Vegetarians

Vegetarians need to address two major issues:

• Protein intake. Think primarily of soy and dairy products as sources of protein. Whole grains also contain plenty of protein, although it is often less bioavailable.
• Iron. Always keep iron intake in mind. Eggs and milk can help here. Frying vegetables in a cast-iron pan can compensate for part of the iron loss. The older the pan, the more iron it releases when frying.
• A note on eggs: if you do eat eggs, please choose organic only! You can recognize them by the code on the shell starting with 0-. They contain up to 50% unsaturated fatty acids, much more iron, and an optimal mineral composition for the body. Other eggs are not recommended.

Acne / Psoriasis

Take a full bath at least once a week with 2 tablespoons of alkaline powder (e.g., Bullrichs Vitalsalz, Pascoe alkaline powder) and sea salt (e.g., Dead Sea salt). Bathe for at least 20 minutes.
Reduce animal protein to 1–2 times per week. Avoid sausage products and pork in particular, as these strongly affect the skin.
Support good digestion. Avoid constipation or diarrhea. If stools are hard, drinking plenty of water can help.

Alcohol intolerance

Avoidance is the best strategy. If you really feel you cannot abstain, always eat something with it. Enzymes can also help. In particular, alcohol dehydrogenase is important for metabolizing alcohol.

Allergies

Avoid the triggering substance as much as possible.
For airborne allergens (e.g., hay fever), wash your face, hands, and eyes regularly. After being outdoors, change clothes and wash bedding, blanket, and pillow weekly in the washing machine.
Choose foods low in histamine and as natural as possible. The fewer preservatives, colorants, and industrially processed foods you consume, the better.
For skin reactions, avoidance is crucial. Ointments with borage oil, aloe vera, or avocado oil are particularly suitable.

Anxiety

In a pleasant environment, imagine the anxiety-triggering situation as if you were watching yourself on a cinema screen. Try to mentally anticipate the situation (anticipation).

Connective tissue weakness

In addition to eating foods rich in vitamin C, such as bell peppers, cherries, and citrus fruits, brush your skin regularly and vigorously with a soft brush. This improves circulation and stimulates the formation of collagen connective tissue. Ensure sufficient aerobic exercise.

Depression

Sunlight helps above all. It is important to expose yourself to sunlight for 10 minutes daily without applying sunscreen beforehand. In winter, we recommend a "light shower" with daylight lamps.
Go to the sauna regularly. It is important to visit a high-temperature sauna of at least 80–100°, once a week, all year round. Remember proper cooling afterwards. If you have heart disease, please consult your doctor first.
Stay active. Exercise at least three times a week for 45 minutes. Whether cycling, Nordic walking, or running—jogging, swimming, or another sport, ideally in a team—will help you overcome depression.

Diabetes

Beware sugar substitutes! Currently only one sugar substitute can really be recommended: stevia. This South American plant has been shown to act against diabetes and to activate the pancreatic Langerhans cells. Other sugar substitutes are artificial and some are even considered toxic (e.g., aspartame).
Always make sure you get enough exercise. This lowers blood sugar and benefits your cardiovascular system.
Avoid carbohydrates after 6 p.m., including sweet juices or juice spritzers.

Diarrhea

If you suffer from recurrent diarrhea, consider fruit-only or rice-only days.
For 3–4 days, eat only ripe fruit and nothing else. This initially has a laxative effect, but it cleanses the bowel. On rice days, eat only rice and some steamed vegetables, seasoned only with pepper and salt. These forms of relief rebuild the bowel and help you develop better digestion.
Then rebuild your gut flora for 2 days with Lactobacillus bifidus and acidophilus. You can get these naturally in Andechser organic yogurt. Make sure it is "with live yogurt cultures" and not "from live yogurt cultures," because all yogurt is made from live cultures. If diarrhea persists, consult your doctor—significant mineral, trace element, and vitamin shifts may need to be corrected. MyMineralMix helps optimally replenish these deficiencies.
In acute cases, pretzels and cola in small sips can help. Charcoal tablets also bind toxins in the bowel and help stop diarrhea, but you need to take 10–12 tablets at once.

