Basic guidelines of Biochemics

Jeni Bradley is a very good friend. We can talk about other things than the weather or what we would have seen on the telly. I mean, we prefer not to talk about superficial things. It certainly helps our understanding that she is an accomplished tarot reader, while I have been working for almost two decades as a dog listener. Last week she lent me a valuable book with the title: A-Z of natural remedies. It is also an emotionally valuable book because it was her daughter who gave it to her as a present.
Look at what the general editor of the book, Amanda Sandeman, is writing about the Biochemic tissue salts of Dr. Schuessler.


Nourishing the body's cells.

Many everyday aches and pains respond simply and safely to inorganic substances that can be taken in pill form and that occur naturally in the human body.

It has long been known that inorganic salts - substances of mineral origin - are essential for the healthy working of the human body.
But it wasn't until about a century ago that the German Dr.Schuessler suggested that some of these substances, which are found naturally in the body, have potent and special healing powers.
He called these substances the Tissue Salts, because they were found in the tissues of the body. At the time he listed 12. This has now been extented considerably by modern experts in biochemics - the healing therapy which uses Tissue Salts.

The basic guidelines of Biochemics.

1. Disease does not occur if cell metabolism(the process at the very heart of cellular function) is normal.

2. Cell metabolism is in turn normal if the cells of the body receive the right kind of nourishment.

3. Substances that nourish the body are either of an organic nature (having an organized physical structure) or an inorganic structure as far as the body is able to discern.

4. If there is a deficiency of the inorganic material (Tissue Salts) that helps to make up the the body tissues, the body cells may have difficulty in carrying out the normal processes of assimilating and digesting foods and execrating waste.

5.The body cells can be properly nourished , and their metabolism brought back to normal, supplying the required tissue salts to the body in a finely divided form which the body can deal with and make use of easily.

TISSUE SALTS - NATURAL BODY BUILDERS

In general, minerals have five main functions:

1. They are components of enzymes - protein substances which help to bring about certain biochemical reactions necessary for the body to function.

2. They are essential for nerve transmission.

3. They carry oxygen.

4. They form the building blocks that go to make healthy bones and teeth.

5. They are components of hormones.

After a century of experience with them, they have been found to be safe and without dangerous side-effects. Tissue Salts can be taken safely with other medications and are easy to take. Simply let the tablets dissolve under the tongue. (I am adding here that if you are allergic to lactose, dissolve the tablets in water, throw away the lactose and drink the water, one sip at the time and keeping the sip in your mouth as long as you can.)
Tissue salts appear to act quickly in sudden-onset, short-lived conditions, but they may have to be taken for longer periods to produce results in chronic conditions. The turnover of the body's minerals in stores (as opposed to those in solution in the bopdy's fluids) is slow and can take months. This is why results can take many months in long-standing ailments.

As with all do-it -yourself natural medications, it is vital to consult your doctor so that you know exactly what you are treating. This is of course not necessary if the condition is a long-term one with which you are totally familiar, such as hay fever. And many such conditions respond well to the salts.

COMPLEMENTARY CURES

By and large, Tissue Salts are mainly used for everyday aches and pains. They are not intended to be used instead of medications prescribed by the doctor, but alongside them.
Some people find that experience with the Tissue Salts makes them confident to treat their common ailments without seeing a doctor, but if things are not improving or you are at all worried, do seek medical help.
About eight out of ten conditions that people go to their GP with are self-healing, yet we are all impatient to get better as quickly as possible. Often medications prescribed by the doctor have undesirable side-effects and may do little good while the body goes about its self-healing proces.
Many users of Tissue Salts say that, in this waiting period, they prefer to take Tissue Salts than medications prescribed by their medical practitioner.

Insect bites

Dear Schuessler friends,

The summer of 2011 has arrived.
Ticks, fleas and other insects like mosquitos, bees and wasps have arrived too.
Therefore I want to inform you about the possibilities we have for treating ourselves with Natural Tissue Salts (NTS) when we have been bitten by an insect.

Let's call it our "first aid" for insect bites.

The most important NTS is number 8 Natrium chloratum.
Say that you go for a walk and suddenly you feel you have been bitten, immediately take a few tablets of nr 8 and apply some nr 8 gel on the spot where it is burning and itching. If you do not have the nr 8 gel you can of course order it. During the walk you can also dissolve a few tablets with some saliva and put the paste on the spot where you have been bitten.

That is what I would call "first aid".

But as soon as you are back home after the walk, then my advice for you is to take a combination of tablets of the following numbers:

nr 2 Calcium phosphoricum
nr 3 Ferrum phosphoricum
nr 4 Kalium chloratum
nr 8 Natrium chloratum
nr 10 Natrium sulfuricum

In addition to that, apply the nr 3, nr 4, nr 8 gel or make a paste of these numbers with a bit of water and apply it on the itching spot(s)in order to help the evacuation of the toxins.

If your insect bites are resulting in swellings or if you develop a fever, please go and consult a doctor.

Kindest regards from Bruno