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What is Molluscum Contagiosum?
Many parents will see this on their children or in fact on
themselves so here are some useful facts.
Molluscum Contagiosum
is caused by the pox virus.
It produces a rash
1) Drink only water (the exception
consisting of round pearly
Hello
being breakfast). You don't need to
white spots with small
I could write some gently does it drink silly amounts. Recent
depressions to the centre
material on "safe" or "healthy" research has indicated that drinking
of the crown.
dieting, but you can read about that excessive amounts of water has little
Commonly appearing in
almost everywhere at this time of or no health benefits over and above
children and young
year. Alternatively you could get drinking enough water to satisfy
people with immature
yourself down to the local slimming your daily needs
immune systems, it often
4 U club, pay your £30 a month and
presents itself on the
be astounded when they tell you to
2) Get yourself a good strong multi-
trunk, buttocks, face and
reduce your calories and do some
vitamin tablet and take one a day
arms. The virus is spread
• Above: A 'Molluscum' Case
exercise!
by person to person contact and takes between 2 weeks to 2
3) Stock your fridge/freezer with
months to develop. Because the condition is infectious, outbreaks I get a lot of people coming to me at
chicken & broccoli & get some rolled
can occur in families. Playgroups, nurseries and places where this time of year who for one reason
oats and a highly filtered whey
children interact socially or another (holiday, wedding etc)
protein supplement. If you don't like
Conventional advice is to
are the commonest need to lose weight..and fast. I'm
chicken & broccoli, then stop reading
sources of infection. often confronted by the words "I'm
and trundle off down to slimming 4 u
leave them alone, as with your £30
interventions are unpleasant
Individual spots can be
going on holiday in two weeks and I
expressed to remove the
need to lose some weight, what do
4) Every breakfast for the duration of
and can be painful. However,
contents though this is
you recommend?" My favourite
the diet will be a handful of rolled oats
molluscum can remain for a
inadvisable and many
response to this is usually "lipo
with skimmed milk and a sprinkle of
very long time - 18 months
parents or sufferers find
suction & a tummy tuck" or "cancel
the protein powder.
would not be unusual - during that this can result in new
and go next year" but those
which time the child can re-
outbreaks of spots.
response aren't generally good for
5) Every meal thereafter will consist
infect themselves and of
only of chicken & broccoli (funny
Children with asthma or
business, so what follows is an
enough) Boil or steam the broccoli.
course the family. eczema seem particularly
alternative method of shedding
The chicken you can be a little more
prone to extensive
some excess pounds on the quick!
creative with, but no sauce!
infections. If there has been a tendency to eczema in the past, it
First things first though. I'm sure
often reappears around the molluscum.
there are well meaning nutritionists
6) Have a protein supplement (with
who will read and scoff at my blatant
water) twice a day and any time that
display of "unhealthy advice" along
you just cant face another nutritious
Case Study with slimming club gurus who are
delicious plate of chicken and
already spitting corn flakes at my £30
broccoli!
A young 8 year old boy was covered in molluscum under one a month jibe! So as a concession,
7) Enjoy!!!!
arm and down his trunk. He had already suffered from it for 6 and before I start, I want to clearly
months, during which time he had become self conscious at state that I'm not recommending this
Until next time. You know where to
school when changing in front of his friends; the irritated extreme weight loss diet. But if you're
come.
pimples were prone to bursting and bleeding, leaving stains on already dead set on a crash diet,
his school shirt. His brother, who hadn't shown any signs of then what you do with this info is
— Ant —
infection before now, came out in molluscum under his arm.
entirely at your own risk and I won't
As always, if you want to know
be held accountable for any
The boy was prescribed a homeopathic remedy that matched
more about exercise
undesirable consequences
his symptoms and constitution. Within 2 weeks he went
equipment or anything else,
(including extreme flatulence)
through a short period of increased coverage followed by rapid
then you can contact me at
clearing of his skin, the pimples disappearing almost overnight.
Two weeks isn't really enough, but is
health.muscle@btconnect.com
probably as long as the average
telephone, or just call
person can stick it out.
into the shop.
Instead of sitting it out, you may wish to know that
homeopathic treatment is useful in clearing the virus.
If you wish to find out more, contact HMF
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