Acne (Symptoms/Description, Causes, Lifestyle Modifications, Supplements, Herbal Protocol)
Symptoms/Description: (List 3-5):
- Inflammatory disease of the skin
Skin inflames, producing the visible lesions - Back, chest, face, shoulders, and upper arms are especially affected with recurring blackheads, pimples, and whiteheads.
Causes: (List 2-3)
- Hormone changes
- Digestion isn’t working
- Sluggish kidney or liver
Lifestyle Modifications: (List 2-3)
- Nutrition: non-processed food; emphasize raw foods, fresh organic vegetables, and fruits with plenty of whole grains, seeds, and sprouts; try an elimination diet to see if any foods trigger the breakouts.
- Bodycare: Wear oil-free sunscreen; clean gently twice a day with warm water and mild cleanser; Facemask - lemon juice, milk, and oatmeal; fresh pineapple on affected areas;
- Exercise and incorporate stress-reduction (i.e. yoga and
Supplements: (List 1-2)
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin E
- Zinc
- Niacin
- B complex
- Vitamin C
- Calcium/phosphorus
- Silica
- Kelp granules
- Lecithin
- Spirulina
Herbal Protocol: (List 3-4)
- Burdock
- Red Clover
- Witch hazel
- yellow dock
- witch hazel
- garlic
- echinacea
Eczema (Symptoms/Description, Causes, Lifestyle Modifications, Supplements, Herbal Protocol)
Symptoms/Description: (List 3-5):
- General term for inflammatory skin
- Itchy, dry, thickened and excoriated skin
- Blisters may form, followed by oozing, crusting, and scaling.
Causes: (List 2-3)
- Allergies to certain foods, metals, cosmetics
- metabolic disturbances
- faulty elimination
- Constipation
- Inadequate diet
- Stress
- Sluggish liver and kidneys
- In babies cows milk
Lifestyle Modifications: (List 2-3)
- Exercise program
- Avoid processed foods
- Adding probiotics to the diet
- Eat fresh vegetables and fruits with an emphasis on seeds
Supplements: (List 1-2)
- Omega- 3 fatty acids
- Probiotics
- Vitamin E
Herbal Protocol: (List 3-4)
- Plantain Plantago major
- Burdock Acrtium lappa
- Nettle Urtica dioica
- Licorice
Constipation (Symptoms/Description, Causes, Lifestyle Modifications, Supplements, Herbal Protocol)
Symptoms/Description: (List 3-5):
- Hard stool
- Coated tongue
- Headaches
- Bad breath
Causes: (List 2-3)
- Lack of exercise
- Refined foods in diet
- Insufficient water
- Stomach disorders
- Medications
Lifestyle Modifications: (List 2-3)
- Eat a balanced diet
- Increase complex carbs
- Warm water with lemon in the morning
- Drink plenty of water
Supplements: (List 1-2)
- magnesium
- vitamin C
Herbal Protocol: (List 3-4)
- Flaxseed
- Slippery elm
- Yellow dock
- Basil
- burdock
- dandelion
- feverfew
- garlic
- ginger
- calendula
- chickweed
- licorice
Diverticulitis (Symptoms/Description, Causes, Lifestyle Modifications, Supplements, Herbal Protocol)
Symptoms/Description: (List 3-5):
- Small pouches develop on the intestinal wall and become inflamed
- Pain
- Fever
- Swelling
- Rigidity of lower left abdomen with inflammation
Causes: (List 2-3)
- A small hernia
- When feces gets lodged into these pouches
- Low fiber diet
Lifestyle Modifications: (List 2-3)
- Low red meat diet
- Diet with high soluble and insoluble fiber
- Exercise
- Avoid constipation
- Stress reduction
- Drink plenty of water
- Enough vitamin and minerals
- Probiotics
- Reduce dairy
- Warm enemas
Supplements: (List 1-2)
Herbal Protocol: (List 3-4)
- Psyllium seeds
- Slippery elm
- Marshmallow
- German or roman Chamomile
Dysmenorrhea (Symptoms/Description, Causes, Lifestyle Modifications, Supplements, Herbal Protocol)
Symptoms/Description: (List 3-5):
- Cramping pain ranging from mild to severe in the lower abdomen and sometimes thighs and lower back
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Pelvic tenderness
- Backache
- Constipation
- Headache
- Premenstrual tension
Causes: (List 2-3)
- Prostaglandins
- Low levels of calcium and magnesium
- Menstrual Clots obstruct blood flow
- Lack of exercise can cause a lack of blood flow to the pelvic floor
- Constipation same as exercise
Lifestyle Modifications: (List 2-3)
- Exercise
- Hot water bottle to the area of pain
Supplements: (List 1-2)
- 10 days before menstruation to supplement calcium and magnesium
Herbal Protocol: (List 3-4)
- Raspberry leaf
- Motherwort
- Turmeric
- Ginger
Candidiasis (Symptoms/Description, Causes, Lifestyle Modifications, Supplements, Herbal Protocol)
Symptoms/Description: (List 3-5):
- Skin complaint
- Digestive upset
- vaginal itchy
Causes: (List 2-3)
- Overgrowth of yeast
Lifestyle Modifications: (List 2-3)
- Decrease white sugar and flour
- more sleep
- insure to removing foods that increase yeast growth (major culpurate sugar)
- remove any allergy foods (i.e., milk products, oranges)
- increase probiotic foods (i.e., sauerkraut, yogurt), all vegetables, raw garlic, rye biscuits
Supplements: (List 1-2)
- Vitamin C, E, A, B complex, zinc,
Herbal Protocol: (List 3-4)
- Douche with diluted propolis tincture or goldenseal tincture, or cooled infusion of goldenseal and comfrey and sage. (pg 224)
- orally a combination of goldenseal, myrrh, and echinacea extract.
