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By Geoff Garlinge

Q: I’ve been under a huge amount of stress for the past year and have now been hit with a terrible case of shingles . My energy has gone, I’m having headaches for the first time ever and the pain is totally unbearable. When the blisters on my face and torso broke, I felt like I wanted to die. They still haven’t healed and now I’ve got a different type of continual pain that I’ve never experienced before in my whole life. In desperation I paid my GP a visit, but that has brought no relief. The doctor basically told me to go home and rest until it settles down and that the pain will eventually go of its own accord! That’s really no option for me in my horrible situation. I’ve had multiple kids all without an epidural, so I do have a high pain tolerance. But this shingles attack is intolerable and I need a quick way out of trouble now – preferably without using drugs. The doc said painkillers won’t work anyway. And so I supposedly need to ride it out until it leaves my system, the blisters heal and the severe pain finally leavesmy body. Forgiveme for sounding rude, but she’s obviously never experienced shingles herself, or else there would be at least a degree of empathy for my suffering. Is there any natural remedies that can help me through this? Right now I’m willing to try anything to escape the pain. A: Though it’s not any consolation to you, shingles is sadly a very common condition that occurs especially in those aged 50 & above. It strikes without warning and often in situations such as yours where there has been ongoing compounded stress. Typically it causes acute pain, fatigue and headaches. To clarify what has happened to you, the typical pathway for the varicella-zoster infection (a member of the notorious herpes family) is to initially break out as a bout of chicken pox in infants, after which it lays dormant in the system until decades later suddenly manifesting as shingles. However, help is at hand and I’ve been privileged to help many folks totally overcome this dilemma since the 1980s. In extreme cases the virus can actually travel to the brain, causing memory loss as well as severe uncontrollable spasms. A helicopter pilot who came to visit me was experiencing up to 300 seizures a day (30 just while attempting to walk down the street to my office). Thankfully he made an amazing

strongly encouraging me to consider having a colonoscopy. I respect and will appreciate your opinion on this. I feel I’m in reasonably good health for a 49 year old, but so did my Dad and even having chemo & radiation he rapidly deteriorated and was gone within 2 years with secondary liver and finally lung cancer. It’s not that I’m constantly living in fear, but am however looking for direction for the best natural way to go in case it does knock on my door too. A: So sorry to hear of your loss. Bowel cancer is unfortunately common place and I hear real heart- wrenching stories like yours on a daily basis. Regarding your colonoscopy question, there is of course always a degree of risk associated with any invasive medical procedure with the corresponding need to undergo a general anaesthetic. In this particular scenario, risks include perforation of the bowel and in some cases even death. Genetic predisposition is a reality and many such as yourself and thousands of others who have lost close family members to bowel cancer, it is nevertheless not only the logical strategy, but furthermore in my opinion indeed imperative. To put it simply, the potential benefits far outweigh the risk and multitudes of lives can be saved via early detection. Both premature death and unnecessary suffering can be averted in the process of undergoing a Colonoscopy. Coupled with an Endoscopy, stomach cancer and other problems may also be detected during the course of the procedures, thereby allowing for early intervention that again can create the chance to save a life in real terms. Having seen so many people who thought all was OK, only to be devastated when these procedures discovered not only malignant polyps, but in many cases metastasis having already taken place in the liver...I am a huge fan of the forewarned = forearmed principle. Without any doubt, prevention wherever possible via employing both a healthy lifestyle as well as these and other diagnostic procedures is the ideal path to be in the best possible position to detect and resist degenerative disease. Whilst certainly not inevitable that you will follow in the unfortunate tragic footsteps of your Dad & uncle, you will certainly also be wise to take charge of your health by making natural healthy choices daily.

speedy recovery, the pain being dealt with 100% naturally, regained his energy and even received far more than he’d ever had once his healing had taken place. I share this to help encourage you that there are certainly natural answers to get you back to better than “normal”. The pilot was able to regain his licence to fly as well as to function again at the extremely high level required to maintain his vocation. With respect to and in defence of your physician, the classic problem when dealing with shingles does not relate to a lack of duty of care. The “walk a mile in my shoes” principle you allude to is nevertheless very true. Rather it is the absence of education concerning knowledge, benefits and application of natural healing and related substances that is the real underlying problem. So please don’t be hard on her. Resentment will only cause more stress which will exacerbate your condition and hinder the healing process. Now for the natural solution to your dilemma... Propolis will be a major blessing in your situation from both a topical & internal perspective. In conjunction with Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate). Together they will synergistically alleviate the pain in the nerve endings you are suffering, reduce the inflammation, whilst also serving to accelerate your healing. You will need to use both the tincture & cream on the blisters, as well as taking 4 x genuine standardised Propolis caps (NG), 1 x 1000mg Tasmanian Squalene (DSO), 1x Q10 150mg (AH), 2 x Bio-Circumin , 4 x Sun Chlorella A 500mg, 1 x Ginseng 4 Energy (HOG), plus 1 level teaspoon of the Vitamin C powder & 1 x M agnesium powder (CH) three times daily in Pure Cherry Juice. The others to build up slowly are 1 heaped tablespoon of Organic Bee Pollen (NR) & a supplied spoon of Fresh Royal Jelly morning & night on an empty gut. Moving forward, you will do well to consider employing a lower morning & night maintenance dose of this regime as an integral part of an ongoing immune boosting anti-inflammatory preventative health strategy. Of course as always, you will need to state if you are taking any drugs in order for any potential contraindication to be checked beforehand. Q: My Dad passed away with bowel cancer last year, as did his brother 4 years earlier. My friends are now

© 2018 GEOFF GARLINGE Dip. HC MRA (Medical Reg. Aust) - Geoff Garlinge is a Certified Health Counsellor, Nutritional and Nutraceutical Cancer Support Specialist & consultant to Australian University research facilities and the Natural Health Industry. With 30 years experience in the field, Geoff has lectured with and to Doctors, Pharmacists & CMPractitioners concerning Natural Health strategieswith a reach into Asia & TheMiddle East. The author of many articles in national publications and founder of AUSTRALIA’S OWN which he has headed up for the past 23 years. He may be contacted on 1300 888 012

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