Posts by cwaddick

I've used myrrh to promote a healthy pussing response from mucous membranes. I took it both as a tincture and in a salve (Healing Salve from WishGarden in Boulder, CO or Herbal Savvy from Country Comfort, I think). Many of the salves...

Dietary changes can help a lot. Try a rotation diet. See if eliminating certain foods clears up your face. It could be a food allergy. Often, food allergies, when they start, cause a minor problem such as acne. You could try getting...

Is there a moderator in the house? I would like your help. I just logged in after being away from Mothering.com for months (years?). I moved to Vermont last week. When I went to the Vermont tribe to introduce myself, I found...

Please bump if you find this post useful. -- Caitlin ********** Pinworms are parasites that reproduce using the human digestive tract. One-third of Americans have pinworms, and 30-80% of children have them because they put their...

What is the difference between fresh lemon juice and lemon juice that you buy in a bottle from a grocery store? Besides additives in the store-bought juice, there are living enzymes in the fresh juice. Fresh lemon juice has living...

http://www.themeatrix.com/ "Our heroes Moopheus, Leo, and Chickity return in The Meatrix II: Revolting to expose the dark side of the dairy industry." It is a satire of "The Matrix" film trilogy with Keanu...

When you milk a single cow by hand and then handle the milk in a way that keeps it clean, the milk does not grow bacteria. Similarly, when doctors wash their hands, they do not introduce bacteria and viruses into sequential patients....

If you want to try something radical: try a low-carb diet, like the Atkin's style diet. I don't recommend doing this type of diet long term, but I do recommend doing it -- and I mean to a "T"-- for several weeks in a row...

We have apple trees here in California, and for every one I pick, at least twenty rots in my house or the yard. Anyway: you slice them to 1/4 to 1/8 inch in thickness. Lay them flat on a cookie sheet ... or anything else oven...

I wanted to add that... * nursing has been a real drain on my body. My current doctor and I agreed that *I* would be more fit for toxic exposures from dental work if I were to recover for several weeks from nursing. That is, I quit...