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Lessons on being thankful

2014-11-03T23:30:00.001-08:00

A STORY IS TOLD :
One young man went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the initial interview, and now would meet the director for the final interview.
The director discovered from his CV that the youth's academic achievements were excellent.
He asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" the youth answered "no".
" Was it your father who paid for your school fees?"
"My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.” he replied.
" Where did your mother work?"
"My mother worked as clothes cleaner.”
The director requested the youth to show his hands.
The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.
"Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?"
"Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Besides, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.
The director said, "I have a request. When you go home today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.
The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high.
When he went back home, he asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to her son.
The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother winced when he touched it.
This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fees. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his education, his school activities and his future.
After cleaning his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.
Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.
The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, when he asked:
"Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"
The youth answered," I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'
“I know now what appreciation is. Without my mother, I would not be who I am today. By helping my mother, only now do I realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done on your own. And I have come to appreciate the importance and value of helping one’s family."
The director said, "This is what I am looking for in a manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life.”
“You are hired.”
A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop an "entitlement mentality" and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying our children instead?
You can let your child live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch on a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person.
The most important thing is your child learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done. GBU.

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2013-06-21T12:10:00.000-07:00

The bible...is it the word of God

Mat 21:42

Luke 8:21

2 Tim 3:16

2 pet 1:21

Acts 1:16

Heb 1:1

Rom 15:4

2 Tim 3:16, 17

Psal 119:105

Luke 24:44, 27

Deut 32:4

John 17:17

Psa 138:2

Job 23:12

Isa 40:8

Creation and the creator

Gen 1:1

Psa 33:6-9

John1:3

Isia 45:18

Gen 2:7,21,22

Gen 1:27

Pas 8:4-6

Gen 2:8,15, 9, 16, 17

Heb 1:3

Pas 19:1, 2

Rom 1:20

Eph2:10

Isa 65:17

Jer 10:11

Psa 95:6

Mal 2:10

The origin of evil

1 John 3:8

John 8:44

Ez 28:15

Mat 25 :41

Isa 14:13,14

Phil 2:6-8

John 3:16

The love of God

1John 4:16

John 3:16

1John 4:9

Micah 7:18

Lam 3:22, 23

Mat 5:45

Rom 8:32

John 14:21

1John 3:1

Rom 8:14-16

Rom 5:5

Psa 36:7

1John 4:11

1John 3:16

Eph 5:2

Eph 2:4-6

Due 23:5

Heb 12:6

Jer 31:3

Rom 8:38, 39

Rev 1:5,6

Christ the way of life

John 14:6

Rom 3:23

Rom 6:23

Rom 5 :12

Gen 3:22-24

Rom 6:23

Rev 22:17

1John 5:11,12

John 3:36

Gal 2:20

Eph 2:4,

1Peter 1:23

Heb 2:14

Gal 3:22,26

Rom 8:17

Salvation only through christ

1Timo 1:15

Mat 1:21

Act 4:12

1Timo 2:5-8

2Cor 5 :21

John 15 :5

1Peter 2:22

Mat 22:41-45

Rom 1:3,4

Conversion, or the new birth

Mat 18:3

John 3:3,5,8

2Cor 5:17

Gal 6:15

Psa 33:6

1Peter 1:23

Eph 2:5

1John 3:14

James 5:20

Psa 51:10-13

Lk 22:31,32

Mat 13:15

Hosea14:4

Isa 53:5

1John 2:29; 4:7

1John 3.9

Rom 8:1

1John 5:1

2Cor 3:18

Christian baptism

Mark 16:15,16

Acts 2:38

Acts 16:31,33

Acts 22:16

Rev 1:5

Mat 28 :19

Gal 3:27

Rom 6:3,4,5,8

Colo 2:12

Mat 3:13 ,16,17

Acts 2:38

Acts 10 :47,48

Acts 8:36,38,12

1Cor 12:12,13

Colo 3:1

Present truth

John 17:17

1Timo 2:4

2Thesa 2:13

1Peter 1:2,22

Prov 23:23

2Peter 1:12

Gen 6:13,14

Heb 11:7

1Peter 3:20

Jonah 3:3,4,5,10

John 1:6,7,23

Lk 7:30,29

John 1:11

John 9 29

Mat 23:29,30

Lk 19:41,42

Mat 24:44,45,46

Rev 14:7-10,12

Lk 14:23

The Holy Spirit and His Work

John 14:16

John16:7

John14:26

John 16:8

John 15:26

John 16:13

John14:17

1Cor 2:10

2Peter 1:21

1Peter 1:12

John 14:17,18

Mat 28:20

John 14:20

Eph 4:30

Gen 6:3

Psa 51:11

Lk 11:13

Rev 3:20

Prophecy, why given

Rom 15:4

2Timo 3:16

2Peter 1:21

Isa 42:9

Isa 46:9,10

Amos 3:7

Deut 29:29

2Peter 1:16,18,19

1Peter 1:9,10,11

Mat 24:15

Daniel 12:4,9,10

Rev 1:1,3

Nebuchadnezzar 's Dream

Dan 2:3,10,11,16,19,27,28,28,31,35,

Dan 5:30,31

Dan 2:32,39,40

Rev 11:15

Mat 6:10

Four. Great monarchies

Dan 7:1,15

Dan 7:16,2,3

Rev 17:15

Dan 7:4,5,6,7,23

The book with seven seals

Rev 5:1,7,9

Rev 6:11,12,13

Rev 8:1

The seven last plague

Rev 14:9,10

Rev 15:1

Joel 1:15

Joel 2:11

Dan 12:1

Zeph 2:1,2

Rev 16:2,3,4,6,8

Rev 16,9,10

Rev 16:12,13,15

Psa 7:11,13

Jer 25:30,31

Gen 19:12-17

Rev 18:8-10

Amos 8:11,12

Rev 16:17

Psa 46 and 91

Christ's second coming

John 14:1-3

Luke 21:27

Acts 1:10,11

Titus 2:13

2 Peter 1 :16

Rev 1:7

Mat 24:48-51

Luke 17:28-30

2 Cor 4:4

1 John 3 :2

Rev 22:12

Heb 9:28

1 John 3:2,3

2 Tim 4:6-8

Is 25:9

Mat 24:36,42

Luke 21:34-36

James 5:7,8

Manner of christ's coming

John 14:3

Heb 9:28

John 21:21-23

Acts 1:9-11

Matt 24:30

Rev 1:7

1 Thes 4:16

Matt 24:23-26,27

The millennium

Rev 20:4

1 Cor 6:1-3

John 5 :28,29

Rev 20:6

John 14:3

Rev 7:9

Luke 17:26-30

1Thes 5:3

Rev 20:1-3

Rev 20:5

Jer 4:23-26

Is 24:21,22

The day of the lord

Joel 1:15

Joel 2:2,11,31

Zeph 1:15,16

Amos 5:18

Rev 6:12,13

Joel 2:11

Isa 25:9

Isa 26:20

2 Peter 3:11-14

Elijah the prophet

Mal 4:5,6

Matt 17:11-13,23

Luke 1:16,17

1 Kings 18:17,18

1 kings 18:21 ,39

Matt 3:2,8

Mal 4:5

Rev 14:6-10,12

The law of God

Exodus 20:2-17

Roms 7:12,14

Ecle 12:13

Roms 13:10

Matt 22:37-40

Eccl 12:13,14

James 2:12

1 John 3:4

James 2 :10-11

Matt 15:3-6,9

1John 2:4

Psa 40:7,8

Matt 7:21

Matt 5:19

Roms8:7

John 15:5

Roms 8:3,4

1 John 5:3

Psa 19:11

Isa 48:18

Psa 111:10

Isa 1:19

The law of God in the new testament

Matt 5:17,18,19

Matt 19:17

James 2:10-12

1 John 3:4

Roms 3:31

1 Cor 7:19

Roms 8:7

Roms 13:8-10

1 john 5:2,3

Rev 12:17;14:12

The moral and ceremonial laws

James 2:8

Roms 7:7

James 2:12

Hebs 11:4

Deut 4:12,13

Lev 7:37,38

Deut 4:13

2 Chr 35:12

Ex 40:20

Deut 31:25,26

Roms 7:14

Hebs 9:9,10

Eph 2:15

Matt 27:50,51

Dan 9:27

Hebs 7:18,19

What was abolished by Christ

The bible...is it the word of God

Mat 21:42

Luke 8:21

2 Tim 3:16

2 pet 1:21

Acts 1:16

Heb 1:1

Rom 15:4

2 Tim 3:16, 17

Psal 119:105

Luke 24:44, 27

Deut 32:4

John 17:17

Psa 138:2

Job 23:12

Isa 40:8

Creation and the creator

Gen 1:1

Psa 33:6-9

John1:3

Isia 45:18

Gen 2:7,21,22

Gen 1:27

Pas 8:4-6

Gen 2:8,15, 9, 16, 17

Heb 1:3

Pas 19:1, 2

Rom 1:20

Eph2:10

Isa 65:17

Jer 10:11

Psa 95:6

Mal 2:10

The origin of evil

1 John 3:8

John 8:44

Ez 28:15

Mat 25 :41

Isa 14:13,14

Phil 2:6-8

John 3:16

The love of God

1John 4:16

John 3:16

1John 4:9

Micah 7:18

Lam 3:22, 23

Mat 5:45

Rom 8:32

John 14:21

1John 3:1

Rom 8:14-16

Rom 5:5

Psa 36:7

1John 4:11

1John 3:16

Eph 5:2

Eph 2:4-6

Due 23:5

Heb 12:6

Jer 31:3

Rom 8:38, 39

Rev 1:5,6

Christ the way of life

John 14:6

Rom 3:23

Rom 6:23

Rom 5 :12

Gen 3:22-24

Rom 6:23

Rev 22:17

1John 5:11,12

John 3:36

Gal 2:20

Eph 2:4,

1Peter 1:23

Heb 2:14

Gal 3:22,26

Rom 8:17

Salvation only through christ

1Timo 1:15

Mat 1:21

Act 4:12

1Timo 2:5-8

2Cor 5 :21

John 15 :5

1Peter 2:22

Mat 22:41-45

Rom 1:3,4

Conversion, or the new birth

Mat 18:3

John 3:3,5,8

2Cor 5:17

Gal 6:15

Psa 33:6

1Peter 1:23

Eph 2:5

1John 3:14

James 5:20

Psa 51:10-13

Lk 22:31,32

Mat 13:15

Hosea14:4

Isa 53:5

1John 2:29; 4:7

1John 3.9

Rom 8:1

1John 5:1

2Cor 3:18

Christian baptism

Mark 16:15,16

Acts 2:38

Acts 16:31,33

Acts 22:16

Rev 1:5

Mat 28 :19

Gal 3:27

Rom 6:3,4,5,8

Colo 2:12

Mat 3:13 ,16,17

Acts 2:38

Acts 10 :47,48

Acts 8:36,38,12

1Cor 12:12,13

Colo 3:1

Present truth

John 17:17

1Timo 2:4

2Thesa 2:13

1Peter 1:2,22

Prov 23:23

2Peter 1:12

Gen 6:13,14

Heb 11:7

1Peter 3:20

Jonah 3:3,4,5,10

John 1:6,7,23

Lk 7:30,29

John 1:11

John 9 29

Mat 23:29,30

Lk 19:41,42

Mat 24:44,45,46

Rev 14:7-10,12

Lk 14:23

The Holy Spirit and His Work

John 14:16

John16:7

John14:26

John 16:8

John 15:26

John 16:13

John14:17

1Cor 2:10

2Peter 1:21

1Peter 1:12

John 14:17,18

Mat 28:20

John 14:20

Eph 4:30

Gen 6:3

Psa 51:11

Lk 11:13

Rev 3:20

Prophecy, why given

Rom 15:4

2Timo 3:16

2Peter 1:21

Isa 42:9

Isa 46:9,10

Amos 3:7

Deut 29:29

2Peter 1:16,18,19

1Peter 1:9,10,11

Mat 24:15

Daniel 12:4,9,10

Rev 1:1,3

Nebuchadnezzar 's Dream

Dan 2:3,10,11,16,19,27,28,28,31,35,

Dan 5:30,31

Dan 2:32,39,40

Rev 11:15

Mat 6:10

Four. Great monarchies

Dan 7:1,15

Dan 7:16,2,3

Rev 17:15

Dan 7:4,5,6,7,23

The book with seven seals

Rev 5:1,7,9

Rev 6:11,12,13

Rev 8:1

The seven last plague

Rev 14:9,10

Rev 15:1

Joel 1:15

Joel 2:11

Dan 12:1

Zeph 2:1,2

Rev 16:2,3,4,6,8

Rev 16,9,10

Rev 16:12,13,15

Psa 7:11,13

Jer 25:30,31

Gen 19:12-17

Rev 18:8-10

Amos 8:11,12

Rev 16:17

Psa 46 and 91

Christ's second coming

John 14:1-3

Luke 21:27

Acts 1:10,11

Titus 2:13

2 Peter 1 :16

Rev 1:7

Mat 24:48-51

Luke 17:28-30

2 Cor 4:4

1 John 3 :2

Rev 22:12

Heb 9:28

1 John 3:2,3

2 Tim 4:6-8

Is 25:9

