Local Remedies

I've always heard about the amazing abilities of garlic and its boost to your immunity but I never tried it for myself until recently. A few weeks back I decided to launch an assault on a pesky plantar wart that has been with me for about three years no matter how many shots of liquid nitrogen my podiatrist in DC or my dermatologist in Prague gave me. I also incorrectly applied an anti-wart agent called Acetocaustin which only requires application once a week, but the genius that I am failed to read the directions and applied daily. To be honest, I'm lucky to still have my toe! So anyway, a couple of my Czech friends noticed me limping and gave me a two new approaches. The first suggested I soak onion pieces in vinegar for 24 hours and then apply them to the affected area and wrap it with a baindaid for 24 hours. She went on to say it really stinks, but it really works. The really stinks part really was a huge stumbling block, I must admit. Fortunately another friend recommended garlic and only at night. The trick, she said, was to cut the clove down the middle and to put a piece on the affected area with a bandaid during night hours. Well, I did a little research (you may find this interesting http://bastyrcenter.org/content/view/851/) and decided to give it a shot. I'm about 2.5 weeks into the garlic regimen and it seems to be working! 

Another nifty product I've been happily surprised by is something called Carbosorb. They are edible charcoal tablets. Hmmm, could be a great Christmas gift for naughty kids now that I think of it. They look like little charcoal hockey pucks. :) Well, after figuring I had a stomach bug or had ingested something spoiled or bad, I took a look in my medicine cabinet and found Carbosorb. You take 2-3 about four times a day and it helps with the cramps and feeling of heart burn in the chest and it also helps take out the toxins from the intestinal tract and gets things running more normally. They work!