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…food can cause asthma attacks? * What’s the connection between migraine headaches and breast cancer? Healthy Skin * How can I get rid of plantar warts naturally? * What can I do for dry, itchy winter skin? * What causes chronically cracked lips? * What is the best way to get rid of head lice? Heart…
Healthy Skin Q&As
…plantar warts naturally? * What can I do for dry, itchy winter skin? * What causes chronically cracked lips? * What is the best way to get rid of head lice? More Advice From Dr. Williams * Browse Q&As on all health topics * Go to Dr. Williams Healthy Skin Center
Instant Solutions
…the natural oils of eucalyptus, peppermint, lavender, wintergreen, and camphor. Apply a couple of drops and rub it gently into the skin lesions. The oils have a drying effect, so as soon as the lesions have stopped oozing you can stop using the White Flower Oil and instead apply your favorite moisturizing…
More Wart Solutions
…here. Moles are not warts and they shouldn’t be treated as such. Also both of the methods I mentioned might cause a little more irritation to the skin than simply using one of the oils and if that’s a problem check with you doctor. Banana Peels Plantar warts, which grow on the bottoms of one’s…
Therapies for Treating Bursitis Naturally
…ice packs and moist heat. Use 15 minutes of ice followed by 15 minutes of moist heat for about an hour twice a day. Moist heat penetrates deeper than dry heat and very often provides more relief from chronic bursitis pain. One economical way to get moist heat at home is with a disposable baby diaper. By…
Dangers of an Underactive Thyroid
…circulation problems also cause some of the less dramatic complaints of hypothyroid sufferers, including dry, flaky, or cracked skin and chronically cold hands and feet. In cases of hypothyroidism, the skin may receive as little as 20 to 40 percent of its normal blood supply. This shortfall interferes with…
First-Aid Finds and Natural Wound Care
…including in your first-aid kit to help stop bleeding wounds. QR (“Quick Relief”) Powder Available at many mass-market retailers, QR Powder is a fine, dry powder made from a mixture of a potassium ferrate and a proton-rich hydrophilic polymer that when applied with light pressure on a surgical or traumatic…
Treat Arthritis Pain Using PVC Pipe and Static Electricity
…Believe it or not, static electricity—the same kind you experience with a shock when you touch an object after walking across a carpet in a cold, dry environment—can be used to alleviate arthritic pain and other symptoms of arthritis. Every living cell within the body has both a positive and a negative…
Emergency Preparedness Kit
…applied. This is done using approximately 1 ounce of honey on a 4-inch square dressing pad. The pad is then applied directly to the wound. A second, dry dressing is placed on top of the first dressing and secured with adhesive tape. Changing the dressing once daily is usually all that is required. If…
Honey: A Natural Wound Healer
…the local blood vessels regenerate faster and the number of cells known to cause inflammation also decrease in number if wounds are not allowed to dry out. The research indicates that a wound should be kept moist for at least five days. Companies selling antibiotic ointments and creams may try to capitalize…
Preparing for a Pandemic
…cheaper or more readily available than chlorine bleach. * PAV Pitch, the fragrant resin from trees, is effective in treating practically any type of skin infection, whether bacterial, viral, or fungal in origin. I’ve used it successfully in cases of ringworm, scabies, nail fungus, and infectious wounds…
Recommendations for Healthy Blood Sugar
…impaired glucose tolerance. Because researchers have found that sunlight helps convert a compound called squalene, which is naturally present in your skin, into vitamin D3, I recommend you make a point to either walk, garden, or just sit in full sunlight for 20 or 30 minutes at least 3 times a week. You…
Understand the Cause of Depression
…, milk thistle, can help clean and rebuild the liver. Milk thistle extracts can be found as herbal preparations in most health food stores. Freeze-dried preparations seem to work best. Hypothyroidism One of the most common conditions associated with depression is an underactive thyroid. Thyroid hormones…