Mat 24:36,42

Luke 21:34-36

James 5:7,8

Manner of christ's coming

John 14:3

Heb 9:28

John 21:21-23

Acts 1:9-11

Matt 24:30

Rev 1:7

1 Thes 4:16

Matt 24:23-26,27

The millennium

Rev 20:4

1 Cor 6:1-3

John 5 :28,29

Rev 20:6

John 14:3

Rev 7:9

Luke 17:26-30

1Thes 5:3

Rev 20:1-3

Rev 20:5

Jer 4:23-26

Is 24:21,22

The day of the lord

Joel 1:15

Joel 2:2,11,31

Zeph 1:15,16

Amos 5:18

Rev 6:12,13

Joel 2:11

Isa 25:9

Isa 26:20

2 Peter 3:11-14

Elijah the prophet

Mal 4:5,6

Matt 17:11-13,23

Luke 1:16,17

1 Kings 18:17,18

1 kings 18:21 ,39

Matt 3:2,8

Mal 4:5

Rev 14:6-10,12

The law of God

Exodus 20:2-17

Roms 7:12,14

Ecle 12:13

Roms 13:10

Matt 22:37-40

Eccl 12:13,14

James 2:12

1 John 3:4

James 2 :10-11

Matt 15:3-6,9

1John 2:4

Psa 40:7,8

Matt 7:21

Matt 5:19

Roms8:7

John 15:5

Roms 8:3,4

1 John 5:3

Psa 19:11

Isa 48:18

Psa 111:10

Isa 1:19

The law of God in the new testament

Matt 5:17,18,19

Matt 19:17

James 2:10-12

1 John 3:4

Roms 3:31

1 Cor 7:19

Roms 8:7

Roms 13:8-10

1 john 5:2,3

Rev 12:17;14:12

The moral and ceremonial laws

James 2:8

Roms 7:7

James 2:12

Hebs 11:4

Deut 4:12,13

Lev 7:37,38

Deut 4:13

2 Chr 35:12

Ex 40:20

Deut 31:25,26

Roms 7:14

Hebs 9:9,10

Eph 2:15

Matt 27:50,51

Dan 9:27

Hebs 7:18,19

What was abolished by Christ

ULCERS:Natural Remedies

2013-06-21T11:36:00.001-07:00

Definition

An ulcer is an erosion (open sore) on the surface of an organ or tissue. Ulcers most commonly erupt in the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum, in which case they are known as peptic ulcers. About five million Americans have peptic ulcers.

Causes

The problem begins, in most cases, with a spiral-shaped germ that seems to live for one purpose, digging holes in our stomachs. This bacterium, known as Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori for short), is very common: It's found in about half of all people under 60 years old in the United States. H. pylori never causes problems in most people, but in an unlucky minority, the bug burrows through the stomach's protective mucous coating. The bacteria and stomach acid irritate the sensitive lining beneath, causing ulcers to form.

In some cases, H. pylori isn't the villain, however. People who use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and aspirin for pain relief over long periods can develop ulcers.

Heredity also plays an important role in contributing to ulcers. People who have a family history of ulcers seem to have a greater likelihood of acquiring the condition, as do people with type O blood. In addition, liver disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and emphysema are among the conditions that may increase vulnerability to ulcers. Stomach and pancreatic cancers also can cause these sores to form.

Symptoms

Ulcers can produce mild symptoms resembling heartburn or severe pain radiating throughout the upper portion of the body. The most common discomfort of ulcers is a burning sensation in the abdomen above the navel that may feel like hunger pangs. Pain comes about 30 to 120 minutes after eating or in the middle of the night when the stomach is empty. At this time, the acidic stomach juices are more apt to irritate the unprotected nerve endings in the exposed ulcer. Usually, pain subsides after eating or drinking something or taking an antacid to neutralize stomach acid.

Some people experience nausea, vomiting, and constipation. Blood in the feces (discoloring them black), blood in the vomit, extreme weakness, fainting, and excessive thirst are all signs of internal bleeding and may appear in more advanced cases.

Although ulcers are not usually life-threatening, they can cause serious damage if left untreated. Ulcers may erode nearby blood vessels and cause internal seepage of blood or hemorrhage (massive internal bleeding). A perforated ulcer may penetrate an adjoining organ, causing infection.

http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/natural-medicine/home-remedies/home-remedies-for-ulcers.htm

Natural Treatments and Remedies for Stomach Ulcers

Learn about all-natural ulcer remedies that are easy and extremely effective

Since ulcers can recur and become a chronic problem, or can lead to a number of serious complications including bleeding, it is important to treat them promptly. Instead of pursuing the most common conventional ulcer treatment option, which only leads to further digestive problems, I suggest any of the following seven all-natural ulcer remedies.

Vitamin E

Doctors at the Kiev Medical Institute reported that 300 mg of vitamin E daily effectively treated peptic ulcers of 28 patients. Ulcers were relieved in four to six days in the vitamin E group, while it took seven to ten days in those given conventional medication. Patients taking vitamin E also had increased protein repair in their intestinal linings and gained from 1.5 to 3 kg during the study, while the controls did not gain any weight.

Bananas

The sitoindosides in dried, unripe bananas increase mucus in the digestive tract, which provides a strong protective coating to help prevent and heal ulcers. Unripe bananas also promote cell growth in the intestinal tract. And bananas contain water-soluble polysaccharides, the same compounds found in the anti-ulcer prescription drug Carafate.

For ulcer treatment, unripe whole bananas will have some effect, but the best results are obtained with banana powder. To make banana powder, peel the bananas and cut them into thin slices. Put them in the sun, an oven, or a food dehydrator, and dry them slowly. When dry, grind them into a fine powder. Mix 2 tablespoons of the powder with 1 tablespoon of honey. Take this mixture three times a day: mid-morning, mid-afternoon, and at bedtime.

Honey

Honey possesses a number of curative powers and has been shown, in particular, to be an effective ulcer treatment for two reasons. First, glucose oxidase, an enzyme in honey, produces hydrogen peroxide, which kills harmful bacteria that can contribute to the development of ulcers. Then there are other floral antibacterial substances in honey, which come from flowers when bees collect pollen, that add to honey’s effectiveness in eliminating bacteria.

Certain varieties of honey, however, can be more effective than others at healing ulcers. I have reports from Saudi Arabia, where local honey was used to cure ulcers, and from doctors in Egypt and Russia who have had positive results using their local honeys.

The key to successful ulcer treatment appears to hinge on it being natural, unprocessed honey. Two tablespoons a day should be about right for most types of honey. When the problem has eased, 1 tablespoon daily will probably be enough.

Garlic

I've often written about the miraculous powers of garlic and highly recommend its use in cooking. Research on its preventive and therapeutic benefits continues to grow. It now appears that garlic can keep levels of the Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacterium in check. (An overgrowth of the H. pylori bacterium can contribute to the development of stomach ulcers.) Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle discovered that garlic exhibits specific antimicrobial activity against H. pylori without entirely eliminating the strain. The elimination of H. pylori can cause other digestive woes.

Cabbage

As long as you have enough beneficial bacteria in your body, it should keep the disease-causing bacteria that can lead to ulcers in check. And one of the best ways to fortify the good bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract is by regularly including cultured and lactic acid–fermented foods in your diet. Foods such as homemade sauerkraut, yogurt, buttermilk, and pickled vegetables are all excellent for helping to maintain a balance of beneficial bacteria in your bowels.

But when it comes to ulcer treatment in particular, one lactic acid food stands out above the rest: cabbage juice. Decades before antibiotics, cabbage juice was successfully used to prevent or heal peptic and duodenal ulcers. In one study, it was shown that cabbage juice alone had a cure rate of over 92 percent in the treatment of these ulcers. This compared to about a 32 percent cure rate in those using a placebo or other treatment.

The dosage in the study consisted of only 50 mL of raw cabbage juice derived from a quart of freshly pressed cabbage. Based on numerous studies and early clinical work, researchers have begun to refer to this unknown ulcer-healing factor in cabbage as vitamin U.

Although in the above studies the cabbage juice wasn’t fermented, keep in mind that vegetables that grow close to the soil are naturally rich in beneficial lactic acid bacteria. That's why "starter cultures" aren't needed to ferment these vegetables, only salt and water.

Cabbage is also a reliable source of vitamin C, which has been found to be lower in the gastric juice of ulcer patients. So if you have ulcers, cabbage juice is a safe, effective, and inexpensive remedy. If you "culture" it or give it a chance to ferment, you'll experience even more benefits.

Licorice

Several studies have suggested that deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) works as well as the drug cimetidine for treating and maintaining peptic and duodenal ulcers. It appears that DGL helps the stomach and intestines produce more protective mucus. This is extremely beneficial for anyone who takes ulcer-producing drugs like aspirin, cortisone derivatives, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories.

To be effective, however, DGL tablets must be chewed before swallowing. I recommend two 380-mg tablets three times a day between meals. Once ulcers have healed, the dosage can be reduced to two tablets a day (between meals). Enzymatic Therapy makes chewable DGL tablets. Look for them in health food stores.

