Archive for April, 2009
Could the minute amounts of pesticide that we eat with our food ever be injurious to health ? The answer to this question really depends on how dangerous those pesticides are – and this is something that cannot easily be answered. All new pesticides are tested very rigorously, and the risk posed by eating small [...]
Test wheat before other cereals. Do not test it as bread, because this contains various other ingredients as well. Certain breakfast cereals are pure wheat, notably Puffed Wheat and Shredded Wheat, and these are good for testing – they can be moistened with fruit juice if you are not able to have milk. Alternatively, use [...]
Because food molecules pass into breast milk, it is important for the mother to watch what she eats while breast-feeding. She should avoid eggs, cow’s milk, peanuts and fish, and should restrict her alcohol intake, especially of red wine. Calcium gluconate tablets can be prescribed to make up for the lack of calcium in a [...]
If a child or adult lacks the ability to deal with lactose, the sugar passes through into the intestine, where it provides a bonanza for waiting bacteria. They consume the sugar, giving off gas and toxic products as they grow and multiply. These toxins then cause unpleasant symptoms such as pain and diarrhoea. They may [...]
Both nuts and fruits have a major problem to contend with, despite these cunning strategems. There are a great many other living things that would like to eat them without providing any service in return. These range from small animals, that might nibble away at the fruit without dispersing it, to bacteria and fungi that [...]
Hypothyroidism is easily corrected by taking a daily tablet of T4 (from which the body can make T3). This treatment, taken indefinitely, can be prescribed by your regular doctor. Most people with hypothyroidism feel well after two to three months of taking the pills. Your doctor will probably start you on a low dose of [...]
This game may seem drastic or childish. One of my patients, to whom I suggested a variation of it, replied skeptically, “But that’s playing games!” What he meant of course is that it was a kind of manipulation entailing “tit for tat” behavior. It seemed excessive and revengeful to him. “If I have to do [...]
Players: Depressed spouse and nondepressed spouse. Activists: Both. Setting: Home. Aim: To join and mirror the depressed spouse’s defensive posture in order to facilitate him or her in developing more insight. Game Plan: The depressed spouse has been rejecting all sexual overtures for some time. Let us say that in this case the depressed spouse [...]
(If he does not know how beforehand, he can consult a “how-to” book.) When he finishes, he asks, “There, how do you feel now?” “Wonderful.” “What can I do for you now?” “I don’t believe you.” “What don’t you believe?” “Why are you doing this?” “Because I love you. What can I do now?” “I [...]
His wife is clad in something soft and sexy—a silk nightgown or robe, harem pants, gauzy slip. Through this outfit he can see her panties. They could be red panties, because red provokes passion as well as anger—though what’s best Is whatever color the wife knows most turns him on (sometimes white, virginal panties really [...]