By Elena Voropay

Nowadays, it is hard to find a completely healthy person who doesn't have any kind of ailment or condition. At one time or another, our bodies just get out of sync, so we seek some kind of balancing help. Unfortunately, most turn to harsh invasive treatments in order to help our bodies heal. However, these cause undesirable side effects and bring us additional problems.

The easiest way to prevent this is to determine the cause of your condition and look at your diet and make sure it has all the essential nutrients your body deserves to keep itself in complete health. Essential nutrients are those nutrients derived from food that the body is unable to manufacture on its own. These are absolutely necessary for human life and include eight amino acids, at least thirteen vitamins, fifteen minerals, plus certain fatty acids, water, and carbohydrates.

Recent research has demonstrated that diet alone may not be sufficient to supply the nutrients necessary for overall good health. Even if you choose the freshest wholesome natural products, they still may lack all the nutritional goodness expected from them. Nutrient deficiencies, such as poor digestion and absorption, drinking alcohol and smoking, exposure to environmental toxins and stress, pregnancy and lactation, rapid growth during childhood and recuperation from illness leads to a host of various diseases and conditions.

Just like the majority, you may eat enough calories, but if these come from nutritionally deficient foods full of sugar and fat, there may be a need for particular supplements. Just add these to your diet on a regular basis and you may forget all about your health condition for good. Here is your guide to treating some of the most common conditions.

• Acne, commonly found on the face, neck, chest and back in the form of blackheads, whiteheads or infammed and infected nodules and cysts,  is an inflammatory condition of the skin effecting not only teenagers, but women and men of all ages. Acne starts when oil and dead skin cells clog up your pores in the hair or pilo-sebatious follicle. If germs get there, you have swelling, redness, and pus. The severity may range from a few small red spots, or pimples, to hundreds of large painful lumps and cover your entire body.
  
  The reason for acne is an increase in androgenic (male) sex hormone activity, so any hormonal imbalances may lead to it. Keeping your skin clean and avoiding the use of heavy harsh creams, lotions and foundations, is essential. Conventional antibiotics may be able to alleviate the problem, but these can also destroy healthy gut bacteria and lead to digestive and nutritional problems.
  
  
• Allergies and Hayfever show up in the form of itching eyes, ears, throat. You may have a runny nose, cough and sneeze more, and generally feel fatigued. Antihistamine medications may serve as temporary solutions, but once they wear off in a few hours, the symptoms return.
  
  Allergy-proof your environment and trying to eliminate triggers is your number one defence. Minimizing consumption of food additives, saturated and hydrogenated fats and processed grains and sugars which all contribute to inflammation. Instead, try eating more foods high in anti-oxidants and vitamins A, C, E, try adding minerals zinc and selenium, , vitamins B12 and B6, grape seed extract, giner, green tea, flaxseed and fish oils high in anti-inflammatory fatty acids Omega 3s, herbs Perilla frutescens and Ginko biloba.
  
  
• Bad Breath, or Halitosis, is not a fun communicating tool and doesn't need much explanation. It may come from the foods you eat, dehydration, or poor hygiene of your mouth. Drink more water, avoid caffeine and alcohol as these can dry your mouth and entire system and make bad breath even worse. Also, conventional mouthwashes are made with alcohol which is a dehydrating astringent and may irritate your teeth and gums.
  
  Natural mouth freshener can be easily made with anti-inflammatory healing peppermint essential oil, aloe vera juice and water (3 drops/ ½ teaspoon, ½ cup). Solving your digestive problems may also freshen your breath. Drink a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar diluted in a water before meals, eat more green leafy vegetables, minimize dairy and sweets, and switch from pizza and pastas in heavy creamy sauce to whole grains.
  
  

• Cronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a newly defined conditions manifesting in combinations of symptoms, including recurrent tiredness, sore throat, lymph node swelling, headaches, joint and muscle pain, intestinal disturbances, emotional distress, loss of concentration and poor immunity. Causes for CFS are not as clearly defined, so it may be difficult to find one cure which works for all.
  
