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Sandra Casey was twenty-one years old when she entered the Ecology Unit. Her headaches centered around her eyes and forehead. They were steady in nature and accompanied by sensitivity to light. She had these headaches three

or four times a month, and each lasted for three or four days. While having a headache, she was unable [...]

Sister Francesca came to me with a peculiar complaint. She suffered from aches and pains in her rib cage, on both sides, about six inches below her armpits. While aches and pains are commonly the result of allergylike problems, there were no organs in that particular part of the body which would be likely to [...]

If you have had an immediate, violent reaction to food, but are not sure which food component is responsible, then you are in a more difficult position. It is important to identify your allergen, so that you can eat safely with the minimum of dietary restrictions. A little intelligent detective work may help you to [...]

No, you can’t. Vitamins and minerals are not foreign chemicals that disrupt the body’s metabolism and create addictions. They are nutrients that the body needs and wants. They have a rightful place in the body’s metabolism and fulfil an important role there.

Some people assume they have developed an addiction to their multi-vitamin, mineral formula because [...]

Hypoglycaemia means that the levels of glucose in the blood have dropped so low that cells of the body and brain are being starved of this vital energy-producing food. Tiredness, depression, mood swings, confusion, poor concentration, low frustration tolerance, temper tantrums, the shakes, poor memory, disorganisation are also caused by hypoglycaemia.

Hypoglycaemia is not, as many [...]

Q. Why take Formula Six before a meal?

A. So they make contact with the digestive juices that are waiting in the stomach for the food to arrive. This ensures maximum absorption of the vitamins and minerals in Formula Six. Have them just before your first mouthful of food.

Q. I don’t like taking tablets—why can’t I [...]

Same as morning tea. A 230 mL (8 oz) glass or cup of fluid (water, vegetable juice, black coffee or black tea) is compulsory at mid-afternoon. Drink one or two more between now and dinner. If you are going to night school, have something before you go, either the evening meal early or a snack [...]

In the short term fluid tablets (diuretics, water pills) remove excess fluid from the body. In the long term they cause fluid retention, the very thing they are supposed to treat.

Fluid tablets are often prescribed to sufferers of allergies, Candida yeast infections and malnutrition to remove the puffiness from their fingers, ankles, eyes, face, legs [...]

If you want to be more rigorous about testing foods, you can take your pulse and weigh yourself before and after eating. Some people, not all, have significant pulse changes on eating a food. Take your resting pulse rate before eating as follows: Rest for 10 minutes, then place your finger on your pulse at [...]

Atopic eczema is principally a disease of infancy and childhood. ‘Atopic’ means the condition is likely to have been inherited; the disease often runs in families. Red itchy patches show first on the skin on the chin and cheeks, spreading next to the trunk. The creases around knees, wrists and ankles are also vulnerable. The [...]