Joint and muscle pain

Joints and muscles thrive on movement and perform it. No joint likes only rest or only movement. Therefore, the right type of movement is key. Swimming is the best type of training for joints and muscles, especially for arthritis (joint wear). Warm water, such as in thermal baths, is particularly suitable.
Cycling is also very joint-friendly and should, like swimming, be done at least 3 times per week for 40 minutes to an hour.
Take a full bath at least twice a week with 2 tablespoons of alkaline powder (e.g., Bullrichs Vitalsalz, Pascoe alkaline powder). Bathe for at least 20 minutes. This deacidifies muscles and joints and prevents further wear.
For arthritis of the hands and feet, moving them in cherry pits or rapeseed that you warm in the oven helps. Be careful not to burn yourself! Move your hands and feet intensively in them. Knead the warm pits well. A treat for the affected joints.

Hair loss

Choose gentle hair products. Perform scalp massages regularly, i.e. 2 times per week, to promote blood flow.

Cravings for sweets

It's best not to have anything sweet in the house. Never go shopping hungry, because then you only buy things that promise quick satiety. Unfortunately, that's sugar. Often also foods with flavor enhancers, like chips.
Unfortunately, this quickly raises insulin levels, which quickly leads to hunger again. Naturally for sweets. You also increase the risk of developing diabetes.
Do a sugar detox. For 7 days, consistently eat no carbohydrates (bread, pasta, rice or other grain products) and no sugar, including no fruit. After that, giving up sugar should be much easier. You'll find many things extremely sweet.

Herpes

Herpes always indicates a generalized weakness of the immune system. For lip herpes, first try to improve defenses in the mouth and head area.
Do the so-called mucous membrane regimen:

• Brush teeth and gums with a soft toothbrush. Use a toothpaste without foaming agents (e.g., Weleda toothpaste)
• Face rinses with ice-cold water.
• Sniff cold water into your nose.
• Gargle with cold water or chamomile tea.

For general immune boosting, perform regular Kneipp affusions, especially of the arms and legs.
Calendula ointment, such as Lomaherpan, helps quickly and reliably when applied early. Propolis drops, applied directly to the herpes blisters, also help in the acute stage. If you suffer from genital herpes, your partner should also be treated.
To boost immunity, do a garlic cure:
Put several cloves of garlic in alcohol to make an alcoholic extract. Let the garlic and alcohol stand for 2-3 weeks before starting the cure.
Then start with 5 drops of garlic extract. Increase by one drop each day up to 50 drops. Then the cure is finished.
Additionally, work with your doctor to cleanse your intestines and take Echinacin (3 x 30 drops) for 10 days. Echinacea D4 (3 globules before sleep) also works. After 10 days, take a break as the effect of Echinacea diminishes.

Hypertension

Ensure regular endurance training, 3-4 times a week for about 40 min. If you have not exercised before, please only train after medical advice.
Reduce your salt intake.
Watch for hidden salt in processed foods.
Try dinner canceling (no dinner) 2 times per week.
Do a rising arm bath 3 times per week. Place your arms in a large sink and gradually let hot water run in. Start lukewarm and only turn off the water when it feels hot. Keep your arms in the hot water for about 2 more minutes and then dry them well.
Always do the rising arm bath before sleep so your blood pressure can recover overnight. This bath lowers blood pressure by 20-30 mm Hg. Regular use is recommended.

Susceptibility to infections

Hardening is the keyword! Expose your body to all forms of weather. The change from warm to cold is especially helpful. Do morning Kneipp affusions of the legs with cold water. Pour water over arms and legs, splash your face with cold water, and let yourself air dry. Don't towel dry. End every shower with a cold rinse.
Particularly important is the cleansing of your intestines, because nowhere are there as many immune cells as there.
Eat yogurt and rebuild your gut flora with Lactobacillus bifidus and acidophilus. You can get these naturally in Andechser organic yogurt. Make sure it is "with live yogurt cultures" and not "from live yogurt cultures," because all yogurt is made from live cultures. The commercial drinking yogurts (Activia®, Actimel®, etc.) unfortunately don't help and also contain sugar.

