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Goodbye Rash
My teenage son suffers from a sore rash and tiny pimples on his face after shaving. What can he use?< |
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Aloe vera is widely renowned for being excellent for healing skin. So, get your son to use a little after shaving and it should have a calming effect on his skin and help to reduce the soreness and irritation. Also make sure that he polishes his skin before shaving, which again will help to calm the skin and loosen the dead skin cells.< |
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Feeling Flush
I often gets bouts of cystitis, which is incredibly painful. Can you suggest what I could to doing to avoid getting it?< |
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Start a home treatment as soon as the symptoms begin. Start by drinking plenty of water or camomile tea, which will help to flush out the germs in the bladder. Then, every three hours take a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda in a glass of water, which will help to make the urine less acidic and also stop the bacteria from breeding, so relive the burning sensation. If however, you suffer from high blood pressure or heart disease, check with your doctor first before taking the bicarbonate of soda. Also try to avoid eating citrus and sour fruit and avoid foods containing vinegar and animal proteins such as eggs, fish, meat and cheese, which again will make urine more acidic.< |
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Mood Indigo
I suffer from terrible PMT, and feel that my whole personality changes ten days before my periods are due. Is there any help for me?< |
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Try taking evening primose oil tablets, vitamin B6 or magnesium tablets. But you need to take them regularly and make them a way of life and you should soon notice that they start to ease the symptoms of PMT. You could also try cutting down on sugary foods, salt and alcohol, which will help to reduce the bloatedness.< |
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Pressure Gauge
I have high blood pressure. Is there anything I can do which will help to bring it down?< |
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Garlic has been used for over 5,000 years, to help a myriad of conditions. It is known to contain vitamin A, B1, B2 and C, as well as natural antibiotics, blood-clotting agents and cholesterol controlling ingredients. Try putting garlic in different dishes, but if the smell puts you off, you can take it in capsule form three times a day. They are available from chemists. Remember to check with your doctor first, just to make sure that they are ok for you to take.< |
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Pit Stop
I am on the road a lot because of my job and keep finding that I’m getting really tense when I’m sitting in my car? Can you suggest anything that will help me?< |
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You can try a few relaxation exercises, which you can do while sitting in the car, while stuck in a traffic jam. 1) Shrug your shoulders up towards your ears and then roll them backwards with your head bent forward. Repeat two or three times. 2) Try tightening and relaxing your stomach muscles two or three times, which will help to improve your posture and help the circulation moving in your legs. 3) Tuck
your chin close to your chest, then relax it back to normal. Repeat several times, until you feel the muscles in the back of your neck stretching gently.< |
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Stay Calm
When I’m stressed I suffer from skin inflammation. What can I do to calm my skin down?< |
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Try using camomile, which is very soothing and will help to cool your sore irritated skin. Also work at relaxing your body more often, so that you don’t get to this stage. Try yoga, which is a very gentle exercise for both mind and body. You might also like to try taking a few mineral salt baths, which also help to calm the body, as well as nourish and heal the skin. All together, it should have a knock on effect on the body.< |
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Bone Cruncher
We have a family history of weak bones. How can I prevent becoming part
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Thinning of the bones occurs mostly while you are lying down and the bones are not under pressure, so rise a little earlier each day to help counteract this process. Regular exercise will also help keep bones mobile and exposing your skin to a moderate amount of sunshine will help to form vitamin D in the skin, which helps the intestines absorb calcium.< |
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