Capsaicin

Contrary to what many people believe, eating hot chili peppers doesn't cause gastric ulcers. Instead, eating them actually prevents ulcer development. That's because peppers have been shown to trigger mechanisms that protect the lining of the stomach. Studies in Hungary found that consumption of capsaicin (the chemically active component in most peppers) actually decreased the acid output of the stomach, while at the same time increased protective secretions. In simple terms, peppers act as an antacid.

Capsaicin was also particularly effective at protecting the stomach from ulcerations caused by alcohol and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. So if you've sworn off jalapenos and other hot peppers thinking they caused your ulcers, it's time to add them back into your diet as an effective ulcer treatment.

Symptoms of peptic ulcers

The symptoms of peptic ulcers are very different from person to person, some feel a burning pain in the stomach and others feel it in the chest, most people feel better during meals and other feel worst eating, in any case the pain may be sever enough to cause insomnia and can be triggered by stress.

We recommend these home remedies for Peptic Ulcers:

TIP: Researchers in India used the skin of the mangosteen to investigate its effects on other types of inflammation of the body and by accident they found that Xanthones did not interfere with the clotting mechanism of blood, nor producing stomach ulcers. Both are serious side effects of the anti-inflammatory drugs. In fact, it was discovered that the xanthones antiulcera exhibited a significant activity in laboratory animals. Learn more about mangosteen for ulcer

Home remedies for ulcers #1: It’s very important to follow a diet rich in fiber and low in fats. Eat steamed green vegetable like alfalfa, broccoli, and tomatoes.

TIP: Did you know that deficiency in vitamin K has been linked to ulcers? Vitamin K prevents bleeding and promotes healing. Our body produces enough of this vitamin but people with deficiency are prone to develop ulcers. Vitamin K it’s found in, tomatoes, cheese, egg yolks, liver and in most green leafy vegetables.

Home remedies for ulcers #2: Eat small portions to avoid producing too much digestive acid, but eat frequently to keep these acids from attacking the stomach linings.

Home remedies for ulcers #3: Studies have shown that cabbage juice cures ulcers in less that ten days, prepare cabbage juice and drink one quarter a day divided in four doses (must be taken immediately after juicing). If you can’t tolerate the taste or odor of cabbage there is a Chinese remedy made with dried cabbage that has been used for many years with excellent results.

Home remedies for ulcers #4: For bleeding ulcers eat organic baby food and drink brown rice water to soothe the digestive system.

Home remedies for ulcers #5: Avoid milk, although it soothes the digestive tract and neutralizes stomach acid, it also stimulates the production of more acid, further irritating the ulcerated area.

Home remedies for ulcers #6: Avoid coffee, alcohol, citrus juices, sugar, hot and spicy foods, these substances irritate the stomach and encourage the production of gastric acid.

Home remedies for ulcers #7: Take 5000 IU of vitamin A four times a day, for six weeks, to heal the mucus membrane.

Home remedies for ulcers #8: Take vitamin E to heal the stomach linings.

Home Remedies

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Home remedies doctors swear by

By Marisa Cohen

Published March 31, 2012

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Whether you have a head cold, an upset stomach, or an itchy rash, fast (cheap!) relief may be sitting on your kitchen shelf.

True, some home remedies are simply old wives' tales, but others have stuck around for generations because they actually work, says Dr. Philip Hagen, preventive medicine specialist at the Mayo Clinic. Try grabbing one of these healing ingredients to ease that minor ailment.

Honey
Use it for: Minor cuts and burns, cough or sore throat

How it works: Most of us have tried honey in tea to soothe a scratchy throat, but it's also been used to treat wounds for thousands of years. Last year, a review of research found that honey helps heal minor to moderate burns, and a recent Dutch study identified a protein called defensin-1 that gives the goo its antibacterial action.

Try this: Apply warm honey to a minor cut or mild burn, then put a gauze bandage on top; change the dressing daily. However, if you have a burn or wound accompanied by swelling, fever, or pain, check with a doctor instead; it may require oral antibiotics.

Salt
Use it for: Sinus congestion, sore throat

How it works: "When you mix salt into water at a stronger concentration than the salt water in our bodies, it helps draw fluids out of tissues," explains Dr. Hagen.

Try this: For a sore throat, dissolve half a teaspoon of non-iodized salt in an 8-ounce glass of water, and simply gargle the water. To flush out your sinuses, fill a clean squeeze bottle or neti pot with the solution, lean over a sink, and squeeze or pour it into your nostril. Use only sterile bottled or tap water that has been boiled and then cooled, in your nose. (Reportedly at least two people died last year after clearing their sinuses using unfiltered tap water that contained a dangerous microbe.)

Peppermint tea
Use it for: Indigestion, stomachache

How it works: The oil found in the peppermint leaf and its stems calms the muscles of the digestive tract, allowing gas to pass more easily and relieving indigestion, Dr. Hagen says. Steer clear of peppermint tea, though, if your pain is caused by reflux—you'll know from the acidic, burning feeling in your chest. (It can actually aggravate this problem by relaxing the lower esophageal sphincter, which lets stomach acids flow back into the esophagus.)

Try this: Brew a cup of peppermint-leaf tea and drink up.

Meat tenderizer
Use it for: Bee stings, nonpoisonous spider bites

How it works: Meat tenderizer contains papain, an enzyme that breaks down proteins (like the ones in your T-bone steak). But papain can also break down toxins from bug bites and cut back on itching, Dr. Schaffran says. Note: Use tenderizer only on mosquito bites, bee stings, and nonpoisonous spider bites. If you experience symptoms such as nausea, difficulty breathing, or cramping in your abs or lower back, seek medical help immediately.

Try this: Mix a small amount of meat tenderizer with water to make a paste and apply to the bite. Leave on for 10 to 15 minutes, then rinse with warm water.

Oatmeal
Use it for: Eczema, sunburn, hives

How it works: Oats pack phytochemicals with anti-inflammatory properties that soothe itchy and inflamed skin, a study in the Archives of Dermatological Research shows. Most MDs recommend using the finely ground colloidal type sold in drugstores, but any unflavored oatmeal will help.

Try this: If you're using regular oatmeal, grind it into a fine powder, Dr. Schaffran says. Put a cup of oats through a food processor until they dissolve easily into a glass of water. Pour the solution into a bathtub full of warm water and soak for 15 minutes. Using colloidal oats? Just sprinkle them into the tub and say ahhh.

Excellent Hot Foot Bath Summary

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Hot foot bath

Hot Foot Bath

(HFB)

The hot foot bath consists of placing the feet in hot water deep enough to completely cover the ankles. It may be used alone or combined with another treatment such as fomentations or the heating compress. This treatment can be used for a variety of ailments, from headaches to stomachaches. The hot foot bath affects the circulation of the entire body. Heat expands or dilates the blood vessels of the feet, which moves the blood from other body parts to the feet. The increased blood flow to the feet relieves congestion of the blood in the brain, lungs, and abdominal organs.

Treatment Indications

· Prevent or shorten colds, chest congestion, flu or coughs

· Headaches and stopping nosebleeds

· Pelvic cramps or prostate disorders

· Diminish pain anywhere in the body from toothache to backache

· Relieve fatigue and nervous tension

· Warm the body in preparation for massage or some other treatment

Treatment Precautions

· Use only mild heat in diabetics and others with loss of feeling (numbness) or decreased blood flow to the legs and feet.

· When adding hot water, keep your hand between the hot water and the patient’s feet to avoid burning them.

Equipment Needed

· Foot tub—a large bucket or deep dishpan

· Basin of cold water—use ice if available—for the cold compress to the head

· Tea kettle or pitcher of hot water

· Pitcher of cold water

· Washcloths (for the cold compress to the head)—2

· Large towels—1 or 2

· Blanket and a sheet

· Large piece of plastic to put under the foot tub (to keep bed or floor dry)

· Glass of water and a drinking straw

Treatment Procedure

1. Preparation for treatment

· This treatment may be given with the patient sitting on a chair or lying on a flat surface.

· Have the room warm, free of cold drafts, and all equipment assembled.

· Explain the procedure to the patient, and assist the patient in preparation for treatment.

· This treatment will be described with the patient sitting on a chair.

· Place a blanket over the chair, and cover the blanket with a sheet. Put a piece of plastic under the feet, and cover the plastic with a dry towel.

· Prepare the foot bath with enough warm water to cover the ankles.

2. Treatment

· Begin each treatment with the most important element—prayer.

· Test the water with your elbow to determine the comfort level. Put your hands under the patient’s feet and carefully immerse them in the warm water bath.

· Completely wrap the patient and the foot tub in the sheet and blanket.

· Leave the head and neck exposed.

· When sweating occurs, put cold compresses on the head and neck.

· Drink water freely throughout the treatment to replace the water lost in sweating.

· Periodically add hot water to the foot bath to maintain heat. Place your hand between the hot water being poured and the patient’s feet (to avoid burning the feet).

3. Completion of treatment

· Lift the feet out of the hot water and point the toes upward. Quickly pour cold water over the feet.

· Remove the tub and place the feet on the dry towel. Thoroughly dry the feet and toes. Put on warm socks or slippers to avoid chilling.

· If sweating occurs, briskly rub the skin with a cold washcloth, and then dry the skin with a towel.

· Remove damp garments and replace them with clean, dry clothing.

· The patient must rest for approximately one hour after each treatment.

· If further sweating occurs during rest, take a lukewarm bath or shower to finish the treatment.

Steam Inhalation: Steam inhalation is a simple and effective method for improving respiratory problems, headaches, and bronchitis.

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Steam Inhalation

Author: Joe and Elsa Willis

Publish date: Aug 19, 2010

Summary: Steam inhalation is a simple and effective method for improving respiratory problems, headaches, and bronchitis.

Warm moist air directed toward the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract will often help to loosen a dry cough or congestion. Moistening the mucous membranes also relieves irritation and congestion.

Procedure

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Equipment:

Tea kettle with boiling water
Newspaper cone
Hot plate
Pine, mint, or eucalyptus oil (optional)
Sheet
Umbrella

Important Considerations:

Check inhalation frequently
Be careful to not burn patient
Be very careful when treating children

Treatment

1. Assemble necessary equipment
2. Bring water to a boil
3. Be sure the treatment room is warm and free from drafts
4. Fill the kettle with boiling water and add medication if desired
5. Place kettle on hot plate beside bed
6. Cover spout with a paper cone in order to carry the steam directly to patient's mouth or nose
7. Treatment should last for 30-60 minutes, applies two or three times a day
8. For continuous inhalation, place tea kettle on hot plate without the paper cone and let steam fill the room
9. If patient desires to lie down, place the umbrella at the head of the bed and drape sheet over it to form a tent only over the patient's head. Place the kettle with the paper cone carefully under the tent
10. Once treatment is complete, be sure patient is warm and dry, and encourage bed rest for at least half an hour.

Ice Massage : Ice Massage relieves muscle, back, and joint pains caused by injuries.

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Ice Massage

Author: Joe and Elsa Willis

Publish date: Nov 2, 2009

Summary: Ice Massage relieves muscle, back, and joint pains caused by injuries.

When the entire body has been in chilly surroundings it becomes thoroughly chilled and its various functions are slowed down and depressed. However, if only a portion of the body is chilled, its activities are heightened.

