MEN'S DISEASES
As with other diseases, most of the discomforts that men suffer are brought about by poor diet, poor assimilation of nutrients and poor elimination of toxic wastes within the body. Improper living habits such as lack of exercise, lack of rest and excessive worry are contributing factors to the growing number of males who frequent the hospitals and clinics daily to seek relief from their maladies. The Creator intended for men to maintain their health and placed on the face of the earth many herbal aids to promote a long and healthy life. It is our purpose here to talk about some of the more common men's diseases and how they can be prevented or remedied. Of course detailed volumes can and have been written on the subject. The diseases have complicated names and the drugs and surgical procedures prescribed for the disorder are numerous enough to fill entire libraries. It has always been our policy to keep things simple and relate to the cause of the disease rather than treating symptoms, especially when the disorders have gone into very degenerative stages. In this newsletter we will summarize a few complaints common to the men readers while equally addressing the women who are concerned about the men in their lives.
Early in life the male infant can encounter complications. The testicles are the glands which produce enough sperm cells during a two month period to potentially populate the face of the earth. They also produce the male hormone, testosterone, which gives a man male characteristics and helps in the formation of muscles, blood cells and bone tissue. Two months before birth, the testicles descend from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum. They descend through the inguinal canal which soon closes behind them. If the canal doesn't close, however, this could be a later trouble spot for a hernia precipitated by muscle weakness and sudden heavy lifting.
For hernias we recommend keeping the bowels clear and open through the use of the Lower Bowel Formula, the lower bowel formula, plenty of fresh juices, a light, mucusless diet to eliminate the strain of bowel movements, and the application of the Bone, Flesh, and Cartilage Formula to the hernia area as a fomentation. All stress and strain on the area must be removed while the area is healing. The fomentation should be applied in the evening so that it can remain on the area all night. During the daytime, the Complete Tissue Ointment can be used if the fomentation is inconvenient. Complete Tissue & Bone Formula capsules or tea may also be taken daily: either two or three capsules three times daily or three cups of the tea. Continue treatment six days a week fasting with distilled water on the seventh until the hernia is healed.
During a man's life, the testicles remain three degrees cooler than the rest of the body. The temperature is a necessary factor in determining fertility and sterility. During a fever, for example, there is a temporary condition of sterility created. A hot climate will cause the testicles to descend down lower into the scrotum, while a cold shower will cause them to practically climb back up into the abdomen, so delicate is the required temperature balance required for the proper regulation of these glands.
Oftentimes, through some factor of heredity, one of the testicles will not descend in the fetus and the child is then born with an undescended testicle. If, during early childhood the testicle does not descend of its own accord, the child is sometimes made to undergo painful and unnecessary surgery to bring it down. We know of one case where the testicle was operated upon and then never developed later in life. That is, it atrophied, and remained almost imperceptible upon examination.
Here is where we would use the wonderful glandular formula, Glandular Formula, consists of three parts mullein and one part lobelia. We apply this as a fomentation, that is, we make a tea of the herbs (one ounce to the pint) and concentrate it down to one half its original volume. A flannel or cotton cloth is dipped into the solution and put on the area, perhaps keeping the area warm with turkish towels. The tea or capsules can be used internally as well.
We were once called out on a housecall by a desperate father whose small son had just suffered a terrible accident while playing. A blow to the scrotum had split the sac and mashed the testicle beyond all recognition. The regular family physician had presented the boy's dad with only one solution to the problem: castration for the poor tyke. The father ordered the doctor out of his home for suggesting such an outrageous procedure. We wrapped the scrotum with the mullein and lobelia fomentation and gave the boy the mullein and lobelia tea to drink. Within a few weeks, the scrotum had healed and the testicle within regained its form. The Good Lord had left the plans and specifications for the regeneration of the body if only we will take the time to learn how to use the herbal aids given to us.
Bedwetting is often a problem for the young male child. We have seen this problem go on until the child is quite old, say into their teens. This problem is a serious one for mothers who either have to supply the child with bigger and better diapers each year or put up with wet bedding and telltale odors of the bedwetter. Many devices and medications have been invented to remedy this problem--ranging from electric shock pads which shock the person as he wets while sleeping to drugs with horrible side effects upon the kidneys later in life. None of these "solutions" are effective because the cause of the problem---a weakened condition of the kidneys---is not considered.