Itching

Itching can be treated well with an old home remedy. For itching from insect bites, crushed plantain helps. Simply rub and press the leaves hard and dab the juice on the itchy spot.
For forms of allergic itching, of course first remove the triggering allergen. Then emptying the bowels, e.g. with FX passage salt, helps, since most forms of itching are triggered by food.
Externally, aloe vera, freshly cut and applied cold, can help.

Concentration and memory problems

The term "deficiency" is key here. Often there is a deficiency of B vitamins, which are in your MyMineralMix. More importantly, besides replenishing stores, prevent deficiencies from occurring. An oversupply of sugar plays a leading role here.
So start by giving up sugar, in any form (pasta, white bread, white sugar, brown sugar, thick juices, honey, cakes, sweets, etc.). It will be very hard at first, but after a few days you will feel less tired and exhausted.
Do concentration exercises, because our brain wants to be trained just like any muscle in our body. Do memory exercises and try to memorize your shopping list again. Before smartphones, we could remember phone numbers! Play with your children, friends, or grandchildren again. Games where you have to remember things, like Memory, are preferable.
Try to learn something new, e.g. a language or a musical instrument.

Physical weakness

Physical weakness always has a cause. So while you should first think of lack of exercise, hormonal deficiency, such as underactive thyroid, can also lead to physical weakness. Deficiency symptoms, psychological stress situations, and tumors can also be a cause. Please have this clarified.
If it's only due to lack of exercise, you should consume protein like meat, fish, or dairy products always after exercise. This allows the body to better build the stressed muscles. Before that, proteins only burden you.
Train regularly 3 times per week for at least 40 minutes. And very important – it should be fun!

Lack of desire / loss of libido

"Variatio delectat" - Variety delights (Cicero). Always try new things that make your sex life varied and erotic. Try to find out what brings joy and pleasure not only to you but also to your partner. There are hardly any limits to creativity here. Often the preparation itself is erotic and can increase libido.
Check your medications! In 50% of cases, loss of libido comes from taking medications. Especially blood pressure medications, psychotropic drugs, and anti-seizure medications as well as diuretics are common causes of loss of libido. The pill can also negatively affect desire.
Beer, by the way, affects men's desire negatively, while it promotes it in women.

Menstrual problems

The following measures and home remedies are suitable for self-treatment of notably heavy menstruation:

A hot water bottle on the stomach relieves abdominal pain, cool compresses on the forehead help with headaches, and rubbing the neck and temples with Japanese medicinal plant oil helps.
In the evening, set 3 parts mistletoe and shepherd's purse with 4 parts tormentil cold, let stand overnight, strain in the morning and drink at drinking temperature before breakfast.
As a cure, 2 cups of yarrow tea per day regulates blood flow to the lower abdomen.
A warm sitz bath with yarrow infusion at about 35-38°C is relaxing in the evening. Then lie down for about half an hour!
3 times daily 1 tablespoon of valerian juice or 10 drops of St. John's wort oil on a cube of sugar is pain-relieving.

The following measures and home remedies are suitable for self-treatment of notably weak menstruation:

A moist-cold lumbar wrap in the morning calms the autonomic nervous system.
Swallow 1 tablespoon of celery juice three times daily, each time one hour before eating.
For prevention, one week before the expected menstrual bleeding, drink 1 cup of tea from chamomile, lemon balm, and rue in equal parts morning and evening. For allergy sufferers, caution is advised when using rue.
Daily 2 small glasses of white dead-nettle tincture: pour 3 cups of alcohol over 1 cup of white-flowering dead-nettles, cover and let steep for two weeks, strain through filter paper and store well sealed. An alternating foot bath is helpful in the evening.
For menstrual disorders, preparations from chaste tree help, which can also positively influence period-accompanying complaints such as breast pain, migraines, or abdominal cramps. Plants with hemostatic effects are silverweed, shepherd's purse, yarrow, and ragwort. Yarrow and shepherd's purse can also be used as tea.