An ice massage is the local application of ice to a portion of the body. During ice massage, blood flow to the body part is greatly decreased at firs,t but then greatly increased. Exercise afterward may further heighten blood flow.

The patient will normally experience four stages during treatment:
1. A cold, uncomfortable sensation
2. Burning
3. Aching of short duration
4. Relative numbness

Indications and Counterindications

Ice massage treatment can help with the following health problems:

Joint pain such as bursitis
Muscle pain such as stains or myositis
Acute neck or lower back pain

According to Dr. Neil Nedley, massage can have psychological benefits as well:

There is clear evidence that massage helps humans deal with stress. The mechanisms by which massage exerts its effects are not completely understood. What is not clear is whether those stress-relieving effects are due to the physical benefits of massage, physical contact with another supportive individual, or a combination of the two. Without knowing whether it works mostly on a physical or social level, I have arbitrarily placed it in the physical category.

In one illuminating study, family members massaged children who were suffering from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Children with mild to moderate juvenile rheumatoid arthritis were massaged by their parents 15 minutes a day for 30 days (while a control group engaged in relaxation therapy). The children’s anxiety and stress hormone (cortisol) levels were immediately decreased by the massage. Over the 30-day period their pain decreased according to self-reports, parent reports, and their physician’s assessment of pain (both the incidence and severity). Pain-limiting activities were also increased.

Massage also appears to benefit individuals who have primary psychiatric disorders. A 30-minute back massage was given daily for a five-day period to 52 hospitalized children and adolescents with personality problems who were also depressed. Compared with a control group who viewed relaxing videotapes, the massaged subjects were less depressed, less anxious, and had lower saliva cortisol levels after the massage. In addition, nurses rated the subjects as being less anxious and more cooperative on the last day of the study, and night time sleep increased over this period.ⁱ

However, ice massage treatment is dangerous if you have the following health conditions:

Coldness
Stroke Rheumatoid arthritis
“Shoulder-hand syndrome”

Procedure

Equipment

Two pillows
Plastic sheet
Four thick towels
One pair of mitts
One or two pieces of ice the size of a one-ounce glass or small juice can

Important Considerations

Do not prolong a rub directly over a bony area
Be certain patient is warm—give a hot foot bath if necessary

Treatment

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When treatment is given to the back, have the patient lie face down with one pillow under the abdomen, another pillow under the feet and a small towel under the head.

1. Hold the ice block firmly with the mitt on one hand.
2. Rub ice in circular motion over painful area and slightly beyond on all sides.
3. For the first few strokes, alternate rubbing with the ice and with you bare hand, to reduce the shock of the cold on the skin.
4. If acute pain relief is the object of the treatment, stop the ice massage once the area becomes numb, or continue for 12-15 minutes if healing a sprain or strain is needed.
5. Immediately following the ice massage, the patient should do carefully planned resistive exercise involving every muscle around the painful part. A second ice rub may be necessary for complete relief.

i. Neil Nedley, Depression: The Way Out (Review & Herald Publishing Association, 2001): 95.

Foot Bath: Immersing the foot and ankle in hot water for up to 30 minutes is a proven method for drawing blood from inflamed or congested areas of the body.

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Foot Bath

Author: Joe and Elsa Willis

Publish date: Nov 2, 2009

Summary: Immersing the foot and ankle in hot water for up to 30 minutes is a proven method for drawing blood from inflamed or congested areas of the body.

When the feet are in hot water, the blood which is congesting distant parts of the body is brought to the dilated vessels in the feet and legs. Congestion of the brain, lungs, abdominal and pelvic organs can be relieved in this manner.

A hot foot bath is a local immersion bath covering the feet and ankles at temperatures ranging from 100° to 115° F (43°C- 46°C ).

Hot foot baths increase blood flow through the feet and entire skin surface, relieving congestion in internal organs and brain. This type of bath also elevates the body temperature, relaxing tense muscles and increasing white blood cell activity.

Indications and Counter Indications

Foot bath treatment can help with the following health problems:

Cold feet
Colds, chest congestion, flu, coughs, pelvic inflammatory disease
Headache
Pelvic cramps
Hemorrhoids and prostate problems
Pain anywhere in the body from toothache to backache

Foot baths may also help with depression, according to Dr. Neil Nedley:

Warm baths can help, according to a recent preliminary study conducted at Michigan State University. More than 40 patients ranging from 18-62 years of age who were admitted to a hospital psychiatry unit with an episode of major depression were given a warm, 30-minute bath (102 to 106 degrees Fahrenheit, or 39 to 41 degrees Celsius) just before going to bed. Improvements occurred in tension, anxiety, anger, hostility, confusion, bewilderment, and depression. The findings were the same for men and women.ⁱ

However, hot foot bath treatment is dangerous if you have the following health conditions:

Buerger’s disease
Insulin-dependent diabetes
Arteriosclerosis
Any condition where circulation in the feet and legs is poor, such as severe vascular disease of the feet and legs, or a loss of sensation in the feet or legs

Procedure

Equipment

Five-gallon foot tub or container
Thermometer to test that the water is between 100° and 115° F (43°C- 46°C )
Sheet and blanket
Heavy towel and washcloth for cold compress
Material for protection of the bed, if needed
Pitcher or dipper to add hot water
Pitcher of ice water

Important Considerations

Do not use hot foot bath on patients with diabetes or peripheral vascular disease unless the temperature is low; maximum 103°F (39°C) Not recommended for frostbite except where the temperature is not above 103° F (39°C)
Be careful to not burn the patient when adding hot water
Use cold compress to head when oral temperature exceeds 100° F (38°C), or when patient begins sweating

Treatment

1. Explain procedure to the patient
2. Have room warm and free of drafts
3. Assemble the materials
4. Protect the bedding, if needed
5. Drape the two blankets over a chair or spread on a bed
6. Fill bucket with water 100° F to 115° F (43°C- 46°C ) high enough to cover ankles
7. Assist patient in undressing and wrap in sheet
8. Wrap towel around patient's neck to catch sweat and prevent escape of body heat
9. Assist patient to place feet in tub. Reassure patient by putting your hands in the water first
10. Wrap the blankets one at a time around the patient, enclosing the tub to allow heat to build up
11. Add hot water as patient can tolerate it, up to 120° F (49°C)
12. Continue treatment for 5-30 minutes as needed, keeping a cold compress on the patient's head
13. Raise feet out of tub, pour ice water over the feet, dry feet, legs and thighs, dress in bed clothes
14. Put thick, warm socks on the patient, allowing them to rest in bed for at least 30 minutes, drinking lots of water.

Salt Glow to remove dead skin and invigorate circulation etc

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Author: Joe and Elsa Willis

Publish date: Nov 2, 2009

Summary: Rubbing the skin with salt, removing dead skin, can invigorate circulation and provide other health benefits.

A salt glow involves the application of wet salt with friction to the patient’s skin. This widens the blood vessels, making the skin glow and bringing a fresh supply of blood.

Indications and Counter Indications

Salt glow treatment can help with the following health problems:

Low blood pressure
General weakness, low endurance, or frequent colds
Poor circulation
Diabetes
Cancer
Epilepsy
Muscle wasting
Chronic indigestion

However, salt glow treatment is dangerous if you have the following health conditions:

Skin lesions
Acute debilitating disease

Procedure

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Equipment

Two to four pounds of coarse salt, or table salt if necessary
Stool set in shower or bathtub
Basin or bucket
Drape sheet and towels
Foot tub filled with water at about 105° to 110° F (44°C- 46°C)

Important Considerations

Make sure the room is warm and work quickly so that the patient will not chill
Salt should be just wet enough to stick to the skin—if it is too dry, it will irritate; if it is too wet the friction will be diminished
Be sure to wash off all the salt at the end of the treatment

Treatment

1. Moisten salt just enough to stick to the skin
2. Assemble everything needed for the treatment
3. Patient should either stand or sit with feet in the tub of water (see precautions under Foot Bath)
4. Wet the patient’s legs with water from the tub
5. Apply wet salt and rub vigorously until skin is pink
6. Proceed in this order: legs, arms, chest and abdomen, back, hips, and buttocks
7. Remove all salt with water: spray, pour, or shower the water on the patient, or rinse the patient in the bathtub
8. While ensuring the patient stays warm, dry the patient by rubbing the skin to cause friction.

Charcoal as a Remedy

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Using Charcoal as a Remedy

Summary: Learn more about charcoal and how you can use this natural product as a healing remedy.

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Naturally produced, Natural Elements USP grade Activated Charcoal is a wood carbon that has no properties. It is an odorless, tasteless powder that is able to thousands of times its own weight in gases, heavy metals, poisons, and chemicals, often making them ineffective. Every private home should have charcoal on hand as a ready antitode for poisoning, and as a cleansing agent in infections and various metabolic disturbances. Orally administered charcoal is effective in preventing many intestinal infections. All studies show that charcoal is harmless when ingested, when inhaled and when it comes in contact with the skin.

Substances absorbed by Charcoal
Antimony	Hemlock	Methyl	Pesticides
Arsenic	Hydrochloride	Morphine	Phenol
Aspirin	Kerosene	Narcotics	Radioactive Substances
Cocaine	Lead Acetate	Nicotine	Silver
Digitalis	Mercuric Chloride	Opium	Tree Tobacco
Gasoline	Mercury	Penicillin	Valium

+ many others!

A few of Charcoal's many uses include:
Aspirin overdose	Eye and ear infections	Poison ivy
Bad breath	Fever	Poison ingestion
Cancer pain	Gas	Rash
Chemical ingestion	Indigestion	Sore
Cuts and burns	Liver disorders	Sore throat
Diarrhea	Mouth lesions	Sprained joints
		Spider/Snake bites

Suggested Use

Internally: For adults, take between 1-3 heaping tablespoons of charcoal powder in a large glass of water (mixed well) until symptoms are alleviated. Drink one more glass of water after each glass. If using tablets, take a minimum of 6-10 as there is generally less charcoal in tablet form. Drink water with tablets to avoid constipation. (Ground up flax seed can also be added to avoid constipation. Repeat this process every 6 hours until relief. In addition, be drinking 2.5 litres or 8 glasses of water throughout the day). Children under 12 should take half an adult dosage. Activated charcoal should not be taken regularly for more than 6 weeks at a time. Please consult a physician if symptoms persist.

Externally: To make a poultice, mix 3 tablespoons of ground flax seeds or cornstarch with 3 tablespoons of activated charcoal powder in 3/4 cups of hot water. Stir until blended and cool to room temperature. Place mixture generously on a strip of gauze large enough to cover the area and tape the sides so that the mixture does not leak. Leave on 3-6 hours or overnight.

Other Uses: Activated charcoal helps to eliminate bad breath by cleansing the mouth and digestive tract, relieves symptoms of nervous diarrhea, traveler's diarrhea (Turista), spastic colon, indigestion, and . For these discomforts, between 1 and 1 1/2 tablespoons of powdered charcoal stirred in a glass of water up to 3 times a day is normally effective. It is most effective when taken between meals, as food may reduce its effectiveness.

Charcoal may adsorb and inactivate other medications. Usually you can take charcoal two hours before or after other drugs. Check with your physician before beginning treatment with charcoal if you are taking prescription drugs. You may take charcoal intermittently for long periods or regularly for up to 12 weeks. However, it should not be taken regularly for extended periods of over 12 weeks. Do not give charcoal to an unconscious person.