The kidneys, the remarkable filters, contain over a million nephrons, or tiny filters. They fitter twice the amount of the body's blood every hour in addition to eliminating the excess salt, potassium, sugar, and urea from the body. The nephrons are prone to infection which may come up through the urinary tract and into the kidneys. The kidneys can also trap stones within its tubules. Kidney stones are the result of crystallization of unassimilable calcium salts and uric acid. They are caused by the drinking of hard water, and eating too much meat and salt. Many of the drugs taken by people today are extremely hard on the kidneys, causing them to overwork. The stones are small, sharp edged crystals which can easily cut through the walls of the kidney tubules causing intense pain as they are passing through the urinary tract. One woman said that she would rather bear the pain of childbirth than kidney stones passing through to the outside of the body. Weakened kidneys are often passed down to descendants of the second, third, and fourth generations. A blow to the kidney area such as from a fall or an accident can also cause kidney weakness. A child who is spanked violently in the kidney area can also suffer from kidney weakness. Very obese people who reduce rather quickly eliminate the bed of fat upon which the kidneys rest, thus creating the condition of the floating kidney. (We will go into specific remedies for the kidneys in a moment.) In the case of the bedwetter, be he five or fifty years old, the kidneys need strengthening. The Kidney-Bladder formula called Kidney Formula, consists of juniper berries, parsley, uva ursi, marshmallow root, lobelia, ginger root and golden seal root. This formula strengthens and rebuilds the kidneys and the entire urinary tract. We suggest taking several capsules 2 or 3 times daily along with some parsley tea. For more severe cases of bedwetting, we have an additional formula which also strengthens the urinary tract called Bladder Formula: parsley root, juniper berries, marshmallow root, white pond lily, gravel root, uva ursi, lobelia, ginger root and black cohosh root.
The main trait common to men who complain about kidney problems is that they do not drink enough water. They will admit and even brag about it if you ask them. 'Water? That's the stuff you wash with. I never drink it. Don't like the taste." Coupled with a heavy consumption of meat, salt, coffee, alcohol, and soda pop (or any of the above) the "waterless wonder" is bound to suffer distress and discomfort. This includes the kidney damage which he passes on to his children. We must realize that our bodies are made up of 80% water and that this water needs to be filtered and replaced. The delicate tubules which run from the kidneys to the bladder could be pinched through and broken with a fingernail! The amazing apparatus which are our filters and elimination system have the tremendous task of pumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of liquid through them in a lifetime. Why wear them out in a few years through neglect and abuse? It is as though we were throwing a great gift from the Creator into the garbage can with the trash.
Distilled (steam distilled, if available) water is the only water we recommend for herbal teas or drinking. A person should drink about two ounces of distilled water per kilogram of body weight daily. That's about one gallon for the average weight man. If this is done faithfully along with a good diet, there is relatively no chance of contracting any kidney disease.
Kidney infections can be extremely painful. There is the burning sensation when urinating, the dull to excruciating back pain, and the possible retention of urine. There is the low grade fever which accompanies the chronic kidney infection or the high fever accompanying the acute attack. Prevention is the superior cure, but if the infection has already set in, we can use the Kidney Formula with parsley tea, or juniper berry tea and, if urination is extremely painful we can drink a demulcent or soothing tea such as marshmallow root or slippery elm. Of course all irritants to the kidneys should be discontinued. If there is retention of urine, juniper berry tea is the quickest acting diuretic we have known. People who were writhing on the floor in agony from retention of urine have voided in a few minutes after the administration of juniper berry tea. Sometimes, when the urinary tract is loaded with mucus and morbid matter, and has been so for years, there will be a rush for the sludge to get out through the small opening to the outside of the body. If this is the case, elimination should be attempted more slowly and a diluted dose of diuretic tea can be used. Once elimination has started and the tract does become clogged, however, hot fomentations alternating with cold can be used on the kidney and groin area to make elimination possible by breaking up the blockage by increasing circulation to the area.
Any physical injury to the kidneys, bladder, etc., can be remedied by the use of the BF&C fomentation to the outside of the body.
Each year over 17,000 males die from prostate cancer. The prostate gland is a gland a little over an inch in diameter and is positioned near the neck of the bladder.