Morning stiffness

First reduce the amount of animal protein you consume, especially in the evening. Too much animal protein promotes joint arthritis. Switch your diet to healthy, natural whole foods, i.e. lots of fruit, vegetables, and whole grain products. Also take 2 tablespoons of linseed oil.
Heat is a relief for non-inflamed joints. Whether you take a warm bath, preferably with alkaline powder, or do an arm or foot bath, move your stiff joints in the warm water. Warm bath days at the pool or visiting warm healing baths is highly recommended. Be sure to join the water gymnastics. It loosens and trains you equally.
Of course, you can also do a paraffin bath, rapeseed kneading, or mud packs. Warm ointments or nettle compresses often help too.
For inflamed joints, you should use external Retterspitz compresses (available ready-made at the pharmacy).
Extracts of willow bark and nettle have proven particularly effective internally and externally. This can be enjoyed particularly well as tea.

Fatigue

Fatigue can have many causes. Besides disruption of the sleep-wake rhythm, alcohol, and wrong, too heavy food, hormonal disorders play a major role. Please have these clarified by your doctor (diabetes, underactive thyroid, stress, burnout,...)
Above all, pay attention to a regular sleep-wake rhythm! That means: go to bed at the same time as possible and get up at the same time. Also on weekends and holidays. Make sure you sleep at least 7 hours, because less sleep over a longer period creates chronic fatigue.
Don't watch TV so late in the evening! There's usually nothing enriching on anyway.
Do lots of endurance exercise especially when tired, even if you think you're too tired. Exercise stimulates circulation, releases happy hormones, and you'll sleep more restfully and deeply afterward.
Also pay attention to healthy nutrition. Especially in the morning you shouldn't eat too many carbohydrates and sugar. If it's bread for breakfast, then preferably whole grain bread. It gives you energy the longest and isn't used up as quickly as white bread. In the evening after 6 p.m. you should also eat only little and sparingly.
Lots of exercise, fruits, and vegetables promote thinking ability.
Do 5 minutes of gymnastics in the morning to get your circulation going. This also applies to work if you have a sedentary job. Getting up and moving around promotes metabolism, brain performance, and alertness.
Keep doing cold face rinses or arm washes, this promotes blood flow to the brain.

Muscle cramps - Sore muscles

Forget drinks like Iso-Star or similar isotonic drinks. Through exercise we lose minerals and salts. For this reason, we need to replenish minerals and salts.

Mix your own sports drink according to Dr. Dirk Polonius:
For one liter of liquid:
250 ml apple juice
750 ml still water (don't use Volvic or similar low-mineral water)
A pinch of natural salt (no refined salt with iodine or fluoride), or "Himalayan salt". Sea salt works in a pinch.
2-3 mineral tablets with mineral mixtures (alkaline tablets)
1-2 magnesium tablets (caution, can cause diarrhea – try it out!)
Mix well until everything is dissolved.

You should drink this beverage regularly during exercise, alongside regular still water. Remember that in one hour of jogging you can lose up to 2 liters of water that you need to replenish.

Night sweats / Sweating

This can lead to significant mineral shifts. Replenish these with a whole food diet and adequate natural salt. "Himalayan salt" contains 84 minerals and trace elements. You should always use this when salting food. It's too precious for cooking pasta.
Sage reduces sweating and sweat formation automatically. Drink half a liter of sage tea a day. Taking sage tablets is also recommended, but don't be too stingy or it won't help. Aluminum chloride hexahydrate mixtures for the skin can also reduce sweating in uncomfortable places, but this is not recommended as a connection between aluminum and brain damage is being discussed.

Scientists advise the following application:
"Once daily, in the evening immediately before going to bed, apply to clean, dry skin, let it work overnight, wash off the next morning."
Gels are mainly applied to the underarm area, otherwise solutions are more common. Viscous gels adhere better, liquid gels leave fewer residues.
Treatment intervals can be individually adjusted, i.e. extended, depending on the effect. Do not apply the solution or gel to injured or freshly shaved skin. Be careful when applying near mucous membranes (e.g., eyes).
Author's note: Since using antiperspirants can discolor clothing, it's important that the product is applied before going to bed and not too valuable nightwear is worn!
Onset of effect
Often effective after just one application.
Side effects
Itching, especially in the underarm area. Local skin irritation of varying degrees is possible, which may force discontinuation of treatment.