Activated charcoal may be used as an antidote in poisoning from most drugs and chemicals. However, DO NOT USE WITH THE FOLLOWING: Cyanide, mineral acids, caustic alkalines, alcohol, or boric acid. Other antidotes are more effective. Charcoal is not effective in every poisoning situation so consult a Poison Control Center or a physician immediately for instructions in any poisoning emergency.

NOTE: USP grade Activated Charcoals is for internal use. Regular Activated Charcoal is for external use only and is not intended for internal use.

Source: Natural Health Corner Inc.

Ahead to Activated Charcoal.

Ellen White on the Uses of Charcoal

CCharcoal has many uses in the home, as explained by the following quotes from Ellen White:

Charcoal for Bad Breath

That offensive breath must be purified. Get pulverized charcoal, soak it in water, and drink this water freely. Eat no vegetables. Eat fruit, and plain well-baked bread. Take light exercise, and at night wear a charcoal compress over the liver and abdomen (E. G. White Letter 115, 1898).

Charcoal Relieves Insect and Snake Bites

…take pulverized charcoal, wet it, and put in on as a poultice. The charcoal possesses a wonderful power of drawing poison from the system (E. G. White Letter 326, 1906).

I have ordered the same treatment for other who were suffering great pain, and it has brought relief, and been the means of saving life. My mother has told me that snake bites and the sting of reptiles and poisonous insects could be rendered harmless by the use of charcoal poultices (E.G. White Letter 90, 1908).

Charcoal Removes Inflammations and Poison

I have not time to relate the wonderful cures wrought, not by dosing with drugs, but by the application with water. We use charcoal largely, making it into poultices. It destroys inflammation, and removes the poison (E.G. White Letter 90, 1908).

Charcoal as a Healing Agent

...pulverized charcoal...use it freely. Mix it with sweet (cooking) oil. thus it can be taken with less difficulty than if mixed with water. I think that you would obtain benefit from the use of charcoal compresses, pulverized charcoal moistened, put in a flannel bag and placed over the affected part. When my husband was sick, I had recourse to many remedies, and I know the value of charcoal as a healing agency. I have worked for my husband with marked success when his life was in great peril (E. G. White Letter 75, 1904).

Charcoal has been used for years as a medicinal tool. It is known for its ability to absorb toxins and gases.

One of the most beneficial remedies is pulverized charcoal placed in a bag and used in fomentations. This is a most successful remedy. If wet in Smartweed tea, it is still better. I have ordered this in cases where persons were suffering great pain, and when the physician has confided to me that he thought life was about to close. Then I suggested charcoal and the patient slept; the turning point came, and recovery was the result. For bruised hands with inflammation, I have prescribed this simple remedy, with perfect success. The poison of inflammation is overcome, the pain removed, and healing goes on rapidly. The most severe inflammation of the eyes is relieved by a poultice of charcoal, put in a bag and dipped in water, hot or cold as will best suit the case (E.G. White, Manuscript 62, 1897).

20^th-Century Charcoal Case Studies

In 1972, it was reported that 20-50 grams of activated charcoal per day relieved uremic patients of oral fetor (odor or stench), anorexia, nausea, and vomiting. Up to twenty months of treatments produced no ill side effects.

Conditions that have been treated by charcoal are eczema, intestinal gas, accidental poisoning and overdoses, nervous diarrhea, malodorous stools, jaundice of the newborn, infection after criminal abortion, deodorizer and healer for infected wounds, and cancer.

In 1909, Sticker reported that rapidly growing round-celled sarcomas in dogs were completely stopped from growth by the application of charcoal. In 1937, Papantonakis reported simple, rapid, and successful therapy of Leishmaniasis (a dermal sore) by painting the lesions with a ten percent mixture of vegetable charcoal.

Charcoal as a Poultice

A charcoal poultice is a charcoal-water mixture of soft composition, usually heated and spread on cloth, and applied to tender, inflamed parts of the body.

Charcoal has an adsorptive effect because of the large surface area of individual grains, with their crevices and pores. Charcoal can many times its own weight in poisons, gases, and chemicals.

Indications and Contraindications

Charcoal poultice treatment can help with the following health problems: Inflammation, insect bites, mastitis, cellulites, phlebitis, pharyngitis, hepatitis, , colitis, Bad breath Internal and external infections, certain types of skin problems, eye infections, eczema, poison ivy, staph infections, infected cuts oar lacerations, and herpes simples Accidental poisoning or overdoses Gastrointestinal problems, diarrhea, gas

Procedure

Equipment

Powdered charcoal, one tablespoon or more
Warm water, about one cup
Deep container (size depends on size of poultice to be made) and spoon
Three tablespoons flaxseed or two tablespoon cornstarch
Clean muslin sheeting or paper towel
Ace or roller bandage
Plastic sheet
Pins or tape

Treatment

1. Assemble equipment
2. Boil water with flaxseed for about 2-3 minutes
3. Remove from heat and add charcoal
4. Apply charcoal paste to a paper towel or muslin quickly to prevent cooling
5. Spread out to desired size and fold
6. Place poultice on area to be treated with the single thickness of cloth next to the skin.
7. Cover the body part and poultice with plastic
8. Wrap with bandage and secure in place, leaving overnight
9. The next morning, remove poultice, being careful to not spill charcoal crumbs
10. Repeat with fresh poultice if needed, allowing one hour between poultices

Charcoal Recipes

Slurry Water

One tablespoon pulverized charcoal mixed in four cups of water. Allow to... settle, then pour off the clear water (slurry water) at the top. This may be drunk freely.

Charcoal and Flaxseed

Three tablespoons of flaxseed (ground in blender or mill), one tablespoon charcoal, one cup of water. Mix and bring to a boil to thicken. Use as a poultice.

Charcoal and Smartweed:

Put a small handful of smartweed leaves in a blender with ¼ to ½ cup of water and chop coarsely. Pour this into a cup with one tablespoon of charcoal; mix and use as a poultice.

Using Charcoal in Emergencies

Use charcoal to treat swallowed poisons and diarrhea.

Charcoal Bath

A charcoal bath is great for detoxification, removal of nicotine from smoking, skin disorders, odors, and chronic fatigue.

Charcoal as a Remedy

Learn more about charcoal and how you can use this natural product as a healing remedy.

Activated Charcoal

Activated charcoal is not the kind found on your burnt toast!

Ellen White on the Uses of Charcoal

Ellen White knew the benefits of charcoal even in her day.

Hot Foot Bath from http://www.godshealthlaw.com/hydrotherapy.htm

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How to give a Russian Steam Bath

Hot Foot Bath

Hot Foot Baths are great for children. Helps the body fight illnesses by bringing temp up

HYDROTHERAPY

Importance of Drinking Sufficient Water

It is very important that we drink sufficient amount of water in a day to make up for the water lost. The benefits of drinking water is widely recognized. Drinking pure, fresh water is essential to our health and well-being. Our need for water increases as we grow older. As we age, our skin and mucus membranes become thinner and lose more water, and our kidneys function less efficiently. So our need for water increases. Feeling thirsty is a sign of dehydration. So, drink up!

Hydrotherapy is the therapeutic use of water, steam, and ice and has been used for centuries to effectively treat injuries, a wide range of illnesses, and within the last several years - also to give birth. Treatment techniques include baths (full body and specific body parts, such as foot baths), compresses, wraps, showers, sitz baths, steam baths, aquatic exercise and whirlpools.

Hospitals, clinics, and spas world wide use forms of hydrotherapy as safe and effective methods for treating such conditions as AIDS, back pain, bronchitis and other respiratory problems, cancer, hypertension (high blood pressure) or hypotension (low blood pressure), muscle and joint pain and inflammation, and rheumatoid arthritis. Hydrotherapy is also useful in treating the discomfort caused by spinal trauma, poor circulation fever, anemia, edema, menstrual problems, and insomnia.

Herbs and minerals may be added to baths and whirlpools to enhance the water's effects; water becomes the "delivery system" for their therapeutic properties. Temperature is a very important variable: Hot, cold and alternating temperature treatments have different effects. Pressure jets vary, depending on the problem.

Cold and heat directly affect blood vessels.

Cold makes vessels contract and Heat dilates them.

There are 3 categories of external hydrotherapy: hot water, cold water, and alternating hot and cold water.

Neutral Bath. This therapy, in which the body is submerged to the neck in warm water (92°F to 98°F). At this temperature, water feels neither warm nor cool. Lighting is dim to enhance soothing effects. It helps to soothe the body. Neutral baths are effective in calming nervousness and emotional upsets, relieving insomnia, anxiety, depression, hypertension, and peripheral edema, reducing joint swelling, and helping the body rid itself of toxins. The bath lasts 15 minutes to 1 hour, with up to 1 hour of rest afterward.

Alternating Bath. Alternating baths may be used as a foot bath. The feet are submerged, first in hot water at 100°F for 5 minutes; then in cold water at 50°F for 30 seconds. This is repeated twice. The footbaths alternately dilate and contract vessels, moving the blood and lymph through the body. They stimulate the immune system by raising white-blood-cell levels, improved circulation and foster elimination of wastes. They are used to reduce swelling in the feet or legs; they may offer relief to patients with congestive heart failure.

Sitz Bath. As a form of hydrotherapy - the use of hot and cold water, steam, and ice to restore and maintain health - the sitz bath increases blood flow to the pelvic and abdominal areas, and thus can help reduce inflammation and otherwise alleviate a variety of problems. Alternating sitz baths may combat urinary-tract infections. (Demonstration is posted in our Medical Missionary Training video on youtube)

Sitz baths can use hot or cold water only, or can alternate heat and cold. Hot sitz baths are particularly helpful for such disorders as hemorrhoids, muscular disorders, painful ovaries, and testicles, prostate problems, and uterine cramps. Cold sitz baths are helpful in the treatment of constipation, impotence, inflammation, muscle disorders, and vaginal discharge. Alternating hot and cold sitz baths can help relieve abdominal disorders, blood poisoning, congestion, foot infection, headaches, muscle disorders, neuralgia, and swollen ankle

Migraines -Hot and Cold -- Put your feet in a bucket of hot water for about 15 minutes while applying a ice pack to your head. You can also use a hot water bottle for your feet. This works well for some people or some types of headaches.

You can also put a cold compress on your forehead while putting something hot on the back of your neck. These techniques might not get rid of the headache but they almost always make them a lot more tolerable. You need the find the source of the headaches in order to totally illuminate them. What law was violated?

Take Care! - Hydrotherapy is not advised in cases of diabetes, acute asthma, heart disease, kidney disease, or hemorrhaging problems. Pregnant women should avoid the temperature extremes of hydrotherapy. If you have questions about whether or not hydrotherapy is a safe treatment for your particular condition,consult with your health care provider before using this any therapy.

Fomentation's

FOMENTATION PROCESS A fomentation is described as a local application of moist heat by means of cloth wrung from boiling water or from steam tank.

Effects:

1. Increases blood flow to the area.

2. Relaxes muscles.

3. Sedative effect, if applied on the spine.

4. Relaxes pain.

5. Relaxes spasm or cramps.

6. Relieves congestions.

7. Produces sweating.

Some research on Hot Foot Bath and Bathing

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J Physiol Anthropol Appl Human Sci. 2000 Jan;19(1):21-7.