Menopause (Symptoms/Description, Causes, Lifestyle Modifications, Supplements, Herbal Protocol)
Symptoms/Description: (List 3-5):
- Asymptomatic or
- Backaches
- Hot flashes
- Sweating
- Loss of sexual interest
- Decreased vaginal lubrication
- Irritability
- Arthritis
Causes: (List 2-3)
- Cessation of ovulation
Lifestyle Modifications: (List 2-3)
Supplements: (List 1-2)
- Calcium
- Vitamin B, E, C
Herbal Protocol: (List 3-4)
- Black cohosh
- Soy
- Red clover
- Hops
- raspberry
Cystitis (Bladder infection) (Symptoms/Description, Causes, Lifestyle Modifications, Supplements, Herbal Protocol)
Symptoms/Description: (List 3-5):
- Pain and/or pressure in the lower abdomen and back
- Painful urination
- May have blood and/or pus in urine
- Persistent urge to urinate accompanied by a burning sensation when urinating.
Causes: (List 2-3)
- Mainly in women caused by ascending infection from the perianal region to the urethra.
Lifestyle Modifications: (List 2-3)
- Exercise regularly
- Drinking at least 64 oz of water daily
- Apple cider vinegar or hydrochloric acid tablets
- Reduce sugars and simple carbs
Supplements: (List 1-2)
- High doses of vitamin B
- 10,000-15,000 mg of vitamin C
- 400-600 IU of vitamin E daily
Herbal Protocol: (List 3-4)
- Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
- Juniper (Juniperus communis)
- Uva ursi (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
- Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
Premenstrual fluid retention (Symptoms/Description, Causes, Lifestyle Modifications, Supplements, Herbal Protocol)
Symptoms/Description: (List 3-5):
- Bloating of the abdomen, ankles, and under the eyes
- Irritability
- Pelvic pain
- Backache
- Depression
- Headaches
Causes: (List 2-3)
- Not fully known
- Related to fluctuating levels in estrogen and progesterone
- Lack of exercise, excess salt and stress could be factors
Lifestyle Modifications: (List 2-3)
- Reduce salt intake
- Drink at least 64oz of water per day
- Regular exercise
- Saunas
Supplements: (List 1-2)
- Kelp
- vitamin B6
- Vitamin C.