Osteoporosis

Pay attention to regular exercise. Moderate stress strengthens bone mass. Jumping on a trampoline improves muscle and bone metabolism. MyMineralMix contains calcium and vitamin D. But this can only be absorbed if your intestines are working. Pay attention to regular digestion. Hormonal diseases (e.g., thyroid), medication side effects (e.g., cortisone) should be clarified. Talk to your doctor. Overweight, alcohol, and smoking also lead to osteoporosis and only you can change that. Reduce phosphate intake! Phosphate is especially found in meat and sausage products. Phytate- and oxalic acid-rich foods inhibit calcium absorption. These include bran, apple pectin (isolated), spinach, chard, and rhubarb.

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

Exercise is, as with all hormonal disorders, the natural counterbalance. Do lots of sports. A positive influence of magnesium is reported. This is contained in your MyMineralMix. Vitamin B6 and Vitamin E also have a positive influence on PMS. Taking oils containing gamma-linolenic acid (such as borage seed oil and evening primrose oil) also helps very well with PMS. The use of chaste tree (Agnus Castus) in low doses is also sensible.

Prostate

Please ride a bicycle or stationary bike regularly to promote blood circulation.
Sitz baths with yarrow or nettle 1-2 times a week are recommended.
Regular sauna visits are also good for the prostate.
Drink lots of still water (at least 3 liters). The prostate hates coffee and alcohol, so reducing these is advisable.
Eat a teaspoon of pumpkin seeds or pumpkin seed oil every day. The substances they contain have a positive effect on prostate enlargement. A prostate examination from age 45 should be a matter of course for every man. A PSA test can, but doesn't have to, give an indication of tumor development of the prostate. Talk to your urologist about it!
Zinc inhibits the development of a prostate adenoma.

Psychosis

Plan and structure your day. Reduce stress. Live and eat healthily. Maintain social contacts.

Smoking

Quit smoking—the cigarette is not the solution. Stopping is one of the most important decisions for your health. These steps help:

• Set a specific quit date and remove cigarettes, ashtrays, and lighters.
• Use nicotine replacement (patch, gum, lozenges) if needed, or discuss medications with your doctor.
• Plan strategies for acute cravings (the 4 Ds: Delay, Deep breathing, Drink water, Distract).
• Identify triggers (stress, alcohol, routines) and replace them with healthy alternatives (walk, breathing exercises, sugar-free gum).
• Seek support from family/friends; coaching apps or counseling increase success.

Sleep disorders

Dinner cancelling (skipping dinner) increases natural melatonin release and promotes sleep.
Self-help tips: you should…

• … keep a regular sleep/wake rhythm,
• … develop a positive attitude toward sleep and avoid putting pressure on yourself,
• … avoid physical and mental exertion before bed,
• … eliminate external and internal disturbances,
• … dispel misconceptions about sleep,
• … get enough exercise during the day,
• … turn the clock away or place it in the nightstand (even a quick glance worsens perceived sleep quality and creates tension),
• … if you wake, don't turn on lights—walk in the dark or listen to music,
• … avoid daytime naps if possible,
• … do nothing in bed but sleep (no work, eating, TV, crime novels…),
• … don't go to bed too early (especially older people),
• … eat little and lightly at night; no coffee, no smoking, avoid much alcohol,
• … allow 2–3 hours after the last meal,
• … sleep in ventilated and not overly warm rooms,
• … avoid mirrors directly opposite the bed,
• … consider a bedtime ritual (warm drink; warm footbath for cold feet, cold for warm feet),
• … avoid strongly scented plants in the bedroom,
• … don't take appetite suppressants during diets (they can be stimulating),
• … drink tea with hops, lemon balm, and valerian,
• … do relaxation exercises,
• … take a warm full bath and massage your feet, especially the toes.

One word on the "power nap": The most restorative duration is 10–15 minutes. This allows brief brain recovery without slowing the body. If you won't give up the midday or office nap, avoid too comfy a position or crawling into bed; that leads to uncontrolled longer sleep that significantly impairs night sleep.

Swelling and edema

Stimulate lymph drainage with regular exercise. Choose an alkaline diet and drink enough water. Compression stockings protect veins and prevent further lymphatic damage. Do regular (cold) Kneipp affusions.

