Speaking as a general rule, it is better not to apply any kind of concoction to the healthy skin. There are, as everybody knows, all kinds of powders, creams, oils and other forms of cosmetics advertised for this purpose, but whilst they may hide blemishes they have very little power to help the skin. Some people are under the impression that certain things may be used as skin foods, but this is clearly fallacious; and whilst the skin may have some little power of absorption, we do not even know what the ultimate effect may be on the system. Therefore those who advocate such things have no real scientific evidence to back up their claims. As we have already pointed out, the skin is a self-healing, self-repairing and self-regenerating organ of the body, and it should be treated as such. It has its own special functions to fulfill, and it can do this without hindrance if the rest of the body is functioning normally also. Its health depends on proper food, exercise, breathing and other environmental factors just as much as the stomach, the lungs, or any other organ in the system, and we should bear this important fact in mind when we take care of it in both health and disease.
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Archive for June, 2011
As the child learns to raise its head or stand erect, the secondary curves or compensation curves appear to compensate for the weight put on the spine. Thus the cervical curve appears when the child raises its head and tries to hold the head up. The weight of the relatively heavy head creates this curve, by caving in (concave). The lumbar curve appears when the weight of the trunk or upper part of the body is required to be supported by the lumbar spine. This happens as the child learns to stand erect and walk. At age ten all four curves of the spine appear.Several abnormal curves may appear during childhood and adolescence. During this developmental stage, nutritional problems, abnormal weight gain, stress, posture problems, trauma etc may cause one or other of the abnormal curves. The main ones are:Kyphosis (Ki-fo-sis)which is an exaggerated thoracic curvature (‘hunchback’ type of curve).Anatomy and Physiology of the BackboneLordosiswhich is an exaggerated lumbar curvature (people with huge bellies may have this)Scoliosiswhich is an abnormal lateral curvature. This can be noticed not from the sides but from the back. Instead of the spine being more or less straight, it produces curves to the sides. There are several reasons for this type of abnormal lateral curvature. Psychological problems in childhood or adolescence are the most common. *66\330\8*
Tracy was very tearful when she came for help. She had been off hard drugs for two years and was struggling to get fit; she had also given up smoking and alcohol, but could not understand why she felt so awful. She looked pale and bloated, she lacked energy and felt so irritable just before her period that to avoid company (she had never been violent but feared it was a possibility) she would stay in bed. She had suffered from cystitis twice and thrush three times in the preceding six months. She had a lot of dandruff; there was a scaly red rash around her hairline. She went on to a strict anti-Candida programme and gave up tea. She used Selsun (anti-fungal) shampoo and had two short sessions on a sunbed weekly. This cleared the rash on her face. Her room-mate complained loudly about the smell of garlic so she changed to Kyolic. At the end of the first week change was visible; she was not so bloated and said she was not bursting into tears all the time. After the third week she had lost several pounds in weight and was glowing with health.*77\326\8*