something I saw in the paper last week

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Hi Everyone

There is a new book out.

There was a review in The Times (London Times)

Here is what it said (see extract below). I couldn't see the harm in the advice. I am not normally one for taking these things too seriously, but I thought that the information seemed to make sense and the advice wasn't dangerous in any way.

Take care

Shireen

Home cures or bananas?What do potatoes, vinegar and teabags have in common? They’re all folk remedies from your larder

Do you still do what granny advised to cure your ills and head for the grocery cupboard for a natural solution rather than risk the side-effects of something from the medicine cabinet? You’re not alone. The recent boom in back-to-basics home-cleaning techniques is being mirrored in a renewed interest in old-fashioned home remedies. A new book out this week offers hundreds of traditional remedies, and some new simple solutions, to our common complaints. They have been compiled by a panel of American doctors and specialists who think there might be something in them. But bear in mind that it’s mainly word of mouth that supports these cures, not hard research.

EYE IRRITATION: bananasEating a banana every day may help to avoid eye dryness — the main cause of irritation, redness and itch. Bananas are rich in potassium, which plays a role in salt balance and the release of fluid in your cells.

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You are fabulous. Thank you so much.

Pam &

Gwyneth's Parents

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Thanks Shireen! You know, we eat a lot of bananas in our house, and even though has a pretty significant case of BPES and has never had complete coverage over her eyes, she does not suffer from dryness...could it be the bananas?!?!

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Subject: blepharophimosis something I saw in the paper last week

Hi Everyone

There is a new book out.

There was a review in The Times (London Times)

Here is what it said (see extract below). I couldn't see the harm in the advice. I am not normally one for taking these things too seriously, but I thought that the information seemed to make sense and the advice wasn't dangerous in any way.

Take care

Shireen

Home cures or bananas?

What do potatoes, vinegar and teabags have in common? They¹re all folk remedies from your larder

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Do you still do what granny advised to cure your ills and head for the grocery cupboard for a natural solution rather than risk the side-effects of something from the medicine cabinet? You¹re not alone. The recent boom in back-to-basics home-cleaning techniques is being mirrored in a renewed interest in old-fashioned home remedies.

A new book out this week offers hundreds of traditional remedies, and some new simple solutions, to our common complaints. They have been compiled by a panel of American doctors and specialists who think there might be something in them. But bear in mind that it¹s mainly word of mouth that supports these cures, not hard research.

EYE IRRITATION: bananas

Eating a banana every day may help to avoid eye dryness ‹ the main cause of irritation, redness and itch. Bananas are rich in potassium, which plays a role in salt balance and the release of fluid in your cells.