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Christy
At Mon, 21 May 2001, Alicia wrote:
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>I have suffered with large, painful boils (carbuncles, furuncles,
>whatever you want to call them) for several years. Mainly in the rear
>area (good because it's covered up, bad because I have to sit down).
>Recently, I have been reading about Ayurvedic practices (An East Indian
>practice that deals with maintaining the body's balance.) Many of the
>things that are taught are common sense. One that struck me as obvious
>was a strict warning about using any mineral oil or petroleum based
>products on our bodies. These substances are inorganic and highly
>incompatible with our organic bodies. (Baby oil, petroleum jelly and
>nearly every lotion on the mass market.) Our skin basically drinks it
>in. Ayurveda warns that we are creating a toxic imbalance. I started
>using a lotion that is Ayurvedically prepared. I have not had a boil
>since! It is amazing. And my skin looks better all over too. I feel
>like I am writing a testimonial, but every time I find a new 'cure' for
>myself I just feel like I have to know if it works for anyone else.
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Christy
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