Stopping smoking the natural way
Can you suggest a herbal or homeopathic method that would help someone give up cigarettes? Both my mother and my brother are keen to relinquish the weed....
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Stress-related insomnia and L-carnitine
Recently, you suggested that a reader who was suffering from stress-related insomnia would benefit from taking a supplement of L-carnitine. I’ve scanned lots of nutrition books and technical information and cannot corroborate this. Where does your information for your column come from?...
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Stubborn verruca
I have a verruca which has stubbornly refused to disappear despite having all the conventional treatments. It is right in the middle of the ball of my foot and is starting to affect the way I am walking. I am desperate to find something that really works. What can you suggest?...
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Styes in children
My otherwise healthy four-year old daughter suffers from persistent styes. We tried a homeopathic remedy that did not help. What else can I try?...
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Substituting wheat in the diet
A few years ago I was diagnosed with diverticulitis. I was advised to adopt an elimination diet which included cutting out wheat and would like to know what I am supposed to substitute for it. Bread is such a big part of our staple diet and all my local health shop can recommend is oat cakes or ryvita. The gluten-free loaf is very expensive. Also, can you explain why more and more people seem to be intolerant of wheat?...
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Successful remedies for eczema in children
My 12-year-old daughter has eczema on her back, arms, thighs, and knees. It also sometimes appears in the folds of the skin and around the elbows. I have tried so many things without success. Any ideas?...
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Sugar cravings before period
I have spent the last five months on a special diet, avoiding wheat, dairy products, sugar, tea, coffee, red meat, eggs, salmon, tuna and other foods. I am thrilled to have lost 1.5 stone in weight but I have noticed recently that I get a strong craving for sugary foods just before my period. How can I stop this?...
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Sulphate levels
Recent tests showed my four-year-old grandson was low in inorganic sulphate. Is there any way we can improve his sulphate levels? It has been suggested that Epsom salts may help but we are reluctant to resort to a laxative....
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Supple and healthy joints
Which of the following supplements would you recommend to help keep my joints healthy and supple through winter? (a) Bromelain? (b) Glucosamine? (c) MSM (d) Udo’s oil?...
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Supplement interactions with contraceptive pill
Can you tell me whether any of the supplements I take are likely to interact with the contraceptive pill? I take kava kava (I know this is currently unapproved in the UK, but I buy from abroad), bilberry, 5-HTP, lecithin, and lots of Flaxseed tablets. I have cross-referenced all these on the internet, but have not had any luck. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. ...
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