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eyes/ears/nose/throat
otitis externa
nutrition
dietary guidelines
eating principles:
eat as little as possible
increase Vitamin C foods, Vitamin A foods
increase fluids
a short fast is recommended during the acute phase, or a diet of steamed vegetables and fruit (see Fasting in materia medica)
therapeutic foods:
increase foods that tonify the Kidney
avoid:
dairy products, especially cow's milk, oranges, tomatoes or other catarrh- producing foods, heavy protein foods, fats, meats, vinegars, shellfish, sugars
supplements
Vitamin C to bowel tolerance (Smith, 1983, p. 224)
Vitamin A 10,000-25,000 IU per day
beta carotene 100, 000 IU per day
bioflavonoids 6 g per day
Zinc 60 mg per day
footnotes