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QUESTION 1:
No matter when my 9 year-old son goes
to bed early late or whenever he always wakes up with
bags under his eyes, very noticeable bags.
What are they and is there anything I can do to
prevent them appearing as they distress him and he often
gets teased as a result?
Answer:
Allergies and iron deficiency are possible
causes of your son’s problem.
You should get your doctor to investigate these
as simple allergy and blood tests can eliminate these
two possibilities.
Another long shot is low thyroid function and
this can also be investigated by your doctor.
QUESTION 2: Can you tell me where
to get the products for candida? Biotic silver, olive
leaf.
Answer: I’m
not so sure that I endorse biotic silver for the
management of candida as there are side-effects
associated with this remedy but the others you can
obtain from websites such as www.vrp.com
There is no magic formula with which I’m familiar for
the management of candida but my approach includes a
yeast and sugar-free diet, probiotic supplements
including acidophilus and bifidus and then herbal
remedies including pau d’arco, olive leaf extract,
barberry, gentian, Oregan mountain grape, citrus seed
extract, horopito and aniseed.
If this is not effective then medications such as
nystatin, nizoral and diflucan can be used.
An American colleague has just alerted me to the
anti-Candida properties of oregano, which introduces
another option.
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