It consists of 3 lobes which manufacture seminal fluid. The tube which empties the bladder passes over the middle lobe. In later life, the prostate gland often becomes enlarged and causes problems by closing off the exit of urine from the bladder. This urine retention often starts by a decrease in the force of the stream of urine leaving the body. Prostate blockage of the flow of urine because of infection or cancer can be very serious --- even to the point of causing uremic poisoning within the body. The cause of enlargement of the prostate gland is the collection of mucus and sediment in the gland. Often the male hormones produced by the body are not enough to keep the prostate gland functioning well. The nitrates and nitrites in processed meats, hot dogs, baloney, and other cold cuts have a particularly important role in the formation of cancer of the prostate in the male. Before (or instead of) arriving at the decision to submit to the knife and have the prostate gland surgically removed, may we offer the following suggestions: In any form of cell-deterioration, the Blood Stream Formula should be used to clean up the blood stream. Of course the bowel must be cleared up first and foremost. Then, as a specific aid to the prostate area the following formula has aided in removing infection, sediment and the like. Male Urinary Tract Formula: cayenne, ginger, golden seal root, gravel root, juniper berries, parsley root or herb, uva ursi herb, and ginseng root. These capsules can be taken in the morning and at night, and they are best taken with parsley tea. Change the diet to the mucusless diet, and drink plenty of distilled water and fruit and vegetable juices. Cancerous tumors have a very difficult time growing when there is the presence of organic potassium in the body, so the tinctures of black walnut or elderberry or any other foods high in potassium can be helpful here, providing that the bowel is in good condition so that proper assimilation can take place. The hormone and estrogen formula will help the body produce the necessary hormones for proper functioning of the glands. Hormonal Changease Formula consists of Black cohosh, Sarsaparilla, ginseng, licorice, false unicorn, holy thistle and squaw vine. Don't worry if the formula contains estrogens as well as hormones. The body will select the substances it needs and will discard the rest in a natural formula such as this.
Acne, a prevalent problem among teen-aged boys would not be possible in our society if our foods were wholesome. A most sad and disgusting sight is the pus-filled pimples due to inner toxicity --- wastes trying desperately to escape through the face. This condition often turns a gentle face in the blossom of youth into a waste dump of pimples, pus and subsequent pock marks which can be prevented. The tons of acne medications and prescriptions sold annually act only on the effect of the harmful food, and not the cause of the disease, malnutrition. The traditional teenage meal, a grease burger, french fries and a milk shake or cola simply does not provide enough nourishment for anyone, let alone a boy going through puberty to adulthood. Our highly processed foods are devoid of hormones found in fresh fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts and seeds. Blessed thistle tea given to the unfortunate souls three times a day along with a change in diet to the wholesome, mucusless foods will supply necessary hormones for growth and maturity. The aforementioned hormone and estrogen formula, Hormonal Changease Formula, will also be beneficial. The big task here will be to reeducate the tastebuds of these boys so they can appreciate real food.
MEN'S DISEASES--PART II
There is an old Orthodox Jewish Prayer offered by men which goes something like, "Thank you God, for not creating me a woman." As I have seen the various women's disorders over the years, (horrible menstrual cramps, painful childbirth, infections, menopause, mastitis, and the like) and have seen the suffering that women had to endure in their roles as wives and mothers, I have often said that same 'thank you.' But in comparing notes, I realize that men suffer through many unnecessary illnesses as well. Because of the unnatural way in which we live today, the processed foods, the hard water, and the lack of nutriments in our diet, men also have many problems. The good Lord did not put us on this earth to suffer unnecessarily. In this newsletter, we will continue our discussion of some of the more common men's ailments and how to remedy them with simple, non-toxic, non-habit forming, and non-poisonous herbs.
MALE MENOPAUSE
We often observe women who are going through menopause. They experience uncomfortable symptoms, such as headaches, pelvic congestion, depression, hot flashes, mental confusion, etc. For years menopause was thought to be the exclusive inheritance of women following the cessation of menstruation and the childbearing years. The uncomfortable symptoms are caused not by the transition from one phase of life to another, but the LACK of hormones in the average, unnatural diet. We can see some women glide smoothly through the changes of life by the addition of the hormone-estrogen herbal formula to the woman's regime. The herbs contained in Hormonal Changease Formula are: black cohosh, sarsaparilla, ginseng, licorice, false unicorn, holy thistle, and squaw vine. This formula contains all the substances needed by men and women to enable the body to produce its own hormones and estrogens. The formula does not produce the side effects and after effects caused by the synthetic drugs. Because men go through transition periods in their lives, the herbal hormone formula can be used by them during puberty and menopause. Yes, menopause.
A number of researchers are concluding men go through this change of life. Picture this situation, if you will. A man has been married for twenty or thirty years. He has raised his family together with his wife and his marriage has gone well up until now. In fact, he has just become a grandfather. But he suddenly visualizes himself as a bon vivant, a young Romeo, and is chasing after the young women in his neighborhood while his faithful wife of all these years wonders why this fine gentleman is suddenly making a fool of himself. He is causing embarrassment to his family, himself, and his friends. Why? Of course, moral factors play a significant role in one's behavior, but another reason may contribute. Male menopause has set in and because of a lack of the proper hormones in his diet, this may also play a role in his undignified behavior. The use of the Hormonal Changease Formula formula may aid in correcting this unsavory condition or ease the transition into 'male menopause.' Men need not be alarmed at taking herbs that contain estrogens as well as hormones. The body will select what it needs from this herbal combination and discard the rest. The ginseng and the sarsaparilla contains progesterone and testosterone, two substances necessary for proper functioning of the male reproductive organs.
