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Saw Palmetto / Seronoa
Category: plant / herb
Scientific name: Seronoa serrulata
Saw palmetto is a herb traditionally used by American Indians
for hundreds of years. Recent research has shown that saw
palmetto (or seronoa) extract is able to relieve the symptoms
of an enlarged prostate.
Scurvy
Category: Ailment
Symptoms include: bleeding gums, hair loss, general weakness.
Treatment: Take vitamin C supplements, or foods rich in
vitamin C (eg. Oranges,
lemons, papayas ..).
Selenium
Category: Nutrient / Mineral
Selenium is a nutrient mineral. Selenium works together with
vitamin
E and is an important antioxidant. Selenium preserves
tissue elasticity, helps defend the body from oxidative stress
and free radical damage.
Deficiency symptoms include premature aging, loss of stamina,
impaired male sexual function.
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info on Selenium and its health benefits
Shingles
Category: Ailment
The word “shingles” comes from the Latin root
word cingulum”, meaning belt or girdle. Shingles is
the common term for herpes zoster. A painful infection caused
by the same virus that causes chicken pox. (This virus is
called varicela zoster.)
>> More info on Shingles,and
what vitamins to take ...
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Silica (Silicon)
Category: Nutrient / Mineral
Silica/silicon - the main component of sand, and is one
the most abundant substance on earth (second only to oxygen).
You might be surprised that it has also some health benefits.
Silicon may help to prevent hair loss and osteoporosis.
>> more
info on silicon and its health benefits
Skin
Category: human organ
The skin is the largest organ in the body. It defends our
bodies against disease and infection, regulates body temperature
and also aids in vitamin production.
Vitamin D is produced
when our skin is exposed to sun rays. However, too much
sun exposure has a detrimental effect on the skin, and has
been blamed for skin cancer, uneven pigmentation and premature
aging of the skin.
Nutrients important for skin health:
Vitamin A,
Vitamin C, Vitamin
E, Chromium,
Calcium,
Selenium,
Potassium.
Slippery Elm
Category: Herb / Plant
Slippery Elm is a soothing herb, often used to relieve heartburn,
minor stomach upsets, stomach or intestinal ulcer, gastritis,
and lung or throat inflammation.
External applications: soothing inflamed wounds, boils,
warts, and ulcers.
Soy
Category: Plant / Food
One of the main source of plant based protein. Clinical studies
have shown that soy and isoflavones (from soy) are beneficial
for cognition. One study, published in the journal Psychopharmacology
(2001) showed that youg adult men and women who ate a high
soy diet experienced substantial improvements in short and
long term memory and in mental flexibility.
St. John’s Wort
Category: Herb / Plant
St. John’s Wort is a natural remedy for improving depressive
symptoms such as anxiety, apathy, insomnia.
Caution: Hypericin in St. John’s Wort may cause skin
to become photosensitive. Avoid excessive exposure to sunlight,
tanning lights or other UV sources when taking this herb.
Styes
A stye is an abscess in the tiny gland at the bottom of each
eyelash (which is caused by bacterial infection). The stye
comes to a head on the outside of the eyelid and can cause
extreme inflammation of the eyelids. Pain may become severe,
and the stye may discharge pus. Infection may spread to the
eye, so treat the stye seriously.
Styes tend to be more common in people with low resistance
and in poor general health.
A stye will often get better in a few days, without treatment.
Pain relievers can be taken as required. If the stye does
not get better, a course of antibiotics may be necessary.
Since styes generally afflict those who are in low health,
a high-dose supplement of vitamins and minerals to raise
natural immunity would be beneficial: vitamin A (preferably
in the form of beta-carotene), vitamin
C, vitamin
E, and zinc.
Cold compresses may also soothe the afflicted area. Compresses
can be made from used teabags. Dipped the used teabag in
cold water, gently squeeze out excess water and rest it
on the closed eye for 5 to 10 minutes.
Styes are infectious: Do not share towels. Wash hands after
touching it.
Sweet Potato
Category: Food
Scientific name: Ipomoea batatas
Sometimes called yam in the southern and western parts of
USA. But it is only distantly related to true yam. The flesh
is orange in colour. Savoury sweet. It has high nutrient
value: vitamin
E, antioxidants, and minerals.
Sugar
Category: Food
Although sugar contains the same calories (3.75 calories)
per gram as other carbohydrates, it is the only food that
contain no fibre, no vitamins, no minerals or any other useful
nutrients.
Not only does white sugar contain no nutritional value
whatsover. Consuming too much sugar actually depletes our
bodies of important nutrients. You could almost consider
sugar a nutrient
destroyer.
For a healthier alternative, try muscovado
sugar. It is the unprocessed sugar where white
sugar is processed from.
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