dry, cracked finger tips

[Gail]

yes, it would make more sense if the balance was too low in Omega 3 and
too high in 6. It must happen the other way as well, but it's hard to
understand how.

It could be a maintaining cause if the diet was deficient in the
substance. But if the diet provides adequate nutrition and the person
still gets deficiency symptoms which go away when the nutrient is taken
in larger than normal amounts then this is just symptom management and
not resolving a maintaining cause.

How long does the average cracked lip take to clear up without
intervention? I would have thought 3 days to be pretty normal. Nat mur
by the way for a cracked lip - are there others?

Gail
--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, "Tanya Marquette" wrote:
imbalance

[Shannon Nelson]

On Mar 17, 2008, at 9:48 AM, Gail wrote:
It *can* go on and on and on and on! My son's did not clear up until
he got the right remedy. (At least "right" enough for the time.)

As for others, lots to choose from! (sorry my program doesn't
transfer the grading!):

FACE; CRACKS; lips (154) : adam., agar., ail., allox., aloe, alum.,
alum-p., am-c., am-m., ambr., anag., androc., ant-c., ant-t., apis,
apisin., aq-mar., aran-ix., arist-cl., arn., Ars., ars-s-f., Arum-t.,
atista, aur., aur-ar., aur-m., aur-m-n., aur-s., ba-tn., bac., bapt.,
bar-c., bar-s., bell., bell-p., beryl., bism., bor., bov., Bry., Calc.,
calc-p., calc-s., calc-sil., cann-s., caps., carb-ac., carb-an.,
Carb-v., Carbn-s., caust., cench., cham., chel., Chin., chin-ar.,
chlorpr., cimic., cist., clem., colch., con., cop., cor-r., croc.,
cund., cupr., dros., dys-co., echi., eupi., fago., glyc., Graph.,
guare., haliae-lc., ham., hell., hep., hyos., ign., iris, jatr.,
kali-ar., kali-bi., kali-c., kali-i., kali-p., kali-s., kali-sil.,
kalm., kreos., lac-lup., Lach., lat-m., lyc., mag-m., mag-p., mang.,
med., meny., merc., merc-c., merc-pr-r., mez., mur-ac., naja, nat-ar.,
nat-c., Nat-m., nat-sil., nicc., nit-ac., nux-v., ol-an., ozone, par.,
ped., petr., ph-ac., phos., pip-n., plat., plb., ptel., puls., rauw.,
rhus-t., sabad., sabin., sel., sep., sil., spig., squil., staph.,
stram., Sulph., syc-co., syph., tab., tarax., tarent., tarent-c., ter.,
thlaspi, tub., tub-m., tub-r., verat., visc., zinc., zinc-p.

FACE; CRACKS; lips; upper (19) : agar., alum., androc., bar-c., bell.,
calc., eupi., hell., hep., kali-c., kreos., nat-c., nat-m., ph-ac.,
sabad., sel., sulph., tarax., zinc.

FACE; CRACKS; lips; lower (37) : adam., agar., am-c., anag., apis,
aq-mar., aur-m., aur-m-n., ba-tn., bor., bry., calc., cham., chin.,
cimic., dros., graph., haliae-lc., hep., ign., kali-bi., mez., nat-c.,
nat-m., nit-ac., nux-v., ozone, ph-ac., phos., pip-n., plat., puls.,
Sep., sulph., tarent-c., visc., zinc.

FACE; CRACKS; lips; lower; middle of (23) : adam., agar., am-c.,
aq-mar., aur-m., aur-m-n., ba-tn., calc., cham., chin., dros., graph.,
haliae-lc., hep., nat-c., nat-m., nux-v., ph-ac., phos., pip-n., puls.,
sep., tarent-c.

[minitruck2]

Many thanks, Bill. I shall email her immediately with your suggestions.
Scott

[Irene de Villiers]

I concur with this.
However, another thought:
Many people take flax instead of fish oil for their "omega-3", and
that contains linolenic acid which is inflammatory.
Fish oil contains two omega-3 fatty acids that are ANTI-inflammatory.
I'd suggest the use of extra virgin olive oil for its omega-9 (also
rice bran) .... and fish oil for its beneficial omega-3 - these
sources being anti-inflammatory.

Usually it is the ratios of fatty acids that are wrong PLUS the over-
use of inflammatory versus anti-inflammatory fatty acids.
(Soy also can skew the immune system so hopefully that's not in the
diet.)

Namaste,
Irene

--
Irene de Villiers, B.Sc AASCA MCSSA D.I.Hom/D.Vet.Hom.
P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220.
www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html (Veterinary Homeopath.)
"Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it."