Posts Tagged ‘olives’
Eczema – Soothing A Mother’s Heartbreak
(An abridged version of this article appeared in the Star Special, Parenting, pg 10 on July 23, 2009 under the title “Combating Eczema Naturally with Olive Juice”)
We received this letter from Michelle, sharing a very personal story…
“My four year old son has very serious eczema around his neck area. I first noticed it when he was about six months old. Initially, I discounted it as just “one of those things” (like nappy rash) that all babies would have. He grew out of his nappy rash by the time we celebrated his first birthday.
At about the same time, the rashes on his neck became more serious. I applied prescription steroid cream on him to stop it from spreading and to lessen the itchiness. This was a repeated cycle for the last three years. After each round of relief, it is followed by another episode of more nasty flare. At one point, almost 80% of the visible neck area of my son had wet, itchy and painful flaring rash.
The most heartbreaking thing I had to endure was my husband’s decision to tie up my boy’s hands at night to stop him from scratching himself. There is no word to describe the agony of this helpless mother and powerless wife.
I am glad those days are now over. A family friend who happened to be a doctor recommended us to try OLIVENOL, an organic olive juice extract. I am grateful he did.
The improvements were visible after the first week. His rashes became less red and were no longer oozing wet. After two months, there were still some eczema patch on his neck but he is no longer troubled by the itch. When the scratching stopped, the healing process accelerated.
I am glad we found a solution that worked for my son. Thank you.”
Michelle, 30, Kulai.
Michelle’s story although often untold, is an experience that is not unique. If you ask any parent group with young children, the majority of them will tell you their children suffer from ezcema, “skin allergy” or some symptoms of dermatitis. Continue reading Eczema – Soothing A Mother’s Heartbreak
The Healing Power of Olives – Keajaiban Perubatan Buah Zaitun
We just concluded a search and review of existing written materials in “bahasa” that examine the healing power of olives. Invariably, these contents were “hash and rehash” of older English materials on “olive oil” and scriptural references based on the Quran and the Hadith.
Here are 3 of the better articles we found:
Whilst there were some reference to olive “polyphenol” being the unique molecules responsible for the “miraculous” healing properties, non of these articles identified “hydroxytyrosol” – the most potent molecule amongst all the polyphenols.
This is an unfortunate omission because, in the most recent 10 years, medical and scientific literature on olives had predominantly focussed on the study of hydroxytyrosol (HT). In our efforts to disseminate results of these new studies, we have and will continue to publish English articles summarizing the key findings in simple terms that is understandable by the general public.
We received many enquiries from a new segment of consumers who requested materials on this website to be made available in “bahasa”. This is a request we are happy to work on. Perhaps a dedicated language site ? Our readers and Facebook FANs whose language preference is bahasa deserve the same access to information as the rest.
We want everyone to appreciate that the Holy Scriptures’ (Islam, Christianity, Judaism and even Greek Mythology!!) references to the healing powers of olives is solidly substantiated by modern science and medical research.
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