The estrogens are also necessary substances. We repeat, you cannot obtain these substances through taking inorganic, synthetic, drugs. They may cause a temporary chemical reaction with the substances already in the body, but they are merely a crutch; they will not rebuild weakened organs of the reproductive system. The additional constituents of an herbal formula besides the main active principle of the herb elicit a healing process within the body. The spoon-fed chemical feast provided by a "general hospital" cannot and will not ever be considered as foods.
PROLAPSED BOWEL: The Yellow Dock Combination and Slant Board Routine
The indignities heaped upon the bowel in the name of nutrition are atrocious. The wallpaper paste that can be made from enriched white flour is one of the finest that can be had for pasting wallpaper, but it has the ability to completely clog and demolish the bowel. Many old chocolate eclairs that people have eaten 20 years ago can be found remaining in the bowel causing that "spare tire" to replace the youthful, manly figure. Fortunately, in addition to Lower Bowel Formula, the Lower Bowel Formula taken internally, there is another valuable herbal routine that we can use to restore tone to the sagging bowel. This is the slant board routine. The herbal combination consists of oak bark, mullein herb, yellow dock root, walnut bark or leaves, comfrey root, lobelia, and marshmallow root. Simmer the tea down to one half the original amount and inject with a rubber syringe into the rectum while the head is downward on the slant board. You can use 1/4 to1/2 cup or more as needed. Keep the solution in the body as long as possible before voiding, and while on the slant board, knead and massage the abdominal area to restore tone to the atrophied muscles. This will cause the herbal food to be assimilated by the organs. This combination will give relief from hemorrhoids, prolapsed bowels (especially the transverse colon), and other organs. Of course, the man must adhere to the mucusless diet and keep the bowels clear. Many beer bellies have diminished to a strikingly flat abdomen within a few months on the program.
VENEREAL DISEASES
The world today is on the skids. Disease is rampant and the cause is usually constipation, devitalized foods, etc. But there is one type of disorder that almost reaches epidemic proportions. This is venereal disease, the degeneration of the reproductive organs. Statistics support that far more people than you would think have or have had some form of gonorrhea. These diseases are usually sexually transmitted, but can then be passed on to innocent people and even children from contaminated latrines. There is even a strain of gonorrhea prevalent today known as the "Travis Strain" of gonorrhea (named after an air base in California where it was brought in after the war with Asia) that is resistant to penicillin and responds only to one of the most expensive forms of antibiotics which is unaffordable to the general public.
Indiscriminate sexual relations keep these diseases in constant incubation. Many people go untreated for the disorder and many others could care less if they are treated or not unless the disease advances to such a stage that the pain becomes unbearable. This disease is more common among men than women.
In gonorrhea, the genital area becomes extremely inflamed and a burning sensation occurs when the man urinates. There is also a discharge of green or yellow pus which continues for 6 to 8 weeks. It is through this pus that others can become infected. Gonorrhea eventually attacks the nervous system. If a person contracts the disease, treatment should begin immediately. A fresh fruit juice fast is recommended. The bowels should be kept clear by using the Lower Bowel Formula, lower bowel formula. Follow the cleansing program recommended in the little booklet, Dr. Christopher's Three Day Cleansing Program and Mucusless Diet. Add to this the herbal formula for the nerves, or some good nervine teas such as valerian root and chamomile. The prostate formula, Male Urinary Tract Formula, should also be used.
The sexually transmitted disease Herpes has been around since ancient times. It is akin to leprosy and is spreading in epidemic proportions. Treatment should be similar to treatment for gonorrhea. A poultice of raw garlic and slippery elm with golden seal can be applied directly to sores. This may be slightly painful, but it is one of the best ways to clear sores quickly.
Herpes is a result of toxic filth in the system so the blood stream should be kept clean by using the Blood Stream Formula along with the avoidance of reinfestation by careful personal hygiene.
ULCERS
Stomach and duodenal ulcers are caused by an excess of unneutralized digestive acids pouring into the delicate mucous membranes and literally eating a hole through them. A person could hemorrhage to death from ulcers. The causes can be numerous: the pancreas does not produce enough bicarbonate of soda to neutralize stomach acid; the gall bladder has been removed and there is nowhere to store bile which constantly drips into the duodenum; an over production of hydrochloric acid by the bottom third of the stomach from improper nerve impulse messages from the brain; worry and stress; drugs, alcohol; etc.