Effects of bathing and hot footbath on sleep in winter.

Abstract

The effects of daily bathing and hot footbath (immersion of feet in hot water) in winter on the sleep behavior of nine healthy female volunteers were studied. Subjects were assigned to three sleep conditions: sleep after bathing (Condition B), sleep after hot footbath (Condition F), and sleep without either treatment (Control). Polysomnograms (consisting of electroencephalograph, electrooculograph, and electromyograph) were obtained, and body movements during sleep were measured while monitoring both the rectal and skin temperatures of subjects. In addition, subjective sleep sensations were obtained with a questionnaire answered immediately by the subjects on awakening. The rectal temperature increased by approximately 1.0 degree C under Condition B, but this elevation was not observed under Condition F compared with Control. In contrast, the respective increases in the mean skin temperature of participants subjected to bathing and hot footbath were greater than those of Control, although these temperature differences became negligible 2 h after subjects went to bed. The sleep onset latency was shortened under both conditions compared with Control. Body movements during the first 30 min of sleep in Control were greater than under the other conditions. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep decreased under Condition B compared with Condition F, and stage 3 was greater under the latter condition compared with Control. As such, the subjective sleep sensations were better under the two treatment conditions. These results suggest that both daily bathing and hot footbath before sleeping facilitates earlier sleep onset. A hot footbath is especially recommendable for the handicapped, elderly, and disabled, who are unable to enjoy regular baths easily and safely.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10979246

Hot Foot Bath

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Soaking the feet at night in a hot water bath is a respected method of health care among the Chinese. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) recommends daily foot baths that promote blood circulation and thus minimizing chances of a cold progressing beyond its initial stage. Foot bath therapy achieve a series of health care efficacies through the heating action, mechanical action and chemical action of water as well as healing effect of medical steam and medicine fumigation.

According to TCM, foot is the second heart of human body, a barometer that reflects the state of body health. Six meridians (liver, gall bladder, kidney, spleen and stomach) reach the feet. Soaking in hot water and sometimes taking herbal soaks warms the entire body, increasing blood flow upwards and relieving stress. This practice blocks what Chinese medicine calls “Wind-Cold” from penetrating more deeply into the body when exposure to Winter cold and wind has set off the cold “alarm” in your body with feelings of chills, headache, or mild fever. In herbal foot baths, the skin absorbs elements through the skin and these travel through energy channels to target points.

Ideally, the feet should be soaked once a day in a relatively deep basin, more than 15 centimeters deep so the calves can be soaked as well. Start with hot water, about 40 degree Celsius, but do not fill up the basin. As it cools, keep adding hot water to keep up the temperature. Soaking until there's a sweat can relieve symptoms of colds, flu and menstrual cramps.

Remove your feet when you start sweating a little, in 15-30 minutes. Sweating indicates the energy channels are not stagnating. Too much sweating is not good as it consumes too much energy. Healthy people usually start to sweat in around 20 minutes; it may take longer for those with energy-flow problems.

This practice is also a good way to prevent stroke.

Diseases and and therappies

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Asthma

Definition

Asthma is a disease of the bronchial tubes or airways. Symptoms are a feeling of tightness in the chest, shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing.

Water Treatments

Fomentation on the chest, 2 times a day.
Steam Inhalation, 2 times a day.
Breathing exercises for 10-15 minutes when there is no attack of asthma, 4 times a day.

Breathing Exercises

Position: Sit relaxed on a chair, with the back supported by a pillow.
Breathe in through the nose. Then purse the lips and pretend you are blowing through a straw. Blow out twice as long as you breathe in. Gradually increase the time of blowing.
Relax after blowing and take 3 or 4 normal breaths before you start the pursed breathing again. These can be done in the morning, upon waking up, and in the evening, before retiring. These may be performed also when short of breath while doing other exercises and activities.

Herbal Remedies

Thorn Apple

Scientific Name: Datura metel Linn.

Other names: Talong-punaya, Talampunay

Roll 2 dried leaves
Use as cigarette every 6 hours.

Frangipani

Scientific name: Plumeria acuminate Ait

Other Names: Frangipani, Temple power, Graveyard flower, Kalasasi, Kalatsutsi ,Karatutsi,Kalachuchi

Roll 2 dried leaves
Use as cigarette, one in the morning and one in the evening.

Tamarind bark

Scientific Name: Tamarindus indica L.

Other Names: Tamarind, Samabalagi, Salomagi, Sampalok, Salamagi, Salomagi, Sambi, Sambag

Chop and boil a one-foot long`` piece of bark in 3 glasses of water for 10 minutes.
Dosage:
- Adults: 1 cup every after meal and at bed time
- Children: ½ cup, 4 times a day. (after meals and at bed time)
- Babies: 2 tsps., 4 times a day (after meals and at bed time

Amaranth

Scientific Name: Amarantus spinosus L.

Other Names: Kulitis, Kalunay

Using leaves and flowers
Boil 5 chopped young stems with flowers and leaves in 5 glasses of water for 10 minutes.
Dosage:
- Adults: 1 cup, 4 times a day
- Children: ½ cup, 4 times a day
- Babies: 2 tsps., 4 times a day
Note: This treatment is specially good for excessive mucus discharge.

Abscesses and Boils

Definition

An abscess is the center of a suppuration or pus collected within a tissue.

A boil is a furuncle. Boils and abscesses are characterized by pain, heat and swelling.

Water Treatments

Hot Compress for 30 minutes, 2 times a day until the abscess or boil has ripened.
Hot Sitz Bath for 30 minutes, 2 times a day if abscess or boil is on or around the rectal and perineal area.

Herbal Remedies

Basella alba, or Malabar spinach

Scientific name: Basella rubra linn.

Other Names: Malabar Night Shade, Alugbati

Leaves poultice
Crush 2 leaves
Apply as poultice, 2 times a day.

Marigold

Scientific name: Tagetes erecta Linn.

Other Names: Amarillo

Leaves poultice
Crush 3 leaves and 2 flowers
Apply as poultice, 2 times a day

Hibiscus

Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-seninsis Linn.

Other Names: China rose, Gumamela

Leaves and flowers poultice
Chop 5 leaves and 2 flowers
Apply directly on abscess or boil as poultice

Jackfruit

Scientific Name: Artocarpus heterophylla Lmk.

Other Names: Langka, Nangka

Juice or sap (milky juice from the tree trunk) compress
Get the milky juice from the trunk and mix with a little vinegar
Warm the mixture and use it for hot compress. Use small pieces of clean cloth or gauze as compress. Apply for 20 minutes, 2 times a day.

Elumea

Scientific Name: Blumea balsamifera

Other Names: Elumea, Ngaicamphor, Sambong, Kaliban, Kalibura, Gabon subusub

Leaves poultice
Chop 5 fresh leaves
Apply directly as poultice on abscess or boil, 2 times a day.

Charcoal

Chop or powder charcoal, then wet with water and wrap in a handkerchief or a clean piece of cloth.
Apply directly as poultice, 2 times a day.

Bee and Wasp Stings

Description

Bee and wasp stings could be very painful; the pain could last for several days.

Herbal Remedies

Do any of the following:

Immediately rub the bitten area with vinegar or Chinese orange juice until the pain subsides.
Rub the bitten area with any toilet soap. Don’t rinse the soap with water, leave it on till dry.
Rub the bitten area with moist baking soda for 5 minutes. Repeat after 2 hours if still itchy and painful.

Chinese Orange

Scientific name: Citrus microcarpa Bunge

Other Names: Kalamansi , Kalamonding, Calamonding

Bleeding Wound

Description:

A wound is a cut or break in the skin and flesh resulting from injury.

First Aid

Get a piece of clean cloth and apply pressure directly over the wound for 10 minutes. If the bleeding does not stop after 10 minutes of manual pressure, reinforce the cloth with a thicker piece of material and apply more pressure over the wound. Bandage snugly but not too tight. Let the patient lie down and bring him immediately to the nearest hospital or clinic if the wound is big and will need suturing. Observe for numbness and discoloration of the toes or fingers. If there is numbness and discoloration of the toes or fingers, the bandage is too tight. Loosen but don’t remove it.

Herbal Remedies for Mild Bleeding

Young Banana Leaves

Scientific Name: Musa paradisiaca L.

Pound young leaves until soft and juicy
- Drop the juice over the wound. Apply with pressure the pounded leaves over the wound. Bandage snugly but not too tight. If bleeding does not stop after 15 minutes, bring the patient to the nearest hospital or clinic for proper treatment.

Mayana

Scientific Name: Coeus blumei Benth.

Other names: Lampunaya, Dafronaya, Tapunaya, Daponaya

Wash the young leaves. Crush and extract the juice from the leaves.

Drop few drops of juice directly on the wound. Apply the crushed leaves as poultice. Bandage snugly but not too tightly to interfere with circulation.

Burns

Definition

A burn is an injury on the skin and flesh resulting from application of heat, radiation, friction and electricity.

Water Treatments

Soak burn area in cold water immediately. Soak for 10 minutes to relieve pain.
If there are blisters, do not puncture the blisters, keep dry and clean. Keep from flies and dust. Cover the burn area with a clean piece of cloth. Iron cloth before using it to cover the burn area.
If the burn involves a large area of the body, bring the patient to the nearest hospital. Do not do anything to the patient, let him lie down and cover him with clean sheet and keep him warm.
If the burn area is small, soak in warm salt solution for 20 minutes after 24 hours. Formula for warm salt solution: ½ cup of salt in a basin of warm water, or ½ cup in a pail of water. Soak once a day for 3 days until burn dries up.

Herbal Remedies

Aloe vera

Scientific Name: Aloe barbadensis Mill

Other Names: Acibar, Sabila, Dilang-buaya, Dilang-halo

Wash leaves with soap and water. Pound the leaves and extract juice
Apply juice on the burn area after soaking in warm salt solution once a day.

Annatto

Scientific name: Biva orillana Linon

Other Names: Atsuete, Asuite, Sutis

Wash leaves with soap and water. Boil 10 leaves in 5 glasses of water. Let it cool
Soak the burn area for 10 minutes, once a day

Cough

Description:

Productive cough due to congestion and bronchitis.

Water Treatments

Formentation on the chest and back.
Steam Inhalation

Herbal Remedies

Vitex negundo, Five-leaved Chaste Tree

Scientific Name: Vitex Negundo L.

Other Names: Lagundi, Kamalan, Dangla, Tugas

Boil 4 tablespoons of chopped dried leaves or 6 tablespoons of chopped fresh leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes.
Dosage:
- Adults: ½ cup, 3 times a day
- Children: (Babies) 1 teaspoon, 3 times a day
  - (2-6 yrs.) 2 tbps., 3 times a day
  - (7-12 yrs.) ¼ cup, 3 times a day

Oregano leaves

Scientific Name: Origanum vulgare by Carolus Linnaeus

Other Names: Torongil de Limon, Suganda, Oregano

Boil 1 cup of chopped fresh leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes
Dosage:
- Adults: ½ cup, 3 times a day
- Children: (Babies) 1 teaspoon, 3 times a day
  - (2-6 yrs.) 2 tbps., 3 times a day
  - (7-12 yrs.) ¼ cup, 3 times a day

Indian Chrysanthemum

Scientific Name: Chrysanthemum indicum L.