Heartburn

Eat an early, light dinner without raw foods and chew well. After 6 p.m., eat nothing more, and go for a short walk before bed to let the stomach empty a bit.
Avoid alcohol and acidic foods before bedtime. No meat after 6 p.m.—it takes the longest to digest and requires lots of acid.
Sleep with your upper body slightly elevated. A sip of milk may relieve acute symptoms.
Take regular alkaline baths (e.g., Bullrichs Vitalsalz). Avoid stress before bedtime. Ask your doctor to test for gastric pathogens, Helicobacter and Campylobacter.

Sun allergy

Gradual acclimatization to the sun helps. Use hypoallergenic sunscreen.

Tension headache

Avoid stress that creates tension. Movement is key. At the desk, get up regularly and move.
10% peppermint oil rubbed on the neck and forehead works as well as a pain pill, according to several studies (keep away from eyes). Learn a relaxation technique (progressive muscle relaxation, autogenic training). Courses are available at adult education centers.

Strength training

Strength training often produces acids in the body. An alkaline diet and alkaline baths help. Isotonic hydration is important, too.
Skip commercial isotonic drinks. Exercise makes us lose minerals and salts—replenish them. Mix Dr. Dirk Polonius' sport drink (see above) and drink it throughout your session, alongside still water.
Remember: one hour of jogging can cost up to two litres of water that need replenishing.

Stress

Endurance exercise is the natural counterpart to stress and helps you cope.
Tips adapted from Dr. jur. Matthias H. W. Braun / Claudia Mallok:
1. Sufficient sleep: We live in a sleep-deprived society (late-night TV, up at 6:30), which breeds "irritable weakness": tiredness, dullness, fatigue externally; inner restlessness, nervousness, tension internally. This fosters irritability and even occasional explosiveness. Working adults need enough sleep to preserve performance.
2. Physical activity: Aim for about 30 minutes daily—outside, in daylight. Jogging or walking in the woods, cycling, swimming, or gymnastics.
3. Healthy diet: Lots of fruit and vegetables; nuts for the brain; little red meat; and 2 litres of fluid daily—non-alcoholic, of course.
4. Stimulants in moderation; avoid addictive substances: Two cups of coffee are usually fine; six suggests dependence. Small amounts of alcohol may protect vessels and reduce cholesterol deposits. Men: about 250 ml wine or 500 ml beer; women: half, due to less muscle mass (alcohol metabolism).
5. Plan rest periods and learn relaxation: Schedule true downtime at night and weekends. To truly regenerate, take at least 2 hours for yourself. Protect these times from intrusions. Learn a technique like meditation, yoga, or autogenic training—or practice the art of "simply lazing about"—start now so you have the skill when you need it.
6. Nurture hobbies and relationships: Lifelong learning, creativity, and sociability are vital for psychosocial health. Don't replace work stress with "leisure stress." We've known since antiquity that tension and relaxation, work and rest, must alternate to keep us healthy and productive—vita activa and vita contemplativa.
7. Foster the spiritual dimension: High-achieving "doers" may resist, but stay open—develop new life strategies amid stress. Keep asking what difficult, stressful situations may be telling you. Is there something to learn or understand? Gratitude breeds contentment and inner calm.

Restlessness

Endurance sports support the autonomic nervous system and promote calm. A soothing tea with hops, valerian, and lemon balm can also help. Learn a relaxation technique (progressive muscle relaxation, autogenic training). Courses are widely available.

Constipation

Ensure 3 litres of free fluids per day. Get sufficient dietary fibre. Two tablespoons of flaxseed or psyllium can help.

Weather sensitivity

Avoid stressors and maintain a healthy diet. Lemon balm tea is soothing. Practice good sleep hygiene. Kneipp affusions on legs and arms, as well as on the face or cold washes, have been shown to reduce weather sensitivity—do them morning and evening. Always finish showers with a brief cold rinse.

Bleeding gums

Massage gums regularly with a very soft toothbrush. Rinse the mouth with liquid folic acid. Smoking severely damages your oral flora and promotes gum bleeding—so it's time to stop!