We need to go to the cause of ulcers and eliminate those but we can begin by relieving the pain and healing the tissues. Cayenne pepper should be taken by the teaspoon (start with 1/4 tsp. three times a day and work up to 1 teaspoonful three times a day). The cayenne pepper will even cauterize a bleeding ulcer.
Licorice root has also been known (and proven medicinally) to heal ulcers. This herb would be highly recommended.
The allopathic drug popular for "ulcer management" is Tagomet. This stops the production of hydrochloric acid by the stomach. We want to regulate the production of acid. Whether there is too much or not enough, this formula will be a great aid:
1 tbsp. raw honey
1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar in a glass of steam distilled water
Take this formula a half hour before meals.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Twenty-five to 30 million people in America suffer from high blood pressure. More than half of that figure are men. Hypertension (when left untreated) can lead to stroke, heart or kidney disease, and blindness from retinal hemorrhage. Conventional allopathic medicine assures men that there is no cure for high blood pressure--only control which must be continued for life. Often this control consists of daily medication which is in the form of strong chemical diuretics. These chemicals leach potassium out of the body at an astounding rate. The leached potassium is then replaced by the administration of inorganic caustic chemical potassium which does more harm than good. The kidneys can become overworked by the processing of these drugs.
Why not go to the cause of hypertension instead of merely treating symptoms? Nature has provided us with herbs and foods that will totally provide for the proper chemical balance of potassium and sodium in the body. In nature, the ratio of sodium to potassium is about 1 to 5. Man has altered this state by the ingestion of massive amounts of salt in the diet. We are only able to assimilate about 20 grains (the small salt particles) a day into our human system. The average American man takes in about one teaspoon of salt a day. This comes in processed foods such as cheese, processed meats, breads, snacks, etc., as well as additional salt from the old salt shaker. Studies done by the government have definitely linked high salt intake to high blood pressure. The excess sodium has forced its way into the spaces between the tissues constricting capillaries that are so small only one red blood cell may pass through them at a time. This phenomena shuts down blood and nutrient (including oxygen) supplies to various areas of the body. Inorganic sodium also has the ability to hold water in the tissues causing edema. Salt is also very hard on the small tubules in the kidneys and has an affinity for cholesterol--another substance which plugs up arterial plumbing.
We have a good formula which can equalize blood pressure. It is the herbal blood circulation formula which assists the blood purifying teas. Blood Circulation Formula consists of cayenne, ginger, golden seal, ginseng, parsley and garlic. These herbs help in blood circulation and flow which is life itself. It will equalize blood pressure whether high or low.
Of course there are other factors which must be considered in the treatment of blood pressure problems. You can control most of these factors yourself. The obesity factor is one. You could change to the vegetarian mucusless diet and exercise more. Between meals snacks of "foods" which are processed, devitalized, and fattening can be avoided. Fats, sugar, refined cereals, ice cream, soft drinks, desserts, potato chips and alcohol can add many empty calories to your diet while your body is crying for nutriments. The saturated fat in meats, milk, hard shortening, margarine and eggs can be detrimental. Tryamine, a substance found in cheese may result in high blood pressure for some. Snacks of fruit and raw vegetables with a high water content will aid you in feeling satisfied without taking in non-nutritional items. The three-day fruit juice cleansing will eliminate toxic build-up from the system and excess weight as well. The herbal obesity formula will also curb the appetite. One must not forget to drink plenty of steam distilled water to cleanse and lubricate the system.
Exercise can help lower blood pressure too. Continuous exercise of at least 20 minutes duration is essential for lowering high blood pressure. Walking is one of the best exercises. Gradually increase the amount of exercise daily. Do not begin by overexerting yourself. Swimming is excellent to build up stamina, increase circulation and lower blood pressure.
Foods high in potassium will help maintain lower blood pressure. Grape juice, potatoes, tomatoes, citrus fruits and green vegetables are only a few such foods. Black walnut and elder flowers are the two herbs highest in organic potassium. Use them as teas or as food supplements.
Stress and tension can be relieved through exercise, meditation and yoga. Men who bring their work home with them in the evening and do not take regular vacations while constantly worrying over money and position are subject to high blood pressure. The nervine herbal formula, Relax-Eze, will help this situation, although you need to learn to relax.
People who smoke are certainly more probable victims of hypertension. They need to quit immediately. Licorice root (chewed or as a tea) can often help with smoking problems.
You can have your blood pressure checked frequently if you own a sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope. A family member could check blood pressure without frequent visits to the doctor's office. Once you are in harmony with nature's cures, however, you will not need external instruments to measure your health, which is a gift from the creator to you.