Other names: Mansanilya, mums, chrysanths

Boil 1 cup of chopped dried leaves and flowers or 1 ½ cup of fresh leaves and flowers in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes.
Dosage:
- Adults: ½ cup, every 4 hours
- Children: (Babies) 1 teaspoon, every 4 hours.
  - (2-6 yrs.) 2 tbps., every 4 hours
  - (7-12 yrs.) ¼ cup, every 4 hours.

Coronitas, Lantana camara

Scientific name: Lantana Camara L.

Other names: Lantana, Sapinit, Koronitas, Kantutay, Bangbangsit, Baho-baho, Bahug-bahug

Boil 1 cup of chopped fresh leaves and flowers in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes
Dosage:
- Adults: ½ cup, 3 times a day
- Children: (Babies) 1 teaspoon, 3 times a day
  - (2-6 yrs.) 2 tbps., 3 times a day
  - (7-12 yrs.) ¼ cup, 3 times a day

Alagaw

Scientific name: Premna Odorata Blanco

Other Names: Adiyo, Alagaw, Anobrang, Pumuhat tangli, Agbaw, Argau, Abgan

Boil 1 cup of chopped fresh leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes. Drain and squeeze in 2 calamansi. Put 1 tablespoon sugar
Dosage:

Adults: ½ cup, every 4 hours
Children: (Babies) 1 teaspoon, every 4 hours

(2-6 yrs.) 2 tbps., every 4 hours
(7-12 yrs.) ¼ cup, every 4 hours

Dandruff

Description:

Dandruff are scales of greasy keratotic material shed from the scalp.

Water Treatments

Wash hair 2 times a week using gugo shampoo or commercial shampoo for dry hair.
Comb and massage head very well after every shampoo.
Apply fresh coconut oil to the head and hair once a week, one hour before shampoo. Massage the oil on the scalp. Leave oil for 10 minutes. Better yet, leave it on overnight before shampoo.
As hair conditioner, put ½ cup vinegar into one gallon water and use this to rinse hair after the shampoo.

Herbal Remedies

Turmeric, Round Turmeric

Scientific Name: Curcuma domestica Valet

Other names: Curcuma longa, Dilaw, Luyang dilaw, Kilaw, Kuning, kulyan, kunig, kunik, Lampuyang, Kinambol, kalabaga, Dulau

Pound the rhizomes.
Rub or massage the juice on the scalp and hair. Leave it on overnight and shampoo the next morning

Gugo (bark shampoo)

Scientific name: Entada phaseikaudes k Meer

Other Names: Gugo, Bayogo, Lipay, Balonas, Barugu, Bayogo

Soak the gugo bark in a basin of cold water for 30 minutes before the shampoo. Squeeze the juice in the water and put the juice of 3 calamansi.
Wet hair very well and use this as shampoo. Rinse well. Use vinegar as conditioner if the water is hard.

Aloe vera, Curacao aloe

Scientific Name: Aloe barbadensis Mill

Other Names: Acibar, Sabila, Dilang-buaya, Dilang-halo

Extract juice from fresh leaves
Apply juice liberally and massage scalp 1 hour before the gugo bark shampoo. Do this once a week for 4 weeks.

Mosquito Bites

Description:

Infected mosquito bites become swollen and painful

Water Treatments:

Rub the infected area with wet soap (any kinds of toilet soap). Don’t rinse with water; let it dry on the skin for 2 hours. If itchiness is not relieved, repeat after 4 hours.

Preventive Measures

Use mosquito nets at night when sleeping. If possible, put screen on all windows and doors of the house.
Keep the surroundings clean and dry. Empty all stagnant water in and around the house.

Herbal Remedies

Life plant

Scientific Name: Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.

Other Names: Kataka-taka, Muritana

Pound 5-10 leaves and extract the juice
- Apply the juice directly on the infected bites, 3 times a day.

Sugar apple, Sweet sop leaves

Scientific name: Anona squamosal L.

Other names: Atis

Unripe fruit and seeds
Pound and extract the juice from one unripe fruit.
- Apply the juice directly on the infected bites, 3 times a day

Hot Foot Bath Hydrotherapy procedures

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Hot Foot Bath - Hydrotherapy Procedures

Definition:

A local immersion bath covering the feet, ankles and legs.

Effects:

Relieves head, chest and pelvic congestions by the drawing of blood from those areas to the legs and feet.
Stops nosebleed.
Relieves pain and spasms of the feet and legs.

Procedure:

Soak cloth with tap water. Wring and put around the neck or joint twice. Be sure the wet cloth is neither too wet to drip nor to dry. If medicated compress is applied, rub area with prescribed medication or ointment. Do not wet the cloth with water but wrap the around the area dry after the medication is applied. (In applying a plain heating compress, wet cloth is applied without medication.)
Apply compress smoothly and quickly to avoid chilling.
With the piece of flannel cloth, wrap compress snugly to exclude air and pin securely on the side of the neck or joint.
Leave compress on overnight or at least for 6-8 hours.
Take care that the compress is not to tight so it does not interfere with circulation and joint movements.
Rub the area with a cloth wrung out cold water (tap water) immediately after removing the compress in the morning or after 6-8 hours.
Dry the area thoroughly. Compress may be applied once or twice a day.

STORY: WHO IS YOUR DAD?

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A seminary professor was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg, TN.

One morning, they were eating breakfast at a little restaurant, hoping to enjoy a quiet, family meal. While they were waiting for their food, they noticed a distinguished looking, white-haired man moving from table to table, visiting with the guests.

The professor leaned over and whispered to his wife, “I hope he doesn’t come over here.” But sure enough, the man did come over to their table.

“Where are you folks from?” he asked in a friendly voice.

“Oklahoma,” they answered.

“Great to have you here in Tennessee” the stranger said. “What do you do for a living?”

“I teach at a seminary,” he replied.

“Oh, so you teach preachers how to preach, do you? Well, I’ve got a really great story for you.” And with that, the gentleman pulled up a chair and sat down at the table with the couple.

The professor groaned and thought to himself, “Great… Just what I need another preacher story!”

The man started, “See that mountain over there? (pointing out the restaurant window). Not far from the base of that mountain, there was a boy born to an unwed mother. He had a hard time growing up, because every place he went, he was always asked the same question, ‘Hey boy, who’s your daddy?

“Whether he was at school, in the grocery store or drug store, people would ask the same question, ‘Who’s your daddy?’ He would hide at recess and lunch time from other students. He would avoid going in to stores because that question hurt him so bad.

“When he was about 12 years old, a new preacher came to his church. He would always go in late and slip out early to avoid hearing the question, ‘Who’s your daddy?’.

But one day, the new preacher said the benediction so fast he got caught and had to walk out with the crowd. Just about the time he got to the back door, the new preacher, not knowing anything about him, put his hand on his shoulder and asked him, ‘Son, who’s your daddy?’

“The whole church got deathly quiet. He could feel every eye in the church looking at him. Now everyone would finally know the answer to the question, “Who’s your daddy’.

This new preacher, though, sensed the situation around him and using discernment that only the Holy Spirit could give, said the following to that scared little boy… “Wait a minute!” he said, “I know who you are, I see the family resemblance now. You are a child of God.” With that he patted the boy on his shoulder, and said, “Boy, you’ve got a great inheritance, go and claim it.” With that, the boy smiled for the first time in a long time and walked out the door a changed person.

He was never the same again. Whenever anybody asked him, ‘Who’s your Daddy?’ he’d just tell them, “I’m a Child of God”

The distinguished gentleman got up from the table and said, “Isn’t that a great story?”. The professor responded that it really was a great story!

As the man turned to leave, he said, “You know, if that new preacher hadn’t told me that I was one of God’s children, I probably never would have amounted to anything!” And he walked away.

The seminary professor and his wife were stunned. He called the waitress over and asked her, “Do you know who that man was who just left that was sitting at our table?”

The waitress grinned and said, “Of course, everybody here knows him. That’s Ben Hooper. He’s the former governor of Tennessee!”

WEALTH MAN'S SON'S DRAWING

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A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art. When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was notified and grieved deeply for his only son. About a month later, just before Christmas, there was a knock at the door. A young man stood at the door with a large package in his hands.

He said, ‘Sir, you don’t know me, but I am the soldier for whom your son gave his life. He saved many lives that day, and he was carrying me to safety when a bullet struck him in the heart and he died instantly. He often talked about you, and your love for art.’ The young man held out this package. ‘I know this isn’t much. I’m not really a great artist, but I think your son would have wanted you to have this.’

The father opened the package. It was a portrait of his son, painted by the young man. He stared in awe at the way the soldier had captured the personality of his son in the painting. The father was so drawn to the eyes that his own eyes welled up with tears. He thanked the young man and offered to pay him for the picture. ‘Oh, no sir, I could never repay what your son did for me. It’s a gift.’

The father hung the portrait over his mantle. Every time visitors came to his home he took them to see the portrait of his son before he showed them any of the other great works he had collected.

The man died a few months later. There was to be a great auction of his paintings Many influential people gathered, excited over seeing the great paintings and having an opportunity to purchase one for their collection. On the platform sat the painting of the son The auctioneer pounded his gavel. ‘We will start the bidding with this picture of the son. Who will bid for this picture?’ There was silence. Then a voice in the back of the room shouted, ‘We want to see the famous paintings. Skip this one.’ But the auctioneer persisted. ‘Will somebody bid for this painting. Who will start the bidding? $100, $200?’ Another voice angrily. ‘We didn’t come to see this painting.

We came to see the Van Gogh’s, the Rembrandt’s. Get on with the real bids!’ But still the auctioneer continued. ‘The son! The son! Who’ll take the son?’

Finally, a voice came from the very back of the room. It was the longtime gardener of the man and his son. ‘I’ll give $10 for the painting.’ Being a poor man, it was all he could afford. ‘We have $10, who will bid $20?’ ‘Give it to him for $10. Let’s see the masters.’ ‘$10 is the bid, won’t someone bid $20?’ The crowd was becoming angry. They didn’t want the picture of the son. They wanted the more worthy investments for their collections. The auctioneer pounded the gavel. ‘Going once, twice, SOLD for $10!’

A man sitting on the second row shouted, ‘Now let’s get on with the collection!’The auctioneer laid down his gavel. ‘I’m sorry, the auction is over.’ ‘What about the paintings?’ ‘I am sorry. When I was called to conduct this auction, I was told of a secret stipulation in the will. I was not allowed to reveal that stipulation until this time. Only the painting of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that painting would inherit the entire estate, including the paintings. The man who took the son gets everything!’

———– ———– ———–

God gave His son 2,000 years ago to die on the cross. Much like the auctioneer, His message today is: ‘The son, the son, who’ll take the son?’ Because, you see, whoever takes the Son gets everything.

“FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, WHO SO EVER BELIEVETH, SHALL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE…”

To possess the treasure holder is possessing the greatest treasure.

CHRISTIAN JOKES

2012-11-13T03:20:00.000-08:00

A new Pastor in a small Oklahoma town spent the first four days making personal visits to each of the members, inviting them to come to his first services.

