all layers of the bowel are involved. Crohn's has "skip spaces"— that is, unaffected areas interspersed between involved areas. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 As an antiseptic and as an anti-inflammatory for inflammations and sores of the mucous membranes, these two herbs have been very reliable and may go a long way not only toward improving the health of the epithelial tissue of the mouth and genital region but also stimulating an immune response locally in that tissue.
Myrrh
Oral tincture: 10-30 drops 3 times per day Goldenseal
Oral tincture: 10-30 drops 3 times per day
Additional Botanicals. Many botanicals have the ability to provide immune support through various mechanisms. Other plants have very specific antiviral properties as well. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 Native America Indians traditionally have used the root to make a tea to treat fever, scarlet fever, typhoid, and pharyngitis and externally as an ointment for sores. Water in which the root has been soaked is used to clean open and inflamed wounds. Canadian Indians used the plant for treating gonorrhea and disease of the kidneys and as an expectorant.
Homeopathic Uses: Uses in homeopathy include severe febrile infections, states of confusion and blood poisoning. contraindications
Use of the drug is contraindicated during pregnancy. |
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