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musculoskeletal system
sciatica
nutrition
dietary guidelines
therapeutic foods:
increase foods rich in Vitamin B-complex
foods that invigorate the Qi and Xue (Blood)
olives, rye, lima beans, rice bran, bananas, sprouts, watercress, apples (Jensen, p. 61)
fresh juices:
potato peeling broth (Jensen, p. 61)
dried olive tea (Jensen, p. 61)
nut milk and liquid chlorophyll (Jensen, p. 61)
carrot (Walker, p. 152)
carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 152)
carrot, beet, and cucumber (Walker, p. 152)
carrot, celery, parsley, and spinach (Walker, p. 152)
carrot and parsley (Walker, p. 152)
celery (Walker, p. 152)
carrot, beet, and celery (Walker, p. 152)
specific remedies:
mix together peeled taro root and ginger into a paste with some flour and water, and apply to the affected area, cover with a cloth. Change per day and apply fresh (Ni, p. 51)
avoid:
meat, alcohol, hot sauces, spicy foods, fried foods, fatty foods, rich foods, salty foods, coffee, caffeine, sweet foods and sugar, alcohol
supplements
Vitamin B-complex
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B12
Vitamins B1 50 mg and B12 1 cc IM every day for 1 week
Vitamin D
Vitamin E (Kirschmann, 1984)
» drug interaction:
Potassium and indomethacin (Indocin): as a prostaglandin inhibitor, indomethacin reduces renin and aldosterone, and consequently reduces potassium excretion and causes hyperkalemia (Goldszer, et al., 1981; 141: 802-804; Tan, et al., 1979; 90: 783-785; MacCarthy, et al., 1979; 1: 550)
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