Herbal Protocol: (List 3-4)
- Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
- Juniper (Juniperus communis)
- Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
Cold and flu (Symptoms/Description, Causes, Lifestyle Modifications, Supplements, Herbal Protocol)
Symptoms/Description: (List 3-5):
- General inflammation of mucus membrane of the respiratory passages
- Nose and throat irritation
- Sneezing, coughing, watery eyes, headache, fever, chills, muscular aches and pains, temporary loss of taste and smell
Causes: (List 2-3)
- A variety of viruses
- Fatigue
- Stress
- Chills
- Inadequate nutrition
- Poor elimination (ie constipation and clogged skin)
Lifestyle Modifications: (List 2-3)
- Bed rest
- Avoid solid foods and drink fresh fruits and vegetable juices
- Drink plenty of fluids
- Broth soup with lots of garlic
- Good hygiene
Supplements: (List 1-2)
- Zinc
- Acidophilus and bifidus
- Light therapy
Herbal Protocol: (List 3-4)
- Diaphoretics
- Garlic
- Elder
- Hyssop
- Spearmint
- Lemon balm
- Sage
- Yarrow
- Refrigerants
- Cleavers
- Lemon juice
- Plantain
- Borage
- Expectorant
- Chickweed
- Elecampane
- Hyssop
- Mullein
- Licorice
Acute Gastritis (Symptoms/Description, Causes, Lifestyle Modifications, Supplements, Herbal Protocol)
Symptoms/Description: (List 3-5):
- Headache
- Pain in stomach region or back
- Mouth ulcers
- Gas belching
- Thirst
- Depression
- Diarrhea or constipation
Causes: (List 2-3)
- Emotional upset
- Eating too fast
- Eating too many combination of foods at one meal
- Drinking too much fluids with meals
- Not chewing food slowly and thoroughly
- Drugs like aspirin
- Deficiency of gastric juices, pancreatic insufficiency, or lack of bile output
Lifestyle Modifications: (List 2-3)
- Alleviate the cause when possible
- Eat relaxed
- Eat moderate amounts
- Avoid too many separate foods during meals
- Chew thoroughly
Supplements: (List 1-2)
- One or two tablets of hydrochloric acid if digestive juices are too low
- Garlic, pollen, papaya tab, or charcoal tabs are for flatulence and gas
Herbal Protocol: (List 3-4)
- Ulmus rubra Slippery elm
- Taraxacum officinale Dandelion help with producing hydrochloric acid
- Plantgo major Plantain
- Lavendula officinalis Lavender
- Salvia officinalis Sage
Hemorrhoids (Symptoms/Description, Causes, Lifestyle Modifications, Supplements, Herbal Protocol)
Symptoms/Description: (List 3-5):
- Itching, pain and bleeding around the anus.
- Pain when sitting or bowel movement
- Bloody stools
Causes: (List 2-3)
- Essentially various veins inside the rectum or outside anus
- Chronic constipation
- Straining muscles by heavy lifting, overweight, pregnancy, and/or lack of exercise.
Lifestyle Modifications: (List 2-3)
- Drink plenty of water and add fiber to diet to avoid constipation
- Exercise and strengthen the abdominal muscles
Supplements: (List 1-2)
- Fiber
Herbal Protocol: (List 3-4)
- Aloe vera
- Catnip
- chickweed
- Plantain
- Comfrey
- Calendula
- Yarrow
- burdock
- chamomile
- witch hazel
Varicose veins (Symptoms/Description, Causes, Lifestyle Modifications, Supplements, Herbal Protocol)
Symptoms/Description: (List 3-5):
- Veins that show up bluish swelling, usually in the legs
- Veins may appear twisted and knotted’
- Legs may feel heavy and tired
- Become painful in women during menstruation
Causes: (List 2-3)
- If valves are faulty in veins can cause blood to build up and cause the vein to swell
- Lack of exercise
- Tight clothing
- Constipation
- Hereditary factors
- Women with number of pregnancy
Lifestyle Modifications: (List 2-3)
- Adequate exercise
- Weight loss
- Avoid constipation
- Emphasis on vegetables, fruits and grains
- Raise legs while resting
Supplements: (List 1-2)
- Vitamins C, B, E, and bioflavonoids
- Silica, fluorine, calcium
Herbal Protocol: (List 3-4)
- Herbs high in Vit C, E, and bioflavonoids (Dandelion, garlic, plantain, nettle, parsley, rosehips, raspberry, chickweed)
- Witch hazel as a bandage
- Yarrow
Hay Fever (Symptoms/Description, Causes, Lifestyle Modifications, Supplements, Herbal Protocol)
Symptoms/Description: (List 3-5):
- Itchy eyes, nose, and throat
- Watery discharge from eyes and nose
- Sneezing
- Headache
- Loss of appetite
- Insomnia
- Physical exhaustion
Causes: (List 2-3)
- Caused from and irritant like pollen, dust, animal hair, feathers, or certain foods
- Often associated with a diet deficiency in vitamin A, calcium, and a lowered resistance to infection
Lifestyle Modifications: (List 2-3)
- Avoid constipation by drinking plenty of water
- Avoid milk and wheat products
Supplements: (List 1-2)
- Ensure plenty of vitamin A, B, C, and E
Herbal Protocol: (List 3-4)
- Cleavers Galium aparine
- Eyebright Euphrasia officinalis
- Garlic Allium sativum
- Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum
- Nettle Urtica dioica
