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stress and overwork.

Drink plenty of water.

The brain uses a lot of essential fatty acids. Superfood contains them

and a glass taken morning and afternoon can keep your brain alert

and blood sugar levels up.

f Use a combination of three parts prickly ash bark, two parts ginkgo

leaf, and one part each rosemary leaf, gotu kola root, and lobelia leaf

as a tincture or tea.

Keep your vascular system clear of plaque, be it composed of calcium

or fatty deposits, as this clogs and slows circulation, hampering the

thinking process. A lack of blood f ow, oxygen, and nutrients to the

brain can have disastrous results, and toxemia can result as the body

deposits toxic substances in the brain.

Liver and bowel cleanses can do much to encourage brain clarity and

alleviate forgetfulness.

Exercise is vital for proper brain function and oxygenation.

breast lumps — cysts, fibroids, and mastitis

We are taught to feel around our breasts after each menstruation to see if

anything lumpy can be found. If lumps are movable and come and go

with the period, then, we are told, they are generally nothing to worry

about. By contrast, if they are solid but not particularly painful, if at all,

and do not come and go with menstruation, you should seek further help.

Breast tissue is fatty and is intended to produce milk for babies.The

breasts change shape and content throughout our lives, according to

f uctuating levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone. It is these

hormone f uctuations that can cause swelling and water retention, pain, and

even f brocystic lumps that painfully move around in the breasts. These

symptoms generally occur premenstrually, settling down with the onset of

menstruation; pregnancy and menopause can also make breast lumps

decrease. It must be remembered that most lumps are benign (non-

malignant) and that many thousands of women— almost one in

three— have them at some stage.

For noncancerous conditions

Avoid tea and coffee, as the caffeine they contain is estrogenic and

will encourage unwanted cell growth.

Drink plenty of water daily.

Eat soy-based foods, especially tofu.

Take chlorella tablets or superfood, or both.

Follow the dietary and cleansing program suggestions for endometri-

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