Natural Remedies, Home Remedies and Herbal cures

I’ve have recently gotten proactiv… don’t know if it will work, but i wanted to see if there was an alternative natural thing i can do… know anything about whether proactiv will work or natural healing ways… PLEASE DONT HESITATE AND HOLLER

Cleanse daily, avoid washing away natural oils with soaps or washes, this causes skin to produce more oil than normal which clogs pores. I recommend Oil Cleansing Method (OCM), it doesn’t strip away natural oils so is healthy, reduces acne and heals scars. Mix half Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) to moisturize and half Castor Oil (CO) to cleanse, change mix as your skin changes, also try adding tea tree oil as it’s antibacterial. Massage mix into your face, then put a hot face cloth onto your face for at least 1 minute, this opens up pores letting the oil cleanse. Wipe off oil, any trace amounts of oil are absorbed so skin won’t be greasy. http://www.moogoo.com.au/category13_1.htm Have your own face cloth and towel, keep them clean and dry to avoid bacteria growth which can cause spots. Moisturize daily, as long as it’s not greasy it won’t cause spots, but don’t be scared to use oils such as Bio Oil which will heal scars too, remember oil is actually good for your skin.

Once a week steam to open pores by putting your head under a towel over a bowl of hot water, but don’t do this during breakouts as it stimulates blood flow and oil glands which can make things worse. Exfoliate weekly to scrub off dead skin, use something with rounded beads as things such as apricot kernels have sharp edges which cause small cuts leading to spots. Another way to exfoliate is cosmetic vinegar which also promotes circulation, regulates skins pH and is antiseptic. Mix 500ml of apple cider vinegar, 3ml lavender essential oil, 3ml rosemary essential oil, 2ml rosewood essential oil, and 2 tablespoons glycerine. Place into a glass bottle, use as cleanser by adding 1 tablespoon vinegar to 1 cup of water. Try masks too, they are easy to make and there are many recipes online, see Make Your Own Cosmetics http://www.makeyourcosmetics.com or Pioneer Thinking http://www.pioneerthinking.com try this mask;

Strawberry acne mask;
Ingredients: ½ cup fresh strawberries, 1 egg white, 2 teaspoons of honey.
Mix together ingredients until smooth using a blender or a fork. To use spread over face and leave for 15 minutes, rinse off with cool water and pat dry. This one is good as strawberries are rich in salicylic acid which is commonly used in acne treatments, honey is also antibacterial.

Keep yourself healthy, diet is a big factor so make sure to get a healthy diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables as well as a lot of water, but avoid salty foods as iodine aggravates acne, try also a good multivitamin – vitamins A, B6, zinc and chromium help to clean up acne. Get plenty of exercise, sleep and stay stress-free. Pay particular attention to your skin during harsh weather when it is more prone to damage, also avoid agrivation from the sun by using plenty of sunscreen. Make-up is best avoided all together, but if you do wear it use as little as possible and keep your make-up clean as dirty sponges or hands in make-up causes spots. Use mineral foundation as it has great coverage but is light so won’t clog pores and is free from harmful ingredients, most commercial brands make mineral ranges now so it’s easy to find.

My 5 month old puppy got diagnosed with Lymes yesterday, he is taking antibiotics for 4- 6 weeks, are there any natural remedies, homeopathic remedies that might help in conjunction with the antibiotics?
Will the antibiotics be harmful for such of a long time??
He came with Lymes from the breeder, it is very sad!

Look into a product called Carnivora. It has been proven to successfully treat Lyme’s disease in humans. Give your dog a lesser dose than is recommended for humans (based on the dog’s weight). Carnivora is a fabulous product derived from the Venus Flytrap plant…I take it every day!

Good luck!

I am a firm believer in natural medicines, and have recently found that I may have an STD. Although I am unaware of what it may be or how I got it is unknown. I have only been with one man that is my husband, which does not have it, but I think I may have had it well before I knew him. I’m just seeing if anyone knows of any natural remedies that my help you problem. Any personal experience or educated answers are welcome! Thank you

Bloody hell, see a doctor, or have fun being infertile.

I have been diagnosed with COPD Emphysema. The inhalers are steroids. I believe in natural healing and know it is possible to even heal cancer in that manner, versus the medical community. Has anyone ever been healed or know of a site that will give me the healing methods to overcome emphysema? Any help will be appreciated!!!

emphysema is irreversible — meaning it canNOT be cured. once you have it, you have it for life. the only thing you can do is to take good care of yourself so that it does not worsen. (like following therapeutic measures religiously and stop smoking)

i don’t believe in natural healing — if it really existed, this would have been a medical breakthrough — why spend all the money doing research and creating medicines, if we could get these natural things for a cheaper price?

there are 2 kinds of emphysema — 1 is congenital (from birth) resulting from the absence of alpha-1-anti-trypsin, which helps the lungs expand, and come back to its original shape.

the 2nd one is smoking — this destroys that elasticity, and does not help the lungs go back to its original size, so you would see people with emphysema — they have big chests, and they’d complain that they "can’t catch their breath". people with COPD — their lungs are very very sick — as health care providers, we watch out for these people if we were to put them on oxygen. normally, the oxygen in our body ranges from 80 to 100 mmhg (millimeters of mercury) for a COPD patient — we lower the criteria to 60. if they inhale all those oxygen in and convert to carbon dioxide, because of their disease, this prevents them from fully exhaling all those carbon dioxide out — which results to acidosis. then we would have to put them in a ventilator, and sedate them because it’s uncomfortable (ouch!) take their blood every hour to see any improvement. they’re very tough to treat, to tell you the truth. quitting smoking is one of the best cure there is. not only do they help themselves, they make our jobs easier too.

this is just one of the many effects of smoking. i get a lot of negative responses when i talk trash about smoking — they’d tell me, "i don’t care if i get sick in the future, you can’t dictate me what to do! my body is my body" — well, they’re young. they still have around 15-20 years to regret and swallow what they just said.

i hope the kind of emphysema you have is congenital. if you got it from smoking, you’d probably see me roll my eyes and say "oh boy."

I have a very bad scar on my arm. I purchased this healing natural oil i saw on the internet. i would like to know if anyone has used it, and if so does it work. please let me know because i have 60 days to try it out.

I don’t know about that particular brand/type. Now if it has some Oil of Oregano in it then it will probably work. Otherwise get a bottle of Oil of Oregano and see those miracularous results.

/Lamar