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Drink homemade barley water (see chapter 4 for recipe).

Raw foods and juices are alkaline, so concentrate on them; they will

also strengthen your overall immune system if you are not a “cold”

type of person and underweight. If you have diff culty consuming

excess roughage because of bowel problems, consult a natural healer

for alternative suggestions.

To help f ght the bacterial infection, include garlic and thyme in your

cooking.

f Every two hours, drink a tea containing equal amounts of yarrow leaf,

dandelion root, cleavers leaf, and marshmallow root. Should there be

blood in the urine (and even if not), add corn silk because this will

encourage rapid water release as well as soothing the inf ammation

and consequent bleeding. An equal part of juniper berry will help

disinfect the area and act as a diuretic.

f Take antimicrobial herbs like olive leaf, echinacea root tincture, and

turmeric rhizome for fourteen days, depending on the severity of the

cystitis. In the case of prostatitis, add saw palmetto berry.

Have regular baths and showers to keep yourself clean. Apple cider

vinegar in the bathwater will help, plus a few drops of any or all of the

following essential oils: cedar wood, eucalyptus, bergamot, lavender,

or juniper. Don’t stay in the bath too long; keep the water warm

rather than hot.

Wear a long skirt or baggy trousers and no underwear, if possible.

Alternatively, wear loose-f tting cotton or silk underwear.Avoid tight,

constricting clothing made from manmade f bers.

Make sure your bowels are moving at least two or three times daily

because your carefully selected f uid intake will disinfect and cleanse

the bacteria from the system. If these harmful toxins are left to stay in

the system too long, reinfection will occur, and healing will be a slow

process.

Avoid being cold and chilled. Take time for yourself to heal, and

spend time in bed, if possible with natural-f ber bedding.

dandruff

Dandruff is commonly caused by an imbalance in the oil-secreting glands

or by a slight fungal infection, so check that you don’t have candidiasis or

oral thrush. A hormone or endocrine imbalance may also cause dandruff.

No coffee, tea, sugar, or junk food should be consumed.

Switch to a whole-food diet.

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