The following Sunday the church was all but empty. Accordingly, the Pastor placed a notice in the local newspapers, stating that, because the church was dead, it was everyone’s duty to give it a decent Christian burial. The funeral would be held the following Sunday afternoon, the notice said.

Morbidly curious, a large crowd turned out for the “funeral.” In front of the pulpit, they saw a closed coffin, smothered in flowers. After the Pastor delivered the eulogy, he opened the coffin and invited his congregation to come forward and pay their final respects to their dead church.

Filled with curiosity as to what would represent the corpse of a “dead church,” all the people eagerly lined up to look in the coffin. Each “mourner” peeped into the coffin then quickly turned away with a guilty, sheepish look.

In the coffin, tilted at the correct angle, was a large mirror.

THREE HYMNS

A new Pastor in a small Oklahoma town spent the first four days making personal visits to each of the members, inviting them to come to his first services.

In the coffin, tilted at the correct angle, was a large mirror.

A minister told his congregation, “Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying. To help you understand my sermon, I want you all to read Mark 17.”

The following Sunday, as he prepared to deliver his sermon, the minister asked for a show of hands. He wanted to know how many had read Mark 17. Every hand went up.

The minister smiled and said, “Mark has only sixteen chapters. I will now proceed with my sermon on the sin of lying.”

CHRISTIAN JOKES

2012-11-13T03:08:00.001-08:00

At a Wednesday evening church meeting a very wealthy man rose to give his testimony. “I’m a millionaire,” he said, “and I attribute it all to the rich blessings of God in my life. I can still remember the turning point in my faith, like it was yesterday:

I had just earned my first dollar and I went to a church meeting that night. The speaker was a missionary who told about his work. I knew that I only had a dollar bill and had to either give it all to God’s work or nothing at all. So at that moment I decided to give my whole dollar to God. I believe that God blessed that decision, and that is why I am a rich man today.”

As he finished it was clear that everyone had been moved by this man’s story. But, as he took his seat, a little old lady sitting in the same pew leaned over and said: “Wonderful story! I dare you to do it again!”

The new minister stood at the church door greeting the members as they left the Sunday moring service. Most of the people were very generous telling the new minister how much they liked his message, except for one man who said, “That was a very dull and boring sermon, pastor.”

A few minutes later, the same man again appeared in line and said, “I don’t think you did much preparation for your message.”

Once again, the man appeared, this time muttering, “You really blew it. You didn’t have a thing to say, pastor.”

Finally, the minister could stand it no longer. He went to one of the deacons and inquired about the man.

“Oh, don’t let that guy bother you,” said the deacon. “He’s a little slow. All he does is go around repeating whatever he hears other people saying.”

MISSIONARY WITH NO LEGS

2012-11-13T02:59:00.002-08:00

There was a little boy who once heard how many people in the world do not know the love of Jesus. The boy had a great desire to become a missionary so that he can travel places sharing the love of God.

Unfortunately, one day he met with an accident and lost both his legs. He was laid on the bedside of a window and was supplied with his daily needs. The boy grieved in his heart that he can no longer go places to share the love of Jesus. He was so disappointed.

Then one day an idea struck him, everyday he made small chits with one liners in it that read messages like Jesus Loves You, Jesus Heals You, Jesus Saves You etc. He threw these chits from the window on the travelers who passed by the road. He did these for years but did not see any response.

One day a stranger knocked at the door. He asked if there is anybody on the window-side throwing chits on the road. The stranger was led to the boy.

The stranger said, “I am a rich industrialist. Two years ago I was struck by a strange disease which had no medicine in the medical world. I was then being taken in an ambulance for an emergency surgery. The ambulance happened to stop by the signal that is beside the window when a paper came flying and stuck to the glass window of the ambulance. It read, “Jesus heals you”.

The message renewed my spirit and encouraged me. Jesus healed me miraculously and today I’m completely restored with good health. Thank you for sharing His love with me”.

No matter in which state we are, we can still share the love of God with others and change their lives.

STORIES: UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

2012-11-13T02:55:00.002-08:00

A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco. “Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I’ve a favor to ask. I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.”
“Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to meet him.”
“There’s something you should know the son continued, he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mind and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us.”
“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.”
“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”
“Son,” said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.”
At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide.
The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had only one arm and one leg.

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The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don’t like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren’t as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are.
Thankfully, there’s someone who won’t treat us that way. Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into the forever family, regardless of how messed up we are.
Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night, say a little prayer that God will give you the strength you need to accept people as they are, and to help us all be more understanding of those who are different from us!!

STORY 2:

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer, and he started his journey.

When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry so he offered her a Twinkie.

He gratefully accepted it and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a root beer. Once again, she smiled at him. The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.

As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps; he turned around, ran back to the old woman, and gave her a hug. She gave him her biggest smile ever.

When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later; his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him, “What did you do today that made you so happy?” He replied, “I had lunch with God.” But before his mother could respond, he added, “You know what? She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!”

Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to her home. Her son was stunned by the look of peace on her face and he asked, “Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?” She replied, “I ate Twinkies in the park with God.” But before her son responded, she added, “You know he’s much younger than I expected.”

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, and honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.

Embrace all equally!

Unconditional Love of God

The Bible tells us that “God is Love” (1 John 4:8). There are many passages in the Bible that give us God’s definition of love. The most well known verse is John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” So one way God defines love is in the act of giving.

However, what God gave (or should we say, “who” God gave) was not a mere gift-wrapped present; God sacrificed His only Son so that we, who put our faith in His Son, will not spend eternity separated from Him. This is an amazing love, because we are the ones who choose to be separated from God through our own sin, yet it’s God who mends the separation through His intense personal sacrifice, and all we have to do is accept His gift.

God is Love, and His love is very different from human love. God’s love is unconditional, and it’s not based on feelings or emotions. He doesn’t love us because we’re lovable or because we make Him feel good; He loves us because He is love. He created us to have a loving relationship with Him, and He sacrificed His own Son (who also willingly died for us) to restore that relationship.

STORY: MEETING GOD

2012-11-13T02:49:00.003-08:00

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer, and he started his journey.

Embrace all equally!

THE ATHEIST MEETS JESUS

2012-11-13T02:46:00.000-08:00

There was an atheist who went through life like most people. He had his good times and his bad. He died at an old age of 88. He woke up and saw a man standing in front of him. He said, “Who are you?” The man said, “Well, Joe, it doesn’t matter now, you didn’t know me while you were on the earth and it’s too late for you to know me now.” Joe said, “Just tell me your name, maybe I did know you and I just don’t remember.”

The man said, “Well, Joe, my name is Jesus and I’m the one who died for you.”

Joe said, “What? You aren’t real — there is no God. How can this be?”

Jesus said, “Joe, do you remember the day you met your wife?” Joe said, “Well of course I do. It was the day she ran into the back of my car on the freeway and I got out to yell at her. Of course I didn’t, instead I fell in love with her.” Jesus said, “Joe, I made sure your wife ran into your car that day.” Joe couldn’t say a word.

Jesus said, “Joe, do you remember the time you were at work and on top of that tall building? You fell that day and if you had fallen to the ground you would have died.” Joe said, “Yeah, but I didn’t fall.” Jesus said, “No you didn’t because I sent one of my angels to catch you.” Joe couldn’t say a word.

Jesus said, “Joe, do you remember the day your baby girl was born?“ Joe said, “Well of course I do, that was one of the best days of my life!” Jesus said, “I held that baby girl close to me before I sent her to you hoping you would see that beautiful creation and believe in me. I sent Christians to witness to you but you would not listen. I did everything I could possibly do to make you believe in me but you would not.”

Joe said, “Jesus, please let me go back just one time so I can tell everyone the truth!”

Jesus said, “Joe, I am sorry but it is too late. Depart from me, I never knew you.”

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SO PLZ, DON’T BE AN ATHEIST. BELIEVE IN HIM.

STORY: IF OLE JOE CAN DO IT...SO CAN YOU BY GOD'S GRACE

2012-11-13T02:42:00.000-08:00

Old Joe was the local derelict. No one really knew the cause of what sent him to the streets It was rumored he only had an elementary education. His disheveled and dirty appearance made him seem older than his 30 years. When he would walk by, people would whisper behind his back saying, “Poor old Joe. Will nothing good come of him?”

Old Joe spent his days searching in garbage cans for redeemable bottles and his nights sleeping in an alley. One day, Joe seemed to disappear without a trace. Some thought he hopped a train to the south, but no one knew for sure.

Ten years later, a new preacher came to town; he had a quiet and relaxed way about him as he stood on the corner handing leaflets out. On occasion, he could also be seen treating a homeless person to lunch as they sat and talked and he was also a favorite guest speaker at the local church.

After one sermon, a group of elderly ladies gathered together, commenting on how wise the preacher was. “Obviously, he came from a very good college,” remarked one lady. “Yes, it is rumored he came from a very well to do family,” said another.

The following Sabbath, the preacher began to speak, “Ten years ago I felt I was a nobody. I had no real family, a limited education, and couldn’t get a job. No one seemed to care, so I, too, began to not care about my self. A woman reached out to me one day, told me about someone who DID care, God. She told me that God does not look at the outer appearance, but at one’s heart. She told me that He loved me so much He sent His Son to die on the cross for my sins and that, through Him, I could have salvation.”

The preacher continued, “On that day, my life changed dramatically because for once I had a sense of hope. I may not have had an earthly family, but I had a whole slew of ‘brother’s and sister’s’ in the family of Christ! No longer did I have to be ‘poor old Joe,’ because in the Bible, it told me I was now a child of God! (“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!” – I John 3:1)”

The whole congregation sat and stared in awe, now knowing the distinguished man before them was ‘ole Joe. That day, the sharing of his story of faith, hope, and love changed many lives.

Through the example of Old Joe, we can know ALL things are not only possible through Christ who strengthens us, but, through Him, former things are passed away and the new is now upon us!

If ole Joe can do it, so can you! Call on your heavenly Father today.

- Contributed by Melanie Schurr

STORY: Life is more accurately measured by the lives you touch than the things you acquire…

2012-11-13T02:38:00.001-08:00

One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the lobby of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, the couple approached the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night.

“Could you possibly give us a room here?” the husband asked. The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town.

“All of our rooms are taken,” the clerk said. “But I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night.”

When the couple declined, the young man pressed on. “Don’t worry about me; I’ll make out just fine,” the clerk told them. So the couple agreed.

As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk, “You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I’ll build one for you.”

The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh.

As they drove away, the elderly couple agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both friendly and helpful isn’t easy.

Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled that stormy night and enclosed a round-trip ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.

The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He then pointed to a great new building there, a palace of reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky.

“That,” said the older man, “is the hotel I have just built for you to manage.”

“You must be joking,” the young man said.

“I can assure you I am not,” said the older man, a sly smile playing around his mouth.

The older man’s name was William Waldorf Astor, and the magnificent structure was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

The young clerk who became its first manager was George C. Boldt. This young clerk never foresaw the turn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the world’s most glamorous hotels.

The Bible says that we are not to turn our backs on those who are in need, for we might be entertaining angels. Life is more accurately measured by the lives you touch than the things you acquire…

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