  Most find relief when they upgrade the quality of their diets to support adrenal gland function and restrict intake of refined sugar, salt, caffeine, animal fats. Supplementing with magnesium, vitamin C, Siberian Ginseng, Ginko biloba, Licorice is also extremely beneficial. Caring for the body with exercise, controlled breathing, good posture, spinal manipulation and massage are terrific tools for all CFS patients.
  

• Hair loss or Alopecia comes spontaneously and in different patterns in men and women of all ages. Alopecia involves thinning and/or loss of hair patches from on the scalp. Heredity plays a big role, but there may be other causes including excess of male hormone and glandular imbalance, low thyroid gland activity and diabetes, poor circulation and various skin disorders. For severe conditions, treatment with steroid injection may be needed.
  
  Research has shown that many women with hair loss have low ferritin levels due to the loss of blood with menstruation. Taking a supplement of iron and boosting its absorption with vitamin C may counterbalance the potential for hair loss. Don't drink tea with your iron supplement as your healthy anti-oxidant cuppa contains tannins which bind with the mineral and inhibit good absorption.
  
  Other nutritional deficiencies may come from lack of vitamin B complex which is common in low-carbohydrate diets. Modify your diet and eat plenty of unprocessed grains with germ and bran, raw greens, onions, carrots, sea foods, lean poultry, whole eggs, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, add a spoonful of lecithin, brewer's yeast, kelp and flaxseed oil to your meals.
  
  If you want a full head of gorgeous hair, stay away from harsh cleansing chemicals and treat your scalp with natural avocado-banana masks, oatmeal-flaxseed oil wraps and choose mild plant-based shampoos and conditioners. Massage your scalp every day and use only a natural bristle brush.
  

• Flatulence is very common, uncomfortable and embarrasing. If you have excess gas and abdominal distention, it is a sign that something in your digestion is not right. Certain foods such as beans and cabbage are well-known gas producers because they contain oligosaccharides (raffinose and stachyose) which cannot be completely broken down and absorbed by the human gut. Instead, these foods pass through into small intestine only partially digested where they start fermenting and forming gas.
  
  Unwise food combinations , such as citrus from orange juice, starch from cereal with milk – just what most would eat for breakfast – is definitely will give you a problem by the time you arrive at workplace in the morning. These foods require different acid/alkaline levels for proper digestion and mixed together may become unabsorbable. Other causes of flatulence may be intolerances and allergies to some food ingredients, such as additives, dairy, wheat, chocolate, preservatives, as well as rushed large meals, inadequate chewing, eating under stress and imbalances in liver and gall-bladder function.
  
  To keep your tummy flat and assist good proper digestion try never to eat in a rush, avoid eating fried foods, gydrongenated fats, refined sugars and processed carbohydrates, and limit your fluids with meals as these may dilute digestive juices and inhibit absorption of nutrients. Try supplementing with oatmeal bran for fibre, charcoal tablets, pancreatic enzymes, garlic, hydrochloric acid, probiotics and lemon juice. Other excellent suggestions to ease flatulence include anise tea, caraway, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, ginger, parsley, peppermint and slippery elm.
  

• Osteoporosis, or loss of bone mass, can doesn't reserve its place for the elderly women only. Approximately 95 percent of our skeleton is developed during the first 18 years of life, then it naturally deteriorates. Approximately 80 percent of bone mass is genetically determined, however not all of us have excellent genetics, and many haven't been able to build an unbreakable skeleton at youth.
  
  A number of drugs, including calcitonin, bisphosphonates, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, may slow bone resorption, but have little effect on the stimulation of bone formation. Fluoride and parathyroid hormone may stimulate bone formation, but are not proven to reduce the rates of fracture.
  
  Adequate calcium intake, weight-bearing exercise, and estrogen-replacement therapy for women who have entered menopause are the primary lifestyle factors. To support your bones, stop smoking if you do and avoid alcohol, caffeine and carbonated beverages as these have shown to excrete bone-building minerals calcium and phosphorus from the body. Supplement with nutrients that are important to the skeleton, including protein, vitamins C and D, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, copper, zinc, and boron.