Tip 76. Treat acne from the inside out.
For treatment of acne,
e
schew topical medicaments.
The treatment of acne
b
y the administration of s
a
lve or ointment does not serve any purpose. They only suppress the
action of the sebaceous
glands temporarily. In nature cure, t
h
e main
emphasis is
on diet and
certain wat
e
r applicatio
n
s. To begin
with the patient should
r
esort to all
-fruit diet for
about a week. In this r
e
gimen, there should be
t
hree meals a day, consisting of fresh juicy f
r
uits, s
u
ch as apples, pe
a
rs, grapes,
g
rapefruit, pi
n
eapple and
peaches. Ci
t
rus
fruits, bana
n
as, dried, s
t
ewed or tinned fruits sh
o
uld not be t
a
ken. Unsweetened lemon or plain water, either hot or cold,
should be d
r
unk and no
t
hing else.
D
uring this p
e
riod, warm-water
enema should be taken
daily to cle
a
nse the bowels and all
o
ther measures adopted
t
o eradicate
c
o
nstipation.
After a week of all fruit
di
et, the pati
e
nt can grad
u
ally adopt a well-balanc
e
d diet. Emphasis should be
o
n raw foods, especially fresh fruits a
n
d vegetables, sprouted
seeds, raw
nuts and
whole grain cereals,
e
s
p
ecially millet
and brown rice. Further
shorter per
i
ods on the
a
ll-fruits for three days, or so may
b
e necessary
at a monthly interval until the con
d
ition of the skin
improves.
Strict attention to diet is
essential for
recovery. Starchy, protein and fatty foods, should be restricted.
M
eats, sugar,
strong tea
o
r coffee, co
n
diments, pickles, refi
n
ed and processed foods
should all
b
e avoided, as also soft
d
rinks, ca
n
dies, ice
cre
a
m and products made with sugar
and white flour.
Tip 77. Treat hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis)
w
ith
fresh air and
w
a
r
m
bath.
The patient should und
e
rtake plenty of outdoor
ex
ercise and eliminate all mental stress and worries. Ev
e
n lying in t
h
e sun motionless in
the
early morni
n
g or just be
f
ore dusk may be helpful.
Prolonged neutral immersion baths
a
t bed time on alternate
d
ays is beneficial. This b
a
th
is administ
e
red in a bath tub which should be pr
o
perly fitted with hot and cold water connection.
The bath-tub should be
fitted with water at a t
e
mperature ranging from 92º to 98º F
and the patient sho
u
ld lie in
it for
an hour or so. The he
a
d should be
kept cold wi
t
h a cold c
o
mpress.
Tip 78. Treat bronchitis with moist
heat.
In addition
t
o diet, treat
bronchitis with a hot poultice.
A simple hot poultice of linseed should be applied over the front and back of the chest. Itwill greatly relieve pain. Poultices act by diluting the vessels of the surface and thereby reducing the blood pressure. The heat of the poultice acts as a cardiac stimulant. A poultice should be applied neatly and carefully and should be often renewed, so that it does not hamper respiration.
Turpentine
may be rub
b
ed over the chest with f
o
mentation for the same object.
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